That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 813
Xu Beiyou and his party did not go to Zhongdu. After a brief pause in Shaanxi, they chose to cross Xiheyuan from Shaanxi to Yuzhou.

The last time Xu Beiyou went to the imperial capital, he passed through Zhongdu because he had to go to Xiaoqiuling outside the Great Wall, and then transfer to Yanzhou from outside the Great Wall. A closer route.

Compared with Huzhou, where people are panic-stricken, and Shanzhou, where wars are rising, the situation in Yuzhou is a little better. At least there are no people fleeing, and the city is not closed behind closed doors. It's been all right.

Although this team of hundreds of people has tried their best to hurry, but after all, it is not a light cavalry with nothing to worry about, pulling the coffin of His Majesty the Emperor, and the speed can never be raised, and people can not rest, but horses have to rest, walking all the way Stop, stop, it will take half a month at the earliest to return to the imperial capital.

In the twilight, at a post station thirty miles away from Runan Mansion, the team rested on the spot, and more than a dozen secret guards scattered around, each of them took cover as secret sentries.Since Duanmu Ruisheng's rebellion, His Majesty the Emperor has strengthened his control over the Dark Guard Mansion. The abolishment of the three court officials earlier seems to have lost the previous three-legged power, and the remaining one has become more and more powerful. The prison was placed above the Anwei Mansion and Tiance Mansion, and Zhang Baisui, as the chief eunuch in charge of the ceremony, mobilized the manpower of the Anwei Mansion is just a matter of reason.

There was silence in the station, except for the occasional snort of horses. Although they were exhausted, they only had one hour to rest, and then they had to drive all night until the next station before they could rest in peace.

Taking advantage of this spare time, Xu Beiyou and Xiao Zhinan quietly left the post station and walked towards Tianzhong Mountain. The last time Xu Beiyou went to Runan Mansion, he was ambushed by the Dark Guard Mansion here. Passing by in a hurry, this time again, although coming and going in a hurry, it is much better than the situation of being chased and intercepted last time.

Tianzhong Mountain has a big name, but it is actually very small. When the two came to the foot of the mountain, they could see the top of the mountain at a glance, only to find that there was someone in Tianzhong Mountain at this time. Brocade clothes and fine clothes, the standard style of a nobleman of an aristocratic family.Xiao Zhinan was a little nervous at first, but soon relieved, not to mention that the distance between the two of them is not too far from the post station, with the cultivation base of Mr. Ping An and Zhang Baisui, they arrived in an instant, and Xu Beiyou who was beside her was also a genuine swordsman. Immortal, if it weren't for the people in the eighteenth floor of the earth immortal to do it himself, it really wouldn't take advantage of it.

Xiao Zhinan was relieved. At first he thought that someone from the Taoist sect was here to intercept him. Now that he looked carefully, he was indeed an Earth Immortal cultivator, but he was just entering the Earth Immortal Realm. She could easily deal with it by herself without Xu Beiyou's help. .

Xu Beiyou looked at the person who came, and hesitated for a moment, "Mr. Huo?"

The visitor said with a smile: "But Mr. Xu? Huo Xi has been waiting here for a long time."

Amid Xiao Zhinan's slight surprise, Huo Xichen walked down Tianzhong Mountain slowly, came to the two of them, and said: "Huo was waiting here specially after learning that Mr. Xu and His Royal Highness the Princess were going back to the imperial capital. Today It's finally here."

Xu Beiyou said with emotion: "It's hard for you."

Huo Xishen said sincerely: "If it weren't for the prestige of Elder Han Ge, Huo would not be able to become the head of the Huo family. Thank you for your great kindness and keep it in mind."

Xu Beiyou shook his head with a smile and said, "What kind of grace is this? I haven't even been to Huo's house, but I just asked the old man to say something. If you don't have the qualifications, let the old man say a few more words. I can't be the head of the Huo family either."

Huo Xichen said softly: "But some people have been short of this all their lives, and sometimes it makes a huge difference."

Xu Beiyou sighed, and then said: "This time the world is in chaos, the king of Wei, the king of Zhenbei, and the king of Liao, and the San Francisco are in chaos. I think you already know it, so I won't repeat it. Maybe in the future Yuzhou will not It’s a quiet place again, I hope you can prepare early.”

Huo Xi nodded solemnly.

Xu Beiyou looked up at the night, and sighed again.I don't know when, he also gradually became a member of Da Qi's court, perhaps when Han Xuan returned to the temple, or after marrying Xiao Zhinan, or even earlier, in short, Xu Beiyou now has a real relationship with Da Qi. The Qi court was tied together, and it was said that scholars carry wind, moon, mountains and rivers on their shoulders, and there is a breeze in their sleeves, but he carries the court of Jianzong on their shoulders, and there is no breeze in their sleeves. This is something that Xu Beiyou never thought of before the age of 20, let alone thought about things.

Although he was not alone in carrying the heavy burden, it was still too heavy for a young man of the crown age.

Huo Xishen hesitated for a moment, and asked: "Young Master Xu, Your Highness the Princess, may I ask you a question, what happened in the imperial capital?"

Xu Beiyou withdrew his gaze, shook his head and said, "We don't know either. The old man's several replies were vague, and he only said that we will talk after returning to the imperial capital."

Huo Xishen let out a little surprise, nodded and said: "In this way, there must be some changes in the imperial capital."

Having said that, Xiao Zhinan narrowed his eyes, his face darkened slightly.

Xu Beiyou held her hand, as if speaking to Huo Xichen, but also as if he was speaking to her, "The changes outside the imperial capital are nothing more than the new emperor Xiao Bai. This majesty is my uncle. I also had a lot of contacts with me before. From my impression of him, he is neither a fool nor an incompetent person. However, since ancient times, there have been many people whose temperament has changed drastically after ascending to the throne. Emperor Yang Xuanzong, There are too many to list, the position of the emperor will be the top of the mountain, and once you sit on it, you will inevitably have many thoughts that you would not normally have, and you will naturally do many things that you should not do."

Huo Xi took a deep look at Xiao Zhinan, seeing that she was normal, and then asked: "Young Master Xu, what do you mean by His Majesty today?"

Xu Beiyou said expressionlessly, "It's just my personal guess."

Xiao Zhinan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "I know Xiao Bai best, and there must be something wrong with him. From the fact that he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor without waiting for his father's coffin to return to the imperial capital, it can be seen that he is no longer the former Qi. Wang Xiaobai's heart is like water, there are many ripples, this statement is true."

Huo Xishen didn't dare to say any more.

Xu Beiyou looked at Zhongshan Mountain in the night sky, and murmured in an unreal voice: "People's hearts are like water, and the most difficult thing to grasp is the human heart. Putting Zhu Xian's hands in the Taoist sect, or having other selfish intentions, using the entire Sword Sect as a pawn to flatter the court, and so on, wouldn't the master's hard work be in vain? One thought makes a huge difference."

Huo Xishen may not have heard clearly, but Xiao Zhinan did. She took a deep look at Xu Beiyou and said, "Mr. Huo knew about the changes in the imperial capital as far away as Yuzhou. It can be seen that the situation in the imperial capital is out of control. To put it bluntly, the time is when the world is in turmoil, and the world is full of slander and rumors, but Xiao Bai, as the king of a country, has nothing to do. This time when the palace enters Beijing, the only thing to do is to send back the coffin of his father. Apart from the imperial capital, there is one more thing, this palace must correct people's hearts and calm false rumors."

She said word by word: "What Xiao Bai won't do, I will do."

(End of this chapter)