Chapter 11 Chapter Eleven Undercurrent

Guo Zun didn't know why the Queen Mother was looking for him, but he couldn't help but think of the monks who passed by on the long street just now in his mind, and thought to himself: Tibet is extremely mysterious, and he has heard of a few masters of Tibetan secrets there.It is said that the Tubo king Ji Siluo was able to escape from the control of the Tubo monk Li Lizun because of three masters of Tibetan secrets.At present, the sudden emergence of Zongsiluo's power should not be underestimated, mainly because of the help of three Tibetan secret masters, Shanwuwei, Jingangzhi and Bukong.The one who passed by the long street just now seems to be that Zong Siluo's men are not empty.But Zongsiluo's power is booming, why send people to Bianjing?The overwhelming momentum seemed to have greeted the court, otherwise the imperial army would have intervened long ago.Could it be that the Empress Dowager's announcement of her entry into the palace has something to do with this lack of emptiness?

While thinking about it, Luo Chongxun came over and said sharply, "Guo Zun, you are here." Guo Zun said with a smile: "I don't know what orders the Lord enshrines?" Luo Chongxun looked Guo Zundao up and down: "It is said that you are now the number one master of the Bianjing Forbidden Army. I don't know if it is true or not?" Guo Zun said neither humble nor overbearing: "How dare you be called the number one master? You are just joking, Lord." "But more than twenty years ago, you were still an ordinary palace guard." Luo Chongxun sighed, "After so many years, there are not many left of the late emperor's imperial guards. With your skill, you are just a palace commander." So, I’m really underwhelmed. If…” Pretentiously pondering, he looked sideways at Guo Zun, Luo Chongxun smiled and said nothing, waiting quietly for Guo Zun to ask.

Guo Zun really asked, "If what?" Luo Chongxun said indifferently: "If you can do more things for the Queen Mother, even if you are in command of the hatchback and become an official in Sanya, it will be a piece of cake." Guo Zun said with a smile, "If you are a low-level official, if you enter the third office, you will be laughed out of your teeth." Turning off the subject, he said, "I don't know what orders the Empress Dowager has summoned the low-level officials?" Thinking, Luo Chongxun's favor, is it the Queen Mother's intention, or his own intention?If he means it, beware of him secretly stabbing the knife.If it's the empress dowager's intention, the empress dowager has been wooing people. Could it be that she really doesn't want to give up the position to the emperor?

Luo Chongxun shook his head, anger flashed in his eyes, and he thought to himself: This Guo Zun doesn't know how to praise.A eunuch in the palace rushed over, "For worship, the queen mother urged me, when will Guo Zun arrive?" Luo Chongxun said sharply: "Why are you in a hurry, isn't this coming?" Twisting his buttocks, he walked forward first, and when he entered the Changchun Palace, Luo Chongxun arrived in front of the hall, knelt down through the bead curtain, and said respectfully: "Qi Empress Dowager, I will send you Guo Zun is here." Guo Zun knelt on one knee and said, "Guo Zun, the commander in front of the minister's hall, kowtows to the Queen Mother."

"Get up." The voice behind the curtain was slightly hoarse, but the majesty remained the same. Guo Zun got up slowly, and didn't ask any more questions. Anyway, since she came, the queen mother always wanted to tell her intentions.Empress Dowager Liu was silent for a moment behind the curtain, and said softly, "Guo Zun, since the late emperor passed away, I have rarely seen you. In the past few years, you have been traveling here and there, doing your best for the country, and it has been very hard." Guo Zun replied: "This is the duty of the minister. The real hard work is the empress dowager's hard work in political affairs."

Empress Dowager Liu sighed suddenly, "I'm really tired, but the emperor is not sensible yet." Guo Zun couldn't figure out what Empress Dowager Liu was thinking, so he said cautiously: "But the Son of Heaven can handle political affairs after all, if the Empress Dowager wants the Holy Majesty to hone his skills, now is the time." Empress Dowager Liu fell silent again, and said for a long time: "He sent a man down to Bianjing, and that person is called Bukong."After all, the queen mother refused to talk about returning power to the emperor. Empress Dowager Liu said again: "At present, the king of Xiping, Zhao Deming, is dying, but Zhao Yuanhao is very ambitious. He has done a lot of great things recently, and has become a hidden danger to the court. But a few days ago, Zhao Yuanhao started a war against Tubo, and he was in a stalemate with Zong Siluo..."

Guo Zun knew Zhao Deming, king of Xiping, and even heard of his son Zhao Yuanhao!When Guo Zun heard the word Zhao Yuanhao, his heart trembled slightly, and he said: "When General Cao Wei was around, he said that Yuan Hao had great ambitions. It was a blessing for Song Dynasty that Yuan Hao and Zou Siluo fought." I thought, what does this have to do with coming to Bianjing in no time? Today, the world is divided, except for the northern border of the Great Liao, which controls the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun and the Great Song Dynasty, and the northwestern border, where wars are frequent and hidden dangers have existed for a long time.After Song Taizu established the country, in order to unify the country and avoid setting up too many powerful enemies, he embraced the strategy of "first the south and then the north", and recognized the separatist rule of Li Yixing, a descendant of the party leader Tuoba Sigong, as King Xiping and Jiedushi of the Dingnan Army status in exchange for his submission.Tuoba Sigong made great contributions to suppressing the rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, and his descendants were given the surname Li, and after he belonged to the Song Dynasty, he was given the surname Zhao.

In the early 20th year of the Song Dynasty, in order to unify the great cause, the Song Dynasty supported the Xiazhou Dangxiang to contain the Northern Han Dynasty. As a result, after the Northern Han Dynasty was destroyed, the Xiazhou Dangxiang clan was full-fledged and became the confidant of the Song Dynasty.Dangxiang successively established Li Guangrui, Li Jiyun and others as the masters. When Li Jipeng was lacking in ability, Dangxiang was about to be subdued by the Song Dynasty.Unexpectedly, Li Jipeng's younger brother, Li Jiqian, would appear out of nowhere, insist on establishing a foundation in Mobei, and then confront Da Song.Later, through the painstaking efforts of Li Deming, the son of Li Jiqian, the power of the party was expanded. After Li Deming's son Yuan Hao came to the throne, he became even more ambitious.

Over the years, although Deming is old, Yuan Hao has started to conquer all directions, and from time to time he still stirs up disputes in the northwest of the Song Dynasty, which has become a hidden danger of the Song Dynasty.But Empress Dowager Liu obviously didn't pay much attention to the father and son, her tone was full of contempt, and she called the father and son the surname Zhao.That means, Deming and his son are just family slaves who were given the surname of Song Dynasty. Empress Dowager Liu was silent for a moment, and then said: "Although you can compete with Yuan Hao for the time being, you feel that Yuan Hao is in high spirits, so you want to join us. I hope that Song Dynasty will send troops to attack Yuan Hao, saying that if you can defeat Yuan Hao I just ask the imperial court to grant Guazhou and Shazhou two places, what do you think?" Although the Empress Dowager Liu asked, she had a doubt in her heart. What about the two places?

Guo Zun said cautiously: "The minister is just a commander in front of the palace, and he dare not discuss political affairs recklessly. These two governments have their own decisions." Empress Dowager Liu said from behind the curtain: "The Prime Minister, the Political Minister, and the Privy Council all said that it is not suitable for the imperial court to send troops to attack Yuan Hao, let them kill each other, and I will benefit from being in the right court." Guo Zunxin said, then why are you asking me?Knowing that the Empress Dowager asked him to come here, there must be another reason, so she echoed: "What the two governments said makes a lot of sense."

It took a long time for Empress Dowager Liu to say: "But if you don't send troops, and you want to work hard, it may not be enough to just reward him as a marquis." Guo Zun frowned and said, "Could it be... do they have any other requirements?" Empress Dowager Liu said slowly: "You guessed it right. They still want five dragons!" Guo Zun's body trembled, his face changed slightly, "What's the use of the five dragons?" At that moment, his eyes looked extremely strange, like remembrance, like shock, and boundless confusion. Empress Dowager Liu murmured: "I also really want to know what they want Wulong to do. The former emperor's imperial guards still know Wulong's people, so you are the only one left. Therefore, you are not free, you can listen Listen. Maybe we can find out some clues." After pondering for a while, Empress Dowager Liu said: "I can't call you into the palace." Bukong walked in this time, and the lamas carrying the sedan chairs were of course kept out of the palace.Guo Zunli stood beside the bead curtain, seeing Bukong walking slowly, for some reason, his heart was pounding.Not short, big and thin, like a radish that has been pulled out of the soil.Of course the radish couldn't stand upright, and Bukong also seemed to be erratic.Guo Zun was very strange, he always felt like this person was floating in mid-air. Bukong formed a strange mark with his hands, his lips moved slightly, but no sound came out.When he was near the bead curtain, he bowed and saluted and said, "The envoy of the son of Buddha is not free to visit the queen mother." Zilao is a transliteration of the Tubo language, and the Central Plains is called the son of Buddha, implying the reincarnation of the Buddha body. Guo Zunruo intentionally or unintentionally stood between Bukong and the Empress Dowager, knowing that although he wanted to find out the secret of Wulong this time, he also wanted to protect the Empress Dowager.This is not empty, it is not simple, and he is still a master, he has to guard against it. Guo Zun is well-informed and knows that Tantrism has three secrets, which are divided into three secrets of body, speech and mind.Since Padmasambhava came to Tibet from North India in the early Tang Dynasty and taught the method of Tantric Buddhism, the masters of Tantric Buddhism in Tibet and border areas have been extremely mysterious. If you want to explain the three secrets in detail, I'm afraid you won't be able to explain it clearly in a few months.But to put it simply, mudra is a method of body secret practice, mantra can be regarded as oral secret, and mind secret is a kind of willpower.Tibetan secret masters have always believed in using hand seals, uttering mantras, and practicing willpower to pass through the gods and obtain the power of gods. But many people are skeptical about this, and even think it is nonsense. If Guo Zun hadn't encountered a very mysterious thing when he was young, he would not have believed in the Three Secrets of Tantric Buddhism.But at this time, he would rather believe it. At present, whether Bukong has God's help or not, Guo Zun can't say for sure, but Guo Zun sees that his eyes are so bright that they seem to have magical powers. In addition, Bukong's muscles are like iron, Guo Zun really doesn't dare to underestimate him. Empress Dowager Liu was obviously also observing the situation, and said after a long time: "There is no need to be polite." Not only is Bukong’s body like iron, but his voice is also sharp and piercing like iron cymbals. Called me into the palace, but there is news?" He seemed to glance at Guo Zun intentionally or unintentionally, and a strange light flashed in his eyes. Empress Dowager Liu said slowly: "It's a blessing in the world that the son of Buddha sincerely reconciled with the Great Song Dynasty. I have told the two governments that I have decided to grant the son of Buddha the titles of general Ningyuan, training envoy of the Aizhou regiment, and chief of Miaochuan. Days later, Da Song is still planning to start a tea-horse trade with you, what do you think?" Bukong asked directly, "What about the dispatch of troops?" Empress Dowager Liu said lightly: "Buddha wants to reconcile with Da Song, and Zhao Deming also thinks so. I can't favor one over another, so I plan to spend some time, write a book, and persuade him to stop the army. Besides, even if Zhao Yuanhao doesn't stop, With the ability of the Buddha, it is not difficult to defeat him." She easily resolved the request, even Guo Zun admired it. There was a flash of light in Bukong's eyes, and he converged in an instant.He made seals with his hands and said, "What about the five dragons?" Empress Dowager Liu's voice behind the curtain was a little hoarse: "I would like to ask, how do you know that the five dragons are in my hands?" Bukong smiled slightly, "Buddha's wisdom can reach the gods, and he already knew that this thing fell into the hands of the Queen Mother. In fact, the five dragons belonged to Buddha's son, and Emperor Zhenzong just borrowed it temporarily. Now it has been used for many years, and it should be returned long ago. Bar?" The five dragons are extremely mysterious, Empress Dowager Liu doesn't know much, so she can't answer for a while.But I couldn't help but think, they asked for Wulong, could it be...they weren't the ones who destroyed the Buddha statue back then?But besides these lamas, who else would want to steal the five dragons? Guo Zun suddenly said: "The first emperor has passed away for nearly ten years." Bukong said: "Is this Mr. Guo Zun, the guard in front of Zhenzong's palace back then?" Seeing Guo Zun nodding, Bukong said: "Although Zhenzong has gone, the borrowed things must be returned, isn't it?" Guo Zun said indifferently: "Of course the borrowed things must be returned, but if they are not borrowed, of course there is no need to return them. The late emperor has owned Wulong for ten years, and he passed away for nearly ten years. I know that the Buddha is only in his early thirties. Could it be said that the late emperor will Ask a teenager for this?" Bukong smiled slightly, "This matter is extremely mysterious, and it is difficult to describe it in detail. But I think that even if the queen mother has this thing, she must not know how to use it." "Could it be that you already know the use? Why don't you tell me about it? If the Empress Dowager sees that you need it urgently, she might lend you Wulong for a while." Guo Zun pretended to be relaxed. There was a flash of light in Bukong's eyes, and he said after a long while: "This is the object of the gods, and it is used by the Buddha to communicate with the heavens." Empress Dowager Liu couldn't help shouting: "It's a bunch of nonsense!" She had a dignified attitude and her tone was always calm, but at this moment she was furious for some reason. Bukong sighed and said: "Since the Empress Dowager doesn't believe it, she also thinks that the five dragons are useless. Then you should pity us Buddhists and give this thing. I don't know what the Empress Dowager thinks?" Empress Dowager Liu was slightly taken aback, she did not expect Bukong to be so respectful.She has always been very scheming, but she was just thinking that there must be something wrong with Zong Siluo, who specially sent Bukong to ask for Wulong this time, and used both soft and hard tactics.Even if the five dragons themselves don't know the purpose, they definitely can't give it to them!The dead ghost once said that among the five dragons, there is a great secret that can win the sky... But the dead ghost didn't finish saying this sentence until he died. Could it be that he can win the world?If this is the case, of course it cannot be let out.But what if you get to meet the gods?That would be hell.It is said that the Buddha's son, Jisiluo, has great wisdom. He yearns for the five dragons so much, there must be a shocking secret hidden in it. The dead ghost in Empress Dowager Liu's mind was of course the deceased Zhenzong Zhao Heng.She still hates Zhao Heng in her heart now, as for why she hates, only she knows! But all women are like this, the more others grab something, the more she wants it.On the contrary, she doesn't want it either!Empress Dowager Liu is also a woman, and she had a dispensable attitude towards Wulong at the beginning, but since Wulong was stolen, she always felt that something was wrong, so she ordered Ye Zhiqiu to search for Wulong's whereabouts with all her strength, this time it is not empty. Wulong was also interested, and even more curious. But Empress Dowager Liu didn't have five dragons at all, so naturally she couldn't bestow them.After pondering for a while, he said to Guo Zun, "Guo Qing's family, what do you think?" Guo Zun knew what the Empress Dowager was thinking, and suddenly said, "I had dinner in the morning, and there is still half a bowl of rice left." Empress Dowager Liu was stunned, not empty but also stunned, she couldn't help asking, "So what?" Guo Zun said slowly: "The rice is on the table. If I don't eat it, it doesn't mean you can eat it. How much you eat depends on your ability!" Changchun Palace suddenly became cold. The light in Bukong's eyes flashed, and he said calmly: "It turns out that the guard Guo wants to see my ability." He took a step forward slowly, and he was already approaching Guo Zun.Guo Zun also took a step forward, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth, "Don't dare." The distance between the two was no more than Zhang Xu, but neither of them moved half a step.The Changchun Palace, which was originally as warm as spring, suddenly became cold. Empress Dowager Liu was shocked, she wanted to call the guards into the palace to escort her and drive Bu Kong out, but she changed her mind again and gave up this idea.She knew that Guo Zun had always been cautious, since he made the move, there must be his reasons.As for Guo Zun, who was the imperial guard next to Zhao Heng back then, he had high martial arts skills. Of course, Empress Dowager Liu knew about it, so Empress Dowager Liu had confidence in Guo Zun. But Guo Zun never made a move, he just looked into the eyes that were not empty.Since Bukong entered the palace, his hands have been forming seals, but at this moment, they are as if frozen, and will not move anymore.But his lips kept trembling, as if he was thinking about something. For a long time, the two remained motionless, but their eyes met, like swords colliding, there was a hidden spark.The Empress Dowager looked over through the bead curtain, suddenly her mind became dizzy and she was taken aback.As soon as I stretched out my hand, the teacup fell to the ground with a crisp ping.The sound broke the tension between Guo Zun and Bukong, Guo Zun took a step back slowly, and said calmly: "It seems that this bowl of rice is not delicious." Bukong said with a smile at the corner of his mouth: "Then if I come next time, I will definitely ask for it again." He suddenly turned around and left with great strides, unexpectedly never asking about Wulong again. Empress Dowager Liu was puzzled and asked, "Guo Zun, what's going on?" Guo Zunmu thought about it, and replied: "The Queen Mother can rest assured, he probably won't want Wulong again. I will do my best to find out the secret of Wulong." Empress Dowager Liu just felt a little tired, and waved her hands: "Okay, I will leave this matter to you. If there is any news, report it immediately." Bukong strode out of Changchun Palace with a smile on his face.Everyone knew that this was the envoy of Tubo, and they dared not stop him.Not empty out of the big house, the sedan chair has been waiting for a long time, and the lamas are respectful, as if seeing a god.There was no one else around, only Fengdaoxuejian was left, and when the cold wind blew, the smile on Bukong's face disappeared, and he spit out blood with a wow. The blood is as red as plum blossoms.All the lamas were startled and shouted together: "Master..." Bukong waved his hands, got into the sedan chair, closed his eyes tiredly, and murmured: What a Guo Zun, he has such abilities, don't tell me?There was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth for a moment, but in this way, you...don't think about peace in the future. When Di Qing turned back to Guo Mansion, it was already late.He wandered unsteadily on the Bianjing ancient road, as if in the clouds.He didn't know why he didn't want to turn around, maybe he felt that he could meet that woman again.But until the lights came on, he still didn't see the woman after all. When pushing open the gate of Guo Mansion, Di Qing sighed softly.But there was a sudden gust of wind behind him, Di Qing was startled, and shouted: "Who?" He was about to turn around when a hand pressed his shoulder.A low voice said, "Me!" Di Qing didn't need to turn his head, he already recognized Guo Zun's voice, and said pleasantly, "Brother Guo, are you back?" Looking back, seeing Guo Zun's face pale, Di Qing said in shock, "What's wrong with you? Are you injured?" Guo Zun waved his hand, walked slowly back to the room, took a bottle of wine, drank a few sips, and then murmured: It's amazing. Di Qing followed Guo Zun all the time, and asked anxiously, "Brother Guo, what's going on? Are you sick? I'll find a doctor for you!" He was about to turn around when Guo Zun grabbed his wrist. "I'm fine. I fought that monk today." Di Qing was startled, "Aren't you his match?" He really couldn't believe that even with Guo Zunzhi's ability, he couldn't beat that lama. Guo Zun was silent for a long while, "Oh, it's hard to say, but he certainly doesn't feel well. Di Qing, the monk I met today is called Bukong, and he is one of the three great monks under the command of the king of Tubo. You should try to avoid him in the future. .” Di Qing nodded and said: "Brother Guo, I remember." But he thought in his heart, why did those monks fight against Brother Guo?Brother Guo asked me to avoid the monks, probably for my own good. Guo Zun thought in his mind that Shan Wuwei, Vajra Seal, and Bukong are the three masters under Zong Siluo's subordinates.It's just that this is not empty, there is such a will, and I don't know what other people do?What about Zongsila, isn't it sharper?A master of Tibetan secrets, his reputation is indeed well-deserved. It turned out that although Guo Zun and Bukong hadn't fought each other, it was more dangerous than fighting.Bukong's eyes seem to have a kind of magical power, which can almost seduce the soul. He wants to control Guo Zun with the spiritual power of his eyes.Guo Zun had heard of this method a long time ago, so he had to meet him today.But Guo Zun himself has long been strong-willed and has experienced many battles. Although he knows the secret of not being empty, he still gathers his spirit to fight against not being empty.Because Bukong couldn't control Guo Zun, his will was hurt instead, so he vomited blood and left in defeat.But Guo Zun also felt mentally exhausted, and he couldn't even condense his strength for the time being, and he was also amazed at this person's magical powers. Seeing that Di Qing was full of concern, Guo Zun smiled and said: "It's okay. You go back and rest. These days, I have to check some things, and I may rarely see you. By the way, Ma Jiliang and the others are definitely not kind, so you have to be careful. " Di Qing was a little worried about Guo Zun, and said, "I know!" When Di Qing left, Guo Zun breathed a sigh of relief, and his face gradually turned red.After drinking a few more sips of wine, he thought to himself: The queen mother doesn't know the secret of Wulong, but Bukong obviously knows something.I beat Bukong, he will surely know that I have a secret too.In this way, he will probably trouble me... Sighing lightly, Guo Zuncong took out a flute from his arms, looked at the flute and said: "If it's not empty, then I'll wait for you."This matter has troubled me for too long, Mei Xue, do you know that I couldn't help myself back then?If I don't find out the truth, I will never let go. The blue flute is faint, and the green light under the lamp is reflected on Guo Zun's face, as desolate as snow falling outside the court... After Di Qing got up in the morning, he went to visit Guo Zun first, but found that Guo Zun had disappeared.Thinking of Guo Zun's face last night, Di Qing couldn't help feeling worried, so he went to ask Guo Kui, but he didn't even know that Guo Zun had turned around. Di Qing had no choice but to go to the forbidden barracks first.When everyone in the Xiaowu army saw Di Qing, they cheered.Zhao Lv said with a gloomy face, "Di Qing, you are making a fuss and falsely using the name of Kaifeng Mansion. Commander Guo has ordered you to be fined with three months' salary as a warning to others." There was a hint of injustice among the crowd, and Di Qing knew that Guo Zun's move was to calm things down, so he accepted it silently.Suffering a loss is sometimes taking advantage of it, and Di Qing has taken advantage of it if he can save his life.Although Zhao Lu was cold, he still divided Di Qing into a group with Zhang Yu and Li Yuheng. The sacrificial ceremony will be held in a few days, and the imperial guards in Beijing will naturally be on full alert, and the three of Di Qing will be assigned to patrol near the Wuzhang River.The three talked and laughed and arrived near the Wuzhang River. The world has been safe and sound for decades. The imperial court has kept so many forbidden troops, just in case, and it is said to be patrolling, but it is actually no big deal.Several people found a sheltered place to hide, arms folded, feet shrunk.Di Qing looked up at the sky, saw a bird flying in the sky, suddenly remembered something, and asked: "Zhang Yu, you are from the south, have you ever heard of a bird like the red-billed jade?" Zhang Yudao: "Of course I've heard of it. That kind of bird is very beautiful. When I was a child, I even caught a bird and raised it. However, I released it later." "Why?" Di Qing asked puzzled. Zhang Yu said sadly: "Because I locked that bird in a cage, there was another bird that was not afraid of danger, came to cry outside the cage every day, and kept hitting the cage. I was very strange at that time, my mother Tell me, this bird is extremely affectionate, and the male and female birds are often inseparable, and they are extremely loyal to each other. If one is caught, the other will try its best to reunite with it no matter how difficult or dangerous it is.” Li Yuheng clicked his tongue and said, "Then isn't this bird more loyal than a human?" Zhang Yu sighed: "Oh, who said otherwise? After I released the bird, my father passed away. But after a few years, my mother passed away too. I think...they are also similar to Hongzuiyu." Di Qing couldn't help feeling sad when he thought of his mother. Zhang Yu shook the snow on his body, and said with a sigh of relief: "By the way, I forgot to tell you. Because of Hongzuiyu's temperament, we gave it another name, called Lovesickness Bird." Pat it with your hands, and softly chant: "Enter the gate of my lovesickness, you will know that my lovesickness is bitter, long lovesickness is long lovesickness, short lovesickness is infinite!" Li Yuheng said aside: "Zhang Yu, I didn't expect you to write some doggerel besides spanking." Zhang Yudao: "The Forbidden Army is not scary, what is terrible is that the Forbidden Army is talking nonsense. This is a poem written by Li Bai, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty. How dare you call it a doggerel? Back then, my mother always recited this poem after my father died. I remembered it, I didn't understand the pain at the time, but now I understand it, but it's too late." After speaking, tears glistened in the corners of his eyes. When Di Qing saw him, he remembered what his elder brother often said about "the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop, the child wants to support but the relatives are not there", knowing Zhang Yu's mood, he comforted him: "Zhang Yu, don't be sad, in fact, as long as our parents know that we live well All right, they're content." The heavy snow fell from time to time, and the three of them fell silent, each having their own concerns. After Di Qing's duty was over, he did not return to his residence immediately, but went to the place where he picked up kites. The alley was called Wheat Straw Alley. It was cold and snowy at dusk, and there were no pedestrians in the alley for a long time. Di Qing walked from the east end of the alley to the west end like a ghost, and then from the west end to the east end. .Di Qing secretly laughed at himself for being too whimsical, and went back to his residence in embarrassment, but he still couldn't see Guo Zun. Guo Kui was very upset, and only said that his elder brother came back once during the day, but left in a hurry, as if there was something urgent.Di Qing knew that Guo Zun was fine, so he let go of his worries.Sitting blankly on the bed, she just thought all night, she is flying a kite in the snow, and there is a lovesick bird drawn on the kite, what does it mean? After an unknown amount of time, Di Qing suddenly thought that he was so obsessed with thinking about that woman, but he felt that she was thinking about him?In a blink of an eye, he couldn't help laughing, thinking to himself that he would never be so affectionate.But if it wasn't like this, why did he go there in such a strange way? Suddenly finding a square silk scarf on the table, which was left by the woman, Di Qing argued to himself, I probably want to return the silk scarf, and have no other intentions.However, when I went there at dusk, I didn't remember the silk scarf. Di Qing sat on the bed, worrying about gains and losses, and unconsciously fell into a deep sleep.When I woke up in the morning, there was no red dragon in my mind, only that blue silk scarf flying in my thoughts. After being on duty the next day, Di Qing went to Wheatstraw Lane for no reason.But the kite never rose again. On the third day, it was windy and snowy, and Di Qing only said to himself, no one knows how to fly a kite in this kind of weather, so don't go.But even though the wind was cold and the snow was cold, he still couldn't help going to Straw Lane after he was on duty. There are no kites, only strong winds.Di Qing drank the northwest wind for a long time, and when he went back, he was as cold as an icicle.Hiding under the blanket to warm up by the fire, Di Qing said harshly: If the wind blows again tomorrow, I will not go there alive or dead.Di Qing, you are so affectionate, you will never see her again in this life.You're nothing, but you got a kite for her, don't you want a reward? I fell asleep, and when I woke up in the morning, the snow stopped and the sky was fine. Looking at the clear and cold sky, Di Qing couldn't help thinking, isn't this the perfect weather for kite flying?It happened to be off duty today, so Di Qing got up again and went to Wheatstraw Lane, leaning against the wall of the alley, and waited from sunrise to sunset... None of the shadows. The north wind blew up, snowflakes were flying, Di Qing shrank his neck and looked at the poplar tree in the alley wall.The poplar trees were bare and covered with snow, facing Di Qing by two.A gust of wind blows from time to time, and the snow on the trees shakes off and sprinkles one after another. Di Qing stretches out his hand, watching the snowflakes fall on his hand and turn into little drops of water. Although the weather is cold, the heart is warm.Although the love is hazy, it is hot. At dusk and sunset, when the afterglow faded away and night began to cover the ancient city of Kaifeng, Di Qing shook off the snow on his body, turned and walked towards the entrance of the alley.The creaking sound, the footsteps carrying the desolation of snowflakes, came to an abrupt end at the entrance of the alley. At the entrance of the alley, there is a faint fragrance of plum blossoms with slanting plum branches.Di Qing stood there, but it was not Mei, his face that had been numb from the cold suddenly burst into an unspeakable radiance.At the end of the alley, a woman stood there like a quiet snow plum, staring at Di Qing.There are tears in the eyes of the ink painting, just like the undissolved ice in the clear water when spring comes. When he finally saw the woman in his dream, Di Qing suddenly felt that the heaven had treated him well.He didn't know how long he had waited for this moment, but when it really arrived, he realized that he couldn't say anything.He is just an ordinary imperial guard, and she... When Di Qing was thinking wildly, he realized that the woman was trembling in the wind. Finally, he walked over quickly and said courageously, "You... what a coincidence, I ran into you again." Di Qing blushed a little, knowing the coincidence in this world, A lot of it is because of the heart. The woman smiled sweetly, "What a coincidence." "Didn't you fly a kite today?" "This is not a day for kite flying." The woman coughed twice, and Di Qing realized that her cheeks were slightly red, and asked with concern: "Are you caught cold?" The woman said: "Flying a kite a few days ago, I suffered from the wind and cold, so I haven't come these days." Di Qing was a little flustered in his heart, but he couldn't let it go, "Then go back quickly, it's cold here." The woman tightened her white fur, looked up at the sky, and suddenly jumped twice.Di Qing didn't understand what it meant, and only felt that there was a flower dancing in the snow. "My mother told me that if you feel cold, you have to move more." The woman smiled like a bright moon. Di Qing smiled and said: "Yes." He realized that he was also very cold, and stomped his feet from side to side and said: "We walk around the capital all day, if it is cold, we should stomp our feet first, if our feet are not cold, the body It won't be cold anymore." The woman suddenly covered her mouth and giggled. Di Qing asked blankly: "What are you laughing at?" The woman said: "I see you are shaking and stomping, like a big crab. I like to eat the hand-washing crabs in Bianjing Dongcheng the most." She couldn't help laughing, and she laughed so hard. Di Qing was full of embarrassment, but also joyful in his heart. After the woman laughed, she stomped her feet vigorously, her demeanor was indescribably innocent.After a while, Xi said: "You are right. I have become a crab too, and you..." Suddenly blushed, bowed my head and said nothing, just scratched the snow with my toes. Di Qing was fascinated by the sight, and thought: What's the matter with you?Are you a pair of crabs?Even though he guessed like this, how dare he dare to be rude to a beautiful woman? After an unknown amount of time, the woman laughed again and said, "Di Qing, why did you enlist in the army?" Seeing that the woman was unrestrained, Di Qing gradually lost his anxiety and said, "It's a long story..." "Let's hear it." The woman smiled. Di Qing saw that there seemed to be something in the woman's eyes, but she had no intention of leaving, so she could only say: "I didn't want to join the army, but in this world, you can do whatever you want..." He explained what happened back then. After saying it again, I suddenly felt a lot more comfortable.Of course, a lot of things are cut down and simplified. When it comes to capturing Mr. Zhao, he only said it was a fluke. At that time, he had no choice but to join the army. The woman listened quietly, felt cold after listening, and stomped her feet again: "I see. I think you are different from them." Di Qing's heart trembled, and he asked, "What's the difference?" In the snowy light, the woman's face seemed to be drunk.Suddenly thought of something, looked up at the sky, and exclaimed: "Oh, it's so late. I have to go back, or my father will scold me." After saying that, he turned and ran, as light as a jade rabbit in the snow. Di Qing suddenly remembered that he hadn't asked the woman's name yet, so he wanted to ask, but the woman had already disappeared into the darkness.Di Qing was a little anxious, fearing that she would be alone and had something to do, so she followed quietly.Seeing that slender figure entered the rich family and was nowhere to be seen again, he felt relieved. On the way back, Di Qing only felt as light as a swallow, and his joy was boundless. In the early morning of the second day, Di Qing arrived at the Forbidden Army Camp early.He and Zhang Yu and Li Yuheng rushed to patrol near the Jinshui River. Di Qing was full of thoughts, and only hoped that the sun would fall like a shooting star, and then he could go to Wheatstraw Lane after business.Although he wasn't sure if the woman would go, but if he didn't go there every day, he couldn't sleep well at night. Seeing the Jinshui River meandering eastward, covered in plain silver like a flying dragon, Di Qing suddenly thought of the red dragon, and his heart trembled slightly.At the same time, it's also a little strange, these days, why hasn't the red dragon appeared again? While Di Qing was thinking about it, he heard Li Yuheng say to Zhang Yu: "Zhang Yu, do you know that something serious has happened in the capital recently?" It's hard work on duty in this snowy day, if you don't say a few more words, it's really boring.Zhang Yu asked casually, "What the hell do you know?" Li Yuheng sighed and said, "I heard that Fan Zhongyan was demoted from the capital." When Di Qing came back to his senses, his heart shook.Recalling the passionate eyes, hurt face.As expected, Fan Zhongyan was demoted. The ending has long been doomed, but there is such a kind of person who knows the ending and still wants to do it!Di Qing looked at the ice and snow of the Jinshui River and felt cold. Zhang Yu snorted and said, "What kind of big deal is this? I also know that apart from Fan Zhongyan, there was Song Shou, an Imperial scholar who was demoted. Both of them persuaded the Queen Mother to return the government to the Emperor, but they were both demoted from the capital by the Queen Mother." Di Qing suddenly thought of what Guo Zun said, "The queen mother wants to be emperor herself!" He couldn't help tightening his collar. Zhang Yu said: "The queen mother wants to be the emperor herself!" Li Yuheng was startled and frightened, he hurriedly said: "Zhang Yu, don't talk nonsense." Zhang Yu snorted coldly: "I'm not talking nonsense, the queen mother keeps expelling the courtiers who are loyal to the Zhao family from the capital because she wants to be emperor." No one answered, and the air was filled with icy coldness. Di Qing couldn't help but think, the emperor is the empress dowager's son, and if the empress dowager wants to be emperor, what will she do to the emperor?Di Qing was limited to thinking about it, smiled, and continued to look at the ice and snow of the Jinshui River.He is just a small imperial guard, this kind of thing, even thinking about it is superfluous.When a person has distress, it is usually not because he thinks too little, but because he thinks too much. When it was nearly dusk, Di Qing couldn't hold back anymore, so he waited to turn around with Zhang Yu and Li Yuheng.Unexpectedly, there were a few people coming from a distance, the head of the person had a dark complexion, a face with edges and corners, like a steel plate, but it was Qiu Minghao, the head catcher of Kaifeng Mansion. In the past few years, besides the arrest of Wang Linzong, Kaifeng Mansion has indeed produced several good fighters, and Ye Zhiqiu and Qiu Minghao are known by the people of the capital because of their excellent handling of cases, "a leaf knows the autumn, and can see clearly." Ye Zhiqiu is like a sword, Qiu Minghao looks like a shield, an iron shield! Behind Qiu Minghao was an arrogant young man with eyes that seemed to be on his forehead.Di Qing recognized this man as Xia Sui, he was originally the son of Xia Shouyun, the commander of the Sanya Majun, and now he is a commander of the Xiaocai Army. Both the Xiaoqi and Xiaowu armies are under the command of the guard Ma Junsi in Sanyazhong, which means that even Guo Zun must obey Xia Shouyun's orders.Xia Sui has a good old man, so he can command Di Qing and others. Right now, he said arrogantly: "Are you the three patrolling near the Baihu Bridge on the Jinshui River?" Zhang Yu had the highest official rank among the three, and replied: "Besides the three of us, there is Li Jianjun and others looking after the White Tiger Bridge." Xia Sui nodded and said, "Since this is the case, let Li Jian and the others take charge of the Baihu Bridge. The three of you will follow me." Zhang Yu and the others were full of astonishment, but they could only obey the order and follow Xia Sui, not knowing what to do.Di Qing frowned secretly. If the Taoist was unlucky, drinking cold water would make his teeth clogged. He wanted to go to Wheatstraw Lane, but he had something to do. Xia Sui led the people straight to the south, without saying much, while Qiu Minghao's eyes were like lightning, and he paid attention to the surrounding movement vigilantly.Both of them had serious expressions, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.They went south from the Baihu Bridge, passed the Great Buddha Temple, passed the entrance of the North Alley, and then circled around the Wang Family Gold and Silver Shop. Di Qing watched the sun set little by little, and the night was heavy and heavy, feeling anxious in his heart.At this time, Xia Sui whispered: "They should be hiding in this area." Qiu Minghao also said in a low voice, "That's right, don't startle the snake right now, it's better to check and understand." 狄青听到了夏随和邱明毫说的话，但不解其意。只隐约知道这二人多半是在抓什么人，他无意捉贼，心中早就不停地骂娘。抬头看了眼天色，狄青见许多店铺已点了灯，整条金梁桥街都如繁星坠地，灿烂非常，只是想，她今日会去麦秸巷吗？ 好不容易等到夏随道：“今日暂到这里，诸位辛苦了，回去休息吧。”狄青急急告辞离去，张玉斜睨了夏随一眼，见到他望着狄青的背影，脸色阴沉，不由打了个突儿。