Invincible son

To the west of Jian'an City, there is a lake named Danxia.

There are more than ten islands in the lake, the largest island in the center is named Danxia Fudi, and there is a Danxia Temple on the island.According to legend, at the beginning of the founding of the former Wei Dynasty, the Taoist Yuan Fa cast a tripod here to make alchemy, and the alchemy was made and the rosy clouds appeared, so it was named Danxia.

The lakeside is surrounded by strange landforms, jagged rocks, winding paths and mysterious ancient village ruins, especially the large empty valley and secluded forest on the east side of the lake.

This place is Donglin, where there are ancient trees, flowers and plants along the road, and secluded springs flowing.

After the Southern Zhou Dynasty established the capital in Jian'an City, hundreds of poets and writers traveled south to bring an extremely rich cultural atmosphere, which complemented the unique and beautiful natural scenery by the Danxia Lake, and gradually gave birth to such a grand event in the literary world as the Donglin Wenhui.

It was September in Shiwei, and the autumn was breezy, and the biennial Donglin Wenhui came as scheduled.

Pushing the time back more than seventy years, the scale of the literary society at that time was very small, and the participants were all great Confucian scholars who had written works, and they were all representatives of the Nandu family without exception.At that time, the conflicts between these aristocratic families and the local aristocratic families in the south were very sharp, and the Donglin Wenhui was once an effective way for them to keep warm and gain a firm foothold.

As the years passed, the Wenhui became more and more famous, and the imperial court naturally could not sit idly by. After countless confrontations and negotiations, the imperial court finally took the Wenhui into its pocket, and the Ministry of Rites was in charge of organizing it. It was held every two years.

Today's Wenhui is no longer a means for small circles to take advantage of the opportunity to gain fame, but an effective supplement for the Southern Zhou court to select scholars through the imperial examination. At the same time, it also gives all parties a chance to sit down and discuss issues calmly.

Long before entering the Southern Zhou Dynasty, Pei Yue had already learned about the status of the Wenhui through the Taige's secret report. Even if Xu Churong didn't invite him, he would still find time to visit.

At the first moment of the hour, outside the gate of the Sifang Pavilion, fifty elite cavalry were ready to go.

Standing at the door, Pei Yue said to Sheng Duanming, who looked dignified, "My lord, are you really unwilling to go with me?"

Sheng Duanming has profound attainments in annotation and interpretation, and is as famous as Han Gongduan in Daliang. However, because of his lack of ability in general affairs, Emperor Kaiping never promoted him. year.

A decent and traditional literati like him would logically want to participate in the Donglin Literary Association, but at the moment he didn't have any regretful expression on his face, he just said in a low voice: "Pei Hou pay attention to safety during this trip, I won't make trouble for you."

Pei Yue was slightly taken aback, then nodded and said: "Don't worry, my lord, I will not act recklessly."

Sheng Duanming glanced at the sky, cupped his hands and said: "It's getting late, please leave, Marquis Pei."

Pei Yue raised his hand to return the salute, then turned around, got on the horse and reined in, and headed west under the guard of his own soldiers.

After about a stick of incense, the crowd arrived at the west gate of Jian'an City, but they were stopped by another group of more than [-] knights.Pei Yue looked up at the leader, and said with a faint smile, "Miss Xu, what are you doing?"

Xu Churong wore a bright red dress, she didn't look like a lady from the Xu family in Qinghe, but like a reckless heroine who was as free and easy as the wind and moon on the river, especially because she deliberately hung a simple and simple sword on her waist, and two wisps of moon on her chest White tassels, paired with a neat bun and makeup, show a bit of elegance.

She rode her horse to the front of Pei Yue, and said calmly: "I'm going to participate in the literature meeting too, I didn't expect to bump into it by such a coincidence, how are you doing together?"

It has been several years since he came to this world. Pei Yue believes that he has seen many big scenes and many big figures with different personalities.However, at this moment, in front of a girl of noble birth but inexperienced in the world, he almost couldn't control his emotions and laughed out loud.

Just now, I saw Xu Churong and her guards waiting at the city gate from a distance, but now he actually told himself that it was a coincidence, looking at the other party's serious expression, Pei Yue suddenly felt that he had not cultivated enough. home.

Xu Churong coughed lightly, and asked seriously: "Pei Hou is not willing?"

Pei Yue suppressed the smile on his face, nodded and said: "Don't dare to ask for your ears, but I will stick to my wish."

Xu Churong couldn't help but give him a blank look, and said softly, "Arty."

"What is Miss Xu talking about? I didn't hear clearly."

"It's nothing, I'm boasting that you are knowledgeable."

"Oh."

It's not very far from Jian'an City to Donglin, about twenty li, Pei Yue and Xu Churong were not in a hurry, they walked slowly along the way, chatting with each other.

The personal guards brought by the two were naturally mixed together, but the Xu family invited all martial arts masters. In terms of personal martial prowess, they were quite powerful, but they were not as strict as the personal soldiers.From time to time, they looked at Liang Ren, who was expressionless beside him, and found that even in such a calm and leisurely environment, he kept marching in the style of an army, and immediately felt extremely boring.

Pei Yue rode forward and kept his eyes on the road, observing the situation around the road.

"It seems that you are in a good mood." Xu Churong said.

Pei Yue turned to look at her, and asked curiously, "Miss Xu, what exactly do you want to do?"

Xu Churong raised his head to meet his gaze, and suddenly had a feeling that the other party had seen through his mind. He gripped the rein a little nervously, and said in a low voice, "What does Marquis Pei mean by that?"

The two walked side by side, and the soldiers and guards in the back opened a little distance. Pei Yue said bluntly: "I know you are angry. I was offended by someone bumping into you when you were in the north. I did not uphold justice for you. But you Since you were born in the Xu family of Qinghe, and your father is the chief assistant of the cabinet, your vision and knowledge should be higher than ordinary people. Not to mention that your guards had the upper hand at that time, even if some of them were injured, I would not be able to face you."

Xu Churong was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "I understand, the positions are different, there is nothing to blame."

Pei Yue nodded and said: "Just like after I came to the south, your cousin gathered a group of rich and powerful children to come outside the Sifang Pavilion to shout and provoke. In terms of face, I did not pursue the responsibility of those rich and powerful children, but only demanded that the assassin be executed, which I think is already worthwhile."

Xu Churong looked at the lush greenery all around, and said softly: "Since you think I shouldn't continue to take revenge, why did you agree to my invitation to come to the Donglin Cultural Association?"

Pei Yue smiled and said calmly: "I know the girl's plan. In your eyes, I am just a rude and arrogant warrior. I am not qualified to participate in this kind of elegant event. At that time, there must be many literati in the Zhou Dynasty who want me to make a fool of myself. .Although I think you hold some grudges, but you don't take such small things to heart."

He paused, then turned his head to look at Xu Churong and asked, "I just don't understand why you insist on walking with me today. Can I understand that you are worried that something will happen to me, so you came to protect me regardless of other people's criticisms?" I?"

Xu Churong was stunned, and it took a long time to retort: ​​"What nonsense are you talking about!"

"Isn't it? Ms. Xu, let's open the skylight and speak honestly. There is no need to talk about coincidences. I was assassinated when I first arrived in Jian'an City. Obviously there are too many people who want to harm me, but I just need to stay in the Sifang Pavilion. There is no chance, unless I appear in a relatively remote place like in front of me."

Pei Yue looked at the girl beside him with puzzlement.

Xu Churong reprimanded lightly: "Nonsense!"