Chapter 68 Flowers bloom on the other side of the sky (middle)

Lu Ban shows off his axe in front of the door, Du Kang sells wine in front of the shop, and Master posted books in front of the door, of course, it is the most overestimating behavior, but if you think from another perspective, when Lu Ban sees the guy showing off his axe in front of the door, Du Kang sees the wine in front of the shop That guy, the Master saw the guy who posted books in front of the door, especially when he found that the guy was the most sacred and supreme existence in other fields in the secular world, would they have itchy like Ning Que from the deepest part of his heart?

I want to make a wooden bird and tell the master the prototype of the plane, I want to brew a pot of fine wine and tell the master the wine that was destroyed, I want to write a few nagging words to tell the master that this is the soul soup. You have to continue writing a few words to tell the guy what kind of words are called - even if you are the Emperor of Humanity, you must listen to me well.

Ning Que was immersed in this extreme pleasure at this moment. He looked at the ink traces gradually drying on Xuanzhou bud paper with satisfaction, and fantasized that he was talking about his calligraphy teacher of His Majesty the Emperor, using those ink pieces to suck the old man's palms in a casual manner, and scolded him with contempt and disdain.

"I wrote it wrong again! Extrude your hand out of the handboard!"

He was very satisfied with the five words he wrote, and even thought they were the best words he wrote in recent years. In addition to the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, they are all good products. They are located in the wonderful area of ​​the Imperial Study Room, the most important reason is that it is Because he had accumulated too much itch in the room, and even more because the first five words were written by the emperor.

He admired his round pen and his straight and broad structure momentum. For a moment, he was reluctant to destroy the paper, so he prepared to put it in his sleeves before the paper was dry and quietly took it out of the palace. However, at this moment, an angry low growl suddenly sounded outside the imperial study room, which had been silent.

"Where did that bastard go?"

Ning Que was shocked. When he looked up, he saw the door of the Yu Study room pushing open with one hand.

His pupils shrank slightly, and his fingers flashed slightly with a quick reaction. The ink paper placed on the drying table slid into the gap in a corner of the bookshelf. Then he turned around, put his sleeves on his shoulder and pretended to read the bookshelf seriously. When the books on it were brushed by the sleeves, the row of books on the bookshelf had changed in an inclined direction, pressing the flower on the other side tightly into the innermost place. No one could tell that anyone had moved.

Walking into the imperial study was a short and strong middle-aged general wearing a palace guard uniform and a black and gold strap tied around his waist, showing his extremely high rank. The middle-aged general saw Ning Que next to the bookshelf and looked at the boy who was so focused on reading like a bookworm. He rolled his eyes in anger and shouted sternly: "Who the hell let you in?"

Ning Que looked like forgetfulness, actually his ears were always standing up and listening to the movements behind him. When he heard this, his heart skipped a beat. He guessed that there was some misunderstanding in the middle of this matter. It should be that the little eunuch explained the precautions. I heard something wrong - it shouldn't be a conspiracy like the White Tiger Hall. If the palace wants to deal with him as a little person, there is no need to do so many tricks - but the crime of entering the imperial study without any intention can be a big deal or a small matter. He can't let himself get into this trouble anyway.

He turned his head like a cute little scholar who was blurred by His Majesty's book collection fan, rubbed his eyes, looked at the short and fat guard leader at the door, and said with a confused face: "I am ordered to enter the palace to meet you, I don't know what's wrong with it. ? "

The short and fat guard leader was slightly stunned. He probably never imagined that someone would be caught in the imperial study room, but he could still be so calm and calm. He couldn't help but show an inexplicable expression on his face, and he used his hands in pain. Covering his forehead, he said to himself angrily: "I always look at you bastard! I don't say I'm going to teach you some rules in advance!"

Ning Que walked out of the case after writing, bowed and asked in confusion: "This general, do you recognize the eldest brother of Chao?"

In Linqiu Lane, in Chunfeng Pavilion, no matter how he showed his spirit towards Xiaoshu, Ning Que never refused to recognize the word "brother". At this moment, he didn't care about saying the word "brother". It's just that. In order to protect yourself, the rhetoric is to turn the defense into offense. Anyway, the purpose is to shift the opponent's attention from the imperial study room to another place.

The short and fat guards confirmed that there was no one around the imperial study room. They looked at the formation in the room with a look of vigilance and restlessness, and found nothing unusual. They covered their foreheads again with fear, and looked at Ning Que in pain and said, "You kid, hurry up and give it to me." Get out, I've been looking for you outside for half an hour. I didn't expect you to dare to come here. Remember me, you haven't come in today, so don't think about showing off this to others in your life, otherwise I'll destroy you!"

Ning Que followed the head of the guard who was complaining and nagging all the way, left the imperial study room, turned two steps to the west, and then came to the duty room of the Chunhe Palace guards not far away.

In the dark room, he finally knew that the short, chubby and kind guy in front of him, who seemed to have a scent of green onions, was Xu Chongshan, deputy commander of the palace guard of the Tang Dynasty, and it was also the court. Xiaoshu said last night that he wanted him to meet today.

"Your Majesty is so cool about calligraphy. You happen to be a seller, so you brought you into the palace with this identity. Just to avoid people's eyes and ears, you were so good that you were so good that you went into the imperial study without saying a word. ! Do you really think you are the master of the calligraphy world? Do you really think your Majesty invites you to appreciate your words! "

Xu Chongshan pointed at Ning Que's nose angrily and roared quietly, spitting all over the sky.

Ning Que rubbed his nose in embarrassment, thinking to himself that His Majesty had not invited me to appreciate the words, but I had already written a piece of words in the imperial study room. What can you do to me? Thinking of this festival, thinking of the flower blooming on the other side of the sky in the corner of the bookshelf, he secretly wondered what he would take out the thing in the future?

Xu Chongshan was a little tired of scolding, panting and holding his thick waist, saying, "Let's talk about serious matters."

Ning Que replied with a smile: "Please speak."

Xu Chongshan looked at him strangely and said in a strange way: "You young man is smiling, how can you always say something to your mouth?"

"That's because you are too powerful, Lord Commander." Ning Que explained seriously.

All gold, silver, copper and iron walls can be worn, but flattery cannot be worn. Even the most tender and clumsy flattery has its own effect. What's more, the guy who flatters is a young man who looks a little tender and clumsy. Xu Chongshan's face is a little better. After coughing a little, he asked, "You should know who Lao Chao is now?"

Ning Que frowned slightly and asked pretending to be stupid, "Is Brother Chao the subordinate of the commander?"

"I don't have the courage to call the old chapel of Chunfengting. In addition... don't call him the eldest brother in the future. There were very few old people back then, so we used to calling him the second brother."

Xu Chongshan said seriously. Then he remembered the killing in the spring rain last night, and the old Chao's evaluation of the boy, and he was a little pleased with Ning Que. The topic suddenly turned around and asked with a smile: "Why did you go to help the old Chao last night?"

"I collected five hundred taels of silver." Ning Que replied honestly.

No one would go through life and death for a person he had just met for five hundred taels of silver, not to mention that he was a boy who was about to enter the academy for study. Xu Chongshan did not believe his explanation, so he did not think he was greedy for money. , I felt that he was a real person with temperament, and I suddenly felt that he was more and more pleasing to him.

"Your Majesty likes people with temperament, and I like it too." Xu Chongshan looked at him with a smile and asked, "Then I only need to ask one question next, that is... are you willing to sacrifice your life or even reputation for the empire?"

Ning Que was slightly stunned and frowned and thought for a long time. On the one hand, he was guessing the real reason why this big man asked this question, and on the other hand, he didn't understand why he should use the word "reputation" before, is it even? Will it be more important than life?

This question is very big and broad, very serious and sacred, but also very confusing. He thought for a long time, remembering the previous and later generals in Weicheng, those comrades who share life and death, and the enthusiastic people in Chang'an City. He replied slowly, "If you are too impatient, you can give your life..."

Speaking of this section, he suddenly thought of a scene last night. After putting down half a bowl of noodle soup to Xiaoshu, he looked at the silent self-narration on the gray wall opposite the shop, so he hesitated and added: "But some things don't work." ."

Xu Chongshan looked at him seriously and found that the young man did not give a loud answer without hesitation at the first time, but thought seriously and even embarrassedly for a long time. The deputy commander was not only not angry, but also admired him very much because he It is clear that the cautious answer after thinking is more credible than the passionate impulse of being generous.

"From now on, you will be one of my Tang Dynasty guards."

There were no more questions, no school entrance exams, just a few simple conversations, Xu Chongshan decided to absorb the young man into the ranks of the palace guards of the Tang Dynasty. Among them, there was a factor in protecting Xiaoshu, and more of the reason was that he I do like the temperament that this boy showed when answering questions.

So it was Ning Que's turn to be shocked and speechless. He looked at the ebony matte waist card in his hand and the identity logo on it. After a long silence, he said blankly: "Is he a big inner guard after a fight?"

"The Yulong Gang was forced to the point of view by those idiotic ministers in the court. Don't look at me like this. The word idiot is the comment made by Your Majesty last night, so we need to re-arrange some people hiding in the dark."

Xu Chongshan explained coldly: "This is the glory of the people of the Tang Dynasty, don't think about refusing."

"It's not a question of whether to refuse or not." Ning Que said helplessly: "The question is what the court needs me to do? What can I do? The most important thing is that I will be about to participate in the academy admission examination."

Hearing the word "Academy", Xu Chongshan's face changed slightly. It was not for other reasons, but as an old man in the guard office, he knew very well what Chao Xiaoshu had encountered back then, and it was precisely because of those past events, and now this group of people. The secret guards had the treatment they had never had before. He looked at Ning Que with a gentle smile and said, "Don't worry, you can enter the academy as long as you can. After you come out of the academy, you will not serve the court in the end, and the two do not conflict."

"You haven't said what I need to do yet." Ning Que insisted.

"The Fish and Dragon Gang was placed in the open, but there are no problems in the Yangtze River and Lake of Chang'an City." Xu Chongshan frowned slightly and said, "Your mission is very simple, it is to collect intelligence and discuss the specific mission later."

If the world is no longer a problem, then the biggest problem outside of imperial power is naturally the world of cultivators. Thinking of his immediate entry into the academy, and thinking of the ambiguity of the deputy commander, Ning Que naturally thought of some kind. Maybe, is the court going to attack the academy?

The guard sign in his palm was soaked with sweat, but he knew that these things were not allowed to be rejected by him, and he just hoped that the direction of things in the future was different from his imagination.