Dao Fruit

"Marquis Dingguo has retired?"

"Marquis Dingguo has retired!"

After the court meeting, the news spread throughout the capital and inside and outside, arousing many thoughts, which gathered into a mighty force and rolled in the sky. Even the dragon energy was affected, deflected and distorted.

From this, we can also see how huge the impact of Qiu Yan's retirement is. I don't know how many people can't sleep at night, and I don't know how many people are filled with righteous indignation, but there are also people who are happy and overjoyed.

Naturally, these kinds of emotions cannot escape the control of the inner demon. As the highest-ranking inner demon on the earth, Qiu Yan's inner demon body can be said to have captured all of them in his heart and made it clear before and after.

But these changes in his mind did not affect Qiu Yan at all. After the court meeting that day, he took off his official uniform, handed over his official seal, and returned to his family mansion, enjoying time with his family and relatives, teaching his children and nephews to read, and spending time with them. In front of my uncle's bed.

Qiu Yan's uncle Liu Huai is already very old and his life span is about to end. Now he is lying on the bed with a haggard and haggard face. However, this is not a sign of illness, but a sign of his exhausted life span.

This morning, after Qiu Yan got up, he did a set of bodybuilding boxing in the courtyard, and then came to Liu Huai's room to say hello.

Before opening the door, he paused for a moment, glanced at the door, and realized something. Then he sighed, called the maid, and asked him to summon Liu Yue and others, and then pushed the door open and entered.

On the bed in the room, Liu Huai stared at the top with his eyes wide open. He didn't know when he woke up. At this time, he heard a "squeak" and followed the sound. He looked around and saw Qiu Yan's appearance. Immediately beaming. A blush appeared on his wrinkled face.

"Yan'er, you're here. I see you every day. The old man feels more and more energetic."

Originally, Qiu Yan was in the government and dealt with government affairs every day. There were endless files and memorials, and there were many incidents, including human affairs, military affairs, and supernatural affairs. He had to intervene in everything, but he had to implement it with humane laws. He has no skills and often does not return home at night. Even when he returned, he was in a hurry and had little free time, as Liu Huai knew from the play. National affairs are important. Even though I miss my nephew, I don't come to visit often. I also often teach the servants at home not to tarnish Qiu Yan's name.

Before Qiu Yan became prime minister, Liu Huai and Liu Yue's family bought a courtyard in the outer city and moved out. After all, they always lived in Qiu Yan's home, which would inevitably cause inconvenience. Besides, there were also female relatives in the Qiu Mansion. You should avoid gossiping.

However, as Liu Huai grew older, longevity became increasingly scarce. Qiu Yan asked people to invite him back to his mansion to take care of his old age, but he was not seen often. But now that he has resigned from his position in the court, he no longer has to worry about it. He can be seen all the time in these two days.

Liu Huai is in good spirits today. Seeing Qiu Yan come in, he stood up. After chatting with the nephew about the daily routine, the maid from the mansion soon brought him breakfast, and Liu Yue and others came to pay him a visit.

Seeing the lively scene in front of him, Liu Huai was greatly relieved, grinning, contented.

After dinner, he said to Qiu Yan: "Help me go for a walk in the courtyard." Qiu Yan agreed and helped Liu Huai, while Liu Yue and others followed behind, but they were not in a hurry.

The courtyard looked green, and there were seats made of wood and bamboo. Qiu Yan helped Liu Huai sit on it. The old man laughed and said: "Back then, in the borderland, my sister married your father and was poor, but she didn't I really didn’t expect that Wenquxing would be born and shine on the world..."

As he spoke, his eyes narrowed slightly, his eyelids drooped, and his breath became more even, but weak, as if he was sleepy and about to fall asleep.

"Our life is ordinary and unknown, but having a nephew like you is worth it. There are no regrets, no regrets..." The voice became smaller and smaller, and finally became inaudible.

Qiu Yan nodded aside, and finally raised his hand, touched Liu Huai's face, gently touched his eyelids, and closed his eyes completely. Then he stood up, and the almost non-existent shackles on his body were broken, like powder, dissipated in the wind. In the middle, there will be no ripples and no changes.

Liu Yue and others had already sensed this and surrounded him. After a few breaths, cries could be heard.

On the second day, Qiu Mansion turned white.

Seven days later, everything calmed down, and all the officials came to visit Qiu Mansion. During this period, the turmoil in the capital gradually calmed down. The impact of Qiu Yan's departure will not be easily eliminated, but in this part of the capital Many people are already used to this place.

However, Liu Shi was self-defeating this time and made many people laugh. As for the emperor, he was a little at a loss.

"It seems like a peaceful life, but a few people know that it is now in catastrophe!"

At Taixu Academy outside the city, Mr. Taixu looked at a piece of calligraphy brought by his grandson Qi Jiulian, feeling and sighing at the same time.

More than ten years have passed. Mr. Taixu, who was quite old back then, is now very old. He looks like an ordinary old man at home, but his eyes are getting brighter and brighter.

Qi Jiulian was called the Young Calligrapher back then, but now he has entered middle age. His demeanor is very different from before, but there is still a faint edge between his eyebrows. When he heard this, he couldn't help laughing.

"Grandpa, you have also heard about Marquis Dingguo leaving the court, right?" Qi Jiulian smiled, picked up the teapot in front of him, poured a glass of water, and respectfully held it to Mr. Taixu, and kept saying, "This matter The news spread throughout the capital, and many people were worried about the chaos that would inevitably break out after the power vacuum. Few people knew that Marquis Dingguo was not only the helmsman at the mortal level, but also the Dinghai Shenzhen at the extraordinary level. With his departure, Donghua was promoted. I don’t know how many more troubles there will be, and this man of great fortune will have to bear them all by himself.”

"From the tone of your words, it seems that you are not sorry." Mr. Taixu looked up, a little confused, "Could this matter have been arranged by Marquis Dingguo?"

"Whether it was arranged or not, it no longer matters. Just as Marquis Dingguo said when he left, everything that should be done has been done, but some things should have been more extensive. After Donghua's promotion, the world will benefit. Common people, in this case, they should also pay and endure. Otherwise, enjoying it in vain and receiving nothing is not a good thing, and there will be future troubles." Qi Jiulian said with a smile, "Besides, if he withdraws like this, I will be free. , I can stay with you, practice calligraphy, listen to music, and write essays. How happy it is. It is better than being in his staff, thinking about this and that all day long, which is very unfree. "

"I heard before that you were going to serve as an official. I thought you could go to Mu Shou to broaden your horizons." Mr. Taixu shook his head.

"Everyone has his or her own ambitions, and I'm not good at that," Qi Jiulian said, stretching out in an indistinct manner, "Let's leave it to those who are obsessed with power. Liu Shi and his group have long been eyeing those few Have you got the position? Now you have got what you wanted. I just don’t know if they have the ability to grab it and hold it. "

"They are digging their own graves. When the world changes and the world changes places, if they cannot handle these things, they will not only harm themselves, but also harm the common people." Mr. Taixu shook his head, "However, Marquis Dingguo is serious A strange man who once rose to the top and conquered aristocratic families with thunderous tactics. Now he has the power and left without leaving any trace of nostalgia. He is truly a strange man. I heard that he was going to write a book, and I might still have a chance to read it. "

As he spoke, he looked tired, but he smiled: "When I read the book and see the source of death, I will be able to understand the thoughts of Ma Yang and Da Chen, and tell them what they want to hear. They know."

Qi Jiulian was just standing aside. Hearing this, he suddenly looked up at the sky.

"What? Are you still busy?" Mr. Taixu was already very familiar with his grandson, so he asked upon seeing this. After all, his grandson was busy on weekdays, and it was unusual for him to wait around like he had been for the past few days.

"It's nothing. After this incident, we will all have free time," Qi Jiulian said, getting up and confessing to his grandfather, "This matter has something to do with you, grandpa. I am going to the north of the city this time to meet some people." people."

"Who are you welcoming? Do you have anything to do with me?" Mr. Taixu looked tired, but became interested again.

"That person's name is Yuan Mu Xi. He came here to study." After Qi Jiulian said this, he left.

………………

"Finally here!"

On the other side, north of Xingjing, in the small town of Beiguan, Yuan Muxi and his party were walking slowly in the market.

It is said to be a market, but in fact there is no official plan. It is just a few villages and towns gathered around a passing checkpoint and slowly developed to achieve this atmosphere.

However, it is said to be a small town, but it is located on the edge of the capital after all. It is more impressive than many small towns on the border, let alone gathering places like Zhutuolan. Therefore, after the group arrived, they looked around and saw that It was full of surprise.

"Dari is indeed prosperous. The city here is not as majestic as the ones in the northwest, but it is much more lively. The things sold here are all kinds of things!" The black-haired monkey still transformed into a human appearance, but because of the magical power of the capital, There is repulsion. Although the universe has changed, it still has some effect, so it cannot be completely transformed. The appearance it shows is a bit skinny and ugly. People he sees along the way subconsciously avoid it.

"Huh? Those kind of mechanical creations that can directly transmit messages are actually for sale!" Over there, the strong man transformed by the mad cow also looked a bit weird, scaring people along the way. However, the hawker was very knowledgeable and didn't Not afraid, he talked eloquently: "Sir, judging from your dress, you must have come from the Western Regions. The infrastructure there is not perfect and there are not many leyline nodes, so leyline microphones are not very common. But in our Celestial Kingdom, , but this thing is available to everyone, but the price is..."

"Oh? This is called a terrestrial microphone..." Next to him, Yuan Muxi also came over, picked up the thing on the stall, looked around, then put it down and asked, "But, what does this 'infrastructure' mean? Previously, from Never heard of it.”

The hawker smiled and answered calmly: "This is a word spoken by Master Na Dingguo. It gradually became popular after cooperating with Tianzhi people." (To be continued)

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