At dusk, Erhu came to the door of the yard with a tired face, but he did not knock on the door immediately. Instead, he patted the dust on his clothes and wiped away all the fatigue on his face. Then he knocked on the door and said, "I'm back."
Already."
Chunyue heard the noise and quickly ran to open the door, with an excited look on her face, "Brother, Mr. Chen is here."
Erhu was stunned for a moment, then he looked inside and saw two people sitting in the yard. One of them knew him, and the other didn't.
He smiled, feeling a little happy, walked in quickly, looked at Chen Chao and said with a smile, "When will the young master regain consciousness? How can we let the young master come to us? It is our turn to find the young master."
He had also inquired about Chen Chao before, and what he learned was that Chen Chao had not returned to the capital of the gods. As for what happened at the subsequent court meeting, it was too far away from him. Even if he wanted to know, he had no way of knowing.
Chen Chao didn't take it seriously and didn't go around in circles. He quickly explained his purpose. Then Chen Chao pointed at Wen Yue and said with a smile: "Maybe besides making swords, your cheap master can also teach you how to make swords."
Practice."
Erhu had intended to become a monk before, but Chen Chao didn't nod at that time. Apart from knowing that Erhu was not suitable to be a martial artist, the other thing was that he really didn't want to accept a disciple at such an age. After all, he thought he was idle.
If you don't live there, how can you have time to teach your disciples?
Hearing that there was such a good thing, Erhu looked at Wen Yue expectantly, wondering if he should just kneel down and kowtow to him.
Wen Yue stood up, looked at Erhu a few times, then walked up to him, patted his shoulder, and kicked the young man's legs.
"My bones are still strong. Come with me. You may not be able to make a sword, but you can be an ordinary craftsman. As for how far you want to practice swords, it all depends on luck." Wen Yue said with a serious face.
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But Chen Chao could easily see a hint of joy in this guy's eyes.
Chen Chao sneered in his heart, the young man just didn't have enough money and was pretending not to be enough.
Erhu looked happy at first, and then looked at Chen Chao with some embarrassment. Chen Chao smiled and said: "Don't worry, this guy comes from Jianqi Mountain. Don't worry about his sword-making skills. I just have to practice swordsmanship with him. He may not be a good master."
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Wen Yue turned his head and looked at Chen Chao, but stopped talking.
Chen Chao waved his hand and said, "If you don't create trouble, you will be number one in the world."
But when he said this, Erhu relaxed a lot, and after giving Chunyue some instructions, he was about to follow Wen Yue out.
Chen Chao was walking behind the three of them, and when he was about to step out of the door, he suddenly turned to look at Chun Yue, and said softly: "If you are bullied in Shendu, come to me. Over at Zuowei Yamen, mention my name.
, there will be people to help, don’t be embarrassed, whether it’s the left guard or the right guard, your duty is to maintain the stability of the city of God. Of course, the stability here includes you, it’s all within your responsibility, don’t think you’re troubling anyone.”
Chun Yue originally wanted to refuse, but now she nodded after hearing Chen Chao's words.
Chen Chao continued to smile and said: "If you want to find me privately, go to the academy and have a look. There is a small courtyard by the south lake. If I were in the capital of the gods, I would probably be in that place. But I won't be able to stay for long. I will go north soon.
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"Going north?" Chun Yue asked curiously: "Master, are you going to the frontier?"
Chen Chao nodded.
Chunyue said with some worry: "I heard that there are many man-eating monsters over there, sir, please be careful."
Chen Chao smiled casually, "There are demons, and I also have a knife."
The autumn rain is getting denser and denser, one every three to five days, and often lasts for one or two days. God has already seen that it is getting colder and colder, and more and more people are buying charcoal for the winter, and it is time to rush to the north.
It's getting closer and closer, but by now it's destined to be freezing cold and snowing there.
There was a banquet that day, which was also hosted by the second prince in the imperial city to see off these young monks. The post was sent to the academy early, two copies, but Xie Nandu had no interest in it and declined politely. Chen Chao was actually not very happy either.
However, there was news from the second prince that it was okay not to participate, but he had to go to the palace. The second prince wanted to meet Chen Chao.
Chen Chao thought about it and finally agreed, so he
In the evening, we boarded Zuowei's carriage and headed for the imperial city. However, the autumn rain kept falling and the rainwater hit the carriage, which gave it a different flavor.
The driver of the car was still Weng Quan. Song Lian actually wanted to get his nephew as close as possible to Chen Chao, intentionally or not. His subtle thoughts were self-evident.
However, before going out this time, under the instructions of his second uncle and his immediate superior, Weng Quan talked a lot less, which made Chen Chao a little uncomfortable. After all, the brother in front of him was more talkative than anyone he met.
Not available.
Even Yu Xiyi, who had already talked a lot, had to accept defeat in front of Weng Quan.
Chen Chao couldn't help but sigh: "Weng Quan, you have grown up."
Weng Quan was originally concentrating on driving. When he heard these words, he was agitated and asked with some confusion: "What's so big?"
Chen Chao was speechless and didn't say anything.
The carriage quickly arrived at the gate of the palace city. When Chen Chao stepped out of the carriage, naturally a palace servant came over to hold an umbrella. It was not Li Heng, but an unfamiliar little eunuch.
But think about it, with Li Heng's status, it is impossible for him to do these small things.
Chen Chao arrived early, and the other young people had not left yet. This was also one of Chen Chao's thoughts. After meeting the second prince, he did not plan to attend the banquet, but returned directly to the academy.
The little eunuch was not tall enough. When he was holding an umbrella for Chen Chao, he tried his best to lift his hands up, but it still blocked Chen Chao's sight. However, he did not have the slightest intention to think about himself. During the autumn rain, he did not need long, but he was alone.
Drenched all over, Chen Chao smiled and took the oil-paper umbrella, and asked with a smile: "What do you call your little father-in-law?"
The young eunuch was about to speak when he suddenly heard Chen Chao ask this and quickly became a little aggrieved, "Commander Chen is going to file a complaint? But it is indeed my fault."
Chen Chao tilted the oil-paper umbrella in his hand toward him and said with a smile: "Don't pretend to be pitiful, little father-in-law. If you really have to, I'll go tell that Eunuch Li Heng."
The young eunuch chuckled and then said, "I've heard that Commander Chen is a good man and would not do this."
Chen Chao smiled and said nothing.
The young eunuch said: "My name is Li Shou, and Mr. Li Heng is my master."
What he said was honest.
As Chen Chao walked forward, he asked casually: "So your master arranged for you to pick me up?"
Li Shou nodded and said softly: "Master said that Commander Chen is a very good person. You should go and meet him. Otherwise, he might look familiar to you."
Chen Chao smiled. He could guess a little bit about Li Heng's arrangements, but it was hard to say whether he had completely guessed it. However, Chen Chao didn't care either. It didn't matter whether it was Li Heng or His Majesty the Emperor.
They are the best people in the world. Among this young generation, except for Xie Nandu who can get along with them a few times, I might as well forget it.
"It seems that your master has passed on his mantle to you. You have a bright future, and you will have to ask your little father-in-law to take care of you."
Chen Chao didn't bother to think about these bright and sometimes dark arrangements. If he really wanted to think about it, he could just go back and tell Xie Nandu.
Li Shou muttered: "I am just a little eunuch, how can I help Commander Chen."
Chen Chao didn't say anything. The two of them just walked forward. Not long after, they saw a familiar figure in front of them. It wasn't a familiar figure at all. It was the second prince whom they hadn't seen for a long time.
Li Shou stopped and was about to turn around. Chen Chao handed him the oil-paper umbrella in his hand and said with a smile, "Hurry up and change your clothes to avoid catching a cold."
Afterwards, Chen Chao walked forward in the rain, and after a few steps he arrived not far from the second prince, just outside a main hall.
"I have met Your Highness."
Chen Chao bowed slightly.
The second prince smiled with a smile on his face, "I wanted to meet Commander Chen before I heard that Commander Chen had returned to the capital of the gods, but now that Commander Chen is a busy man, it is so difficult to even meet him."
Chen Chao raised his head, smiled, and said nothing.
The second prince glanced at the sword hanging on Chen Chao's waist, but quickly looked away and said with a smile: "Commander Chen is going to the north this time to show off the prestige of our country, so I just wanted to meet Commander Chen before leaving.
On the one hand, not for
Everything else is just a matter of strength."
While I was talking, someone was already bringing me drinks.
Chen Chao took the wine glass and said softly: "As a minister of Liang Dynasty, it is natural for me to contribute to the country. I hope I can live up to His Highness's expectations during this trip north."
The second prince nodded with a smile and drank another glass of wine.
Then the two chatted for a long time. Finally, the second prince looked at Chen Chao and asked with a smile: "I heard that before the general left the capital, he met Commander Chen?"
Chen Chao glanced at the second prince and said, "I would be very grateful to the general for supporting the younger generation."
The second prince also nodded and said with a smile: "The general has spent his whole life serving the country, and there is really no stain on his body. That imperial brother is really lucky to have such a good father-in-law."
Chen Chao remained silent again.
The second prince looked at Chen Chao without saying anything, but his eyes were meaningful.
The atmosphere was a little awkward for a while, except for the sound of rain.
I don't know how long it took, but Chen Chao cupped his hands and said, "If your Highness has nothing to do, I will leave."
The second prince did not nod or refuse, but looked at Chen Chao with a smile, "Does Commander Chen really have nothing to say to Gu?"
Chen Chao glanced at the second prince and shook his head.
The second prince smiled lightly, said nothing, turned around and left.
Chen Chao turned around at the same time.
Although we have never walked together on the same path, at this moment, it seems that we have gone our separate ways.
Chen Chao didn't feel that he had any regrets. No matter how severe the storm was in the future, he would just carry it.
After only taking a few steps, he saw Li Heng.
The head of the chamberlain looked at Chen Chao and said with a smile: "It is not easy to make a choice. It requires a lot of courage."
Chen Chao looked at Li Heng and said with a wry smile: "If it were possible, I really don't want to choose anything. I'm just a little tired."
Li Heng said calmly: "The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility, and naturally the more tired you will be."
Chen Chao said nothing.
Li Heng smiled and said: "Come with me, His Majesty wants to see you."
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I'm not in a very good mood today, so I'll just write one chapter, and I'll write more tomorrow.