Chapter 14: The Golden Cave of the Dragon's Sleep
Dragon Trapped Golden Grotto
Nine deaths steal the ghost gate, and the three immortals are in pain.
After ten years of hard work in the cold and summer, the imperial capital is turbulent.
"You're here now, I'm afraid it's not the right time? Yuwen Hu thinks that he is a mound and powerful, his two sons are jackals, tigers and leopards, and he wants to learn from him Lao Tzu, slaying dragons and standing on his own, fighting constantly, among the hundred officials, those in power are the minions of their three fathers and sons, and loyal ministers and good generals are excluded everywhere, or Mingzhe protects himself. The most unpredictable thing is Your Majesty, it seems that he doesn't take the hatred of the two imperial brothers to heart at all, and allows Yuwen Hu to do wrong, is he forbearing? Qin Cheng was very dissatisfied with the current situation.
"Your Majesty must be lying on the salary to taste the courage, secretly forbearing, when Your Majesty was still the prince, he was deeply taught by King Wen and the first emperor, he was determined, courageous, well aware of righteousness, and discerning loyalty and treachery, and now he is just a dragon trapped in the shallows, and he will definitely rule the world one day." Lan Jun said firmly.
"Dragon trapped in the shallows, if you want to travel the four seas, you must be helped by Mr. Denglong." Qin Cheng said with a smile.
"I'm here this time to let the real dragon return to its place." Lan Jun seemed to be confident.
"Huh? Then you sent someone to inform me that I was going to challenge the wind and thunder on the river at the banquet, what's going on, isn't this exposing yourself? I've heard that those two have sent their cronies to visit you with heavy gifts. Qin Cheng asked.
"I'm just telling them that my unpredictable 'Mr. Denglong' is in Chang'an," Lan Jun smiled playfully.
"Why is that?" Qin Cheng was very puzzled.
Lan Jun straightened his clothes and said, "Actually, as early as seven or eight years ago, I started planning. ”
"Seven or eight years ago? This ......," Qin Cheng asked with a slanted face.
Lan Jun nodded and said, "Yes, back then, the people of Changsheng Valley went all the way north from the Pubu of Southern Xinjiang and slaughtered the government and military camps, you know?" ”
Qin Cheng simply sat down cross-legged and said, "Of course I know this, the imperial court also ordered extermination, but when I got there, I didn't even see a figure." ”
Lan Jun said: "At that time, the border between my Great Zhou and the Pubu of southern Xinjiang was not stable, and there were conflicts from time to time, and the defenders guarding the border colluded with the local government to kill the good and take the risk, slaughtering the people in the local remote areas several times, and reporting their heads to the imperial court, saying that they were obtained by killing the enemy in battle. ”
"What?" Qin Cheng slammed the table and said angrily: "There is such a thing in the territory of Great Zhou, it's a bastard!" ”
"Yes, at first I didn't believe it, although the local people and the people of Pubu had conflicts, they often communicated with each other, and even both sides married each other. The border was at war, so these defenders were given the opportunity to spare their lives. Although the old valley lord does not ask about the world, but after hearing about it, he was also very angry, so I planned a little, first let the old valley lord bring people to wash the murderous officials and defenders, let him make a northward trend, and then I led the lantern club that had just been formed and the master to stop him, after a few days of detailed discussions, according to the agreement, the old valley lord collected his troops and returned to the valley, and the master made a big noise for me and the lantern society, so that we could rise rapidly on the rivers and lakes and prepare for great things in the future. Lan Jun explained.
"Oh-I see!" Qin Cheng suddenly realized. said: "It turns out that there is a rumor on the rivers and lakes that a descendant and a master stopped thousands of strange soldiers in the Immortal Valley, and then the master also praised you, the fledgling Lantern Club Helper, and you planned this?" ”
"That's right! The first is to eliminate the demons, and the second is to let the lanterns rise quickly on the rivers and lakes in order to do today's things. Lan Jun said.
"The desert yellow dragon is raging, and the nine hells are corroded. Angrily pull out the sea of blood and dye the flying clouds, and shake the nine heavens to see the mystery! This poem is from you? Qin Cheng asked.
Lan Jun looked outside and replied, "This poem is from the master, and it is intended to build momentum for me." ”
"Hahaha. A martial arts Taishan Beidou like a master, who appreciates a small gang leader like you so much, you can't be famous? Qin Cheng quipped.
"A false name and me are like clouds in the sky, but for the sake of success, I can't make this decision." Lan Jun said helplessly: "In the valley, while recuperating from my injuries, I asked several generals to secretly gather the old troops who rushed to help Liangzhou, let them scatter everywhere, establish rudders, secretly expand their strength, and inquire about the news of all parties, in case of emergency." There are many gangs on the rivers and lakes, there are our people, some of them are already the leaders of each gang, and some are also the pillars of the gang, so my Lantern Club has the reputation of running all kinds of heroes. ”
"That's right." Qin Cheng secretly admired the wisdom of the little junior brother, and couldn't help but say: "In this way, the Zhao family's army, which is regarded as a rebel by the imperial court, has a place to live, and they want to survive on the one hand, and on the other hand, they want to wash away the inexplicable shame on their bodies. ”
"What we want to wash away is not only the grievances of the living, but also the dead heroic souls, and they also need to be corrected!" Lan Jun accentuated his tone. "Also, senior brother, the news of my return this time must not be leaked to others, including Your Majesty and Qingshi!"
Qin Cheng nodded.
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In the peach orchard, Lan Jun was talking with Qin Cheng at night, and in the same Purple Cloud Pavilion of Changcheng Gongyu Wenshen, there was also a candlelight.
"What do you say. Which Dugu Zhen's friend, what is it called? Lan Jun? Why do you think he's Zhu Xuanzhi? Yuwen Shen heard the news.
There was a person standing below, bowing his head and answering: "Back to Gongzi, a few days ago, it was said that it was the news that leaked on our side, and Gongzi got a genius who knew the art of climbing the dragon, and the prince went to Yizhou to invite a talent named Zhu Xuanzhi, but before the person arrived in Yizhou, Dugu Luo told the prince that this person lived in his peach orchard as early as Chang'an, so that the prince could prepare early and win over this person......"
"Wait! How did they know? Yu Wenshen seemed to know, but still asked.
The man said, "This ...... It is estimated that our people leaked the news, and the villain really doesn't know. ”
"Then how did Dugu Luo know?" Yu Wenshen was surprised.
"A few days ago, Dugu Zhen and Yu Wenruo met with that Lan Jundao Mo Tong Xuan Yu Mo Tong. Mo Tong saw Lan Jun shouted Yunchuan Zhuhai, Xuanzhi and Xuan, the two seemed to be old acquaintances, and they were heard by Dugu Luo, who was next door, and then Dugu Luo told the prince that the prince didn't believe it at first, but today at the birthday banquet of the old lady Dugu, General Qin fought with Lan Jun's two guards, Dugu Luo judged according to the martial arts of the two people, those two people were Jiang Feng and Jiang Lei brothers named Jiang Shang Fenglei on the rivers and lakes, and they were the left and right guards of Zhu Xuanzhi, so it was concluded that Lan Jun was Zhu Xuanzhi. The visitor replied cautiously.
Yu Wenshen seemed to be very uncalm, holding the teacup and walking around. It seemed to be talking to himself, and it seemed to say to the visitor: "I have been fighting with the prince for many years, and it is not uncommon to place eyeliner around each other, and my son's every move in inspecting Jingzhou is already in the eyes of the prince, but I know it in such detail, it is simply ...... Hum! ”
Yu Wenshen walked to the desk and sat down, looked at the plain silk that he bought for nearly 100,000 taels of silver, was stunned, sighed, and said, "Could it be that the behavior of geniuses in the world is so grotesque?" We sent someone to Yizhou to invite us, but the person was already in Chang'an, knowing what I was going to the Lantern Club, but he didn't come forward directly, and asked me to spend 100,000 taels of silver to buy the answer. No, if you don't have a reputation for this person, just 100,000 taels, he won't be in his eyes, what's going on? ”
Suddenly, he raised his head sharply and said to the people below: "Cai Quan, you have been by the side of the prince for seven or eight years, all along, you have been staring at that side for me, the errand is good, I still trust you, now, please do one more thing, do it well, there is a heavy reward!" ”
Cai Quan hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Thank you Gongzi for your praise, the villain must do his best, please give Gongzi orders." ”
"You go and check for me, find out who leaked the news, the mole will not be eliminated for a day, and it will be restless here."
"Yes! The villain must help you find out, it's not too early, the villain should go, take care of the son. Cai Quan carefully retreated.
Early the next morning, Yu Wenshen got up early, freshened up, put on his court clothes, and went to the court in a sedan chair, because today was the court meeting.
Shenwu Temple.
Because the founding name of the Yuwen clan is Zhou, the court etiquette and law are all modeled after the Great Zhou established by the ancient Jiang Shangzhu Ji clan. There are six palaces above the court, the Son of Heaven lives in the Heavenly Palace, rules the world, orders five palaces and hundreds of officials, and rules the government with eight laws: one is called the official subordinate, and the state is governed. The second is called an official position, in order to distinguish the state governance. The three are called the official federation, and the government will be governed by the government. Fourth, it is said that officials are often governed by officials. The fifth is said to be an official, and it is governed by the state. Sixth, the official law is governed by the state. Seven are official punishments, and they are governed by the state. Eight is called the official plan, and the state is governed by disadvantages. When today's son ascended the throne, the edict said: "The five mansions are always in the heavenly officials, and the mound is the head of the hundred officials, and the regent of the heavens." Therefore, Otsuka Jaeyu Wenhu has the power of the world.
The five palaces have the land official Situ Mansion, which is in charge of the people's money and grain taxes, and the chief Situ is the commander-in-chief, and the middle doctor is supplemented; Chunguan Zongbo's Mansion, in charge of the court's clan etiquette, the chief of the great Zongbo, and the middle doctor assisted; Xia Guan Sima Mansion, in charge of the deployment of soldiers and horses in the world, the chief of the big Sima, and the small Sima Fuzhi; Autumn Lawsuit Si Kou Mansion, in charge of the world's judicial prison, the chief of the big Si Kou, and the small Si Kou assisted; The winter lawsuit is in charge of the construction of civil engineering in the world, the general leader of the big Sikong, and the small Sikong is supplemented. The six houses perform their own duties, fulfill their responsibilities, and do not interfere with each other. Prefectures and counties are set up in various places, and the governor, assassin history, county guard, and county commander serve as magistrates, and patrol the pastor on behalf of the sky.
In the Shenwu Palace, the hundred officials have already arrived, although the hundred officials have already bowed to the emperor, but they have not started the discussion, why? Because under the Emperor's Nine Dragons Seat, there is also a seat that makes people feel very majestic, although it is now empty. In the splendid hall, all the officials stood with their heads bowed, and the emperor was expressionless. Everything seems so quiet......