Chapter 17: Killing Two Birds with One Stone
For two days in a row, the days passed peacefully, and there was no expected blow of the mountain rain. Since they didn't see King Wu, their news was blocked to the point of no return, and there was no news at all, and Xie Tong and the others were like blind people, so they could only wait bitterly.
The only good news is that Huo Zixin has recovered as before, and the internal injuries are no longer serious, but the skin injuries are about to heal for a period of time.
Lao Lai and Yi Wuxing were responsible for going out to find out the news, and went to several restaurants and tea shops, only to know that the Manchu Dynasty had been welcoming the envoys of Murwei in the past few days, and the empire attached great importance to this matter and could not afford to be missed. First of all, there was a welcoming ceremony in the palace, all the princes and nobles attended, and then led the envoy delegation to visit Chang'an City, the entire Chang'an City, from the Son of Heaven to the ministers, were all invested in the care and attention of the envoys, after all, the Tang Empire reproduced the situation of worship by all countries, although this is only the beginning.
Coincidentally, only Xie Tong and the others have nothing to do, they don't have to accompany the VIP, because their status has not yet reached that level, and they don't need to prepare for the VIP's trip, after all, there are still many people, they are just responsible for the life of honesty.
It had been three days since Shi Jingjiao entered Beijing, and at dusk of this day, Li Zheng, the king of Wu, suddenly stepped into this quiet and frightening courtyard.
Xie Tong and the others were overjoyed and hurriedly welcomed the prince to the living room.
Li Zheng smiled and said, "A few of you are very idle here, but this king has to accompany the envoys all day long, which is really hard!"
The brothers did not regard King Wu as an outsider, but only as a close comrade-in-arms.
Huo Zixin said with a smile, "What the prince said lightly, don't you know the distress of being stuffed in this courtyard all day long, the saint has already decreed that before the envoys leave, we are not allowed to take office, but stay in Chang'an." Beware of Sima Xuan, the old fox, I'm afraid that life is not as chic as the prince!"
Li Zheng said: "Are you very happy to accompany the envoys? I go around with them every day, and I have to attend various banquets in the evening, I really don't know when this kind of day will end." This king took a leave of absence today and sneaked out to avoid this dinner!"
Xie Tong suddenly asked, "Lord Wang." What is the so-called matter of the envoys of the Murowei clan when they come to Chang'an, they won't live in such a muddy way all the time! Earlier, the prince said that the laughing daughter of Zhongli Khan was also among them, and the possibility of guessing and kissing was relatively high, why was there no information!"
Li Zheng pondered for a moment and said, "The people of this envoy group are very smart, and the news of the previous friendship was spread by him, but there is no definite evidence, and now Lai is not leaving Chang'an." It is very likely that she is observing the situation, and it is rumored that the youngest daughter of Li Khan did come to Chang'an, but she has always been closed, and the king has not seen the true face so far. “
Xie Tong has long known that Shi Jingjin is scheming, and the prince is kind by nature, so I am afraid that he will fall for him, although he doesn't know what Shi Jingjin is thinking. But there is also a need to remind the prince, but he doesn't want to mention the matter of Hangzhou. After all, this is a mystery of his identity, if his identity is revealed, he will have no place to hide, suddenly Xie Tong shuddered fiercely, Song Wenyuan knew his true identity, since Song Wenyuan could plot to harm him. Of course, he will no longer guard this secret for him, and will even use this secret to expose him at the most critical moment, so that he will be ruined and embarrassed. Or in the face of the pursuit of the entire Jianghu martial arts and even the empire, this is a very terrifying thing. No wonder Sima Xuan took the initiative to repair and play political games, because they had nothing to fear, but waited for the best time.
Li Zheng saw Xie Tong's hesitant expression and asked, "What, does General Xie have any doubts?"
Xie Tong looked at King Wu's upright face, and decided to give it a try, as long as King Wu was on his side, resisted him, and supported him, I am afraid that there is still room for the identity to be exposed, he suddenly said, "Cai Wei, take out my sword!"
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what Xie Tong was playing, but seeing his resolute appearance, they didn't interrupt him.
Cai Wei took the green steel sword and handed it to Xie Tong's hand.
Xie Tong stroked the Qingyu Sword, and after a long time, he suddenly stuffed the sword into Li Zheng's hand, and he knelt down and said, "The prince is above, please forgive the last general for the crime of bullying the king!"
King Wu was confused, Xie Tong was fine, why did he suddenly play tricks, he dared to ask, only to hear the shouting outside, "Gonggong Tian has arrived."
This shout, like a talisman, Xie Tong released the induction of all things fluctuating, and found that Tian Gonggong and his party were not far from the door, he wanted to explain the ins and outs of the matter, but it was too late, and thousands of years suddenly flashed in his mind, and when there was still nothing to be done, he had to whisper, "Please put away this sword!"
Li Zheng was stunned for a moment, took the sword, and hung it on his waist.
Before the words fell, Father-in-law Tian had already pushed open the door and strode in.
Seeing that King Wu was here, Father-in-law Tian didn't dare to be presumptuous, and said with a smile on his face, "I don't know that King Wu is here, our family is reasonable."
Although Xie Tong and the others were reluctant, they still said in unison, "Grandpa Tian".
Li Zheng looked at Father-in-law Tian with a smile and said, "I don't know what Father-in-law is doing when he visits here!"
Tian Gonggong smiled and said, "Our family is under the command of the saint and leads Xie Tong, Yi Wuxing, Lai Kezhong, Huo Zixin and others into the palace."
Li Zheng said casually, "When did my father become so interested in these generals."
Xie Tong was amazed in his heart, Li Zheng's seemingly casual remark turned into a greeting as if he was concerned, and he couldn't help but not answer his father-in-law, and at the same time expressed his gratitude to the prince for his care for them.
After all, Gonggong Tian is an old man, how can he offend King Wu in this matter, he smiled and said, "It's not that the Holy Lord is interested in them, but this Murowei envoy group, they brought some masters from outside the Saiwai, and they defeated my Tang masters in a row at the dinner party for a few days, so that the Holy Lord lost face, and after Lord Taiwei heard about it, he recommended General Xie and others, trying to save face for our empire!"
Li Zheng was convinced of Tian's father-in-law's words, and he had also participated in the dinner party in the past few days, and the masters of the Murwei envoys were indeed endless, and the masters of the empire who fought were falling, if it weren't for his mediocre martial arts, he would have taught the Murwei people a lesson. He smiled and said, "In that case, please ask your father-in-law to take them into the palace as soon as possible!
Xie Tong said in his heart, Sima Xuan's subordinates are like clouds, but he recommended a few of them to win glory for the country, it is not a conspiracy, it is a plan to kill two birds with one stone, if you can't win the master of Room Wei, you have to blame, if you win, you will expose their identities, so that they have nowhere to escape, after all, it is in the deep palace, and it is difficult to fly.
Xie Tong used the secret technique of transmitting sound, and said to Li Zheng, "Lord, please enter the palace with us, and you can help when it is critical."
Although Li Zheng didn't know what Xie Tong was talking about, he was strange and abnormal today, not only gave himself a sword, but also said some nonsense, when he found that other people did not react to Xie Tong's words, he knew that this was one of Xie Tong's martial arts, very clever, I saw Xie Tong looking at him straight, as if waiting for his answer, he nodded and agreed.
Gonggong Tian smiled and said, "In that case, Lord Wang, let's take the first step, so as not to be in a hurry." A few generals will follow me into the palace!"
After Xie Tong and the others left, only Li Zheng and Cai Wei were left.
Li Zheng took off the sword, hesitated for a moment, and pulled it out directly, the sword emitted a dazzling silver light, which instantly pierced the eyes of the three people, and the whole room brightened up a lot.
Li Zheng sighed, "What a strong sword qi, what kind of sword is this, it is so domineering!"
Cai Wei witnessed the whole thing, Xie Tong's actions were already obvious, but he must have thought of something, so he decided to explain the whole matter to King Wu, but he was interrupted by Tian Gonggong halfway through speaking, it seems that she needs to tell this wise prince about the cause and effect of the matter, so that he can find a way to rescue Xie Tong. She hurriedly said, "This sword is called Qingyu, so does the prince still think that this sword is mortal?"
"What?" Wu Wang Li Zheng almost couldn't believe his ears, this sword was actually the legendary Qingyu Sword, it was incredible. How did Xie Tong get him!, he hurriedly asked, "General Xie hasn't had time to say a lot of things, did this sword bring him some adverse effects, so he gave the sword to me for safekeeping!"
Cai Wei settled down, this prince is indeed different, if other people see Qinggang's offer, they will be overjoyed, it is rumored that the world of Qinggang is changed to others, and he has already taken it for himself, but he claimed that it was the metabolic pupil for safekeeping, as soon as this remark came out, Cai Wei had a much better impression of him.
Cai Wei said, "General Xie is hiding more than this, in fact, his real name is Xie Yang, born in the Huangtian faction, in order to avoid the pursuit of Sichuan Shu Song Kui, as well as the general order of Huang Chao, the leader of the rebel army, he had to change his appearance and change his name and surname, so the prince understands!" He wanted to save the people from fire and water, and vowed to fight the clan valve to the end, so he would occupy the opposite side of the clan and become a close friend with the prince. Unless the prince can save them!" she told all Xie Tong's secrets in one breath, and even Wang Wanru was dumbfounded.
These words seem to be like a shock, even Li Zheng, who is used to seeing the world, also thinks it is too terrifying, the Huangtian faction he knows, it is listed as an evil Taoist sect by the imperial court, and Xie Tong He has heard of it, as soon as this person was born, he soared like a meteor, and made a great name in the Sichuan and Shu areas, and the prosperity of the statement was close to Song Kui, and he had no choice but to die in the Chengdu Rebellion and was killed by His Holiness Datuk. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a clever plan for the golden cicada to get out of the shell, Xie Tong is already familiar to him, and his conduct is even more upright, he is by no means a bandit, and this person is even more outstanding in martial arts and wisdom. Li Zheng exclaimed, "In this way, wouldn't their lives be in danger." !”
Cai Wei smiled and said, "It should be like this, Song Wenyuan betrayed his friends to seek glory, and it is estimated that he has revealed this matter to Lord Taiwei, so Taiwei will recommend the four of them brothers to compete with the Murowei people, ostensibly to repair, but in fact, they are killing people with knives, or catching turtles in urns"
, she hugged her fists and said, "I implore the prince to save them once for the sake of their meritorious service to the empire." With that, he knelt down.
Wang Wanru also learned from Cai Wei and knelt beside her.
After Li Zheng heard about Xie Tong's deeds, he said in his heart, although such a person is from a humble background, and even a cult banned by the imperial court, but in the final analysis, he is still a usable talent. )