Chapter 139: Commitment
readx;? Li Qianyuan was very surprised in his heart, as a legend of the country, over the years, everyone has always thought that Prince Yu was cultivating in the Jade Prince's Mansion in the royal capital, but it was only because since he became a master, Prince Jade never accepted visitors to ask, and everyone didn't know about his recent situation. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
So he never thought that the noble Prince Yu would actually live in the courtyard of this simple small farmhouse!
No, this small courtyard is not only simple, judging from Li Qianyuan's eyes, this can even be said to be close to simple, and any ordinary family in the royal capital lives better than this.
Judging from the surrounding traces, this small courtyard has existed for many years, and it cannot be said that it has been more than ten years.
Could it be that Prince Yu has always lived here since he became a master? Looking at Emperor Qing in front of him, this thought suddenly flashed in Li Qianyuan's heart, and soon his conjecture was confirmed.
I saw Emperor Qing walk to the door of the small courtyard and pull a thin rope hanging from the top, after a crisp and pleasant bell sound, soon, there was a sound of footsteps in the door, and Li Qianyuan and the other three guards all subconsciously clenched the handle of the knife on their waists.
Regardless of whether it is the Jade Prince living in it or not, their vigilance cannot be less, this is the instinct of being a palace guard.
Then, the door of the small courtyard opened, revealing a figure, but it was not the Jade Prince as Li Qianyuan imagined, but an old man in gray robes with an old face.
Looking at this old man, Li Qianyuan had a sense of familiarity, but he couldn't remember who it was for a while, but from this old man, he felt a sense of danger, and couldn't help but take a step forward, wanting to block His Majesty behind him.
"It doesn't matter. At this time, Emperor Qing waved his hand and motioned for him to retreat.
"I thought it was who, it turned out that His Majesty had arrived, and the old minister had seen Your Majesty. When the gray-robed old man saw Emperor Qing, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he slowly bowed and saluted.
"Old Wei doesn't have to be polite, since you are no longer an official in the court, there is no need to do this courtesy of a monarch and a minister. Emperor Qing hurriedly stepped forward and helped the old man up.
Li Qianyuan suddenly remembered who this old man was, one of the four major worshippers in the palace, the most trusted personal guard of the emperor, a martial arts cultivation is unfathomable, and it is difficult to have an opponent under the master.
It's just that I heard that since the death of the first emperor, Wei Lao has returned to his hometown, and he doesn't know what happened, but he didn't expect it to appear here.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, I don't know why Your Majesty came this time?" asked after Wei Lao thanked him.
"I don't know if Yuqi is there?"
Yuqi is the name of Prince Yu, of course, in Yinyue China, there are only a handful of people who can call him by this name.
"The prince is still in retreat, whether His Majesty has anything important, if not, the old minister can wait for the prince to leave the customs and pass the word on his behalf. ”
"Retreat?" Emperor Qing frowned, then smiled gently, "This matter is quite important, and the matter is urgent, I wonder if Elder Wei can go in and disturb it on his behalf?"
"This ...... Before the retreat, the prince said that this retreat was very important and should not be disturbed at will. "Wei Lao was a little embarrassed.
Emperor Qing's face flashed with anger, he was already in a bad mood because he lost his beloved son, but it was because the city was deep enough that he could always suppress his anger, but he didn't expect to be stopped by an old horseman when he got here, so how could he not be angry!
It's just that no matter how angry he was in his heart, he knew that he couldn't help this old guy, so he had to smile again and said: "In this case, I don't want Wei Lao to be embarrassed, you just need to go in and tell Yuqi that the ten-year period is approaching, and I came today for the last of the three things I promised at the beginning, and the reasons for it have been written on this secret report, as long as you take it in, so that Yuqi will understand after reading it." ”
As he spoke, Emperor Qing took out a secret letter from his arms and handed it to Wei Lao.
When Wei Lao heard this, his expression was solemn, and he obviously knew what the three things Emperor Qing said, so he immediately took the secret letter, bowed and said: "Since I came here for this matter, obviously the prince will not blame the old minister for this, and the old minister will go in to report for His Majesty." ”
As he spoke, Wei Lao took the secret letter and walked inside, leaving only Emperor Qing and the four of them waiting outside the door.
Li Qianyuan was dumbfounded, he never thought that as the king of a country, Emperor Qing wanted to ask to see someone, but he was not even allowed to enter the door, although the other party was a martial arts master, but this frame was too big.
However, when he thought about it, he felt that Prince Yu was qualified to do this, after all, the throne of Emperor Qing in front of him was just something that he couldn't look down on and discarded.
It's just that it seems that although His Majesty and Prince Yu are brothers, this relationship doesn't seem to be very good, Li Qianyuan thought secretly.
Emperor Qing didn't seem to feel the strange look of his guard, but his eyes were gloomy, looking at the scenery in the distance, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
After a while, the footsteps sounded again, and Wei Lao's figure reappeared, the secret letter was no longer in his hand, and it was obviously presented to Prince Yu.
"Old Wei, I don't know what Yuqi said?" Seeing Old Wei come out, Emperor Qing hurriedly asked.
"I have already presented the secret letter to the prince, and the prince has also read it, and he said that he already knows what your majesty means, and when he leaves the customs in fifteen days, he will naturally go to Qingyang City and retrieve the head of the traitor. ”
"Fifteen days?" Emperor Qing was a little anxious, "Can't it be as soon as possible, fifteen days later, maybe the traitor won't know where to flee, and then it will be difficult to find him again!"
"The prince said that his retreat this time is very important, even if it is a big thing, it can't be interrupted, but he also said that after he gets out of the customs, no matter where the rebel escapes, he has his own way to find it, and even the group of unruly loose cultivators in Qingyang City will be suppressed together, so can you be satisfied, Your Majesty?"
Emperor Qing breathed a sigh of relief: "Since Yuqi is so sure, it is inconvenient for me to say anything, so I will go back to the palace first and wait for Yuqi's good news to arrive." ”
"Greetings to Your Majesty. Wei Lao saluted.
Emperor Qing didn't say anything more, turned around and left, but after he took a few steps, Wei Lao's voice came from behind again: "By the way, I forgot to tell Your Majesty, Lord Wang, he said that after this matter is done, his promise to the former emperor will be completed, and he will no longer be a member of the royal family, and the brotherhood with His Majesty will be severed, and I hope that Your Majesty can do it for himself in the future." ”
Emperor Qing's footsteps paused, and he didn't look back, and said in a deep voice: "I naturally know, I don't need you to remind me!"
As he spoke, he didn't pay attention to it and walked away quickly.
It's just that after walking a distance and no longer seeing the small courtyard, Emperor Qing stopped again, turned his head to look in the direction where the small courtyard was located, and sighed.
At the beginning, in order to consolidate the throne, when his father was about to die, he cried and begged to force him to leave a holy decree, ordering Yuqi to protect him for ten years if he became a martial arts master, and did three things for him, and today's matter is the last of the three things.
Thinking that after this incident was over, the two brothers would no longer be affectionate in the future, and they were like strangers, even with Emperor Qing's already cold imperial heart, he couldn't help but feel a little sad.
Li Qianyuan and the three of them saw Emperor Qing with an unprecedented expression, and then thought of Wei Lao's words just now, and had a lot of guesses in their hearts for a while, but they didn't dare to say more, so they could only stand behind Emperor Qing and silently do their duty as a guard.
After a while, Emperor Qing's mood calmed down, he was a king after all, although he was sad for a while, but the matter was irreparable, so there was no need to think about it.
Right now, he has more important things, that traitor is definitely not as simple as a young man with a good fate, I am afraid that there is really another background behind it, which he must find out!
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