Gu Baiyi said calmly: "If I say that I don't know your life experience, would you believe it?"
"Believe it!" Qin Xiao did not hesitate and nodded: "I believe you really don't know."
Gu Baiyi sighed: "I'm very happy that you can believe me." After a pause, he said: "Before Hongye was sent to Xiling, no one in the academy knew of your existence except the Master. In fact, when Hongye left Kyoto , I don’t even know. Master occasionally sends people out of Beijing to do some things. We all know the rules and we won’t ask too many questions that shouldn’t be asked.”
Qin Xiao nodded, knowing that Hongye's being sent to Xiling was an extremely secret matter, and the fewer people who knew about it, the better.
"She left the capital for about half a year, and the master just mentioned it to me." Gu Baiyi said: "He just said that Hongye has an important responsibility and may not return to the capital within three to five years."
Qin Xiao thought to himself that it seemed that everything was not completely under the master's control.
Hongye's return to the capital was obviously earlier than Master expected, and Master naturally did not expect that Xiling would undergo great changes.
"I don't know that Hongye was in Xiling during those years." Gu Baiyi said: "But Master must have arranged for other people in Xiling, and he should be very clear about your situation in Xiling."
Qin Xiao thought for a moment and then said: "When did eldest brother know that I have been protected by Sister Hongye?"
"After Hongye returned to the capital." Gu Baiyi said: "You caused trouble in Turtle City and left Turtle City. Hongye did not stay in Xiling and soon left Xiling and returned to Kyoto. After she returned to the capital, she asked The Master understood the situation and did not avoid me that time. It was at that time that I realized
Dao Hongye has been secretly protecting you in Xiling."
"We didn't know each other at that time."
"Yes." Gu Baiyi nodded and said: "I was also very curious at the time. You can let Hongye lurk in Turtle City for several years and protect you at all costs. Your identity is naturally extraordinary. I also asked Master what kind of person you are. But the Master didn't tell me." He paused and then continued: "I remember he said at that time that everyone has his own destiny, and the destiny also has his own mission in the world, but he just said Having said this, I didn’t mention it again.”
Qin Xiao said: "Brother doesn't know who I am, so naturally Sister Hongye and the others won't know either."
"That should be the case." Gu Baiyi said: "Master values you very much. With his instructions, Hongye and the others will go all out even if they don't know your identity."
Qin Xiao thought to himself that he had been to the academy twice and the masters he saw were all kind and kind.
But the old master never mentioned the issue of his life experience to himself.
He knew that the time must have not come yet. If the time came, he would not need to take the initiative to ask, the Master would also tell him.
"I met you in Kyoto. Master knew about it afterwards, but he didn't give any instructions." Gu Baiyi said, "So between you and me, everything will take its course from now on."
Qin Xiao nodded and said: "So the friendship between eldest brother and me is not in Master's design."
"Actually, we can't say that." Gu Baiyi sighed: "Master seems to have prepared a road for us a long time ago. You and I have walked all the way, although it was not arranged by Master, but we are walking exactly on the road he imagined, so He doesn't have to give me instructions
What, as long as I am still on that road, he will not interfere too much."
"Without the master's instructions, what is the purpose of taking this road?" Qin Xiao said: "You followed me to fight the rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River, and you came here with me despite the bitter cold in the northeast. You did all this
, and for what purpose?”
Gu Baiyi stared at Qin Xiao and uttered four words: "Everyone in the world!"
Qin Xiao was startled.
"Do you still remember what you said to me once?" Gu Baiyi smiled and said: "You told me that you want the people of the world to have food and clothing without worries, and you want the place where the flag of the Tang Dynasty appears to be invincible? You want to see
Will the glory of the Tang Dynasty appear again?"
Qin Xiao nodded and said: "I remember. I also said that I would ride a horse with you on the grassland and wander around on the grassland. Wherever the flag of the Tang Dynasty flies, everyone will admire you!"
"So because of this wish, I am willing to work hard with you." Gu Baiyi looked calm, but every word he said obviously came from his heart: "For the people of the world to have enough food and clothing, and for the flag of the Tang Dynasty to fly all over the world again!"
Qin Xiao's eyes showed brilliance.
"We don't know what Master wants to do." Gu Baiyi said seriously: "What we have to do is to create a bright future for all people in the world."
Qin Xiao nodded, and Gu Baiyi smiled and said: "Actually, who you are is not very important to me. What we have to do is the most important thing. Last time I went to inspect the cultivated land near Heishan, because the land was evenly distributed.
With the implementation of the policy, I saw the smiling faces of many people in Montenegro when they were assigned fields. They were full of energy and worked hard day and night to reclaim the large tracts of wasteland they had been assigned. In the autumn, the land was originally barren.
The land is golden, and when the wheat is harvested, they sing and dance. Under the setting sun, the scene can be painted into a picture."
The expression on Qin Xiao's face also softened, and he said: "In autumn, I also saw the golden crops, and I was very happy."
"The food in the fields can feed their parents, wives and children. With the extra money, they can also buy some clothes." Gu Baiyi said slowly: "Work at sunrise and rest at sunset. Eat well and wear warm clothes."
, not suffering from the war. In fact, the people of our Tang Dynasty are the best people in the world. They never ask for much. If we can't even treat such people well, we should let the diligent and hard-working people
They don’t have enough food to eat and no clothing to cover their bodies, so what’s the point of the existence of such an empire?”
Qin Xiao was startled, his expression became serious, and he said: "I understand what brother is thinking."
"I know you will understand." Gu Baiyi said with a smile: "Let the people of the world have enough food and clothing, and let those insects that suck human blood receive the punishment they deserve. This goal is too ideal. It has never been easy to achieve throughout the ages.
Even the hope is slim. But there must be someone who has this ideal and gives it a try, otherwise the world would be boring."
"With the existence of such people, even if the ideal cannot be realized in the end, the world will not be too bad."
The two looked at each other and laughed.
"By the way, I almost forgot to tell you." Gu Baiyi thought of something and immediately said: "You will rest here for the night today. If there is nothing else, you will set off early tomorrow morning and rush back to Guangning as soon as possible."
"What's wrong?" Seeing Gu Baiyi's serious expression, Qin Xiao thought something had happened in western Liaoning.
What happened.
Gu Baiyi said: "Don't worry, the princess's envoy is still waiting in Guangning."
"Princess?" Qin Xiao was startled: "Princess Sheyue?"
Gu Baiyi nodded and said: "You went to the grassland, and there are some news that I cannot tell you in time. The princess is already in Xuzhou."
Qin Xiao was surprised and said: "Isn't Xuzhou a war zone?"
"The king's flag was replaced at the top of the city." Gu Baiyi said with a smile: "The eldest grandson Yuanxin who attacked Xuzhou and Xuzhou governor Ye Chaoxuan have all joined the princess, and the seven counties of Xuzhou have also joined."
Qin Xiaowan did not expect that such a change would happen in the pass after a trip to the grassland.
However, Gu Baiyi stood up and walked to a map in the tent. Qin Xiao stood up and walked over. Gu Baiyi raised his finger and pointed to Xuzhou on the map of the Tang Dynasty and said: "Xuzhou was the first to surrender to the princess. In addition, Yuzhou and Yanzhou
The soldiers and horses were also recruited by the princess in Xuzhou. According to the current news, the governor of Yuzhou has personally gone to Xuzhou to meet the princess and swear allegiance to Her Royal Highness. There is no specific news from Yanzhou yet, but judging from the situation, if Yanzhou is willing to surrender
, I should have sent people to Xuzhou a long time ago. Since there is no news, I would like to come to Yanzhou and be loyal to Kyoto."
Qin Xiao stared at the map. Xuzhou is located in the eastern part of the Tang Dynasty. It is connected to Qingzhou in the north, Yuzhou in the west, Yanzhou in the northwest, and to the south of Xuzhou are the three states in the south of the Yangtze River.
"Is there any news from Jiangnan?"
"After the Jiangnan Incident, the imperial court mobilized Jianghuai soldiers and horses to station in Jiangnan, and also replaced a group of officials." Gu Baiyi said: "These officials were all sent by Kyoto to replace the princess's power in Jiangnan, so Jiangnan is now
The situation is most complex
miscellaneous."
Qin Xiao was naturally very clear about this and nodded: "However, there are still a large number of officials in the three states south of the Yangtze River. The imperial court did not want Jiangnan to be too turbulent after the war, so the governors of the three states were only given salaries. Pan Weixing, the governor of Suzhou
, Fan Yang, the governor of Hangzhou, these people are still in their posts."
When Qin Xiao was suppressing the rebellion in Jiangnan, he actually formed friendship with Pan Weixing, Fan Yang and others, which not only protected the Jiangnan family from being eliminated, but also saved many officials.
Qin Xiao had great achievements and was highly valued by the emperor, so he came to protect him. The emperor did not want Jiangnan to fall into turmoil again due to the replacement of a large number of officials. Secondly, he really wanted to give Qin Xiao face, so Pan Weixing, Fan Yang and other officials were given a lighter sentence.
Feel down.
For this reason, the officials and gentry in Jiangnan were very grateful to Qin Xiao.
"When you protected them at the beginning, you definitely didn't think about today." Gu Baiyi said with a smile: "You saved many officials, which was a great help to the princess. If all the officials in Jiangnan were replaced, Kyoto would have uprooted the princess' influence in Jiangnan.
, all become the emperor’s people, then today’s Jiangnan will definitely target the princess.”
Qin Xiao also understood.
Pan Weixing, Fan Yang and others were all promoted by the princess.
At that time, the Xiahou clan, the Prime Minister of the country, was in power. In order to check and balance the Prime Minister, the sage appointed a princess. Not only did he hand over the inner treasury and the North Courtyard to the princess, but he also gave the princess the management of Jiangnan, the richest area in the empire.
The backers of the three states in the south of the Yangtze River were originally the Zhao family, Duke of Chengguo. After the fall of the Zhao family, the saint allowed the princess to set foot in the south of the Yangtze River. The Jiangnan family cooperated in every way because the princess married into the Zhao family.
Princess, so the Jiangnan family has become the most important force in the hands of the princess.
After the rebellion in Jiangnan was over, the princess returned to Beijing and was placed under house arrest, while the Jiangnan family used taxes to atone for their sins.
Although the officials and aristocratic families in Jiangnan suffered a big blow, the emperor did not completely eliminate the princess's power in Jiangnan. Because of the preservation of many officials and aristocratic families in Jiangnan, the princess's foundation in Jiangnan still remained.
The sage placed She Yue under house arrest in the palace. He certainly did not expect that one day the princess would escape from the cage in the palace. Therefore, in the sage's view, as long as the princess is firmly held in his hands, even if the three states in the south of the Yangtze River have the power base of the princess, they will not be able to escape.
Can't afford any trouble.
But the saint obviously miscalculated.
The princess escaped from Kyoto and took control of Xuzhou.
Although the imperial court replaced some officials in Jiangnan after the war, the important officials are still there. Now that the princess has raised an army, as the princess's direct lineage, the officials and aristocratic families in Jiangnan will definitely turn to the princess.
Qin Xiao did not expect that the Jiangnan officials he had volunteered to protect would now play such a big role in the princess.
If he had not fought hard to protect some of the main officials in Jiangnan who had been replaced by the imperial court, then these officials loyal to Kyoto would naturally lead the three states in Jiangnan to point the finger at the princess.
"So, the princess has broken up with the saint?" Although Qin Xiao knew that the relationship between the princess and the saint had never been good, but they were mother and daughter after all, but he never expected that the two of them would actually reach this point.
It's just that the saint has been controlled by Tantai Xuanye. When the princess raises the army, is she going to kill Tantai Xuanye, or is she really pointing the finger at the current saint?
Gu Baiyi nodded and said: "The princess sent an envoy
When I arrived in western Liaoning, I brought a message to raise troops. Although I did not see the content with my own eyes, I already knew the general meaning. In the message, the princess claimed that the current saint had murdered the late emperor, forged edicts, usurped the throne, and even called the saint the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
Rebel No. 1. She raised an army in Xuzhou and vowed to kill the rebels, avenge the late emperor, and revive Li Tang!"
Qin Xiao sighed: "This is what the saint is most afraid of about the princess. In fact, neither of them thought that one day they would meet each other in war." He frowned, looked at Gu Baiyi, and asked: "What about the princess?
Escape from Kyoto? Could it be an academy?"
After the dramatic changes in Kyoto, he personally went to Kyoto and thought about rescuing She Yue and even prepared to sneak into the Pearl Mirror Palace where the princess was under house arrest.
However, the Pearl Mirror Palace was heavily guarded. On that day, he even encountered Tantai Xuanye, who was in the Great Heaven Realm. If the Master had not appeared at the critical moment and scared Tantai Xuanye away, he might not have been able to escape from the palace alive.
He had seen with his own eyes the layers of guards in the Pearl Mirror Palace, and knew that in this situation, Tantai Xuanye would definitely send people to closely guard the princess from beginning to end, and would never allow the princess to escape from Kyoto.
Under heavy guard, how did the princess escape as a female prostitute?
Could it be that the princess had wings and could fly out of the imperial city?
He was really confused.
If the princess was not given wings from the palace, she would have to be rescued.
After much thought, he realized that the only one who had the strength to rescue the princess was the master, the Master.
Since the Master was able to sneak into the palace quietly that day and frighten Tantai Xuanye away, he allowed himself to escape completely.
, then naturally he has the ability to rescue the princess from under heavy guard.
Gu Baiyi shook his head and said: "It's not the academy, it's the Great Celestial Master Yutiantai!"