Later, Zhao Min asked his good sister Liu Zhixin to inquire about the origin of this son, only to know that this son was from the Huyan family, and the "son of a daughter" Huyan Guanxin, who often accompanied the Huyan family, seemed to be a scholar-like figure.

Zhao Min didn't care if the son was a scholar or not, she had always been indifferent to her status and status. After all, if you want to talk about identity, she is still a maid herself, maybe others still look down on her.

So after the tea party ended, Zhao Min thought about that son in his heart. I don't know why, this son is like evaporating from the world, Liu Zhixin inquired about his sister in many ways, and there was no news of him, as if everyone didn't know that there was such a person.

Liu Zhixin even asked someone to ask the Huyan family's faceless Huyan son, and the reply was only four words, "Fate has not arrived." ”

In the second year, the boy appeared again at the tea party. This time, Zhao Min made eye contact with him a few times, and Zhao Min seemed to see that there was also a little appreciation and joy in the depths of his eyes. Because of this, Zhao Min was happy for more than half a month.

But since that tea party, this son has never been out again, Zhao Min is so worried about this, and he also had a serious illness because of this, which consumes a lot of energy, and he is also a lot thinner under the sadness and heart failure.

In the blink of an eye, on July 15 of next month, it will be the day of the "Jingwei Tea Party" again. She still had hope in her heart, hoping that that person would show up.

Song Zhi didn't think much about it anymore, just sighed slightly and walked towards the front yard. He just walked to the front yard, but he didn't want someone to be waiting for him there.

This person is none other than Song Shaoshang.

Song Shaoshang looked at the moon that was missing a piece of the sky, and was slightly distracted.

He can't sleep, and today is the death day of his eldest mother. He was not born to Yi Xiang, but the heir of the current Holy Empress Shen Luo. But the eldest lady was still very good to him when he was there, every time he lost his temper and smashed the utensils in the yard, when Song Yao wanted to use the family method, it was the eldest lady who stopped Song Qi, and went to the kitchen to make the "osmanthus red bean cake" that could arouse his greed for him to eat.

So he got up and went to the front yard and looked at the bright moon. The eldest lady loves to wear red clothes. He remembered that summer night, dressed in red and holding a half-grown child, counting the stars in the sky.

I don't know when, Song Shaoshang's eyes have been moistened for five points.

Only then did Song Shaoshang realize that someone had arrived.

"Commander Song, you're back", Song Shaoshang suppressed his emotions and his voice was flat. He looked at Song Zhi, "Are you injured?"

As a grandmaster of the Ichthyosaurus Five Patterns Realm, Song Shaoshang naturally saw that Song Zhi's expression was a little unnatural.

"Someone sneak attacked", Song Zhi was a man, and his voice was very calm, as if he didn't take this injury to heart, "That person may have a comrade, this is the sword he dropped." I don't know anything about swords, but his swordsmanship is very domineering. ”

Song Shaoshang's gaze shifted to the sword in Song Zhi's hand.

"Can you let me take a look at this sword", Song Shaoshang said softly.

Song Zhi handed the sword to Song Shaoshang.

"This sword, it seems to be a stainless steel sword?", Song Shaoshang carefully looked at this stainless steel sword, and the edge of the sword handle was engraved with a subtle word "willow".

Song Shaoshang said in his heart, "Liu, could it be him?"

He said to Song Zhi again, "Commander Song, do you think there is anything special about this stainless steel sword?"

"This stainless steel sword is of high quality material and very fine workmanship," Song Zhi said.

"Among the central capitals, how many blacksmith shops can make such steel swords?", Song Shaoshang pondered for a moment and asked.

"This ......", Song Zhi touched his beard, "The iron swords and armor in the army are all supplied by special personnel, if this sword is not a sword in the army, then it must be made by a civilian workshop, and it is estimated that the shops that can manufacture such quality weapons are only one-handed." ”

"Well, send someone to find out who this stainless steel sword came from", Song Shaoshang frowned slightly.

There is another clue pointing to Liu Gong, does Liu Gong have anything to do with this matter?

"You should go and rest early, Commander Song. Tomorrow, I will dissolve for you the remnants of the man's qi that remained in you. ”

"Yes, thank you Master Hou", Song Zhi admired the young man in front of him a little. Although Song Zhi is a few points older than him, he can be the first to reach the martial arts, and Song Shaoshang is enough to be his teacher Song Zhi.

After Song Zhi retired, Song Shaoshang went back to the wing room to rest.

At this point, it's time to sub-time.

In the small city in the middle capital - the imperial city of Dingxing City, long buildings and high pavilions are lined up one after another. Among these high-rise buildings, there is a small pavilion - Chunxin Pavilion.

There are special patrols in Dingxing City every night to prevent some people with evil intentions and evil intentions from sneaking into Da Nei to do bad things. But tonight's patrol man avoided the little pavilion.

In front of Chunxin Pavilion, there were two teams of Xuanniu Guards standing straight on both sides of the road. As one of the twelve guards of the Great Xuan, the Xuanniu Guard is the personal guard of Emperor Ding, and its main responsibility is to take care of the safety of Dingxing City and Emperor Ding.

Cai Yuan, the waiter, held the dust in his hand and stood respectfully outside the Chunxin Pavilion.

Cai Yuan knew that every year on the twentieth day of June, Emperor Ding Song Qi would come to Chunxin Pavilion and stay alone in the pavilion for an hour.

Although the wind in the middle of the night in summer is still hot, Cai Yuan feels a little cool. Maybe it's because of old age, or maybe it's too lonely. Cai Yuan stood like this, thinking about the daughter of the outgoing ranger, the poor child (Cai Suzaku) who was abandoned on Suzaku Street in the snowy sky twenty years ago.

In the Chunxin Pavilion, Song Qi was sitting alone on a gold-silk nanmu gilt round curved stool. He did not wear the "Yunding Yellow Dragon Robe" that symbolized the co-lord of the world today, but wore a "Pearl Sleeve Shirt" with southern characteristics.

Song Qi was nostalgic for a person, and there was a scroll of colorful paintings on the square wooden table in front of him. This is exactly what Xu Fengshan, the "Qinglan Book Saint" of the honorary Zhongdu, painted, and there is a "Fengshan style book" made by "Feng'an for the queen of the immortal death". ”

Song Qi muttered, "It's been ten years, Shang'er, are you okay over there." Yao'er is kind-hearted, and will inherit the unification in the future, and will definitely be able to educate the subjects of the four seas, and your favorite Duanyu has now become the Guangwu Marquis of my Daxuan......;

When Song Qi said this, he suddenly stopped talking. His eyes became fierce in an instant, "I have to pave the road for Yao'er first, after a few years of neglect, weeds will grow." ”

In this way, Song Qi said a lot to the people in the painting, and as soon as the time passed, he came out of the Chunxin Pavilion.

As soon as Song Qi walked out of Chunxin Pavilion, Cai Yuan beckoned Luan, who was parked not far away, to come over. He brushed the dust on it with a whisk, and then helped Song Qi to drive.

Song Qi is not unable to go up, as the Emperor of the Great Xuanding, the emperor who carries the luck of a country, Song Qi's cultivation has reached the realm of the four patterns of the fish and dragon, in fact, he can get into the car with a slight jump.

But the rules of serving the emperor cannot be changed. When the emperor needs majesty, if he bows to everything and does not let people serve, then the emperor's majesty is discounted.

Luan drove slowly towards Song Qi's dormitory, Runxiu Palace.

Cai Yuan followed closely behind Luan's side.

"Cai Yuan, is the mission of the Great Cangguo Kingdom here tomorrow?" asked Song Qi.

"Back to Your Majesty, the Dacang State Mission has arrived in Weizhou, and it must be possible to reach Zhongdu tomorrow evening. ”

Song Qi nodded, "In that case, I ordered to go down and prepare a banquet in the Yingying Hall tomorrow, and all the officials of the real rank and above the fourth rank must attend this banquet." ”

"No", Cai Yuan responded, "The servant will immediately send someone to undertake this matter." ”

"Well, tomorrow morning, I still have to discuss this matter with the hundred officials", Song Qi smiled, "I just moved my fingers and recaptured Izumo Pass." The Great Cangguo is nothing but Erer. ”

"Your Majesty is wise and martial, and Dacang is no more than the country of Yidi, and he will definitely surrender to the feet of Daxuan," Cai Yuan said.

Song Qi smiled, "You, this mouth can really say that the dead are alive, my Daxuan has been focusing on the people's livelihood for ten years, and under the revitalization of Shinong, industry and commerce, is Dacang idle? Alright, when you get to the rest hall later, you can go back and rest. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty", Cai Yuan bowed in return.

The night in Zhongdu is getting deeper and deeper, and Suzaku Street, which has no curfew, is also quiet, but the "Huaxi Building" on Qinglong Street is still brightly lit, and there is an endless stream of guests.

A boy wearing a white jade crown and dressed in fancy clothes took a few fox friends and dog friends into the Huaxi Building. As soon as these people entered the door, an old bustard who was familiar with soliciting customers came up.

"Yo, isn't this Huang Gongzi, come on, come on, the girls are in a hurry"

Huang Mingze smiled faintly, "Is Miss Huayan here?" ”

The old bustard smiled, "Yes, yes." ”

As she spoke, she beckoned upstairs and said, "Huayan, Huang Gongzi is here, quickly prepare Huang Gongzi's favorite tune." ”

Huayan is the signboard of "Huaxi Building", different from those girls who do leather and meat business, Huayan is a performer who does not sell her body, and a song "Kite Mistake" is famous in Zhongdu.

There were once rich and powerful people who wanted to ransom her with a lot of money, but she rejected all of them, and even wanted to snatch them directly, but who knew that this person's family was blasted out of the capital by the forces behind this Huaxi Tower. It can be seen that the origin of this Huaxi Building is not small.

On the second day, Song Shaoshang found Song Zhi and dissolved the residual qi left in his body for him. After about three incense sticks, the qi in Song Zhi's body had all been dissolved by Song Shaoshang.

"Thank you, Master Hou", Song Zhi was already sweating profusely at this time, and said with his fists clenched.

After all, the removal of the alien qi also required Song Shaoshang to introduce his qi into Song Zhi's body, and Song Zhi had to endure great pain during this period.

"Commander Song deserves to be a healthy person in the army", Song Shaoshang said with a smile, "There are still few men who can endure the art of transforming qi." ”

"Hou Ye praised it falsely", Song Zhi, who was originally quite iron-blooded, actually showed a little shyness, scratched the back of his head and said.

"Master Hou, what's wrong?"

Song Shaoshang flipped his palm, only to see a blue-gray qi coming out of his palm.

"This, this is the Grandmaster's qi, could it be that the person who attacked me last night was the Ichthyosaurus Five-Pattern Grandmaster Realm?"

After a cultivator becomes a minor grandmaster, there will be a faint cyan color in the qi around him, and if the qi is gathered together, it will be more obvious.

Song Shaoshang nodded, "Since this person is a grandmaster, you must not be his opponent under Commander Song." ”

Song Zhi was puzzled, "With his cultivation, don't say that he seriously injured me, even if he killed me, it would be more than enough, but now I have only suffered minor injuries, could it be that he has a special hand?"

"There is this possibility, or it is inconvenient for him to make a move, so as not to let you see where he came from", Song Shaoshang said, "Later, I will enter the imperial city with my eldest brother to go to court, and you will be responsible for checking the origin of the Qingyu sword." ”

"Yes", Song Zhi took the order and retreated.

The main gate of Dingxing City is called the Shiding Gate, and hundreds of civil and military officials all pass through here to enter the city and go to court.

The sheep's beard wearing a high hat is Ju Bei, the head of the Tiangong Academy, and the general "Zuo Maosong" of Xuanniuwei, who is dressed in heavy armor with a bull's head and a "Yan knife" at his waist. For example, the physical appearance of the officials is lackluster, so I will not repeat it here.

Song Yao and Song Shaoshang came to the city gate, said hello to the gatekeeper, and entered the imperial city smoothly.

Along the way, Song Yao and Song Shaoshang began to talk about their father, Song Qi.

"Third brother, I haven't seen my father for a while," Song Yao said.

At this time, Song Shaoshang was puzzled, "My father is in the imperial city every day, how can my eldest brother not see him." ”

Song Yao smiled, "It's normal that you haven't been in Zhongdu for a long time, so you don't know this." Every year on May 20, my father would visit the people, and no one knew where he went. ”

"And the father I saw a few days ago?", Song Shaoshang asked. Song Shaoshang now understood that when he returned to Beijing to see his father a few days ago, the "father" sitting on the dragon chair actually gave him a strange feeling. At first, he thought it was because he hadn't seen his father for many days, but he didn't expect that the "father" was an impostor.

"Well," Song Yao said, "so that's why starting from May 15, the morning dynasty that was originally once every other day has been changed to once every ten days, and it is not easy to show the stuffing if there are fewer times." ”

"Who is the person who pretends to be the emperor," Song Shaoshang asked.

"I don't know," Song Yao said, "but it must be the closest person to my father." ”

The two of them said that they passed through the Shiding Gate, and entered the highest place in the world with the civil and military officials-Ding'an Palace.

Song Qi was already wearing the Yunding Yellow Dragon Robe, with a dragon saint crown on his head, sitting on the dragon chair, and his momentum was quite majestic.

Song Qi opened his mouth and said, "Have you gathered all the civil and military officials?"

Cai Yuan, who was standing respectfully on one side, glanced down, "Back to Your Majesty, Huang Quan, the head of the Husheng Academy, has not yet arrived?"

"What? Huangzhang Courtyard has not arrived, impossible, he has always been the first to arrive", someone whispered above the court.

"Isn't there something going on at home?"

"Possibly. ”

"Okay, let's see what Your Majesty has to say?"

When Song Qi heard this, he stroked his beard and pondered deeply, and then said to Cai Yuan, "Cai Yuan, you ordered Xuan Niuwei to go to Lord Huang's mansion to have a look, if there is anything, you can help." ”

"No", Cai Yuan withdrew from Ding'an Palace, took a team of Xuanniu Wei out of Dingxing City, and walked towards the mansion of Huang Quan Huang, the head of the Husheng Academy.

Huang Quan's mansion is located in the most prosperous area of Baihu Street in Zhongdu. After all, he is the highest official in the institution in charge of the Great Xuan Bingge, and Huang Quan's status and importance are higher than those of other other courts of the same rank, so there are many protégés.

This Lord Huang is already a sixty-year-old man, and he has already gotten up at the end of the day, and after using the breakfast prepared by the people in the house, he plans to go out to go to the morning court.

But before he could reach the front yard, he was startled by a cry that bordered on wailing. This cry was made by Mrs. Huang.

As soon as Huang Quan arrived in the front yard, Li Anzheng, the old steward of the Huang Mansion, ran over in a hurry and bumped into Huang Quan.

As the head of the Husheng Academy, Huang Quan had never seen anything in the world, and said angrily, "You are also an elderly person, you have been with me for so many years, why are you so flustered when you encounter things." ”

Who knew that the old housekeeper Li An said with a sad face, "Master, young master, he ...... Young master, he's dead!" Huang Quan's body was as if he had been struck by lightning, and he didn't move.

After a few breaths, the old man's face turned red for a moment, and his voice seemed to roar, "Where is this unfilial son?"

Li An seemed to be frightened by Huang Quan, who was suddenly angry, and froze for a moment, his voice was a little hoarse, "In...... In front of the house. ”

"Don't move people in quickly", Huang Quan ordered, "Put it in front of the mansion, my Huang family's face has been lost by this unfilial son!"

Huang Quan shook his hand and went to the main hall, and Li An took the order and took the family to move the young master Huang Mingze who was lying in front of the mansion to the main hall.

After a while, in the main hall, Mrs. Huang stood sideways, holding a handkerchief to hide her face and cry.

"Master, my Mingze has actually harmed someone, you must avenge him. ”

"Okay, don't cry", Huang Quan said, "What kind of body is it to cry and cry, if you don't indulge him on weekdays and let him spend all day drinking outside, where would such a thing happen." ”

"I'm ......", Mrs. Huang was speechless for a while, and then hid her face and cried.

Huang Quan glanced at his son lying on the ground, and his face didn't seem to have too much sadness. He got up slightly and said to Ang Lee, "Find an auspicious day for the zodiac to be buried." ”

After speaking, Huang Quan went back to the study, and today's morning dynasty couldn't be done. No one noticed that Huang Quan's face had become gloomy.

The only son of Lord Huang, the head of the Husheng Academy, was killed and placed in front of the house. This matter was immediately spread by the ruffian who roamed the streets on weekdays.

People are curious, so this kind of thing spreads the fastest, and Cai Yuan, who led Xuanniuwei, has not yet arrived in Huangfu, and has already heard some rumors from the conversations of the people passing by on both sides.

At the end of the hour, today's morning dynasty ended as early as ever.

In the past few years, the rain has been smooth in the four seas, and the temples are also harmonious with the monarchs and ministers, and the government is prosperous. The only major thing to be discussed now is whether to make peace with the Great Cangguo or continue the war.

The court was divided into two factions on this matter, one was the main peace faction headed by the Wei family and the Cao family, and the other was the main battle faction headed by the Huyan family.

The Wei family and the Huyan family were already famous families in Zhongdu during the previous dynasty and the Zhou dynasty, and the two families have always been rivals.

Since the founding of the Great Xuan, the Wei family and the Huyan family have won a place in the temple, and the power of the Wei family has spread all over the Chengben Yuan, which is appointed by the dispatching officials, and the Shangli Yuan, which is responsible for diplomacy, and the Huyan family is in charge of half of the world's soldiers and horses in Daxuan, except for the imperial Ding Wei who directly obeys the orders of Emperor Ding himself, the Xuan Niu Wei, who is responsible for the security of the imperial court, and the left and right dragon elephant guards and the left and right Xiaoying guards are all in charge of the children of the Huyan family.

Song Shaoshang and Song Qi walked down the steps in front of the Ding'an Palace together, and on the side was the dragon majesty who depicted the "real dragon lifting the tripod map".

"Today's early dynasty is a bit strange," Song Yao said.

"Hmm", Song Shaoshang nodded, "Big brother also sees it?"

Song Yao said, "The third brother also knows that when my father heard that Huang Quan didn't come to the early court today, his expression was a little playful. ”

"The content of today's morning dynasty was originally to discuss the attitude towards Dacang's side, but the most important Huang Quan, the head of the Husheng Academy, was not present," Song Shaoshang said, "What is the father's attitude towards Dacang?"

Song Shaoshang's eyes were shining, and he had a martial character in his title of Marquis of Guangwu, which was more admired by the sergeants than other marquis, and secondly, because his name was also fought from the border pass.

"It's hard to say, a few days ago, the Cao family's Cao Danqing wrote to his father, saying that the "Nine Kings Chaos Shenzhou" in the year of Ji Zhou had just ended less than ten years, and he must not use troops again, so as not to lose his life, but he was rejected by his father's sentence 'The head of the dignified Tuyuan is so timid as a mouse, so long and majestic, and destroys his own ambition', and also punished the unlucky Cao Danqing for half a year. ”

Song Shaoshang smiled faintly, "If I remember well, then the Cao family and the Dacang family Tuoba family are still the sons and daughters' families, if the two countries go to war, his Cao family's advantage in the court will not be there." Didn't the father mean to start a war with the Great Cangguo?"

"It's not", Song Yao shook his head, "Father must have his plans." Today in the court, you also saw that the Huyan family advocated a war with Dacang, and the attitude of the father was still relatively ambiguous. ”

Song Shaoshang remained silent when he heard this, and he Song Shaoshang was no match for his eldest brother Song Yao when it came to speculating about the emperor's mental technique. In fact, it should be like this, the most important thing for people who practice martial arts is the simplicity of heart. Gong Yu scheming people are not suitable for practicing martial arts, martial arts pay attention to lifting weights as lightly, and Gong Yu scheming people are too heavy, even if they practice martial arts, they can't practice the advanced realm.

The two separated at Shiding Gate, and Song Shaoshang already had a plan today. He was going to visit someone, a master who was familiar with the secret weapons of the rivers and lakes.

On Xuanwu Street, there is a well-known weapon shop, called "Xia Ke Ge", which sells swords, guns and sticks for a living. Only those who know how to know that the owner of this pavilion is a famous "secret weapon master" in Zhongdu - Fengyang.

No one knows the origin of Fengyang, nor does he know whether his name is true or false, just because his unique secret weapon "Wind Shuttle Capture Yang Needle" makes some enemies quite jealous.

Song Shaoshang entered the Xia Ke Pavilion, and the guys in the pavilion immediately greeted him.

"Guest officer, I have eighteen kinds of weapons in my cabinet, all of which are the best materials, may I ask what you want. ”

Song Shaoshang said something that answered the question, "The long wind is not intended to hide the wild clouds, but the sunset crosses the forgotten river." ”

When the guy heard this, his expression immediately changed, "Wait a minute, the little one will come." ”

Song Shaoshang nodded, and then found a chair in the hall and sat down.