Chapter Fifty-Six: Talismans
According to the itinerary, after the princes of Wei arrived at Yangnan City, they would rest in Yangnan for two days, and finally be escorted by Yangnan Taishou to Kyoto.
Back at the post house, Xiao Chen was about to take a rest, and Wu Liang hurriedly said outside the door: "Lord Wang, someone wants to see you." ”
Looking at Wu Liang's mysterious appearance, Xiao Chen waved his hand impatiently and said, "No, no one." "He hasn't figured out how to deal with the matter of Taishou Mansion yet, so his mood is naturally not much better. Either treason or war, how to choose is a headache.
Wu Liang quietly revealed a corner of the brocade silk engraved with a golden dragon from the cuffs, Xiao Chen, who saw this scene, hurriedly pulled Wu Liang to the inner room, and carefully closed the door, Xiao Chen said: "Is it Your Majesty?" ”
Wu Liang nodded, took out the holy decree in his sleeve and handed it to Xiao Chen, Wu Liang said: "Lord, Your Majesty was imprisoned by Bai Qi, although I don't know how Your Majesty passed on this holy decree, but with Your Majesty's situation now, this holy decree, the prince can ignore it." What's more, whether this holy decree is true or not, none of us can say well, in case it is Bai Qi's trick, it will not be good. ”
Xiao Chen looked at Wu Liang and said, "So what do you mean ......"
Shaking his head slightly, Wu Liang said coldly: "Regardless of whether this holy decree is true or not, we have the right not to see it." His Majesty is now a scourge, and whoever dares to approach him will be harmed. ”
opened the holy decree, and the general meaning written on it was that he hoped that Xiao Chen would find a way to meet Cao Xun in private. Xiao Chen lowered his head and showed a thoughtful expression, his expression slightly solemn.
Gently throwing the holy decree into the brazier, Xiao Chen said in a condensed voice: "In this matter, I not only have to go, but also go openly." ”
Wu Liang looked at Xiao Chen in surprise and said, "Lord Wang, are you saying that you want to go to see Cao Xun openly?" Will Bai Qi agree? ”
Xiao Chen smiled slightly: "He will agree!" ”
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Xiao Chen, who went to the Baiqi Post House, only brought Zhang Gu alone, the reason why he brought this old man who didn't know how high his martial arts attainments were, firstly, to protect his own safety, and secondly, at the request of the old man, to take him to see the Wangqi Warrior named Lu Lengyan, from beginning to end, as long as the three words Wangqi Scholar were mentioned, the old man's words were full of respect and solemnity. Xiao Chen had seen Lu Lengyan once, although it was a quick glance, but he was not good at martial arts, he naturally couldn't understand the mystery of Lu Lengyan, but that graceful demeanor made Xiao Chen's memory still fresh, no matter whether this Lu Lengyan was strong or not, at least he was a real beauty.
Hearing that it was Xiao Chen coming, the guards took Xiao Chen directly to the courtyard where Bai Qi was.
In a small courtyard of hundreds of square meters, Bai Qi held a pen in his hand, writing and painting on the stone table in the courtyard, and beside Bai Qi, the simple woman in a Taoist robe stood quietly beside Bai Qi.
Today's Bai Qi is wearing casual clothes, and when he holds a brush, he rarely has a bit of elegant temperament. Lu Lengyan was still wearing the same robe, his hair was wantonly tied up with a wooden hairpin, and the moment he saw Lu Lengyan, Zhang Gu's eyes were deeply attracted to the past, and his turbid eyes revealed a deep solemnity.
Keenly aware of the abnormality on Zhang Gu's body, Xiao Chen's eyes were slightly wrinkled, which made Zhang Gu show such an expression, which was enough to see that Lu Lengyan was much more terrifying than he thought.
Slowly put down the pen and looked at Xiao Chen, who was standing in the courtyard waiting, Bai Qi laughed and said: "In my spare time, I always love to dance and write ink, but I didn't expect to snub Xiao Wangye, don't be surprised." ”
Xiao Chen smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "The general is polite, who dares to be angry with the general in this world?" ”
With an indifferent smile, Bai Qi came to Xiao Chen, and warmly pulled Xiao Chen to the stone table and said, "Come, see how I write this word?" ”
"I am invincible......" Looking at the four big characters on the stone table, Xiao Chen frowned slightly, and then laughed: "It's not that the general doesn't know, what I hate the most is reading and writing, I definitely can't comment on this word, but I just don't understand, and I feel domineering." ”
With a meaningful smile, Bai Qi didn't dwell too much on the words, and suddenly changed the conversation and said, "I heard that Yang Nan Taishou Sun Yue specially invited the prince to sit alone after the reception banquet?" ”
Xiao Chen nodded and said, "Exactly!" ”
Waving his hand gently, Lu Lengyan nodded knowingly, and withdrew from the courtyard with Zhang Gu, not for a long time. A guard hurried into the courtyard, removed the calligraphy and paintings from the garden, and replaced them with a pot of tea.
After motioning for Xiao Chen to sit down, Bai Qi gently poured Xiao Chen a cup of steaming tea and said, "What did you say?" ”
Xiao Chen slowly picked up the teacup, and said lightly: "The Qianguo wants me to be treasonous." ”
"Boom!" Xiao Chen's words sounded in Bai Qi's heart like thunder, looking at Xiao Chen's flat face, Bai Qi asked in disbelief, "What did you say?" ”
Xiao Chen put down the teacup and said in a condensed voice: "I said, the Qianguo wants to want the Wei State, and Sun Yue left me this time so that I could promise him to open the gate of Yong'an when the Wei State was in turmoil, and let him enter the Wei State." ”
Bai Qi is not a famous general of the Wei State, hearing Xiao Chen's words, Bai Qi suddenly understood and said:
"You mean, in the name of recruiting relatives, the Qianguo provoked disputes among various countries, and after this marriage, which of the remaining countries was the weakest, she would unite with the third force to completely wipe it out, fortunately, she worked hard to raise a wolf, and always had to eat meat."
Slightly stunned, Bai Qi looked at Xiao Chen and said, "Why do you want to tell me this, you have every reason not to say it." ”
Xiao Chen spread his hands and said: "The general should understand why the Qianguo pays attention to the Wei State, no one knows, the general and the Wei Emperor Cao Xun have long been incompatible, but no matter how incompetent Cao Xun is, there will always be some stubborn old things that will block the general's progress." At that time, there will inevitably be an internal struggle in the Wei State. ”
"When you are both defeated, the Kingdom of Qian only needs one elite soldier to push thousands of miles across the territory of the State of Wei. The only difficulty may be how to enter the Wei State, whether to attack Yong'an, or to win over me Xiao Chen, in fact, for the Qian State, when that day comes, he doesn't care at all. ”
"Cooperating with them is like seeking skin with a tiger, in that case, I might as well tell the general the news, the general is prepared, maybe he can change the mind of the country before that day comes."
Looking at Xiao Chen, who was honest with each other, Bai Qi smiled slightly, gently smashed Xiao Chen's shoulder with his fist and said, "You will be glad for today's decision!" ”
Xiao Chen said lightly: "I hope!" ”
Suddenly, Xiao Chen looked at Bai Qi and said in a condensed voice, "I want to see Cao Xun." ”
Hearing Cao Xun's name, Bai Qi's face suddenly became a little ugly. This nominal son of heaven of Wei, he really hopes that he will be locked in a cage all the time and not see the light of day, Xiao Chen suddenly wanted to see Cao Xun, but Bai Qi was a little unexpected.
"Why did you see him?" Bai Qi looked at Xiao Chen and asked word by word.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, "The situation in the Wei Kingdom is dark, I think I should let him know about these things." ”
"That's it?" Bai Qi showed an undisguised mockery on his face and said: "That Cao Xun is a mud that can't support the wall, if it weren't for me Bai Qi supporting this world for him all these years, the Wei Kingdom would have been finished a long time ago." ”
"Why should I rebel, you look at the border of Qian, Xia, Wu, which country is not looking at our Wei State with a tiger's eye, as far as his knowledge and courage are concerned, the Wei State will be destroyed in his hands sooner or later, rather than this, it is better for me to help him look at the Wei State."
But looking at Xiao Chen with a determined expression in front of him, Bai Qi hesitated again the moment he came into contact with Xiao Chen's gaze.
It's just a caged finch, how about letting Xiao Chen see him? There is no need to offend King Yong'an, who just chose to stand with him, because of this little thing.
Taking a deep breath, Bai Qi condensed and said, "I'll let Leng Yan take you to see him in a while." ”
Seeing that Bai Qi finally compromised, Xiao Chen chuckled and arched his hand and said, "In this way, then thank you General!" ”
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Xiao Chen never imagined that time could cause such a big change to a person.
Seeing Cao Xun again, Xiao Chen's heart was shocked, although Cao Xun in front of him was wearing a dragon robe and an imperial crown, but his messy hair and haggard appearance were like a down-and-out drunkard.
Xiao Chen stood outside the courtyard and shouted tentatively: "Your Majesty! ”
Hearing this voice, Cao Xun's first reaction was to take a step back suddenly, and when he saw that it was Xiao Chen, Cao Xun breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Xiao Aiqing, why are you here." ”
I don't know if Cao Xun is pretending to be stupid or really stupid, glancing at Lu Lengyan who was guarding the side, Xiao Chen said in a condensed voice: "Can I see Your Majesty alone?" ”
Lu Lengyan's bright eyes stared at Xiao Chen in front of him, and after a while, he smiled meaningfully: "Of course you can." ”
Saying that, Lu Lengyan actually turned around and left directly, in the face of Lu Lengyan's actions, Xiao Chen said that he was puzzled, but just in case, he still glanced at Zhang Gu, and Zhang Gu, who knew about it, hurriedly retreated, thinking that he was helping Xiao Chen monitor the surrounding environment.
"Xiao Chen! All my hopes will be in your hands. At the moment when Lu Lengyan retreated, Cao Xun suddenly took out a piece of hard stuffing from his arms and stuffed it towards Xiao Chen. When Xiao Chen saw the appearance of that thing clearly, the whole person couldn't help but be shocked.
"Talismans?!" Xiao Chen, who reacted, hurriedly excused himself and said: "Your Majesty, the so-called prince is not in charge of the army, plus I Xiao Chen has no ability, I can't accept this talisman." ”
Unexpectedly, Cao Xun resolutely stuffed the talisman into Xiao Chen's chest, and said in a condensed voice: "Bai Qi finally imprisoned me, so he will not let me go easily, although most of the soldiers and horses in the world are in his hands, but there are still loyal and patriotic people in the court. ”