On the tenth day of the first month of April, the eastern capital, Dongzhimen.

It was almost dusk, there was no remnant sun like blood, the sky was overcast, and the snow particles were rolling in the wind.

The sound of horses' hooves on the official road and the dust flying.

The guard of honor of the county king, guarded by three thousand iron horsemen, came slowly from far and near.

It was rumored in the eastern capital that Xiao Yu, the king of Xiping County, was going to Beijing in person, which made this giant city that was Xiao Yu's hometown agitated for a while, from the princes and ministers to the small people of Shengdou, all looking forward to the arrival of the king of the northwest.

On Suzaku Street, where Xiao Yu was about to enter the city, both sides of the street were already crowded with people who wanted to see the true face of the king of the northwest, and the upstairs on both sides were full of all kinds of powerful people.

Not to mention the indignant Qingliu scholars, the gloomy civil and military officials, just talking about the nobles, there is no good face for this king of Xiping County, who is at the top of the nobles. Xungui's faction is mostly attached to the prince's party, and it is Xiao Yu who has made the prince's party fall into such a fragmented end, how can they not hate?

Enemies on all sides.

The window on the second floor of a building facing the street was pushed open, and the two stood by the window, looking at the crowded street at their feet. One of them was wearing a cyan python arrow sleeve with a complicated expression, and the other was wearing a royal blue suit, wearing a long sword at his waist, and his expression was calm.

On Suzaku Street, where the powerful gather now, the two of them are really inconspicuous, and the young man in the cyan python arrow sleeve sighed lightly: "There are millions of people in the Eastern Capital, all waiting for one person, what a big battle." ”

The sword-wielding young man beside him said softly: "Who let him be the king of Xiping County who forced His Majesty not only to give up the northwest but also to give him the title of king." ”

Speaking of which, both of them are old acquaintances of the king of Xiping County, the one who wears the arrow sleeve is Zhang Yu, the eldest son of the Marquis of Ping'an, and the one who wears the sword is Qi Yu, the sister-in-law of Zhou Guogong. When Xiao Yu was down, the two of them were also rare discerning, and they always felt that Xiao Yu could do something in the future, but they didn't expect that this act was really a bit big.

It's unbelievably big.

Three thousand iron cavalry approached the city, most of them stopped, and only one hundred cavalry continued to escort the huge carriage drawn by four horses into Dongzhi Gate.

For a while, the entire Dongzhi Gate was silent, and only the sound of wheels, continuous horses' hooves, and the hunting sound of a Xiaozi Wang Banner remained.

Everyone was silently watching the carriage enter the city, no matter how they privately denounced this rebellious person in the northwest on weekdays, they all closed their mouths at this time.

Especially those Qingliu scholars who were supposed to block the road, they all forgot about this matter and didn't mention it again.

The left and right attendants of the Ministry of Rites who were in charge of the reception were constantly wiping the cold sweat on their foreheads, scolding their top bosses in their hearts, and the King of Song, who was the secretary of the Ministry of Rites and the Zongren Mansion of the Zongren Mansion, did not come, so naturally the errand to greet Xiao Yu fell on the heads of the two deputies, and no matter how the court looked at Xiao Yu, the number of etiquette that should be fulfilled on the bright side was still fulfilled, so the two of them just wanted to push, but they didn't have to push. King Song dared to shirk because he was a prince, one level higher than Xiao Yu, which was reasonable, and the two of them had no lord and no knight, and the other had a title, but he was just a declining first-class marquis, so he could only obediently take over this tricky errand in the gloating eyes of his colleagues.

Zhuge Iron and Steel, who was dressed in the robes of the military attache of the right capital, still drove, and the carriage slowly tried to pass the city gate, and under the fearful eyes of the people on both sides, it drove towards the officials of the Ministry of Rites, and it was not until it was less than three zhang that the carriage slowly stopped.

The left and right attendants of the Ministry of Rites led the group behind them to salute respectfully.

To everyone's disappointment, the king of Xiping County did not show up, let alone get out of the carriage, but an indifferent voice came: "Excuse me, please lead the way." ”

The left and right attendants of the Ministry of Rites invariably breathed a sigh of relief, and after glancing at each other, they didn't mind the rudeness of the king of Xiping County, as long as this prince didn't take the initiative to provoke, they were already thankful, where did they dare to ask too much. It's just that as a left and right squire who is only one step away from a supreme being, he naturally can't lead the way in person, and after ordering his subordinates to lead the way, with the county king's dependence, he will go to the county king's mansion that has been arranged.

The king of the county relied on it to go farther and farther, and the whole street seemed to come back to life, and the hustle and bustle was still there.

A pair of young men and women walked from outside the city gate, one of them was wearing a black brocade robe, he was not a beautiful man, but he was in good shape, and a long sword hung from his waist. The woman was dressed in white, carrying a long package on her back, and wearing a hat that a rich woman often wears when traveling, so she couldn't see her appearance clearly.

The two walked unhurriedly, like a pair of rich men and women who had just returned from a trip outside the city, the guards at the city gate just looked at it twice, and then they no longer cared, there are too many rich and noble families in the eastern capital, they are just small pawns with big sesame seeds, and they have to support their families, they can't be too serious, who is willing to touch the mold?

The man walked forward with his hands in his hands and said to the woman beside him: "When I went to Meishan to worship my mother, I walked through Dongzhimen. ”

The woman whose face was hidden under the curtain said softly, "That's why you want to go this way?"

The man in the brocade robe pointed to the county king, who had completely walked away, and said, "The person sitting there is not me. ”

The woman habitually sneered, and then, as if remembering something, swallowed back the sarcasm that she had almost blurted out.

The man didn't care, and said gently: "If you want to laugh, laugh, I'm used to it anyway." ”

He was met with a cold snort.

There was a deep silence between the two, and neither of them spoke again, but moved forward quietly.

It wasn't until the time of the lanterns, when the shops on the street were hung with lanterns with a dim glow, that the two stopped.

At the end of the road, the swarthy inner city walls were already looming.

The woman lifted her hat, revealing the peerless face under it, today she did not wear the famous purple dress on weekdays, but changed into a plain white dress, at this moment in the dark night, but there is a sense of surprise of clear water out of hibiscus.

The woman was naturally Qin Mumian who was blocking the road halfway, she glanced at Xiao Yu beside her and asked, "Where are we going next?"

Xiao Yu, who was dressed up as when he was in the Eastern Capital, touched his chin, looked at the woman whose face was slightly blurred in the night, and said with a light smile: "Do you want to revisit the old place?"

The woman frowned slightly and asked, "Qiutai?"

The man shook his head and said, "Not now. ”

The woman bowed her head slightly and said in a low voice, "Then I can't guess." ”

Xiao Yu stretched out his hand, held one of the woman's Rouyi, and said softly, "Then follow me." ”

The two took to the air.

Directly over the inner city walls, step into the inner city.

The two of them used to kill people here on a snowy night.

The two of them continued to rise and fall on one building after another, and as they gradually approached, Qin Mumian's face showed a hint of abruptness.

On the edge of the inner city, there is a small lake, and there is a small black and white building on the edge of the lake.

Xiao Yu and Qin Mumian floated in front of the small building door.

The black gate of the small building is closed.

I don't know when, the haze in the sky actually lifted.

Moonlight falls from the night sky.

Sprinkle a quiet silver white on the small building.

Xiao Yu stepped on the moonlight and stepped forward to knock on the door.

Back then, it was here that a girl held a bamboo branch and wanted to teach him a sword.