Chapter 23: The First Acquaintance with the True Body
Shangguan Xiu's answer was not loud, but it was also heard by the handsome young man. He turned his head to look at Shangguan Xiu in surprise, and it just so happened that Shangguan Xiu also looked at him, and the eyes of the two met again.
The handsome young man smiled and asked, "Do you agree with me?"
Shangguan Xiu nodded slightly. It is indeed dangerous for the emotions of the students present to be manipulated by the organizers of the assembly.
"What's your name?"
"Shangguan Xiu. Shangguan Xiu replied calmly.
Seeing that he didn't ask what he meant, the handsome young man smiled and asked, "Don't you want to know my name?"
Shangguan Xiu said indifferently: "If you want to say, you will naturally tell me, if you don't want to say, I won't ask." ”
If it weren't for the rally, he probably couldn't help but laugh on his back. He looked at Shangguan Xiu appreciatively, and said happily, "In the future, I'll tell you again." ”
Shangguan Xiu shrugged and didn't say anything more.
The handsome young man asked curiously, "Listening to the accent, you don't look like a native of Shangjing." ”
Shangguan Xiu said: "I am from Zhenjun. ”
"Zhenjun. The handsome young man murmured, "Ten miles of land, nine miles of sand, and one mile and eight points of blindness." ”
He was reciting a local ballad in Zhenjun, which was also a true portrayal of Zhenjun.
He changed his tone and asked, "What do you think of the students' assembly?"
He asked this question, which was difficult to answer. Those who can come to the anti-aristocratic rally are naturally dissatisfied with the nobility.
Shangguan Xiu blinked his eyes and said: "Top-down change, that's called law change, bottom-up change, that's called rebellion, and here, it's just a rally." ”
The first half of his sentence is equivalent to not saying it, and the focus is on the second half of the sentence, which is a metaphor that the student assembly does not pose a substantial threat to the imperial court, and the assembly is just a channel to vent dissatisfaction.
The handsome young man listened attentively to the first half of his sentence, he nodded thoughtfully, and said quietly: "Yes, it is necessary to cure the source of the disaster, and change the law, not rebellion." ”
Shangguan Xiu glanced at him strangely, and listened to his tone, that is, he was not from the position of a student, nor from the position of a nobleman, and seemed to be out of the two.
At this time, another young man walked up to the stage and waved his hand to the students below who were shouting slogans, signaling everyone to be quiet.
He said loudly: "Tomorrow night, we will change the meeting place, and the new meeting place will be relocated to Yili Erjia, Tai'an Lane, Yanfu Street, Xicheng. ”
At that time, the household registration was that 100 households were one mile, and 10 households were one Jia, and the streets, alleys, lanes, and A constituted the house number of each household.
The young man continued: "In the future, we will not send you any more invitations, you can use this thing as a certificate!" As he spoke, the young man took out an iron badge from his cuff, which was small and round. "From now on, everyone can wear their badges to the rally," he said. ”
As he spoke, several of the organizers of the rally walked up to the students in the audience and handed out badges to each of them.
Shangguan Xiu looked down at the badge in his hand, which was engraved with a flat character. While he was pondering what it meant, the young man on the stage said in a loud voice: "I think everyone has seen the flat characters on the badge, which is not only to remind us of the identity of commoners, but also to inspire us to eliminate the aristocracy and pursue equality!"
Even such a rough badge engraved with flat characters can be said with so many layers of meaning, this young man is really a talent, and his tongue is like a spring! Shangguan Xiu laughed secretly in his heart.
Next, several young people took the stage to speak.
At the beginning, Shangguan Xiu could still listen carefully, but the more he listened, the more he felt that the young people were empty-blooded, and there was no specific plan for the anti-aristocratic system at all, they were just demagogic and inciting emotions, and it was estimated that even they themselves did not have a long-term plan and layout, so how could they achieve great things?
In the ensuing rally, Shangguan Xiu was completely absent-minded.
At the end of the meeting, the handsome young man shook his head slightly to the two companions beside him, and then he took a deep look at Shangguan Xiu, didn't say anything, and quietly exited the secret room.
Of course, Shangguan Xiu noticed his departure, and also noticed the way he looked at him as he left.
His heart moved, and he followed.
When he walked outside the rockery and looked around, the handsome young man and his two companions had already walked a long way and were about to leave the Jade Garden.
It seems that the three of them are all spiritual cultivators! Shangguan Xiu took a deep breath and quickly chased after him.
The three young men did not leave from the main entrance of the academy, but quickly went to the side gate of the academy.
Seeing the three of them walking out of the side door, Shangguan Xiu walked to the side of the side door, stood against the wall, and looked out.
I saw a carriage parked outside the side door, the carriage was gorgeous, inlaid with gold and silver, there were four horses pulling it, and around the carriage, there were more than a dozen cross-sword attendants in civilian clothes.
Seeing the three young men coming out of the side door, the dozen or so cross-sword attendants all intervened in to salute, with a humble and respectful attitude.
The handsome young man seemed to have long been accustomed to this, and without looking at it much, he jumped into the carriage, raised the curtain, and got into the carport.
As he got into the chariot, all his attendants mounted their horses and guarded the carriage around it, while the charioteer shook the reins and drove away.
What a big style, what a big battle! Even if a nobleman travels, this person's family background is by no means ordinary.
Shangguan Xiu pondered in his heart, and his body naturally took a step outward, and he just stepped on a few weeds on the ground with this step.
The weeds made a soft noise, and the retinue around the carriage shook their bodies.
One of the big men silently drew his saber under his side, he dismounted his horse and was moving forward, but the man suddenly rose into the air on his horse, jumped backwards, and when he landed, he turned back to his body, and with only one arrow he rushed to the door of the side door, and the knife in his hand slashed out.
The blade broke through the wind, turned into a flash of lightning, and went straight to Shangguan Xiu's head and slashed off.
Shangguan Xiu's reaction was also fast, his body lowered down, and he drilled under the knife edge.
"Bold!" the big man snorted, Zhou's body and the saber in his hand all emitted white mist, just when he was about to complete the spirit armor and the spirit of the soldier, the carriage that had already walked out stopped on the street, and then, the handsome young man got out of the carport, stood on the wheel, turned around and said: "Don't hurt him, let him come!"
Hearing his words, the sword-wielding man was stunned for a moment, and then he put the knife into the sheath, and the aura emanating from his body was also withdrawn into his body. He turned around and bowed to the handsome young man, and then turned around and glared coldly at Shangguan Xiu.
It's just an entourage that has such skills, what kind of person is this young man? He stared blankly at the handsome young man, and did not react immediately. The handsome young man standing on the wheel smiled, beckoned to him, and said softly, "Shangguan Xiu, can you come and sit in my car." ”
An entourage is so good that if the young man really wants to do something to himself, he has no chance of escaping. It's a blessing or a curse, and it can't be avoided. Shangguan Xiu remained silent and stepped forward.
As soon as he approached the carriage, two large men dismounted, stopped him, and motioned for him to raise his arms to search his body. The handsome young man waved his hand to let the entourage retreat, and then he sat back in the carriage and nodded to Shangguan Xiu outside.
Shangguan Xiu didn't hesitate, jumped into the carriage, and got into the carport. The handsome young man first waved his hand to him, and when he was seated, he raised his head and said to the coachman outside, "Go home." ”
With his command, the carriage moved again.
The handsome young man looked at Shangguan Xiu happily and asked, "You must be curious about my identity, right?"
Shangguan Xiu was indeed curious, but he didn't say that, and asked, "Why do you say that?"
The handsome young man smiled: "Otherwise, why are you secretly following me?"
Shangguan Xiu said inexplicably: "Didn't you ask me to come?"
"Oh?" the handsome young man blinked in confusion and asked, "Did I invite you to come with me?"
"I thought you were inviting me by looking at me before you left. ”
The handsome young man looked at Shangguan Xiu directly, and after a while, he couldn't help it anymore, laughed on his back, shook his head and said: "You and I are just new acquaintances, but they are like old friends who have known each other for many years, and you can even read my eyes." As he spoke, he picked up the placket of his shirt, and handed a jade plaque tied around his waist to Shangguan Xiu.
Shangguan Xiu took it curiously, looked down, and saw that the jade plaque was beautifully carved, with a cluster of flowers, and the word 'Yu' was engraved in the middle.
He was stunned for a moment, his eyes widened suddenly, and he said in surprise: "Yuwang Mansion?"
The handsome young man said with a smile: "This king is Tang Yu. ”
Shangguan Xiu never dreamed that this handsome young man who went to participate in the anti-aristocratic rally turned out to be the second prince of the Wind Country, Tang Yu, the king of Yu. He involuntarily stood up and looked intently at the handsome young man.
Tang Yu waved his hand to him with a smile and said, "There is no one else here, you and I can get along as friends, you are Shangguan Xiu, I am not King Yu, just Tang Yu." ”
Shangguan Xiu was stunned for a moment, and Fang slowly sat back on the soft couch.
No matter how approachable Tang Yu is, he is a prince above 10,000 people after all, and it is impossible to say in front of him that Shangguan Xiu will not be nervous.
After sitting back, Shangguan Xiu realized that Tang Yu's jade plate was still in his hand, and he hurriedly bowed over and handed it over. Tang Yu didn't pick it up immediately, but asked with a smile, "How many times have you participated in the student assembly?"
"The second time. ”
"Since you are willing to go twice, it means that you are largely in agreement with the rally. Tang Yu said with a smile.
Shangguan Xiu grinned secretly, Tang Yu is the prince, and he agrees with the anti-aristocratic assembly, isn't that tantamount to looking for death? ”
"Oh?" Tang Yu raised his eyebrows in confusion.