Volume 5 Absurd Southern Han XIX, The Eight Kings of Zhongtian

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Start in the midst of chaos. I was summoned by the Celestial Revolutionary Party to that turbulent era. A story that people in the future can't easily tell, and the truth is full of whimsical weirdness. Everyone is welcome to challenge the era of the French Revolution.

Zhou Xuan first asked the Qin Que daughters to return to the inner courtyard. He had secret discussions with the three idiots, the four idiots, and Lin Ning, and Lin Ning pretended to be Zhou Xuandi to spy on the subordinates of the Southern Han prince in person for the past two days. See if there are any people in the Falcon Gate?

In the chess room of "Lotus Garden", Zhou Xuan, Sanzhi and Lin Ning knelt on the futon in the shape of "product". The four idiots resorted to means, boiling tea as fast as wind and rain, and serving fragrant tea in a moment. Then he took a futon and sat beside Zhou Xuan.

Zhou Xuan asked, "Did the third sister-in-law find anything?"

Lin Ning said: "Master, the Falcon Gate has strict rules, and there is almost no contact between disciples from different masters. Most of them don't know each other, and I only know two of the thirteen masters except for my master, and there is one next to the prince of the Southern Han Dynasty, and. My brother is there, too. He's also a guru nowβ€”"

As soon as the three idiots heard that the guy who had harassed Lin Ningdi was also here, they immediately had the ruthlessness of a killer. "This man will die!"

Zhou Xuan smiled: "Don't be reckless. Now is not the time to do it, when I ask Liu Shousu tomorrow when he will leave, the third brother and the third sister-in-law can set off first. Make an appointment to meet in Guangzhou, where is Xingwangfu?"

Lin Ning said: "Just meet at the Hanzhu Pavilion on the side of Hualin Garden in Fanfang, west of the city, and my third brother and I should be the first to arrive." The master brought the fourth brother. The fourth brother can recognize the secret mark left by the third brother. ”

Zhou Xuan nodded, and said: "It is estimated that I didn't start so soon, the Nanhan Keju team also came with me, isn't the Five Nations Keju Tournament held a few days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is estimated that it will not leave until the Mid-Autumn Festival, I hope that my Xiaozhiruo has been born safely." ”

The four idiots are also very interested in the soon-to-be-born Xiao Zhiruo. said, "What is the master going to teach Xiao Zhiruo in the future?"

Zhou Xuan said: "She can learn whatever she likes, and you can also teach her tea art." ”

The four idiots said: "The tea art has Miss Lin to teach her, what can I teach, I will land." The masters are better than me, could it be that the master wants Xiao Zhiruo to practice martial arts?"

Zhou Xuan smiled: "Why can't it be." The way of the world. The fist is the last word, for example, I used to fight chess and insects with the third and fourth children, if you cheat, what can I do to you?"

The three idiots and the four idiots said in unison: "How can this be reasonable, the master is insulting." ”

Zhou Xuan laughed. Arched his hand and said, "The third brother and third sister-in-law should rest." Good love. The fourth. Let's go. ”

The four idiots carried the lantern and sent Zhou Xuan to the "Hibiscus Garden". There are many roads from the side alleys and corridors, and the two of them walk slowly, looking up at the twinkling stars in the sky, and the Cowherd and Weaver Girl are still looking at each other across the Milky Way.

The four idiots were originally one step behind Zhou Xuan. The lantern in his hand stretched forward, shining five feet in front of Zhou Xuan, and approached at this time. The hand rested under Zhou Xuan's left elbow. In a very low voice, he said, "Someone is snooping." ”

As soon as Zhou Xuan's muscles tightened, he wanted to stop, but the four idiots supported his elbows and continued to walk forward for more than ten steps. He said, "Stand against the wall." Suddenly threw the lantern in his hand, and the whole person jumped up. Jumping over the top of the eaves of the corridor more than a foot high, you can hear the slight sound of roof tiles. It was like a tanuki skimming over the top of the eaves. Immediately, I heard the sound of the blades striking each other, but there was only one sound, and no other movement was heard, as if the four idiots were tracking the enemy away.

Zhou Xuan's back was against the wall. Pulling out the delicate "leaking shadow knife" on his waist, he could resist it, and saw the lantern that rolled to the ground burning. The light of the fire shimmered on the tip of the knife.

This fire is too conspicuous to be shot through by an arrow, Zhou Xuan hurriedly retreated to a dark place. I heard the eaves of the corridor "rattling" again. The four idiots flew back like gray cranes, dripping blood from the knives in their hands.

"Fourth, how's it going?" Zhou Xuan inserted the knife back into the crocodile sheath and asked.

The four idiots said: "It's dead, the corpse is next to the 'Ling Perfume Pavilion' where Mr. Gu lives, I'm afraid that they will still have someone, so I hurried back." ”

Zhou Xuan said: "Let's go and see again." Who is it?"

The four idiots said: "It's the people in the Falcon Gate." ”

Two Fenghua soldiers on duty at night heard the movement and rushed over. See it's Zhou Xuan. Asked urgently: "County Lord." What's going on?"

Zhou Xuan said: "Someone sneaked in to snoop. Killed by Mr. Fourth. Cheer up and watch the night. ”

This time, General Qi brought 100 elite soldiers to divide into four teams and take turns to be on duty at night. But for the Dadi County Mansion. Twenty-five is too many. What's more, it is a person who comes and goes like the wind, and the people in the Falcon Gate are out of nowhere!

Zhou Xuan ordered someone to invite the couple to come to the third place. The three idiots and Lin Ning soon arrived, and they went to the "Ling Perfume Pavilion" to inspect. Sure enough, on the corpse, the six-pointed star silver chain with the symbol of the Falcon Gate was found.

Lin Ning looked carefully at the six-pointed star silver chain, frowned, and said, "The silver chain pattern shows that this person is in the same door as me, but I don't know him." "A second thought. Suddenly said: "I understand, it should be my senior brother's new disciple." ”

The three idiots said in a deep voice: "A-Ning." The Falcon Gate is still tracking down your whereabouts, and your senior brother is the vanguard. ”

Lin Ning said: "The Falcon Gate knows the enmity between the master and Wei Bo's father and son. I killed Wei Jue for no reason and disappeared, and then the five people sent by the Humen to track me disappeared into Wuyue's territory. Falcon couldn't find any other clues. I'll definitely think of tracking it down from the owner, it's really troublesome!"

The four idiots asked, "What about this corpse." Find a place to bury it?"

Zhou Xuan summoned a government soldier. Let him immediately go and ask General Lin Heishan to come quickly. There is an urgency.

General Qi heard that there were assassins in the palace. Hurry up. Zhou Xuan ordered him to restrain his subordinates from making noise. Don't make the people in the house panic and sweep the corpse with grass. Throw it into the carriage and wait for Lin Heishan to come.

Zhou Xuan went to the "Hibiscus Garden" first. Qin Que is still waiting for him to sleep together.

Qin Que didn't know what was happening outside, and said with a smile: "The words that the husband forked out in front of His Majesty are really touching, if the two love for a long time, how can it be in the morning and twilight?" Husband, is it feeling, miss Miss Lin?"

Zhou Xuan smiled: "I was there to comfort the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl." If it's me, if it's a long time. Be sure to go to the twilight.

Qin Que smiled. Said with affection: "Husband." Then let's rest, the finch lost to Sister Sewing, but we can't lose to Yang Xiaofeng again. ”

Zhou Xuan didn't understand for a while. Seeing Qin Que snickering. I came back to my senses. smiled: "It's better to have a child, have I become a stallion?" It's hard work!" His face was straight: "Finch, you sleep first, I have to wait." Brother Montenegro is coming. ”

Qin Que hurriedly asked, "What's the urgency for Brother Black Mountain to come so late?"

Zhou Xuan didn't want Qin Que to worry, and said: "It's not a big deal, it's just to discuss the matter of going to the Southern Han Dynasty, Brother Montenegro is in a hurry, and he can't wait for dawn." ”

As he spoke. The servant woman came to report. General Lin Montenegro came.

Zhou Xuan rushed to the front hall and told Lin Heishan about tonight's events. asked Lin Heishan to take the corpse away, and said that he found this person suspicious when Zhongwuwei patrolled the city. Walk like flying. Immediately, the arrows rained down. Shoot the person down.

Lin Heishan said: "Understood, I'll go and arrange this matter." ”

After Lin Heishan left. Zhou Xuan went to rest, and the three idiots and the four idiots followed the night patrol soldiers around the house, afraid that the Falcon Gate would send a master again, maybe it would be Senior Brother Lin Ningdi, and the three idiots had long wanted to get rid of this person.

Until dawn. Safe.

At this time, on the big painting of the Qinhuai River, the snow-white and obese prince of the Southern Han Dynasty woke up, and last night he gave the emperor his father-in-law a birthday. It was so boring that he yawned and fell asleep. Looks like someone else was cut down later?

Thinking of this, Liu Shousu asked loudly, "Who died last night?"

There was a commotion outside the cabin. Someone came in and said, "Your Highness." One of the guards was shot dead by the Tang guards. ”

Liu Shousu listened. Angry: "What's the matter, I'm a Tang State horse, how can the Tang State guards kill my subordinates!"

Another man entered. In his fifties, he is of medium stature and has a normal appearance. That is, there is a branch finger on the left hand. He bowed down and said, "Your Highness, this matter will be handled by me." Your Highness, keep quiet. Don't mention it to the Emperor of the Tang State. ”

Liu Shousu seems to have a lot of respect for this person. nodded and said, "Okay, it will be handled by the inner master." ”

This person, whom Liu Shousu called the Inner Taishi, withdrew from the main cabin. When they came to the bow of the ship, two black-robed brocade men approached and asked, "Gong Gong." What do you think of this?"

Gong Gong, the master of the ground with eleven fingers, groaned: "It's really a strange thing, starting with the black chicken." To Lin Ning, to the fat male five. Seven people have been missing from our Falcon Gate, and together with Tan Qi, who was shot to death by Jinling Zhongwuwei last night, our Falcon Gate can be said to have been hit hard. So far, I don't know. I don't know who the enemy is?"

The man in his thirties with a big nose and a black robe on the left said: "Tan Qi was sent by me to the Xinzhou County Mansion to spy on the ground." Somehow, he showed his tracks and was shot to death by the night guards. Tan Qi is not weak, how can he not escape the pursuit of the city guards? It's weird! Gong Gong. Why don't you spy on me tonight?"

Gong Gong waved his hand and said, "No need, Zhou Xuan is a wedding envoy." In the future, if you are on the same ship at sea, there will be many opportunities to spy on other places. At the moment, try to be restrained as much as possible, don't make trouble, His Royal Highness the Prince's priority in Jinling is not to marry a princess. Instead, he said that the emperor of the Tang State would send troops to help our Han State exterminate Zhang Sheng-Tan Qi would let the Tang people be disposed of as a nameless corpse. ”

Chenshi. Liu Shousu appeared on the Zichen Hall of Daxing Palace, and today is the official court. He was followed by the crown prince of the Han Kingdom and the imperial historian. And Gong Gong, the prince who was obviously more powerful than the prince and the imperial historian, did not appear, and Liu Shousudi's entourage did not appear this mysterious Gong Gong.

Li Yu has three dukes and two provinces on his side. Together with Zhou Xuan's six scholars in the mainland, the crown prince Li Jian and King Jing Li Kun were also present.

Liu Shousu called "His Majesty Father-in-law", which is nondescript. After saying two words of nonsense, he let his landlord speak for him.

The crown prince of the Han Kingdom is surnamed Lu. He was over sixty years old, and he was also castrated, but his demeanor and voice were quite normal, and after kneeling, he got up and said, "Your Majesty the Tang Emperor." The Han and Tang dynasties became good friends with the Qin and Jin dynasties, and they supported each other strongly. If the Song State invaded the Tang State. My Han country will send troops to help, and vice versa, now our Han country has something to ask His Majesty the Tang Emperor to helpβ€”β€”

Zhou Xuan listened to this eunuch and eunuch say a lot of things on the side, and it turned out that he was asking the Tang State to send troops to help them exterminate the Han rebels - Zhang Sheng, the eighth king of Zhongtian.

Zhang Sheng's father, Zhang Yuxian, was a native of Boluo, Huizhou, and was originally a small official in the county government. God said, "Zhang Yuxian is the sixteenth Arhat, and he should be your master", so several rebel forces merged into one. Zhang Yuxian was recommended as the "Eight Kings of Zhongtian". And established the country to change the Yuan "Yongle", placed hundreds of civil and military officials, and the clothes they wore were all dyed red. He is known as the "Red Army". The capital was Xunzhou, and the Southern Han Dynasty sent troops to recruit and suppress it several times. The confrontation has been going on for more than 40 years. couldn't be extinguished, after Zhang Yuxian died of illness. He was succeeded by his son Zhang Sheng, who was more talented than his father. Unwilling to be confined to the land of tide, Hui and Xun. In recent years, recruiting troops and buying horses has become more powerful, and it is a great threat to Liu Jixing, so he married Tang Guo and wanted to use the power of Tang soldiers to attack Zhang Sheng, in addition to this big trouble.

I only heard that Mrs. Lu said: "-His Majesty the Tang Emperor." The traitor Zhang Shengdi's so-called Zhongtian Eight Kingdoms and the Qianzhou of the Tang State are only separated by a large Yuling, if Zhang Sheng is allowed to sit big, it will not only be unfavorable to our Han State, but also a near worry for the Tang State. Please think twice about His Majesty the Tang Emperor. ”

Li Yu nodded, and asked the prince of the Southern Han Dynasty and his entourage to go to the side hall to rest for a while, and then asked the ministers in the palace: "All the ministers have heard it, the court discussion, how to reply to the Han Kingdom?"

The three dukes, the two provinces, and the five bachelors expressed their own opinions, some advocated sending troops to suppress them, and some advocated holding the troops still. Only Zhou Xuan closed his mouth and didn't --- a mouthful.

Li Yu asked, "Zhou Aiqing." You're about to go to Southern Han. Tell me how to deal with it?"

Zhou Xuan said: "The two countries are harmonious. Helping each other. But with all due respect, the Han government is corrupt, the people are centrifuged, the rebels are swarming, and they can't be suppressed. I'm afraid of being burnedβ€”".

Li Yu nodded slightly. Asked: "What should I do in Aiqing's opinion?"

Zhou Xuan said: "Your Majesty can order the envoys stationed in Qianzhou to rectify the military horses and make a posture of sending troops, so as to reply to the prince of the Southern Han Dynasty." In fact, it is to defend the Great Yuling. Just don't let Zhang Sheng cross the border, and then the camera moves. ”

Li Yu said: "Good." According to Zhou Aiqing's words. Immediately, it was rumored that the three princes of the Southern Han Dynasty went to the palace and said that the Tang State was willing to send troops to help the Han State suppress the bandits.

Liu Shousu was overjoyed and asked when he would send troops?

Li Yu said: "This year is the period when the princess is married. It's not good to send troops, so let's wait for next year. ”

Liu Shousu said: "Your Majesty father-in-law." The son-in-law prepares to welcome the princess back to Nanhan on the 16th of this month. Please give your father-in-law's permission. ”

Zhou Xuan was taken aback. If he has to leave so early, then he can't watch Xiao Zhiruo be born!

Li Yu was not allowed: "My beloved daughter is married far away, how can there be such a hasty reason!"

Liu Shousu said: "Your Majesty father-in-law." The date for the son-in-law's wedding has been set, it is September 16, and it will not be able to catch up if it is late. It was a once-in-a-lifetime auspicious day. ”

Zhou Xuanxin said: "This pig's head is talking nonsense. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I can't wait for my daughter to be born, I want you to look good. ”

Just listen to Li Yu said: "Then let's be on the first day of August." ”

From this day on. Daxing Palace gives feasts every day. Donggong and King Jing also invited the prince of the Southern Han Dynasty to the banquet respectively, and Zhou Xuan, as the princess's cousin, was also a wedding envoy. I had to invite it once.

This Liu Shousu likes to eat fat. Eat a lot of food. Zhou Xuan asked about his preferences? Answer: I only love fighting insects.

Zhou Xuan did what he liked and talked about the way of crickets, and the Snow Pig Prince was very happy. Cited as a confidant. drunk and told the truth: "Cousin Zhou." Zhou Marriage Envoy. Hongu will tell you the truth. In fact, the date of the wedding has not been decided at all. How can you set a good time in advance for this long journey! Hongu is just in a hurry to rush back to participate in the Five Nations Insect War-"

Zhou Xuan was dumbfounded, helpless, and persuaded: "Your Highness." This Jinling Five Kingdoms Keju Battle is even more exciting, why don't Your Highness wait for the Han Kingdom Keju team to win the championship before setting off?"

Liu Shousu's fat head shook continuously: "What is there to look at in Keju!" Hongu is most annoyed by these running around games, which is extremely boring. Only fighting insects are fun. ”

Zhou Xuan was speechless.

The needle learned that Zhou Xuan could not accompany her until Xiao Zhiruo was born. Very sad, Zhou Xuan comforted her for a long time before showing a smile again, and said, "Then wait for the husband to come back." My little Zhiruo must know that she smiled. 100 days. Grinning. ”

Because the date of departure has been determined. The three idiots and Lin Ning went to Hangzhou, the capital of Wuyue Kingdom, on July 10, and took the idle "Sauvignon Blanc" written by Zhou Xuan, to persuade Mr. Lin Kui to go to the Southern Han Xing Palace, together to help Zhou Xuan.

Wang Shizhang has officially received the edict. Like Abu, he was given the title of Seven Rank Chaosanlang. Wang Shizhang was so happy that he almost suffered a stroke. Bring Qin with a belt to the Xinzhou County Mansion to thank you.

July 20th. Good news came from Jianzhou. Chen Kai led the army to defeat the Qingyuan army and link five counties. Approaching the city of Zhangzhou. The Fujian barbarians and the second surname Lei defected and returned to the Tang State. Chen Kai asked the emperor to give the official plate and the patriarch surnamed Lei to appease the heart of the barbarians.

Li Yu was overjoyed. Although he pays attention to the rule of inaction. But what monarch wouldn't love to win? That is, the intention of the province of the book of fate. Canonized Pan Yujiao as the Marquis of Longyan County, and Lei Meng as the Marquis of Changtai County. The rest of the generals who participated in the war from Chen Kai and below were rewarded, and they ordered the envoys of Zhennan Jiedu and Fenghua Jiedu to send troops into Fujian and take Zhangzhou first.

Everything is settled. Zhou Xuan was about to set off for Jinghai, and then took a sea boat to Xing Wangfu, the capital of the Southern Han Kingdom.