Chapter 50: The Righteous Ones

The sky was lowered, the night was shrouded, and the sound of drums was heard, and all the palaces in the palace began to be locked and prepared for curfew.

In Qian Hongzuo's bedroom, he and Xie Xiangcun had been silently facing each other for a long time.

Hearing the sound of more drums, Xie Xiangcun finally stood up and said, "Holy Lord, it's getting late, the palace is about to be locked, and Weichen will retire." ”

Qian Hongzuo said in a panic: "Don't go, I'll go to ask my mother again, I can't let you take this risk." ”

Xie Xiangcun said: "The saint doesn't have to be like this, the Queen Mother is right, who else will be the assassin this time?" If you believe me, I will definitely be able to kill Dai Feng. ”

Qian Hongzuo said: "It's too dangerous, the person who died may not be Dai Feng, but you." No matter how high Dai Feng's martial arts are, if you are in Hangzhou, you have the forbidden army and me as your backing, there is always some chance of winning. But if you go to the border to assassinate him, it is Dai Feng's territory, and he is surrounded by his subordinates. Dai Feng took advantage of the right time and place, and he won his trust unswervingly, but he didn't dare to make a move, and you had a lower chance of winning than him. ”

Xie Xiangcun said: "Let me carry out the assassination, at least I can keep my house unmoved." I disguised myself as someone else to assassinate, even if I failed and was killed, as long as I didn't move and didn't do anything, I didn't expose it, I still had the opportunity to assassinate in the future. ”

Qian Hongzuo shook his head bitterly and said, "Aiqing, if you die, this court will be empty, and this palace will be empty." I finally know why your master, Qu Liuzhen, was unwilling to persuade you to come to the forbidden army on an errand. Maybe he had expected it to be today! ”

Xie Xiangcun was gloomy.

Qian Hongzuo said with tears in his eyes: "How glad I was that my father valued me and passed the throne to me. Now I would rather be a rich idler like the other royal brothers and brothers, so that I will not watch my only friend die. Why are they so happy and I am so lonely? Why are they so idle and I am so busy? Why are they so at ease, while I can only live in swords and swords, and deceit? ”

Xie Xiangcun held Qian Hongzuo's hand and said softly: "Because the well-being of the people is yours, and they are not." If you were just an ordinary prince, maybe I would never be loyal to you for the rest of my life. ”

Qian Hongzuo stared at Xie Xiangcun, and he saw himself in Xie Xiangcun's bright eyes.

Xie Xiangcun said: "Shengshang, when Weichen was young, he struggled in the war. Several times, I almost died on the way to escape, and at that time, I was worse than dead. But I came to Wuyue Kingdom, and I envy the people here, who are enjoying a peaceful time. I didn't know it at the time, but now I understand that this peace is like a piece of beautiful jade, which must be carefully cared for, and if you are not careful, it will be shattered. If war comes, many children in Wu Yueguo will be thrown into hell like me back then. Even died under the butcher's knife, died in hunger, so even if there is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire ahead, I must go to it! Holy, the people depend on you for protection, and dying for you is the best place for me. As long as the seedlings can grow into ears of wheat, all the efforts are worth it. I have made up my mind, and I don't need to be persuaded by the Holy One. ”

Qian Hongzuo could no longer restrain his grief, and tears burst out of his eyes. He took off the amulet that Xie Xiangcun had given him from his neck. The copper talisman has always been worn by Qian Hongzuo, and it is equipped with a gold chain, which is like a treasure. Qian Hongzuo put the amulet around Xie Xiangcun's neck, and choked up: "This is what you gave me, you remember, it is mine." I'm just lending it to you temporarily, you're going to come back and give it back to me personally, you have to come back and give it back to me!! ”

Xie Xiangcun's tears were also embarrassing, but he forcibly held back and said, "Holy Lord, if I don't return, I beg you to take care of my master Qu Liuyu." We are called master and apprentice, but we are like father and son, and he is in poor health, and I originally planned to support him for the rest of my life. Also, if you find my biological parents and brother in the future, please tell them, I will always be concerned about them. ”

Qian Hongzuo covered his ears violently and said, "Don't say it again!" Your own business, do it yourself. As long as you come back alive, I promise you anything. ”

Xie Xiangcun didn't speak anymore, bowed silently, turned around and strode away. Tears rolled down in large pieces, and he didn't want Qian Hongzuo to see it, so he just strode briskly, but he didn't wipe it.

Qian Hongzuo only felt that his hand was empty, Xie Xiangcun was already in the distance, Qian Hongzuo chased a few steps, but where could he catch up, he just muttered: "Aiqing, if you can't come back, the royal family is in trouble, I will chase Aiqing in the underworld, how can I complete your entrustment?" ”

Mrs. Dai was invited to the palace by Empress Dowager Xu to discuss marriage. After the negotiation, according to Dai Yun's instructions, Mrs. Dai came to Chuhouyuan and said that she wanted to visit the injured hoopoe man. The chamberlain who guarded the door politely asked her to wait for a moment.

After waiting for a while, I only saw Ying'er, the little maid brought into the palace by the hoopoe man from Dai's mansion, walked out, holding a sword in her hand tremblingly, and said to Mrs. Dai: "Ying'er visited Mrs., Miss said that she was injured and it was inconvenient to change clothes, so she couldn't see Mrs. Let me send my wife out of the palace on her behalf. ”

Mrs. Dai was born as a slave, and the hoopoe man held his own original match, and he has always been rude to her. The two have no family affection at all, Mrs. Dai came to visit, just to complete Dai Yun's errand, since the hoopoe man did not want to see her, he did not dare to complain, and said: "In this case, then you greet Miss on my behalf, just say that the marshal is very concerned about her." ”

Ying'er held the sword and sent Mrs. Dai to the palace gate, and then looked at the several palace maids who followed behind her quite embarrassedly, looking like she had something to say, but she was afraid that others would hear it. Seeing that the palace maids had no intention of evading it, they had no choice but to hand the sword to Mrs. Dai and said: "Madam, this is the seven-star sword of Wu Yueguo, which was awarded by the emperor of the Tang Dynasty when he canonized the lord of our country, and it is one of the tokens of the royal family. The Queen Mother gave it to Miss because of her meritorious rescue of the young lady. Miss said that she loved the saint deeply, but she also knew that without the cultivation of the Dai family, there would be no her today, she hoped that the Dai Mansion would enjoy glory forever, and said that as long as the seven-star sword was offered in the mansion, it would be like having a magic weapon in the town. No one dares to be unfavorable to the Dai family. ”

Mrs. Dai also heard that the seven-star sword was a royal token of Wu Yueguo, so she solemnly took it and returned home by carriage and horse.

In Dai's mansion, Dai Yun listened to Mrs. Dai's reply, took out the seven-star sword and looked at it carefully, this seven-star sword is extremely precious, the pattern on the sword body is the pattern of the Big Dipper, the scabbard of the sword, there is a pure gold dragon, and the hilt is carved with the coat of arms of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

Dai Yun sighed bitterly: "Shengnan, since you betrayed your father, what did you do for your father to ask for this dead thing?" If you kill Qian Hongzuo, don't say that this seven-star sword, the entire Wu Yue Kingdom belongs to my Dai family. ”

The strategist Li Jishen persuaded: "The marshal doesn't have to worry, since ancient times, there have been many women in love, not to mention Miss Shengnan, who is facing the queen's throne?" Although she refused to kill Qian Hongzuo, she didn't want anything to happen to the Dai family, after all, her mother's family was the backer of the people in the inner courtyard of the palace, even the queen was no exception. Fortunately, the last assassination was not exposed, and it was done by Dai Fu. ”

Dai Yun put the seven-star sword back into the sheath and said: "Shengnan is young after all, with her little cleverness, can she deal with Empress Dowager Xu?" She thought she had made a meritorious service, but if Empress Dowager Xu asked her in the future, how did she know that the assassin was going to assassinate her, and how did she know the location of the assassination, how would she justify herself? Even if this seven-star sword is a gift, how can it keep the Dai family? ”

Li Ji thought deeply and asked, "Marshal, can you be sure of the authenticity of this sword?" ”

Dai Yun said: "Many years ago, I won the trust of the first king, and once served as the commander of the forbidden army, when there was a big celebration in the palace, the seven-star sword would be offered in the temple, I saw it many times. This sword, there is no doubt about it. ”

Li Jishen said: "If you have a plan in your later life, I hope the marshal will refer to it." ”