"Sir, why are you home so early today?" As soon as he walked into the hall, the lady led the concubine to greet him. The May sun casts a hound-like scent through the staggered panes.

"The eldest prince just sent a little waiter to bring a box over, let me hand it over to the gentleman." Madame continued.

He took off his robe and said, "The big thing that Gongzi confessed now finally has some eyebrows. I found a man in Kure City today, who was very imposing and in his early thirties. I have countless people, this person has a strange bone and a strong body, and he will be able to achieve a great career one day, which is not comparable to ordinary people. He was paused for a moment, as if thoughtful.

"It's a pity that the palace also sent people to search for talents in Wu City, I was about to take him to see the prince, but those entourages took him to see the king, it's a pity!" He shook his head and sighed: "If Childe has the opportunity to use this person, his ambition will be successful." Ay! Open the box and show it to me. ”

There were a few pieces of bamboo slips in the box, and after being left to read it, he didn't make a sound, waved his hand, and only the lady was left in the hall.

"What about Yu'er? Are you still practicing swords today? This minx! "It is very clear in my heart that since King Wu succeeded to the throne, he has paid attention to the government and the opposition, and the wind is very tight. The most important thing now is to be cautious and not to make the slightest mistake. Gongzi Ji Guang is in a high position, and he has the grace of knowing himself, and he also asked for an official position for himself. Although the son has been planning for a long time, he is now weak, so he has to hide his edge in order to make a long-term plan.

Leaning on the low couch, I saw a cloth knot tied on the red log pillar in the hall at some point, and a small flower basket woven with tender willows hung on it, and some wild flowers of various colors were inserted in it. When he was separated, he couldn't help laughing: "Madam, look at your naughty daughter, when did she tie that flower basket, not to mention it's really a bit appreciative." You send someone to see, why has she practiced for so long and still hasn't come back? ”

As Madame agreed, she heard the familiar sound of laughter in the corridor outside the hall. So she retracted her steps and laughed, "Aren't you coming back!" Yuqin - Yuqin! Come here! ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl dressed in red, leading a maid into the main hall, with a red cloth towel wrapped around her head and a sword in her hand. Coquettishly said, "Why did my father come back so early?" I had just gone to the woods by the river to practice my sword, and when I came back I saw many warriors on the road, and the leader rode a great horse, and they went all the way to the palace. ”

was left and didn't answer, knowing that since King Wu ascended the throne, in order to stabilize his throne, he had many ears and eyes. pretended to be angry and said: "You crazy girl, I've told you many times, now the situation outside is not stable, and some people are ready to move." You're a girl's house wandering outside all day, and you have to make me suspenseful! In the future, you are not allowed to go out, if you want to practice swords, you can practice in your own home, and I don't know what a girl doesn't learn from girls all day long, but only knows how to make guns and sticks, what does it look like? It's all because you're used to her all day. He turned his head to his wife and said angrily.

The lady replied that she did. The girl in red muttered, seeing that her father was very resolute, and did not contradict it again, so she took the maid angrily.

After being left, he motioned his wife to go to the study with him, and there were two piles of bamboo slips stacked on the case, one side was the literature and the other was the freshly dried haode green bamboo blank bamboo slips, polished carefully and smooth. It is estimated that he took a piece of bamboo slip according to the basis, and then tied the tail section carefully, put it on the case, and began to write a letter. He had to report what he had seen in Kure City today to Gongzi Jiguang, and let him pay attention to the man who was called a warrior. Although he had already found this person, he was introduced to the king, and he was afraid that he would be reused by the king. The plan now is to prevent the king from reusing the army. Otherwise, the soldiers will not be used by the child.

He said in the letter: According to his own judgment, Wu Yuan is a rare talent, and he must not be reused by King Wu. If you can't turn him around for your own use, you have to get rid of him. Once King Wu reuses him, he will become a dangerous enemy, and with the help of this advisor, Gongzi's Jihua will not succeed at all.

Packed the bamboo slips in a large round bamboo tube, and was instructed by the lady to say: "You call Ziwen in and ask him to send this letter to the prince's mansion, be more careful!" ”

When Ziwen took the letter out, he said to his wife in a somewhat prostration: "The person I am in Yujian in Wu City today is called a martial artist, tall and tall, with a white face and a long beard, and silver hair. I heard that when I was passing through Shaoguan, I was in a hurry all night, but I was actually still strong. He is very imposing and has an extraordinary skeleton. When I first met him, he blew a spotted bamboo in the street, and his voice was mournful. Although he was dressed in rags, he couldn't hide his noble background. He came from a noble family of Chu State, because he was framed by someone, so his family was killed, escaped from Chu State alone, and now lives on the streets of Wu City. Right now, Childe is recruiting scholars and knights as arms everywhere in order to make a big deal. It's a pity that it's hard to find talents, and it's in vain. Today, I am fortunate to meet this person, but I don't want to be called by King Wu, it's a pity, isn't God blessed the son?! ”

After thinking for a while, he was instructed to his wife: "Let the next person prepare the ox cart, and I will go outside for a walk, if the son has a letter, I will make plans when I come back." ”

Put on civilian clothes and leave the mansion. Look at the red willow green outside, the spring is thick, and the market is bustling. Finding a remote place, he asked the emperor to drive the ox cart and stop to rest, and walked into the market on foot, wandering around. Even the vegetable sellers, butchers, hunters, peddlers, farmers, pawns, etc. on the street all looked at it carefully, as if they were trying to fish out a needle in the sea of people.

A group of armor soldiers rushed in, shouting, and waving long whips to split the flow of people. He was immediately aside, and when the armor had passed, he spun around again.

"Smack, smack!" There was a large crowd of people around there, and there was a crisp whipping sound from inside. I was squeezed in and wanted to see what was going on. It turned out to be a strong man leading a young girl to perform on the street, playing a flying whip. A woman in white had a grapefruit on her head, and the black-faced strong man was a few steps away and hit the pomelo on the girl's head with a whip in his hand. As soon as the whip passed, the green grapefruit fell, but the girl was unharmed. Then he played with the throwing knives, and when he saw the strong man take out two throwing knives from the wooden box, he hugged his fists and saluted the people, and then stood still about ten paces away from the woman. The woman in white put a new pomelo on her head, and stood steady with bated breath. I saw a flash of white light, and two flying knives quickly came out, inserted on the green grapefruit, and then flew aside. And they all shouted in unison, and poured some ancient coins into the jar on the ground.

was squeezed in, saluted the black-faced man, muttered a few times, and returned to the place where the ox cart was stranded with the father and daughter, and then whipped back to the house.

Returning to the house on the edge of Wu City, the father and daughter were settled down by the detached waiter, and they were given clothes and food. After being left in the car, there was a famine in the father and daughter's hometown, and it was difficult to make a living. They had to abandon their homeland, depend on each other for their lives, wander in other places, and make a living by performing arts all the way.

"You must take care of them for me. From now on, they will be members of the family, and they are not allowed to slack off! "I was told very harshly to the subordinates.

When I returned to the inner room, I was told to my wife that the father and daughter would help the family take care of the home in the future, and they could arrange to do some errands.

In less than a moment, Yuqin learned from the maid Cui'er that the family had newly taken in two people, father and daughter. When he heard that the girl was about the same age as himself, he was impatient to meet her, and waited for Cui'er to take her.

Cui'er was also a little afraid to do so, Mrs. is in charge of it now, and Mr. has also instructed that Yuqin is not allowed to go out without permission. The subordinate lived in the west wing, and the lady's boudoir was in the east wing. In the past, you had to walk through the main hall, and it was easy to bump into Mr. or Mrs. Yuqin was a little angry, saying that he didn't go out either, what were he afraid of? So he got angry and went to himself.

I tiptoed through the main hall, but fortunately I didn't touch the old man and my mother. When Yuqin stood in front of the girl in red, the girl blushed and looked a little flustered, and she didn't know who it was. Looking at her dress, she seems to be a young lady.

"I'm Yuqin, what about you, what's your name?" Yuqin generously went up to greet the girl.

The girl smiled shyly: "Miss, we countrymen don't have a serious name, so my father calls me Ling'er." ”

The two are of the same age, and they don't have any mustards, so they got acquainted after a while. Yuqin was sixteen years old, and Ling'er was a few months younger, so Yuqin ordered her to call herself Sister Yu'er, and she called her Sister Ling'er, and she was not allowed to call herself Miss in the future. The two were intimate, and they heard the messy footsteps in the hall, and Yuqin guessed that his father was about to return home, so he hurriedly resigned from Ling'er and went away.

was left back to the house, came to the study, and said to Ziwen who followed him: "I asked you to petition some masters in the rivers and lakes, I don't know how it is going at this time?" Childe has already asked me a few times. ”

Ziwen frowned and replied, "I also searched according to Mr.'s instructions, but I haven't found a suitable person yet." King Wu is strong in martial arts, and there are guards around him at any time, and it is difficult to get close without superhuman skills. ”

was speechless for a long time when he looked out the window, sighed and said, "Childe has been planning this for several years, and he can't eat all day long. You have to hurry up. King Wu has many ears and eyes, you must be cautious! ”

Ziwen nodded yes, hesitated for a long time before asking, "Miss has looked for me many times, saying that she wants me to teach her how to practice swords, I don't know what Mr. means?" ”

He waved his hand and interrupted him: "Absolutely not, Ziwen." You must not expose your martial arts, even in front of your family! She's a little kid, so you can ignore her. ”

Ziwen didn't dare to mention it again, and asked if there was anything to do before withdrawing.

I was irritable for a while, thinking about what the result would be after this soldier was received by King Wu, and I was deeply worried.