This night, Xiao Ziwu always felt a heart uneasy, and repeatedly chanted, "The feather of the mayfly, the clothes are beautiful." Where do I return to my heart? The wings of the mayfly, picking clothes. The worries of my heart are at my mercy? Mayflies dig and read, and the linen clothes are like snow. The worries of my heart, to me? "Tossing and turning, thinking about who can be relied on, my uncle's soldiers are outnumbered and old, and now the nobles of all parties in the country are divided, and there is a situation where they are fighting separately, the people are not able to make a living, and the national strength of Chu is weakening day by day. How can the father and emperor be imprisoned and good at state affairs, indifferent to state affairs, good at singing and dancing, lazy in pleasure and extremely close to the eunuchs, The mountains and rivers of Chu have become a broken posture, and this body seems to be like duckweed, with no branches to rely on. If the Chu royal family falls, the Xiao Wall is ruined, the nobles are divided, and the other three kingdoms attack, I am afraid that all the people of Chu will become prisoners of other countries, and it will never be possible to get ahead, and there will be no Chu people again.

Xiao Ziwu got up in his clothes, held his chest with his right hand, and sighed in his heart: "It's another palpitation." Suddenly felt qi stagnation and blood stasis, and hurriedly put the close-fitting sachet on the tip of his nose, sniffed it a few times, and his heart was slightly calmer. muttered: "Fortunately, Doctor Wang reminded me to bring this Nanmu sachet!" Looking out the window at the first quarter moon, lonely, I couldn't help but sigh a few times in my heart. Suddenly, I thought of Huan Xiaobao, who was usually full of energy and energy, "If you can be born in an ordinary people's family like her, then you can be as carefree as her!" Why is that Situ Zixin so good-natured, with such a clever and intelligent sister. ”

Seeing that the night was about to end, she went back to lie down, but her heart seemed to be extremely heavy, she knew that her uncle seemed to be unable to do anything, and she was still struggling here, knowing that she had to have strength, but the strength was not in a hurry, what should I do! The heart is repeated, like a ribbon floating in the wind in the dark night, but no tree is willing to stretch out its branches for its perch, thinking that the country has both the trouble of eunuchs and the dark tide of the gate valve power of the nobles. and the Guo Ba who openly teased himself in front of the queen mother's mausoleum, when he thought of that person's obscenity, fat, and fatness, he couldn't cut him with a thousand knives.

How could he have a heavy army in his hands, and his uncle was helpless, would he become a plaything under them in the future, thinking of this, his heart twitched, and he was drenched in cold sweat. Xiao Ziwu held himself with both hands and trembled.

But it was said that Huan Xiaobao and Zhu Lin happened to hear that Xiao Ziwu was sick in the Sword Pavilion the next day, and Huan Xiaobao felt wondering: "This guy has always been strong and healthy, and the weather in early July is very pleasant on the mountain." Although there are mosquitoes harassing, light a cattail, and the room is soaked in the fragrance of lotus leaves, where are there mosquitoes! So I don't think so.

The last time Tangquan's oolong came to an end, Huan Xiaobao felt a lot more relaxed in his heart, and today's sword practice was also extraordinarily smooth, so it was really good to have no distractions! Heartfelt feelings.

solved the doubts about Lou Cang's side, and Zi Xin also brought back the good news from Sima Yi's side, the original words were like this: "That Sima Yi said that he was wearing a bath towel on his face at that time, so he didn't see anything. At the end, he added: He didn't know about Lou Cang, because he seemed to have thrown the bath towel out. After that, Zixin looked at Huan Xiaobao with a smile and was silent. Naturally, Huan Xiaobao also won here, maybe it was too bland, Zixin didn't continue to ask, and the two gossiped for a while about the interesting anecdotes of Taihe's pavilion master and masters about the Qixi Festival over the years.

What Master Ouyang taught today was the basic moves of the Taihe Meteor Sword Technique, but he had to enter the intermediate level to learn the most important of the Meteor Sword Technique. Fortunately, Huan Xiaobao and the others had obtained a set of swordsmanship in the forbidden land earlier, and with her and Zhu Lin's current skills, they were not able to practice together with swordsmanship and heart method like Sima Yi and Lou Cang.

Reciting the mental method silently, when practicing the sword, he felt that it was extremely smooth, Huan Xiaobao looked at Zhu Lin, and the two of them met their eyes, and they knew that it was the function of the mental method obtained in the forbidden land last day. The performance of the two was specially praised by Ouyang Fuzi, which also made others envious.

When practicing swords, time flies very quickly. After finishing the swordsmanship class, suddenly a person who looked like a male disciple came to find him, Huan Xiaobao recognized this person, that Xiao Ziwu's follower, called Liangchen. At that time, she also joked: "Dude, do you have a brother named Meijing?" The man's face was red and he bowed his head and was silent, as if he was extremely bad at words, which made Huan Xiaobao deeply doubt whether this good day was a Chu person, and he really didn't have the demeanor of the one above him at all, so he was also quite impressed by this person. The man said that he was speaking for Xiao Ziwu, and he didn't want to see Xiao Ziwu, and every time he talked to her, it was like a screen. Huan Xiaobao deeply felt that Xiao Ziwu was like those people who sang on stage in the streets and alleys, and they had to babble and brew in order to pretend to bluff people, which really made people unaffordable. But thinking about Sister Zixin's affairs, I had to meet this person. That Zhu Lin was a little worried, and he wanted to go with him and was stopped by that Liangchen, Huan Xiaobao knew a little about Xiao Ziwu's temper, and handed Zhu Lin a smile so that he didn't have to worry, so he went with Liangchen.

As soon as he entered Xiao Ziwu's room, he saw that Xiao Ziwu was lying lazily on the chaise longue in front of the window of the moon cave, and at this time, the sunset was also pitiful and fainted out of the room, Huan Xiaobao's heart suddenly relaxed a lot, and he felt that this person would not use a sword to ice his neck, so he subconsciously turned his neck.

When I took a closer look, I saw that Xiao Ziwu looked tired, his face was pale, and there was obvious dark blue under his eyes. Xiao Ziwu has been silent, and Huan Xiaobao said in order to liven up the atmosphere: "Xiao Ziwu, don't you steal wine and get beaten yesterday, right?" It's all rolling. ”

Xiao Ziwu's white lips tried his best to pull out a contemptuous smile, and said, "You are still the same slippery and out of tune." Seeing that you have no heart and lungs all day, I don't know how you will think when you encounter problems? ”

Huan Xiaobao smiled and said: "You won't have something to discuss with me today, so let's hurry up and get straight to the point, how about it?" In fact, Huan Xiaobao muttered in his heart: If you don't hurry up, there will be no yo-yo fish to eat today, and there are a few wolf-like men, which really have to make people worry.

"Since you are so clear about the situation in our Chu State, you should know that Prime Minister Situ Cheng has received a lot of benefits from our Chu State, and our Chu State will not do a loss-making business. I'm afraid that Prime Minister Situ won't spit out what he eats, don't you mean? That Xiao Ziwu said in a rather playful tone.

"And what do you want me to do?" Huan Xiaobao didn't bother to drag the text around in circles.

"If you get rid of the Yuan Evil Guo Duo according to your strategy, but my father and the emperor will also favor other eunuchs, and that Guo Duo also has quite a henchman, this strategy is not appropriate."

Huan Xiaobao felt that this Xiao Ziwu was much more comfortable talking now, at least she was in a negotiating tone.

"In fact, to make an example of chickens and monkeys, just do a good job. Not well done, and not much to lose. On the one hand, your uncle and his disciples, as well as those ministers who are loyal to your royal family of the Chu State, should think of the right person to fill that vacancy. Second, after the matter is completed, you can send a credible person with your handwritten letter to Zigui of your Chu State to find Tan Ci, and present Guo Duo's head by the way, so that you can gather some of your own forces. When the time comes, you will establish your prestige, and in the future, you will become the Emperor of Chu without your own credible army. After Huan Xiaobao finished speaking, he suddenly felt that when did he talk about such a bloody thing as a human head so easily?

"That Tan Ci heard that the soldiers were terrified after his father, the general Tan Fei, was killed by Guo Duo's party, and they dispersed overnight. My uncle also sent someone to inquire, but there was no movement, just a farmer in the mountains. Xiao Ziwu said weakly. She was worried that Tan Ci would have a grudge against her father, and it was her father who killed Zhongliang by mistake after listening to slander.

"No, their Tanjia army has always been strict in governing the army, and the soldiers have always attached great importance to affection and righteousness, so they did it back then to avoid trouble and wait for the opportunity to take revenge. You can recruit a man as a prince and let him train you an army of your own. Your Chu State has a vast territory, many places to be plastered, and the aristocratic forces are divided from all sides, if there is an internal fight, I am afraid that the other three kingdoms will also be eyeing the driver and plotting. ”

Seeing Huan Xiaobao pointing out the country, his face was calm and revealed a special temperament, which was something that Xiao Ziwu had not understood in his heart. Although she had already sent someone to inquire about her origins, the news she received was unusual. Listening to what she said was indeed what she was most worried about, she seemed to have some direction now, and wanted to take a break from the book immediately to discuss with her uncle. But on second thought, how could this guy know so much about his country. "Huan Xiaobao, how did you learn this?"

Huan Xiaobao was a little uncomfortable standing in one posture for a long time, and felt uncomfortable when he sat down, so he had to pace in the room leisurely, and when he heard Xiao Ziwu's question, he turned his head and said with a smile: "In addition to Shinong Industry and Commerce in these four countries, what do you say is the most profitable?" ”

Xiao Ziwu was originally an extremely smart person, and after thinking about it, he said, "News." I heard that there are news networks everywhere, but not all of them are their own masters? ”

Huan Xiaobao's eyes were full of smiles, and he said: "Of course, there are some special news networks, that is, the Jianghu news network, and there are also news networks between your uncle and various nobles, but compared to the atmosphere I know, people only accept money, no matter what sect or faction you are." As long as the money is sufficient, there is no news in the world that you can't inquire, that is, you want to know if the other person has a mole on their ass or something. ”

Xiao Ziwu sneered, feeling that this person was not ambiguous at all when he spoke foul language, and somehow the stone that was pressing on his heart seemed to have been removed. "Huan Xiaobao seems to have made a lot of money when I hear you say this, where did you get the money for this little doll, although Situ Zixin is Miss Xiangguo, it is estimated that the monthly profit is not enough."

Huan Xiaobao pretended to be mysterious and rolled his eyes and said, "You don't know this." It just so happens that I have some friendship with their leader, so I have this preferential treatment, but if you want to buy news or anything in the future, you will have to pay for the money out of your own pocket. That old man Bao is in charge of the largest news network in the rivers and lakes, known as the Flash Pigeon Gang, hoarding the nameless mountain, and I have nothing to say about the rest. ”

Huan Xiaobao was secretly happy in his heart: "That old man Bao has a business to do now, and it is not in vain that he gave me the hard-earned news for free." I'm going to give him a loud sign! ”

Speaking of the old man Bao, Huan Xiaobao felt that it was really fate, there was a market in the east that year, and I heard that there was a race god meeting, merchants and vendors from all over the world, and acrobatics and so on. Men, women and children rushed to tell each other, calling friends, and all went, Huan Xiaobao pulled Aunt Qin, who was cooking at home, to go to the market with a small basket on her back. The east side of the market and the alley where they lived had to climb over a mountain. On the way, he met an old man who committed suicide, Huan Xiaobao didn't know what happened to this person but the situation was critical, and he only said: "Can you accompany you to visit the market before you look for a short time, and if you want to jump the mountain and the sea again, I will ignore it, and I will inevitably find a good coffin for the driver to let the car enter the earth, and the four o'clock memorial will not be lacking." How is it? Huan Xiaobao only heard the old man smile slightly: Okay. ”

The three of them, Huan Xiaobao's favorite places to visit are those places that sell mountain goods, all kinds of dried vegetables, seasonal vegetables and fruits, flying in the water, all kinds of fresh meat and ham, as well as all kinds of snacks, chaos, dumplings, meatballs, colorful rice balls, and some unknown names of all kinds of dim sum, Huan Xiaobao only heard the stall owner boast: My dim sum is even in the palace is the royal offering, and the general concubines have to be rewarded if they want to eat. You see, this green head cake is made with the best tea embryo through a special technique. said that he especially accentuated his tone. Huan Xiaobao thought it was interesting, although he knew that he boasted a lot of ingredients, but the taste was too good, so he bought a lot. I also asked the old man to taste all kinds of snacks, and the Qin lady was really too tired to walk, so she made an appointment to wait for the two of them in the tea shed at the foot of the mountain. Huan Xiaobao handed over all the mountain goods and snacks in the basket behind him to Aunt Qin, and took the old man's hand and walked towards the more dense part of the market.

Along the way, Huan Xiaobao bought all kinds of ham, fresh bamboo shoots, as well as various nuts and all kinds of candied preserved fruits, until the small basket was solid

I couldn't fit it, looked at the sun, thought it was time to go home, and invited the old man Bao to be a guest at home, and the old man Bao also happily agreed. That Aunt Qin saw an old man and a young man coming out from a distance from a distance, and if she didn't look carefully, she thought it was her father and daughter, and she thought it was funny, and when she saw Huan Xiaobao approaching, she deliberately faked and said: Look at the sun is about to set, if you don't hurry up, your father will beat your ass carefully. The old man took the big bamboo basket full of Aunt Qin and took Huan Xiaobao home with him.

"Gollum, Gollum" Huan Xiaobao thought about those delicious foods, and his stomach suddenly rang a few times, "That Xiao Ziwu I'm going down the mountain, and it's not good later." Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something and said to Xiao Ziwu on the collapsed: "Don't call me a little doll in the future, let's call me by name." ”

That Xiao Ziwu deliberately put on a threatening tone and said: Come down the mountain, be careful of the beast eating you.

Huan Xiaobao muttered in his heart: "This guy obviously delayed my meal, and he still wants to intimidate me, if you don't have a yo-yo fish to eat, you should draw a circle and curse you." ”

That Xiao Ziwu waited for Huan Xiaobao to leave and went to plan without mentioning it.

Huan Xiaobao rushed down the mountain, feeling very comfortable in the mountain breeze, and thought: "I'm here for the yo-yo fish." ”

As soon as he arrived at the dining hall, sure enough, there were only steamed buns left, and Huan Xiaobao suddenly wilted, and picked up the seat casually with steamed buns and fine porridge. Unexpectedly, Mu Han and a few disciples of the same level came over and said, "What did you do just now?" After that, Mu Han deliberately showed off a few times with the chicken leg, Huan Xiaobao was about to grab it with chopsticks, and saw that Mu Han had already put the chicken leg in his mouth, which was hateful. Huan Xiaobao saw that there was still a yo-yo fish on his plate, and the chopsticks had already kept up with the rhythm when his eyes swept over, and that Mu Han was not stupid, and he cut off the yo-yo fish with a chopstick. The yo-yo fish was originally chopped into pieces, wrapped in flour and fried in oil, and it had been divided into two petals under the pinching of chopsticks, and suddenly the oil fragrance overflowed, Huan Xiaobao swallowed his saliva, and had to take the half first, that Mu Han said: "Look at you like a starving ghost reincarnated, that petal will reward you." Huan Xiaobao rolled his eyes and said, "Don't wear a high hat for yourself, I don't want you to be the first to get on this yo-yo fish, you're embarrassed." ”

That Mu Han didn't show weakness either: "Hey, let's not talk about it, usually you don't come down first to take up most of the delicious food, and today it's rare for a few brothers to preempt you, and you are so indignant." I usually see you eat so much, but I haven't seen you grow much in the past few years. You couldn't reach my arm last year, huh, just a little brat! Huan Xiaobao was unconvinced: "I'm almost to your shoulder this year, or let's compare." ”

Come on, come on, everyone's comments, Huan Xiaobao and Na Mu Han compared, what made Huan Xiaobao feel strange was that he had obviously grown a lot taller, why didn't he reach his shoulders, could it be that this guy would steal chicken legs every night to pull out so quickly?

Everyone couldn't help but coax when they watched the two of them compare, and they were making a fuss, when Sima Yi and Lou Cang walked in from outside. It turned out that the two of them were called by the dean and said that the Qixi Festival was approaching, and the female disciples were going to hold a begging ceremony, and there were not enough people in the courtyard, so they organized two teams of disciples to protect the safety of the female disciples and prevent people from disturbing them at the bottom of the mountain. In fact, it is also to prevent some disciples from sneaking down the mountain in a lively way. So when I arrived late today, and saw Huan Xiaobao and that Mu Han comparing there, Sima Yi smiled leisurely and said: What are you doing?

"Sima Yi, you came just in time, can you tell me how tall I am?"

"Oh, it's a lot taller than last year. ”

"Mu Han, you see that I have indeed grown taller, and I haven't eaten those in vain. It's just that someone must have eaten a lot to grow faster than me. ”

The crowd burst out laughing. Only that Lou Cang said with an unkind face: "No matter how long you are, you are still a dwarf." ”

Huan Xiaobao heard the fire, and said loudly to Lou Cang: "I said Lou Cang, do you have an opinion on me?" I feel like you're saying a curse. Of course, I am not as tall as your man, but I will not be short in the future. Seeing that Lou Cang was silent, he thought that this guy and that Xiao Ziwu were really a perfect match, and always wanted to make me ugly, so he turned to a wicked smile and said: "You seem to have a special preference for dwarves, so I'll curse you to marry a real dwarf as a lady in the future." After that, he hugged his chest with his hands and looked at Lou Cang with a smile.

I saw that Lou Cang's face was extremely cold in an instant, although Sima Yi wanted to laugh, he tried his best to endure it, and when he saw that the two of them were about to carry it, he hurriedly beckoned him to get the meal. That Mu Han laughed and almost squirted out the chicken leg just now. After a while, he relieved himself and said: Huan Xiaobao has never seen you so cheeky. Do you dare to mess with that Lou Cang?

It was night, smelling the smell of cattails, coupled with the evening breeze slowly blowing in through the screen window, with a cool silky wisp, Huan Xiaobao was satisfied.

But as soon as I closed my eyes, a map appeared in my mind, drawing the territory of Chu and the aristocratic forces of various regions. There are currently three forces in the state of Chu: Ouyang Pu, Guo Ba, and Gongsun Chou. There is also the eunuch Guo Duo and his party, they are like ants that moth the beam, if they are removed, Ouyang Pu's side will be of great benefit. If that Xiao Ziwu is a British lord, then the Chu State can be prosperous.

Guo Ba currently has an army of 200,000 at his disposal, and most of these troops are of border blood, and they are all fierce and brave and skilled in bows and horses. If there is a different heart, I am afraid that there will be a catastrophe in the Chu State. That grandson and ugly ancestor have been ministers for three generations, and if they are gathered to suppress Guo Ba, then they can be safe. The most important thing now is that no matter what, he can't be allowed to bring troops into the imperial city under any name, otherwise the state of Chu will be in danger.

I have to mention this matter to that Xiao Ziwu tomorrow, but after thinking about it, since her uncle didn't directly borrow troops like Guo Ba or Gongsun Chou, but was willing to seek the near and far, was that also a precaution in her heart, or did those two forces want Ouyang Pu to borrow troops? At present, as long as the dragon qi of the Jingshi is stabilized, the tigers and lions below will have to be obedient and soft in the future. Tomorrow I still have to mention it to that Xiao Ziwu, don't let those warlords enter the imperial city, once his uncle is defeated, it will not be good for either Guo Ba or Gongsun Chou to hold the Son of Heaven hostage and set himself up as king. I'm afraid that the war in the four countries will start from the chaos in Chu first!

Maybe it was because he was thinking too much or eating less at night, Huan Xiaobao felt his stomach rumbling and protested. It seems that we have to appease the Five Organs Temple first and then think about anything else. Listening to Zixin's steady breathing on the bed opposite, I thought I was already asleep. So they tiptoed out to forage for food. Thinking that the weather is hot, the canteen usually doesn't leave any leftovers recently, and suddenly the brain melon seeds are smart, and the lotus pond of Shi Kuang may be able to borrow the moonlight to catch some lotus pods and come back to satisfy the stomach.

Walking to the edge of the lotus pond, I saw that one of the houses hidden in the treetops and forests was still full of light, "Mo is not the pavilion master", last time I ate so many delicious things, and now I came to steal people's lotus canopies, Huan Xiaobao felt a little uncomfortable. But then I thought about it, so much, if you don't eat it, it's a waste, heaven and earth give birth to people, people eat grass and trees, and the pavilion master shouldn't be surprised. I folded a lotus leaf and twisted it five or six inches at the top to form a natural lotus hat and lotus leaf scarf, so that no one would find it. In the master's territory, naturally do not dare to use light power, so boarded the boat in the lotus leaf bush, at this time a gust of wind came, the lotus leaf flying, fragrant and lush, it is really a small pond of wind and pu hunting、、、 shaking the lotus shadow is full of incense. Huan Xiaobao sat cross-legged on the boat, eating the lotus canopy, and did not forget to "destroy the corpse and destroy the traces" and throw the remaining debris into the depths of the lotus pond. It is precisely by taking the untied boat, straying into the depths of the lotus flower, startling a shoal of gulls and herons, how unhappy!

Integrity intoxicated, suddenly a black shadow like a crane flashed, Xiaobao's eyes were dazzling, when he opened his eyes, he found that he was carried by the person hovering over the lotus pond, and the lotus leaf hat no longer knew where it fell. The man took Huan Xiaobao and flew directly to the house in the bright hall just now, Huan Xiaobao was thrown to the floor, and saw the master sitting in front of him to taste tea, and there were a few vigorous hibiscus plants inserted in the plum bottle on the case, either opening or closing, and the fragrance was lingering.

The person who attacked Huan Xiaobao was none other than their supervisor, Ye Qiming. I saw that the man was still glaring, and said to Shi Kuang: "Brother Kuang, you see that your lotus pond is really fragrant, and there are people patronizing it once, two, two or three times." Huan Xiaobao thought to himself, who else? ”

That Shi Kuang looked at Huan Xiaobao around the lotus leaf scarf, a little funny, and said with a smile on his face: "This is not ordinary, and I have made my own equipment." He burst out laughing. That Ye Qiming also laughed, since I caught the thief for you, how can you thank me. ”

"Then how about I send someone to send some lotus pond products to Brother Ye every day this season?"

The two of them laughed to themselves, completely forgetting that Huan Xiaobao was still lying there, neither to leave nor to stay.

After Ye Qiming left, that Shi Kuang seemed to be in a good mood, and said to Huan Xiaobao: "If you want to eat in the future, you can come every day." You can pick the lotus pond at will. Don't sneak out too late in the future, fortunately, your supervision is not as strict as your Kuang Pavilion Master. Go ahead! ”

Huan Xiaobao thanked him, happily rushed back, walked not far away, couldn't help but look back, and saw that the moonlight was like water hanging high above the beautiful roof of Qiluo, the beauty was dazzling. If you can play the sheng or the moon under the moon, and then match it with Sister Zixin's dragon dance, it will be so earth-shattering and unforgettable!