After Lu Yiping arrived at the study of the King of Shu, he found that Marshal Wei Tiangang was also there.

The King of Shu, who seemed to be in a good mood, said to Lu Yiping, who was just about to salute: "Excuse me, excuse me, come and sit down!"

Lu Yiping bowed slightly to the King of Shu, turned his head to look at Wei Tiangang, arched his hand and said, "Wei Shuai is also here!"

Wei Tiangang nodded to Lu Yiping, who was seated opposite him, and then said with a smile: "Yiping, I heard that the king said that you have added a tiger general under your command, the last time you entered the city, the old man had something to see, today the old man wants to see what kind of young hero he is." ”

Lu Yiping, who was sitting on the chair, hurriedly said: "Wei Shuai said this, but it is a shame for Yuan Xi, he is just a junior, and he may not be able to enter Wei Shuai's eyes!"

The King of Shu laughed twice and said to Lu Yiping: "Yiping, you don't have to hide it, this king has seen Yuan Xi, the last time he left the palace, Yuan Xi won two lottery heads, did you forget?"

Lu Yiping got up and saluted the king of Shu and said: "Your Majesty, it was a fluke that Yuan Xi was able to win last time, His Royal Highness the Prince of the World compared arrows with him, it was already Yuan Xi who picked up a big bargain, and my Uncle Jia of the Qingyun Sect is even more short compared to Yuan Xi's strengths, if it is a real competition, it must be Yuan Xi who loses." ”

Wei Tiangang smiled and said: "Yiping, you don't have to be so humble, that Yuan Xi is only seventeen or eighteen years old, and it is rare to have such skills before the weak crown, according to the old man, you have picked up a treasure." ”

The King of Shu looked at Lu Yiping and smiled without saying a word.

Lu Yiping said to Wei Tiangang: "Wei Shuai doesn't know, Yuan Xi's master is a hidden master, and I have investigated the origin of this person many times, but to no avail, but I can guarantee that Yuan Xi's son can be reused." ”

The King of Shu smiled: "I also think this son is good, but it is a little sharp, and you still need more training." ”

Lu Yiping looked sideways at the King of Shu and bowed his head slightly: "What the king said is very true, Yuan Xi is not deeply involved in the world, and he has unique skills, it is inevitable that he is a little arrogant, and his subordinates took him with him, just to train him." ”

Wei Tiangang stroked his beard and nodded with a smile and said: "Young man, it is not necessarily a bad thing to be sharp, if the general trend is obscure today, we do need some young people to supplement our army, at the age of the old man, I am afraid that he will not be able to carry a sword!"

Lu Yiping was startled, looked up and glanced at the King of Shu, and happened to see the King of Shu looking at him.

Lu Yiping pretended not to see it, and reached out to touch the teacup on the table, but felt empty.

The King of Shu laughed and ordered: "Come on, quickly serve tea to General Lu." ”

Lu Yifang looked embarrassed, and the city guard sat on his seat and rubbed his hands.

Wei Shuai's words, did he say it to the king?

The King of Shu didn't seem to hear the meaning of Wei Tiangang's words, picked up the tea that the little eunuch had changed for himself, and said with a sip: "Yiping, I'll talk about Yuan Xi's matter later, this king summoned you to come here, and he has something important to discuss with you." ”

Lu Yiping sat down and said: "Your Majesty, near Liangcheng, didn't Vice Marshal Feng already lead the army to wipe out the Tubo army?

The King of Shu shook his head and said, "That's not the case, he Shangguan Lao'er won't open this mouth." ”

Lu Yiping asked: "Your Majesty, since this is the case, he Liangzhou will not offend me Bazhou again." ”

Wei Tiangang nodded, took Lu Yiping's words and said: "Yes, at the moment, there is no obstacle in near Liangcheng, Ma Yichao continues to stay in Liangcheng to garrison, and Vice Marshal Feng has led the army back to the royal capital, and it will arrive in Ziyang City in about three days." ”

Lu Yiping pondered for a moment and asked: "Now that there is no obstacle near Liangcheng, there is General Chu on the side of Yunshang City, and there should be no war in my Bazhou right now, the king summoned me to come, but what is wrong with my Pingnan City?"

Wei Tiangang shook his head lightly and looked at the King of Shu.

The King of Shu smiled lightly and said to Wei Tiangang: "Wei Shuai, I know what you think, don't worry, if I am not completely sure, I will not use soldiers easily, even if this king wants to use soldiers, I have to learn from Shangguan Qingyun and find a reason that can convince the world, after all, this king does not want to bear the infamy of being an 'anti-king'." ”

Wei Tiangang wanted to say a few words, but finally sighed lightly, did not speak, but looked at Lu Yiping and said, "Yiping, what do you think about this matter?"

Lu Yiping, who had just picked up the tea and brought it to his lips, trembled, and the tea almost spilled.

He finally understood what Wei Tiangang was referring to.

It's just that he can't say anything about it, and he doesn't know how to say it.

Taking a sip of tea, Lu Yiping put the teacup back on the table, and after coughing dryly, he raised his head and said, "Wei Shuai, what did you just ask me?"

The King of Shu glanced at Lu Yiping, who was pretending to be stupid, and asked, "What's the matter?

Hearing that the tone of the King of Shu seemed to be a little dissatisfied, Lu Yiping hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, your subordinates just remembered something, so they lost their minds, and asked the king to forgive their sins!"

"Oh?"

The King of Shu had an eyelid, "This king wants to listen to it, what can be more important than what this king said?"

Lu Yiping hurriedly stood up and bowed his head.

Seeing this, the king of Shu was angry and said: "This king doesn't want to punish your crimes, sit back and talk, but if you can't say anything, you have to accompany this king to play a few games of chess to make amends." ”

Lu Yiping's heart was a little relieved, it seemed that the king of Shu did not really want to condemn him.

However, his little caution seems to have been seen through by the King of Shu.

After sitting back in his seat, Lu Yiping didn't dare to look at Wei Tiangang who was sitting opposite, but bowed his head slightly sideways, and after a little thought, he spoke: "Your Majesty, your majesty is thinking, my four cities in Bazhou, Yunshang City is adjacent to Jingzhou in the east, near Liangcheng and Liangzhou in the west, only Wang Du Ziyang City, and my Pingnan City seems to be no threat, but why did someone assassinate the little girl before? Wang Du no one dares to do it, so why can my Pingnan City become their target?"

The king of Shu didn't expect Lu Yiping to mention this matter, and after a moment of silence, he raised his head and said: "In addition to the explanation given before, the Jingzhou side has never given this king an explanation, to say that he Xie Liangchen does not know the truth, it must be a lie." ”

Lu Yiping was able to lead the topic to the assassination of Lu Guanju, and the King of Shu was still very satisfied with it.

At least judging from this incident, someone must be secretly plotting against Bazhou.

Liangzhou is fine now, and it is very likely that Jingzhou did it.

Anything is destroyed, but it is just to kill people and kill people!

Wei Tiangang also spoke: "Yiping, your Pingnan City is in the south of my Bazhou, not like on the clouds, From the topography point of view, whether it is Jingzhou or Liangzhou, if you go around the path to attack your Pingnan City, it is not a wise move, and it is impossible to achieve the effect of a surprise attack, but those mountain paths can not stop the people who practice martial arts, although only some warriors can not take your Pingnan City, but if they use some dirty means to make your Pingnan City chaotic, at that time, you will have no time to take care of the clouds or near Liangcheng. ”

Lu Yiping said: "Wei Shuai, the stakes in this are clear, since that incident, I have strengthened the investigation of Pingnan City. ”

The king of Shu nodded and said: "Now Liangzhou is worry-free, then we should be wary of, only Jingzhou, before you in the future, this king has discussed with Wei Shuai, whether to strike first, Jingzhou is caught off guard, Wei Shuai thinks this move is a bit risky, and advises this king to think long-term." ”

Lu Yiping pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, it is not unreasonable for Wei Shuai to have scruples, one is that we sent troops to Jingzhou, and the division is unknown, and second, if Jingzhou really covets my Bazhou, I am afraid that they have already raised heavy troops near Chunshui City, even if we suddenly send troops to attack Chunshui City, it may not be effective." ”

The King of Shu nodded, looked at Wei Tiangang and said, "Wei Shuai, what Yiping said also has some truth, let this King think about it again." ”

After speaking, he looked at Lu Yiping and said, "Yiping, in a few days, Gong'er and Vice Marshal Feng should also return to the city, you can stay in Ziyang City for a few more days, and after the two of them return, we will make a plan." ”

Wei Tiangang and Lu Yiping nodded yes.

After pondering for a moment, Lu Yiping looked up at the King of Shu and asked, "Your Majesty, what is the situation on the side of Luoyue City now?"

The King of Shu showed a serious look on his face, and said in a deep voice: "Yuan Shixin has been operating in the court for many years, and now he has a lot of henchmen, and most of the important ministers of the court have been attached to him. ”

Wei Tiangang straightened his body, his eyes widened slightly, turned his head to look at the King of Shu and asked, "Your Majesty, there is something that the old minister has been puzzled about, and I ask the king to solve the old minister's confusion!"

The King of Shu said: "Wei Shuai, please speak!"

Wei Tiangang said: "What did the National Teacher want to do in that incident back then? If he wanted to assist the new emperor and help the Sima clan revitalize the dynasty, did he really need to do that thing with the king side by side? But if he wanted to support the side by side king to ascend to the throne, why should he hinder the side by side king in the court now?"

The king of Shu pondered for a moment and said: "The national teacher, this king is very admired, not only this king admires him, but also the other princes and kings of our Great Jin, all of them are like this, the shocking change in Luoyue City back then, if there is no side by side king to participate, this king believes that even if the dragon chair is sitting on the ignorant child, the other princes and kings may not have two hearts, after all, with the national strength of my Great Jin Dynasty, there is a national teacher, and the person sitting on that chair is only surnamed Sima." However, the national teacher just wanted him Yuan Shixin to become the owner of Luoyue City, and it was difficult for others to guarantee that they would not think about it much, so in the past ten years, except for Shangguan Qingyun, who had a false shot, everyone else was waiting to see what was going on, wanting to see if this Luoyue City would change hands. Thirteen years have passed, and Emperor Wende has grown up, and it is time to reveal the answer. ”

Wei Tiangang showed a solemn look on his face, got up and bowed to the king of Shu and said: "Your Majesty, if Luoyue City changes hands, the old minister is willing to ride a horse and carry a knife to open up territory for the king." ”

Lu Yiping quipped: "Wei Shuai has the strength to lift the knife this time?"

Wei Tiangang looked embarrassed, took a sip of tea and said: "Your Majesty, this tea seems to have a miraculous effect, after the old minister drank it, he felt that he had a lot of strength. ”

The king of Shu smiled: "Then the king will give you a few catties!"

Lu Yiping also saluted: "Your Majesty, your subordinates are also willing to go to the soup for the king." ”

The King of Shu smiled and said, "What's the matter, you don't have any tea to drink?"

Seeing that Lu Yi's face was slightly embarrassed, the king of Shu said: "It is the king's luck to have Wei Shuai and you." ”

Wei Tiangang and Lu Yiping stood up and saluted: "I am willing to smear the liver and brain for the king!"

The King of Shu nodded.

Then, he sighed lightly and said: "Wei Shuai, Yiping, there is a way that the soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, and now my Bazhou Mansion is rich, if there is really an incident, the king is not worried about the grain and grass, but this thousand troops are easy to obtain, and a general is difficult to find. ”

Wei Tiangang nodded and said: "The king is very worried, the world has been peaceful for a long time, this good general is difficult to find, our Bazhou is not as good as Liang, Yong, and Hebei, this matter is indeed a little difficult." ”

After listening to Wei Tiangang, the King of Shu looked at Lu Yiping and said, "Fortunately, Yiping will be under the command of Yuan Xi, which can be regarded as an unexpected joy." However, this general is not a high martial arts, if the banner camp is still there, this king intends to send Yuan Xi over to learn the way of the imperial soldiers, and then let him train in Mobei for two years, I am afraid that by then, you will not be as good as Yuan Xi. ”

Hearing that the King of Shu admired Yuan Xi so much, Lu Yiping was proud in his heart, and said quietly: "The king can rest assured, and his subordinates promise that in less than two years, Yuan Xi will be trained to become a general of the first army." ”

The King of Shu smiled: "Oh, are you so sure?"

Lu Yiping said: "The king doesn't know, that Yuan Xi is not only superb in martial arts, but also familiar with military books and proficient in the way of using soldiers, of course, these are just some theories, what he lacks now is to apply what he has learned in his belly to the battlefield." ”

Wei Tiangang glanced at the King of Shu, turned his head to Lu Yiping and smiled: "Is it really so powerful?" ”

The King of Shu smiled: "That's easy to do, Yuan Xi is in the house now, and the king will set up a banquet later, and Wei Shuai will also help Yiping to palm his eyes to see if this son is really as ...... as he said."

Looking at Lu Yiping, the King of Shu smiled slightly, and slowly spit out two words in his mouth.

"Awesome!"

Lu Yiping felt that the king had something to say.

After finishing speaking, the king of Shu said to Lu Yiping: "Yiping, if you have time to bring your niece to Ziyang City to play, if you are not free, you can send someone to send her over." ”

Lu Yiping hurriedly got up and said: "Your Majesty, the little girl is stubborn, and her subordinates have a headache for her, how dare you let her come to the royal capital to be embarrassed." ”

The king of Shu glared at Lu Yiping, and said angrily: "How can a father say that his daughter is like this?" The niece of the world has been smart and clever since she was a child, and this king has always loved it very much, if you are not in a hurry this time, this king will clearly say in the letter that he wants you to bring his niece with him. ”

Hearing the King of Shu mention the little prince Fan Liye, Lu Yiping sighed in his heart.

And so it was.

Wei Tiangang smiled slightly and said: "Yiping, this is a good thing, I can tell you, the woman who can enter our little world, the huge Ziyang City, there is not a single one, even the granddaughter of the handsome, the little prince can't look down on it!"

The King of Shu smiled and said: "Wei Shuai said that he was laughing, your precious granddaughter is only the age of the horn now, and Ye'er will soon be weak, do you want him to coax the child?"

Wei Tiangang stroked his beard and said with a smile: "My little granddaughter is dreaming of being the wife of the prince every day, who made the cousin who doted on her the most become the princess." ”

Lu Yiping smiled at Wei Tiangang and said: "Wei Shuai, if you don't say that I have forgotten, if it is from the princess, our Royal Highness the prince will have to call you grandpa." ”

Wei Tiangang glared at Lu Yiping slightly, turned his head to the King of Shu and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister has no such intention!"

The King of Shu said with a smile: "Wei Shuai doesn't need to be like this, this king has not succeeded to the throne back then, and he has regarded Wei Shuai as an elder in his heart, and now it is not an exaggeration to call you an uncle." ”

Wei Tiangang hurriedly got up and said, "How dare the old minister?"

The King of Shu got up and walked down the hall, held Wei Tiangang's arm and said: "Wei Shuai, with you by the king's side, the king's heart is stable, so ah, even if you can't lift the knife in the future, you are still the master of my Bazhou's soldiers and horses. ”

Wei Tiangang, who was holding his arm tightly by the King of Shu, was a little moved, and said to the King of Shu with a slightly choked voice: "Your Majesty, even if the old minister dies, he must die on the war horse, so as to be worthy of Wang En." ”

The King of Shu patted Wei Tiangang's hand.

Then a man came in and knelt before the temple.

Wei Tiangang and Lu Yiping turned their heads and saw that they didn't know this person.

The man arched his hand to the King of Shu and said, "Your Majesty, there is news from Luoyue City!"

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On the stargazing platform, the two stood side by side, looking at Luoyue City, which was shrouded in rain.

Qin Chu looked ashamed and said in a low voice: "Sir, the disciple failed to notice that the person was hiding under the car, it was the disciple's fault!"

Huo Xingwei smiled lightly: "I can't even notice it, how can you detect where he is?"

Qin Xuan sighed: "I can't imagine that this person's skill is so powerful, even Mr. can't detect his existence!"

Huo Xingwei shook his head lightly and said: "If it is a head-on battle, Sui Xing may not be your opponent, maybe you can still beat him by one and a half moves, he is just proficient in the method of concealment, and his internal strength is the same as my Xuanyi, and it is normal to be able to avoid the eyes of the master." ”

After speaking, Huo Xingwei turned his head to look at Qin Shu and asked, "Why don't you want to call Sui Xing Senior Brother?"

Qin Chu said with a look of resentment on his face: "This person hurt Mr. with a shot, how can I call him Senior Brother again?"

Huo Xingwei shook his head and said, "I'm almost at an age where I'm not confused, why do you still have such a heart? I don't care, why do you bother to keep it in mind?"

Qin Chu shook his head and said, "Mr. doesn't care that Mr. is magnanimous, but the disciple can't, because he injured my husband, and the disciple should avenge Mr." ”

Huo Xingwei smiled: "Whatever you want, if you have the opportunity to fight him in the future, follow your heart, Mr. believes in you." ”

Qin Shu nodded.

On the way back, Huo Xingwei briefly talked to Qin Xuan about the grievances between Sui Xingzhishi and Xuanyimen, or Huo Xingwei.

Between the words, Huo Xingwei always called that senior brother.

Qin Shu looked at the gentleman who was a little thin on his shoulders, and finally couldn't help but ask, "Sir, is there any news from the little junior brother?"

The little junior brother in his mouth is Huo Xingwei's son, Huo Qiji.

Hearing Qin Shu ask about his son, the corners of Huo Xingwei's mouth rose slightly, and he turned his head to Qin Shu and said, "A few of you, do you all want to know the news of Ji'er but don't dare to ask?"

Qin Shu lowered his head and said, "I'm afraid of making Mr. sad!"

Huo Xingwei said with a smile: "You have a heart, but when the sick child ran away, I had something to hand over to him to do, but a few of you didn't know!"

Qin Xuan's eyes lit up, and he raised his head and asked, "Sir, in this way, there was nothing wrong with the junior brother back then?"

Huo Xingwei shook his head slightly, then remembered something, and said to Qin Xuan: "I have a good thing to talk to you about!"

Qin Shu hurriedly asked, "Sir, what's the good thing?"

Huo Xingwei nodded, looked into the distance and said, "This kid, who is so capable, actually deceived the youngest daughter of King Xiliang!"

I received a letter from Xiliang half a month ago, and Huo Xingwei's reply was very simple,

"Get married as soon as possible, the old man wants to hold his grandson!"

When Qin Chu heard this, he smiled happily, stroked his palm and smiled: "Haha, he is worthy of being a junior brother, worthy of him!"

Huo Xingwei smiled but said nothing.

Qin Xu, who was laughing, suddenly retracted his voice and said to Huo Xingwei: "Sir, Cao Ning is here!"

Huo Xingwei sighed lightly: "It must be the young side-by-side king who is out of the city!"

After Cao Ning entered the National Teacher's Mansion, he went straight to the stargazing platform, and when he boarded the stargazing platform, he arched his hand to Qin Xuan and called "Senior Brother".

Cao Ning, as a descendant disciple of Xuanmen, is close to the National Teacher's Mansion, so Huo Xingwei did not hide many things from him.

Except for the little eunuch who raised horses from the Imperial Horse Prison, the rest of the people in the National Teacher's Mansion were all Huo Xingwei's disciples.

Coachman, senior brother Qin Xuan.

Cook, second senior brother Guo Yi.

Miscellaneous servant, the third junior sister Han Hanmei.

There is also a person who is responsible for finding out the news, the fourth junior brother Chen Fangzao.

There is not much difference in age between them, Guo Yikou and Han Hanmei have become husband and wife, and the senior brother Qin Chu and the fourth junior brother Chen Fang have never been married.

Qin Shu used to be equally fond of the third junior sister, but he lost to Han Hanmei's preference.

This third junior sister of his, loves to eat!

Later, Qin Chu devoted himself to becoming a coachman, and he also knew that he was indeed not as good-looking as his second junior brother.

And the fourth junior brother Chen Fangzao seems to have never been interested in women.

Huo Xingwei turned to look at Cao Ning.

Cao Ning bowed and saluted: "National teacher, Yuan Bingde is out of the city!"

Huo Xingwei nodded and said, "Seeing you coming in a hurry, I guessed it!"

Cao Ning asked, "National Teacher, but what happened, why is he in such a hurry to get out of the city?"

Qin Shu snorted softly beside him: "It's a thief's heart!"

Cao Ning looked at Qin Shu and asked, "Senior Brother Qin, what do you mean by being a thief?"

Qin Shu looked at Cao Ning, raised his eyebrows and said, "Cao Ning, someone assassinated my husband on the street today, your commander of soldiers and horses is a bit derelict in his duties!"

Cao Ning was taken aback, knelt down on one knee and said, "It was my dereliction of duty to frighten the national teacher." ”

Huo Xingwei glanced at Qin Xue and said, "Even if you are the coachman of the National Teacher's Mansion, you are only a coachman, how can you speak so wildly to the defender of a city?"

Qin Chu lowered his head and said, "Sir, I was wrong!"

Huo Xingwei waved his hand and said, "You go down, go and call a few of them, I have something to say later!"

After Qin Xue left, Huo Xingwei picked up Cao Ning and said: "You are also a guard, there is no need to do this, I am also your uncle, and it is reasonable to accept your courtesy, what Fang Cai'er said, you don't need to take it to heart, you can just treat this matter as if it didn't happen!"

Cao Ning was puzzled: "Wouldn't that make the people of Xiangguofu more arrogant?"

Huo Xingwei shook his head slightly and said: "What about arrogance? What if you are not arrogant? Cao Ning, I am a little tired and want to rest, the sky of this Luoyue City is about to change!"

Originally, it was just a rainy day, but suddenly there was a thunderclap in the sky.

Cao Ning stood stunned, looking at Huo Xingwei speechless.

Huo Xingwei turned to look into the distance, as if he was muttering to himself, "After watching it for so long, the world seems to have become better, but the imperial city is not as good as day by day, can't it really be eternal and prosperous?"

Cao Ning came back to his senses and asked behind Huo Xingwei: "National Teacher, are you going to give up Your Majesty? Not long ago, Your Majesty came to you in person!"

Huo Xingwei shook his head and said: "Sima's qi is exhausted, I can't change it, Cao Ning, after I leave, he Yuan Shixin may not dare to do anything to you, he is likely to try his best to win over you, I will give you a suggestion, before Yuan Shixin becomes emperor, you can be your guard, remember, as long as you take the guard of Luoyue City well, no matter who the lord of Luoyue City is, you will be fine!"

Walking off the stargazing platform, Cao Ning was a little distracted.

The next day, the national teacher did not go to court.

After retiring from the imperial court, the whispering courtiers invariably crossed the high walls of the imperial city to see the stargazing platform that was higher than the imperial city.

Then, the stargazing platform in their eyes collapsed!