No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 227: Discussion + Advice
"Mobei Hanjian came to Shangyong, and I didn't greet him, it's really rude." Xie Yan's voice suddenly sounded outside.

When he spoke, his voice was still at the gate, but Xie Yanren had already arrived outside Luoyuexuan's door before he could speak.

"Ayan, you're back?" Luo Junyao saw Xie Yan standing at the door, with a joyful smile on his pretty face, got up and walked towards him quickly.

Xie Yan reached out to take her in his arms, lowered his head to look carefully, and then turned his eyes to the middle-aged man sitting on the side.

The middle-aged man got up and said: "The grassroots people in the countryside, how dare you work for His Royal Highness the Regent."

Xie Yan took Luo Junyao's hand and walked back to the living room to sit down, said: "The last time I saw Mr. Qu's demeanor was 15 years ago. I haven't seen you for many years. Are you okay?"

The middle-aged man was silent for a moment, with a bitter smile, "Qu did not accomplish anything, and the prince laughed at him."

Fifteen years ago, he was still famous in the borderlands as Mobeihanjianqufang, masters inside and outside the border city bowed their heads and listened to him, even Xie Bian, who was about to rule the world back then, also treated him with courtesy.

At that time, Xie Yan was still a fledgling young boy who followed the Dasheng Emperor.Although the strength is not weak, but it is not enough for him to see it.

Fifteen years later, the name of Mobei Hanjian has long been forgotten.The young man back then was already the Dasheng Regent with great military exploits and world-shaking reputation.

Facing such a disparity, it is impossible for even a determined master like him to say that there is no disturbance in his heart.

Xie Yan nodded, and his eyes moved to Bai Jingrong.

Bai Jingrong strolled to Qu Fang and sat down, smiled sweetly and said, "I came here uninvited, please forgive me, my lord."

Xie Yan said: "Mrs. Rong is polite, it just so happens... Back then when I was young, I was not fortunate enough to experience the strength of Mobei's first sword. I don't know today?"

Obviously, he also knew the purpose of Bai Jingrong and his party's visit today.

Qu Fang said in a deep voice: "Naturally, I will accompany you."

"Please."

Xie Yan and Qu Fang stood opposite each other in the center of the Martial Arts Arena in the Prince Regent's Mansion.

Outside the martial arts arena, Luo Junyao and Bai Jingrong stood quietly beside them.Not far behind Bai Jingrong was the young man with the knife, but Musa was missing.

Bai Jingrong glanced at him and frowned slightly and asked, "Where did Musa go?"

The young man said in a deep voice, "Go with the little girl next to Princess Chu."

Hearing this, Luo Junyao was a little surprised, and looked at Ling Lan who was standing not far behind him.

Linglan nodded slightly to her, and Luo Junyao smiled at Bai Jingrong: "Mrs. Rong, don't worry, the visitor is a guest, and the Chu Palace understands the way of hospitality." It means that Musa is not in the Regent Palace. something will happen.

Bai Jingrong smiled, "Young people are ignorant, and the princess laughed."

Luo Jun shook his head and said with a smile: "Children are ignorant, please ask Mrs. Rong Haihan to be."

Musa was indeed a young man, compared with him, Qin Yao'er could only be a child.

Bai Jingrong looked at Luo Junyao with more thoughtful eyes, "Princess Chu is not quite the daughter of General Luo."

Luo Junyao looked composed, and smiled at Yan Yan, "Mrs. Rong is not quite like a noble lady."

Bai Jingrong was taken aback, and then a sneer appeared on his face, "Who said that noble girls from aristocratic families must abide by those rules, be quiet and virtuous?"

Luo Jun smiled and said: "So, who said that General Luo's daughter must look like?"

After saying this, the two of them stopped talking, and turned their eyes to the center of the martial arts arena at the same time.

The sound of the sharp sword being unsheathed sounded almost at the same time, and the two people who were still relatively still turned around at the same time. In an instant, the two had already exchanged dozens of moves in mid-air.

Xie Yan's sword is simple and sharp, and there doesn't seem to be anything out of the ordinary just by looking at it.

This sword was specially made for him by the late emperor before he went to the battlefield for the first time. Although it is not an ancient magic weapon, it is still a rare sharp weapon.

Although there are no men who are not good at magical weapons, Xie Yan himself is not obsessed with utensils. This sword has always been used in the Southern and Northern Wars these years.

Qu Fang's sword looks a little wider, and it's made of unknown material. The blade is a bit colder gray than ordinary swords.The body of the sword is engraved with complicated ancient patterns, which has the meaning of an ancient epee, but it is much thinner and more nimble than an epee.

Although he has been unknown for more than ten years, Qu Fang has been recognized as a master of swordsmanship outside the Central Plains as early as 20 years ago.

Over the past ten years, even if his strength has not improved drastically, it will never be worse than it was more than ten years ago.

Not only Luo Junyao, but even the young man with the knife and Ling Lan stared intently at the two people in the martial arts arena, and couldn't bear to look away for a moment.

As long as they are people who practice martial arts, I am afraid that no one can resist the temptation to watch the duel between these two masters.

Therefore, at the edge of the martial arts arena, the only person who is not interested in this martial arts competition is Bai Jingrong.

It can't be said that she is not interested at all, Bai Jingrong is just not interested in the process, she doesn't understand martial arts and only wants to know the result.

The best choice for a master to fight is the wilderness.

Luo Junyao couldn't help complaining in his heart when he felt the first wave of internal force and quickly retreated.

In the beginning, the two of them were polite, they just competed with swordsmanship. Although it was not as grand as the battle between Yu Chen and Xie Yan yesterday, the exquisite swordsmanship was actually more important to martial arts practitioners. Visibility.

But the two of them fought for nearly half an hour without seeing a winner. Bai Jingrong, who couldn't understand at all, sat down impatiently and went to rest.

I don't know if the two of them have finished teaching each other's sword skills and are impatient to procrastinate, or they just want to learn the other's inner strength again. The sword moves swung by both sides coincidentally contain strong inner strength.

Because of Xie Yan's strength, the martial arts arena in the palace was built with special materials.Even a person who is born with infinite strength may not be able to destroy much if he hits it hundreds of times with a hammer, but when the two of them swung their swords, a crack split the ground instantly.

Luo Junyao retreated quickly, flew over the wall more than a dozen feet away, and then stood still. Looking at the martial arts field, he could only see two figures at different times, and things around him were constantly being destroyed due to the vertical and horizontal sword energy. up.

Bai Jingrong was also taken to the corner by the young man, and he seemed to sigh a little: "Unexpectedly, the king of Chu can be evenly matched with Qu Fang."

Luo Jun shook his head and glanced at Bai Jingrong. Hearing this, Bai Jingrong originally thought that Xie Yan couldn't beat Qu Fang?
Bai Jingrong raised his head and smiled at Luo Jun who was standing on the wall, "I really envy Princess Chu."

"Why do you envy me?" Luo Jun shook puzzled.

Bai Jingrong sighed: "If I can also practice martial arts, many things may be easier. It's a pity..."

The young man next to him said in a low voice: "Madam, why worry? Even if you can't practice martial arts, Madam is still unmatched. We will swear to protect Madam to the death."

Bai Jingrong shook his head, raised his head and asked Luo Junyao, "Does Princess Chu know why we must come to ask the Regent Prince about martial arts?"

Luo Junyao sat down on the wall, thought for a while, and said, "It seems that Mr. Qu was also a famous person in the past? If he defeated the Dasheng Regent today, he would naturally become famous again, and let people know that Mobei Hanjian The strength is not inferior to that of the past. People who followed Mr. Qu or had friendship with Mr. Qu may also know about it. Besides, Madam Rong has such a master by her side, so naturally many people in Shangyong will not dare to act rashly."

Bai Jingrong said with a smile: "Princess Chu is indeed extremely intelligent. I have nothing to do. There are many people who dislike me in Shangyonghuang City. I am not afraid of them making trouble for me, but I am afraid of accidentally hurting someone. It’s not easy to talk about it. I have no choice but to offend the master.”

Luo Jun looked up at the sky and rolled his eyes. In the end, he was using Xie Yan's reputation to tell Shangyong those who wanted her life: Don't go to death if you don't have the skills of the regent, so as not to hurt everyone when it happens.

"What if Mr. Qu loses?" Luo Junyao asked.

Bai Jingrong was startled, and said with a smile: "Prince Chu has so much confidence in King Chu? Why? Princess Chu doesn't know Qu Fang's reputation back then, right?"

Luo Jun shook his head and said with a smile: "Because he is good-looking."

When these words came out, not only Bai Jingrong was stunned for a moment, but even the young man raised his head and gave Luo Jun a shake.

Bai Jingrong chuckled lightly, shook her head and said nothing, she was still a little uncertain about Luo Yun's precious daughter.

But no matter what kind of person she is, after all, she is not the same as her.

While the two were talking, the fighting on the Martial Arts Field became more and more intense.

The last loud noise came, and after the smoke and dust cleared, the two retreated to the edge of the martial arts field and stood still.

At a glance, there was a pit with a diameter of about one foot in the middle of the Martial Arts Field, which was half a person tall and five feet square.The entire Martial arts arena is covered with irregular cracks, the biggest crack is as wide as a palm.

The area around the martial arts arena was also covered with countless debris and rocks, which looked like a mess that had been blasted by shells.

It is time to rebuild the Martial Arts Field, which is too expensive.Luo Junyao couldn't help complaining secretly in his heart.

"Finished?" Bai Jingrong asked.

Luo Junyao jumped down from the wall and said, "It's over."

"Whoever loses wins?" Bai Jingrong said.

Both of them were standing, and no one was injured or fell to the ground or bleeding. With Bai Jingrong's eyesight, it was impossible to tell who would win and who would lose.

Luo Jun shook his head and said with a smile: "Of course Ah Yan won!" He ignored Bai Jingrong and headed towards the ruined martial arts arena.

Xie Yan put away the long sword casually, glanced at Qu Fang who was silent on the opposite side, with deep eyes, "Admiration."

Qu Fang glanced at Bai Jingrong who was not far away and Luo Jun who was coming towards them and said: "Young people are awesome, I never had such strength when I was the prince."

After finishing speaking, he also retracted the sword, and swept away a little bit under his feet like a frightened bird.

"Are you okay?" Luo Jun shook his head and looked at Xie Yan who fell in front of him with concern.

Xie Yan raised his hand to wipe away a trace of blood from the corner of his lips, and said with a smile, "It's okay."

Luo Junyao blinked, Xie Yan smiled and said: "It's still a bit inferior, I lost, will Yaoyao be disappointed?"

Luo Jun said: "You will win soon, but the sooner the better."

Xie Yan raised his eyebrows, "Why?"

Luo Jun said: "You are only 30 years old, and he is over 50 years old. If you can beat him in ten years, others will say that you bully the old man, and the victory is useless. And..."

Luo Junyao turned his head and glanced at Qu Fang who was talking to Bai Jingrong not far away, tiptoed slightly and whispered in his ear: "Besides, I suspect he won't live for a few years."

Xie Yan was a little surprised, "Why?"

He could see that Yao Yao didn't say this because he had lost to Qu Fang and cursed him in his heart.She thought so sincerely, and even felt a little bit sorry for Qu Fang.

Luo Junyao just shook his head and didn't speak, because Bai Jingrong and the other three had already walked over here.

"It's really rude, we are willing to compensate the entire loss of the palace."

Qu Fang's victory seemed to make Bai Jingrong feel better, she said to the two with a smile.

Xie Yan said: "A battle with a master like Mr. Qu is rare, and this king has benefited a lot. How can I make my wife spend money?"

Bai Jingrong was just being polite. Since Xie Yan said so, she naturally no longer insisted, so she nodded and said, "Well, we are disturbing you today, and please have a good rest, King Chu. See you tomorrow."

Xie Yan nodded, "No."

Soon a manager came to send Bai Jingrong and the three of them out, Luo Junyao looked at Xie Yan with some worry, "Are you really all right?"

Xie Yan chuckled, and said, "It's just a sparring, and it's not a life-and-death struggle. What can happen?"

A light flashed in Luo Junyao's mind, and he looked at Xie Yan for a long while without speaking.

Xie Yan took her hand and walked outside, Luo Junyao asked: "If people know that you lost to Qu Fang, wouldn't it be a shame to the Prince Regent's Palace?"

Xie Yan said: "It's not that I've never lost before. It's not ashamed to lose to a master like Qu Fang. It's a good thing that this battle can calm many people down. Everyone will feel uncomfortable if something goes wrong."

Luo Junyao couldn't help turning his head to look at him, "So you are calling for others to see? How much effort did you make?"

Don't tell her that the entire martial arts arena was broken up and it turned out to be an exhibition match to fool people?

Xie Yan chuckled and said, "It's rare to meet a master like Qu Fang, how can you not go all out?"

"..." How can I believe your performance?

There was such a commotion in the martial arts arena, it was impossible for the people who also lived in the palace to be completely unaware of it.

The two had just returned to their room and changed their clothes when the manager below came to report, "Mr. Song is asking to see you."

After a while, Song Wenyue was invited into the study.

After resting all night and changing clothes, Song Wenyue looked more energetic than yesterday.It's just that the excessive wear and tear of the body cannot be made up for in a short while, and his face still has obvious sickness and weakness.

Seeing him coming in, Xie Yan immediately stood up to greet him, "Mr. Song, please sit down."

Song Wenyue thanked Xie Yan before taking his seat, and Xie Yan asked after sitting down, "Sir, come here, but what do you want to say to the younger generation?"

Song Wenyue shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of foreign affairs for many years in the Qi clan, and my minister is already a useless old man, how dare I mention something to the prince."

"Sir, you are welcome." Xie Yan said in a deep voice, "Mr. is extremely resourceful and resourceful, and few people can match it. If you can get your advice, this junior will be honored. Now Dasheng has been fighting for many years, the people's livelihood is difficult, and there are turbulent undercurrents inside and outside the court. Your Majesty is still young. Young man, Xie Yan has been fighting for many years, and he is not very proficient in court affairs, so I hope you will not give up and help me."

Song Wenyue looked at the man in front of him with a graceful temperament but an extremely sincere expression, and his heart was very moved.

After looking at Xie Yan for a while, he sighed softly: "My lord..."

Xie Yanjing listened to his words.

Song Wenyue said in a deep voice: "Your Highness not only has the grandeur of the great ancestors who look down on the world, but also the heart of the late emperor to show mercy to all people. It is a great misfortune for the high ancestors to die at a young age, but it is a great blessing to have a high prince." Fortunately."

Xie Yan looked solemn, "Sir, I am really ashamed to praise you so much."

Song Wenyue shook his head and said: "I'm not flattering the lord. When I heard the news of Dasheng's successive victories in the Qi tribe, Wen Yue was happy but also worried. The lord can sympathize with the hardships of the people. It is not easy to stop the war in time."

Previously, Dasheng won successive victories and the Qi people lost consecutive battles. There may be voices in the government and the opposition army who want to wipe out the Qi people in one go and make immortal feats.

In this case, as long as Xie Yan, who is the regent and coach, is a little shaken or ambitious, the war between Dasheng and the Qi people can continue for at least a few more years.

Xie Yan said, "What do you mean, sir?"

Song Wenyue sighed and said: "The Qi tribe was indeed defeated, but it was far from being as weak as outsiders thought. Once the Dasheng army penetrated deep into the Qi tribe's hinterland, it would definitely be trapped in it for a short period of time. By then...the war will drag on for a few more years , I'm afraid there will be civil turmoil in Dasheng again?"

Xie Yan looked serious, nodded and said: "Uncle once mentioned that the plan back then was to end all wars in Taining 18 years ago and let the people recuperate. Even if there is a little war at the border during this period, it is irrelevant to the overall situation. It only takes 20 years at most. It will definitely make the border guards dare not invade. It's a pity..."

It's a pity that Taining's plan to completely annihilate the Bai family in 17 failed, and the remnants of the Bai family escaped from the customs.After that, only seven or eight years later, two generations of emperors passed away, and there were more incidents of surrendering to the enemy in the middle. It can only be said that God did not bless Dasheng.

Fortunately, General Luo is loyal and has been firmly guarding the southwest of Dasheng.

Even if he had the slightest bit of ambition, Dasheng has now returned to the chaos of war.

Song Wenyue sighed, "Your Majesty has worked hard all these years."

"It's just a matter of time."

Song Wenyue looked at Xie Yan and said, "Does the lord have the intention to help Bai Jingrong?"

Xie Yan did not answer, but asked, "What do you think, sir?"

Song Wenyue said: "I have been thinking about this for a long time. I am afraid that there is a tendency to split within the Qi clan. Bai Jingrong's opponent wants to go west and choose to cooperate with the Yin people, so Bai Jingrong can only go east to seek Dasheng's help. Although Bai Jingrong's son is The prince of the Qi tribe, after all, has a Dasheng bloodline and his foundation is not stable. If there is no help, the position of the prince may not be stable."

Xie Yan nodded, "Sir, still want to support Ji Zhan to succeed?"

Song Wenyue shook his head, and said: "No, I met Ji Zhan before I left. This man is deep-minded and ambitious, and he is very different from Bai Jingrong and Ji Sui. If he ascends to the high position, he may not be good for Dasheng in the future. If the prince wants to Using the Bai family to balance the situation of the Qi clan, I have a prince who can consider it."

"Please enlighten me, sir."

Song Wenyue was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "Ninth Prince, Ji Rong."

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