Chapter 3: Hiding from the World
"Elder Ge, what are you doing here? Please don't get in the way of the general's office. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info "The generals who searched were a little displeased.
"I, where am I hindering you, the old man just came out of there, and there is not even a person, a figure. Xu Chu pointed to the direction of the rockery and stammered, obviously drinking too much.
"It doesn't matter if there are people in it or not, but this is the duty of the last general, to eat the king's fortune and bear the king's worries. The general had a righteous expression.
"Hey, no, you, you don't believe the old man, it would have been okay to let you go, but you didn't believe me, would I lie to you. Xu Chu said that he was angry, and the two lumps of wine red on his face became even more obvious.
On this side, Xu Chu and the generals are arguing, and on the other side, Long Yanran's heart is up and down, whether to go out or not?
"Hey, hey, you, what are you doing?" Long Yanran quietly looked over, it turned out that the general was pretending to be entangled with Xu Chu on the surface, and secretly sent soldiers to approach the rockery, seeing that the soldier was about to arrive at the rockery, but who wanted to be discovered by Xu Chu, and pulled the soldier to live and not let him get any closer.
"Elder Ge, the last general respects you, but this matter is very serious, if you don't get out of the way, you will not blame the last general for being rude. "Apparently the general's patience is running out.
"Yo Yo Yo, you can't help it? Listen, what do you say to respect me, you don't even believe what the old man said, and he actually said that he would be rude to me, be good, today, the old man is standing, standing here, if you have the ability, you will go in and search. Xu Chu burped and walked as he spoke, and before the general could react, he had already stumbled to the entrance of the rockery, and stood swaying like that.
This general is called a grievance, it was such a good day today, the civil and military officials, and the ministers were all raising their glasses and drinking, chic and happy, but he was wronged enough to guard the safety of the palace gate, and now he was inexplicably assigned to catch the thief, and he met a master who drank so badly, the key is that the other party's officials are still older than themselves, and this advance is not retreat.
Seeing that the other party had not moved for a long time, Xu Chu couldn't help but raise his head to look, only to see the soldier walking around in place, obviously stumped by his own words, and while letting go of his heart a little, he also had to sigh in his heart that the official did a big job.
"General Liu, why are you still standing here, quick, come with me. At this time, a boy came over, dressed up this time, and being able to walk around at will in this deep palace mansion, he didn't need to think about it to know that this person's identity was not ordinary.
Sure enough, seeing this person appear, the general immediately changed into a respectful appearance, and the gap between before and after was really staggering, "Young Master Xu, why are you here?"
This Xu Gongzi is none other than the only son of this Xu Chu, Xu Yaozong, don't say it, that's really a person like his name, he has been an official to the Ministry of War at a young age, and as soon as he took office, he cleaned up a lot of moths and corrupt bureaucrats in the Ministry of War, and the efficiency and style of the Ministry of War have skyrocketed in the second year, so it is no wonder that there will be such a big difference in the attitude of this general.
"I met the Assassin head-on and accidentally got a sword in the arm. The general, who was called General Liu, noticed that Xu Yaozong's right sleeve was already blood-red.
"Someone, go and call the doctor. General Liu hurriedly turned his head and ordered the soldiers beside him.
"Don't worry, you better go and catch the assassin, he went in the direction of the empress's dormitory, he was injured at this time, and he shouldn't be able to run far. Xu Yaozong pointed with his hand.
"Xu Gongzi, you have to go to the imperial doctor quickly, and then go and arrest the thief, brothers, come with me." General Liu greeted and chased after him like a swarm of soldiers.
When he saw that the person was far away, the corners of Xu Yaozong's mouth showed a sneer, and then he walked to Xu Chu's side in three steps and two steps and asked tentatively, "Father?"
"Empress, Empress. Xu Chu completely ignored his son's greeting, but turned around and shouted softly towards the rockery.
Seeing that there was no movement for a long time, it seems that he is not here, if you want to say why this Xu Chu is so abnormal today, it is because he feels that today's Lin Yan father and son are very abnormal, as if they were possessed by others, and they are not familiar and friendly in the past, and later saw that after the empress got up, Lin Yan and his son also sneakily followed, so he concluded that there was something greasy in it, and finally saw the whole thing.
There was not a sound in the rockery, I don't know whether to rejoice or sigh, since he was not here, Xu Chu was about to leave.
"Elder Xu. "A soft sound is like a pebble thrown into the surface of the lake.
Long Yanran grabbed the stone wall with both hands and leaned against it, looking a little struggling.
"Empress?" Xu Chu was overjoyed, and hurriedly walked over a few steps to support Long Yanran.
En, Xu Yaozong thought that it was true, but his face did not show it, but looked left and right before walking towards the rockery.
"Empress, come with me. "As a leader in the younger generation, Xu Yaozong is excellent in terms of thinking strategy and personal connections.
In the face of the large-scale search in the palace at this time, it is quite rare to hide a person, and the three of them twisted and turned in the palace, and finally stopped in one place.
"It stinks, where is this?" It's no wonder that Xu Chu threw his sleeves, because it really stinks here.
Although Long Yanran didn't say it, the wrinkles on her forehead had betrayed her heart.
Xu Yaozong didn't say anything, he stepped forward and pushed the door open, the furnishings in the room were extremely simple, a bed, a futon, and that's it.
"The excrement in the palace is all sent out through here. Xu Yaozong closed the door and told the two.
As soon as Long Yanran and Xu Chu heard this, they naturally understood where this was, and the identities of several people, especially the first two, it was normal not to know where to go, but Xu Yaozong could know this, which meant that this person was extremely familiar with the palace.
"Thank you both for today. Long Yanran arched her hands.
"The empress can't be like this, it's really a torment. Xu Chu had an uncontrollable expression.
"Empress, father, what happened?" Although Xu Yaozong had guessed a little bit of skin, he still wanted to hear the truth of the matter with his own mouth.
Xu Chu helped Long Yanran sit down, and then spoke, "Here's the thing..."
In this way, these two people are not Lin Shuai and Changfeng. Xu Yaozong paced, talking to himself as he walked.
"Yaozong, don't walk around, you see that your father's eyes are spent. "Xu Chu is already old, and if he is happy today, he can't help but be greedy for cups, and now his head is still a little dizzy.
"Oh, I see, it must be so. Xu Yaozong had a suddenly realized expression, and the two people next to him were puzzled, and their brows deepened.
"What do you understand?"
"Father, in the past three years, I have been paying attention to the movements of our army and Nanchu all the time, although the two sides are acting secretly and quickly, but just half a year ago, the spies I sent out came back and told me that Lin Shuai and Changfeng entered the Nanchu camp alone, as if they were going to peace talks or what, as for what the real situation is, it is unknown. Xu Yaozong expressed his guess.
Xu Chu frowned at the word "Chuan", "Do you mean to suspect that the person who went in was Lin Shuai and them, but when they came out, they had already been transferred?"
"Exactly. ”
"Impossible, impossible, absolutely impossible, why did they enter the Nanchu camp alone. ”
"Maybe there's some reason why I have to go. ”
"It's... Empress, what should we do next?" Xu Chu changed his words and immediately returned to his current state.
"Empress, I will go and gather the men now, and when the time comes, I will testify with my father and let the thief be revealed. Xu Yaozong said that he was about to turn around and go out to find someone.
"No, a small sapling is not strangled in the cradle when it sprouts, then once it grows into a towering tree, it cannot be shaken by human manpower, because it is deeply rooted. Long Yanran's words were cold, as if they were a little colder than the flying snow outside the door.
"What does the empress mean that a large part of the palace is theirs?" asked Prince Xu worriedly.
"It's hard to say that the Quartet Beacon Fire has been premeditated, all of this is just to distract us, if it was said that three years ago it was to plant this seed, then today..."
"It's just to harvest this precipitation. Long Yanran said with a bleak smile, she has completely figured it out, but what's the matter, if you want the throne to be spoken, how can you unite with outsiders and cause today's roommates to fight.
"Empress, since you can't show up, then we will leave the palace first, and then discuss when we get to the minister's mansion. ”
"At this time, the search outside must be tight, and it is not easy to get out. ”
"But if you don't want to get out now, I'm afraid you won't be able to get out until tomorrow. ”
Just when Xu Chu and Long Yanran couldn't make up their minds, Xu Yaozong, who had been thinking about it for a long time, spoke, "Empress, the minister has a plan, but I'm afraid that I will wronged the empress..."
"This must not be, the empress is a golden body, and she must not do this. Before Long Yanran could speak, Xu Chu vetoed it.
"Does Xu Lao have a better idea?"
"This..."
"Okay, let's do what Xu Shilang wants. ”
Long Yanran made a decision, although Xu Chu was extremely reluctant, but he had no better idea, so he had to act according to the plan.
"Squeak... Who are you?" After the door opened, a small man walked in.
"Who are you?" At this time, Xu Yaozong sat on the ground, looking drunk.
"Ah? It turned out to be Lord Squire, the slave should die, the slave should die. The little guy saw the young man look up, and his handsome face seemed to have an inscription on the wood.
"What should I do, what should I do? Xu Yaozong waved his hand impatiently.
"Yes, yes, yes. The little guy said again and again, turned around and went out the door.
"Huh?" The little guy looked at the two big wooden barrels on the carriage in front of him, and muttered in his heart, he clearly remembered that he had put it on the ground when he left, thinking in his heart, his footsteps moved slowly, and in a blink of an eye, he walked to the side of the carriage, pinching his nose with his left hand, and lifting the lid with his right hand, it was full.
"Bodhisattva bless, Bodhisattva bless, it must be that the Bodhisattva saw that I was too tired, so he packed it all for me. The little guy folded his hands together, his face full of reverence, and muttered to himself.
On the other side, Xu Yaozong opened a small door, watched inside, covered his mouth with his left hand, and was already smiling at this time.
The little guy here drove the carriage to the city gate, Xu Yaozong pulled out Xu Chu who was hiding in the corner, and the father and son ran away.