Judge of the Lamp

After eating a jar of wine, Yan Huan was slightly drunk, and got up to leave.

"What happened today, Marquis Yun must not tell others."

Xu Zhiqiong agreed and sent Yan Huan to the carriage.

Back at the mansion, Xu Zhiqiong took out all the weapons he had brought to Huoyang Mountain.

He said that the True God Suzaku gave me six weapons, but there are only five of them, so where is the remaining one?
A short knife, ten spears, plus some scattered short soldiers and hidden weapons, none of these weapons showed signs of life.

The medicine bag given by Brother Tong and the silver needle given by Brother Han all showed no signs of life.

The contract Xue Yun gave was still the same, just a piece of paper.

It's hard to confirm the mandarin duck blades, they have their own spirituality, but they seem to be no different from before.

Besides these, what else?
There are two other things, I don't know if they are considered weapons.

One is the six copper coins that Xu Zhiqiong often used for divination.

When touching these six copper coins, Xu Zhiqiong could always feel a wave of heartache.

There is also a mirror, a small mirror hanging on the body.

This is the latent light mirror that Wu Xu gave Xu Zhiqiong. It can cover up the cultivation base of the fifth rank and above. Wearing the latent light mirror, the cultivation base that can be detected is only the fifth rank.

This mirror has never played a role on Xu Zhiqiong, because Xu Zhiqiong has just reached the fifth rank.

Does this thing show signs of life?
Xu Zhiqiong felt it for a long time, only to feel dizzy for a while.

No, this thing is too high-level, I can't explore it.

Xu Zhiqiong put the copper coin and the latent light together, and was thinking, when he heard the maid report: "Master Hou, the emperor is here."

Mo Chi finally couldn't hold back anymore and found it by himself.

He knew that Xu Zhiqiong had arrived in Wansheng City yesterday, but due to his status, he couldn't take the initiative to visit, so he didn't expect Xu Zhiqiong to never go to the palace.

With his status as emperor, he could directly break into Xu Zhiqiong's room, but he didn't do so.

If he wanted Xu Zhiqiong to stay, he had to show enough sincerity.

When Xu Zhiqiong packed up his weapons and went out to meet him, Mo Chi entered the Marquis's mansion alone without any guards.

The host and guest are seated, and there are only two people in the hall.

Mo Chi said to Xu Zhiqiong: "I won't play tricks, but why are you willing to stay in Dayu?"

Xu Zhiqiong said in surprise, "I'm in Wansheng City right now, and I didn't say I want to leave."

Mo Chi shook his head and said, "You will leave one day, but I hope you will stay in Dayu for the rest of your life."

Xu Zhiqiong said with a smile: "This is difficult for others."

Mo Chi nodded: "It's a bit difficult, but I can afford the price. I can make you a Duke. Can you stay in Dayu?"

The duke is a first-class duke, one class older than the marquis.

Xu Zhiqiong didn't make a sound.

Mo Chi said again: "I can change Da Yu's laws. You can be a duke, but you can also hold an important position. I can appoint you as a grand guest, which is equivalent to a first-rank official of Daxuan.
Moreover, Da Yu's title is different from Da Xuan's. Da Yu's title is a real title. I will give you a county fiefdom. This fiefdom belongs only to you, and you are their master, from generation to generation! "

The fiefdoms of the three counties surpassed that of his uncle Dongjian Wang Suguang. As long as Xu Zhiqiong agreed, besides Mo Chi, he would be the most senior person in Yu Xianguo.

After a long silence, Xu Zhiqiong smiled: "Your Majesty, forgive me to tell you the truth, I was hesitant at the time, and I really agree to this matter."

What Xu Zhiqiong said was indeed the truth, and the conditions offered by Mo Chi were too tempting.

Mo Chi frowned and said, "But why didn't you agree?"

Xu Zhiqiong sighed and said, "If I agree, will His Majesty still be able to sit on the throne? Will Da Yu's clan tolerate such a high status and power for a foreigner?"

Mo Chi picked up his wine glass, took a sip and said, "I'm the emperor, so I don't have to care what they think."

Xu Zhiqiong shook his head: "You are a smart person, you know in your heart that the emperor can't do everything.

It is because you are worried about the instability of the throne that you want to keep me at all costs, but after you really keep me, what else can I do for you? "

Mo Chi said: "You are the most strategic and courageous person I have ever met, and you are the best fighter I have ever seen. I must keep you. As long as I keep you, I can keep Da Yu Jiangshan."

Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said, "The person you mentioned is not me, but Daxuan."

Mo Chi was stunned for a while, not quite understanding Xu Zhiqiong's meaning: "Are you worried that the emperor of Daxuan won't let you go? No problem, I can exchange it with Suzaku Cultivator. This is what you Daxuan needs. Let the emperor give a number, and he will agree."

Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said, "Without Daxuan, I can't help you with anything.

You thought I was the one who would fight, but in fact that person was one of Daxuan’s best generals, and there were more than one outstanding generals. We won a battle in Cong’an County, and Daxuan’s army immediately went south to fight. The Gu clan no longer had the power to fight back,
You don’t have to worry about the land in the eighteen counties. Daxuan has no shortage of land, and it will be returned to you soon. As for the disputes within the royal family, as long as Daxuan is still behind you, no one can shake your position. When his father came back, he couldn't either. "

Mo Chi sighed and said, "Tell me, what method can I use to keep you?"

"Your Majesty, it's not me that you need to keep. You can decide for yourself what to keep."

Mo Chi shook his head again and again, got up and left the Marquis's mansion.

Back at the palace, the guard came to report: "Your Majesty, Xuanguo has sent a letter, urging you to release Yunhou immediately."

The reason why the word release is used is because Xu Zhiqiong's identity is a hostage.

According to the agreement between the two countries, Mo Chi and Xu Zhiqiong were each other's hostages, and they exchanged.

Now that Mo Chi has returned to the country to proclaim himself emperor, there is no reason to leave Xu Zhiqiong behind.

Mo Chi thought for a moment and said, "Reply to Xuanguo, the alliance between Xuanyu and Xuanyu will remain unchanged, I send Yang Huan as a hostage, and go to Xuanguo immediately."

Daxuan Palace, in the secret pavilion.

Emperor Chang Le was furious: "Damn it! Send me away with some kind of princess! If you don't return Zhi Qiong, I'll hit Wan Sheng City!"

Liang Jixiong nodded and said: "It's not too late, send a letter to Chu Xin immediately, let him prepare to send troops, I will go to Yu Xianguo in person, Yan Huan is the only one of them who can fight, let me see if there is any of that old thing Dare to fight me!"

Yan Anqing, the chief assistant of the cabinet, hurriedly stopped him and said: "Your Majesty, this must not be done. The previous king ruined Daxuan's one-year harvest by expelling the Suzaku cultivators, and the famine continued in various places. It's like adding insult to injury!"

Yan Anqing said that Yu Xian cannot do without Daxuan, but Daxuan also cannot do without Yu Xian.

Emperor Chang Le said angrily: "What good plan do you have?"

Yan Anqing said: "The covenant is still in place, and the cross-talk cannot be terminated."

Emperor Chang Le nodded and said: "Forget it, if he sent a princess, I'll give him a princess."

He looked at Fanghua Princess He Fang, He Fang looked at Liang Yuyao, and Liang Yuyao touched the rope around her waist.

Liang Jixiong glared at the two princesses, Yan Anqing said: "Your Majesty, it might be inappropriate for the princess to be a hostage."

Liang Jixiong squinted his eyes and said, "What's wrong?"

Yan Anqing said: "Emperor Yu Xian has just succeeded to the throne, and his foundation is not stable. His intention is very obvious. He wants to keep Marquis Yun by his side to assist him. No matter who His Majesty sends to go, I am afraid that he will not be able to replace Marquis Yun."

Emperor Chang Le thumped the table: "Then let's discuss it!"

Yan Anqing said: "Your Majesty, be careful, Marquis Yun must stay in Yu Xianguo, this is for the community and the people of Daxuan."

There was silence in the secret pavilion, and Emperor Chang Le frowned tightly: "This matter has to be discussed with Zhi Qiong, we can't force him!"

……

Xu Zhiqiong is learning Yu Xian's dialect with Qiao Zhu. Most of the learning in the past was listening and speaking. Now that he has the foundation, he starts to learn reading and writing systematically.

Yu Xian's writing is somewhat similar to Xuan Wen's. To read and write, you only need to hold hands instead of mouth to mouth. Although Qiaozhu's little hands are also very soft, Xu Zhiqiong's learning progress is much slower.

After learning a dozen characters, Xu Zhiqiong suddenly realized that he seemed to have seen Yu Xianguo's writing and grammar somewhere.

He was searching for memories when he suddenly saw smoke rising from the incense burner.

Xu Zhiqiong took away the bamboo, closed the door, injected Yin and Yang into the incense burner, and Emperor Changle's face was outlined in the smoke.

"Zhiqiong, that bastard Mo Chi refused to let you go, and even sent some princess Yanghuan as a hostage. If you don't want to stay in Yu Xianguo, come back immediately. If Mo Chi dares to turn his back on you, I will let Chu Xin mobilize troops!"

Xu Zhiqiong hurriedly stopped him and said, "No, absolutely not! We have worked so hard to reconcile the two countries, how can we easily use weapons!"

"If not, I'll ask Sixth Sister to come back for you first, and see if Mo Chi is willing!"

"He is absolutely unwilling. He is afraid that if I leave, no one will help him fight the war."

"Then I will ask Chu Xin to replace you."

"How can Chu Xin give it to them!" Xu Zhiqiong shook his head repeatedly. If such a famous general falls into the hands of Yu Xianren, the consequences will be disastrous.

"Your Majesty, the battle that Mo Chi will fight is not only on the battlefield, but also in the court. I will stay a little longer and help him secure the throne."

Emperor Chang Le said: "Did you go well with Yu Xian?"

Xu Zhiqiong sobbed and said: "It's not going well, I can't eat well, I can't sleep well, and there is no one around me who can talk to my mouth."

Emperor Chang Le was also sad when he heard it; "Then you come back, let's talk to each other."

"Let's talk about it later, don't worry, Your Majesty, when it's time for me to leave, Mo Chi will definitely not be able to keep me." Xu Zhiqiong and Emperor Chang Le made an agreement and stayed in Yu Xianguo for the time being.

After dinner, Xu Zhiqiong continued to learn Yu Xian's writing.

The more he learned, the more familiar Xu Zhiqiong felt. When he learned the thirty-sixth character, Xu Zhiqiong suddenly realized something.

He knew where he had seen Yu Xian's writing.

In "Ancestral Nursing Records"!

In "Ancestor of Nursing", there is a paragraph of text that has been unable to be deciphered, because Xu Zhiqiong does not recognize the deciphered text.

Xu Zhiqiong always thought that he had cracked it wrong, but after carefully checking the cracked algorithm, he found that there was indeed no mistake.

Now he suddenly realized that those words were not Xuanwen at all!
Xu Zhiqiong was ecstatic, and was about to go to the small black room to take out the rubbings for verification.

Suddenly, I heard the maid Eyan come to report: "Your Majesty, a Xuanman came outside the door and said he was an old friend of yours."

As soon as he heard that it was Xuanren, Xu Zhiqiong felt very kind, so he hurriedly asked someone to come in.

The person who came was a man in his forties, Xu Zhiqiong looked him up and down, but he didn't seem to recognize him.

The man saluted Xu Zhiqiong, and Xu Zhiqiong returned the salute, "Dare to ask Gao's name?"

"You don't know me?" The man smiled, pointing to the clothes on his body, "Do you recognize the material?"

His tone was very blunt, and the smile on his face was a bit joking.

The person is not good!
Xu Zhiqiong ordered all the maids to step back, and he stared at his clothes for a while, seeing the long gown fluttering on his body like water, Xu Zhiqiong immediately recognized the special material.

This is the most precious hundred-flower brocade among brocades.

Xu Zhiqiong said, "Are you from Huazhou?"

The man nodded and said: "Good eyesight, I'm from Huazhou, and the three states of Hua, Zhu, and Xin are good doctors, Sun Qianli!"

When the words fell, Sun Qianli suddenly came to Xu Zhiqiong's back, with a dagger across Xu Zhiqiong's neck: "Ma Shangfeng, are you guilty?"