That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 557

After announcing the decree, Xiao Qi decided to leave without staying too long on the grounds that he had to return to the palace to revive the decree.

Han Xuan didn't go to persuade him to stay anymore, but took Xu Beiyou to send Xiao Qi out of the lobby, and when he arrived at the gate, Xiao Qi no longer let the powerful minister of the court see him off, Han Xuan walked down the steps and said softly Said: "Your Highness has to work hard for the dog's wedding. This kind of favor, Han has written it down. If there is anything to do in the future, you only need to send someone to let you know. Han will certainly do his best."

There was a smile on Xiao Qi's face, the reason why he let go of the prince's airs tonight was even a little cautious, wasn't it because of the words of being the chief minister?

Come and go, friendship is seeing.

Xiao Qi nodded and said: "Then Xiao will thank Mr. Ge first."

Han Xuan said with a smile: "When Nangui and Zhinan get married, they will be a family. You can't thank them for anything. Besides, the young couple will stay in the imperial capital for a long time. Your Highness should take care of them."

Xiao Qi laughed and said, "Naturally, this is natural."

After the two exchanged some courteous greetings, Xiao Qi turned around and got on his horse, and under the escort of a group of inner guards, he headed towards the imperial city.

Originally, according to the rules, these inner guards had to follow Xiao Qi into the mansion to announce the decree, but Xiao Qi felt that this move was a bit too rigid and not conducive to getting married with Han Xuan. Since His Majesty has rewarded the Han family father and son with the privilege of listening to the decree and not kneeling, then It is reasonable for him to keep these inner guards outside the door on his own initiative.

After sending off the patriarchal order, Han Xuan and Xu Beiyou turned around and returned to the mansion. The two wide-open middle doors closed slowly after the old master and the young master crossed the threshold.

When the two returned to the main hall, Han Xuan waved his hand to screen away all the servants, leaving only the father and son, and then said with a smile: "Nan Gui, do you know that Mr. Xu's name in Jiangdu has almost surpassed my name in the past two years?" My ears are callused, and I will be congratulated when I meet everyone, saying that my tiger father has no dogs."

Xu Beiyou said with a smile: "I don't know about this, but I was able to go smoothly in Jiangdu, and I did not lose the honor of Mr. Han Ge. At first, I was the adopted son of Mr. Han Ge. A group of officials, big and small, called me brothers and sisters, and later became Mr. Han. My son, Jiangdu Sansi will be a head shorter when he sees me."

Han Xuan waved his hand and said with a faint smile, "We don't need to brag about each other here. You can succeed in Jiangdu in the final analysis because of your ability. If you are a mud that can't support the wall, No matter how Gongsun Zhongmou and I help each other, there will be no Mr. Xu today."

Xu Beiyou laughed at himself and said, "But if I didn't have my husband and master, I would have spent my whole life hanging around in Danxia Village. If I died, I would go to the Central Capital to join the army. I might die on the battlefield someday."

Han Xuan said noncommittally: "A sage in the far west once said that gold will always shine. You are real gold, and the wind and sand in the northwest can't bury you."

Xu Beiyou said with a smile: "Sir, you are a member of Confucianism. I have never heard of Western sages."

Han Xuan sighed and said: "In this world, one must not be arrogant. Dacheng's most sage ancestor left behind the Confucianism, but the principles of Confucianism are not equal to all the principles in the world. Sometimes I should jump out and look outside, maybe I can Don't have any sense."

Xu Beiyou smiled and nodded in agreement.

Han Xuan picked up the cold tea and took a sip, "We haven't seen each other for two years, so just tell me if you have anything to say, if I can tell you, I will tell you, if I can't tell you, don't bother to make a fuss Thoughts."

Xu Beiyou said: "Before you came back, I went to the West Courtyard. Master Zhao mentioned an old story, which I found very interesting."

Han Xuan asked, "What happened in the past?"

Xu Beiyou said slowly: "It's about the first emperor and the king of Wei. Master Zhao said that the first emperor was a hero who was destined by destiny. He had the three major forces of time, location, and people, so he could do everything against him. He also said that Wei Wang Xiaojin was a foreknowledge. Five hundred years of knowledge, five hundred years of later knowledge, those who know what ordinary people don't know, but who are born with knowledge, this five hundred years of previous knowledge is nothing, but the latter three are a bit exaggerated, and I am afraid that they can be counted as No. 1 Qingchen. Daren dare not praise Haikou, does the King of Wei really have this ability?"

Han Xuan pondered for a moment, then sighed, "Indeed there are."

Xu Beiyou was shocked and said: "Emperor Xiao is the man whom the destiny belongs to. This is a matter of course, but how can King Wei know it from birth?"

Han Xuan said slowly: "Back then, there were two exiled immortals in the north and south, namely Wanyan Beiyue and Xiao Jin, and even Qiuye was ranked third. The reason why Xiao Jin was considered to be able to compete with Wanyan Beiyue The exiled immortal who is comparable to him is because he is known to be precocious, and he was born to know it. This is not a guess by others, but something that your ancestor Shangguan Xianchen and the Taoist old head teacher Zichen have personally confirmed. Xiao Jin is still nine years old. When he was a child, he went to Biyou Island to meet Shangguan Xianchen, and then followed Qiuye to the Taoist gate. With his three-inch tongue, he single-handedly promoted Shangguan Xianchen to go north and build an alliance with Xuanjiao. Later, Daoist Master Qingchen betrayed his sect. Even before the first emperor ascended the throne, Xiao Jin had specifically warned Lan Yu not to let me take power, but Lan Yu didn't obey, and now that I think about it, it was actually caught in his words."

Xu Beiyou took a sip of tea and suppressed the shock in his heart, "No wonder the late emperor and queen mother are so afraid of the king of Wei. It's really astonishing."

Han Xuan said: "It's not a big deal, mainly because Xiao Jin once gave the late emperor a bad omen, but that was the only omen that didn't come true."

Xu Beiyou asked, "What prophecy is it?"

Han Xuan sighed: "If you think about it, you also know that Xu Lin surrendered to the first emperor after he was defeated in the Northern Expedition on the Grassland. Xiao Jin said that the late Emperor should have been defeated in Xu Lin's Northern Expedition on the Grassland, and finally set himself on fire with the Queen Mother in the grassland court. In the midst of the fire, Qiu Ye, who gathered the strength of the Taoist sect to support the late emperor at that time, would also be implicated in this matter, and was seized by the Daoist Master Qingchen to completely suppress him. It was Emperor Wuzu who won the world, established the name of the country as Da Zhou, and changed its Yuan to Huanglong."

Xu Beiyou said softly: "But Emperor Xiao is not dead, the one who wins the world in the end is Emperor Xiao, and Daoist Qingchen can only betray the Daoist sect."

Han Xuan hesitated for a moment, then said slowly: "Xiao Yu, courtesy name Mingguang, was born in Dongdu, the eldest son of Xiao Lie, born to the Fang family, who was not worthy of a weak crown and lost his mother. Hi. In the 39th year of Zhengming, he went to the grassland to put down the chaos of the red lady. In the 40th year of Zhengming, he became king without authorization. In the same year, he was defeated by the governor Xu Lin. Mourning Duke, Huanglong five years later, he was posthumously named King Feng Mourning."

Han Xuan said with a complicated expression: "This is Xiao Jin's original words, which was passed on to the first emperor by Qiu Ye later. This is how the first emperor established the country and was named Huanglong first, and then changed to Yuan Taiping."

Xu Beiyou murmured to himself: "Even if Emperor Xiao died in the grassland as King Wei said, this world is still the Xiao family's world."

Han Xuan shook his head and said: "If this is the case, Xiao Jin is a well-deserved crown prince, and sooner or later the world will be in his pocket. Why should he help the late emperor to compete for the world?"

Xu Beiyou asked: "Is there any other explanation for this matter?"

Han Xuan said softly: "According to the prophecy given by Xiao Jin, after Emperor Wuzu established the Great Zhou Dynasty, he almost unified the world in ten years. When it was built after Huanglong's ten-year expedition, he stayed at Jingjue Temple in Jinzhou. On the second day of June, the shepherd who was originally stationed in the northern capital attacked Jingjue Temple at night for thousands of miles. Together with the Buddhist sect, he succeeded in killing the king in Jingjue Temple. Then he marched into the eastern capital and took the prince hostage. The shepherd named himself the regent. In the 18th year of Huanglong, The shepherd rose up and died, and his son-in-law Zha Mang usurped power, forced Emperor Xiao to abdicate, changed the country's name to Daxin, and the reign name to Taihe..."

Xu Beiyou was startled suddenly.

Northeast Mu family, Zhong Mang Cha Qing.

(End of this chapter)