Xiao Zhuo watched the woman walk in front of Su Ding, and after the two exchanged words for a while, the woman left in a hurry. When she left, Xiao Zhuo also got closer, and faintly heard Su Dingfang mention the words "Zhuangfu" and "Little Marquis". Xiao Zhuo couldn't help but think about what Su Dingfang wanted to do, and why Su Dingfang was in Luoyang City, and Su Dingfang's behavior at this time was so abnormal, and even a little sneaky.

"Brother Dingfang, don't come for a long time, don't come unharmed!" After thinking about it again, Xiao Zhuo still took the initiative to go over and stop Su Dingfang.

"Brother Xiao, it's you! When I arrived in Luoyang a few days ago, I went to Xiao Mansion to look for you! But at that time, the Xiao Mansion family said that you were not there, so I didn't bother, I didn't expect to see you before leaving! Come, I invite you to drink! Su Dingfang pulled Xiao Zhuo and was about to walk into the wine shop, looked around Xiao Zhuo and behind him, and asked, "Hey?" Brother Xiao, what about the second brother? ”

"Second Brother Xiong returned to Xiangzhou halfway, I also just arrived in Luoyang today, I could have come back earlier, but I changed to Lanling halfway, so I came back late. What did Brother Dingfang do when he came to Luoyang, why did he stay in front of this Chu Xiuyuan? As soon as Xiao Zhuo's words came out, he saw that Su Dingfang's expression was a little unnatural. After looking left and right, Su Dingfang pulled Xiao Zhuo into a room in the wine shop and asked, "Brother Xiao, do you know about this year's imperial court draft girl?" ”

"I naturally know this, on the way back a few days ago, I heard a friend from the same way talk about it, what's the matter, what relatives and friends of Brother Dingfang were selected? Congratulations! The woman who left just now is not some relative of yours? Xiao Zhuo's half-joking words caused Su Dingfang to laugh at himself: "Brother Xiao, don't be joking, I'm alone, how can I have any relatives." It's our little marquis, his fiancée was selected into Chu Xiuyuan! The woman just now was the servant of the Zhuang Mansion, and Master Zhuang entrusted her with the relationship, so he asked her to go in to see how Miss Zhuang was doing inside. ”

When Xiao Zhuo heard this, he couldn't help but ask curiously: "Your little marquis's fiancée?" How can it be? Isn't there a rule for draft girls in the imperial court? But all married women are not among the selections! ”

"Who said no, just because of this, when I first started the draft girl, Master Zhuang didn't worry about anything, but half a month ago, Master Zhuang sent someone to Beiping Mansion to inform us of Master Hou, saying that his daughter Miss Zhuang was selected into Chu Xiuyuan, and Master Zhuang made the silver and entrusted the relationship, but he still failed to save Miss Zhuang, so he had to ask our Lord Hou for help. A few days ago......" Su Dingfang was about to continue, Xiao Zhuo hurriedly interrupted him. "Wait, what is the relationship between that old man Zhuang and Jingbian Hou? Is that Miss Zhuang your little marquis's fiancée? ”

"Oops!" Su Dingfang put down the wine glass, patted his head, and said: "I forgot to make this clear to you, when our Hou Ye did not make meritorious contributions in his early years, he was rescued by Master Zhuang. After Hou Ye made his fortune, he wanted to repay Master Zhuang's kindness, and it happened that Master Zhuang had a daughter who had not yet left the cabinet, and the two families became children and daughters last year. However, when the draft girl was drafted this year, the official in charge of the draft deliberately avoided the draft, and instead of saying that Miss Zhuang was only married this year, he insisted on including Miss Zhuang in the selection list. After inquiring about the relationship with Mr. Zhuang several times, he learned that this was all the collusion of the officials in charge with Yu Culture and ghosts, and they deliberately selected some young ladies from wealthy businessmen to force the rich families to take money to ransom people. The officials of the DPRK and China received the benefits of Yu Wenhua, coupled with Yu Wenhua and his deep favor, ordinary people did not dare to go to the government to redress their grievances, either watching their daughters being taken away, or they could only obediently take money to ransom people, so Master Zhuang had no choice but to inform Hou Ye. And after the little Hou Ye heard this, where could he bear it, and immediately asked the Hou Ye to take our group to Luoyang to theorize. Originally, we wanted to find the Chinese military to report to His Majesty, but Ling Zun made a consultation for the matter of the Eastern Crusade for nine consecutive days, which caused Long Yan to be furious, and his official position was also demoted by three levels. And tomorrow is the day when the first batch of show girls enter the palace, Brother Xiao, do you think there is any way to rescue Miss Zhuang? ”

Xiao Zhuo listened to Su Dingfang's words and was silent, he knew that his father had advised His Majesty for the sake of the Eastern Crusade, but at that time, Xiao Rui did not mention that his father was demoted because of this. And with his understanding of Xiao Yu, if it was an ordinary thing, his father would never be so persistent, it seems that the consequences of the Eastern Crusade may be more serious than he imagined! As for Miss Zhuang's affairs, he is really not busy.

"Brother Dingfang, I'm afraid I can't help you in this matter, you look at this day, now that the time has passed, and the hundred officials have been resigned, even if you can find someone who stands out for this matter, it is impossible to enter the palace at this time to perform the saint. Tomorrow, the show girl will be sent to the palace early in the morning for another selection, and it is impossible to send it out again. ”

"What then? If it drags on until tomorrow morning, the little marquis can ......" Su Dingfang stopped talking about this, but Xiao Zhuo noticed something, so he asked: "Brother Dingfang, if this matter can't be solved today, do you already have any plans?" Go to Chu Xiuyuan to rob people? ”

Su Dingfang's hand that was about to drink was stagnant in mid-air, he looked at Xiao Zhuo, and after making sure that Xiao Zhuo was not talking to him, he said slowly: "I also know that this is the next step, so I hope you can think of a way!" Our little marquis can't be persuaded anymore, since he got acquainted with some Jianghu characters in Jinan Mansion a few years ago, he has become more and more jealous and hateful over the years, not to mention that this is still the hatred of taking his wife! But you can't help, so there's no way around it. Su Dingfang held the wine glass, although he didn't say what the plan was, it was equivalent to admitting Xiao Zhuo's guess.

"Alright! Brother Dingfang, I'll try to help! If there is a way, I will go to the Zhuang Mansion to find you before the midnight tonight. It's not early, I just returned to Luoyang, I have to go home for dinner tonight, so I won't accompany you! We'll meet again another day. Xiao Zhuo's words have come to this, and Su Dingfang can't force Xiao Zhuo to stay anymore, so he has to get up and say goodbye: "When you return home after a long absence, you should focus on reunion, Brother Xiao, I will send you." ”

Bidding farewell to Su Dingfang, Xiao Zhuo walked alone on the street, and remembered what he encountered today, first his father failed to admonish him for the Eastern Expedition, and was demoted to the third level; It was also the matter of Yuan Tiangang and his uncle Xiao Cong in Si Tianjian; Later, it was the purpose of Su Dingfang and his entourage in Beiping Prefecture. It's really turbulent! Xiao Zhuo thought about it again and again, but decided to go home first to see if there was a way to solve Miss Zhuang's matter.

Stepping into the Xiao Mansion again, as soon as Xiao Zhuo entered the backyard, two half-person-tall children ran over, and Xiao Zhuo, who shouted at Xiao Zhuo with a "uncle", was confused, until Xiao Kai and Xiao Zhuo came out to stop it when they heard the sound, Xiao Zhuo saw the eldest lady of the Han family behind Xiao Zhuo, and realized that these two troublemakers were probably his nephews Xiao Shoujin and Xiao Shouge. Because on the way back to Luoyang a few days ago, Xiao Zhuo heard Xiao Rui say that Xiao Lian married Han Lingyu, the eldest lady of the Han family, five years ago. And Han Lingyu originally didn't want to marry Xiao Lingyu, because Han Lingyu felt that the man of the Xiao family was too bookish and angry, which made her not like it. However, later Xiao Ling went to Si Tianjian to scold Yuan Tiangang because he became a monk, and Han Lingyu looked at Xiao Ling differently, and immediately asked her father Han Shige to go to Xiao's house to set a date for marriage. Now that the children of both of them are almost five years old, it is really a trick to say!

"Uncle, Ge'er is not sensible, the first time I saw you, don't be surprised!" The eldest lady of the Han family walked out at this time and said a blessing to Xiao Zhuo, and Xiao Zhuo immediately replied: "I'm still afraid that the third sister-in-law will blame me!" I just got home, and Ge'er saw me for the first time, and he didn't even recognize me! Come, Ge'er, come and let my uncle hug me! After Xiao Zhuo finished speaking, he squatted down, but the two little naughty mischievous people surrounded him together, and Xiao Zhuo had to hold one in one hand and go to the inner hall. However, as soon as I entered the door, I saw Yan Ying standing behind Xiao Kai, just now because the door was blocked, Xiao Zhuo didn't see her, and when the two met at this time, they didn't know how to talk for a while.

"Cousin!" As soon as Yan Ying shouted, she changed her words again: "Uncle! She...... Are you okay? ”

"She's fine!" Xiao Zhuo looked at Xiao Kai after speaking, and didn't say anything more, and walked inside with the two troublemakers. Xiao Kai stopped him: "Fourth brother, the eldest brother hasn't arrived yet!" ”

As soon as Xiao Zhuo heard this, Xiao Rui's voice came from outside the hospital: "I'm here!" My father still has something to deal with, so dinner is not coming, so I just left a copy for my father! Brother and sister, let's go eat first! As Xiao Rui spoke, people walked over briskly from outside the hall. When Xiao Zhuo listened to him, he also put down the two children in his arms.

"Come on! Jin'er, Ge'er, let's go to grandma first, we can't let grandma wait for us! Han Lingyu coaxed the two children softly, and the two children obediently returned to their mothers, and the figures of adults and children disappeared into the front hall.

"Big brother, how is my father's contact with the hundred officials?" Xiao Zhuo looked at Xiao Rui's expression and was obviously not very good, but he had to ask, otherwise the three of them would only be more worried.

"Father is preparing for tomorrow morning! In fact, it is not difficult to contact hundreds of officials, my father has been in the court for many years, and most of the ministers in the court and the central government admire my father's character, and if my father admonishes him again tomorrow, most of them will respond. It's just that tomorrow again, I'm worried that Your Majesty will still not give up the Eastern Crusade, not to mention that Yu Wenhua and that cadre will definitely intervene from it, the first nine times they moved the emperor out in order to obstruct their father, and this time, they will definitely try their best to obstruct it. ”

"Yu culture and! How did Yuwen Shibo give birth to such an insatiable person! But His Majesty loves him so much! Xiao Li angrily raised his hand to pat the table, but was pulled by Xiao Kai next to him, Xiao Kai held Xiao Li's hand, glanced at the back hall, and after Xiao Li understood, he slowly withdrew his hand.

It's Yu culture and again! Xiao Zhuo secretly sighed that Yu Culture and indeed deserved to be the life of a greedy wolf, but everything that was profitable seemed to be related to Yu Culture and it. I used to hear that during the period when Ma Shumou was the head of the river, he used to extort rich people from all over the country to accept bribes on the grounds that the ancestral tombs of wealthy merchants must pass through the canal, and the people behind the scenes who instructed Ma Shumou to do this were also said to be Yu Wenhua. Now the draft is the same as the canal back then, I'm afraid the canal thing, Yu Wenhua and really can't escape the relationship. It's just that now Yu Wenhua and why are you trying to promote the Eastern Crusade? What are the benefits to Yu Culture and what is the benefit of triggering a civil uprising? Xiao Zhuo was thinking about it, and followed the three brothers into the back hall, and when he arrived in the back hall and saw that all the female relatives in the family had been seated, he didn't say anything more.

After eating dinner with his family, Xiao Zhuo hurried to Shangqingguan, and when he arrived, there was already a Taoist boy at the gate of Shangqingguan to greet him. When the Dao Tong saw Xiao Zhuo dismount, he stepped forward and said, "The disciple is waiting for the uncle here on the orders of the family teacher." Teacher! Please! ”

Xiao Zhuo saw that although this Dao Tong was not very old, only about thirteen or fourteen years old, he was clear and handsome, and his eyebrows and eyes revealed a spirit and beauty, as if he already had a youthful backbone. Then he asked, "What's your name?" How old is it? Dao Tong was originally leading the way in front, but when he heard Xiao Zhuo ask, he turned around and said, "Uncle Hui, the disciple's name is Li Chunfeng, he is fifteen years old this year, and he has been cultivating with his teacher since he was a child. ”

After Li Chunfeng finished speaking, he turned around and continued to lead the way. When the two were about to enter the courtyard, Xiao Zhuo saw a person performing martial arts in the courtyard from a distance, but due to the sky, Xiao Zhuo couldn't see the person's appearance clearly, but what was certain was that the person was definitely not Yuan Tiangang. When he walked into the courtyard, Xiao Zhuo saw that the man was obviously not very strong, but the two gilded sledgehammers in his hands followed his movements under the moonlit night, drawing gold threads. And every time that person swung out a hammer, it seemed that the air trembled, Xiao Zhuo could imagine the power of these hammers even from a distance, I am afraid that he was really killed and injured.

"Uncle Shi, this is my junior brother Li Yuanba." After Li Chunfeng finished introducing, he shouted at Li Yuanba again: "Yuanba, don't practice, come and see Uncle Shi first!" ”

"Oh!" After a slightly silly voice responded to Li Chunfeng, Li Yuanba walked over with a double hammer, stayed close, put the two hammers on the ground, knelt down and bowed. "Yuanba meets Uncle Shi!"

Bang! Xiao Zhuo didn't hear what Li Yuanba said clearly at all, he only saw that after the double hammer put down by Li Yuanba fell to the ground, it smashed the blue bricks on the ground into several small pieces. But looking at Li Yuanba's behavior, he also knew what the other party was doing, and hurriedly said: "Get up!" ”

"Yuanba! Didn't I tell you to put the hammer slowly? ”

"I forgot!"

"Hey! Tomorrow you can carry a stone to the stonemason shop and polish it and put it on! Don't forget next time! ”

Xiao Zhuo ignored the long sighs of the two of them, but stretched out his hand to hold the handle of a hammer, and tried hard to lift it, but after starting it, the hammer seemed to have taken root, Xiao Zhuo used all his strength, and he only barely lifted it off the ground.

"Uncle Shi, I'll help you!" Li Yuanba saw that Xiao Zhuo was so laborious, as soon as he reached out and grabbed the lower end of the hammer handle, and with another force, the hammer rose off the ground.

"No, you don't! I'm just trying! I didn't expect it to be so ...... Well! Before Xiao Zhuo finished speaking, Li Yuanba obediently quickly let go of his hand, and the double hammer immediately sank down, Xiao Zhuo was caught off guard, and his entire upper body was dropped by the hammer.

"Uncle Shi, are you okay?" Li Chunfeng asked on the side, he saw that just now, Xiao Zhuo was completely unprepared, and he might be injured somewhere!

"Chunfeng, what should you do, I'm fine! I'll go to your master first. Xiao Zhuo pretended to be nothing, and only then did he pat him on his waist until he left the sight of the two.

"Senior brother, what's wrong with your waist?" Yuan Tiangang looked at Xiao Zhuo, who walked into the room, rubbing his waist all the way, and asked.

"It's okay, I was flashed by Yuanba's hammer just now." Xiao Zhuo staggered to Yuan Tiangang's side, and quickly pulled a futon and sat down.

"That hammer is four hundred pounds, and Yuan Ba's natural divine power can only be moved, what can you do? If you change to Yuwen Chengdu, you can still try. Yuan Tiangang pulled Xiao Zhuo's body and pressed one hand on his lower back, and after a while, Xiao Zhuo slowly sat up straight.

"Okay, senior brother, let's not talk about this, let's talk about my uncle!" Xiao Zhuo moved left and right, and when he saw that his waist didn't hurt anymore, he sat back and took out the picture scroll behind him. Yuan Tiangang looked at the picture scroll for a long time before he leisurely told the picture scroll.

"This matter has to start from ten years ago, when I first arrived in Chang'an, one chance night, I found that there was a faint flickering demon light in the sky above the imperial city, but the demon light existed for too short a time, and I couldn't be sure what kind of monster it was. Later, I observed for many days, only to find out that the reason why that demonic light could not be discovered was all dependent on the dragon spirit qi of Chang'an City. Chang'an City is located on the Yellow River, after thousands of years, itself has long been a place of outstanding people, not to mention that there are Jingshui, Weishui into it, cultivated as a higher monster, as long as deliberately converged, its demonic spirit in Chang'an City is difficult to detect. It was only after the current Holy Lord's succession that I proposed the relocation of the capital to divide the dragon spirit. At that time, because of the canal, the dragon spirit of the Yellow River will be divided into three channels in Luoyang, one will flow north to Beiping Mansion, one will continue to flow east into the sea, and one will cross the Huaishui into the Yangtze River, the dragon spirit is scattered, and the demon light will be easier to be detected, and now, every night, when the yang is weak and the yin is prosperous, the demon light can no longer be hidden. ”

That's why! Xiao Zhuo remembered that Yuan Tiangang was hated and jealous by hundreds of civil and military officials that year, and remembered why Beiping Mansion was full of clouds every evening, and at the same time, he also realized why the fortunes of the Great Sui Dynasty were soaring, and it turned out that all the cause and effect were in the imperial city!

Seeing that Xiao Zhuo was silent, Yuan Tiangang said again: "As for your uncle's matter, you must also know that when Your Majesty first ascended the throne, Zeng Guang recruited painters as queens...... That is, your aunt paints a portrait, but none of the painters can paint the queen's face. At that time, I realized that the monster hidden in the palace may be the current queen, so I recommended your uncle Xiao Cong to Your Majesty. And your uncle really drew a picture of a beautiful woman who is the best in the world. However, when he came to me the next day, he had this cat demon picture in his hand! ”

"Why are you doing that?" Xiao Zhuo didn't understand why Yuan Tiangang wanted his uncle to paint. If you are an ordinary person, you can't draw it, just like he did back then, at most he feels that his painting skills are not good. However, his uncle Xiao Cong was the lord of Xiliang, and he was protected by the emperor's breath under the emperor's order, although later the Xiliang regime declined, and his uncle also called the Great Sui, but the government of Xiliang did not die in the harsh government and the people's hearts, so as long as his uncle did not die, the emperor's qi would be hidden at most to wait for the times to change. But if it suddenly encounters the clash of demonic and evil qi, the hidden emperor qi will be stimulated to protect the master. Although his uncle can draw a portrait without being confused because of this, there are no two days in the sky, there are no two monarchs in the country, how can there be two people with the air of an emperor in the capital, Yuan Tiangang undoubtedly pushed his uncle into the whirlpool of life and death again.

"Because there's no one else in the world who can do that! Since the southern Chen country is broken, the world is unified, although Chen Shubao was also the emperor, but his emperor has been lost, and the people are not in Luoyang. Although the people in the Dao Sect can not be confused by the art of bewitching souls, how many are proficient in Danqing wonderful brushes. And when your uncle came to me with this painting, I told him that the reincarnation of cause and effect between you and me, he was very pleased, because the affairs of your Xiao family can be solved by the people of your Xiao family! That's why he was able to spend the last few years not loving the world, indulging in drinking, and living a relaxed and free life. Yuan Tiangang put away the scroll at this time and returned it to Xiao Zhuo. He has already said what should be said, where to go, Xiao Zhuo still has to decide for himself, after all, the one in the palace once ...... Maybe now, it's still his aunt!

The affairs of the Xiao family are settled by the Xiao family! It turns out that what the uncle values most is only the reputation of the Xiao family! Brother-in-law! You can rest assured, the name of the Xiao family for thousands of years will never be ruined today!

After Xiao Zhuo made up his mind, he talked to Yuan Tiangang about cultivating the Tao, and then followed Yuan Tiangang out of the house. The two of them both looked in the direction of the palace, and sure enough, as Yuan Tiangang said, above the palace, a ray of black light was slowly spreading, but when it spread to a certain extent, it converged back, and it seemed that it was indeed deliberate.

Broken! Xiao Zhuo only remembered the agreement with Su Dingfang at this time, now that the demon light in the palace has come out, according to Yuan Tiangang, isn't it time to come!

"The green dragon is wandering, the white tiger is reckless, it seems that this Luoyang City can't be quiet!" Yuan Tiangang sighed again at this time, Xiao Zhuo also looked at the night sky, and sure enough, he saw that in the vast night, the eastern galaxy was weak, and the west was brighter, it seemed that it was really providential that something would happen tomorrow!

[Plot Follow-up]

"Xiao Zhuo, do you think your uncle really died of illness? I also have the blood of your Xiao family. Xiao Meiniang controlled the puppet, no matter how much Xiao Zhuo struggled, it was useless.

The blood of the Xiao family! Xiao Zhuo finally understood how he was summoned by Xiao Meiniang, it turned out to be a spiritualist technique performed with the blood of the Xiao family as a sacrifice, and it was no wonder that his uncle Xiao Cong would die bizarrely. However, this also shows that her aunt Xiao Meiniang is still alive, but her body and consciousness are controlled by the cat demon in front of her, and she is not dead as he and Yuan Tiangang think.