Song Tanglu, who is less than 30 years old, is a hot newcomer in the palace, even if he is the chief eunuch in the hands of the internal official supervisor, even if he is a close servant of the emperor who is favored by the empress, even if he has a secret order. Still, he could only take a few disguised servants, and quietly entered through the side door of the Beiliang Prince's Mansion. After seeing Xu Xiao at the entrance of the mansion lobby, he didn't dare to look half an eye, and let those palace guards stay outside the door , single-handedly stepped across the threshold, knelt on the ground with a plop, and there was a bright red mark on the forehead on the spot, and said in a muffled voice: "Internal Supervisor Song Tanglu sees the King of Beiliang, and sees His Royal Highness the Son!"
Xu Xiao and Xu Fengnian didn't take their seats, but they didn't move their feet to welcome the great eunuch who was already in power. Xu Xiao laughed softly and said, "Song Diao Temple, get up and declare the decree."
Diaosi and eunuch are two titles that ordinary eunuchs can hug on their heads. In the Tai'an City Palace, they can be counted on one hand. Except for Han Shengxuan, who has been at the top for too many years, Song Tanglu's master is one of the internal officials in the twelve prisons, who was second only to the ceremonial supervisor. Song Tanglu was bestowed with a surname by the emperor himself, and now he is expected to reach the top. Yu Lan made the whole court look dumbfounded.
Song Tanglu had already thought it through when he left the palace. If the decree was to be proclaimed, the king of Lu Fan would have to kneel. It doesn’t matter whether the king of Beiliang kneels or not. Xu Xiao can go to the palace with a sword. It's just that if he stands there with a serious tone and proclaims the decree, he may be suspected of demonstrations. Song Tanglu didn't want to be suspected of being rampant in the first place. Go ahead quickly, handing both hands to the King of Beiliang, skipping the announcement of the decree and ignoring it. Xu Xiao took the secret decree, handed it to Xu Fengnian, and let the eunuch, who was quite knowledgeable and reasonable, sit down. Song Tanglu sat upright, without squinting, but from the corner of his eye, he still caught a glimpse of Xu Fengnian, who was covered with frost and snow. He was shocked, and he didn't know why. , when he could see from the corner of his eyes, His Royal Highness was clearly reading the imperial decree with his head bowed, and the corner of his mouth was still curled up. Song Tanglu was able to stand out from the tens of thousands of eunuchs in the palace, step by step to the top, relying on his excellence Talented in observing words and expressions, he immediately knew that the young prince had noticed his inadvertent prying, so he immediately lowered his gaze, only daring to look hard at his knees.
Xu Xiao smiled and said a few words of greeting: "Song Diao Temple has worked hard on this journey."
Song Tanglu quickly shook his head and said, "Don't dare, it's Song Tanglu's job."
Xu Xiao asked with a smile: "Why don't Song Diao Temple stay in Beiliang for a few more days, so that this king can treat me to my heart's content."
The young Quan eunuch who was stunned by the mouthfuls of the Song Diao Temple hurriedly got up, knelt down and apologized: "Song Tanglu needs to return to Beijing immediately, and he may not even be able to eat a meal. I hope the King of Beiliang will be very sympathetic."
Xu Xiao walked over to help Song Tanglu up, "It's okay, it's okay, we don't need to be polite, come as you like, don't delay Song Diaosi to go back and return, let's go, my king will take you out."
Even after many years of experience in the palace, Song Tanglu, who was as good as any top expert in cultivating his mind, was obviously in a trance, and said respectfully: "I really dare not bother the King of Beiliang."
Xu Xiao shook his head, and walked out of the lobby with Song Tanglu. The guards in the palace had already handed over their luggage to the steward of the palace. A group of people walked on the secluded path where there was no strict security, and the guards were also walking on thin ice. Taking advantage of this moment, they hurriedly looked at the back of the king with a different surname, and when they returned to the palace, they could talk to their colleagues. Let's brag about it, we have been treated less than ten steps away from the majestic King of Beiliang! Song Tanglu has been careful and careful for many years. He was more than half a figure behind Xu Xiao without showing any traces. When he walked to the gate, Song Tanglu dared not let the king of Beiliang send him half a step out of the door, and then stopped. Get out, get on your horse, and wait far away.
A guard clicked his tongue and said, "As expected of the great general who destroyed the Spring and Autumn Kingdoms!"
Another asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
The guard said in a deep voice: "Walking has a murderous look."
"I didn't feel it."
"You know a fart, it's because your realm is not enough!"
"No wonder some people say that the king of Beiliang can kill people with a stare, and they will directly frighten people out of their guts. Fortunately, Song Diao Temple didn't offend his old man, or we can't be stared at and die?"
One of the oldest and calmest guards couldn't laugh or cry when he heard the absurd conversation of the younger generation.
On the other side of the door, Xu Xiao said softly: "Others say that when you were on duty at the Yinshou Prison, Song Diaosi, you worked diligently. Good writing, this king is a rough person, these headaches are hard to think about, so I won’t talk about it, but there is one thing, this king remembers clearly, the content of the imperial edict of my family’s Fengnian hereditary succession comes from you Pen, someone in the family said that you wrote well, this favor, I have written it down, if something happens in the future, my son Fengnian, the new king of Beiliang, is needed, just let me know, I dare not boast to help you Set it straight, this king only said that he will do his best."
If Song Diao Temple was struck by lightning, it would subconsciously kneel down again.
Xu Xiao held his hands and scolded with a smile: "The man has gold under his knees, why kneel! Song Tanglu, if you have the opportunity to come to the Beiliang Palace again, remember not to use it. This has nothing to do with your status. This king is indeed unreasonable. He only cares about love." .”
Song Diaosi gritted his teeth, and said in a trembling voice: "In the future, Song Tanglu will definitely do what he is supposed to do. But he will never talk too much about unnecessary things. And these words, Song Tanglu only keeps them in his heart and treats them as big The general never mentioned it."
Xu Xiao nodded, "I won't give it away."
Song Diao Temple imitated the scholar's bowing and saluting, then turned and went out.
Xu Xiao walked slowly back to the lobby, and saw Xu Fengnian unpacking his luggage, pinching the sleeve of a boa jacket with his fingers, mumbling there, "It looks pleasing to the eye, and it's comfortable to touch. When the flying sword is out of the sleeve, But be careful, if you scratch it, find someone to mend it."
Xu Xiao joked: "I'm afraid I can't find someone to sew and mend? There are two groups of survivors from the Spring and Autumn Period, and those who fled to Beimang. I intercepted many people. The head of our Beiliang Weaving Bureau is the one who gave to the Southern Tang royal family. Make clothes, but this time your royal robes are sewed, and the details are handed over to a few ingenious women. That person is just drawing patterns. He is old and his eyesight is not good. head."
Xu Fengnian frowned and said, "That python robe of yours is not good?"
Xu Xiao laughed angrily: "There is no reason for the new king to wear old clothes, our Xu family is not that poor!"
Xu Fengnian put down the imperial python robe in his hand, hesitated for a while and said: "At first, I wanted to go to the northwestern tip and catch the nearly one hundred thousand criminal refugees. Since I want to watch the ceremony in the capital, let it go and go to Taizhou first." Ancheng."
Xu Xiao asked, "When are you leaving? How many cavalry do you need?"
Xu Fengnian smiled and said: "Tomorrow. What kind of cavalry should I bring? I'm not a vassal king. I don't need to pay attention to ostentation when I go to the capital. Besides, if I bring nearly a thousand cavalry like King Yanchi, I'm afraid Han Diao Temple will have to hide. Just open the door and steal it once, so that the cat can kill it quickly."
Xu Xiao nodded and said, "Except for your own arrangements, I will secretly entrust Yin and Chou to you."
Xu Fengnian asked: "Then what do you do? If Han Diao Temple doesn't kill me, I will kill you?"
Xu Xiao asked with a smile: "Do you know why the sword god Li Chungang was suppressed by Your Excellency Tingchao for twenty years? Do you know that when he went down the mountain to slay the demons, where was his arm cut off?"
Xu Fengnian was speechless.
Xu Xiao sat on the chair and said indifferently: "You don't have to worry about going to your capital, you don't have to worry about your father's safety. There are as many people who want to kill me over the years as crucian carp crossing the river. I have plenty of ways to deal with it."
Shi Shiyin's sinister voice came to the ears of the father and son, "Nangong Pushe has returned to the pavilion, and Xuanyuan Qingfeng is in the lake pavilion. Both of them were seriously injured."
Xu Fengnian asked, "Wu?"
The dead man Yin replied rigidly: "I report back to Your Highness, I am safe and sound."
In the eyes of the earthly branch dead men, the life and death of colleagues is of no importance at all.
Xu Fengnian stood up and went to Tingchao Lake. The young dead man squatted by the lake and sulked.
Xu Fengnian walked over and saw him turn his head with guilt, and said with a smile: "Go eat your meal, and then go to the capital with me tomorrow, then there will be plenty of opportunities to compete with Han Diao Temple."
The boy jumped up, smiling brightly, "Really?"
Xu Fengnian raised his leg as if to kick him into the lake, the lively but not gloomy boy grinned, jumped into the lake by himself, and swam happily to the other side.
Xu Fengnian smiled knowingly, and walked towards the Huxin Pavilion. When he got closer, he saw Xuanyuan Qingfeng sitting slumped against the pillar.
Xu Fengnian narrowed his Danfeng eyes, sat down lazily and sneered, "I'm also Zhixuan, Han Diao Temple, the second Zhixuan in the world, is much more experienced than you, isn't it?"
Xuanyuan Qingfeng said sharply: "When I enter Tianxiang..."
Xu Feng said in a young voice: "Did you forget that Han Diao Temple is best at pointing at the mysterious killing of celestial phenomena? That's why there is a saying that Han Wudi is below the gods of the land. Don't feel aggrieved, the martial arts realm, people are more angry than people, There will always be a mountain and another mountain is higher. I know you want to become someone like Wang Xianzhi, but before you do that, you still have to relax. There are many things that can’t be rushed. The extreme narrow path is becoming more and more precious to live in the moment. As for me, I have entered the pseudo-celestial phenomenon for a short time, which can be regarded as a fleeting situation, but I can tell you clearly that once you ascend to the realm, you may become the first in three hundred years. A master of celestial phenomena who was struck by lightning from the sky, the sky net is well-connected and not leaking, you can't escape."
Xuanyuan Qingfeng's face was instantly white and pale.
Xu Fengnian stood up and said, "Come with me, since you have signed the certificate, I can make a big deal with you with peace of mind. The analogy that what I give you is priceless is an understatement, so you can count it as a promise with your body. I don’t even think you’re at a disadvantage.”
For the first time, Xuanyuan Qingfeng did not contradict anyone, and quietly followed Xu Fengnian. It seemed that the siege of Han Diao Temple was unsuccessful, and her outrageous personality, which was defiant and lawless, had settled.
Xu Fengnian opened the door and entered Tingchao Pavilion, and took Xuanyuan Qingfeng directly to the eighth floor. The vermilion gown appeared in the corridor, showing the compassion of Ksitigarbha. for."
Open and close the door.
Xuanyuan Qingfeng saw a scene he would never forget.
Nine jade seals of different sizes.
Floating and hanging.
The respective hover positions are determined by the territory of the Nine Kingdoms in the Spring and Autumn Period.
Xu Fengnian stood still with his hands behind his back, and said calmly: "Later Sui, Western Chu, Southern Tang, Western Shu, Northern Han, and Great Wei, these six kingdoms recorded in the history books after their subjugation were all destroyed by Xu Xiao. In order to commend Xu Xiao's military exploits, the Yang court, except for the disappearance of the great seal of the Western Chu emperor, the old emperor specially gave five of the jade seals to the Xu family. The reason why the Great Chu was regarded as the orthodox of the Central Plains was largely because it was passed down to the The Carrier Seal of the Great Qin Empire was later divided into Spring and Autumn, and all countries copied or simply re-engraved it. There are various names for seals and treasures. Of the nine you see, three are imitations, just to make up the number nine. , I heard that Chao Pavilion is nine stories high. It’s not for nothing. I know what you want to ask. Since the court only gave five pieces and imitated three pieces, where did the other one come from? We are like grasshoppers on the same rope. It’s okay to say it straight, the Beiliang Prince’s Mansion secretly hides the little princess who bears the fate of Western Chu. Have you seen the smallest jade seal? It’s only four inches square, but it’s the genuine Yang seal of the Yellow Emperor of Qin. As for the Yin seal, I’m in Beiliang. Mang entered the Mausoleum of the Great Qin Emperor, but the man wanted to hide his personal interests and only showed me the tip of the iceberg of the mausoleum. Abducted my elder sister, and in order to repay favors, sword cut the luck of the Five Kingdoms, Beiliang didn't have the slightest bit on the surface, but with seven or three points, they flowed into the pillars of luck in Liyang and West Chu respectively."
Xu Fengnian ignored Xuanyuan Qingfeng's stupefied, and pointed to the seal of the Western Chu Kingdom, "Before it was completely colorless, no different from ordinary jade, but after the flying sword on the bull was cut off, it was shining brightly, except that it was still incomparable to Li Yang's imitation jade." The seal is far better than the brilliance of the seven seals. This talisman is something that steals the luck of heaven and earth. Cao Changqing is already preparing to restore the country. If you take it away, it’s better to do business and sell it to you. You have been carrying it with you for the past two years and slowly absorbing it, and then you will become a celestial phenomenon and use it to resist the catastrophe. Although the power of the jade seal is only one-thousandth of that of the dynasty, but you If one person monopolizes it, I don't think it will be possible to become the shortest-lived astronomical master in the world."
Xuanyuan Qingfeng asked in a low voice: "Then your younger brother who my father said is only referring to Xuan?"
Xu Fengnian twitched the corner of his mouth and said: "You still have a little conscience. One piece of the Great Qin Yang Seal that must be lost is missing, and there are eight others. Besides, my Huang Man'er, I will never let him enter the Celestial Phenomena Realm for the rest of his life. This talisman array , just in case. Besides, Huang Man'er is different from you. Even if this talisman array is beneficial, it is a temporary solution for him, not the root cause. The Celestial Phenomena Realm is like a child's trick in front of Huang Man'er."
Xuanyuan Qingfeng said calmly: "But I will not stop at the celestial phenomenon realm."
Xu Fengnian laughed it off, stepped into stealth, stretched out one hand in the air, and gently grabbed the jade seal of the Western Chu Kingdom.
Like a python drawing water, as the jade seal was pulled into Xu Fengnian's hands, there were mysterious ripples in the air that were actually visible to the naked eye.
The remaining eight seals were all trembling.
When Xu Fengnian held the jade seal, the surface of the water, which was wrinkled by the wind, gradually calmed down like a mirror.
Xu Fengnian turned around and handed Yuxi to Xuanyuan Qingfeng.
Her complexion changed drastically, and her entire palm turned from red to purple.
Xu Fengnian gloated and said, "Hot hands? Don't let go."
Xuanyuan Qingfeng resisted the stabbing pain in his heart, and said angrily: "Why is there no difference in your hands?"
Xu Fengnian laughed at himself and said: "There is no poor thing in the world whose luck is as blank as new paper. As the eldest son of Xu Xiao, I want to hold this Xichu before Tiemenguan intercepts Zhao Kai. Yuxi, I am afraid that if you want to survive, you have to cut off an arm immediately."
Xuanyuan Qingfeng almost fainted from the pain, but instead of showing any sign of wavering, she clenched Yuxi even more tightly.
Xu Fengnian sighed secretly, she was really an unreasonable crazy woman, she said: "Half your life belongs to you, and half belongs to me, agree or not?"
Xuanyuan Qingfeng said bluntly: "Yes, but I have to wait until I enter the Celestial Phenomena Realm to survive!"
Xu Fengnian smiled helplessly: "You will die if you suffer a little?"
Xuanyuan Qingfeng snorted coldly, but there was an inexplicable hidden smile in his narrow and long autumn eyes.
Xu Fengnian walked towards the door, "You can go downstairs later."
Just after going out, Xuanyuan Qingfeng flicked out straight away.
Xu Fengnian shook his head, closed the door, went downstairs and easily found the dazed white fox face in the veranda.
Xu Fengnian said comfortingly: "Hey, hey, it's not ashamed if you can't beat Han Diao Temple, which is the tenth place in the world. It just means that you haven't entered the top ten yet."
The white fox with the embroidered winter hanging on his waist didn't speak, turned and walked into the building.
Xu Fengnian asked: "I'm going to the capital tomorrow, and the Han Diao Temple will probably get involved, are you interested?"
Bai Hu'er stopped walking, "Are you so afraid of death?"
Xu Fengnian muttered, "A kind hearted donkey."
Bai Hu'er turned around and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I won't be hindered in my state of mind if I can't kill Han Diao Temple, so that my state will stagnate. I, like you Beiliang cavalry, have walked the path of suffering through war. In the future, there will be a few big defeats to eat, as long as you don’t die.”
Xu Fengnian did not give up and asked again: "Aren't you going to the capital?"
Bai Hu'er said with a playful face: "Why, do you think that there are so many beauties in the capital, if you don't bring along me, the most beautiful woman in the world, you will lose face?"
Murderous, murderous!
Xu Fengnian, whose crooked stomach was exposed, fled downstairs in a panic.
Bai Hu'er didn't face chasing and killing, and crossed the threshold of this floor, his mood calmed down inexplicably, and said sadly: "I didn't expect this to be my home, where should I die in the future?"
The afterglow gradually fades away, and the dusk gradually sinks.
Unknowingly, Xu Fengnian came to the hut by the lake among the reeds, but he didn't go to find Pei Nanwei who lived alone here, but followed a dirt path leading to Tingchao Lake, perhaps because she had stepped on it many times, it was flat and smooth soft.
The autumn reeds that are taller than a person gradually turn frosty white, and the wind blows fluff like snow.
A wooden elevated ferry with a length of several feet was built by the lake. Xu Fengnian took off his shoes and socks and put them aside, then lay down on his back, closed his eyes and rested.
After an unknown amount of time, there was a crackling sound in my ear.
The barefoot woman sat down next to him with her knees hugged.
She was silent for a long time, and finally said: "I am happy now, you are worse than me, retribution."
Xu Fengnian didn't open his eyes, and said softly: "The reeds made of reeds can be used to hang against evil spirits, and the tender stems of spring reeds can be used as flute membranes, whether it is to ward off evil spirits or the flute membranes, the reeds are not for you to tie grass and people curse me of."
Pei Nanwei rested her chin on her knees, and with the breeze blowing on her face, she said softly, "According to the law of the suzerain vassal, this year the vassal king will go to Beijing to meet the emperor. Will you go? If you go, take me with you. I haven’t been to Tai’an City yet, I want to take a look. After reading it, I’m willing to die of old age here.”
Xu Fengnian stood up, broke a reed, and sat on the edge of the wooden bridge, "I'm going to the capital, but I won't take you with me."
Pei Nanwei said flatly: "Okay, then I will continue to tie the straw man and curse you to die."
Xu Fengnian turned his head and said, "Believe it or not, I slapped you into the water?"
Pei Nanwei shook his head.
Xu Fengnian turned his head, ignoring this woman whose mind was always unclear.
Pei Nanwei sat beside him, then raised his foot and lightly kicked his instep, "Take me there? There is only one unfulfilled wish in my life, and I can be your maid."
Xu Fengnian said categorically, "No."
"Not only serving tea and water to call you uncle, but also rubbing your shoulders and knocking your back to call you son."
"Do not care."
"Play chess with you, help you study."
"How much is it worth?"
"When you are not comfortable, the servant must smile and be willing to beat you."
"I pity the fragrance and cherish the jade."
"Warm the bed."
"What?"
"Warm the bed!"
"Okay, it's a deal! Let's leave for the capital tomorrow. Remember to bring a few elegant and beautiful clothes. You can change them. Don't forget the rouge and gouache. It's not good to put on too much. Just a little bit That's about it. Then there's the time to warm the bed..."
"I'm not going… "
"Really not going?"
"Well. It's fine here."
"You still want to fight with me?"
Xu Fengnian got up with a smile, bent down and put the autumn reed on her lap, and left the reed marsh with her boots and socks.