The night was slightly cool, Qionglou Yuyu, among the thousands of palace pavilions, a black figure avoided the guards of thousands of forbidden troops and ran towards an inconspicuous courtyard stacked with sundries.

The house was full of all kinds of debris, and a thick layer of dust had accumulated on it, and from time to time a few rats scurried by, making a rustling sound, and it was vaguely seen that a person was waiting in the house early.

"Squeak!", the door was pushed open by a white-haired man in black, and the night was dim, and only those cold and sharp eyes could be seen.

The white-haired man in black walked into the house and said with a smile, "I didn't think you would make an appointment in such a place?"

The man in the room said, "Some things are far less beautiful than expected, aren't they?

"Well, so to speak!"

"You never seem to have failed, and this time, it's all flawed!" said the man in the room with a playful laugh.

"It's just a favor for that person, it's not a task, so it doesn't matter if it fails. The white-haired man in black said coldly.

"Can I understand that you deliberately let him go, and you really can't do your best without pay!" The man in the darkness let out a gloomy laugh, which was uncomfortable to hear.

The white-haired man in black took a few steps forward, put his hand on the man's shoulder, and said: "I lost both with him, you didn't plan to do both, who is to blame? ”

"Are you going to return this favor so hastily?" the man in the darkness held out two fingers, took his hand away, and dusted his shoulder.

"Over the years, I have secretly sent you a lot of information, ask yourself, that little bit of kindness, I'm afraid it's enough!" remembered that he was in danger because of a little negligence that year, that person just said something to help, and it was almost paid off over the years. And I vaguely feel that the task itself was a bureau, and I was used from beginning to end!

"Well, it's a two-way clear!" said the man in the dark, a little reluctantly.

"Well, it's almost dawn, there are a lot of people here, I'll go first!" The white-haired and black-clothed man didn't care what he thought, turned around and disappeared into the vast palace.

"Hehe, things don't seem to be as expected!" At this time, a hoarse voice came from the depths of the darkness, and it was impossible to tell whether it was a man or a woman.

The man in the darkness said helplessly, "Then let him jump for a little longer! He won't be a winner in this game, never will." ”

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Xue Ning Yazhai, when the first rays of sunlight in the morning shone on this chic courtyard, a young man in white was dancing a sword in the wind.

The sword is like a white snake spitting letters, hissing and breaking the wind, and like a swimming dragon shuttling, walking in all directions, sometimes light as a swallow, pointing the sword up, sometimes suddenly like lightning, and the fallen leaves collapse.

Not far away, Zi Mo was holding tea and looking at this young man dressed in white with a smile. Her smile was frozen in the glassy morning light, and the boy never gave her a glance back, but she always smiled at him.

Zi Mo sighed softly in his heart, he hadn't seen Gongzi dancing with a sword for a long time, and he didn't know how many times he could watch it, he was Xia Xuehan, who was peerless, and she was just a little maid. This little love will always be hidden in the bottom of my heart!

The sword light was vertical and horizontal, but Xia Xuehan's mind flew away with the sword qi to the nine heavens. It's been a few days since I came back from Tianji Pavilion, but I still can't forget the words of the old man of Tianji.

Somehow, I remembered that when I was thirteen years old, an old man with fairy wind bones took him to a place called Ghost Valley, where he studied the art of vertical and horizontal for two years.

Those who are vertical will unite the weak to attack the strong, and those who are horizontal will be strong to attack the weak.

There are only two disciples in each generation of that place, one vertical and one horizontal, both of whom have the ability to command the armies and the means of governing the country and the world.

But the two of them will fight each other again, and they will never die, and the one who survives will become the only successor of the Ghost Valley, and the cycle will continue to grow.

Xia Xuehan knew that the old man who taught him the art of vertical and horizontal was called Guiguzi, he was thorough, taking into account several family knowledge, and no one could reach him. Among them, there are still four disciplines of the most profound, one is theology, the sun and the stars are like latitude, divination, gossip, budget sophistication, very accurate; the second is military science, six Tao and three strategies, infinite changes, array march, unpredictable ghosts and gods; the third is a study tour, a wide memory, a clear sense of the situation, the export of chapters, it is difficult for 10,000 people; the fourth is the study of birth, self-cultivation, dispelling illness and prolonging life, and profound learning.

After two years of study, he has an unparalleled talent for strategic decision-making on the battlefield and in the court.

I vaguely heard Guiguzi mention that he also has a senior brother, who left Guigu two years before him, according to the rules of Guigu, that person may be the biggest opponent in his life!

Thinking of this, the sword move in Xia Xuehan's hand unconsciously became more powerful, and the petals raised in the flower garden flew in the air.

At this time, a little eunuch hurriedly ran over to report: "Son, the emperor has summoned you to see you in the imperial garden!"

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In the Listening Rain Pavilion of the Imperial Garden Lake Pavilion, Xia Xuehan, who was dressed in white and Shengxue, sat opposite each other with the emperor in a dragon robe, and there was no attendant.

In the middle, the light smoke rises, and there is a burst of fragrance of tea, which is the Mengding stone flower of Shudi, which is the tribute tea of the palace, and the water used to boil the tea is the first drop of morning dew on the tip of the tea leaves on the top of Yunmeng Mountain. After the local people collected the dew, they sent it to Chang'an quickly, and the vitality of the dew had not yet dissipated.

The water was already boiling, and Xia Xuehan had just stretched out his hand, but unexpectedly the emperor said: "Don't work hard Xuehan to do it, I'll come!"

"The minister doesn't dare, since ancient times, I have never heard the king make tea for the courtier!" Xia Xuehan nodded on one knee and said in fear.

The emperor hurriedly helped Xia Xuehan up and said, "There are no monarchs and ministers here today, so Xuehan doesn't need to be polite!"

I saw the emperor scooping up the tea leaves with a wooden spoon made of mahogany and putting them into the gaiwan, and poured the boiling water in the pot next to him, and the steam carried the fragrance of tea to rise. Boiling water is poured into a porcelain bowl after repeated brewing. With the thumb, index finger and middle finger, it is a "three-dragon tripod", and the celadon is gently and evenly held up with strength, so as not to break the soul of tea. Celadon is held in the palm of the hand, and a few pieces of tea are stretched and rotated in the clear and turquoise liquid, slowly sinking, rising and sinking again, rising and falling three times, bud shadows and water light, reflecting each other.

Xia Xuehan watched quietly, her eyes sank to the bottom of the cup with the tea, like the tip of a pen standing upright, and the sky was flying.

"Taste the snow cold, and the monttop stone flowers that I brew can be pleased. The emperor handed over the celadon tea bowl and said with a smile.

Xia Xuehan took it with both hands, took a sip, and said: "The entrance is bitter, the aftertaste is eternal, and the longer it lasts, the more mellow it becomes, and it is full of vigor and vigor of the rising red sun, and the aftertaste is endless." ”

The emperor also took a sip of tea and said, "Does Xue Han know that I summoned you alone today, what do I want to say?"

"Minister, please let Your Majesty speak clearly!"

The emperor sighed and said, "In the eyes of outsiders, today's Great Xia has the style of prosperity, but only when you are really in my position can you know that Great Xia is a strong outsider!" He put down the tea bowl and continued, "Corruption is rampant in the court, arrogance and lasciviousness, and there are few available people among the courtiers for a long time. The border is constantly fighting, the treasury has long been overwhelmed, and my health is deteriorating, and I can't do anything to clean up the dynasty. ”

Xia Xuehan arched his hand and said: "The minister will do his best to assist Your Majesty, do his best, and die." ”

The emperor patted his hands and said, "If other courtiers say this, I will definitely scoff at it and think it is flattery, but from Xue Han's mouth, I believe it." My body is no longer good, and I can't control the government for a few years, but the prince's talent is negative. When the crown prince ascends the throne, if he is incompetent and incompetent, the snow is cold, you ......"

Xia Xuehan was shocked, knelt down and kowtowed: "The minister will do his best to assist in order to fulfill his duty!"

The emperor helped him up and said, "After all, you still have to call me uncle! Okay, let's not talk about this for now, the coming day will be long, and he will discuss it later!"

"I heard that you went to Jiangnan this time, and you were wronged at the hands of a group of rebellious ministers and thieves, and you almost died, but is there such a thing?" Speaking of this, the emperor's face revealed a trace of anger.

"It is true, thanks to Your Majesty Hongfu, with the help of some friends, I was lucky to get rid of it. Xia Xuehan looked up at the emperor's face, worthy of being the king of a country, not angry and arrogant, which made people shudder.

"I know you're kind-hearted, and you haven't mentioned it for so long since you came back. But I can't ignore it, those people in the rivers and lakes are greedy and shameless, they never take the court in their eyes, and this time they almost took Aiqing's life, if I don't give them some color, where is the face of my Great Xia Dynasty!" the emperor said angrily.

Xia Xuehan turned over and knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and said: "Your Majesty, those people in the rivers and lakes were just blinded by interests for a while, and the ministers are now safe and sound, and I ask Your Majesty to open the net and forgive their sins." ”

The emperor put down the tea bowl, walked to the railing, looked at the lake with his hands, and said: "Aiqing doesn't need to say much, I have already ordered Jiangnan to be sentenced to be punished, and asked him to clear the rebels in the Jiangnan area before my southern tour. Those who do wrong are punished. ”

Xia Xuehan continued to kowtow, almost wanting to break his head and bleed, and begged: "Your Majesty think twice, they are just confused for a while and made mistakes, the minister has already taught a lesson in Hanshan Temple, beg Your Majesty to take back his life, don't make up karma in vain!"

The emperor brushed his sleeves away, only to hear a sentence from afar: "I have made up my mind, if there is any infamy, I just carry it on my back." ”

Xia Xuehan looked up at the emperor's distant back, and felt a sour feeling in his heart, the emperor was angry, millions of corpses were ambushed, and in the prosperous and splendid Jiangnan, I don't know how many innocent people are going to die!

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