Of the four gates in the east, west, north and south, only the west gate is now wide open, and the strange thing is that the number of gate guards at the west gate is twice as large as usual. The guards of the caravans entering the city are lax, and the pedestrians who want to leave the city will be strictly investigated.

The team out of the city walked very slowly, and Xiao Yunfan and the second daughter mixed in the team. He pretended to be a bloated and wealthy-looking businessman, and the second daughter of Jiang Shui pretended to be an entourage and drove the carriage.

After waiting for a long time, it was finally their turn. The captain of the guard with the big brimmed hat raised the horsewhip in his hand and shouted, "Come here." He stretched out his hand and pointed at Shui Hanyan, and when Shui Hanyan saw him pointing at himself, his heart couldn't help but thump. She jumped out of the carriage and walked slowly. The captain of the guard said, "Raise your head." Shui Hanyan boldly raised his chin.

The little official beside the captain of the guard unfolded the scroll and looked at it, shaking his head. When the captain of the guard saw that her appearance was very different from that of the person in the painting, he immediately said impatiently: "What about you, let's go." This release. When the two daughters passed, it was Xiao Yunfan's turn. The captain of the guard hooked his finger at him and said loudly, "You, come here." It turned out that he saw Xiao Yunfan dressed gorgeously and looked like a nouveau riche, and he made up his mind to knock him out.

Xiao Yunfan saw that the other party's expression was not good, so he had an idea, threw himself forward, and then quietly stuffed a bag of things into the hand of the captain of the guard. The captain of the guard put the things in his arms, and then coughed and said, "Cough, what are you doing out of the city?" Xiao Yunfan smiled and said: "If you go back to the military master, the villain is in the medicinal herb business." This time I want to go to Changbai Mountain to buy some goods, and please raise your noble hand. ”

The captain of the guard touched his beard and said, "That's it, let it go." Xiao Yunfan arched his hand and said, "Thank you." ”

After the three of them left the city, they drove the carriage all the way and came to a secluded place before resting. Shui Hanyan patted his chest and said, "But it scared me to death." Xiao Yunfan tore off his fake beard and laughed: "How can these wine bags and rice bags recognize our organs?" Jiang Hanyue said: "Brother Lu, that person stopped you and you gave him silver taels?"

The captain of the guard greeted the man beside him, and then found a place where no one was, and his heart was full of joy. He reached out and took out the small bag given by Xiao Yunfan from his arms, opened it and looked at it. Unexpectedly, there was a small bag in the small bag.

He unraveled three layers in a row, and when he saw that at the end, there was only a finger-sized stone inside. The captain of the guard came to his senses, and his face turned green with anger. He spit out thick phlegm and scolded: "Turtle son, don't fall into the hands of Lao Tzu next time you come back, otherwise you won't be able to eat and walk around." ”

In the woods, Shui Hanyan listened to Xiao Yunfan's words, and said with a smile: "Brother Lu, I really have you, I didn't expect you to give that official a stone." After the official knows, I'm afraid his mouth will be crooked. Xiao Yunfan spread his hands and smiled: "That's nothing." I originally prepared this thing and it wasn't for him, he wanted to snatch love with a knife, so I had to give it to that official. ”

Jiang Hanyue arched her hands and said, "Lu Daxia, don't thank you for your kindness." If he is destined to come, please be sure to come to my Xuannu Palace as a guest. Xiao Yunfan said: "Be a guest." I heard that the Xuannu Palace never allows men to set foot in it?" Jiang Hanyue smiled and said: "That was in the past, but now this faction has innovated and made friends in the rivers and lakes, and the old customs have been abolished by the palace master." ”

Xiao Yunfan also returned the courtesy: "Take care of the two." So saying, he handed the carriage to the two and left on his own. Shui Hanyan looked at Xiao Yunfan's back and said, "Senior sister, we are lucky to go out this time, and we can meet a good person like Brother Lu." Jiang Hanyue frowned and said, "It is precisely because this person is so good that we have to be more careful." ”

Shui Hanyan was puzzled: "What does the senior sister mean, the little sister doesn't understand." Jiang Hanyue said: "The rivers and lakes are sinister, and people's hearts are unpredictable, I hope we will never see this person in the future." Shui Hanyan said strangely: "Senior sister just said that she wanted people to come to our Xuannu Palace as a guest, why did she change her tone at this time?"

Jiang Hanyue stretched out her hand and pulled up the reins of the horse and said, "Sister Yan, this person is too scheming. The more scheming a person is, the more terrible he is. He didn't offend the prince of the court for us, but he was going to deal with the prince in the first place, and it was a gesture to save us. He did this to ask my Xuannu Palace to accept his love, and if he was in big trouble in the future, he would ask for help from my Xuannu Palace. Do you think we can help him?"

Shui Hanyan blurted out: "Helping the needy and saving the needy, the true character of a chivalrous man." If Brother Lu asks for our door in the future, I can't guarantee others, but Yan'er will definitely help him. Jiang Hanyue smiled faintly and said, "Senior sister, you said it easily." If he becomes a criminal of the court in the future, we need to help him to commit a crime, which is tantamount to a rebellion. Have you forgotten the example of Chunlou Lou?"

Shui Hanyan lowered his head and pondered for a long time, and said slowly: "Senior sister, I don't agree with your opinion. To be a man is to know how to repay kindness, which is the foundation of life. Jiang Hanyue sighed: "Senior sister, you look at this world too simply. Do you still remember the story of King Yan rewarding Jing Ke and Yan Zhongzi buying Nie Zheng?"

Shui said with a smoke: "Of course I remember, Jing Ke assassinated the King of Qin in order to repay the kindness of Prince Dan's acquaintance." Nie Zheng was tired of retaliating Yan Zhongzi's assassination. Both of these people can be regarded as chivalrous warriors through the ages. ”

Jiang Hanyue shook her head and said, "King Yan is only good to Jing Ke because he wants Jing Ke's life, and Yan Zhongzi is the same." Often when they are kind to you, they often have ulterior secrets, and once a chivalrous person wants to fulfill his promise, he will naturally give up his life. In my opinion, it's not worth it. Therefore, there are no absolutes in everything, so we should not easily believe in the goodness of a person. ”

Shui Hanyan nodded, and she looked at her senior sister. Suddenly she felt that she had become very strange, and she thought to herself: "Is it because I'm useless, or has my sister changed?"

In the Duanwang Mansion, there is a lively scene. The trees are covered with red silk, and lanterns are hung in the courtyards. The garden has been renovated again, and a lot of purple bamboo and strange stones have been added. Duan Wang Ye walked on the cobblestone road, and Ji Qianyun introduced him one by one. Seeing that he had arranged everything in an orderly manner, King Duan smiled and said, "Mr. Ji, I have worked hard for you in the past few days." ”

Duanwang suddenly said: "The princess loves to watch dramas and juggle, who are you going to invite this year?" Ji Qianyun said: "Back to the prince, the singers invited Liu Qing, Chengyun, and Feihua to the three teams, and the jugglers invited Wu Dongyang and Ma Mianjiu." Duan Wang said: "Well, yes, there are many ancient color plays in the past, but there are some highlights." ”

After a month, Duan Wang and Ji Qianyun ascended to an attic, and the two sat opposite each other. Duan Wang said: "What's going on with the fire in the proud building, please ask Mr. Ji to explain it to this king." ”

Ji Qianyun said: "The prince doesn't know, the matter of the proud building was done by the Miao bandits. The incident happened suddenly, and Hua Siniang was caught off guard. Duan Wang took a sip of tea, and when he saw the green parrot in the golden silk cage, he stood up and teased the parrot, and then said slowly: "How much is the loss of the proud building?"

Ji Qianyun said: "800,000 taels of silver." King Duan looked at the parrot in the cage and said, "How does Mr. Ji plan to fill this hole?" Ji Qianyun said: "The hole in the proud building, Ji Mou is weak to return to the sky." However, I gave the prince another big gift, more than 800,000 taels. Duanwang's eyebrows moved, and he smiled: "What kind of gift does Mr. want to give this king?"

Ji Qianyun stood up and came: "Seek this Sichuan situation for the prince." King Duan turned around, his face was murderous, and he sneered: "What is the use of this king wanting this Sichuan situation? Ji Qianyun said with a smile: "Lord Wang, if the situation in Sichuan is in the hands of Lord Wang, what is the point of worrying about only 800,000 taels?"

King Duan reached into the golden wire cage, grabbed the green-haired parrot in the palm of his hand and said with a smile: "Mr. Ji, you can see the parrot in the king's hand." Ji Qianyun nodded and said, "What does the prince mean?" King Duan threw the parrot into the air, and the bird flew into the distance.

King Duan sat down and looked at Ji Qianyun and said, "You see, this king only believes that I can catch it." The power of life and death of that parrot is in the hands of the king, and the king can manipulate him at will. If the parrot flies, what can this king catch in his hand?"

Ji Qianyun said with a smile: "The meaning of the prince, Ji understands it." But the prince thinks about it, if you only hold a parrot in your hand, how can you catch other rare birds?

Duan Wang's eyes suddenly lit up and said, "Then Mr. will talk about it, after the chess piece of the proud building is lost." What is the greater benefit of this king?" Ji Qianyun said: "The prince must have heard of the Yu clan, right?" Duan Wang nodded and said, "Wasn't the Yu clan destroyed a long time ago?"

Ji Qianyun said: "In the past, although my Ming army occupied the servant's Nine Silk City, the servant had a treasure but never found it. Duan Wang frowned and said, "Are you talking about the Dragon Ding?" Ji Qianyun said: "Yes, this is exactly what it is." ”

King Duan shook his head and said: "I heard the first king say that the reason why the imperial court wanted to attack Jiusi City that day was that the servants set themselves up as kings and refused to obey the discipline of the imperial court, and the second was that the servants instigated the barbarians to rebel. In fact, some people secretly reported to the saint that the reason why the servants were able to fight well was because this treasure could give them mysterious powers.

If you get this treasure, the Ming army will be invincible. However, on the day of the city's destruction, the dragon tripod was destroyed by the servants, and only Chiyou blood remained. After the cabinet discussed, he gave this thing to the palace of the king of Shu to appease the hearts of the southwestern princes. ”

Ji Qianyun said: "What the prince said is right. In the next place, not only can you find this dragon tripod for the prince, but also let the prince control the barbarians in the southwest. King Duan pondered for a long time and said, "Okay, this king will give you a chance." I will use these 800,000 taels in exchange for the overall situation of Sichuan, I hope you will not disappoint this king. ”

Ji Qianyun smiled, put the dust in the crook of his arm and said slowly: "Lord Wang, according to what I have checked, the servant is not dead, and the dragon tripod is not destroyed, but is hidden. The servants are now in the city, and if I am not surprised, they will come and steal the treasure in the near future.

Let's take the plan and use the blood as bait to call out the dragon ding. Then they will wipe out all the servants, and then secretly envelop the barbarians in the southwest. In this way, there are two pairs of supreme treasures in the hands of the prince. If the court does not suspect the prince, the prince will always enjoy peace in Shu; if the court is suspicious of the prince, the prince also has a way out. ”