That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 723

The Wei Palace in the "Eastern Capital" of the State of Wei was quiet, even deadly. The eunuchs and maids kept their voices carefully while walking, and the guards held their breaths, like statues.

A great eunuch dressed in a python robe stood outside the palace with his hands lowered, with a solemn expression on his face. Everyone in the palace of Wei knew the status of this great eunuch in the palace. It's an exaggeration, but for him to guard the door in person, it can only be Xiao Jin, the owner of Wei Palace, who speaks in person.

Inside the hall, it is all decorated with red sandalwood wood, and the slightly heavy tone exudes a sense of elegance. The owner of this place is sitting behind the table, holding a long front Zihao in his hand, as if thinking and thinking a little bit. He hesitated, so after dipping in the ink, he did not write for a long time.

Standing in front of him was a middle-aged man with three long beards and a sword at his waist. At this moment, he said slowly, "Your Highness, that man has already come to the 'Eastern Capital'."

His Royal Highness the King of Wei, who ruled Wei for almost sixty years, hummed lightly, as if he didn't care.

Huang Xiao didn't dare to be careless, and couldn't help reminding: "Your Highness, although this person is not the leader of the Confucian sect, he is the one with the highest cultivation level and the oldest qualifications among all the Confucian sect masters, so he should not be underestimated. "

Xiao Jin finally raised his head, his face calm and indifferent, "Even if he is the leader of Confucianism, so what? He came to the lonely country of Wei to find Gu? Or to seek death?"

Huang Xiao smiled bitterly and said: "He said that he wanted to explain his reasoning to His Highness, and at the same time, he also wanted to persuade His Highness. He hoped that His Highness would take the world at heart, and would not afford to use swords and wars."

Xiao Jin's fingers trembled slightly, and a little bit of thick ink on the tip of the pen fell on the rice paper, and the ink spots quickly expanded and spread, soaking the paper.

Xiao Jin stared at the dot of ink, noncommittal said: "Consider the world first, don't afford weapons, don't want to fight."

Huang Xiao didn't dare to talk nonsense.

Xiao Jin asked: "Mr. Huang, in your opinion, what should Gu do? Invite him into Wei Palace and treat him with courtesy? Or just send someone to kill him outside the 'Dongdu' city?"

Huang Xiao asked softly: "If it is to kill, who will His Highness send to kill?"

Xiao Jin smiled lightly: "Of course one Huang Xiao is far from enough."

Huang Xiao lowered his head, "Huang Xiao is ashamed."

Xiao Jin shook her head, and then said: "As far as the current manpower in the palace is concerned, it is indeed far from enough, and we need to borrow a few from other places."

Huang Xiao asked: "Your Highness wants to order Xiao Lin to return to the Kingdom of Wei?"

Xiao Jin said: "There is no need for this, a rotten scholar is just a disease of scabies, nothing to worry about."

Huang Xiao didn't dare to ask further questions, but frowned quietly.

King Wei raised his hand, indicating that he could step back.

This high-spirited abandoned disciple of the Sword Sect slowly backed away, leaving the palace all the way.

When Xiao Jin was the only one left in the hall, he took up his pen again, and the ink dots just now were dancing on the white rice paper. In a blink of an eye, the book was a big character with iron hooks and silver strokes.

Xiao Jin stared at the word and remained silent.

Black and white.

A word "kill" full of killing intent.

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The state capital where the Ye family is located is the most important rice producing area in the Wei state. The city where the Ye family's ancestral home is located is called Chunxiang City. Whenever autumn is ripe, standing on the top of the city and looking far and near is a golden harvest. The ancestors of the Ye family have The poem says, "Laughter is full of laughter in the world today, and you can smell the fragrance of rice leaves in spring!" Therefore, it is named Chunxiang City. In addition, there is a high platform for viewing the sea outside the city. Standing on it, you can look at the sea and sky, especially when the tide is high. The magnificent scene of the platform is listed as one of the ten scenic spots of the Wei State. Because of this, many literati and poets of the Wei State often gather on the Wanghai Terrace outside the city to watch the sea. It is said that Chunxiang City is to Wei State, which is equivalent to Jiangdu to Daqi.

When he was in Jiangdu, Xu Beiyou had also heard about Chunxiang City. If Jiuyuan City is famous for its word "chaos", then Chunxiang City is famous for its word "rule". Losing the river is a few points.

At the same time, this place is also the closest place to Biyou Island. In the early years, the disciples of Jianzong traveled between the 36 islands in the East China Sea and the Kingdom of Wei, and they all passed through this place. The prosperity of Chunxiang City at that time was three points better than today .

After Xu Beiyou and Shangguan Qiushui entered the city, they walked side by side, somewhat like a man and woman, but fortunately, it was dark at this time, and if they were far away, Xu Beiyou's white hair and Shangguan Qiushui could not be seen clearly in the shadows. That's why he didn't cause unnecessary troubles.

Not too far away, I happened to meet two young scholars, whose accents should be local people. After seeing Shangguan Qiushui's real face, I was shocked to heaven. Unintentionally walking in front of the two of them, he began to talk about recent world events.

It has to be said that in addition to wine to strengthen courage, beautiful women can also strengthen courage, but it is courage to brag.

The two young scholars were louder than the sky, and they were restrained at the beginning. One played the role of the chief assistant Han Xuan, and the other played the role of the second assistant Xie Suqing. He became the emperor of Daqi, and the other became the king of Wei without stopping. The tone of his words was full of words, as if he was going to determine the ownership of the vast world in a few words.

However, when one of the scholars glanced back from the corner of his eye and found that the beautiful woman's face was full of impatience, he was immediately discouraged and stopped pointing Jiangshan, and talked about a recent grand event in the city.

Xu Beiyou looked at Shangguan Qiushui beside him.

What a clever person Shangguan Qiushui was, he immediately understood what Xu Beiyou meant, and was extremely depressed, but she had to bow her head under the eaves, so she could only take a deep breath, suppressing the urge to knock these two flies away, and quickened her pace. He stepped forward, squeezed out a smiling face, and asked, "My lord, what happened to the gathering at the Guanhai Terrace that you just mentioned?"

The young scholar who had already given up hope of attracting the beauty's attention suddenly brightened his eyes, and said in his heart, "If you want to plant flowers, the flowers will not bloom, but if you don't want to plant willows and willows to make shade", he hurriedly explained: "It is said that Ye Daoqi, the head of the Ye family, Li Qingyu, the head of the Li family in Jiangling, and the Dragon King of Buddhism will hold a gathering on the platform outside the city tonight, and invite all the famous people to go to the Wanghai platform, talk about empty talk, enjoy the moonlight together, and say goodbye to spring and welcome summer."

After asking about the details, Shangguan Qiushui immediately refused to put on a smile, and waved his hand coldly, signaling the two of them to get out of here.

The two young scholars had a lot of ups and downs tonight, and they were stunned for a while. After regaining their senses, seeing the woman's cold face, they could only walk away unwillingly.

Shangguan Qiushui brushed the black hair on his temples, and looked at Xu Beiyou coldly, obviously dissatisfied to the extreme.

Xu Beiyou turned a blind eye to this, and asked, "I remember you said earlier that Ye Xia, the old matriarch of the Ye family, had a good relationship with Qiuyue, the head of the Buddhist sect. Is there such a thing?"

When it came to business, Shangguan Qiushui quickly suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart, nodded and said: "It is true that Ye Xia not only has good friends with Qiuyue, the abbot of Buddhism, but also has a good friend with Xiao Yue, the wife of Yan Beiyue after Jianwan. Zhongzhong friend, in all fairness, if there is no old lady like her, even if the Ye family has a Taoist head teacher Qiu Ye, it will not be enough to force the Murong family. After all, Murong Xuan is the head of the Murong family. Sister, it's hard to say which is more important."

Xu Beiyou hummed, and said to himself, "I see."

(End of this chapter)