The prince is very fierce

It rained heavily and mist spread over the river.

Tens of thousands of Xiliang troops were stationed outside Hangzhou. After the civil war, rewards were given based on merit, and there was a lively atmosphere both inside and outside the city. Tu Qianchu and Yue Jiulou had already led their army northward to conquer Northern Qi, which had fallen into civil strife.

After Xu Buling accepted the surrender, he met with the squires of the Jiangnan clan in Baima Village. After two days of busy work, the transfer of power was completed, the city became stable, and the building ship also arrived at the port.

Lu Hongluan was raising her baby at her mother's house in Jinling City, while Xiao Xiang'er and a few older sisters stayed behind. On the boat, Xiao Qi and a group of little girls went down with the army to help with logistics and military affairs.

At noon, Xu Buling drove a carriage to the shore. After waiting for a while in the rain, the boat docked. The liveliest Manzhi ran down from it and said with a smile:

"Ms. sir, have my mother and the others arrived? Why didn't they come?"

The Dayinglou tribe has been marching with the Xiliang army these days, pulling out nails in surrounding counties and counties, and Li Hansheng and Zhu Liu are naturally among them.

Xu Buring walked to the pedal, hugged Manzhi with one hand, picked it up and spun it around:

"The war is over. My father-in-law and the others are celebrating in the city with the wise people in the world. They can only meet in the evening."

Zhu Manzhi was very excited when she heard this. She was the daughter of a contemporary swordsman. Now that the war was over, how could she not follow her father to the limelight on such a grand occasion where people in the world were celebrating their victory? She quickly turned around and said:

"Old Chen, let's go. Benzhi will take you to see the world."

Chen Sining was walking behind Man Zhi and saw Xu Buling. He didn't look very close. It was obvious that he hadn't recovered from the last incident of playing the role of a 'princess in distress'. She lowered her head and wanted to leave with Man Zhi without even saying hello. .

Xu Buling was naturally a little unhappy when he saw this. He raised his arms and put his arms around Chen Sining's waist, and also picked him up and spun around:

"Your Highness, why don't you even call me husband?"

When Chen Sining heard 'Her Royal Highness', she recalled Xu Buling's 'domineering' appearance as a rebel leader. She felt as if she was about to be raped. She twisted her body slightly:

"Ms. sir, are you satisfied?"

"So perfunctory?"

Xu Buling narrowed his eyes slightly, raised his cheek again, and gestured for a kiss before letting go.

Chen Sining was a little hesitant before being so open in public, but before she could make a move, Xiao Manzhi couldn't run away. She stood on tiptoes and said to Xu Bu Ling with a smile on her face:

"Ms. sir, please don't embarrass Si Ning. I'll take the punishment for her."? ?

Chen Sining blinked her eyes, but she hesitated to speak, and then she thought about it and let it go.

Xu Bu Ling smiled secretly in his heart, let go of Chen Sining, and turned to look at the deck.

Zhu Manzhi pulled Chen Sining and asked:

"Xiao Ning, Chu Chu, are you going?"

Ning Qingye, wearing a fairy-like white dress, stood on the deck and hesitated for a moment, shaking her head:

"I'm not going."

Zhongli Chuchu stood in front of him, knowing that the Jianghu people were celebrating and Li Hansheng might be present. Qingye didn't want to go there and meet him, so he said with a smile:

"I'll accompany Qingye, you go ahead. Just tell us again tonight."

Zhu Manzhi knew what Qingye was thinking, so he stopped insisting and turned to look at the room above the ship:

"Afu, do you want to go for a walk together?"

From the study window on the second floor of the building, Song Yufu poked her head out holding a large stack of account books and said crisply:

"The ship carrying the baggage has just arrived and needs to be handed over to the military camp. Sister Qiqi and I will go back at night. You can go and have fun."

During the marching and fighting days, Xiao Qi and Song Yufu were the hardest working people on the ship. They had been stuck in piles of documents for several months and had very little time to go out for a walk.

Xu Buling felt a little distressed, raised his hand and said:

"The battle is over, what else are you looking at? Come down and do it tomorrow."

Xiao Qi was sitting at the window. She turned her head when she heard this, with a hint of joking in her almond-shaped eyes:

"After the war is over, don't the soldiers also have to eat and pay, and they are not allowed to rebel if they are not doing anything? Go play with your little wife, and don't disturb Yufu and I from doing business."

Xu Buling chuckled: "Then I'll come to pick you up later."

Zhu Manzhi has a very high emotional intelligence, and at this time he also added:

"Sister Qiqi and Afu have worked hard. Let my husband take care of you tonight. Whoever dares to snatch the branches will be punished."

As soon as these words came out, several little girls had strange expressions.

After all, Xiao Qi is a eldest sister. How could she be teased by Xiao Manzhi? She raised her slender eyebrows when she heard this and said with a smile:

"After finally finishing the battle, we must celebrate. You can all come over tonight."

Come all over...

One, two, three, four, five, six... Nightingale seven...

Xu Bu Ling's smiling expression suddenly froze.

From the window of the study room on the second floor, Doudou, who was holding a large pile of files, also poked his head out of the window and said shyly:

"Miss, I...should I go there too? I'm so embarrassed."

eight……

Xu Bu Ling's stiff expression turned pale again...

After a while, go to the streets of Baima Village.

Xu Bu Ling sat in the carriage and took Chu Chu and Qing Ye back to Bai Ma to settle down. He was still thinking about the tough battle in the evening.

Ning Qingye and Zhongli Chuchu were sitting by the car window, chatting about the interesting things that happened on the ship these days.

Not long after the carriage left and passed the gate of Hangzhou City, Ning Qingye suddenly raised his eyes to the street and said in surprise:

"Chu Chu, is that your camel?"

Zhongli Chuchu was startled when he heard this, and then became pleasantly surprised. He quickly went to the car window to check:

"Where is it...is this my camel? Why is it so fat?"

When Xu Buling surrendered in the morning, he had actually seen Zhang Boyan, the former governor of Youzhou, but the occasion was too big to ask about the camel. He didn't expect this guy to come over on his own.

Xu Buling came close to the car window. Before he could take a closer look, a sound came from the street:

"His Royal Highness, the two ladies, Zhang Boyan, who holds a humble position, had the honor to meet His Royal Highness in Youzhou before..."

On the street, Zhang Boyan, who had taken off his official robe and was only wearing cloth clothes, was holding an oil-paper umbrella in his hand, covering the head of the white camel, with a look of sincerity and fear on his face.

And Chu Chu’s white camel is a bit bigger than before, and its originally slightly yellow hair has turned into snow-white color. I don’t know what kind of maintenance was used. There are not even mud spots on the four hooves, and it is quiet. Standing on the street, his hump was covered with silk. The fabric looked more expensive than Zhang Boyan's robe, and he looked pampered.

Xu Buling was a little funny when he saw this scene. A high-ranking official in a feudal state, no matter how miserable he is, must be acting, but Zhang Boyan himself is not a mediocre person. He was only dismissed because the Liaoxi Army abandoned Youzhou and went to the four eastern kings. Coerced to the south of the Yangtze River. He lifted the curtain and took a look, then waved his hand gently and said:

"Master Zhang is interested. Just send the camels to Baima Village, then follow the army northward and resume his duties in Youzhou."

"Oh! Thank you for your humble position, Your Highness!"

Zhang Boyan was about to cry. He secretly thought that he had fed ginseng for so long in vain. He quickly bowed and pulled the white camel:

"Little ancestor, let's go."

White Camel still recognized Chu Chu, stood there and snorted twice, and then left leisurely after getting Chu Chu's permission.

Chu Chu felt embarrassed when she saw this scene:

"Yiyi, Zhui Fengma, and the two little snakes all followed my father-in-law and conquered the world, and that's how they got their current treatment. I, a camel, have done nothing..."

"Raise a camel for a thousand days, eat a camel for a while..."

"No, no!"

"hehe……"

Chatting along the way, the carriage passed through the streets of Hangzhou and gradually came to the foot of Baima Mountain.

Baima Mountain is on the southwest side of West Lake, near the Eighteen Bends of Jiuxi River. It was originally the summer resort of King Wu, and was temporarily transformed into Dongyue Imperial City. For a short period of time, most of the buildings are still the same, and the scenery is extremely beautiful.

Zhongli Chuchu and Ning Qingye got off the carriage and originally planned to go see the white camels together. But as soon as they walked to the gate of the villa, they saw Li Hansheng leading the Dayinglou people out of the villa. They should be Gang and Xiliang. The general handed over the affairs.

Ning Qingye raised her eyes and saw Li Hansheng, her expression froze slightly, but she lowered her head in an instant, pulled Chu Chu and walked quickly to the side door.

Li Hansheng also paused for a moment, his expression changed slightly, but he didn't show anything strange, and he continued to walk out with his men.

Seeing this, Xu Bu Ling couldn't help but shook his head secretly. A few days ago, Qingye often went to Zhu Liu to learn swordsmanship. However, ever since that day when he and Qingye were on the roof and saw Li Hansheng casually use a 'Shaking Mountain', Qingye was shocked and never went to Zhu Liu again. Where to learn swordsmanship, father and daughter have never met.

Xu Buling looked at Qingye who was leaving in a detour, thought for a moment, and did not follow. Instead, he stood at the door, waiting for Li Hansheng to come over.

Li Hansheng's face was as gloomy as ever. He slowly came closer with an umbrella, raised his hand slightly to let his subordinates leave, and then said softly:

"His Royal Highness."

"Father-in-law, there is no need to be polite."

Xu Buling still called Li Hansheng father-in-law in private, after all, the relationship this time was real.

But Li Hansheng didn't mean to appreciate it and shook his head:

"If you don't mind, just call me uncle."

He said this probably because he was afraid that Qingye might hear it and mind him.

Xu Buling sighed secretly, but he didn't care about the title. He turned around and walked towards the stone path in the mountain, and asked with a smile:

"The domestic war is over, what plans does uncle have?"

Li Hansheng talked less and didn't really want to talk to others about personal matters. But when Xu Buling asked, he still thought about it, walked beside Xu Buling, shook his head and said:

"The four kings in the east have been destroyed. The young emperor Song Ling is as good as fish in the palm of his hand. The Dayue Song family is finished, and there is nothing much for me to do. Although the thousands of tribesmen in Daying Tower are all rough and treacherous, most of them were forced into Luocao by blood feud. Kou, if you give them a chance to join the Wolf Guard and change their minds, they will work for you. Chen Chong is good at fighting. I have asked him to follow General Tu Qianchu to march north to attack Qi. Zhu Liu has injured his arm, so it is not convenient for him to use force again. Let the couple stay behind..."

Xu Buling listened carefully, and after a moment, he said with a smile:

"What are your uncle's plans?"

Li Hansheng fell silent again. Obviously, this question was not easy to answer. After he embarked on this road, he had regarded himself as a dead person and never thought about where he would go after the incident.

Li Hansheng looked at the rain curtain outside the edge of the umbrella, thought for a long time, and then said calmly:

"Once you have entered the world of martial arts, there is no turning back. There will never be a day when revenge is avenged, nor a day when kindness is repaid, so there is a saying of 'retreating to the mountains and forests.' Retiring to the mountains and forests does not mean that you have seen everything, but that you are tired and want to find some peace and quiet. I will go to Fenglingdu, visit the gate of hell, and then return to Shu to guard the grave of your mother-in-law. I was unable to accompany her before, and this is the only thing I will do for the rest of my life. purpose."

Xu Buling turned around: "What about Qingye?"

Li Hansheng's eyes moved and he slowly shook his head:

“Each generation passes, and that’s something you should think about.”

Xu Buling sighed secretly and said nothing more. He just accompanied his father-in-law and walked on the path, gradually walked out of Baima Mountain and came to the nearby West Lake.

Li Hansheng looked at the misty rain all over the lake, thought about it, and suddenly said:

"Ten years of life and death, I can't forget it without thinking about it. A thousand miles away, there is no place to talk about the desolation. Even if we meet, we should not recognize each other, with dust on our faces and frost on our temples.

Last night, I suddenly returned to my hometown in a dream, and I was dressing up in the small window. We looked at each other without words, but tears flowed down our cheeks. I guess the place where my heart breaks every year is the short pine hill on a moonlit night.

I will never be able to write such a poem in my life,"

Xu Buling was a little embarrassed:

"I can't write it either, I copied it."

Li Hansheng shook his head: "I mean, men are afraid of choosing the wrong profession and women are afraid of marrying the wrong man. If I don't have this talent, I shouldn't have studied too hard back then, and I had to go into a dead end. In the end, I encountered both. It's my fault. Qingye hates me all his life, and it's what I deserve."

Xu Buling sighed, knowing that this was the truth. Li Hansheng did choose the wrong profession. If he had practiced martial arts from the beginning, why would it be like this?

Unfortunately, there is no if in the world.

Li Hansheng said a few words from his heart, and then he stopped talking, just walking along the lake embankment in a trance.

The West Lake was hazy with mist and rain, and there were more tourists on the lakeside, most of whom were gentry clans who returned with the Xiliang Army, and they were having a banquet on the West Lake boat to celebrate the court's recovery of Jiangnan.

Xu Buling accompanied Li Hansheng to stroll along the lakeside, secretly thinking about the words of persuasion. When he came to the observation deck, a faint voice of Qingji suddenly came from the rain curtain:

"Calculate good and bad luck, calculate misfortune and blessing..."? ?

This is...

Xu Buling paused, his thoughts came back to his mind in an instant, and he looked at the source of the sound with a little doubt.

The observation building is a three-story building, and laughter and the sound of stringed instruments echoed in the building. The window was hazy with mist and rain. On the steps under the eaves, a little girl in a skirt set up a small table, holding her chin with both hands, looking around with some boredom.

In the blink of an eye, after not seeing her for nearly half a year, the little girl has grown up a bit, both in height and chest circumference, but at this moment, appearing here, it is obviously a bit too abrupt.

Li Hansheng obviously noticed this little girl, frowned and thought:

"I saw this little girl once in Qiufeng Town in Northern Qi, her identity is not simple."

Xu Buling frowned, looked around a few times, and after making sure there was no ambush around, he whispered:

"Zuo Qingqiu's apprentice, old acquaintance, I'll go over and take a look."

Li Hansheng nodded, without saying a word, holding up an oil-paper umbrella, his figure disappeared into the willow forest, waiting for an opportunity to move...——

"Calculate good and bad luck, calculate misfortune and fortune..."

Under the eaves of the viewing tower, Xiao Taohua supported her chin with both hands, shouting a little bored.

She was too young and not a Taoist priest, so there were no customers.

But Xiao Taohua didn't care about this. She sat here not to earn some money for candied haws, but simply to wait for someone.

The Xiliang army entered Hangzhou, and Xu Buling entered the city two days ago.

Xiao Taohua wanted to go directly to find him, but there were too many people coming in and out of Baima Village, and it was so crowded inside and outside that it was difficult to sneak in. Moreover, it felt a bit too direct for a daughter to take the initiative to go to the door, which was a bit embarrassing.

Xiao Taohua didn't know why she was embarrassed, but she thought that accidentally "encountering" was more appropriate.

Xiao Taohua knew that Xu Buling had settled in Baima Mountain, which was near the West Lake. When he came to the West Lake, why didn't he come to visit?

So she set up the fortune-telling stall here. As long as she came out of Baima Mountain, she would definitely pass by the viewing platform, so she could meet him.

Xiao Taohua looked at the rain curtain outside the eaves, a little absent-minded, maybe too bored, and took out the small purse from her waist.

The purse contained silver ingots with vague tooth marks on them, which were bitten when she was a child.

Next to the silver ingot, there was a jade pendant with the words "good luck and good fortune" engraved on it. She asked for it in the temple when she ran to find Leifeng Pagoda. It was said that it could bless people to be safe and sound.

On the back of the jade pendant, a small peach blossom was carved with a knife. This was her own handwriting. It was carved very beautifully and took several days of effort.

Xiao Taohua touched the engraving on the jade pendant, thinking of the scene when Xu Buling received it, secretly raised the corners of her mouth and smiled, put away the purse, looked at the rain curtain again, and shouted:

"Calculate good and bad luck, calculate misfortune and fortune..."

Before she finished shouting, Xiao Taohua suddenly found that her eyes were dark and she was blindfolded.

Silently, without any footsteps, Xiao Taohua, who was good at martial arts, was really scared.

However, Xiao Taohua reacted immediately, sat up straight, and said in surprise:

"Big brother, is that you?"

Xu Buling had been standing behind him for a long time. Hearing this, he let go of his hand, sat down opposite the small table, and said with a smile:

"Xiao Taohua, did you know I would come?"

After the initial surprise, Xiao Taohua's cheeks flushed again, and she said shyly:

"My master and I were strolling in Jiangnan. I learned that Big Brother was fighting in Jiangnan these days and would soon arrive in Hangzhou. I thought of setting up a stall here to see if we were destined to meet. I didn't expect to meet him."

"Is your master here too?"

Xu Buling looked around again, but there was nothing unusual except the mist and rain all over the lake.

Little Taohua giggled: "Brother, don't worry, the master has left the court and has nothing to do. He is here to enjoy the sights. If you asked me to bring it to the master, I will bring it to him. The master is considering it. If you want to see him, you can go to Shilong Mountain to find him."

Xu Buring was slightly surprised. After looking down at the mace at his waist, he stood up without asking any more questions:

"Let's go and see your master."

Little Peach Blossom nodded, stood up, and put away the lottery tube on the table:

"I miss Sister Manzhi and Sister Sining a little bit. Are they coming here too?"

"Not long after we arrived, we can see them at night."

Xu Buling raised the corner of his mouth and smiled, opened the oil paper umbrella, and covered the head of Xiao Taohua.

Xiao Taohua also carried an umbrella, but she didn't open it when she saw the situation, and hid under Xu Buling's umbrella.

The long embankment on the lake was shrouded in mist and rain, and there was no outsider in sight.

Little Taohua walked beside her. She felt a little embarrassed after not seeing each other for several months. She kept recalling the scene where she was touched naked by Xu Buling. After walking a little further, she noticed that Xu Buling was frowning and thinking about something, so she took the initiative to ask for it. Topic:

"Brother, what are you thinking about? About the war?"

Xu Buling shook his head and smiled, raised his hand to take Xiao Taohua's hand, and walked along the long embankment:

"I'm thinking about your master. Your master is a great man of his generation, and I admire him very much."

Little Taohua's hand was held by a big hand, her face turned red, but she didn't struggle. She just focused her eyes on the scenery of the lake and said seriously:

"Yes, Master is a man with great ambitions. He said that you fought in the past so that you don't have to fight in the future. As long as the world is peaceful, it will be the same no matter who becomes the emperor. As long as the people of the world don't have to suffer from war, it will be fine. "

Xu Buling held his little hand and shook it: "That's the truth, but the only one who can really see this is the bad old man Yuelushan who stays out of the matter. Who among the people who really stay on the chessboard can be willing to admit defeat? I Neither can be done.”

Little Taohua seemed to understand, and thought for a moment: "Master has always taught me this. I don't want you to fight anymore anyway. Chang'an City is so beautiful. If there is no war in the future, Master will continue to be an official in the court, and my eldest brother will be here I can be the emperor in the palace. As for me, I can discuss with my elder brother when I am bored. When I am bored, I can hang out in the city with Sister Manzhi. During the holidays, the whole family can sit together and have dinner, just like when I was a child. It’s the same as mom, dad, and Uncle Wu sitting together, but it’s so lively, and there’s still New Year’s money...”

Little Peach Blossom's eyes were full of longing, obviously yearning for such a day.

Xu Buling held her little hand tightly. In fact, she longed for such a day, but she knew in her heart that it would be difficult.

Xiao Taohua was born in Dayue and educated in Northern Qi. She traveled between the two countries and saw the beautiful sides of both sides.

In Xiao Taohua's eyes, Dayue and Beiqi are one family, and they are originally members of the same clan.

The war between the two countries, in Xiao Taohua's opinion, was just a quarrel between her father's and uncle's generation. Although they fought each other, they were all very kind to her. She hopes that one day she can stop fighting and sit down as a family to continue eating happily.

But the conflicts between countries are not like the conflicts between brothers in the same family. Even if we can sit down and have dinner together again, the fact of "winner and loser" cannot be erased. If you want to be happy from the bottom of your heart, you can only It could be the next generation.

Xu Bu Ling thought for a moment and finally curled up his lips:

"Okay, I'll go and persuade your master."

"Um."

Xiao Taohua's eyebrows were curved, and she glanced at Xu Buling. She held the small jade pendant in her hand, but after hesitating for a long time, she still didn't have the nerve to take it out.

Little Taohua put the jade pendant back into her sleeve, then raised her hand and pointed to a hill by the lake:

"By the way, big brother said there was a Leifeng Pagoda somewhere, but I ran over and took a look, and there wasn't one there at all, and there was no white snake down there."

Xu Buling raised his eyes and looked up: "It's okay, I'll just have someone build a Leifeng Pagoda tomorrow."

"Okay, then press Sister Sining's little white snake down..."

"That's not okay, that is your sister Sining's lifeblood."

"I'm just telling you, hee..."

Light paper umbrellas, misty rain continues.

The shoulder-high girl held the young man's hand and walked along the lakeside.

Although the girl is still young and doesn't understand what love is, if possible, she hopes that today's rain will never stop and the road under her feet will never stop. She can walk slowly like this until forever...

Li Hansheng:? ?