Chapter 7: Ruling the Night
In the Guangyang County Shou's Mansion, Gu Cangsheng gently pinched the Lan Yu wine cup on the table, and listened to the Guangyang County Shou's slightly flattering words with a chuckle.
"Your Highness is out of Guangyang this time, and the road is far away. The subordinate officials are weak and have no way to supplement them. I can only send my affection in the cup and wish His Highness a smooth journey. ”
Zhang Tai, the county guard of Guangyang, was already drunk, and he didn't know how many times he raised his wine glass and looked at Gu Cangsheng staggeringly.
Gu Cangsheng looked at the old bureaucrat a little helplessly. He really felt that this Guangyang County Warden had flattered him a little too much. He looked back at Xiao Yexue and Xiao Tinghan, who were also embarrassed, and then drank the rest of the wine in the cup in one gulp.
"Thank you Zhang Junshou for your hospitality! But tomorrow the Japanese emperor will have to get up early to board the journey, I think...... That's all for today's banquet! Come and wait for the return journey of the Emperor, and then talk freely with Zhang Junshou about Fengyue and conspire to get drunk!"
After speaking, Gu Cangsheng casually put down the wine cup and gently patted Xiao Yexue's plump legs beside him. Xiao Yexue came behind him knowingly, pushed Gu Cangsheng's wheelchair and slowly walked out of the door. When Xiao Tinghan saw the two leaving, he also stood up, bowed his hand to Zhang Tai, and followed Gu Cangsheng and the others out of the banquet hall.
Before Zhang Tai could react in a trance, the three people who were invited to the banquet had already left the wine table. He looked embarrassedly at the wine glass he had raised again, then at the backs of several people, and opened his mouth. Before the words could be spoken, he heard Gu Cangsheng, who had already walked to the door, turn around and say to him:
"Oh, that's right! Tomorrow morning, I need to prepare the carriage and horses, and I have to ask Zhang Junshou to bother more!"
After that, Gu Cangsheng didn't pay any attention to the ecstatic county guard Zhang Tai, was pushed by Xiao Yexue, and slowly left the hall!
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After the three of them left the banquet hall, Xiao Tinghan said a few words to Xiao Yexue, and then went back to the room by himself.
Gu Cangsheng leaned on the back of the wheelchair, put the folding fan between his legs, closed his eyes and recuperated, enjoying the meandering fragrance emanating from the jade green silk behind him.
Xiao Yexue gently pushed the wheelchair, looking at Gu Cangsheng in the wheelchair with soft eyes. Neither of them spoke, and under this quiet romance, they slowly walked towards the master bedroom that Zhang Tai had prepared for them!
When he came to the door of the bedroom, Gu Cang moved his upper limbs and was about to speak. found that Xiao Yexue had stopped behind him. He opened his eyes and looked back at Xiao Yexue. I saw her face tense and pretty, and she pinched the curse mark lightly with one bare hand. Apricot eyes were frosty, and her eyes stared straight at the corner of the bedroom.
"There's someone in the house!"
Gu Cangsheng couldn't help but smile slightly when he saw Xiao Yexue's delicate appearance as if he was facing a great enemy. He gently patted Xiao Yexue's other white and tender jade hand on the wheelchair, and said, "It's okay, go in and take a look first!"
Xiao Yexue tapped her head, slowly withdrew the spell mark she had pinched, and with a gentle wave, her true qi pushed open the bedroom door. She glanced down at Gu Cangsheng, and when she saw him nodding, she slowly walked into the bedroom with Gu Cangsheng's wheelchair in her arms.
The bedroom is not small, but it is not empty. As soon as you enter the room, you can smell the faint fragrance of sandalwood. Near the left, there is a large bookcase of lotus terrace flowers and pear willows, which is covered with calligraphy, paintings, poems and texts of Fengyue idle talents. Even in the night, the two of them could clearly see that an anthology on the top was written "Gu Cangsheng's Miscellaneous"!
The two looked at each other and smiled!
Behind the bookcase is a blue-rock sandalwood book column, in which the book column lists the Tibetan books of various characters. In the corner of the courtyard, there is a copper-colored tiger square tripod, and there are three sandalwood bamboo incense sticks in the tripod.
In the back room, against the wall, there was a large bed made of ebony with a colorful skirt, which was more than three people wide. The curtains of green ross are elegant but not luxurious. The hollowed-out carved wooden windows dappled with a few points of moonlight. Under the staggered light and shadow, the virtual and real are messy, lining people's mood.
Under that window stood a middle-aged man dressed in black!
"It's already halfway through the night, and the second commander has come here to visit the palace, but what advice do you have?"
Gu Cangsheng looked at the middle-aged man who suddenly appeared in his bedroom with a chuckle, unfolded the folding fan in his hand, and shook it gently. Xiao Yexue stood behind him, her sharp qi circulating around her body, ready to go.
Ye Zeng turned around and glanced at Xiao Yexue, who was delicate and frosty, and then stared straight at Gu Cangsheng who was sitting in a wheelchair with a smile on his face.
The three of them looked at each other for a long time, and the qi in front of Ye Zeng's body suddenly froze. The feet did not move, and the body was suspended into the void. His right hand turned into a fist, and in just a moment, it floated in front of Gu Cangsheng's eyes.
Gu Cangsheng sat calmly, looking at Ye Zeng's eyes still smiling slightly, without showing the slightest hint of panic.
Behind him, Xiao Yexue saw that the night was menacing, and his subordinates pinched the Qingxuan curse seal, and was about to make a move, when a dry and narrow hand suddenly stretched out in the darkness.
This hand was in front of Ye Zeng's tiger claw that grabbed Gu Cangsheng, and Ye Zeng's fierce figure couldn't help but stagnate, so he had to change his moves in mid-air.
He clasped his claws together and made a palm, and slashed at Gu Cangsheng again from the half-suspended air. The big hand swirled again and pinched it on Ye Zeng's wrist. Ye Zeng was suddenly shocked, and the true qi of his whole body condensed and did not move, and he was actually choked by this hand.
As soon as this big hand took advantage of the situation, he was about to throw the trapped night increase out of the window. When Gu Cangsheng saw this scene, he shouted: "Don't smash the things of the master's house!"
The big hand was out of thin air, changed the throw to release, and threw the night increase on the ground. Ye Zeng staggered a few steps, stabilized his figure, and when he looked at it again, the big hand had already disappeared into the night!
"Innate Nine Grades?"
Ye Zeng squinted slightly, looked at Gu Cangsheng's handsome face that was still smiling, and said in a deep voice.
"It's just hiding the head and revealing the tail, it's not worth mentioning!" Gu Cangsheng shook the folding fan noncommittally, looked at Ye Zeng with his eyes and said, "It's the second commander, he is only seventy years old, but he has already stepped on the gap between immortals and mortals." With this cultivation at a young age, are you really willing to be a little guard in this corner of Guangling?"
Ye Zeng stared at Gu Cangsheng, Gu Cangsheng was also looking at him, and the two of them didn't speak for a long time. After a long time, Ye Zeng said, "What do you want?"
"All!"
Gu Cangsheng shook the folding fan and said calmly.
"All?"
Gu Cangsheng nodded.
"All!!"
Ye Zeng's tiger eyes froze suddenly, and then he responded in a low voice: "Yes!"
"Then thank you Second Uncle Ye!" Gu Cangsheng said to Ye Zeng.
Ye Zeng looked at Gu Cangsheng's appearance, his serious expression suddenly resolved, and he shook his head with a smile.
"You really deserve to be the Gu family's seed!"
Gu Cangsheng also chuckled, he patted Xiao Ye's snow-white jade hand on his shoulder, and said, "Xue'er, palm lamp, add tea!"
"No need!" Ye Zeng stopped Xiao Yexue, who was going to work, and said, "As you said, the night is already halfway over. Tomorrow we have to leave, so you should rest early!"
Gu Cangsheng nodded, closed the folding fan and said, "It's okay, the little nephew won't send it." By the way, tomorrow I will go to the path with Fifth Uncle Xiao and Xue'er to take the first step, and then I will trouble Second Uncle Ye to help me!"
"Well said!"
Ye Zeng nodded, which showed that he was light, his body was stunned, and he disappeared into the bedroom.
Gu Cangsheng stared at the place where the night sales were lost for a long time, and only after a long time did he turn his head. Looking at Xiao Yexue, who was beautifully set off by the flickering candle flame on the side of the table, he couldn't help but smile gently!
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Eastern Jin Dynasty, Mingming Mountain
That night, Qingqu Cave and Dayu Chamber of Commerce formed a full alliance in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Mao Xing, the leader of the Qingqu Gang, held a feast and drank in the gang and warmly entertained Gu Xiao, the president of the Dayu Chamber of Commerce.
After three rounds of drinking, seeing that Mao Xing had become drunk, Gu Xiao asked in a low voice: "Mao Gang Master, there is a sentence, Xiao doesn't know whether to talk about it or not!"
"Say!" Mao Xing said drunkenly.
Gu Xiao groaned and said, "Hmm...... Don't blame the brothers for talking about each other! The political environment and the distribution of forces in the rivers and lakes of the Eastern Jin Dynasty are already different from those of other countries. To be honest, if there is nothing to rely on, even if you and I form an alliance, it will not be enough to push His Royal Highness King Ning to the position of the East Palace. ”
"What are you going to say?" Mao Xing looked at Gu Xiao with a smile.
"Xiao is doing business outside, and he has always sought a stable word. Since you and I are already allies, I don't know if the Mao Gang Master is willing to make a convenient way and give his brother a thorough explanation, where does your lord get the confidence to fight for this supreme position?"
"Trick me!" Mao Xing laughed and pointed at Gu Xiao and said, Gu Xiao shook his head with a noncommittal chuckle.
"Well, even if you are sincerely aligned, you are not afraid to give you a thorough understanding!" Mao Xing said, leaning in front of Gu Xiao and whispering, "Do you know the origin of my lord?"
Gu Xiao nodded and said, "The seventh son of Old Emperor Murong, His Royal Highness King Ning of the Eastern Jin Dynasty!"
Mao Xing waved his hand.
"I'm talking about my mother's family!"
"I've never heard of this, I'd like to hear about it!" Gu Xiao shook his head and said
The wine cup on Mao Xing's table poured a glass fiercely. He looked left and right, then leaned in front of Gu Xiao, lowered his voice, and said word by word.
"Dongying Mountains, Stone Valley Imperial Family!"