Xu Fengnian got up and put down his pen. The letter sent to Fengxiang Army Town was only half written, so he greeted Yang Shenxing and left the book case empty for now. Indifferently promised.
Xu Fengnian asked the spy leader of Fushui House to go back to the execution room first, and led the woman in the veiled hat to the study room next to the signing room in the second hall. With a face called Qingcheng, she can make a simple study room full of brilliance, and her beauty will indeed make people feel astonished. In this city of Jubei, only Jiang Ni, who is beautiful and beautiful, can completely overwhelm her. her head. When Xu Fengnian saw the words on the lips of the Fushuifang spy, what popped up in his mind was not the more natural word Dongyue, but the relatively uncommon Dongyue. This was the real reason why Xu Fengnian was so cautious, even It can be said that this is a long wait that no one knows about. Xu Fengnian has been waiting for the day when the truth will come to light since before the hereditary replacement. Back then, he rushed to Beimang alone as His Royal Highness, but it seemed that he was at the end of the first stage Luozi, even if the first soul-stirring battle of Beimang has ended, and the second battle is already in full swing, it can still only be regarded as the middle game of this big spring and autumn chess game. Only when this woman is here can it be considered as the real end.
Everyone in the world knows that Nalan Youci, who is more like a vassal king than Yan Chi Wang Zhao Bing, is the only surviving counselor of the Spring and Autumn Period in southern Xinjiang. He often follows five beautiful personal servant girls by his side. Three corpses and riding shoes, a total of five people cross.
She is Dongyue, one of Nalan Youci's maidservants. Facing this young king with a different surname who has the most military power in the Liyang Dynasty, she was actually calm and said with a smile: "Since the prince is so nervous, he must have known about my husband's relationship with him in the early years." The planning of those deceased people is better, so that the servants will not waste their words."
Xu Fengnian didn't take a seat, but just stood near the ordinary boxwood desk, and didn't move a chair for her. The two just stood facing each other. He cut to the chase and said, "The chess pieces selected by my master include Xu Huainan, the king of the old North Academy. Inside, they are all dead now, who is left on your husband's side?"
The maidservant Dong Yue smiled and said, "My lord, why don't you guess?"
Xu Fengnian narrowed his Danfeng eyes, his face was gloomy.
She turned a blind eye to this, and said, "Nowadays, it is rumored in the Central Plains that Song Yushu was cultivated in ten years, Xu Fengnian was cultivated in a hundred years, and Lu Dongxuan was cultivated in a thousand years. My lord, your current performance is not worthy of the name."
A game of chess between the Nine Kingdoms in the Spring and Autumn Period, with Hong Jia running northward as the curtain of the Spring and Autumn War, is both the end and the beginning. It was originally four scholars from the Central Plains who belonged to different camps. They joined forces with each other with a tacit understanding. The top three Huanglong scholars in the Spring and Autumn Period, Li Yishan in Tingchao Pavilion, Li Yishan in Southern Xinjiang, and Yuan Benxi, the teacher of Liyang Emperor. Since the founding of the Great Qin Dynasty, the Northern Grassland Cavalry went south to knock down countless times, causing disasters in the Central Plains, and the Central Plains soldiers took refuge and migrated. "Liu Shi Xingshu" and "Nanlu Nandu" after the fall of the Dafeng Dynasty, the most powerful Chu Jiang family in the Spring and Autumn Nine Kingdoms, at that time can be regarded as the Central Plains orthodoxy who inherited the Dafeng mantle. Seventy-eight out of ten of the more than 300 aristocratic clans in Changganlu's south crossing moved to the Guangling River area. However, Hongjia's northward migration, which is divided into two major migrations and two routes, is completely opposite. It is from south to north. The first wave of northward migration is still reasonable. Most of them were survivors, who either actively or passively moved into the Liyang capital area. However, about half a year later, a larger-scale escape broke out. The Western Shu with the most complex complex, together with a few survivors of the Northern Han Dynasty and the Great Wei Dynasty, dozens of torrents rushed northward one after another, and finally converged in today's Liangyou Liangzhou of Beiliang Road and Hezhou of Lianghuai Road. It was just before Ren Tu Xu Xiao became the king of Beiliang, he successfully escaped into Longyao Prefecture of Gusai Prefecture in Northern Mang and Southern Dynasties.
Among them, there have been many key players who have been hidden deeply. One time, Xu Xiao, who was named king of a different surname by Zhao Lichi, the old emperor of Liyang, suddenly threatened to kill all the seeds of Xichu scholars and let the corpses of Xichu scholars Block the mouth of the Guangling River. Because the Battle of Xileibi was fought so fiercely, whether it was the loser's Chu Jiangshi or the victor's Xu Xiao, they were full of resentment, so when Xu Xiao, who was in full swing, blatantly uttered these words in the temple of Tai'an City In the end, not only the government and the public were shaken, but also the survivors of Western Chu whose mountains and rivers were broken became more and more desperate. That Xu Laizi made it clear that he didn't even give them the chance to be a dog of peace. What else could he do except escape
Another time was that Zhao Bing, the son of Zhao Li, who was supposed to be in charge of the Western Chu territory by virtue of his military exploits, and later King Yanchi of Southern Xinjiang, not only failed to go to Guangling Road, which was rich in the world, but even Jing Jing, who was dominant in the hinterland of the Central Plains He didn't go to An Dao and Qingzhou. At first, Zhao Li only intended to let this "most widowed" son go to Huainan Road. He probably wanted to let Neng Zheng Zhao Bing, who is good at war, is a neighbor of Xu Xiao, the only vassal king with a different surname in Liyang. But in the end, Zhao Bing, who once wanted to go outside the Liangliao Pass, went to the most unexpected southern Xinjiang, a place with a vast territory but a place full of savage miasma. According to unofficial history, Zhao Bing, who was a bloodthirsty man, continued to fight before leaving Beijing. Cut off a thousand-year-old cypress in the prince's mansion with a knife, and vowed to kill all the young and strong of the Southern Tang Dynasty who were taller than the wheels, so as to vent their anger. Just when Zhao Bing was on his way to the south, Southern Tang, who was definitely not tenacious in resisting in the late Spring and Autumn Period, rebelled and killed thousands of left-behind soldiers of Gu Jiantang's department. Lezi had no choice but to speed up his horseshoe and head southward quickly.
The third time was that Xu Xiao was the earliest to be crowned king and the latest to be a feudal lord.
The key player that the world didn't think about in the previous two times, Liyang Emperor's half-inch tongue Yuan Benxi looked on coldly, because he was happy to see the results, and the Zhao family he was loyal to wanted to truly make a family of peace. In the country, the family of a millennium" high-ranking tycoon "moved the tree and died", and wanted them to obediently transfer to Liyang Gyeonggi under the eyes of the emperor under the threat of the two vassal kings who are likely to become a prophecy. The imperial examination scholars are like "all the heroes in the world, enter my Zhao family's urn". At the same time, to prevent future troubles, it can not only prevent the remnants of the countries that have lost their foundation from revolting, but also ensure that when Liyang goes all out to conquer the grasslands in the north, there will be no worries in the south. It's a pity that at this time, accidents happened, and Xu Xiao's army moved westward very slowly. They even stopped in Jizhou for a full month to enjoy the scenery. The number one general under the command of General Gu Jiantang, Minister of the Ministry of War, Cai Nan, who was stationed on Jiangnan Road, led the army all the way, trying to intercept the torrent of survivors that suddenly gathered in the northwest direction, forcing them to turn around and move eastward into Tai'an City. Cai Nan's army was unable to stop the mighty Spring and Autumn survivors because of the small scale of the cavalry and the fact that they were extremely unfamiliar with the terrain in the northwest.
At that time, the Han family in Jizhou, who had guarded the border for generations to resist the horseshoes of the grassland, was precisely because of that stand still that led to the subsequent catastrophe. The Han family in Jizhou did have personal grievances, but it can be said that it was because of the old chief assistant that a huge family that had been loyal and good for generations was destroyed. This not only overestimated the power of the nominally extremely personable minister and scholar in the court, but also underestimated the old man. Shoufu's scholarly character, but the truth is that the Liyang court dared not show it to the public, and the Beiliang frontier army who was far away from the emperor could only take the Jizhou Han family on the side of the couch. Other than that, Taking advantage of the situation, Yang Shenxing, who is also a hero in the Spring and Autumn Period, led troops to settle in Jizhou, and Cai Nan stationed troops on the border of Beiliang Road, trying to reduce the retreat of Beiliang's cavalry.
In this game of chess, the four strategists sit in the four sides of the Central Plains, serving as the national players, and they join hands to roll their sleeves.
In the end, the person who needs to pick up the chess pieces from the chessboard is His Royal Highness the Prince of Beiliang who went to Beimang for no reason.
In the study room, only the fragrance of books was light, and a man and a woman fell into a long silence.
Xu Fengnian suppressed the impetuousness in his heart, and tried his best to calmly say: "Sui, the son-in-law of Dongyue, is he Nalan Youci's pawn?"
The woman's eyes widened, the look of astonishment on her face was not fake, and she asked curiously: "Did Mr. Li not mention it to the prince?"
Xu Fengnian's heart was shaken, but he said expressionlessly, "No."
This maidservant of Nalan Youci was so clever and consonant, she immediately understood the mystery, and suddenly realized: "It turns out that when Mr. Li passed away, he had already regretted it."
She tilted her head, "Since Mr. Li changed his original intention before he died and didn't want you to take on this burden, why are you so persistent, my lord?"
Xu Fengnian bluntly said in a deep voice: "There are dead people in Beiliang, I don't have time to talk nonsense with you!"
She glanced at the young vassal who was holding the handle of the knife with her left hand, and raised her brows with a look full of eagerness to try, "Beiliang's sword has always been called heroic and Xu Yang by military strategists in the Central Plains. Imitate Xu Dao, my lord, can I have a look at it with my servant?"
Xu Fengnian sneered, "Can a dead man carry a knife?"
She pretended to be terrified and touched her chest, "This is not a gesture of asking for help from others. No wonder my husband said that outside the Northwest Great Wall..."
There was a sudden loud bang.
This beautiful young woman was leaning against the door, her smooth and fair forehead was firmly held down by a palm.
There was blood at the corner of her mouth, and she looked at each other. At first, there was a sneer at the corner of her mouth, but when she looked into the eyes of the young prince, it was a kind of violence that was desperately trying to restrain.
Life and death are on the line, but she has no reason to remember that her husband once said with a smile that he was so angry that scholars wished to chop off the arms of all warriors in the world, and warriors also wanted to chop off the hands of all scholars.
Just when she thought that Xu Fengnian would kill her even if the secret was buried in old papers, there was a knock on the door, and then she saw the face of the young feudal lord change suddenly, turning into a clean face. With a warm smile on his face, he glanced at him with undisguised disgust, let go of his palm, and pushed her under a wall with a wave of his hand, and opened the door gently. She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and turned her head to look, only to see A face that would amaze even her. After crossing the threshold, the woman of the same age immediately looked left and right, and when she saw herself, she quickly looked him up and down, then put on a naive look like I didn't see anything, and carried a pot of tea The woman who came over said indifferently to Xu Fengnian: "Hehe girl said you have guests here, so I'll bring you a pot of tea."
The corner of Xu Fengnian's mouth twitched.
Jia Jiajia, who was watching all directions and listening to six things in the mansion, must have added that the guest was a beautiful woman.
Otherwise, with Jiang Ni's temperament, I wouldn't bother to care whether the Emperor Liyang or the Emperor Beimang came to Xu Fengnian's study.
Jiang Ni seemed to have just discovered the big living man stuck at the base of the wall, lifted the warm teapot in his hand, and asked, "Girl, are you thirsty, do you want some tea?"
The maidservant Dongyue who had wiped off the blood stained her collar on purpose, and bit her lip, as if she had lingering fears in her heart, she was really pitiful.
Jiang Ni's eyes widened immediately, she stomped on King Beiliang's instep secretly, and twisted it hard.
Dongyue saw that the poor vassal king who turned his back seemed to take a deep breath, and then pressed his hand on the head of that peerless beauty, which was much gentler than the palm on his own forehead. She smiled and said: "What are you thinking about? This aunt with a beautiful face is from southern Xinjiang. She is Nalan Youci's personal maid. She came here to discuss important matters with me. I had a discussion just now. I didn't know the importance. accidentally hurt her."
The little clay figurine glanced at the pale woman. Although she was still skeptical, the word aunt was very important, which made her feel a little relieved.
She threw the teapot to Xu Fengnian, turned and left.
Xu Fengnian was holding the kettle in one hand and preparing to close the door with the other. He never thought that Jiang Ni would suddenly turn around before taking a few steps, look straight at him, and ask angrily, "It's a hot day and the windows aren't open. Why close the door?"
Xu Fengnian withdrew his hand resentfully, and said helplessly, "Okay, okay, don't close the door."
She curled her lips, turned around again, and said to herself in a serious voice: "If there is no ghost in your heart, so what if you close the door openly?"
Xu Fengnian sighed, shook his head slightly, turned around and put the teapot on the table, took out two white porcelain teacups bought from the market outside Jubei City, and waved to the handmaiden Dongyue after sitting down, saying: " Sit down and drink tea."
She hesitated for a moment, then moved a chair and sat across the table from the young feudal lord.
Just now, the two of them were tearing apart their faces when they disagreed with each other, as if nothing happened at all. At this moment, the cloud and wind in the study are calm.
All this is due to the woman who brought the tea.
She is a little complicated.
Now in the Central Plains, only mentioning that Liyang Tai'an City, which is known as the most virtuous city in the world, there are countless extroverted ladies who almost eloped to Liangzhou together just to meet Xu Fengnian. This is really not a joke.
Life is only a hundred years, and Xu Fengnian can be cultivated in a hundred years.
This king of Xinliang has achieved a positive result by taking a slanted sword.
She didn't believe that men in the world could beat her husband in love, but seeing it with her own eyes today, although she still felt that she was not as good as her husband, it was not much worse.
Xu Fengnian leaned forward and poured her a cup of tea.
The woman's thoughts were as deep as the sea, Dongyue, the handmaiden who had previously been confronting the young feudal lord with a needle in her hair, straightened her expression, did not pick up the teacup, and said slowly: "Before we left, sir told me that the matter of chess pieces is not related to listening Mr. Li in Chaoge only had a good understanding of each other, and the two had no contact since they left on the way to Tai'an City. My husband also said that because Mr. Li had some frank words at that time, he guessed Li's name. The identity of the pawn chosen by Mr. Li, with Mr. Li’s prudence, must be Xu Huainan alone. In fact, Xu Huainan was indeed the most unexpected, and he succeeded in becoming the King of the Northern Academy in Beimang. My husband also said that with Xu Huainan’s Contradictory characters, this chess piece may not be able to persist until the end, of course, Xu Huainan will never reveal the secret, at most he chooses to give up."
Xu Fengnian nodded and said: "When Xu Huainan saw me by the weak water, he could have lived, but the old man still chose to die. Probably because he was not optimistic that Beiliang could defeat Beimang, he would rather be ashamed of the Central Plains and then return Ashamed of Empress Bei Mang, rather than being disappointed, it is better to be out of sight and out of mind, and do nothing."
The maid Dongyue raised her teacup, took a sip, and said softly: "My husband said that his chess pieces are far less important than Mr. Li's, and the number is more, just ten, but after twenty years, most of them have died of illness. Three of them committed suicide, two of them committed suicide, and they were cleared up by the dead men placed by my husband because of their rebellious heart, and there were two more. So this trip to Beiliang, I, Dongyue, will deliver a message for my husband. Just like the prince As I guessed before, Wang Sui is one of my husband's most careful pawns, but this one of the four famous generals of the Spring and Autumn Period, the old Dongyue son-in-law, is exactly the same as Xu Huainan. The other chess piece revealed, Wang Sui is more selfish and more difficult to control."
Xu Fengnian was silent in thought.
She said solemnly: "The other person, my lord, please remember that this person's surname is Wang Mingdu, and he used to call himself a hill man. The young man, Wang Jingchong, is today's Beimang Dong Nabo! And the Wang family absolutely has a heart for the Central Plains, there is no doubt about it."
Xu Fengnian frowned. He was no stranger to Wang Jingchong, the titan of the southern frontier pass, and the Northern Liang frontier army. This man is now leading his troops to Gusai Prefecture, and is responsible for stopping the Yu Luan Saber Cavalry who is alone!
Xu Fengnian asked suddenly: "The last remaining third chess piece?"
She shook her head and said, "For this person, my husband said that it is not yet time to use it."
Xu Fengnian was stunned, and laughed at himself: "Could it be that I have to wait until I defeat Bei Mang?"
She said frankly: "Mr. never said so, of course I don't know."
Xu Fengnian did not embarrass the maid, and stopped asking the bottom line. Knowing the identities of Wang Du and Wang Jingchong's pawns was already an unexpected joy.
She didn't finish the cup of tea and stood up, "My husband finally said that Huang Longshi finally chose Zhao Zhu, the son of Prince Yan Chi, as his real son, that's why the army in southern Xinjiang was able to go north so smoothly. Sir, I hope the prince can rest assured to guard the northwest. If you succeed in the future and help Zhao Zhu complete the feat of bringing the vast grassland into the territory of Xinliyang for the first time in history, you will definitely not treat the prince and the Beiliang frontier army badly."
Xu Fengnian laughed it off.
Before she left, she blinked her eyes, raised the corners of her mouth, and said in a low voice, "I've said so many 'my husband said', I actually want to say something besides the topic... Your lord, you are more handsome than you imagined."
Xu Fengnian not only did not show any complacency, but immediately said to the direction of the window in a hurry: "Jia Jiajia, you are not allowed to tell Jiang Ni this sentence!"
The bewildered maidservant Dong Yue could only vaguely hear a ha ha ha coming from the window behind her.
Xu Fengnian reached out and touched his forehead, sighing.
Ruined.
The maid Dongyue picked up the veil again, bestowed a blessing on the young feudal lord who was about to get up and bid farewell, and softly persuaded: "Your Majesty, there is no need to send it off."
Xu Fengnian glanced at the teapot, smiled wryly and said, "Let's not drink tea, you'll be lucky if you don't drink arsenic."
She smiled and left.
She walked out of the mansion directly, and after leaving Jubei City on horseback under the escort of Fushuifang spies, she looked back at the majestic city wall, and couldn't help feeling sad, and she wanted to cry. She didn't know if it was for her husband or for her who.
In the city, Xu Fengnian walked alone to the military residence of the vassal, sat back in the seat that belonged to Yang Shenxing, and continued to write letters.
He stopped writing suddenly and looked outside the house.
In this secret meeting, the maidservant of Nalan Youci did tell a lot of truths, all of which were from the heart of Nalan Youci, but it may not be true and one false, in order to seek a big conspiracy.
And he, too, has to be true or false.
But these are nothing.
What makes Xu Fengnian sad is that a haggard counselor who has been in prison for 20 years on the top floor of Chao Pavilion, such a unparalleled national scholar with the world in mind, doesn't even care about belonging to the world for such a student who is not up to date.
That man, obviously the original, but before he died, he didn't tell Xu Fengnian about that chess game in detail, that chess game planned by Li Yishan, which can be said to be the most proud spring and autumn game in his life. Nothing left, no last words or words.
In the end is why deathbed repentance
Xu Fengnian couldn't figure it out.
After he finished writing the letter and handed it to the torture chamber, he took a jug of green ant wine, went to the ridge of the tallest building in Jubei City, sat cross-legged, and looked to the south.
It is said that Master's hometown in the south is a small town with beautiful mountains and clear waters, with many stone arch bridges.
Xu Fengnian didn't drink, he lay down, holding the flagon, looking up at the sky, tears streaming down his face.
Probably only when I secretly thought of Xu Xiao and Li Yishan, and when I thought of them.
This young feudal lord, who seemed to have everything and seemed to lose everything, carefully felt a little wronged.