Duan Ling didn't know that this emotion stemmed from the surging seasons, but felt that there was a desire in his heart that was rushing to the left and right, and he could not vent it. In fact, he originally made this request, just want Wu Du to buy him a bunch of candied haws after the exam.
But gradually, his heart was filled with strange reverie, and when he woke up on the day of the exam, a flower petal floated in from the window and landed on his face.
"Get up." Wu Du said.
Duan Ling sat up sleepily, Wu Du opened the door, and peach blossoms danced in the courtyard.
Duan Ling: "..."
The peach blossoms are blooming, and the peach blossoms bloom all over the city overnight, and the spring of Jiangzhou has come. The scene was more real and shocking than when he was in Beijing. Duan Ling shouted and looked around. All the peach trees in the family bloomed overnight.
After breakfast, the two went out. All the flowers were blooming in the streets and alleys. The main street of Jiangzhou was full of petals, dancing in the spring breeze and shining brightly under the blazing sun.
"It's pretty." Wu Du rode on a horse and brought Duan Ling. The last time he came to Jiangzhou was in late spring, and the spectacle had already faded. At this time, he couldn't help but stay on the horse and watch for a while.
"It's so beautiful." Duan Ling was immediately immersed in this beautiful scenery. Jiangzhou City was bustling. After passing two streets, martial law began along the way.
Duan Ling wanted to watch for a while, but Wu Du said, "Let's go, good things are always here, they will always be waiting for you."
Duan Ling turned his head to look at Wu Du, and Wu Du patted his head again. The two handed over the famous brand for the Heijia Army to inspect, and they were released after the inspection. All the disciples of the gentry from Jiangzhou came, crowded with traffic and crowded in the alley outside the Chengjun Pavilion.
"Although we don't have their style." Wu Du smiled, "We are riding the emperor's mount."
Duan Ling laughed. Wu Du still wanted to send Duan Ling inside, but was blocked by the guards of the Black Armored Army outside, saying, "The attendants are not allowed to enter."
"I'm going to do something, and I'll be waiting for you outside in the evening." Wu Du said, "Don't be nervous, you can do it."
"I..." Duan Ling wanted to hug Wu Du, but he was already sixteen years old.
It is no longer the little boy who was sent to the school to accompany him to the school.
"Then I'm in." Duan Ling said.
Wu Du stood outside the Chengjun Pavilion, took out his flute, and blew it in the spring breeze.
In the noisy alley, it gradually became quiet, and everyone in the alley watched Wu Du play the flute.
"It's Wu Du!" someone whispered.
In the bustling alley, many people whispered. The four assassins were well-known. In the past, they were admired by many teenagers in Xichuan. The identity of Wu Du is even more legendary. But I didn't expect that on the day of the test, I saw him send people into the museum, and even in the midst of all the attention, I played a happy meeting.
Duan Ling stood quietly and listened, with only this person in the spring breeze in his eyes.
More and more people noticed Wu Du and looked at him curiously. After the song was over, Wu Du turned around and left. This time Duan Ling didn't chase him out. He knew that Wu Du would definitely come back.
"That one just now is Lord Wu Du?"
Duan Ling didn't expect to meet Huang Jian here, so he hurriedly greeted each other and greeted each other. Everyone was Zaifu's disciples.
Huang Jian is not good at words. The last time I saw him, he simply said "okay" and "fortunate to meet". He looked very calm, and his appearance was not surprising, and he was a little dark. Duan Ling guessed that he was full of poetry and books, but it was a hindrance. Watching is not the type that Muqing likes to get close to. However, to be appreciated by Mu Kuangda, he must have talent.
"Let's go." Duan Ling and Huang Jian walked together, talking about finding a position, and replied, "It's Wu Du."
"Is he an assassin?" Huang Jian is also very interested in the heroic warriors, young people always like to be chivalrous and righteous.
"Yes." Duan Ling smiled, "but he has a good temper and never kills people indiscriminately."
"I heard that His Majesty called him and asked him to enter the palace as the Prince's Shaobao." Huang Jian said, "I was actually rejected by him. He really is the best of my generation."
Duan Ling's heart suddenly jumped, and he instantly remembered the performance of Wu Du yesterday, is that so? ! No wonder!
Duan Ling was disturbed by this, and he said goodbye to Huang Jian absentmindedly. He was still thinking about it when he entered the examination room. Wu Du refused the crown prince's position as Shaobao, was it for himself? Must be.
He once thought that when he saw Li Yanqiu, he could try to restore his identity, but his uncle's reaction made him like walking into a dead end, unable to move forward, but to retreat.
Duan Ling had mixed feelings in his heart until the examiner came in to issue the papers. In order to avoid cheating, the students taking the test were kept in one room. The examiner asked him to press his fingerprints and checked it carefully.
At this moment, another flute sounded outside, but it wasn't Wu Du's flute, it was Lang Junxia!
"Who played the flute?" The examiner stopped, wondering.
The flute was heard in the row where Duan Ling was in the examination room.
"It's nice to meet you," the examiner said.
"Have you heard of it?" Duan Ling's mood was very quiet.
"In the blink of an eye, it has been several years since Shang Zi's hatred." The examiner said, "I didn't expect to hear this song twice today."
After a long time, the music stopped, the examiner went out and put a seal on it, Duan Ling was facing the blank paper, and the flute still echoed in his ears. The examiner's words suddenly made his heart open, swept away the previous worries - the hatred of Shangzi, the shame of subjugation of the country, the move of Chen to the south, the loss of Kyoto, and the return of the northern land to Liao and Yuan. They bear this burden forever until the day when the foreigners are expelled from the Great Wall.
The position of the prince may be an identity for himself. For many people, Li Jianhong's son and descendant of the Li family may be their last hope.
The two songs meet each other, not only reminding Duan Ling, but also reminding all the candidates in the test room.
Duan Ling opened the examination paper, and the title was: Those who pass by cannot be remonstrated, but those who come can still be pursued.
Chen, Liao, Yuan, Liang, the relationship between the four countries formed a huge network, and the scroll of mountains and rivers seemed to be opened in front of his eyes.
In the past, now, and in the future, Nan Chen's ten years, countless staggered relationships, joys and sorrows in the war, intertwined with each other, and finally pushed him to this point in time. If he returns to the court, what should he do
"Your Majesty, it's your turn."
His father's voice seemed to be still in his ears, Duan Ling picked up the pen and dipped in ink, all the previous confusion was turned into nothingness. The burden he had to face in his life.
He had another chance to walk in front of Li Yanqiu when he was inscribed on the gold medal list.
Wu Du arrived at the Jiangzhou military headquarters with Li Yanqiu's hand letter. Today, most of the generals went to the supervisor for the examination, but Xie You was the only one.
"Transfer forty people." Wu Du handed out a hand letter and said, "Check the collusion between Jiangzhou officials and Yuan people."
Xie You seemed to have known that Wu Duhui would come, and replied, "It's a little later than I guessed, I hope it won't delay the business."
The subordinates offered tea, but Wu Du refused to drink it. He got up and left, and took 40 Jiangzhou troops and turned to another institution in the city, "Yingfu". The movie house has been established since the previous dynasty, the purpose is to protect the personal safety of royal family members and foreign envoys. Ten years ago, Feng Duo was imprisoned for colluding with officials in private, and the movie team no longer had a commander and was controlled by Zhao Kui. The movie team was once dissatisfied. Wu Du's identity, unwilling to obey orders.
Now that the status of each other has been changed, and there is another emperor's hand, Wu Du has assigned tasks to let the shadow team act in secret, and he himself will go to the government to visit one by one.
"Sir Su." Wu Du stopped the carriage outside the house, stretched out his hand, and said, "I have a few words that I would like to tell you, please."
The minister of households, Su Clan, replied: "Wu Du?"
Wu Du invited the Su clan again. Seeing that the Jiangzhou army was guarding all around, the Su clan had to follow Wu Du to the carriage.
"The seventeenth of the last month." Wu Du sat down in the carriage and said to the Su clan, "We found out that the Yuanren envoy Hadan Bart Er went to visit the Lord's mansion, can you please let me know what happened?"
The Su Clan's expression changed immediately, and he said angrily: "Wu Du! Who told you this, who asked you to come?! This is slander!"
Wu Du picked up the box that was on the side and opened it towards the Su Clan. There were three luminous pearls inside.
"This is a gift from Hardanbat|er." Wu Du said, "I found eight two-hundred tael silver notes and a coral stone. If it is convenient, please draw a bet. "
"You... Wu Du!" Su Clan never expected that the whole process would be followed and observed, and his face turned pale for a while.
"There is absolutely no such thing!" Su Clan denied.
"Here is the gift list." Wu Du showed the gift list to the Su Clan. The outside was covered with gold foil, and it was written on the top of his head. The Su Clan couldn't deny it any longer, and immediately couldn't stop trembling.
"I'll give you the things back." Wu Du said politely, "I've taken the gift list for you, please get out of the car. I'm just asking if it's really yours."
The Su Clan was in shock, and after getting out of the car, he stood for a while like a chaff, and Wu Du instructed: "Let's go to the cabinet."
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was afternoon. Duan Ling began to check his answer sheet. From the beginning of Nanchen's establishment, according to his father's mouth, the situation in Nanchen, the confrontation between the four countries, and the move of the capital as mentioned by Mu Kuangda, Jiangzhou gentry. Occupied, now the three kingdoms of Liao, Chen, and Yuan are in a state of confrontation, and they are characterized by mutual restraint.
Finally, he wrote his name, and when it was time to ring the bell, the examiner opened the seal and came in to collect the test paper.
"The handwriting is good," said the examiner.
Duan Ling stood up and bowed to him, the courtyard became noisy, and the students began to discuss the exam questions. Mu Qing found Duan Ling in the crowd and ran towards him quickly.
Duan Ling's eyes were full of unrecognizable students, and he noticed from their accents that the crowd was divided into several factions, one was from Xichuan, and the other was from Jiangzhou.
"I didn't wait for you today." Duan Ling said.
Mu Qing was used to Duan Ling's loneliness, waved his hand, and asked, "How's your answer?"
Duan Ling smiled and said, "It's okay."
From Mu Kuangda, he already knew about the depths of the children of the nobility. The time he spent studying in the Mu Mansion gave him too much, so that he could analyze the status of Lai Nanchen from the overall situation of the Central Plains.
"I seem to have written the answer sheet as an excerpt." Duan Ling suddenly remembered and hurriedly said, "It's broken."
"It doesn't matter." Mu Qing said, "The exams are all over."
There were family members who came to pick them up. Duan Ling said to Muqing, "I'm waiting for Wu Du, you go back first."
Mu Qing said stubbornly, "Then I'll wait with you."
Duan Ling waited alone in the evening of the spring day, but Wu Du did not come.