Chapter 6: The Candle Shadow is Deep
The night was vast like an endless abyss, and Chang'an City was dark, only the light of a thin candle in the depths of the imperial city. The candlelight of dusk pointed the way in the cold winter night. The people who entered the palace walked in the narrow corridor under the guidance of the slightest candlelight, and the sound of footsteps was the shadow that had been following behind them, which seemed to be erratic.
"Lord Fang, I didn't expect even you to be disturbed! Looks like something really has happened! Xiao Yu followed the guards and walked in unison, talking to Fang Xuanling beside him.
"I really don't know what's going on, Your Majesty is summoned late at night, I'm afraid it's another trouble!" Fang Xuanling replied.
"Brother Keming's body bones are better, right? What did Doctor Sun say? Xiao Yu no longer guessed the purpose of the trip, but asked about Du Ruhui's condition.
"Doctor Sun said that Keming may not survive this winter, and Shangyuan, who has been in Zhenguan for four years, doesn't know if he can survive it! The world is too peaceful today, but the old brothers who fought the world at the beginning are like this, alas! Fang Xuanling was not very embarrassed.
"I'm overthinking! The two cubs in this Keming family are not angry, especially Na Duhe, what a well-behaved boy back then, how did he grow up like this! Xiao Yu complained and analyzed.
"Don't talk about this, talk about upset!" Fang Xuanling didn't want to talk more about this topic, because his two boys were not good. The eldest son is slightly better, but the second son Fang Jun is not at all like himself who is a father, not to mention the three big and five coarse, and he likes to fight bravely. If you don't fight once in three or five days, Xuan Ling will feel strange.
"Hehe......" Xiao Yu thought of the situation in Fang Xuanling's family, laughed dryly and stopped talking.
"Hurry up! Before I entered the palace, I had already seen Yu Chi, that stupid guy, riding into the palace on horseback. Now he should have arrived. We're both going to have to hurry!" Fang Xuanling quickened his pace and followed the attendant who led the way in front.
"This old fellow is afraid that others will say that those two baby bumps in his family. It's not what your daughter-in-law is used to! If no one takes care of it in the future, I'm afraid! Xiao Yu muttered in a low voice behind him, and Fang Xuanling, who was walking quickly in front of him, trembled, but immediately recovered.
Lizheng Palace, Wei Chigong has already arrived, and now this rugged general is standing beside Qin Qiong, still with such dark skin. A knotted body of muscles. It's just that the beard has been dyed with hoarfrost, and the hair scattered under the iron helmet on the top of the head is also stained with the traces of time. This Tang Dynasty general has also shown his old age at this time, although he can still eat and sleep. He can still insist on wielding a horse lance on his horse for two hours every day, but he rarely goes to the battlefield to really charge and kill.
"These literati walk slowly, like girls!" Wei Chigong complained to Qin Qiong. When he entered the palace, he had already seen Fang Xuanling and Xiao Yu's carriage. But now he had been standing in the middle of the hall for a long time, and the two men had not yet been seen.
"You think everyone is like you, and you walk like you run. Collect your temperament! Qin Qiong stroked her snow-white beard, and her cloudy eyes flashed with a fine light: "Jingde, I didn't expect you to touch that portal when you are getting old, congratulations!" ”
"Brother Qin, haven't you already reached this realm. It's just that how difficult that step is, you must know it deeply! In this life, my old lieutenant will be here late! I hope there is a little hope for those two boys in my family! "Yu Chigong, this guy is just as muddy as Cheng Yanjin. He didn't care about the location, and he talked about his little cub in this hall. That loud voice, even if he lowered his voice, was still heard by Li Er and the eldest grandson Wuji.
"Wei Chi Aiqing, those two boys of your family can be regarded as outstanding this time! Each of them killed more than 100 enemies, and even jointly exterminated a large Turkic tribe on the steppe, capturing thousands of Turkic prisoners, which is amazing! Li Er said out loud.
"The saint praised, the child is just shit luck, where can he deserve the praise of His Majesty!" Wei Chi Gong hurriedly said modestly, if others praised his son, then the old Wei Chi would respond triumphantly, but Li Er did not dare to accept it calmly, because this time in addition to Li Jing and Tang Jian, Li Er's second son Li Kuan made the greatest contribution. This little prince took 300 personal soldiers, went deep into the steppe and took several Turkic tribes, and even went to the Turkic king's tent for a while, and the result was that the Turkic king's tent fell into the sinkhole.
"That kid has no hair on his mouth, and he can't do things well. It's not going to happen! I have to help that kid wipe his ass for this matter! Li Er said with a smile. He was still smiling at this time, obviously recalling the eventful years of that year, when he was young and heroic. The pride that points out the country, the domineering spirit that talks and laughs between the world and the world. At this time, it was sitting on the country, but it gradually dissipated. Now only memories remain, and even the old brothers who called each other brothers together have become submissive.
"Holy Lord, why are you so happy? How about sharing it with my room? Before the man arrived, a clear voice came.
"Lord Fang is here! What a rarity! Wei Chigong said strangely.
"You fool, you won't be rotten if you don't say such things!" Xiao Yu shot back behind him.
"Lord Xiao, I won't be listened to, I'm just telling the truth! In the past six months, Lord Du has been sick at home, and Lord Fang has been staying in Menxia Province, and he rarely participates in the early dynasty, which is a fact! "Wei Chigong's kung fu has become much more elegant in the past few years, perhaps because he has experienced a lot.
"Don't talk about this, this time it's because the jade seal of the country was lost on the way to Chang'an, so I called everyone to come late at night!" Li Er cut to the chase.
"What, the jade seal of the country, lost?" Fang Xuanling, Xiao Yu, and Wei Chigong were all shocked.
If it were something else, it would be better, but this heirloom jade seal represents the orthodoxy of the world, and there is no empire that inherits the jade seal, so is it still called the co-lord of Kyushu? Therefore, in the Manchu Dynasty, everyone paid attention to the whereabouts of this heirloom jade seal. There are a lot of speculations, and there are a lot of reliable ones, but the biggest possibility is that it is the Turkic Empress Xiao. This is the person that Emperor Yang has always taken with him, and when Emperor Yang died, there was only her and a little palace maid by his side, this guess is the most reliable.
Now it is said that the jade seal of the country is missing, and it is on the way from the Turks to Chang'an, which proves that the jade seal of the country is indeed in the hands of Empress Xiao, but now it is lost. Isn't this about the duck in its mouth suddenly spreading its wings and flying away! And this thing is countless times more precious than a duck, and they asked themselves if they were in Li Er's point of view, they would never be able to do it so lightly, and they could even laugh out loud.
"If you lose it, you can find it! What's so hard about that! Wei Chigong said directly.
"Find? Where to look? The world is so big, do you want to find the Year of the Monkey? "Xiao Yu is a pessimist, he is in turmoil now, not only about the jade seal of the country, but also his sister, that is, Queen Xiao, the two are sisters and brothers. Soon after Emperor Yang died, Xiao Yu knew that the jade seal was in his sister's hand. But he kept it in his heart and didn't say it. Because that jade seal is her talisman, as long as she doesn't find it, no matter which side of the horse it falls into, she can live without worry. But now that she has lost the jade seal of the country and the most secure gold medal to save her life and avoid death, can she still have a good life?
Not to mention Xiao Yu's heart, the eldest grandson Wuji said loudly at this time: "I don't know if there are any doubters in your majesty?" And to be able to do it so quietly, there are not many in the entire Datang, is it done by those families? ”
The words of the eldest grandson Wuji made Xiao Yu's cold sweat break out all of a sudden, you must know that the family has always been a thorn in Li Er's heart, and now if Li Er takes advantage of this to raise troops, I am afraid that not only the five surnames and seven wangs, but also the Lanling Xiao clan behind him will suffer a catastrophe.
"It is very likely that if this thing falls into their hands, then Datang will be passive, and the hearts of the people in the world will be settled, if there is another storm at this time, I am afraid that people with intentions will make waves again!" Fang Xuanling also spoke out in agreement.
"I'm afraid that a certain family is making its own opinion, at least Lao Chen, as the patriarch of the Lanling Xiao clan, has not heard of this news!" Xiao Yu hurriedly picked out his house, this is a pool of dirty water, and there will be no innocent day when he is planted in it. As long as you buckle this hat, even if your ancestors are saints, they will definitely be regarded as a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh by those in power, and they will definitely uproot your family's power before it is finished.
"Don't worry, let's think about it, the closest to the place of the incident is undoubtedly the Taiyuan Wang family, the Fan Yang Lu family, and the Xingyang Zheng family. These two are the closest, and the ones who have the ability to do it are the Qinghe Cui clan and the Boling Cui clan. As for the Li clan in Longxi, it is impossible, His Majesty is the patriarch, and the Li clan of Zhaojun is also unlikely, it is far away. Xiao Yu is very familiar with the distribution of the family, so he immediately named several possible families.
"No matter who it is, if you dare to pay attention to the jade seal of the country, you are tired of living! As long as I find out who did it, the steel whip in my hand will let him know that this world is the world of His Majesty, and it is best to put away his crooked thoughts! Wei Chigong slapped his ass very openly.
"Okay, think about it again......" Li Er couldn't help it, this guy is really ...... So Li Er spoke up and interrupted what Wei Chigong was about to say more explicitly.
This night, in Chang'an City, inside the palace, the candles and shadows of the Lizheng Hall were blazing, and the figures of several people discussing the matter looked distorted through the window lattice, like evil ghosts in hell. As they discussed, a gust of fishy wind might blow across the entire land of Guanzhong.
The candle shadow was deep, swaying to usher in the dawn. The rooster reported the dawn, and a few monarchs and ministers who had not slept all night walked out of the Lizheng Hall and stretched their bodies in the cold wind of the early morning. Li Er took the lead, and in front of the Lizheng Palace, he practiced the basic boxing skills that he had practiced in the morning in the army. It's just the most basic action, but it's also the most suitable killing technique for the battlefield.
Except for Xiao Yu, who is an authentic Wenchen, the rest of these people have all rolled in the barracks, so this trip made them recall a lot of those years that they have always missed. (To be continued......)