Long goodbye reunion non-teenager, holding the cup to persuade each other not to hinder each other. Years of love coincide, making friendship more affectionate. When I went to the end of the water and sat and watched the clouds rise, I found that it was enough to have a rough tea and a light meal in life.
Lu Yu welcomed Xu Gong and Wang Jian to the hall and sat down. Although the hall house is not magnificent, it can be regarded as fresh and elegant.
"Have a heart, go and boil some water and make tea for you Uncle Xu." After Lu Yu instructed the young man in green clothes, he hurried to apologize to Xu Gong, "Brother Zhang Yuan, the dog has a dull heart, and he didn't recognize you, please forgive me." ”
Xu Gong didn't care: "When I left the Beijing Division, Youxin was still a child with a general horn who had not yet awakened. How many years have passed since this, and I am old, where can I remember what I look like? Brother Yingkang, you don't have to see it like this. ”
Xu Gong and Lu Yu looked at each other and smiled, and Lu Yu looked at Wang Jian and asked Xu Gong, "Brother Zhang Yuan, this prince is..."
Xu Gongfang remembered that for a moment he had forgotten to introduce Wang Jian to Lu Yu: "This is Wang Jian, the eldest son of Lord Tusi of Longzhou Xuanfu Si. ”
"Longzhou? Brother Zhang Yuan, how did you get to Longzhou? I built the Seven-Curve Mountain Grand Temple in Jianzhou a few years ago, not far from Longzhou, I already knew that if you were in Longzhou, I would like to come to see you! Lu Yu was a little surprised.
"Alas, life is like duckweed, the world is unpredictable..." Xu Gong sighed a long time, opened the lock of memory, poured the past into a long glass of spirits, and talked in detail about the bitterness and pain after being deposed, how he stumbled to Longzhou, how he met his benefactor Wang Xi, and later how he became a master in Longzhou Xuanfu Si You Yamen.
After hearing this, Lu Yu was very moved: "According to his fate, good is rewarded with good, and evil is rewarded with evil." Brother Zhang Yuan, you are a good person, and naturally met the good man King Toast. ”
"Brother Yingkang, have you been okay all these years?" Isn't Madame at home? Speaking of which, I haven't seen her in years. Xu Gong raised his eyes and looked away, did not see The figure of Lady Lu, and asked.
Lu Yu frowned, dazed and sad: "Humble Jing suffered from furunculosis a few years ago, and I and Youxin often went out to repair houses for people, and no one took care of her, alas... Speaking of which, it was my husband who did not fulfill my responsibilities, and she went like this..."
"Alas..." Xu Gong sighed, "I couldn't imagine that the past was different, but the heavens and people were separated forever." ”
Wang Jian handed the gift and the invitation to Lu Yu with both hands and said respectfully: "Master Lu, this souvenir was specially brought to you by my father, so please be sure to accept it." ”
Looking at such a rich gift, Lu Yu was shocked, and after reading the invitation, he waved his hand one after another, unwilling to accept it: "Lord Wang Toast invited the grass people to the Longzhou Panlongba King Toast Mansion, I don't know what is the matter?" Where is this souvenir, such a valuable gift, how dare the grass people receive it, the grass people can not afford it! ”
Xu Gong shoved the gift into Lu Yu's hand: "Brother Yingkang, you should accept it quickly, if you don't accept it, I won't be able to send a messenger to Lord Wang Toast when I go back!" You can't let me come to the Kyoshi with a gift and take it back as it is. ”
Lu Yu had no choice, and in order not to embarrass Xu Gong, he had to reluctantly accept it. Lu Yu always felt that xu gong must have something to do when he came from afar, and asked again: "Brother Zhang Yuan, it is said that you have come all the way to the Beijing Division, what is the so-called matter?" ”
Xu Gong smiled brightly: "Brother Yingkang, I am ashamed to say it." It is reasonable to say that I should have come to Beijing to visit you a long time ago, but Longzhou is located in the northwest border of Sichuan, 18,000 miles away from Beijing, and it is not easy for me to come. It's not something that comes to you. ”
"I'm a grass farmer, how can I help?" Lu Yu was puzzled.
Xu Gong smiled and said, "Brother Yingkang, I really don't want to hide it, this year it is a tribute every three years, in early March this year, Lord Tusi of Longzhou Xuanfu Si, Wang Xi, personally entered the Capital to pay tribute, and the Emperor and Empress Zhang remembered that he had made meritorious contributions to quelling the 'Pingsong Rebellion', and promoted Lord Wang Tusi to ZhengLiupin and awarded the title of 'Zhaoxin Lieutenant'. When the level of this official position went up, the original office yamen seemed to be somewhat out of line with the grade. Lord Wang Tusi has always been diligent and thrifty, and he wanted to change it on the basis of the original old yamen. However, after the Huanglong Temple's Master Wu Yu came to see it, he felt that such a change would destroy feng shui, and suggested that Lord Wang Tusi relocate the site to build a new Xuanfu Si Shi Ya Gate. When it comes to repairing houses, I'm sure the first thing that comes to mind is 'Little Luban' you. ”
"That's right! Congratulations to Ling Zun! Lu Yu congratulated Wang Jian and thanked Xu Gong, "Thanks to Brother Zhang Yuan's recommendation, the grass people will definitely go all out to build this new Ya gate for Lord Wang Tusi!" ”
"Thank you Master Lu!" Seeing that Lu Yu agreed, Wang Jian thanked Lu Yu.
"But..." Lu Yu frowned, wanting to stop talking.
Wang Jian suddenly tensed up: "What's wrong, Master Lu?" If you have any conditions, please feel free to ask for it. Rest assured, your father will not treat you badly. ”
Lu Yu stammered, thinking about it or saying in his heart: "Prince, in terms of wages, I Lu Someone has always come according to the market price, and will never sit on the ground to start." However, if you can let me take a look at the approval of the Sichuan Chengxuan Envoy Department and the Ministry of Works on the construction of the Longzhou Xuanfu Division's Yamen, I have a good bottom in my heart, and I can't repeat my father's mistakes. ”
"Hahaha... Brother Yingkang, are you still afraid that I will not deceive you? How could such a big thing as the construction of the Longzhou Xuanfu Si Shi YaMen be without approval? Building it without approval is a felony. Xu Gong took out a document from the baggage he carried and handed it to Lu Yu to see.
After Lu Yu took the document and read it carefully, a hanging heart was put down. Lu Yu said to Xu Gong and Wang Jian: "Prince Wang and Brother Zhang Yuan, if you want to build a magnificent Longzhou Xuanfu Si Shi Ya Gate, it is definitely not the power of Lu Yu alone, I don't know if Lord Wang Tusi has recruited other craftsmen?" How many servitudes can there be? ”
"The Longzhou Ningwu Division under Lord Wang Tusi still has a hundred servants, and on the carpenter's side, I am afraid that I will have to rely on Brother Yingkang to help support the recruitment point, you are an expert, and when the time comes, you will pay you the salary together." Xu Gong smiled and said, "Brother Yingkang, when you recruit other carpenters, you can tell them that when the time comes, Lord Wang Toast will definitely not treat everyone badly in terms of food, housing, and wages." Lord Wang Tusi said that longzhou mountain is high and far, and the wage can be two dollars higher than the market price per month. ”
"Lord Wang Toast is kind and compassionate to the craftsmen, and the recruitment matter is wrapped up in me Lu Yu." Inuyasha has the heart to work as a painter in Kyoshi for many years, and he knows many highly skilled painters. If there is a need, I ask the heart. Lu Yu smiled, "To go as far away as Longzhou to repair the Xuanfu Si Shi Ya Gate is not an overnight thing, and it will take several years to go." I'll go and talk to the carpenter Guo Ding tomorrow and see if they're willing to go with them. ”
"Brother Lao Yingkang, if you can recruit five carpenters, stonemasons, clay sculptors, and painters, it is the best." Xu Gong smiled.
Lu Yu instructed Lu Youxin, "If you have a heart, you should hurry up and order a table of good wine and good dishes at YueLaiju." ”
Lu Youxin nodded, said a simple goodbye and went out first.
Lu Yu patted Xu Gong's shoulder and said, "Brother Zhang Yuan, I haven't had a drink with you for many years, so I don't want to get drunk today!" ”
"Once, you said you were going to drink me down, and you got yourself drunk first, or I carried you home!" Ling Zun and Ling Tang scolded you with a dog blood sprinkler. Xu Gong couldn't help but laugh.
Lu Yu glanced at Xu Gong: "You are still kind to say, that time it was not because your advice was rejected by several cabinet ministers, you were in a bad mood, I only accompanied you to drink!" ”
Two middle-aged men with gray hair are no longer the energetic teenagers of the past, but through the long river of years, the friendship between them is still young and beautiful.
Life is sometimes as lifeless as a dry well, and with a memory of a former friend, life will be more colorful. At some point in the corner, you will occasionally think of the old friend, and maybe that person will go around a few bends, over a few mountains, across a few seas, just to meet you.
Looking at the pair of old friends who had been reunited for a long time, Wang Jian secretly sneered, and that smile was like a floating cloud in the sky, fleeting. Wang Jian knew very well that the documents that had the approval of the Sichuan Chengcheng Announcement Department and the Ministry of Works were forgeries! At the same time, Wang Jian couldn't tell whether Xu Gong's smile at His former friend Lu Yu was sincere or fake.
After running all the way and bumping on the palanquin for more than half a month, Wang Xi and Xin Yi finally arrived at Chengdu Province.
This is the first time in Xin Yi's life that he has gone out to see the bustling and lively Chengdu Mansion. Xin Yi heard that there are many delicious and fun things in Chengdu Province, and he thought that he could buy some bright and loose Shu embroidery and Shu brocade, and take it home to make a dress.
On the day of the birthday banquet, Wang Xi took Xin Yi along the Xiao Wall of the Shu King's Mansion and unconsciously arrived at the magnificent Sichuan Chengxuan Envoy Si Mansion. As the residence of the envoy from Erpin Sichuan, the layout is regular, the craftsmanship is exquisite, the pavilions are staggered, and it has a splendid and rich style, exuding a magnificent charm.
Gongs and drums were noisy, firecrackers were fired in unison, and the mansion of the envoys was welcomed and sent, and the high friends were full of seats. The birthday feast was lively and festive, the sound of silk and bamboo was incessant, the words were cheerful, and the music was harmonious. However, the clear-eyed people can see that everyone is bored and tight, and they are only perfunctory to each other. Singing and dancing are not false, but they are all common things, but because of the high position of Wu Cangjie, the envoy of the government, no one dares to have half a sentence.
Xin Yi's dress today is really like a dancing prince, with a yellow shirt folded fan, his hair tied high, wearing a silver crown embedded with green ghost crystal, and a plain face with thick eyebrows, full of heroism. Changing the light and broken steps of the past, today's Xinyi deliberately walks heroically. This is obviously a gentlemanly nobleman, where is the delicate and lovely little Xinyi of the past?
Xin Yi followed Wang Xi into the Shou Hall, carrying in his hand a brocade box that was one foot long, wide, and one foot high.
The Shou Hall is located in the main hall of the Sichuan Chengcheng Envoy's Office, and is the place where the birthday ceremony is performed. Hanging horizontally in the hall, the theme is the name and age of the birthday star Wu Cangjie, and a large "Shou" character hangs high in the middle, and a hundred "Fu" characters with different shapes on the left and right sides and below, indicating that The Hundred Blessings are Fengshou and the Blessings are both complete. In the main hall, there are long stripes, eight immortal tables, taishi chairs, and large chairs lined up on both sides, draped in red chairs, with red cushions, and silverware on the table, on which shoujiu, shou noodles, shouguo, and longevity candles and longevity lamps are lit.
There were many relatives and friends who came to celebrate the birthday, and more were Wu Cangjie's official colleagues. The chief officials of the three political divisions of the two capitals, such as the Northern Zhili, the Southern Zhili, Huguang, Fujian, Guizhou, and Yunnan, were unable to leave their posts without authorization, and specially sent representatives to wish for their birthday. Of course, it was more important that the officials of all roads, provinces, and prefectures under the jurisdiction of the Sichuan Chengcheng Envoy Department wanted to take the opportunity to make great offerings and pat Wu Cangjie's ass, and they personally came with birthday gifts. The birthday feast table was arranged from the main hall to the courtyard, and there were as many as fifty or sixty tables. The various dishes on the table are dazzling, mainly Sichuan cuisine, which are exquisite, and there is no shortage of mountain treasures and seafood, showing luxury.
I saw today's birthday star Wu Cangjie, wearing red and color, wearing "flower red" on his shoulders, sitting on the top of the shou hall facing south, accepting the congratulations of relatives and friends and the prostrations of the younger generations. After everything was in place, Wu Cangjie ordered to "wear the hall", and the children and grandchildren walked through the shou hall in order, and the emcee reported one by one. The worship of Shou begins, the cannon is played, and Wu Cangjie's eldest son lights the shou lantern. Then Wu Cangjie's son and daughter-in-law went forward to prostrate themselves first, and then their daughter and son-in-law prostrated. During the birthday worship, Wu Cangjie distributed exquisite small gifts to his children as "return gifts". At the end of the prostration, Wu Cangjie's little grandson sang a birthday song to Wu Cangjie, who was smiling and closing his mouth, in a childish child's voice.
After inviting all the guests to sit down, the emcee said to the crowd, "Sixty flowers and nails, seventy ancient rarity." I believe that all of you here today, hoping that the tree of life will be evergreen, the god of Shoulu will always come, and I wish Lord Wu health and longevity and enjoy the heavens. Now to start the 'life dedication' session, please present the birthday gifts one by one and accept the thanks of Lord Wu. ”
After saying that, the emcee made a birthday offering according to the gift list previously reported, and read the gift and message aloud.
"Lord Chen Kangnian of the Left Capital of the Metropolitan Inspection Bureau offers a jade blessed melon and wishes Lord Wu a blessed life and a long life!"
"Fujian Cheng announced that the political envoy Lord Wang Yu donated a pair of red corals with cattle blood, and wished Lord Wu good fortune!"
"Taichang Temple's young secretary Bai Shenglian presented a volume of "Xishan Travel Map" and wished Lord Wu happiness like the long flowing water of the East Sea, and Shoubi Nanshan Bulaosong!"
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Seeing the various rare gifts presented, Wu Cangjie nodded with satisfaction and thanked his relatives, friends, and official colleagues who presented the gifts.
When the emcee read, "Sichuan Chengcheng announced that the political envoy Si Longzhou Xuanfu made Lord Xue Zhongyi present a screen of amethyst crystal clusters, and wished Lord Wu Purple Qi to come to the east!" Looking at Wu Cangjie's satisfied nod, Xin Yi was very unhappy in his heart.
"This amethyst is obviously ours, and they made Ji Ji the first to climb!" Xin Yi couldn't help but mutter a few words.
Wang Xi signaled Xin Yi not to say anything more, after all, there were many people here.
The emcee continued to read: "Sichuan Cheng announced that the political envoy SilongZhou Xuanfu deputy envoy Lord Li Fan offered two boxes each of bear bile, deer antler velvet, wu tian ma, cordyceps, dendrobium officinale, and dried fish from Qiang, and wished Lord Wu a long and boundless life!" ”
Someone present knew Li Fan and whispered, "Since Li Fan got a bad disease, he has been immersed in studying pharmacology and medicinal materials, and it is really condescending to be a deputy envoy of Xuanfu, and he should go to the Tai Hospital as a hospital envoy." ”
Wu Cangjie smiled slightly, and thanked Li Fan: "These few herbs are very valuable, and Vice Envoy Li has a heart!" ”
Li Fan smiled brightly: "Lord Wu, you are in good health and in good spirits, and it is too early for you to use these herbs for another twenty or thirty years!" ”
Wu Cangjie laughed loudly, his face full of spring light: "Deputy Envoy Li, you are too good at talking." ”
The emcee continued to read: "Sichuan Chengcheng announced that the political envoy Silong Prefecture Xuanfu SiFu Si Shi Wang Xi was presented... Dedication..."
"What's wrong?" Seeing that the emcee did not say the following for half a day, Wu Cangjie couldn't help but ask.
The emcee handed the gift list to Wu Cangjie and whispered in Wu Cangjie's ear, "Lord Wu, look at what is written on this gift list." ”
Wu Cangjie took a look at it, and it was impressively written: Because of the complicated birthday gifts, I need to present them in person!
Wu Cangjie asked with a puzzled face, "Wang Youshi, this is..."
Wang Xi quickly took Xin Yi, carried the brocade box containing the congratulatory gift, and walked quickly to Wu Cangjie. Wang Xi saluted Wu Cangjie: "Lord Wu, this birthday ceremony is carefully made by the little official Dog, the design is complicated, and please be strange." ”
"Where, where, hard work Wang You and Ling Lang." Wu Cangjie responded with a smile.
After Xin Yi gave Wu Cangjie a salute, he asked Wu Cangjie for instructions: "Lord Wu, can you please order someone to close the doors and windows, close the curtain to cover the leaking light, and then Xiaosheng can take out the gift of life." ”
Li Fan, Li Weilan, and Xue Zhaoqian, who were at the scene of the birthday, had already seen Xin Yi from a distance, and coupled with Xin Yi's voice, the three of them completely recognized Xin Yi. Xin Yi deliberately lowered his tone and deliberately became as low as a man, but the beautiful and gentle tone could not be changed under any circumstances.
It's actually her!
Looking at this girl, and then looking at Wang Xi next to her, the two of them were quite like a bit. Li Fan and Li Weilan's father and son instantly understood that the handmaiden who came to Li Tusi Mansion to buy an undead bird a few days ago was actually Wang Xi's daughter!
Xue Zhaoqian's eyes widened, and his jaw dropped in shock, the girl who forcibly blackmailed his jade pendant was actually Wang Xi's daughter!
Xue Zhongyi, who was beside him, saw Xue Zhaoqian's surprised look and couldn't help but ask, "Zhaoqian, what's wrong, do you know this son of Wang Xi?" ”
Xue Zhaoqian pondered for a moment and deliberately shook his head: "I don't know." Bao Er was just curious, without the amethyst king toast, what kind of treasure would he take out to offer his life? ”