Before dawn, Qi Bingchen and Lu Wanmin took everyone from the Longyi General Administration Office out. But Lu Wanmin looked back and asked doubtfully: "Where is Wan Kehao, the commander-in-chief of Tiying?"

Everyone looked around, and sure enough, Wan Kehao was nowhere to be seen.

After Liu Zhen, Xiao Zhen promoted Wan Kehao from the border town of Saibei to lead Longyi Wei Tianxia Tiying.

There are many battles in Saibei, and the local Ti camp often cooperates with the frontier troops. In terms of combat effectiveness of the Ti camp, Saibei ranks first. Xiao Zhen hopes that Wan Kehao can retrain and integrate the Ti camp of Long Yiwei in order to form a unified force.

An elite soldier.

Wan Kehao proposed a complete set of plans, which Xiao Zhen admired very much. He is now implementing this plan, starting from the area around the capital and gradually spreading it outwards. Now it has reached several states around the capital.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Zhen suddenly fell down.

"Does anyone know where Wan Kehao went?"

No one answered, some people didn't know, and some people didn't want to say anything.

The two peak ancestors shook their heads, stopped caring about Wan Kehao, and led everyone to the city gate. After waiting in the city gate for a full hour, it was finally time to open the city gate, and they rushed out.

, the soldiers who were guarding the city were trembling with fear.

Song Zheng saw everyone, smiled kindly, took everyone's hands and said: "You have worked hard these days, let's go back and talk."

The city gate guard had no choice but to stand up again, clasping his fists and saying, "Sir, your soldiers cannot be brought into the city."

Song Zheng did not make things difficult for him, he nodded and said: "Of course this officer knows."

He said to Hong Tiancheng: "Take my order and go to Ti camp outside the city to rest and settle there temporarily."

"As commanded."

He came too late yesterday, the military camp was closed, and Song Zheng did not take anyone there.

At the moment, everyone was divided into two groups. Lu Wanmin arranged for a hundred households to lead Hong Tiancheng's 1,500 fighting beasts to the Ti camp outside the city. Song Zheng entered the city surrounded by the Long Yi Guards.

Go directly to the General Administration Office.

At this time, Long Yiwei was in dire straits and had countless official affairs waiting for Song Zheng to make a decision.

But after entering the yamen, Song Zheng exchanged greetings with everyone, and then showed his tiredness: "I have been working hard all the way. Let me take a rest first and then talk to everyone."

This is human nature, everyone left one after another, and soon the room became empty.

Lu Wanmin and Qi Bingchen did not leave. Song Zheng dropped the spiritual formation, sealed the surrounding areas, and asked: "How is the arrangement going?"

Qi Bingchen replied: "According to your instructions, I sent the invitation to you in advance when you set off from Jiangnan, but that person has not responded yet."

Lu Wanmin also said: "Although your Excellency has great ambitions, he obviously has no interest in worldly affairs and just wants to avoid this muddy water."

Song Zheng, however, was still confident and said: "You two, please wait a moment. I will take a bath and change my clothes to show respect, and then we will go to see your Excellency together."

"Sir, you still want to go?" The two peak ancestors were confused: "I'm afraid they will be rejected..."

Song Zheng just smiled and told Shi Zhonghe outside to prepare hot water.

…

Three miles north of the capital city, there is a beautiful mountain forest, with a sea of ​​purple bamboos and thousands of ancient cherry trees dotting it. The Hongwu Dynasty specially built a spacious avenue leading to this place. The rules are higher than ordinary official roads and up to three feet wide.

, the roadbed is made of rammed soil, and the road surface is paved with fine sand and gravel. It is not only strong and durable, but also has excellent drainage in rainy days, so there will be no muddy scenes on the ground.

But such a road that cost countless dollars came to an abrupt end outside the purple bamboo forest. I didn't dare to damage the bamboo forest in the slightest.

Connected to this spacious avenue is a simple bamboo door in front of the purple bamboo forest. It is only about two feet wide and one foot high, and there are two door leaves made of locally sourced purple bamboo branches.

Song Zheng left the Longyiwei Yamen through the secret passage, avoiding the eyes and ears of various people along the way. When he arrived outside the city, he walked lightly and stood outside the bamboo gate.

He straightened his clothes, shook off the dust from the journey, and stepped forward to knock on the bamboo door.

Knocked three times, then walked back and stood up.

Qi Bingchen and Lu Wanmin stood behind him, ready to erect the bamboo gate. They had come here to pay their respects more than ten days ago. The two peak ancestors were only qualified to stand outside the gate, with their hands respectfully bowed.

He handed the invitation to the boy inside.

That's all.

Until now, there has been no response from that person, and they know that this is impossible.

But Mr. Song did not give up, and they had no choice but to accompany him. They also understood that Mr. Song fought all the way to the capital, and the Longyi Guard looked majestic, but in fact they were rootless duckweeds. Once the wind and rain hit, I am afraid that

The building will collapse immediately.

If there is the support of this person, then all difficulties will be easily solved. But I am afraid that you will not even be able to see the face of that person.

The two elders secretly sighed in their hearts, but unexpectedly a boy in white walked out from the sea of ​​purple bamboos, opened the bamboo door and bowed to Song Zheng: "Sir, you are really a trustworthy person. My master invites you in."

Song Zheng smiled and returned the gesture: "Thank you, little brother."

The boy stepped aside, not daring to accept his courtesy: "Sir, please come with me."

Song Zheng walked in with his head held high, but the two ancestors behind him were a little confused: Are you going in now? When you knock on the door, who really invites you in?!

Seeing that they were motionless, the boy said, "My master invites the two ancestors to come with him."

"Oh..." Only then did the two people react and quickly followed up: "This is our honor."

With the boy in front and the three behind, they passed through the mesmerizing sea of ​​purple bamboo and arrived at the foot of a huge cherry blossom tree.

This cherry blossom tree is almost invisible from the outside. It is ancient and strong, and has a long life that is almost magical. The branches are twisted and twisted, and it looks like it is growing vigorously.

The trunks of the trees are pale red, but the cherry blossoms on the trees are a rare snow-white color.

And in this white color, there is a feeling of crystal clear jade.

Petals are constantly falling from the sky, and new cherry blossoms will soon grow on the branches. It only takes a few breaths from the buds to fully bloom.

The three of them all secretly praised in their hearts: a wonderful place, a temple of things, and a wonderful person!

There was a small pavilion under the tree, which was also a purple bamboo pavilion made from local materials. The boy invited them in, then served tea made from fresh bamboo leaves, and said to the three of them: "Excuse me, please wait a moment, I will go and invite my master."

come out."

The three of them nodded, not having any objections to waiting.

After the boy left, Song Zheng went to get some tea and took a sip, which made him feel refreshed. The light fragrance penetrated every meridians with a kind of spiritual meaning, and seemed to be able to wash away some old wounds. Even his Yin Shen was healed.

Some benefits.

The two ancestors also praised: "Just this cup of tea makes this trip worthwhile."

After waiting for about half an hour, the boy returned and knelt down in front of the pavilion: "Welcome to you, sir."

Song Zheng and the others hurriedly stood up to greet them. They saw a young man wearing plain linen clothes, strolling from the path in the bamboo sea. There was no powerful aura on him, but just one look at him made people feel that there is no one in this world.

Everything is "just like this", and it will be affected unconsciously, and it will be tainted with a sense of freedom and freedom.

He entered the pavilion and sat down, nodded to the three of them and said, "Guests, please don't be restrained. Please take a seat."

The boy served tea to his master, and he treated the three of them again: "There is nothing special to entertain guests at home. I only have a cup of tea, so you three can use more."

"Yes." The three of them agreed. The two peak ancestors were strict and did not dare to go beyond the boundaries. The host invited tea, and they only dared to drink the cup in front of them.

After Song Zheng drank, he smacked his lips and asked the boy, "Can I change it to a larger cup?"

The boy smiled and replaced him with a normal-sized teacup. Song Zheng drank three cups with the cow and said with a smile: "I have been careful all the way from the capital. It is inevitable that my mouth will be dry. This can be regarded as quenching my thirst."

The boy covered his mouth and snickered, but the host didn't mind at all: "The guest's situation is also difficult."

Song Zheng asked again with a frown on his face: "This tea is good. When I am in the capital, I will inevitably be upset. Can you give me some? When I can't bear it anymore, I can drink a pot."

Qi Bingchen and Lu Wanmin's eyes almost popped out of their heads. They wanted to urge your Excellency not to be so presumptuous in person, but they did not have the courage to speak, so they had to quickly lower their heads and make a gesture of confession.

"Hahaha!" The host burst out laughing, pointing at him and scolding: "You are such a skinny monkey, as Xiao Zhen said, you are always going to push your limits."

Song Zheng smiled sheepishly: "People from small families don't get good things."

The host just laughed, but he didn't mind. Instead, he asked curiously: "Please answer my question first. Why do you think I will see you?"

Qi Bingchen and Lu Wanmin also pricked up their ears. They were still confused by how easily they walked into the purple bamboo forest.

Song Zheng shrugged his shoulders and said: "Seven Demon Emperors and Fairy Sword Tomb are both well-known senior rulers in the world. Duke Hui Yi should also want to take a look at what these two young monks are interested in.

Something extraordinary."

Qi Bingchen and Lu Wanmin suddenly realized that it was no wonder that your Excellency firmly believed in it and came to see him as soon as he arrived in the capital without receiving a response from His Excellency Duke Hui Yi.

Hui Yigong, the senior governor of the Hongwu Celestial Dynasty, nodded, but his eyes were a little unfathomable: "You only guessed a little bit right."

Song Zheng was stunned: "Then why are you willing to condescend to see me?"

Hui Yi Gong smiled slightly, but did not tell him anything. Instead, he said: "As soon as you entered the capital, you did not clean up the mess of Long Yiwei. You immediately came to see me. I think you came because the Queen Mother and the Chief Assistant were two people who controlled the country."

Strong people put great pressure on you."

Regarding this point, Song Zheng did not mince words and nodded seriously.

"But you also know that I want to get out of the quagmire of Hongwu. I have not been involved in worldly affairs for a long time, let alone the political situation of Hongwu. You come to me to ask for fish."

Song Zheng was sitting upright and said: "I want to persuade you to come out of the mountain again."

Hui Yigong nodded: "Tell me."

Shi San said

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