Chapter 606: Some people are looking for a paradise, while others are laughing at Zhishuang [Please vote for me!]
hall.
In front of the table, except for the gurgling sound of fish soup simmering until it bubbles, everything was quiet.
"ridiculous."
The red lips of the candle in the snow softly spat out the slightly harsh words of Da Zhou:
"We have to destroy the Donglin Giant Buddha, but we are not allowed to kill the few dog officials who presided over the statue. Isn't this treating the symptoms rather than the root cause? Let them celebrate the New Year."
Du Shuqing's dull expression seemed to be facial paralysis:
"But killing Lin Cheng, Wang Lengran and Wei's people is only treating the symptoms, not the root cause.
"It was good news that Xia Guan Lingtai Lang Lincheng came from the capital to crowd out Ouyang Lianghan, causing him to be demoted and idle. The Xunyang Grottoes were shelved.
"Mr. Wei specially wrote a letter, instructing Her Excellency Da Nujun and other heroes to only destroy the Buddha and not to kill Lin Cheng, Wang Lengran and others, because he is worried that this situation will happen today, and Ouyang Lianghan and the Xunyang Grottoes led by him will be faked.
The emperor used it again...
"But the more you worry about something, the more it will happen."
Xuezhongzhu's face was expressionless and he stared at Du Shuqing coldly:
"I won't kill this, I won't kill that. You should make it clear. There is so much nonsense. You should just say it directly on that day. It's enough to kill this dog official named Ouyang Lianghan. He is all creating a statue for the false emperor and aiding the evil.
All dog officials should be punished, no mercy."
"It's different." Du Shuqing shook his head firmly.
"It's different? What's different?"
The tall Orchid with blond hair like a candle held her chin high and spoke calmly:
"If Ouyang Lianghan was really that powerful, would he have been unable to defeat Lin Cheng who was parachuted in from outside during the dispute over the location of the Giant Buddha?"
Du Shuqing looked forward and spoke as usual:
"A superior man deceives others, and a villain exploits them to gain advantage. Therefore, villains often bully gentlemen in order to gain a disadvantage."
"Regardless of whether he has good methods or not, Ouyang Lianghan works under the false emperor and helps Zhou to do evil. How can he be a true gentleman?
She shook her head, chuckled again, and said to the point:
“If we really want to talk about the way to treat both the symptoms and the root cause, it is actually very simple. There is only one...
"Then you, the Southwest Kuangfu Army, are fighting for your breath, defeating Zhou Ting's army on the frontal battlefield, capturing Qin Jingqin alive, recapturing Jiangzhou in one fell swoop, taking control of Prince Xunyang's Palace, and then heading south to the southeast hinterland.
"Directly seize half of the world, and rule across the river with the Great Zhou... If your Southwest Kuangfu Army is really capable of this on the frontal battlefield, I will go and convince the Lady Queen Palace to lead Yunmeng Jianze in the Jianghu of Tiannan and even the Jianghu of the world.
What if we openly express our stance and clearly support your efforts to reinstate the army?"
At this moment, Xuezhongzhu is sitting cross-legged, with both hands on his thighs and his upper body slightly leaning forward, giving people a very aggressive feeling.
The tone is also undeniably tough:
"In the final analysis, isn't it because Qin Jingqin blocked Jiangzhou and we can only let the pseudo-emperor Wei create statues wantonly? Now you are talking sarcastically to me afterwards. Who gave you the courage to talk to me like this?
Speaker?"
The candles burned brightly in the snow.
Du Shuqing faced the "mountain overwhelming" momentum across from him. He sat motionless, remained quiet for a moment, and shook his head slightly.
Before he could speak again, Wei Shaoqi put down his soup bowl and pressed his hand on Du Shuqing to stop him.
"What the eldest daughter said is not unreasonable. It's a pity that military affairs are important and we have to be cautious. It's not as easy as the eldest daughter thought. This Qin Jingqin is old and cunning. He is really good at using soldiers. He temporarily stopped our offensive...
"So this time regarding the Donglin Giant Buddha, I have no choice but to ask Your Excellency and Guizong to take action.
"In this Xingzi Lake Giant Buddha operation, it can be seen that the queen and many heroes have tried their best. It is useless to look back and worry about it. What to do next is the most important thing. Let's look forward."
Wei Shaoqi smiled slightly and said:
"Besides, with the last investigation, we have now roughly figured out the true and false cards of the female officials in Xunyang City, the Supervisory Yuan, and Si Tianjian, which will be beneficial to our next plan..."
He changed the subject:
"By the way, how prepared are the people on the eldest daughter's side? This time, the Supervisory Yuan and the Xuanwu Battalion's severe arrests in the Jiangnan states should not have hurt their vitality. I heard that many people were arrested. Is it possible?
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"There is no need for you to worry about Tiannan Jianghu. When Mr. Wei comes here, I and my junior sisters will be responsible for the safety. There is no need to worry."
Wei Shaoqi and Du Shuqing saw it.
Xuezhongzhu has an unusual face, with deep eyes, a high nose, red lips and white teeth, an exotic mixed-race face, and a light expression.
"Mr. Wei... brought Mr. Li's painting this time?"
Wei Shaoqi calmed down, stood up alone, and filled up another bowl of hot fish soup.
Du Shuqing pressed one hand on the edge of the table and the other on the cylindrical cloth bag on his lap, his face dull.
Xuezhongzhu looked at them and asked softly:
"I heard from the fifth junior sister who stayed with Yunmeng that this time Mr. Wei sneaked over and took a detour to Yunmeng Daze. Yunmeng left from the exit of Yuenv Gorge in the upper reaches of Longcheng County.
Here again...
"Well, is it just like before the last Southwest Kuangfu uprising, you and Mr. Li and his entourage entered Yunmengze to look for me, and also looked for that legendary place along the way?"
Wei Shaoqi sighed:
"Why is the queen so interested?"
"No reason why."
Candle in the snow with eyes downcast:
"I just want to say that you don't have to hide it. Regarding that thing, you can talk to our Jianze. The Lady of the Palace knows more than you, who knows... we can still have some cooperation.
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"However, the Nine Hundred Miles Yunmengze is so big, with thousands of lakes and endless treasures, and some mythical relics occasionally appear in the depths.
"There are some places deep in this great swamp that even our Queen's Palace has not been able to fully explore for thousands of years... In short, just tell us what you are looking for. Such precautions are really meaningless."
Du Shuqing said expressionlessly:
"Didn't Yunmeng Jianze have the stuff that the eldest daughter said? This time to destroy the Xingzi Lake Buddha, the leader Lin Cheng and others also mobilized their forces in that regard. I heard that he was a hidden monarch of the noble sect...
"
Halfway through his speech, his words were interrupted because Xuezhongzhu opposite him suddenly cast a cold gaze.
"One last time, don't mention this incident again, and don't spread rumors about our sect's hidden king again.
"I am not a rude person, and I will not be rude. I will do my best to be a host, but please don't fail to treat me as a guest."
Du Shuqing pursed his lips and looked at Wei Shaoqi.
Wei Shaoqi looked thoughtful.
The atmosphere at the table fell silent.
The three of them were quiet and each finished a bowl of delicious white sturgeon soup.
After receiving Wei Shaoqi's gaze, Du Shuqing took out a file from his arms, put it on the table silently, and pushed it in front of Xue Zhongzhu with two fingers.
Under Xue Zhongzhu's raised eyebrows, Wei Shaoqi spoke softly:
"Topographic map of Xunyang City including Shuangfengjian Xunyang Grottoes."
Xue Zhongzhu opened the map and took a look. After a while, a look of surprise flashed through her eyes.
"It was painted in Shuqing Dynasty. This one is more delicate."
Wei Shaoqi's voice came from the side, and he explained softly to Xuezhongzhu, who was carefully looking at the map of Xunyang City:
"When we were demoted by Zhou Ting, we passed through Xunyang City and stayed for such a long time. We also asked Li Gong to find an opportunity for Ouyang Lianghan to take us to visit the Xunyang Grottoes at the Shuangfeng Peak. One of the purposes was to give Shuqing time to draw
This picture."
Having said this, the middle-aged scribe, who was wearing a washed-to-white Confucian shirt, let out a long sigh:
"Well, there is such a detailed map here... If it hadn't been for Junzhi's incident at Prince Xunyang's Mansion, and if there hadn't been Qin Jingqin behind him blocking the way... Hongzhou was also taken. When our army entered Jiangzhou, we could break through Xunzhou.
Yangcheng is almost a piece of cake.
"It's a pity that there is no such thing as a military strategist."
"nice one."
Xue Zhongzhu, who was browsing with his head down, whispered softly, carefully put away the map and stuffed it into his sleeve.
She took one more look at the dull, stubborn but talkative young man named Du, stood up, and prepared to leave.
"I can see that Mr. Wei and Mr. Du are a little tired. Let's take a rest after eating. It's been hard after traveling for so long. We'll discuss things tomorrow. Second Junior Sister has prepared the guest rooms for you."
"Okay, thank you eldest daughter-in-law and second daughter-in-law for your concern."
Wei Shaoqi and Du Shuqing stood up and saluted, watching her tall figure leave.
Xuezhongzhu walked to the door, suddenly stopped and asked:
"That peach blossom garden really exists? Who or what is in it?"
The hall was quiet.
Xuezhongzhu glanced back, Du Shuqing was calm and composed, and Mr. Wei was getting dressed and was thinking deeply.
She turned around, pushed open the wooden door, and faced the wind and rain.
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night.
On the river, a full moon hung high.
It is dotted with thousands of stars.
It had been raining heavily for several days, and after quietly stopping late at night, we were greeted by a night scene filled with stars.
It should be sunny.
The shop with the Taoshouzhai flag is traveling alone on the river.
On the deck, under the moonlight, a tall orchid stood with a sword on her back, holding on to the railing. Her white skirt in Wu robes rustled in the river breeze, revealing the slender backs of her hands with skin as thick as gel under the cuffs.
It seems that due to her mixed blood, her skin is as delicate and white as milk. When the silver moonlight falls on it, it is even more dazzlingly white, as if it is covered with a layer of hoarfrost in the autumn morning.
Her blue eyes were bright and deep, reflecting the full moon and the sparkling river water.
If one ignores the sharp-edged sword-like temperament of this tall Hu Ji, then the first impression of the tall and delicate body outlined by the fabric of the Wu skirt in the wind is definitely that of graceful charm.
I don’t know if the Lady Yunmeng is good at Chang’an, or the Hu Xuan dance that the Hu Ji of the same race in Luoyang is proficient in... I guess no one dares to think about it, or dare to ask this.
"Asleep?"
Xue Zhongzhu's face was dazed, and when she heard the light footsteps on the deck behind her, she asked without looking back.
"Um."
Yu Nianyuan's two white arms were wrapped with a snow-white blanket, and he walked to Xue Zhongzhu, and together they looked at the scenery of the river and the moon, which rarely calmed down after the rain.
The second female queen of Yunmeng had just put her newly acquired cheap disciple to sleep.
Just as night fell, the sky was not clear yet, and spring thunder was still rolling on the top of the clouds. A certain little lolita was so frightened that she ran to the master's boudoir. As a result, her stupid little head broke into the wrong room and got into the master's uncle's bed.
Of course, she was carried out by the uncle who looked not very good and was thrown at the door. Then the little loli, who had a pale face and was confused, was led back to the correct room by the master who rushed over with a look of helplessness...
"Wei Shaoqi and the others still haven't mentioned the painting?"
"Um."
The candle in the snow squinted.
"After checking, I found that Tao Yuanming once wrote an essay about Peach Blossom Spring."
Yu Nianyuan took the initiative.
The candle in the snow was noncommittal and looked ahead.
When Li Zhengyan and his party were demoted by the imperial court and sent to the southwest, after passing through Xunyang City in Jiangzhou, they passed by Yunmengze on purpose and found the door.
Li Zhengyan told Yunmeng Jianze the specific secrets of the Songde Tianshu and the Sifang Buddha that the Great Zhou court was about to build.
Xue Zhongzhu, who had lived in Yunmeng for a long time and never left the mountain all year round, was too lazy to talk to him at first and didn't even see him. At that time, he also asked the sixth junior sister who had nothing to do in the palace to send them away at will.
But just a few months after these people left, a world-famous rebel rebellion broke out in the southwest.
In fact, Xuezhongzhu vaguely knew that Li Zhengyan and Wei Shaoqi were not ordinary people. They were somewhat capable, but he did not expect that there were some who were so brave that they dared to directly challenge the Zhou court.
However, even so, Yunmeng Jianze will most likely just sit on the sidelines and watch the world's disputes time and time again.
This kind of indifference and coldness continued until... Li Zhengyan sent someone to deliver the captured Guizhou Giant Buddha head. After seeing this mysterious golden Buddha head made by Si Tianjian, it was hard for him to sit still in the snow.
On the same day, he persuaded Nujundian and led Yue Nu down the mountain...
Xuezhongzhu still remembered something that the fifth junior sister once mentioned:
When Li Zhengyan and his party passed by Yunmengze, they took a picture with them and followed an ancient article describing the Peach Blossom Spring to find a place called "Peach Blossom Spring".
The fifth junior sister who was accompanying the supervisor had seen this picture and said it was a picture of a peach blossom garden.
But in the end they didn't find the "Peach Blossom Spring" and left disappointed for the first time.
It is not difficult to understand, after all, Yunmeng Ze is too big. Even though it has shrunk a lot compared to Yunmeng Ancient Ze in pre-Qin and even ancient times, it is still vast. There are some wild and remote islands in the deep marsh, hiding a lot of things.
There are so many weird things. A few years ago, a Yue girl from our sect accidentally entered a cave on a small island and encountered a little fox with a tilted head who could speak human words...
Anyway, there are many anecdotes about Yunmeng Ancient Ze at the foot of the mountain. Every year, there are countless people who go deep into Yunmeng in search of historical sites.
So at first, Xuezhongzhu didn't care much about the "Peach Blossom Land" that Li Zhengyan, Wei Shaoqi and their group were looking for.
But now look at what Li Zhengyan and others did, and then look back... It must be unusual for them to be thinking about things on the eve of the rebellion. Before they started the rebellion in Guizhou, they should have played an important role in every step they took, such as staying in Xunyang
city.
Therefore, the "Peach Blossom Spring" in the poems and paintings might really exist. As for what is hidden inside...
On the deck, it was quiet for a while. Xue Zhongzhu took out a map of Xunyang City hand-drawn by Du Shuqing and handed it to Yu Nianyuan.
She said calmly:
"The guests are here, let's issue the Yunmeng Order tomorrow."
"good."
After hearing the words "Yunmeng Ling", Yu Nianyuan nodded solemnly.
But I heard Xuezhongzhu's rare and low voice: "Is there any news about the seventh junior sister..."
Yu Nianyuan hesitated and shook his head slightly:
"Not yet. I didn't want to make a big fuss and let too many people know about it, but now I see that we can't delay it any longer. It's not impossible to make a big fuss. At least the little junior sister who is hiding can hear the news and know that we are looking for her."
Xuezhongzhu was silent for a moment and waved:
"Okay, let's go."
"Sister, please rest early."
Yu Nianyuan tightened the blanket and was about to turn around.
Suddenly, the cold voice of a candle in the snow came from behind:
"Second Junior Sister, tell me, is the word Zhishuang... funny?"
"Funny? Who is laughing?"
Yu Nianyuan paused in his steps, looked back, and found that the senior sister had pulled out a snow-white long sword, holding it in front of the sword. He lowered his head and stared at a certain position on the sword, unable to see his expression clearly.
She was really curious this time:
"What do you mean, who dares to laugh at Senior Sister?"
The candle in the snow turned away silently, as if contemplating the sword in a trance.
Yu Nianyuan took another look at her lonely back under the moonlight.
Senior Sister has been a little absent-minded recently.
Ever since the senior sister once left Yunmeng in the middle of the night, carrying the Red Lotus Sword Seal, to go to Dagushan to track down the [Craftsmanship], and had her first encounter with the owner of the Dielianhua, but came back empty-handed, she has occasionally been quiet and lost in thought like this.
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Tonight, I asked her a strange question.
Yu Nianyuan shook his head, turned and left the deck...