On January 17 of the third year of Zhou Jianye, the joy of the New Year has gradually returned to its former calm, and the moon rose to the sky in advance, looking at the dying Zhou Dynasty and even the entire land of the Central Plains and the Nine Kingdoms as it has been for thousands of years.

The moonlight was cold, and it crossed the mountains and rivers to the East Sea Road of Qi State, and then flowed to the most magnificent and prosperous Yongluo County City in the southeast of Qi State, and finally sprinkled it in the study of a large mansion in the city.

In January in Jiangbei, the temperature at night is about the same as in December, and it is so cold that people are reluctant to leave the room.

The flickering candle flame in the study brought a trace of warmth to the room, and a sharp long sword lay horizontally on the table, reflecting the warm light of the candle flame, and a letter was unfolded and placed on the hilt of the sword.

Mu Que stared at the long sword on the table and fell into thought.

In the past month, he has received three letters, all of which have invited him to the most prosperous fireworks place in the city, Zuisheng Tower.

The huge Yongluo is almost well known, and the master behind this drunken Shenglou is the prince of Yongluo, the nephew of the current King of Qi, and the fourth son of the former king.

Since childhood, he has been intelligent, and he has also been criticized by a sacrificial wine in the Jixia School Palace, "the wisdom of the mountains and rivers, and the great power of the world".

It is rumored that this prince also has a kind of conquest atmosphere, in short, there are different opinions, which makes this young figure blurry and mysterious, giving people a sense of dignity and disobedience.

Mu Que pulled back his tumultuous thoughts and looked at the third letter that was still unfolding.

"This sword is given by the king of this day to slay down those who disobey the destiny of heaven. The gentleman is a talented man in the world, and a gentleman should be worthy of this famous sword. ”

Although the letter did not mention inviting him to meet him like the previous times, it all revealed the invitation, or persecution.

This "behead the person who violates the mandate of heaven" clearly means that he Mu Que is the one who violates the mandate of heaven of the royal family, and it makes Mu Que break out in a cold sweat when he sees it for the first time.

It was a cold winter night, and the snow was floating in the sky outside the house, and the moonlight was still cold, and the snowy weather did not seem to affect the flow of the moonlight.

Mu Que wrapped his fur clothes, took the unsheathed long sword, pushed open the door and walked out. He understood that this had nothing to do with his personal likes and dislikes, and that his family could be involved in a feud from then on.

Mu Que faintly felt that this young Yongluo Marquis had some plans, but Mu Que didn't dare to think about it.

As soon as he touched the cold air, he immediately turned into a white mist, Mu Que pushed open the door of the mansion, looking back at the house where he had lived for sixteen years was about to be involved in a turmoil, Mu Que couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Forget the dust lane, drunk sheng building.

Mu Que looked at the place of fireworks standing in the red dust in front of him, and couldn't help frowning, he had never come to this kind of place since he was a child, and even Mu Que had an inexplicable contempt for the dust woman here.

It was already night, and it was supposed to be time to turn off the lights and go to sleep, but it seemed to be the right time here, and there was a lot of noise. Mu Que walked to the side of the waiter in front of the door, took out the long sword, handed it to a waiter, and said, "I want to see your master." ”

The words did not hide their edge, full of resentment in his Mu Que's heart.

The waiter held the heavy sword in his hand and looked at the gorgeously dressed young man in front of him, he knew that he couldn't afford to offend the young master in front of him no matter what, so he simply turned around and entered the drunken sheng building behind him.

"Won't the young master come in?" asked the other waiter with a smile.

"No, I'll wait here. After speaking, Mu Que tightened his coat and turned around to distance himself from the building.

At night, the streets of Forgotten Dust were filled with the sound of singing and dancing music, and drunken men came in and out, more prosperous than during the day.

"The slave Qiongju is polite. A lingering voice sounded behind Mu Que: "My son-in-law is invited, and Mr. will come with me." ”

The pale cyan placket half-arm skirt swayed gently in the evening breeze, the long black hair was coiled up at the back of the head, the white neck was the same as the snowflakes falling in the air, and a faint orchid fragrance was scattered in the night sky, which was reassuring.

"Will soar, Pei Yu Qiongju. Bimei Meng Jiang, Xun Mei and Both. Mu Que suddenly had a good impression of this prince who had never met, "The beauty here is indeed like a beautiful jade." ”

Walking through the courtyard, as if knowing that Mu Que didn't like this place, the woman who called herself Qiongju took him to a small building in a deserted courtyard.

The charcoal fire was burning in the basin, and the crackling sound jumped out of the brazier with the flames and drifted into the snowy night sky.

"Sir, don't be impatient, my son-in-law will come, and the slave family will retire. After speaking, the woman saluted Mu Que and retreated, leaving Mu Que alone standing on top of the small building.

The good feeling that had just risen gradually extinguished, and just as Mu Que turned around to leave, there was a sound of footsteps on the stairs of the small building, and a young man dressed in white appeared in front of him in a short time.

Sword eyebrows and starry eyes, a tall nose bridge, a cold face, and an innate noble aura made Mu Que stunned.

"See the prince. Mu Que immediately knelt down and saluted after a moment of distraction, "The minister Mu Que deserves death, please deal with it." ”

"Sir, please hurry up, it is my Liu Yu's luck to be able to mingle with such a talented man as Mr., come to Mr. Please." Come on, serve tea. After saying that, Liu Yu gently patted Mu Que on the shoulder and sat on the wooden chair by the brazier.

The fragrance of tea wafted, filling the room upstairs for a while, and Mu Que's tense nerves were slightly lowered.

"Why does Mr. refuse, isn't Ben Hou worthy of seeing Mr.?" Liu Yu took the lead in speaking, took a sip of the tea in his hand, and asked lightly.

"No, I have a clear order that local officials are not allowed to cling to the outer seals, and violators will be severely punished. It's not that Mu Que doesn't want to see the prince, but I have an order. Just one question made Mu Que sweat, this is to avenge the revenge that he couldn't see before.

At this time, Mu Que faintly regretted the decision not to see him at the beginning, as long as the Yongluo Marquis in front of him insisted, the two must meet each other, and this violation of the clear text and law of the imperial court will sooner or later be used as a handle or a crime and be controlled, Mu Que was in turmoil for a while.

"As far as Ben Hou knows, Ling Zun is the head of a county in Yongluo County, and Mr. has no official position, Ben Hou has a good personal relationship with Mr. and does not violate the law of the country, Mr. does not need to worry much. Liu Yu waved his hand and continued, "Mr. Ask early is very good at chess, and has the reputation of being the first in Yongluo, can you play a game with Ben Hou?"

"It's all at the command of the prince. Mu Que decided not to shirk anymore, the disparity in status between the two, no matter what tricks he played, it would be useless, it was better to meet the magical prince in front of him.

"Sir, you don't have to be restrained, there is no prince or marquis tonight, only Mr. Mu Que and I Liu Yu. ”

After saying that, Liu Yu's spirit became more relaxed, and Mu Que's hanging heart gradually let go.

But the more this chess game played, the more shocking Mu Que became, not to mention this superb chess move, just relying on the bold and step-by-step tricks of the prince of the same age in front of him, Mu Que felt that this chess game would not be just a simple game.

"Sir, do you know when this troubled world will end?" Liu Yu asked slowly, calm as a pool of deep water, and his words were impeccable, but it made Mu Que feel in danger.

"The nine kingdoms of the world have been conquering for more than a hundred years, and if it weren't for the people of the Mandate of Heaven, they wouldn't be able to unify this troubled world. Mu Que replied cautiously.

"Sir, who do you think is the person of this destiny? King Qin, King of Chu, or the current King of Qi, or the son of the Zhou family?"

"Zhou Tianzi is the lord of the world, and it cannot be argued. The army of tigers and wolves of Qin is unstoppable but the people are not civilized, the soldiers of Chu are not weak but the people are weak, and now I am strong and strong, and I am strong and strong, and I am civilized and prosperous, and I am really a strong country. This man of destiny is the one who has the heart of all the people, and the grass people do not dare to make conclusions. Prince, the grass people lost. ”

Mu Que looked at the chess game in front of him, a thought suddenly flashed, he raised his head slightly to look at Liu Yu opposite, and suddenly he found that his eyes were facing each other, and Liu Yu was also looking at him.

"Talking about the country and the world, the grass people deserve death. Mu Que suddenly felt a chill all over his body, although there was really nothing wrong with what he said, and he tried to avoid really talking about the world in every sentence, but from Liu Yu's eyes, Mu Que felt a kind of anger.

"Sir, you won this game, if you don't catch the opportunity in your hand, it's useless to regret it, just like this game of chess just now, in fact, you have already won, why do you have to continue playing? Would you like another game?" Liu Yu said to Mu Que who was kneeling on the ground while cleaning up the chess game.

"Well, the grass people will take the chance. ”

"Get up, I'm going to be serious. After saying that, Liu Yu re-invested in the chess game, and Mu Que didn't mention the next game, he didn't want to cause trouble for himself.

The moonlight was like water, spilling onto the ground among the snow, and in a courtyard of Zuisheng Building, the brazier on the small building was still steaming, and the chess game on the chessboard was still not over.

In the same way, this drunken Shenglou and even the entire sky will not care about this meeting, the meeting between a prince and a local talent is innumerable in all parts of the Zhou Dynasty and the nine kingdoms of the Central Plains.

But history and time will prove how powerful the meeting of Mu Que and Liu Yu will be.

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Hello everyone, I'm the author. The "Dao" mentioned in this chapter is actually similar to the current province, and the Tang Dynasty set up Dao in the county to facilitate the administration of the place. Secondly, "will soar and soar, Pei Yu Qiongju." Bimei Meng Jiang, Xun Mei and all "selected from "The Book of Poetry, Zheng Feng, and Lesbian Car". The night time mentioned in the text refers to the period between 11 and 12 o'clock in the evening. The placket half-arm skirt is a popular costume for women in the Song Dynasty in China, in which the skirt is the meaning of short clothes, and the skirt is a kind of Hanfu with a short upper body and a lower skirt, which is very beautiful. And the fur coat is a cloak that was popular all over the world during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties of our country. Moreover, "Zhou Jianye three years and January 17" is a kind of chronology, "Zhou" is the dynasty, "Jianye" is the year name, and the word era name was proposed by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Finally, the term prince is the honorific title of the person who was a marquis and worshiped in the Qin and Han dynasties, and after the Han Dynasty, it refers to the person who is a marquis, and it can also refer to a noble person. In fact, there is no need to think that Mu Que is timid, in fact, in ancient China, there has always been a fear of the royal family and the royal family, and the children of local officials like Mu Que actually have more awe of the royal family than the children of central officials. Finally, I hope you enjoy it.