I don't know why, I'm very sleepy these days, and I often want to sleep before eleven o'clock~~~~

It is recommended that readers who are interested in historical dramas watch the film "The Governance of Zhenguan", remember that it is "The Governance of Zhenguan", don't look at it as a long song, I watched two episodes today, and I am reluctant to watch it again, I want to wait for the recommended week to end, and watch it with peace of mind~~~

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With this provocative and cold sentence, but the tone was not fierce, several figures appeared outside the grid gate of Linling Pavilion. The first person was wearing a light gray shirt, combing the high bun typical of the Chu people, his face was thin, his cheeks were sunken, and a pair of eyes were shining and looking directly at the main seat in the hall.

This is Yue Xiuze, who ranks fifth on the list of Langya masters, currently serves as the former commander of the Great Chu Palace, and is famous all over the world for his cloud suppression swordsmanship.

Xie Yu stood up, with anger on his face, and said sharply: "Lord Yue, this is my private house, you trespass and trespass, so rude and arrogant, why do you think of me Xie Yu as a person?" Could it be that in the court of Great Chu, can't you learn a little etiquette? ”

"Wronged," before Xie Yu's words fell, a Yuwen Xuan suddenly flashed behind Yue Xiuze, arched his hands and said with a smile, "Yue Xiuze has already resigned from the court half a month ago, and now he is a white-clothed reckless man, if Marquis Xie is dissatisfied with him, just liquidate, don't just drag it to our court of Great Chu." ”

Xie Yu's breath was sluggish, endured it, turned his icy gaze to Yu Wenxuan, and said coldly: "His Royal Highness the King of Ling is finally a member of the Great Chu Imperial Court, is it against common sense for you to rush in like this?" ”

"I didn't rush in," Yu Wenxuan's eyes widened in surprise, and his expression was very exaggerated, "Let's make it clear first, we are not all the way with Yue Xiuze, I came because I heard that today is Xiao Gongzi's birthday, and I thought about how I was also an acquaintance, so I prepared a thin gift to celebrate his birthday, and by the way, I also curry favor with Xie Houye." When I walked in this way, I only saw the servants of your mansion who kept stopping Yue Xiuze, and no one came to stop us, how do I know if I can't come in? If Master Hou doesn't believe it, he can ask the noble servant in person. ”

His nonsense and clever arguments actually blocked Xie Yu from speaking for a while. If you want to divide the certificate seriously, the other party just came in and didn't do anything, not to mention that under the banner of celebrating his son's birthday, if he rudely drove out the main envoy of the marriage mission, a big Chu royal family, he would inevitably seem to be too ungraceful, so he had to swallow this breath, turned his energy back to Yue Xiuze, and said: "A guest like Brother Yue is not welcome in the Hou Mansion, if Brother Yue leaves as soon as possible, the trespass can be revealed, otherwise, ...... Don't blame Ben Hou for not giving face. ”

At this time, the hall was very quiet, and his tone was not low, Yue Xiuze should have heard his words very clearly, but looking at his flat look, it was clear as if he hadn't heard it, and he didn't pay attention to it at all, still locked his bright eyes on Zhuo Dingfeng's face, and said in the same indifferent voice as just now: "Face-to-face challenge is the rule of the rivers and lakes, for this reason I also deliberately resigned from the court, if Brother Zhuo wants to shirk, I will reply by myself." is so protected by others, it's really not the Brother Zhuo I know, is it possible that after Brother Zhuo and Xie Houye became relatives, they are no longer considered Jianghu people? ”

Zhuo Dingfeng's eyebrows jumped, the long beard under his chin floated without wind, his right hand pressed on the table, and as soon as he stood up, he was pressed by Xie Yu's shoulder.

In fact, the challenge of the rivers and lakes has always been a common way of martial arts competition and communication, and fighting with hatred and resentment are fundamentally two different things, both sides are generally very cautious, if the other party is given major damage in a challenge competition except for the necessary, this kind of behavior has always been shameful and resistant, especially for masters like Yue Xiuze and Zhuo Dingfeng, it is not necessary to hurt people to distinguish the winner. So in addition to the occasion, Zhuo Dingfeng is not very dangerous to accept this challenge, at most he loses, resulting in damage to his reputation and ranking, but if he refuses to accept the challenge from his opponent as a Jianghu person, he is afraid that his reputation will be damaged even more.

So most of the people present at this time didn't quite understand why Xie Yu forcibly stopped him, was it because Yue Xiuze didn't come in in a very polite way?

Feeling the several confused gazes condensed on him, this Ning Guohou is also speechless now. To tell the truth, Yue Xiuze's habit of loving martial arts and liking to find people to challenge is well known to the world, and for his intrusion, in fact, laughing at it is the most important way to deal with the noble and marquisal temperament of the family, but unfortunately he does not have the ability to show this kind of temperament now.

Because Xia Dong and Meng Zhi are here. Because Yue Xiuze is a master.

Fang Cai Xia Dong suddenly attacked Zhuo Dingfeng, the purpose was to observe whether his sword blade and sword qi matched the wounds on the body of the inner prison who was killed on Chinese New Year's Eve. Xie Yu had expected this in advance, so Zhuo Dingfeng made sufficient preparations, plus they got the right Xia Dong was just a temptation, and they always had to leave a few points when they made a move, so they had a relaxed attitude when they took the move, and the deliberately changed sword momentum was not discovered by the female hanging mirror.

But Yue Xiuze is not so easy to deal with. First, he had fought with Zhuo Dingfeng before and was familiar with his sword path, and secondly, he was here to challenge after all, even if he didn't hurt anyone, he would inevitably attack fiercely. There is a way for masters to compete, the difference is a millimeter, this battle can be different from the temptation to deal with summer and winter, if you want to deliberately hide your strength or change the subtleties of the sword, it is not only a question of whether you will lose ugly, but may not be able to do it at all......

But if Zhuo Dingfeng is allowed to compete with Yue Xiuze with real martial arts, then even if he is lucky not to let Xia Dong see it, Meng Zhi, the number one master of the Great Liang, will not be able to hide it. And the person who was appointed to track down the murder of the inner prison was, at least on the surface, the commander of the forbidden army.

A layer of cold sweat oozed from Xie Yu's forehead, and he began to regret why he hadn't sent the Zhuo family's father and son away from Jingshi earlier. But then again, who would have thought that a Yue Xiuze from Da Chu would come over, and coincidentally find a summer and winter when Meng Zhi was present to challenge Zhuo Dingfeng?

"Brother Yue, tonight is my child's birthday, can you make another appointment at the right time?" Zhuo Dingfeng asked gently.

"No."

"Why is that?"

"I only have half a year to resign, and I am free to look for opponents everywhere."

"How about tomorrow? You're not in such a hurry, are you? ”

"Tomorrow ......" Yue Xiuze's eyes flashed with an incomprehensible sadness, "There are many dreams at night, who knows what will happen tonight?" Who knows if there will be a tomorrow? Now that we've met, why not break it? It's not a murderous thing to try, is it possible to rush your son's birthday banquet? ”

"Brother Yue's meaning, do you have to stop here and now?"

"Not bad."

"Presumptuous!" Xie Yuyi gritted his teeth and raised his voice and said angrily, "Tonight is a child's birthday banquet, and the guests are like clouds, how can you be allowed to make a scene here!" Come on, blast me out! ”

Yue Xiuze's expression was as usual, and he still said lightly: "Brother Zhuo, whether I am here to challenge or make trouble, you know best." Give me an answer. ”

At this time, dozens of armored warriors had poured in, surrounding Yue Xiuze in a half-fan shape, the tip of the spear was like snow, and seeing that he was about to launch an offensive, Zhuo Dingfeng suddenly shouted: "Stop!" ”

Xie Yu's eyebrows were shocked, and the hand that pressed on Zhuo Dingfeng's shoulder was violently strengthened, and he was about to speak, when the owner of Tianquan Mountain Villa had already put his earnest gaze on his face, and said in a low voice: "Brother Xie, forgive me, I ...... After all, he is a charlatan...... But don't worry, I'll take care of this matter......"

The corners of Xie Yu's lips twitched, he faintly guessed something, and wanted to stop him, but after thinking about it, he hardened his heart again, slowly withdrew his hand that was pressing on Zhuo Dingfeng's shoulder, and said in a gentle tone: "Brother Zhuo has no decision, I have always not interfered." ”

Zhuo Dingfeng smiled faintly, stood up with a quiet face, stood up with Yue Xiuze in front of him, and said, "Please." ”

At this time, Gong Yu had retreated to the corner with the qin, and a large open space in the middle of the hall was like a natural martial arts arena. The two masters staring at each other, although the sword was not unsheathed, but the momentum of the abyss and the proud and confident eyes were far from being comparable to the two of them when the disciples fought against each other the day before yesterday.

In order to show respect for this battle, except for the eldest princess, who was still sitting upright, everyone else stood up, even Xie Qi stood up with her bulging belly under the support of her husband.

Because Yu Wenxuan and others were standing at the entrance of the hall, the door of the hall was open. A wisp of night breeze came cool at night, rolled up with red candles and flames, and the light and shadow in the room swayed. At the same time as the burnt wick cracked, the two swords struck together like lightning in the sky.

Listen to the name suggests, Tianquan and the Cloud Suppression Sword are both known for their elegant and agile swordsmanship, the two inheritances are nearly a hundred years, and they have won and lost each other for generations. Zhuo Dingfeng won the first battle with Yue Xiuze at the age of twenty-seven, and won again at the age of thirty-five, looking at the battle record, it seems that he has the upper hand, but judging from his unusually dignified expression when facing the Cloud Suppression Sword, no matter how many times he wins, this is still an opponent that he can't afford to take lightly.

In the third battle between the two of them in the hall, the sword shadow was vertical and horizontal, the clothes were flying, nearly a hundred moves back and forth, and they had not yet reached the climax, judging from the scene alone, it seemed that it was not as good as Xiao Jingrui and Nian Nian fought that day.

But in fact, the weight of this battle is certainly far from comparable to that battle, and this fact can be clearly understood from the eyes of Xia Dong, who was present in both battles.

Her eyes were crystal clear, and she seemed to have been completely absorbed by the sword test, and had forgotten everything else that should be noticed. The angle, strength, and speed of each sword are all exquisite to the pinnacle, and the sword technique is like a soul attached to the blade of the sword, and the water is melted with every move swung out, without the slightest hint of the deliberateness and jerkiness of the young man's move.

Of course, Zhuo Qingyao and Xiao Jingrui realized this more deeply, both of them stood in the brightest place of the candlelight, staring at every light and shadow in the venue. The collision between masters and masters can burst out the brightest sparks, and observing this battle should be more beneficial than their education for a year.

But unlike most of the people who were watching the battle with all their hearts, there were three other people in the hall who seemed to have no interest in the competition. The eldest princess of Liyang closed her eyes and rested on the armrest of the short couch, her expression was in stark contrast to the nervous and dignified Xie Yu and Mrs. Zhuo next to her. Mei Changsu looked at the field, but judging from his unfocused gaze and somewhat dazed expression, he obviously just watched the situation, and he didn't know what else he was thinking about. Gong Yu in the corner was peaceful, holding the piano in her arms, looking carefully at the wooden texture, her long flowing hair hanging down on both sides of her pink cheeks, and her eyelashes did not lift her eyelashes at all.

The three of them were waiting, waiting for the moment when this fight was over, Princess Liyang was indifferent because they were already indifferent, and the other two were because they knew that the real orgasm was still to come......

Meng Zhi's fingers on the bookcase suddenly tightened and clenched into a fist. Mei Changsu, who was alarmed by his movements, slightly restrained his mind and looked at the field. The two sides of the grappling were still evenly breathed, and it seemed that they were the same as at the beginning, but the real masters could already see that the moment of victory had come.

I don't know if it's a coincidence or not, the last move of the two of them to win the game is the same as the last move that Xiao Nian and the two competed with the day before yesterday.

The Tianquan Sword turned the rain clouds, and the mist spread out all over the sky, and the light and shadow were as thin as cow hair, as if they were pervasive. Yue Xiuze held the sword in both hands and picked up the fluttering sword wind, but what he conjured up was not the net of light of his female apprentice, but a wall of light.

The fine needle enters the wall, but it is not impenetrable, as if the fluffy spring rain enters the soil, only moistening the surface. Yue Xiuze's eyes couldn't help flashing a hint of a smile, but as soon as the smile rose, it suddenly turned fierce in an instant. The tip of the opponent's sword did not stop, and the strength stopped, and a mist condensed into a water arrow in an instant, breaking through when the wall of light seemed to be hidden. Yue Xiuze turned sideways to avoid the light arrow, but the clothes on his chest had been cut by the blade of the sword. The Great Chu people breathed in the air, not chaotic at all, and the hilt of the sword had turned into a reverse grip when the fingers flicked, blocking the opponent's backlash.

However, he already knew in his heart that although he had resolved Zhuo Dingfeng's backhand in time, that slight defeat was already defeated after all. The next round is just to frame the defeat to the point of a millimeter, and not to expand it.

Zhuo Dingfeng's face also showed a smile at this time. However, in his smile, there was more melancholy and more determination.

The sword that slashed horizontally was stabilized by Yue Xiuze, and he only needed to jump away when the opponent's sliding sword was picked, and the battle was over.

All those who were watching the battle carefully had foreseen this outcome at this moment, and all of them relaxed their bodies. Only Xie Yu's eyes were still staring at the field, as cold as a pool of cold water.

Mei Changsu sighed softly. In the end of his sigh, Yue Xiuze slid his sword upward, and the blade of the sword cut into Zhuo Dingfeng's wrist that should have been withdrawn a long time ago, blood splattered, and the Tianquan Sword fell to the ground with a sharp sonorous sound.

"Daddy!"

"Sir!"

The exclamations of his wife and children were everywhere, Xiao Jingrui and Zhuo Qingyao both rushed forward, supported Zhuo Dingfeng's body, and at the same time cast their angry eyes on Yue Xiuze: "This is just a competition, how can you ......?"

Yue Xiuze's shock seemed to be no less than that of the two of them, glaring at Zhuo Dingfeng and saying, "Brother Zhuo, you, you ......"

"It's none of my brother-in-law......" Zhuo Dingfeng struggled to control his voice, "Just now, I was a little distracted......

Xiao Jingrui and Zhuo Qingyao are not laymen, they were just in a hurry just now, but they actually knew in their hearts that this was not Yue Xiuze's responsibility. It's just that Xiao Jingrui was very confused in shock, and Zhuo Qingyao understood a little in his heart.

"Quick, get a doctor!" Xie Yu hurriedly commanded, and at the same time, he walked down quickly and personally held Zhuo Dingfeng's wrist to inspect it, seeing that the wrist tendon had been severely injured and the possibility of recovery was slim, he couldn't help but have a complicated expression on his face.

"It's just an external injury, you don't need to call a doctor to come, just let Qing Yao take the golden medicine to bandage it." Zhuo Dingfeng deliberately didn't look at Xie Yu's face and said in a low voice.

Xia Dong and Meng Zhi had been staring at this chaos, and it was only at this time that they glanced at each other.

Although everything that should be seen has been seen, Zhuo Dingfeng's injury, everything has disappeared again, and the only tangible connection between Xie Yu and the murder of the inner prison is now completely over.

However, Zhuo Dingfeng was unwilling to avoid the war and damaged the bones of the rivers and lakes, and secondly, he did not want to be caught and involved Xie Yu, so regardless of whether he did the right thing or not, the spirit of this strong man who broke his wrist alone is really admirable. It's a pity that Zhuo Qingyao's skills are still shallow, and there are probably many years on the Langya master list, and he can't see the name of Tianquan Sword.

"I lost this battle." Yue Xiuze looked at Zhuo Dingfeng's pale face and said calmly, "I will suppress the Yun faction and will wait for the challenge of the Tianquan heirs in the future." "Say goodbye and stroke your chest.

"Thank you, brother-in-law." Zhuo Dingfeng couldn't hold his fists because his wrist was being bandaged, so he had to bow down and salute back, and then turned to Xie Yu and said: "I did say to Brother Yue that he should teach anytime, anywhere, so don't blame him for the offense he took to Brother Xie when he entered the mansion tonight." ”

Xie Yu smiled and said: "Where do you come from, the rivers and lakes have the rules of the rivers and lakes, I still understand this, I won't embarrass Brother Yue, don't worry, how about taking a rest in the back?" ”

Although Zhuo Ding's wind injury was not serious, but his heart was really sad, he also wanted to go back to the room to be quiet, nodded at the moment, and with the support of his two sons, he was turning around and moving, when suddenly a voice said loudly: "Please wait!" ”

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In the past few days, there have been fewer replies that make me want to be refined, and I am depressed~~~

PS: I slept before eleven o'clock, and now I can't sleep, so let's talk about some of the settings in this chapter.

I've always believed that a reasonable plot is one that can be explained, not that it is the only possible one. This is how Zhuo Dingfeng behaves in this chapter. He may not necessarily choose self-harm, but it makes sense that he chose self-harm, and the following is the reason why the author asked him to make this choice, alas, I also thought about it for a long time at the time, and I thought about what the readers mentioned~~

First of all, some readers questioned what evidence Zhuo Dingfeng could leave if he was not injured, whether he forced him to dance the sword in front of the emperor. Of course not, he even went to dance the emperor and couldn't understand it. This evidence is extracted by the Hanging Mirror Division, that is to say, when Xia Dong confirms that Zhuo Ding is dry, the Hanging Mirror Division can enter the regular evidence extraction procedure, such as the formal trial of Zhuo Dingfeng, signed and compared by Xia Dong and Xia Chun at the same time, and make a conclusion and submit it to the emperor. They have the ability. Because peace of mind has to be identified, it is not the same as pure temptation, Zhuo Dingfeng has to pretend, and the things that have been practiced for decades cannot be hidden. The evidence extracted in this way is very real, after it is reported, even if Xie Yu denies it, the emperor does not believe it, and then sends a master to re-appraise, as long as Zhuo Dingfeng is not dead or injured, the Hanging Mirror Division does not have to worry.

Now that Zhuo Dingfeng is injured, this evidence cannot be extracted, and it cannot be reviewed, although Xia Dong understands in his heart that it is Zhuo Gan, but it is impossible to report it like this, because it is just speculation, at most he can bet on whether the emperor believes her or Xie Yu. And this is too subjective and is not the way of handling cases in the Hanging Mirror Division.

Although some readers have always thought that Xia Dong is a dogleg, the Hanging Mirror Division is actually not a blood drop of the Ming Dynasty in the setting, they do things with principles and systems. So don't say that since Xia Dong has already decided in his heart, he can discuss with Xia Chun to create evidence of the procedure, if the Hanging Mirror Envoy actually has this attitude towards doing things in the emperor, and also has this kind of influence, then it would be too strange that they would be so trusted, and in this case, it will become the strongest institution in the entire court, because as long as anyone arouses their suspicion, whether you collect evidence or not, the two of us will join forces to destroy you, and it is impossible~~

Of course, readers also think that Zhuo Dingfeng will not be too anxious to self-harm now, and he can wait until he goes to the appraisal to let Xia Dong be injured. Everyone thinks that Zhuo Dingfeng and Yue Xiuze's martial arts are similar, and it is not strange to say that he was injured in a martial arts competition, and no one can insist that he is pretending. But when he was publicly appraised, he pretended to be injured by Xia Dong as the fourth best in the world? Is it possible? At first glance, it's pretended. In this way, Xia Dong himself has been confirmed, and Xia Chun can identify him in the outfit. The two can still be combined into evidence to submit to the emperor. If he still pretends to be a master when the emperor sends a master to review, he is a master, even if he can't see his real martial arts, at least he can see that he is pretending, what are you pretending to be in your heart? When he went back to report to the emperor, he didn't know if Zhuo Dingfeng was a murderer, but he didn't dare to show his true martial arts, and he kept pretending to be hard. Can the emperor not be suspicious? At this time, it is too late to commit suicide, and that is the real desire. In short, once he is interrogated by the Hanging Mirror Division, the problem is very big. It's better to get injured first, and stop the idea of the Hanging Mirror Division coming to interrogate him, and no one outside will link Xie Yu with the internal prison case because he was arraigned, and Xie Yu will be cleaner.

In addition, some readers may say that since Xia Dong is suspicious, why not just get Zhuo Dingfeng to extract evidence. This involves Zhuo's identity and Xie's protection of him. If the Hanging Mirror Division is not sure, it will not risk offending Xie Yu to death and forcibly drag a person with the identity of Zhuo Dingfeng to interrogate, what if it is wrong? Investigate the situation clearly below, and then do it after you have a certain certainty, so that it is more reasonable.

On the other hand, for real Jianghu people, although martial arts are important, they are by no means the first. Otherwise, there won't be so many people in martial arts novels who commit suicide at every turn, and this article also has a martial arts setting, so Zhuo Dingfeng gave up martial arts in order not to affect Xie Yu, it is his personal personality problem, and it shouldn't be so incredible.