The streets of Great An City were empty. The Emperor of the Zhao family and Empress Zhao Zhi waited outside the city. They brought all the yellow doors of the Hanlin Academy just to wait for one person. The chief officials of the six ministries had all taken the initiative to "slack off" and gathered outside the city. Even the Minister of War, Lu Baijie, had pulled himself out of his busy schedule, not to mention the Minister of Appointments, Yuan Guo, who was an idle person. The head of the six ministries, Zhao Youling of the Ministry of Appointments, and Wang Xionggui of the Ministry of Revenue, who had come from the same school but had parted ways with him, each had a large group of subordinate officials behind them. There were also Yan Jiexi, a relative of the imperial family, many of the Grand Secretaries of the Palace, and many of the elders and nobles who did not need to participate in court meetings when they were old, and their descendants. It could be said that only the Prime Minister Yin Maochun, who was responsible for the local officials outside the capital, was missing. However, only those who were attentive would discover that this unprecedentedly grand open-air banquet was lacking in two important figures. The Grand Secretary, Zhang Julu, and the Tantanon, Huan Wen, who held the power of the province. However, there were too many high-ranking officials, nobles, and peddlers gathered outside Great An City. The absence of these two important officials did not affect the extraordinary clamor of the capital today.
When the Song family's First Teacher and First Teacher were the rulers of the literary world, who was it that made the father and son be refused the door when they visited on a snowy night? Who was it that the proud teacher of Xu Weixiong had quarreled with and lost the position of Great Chancellor of the Shangyin Academy? Who was it that had the right to make the Confucian family led by Yao Baifeng use the power of their entire family to fight against him? Who was it that made the Emperor of Da Chu think, "If the public does not come out of the mountains, what will they do for the common people?" At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, who was it that walked out alone in the face of the pressure of the Xu family's ten thousand cavalry and made the butcher take a detour with just a few words?
This was the important figure who was recognized by the entire court as "the most knowledgeable person in the world."
He was the current Grand Chancellor of Shangyin Academy, Qi Yanglong.
Fifty miles away from Great Peace City, there was a group of strange travelers on a slightly remote official road. The oldest one had a head of sparse white hair. He was short and travel-worn, and carried an old bamboo bookcase. A man in his thirties was carrying a green-robed girl on his back. The three of them met on their way north to Great Peace City. That old man who was still learning from the young people was embarrassed and refused to leave, so he stayed with them to eat and drink. The little girl in green did not like this disrespectful old man. He was crazy and always liked to say things that she did not understand. If this was not showing off his knowledge, then what was it? Especially when the old man talked about Beiliang, he was particularly long-winded. Green-robed Girl hated the vassal king who made her unable to see her second grandfather. She was even more unwilling to pay attention to the old man whom she had given the nickname 'Short Wintermelon'. Moreover, the old man liked to be unable to move his eyes away from beautiful women. The little girl complained to her Xiao Yu several times, but he always smiled and did not agree.
At this time, on the official road, there was a group of children of aristocratic families galloping by. The old man's gaze finally moved away from the body of a rich girl riding a horse, and he began to mutter again, "Ai, the girls today are becoming more and more beautiful. Compared to the previous 50 or 60 years, they are much more beautiful."
After leaving Martial Emperor City, Groom Yu, who was traveling north, laughed softly and asked, "Old Sir, is there such a thing?"
The old man carefully stroked his withering snow-white hair. He felt sorry for his old brothers who had fallen off their heads along the way. He narrowed his eyes and sighed. "Yes, the world is good, so women can be good. The older I am, the more I envy you young people. Young man, when you are older, you will feel the same. "
The eldest disciple of Wang Xianzhi, who had been called young man, laughed it off. Groom Yu was not someone who liked to exchange pleasantries with others, so he did not speak.
When the old man opened his mouth to speak, he was like a flood that could not be stopped at all. He said to himself, "The world flows like water, but after the Spring and Autumn War, there was a great turning point and the flow changed. In the future, it will only get better and better. What is the reason? I can't explain it for three days and three nights. Ha, but I just know it. "
Lying lazily on Groom Yu's back, Green Robe twisted her mouth and said, "Even if you like to say it, do you think I like to hear it?"
The old man smiled and said, "Little girl, do you know what it means to like someone?"
Green Robe Er turned her head, and decided not to look at this worrisome old man.
The old man answered his own question. "That is, before you see the other person, you do not know what they are. After you miss them, you do not know what they are."
Groom Yu, whose cultivation was deep and bottomless, seemed to be touched and frowned.
The old man jumped up and down, probably hoping to see the walls of Great Peace City. Carrying the heavy box on his back, he made this comical movement. Green Robe Er, who was secretly peeking at him, laughed. The old man made a face at the little girl, causing Green Robe Er to roll her eyes. She put her little head on Groom Yu's warm shoulder and asked, "Grandpa Short Melon, then do you have someone you like?"
The old man shook his head and said with a smile, "No. When I was young, there were many women who liked me."
Green Robe Er used her finger to scratch her face, mocking this old man for being shameless.
Groom Yu walked to the intersection of the official road and said with a smile, "Old Sir, we still have to continue north. I hope we can meet again one day."
The old man waved his hand and said with a carefree smile, "After today, it will be difficult to meet again. I am an old man who has been buried up to my neck. Little girl Green Robe Er, I don't know your name, you have to grow up to be slender and elegant. "
Green Robe Er made a sound of acknowledgment.
Groom Yu carried the little girl and continued to walk towards Two Liao while the old man walked towards Great Peace City.
He had lived for too many years and hid too many words.
The old man could not find anyone to talk to and could only talk to himself for many years.
"Old Hong, you took in a basket of disciples and students, but only Zhang Julu and Huan Wen came out of it. It seems you didn't catch many big fish even when you cast your net. "
"Look at me, Xun Ping, Xie Feiyu, Yuan Benxi, just these three nameless students."
"Old Hong, don't blame me for bullying the weak on this trip to Jing. But if you have the ability to climb out of your coffin and scold me, then you have the ability."
As he walked, the old man could finally raise his head and see the grand outline of Great Peace City. The old man shook his box and started to hum a song.
I came from the mountains, carrying an old box. I am going to the busy city, where is my home … …
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