The Ling brocade material of the imperial decree is a little damp, and even if it is carefully wrapped up along the way, it cannot resist the humidity of the south of the Yangtze River.
Huo Linfeng took it and stood up, his eyes quietly cast on the body of the official, only to see that his forehead, sideburns, and neck were flushed with sweat. Looking down the tip of the nose, one can smell a strong smell of herbal medicine, which is the atractylodes herb for dispelling dampness and invigorating the spleen.
The distance is long, and it is worth the rainy heat, so it is estimated that it is very painful. "Master Deng has worked hard." He raised his hand sideways, making a gesture of greeting, "Today I will rest in the residence, and I will entertain you personally."
The officer in charge was named Deng Yan, and he cupped his hands and said, "The general is too polite, how can the subordinates bear it?"
Chewing the polite words in his mouth, he walked through the second hall and stepped into a shady courtyard. When he accidentally entered the cool place, Deng Yan's expression obviously relaxed, and he let out a heavy sigh.
"Master Deng, come in and sit down." Huo Linfeng said, and then called Du Zheng, "ask the kitchen to prepare a table of medicinal food to dispel dampness and invigorate Qi, and then find the best doctor in the city to grab some medicines and bring them on the way."
Du Zheng had to be ordered to do it, and when the tea was ready, even the serving maids turned away. There are only cicadas singing in one courtyard, and the canopy of old trees covers the courtyard tightly, giving it shade and shade, and some red flowers bloom in the gaps between the stone bricks.
Deng Yan looked at the scenery outside the house without saying a word for a long time, and sighed in relief for a while. Huo Linfeng smiled and said: "It's only been a while, Lord Deng has already moaned twice, are you dissatisfied with this place?"
Deng Yan panicked and said: "How dare you, the general is really flattering you." He wiped the sweat off his face, and then moved his eyes to Huo Linfeng, "This official is thinking about the fate of the general, so he sighs."
In the early spring, he took the imperial decree from Chang'an to Saibei, and announced that Beihou would bring Huo Linfeng to face the saint. Later, Huo Linfeng stayed in the customs and was sent to the south of the Yangtze River to serve as an official.
Now, he came to Xiganling to proclaim the decree, entered the courtyard, watched the scenery, and realized the meaning of tranquility and far-reaching. He substituted tea for wine and held up a cup: "The general was unable to return to Saibei at the beginning, which seemed to be a disaster, but since then he has been far away from the battlefield and lived in a prosperous and peaceful place, how could it not be a blessing?"
Huo Linfeng served tea in return, and took a sip, the bitter taste of the tea washed away his lips and tongue.
There was a little smile in his eyes, faint, like a cool breeze in late summer, unpredictable. After drinking a cup of tea, he stared down at the tea powder at the bottom of the cup and asked, "Lord Deng, how is the Emperor?"
The mountains are high, the emperor is far away, and there is no one in the four directions. The words spoken are known by heaven and earth, and you know me. Deng Yan replied: "Your Majesty's dragon body has been ill for several months intermittently, but now it suddenly recovers."
Huo Linfeng emphasized: "Suddenly?"
Deng Yan nodded: "Yes, just a few days. The prince searched for famous doctors for the emperor, and found an unknown hermit with superb medical skills. After his treatment, the emperor's dragon body improved significantly."
Huo Linfeng secretly thought about it, and had a small talk with Shen Zhou before, and learned that the construction of the Longevity Palace was for praying for blessings. Now that things are getting better, why bother to make a lot of construction work to strip the flesh and blood of the people
Deng Yan whispered: "Since the emperor recovered from his illness, he has trusted that hermit very much." The tone was very ordinary, but he shook his head helplessly, "The hermit suggested that the emperor build the Longevity Palace, pray for continuous blessings, and protect the emperor's dragon body. Ten thousand years."
Huo Linfeng frowned in his heart, ten thousand years, isn't he a bastard tortoise? He personally poured tea for the other party, and with the sound of the tea pouring, he asked, "Is it also the hermit's suggestion to build the Longevity Palace in Xiganling?"
Deng Yan sighed for the third time and nodded.
According to the hermit, Dayong has a vast territory, and there is a hidden dragon vein related to the fate of the country, and the Longevity Palace needs to be built on the dragon vein. The imperial city is in the north, and the Longevity Palace is in the south, which is also in line with the consideration of yin and yang and five elements.
Just now, he was laughing in his heart, but Huo Linfeng laughed out loud at this moment, the south of the Yangtze River is not a land of grass, how could it land on Xiganling by such a coincidence? He used his fingernails to think about it, and he knew that the hermit was recommended by the prince, and the prince was supported by the prime minister. The person who made the plan was not Chen Ruoyin, the traitor!
There is no need to say this clearly, it is already well known.
Deng Yan opened his mouth, and Huo Linfeng said sadly: "My lord, don't sigh anymore, it makes this general upset."
The fourth sigh died in his throat, Deng Yan sneered, and after a moment of silence he said: "General, the hermit said, Lengsang Mountain is a place of beauty and beauty, and the Palace of Longevity should be located at its foot. The prime minister suggested that the general's Xigan Mountain is very suitable. , the general is the perfect candidate for this important task."
Huo Linfeng had already expected it, so he just listened quietly, his eyes drifting leisurely to the courtyard.
A gray bird landed on the stone brick, the size of a fist, and lightly pecked at the safflower with its beak, and looked closely at a fat worm on the flower stem. Suddenly, a magpie with full wings flew down and landed behind the gray bird.
The strength of the two birds was very different, the magpie rushed towards the gray bird, flapped its wings, but pecked fiercely with its hard beak, but it was the worms on the flower stem.
Huo Linfeng didn't close his eyes, and asked: "Master Deng, Xiganling is surrounded by mountains on three sides, why is it in the southeast?"
Deng Yan replied: "The Uncommon Palace is an organization of the Jianghu, which once harmed the officials of the imperial court. The emperor wants to take this opportunity to remove them. It can be regarded as killing chickens and monkeys, and giving some warnings to the Jianghu people."
Huo Linfeng understood that he needed to confirm: "The emperor's intention, or the prime minister's suggestion?"
Deng Yan said: "Prime Minister proposes." He paused for a while, as if recalling the plot, "Even if the Extraordinary Palace does evil, it is only a small organization after all, no one mentions it when it is stable, but..."
It was Chen Ruoyin who was thinking about it, and Huo Linfeng silently answered.
He had already figured it out in his mind, after the time of these words passed, the red flowers broke off the branches, the two birds returned to their nests, and the pot of tea was thoroughly sipped. After a meal of medicinal food was cooked and served on the table, he made a "please" gesture.
Deng Yan was not only physically and mentally exhausted after driving for more than a thousand miles, but also contracted a disease of acclimatization. At this moment, the table was full of food, and he was inevitably moved. Before he moved his chopsticks, Steward Du offered a few packs of herbs.
Deng Yan caught it, and saw a thing or two through the cracks in the oiled paper, and there were shiny gold ingots inside.
Lifting her eyes quietly, she saw that Huo Linfeng neither said a word nor left, and was playing with the jade pendant on his waist like a playboy. Deng Yan understood that everything that can be said has been said, and there are still some things that have not been said, and it is time to say it now.
"General, do you know that there is another war in Saibei?"
Huo Linfeng pretended to be surprised: "Really?"
Deng Yan said: "It doesn't count as a war, it's just provocation by the barbarians, but the military salary should have been allocated two months ago, and it was delayed again and again before it was chewed in the court hall."
The soldiers are not paid, but the Longevity Palace is built. In the end, any hole must be filled by exorbitant taxes. Huo Linfeng remained silent, he didn't know what he was thinking, Deng Yan continued: "The emperor also wavered, but the hermit persuaded him, so he dispelled the emperor's thoughts."
Huo Linfeng asked: "Is that hermit still in the palace?"
Deng Yan shook his head: "All the officials thought that the hermit wanted some power, at least a fortune. Unexpectedly, after the emperor got better, he took the initiative to leave and went back to the mountains and no one knew where he was."
The jade pendant changed from cold to warm, Huo Linfeng grabbed it tightly, and there was nothing to ask. He ordered three or five people to stay and wait on him, got up and left, and strode out of the courtyard.
Du Zheng trotted along and reported that Zhang Weiren had returned at that time and was waiting in the small hall of the main garden.
Huo Linfeng was thinking about Zhang Weiren, to be precise, he was thinking about interrogating Zhang Weiren's Rong Luoyun, how did the interrogation go, whether the interrogation was satisfactory, how well he slept last night, did he dream about him at all
General Huo could really think of it. When he returned to the main garden and stepped into the small hall, his mind was confused, and then he looked at the other party indifferently. Zhang Weiren was an honest man, he immediately knelt down and asked for punishment for his failure in doing things.
"Get up, I don't blame you." Huo Linfeng made sense, "When I see Rong Luoyun in the future... run away."
With a puff, Du Zheng stood behind the chair and snickered. Huo Linfeng was too lazy to care about it. He wanted to laugh himself: "If Rong Luoyun robs you, you don't have to resist, and you won't be beaten; if Rong Luoyun interrogates you, you do it; if Rong Luoyun scold me… "
Zhang Weiren said: "This subordinate must have risked his life, and he must fight for the general!"
Huo Linfeng rubbed his temples: "... If he scolds me, just praise me and talk about my good points, I'm not bad at your tone." After finishing speaking, he asked, "Rong Luoyun is still in Chaomu Tower?"
Zhang Weiren said, "I'm back to the Uncommon Palace."
Huo Linfeng waved his hand and waved the opponent back, smelling the powdery smell from his cuffs. Only then did I realize that after sleeping all night and returning from the brothel, I still smell like a girl all over my body.
He went back to the bedroom to take a shower and change clothes, tidied up, and rode out again.
There were crowds of people in front of the general's mansion, Chang'an's troops entered the city, and the news spread to the streets and alleys every hour, and everyone, young and old, came to see what was new. As soon as Huo Linfeng showed up, the street immediately gave way to a road, and the horseshoe was wetted by the accumulated water as he stepped on it.
He galloped his horse, rushed to the extraordinary palace in a hurry, reached outside the gate of the palace, pulled the reins and shouted: "Open the door, I want to see your second palace master."
The disciple ran over: "General Huo, the Second Palace Mistress has just left."
Huo Linfeng asked: "Where did he go?"
The disciple said, "The second palace master has gone up to the mountain to practice."
The illness just happened. I went to the kiln yesterday and went up the mountain again today. There was almost no rest. Huo Linfeng was speechless, entrusted the BMW to the other party, and chased up the mountain with only the water bag.
The rain on the street hadn't dried yet, let alone in the mountains, his official boots were covered with mud. Running and flying, gradually found a trail of footprints, half a paw, like left by a kitten or puppy.
That person must be hypocritical, afraid of soiling the silk shoes, so he flew all the way on tiptoe.
The dragon can't catch up with Bafangyou invisible, not to mention the dense trees cover it, and Rong Luoyun's fairy trail can't be seen at all. Huo Linfeng was lazy and easy, jumped up the tree, found a comfortable position to lie down, and then cleared his throat.
He opened his mouth and shouted: "Rong Luoyun—"
There seemed to be an echo, he shouted again luckily: "Rong Luoyun—"
"—Xiao Rong!"
"—Little Yun!"
"—Rongrong!"
Tigers startled their dreams, wolves sprained their feet, and birds fluttered away from their nests. Huo Linfeng called out Rong Luoyun's name one after another. When his patience was exhausted, he shouted out with a sinking dantian, "Rong Luoyun's true love in this life is—"
Sooner or later, a white figure hovered over, rolled up the surrounding fallen leaves, and sent a palm with the breeze and dew. Huo Linfeng stretched out his left hand to push back, while his right hand slapped him indiscriminately, catching him in the rich green.
The leaves are all gone, and the canopy of the pavilion is gradually no longer shaking.
He received that palm, his chest rose and fell due to coughing, and he rubbed against the opponent. It was so close, the distance that he dreamed of day and night, but he was still not satisfied, so he tightened his arms even more.
Rong Luoyun scolded while struggling: "What the hell are you calling?!"
Huo Linfeng shouted in a hoarse voice: "Otherwise, why would you show up?" He leaned against the tree trunk, and in order to hug him safely for a while, he hurriedly diverted the other person's mind, "I'm not kidding, something happened."
Rong Luoyun said coldly: "Your father was killed?"
"..." Huo Linfeng felt so miserable, and in a daze, Rong Luoyun broke free from his arms and dragged him down the tree trunk. He came back to his senses and said after landing, "Do you remember the matter of the Longevity Palace? Shen Zhou mentioned it when he came here."
Rong Luoyun nodded lightly: "Brother Shen is looking for you again?"
Huo Linfeng was stunned in bitterness, and it had only been a long time since his identity was revealed, so he changed his name to "Brother Shen". "Shen Zhou didn't find me, but the imperial decree did." He said bluntly, "The emperor ordered me to build the Longevity Palace."
Rong Luoyun looked in surprise, and subconsciously and subconsciously took a step closer.
Huo Linfeng explained in detail, including the ins and outs behind the decree, without any mistakes. After finishing speaking, he said: "Don't be angry with me, if I am determined to deal with Bufan Palace, I won't come to you in a hurry."
He remembered what he saw in the courtyard, the magpies bullied the gray sparrows, but the ones they pecked were bugs.
"Since we are in a hurry to build the Changsheng Palace, why do we have to make it more difficult and not build it in the southeast?" Huo Linfeng said, "If you want to torment me, it's the same as where you build the capital. As for "suppressing bandits", it's not for me. It's difficult, they don't know the relationship between you and me."
Rong Luoyun frowned: "You mean, the main purpose of Chen Ruoyin's move is to get rid of the extraordinary palace as soon as possible?"
Huo Linfeng nodded with a "hmm".
There was a lot of noise about the Hanzhou incident. Chen Ruoyin lost Chen Mian and Chen Xiao, and lost Jia Yanxi as a minion, so he must have carefully investigated it afterwards. Once it was confirmed that it was related to the Uncommon Palace, it happened to be eradicated with the help of Huo Linfeng.
The construction of the Changsheng Palace this time is a plan to kill two birds with one stone.
"What I'm still worried about," Huo Linfeng said, "whether Chen Ruoyin knows that Bufan Palace is connected with the Third Prince."
Rong Luoyun's face was as cold as ice, and then he thought, no matter what Chen Ruoyin's purpose was, Huo Linfeng was the one who carried it out, and Huo Linfeng was the most difficult one to deal with. He looked up, wondering what the other party would do next.
Huo Linfeng is the best at not being afraid in the face of danger. He took a step closer and said, "I've already made up my mind."
"What?" Rong Luoyun asked.
Huo Linfeng leaned over slightly, and leaned into his ear: "Drag."
Rong Luoyun frowned: "That's it?"
Huo Linfeng stared at the broken hair beside his ear: "Anything else?" As he spoke, his lips touched, uncontrollably, the pot broke, and he gently kissed Rong Luoyun's temple.
He said, "Reconcile with me temporarily."
Rong Luoyun didn't say a word... He always felt that he had been fooled.
The author has something to say: Xiao Huo: something happened. Xiao Rong: Your father was killed? Reminds me of meeting Qiu'er in the original Luli Lulu, Lulu: something happened. Qiu Er: Your father was shuanggui
(rest tomorrow)