With Ye Jingtang leaving, the golf course in Yutan Villa suddenly became a little deserted.
The originally high-spirited Dongfang Liren suddenly lost interest in this child's play-house game without Young Master Xinyi watching the battle.
The Empress Dowager, who was as dexterous as a butterfly, no longer worked as hard as before, and began to lazily walk around the court fishing, or think about life when she was alone, which made Hongyu anxious.
Xuanji's only hobby was drinking, and he had little interest in this kind of sports. After returning to the villa, he came to Xilongchi.
There were no outsiders in the huge hot spring pool. There was a small case on the edge of the pool, which contained snacks, drinks and a few books.
The naked empress was half-soaked in the pool, holding a book in her hand and reading carefully. Her demeanor was graceful and noble. She looked like a diligent emperor who did not forget to worry about state affairs when he was ill.
However, after Xuanji's real person entered, the empress naturally put the book away, pressed it under the serious books, and asked:
"Why is Master here?"
Master Xuanji sat sideways on the edge of the bath, picked up the wine bottle and poured herself a glass:
"I was out wandering just now and met an acquaintance, the current king of the Dongming Tribe of the Western Sea Tribes. You should know that, right?"
The Dongming tribe is one of the four major tribes in the West Sea. Although it is quite far away, as the emperor, it is impossible for the empress to not even know the main forces there.
The inheritance of all tribes in Xihai has a long history. Among them, the Dongming tribe and the Xuanhao tribe are said to be the descendants of the "Zhu Zong" who was responsible for offering sacrifices to heaven and earth in ancient times. Their names are taken from "Xuanzhe", a profound name; Mingzhe, "Mingzhe",
"Youji", to this day the clan leaders are called Zhu Zong by the clansmen; while in other tribes, the clan leaders also have messy names such as "Sima, Sikong".
Although they all have their own origins, after all, the Xihai tribes have too many tribes, and outsiders cannot distinguish them. And because the people of the Xihai tribes are very tough and cannot be offended, the merchants collectively call the heads of each tribe "the king", which is a kind of
It is a joking title and an honorific title, rather than the actual princes and kings.
The empress heard the words and thought about it for a moment:
"Fan from the Dong Ming Department? It seems that she took over the Dong Ming Department a few years ago. Why did she suddenly come to Yun'an?"
Master Xuanji picked up the wine glass and took a sip: "The tribes in the West Sea are full of rebellion. Each tribe wants to divide the territory and rebuild the northwest royal court on its own. However, because they are not convinced by each other, no one can take the lead. Beiliang also hinders them, and it has become a
Not the climate.
"The Fan family still has deep grudges against Beiliang. They have been looking for the reason for the sudden rise of the Tianlang King family. It seems that they want to imitate it. Last time in Wuzhou, I accidentally bumped into the Ye Jingtang, and then got interested. I guess he wanted to imitate it.
Kidnap Ye Jingtang to become a princess in the tribes of the West Sea..."
When the empress heard this, she shook her head and said:
"The rebellion of the Western Sea tribes in Beiliang is a good thing for the Wei Dynasty, but Ye Jingtang cannot give it to her, so she should not make mistakes. The Dongming tribe has a high prestige among the Western Sea tribes, and it may be useful in the future. Since it is here
Well, Master, you’d better treat me well and don’t neglect them.”
Master Xuanji blinked his eyes and said with a smile:
"I have my own rules for this. Apart from not being able to move around, she can have whatever else she wants..."
…
After the master and apprentice chatted for a long time, footsteps suddenly sounded outside Xilongchi.
Tread...
Seeing this, Master Xuanji stopped talking, got up and went to the garden outside the hot spring pool. He saw Dongfang Liren, who was still wearing hunting clothes, walking over in a hurry.
Seeing Dongfang Liren's face, Master Xuanji knew that something was wrong, so he came to ask:
"Li Ren, something happened?"
Dongfang Liren's face was quite serious. He first brought Master Xuanji to a nearby tea pavilion and then whispered:
"Just now, a chief arrester ran over and said that he found a group of people settling in the town at the hidden pile in Sanhe Town. Among them was confirmed to be the second leader of the Hongshan Gang, 'Flower Headed Buddha', and the leader was a middle-aged man who seemed to be gentle and elegant.
, suspected to be Jiang Zahu..."
"Jiang Zahu..."
When Master Xuanji heard this, his face sank slightly, knowing that the situation was not good - Ye Jingtang had just killed Jiang Zahu's sworn brother just a few days ago. At this time, the Hongshan Gang came out in full force and rushed to the capital. They must be looking for Ye Jingtang to settle accounts.
of.
Now she and Ye Jingtang are taking turns guarding the empress. If Jiang Zahu comes in and disrupts the situation at this time, there may be a big mess.
Master Xuanji thought for a moment: "The Hongshan Gang is just seeking revenge and has no courage to rebel. I will take people to give them a warning."
Dongfang Liren thought for a while: "Jiang Zahu is cunning and has kept his face hidden for many years. Now that he has appeared, otherwise Master and Ye Jingtang will go over and kill him directly..."
Master Xuanji shook his head:
"I have been patrolling the capital for the past two days and found something strange. Prince Yan may have a secret plan. Ye Jingtang and I are investigating, but we haven't figured out the exact intention yet. Ye Jingtang has now encountered Jiang Zahu.
There will definitely be a fight, and no matter whether we win or lose, there will be damage, which will be detrimental to the safety of the Holy One. I will just go over and drive Jiang Zahu away, and I will settle any debts with him later."
Dongfang Liren frowned slightly, thought for a while and said:
"There are few rumors about Jiang Zahu fighting each other. Now his strength is unfathomable. Master will take Meng Jiao and the others there. I will call the Ye Jingtang back first and let the Imperial Army step up their guard..."
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Jingle bell bell~
At dusk, the crisp sound of camel bells rang out in the old streets of Guantuan Town.
At the window of a noodle shop, Niaoniao raised his head and looked at the big camel passing in front of the door from the corner of the window. He also turned around and shook his wings: "Chi Chi Chi~" to signal Ye Jingtang. He looked like he was staying in the capital.
It’s been so long that I miss the northwest desert.
Ye Jingtang sat at the window, wearing a bamboo hat on his head, with a bowl of steaming egg and green onion noodles in front of him. He looked at the big camel walking slowly by outside the door, with a bit of nostalgia in his eyes.
In previous years, when autumn entered, it was the peak season for the Escort Agency's business. At this time, he should be running to the sandbank with various goods, and when he arrived, he would take the Escort Agency's staff to eat roasted hump.
Because the food in Honghe Town was not very good, those days were basically like Chinese New Year for Niaoniao, and he was looking forward to it every day.
Seeing that Niao Niao had stopped eating and was staring straight at the big camel, Ye Jingtang took Niao Niao back and put him on the bench, comforting him:
"That's a camel used to transport goods. You can't eat it. When I'm done, I'll take you to eat roasted suckling pig. The taste is no worse than roasted camel."
"grumble……"
Zhe Yunli sat opposite, took a poached egg with chopsticks and fed it to the bird's mouth, then looked at the caravan outside and whispered:
"Cousin Jing, I feel something is wrong with this camel team. They have been wandering around the street all afternoon, as if they are looking for someone."
The Night Terror Hall also discovered that several merchants dressed in Shazhou were unusual, but there was nothing sneaky about their whereabouts. They responded:
"It doesn't look like he's in a hurry. He probably got drunk somewhere and lost contact. When I was a escort, Lao Yang also liked to drink. Once he got drunk and slept in a stable. Seven or eight of us almost turned the town upside down.
I just came here to find..."
"Yeah……"
…
After taking over the shift with Master Xuanji in the afternoon, the two of them just stared at the goods in the carriage shop, waiting for the big fish lurking behind the scenes to come and pick up the goods.
But all day and night, there was nothing unusual in the carriage house. It was not until dusk that I saw a carriage coming from the direction of the capital. It stopped outside the carriage house and a middle-aged man dressed as a steward got out.
Ye Jingtang cheered up and observed secretly with Zhe Yunli. They found that this person looked quite normal. During the conversation, he also lifted the oilcloth and took out a piece of sauce from the barrel for careful inspection. Then he hired someone from the carriage and horse shop.
Several people gathered and began to hitch the horses and load the cart.
When the two saw this, they wanted to follow the convoy back to the capital secretly and track the whereabouts of the goods.
But before the goods on the carriage were moved, Night Terror Hall discovered a fast horse running from upstream, and immediately sat a secret guard in civilian clothes. After arriving in the town, they began to search left and right.
Ye Jingtang was afraid of disturbing the situation, so he quickly got up and left the noodle shop, came to the entrance of an alleyway on the street, and hooked his hand in the distance.
Hoof-tapping hoof-tapping...
The secret guard on the horse may have been warned. After discovering the traces of Ye Jingtang, he did not rush to the scene with great fanfare. He just made a distant gesture to ask Ye Jingtang to quickly return to the team, and then turned his horse's head and left.
When Ye Jingtang saw this scene, he knew that Yutan Villa had something important to do with him. Seeing this, he had to go back to Yunli and told him:
"I'm going back to Yutan Villa. You and Niaoniao are following me secretly. Remember not to act rashly and run away if you have anything to do. I'll come over when I'm done."
Zhe Yunli nodded, and quickly took Niao Niao and quietly disappeared into the crowd of the market.
After Ye Jingtang watched Yunli leave, he didn't hesitate for a moment and flew upstream along the river.
Guantou Town is nearly thirty miles away from Yutan Villa, but with Ye Jingtang's foot power, it didn't take long to reach Yutan Villa at full speed.
In order to prevent the Empress from making mistakes, the handover between Ye Jingtang and Xuanji was basically seamless.
As soon as Ye Jingtang came to the Baishi Avenue outside the villa, he saw four people waiting at the entrance of the villa. The leader was the real person Xuanji wearing a curtain hat, and behind them were Meng Jiao and She Long.
It's time to go out.
Ye Jingtang came forward, slightly confused:
"What happened?"
Master Xuanji pulled Ye Jingtang aside, whispered into his ear, recounted the information he had just received, and then said:
"Shi Yanfeng is dead. Jiang Zahu will never give up. I will send him away first. You will stay at Yutan Villa. Remember not to show your face and be found by the Hongshan Gang. You must conserve your strength at the moment and put the safety of the Holy One first.
.”
Ye Jingtang didn't expect Jiang Zahu to kill him so quickly. If a warrior of Jiang Zahu's level wanted to run away, there would be nothing a single Wu Kui could do. But when two people went to Yutan Villa and no one was in charge, he
A fight is inevitable if we take action. The only option for now is for Master Xuanji to lead people there and force Jiang Zahu away and wait until later.
Thinking of this, Ye Jingtang warned:
"Go back quickly. Don't drink on the way. No matter what happens, don't make a move and leave. I don't believe Jiang Zahu dares to chase you."
"Of course I know this."
After Master Xuanji finished his explanation, he left the villa with the three of them without any delay and sped towards the upper reaches of the Qingjiang River.
And when Ye Jingtang entered the gate of the villa, he just took a few steps and felt that he and Xuanji Zhenren were working in two shifts.
After thinking about it for a while, Ye Jingtang turned around and came to the door again, calling over a black policeman:
"Old Wang, come here for a moment."
"Master Ye, do you have any orders?"
"I don't have any instructions, um... you take people to the White Lion Bridge, and when you pass by the bridge, say a few words, 'The mouth of the Yuquan River is a good nest, and it is full of saury fish more than a foot long. Recently, the court sealed the
No one goes to the mountains, even if you are stuck in the mud, you can still hit the pole."
"ah?"
The black yamen officer quickly blinked his eyes, a little confused:
"A nest in the mud? A swordfish over a foot tall?"
"None of this is important. Go ahead, remember to be natural and don't be too deliberate."
"Understood, my subordinate will go right away."
Ye Jingtang watched the black yamen officer run out quickly, and then he entered the door with satisfaction...
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On the other side, above the Qingjiang River.
The river breeze was blowing gently, and a small cargo ship loaded with goods, its sails bulging, slowly sailed upstream under the setting sun.
The cargo ship carried the flag of a merchant in the capital, and there were only two people who looked like boatmen walking on the deck.
In the small cabin below the cargo ship, Zhong Sunyan, with gray hair, held a cloth bag in his hand, sprinkled the brown powder among the many wooden barrels, and said:
"The evening wind blows to the northeast. As long as a few fires are lit, the thin smoke will blow directly towards Yutan Mountain. By the time the two thousand forbidden troops stationed near the villa notice that something is wrong, chaos will already occur..."
In the cabin, Fang Shijie, who had a goatee, looked at the mountainside manor in the distance with a telescope, with doubts in his eyebrows:
"I just noticed something strange last night. Wouldn't it be too hasty to take action today?"
Zhongsun Yan shook his head and sighed: "You don't even understand the principle of military excellence and speed, so you still want to support His Highness the Crown Prince to seize the imperial throne?
"Think of the worst case scenario. If the river pirates who touched the boat last night are from the imperial court and have discovered traces of the black feather grass, then an extra day of delay will give the imperial court an extra day to prepare.
"I and others are all here, and the weather is suitable. If you don't do it now, what are you waiting for?"
Fang Shijie thought for a while, frowned and said: "Yutan Villa has a special secret room for refuge. If the Dragon Broken Stone falls, you can't get in. It's enough to drag the garrison to rescue you. His Royal Highness originally wanted to arrange hidden stakes to destroy the Broken Dragon Stone first."
If Long Shi takes action again, he hasn't found a chance yet. If he takes action directly, he can only work together to break the door. If it doesn't open..."
"As long as we can stop the masters around the empress, how can I be blocked by a stone with so many people waiting for me?"
After Zhongsunyan arranged the leads, he stood up:
"I am an expert in yin people. I can see the situation clearly. It is very risky to take action now, but there will definitely be no more suitable opportunity than now. The most taboo in doing things is to look forward and backward. If you don't have the courage, we will just stop and just treat it as nothing.
It has never happened. Your Highness is still the Crown Prince, so I can just take the money and leave without taking this risk again."
Fang Shijie gently rubbed his fingers, and after a moment of silence, he sighed:
"The arrow is already on the string, so there is no reason to retreat in the face of battle."
Zhong Sunyan nodded slightly, then took out the fire stick, lit an incense stick, placed it at the end of the lead, then turned and left...
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On the other side, in a manor along the Qingjiang River.
The manor is the private property of Crown Prince Yan. It was purchased a few years ago. You can see Yutan Mountain and Furong Pond in the distance, and the scenery is extremely beautiful.
At this time, in the observation building behind the manor, the elegant Dongfang Shuoyue spread his arms at the window, letting his entourage wear dark golden armor, and looked through the bead curtain at the majestic villa in the distance, which was the world
The commanding heights of power was also the position he longed to sit in every night after being under the control of others for ten years.
Now that success or failure depends on today's battle, Dongfang Shuo Yuelao was already confident, but his eyes were still a little uneasy, and he asked:
"Is the news you released sure to lure Master Xuanji away?"
The room is quite large, and outside the door are more than thirty warriors dressed in black, all of whom are masters recruited by the Green Bandits and their subordinates.
Teng Tianyou, the Green Bandit's contact, sat down behind the desk, with the architectural layout of Yutan Villa in front of him, and responded:
"There are spies placed in the Hongshan Gang. On the day Shi Yanfeng and the others got into trouble, I sent the news to the Hongshan Gang. Jiang Zahu did bring the second master here in order to save his brothers. It is said that he also brought a hundred thousand taels of silver notes.
I guess I want to redeem Shi Yanfeng. I sent Jiang Zahu's whereabouts to the court. If the court doesn't care, is it possible that I will wait for Jiang Zahu to knock on the door of Night Terror Hall?
"Ordinary people are not qualified to talk to Jiang Zahu. One of Ye Jingtang and Master Xuanji must go there. If you are lucky, maybe both of them can go there. The only person who can sit in Yutan Villa is the empress herself. If the empress has no fighting power, it is equivalent to
Empty city…”
Dongfang Shuoyue shook his head and said: "According to the report of the eunuch of Yutan Villa, Ye Jingtang and Xuanji are patrolling in shifts, and there is no gap. The defense is usually so tight, and the empress does not have any ability to protect herself. One of the two Wu Kui will definitely be left.
By your side. If the person left behind is the real person Xuanji, what are the chances of Master Lu winning?"
Opposite Teng Tianyou there is also a long case. Behind the case sits an old man in a brocade robe wearing a cloak, his eyes are rather dull:
"When I risk my life, neither Ye Jingtang nor Master Xuanji can be afraid. Together, they can surely stop us."
The old man in brocade robes spoke very arrogantly, even a little arrogantly, but no one laughed at him. After all, the old man's name was Lu Jieyun, and he was the absolute overlord who ruled the world of Yanzhou for half a century.
Among the eight chiefs, Lu Jieyun ranked last. He didn't even have the title of 'Sword Master, Sword Master'. He was respectfully called 'Yanzhou Overlord' and 'Yanshan Eagle King', but not respectfully.
The direct meaning is 'Lu Paopao' and 'Lu Bu Sheng'.
Because Lu Jieyun is good at Qinggong and Shenfa, no one of the Eight Great Leaders is sure of touching him, and he also doesn't dare to touch the other Wu Leaders. Basically, he is the first to give in to everyone he meets. To be honest, his reputation is not very good.
Lu Jieyun was a "late bloomer". At first, he did everything he could to climb up the ranks like ordinary martial artists. Then, relying on his unparalleled Qinggong and body skills, he won the position of the Eighth Leader in his early thirties. He should have received the honor he deserved due to his success.
After reaching the top of the mountain, he found that he had become a "phoenix tail", ranked eleventh among the top ten masters, and now the oldest and youngest among the eight masters, without even a decent name. This pair of dependants
For those who have the strength to climb to the top of a mountain, this is unacceptable.
For this reason, after Lu Jieyun took the position of the overlord of Yanzhou, he did not rest on his laurels, but continued to climb up. He hoped that one day he could take a step forward, get rid of the title of the youngest of the Eight Chiefs, and become the Eight Chiefs.
The top three people.
But the road was obviously difficult. When Lu Jieyun couldn't find the direction, he met King Yan and learned the "Dragon Elephant Picture" from King Yan.
Lu Jieyun specializes in Shenfa Qinggong, the method has been determined, and he will definitely not be strong in terms of strength. The Dragon Elephant Diagram is a treasure that can be reborn. After Lu Jieyun learned it, his frontal combat power has indeed improved.
However, the Minglong Diagram also has shortcomings. It takes too long, and there are obvious shortcomings in practicing one, such as the Dragon Elephant Diagram. If you practice it for too long, the strength will be too strong, and the bones will not be able to hold the flesh. You may punch out and destroy your own bones first.
Pull off.
Lu Jieyun got the Minglong Diagram from King Yan, but he couldn't spread the news, and the court couldn't give him the Jade Bone Diagram. After searching everywhere to no avail, he relied on Wu Kui's talent and confidence to embark on the journey.
That dead end road.
Before embarking on this road of no return, Lu Jieyun, like all the forerunners, felt that nothing would happen if he relied on his own talent and understanding.
But like all pioneers, it was already too late when the problem was discovered.
There is no way to think about just one picture of the Minglong Diagram on your own, because the 'muscles, bones, skin, essence, energy, and spirit' are a complete set. You can either practice three or six pictures. Only practicing two pictures will not produce qualitative changes.
Lu Jieyun was not as greedy as the Empress, and he only figured out three pictures of muscles, bones, and skin on his own, but he was not as perceptive as the Empress, and the mistakes he made were much more obvious.
About ten years ago, Lu Jieyun noticed a dull pain in the bones all over his body, and then began to grow bone spurs, some of which could even pierce his organs.
When death was certain, he had no choice but to take a desperate risk and deduce the bathing in fire diagram. Then every once in a while, he would open up the skin and file away the bone spurs, and then use the bathing in fire diagram he had worked out on his own to recover from his injuries.
The pain of cutting skin and crushing bones is so terrifying that ordinary people can't imagine it. Lu Jieyun wanted to turn back, but his body had changed and there was no way to return to its original state. He had to either find a serious Minglong diagram to repair the flaws in his body, or
It is to go completely crazy by cutting the skin and breaking the bones again and again, and this presupposes that there are no mistakes in the other Minglong pictures.
Lu Jieyun knew that now was not the time to seize the throne, but he was already over sixty years old and could not afford to wait any longer. For this reason, he could only carry Prince Yan behind his back, conspire with Prince Yan and the green bandits, and come to the capital to fight to the death.
After Lu Jieyun finished speaking, he looked at Dongfang Shuoyue and asked:
"But after a desperate fight, I may not live long. The prince is sure that the empress is dead, can he get the jade bone map?"
Dongfang Shuoyue nodded: "The empress has no heirs. As long as she dies suddenly, the Wei Dynasty will be leaderless. I have sent people to inform my father that the matter has come to this. My father has no choice but to quickly lead his troops to the capital to fight for the throne.
As long as my father arrives in the capital, the overall situation will be decided, and borrowing the Jade Bone Picture is just a matter of words..."
There are two young people standing behind Lu Jieyun. One is Lu Jieyun's close disciple Xu Tianying, the young master of Jieyun Palace and Lu Jieyun's recognized heir. He is less than thirty years old and has been hailed as the future overlord of Yanzhou.
The other person next to him was Tang Yudan, who had just returned from Tiannan. He was the second senior brother of Jieyun Palace. He was older than Xu Tianying, but weaker in strength. He was usually trained to be a leader in charge of financial affairs and communication, and he was also a direct descendant.
Tang Yudan heard several people discussing success or failure. After a long silence, he suddenly interrupted:
"When he came back from Tiannan, Cao Aning said, 'It would be better to encounter Fengguan City than to see the King of Hell at Night.' He said that the luck in Night Terror Hall is very good, so we should be careful. I asked him to come to the capital, and he said that unless he had night terrors
Tang is dead, otherwise he would never set foot in the capital..."
Dongfang Shuoyue put on the dark golden mask and turned around:
"Cao Aning has a deep scheming mind and is too timid to take risks. If Ye Jingtang is really as powerful as he said, how did he lead his men out of the capital safely last time?"
Seeing the sky getting dark, Teng Tianyou stood up:
"It's almost time. There's no point in talking anymore. Let's go. I hope everyone will be safe and sound and come back to celebrate tomorrow morning."
Lu Jieyun stood up with his cloak on, glanced at Yutan Villa in the distance, remained silent for a while and then spoke:
"Tian Ying, Yu Dan, don't follow me. Go to Guankou Town and wait to pick up His Royal Highness. If you never come back as your master, go to Beiliang and settle down. Don't think about revenge. People like Ye Jingtang will be killed for your master."
If you don’t kill me, you will never be able to kill me, so don’t follow the old path of being a teacher.”
In fact, Xu Tianying did not advise his master to take risks from the beginning, but he also knew that his master had no way out, so he just bowed and retreated with his junior disciple.
Dongfang Shuoyue, who was wearing dark gold armor, took a long Shuo from the attendant's hand, wiped the black Shuo tip with his fingers, and sighed softly:
"If everything succeeds, the prince will be the prince. If everything fails, Yan will not return. If he fails again, he will be buried in Yun'an. These miserable days are the end of his life anyway. Let's go and meet my two cousins..."
Dong dong dong...
The sound of footsteps was like muffled thunder, and the huge courtyard was empty of people in just a moment...
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