After a night of continuous autumn rain, the leaves and flowers have condensed with crystal clear dewdrops, and the yellow finches on the branches chirp happily, making the quiet Xuanwu Courtyard full of vitality.

In the inner courtyard of Xuanwu, Si Ruoshui, who had a light veil, sat in front of the mirror with scattered green silk, and a girl beside her was gently combing her hair.

The girl has a melon seed face, beautiful eyebrows, black hair is slanted and tied up, and she is dressed in a silver and white Xuanwu Yuan guard uniform, and two pink peach blossoms are embroidered on the two cuffs, making her glamorous and vulgar.

"Phantom Yu, isn't it too wronged to let a girl's family come to this place full of men to accompany me. Si Ruoshui sighed lightly.

"Sister Ruoshui, where is this, as long as she can be by her sister's side, Phantom Yu is very satisfied. When I wanted to come here, I was really afraid that my sister wouldn't agree. The woman named Phantom Feather laughed.

Si Ruoshui held Phantom Yu's hand with relief, nodded and smiled: "Don't worry, one day my sister will definitely help you find a wishful husband." ”

Phantom Yu's face turned red when he heard this: "Sister is not serious again, when did Phantom Yu say that she was going to get married." ”

Just as the two were chatting happily, a majestic voice came from the door of the room: "Is Ruoshui there?" ”

Si Ruoshui motioned for Phantom Yu to open the door, and he quickly changed into his guard clothes and came out.

"Ruoshui, are you still used to it in Xuanwu Academy these days?" Si Zhongwei saw his beloved daughter's eyes, and suddenly changed from the usual majesty to full of fatherly love.

Si Ruoshui saluted Si Zhongwei: "Please rest assured, my daughter is fine." Phantom Feather, hurry up and serve tea. ”

After a while, Phantom Yu stepped forward with a tray and held a cup of Biluochun for Si Zhongwei and a cup of snow ginseng tea for Si Ruoshui.

Si Zhongwei waved his hand towards Phantom Feather: "Phantom Feather, you go down first, I have something to say to Ruoshui alone." ”

"Yes, Lord. Phantom Feather sensibly took the tray and exited the room.

Si Ruoshui looked at Si Zhongwei in a little surprise: "Dad, what made you so cautious that you had to retreat from the phantom feather." ”

"The stakes are high, and Dad has to be cautious. Do you know about the Yan Wei envoys coming to Beijing?" Si Zhongwei picked up Biluochun and blew it gently.

Si Ruoshui nodded: "My daughter has also heard a little, and I heard that this is a major event in the DPRK and China in recent years. ”

"Yes, and our Jingwei Mansion is responsible for protecting the envoys. Therefore, Dad wants to hand over this task to your Xuanwu Academy. I wonder if you have the courage to take on this task?" Si Zhongwei looked at Si Ruoshui with a complicated heart.

"Since the child has entered this Xuanwu Academy, he just doesn't want to spend this life like an ordinary boudoir woman. This task was taken by my daughter, please rest assured. Si Ruoshui's eyes were full of anticipation for this mission.

Si Zhongwei sighed: "Dad really doesn't want you to follow in your father's footsteps and get involved in these rights and wrongs, if you regret it now, it's too late." ”

Si Ruoshui's eyes were full of determination: "My daughter will never regret it, and I hope that my father can fulfill it." ”

Si Zhongwei nodded: "Since you have decided, then Dad will naturally give his full support." The envoys will arrive in two hours, and Dad has already arranged for Xu Shujian's Vermilion Bird Courtyard to escort them along the way, and the security in the Imperial Garden will be guarded by you and the Xuanwu Academy, the commander of the Great Defense Command. ”

"When it comes to An Dafang, my daughter doesn't know something. Didn't you say that you would promote Ye Hu to be the head of the guard of the Xuanwu Academy, why did your father suddenly change his mind?" Si Ruoshui asked puzzled.

"Dad didn't change his mind, but he didn't want Ye Hu to be the chief of the guard at all. Si Zhongwei's eyes showed a deep gaze.

"Why is this? Isn't Ye Hu good enough?" Si Ruoshui couldn't solve the confusion in his heart.

"You'll find out later. Dad knows that you have a good impression of Ye Hu, but the most important thing in the escort industry is not to be emotional, understand?" Si Zhongwei said earnestly.

"Dad, my daughter doesn't. When it came to Ye Hu, Si Ruoshui, who had always been as cold as ice, couldn't help but blush a little on his cheeks.

"It's good if you don't have it. Si Zhongwei didn't pay much attention to it and continued: "As for An Dafang, he can break the formation and save people at a critical moment, isn't it worth being promoted?"

Although Si Ruoshui likes Ye Hu more in his heart, he has nothing to refute the promotion of An Dafang, and if An Dafang hadn't broken the formation and saved himself at a critical moment, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Si Zhongwei saw that Si Ruoshui was silent, thinking that she still had doubts, so he smiled and said, "Dad will let you see something, and you will understand." As he spoke, he took out a bright yellow scroll from his wide sleeve and handed it over.

Si Ruoshui unfolded the scroll and looked at it, and exclaimed: "I didn't expect that this An Dafang was so powerful, and he actually succeeded in asking Taifu Liang for advice and got the seal of the saint." ”

"Yes, although An Dafang is now the chief of the guard of the Xuanwu Academy, his rank is no longer below you. Therefore, I hope that you will work together to accomplish this task. Si Zhongwei looked up meaningfully in the air, obviously his performance of An Dafang had exceeded his cognition.

Si Ruoshui nodded in convincing: "My daughter understands." ”

The slightly yellowed maple leaves, the cold chrysanthemums, and the autumn garden are compared with the spring, although there is a little less of a sense of abundance, but there is a little more elegant wind. However, the atmosphere in the park was highly tense, and the guards of the Xuanwu Courtyard had already been distributed by Si Ruoshui on top of the various posts, so tight that not even a fly could fly in.

The center of the imperial garden is the royal dance arena, here about two or three acres, built in an oval shape, originally the training place of the forbidden army, since Xiao Shiyu ordered the forbidden army to move to the East Garden, it was rebuilt into a dance field.

At this time, Xiao Shiyu was sitting on the dragon chair at the top of the dance arena with a spring breeze, while the ministers and members of the delegation of Qi were sitting on the left and right, although the two sides did not say a word, the atmosphere was tense and imminent.

"Come on, come on, let's have a drink together, and I'll do it first. Xiao Shiyu lost no time in breaking the deadlock and drank the fine wine in the wine bottle.

When everyone heard Xiao Shiyu say this, they also picked up the wine bottle and drank it with their heads up.

"This wine is mellow and sweet with a slight sourness, Jiangnan is really prosperous, even this wine can only be drunk in the Western Regions, and the taste is so authentic. A yellow fir boy in the first mission on the right opened his mouth with a look of unfinished praise.

"King Murong Jun is really good at wine, and this wine is also a friend of mine who traveled to the countries of Xiyuan and brought a little back. All of you here today are our distinguished guests, and I should treat you with fine wine to show our sincerity in reconciling with Yan Wei. Xiao Shiyu followed the words of Huangshan Gongzi and said.

Tong Bo, who was standing on the sidelines of the guard, recognized Huang Shangongzi as the person who fought fiercely in the mass grave, and said in his heart: "It turned out to be him, but I didn't expect it to be the king of Yanguo." ”

An Dafang on the side said softly: "This person is Murong Li, the younger brother of Murong Jue, the king of Northern Yan, it is said that this person is talented, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, swords, guns, swords, halberds are all excellent, and the best thing is the art of arranging formations. ”

"Oh, I think he's like a pampered son, is he as powerful as you say?" Tong Bo pretended to be ignorant and smiled bitterly in his heart: "I have already learned it." ”

An Dafang's face was full of excitement: "If you really want to fight him if you have the opportunity, see if he is in vain?"

Tong Bo shook his head, and just wanted to say something, but he heard a crisp voice sound: "Your Majesty, on behalf of my brother King Luoyang, I present a letter of state, and ask Your Majesty for permission." ”

A girl with delicate facial features stood up, holding the national letter in both hands, and stood according to the courtesy. Black hair, black robe, and black shoes, although they give people a sense of simplicity, they can't hide their graceful demeanor.

"My brother, King Beiyan, also has a letter of state to present to His Majesty. Murong Li handed over the credentials as if he had discussed with the girl.

Xiao Shiyu flipped through the letters of the two countries respectively, and glanced to the left: "Yan and Wei have put on the list in the national letter, requesting to rent the second city of Fan and Deng in Jingxiang to settle the border people, I don't know what your family thinks?"

"There are many residents in the two cities of Fan and Deng, and it is terrifying that they cannot accommodate the border people of other countries, and I hope that Your Majesty will be sympathetic to my people of Jingxiang. A middle-aged official in a Jingzhou official uniform said.

"This lord's words are wrong, the second city of Fan and Deng is just crowded in the main city, but there is a large amount of wasteland around the main city that is unmanaged, and the border people of our two countries can just open up wasteland here and cultivate land, so it is beneficial to both of us, why don't you do it?" The sixty-year-old man sitting beside Murong Li suddenly spoke.

"The people of the north and south have always had different living habits, and it is probably not appropriate to live together rashly. An elegant-looking official with a slender mustache made a gesture to the sixty-year-old man.

"Dare to ask this lord's honorable name, what is the official residence?" the sixty-year-old man seemed to be interested when he heard this.

"Not talented Liu Yuanzhi, favored by His Majesty, is now serving as the post of Zhongshu Ling. ”

"It turned out to be Lord Zhongshu, it's really disrespectful. The sixty-year-old man retorted unhurriedly: "Since the Qin Emperor unified China to the present, the integration of the north and the south is not without precedent;

"The northerners are vulgar, how can we and the southerners merge with you? Shangzhuguo Yuan Kui couldn't control his emotions anymore when he heard this, and walked out of his seat with a bang and said to Xiao Shiyu.

As soon as the words fell, a black shadow whirlwind came from behind Yuan Kui, and Yuan Kui was caught off guard and had to turn around and punch out a punch that collided with the black shadow's fist.

Everyone only saw that Yuan Kui was repelled three or four steps, and the black-robed girl who had just presented the national book stood calmly in place, and said in a coquettish voice: "The dignified Pillar Country, it is vulgar to say such unelegant words. ”

"The angry old man is also. Yuan Kui roared angrily and rushed towards the black-robed girl, and the two exchanged hands again, and after two moves, Yuan Kui was knocked back a few steps.

"Yuan Zhuguo, you are not my opponent, I just punished you for disrespectful words, if you are pestering Buxiu, don't blame this girl for being polite. The black-robed girl was obviously a little angry.

Lord Zhu quickly retreated. Xiao Shiyu hurriedly ordered.

But at this time, Yuan Kui made a fool of himself in public, and he had already lost his mind, where could he still listen to half of the words of others, and rushed over again.

The black-robed girl looked at the unreasonable Yuan Kui, her face showed a cold light, and the black energy on a jade fist slowly condensed.

Seeing this, Tong Bo secretly shouted in his heart, and called in a secret voice: "Da Fang, go and rescue Lord Yuan." ”