Lu Yu thought that there was always a loophole in his recent actions, and before leaving Daliang, King Wei had also handed Wei Mingji a silk letter, asking her to hand it over to King Zhao.

Xin Lingjun's silk letter had already let him know the content, so what about the one on Wei Mingji's body?

I can't help but secretly think that the next thing may be the time to really start burning my brain, and I must be cautious at every step, otherwise something bad will happen before I go to Handan.

In addition to Long Wuzhi, he even found his swordsmanship inadequate, but now he doesn't have much time, and he can't practice swords in front of all the warriors, so he can only use the "Yin Fu Seven Methods" every night to adjust the breath in his body.

Those who damage the pleasure will also be the decisive decision. Things are appropriate, things are successful or failing, and opportunities and crises must be observed. Therefore, the saint treats virtue with inaction, and his words are in line with things. Those who are pleasing are also knowledgeable. Those who lose, do it. If it is said that there is a loss, there is something that cannot be done, and the saint will not say anything. Therefore, the wise man does not lose people's words with words, so he is not annoyed but not vain, and his will is not chaotic and his intentions are not evil.

During this time, Lu Yu has been practicing the Lingyong Method, because this set of mental methods is mainly to reduce the distracting thoughts in people's hearts in order to achieve single-mindedness, so that his body and mind have reached a new realm.

When Guiguzi taught him the mental method, each method was only practiced for seven days, and a foundation was laid in Lu Yu's physical strength, at that time Lu Yu did not feel much change, and he persevered only to find that the more diligent the mental method is, the more consolidated the true qi in the body, which directly affects his physical strength and all aspects of things, for example, the sword he uses now, and the same sword two months ago, has a qualitative transcendence.

When he was a child, he fantasized that he was a peerless master in martial arts novels, and he especially worshiped the kind of magic skills such as the divine palm, and when he grew up, he knew that these were all fictionalized in the novel, but since he "became" an ancient person, he found that these mysterious martial arts and internal skills really existed, but they were not so exaggerated.

In the afternoon of this day, while everyone was resting, Mu Heyang took Mu Chuan to get up to practice swords, which provoked all the warriors to come to the spirit and gathered around to watch.

"Bell!"

After nine swords, Mu Chuan finally couldn't stop Mu He's sword, and retreated a few steps before he dissolved the power of Mu He's sword.

"Good!" All the warriors applauded, and they all admired the domineering sword in Mu He's hand.

Mu He looked at his hand holding the sword in surprise, and until now he couldn't believe that he could repel his eldest brother within ten swords. You must know that they have learned the same since they were children, although they have their own strengths, but they have always been comparable in swordsmanship, but they didn't expect that the three swords that Lu Yu pointed out were just repeated three times in different orders, and Mu Chuan couldn't parry.

Mu Chuan walked over and sighed, "Big brother can't beat you." ”

Mu He scratched the back of his head and smiled awkwardly: "Actually, it was the general's sword move that won you, not Mu He." ”

I saw Mu Chuan laugh and said, "Is your name as a dragon hero fake?" But it's just that the three swords have been reused three times, and it's really hard for people to accept, and they lose too quickly. ”

The warriors immediately coaxed and let the two compete again, and the camp was not lively for a while.

At this time, Lu Yu and Wei Cong also came over, only to hear Wei Cong raise his voice and say, "It's about to enter Pingqiu, everyone clean up and don't play anymore." ”

After the warriors dispersed, Mu Chuan walked to Lu Yu's side and said to Lu Yu: "The general's sword moves are so domineering, it's just three swords, and the villain is defeated, and Mu He's kid can boast about this battle for a long time." ”

didn't wait for Lu Yu to speak, but heard Wei Cong preemptively say: "With your sword moves, the three swords have already given you face, if Long Yangjun personally instructs, it is estimated that only two swords will be enough." ”

As soon as Wei Cong said this, Mu Chuan's face suddenly changed. This sentence directly shows that he Wei Cong is Long Yangjun's person, and Long Yangjun's sword moves are more clever than Lu Yu's, don't say that it is Mu Chuan, even Mu He, who came from behind, heard this, his face was very bad.

Unexpectedly, Lu Yu agreed with Wei Cong's words: "Wei Cong is right, Long Yangjun is the first sword of the Great Liang, this name is not something that can be done casually, not to say that it is the Great Liang, it is not an exaggeration to be called the first sword of the Great Wei." ”

Mu He was still a little dissatisfied and said: "The villain heard that there is a swordsmanship master Gai Nie who once competed with Long Yangjun for a sword fight, but no one knows the victory, does Master Wei know?" ”

Wei Cong frowned slightly, and said: "That was two years ago, and I only heard about it slightly, as for the victory or defeat, no one knows, and the king has never mentioned this matter to anyone, but after that competition, Gai Nie lost the news, as if it had never appeared." ”

Lu Yu said with a smile: "After the competition, the world evaporated, and Long Yangjun was still sitting in the position of the first sword of the beam, so it can be seen that there is a good chance that Long Yangjun won." ”

Wei Cong and the Mu brothers said at the same time: "What a world has evaporated." ”

For a while, because of the word Lu Yu, the unpleasant atmosphere in the conversation was resolved.

The brigade finally arrived at Pingqiu.

History records that in 529 B.C., the Duke of Jin Zhao dispatched 4,000 times to preside over the Pingqiu meeting here, and the princes of the Central Plains participated in the alliance as many as 178 countries, which shows how sensational the scene was at that time.

It is rumored that at that time, because the Lu State invaded the two kingdoms of Yi and Ju, the Marquis of Yi and the Marquis of Ju sued the Jin State and asked the Duke of Jin Zhao to come out to administer justice. Because among the princes of the world at that time, Jin and Chu were big countries, but it was the Jin State that could really speak in the Central Plains. However, these two countries are too powerful and have no external enemies, and they have been mired in civil strife for decades. The reason for the civil strife in Chu was the dispute between the crown princes, but it did not shake the foundation of the country; However, within the Jin State, there was the dictatorship of the emperor and the minister, and there were already signs of division.

So taking advantage of the internal struggle for the throne in the Chu State, in order to revitalize the hegemony, the Duke of Jin Zhaogong dispatched the multiplication of the country and convened the Pingqiu Alliance, ostensibly to uphold justice for the two kingdoms of Yi and Ju, but the real purpose was to show the princes of the Central Plains that the Jin State was still the overlord of everyone.

Sure enough, in the twenty-third year of King Weilie of Zhou a hundred years later, Jin Dafu Weis, Zhao Ji, and Han Qian were named princes, and the Jin State had already existed in name only, until 376 BC, Jin Jinggong was abolished, and since then all the land of the Jin Kingdom has been divided by Zhao, Wei, and Han, and at the same time opened the prelude to the Warring States Period, so Zhao, Wei, and Han are also known as the Three Jins.

An ancient city that witnessed the occurrence of history, even if it disappeared in the war one day, there are still all kinds of evidence buried in the ground, waiting for future people to excavate and reproduce these things that happened to the world.

At this time, Wei Cong rode his horse close to Lu Yu and said: "This time I took Pingqiu, in order to save time, I have a proposal from the humble position, if the general does not enter the city, bypass it directly, we can speed up our footsteps." ”

Lu Yu turned his head and glanced at him, and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if you enter the city or not, if the princess insists on going into the city to rest, then what if she stays in the city for one night?" ”

Wei Cong smiled, got closer, and whispered: "Then Lord Fan and Long Wu are good friends, and he just wants to save some trouble." ”

Lu Yu secretly thought that what should come would always come, Wei Cong's words clearly showed that he guessed the relationship between Long Wuzhi's death and himself, but he didn't expect a showdown now. However, seeing him say this, he seemed to be on his side, so he immediately asked with a smile: "It turns out that Mr. Wei already knew, but he didn't know why he would help General Ben hide this matter?" ”

Wei Cong showed a smile that could be seen with his teeth, and said: "General, please rest assured, Longyang Jun is a lowly master, and each is his master, so naturally he is not good friends with Xinling Jun's people." ”

Lu Yu nodded with satisfaction and said, "Since this is the case, I don't have to worry about entering the city." ”

The city gate of Pingqiu was already in sight, but he saw a group of men and horses coming up in a majestic manner, and saw an old man shouting from a distance: "The villain has been waiting for the princess and the general for a long time." ”

I saw that this old man was only about fifty, wearing silk and satin, with a fat head and big ears, it seemed that he should also be the Lord Fan. Sure enough, Wei Cong leaned over and whispered, "This is Master Fan." ”

At this time, Wei Mingji's voice also sounded in the carriage behind him: "There is Lord Lao Fan." ”

Seeing Lu Yu get off the horse, Master Fan greeted him, looked up and down, and said with a smile: "Everyone says that Jiaolongxia is extraordinary, and when I see it today, it really lives up to its reputation!" ”

Lu Yu also learned from him and laughed, arched his hand and said: "My lord said that I am laughing, those are just false names, and there are still many places to learn from adults." ”

Master Fan was so praised by him, he immediately became happy, looked left and right, frowned and asked, "Why don't you see it?" ”

Lu Yu's face sank, he sighed, and said to him: "This matter is a long story, let's enter the city first, settle everything, and then let me talk to the adults." ”

In the inner hall of Fan's mansion, Lord Fan took the silk book from Lu Yu with a suspicious face, and carefully checked the fire paint on it before opening it.

Lu Yu sighed: "This is the only object left on the body. Unexpectedly, before he died, he was desperately trying to protect this silk book, and other belongings had been stolen. ”

"Smack!"

Master Fan had already finished reading the contents of the silk book at this time, slapped it on the table fiercely, and said through gritted teeth: "I can't imagine that in front of the old man, there is a thief so bold!" ”

The cause of Long Wuzhi's death has naturally been described by Lu Yu to this Lord Fan. There are inevitably some true and false bridges, otherwise how could this old man believe it so quickly. And the fire paint of the silk book is intact, which is enough to prove that Lu Yu has not peeked at it, and the content in it is unfavorable to Lu Yu.

Fortunately, the old horseman in front of him didn't seem so smart.

Previously, Lu Yu asked the Mu brothers to re-seal this silk book to get such an effect. When Xin Lingjun learned that Long Wuzhi was dead, and Lord Fan confirmed that he had written the silk book himself, then he would naturally send someone or personally to investigate, and his suspicion would be greatly reduced.

And if you really want to be discovered, you must also find out after Xiao Zhengwen left the Xinling Monarch's Mansion. At that time, even if Xinlingjun comes to chase and kill him Lu Yu quickly, he will have to go to Handan. Even if he chases him, Lu Yu has a great chance to refute it.

Lu Yu said again: "Wu Zhi's body has been cremated, and this time I enter the city, I still have something to ask Master Fan." ”

Master Fan frowned and asked, "General, please speak." ”

Lu Yu said: "Under the king's order, I must protect the princess to Handan, so I want to ask the lord to send the matter back to the Xinling Monarch's Mansion, so that the king can ask for justice for the matter." ”

Master Fan said: "That's nature!" If the general doesn't talk about this, the old man will also arrest those thieves to avenge him. After a pause, he raised his voice again and said, "Call Fan Xin in." ”

Lu Yu secretly thought that the main event was finally played. Originally, I thought that this Lord Fan was Fan Xin, but when I saw him at the city gate, I rejected this idea, because it was unlikely that Xinlingjun would send an old man over fifty years old to spy on him, and he would not know what happened if he was solved by himself in a minute.

After passing the report of the subordinates, I saw a man slowly walking into the inner hall, this person was wearing a white samurai uniform, and although his long hair was not pulled up, he did not look sloppy at all, which formed a sharp contrast with the white clothes. The white clothes are like a feather, and the black hair is like a waterfall. This person has sword eyebrows and starry eyes, although there is no expression on his face, but it is so fierce that people feel a suppressed aura.

What's even more unexpected is that when he walks, the fluttering amplitude of his left sleeve sways freely with the wind around him, as if he has no bones!

Could it be ...... Is this Fan Xin a man without a left hand?

After Lord Fan motioned for him to sit down on the side, he said to Lu Yu: "Let the old man introduce him to General Lu, this is the old man's proud protégé Fan Xin, because the old man has suffered misfortune, the king and the old man hope that Fan Xin can do the work on his behalf and accompany the general to Handan." ”

Lu Yu had long known that he was going to say this, and this was Xin Lingjun's idea, and he couldn't shirk it. When he looked at that Fan Xin, he saw that Fan Xin was also looking at him, his bright eyes like a torch, and he just nodded to Lu Yu lightly, but it made Lu Yu feel that this person was at least one level higher than Long Wuzhi, and he was not easy to deal with. Lu Yu didn't flinch, his eyes were not angry, he gave him a look in return, then turned around, got up and arched his hand to Lord Fan: "In this way, I will thank you and Lord Fan in the next place." ”

Master Fan laughed and said with great satisfaction: "Fan Xin, you go down and pack your bags, protect the princess with General Lu, and go to Handan." ”

After Fan Xin retreated, Master Fan said again: "General Lu, don't look at Fan Xin losing his left hand, but his swordsmanship is very superb, and the strength of Ximen Hou and Long Wu is not his opponent." ”

Lu Yu had a black line on his face, and said in his heart that he had long known that this Fan Xin was not simple. He pretended to be happy and said, "This is very good, and the king really takes special care of it." ”

At that moment, I invited the nineteenth generation of Xinlingjun's ancestors out to greet him.

Master Fan asked again, "Does the general rest in Pingqiu for a day and then go on the road tomorrow?" ”

Lu Yu smiled: "It depends on the princess's meaning." ”

Master Fan nodded and smiled: "That's right, in this case, the old man ordered his subordinates to prepare the necessary things for the team, and the general saw what else he needed, and directly explained to his subordinates." ”

Lu Yu thanked the old man Fan, and after a few more cold words, he pretended to go to the princess and slipped out.

Wei Mingji, accompanied by two maidservants, walked around the city, and was about to go back to Fan's Mansion, but saw Lu Yu just walking out of Fan's Mansion.

After Lu Yu saluted, he asked, "The villain is looking for the princess and wants to confirm the itinerary with the princess." ”

Wei Mingji called off the two maidservants, stepped forward and said softly: "It's rare that the general will take the initiative to find someone!" Princess Ben originally wanted to rest for a night before hurrying, but seeing that the general and nobles were busy, she had better take care of it and set off. ”

Lu Yu hurriedly apologized, took advantage of her inattention, touched her shoulder, and said: "This Pingqiu should not stay longer, that old man Fan has many eyes and ears, it is better to hurry early." ”

Wei Mingji glanced at him, of course he knew that what he said by "many ears and eyes" meant that he was afraid that he was going to "pamper" Lu Yu's matter would be known by Lord Fan, so he said lightly: "This princess also knows that this Fan Da... Old man Fan is a person who believes in Lingjun, so okay, just follow the general, and don't stay here for a long time. After finishing speaking, he laughed out loud, obviously amused by Lu Yu's old man Fan.

Lu Yu said with a smile: "The princess didn't know that this old man also recommended a man named Fan Xin, saying that it was Xinlingjun who asked him to go to Handan with our team!" ”

Wei Mingji frowned, and said thoughtfully: "It seems that I have heard the name of this person, and I know that he is also a person from Xinling Jun, but this person does not seem to have appeared in Daliang." ”

He said to himself, "There is one less Long Wuzhi, but there is one more Fan Xin immediately, and Xinlingjun's chess pieces are really full of the world." ”

As she said, there is one less Long Wuzhi, but there is one more Fan Xin, which is really unreassuring. It was a fluke to be able to get rid of Long Wuzhi, and now this new guy, just listen to what Master Fan said, Ximen Hou and Long Wuzhi are not the opponents of this Fan Xin, so they really have to be "special care".

After leaving Pingqiu, he would have to meet Zhang Wu and the others soon, but he didn't have to be afraid of Fan Xin, after all, if this person had been in Pingqiu, he should not have seen Xiao Zhengwen and Zhang Wu.

It's a big deal, just combine the power of Zhang Wu and get rid of this Fan Xin.

After finishing everything, they said goodbye to Old Man Fan, and the team finally left the city.

This Fan Xin was a stuffy gourd, silent all the way, as if he didn't exist in the team. Lu Yu was a little flustered, and glanced at him from time to time with the corner of his eye, but saw that this Fan Xin did not squint, and did not meet his gaze, so he didn't want to pay attention to Lu Yu's meaning at all.

This reminded Lu Yu of Zhu Hai, who had been assassinated before, and he also had the same straight face, as if everyone owed him money, and he didn't smile. However, even Zhu Hai had spoken a few words to Lu Yu, but Fan Xin had never even yawned in the past few days.

Until the third day, while the guards and warriors were busy setting up camp and lighting fires, seeing that Fan Xin was also helping the warriors pick up dead branches, Lu Yu finally couldn't help but walk to his side, smiled, and said, "Mr. Fan doesn't usually like to talk?" ”

Fan Xin glanced up at him, and just wanted to say something, but nodded slightly, and lowered his head again to continue to pick up the dead branches on the ground.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he ate the closed door, and the awkward atmosphere reached the extreme in an instant. Lu Yu hadn't tried to be so embarrassed, and then asked, "Has Mr. Fan always lived in Pingqiu?" ”

I saw Fan Xin nodding again, but this time he didn't even raise his head.

Lu Yu suddenly wanted to go crazy, this person is too rude, he didn't even ask a few words, he didn't snort, he just nodded, is this Fan Xin a dumb person?! I was a little annoyed in my heart, and said in an aggravated tone: "Listen to Lord Fan, you made the belly of the servant girl in his house bigger?" ”

Fan Xin raised his head and looked at Du Lu Yu like an idiot.

Of course, this sentence was just Lu Yu's deliberate fabrication, wanting to see how he reacted, but he was unexpectedly looked at him like an idiot, and suddenly felt like he was really an idiot. People don't want to talk if they don't want to talk, what's the matter with you Lu Yu, why bumper headlong and touch your nose?

At this time, a samurai happened to pass by, and Fan Xin handed the dead branch he had picked up to the samurai, leaving only one in his hand, and saw him make a few strokes on the ground and write a few words. He pointed to his mouth again.

Lu Yu couldn't cry or laugh, it turned out that this Fan Xin was really dumb, but he didn't recognize their words, and he didn't know what he wrote on the ground. When he was embarrassed, he saw Wei Cong coming over, Lu Yuru was rescued, pulled over, and asked in a hurry, "What is written?" ”

Wei Cong frowned, looking at Lu Yu with a look like saying, "You can't read?" On the surface, he replied respectfully: "Mr. Fan wrote 'I can't say anything'." He looked up at Lu Yu again: "Did the general ask Mr. Fan what he didn't want to say?" ”

Lu Yu couldn't laugh or cry again, what Fan Xin wrote on the ground, did he mean that he couldn't speak, or answer the fabricated sentence, so he had to ask again: "Is Mr. Fan speechless?" ”

Wei Cong replied: "I heard that Mr. Fan is indeed born with a defect and can't speak. ”

Lu Yu slapped his forehead vigorously, he still thought that this Fan Xin was so cool, it turned out that he was really dumb.

Wei Cong whispered in Lu Yu's ear: "I didn't expect the general to be illiterate. Then he walked away, leaving Fan Xin, who heard this, and Lu Yu, who was extremely embarrassed.

I saw Fan Xin look at Lu Yu and smile awkwardly.

Lu Yu secretly scolded this Wei Cong, but this is indeed his own hard injury. But in front of Fan Xin in front of him, he could hear it, but he couldn't read what he wrote, could it be that in the future, he would have to carry a "translator" by his side when communicating with this person?