Volume 1 The Wind Rises Chapter 68 The Chess Game
"Yangzhou thin horse, Xu Lai, haven't you ever experienced it?"
"You have been with Xi Yuanxiu for so long, and you haven't learned anything about his morality, words and deeds!"
When Xu Lai and Liu Xiao were having dinner with Xi Yuanxiu and Andinghou, Liu Xiao took Xu Lai to the most fascinating place in Yangzhou City.
Or what fascinates people like Liu Xiao the most.
Xu Lai held the sword in his arms, and looked at the girls who were scratching their heads and making gestures to greet the passing visitors, and couldn't help but feel a little bored.
"Jingguo's current atmosphere is not as good as before!"
Xu looked at a man dressed as a wealthy businessman, who was reaching for a woman's warmth.
Liu Xiao also stared at the two intently, and said: "That's right, your brother's words are reasonable, rich people can do nonsense, people like us..."
Liu Xiao paused, looked at the jade pendant on Xu Lai's waist, and then said, "People like us can only drink the soup left by others!" ”
Xu Lai's rare face had more expressions, and he looked at Liu Xiao like an idiot and said, "That's not what I'm talking about!" ”
"That's not what I'm talking about!"
Xu Lai no longer argued with him, but asked, "What did you ask me to do here!" ”
Liu Xiao saw Xu Lai's hand holding the sword, and hurriedly said: "Your brother stopped, it was Brother Xiu'er who asked me to come, saying that this person is so easy to do!" ”
Xu Lai was a little unconvinced, and was about to leave, Liu Xiao hugged Xu Lai's thigh tightly.
"Can you go, Brother Xiu'er ordered, you must wait for him to come!"
Xu Lai saw that Liu Xiao pleaded with him like this, so he continued to lean on the railing on the second floor of the Qinglou, and continued to watch the ugly appearance here.
Finally, Xi Yuanxiu came, he was like a frequent visitor to the Qinglou, chatting with the old bustard, calling a few girls who accompanied the wine, and ordering some side dishes.
Naturally, Xu Lai and Liu Xiao were invited into the room.
In Xu Lai's disgusted eyes, Xi Yuanxiu and Liu Xiao drank flower wine with a few girls, and then gave some reward money and invited people out.
Xu Lai sat on the chair and asked, "Why are you here tonight?" ”
Xi Yuanxiu feasted on the table, and said vaguely: "Guangxing..."
Xi Yuanxiu hiccuped a long time after saying the word Guangxing, and then continued: "Guangxing Building is crowded now, and it is always unsafe to talk about something. ”
Now Guangxing Building can be described as a mixture of fish and dragons, and Andinghou naturally needless to say, a thousand tiger guards have already surrounded Guangxing Building.
The crown prince and the king's men and horses also arrived one after another.
Although Zhou Wenbin is alone, he doesn't know what else he has.
Therefore, in Guangxing Building, it is really inconvenient to talk about things.
Xi Yuanxiu touched the letter in his arms and said: "After I return to Beijing, the Golden Horde will send envoys to meet me, have the people from all over the country taken back Chang'an?" ”
Liu Xiao rubbed his round belly and said: "According to your orders, Yangzhou was the first to evacuate, followed by Qingzhou and Liangzhou, all of which returned to Beijing." ”
Xu Lai said in a low voice: "The people of Beiwei and Nanzhao, do you want to recall?" ”
Liu Xiao looked at Xu Lai with some incredulity, he never thought that the red tide of the red tide had already surged to the other two countries.
Xi Yuanxiu thought for a moment and said: "Since those are your people, then you should decide, Andinghou made his position clear, and these people in Chang'an must be enough!" ”
"He agreed?"
Liu Xiao asked.
Xi Yuanxiu remembered the story of An Dinghou and said with a smile: "I can't help him!" ”
The matter of Andinghou's promise to Xi Yuanxiu was an ambiguous thing.
Who can prove that he has the intention of overturning the case just by him visiting the old prime minister's mansion and proposing relatives for Xi Yuanxiu!
"In Chang'an, Zhao Enzheng of Jingzhao Yin has always been in Chang'an City, in front of the eyes of Chichao, so we can be regarded as holding the Nanya Forbidden Army in our hands."
Xi Yuanxiu said as he split the chopsticks on the table into two halves.
took one and put it in front of him, representing Jing Zhaoyin.
took another one and put it aside and said: "This represents the Northern Ya Forbidden Army, so the things inside Chang'an and outside the palace are about the same weight as His Majesty the Emperor!" ”
Liu Xiao looked at Xi Yuanxiu's smug appearance, couldn't help but be a little scared, and said, "Brother Xiu'er, don't you want to rebel?" ”
Xi Yuanxiu glanced at him and said, "Do you think the 100,000 forbidden troops in the Imperial City are all like you?" ”
Xu said: "The Beiyafu Division is Chai Song's person!" ”
Liu Xiao listened to this and silently calculated, Bei Ya is Chai Song's person, and Jing Zhaoyin belongs to Xi Yuanxiu, so what does that Wang Xiangguo rely on?
Xi Yuanxiu knew what Liu Xiao was thinking, and he said unhurriedly: "Why do the royal family in the capital need to use these trivial things, the Wang family is the emperor outside the imperial city!" ”
The Wang family, which has been in the prime minister for three generations, how can it be comparable to Xi Fang and Chai Song's foundation in just 20 years.
Some people even say that if the Wang family wants to be the emperor, the Li family can only abdicate and make way for it.
However, the Wang family has been loyal in all generations, especially the Wang Jin generation, which can be described as the peak.
"By the way, Andinghou is going to Wang's house to propose to me!"
Xu Lai and Liu Xiao looked at Xi Yuanxiu with some surprise this time.
Xi Yuanxiu was a little uncomfortable, and replied: "Don't look at me like that, it's not what I asked!" ”
Liu Xiao said suspiciously: "I think you are pushing the boat along the river, not only marrying the girl you have been thinking about for a long time into the door, but also climbing the big tree that covers the sky of the Wang family, so that you don't have to be afraid of that Chai Houye." ”
Xi Yuanxiu understood what Liu Xiao meant, not that he was greedy for the powerful, but that the Wang family was indeed a good choice for him.
Since he has chosen to return to Beijing, he always has to stand in line.
Xu Lai also chimed in: "The Wang family is indeed a good choice, and Miss Wang has also helped you deliver the news from the palace!" ”
Xi Yuanxiu shook his head and said with a smile: "I don't choose anyone, can't Chichao and I re-play a game of chess in Chang'an?" ”
Xu Lai picked a cup that no one had used, poured a glass of wine, tasted it, and said, "I think it's good!" ”
Xu Lai liked Xi Yuanxiu's idea very much, in Chang'an, a seemingly calm Jingguo Kyoto, rearrange a game of chess, disrupt the inherent pattern, and stand after breaking.
Liu Xiao knew that this matter was difficult, but these two old men looked very interested, and he didn't want to ruin the fun, so he laughed with these two.
Xi Yuanxiu looked at the two of them and said: "I have been preparing this game of chess for six years, and the day of returning to Beijing is approaching, and I can finally put this game of chess out!" ”
After speaking, he picked up the wine jug, directly pointed it at the spout, and drank it all, showing the youthful spirit.
However, after Xi Yuanxiu put down the wine jug, he looked out the window and said, "Actually, there is one more thing, why can't there be any trace of the mirage?" ”