Eastward Flow

Chapter 18

Soon, it was the eighth day of the first lunar month, which was the last day of the official vacation in Daqing.Le Zhengying took Zhong Lisuo and a group of friends to the suburban Meihua Village to soak in the hot springs.

Yuanzhou City is not only the capital of the empire, but also the capital of hot springs.In the suburbs, you can find hot spring restaurants everywhere.Even because of the special location of the imperial palace, a hot spring palace was built during the period of the former Chuzhong Yuan Emperor, which was specially used by the emperor and empresses.

And Plum Blossom Village is the largest hot spring village in Yuanzhou City.Because there are large plum groves next to each hot spring pool, it is named Plum Blossom Village.

Just after the blockbuster Merlin, there is the Taiyi Temple of the Taiyi Sect.

The state of Chu worships witches, believes in the Eastern Emperor, respects the monarch as the incarnation of the Eastern Emperor, and regards Taiyi as the state religion.When Tai Taoist entered the court, he worked in the Jiantian Division.Supervising Tiansi is a very important and special department in the country for observing the fortune of the stars, predicting good and bad luck, and measuring the agricultural season.

Whenever there is a major event, or when the national policy is not decided, the Superintendent Tiansi must be ordered to make calculations.In fact, many emperors and empresses of the Chu Kingdom ascended the throne according to the calculations of Jian Tiansi.

Tai Daoist, the supervisor of Tiansi, holds the official position of commanding officer.Among them, the head of Jiantiansi is called Da Si Ming, and his deputy is often taken by the next Da Si Ming, which is called Shao Shi Ming.

In the legend of the Eastern Emperor, the young and the young are in charge of life and death. They are two equal duties, but they complement each other.And in Tianjiansi, the duties of the two are not the same as in the legend.The big commander's life predicts bad luck, and the young commander's life predicts good fortune.Da Si Ming crosses the dead, and Shao Si Ming welcomes a new life into the world.

Because of the special significance of the Supreme Unity Gate, and the rumor that Shao Siming has the function of delivering children, there are an endless stream of people going to the Supreme Unity Gate during the New Year's Eve.To go to Taiyi Gate, you have to pass the avenue in front of Meihuazhuang Gate, walk through the plum forest, and walk a long way to get to Taiyiguan.

Therefore, on the eighth day of the lunar new year, Zhong Lisuo, who was going to Plum Blossom Village, was almost blocked at the entrance of Plum Blossom Village.Fortunately, this area is an important place of national religion, the visitors are very polite and dare not go beyond, after a short pause, they entered the Plum Blossom Village.

It's the cold spring and the season when plum blossoms are in full bloom.Along the way, Zhong Lisuo has already seen plum blossoms by the roadside.White ones, pink ones, bloom all over the mountains and plains.But I never thought that when I entered Zhuangzi, my eyes were still pink and white.

In the steaming water vapor, patches of pink and white are everywhere, as beautiful as a fairyland.Feeling the warmth of the cold spring, Zhong Lisuo followed Le Zhengying into the private room led by the waiter.

Le Zhengying responded to the invitation of the Ministry of War and came here with his colleagues.There were also family members of colleagues, so it was not inappropriate for Le Zhengying to bring Zhong Lisuo here.

The Ministry of War has contracted two hot spring pools, and men and women are separated.After paying respects to the elder sister's colleagues one by one, Zhong Lisuo followed the elder sister's footsteps into the women's bath.

But I never thought that when I passed the corridor, I met Yang Yuting.Followed by him was Cui Jian with a smiling face.

When Yang Yuting saw Le Zhengying, he greeted Le Zhengying happily and said, "Why did you come here today and bring your brother with you. Hey, little brother, do you remember me?"

"I remember." Zhong Lisuo bowed his hands to him and said, "Thank you, Mr. Yang, for what happened last time." Seeing Yang Yuting, Zhong Lisuo thought of the message the other party gave her, saying that the person had been found, but It wasn't the golden robed guard at the south gate, but a guard from Princess Jingming's mansion.Zhong Lisuo naturally knew that the queen was no longer at the South Gate, but he never thought that Yang Yuting would go to Jingning instead.

Forget it, let it be.It would be best if the Queen could receive it, but if not, then wait until later.

But when others extended a helping hand to her, Zhong lisuo still thanked her sincerely.So when he saw Yang Yuting, Zhong Lisuo laughed very lightly.She saluted Yang Yuting, then turned her head to look at Cui Jian, who was a little stunned.

This person looks familiar.

Zhong Lisuo thought for a while, and finally remembered that this was the first year she returned to the palace, and his name was Cui Jian.What the queen said, a person of great ability.It's just that, since I haven't seen him for a few years, this person has lost so much weight.After all, when Zhong Lisuo met him for the first time, he really looked like his name.

Zhong lisuo was looking at Cui Jian, but he didn't know that Cui Jian was also looking at her.Cui Jian glanced at her, then turned to look at Le Zhengying, and suddenly smiled: "It is said that there are beauties in Wanzhou, and Mrs. Su was the number one beauty in Wanzhou back then. Then there was Mrs. Lezheng, and Mrs. Lezheng was also beautiful. .I thought that when I saw Ah Ying, I knew what the face of Emperor Ai was like, but I never thought that there is a second beauty. You are Ah Ying's younger brother? Is your name Su right?"

Mrs. Su is Le Zhengsu's grandmother and Zhonglisuo's grandmother's sister.Families with rich heritage have all heard of the stunning beauty of the Wanzhou Shuangshu.Emperor Ai was very beautiful, so he proposed to the Su family in Wanzhou, so Shuangshu married Emperor Ai and the Xuan family of Lanzhou.

The Xuan family of Lanzhou is Xuan Jingchen's Xuan, and is the Queen's relative.After all, Le Zhengying and Xuan Jingchen were cousins, and Le Zhengying and Zhong Lisuo were also sisters.Therefore, Xuan Jingchen and Zhong Lisuo can also call each other cousins.

He didn't think much about it before, but after hearing what Cui Jian said today, Zhong Lisuo remembered that he and the queen were also related.

With Cui Jian's words, is he praising her for being good-looking?

Zhong Lisuo didn't care much about his appearance, both beauty and ugliness were just skins, what was important was the heart under the skin.Some skins are exquisite and beautiful, and when opened, pus and sores appear.Some skins are full of the vicissitudes of the world, but as soon as you approach them, you can smell the fragrance that penetrates your bones.

But it is still very happy to be praised, but this sentence is so familiar.Oh, Zhong Lisuo remembered, when she met Cui Jian for the first time, Cui Jian was still compiling books in the Hongwen Hall, and he was made into a big fat man by the food in the Hongwen Hall.

She greeted each other sincerely, with every word from the bottom of her heart, and Cui Jian finally said: "It is said that Concubine Wan was all over the country in the past, but seeing Your Majesty today, I know what the world said is true. Your Majesty fulfilled my dream, and I will serve as your Majesty's oxen and horses. "

It was only then that she realized that Master Cui was actually an idiot for painting, so Emperor Zhao did just that, and was begged by Master Cui to paint a picture.

That is probably the only portrait of Emperor Zhao left in the world.

So this time, what the hell is Cui Jian, who praised me when we first met him?She didn't want to sit still in front of the case for several hours.

Yang Yuting, who is familiar with his friend's temperament, gave Cui Jian a bad rap, "You're so good, you can't walk when you see a good-looking face. Last time I lied to Ah Ying to let you paint, and this time I want to lie to my little brother. Brother, you Don't be fooled, this Uncle Cui has no hobbies, but he likes to draw pictures for people, especially good-looking ones. He is very concerned about his face, if you don't want to stay still for several hours, you can stay away from him." Just last time , Yang Yuting was almost drugged by him, and was painted in women's clothes.

Zhong Lisuo naturally knew about Cui Jian's problems, so he just smiled and replied: "Yes, I'm going to Le Zhengsu, dare to ask my lord..."

"It's Lord Cui Jian, Governor of Zhongzhou." Le Zhengying added from the side.

"I've met Master Cui." Zhong Lisuo bowed his hands and saluted without losing any courtesy.

Cui Jian only sighed in his heart, it's a pity that such a good young man should be fixed in his paintings, sealed up properly, so that future generations can know.

But Cui Jian still didn't give up, and asked: "You don't need to be so polite, I'm just friends with your eldest sister, if you want, can you..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Le Zhengying, "Lord Cui, seeing you today, I suddenly remembered something. I went to the government office yesterday and saw that His Majesty has approved your memorial."

"Your Majesty agrees?"

"Zhongzhou is humid every year, and the wear and tear of weapons is very high. It happens every year. Everywhere can't afford it. I hope that Zhongzhou can find an effective way to reduce the loss." Le Zhengying was talking about business in a serious manner, obviously not wanting Cui Jian to pester him. Zhong Lisuo is gone.

"It's easy to talk about." The knowledgeable Cui Jian laughed and continued the topic.

The three of them chatted for a while and then left.Before leaving, Yang Yuting saw Zhong Lisuo who was following Le Zhengying, and hurriedly called out, "Brother, that's a women's bath, do you want to go in with your sister? How old are you, and you're still with women. "

Zhong Lisuo sighed inwardly, she could tell that this Vice Commander Yang was very slow in some respects.But Le Zhengying ignored him and left with Zhong Lisuo.

Cui Jian slapped the headless Yang Yuting and said, "Yuting, your eyesight is getting worse and worse. That's not your brother, but your sister."

"what?"

"A Su's health is not very good. In order to support her, Zhenbei Hou and his wife listened to the words of the former chief minister and raised her as a boy. Even the householder is a male." Anyone in the city who wants to know knows it.

The Lezheng family has a young son who looks like Emperor Zhao, but it's a pity that the young master is a daughter, otherwise the Lezheng family can expect to be king.

Cui Jian used to think that who was the emperor was not that important to him.Until he discovered that bad emperors would make the beauty of the world plummet, he felt that a stable country is actually very important.

The current emperor is very good, and it would be even better if he can continue to live in peace.

Cui Jian rolled up his sleeves, walked side by side with Yang Yuting through the promenade, looked at the plum blossoms everywhere, and let out a slow breath.

In the world, flowers are similar and people are different.But today, he seemed to see the same person.

When the young man stood in front of him, her posture and eyes were very much like that weak but tough young emperor.

At the beginning, he was just making things difficult for the emperor who was eager for talent, but he never thought that he would be willing to do his part for the prosperity of the world.Probably, the emperor's eyes were too sincere to be rejected.

"Since Mr. Cui likes to paint, why don't you use Jiangshan to do it, and paint a beautiful scene of peace and prosperity by yourself?"

It is because of the heart of this sentence that Cui Jian still feels that making a difference is a very good choice.

It's just a pity that he only painted a picture for the emperor.After that, no matter how you paint, you will not be able to paint the living look in the eyes of the emperor.

Zhong Lisuo, who ran into an old friend by chance, had long since lost the freshness she had before, and now she was fully focused on the hot spring.When he was finally immersed in the warm spring water, Zhong Lisuo felt light.It's a pity that she was happy too early, and within half an hour, she was fainted by the spring water.

As a last resort, she had no choice but to listen to the elder sister's wishes, get up from the water, put on her robes, and walk out of the house.

After passing through the plum blossom village, you will come to the endless plum forest behind the village.Three or two pedestrians walked side by side, and the falling flowers were colorful, which was a beautiful scene.

Zhong Lisuo walked along the path, and walked far away, unknowingly far away from the hustle and bustle, and came to an unknown place under Taiyi Temple.When I realized it, I realized that I couldn't find my way back.

But it doesn't matter, she came to Taiyiguan a few times a few years ago, as long as she walks in the direction of Taiyiguan, she will definitely be able to go back.

Zhong Lisuo, who was not worried at all, walked slowly, getting lost in the dazzling plum blossom forest.