Xiliang finally surrendered.
The emperor gave a banquet, and the veterans got drunk and talked drunk. Speaking of the "great unification" that has been on the mind for thousands of years, talking about the loyalty of a child that has not changed for thousands of years. Before such a happy event, the gloom in everyone's heart was cleared away, and the belated Daqi ushered in the dawn again, and the ruling and opposition parties were full of vigor and vitality.
The south is fixed, the west is fixed, and only the north is left.
Ji Jinrong didn't mention it, King Zhennan didn't mention it, and the courtiers didn't dare to mention it. They were all afraid that the prosperity at this time was just a flash in the pan. Instead of taking the risk of fighting the powerful Turks, it is better to hold on to the current "great unification".
Ji Jinrong was not in a hurry.
Before you know it, it's the end of winter. Ji Jinrong has enjoyed the snow several times, and is no longer curious about this winter elf that was previously untouchable. This day, when I heard that the plum blossoms in the southern suburbs were in full bloom overnight, Ji Jinrong got excited and called Han Shizhi and Chang Sun Meng to go out of the city to walk in the snow to find plum blossoms. The King of Zhennan had to leave for three to five days to deal with military affairs. The day should be almost back. If it's a coincidence, they should be able to run into each other.
Ji Jinrong had seen plum blossoms before, but he had never seen a whole patch of plum blossoms. He couldn't help being fascinated when he arrived in the southern suburbs.
The rumors were true, and a whole plum blossom bloomed tremblingly in the snow. When I took a closer look, the delicate petals were either pink or white or red, some of which were only one layer, and some of which were overlapped. The petals are all carefully carved by God. They are obviously as thin as cicada's wings, but they can withstand the heavy snow. Even if all the snow scum falls on them, they still bloom proudly - this is the most ingenious craftsman. Even the teacher can't make it.
Ji Jinrong smelled the fragrance of plum blossoms in the forest, and also smelled the cold air in the snow. He wrapped the mink fur on his body tighter, hugged the stove and said, "That's right, it's just cold."
The eldest grandson Meng knew Ji Jinrong's temper well, and he spoke in a somewhat neutral manner, joking with a smile: "Your Majesty is really afraid of the cold!"
Ji Jinrong didn't mind. He still likes young people like Changsun Meng more than the rigid old men in the imperial court. Young, energetic, and fun.
No, Changsun Meng continued to introduce: "I heard that along the Meilin, there is a small lake. There is a restaurant by the lake. You can have wine and side dishes. Your Majesty, it's appropriate. Let's try it." Try it."
When it comes to food, Ji Jinrong will naturally not refuse.
Han Shizhi saw that although Ji Jinrong was delicious, his body was still smaller than his peers, probably because he lost his health when he was young, and he didn't object to Ji Jinrong's small liking. He said, "Is this restaurant reliable?"
Changsun Meng couldn't bear Han Shizhi's suspicion of himself the most, he was very careful in doing things!
The eldest grandson felt wronged for himself: "Of course it is reliable. I knew that His Majesty was going to travel, and I had asked someone to investigate thoroughly. Not to mention the situation of the store within three generations, we even checked the generations up to him. It's nothing. Suspicious. The guys in the store are all from the surrounding villages, and no one is born."
Ji Jinrong smiled and said, "Thanks for your hard work."
Han Shizhi also knew that he had too many scruples and spoiled the interest of the two of them, so he stopped talking and listened quietly to Changsun Meng's introduction of the delicious food in this restaurant. When he sat down, he couldn't help looking outside.
The surface of the lake was frozen, and a few children were playing on the ice, chasing after each other, having a lot of fun. Farther away, there are piles of plum forests, pink, red, and white, blooming bustlingly.
Changsun Meng noticed Han Shizhi's silence, and asked, "What's wrong with you, Shizhi?"
Han Shizhi didn't come back to his senses, and replied in a trance: "Yanbei—" just as the words came out, they stopped abruptly. He pleaded guilty, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for your lack of manners."
Ji Jinrong said: "Come out to relax, don't hold back." He looked at Han Shizhi gently, "Shizhi just thought of Yanbei?"
Han Shizhi didn't deny it, but nodded.
Ji Jinrong said: "I was young at the time, I don't remember." He was referring to Yanbei's appearance.
Seeing that Ji Jinrong didn't intend to blame, Han Shizhi felt unspeakably moved. He told Ji Jinrong about Yanbei's appearance: "Yanbei is not as prosperous as the capital and the south of the Yangtze River. It is full of bitter cold places. The climate there is bad, with drought in spring and summer and severe cold in autumn and winter. It’s very rough, and the richest thing is to roast the bloody prey directly on the fire, and eat a full meal of meat.”
Ji Jinrong fell silent.
Han Shizhi said: "At that time, I didn't like Yanbei. I yearned for the prosperity of the capital. I always pestered my father and asked, 'Why don't we go to the capital? Your mother is not good-looking, would you despise your own mother?" I didn't quite understand what that meant at the time, but I later realized what it meant. Yanbei is the "mother" of our Han family, and our ancestors have taken root in Yanbei .”
The son doesn't think the mother is ugly!
Han Shizhi went on to say: "In the counties of Yanbei, there are farmlands reclaimed by our ancestors acre by mu; to the north of Yanbei, there is the Great Wall built by our ancestors with untold hardships. Maybe there is barren, backward, and difficult, but that It is the hometown of our tens of thousands of Yanbei sons." He looked at Ji Jinrong with burning eyes, "I looked at the plum blossoms in the southern suburbs, and thought of the plum blossoms in Yanbei. The plum blossoms are not clustered in clusters, and you have to walk a long way Only then can you see one, and that is the real pursuit of plum blossoms through the snow.”
Ji Jinrong and Changsun Mengan listened quietly.
Compared with the well-cultivated plum grove in front of me, the plum blossoms in Yanbei seem to be more desirable. Riding a tall horse, da da ground on the snow. After walking one mountain after another, following the mountain road around and around, I must be very happy when I suddenly saw a sage plum in the snow.
Ji Jinrong said seriously: "One day, Yanbei will return."
Han Shizhi smiled at Ji Jinrong: "I trust Your Majesty."
Changsun Meng looked at Han Shizhi's smile, feeling inexplicably hot in his heart. He volunteered: "Your Majesty, I want to go to the north in the future!"
Han Shizhi looked at his eldest grandson Meng.
Changsun Meng also looked at Han Shizhi. After looking at each other for a moment, he opened his mouth and said, "Shi Zhi also goes together!"
Ji Jinrong said jokingly: "Shizhi left, what should I do?"
Changsun froze for a moment.
Although Han Shizhi was disappointed, he also knew that Ji Jinrong needed someone by his side. He said, "I'm a scholar. What are you going to do in the north?"
Ji Jinrong smiled: "This matter is not urgent, we will discuss it in the long run."
Ji Jinrong tasted the small dishes served in the restaurant, which are popular among the common people. The price is not expensive, and the portion is not too big. It will be enough to eat with wine.
Ji Jinrong doesn't like wine, so let's just stick it to his lips. He is quite interested in the braised beef and bacon in the store. He picked it up and tasted a few mouthfuls. fragrant.
Ji Jinrong's eyes were bright.
Han Shizhi and Changsun Meng glanced at each other, and both felt that their majesty was really cute. Other emperors were extravagant and licentious, building palaces, recruiting beauties, traveling south and north, but their majesty only had this little appetite. And their majesty is not picky about food, as long as it is delicious, their majesty will eat anything!
The three of them were eating happily when they suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes approaching from a distance. Looking up, I saw a group of people riding horses, all wearing dark black riding clothes.
Ji Jinrong caught sight of the leader and stopped his chopsticks.
The King of Zhennan rushed back from the army, and when he heard that Ji Jinrong was drinking at Mei Lin's side, he led his people straight to this side. Seeing that Ji Jinrong's ears were a little red and his cheeks were a little flushed, King Zhennan's eyes swept over Changsun Meng and Han Shizhi.
These are the two people Ji Jinrong trusts most now.
King Zhennan suppressed the evil spirit on his body and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is back."
Ji Jinrong said, "Sit down and drink to warm up."
The King of Zhennan was not polite to Ji Jinrong either, he sat next to Ji Jinrong and downed the wine Xiaoer had poured in one gulp. He said: "Your Majesty, the people from Chenghai County have arrived, and I have ordered them to pick plum blossoms."
Ji Jinrong thought of the plum blossom dew that King Zhennan had mentioned a few days ago, his heart warmed up, and he said, "Excellent."
King Zhennan was about to speak again, when he heard a commotion outside, a boy's voice yelled "Let me go".
King Zhennan seemed to have remembered something, and said to Ji Jinrong: "I caught an interesting guy on the way back. He is the son of King Yan. He is fifteen years old. He is His Majesty's nephew. He sneaked out of the capital alone. , I met the minister, and the minister had to tie him back." After Ji Jinrong ascended the throne, all the kings and their sons were placed under house arrest. Because they didn't have any real power, and the people who guarded them were not strict, that's why they let this kid go.
Ji Jinrong was stunned.
He was not close to his elder brother, let alone his niece and nephew. In the past, a very clever little nephew strayed into his residence. He played with it a few times and thought it was very interesting. This baby is also pitiful, his father doesn't know his mother and doesn't love him, no one can even find him a husband, so he moves a stool to listen to his lectures to Wei Tingjun.
After getting along for a long time, Ji Jinrong also likes this baby very much. The baby was also grateful, and quietly joined the ranks of bringing him food, bringing him some snacks from time to time. For a little boy in that situation, that was already the best thing he could have.
Unexpectedly, after half a year, the baby would not come.
Ji Jinrong felt that it was cold and the snow was too heavy, so it was inconvenient for the baby to sneak over here, so he didn't take it to heart. It took more than a month for him to hear that the baby was gone, because he went to study with the prince's eldest son, stole the limelight from the little bully, and was pushed into the water by the little bully. It was freezing cold at that time, and no one cared about the baby, so it was gone overnight.
Even if he knew how many dirty things were hidden in the imperial city, Ji Jinrong still fell seriously ill.
After returning from the ghost gate, he let Wei Tingjun go to the border gate.
There are some things he doesn't want to do, some things he doesn't want to grab, but—
Too much deception!
Too much deception!
What a deception!
Ji Jinrong looked at King Zhennan, somewhat puzzled why King Zhennan brought a "nephew" to him.
Since the baby was gone, he no longer had the idea of "blood relatives" in his heart - born in the royal family, who would think about the kinship of flesh and blood
King Zhennan seemed to see Ji Jinrong's doubts, held Ji Jinrong's hand under the table and said, "Your Majesty will know when he sees it."
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Prince: Oh, I caught a nasty little bastard, I really don't want His Majesty to see him, should I throw it away or throw it away...
Little bastard Prince Yan: ...