The straight knife of the scarred Han Zuo collar could be smashed down, and he saw that Xu Wuxi's right leg kneecap was about to be smashed into pieces, and he was reduced to a waste from then on. Suddenly, with a "whoosh", a crow feather arrow flew rapidly and shot at Scar's straight knife.

Although the arrows of the crow feather were short, the strength of the archer was quite good, and the arrows were so strong that the scar man could not grasp them, and a single knife was hit by the arrows, and he flew out of his hand.

The Tsing Yi guards followed the sound and saw a fast horse rushing towards the wind, and in a short time, the man on the horse had already rushed to the front. I saw that he had thick eyebrows, big eyes, a bearded face, and a golden armor shining in the sun, so that everyone could hardly open their eyes. He held the reins in his left hand and a bow in his right, and his thick beard shook in the wind......

At this moment, he pulled the reins of the horse with his left hand, and the yellow horse under his crotch vibrated and neighed, and in front of everyone's eyes, he looked even more majestic and heroic - this person was Xue Tao, the general of the right feather Lin Wei who was in the fourth rank of the official residence.

Captain Yang saw that Xue Tao actually shot an arrow at him, although he had not hurt anyone, and he was unhappy in his heart, but when he saw that the other party's official rank was much higher than his own, he had no choice but to bow his hand and say: "General Xue, I, Tsing Yiwei, are here to arrest two rebels, you are ?......."

Xue Tao shouted on the horse: "Hugh is talking nonsense! These two people are the guests of the Wei Palace, and I am here to take them back to the palace on the order of the King of Wei today, but for some reason, your subordinates want to take their lives with a knife?!"

Captain Yang was suspicious and angry in his heart, and turned his head to ask the scar leader: "Zhang Dada, what's the matter? Why did those two become the doormen of the Wei Palace?!"

Zhang Dada, who had a long scar on his face, hurriedly replied: "Those two ...... Where those two people came from, I don't know if they are young, but it is indeed a real thing that they beat us and others in the Deyue Tower and wantonly obstruct our company's handling of the case! The rest of the brothers can testify to it!"

Captain Yang's face was cloudy, and he said in a voice that was neither humble nor arrogant: "General Xue, as the general of the forbidden army, you are in charge of the defense of this imperial city. Our Tsing Yi Wei is on an errand for the saint, specializing in arresting those rebels in the capital. Today in the tower of the moon, these two ...... The two thieves openly injured my Tsing Yi Wei subordinates, secretly released key criminals, and obstructed the Tsing Yi Wei in handling the case according to the order of our great cadres, and they were guilty of complicity and rebellion......! The lower officials must be brought back to Tsing Yi Wei for detailed interrogation today. If they are really the disciples of King Wei, I will not embarrass them from top to bottom, and I will release them after asking about the case. If General Xue doesn't believe it, he can go with his subordinates to ......"

Xue Tao snorted coldly: "This general is busy with affairs, how can he have time to take care of your bird affairs! You are a mere six-rank lieutenant, and when you see this general, you dare to be so rude! This general has already made it very clear that I am here to take them back to their homes on the order of King Wei......

Captain Yang wanted to defend again, but saw Xue Tao raise the carved bow in his hand into the air, just made a gesture, and more than 100 soldiers of the forbidden army ran in together, and the alley was surrounded in an instant.

The forbidden army is the elite of the great cadre army, and the more than 100 soldiers are brave and good fighters in the right feather forest guards. They were armed with halberds, each like a wolf and a tiger, glaring angrily at the Tsing Yi guards. Most of those Tsing Yi guards were some strong outsiders, and when they saw such a formation at first glance, they couldn't help but be timid in their hearts, and some of them couldn't hold the straight knives in their hands, and they were so frightened that they fell into the dust.

Captain Yang knew that today's situation was irretrievable, so he had to wave his hand and order Xu and Zhu to be released. He turned around and walked away......

After Xu Wuxian let go of the chains, he stepped forward and bowed and saluted: "General Xue, they were in the Deyue Tower just now, ......" Xue Tao hurriedly stopped talking and said, "Don't say more, come with me!"

Xue Tao saw that Zhu Wuneng was not lightly injured, so he ordered two personal soldiers to lead an ox cart, put Zhu Wuneng on the car, and hugged him slowly. Zhu Wucan's knife wound was involved, and although the bleeding gradually stopped, he kept screaming along the way, which was obviously very painful. Xu Wuxian was only heartbroken beside him, but he had no other way to do it except comfort him.

On the way, Xue Tao said to Xu Wuxian: "I know what you want to say, that Tsing Yi Wei has misbehaved, everyone knows it, but as the emperor's pro-army, they hold privileges, and no one dares to provoke them! Otherwise, how dare you look at that little captain from the sixth grade, how dare he be so arrogant in front of the general!"

Xu Wuxian said: "General Xue, as the general of the forbidden army, is not only responsible for guarding the capital division, but also a close minister of the emperor's side, can't he make a statement to the emperor and restrain him?"

Xue Tao looked at Xu Wuxian, as if sighing that his mind was too naïve, and said: "Don't you know the saying that is circulating in the streets?

......

It turned out that Xue Tao was ordered by Li Jin, the king of Wei, to come to Xu Wuxian to enter the house to reply, but he found a vacancy in the Yunqi Inn, and asked the shopkeeper where the two went, so he went to Deyue Tower. Halfway through, Xue Tao saw the people and horses of the Tsing Yi Guard Brigade walking noisily, and knew that something must be different, so he followed all the way, but he didn't want to save Xu and Zhu in the alley.

Xue Tao took Xu and Zhu into the mansion of King Wei. At the gate of the Wei Palace, after Xue Tao and Ma Huacheng met each other, he ordered the servants of the palace to take care of Zhu Wuineng, and he led Xu Wuzhi through the courtyard and came to a pavilion in the back garden of the palace. The name of this pavilion is "leaning on the wind pavilion", built on a rockery, facing a small lake below, lotus is planted in the lake, and there are many camphor trees, willow trees planted next to it. In the middle of summer, the grass and trees are verdant, and the lotus flowers in the lake are blooming one after another, and the scenery is beautiful. Now it is late autumn, there are only a few dry lotus plants left in the lake, but standing in the pavilion, facing the breeze gusting, looking down on the sparkling water, the wine is in the wind, and there is also the joy of the ocean. On weekdays, Li Jin, the king of Wei, but when he has leisure, he likes to climb this pavilion to watch books and enjoy the scenery. Today, he ordered someone to prepare some dried fruits and refreshments in the pavilion, and he sat in the east head, holding an ancient book in his hand, and was looking at it with his own mind......

Xue Tao and Xu Wuzhi went to the pavilion and wanted to salute. Li Zhen raised his hand and said: "There are no outsiders here today, these courtesies will be waived, sit!"

Xue Tao picked up a pestle in the west and sat down. Xu Wuxi also sat down with Xue Tao on the side. Li Zhen put down the scroll and looked at Xu Wuxi, his eyes couldn't help but show some approval, and he smiled slightly: "Your name is Xu Wuxi?"

"It's the grass people!" replied Xu Wuxi.

"Hmm...... If there is no disease and no disaster in my life, my wish is enough!" Li Zhen sighed unconsciously and replied: "I heard that you have encountered some obstacles in the alley of Luoma Market next to Dongshi?"

Xue Tao hurriedly replied: "Your Highness, the last general will be ordered by His Highness to take Gongzi Xu back to the palace for questioning." Unexpectedly, the Tsing Yi Wei Nan Anping Division, a dry soap official, pretended to be an order, and actually accused Xu Gongzi of rebelling, and dared to stop the last general, because he was delayed for some hours along the way......"

Li Zhen "hum!" and said to Xu Wuxian: "Don't be afraid! In the future, you only need to report the name of this king, no matter the ends of the world, but in my country, no one dares to embarrass you!"

When Xue Tao heard this, he was overjoyed in his heart, knowing that this was the words of King Wei. King Wei is the fourth son of the emperor, and he is crowned the Prince of Qizhu, and his status is extremely noble, and he can climb under the door of King Wei, which is something that many people dream of. Xue Tao himself has followed King Wei for many years, and King Wei has never been so close to him, and he doesn't want to see Xu Wuxian today and be able to treat him so seriously. So, Xue Tao hurriedly signaled to Xu Wuxian with his eyes and asked him to hurry up and thank him, but Xu Wuxian's robe sleeves did not move, but he just said lightly:

"The grass people have thanked King Wei!"

Seeing that Xu Wuxian's face was as usual, Li Zhen was unmoved, slightly surprised, and then said slowly:

"My father has decreed today that Mr. Qiu will be exempted from the crime of great disrespect, and that he will be allowed to go home to recuperate, and that he can return to his post on the day he recovers. Speaking of which, if you hadn't woken up in time and delayed for a few more days, Mr. Qiu would have been more than lucky. I went to visit Mr. Qiu today, and although the injury was serious, it was not a serious problem for my life. My father has ordered the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat him, and this time Mr. Qiu finally escaped, and it can be regarded as an auspicious person......"

Xu Wuxian leaned over and said: "King Wei is benevolent and righteous, saving Mr. Qiu from fire and water, and the grass people are inexplicably grateful!"

Li Zhen nodded, this sentence finally made him comfortable to listen to, and after a pause, Li Jin said again:

"Mr. Qiu also mentioned you to me, saying that you have a pure character and a strong heart...... It's the first time I've heard Mr. Qiu comment like this on people!" After saying that, Li Zhen looked at Xu Wuxian again, and then said:

"This king has answered Mr. Qiu today, and wants to recommend you to the court as an official. What does this king mean...... You go to the Tsing Yi guard first and do any errands. Tomorrow, this king will go to the ministry to ask for a confession document, and let you go to the Anping Division of Tsing Yi Weibei to make a ...... Let's hold the flag, although it is only a seventh grade, how many students from poor families, Jinshi who are waiting to be released, I can't dream of it!" After that, Li Zhen showed a smile on his face, maybe this prince is used to appearing indifferently and majesticly, and the smile on his face at this time is still somewhat stiff. He only said that as soon as he said this, no matter who the other party was, he would be grateful.

Xue Tao on the side hurriedly said happily to Xu Wuxian: "No disease, congratulations! In the future, you will have an official position, and you will be a subordinate of King Wei, don't say that it is the Tsing Yi Guard, that is, the entire Chang'an City, you can travel freely, no one can stop you!"

No one expected that Xu Wuxi suddenly stood up, leaned over and said:

"Thank you King Wei for your kindness! It's just that the grass people are just a mountain and wild villager, and they are already shallow in their studies, and they are crazy in temperament, so they are really unbearable!"

Li Zhen was stunned for a moment, and only after a while did he know that his kindness had been rejected at this moment, and the one who rejected him was just a flat-headed young man with no half of his reputation. Li Zhen has been pampered for more than 40 years, except for his father and the crown prince, who has ever disobeyed him in such a way? At this time, Li Jin's face that was not angry and arrogant was covered with a layer of severe frost. Xue Tao, who was sitting at the west head, felt a chill in his heart, as if the world outside the pavilion had suddenly transitioned from late autumn to cold winter, and the bursts of chill were overwhelming, scaring this military general who was known as a prestige in the army, and he was also silent at this time.

"You don't have to be too humble, this king is not discussing with you! If you are a small official, in the future, you will have your own opportunities......" Li Zhen was silent for a while, and finally opened the golden mouth again. This time, his words are tantamount to telling Xu Wuxian unmistakably that it won't be long before your official rank will rise step by step......

"His Royal Highness the King of Wei, no illness and less reading poetry and books, the most admired Mr. Wuliu's high righteousness, the long-cherished wish of his life, is to plough in the forest acres, with the grass and trees as a companion, comfortable in the mountains, enjoy himself, as for standing on the temple, driven by the day, day and night, it is not a disease-free wish......" Xu Wuxian replied, his expression was calm.

"Then you can 'enjoy yourself'!" Li Zhen took a sip of tea, threw the tea cup at will, and used a little more force, the tea cup fell from the edge of the stone table, and with a "snap", the celadon partridge pattern gold cup produced in the official kiln of Junzhou fell to pieces.

Ma Huacheng, the head of the Wei Palace, who was standing under the rockery, ran up in a panic when he saw this, and signaled Xue Tao with his eyes one after another, and hurriedly took the person away.

Seeing this, Xue Tao knew that it was irreparable, so he got up and saluted, and took Xu Wuxian and left. When he left the pavilion, he still bowed to Li Zhen and said:

"The grass people are retired!"

Li Zhen Gu took the book and watched it intently, and he didn't even move his eyelids when Xue Tao and Xu Wuxian got up and retreated, as if these two people had never come.

......

Xue Tao sighed, didn't talk to Xu Wuxian, and silently led him out of the house. Several servants of the palace also got Ma Huacheng's orders, put the injured Zhu Wuneng back into the ox cart, and pulled him to the door. Xue Tao had already told Ma Huacheng to extend medical treatment, but now he had no choice but to take Xu and Zhu out of the palace in a hurry and send them back to Yunqi Inn.

Li Zhen returned to the study, still angry, he kept pacing back and forth, whispering to himself, no one knew what he was saying to himself, as if it were: "Mr. Qiu...... Mr. Qiu...... You're just inexplicable!". At the end, he untied the close-fitting jade pendant around his waist, took a cursory look, and suddenly threw it out...... Ma Huacheng, who was bluffing outside the door, hurriedly climbed in, picked up the jade pendant, and wiped it with the sleeve of his robe while chattering: "Lord, this is the jade pendant rewarded by the emperor, a unique good thing in the whole world...... Luckily, I fell on the blanket and didn't break it......"

Li Jinwu said angrily: "No matter how good things are, he is so disobedient, what use do you want him!"