Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 380 Holy Bone
"What's the matter? What does General Jin think of my method? Or is there a better way?" Wang Wenzuo laughed.

"This matter is so important that I can't answer it in the next moment?" Jin Huicheng lowered his head in embarrassment.His reaction was completely within Wang Wenzuo's expectations. It was like this when he served Jin Renwen as the lieutenant last time. If he gave a clear order, this is a good executor, but if it exceeds the scope of the order , this one doesn't know what to do.Wang Wenzuo is very aware of this point. If he argues with him about the border conflict, he will probably be like Jin Renwen back then, and get annoyed by this stubborn old man. Directly requesting the redrawing of the border is definitely beyond the scope of his authority. First, let him be confused, and the rest will be easy to talk about.

"How long will General Jin take? One hour? Two hours? Or the next day?" Wang Wenzuo asked.

"This, this is probably not enough!" Beads of sweat the size of soybeans were already oozing from Jin Huicheng's forehead.

"How long will it take, there must be a letter of approval, right?"

"Determining the border of the country is a major matter. It must be reported to the lord first, and it cannot be decided by the next person! Therefore, it is impossible to give the envoy a letter!"

"General Jin, it's really not up to you and me to decide on the division of states and counties, but now we are only dividing the original boundaries in more detail, such as a certain forest, a certain stream, and a certain village, so as to avoid future disputes, isn't it? This trivial matter should bother the king? Is this the duty of you and me as ministers?"

"This--, this--" Jin Huicheng was speechless at Wang Wenzuo's barrage of questions. In fact, it was not that he was unprepared before he came. On the contrary, he made very detailed preparations. The problem is that he prepared The most important thing is the accusation of how to evade the various small actions of the Silla people. For this reason, he memorized the materials that many Baekje people invaded Silla's border at that time, and prepared to throw out these materials as soon as the Chinese envoys raised them. , the negotiation will turn into a bad debt that cannot be cleared up at all, and there will be no results.

But what he didn't expect was that Wang Wenzuo didn't accuse the Silla people of intrusion at the border from the very beginning, but directly demanded that the border between the two countries be clearly divided.But in fact, Jin Huicheng cannot be blamed for this. After all, for the Silla people, the more blurred the border is, the more it is conducive to their encroachment and encroachment. How could his boss give him the authority to fine-tune the border? Personality, if the boss does not give permission, he will naturally not prepare the corresponding belly case?
"General Jin, why don't you answer?" Seeing Jin Huicheng like this, Wang Wenzuo knew that he had made the right bet. Chaos, so as not to poison the people, but General Jin always says 'this' and 'that', what is the meaning? Could it be that I feel that my official position is humble and I am not worthy of talking with you?"

"Why did the envoy of the upper kingdom say that, and I have absolutely no intention of doing so!" Jin Huicheng could no longer insist on using "this, that" to deal with it this time, and hurried forward to stop Wang Wenzuo, saying: "Indeed, the matter of dividing the border is of great importance." , I didn’t get the authorization from the lord when I came here, so I dare not speak nonsense!”

"You can't talk about demarcation of national borders. What can we talk about?"

"Let's talk about the handling of the conflicts between the two sides a few days ago!" Jin Huicheng was afraid that Wang Wenzuo would be annoyed at this time, so he replied cautiously: "The lord of the country has given full power to the humble officials!"

"Brother Jin, you and I are old acquaintances. Back then we worked together under the tent of General Renshou and formed a friendship. We haven't seen each other for so long. Let's have a drink together!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile.

"Then, what happened here?" Jin Huicheng asked.

"Leave it to the people below. Chang Zhi, you can go and talk about this matter for me!" Wang Wenzuo didn't wait for Jin Huicheng to shirk, so he put his arms around Jin Huicheng's arm and said as he walked, "Baekje has long since perished, and the Tang Dynasty has long since perished. He and Silla are called monarchs and ministers, and they are actually father and son. They have a good relationship, but there are always a few ignorant people who are conflicting with each other, so what's the big deal? It's almost enough, don't delay us from drinking!" He dragged Jin Huicheng to the next room. Jin Huicheng's followers wanted to catch up, but Cao Wenzong blocked him, and said with a smile on his face: "My master is easy to kill after drinking, so you should not enter the house, lest the sword will have no eyes and hurt you." It will be bad if you lose your peace!"

About two hours later, Wang Wenzuo and Jin Huicheng came out again. The two of them were already full of alcohol. Wang Wenzuo shouted: "Chang Zhi, Chang Zhi, are we done talking?"

"Report to Duke Ming, we've finished talking!" Hei Chi Chang stepped forward and said.

"Well, it's good when it's over, you remember, in the future, you must not lose the style of my Tang Dynasty! Do you understand?"

"This subordinate understands!" Hei Chi Chang Zhi bowed.

"Okay, it's getting late, so let's come here today!" Wang Wenzuo held Jin Huicheng's arm with one hand, and waved to the Silla people around him with the other: "Thanks for the hospitality today, sorry for the inconvenience, next time you come to Sibi Come on, I will take care of everything!" After saying that, he walked out with Jin Huicheng in his arms.

When the two went out of the gate, Wang Wenzuo let go of Jin Huicheng's arm, bowed his hands to him, and said with a smile, "I'm bothering you today, but this place is a bit rough. Why don't General Jin come to Zhouliu City tomorrow, let me invite you back. Come in a couple?"

"No need!" Jin Huicheng's face was naturally not angry. He didn't need to ask his subordinates, he knew that Silla must have suffered a loss this time. He just wanted to get rid of this rascal who was always smiling in front of him as soon as possible, anyway. Next time whoever likes to come, I will definitely not deal with this bastard.

Wang Wenzuo was about to say a few more words on the scene, when he suddenly felt that he was pulled by a strong force, and he fell backward like riding a cloud, and fell dizzy.When he realized what was going on, he saw that Cao Wenzong had blocked himself behind: "Be careful, there are assassins!"

"Assassin?" Wang Wenzuo touched the back of his head to confirm that he was not injured: "Where is the assassin?"

"I don't know yet!" Cao Wenzong held a leather shield in one hand and helped Wang Wenzuo up with the other. The guards on the left and right surrounded him to protect Wang Wenzuo.

"Someone used a crossbow to assassinate here on the second floor just now! Xiao Yi and two people have already passed!" Cao Wenzong pointed to the two-story building about thirty steps away on his right hand. Wen Zong said that the building with metal flashes in the window.

"A Silla assassin?"

"Depending on the situation, it shouldn't be!" Cao Wenzong said in a low voice, "That arrow hit the leader of the Silla people!"

"Jin Huicheng was shot?" Wang Wenzuo was stunned. It really didn't sound like a Silla assassin. Otherwise, why didn't he shoot after he and Jin Huicheng separated?
Wang Wenzuo walked into the crowd and saw Jin Huicheng lying on the ground in pain. His face, which had been stained red by alcohol, was now pale. A short crossbow shot through his thigh, and his coat was already stained red with blood. The large area is still expanding. A doctor is trying his best to stop the bleeding, but the situation is very bad. Judging from the speed at which the bloodstain expands, the arrow may have cut a certain blood vessel, or even a certain aorta.

"General Jin, General Jin?" Wang Wenzuo said in a gentle voice, "The doctor is treating the wound, the arrow just hit the leg, just bear with it for a while!"

"Yeah!" Jin Huicheng's forehead was covered with beads of sweat. He gritted his teeth and tried his best to smile: "I'm fine, Wang Shijun. I have been fighting since I tied my hair. It has been 40 years. Sooner or later, this day will come." Yes, it's just, it's just a pity that it's not in front of the formation!"

"General Jin, my men will definitely bring that assassin back!" Wang Wenzuo held Jin Huicheng's arm tightly. For the first time in his life, he showed sincere respect to this old man whom he had looked down upon just now. With ancient medical conditions and Seventy-eight out of ten he won't be able to pass this test at his age, and he should know this himself, not everyone can talk and laugh like this knowing that he is not far from death.

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"What? The assassin ran away?" Wang Wenzuo frowned. Although Wu Xiaoyi had a weird temper, his abilities were not fake, not to mention that there were two direct disciples of Cao Wenzong chasing after him. The small building is only thirty steps away from his side, and there are many Silla people around. If the assassin wants to escape, he must have wings.

"No!" Wu Xiaoyi shook his head, walked to Wang Wenzuo and whispered in his ear, Wang Wenzuo held his breath in surprise: "How is this possible?"

"Absolutely not wrong!" Wu Xiaoyi's tone was very firm: "Fu Er and Da Jing have also seen it!"

"Are you sure?" Wang Wenzuo turned his gaze to the two disciples who followed Wu Xiaoyi to capture the assassin.

"Absolutely not wrong!" The two nodded repeatedly.

"Forget it!" Wang Wenzuo pondered for a moment: "Just pretend that this incident never happened, and we will talk about everything after we go back!"

On the way back, Wang Wenzuo gently undulated on his horseback. Although the meeting with the Silla people went smoothly, the last accident gave him a very bad impression. He had a premonition: he Being implicated in an unknown conspiracy.

Zhou stayed in the city.

Satisfied, Wang Wenzuo sat up on the bed. Under the reflection of the oil lamp, his skin was like bronze. The lines of old scars were looming on his broad chest. His loose hair was loose and hung over his shoulders. Beneath the beard were lips pursed in displeasure.

"The thigh of the Silla man was shot through, and the blood flowed very quickly. It must have injured a blood vessel. He is really alive!"

"Fortunately I didn't hurt you!"

Gui Shiyun propped herself up on her elbows and looked up at him. She found that she fell in love with this man more and more. No matter who she met, she could deal with it properly and subdue him!
"At that time Cao Wenzong pushed me away!" Wang Wenzuo walked to the copper basin filled with warm water and wiped off the sweat on his body: "But the assassin is still my acquaintance!"

"acquaintance?"

"Yes!" Wang Wenzuo shook his head: "I hope this will not affect the relationship with the Silla people!"

"Silla people are very insidious!" Gui Shiyun became serious: "Your Majesty must not take them lightly!"

"I know this!" Wang Wenzuo had already finished wiping his body at this time, he threw down the wet cloth and began to put on his clothes.There were soft footsteps behind him, and a pair of soft arms stretched out to help Wang Wenzuo comb his hair.A few minutes later, he had finished dressing, turned around and kissed the woman, and said in a low voice, "But don't worry, even the most cunning fox can't beat a hunter!"

After leaving the room, Wang Wenzuo immediately saw Cao Wenzong approaching him. It seemed that this guy didn't need to rest, and could always appear by his side, but this was a good thing.

"When people come, just wait outside!" Cao Wenzong said in a low voice.

"Yeah!" Wang Wenzuo nodded. He knew that the "outside" that Cao Wenzong said referred to a side hall. There was no need to go through the gate and the garden in front of the main hall to enter the side hall. It is just suitable for the owner of the house to receive some secret guests who do not want others to see.

When Wang Wenzuo walked into the side hall, a woman who had been waiting here stood up. She knelt down and cried bitterly.

"Get up, Xiaoman!" Wang Wenzuo waved his hands helplessly: "It's obvious that you shot someone's thigh through, why are you crying!"

"What is that!" Xiaoman raised his head: "My family, no, the whole family died at their hands, so what is a mere leg?"

"What kind of family, family! Didn't you have no relatives when you were in Datang a few months ago? Why did family members, clansmen, and enemies all appear?" Wang Wenzuo smiled bitterly: "If I had known this, I would have Just let you stay in Chang'an for the rest of your life, at least you don't have so many troubles!"

"Yes!" Xiaoman sighed, with a sad smile on his face: "I also think staying in Chang'an will be much better, but there is no turning back!"

"If you continue to play charades like this, get out!" Wang Wenzuo said angrily.

"My surname is Pu, and I am the Silla Sacred Bone!"

"Silla Sacred Bone?" Wang Wenzuo frowned, he knew a lot about Silla's domestic situation: "No, as far as I know, Silla's Sacred Bone has been cut off since the death of Queen Zhende in Silla Otherwise, how did Jin Chunqiu ascend to the throne? How could this holy bone of yours appear again?"

It turned out that unlike Goguryeo and Baekje, Silla was established by the Sanhan tribe, an aboriginal people on the Korean peninsula. Compared with the Baekje people and Goguryeo, the Sanhan tribe was much behind in terms of culture and military level.Facing strong external military pressure from Baekje and Goguryeo, the originally dispersed tribes of the Three Hans could not form a unified Silla state through internal conquest wars, but could only form a state through internal alliances.

Therefore, in the Silla country, the original tribal aristocratic leaders retained a lot of privileges, which is manifested in the bone system, and the holy bone is the highest-ranking three surnames Park, Jin, and Xi. These three surnames are only intermarried with each other. , and only these three surnames can become kings.Jin Chunqiu, who was born in real bones, was able to ascend the throne as king only after all the holy bones were severed.

(End of this chapter)