I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 108 The Parting Ceremony

"Pharmacist Wu, son of King Chen Yan, respectfully invite Shengan."

"I'm safe, get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

At this time, the Taoist Emperor Zhao Lingyuan was wearing a wide silk Taoist gown, with a jade hairpin and a Taoist bun, which seemed to be a fairy tale.

On the side, sat an old man and a young man, playing chess.

The young man has a round face and delicate eyebrows, but because of excessive thinking, there are three vertical lines between the eyebrows. He is wearing a green robe of the fifth rank, and a whitebait bag representing the holy family is hung on his waist.But it was Prince Zhongyun Lin Changyuan, whose hand gestures were extremely standard, like a big player who has played chess for decades.

Opposite is the British Duke Fu Maoxiu, with a big horse and a golden knife, sitting upright, with his back straight, and his gestures are extremely casual, but every time he falls, it seems like a general giving an order and a warrior swinging a knife.There is a vague killing spirit.

Surrounding the two players who were playing chess, besides the Emperor Daojun and His Highness the Crown Prince, there were also a few people who he could roughly recognize as spectators: Brothers from the Fu family, Prime Minister Li Fuzhi, the new Yushi Zhongcheng Chen Boyuan, the new official minister Jiang Liang, There was also a young man who didn't know his name and surname, but only knew that he was an official of the Eastern Palace, and he should be a close friend of the crown prince.

Pharmacist Wu was somewhat surprised by such a situation. Just looking at these spectators, he knew that the two players who played this game should have extremely high chess skills.

Emperor Daojun waved his hand to beckon him over, and he also watched half a game of chess.

"Go ahead, Dalang, Saburo, and Prince Wu, you young people will go out with me for a walk to get some air."

"Yes."

Emperor Daojun opened his mouth and said, several people here were ordered to follow him out of the abode and walk in the corridor of the palace.

Before Zhao Lingyuan was about to go out, the eunuch Tian Fuguo brought a cloak for him to put on.Since Shang Yuan Ye, Tian Fuguo completely suppressed Li Jinzhong and became the most useful eunuch in front of the Daojun Emperor.

It turned out that the reason why the eight court ladies in Shangyuan Ye were able to get together was precisely because the hidden pile of Honglian Road gave some money to the eunuch in charge under Li Jinzhong. At that time, this matter was found out, and the eunuch in charge was directly killed by the stick Yes, Li Jinzhong was demoted to guard the imperial tomb for the crime of negligence.As for whether he can return to the palace, it depends on good fortune.

But Yaoshi Wu was secretly amazed that Dalang was called Prince and Sanlang was called Fu Jinchuan. Just by looking at these titles, one could tell how Sanlang of the Fu family was a member of the family. It was as close as calling himself a nephew.

"It's almost March, and it's neither hot nor cold, so it's best for traveling. Has Saburo gone hunting during this time?"

Fu Jinchuan, who heard Emperor Daojun's question, said with a smile: "I want to go hunting, but I think there are not many animals in Beiyuan, if I go a few times, I'm afraid everyone will have no prey to hunt after the spring hunting. "

"Hahahaha, yes, there are indeed fewer ferocious beasts in Beiyuan now. It would be embarrassing for you to shoot rabbits outside. The tigers and leopards in Shangjing are rarely in the mountains. Then wait for the spring hunting. Show me how your riding and archery skills are doing now."

A piece of information revealed in the words of Emperor Daojun is that he will personally participate in the spring hunting.You must know that he hasn't even participated in the spring hunting for many years. In recent years, the palace gates have not been seen very much. Last year's winter festival ceremony was presided over by the prince.

Heading to the spring hunt now?What's the meaning?Is it possible that you are dissatisfied with the prince?Ready to step up to the front?

It doesn't look like it
Wu Yaoshi walked behind with a low eyebrow and pleasing eyes. He had no room to intervene in the conversation between Emperor Daojun and Prince Fu Jinchuan. Suddenly he felt a little ridiculous.

Even if he is unmarried, he, Yaoshi Wu, should be closer to the Emperor Daojun and His Royal Highness according to reason, after all, he is the real son-in-law of the Emperor and the sister-in-law of His Royal Highness.And Fu Jinchuan is just a niece and son-in-law, a cousin's son-in-law, needless to say far and near.

But the current situation is that he is like an outsider.

This thing is quite intriguing.This also shows that blood relationship and name are really not considered in the case of close and distant relatives.

"Wu Shizi copied the Tao Te Ching, do you have some experience?" The emperor suddenly asked, and pulled back Wu Yaoshi who was wandering.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I'm stupid. The Tao Te Ching is indeed a bit profound. I've copied it dozens of times, but now I can barely say that I have a half-knowledge?"

Pharmacist Wu said very modestly.

"Hehehe, that's right. At your age, if you don't know much about it, it's not easy. See you suddenly today, is there something to do?"

"Don't dare to lie to His Majesty, there are indeed some things."

"Bluntly."

"The minister complies with the decree, and the minister believes that Buddhism guides people to be good and help the poor."

Pharmacist Wu was talking, when he noticed that Zhao Lingyuan stopped suddenly, and then turned his head to look at him.

He hurriedly lowered his head, and the words in his mouth stopped.

"Head up."

After Wu Yaoshi heard Zhao Lingyuan's words, he raised his head slowly, saw those deep eyes, felt like falling into an ice cave, and lowered his head again, not daring to look directly.

At this moment, Pharmacist Wu felt like a stone was blocked in his chest, he couldn't breathe well, and even felt his hands and feet were a little cold.

It is almost March, and the sun is just right at this time.

"I know what you are going to say, and I also know what your Wu family's plan is, so I don't need to say the following words. I am upset and in a bad mood."

Yaoshi Wu cupped his hands and said, "Yes."

At this moment, the cynical Yan Wang Shizi in the past is already sweating profusely.Followed behind the three of them in step, not talking.

A gust of wind blew by, directly making him shiver.

At this time, it was Fu Jinchuan who looked at him and said, "Wu Shizi, why did you start sweating after walking these few steps? Your body is too weak, and you should avoid going to Fengyue Land in the future. If you have nothing to do, you need to move your muscles more.”

Hearing this, Yaoshi Wu couldn't laugh or cry. He used to always go there, but for the past two months, he stayed at home obediently. But when Fu Jinchuan told him this, he couldn't justify himself, he could only apologize : "Master Fu said so."

Emperor Daojun was very interested, and he walked outside for half an hour before returning to the Abode.

However, Yinggong and Lin Changyuan were inseparable between black and white. In the end, the two ended the game with Yinggong winning two and one draw.

Lin Changyuan sat up and took a deep look at the British Duke.

"Thank you, Lord, for teaching me."

"Chang Yuan, you don't need to be too polite. Your chess strength is already very high. Just now, I was also tricked by tricks, so I managed to beat you a few times. But here is a word to share with you. You are too determined to win or lose. This is a good thing." , is not a good thing, sometimes you have to ignore the outcome."

"Thank you, Lord, for teaching me."

"This ginger seems to be old and hot." These words were said by Emperor Daojun, but they also caused everyone to laugh.

Afterwards, Zhao Lingyuan only left the British Duke Fu Maoxiu, and everyone else, including His Royal Highness, let them step down.

The two also sat in front of the chessboard, making moves casually. Zhao Lingyuan looked at the chessboard and said, "Wu Yaoshi, what do you think?"

Fu Maoxiu didn't affect his words even though he said, "But I just met him for less than half a day, how do I feel? Besides, he is your son-in-law, not my son-in-law. But I only found out after chatting with this kid. The Fengyue scene is far worse than ours."

"What do you think about the extermination of the Buddha?"

"Buddha extermination is not a major event, but it will cause some chaos to some extent. The capital governors need to replace some smart and capable generals, so as to suppress the chaos directly. In addition, we must prevent Honglian Dao from colluding with the Buddhist sect Now it seems that they should have colluded together. The transfer of the frontier army and the imperial army generals that His Majesty did before is also a response to the situation?"

"I know that nothing can be hidden from you. Now that the Duke of Ding Guo sits in Hedong, there will be no chaos in Hebei. There is King Yong in Guanzhong, King Shu and Duke Zhen Guo in Jiannan Road, and Duke Wei in Jianye, Nanjing. There is no worry in the south of the Yangtze River." , but the two Huaihe Rivers are a problem, Yangzhou governor Zhao Wenjie is useless, do you have someone to choose?"

"Hahaha, to be honest, I am here today for the governor of Yangzhou."

Zhao Lingyuan put down the chess pieces, looked up at Fu Maoxiu, "You? No, I can't do without you in the capital now. You have to help me take care of this new army."

Fu Maoxiu said: "Of course it's not me, how about my Saburo?"

Zhao Lingyuan was taken aback after hearing this, then nodded and said: "Sanlang is a good candidate. It is time to use Sanlang's vigor to shock the young people in Jianghuai and Huaihe. I originally planned to keep him in Shangjing for a few years. Let him be idle for two years as a deputy, but let him be the governor of Yangzhou, but you have to choose a seasoned and prudent long history."

Fu Maoxiu said, "How about Cui Fangyi?"

Zhao Lingyuan smiled and said: "Okay, you have already thought about it, I guess, it is Sanlang who wants to go to Yangzhou, right? No, if Sanlang wants to go out, he must be in Hexi or Shuofang. That is Sizi up"

Fu Maoxiu also laughed and said, "It's suitable for both public and private affairs."

"What do you think of the Golden Horde and Qingtang? Although there is no war for the time being, I am still a little worried. It is not appropriate to start another war on the frontier right now."

"Don't worry, Tuoba Chide, the Great Lord of the Qing Tang Dynasty, was killed by San Lang and vomited blood. He is still on the sick bed, and the princes are vying for the position. Now they can't take care of themselves. As for the golden account, before I left from Hexi, I left it for the Golden Family. A great gift."

While talking, Fu Maoxiu dropped a chess piece on the northwest corner of the chessboard. If the world is likened to a chessboard, this position is in Hexi.

As if to echo Fu Maoxiu's son, at the same time in the northern border, on the grassland at the foot of Jinshan, tens of thousands of northerners gathered.

A majestic man, wearing a worn leather robe and holding a blood-stained machete, shouted in the crowd.

"We forged weapons for the Golden Family, but these weapons have become tools for the Golden Family to enslave us. They come in and out of our tents at will, abuse our wives and daughters, take away our cattle and sheep at will, and let our old people and Children freeze to death and starve to death in winter, we were all wolves, but now we are dogs.”

"Even if the last drop of blood is shed, we will fight the Golden Family to the end!"

"For survival and dignity!"

At the beginning of March in the 18th year of Xuanjia, the head of the Ge Luolu tribe at the foot of Jinshan, Timur, together with more than a dozen tribes in the west, gathered at the foot of Jinshan to kill the affairs officer sent by the royal court to monitor, and held up the uprising against the Jin family. banner.

In the northern border, the flames of war reignited.

(End of this chapter)