Chapter 26: Xiaoice

Luoyang, the famous capital, is eternal, outstanding people, and prosperous.

Compared with ten years ago, Luoyang has already become orderly under the control of the Heaven and Earth Alliance.

No strife, no trouble, no taxes, no disaster.

In troubled times, it is not easy to have such a stable environment.

......

"Lao Fu, calculate the time, I'm afraid it's been ten years since we last came to Luoyang, right?"

"yes! It's been ten years...... I don't know how many people in the rivers and lakes still remember us. ”

"Hey, you swordsman, when do you care about those false names?"

"I'm not in the rivers and lakes, but the rivers and lakes have my story; I'm in the rivers and lakes, but the rivers and lakes don't have my name, just feelings. ”

"Hmph, you really know how to pretend, it seems that Ling Tong's kid has taught you a lot!"

"Yes, I was taught bad by him. Hahaha-"

......

At noon, the sun was shining.

Outside Luoyang City, a pair of beautiful and outstanding men and women walked side by side, which attracted the attention of people passing by.

The man was about forty years old, slender and well-proportioned, dressed in white and graceful. Looking at him with sword eyebrows and tiger eyes, carrying a long blade, it suddenly makes people feel heroic and extraordinary! And the woman is dressed in black gauze, and she is also heroic, but her appearance is stunning, which makes it difficult to guess her age.

These two people are the "heroes of the rivers and lakes" who have lived in seclusion for many years - Fu Shuai and Yan Yueshi.

Beside them, a little girl in her seventies and eighties skillfully flipped her hands and knitted a multicolored flower crown, looking very focused.

The little girl's face was flushed, the two pigtails on her chest were black and shiny, and her eyes were clear and watery, which was extremely cute. Everyone who knows her calls her Bing'er, but she was adopted by Fu Shuai and his wife nine years ago.

......

When you go to the capital, you know what wealth is, and when you come to Luoyang, you know what prosperity is.

All the way into the city, Yan Yueshi couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Lao Fu, you see that compared with Luoyang ten years ago, the difference is not small." ”

Fu Shuai nodded slightly and said: "Ten years of operation, the iron-blooded means are really not simple!"

"That guy has the means, but it's a pity that it's too yin!" Yan Yueshi said with displeasure on her face: "In order to take advantage of the situation to expand, he actually colluded with a rebellious person like Zhu Kangjing...... If Brother Yue Fan knew about this, I don't know if he would blame himself for being blind. ”

"It's been so long, what are you still talking about. ”

Fu Shuai smiled helplessly: "The troubled times are like a wasteland, if you are not ruthless, how can you compete with other forces in the world? What's more, I don't think Iron Blood is like a repeated villain, at least the person that Brother Yue Fan agrees with, how bad can it be?"

"Forget it, I can't talk about you!"

Yan Yueshi glanced at Fu Shuai angrily, and then picked up Xiaoice beside her and said, "Bing'er is good, don't learn from your master's wordy, no one likes girls who talk too much." ”

"En. ”

Xiaoice nodded heavily, and then asked, "Senior Lady, aren't we going to the border pass? What are you doing in Luoyang?"

Yan Yueshi choked up when she heard this, and Fu Shuaihu said with a blushing face: "What are you doing? It's not for you, a little girl who loves to mess around." When you were told to stay at home, you had to sneak out with you. After a pause, he said: "The border pass is a battlefield, and your life will be in danger all the time, do you think it is a fun place? Hmph, your master and I have decided to send you to your Uncle Lingtong first, anyway, their little family also likes to play with you, just so that you can stay honest for a while." ”

"Master, don't!"

The little girl shook her head violently, very unwillingly: "What fun do I have with that little brat, I might as well go back and play with Dabai." ”

"Who do you say is the little fart child?" Fu Shuai was stunned for a moment, and then laughed loudly: "You are not the same, a little fart child, and you are embarrassed to say that people are small, if Qiu Nan's ghost elf hears someone say that he is a baby, it will be good-looking...... Hahaha!"

Bing'er pouted and retorted: "I'm not a little kid, with the teachings of the master and the master, Bing'er is much more powerful than the little one, didn't the master say?"

"Of course!" Yan Yue was poetic and proud.

Fu Shuai looked at it and secretly laughed in his eyes: "Yue Shi is too, she is a lot older, and she is still coaxed by a little doll to turn around...... Hehe, this little girl Bing'er is really getting more and more eccentric, I really don't know who I learned it from. ”

While chatting, the three of them walked to the door of a large mansion - "Ling Mansion".

......

――――――――――――

"That kid Ling Tong will enjoy it, I'm afraid he has exploited others a lot over the years. ”

In the bamboo pavilion in the backyard, Yan Yueshi held fragrant tea in her hand, leaning comfortably on the mahogany chair, and the smile in her eyes was unconsciously revealed.

The house is simple and elegant, picturesque, simple and generous, and the person who lives here is indeed a person who will enjoy life.

On the side, Xiaoice'er said with a puzzled face: "Master, such a big house, just Uncle Ling and his family live?"

Fu Shuai said with a smile: "Your Uncle Ling's family has a lot of people, there are bodyguards, guards, subordinates, and sometimes friends will come, just like us, so the house should be bigger." ”

"Are there really so many people? even so, they can't live in such a big house, Uncle Ling, they are really a waste. ”

The little girl's words were eloquent, but Fu Shuai and his wife were speechless.

At this moment, a little boy with a carved pink sculpture came running briskly from a distance.

"Sister Bing'er, Sister Bing'er......"

"Tiny!"

Bing'er's face was overjoyed, but she hurriedly retreated and said, "Don't come close to me, wipe your snot clean first." ”

"Sister Bing'er......" The little boy looked aggrieved, looking at Bing'er with infinite resentment, and the latter said with a bright face: "Okay, okay, I haven't seen you for a year, you are still a slug...... This is a gift from my sister to you. ”

With that, the little girl took off the colorful flower crown on her head and handed it to the other party.

Xiaoxiao took the flower crown and smiled in surprise: "What a beautiful flower crown, I earned it now." ”

Hearing this, Fu Shuai and his wife sighed with emotion: "Sure enough, he is a businessman's son! This child is simply as virtuous as his father." ”

"Shiniang said that your father is a fan of money, but I didn't expect you to be a fan of money too...... Bing'er snorted, and then her eyes slipped and said, "Xiaoxiao, I still have fun things." ”

"Really!?"

Xiao Xiao looked at Bing'er expectantly, and the latter patted his little chest and said, "Of course it's true, but you have to catch me first, and I'll give it to you." ”

"If I catch my sister, I will have a gift, if I don't catch my sister, I will not lose ......"

With a change of heart in his heart, the little boy responded: "Okay!"

......

――――――――――――

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Shocking News

In the backyard, two children chased each other, and bursts of laughter rang out from time to time.

Fu Shuai and Yan Yueshi looked at each other, and there was a warm smile on their faces. They hope that this easy life will continue forever.

"Brother Fu, Sister Yue Shi, you are here!"

Not far away, a woman with a rokka-pregnant woman walked briskly, and beside her, two clever maids accompanied her to support her.

"Sister Wan'er, slow down, ......"

Seeing the visitor, Yan Yueshi hurriedly stepped forward to greet her, and said with some blame: "You girl is really messy! It's not that my sister said that you, with a big belly, you are not light or heavy, and I don't know where your usual shrewdness and ability have gone!"

"Isn't it like I haven't seen you in over a year? ”

The woman smiled, calm and leisurely, tender and graceful, even if she was pregnant, she couldn't hide her gentle charm.

"I've seen Brother Fu. ”

Feng Wan'er wanted to salute, but Fu Shuai gently held him up and said, "Children of the rivers and lakes, where are there so many vulgar courtesies, sit down and talk quickly." ”

The three of them walked into the bamboo pavilion, and the maid lit the stove and sent a velvet blanket, and the surrounding heat was a lot.

Looking at Feng Wan'er's bulging belly, Yan Yueshi said with a smile in her eyes: "Ling Tong, this kid is really capable, it seems that Xiaoxiao is about to become an elder brother...... By the way, what about Qiu Nan and Ling Tong?"

Feng Wan'er gently stroked her stomach and said, "Qiu Nan went to Jiangxi a few days ago to do business, and it will take a few days to come back. Ling Tong stayed up all night sorting out the account books last night, and I had already sent someone to call him. Sister, why did you go out of the mountain this time?"

"Troubled times are restless!"

With a sigh, Yan Yueshi nodded and said, "The Hidden Forest Conference is coming again, and the people of the Demon Sect and the Hidden Sect can't sit still. The battle at the border pass has started again, and I heard that some monks have made a hindrance from it, and this time I and Lao Jian went to the mountain to help the border city. And, ten years later, we also want to see how our old friends are doing now. ”

"You're going to the border?!"

Hearing the other party's words, Feng Wan'er couldn't help but be stunned, and then said with a straight face: "It is hateful for the Demon Gate to kill innocents indiscriminately, but there are few good things in the Hidden Sect. If my sister and eldest brother Fu are facing monks, we must be careful. ”

Yan Yueshi smiled confidently and said: "Sister, don't worry, with the current realm of Lao Fu and me, even if we can't defeat the monk masters, there are still some means to protect ourselves." ”

Ten years of sharpening a sword, out of the sheath. The current Fu Shuai and Yan Yueshi have already broken through the innate and stepped into the realm of the Heavenly Dao, which can be said to be different from the past!

"There's one more thing I want to ask the eldest sister ......"

Fu Shuai took over and said with a bitter face: "Big sister, we wanted to go north directly when we went out this time, but we didn't expect Bing'er to sneak out, the battlefield is extremely dangerous, even if we don't dare to say that we are absolutely safe, it is not easy to act with Bing'er." So I discussed it with Yueshi and wanted to keep her here, and I asked you to stay and take care of her. ”

"That's a good idea! It just so happens that our little family also has a companion. It's just ......"

After a pause in her voice, Feng Wan'er frowned and said, "The border pass can be described as a fierce place in the world, you ...... You're not leaving Bing'er with me for a while, right?"

Fu Shuai said solemnly: "It's good that you understand, big sister, people are in the rivers and lakes, and you can't help yourself, if there is something unexpected between me and Yue Shi this time, I hope you can raise Bing'er." ”

A touch of sadness flashed in Yan Yueshi's eyes, and she said, "Sister Wan'er, I don't have children with Lao Fu, so I have always regarded Bing'er as my own ......."

"Sister's intentions, Wan'er understands. Feng Wan'er hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Bing'er is so likable, I will take care of him as my own child." Maybe we'll be able to become in-laws in the future. ”

"That's great!"

Fu Shuai and his wife smiled at each other, and finally put their minds at ease.

Feng Wan'er looked at Xiaoice who was playing on the side and sighed, "Sister, haven't you found that Nian Xin Master?"

"Nope. Yan Yueshi shook her head and said, "Since that night, Master Nian Xin seems to have disappeared out of thin air...... Forget it, if you come here, you will be safe, and there will always be a day when Bing'er's life experience will be revealed. ”

"Alas, this kid ......"

Feng Wan'er was about to say something, when a figure in the distance broke into sight.

"Brother Fu, sister-in-law ......"

Ling Tong took three steps and appeared in front of everyone.

Compared with ten years ago, Ling Tong's body at this time is full, and there is still a little bit of grace at the beginning.

Yan Yueshi looked at the other party with a smile and said, "I said Ling Fatty, why haven't you seen him for a year, you kid has gained weight again?" It seems that life is very nourishing...... "Sister, don't be too used to him, look at him feeding him white and ......fat."

"What my sister said is that this guy has been very restless recently, and he should be rectified and rectified......"

Feng Wan'er glanced at Ling Tong with a smile, and the latter shuddered for no reason.

......

"Sit down, everybody, I have something to say. ”

Ling Tong cleverly changed the topic and said, "Brother Fu, you may not have heard about it not long after you came out of the mountain, but a major event happened in the rivers and lakes a few days ago. ”

"Big deal?" Fu Shuai was stunned: "It's a common thing for all forces to fight and kill, what else can be a big deal?"

Ling Tong said with a serious face: "Just five days ago, I received news from Fuzhou that the people of the Holy Domain announced the cancellation of the general election. ”

"The Sanctuary election has been cancelled?!"

Fu Shuai was stunned at first, and then he didn't care and said: "The Sacred Domain election has nothing to do with us, if it is canceled, it will be canceled, what is there to make a fuss about." ”

"Yes, of course, if it has nothing to do with you, I don't need to tell you. Ling Tong suddenly said, "Brother Fu, do you remember that there is a child named Qi Mingyou?"

"Qi Mingyou?"

Fu Shuai thought for a while, then got up and said, "You, you mean the only heir of the sword idiot predecessor...... Qi Mingright?"

Knife idiot Kou Fei, who has only accepted one apprentice in his life, that is Qi Mingyou, Fu Shuai has heard Kou Fei mention this name more than once.

Seeing Ling Tong nodding, Fu Shuai continued: "I once heard from the sword idiot seniors that Qi Mingyou was kidnapped by the people upstairs ten years ago and has never been found...... If it weren't for the upstairs and downstairs hiding all these years, the knife idiot predecessors would have killed them a long time ago. You suddenly said this, don't you ......?"

"Yes, I have news of him. ”

Ling Tong said bluntly: "Six days ago, a mysterious young man appeared in the rivers and lakes, making trouble at Lotus Peak, and severely injured the brothers and sisters of the Sacred Domain monks Bu Yuntian and Bu Yuqing. The Sanctuary was disgraced and had to be forced to cancel the election. And this young man is the descendant of the knife idiot...... Qi Mingright. ”

“......”

Fu Shuai was silent when she heard this, Yan Yueshi frowned and said: "How could a person who has been missing for ten years suddenly appear, maybe it's a coincidence, maybe that person just has the same name and surname as Qi Mingyou." ”

"Sister-in-law......" Ling Tong smiled helplessly: "If I'm not sure, what else do I say it for?" The weapon that the young man used that day was the Shaolin Kongwen Master's "Blue Blood" ring knife, and this ring knife, the Kongwen Master gave it to the knife idiot ten years ago. ”

Yan Yueshi said with a happy face: "If this is the case, there is no doubt that the young man must be the descendant of the knife idiot." ”

"Ten years of life and death, two boundless ......"

Fu Shuai couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Over the years, the predecessors of the knife idiot have been worried about Qi Mingyou's affairs, if he knew that Qi Mingyou would be back now, he would definitely be very excited!"

"And ......"

Ling Tongqiang held back the ecstasy in his heart and said, "With a strange beast beside Qi Mingyou, it is the fierce beast Xiaohuo who followed Li Yuefan back then. That means ......"

"What!?"

Fu Shuai and Yan Yueshi's expressions were shocked, and their faces were full of incredulity.

If the news just came as a surprise, it was a shock!

......

――――――――――――

Chapter 28 Emperor Tianwu

The backyard was suddenly quiet, and Bing'er and Xiaoxiao, who were playing, couldn't help but stop their movements and looked towards the pavilion.

"Li Yuefan ......"

Fu Shuai opened his mouth several times, but he didn't know what to say. After ten years of practice, he has never been so delirious as he is today.

As a senior person in the rivers and lakes, whether it is an enemy or a friend, no one will not know the name "Knife Maniac" Li Yuefan. Because he is not just a name, but also a legend and a spirit. Even the enemies who hated him to the core had to admit his existence.

Yan Yueshi didn't have too many complicated thoughts, and after waking up, she asked urgently: "Ling Tong, tell me quickly, is there any news about Brother Yue Fan?"

Ling Tong didn't answer immediately, but slowly analyzed: "According to what I know, Upstairs arrested Qi Mingyou back then in order to blackmail Brother Yue Fan, so I think that Brother Yue Fan's disappearance should be related to Upstairs." Moreover, Qi Mingyou was now born with a fierce beast Xiaohuo, presumably no one would know the news of Brother Yue Fan better than him. ”

"Do you mean that as long as you can find Qi Mingyou, you can know the news of Li Yuefan?" Yan Yueshi couldn't wait in her heart, and she couldn't wait to set off to find Qi Mingyou immediately.

"After so many years, my sister-in-law's acuteness hasn't changed at all. Ling Tong squinted and said: "I heard that Qi Mingyou didn't stay much after saving Xie Xiaoqing and Zong Luochen from the four major dart games that day, if I guessed correctly, they should have gone to the border to find Long Jun and Ding Yi, the two muddy boys." ”

After calming down, Fu Shuai immediately decided: "This matter is very important, we must immediately set off to the border pass, and this news must be transmitted to the sword idiot seniors as soon as possible...... I'm sure that the people of the Demon Gate and the Hidden Sect will definitely not be able to sit still. ”

"You're going now?!"

Ling Tong didn't expect the other party to be so eager, and he was about to leave after a while.

Feng Wan'er hurriedly spoke: "Brother Fu, Sister Yue Shi, no matter how anxious you are, it's not bad for a moment, why don't you rest for one night and hurry tomorrow?"

Fu Shuai waved his hand: "It's been five days since this happened, and it has already spread in the rivers and lakes, so we can't delay any longer." The knife idiot seniors have to trouble you to bring the news over. ”

"I've already sent someone to do this, so don't worry. As soon as the words changed, Ling Tong hesitated and said: "By the way, this time you come to Luoyang, do you want to say hello to the iron blood, after all, they are all friends......

"No, I don't. ”

Fu Shuai categorically refused: "His identity is more sensitive, now is not the time to meet, let's talk about it after the news of Brother Yue Fan is confirmed." ”

"That's all there is to it. Ling Tong shrugged his shoulders helplessly, then looked at the two children not far away and said, "You guys don't know when you can come back, do you want to say something to Bing'er?"

"Everything that needs to be said has been said. ”

"Let's go!"

A trace of sadness passed through Fu Shuai's heart, and Yan Yueshi was even more reluctant.

People have joys and sorrows, and the moon is cloudy and sunny.

That's life.

......

――――――――――――

Kyoto, the center of power in the world and the source of all chaos, is still majestic and glorious after hundreds of generations.

"Ministers see the emperor, may my emperor live long live long live—"

"The Qing family's life......"

In the Jinluan Treasure Palace, the King of the Ming Dynasty was high, not angry and arrogant, looking down at the ministers below, and a serious and tense atmosphere permeated the entire hall!

Ten years of court, two generations of changes.

Today's Zhu Kangjing is no longer the powerless and powerless King of Song at the beginning. Ten years ago, he murdered Chongzhen, coerced Zhengming, purged the descendants of the royal family, and controlled the court by thunderous means.

Yes, Zhu Kangjing is very proud of the dragon robe! Although his throne is criticized, and although the forces in the world are not unified, he is indeed standing at the peak of power, and he should be proud of himself.

"New Year's Situation, do you have something to do?"

Zhu Kangjing's voice was not loud, but it revealed the majesty of the Son of Heaven.

After the change of the two dynasties, the courtiers who can stand here now are not sleek and sensible people. Of course, in the face of the power of the emperor, they still felt trembling.

"Weichen Kongbi, long live if you have something to do—"

Kong Bi stood out of the train, his face extremely respectful. At this time, he was dressed in the official uniform of the second grade, worshiped as the secretary of the military department, and posthumously awarded the post of young master, which can be described as a powerful party.

"Weichen Tang Hanming, long live if you have something to do—"

At this time, Tang Hanming, the secretary of the Criminal Department, also stood up from the train and bowed down.

Immediately afterwards, several more ministers came out one after another and kowtowed at the same time......

Zhu Kangjing's eyes drooped slightly, and he slowly spoke: "Kong Aiqing is in charge of the military department, and what he is doing must be very urgent, so you can say it first." ”

"Your Majesty, Emperor. ”

After Kong Bi thanked him, he said calmly: "Your Majesty, the reform of military administration, the places under the jurisdiction of all parties have been implemented, and the effect is remarkable...... As for the thieves in Shaanxi and Shandong, they have now subsided, but there are still some remnants in Nanjing. However, Commander Zheng led an army of 50,000 to quell the chaos the day before yesterday, and I believe that good news will come back within three days. ”

Looking at the emperor's expression, Kong Bi continued: "In addition, the envoys sent by Annam, Korea, and Tufan to discuss the matter of the land conquest, presumably they heard that the war at the border pass was rekindled, so they wanted to take the opportunity to make trouble at this time. Whether to send troops to recruit or not, please ask the emperor to decide. ”

"Earth Sign?"

Zhu Kangjing frowned slightly, and sneered coldly: "Those foreign barbarians, they really think that I am too good to be able to handle it, and they want to expropriate my Ming land, but they have a good calculation...... Hmph, it's just wishful thinking!"

After a pause, Zhu Kangjing asked rhetorically: "I have my own opinions about the envoys of the Three Kingdoms, so I don't need to say more." As for the war at the border pass, I don't know what your opinions are?"

Who dares to have an opinion?

The ministers looked at each other, and no one wanted to be this bird.

The "Yasukuni Army" has been guarding the border for many years, self-sufficient, independent and grouped, and has always disrespected the Son of Heaven, is not subject to the control of the imperial court, and even opposes the imperial court everywhere...... The most helpless thing is that the imperial court can't do anything to them. You must know that the "Yasukuni Army" is guarding the Ming frontier, if the imperial court sends troops to attack desperately, not to mention whether it can defeat the other party, I am afraid that the military aircraft department and others will be scolded to death by the people of the Ming Dynasty, and they will have a reputation that will be remembered for thousands of years.

It is such an army, which cannot be managed, and cannot be beaten, which is really a headache.

Zhu Kangjing saw that everyone was silent, and he was secretly annoyed in his heart, so he said loudly: "When you are usually fine, you are intrigued one by one, and you are red-faced, and now you are allowed to speak, why are you all dumb?"

"The ministers are guilty, and the emperor is angry!"

Seeing that the ministers knelt down, Zhu Kangjing's anger was slightly restrained: "Okay...... Kong Bi, you are in charge of military affairs, or you will say it first. ”

"We're honored. ”

Kong Bi was helpless, but he didn't dare to show the slightest dissatisfaction, so he had to bite the bullet and say: "Back to the emperor, Weichen thinks that the border pass is guarded by the Yasukuni Army, and we don't need to send troops to go there." First, the border soldiers have always disrespected the imperial court, and our failure to send troops to fight is already a great kindness to them, and it is natural for them to contribute. If they can't resist in the end, and then the imperial court comes forward to break the siege, they can not only win the hearts of the people in the world, but also suppress the arrogance of the Yasukuni Army, which can be said to be the best of both worlds. Second, now that anti-thieves are raging in various places, and all parties in the rivers and lakes are also beginning to move, it is not appropriate for the imperial court to disperse its forces at this time, otherwise it will be difficult to control the overall situation. ”

Zhu Kangjing bowed his head, looked around at the ministers and said, "Kong Aiqing's proposal, what do you think?"

The ministers seconded. ”

There was not a single voice of opposition from the military officials in the hall.

Zhu Kangjing rubbed his eyebrows, lamenting the lack of talents. He didn't say anything about Kong Bi's proposal, but turned his head to the corner of the main hall: "Mr. Duofeng, what do you think?"

......

――――――――――――