When Chang Geng chased Monk Dao Ran to the outside of the city, it was already dark, the surroundings were all silent, and the sound of the wooden trolleys in the city had also faded away. He then stopped and called out to the person in front of him: "Master understands, let's walk slowly first."
Understand the footsteps.
Chang Geng spoke slowly, without any anger in his attitude, gentle and polite, just like drinking Kuding silently in the meditation room in the past.
Only when the palm has been moved to the hilt of the sword, and the sword can be drawn out at any time, the monk can be skewered into meat skewers.
Chang Geng: "These days, I have often had a clear talk with the master, and I have benefited a lot. I also know that the master has a heart for the world, and is not someone who is comfortable with talking about Buddhism and Taoism in the Chanyuan. I may have heard of the origin of the master. He is a famous general of a generation, but no matter what position his family and country puts him in, to me, he is just a relative who depends on each other. A mansion and a few people the size of a palm, I hope Master will understand."
Understand: ""
He doesn't know how Chang Geng usually talks to Gu Yun, but to outsiders, he has always been "three-pointed, very subtle". He clearly thought that he had already experienced it, but he still never thought that someone in the world could talk about "friendship". Return to friendship, dare to touch Gu Yun's head, and I will stab you to death with a sword." Such murderous words were said in such a spring breeze.
Knowing that, he looked down at the monk's shoes that he couldn't see after running for a day, and said tentatively, "Your Highness is a noble man with kindness and kindness. You should have a world, you don't need to belittle yourself."
Chang Geng's expression was light and unmoved: "A man is born in this world, if he can't take care of the surrounding land well, why should he look so far away?"
Ling Lan smiled bitterly, knowing that he was not easy to fool, so he made a gesture of swearing: "Gu Shuai is the pillar of the society, and he will move his whole body when he pulls one hair.
Chang Geng's palm still rested on the hilt of the sword: "But the master really intends to lead my foster father to this place."
Clear and serious: "Please come with me, Your Highness."
Chang Geng stared at him for a moment, then raised his saber again, and said with a smile, "Then Master Lao will lead the way to clear up the confusion."
If you don't get it right, you'll be stabbed to death.
Knowing that the monk took off the robe and turned it inside and out, he saw that the white monk's robe, which was dressed in linen and filial piety, actually had two sides. inside.
Chang Geng: ""
He couldn't help but have a question in his mind—they walked from the capital to Jiangnan, and they didn't seem to have seen and changed their clothes. So is there a black cloth in his robe, or he doesn't wash it when he is old? If you wear black, turn it over and wear it again
Thinking of this, Chang Geng became obsessed with cleanliness, and he could hardly walk side by side with the eminent monks!
Known in "night clothes", he took Chang Geng through the fine and winding bridges in the south of the Yangtze River, and soon arrived at the Inner Canal Wharf.
The passage between Daliang Shipping and the Inland Canal has been opened as early as ten years ago. The two lines are parallel, and the travel of ships is very convenient. .
However, the dead camel was bigger than the horse. It was already late at night, and there were still merchant ships and boatmen working on the dock.
Ling Ran waved his hand, stopped Chang Geng's footsteps, and gestured: "There is already an eyeliner from Xuan Tie Ying ahead, don't approach any more."
Chang Geng glanced at him, took out a clairvoyant, and looked at the water.
The sea was calm on the wharf, boatmen and porters were coming and going, and some soldiers transferred from the Jiangnan garrison were checking the goods.
Chang Geng didn't quite trust it at this time, so he didn't ask outright questions. He silently observed that the boatman was loading the goods, and the goods were all packed in thin wooden boxes. On the article, let the guard garrison check it, and then transport it to the other end, where a few boatmen are waiting, sealing the boxes one by one and carrying them onto the boat.
When I passed by a few days ago, I heard from the local people that the maritime and river transport terminals are generally not so strict in the inspection of merchant ships. It was Jiangnan who recently started to cultivate puppets, and the imperial court sent a large number of Ziliujin. I was nervous about selling privately.
As soon as the inspection box was opened, Chang Geng couldn't help but wrinkle his nose, "What's the smell?"
Lingran wrote on the tree next to him: "Xiang Ning."
Chang Geng was taken aback: "What?"
Clearly gestured: "His Royal Highness has lived in the Marquis of Anding's mansion for a long time, and the incense he used must have been given by the royal family. I have never seen these cheap goods used by ordinary people. This is a pile of spice leftovers pressed into oil or paste. It is very strong. When you buy it, you need to add a three-layer airtight can to keep it from smelling. You only need to take out a little at a time and dissolve it in warm water, and you can use it for several months. Eight years is not a problem, only a drop of money."
The suppressed incense was too strong, and when the incense reached a certain level, it was full of stench. Chang Geng was so intoxicated that he did not bother to correct the monk's misunderstanding - Hou's residence never used incense, and the laundry only smelled of saponin.
Chang Geng raised his clairvoyance, and suddenly saw a man on the merchant ship flash past, with hair accessories and clothes different from those of the people in the Central Plains, remembering the overseas experience he had told him, he asked, "I seem to have seen What a Dongying man mentioned by a master, then what are the Dongying people who sent it to Dongying for so much incense, take it home and cook it?"
He glanced at him with understanding.
The wooden box holding the incense condensate winds like a long dragon, and four or five large ships hidden in the dark night are waiting there, which is even more spectacular than the merchant ships carrying fresh aquatic products next to it.
If one incense stick can be used for ten or eight years, why would anyone buy so many
Not to mention the palm-sized Eastern Ying Islands, even people in Daliang may not necessarily buy these boats.
The garrison at the wharf was suffocated to tears, holding a handkerchief to cover his nose, desperately urging the boatman to pass the cargo box quickly, there was a dog assisting the inspection next to him, and he was already lying on his side.
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Chang Geng asked in a low voice, "Ask the master, what are the dogs around the garrison checking?"
"That's the 'dog inspector'," Lingran said, "Zi Liujin has a faint bitterness that people can't smell, but dogs are very sensitive. Zi Liujin is very important. During Emperor Wu's time, he ordered Zi Liujin to be rectified. When the money was on the black market, Inspector Dog made a great contribution and is still in use today."
Inspector Dog rolled his eyes at the inferior incense, not to mention Zi Liujin, even the meat and bones must not be smelled.
Chang Geng: "That's why Master suspects that this team of Dongying has ulterior motives to get on the boat, and has my adoptive father come to investigate this?"
Before he could nod his head, Chang Geng pressed on and asked, "Then how dare you ask Master, how do you know that my Marquis will come in person? And this should be about the garrison of Yingtianfu and Jiangnan, and he is here on a deserter. , how can you be sure that he will intervene? Why don't you go to Governor Yingtian or the Inspector Envoy, but you have to go to the distance and try your best to lure him from the northwest?"
Understand: ""
He thought, this was the first time this young man went out alone, and he ran into such a big conspiracy. In addition to being shocked, it was easy to ignore other things - but he didn't expect that Chang Geng was not so shocked, just wrinkled from beginning to end. An eyebrow, and have to get to the bottom of it.
The monk couldn't help but think of the rumor that Gu Yun brought the child back from Yanhui Town. Some people said that the barbarian rebellion in Yanhui Town was brought about by the adoptive mother of the Fourth Highness. Get ready to kill all the barbarians.
But how old was Chang Geng at that time? Twelve or thirteen years old at best
Suddenly, I wanted to ask, "Did you kill someone during the turmoil in Yanhui?" After a while, he swallowed it again, because he felt there was no need to ask.
Chang Geng looked at him quietly. Under the moonlight, he clearly saw two light shadows in his eyes.
He had long known that Chang Geng had a special kind of precocious intelligence and precociousness, and he thought it was because of his sudden identity change when he was young and his sensitivity born in the capital. It was only then that the monk suddenly realized that this young man might have seen it in his eyes. A dark place that no one else knows about.
He even suspected that even Gu Yun didn't know.
The clear attitude became cautious, and after thinking for a moment, he slowly gestured: "I know he will come, and I also know that as long as he comes, he will definitely intervene. This matter is very involved, not a small one. Ying Tianfu can settle it - some things, Hou Ye should have tacitly agreed with us."
Chang Geng narrowed his eyes and keenly noticed that he said "we".
At this moment, the sound of wind suddenly sounded behind him, and before he could react, the decorated saber around Chang Geng's waist had been scabbed out with a screeching sound.
Xue Liang's sword collided with Xuan Tie Feng Feng's blade, Chang Geng recognized that it was a Xuan Ying, and the two of them withdrew their weapons and retreated at the same time.
Xuan Ying took advantage of the situation and knelt down on one knee.
Chang Geng raised his eyebrows, which he had just put down, gently. How did Gu Yun know that he and Lingran sneaked here
What does the "tacit understanding" that the monk said mean
Knowing but not surprised, he took off his ridiculous headscarf with kindness, Bao Xiang solemnly bowed his head and saluted, and silently expressed "it's just harassing".
Early the next morning, a mysterious eagle knocked on the door.
That Xuanying said: "Master understands that he will continue to travel, and the commander will also rush back to the northwest, and entrust his subordinates to escort His Highness back to the Hou's Mansion. Please show your Highness that it is suitable and convenient to set off."
If it hadn't been for the strange Dongying merchant ships he witnessed at the Canal Ferry the night before, Chang Geng felt that he would have believed it.
But before he could speak, someone on the opposite side tapped on the wooden handrail of the promenade.
Xuan Ying turned his head and saw that the mute monk with mysterious whereabouts was there at an unknown time, so he did a "wait" to Chang Geng, straightened his clothes, and directly reached out and pushed open Gu Yun's door.
Xuan Ying and Chang Geng were stunned together - that monk didn't knock on the door!
If it weren't for the fact that the entire Hou residence knew that Gu Yun hated bald heads, Chang Geng would almost suspect that the two had a close relationship.
Probably because he was afraid of being beaten out, he pushed the door open and did not enter the house directly, but just bowed his head to the people in the house.
Gu Yun was not in a hurry with him, a somewhat impatient voice came from the room: "Master, what advice do you have?"
Clearly gestured: "Commander, the young eagle did not grow up in a gold wire cage, not to mention that you are short of a few attendants to avoid people's eyes and ears, why not bring His Highness with you? The late emperor left the wild goose for His Highness. The throne of Beijun King, in a year or two, he should also go to court."
Gu Yun replied coldly: "Master is too concerned about it."
At this time, Ling Ran took a step forward and suddenly crossed the threshold. In a place that no one else could see, he seemed to make a gesture to Gu Yun.
Gu Yun in the room suddenly fell silent.
Chang Geng heard Lady Cao whispering behind him, "What do you mean? Where is the commander taking us?"
His heart suddenly jumped wildly. With Gu Yun's temperament, he absolutely refused to take him there. Chang Geng knew it. He thought that he was going to be between "following secretly and acting without authorization" and "returning to Beijing honestly and not letting him go." He was worried" to choose one, never expecting Gu Yun to take him by his side.
This will suddenly ignite anticipation, and a layer of sweat is on the palms of my hands.
He had never been so nervous when confronting the barbarians.
After a long while, he heard Gu Yun sigh: "Follow me, just come, don't leave my side, do as I said before."
Ge Fatxiao and Cao Niangzi, who didn't know what to do, cheered "Ow Ow", Chang Geng lowered his head and coughed lightly, suppressing the smirk at the corners of his mouth, and at the same time, another question emerged from his mind—knowingly right What did Gu Yun say
Is there anyone in the world who can convince his adoptive father
Not long after, a tattered carriage headed towards the outskirts of the city.
The driver was a monk, and in the car was a "weak" son with two servants and a maid, and the few Xuan Yings that Gu Yun had with him had disappeared.
Chang Geng couldn't help but look at Gu Yun again. He took off all his armor and put on a high-necked robe with wide sleeves, which covered the wound on his neck. He didn't have a crown on his head, so he draped it unrestrainedly, as if it was a A mockery of the driver's bald head, with a black cloth covering his eyes.
Unable to see the top half of his face, Chang Geng found to his annoyance that his attention was always involuntarily circling near the pale lips of the little foster father, so he had to look away from his eyes.
Fatty Ge couldn't help but say, "Master Hou, why are you pretending to be like this?"
Gu Yun slightly tilted his head in his direction, pointed to his ears, and said seriously, "I'm deaf, don't talk to me."
Fatty Ge: ""
Deaf is so arrogant.
I don't know who came up with the bad idea. Gu Yun planned to join those incense congealing boats as an incense teacher. Some folks believed that the five senses would hinder the sense of smell, so they blinded and deafened people since childhood and made them live by smell. The incense masters cultivated in this way are the top ones, and are respected by the people as "Mr. incense".
Gu Yun blinded his eyes and pretended to be deaf. He had been like this since he went out, and he asked others not to talk to him, so he was very devoted.
When he reached the pier, someone was already there to answer him. Chang Geng lifted the curtain of the car, and saw a fat middle-aged man with a genial smile heading towards the carriageway: "Mr. Zhang is a little late, is there a delay on the road?"
Gu Yun also unknowingly assumed someone's name. Chang Geng thought that the real incense teacher was probably robbed by Xuan Ying on the way. His expression remained unchanged, and he cupped his hands and said, "I'm sorry, my husband is inconvenient."
The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, Gu Yun reached out and patted Chang Geng's arm, and asked him to support him.
Chang Geng hurriedly caught him, and at the same time he wondered: "Even if it's a fake, his eyes are covered, how can he not move at all?"
Before he stretched out his hand to pat Chang Geng, he didn't even grope.
However, this doubt was only fleeting. When Gu Yun got out of the car, he bent down slightly and almost leaned into Chang Geng's arms. He suddenly removed his armor, and at this time he looked a little thin. Chang Geng kindly stretched out his hand. The illusion of being able to hug him whole.
This made his mouth dry suddenly, and when he asked the question, the clearness and clarity of the pressing sentence disappeared, and he could only maintain the calm on the face. in front of people.
The middle-aged man's face quickly flashed doubts and vigilance, and he cupped his hands: "Sorry, I don't know that your Excellency is actually for 'Mr. Xiang', our small business sells a jar of Xiang Ning for a few cents, where can you please? worthy of you"
He didn't say a word, and several men dressed as boatmen turned around one after another, all with bright eyes and slightly bulging temples, and at a glance, they knew that these people were not boatmen at all.
Chang Geng lowered his head slightly, pretending he didn't see it, took a step forward, slightly blocked Gu Yun behind him, and wrote on Gu Yun's palm, "Sir, they asked us where we came from."
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