Chapter Seventy-Eight: Chaos and Conspiracy (I)
Out of the Zhao compound Zhao Luying and Zhao Xun Temple did not have the slightest delay on the road, not even the accompanying car did not use, the two of them were like an ordinary grandfather leading his grandson, and walked on the road crossing to look at the palace.
Zhao Luying, who restrained his momentum, had a kind feeling on his face at the moment, which he would never have seen in ordinary times, if it weren't for the fact that Zhao Xun Temple next to him grew up listening to the deeds of the grandfather next to him, he would really think that this ancient old man was just an ordinary, kind grandfather, not the patriarch of the Zhao clan who was terrified in the Great Chu court, even if the monarch often had to retreat half a step, Zhao Luying.
"Sugar gourd! Sugar gourd! Freshly baked sugar gourd~"
A vendor is walking towards them, holding a wooden stick in his hand, and on the wooden stick is a sugar gourd wrapped in several strings of sugar paper, red and glamorous very good-looking, although Zhao Xun Temple has reached the crown at the moment, but for the red that has been indelible in this childhood, but he couldn't help but knock carefully, and this hawker's eyes are sharp, just happened to see Zhao Xun Temple's eyes, but he sped up his pace, walked towards the two, and shouted while walking:
"Sugar gourd!Sugar gourd!The child must be a well-behaved sugar gourd if he eats it~"
Looking at the hawker getting closer and closer, Zhao Xunsi's face faintly flashed a trace of murderousness, he was clear in his heart, the grandfather next to him hated others to rely on him too closely, and generally too close to the end of the end will not be good, but at this moment the hawker's heart is not like this, he just relied on the businessman's intuition to feel that although this Zhao Xunsi looks very big, but just now the eyes in each other's eyes, for the kind of desire for sugar gourd, the hawker can see clearly, plus the clothes worn by the two at the moment, how not to look like ordinary people, how much have some family background, this business is still worth doing.
It's just that what Zhao Xunsi didn't expect was that Zhao Luying looked at the hawker walking towards him, but there was a smile on his face, and he took the initiative to come to the vendor, pointed to the sugar gourd in his hand and said:
"Bring me two strings!
Hearing Zhao Luying's words, the peddler's face was overjoyed, and he hurriedly put the wooden shelf in his hand on the ground, and then pointed to the sugar gourd on the wooden shelf and couldn't help but say:
"Guest officer, pick two~ Both are excellent sugar gourds, just made!"
Hearing the hawker's words, Zhao Luying casually picked two, one to himself, one left to the Zhao Xun Temple beside him, but when the sugar gourd was put in front of Zhao Xun Temple, Zhao Xun Temple was stunned in place, but he didn't dare to reach forward to grab the sugar gourd for a long time, but Zhao Luying didn't care at all, his hand has been in the air, without the slightest impatience, until Zhao Xun Temple hesitated for a long time, then tremblingly stretched out his hand to take the sugar gourd from Zhao Luying's hand, Zhao Luying took back his hand, and although the hawker on the side looked at the grandfather and grandson so much friction, he was a little impatient, but he did not come forward to urge, but stood aside and waited.
"Little brother, how much money?"
Hearing Zhao Luying's words, the peddler was excited, but he replied without hesitation:
"Master, this string of sugar gourds is two pennies, two strings of me, even if you are three pennies~ It is rare to see your team of loving grandparents and grandchildren, it can be regarded as fate!"
Hearing the hawker's words, Zhao Luying was a little reluctant in his eyes, and touched the money bag for a long time, but he didn't put the money bag for a long time, but asked softly:
"Why did this sugar gourd cost two pennies a string, I remember when I bought it, it was only a bunch of pennies!"
Hearing Zhao Luying's words, the peddler's face was slightly annoyed, but he didn't expect that he could make the old man in front of him cheaper, but he felt that he was a bully, and he actually began to bargain.
"It's been ten years ago that this penny and a string of sugar gourds have been in place, and now it's all two pennies and a string of sugar gourds, alas... Otherwise, I would like to give you a cheaper price, but there are still children to take care of at home, and it is not easy."
Listening to the hawker's words, Zhao Luying's face was a little gloomy, I don't know if he was lamenting that the market price had become higher, or he was reluctant to pay for it, but fortunately he didn't repay the debt, but he took out a few copper plates from the money bag, counted them patiently, and after confirming that it was correct, he put the coin in his hand into the hawker's hand.
And when the peddler got the money, he naturally didn't say anything, but just said: "Master, young master is blessed!" and hurriedly went to find the next target and sold the sugar gourd.
Watching the hawker leave, Zhao Luying looked at the sugar gourd in his hand, but he was not in a hurry to peel off the sugar coating on it, but turned his head to look at Zhao Xun Temple on the side, and said intriguingly:
"People in the world are panicked in this world, but there are a few taels of broken silver, but these few taels of broken silver can solve thousands of panics in the world."
Zhao Xunsi listened to Zhao Luying's words, but there was a little emotion on his face, like that childish child being educated by the old master, the chicken nodded like a peck of rice, and then said:
"Grandpa, why don't I send a few taels of silver to that peddler, so that he can live a better life!"
Hearing Zhao Xunsi's words, Zhao Luying shook his head with a smile, but patted Zhao Xunsi's shoulder with his hand, but this time he didn't say anything else, but walked on the road again, and Zhao Xunsi looked at Zhao Luying's back blankly but didn't know what he said wrong.
The two of them didn't encounter anything along the way, and Zhao Luying's kindness also disappeared on his face, as if everything had returned to the way it was before, gloomy and perverse.
It's just that there are accidents in everything, I saw a team of patrols walking towards Zhao Luying at the moment, led by Chu Wang, who recklessly ran into the dilapidated academy a few days ago to inform everyone of Jin Ming's arrival, and Chu Wang at this moment is more calm than the recklessness of a few days ago, and the armor in front of him has also changed from the previous C word to B word, but because of the recklessness of a few days ago, he was promoted to two levels because of the blessing in disguise, and he was promoted to two levels out of the ordinary way, at this moment he is already the captain of the imperial guard team, although the grade is not high, but it is already a piece of fat in the eyes of many people in the officialdom of Da Chu.
I saw that Chu Wang looked at the person who came, but he already knew that the person who came was Zhao Luying, but he didn't mean to back down at all, he directly picked up his weapon and walked forward, and said to Zhao Luying who was walking towards him:
"Your Majesty has a decree, all ministers, including Prince Zhao, must not enter the palace without an edict!
Looking at Chu Wang in front of him, Zhao Luying didn't have a good face to show him, but just looked at it coldly, and then said:
"Your Majesty has not been to the court for many days, this is something that has never happened since Your Majesty ascended the throne, this king is not at ease, come to visit Your Majesty, why not?"
Zhao Luying didn't take advantage of it, but as soon as these righteous words were spoken, the momentum of his whole person suddenly exploded at this moment, and the momentum he cultivated after decades of ups and downs in officialdom could not be despised As soon as this statement came out, except for Chu Wang and Zhao Xunsi behind Zhao Luying, everyone unconsciously took a step back and didn't dare to say a word.
"Please also ask King Zhao not to embarrass the little ones, the little ones are just acting on orders!"
Chu Wang saw that the scene was not quite right, and hurriedly spoke, wanting to save some momentum, but he didn't expect Zhao Luying to step forward and stand directly in front of Chu Wang.
"I now suspect that you palace guards are plotting rebellion! You want to force Your Majesty to the palace! If you don't let me go in to see Your Majesty today, I, the Zhao clan, will be the first to refuse.
As soon as Zhao Luying's voice fell, Zhao Xunsi, who was standing behind him, rushed up directly, snatched a big knife from the hand of a guard of the Imperial Forest Army who was dumbfounded, pinched it in his hand, and killed in this imperial city if he didn't agree with him!
"Zhao Luying! You are crazy! This is the Imperial City! This is not your Zhao Palace! Not even your Zhao family! Don't think that you are the king of Dachu with a different surname, so you can be presumptuous at will! You don't even pay attention to Your Majesty's will! Today! I am persuading you! Go back! This incident is as if nothing happened! Don't go back! Don't blame you for being dutiful and loyal, and meeting each other with swords!"
Chu Wang's words were faintly mixed with a hint of murder and threat, but for Zhao Luying, these words were already just a small appetizer that he had heard and heard in the past few decades! I saw him wave his hand, and Zhao Xun Temple behind him did not hesitate at all, and directly drew his knife, and Chu Wang, who was already ready to go, did not wait to be killed, and directly took out the big knife in his hand, but it was a push Zhao Luying away, and then with the strength of one hand, he single-handedly resisted Zhao Man'er's blow.
In an instant, the lightning and flint faintly flickered in the imperial city, both of them are not very old, but they are both good at the battlefield, and the weapons they wield are all the same, but there is only one difference, Zhao Man'er's knife is domineering but not stupid, and Chu Wang's knife is crazy but not crazy! The two fought only more than ten moves, but they were separated, only to see Chu Wang, who was wearing armor, relying on the armor, but resisted a blow from Zhao Xunsi, and then used the back of the big knife to slash at Zhao Xunsi's shoulder.
And after the sword light, on the palace square, a figure appeared, only to see a Taoist priest with immortal wind bones, leaning on a stone lion, looking at the two people fighting and Zhao Luying beside them, and couldn't help shouting:
"Stop! Your Majesty has a will!"