Chapter 121
"Words are too good! There is something delicious that only calls Qiao Meiren and doesn't call me, there must be some secret hidden, I'm going to tell Xiao Xuanxuan! Xu Promise held a charcoal-grilled leg of lamb and gnawed his hands and face full of oil, and his mouth was stuffed full, but he didn't forget to read his dissatisfaction in pieces, and he threatened the law a little. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Qiao Mu next to her handed her a glass of water, and said helplessly while stroking her back to help her eat: "You eat slowly, and no one will rob you." "In the past, the stiff face was rare gentleness and pampering, shallow, but enough to get drunk.
Xu Yu blushed slightly, nodded stunnedly, and the speed of eating slowed down, but he seemed to be a little unate.
Yan Lu watched the interaction between the two on the other side, and it seemed that there was no difference from usual, but with his keen intuition, he was afraid that there was something boring here. He glanced up at Qiao Mu, and the two men exchanged glances, and their hearts were relieved.
He smiled lightly: "I originally wanted you to come today, but the chef in the store just came up with a new dish these days, but he lacked an important seasoning, and he could only make it tomorrow. ā
As soon as he heard that there was something delicious, Promise's eyes immediately lit up, "I'll come, I'll come, I'll come!" I'll be here tomorrow! ā
Sensing Qiao Mu's unpleasant gaze, Yanlu shrugged, "Don't worry, I'll tell the chef not to put irritating things like chili peppers." ā
Although he was still a little dissatisfied with the girl next to him who ignored herself when she had something to eat, Qiao Mu still nodded, "Okay, what are you talking about?" ā
As soon as he heard that he wanted to talk about serious things, he stuffed the last piece of snack in his hand into his mouth, poured saliva and swallowed it all, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and cleaned his hands, and sat upright and looked at the law of words - talking about serious things when eating will affect his appetite!
Yanlu also sat up, thought for a while, and said, "Let's exchange information." ā
"Although I don't know exactly what happened, I can feel that the current court is like the calm before the storm, even if there is no wind on the sea, it is still a sudden cloud, the rain and waves are coming, and the outbreak of turmoil is just an opportunity.
And in this situation, that person will definitely not sit still, I don't know how much information he has under his command, but there is a saying that the emperor is far away, and there is always some news that has either been delayed to reach him, or he can't grasp it at all. And I, because I am doing business everywhere, have my own set of channels to listen to the news, so maybe I have the news you want? ā
If other people say such things, because of the current political sensitivity, they will definitely be regarded as coerced and ill-intentioned, but they know that the words and laws have already been agreed with that person, and besides, when he mentioned the imperial court, the nervousness and worry flashed in his eyes, and the sincerity of his feelings did not seem to be fake, it was for Han Xuan.
So no matter why, he was a fellow traveler with them, and he had no reason to harm them.
Qiao Mu and Xu Yu glanced at each other and understood the certainty in each other's eyes.
Qiao Mu turned his head, looked at him, and raised an eyebrow, "For example?" ā
"Recently, the south has been hit by disasters, bandits are rampant, and the people are struggling to make a living, I heard that the imperial court has sent officials to provide disaster relief, but according to the caravan I came back, they have seen many exiled victims on the way from the south to the capital, some of them have bitter faces, muddy and numb, and when asked about the imperial court's assistance, they either shake their heads and don't know, or they can't hide from it."
Xu Xu thought thoughtfully, "The south is the territory of the emperor's uncle Xinwang, there is a land of fish and rice, rich and rich, the emperor's grandfather is partial to him for a day or two, I want to know how much benefit he has in his pocket." But when he encountered a disaster, he reported to his brother as soon as possible, asking him to open the treasury and allocate silver for disaster relief. ā
Qiao Mu also felt strange, but he was keenly aware of the deep meaning hidden in his words, "You say 'some'? So what are others? ā
Yanlu nodded, "According to the guy who came back, there are some people among the homeless people, they are silent, with a cold temperament and difficult to approach, although they never come into contact with other people, but sometimes they can understand the meaning in the eyes of the other party when they touch their eyes, and they are very disciplined. ā
Qiao Mu and Xu Promise's faces changed suddenly, but at such a critical moment, such a group of people suddenly appeared, it was difficult not to make people have any bad associations, it seems that they should be more vigilant.
"There is another thing, it came from the border out of Stone City."
Out of the stone city is located in the steppe Turkic tribe and the border of the Yue country, in the early years of the Turkic defeat of the Yue country, heavy losses, had no choice but to hand over the letter of surrender, willing to bow down to the vassal of the Yue country, offer countless tributes, only hope that the two countries will always be friendly, mutual non-aggression. The Yue Kingdom opened trade routes, allowing the Turks and the Yue people to come and go with each other and trade in trade, and the city of Izushi was such a trading place.
"Because of my business, there was a caravan that needed to go out of Stone City, but a month ago, it suddenly disappeared, and everyone has not been heard from, and their fate is unknown. Just yesterday, we finally received a message from a fellow of the caravan through a special channel. ā
Looking at the eyes of the two people staring at him tightly, he remembered the blood-colored words, his eyes sank, and he said coldly: "The Turks attacked, the city was broken, and people died." ā
"It can't be!" Xu Xu got up, full of disbelief, "How can no one come to report such a big matter as the Turkic attack to my brother, not to mention that it has been a month!" ā
Qiao Mu was also a little skeptical, "Are you sure about such an important matter?" ā
"And how do you know how I got the news?" Yanlu's face lost the warm smile of the past, and he said coldly: "That guy has raised a dog since he was a child, and he has a very good relationship, and he takes it with him wherever he goes, and the dog is also very clever, and after a long time, it seems to have a little humanity." The news we received yesterday was from this dog. ā
On his way home yesterday, he suddenly heard a few people making noise in front of him, shouting that a dog had eaten someone, and that he would kill it for the people today! In the crowd, an earthy yellow figure carried a cloth bag on his back, and a person's arm was faintly visible in it.
He frowned, and the earthy yellow figure, dodging the clubs of the men, suddenly ran in his direction, and stopped at his feet, whimpering violently, as if crying in grief, and the cloth bag on its back spread out, rolled down, and shone before him.
He glanced at it, and froze in place.
It wasn't because of the words on the arm that were deeply drawn with the blade of the sword, even though the flesh and skin were terrifying, but because he recognized the copper coin on his wrist, which was owned by the guy, and he still remembered that he bluntly said that it was a gift from his mother, so he cherished it and never wanted to leave it.
He took another look at the scrawny dog that could no longer see its original appearance, although there was almost no breathing, but his eyes were still fixed on him, with loneliness, sadness, and grievances, and finally after he said, "Don't worry, I will take care of your master's affairs", he closed his eyes peacefully.
"So, are you credible?"
There was silence in the room for a while, and Xu Yu suddenly covered his face and lay on the table in annoyance: "It's too bad, Xiao Xuan must be going to the battlefield!" ā
Yanlu slammed the teacup in his hand, "What did you say?!" (To be continued.) )