Wu You said: "This sword was indeed cast in the Song Dynasty, and it was forged by the most outstanding swordsmith of the time for his sister. The material used in this sword is extremely hard and rare in the world. No one knows how the swordsmith forged the sword and created such a beautiful ornament. However, there were unforeseen circumstances, and just as the sword was cast, the swordsmith's sister died unexpectedly and tragically. The swordsmith, in his grief, sealed the sword in a stone tablet. Only a few friends of the swordsmith knew about sealing the sword, so the sword could be quietly hidden in the stone tablet for hundreds of years. ”

After he finished speaking, such a picture appeared in everyone's minds: the swordsmith occasionally got a piece of rare heterogeneity, and the surprise was overflowing. When the younger sister heard that the swordsmith was going to forge a sword for herself, she jumped up for joy and drew a pattern with her own hands for her brother to carve on the hilt. After the unexpected and tragic death of his sister, the heartbroken swordsmith endured his grief and resolutely sealed the sword in the bluestone tablet.

Li Shaoxi said: "So Brother Wu and Brother Yu went out to take out the sword from the bluestone tablet just now?"

Wu You nodded.

Yu Yan said in his heart, when he first saw that this sword was more slender than other swords, he suspected that this sword was specially forged for women, and it was indeed the case. No wonder the mysterious man in white wanted to give this sword to the mysterious woman in the palace. This person knows so much about the Weeping Rainbow Sword, is it really the Mingshan Great Sword?

Xiao Shan grabbed Yu Yan and said, "Brother Yu, where are you going to go in the future?"

Yu Yan said in his heart, the man in white had promised to bring the Weeping Rainbow Sword to Huangshan to her. Now that the emperor is touring south, that woman must be following the emperor's southern tour to worship the sky. I might as well take Jianzi to Huangshan, maybe it will lead to this mysterious woman.

So he said, "I happen to want to visit Huangshan." ”

Li Shaoxi was stunned for a moment, and said that the emperor was now going to Huangshan to worship the heavens, did people like Yu Yan have other plans to go there? He said: "I heard that I am going to Huangshan to worship the heavens today, but I am afraid that it will be inconvenient to go over now, right?"

Xiao Shan said: "Sister, I haven't been to Huangshan yet. Let's go with Brother Yu. ”

Yao'er thought, now that there is no way back home, if she can follow Yuyan, it doesn't matter if she wanders the world. So he asked Yu Yan, "Is it convenient for us to go?"

Yu Yan had always been worried about the safety of the two sisters, and if he couldn't stay by their side, he really couldn't rest assured. But if you go with yourself, there may be mysterious people on the side of Huangshan who can't handle it, and I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of the two sisters.

Xiao Shan preemptively said, "What's inconvenient." Sister, we don't have much to go now. Speaking of this, her eyes turned red, and Yao'er hugged her with pity.

Zhao Jing felt a little jealous in his heart because Zhao Wei wanted to learn swordsmanship from Yu Yan, and he wanted to take Zhao Wei to leave these people in the rivers and lakes as soon as possible. And he didn't want to go to Huangshan, and finally came out to walk the rivers and lakes for him as a prince There is still a great attraction, although he dares to sneak out of the palace, but he also knows that if he is not present at the ceremony, I am afraid that things will become more and more stiff in the future. He hesitated and glanced at Li Shaoxi.

Zhao Wei didn't expect this, she felt that if she went to Huangshan, if she met the emperor, she would probably be caught and never be able to come out again, so she quickly shook her head with Zhao Ying and said that she didn't dare to go to Huangshan. After talking about painting with Yao'er, Zhao Ying suddenly found a confidant. She received the guidance of the royal painter and was quite accomplished in painting, and after talking with Yao'er, she was impressed by her understanding of painting, and it would be a beautiful thing for her to learn from Yao'er again. So she wanted to be with Yao'er and them. Zhao Ying looked at Li Shaoxi, Li Shaoxi thought the same as Zhao Jing, he thought that he had been running out for so long this time, although he had thought about riding a horse eagle to fly to the end of the world, but this ceremony was really important, in case Zhao Jing's absence affected Lichu, I am afraid it would be more than worth the loss. Besides, Li Shaoxi doesn't want to part with Yu Yan and them too early, and he also wants to learn more about the things on the rivers and lakes from Yu Yan Wuyou. Li Shaoxi liked the life of a ranger when he was a child, he really wanted to make friends with them, but he couldn't have too deep a relationship, after all, he was the head of the guard with a knife in front of the emperor, the emperor's henchman, the sworn friend of the five princes, and the eldest son of a first-class master, it was impossible to have a deep friendship with these cloth people. When he knew that Yu Yan and Wu You had unique skills, he knew that for the stability of the country and the smooth establishment of the five princes in the future, he must make friends with many people in the rivers and lakes, including Yu and Wu. He befriended the rangers because he admired them at the beginning to befriended the people in the rivers and lakes out of the prince of Zhao Jing.

Li Shaoxi whispered to Zhao Wei: "You have been running out secretly for so long, causing us all to run out with you, the emperor must be worried that it will not work, and you will not go back!"

Zhao Wei suddenly realized "oh" and said, "Yes, my father must be in a hurry." While we're busy with the heavenly sacrifice ceremony, maybe we'll be forgiven for running out of the palace. ”

Zhao Jing said: "What do you want to do, but in that case, I think we should go back." ”

Zhao Ying also said: "Yes, yes, my father must be worried." I can't rest assured. ”

Zhao Wei said: "It's okay, so I can also learn swords with Brother Yu." ”

Zhao Jing glanced at her with a calm face.

Their experience in the rivers and lakes is too shallow, thinking that if they speak in a low voice, others will not know what they are talking about. Ke Yu and Wu are so good that they can hear everything they say.

Wu You frowned in his heart, and said secretly: "It turns out that these four people are actually royalty. Wu You was puzzled, why did these people run out of the palace alone, it stands to reason that this is a life they disdain. Although Zhao Wei among the four seems to be more lively and active than the other three, he will not do such a ridiculous thing. Looking at the four people, Zhao Ying doesn't know martial arts, and the remaining three are just ordinary, and they don't bring any guards, it is still difficult to walk the rivers and lakes to protect themselves, let alone what purpose there is.

He looked at Yu Yan, who was laughing with Sister Yao'er. Wu You said in his heart, with Yu Yan's skills, he could hear the conversation of several people word for word, and seeing that he didn't react, he should have known it a long time ago.

Li Shaoxi stood up and said to Yu Yan: "We are also thinking about a trip to Huangshan." ”

Xiao Shan hurriedly said, "Great, let's go together." By the way, is Brother Wu going too?" she looked at Wu You and smiled, Wu You knew that Xiao Shan had the intention to make fun of him, so he just sneered and said, "I will also go to Huangshan, and by the way, I will see the ceremony of the Son of Heaven's sacrifice to the heavens." ”

Li Shaoxi glanced at him warily.

Yao'er said: "The emperor is not so easy to see. ”

Wu You smiled at Zhao Jing and said, "The emperor came all the way from the capital, and you also came from the capital, have you ever seen the emperor on the way?"

"Needless to say. Zhao Wei said first.

Xiao Shan said in surprise, "Have you seen the emperor?"

Li Shaoxi hurriedly said: "Where have I seen it." When the Son of Heaven drove Jinling, there was no idler within 30 zhang on both sides of the road, and it was guarded by the six battalions of personal soldiers. Moreover, the road is fenced with yellow satin on both sides, and it is impossible to see what is inside from the outside. ”

Zhao Wei was also busy covering up: "Yes, yes, I didn't see it." ”

Xiaoshan said: "I'll just say, my sister and I happen to be in Jinling." The emperor not only pulled yellow tents on both sides of the road, but also demolished the houses within 100 zhang outside the yellow tent, sawed down big trees, and did not even have a place to hide ants. Countless officers and soldiers set up posts outside the 100 zhang, and the notices posted by the government said that if they encountered the people, they would be directly taken into custody and put into prison, and if they were inside the 100 zhang, they would be beheaded on the spot. ”

Except for Li Shaoxi, Zhao Jing and the three of them didn't know that there was such a precept outside the yellow tent.

Zhao Jing is a male member of the royal family, so he said: "After all, it is the Son of Heaven who goes out on patrol, first, to show **** majesty, and second, to ensure safety, even so, it is not an exaggeration." ”

Xiao Shan stuck out her tongue and said, "No one can see the majesty of the Son of Heaven. The people of Jinling have been strictly ordered by the government to stay at home and not go out. All markets and hotels were closed, and there were only countless servants on the streets, and those who were caught going out without permission would immediately be thrown into prison. ”

Even Li Shaoxi did not know about this order of the Jinling government, he used to accompany the patrol, originally said that he wanted the people to listen to the royal music outside the hundred zhang, and come to "have fun with the people", but he did not expect that the local officials would intimidate the people and not allow them to go on the street. Listening to the officials of Jinling, the people felt the emperor's holy grace, and spontaneously worshiped God at home, praying for the peace of the country and the people, so there was no one on the street. Isn't this a blatant "bully"? Li Shaoxi thought to himself, when he went back, he would tell the matter of the Jinling government bullying and suppressing it. But he immediately changed his mind. He said secretly, Li Shaoxi, Li Shaoxi, why are you not mature yet, is it just because you don't let these grass people go to the street to offend the entire Jinling officialdom, not to mention that there are no people on the street, and the emperor's safety can be better guaranteed.

"When the emperor finishes visiting Suzhou, I want to go and see it. "Wu Youdao.

"What are you looking at?" asked Zhao Wei.

"The emperor wants to parade from Jinling to Suzhou. For this reason, the prefect of Suzhou used 100,000 people to dig a waterway, which passed through the city and was used for the emperor to enjoy the scenery by dragon boat. In the center of the waterway, that is, the center of Suzhou City, a palace was built, which is rumored to be better than the Jinling Palace. With these few items alone, the Suzhou treasury has been exhausted. ”

Zhao Jing said: "No, right? Suzhou is a rich place in the south of the Yangtze River, and the treasury has always been full, so the emperor will be lucky in Suzhou." ”

"What kind of treasury is full, it's just a deception from below. Suzhou's prosperity over the years is only superficial, and there is actually very little inventory left. During the emperor's southern tour, the prefect of Suzhou spent a lot of money, not only the treasury was empty, but the prefect's yamen also embezzled several important silver payments. Aren't they doing this to create a prosperous scene, make the emperor happy, and make their black gauze hat bigger? Anyway, it was also to use the emperor's money to give gifts to the emperor. ”

Li Shaoxi said: "How do you know so clearly?"

Wu You sneered and said, "The world knows everything, I'm afraid only the emperor doesn't know." ”

Li Shaoxi and the four of them shook their heads in their hearts, and Zhao Jing said: "We heard the news that the emperor will not go to Suzhou and temporarily move to Hangzhou. ”

Xiaoshan said: "No wonder when we came to Wujiang Town, we saw that many official vehicles transporting firewood went straight to Hangzhou. I thought it was Cai Shikun, the old guy, who was going to make a coffin for himself. ”

Wu You said with a smile: "When I was in Hangzhou, I heard that the tax in Hangzhou is now twenty times that of twenty years ago, and the tax paid by Hangzhou to the imperial court is only five times that of twenty years ago. As soon as you enter and leave Hangzhou, there is a lot of income, but the treasury has not increased. All of them were used by the prefects to build the east and west, and the contractors were their cronies and families. However, compared with Jin and Suzhou, Hangzhou is much wealthier, and there should be no problem in dealing with the matter of welcoming the car temporarily. If it's really tight, you can deal with it decently. ”