A leaf floated down obliquely and landed on Jian Zhonglan's shoulder.The light blow stopped him, and he looked up at the tree. This tree was originally planted by Marquis Wen, and it has been decades since.Decades are enough to make a young man old, but also enough to make a memory fade away.Now, this tree is still full of branches and leaves, but Jian Zhonglan also knows that in a few days, this verdant branch will turn into yellow leaves and be entrusted to the soil. Times have changed, things have changed.He couldn't help but sigh.A few years ago, who would have believed that the prime minister's mansion, which was crowded with three thousand servants, would be so desolate today.

The family who brought him in saw that he had stopped, so they also stopped, and whispered: "Jian Canjun, please go in, the Grand Master has been waiting for a long time." Jian Zhonglan turned her head and looked at the plaque in the hall of Xiangfu.This plaque has been changed from the previous "Writing to Convey the Way" to "Working and Sharpening the Tool", and the others are still the same.He sighed slightly and said, "Okay." Walking into the hall, there was a chill immediately, and he saw on the south side of the room, the grand master was standing in front of the desk, practicing calligraphy.In the past, when Marquis Wen was here, the hall was always very lively, and it had never been so deserted.He bowed and said: "Grand Master, see Jian Zhonglan who joined the army on the march."

The grand master was just promoted to grand master by the emperor this year from the minister of the Ministry of Industry.It is unprecedented in the entire history of the empire to take such a thirty-three-year-old young man as the grand master, but no one thinks that there is anything wrong, and some even feel that he should have been the grand master long ago due to the merits of the grand master. The grand master didn't look up, the pen in his hand was still floating on the paper, he just said: "Jian Canjun, you are here, please sit down, wait a moment." The family member went out knowingly and closed the door when they went out.Sitting on the chair, Jian Zhonglan felt like sitting on pins and needles, and felt uncomfortable all over. Although the chair was wide and flat, there would never be a burr on the surface of the chair.

The grand master still practiced calligraphy on paper.Looking from a distance, he wrote the four characters "aim for a thousand miles", and he is writing the last stroke of "li".Since the Taishi invented paper, writing has become something that everyone can do. Unlike before, it can only be written on silk, and no one can afford it except some princes and rich people.Now, calligraphy has become the most valued skill in the imperial capital.And this is also a virtuous policy of the Grand Master, and there are more than ten million people who are grateful to the Grand Master for this matter.Although Jian Zhonglan doesn't know calligraphy, he also thinks that the words "Taishi" are well written. After a few steps, he seems to feel the sharpness of each stroke.

That's the air of a king. Although the princes of the empire are only enshrined in the clan, since Marquis Wen escaped, there have been two or three times when someone has asked the emperor to add the grand master as a prince, but the grand master has refused.But Jian Zhonglan also knew that the Grand Master didn't want to accept Wang Jue, but had to refuse because Chu Shuai firmly opposed it. The Taishi has finished the last stroke, and the last stroke of the word "Li" is long, but because of its strength, it does not make people feel cumbersome. Instead, it is like a long knife, adding to the English of these words. sharp.

The grand master put the pen on the inkstone, and said with a smile: "Jian Canjun, can you take a look at my words?" Jian Zhonglan stood up, walked to the case, and said, "Grand Master, I don't know how to calligraphy..." "But it doesn't matter. Calligraphy can't be done in the first place, so you can talk about your views." Jian Zhonglan swallowed her saliva, and then said: "The four characters of Taishi are full of heroism, like a lone crane jutting through clouds, a long whale sucking in the sea, and the atmosphere is myriad. The last stroke is especially powerful, protruding like a steel knife, which is daunting."

The grand master laughed: "What a daunting one." He looked at Jian Zhonglan, Jian Zhonglan was also frightened by him, lowered his head, and said: "The lowly position is just talking nonsense, grand master, please don't blame me." "There's no reason to blame me. Jian Canjun knows my heart well. Please sit down." The Grand Master sat down on the chair, grabbed a teacup beside him, and said, "Is Jian's order to join the army right?" Jian Zhonglan had already sat down, stood up again and said: "Zhuo Jing takes care of the humble job at home, and often talks about the virtues of the grand master, I am very grateful."

The grand master put the cup on the cup and tapped it lightly, looked at the window lattice, and said indifferently: "You two are really a pair of lovers, and Jane joined the army as a young man, which is also admirable." Jian Zhonglan stood up straight and bent down: "It all depends on the cultivation of the grand master. I violated the military order in my humble position. If it weren't for the grand master's pity, I would have been beheaded by Chu Shuai." The grand master squinted his eyes, as if he was thinking about something, Jian Zhonglan didn't dare to sit down, but just stood like this.After a while, the Grand Master came back to his senses and said, "Sit down, sit down."

Jian Zhonglan sat down again, feeling a little uneasy.He really didn't know that the grand master ordered someone to secretly send him here, and he also hid his family members, not knowing what was going on.It's just that he knows that the ability of the master of ether must be entrusted with a heavy responsibility. Sure enough, the Grand Master just paused, and said again: "Chu Shuai went to the north to go into the desert to hunt down the traitor Zhen Bandit, so he set off in the next day, right?" Jian Zhonglan was about to stand up again, the Grand Master stretched out his left hand and said: "Sit down and talk." He said: "Report to the Grand Master, at noon the next day, the whole army will set off."

The Grand Master smiled and said: "Chu Shuai led the Earth and Wind Second Army to march north, and the Bandit Zhen jumped the bridge as a clown, and the mantis' arms were not enough to be a chariot. Naturally, they will be wiped out in one blow. Within a month, they will surely win and return to the court." "Chu Shuai uses his troops like a god, that's what I think." The Grand Master suddenly sighed and said, "Jian Canjun, how do I treat you?" Let's get to the point.For some reason, Jian Zhonglan trembled all over, and said: "The kindness of the grand master is as heavy as a mountain, and it is hard to repay a humble job."

The grand master put down his teacup and stared at Jian Zhonglan.His eyes were like two unfathomable ancient pools, chilling Jian Zhonglan all over his body, he also felt cold sweat oozing from his back, he just remained motionless and dared not face the Grand Master's eyes again. "Jane joins the army, it's good to know this." The grand master suddenly laughed, "Let's go into the inner room and discuss in detail."