Chapter XXVII
Zhu Yan looked at Xue Jingyan, she was a little puzzled, but suddenly felt a little taken for granted. There are no absolutely good people in this world, although Xue Jingyan took good care of her for a while, it does not mean that he will help everyone who encounters difficulties.
Xue Jingyan saw that there was a little disappointment in her expression, and her heart couldn't help moving, and she said the words she wanted to stay in her heart with a single mouth.
"It's not that I'm inactive, it's that this person has a lot of flaws. He said that Liu Zhizhou sent people to hunt him down, but why he was able to escape from Muzhou to Liangzhou was not something that could be done in just a few days. Liu Mingxu is the most leaky person who does things, how can he leave such a heavy flaw. also said that suing the royal court is just a matter of course. Moreover, although he expressed his sadness just now, the look in his eyes was not as good as his expression. β
Zhu Yan nodded as if he didn't understand: "Then what is the purpose of this person's behavior?" β
"Whatever his purpose is, we just go ourselves. Now that the tragedy of the Sheng family has happened, the Si people have passed away and cannot be traced. Our purpose is Muzhou, and we can also go to Erlong Mountain. β
Zhu Yan glanced at the man just now, who was silently drinking tea and didn't look at this side again. She rolled her eyes and said, "Master, didn't you say that you would take me to the capital?" But this matter is so urgent, why don't we go directly to Muzhou. β
"Uh," Xue Jingyan pondered for a moment and said, "Xiao Yan, don't you want to go to the capital?" β
Zhu Yan grabbed Xue Jingyan's left sleeve and pouted, "Master hasn't taught Xiao Yan kung fu yet, are you going to leave your chief apprentice?" β
"You......" Xue Jingyan glanced at her lovingly, nodded and said, "Since that's the case, then we won't go to the capital, just go to Muzhou!" β
Zhu Yan couldn't help but smile.
The six of them rested in the city for the night, and then rushed to Muzhou the next day. But Xue Jingyan finally took pity on Zhu Yan's youth and hired a carriage for her. Zhu Yan was afraid of slowing down the team, and she didn't want to get into the carriage, but Xue Jingyan glanced at her with a slightly sharp look, and she had to compromise silently.
In just two days, he passed through Annan City, and then went all the way south.
Maybe the secrecy measures were done well, or maybe the people in the Demon Cult felt that it was not worth chasing them, so the rest of the journey was unusually smooth. Of course, unobstructed only means that there is no pursuit, but the checkpoints along the way are becoming more and more stringent.
Fortunately, one of Xue Jingyan's guards would take out a token to show those people whenever someone was blocking the way, and those people respectfully welcomed people in. As for whether he privately told the news of Xue Jingyan's arrival to their respective masters, it is unknown.
When Zhu Yan saw this scene, she was also curious about Xue Jingyan's identity, because her eyes were sharp, and she saw the word "Xue" inscribed on the token in the guard's hand. But since the newly recognized master didn't say anything, she had no choice but to suppress her curiosity. She thought that this was just an ordinary person, but later found out that it was not, but from now on, he will not be a simple child of a family. They don't have that much power yet.
Master, you're making me more and more curious!
When she was on the road, Xue Jingyan taught Zhu Yan a set of introductory exercises, let her meditate on the carriage every day, and teach her a set of light exercises, body techniques, light feather tricks and basic swordsmanship when she rested at night.
Although these are just basic things, the profound and esoteric need to be learned later, and it may take two years to lay the foundation after listening to Xue Jingyan's meaning, but Zhu Yan can already feel that since practicing martial arts these days, his body and endurance have improved significantly.
She also fought with Xue Jingyan's guards, although the man was obviously feeding her, but she was satisfied, although Xue Jingyan had told her very gloomily that her martial arts talent was not very high, but she felt that even if someone came to chase and kill, she was still confident that she could kill someone.
As a former adult, an adult woman who has worked hard in the back house, she is well versed in the technique of killing without seeing blood. Although this is the thing that Zhu Yan dislikes the least and doesn't want to recall. And when she has had some shallow medical knowledge and popular science, she wants to forget about those major arteries and laryngeal incisions, so it is not too difficult.
On this day, when it was dark and about to get to the next post station, a group of people came to say that they wanted to meet Xue Gongzi.
Everyone outside the carriage was wearing official uniforms, and the official ranks were different, but Zhu Yan looked out from the crack in the curtain, and he had seen big people before, so he was not very panicked at this moment. But the black gauze hat can still give people a spiritual impact. I don't know how the emperor felt when he was in the last dynasty.
She remembered that as soon as Xue Jingyan entered Qingyun Mansion in Muzhou, she began to change into a carriage with exquisite workmanship, luxury and swagger, and then sat in the carriage with her, teaching her some small skills and kung fu from time to time, and more reading and calligraphy.
Although the Great Xia Dynasty did not hurt Zhongyong's story, there was a similar thing in the previous dynasty. She knew that he had checked some of her information, and she didn't know much about it in the past, so it was not good to know too much at once. had to be a little ahead of Xue Jingyan's teaching, but it was still enough to amaze him. Although he did not express his appreciation on the surface, there was a faint sense of pride in his expression.
It seems that his master had expected this scene in front of him.
In the earnest voice of the officials, they saw a girl about seven or eight years old jump off the carriage first, everyone was stunned at first, and then they all thought that this person should be Xue Gongzi's maid, so they no longer cared, but still maintained a respectful attitude towards the carriage.
They had discussed before that they must please this sixth son of the Xue family, and it was good to say a few good words for them in front of the regent. Liu Mingxu didn't come because he held his own identity, but they didn't dare to pretend. Who in the officialdom doesn't know that the emperor is young now, and almost all political affairs are handed over to the regent. And the regent is precisely surnamed Xue, and he is the father of Xue Liugongzi, who came today!
If they show the slightest disrespect to Xue Jingyan, who reports it to the regent, they will be unjustly killed.
Under the faint waiting of everyone, Xue Jingyan finally revealed the true face of Lushan. Dressed in a cyan robe, the wind god is handsome, and an elegant and dusty temperament arises spontaneously, with a faint smile on his lips.
Everyone couldn't help but be impressed by his temperament, and they all said that Xue Jialiulang had a good appearance, they had heard of it for a long time, but at this moment, they felt that even rumors could not describe his demeanor. Everyone couldn't help but think that they couldn't become the prince of the regent like this, so what about the eldest son of Xue, who was also born to Mrs. Lu?
He jumped out of the carriage neatly, glanced at Zhu Yan first, and beckoned her to come to his side and not run to the side.
Zhu Yan couldn't help but feel a little pressured when she saw the officials looking at her condemnation: I didn't let him pay attention to me first! But I'm his apprentice, so I should be treated first, hehe.
She walked to Xue Jingyan's side with a cold face. The officials were a little puzzled, and just before they came, they pushed a leader out, it was Li Xiangyun, the prefect of Qingyun, and he was a little at a loss when he saw the situation, so Li Xiangyun took it as a matter of course.
Because Xue Jingyan does not have an official position on his face, Li Xiangyun, as the prefect of Qingyun, is not easy to be too flattering, and there is the arrogance of a literati, and he is still more polite.
First of all, he made a gesture, expressed his admiration for Xue's father and his patriotism for his dedication to national affairs, expressed his respect for Xue's father, and expressed the joy of Muzhou officialdom for Xue Jingyan's arrival, and vaguely asked what the purpose of Xue Gongzi's arrival was.
Zhu Yan's ears were tired when he listened to the words, but they couldn't ask Xue Jingyan directly what the purpose of his surprise attack was.
Xue Jingyan smiled and listened to Li Xiangyun's words, and did not reply to him, but said: "Everyone worked tirelessly to greet Xue, Xue is ashamed, but we have just gone through a rush, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to talk about this." β
Li Xiangyun nodded sneeringly, and hurriedly commanded an errand officer, "Don't take Xue Gongzi's guards and maids down to rest, come, Xue Gongzi, we have prepared a sumptuous meal here, let's talk about it during the banquet, and talk again." β
"This ...... It's not okay, Xiao Yan is not my maid, it's my new apprentice. And, I'm sorry to let you break the bank. In the future, my father misunderstood...... I thought it would be bad for me to use public money privately. β
"No, no." Li Xiangyun wiped the sweat droplets from the corners of his forehead, "This is all our heart, heart." Please rest assured. Ah, and this ...... Miss, please take a seat, too! β
Zhu Yan on the side was actually stunned, if it weren't for Xue Jingyan holding her hand, she wouldn't believe that her master was actually the son of the legendary regent. Sure enough, it's a thick thigh! However, as her thoughts got deeper and deeper, she couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
The Regent, it seems that he didn't end well in the end......
Now the emperor is young, but when the emperor grows up in the future, I am afraid that he will not be able to tolerate the loss of his power. She still remembers a time when her husband was always worried, and he didn't say anything when he asked him. But later he learned that he had gone the way of the regent, for fear that the fire would burn on his head.
Because it was the first time she had seen Fu Yan so uncertain, unlike before, she was always comfortable with everything, so she was particularly impressed. Later, Fu Yan almost exhausted his family's property, so he was spared prison and was sent to a more remote area as a county magistrate.
Even a small protΓ©gΓ© who had just walked the path of the Regent had suffered such a big crime, she didn't dare to imagine what would happen to the Regent's Mansion.
Is it a crime of treason? This is the only crime that can bring down the regent, and this crime can harm the nine clans. What can be done?
Zhu Yan began to be absent-minded.