Chapter Twenty-Five: Senior Brother
This man, the long sword at his waist is simple and unpretentious, and it looks like a bit sharp, but in the eyes of a kendo master like Xiang Qing, it is a real peerless sword, most of the so-called "swords" with gorgeous appearances are in vain, strong on the outside, and dry in the middle, this long sword, the appearance is mediocre, and it even looks like a standard weapon, but a discerning person can conclude at a glance that this sword must be a divine soldier who sharpens iron like clay and makes quick decisions.
The man's appearance is the same as his sword, it looks mediocre, and the person's appearance is nothing more than two ears, a nose, a mouth, and two eyes, but the sharpness contained in this man's eyes made Xiang Qing dare not look directly, he only felt that this man's pupils were in the shape of a long sword, and the sword qi and himself had reached a state of integration, not you and me.
This person is a kendo master who has truly reached the realm of the unity of man and sword! I can't last more than thirty rounds against him, Xiang Qing thought to himself.
saw that Xiang Xu did throw himself into the man's arms with a smile on his face, and shouted: "Senior brother! ”
Big brother? Seeing Xiang Xu and the man's affectionate appearance, Xiang Qing felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, this is called jealousy, and it is not ordinary jealousy, because of Xiang Xu's cleanliness problem, Xiang Xu will never have too much physical contact with others, including Xiang Qing, at this moment, looking at Xiang Xu and the man's intimacy, Xiang Qing was jealous.
"Ahem!" Xiang Qing coughed twice and pretended to clear his throat.
Unexpectedly, the man actually hugged Xiang Xu with his left hand, and opened his arms to Xiang Qing with his right hand.
What's up? After hugging your brother, do you still want to hug your brother? There are no doors! There are no windows either! He pulled Xiang Xu out of the man's arms.
"Who are you?"
The man asked in surprise, "Xiaoqing, what's wrong with you?" Don't even know the elder brother anymore? ”
Xiang Qing pointed to the man's face: "Who, who is Xiaoqing, who are you, what senior brother!" I'm still your brother. ”
Xiang Xu wanted to say something, but was pulled aside by Xiang Qing.
The man ran over and touched Xiang Qing's forehead, and then stared at Xiang Qing's face carefully: "I'm not mistaken, it's Xiaoqing, you're Xiaoqing, why don't you even know Senior Brother?" ”
Xiang Qing immediately opened a safe distance of five meters from the man, and was already beating a drum in his heart: "You, who is your name?" What a senior brother, where did I come from? ”
The man untied his sword and handed it to Xiang Qing: "Xiaoqing, you don't know me, so do you recognize this sword?" ”
Xiang Qing looked at the hand of the man handing the sword, and muttered in his heart, I am afraid that this person is not an assassin sent by the Ten Standing Servants, if this master wants to kill me, then I can only run away.
After thinking about it for a while, he still asked suspiciously, "Really give it to me?" ”
The man nodded, Xiang Qing hesitated, and carefully took the long sword, this sword, even the scabbard and hilt were rusty, and the strip of cloth wrapped around the hilt had been polished and shiny.
As soon as he held this long sword in his hand, he immediately felt a familiar feeling, just like the first time he pulled out the Thundering Sword, he felt that this sword and Thunder and Zong Han were all in the same vein, at this time, he had already believed in the identity of this man's senior brother.
I can't help but pull out the blade, the sword light is overflowing, this sword body is a little strange, the blades on both sides have arcs, and the tip of the sword is sharp, this shape proves that this sword can stab and cut, both offensive and defensive.
The difference between a knife and a sword itself is not very big, mainly relying on the difference in usage to make a distinction, the knife is a slash, the sword is a stabbing, this sword, both slashing and stabbing, can be called a sword.
"What is the name of this sword?" Xiang Qing asked.
"There is no name, when the master cast three swords, he gave us three respectively, all of them are swords without names, and I don't know how to name them, I will call it nameless." The man replied.
Xiang Qing's fingers touched the blade of the sword, inadvertently, the fingers had been cut by the sharp blade, and the blood that oozed out did not drip on the ground, but was absorbed by the sword body, this nameless sword, it was like a long drought and a rain like hunger and thirst to absorb Xiang Qing's blood, if he didn't let go in time, I'm afraid the blood would have been sucked dry.
"At that time, the sword was washed into a river, and the grass and sand are red so far, I asked for words because of the buckle stone." Xiang Qing read out the poem of Li Yi in the Tang Dynasty: "Red blood becomes a river, it is better to call him: Chichuan Sword!" ”
The man nodded: "Well, good name, I didn't expect that after Xiaoqing came down the mountain, his literary style has been greatly improved, it's really gratifying, my senior brother really has a light on his face." ”
Xiang Qing handed the sword back: "Don't talk about a senior brother here, who are you?" ”
At this time, Xiang Xu couldn't hold back: "Senior brother, after my brother went down the mountain, he suffered from soul loss!" ”
The man immediately pulled Xiang Qing's shoulders nervously, and pressed Xiang Qing with both hands, Xiang Qing felt that he had no malice and no struggle, so he let the man stare at him all over his body.
"Oh, how can this be, I see that Xiao Qing still has a lot of sword sores and scars all over his body, what the hell is going on?"
Xiang Qing pushed the man away: "Who are you!" Let's talk about it first! ”
"Oh, I, your senior brother, Wang Yue!"
Wang Yue? I remember what I saw when I read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but I forgot the specific words, but Wang Yue is a famous swordsman in history, so I can't be wrong.
"Xiaoqing Xiaoxu, let's talk about it in detail another day, Your Majesty's dictation can't be delayed, the three of you quickly follow me into the palace to face the saint."
Xiang Xu adhered to Wang Yue, Cao Cao and Xiang Qing followed, Cao Cao didn't want to meddle in things, this Qing had a senior brother who was a kendo master, it was not surprising, after all, Xiang Qing was a kendo master, but Xiang Qing was more puzzled.
This Wang Yue said that he was the son of the old man, this Qing Xiang Xu was adopted by the master Chinese New Year's Eve two orphan brothers, Wang Yue is a few now, it can be said that Xiang Qing Xiang Xu is the one he looks up to, but Xiang Xu has a feeling of relatives for him, he Xiang Qing doesn't have it, how will he face this senior brother in the future? That's a big problem.
Just as Xiang Qing was thinking, Xiang Xu Wang Yue, who was chatting in front of him, suddenly stopped.
Wang Yue asked, "Xiaoqing, who caused the injuries on your body?" ”
Seeing Wang Yue's sudden serious look, Xiang Qing was still a little scared in his heart, and he said: "I offended the dignitaries of the court and was warned by others, and it is no big deal." ”
Unexpectedly, Wang Yue was furious: "Hmph! Xiao Xu told me, it was you who offended the Ten Standing Servants, and this injury was caused by the Imperial Forest Army's Shooting Sound Battalion, right? ”
Xiang Qing didn't expect Wang Yue to be so angry: "Don't be so angry, I don't lack arms or legs, just raise it for two days, besides, the ten permanent servants are also one of the best forces, I offended others, ruined people's good deeds, and it is natural to be warned." ”
"Warning? I don't think these old eunuchs want to live anymore! ”
Xiang Qing was shocked in his heart, this is almost to the palace, the palace is the territory of the ten permanent servants, if those spies hear the report back, then this Wang Yue will have no good fruit to eat.
Xiang Qing persuaded: "Wang Langzhong, you better be quiet, this is almost to the palace." ”
Unexpectedly, Wang Yue intensified: "Under this whole world, it is not the king's land, the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister, if it is not for the grace of His Majesty, where can this group of eunuchs be allowed to be presumptuous, Xiaoqing, don't be afraid, after finishing the errand, the senior brother will personally go to the West Garden to seek justice for you!" ”
Xiang Qing looked at the impassioned Wang Yue and wanted to persuade him again, but Cao Cao pulled his sleeves.
Cao Cao whispered, "He's right. ”
Xiang Qing asked, "What's right?" The ten permanent servants are dignitaries, he is a small Lang Zhongling, he goes to the West Garden, that is the mantis arm as a car, not self-sufficient. ”
Cao Cao smiled: "Hahaha, you don't know much about our majesty, he is not simply a Lang Zhongling." ”
What do you mean by that? I don't understand. ”
Cao Cao explained: "Now Your Majesty ignores the government and politics, it is because Your Majesty's mind is not in the court at all, but Your Majesty, as the emperor, is the Son of Heaven, in order to maintain the stability of his own status, to put it mildly, it is so that His Majesty can continue to have fun, then he must also have an understanding of the current situation."
Cao Cao continued: "After learning that He Jin and Yuan Kui and others in the court were vying for power and profit, and gradually did not take His Majesty in his eyes, His Majesty sent a few spokespersons to take charge of the government on his behalf. ”
Xiang Qing suddenly realized: "That means that this Wang Yue is the top boss of the Ten Standing Servants?" ”
"That's right, since this Wang Yue is your senior brother, then we are equivalent to having one more backing, offending the Ten Standing Servants is not a big deal at all, the Ten Standing Servants have left His Majesty's grace, and it is not even a fart."
Xiang Qing nodded and asked, "Big brother, you haven't explained these things before, who told you?" ”
Cao Cao smiled: "Hehe, you will never guess this person, it is that Wang Shu, I didn't expect this, this kid is simply a jack of all trades, he knows everything about this Luoyang City, and even the wife of the big official quarreled with the concubine, he can find out by all means." ”
Xiang Qing didn't expect this Wang Shu to be so capable, he nodded and said: "Well, he is a good seedling for intelligence, big brother, you will use him in the future." ”
"Let's not mention this for now, it's time to get to the place."
The group dismounted and walked from a distance, Wang Yue led the way, Xiang Qing and Cao Cao looked at the several gates of the palace, the main gate was not open, they were small people, they could only walk through the side door.
Despite this, the side door is also magnificent, magnificent, it looks like it should be the emperor's gate, Cao Cao has seen the world after all, Xiang Qing is different, now walking in the palace, the side of the road is the little eunuch and palace maid walking with their heads down, the building on both sides is the Guidian Lan Palace, the palace wall is heavy, the pearl palace Beique, splendid, beautiful.
After a while, they came to the gate of the queen's palace.
"Minister Wang Yue, with Cao Cao, the northern lieutenant of Luoyang, Xiang Qing, Xiang Xu, come to meet you!"