At the very beginning, Chu Heng had a headache about how to deal with the rumored number one talent in Great Chu. I thought it would take a lot of effort, but I didn't expect that the other party would not ask about the military equipment after he came, and he didn't even pay much attention to Duan Baiyue in Muyang City, and he didn't know what he was doing all day long. On the contrary, Shen Qianfeng and Ye Jin would visit the barracks from time to time.
"Did you find anything?" Wen Liunian asked.
Ye Jin shook his head: "Everything is normal, there is no clue."
"It's reasonable." Wen Liunian said, "If we can easily see the clue, then it's not Sea Dragon King Chu Heng."
"What have you been doing these days?" Ye Jin poured him a cup of tea.
"Walking around in this city, I bought a lot of local annals." Wen Liunian said, "I originally wanted to find some records about King Daming, but I didn't expect to see a single word mentioned."
"This is the place where King Daming garrisoned his army." Ye Jin said, "Although a large number of story books were destroyed because of the former emperor, since there are more or less stories in the rest of the world, it doesn't make sense that Da Kun City has no news at all. .”
"Did your lord ask the reason?" Shen Qianfeng said.
Wen Liunian nodded: "It is said that the Sea Dragon King has fate, but anyone who mentions the word 'Daming King' will be killed without mercy."
"It's really the style of this father and son." Ye Jin shook his head.
"It stands to reason that Yun Duanhun and Chu Heng should have never dealt with each other before." Shen Qianfeng said, "When Yun Duanhun fought with the late emperor in the East China Sea, Chu Heng had been stationed at the northwest border until Yun Duanhun mysteriously disappeared. He was urgently transferred to Donghai by the first emperor. Not to mention that there was a festival, he may not even have met face to face."
"Even the first emperor never said that he would lose his head if he mentioned the word 'Yunduanhun'." Ye Jin said, "How much hatred does Chu Heng have with him, and he can't even hear it."
"I haven't met before, but it doesn't mean I won't be stabbed in my heart." Wen Liunian said, "King Daming made great achievements in battle, his subordinates had strict military discipline, and his reputation and prestige among the people were not low. As his successor, Chu Heng, However, due to mediocre aptitude, the common people would complain more or less at the beginning, and once these complaints reach Chu Heng's ears, it is not surprising that there will be a ban."
"It can't be compared to using power to suppress it, and then sending a group of people outside to preach that they have strict military discipline and outstanding military exploits all day long, and they were even given the imperial surname." Ye Jin said, "If the former emperor knows, I'm afraid I will be angry .”
"In addition to this incident, I have made another discovery in the past few days." Wen Liunian said, "It seems that a lot of money allocated to Donghai by the imperial court has been withheld."
"Really?" Ye Jin frowned slightly.
"The emperor is very concerned about the East China Sea, and the sum of the money transferred back and forth, this place should definitely not look dilapidated like it is today." Wen Liunian said, "But we are new here, and we don't know much about the situation here, just making a guess. , concrete evidence will have to be found in the future.”
"If you really withhold money from the court, it's a capital offense." Ye Jin said, "Even Chu Heng, I'm afraid he's going to die."
"I said earlier on the way here that the East China Sea is deep." Wen Liunian said, "But anyway, there is plenty of time, so we can slowly investigate down."
"My lord." The dark guard said from outside, "I have a guest to see you."
"Who is it?" Wen Liunian asked.
The dark guard said: "Second Prince."
Wen Liunian: "..."
The dark guard said: "Do you want us to drive him away?"
"Why did you drive the Second Prince away?" Ye Jin was puzzled, "Has he ever offended Your Excellency?"
"It's hard to explain this matter." Mr. Wen was very calm.
"Then let's make a long story short." Ye Jin obviously didn't interrupt, but he was perfunctory, "Earlier, when Mr. Zhao went out to sea, he said that we should take good care of Mr. Zhao."
"Actually, it's not a big deal." Wen Liunian said,
"You have to talk about even the smallest things." Ye Jin said.
Wen Liunian: "..."
"There is something wrong with the second son's head." The dark guard helped at the door, "A few days ago, I came here in the middle of the night and stole the adult's underwear and went back to wear it myself."
Wen Liunian scratched his face.
"Is there such a thing?" Ye Jin was startled.
Shen Qianfeng's expression unconsciously twitched.
"Yeah." The dark guard said, "We are all puzzled, we don't know what he wants to do."
"Then don't see each other anymore." Ye Jin said, "It sounds like he has bad intentions."
"But if you want to find out more about Chu Heng and Chu Cheng, this is a good opportunity." Wen Liunian said, "As long as you are more careful, you should be fine."
"My lord is still willing to see you?" Ye Jin's eyes widened, "But this person is acting so nasty."
"The sooner the matter is resolved, the sooner we can go back to the Wangcheng." Wen Liunian said, "Don't worry, Master Gu, I have a sense of propriety."
Seeing his firm attitude, Ye Jin had no choice but to agree, and went to the front hall with Wen Liunian to see who was so perverted.
"Master Wen." Chu Mian hugged a large stack of calligraphy and paintings as usual.
Ye Jin looked him up and down, and he looked like a human being.
"Little prince." Chu Mian saluted again.
"Is your son looking for Mr. Wen?" Ye Jin asked.
"I want to come and enjoy these ancient landscape paintings with my lord." Chu Mian opened the scroll with great interest.
"Nowadays there are constant wars in the East China Sea, but my son is obsessed with it all day long, so he is not afraid of being punished?" Ye Jin looked at him.
"Daddy doesn't care about me." Chu Mian said, "He and elder brother wish I wouldn't show up."
"Could it be that the son intends to hang around like this for the rest of his life?" Ye Jin continued to ask.
"Of course not." Chu Mian shook his head, looked at Wen Liunian eagerly and said, "If you don't dislike him, why don't you accept me as a teacher?"
Wen Liunian: "..."
Shang Yunze happened to bring Mu Qingshan in from the outside.
"What master?" Mu Qingshan thought he was calling him.
"Unfortunately, the lower official already has Master Mu." Wen Liunian made a recommendation, "There is really no need for another one."
Chu Mian glanced at Mu Qingshan dissatisfied.
Shang Yunze frowned slightly.
But before he opened his mouth to speak, Chu Mian continued to look forward to it: "If you can't be a master, then you can be a book boy?"
"How can this official bear it?" Wen Liunian quickly shook his head, "Please don't talk nonsense, my son. If the prince hears about it, it's time for me to punish you."
"Then how can I always be by your side?" Chu Mian asked.
No matter what! Wen Liunian was frightened, seeing that he was about to continue asking, Ye Jin couldn't bear it anymore, so he asked the secret guard to invite him out.
"My lord, you should be busy first, I'll come back another day!" Chu Mian was still shouting at the top of his voice.
Wen Liunian's head was buzzing, and he really needed some snacks to calm down.
So after a short rest, he changed into casual clothes and went out to visit the market. Although the wind is chilly, eating a bowl of hot fish skin noodles at a small stall can warm up your whole body immediately.
"Your Excellency is Mr. Wen?" Suddenly there was a person sitting beside him.
"Yes." Wen Liunian put down the noodle bowl in his hand, "Your Excellency?"
The other party was a young man in his twenties, with upright and kind eyebrows, he smiled and said, "My surname is Duan, and each name is pronounced one by one."
"Duan, is he from the King of Southwest?" Wen Liunian was surprised.
"I just arrived in the Great Kun City yesterday, but the king has no other intentions, just asking some things." Duan Nian said, "However, there seem to be many people behind the lord to protect him. In order to avoid conflicts, please tell me something."
"Okay." After thinking for a while, Wen Liunian readily agreed. Naturally, the dark guard would not interfere with this, and followed him to the inn.
"Your Majesty is inside the house." Duan Nian led him to a door, "I will take my leave first."
"Thank you." Wen Liunian nodded, and stretched out his hand to open the door.
A huge black spider descended from the sky.
"Ah!" Mr. Wen was startled as expected, and almost fell down a few steps back.
The hidden guards caught him, and Qiqi drew their knives out of their sheaths to block him.
"You don't need to panic, it's just an ordinary white-fronted spider." The man at the table put away the small jar, "It ran out without paying attention."
The dark guard was extremely dissatisfied, since he raised it, he took it away, I don't know what my adults are most afraid of this kind of thing, what should I do if I get scared stupid. This is Wenqu Xingxia, a poem can be written in the blink of an eye, and it can be written very long. We all admire it very much, and we can't afford to pay for it.
"I've seen the King of Southwest." Wen Liunian was still in shock.
"Your Excellency is Master Wen?" Duan Baiyue looked him up and down, and then asked, "Are you married?"
Wen Liunian was puzzled, everyone said that the King of Southwest was cold and reticent, how could he be so aunt-in-law when they met, the first question was to ask if he was married
"That's right, my lord got married a few months ago." The dark guard was vigilant, you'd better not covet it!
"Just get married." Duan Baiyue smiled, "Please sit down."
Wen Liunian asked: "There won't be any more worms?"
"The only insect in this world who is not afraid of the red beetle is the white-fronted spider except the Gu king." Duan Baiyue buckled another small box upside down, and after taking it away, three small red beetles crawled out of it.
"Ah!" Wen Liunian was pleasantly surprised, "There are so many red-armored wolves."
"This little thing is hard to find. It took me a lot of effort, but I only found these three." Duan Baiyue said, "I heard that adults also have them?"
"Yes." Wen Liunian also took out his two red-armored wolves.
"Golden Armored Wolf, the appearance is not bad." Duan Baiyue picked it up and looked at it, then put it back in her box calmly, "Thank you for the gift, my lord."
"Huh?" Wen Liunian was struck by lightning.
I, I, I didn't say I would give it to you, where is the most basic trust between people!
Come back soon!
Chapter 154 [Unless the truth is found out first] You don't look like you keep your word if you snatch the red armored wolf as soon as you come
"Your Excellency is unwilling?" Duan Baiyue asked.
Of course I don't want to! Wen Liunian desperately shook his head. The dark guards are also helping out, the adults in my family are usually raised as sons! If you don't return it, then we will rob it!
Duan Baiyue said "casually" again: "I heard that the emperor often stays with Mr. Wen for dinner?"
Of course it is. Before Wen Liunian could open his mouth, the guards rushed to express that the emperor loves my lord, not only would he often call him into the palace for dinner, but he would also send the imperial chef to the mansion, even if they talked about things until late at night, staying overnight would often happen , you better not offend.
Duan Baiyue closed the lid of the box with a "snap", and said with a half-smile: "Really?"
The golden-armored wolf circled around in the box unhappy, and was locked up!
The little red-armored wolf lay on its back foolishly, black!
The rest of the red-armored wolves lay obediently around, stretching out their tentacles and rubbing against each other.
"The King of Southwest really wants these two red-armored wolves?" Wen Liunian asked.
"Yes." Duan Baiyue raised her eyebrows and said again, "But if your lord is willing to answer a few questions for me, maybe you can get the bugs back."
"What's the problem?" Wen Liunian asked quickly.
"I heard that the emperor wants to choose a concubine?" Duan Baiyue asked.
"Choose a concubine? Where did the King of Southwest hear the news?" Wen Liunian shook his head, "Never."
"Really?" Duan Baiyue raised her brows slightly.
"Of course it's true." Wen Liunian said, "Not to mention choosing a concubine, even if the ministers of the court mention a few more words, the emperor will be furious, and even Master Ye will be perfunctory when he mentions this matter. , saying that they have no plans for the past few years... Huh, the King of Southwest seems to be very happy?"
"Huh?" Duan Baiyue touched his chin, "My lord, continue to talk."
"After all, the emperor never thought of choosing a concubine." Wen Liunian said, "No one can find out the reason."
Duan Baiyue twirled the ring on her thumb, and seemed to be in a good mood.
The hidden guard frowned, "Why are you so happy that the emperor won't be crowned queen? Could it be that you really want to usurp the throne?"
Wen Liunian also looked at him suspiciously.
It seems that something is not right.
Duan Baiyue gently opened the small wooden box.
The golden-armored wolf carried the little red-armoured wolf on its back, and quickly swished towards Wen Liunian.
What are you doing!
Wen Liunian breathed a sigh of relief, and put the two red-armored wolves back into the small box: "Why is the King of Southwest looking for me this time?"
Duan Baiyue looked at him thoughtfully.
Wen Liunian: "..."
The dark guard thought quickly on the sidelines, if he came out next time, he must bring the handsome portrait of Master Zhao covered in gold dust with him - it seems that many people are coveting Lord Wen. The one who stole the trousers is okay, at most it will be blocked outside to prevent them from seeing each other, but this one is a bit tricky. You must know that the king of the Southwest is still very skilled. If we really do it, we may not be able to beat it.
"King of the Southwest?" Seeing that he kept staring at him without speaking, Wen Liunian felt hairy, so he could only call out cautiously.
"Master Wen and I hit it off right away, why don't we stay for dinner together at night?" Duan Baiyue invited.
Seeing that he didn't seem to be going to talk about serious business, Wen Liunian had no choice but to turn the topic around: "There's no need to eat, I just have the guts to ask, what's the king of Southwest's next plan?"
"Plan?" Duan Baiyue was puzzled.
Wen Liunian said: "Right now tens of thousands of Southwest troops are stationed in Muyang City, and the King of Southwest will attack, defend and retreat in the future, so I always have to let this official know."
"Since it's going back to the hometown to worship the ancestors, how can we talk about attacking and defending?" Duan Baiyue smiled calmly, "I originally planned to return to Dali after sweeping the tomb, but seeing the beautiful scenery of Muyang City, I just want to stay for a while, adults don't have to worry .”
Wen Liunian said: "I have read many of the letters written by the King of Southwest to the Emperor before."
Duan Baiyue's expression froze.
"So why don't you talk about it with Kaicheng Bugong?" Wen Liunian said, "The emperor sent me here all the way, and it's not to listen to the King of Southwest playing haha."
"Master Wen has read all the letters of this king?" Duan Baiyue asked word by word.
"Not all of them, but most of them have been seen." Wen Liunian answered honestly.
Duan Baiyue wanted to gnash her teeth.
The dark guard is getting more and more dissatisfied. What kind of expression is this? My lord is the pillar of the country, and he is very witty. It is not uncommon to help the emperor approve the papers. Take a look at what happened to your letter. It’s not a love letter, so I can’t read it. .
Wen Liunian's eyes were innocent. Why did this king of the Southwest look a little strange? He was not as heroic and ruthless as rumored.
Before Wen Liunian arrived, Duan Baiyue had received an expedited 800-mile letter written by Chu Yuan, to the effect that I would send Wen Aiqing to Donghai to stare at Chu Heng with you. Wu Gong, you must protect him well, if anything goes wrong, I will not spare you. Then there are a bunch of them listed below, my dear love likes to eat this, likes to eat that, you have to treat them well, if you are hungry and thin, I won’t agree to it if you are too fat.
After reading this longest letter in history, the King of Southwest almost stayed up all night. His eyeliner in Wangcheng had reported this before, but he never expected that he would not be at ease even after releasing it, and asked him to write it every day. Every ten days, I will send a stewed elbow.
"King of the Southwest?" Wen Liunian called him again, feeling rather distressed.
What's the matter with always being in a daze.
Duan Baiyue said: "This king will stay in Muyang City until the little... Emperor Chu sends troops."
The dark guard is not happy, how old you are, and how young you are.
"That's it." Wen Liunian said, "Then when the emperor sends troops in the future, has the King of Southwest ever thought about helping him?"
Duan Baiyue shook her head: "The Southwest Army will not interfere in Chu's internal affairs."
Wen Liunian got to the bottom of it: "So once the emperor sends troops, the Southwest King will withdraw?"
"Why do you have to withdraw?" Duan Baiyue smiled, "You can also stay in Muyang City and continue to worship the ancestors."
Wen Liunian: "..."
How many ancestors there are, and the sacrifices can't be finished in two years.
"Does my lord need to move to Muyang City?" Duan Baiyue said, "I heard that the Sea Dragon King is not easy, and my lord has no power to restrain a chicken, so I'm afraid it will be dangerous."
"With us here, my lord will not be in danger." The dark guard interjected dissatisfied-why have we talked for a long time and still haven't given up, my lord is already married, so he won't live with you!
"Alright, if your lord needs this king in the future, feel free to mention it." Duan Baiyue said, "I will definitely do my best."
The dark guard continued to mutter, this sentence is really obscene no matter how it sounds!
"There is really one thing, I would like to ask the Southwest King for help." Wen Liunian said.
Duan Baiyue laughed dumbfounded: "Your Excellency is really impolite."
"Did the King of Southwest know anything about Chu Heng before?" Wen Liunian asked.
Duan Baiyue nodded: "I have heard it somewhat."
"Recently, there have been frequent wars in the East China Sea, and the enemy has been rumored to be like a ghost. I wonder if the King of Southwest can help to find out this matter?" Wen Liunian asked.
"It's not easy." Duan Baiyue shook his head.
"But for the Southwest King, it's definitely not a big problem." Lord Wen flattered him appropriately.
"I think about it, and I will reply to your lord in three days." Duan Baiyue calmly said.
Wen Liunian scratched his face: "Alright."
"Is Guzhu Ye there?" Duan Baiyue asked again.
"Yes, the King of Southwest has something to do with the owner of the valley?" Wen Liunian said, "I can convey it for you."
"No need, the king will personally send someone to invite him tomorrow." Duan Baiyue stroked the wooden box with his fingers.
The dark guard couldn't understand more and more, coveting the lord was not enough, and he wanted to see Guzhu Ye, so why did he choose to be his relative's pick.
After coming out of the inn, Wen Liunian bought mung bean pancakes from the street, and ate them slowly while walking.
"My lord." The dark guard couldn't help but said, "Why did you let the Southwest King intervene in the war in the East China Sea?"
"Because before coming here, the emperor gave an oral order." Wen Liunian had powdered sugar on his lips, "If you encounter any difficult matters, whether it is Chu Heng who wants to rebel or I want to eat hot pot, just go to the King of Southwest. "
Dark Guard: "..."
"Although I don't know the reason, but since the emperor said so, I naturally have to do it." Wen Liunian said, "It happens that the king of the Southwest sees that his skills are quite high, so it's not in vain."
"But what if he refuses to agree?" the dark guard asked again.
"It was agreed that the period will be three days. If he refuses to agree after three days, then think of another way." Wen Liunian wiped his mouth, "Let's go, let's eat!"
Regardless of the big things, let's fill up the stomach first!
In fact, it was far from waiting for three days, Wen Liunian had just returned home after having dinner with the dark guard, when he opened the door, he saw Duan Nian was already waiting in the room.
"What's the matter, Your Excellency?" Mr. Wen was taken aback.
"Your Majesty." Duan Nian seemed a little... anxious.
"What happened?" Wen Liunian asked.
"My lord, don't worry, it's not a big deal...it's a big deal." Duan Nian was so confused that he couldn't explain it himself.
Wen Liunian became more and more confused.
But after he arrived at the inn, he knew the reason.
The three red-armored wolves that Duan Baiyue had worked so hard to find suddenly couldn't eat or drink. , will slowly move up a grid.
"I'm afraid I'm looking for Master Ye." Wen Liunian was helpless, "I don't understand either."
Duan Baiyue frowned. When he received a letter saying that Ye Jin wanted it, he originally wanted to find a thousand or eight hundred ones, but he didn't expect that this little thing would be three points more difficult to find than a gold mine, and it took a lot of energy to find only three. It's just that gift-giving already seems very shabby, let alone lying still, how can I get it out
"Apart from Ye Guzhu, is there anyone else who can cure him?" Duan Baiyue asked.
The whole room shook their heads collectively, even if it was Guzhu Ye, it might not be able to cure it, after all, it is a bug and not a human.
The little red-armored wolf Hanhan crawled out of Wen Liunian's sleeve, and a moment later, the golden-armored wolf followed.
"Huh, it's moving." Wen Liunian wondered.
The three red-armored wolves were originally shrinking back, but this time they all got up, and the speed was quite fast, and they didn't look like they were before.
Duan Baiyue's eyes flashed with light.
The dark guard was faster than him, and snatched his two red-armored wolves into his hands with a "swish". After all, he was born professionally in grabbing rice, and his speed can't be matched by ordinary people.
Duan Baiyue: "..."
"The King of the Southwest!" Wen Liunian was a little dissatisfied, why did he still take the robbery.
"Ahem." Duan Baiyue rubbed his chin, "Can my lord lend me a loan for two days?"
"No!" Wen Liunian shook his head resolutely.
"My lord promises to find out about the war in the East China Sea." Duan Baiyue said.
"That won't work either." Wen Liunian said, "Unless the Southwest King finds out the matter first, I won't agree."
Duan Baiyue: "..."
Wen Liunian is very vigilant, snatching my red-armored wolf as soon as he arrives, you don't seem to keep your word, you better be careful.
"Okay." Duan Baiyue gritted her teeth, "I'm going to the East China Sea now to see who is playing tricks!"