Chapter 40: Abandoned Pawns
A long-planned operation to arrest the spies that everyone in Tokyo is known to everyone in Tokyo has finally come to a successful end after the murderer is caught. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Yetian followed Zhang Pingrui out of Guanyin Temple and sat on the foal prepared for him by his subordinates. One of them flew flat on his side, sat down on the horse steadily, and said to the brothers under the horse: "Brothers, I have worked hard tonight, and tomorrow in the spring flowers and autumn moon, I invite everyone to drink." ”
These guards, who usually serve in the palace, work black and white shifts, are already very tired, so they naturally go home to sleep after work, how can they still have the heart to play, and with their meager income, they can't afford to play at all. Now when they heard their boss invite them to drink, it was still in such an upscale place as spring flowers and autumn moons, and naturally they were cheering. "Wow...... Woo...... "It's like a ghost crying wolf."
Ye Tian looked at their excited expressions and said with a smile: "There are twenty of us, and if there are women, forget it." Whoever hasn't started a family is cowardly if he doesn't go. ”
Some people are not happy, "Ah, what do you mean, if you have a family, you can't go?" ”
"Yes, but what you are going to is not Spring Flowers and Autumn Moon, I will order a table of wine and food for you in Sihailou, you can bring your family and eat tomorrow night. Eat with confidence, I will report this expense to the imperial court, haha. ”
Some people were really happy and some were worried, but on the whole, they were still very satisfied, so they shouted together: "Lord Xie." ”
Yetian waved his hand, said "go", then raised the horsewhip in his hand, shouted "drive", and walked into the darkness. The rest of the people, who should walk and walk, rode horses, and everyone happily walked in the direction of the capital.
After entering the city, Yetian did not go back to the house directly, and when he passed Beiwu Street, he got off the horse and walked for a walk.
There is a ban in the city of Tokyo, and it is forbidden to walk around the city after dark. Therefore, after this time, the street was quiet, and half a figure could not be found. Of course, there are also people who don't take this ban seriously, and still walk around the streets in the middle of the night, this kind of people, of course, are people who like nightlife.
The hour had passed, and the streets of Beiwu were already silent and dark. How many years have passed, it seems that the people here are still as poor as before, the world is divided and merged, and the emperors in the palace have changed one after another, but their lives have not changed in the slightest.
In a deserted courtyard on Beiwu Street, beams and bricks are poured all over the ground. Every now and then, a crow can be heard and the sound of rats crawling on the ground. The yard has been deserted for many years, but no one seems to want to live here, it is a place that the world deliberately avoids, and a forgotten memory.
Walking in the night, I walked to the front of this long-abandoned courtyard, stopped and stared, as if I wanted to see those long and vague memories through the layers of black curtains. Walking up the stairs, full of desolation, you can imagine how tragic that fire was and how many people's fates were changed. Listening quietly, you can hear whimpering and sighing in the dark.
A trivial voice came from behind him, Yetian didn't turn back, and said lightly: "It's here." ”
"What a desolate house." The man behind him walked in, and his face could not be seen clearly in the darkness. The person who came walked to Yetian's side and said in a deep voice: "Look at your expression, this place has a great meaning for you?" ”
"It doesn't matter if it makes sense anymore, it's just a desolate dead thing. Since it is a dead thing, what is the point of discussing whether it is still meaningful. ”
"Hahaha, you people from Zhou Kingdom are really interesting to talk about, twists and turns."
Ye Tian was noncommittal, turned his head and reminded: "You don't need to judge how our Zhou Guo speaks, but I can remind you." The sound insulation of this house is not very good, you better be more restrained, quiet, and be known by the neighbors, I dare not guarantee that the person who invited the merit will go to Jing Zhaoyin to tell the truth. ”
The man said coldly: "If he dares to go, I will kill him and his family." ”
Cut, conceited. There are no three hundred taels of silver here, so I almost didn't tell people that the spies in the capital had thought about it in this area and killed people. "Then you can give it a try."
The man turned and faced the night sky. "Look at your expression, tonight's harvest is not bad!"
"Only one's own master will discard his pawn, and outsiders will not have that opportunity. Of course, for me, I don't have the heart to help you clean up the mess left by a discarded pawn. ”
The person next to him snorted coldly, "You don't need to bother with this. ”
He didn't have to bother, and he didn't want to find that trouble. "Liu Tong is afraid that he still thinks that I betrayed him and betrayed him, it's really pitiful, he may not understand until he dies that the person who killed him is actually his master."
The tone of the person beside him became cold, and he said, "Those who do great things must have sacrifices. Since I gave them a chance to be born again, I can take it back at any time. ”
Before leaving the city of Tokyo, the emperor must deal with the enemy spies hidden in the capital. Yetian's ability is well known, and if the spy is not caught for a long time, it will definitely arouse the emperor's suspicion. The Northern Han couldn't afford to lose Yetian, an ally, so they could only throw out Liu Tong and some unimportant people hidden in the city of Tokyo. First, the night and the sky can be exchanged to avoid suspicion; Second, the emperor would think that all the spies in Tokyo had been annihilated, so that he could go to war with peace of mind.
Yetian walked up to the visitor and looked at him coldly. "I don't care who you want to kill, but I warn you, you better not touch those who shouldn't move, otherwise, you will also die."
"Hahaha......" The person who came laughed three times, and said sarcastically: "You can even give up the woman you like, what's the difference between you and me, don't think of yourself so highly." Hum. ”
"I'm not the same person as you, it's mine and it's mine sooner or later, even if she leaves me for the time being, she will return to me sooner or later. Liu Hao, I repeat, you are not allowed to touch her, otherwise, I will root your power in this city. ”
Yetian's tone was cold at this time, and his expression was hideous. Even if Liu Hao couldn't see his face, he knew that what he said was true. "Don't worry, we all have what we need, except for your and my transactions, I won't ask about other your affairs."
"That's for the best." After saying this, Ye Tian strode towards the door, and did not forget to remind the people behind him when he left, "You should also hide quickly, it is not good to wander around in this city tonight, and the soldiers on patrol will come soon." ”
As soon as he walked before the night, the people behind him waited for him to go away, and he also raised his feet and walked out of the old courtyard and into the dark night. Quietly, Beiwu Street is silently waiting for the dawn to come, as if no one had invaded it.
Time passed minute by minute, and in the blink of an eye, the day of the emperor's personal expedition was imminent.
The nearest palace is particularly lively, with lights everywhere, flowers overflowing, and the palace people are also busy. The concubines were busy cutting new clothes, and the palace maids and eunuchs were busy cleaning, pruning, and Zhang Luo, and at a glance, they knew that there was going to be a happy event in the palace.
Tomorrow, the emperor of Zhou will go on a personal expedition. Of course, tonight's colorful scene is naturally not for the emperor's personal conquest, but for the most powerful woman in the Zhou State, the Empress Dowager Zhou, is going to celebrate her 55th birthday today. In order to celebrate the birthday of the Queen Mother, the emperor set the day of the expedition on the second day of the Queen Mother's birthday.
Jade Immortal Palace.
The weather has been too hot these days, and it is really stuffy to stay in the house. Concubine Shu's bone-setting wine was indeed effective, and Moyu's leg injury was almost healed, only two days later, the swelling disappeared, the bruises were scattered, and the scab on the wound fell off in a few days, and it was as good as ever. So, I took the book and went to the pavilion in the back garden to blow the wind and entertain.
The pavilion is built right next to a pond so that people can watch the goldfish frolicking in the pool. Yunshang was boiling tea in a daze, and the hand holding the fan was also fanning for a while.
Seeing her like this, Mo Yu asked softly, "If you are sleepy, go back to sleep for a while, it's okay anyway." ”
Yunshang heard the voice, came back to her senses, put down the fan embarrassedly, poured a cup of tea and handed it to Mo Yu, and said, "I'm not sleepy, Niang Niang drinks tea." ”
Since it's not sleepy, it's something on the mind. Mo Yu took the teacup, took a sip and put it down, and said, "Then what were you doing in a daze just now?" You've been absent-minded for the past two days, has something happened? ”
Yun Sheng was embarrassed and didn't know where to put her hand, "No, it may be because the weather is hot these days and it's easy to be tired!" ”
One will say that he is tired and the other will say that there is no short, and the obvious speech is reversed and contradictory, and it is strange that there is nothing to do. But since she didn't want to say it, Moyu wouldn't ask more. Yunshang put down the fan in her hand, lowered her head and said in a muffled voice: "Niangniang, if, I mean if, if one day I do something sorry for you, will you forgive me?" ”
"It depends on what happens." Mo Yu said casually, turned her mind, put down the book in her hand, and looked at the Yunshang in front of her fixedly, she lowered her head and couldn't see her expression clearly, but Mo Yu could clearly feel that today's Yunshang was a little different from the past, so she asked, "Do you have something to hide from me?" ”
Yunshang raised her head, laughed wryly, and said, "I'm just talking casually, what can I hide from you!" ”
There are mountains outside the mountains, and there are people outside the people. In terms of looking at people and things, she didn't dare to be too confident, "Yunshang, I'm not a broad-minded person, so don't do anything excessive." By the way, what do you want to do? ”
"This will probably be picking clothes and jewelry for the mother in the house!"
Mo Yu put down the book, drank the tea in the cup, and said, "Let's go, take a look, I don't know if you chose a set of singing clothes for me?" So he got up and walked into the temple, and when he came down the steps, the voice of Yunshang sounded behind him.
"Mother, be careful."
Well? Be careful? What does this mean by this unprovoked sentence? Mo Yu turned to look at Yunshang suspiciously, but saw that she was lowering her head to clean up the tea set, so she said, "Be careful of what?" ”
Yunshang stood up with the tray in her hand and said with a smile: "Naturally, I reminded Niangniang to pay attention to my feet, be careful and fall again." ”
Be all abroad. Who has the ability to plot against her on her turf! Mo Yu smiled slightly and said, "Thank you, if you are tired, go back and rest!" Then he turned and went into the house. Yunshang, who was left alone, watched silently.
When you enter the hall, you will see that on the bed, table, couch, and stool, there are all kinds of colorful clothes of different styles, and there are boxes of golden jewelry on the dresser.
Mo Yu approached, looked at Xiang Rong, who was still rummaging through the cabinets, and said in surprise: "What is this for?" Check the family's background! ”
Hearing the voice, Xiang Rong turned his head and said with a smile on his face: "Niangniang, tonight is the first time you have participated in this kind of banquet since you entered the palace, you must dress up outstandingly and compare with other masters." You see, I have given you a lot of clothes, the Queen Mother's birthday, it must be celebrated. You can wear this flower to drag the ground group, rich and noble double happiness hairpin, it must be very festive. ”
"Hundreds of flowers pull the ground, and you are rich and happy, you think you are the princess of a hundred flowers, attracting bees and butterflies!" Mo Yu said angrily.
Tian Er and Bi Yue on the side couldn't help laughing, and they were glared at by Xiang Rong and laughed even louder. Xiang Rong ignored them, pulled Moyu to the table, pointed to a set of peach-colored fine-grained Luo shirts on the table, and said, "What about this one, with crystal steps, it must be delicate and moving." ”
Mo Yu shook his head and said in disgust: "This is not your master's style. ”
The voices of the two people in the back became louder, Biyue walked over and said with a smile: "Xiangrong, I told you, Niangniang will definitely not wear this one, when will you see our mother's pink clothes." Then he pointed to another set of clothes next to him and said: "This white crescent moon white cloud pattern is my choice, it is very suitable for the mother, and then bring the white magnolia hairpin, it must be a fairy descending to earth." ”
This set is very in line with her style, but unfortunately, "Good is good, but it's too plain, wearing it on the Queen Mother's birthday, it's like a white impermanence, and it's not polite." ”
"Otherwise, wear that gold silk brocade!" Tian'er pointed to the set of clothes on the bed.
"It's too flashy, it's going to be noisy, and it's not suitable."
It's not appropriate, that's not appropriate, they've been busy all day, it's in vain! Mo Yu looked at their collapsed faces, shook her head helplessly, and said with a smile: "Didn't the Queen Mother give a set of lotus silk pipa tops last time, just wear that one!" The jewelry on the table left the sea-patterned green hosta and banana leaf tassels, as well as the pair of black jade earrings and the jade bracelet, and put away the rest! You've made a mess of this, and if someone comes and doesn't know where to sit? ”
Xiang Rong pouted and was unhappy, "Niangniang has her own ideas, why do you want us to work hard to help you match?" ”
Mo Yu picked up an open space and sat down, shrugged his shoulders and said, "You're bored, I'll find something for you to do." By the way, improve your tastes. When she got up in the morning, she saw that they were all bored and panicked, so she sent them to choose her clothes for the banquet to-night. These little girls are really responsible, they have been working all morning, and even the dowry they brought has been turned out.
Yes?! Everyone was dumbfounded, the emotional mother was playing with them!
"Niangniang, when are we going to go?" Xiang Rong asked.
Biyue said: "The dinner party has only started at midnight, so let's just go over a little earlier." ”
Mo Yu nodded in agreement, it is naturally not good to go late, and it is even more boring to go early. Biyue is an old man in the palace, so naturally she has seen a lot of this kind of thing, so just listen to her! "By the way, bring that pipa with you, maybe you can use it at night." Since she is going to a dinner party, maybe the Queen Mother wants her to perform some show!
"Yes, sissy."
The silk pipa blouse was given to her by the Queen Mother as a comfort after she heard that she was wrongly punished by Concubine De a few days ago. First the pipa, and now the pipa top, what kind of relationship does the queen mother have with the pipa, or what kind of story has there been between the queen mother and the pipa?