After an hour or so of "hard work", the flow of people gradually became sparse, and Lu Min couldn't help wiping off a cold sweat. His earlier yearning for the folk life in the capital all turned into horror.
Along the way, the carriage was in danger.
The teams in the front and the back are changing at any time. At first, everyone had a clear direction, but later it became a mess. Because in addition to the master of poetry and painting Wei Gongzi, there are Luo Juren from Donglin Academy, etc., Zhu Dajia, who is good at playing the pipa, and the Chen sisters, who are outstanding in Liyuan.
Every time someone shouted, there was a riot in the crowd.
These beauties are not in the same place, so some people want to turn their horses, some people rush forward, and the two conflicts almost broke out. Fortunately, everyone is eager to see the beauty and doesn't want to waste time, otherwise it's hard to say what will happen.
On the other hand, Lu Min really lost his temper when he was tossed by the carriage bought by the Beijing carriage dealer.
Thinking that his second prince was in the palace, he was dubbed the name of bravery and incompetence, and this "courage" is not bad. Although the time it takes to get off the horse is incomparable to that of Liu Dan, who was born in the northern Xinjiang, which fierce horse in the imperial horse prison in the palace can't be controlled by him? Lu Min even thought that horses were much easier to understand than people, but he never expected that one day he would be stumped by a horse.
The horses that haul the goods are all horses, and their response is slow. The advantage is that they will not panic when they hear the noise, and they will not run away. The disadvantage is that they are very inflexible when turning, and they always move in small steps.
Forget it, it still doesn't obey, and often walks to the side of the road to nibble on the tender grass with relish.
Lu Min: "..."
Compared to the second prince, who was exhausted, Meng Qi seemed calm and casual.
The smile on his lips could not be concealed by the gauze hat. Even if the surrounding noise was too loud and people came and went, he always leaned on the cab and looked at the spring flowers and green willows on the roadside, facing the warm breeze and the warm sun. , extremely leisurely.
After Dr. Mo was bitten by the fat rat, he was a little uncomfortable at first, but fortunately Meng Qi went out soon, Mo Li touched the place where he had been added for a long time, and calmly suppressed the suddenly restless internal force.
The carriage stopped and went, and Mo Li couldn't turn a page of the scroll in his hand for a long time, so he simply leaned against the window and watched the spring. Light, but the eyes can't help but wander around someone.
For experts, being stared at is a feeling.
That's why Meng Qi sitting on the cab can be so leisurely and content.
So the two of them were appreciating the spring scenery on the surface, and the ink carp was watching people, and the people who were watched pretended to know nothing, but the pride was about to overflow.
"… "
Lu Min felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. He moved twice every once in a while, wishing he could directly ride on the horse that was driving the carriage, so that he could not only control the disobedient horse, but also get rid of the weird atmosphere between the two.
"What are you doing?" Meng Qi suspected that Lu Min had eaten a bad stomach, not only couldn't sit still, but also had an expression of unspeakable pain on his face.
"No… "
Lu Min was shocked and sat up straight under the cold eyes of the national teacher.
He quietly looked into the car, and finally couldn't help but say, "Well, why don't you go in?"
"Can you know the way?" Meng Qi squinted.
The second prince did not dare to speak, and continued to drive the horse with difficulty.
There is only one way to Qingjiang Ferry.
There was another traffic jam ahead, but this time it didn't seem to be a beauty. Many Confucian scholars dressed up and got off the carriage and walked towards the barrier surrounded by colorful brocades in the distance.
The sedan chairs and carriages they left behind stopped together and did not leave, which naturally caused congestion.
Some passersby also slowed down and looked over there.
Those who can use the starting barrier are naturally noble.
Not only the people of Taijing, but also many foreign merchants participated in the Spring Tour. Some of them were doing business, some were visiting relatives and friends, and there were even a group of Confucian students who came to Beijing in the name of giving lectures and study tours.
When I saw that the people of Taijing were popular with admiration for beauty, their expressions were ugly, and those with more temperament directly talked about the decline of the world. In a place where literary style is prosperous like the capital city, and it is spring outing, it is time to follow the example of predecessors, and sing poems and write poems. As a result, it is not the famous celebrities who are highly sought after. , Everyone went to that Young Master Wei, how could they not make people angry
At this moment, when I saw a place with a high-ranking owner who was suspected of being a literary society, I couldn't help but sound it.
"... It seems that someone from Zhang Xiang's house has invited many disciples to drink and sing with his colleagues. I heard that Zhang Xiang will retire and return to his hometown after a while."
"Ah? Zhang Xianggong is only fifty, shouldn't it be Jiang Xiang who resigned and returned home?"
"This is not clear, how can we tell what happened in the court?"
Listening to the gossip of passersby, Lu Min pouted and looked disdainful, and then he met Meng Qi's inquisitive gaze.
Lu Min's back froze.
"What do you think about Zhang Xiang's resignation?" Meng Qi asked casually.
The road is blocked and blocked, so just use this treasure to pass the boredom.
Lu Min bit the bullet and said, "What can I think? I don't know anything about political affairs."
"nonsense."
The person who spoke this time was Mo Li, and he said unhurriedly, "You forced the palace to rebel, so you don't know anything about the government? Haven't you thought about how to subdue the Zaifus after success?"
Lu Min's expression was subtle, but Meng Qi saw that something was wrong and asked in surprise, "I really didn't think about it?"
"… "
Lu Min turned his head awkwardly.
In the past, the second prince felt that there was a prince, and it was not his turn to be enthroned anyway. Later, the crown prince became seriously ill, and the second prince only wanted to go all out. Whether or not he could kill the monarch was the most important thing. Let's talk about the courtiers.
Especially when he found the ancestor of Qingwu, the self-proclaimed master of the world, Lu Min is even more confident. He believes that as long as this master is escorted and escorted, who will take the opportunity to seize the military power after killing the king, who would dare to refuse
In order to cover up his mistake, Lu Min honestly said, "I just thought that the emperor would not let Zhang Xiang go."
"Oh?"
"Before the emperor's enthronement, the deputy commander of Jin Yiwei, Gong Tongzhi and General Liu, were looking for evidence of Zhang Xiang's use of power. Although I don't know what the result was, at the enthronement ceremony, Zhang Xiang directly sue, which is why It's very abnormal." Lu Min counted down seriously, "Unless you really can't get up, there's no reason not to go to such a big day. Prime Minister Zhang may have found out that the emperor is going to deal with him."
"It's interesting, then what?" Meng Qi continued to ask.
The second prince curled his lips and said, "What else can you do, the old way of civil servants? I was tired of looking at it before, and I wrote to resign. According to convention, the emperor must be retained. I guess this is Prime Minister Zhang's temptation, he wants to see me as the emperor. How much evidence does brother have, and then show off his ability, half of the court is his... Zhang Xiang doesn't want to resign at all, this is actually a threat! Hmph, he misread my big brother, big brother He will not be coerced by him, nor will he be allowed to resign and return to his hometown. If he does not do anything now, it must be in order to make a clear picture of Zhang Xiang's party members. Then it will be enough to kill the chickens and show the monkeys. It will also be a departure from power. I think it’s stupid to come to participate in any literary conference today!”
Meng Qi raised his eyebrows, he was very surprised, and almost looked at Lu Min with admiration.
He used the sound transmission to enter the secret and said to Mo Li: "Lu Min seems to have become smarter, maybe he got through the fight with the sixth prince."
"If the meridians in the brain are blocked, this person is either stupid or paralyzed, not like Lu Min..."
Meng Qi immediately changed his tune and said, "It was probably after all these twists and turns that he was forced to leave the capital to leave his imperial brother, so he was willing to use his brain more, so he looked much more pleasing to the eye than the sixth prince."
Mo Li thought to himself, if it wasn't pleasing to the eye, Lu Min would not be able to stay here at all.
Instead of the third prince who was timid and made small calculations behind his back, or the sixth prince who had a perverse temperament, let alone ask for one hundred taels of silver to kill the monarch, even if you give one thousand taels to Meng Qi, you might not even look at it, let alone Take people out of the palace.
The money is not collected, and the following things do not exist.
Now there is Lu Min's place on this carriage, because Lu Min's performance has not been "unpleasant" in the past few days, so he was entrusted by Lu Min again, and he did not hesitate to take the second prince along with him.
—Anyway, he was just out of Beijing, and when he arrived at the locality, he had someone from Lu Yu to help him.
"If Lu Min maintains this momentum, he will see and think more about everything, and then study hard, maybe in a few years, he will be able to surpass his younger brother Lu De and let Lu Yan pass the throne to him." Meng Qi said solemnly .
Mo Li hesitated. He wanted to say that the prince might not live that long, and he wanted to say that Lu Min thought so thoroughly just now because it was about the prince, and it was Lu Min himself who might not have this. Be alert.
But Mo Li thought about it, Meng Qi has experienced more things than him, and he can see people more accurately than him, Lu Min may really have such a day!
After all, people can change, especially now that Lu Zhang is dead, which means that the shadows on these princes no longer exist.
"If Lu Min wants to go back to Taijing and his imperial brother, he must work hard and become a man of the highest order." Meng Qi said slowly, "I was going to remind him, but now it seems that he makes the most of it. I understand."
Mo Li took a deep look at Lu Min and said sympathetically, "That's not an easy task."
"No matter how easy it is, it can only be like this, because one way can realize what he thinks in his heart."
Not only to assist Lu Min, but as a prince, Lu Min also has ambitions, at least he is not willing to give the throne to the other two younger brothers. No matter before or after Lu Yu's death, the second prince would never really kill each other with his two brothers for the throne, which would make him feel ashamed to see his brother in the underworld.
Meng Qi didn't know about the affairs between their brothers before, but now the bystander is clear, and he can say Lu Min's thoughts casually.
Mo Li sighed softly and whispered, "Lu Min can see how his way is going, but the real way out in this world, I don't know where it is."
The prince has a short lifespan and is unable to implement the new policy, nor can he make the Qi Dynasty look new.
- They came to Taijing once, but nothing seemed to change.
Mo Li looked at the lively scene outside the car window, and vaguely felt what Meng Qi was thinking - I only wish that the people of Taijing would be like today, traveling lightly and living up to the spring scenery.
Next to it is luxury.
"The doctor doesn't need to worry. The so-called way out may be just like the one in front of us, but it's just blocked. I really stumble and wait to go on, keep going, and I will eventually reach the ferry."
"I hope so."
Mo Li was about to say something else when he suddenly heard a commotion from the road behind.
When a beautifully decorated carriage was in a hurry to rush here, it accidentally rubbed another low carriage. The latter was standing on the carriage to watch the fun, and suddenly encountered an accident and fell directly from the carriage. .
Fortunately, the horse was low and the car was parked again, so it was not seriously injured.
The carriage that caused the accident didn't even look at it, and the driver shouted to himself, forcing the carriage in front of him to move away.
But the road has become like this, and the power is not easy to use, the carriage can only stop in the end, and the people inside get out of the car angrily, preparing to walk to the Wenhui.
"Officer of the Ministry of War." Lu Min muttered.
Not only Lu Min knew him, Meng Qi also looked familiar, and it was common in the womb.
Meng Qi's eyes flashed, and he quietly gathered his inner strength, and poked the two black horses that were pulling the cart from the servants of the Ministry of War.
"Hey!"
A stink-ridden stench permeated the air.
Meng Qi was stunned, he just wanted the two horses to jump on the spot twice, and the military servant who got off the car also fell. As a result, the tall horse in the servant's family didn't know what to eat before going out. I was going to excrete, but now I was agitated by this internal force, and I threw a lot of horse dung directly.
Mo Li subconsciously held his breath and changed his internal breath.
Lu Min could only cover his mouth and nose like the people nearby.
The most unlucky person was the Minister of War. He was suffocated by the stench, and the horse dung piled up around the carriage. For a while, he could neither get out of the carriage nor escape the stench.
This time, there is no need to participate in the cultural meeting. The clothes are smelled, how can you show up
The Minister of War was so angry that his face turned purple, he retracted into the carriage and called the coachman to leave.
However, there are rules in the Youchun Festival. All the main roads are under the jurisdiction of the Taijing Fuya. Because there are many cars and horses, there will inevitably be collision accidents, and there are embarrassing situations encountered by the Minister of War. Bulls and horses are not human beings, and it is common for people to laugh in the streets. At this time, they have to pay a sum of money to have them clean up.
In Taijing City, the places where the carriage can go is limited, and people who pick up horse manure and sell it for money wander the market all day. Today's Spring Festival Party, they also went out of the city in one go, strolling around with carts and baskets, and when they saw that there was something wrong with the cattle and horses, they immediately went up to ask for money with auspicious words.
"Give them, hurry up!" The Minister of Military Affairs paused.
The road is so crowded that it is impossible to walk, so you can only move slowly.
That car, which was originally an eye-catching car, was avoided because not only the ground, but also the horse dung was stained on the wheel and wheels.
Face to face, everyone dared not say anything, but behind their backs they were whispering.
What the hell did the horse of the Minister of War's family eat? Just pull it, how could it be so much at once? Could it be that officials are so lavish? That's not right, other high-profile families have not made such a scandal.
The third month of March is a grand event for the people of Taijing. The people who feed the horses have experience in the year. It is not noon yet, even the horses rented from the carriage and horse shops are not like this.
Meng Qi decided to pretend she didn't know anything.
"Brother Meng."
Oops, shouldn't the doctor see it
Meng Qi turned his head calmly, only to hear Mo Li pointing at the scholar who had been hit and fell to the ground by the carriage of the Minister of Military Affairs: "That seems to be Mr. Jin Shui?"
Meng Qi was stunned for a moment, and then realized that something was wrong.
Mr. Jin Shui didn't seem to be out for a spring tour. A box fell out of the carriage, and with the looming burdens and other things, it seemed as if he was out of Beijing for a long trip or relocation.
"His carriage is broken."
Meng Qi found that the wheel of the car had been knocked crookedly.
Mo Li thought about it and said to Lu Min, "We may have to have one more person to go with us."
Lu Min was very surprised that Meng Qi and Mo Li were old acquaintances, and the two of them could take the initiative to invite them. It must not be a simple person! Who is this seemingly ordinary scholar
"Dare to ask Mr. Gao's name?"
"... This, I don't know." Mo Li only knew the name of the other party on the painting.
Lu Min stared blankly at Mo Li and then at Meng Qi, hesitantly asked, "What does that gentleman do?"
"Hua Chun. The albums of the palace are the ones we saw in Fengxing Pavilion." Meng Qi finished quickly and reminded, "Mr. Jin Shui doesn't like people mentioning this, so you will pretend to be later. I don't know."
Lu Min: "..."
I wonder how hard my life is.