Chen Chao soon entered the Xie family's mansion and saw the Xie family ancestor sitting on a wicker chair outside the ancestral hall.
This old man who once served as six ministers is now showing his age. He is sitting in a wicker chair and seems unable to stand up.
His time is running out.
Chen Chao looked a little sad at his old appearance.
Although the direct founders of the current world of the Liang Dynasty were His Majesty the Emperors of the past dynasties, without the support of these veterans, we would not have reached this point.
Among them, the ancestor of the Xie family is indispensable. After all, he is the helmsman of one of the two largest aristocratic families in Daliang. ??
From the beginning to the end, he never thought of hindering the progress of Emperor Liang and the Chen Dynasty.
The ancestor of the Xie family opened his cloudy eyes, looked at the young man in front of him, moved his lips, and said with some effort, "There is nothing to be sad about. Everyone will reach the end, but it's just one after another."
"Although I'm almost at the end, I'm still telling myself to go slower, and slower, because I really want to see you take back 30,000 miles of Mobei, kill all the monsters in the north, and let the human race come back again.
I won’t be affected by any evil from the demon clan.”
The ancestor of the Xie family said softly, "The great chaos of the Jin Dynasty almost destroyed the mainland of China, and made future generations unable to hold their heads up since they were born. When I was young, I loved reading history the most, but when I read this, I lost my voice every time."
weep."
Chen Chao thought for a while, but still did not choose to use big words to comfort Xie Shangshu. He smiled bitterly and said, "It's not easy to hold on. Xie Shangshu..."
The ancestor of the Xie family waved his hand and said with a smile, "At this point, you are not as good as that girl from Nandu. She must have understood that the demon clan is going south this time with great determination, but
This kind of thing has always been a double-edged sword. If the demon clan gathers all their strength and goes south, it is naturally very likely that they will destroy the Liang Dynasty. But if they fail to do this, they will suffer the consequences themselves. Let's rise up.
The Northern Expedition is very likely to directly overthrow them."
Chen Chao was startled. He really had not thought of this. However, after a brief moment of astonishment, Chen Chao said nonchalantly, "It's not a big problem. She just needs to be there. I can be his pawn."
The ancestor of the Xie family glanced at Chen Chao and joked, "For a peerless person in the Fuyun Realm to be commanded like this, I'm afraid no general has ever had this honor."
Chen Chao smiled and said nothing.
The ancestor of the Xie family coughed a few times and said, "Ahem...I already knew your purpose of coming. The Lu family has a lot of money and needs to spend more of it. The Xie family doesn't have that much money, but someone still needs to pay for it. I, the Xie family, have to pay for it."
Once you start this, the others will have to pay. You don't need to worry about this kind of thing. I have dealt with these guys all my life, so I naturally know how to talk to them. You can just worry about other things.
"
Chen Chao nodded. Originally, this late-night visit to the Xie family was for this matter. Now that the ancestor of the Xie family has spoken, the matter will be easier to handle.
The ancestor of the Xie family waved his hand and said with a smile, "Go ahead. I know you are a busy man, so don't stay here with me."
Chen Chao bowed his hands and was about to retreat.
The ancestor of the Xie family suddenly remembered something again and asked with a smile, "Boy Chen, when are you going to marry that girl from Nandu? Don't be too late, my old bones won't last long."
Chen Chao turned around and smiled and said, "Then thanking Shangshu will have to wait for some time. I also have to prepare a betrothal gift that no one in the world can afford."
The ancestor of the Xie family smiled, stopped talking, and just waved his hand.
Chen Chao strode away from here.
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As Chen Chao left Xie's mansion, many people also walked out of Xie's mansion, taking advantage of the night to go to the major families in the capital. Those people brought invitations stamped with the seal of Xie's ancestors and wanted to come.
Anyone who receives this invitation will not think of rejecting this ancestor of the Xie family who has become the dominant family after the fall of the Wei family.
Today's Liang Dynasty is far from being in a precarious state, and it is not appropriate to think about the change of dynasty. Therefore, when the heads of the aristocratic families who received the invitations did not hesitate, they rushed to the Xie family that night.
However, when carriages arrived in front of the Xie family's residence, they were somewhat surprised to find that tonight, the Xie family's lights were brightly lit and the middle door was wide open!
This made the heads of the aristocratic families who came here look at each other. You must know that for a first-class family like the Xie family, the middle door will never be opened easily. Over the years, the only person who has allowed the Xie family to open the middle door to welcome everyone is except His Majesty the Emperor.
, there are only two guardian envoys in front and behind.
Now that the Wei family has collapsed, and the Xie family is the only one in the family, it is even more difficult to get the Xie family to open a new door.
The heads of the major aristocratic families never thought that their arrival would be treated so grandly by the Xie family.
Just pretend that Mr. Xie still has distinguished guests behind you.
As for who the distinguished guest is, there is actually no need to think too much about it.
I'm afraid it's only the young guardian envoy.
Thinking of this, they were even more looking forward to seeing the young guardian envoy who was said to have fought against the Demon Emperor a few days ago and even drove the Demon Emperor out of the country. However, after waiting for a long time, they only saw an old figure coming forward.
He slowly appeared in front of Xie's middle door with a lantern.
People took a closer look and instantly recognized the person's identity. They all greeted him with greetings, "I've met Xie Shangshu!"
for
Everyone still prefers to call the helmsman of the Xie family by the three words Xie Shangshu.
The ancestor of the Xie family raised his head, opened his cloudy eyes and looked at the heads of the aristocratic families who came here, and said straight to the point, "Don't think too much, the Xie family opened the middle door today, not for others, just for you."
"I want to discuss a major matter with you, and it is not personal. Therefore, you are worthy of entering my Xie family's middle door today."
The ancestor of the Xie family glanced at everyone present, and then began to bend down with great effort, "Old man, I am here. I would like to thank you all in advance."
Seeing Xie's ancestor bending down like this, although Xie's ancestor hadn't said what it was, the heads of the aristocratic families had already guessed a lot. They all bent down and said in unison, "I don't dare to say goodbye!"
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At this moment, Chen Chao had already entered the palace and met the Crown Prince.
It was dark at night, and probably no ministers could enter the palace without reporting, and no ministers would wake up His Royal Highness from the couch without any dissatisfaction.
But there are always surprises.
Outside the Imperial Study Room, Chen Chao was sitting on the steps. His Highness the Crown Prince was wearing a coat and hurried here. Li Shou, the young eunuch in charge of carrying the lantern, was not slow in his steps. He wanted to open his mouth several times to remind His Highness to slow down, but in the end he
I couldn't even say it out loud.
He also knew very well that the person His Royal Highness cared about most, apart from the one in the harem, was the young guardian envoy, so he did not dare to say anything.
After a long journey, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arrived outside the Imperial Study Room, panting, and sat down next to Chen Chao. These two brothers, when no outsiders were around, actually did not care at all about the relationship between monarch and minister.
Chen Chao glanced at His Highness the Crown Prince and joked, "Do you have the urge to hack me to death right now?"
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince rolled his eyes and said with some dissatisfaction, "If my brother talks like this, then he is looking down on me too much."
"Knowing that my brother has nothing urgent to do, he wouldn't be in such a hurry to enter the palace."
Chen Chao glanced at His Highness the Crown Prince, nodded and said, "It's not too urgent. Something will still happen in the capital tonight. Some foreign spies must be completely removed tonight. There are also some in the imperial city. You are not very stable, so I personally
I came to see you and talk to you casually."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince stood up and was about to leave, but Chen Chao held his sleeve, knowing what he was thinking, and said softly, "The Crown Princess is a monk who forgets your worries. No one can kill her quietly in the imperial city."
In other words, no one can kill a princess in the Wangyou Realm quietly under the eyes of the Chen Dynasty.
Hearing what his brother said, His Highness the Crown Prince felt much relieved. He sat down again and said with emotion, "That's right. My brother is in the capital of the gods. If the Demon Emperor comes again, he will have to retreat."
Chen Chao shook his head and said, "Don't say that. If he does it again, I will lose my skin."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince smiled slightly.
Chen Chao thought to himself and said, "There are a few things. Let me pick out the important ones. One thing is that the Lu family and the Xie family took the lead. Those aristocratic families will use money to fill the national treasury, but we should not take this kind of thing for granted. They
We must keep in mind what we have done, and do something appropriate during these days. Remember, the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War will decide how to spend the money. The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue is trustworthy, so don't trust him.
As for North Korea and China, not everyone has the same idea about a war in the north. Some people want to survive the initial period, and then negotiate peace or pay tribute. In short, spending money to avoid disasters,
Everything can be done. We cannot accept this, neither His Majesty nor I."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said, "I don't accept it either."
Chen Chao nodded and said, "In addition, the Ministry of War has the final say on when the new troops trained in the state capital will rush to the north. When they are not sure, you have to think more about it."
Having said this, Chen Chao looked at His Highness the Crown Prince, exhaled a breath, and said, "I'm leaving the capital of God soon. I'll go to Chixin Temple first, and then rush directly to the north. I guess I won't be here for a long time after that."
We have returned to the capital of the gods, so many things depend on you. If His Majesty is not here, you are the emperor. This battle will be difficult, and it is very likely that we will lose, but we will never admit defeat. The things ahead are General Ning,
With me and countless soldiers, we will not give up. You are at the back, and the more important thing is to appease the people and ministers and prevent chaos from behind."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince frowned and said, "What if those foreign monks cause trouble at this time?"
"I went to Chixin Guan this time just to tell them the answer."
Chen Chao smiled and looked at His Highness the Crown Prince and said, "You have to be their emperor. A great beam needs a good emperor."
At this point, the sky in the distance has turned fish belly white.
Someone appeared in the distance, looked at Chen Chao and nodded slightly.
After Chen Chao nodded, the man slowly left.
Chen Chao rubbed his brows, stood up and said, "I have a lot to say, but actually it doesn't matter whether I say it or not. You all know that I'm leaving now."
His Highness the Crown Prince suddenly reached out and grabbed Chen Chao's sleeves, looked up at him, and opened his mouth, "Brother
, you will come back, right?"
Chen Chao also looked at his younger brother.
After being silent for a while, the young guard nodded and said, "I try my best not to be that person who wraps his body in horse leather."
Having said that, if the northern border cannot be defended in the end, he, the guardian envoy, will die before everyone else before the Liang Dynasty overturns.
"It's not hard work."
His Royal Highness the Prince said softly, "Brother must come back." ??
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A purge that seemed to have never occurred suddenly started at night in Shendu. Officials from the left and right Yamen came out to find out one stronghold after another belonging to Fang Wai's informant, and then ruthlessly eradicated it.
During this night, they did not disturb the ordinary people, but by the time dawn came, the gods had become very clean.
The ghosts of the Daliang Dynasty have been around for a long time. Some of them were even in the capital before the establishment of the Daliang Dynasty. The emperors of the past dynasties mostly turned a blind eye to this. After all, the Daliang Dynasty at that time did not have the ability to cooperate with other foreign countries.
Wrist ability.
The real purge operation began more than ten years after the Tianjian. It was not until Emperor Liang left that the Wei family, the biggest ghost, was eliminated.
That night, the gods were washed once with blood, but in fact it was still not clean. After that, Emperor Liang went to the country and left Baichuan Pavilion to the Chen Dynasty. Although the Chen Dynasty has been running around in the past few years,
, but in fact Baichuan Pavilion never stopped. After several years, they finally found all the informants outside Shendu, and then handed over the detailed list to Chen Chao, and Chen Chao returned to Shendu this time, and what he did
The most important thing, except Lu's matter, is to completely remove these outsiders.
This was to create a stable rear for the north, and also to warn some people in the capital that Chen Chao was still alive and still working.
Today's beams need to work together, even if they don't work together, they still have to pretend to work together.
After doing this, the young guardian left the divine capital before dawn, without even having time to take a look at his disciples.
He wanted to rush to Qingshan Prefecture to emphasize one more thing with Fang Wai at Chixin Temple.
But when the time comes, Chen Chao won't be able to think so carefully about whether it will make Yun Jianyue's job difficult.
Before leaving the divine capital, the young guard turned his head and glanced deep into the imperial city, smiled slightly, then stood up and suddenly turned into a stream of light and traveled far away.
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Looking infatuatedly, the scenery remains the same as before, as if it were ordinary.
At this moment, the sun is setting in the west and the morning glow is just right.
The morning glow of the infatuated view has always been considered to be unique in the world, and there is no other place in the world that can compare with it. The reason is that there are many people with exquisite Taoism in the mountains, and the Taoism is lingering. Over time, the morning glow has become special.
However, except for the Taoist boys who just went up the mountain in previous years who would go and see this kind of scenery in the first period of time, the other Taoists in the temple actually don't pay much attention to this scenery that outsiders have been talking about.
The practice of infatuation contemplation is the path to immortality, and Taoists' passion for immortality outweighs everything else.
This also led to the fact that in the following years, only two people would look at Zhaoxia from time to time. One was the former master of Chixin Temple, Wu Hao Zhenren.
The other person is Yun Jianyue, the current viewer who is obsessed with observing.
In fact, these two people are very similar in many ways. They both have a tenacious Taoist heart and are very determined on their own path.
But there are many differences between the two.
Their views on the human world are very different.
But one thing cannot be erased, that is, both of them will be extremely important figures in the history of Chixinguan.
Now that Master Wu Hao is gone, Yun Jian Yue is the only one left looking at the morning glow.
After returning from the Sword Sect that day, the young temple owner would appear here from time to time to look at the morning glow.
War smoke has risen in the north.
Countless monks have gone north, and from the Sword Sect, many sword cultivators have rushed to the north. There are already many dead in the war.
This sect, which used to be the most reclusive in the world, now seems to be the most enthusiastic about this matter.
On the other hand, look at the view of infatuation.
In fact, there is a subtle atmosphere around infatuation these days.
The young disciples obviously had thoughts in their hearts, but were unwilling to speak out. Those older Taoists remained silent and still hid all their thoughts.
Faced with such a situation, Yun Jianyue, the patron, also understood the reason. Many rules had been in place for too long and it was difficult to change them.
Especially in the current situation of Chixin Guan, although it is still the first sect outside the country, the eyes of the world are probably more likely to have turned away from Chixin Guan and looked at the majestic city.
Yun Jianyue didn't care about this, but it was not so easy to accept the Taoists in Chixin Temple.
Shaking her head, Yun Jianyue knew that many things had a long way to go.
In the view of Chixin, it is not that there are no Taoists who care about the world, but now they still have some scruples, so they can only remain silent.
Yun Jianyue thought about those trivial matters, looked at the morning glow, and remained silent.
Not long after, a young Taoist came here. After saluting Yun Jianyue not far away, he smiled and said, "Brother Guanzhu, do you mind if I also take a look at the morning glow?"
Yun Jianyue turned to look at this junior brother and said with a smile, "Junior brother Zheng, if you have something to say, just say it. Why are you beating around the bush?"
Zheng Hua came here because he had something to do, and he didn't know what to say at first. Now that Yun Jianyue said this, Zheng Hua stopped being coy and said bluntly, "There are several juniors who have been on the mountain for less than ten years."
, now they want to go down the mountain to the north, but their division commander does not agree, so please come forward, senior brother, and talk to those uncles to let them go down the mountain."
Yun Jianyue was not in a hurry to speak, and was silent for a while before asking, "Are these the only junior brothers?"
Zheng Hua thought for a while and said in a low voice, "I heard that there are still a few martial uncles who want to go to the north under the pretense of traveling down the mountain. But those who have this idea must know more than my junior brother. I am afraid that 30% of the Taoists in the temple will
I have this idea, but I don’t dare to express it.”
Yun Jianyue said, "If I give an order to let them leave the mountain, do you think a large group of people in the temple will jump out to oppose it?"
Zheng Hua said with emotion, "It should be possible, mainly because of the relationship between Guanli and Daliang..."
He didn't finish what he said, only half of it, but Yun Jianyue understood what he meant.
The relationship between Chixigguan and the Daliang Dynasty has never been good. In the past few years, the two have maintained a superficial peace. However, since Master Wu Hao wanted to kill the Emperor of Daliang and the Daliang Dynasty removed the Wei family, the two sides have
Even the most superficial peace is gone.
If Yun Jianyue and Chen Chao hadn't been friends, I'm afraid they would have been incompatible with each other long ago.
Nowadays, even though some Taoists want to go north, they still lack a reason.
Yun Jianyue looked at Zheng Hua and said, "There is another very important thing you didn't mention. Uncle Wu Hao died in our hands."
Although Master Wu Hao is not a good person in Daliang's eyes, in Chixin Temple, Master Wu Hao has been the leader of the temple for many years and his prestige is naturally very high.
But he died at the hands of the descendants he trained.
If Yun Jianyue hadn't been at a high enough level and was young enough at that time, I'm afraid no one would tolerate him.
Zheng Hua was speechless. Right and wrong were never simple words. It was too difficult to say it clearly.
The difference between Wu Hao Zhenren and Yun Jian Yue is the Tao.
"Senior brother..."
Zheng Hua wanted to say something else, but soon there was a sound of footsteps behind him.
A Taoist priest came trotting over with a nervous look on his face.
Zheng Hua frowned and said, "What's the matter?"
The Taoist handed over a greeting card with some hesitation, "Brother Guanzhu, Senior Brother Zheng, this is the greeting card from the envoy of Daliang!"
Zheng Hua took it and took a look, his face became solemn.
The greeting card really had the words "Chen Chao, the garrison envoy of Daliang" on it.
As we all know, the governor of Daliang has a very bad temper. He has been to many places in the past, but it seems that not many of those places still exist.
Now he's here to watch?
Zheng Hua looked at Yun Jianyue curiously.
Yun Jianyue said calmly, "You can't demolish this Taoist temple after breaking through, right?"
"I'll go meet him myself."
Yun Jianyue smiled slightly, turned into a stream of light and disappeared from the place.
What Chen Chaolai had been obsessed with had quickly spread in the mountains, and all the Taoists were alarmed. They had mixed emotions about this young man coming here.
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At the foot of the mountain, the figure of Yunjian Yue appeared, looking at the young man waiting at the foot of the mountain.
Yun Jianyue looked at Chen Chao, then frowned and said, "Have you found another way to treat the injury? You can't just eat Zhu Xia, right?"
"I won't eat her even if I eat you."
Chen Chao followed Yun Jianyue up the mountain.
Yun Jianyue felt relieved and said, "That girl Zhu Xia is too simple. If it weren't for you, the consequences would be difficult to calculate."
Chen Chao asked curiously, "If I am not completely injured, will I have to be left on the mountain this time when I go to Chixin Temple?"
Yun Jianyue said calmly, "If the elders in the back mountain don't take action, the rest of them won't be able to kill you even if they want to."
In the end, he is still the master of the infatuation meditation.
Chen Chao gave a thumbs up and said, "As expected, he is the youngest master in the history of Chixin Temple. His words are so arrogant."
"Without further ado, there is a war in the north now. Even if you don't go to the north to heal your injuries, you still have a lot of things to do. It is absolutely impossible to come here to watch, but you show up here. Why?"
Yun Jianyue and Chen Chao walked side by side on the mountain road, thinking to themselves, "What can you ask us to do?"
Chen Chao shook his head and clicked his tongue, "Ah Yue, why do you think I'm the kind of person who doesn't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything, and only relies on friends when something happens?"
Yun Jianyue nodded.
Chen Chao twitched his lips.
But he was too lazy to talk to Yun Jianyue about this, and said bluntly, "I'm not here to ask you to help me or anything this time, but I'm here to help you."