That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 791

The prosperous age is the world of literati, and the troubled age is the world of warriors.

There are four famous generals in the Daqi court, namely the sick tiger Zhang Wubing, the human cat Wei Wuji, the flying bear Yu Kuang, and the tomb python Zhaqing.On the bright side, Yu Kuang belonged to Xiao Bai, and Zha Qing belonged to Mu Tang, but what few people know is that Wei Wuji had joined Xiao Bai, who was still the king of Qi, many years ago. Even later, the affection is not as deep as that of Yu Kuang, but after all, he is considered half an old man.

Knowing this, His Majesty the Emperor still appointed Wei Wuji as the governor of Tiance Mansion in charge of the imperial city guards. This not only acquiesced in Xiao Bai's position as the crown prince and paved the way for him, but at the same time, he was self-reliant on whether there were guards in the imperial capital. It doesn't matter whether the guard is loyal or not.

In fact, this matter is also reasonable, Xiao Bai is the only son of Xiao Xuan, the emperor of the Xiao family can only be passed on to Xiao Bai, and even Wang Mutang, who has a different surname, has a Zhong Mang loyal to him, so Xiao Bai, who is the prince It shouldn't be equal to Mutang, so apart from Zhang Wubing, who has been silent for a long time because of being involved in the Blue-Korean party struggle in his early years, the other three famous generals have people at their top.

After Xiao Bai ascended the throne and became the third emperor of Da Qi, Wei Wuji's voice in the court became more and more powerful. Being a minister of the Ministry of War and participating in the affairs of the cabinet, although he has not yet been granted the title of a bachelor, it will be a matter of time.

There are many rumors among the ruling and opposition parties, saying that this human cat will abandon martial arts and follow literature. The reason why His Majesty "died of illness" in the south of the Yangtze River this time is that Xie Su Qing, the second cabinet assistant of His Majesty's southern tour, cannot absolve himself of the blame, and most likely he will be dismissed from office At that time, Wei Wuji will first take over as the second assistant of the cabinet, and the chief assistant is old after all, and maybe he will retire one day. At that time, he will naturally be the first assistant of the cabinet.It's the same with the warriors. Seeing that the governor Wei Jin has become more and more old after conquering southern Xinjiang, and he is suffering from serious illnesses. The day of old age will not be too far away, and then Yu Kuang will take the position of the governor logically. , then the two arms of the new monarch, one literary and one military, are complete.

After the dynasty dispersed, Xiao Bai left Wei Wuji alone.

After leaving Weiyang Palace, the two monarchs and ministers went to Ganquan Palace and boarded the Lingling Platform one after the other. The reason why this platform was built at the beginning was to facilitate the emperor to look at the tombs of Meishan. The original Jingling, Shengling and Minglings are now Another Qingling will be added.

Xiao Bai stood on the stage looking far away for a long time, then suddenly asked: "Wei Qing, you said earlier that someone wanted to see me, but I was busy with government affairs and didn't take care of it, who is that person?"

Wei Wuji replied respectfully: "Reporting to Your Majesty, this person has the same surname as Your Majesty, and the single name is Shen."

"Xiao Shen?" Xiao Bai was slightly taken aback, and then said: "At the time of the change of the Huanqiu Altar, he timidly fought and feared the enemy and left without saying goodbye, now he is coming back to see me?"

Wei Wuji said softly: "After all, he is the most senior person in the royal family, and he is also your majesty's teacher. Now that your majesty is enthroned as a great treasure, as the saying goes, one emperor and one courtier, it is reasonable for him, an old minister from the hidden residence, to come back. "

After thinking for a while, Xiao Bai said: "Okay, I will meet this old ancestor, and I will leave this matter to you to arrange."

Wei Wuji respectfully agreed.

……

Zhao Qing had already returned to the Han Mansion, but he didn't let anyone know about it. As a current martial artist, it's not too difficult to do this even in the imperial capital.

At this time, Zhao Qing was exhausted, the previous battle with Chen Ye, even though he was a martial artist known as invincible in the same land, even though he seemed to have a great advantage, but after all, he was fighting across the border, it was still very difficult In the end, he punched Chen Ye's eyebrows, and at the same time, Chen Ye pressed a thunderbolt into his body, which damaged more than a dozen acupoints, and his cultivation level, which was expected to climb to the eighteenth floor, fell. Back to the original position.

The more important point is that His Majesty the Emperor, who was also a warrior monk, died, and the new king, Xiao Bai, practiced Xiao Shen's way of swordsmanship. He was considered a different person from him. Luck, if he can, how many points he can get, whether it can still be the same as before, these are full of variables, so Zhao Qing began to think about whether to give up the shortcut of the Wufang Emperor Fist, and change to the old Chu Wusheng Li Xiaocheng. that bumpy road.

It's just that he is not a talented exile, and he doesn't have such a great opportunity as Xu Beiyou. If he gave up the Wufang Emperor Fist, would he still have a chance to reach the top of the [-]th Floor of the Earth Immortal in this life?
Speaking of Xu Beiyou, Zhao Qing couldn't help but think of that girl Xiao Zhinan. If that girl wasn't a daughter, she would be much better than Xiao Bai in taking over the throne.

Just as Zhao Qing was wandering away, Han Xuan, who was in the next court, had already returned to the mansion. He didn't even change his official uniform, and came directly to see Zhao Qing.

At this time, Zhao Qing was sitting cross-legged on the wooden floor in the corridor. When Han Xuan came behind him, he didn't turn around and said straight to the point: "Xiao Xuan is really dead. Yu is alive, and there is nothing he can do."

Han Xuan gasped heavily, sat beside Zhao Qing with some difficulty, and asked, "Why didn't you stay in Jiangdu, but returned to the imperial capital early?"

Zhao Qing said calmly: "The reason why we returned to the capital early was actually Xiao Xuan's intention. Xiao Xuan's original intention was to keep a secret, so that Taoists could not detect the truth, and then dared not act rashly. After all, Xiao Xuan was almost punched. The person who killed Qiu Ye, as long as he still has breath, the Daoist will not dare to do anything, and those of us who return to the imperial capital are not only Xiao Xuan's means to disturb the sight of the Daoist, but also to ensure that there will be no trouble in the imperial capital."

"But." Zhao Qing suddenly raised his voice, "Someone leaked the news of Xiao Xuan's death, Xiao Bai ascended the throne in advance, and made it clear to the world, which made Xiao Xuan's last painstaking effort become useless. People are among those of us who returned to the imperial capital, Han Xuan, who do you think it is?"

Han Xuan frowned slightly, and said without any hesitation, "Wei Wuji."

Zhao Qing snorted coldly, "Zhuzi is not enough to plan, Wei Wuji is, Xiao Bai is also, they don't even think about it, this move will leave Xiao Zhinan who is still in Jiangdu, the Taoist school knows the news of Xiao Xuan's death, naturally they don't know If there is any further hesitation, hold back, it will be difficult for Xiao Zhinan and the others to send Xiao Xuan's coffin back to the imperial capital."

Han Xuan asked: "Then you return to Jiangdu immediately?"

Zhao Qing shook his head decisively.

Han Xuan frowned suddenly.

Zhao Qing said indifferently: "I have served three generations of the Xiao family, Xiao Lie, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Xuan. Among them, Xiao Lie is my mentor. His kindness is greater than heaven, so it goes without saying. Although I don't like Xiao Yu very much. , but I have to say that he is considered a hero of a generation, and it is not impossible to work for him. As for Xiao Xuan, I have the righteousness of a monarch and a minister with him, as well as a teacher-student friendship. Don't be stingy with the luck of the emperor, I can also work for him. It's just that Xiao Bai has never had any contact with me, and he has no kindness or friendship. In the past, he relied heavily on Xiao Shen, and Xiao Shen and I have always been at odds. Why should you be loyal to him?"

Han Xuan was about to speak, but Zhao Qing waved his hand and interrupted: "Don't tell me about your righteousness, if I respect this kind of thing, I shouldn't be a subject of Da Qi, I should still be a member of Da Zheng. The military governor of the Northern Region died in battle in Zhili Prefecture."

Han Xuan was speechless for a long time, and finally could only sigh helplessly.

(End of this chapter)