Don't be clouded

Chapter 6

The next day, the sky will be bright.

When Xu Yang came to look for someone, he found that the door of the boy's room was wide open and no one was there.

"Brother Xu." A clear voice sounded from behind him, Xu Yang turned his head, and saw that the young man was only wearing a single suit, with a lot of sweat oozing from his forehead.

Ji Bieyun said good morning and went into the house.

"It's early in the morning, is this going to practice martial arts?" Even though most of the martial arts practitioners have the habit of practicing martial arts every day, it is rare for Xu Yang to see such active ones, and they have already returned early.

The young man held the door, trying to close it or not, but blocked Xu Yang from entering the house.

"Yes. But I want to change clothes, Brother Xu, don't come in?" The young man smiled and closed the door without waiting for his answer.

Xu Yang ate the door shut, and was stunned for a moment in the yard.

Hey, this kid, what's wrong with being a big man?It seemed that he was a flower picker with bad intentions, blocked by the ladies.

After a while, Ji Bieyun opened the door refreshingly, glanced at Xu Yang who had a strange expression, and walked over with a smile as usual, "Didn't you say you want to take me around Chenjing, brother Xu, please?"

Xu Yang shook his head, and led him out of the southwest gate through the quiet path around the palace.

After leaving the southwest corner gate, they were not far from the outer city. After walking for a while, they came to a morning market. Many vendors selling breakfast with their burdens gathered nearby, and the shops on both sides of the street also wafted bursts of food aroma.

Ji Bieyun had only drank a few sips of tea since he got up early, and the hunger in his stomach became more and more obvious.Xu Yang took him to a small booth and ordered two bowls of noodle soup.

"I often eat at this restaurant. The taste is good. The most important thing is that the quantity is large enough to keep you full. You also know that we martial arts practitioners eat like gluttonous food, and our stomachs will never be full." Xu Yang said as he spoke. , while handing him a pair of clean chopsticks.

This was said frankly, and Ji Bieyun was amused to hear it, and he didn't want to take the other party's face, so he nodded in agreement.

In fact, he doesn't eat much at every meal, but it's not because of his small appetite, but because he has gotten used to it over the past four years.

Not long after, two bowls of steaming noodle soup were served.Ji Bieyun lowered his head and sank into a misty world of fireworks, which made his heart feel slightly hot.

He ate breakfast slowly, listening to Xu Yang introduce Chen Jing to him.

"I'm not from Chenjing, and I came to the capital at about the same age as you. Compared with many people, I'm lucky, and I haven't suffered much all the way to the present."

Xu Yang picked up the bowl and drank a few mouthfuls of noodle soup before saying: "But I have to give you a few words of advice from those who have been here. The city is as dangerous as it is lively. After all, there are many people and there are many things to do. What's more, this There are many people in the city who are not ordinary people, and there are more things about them."

Ji Bieyun nodded, "Thank you Brother Xu, I'll make a note of it."

"Hey, you have a lot to memorize, learn slowly." Xu Yang waved his hand, turned his head and shouted at the stall owner selling scones across the street, asking him to bring over a scone.The stall owner wrapped the hot scones in oil paper and gave them to him. After Xu Yang gave him two copper coins, he took a big bite of the scones with his mouth open.

He sat across the table, staring at it for a while, thinking that this man was not lying, and he really felt like a glutton when he was eating.

When he finished eating, Xu Yang also ate up the scones. When he got up, he glanced at his bowl, shook his head and said, "You can't finish such a small bowl, no wonder you are so thin."

After finishing speaking, he slapped five copper coins on the table and walked out of the stall.

Ji Bieyun glanced at it. Although there were only a few copper coins, Xu Yang's figure suddenly grew a little bigger in his heart.

Another good man.

The sky was completely bright, and in the warm morning light, not only the common people and merchants, but also many people dressed as scholars came and went.

He asked, "Is there an academy or Imperial College near here?"

"No and no." Infected by the atmosphere, Xu Yang also dragged out a polite sentence, and then replied, "Chunwei is coming soon, these are candidates from all over the country who came to take the exam, and the ones you saw should all live nearby In those inns."

Ji Bieyun nodded.

When he was a child, his parents also arranged for him to take the imperial examination to become an official, but within a few years of studying, something happened at home.Although the books he had memorized before had been engraved in his mind, he never thought about taking the imperial examination again.

These scholars are of different ages, but most of them are relatively young, holding book tubes in their arms, and some of them are followed by book boys.Under the reflection of the rising sun, it really has the meaning of being a pillar of the country.

I don't know if it's because of the imminent spring, or because Chenjing is already heavily guarded. There are soldiers wearing armor and sabers patrolling the streets, and soldiers on duty can be seen every few blocks.

At first Ji Bieyun only glanced at them briefly, but when he walked to the next street, he suddenly realized something and looked at the waists of those soldiers.

Their sabers... look so familiar.

Although knives of this shape are not uncommon, the weapons of the Duwei Mansions in various places also have similar standards, and even some bandits will forge similar knives to use, but there are subtle differences after all.Ji Bieyun is very keen on weapons, and the sabers of these soldiers happened to be used by the people who assassinated him.Whether it was the shape of the scabbard, the handle or the blade, it was very consistent with what he remembered.

What's more, he had snatched it and used it with his own hands in a fight, and he still remembers the feel of it in his heart. Ji Bieyun can be sure that the two sabers are exactly the same.

Before those soldiers noticed, Ji Bieyun withdrew his gaze.He pretended to be calm on the surface, but in fact, there was already a storm in his heart, thinking about the cause and effect.

How could the knives used by those who wanted to kill him be the same as the official knives in the capital... There are tens of thousands of soldiers in the Northern and Southern Army in the capital, and the people who can use the official knives are not only those in the army, how can he find them?

After walking far away, he turned to Xu Yang who was beside him and asked obliquely: "Brother Xu, the sabers of those officers and soldiers are so majestic, shouldn't they be light?"

Xu Yang didn't doubt him, thought he was just curious, and said: "That's natural. The sabers of the Northern and Southern Army in Chenjing are all the same, and they are intentionally made thicker and heavier than those of the previous dynasty. Humans can slit a person's head. By the way, you can go to the Military Arms Supervision with me later and get a handy weapon."

Ji Bieyun was still thinking about sabering, when he saw Xu Yang stop, and asked him curiously: "What weapon do you use? Wait, let me guess first... You have quick reactions and shots, and your body shape Light and dexterous, it should be a sword, right?"

He froze for a moment, and said innocently, "I'm more comfortable with a knife."

Xu Yang showed an expression of disbelief, and looked him up and down again, "You actually use a knife? Don't lie to you, Brother Xu, are you really good at it?"

He blinked twice, thinking whether he should nod or shake his head.

Xu Yang didn't seem to be malicious, and he didn't seem to be contemptuous, so should he hide his clumsiness and avoid disasters like he did in the Bone City, or simply admit it openly?

"I..." The words became ambiguous, "I should be able to play tricks, or try it later?"

"Okay! Try it!" Xu Yang was refreshing, and laughed after hearing his words, and walked ahead again.

Ji Bieyun stood there for a moment, and touched the back of his neck.

Is it because he has been isolated from the world for too long and is not used to the world?Why do I feel that I am too defensive occasionally and self-defeating, appearing stupid, as if I can't turn my head around.

He followed after a moment of reflection.

They met many scholars along the way, and they all walked in one direction. They heard passers-by say that the Gongyuan was in that direction, and the candidates went to check the examination place first, so as to avoid any mistakes in the subsequent examinations.

However, the Gongyuan happened to be in the same direction as the Military Weapons Supervision, so they naturally walked forward among the crowd of scholars.

Ji Bieyun inadvertently overheard the conversations of those juzi, one Mingjing on the left and one poem on the right, involving his painful memories of being tortured by his husband.

At that time, his parents felt that he was weak and unenlightened, so they hired two teachers for him, one taught him boxing kung fu, and the other taught him the Four Books and Five Classics.He spends every day under the teaching of the two teachers, and it is difficult for him to have the opportunity to go out to play.However, no matter how tight the homework was, he still couldn't erase his longing for freedom. He still sneaked out of his busy schedule and ran out of the study when he was free. Sometimes he wandered in his own garden, and sometimes he would go to Lingdong Temple to find Huizhi.

Now that I think about it, those books have all been read into the dog's stomach, and only the boxing skills are still left in the body, which has become an instinctive reaction.

After arriving at the Military Weapons Supervision, perhaps because they were from Prince Xian's Mansion, the weapons were actually quite picky.

Ji Bieyun's eyes first fell on a nine-ring knife. This kind of knife is not only wide, but also has nine rings embedded in the back of the knife, making the blade heavier.Although it is bulky, it is extremely majestic and powerful once it is swung up, and it is the most effective for chopping.

Xu Yang stood aside and raised his eyebrows at him, "Try?"

Ji Bieyun answered "Yes" casually, holding the handle of the knife with both hands, and picked up the big knife weighing more than ten catties.The nine rings collided with the blade, making a jingle. He moved the handle of the knife to his right hand, and danced the nine rings with his slightly thin body.

The young man has a nimble figure, using the weight of his body to drive his arms, and took advantage of the situation to pull a knife.The heavy nine-ring saber was played with a little more lightness by him, and the wind sounded when he swung it. Xu Yang stood aside and shook his head repeatedly.

It's really rare that someone like Ji Bieyun can even play the nine-ring sword beautifully.Now the young man still looks a little sick. If he gets better in the future, he might look even better when he wields a knife.

Xu Yang even wanted to watch the young man dance the sword, but Ji Bieyun stopped after holding the saber flower, and put the saber back.

"Nine-ring knife is not suitable for daily use, in my opinion," Ji Bieyun brushed his palm in front of a row of weapons, and finally stopped on a ring-head knife, "This one is pretty good, let's take it. "

The handle of the ring head knife is slightly thinner, connected with the long and narrow blade, with sharp and beautiful lines.As soon as he grasped the ring-shaped hilt, he couldn't put it down.

Seeing that he was satisfied, Xu Yang settled down with the guarding soldiers.The two walked out of the Military Weapons Supervision, but they saw the officers on the road standing on both sides one after another, as if they were making way for someone.

Ji Bieyun just put the knife back into its sheath, and when he looked up, he saw a carriage coming in the distance, and there were guards in front of him to clear the way, some of them had the same sabers as the ones he saw in Lingzhou.

"It's not a small show, who is it?"

He muttered something to himself, but was heard by Xu Yang next to him, and replied: "It should be someone from the Ministry of Rites. The scientific examination is under the control of the Ministry of Rites. Lord Shang Shu will not come here for such a trivial matter. The person in the carriage should be the Minister of Rites." Lord Zheng."

Surname Zheng?Ji Bieyun subconsciously became alert.But after a while, he realized that this is not an uncommon surname. There are so many officials in the DPRK and China, and it is common to have several people with the same surname.

He watched the carriage gradually approaching, and asked in a low voice, "Which Master Zheng is it?"

Xu Yang glanced at him with a surprised expression, as if he suspected that he had the heart to climb the dragon and the phoenix.

"My surname is Zheng and my name is Yu. It was raised from the locality a few years ago. But I can't remember clearly. It seems to be the governor of which place. I don't know if it is Chenzhou or Lingzhou." After a pause, he lowered his voice and said, "See you I’m only reminding you when you’re young, don’t get to know more about official affairs, it’s not something you and I can get involved in. Unless you really plan to join the right guard and rise up step by step in the army in the future, don’t inquire about it.”

Ji Bieyun smiled, "Xie Xu for reminding me, I'm just curious."

Of course he wasn't just out of curiosity.

Four years ago, when the captaincy of Lingzhou was still surnamed Liu, the governor of Lingzhou was Zheng Yu.

Zheng Yu and his father Liu Hongji were both officials in Lingzhou. They had known each other for many years and had frequent contacts in both public and private affairs.Although they are not close friends, they get along peacefully.He also suspected Zheng Yu, but he really couldn't find Zheng Yu's motive for harming his father.

Before the Liu family suffered, his father had received a secret letter.However, things progressed too fast, his father was beheaded in just a few days, and the origin of that secret letter is still unknown to Ji Bieyun.All he knew was that the letter was like a fatal spell, destroying the entire Liu family.

So... could it be Zheng Yu?

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