Of course, it’s because I understand it that I’m sad.
But Chen Changsheng was sad not because of the things he understood, but because of the parting that followed and the difficulty of seeing each other again.
With his current status and the relationship between him and Luoluo, the eldest princess should meet him when she visits Beijing, but she didn't.
This is the attitude of the Yaozu.
"Your Majesty is friends with that teacher of yours."
Jin Yulu looked at him and sighed, and said: "So at the beginning, His Majesty didn't care about the closeness between you and His Highness Luo Luo, and was even happy to see it come true, but His Majesty counted everything, but didn't. That teacher will have another idea, and you… will have an idea too."
Chen Changsheng remained silent and did not explain this.
Jin Yulu continued: "Of course, even if your teacher has new ideas, His Majesty can help you keep your position as the Pope's successor."
The words of a sage have no bounds.
Chen Changsheng remembered this sentence.
His teacher, Shang Xingzhou, is of course a saint now.
But the words of two saints are ultimately more powerful than the words of one saint.
If Baidi firmly supported him, coupled with the Pope's appointment, even Shang Xingzhou would not be able to object.
Will Baidi support him? Before today, this seemed like a no-brainer.
Everyone takes it for granted.
Chen Changsheng is Luoluo's teacher, and he has always been close to the Yaozu. It is the best outcome for the Yaozu to let him succeed him as Pope.
Now it seems that Baidi's attitude has clearly changed.
"Your performance is too immature, His Majesty is deeply worried about this."
Jin Yulu said: "Even if we support you and help you become the master of Li Palace, do you have the ability to secure that position? If not, then why should we support you?"
Chen Changsheng was in a trance.
He seems to have heard the word mature a lot recently.
Entering Beijing at the age of fourteen, he has a calmness and stability that far exceeds that of his peers. Few people think that he is lacking in this aspect.
Now it seems that it was not enough, at least not enough to become a big shot.
Just, what is maturity
Chen Changsheng understood that in the eyes of many people, in the eyes of Baidi and his wife, he had indeed done a lot of immature things.
Since Uncle Pope spoke for him in person, as long as he admits defeat, surrenders, and bows down, the teacher has no reason not to accept him again.
Even if he can't, he should be more mature.
For example, in recent days, he should not be in the Orthodox Academy, but should be in the Li Palace, and take the time to learn everything about the Orthodox Church.
For example, a few days ago, he shouldn't have gone outside the city gate to collect Xue Xingchuan's body by the official road and go to Xue's mansion to pay homage.
For example, on the earlier day, he didn't accept the order in the Orthodox Academy, but used a thousand swords to chop up Mr. Lin's body covered in blood.
For example, on that day, he walked down from the Mausoleum of Heavenly Books with the body of the Holy Empress Tianhai on his back, and passed the teacher as if he was a stranger.
Just like these days, he has been looking forward to the arrival of the mission from Baidi City.
He thought that there would always be someone to support him, even if there was no one, there would still be the Yaozu.
Looking at it now, this kind of expectation is really ridiculous.
He looked out of the window, and the big banyan trees by the lake could no longer retain their full greenness, and became much colder, the lake was covered with thin ice, and the decayed grass was covered with light frost.
Yes, these are immature, naive, naive, passionate, impulsive, secondary, pathetic, and ridiculous.
But it is always warmer than these lonely, bleak, and unheated worlds, right
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The eldest princess went to the palace, and then to the palace to meet Shang Jiyin.
No one knew what the three saints said, nor did anyone know what agreement the Yaozu made with the imperial court and the state religion.
People only know that she did not go to the Orthodox Academy, nor did she invite anyone from the Orthodox Academy to the other palace where she lived.
She didn't see Chen Changsheng, which surprised many people, and made the situation in the capital clear again.
Southern missions also arrived one after another, Changshengzong, Qiushan family and other aristocratic families, Shengnvfeng also sent people to come, and even Huaiyuan also sent representatives.
Everyone could see clearly which direction the wind was blowing in Kyoto, so the Eldest Princess had the same attitude, and no one from the Southern Mission went to the Orthodox Academy.
It was because they were sensitive, and because they wanted to show their attitude to the court, and as southerners, they didn't have any good feelings for the Holy Empress Tianhai, so naturally they wouldn't support Chen Changsheng because of it.
Shengnvfeng only sent some letters and tools to the disciples of Nanxizhai in the Orthodox Academy.
One evening, there was a knock on the door of the Orthodox Academy, and a visitor came.
The visiting guest is Guan Feibai, a disciple of Lishan Sword Sect.
It has been three years since the people from the Orthodox Academy and the disciples of the Lishan Sword Sect have known each other, and the stories during that time are very complicated. It can be said that they are both enemies and friends, but they finally became acquainted.
Because the two parties are truly like-minded people.
This was the first time a disciple of the Lishan Sword Sect entered the Orthodox Academy.
Guan Feibai followed behind Su Moyu, looking at the scenery in the Orthodox Academy, looking very interested. He didn't look away until he met a few junior sisters from Nanxizhai whom he had known before.
In the library, Chen Changsheng met him.
He is the future pope. Although Guan Feibai is one of the Seven Laws of the Kingdom of God and a genius disciple of Lishan, his status is far behind him, but the conversation between the two sides did not become the so-called cordial conversation and friendly meeting. Of course, it wasn't full of sharp sword intent and hostility like it was back then, just simple words.
This conversation is really easy.
"You are the only one who came from Lishan?"
"It's just going through the motions, what are there so many people doing?"
"Why is it you?"
"It doesn't matter who comes."
"Then you might as well send Qi Jian."
"Do you want face?"
Su Moyu interrupted in time: "Be careful with your words."
Guan Feibai gave Chen Changsheng an annoyed look, and asked, "Where's Tang Tang?"
"What do you want him for?"
"Of course it was a fight."
"Trying the sword sounds better."
"It's all up to you."
"He's not in now."
"Where did you go?"
"Go home."
"... What about the folded sleeves?"
"...or fight?"
"...to test the sword."
"He's not in now."
"Where did you go?"
"have no idea."
Hearing Chen Changsheng's answer, Guan Feibai fell silent.
Only then did he know that Tang Sanshiliu and Zhexiu were not in the Orthodox Academy.
He could imagine how hard Chen Changsheng had been in the Orthodox Academy during this time.
"I'm leaving."
"No."
Since the person he was looking for was not there, and the fight he wanted couldn't be achieved, he should naturally leave, but before leaving, Guan Feibai had a request.
He said to Chen Changsheng: "You send me off."
Chen Changsheng shook his head and said, "No."
Guan Feibai insisted, "Just send me to the courtyard gate."
Chen Changsheng said, "No."
He sent Guan Feibai to the courtyard gate, where many people would see him.
Guan Feibai just wanted people to see him.
Chen Changsheng didn't want to drag Li Shan into this muddy water, so he insisted.
Guan Feibai thought for a while and said, "Then I'm leaving."
Chen Changsheng said, "Thank you."
Guan Feibai walked towards the gate of the courtyard, without turning back, he waved his hands and said, "You're welcome."
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Tang Tang returned to Wenshui, where did Zhexiu go? Nobody knows.
Naturally, the imperial court will not forget this young and strong man of the wolf clan. The secret agents of the Cleaning Department have not stopped searching for him, but they have found nothing, just like Wang Po.
The courtyard in Beibingmasi Hutong has been restored as before, and the flat ground is covered with fresh soil, just waiting for a layer of turf to be planted next spring.
When the night was darkest, a layer of frost formed on the ground, and there was a very slight sound of friction from the depths of the soil, as if silkworms were gnawing on mulberry leaves, as if countless earthworms were desperately burrowing into the ground before the cold winter.
When autumn is at its deepest, it is the winter solstice.
The celebration of the confluence of the north and the south ended smoothly, but the missions had no intention of leaving Beijing because the Pope's illness was getting worse day by day.
In the courtyard, Zhou Tong looked at the withered crabapple tree and murmured, "It's time."
For some, it's time.
The accountant in the tea house in the south of the city bid farewell to the shopkeepers of the owner one by one, and went out.
After spending more than ten days together, everyone in the teahouse, from the owner and shopkeeper to the most ordinary waiters, felt reluctant to part with him.
Chen Changsheng put the pen back on the inkstone, dried the handwriting on the paper, sealed it, handed it to Su Moyu, and walked out of the library.
Su Moyu looked at his back, knowing that if we say goodbye today, it might be difficult to see each other again.
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