Fu Shifeng

Chapter 90

"Do you know..." Changqing's shoulders trembled slightly, his fists were clenched tightly, almost bleeding, and he said in grief and indignation: "...Mother was still thinking about you before she died."

Lu Yan flicked the pages of the book for a moment, involuntarily falling into memories——

In the last years of the Emperor Zhao, because the heroine was getting old, she gradually neglected political affairs. In addition, she was favored by two Zhangs, opened the Crane Mansion, and recruited male favorites, which caused chaos in the court and the field, and there were many people who were ready to move.People from all walks of life secretly actively form cliques, recruit dead men to assassinate and poison, and do everything they can.

At that time, Lu Yanchu was appointed as Biejia in Huaizhou. After investigation and visits, he learned that the local rich and nobles set up waterwheels to grind the noodles, built dams and weirs in the upper reaches of the river, and cut off the water flow. Close to failure.In order to survive, they either pawned their fields or bowed themselves into slavery.

Seeing this situation, Lu Yan swiped his pen angrily, and wrote an article "On the Great Right Cutting off the Water and Cutting off the Country", explaining how Huaizhou's nobles invaded and occupied.He also cited examples from past dynasties, claiming that the rivers and rivers in the world are like the blood of a country and are not privately owned.The Huaizhou nobles cut off water to fertilize themselves, and the human body has swollen carbuncles as usual. If they are not cut off early, it will cause great harm!
But this memorial was not uploaded to Tianting, but was detained in Fengge.Seeing this, the son and nephew of Emperor Zhao were furious, and immediately sent assassins to deal with Lu Yan, and tried to pretend to be a robber to rob and kill.

It was at that time that Lu Yan met Tang Wanyi.

The sudden chaos of arrows shot down Lu Yan's followers one after another. His mount was hit by three arrows in a row and fell down with a neigh. Even Lu Yan himself was hit by an arrow, and his thigh was nailed to the saddle by the arrow, bleeding profusely.

Lu Yan couldn't get away, and watched the masked assassins walk out of the bushes with weapons in their hands, and slowly approached.At the moment of life and death, Tang Wanyi, wearing an apricot-yellow sword suit, flew up, and without a word, she drew her sword out of its sheath, and a ball of dazzling bright lights exploded on the sword.

Then there was a series of clashing sounds of swords and swords, mixed with screams of pain.

When Lu Yan opened his eyes again, the masked assassin fell to the ground without making a sound.It seemed that there was still sword intent in the wind, which made his cheek hurt.

Tang Wanyi, with a slender figure, stood upright in the pool of blood, slightly raised her feet in buckskin boots, trying her best not to let her heels step on the blood, showing a trace of a clean and nasty girlish temperament.

"Oh, you're hurt!" Tang Wanyi leaped lightly and came to Lu Yan's side over a distance of two feet.Looking at her effortless appearance, it can be seen that her martial arts are extremely high.

After a little bandaging to stop the bleeding, Lu Yan was taken to an abandoned temple in the countryside to rest. After Tang Wanyi learned of his identity, she smiled and said, "I don't think you have much money on you, so why are those thieves targeting you?"

"They...shouldn't be ordinary thieves." Lu Yan explained: "I went to the court a few days ago, hoping to get rid of the private mills in Huaizhou. I think this action caused me to kill myself."

Tang Wanyi was sitting on the ground against the wall, with one leg stretched out and the other propped up, showing a completely uneducated and undisciplined appearance. If she hadn't been wearing trousers and boots, this posture would have been full of happiness.

But thinking of the other party's superb martial arts, Lu Yan knew that she was the son and daughter of those who did not like the restraint of etiquette.

Lu Yanjiu studied the art of Shen Han, a legalist, and had no good impression of these willful and willful knight-errants who use martial arts to violate the law. He once imagined that under his own rule, he would sell troops, ban martial arts and cut off heroes, but today he was rescued by Tang Wanyi. , could not help but shake slightly.

"It seems that I saved you by mistake?" Tang Wanyi raised her eyebrows: "You officials know how to bully ordinary people!"

"I bullied the common people?" Lu Yan was also furious, raised his finger to the north, and said angrily: "The fields occupied by the powerful and powerful families were taken from the common people? Yes, these guys are too Fanhuliangmin, if I take away the land from them and confiscate the mill, you will all say that I am competing with the people for profit!"

Seeing his unreasonable rage, Tang Wanyi was stunned and speechless for a moment.Knowing that he had lost his composure, Lu Yan lowered his head a little dejectedly: "I'm sorry, I... I speak too loudly, so don't take it to heart."

"Of course I don't take it to heart." Tang Wanyi smiled brightly, "My master said, I'm a very forgetful person, and I can't remember good or bad things about others."

Seeing the worry-free smile of the sassy woman in front of him, Lu Yan felt a little ashamed for some reason.

……

"Mother was still thinking about you before she died."

Changqing's words made Lu Yan feel what is right and wrong.He slowly closed the pages of the book, not daring to imagine that the sassy woman who never cared about anything in those days ended up indulging in worries and worries, and the vivid brilliance of the past was gradually frozen into a gray and blurred portrait.

"Really?" Lu Yan just said lightly, and then sat down behind the desk again.

"In your eyes, mother is only worthy of such a cold response?" Changqing raised his head suddenly, his eyes opened angrily, and tears welled up in his eyes: "Since you despise our mother and son so much, why do you still recognize each other?"

"I really don't want to recognize you." Lu Yan raised his head and looked directly at Changqing for the first time: "Your mother is just a singing girl. I will ascend to a high position back then. Keeping her by my side will only lead to impeachment from Yushitai."

Hearing this, Changqing became even more angry. Lu Yan continued without waiting for him to speak, "I ordered Su Wangting to settle down your mother and child, buy a house and a property, and have money and food, so that you can stay away from the suffering of cold and starvation since childhood, and return the money to you." What are you dissatisfied with?"

"Do you know how hurtful the gossip from the neighbors is?" Changqing said hoarsely, "My mother is kind-hearted, and she never refuted. You, Lu Xiangye, are high above you, so naturally you can't see it."

"Don't tell me that you are crying because of such trivial things." Lu Yan stared at Changqing with sharp eyes.

Obviously the person in front of him has shallow breathing, loose muscles, and is not a person with superb inner cultivation, but Changqing still feels awed when he meets that kind of gaze, and dare not look at each other.

Looking at Changqing, who lowered his head and avoided his gaze, Lu Yan said in a cold tone: "It seems that your life is still too comfortable. There are many abandoned wives of wealthy families who have a miserable evening. A singing girl is abandoned by the master's family, and she is not humiliated by the men in the neighborhood." , It’s a blessing in the world. I can’t stand being said a few words, not to mention cultivating the Tao, it’s really a waste of life.”

"You—" Changqing felt unbelievable, the person in front of him could no longer be described as cold.

"I recognize you because you are a disciple of Daoist Daoist, and you have achieved a lot in Taoism, which can be regarded as worthy of cultivation." Lu Yan turned his attention to the document on the case again: "You want to take the Taoist examination, that's just right , in the future, if you have a serious background, you can also be employed."

"Do you think I will appreciate you?" Chang Qing asked.

"Speaking these words, it can be seen that you are wasting your time and living long years." Lu Yan picked up the file, as if he could divide his mind and use two things: "Everyone and everything in this world use each other and depend on each other. Yes, no one will treat you well for no reason, everyone will have expectations of you. Teacher education is for inheritance, and the relationship between men and women is for love, even the parents who gave birth to you still have expectations."

"Is this how you look at the world?" Changqing laughed angrily.

"I just advise you to understand such a simple truth as soon as possible." Lu Yan said: "Those who claim to have nothing to ask for are either lies or inhuman things. You'd better not associate with such people."

"I think you are like this kind of person." Chang Qing sneered.

"Would a person who wants nothing be busy with public affairs?" Lu Yan replied: "Officials are public instruments of the country. You don't understand that such a huge country, just to maintain its existence, is like walking on the edge of the abyss. But everything If there is one more person available, I will try my best to use it, and you have to learn to get used to it."

Faced with such an unquestionable determination, Changqing was unable to refute it for a while.

"The mansion has arranged a courtyard for you, do you want to stay?" Lu Yan suddenly asked.

"No need." Changqing immediately refused: "Wang Yuanbao sent a house in Chongrenfang, and I will live there."

"It's up to you. If you have nothing else to do, you can retire." Lu Yan still did not raise his head, focusing on the business in front of him, and just shook the copper bell beside him by the way.

The bell rang loudly, and after a while, the housekeeper and a small official entered the study. Lu Yan handed over a stack of official documents to the small official, pointed at Changqing at the same time, and said to the housekeeper, "Take him to see the mistress and then he can leave."

"Yes." The steward bowed to answer, and then gestured to Changqing.

Changqing took a deep look at Lu Yan, unable to hide his disappointment, wiped away his tears, turned and left.

A moment later, a person came out from the side of the study with the curtain lifted. He was dressed in navy blue, tall and had long arms. It was Daguanzi.

"Is this what you have to do?" Da Guanzi casually picked up a volume and looked at it: "Changqing really blames you, but you don't have to add fuel to the fire."

"Put the book down, the outsider moved, I can't remember the location." Lu Yan said seriously.

Da Guanzi was slightly taken aback, so he obediently put the scroll back to its original place.

"This is the apprentice you taught." Lu Yan seemed to be complaining and blaming: "Childish, innocent, crying, and playing petty temper, he was ruined by you."

"Isn't this description just a child's heart?" Da Guanzi took it for granted, "Everyone has a time when they are childish and cry, but Changqing can keep this innocence. You should be happy for him."

"When I was 20 years old, I served as a staff member under the Envoy of Yingtian in Hedong. I led hundreds of people to dig wells and repair canals, and assisted in farming affairs." Lu Yan said: "At that time, Ashina's plan was to restore Tul, and they frequently plundered and looted. Heshuo is restless, we have to bring soldiers to repair canals and plow the fields, ready to fight desperately at any time.

"What about him? He lives in Chang'an, enjoying peace and prosperity, and the four richest people give him generous gifts. Everyone regards him as a rookie in Taoism. .It happened that he was in the midst of blessings and didn't know the blessings, so he was provoked to tears by a few words."

But Daguanzi said: "Since you have these experiences, why don't you tell Changqing clearly? If you are willing to open up your heart, he is definitely not unreasonable."

"There are some things that I haven't personally experienced, so it's useless to say more." Lu Yan said angrily: "I told you at the beginning, let Changqing stay in Fuzang Palace for the rest of his life, be a pure Taoist, and stop asking about ordinary people. Things! The offerings I give you every year are still less?"

"Have you ever thought that with Changqing's comprehension and aptitude, even if I only teach Taoism, his achievements have surpassed many seniors who have practiced Taoism for decades." Daguanzi explained: "In his mind, you are a A ruthless person who abandons his wife and children, if he has achieved great cultivation and comes to Chang'an to trouble you, I will not be able to stop him."

"You didn't teach him to be quiet and inactive." Lu Yan was very disappointed and stopped writing in anger.

"Back then you took the initiative to take Tang Wanyi into your house to take care of her, and Chang Qing was also born in your family." Da Guanzi's face darkened: "Even if you wanted to hide it, you could have taken the initiative to recognize Chang Qing back then, why not?" As for today's predicament?"

"When Changqing was just born, the situation in the court was chaotic, and it was not safe to stay with me. You don't know!" Lu Yan frowned: "The only way to send their mother and son away is to hide their names from now on. , which is good for everyone."

"But you still choose to recognize him now." Da Guanzi said: "You to Tang Wanyi..."

"It's not love." Lu Yan said bluntly: "When I met her, she already had two sons. I just hope that I can save the son of the old man, and I can repay her for saving her life."

……

When Changqing returned to the living room, he saw Cheng Sanwu's mouth full of pastries, and the servants of Xiangfu covered their mouths and snickered in the distance.When he saw himself, he hurriedly stood up and patted the debris off his body.

"You, me...cough, cough, cough!" Cheng Sanwu was slurring his words, and almost choked again, his face turned red from suffocation, he repeatedly slapped his chest, picked up a side of tea and poured it vigorously, and it took him a while to recover, which was very funny.

"You, uh...how should I call you?" Seeing Cheng Sanwu's bewildered and reserved look, and Su Wangting slightly nodding beside him, Changqing already understood.

"In front of you, I am Evergreen."

Changqing remembered that he followed the housekeeper to the back house of the Prime Minister's Mansion, where Lu Yan's wives and concubines were all present. They saw that they did not show any resentment, but the atmosphere was embarrassing, so Changqing had to pay a little courtesy, talked a few words and left in a hurry.

After inquiring with the housekeeper, I found out that Lu Yan had many children. In addition to his main wife and concubine, the mansion also raised a group of singing girls and dancing girls, two of whom were also born of singing girls.But in Lu Xiangfu, there is no such strict and clear distinction between concubine and concubine. All the scholars go to school, and they also take the imperial examination like ordinary scholars.

Therefore, Changqing now recognizes his ancestors and returns to his clan. Although everyone in the house is surprised, they will not have too many doubts. Even the eldest lady is the first to admit Changqing. .

But Changqing was unwilling to stay in the mansion no matter what, he was destined not to be able to integrate into this family.

"That's right!" Cheng Sanwu punched Changqing's chest: "I don't care whose son you are, you are a fake Taoist priest to me."

Changqing had a slight pain in his chest, and he was not angry at all. Instead, he felt that the depression in his heart was broken by a punch, and he joked with Cheng Sanwu: "I am the son of Lu Xiangye. You took it on the spot?"

"Yo huh? Didn't learn anything else, but learned to play tricks first?" Cheng Sanwu also laughed.

"Hmph! A martial arts man like you must have some purpose to curry favor with me all day long." Changqing waved his hand: "If you have anything you want, just tell me. My young master is in a good mood, so I treat it as a reward for you." of."

Cheng Sanwu looked up to the sky and laughed: "Your words are not authentic, as if I'm plotting something against you!"

(End of this chapter)