auspicious time has come

In early summer, Hengyu took Jiayi all the way to the southwest.

First cross Tianshui, and then enter Shu County.

The two teachers and students did not make much publicity along the way, sometimes looking for food on the streets of the market, and sometimes shuttling between the green fields.

When heavy rain blocked the way, I found a nearby pavilion or tea shed to sit down and listen to the gossip of passers-by and common people.

Walking among the mountains and rivers, when the sun was in the sky, I crossed the stream barefoot and picked lotus leaves to keep out the heat.

There is no charter at all along the way, go as you say, and stop as you say.

Sitting by the small river washing his feet and resting, listening to the summer breeze, and looking at the innocent smiling face of the girl beside him, Heng Yu seemed to see himself traveling with Ah Weng when he was young.

She retracted her gaze, squinted her eyes to look at the blue sky, and there seemed to be a stretched and vigorous power surging in her heart.

……

There are many delicacies in Shu County, and the teacher and the student stayed here for more than half a month, until Jiayi's personal envoy silently loosened the tie of the little girl's skirt by half an inch in the morning——

Hengyu and Jiayi looked at each other's fat waists, silently realizing the seriousness of the problem, and finally set off again, leaving this place with a feeling of reluctance.

"Teacher, don't we continue to go west?" Inside the carriage, Jiayi looked at the scenery left behind by the carriage and horses, and asked Hengyu.

At the beginning of the year, King Fanyang led his troops to fight according to the order, and now he is fighting Tubo in the west.

Previously, due to internal and external troubles in Dasheng, under the change of Nanzhao, Tubo, who had been waiting for an opportunity, took advantage of the vacancy and sent troops to attack Qinghai Road, burning, killing and looting in the Hehuang Valley and Hexi Corridor, with the intention of seizing the Western Regions. The city-state and Dasheng state, and the four Anxi towns are also in danger——

When the situation was critical, his father ordered King Fan Yang to send troops to the Western Regions to meet the enemy.

Thinking of this, Jiayi looked at Hengyu who was sitting opposite.

Heng Yu was unfolding the map drawn by her on the little table, and said: "The war in the Western Regions is still ongoing, the princess should not go."

This trip to Beijing, although the sage is willing to go, there is no place not to go in the territory of Dasheng, but as a teacher, it is the most basic thing for her to ensure the safety of the students, let alone setting aside the Princess of the Dynasty because of private matters. In danger--

"Is the teacher worried about King Fan Yang?" Jiayi asked in a low voice.

Heng Yu's eyes fell on the ups and downs of the Western Regions plateau on the map, and said in a low voice: "This is the first time he has led troops to fight in the Western Regions. The weather and terrain are all challenges, so I am worried."

Hearing her blunt worry, Jiayi comforted her instead: "Teacher, don't worry too much. My father said that King Fan Yang also came to the Western Regions with Duke Shu when he was young, and he had experience fighting the Tubo people...and King Fan Yang is brave. You are resourceful, I heard that the current situation of the battle is not down, and this is not long after the battle. Once you really adapt to the way of fighting in the Western Regions, you will be able to use your arms and fingers, and you will be able to drive those Tubo people out soon. !"

The girl's voice was clear and firm, and although the words were inevitably innocent, they were not lies ignorant of ordinary children——

It makes sense.

"I also believe him—" Heng Yu seems to have seen through the map the scene of him leading the army to fight against the golden and iron horses: "He once said that this battle is very important, and I believe he will be victorious."

Not long after the new emperor ascended the throne, internal and external troubles have not been eliminated, and people's hearts are in turmoil. This battle must be won. …

This is his battlefield.

She also has her mission.

Pointing at the map, Hengyu said to the girl in front of her, "Let's cross Jiangling first, and then go north."

Jiayi looked at the place pointed by the map: "Is it the Jiangling that Qianli Jiangling returned in one day?"

Hengyu nodded, and the girl excitedly looked forward to it.

Hengyu chose to go north, not on a whim.

The war in the Western Regions is at a critical time, and the chaos in Nanzhao has not really subsided yet——

On the contrary, the Northern Territory, which had been ruled by Shi Jingzhi before, was impenetrable. The Khitan had been repeatedly defeated in the battles with the Lu Long Army in the past few years, and the army's morale was greatly frustrated.

After the light boat passed Jiangling, it went all the way north.

The teacher and the student stop and go, and want to go to Yingzhou, they pass through Fanyang first.

It is late autumn in September.

In Fanyang City, there is a tea house located on the long street. From the window on the second floor, one can just see the majestic and solemn gate of Fanyang Prince's Mansion, which has just been built.

"I don't know when General Shi will be able to return to Fan Yang. I heard that the battle in the west is not easy..."

"General Shi is the one who recovered five cities in the northern border in three years. He is just a mere Tubo, how can he be the opponent of General Shi!" A group of brightly dressed noble women sat in the private room on the second floor, obviously the girl in green who was the focus of everyone A look of pride and pride.

She is the legitimate daughter of the Lu family of Fan Yang family.

"Ms. Lu really met General Shi?"

When someone asked about this, the green-clothed girl's eyes flickered with unconcealable joy: "...Of course it's true. I went to Yingzhou with my uncle and aunt three years ago, and I happened to meet General Shi."

At that time, General Shi was still Xiao Mu, the envoy of Yingzhou Jiedu——

Thinking of the god-like man she saw that day, the green-clothed girl had expectations in her eyes: "General Shi will surely return from victory as soon as possible, and stay in Fan Yang's fief for a long time from now on..."

Seeing her expression, a girl beside her blinked her eyes and sighed jokingly: "It's a pity that General Shi is already married, if not, with Mrs. Lu's family background and appearance, it would really be a problem..."

"Stop talking nonsense." The green-clothed girl snorted and interrupted her: "That was a marriage bestowed by a saint, so we can't let us speak nonsense."

Hearing the implication behind these words, someone echoed, "That's right, who would let someone marry him like a saint?"

"General Shi has been alone for many years, and has no intention of getting married... I think it's because he dare not resist the order."

"I heard that Princess Fan Yang is the granddaughter of the former emperor's teacher... What kind of female official is she in the palace now?"

"It's a scholar from the Chongwen Museum—" the girl in green corrected her tone lightly, but her fingers tightened unconsciously while holding the handkerchief.

"That's right, it's the position of a bachelor...it's quite new."

"I heard from my elder brother that the reason why the sage bestowed such a marriage on King Fan Yang is to use it to plant eyeliner around King Fan Yang..."

"There is such a thing? Then Fan Yang Wang is too pitiful..."

Hearing the words in her ears, the girl in green was in a complicated mood. When she raised her eyes, she saw a line of carriages and horses stop outside the usually quiet gate of Fan Yang Wangfu.

It can be seen from a distance that the chief of the palace, Shi, came out with a mighty group of servants and envoys, and the formation was quite large.

"Look, look, isn't General Shi back?!"…

These words made the girl in green immediately get up and leave her seat, and walked down the teahouse quickly.

It was the first time for Hengyu to enter this Prince Fanyang's mansion with Jiayi.

Chang Shi beside her is one of the old ministries who followed Shu Guogong in the past, and came to Fan Yang first to arrange the palace affairs last year.

Yan Junshi, Mr. Su and others are now following Shi Jingzhi in the Western Regions.

Listening to Chang Shi talking about the affairs of the mansion in his ear, Heng Yu asked a few questions from time to time.

Finally, he said: "This time the princess's departure from Beijing has not been publicized all the way, and I have asked Chang Shi to keep her identity, so there is no need to say too much to the outside world."

"Yes." Chang Shi complied, and asked respectfully: "Wangfei is tired all the way, do you want to go back to the inner courtyard to rest for a while?"

Hengyu nodded.

Then a female official came forward, blessed her body and saluted, and then led the way.

Although she and Shi Jingzhi haven't been here yet, the daily things are already available, and it can be seen from the details that they are in line with her preferences and habits.

After bathing and changing clothes for dinner, Jiayi went to the guest courtyard for a lunch break, but Hengyu was not too tired, and was led by the female officer to walk around. When she climbed to a high pavilion in the garden, she was taking in the whole palace. .

"Those are..." Heng Yu looked at a group of bright figures outside the gate who were talking to the servants of the palace.

"Returning to the princess, she is a noble lady in the city, and the leader is a girl from the Lu family." The female officer hesitated for a moment, but said truthfully: "They came here because they mistakenly thought that the prince returned to Fan Yang—"

Hengyu gave a clear "ah": "So he came after Xiao Jing."

Sometimes she still used to call Shi Jingshi Xiao Jingshi.

Faced with these little girls who couldn't hide their thoughts, the female officer was also a little helpless: "Princess, don't worry, I've been sent away."

"Since they're all here, let's invite people into the mansion for a cup of tea." Heng Yu looked at those figures and said with a smile: "The first time I come to the door, I will prepare a gift for each of them—"

When the female officer heard this, she was not sure what kind of "meeting ceremony" this "meeting ceremony" was...

It was also the first time for her to see this hostess, and she still couldn't figure out the other party's temperament-could she "remind" those girls to get rid of those thoughts that they shouldn't have earlier?
"I told them that I have been on the road for many days, and I really can't entertain them in person. In the future, I plan to build a women's academy in Fanyang. If they have the desire to study, they want to hear some different truths and read some different books. , take a look at the different world, then we will meet again at that time."

The female officer was stunned for a while before answering "Yes".

Hearing Princess Fan Yang's invitation, the girls were unexpectedly panicked and confused.

The green-clothed girl in the lead was a little apprehensive and disdainful.

This is after listening to what the servant said, and wanted to beat her, why can't she give her a blow?

She wants to see how jealous and cunning this Princess Fan Yang is—

However, when she arrived in the hall, there was no knocking words as she had imagined, and she did not see that Princess Fan Yang.

There were only warm tea and pastries, a decent meeting ceremony without any ironic meaning, and a sentence conveyed to them by Princess Fanyang through the mouth of the female officer——

Take a look at a different world?

Holding the brocade box in her hand, the girl lowered her eyes, feeling puzzled, ashamed, and more thoughtful. …

……

Heng Yu did not stay in Fan Yang for long.

Fan Yang was only a few days away from Yingzhou, and when Hengyu arrived, it was approaching the wedding day of Gu Tingnan and Wang Jingyong.

As for why the marriage has not been done until now, it is actually a manifestation of Gu's sincerity--Wang Jingyong has now served as the governor of Yingzhou, and the governor is married. Such a big event, can't you marry him in a decent and dignified manner?

You can't be in a hurry.

And this big wedding inevitably became the focus of attention of the whole Yingzhou.

The students of Fengshan Academy kept up with current events and came over to watch the ceremony.

"Hey, isn't that Lady Ji!"

Jiao Qi was extremely pleasantly surprised.

Zhao Fengzhang also saw Heng Yu, and recognized at a glance that it was the girl whom he had seen on the Lantern Festival two years ago——

That girl is the grandson of Mr. Qinghan.

That girl later became Scholar Gee.

That girl later...married Lord Xiao Hou who was called Uncle Shi on the night of Shangyuan Festival, but Lord Xiao became General Shi and was named King Fan Yang... So that girl became Princess Fan Yang !

Anyway, it's bizarre enough!
However, none of this can stop the young people's admiration, and it even gets thicker with the precipitation of time.

A group of young students stepped forward and saluted Heng Yu.

Some are called "Mistress Ji", some are called "Concubine Fanyang", but more are "Scholar Ji".

Wang Jingyong, who was being led by Gu Tingnan to the Xitang with the red silk, saw Hengyu being surrounded by Zhao Fengzhang and others. This scene seemed familiar, and he instinctively set up his defenses—the general was not here this time, the group The crazy bees, waves and butterflies surrounded him like a resurgence!
It's a pity that he is wearing a wedding dress at this time, so it is inconvenient to go forward and drive away!
Therefore, I can only express the confidant behind me with my eyes.

However, the two burly confidantes were wiping their tears, looking like they were crying for him, completely disregarding other things...

However, his newlywed wife thought he was slow, so she pulled the red silk and pulled him into the wedding hall.

"Worship heaven and earth!"

——He must write a letter to inform the general about this!

"Happy husband and wife!"

——No, the general is busy with the war now, so it's not appropriate to be distracted!

Gu Tingnan, who was covering his face with a fan, rolled his eyes when he saw what the fool was thinking.

Seeing this, Jia Yuan, Gan Miao Liu Xun and others laughed.

"The culprit" Heng Yu also laughed.

And the next day, she also hosted a banquet for Zhao Fengzhang and others in the city without knowing restraint. The banquet was held in the most elegant poetry hall in the city.

Although she is a daughter, she has a bachelor's position in the Chongwen Museum, and the previous debate contest was well-known, led by Zhao Fengzhang Jiaoqi and other students from Fengshan Academy, which attracted many scholars to come.

The poems are used as a guide, and it is logical to draw out the theory of the current situation.

Inside the poetry hall, there was an uproar.

On this day, Jiayi heard too many opinions that she had never heard before.

Hearing the agitation in her heart, she also opened her mouth to argue with others.

And the teacher, who had never revealed her identity to anyone, "introduced" her to everyone during the banquet.

Yes, it is the sense of introduction——

Facing the different gazes, the nine-year-old girl raised her hand and saluted everyone.

……

Hengyu held such a "poetry meeting" every ten days, and more and more literati came here after hearing the news, and some students even rushed here from outer cities.

When the news came back to Beijing, those officials who did not deal with Hengyu sneered and commented-nonsense, publicity, sensationalism!
……

Hengyu stayed in Yingzhou for more than two months.

Before leaving, Zhao Fengzhang and others came to see them off in the snow.

Hengyu said with a smile: "One day, when the apricot blossoms in the capital are in bloom, I hope to meet you all at the apricot list palace examination."

Jiayi, who was wrapped in a cloak, had a red nose, but her voice was particularly crisp: "Teacher and I are waiting for you in Beijing."

In the heavy snow, the eyes of a group of young students became solemn and firm after hearing this.

Zhao Fengzhang saluted: "Yes, we must go to this appointment."

……

"Teacher, where are we going next?"

In the snow, the world is as white as new, and the carriages and horses are slow.

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