Chapter 23 Reaching an agreement
When he heard Liu Zhong say his two long-lost sisters, whose full names were Liu Yu and Liu Xiang, Xiao Yu and Xiao Xiang of the Emei faction were stunned. Xiao Yu burst into tears, trembling her lips and exclaimed, "Brother! ”
From the first time he saw the two girls, Liu Zhong almost decided that they were his long-lost sisters. At this time, when he heard his sister's call to himself, he could no longer suppress the pent-up emotions in his heart for many years, and two lines of tears rolled down the seven-foot man.
And Xiaoxiang couldn't cry! Just when the fierce battle was in full swing, he was distracted and heard the conversation between his sister Xiaoyu and Liu Zhong. When he heard that Liu Zhong was separated from his two sisters in the Jiangdu temple fair twelve years ago, he couldn't concentrate because of his feelings, so he fell for the trick of the senior brother of the Kongyuan faction.
The three of them hugged their heads and cried, Li Shilan and others were really happy for him when they saw that Brother Zhong had found their long-lost relatives, and Liu Yushuang even shed tears.
Seeing that the four senior sisters seemed to have the upper hand at this time, Xiaoyu gave her brother a brief introduction to what happened after they were separated. It turned out that the three brothers and sisters, who were still young 12 years ago, were scattered in the temple fair, and the two sisters were arrested by traffickers who abducted children. A few months later, the two were resold to Sichuan, where they were about to be sold separately to local farmers as child brides. Fortunately, I met Mrs. Xujing, the head of the Emei faction who went down the mountain to do errands, and was rescued by Mrs. Shi. Because he was too young to remember the specific location of his home, he was accepted as a disciple by Shitai and practiced martial arts in Mount Emei. To this day, he was sent by his master to follow the four senior sisters down the mountain. Investigate the collusion of Shouwang Li Mao with the intention of rebellion by people in the rivers and lakes, but he didn't expect to meet his long-lost brother by chance!
"Your Emei faction Xujing Master is also a person who works for the emperor?" Liu Zhong asked with some surprise.
"Not really. Our master said that now that Li Longji is in power, the people live and work in peace and contentment, the country is rich, and the prosperous era of Kaiyuan has been created! If someone rebels and causes turmoil, it will inevitably be detrimental to the country and the people! That's why we were sent to investigate. ”
"I see!" Liu Zhong's voice did not fall, but he heard a miserable scream.
"Where to go!" Wu Jiaojiao and the three junior sisters chased after them with swords, but it turned out that it was the senior brother Di Qing who was sent by Kong Yuan to be hit by a sword in the shoulder, and fled with his junior brother Qiao Lun.
After a while, Emei Simei turned back. "Poor Kou Mo Chase! Those two are not weak in martial arts, let's just drive them away! Wu Jiaojiao explained to several junior sisters.
"Xiaoyu, Xiaoxiang, are you alright?" Sun Meirou asked with concern.
"Senior sister, I'm fine, Xiaoxiang is a little seriously injured! has already served Cui Huan Dan for her. Xiaoyu said. In addition, Xiaoxiang and I have just found our own brother who was separated twelve years ago! This is the one! He smiled and looked at Liu Zhong.
"Really? What a chance! Sun Meirou was incredulous, "It seems that Mrs. Shi is right to let you go down the mountain this time!" ”
Xiaoyu briefly introduced the situation, and several other senior sisters were also sincerely happy for the two junior sisters!
"The thieves have been temporarily driven away by us." Sun Meirou turned back to Wu Jiaojiao and asked, "Senior sister, what should we do next?" ”
Wu Jiaojiao looked at Li Shilan, Luo Jian and the others, they seemed to be good people, and Liu Zhong was also the elder brother of the two junior sisters, so he didn't shy away from it, and said: "Shizun sent us down the mountain this time, mainly to find out that King Shou colluded with some scum in the rivers and lakes to plot a rebellion. At present, it is true, but I don't know when they will do it! ”
"Can I interject in the future?" Liu Zhong said when he heard this.
"Chivalry, please speak!" After Wu Jiaojiao knew that Liu Zhong was the elder brother of the two little junior sisters, she was a little more polite.
"The situation is urgent, so I'll make a long story short." Liu Zhong looked around, saw that there was no one, and said, "Below is the secret agent sent by the current saint in the palace of King Shou many years ago, who is specifically responsible for investigating the whereabouts of King Shou and the person he contacted. And now the matter of King Shou's intention to rebel has now been confirmed, and the time for action is tonight! The contemptible man came out this time to report to the emperor! ”
"If that's the case, then without further ado, let's rush to the palace to report the news!" Wu Jiaojiao said decisively. "I took Senior Sister Zhou and Senior Sister Zhao to escort Liu Xia Shi to the palace first. Senior Sister Sun, you and Xiao Yu escorted Xiao Xiang and the other injured girl and her friends to Xingqing Palace and waited for us outside the palace. ”
Everyone received his orders and prepared to go. Liu Zhong looked at Xiao Yu and Xiao Xiang and nodded with a smile, turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by Li Shilan: "Brother Zhong, I almost forgot to tell you something." ”
Rush to the Royal Palace
"Brother Zhong, I have something important to tell you." Li Shilan stopped Liu Zhong, who was about to leave.
"What else is the matter, brother? Say it! Liu Zhong turned around and asked.
Li Shilan knew that the time was pressing, so she held Lin Lanyue in her arms, and she didn't get up, so she directly told her that she had heard someone sending poisoned wine to Concubine Wu Hui by the kitchen in the palace.
"Is there such a thing?!" Liu Zhong was surprised, "Then the situation is more urgent, we must set off immediately, brother, you also go with us!" Liu Zhong then said to Li Shilan.
"Is this necessary?" Li Shilan looked at Lin Lanyue, who was still very weak in her arms, and was very uneasy.
"You know best about poisoned alcohol, and you may need your help then! This is a very important matter, and I want to trouble you to go with us first. Besides, thanks to you stopping me, I remembered that the secret order to enter the palace was still with you. ”
"W-okay!" Li Shilan handed over Lin Lanyue in her arms to Liu Yushuang and Luo Jian to take care of, got up and took out the iron plate secret order from her arms and handed it to Liu Zhong, and walked on the road quickly with Liu Zhong and the other Emei Sanmei.
At this time, a pair of wonderful eyes looked at Li Shilan's back in the afterglow of the sunset, and there seemed to be a trace of disappointment. This person is Sun Meirou, who has just been assigned by Wu Jiaojiao to take care of Li Shilan's people.
It was getting late, and the rest of the people, supporting the wounded, also slowly walked in the direction of Xingqing Palace.
Liu Zhong took Li Shilan and Emei Sanmei, first bypassed the woods, and then went north along the west wall of Shouwangfu. After a while, there was a market, the market was full of traffic, all kinds of large and small shops were lined up, and the peddlers and pawns were selling along the street, which was very lively, which really made Li Shilan feel the prosperity of the Kaiyuan Dynasty firsthand. Emei Sanmei has been practicing in the mountains all year round, and it is also very novel to see a dazzling array of goods. But a few people had no time to look forward to it, and quickly walked through the bazaar. A tavern was found on the edge of the bazaar, along the path, behind which there was a stable. Liu Zhong led a few people into the stable, where six horses were feeding grass, and there was no one guarding them.
"Do you know how to ride a horse?" Liu Zhong asked in a low voice to Li Shilan. Emei Sanmei was a little surprised when she heard Liu Zhong's question.
"Uh-it will be a little, I studied for half a day when I traveled before." Li Shilan didn't know the bottom in her heart, and Emei Sanmei heard it in a fog.
"Studied for half a day? Forget it, you're still sitting behind me. After Liu Zhong finished speaking, he turned over and got on the horse, and pulled Li Shilan to sit behind him. Emei Sanmei also chose a horse and jumped up. Four horses galloped out of the bazaar and headed north, past several dwellings and a magnificent palace in the distance.
"Chivalry, it is inconvenient for us to enter the palace with you, so let's send it here." Wu Jiaojiao hugged her fists.
"Thank you to a few chivalrous ladies for escorting you all the way! Please also ask a few people to take care of the people behind. Liu Zhong returned the salute with his fists and galloped towards the palace with Li Shilan.
The horse's strength was not bad, and it didn't take long for him to come to the front of Xingqing Palace, but was stopped by a team of patrolling guards.
"Liu Zhong, a bad person under him, is an agent of the Holy Relatives faction. There is urgent news for the emperor, please lead the way quickly, this is the token! Liu Zhong said as he took out the iron plate secret order from his arms and showed it to the leader of the patrol guards.
"Follow me!" The patrol guard led the two to the main gate of Xingqing Palace and explained the situation to the leader of the forbidden army in charge of guarding.
The leader of the forbidden army asked Liu Zhong and Li Shilan to hand over their blades, and then the steward eunuch led the two into the palace.