That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 237
At the gate of Xie Yuan, cavalrymen in black armor lined up neatly, surrounding a luxurious carriage.

Xiao Bai sat alone in the carriage, with a long scroll on his knees. It was made by an old man with a heart in his heart. The name of the painting was Qianli Ze Country Map, which was very frightening, and the content of the painting was even more different than the name There is nothing less than that, in addition to the big waves and the Qianli Zeguo, there are also the separation of wives and children, the destruction of families, homelessness, the sale of children and daughters, and even the exchange of children for food.

All kinds of tragedies in the world are all in this painting.

Back then, Xiao Yu occupied Jiangbei, Lu Qian sat in Jiangnan, and the two faced each other across the river.After the Battle of Dingding, Xiao Yu ruled the world, but Jiangnan has always been a place where the imperial court's rule is relatively weak. It is far less solid than Jiangbei, and there are even many people who miss Lu Qian and the previous court.

Especially after Xiao Xuan ascended the throne, he vigorously implemented a new policy of "supplying people into acres". This dealt a blow to the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River who owned countless tenants and land. Although these gentry did not dare to openly oppose the new policy, they never stopped making small moves in secret. .

The old man from the former dynasty was able to send this painting to him. Most likely, it was done by the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River. The purpose was to humiliate their father and son. If you take it a step further, it may not be a trick to sell the name. If he beheaded the old man in a fit of rage, he would ruin his own reputation and appear intolerant, and he would also fulfill the old thief's reputation.

I have just entered the prime of life, so why should I have the same knowledge as this old man who has half a foot in the coffin?
Xiao Bai put away the long scroll and put his mind back to the current situation of the temple.

After turning into late autumn, the disaster situation in Jiangbei has gradually stabilized, and it is time for Xiao Bai to return to the imperial capital. This time, he has managed the errands in Jiangnan fairly well. After returning, necessary rewards are indispensable, but now he is the king of all First, apart from the crown prince's honor, there is nothing to seal, and most of the credit for this time falls on the reward.

As for how to reward, Xiao Bai was not worried, if there were no accidents, he should be one step closer to the East Palace.

A prince who has gone from the county king step by step to the position of prince is far more deeply rooted than the prince who was directly canonized as prince. Xiao Bai understands that this is the good intentions of his father, and also understands what his father's series of actions are for. .

At that time, Lan Yu, the chief assistant of the dynasty, was a great master in the realm of the earth fairy. According to his age, he could live at least another Jiazi, but since ancient times, there has been no emperor who is a hundred years old. There is no need for a veteran of the three dynasties to dictate in the court.

I have to say that the father made a good move. After Han Xuan returned to the temple, the original battle between the monarchs and the princes turned into a battle between the blue and the Han.Although the Lanyu Temple has a deep foundation and is known as the chief assistant, controlling the cabinet, Han Xuan also has the support of his father and Zhang Daban's supervisor of ceremonies, so the two are barely evenly matched.

But other than that, although the kings and the top military officers are still watching from the sidelines, the military officers below the second rank are showing signs of queuing up.

If it is just civil servants fighting, no matter how big the commotion is, it is within the controllable range, but if military officials are also involved, it will be very different, and a little carelessness will cause a big mess that can shock the world .

It's just that Xiao Bai believes in his father's ability to control the court. After all, he has been on the throne for more than [-] years, and the throne is as stable as Mount Tai. This may be the last major change in the court during the Taiping years.

"Your Highness, are you leaving now?" Yu Kuang asked outside the carriage.

Xiao Bai returned to his senses and said, "Let's set off."

The carriage moved slowly surrounded by a crowd of cavalry.

——After seeing off Xiao Bai, the owner of Xie Garden, Xie Suqing, soon welcomed another distinguished guest.

Ye Daoqi, the head of the Ye family.

After the Gongsun family and the Zhang family were destroyed one after another, the Shangguan family, which was deeply involved in Jianzong, also fell into a slump, so the clan review re-ranked the current families.It is still the old rule that the royal family is not included, so the Xiao, Wanyan, and Lin families are not included in the family, and those who exterminated the clan are not included, so the Fu, Zhang, and Gongsun families are not included in the family. The Murong family of Wei State is the number one family in the world, followed by the Ye family of Wei State, and the Xie family of Jiangzuo.

Ye Daoqi, as the head of the Ye clan, even though there is an old matriarch over his head, he is not as carefree as Xie Suqing, but he is not something ordinary people can underestimate, especially when the Murong family's son has nothing to do. The Ye family faintly has the majestic appearance of becoming the number one noble family in the world.

When the old lady of the Ye family goes to Junxian, Ye Daoqi will be the head of the first family in the world, clean and noble.

If Ye Daoqi is the representative figure of the noble family, then Xie Suqing is the leader of the wealthy family. The two are also interesting. One desperately wants to transcend the outside world, which means that there is no half of cause and effect, and the other is desperate. I want to dig into the world of mortals, I can't wait to meet people and form a good relationship.

It's just these two big figures who seem to be completely opposite, but they shoulder the same mission, that is, to do something or say something on behalf of the "master" behind them.

The person who can be the "master" of these two people is only one hand in the whole world. The person standing behind Ye Daoqi is naturally the real person in charge of the Ye family, and the person standing behind Xie Suqing is His Majesty the Emperor.

The imperial court and the Taoist sect seem to be in harmony, but they have not completely broken up. There are some things that the head teacher can't say, but Ye Daoqi said, and some things, the emperor can't do, let Xie Suqing do it.

It is precisely because of this reason that the two patriarchs of the aristocratic family had a lot of intersections a long time ago, and they have been in frequent contact in the past two years. If business affairs are put aside, the two of them can be called personal friendships. Very sincere.

The two did not stay in Xie Garden after they met, but went directly to the Xie family's ancestral house in Jiangzuo.

Entering the main hall of Xie's mansion and taking a seat, Xie Suqing turned her back and asked softly, "Brother Ye came here in person this time, I don't know why?"

Ye Daoqi stroked his long beard habitually, and after pondering for a moment, he said slowly: "To tell you the truth, brother Xie, Ye Mou came here this time because of his uncle's decree to see someone."

Ye Daoqi's uncle is naturally the elder brother of the old lady of the Ye family, who is now No. 1 in the world, the real person in charge of Taoism, Qiuye.

"I don't know who can get into the eyes of the real master?" Xie Suqing narrowed her red and phoenix eyes slightly, and her tone was slightly dignified.

After a little hesitation, Ye Daoqi said: "In terms of seniority, that person is of the same generation as you and me, but in terms of age, that person is a real young man, and he is now in Jiangdu City."

Xie Suqing asked softly: "If I'm not mistaken, the person Brother Ye mentioned is still my acquaintance. It's a coincidence that Brother Ye came here. A young man who just came to Jiangnan from the Northwest took over the power of Jianzong , the speed is staggering, I don't know if Brother Ye is going to meet him?"

Ye Daoqi nodded and said, "Brother Xie is right."

Xie Suqing said in a deep voice: "It's true that Xu Beiyou is a disciple of Gongsun Zhongmou, and it's also true that Zhang Xueyao identified him as the successor of the Sword Sect, but Xie still doesn't understand how a young Xu Beiyou can attract the real head teacher to intervene in person?"

Ye Daoqi smiled wryly: "If that's the case, then at most it will alarm the Lord of the Demon Suppressing Hall. Uncle and his old man don't mean to ask about Xu Beiyou, but about the fairy sword in his hand."

"Zhu Xian!?" Xie Suqing was startled, she didn't expect to be involved in this thorny issue.

Zhu Xian was originally a thing of Taoism, but because of the swordsmanship dispute back then, Jianzong sent the ancestor to rebel against Taoism, and at the same time took this fairy sword away from Taoism, so it became the important weapon of Jianzong's sect.

When Jianzong first established, there was the patriarch of the living god sitting in the town, so no one dared to provoke him, but the Daoist sect had no way to destroy Jianzong, and they were also unable to pursue Zhuxian because of their vital energy.

After the Taoist sect relieved this breath, Jianzong had already flourished and became the top of the nine streams, and the famous Zhu Xian had also become the signature of Jianzong.

In this way, who should belong to Zhu Xian has become a confused account that the two families can't figure out.

After the overthrow of Jianzong, the reason why the Daomen keep chasing and killing the remnants of Jianzong is not necessarily because they are afraid of the day when Jianzong will make a comeback.

Only such a treasure can attract a big man like Qiu Ye to intervene in person.

(End of this chapter)