That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 482 What I hear may not be true
Xu Beiyou stretched out a hand, as if he wanted to take it, but when his fingers were about to touch the secret letter, he stopped suddenly, as if the letter was hot, and quickly retracted it.

With a slightly complicated expression on his face, he asked, "What's written in it?"

Zhang Wubing said calmly: "The answer you want is also the answer that Duke Wen wants."

Xu Beiyou murmured, "Do you want an answer, sir?"

He immediately laughed at himself and said, "I thought I would be kicked out by you, senior, and I was ready to leave Zhongdu in embarrassment, but I never expected such a result."

Zhang Wubing said softly: "If you don't look at the face of the monk and the face of the Buddha, even if I am really angry with you, I will not be able to kick you out for Wen Gong's sake. Besides, what you said is right, I have nothing to do with it." anger."

The atmosphere between the two eased a lot, Xu Beiyou smiled and asked back: "Don't you feel that you have been swept away by me, a junior, and become angry from embarrassment?"

Zhang Wu laughed and said: "Xu Nangui, you underestimate me, Mr. Zhang. After 20 years of Buddhist practice, I haven't cultivated the ability to do my own thing, but I have lost all the hostility in my early years. I still have a bit of guts." of."

Xu Beiyou picked up his chopsticks and took a few mouthfuls of Shanzhou's local specialties.

Zhang Wubing suddenly laughed at himself, "Back then Wei Wuji scolded me for being indecisive and difficult to make a big deal, now that I think about it, it's really good."

Xu Beiyou paused slightly.

Zhang Wubing said to himself: "He said this sentence to me 50 years ago. At that time, Lu Qian was fighting with the late emperor. Wei Wuji meant to choose the wise master and vote for him. But I still couldn't make up my mind, because The military power is in my hands, and he, Wei Xianji, has nothing to do, he can only point at me and yell at me, which is really interesting."

Xu Beiyou thought of the right governor of the Dark Guard Mansion whom he had met once, so he didn't say a word.

Zhang Wubing poured himself a glass of wine, and said softly: "20 years ago, Han Xiong, Zhang Haijiu and others plotted a mutiny. I was still hesitant. Every time I think about it, if I had been more decisive at that time, would it have really changed the world? Is it day? But then again, nature can never be changed, just before Nangui you stepped into this room, I still haven't made up my mind whether to vote for Duke Rui or Duke Wen."

Xu Beiyou put down his chopsticks and asked, "Just because of what I said?"

Zhang Wubing shook his head and said: "Not all, actually I also know that I have made a decision in my heart, but I need someone to help me make up my mind. In the past, this person would usually be Wei Wuji, but today it is you, Xu Nangui."

Xu Beiyou was speechless.

Zhang Wubing looked at Xu Beiyou's white hair, changed the subject, and asked, "I heard that you showed your power in the south of the Yangtze River and cut off an arm of Taiyi to save Ku Tianzun, what happened?"

Xu Beiyou stretched out his hand to twist a strand of white hair, and said with a wry smile, "Just hold that sword, and pay a lifespan of one year, in exchange for a stick of incense to lead the world, one sword 36 suppresses sword 33."

Zhang Wubing was slightly lost in thought, and said to himself: "Back then in the battle of Dingding on the bank of the great river, Shangguan Xianchen used sword 36 to open the sky, forcibly defeated the nine-fold thunder calamity, and then used sword 35 to open the earth, Blocking the late emperor's Tianzi sword, resisting the catastrophe above, and defending the emperor below, that is truly invincible in the world."

Xu Beiyou glanced at the sword box beside him, and said softly, "The day I can pick up the Zhuxian Sword, I will be the Sect Master of the Sword Sect."

Zhang Wubing came back to his senses, looked at the sword box as well, and said with emotion: "Zhu Xian."

The two remained silent, and the room fell into silence again.

After a long time, Xu Beiyou hesitated, and said, "Senior, there is something I want to ask you for advice."

"Please tell me." Zhang Wubing said warmly, "As long as I know everything, I will know everything without saying nothing."

Subconsciously, Xu Beiyou sat upright, put his hands on his knees, and said slowly: "Twenty years of Taiping, the first year of Taiping, the Xu family."

Zhang Wubing's face suddenly turned serious, "Xihe Xu's family? Xu Yan?"

Xu Beiyou nodded.

Zhang Wubing's expression was complicated, "Xu Yan and Xu Wangui are on par with Wen Gong and Duanmu Ruisheng. They are the three heroes of this dynasty. His ancestor is Xu Lin, the king of Xihe County, his sister is the current empress, and his son is Xu Yi, the current king of Xihe County. During his lifetime, he was a cabinet scholar, and died of a sudden illness in the first year of Taiping."

Xu Beiyou said word by word, "I want to know what happened back then."

Zhang Wubing sighed, "Now some people say that the empress dowager was afraid that her relatives Xu's family would grow up, so she took action to remove Xu Yan, the head of the Xu family at that time, even the empress dowager thought so, but I can tell you that things are not so serious. Simple."

Xu Beiyou frowned, "Is it because of Duanmu Ruisheng?"

Zhang Wubing shook his head and said: "A mere Duanmu Ruisheng doesn't have that much ability, there is someone else, this person not only plotted against the Xu family, but also poured dirty water on the empress dowager, trying to take advantage of this It caused His Majesty and the Empress Dowager to be separated, and even the mother and son turned against each other, but he did not expect that the Empress Dowager would go away with the late emperor after only three months, and this plan fell into vain."

Xu Beiyou was stunned, with undisguised surprise on his face.

He always thought that the deceased queen mother was the one who played chess, but Zhang Wubing told him that the hanging queen mother who suppressed the Blue-Han faction was actually the same as the Xu family, and was calculated by others. Duanmu Ruisheng, whom he considered to be the mastermind behind the scenes, only played the role of a pawn during those two years of turbulent times.

Zhang Wubing laughed at himself and said: "During the great change in the temple, whether I, Zhang Wubing, Duanmu Ruisheng, or Xu Yan, were actually pawns in the hands of others, played by others without knowing it. , It wasn’t until many years later that I realized it.”

Xu Beiyou said with a solemn face, "Who is this person?"

Zhang Wubing did not answer, but shook his head and said: "It's hard to say, I just guessed that there is such a person, but I don't have any real evidence. After all, that person's methods were too clever and hidden, and I didn't show any traces. I also remembered it after many years. It’s only when I think about these old things that I realize something is wrong. It’s just that so many years have passed. Most of those who witnessed the incident are no longer alive, and most of the hidden traces have been erased. It’s impossible to find out who is behind the scenes. Talk about it."

Xu Beiyou took a deep breath and asked, "Could it be a Taoist school?"

Zhang Wubing nodded and said: "It's possible that at that time, the master of the Demon Suppressing Hall was still Ming Chen, who was famous for his cunning, and the head teacher of the Taoist sect, Qiu Ye, asked this uncle when he couldn't decide anything. Daoist Qingxiang said that if he planned the whole thing himself, I would believe it."

Xu Beiyou let out a heavy breath, and said in a low voice, "Another Daeshen of the Chen generation?"

Zhang Wubing took a sip of his wine and said: "However, since the battle of He Lao Mountain, Ming Chen resigned from the position of the Lord of the Demon Suppressing Hall and retired. He has not heard from him for many years. I don't know if he has passed away. , might not be alive anymore.”

Xu Beiyou shook his head vigorously, only feeling that his mind was very confused.

The Empress Dowager, the major clans, the Dark Guard Mansion, the Duanmu Family, the Xu Family, the Kingdom of Wei, the Grassland, the Blue Party, the Han Party, the Ghost King's Palace, and the Daoist Gate.

All kinds of things come together and are intricate.

This pool of water in the world is far from being as clear and clear as what he saw in his eyes. In the depths, even an Earth Immortal on the eighteenth floor of the Earth Immortal would probably drown in it if he didn't pay attention.

(End of this chapter)