At the beginning of the sixth year of the Qingli calendar, no matter whether it was Northern Qi or Southern Qing, many miraculous things happened within the borders of the two countries. Although due to the cold weather, no millet had grown in the rice fields, and naturally there were no double ears, and there were no two ears in the river. No white fish appeared, and no unicorn was found in the mountains, but... When Wuzhou opened the mountain, a pair of copper walls were dug out. When Shazhou built the embankment, the migrant workers were pleasantly surprised to find a huge one with a cloud pattern on it. In the paddy fields south of the Yangtze River, there are birds and red geese flying in the sky!
Whether it is the copper wall or the genus of the cloud turtle and the bird, they are all auspicious and top-notch. Officials from all over the country rushed to show up and flatter them, but His Majesty the emperor in the capital was a little dismissive.
Because this auspicious and shameless atmosphere arose within the borders of Northern Qi last year. According to legend, after the first snowfall in the Western Mountains, a woodcutter found a white deer, white wolf, and white fox on the mountain. He thought it was a good omen and wrote to the Northern Qi emperor.
A generation of master Ku He took this as a sign of heaven and man, and believed that the monarchs of various countries governed properly, and they were in harmony with the heart of heaven, so they reopened the mountain gate and took in a female disciple in a temple outside the capital city. This female disciple later entered the palace. Si Lili.
Later, this trend spread to the south, and this kind of thing also began to appear in various parts of the Qing Kingdom. However, Emperor Qing was obviously a tough person who disrespected ghosts and gods. It wasn't until a few days ago that Qin Tianjian was trembling and said ecstatically that Qin Tianjian had observed Jing Xing Qingyun, which made Emperor Qing start to face up to this fact.
Auspiciousness, also known as Furui, has been passed down from generation to generation, and the scriptures are often annotated. It is a small magic cast by heaven to express satisfaction with the rulers of the world. This is the transmission of God's will, and the people of the world believe it very much, and the types of auspiciousness are also extremely complicated, such as good weather, double ears of rice, sweet springs from the ground, etc.
Auspiciousness is divided into five grades, except those that cannot be found like unicorns, which are classified into Jiarui, and the rest are Darui, Shangrui, Zhongrui, and Xiarui.
The white wolf and the white fox are Shangrui, the blue birds and red geese are Xiarui, and the so-called "Jingxing Qingyun" reported by the Qin Tianjian Daxi is the cloud of splendor in the sky. Moreover, the title of the Qing Kingdom was embedded in the name, no matter how reserved and suspicious the Qing Emperor was, he seemed to start to feel ecstatic. After all, the emperor is also a human being, and he always likes to be flattered.
This year must be a good year with good weather.
Since it is a good year, naturally there can be no wars. With auspiciousness as a call, the state affairs exchanges between Northern Qi and Nanqing began to become closer, especially when the two countries were about to marry. Bian sent a fairly large number of missions.
What shocked and honored the people of Nanqing was that Ku He, the national teacher of the Northern Qi Dynasty, went south with the mission to be the witness of the wedding!
Grandmaster Kuhe's position in the world is so transcendent. Not only is he one of the top grandmasters, but Tianyi also faintly influences temples everywhere, and the ascetic monks walking in the four fields, although the temples have never been different. Doing things in the world, but this kind of hidden prestige has already surpassed the influence of a martial arts peak.
In this way, although the Qing people are proud and glorious, all the reception matters have to be re-planned. Ye Liuyun and the wild cranes are nowhere to be found. If they can really receive them equally, it seems that only the Qing Emperor is left, and the Emperor must come forward in person. Well, the officials of Qingguo Honglu Temple did not have such courage.
In the end, the Empress Dowager couldn't see that the officials below panicked, so she came forward to settle the matter, and still followed the rules of Nianzhuang Mohan, inviting Master Ku He into the palace, and she was responsible for the reception work.
Unexpectedly, when Ku He Guoshi arrived in the capital, he politely declined the invitation and lived in the Qing Temple by himself, which was also in line with his status.
After all, he was a great master of a generation. Although the two countries were different, Qingren still showed enough respect. Apart from paying respects, he was curious. People all over the world speculated that although the marriage between the two countries was a big deal, it was impossible to disturb his old man, right
A few days after the Northern Qi mission entered Beijing, the true purpose of Ku He's trip to the Southern Dynasty seemed to be revealed.
It turned out that the Northern Qi emperor personally wrote a letter of credence, expressing his willingness to reconcile with Nan Qing, and to extend the agreement drafted last year for ten thousand years.
For such an important negotiation, of course, Ku He was required to sit in person. The Emperor Qing held the letter from his colleague in the north, pondered for several days, and finally nodded slightly.
As soon as the news came out, the world was jubilant. Even though the people of Qing Dynasty loved martial arts, they still liked the days of peace after all. It was just that the military was slightly angry. They felt that the imperial court was now strong and it was a great opportunity to unify the world. head on? Although not heavy, it always makes breathing a little difficult.
On the contrary, the military leader of the old Qin family understood the world affairs clearly and didn't care. He only occasionally said to those closest to him: "Now the recovery speed of Northern Qi is unexpected, and it will always be difficult to use troops in a few years. This agreement cannot be ignored. It’s just a few pieces of paper, tear it up when the time comes, didn’t our emperor never do such a thing back then?”
However, another purpose of Ku He's going south to the capital made all the officials and people in the capital astonished. He wanted to take Fan Shangshu's only daughter—Miss Fan's family as his disciple!
Guoshi Kuhe's reasons are also sufficient. He said that during the few months before and after the yin and yang intercourse in the new year, the auspiciousness descended from the sky, which is the feeling of the benevolence of the heavenly heart. It is the right way to cultivate exotic flowers carefully for the benefit of the people. Since it was an act of devotion to heaven, of course it was not limited to the territory of the country. There was auspiciousness in the Northern Qi Dynasty, so he accepted one disciple. When the auspiciousness appeared in the Southern Qi Dynasty, he naturally wanted to accept another disciple, so he went to the capital in person.
The news of the re-opening of Tianyi's master, Ku He, had spread throughout the world last year, but the people of Nanqing never thought that this matter would have anything to do with them. They never thought that Tianyi's closed female disciple would end up in the capital.
As for why they chose Miss Fan's family—it became a question on everyone's minds. Not many people would think of Fan Xian who was far away in the south of the Yangtze River. Welfare.
Ku He did not explain the criteria for choosing apprentices, but only spread rumors through some eunuchs in charge of serving. Only then did people know that Kuhe Guoshi occasionally traveled among the people in Kyoto, and once stood silently at the gate of the imperial hospital for half a day.
That day, Fan Ruoruo was "practicing" at the Imperial Hospital. With the nursing knowledge and medical skills he had learned in the past few months, he carefully took care of the critically ill patients in the hospital. He couldn't take off his clothes, his lips were slightly dry, and his winter shirt was sweaty. It was very hard work.
There is a saying in this world that "Civil and military have no borders". The students of Zhuang Mohan in the Northern Qi Dynasty are all high officials in the Qing Kingdom. There were other feelings, so the folks didn't have much reaction, but they were a little optimistic.
It's just that Ku He's accepting an apprentice is a big deal, and the one he recruited was a lady from an official's family, so naturally he had to seek the opinions of the elders of the other party's family, and even Fan Jian didn't dare to make up his mind about this matter, and had to go to the palace again Please Your Majesty's will.
Among the numerous palaces, Emperor Qing sat on the dragon chair and frowned slightly. After a long silence, he only asked one sentence: "Is that why Anzhi doesn't like Hongcheng so much?"
Fan Jian was shocked and didn't know what to say.
A smile flashed in the emperor's eyes, but he was also surprised by Fan Xian's long hands and feet, and his great energy, and felt that Ku He loved the woman named Haitang too much, and he was not a problem. In addition, he exiled Fan Xian to the south of the Yangtze River , always felt a little guilty, so he waved his hand in agreement.
Not long after the eldest prince got married, Ku He left the mission and left Beijing with Fan Ruoruo.
As a result, the marriage between the Fan family and Jing Wang's family was postponed indefinitely, only to see if it would really die out one day. Prince Jing's son Li Hongben was originally under house arrest, and when he heard the bad news, he nearly vomited blood. After King Jing knew about this, he entered the palace and made a big fuss, and finally the Queen Mother came forward to appease him.
But after King Jing returned to the mansion, he couldn't swallow his breath. He led a group of gardeners and thugs from the palace, and rushed directly to Fan Shangshu's mansion, which had been a good relationship for generations. The mansion was smashed into a dilapidated garbage dump, destroying countless antiques that Fan Jian had collected for many years, driving the maids of Fan's mansion to turn pale. In the end, Prince Jing punched Lord Fan Shangshu on the eye socket of Master Fan Shangshu who had hurried back to the mansion, imprinting a black mark, and then he proudly led the troops back to the mansion, and slightly relieved the bad breath in his chest.
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In the south of the Yangtze River, by the West Lake, there are no lotuses in early spring, and the drizzle is like a thread.
Fan Xian and his party had been living in Hangzhou for nearly a month. Although it was called a vacation, but in Jiangnan where spring was approaching, he just stayed like this, of course, there was a deeper meaning. In these days, the Jiangnan branch of the Overwatch Council has started to operate at full capacity. It is no longer as before, any affairs must be handled through the capital, but directly handed over to the manor by the West Lake.
This manor seems to have become the second power center of the Overwatch Council besides the main courtyard of Kyoto.
Regarding the situation of the officials on Jiangnan Road, the division rules of the Ming family and those salt merchants, as well as the movements of the internal treasury in recent months, all were collected by the four officials sitting in the manor, and then reported to Fan Xian . Without the geographical distance, the upper echelon of the Overwatch Council has further strengthened its control over Jiangnan. However, due to the extremely quick response of the Ming family, arrangements were made as early as last autumn, and the Ming family itself is a local giant. The people appointed were all family members, so the level of nails placed in the courtyard was not enough, and no useful information was obtained.
On the contrary, the Jiangnan water village that was subdued in Shazhou began to play an unexpected role for Fan Xian at this time. Xia Qifei was far-sighted and had long thought about taking back the Ming family. He had been preparing for many years, so for the Ming family The shipping channels and related information are much more detailed than those of the Overwatch Council.
The Ming family has been eerily quiet, but they heard that there was already a high-level gathering in Suzhou City, which was obviously aimed at Fan Xian's arrival, but that gathering was very secretive, and the Overwatch Council did not find any rumors.
However, with Fan Xian's status and the third prince he was nominally disciplining, neither the Ming family nor many officials on Jiangnan Road had the guts to tease him first. As for those people like Yun Zhilan in Dongyi City, they were just here to support the Ming family. Who would have thought that Fan Xian would start the dog hunting operation so unreasonably.
An immortal living in the world may be able to hide in the market for a long time, but a group of immortals cannot completely cover their whereabouts no matter what. Peng's Manor, which has been unoccupied all year round, suddenly has more people living in it. Whether it is the purchase of grain, fruits and vegetables, or the purchase of those expensive daily necessities, in the eyes of those who are interested in Hangzhou, they can guess the slightest.
So after more than ten days, the news that Fan Tesi was in Hangzhou had spread like wildfire, spreading throughout Jiangnan Road, but he hid in the manor to avoid visitors. The governor of Hangzhou came to the door once, but was also politely and firmly denied by the doorman. Everyone knew that Fan Tesi was still on vacation and didn't want to be disturbed.
But everyone was also guessing, what was Fan Xian preparing for after being quiet for so long? He was quiet, and the people in the official world were forced to be quiet. The number of people sending gifts to the big boats on the river did not decrease, and the Ming family also moved out of several other houses by the West Lake very respectfully, for fear of disturbing the cleanliness of Mr. Tisi.
The manor by the West Lake was quiet, but it attracted the attention of countless people.
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A flat boat floated on the lake, and two young men who looked like scholars were sitting on the front and back of the boat.
The two were Fan Xian and Haitang after the disguise. They didn't smear any flour or anything on their faces, but Fan Xian deftly plucked the corners of their eyebrows, and then used glue to slightly lift the ends of their eyebrows. As soon as the eyebrows changed, the appearance of the two of them changed a lot. If they were not familiar people, they would not be able to recognize them.
At this time, the boat was slowly sailing in a remote corner of the West Lake. After the first break of the light rain today, the air on the lake is very fresh.
In recent days, Fan Xian often goes boating with Haitang on the lake. On the one hand, he loves the scenery of the lake and mountains, and on the other hand, Fan Xian has just learned the way of heaven. Meridians like rotten Ke.
It's also mysterious to say that after Fan Xian practiced the Tianyi Mind Method, he no longer accumulated qi in the snow-capped mountains, but transferred it to the dantian. Those little drops of qi gathered seemed to have a fresh taste on the walls of his meridians. Slowly moisten, moisten the dry and damaged meridians. Being on the top of the West Lake, close to the natural beauty, the cool lake below reflects the white clouds and blue sky, and the sparse mountains and forests at the side are showing their green beauty.
Fan Xian believed that what Miss Haitang said was reasonable, but he knew that the more important reason was that his true qi circulation was one more than that of ordinary martial arts practitioners. It is used on rock climbing, and now I know that it is very beneficial to my mind and the sense of heaven and earth.
With his eyes closed, he was half lying on the bow of the boat, his right hand resting on the side of the boat intentionally or unintentionally, his fingertips seemed to touch the slightly swaying lake surface, and a touch of innocence that was so indifferent that he could not detect it slowly flowed from his fingertips. It overflowed, once it touched the lake water, it was retracted softly, and flowed into his body, causing fine ripples on the lake water that the fingertips were pointing at.
Haitang paddled her oars lightly, with a pair of eyes as bright as a lake, paying attention to Fan Xian's fingertips, she frowned slightly, and sighed secretly, thinking that the young man in front of her had the best understanding and chance in the world. Rarely, like the present scene, the true qi leaves the body and returns, contaminated with the breath of nature, which is obviously a phenomenon of the third level of Tianyi's mentality. Although I am known as a genius in the world, but when I realized this state, I have It took five years to practice, and Fan Xian... it's only been ten days!
Although Fan Xian's current realm is much higher than when she first started, and her comprehension ability is also much stronger, but the rapid progress made Haitang feel a little inconceivable and alarming. , who holds great power in his hands, and has a good reputation among the people in the world. If such a person... goes into evil ways in the future, who will be able to restrain him
In fact, Fan Xian's comprehension in martial arts is far inferior to that of Haitang, and the reason why he can practice Tianyi mentality so smoothly is that on the one hand, Haitang imparted it without any secrecy; The foundation is solid, the third point is mentioned earlier, Fan Xian is very familiar with this method of true energy leaving and coming back, he is a stingy person, but he happened to cater to Tianyi's practice method.
As if sensing what Haitang was thinking, Fan Xian woke up from his meditation, slowly opened his eyes, looked at Haitang with a half-smile, and said, "Don't worry, if I really want to break the contract, the one you brought to Jiangnan People from Northern Qi, I won't let him touch so many things."
In his agreement with Haitang, or to be precise, in the agreement between Fan Xian and the Northern Qi royal family, after the fall of the eldest princess, the goods smuggled to the north from the inner treasury will still not decrease, and the quality and grade will be greatly improved. , even including certain goods that are strictly prohibited from leaving the country, Fan Xian agreed to the request of the Northern Qi people.
The wonderful thing is that the Northern Qi man that Haitang brought to the south of the Yangtze River was an official of the Northern Qi court. He has not improved in his official career, but he is a man of many talents. He can settle accounts, know the structure of weapons, and is more proficient in cargo inspection. It was a very appropriate choice for Haitang to bring him here to be in charge of the transaction with Nanqing Neiku.
"I am a very committed person." Fan Xian looked at Haitang and said, "I will definitely do what I promised you in Shangjing."
"It's the same with us." Haitang smiled slightly, released the handle of the oar, let the boat sail across the lake without an owner, and said, "You should have received the news that the teacher has left the capital with Miss Fan."
Without waiting for Fan Xian to speak, she continued, "Fan Sizhe has also begun to gradually take over the Cui family's property left in our court, you should know that if His Majesty hadn't nodded, these should have been collected in the treasury instead of your private property. "
Fan Xian shook his head and said, "The Cui family is my Daqing people. Even if he commits a crime and is caught, of course we Daqing people should take over."
Haitang ignored his unreasonable words and continued: "And I also brought you the method as promised. I don't think either of us has anything to pick on about the content of the first part of the agreement."
Fan Xian nodded, this is a very beneficial transaction for both parties, but he doesn't know why he trusts the Northern Qi people so much. Haitang also didn't seem to understand this, she frowned and said, "Anzhi, you sent your younger sister and younger brother to Shangjing, don't say you did it unintentionally...why is that?"
Fan Xian smiled, knowing that the other party had finally noticed something wrong, but it was impossible to answer her directly. Could it be that he wanted to tell a foreigner that he was very worried that His Majesty the Emperor would suddenly make a major reshuffle one day, so he must Leave some behind in other countries in this world
He waved his hand and said, "What's the matter, as long as our agreement continues to be fulfilled, I believe that whether it's you or that... Your Majesty the little emperor, they will protect my family well."
Haitang raised her brows and said, "If the matter is revealed, how will you face the people in Qing Kingdom?"
"Facing it? There's no shame at all." Fan Xian said with a smile, "Although I don't think I'm a traitor, people will definitely think that I'm the biggest traitor."
Haitang smiled, speechless for his frank ruffian temperament. Fan Xian then laughed and said, "Besides, for this world, I don't mind being an internationalist."
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"Auspicious omens all over the country, are you doing it?" Haitang lowered her head and asked.
Fan Xian did not deny that what happened in Wuzhou, Shazhou and other places was naturally done by the Overwatch Council. As for Jing Xingqingyun observed by the Qin Tianjian... Don't forget that the former Qin Tianjian was the second prince, and he was already in a He was invited by the Overwatch Council to drink tea on a dark and stormy night, and has not let it out until today. The current Qin Tianjian has an elusive relationship with Fan Xian.
He thought to himself, the little emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty made three whites on the top of the leaves in the north. There are few wild animals on the snowy mountains here, but the whole auspicious clouds come out, and they can always overwhelm you. In the secret letter from His Majesty, it is obvious that he is very careful about his arrangements. Satisfied, there is a sense of pride between the lines.
"His Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Kingdom..." Haitang thought about his words: "Although he has rarely appeared in the public eye these years, everyone knows that His Majesty is a genius, especially this time the teacher accepted your sister as a closed disciple. It is hard to say that he would not have guessed. What."
Fan Xian nodded: "Your Majesty cannot hide these matters. As a subject, I will not hide them. I have already written a secret note and submitted it to the relevant matters."
Haitang was slightly surprised, and said: "You are open and aboveboard, so what is there that you won't say?"
Fan Xian frowned, and said seriously, "For example, I'm not ashamed to tell His Majesty about such things as moving the money from the inner treasury to my home."
The small boat fell into silence again, and the lake water was also silent again. Fan Xian looked at the slightly sad Haitang, and found that half a year later, the girl's disposition seemed to have undergone some slight changes. Perhaps it was her first involvement in government affairs, which after all had a slight impact on her mood.
Facing Haitang, Fan Xian was actually a little uneasy. In the days of getting along with each other from last year to today, he adhered to the principle of remembering everything from heart to heart, and tried his best to be open and sincere in dealing with each other. Some extremely naive words, on the one hand, they really cherish Haitang as a friend, on the other hand, they want to influence this woman from the heart, and get a powerful help—the starting point is profit, which makes him a little ashamed.
There was a rush of horseshoes by the lakeside. Fan Xian looked back and saw a fine horse galloping past the stone path by the lakeside. A somewhat familiar official turned over and knocked on the door angrily.