Qingyun made a move in a hurry, and unconsciously pulled out the family heirloom sword to "dry and taste it".

Although the sword is made of forged steel, the body of the sword is thicker and heavier than that of the contemporary sword, and it is closer to the bronze sword of the Zhou Dynasty.

This type of thunder sky is able to make such a momentum, envying others, and naturally borrowing the characteristics of the sword.

And Lu Wenzu just took a long sword in his hand, and threw it out of his hand, and he didn't have any strength in the air, where could he stand up to Qingyun's full strength with the heavy sword in his hand?

As soon as the two swords were handed over, the flying sword broke into two white rays of light and flew diagonally behind.

A little guy didn't have time to dodge, and was hit by a white mang, which immediately pierced through his chest, and the blood was like a blowout.

The little guy didn't even have time to snort, and his soul was detained by the bull head and horse face.

The red chain that ran through the chest was nailed into the wooden wall, and the grabbing sound made a non-stop trembling sound.

It is like a bloodthirsty demonic beast, dripping red saliva all over the Zhu household, but it is still hungry, gnawing on steel teeth, wanting to devour all the creatures within its reach.

plopped, the first to lie down was not the little guy who was cut through the chest, but Qingyun who slashed out a shocking sword.

Although his sword seemed to have the best time and place, the force of the shock when the two swords struck each other was like a heavy hammer in his chest.

If he hadn't ignored the numbness of the tiger's mouth and used his mind to control his hands and clench the hilt of the sword, the sword in his hand would have flown away from the clouds.

But that consciousness only had time to flash a thought in his mind, and Qingyun felt a faint burst of fishy sweetness welling up in his throat, and his eyes suddenly turned black and he lost consciousness.

Seeing that the flying sword was running through the air, Ben also wanted to make a move, but before the sword was pulled out, Qingyun had already spurted blood from his mouth and nose and fell to the ground.

Shocked, he hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Qingyun's placket, which didn't make his head choke.

Looking at Lu Wenzu again, he was still standing in place, but there were more than ten sharp arrows inserted horizontally and vertically on his body, some of which were half gone, and some of them even faintly pierced out from the other side.

At such a close distance, the lethality of the bow and crossbow is very staggering.

He didn't fall, his eyes were gray, and he looked blankly at the four juniors in the same door, the emotions hidden in that gray, I don't know whether it was anger, confusion, doubt, or admiration for that thunderous brilliance, all of which came to an end with the slowly spreading pupils.

Lu Wenzu committed a serious crime.

Once the incident happened, it alarmed the imperial history of the dynasty, and he had already reported his mortal heart.

But why did the trapped beast blow he made on his deathbed actually slash at the four juniors who seemed harmless to humans and animals?

No, the kid who broke Lu Wenzu's desperate sword still has some skills, could it be that he did something?

These questions bothered everyone present, Gao Daoyue couldn't understand it, Gao Shusheng didn't seem to understand it, and Jin Chongjian didn't seem to understand it.

There will always be people who understand, and there will always be times when everyone will understand.

The autumn breeze blows through the sycamores, leaving only dog-like branches and leaves.

The falling wood hides the breath of all life.

The Lu Mansion with a seal was affixed, and the building was empty.

The scene was sealed, and all the subordinates were either dismissed, or taken away by Gao Daoyue to inquire about the reason for Lu Wenzu's return to Beijing.

Gao Shusheng and Qingyun and others are naturally inseparable, and the iron windows and wooden fences are impossible to say that they will end up tonight.

Cui Zongbo was very happy this morning, in fact, he has been very happy since he had the child Cui Xiu.

Cui Xiu has been smart since he was a child, both civil and military, even in a big family like the Cui family, he is a good seedling of one in a hundred.

In the Central Plains gate valve of the Wei State official, only Li Cui, Lu and Zheng Wang have five surnames and seven wangs, and Yandi and Feng Gao's two surnames are the most favored by the king.

Qinghe Cui's family was once a very popular minister in Cui Hao's generation, and the Cui family also faintly had the status of crowning the surnames of the Central Plains.

However, blessings and misfortunes are relied on, and the king is like a tiger, Cui Hao was imprisoned for the text of "National History", and he was wiped out!

Today's Boling, Qinghe's two Cui clans, are Cui Hao's relatives, although they are still nominally first-class gate valves, but in recent years, there are really no outstanding figures, let alone Cui Hao who can be the humerus of the country and the pillars of the clan.

But Cui Xiu, this kid, well, may be able to change the current situation of the Cui family and continue to be brilliant.

At the beginning of the year, the king of Wei marched south, the crown prince supervised the country, and the king of Beihai was the auxiliary government.

This King of Beihai is a thorough gentleman, with all kinds of poems, books, rituals and music, and he is full of wine and wealth.

He studied under Cui Zongbo in his early years, and he was the same age as Cui Xiu, so he was familiar with him.

Yuan Shen himself is still a child, accompanied by a prince who is only a teenager, where does he know what political affairs? Naturally, it was all pushed to the "brother" Cui Xiu.

Although this Cui Xiu is weak in age, he is knowledgeable and old-fashioned, and he actually handles government affairs well.

When the king of Wei returned to Beijing victoriously, he was overjoyed to see that the state affairs were in order, so he praised Cui Xiu.

The edict said: Beihai is young, has not been idle in political achievements, and the affairs of a hundred are entrusted to each other.

This time, the king of Wei left Beijing to sacrifice the land, and added the title of Cui Xiu Shangshu Changshi, and also gave the Huangmen squire, so he justifiably acted for Yuan Shen as the agent of state affairs and was the adviser to the king of Wei.

The beloved son has Mu Tian's grace, can Zong Boyan not like it?

So I chose an auspicious day to prepare for a big banquet for the guests, and it happened that it was today.

Uncle Zong asked the maid to wash himself early in the morning, and prepared to go out for a walk in the morning and hang out in Luojing.

If you meet a gentleman who has not sent an invitation, you can usually invite him verbally if you can talk about it, and if you don't speculate, you have to shame him.

In short, it's a walk around the city.

The Lu family and the Cui family are both in the Tanzong lineage, and they were originally quite close.

But recently, due to the election of Tanjun, there has been some discord in secret.

Besides, there is only one junior left in the Lu family in Beijing, so naturally the invitation to this banquet will not be sent to the Lu family.

But between the ghosts and gods, this Cui Zongbo swayed and paced towards the Lu Mansion.

He was pacing here, and he was still muttering in his heart: Hmph, what do you say that one Lu Wenzu can be the enemy of my Cui family? If it is a few years later, my family has some qualifications, see who else in your Lu family will compete?

As he walked, Uncle Cui Zongbo realized that something was wrong, and there were many soldiers in armor gathered at the entrance of the alley of the Lu Mansion, with solemn expressions, driving away passers-by who wanted to stop and watch.

What's going on?

Cui Zongbo didn't know that Lu Mansion had a Xuan Bo last night, and when he asked, he was shocked.

Lu Wenzu returned to Beijing without authorization and his home changed drastically, his father and son died tragically at home, and Sun Xijiu died mysteriously?

This Lu Wenzu secretly rushed back to feast Sun Xijiu and the Gao family, although the plot must not be very friendly to his Cui family, but these people died inexplicably, if the real culprit can't be caught, what will everyone think? How would the people of the Tan Sect feel?

The old man Cui Linghe no longer cares much about the affairs of the clan, and he has already taken on the responsibility of the head of the clan.

Tanzong has such a big thing, and he can't steal it if he wants to.

The pride he was full of before going out was like being poured a basin of cold water on his head at this moment, and he was no longer in the mood to continue to be sad.

It is only right to go back to the house as soon as possible and discuss countermeasures with the clansmen.

Cui Zongbo's official fortune is indeed not prosperous, but his immersion in swordsmanship is one of the few in the family.

This time, if the Cui family wants to nominate a character to compete with Lu Wenzu for Tanjun, he will naturally be unyielding.

Can you still let someone of the old man's age fight the junior? This is a self-defeating identity of the Cui family.

He and Lu Wenzu can be regarded as old rivals, although the two have not fought to the death, but since they were young, the exchanges within the sect, the two of them don't know how many times they have fought, although the victory or defeat is not clear, but it is about five or five.

That Sun Sacrifice Wine is also the leader of the Outer Five Sects, although according to the rules, he is not qualified to compete for Tan Jun, but he is definitely not under himself in terms of swordsmanship alone.

They were plotted at the same time?

The Gao family who witnessed it couldn't even see the clues?

The more he thought about it, the more chaotic he became, and his steps sped up a little faster.

Seeing that he was about to turn a corner, three people rushed towards him, and they were also in a hurry.

The three of them were very strong, and they almost covered the entire alley side by side, if Cui Zongbo didn't avoid it, he would definitely bump into it.

At this time, Zong Bo was anxious, and he didn't care why the person who came was so rude, and his steps turned slightly, wanting to pass through the gap between the three of them.

But the three people on the opposite side also made a move at this time, one walked quickly past him, flashed behind him, one turned sideways, and the other stepped back, looking very humble.

But who is Cui Zongbo?

As soon as the three of them moved, he sensed something strange, so he snorted coldly, stopped his beard, and asked loudly,

"A few friends, they look very raw. Stop Cui here, what can you say? ”

The three of them turned into horns for each other, and surrounded Zongbo in the middle.

The man who had just retreated was standing in front of him at this time, and when he heard this, he bowed his hand slightly,

"Senior Brother Cui, in Xialu Longju. These two are the younger brother Long Xiang, Long Jiao. Today, I heard that there was a happy event in Cui's house, and the brothers came to deliver the gifts. ”

Seeing that it was close to noon, the old lady Cui Linghe lived with a dragon-headed cane, with a crane hair on his head, stretching his back that had been slightly bent, and Cui Xiu helped him walk out of the inner house tremblingly.

"What's the matter, Uncle Zong hasn't come back yet?"

"Back to the master, the guests are basically here, but the master has not come back yet.

The old man who was in the big house had already gone out to look for it, and there was no response at this time. ”

The old lady tapped the floor lightly with her cane,

"Well, if the guests are all there, then the table will be opened, and I will take care of it.

It's like a nephew who is steady. Even if Uncle Zong really encounters some trouble, as long as he is in Luoyang City, the two of them will be enough to deal with it! ”

Although the old lady said so, he had already lived to the age of becoming a sperm, and he knew the five senses.

Suddenly, I heard a loud commotion in the hall, and sighed quietly,

"Hugh, you go to the front hall to have a look, so that you can comfort the guests.

I'm a little tired, so I'll go back to my room and rest, and then call me for dinner. ”

Cui Xiu's face changed when he heard this, where did he dare to slack off?

When I went to the front hall, I saw that Uncle Xiangru had returned.

His eyes were red, his cheeks were broken by tears, and he was holding a wooden box in his hand.

The guests in the hall were embarrassed and embarrassed, and he also guessed the clue.

Before he could speak, tears welled up, "Uncle, my father ...... him."

"Virtuous nephew!

I just went around to the vicinity of Lu Mansion, and a beggar grabbed me and brought me this wooden box.

The virtuous nephew should see for himself, please mourn everything in the end. ”

The box contained Cui Zongbo's head, his eyes were not blind, and his eyebrows were raised.

In addition, there is another letterhead, nine characters in blood:

Jairs return to the canopy, and blood pays for life - Lu.

The Cui family has been busy for a long time, and someone originally got the news of the tragedy in Lufu last night, but in order not to hurt the joy, they didn't report it to the old man.

However, some of the guests had already heard about it, and at this time they were busy telling the official statements one by one, and a few military attachés also relayed them after hearing their colleagues talk about the situation at the scene.

Cui Xiu gritted his teeth and wiped his tears when he heard this, and then thanked the guests one by one, informing them that it was inconvenient today, the banquet was postponed, and in a few days, he would have to ask everyone to come to the house to thank him.

This is said to be a thank you, but everyone knows that they are waiting for an invitation to do nothing, so except for the relatives of the Cui family, they all said goodbye one by one, and they couldn't help but cherish and cherish, mourn and mourn.

Except for Lu Wenzu, the Lu family usually hasn't heard of any outstanding figures, but today they can snipe Cui Zongbo, who is extremely noble in Luoyang City, is it because they usually deliberately hide their power, or do they have another backer behind them?

Who was the one who framed Lu Wen's ancestor and grandson for sacrificing wine, and for what purpose?

The people of the Cui family are destined to be sleepless tonight, how many people are trapped in this situation in this Luojing?

On the palace wall, at sunset, a young man in a fancy costume stood proudly with his hands in his hands, looking into the distance.

Behind him, a silver-haired and beardless old man bowed his body, leaned on the dust, arched his hands over the top, and tried to maintain this posture, although from time to time he twitched slightly because of the stiffness of his muscles and bones, but he did not dare to complain.

"Cui Xiu has already sent someone to take leave, right?"

"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, yes, Shangshu Province has approved the leave!"

"Very good, who will handle the affairs of the three provinces now?"

"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, it is Song Ben and Guo Zuo who are in charge."

"Well, these two young men don't have a faction yet. Borrow the name of the young master to solicit it, don't let them be used by the King of the North Sea. ”

"Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince."

"How did Gao Daoyue get the news last night, can you find it?"

"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, the old slave doesn't know much about this. But it seems that the calculation of Lu Wenzu's bureau is very rigorous, I am afraid that even if Gao Yushi does not come forward, he will not be able to escape this catastrophe. ”

"I heard that the fierce sword that killed the king back then also appeared?"

"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince.

Yes, the young man wearing the fierce sword was also injured last night and was taken to the Imperial History Terrace by Gao Yushi. ”

The young man smiled coldly, "Master Chang Shi didn't think he would be unprepared when he came, right?" ”

The old man bowed his waist deeper, "His Royal Highness the Prince." The sword was a murder weapon, and the old slave never carried it with him.

But earlier, he had indeed asked someone to call Gao Yushi, and escorted a group of people at the scene to wait outside.

If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to inspect the fierce sword, the old slave will call someone to offer it. ”

The prince was silent, but nodded slightly.

After a short time, a little eunuch bent down and bowed his head, raised his hands high, held a long sword and paced quickly, and fell to his knees under the hem of his fine clothes.

The prince took the sword, choked and pulled out the sheath, and the dim light in the setting sun was instantly attracted by the sword body, and the golden swaying made people unable to open their eyes.

"Sure enough, it's a good sword! Well, call Gao Yushi to see Lonely. ”

The eunuch who came with the sword hurriedly got up, stepped on small steps and quickly fell back, his hands always rubbing his hands on the back of the proud young man.

Gao Yushi strode forward and knelt on the ground to salute.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't call him up, he didn't even turn around, and asked sadly,

"Who reported Lu Wenzu?"

Gao Daoyue felt that the situation seemed to be a little bad, how dare he hide it, so he took out a note from his arms and held it high above the top,

"His Royal Highness the Prince.

On that day, someone left a note on the case of Xia Guan, but it was impossible to find out who left it.

The subordinate had already deliberately asked the subordinate and the errand official, but no one noticed any unusual movement that day, and did not dare to testify casually. ”

The old eunuch hurriedly took the note and handed it to the prince.

The prince just glanced at it, only to see that it read:

Wuchuan Lu Wenzu returned to Beijing privately, set up a banquet to form a party, secretly communicated with relatives, and had wolf ambitions.

The prince snorted heavily, obviously quite displeased,

"Then can you find out the reason why he returned to Jingshi privately?"

"The lower officials have not found out.

Lu Wenzu and Lu Ruchen's father and son died, Jin Chongjian did not tell the truth, and Gao Shusheng and other people did not seem to know the main motive of Lu Wenzu's return to Beijing. ”

"Rubbish!"

The prince shook his sleeves vigorously and roared angrily,

"I don't know, I don't know, what can you find?

Are you waiting for Lone to tell you that Lu Wenzu was secretly summoned to Luojing by Lone? ”

Gao Daoyue was shocked, and looked up, but he couldn't open his eyes because of the golden light in the prince's hand, so he could only bury his head again.

"His Royal Highness the Prince.

The holy driver left Beijing and asked the prince to supervise the country.

If His Royal Highness privately summons the border generals at this time, I am afraid, I am afraid that it will arouse suspicion. ”

"Bastard! Have you come to the point of being lonely? ”

"The minister doesn't dare, the minister's duty lies."

Gao Daoyue had already read the strong killing intent in the prince's mouth at this time, and immediately changed his title, and directly called the minister to show his submission.

The prince sighed, the golden light in his hand was magnificent, a touch of red glow covered the sunset, and a human skull rolled out of the distance, spilling a blood stain as gorgeous as a red glow,

"It's late, since Lone told you so directly, how can you live tomorrow?"

He took away his sword, and Sen Ran commanded,

"Gao Daoyue brought a sword into the palace, collided with the prince, and was already ambushed.

Lin Nei, find someone to clean up, and then go and call the owner of this sword, just want to see. ”

When Qingyun was brought up, the field had already been cleaned up.

Mo said that it was a severed corpse, and even a bloodstain could not be found.

Qingyun didn't know the rules, and he didn't recognize the young man in front of him who was about his age, so he was at a loss at this time and didn't kneel.

But the prince didn't seem to care, turned around and greeted him with a smile.

Although the smile is not fake, the cold arrogance and loneliness in it weave a thick and invisible wall, which makes Qingyun dare not take another half step.

"This sword is owned by a strong man?"

Qingyun had been reminded by the Little Dragon King in the Liang Kingdom, and at this time, he had guessed what the other party was referring to, and replied proudly,

"Yes, this sword is exactly what is below."

"Where did you come from?"

"My father bequeathed, so I cherish myself."

Prince Wei was obviously a little surprised by Qingyun's frankness, and raised his sword eyebrows lightly,

"Oh? So, Ling Zun is Tan Zongqing Yihan? ”

It's a blessing or a curse, it's a disaster that can't be avoided, if the other party really wants to be unfavorable to himself, it's definitely not a lie that can help him escape, not to mention that Qingyun is not good at lying.

He had already figured out this verse, so he still looked calm when he answered.

"Yes, in Qingyun of Xia Tanzong, Qing Yihan is the father."

"Do you still hold a grudge against the court for the events of the past?"

Qingyun was silent.

But the prince didn't ask, and a smile bloomed on his face, and he seemed to be happier than when he first met.

"You went to the Lu Mansion to discuss matters, originally to help Lu Wenzu fight for the position of Tanjun, right?"

"Qingyun's qualifications are still shallow, and he has no right to speak in this major matter.

This time he went north, originally to find his predecessor Chen Daoju, and to wait for his life.

However, Uncle Chen has no intention of taking the position of king.

However, Uncle Lu once expressed this thought at yesterday's banquet. ”

Qingyun Jianghu is indeed inexperienced, but his mind is more meticulous.

At this time, he didn't know whether it was good or bad to support Lu Fu clearly, so he didn't confess Senior Sister Gu, who really supported Lu, and he didn't tie himself and the Lu family to death, but just stated the facts.

However, in the ears of the prince, who had received some information in advance, there was a different understanding.

He thought that Qingyun was euphemistically expressing his support for the Lu family in a situation where the enemy and friend were unknown, so he said again,

"You don't have to hide it, the Lu family is a lonely person.

Lone is the current prince.

Since you didn't succeed in the assassination of the Qing family before, you don't need to care about it.

As long as you still support the Lu family, Lone can also let you go back.

But in the past two days, the Lu Mansion will be more tormented, and you need to help you find another place to live, and when you need it, you will send someone to contact you. I don't know what you think? ”

"But how can I represent my grandfather's attitude with a few fellow disciples?"

"You don't have to worry about that. What you care about alone is your attitude. ”

》》》》》 time to knock on the blackboard《《《《《

The story has been written for more than ten chapters. Let's go back to Alexander's crusade.

It was placed in this place to let everyone have a feeling through the sketches of the first dozen chapters. The author is not a person who knocks on the blackboard indiscriminately, and the quotations and uses are all to pay attention to the classics.

Alexander's crusade began in Alexandria, west of present-day Cairo, the capital of Egypt, through present-day Syria, Iran, Afghanistan, and all the way to Tajikistan. It was certainly a great expedition. But can we make another comparison to understand how big Central Asia really is, and how far away is it?

Aleksandr, known as the far reaches of Alexander's crusade, is the present-day city of Khujand, located in the western part of the Fergan Valley, north of Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. This place ushered in the Chinese army during the battle of Dawan Tianma during the Han War, and it was also the Xiping of the Tang Dynasty.

The starting point of Alexander's crusade was in Alexandria, near present-day Cairo, and the distance from Dushanbe in Tajikistan was 3,535 km by air. And Dushanbe to Xi'an, the straight-line distance of the ancient Chang'an City is 3591KM. In other words, Alexander's crusade and Han's crusade to the Western Regions were the same in terms of distance span.

Alexander's army remained at around 50,000 men, and the most glorious battle of Gaugamela was defeated by a Persian army of about 120,000 (the ancient Greek epic was claimed to be one million, but many scholars have assessed the strength of the Persian population at that time since the 20th century). The range ranges from 50,000 to 120,000, with most supporting numbers around 100,000. There is a lot of information about these details, ranging from demography to written records, but most of them are in Spanish, and if you are interested in getting started, you can refer to the English version of the wiki entry. ）。 The Western Han Regions have protected more than 50 countries, large and small, and made a thorough survey, recording households, mouths, and victorious soldiers (active soldiers who have been prepared and distributed weapons), as large as Qiuzi won more than 20,000 soldiers, and as small as Huhu won 45 soldiers, and the country was not large or small, all of which were edited in the book. Although Wusun (190,000 victorious soldiers), Kangju (120,000 victorious soldiers), and Dawan (60,000 victorious soldiers) in the west of the Green Ridge were not in the capital, they were all defeated by the Han army and attached to the vassals.

As a result, after Alexander's death, the empire fell apart, and new kingdoms appeared in Egypt, Asia Minor, the Two Rivers, and Central Asia. The Han Dynasty's protection of the Western Regions continued until the Three Kingdoms period, and the Western Regions after that were divided and merged with the Central Plains Empire at any time. However, whenever a strong unified dynasty emerged in the Central Plains, it was subordinated either by feudal feudal towns or by direct incorporation.

Therefore, if Alexander's expedition is placed on the territory of China, although it can still be called a feat, it is not necessarily magical. At least the strategy of the Western Regions in the past dynasties of China, each expedition to the west is a similar level of answers. You must know that Chang'an is only the western gateway to the center of the Central Plains, and there are thousands of kilometers of strategic depth behind it! Not every expedition to the west departed from Chang'an.

The concept of equidistance from Dawan to Chang'an Cairo mentioned here is more shocking, because such direct comparisons were not common in the media. But this is a fact that is easily obtained from globes or apps, but it is only "selectively ignored" by scholars, especially mainstream Western historians.