Compared with Li Feng, the first emperor of Long'an, Li Min's actions can be said to be relaxed and relaxed. Although reforms are like waves, everything is orderly, with decrees first, and policies later, from point to point, top to bottom. He was running schools to enlighten the people, and he was escorting merchant ships and people abroad. He was quietly and gradually separating the highly centralized monarchy from the complicated court.

At the same time, although he doesn't like ostentation, he will never treat himself as harshly as his brother.

Every year when the weather gets hot, he will lead his ministers to the rebuilt Jinghuayuan Palace to escape the summer heat. During the New Year's Day, after the palace banquet ends early, no one can try to hinder him with government affairs. The emperor will definitely run away. I went to the hot spring villa in the north to rest.

However, in the first year of Taishi, the ministers were not accustomed to the emperor's private habits, so the hot spring courtyard was disturbed several times.

The most annoying one among them is Shen Yi.

On the fifth day of the first lunar month, Shen Yi, who had successfully escorted back the war reparations, returned to Beijing to resume his duties. I guessed that the two people were almost tired of it, and it would not be too offensive to come to the house at this time, so he went home and brought a few cans of his father's homemade wine. After drinking some wine, he went to the northern suburbs to visit Gu Yun.

Mr. Shen likes to mess around at home all year round. Once he had too much wine and no place to send it, his family ingeniously put it in Wangnan Building for consignment. Unexpectedly, it somehow suited the taste of the people in the capital, and two cartloads of private wine were sold in three days. From then on, Mr. Shen's private brew became very popular, and a drop was hard to find. When the old man heard about this, he decisively picked up Qiao, and no longer wanted to brew in large quantities. He only produced three or two jars at a time, and only gave them to relatives and friends. My friend, if nothing happens, he will let someone write a short story about his old man making private wine in a tabloid, just so that people can see it and not drink it. It is very abominable.

In the end, even the rather quaint little wine jar of the Shen family became a new fashion in the capital, and Mr. Shen's private wine became a very valuable gift, which made it cheaper for the poor Shen Yi to make it. Favor.

Unfortunately, the famous wine only passed through Gu Yun's hands for a while, and was ruthlessly confiscated by His Majesty. Chang Geng gently and without explanation took the wine jar away, and said to him: "I will ask someone to take it and warm it before giving it to you."

Gu Yun looked inexplicably sad and angry, which made Shen Yi confused. As soon as Chang Geng left, he nudged Gu Yun with his elbow: "The king of a country has taken such good care of you, how can you show such a face?"

Gu Yun glanced at him with a stomachache and waved his hand feebly: "You know nothing."

Shen Yi wanted to retort, but as he spoke, he remembered that he came here today to ask for something, so he didn't want to offend Gu too much, so he had to suppress his temper and said in a low voice: "Zixi, I have something to ask for." please help me."

Gu Yun groaned listlessly: "Say."

Shen Yi swallowed and asked seriously: "If I want to propose marriage to Miss Chen, how can I make it less abrupt?"

When Gu Yun heard this, he raised his long eyebrows and said in surprise: "Abrupt? What's so abrupt?"

Shen Yi: "..."

Gu Yun asked curiously: "Didn't you even give me a token of love?"

Shen Yi drooped his head and slowly touched his arms. Under Gu Yun's surprised gaze, he slowly took out a small cloth bag wrapped in fine silk. The thing was wrapped tightly. Layer after layer, after flipping through three layers, the content inside was revealed - it was the "legendary" Xiao Bu Yao.

"You haven't given it yet?" Gu Yun commented mercilessly, "Thankfully I haven't given it, it's too ugly."

Shen Yi silently covered his heart.

Gu Yun commented: "It took me a long time to pick such an old-fashioned person. Those who didn't know it thought you were using it for the royal family. Besides, Miss Chen obviously doesn't like these pearls and emeralds. I think you have to buy them too much." .”

Shen Yi could barely accept the first half of the sentence with an open mind, but something was wrong with the second half of the sentence. Shen Yi immediately became alert and said, "How do you know that people don't like it?"

Gu Yun waved to him in a serious manner and said sincerely: "A woman, unless she is really too poor to afford it, will buy what she likes - otherwise, do you think she will keep it in her heart all day long and look forward to it? Who made a special trip to buy it for her?"

Shen Yi: "..."

Gu Yun leaned back, looked at him with pity, shook his head and sighed: "You think too much."

Shen Yi looked at a loss and looked pitiful.

Gu Yun usually took pleasure in bullying him, but seeing Shen Yi's cowardly look, he suddenly felt a little sympathy and silently opened an egg boiled in a hot spring from the small tray next to him and handed it to him.

In retrospect, after they killed Calais together, they went their separate ways. Chen Qingxu returned to the old home of the Chen family, and then rushed to the capital to take care of Chang Geng. Shen Yi stayed in Northern Xinjiang, and was later transferred to Gu Yun. In the south of the Yangtze River, the two of them are far away from each other. Now they can finally breathe a sigh of relief. They never had the chance to say a few words.

Shen Yi is this useless thing. People who have been through life and death together have never taken the opportunity to get close to each other. If Miss Chen hadn't been born with an aura that repulses people from thousands of miles away, it would be his turn to chirp behind her back now. ?

Gu Yun felt a little sad for his misfortune and was angry that he would not argue. He gave a serious and sincere instruction: "You can repeat it to yourself a hundred and eighty times, and others won't know. It's useless. Put it aside for now whether it's successful or not. You have to let people know first." What do you mean?"

Shen Yi said painfully: "I don't know what to say when I see her."

Gu Yun hit the nail on the head and said: "With your ability to talk nonsense, there is only one reason why you don't know what to say. It is because your purpose is too strong. You feel that you have an intention for others, and you are afraid of backfire, so you hesitate to say anything."

Although Shen Yi had once complained about Gu Yun's lack of moral integrity, now he had to nod his head in conviction: "That makes sense."

"Your mentality is very wrong," Gu Yun said very experiencedly, "If you want to be at ease, you must first not show your cowardice to yourself. You must treat her as an ordinary person in your heart. You cannot worship her as a Bodhisattva. How should you talk to others? You can talk to her how you want - but Miss Chen has been dealing with medicine and stone all year round, and her temperament is very peaceful... that is, she is a bit dull. You have to make her feel that you treat her differently from others. This is very difficult. It's subtle, she won't be able to react if you don't use enough heat, but if you use too much force, you will look very vulgar."

Chang Geng came back for unknown reasons and replaced the wine jar with a small wine bottle. He asked someone to put the small stove that was used to warm the wine aside and retreat, while he listened silently to Gu Yun's talk about romance. Those two One of them was concentrating on showing off, and the other was studying eagerly. No one noticed that the emperor was back.

Shen Yi: "Please teach me, Commander-in-Chief."

Gu Yun said seriously: "I can't teach you about this, because I generally don't have this trouble. As handsome as I am, no matter what I do, girls will not think I am vulgar."

Shen Yi: "..."

Gu Yun: "You can't help it if you stare at me so longingly. Besides, this matter can only be understood but cannot be explained in words. You can't teach it through a few words."

Shen Yi desperately suppressed the urge to beat him and squeezed out a sentence through his teeth: "Tell me something real and give an example - what about?"

Gu Yun thought for a moment: "For example, someone of your age..."

Shen Yi was furious and said: "How old am I?"

"Tsk, a mature man like you - mature, okay?" Gu Yun changed his words in disgust, "You shouldn't be like a young man talking about love all day long, otherwise others will think you are It’s unreliable. Words of love are more valuable than words of love. The most appropriate situation is for you to say a hundred serious words to her, with one or two sentimental words in between. This will impress people very much without appearing frivolous."

He finally said a few decent words, and Shen Yi nodded hurriedly.

Gu Yun: "This kind of entrapment requires skill. You have to do a lot of drafting before you do it. You have to be calm and don't do it in a way that the preface and the follower are inconsistent. It's best not to say anything too explicit at the beginning. It should be done in moderation. You first make sure that others are not disgusted, and then you take the next step as appropriate."

His Majesty the Emperor, who was eavesdropping not far away, crossed his arms across his chest and nodded, probably understanding the tactics Gu Yun used to deal with him before.

Gu Yun: "But although it is inconvenient to be explicit, you have to do other things well. For example, you can't just be nervous about yourself. You should consider her feelings more and take care of her at all times. What you say and do at the beginning should be at her pace. When it comes to likes and dislikes, this depends on observation. If you can see it with your own eyes, it is best not to ask her directly. This will make you appear more caring, and...well, you need to have the right eyes."

Shen Yi wished he could invite the Four Treasures of the Study to write down the golden rules of Marquis Anding one by one, not daring to miss a single word, and hurriedly asked: "What kind of eyes..."

Before he finished asking, he raised his head and met Gu Yun's eyes.

If Gu Yun's look at him usually was "Get out of here, you're blocking my light", then his look at this moment was "You are my light".

Gu Yun's eyes were very subtly between "focused" and "disengaged". The corners of his eyes were slightly curved, as if there was a natural smile, and his eyes seemed to only contain the next person in front of him, but at the same time they seemed to be serious. Involuntarily distracted, his eyelashes flickered slightly, and he was suddenly caught. He drooped his eyelids, made an "unnatural" smile very naturally, and stretched out his hand to gently rub under his nose.

Shen Yi: "..."

His hands trembled and he almost dropped the half-eaten egg on the ground.

Chang Geng couldn't stand it any longer, so he strode over and coughed heavily.

Gu Yun immediately put down his legs on the small table on one side and quickly put on a gentleman's face. Shen Yi felt a little embarrassed for no reason and hurriedly stood up: "Your Majesty."

Chang Geng forced himself to change his smiling expression into a "gentle" look, waved his hand and said: "This is a private occasion, no need to be polite, Shen Qing, please sit down."

Shen Qing vaguely felt that it might be time to say goodbye and get out.

Chang Geng smiled and said: "I just accidentally heard a few words, why, are you here for Miss Chen?"

Shen Yi suddenly became even more embarrassed.

"I heard that Miss Chen has admired General Shen's heroic appearance very much since the First World War in Northern Xinjiang." Chang Geng slowly put the small wine bottle on the stove to warm, and at the same time smacked it away without raising his eyelids. Gu Yun stretched out his hand towards the wine. He held Ping Ping's hand and said to Shen Yi, whose face was flushed, "If the two of you are in love, you don't need to have so many trials - I dug out a few unique medical classics from the palace last time, and was planning to send someone to give them to Chen Yi. Miss, is Shen Qing willing to do the work for you?"

Shen Yi almost knelt down before the emperor, but felt that these two sentences from Chang Geng were more valuable than Gu Yun's long speech.

After a stick of incense, Chang Geng watched with satisfaction as Shen Yi left with light steps - he was the one who wanted Shen Yi to marry a wife quickly, so that this person would not be hanging around Gu Yun all the time. From the beginning until now, the two of them have always been inseparable. When Gu Yun encounters something difficult, even if he doesn't tell him, he will definitely inform Shen Yi... Although everything happens for a reason, it is impossible for Chang Geng to not mind at all.

After dismissing this one, Chang Geng turned to the other one.

Gu Yun quickly gave him an affectionate look.

Chang Geng was unmoved and slowly settled the accounts: "The eyes can also prepare the plan in advance, Zi Xi, it is true that he has been tempered many times and has gone through hundreds of battles."

Gu Yun blinked, stretched and stood up, walked up to Chang Geng, untied the fox fur and wrapped Chang Geng in, lowered his voice and laughed in his ear: "If you are jealous, tell me earlier, Your Majesty."

Chang Geng: "..."

Gu Yun's lazy whisper made his ears numb, and he realized that this man was indeed proficient in the Thirty-six Strategies, and the little courage he taught Shen Yi was superficial.

Gu Yun sniffed his temples and praised: "The sour smell is so refreshing - Your Majesty, let's discuss this. You just drank a jar of vinegar, can you give me a sip of wine?"

Chang Geng laughed angrily: "Dream, just smell it."

Gu Yun let out a "tsk" sound: "Yesterday, you asked me to lick a chopstick. Why did it become a pure smell today? It's all Shen Yi's fault. He had to come here to be an eyesore during the big festival..."

Chang Geng took out a chopstick from one side and dipped it into the warm wine cup: "Take it and taste it, don't bargain."

Gu Yun: "..."

There was a wine-scented chopstick between the two of them. They looked at each other in silence for a moment. Just when Chang Geng thought that Gu Yun was honest today, Gu Yun suddenly took out the wine-stained chopstick and gently After sniffing for a while, he quickly pulled Chang Geng's chin, wiped all the wine on Chang Geng's lips, and quickly moved over to lick it clean. The chopsticks that were in the way were snapped by him. Throw it aside.

Chang Geng was dumbfounded that he had taken advantage of him, and he didn't react at all.

After Gu Yun licked his lips, he drifted away with a faint smile: "Good wine, I'm drunk."

His Majesty, the new emperor, who had been molested by all kinds of tricks, stood frozen for a moment, and finally chased after him unbearably. He felt that it was necessary to personally check how General Gu was recovering from his injuries.

Extra Four Qingming Festival After the Rain

Chang Geng claimed that in order to avoid suspicion, even if he occasionally stayed in the palace at night, he would never set foot in the harem. The affairs of the harem were still under the control of the queen. Fortunately, Li Feng's harem was not crowded, and the queen could barely manage to pick up the sick rice. He came all day long. It is unheard of in ancient times for an emperor to leave the palace at a click of a button. At first, some people stood up and said such unreasonable laws, but they were scolded back - the emperor claimed that he was just an "acting emperor" when he ascended the throne. , Today's generation is conscientious and does not exceed the rules. Why are there always sycophants who are afraid of the world being in chaos and trying to encourage him to steal the country?

The Yushitai, headed by Xu Ling, became the royal watering can, with "Old old and new" pinned on their foreheads, and they were responsible for finding various theoretical basis for the various decrees of the imperial court every day, so that the quarrels could be more justifiable.

The emperor who did not live in the palace would sometimes pretend to return to Prince Yan's Mansion, and then treat Yan Prince's Mansion as a "living room" where he occasionally met with courtiers in private, and then turned around and went back to the Marquis' Mansion - there was no two-step path anyway.

This year, the rain fell much earlier than in previous years. On the eve of Qingming Festival, it rained one after another.

Although Gu Yun, who had been away from home for many years, had not removed his armor, he was finally able to live safely in the capital. It was rare for him to have such a strong sense of belonging to his own family, so he ordered people to tidy up the overgrown Hou Mansion. It was almost almost over.

After rumors of ghost stories spread, the Andinghou Mansion had been tossing about inside and outside for several days, and finally it seemed to be a bit liveable.

While repairing the garden and tidying up the house, I found a lot of old things, so following Commander Huo to pick up old things every day became the emperor's new hobby during his evening walks.

"Is this the eldest princess's old thing?" Chang Geng asked, pointing to a square box - it would be disrespectful, so he didn't touch it rashly.

The old woman who was cleaning the house took one look at it and said with a smile: "Isn't it? It was specially made for the young Marquis."

As she said that, she opened the box and saw that inside the treasure box, which looked like a pearl box, there was actually a "feather duster".
To be continued...