When they returned from Dongyi Mountain, Gu Chen secretly dispatched masters from in the palace to find the entrance in the mountain.
The strange thing is that the Emperor of the former dynasty once sent people into the dragon vein and took out some of the treasures, which are now under the An Mansion's underground palace. However, neither official history nor unofficial history has ever recorded that the imperial court sent people to search this mountain.
Dongyi Mountain is tall and steep, and has a single entrance. If treasures were transported back and forth, they cannot be hidden.
Then there are only two possibilities. One is that there is another entrance to Dongyi Mountain, and the other is that the dragon vein is not there at all.
This matter had not yet been settled, and winter arrived in the blink of an eye. According to the previous agreement with the Ye family, A-Jin will return to Jinzhou every winter.
Ye Chongjin was naturally happy and prepared to go back to Jinzhou to visit relatives. However Gu Chen was depressed, because the envoy from Donglang Kingdom would arrive soon. The Emperor of a country naturally had to stay in the capital to accept homage.
That night.
Gu Chen checked Ye Chongjin's luggage again and warned: "Zhen will go to Jinzhou after the new year. A-Jin can just wait for zhen to pick you up."
Ye Chongjin nodded in agreement.
The more well-behaved the youth was, the more reluctant Gu Chen felt. He held him in his arms and kissed him hard.
Ye Chongjin joked: "You left me behind for seven years, but now you can't let me go."
Gu Chen said: "A-Jin was young at that time. If zhen got a little closer to you, zhen just felt that zhen would commit a big mistake. It's better to go to the border, out of sight."
After Ye Chongjin heard this, he said with a shy face: "You..."
Gu Chen sighed: "It's a pity that the Tatars in the northern frontier were defeated in a few years without fighting. Once zhen had free time, zhen couldn't help but think about A-Jin. How tall A-Jin is, whether he is still as fragile as before, whether he has ever been ill, whether he has... a girl he likes. The more zhen thought about it, the more unbearable it became. So zhen simply chased all the way into the desert, with the wind and sand as companion every day, which is more tolerable."
Ye Chongjin grabbed a strand of the man's black hair and combed it carefully with a peachwood comb. There was no emotion on his face, and he just asked: "Then do you know what I was thinking about at that time?"
Gu Chen was stunned for a moment and said, "A-Jin has his parents, brother, and close friends by his side. Thinking about it, you should be carefree."
Ye Chongjin chuckled and said, "Do you really think so?"
Gu Chen also curled his lips and said, "In zhen's heart, zhen naturally hoped that A-Jin would miss zhen a little. But you were always cold towards zhen at that time, and you probably didn't have any feelings for zhen."
Ye Chongjin put down the peachwood comb and pressed his face against the man's dark hair. He murmured: "I sometimes dream about you at night."
Gu Chen asked: "What did you dream about zhen?"
Ye Chongjin said: "I can't tell clearly. Sometimes it's you in the past life, sometimes it's you in this life. Sometimes, I see you smiling at me under the pear tree. Sometimes, it's you fighting bloody battles on the battlefield, your black clothes dyed blood red. When I woke up, at that time, I was very scared and I told my Master that I wanted to learn the art of Qimen Dunjia. That way, even if you are thousands of miles away and I can't see you, I can know that you are doing well."
He felt uncomfortable talking about these things, but there are some things that others will never know unless they are spoken.
He said slowly: "Although I didn't know what I was thinking at that time, I was still thinking about you in my heart."
The man's dark eyes locked tightly on the young man's face. After a while, he took the young man into his arms and smiled softly. He said: "A-Jin, if you keep talking, I won't let you go."
Ye Chongjin pushed him away, and turned around to count the gifts. He said with a smile: "This is not possible. I haven't seen my parents, grandfather, and brother for more than half a year. They must be thinking a lot about me. The twins are about to turn one year old, and I, the older brother, cannot be absent..."
He muttered to himself, and Gu Chen looked at his serious profile, with a slight smile on his lips.
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Jinzhou.
There is a popular saying among the people of Daegu: Literary skills are not as good as Jinzhou, and military skills are not as good as Jinzhou. Jinzhou is a state city close to the north of Zhoucheng. It has produced many famous generals. For example, the most famous undefeated legend of this dynasty - General Meng Tingwei, whose ancestral home is Jinzhou.
As for Jinzhou, it is even more famous. The century-old scholarly clan, the Ye clan, have a history of a hundred years. It is a holy place for literati and scholars all over the world.
A simple carriage drove into the city gate, but there was another realm inside the carriage. It was covered with two or three layers of soft cushions, and a gilt animal-ear heater was heating in the corner. The young man was wearing a snow-white fox fur cloak and was leaning against a napping big white tiger. He was reading a book.
Outside the carriage, a man in green clothing whispered: "Master, we have arrived in Jinzhou."
Ye Chongjin opened the carriage curtain and looked out. The climate here is warmer than the capital. Although it is winter, it is not cold. Most pedestrians on the road have a bookish attitude.
He said to the outside: "Song Yi, slow down, there are meek literati on the road."
Song Yi responded and slowed down.
Because Ye Chongjin only returned to his hometown to worship his ancestors when he was young and had not been back for many years, he actually didn't know the way. Song Yi stopped at the roadside to ask for directions.
The scholar who was asked for directions heard that they were visiting relatives from the capital, so he kindly showed them the way. After a while, they found the ancestral home of the Ye family.
Although this mansion cannot compare with the Prime Minister's Mansion in the capital in terms of luxury and style, but the centuries-old scholarly atmosphere, carved railings and painted buildings, wind pavilions and waterside pavilions in this mansion is simple and dignified.
The Ye family had been waiting for his arrival, but without know it, he came quietly.
Madam An was coaxing the twins to sleep when someone came to report that the Second Young Master was here. She thought she had heard wrongly, and the girl repeated it again.
Madam An frowned and said: "Girl, don't talk nonsense to me, my A-Jin..."
At this time, Ye Chongjin opened the curtain and walked in. He called out: "Mother, who told you nonsense?"
Madam An was stunned for a while, with mixed feelings in her heart. She hadn't seen A-Jin for more than half a year, and he had grown a lot taller and was already a handsome young man.
Ye Chongjin held her hand and asked, "Isn't Mother happy to see A-Jin?"
Madam An said, "Of course I am happy, but it's just that the weather is freezing. Did you suffer a lot along the way?"
Ye Chongjin said: "There was suffering everywhere. I traveled around the mountains and rivers and ate all kinds of delicious food. I feel like I haven't had enough fun."
Madam An was amused by him, then Ye Chonghui also came in. The white tiger followed him, and it must have been fed just now. The big round face was full of satiety.
Ye Chonghui said: "It seems that A-Jin only focused on feeding himself and starved the big cat."
Ye Chongjin felt aggrieved and defended: "The big cat is used to eating wild game. If I feed it anything else, it won't eat it. How can you blame me?"
A few people laughed and went to see the old man.
The old man puffed his beard and glared, asking him why he didn't tell him in advance. How could the Emperor let him travel in a simple carriage? His sweet grandson was so smart and cute. What would he do if he fell into the wrong hands of a bad person on the road?
Ye Chongjin found it funny. The old man always looked stern, but he was actually a child. He told some anecdotes about the journey, and said that he had made great progress by copying his grandfather's handwriting recently. After a few words of coaxing, the old man became very happy and detained him in the courtyard to dine, refusing to let him go, no matter what is said.
After more than half a year, the family reunited again.
Ye Yanbai nowadays exchanged his government official uniform to put on the scholarly clothes of a teacher. He was no longer as sharp as in the officialdom in the past, but truly looked like a scholar.
Ye Chonghui has not changed much. He is still the same as an immortal, but his marriage is still not settled.
Speaking of her eldest son's marriage, Madam An just sighed and said with relief: "That girl Lingwei is married now. I can't think about it anymore. Just let him be."
The An family was arrested because of the previous case. Following the confiscation of property, the whole family left the capital. Ye Yanbai asked someone to arrange for them to come to Jinzhou. This is the root of the Ye family. Although it is not as prosperous as the capital, it is more comfortable than the former days. An Lingwei even found her ideal husband.
Ye Chongjin couldn't help but smile when he heard that man's name. After An Lingwei left the palace in her previous life, this was the man Gu Chen pointed out to her. It can be seen that these two people are truly destined for each other.
Princess Ancheng and Military Advisor Liu have also become a good couple, and the two Lu family members were as before. Only his brother is still alone.
After dinner, Ye Chongjin and his brother strolled on a smooth gravel road. He suddenly asked: "I wonder where my Brother's fate is."
Ye Chonghui's eyes dimmed and he said calmly: "Perhaps someone is waiting for me somewhere, or perhaps, it is already missed."
Ye Chongjin felt a little sad.
There was a smile in Ye Chonghui's eyes. He pinched his brother's soft cheeks and said: "A-Jin is still the same as when he was a child, soft-hearted and easy to control. As long as weakness is shown, A-Jin will feel distressed."
Ye Chongjin became angry and said in a deep voice : "Ye Hengzhi, you are playing tricks on me."
Ye Chonghui hurriedly coaxed: "Don't be angry, A-Jin. Brother will compensate you with something good."
Ye Chongjin looked at his jade-like face and remembered that when he was a child, this person annoyed him like this. Then he was coaxed back with trinkets.
Angry, he turned and left.
Ye Chonghui followed him and said, "A-Jin, don't you want to know where the dragon vein is?"
Ye Chongjin said, "I have found it, it's in Dongyi Mountain."
His brother smiled and said, "The person who drew the treasure map hopes that everyone who gets it will go to Dongyi Mountain to look for it."
Ye Chongjin raised his head and said, "Isn't it true?"
Ye Chonghui said, "Of course not."
He led his younger brother into a courtyard. There is a tall building standing there, which is the library of the Ye family. Compared with the library in the palace, it is only more complete. Every once in a while, the descendants of the family will sort out and copy the books to prevent some rare books from disappearing.
Ye Chonghui took down a book and handed it to him, saying: "Since ancient times, the dragon vein have been the most particular in choosing the land. The so-called dragon energy-filled place is actually in line with yin and yang and the five elements in Taoism. The five elements are mutually reinforcing and interfering with each other. The creation of all things is endless. Once the balance is broken, many troubles will occur."
Ye Chongjin flipped through the book and threw it aside after a while, saying: "A-Jin understands what Brother said. It's not easy to find a place that has both yin and yang, but also has the five elements coexisting with each other."
Ye Chonghui said: "Of course it's hard to find. A-Jin don't you want to know where it is?"
Ye Chongjin hurriedly covered his mouth and said: "The clues are already there. I'll find the rest myself, otherwise what's the point?"
Ye Chonghui was stunned, and smiled helplessly when he saw him happily reading other books.
In fact, there is no need to look for it. The Jinguang Temple that A-Jin has been going to since he was a child has dragon vein hidden under the ground.
The Sanshui River in front of Jinguang Temple is the source of the three waters, which is water; the "peach forest" that blooms in all seasons in the temple is wood; the endless stream of pilgrims is fire, and the Minshan Mountain at its back is earth. The "golden light" of Jinguang Temple does not refer to the Buddha's light, but to the countless treasures hidden underground, which corresponds to the last "gold" among the five elements.
Rumour has it that there is a mechanism hidden in Jinguang Temple, and if you break in forcefully, you will be trapped inside. Ye Chonghui originally didn't believe such baseless rumours. It wasn't until he was trapped in it that year that he realized how powerful it was.
A mountain temple densely covered with traps. The answer is obvious. A-Jin is so smart, how could he not guess it, so he just pretends to be stupid.
After a long time, Ye Chongjin raised his head and whispered: "Brother, my Master is a good person. He protects the dragon vein not to do bad things, but out of necessity."
Master Kongchen's character is naturally trustworthy and admirable. Ye Chonghui thought for a moment. He nodded and said: "No third person will know about this matter."
This is a little secret between the two brothers.
Ye Chongjin felt relieved and pulled him out of the library, saying that he wanted to ride a horse for an outing. Ye Chonghui smiled. On this twelfth lunar month day, where is the green to step on?
Fortunately, winter in Jinzhou is not too cold