On the fifteenth day of July, in the Tao, it is the "Zhongyuan", which is the day of the forgiveness of sins by the local officials, when the sutra should be recited as a dip, and the lonely souls of the ten directions should be purified; In the release, it is for the "Menglan Bon Day", when the fasting rice and five fruits are set up to save the earth from hanging upside down; In Confucianism, it is the day of recommending the new, and it is also allowed by the rites, in addition to the spring and autumn festivals in a year, another important day that can be sacrificed to the ancestors. Although the convergence of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism has not been a day, and there has long been ridicule of "homogeneous and heterogeneous", it is still extremely rare to fully demonstrate the consistency of the three schools of thought like July 15.

It was July 14, the next day was Zhongyuan, the streets and alleys were all set up with the mage seat, Shi Gutai, every household was preparing cloth field incense, water and dry lamp, as for what noodles peach shou rice, three animals and five fruits are even more dazzling, all over the place, that can not be repeated.

"Guadhu City, it's been a long time since it's been so lively..."

With the window sighing, it is the current Guadu Taishou, Kang Zifan, he has worked hard these days, there is a lack of words written between his eyebrows, and his face is also a little pale, and when he sees him looking down on the market, he is very distracted, and he smiles, and the pot fills the cup of Kang Zifan, and he holds the cup and says: "It is always Kang Gong who cares for the people in a good way, so that he can stabilize the more than 100,000 people in a few days... Cui Guangjing Kang Gong has a cup. ”

Kang Zifan was distracted, and was shocked back by Cui Guang's words, and hurriedly took his arms with both hands, and said: "How can you be this gift in your later life, Xia Huanggong has a good reputation..."

In the past ten days, murder cases have appeared in the suburbs of Guadus, and the people are panicking. Because the city of Guadu has always been a piece of peace, so people began to flee to the city, this wind together, should gather, in just a few days there are more than 100,000 people fled into Guadu, for the population of nearly a hundred years has always been under 100,000 Guadu, this is really an extraordinary impact, but also made Cao Fengxiao and others quite uneasy, worried about the possible chaos, but did not think that Kang Zifan actually has a very official reputation among the people, a few announcements came out, all of them were convinced, more than 100,000 refugees according to the village, headed by the elders, According to the arrangement of the government, they scattered and lived in the places designated to them, and did not cause any notable incidents, and the few conflicts that were often quelled by the self-owners before the officials arrived, so that the people were able to manage the people, really amazed the people.

Of course, all this also depends on the full cooperation of the Xie family, the melons have been in decline for a long time, the merchants are declining, and there is no food domain, although Kang Zifan can settle the people, but he can't change firewood, rice, oil and salt, or Xie Shuyuan ascended to the heights, announcing that the Xie family will fully bear the cost of food and accommodation for the refugees from all over the world during the period in Guadu, and then, because the Zhongyuan is approaching, he more generously announced that he will bear all the festival materials. I'm afraid that it won't cost tens of thousands of taels of silver to be enough, if it weren't for an old family like the Xie family, it would really not be easy to bear.

"It costs a lot, but I think Gong Xie should be very happy in his heart."

"Because, even if it's an illusion, this Guadu City has finally come back to life..."

His voice and eyes were very soft, and with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, Kang Zifan slowly glanced at the Guadu Street Town below, where there were many places where no one had been active for seventy or eighty years.

"Xia Huang Gong... You are a famous person in the north, and you are used to seeing famous cities and cities, or you don't think there is anything great about it, but the people of Guadu, who were born and raised in Guadu, have always regarded this place as a pride..."

More than 100 years ago, Guadu, was the capital of Yuanzhou, and it was also a huge city with a population of one million and a scale not inferior to the imperial capital, and then it fell because of Xie Hui's affairs, and the population decreased rapidly, and it was no longer able to support the huge scale of dozens of miles in the past, and more than seventy percent of the blocks were deserted, and many houses had never lived in them since 90 years ago. It is definitely impossible to place it properly.

"That's right, but..."

Smiling, Cui Guang refilled another cup for Kang Zifan, and said with a smile: "After all, it is still Kang Gong who is deeply respected by the people, so as to stabilize the people, you must know that tens of thousands of chaotic people are in a hurry, and it is not uncommon for traitors to be coerced into chaos!" After Kang Zifan gave a few words, he said: "Kang Gong has been caressing this, and it has been some years, and seeing that the melons are governed like this, it shows that Kang Gong's ability is enough, but it is useless to lag and do this... The officials have a loss, the officials have a loss! ”

If he said this, there was already a slight intention to solicit, but Kang Zifan didn't hear it, just ate the vegetables in a muffled voice, Cui Guang waited for a while, his face was slightly disappointed, he drank a cup, and said with a smile: "Kang has a lot of business, so I'm leaving." Kang Zifan hurriedly got up to accompany him on the first floor, and said: "The melons have not been very peaceful recently, and Xia Huanggong's residence is still far away, do you want to send a few people to send it down..." He added, "General Feng." Hearing a muffled answer, Kang Zifan suddenly felt a darkness in front of him, and he didn't know that a big man with a big shape appeared there, ten feet long, broad shoulders and a round waist, with an expressionless face, and his hands were on one side.

Kang Zifan groaned slightly, and said movingly: "This... Dare to be the 'Big Tree General'? Seeing that the big man agreed--still the urn sounded--- hurriedly arched his hand and said: "I have long admired the name of General Feng..." Cui Guang said with a smile on the side: "General Feng is not good at words, so Kang Gong is not strange." "Kang Zifan, but how dare to bear it? Continued to salute, until the two of them were far away, and then slowly relaxed their bodies, and then felt that the back was wet and cold--- that was the cold sweat just now.

(Big Tree General Feng Gongxun, a sword hero who had an eighth-level strength twenty years ago... The general who had been staying in the south and guarding the headquarters of the Liu family was also dispatched, and he entered Guadu without us knowing... ）

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In the well-lit room, there are no chairs, but there are four desks, and there are two rows of bookshelves on the wall, the bookshelves are stuffed full, and the table is also full.

(Still clueless, headache, real headache...) ）

Extremely uneasy about a series of recent events, convinced that some "big things" are brewing, Cao Fengxiao wants to sort everything out as soon as possible, but he can't come up with a foolproof strategy.

(What kind of tricks are the Xie family doing?) If you are so gracious, do you want to lure the refugees into an army, but such a force has no combat effectiveness at all... ）

"What tricks are the Xie family doing, it's really a headache..."

The sudden speech broke Cao Fengxiao's heart, and also made his brows loosen, turned around, and said, "Senior brother." ”

"Well, it's good not to call me Mr. or Strategist anymore... Because the time is too short and you have absorbed a lot of things, you have finally begun to slowly enter the thinking mode of 'Ghost Valley'. ”

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Since entering Guadu, this is the second meeting between Cao Fengxiao and Tianji Ziwei, the previous time was two days ago, Tianji Ziwei quietly appeared in the study, hoping to discuss something with Cao Fengxiao, but first, he emphasized to Cao Fengxiao that he hoped to be commensurate with his brother in the future.

"If necessary, we should not hesitate to use assassination or discord to eliminate each other, but you should remember that you are only doing it for work."

"To be hostile to each other for the sake of work, even to death, is our own choice, to be loyal to our respective 'lords', to dedicate our 'abilities' to him, but, outside of that, you should not have any personal emotional 'hatred'."

"Not just against me or Zhongda, but against the 'strategists', 'generals', 'soldiers' in the enemy camp... Even against the enemy's 'lord', you should not have any 'hatred', you should not have any personal feelings, you must remember that all this is just work. ”

"Hatred blinds the heart, binds the hand, and misses the path of 'less sacrifice'... This is the first precept of Guigu, because you don't seem to have learned it, so I'll tell you. ”

After such an opening statement, Tianji Ziwei expressed her intention and hoped to cooperate with Cao Fengxiao.

"Don't get me wrong, there is not much room for cooperation between Yuntai Mountain and the Cao family, but at this point in time, we do have a lot of need for cooperation."

Unceremoniously, Tianji Ziwei pointed out Cao Fengxiao's plan, and expressed his attitude that Yuntai Mountain was also happy to see the Xie family being forced to rebel and was willing to help.

"I'm here alone, and it's very inconvenient to gather intelligence, so I hope to be able to share the information you have gathered from an official position and analyze it."

First of all, he was asked to provide everything about the 'Six Dynasties Gold Powder', and without hesitation, Cao Fengxiao provided all the information and explained some of the experiences he had discussed with Cao Zhongde.

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With her back to Cao Fengxiao, Tianji Ziwei rummaged through the bookshelves, seemingly coming with a purpose.

"The information you provided last time was very valuable, and the things that were summed up from it allowed me to survive from the hands of the 'Six Dynasties Gold Dust', so maybe I should say 'thank you'."

Slightly moved, Cao Fengxiao said, "So, senior brother, you have completely understood their weaknesses?" ”

With a smile, Tianji Ziwei waved her hand and said, "Not so fast, at least... For Min Tianshuai, I can't say that yet. ”

Even so, Cao Fengxiao has been greatly excited. At present, what he is most concerned about is the team of 'Six Dynasties Gold Dust', if it can be broken, at least it can be a peaceful place, and the refugees in the city can be dispersed back to their hometowns, these hundreds of thousands of old and young people are like hundreds of thousands of catties of burden, which has caused him a headache for a long time.

"Actually, if you say that it is broken, it is not worth a penny, the flower is not a flower, the fog is not fog, the peony is yellow, and the tiger becomes stupid, that's what it is..."

Listening to Bi Tianji Ziwei's introduction, Cao Fengxiao's eyes sparkled, and he muttered: "Okay, very good, I see, it's simple..." ”

Smiling indifferently, Tianji Ziwei said: "Mutually beneficial things, thank you..." and sighed: "But I'm afraid it's too late... In the past three days, haven't there been any more cases? ”

He said: "I came this time, and I have another request, the local chronicles of Guadu over the years have been moved by you now, right?" Seeing Cao Fengxiao nodding, he smiled and said, "I want to take a part and check the matter... Give me everything for the last 120 years. ”

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Fun all over the city!

In the eleventh year of Emperor Shaojing, July 15, Guadu.

Since the beginning of the day, busy crowds have been appearing in the streets, on this day, all the shops will be closed, in the middle of the avenue, a hundred steps on the case, set up fresh melons and fruits and ghost buns, is to "make way and ghosts", but, the people on the road, but still several times than usual.

In the afternoon, each household began to put out the offerings, the whole pig, the whole sheep, the chicken, the duck, the goose and all kinds of cakes, fruits, melons and fruits were placed on the Shi Gu platform, the large plate of peaches and rice was handed over to the monks who were ready to set off the flames, and the Taoist priests also began to draw a yellow line on the ground, preparing for a moment of stepping on the gang to pray for blessings, because the monks and Taoists were not enough, so most of the platforms were empty, and there were only sixty-one rituals in the whole city, and it was the result of the efforts of the Xie family, If it weren't for the fact that they urgently invited some monks from other places and provided all the statues and other offerings, it would not have been possible to have the scale of the sixty-one rituals, and it is also for this reason that this year's Zhongyuan is surprisingly unified in style, and the furnishings of each rituals are exactly the same, which is also a little interesting.

Before this day, since the emperor Xiang first descended, Zi Lu, Wang Ranzhi, Cui Guang... Everyone had already received an invitation from Xie Shuyuan himself, inviting these lonely guests to visit Xie's Mansion on the same day, so that the Xie family could enjoy the "friendship of the host" that had been late.

The invitation got a very decent result, Emperor Xiang agreed first, and everyone else also accepted, which made thousands of children of the Xie family excited, and they swept the Xie Mansion very seriously to welcome this glory that had not happened for a hundred years.

At noon, the brothers of the Xie family gathered in the house, held a grand "ancestor worship" ceremony, after that, the vermilion door opened, the distinguished guests from all parties welcomed into the house, among the guests, there were like Cui Guang Feng Gongxun by car, there were also like the Cao family brothers walking through the streets and alleys, but, after three o'clock in the afternoon, the latest guests also entered the Xie Mansion, the drums sounded, the clean room that had been prepared was introduced to the guests one by one, Kabuki, dancers, alcohol, The best food, beautiful calligraphy and paintings, and beautiful gardens were provided to different guests, and Xie Shuyuan and other elites of the Xie family who were dressed up shuttled back and forth, trying to make every guest satisfied.

The singing and dancing continued throughout the afternoon, until it was getting late, the cooking smoke was rising, and the rituals in various parts of the city had gradually ended, and the people began to insert cloth incense sticks that symbolized the abundance of grains in front of their homes. Although it is officially said that these colored krathongs were made for the purpose of guiding ghosts across the bridge, for children, they are just one of the pleasures of the festival.

Twilight dyed the sky, incense was steaming, colorful lanterns were spread all over the water, Xie Fuzhong, the long banquet was lined up, and the guests and guests were seated, of course. In the eyes of some guests, there are still many "hard injuries" worthy of criticism in all the hospitality so far, such as the level of the courtesans is far from being first-class, and many ingredients do not seem to be qualified to be put on such a scene, but considering the fact that the Xie family has been trapped in this melon capital city for nearly a hundred years, some small things are not worth caring about, not to mention, despite being isolated for a hundred years, the children of the Xie family are still worthy of their reputation, represented by Xie Shuyuan, they completely show that they were with the "Langya Wang family" at the beginning The elegance and nobility of the same name can be easily handled by any kind of guests, so that everyone does not feel left out or ignored.

Dressed in his best clothes, Xie Shuyuan sat at the top of the long table, his face slightly flushed, although his every response and every action was flawless, but this little flush betrayed him, so that people could see that he was a little excited.

However, no one will feel uncomfortable for such excitement, after all, this is the Xie family, and even the entire melon has not tasted the glory for nearly a hundred years, since the original city fell and degraded, this place is like a dead place that has been abandoned, the population has plummeted at the same time, the vitality of a city has also been lost, and the giant city that can accommodate millions of people, but only less than one-tenth of the population stays in it, so the thing itself is almost a kind of desolation, and when the people who stay are almost impossible to leave, When you can't afford to leave, or just don't want to leave out of habit, the whole city becomes even more vicissitudes.

Nearly a hundred years of time washed, Guadu people slowly licked the wounds, facing the reality, the vast majority of the urban area gave up them, and began to regain vitality and vitality in a few areas, and began to have wine shops, restaurants and people who have the ability to consume in it, however, this kind of Guadu, compared to the glory he once had, but there is still too far and too far away, when people happen to pass by those streets that have been abandoned in the whole row, there will be more or less some unclear taste in the heart. This is not the feeling of one or two people, but the common experience of all these people who were born and raised in Guadu, and that kind of collective loss is the bitterness that every Guadu person cannot escape.

Therefore, tonight, although the minimum requirement for the "children of the family" is that joy and anger should not be easily disfigured, but Xie Shuyuan's slight excitement will never attract ridicule, because not only him, but every child of the Xie family has such excitement on their faces, because not only the Xie family, but almost all the nearly 300,000 people who are celebrating Zhongyuan in this melon capital city also have the same excitement.

Guadus, or is it about to be resurrected?

"Duke Xie will take this opportunity to ask His Highness for mercy and lift the punishment of Guadu!"

First of all, it is impossible to find out who it is, but in just half a day, the news has been all over the streets, so that everyone knows about it. And this expectation, which was originally vague, after being relayed countless times, seems to have been strengthened, and has an extraordinary vitality, and it begins to be obvious that this is not a rumor, but a fait accompli.

(Whew, simply, even if you take a breath, you will feel these expectations and pressures...) ）

Extremely important, and also good at grasping the psychology of the people, Emperor Xiangxian certainly did not know what was happening, although the henchmen and soldiers he brought with him had been killed, but after combining with the good hands of various families, he was able to master more.

(Faced with such expectations, I... Should I let them down? ）

Asked himself astringently, Emperor Xiang could only repay himself with a wry smile, but he couldn't answer, glanced at Xie Shuyuan, whose whole face seemed to be glowing, and sat on Xie Shuyuan's hand, he turned his head, and looked at Cao Zhongde and Cao Fengxiao, who were talking with several Xie family children about the difference between the north and the south with a decent smile.

(Where did you say faith came from?) ）

Holding the golden cup high, Xie Shuyuan announced that the banquet would be opened, and in response, everyone also raised the cup in front of him that had been filled with amber wine, but when he was about to drink it, someone came in to report that a group of people had arrived outside the mansion and hoped to "ask to see Master Xie".

Surprised by this matter, Xie Shuyuan looked at Emperor Xiangxian, and after getting a smile of agreement, he ordered his subordinates to bring those people.

Soon, these uninvited guests were brought to the banquet, and there were seventy or eighty of them in total, almost all of them were old men who had passed the sixtieth birthday. It turned out that these people were all elders from the villages around Guadu, and they came here because they wanted to express their gratitude for everything the Xie family had provided so far.

After thanking him again and again, Xie Shuyuan even invited Kang Zifan, who was also sitting at the banquet, saying that this local governor was the person they should be thankful for, and invited the emperor to start first, telling the people that they should first thank the prince for his kindness. But in the end, he still couldn't avoid becoming the center of everyone's crowd, surrounded by dozens of pairs of eyes full of gratitude and eagerness, and holding up a large wine bottle that had been specially taken.

Holding the cup in both hands, it was refracted by the surrounding lights, and it was even more obvious that Xie Shuyuan's face was radiant, and it was also remarkable that the wine in the cup was vermilion, Xie Shuyuan first bowed in a circle, which was regarded as a confession to a guest, seeing that everyone also smiled and bowed slightly, and a few people sat down and gave up, he smiled, brought the cup to his lips, drank half of it, stopped, and suddenly asked a very strange question.

"You guys are really grateful to the Xie family, and do you really want to repay them?"

Strange questions, but it can't affect the mood of these people, gossiping, they once again expressed their sincerity in a clumsy but sincere way, hearing this, Xie Shuyuan seemed to be moved, his expression was a little serious, as if he wanted to say something, but he stopped, shook his head, raised his head, and dried up the rest of the wine in the cup.

This sip of wine was drunk too quickly, and it rushed up in one stomach, which immediately provoked Xie Shuyuan's face to flush, and he laughed, he shook his head and waved his hand, as if to show that he didn't care about those people, but what he said was something that everyone didn't expect.

"I want to thank you... It's not difficult, just... Give thanks with your lives! ”

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Emperor Xiangxian has always been a very calm person, even now, Xie Shuyuan has almost said the meaning of "picture poor dagger", he is still sitting very calmly, not moving, his face has not changed at all, crossing his fingers and arching his chin, carefully looking at Xie Shuyuan. Rather, it was the people who came to thank them who were overwhelmed by this unexpected answer.

"Gong Xie... You've disappointed me. ”

Slowly speaking, Emperor Xiangxian shook his head at the same time, and said, "Do you know what you missed?" ”

The gentle smile had turned into a fierce sneer at this moment, and Xie Shuyuan gritted his teeth and said, "What did I miss... Of course I know, you will say, I missed the opportunity, I missed the opportunity to get your forgiveness, I missed the opportunity to revive the Xie family... To put it bluntly, you're trying to say that we've missed another chance to turn around and become high-level minions... Isn't it? ”

With a wry smile, Emperor Xiang pushed away the table first, took his hands, stood up, paced a few steps, and said, "You have Ling Yunzhi, I have nothing to say... But, Gong Xie, do you really think you can do it? ”

Xie Shuyuan sneered and said: "I don't know it's dying until I die, kid..." was stopped by Emperor Xiangxian's long laugh, and then saw Emperor Xiangxian coughing heavily, puffing out a mouthful of wine, and the castration was so turbulent that he actually shot the low table in front of him.

His eyes gradually sharpened, and Emperor Xiang Xian said: "Wine is good wine, and the drug in wine is also a good drug... But it's a formula that no one used anymore decades ago, and it's a recipe that any family sect will teach its children how to identify and suppress... Gong Xie, you have been in the middle of nowhere for too long! ”

With Emperor Xiangxian's movements, Zilu Wang Ran Zhiao and others stood up one after another, either oral antidote, or directly forced out the drug in his body like him, Xie Shuyuan saw it in his eyes, and the resentment on his face became more and more shapely, and said: "Okay, good, you dare to love that you have never believed us from the beginning, but you all came with caution... Then, what is there to say, everyone should have turned their faces a long time ago! ”

If it is said that among the characters of various families on the table, there are really a few people with bad tempers, but they were all ordered by Emperor Xiang Xianer before they came, and they should be patient as much as possible, and they should not break face with the Xie family until they were alone, but now that Xie Shuyuan has said this, what else is there to bear? Ao Doom first slapped his palm, smashed the square table in front of him, jumped up with the momentum, and said: "Old man Xie, your aunt and grandmother have already seen you unpleasant!" If you want to die, don't run! Others, such as Ying Zheng Ao Xingxing, also raised their arms one after another, seeing that the singing and dancing banquet was about to be turned into a flesh and blood field, but they heard Xie Shuyuan laugh strangely and said: "Okay, good, it's really good!" In the strange laughter, he clapped his hands and said, "Let me go down!" Then he saw that the ground collapsed with a loud sound, and in the sound of the trumpet, what long tables, and what wine and meat, fell downward.

If it is said that among the emperor and other people, there is really no shortage of masters and strong people, although the change is sudden, there are all people who can respond in time, but the banquet is a mixed seat, everyone is accompanied by the children of the Xie family, Xie Shuyuan is speaking here, these people are also in trouble at the same time, or hugging or capture, it is said that with their strength, this is no different from sending them to death, but with this delay, everyone has no time to react more, and can only fall down together.

The sound of banging continued, and I saw that the ground had collapsed into a large hole with a radius of dozens of feet and a bottomless depth, and at the same time, a series of explosions began to sound on the surrounding walls, falling into the hole, and later, even the entire roof collapsed and smashed into the hole.

After nearly a cup of tea, the field calmed down a little, and the hall of Shicai no longer existed, turning into a pile of rubble blocking the entrance of the cave, only Xie Shuyuan's table was still there, and it was just placed on the edge of the cave, opposite him, at the other end of the hole, Kang Zifan was also standing along the edge of the cave like him, and the two looked at each other from a distance, with a complicated expression.

On the periphery, there was a large group of Xie family children, and more than ninety percent of them were pale in shock.

"Drugged... Yes, this is a very old drug, but it can lead you into arrogance and prevent you from seeing the real trap... Hey, boys..."

Muttering a few words, Xie Shuyuan raised his voice and said, "Brother Zhufang! ”

"The people who fell just now are the most loyal and excellent Xie family, they fought with their lives, just in exchange for the revival of the Xie family, for such a sacrifice, can we let it become a waste?!"

His tone was extremely majestic, and there was a kind of inspiring power in it, and the thousands of disciples around him, Shannuo, roared in unison: "Can't! ”

Xie Shuyuan made a straight face, waved his hand and said: "The dead are gone, and the living live forever!" Now, it's time for us to do our part! ”

With his shouting, the surrounding disciples turned into dozens of teams and dispersed, Kang Zifan came around and said in a low voice: "Congratulations to the master of the family, it's done." ”

Xie Shuyuan waved his hand and said, "Now congratulations... It's too early to say. ”

The crowd dispersed, and his tone changed to cautious to the point of almost worry, and he no longer had the confidence and arrogance of Fang Cai.

"This kind of trap can't kill these people, so you still have to rely on other arrangements..."

Kang Zifan bowed down and said, "But no matter what, we have at least gained time to act calmly, and as long as that thing can be in time, those people can be killed from the underground palace alive, what does it matter?" ”

Hearing this, Xie Shuyuan's lips, which had been pursed tightly, also relaxed slightly, and a slight smile appeared.

"Yes, as long as that thing works out, it doesn't matter anything."

"Ninety years, after waiting for a full ninety years, our Xie family finally saw the dawn of revival again..."

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(Ming Xiu plank road, secret crossing Chen Cang... I fell into such a trap... ）

When he fell down, Emperor Xiangxian did not panic, he thought calmly, and even had a little appreciation.

(Such a strategy, such an arrangement, and so many people who are willing to die calmly for the sake of their families...) It is worthy of being a family that has been tied with Langya for thousands of years... Very good... And that's where things get interesting... ）

It was too late to jump out of the trap because there were two children of the Xie family who desperately entangled the emperor elephant first, although they didn't even have the strength of the fifth level almost immediately were grabbed by the emperor elephant and slit his throat and died, but he had successfully dragged the emperor elephant to the collapse of the roof first, so that he could not turn back from the process of falling.

Along with the crowd, there were also rubble and burning objects like raindrops, but as for Emperor Xiangxian, these things did not pose any threat, and what made him care more was the ground below.

(This feeling is at least twenty or thirty feet above the ground...) It's been too long, right? ）

At first it was a free fall, then it seemed to hit something, and it quickly slid into a long hole that sloped downward, and it took a long time to reach the end.

With a bang, the emperor elephant finally stepped on the ground, and immediately rolled over on his side, quickly avoided to the side, listening to the huge sound of falling objects on the ground behind him, he didn't even have the interest to look back, he felt a fire fold from the cup, snapped and shook, and did not look around first, but raised his head and looked at it.

… There, in the gray-black background, there was a deep black hole open, which was where the Emperor Elephant fell out first.

(Well, it's very simple, just separate us...) ）

Although he couldn't see it, Emperor Xiangxian could imagine the scene above, it should be a huge trap with many exits, although he didn't take his life on the spot, he successfully divided the enemies and threw them into this completely unfamiliar place.

(Such a fall can kill the Cao family's Lao Jiu at most...) Well, I hope not, that's a shame. ）

Quite appreciative of Cao Fengxiao, but it was only a short period of care, Emperor Xiang first withdrew his attention, exhaled and shook the fire fold, and at the same time quickly moved sideways, while squinting his eyes and staring ahead.

(When the lion and tiger are trapped, it's time for the hunter to come in...) ）

With the dim light of the fire just now, Emperor Xiangxian couldn't see too far away, only vaguely felt that it seemed to be a fairly open place, and now in the darkness, he couldn't see anything.

However, there was a soft laughter coming from the darkness.

"Second Highness, we met again."

The white-clothed Shengxue, even in such a dark underground, is a very dazzling existence, and when it was still far away, the emperor elephant had already seen the person clearly.

"Min Tianshuai..."

His pupils contracted slightly, and Emperor Xiang took a few steps forward and arched his hand: "Your Excellency, it should also be called Mr. Xie?" On the other hand, he secretly made luck, to confirm as soon as possible whether there were other opponents around, to know that among the "Six Dynasties Gold Powder", Min Tianshuai was the only person who made him jealous, and if he lost all the advantages of time and place today, he did not dare to be careless.

Hearing Emperor Xiangxian's question, Min Tianshuai smiled, but did not answer, only waved his hand and said: "There are friends from afar, don't be rude..."

When the third torch was still burned, Emperor Xiang had already seen the original extremely thin black line to tie these torches in one place, he had never paid much attention to these methods of pretending to be ghosts, but he carefully looked at the surrounding environment, but saw that this was a very large palace room, not a natural stone cave, and when he looked up again, it was the top of the palace that he fell out of, frowned, and finally couldn't help but say: "What kind of place is this?" ”

Min Tianshuai smiled: "What's the place... It's just some Linchun knots, Wangxian Bulian... I don't know how long the old master is dead! ”

He smiled again: "Your Highness doesn't have to think about it, you can't go back from here, but you can walk all the way from behind me, try a few more times, but there is really a way to go back." ”

Emperor Xiang raised his eyebrows slightly, and said proudly: "Road... There are a lot of such roads, right? ”

Min Tianshuai smiled: "Jun is really understanding...", and said: "It's a lot, but... There are a lot of people on the road. ”

Emperor Xiang snorted first and said: "Of course, the difference between attacking the enemy, the darkness of the enemy, and the weakness of the enemy..." But seeing Min Tianshuai smiled and arched his hand: "Everyone praises it, and my heart is deeply happy... Farewell. He was stunned and said, "What did you say?" ”

Min Tianshuai smiled and only said: "I have heard for a long time that His Royal Highness is a god general in the army, and he is naturally familiar with the principle of capturing the king and shooting horses, but he is just a defeated and formless disciple who is good at eating, drinking, singing, dancing and spending the day..." As he spoke, he reached the ground and slowly retreated, still saying in a warm voice: "The place I am guarding is the last exit, Second Highness, I really hope that you can leave your peak state there..."

Emperor Xiang was stunned for a while, smiled bitterly, shook his head, carried the Hengjiang River, and strode into the Yongdao.

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The drastic changes in the Xie Mansion are rampant, the people outside do not know, they are still immersed in the joy of the festival, the lights are blinded by the water, the incense is dancing in the sky, and the whole picture is leveling, although there are also people who have noticed the changes in the Xie Mansion near the Xie Mansion, but, these kind and simple people, without any explanation, told themselves that this is just a little bigger to celebrate the festival in the Xie Mansion, and even some children smack their lips enviously, hoping to see the "big firecrackers" inside.

"Oh, such a big business, the Xie family is really blessed, so in the final analysis, you still have to do good deeds and accumulate virtues, and you will have a good life in the next life..."

Seeing a father who took the opportunity to educate his children drag his children and hugged his daughter, Tianji Ziwei pursed her lips and said, "Honest man..."

"Honest people... In troubled times, an 'honest man' is equal to a 'damned man'... Is that what you mean? ”

The tone was slightly sneering, and it seemed to be a little angry, and the person sitting behind Tianji Ziwei half-bowed was actually the sixth of the Cao family, Cao Zhongde, I saw that his clothes were in tatters, and there were still a few scratches on his face and shoulders, and he was a little embarrassed.

"Sixth brother..."

frowned, but didn't say much, the person sitting next to Cao Zhongde was generally in tattered clothes, dusty and bloody, and the sleeves on one side had been completely torn off, revealing an empty shoulder, which was the ninth of the Cao family, Cao Fengxiao.

With a silent smile, Tianji Ziwei didn't look back, but said: "Sixth Master Cao really spoke directly, in one sentence... Very well, for the sake of big things, it should be like this. ”

After a pause, he smiled again: "Senior brother, in this section, you still have to have more experience." ”

"Senior brother?"

Hearing this title, Cao Zhongde's face became even more ugly for a while, but he quickly calmed down, and only looked at Cao Fengxiao's eyes, and there was a little more suspicion.

(Oh no, at this time...) ）

There was a lot of bitterness in his stomach, but Cao Fengxiao didn't bring anything out, only smiled: "Senior brother taught me a lesson." Even his brows were loosened, and his face was full of spring breeze.

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Just now, Cao Zhongde and Cao Fengxiao were still sitting at the banquet of the Xie family, talking and laughing.

As soon as the wine was consumed, Cao Zhongde discovered the problem, but did not move, but only informed several brothers in a very covert way and reminded him of the ingredients of the drug and the method of treatment, which was a achievement that he was slightly proud of, but when the trap hidden in the ground appeared, such a judgment made him deeply ashamed and angry.

People who are conceited with wisdom and scheming hate the most is that their calculations have been measured by others, so Cao Zhongde's "pain" is far above that of any other person, if he can be given the opportunity to kill several ambushers with his own hands, his anger may be slightly extinguished, but unfortunately, he did not get this opportunity.

… In that moment of chaos, an external force that was not noticed by anyone intervened, and the disciple of the Xie family, who restrained Cao Zhongde, turned into unexpected reinforcements and rescued him and Cao Fengxiao together, and before anyone could find out, the two had been taken outside the Xie Mansion and stayed in a secluded shade.

Through his name, Cao Zhongde knew that he was the "No. 1 Military Division in the World" in front of him, and after that, Tianji Ziwei severely reprimanded the two of them without shame, pointing out that the two of them had the name of "military division" at all, and they would be deceived by such a simple trick.

"The Xie family... What do you think the Xie family is? Wang Xie's family is called a thousand years, when they and the emperor embrace the world, your Cao family is still just a ninth-rate family that is not even qualified to be sealed, and even Wang Siqian's relatives do not dare to slack off, but you dare to despise it so much... Hey, what 'Yecheng Double Wall', it seems that it is nothing more than that. ”

Cao Zhongde has been famous for ten years, and in the past six years, he has been firmly in the position of the mastermind of the Cao family. Although he had tasted the humiliation of Jinzhou, after all, Guigu Fulong also died later, and after the death of Wanyan Qianjun, Wanyan Gaizhi retreated more than Wanyan Qianjun promised to fully grasp the Heishui Wanyan family, and almost completely left the Central Plains Prefecture, and when competing for these blank interests, the Cao family, who had been prepared, did grab the largest share as he wished. From this point of view, although the process has changed, the harvest has not shrunk at all, and it is even greater, because of this reason, many people even think that all this is in Cao Zhongde's calculation, and they are even more admiring it. seems to be reprimanded like this, which is really something that has not been done in Cao Zhongde for a long time.

Even if you are not used to it, the person in front of you is the "No. 1 military division in the world" after all, Cao Zhongde gritted his teeth, and he can still bear it, although he borrows the hair of an "honest man" to make one or two, he can still control himself in his stomach, but now, after Tianji Ziwei's attitude towards him gradually eased, he was on the edge of his endurance.

first referred to as "junior and brother", and then Tianji Ziwei completely turned the spearhead to Cao Fengxiao, and the language became more and more unpolite.

"Sixth Master Cao... It's okay for him to make such a mistake, but junior brother, it's really hard for me to accept that you won't see any clues. ”

"Who are you? Where is your location? Have you figured it out? ”

"You should be standing at the highest point in the world at the moment, looking down on the operation of all schemes and guiding them to the interests of your lord, standing with you, there are me, Zhongda, and your cheap brother, besides, there should be no one above you, all the so-called schemes should only be a game in the hands of you and me!"

"And now, look at your own appearance, do you think you are worthy of the title of 'Guigu Wolin'?!"

When the words "Guigu Wolin" were finally spoken, Cao Fengxiao's body was shocked, his face turned red, and he slowly returned to normal, while Cao Zhongde was the opposite, as if all the blood was violently drained, and his face became as pale as a dead man, but, like Cao Fengxiao, his face quickly returned to normal.

Glancing at each other, Cao Fengxiao bowed slightly, retreated behind Cao Zhongde, Cao Zhongde bowed and said in a deep voice: "The love of Shengjing was not reported last time, and this time it has added the grace of Guadu, my brother is grateful. As he spoke, he glanced at the movement of Tianji Ziwei, and said: "If Mr. has any difficulties to drive now, I will wait to clear the dust." ”

Raising her eyebrows slightly, Tianji Ziwei smiled: "My difficulties, what dust can you clear...", and said: "Warm memory, you and I are not two officials, a word of thanks, Hugh will mention it again..." looked Cao Zhongde up and down, and suddenly smiled again: "You are very good, not only a wise man, but also considerable in strength, this is very good, it is good for both of you..." He didn't even explain what the Xie family's plans were, and he didn't say what happened to the people in the Xie Mansion, so they just walked away.

Seeing the heavenly machine crape myrtle go away, the two Cao both stood still like stone statues, until they couldn't see it, Cao Zhong Defang Su stiffened his neck, and said lightly: "Old Nine... How so? ”

Cao Fengxiao bowed down and said, "Sixth brother, please." ”

Cao Zhongde snorted: "That's right, the young and the old are orderly, that is, I will be good first." Then he said: "As far as the words are concerned, I am very happy. ”

"Our Cao family has finally gained the true respect of these big shots."

"The fact that the world's first military division wants to personally divide us proves that our operation in Qinzhou is very successful, and it also proves that in the hearts of others, our potential may have a meaningful impact on the final general trend."

Cao Fengxiao bowed his head and said, "I think so too." ”

After thinking about it, he added: "But this also indicates that we must make some strategic adjustments, and it is advisable to be obscure, in the final analysis, at most, we are at most 'some potential', if we really attract too much 'respect', it will be very bad." ”

Cao Zhongde said categorically: "Yes." ”

"On the front of Komeito's side, it is necessary to give up part of it, and His Royal Highness the Left and Right are now thinking about making meritorious contributions, so he might as well let him save us once."

After a pause, he said, "This matter is up to you." ”

Cao Fengxiao agreed, frowned again, and said: "But you can't be too anxious, you have to figure it slowly, if someone sees through the traces, it will be even worse..."

The two of them planned for a while, and they were all the Cao family's countermeasures in the next few months, and they discussed it directly, and Cao Zhongde said: "In the long run, it's like this." ”

After he finished speaking, Cao Fengxiao had already said: "The most important thing at the moment should be our self-preservation... No matter what kind of thousand-year-old family the Xie family is, if you want to remove this character silently, I am afraid that I can't do it, and there will be movement later. I'm worried about the people in the city, Xie Jiafei's huge setbacks, what kind of fame do you want to make..."

The corners of Cao Zhongde's mouth were slightly raised, as if he had a mocking meaning, and said, "Let's ourselves... I don't have a lot of headaches now, the melon capital is so big, there is a place to stay, as you said, if the Xie family really wants to eat all the people in Wenyuan and their group, I'm afraid they don't have such a good stomach, if someone can come out of the city to search for it... Hey, the old men of the Thirteen Yamen should all hang themselves. ”

After a pause, he said, "Business... That's all for it? ”

Cao Fengxiao was silent for a while and said, "Okay." ”

Cao Zhongde smiled coldly and said, "Next, our brothers will discuss some private intentions..."

Gritting his teeth tightly, there seemed to be a faint light in his eyes, Cao Zhongde stared at Cao Fengxiao like a hungry wolf, and after a while, he said slowly: "What kind of ghost valley matter, whether you want to say it or not, now is not the time, until the crisis in Guadu is completely resolved, neither of us can be distracted anymore... But there's one thing I want you to know. ”

"Even if I know that others are trying to divide us, it doesn't mean that we won't be divided, even if I know that others are trying to provoke and provoke me, I will still be provoked... Got it?! ”

After being silent for a long time, Cao Fengxiao slowly bowed down and said, "The lesson of the sixth brother is that Feng Xiaoming will accept it. ”

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"The Cao family... There are indeed a few good rookies, but if you want to enter the world, I'm afraid it won't be their turn now? ”

“… I know. ”

Staying not very far away, Tianji Ziwei quietly watched Er Cao, her eyes were so profound, as if she was expecting something.

Hearing this rather cold answer, Sun couldn't smile bitterly, scratched his head, and said with a smile: "I've known you for so long, it's the first time I've seen you put up such a big shelf, what 'stand at the highest point in the world at the moment, looking down on all schemes', why have I never heard you say it before?" ”

Tianji Ziwei said lightly: "That's all nonsense, of course I won't say it before." ”

After thinking about it, he said: "Guigu, the greatest significance of that place is only to shorten the time of our training, to give us experience that we may not accumulate in three lifetimes..., and also, it is false fame and self-confidence. ”

"Nothing else."

"What a scheme to look down on... That's hell. There are only two things that are important to a military advisor, one is sufficient and timely information, and the other is rapid and correct analysis. On this section, Cao Laojiu should also understand. ”

"But for Cao Lao Liu, he can't explain himself like this now, plus the humiliation that Zhu Ziping gave him last time, he should have a kind of jealousy and even hatred for Guigu now, but on the contrary, Cao Lao Jiu can't explain it to him... Therefore, this knot between the two of them cannot be solved quickly by relying on their own strength. ”

Sun couldn't bow his head slightly, but said: "But according to me, the two of them seem to be very clear, they are both understanding people, if you want them to start infighting, it may not be enough." ”

Tianji Ziwei snorted and said: "If you want me to personally provoke other people's infighting, if it is Brother Shaojing, it will be okay, these two boys, they are also worthy?" ”

Sun couldn't laugh and said, "That's right, the truth can be calculated!" As he spoke, he had gone around to Tianji Ziwei, and suddenly he shook his head, and said: "Sir, I know that you are unhappy, so I want to make those two little guys unhappy, and I also know that you are not happy because I don't listen to you, so I am not happy... You see I understand, why hold your breath, say it, and scold a few words! ”

Under his courtesy, how dare Tianji Ziwei bear it? Zao flashed aside, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Great Sage, you..." Sun couldn't say earlier: "Okay, you didn't scold me, I said you can scold, don't scold now, it's your own will, then there is nothing to do with me..." ”

Tianji Ziwei was stunned for a while, and then she also went to the ground for a long time, and said with a wry smile: "The great sage's kindness, Ziwei is not difficult to repay, only bow and do her best..."

Sun couldn't let out a long laugh and cut off: "But, sir, the battle between me and Yueming is inevitable, and you also know that Yueming has entered the Divine Domain, but I haven't, so I can't miss any opportunity to feel and experience what the 'Divine Domain' is... Right? Seeing that Tianji Ziwei seemed to be dissatisfied, she was about to open her mouth, and said busily: "Don't say that you can see it for me, I believe you will be able to analyze it clearly enough, but I will never agree to let you take such a risk." ”

Saying that, he blinked his eyes and said with a smile: "I still hope that the Xie family can really succeed, a few days ago, in the battle of Xiaolingwei, I felt that there were a lot of benefits, if I can touch the power of the Divine Domain again, maybe I will be able to make a breakthrough..."

Tianji Ziwei smiled bitterly, thought about it, and said, "Great Sage, if you insist on staying, I can't help it, but since this is the case, there are two things I want to make clear first." Seeing that Sun couldn't nod, he said, "The first thing is, no matter what, the doppelganger is not allowed to be used anymore." ”

Sun couldn't respond, and said, "I know, you don't want people to know that I still have this hand..." and smiled: "But what if it's really time to fight hard?" But seeing the heavenly machine crape myrtle, he said: "Crape myrtle will definitely make the great sage not have to take this step." He was stunned, looked up and down, and said in surprise: "What's the matter, what trump card did you arrange behind my back?" But seeing that Tianji Ziwei's face became expressionless again, she frowned and said, "As for the second thing...", the old man with a dragged voice, but he didn't say it, Sun couldn't take him, and said with a wry smile: "Cheng, whatever you say, say it." Tianji Ziwei said slowly: "The second thing is that the Great Sage wants to promise me not to interfere with anything that happens in this city before I say yes, absolutely not." After a pause, he said, "Mr. Xuanwu, I have already explained it first." ”

Sun couldn't be stunned, the smile on his face slowly faded, and said, "What, do you think something big is going to happen?" ”

Tianji Ziwei sighed bitterly and muttered, "Hope, it's just my heart..."