Chapter 112: Liangshan II
The weapon spectrum reappeared in Zhao State, and it really caused an uproar. Heroes from all walks of life in the rivers and lakes, as well as magnates from all countries, flocked to the capital of Zhao State, and it was very lively for a while.
Emperor Rong convened hundreds of civil and military officials overnight to discuss how to obtain the weapon spectrum. The prince 'bought' King Yao early, and at the critical moment proposed that the weapon spectrum is a divine soldier, if it does not appear, the Six Kingdoms will be peaceful, once it reappears, the Six Kingdoms will be disrupted again, this is the crisis of the Rong Kingdom!
Emperor Rong was very worried when he heard this, and immediately rose from his personal desires to national interests, and hurriedly asked the ministers if there was a way to solve it. Murphy was also very interested in the weapon spectrum, but he didn't eat King Yao's set, but said indifferently: "If the weapon spectrum is lost and recovered, King Zhao will not let go, but if Rong Guo sends an envoy to go and then allow the exchange of precious things, presumably King Zhao will also think about it." ”
King Yao was about to take the opportunity to recommend Murphy to go, but he didn't expect Murphy to speak first: "The minister is brave, the minister is in charge of the three provinces and six departments, he is in an important position, and it will take many years to deal with the country's opportunities for His Majesty, this time, the minister is willing to go to meet the King of Zhao for a while!" ”
Emperor Rong Long Yan Dayue: "Aiqing is loyal, I am very comforted." ”
King Yao was stunned for a long time. I think this task is too easy to do, in a few words, Murphy jumped into the pit himself, what kind of magic is there in this weapon spectrum, which makes a powerful minister and a son of heaven crazy?
The eldest grandson's mansion, in the back garden, the eldest grandson sat in the shade of the tree without contention, stroking the qin and singing, the singing voice was low, singing a self-composed tune, and the words revealed the vicissitudes of the world.
"Why hide behind the door when you're here?" The eldest grandson Wuzheng stopped stroking the qin and looked up at the moon gate.
Zuo Qing stepped out, his thoughts still deep in this sad song: "It's almost twilight, to the sad place, who to complain to... The moon is clear and the wind is clear, the dust is to the dust, and the earth is to the earth. ”
When the eldest grandson Wuzheng heard this, he couldn't help but show grief on his face, and said in a deep voice: "The situation in Kyoto is treacherous, one wrong step is a loss, you and I are in hell but have to go against the original intention, Zuo Qing, when did you violate the original intention?" ”
"Initial intention?" Zuo Qing was a little confused, "My original intention was to kill Murphy, that's all." ”
"Huh! That's just your life, your heart, and you shouldn't let it be at the mercy of fate. ”
Zuo Qing looked at him suspiciously: "What do you want to say?" ”
"What has been lost has been lost, don't let things go in an uncontrollable direction, you will regret it."
"Your Excellency..."
The eldest grandson pinched his sleeve and gently wiped the strings, and there was a tenderness on his face that should not have appeared on his face. Zuo Qing looked at his strange appearance and couldn't help but wonder about the past of this piano.
"Do you know Queen Yu?" He looked at Zuo Qing expectantly.
Empress Yu? Hearing this title, Zuo Qing suddenly felt that his body had been hit, and his thoughts were suddenly pulled back to the day when he first met Xilou many years ago......
"I haven't heard anyone mention her like this for many years, and I almost forgot that she was the mother of a country in Rongguo, and since her death, Your Majesty has never established a new queen." Zuo Qing's expression was mournful, and he couldn't extricate himself.
"The world says that Queen Yu is lucky, she has been favored by two kings, and she is ruthless, because she does not hesitate to abandon her husband and children for the favor of the lord of the six kingdoms..."
Zuo Qing slowly recalled the incident many years ago, at that time, the Central Plains was talking about Emperor Rong's marriage to Queen Yan, and no one seemed to have looked at the whole thing from the perspective of Queen Yu, saying that Queen Yan was ruthless and King Yan was cowardly.
It's a pity that no one knows what's going on!
"I went to see the royal wedding, which can be described as an unprecedented prosperity! At that time, you should have only been in the year of the horn, but unfortunately, you couldn't go and see it, maybe in the future, the royal family will not hold such a grand feast again. The fireworks bloomed overnight, His Majesty held the Queen's hand and stood on the Suzaku Tower, all the countries came to the court, and the ministers and people shouted Long live Your Majesty, the Queen is a thousand years old! The cheers resounded in the sky, and Kyoto trembled beneath their feet. But I saw despair in the eyes of Empress Yu, she never looked at His Majesty from beginning to end, maybe what she was thinking about at that time was how to live in this deep palace, just to live. ”
Zuo Qing felt that he needed to re-examine this iron-faced Shangshu, and his feelings for Empress Yu seemed to be a little different.
"In the heart of the eldest grandson, the weight of Empress Yu is extraordinary."
His eyes were gloomy, and tears flickered: "I have been investigating that case, no one has investigated the death of Empress Yu, and Emperor Rong has not said a word, there must be a conspiracy behind it." ”
"So, most of the reason why adults and I joined forces is Queen Yu, right?"
The eldest grandson Wuzheng smiled bitterly: "After so many years, I can't sit idly by anymore, I have to let him see all the truth!" ”
In the eldest grandson Wuzheng, Zuo Qing seems to see himself, and he spares no effort for the truth, even if it costs anything!
The eldest grandson Wuzheng put the piano into a brocade bag, and then carefully stored it in an agarwood box, and asked the next person to send it to the room, before he said to Zuo Qing: "Inviting you over today, in addition to reminiscing about the past, is also an important thing." ”
"What?"
"Aren't you surprised that Wu Shang suddenly found you?"
Zuo Qing breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was something big, but it turned out that the eldest grandson Wuzheng's eyeliner saw him and Wu Shang meeting secretly... This eldest grandson is not simple, and even Yunlai Pavilion has intervened!
Zuo Qing was silent: "Please make it clear." ”
"I have a little investigation into Wu Shang, this person is treacherous and cunning, although he is greedy for profit, he is also afraid of death, you only traded with him once, will he take risks again to trade with you for greater interests?"
It seems that the eldest grandson Wuzheng not only planted eyeliner in Yunlai Pavilion, these eyeliners are everywhere and surround him.
"I've already thought about this, Wu Shang is indeed greedy for life and afraid of death, but he is not stupid, he knows that I am bound to eradicate Murphy, so he naturally wants to find another way, and what I give him is the most worthy path."
The eldest grandson Wuzheng narrowed his eyes slightly, and he could see from the slit in his eyes that the pair of unfathomable eyes were full of uneasiness and anxiety at this time, "You are so confident but it's not good, now at a critical juncture, you still have to do everything you can." ”
"Don't worry, my lord, I've made a thorough plan, and in less than a month, Kyoto will be turned upside down."
"You're still too confident..."Eldest Sun Wuzheng sighed slightly, "I still have to remind you that the praying mantis catches cicadas and yellow finches behind, so you must always be vigilant." ”
Zuo Qing had more and more doubts in his heart, he was invited to come today, he thought it was to discuss countermeasures, but from beginning to end, the eldest grandson Wuzheng has been reminding himself to be cautious, this is not like his style of doing things... Zuo Qing sat in the carriage with a heavy heart, and just after a while, he suddenly remembered the 'reminiscence' that the eldest grandson said about it, which seemed to have another deep meaning, combined with the facial expression when he kept reminding himself to be careful... He was immediately creepy.
He changed his name and surname and went deep into Kyoto, thinking that he was hiding from the world and crossing the sea, and everything was under control, but now it seems that the eldest grandson Wuzheng has already known his identity, so what about Murphy, will he know? Seeing that the big plan is about to come true, if there is a business trip...
Zuo Qing hurriedly lifted the curtain and instructed Yansheng: "Go to Mofu." ”
Among the three provinces and six ministries, most of the Mexican Party was replaced by Zuo Qing, and the rest are not to be feared. Murphy was depressed after being hit by this blow, and the court was also preoccupied, and the mission to Zhao here became a blow to His Majesty in the eyes of others. The Mo Mansion, which was about to break the threshold, has become more and more deserted recently.
The ministers are speculating among themselves who is behind the scenes to deal with the current Lord of the Six Shangshu, and the means are so clever, it is really happy! But there are also people who are worried about this, Murphy once single-handedly helped His Majesty to the throne, and even more so that the generalissimo Ge Zheng on the battlefield was forced to go to the idle clouds and wild cranes, how could such a ruthless character be easily overthrown? I'm afraid this is another trick by Murphy!
No one can say for sure, but they all hope that this matter will not hurt their innocent bystanders.
Zuo Qing followed the housekeeper all the way to the backyard, went around three times, and then passed a long road between rockeries. This road was designed by Murphy himself, the road is thin and long, with many branches, and people will get lost when they come here, and the rockeries on both sides are covered with moss, and it is impossible for assassins to settle on it.
In the middle of the courtyard was an impermeable pavilion embedded in a towering wall, and the upper floor was Murphy's residence. The surrounding emptiness was also intended to make it impossible for the Assassins to hide.
Turning up to the second floor, the housekeeper stepped back alone.
"Cover the door." There was a voice inside.
Zuo Qing closed the door and looked around, this was the first time he had entered the most private place in Murphy, and there was nothing here!
"Curious? There is nothing but a bed and a desk. Murphy stepped out of the inner room and stared at him.
Zuo Qing stretched out his hand to brush away the incense ash that fell on the case, leaned on the tip of his nose and smelled it, this is a turnip incense, and it is pitiful for Murphy to prevent thieves to such a point.
Murphy provoked a smile: "This incense has been passed down for a long time, if it is contaminated, it is difficult to get rid of it, if anyone sneaks in, bring the hound to smell it, as long as he is still in Kyoto, he can find it in half a day." As he spoke, he handed him a short sword, "This sword can be long or short, hidden in the sleeve and no one will find it, so you can use it for self-defense in case of danger." ”
Zuo Qing looked through it, and the word Mo Fei was carved on the front of the sword body, and his name was on the other side. Zuo Qing was shocked in his heart, was he already so important in his heart?
"I can't sleep well these days, and some people are secretly making trouble and trying to oppose me." Murphy stared at him, his voice eerie, "Do you know who it is?" ”
Zuo Qing's hand was weak, and he almost didn't hold the short sword, and after stabilizing his mood, Fang said slowly: "Three provinces and six departments have had accidents one after another, and I wonder who it is that can stir up the storm in such a short period of time, but this person is in the dark, and it is really difficult to deal with." Rest assured, I will definitely find out the truth and bring it to my father..."
"I'm going to cut him with a thousand cuts!" Murphy said hatefully.
Zuo Qing was originally a little flustered, but at this time he calmed down a little, "Father-in-law, I heard that Your Majesty sent you to Zhao State, is it true that the weapon spectrum has reappeared?" ”
Murphy sneered: "The weapon spectrum is a treasure coveted by many people, it is said that if you have it, you can have the art of war weapons in the whole world, hmph, it's quite ridiculous!" ”
"It's the one... Zhao Guoxuan's family has lost ten years of weapon spectrum? Zuo Qing pretended to be surprised.
"It's a pity, even if I find it, it's useless, and even if it's useful, it's just a fragment!"
Zuo Qing was angry in his heart, held back, and asked: "The weapon spectrum is a treasure that the people of the rivers and lakes are vying for, how can it be a useless thing?" ”
Mo Fei slowly sat down in front of the bookcase, leaned on a few points, and there was a touch of sarcasm on the corner of his raised mouth: "That's all the Xuan family's tricks, is there a military book that is more powerful than Sun Tzu's Art of War?" The weapon spectrum is just a children's book that records weapons and simple tactics, not to mention Sun Tzu's Art of War, that is, any student can compare it! ”
Zuo Qing smiled and said, "Perhaps, as my father-in-law said, it's all just a trick." Since it is a useless book, why didn't the father-in-law make it clear to His Majesty, even if it was someone else, it was obviously a thankless chore. ”
Murphy looked at him meaningfully: "It's me who asked for help." Don't you know, although this weapon spectrum can't be used as a military book, it is a sharp weapon to confuse those Jianghu people for my use! ”
Zuo Qing bowed down and said, "It's still my father-in-law who has foresight... This weapon spectrum, it seems that my father-in-law has seen it? ”
The irony was even deeper: "It's just a little bit, I'm really going to see it, but unfortunately, it's just a little bit!" Murphy remembered that ten years ago, he searched in the ruins of the Xuan family for several nights, not to mention the weapon genealogy, but he didn't find one or two volumes of the family tree, and even the woman disappeared without a trace... He came back to his senses from his memory and sighed: "In a few days, I will be able to see the real face, I want to see what this powerful weapon book looks like, it can make the rivers and lakes and the court worry about it for so many years!" ”
"Why don't you let me accompany my father-in-law?" Zuo Qing was tentative.
Murphy waved his hand: "It's not a problem for me to have dead soldiers around me to protect me, you guard Kyoto for me, and report any changes at any time." ”
Zuo Qing responded, and after chatting for a while, he took his leave.
Approaching the academy, Yansheng finally couldn't hold back the worries in his heart, and asked him cautiously, "My lord, is there something wrong?" ”
Zuo Qing didn't seem to hear it, and still looked sideways at the sky outside the window. Yan Sheng raised his voice a little, and he came back to his senses, but he sent it away casually.
But Yan Sheng knew in his heart that the master in charge must be like this because of Murphy, but he couldn't say it clearly because of confidentiality.
On the Nanhu Water Bridge, the night wind pulls the candlelight, distorting into afterimages under the dark sky.
Zuo Qing stood upright by the lake, staring at the few leaves on the surface of the lake and drifting with the waves, until his eyes hurt, and then he closed his eyes to rest.
A rustling sound came from afar, Zuo Qing didn't look back, just said indifferently: "This time I want to go to Murphy's lair, it must be more than lucky, why do you insist on going?" ”
"It's because it's Murphy's lair that I'm going, and I'm not at ease with others." Xilou walked out of the darkness and stood beside him, looked at him sideways, and smiled, "What, you won't be worried about me?" ”
"Of course."
The sudden words made Xilou's smile freeze on his face. Suddenly flashed in their minds when they first met, because of the same goal blood swear, at that time they were all moving in the same direction, but the appearance of Su Yan made everything change, Zuo Qing is no longer the same Zuo Qing.
And what about yourself? Xilou suddenly thought of this, he didn't know if he was still the Wei Zhen who was bent on avenging his mother? Or, do you want that throne more than revenge?
Xilou didn't dare to think about it anymore, he was afraid that he would be disappointed by the result, so he jumped away from the topic and said, "After Liangshan comes back, what are you going to do?" ”
"Naturally, it is to catch turtles in an urn, and it is effortless." When it comes to conspiracy methods, Zuo Qing's expression is full of vitality.
"Is there a way back?" West Building asked worriedly.
"Nope." He's determined.
"Really?"
Zuo Qing turned his head to look at him, seeing that he was panicked, he hurriedly took a step back, "If there is a way out, let me know, otherwise I am still sleepy if you run away, I'm really sorry for the original feelings, right." ”
Zuo Qing smiled: "I went to Liangshan to collect evidence of Murphy's collaboration with the enemy and betrayed the country, the chance of success is very great, if you can get it, you can present all the evidence you have obtained before to Your Majesty, even if Your Majesty is weak and incompetent, in the face of the inferior ministers, he should always be a little bit of an emperor, right?" It's really not good, the three provinces and six departments of the Shangshu are all famous together, can he calm things down? Murphy couldn't escape this time. ”
"I'm afraid that the dog will jump off the wall in a hurry..."
"You mean he rebelled? He went to Zhao Kingdom, even if the news is well-informed, I will finish everything in the time of coming and going, and when he returns to Kyoto, he will be a fish and meat! ”
Xilou laughed at himself: "You Zuo Qing is like a god, which time you have made a mistake, I have been too worried." ”
"There is one more thing," Zuo Qing took out a brocade box from his sleeve and handed it to Xilou, "The prince gave it to me, I am worried that it will be dangerous for us to go to Liangshan, and this thing may be able to save you from danger." ”
Xilou weighed the weight of the brocade box, and roughly guessed the contents in his heart, "The prince is a pity, but he is afraid that we will die, and he will not be able to sit on the throne, heh!" ”
"He won't be able to sit on the crown prince for a few days, and when Murphy falls, he will be next."
The thought that the day I had been looking forward to day and night was finally coming, and the West Building felt happy. patted Zuo Qing on the shoulder and said, "You and I are allies, friends of life and death, and we will share blessings in the future!" ”
As soon as the West Building left, Zuo Qing's expression instantly collapsed, he was very scared, this feeling was the same as when he had a premonition that his family was killed ten years ago. Murphy seemed to have doubted himself, but it should be Ge Yiyan who was playing tricks, and he should have dispelled his thoughts by being so attentive.
It's just, why are you still flustered?