The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng (4)

The wind blew across the sea, stirring up waves, and the seagulls soared into the sky and gradually faded away, leaving only a little shadow from the sky.

At the junction of the sea and the sky, a passenger ship with several large sails dragged a long water belt, Feixian Island lives far overseas, and it is not easy to travel with the land, this passenger ship is crowded with a lot of people, some go home to visit relatives, some come to do business, and there are also people who come to see the peerless swordsman Ye Gucheng's swordsmanship.

As soon as the ship docked, a group of vendors selling goods and porters carrying bags immediately greeted them.

Liu Tingzhi, who changed his previous scholarly dress, took the two guards arranged for him by the prince and got off the boat with everyone.

He was born as a Jinshi, with a little bit of poetry and calligraphy in his belly, and a little bit of honor that he raised in the palace later, and because he was poor when he was young, he didn't have that arrogance on his face, and he pretended to hold a folding fan in his hand.

The two guards with a regular royal establishment, wearing cloth clothes at this time, looked a bit like the likes of the family members who were quite trusted by the master.

If it weren't for those people who were extremely familiar with his appearance, who would have guessed at a glance that Liu Tingzhi at this time would actually be the most scheming and scheming Liu staff member in the Nanwang Mansion?

He had a foreigner's air on him, and when a vendor passed by him, he asked, "Master, do you want to buy strings of beads?" They are all made from the shells of old mussels, and they don't look worse than those strings of pearls!"

Like these noble masters, they don't feel very novel when they see too many real pearls, and the people who are responsible for buying at home do not dare to use the beads made of mussel shells to fill the number, so this mussel shell beads have become a rare thing that has never been seen before.

When the peddler had finished saying this, he saw the old man who had come down from the boat stop, picked up a string of beads from the stall, looked at it, and asked, "How do you sell it?"

The vendor stretched out his finger and counted them.

Liu Tingzhi shook his head: "You are not a bead polished from a clam, or an ordinary old clam shell, how can it be at this price?"

Seeing that he was not easy to fool, the peddler said another price: "If the master really wants to sell it, take two strings of silver for seven coins, and take it home to bring it to his mother-in-law and aunt." ”

"It's about the same price. Liu Tingzhi bought eight strings in a row from him, and asked him what amusement places there were on this Feixian Island.

The hawker has made a big business, so he is naturally willing to talk to Liu Tingzhi more. He was extremely enthusiastic to recommend a few places with a good reputation among outsiders for Liu Tingzhi, and gave Liu Tingzhi directions on how to get to the inn.

Liu Tingzhi said as if unintentionally: "I have an elder who has been to Feixian Island many years ago, but it is not easy to go to sea, but I have not had the opportunity to come here until today. To be honest, when I first got off the boat, I almost thought I had taken the wrong boat to get to the wrong place. From this pier alone, it's different from what he said. ”

The peddler said: "I heard that the elder of the lord came to Feixian Island a long time ago, don't look at the current dock is so lively, but it's only a matter of ten years." In the past, the old people on the island did not dare to let their children play on the shore. It's not thanks to the city lord, thinking that ten years ago, the city lord was not very old, who would have thought that the city lord would use his own strength to level the pirates on several islands around Feixian Island, if it weren't for this, where would there be a peaceful life now. ”

Liu Tingzhi's face changed, and then he sighed: "Although I am not from the rivers and lakes, I still hear the name of Ye City Lord, I never thought that Ye City Lord still has such a record, such a character is really admirable!"

The two talked for a while, and Liu Tingzhi left.

He hired a carriage and had the groom pull him and the two guards out of the docks.

The closer he got to the inner city of Feixian Island, the more solemn Liu Tingzhi's expression became.

If you want to know how the economy and people's livelihood are in a certain place, you can analyze one or two just by looking at the road. The road on Feixian Island is clean and tidy, and it is impossible to pave this kind of road without sufficient financial resources.

The surrounding dwellings are scattered, with walls one after another.

Along the way, there were few beggars on the streets.

Although he had never masked himself with the famous Ye City Lord, just looking at the Feixian Island he governed, he knew that this person was by no means an ordinary person. Originally, I thought this was just a martial arts idiot, a character who didn't care about anything but sword training, but I never thought about it......

He was a little helpless in his heart, Lord Wang, the Ye family today is completely different from the Ye family who needed to live under your shade at the beginning.

But he remembered Nanwang's attitude of being a bamboo in his chest, and for a while, he was a little unpredictable.

Liu Tingzhi closed his eyes and pondered in the carriage.

He took two guards and stayed at the inn recommended by the vendor just now, and repaired it for the night.

Early the next morning, he took two guards to the City Lord's Mansion and directly offered the greetings.

He waited for a while in the foyer, sipping tea.

The decoration style in this city lord's mansion is not like today, but quite a legacy of the previous dynasty, he just lowered his eyes and drank tea, and he didn't see anything.

It didn't take long for a butler from the City Lord's Mansion to come and greet the guests.

The housekeeper's face had a smile that made people unable to find faults, but it made people see that he didn't have much affection, and on the surface, he greeted Liu Tingzhi with a smile: "I'm really sorry, let Master Liu wait for a long time." ”

"Where, where, I just sat down in the foyer, and I didn't have to wait long. ”

The housekeeper said, "Master Liu, please." ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to the entrance hall and made a gesture to show him the way, asking Liu Tingzhi to follow him.

Liu Tingzhi said to the guards behind him: "The two brothers should wait here first." ”

Liu Tingzhi followed the housekeeper and walked through the corridor and stairs to the inner courtyard.

The housekeeper led Liu Tingzhi to a room and said, "The city lord is inside, if Master Liu has something to order, just call him below, and wait outside below." ”

Liu Tingzhi smiled and nodded: "There is a housekeeper to lead the way." ”

The door of the room was not completely closed, Liu Tingzhi first knocked on the door politely, and then strode in calmly.

A man sat quietly behind a black carved table, his clothes as white as snow, and a crown of sandalwood on his head, and his black hair hanging down between the white clothes, which made his complexion whiter.

There were three or four books on the table, and when Liu Ting stepped into the room with one foot, he was slowly peeling over a page. After Liu Tingzhi came to him, he closed the book in his hand, put it aside, and then hung the pen in his hand on the pen stand, and made several movements in an orderly manner and without panic.

The breath is calm, and there is no trace of the murderous aura that is often found in the people of the rivers and lakes.

Before meeting Ye Gucheng, Liu Tingzhi had imagined many pictures of meeting him. Maybe what he saw was a peerless swordsman who was wiping his weapons, maybe he was a very unruly Jianghu man, or a politician with a very deep city government and extremely powerful power, but after really seeing him, Liu Tingzhi only had one thought left in his heart - the person opposite was Ye Gucheng.

Liu Tingzhi arched his hand generously: "Liu has seen the Ye City Lord. ”

Ye Gucheng looked at Liu Tingzhi and said, "Xianggong Liu is polite, sit down." He seemed to have two cold stars in his eyes, but he didn't look aggressive when he looked at others and spoke.

Liu Tingzhi didn't say much, and sat down along with Ye Gucheng's words.

The furnishings in the room are extremely simple, which makes the room seem a little empty, and it is not the height of summer, so when the wind passes through the hall, the room is even more cold.

Liu Tingzhi is a very sociable person, he understands that most people in the rivers and lakes don't like meaningless greetings, so he got straight to the point and said: "City Lord Ye, Liu is here on behalf of the King of the South, and he came to inquire about what was said in the letter some time ago. ”

Ye Gucheng said: "I know your intention. ”

Liu Tingzhi asked: "I don't know what the city idea is?"

Ye Gucheng didn't answer Liu Tingzhi's words immediately, he first looked at a very ancient form of black sheath long sword placed on the case, he stared at it for a breath or two, then raised his head and looked at Liu Tingzhi quietly, and only said one word: "Okay." ”

It was such an answer that seemed a little unclear to others, but when it reached Liu Tingzhi's ears, it made him feel like a thunderbolt ringing in his ears.

He agreed!

Ye Gucheng actually agreed!

Ye Gucheng seemed to see through his surprise, and he asked calmly, "What's the matter?" I thought that you and King Nan were of the same mind. ”

Liu Tingzhi said: "The city lord misunderstood me, I am indeed loyal to the king of the south, let alone my heart, even my life can be dedicated to him." ”

Ye Gucheng: "Then why are you so surprised." ”

Liu Tingzhi said: "My surprise is that the city lord is a figure like a flying immortal in the clouds, why is he willing to depreciate himself, isn't it a pity?"

Ye Gucheng suddenly hooked the corners of his lips slightly, revealing a smile that he couldn't tell if he was ridiculing something or whether it was completely meaningless, and then he said lightly: "Do you want me not to promise King Nan?"

Liu Tingzhi: "Yes and no. It's not an easy road, for everyone. And I, I just hope that Nanwang can be well, and I don't want anything else. But it's not up to me to make the decision, and now it's the only way to go. ”

Ye Gucheng didn't answer his words, but said, "It seems that you don't understand." ”

Liu Tingzhi said: "I only know that there are benefits to being confused. ”

"People can be confused for a while, but they can't be confused for a lifetime. ”

"How does the city lord know that his current choice is truly clever?"

This question is a little too sharp, Liu Tingzhi knows that he shouldn't ask this question at this time, because it is very likely to break the alliance that the prince and Ye Gucheng have just reached, but sometimes, what people want to say is not completely controlled by their own reason.

Since he said it, he will not forcibly change the topic. He really wants to know the answer to this question, for these Jianghu people who do not listen to the dispatch of the imperial court and are unwilling to be bound by the rules, Liu Tingzhi naturally has a distrust of them.

If the matter is a foregone conclusion, he has to ensure that the other party sincerely agrees to King Nan, instead of being ready to withdraw his hand at any time and ignore King Nan's danger. He wanted to know the other party's determination in this matter!

Ye Gucheng said: "Success and defeat, some things come to the end, and the conclusion will naturally come out." ”

When Liu Tingzhi heard this, he was a little relieved: "I understand the city lord's determination." ”

Ye Gucheng said: "It's good to understand." ”

He took a breath, got up from his seat, bowed, and said, "I have been disturbed a lot this time, I was offended just now, and I ask the city lord to forgive me." The meaning of the city lord, Liu will truthfully convey it to the king of the south, if there is nothing else, Liu will go back first. ”

Ye Gucheng did not forcibly keep the guests, he said: "Liu Xianggong has gone all the way. ”

Liu Tingzhi bowed his hand to Ye Gucheng again as he had come, and then turned around and walked towards the door.

The housekeeper who had been waiting not far from the door saw Liu Tingzhi walking out, and immediately stepped forward, he didn't ask Liu Tingzhi how he talked with Ye Gucheng, but led the way for Liu Tingzhi as he came.

When he walked to the foyer, Liu Tingzhi called the two guards out, and the three of them left the City Lord's Mansion together.

Liu Tingzhi stopped, looked back at the City Lord's Mansion again, and then said, "Let's go." ”

"It's time for us to go back, the things that the prince explained have been completed. ”

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From Feixian Island back to Nanwangfu, you have to go by water and land. When Liu Tingzhi returned to the palace, it was already half a month later.

At this time, there was a lot of joy in the palace. It's not a particularly big event, it's just that the birthday of the son of the world has arrived.

Speaking of which, after the death of Princess Pingnan, because of filial piety, banquets, drinking and entertainment have been banned in the palace for a long time, and since then, except for the prince's own birthday, there has been no large-scale reception in the palace.

For those who are familiar with the Pingnan Palace, they will come directly to the door if they really have something, and how can a private gathering among friends be regarded as "large-scale hospitality"? However, for those who are not familiar with the Pingnan Palace, and who have no way to go directly to the door, the palace does not hold banquets, and they do not even know how to give gifts.

Originally, there was still the celebration of the hanging arc of the prince who could be used, but Qiao Heng, as the son of the world, wanted to keep filial piety for the princess, and after three years of filial piety, he could call friends to celebrate when his birthday came, but because the birthday of the prince was at the time of the transition of the seasons, the climate was changeable, and Qiao Heng contracted the disease before his birthday for two consecutive years.

The hero of the banquet is not there, how can the king of the south still have any mood to entertain guests, the celebration of the two years of the hanging arc has ended hastily, and everyone has not talked to the king of the south.

In the fief of King Pingnan, King Nan's importance to the prince is well known.

Even though the birthday banquet of the prince in the previous two years ended in a hurry, everyone still did not dare to slack off on this year's congratulatory gifts. For those eunuchs and merchants who lived in the fiefdom of King Pingnan and prayed for the blessing of King Nan, they even began to prepare for this day months in advance.

They sent people everywhere to inquire about the new hobbies of this little prince this year, who would have thought that although this prince was not very old, he was a moody person, and he still didn't inquire about anything. Still the same as the previous two years, only know that he is excellent in his homework, since his homework is good, then at least he loves to read, so people are vying to seek all kinds of solitary books, rare books, every time, Nanwang fief has a little catch up with the trend of "Luoyang paper expensive".

It is inevitable that the book is too thin to make a gift, so I make some other objects as an addition according to the usual practice of gift-giving.

Recently, the major dart bureaus on the rivers and lakes have received soft hands just for the list of receiving the birthday gang.

When the dart bearers are about to arrive at the Nanwang Mansion, they will also meet a few peers who have also come because of the Birth Gang. Everyone looked at each other's escorted goods, and basically had a count of the value of the birthday gifts transported by others. Then he secretly said to himself, this little prince is really majestic, just have a birthday, what a big pomp and circumstance this is!

They didn't know, so the king of the south was still a little dissatisfied, thinking that when his imperial uncles were still there, every time the family had a birthday, the whole city celebrated, congratulated each other, chartered the whole city's restaurant, let people eat and drink, and the feast should be placed for seven days, which is the homonym of the word "starting day". That's the real grandeur, the real pomp! Unfortunately, it's not as good as it used to be.

This is Qiao Heng's first birthday celebration after filial piety, Nanwang is such a son, and he has the heart to make a big one, so the flowing water banquet outside has been set up for a whole day, and there is also an inner banquet in the garden, which is very lively.

However, these guests were outsiders after all, and King Nan and Qiao Heng entertained with them, and after sending the guests away, in the evening, King Nan arranged an additional family banquet to celebrate the son being one year older.

At the family banquet, there were only three people: Nanwang, Mrs. Ru and Qiao Heng.

Mrs. Ru spoke skillfully, and said a bunch of auspicious words with a clever smile.

Qiao Heng said: "Then I will inherit my aunt's auspicious words." ”

He doesn't like to wear clothes that are too brightly colored, but Nanwang probably felt that he finally didn't get sick on the occasion of his birthday this year, and he needed to be born to get rid of bad luck, so he ordered someone to cut a red dress for him, but fortunately, he was afraid that Qiao Heng would simply not wear it because he didn't like this too fresh color, so he didn't choose colors such as red, red, and red, but chose a slightly darkened red.

However, under the light of the candles at night, it is impossible to distinguish which red is clear.

The red dress melted away the only edges and corners left on his body.

He had drunk some wine at the banquet before, although he was not drunk, and his mind was very clear, but the young man's body was inevitably infected with a little alcohol, and he spoke more slowly and logically, and the coldness in the depths of his eyes melted away like spring breeze and rain.

Mrs. Ru was stunned by him, and then smiled: "The prince really inherited the good color of the princess, but these eyebrows follow the prince, not as graceful as the princess." ”

King Nan was a little unhappy, and gave Mrs. Ru a look, "You have nothing to do with her." He was a little angry with the princess because he missed the princess all day.

Madame Ru hurriedly shut up, she saw that Nanwang's face was not good, and her eyebrows became more and more lowered.

Qiao Heng didn't pay attention to the two people's eyebrows and eyes, he picked a few chopsticks from the dining table and tasted the food that seemed to be still in the table, and then lowered his head and drank a sip of the somewhat hot clear soup.

When he raised his head, he saw one of King Nan's staff coming over, and he recognized this person at a glance as Liu Tingzhi, who had recently disappeared from the mansion.

Liu Tingzhi whispered to the king and said something to the king of the south.

Immediately after, Nanwang nodded, and then asked people to add two more dishes and chopsticks, and then brought over the seat, Mrs. Ru hurriedly stood up and put a hand.

"Thank you for the seat. ”

Being allowed to participate in the family banquet by the King of the South is absolutely extraordinary. Before Liu Tingzhi sat down, he felt that the prince was looking at him, he bowed to the prince, with a smile on his face, and said, "Congratulations to the son of the world!"

Qiao Heng said, "Thank you." ”

King Nan looked at Qiao Heng and said, "Your master in martial arts, my father has finally helped you decide." I might as well guess who?"

Qiao Heng put down the soup spoon in his hand. To him, this question is like answering a multiple-choice question that he has already seen. He said: "If I had to guess, my son would guess that my teacher was the master of Ye Clan's Flying Immortal Island in the South China Sea - Ye Gucheng. ”

Nan Wang said: "It seems that I am connected with the son of father and son, and I actually thought of going together." How is it, are you satisfied with this master?"

Liu Tingzhi was shocked when he heard this, he was very sure that King Nan had not told the prince about this before, because King Nan wanted to tell the prince about this as a surprise. What did the prince say this for? Is it really just a guess, or is it because he has admired Ye Gucheng's swordsmanship for a long time? Or is he already aware of something and wants to use this to plan something?

He thought about it, but finally reined in his thoughts, not wanting to speculate more.

Qiao Heng's gaze swept over Liu Tingzhi again.

He said: "When did my father arrange something wrong for me? ”

King Nan looked at him intently for a while, smiled, and said, "Well, as a father, it would be better for you to really trust me as you say." As he spoke, he took a sip of wine from his cup.

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The porter with the bag stood on the reef by the pier, built a tent with his hands, and looked into the distance.

Suddenly, a black dot appeared on the shoreline. Then the black dot gradually elongated and enlarged, and a sail angle was faintly revealed. When they saw this, everyone knew that a ship was coming.

People who often wait for boats at the dock can roughly estimate how long it takes to see a boat and then it lands. But the speed of the ship was far faster than the passenger ships that used to travel to and from Feixian Island, and it sailed into everyone's field of vision at a speed that everyone expected, so that everyone could take a closer look at its wonderful figure.

It has three towers, and the hull of the ship, which obviously looks a little bulky, is shaped like a sharp arrow on the sea, tearing through the calm sea, splashing white waves, and arching like a feather at the place where the bottom of the ship meets the sea.

The closer it got to the shore, the more clearly it could be seen. The appearance of the ship looks ordinary, and among the merchant ships that come and go, there are few who are more carved and painted than him, but for those who are familiar with sea ships, this ship has a wide bottom, a slender hull, and a high bow and tail, how can it look like a ship no matter how you look at it?!

It is said that the full name of the king of the south is the king of Pingnan, this title is similar to the king of Zhenxi, there are no soldiers in his hands, how to call it "Ping" and "town". The king of the south has countless fiefs in the south, and it is the fief of his extremely arrogant old imperial uncles, and none of them can compare with him.

Of course, it seems glamorous, but in fact it is not enough. It is impossible to give such a tax-paying place as Jiangnan to the king of the south, and most of the places left to him are naturally places with many bandits, many widows, many miasma, and many mountains, and his subordinates are not stable to sleep without soldiers.

To deal with mountain bandits, the army must be used.

If you want to deal with the Japanese pirates, you have to rely on the navy, and you can't do it without a ship.

So, it's really a ship that isn't a merchant ship, although it's refitted.

The author has something to say: by the way, I forgot to tell you all this time.

Now that the villain and the female supporting role have officially resumed the update, at most, they will occasionally stop for a day or two~\(≧▽≦)/~

PS: The character of the male protagonist is the kind of person who has remained unchanged for 10,000 years, self-enclosed until death, and then he has to pour a bag of high-grade cement to seal it, go all the way to the tip of the horns, walk the horns of the sheep, and then run all the way on the road of blackening, and ten fathers plus ten cows and ten Hulks can't pull back the type

PPS: Thank you to the little angels for throwing the mines, Momoda~

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