Fu Song

Chapter 479 Bury the Past
A small wooden box was placed in front of Xiao Chuo, and she stared at it for a long time, like a wooden sculpture made of clay.

Sun Jucai stood with his hands down, his chest felt cold, he didn't even dare to take a breath.

Today's Xiao Chuo is more and more dignified, even Sun Jucai, who often goes in and out of her side, is cautious.

Respect, fear, worship and other emotions are mixed in it.

In fact, not to mention Sun Jucai, many important ministers in Daliao are also very cautious in front of Xiao Chuo.

Because of this woman, one word can send people to heaven, and one word can send people to hell.

Your life, death, honor and disgrace are all in her mind.

five years,
Over the past five years, Xiao Chuo has proved his ability with successful reforms time after time.

It also used the lives of countless people to prove the tragic end of those who disobeyed her wishes.

Among those hard laborers who are still working hard on the outer city walls and are in danger of their lives at any time, there are many nobles and relatives of the Daliao who used to be, but in a blink of an eye, they have become precarious. Not as good as people.

The wooden box was sent from Bianliang.

The person who delivered the box was called Luo Gang Luo Yuting.

Now he is the appeasement envoy of Yunnan in the Song Dynasty.

Xiao Chuo finally stretched out his hand and opened the box, two jars of peach blossom wine.

The bottom of the box was actually covered with a thick layer of peach blossom petals.

It's just that it's been a long time, and the petals have already been dehydrated and dried up, turning into pieces of scorched yellow and ordinary leaves.

Picking up the withered petals, Xiao Chuo suddenly laughed.

She thought of that happy night, a few unruly teenagers, the bright moonlight in the sky, the peach petals falling with the wind, there were boats on the canal floating by with ditties, of course, there was also a girl with wine in one hand and a pen in the other. .

It was the happiest time of her life.

She no longer has to dress up as that gentle lady,
Instead, you can sway your wildness to your heart's content.

That was the first and last time she indulged herself to the fullest.

In the past, I had to pretend.

Now, why isn't he trying to pretend!

The boy who used to be, quietly promised to make himself as happy as that night forever,

After finishing those few words, the young man's face turned white instead of red, and he was short of breath.

After he nodded with a smile, his face turned red again in an instant.

He ran and jumped, yelled and shouted, on the embankment by the river, among the thousands of willows, he sang loudly like a madman. Fortunately, there were not many pedestrians at night, and there were still people on that spot. Most of the people outside are unruly people who claim to be romantic, talented, and uninhibited. Although everyone looks sideways, they will not cause any trouble.

But in the end, when he excitedly jumped onto his second brother, he was thrown on his back by his second brother, and he fell to the ground like a cloth bag. After being kicked by himself, he jumped up like a monkey, not daring to trouble himself, but went to pester his second brother and Zhang Cheng.

It's a pity that the guy who was incapable of writing and martial arts at the beginning was no match for the two of them. He was abused and screamed all the way, but he suffered repeated defeats.

On the embankment, the girl's crisp laughter was once left behind.

Now, is he all the way to appease envoys?

Xiao Chuo knew his second brother well. If Luo Yuting had no real ability, Xiao Cheng would never be able to put such a heavy responsibility on his shoulders.

After all, it took more than five years. Did that young man have such a big transformation?

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is reborn!

Should we be happy for him, or sad for him?
Every such transformation contains countless ups and downs that cannot be understood by outsiders.
Why not yourself?

If possible, Xiao Chuo would still be called Xiao Qi, and he would still be the one running under the moonlight, among the willows, stepping on the petals with a carefree smile and a happy smile!

Instead of being the current high-ranking queen who holds the power of life and death and can decide the life and death of thousands of people with a single word.

Unfortunately in this world,
Time can never turn back.

What is lost is lost, and it will never come back.

After opening the mud seal and opening the cork, the unique fragrance of peach blossom brewing immediately wafted in the house.

Holding the small altar of wine with both hands, poured a glass for himself, held it in his hand, took a sip, held it in his mouth, and savored it for a long time.

After a long while, I swallowed it bit by bit.

"Bitter!" she said softly.

Sun Jucai looked up in astonishment, but when he suddenly saw the tears rolling in the queen's eyes, he suddenly lowered his head again, not daring to take another look.

One cup after another, Xiao Chuo drank the entire jar of peach blossom wine very quickly.

The blush wells up, but I can no longer write the sentence that the peach blossoms are still smiling at the spring breeze.

Xiao Yan, who had a bowl of peach blossoms and a poem, was finally sent to the posthouse of the Liao people on that rainy night, and he could never come back.

"Come on!"

A palace official entered in response.

Xiao Chuo pointed to the altar of peach blossom wine left in front of him, and said, "Take it out and bury it under the peach blossom tree in the back garden!"

"Yes!" The palace people said nothing, in the Liao Kingdom, except for Yelu Jun, no one dared to question Xiao Chuo's words.

Seeing the palace servants leaving with the wine in their hands, Sun Jucai finally couldn't help but said: "Madam, this peach blossom wine is fruit wine with a very low alcohol content. If it is buried in the soil, no matter how tightly it is sealed, it will soon go bad."

Xiao Chuo was silent for a moment, then said calmly: "What I buried was not the wine, but the past."

Sun Jucai immediately shut his mouth again.

"sit down!"

Sitting sideways on the brocade bench, he glanced at Xiao Chuo, and the face of the woman opposite had returned to its former cold beauty.

"Tell me about yourself!"

"Yes!" Sun Jucai cleared his throat, and said, "Ma'am, our biggest source of income now is the transaction with Song State. Those people in the northwest direction still have limited financial resources, which are far less profitable than our business with Song State. After the two sides signed the peace agreement this year, it is estimated that the income can increase by more than [-]%. The villain plans to send two more caravans to the Song Dynasty this year. In addition. "

Sun Jucai paused for a moment, and said: "Madam, there is one that is going to sell horses. We have never intervened before, but now that the Song people want to use force against the Western Army, the price of war horses has more than doubled, and the profits are extremely high. With war horses, you can get in touch with higher officials in the Song Dynasty, and you can collect more information."

Xiao Chuo nodded, "You can handle these matters yourself. If you are unsure, you can ask Sun Chun."

"Yes." Sun Chun is the son of Sun Jucai.

Sun Chun and Sun Pu, one literary and one military, one has been with Xiao Chuo as a counselor for government affairs, and the other has become a senior officer in the Shushan Army. Both of them are considered to be very popular figures in the political arena of the Liao Kingdom.

Of course, Sun Jucai, a businessman, is also very hot now. It is very difficult for ordinary people to see Sun Jucai now.

When leaving the palace, Sun Chun sent Sun Jucai out.

Standing outside the palace gate, Sun Chun thought for a while and said, "Father, this year, don't go out, stay at home to recuperate. Just arrange a special person to take charge of the business in the Song Dynasty. gone."

"How can we do that? This time we set foot in the warhorse. If I don't go, I won't be able to connect with people of a higher class on the opposite side, and I won't be able to get a better price. Moreover, I won't be able to collect more and more accurate information. , so this trip, I have to go!" Sun Jucai shook his head.

"I told you not to go, so don't go!" Sun Chun suddenly became a little annoyed.

Sun Jucai was slightly taken aback, the eldest was well educated and filial, unlike the second, who had a hot temper.

"What's going to happen?" As a businessman, he was extremely sensitive.

"It's nothing!" Sun Chun shook his head, "Just do as I tell you."

After leaving this sentence, Sun Chun bowed slightly, then turned around and left, which made Sun Jucai a little confused.

"This child, the official taste is becoming less and less serious now, and the tone of expressing filial piety is so blunt!" Although there was resentment in the tone, it was actually extremely proud.

Sun Chun finally passed the Jinshi examination last year, and his Sun family has also produced literati, and businessmen can be terminated in his generation.

Moreover, the two brothers are highly valued by the empress. The Sun family has grown prosperous. In more than five years, it has changed from a small businessman who is so humble that anyone can step on it, to a man who is worthy of any high-ranking official or dignitary today. The person who needs to be looked up to is nothing more than the empress.

Apart from desperately helping the queen to make her stronger, Sun Jucai has no other ideas now.

Only when the queen is stronger, the Sun family will be better.

Yelujun's bedroom is in Sihai Tower.

After finishing Yeluxian's homework, Yelujun was extremely satisfied.

"Teacher, at such an advanced age, I still have to ask you to teach Xian'er. I really feel a little sorry." Seeing Lin Jing who was already a little old, Yelujun said sincerely.

"Being able to teach the crown prince is a blessing for a veteran." Lin Jing smiled. Yelujun was taught by him, and Yeluxian was also taught by him.

"Xian'er is not only excellent in schoolwork, but at such a young age, she actually has her own views on governing the country. Although she is sometimes naive, she has unique ideas. My heart is deep."

Lin Jing's face changed slightly: "This old minister dare not take credit for it. From the old minister's point of view, he didn't want the prince to get involved with these complicated political affairs so early. However, the queen insisted that the old minister couldn't do anything, and the queen's teaching method is also unique. .”

"Oh, the queen didn't tell me, why did the teacher tell me?" Yelujun asked with interest.

"The empress first shows these papers to the prince, and then let the prince figure out the countermeasures, find a way, and how to reply!" Lin Jing said: "Then analyze them one by one for the prince to hear, how about this matter, how about that matter, and so on. Why not do it, it is in the interests of all parties. Your Majesty, the crown prince is still a child, and he should not be exposed to so many complicated things prematurely."

The so-called complex, that is, some dark things.

Yelujun sighed, "The queen has the idea of ​​a queen, but I am also very happy that she can do this. It is a good thing for Xian'er to understand the truth of the world as soon as possible and to have the ability to handle affairs independently earlier. .”

Seeing Yelujun's appearance, Lin Jing was stunned, but his expression changed suddenly.

"Your Majesty, your body"

Yelujun coughed a few times, "I really didn't expect that such a bang would leave me with such a heavy internal injury. I didn't realize it at the time, but I didn't realize it until the sequelae showed up, but it was too late. Teacher , to tell you the truth, right now I'm trying my best to procrastinate."

"How could this be?"

"If that wasn't the case, how could the empress let Xian'er get in touch with real political affairs so early, and how could she have painstakingly designed this shocking plan!" Yelujun laughed: "She wants me to realize my goal before leaving. I have had a dream since I was a child, and the queen's ingenious design this time made me really see the possibility of success. Teacher, I told you back then that my great cause is inevitably related to this woman, and this is also my persistence. The reason for wanting to marry her, now it seems, is not wrong, right?"

Lin Jing just sighed.

Perhaps in the dark, it really is a destiny of its own!

"Is there no other way?"

"If there is another way, I will try my best to find it. But I am afraid that in the end, it will still be the moon in the mirror, the flowers in the water, and the bamboo basket to fetch water in vain." There is not much regret in Yelujun's eyes: " But teacher, it is meaningless to live for thousands of years and do nothing. Even if I die early, I can realize the unification of the world in my hands. Even if I am late today and die tomorrow, what regrets do you have? You were not in the past Teach me, if you hear the Tao in the morning, can you die in the evening?"

"It's two different things!" Lin Jing was silent for a moment: "I'm just a little worried."

Yelujun smiled: "Worried about the queen?"

"Your Majesty shakes the bowl at four o'clock, and stays in the five capitals for only two or three months a year. Among the five capitals, few people know your majesty, but many people know the queen. The old minister has witnessed how the queen's majesty is under control. In the past few years, it has become more and more prosperous every day!"

Yelujun nodded.

"If your majesty is in good health, the old minister will naturally have no worries." Lin Jingdao: "But now that he is in poor health and the prince is still young, and I'm sorry to say that the prince is very dependent on the queen. If something happens, who can check and balance the queen? You entrusted him with a big task, but now it seems that he is not the material, and he is not the queen's opponent at all. And "

"And you are still worried that if something happens to me in the future, the empress will monopolize the power, and the Lin family will suffer disaster!"

"The misfortune of the Xiao family was planned by Lin Ping. The queen has already made no secret of her malice towards Lin Ping. I'm afraid she will be even more unscrupulous in the future. By then, the old minister will probably be gone, and he won't be able to see him anymore. The bones were dragged out of the grave by the queen and crushed, feed them to the dogs!" Lin Jing was sad.

"Teacher, I will consider all these matters, you can rest assured." Yelujun said in relief.

(End of this chapter)