The clouds are late, the crows are noisy in the trees, and the people are quiet and leaning against the building under the moonlight.
Liu Dingchen originally thought that even if he couldn't sleep in the building, he could still have a dinner, and if he had wine, it would be even better!
However, after Liu Xiaomu talked to him about everything, he was honest and kicked him out directly. He also warned him repeatedly not to take any ideas from the women in the building. Especially Hu Ji, who was holding a glass of wine on the first and second floors.
Not even a finger was allowed to touch him.
Liu Dingchen had no choice but to walk out of the building angrily, and found the man who had made rude remarks when he arrived. He pulled him aside, slapped him unconscious, took out the half piece of silver collar, stuffed it into his arms, and then walked away humming a tune.
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The warm fragrance in the elegant house is still there. Liu Xiaomu sat in front of the desk, writing based on a few words, as if he was bored. He was writing Wang Xizhi's "Seventeen Posts", but what he was thinking about was the exchange he had with his third brother Liu Dingchen in the afternoon——
Liu Dingchen saw that he could not hide it, so he simply laid down his cards. He took Tiantu away from his thoughts at the time and tied her up to work in the Suiyuan teahouse in Xianglu Village. A few days later, she was kidnapped by six sworn brothers and almost lost her life.
, finally came to his senses and followed him willingly... All the causes and consequences were explained clearly to Liu Xiaomu.
At the end, Liu Dingchen rarely showed a bit of embarrassment: "Little sister... Third brother also knows that this matter is a bit ridiculous. I just hope that you will never complain to your mother and father... Although third brother knows your whereabouts clearly.
, in fact, it has never been revealed to the Green Fox Guard and the Red Fox Guard... Although Usagi is Tian's dead bodyguard, his temperament is simple and straightforward, and he is not a heinous villain... If you don't mind, you can just call me 'little sister-in-law'...
…”
"Pfft! Grrrrrrrr..."
Liu Xiaomu couldn't help it and sprayed a mouthful of fragrant tea on Liu Dingchen's face. He coughed a few times and then said, "Third brother! Are you serious? We are all demon cultivators who have been practicing for hundreds of years. If we live as long as a human race,
After all, I am more than enough to be her great-grandmother, but this year I have to condescend to you and call her ‘little sister-in-law’?”
Liu Dingchen looked slightly embarrassed, and his words became more stuttering: "Little sister! Third brother really likes Usagi, and Usagi... really follows third brother. Now she is responsible for most of the Suiyuan Teahouse, inside and outside.
... Third brother just chases eagles and rabbits every day, fishes and goes boating, makes tea and drinks!"
Liu Xiaomu couldn't help teasing: "You are living a life like a fairy! Don't you even care about the 'sister-in-law' you married in the house?"
Liu Dingchen glared: "Who said that I, Liu Dingchen, don't care about my wife and children?! When I have the time to go back, I don't bring a few cages of fat chickens to share their food with them? Even the rouge, flowers, lead powder, and mouthwash that human women usually use
I don’t know how many fats I have bought! They are good, they only know how to be jealous all day long!
Besides, if there is no one to look after the tea shop, how can the third brother get all the free time to keep an eye on the movements of Wang Jin and 'Rushui Jian' on your behalf? So you, the 'little sister-in-law', are the only
A rare and virtuous wife..."
Liu Xiaomu's bright phoenix eyes softened: "Okay! Why are you so impatient? How can I not trust the third brother? I just don't want you to fall in love too deeply with the human race and regret it later. Besides, as long as the third brother
My brother didn’t tell my father secretly about my whereabouts like last time, so my little sister didn’t bother to run to my mother and talked to my father, hahaha!”
Liu Dingchen also seemed to sigh: "In the past, Third Brother also thought that people in the world are all calculated for fame and fortune, and people who are intrigues and deceitful are not as good as the weak and the strong in my beast tribe, who can kill decisively and quickly. I don't understand why, little sister, you have to do it several times.
To find the "Chosen Son" of the human race, to become a disciple, to make friends, and to practice human Taoist arts... He was sent by the clan in the past few years.
After cooking at the 'Fox Clan Inn', I met all kinds of people and saw the magnificent and prosperous scene. Only then did I understand what greed, anger and delusion are, what is the fetters of the mortal world, and what is lingering! Human race has Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism.
, there are laws, and there are differences between Hu and Han, and between Yi and Xia. If you can figure it out, Third Brother’s journey in this world will not be wasted..."
"It seems that our fox clan, the Liu clan, has another demon cultivator who is happy to forget about Shu, haha!"
Liu Xiaomu narrowed her eyes slightly and raised her red lips in a charming arc, "Third brother, I didn't ask you to come here to judge your romantic affairs. My little sister has been injured these days, so I asked you to keep an eye on Wang Jinhe."
Like a water sword, is there anything strange about it?"
Liu Dingchen straightened up immediately, grabbed the tea cup on the table, and drank it all in one gulp: "The past few days have been really difficult for Wang Jin. First, he miscalculated the encirclement and suppression of Zoroastrianism in the Mingde Hall in Shendu Garden, and he almost vomited blood with anger.
Then dig it from Ningbi Pond
When he came out of the ancient stele and got the 'Rushui Sword Box', he was not happy for a long time when he heard that an identical sword box had appeared on Tongyuan Canal! The one in his hand turned out to be a 'Xibei' product, and he was angry.
I have to go a whole day without eating. Hahaha!"
Liu Xiaomu also picked up the tea cup, took a sip and said, "Is that all? Although it relieves qi, it is of no great use."
Liu Dingchen was aroused by her, and became even more interested: "Of course it's more than that! Wang Jin brought the blame on himself, and misfortunes never come singly. The news about the Hu merchants' strike in Luoyang did reach the Emperor of the Li family. So he sent a young father-in-law to read it.
A message was given to him orally.
This oral instruction was even more powerful than the incantation to ward off evil spirits and bind demons! When Wang Jin heard this, his face turned pale, as if he were mourning for his heir, haha! The third brother could not quite understand the elaborate oration. Fortunately, he silently wrote it down on the paper, so I followed it.
I brought it here and you can see what I said!"
As he was talking, Liu Dingchen took out a thin sutra from his dirty and worn sleeve. It was the same book that Wang Jin personally wrote and had hidden in the camphor wood box. He handed it to Liu Xiaomu.
Liu Xiaomu was also quite surprised. He immediately opened it and read it carefully, and then he suddenly understood.
So he handed the sutra back to Liu Dingchen, and said with a smile in his eyes: "The emperor surnamed Li was dissatisfied with Wang Jin's recent behavior, so he sent an edict to reprimand him, asking him to return to the imperial capital Chang'an within ten days to resume his life. This sutra is also useless.
It is necessary to keep it. Third brother can choose a time to return it to its original owner!"
Liu Dingchen curled his lips, muttered and put the sutra fold away. Then he raised his thick eyebrows, and then said: "Early this morning, Wang Jin changed into his regular clothes, wrapped up the sword box, and slipped away without a single guard.
Jingshanfang Chonghua Temple. What do you think Wang Jin did?"
Liu Xiaomu immediately rolled his eyes and said, "Third brother! Don't be shy, just tell the truth!"
Liu Dingchen could only laugh and said: "Wang Jin was quite familiar with the bald donkeys from Chonghua Temple, so he hid in a secluded monastery without much effort. The third brother hid in the bamboo forest of the monastery and waited for a while.
An hour later, when I was about to become impatient, I saw a purple-robed dog official enter the meditation room. Third Brother, I listened with my ears for a long time, and then I realized that the dog official was the treacherous minister Yuan Zai who had great power in the government!
Now in Yuan Zai, he has been promoted to the rank of Vice Minister of Zhongshu, and he has been granted the title of Duke of Yingchuan County by Tong Ping Zhang Shi. Although he was honored as Prime Minister and Assistant of the First Dynasty, due to his greed for money and bribery, and his excessive amassing, his official reputation and popularity were extremely low!
It’s a pity that the Emperor of the Li family is still kept in the dark, thinking that he is an important minister of the country, has great honors and favors, and uses it without any doubt..."
Liu Xiaomu, however, seemed to be impatient: "The human race is at odds with each other, whether they are loyal or treacherous, good or evil, so what are we going to do? Third brother, you just said that these two people are colluding, and they are planning to play some conspiracy!
"Liu Dingchen then put away his
Regarding Yuan Zai's judgment, he continued: "These two powerful traitors are naturally trying to hold back the water if they are together. Wang Jin knew that he did not have much time in Luoyang, so he wanted to use Yuan Zai's power to almost destroy himself.
Nian's plan was pushed to the end, hoping to turn things around.
However, Yuan Zai suffered a run on the Tongyuan Canal and returned empty-handed. Therefore, he was resentful of the prince and wanted to use Wang Jin's hand to spread rumors so that the prince would retreat in the face of difficulties and not dare to pursue the idea of "Rushui Sword" again.
Therefore, although the two of them had their own secrets, they hit it off.
According to the plan of the two men, they planned to attack in Chang'an and Luoyang at the same time to fan the flames and spread rumors to cause trouble. They wanted everyone in the world to think that the reason why the prince was keen to find the 'Rushui Sword' and to support the 'Shendu Martial Arts Conference' was to bribe him.
People's hearts are plotting to usurp the throne!
As a result, the emperor of the dynasty would definitely be furious. At least he would recall him to Chang'an to reprimand him, or at worst he would draft an imperial edict and depose him from the position of crown prince. In addition, Yuan Zai had monopolized power in the court, and as long as the emperor began to dislike the prince,
He will have plenty of opportunities to add insult to injury."
After Liu Xiaomu heard this, he was speechless again and again: "What a vicious plot! Everyone in the world says that foxes are suspicious, but they don't know that people are more suspicious than our fox clan!"
Liu Dingchen added: "Wang Jin was also a decisive person. In the end, he gave up the 'Rushui Sword' and gave it to Yuan Zai for strategizing purposes. This kind of relic to gain momentum is called a handsome man.
Not an exaggeration!”
Liu Xiaomu was also shocked: "What?! Wang Jin invited himself to Luoyang as an official, and he came here to find the sword. Now that he has the sword, how can he easily let others... It seems that Wang Jin has a big plan, and it is not just
It’s as simple as getting a sword and claiming merit, or being promoted to an official position. This Yuan Zai, I’m afraid I’m going to be used as a spear by him.”
After Liu Dingchen told her in detail what he had seen and heard in the past few days, he also threw out the doubts in his mind: "Little sister! Third brother is really puzzled. The 'Sword Stele like Water' sank in the Ningbi Pond. You should have gone to bed long ago."
If you know it, why not just fish it out? Why do you have to go to all the trouble to attract Wang Jin and others to come and disturb the whole city of Luoyang? "
Liu Xiaomu smiled slyly: "Third brother, the human race is changing dynasties, and the world is changing into chaos. Do you know why?"
Liu Dingchen was stunned after hearing this, but shook his head.
Liu Xiaomu continued as if he was asking a question and answering his own question: "Because those who plow the fields at night cannot bear the pain of expropriation, but those who eat with the sound of bells and cauldrons still don't know how to satisfy them!"
Liu Dingchen frowned and said, "Little sister, the truth you are talking about has nothing to do with the 'Rushui Sword Monument'. Don't talk about it."
Liu Xiaomu still smiled and said: "Of course there is a connection. The rumor of 'Rushui Sword' has been circulating in the rivers and lakes and green forests since the beginning of this prosperous dynasty. It has been tepid until the 'Jizhou Rebellion' suddenly broke out and suddenly became very popular.
.It can be seen that under the splendid atmosphere of the prosperous dynasty, rituals and music have already gradually collapsed, and people's mentality has changed.
From this, some people took advantage of the topic and hoped that this "water-like sword", which has been rumored for hundreds of years, would be born, and it would kill traitors and thieves at the bottom. Therefore, this "water-like sword" was born in response to the times, and it also came out in response to the disaster. But you and me
After all, it is a demon cultivator. Even if he digs out this treasure and offers it to the princes in the temple, how many people will believe it?
It is better to use the hands of powerful ministers and the mouths of all parties to confirm the name of this "Sword Like Water", and then let the sword come out. Only the princes in the temple and the common people will believe that this so-called unique weapon "Sword Like Water"
, has really appeared in the capital of God. This sword will be worthy of the name 'Sword Like Water'!"
Liu Dingchen seemed to understand and nodded: "It turns out that it has been such a long journey, I just want this 'Sword Like Water' to come naturally."