Chapter Eighty-Seven: A Journey to the North (4)
The monarch asked Qianxue to go down, and really said it, his tone was like that of a loving father, "Lian Mo, since my daughter loves you, it is better for us to marry, after having this relationship, I believe that after your father learned about the second princess of Dazhao back then, even if he was angry, he would not rush to send troops." And I will prepare a rich dowry for Qianxue to forgive your father. ”
Lian Mo clenched his fists and said angrily, "Your Majesty has thought about Qianxue, if my father refuses to dissipate his anger, how difficult it would be for Qianxue to be caught in it, has Your Majesty thought about it?" ”
The monarch smiled lightly, "Now I have begun to think about Xue'er, it seems that you are very attentive to Xue'er, so I can rest assured, I believe that you will not embarrass Xue'er." ”
Lian Mo closed his eyes and turned his head, not knowing what to say, Yuanxin skillfully persuaded, like an old bustard in a green building to win over guests, "Cousin, I think you agreed, Princess Qianxue is smart and understanding, and she has a rich dowry, you are making a lot of money, and you can't find a good deal with lanterns." What are you hesitating about, if Princess Qianxue has a crush on me, I promise to immediately pounce on my knees, call my father-in-law a few times, and visit the church immediately, so as not to give His Majesty a chance to repent. ”
Lian Mo glared at him fiercely, and whispered, "You kid doesn't have a backache when you stand and talk." ”
Yuanxin is serious nonsense, "I'm serious, I have ten thousand envy, jealousy and hatred for my cousin in my heart, my cousin had better stay away from me these days, lest I be angry in my heart and do something unfavorable to you." ”
Lian Mo gritted his teeth and said, "Are you afraid that my unhappiness will be vented to you." ”
Yuanxin patted Lian Mo on the shoulder, "How can it, my cousin has a ten-minute love for Princess Qianxue, I have already seen it, cousin, you are secretly happy in your heart." ”
The monarch insisted on this, and even Mo refused but finally agreed, and the two stayed in the royal city and could not leave until after the wedding.
Yuanxin sighed when he saw Lian Mo, and persuaded him with rhetoric and rhetoric, what "a manly man is not informal", "he can get a tiger if he doesn't enter the tiger's den", "he can't kill people but nod his head to the ground", "endure the calm for a while", "if he can't bear it, he will make a big plan", "a gentleman has the beauty of an adult".
Lian Mo originally just thought that he had done something he didn't want to do, but he was not happy but he was not sad, his ears were about to come out of the calluse, and he said impatiently, "Why don't you tell the story if you are so eloquent?" ”
Yuanxin suddenly fell silent and could no longer speak.
Lian Mo reminded Yuanxin, "The wedding will be held in five days, and we will leave in ten days, should you write a letter to Cheng Zheng and ask him to go to the northern boundary to meet you and the second princess?" ”
Seeing that Yuanxin didn't react, Lian Mo slapped him on the head, "Speak to you, did you hear me?" ”
Yuanxin grinned and turned his head and shouted at him, "Your uncle, shoot me to death!" It's about to be a candle in the cave, can you be gentle! ”
"It's not all thanks to you that I can have today, and I will not be gentle to anyone!" Lian Mo said that he was about to wave his hand again, but Yuanxin lowered his head and ran away, "I'm going to write a letter, I wish you a happy marriage and an early birth to a precious son!" ”
Lian Mo was dragged to try the wedding costume, Yuanxin was bored and in a daze, he remembered that Qianxue appeared twice, and he learned the news from the mouth of the national teacher, what kind of character is this national teacher? Could it be the one who set up the Phantom Array? He helped himself again and again, was it unintentional or intentional?
Yuanxin was very curious, but he was asked to stay in this hall and not go out, and there was no way to go to see him. He grabbed a palace maid and asked, "Can I meet your national teacher?" ”
The palace maid replied, "We don't see outsiders in our national teacher. ”
Yuanxin began to mess around, "I'm not an outsider, I'm your colt's younger brother, you go and help me spread the word, maybe he will be willing to see me." ”
The palace maid was a little embarrassed, and Yuanxin tempted, "If you help me do it, I will let the princess and the concubine reward you again." ”
The palace maid was a little excited, but also had some scruples, "Slave maid go and try it." ”
"Okay, I'll wait for your good news, you can tell your national teacher, if he doesn't see me, I'll go over the wall to find him at night, I know where he lives."
After a while, the palace maid came back, and Yuanxin jumped up excitedly, "How is it, what did the national teacher say?" ”
The palace maid replied cautiously, "The national teacher said, if you insist on seeing it, it's okay, but there is one condition." ”
"On what terms?"
"Don't ask any questions, if you can do it, come with me, if you can't, don't see it."
"See! Why not? Yuanxin readily agreed, if you don't ask, you won't ask, I'm afraid that I will ask where I learned kung fu? Afraid that I will ask if I will accept apprentices? Afraid that I will learn all my life? Cut, small family spirit.
Yuanxin followed the palace maid into the palace of the national teacher, and the national teacher was sitting in the pavilion in the courtyard with his back to him, only to see that the man's jade crown and hair were bundled, and the thick fox fur robe could not hide his thin back, like a weak scholar, is he really the peerless master? So young?
Yuanxin stepped forward questioningly and made a gesture, "Below is Cheng Yuanxin, a citizen of Dazhao, I heard that the name of the national teacher came to visit, and I hope that the national teacher is not to blame for being abrupt." ”
"You may be seated." The national teacher responded lukewarmly, and his speed of speech was not hurried or slow, and he was gentle and elegant.
This voice is clearly familiar.
Yuanxin was stunned for a moment, and hurried forward, eager to see his face, so that when he stepped up the steps, he was in too much of a hurry and tripped over, staggered two steps, and entered the pavilion with some wolves. When Yuanxin saw his face, his whole body stiffened like wood.
How so? Why? How could it be you? How did you end up here? Who are you? There were suddenly 10,000 question marks in his faith, and he was about to speak, and immediately thought that he couldn't ask questions, countless questions tormented him, but he couldn't speak, he frowned and shook his head, only feeling that he was about to lose his breath.
The national teacher poured a glass of water, gently put it on the opposite side with his bony fingers, and motioned for Yuanxin to sit down, "I don't have hot water here, so I can't cook tea to welcome guests, it's rude." ”
Yuanxin tried to take a few deep breaths of cold air, forced himself to calm down, and tentatively called out to this pale and bloodless and extremely thin person, "Yuan Chen? ”
The corners of the national teacher's mouth moved slightly, revealing a barely visible smile, and he raised his head to meet Yuanxin's stunned eyes, "It's me." ”
"Why?" Yuanxin really couldn't help but ask.
"Don't ask." Yuan Chen reminded softly, "Sit." ”
"Why!" Yuanxin shouted at him as if he was about to go crazy.
Yuan Chen slowly turned the cup in his hand and said calmly, "If you see me to question me, you can go back." ”
Yuanxin looked around, because outsiders were not allowed to walk with swords in the royal city, he walked to the guard in front of the palace, reached out to take the sword on the guard's waist, the guard retreated vigilantly, pulled out his sword and fought with Yuanxin. In just a few moves, Yuanxin knocked the guard to the ground and snatched his sword.
Yuan Chen put down the cup in his hand, stood up weakly on the stone table, and motioned for the guards to stand back.
Yuanxin pulled out his sword and pointed directly at Yuan Chen, "Why are you here?" Aren't you dead? Why are you still alive? Why are you a national teacher? Who the hell are you? What about Yu'an? Where is she? ”
Yuan Chen blinked his eyes slowly, and without saying a word, he bypassed him to leave. Yuanxin approached his throat with a sword, feeling that he could cut blood if he got closer, Yuan Chen stopped, and Yuanxin asked sternly, "Why are you here?" You are a courtier of Dazhao, why do you appear as a national teacher of the Northern Kingdom now, you are collaborating with the enemy and treason! Or that you are originally from the North, so what do you want to do when you lurk in my big photo and have great military achievements? If you don't tell me why today, don't blame me for being unkind! ”
"Then you can do it." Yuan Chen opened his mouth slowly, calmly, his bright and clear eyes were like a mysterious bottomless pit, and he couldn't see any emotion.
"You really don't say yes, do you?" Yuanxin asked coldly.
Yuan Chen's face did not change and took a step forward, his throat touched Yuanxin's sword blade, and a blood oozed out, Yuanxin quickly withdrew his sword in fright,
"No, I don't." Yuan Chen pushed his hand away and walked forward around him.
Yuanxin only felt that what touched him just now was an icicle, Yuan Chen's thin knuckles did not have a little temperature, Yuanxin quickly caught up and stopped in front of him, "Why did you become like this?" You weren't like that before, you used to laugh, you were easy-going, like a person without a temper. You didn't have a city before, and you were above board. What the hell happened to you? ”
Yuan Chen didn't say a word, Yuanxin saw his indifferent expression, and continued, "I know you are not so ruthless, otherwise you wouldn't have let Princess Qianxue help me, but since you are willing to help me, why are you in a dilemma for me?" You are a general of the Yun clan, but you are a national teacher in an enemy country, I see you here today, do you want me to be ignorant? If you are really collaborating with the enemy and treason, if I don't kill you, how should I deal with myself as a courtier? ”
Yuan Chen looked directly into Yuanxin's eyes and said affirmatively, "I haven't done anything dangerous to take a big picture, if you are embarrassed by this, you can rest assured." As for why I am the national teacher of the northern country, I don't want to say, you can't ask today. ”
Yuanxin smiled with relief, "After two years, time has passed, I still believe you, just like you told me back then that you didn't calculate anyone, you don't need any evidence, I believe only your words." ”
"It's rare that I'm an indifferent person, and there are people who are so affectionate to me." Yuan Chen smiled bitterly. He has always smiled lightly, gentle and elegant, such a bitter smile is really hard to see, Yuanxin knows that he definitely has a last resort.
Yuanxin wanted to talk to him more, but didn't want to let him go, and asked, "Why did you agree to see me, can you say this?" ”
Yuan Chen lowered his eyelids, as if he was very tired, "I'm afraid that you will climb over the wall at night, if you are caught, it will be me who is in trouble, if you are not caught, we will meet sooner or later, it is better to meet directly to save trouble." ”
"Since you have agreed to see me, you should have thought that I would definitely ask you questions, and you must have already known how much you were going to say to me. I also want to ask you three more questions, you can say what you want, if you don't want to say, I won't force you anymore. How is it? ”
Yuan Chen nodded and slowly returned to the pavilion to sit down.
Yuanxin followed and stood across the stone table, "First, Yuan Shen, the king of southern Fujian, but your biological father?" ”
"Yes."
"Second, you are a national teacher in the northern country, can the king of southern Fujian know?"
"I don't know."
"Third, you treat my sister Yu'an, but sincerely?"
"Yes."
"Okay, I'm done, thank you." After confirming that he was not an enemy countryman, it was determined that he was the only one who became the national teacher, and had nothing to do with the king of Minnan, and that he was sincere to Yu'an, Yuanxin finally reassured him, sat down, took a glass of water and drank it all, and a cold current flowed down his throat into his body, cold and biting.
"The phantom array outside the royal city, did you set it up?" As soon as Yuanxin's words fell, he quickly slapped himself, "I was wrong, I shouldn't have asked, you didn't say it." ”
Yuan Chen didn't evade, "I set it up." Don't ask me why I'm still alive, don't ask me why I'm here, don't ask me why I'm a national teacher. ”
"Can we talk about anything else?" Yuanxin asked tentatively.
Yuan Chen replied softly.
Yuanxin was overjoyed, "You guy is changing really fast, I don't want to be asked these things earlier, I'll just go around it, and toss such a big one." ”
Yuan Chen explained, "If you ask these questions as soon as you come up, and you still bite the bullet, I naturally won't answer." ”
Yuanxin justifiably defended himself, "When I met you here, of course I had a hundred questions in my heart, can I not ask?" Okay, don't blame me for being impulsive, and I don't blame you for not making it clear, let's make peace. ”
Yuan Chen didn't answer his words and asked, "Where did you learn your swordsmanship?" ”
Yuanxin was suddenly in high spirits and asked with great interest, "You also think that our swordsmanship is somewhat similar, don't you?" I've heard a lot of people say that, although it's far from you, I'll show you two tricks, and you're pointing at me? By the way, I also know about the Phantom Array, do you think we will be the same door? ”
Yuanxin crackled and said a lot, suddenly realized that he hadn't gotten to the point yet, and added, "My swordsmanship was learned by chance, a few years ago when I was traveling abroad, I met an old man, and he gave me the sword book, as well as the phantom array, all of which I learned from the old man. ”
Yuan Chen continued to ask, "Is the old man dressed in white with a flying eagle pattern on his clothes?" ”
"That's right," Yuanxin echoed excitedly when he saw that he recognized it, "At that time, I was still wondering what kind of sign this is, do you recognize it?" Tell me quickly? ”
Yuan Chen said unhurriedly, "That old man is my uncle, and he was expelled from the division for violating the door rules a long time ago. ”
Yuanxin asked, "But I think that old man is very good, when he passed on my martial arts, he also told me not to hurt the old and weak women and children, I admired him for the five bodies to the ground, how could he break the door rules?" ”
"I don't know," Yuan Chen replied calmly, "I was very young at the time, and I didn't understand why. ”
Yuanxin cast an envious look, "Wow, it turns out that you have been practicing since you were very young, no wonder I am so much worse than you." Shall I worship you as a teacher? You teach me, I'm okay if I'm idle anyway, my cousin is preparing to get married these days, oh yes, my cousin, Lian Mo, you should recognize it. ”
Yuan Chen instructed him, "Don't sue him I'm here, don't sue anyone about my business." ”
Yuanxin patted his chest and promised, "Don't worry, since you have something unspeakable, I will definitely keep my mouth shut and say nothing to anyone." In return, teach me martial arts, with your attainments,
Yuan Chen asked, "Don't you love martial arts?" Now that the interest is so high? ”
Yuanxin put on an attitude of seeing through the world, "I can be regarded as thorough, this martial arts practice is the same as eating stinky tofu, stinky tofu you smell stinky and eat fragrant, practicing martial arts is also, at the beginning I always think it is boring, once I get started, I will enjoy it, this mountain looks at the mountain high, and I can't stop at all." ”
"Martial arts are too high, there is no benefit, I am an example. The tree is very popular, and the words that said about you and Miss Yao back then were actually confirmed on me. Yuan Chen sighed.
Yuanxin heard him say Menghan, and felt a sense of loss, "I'd rather make a big move, and I also hope that I have the ability to protect the people I want to protect, I hate the cowardly and incompetent self in the past." ”
Under Yuanxin's soft grinding and hard foaming, Yuan Chen finally agreed to teach him martial arts, but Yuan Chen was weak and incapacitated, so he could only give verbal guidance, and Yuanxin gladly accepted. (To be continued.) )