There are fewer than a thousand glasses of wine for a confidant, and if you speculate, you can't finish talking.

Bianliang and Xue Mulan were like this, the two chatted from the afternoon until the next morning.

Bian Liang muttered to himself in his heart, how could his second sister drink so well, if she was drunk last night, the jelly and sausage would not all be his.

It's a pity, it's a pity, Dongfang has been exposed, and he has no chance.

"Big brother, it's a little stuffy." Xue Mulan had actually drunk almost everything.

She is not a saint, if she is not happy in her heart, if she wants to accompany her eldest brother more, she will not be able to hold on for a long time.

When Bianliang opened the window, the cool breeze blew, and she couldn't sit still anymore, so she put her head on the table, and when Bianliang turned around, she had already fallen asleep, and muttered to herself, "Big brother, don't leave me... ”

Bianliang sat down softly beside her, afraid of waking her up.

He unfastened his coat and draped it over her shoulders, and then watched her sleeping posture carefully.

The more he looked at it, the more beautiful it became, especially the strawberry lips, which squirmed gently with her breathing, and he couldn't help but bring his mouth closer.

He was about to taste the strawberries again when he heard the door being pushed open.

He immediately turned his head and saw a little girl barging in with a resentful face, it was his sister Li Xiaofang.

"Brother, you said you would take care of my marriage, but Your Majesty still asked me to marry Hu Guo." As soon as she entered the door, she complained about Bianliang.

Bianliang scratched his head.

I did promise Li Xiaofang about this, but last time I was in Xuchang, I forgot to tell Master Li.

Fortunately, my sister hasn't married yet, "Xiaofang, I'll go into the palace and talk to my father later." ”

Hearing his words, Li Xiaofang's anger immediately disappeared.

She ran to Xue Mulan's side and said, "Brother, is this the new sister-in-law you are looking for?" Looks pretty handsome. ”

Bian Liang could only nod, in his heart, Zhao Xiangyi was not his wife, Xue Mulan was.

So this new word made him feel a little awkward.

However, he can't explain this matter one by one, so he can only take one step at a time.

"Brother, my sister-in-law is drunk and needs to rest, I'll help her go to my house so that she doesn't catch a cold."

Li Xiaofang helped Xue Mulan up on his own initiative, and Bianliang wanted to stop it, but thinking about his sister's instructions, and so many friends and relatives in Xuchang, it was not good for him to stay by Xue Mulan's side all the time, so he nodded.

The door of the Drunken Immortal Building was closed again, and at this moment only Bian Liang was left in the restaurant.

The rising sun shone through the window on his face, as if all the happiness of the world had shone on him.

He smiled and enjoyed a blissful bath.

He also thought that next, it was time to settle down, find a secluded place, raise flowers and trees, catch fish and shrimp, and regenerate dolls by the way.

It's nice to live like this.

After thinking about all this, he got up and went into the palace to do the things that his sister gave him.

Today's palace is surprisingly quiet, and there is only one emperor in the streamer hall, Master Li, who is sitting on the dragon chair and looking at a map.

Bian Liang came to the palace accompanied by a father-in-law who claimed to be surnamed Hong.

After he entered, Gonggong Hong consciously closed the door of the palace.

At this time, except for the father and son, there was no one else in the Streamer Palace, and even the guards outside the hall quietly withdrew.

When Bian Liang saw this formation, he suddenly felt a little uneasy in his heart.

The first time, in Xiangyang, his father asked him to fight Xuchang, and the second time, in Xuchang, his father asked him to provoke the war between Xuzhou and Shouchun.

I don't know what my father is planning this time.

However, no matter what plan he had, he would never do it.

Thinking of this, his heart calmed down.

He said, "Father, Xiaofang's marriage... ”

He wanted to bring it up straightforwardly, but when he saw the dragon robe on Master Li's body, he swallowed his words back.

This emperor of Xuchang is also Xiaofang's elder, and he still has to say it euphemistically, lest his father not be able to step down.

Who knew that Master Li actually said, "Since you think that Wokotai is not qualified, then this marriage should be stopped." ”

His tone was very calm, not at all like a joke, which made Bianliang scratch his head.

The marriage between the two countries is not a child's play!

"Hu Guo, what are your plans?" Bian Liang asked.

The Li family withdrew from the marriage, and the Emperor Hu was disgraced, and in case of revenge, it would not be easy to deal with.

Master Li stood up, placed the map on the dragon chair, and beckoned Bianliang to his side.

He said, "Since you say that the prince of Hu is not qualified, then there is no need for this marriage to be concluded, according to Mu Zhen's character, he may send troops to attack Xuchang, and the only soldiers he can move are Xuzhou soldiers." ”

Bianliang didn't know much about fighting, but the comparison of the forces of the two sides, he had heard his father tell that there were 200,000 soldiers in Xuzhou and 30,000 soldiers in Xuchang, and there was a huge difference in strength.

"What then?" He asked worriedly.

Master Li pointed to the map unhurriedly and said, "Last night, Du Shiqing had already taken the Streamer Sword to the Beihai Holy Stop. ”

Holy stop? Streamer sword? What does this have to do with Xuzhou Bing?

Bian Liang couldn't guess what he meant, but he knew that this father, since he had a plan, there would definitely be an answer, so he continued to listen quietly.

Master Li said again, "On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, I will give a big gift, and the Beihai Holy Stops the Streamer Sword, this news, I have already sent someone to Beiping and Lincheng." ”

"I said last time that Zhao Jian would never let the Streamer Sword fall into the hands of Hu Guo, and he would definitely send the saints from Lincheng to Beihai to fight for it."

"Beihai is close to Xuzhou, if you only send saints, there is a risk of being besieged and killed by Hu Guo, because Mu Zhen's personal guards, the strength is not under Lincheng, plus the Xuzhou soldiers, Hu Guo's chances of victory will be much greater."

"Therefore, Zhao Jian will definitely send Shouchun's defenders at the same time to contain the Xuzhou army."

"In this way, Xuchang will be safe." Speaking of this, Master Li deliberately stopped.

When Bianliang heard this, he basically understood what his father meant.

But he knew that things would never be so simple, otherwise, why would his father wait for him here alone.

Presumably he is also a pawn in his hands, but I don't know how he plans to use it.

Bian Liang didn't plan to ask, because since his father had planned these things, he would definitely tell him.

Master Li didn't expect his son to be so calm, which made him a little speechless.

The Streamer Hall was silent for a moment, and he finally spoke again, "The difficulty in this matter is that you can't let Hu Guo or the Southern Dynasty get the Streamer Sword too early, and you must give the sword when their people stop at the Holy Stop." ”

At this point, Bianliang understands that since the two tigers are going to compete, the timing of the bait must be the most important.

But this matter doesn't seem to have anything to do with him.

Master Li said, "Fortunately, you brought back a Du Shiqing, with him, this matter must be fine." ”

Sure enough, it has nothing to do with him!

So what exactly does the father want to do himself?

He couldn't guess.

Seeing that he had been silent, Master Li had to say his final request, "If the Streamer Sword falls into the hands of Hu Guo, Mu Zhen will definitely attack Xuchang, so you have to prevent Hu Guoren from getting the sword." ”

Bianliang listened and immediately understood.

His father did not want to get the sword back himself, but to defeat the Hu State, so as to provoke a duel between the Hanzhong Legion and the Chengdu Legion, which was used to achieve his goal of profiting from the fisherman.

This purpose was mentioned by his father as early as the last time he came to Xuchang.

"This matter is not difficult, then why did you ask Du Shiqing to send the sword?" Bian Liang asked.

If he helped the Southern Dynasty, it would not be difficult to eliminate Hu's pro-guard army.

Even if the people from the Southern Dynasty don't come, he can do it with the streamer sword in his hand.

Master Li shook his head, "If you go, the fish will be scared away." ”

Bianliang completely understood that if he was holding the streamer sword, Lincheng and Hu Guo would definitely not dare to send someone over.

However, he wondered, if he couldn't go openly, wouldn't he go secretly? Didn't the emperors of the two countries even make this judgment?

Master Li seemed to see through his thoughts, "Wealth and danger are sought, an artifact like the streamer sword, even if it is a trap, they will definitely fight, but if they don't see Du Shiqing holding the streamer sword with their own eyes, they won't make a move." ”

Bian Liang nodded, yes, he can go secretly, and the saints of Hu and the Southern Dynasty can also go secretly, maybe Hu will also mobilize the common people to go over, and then the saints will mix in among them, in this way, even if he wants to kill, he can't tell the difference.

"Do they know where the Holy Stop?" Although this sentence was a bit redundant, Bianliang couldn't help but ask.

In case everything is arranged here, and the other party goes the wrong way, it will be embarrassing.

Master Li listened to his question, and a strange smile appeared on his face, it seems that this son of his, who has a very serious amnesia, even doesn't even know about the Holy Stop.

He said, "The holy stop, that is, the place where the saint rests the corpse, every seaside city has one, it is unique, and it can never be wrong." ”

Since ancient times, since the corpse of a saint does not decay, in order to prevent someone from having ulterior motives and insulting the corpse of a saint, the emperor of the Southern Dynasty stipulated that after the death of a saint, the body must be placed in the holy stop and returned to the sea.

It is said that before this, the seaside city was often hit by huge waves, and after that, it has been calm.

Later, the bodies of saints of any country were placed in holy stops.

Bian Liang listened, his brows tightened, he knew that Li Changsheng was from the seaside, and now that the saint is dead and has to go back to the sea, what is the connection between the sea and the saint?

Li Changsheng's mother, what kind of existence is the mermaid? He had a lot of questions, but he didn't ask his father, he wanted to see for himself.

"When are you leaving?" Bian Liang asked.

He decided to go to Beihai because he wanted his friends to live in peace in Xuchang, and he didn't think it was difficult.

"The sooner the better." Master Li said, "Ahead of the Hu Kingdom, you can ambush better." ”

"Hmm." Bian Liang nodded, "Help me talk to Xue Mulan." ”

He didn't dare to say goodbye to her, because the last time he got out of the carriage to save Xue Liuguang, Xue Mulan's shouting made him almost shake, and if she was clamoring to follow again this time, it would be a real headache.

His second sister is very stubborn, so it's better not to say goodbye.

For the last time, he silently admonished himself in his heart.

For the last time, without saying goodbye.