Clouds and Waters

This big military move by the imperial court naturally alarmed Xue Yanqing, Prince An who had lived in the middle of Shu for a long time.Xue Yanqing had received the imperial edict a month ago.The emperor's tone was not good, and in the imperial edict, he blatantly reprimanded the vassal king for his disregard for the laws of the country, and then ordered the vassal king to rectify the palace, restrain the officials, not interfere with local government orders, not intervene in the local military, and not to impose excessive taxes and so on.

After Xue Yanqing received the edict, he was in fear all day long, and that night he drew up a statement, claiming to be a capital offender, and willing to accept the edict and hand over all authority.It's just that Xue Yanqing is now over seventy years old, and he has been farming mountains and fishing lakes for many years without caring about the world.Now the person in power in the palace is Xue Yanqing's eldest son, Xue Jun.

This son of the world usually fights cocks and dogs, looks for flowers and asks willows, with a playful style.After receiving the imperial edict, he didn't care about it, and kept his father's apology form privately, turned around and asked the palace chief Shi beside him: "King Ning in the south, and King An in the east, have you entered the apology form?"

Shi Honghui, the head of the palace, is over half a hundred years old, with gray hair. He is an old minister serving the two dynasties in the palace.At this time, he cupped his hands and said in a respectful voice: "As far as I know, the two princes have not acted since they received His Majesty's order, and I have not heard that they expressed their apology."

"Father is getting old after all, and he is actually restless because of this trouble." Xue Jun shook the apology form in his hand and said with a smile: "Take it."

Hong Hui took it and asked, "Is it burned or..."

"Presumptuous! Hong Hui, you are getting more and more good at working!" Xue Jun reprimanded, "You dare to destroy the handwriting of the king's father privately? Just put it on the shelf."

Hong Hui nodded in agreement, and Xue Jun ordered again: "Although we can't be all soldiers, we have to guard against his turmoil. I don't think the court is bluffing this time, and I'm afraid it's going to be serious. A few days ago, it sent the Minister of the Ministry of War Yang Shicheng came to take over the Zhennan Army. Naluofeng has always regarded himself as an official of the imperial court and did not cooperate with us. This time, he has taken refuge in the central center. In this way, it is tantamount to handing over the Sichuan gate. Hong Changshi, our palace can use it How many soldiers are there in total?"

Hong Hui said: "My lord, we have more than ten thousand soldiers at full strength, and many of them are old, weak, sick and disabled. If the imperial court wants to use force, I'm afraid it will be..."

"What are you afraid of?" Xue Jun reprimanded: "Your lips are dead and your teeth are cold. If the court uses force against Sichuan first, then King Ning and King Ding will be next. How can my two uncles be unmoved by then? The second uncle is strong and the fourth uncle is strong. Wealth can rival a country, so I don't believe that they will let Xue...hmph, let the emperor successfully withdraw from the domain."

"But my son, Sichuan is not the territory of the two lords after all. If they really ignore it, wouldn't Sichuan become the fish of the king? It's better to make a plan early..."

Seeing that Hong Hui's words were unclear, Xue Jun said annoyedly: "You are also an old man in the palace, if you have any opinions, you might as well speak up."

Hong Hui then said: "In my humble opinion, it is better to present the prince's apology first, to show loyalty to the court and make him relax his vigilance, and to buy time for the son to contact the two princes, Ning and Ding. At the same time, my son, you need to send a letter to the two princes as soon as possible to testify the position of the fortress in the middle of Shu in order to protect yourself. As long as one king is willing to help, we will have the power to fight against the central government."

He paused, breathed a long sigh of relief, knelt down and kowtowed: "What I said today, every sentence is a death sentence, first beg for forgiveness from the son of the world."

Knowing that by this time, Fang was getting better, Xue Jun smiled and lifted Hong Hui up to the chair with his own hands, and spread his hands to signal him to continue.Hong Hui was also not humble, and sat down and said: "Now the world is divided into four parts. Your Majesty occupies one, King Ning occupies one, King Ding occupies one, and the rest is divided into Jingchu Yunzheng Pavilion, our Southwest An prince, and the world's idle Jianghu gang forces. Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, so naturally he wants the world to be unified, but I dare not say that the two kings, Ning and Ding, do not have the intention of aspiring to the top. As far as I know, Your Majesty has been conferred the title of Duke of Shangzhu Kingdom in Jingchu Yunzheng Pavilion, and enjoys nine crowns Your Honor, it is clear that he is trying to win over the power of Jingchu. Besides...does my son know who is the leader of the ministers now?"

After hearing this, Xue Jun waved his hands disapprovingly and said with a smile, "I heard it's a woman named Shui Xinyou. My brother, the emperor, has lost his head, and let the rooster sit in the morning. Wouldn't it make people laugh out loud."

"Your Majesty is so wrong!" Hong Hui stood up suddenly, and said seriously: "This person has tricks in all corners of the country. She has brought the gang forces of the Central Plains martial arts into the imperial court, and there are many strange people under her command, including many from the Northern Shaolin and the Southern Song Dynasty. An expert in Wudang. Moreover, the Jingchuyun family seems to have had a close relationship with her. I heard that she has penetrated into the hinterland of Sichuan recently. I guess she is behind the scenes for the recruitment of the Zhennan Army. If she has mastered Chu The army and the Shu army are really powerful and unique for a while, so what I just said will not be counted."

Xue Jun frowned in surprise and asked, "Which sentence doesn't count?"

Hong Hui slowly stretched out his right hand, turned around in front of Xue Jun and said, "The theory of four quarters of the world does not count."

"Could it be that she, Shui Xinyou, can be considered a feudal lord and wants to divide the world?" Xue Jun smiled contemptuously.

Hong Hui shook his head and said, "Master, you look down on her too much. If she controls the Chu and Shu armies, the world will be divided into three parts. One point for King Ning, one point for King Ding, and one point for Shui Shoufu."

Xue Jun was horrified when he heard the words, and looked at Hong Hui with unbelievable eyes and said, "You mean, Shui Xinyou is rebellious? She dares to touch the world of my Xue family? Bold! Presumptuous!"

Hong Hui smiled, folded her hands in her sleeves and said, "Whether she has the heart of disobedience or not, it's hard to say now, but what did the elder son just say? The rooster is in the morning? If you know the water head of this extremely human minister Whatever the status of the assistant, I will definitely regret what I said just now."

Xue Jun was usually too sensual and knew very little about the affairs of the court. Hearing Hong Hui's words tonight, he suddenly became enlightened and asked impatiently, "Who is she?"

Hong Hui sat on the chair and closed his eyes, and said word by word: "The disciple of the five elements of the former emperor, the direct descendant of Queen Ye."

Xue Jun was horrified to the extreme, opened his mouth for a while, and then said, "Shui...Shuimen? Doesn't the emperor know her identity? How dare..."

"Why don't you dare? Since ancient times, no one has used it. Your Majesty is imitating the prosperity of Emperor Gao/Zu and the five phoenixes flying together! Besides, your majesty has his own imperial art. In the future, he will cook like a dog, or change the dynasty, who can say That's right. Left and right are just a word for 'gambling'!" Hong Hui's eyes lit up, and he said loudly: "The situation is quite delicate now, are you betting on the two princes, Ning and Ding, or on Jinshang and Shui Shoufu? body?"

Xue Jun said in a trembling voice, "So what if you win? So what if you lose?"

"Without him, the winner will be the king and loser."

Only then did Xue Jun realize that this was a matter of life and death.Although he is usually absurd, he is a person who is tough on the outside and soft on the inside. At this time, he was already at war with each other, and he felt withdrawn. He thought for a long time and said, "It doesn't matter if I don't get involved in this situation. I'll be my stable son, and there's nothing wrong with it." Yes, why bother to throw away your family and career?"

Hong Hui sighed, and was about to persuade him, but one person shouted outside the house: "Idiot! The arrow is on the string, so why don't you turn around?"

Xue Junmang then looked around, and saw his old father standing impressively in front of the steps.Xue Jun hurriedly reached out to help, but Xue Yanqing angrily threw his hand away and walked into the house.Xue Jun was stunned for a moment, always feeling that his father seemed unusual today, and after thinking about it for a long time, he realized that the crutch he always had disappeared without a trace.

***

Time flies, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching in a blink of an eye.Yunshui and Yunshui have been lingering in Shu for many days, now the situation of the Zhennan Army has been decided, Luo Feng has surrendered, Yang Shicheng also entered Shu recently, and successfully handed over the Zhennan Army.When the jade dew withered and everything was desolate, Shui Xinyou had already returned home.It's just that Yun Chenxiao still has a wish unfulfilled, and is bored all day long.

This day, Shui Xinyou arranged all the affairs in Sichuan, and he and Yun Chenxiao let the horse go.Shui Xin looked at the winding Shu Road, and said leisurely: "The scenery in Shu is pleasant. If you have enough time, you should really take a good tour."

Yun Chen sighed coquettishly: "Shuzhong Xianshan, Emei is the leader. You'er, you have been to the Emei Golden Summit anyway, so the so-called sea has been worthwhile."

Shui Xin said with a smile: "If you want to go, we can go around Emei. It happens that Chu Yuxi, the little sword fairy of Emei, is my little friend, and she said last time that she would be my guide."

Yun Chenxiao walked slowly in the bridle, stroked the white horse's mane, and said nonchalantly: "Compared to Emei, there is a place I want to go more..."

Shui Xinyou knew that she had been holding back for several days, and now she was finally willing to vomit, and she smiled unconsciously, "Where do you want to go? I'll just be with you."

Yun Chenxiao stood up and asked, "Really? You'er, aren't you in a hurry to return to the capital? You've been away from the capital for a long time, so it's time to go back and take command."

"Is there anything more urgent than Yun Xiaogou's matter?" Shui Xinyou said, kicking the horse's belly lightly, and galloping forward: "Go back and pack up, let's start. Also, I have to take Miss Tang with me One. Otherwise, Tangjiabao will have many agencies, and we may never return."

Yun Chenxiao was stunned, and hurried to catch up and asked, "You...how did you know that I wanted to go to Tangjiabao?"

Shui Xinyou pointed at Yun Chenxiao with a horsewhip and said with a smile: "If I can't see through your thoughts, I've known you for more than ten years."

"You actually know..." Yun Chenxiao lowered his head, remained silent for a moment, then raised his head again and said, "Then do you know why I went to Tangjiabao?"

Shui Xinyou shook his head and said: "You are taboo for your relatives, so I naturally won't ask more questions." He held Yun Chenxiao's hand holding the bridle, and said: "I am going to do good deeds, don't ask about the future, let everything take its course Bar."

***

In the deep mountains outside Yuzhou City, there are many beautiful peaks and thousands of feet of broken banks.The sky is vast, thousands of mountains and ravines stand silently, only the roaring of tigers and the crowing of monkeys, and the screaming of cranes.Against the backdrop of the majestic wind and dead branches all over the mountain, Tangjiabao is more solemn and mysterious.Tangjiabao is the headquarters of Tangmen, the most mysterious organization in Sichuan, and few outsiders have ever set foot here.The main gate of the Tangjiabao has been closed all year round, and the iron hinges are already stained with rust, and there is a strange light in the setting sun.

Things are people, not everything.Today's Tang Sect disciples, few of them remember the bleak struggle more than 20 years ago.In fact, it is said to be a struggle, but there is no bloodshed.At that time, it was also this rusty iron gate that burst open under the order of the then head Tang Qianqiu.It was also autumn, and the setting sun fell on Tang Qianqiu's face, illuminating his heartfelt smile.That day, his favorite apprentice, Lin Qingying, daughter of the former Minister of War, brought her husband, Yun Zhengting, the most outstanding young general of the dynasty, to visit Master.The rusty iron gate has witnessed the glory of the Tang Sect, filled with the glory of the Tang Sect, and also watched the decline of the Tang Sect with a cold eye.The day of Lin Qingying's return was the time when the Tang Sect was destroyed.Yun Zhengting used the Tang Sect's poison/medicine to poison Tang Sect's disciples, poisoned the famous Shu middle school, and returned the same way to him.

More than 20 years later, the iron gate of Tangjiabao, more than ten feet long, opened again with a melodious "Kai" word.Yun Chenxiao and Shui Xinyou stood in silver robes, with their belts in front of the wind.Yun Chenxiao clasped her hands tightly, looking at the majestic gate as far away as a mountain, at the Tangjiabao, where the river is bathing and the blue tiles are flying.The creaking sound of the door opening seemed to bring people into another world.There are old houses and deep courtyards here, as well as ancient alleys and long streets, like a small town in the south of the Yangtze River, which is full of autumn colors.Yun Chenxiao thought in his heart: "This is the place where my mother lived since childhood, this is my mother's Tangjiabao..."

Tang Xiaohan was like a rabbit, and at some point he jumped out of the courtyard with winding paths, jumped in front of Yun and Shui and said with a smile: "I don't know whether it is General Xiaoyun who has a big face or Master Shui's name, I only ask Master After mentioning the two names, the master will allow you to enter the castle." He pointed to the gate: "This gate is not easy for anyone to open, even I usually go in and out through the side door."

While speaking, two disciples of the Tang Sect, dressed in short brown sword sleeves, came up to meet him, bowed their hands to Tang Xiaohan and said, "Senior Sister, the sect master ordered me to take the two distinguished guests to the hall to rest."

Tang Xiaohan waved his hands and said, "You two go, I'll show them the way."

The disciple of the Tang Sect wondered: "The head of the sect summoned the senior sister, and I think he has other important orders. Let us lead the way for the two honored guests."

Tang Xiaohan frowned and said, "Master just likes to play tricks, what's the important thing!" Although he complained, he didn't dare to delay, and he walked towards the backyard, before he left, he did not forget to tell Yun and Shui: "You two follow closely!" They, there are agencies everywhere in Tangjiabao, don't get lost. I'll look for you later."

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