Chapter Nine: The Southbound Winter Mountain (1)
Su Heyun ordered people to visit secretly several times, and sure enough, he found traces of Hou Kechun in Qucheng, a small city in the south of the mountain in the west plain, the land of the south of the mountain is bordered by the South China Sea in the east, Wanshao in the west, and the mountains and mountains are adjacent to the Izumo country, the jungle is deep, full of high mountain peaks and cliffs, and the distribution of towns is very fragmented.
The world is so big, the sea of people is vast, how difficult is it to find a person who is hidden? Yu Zijin didn't expect Su Heyun to have a clue so quickly, and couldn't help but praise this young man for his extraordinary ability, Xu Heyun smiled embarrassedly: "The princess has won the award, how can Heyun have such great ability to find Hou Kechun in this huge Xiyuan in a few months, thanks to the lord!" ”
Yuwen Zheng wrapped in black mink hair just came into the door, Junyi's ink temples and Ruyu sword eyebrows were covered with fine snow, his spirit today is obviously much better than a few days ago, his face is also ruddy, shaking the snowflakes on his clothes, he ordered Yu Wenpeng, who followed up, to pack his bags and go to Shannan tomorrow.
Yu Zijin wanted to solve this matter by herself, so she didn't tell Yu Wenzheng about her search for Hou Kechun, but she didn't expect him to always see things so really, and think about her so thoroughly, so she couldn't help asking: "You have long guessed that my eldest brother's death is related to him?" I have long guessed that Hou Kechun is still in the world? ”
Yu Wenzheng unleashed Dayu, looked back at her and said: "Zijin, you are all in the game, it is inevitable that you can't really see it, if you want to find out the mastermind behind the scenes, you just need to see who is the biggest beneficiary in the end." He was only a little suspicious at first, after Yutian's death, it was logical for Yuhan to take over the power, but he was too anxious, and he was in a hurry to change hands and ascend the throne in less than a year, and he bloodied the bloodline of the Yuan clan. Many people easily think that Yutian's death was planned by Hou Kechun alone, after all, although the sons of Yuce have their own talents, there will be some competition and discord between the brothers, but for many years, they have always focused on the overall situation and worked together to the outside world, and there is rarely a large-scale competition, which makes the Yu family appear in this magnificent atmosphere, so that it is difficult to think that the Tieshi Yu family will kill his brother and seize power. However, the authorities are certainly confused, how can onlookers not think deeply?
"Yes, I was negligent...... Thinking of his eldest brother who died young, Yu Zijin burst into tears, and when he mentioned Yu Han again, his heart was even more unpleasant, "When I was a child, although he was a little taciturn, he has always been kind and obedient in my eyes...... I never thought of my own brother who grew up holding hands with my own blood twins...... There could be such a demonic face...... I ......"
She choked suddenly, Yuwen Zheng held her in his arms in time, and whispered in distress: "Zijin ......"
"I'm fine," Yu Zijin wiped her tears and smiled back, she turned around and pulled out the silver sword placed on the incense case, the silver bright Huafeng shone brightly, reflecting the snow falling outside the snow screen window, "This time I want to personally sword Hou Kechun and avenge my eldest brother!" ”
When going to Shannan, the cold wind is through the bones for several days, the sunset morning is cold and smoky, the land of Shannan is heavy and the mountains and valleys are lush forests, the summer is humid and hot, the winter is wet and cold, the climate is even more gloomy and gloomy at this time, wet and cold frost.
Yu Wenzheng and Yu Zijin and their entourage arrived at the boundary of Qucheng at noon this day, and a cadre of people hurried past a tea shed to rest, and the tea shed Xiao Er saw that it was a group of extraordinary nobles, and hurriedly warmly entertained.
Yuwen Jingyu looked at the Siye Road where the fog had dissipated, and asked: "Little second brother, it's already noon, why are there no traces of pedestrians on the road, and there are few people coming from the village in front of you." ”
Xiao Er sighed deeply, and said in an official dialect with a very heavy Shannan accent: "Little boy doesn't know, we came to Shannan some time ago, all of them have high martial arts and strong swords, and killing people and goods is all evil. If it weren't for the fact that there was a family to support, the little one would not want to come out and set up a stall at this time! ”
"How many bandits are there?" Yuwen Jingyu asked.
"There are thousands of people, to say the least."
"There are nearly a thousand thieves in this little Qu City?" Yuwen Jingyu furrowed his brows, and Huo Yang, who was absentmindedly chewing peanuts on the side, also stopped moving.
Xu Heyun gave Xiao Er a silver ingot and waved his hand to make him retreat.
On the other table, he stroked his beard and said, "Do you remember the news from the South China Sea a few months ago?" ”
Yu Wenzheng thought slightly, "You mean these people may be ......?"
Su Shufeng nodded.
Yu Zijin was puzzled and asked, "What is it?" ”
Huo Yanting pursed his lips and smiled, "Naturally, it's from the South China Sea." ”
After the last Chengtian general Jin Yi hung up the crown and left, the side branches of the South China Sea gradually split into three branches, and the three branches fought for each other for the position of the commander of the South China Sea family, until Jin Yi's son Jin Yinmo, the son of the hidden son, returned to the South China Sea many years ago to calm down the three rivalries and control the power of the Jin family, but these three clansmen are still suspicious of each other on the surface, but in fact they are still fighting for each other, Jin Yinmo's whereabouts are erratic and not in the South China Sea all year round, and it is inevitable that there will be problems after a long time.
In the early spring of this year, Jin Changkong, the head of one of the three branches, in order to celebrate the 80th birthday of the old mother, spent money to build the Golden Pearl Garden, and wantonly cut down trees in the Yunwu Mountain in the South China Sea for building materials, which destroyed the vegetation of the Yunwu Mountain, and a flash flood erupted in the summer, which not only killed several villages, but also successively washed away the ancestral shrine of the Jin family under the mountain, causing the descendants of the Jin family and hundreds of people in the South China Sea to be angry, and the remaining two heads of the family, Jin Changxiao and Jin Changming, took advantage of the situation to fan the flames, instigating the lower part of the clan and hundreds of people to besiege the Jinzhu Garden, Wanting to take advantage of Jin Yinmo's absence in the South China Sea to completely suppress Jin Changkong and encroach on his power, Jin Changkong was forced to be helpless, so he simply led more than 1,000 troops to carry his family wealth out of the South China Sea to stand on his own, and wandered to Shannan. In less than half a year, more than 1,000 people were soon overstretched by the foundation of landless farms, and finally became bandits and robbers to make a living.
Gongxi Ruihe took the opportunity to intervene in the Wanshao regime with the respect of the prince since Queen Wanshao ascended the throne, and also relied on Queen Wanshao's trust in him to eradicate the connections around the queen who did not tolerate him. Now although the husband and wife are fighting to the death because of Wanshao's power, Gongxi Ruihe has not forgotten to come out from time to time to add chaos to Yuwen Zheng. He heard that Jin Changkong had visited several times after coming to Shannan and wanted to include these people in Wanshao, and there was a Jin clan in hand, which would definitely benefit him in the future and not harm him in plotting in the South China Sea, how could Jin Changkong not see his thoughts? On the spot, he rejected Gongxi Ruihe's request, although he is not a good person, but the arrogance of the first family is still there, and he is forced to smear the ancestors by falling into the grass, and he will never do treason again. Gongxi Ruihe saw that Jin Changkong resolutely did not let go, and simply took a step back and asked him to lead the clan to hide in the Qingming Valley when he was killed, so that even if he could not subdue Jin Changkong, he could detain this Jin descendant if necessary in the future.
Jin Changkong committed the anger of the South China Sea, and he couldn't return to his family, and Dongqian and Xiyuan have been working hard to get together in the South China Sea, if it falls into the hands of the two countries, he and his family will inevitably be arrested and repatriated, so knowing that Gongxi Ruihe's request is a trap, Jin Changkong, who has no way out, can only close his eyes and jump.
When it came to the South China Sea, Yu Zijin remembered that she and Jin Yi still had a relationship, after the rebellion of King Jinan, she had sent people around to find Jin Yi's traces, but found nothing, after that while, his whole person was like the world evaporated, Jin Yinmo is his son, I think he should know about his traces, so he asked: "I heard that Yin Gongzi's whereabouts are erratic, few people have seen his true face, but now that there is such a mess in the South China Sea, does he still have to sit idly by?" ”
Huo Yanting said: "It is rumored that he is seriously ill and has been meditating on a small island in the South China Sea, and he did not return to the South China Sea until a month ago. "Don't say that Jin Yinmo, is the head of an ordinary family, there is such a mess in the clan, there is no possibility of calming the people, Jin Changkong took this thousand people to fall into the grass, or in this area where many countries are mixed, he can rely on Wan Shao's protection to evade the pursuit of the Xiyuan Mansion soldiers again and again, but he may not be able to hide his origin for a lifetime, in case one day the scandal of the Jin clan falling into the grass will spread all over the world, ruining the name of the first family of the Jin family for hundreds of years, Jin Yinmo will never sit idly by.
Yu Zijin frowned, since Jin Yinmo was seriously ill, would his father-in-law return to the South China Sea?
Yu Wenzheng looked at the mountains and mountains, and said: "The affairs of the South China Sea are too sensitive, and it is inconvenient for us to interfere more, although Jin Yinmo's movements are unpredictable, but it is only a matter of time before he cleans up the door of his house when these things happen, so that people can keep an eye on these people, otherwise there will be Gongxi Ruihe constantly stirring up in it, and sooner or later there will be chaos." ”
After a short repair, the group continued to go on the road, the dense fog gradually dispersed in the afternoon, but the sky was still hazy, all the way to the mountains and forests, to the evening to Qucheng, settled in the inn, suddenly came the news that the princess of Shanning Yu Lingyi and the person drove from Xianyang a month ago, and now has entered the south of the mountain, and will soon arrive in Qucheng.
Yu Zijin put down the dishes and chopsticks and asked Su Heyun: "Who is the person who gave the marriage?" ”
"Dening Wang Yu Yangxian, Yongning Hou Shen Qi, and Xuelin Wang Yuyangxi, but Xuelin Wang is only responsible for leading the troops to send the team out of the customs to welcome the relatives and guests into Izumo, and he does not accompany him."
Yu Zijin sneered, sure enough.
Huo Yang took a bite of rice and asked vaguely: "Isn't Princess Shanning's brother-in-law King Yingle?" How could you send King Dening and Xi Meiren to whimper" He glared at Yuwen Jingyu angrily, and silently rescued his foot from under the heel of a certain marquis under the table, "And King Xuelin?" Don't let King Xuelin go out of the customs with him? ”
Yuwen Jingyu gave the fish belly meat with the fish bones removed to Yu Zijin, and threw the remaining half of the fish tail into Huo Yang's bowl, "One is the eldest son of the concubine who has no real power and no scheming, the other is also the eldest son of the concubine but has military merits and holds military power, and the other is the young master of the next generation of the Yu family who is supported by the ministers from the small crowd, choose one of these three people to go to the Izumo country to deal with the future brother-in-law of the lord of a country to promote relations, who do you choose?" ”
"Oh!" Huo Yang felt a little despised by himself, rolled his eyes and took a bite of rice, chewed a few bites and asked: "Are you saying that Emperor Dongqian only sent Yu Yangxian to Izumo to marry the princess because he had no real power and no threat, and Shen Qi was there to spy on him, and the reason why he didn't let Yu Yangyu go was to prevent King Izumo from being too hot with Yu Yangyu because he was the younger brother of Princess Shanning?" ”
Yuwen Jingyu turned his head and didn't talk to the fool who was slow to react.
Yu Wenzheng looked at Yu Zijin lightly, "Aunt and nephew, do you want to give Princess Shanning a ride?" ”
Yu Zijin shook his head at him, "Their aunt, Yu Zijin has passed away, I am no longer a living person, and it will only frighten the children if I appear again, let's go directly to Hou Kechun tomorrow!" ”
Yu Wenzheng nodded, "Okay." ”