Chapter 47: Divine Beasts and Artifacts
Zhao Liang returned to Yuxia Palace and continued to discuss the war with King Zhou You. Zhou Youwang Ji Gongyan was still immersed in his "no last resort" plan at this time, with a proud look. And Bao Xi was also quite cooperative, and kept praising King Zhou You's wisdom and martial arts, and he would definitely become a saint of the ages.
Zhao Liang had no intention of touting this "dick" Ma Jianguo, and kept scolding in his heart, but he had to put on a happy and sincere appearance on his face, and echoed the other party without a word.
The three of them set up an afternoon meal in Yuxia Palace, chatting while eating, and chatting until the afternoon. As he was talking, the chamberlain came in and said that the doctor was asking to see him. King Zhou You was talking about the excitement at this time, of course, he hoped that the more listeners the better, not to mention this kind of audience who was good at welcoming and patting horses, so he hurriedly called someone to announce that Father Shi entered the palace.
After a while, Father Yu Shi walked quickly to the main hall under the guidance of the attendant. Seeing that Zhao Liang was also here, Father Yu Shi was a little surprised at first, but he mistakenly thought that the general had come back on the order of the Son of Heaven, so he didn't pay much attention to it, and hurriedly saluted the three of them in turn.
King Zhou You opened his mouth and asked, "Aiqing wants to see the widow, what is the matter?" ”
"King Qiqi, Weichen is here to offer treasures." Father Yu Shi smiled flatteringly.
"Oh? What treasures? Let's hear about it. ”
Father Yu Shi bowed his hand slightly, and said with a smile: "It's also a coincidence." Yesterday morning, a group of merchants from Luo Yue State, one of the hundred Yue, arrived in Haojing, and they brought a rare beast of fierceness, known as the 'Qilin'. At that time, Weichen was busy coordinating the defenders of various departments and searching for spies in the city, so he didn't care about this matter. After the dispersal of the dynasty today, the stewards of his subordinates came to report to the ministers. The minister remembered that it was recorded in the ancient books that the unicorn was an auspicious thing, an ancient divine beast representing the general of the country, symbolizing the prosperity of martial arts. Chen thought that at noon yesterday, the general won more with less, and captured the opponent's main general Yuan Wuli alive, which happened to respond to the sign of this divine beast. So Weichen didn't dare to slack off, and hurried to offer treasures to the king. ”
Zhao Liang almost didn't tilt his nose when he heard it on the side: If you don't say that a traitor is a traitor, Lao Tzu fought with his life on the front line to win the battle, and when he said this, it was like because of the light of his bullshit beast, and he snatched most of the credit in a blink of an eye.
King Zhou You laughed when he heard this, and said happily: "How can there be such a thing? Hahaha, what a good omen! This must be a clear indication from the heavens, and this counterinsurgency battle will definitely be a complete victory. Aiqing, where is that divine beast unicorn now? ”
Father Yu Shi replied: "Back to the king, the divine beast is still in captivity in the Weichen Mansion. Without the will of the king and queen, the ministers did not dare to make their own decisions and present them to the palace. ”
"Oh, that's right." King Zhou You looked at the sun outside the window and said, "It's not too early today, wait for you to order someone to go to the mansion to transport it back, I'm afraid it's dark, and you can't see anything clearly." It's better like this, early tomorrow morning, you will send the divine beast directly to the main hall of the meeting, so that the civil and military officials can watch it together, and by the way, it can also boost the morale of the court! To tell the truth, there are now many ministers who are half-hearted, and they are quite unimpressed by the new deal and the war of rebellion, and even wait to see the jokes of the widows! Cousin's big victory yesterday, coupled with the appearance of the unicorn tomorrow, will definitely make that stubborn guy speechless! Hahaha......"
Father Yu Shi hurriedly got up and received the order: "Weichen obeys the order." Tomorrow morning, the ministers will definitely make the Manchu civil and military hearts happy and convinced, and dare not have the slightest concern about the holy will of the king. ”
Zhao Liang secretly scolded Father Yu Shi for only flattering and blindly catering to King Zhou You's wishes, but he didn't care what he did to really be the most beneficial to the country and the court. However, he couldn't help but thank this bad guy for coming over in time to send a topic of "offering treasures". Zhao Liang took advantage of King Zhou You's beautiful mood and hurriedly said: "Brother Wang, just now the doctor mentioned auspicious luck from the sky, which made Wang Mei also think of something, and she must report to the king. ”
King Zhou You was curious: "What does my cousin have to tell the widow?" ”
Zhao Liang replied: "The day before yesterday on the battlefield, my subordinates found a strange object. It is about eight feet long, strange in appearance, and looks heavy, but in fact it is extremely lightweight, and has symbols written on it that have never been seen before. People in the army who have seen the world say that eighty percent of this thing is an artifact of ancient times. ”
"How can there be such a thing?" King Zhou You was surprised when he heard this: "Where is the thing now?" ”
Zhao Liang replied: "At this moment, it will be placed in my mansion." The object was so peculiar that it could no longer be moved easily after it had been brought back and placed, otherwise it would make a screeching sound. I heard an old soldier say that this is because the royal qi in the pickaxe capital has touched the spirituality of this ancient artifact, so only when the real king comes can he achieve the unity of heaven and man and accept this thing. Wang Mei originally thought that these were nonsense, so she did not report to the king. However, when Father Yu Shi talked about the unicorn, he immediately reminded me that it was also an auspicious gift from God. ”
King Zhou You laughed and said, "Hahaha, this is really a blessing from God!" Two auspicious signs came all at once, how can there be no reason why everything is not prosperous? ”
Father Yu Shi said in a strange way: "King Mingjian, it is not clear what the strange artifact General Zheng said. In case ......"
"Why don't you just go and see?" Zhao Liang took the opportunity to respond: "Anyway, my residence is not far from Yuxia Palace, whether it is good or bad, you can know at a glance." ”
Father Yu Shi was stunned when he heard this, and he suddenly didn't know what to say, and King Zhou You asked Bao Xi with interest: "Beauty, what do you think?" Do you want to find out? ”
Bao Xi pursed her lips and smiled: "Since the king has this Yaxing, the concubine should accompany her." ”
When King Zhou You saw that Bao Xi agreed to go, he immediately ordered everyone to move to the mansion of the general Zheng Ni in the palace. Because the distance is not too far, so the honor guard of the king does not have to move out of the crowd, according to his intentions, only four chamberlains, four palace maids and more than a dozen warriors in front of the palace accompany him.
Everyone left Yuxia Palace with the excited King Zhou You, and went straight to Zhao Liang's courtyard. Outside the gate of the courtyard, there were the elite guards of the sixth division of the sect, and when they saw them coming, they quickly knelt down on one knee. King Zhou You ordered the guards to be flat, and then led everyone into the courtyard gate, and the head of the guard took advantage of the lack of attention from others, and whispered to Zhao Liang: "General, the fourth brother has returned, and he asked us to cooperate with your actions." ”
Zhao Liang secretly praised Wang Xiaosi's cleverness, nodded and instructed: "Very good, you stay outside for the time being, and pay attention to those royal forest soldiers." After that, he hurriedly caught up with the person in front: "Brother Wang, slow down." ”
King Zhou You stopped, turned around and asked in surprise, "What's wrong?" ”
"Uh...... That's right. That object is indeed quite strange, and it is ...... before it is clear," Zhao Liang flickered: "It is not appropriate for too many people to see it." Especially the queen's delicate status, don't let anything happen. Let's let me accompany Brother Wang in to study it first. ”
King Zhou You was about to reply, but Father Yu Shi spoke on the side: "General, if it is so unsafe, how can you let the body of King Wanjin rush to danger?" I think it's better to forget it. ”
Zhao Liang's teeth itched when he heard this, and he sneered at each other: "What do you mean by this?" Didn't those old men in the army say that the king's majestic righteousness can not only awaken the gods, but also suppress the evil. I'm still there to protect, and this place is the palace, so what's the risk? I'm afraid that you and the palace maids will have a mixed aura and disturb Brother Wang's appraisal of treasures. ”
King Zhou You felt that what Zhao Liang said made some sense, and smiled lightly: "Hey, what my cousin said is right, in the widow's palace, what strange dangers can there be." Wait until the widow understands the situation, and then summon you in. Beauty, you can also be wronged for a while, okay? ”
Bao Xi bowed slightly: "The concubine obeys the order." The king, although he has a cousin with him, after all, the ancient gods are extraordinary, so please be careful. ”
"Hahaha, don't worry, it's nothing!" King Zhou You laughed and walked into the main hall, while Zhao Liang followed closely behind him and closed the door with his hand.
At this time, the sun was about to set, and Zheng Ni's room had not yet been lit up, so her vision was quite dim. King Zhou You looked around and asked, "Cousin, where is the artifact?" ”
Zhao Liang first took the fire sickle, lit the candle flame in the room, and then ripped off the cover: "This is it." ”
As the shroud was lifted, the plane-traveling aircraft finally revealed its true face. A capsule-shaped machine the size of a coffin was presented in front of the two, and the metal shell of the fuselage looked very dazzling against the candlelight. The "Secret Service Headquarters", "K-F-C" and a series of numbers on it are also particularly eye-catching. King Zhou You couldn't help but let out a soft exclamation, and leaned his face closer to examine it carefully.
Zhao Liang glanced at the screen not far away, knowing that Wang Xiaosi and Zheng Luya were hiding behind there at the moment, ready to act at any time. He said casually: "Brother Wang, you study it slowly first, and I will arrange for the queen to go to the next room to drink tea and rest." ”
"You're busy, you're busy," King Zhou You stared at the aircraft intently, waving his hand absentmindedly.
Zhao Liang coughed softly, gave Wang Xiaosi a signal, and then hurriedly turned around and walked out of the room. He came to the courtyard and said to everyone: "The king is exploring the mystery of the artifact, please go to the wing room for a while." Bao Xi nodded slightly when she heard this, and walked into the house next to her under the guidance of Zhao Liang, and Father Yu Shi and the palace maids and guards also hurriedly followed.
Bao Xi sat down in the room, and the guards had already brought tea to serve. Zhao Liang and Yu Shi's father stood next to each other one on the left and one right, chatting with Bao Xi without a word, waiting for the news of King Zhou You. After a cup of tea in the past, Zhao Liang estimated in his heart that the time was almost up, so he said to Bao Xi: "Queen, sister go and see how Brother Wang is doing now." If nothing is unusual, I will ask you to move. ”
Bao Xi nodded: "My sister has worked hard, let's go." ”
Zhao Liang said that he received the order, and then hurriedly returned to the main hall. As soon as he entered the door, he saw King Zhou Youwang lying on his back on the couch, motionless, while Wang Xiaosi and Zheng Luya stood beside him.
"How? Is it done? Zhao Liang asked eagerly.
Wang Xiaosi and Zheng Luya shook their heads at the same time, both with a sad face. Zhao Liang was taken aback when he saw this, and said, "What's the matter?" ”
Zheng Luya explained: "After you went out, the two of us immediately crept out from behind the screen, and knocked it unconscious without waiting for this thing to notice." Then Xiao Si carried the person into the aircraft, and I cooperated with him to install the arrest equipment. But unexpectedly, the machine did not respond. ”
"No response?!" Zhao Liang was surprised: "The equipment is broken again?" ”
Zheng Luya shook her head: "Impossible." I checked it carefully twice before, and the operation was completely according to the cabin manual, and the machine was guaranteed to be free of faults and abnormalities. ”
"What's going on here? It doesn't make sense. Zhao Liang was puzzled, and slight beads of sweat oozed from his anxious head.
Wang Xiaosi said quietly: "There are only two possibilities now. 1. The traverser has left the carrier and returned to the real world before we act; Second, this cargo is not a traverser at all. ”