Xu Ruyu and Chen Ang were talking, their voices were faint and almost inaudible, Qin Zhongshu was three points drunk, and after listening to their mysteries and mysteries, he felt even more drowsy, but he was worried that Xu Ruyu should have ulterior motives when he appeared here, so he barely cheered up and sat quietly beside the two of them.

The fishing boat glides silently in the night, and the rippling water waves hit the bottom of the boat, making a subtle natural sound.

When the boat reached the center of the lake, Xu Ruyu got up and got into the Wupeng cabin, took the candle and a bouquet of paintings out, and said: "I have a masterpiece today, and I will appreciate it with Zhong Shu." With his right hand trembling slightly, he unfolded the scroll, and one end of the soft silk paper was held in Xu Ruyu's hand, and the other end seemed to be born out of thin air in the void.

Chen Ang stood aside, a subtle smile on his face.

Qin Zhongshu did not practice martial arts, but he also heard that Xu Ruyu's cultivation was already among the ten people in the world, and he didn't feel strange when he saw this scene, and leaned over to look at the painting by the faint red light of the candle.

His heart swayed, like a candle in the wind, Qin Zhongshu looked at Wu Qingyi on the scroll, only to feel that his soul was fluttering, and he looked at it for a long time before he withdrew his reluctant gaze.

Qin Zhongshu said: "Li Gonglin's pen is very strong, and his name is well deserved, but Wu Qingyi on this picture scroll is too silent. ”

Qin Zhongshu thought about Wu Qingyi's clear eyes, which were full of vitality, but Wu Qingyi's eyes on the picture scroll were a little gloomy, which made people feel sad in their hearts.

Xu Ruyu said: "I once saw Wu Qingyi at the foot of Jiming Mountain, and I also felt that my eyes had lost their freshness. Seeing that Qin Zhongshu moved his gaze to the painting again, he said, "However, this painting has no regrets, Li Gonglin's painting is Wu Qingyi on the river." ”

Qin Zhongshu's expression was slightly dignified, and he thought carefully about the subtle changes in Wu Qingyi every time he met, sighed secretly, and said: Xu Ruyu only saw Wu Qingyi's side, but she could infer from the painting that she was nostalgic for Jiang Ning.

Xu Ruyu didn't want to make it clear, and Qin Zhongshu didn't know how to respond.

Xu Ruyu was slightly taller than Qin Zhongshu, looked at Qin Zhongshu with a slight bow, and said, "Can you guess the intention of Yuan Longyi's trip?" ”

Qin Zhongshu was slightly stunned, pondered for a while, and asked rhetorically, "Who is the old man of Xuancheng?" ”

"Jinghu Dazong Ji Siyi."

Qin Zhongshu said: "The two hegemons are respected, Jingnan can survive, Ji Siyi lobbied him with this, and Yuan Longyi made this trip." ”

Xu Ruyu nodded slightly and said, "Those who can know the secrets of Jinghu are by no means ordinary children of families. To this day, you are still unwilling to reveal your identity, so how can the princes of Jiangning believe you? ”

Qin Zhongshu's face froze, he slowly lowered his head, and sighed lightly.

Xu Ruyu returned to the original topic and said to himself: "Jinghu takes the survival of the Han Dynasty as his own thoughts, and although he says that he will not interfere in the struggle between the forces in the world, he does something that makes people annoyed and annoyed. ”

Yiguanyuan and Mei Yingxue were both born in Jinghu, but they are not annoying.

Xu Ruyu continued: "A month ago, Huo Qingtong and I met in Wuzhou, and everyone in the world guessed that the Huo clan wanted to cede the city of Jingbei to Jiangning, and Jiangning and Nanping were each based on the side of Pengli Lake. Jiangning's strength was not enough to invade Nanping, and most of the elites of Nanping were in Chengdu and Chongqing, and they could not invade Jiangning. Ji Siqian saw that I was the kind of person who was restless and guarded by himself, so he asked Yuan Longyi to ask Jiang Ning to establish an alliance of non-aggression between the three families. It should be like this, Yuan Longyi made an appointment tonight, but I avoided drinking here. ”

Qin Zhongshu's face showed a decadent look.

If Yuan Longyi can meet Xu Ruyu tonight, he will talk about the covenant between the three families, and under the situation, Xu Ruyu can't refuse.

Although Jiang Ning had many actions on the northern front, it was certain that Xu Ruyu would never easily use troops against the East China Sea, and under the confusion, he hid a conspiracy against Nanping. If Yuan Longyi's proposal is allowed, Xu Ruyu's previous plans may fall into vain. Not only that, if the alliance of the three families really becomes a fact, even if Jiang Ning has no ambition to go north, the East China Sea will regard Jiang Ning as the biggest threat, and the contradictions between Chen Yu and the foreign generals will be temporarily contained, and Xu Ruyu's previous plans for the East China Sea will be in vain.

Xu Ruyu couldn't meet Yuan Longyi.

Qin Zhongshu figured out this joint when he first saw Yuan Longyi appear in the post house, so he was anxious to see Xu Ruyu, thinking that with this opinion, preventing Xu Ruyu and Yuan Longyi from meeting each other should be regarded as a miraculous achievement for Jiang Ning, and it can deter everyone in Jiangning, so it seems that it is really conceited, and regardless of Xu Ruyu, the princes of Jiangning are also bright-eyed, how can they allow themselves to point fingers in front of the hall?

When Qin Zhongshu thought of this, he had doubts in his heart, and said secretly: Xu Ruyu knows everything, what does it mean to act in the hall today? Annoyed by my arrogance, or does it have a deep meaning?

Xu Ruyu gently rolled up the painting, took out a green silk ribbon to tie it, extinguished the fire candle in his hand, and everything was hidden in the deep night.

Qin Zhongshu raised his head, with a determined expression on his face, and said, "What does all this have to do with Wu Qingyi? ”

Xu Ruyu cast his eyes on Qin Zhongshu's eyes, and Qin Zhongshu only felt a faint cyan light in front of him.

Xu Ruyu said: "Do you know that my father once listed under the Tianji Xueqiu Sect. ”

Qin Zhongshu was stunned, unable to believe what Xu Ruyu said, but knowing that Xu Ruyu didn't need to lie, he stared at Xu Ruyu's blurred face in the night with wide eyes.

"The Rong clan was originally a side branch of the Yuan clan of the old dynasty, and it was the clan of the Yuan clan, although there was blood similar to the old dynasty royal family in the body, but it was to defend the existence of the old dynasty royal family. The Rong family chooses a son from each generation, gives the surname Tianji, and takes charge of the Tianji Pavilion, the privy body of the old dynasty, and the last Tianji Pavilion attendant of the old dynasty is Tianji Xueqiu, one of the three great masters. The eternal countercurrent recipe created by the martial arts of the Tianji Xueqiu through the Yuanrong and the two clans is the way of despair, and the cultivator is not allowed to be emotionally moved by other things, and if he is emotional, he will retreat, and even his cultivation will be completely abandoned. Although my father has also practiced this skill, he is not a ruthless person in the end, so he can feel at ease when he leaves the Tianji Xueqiu Gate and chases himself from the world. ”

Qin Zhongshu hesitated and said, "Because of Wu Qingyi, there is a flaw in Rong Yanmen's skills? ”

Xu Ruyu nodded and said, "Wu Qingyi will come to Jiangning, most likely. ”

"How can Rong Yanmen give people a handle?" Qin Zhongshu had too many doubts in his heart.

"Only human power can bring him back to perfection."

"How do you get back together?"

"Empathy is hatred, one of them; The incense disappears and dies, and it is extinguished, and the second is also. Xu Ruyu smiled slightly and said, "Rong Yanmen wants to take Yuan Zhen instead, if Wu Qingyi is dedicated to Yuan Zhen, the two factions of Nanping Yuan and Rong will become two insoluble factions, Rong Yanmen will clean up the internal affairs of Nanping, and the forces will withdraw from Chengyu, and Jiangning can join forces with Jingxiang Huo and Chengyu Wu Luo to take an offensive against Nanping." This empathy is also an enmity, although Rong Yanmen can return to perfection, but the restoration of Nanping suddenly became a shadow moon in the water. ”

Qin Zhongshu was stunned, his eyes full of fear.

Xu Ruyu was unconscious, and continued: "Tianji Xueqiu is bound to not allow this kind of situation to occur, Tianji Xueqiu wants to take Wu Qingyi's surname, and there are really few people in the world who can stop it. ”

Chen Ang, who had been silent for a long time, sighed lightly and said, "If you can let Tianji Xueqiu have a killing intent and lose the qualification of the first person in the south, I will also have such a greedy desire in my heart......" Speaking of this, he chuckled.

Qin Zhongshu thought of another possibility, and for a while, the blood on his face faded, and he was all white with horror. Let Wu Qingyi return to Yuzhou the same way, Tianji Xueqiu will most likely make a move, at that time, not only will Tianji Xueqiu lose the qualification of the first person in the south due to his wanton murderous intent, but also form an invisible rift between Tianji Xueqiu and Rong Yanmen.

Qin Zhongshu thought of Wu Qingyi's clear and deep eyes, took a step back, bent down and knelt on the ground, stretched his arms forward, bowed his head between his knees, and said: "Qin Zhongshu doesn't dare to spare his body, but asks General Qingfeng to protect Wu Qingyi in Jiangning." ”

Xu Ruyu sat down cross-legged, facing Qin Zhongshu on his side, staring at the surface of the Xuanse Lake for a long time, and said: "The ancients often said that those born with the spirit of heaven and earth are either smart and handsome, or obedient and evil, and are not close to human feelings. ”

Qin Zhongshu didn't know why Xu Ruyu suddenly said this, raised his head, and looked at Xu Ruyu in amazement.

Xu Ruyu smiled slightly and continued: "The Qin family has a son named Ziqing, and his delicate aura is particularly normal. Born in a noble place, full of economy, but tyrannical and impetuous, stubborn and naïve, and all kinds of abnormal ......"

Qin Zhongshu was frightened, curled up and sitting, his eyes seemed to be cast on the old time, confused and open.

“…… Ziqing is unrequited in love with women, and he doesn't care about the rest of the things, and the handsome men in the world entrust themselves to the princely affairs, and Ziqing especially thinks that it is dung. As the son of his growth, the clan matched him with a beautiful wife, but he said: Men and children are all muddy things, and they can still defile the body of the extremely pure and noble daughter? Don't talk about marriage, but when you see beauty, you chase it like a fly; If you can't stop it, you will cry and cry for a long time, and the clansmen will be disturbed and abandoned, and Ziqing and his people will live on the streets......"

Chen Ang listened to Xu Ruyu's words, turned his head and looked at Qin Zhongshu who was sitting on the boat, and said secretly: This person is a person with the last surname, but he is also very interesting.

Xu Ruyu didn't have a smile on his face, his voice turned sharp, and he said, "Ziqing, how do I know?" The three families conspired with Cai, and the Qin clan of the Northern Tang Dynasty mediated in the middle, and made great contributions, resulting in the Hulan Kou realm, and millions of people in Youji were invaded and bullied, and they were put in the midst of fire and water. The Qin family, the great enemy of Jiangning, I swear to get rid of it. However, Ziqing turned a blind eye, how could she be willing to do so? ”

A year ago, Hulan entered Kou Youji, and the Cai clan of Xu Ruyu's mother clan was in danger of extinction, but all this was the result of the conspiracy of Nanping, Yaoguangdian, and Hulan. The Northern Tang Qin clan liaised in the middle to make this nightmarish everything come true.

Xu Ruyu returned to Jiangning from Youji and instructed the Northern Five Counties Division to trace all the clues and investigate the forces behind the Yaoguang Palace, and then found that Qin Zhongshu's original name was Qin Ziqing, and he was the second son of Qin Rui of the Qin clan in the Northern Tang Dynasty. Qin Rui is the chief deacon of the Yaoguang Temple in Xiangzhou, and the Qin clan is one of the behind-the-scenes forces of the Yaoguang Palace, without the help of the Qin clan, it is impossible for Xun Zhuwu to bring 150,000 exiled troops along the Fen River to Qinzhou County under Xun Qian's nose. Without the help of the Qin clan, the Hulan people would not have knocked on the Yanmen Pass so easily.

Xu Ruyu Huo Ran got up and said to Chen Ang: "Godfather, let's go." As soon as he stepped on the lake, as if he was walking on the ground, Chen Ang sighed slightly, stepped out, and when he left, he rolled towards the fishing boat. Driven by great force, the fishing boats went to the shore one by one. And the figures of Xu Ruyu and Chen Ang have disappeared in the thick of the night.

After Wu Qingyi returned to the post house, he was restless, and he wanted to stay in Jiangning more and more, and felt that he had nothing to do, so he was sitting there frowning and thinking, and suddenly heard a faint noise outside, and pushed the window to look out, but saw that outside the East Pavilion Moon Gate, there were many people coming and going.

Each mission was separated into several courtyards in the post house, and between the courtyards where the different missions lived, Jiangning sent soldiers to guard them. Wu Qingyi lived alone in a courtyard, called the East Pavilion. Wu Qingyi walked out of the moon gate in a cloak, and looked at a group of people coming over in the distance, not knowing what happened in the post house.

"Jingnan Yuan Longyi begged to see Xu Ru stupidly, and begged to go angrily, he was going to Honglu Division with his son to exchange documents and leave."

Wu Qingyi looked back in surprise, but saw a man in Tsing Yi standing behind him with a long figure and a handsome appearance, also looking over there.

Wu Qingyi bowed and said softly: "Tsing Yi has seen Yi Gongzi. ”

Yi Huaxi is twenty-eight, in the prime of life, but the body has the meaning of depression, this time I heard that Shui Ruying returned to Jiangning to serve, so he sent an envoy to Jiangning for his brother Yi Xingzhi, only to see Shangshui Ruying, in order to comfort the bitter love for many years.

The man Wu Qingyi saw, the first time they met, it was inevitable that she was frightened by her appearance, and she lost her soul, but only a few people such as Yi Huaxi could treat it as usual, and felt his bitterness for Shui Ruying, which was quite cordial.

Shui Ruying is the internal history of Qingfeng Mansion, and Ping Su and the governors of the three prefectures assisted Xu Ruyu in acting government affairs, and Xu Ruyu's private residence for her was on the side of Qingfeng Mansion, which was convenient for consulting government affairs.

Although Jiang Ning couldn't help officials and envoys to come and go, but Shui Ruying lived in a private house when he came out of Qingfeng Mansion, and Qingfeng Mansion was surrounded by forbidden areas where it was difficult for envoys to go, and Yi Huaxi couldn't go to Shui Ruying's Mansion at will.

Yi Huaxi knew that Jiangning was prosperous, so he went rashly, but he was suspicious and caused trouble to Yi's family, and he submitted a few books, but he didn't see a response from Shui Ruying, and Yi Hua could only wait in the post house.

Yuan Longyi was wearing a gray burlap robe, and when his dim eyes passed over Wu Qingyi, a strange light flashed across Wu Qingyi's face.

Yi Huaxi felt a sharp qi machine pass by, and was about to raise his breath to fight, but the qi machine disappeared and became invisible. Yuan Longyi was hidden in the mountains in his early years, and the Yuan family didn't ask about it, but Longsheng's reputation only rose after the Huo family's invasion of Jing. However, Yi Huaxi knew that he was a rare master in Jing County, but he didn't expect that he was so clever that he could infer that his cultivation was much higher than his own just by that unpredictable and fierce qi.

Xu Ruyu rose to the southeast, Yi Huaxi was dwarfed, although he specialized in martial arts, he was persistent, and his cultivation progressed very slowly, and there was no breakthrough, although so, he was still among the few masters in Jiangning.

Wu Qingyi asked in surprise: "Yuan Longyi is really leaving." ”

Yi Huaxi saw that Wu Qingyi was no different, suppressed the doubts in his heart, and said: "Jiang Ning and Jing Nan gave each other faces, and no one could help anyone in the end, just watch the play." ”

Wu Qingyi smiled and asked, "Xu Ruyu refused to meet, it's really strange." ”

"Xu Ruyu doesn't see us, I'm afraid it's troublesome, but it's really strange that I don't see Yuan Longyi, but Yuan Longyi's appearance in Jiangning is also weird." Yi Huaxi said again, "Why don't you go along and see if Yuan Longyi is bluffing." ”

Wu Qingyi is also a good person, so he naturally agreed, stood on the side of Yuan Xun in front of him, and went out of the city together. Among the envoys, there were not a few people who liked to see the excitement, and they each led the guards to follow the Jingnan delegation to Honglu Sixing.

Honglu Division is located in the southeast, which is convenient for Yuan Longyi and his party to change documents and leave from the south gate. While everyone was speculating, the sound of Li Li's hooves sounded behind him, and Fan Wenlong was riding a green horse in a white robe, leading a team of elite horsemen to gallop towards this side.

Everyone dispersed, Fan Wenlong rode his horse to Yuan Longyi's side, turned down, hugged his fists and said: "My lord has not been able to return to the house due to business, Mr. Shao learned that General Yuan was eager to return, and specially ordered Wenlong to lead the troops to escort him. ”

Everyone was in an uproar, as a result, Yuan Longyi had no face and did not leave, Xu Ruyu's contemptuous heart could be seen, and he was secretly glad that he did not force him to meet, otherwise he would not be able to get off the stage like this. Fan Wenlong led the troops in the name of escort, but he was actually monitoring Yuan Longyi's departure.

When Yuan Longyi heard this, his withered face was different for the first time, and a fine light flashed in his eyes, but Fan Wenlong didn't seem to realize it, raised his hand, and said, "General Yuan, please." ”

Yuan Longyi snorted coldly, turned around and walked straight towards the Ziyang Gate of the Southern City.

The gates of Jiangning are closed until after midnight, and everyone looks at the brightly lit Ziyang Gate, and they all feel that there is no drama to see. Yuan Longyi left angrily, but it looked like Yuan Longyi was righteous, the two families were separated by Huaiyu Mountain, not to mention that the fortress on Huaiyu Mountain was in the hands of Jiang Ning, and the two families would not have a conflict. It's just that Jiang Ning wants to take over the Huo family's city in Jingbei, and the Jingnan forces will go north and south to Jingshan to threaten the Jiangning garrison in the Jingbei region, but the Jingnan family may not have the courage to provoke Jiang Ning.

Yuan Longyi sent people to Dengcheng Road to hand in the documents, as long as the documents were checked, Yuan Longyi and his party had to leave Jiangning according to the route recorded in the documents.

Yuan Longyi sent Jiang Ningcai to leave the night before the ceremony, Wu Qingyi felt strange in his heart, and wanted to open his lips to inquire, but saw Yi Huaxi looking away, as if listening to something.

Yi Huaxi said: "There are galloping horses approaching outside the city, and there seem to be more than 100 horses. ”

Yuan Xun smiled faintly and said, "The butcher general is really in a good time. ”

At this time, entering the city from the Ziyang Gate in the south of Jiangning, most of them were Wei Yu. Yi Huaxi guessed when he saw Yuan Xun in a flash, and said secretly: Rong Yanmen sent Yuan Xun to Jiangning, but he did nothing, and the Nanping envoy Yuan Gongchen seemed to be incompetent.

After a while, through the deep city gate hole, I saw more than 100 well-dressed elite horsemen dismounted in front of the city gate, and the person in the center was dressed in dark iron armor, and his face was hidden in the shadows, but there was an invisible cold air faintly invading through the city gate hole, and everyone was dignified: so domineering and murderous.

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