After being divorced, my identity as a poet was exposed

There is a mountain in the north of Dongxu City.

a hill.

The name of the mountain is Jimo.

Although there is an ink character, the hill is not black. In this early winter season, what it presents to people is a mottled red!
There are many maple trees on the mountain.

Maple leaves turn red in September and October. At this time, many red leaves have fallen to the ground, and there are still a few left on the trees. Under the winter sunset, the color becomes deeper.

It's not as gorgeous as it was in September and October.

A bit more bleak taste.

There is a bamboo forest on the south side of the mountain.

The bamboo forest is still green.

In that bamboo forest, there is a small hut that looks very lonely.

There is a small plaque hanging on the lintel of the small hut, and on the plaque are written two small characters: thatched cottage!
This is the place where Xian Youzhi, a layman in thatched cottage, a great Confucianist in the state of Wu, lived.

There are two lands outside the bamboo forest.

The field is full of carrots.

When the second prince, Prince An, came here, he happened to see the maple mountain, the bamboo forest, the carrot field, and a sheep beside the carrot field under the setting sun.

Of course, there is also a white-haired old man squatting in the ground.

He is the famous Xian Youzhi who is full of peaches and plums!
Wu Huan came to the edge of the field, Xian Youzhi was pulling carrots and didn't notice his arrival.

There was already a pile of carrots at Xian Youzhi's feet, he picked up a sickle and cut off the leaves of the carrots.

The sheep on the edge looked at the carrot leaves and bleated.

Xian Youzhi picked up a handful of carrot leaves and walked towards the sheep:

"When the leaves in this place are finished, it's time for the cold winter."

"Eat more, not fat enough."

"Let's get a little more fat... Lamb stewed with carrots..."

He turned his head and saw Wu Huan, and was not surprised, "Come here!"

In the sight of the four guards, Wu Huan walked into the field in a hurry, and that chubby face came to Xian Youzhi's side with a bright smile.

"gentlemen!"

"Take these leaves and feed the sheep."

"Okay, students, let's go!"

Wu Huan really took those carrot leaves from Xian Youzhi's hands, without any image of a prince, he really ran to the ground and put those carrot leaves in front of the sheep.

The sheep also bleated happily twice, lowered its head, and began to eat happily.

Wu Huan looked at the sheep grazing, thinking that the more you eat, the fatter you will grow and the faster you will die!
He turned around and walked into the field again, squatting beside Xian Youzhi.

He took the sickle from Xian Youzhi, and cut the remaining carrot leaves with his own hands.

"Students have been in Kyoto for more than two months, but they have not had time to come and see Mr., please forgive me."

Xu Youzhi was tired from squatting, he hammered his waist, and sat down on the ground.

"I heard that you often go to the palace these days, is the emperor in good health?"

"Father is still good. The students have eaten with father twice. Although the appetite is far less than before, they can still eat two bowls."

"Oh, the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month is your father's [-]th birthday. It's almost here. Why is there no movement in the palace?"

"This... the emperor changed his mind and said that he would not do it."

Xian Youzhi was slightly taken aback, "No?"

"Well, originally the royal father was going to make a big deal. The crown prince suggested to the royal father that we brothers hadn't reunited for more than ten years. Why don't we take advantage of the [-]th birthday of the father? Uncles and princes are all recalled to Kyoto."

"The crown prince also suggested that those old and veteran ministers, such as Xia Guogong, General Gou Zhong, and great Confucian scholars like you should also be invited together."

"In this way, father can see his relatives, and also catch up with those old people back then... But father hesitated for two months, and he gave the prince a word yesterday, forget it."

"Father said that their domain is too far away from Kyoto, and it would be very troublesome to come to Kyoto to drag the family along."

"Father also said that he has been the emperor for 30 years, as long as he is still sitting on that dragon chair, those old friends from the past will not say the heartfelt words when they see him."

"He doesn't want to listen to those flattering words. He still prefers to be an old farmer or an old cook like you are now, sir."

"So he decided not to invite anyone. For his [-]th birthday, just ask the cooks in the palace to cook some small dishes, and the prince, disciples, and Fifth Sister will accompany him to drink a few glasses of wine."

"He said that next autumn...the days of the Qin Tianjian have been fixed. On August [-] next year, he will abdicate the throne to the crown prince, and he will leave the palace to walk around."

"He's going to visit various feudal lands and chat with relatives. He also wants to go to the homes of his old friends, drink and talk about the past..."

Wu Huan turned his head to look at Xian Youzhi, "Father's intention...does he not have the heart to cut down the feudal clan?"

Xian Youzhi pondered for a moment, then looked back at the sheep that was still happily eating carrot leaves.

He pointed to the sheep, "Actually, it is considered fat. If the teacher wants to kill it, he can kill it at any time."

"But as a teacher, I still decided to raise them for another month or two...Firstly, the carrot leaves in the two fractions of the field will not be wasted, and secondly...After two months, I can still kill a few more catties of meat."

Wu Huan was startled, "Sir, what do you mean, it's just that the time has not yet come to cut down the feudal clan?"

Xian Youzhi stood up from the ground, "For Wu, there is nothing wrong with cutting the feudal vassal. The emperor gave up on this birthday banquet..."

"I think it's nothing more than two points."

"After all, it's the [-]th birthday. It's a great joy. It's not a good thing for the emperor's evening festival to cause such a big bloodshed."

"Secondly, since he is going to visit various domains, I am afraid he wants to handle this matter without bloodshed."

"The princes of various places, such as you, if you voluntarily give up all the interests of the domains you belong to, and honestly be an idle prince, I don't think he will attack you."

"If you don't want to...that's another matter."

Wu Huan also straightened up, thinking for a moment, "There is an old man who shares the same views as yours, but he said a little more."

"What did he say?"

"He said... even if we give up everything and become idle princes, it's only temporary."

"If the emperor is still alive, we can all be safe."

"If father is immortal, my little brother...at that time we didn't even have such a sickle in our hands, and we would really become that sheep that can be slaughtered at any time!"

Xian Youzhi stroked his long beard, looked at the sunset in the sky, and asked after half a cup of tea, "Who is that old man?"

Wu Huan whispered two words: "Xi Wei!"

Xian Youzhi was taken aback immediately: "My junior brother Xi Wei? Is he still alive? Has he come to Wu Kingdom? Where is he?"

"Mr. Hui, he has already left the country of Wu, but he asked the student to bring you a pen and a letter."

Wu Huan took out a pen and a letter from his pocket and handed them to Xian Youzhi.

Xian Youzhi didn't read the letter, he read it carefully with the pen in his hand.

His hands were shaking slightly.

His face was full of excitement!
He stroked the pen lightly, even his voice trembled a little:
"Snow Wolf Silver Needle... Junior brother is still alive... Dayong destroyed the country for decades, and my teacher and him went their separate ways. Since he came to Wu country, why didn't he meet my teacher?"

Wu Huan said in a low voice: "He said that it's not time to meet, and he also said that Hua Manting Hua Boss Ru is his confidant."

"Hua Boss Ru also came to Wu country, if you have anything to say...you can tell Hua Boss Ru." (End of this chapter)