Longevity begins with a dog

Chapter 104 The Strange Tiantian Mansion
After bidding farewell to Ge Wanshan, Xu Chong set off on the same day and headed eastward at full speed. It took a whole month to arrive at Zhentianfu, the easternmost town in Daqing.

Judging from the abstract map, Zhentian Mansion is backed by Wang Yang, so it should be more appropriate to call it Zhenhai Mansion.

Xu Chong originally thought that the word Zhentian was meant to meet the specifications of the accompanying capital, but he didn't know it was more than that until he arrived.

As the accompanying capital, the city wall of Zhentian City is far less ostentatious than the capital city, but... it was built on a mountain!
And this mountain... is too high!
No, it cannot be called a mountain, it should be called a mountain range!

This is a city built on a giant mountain!
"It's no wonder the accompanying capital is set up here. Just this sea of ​​clouds makes it possible for me to live here for the rest of my life."

Xu Chong stood on the edge of the cliff, just looking at the billowing sea of ​​clouds, the exhaustion of traveling through the starry night dissipated.

"This brother is coming to Zhentian for the first time?"

A person next to him suddenly asked a question with a clear voice.

"It's indeed the first time here."

Xu Chong looked over with a smile.

With a high figure, sword eyebrows and star eyes, wearing a sky blue gown, he looks like a good young man... If you ignore the "city people"'s embarrassing face.

"Ha, here, Su Ruochen, is a native of Zhentian Mansion."

As he said that, the young man brushed off the non-existing dust on his clothes, and said, "Nowadays, it's for the sake of keeping the five senses upright."

"..."

Xu Chong was silent.

The five sense organs are the subordinate positions of the Qin Tianjian, and their duties are to record changes in the celestial phenomena and determine good or bad luck.

"Ok?"

Seeing Xu Chong's expressionless face, Su Ruochen thought for a while, thinking that Xu Chong didn't know what an official was, so he added one word at a time: "Zheng, Ba, Pin."

The word "eight" is also deliberately emphasized.

"...It turns out that the official is in person, and I have admired him for a long time."

Xu Chong had no choice but to bow his hands perfunctorily.

Then he saw Su Ruochen suddenly became serious.

"A long time?"

Su Ruochen stared closely at Xu Chong's eyes, "Where is Xiongtai from?"

"Uh, from Zhang Huafu, what's the matter?"

Xu Chong was taken aback.

"Zhanghua Mansion... thousands of miles away?!"

Su Ruochen's eyes widened suddenly, and his voice began to tremble, "My name, Su Ruochen, has spread so far?"

"This……"

Xu Chong was stunned.

He had never seen such a brazen person!
"Brothers!"

Su Ruochen hooked Xu Chong's neck like a close friend for many years: "I want to thank you, you let me recognize myself... Tell me, what do you want, money? Beauty? Good wine?"

"Thank you Brother Su for your kindness..."

Xu Chong broke free calmly.

"What? Think I'm boasting?"

Su Ruochen sternly said, "I'm afraid you don't know the importance of being a brother in Tiantian City. It's no exaggeration to say that even if he is in prison for the old man, he has to be sold as a brother."

"Supervisor?"

Xu Chong's heart moved slightly, and he asked: "If I remember correctly, the Qintian Prison seems to be only the fifth rank, right? From what Brother Su said, why does it seem that the Prison is bigger than the Six Departments?"

"You don't know that."

Su Ruochen smiled inscrutablely, "In terms of rank, naturally the six ministries are bigger, but in terms of status, the six ministries of the accompanying capital may not be as honorable as the old man who supervises him, but I won't tell you this .”

"Oh, really?"

Xu Chong looked at him calmly, with strong doubts in his tone.

"..."

How could Su Ruochen bear this grievance, looked around, and said in a low voice: "I'm only telling you this, you can't tell others... Yuan Jianzheng's mother is His Majesty's nanny today, and the two of them ate and ate together since childhood. Whether you drink or not, I later served as an accompanying reader for His Majesty."

"I know this."

Xu Chong continued to look at him calmly.

"..."

Su Ruochen was at a loss for words, and then felt ruthless in his heart.

I still don't believe it when I step on the horse, I have been with the prison for so long, I am not as good as you, a foreigner?

Gritting his teeth, Su Ruochen lowered his voice a bit: "Then you must not know why Yuan Jianzheng came to Zhentian."

"Isn't it a normal transfer?"

Xu Chong frowned.

He babbled for a long time, trying to get Su Ruochen's words to be true, but even King Qian and Dou Tianyuan didn't know the reason why Yuan Shouyi left the capital, so could Su Ruochen know?
"Hey, it's said to be a normal transfer, but in fact...it's not."

When Su Ruochen found the scene, his expression brightened again, and he even put his hands behind his back.

Standing on the edge of the cliff, with long hair swaying in front of the majestic wind, he looks like a master... if there is no "quickly ask me" all over his face.

Xu Chong resisted the urge to push him off the cliff and asked, "Why?"

"hey-hey."

The expert broke his skills in a second, leaned over meanly, and pointed his index finger to the sky: "We broke up with that one because of a woman."

"..."

Xu Chong was silent for a moment, then shook his head directly: "I don't believe it."

"Don't believe it?! How can you not believe it?!"

In an instant, Su Ruochen became anxious, and his voice broke, "I, Su Ruochen, who has been famous for thousands of miles, can still lie to you? I don't want to be famous anymore?"

"Although I can't compare with Brother Su's background, I have heard about the affairs in the court."

Xu Chong looked upright, and said: "As far as I know, Yuan Jianzheng has never been close to women in his life, and he has kept himself clean, and he has never even been contaminated by fireworks. How could he have a rift with His Majesty because of a woman?"

Half a month ago, Dou Tianyuan "space teleported" again and stopped him, sending customs clearance documents, appointment documents and other procedures, as well as Yuan Shouyi's file.

Now he knew more than Yuan Shouyi's name.

After a pause, Xu Chong said again: "Brother Su must stop talking nonsense, be careful that misfortune comes out of your mouth."

"..."

Su Ruochen's face suddenly turned pale.

Xu Chong looked at the sea of ​​clouds, and the old god was waiting for the next sentence.

Suddenly, a chaotic atmosphere came from around.

Xu Chong's complexion changed, he went to look at Su Ruochen, and suddenly found that the other party's eyes became extremely confused.

Humiliation, annoyance, unwillingness, resentment...

The cheerful and conceited look just now was completely gone.

"This is!"

Thinking of Dou Tianyuan's words, Xu Chong immediately put his strength on the tip of his tongue and shouted like thunder: "—Brother Su!"

"……Um?"

Su Ruochen froze, and his eyes quickly recovered: "Where did we just talk? Oh, woman, yes."

Xu Chong: "..."

"At first, I didn't believe this either. I took it as gossip in Beijing and just listened to it."

Su Ruochen didn't seem to remember the chaos at all, and he talked more and more vigorously: "Until I joined the Qin Tianjian... There was a visit from the Minister of Rites, and I waited for a long time without seeing the prisoner coming down, so I went to the Star Observation Tower to call He just happened to see him looking at a portrait of a woman!"

"Portrait of a woman?"

Xu Chong opened his mouth wide, "Who did you draw?"

"I don't know, I don't know him. If you just look at the portrait, the appearance is very ordinary."

Su Ruochen scratched his head depressingly, "The supervisor hung me on the Star Observatory for a few days, saying that the woman has nothing to do with His Majesty..."

"Hanging on the stargazing tower... because you talk about it everywhere?"

Xu Chong asked a question.

"if not?"

Su Ruochen glanced at Xu Chong like a fool, and continued: "Anyway, I think, the more he said that, the more it proved that he had a ghost in his heart. You don't know how fascinated he was by looking at the portrait at that time, even close to me. I didn't notice... I stood behind him and watched for a long time."

Didn't kill you directly?

It seems that Qian Wang and Dou Tianyuan are not lying, Yuan Jianzheng is really a good person.

Xu Chong was thoughtful.

"Okay, let me tell you so much first."

Su Ruochen patted Xu Chong's shoulder, "If you want to know more details, just come to Qin Tianjian and find me."

After speaking, he shook his head and walked towards the city gate.

After walking a few steps, he turned back.

Xu Chong thought he wanted to ask his name, but...

Su Ruochen once again brushed off the non-existent dust on the front of his shirt: "I forgot to tell you, an official of the eighth rank like me doesn't need to queue up to enter the city."

After saying this, Shi Shi ran away again.

This time it's really gone.

"...a bullshit!"

Xu Chong gave a thumbs up to Su Ruochen's back.

Looking at the sea of ​​clouds again, I suddenly feel that I am not so tall...

"Forget it, let's enter the city."

Xu Chong shook his head, and also walked towards the city gate.

The formalities were complete, so naturally he didn't get any trouble, so he entered the city smoothly.

As soon as you enter the city, the feeling of "tall and high" drops again and again.

Chess boards, gaming tables, everywhere.

They are so brightly placed on both sides of the main road, each attracting many old and young men to stop.

In addition, whether pedestrians, carriages or horses, they all walk slowly like walking.

In contrast, the fastest speed is actually played by children.

"Understood, the main point is a casual word."

Xu Chong seemed to have realized something, and immediately stopped staying and quickened his pace towards the destination.

Not long after, Qin Tianjian arrived.

From the outside, apart from a small seven-story building protruding from the backyard, Qin Tianjian is no different from a normal yamen, they are all Yimen, front yard, and main hall.

Surprisingly, just as Xu Chong stepped forward, before he could speak, a man in azure shirt approached, "But the new deputy supervisor, Master Xu Chongxu?"

"Exactly."

Xu Chong nodded.

"The prison has been waiting for a long time, please follow me."

The man arched his hands and turned around first to enter.

Xu Chong followed behind, and as soon as he entered the Qin Tianjian, a fresh breath enveloped him instantly.

The same breath as Lingyuan!

Although it is far from as strong as the spiritual source, it is better than Qianhusuo and Fuya, and it is so clear that it can be clearly felt.

At the same time, Xu Chong's mind also calmed down, there was no sadness or joy, and the ancient well was calm.

"Is this the rule of the blessed land? It's amazing."

Feeling the power acting on his mind, Xu Chong followed the man all the way through the halls and corridors.

Finally, they came to the seven-story building.

"The supervisor is on the roof of the Star Observation Building, Deputy Supervisor Xu can go by himself."

The man said something and left with his fists clasped.

Xu Chong didn't think too much, and went upstairs directly.

The area of ​​the Star Observation Building is not large, and it decreases gradually from bottom to top, reaching the seventh floor, only about [-] square meters.

There are only a few bookshelves, a few tables and chairs inside, and no one is seen.

"Still up there?"

Xu Chong remembered the shape he saw outside the yamen, jumped out of the window, and flew up.

Sure enough, the roof of the building was not paved with the usual sloping tiles, but flat.

An old man stood with his hands behind his back, quietly watching the sea of ​​clouds.

A young man sat beside the charcoal stove, as if making tea.

"My subordinate, Xu Chong, has seen Yuan Jianzheng."

Xu Chong fell lightly.

The young man raised his head in astonishment, and with just one glance, his face changed rapidly.

It was Su Ruochen.

"You go down first."

Yuan Shouyi flicked his sleeves.

As if being pardoned, Su Ruochen raised his sleeves to cover his face, and jumped up.

He didn't even bother to say goodbye.

Xu Chong frowned.

"Do you think he is different from when he was outside the city?"

Yuan Shouyi turned around and asked a question.

Square face, thick eyebrows, piercing eyes.

Just like the picture.

Xu Chong nodded: "I thought he would ask who I am."

"A month ago, Su Ruochen started to practice martial arts, and now he is at the third level of Tongmai."

Yuan Shouyi looked at Xu Chong indifferently, "This caused him to have a lack of mood, and he was extremely happy to express himself in front of others. His father had no choice but to send him to the Qin Tianjian to delay the collapse of his mood with the rules of calming the nerves."

"No wonder……"

Xu Chong thought it was true.

In addition, one month's time, from scratch to Tongmai triple, this qualification is really exaggerated.

"You provoked him with words and deeds outside the city. Although it is not a crime for those who don't know it, this move almost killed him."

Yuan Shouyi continued, "If his father, the Governor of Zhentian Mansion, knew about it, he would definitely not divorce you."

"This... is indeed that the subordinate officials did not think well."

Xu Chong showed shame, and asked: "Is there a way to solve his problem?"

It's not enough to be afraid, the identity of Taizu's legacy is his biggest shield.

A mere third-rank Fu Yin, even if he is accompanying the capital, cannot be bigger than the prince.

The main reason is that this matter is indeed my own fault, if there is a mistake, I have to admit it, and I have to make up for it.

"The theory of state of mind is too mysterious, there has never been any direct and clear method, and you can only rely on yourself."

A malicious smile appeared on Yuan Shouyi's face, "But you can try, if you can solve his problem, I can tell you the reason for the rift between me and Your Majesty."

???

Xu Chong was stunned.

Is this a pre-quest that triggers the main line?

(End of this chapter)