After sending off the four court officials, Zhu Di and his subordinates returned to the banquet hall together and said with a smile:

"Although Zhang Yu and Xie Gui are the highest, they are really not as good as the other two, they don't know the general situation, they are extremely stupid, and at the same time they are extremely self-righteous. It's really rare to be stupid enough to be so stupid as they are. ”

"Zhang Xin is becoming more and more polite to us," Zhu Neng said.

Zhu Di smiled: "It's not all your credit. ”

Zhu Neng said: "The last general didn't do anything, just did what His Highness ordered." In addition, according to the observation of the last general, Zhang Xin is upright, sincere, kind-hearted, and clear-headed, which is far different from the other three. ”

"I think he's a more clever one," Zhu Di said, "Shihong, you have a good relationship with him now, right?" ”

Zhu Neng said with a smile: "The last general and he do feel a little similar. If he wasn't from the court, the two of us could have known each other earlier, and it was best to serve His Highness together, and the last general and he would definitely be good friends. ”

Zhu Di smiled: "Friendship has no boundaries; As you say, then you will be good friends, whether you are in the same camp or not. It's as if Ruo Xiao is now a confidant of life and death with the hard-boned Tie Keystone in Jinan. ”

Shen Ruoyu's heart sank; He was already desperately preparing to follow King Yan to raise troops to seize the throne, and he didn't know how Tie Xuan should explain it, and he did feel a little sad to lose this friend because of this.

Zhu Di looked at him and said with a smile: "Virtuous son-in-law, I didn't expect you to play the piano so well." Shude, you too, he has such a talent, why didn't you tell me earlier? If it weren't for yesterday's wedding, someone would have stepped in to grab the bride, and I don't know when I would have been able to appreciate your piano skills. ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "The prince has won the award, mainly because the piano is good." ”

"'If there is a sound on the harp, why not sound it in the box?' If the voice is on the fingers, why not listen to the fingers? Zhu Di smiled, "You don't have to be modest, no matter how good the piano is, you also need a master to play it to produce a wonderful sound." In the same way, no matter how high the master is, if he does not have a good piano by his side, he can only be unknown. Therefore, the good piano and the master of playing the piano are each other's bosom friends, and they depend on each other to exist. If you are few, Lone will give you this piano. ”

"Huh?" Shen Ruoyu was shocked, thinking that he had heard it wrong.

Zhu Di groaned: "You reminded Lonely, 'Women are those who please themselves, and scholars die for those who are confidants', and now you should add a sentence, 'The piano is the sound of the bosom friend', this is a rare good piano, but following Lone's side, although the wealth is endless, it buries its talent." Or follow you. Lone doesn't want anything around him to be buried. If it is beautiful jade, it must be polished, and if it is good steel, it must be cast. ”

"What if, it's Jing Ke?" Yuan Jue asked softly meaningfully.

Zhu Di smiled.

"Times are different," he said confidently, "the current Yan King is not the Yan King of the past. The problems of the world have never been solved by a short sword, and an assassin who promises to each other can solve them. The best luthier is given to the best luthier, not to tune him, but to get the best tune. The best sword is held in the hands of the best swordsman, not to assassinate, but to make my Jing Ke not only famous in history for your loyalty and bravery, but also like Xu Da and Wei Qing. ”

What if it's like sapphire? ——This thought flashed in Shen Ruoliao's heart; He looked at King Yan's blazing gaze and didn't dare to say anything.

Didn't he ever write such a little poem on a whim:

"When a husband is in the world, he should have a strange ambition. The text is to repair the martial arts, and the martial arts are to the text. Wendang Berwyn, Wusheng Boren. Born as a Zhongshan, died as a mountain. ”

It's easy to aspire, but it's hard to be unswerving. He has been constantly firm and clear about his ambitions, so far, because it has just begun, he has not encountered any crises and setbacks, let alone tribulations, so the ambitions and ideals in his chest have only been inspired by King Yan, constantly expanding. However, difficulties are not without difficulties, thinking of Tie Xuan in Jinan, Fang Xiaoru in Yingtian, they are all people he respects, and he wants to be friends with him for the rest of his life, but King Yan's army is the biggest and even the only obstacle. He couldn't get over that obstacle.

He asked, "Lord Wang, does this qin have a name?" ”

Zhu Di untied the sword at his waist and asked, "Do you know, what is the name of this sword?" ”

Shen Ruoxiao's eyes lit up: "Lord Wang, this sword is good." I've never seen you do it. ”

Zhu Di drew out his long sword, although the sword surface was as black as ink, it was as smooth as a mirror, and the essence was shining.

"Look, is this sword very similar to this piano?"

"Twin brothers," Shen Ruoyu sighed softly.

Zhu Di looked proudly at the long sword in his hand. "You're right. This sword and this harp appear together. In the thirteenth year of Hongwu, Lone was twenty-one years old, left Ying Tianjing Division, came to Beiping to take up the domain, before leaving, there was a mysterious Taoist named Zhou Dian—Mr. Yuan must have known him—he visited in the middle of the night, gave Lone this sword and this good qin, and only said that I would take them to Beiping with me and take them with me. After saying that, he left immediately, and was never seen again. Over the years, Lone has been looking for him, but there has been no news. ”

Shen Ruoyu asked, "Then, what is the name of the sword?" What is the name of the piano? ”

Zhu Di said: "The sword and the qin are like two shadows of a person. The name of the sword is flying sun; You can look at the inscription on this. You can guess the name of Jean. ”

Shen Ruoyu smiled: "The name of the sword is flying to the sun? Wouldn't the name of the piano be called Feixing? ”

Zhu Di said: "Smart; Sure enough, one shot hit. ”

"It's really called a flying star?" Shen Ruoyu was taken aback. He immediately came to his senses, lowered his head, and touched a line of black seal inscriptions on the black piano wood that he had noticed a long time ago:

The sun and stars are shining, and the mountains are sneaking.

On the back of the wood, the name of the piano is engraved: Flying Star.

He pondered for a moment, raised his head to look at Zhu Di, and asked, "Lord Wang, what is written on the inscription on the sword?" ”

Zhu Di smiled and handed him the sword. Shen Ruoyu took Fei Rilai, carefully held it in his hand and danced twice, carefully examining the sword's deep, calm and dark handsome face like King Yan. Like the qin, the eight seal characters are engraved on the sword:

Tonight's hidden dragon, Ming Dynasty flying sun.

He couldn't help but smile. "'Hidden Dragon tonight, Ming Dynasty flying sun' - no different from what Mr. Yuan said in Mingshengsheng Restaurant, the word 'Ming Dynasty' is a pun. There is also 'the sun and the stars are shining, and the mountains are sneaking' - this week is not ordinary. ”

He returned the sword to Zhu Di and said, "Lord, Feiri and Feixing cannot be separated, they must be inseparable at all times and be by the prince's side." Therefore, if this piano is incompetent, how can it not be wanted. Otherwise, I would not have ruined your great cause. ”

Zhu Di smiled without mind: "If you want to accept it, you will accept it, where is so exquisite." As long as you are alone, you will not worry that Feixing is not by Feiri's side. Right? ”

Shen Ruoyu was slightly stunned. He said, "Well, in that case, if you don't thank the prince for your grace." ”

"If there is one thing, it can be said that it is a task that will be handed over to you to complete." Zhu Di said suddenly.

Shen Ruoyu said: "The prince opened his mouth; If you are broken to pieces, you will never give up. ”

Zhu Di frowned and said with a smile: "Use your brain to speak, don't open your mouth to be crushed, and you will never give up; If you die casually, what will you do if you let the lonely Cheng'an County Lord? What to do with the flying sun? What to do with Lonely? Do you think you're worthy of me? ”

Shen Ruoliao blushed. "Lord Wang, as long as it's your person, you will talk like this."

Zhu Di smiled and said, "Gu plans to go to Jingshi next month; You're here to protect me. If you make a mistake, who will protect me? ”

Shen Ruoyu paused slightly. "I'm here to escort you?"

Zhu Di nodded. "According to the system, the prince should enter the palace in February of the beginning of the new Son of Heaven to congratulate. The Jingshi Imperial Palace is a place where the tiger is in the dragon pan and the water is in dire straits. The imperial court is in full swing, and it is easy to enter the court, but it is difficult to return to Beiping safe and sound. Therefore, in order to reduce the suspicion of the imperial court and let the Son of Heaven let me come back safely as soon as possible, Lone planned to send them a single knife to the meeting, without a single soldier with him, and only brought a Cheng'an guest of honor into Beijing together. ”

Everyone in the banquet hall was shocked when they heard this. Qiu Fu immediately shouted:

"Your Highness, by no means! Please allow the last general to bring his thousands of people to escort you! ”

Tan Yuan also said loudly: "There are also 1,200 men and horses of the last general!" If the imperial court imprisons His Highness, I am afraid that the sum of our 2,400 people will not be enough to save you from danger, and Your Highness must not go to Yingtian alone! ”

Zhu Di shook his head and said with a smile: "Why, the two generals have so little confidence in Gu and Cheng'an Yibin." ”

Zhang Yu said: "Your Highness, the worries of the two generals Qiu and Tan are not unreasonable. The land of the capital is not trivial, the masters of the Twelve Guards are like clouds, and although Cheng'an Yibin is a god of martial arts, after all, there is only one person. ”

Zhu Di said: "Shimei, last time I went to the funeral alone and brought a guard of people, but I was stopped by the concubine Mei Yin in the north of Huai'an City, and I couldn't even cross the Yellow River. This time, I couldn't bring a single soldier. If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get the tiger? If there are few people, to deal with that group of nerd Jianwen Junchen, the two of us have enough martial arts and ideas, and it is easy to do bad things if there are too many people. ”

Yao Biao said: "Your Highness, the minister also thinks that His Highness's trip is too risky, and I ask Your Highness to be cautious." In the opinion of the ministers, His Royal Highness does not need to lead troops, but it is not safe to follow only Cheng'an Yibin alone, and it is best for Lord Yibin, Master Daoyan and Lord Luo to accompany His Highness. With Lord Yibin and Lord Luo, there is at least no problem in dealing with the Imperial Forest Army and Jinyi Guard. With Master Daoyan, it is easy to make wise plans. Your Highness, there will only be fewer than four, not more. One more person, one more certainty. ”

Zhu Di smiled: "Lone has been thinking about it for several days. Luo Yang doesn't have to accompany me this time, you and a few generals will go to the tunnel to train the army. You have such skills, you can't just be confined to such a small range of loneliness, and you can't show it; Give more coaches to the soldiers, let them open their eyes, boost their morale, and help Shimei share their worries. Master Daoyan still stayed in Beiping to help Gu Yun raise grain, grass and various military supplies. The task of military quartermastery is onerous and complex, and it is too important for a non-master to take on this task. On the lonely side, if there is only one, it is enough. The two of us are in the capital, so we are more flexible in our actions. He has already entered the palace to meet the Son of Heaven and several of his ministers, has a close relationship with Fang Xiaoru, and also has a certain understanding of the capital, so I am very relieved of him. ”

Shen Ruoyu glanced at Luo Yang with some concern. Luo Yang was looking at himself melancholy, and when he saw his gaze, he smiled lightly, that smile was a little lost, a little envious, a little encouraged, and a little worried. Yan Wang's meaning was obvious, although he didn't say it directly, everyone could see that he no longer trusted Luo Yang's talent, or at least it could be said that at the critical moment, he relied more on Shen Ruoliao, and focused on cultivating him, and was willing to give him more and more opportunities to emerge. Going to the capital to enter the palace to meet the Son of Heaven is a huge risk, full of crises, and unpredictable consequences. Luo Yang has been by the prince's side for more than ten years, and has always been trusted by the prince in terms of martial arts and loyalty, but he fell out of favor overnight and was replaced by Shen Ruoyu - in essence. How could he not be disappointed, let alone worry about his future fate, but he had no choice but to obey his orders.