Don't be clouded

Chapter 35 Situation

You Xiaowei's people were on duty at Dali Temple in shifts, and just after the interrogation ended, some of them went back to the camp to rest.

Ji Bieyun stayed here for two consecutive days, and spent the night on the long bench in the dungeon, holding the knife and sleeping for a while.

Taking advantage of the shift change, he also went back tonight to have a good sleep.

After handing over to Dai Fengmao, Ji Bieyun stayed for a while before leaving Dali Temple.

It's still not late at night, and you can see the lights all over the street as soon as you step out of the gate.

He planned to go back to Ji's residence nearby, but he turned a corner and ran into Fang Muzhi.

Ji Bieyun paused and said in surprise, "What a coincidence?"

Young Master Fang is dressed more luxuriously than usual today, and the dark silver lines all over his body are like streamers at night... The whole person looks like a peacock.

"What a coincidence," Fang Muzhi looked at him with disgust, "I've been waiting for you here for a while, and all the soldiers under your command have left, why are you so slow?"

"Wait for me?" Ji Bieyun didn't intend to talk here, and took the lead, "What do you need from me?"

Fang Muzhi stood still, and followed him angrily after a while, pointing at his nose for a long time and was so angry that he couldn't speak.

He was a little guilty, but he didn't think of what wrong he had done, at most he didn't go to Chunwei a few days ago.But at that time, he was recovering from his injuries in the Wangfu Bieyuan, so he couldn't send him for the exam, and besides, the relationship between the two of them was not close enough to send him for the exam.

Young Master Fang suddenly put down his hand, and said angrily: "Today's palace examination will be announced!"

Ji Bieyun's eyebrows twitched, and he quickly asked: "The palace exam? Why is it so fast, didn't you just finish the exam? Wait, how is your palace exam result?"

Fang Muzhi's expression had changed to hopeless, he waved his hand, "Go to your house, and bring me some jars of wine to make amends."

After they returned to the Ji Zhai, they met a group of people from the Zhai Zhai gathering together to play the leaf play.Seven people gathered in the yard behind the main house, moved tables and chairs, and surrounded each other.

While they were having fun, Ji Bieyun didn't want to disturb them, so he just walked over and patted Xu Yang on the back.

Xu Yang yelled like a ghost, "Why are you back all of a sudden?"

After finishing speaking, he came back to his senses, and quickly gestured at the others.

Ji Bieyun slapped his hand off, "Just play with you, as long as you don't gamble."

Xu Yang answered quickly, "How can it be, they are all from the palace, and they all know the rules."

"Let's talk about it first, if you dare to gamble, you will be beaten." Ji Bieyun waved the cold knife in his hand, but his tone was not intimidating, "Master Fang from the prime minister's mansion is here as a guest, bring some good wine , Let Uncle Hao cook some side dishes."

Ji Bieyun brought Fang Muzhi to the courtyard in the north chamber, entered the room and lit the candles one by one, and asked casually, "You've dressed up in such a gorgeous way, you think it's your title on the gold list?"

Fang Muzhi sat at the table, looked around his room, and replied: "Jinshi and first degree, first-class candidate."

He put down the lampshade, then turned his head suddenly, "Tanhua?"

Before Fang Muzhi said that he wanted to gain fame, Ji Bieyun always thought it was a high school kid who was speaking wild words, but he didn't expect that he actually had poetry and books in his belly, and he got a first-class exam in one fell swoop.

"It's the same as you that day, today I've been swimming across the street on horseback." Fang Muzhi smiled and relaxed for a moment, "Those people who were innocent and upright Tanhua, who used to watch me lively behind their backs, should now Shut up too."

Ji Bieyun suddenly understood Fang Muzhi's difficulty.

He was born in a famous family, had no worries about food and clothing, and had a high status, but he still had troubles.

"Then what official position did the Holy Majesty grant you?" He walked to the table and poured himself a cup of tea, not caring that most of the tea in the pot was two days ago.

Fang Muzhi played with the empty teacup, and after a moment of silence, he replied, "Si Tiantai Shaoqing."

Ji Bieyun almost knocked down the cup with a slip of his hand.

He was surprised and said: "Si Tiantai?! Isn't that the place to observe the stars? Why did you Jinshi and Di go there?"

Fang Muzhi was speechless, and after a while he said, "Where's your wine? Don't you want to buy it from the street now?"

Ji Bieyun understood that Young Master Fang will not return tonight if he is not drunk, and he must drink before giving up.He went to the kitchen right away, with a jar of aged wine in his left hand and a plate in his right hand, and personally delivered it to Fang Muzhi.

Young Master Fang drank four or five cups in a row before stopping. He pointed to a stool beside him to signal him to sit down.His eyes were no longer clear, and when he spoke again, he slowed down.

"Do you know how the current emperor ascended the throne?"

If you don't say it, it's enough, just open your mouth to talk about the words of the Ninth Five-Year Master.

Fortunately, there were no servants nearby, and Ji Bieyun didn't shy away from it, so he replied, "Isn't it a logical succession as the prince?"

Fang Muzhi gave a short laugh, poured himself another cup, put it on his lips and didn't drink it for a long time.

"It's true. Once the late emperor dies, the crown prince will naturally belong to the throne. But don't forget, where do we live... Daliang!" Young Master Fang stopped, drank the wine, and said again, "Daliang Sheji was originally won by the late emperor. Would he believe that his seven or eight sons didn't have the slightest desire to fight?"

Fighting for power is not new, Ji Bieyun poured himself a glass of wine, took a sip, and listened to Master Fang continue.

"The first emperor was very suspicious in his later years, so of course he didn't believe it. So before he died, he found my father, and the general of Zhen Guo, Wan Liangao, and asked them to ensure that the crown prince can successfully ascend the throne. My father was always an old man. , even if the first emperor didn't say anything, he still supported the orthodoxy. Anyway, the crown prince successfully succeeded to the throne, and he became the current emperor."

Ji Bieyun asked: "Even so, what does it have to do with you becoming Si Tiantai Shaoqing?"

Fang Muzhi drank a few more glasses, and his face was already on the face. After hearing this, he waved his hands and said, "Why are you so anxious, I haven't talked there yet."

He smiled and picked up his chopsticks, "Okay, you tell your story, I'll eat mine, I don't have dinner yet."

Young Master Fang didn't mind either, he seemed to regard him as a confidant, and continued to talk.

"Now that you are an official in the court, you can go and inquire about it. My father is not the kind of person who wields power. He only wants to be an official. He was an official for the former emperor, and he is also a fool for the present." Fang Muzhi sighed. "So after the Holy Majesty ascended the throne, my father was not so enthusiastic about him. On the contrary, Wan Liangao kept trying to curry favor with the Holy Heart... like a dog."

The name Wan Liangao is no stranger to Ji Bieyun, it should be said that the whole world knows this person.

Of course, the first emperor did not rely on himself alone to win the country. Wan Liangao was his greatest help and had the merit of founding the country.Therefore, when the first emperor proclaimed himself emperor, he granted Wan Liangao the title of Great General of Zhen Guo, enjoying the position of the first military post in Daliang.

Fang Muzhi's tone was low: "Of course, Your Majesty is getting closer to Wan Liangao. Recently, he has become more and more repulsive to my father. Even my father's disciples are...so it's not surprising that I was assigned to the Si Tiantai this time."

Ji Bieyun propped his chin and thought for a while, Young Master Fang ran out of his mansion in the middle of the night, and came to him to vomit bitterness, it should not be just a matter of frustration.

"Is the prime minister dissatisfied with the position of Si Tiantai?" He asked.

Fang Muzhi suddenly looked up at him, with tears in his eyes, but he was suppressed anyway.

"Don't know me..." He stretched out his hand, wanting to shake hands with him.

Ji Bieyun ruthlessly swung those two hands back with his chopsticks, "Speak well and sit well, be careful that I will beat you up."

Young Master Fang withdrew his hand embarrassingly, and said sadly: "Although I was enlightened at the age of four and was taught by teachers from all walks of life, I don't really want to be in the officialdom like my father... I just want to be a teacher in the countryside."

Ji Bieyun was a little surprised, but he held back and didn't interrupt.

"But I'm an only child. Not to mention my brothers, I don't even have any sisters. The burden of the Fang family naturally falls on me. My father loves to take care of me, but he never said clearly what I must do." ...But I always can't get past the hurdle in my heart." Fang Muzhi drank another glass of wine, "Until today, I thought Si Tiantai was pretty good, at least away from the center of struggle...but it was the first time my father got angry , Blame me for why I chose to take the road of scientific research.”

Ji Bieyun continued: "Because if you rely on your father's generation to become an official, you won't just get the position of Si Tiantai Shaoqing."

Fang Muzhi gritted his teeth and drank two more glasses of wine.

Ji Bieyun also had a drink with him. He knew that as an outsider, he should not express any opinions. Young Master Fang only needed someone to confide in tonight.But after thinking about it, he asked, "Can you rest assured to tell me these things?"

Fang Muzhi smiled, and said drunkenly: "Anyway, you're in my hands, fake."

He was taken aback when he heard the word, and then smiled, "Yes, a counterfeit."

These three words fell from the tip of the tongue, and it became a kind of real irony.

The two were silent for a while, and Ji Bieyun asked again: "Are you going back to the mansion tonight? The prime minister won't come to me to ask for someone, right? I'm afraid of the rich and powerful. If the prime minister really came, I would definitely not He hesitated to hand you over."

Fang Muzhi slurred and scolded him for being a despicable person who is chasing fame and fortune, and he fell headfirst on the table while cursing, and stopped making trouble.

Ji Bieyun drank less and became more conscious. He got up helplessly and walked out of the room. After finding the servant, he ordered Master Fang to be carried to the guest room.

After that, he stood where he was, not knowing what to do.

Fang Muzhi's confession tonight makes people feel heavy, even the young master of the prime minister's mansion can't help himself, there is no real freedom in the world.

And as a counterfeit, he will only be more restrained.

Ji Bieyun raised his head to look at the first-quarter moon. He was in a daze for a long time, his neck was sore, and suddenly he heard Xu Yang's voice.

"What are you doing here without sleeping in the middle of the night, drunk?"

He looked over with clear eyes and asked, "Did the candied fruit and Poria cocos cake be delivered?"

"Give it away, Master Guanchen said thank you for your kindness, but he will confiscate the candied fruit for Miaoci first." Xu Yang replied.

Ji Bieyun smiled wearily, thinking that Guan Chen was still as strict as ever.

He lowered his eyes and hesitated for a moment, but he still said it, "Brother Xu, please come and give me a word for Guan Chen."

Xu Yang's expression became serious, thinking it was some important secret, "What are you talking about?"

Ji Bieyun considered his choice of words, and said, "Just ask him for me, is the thing he was looking for now missing?"

He glanced at Xu Yang's bewildered look, and added: "It's just asking him to help find a book, don't care what it means, just bring the original words."

He didn't relax until Xu Yang left.

When he was staying at Xuanqing Temple before, he asked Miaoci to ask Guanchen to find out Huizhi's whereabouts, and he didn't ask again after that.

But today he thought of Huizhi again.

counterfeit...

He hopes that there will be one person left in this world who knows his past happiness and sufferings. As long as he is sure that person is still alive, he can still hold the soul of the past and avoid sinking.

Ji Bieyun stood still for a while before returning to his room.

Because of drinking that night, he couldn't sleep well.Scenes from childhood appeared intermittently in the dream, but everyone's face was covered with a layer of fog, making it difficult to see clearly.

Until he was awakened by the rapid knock on the door, opened his eyes with heavy eyelids, got up and opened the door with a needle-like headache.

It was Xu Yang who woke him up, and when he saw him, he said: "Something happened, something happened!"

He was startled, "What's the matter?"

"The person locked up in Dali Temple has escaped!"

The author says:

Girlfriend tea party.