Fifty-three, crows

The coachman of the Yang family is an ordinary person, and the two masters who are completely unaware of each other are secretly competing. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

He asked, "Sir, are you ready to go?" ”

Yao Xitong did not avoid the crow's dagger, and did not even use force. He affectionately dragged the crow into the car with him, and asked amid the sound of the horse's hooves, "How do you know that something has happened to the magpie?" ”

"My colleague has been a colleague for many years, and I know very well his personality and martial arts, and it is impossible not to defeat a few bandits. The disappearance of his relatives in Dadu for no reason, and your evil experience in the ghost town, all have something to do with it! ”

Yao Xitong said with an innocent face, "I agree with your point of view, all of this is related, but what does it have to do with me?" ”

"Childe, not everyone can imitate the handwriting of the Empress Dowager, and the composure and agility you showed that day were very astonishing."

Yao Xitong looked at the ordinary-looking crow who was about fifty years old, and suddenly laughed. After waiting for a few days, the man finally lost his patience.

He said: "I'll just say, the secret guards around the Empress Dowager are mediocre. The magpie's disappearance does have something to do with me, but his relatives have nothing to do with me, I just can't bear to be coerced into doing something bad for the princess. ”

The crow took back the dagger and asked, "Do you plan to inform Lord Chen about the Empress Dowager?" ”

"Before answering this question, I have a question for you, why are you here when the magpie is coerced into following us?"

Yao Xitong's meaning is very clear, the empress dowager is dead, and the magpie and crow have become free men. What to find out the real culprit behind the scenes and avenge the Empress Dowager, all these are just clichΓ©s in special circumstances. The magpie stayed, it was his relatives who were held hostage by Xuanze, and he had no way to escape. The crow is different, why should he stay?

The crow said: "Great Xia does not have an institution that specializes in cultivating secret guards, and most of the secret guards around the emperor are from the army or privately cultivated in the mansion. I used to be a scout, and I was sent to the Empress Dowager by my boss because of my light work. The Empress Dowager asked the same question as you, and I still remember the answer at that time: I like the strong, and I am willing to serve the strong. ”

Yao Xitong asked with some disbelief: "Will you stay?" ”

"First, I don't betray the old master. Don't ask me anything related to the Queen Mother unless I voluntarily tell you. Second, I don't mind dying to complete my mission, but I must know the true identity of my master. Third, if I want to leave, please don't dissuade me. ”

The crow sounds uncomfortable with these three points, but after careful consideration, I think it is very interesting. The master and servant are a two-way choice for him, he chooses you to be the master, and he can die for you. If he feels that you are not worthy of his allegiance, he can always reject you.

Yao Xitong said: "It's really difficult for you to stay, so let's do it, you answer me three questions, if the answer satisfies me, I will agree to your conditions." What do you think of three questions for three conditions? ”

Raven's jaw.

Yao Xitong asked: "First of all, do you think I will tell Lord Chen about the Empress Dowager?" Secondly, who am I playing for. In the end, can you kill me? "His problems are sharper and sharper, and if you want to stay with him, you have to prove that you have the strength.

After thinking for a while, the crow said: "The first question, you won't tell Lord Chen about the Empress Dowager, the reason involves the old things between the Empress Dowager and Lord Chen, and I don't want to tell you." ”

"The second question, Yao Xitong, the son of the Qidi squire, if this is not your true identity, it means that you have been disguising yourself since the day you were born. To be honest, I don't know who you play for, but I think you are very similar to the Queen Mother. ”

"The last question, whether or not I can kill you depends on two things: whether you can do martial arts, and whether you are prepared for me. I can't answer such a question. ”

Yao Xitong smiled, "I am very satisfied with your answer, from today on, we will be a master and servant." ”

The crow didn't laugh, but said heartily, "It should be fun to follow you." ”

Three days later, the group left Zhongling County and headed towards Chuncheng, the capital of Chendi. Yao Xitong pointed to the snowflakes flying outside the car with a fan and asked, "Xiaoxiao, do you know why the capital of Chendi is **city?" ”

Xiao Baoer was reading "Wild History Interesting Talk", and there happened to be a brief introduction to Chen Di in the book.

She said: "A long time ago, the capital of Chendi was like a jewel embedded in the mountains, blocked by the wind and snow and cold mountains, this gem enjoyed the warm and suitable weather of the four seasons, and the people who lived here called it Spring City. ”

"Generations of Chen people have lived and multiplied here, and the land has been overwhelmed by the swelling population. The ancestors of Chen Di had to send people over the mountains to see if there was land on the other side of the mountain to support their people. Not long after, the people who had been sent out reported that there was a vast green field on the other side of the mountain. ”

"The ancestor of Chen Di was reluctant to give up Spring City, and wanted to move to the other side of the mountain, in the midst of pain and entanglement, the advisor suggested that he send someone to move the mountain, as long as there is no high mountain, Spring City will be connected with the green field."

"On the day the mountain was moved, the people of Chen Di had a dream. An old man with a black face and green hair cried in a dream that he was the mountain god who protected Spring City, and had provided for so many people with his flesh and blood, but that these people were not only not grateful for its efforts, but were carried away by ambition and greed, and tried to dig it out. In order to survive, it had to stay away from the land it once loved. ”

The old man left white tears as he spoke, but where the tears dropped, there were no mountains between heaven and earth, the green fields turned white in an instant, and the mountains surrounding the spring city were gone, and the spring city, which was originally warm and suitable, ushered in the first heavy snowfall ......

Before the story was finished, Yao Xitong threw "Wild History Talks" out of the car, "What a messy story this is, I knew I wouldn't show you this book." ”

"At the beginning of the founding of the Great Xia, Chen Di had not yet been divided, and it had suffered from the invasion of the Liao State for many years. In the thirty-first year of Great Xia, the Son of Heaven was old, and several imperial heirs were fighting endlessly for the succession. The Liao State took the opportunity to raise troops to attack Bactria and the frontier was in an emergency, but the imperial court was deeply involved in party strife, so that no one faced it. ”

The Son of Heaven was furious, and in desperation, he asked his young daughter Princess Huanchun to lead the troops to meet him, and promised that if the battle was won, Princess Huanchun could recruit a son-in-law on her own and become the first female prince to be divided. Chendi Shouyi Spring City, in fact, refers to the city where Princess Huanchun lived. ”

After speaking, Yao Xitong threw another book to Xiao Bao'er, "This one is for you." ”

"Monsters, what kind of book is this?"

Yao Xitong smiled and said nothing, Xiao Bao'er suddenly remembered that she had said rhino incense to her, presumably Yao Xitong thought that she would like this kind of book about strange powers.

She said sincerely, "I'll watch it carefully, thank you!" ”

"It's okay, watch it slowly, I just finished reading it, I believe you will feel the same way as me."

"How do you feel?"

"Monsters are almost the same," Yao Xitong glanced at Xiao Bao'er meaningfully, and the latter thought for a long time and realized that Yao Xitong was scolding her for being the same as monsters. I don't know which tendon has a problem with this guy, since the two bet, he has fully demonstrated his ability to scold people without dirty, and often refers to Sang and scolding Huai to say her.

Because she has a big heart, she doesn't understand the bad set of the Central Plains people, and naively thinks that this guy is praising her. It wasn't until Raven reminded her that she realized that many of the words that sounded good had other meanings.

A few days later, this guy also knew that she couldn't understand the meaning of the words, and every time he scolded her, he would use an exaggerated tone or the kind of eyes he had before. She has to be enlightened and angry for a long time before this guy stops.

It is said that a woman's heart is a needle, but she thinks that Yao Xitong is a woman, and she is very careful.

"Xiaoxiao, it's all your idea to come to Chen this time, the Son of Heaven will not transfer me in the short term, how do you think we should deal with the relationship with Chen Lord Gao Wenyun?"

"What do you mean, I don't understand?"

"I want to say that the Empress Dowager's decree is forged, the Son of Heaven does not know, and Gao Wenyu does not know. However, the situation of the Empress Dowager can't be hidden for long, should we hint at Gao Wenyun in advance? ”

"No, Gao Wenyu soon knew that the Empress Dowager was dead."

Yao Xitong has been talking to crows these days, trying to find out why there is such a strong relationship between Gao Wenyu and the Empress Dowager. The raven knew, but would not speak.

casually mentioned it today, but I didn't expect Xiao Bao'er to give him an unexpected answer. He asked, "Why is that?" ”

Xiao Bao'er had heard Xuan Ze talk about this matter, and knew that the Empress Dowager had been able to intimidate the courtiers for so many years, just because Gao Wenyu had always been her solid backing. Without military power, the so-called political talent is nothing more than a castle in the air.

She was hesitating to tell the truth to Yao Xitong, this guy's face changed like turning a book, and the person who had mocked her before immediately said with an aggrieved face, "Xiaoxiao, I am the husband you selected, and it was your idea to come to Chen Di." You have seen the situation in Zhongling County, is it possible to let me, a poor and remote country, be a county magistrate for the rest of my life? I'm a political aspirant. ”

Yao Xitong shifted the responsibility to Xiao Baoer in a few words, as if his misfortune was all caused by Xiao Baoer.

Life is like a play, it all depends on acting skills, even if he is aggrieved, Yao Xitong is still good-looking and can't refuse. Xiao Bao'er's heart softened, and she said honestly: "Gao Wenyu is not the sister-in-law of the old Chen Lord, and he can inherit the throne because of the secret help of the Empress Dowager!" ”

And this kind of thing?

Yao Xitong felt that the buns were spread out in vain, and the information he bothered to find was not as good as Xiao Bao'er's casual remarks.

"Xiaoxiao, you lied to me. At the beginning of the founding of the Great Xia, the primogeniture inheritance system was followed, how could Gao Wenyu not be a son-in-law? ”

"It's a long story."

"You can make a long story short."

"The wife of the old Chen lord has never had a child, and in order to keep her position, she passed the son of the maid to her knees."

"The child of the stepstep needs to be recognized by the clan and the son of Daxia at that time, Mrs. Zhengwu originally planned to let the old Chen master go to Daxia in person to tell the Son of Heaven about it, and without waiting for the old Chen lord to leave, the main lady found out that she was pregnant, and the matter of the succession was shelved, but everyone in the Chen lord's mansion acquiesced that Gao Wenyu was the sister-in-law of the Chen lord. Not long after, Mrs. Masamuro gave birth to a boy, who was frail and sickly, and was not as brilliant as Gao Wenyu in all aspects. ”

"Time flies, time flies, Mrs. Zheng does not want Gao Wenyu to occupy the position of her child, and mentioned this matter to the old Chen several times, hoping that he can give him the son of tomorrow, and the position of Chen will be inherited by the second son."

Gao Wenyu knew his life experience, and he also knew that Lao Chen had been vacillating between his two sons. For the position of Lord Chen, he set his sights on Dadu, and it was more important than anything else to get the support of Xia Zi. ”

The Empress Dowager was not favored at that time, but Gao Wenyu dared to bet her fate and future on her. Not long after, the Empress Dowager was pregnant, and she re-mentioned the matter of succession in front of the Son of Heaven, so that the Son of Heaven recognized Gao Wenyu's identity as a concubine. ”

"Old Lord Chen has resisted, but Gao Wenyu is really good, whether it is the clan or Xia Zi, they all hope that he will lead Chen Di ......"

Things will definitely not be so simple, Yao Xitong remembered that the second son of Lao Chen died in Dadu, as if he had unfortunately fallen from a horse while hunting.

Hearing Xiao Bao'er say this, he was sure that this was the handiwork of the Empress Dowager, and only when the second son disappeared could Gao Wenyu rightfully inherit the throne. So much time has passed, and when she did it, it was extremely secretive, why would a princess of Northern Liao know this?

"Xiaoxiao, how did you know all this?"

Xiao Bao'er's face was extremely ugly, and Yao Xitong's question directly poked her sore spot. At that moment, she was sure that Xuan Ze and Xiao Huiting had an extraordinary relationship, and only Xiao Huiting could know the history of the Empress Dowager so clearly.

She didn't mention Xuan Ze at all, and lied, "Do you still need to ask this?" Of course, it was Rhinozo who told me. ”

Yao Xitong was dumbfounded, is there really this in the dream? Xiao Baoer didn't lie? Does he want to believe that legendary monsters such as Qilin, Dongji, and Nanxi really exist?

He said: "I suddenly remembered that I haven't finished reading "Monster Chronicles" yet, why don't you let me watch it first?" ”

Xiao Bao'er handed the book to Yao Xitong and asked, "If Gao Wenyu knew the truth, would he raise an army?" ”

"No, unless someone among the four hegemons is called the emperor......"

Oh, my God! He sighed and buried his face in the book, and suddenly remembered that Xiao Bao'er had also dreamed that Gao Wenyu had attacked Dadu under the banner of "Qingjun's side". Everything seems to be connected, and the world he believes is collapsing, and the rhinoceros that can foresee the future seems to be real.

Xiao Bao'er was frightened by his long sigh, and couldn't help but ask again: "Leather jacket, will you really change your life?" "It's all like this, I don't have to do it, Yao Xitong said firmly with a stiff face, "Yes." ”

"I need you to swear that if my fate doesn't change, what will happen to you?"

Xiao Baoer is now learning and using it, and soon used the oath on Yao Xitong. The latter dug a pit and jumped by himself, and said helplessly, "If I hadn't helped you change your life, I would have lived with someone like you for the rest of my life." ”

Xiao Bao'er didn't get angry, and said directly, "This oath doesn't count, it's too cheap for you." ”

"Xiaoxiao, why can you say that, I can't?"

"I'm a princess, and it's your pleasure to live with me."

Yao Xitong was out of options, "Say, what do you want?" ”