Chapter 1: Looking at the Sword (Four Ups)

He easily persuaded Asiranda, the king of Bahanna, to get the trip off to a flying start, and all the members of the mission were very excited. Back at the pavilion, everyone was still not a little sleepy, so they crowded into the front hall of the pavilion, drinking tea, and continuing to guide the country with the strength of three points of wine.

Looking forward to how the army will be like a bamboo when it comes west, almost all of the core figures feel arrogant. Only Wang Xun himself, because of thinking about the words of how Sirlanda killed people, his mood was still a little depressed. I didn't add it, but stood at the window with a cup of tea and tasted it slowly.

Datang will stand behind every Tang person. He gritted his teeth and said this sentence. In fact, at this moment, not only can the Tang Dynasty not provide any shelter for the Tang people who are far away from the border, but even the people in the territory often do not feel the slightest royal favor. Families, wealthy families, corrupt officials, and corrupt officials, layer upon layer of power-wielding people are intertwined, almost completely covering the sky above the heads of ordinary people. Although there is a way to solve the problem of the imperial examination system, after several generations of unremitting destruction, the imperial examination system has completely changed its flavor. People who are really talented and want to do something practical for the people can't make up for the official vacancy. However, those noble children who rely on the shadow of their fathers can all go to high positions.

In addition, there is a mutual tilt between the wang clans. The collision between the powerful and the powerful is consuming the last bit of Datang's strength every moment. Every moment is squeezing the last bit of living space of ordinary people. As the founding marquis, he was so suppressed that he was almost out of breath. Not to mention how depressed and heavy those Shengdou small people live in ordinary life.

This is not the Datang of his dreams. The dream Datang should be full of sunshine everywhere. The emperor is sage, the ministers are upright, and the officials are fair and honest. This is not even the Datang of thirty years ago. If the Tang Dynasty thirty years ago had been as gloomy as it is today, it would have been impossible for the Anxi Army to recapture the Western Regions and be intimidating. There must be something wrong with this Datang, and Fourth Uncle Feng thinks so too. Li Bai, Gao Shi, Zhang Xun and others are probably even clearer in their hearts. However, as Fourth Uncle Feng said, the terrible thing is not that he sees that the situation is wrong, but that everyone from top to bottom can't find a solution. I had to close my eyes, cover my ears, pretend not to see, pretend not to hear, and continue to sleep in a dream of a prosperous age.

Wang Xun is now the leading figure of the mission, and it is impossible for his every move not to attract the attention of others. After chatting for a while, everyone saw that his face was wrong. They all came over and asked with a smile, "What's wrong with Brother Mingyun today?" Could it be that he is worried that Asiranda will not be able to rebel again? ”

"This kind of small country is used to the twilight of the Qin Dynasty. At this moment, our Anxi army is holding a great victory, of course they can't wait for a chance to come up! How can you play any tricks again. Wang Xun smiled tiredly and responded in a low voice. I'm just drinking a little too much and need to be pressed with tea. You talk about yours, I finished my tea, and then went to sleep! ”

"Exactly. Bakhanna was so close to Anthy. If you dare to play tricks, when the army marches westward, the first one will wipe it out! ”

"Brother Mingyun is right. Let's give him a chance now. If he doesn't know what to do, he doesn't deserve to be the head of a country again! ”

Everyone nodded, and they all agreed, and they all felt that the matter here was over. Only Yu Wenzhi's opinion was different, he pursed his lips and poured cold water on everyone's heads with a sneer, "How can the master who can gain a foothold in such a chaotic place be so easy to get along?" He is willing to take the lead in signing the statement today, which is nothing more than wanting to use the power of the Tang Dynasty to take the opportunity to establish his transcendent status in the river. If you find out that the momentum is not right, you will change your mind! ”

"What about changing your mind? Do you dare to do anything to us? Fang Ziling had never liked Yu Wenzhi's snarky appearance, glanced at him, and asked loudly.

"Obviously not, secretly you can't guarantee it! We can't eat a hundred catties of beans, remember not to be beany! Yuwenzhi shrugged and pouted with a smile.

In the second half of the sentence, the impact is too wide. Even Wei Feng, who had never liked to speak, couldn't bear it, took half a step forward, and retorted in a low voice: "Of course it's good to take precautions. But if you wear your cloak outside every day, wouldn't you be crazy? Moreover, the pro-Tang forces in the city of Bahan will not sit idly by and watch their lord mess around, especially the great minister Zhang Guigui......"

"No matter what the prime minister says, he is also a Tang man. Princess Yihe is also said to have been favored by Sirlandha! Others also felt that Yuwen Zhi was too worried, and echoed Wei Feng with gossiping.

"I talked to him today. I feel that this person still has a trace of his homeland in his heart. Besides, since he thinks of himself as the queen of the marquis, how can he say that he must be worthy of his ancestors! Song Wu felt that he had performed well today, and smiled for Xuan.

"What about the Tang people? What happens after you stay here? Whose food you eat, who does things for whom! What people are serving now, but Bahanna's rice bowl? Yu Wenzhi shrugged his shoulders again and expressed disdain for everyone's remarks, "As the prime minister of Bahan, it is really strange that he does not plan for his country." As for Princess Yihe, it's good enough not to resent His Majesty for giving her away as a purse, and still expect her to blow the pillow wind on Asiranda? Humph......."

Everyone was deprived by him, and they stared at each other. In the midst of the noise, Su Shenxing, who was in charge of leading the team on duty tonight, pushed the door and walked in, approached Wang Xun's side, and reported in a very low voice, "Someone sent a famous post, please come over to the house tonight to drink tea......

"Who ?!!" Wang Xun was taken aback, and his chaotic thoughts were immediately left behind. Although there was no use of murder to keep it secret, at this moment, the people in the city of Bahana who knew about the arrival of the Tang envoy were also limited to a very small range. Inside and outside the pavilion, they have also been surrounded by Asiranda's cronies in the past few days. The fact that the visitors were able to know his identity and sent invitations directly to his residence without the slightest effort was evident in the city of Bahanna.

"I don't know." Su Shenxing handed over the name card with both hands. "The messenger said that the identity of the owner of his house, you will know when you go. He's waiting outside the door right now, you see......"

Wang Xun took the name card and looked at it carefully under the lamp. Just an extremely ordinary piece of paper without any decoration on it. Any caravan keeper used it was much more luxurious than this. In the center of the name post, four characters are written in small block letters, Hanhai is a prisoner.

At this time, the wind of the Central Plains was very victorious, and the literati liked to use aliases to represent themselves, such as Li Bai alias Qinglian Jushi, He Zhizhang No. Siming Maniac, and Wang Wei No. Maha Jushi. But these aliases are either elegant or wild, and it is unheard of for those who call themselves prisoners in the desert as they appear on the post.

Immediately, Song Wu and the others were also alarmed, and they came over one after another, and they were amazed by the famous post. Wang Xun's life experience in the past two years has been up and down, and his mood has been very accessible. After a little silence, he concluded that the owner of the famous post was probably a little resentful of Datang. After thinking about it, he said to Su Shenxing with a smile: "The customs of this place are really strange, and there is a habit of pulling people to drink tea in the middle of the night. Then I'll go see him. Maybe there's something windfalling! ”

"I'll take some of my brothers with you!" Yu Wenzhi immediately followed and suggested in a low voice.

Wang Xun shook his head and refused with a smile, "If you can know my true identity and can easily find out through the palace guards, will you attack me in the city?" Sleep early, I'll be back soon!" ”

After thinking about it carefully, everyone felt that Wang Xun's words were very reasonable. Bahanna was so close to Ansi that even if the nobles in the city who were inclined to eat big food wanted to get rid of the legation, they would have to wait until they left the territory of Bahanna. Otherwise, the Anxi army would not be able to do anything else, and it would not be necessary to spend too much effort to completely eradicate Bahanna.

Since there is no fear, everyone is not worried about Wang Xun's safety. Got together again and continued to bicker. Wang Xun followed Su Shenxing to the gate of the courtyard, only to see a short, stocky man with a round face standing there waiting. The nearby Bahana guards were obviously familiar with Humpty Dumpty, and didn't even look at him.

"This is my adult!" Su Shenxing took the first half step and took the initiative to introduce Wang Xun. Humpty Dumpty immediately clenched his fists with both hands and slammed his head to the ground, "Little Liushun'er, see Lord Qincha." It's so late, I shouldn't have come to disturb the adults. But my master said that the adults are busy with official business, and they may leave at any time. That's why I don't care about etiquette, and I want to talk to adults about family matters! ”

"Family matters?!" Wang Xun was stunned, and he was even more confused about the identity of the owner of the famous post. Although his great-grandfather Wang Xiangru was the founding prince of the country, he was extremely lonely when he was young. Except for a mother and three younger sisters, Gao Pan has no relatives at all. And after becoming famous, Wang Xiangru only married one wife. The family has always been in vain. When it comes to the two generations of Wang Zizhi and Wang Xun, the father and son are all in the same lineage, and it is impossible to have any relatives who are far away from the border.

As if he had expected Wang Xun to be stunned, Humpty Dumpty Liushun'er smiled and made a gesture of please, "Lord Qincha doesn't have to be suspicious, my master has no malicious intentions." Please turn the street and you'll be there! ”

"Hmm!" Wang Xun nodded and followed with a step. When the nearby guards saw it, they did not stop it, and let Humpty Dumpty take the king's guests away from the inn.

The Humpty Dumpty man had a huge face, and no matter where he went, the street patrol soldiers did not dare to interfere. In the blink of an eye, he took Wang Xun out of the pavilion. walked through several high-walled courtyards in a row, and then, he stretched out his finger outside a blue-gray courtyard wall, and said with a smile: "It's too late, so I won't open the main door for distinguished guests." So as not to cause gossip. Please go this way, there is a corner gate where the lights are lit....."

This is a bit too rude. Unless Wang Xun is the younger generation of his family, or a close relative. Before Wang Xun could attack, a low and gentle female voice had already come from the corner gate, "It's Lord Qincha in front, and the poor road is abandoned, so it's polite here!" “

"Heaven forsaken?" One night, Wang Xun had shown a look of surprise for the third time. I can't help but because the person who invited me to drink tea was a female Taoist priest, and she had a strange Taoist name for the other party.

"Yes, the unblessed will be forsaken by heaven!" In the darkness, the voice of the female Taoist priest came faintly. Wang Xun couldn't see his expression clearly, but she knew that she must be laughing, sneering softly at herself, at this day, at this place.