Chapter 165: Borrowing a knife to kill
Xiao Feng had a big quarrel with Xiao Yuanshan yesterday, and soon after Xiao Yuanshan was angry, he ordered the palace servants to send a message to Xiao Feng, so that he had nothing to do and not to go to Xiao Yuanshan to obstruct his eyes. With Xiao Yuanshan's instructions, Xiao Feng was naturally as good as a stream, and went to Huitong Qianzhuang in Nanshikou early the next morning to inquire about the news. I didn't know that I had just come back, and Xiao Yuanshan was gone! Recalling yesterday's dispute with Xiao Yuanshan, Xiao Feng's heart suddenly jumped, and he hurriedly asked, "Why is it gone?" When was this? β
Yelu Mogo is the privy envoy of the Southern Court, and the big and small things in this royal palace are related to him. Xiao Yuanshan disappeared for no reason, and he was also sweating profusely. Hearing Xiao Feng's inquiry, he hurriedly replied: "The old man has not gone out since he returned to the room last night, and the servants of the palace have nothing to disturb. Until noon today, the servant saw that the old man had not moved, and came to report to the official. Xia Guan went to the old man's room to take a look, only to find that the old man was not in the room at all. The bedding is very neatly covered, and I must have quietly left the house last night. Xia Guan has sent people to search for the whereabouts of the old man outside the city, and I believe that there will be news soon. β
Yelu Moge was full of confidence, but Xiao Feng was not optimistic. Although Xiao Yuanshan's martial arts have not been as good as before since he broke his arm, it is not in vain that he has been hiding in Shaolin for thirty years. If Xiao Yuanshan wanted to hide, how could those ordinary soldiers find out his whereabouts? Now the question is, where will Daddy go? Thinking of this, Xiao Feng frowned slightly. Yesterday, he clearly refused to kill Murong, so will his father assassinate Murong? As soon as he thought of this, Xiao Feng's heart immediately beat wildly, and he couldn't wait to fly to Bianjing now to confirm Murong Fu's safety. "Quick! Go south......" Xiao Feng grabbed Yelu Moge's arm with one hand and wanted him to send someone to search for the south, but halfway through his words, he suddenly changed his words. "Prepare the horses! I'll find it myself! So saying, he strode towards the stable.
However, the direction in which Xiao Yuanshan went was not to the south, but to the north! It is a long way from Nanjing to Shangjing, and it takes more than half a month to arrive. But Xiao Yuanshan rushed all the way, and it only took seven days to rush to the capital of the Great Liao Kingdom to see Empress Xiao.
Since Xiao Fengguan became the king of the Southern Courtyard, Xiao Guanyin has had more contact with Xiao Feng. At this time, she suddenly heard that Xiao Yuanshan asked to see him, although she was a little surprised, she still quickly met him in the harem.
As soon as the two met, Xiao Yuanshan hurriedly gave a salute and said straight to the point: "Ask the queen mother to help me take revenge!" β
Xiao Guanyin was taken aback when he saw Xiao Yuanshan's hideous and murderous face, and hurriedly asked, "Why did Uncle Cousin say this?" β
Xiao Yuanshan had just been heartbroken by Xiao Feng, a son who was detached from morality, and at this moment he heard that Xiao Guanyin was called "Uncle Cousin", and his heart was already full of tears: "My child is ruthless and unrighteous, and he will clean up the sea of blood and hatred!" To avenge his mother, he can only rely on me, an old man! Then he burst into tears.
Xiao Yuanshan was out of shape like this, Xiao Guanyin couldn't help but comfort him a few words, and then slowly led him to talk about the reason.
Xiao Yuanshan was old and paranoid, and when he talked about Murong Clan, he gritted his teeth and scolded. has digressed so many times, and when Xiao Guanyin figured out the hatred between Xiao Yuanshan and the Murong family, a candle flame had been lit in the palace. I saw Xiao Guanyin muttering for a long time, and Fang said slowly: "Such a deep hatred in the sea of blood, it is indeed impossible not to revenge!" It's just that what does Uncle Cousin do? β
When Xiao Yuanshan saw Xiao Guanyin agreeing to help, he immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed. "There are also many masters in the palace, begging the queen to send someone to follow me to the Central Plains and kill the entire Murong clan cleanly!"
A person's experience determines the way they do things. Xiao Yuanshan's indulgence in martial arts is pure martial arts thinking, and he knew that he was not Murong Fu's opponent when he had a broken arm, so he came to Beijing to find help. But Xiao Guanyin is completely different. Hearing Xiao Yuanshan's invitation, Xiao Guanyin immediately laughed and said in a low voice: "Uncle Cousin would like to listen to his niece?" β
Xiao Yuanshan is domineering by nature, how can he listen to people's persuasion? However, he has a request for others now, but he has to say calmly: "The queen mother may as well speak up if she has something to say." β
Xiao Guanyin, as a queen, I don't know how many people she has seen are sinister, how can she not see Xiao Yuanshan's perfunctory appearance of suppressing anger? But she didn't think it was wrong, and her attitude became more and more gentle. "It's a big deal, and my niece has to be careful. If you don't listen to your cousin, please take care of your cousin. β
Xiao Guanyin repeatedly apologized for being careful, but Xiao Yuanshan's face finally turned a little pale, and he nodded lightly.
Although my niece doesn't know martial arts, she also knows the truth that she is afraid of being young. This Murong Fu has superb martial arts and a flintlock pistol by his side, can his uncle be sure that he will assassinate him? Xiao Guanyin asked faintly.
Xiao Yuanshan choked for a moment and said, "As long as you send more masters......"
Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Guanyin interrupted him and said, "Uncle Cousin, that Murong Fugui is the prime minister, and I don't know how many guards there are around him. If there are few people brought by the cousin, there is still a chance to assassinate secretly; If there are many people, I am afraid that I will be discovered before I get close. β
Xiao Guanyin's words were also reasonable, but he saw Xiao Yuanshan standing for a while, suddenly clenching his fists fiercely, and said sadly: "If you can't take his life, my old life is not necessary!" β
Xiao Yuanshan was sad and indignant, but Xiao Guanyin smiled and bent down at this time. "Uncle Cousin doesn't have to be like this! In the opinion of her niece, it is easy to take Murong Fu's life! With that, she got up. Uncle Cousin, please go with your niece to see Your Majesty! β
However, Yeluhonki is not so easy to see. In the past two years, Yelu Hongji has become more and more fond of Mu Guifei, but he has become increasingly cold to Xiao Guanyin. If it was too late today, Yelu Hongji would naturally be by Mu Guifei's side, and Xiao Guanyin and Xiao Yuanshan waited for more than half an hour before Yelu Hongji reluctantly rushed back.
Seeing Xiao Guanyin and Xiao Yuanshan lying at the foot of the stairs to greet him, Yelu Hongji couldn't help but snort coldly, and said lazily: "It's so late, what's the queen's business?" β
Xiao Guanyin treats Xiao Yuanshan thoughtfully, and Xiao Yuanshan naturally favors Xiao Guanyin in his heart. Seeing Yelu Hongji's drunken and impatient appearance, Xiao Yuanshan couldn't help but frown fiercely. But Xiao Guanyin didn't realize it, and only smiled softly: "Your Majesty has a lot of opportunities, and the concubine shouldn't have come to disturb it." It's just that the matter of the concubines is indeed urgent, and it will be of great benefit to my Daliao foundation! β
"Oh?" Xiao Guanyin said this, but Yelu Hongji was a little interested, and sat up straight at the moment. "What?"
Xiao Guanyin smiled again, and concisely explained to Yelu Hongji the past story of Murong clan's exhaustion of Xiao Yuanshan's wife in an attempt to restore the country.
Xiao Yuanshan has no political wisdom, although he knew that the Murong clan was determined to restore Dayan, but he only hated them for being insidious and cunning and tired of his beloved wife. But the same words had a completely different effect in the ears of Yeluhongki. As soon as Xiao Guanyin's voice fell, Yelu Hongji immediately stood up and shouted: "Queen, is this Murong Fu a Xianbei person?" Is it after the Great Yan Murong Clan? Is this true? β
Xiao Guanyin didn't speak, but turned his gaze to Xiao Yuanshan.
Xiao Yuanshan didn't know why Yelu Hongji was excited, but he still replied honestly: "Murong Bo has their Great Yan Emperor's lineage table and heirloom jade seal in his hands, and it can't be faked!" β
"Good! Good! God help me! Hearing this, Yelu Hongji immediately walked down the jade steps, pacing back and forth in the hall while stroking his palms and laughing.
Xiao Yuanshan still didn't know why, but Xiao Guanyin had already bowed down with a smile and said softly: "Congratulations to Your Majesty!" Congratulations! Finally, you can get rid of this Great Song Prime Minister Murong Fu! β
"Thanks to the Queen! Thanks to the Queen! Yelu Hongji was overjoyed and hurriedly stepped forward to help Xiao Guanyin up. When he looked at her, his eyes were full of tenderness.
"This is His Majesty's blessing, and the concubine is just at the right time." Xiao Guanyin hadn't seen her husband so warm for a long time, and she couldn't help but hang her head, her cheeks flushed slightly.
It turned out that since the Shu Party was in power in the Great Song Dynasty, the Great Song Dynasty was full of vitality, first destroying the Western Xia and then collecting Dali. Yelu Hongji is greedy for pleasure, and he already knows that the new prime minister of Da Song, Murong Fuwei, is really a formidable opponent. I understand more that once Dali is completely attached to the Great Song Dynasty, the next thing the Great Song Dynasty will have to deal with is Da Liao. However, Murong Fu monopolized power in the Great Song Dynasty, and even the emperor was afraid of him. If Yelu Hongji wants to deal with him, he is indeed beyond the reach of the whip and has no choice. Unexpectedly, he has such a big handle!
As a descendant of a foreign royal family, he is bent on recovering the country. This is a crime that no emperor can tolerate, and it is also a crime that no courtier dares to avenge him. As long as Yelu Hongji releases this news, no matter how much hard work Murong Fu makes, Zhao Xu will have to take his life!
Thinking of this, Yelu Hongji became more and more proud, couldn't help but raise his head and laugh, and immediately ordered: "Someone! β
"Slowly!" Unexpectedly, without waiting for Yelu Hongji to order the spread of this news, Xiao Guanyin spoke out again to stop it. "Murong Fu is a high-ranking and powerful person in the Great Song Dynasty, and he can't be defeated by a few gossips."
Yelu Hongji himself is a faint monarch who listens to the wind and rain, and he lives others with himself, thinking that Zhao Xu will also attack the important ministers lightly. It wasn't until Xiao Guanyin calmly persuaded him that he realized that he was a little frivolous. However, the so-called faint monarch is: the queen advises and advises, not only is he glad that he has a virtuous helper, but he is disgusted. "What does the queen think?" Therefore, when Yelu Hongji spoke again, his voice was cold again.
Xiao Guanyin and Yelu Hongji's young couple, where can they not figure out his temper? Noticing the change in his attitude, she couldn't help but feel a gloom in her heart, and after a while, she perked up and said: "According to the humble opinion of the concubine, you must first get the evidence of Murong Fu's plot to restore the country, and then you can eradicate this person with the help of the Great Song Dynasty!" β
Xiao Guanyin said it so clearly, Xiao Yuanshan finally understood, and hurriedly stepped forward to recommend himself. "Your Majesty, the villain is willing to share his worries for His Majesty!"
Xiao Yuanshan disappeared for no reason, and Xiao Feng went all the way south to look for it. Yelu Moge, who stayed in Nanjing, was not idle, and still sent people day and night to search for Xiao Yuanshan's whereabouts, so after five days, he finally found out that Xiao Yuanshan actually went to Beijing. Waiting for Yelu Moge to pass the news to Xiao Feng again, Xiao Feng went north to chase Xiao Yuanshan, but after all, it was a step too late.
Until the third day when Xiao Yuanshan brought more than a dozen Khitan warriors to the Central Plains, Xiao Feng chased after him to Beijing. He came to Beijing in civilian clothes, but as soon as he entered the city, an edict had been sent from the palace, ordering him to enter the palace to see the driver. The palace was able to learn his whereabouts so quickly, Xiao Feng's heart was already jumping, and he secretly became a little vigilant.
Unexpectedly, it was not Yelu Hongji who was waiting for him in the palace, but the crown prince Yelu Jun. As soon as the two met, Yelujun already laughed. "Uncle has always been filial, how can he be so angry with my uncle this time?"
When Xiao Feng heard this, he felt helpless in his heart, and immediately asked, "Is my father coming to the palace?" β
Yelu Jun nodded with a smile and said quietly: "My uncle just complained to his mother the day before yesterday, and I want to sue you for the crime of disobedience of this unfilial child!" β
Ye Lujun's words made Xiao Feng's heart even more shocked, Xiao Feng has been with Xiao Yuanshan for a long time and is familiar with his temperament. Xiao Yuanshan has a violent temperament, if he hates Xiao Feng's disobedience, he is afraid that he will kill Xiao Feng on the spot, how can he go to the queen to complain? Thinking of this, Xiao Feng had already secretly breathed a mouthful of guilt in his chest, but he made a guilty look on his face and replied softly: "It's just a little thing between my father and son that makes the prince smile." I wonder where my dad is now? β
"Naturally, he is still in the palace," Yelu Jun replied, "Uncle is afraid that he will be ruthless this time, and Uncle may as well stay in the East Palace for a few days, and wait for the Queen Mother to persuade Uncle to ask for guilt." β
Ye Lujun's voice fell, and Xiao Feng breathed a long sigh of relief and responded apologetically. "It's all about the queen mother!" As he spoke, he strode forward again, laughing and saying. "The wine of the East Palace, Wechen has been thinking about it for a long time......"
Ye Lujun's eyes flickered, and Xiao Feng, who was originally standing outside Zhangyu, had already come to him and hooked his shoulder. I don't know what Xiao Feng's method is, Yelu Jun suddenly felt that his shoulders and back were slightly numb, his body could no longer move, and he couldn't even speak, so he could only let Xiao Feng hook him into the apse.
After a while, the two came to the study of the East Palace, and Yelujun retreated left and right under Xiao Feng's "JianyΓ¬". When there was no one inside or outside the study, Xiao Feng let go of Ye Lujun and said in a deep voice: "His Royal Highness the Prince, where is my father?" β
Yelu Jun had just seen Xiao Feng's martial arts, and he didn't dare to lie to each other anymore, so he only asked in disbelief: "Where did Lone reveal his flaws?" β
Xiao Feng was silent for a while, and replied coldly: "I have always been close to the prince, but the prince has never greeted me personally this time, and there are more guards in the East Palace than usual. β
Ye Lujun nodded slowly and said gloomily: "Uncle, even if you and Murong Fu had a lot of affection, now you are the king of the Southern Courtyard of my Great Liao. It turned out that Xiao Guanyin guessed from Xiao Yuanshan's account that Xiao Feng would most likely defend Murong Fu and prevent Xiao Yuanshan from revealing Murong Fu's background. Xiao Guanyin was unwilling to give up this opportunity to make meritorious contributions to Yelu Hongji, nor did he want Xiao Feng to be separated from her from now on, so he secretly instructed the prince to try to stop Xiao Feng.
As soon as Xiao Feng heard it, he knew that Xiao Yuanshan had told them about the hatred between their family and the Murong clan, he had been in officialdom for many years, and he knew that Murong Fu's life experience was really his biggest weakness. "What are you going to do?"
Xiao Feng was so emotional, Ye Lujun also sighed heavily. "Murong Fuxiong is probably my great rival in Da Liao, so naturally I can't let him live! He was skilled in martial arts and had a flintlock pistol by his side, and his uncle didn't want to kill him, so he had to ...... Kill with a knife! β
As soon as the four words of "borrowing a knife to kill" landed, Xiao Feng changed color at the moment.
However, before he could speak, there were two knocks outside the door, and a shrill eunuch's voice said meaninglessly outside the door: "His Royal Highness the Prince, King Wei, the wine and food have been prepared." β
Yelujun's face immediately showed joy when he heard this, but he didn't know that Xiao Feng's body also burst out with a fierce murderous aura at the same time. Yelujun was so impressed by his momentum that he immediately pressed down his mind to call for help, and pretended to order calmly: "Come in!" β
After the several waiters who came to deliver the food and drinks left, Xiao Feng immediately picked up the wine jug on the table and asked in a low voice, "Is it a drug, or a poison/medicine?" β
Ye Lujun's eyes flickered twice, and he said softly: "Uncle, we are blood relatives, how can loneliness harm you?" Uncle knows that as long as you leave the palace one step today, you will no longer be the king of the Southern Courtyard, but a traitor to Da Liao! β
Xiao Feng turned a deaf ear, only to see him pour a glass of wine casually and send the glass to Yelujun. "Prince, please!"