First month of summer Chang An is also far extremely hot, in the post- dwelling of rich man has actually displayed the ice trough, the lobby wind was having the cool feeling of ice piece, cannot wind around in the room, resembled to return to the winter unexpectedly. 初夏的长安还谈不上酷热,有钱人的后宅里却已经摆上了冰盆,穿堂风带着冰块的凉意,在屋里缭绕不去,竟似回到了冬天。 Mr. Chu is still actually opening front piece, is sweating profusely, keeps wielding the rush-leaf fan, after appearing hears that news, hotly he is unable not to be anxious, the heart also starts to be hot. 褚老爷却依然敞着衣襟,满头大汗,不停挥动着蒲扇,显得非常热听到那个消息后他无法不紧张,心也开始热起来。 „Real? This matter real?” He is staring at Chu Youxian, lowers sound to ask, appears especially mysterious, „, if you did not facilitate saying that you can not say, blinked becomes.” “是真的吗？这事儿是真的吗？”他盯着禇由贤,压低声音问道,显得格外神秘,“如果你不方便说,你可以不说,眨眨眼睛就成。” Chu Youxian looks that the father sighed reluctantly, was holding the forehead, does not know how should reply, although in the dwelling started to pass on this matter over the two days, he actually had no way to acknowledge. 禇由贤看着父亲无奈地叹息一声,扶着额头,根本不知道该怎么回答,虽然这两天宅里都开始传这件事情,他却没法承认。 Looks at his response, zhe master then knows that matter probably real, the wrinkle on face stretches suddenly, laughs two, is patting his shoulder excitedly, said: „Recently was very no wonder difficult to see your person at home, has not bumped into you in the Red Sleeves move, thought that you are impossible such to turn over a new leaf, originally was serves as an official unexpectedly. Good good, in the past flowered that many silver coin sent you to Academy, really right.” 看着他的反应,禇老爷便知道那事儿大概是真的,脸上的皱纹骤然舒展,大笑两声,兴奋地拍着他的肩头,说道:“难怪这些日子很难在家里看见你的人,在红袖招也没有撞见过你,心想你不可能就这么洗心革面,原来竟是去做官了。不错不错,当年花那么多银子送你去书院,果然没错。” zhe master is in Chang An City the famous wealthy man, this whole life most hopes is the juniors can mix the appearance on the government, that news that according to looking up, although the Chu Youxian position is not high, but the position is extremely critical, may be called the royal government trusted friend, confirmed that this matter real, his where has not the old bosom gratified truth. 禇老爷乃是长安城里有名的富翁,这辈子最希望的便是子弟能够在官场上混出模样,按照查到的那消息,禇由贤的职位虽然不高,但位置却极要害,堪称朝廷心腹,确认这件事情是真的,他哪有不老怀欣慰的道理。 Chu Youxian austere is allowing saying: „„ You the result in Academy in a complete mess, the management ability is not outstanding, can achieve in this position, you should be well aware, that was 13 gentlemen is reading the former days friendship, you cannot disappoint, sincerely line of cautious words, should not be extremely self-satisfied.” 着禇由贤肃容说道:““你在书院里的成绩一塌糊涂,办事能力也不怎么突出,能做到这位置上,你应该心知肚明,那是13先生念着旧日情谊,你可万万不能辜负,谨行慎言,不要太过得意。” When Chu Youxian endured to be many, listening to this saying finally again to have no way to endure, wielded the arm to shout annoyedly: „Who is self-satisfied? Who is self-satisfied? What I do is the dark bodyguard, this matter cannot to know! You must flowered several thousand two silver coin ask the person to look up me, now is then good, making you look up, you said that I can also do? Are you must colored tens of thousands two silver coin seal everybody's mouth again? I do not understand that was good a matter, how to make you give to make is so troublesome?” 禇由贤忍了多时,听着这话终于再也没法忍下去,挥着手臂恼火地嚷道:“到底是谁在得意？到底是谁在得意？我做的是暗侍卫,这事儿就不能让人知道！你非得花几千两银子请人来查我,现在这下好,让你查出来了,那你说我还能不能做下去？你是不是还得再花几万两银子去封大家的嘴？我就不明白了,本来挺好一事儿,怎么就让你给弄的这么麻烦？” zhe master one was taught by the son, something has been done deliberately actually has no way to answer back, because this matter is really has to be unconsidered, complexion azure red that he manages, said: „Later didn't manage you also inadequately?” 禇老爷被儿子一顿教训,偏生却没法还嘴,因为这事儿确实是他办的有欠考虑,脸色青一阵红一阵,说道:“以后不管你了还不成？” Chu Youxian stands up, the air/Qi the preparation leaves. 禇由贤站起身来,气乎乎地准备离开。 zhe master sees from lowered figure, this boy did not appreciate kindness rendered unexpectedly, really somewhat angry, shouted to clear the way: „Do not think that you now are the royal government trusted friend, I do not dare to punch you! This and other times, what wildness but also exits to be wild?” 禇老爷见自已放低身段,这小子居然不领情,不由真的有些恼怒,喝道:“别以为你现在是朝廷心腹,我就不敢揍你！这等时候,还出去野什么野？” Chu Youxian said: „Night the Red Sleeves move has the meeting, must go.” 禇由贤说道:“夜里红袖招有聚会,必须要去。” zhe master gets angry: „I ten days had not gone, why do you go?” 禇老爷怒道:“我都已经十天没去了,你凭什么去？” Chu Youxian said annoyedly: „The Academy schoolfellow gets together, you or make me go, I do not go.” 禇由贤恼火说道:“书院同窗聚会,你要不让我去,我就不去。” zhe master wants unable saying that how, suddenly is thinking 13 gentlemen should also be son's schoolfellows probably, where can also say, said: „Early goes morning to return.” 禇老爷想说不去又如何,忽然想着13先生好像也应该算是儿子的同窗,哪里还说得出口,说道:“早去早回。” In first month of summer Chang An City shadowy, even if were away from very far distance to look at the past, heaved in sight also has big piece azure intent, was makes one feel very much comfortably. 初夏的长安城里绿树成荫,即便隔着很远的距离望过去,映入眼帘也有大片青意,很是令人感觉舒服。 Beautiful scenery, the time of if looking at grew, the association somewhat was sick that like world such big, Master looked the millenniums to be also sick, is always thinking must go to other place to have a look, for example the empress empress lived for dozens years in this city, because nobody accompanied her to look, gave birth has tired of intent. 只是再美丽的风景,如果看的时间长了,总会有些厌烦,就像世界如此之大,夫子看了千年也看腻了,总想着要去别的地方看看,又比如皇后娘娘在这座城市里生活了数十年时间,因为没有人陪她看,也生出了厌意。 Ning Que stands in the city wall, looks at the wooded mountain lake in city, very natural has remembered these two people, then has remembered Ye Hongyu those words that spoke in the Yanming Lake bank. 宁缺站在城墙上,看着城市里的山林湖泊,很自然地想起了这两个人,然后想起了叶红鱼在雁鸣湖畔说的那句话。 You will be your entire life stranded in Chang An City, you can be an angry convict. 你一生都将困在长安城中,你会是一个愤怒的囚徒。 Except that the Pure Brightness season goes out of town ten li (0.5 km) to offer a sacrifice to the grave, his many days have not left Chang An, started to be weary, distance angrily also distance, but he understands that from truly turned into a convict. 除了清明时节出城十里祭坟,他很多天都没有离开过长安,已经开始厌倦,距离愤怒还有一段距离,但他明白自已确实变成了一个囚徒。 Has the mild wind to stroke in the city wall lightly, first month of summer is the same with the late spring, is Chang An City is warmest the happiest season, First Senior Brother still has not actually loosened that old cotton-wadded jacket. 有和暖的风在城墙上轻拂,初夏和深春一样,都是长安城最温暖最美好的时节,大师兄却依然没有解下身上那件旧棉袄。 Ning Que is very definite, initially met starting from First Senior Brother that day from Tianqi in the spring of 13, the First Senior Brother cotton-wadded jacket has not then washed, when regardless of being the whole body dust, why may feel that is such clean? 宁缺很确定,从天启13年春天初遇大师兄的那天开始,大师兄的棉袄便没有洗过,无论何时都是满身灰尘,可为什么感觉还是那样干净？ „Heart only natural body only.” First Senior Brother said leisurely. “心净自然身净。”大师兄慢条斯理说道。 Ning Que smiled, said: „I had only heard the self bias, actually had not heard calm the heart castrates the automatic depuration the view, Senior Brother you did not think this is very mindless?” 宁缺笑了笑,说道:“我只听说过心静地自偏,却没听说过心净身自净的说法,师兄难道你不觉得这很不讲理？” First Senior Brother arrives at side him gradually, looks to the streets and alleys under city wall, said: „Calm self bias...... These words are very interesting, what what a pity is your heart does not have the means to calm down.” 大师兄缓步走到他身旁,望向城墙下的街巷,说道:“心静地自偏……这句话很有意思,可惜的是你的心没有办法静下来。” If the heart can true tranquil, then during is thrown into jail, may gallop among Heaven and Earth, Ning Que understands that meaning of First Senior Brother, is only under the current situation, he does not have the means to be quiet. 如果心能够真正平静,那么就算身陷囹圄之中,亦可驰骋天地之间,宁缺明白大师兄的意思,只是在当前局势下,他没有办法平静。 First Senior Brother looks that he said take pity on: „ Since cannot calm the mind, that then moves. 大师兄看着他怜惜说道:“既然不能静心,那便动一动。 Ning Que thinks that said: „Too risk.” 宁缺想了想,说道:“太冒险。” First Senior Brother said: „Startled god still, me can also walk, even if there is a danger, believes that can also resist one, cannot make you waste the years really here.” 大师兄说道:“惊神阵还在,我也能走了,就算有危险,相信也能抵挡一阵,总不能让你真的在这里虚耗岁月。” Ning Que points at the pedestrian in streets and alleys saying: „Will their lives and in the future, on my shoulder, what qualifications I have to lead them to take risk together?” 宁缺指着街巷里的行人说道:“他们的生命与将来,都在我的肩上,我有什么资格带着他们一起冒险呢？” First Senior Brother said: „The present is you in protecting the person in this city and city, but if you always cannot go out of this city, that is people in this city and city is then protecting you.” 大师兄说道:“现在是你在守护这座城和城里的人,可如果你始终不能走出这座城,那便是这座城和城里的人在守护你。” Ning Que silent long time, said: „I understood.” 宁缺沉默了很长时间,说道:“我懂了。” First Senior Brother said: „According to few days ago thinks that good method, moves might also as well, I and Monarch fall are not worried about Chang An, was only worried that you will probably come across any matter on the road.” 大师兄说道:“按照前些日子想好的法子,动一动也无妨,我和君陨并不担心长安,只担心你在路上可能会遇到什么事情。” Ning Que said: „If Fourth Senior Brother computation does not have mistake, even if comes across the matter also to solve, what now needs to determine is the news in West Ling temple.” 宁缺说道:“如果四师兄计算的没有错误,就算遇到事情也能解决,现在需要确定的是西陵神殿方面的消息。” First Senior Brother asked: „When can confirm?” 大师兄问道:“什么时候能够确认？” The Ning Que silent moment said: „Possibly can never confirm, I want to take to be many again some news, does to decide again, if such does, when the time comes wants laborious Senior Brother you.” 宁缺沉默片刻说道:“可能永远也确认不了,我想再拿多些消息,再做定夺,如果真这么做,到时候还是要辛苦师兄你。” First Senior Brother said temperately: „You have a look again, I walked first.” 大师兄温和说道:“那你再看看,我先走了。” Ning Que asked: „Senior Brother can you return to the palace?” 宁缺问道:“师兄你要回宫？” First Senior Brother said: „The Weishui causeway had some problems, the Sirs of ministry of public works and household unit is quarrelling in the palace, your majesty and Li Yu also waits for me to go back to decide.” 大师兄说道:“渭水长堤出了些问题,工部和户部的大人们正在殿上吵架,陛下和李渔还等着我回去定夺。” Ning Que asked very much earnestly: „Senior Brother, what matter you have unable?” 宁缺很认真地问道:“师兄,你有什么事情是不会的吗？” The First Senior Brother smile said: „I do not know Dao of Symbols, otherwise I am the convict in this city, if really trades to be me to be imprisoned by Chang An, wants to come me not to have any opinion.” 大师兄微笑说道:“我不识符道,不然我就是这座城的囚徒,不过如果真是换作我被长安囚禁,想来我不会有什么意见。” After Senior Brother returns to the palace, Ning Que kept some time in the city wall, he looks at the sun west to sink gradually, the sunset glow is magnificent the gold/metal wall of Chang An City wall photo, then saw that under the city turns into colored sea. 师兄回宫后,宁缺在城墙上留了一段时间,他看着日头逐渐西沉,晚霞把长安城墙照的金壁辉煌,然后看到城下变成一片花的海洋。 Several thousand Tang Military, under fresh flower welcome that in people warm waving and tosses in all directions entered Chang An City. They subordinate north the town the armed forces, is most miserable in this war most painstakingly, the pressure that because Jin Zhang Royal Court has brought, has returned to Chang An City to be praised by the merit the detention to the first month of summer. 数千名唐军,在人们热情的挥手和四处抛洒的鲜花欢迎下走进了长安城。他们隶属于镇北军,在这场战争中最惨最苦,而且因为金帐王庭一直施加的压力,一直延迟到初夏才回长安城受勋嘉奖。 Ning Que goes down the city wall, walks toward the Red Sleeves move. 宁缺走下城墙,向红袖招走去。 Tonight the Red Sleeves move reserved all seats for a performance, holds the Academy Tianqi 13 years of schoolfellow meeting. 今夜红袖招被包场,举办书院天启13年同窗会。 Ning Que stands near the window, looks that downstairs these keep filling the young general of liquor, the new promote officials in these halls, saw the whole face arm cheek beard, does not have azure young feeling Chu Zhongtian again, saw extremely sight Linchuan Wang Ying in Hanlinyuan, saw Chen Simiao and He Yingqin, but also saw Chen Zixian and other Third Residence the schoolfellows. 宁缺站在窗边,看着楼下那些不停灌着酒的青年将军,还有那些各部堂里的新晋官员,看到了满脸胳腮胡子、再没有青稚之感的楚中天,看到了在翰林院里极风光的临川王颖,看到了陈思邈、何应钦,还看到了陈子贤等丙舍的同窗。 Situ Yilan and Jin Wucai pull to begin to sit at the table, was saying in a low voice this story since parting, visits him in the back of window bank, Situ Yilan asks: „Don't you get down really?” 司徒依兰和金无彩牵着手坐在桌旁,正在低声说着这别后的故事,看着他在窗畔的背影,司徒依兰问道:“你真的不下去？” Under Ning Que shook the head, turns around to arrive at the table to be implicated. 宁缺摇了摇头,转身走到桌旁坐下。 By his present status, truly does not facilitate to go downstairs, does not need to make these gestures desirably, in this single room only then he and Chu Youxian add on these two familiar misses again. 以他现在的身份,确实不方便下楼,也没必要刻意地做出那些姿态,这个单间里只有他和禇由贤再加上这两个熟悉的姑娘。 After Jin Wucai left the filial piety time, then married, the one who marries is a ministry of public works young official, looks at the gentle facial expression, should after marriage is very happy, actually does not know that sometimes she can also remember person who called Xie Chengyun. 金无彩出了孝期之后便嫁了,嫁的是工部一位年轻官员,看温婉神情,婚后应该过的很是幸福,却不知道她有时候还会不会想起有个叫谢承运的人。 Situ Yilan these years continuously in the armed forces, particularly starting from last year, she continuously in the northern border forefront and cavalry soldier fight of Jin Zhang Royal Court, just returned to Chang An City today, reason that this Academy schoolfellow this time holds, the most important reason, then must wait for her return. 司徒依兰这些年一直在军中,尤其是去年开始,她一直在北疆最前线与金帐王庭的骑兵战斗,今日刚刚回到长安城,这场书院同窗会之所以此时举行,最重要的原因,便是要等着她的归来。 The Chu Youxian virtue accompanied has been drinking several glasses of liquor, looked that Situ Yilan some facial expression as if words must alone and Ning Que said that then signaled with the eyes to Jin Wucai, downstairs two people then left the room to go. 褚由贤陪着喝了几杯酒,看司徒依兰的神情似乎有话要单独和宁缺说,便向金无彩使了个眼色,二人便出了房间去楼下。 Situ Yilan looks at the eye of Ning Que, said: „Said cedes Evening Source, is the idea of crown prince, he died, was the empress empress also died, even if were north the town the officers in armed forces, did not have the means to have the resentment, but I was clear, like this matter must after the Academy agreement.” 司徒依兰看着宁缺的眼睛,说道:“都说割让向晚原,是亲王殿下的主意,他死了,便是皇后娘娘也死了,就算是镇北军里的将士,都没办法生出怨气,但我清楚,像这种事情必然要经过书院同意。” She has changed the casual attire at this time, although in the northern border by windblown and sunburnt, black some, but appearance as before simple and beautiful moving, but the head is binding the arrange turban feeling is somewhat strange. 她此时已经换了便装,虽然在北疆被风吹日晒,黑了些许,但容颜依旧清丽动人,只是头上裹着的布巾感觉有些怪异。 Ning Que visits her saying: „I know that you want to ask anything. Good, cedes Evening Source to give Jin Zhang, including ceding the Dongshan county gives Yan Country, is Academy, more accurate is I agrees.” 宁缺看着她说道:“我知道你想问什么。不错,割让向晚原给金帐,包括割让东山郡给燕国,都是书院、更准确来说是我同意的。” Situ Yilan asked: „Why? If cedes the Dongshan county temporarily to show weakness, why can cede Evening Source? You should the importance of very clear that pasture to my Great Tang.” 司徒依兰问道:“为什么？如果说割让东山郡只是暂时示弱,为什么要割让向晚原？你应该很清楚那片牧场对我大唐的重要性。” Ning Que said: „You can guess correctly probably that had something, Academy has had to draw back temporarily.” 宁缺说道:“你大概能猜到,出了些事情,书院不得不暂退。” Situ Yilan said: „The Jin Zhang cavalry soldier is very strong, we died many people there, thinks that they possibly become stronger, I somewhat am then restless.” 司徒依兰说道:“金帐骑兵真的很强,我们在那里死了很多人,一想到他们可能变得更强,我便有些不安。” Ning Que said: „I will kill them completely, don't worry.” 宁缺说道:“我会把他们全部杀死,不用担心。” Situ Yilan believes his words very much, although clearly knows formidable Cultivator, impossible to destroy Jin Zhang Royal Court completely, but she no longer was worried, because this is the commitment of Academy. 司徒依兰很相信他的话,虽然明知道再强大的修行者,也不可能把金帐王庭全部毁灭,但她不再担心,因为这是书院的承诺。 She notes Ning Que to stare from somewhere was looking that asked with a smile: „Is very curious?” 她注意到宁缺一直盯着自已某处在看,笑着问道:“很好奇？” Ning Que nods. 宁缺点点头。 She tears off Bu Jin. 她扯下布巾。 Originally in the past like waterfall beautiful hair, turned into the illegible short hair. 原来当年如瀑般的秀发,已经变成潦草的短发。