Chapter 21 Baihualou
Compared with Li Yuantang, who was able to escape from Lanshan Pass without a hurry after playing with the pursuers of the Jin State almost in a dashing manner, Xuanjing and Huiqin and his party did not have such a good life. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Liu Xiang took his two children out of the secret passage, but the exit of the secret passage was one of the most prosperous green buildings in Digi - Baihualou.
Many of the sons and daughters of the ministers of Digi know the owner of Baihualou - Mrs. Mengdie. Although everyone calls her Mrs. Mengdie, no one has ever seen her husband. However, many people speculate that Mrs. Mengdie may be the side room of a certain dignitary in Digi who is privately in Rina, and has a deep background behind her, in fact, in a place like Digi, operating a place like Baihualou, if there is no one to support it, I am afraid that it will not be able to open for a day.
Two years ago, Zhang Gongzi, the son of Yin of Jingzhao Mansion, fell in love with a girl in Baihualou, but the girl didn't fall in love with this Zhang Gongzi. Zhang Gongzi was entangled for a full month but there was no result, and the Di Bao controlled by the Diji Chamber of Commerce at that time were all vying to report this interesting incident, and everyone was waiting to see how long it would take for this Zhang Gongzi to win the top card of Baihualou.
Later, Zhang Gongzi couldn't ask for clinker, and he was so angry that he actually rushed into Baihualou in broad daylight with dozens of family members and smashed Baihualou to pieces. Before leaving, he also released a bold word, asking Mrs. Mengdie to send the girl to her house at night, otherwise Baihualou would not be able to open for a day.
What happened later made all the people who watched the excitement in Digi talk about it for a long time. This Zhang Gongzi took his family to smash Baihualou and just walked to the door of his house, but before he entered the house, he was besieged by several unknown masters and broke his legs, and dozens of family members were also seriously injured.
Later, Zhang Gongzi not only lay in bed for three months, but even Lord Zhang of Jingzhao Mansion personally set up a table and head wine in Deyue Tower in Digi to make amends to Mrs. Diemeng.
Lady Diemeng didn't have any surprised look when she saw Xuanjing and the others coming out of the secret passage in disgrace. She just looked at Xuan Jing, who had lost her soul, sighed, touched Xuan Jing's head with some love, said that she would always come, and then personally led the three of them to live in the backyard courtyard of Baihualou.
Although this small courtyard is not large, it is also very chic. There are flower beds and rockeries in the courtyard, and several rooms are clean and exquisite. Every day, Mrs. Mengdie personally came to deliver the meal, and the food delivered was also very delicious.
It's just that Diji has been under martial law in the whole city since Xuanbu raided his home, and a few people are trapped here but can't go anywhere.
Mrs. Mengdie inquired about the affairs of Prince Cheng's Mansion the next day, Xuanbu and the princess killed themselves, and all the officials in the mansion were temporarily detained in the inner court pending trial.
However, it seems that the imperial court did not mean to be widely implicated, and even the official report only said that Prince Cheng and Li Yuantang concealed everyone and plotted to rebel.
However, since Xuanbu is dead, Jin Wuwei and the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion have been more strict in patrolling the emperor. Especially for boys around the age of eleven or twelve, they basically have to be inspected one by one by the internal guards, and it is obvious that this is for Xuanjing, and until the first month, the entire emperor has not relaxed in the slightest.
Xuan Jing felt like he had lost his soul every day, just sitting in a daze all day long, his eyes blank. Huiqin asked him to eat, he ate, Huiqin let him rest, and he slept. In just one month, the original plump and handsome prince turned out to be like a skeleton. Moreover, Xuan Jing was twelve years old, and gray hair began to appear on his head. In the first few days, there were just a few sideburns on his forehead, but slowly more and more, and after hiding in Baihualou for a month, the child's hair turned all white!
Huiqin felt uncomfortable, so she asked Mrs. Mengdie to buy pollen, mix it herself, and dye Xuanjing's black hair. First, to make himself feel better, and second, a child's gray hair is too conspicuous, which is not conducive to the escape of the group.
Liu Xiang eats and sleeps every day, sleeps and eats, and when he is free, he asks Huiqin to play the piano for himself. It is said that Fu Xiqin is an artifact in the world, many people have never heard of such a natural sound in their lives, and they didn't expect that they could enjoy this ear blessing at an age, and before a handful of old bones died, listen to one more song is a song.
The three of them have been living in Baihualou until the New Year, and Liu Xiang has never mentioned the matter of leaving.
Until the day of the Lantern Festival, after lunch, Liu Xiang asked Huiqin to invite Mrs. Diemeng to come, saying that there was something to discuss.
Diemeng and Huiqin just entered the house, and saw Liu Xiang and Xuan Jing sitting in front of them, Xuan Jing was still looking like he was going to die, and Liu Xiang was leisurely drinking the best black tea used by Baihualou to greet distinguished guests.
Liu Xiang saw Diemeng come in, poured two cups of hot tea and beckoned Diemeng and Huiqin to sit down, before saying, "Fluttershy, Jing'er has been in a bad mood some time ago, and I don't want to act hastily, today is the Shangyuan Lantern Festival, and we are going to pack up and go out of the city at night." ”
As soon as Liu Xiang said this, Diemeng and Huiqin were shocked.
"How did the predecessors say this, now the Imperial Empire is strictly inspected, although there is no portrait of sea fishing, but Jin Wuwei and the guards of the Shenji Battalion are checking children around the age of twelve every day, but I am afraid that it is not the best choice to go out of the city in a hurry." Diemeng said.
When Liu Xiang heard this, he shook his head slightly, looked at Mrs. Diemeng with a smile and said, "Fluttershy, although you have been disguised for more than ten years, do you think you can really hide it from my eyes?" ”
When everyone in the hall heard this, they all felt strange in their hearts, and even Xuan Jing, who was sitting there in despair, couldn't help but light up his eyes when he heard this. This Liu Xiang is already old and decrepit, how can he know a woman from a fireworks place like Mrs. Diemeng? Could it be that people can't be good-looking, Liu Xiangren is not old-hearted, and when he was young, he still had a leg with Mrs. Mengdie?
Mrs. Diemeng didn't see any surprise at all, she just sighed faintly and said, "After all, let the sect master see it." Saying that, Diemeng glanced at Xuan Jing, and then said, "Jing'er, in fact, you should call me an aunt." ”
Xuan Jing didn't expect that this Mrs. Butterfly Dream still had a relationship with him, so he looked at Butterfly Dream with wide eyes and fell into the clouds.
"Presumably, His Royal Highness has already told you that your mother is the Kite Princess of the Rouran Kingdom. And this Liu Xiang senior is your mother's teacher and the former sect master of the Muyun Regiment. ”
"When the kite princess died in childbirth, I was the messenger of her side, when you were born, I still hugged you. Later, when the palace returned to the court, you were still in swaddling clothes, and I carried you all the way back. ”
Xuan Jing only understood when he heard this, no wonder Grandpa Liu Xiang recognized Mrs. Diemeng, it turned out that this Diemeng was his mother's maid ring, so he really wanted to call Auntie.
I only heard Diemeng continue: "After arriving in Diji, my identity is inconvenient to be exposed, so His Royal Highness opened this Baihualou for me to operate, and it can be regarded as a place to settle down." ”
"It's just that your identity is a big taboo after all, although the two countries of the Jin Kingdom have been friends for generations, but Princess Kite was once a disciple of the sect master of Liu Xiang, and she also served as the great sect master of the Muyun group. You are her son, once your identity is revealed, you will naturally be destroyed. ”
Xuan Jing wondered in his heart, although his father appointed him as the new sect master of the Muyun Regiment, he didn't know anything about what this Muyun Troupe was, who it was composed of, and what things he had done.
Diemeng glanced at Liu Xiang, only to see Liu nodding at Diemeng. Die Mengcai continued: "Actually, you have to know these things sooner or later, so it's better for your aunt to tell you."
"This Lord Liu Xiang used to be the Great Sect Master of the Muyun Regiment, you know this. It's just that when Mu Yun Tuan was in the Jin Kingdom, it was not a heresy, and the attitude of the imperial court towards Mu Yun Tuan at that time was similar to that of other gang organizations, neither encouraging nor cracking down. Lady Yoosan, is Fluttershy right? ”
"That's right, you're right" Liu Xiang's voice was a little low.
Diemeng listened to this, and then continued: "But fifty years ago, Liu Xiang's predecessor became the sect master of the Muyun Regiment, and he did an earth-shattering event, which can shine in the annals of history, but it also made the Muyun Troupe almost suffer a catastrophe. To this day, the warriors of the Muyun Regiment can be directly killed if they are found and arrested anywhere in the Jin Kingdom, without going through the interrogation of the Division. ”
Diemeng looked at Liu Xiang and said, "Old sect master, do you still want to talk about this matter?" ”
Liu Xiang's face became more and more gloomy, but he nodded slowly, motioning for Diemeng to continue.
"Fifty years ago, the Jin Kingdom produced an immortal emperor, who fought against Siyi and inspired martial arts, and was later called Emperor Wu. Jing'er, that is, your ancestor! ”
Xuan Jing was stunned, Xuan Jing naturally knew the story of Emperor Wu, ascended the throne at the age of twenty, fought in all directions all his life, once went on a northern expedition to Huguo, and went east to conquer Dongyi, and defeated his opponent twice by sending troops. If it weren't for Emperor Wu's martial arts back then, I'm afraid that the countries of Xiuguo and Dongyi would not have been at peace with the Jin State in recent years.
It's just that I don't know what Emperor Wu has to do with the grandfather Liu Xiang in front of him, and what does this have to do with Mu Yuntuan being wanted.
Diemeng saw Xuanjing's doubts, took a sip of tea, and said: "When Emperor Wu of Jin conquered the world, although he won a complete victory, the loss of national strength was also extremely serious. The three states of the Central Plains were originally rich in the world, Emperor Wu reigned in just 20 years, the people were not able to make a living, in addition to Qingzhou, where the Yequan country is located, Zhongzhou, Bingzhou and Yuzhou have broken out famine one after another, and even it is not uncommon to change children and eat. ”
"At that time, Emperor Wu believed that the Central Plains had a large population, and the grain produced by the land was in short supply, and the solution to the famine was to continue to conquer and plunder grain, grass and silver money to fill the treasury to alleviate the famine."
And the next target chosen by Emperor Wu was Qingzhou Yequan Kingdom, which had always been known for its neutrality. Qingzhou has fertile land and abundant products, and has never experienced war for hundreds of years, so it is extremely rich in the country. Emperor Wu's treasury was empty after years of expeditions, and he was trying to replenish it from the treasury of Yequan. But on the eve of Emperor Wu's soldiers preparing to set out for the battle, he suddenly died. ”