In the second year of Nanchu Tongtai, Zhe traveled at night in Chang'an, met Ye Tianxiu, the guard of King Qing, and Fang Yuanxin, a brave general under Jiang Yong, the Marquis of the East China Sea.

――"History of Chu in the Southern Dynasties: The Biography of Jiang Suiyun"

Xiao Shunzi raised the curtain of the car, and saw that the twelve guards who were protecting me had already held the handle of the knife and protected the carriage, and the guards of Zhou Wuzhou, who was opening the road in front, were pointing at the two people who collided with the car and said, "Who are you who dare to stop me from waiting for the car." ”

I looked through the crack in the curtain of the car, and saw two men standing in front of the car, one was dressed in gray, handsome, wearing a long sword, and the other was dressed in black. When I turned my eyes, I saw that the man in gray was holding a six- or seven-year-old boy in his arms, his clothes were ragged, and although he looked excited, he didn't have much fear.

At this time, I only heard Zhou Wu say sharply: "In the dead of night, even if we gallop on the horse, it is difficult to hurt people, although this child appeared suddenly, I am confident that I can stop the horse in time, why should you meddle with things." ”

The man in black said angrily: "How can you ride a horse in the city at any time, if you don't have the strength to stop galloping, I am afraid that this poor child has been wounded under the horse's hooves." ”

Zhou Wu was about to argue, but at this time, Jing Chi came around from behind, glared at Zhou Wu, and said coldly: "Speeding late at night, I didn't expect there to be people on the street, this is our no, Jing apologized on behalf of my brother, since the two of them have the courage to meddle in things, they must also be good men, do you dare to go with us." ”

The two men glanced at each other, and they both saw the hesitation in each other's eyes, although the carriage surrounded by this group of people was very simple, but when they saw the well-made, they knew that it was not for ordinary people, and although these guards were wearing civilian clothes, they were all extraordinary, and they knew that they were soldiers when they sat on horses, and they all had extraordinary martial arts, such a team of guards, not the prince's house is absolutely none, their identities are all obstacles, the two exchanged hearts, the man in gray said indifferently:" Now that you've apologized, that's it, we still have something to do, so we won't bother. ”

Saying that the two were about to leave, Jing Chi smiled loudly, waved his hand, and eight guards rushed up from the left and right, and soon surrounded the two people, the faces of the two changed greatly, the gray-clothed man frowned, but the black-clothed man was murderous, at this time Jing Chi said: "Jing has been in Chang'an for many days, and when I see that the two are foreigners, this is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, among the imperial capital, even the thieves who kill people and steal goods from other places have to follow the rules here, and few dare to walk at night, after all, if they encounter the forbidden army patrolling the night, they will inevitably be in trouble, and the two are so bold." , presumably because of the high martial arts, it is not a problem to come and go. ”

The man in gray said coldly: "Why, there is no night ban in Chang'an, it is our business to walk in the dark, just because we are busy, do you want to use the topic to play, but do you want to send us to the official?" ”

Jing Chi smiled: "It's not, it's just that the two of you are invited to be guests of our place, if both of them are innocent people, Jing not only apologizes to the two, but also makes friends with the two, if there is any obstacle in Chang'an in the future, as long as Jing can help, there is no other word." ”

The man in gray was lying on the hilt of his sword, his expression was solemn, and the man in black also put his hand on his waist, and he was about to make a move, but they saw that these guards were all eyeing each other, and Jing Chi was a tiger's eye, and the murderous aura that rushed to the sky had shrouded the two of them in it, and they couldn't help but feel very uneasy in their hearts, even if they could break out of the encirclement, they were afraid that they would also be exposed, and they were hesitating. At this time, the curtain of the car was lifted, and a young man leaned out, he was wearing a black cloak, covering his clothes, and his appearance was very weak and delicate, he was so murderous and full of arrows when he showed up, and said with a smile: "General Jing, stop." ”

The two of them moved in their hearts, they both glanced at Jing Chi, a look flashed in their eyes, but the eyes that looked at me were full of doubts, and I felt that my judgment was correct, so I smiled and said: "Under the command of King Xiaguan Yong, Sima Jiang Zhe of Tiance Shuaifu, Fang Cai's subordinates have offended, and Jiang apologized to the two of them on their behalf." As he spoke, I bowed.

The two of them also bowed in unison, and the gray-clothed man's eyes flashed with an inexplicable light, and said: "It turned out to be Lord Jiang, I heard about it early in the morning, and I committed the crime of driving a car, please forgive me." ”

The man in black looked surprised and delighted, but he didn't speak, I glanced at him and smiled: "Brother Ye, Brother Fang should be careful in Chang'an, His Royal Highness has no ill will towards the two masters, but if Brother Fang's whereabouts are leaked, it is inconvenient for His Royal Highness to show mercy to his subordinates, although Chang'an is good, it is difficult to live for a long time, please leave quickly." ”

As soon as I said "Brother Fang", the two of them shook at the same time, and their whole body strength had been condensed, and they were about to make a move, but my next words made them breathe a sigh of relief. The man in black hesitated, bowed down and bowed: "Lord Jiang, Fang Mou has no choice but to enter Beijing, I don't know if my lord can take a step to speak." ”

I was stunned, I saw through the identities of these two people by accident, that Ye Tianxiu was originally a subordinate of King Qing, and he had secretly entered Beijing many times, I had seen his drawings and figures, and I recognized him as should, but the surname Fang was guessed by me, this person has a special complexion, obviously exposed to the sun all the year round, goodbye to him has traces of perennial sails being drawn by ropes, and then according to the factors of friendship with Ye Tianxiu, I guessed his identity. I originally wanted to say a few good words and let them leave after expressing goodwill, so as not to have some uncontrollable variables, but I didn't expect this Fang Yuanxin to talk to me, if this matter spreads, Jiang Yong is still rebellious after all, although Emperor Yongdi doesn't want to embarrass him at all, but it is not very good to me after all, but seeing that his eyes are full of pleading, my heart softened, and said: "Brother Fang, please come to the car and talk." ”

Fang Yuanxin glanced at Ye Tianxiu and said in a low voice, "You go back first." ”

Ye Tianxiu also asked in a low voice: "He is a confidant of King Yong, you have to think about it carefully." ”

Fang Yuanxin smiled bitterly: "The young master's life is at stake, this can't be taken care of, King Yong will never take advantage of people's danger." ”

Fang Yuanxin stepped into the carriage, Ye Tianxiu glanced at me worriedly, saluted and said goodbye, and was about to leave with the child.

I raised my voice and said, "Wait." ”

Ye Tianxiu's heart froze, and he turned around and said, "What do you command?" ”

I smiled and said, "Brother Ye is just a passer-by in Chang'an, so this child should be handed over to Jiang for disposal." ”

Ye Tianxiu's heart was relieved, and he said, "Then please ask Lord Jiang." With that, he quickly disappeared into the night. One of the guards stepped forward and bent down to lift the child up on the horse, and the child struggled stubbornly, looking at the guard with hostile eyes, and the guard laughed and patted him on the head.

As soon as Fang Yuanxin stepped into the carriage, he saw an elegant-looking and feminine young man sitting there, he glanced at him coldly, that cold gaze made Fang Yuanxin feel that his whole body seemed to be poured with a bucket of ice water, he immediately knew the identity of this person, "Evil Shadow" Li Shun, this supreme master with amazing martial arts, but willing to stoop to be a servant.

I saw Fang Yuanxin's expression like sitting on pins and needles, and gave Xiao Shunzi a look, the murderous aura around him immediately converged, Fang Yuanxin only felt relieved, and said in his heart, the evil shadow was really unusual, I saw that he had calmed down, so he said, "I don't know what Brother Fang wants to say to Jiang?" ”

Fang Yuanxin said with a gloomy expression: "Since Lord Jiang knows the identity of the below, he should know who the lord below is?" ”

I smiled slightly and said: "Jiang naturally knows, but since General Fang knows that Guishang is still Dayong's prisoner, why should he talk to Jiang in detail, if this matter leaks out, I am afraid that Jiang will not be able to let go even if he wants to." ”

Fang Yuanxin said: "Fang Mou only dared to discuss with Lord Jiang when he saw that Lord Jiang had a lot of intention of protecting him. ”

I recalled the whispers he had exchanged with Ye Tianxiu just now, my heart moved, and I asked with a smile, "Excuse me, but is there anything I need to do here?" ”

Fang Yuanxin said: "Don't dare to hide it from your lord, my lord is not confused last year, only a little bone and blood, but a few days ago, the young master went to sea, and was injured by a sea snake called "rouge jade" in the sea, and his life was in danger, although my lord also has a famous doctor, but they are helpless, and can only watch the young lord being tortured by poison every day, although his life is barely saved, but he can't survive, he can't die. The lord also sent his subordinates to look for famous doctors everywhere, but everyone said that there was nothing they could do, and in the end the lord only hoped to find the doctor Mr. Sang, but Mr. Sang has not been seen since the appearance of the dragon in Chang'an, Fang was ordered to Chang'an to look for clues, but he did not get any news, but he learned that Mr. Jiang had studied medicine from Mr. Sang, it is said that the medical skills are profound, Fang begged the lord to show his hand of rejuvenation and save the young master of my family, not only Fang Mou is grateful for this, even the master of my family, and he will not forget the great grace of the adult. ”

I frowned and said: "General Fang, let's not talk about the position of you and me, it is hostile, and don't say whether you can save Young Master Jiang in Xia, since the assassination, I am very weak, if there is no careful care of His Royal Highness King Yongwang and my servant, I am afraid that I will already die, if I go all the way to the East China Sea, I am afraid that before the person arrives, he will already be dying, and now that King Yongwang is using me as a counselor, I will not be able to leave for a moment." ”

Fang Yuanxin knew that Jiang Zhe didn't say a word of lie, regardless of his identity as the lord, after all, as long as Jiang Yong was willing to surrender to Dayong, he would definitely be able to be reused by Emperor Yong, but although Jiang Zhe looked good, there were many signs of weakness and weakness, if he traveled thousands of miles, he was afraid that he would fall ill if he couldn't reach the East China Sea, but no matter what, the young master couldn't come to Chang'an. He thought about it for a long time, but he still felt embarrassed, originally he wanted to think of a way to rob Jiang Zhe away, but after inquiring, he knew that this Jiang Zhe was a person that King Yong valued very much, if he blatantly opposed King Yong, even the lord was unwilling, and when he saw him today, sure enough, Jiang Zhe's side was well guarded, and it was impossible for him to rob Jiang Zhe out of Chang'an.

I looked at Fang Yuanxin's face attentively, I was a little distressed at first, and then with a hint of murder, but in the end I was desperate, I didn't know his thoughts, but I couldn't leave Chang'an at this time anyway, if it weren't for Mr. Sang having already said that he would no longer practice medicine, and Mr. Sang's seclusion was a secret, and I couldn't tell outsiders, I would have already recommended him to see Mr. Sang, but now, I can only let his young master come to Chang'an, but once he arrives in Chang'an, I'm afraid that there will be no chance to leave, which will probably make Jiang Yong very embarrassed.

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Shunzi suddenly reminded me: "Childe, it's almost time to reach the Suzaku Gate." ”

When Fang Yuanxin heard this, his face was like ashes, he knew that he had to leave, and he said gloomily: "Fang Mou will explain this matter to the Lord after he goes back, the stakes are very high, and Fang Mou cannot be the master." ”

My heart moved, and said: "Brother Fang, why is he in a hurry to leave, since you are willing to talk to Jiang, then why don't you see Your Highness, Your Highness is broad-minded and kind-hearted, maybe you can think of a way to help Young Master Ling, at least Jiang can guarantee that if Brother Fang wants to leave, His Highness will not stop it." ”

Fang Yuanxin's spirit was shocked, he also knew that even if Jiang Zhe was willing to heal the young master, he also needed to get the permission of King Yong, thinking that the lord would treat him as deeply as the sea, what if he risked his life. Having made up his mind, Fang Yuanxin said: "Then please ask Lord Jiang to introduce you on your behalf." ”

I said solemnly: "General Fang, rest assured, Jiang guarantees that Master Fang can leave Chang'an safely." ”

Fang Yuanxin was about to answer, but Xiao Shunzi's expression suddenly moved, and he said coldly: "Childe, someone is following." ”

I asked, "How many people, since when?" ”

Xiao Shunzi said: "These are the ones we put together when we met General Fang, they have been far away from the car, and Fang suddenly got a lot closer, oh, I understand, there are patrolling forbidden troops in front of them." ”

My heart moved, and I asked, "Whose subordinates is that forbidden army?" ”

Xiao Shunzi opened the curtain, looked at it, and said in a low voice: "My lord, General Qin led the forbidden army to inspect, and he will meet us soon." ”

I sneered, "Xiao Shunzi, do you think Qin Qing will search my car?" ”

Xiao Shunzi frowned and said, "The car of King Yong's Mansion, he shouldn't be able to check it." ”

I smiled slightly and said: "According to the law, he has the right to check the night car, of course, if it is about my identity, there is no need to check, but if he really wants to search, I am inconvenient to stop it on the spot, presumably those people were following Brother Ye and Brother Fang, who knew that when they ran into my big fish, this person was also decisive, and wanted to use this method to frame me as a collaborator and rebel." ”

Xiao Shunzi frowned and said: "It's inconvenient for the son to refuse the search, and he can't hurt the forbidden army, how can this be good." ”

I smiled and said, "Let Jing Chi deal with it first, it's not good if I come forward in a hurry, it's really a pity for Qin Qing." ”

At this time, the forbidden army had already arrived in front of him, and the leader was heroic, it was Qin Qing, he stepped forward and said loudly: "General Jing, why are you personally escorting, who is in the car?" ”

Jing Chi said in a deep voice: "It turned out to be the commander of Qin, and the last general was ordered to protect Jiang Sima, and he was responsible for it, so it was inconvenient to greet him, so I asked General Qin to forgive me." ”

Qin Qing said with a smile: "What are you talking about, although Qin Qing's official position is slightly higher, but the general is a brave general on the battlefield, who doesn't know that the first brave general under His Royal Highness King Yong, the best at cutting generals and capturing the flag is General Jing, Qin Qing is late in school, and he doesn't dare to accept the general's gift, now late at night, I don't know if I can let Qin meet Jiang Sima, Qin Qing has the heavy responsibility of protecting the safety of the imperial city, and he doesn't dare to slack off, so please forgive me." ”

Jing Chi frowned and said: "Although it is natural to check the suspicious whereabouts, but this is the car of King Yong's Mansion, and it is Lord Sima in the car, why does General Qin have to check, the night wind is cold, Lord Sima has been in poor health recently, I am afraid that he has suffered from the cold, and it is really inconvenient to see him." ”

Qin Qing's expression changed, and he turned around and asked a guard beside him in a low voice: "Jiang Sima is not easy to mess with, why does the princess want me to check his car, if King Yong is angry and tells his father, I am afraid that I will be blamed." ”

The guard said in a low voice: "Don't worry, don't worry, our people see the rebellion in his car, we don't want to embarrass Jiang Sima, so the general will definitely not agree, but if that person enters the Yongwang Mansion, he is afraid of endless disasters, as long as the horse takes that person away and says that it is an investigation, Jiang Sima will be at a loss, and he will not dare to stop it. ”

Qin Qing was a little hesitant, but thinking that his wife had always outwitted him, he shouldn't be wrong, so he raised his voice and said, "It's just a routine, it won't take a long time, and it shouldn't hurt Jiang Sima's body." As he spoke, he stepped forward to lift the curtain.

Two guards blocked the road at the same time, knowing that there was a person in the car who could not be exposed. Qin Qingjian raised his eyebrows and said, "What, do you want to prevent this commander from performing official duties?" ”

Jing Chi sneered: "If you are asked to search the car, after tomorrow, won't the government and the opposition know that your General Qin is very capable, and he actually searched the car of the Yongwang Mansion, and it will be Jing who will have no face at that time." ”

Qin Qing said slightly angrily: "If King Yong is here, the last general will naturally retreat, but now it's just Jiang Sima in the car, then the last general has the right to search, if you don't have a ghost in your heart, why don't you let me take a look?" With a wave of his hand, the forbidden army surrounded the car, Qin Qing looked at Jing Chi coldly, as long as he said another word, he would come forward and forcibly search.

Fang Yuanxin's heart froze, his hand pressed his waist again, he was originally a rebellious body, if he fell into the hands of the forbidden army, he was afraid that he would die or live, so he had a desperate heart, he couldn't help but secretly blame himself in his heart, he shouldn't have taken the risk of talking to Jiang Zhe in the car, he would just die, if he was involved with this young master who might be the only one who could save him, then he would be unable to leave it even if he died.

I shook my head slightly, and gently pressed his hand, if such a thing can't be handled, am I still worthy of being the chief military advisor of King Yong, glanced at Xiao Shunzi, took off a gold medal from his waist and handed it to him, although there are many ways, but this one is the most simple and direct, for the heart of General An, it is better to bully people once, but unfortunately Qin Qing is too stubborn, and if he changes a person, he will never dare to ask for a search of the car of King Yong's Mansion, iron-faced selflessness is not something anyone can do, it can only be said that Qin Qing is too naïve.

Xiao Shunzi took the gold medal and walked out of the curtain, and in less than a moment, I smiled faintly, this gold medal really works. It is worthy of the good things that King Yong solemnly lent me to use.