Chapter 103: The Current Situation

An Yi and Jiang Ruyue walked outside the Yixian Pavilion, and Dr. Guan Nacha asked for two cups of good tea, found a small tea table along the street by the railing, and sat opposite each other.

The third floor of Yixian Building is not like the first or second floor, and most of the dignitaries and nobles who came up drilled into the pavilion, and few sat outside.

The bustling streets of Chengdu in front of the building, after nightfall, look down from a high place, the lights of thousands of homes are in full view, and these wooden tables outside the three-story pavilion lined with these wooden tables have become an elegant place to be quiet in the chaos.

An Yi understands Jiang Ruyue, only such a quiet place is where Jiang Xiucai is fascinated, and the staggering in Yixian Pavilion makes him not very adaptable.

Jiang Ruyue noticed the black black-patterned sleeve robe on An Yi's body, and asked him, "Brother An, didn't I remember that you were wearing a plain robe?" Why did you go to the Shu Palace, and it became black? Am I mistaken? ”

An Yi touched his nose with his hand, hiding the embarrassment on his face, and said, "Well, I fell into the pond of the palace, and Yingshu changed it to me." ”

He said that it was indeed the truth, didn't he just fall into the pool, but he didn't say that there was a beautiful snake that ate people in the pool.

"Oh~"

Jiang Ruyue pulled out a long tail note, made an expression that I understood, and stopped asking.

Dr. Tea was holding a small jade plate, on which a stove fire was set up, and a statue of Yixing purple sand was cooked on the fire, and the spout was rising leisurely.

Jiang Ruyue took the teapot, slowly filled the blue and white teacup in front of An Yi, and then made a "please" gesture to him, and said with a smile: "Brother An, let's talk first." ”

An Yi nodded, picked up the teacup in his hand, took a few sips, looked at the night outside, and responded: "On this trip to Huling, it is not too much for me to say that I have picked up a life, because all kinds of events show that there are people in Chengdu who do not want me to come back at all." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"Brother Jiang, do you know that the reason for this expedition was that Zeng Ziren stole the tiger talisman of Zeng Hanru, the commander of the capital, and privately mobilized the army to Huling?"

An Yi turned his face, looked at Jiang Ruyue and continued,

Jiang Ruyue's brows tightened, "Where did Zeng Ziren get the news?" ”

"This is exactly what I want to say, and this is just one of the doubts, the most important thing is that he is a gentleman, and he actually took the initiative to participate in the suppression of bandits, and also used the form of stealing talismans."

An Yi always thought that even if Zeng Ziren knew the news of the Wugu Sect's rebellion, he should have told his father Zeng Hanru how he could turn into a Xinling Jun who stole talismans to save Zhao, and this Zhao was not saved, and he also put the old commander in it.

Jiang Ruyue said; "I think it's obvious that someone instructed him, first of all, this person has the ability to realize the movement of the Five Grains Sect, and he is even more sensitive than the sentinels of the Green Battalion; Second, this matter must avoid Zeng Hanru, the commander of the capital, or in other words, only by avoiding the commander Zeng Hanru, can Zeng Hanru lead the army to the end; Third, this person has a holiday with Brother An. ”

An Yi nodded and agreed with his statement, "I have always felt that this incident is aimed at me and the old commander, the movement of the Wugu Sect is really weird, don't let the food and money go, take a detour, and make it clear that it is the head of this imperial court member from the third grade." Before the king of Shu and the general Jiang of the garrison camp, they all told me that the old commander was a rare good official, and he should also be the year of the Mandate of Heaven, it is estimated that this is his last black veil, who wants his life? ”

"We might as well think like this, this Wugu Sect doesn't even want money and food, and goes straight to the commander, which shows that this person who wants to kill the commander of the capital can give the Wugu Sect a reward that is far greater than the money and grain, and even says that he can completely control the army of the Wugu Sect, and fight wherever he wants."

Jiang Ruyue filled the empty tea cup in front of her, brought it back to her face, and continued: "We have just come to Chengdu, so you and I are not sure whether there is any long-standing grudge against Chengdu officialdom, and we have no way of knowing who regards Commander Zeng as a thorn in the side, so we might as well start with you." ”

"Me?"

Jiang Ruyue nodded at him heavily, "Yes!" You, why do you suspect that the Five Grains Sect is aimed at both the Commander and you? Although there are twists and turns, after all, you came back alive. ”

An Yi told Jiang Shang about the detour north of Huling and the siege of Zhang Yu's troops by the heavy cavalry.

He frowned and said, "How much is my comfortable head worth?" To put it mildly, I'm not even an official, and naturally I won't be someone else's way of power, and if I take a step back, even if I am killed comfortably, can I accept the people in the house? In this way, it will not block other people's financial paths, not for money and power, what's the point of killing me? ”

Jiang Ruyue knew that An Yi was now a fan of the authorities, so as a bystander, it was still necessary for him to remind him: "Brother An, don't forget about the Long'an Forest Farm." ”

His words were like a gust of mountain wind that swept in, blowing away the fog in front of An Yi, of course he understood what Jiang Ruyue was referring to,

"Taketori...... Sichuan Cheng announced the political envoy Zhu Zongchen! ”

An Yi blurted out almost loudly,

Jiang Ruyue hurriedly put her index finger in front of her lips, made a silent gesture towards An Yi, and said in a low voice: "Brother An knows it, don't be loud, we are still on other people's territory now." ”

An Yi shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Since I entered Chengdu, I haven't seen this political envoy, but I have forgotten about him. ”

"One more point!"

Jiang Ruyue took a sip of tea,

Then he said: "It's that your big group of cultivators just entered Songling Village, and they killed the Wugu Sect twice, if this Bamboo Sect is involved with the Wugu Sect, you have also touched his interests, this is not what Brother An just said for money."

Those who are in high positions are not Jiangyang thieves, and killing people must be justified, so this time I took the opportunity to get rid of the commanders, which is the best time to use the Five Grain Sect to let you die on the battlefield comfortably, killing two birds with one stone. ”

An Yi didn't make a sound, his empty eyes were slightly stunned at the golden flame seedlings in the small stove, as if he was chewing Jiang Ruyue's words, and only after a while did he speak:

"It seems that I'm still too optimistic, and I also said that Taketori is making waves and committing a traitor, so that Zhu Zongchen has to rest in order to protect himself, how do I know that other people's knives have been put on my neck, but I still don't know."

He took the teacup in his hand and drank it down, and then asked Jiang Ruyue: "It seems that we can basically conclude that Zhu Zongchen is the initiator of this matter, and I am afraid that he has ulterior interests with the Wugu Sect, but I still think it is strange, if the Wugu Sect can already be used as a means for the Zhu Zongchen to seek personal gain, then he let this chicken that can only lay golden eggs and peck the commander to death, how is this behavior different from killing chickens and taking eggs?" ”

That's right, according to An Yi's understanding, it is not a trivial matter to command the death of the envoy, if the king of Shu did not go to the northwest, he may have already led a large army to encircle and suppress, which is undoubtedly a risky act for the Wugu Sect, and may even lead to annihilation.

Jiang Ruyue understood the meaning of An Yi's words, pondered for a while, and said: "Brother An, you might as well think like this, if the Wugu Sect is a sharp sword of the Bamboo Sect, then in my opinion, it is definitely a double-edged sword, and every time you use this sword, the blood light you bring up may be contaminated with his feathers."

And according to Brother An, this army of fifty or sixty thousand is definitely not something that can be formed in a day or two, which means that Zhu Zongchen is holding this sword, and it must be a short time, if he has a grudge with the old commander, why don't he do it sooner or later, but at this time? ”

An Yi lowered his head and thought for a while, and suddenly stroked his palm: "Now he starts to want to get rid of this big tail!" ”

"Yes!"

Jiang Ruyue nodded heavily,

"The political envoy has no military power in his hands, which leads to the fact that the tiger he raised himself cannot be killed by himself, so he has to borrow it from someone who has military power."

An Yi chuckled, and then his words said: "But as he grew older, Zeng Hanru, who had no ambition, would never allow Zhu Zongchen to take risks with his tiger talisman, so there was a scene of Zeng Ziren stealing talismans. ”

Jiang Ruyue put down the teapot that was blowing hot air from the small stove, and filled the empty teapot in front of An Yi here.

"If I am a Zhu Zongchen and Zeng Hanru dies, I only need to help Zeng Ziren, a puppet, to the throne, then the entire green camp in Sichuan will be in his hands."

"When the time comes, the Five Grain Sect has been exterminated, and it has not only washed away its own feathers, but also made a great achievement, and there will be a reward in the court, killing two birds with one stone, what a clever plan." An Yi followed his words and said,

Although he has been familiar with the rights and wrongs of officialdom since he was a child, when he really stirred into this quagmire as one of them, he was inevitably deeply touched by this battlefield without swords and swords.

Starting from a pawn, diligent and diligent for the official's life, even the king of Shu mentioned that he had to praise the old commander of a good official to make the official so far, he has really reached the state of having no desire and no desire, and I only hope that after I get old, I will return to the countryside with my son and spend my old age in peace.

Even so, it has become a stumbling block for others for no apparent reason, and I don't even know until I die, who harmed myself.

"It's just that we still have no way of knowing what caused the sharp sword in Zhu Zongchen's hand to turn into a tail."

An Yi nodded, and responded: "This can only wait and see, fortunately, our regimental training camp is not the same as before, with 15,000 troops in hand, if anyone wants to think a little crookedly about us, we have to weigh it now." ”

"By the way, Brother An, that ..... from Qianyun Tower Shopkeeper Liu, who are you with her? ”

Jiang Ruyue suddenly mentioned Liu Siyi, so that An Yi was unprepared, and the tea in his mouth almost sprayed on his face.

"Why did Brother Jiang suddenly mention her?"

An Yi held his hand on his chest, kept going down the tea in his throat, and asked him,

Jiang Ruyue said: "During the banquet, I heard Jin Mingyin talk about your going to Huling, and mentioned this person's name many times, and I remembered that she was the shopkeeper of the Qianyun Building, and I was more puzzled why a businessman would appear in that kind of place, so I asked this question, why is Brother An so excited." ”

An Yi rubbed his temples with his thumb, poorly concealing his embarrassment, and then told Jiang Ruyue the whole story of the antecedents of meeting Liu Siyi, and finally threw him a conclusion:

"If you guess correctly, Miss Liu should be related to the Five Grains Sect, but she shouldn't be a member of the Five Grains Sect, otherwise she has every chance to think of me in the army, and I guess that the Eight Achievements are some private deals.

Jiang Ruyue didn't think so, as an outsider's point of view, he felt that An Yi had a certain affection for Liu Siyi, because this was the only time he mentioned people who had something to do with the Wugu Sect, and he didn't show disgust.

There should be an indescribable affection between two people,

If this delicate relationship does exist, it is easy to explain why Liu Siyi did not do anything to An Yi, but who can guarantee that Liu Siyi's state of mind will not change next time?

So Jiang Ruyue still secretly put this matter in her heart, and added a little vigilance to Liu Siyi,

But because of Anyi, he didn't say it directly, and he didn't want to mention it much, because he knew that when a man had such feelings about a woman, no matter how much negative things he said to the man about this woman, it would be nonsense and he wouldn't listen to it.

"Ahem~"

An Yi coughed lightly, covered his mouth and whispered to Jiang Ruyue: "What I said about Liu Siyi just now, I can get into your ears, don't let others know about it." ”

Jiang Ruyue smiled at him knowingly, and responded: "Brother An, don't worry, Ruyue's mouth will definitely not say it, but I'm afraid that when Brother An comes out of Qianyun Tower one day and changes into a robe like today, brother must first think about how to explain it to Miss Gao." ”

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