The Beacon of Kyushu

Chapter 25 The Treacherous Hero Suffers Filial Piety

A few days later, early in the morning.

The east is only pale, and the ancient city of Luoyang seems to be still sleeping, unwilling to wake up.With the sound of wheels rolling on the bluestone road, the silence of the ancient city was instantly broken.An exquisite carriage drove into the city quickly and came straight to Fufu.

After a while, the carriage stopped in front of the mansion, and the people in the carriage gently lifted a corner of the curtain.Seeing this, the coachman hurriedly got out of the car, walked respectfully to the side of the carriage, and slowly knelt on the ground.The people in the carriage smiled slightly, stepped on the coachman's back, and got out of the carriage calmly.I saw that this person was a luxuriously dressed eunuch in his early forties, and he was the head of the servants, Wang Ji'en.

Seeing Wang Jien get out of the car, the coachman ran to the gate of Fu Mansion and knocked heavily on the gate.Soon the door of the mansion was opened from the inside, revealing a handsome face, "The last general, Yuwen Yanyi, met the nobleman!"

Wang Ji'en said with a smile: "I've troubled Uncle Guo to open the door in person so early in the morning, the miscellaneous family is so uneasy!"

Yuwen Yanyi said: "It's okay, I got up early today, and I was going to the mourning hall to worship. When I heard the knock on the door, I thought it was some uncle visiting, but I didn't think it was a nobleman. The front of the door is not a place to talk. Your honor, please come into the mansion and talk about it." He said and made a gesture of invitation.

Wang Jien nodded, and as Yuwen Yanyi stepped into the courtyard, he saw Fu Zhaoxin's mourning hall.Yuwen Yanyi pointed to the mourning hall and said: "Your Honor, the mourning hall of Yi brother is set up here, if you come to pay tribute to the mourning, please feel free to do so."

"No! No!" Wang Jien shook his head hastily, "General Yuwen, the miscellaneous family came here specially to deliver the imperial decree, so we should pick up the important matters first, and the mourning will not be too late later."

Yuwen Yanyi was slightly taken aback, "Your Highness, what is the government's intention?"

Wang Jien sighed, and said with great regret: "Oh, there are two imperial decrees in the hands of the miscellaneous family, one is for the uncle Fu Zhaoxin, and the other is for you, you may as well take it for yourself. .” He said as he took out an imperial decree from his sleeve, and handed it to Yuwen Yanyi with both hands.

Yu Wenyan took the imperial decree, it was okay if he didn't read it, but his face became more and more ugly after reading it, "This...how is this possible, I have already sent a pond report to the imperial court, why did the officials dismiss me because of this?" !"

Wang Ji'en said helplessly: "Uncle Guo, Zajia has been serving the official's side for the past few days, and all the reports are handed over to the official by the Zajia himself. It is true that I have never seen the pond newspaper sent by Uncle Guo."

Yuwen Yanyi shook her head again and again, "Impossible! Could it be that you were delayed on the way?"

Wang Jien said leisurely: "Uncle Guo, I'm sorry to say that you, as the general guarding Rongcheng, caused the city to fall and the whole army to be wiped out due to a command error, and after the war, not only did you not report to the Holy Majesty in time, but you also left your post without authorization and came to the city." Luoyang, according to the law of this dynasty, you will be beheaded. If the ministers hadn’t pleaded for you in front of the officials, I’m afraid that uncle Guo would not be dismissed from office, but would be taken to Bianliang for questioning and beheading!”

Yuwen Yanyi's face was pale, with cold sweat oozing from the forehead, and he still said: "Your nobleman, it is indeed my fault that Rongcheng fell, but I have indeed written the whole story in the Tang newspaper, and sent people to rush to Bianliang, How can it be said that I did not protect my knowledge and left my post without permission?"

Wang Jien shook his head, and said helplessly: "Uncle Guo, this matter is of great importance, and miscellaneous family can't decide. If you really feel wronged, come to Bianliang to meet Long live in person!"

Yuwen Yanyi nodded slightly, "Okay, there is a nobleman in labor."

While the two were talking, Fu Yanqing came here with her daughter Fu Xinying, "I heard the noise in front of the door, so I thought it was someone who came. It turned out to be a nobleman. I don't know what gust of wind has blown a nobleman like you to the old man's house." ?”

Wang Jien smiled and said: "The old general is too polite. Compared with the old general, the miscellaneous family is no noble person. The miscellaneous family just came to your house to deliver the decree. One has just been passed to General Yuwen, and the other is still invited by the old general. Accept the order!"

Fu Yanqing smiled slightly when he heard the words, and respectfully accepted the imperial edict.Then he made a gesture of invitation in the direction of the mourning hall, "Master Zhong, please follow me to the mourning hall to worship."

Wang Jien nodded slightly, followed the two into the mourning hall, only Yuwen Yanyi frowned slightly, and walked away slowly in deep thought.

Ten days later, dusk.

On the small road from Luoyang to Bianliang, a young general galloped past on a white horse.This horse is extremely handsome, it runs like a flash of white lightning, but the young general on the horse is frowning, as if something is disturbing his mind.

"It shouldn't be. The person who delivered the newspaper is a confidant who has followed me for many years. He would never deliberately frame me, but why did he make a mistake in this matter? Could it be that Fu Xinying did it on purpose?" The young general clenched his hands tightly. Rein, muttering to himself.

Suddenly, a whistle came from the dense forest beside the path, and then more than a dozen masked men in heavy clothes jumped out of the forest with weapons in their hands, and surrounded Yuwen Yanyi like a pack of wolves.The weapons in their hands glowed with a cold light, and there was a murderous intent in their eyes. No matter who saw the battle in front of them, they would be terrified, but Yuwen Yanyi was sneering.

The masked man headed by held a pair of iron rulers, looked at Yuwen Yanyi and said in a loud voice: "The surname Yuwen, someone is willing to pay a thousand taels of gold for this dog's head! Do you choose to kill yourself, or trouble our brothers to do it?"

Yuwen Yanyi slowly took off the five-hook god flying bright silver spear from the winning hook, and said coldly: "Who am I? It turns out that it is Tie Chi You Fei. With your martial arts skills, if you want to take my head, maybe only One way."

The pupils of the masked man constricted suddenly, and he said in disbelief, "You...how did you recognize me?"

Yuwen Yanyi said: "There are not many people who are accustomed to using iron rulers in the Jianghu. What's more, your ruler is slightly higher than others, which proves that you are arrogant. May I ask such a person besides your iron ruler, there are others ?"

The leading masked man nodded slowly, and then took off the black veil, "Yes, I will fly with an iron ruler. What is the only way I can kill you?"

Yuwen Yanyi sneered and said: "That means you turned into a ghost and came to ask for your life!" As soon as he finished speaking, the silver gun in his hand was like a spirit snake to You Fei's throat.

You Fei hurriedly dodged to the side, and was about to raise the iron ruler to fight back, when he suddenly felt a chill on his shoulder, and a sharp pain hit his heart.He looked at his shoulder in surprise, only to see that Yuwen Yanyi's spear had pierced his shoulder at some point, and blood was dripping down his shoulder.

"This is impossible!" You Fei roared, threw the iron ruler in his right hand to the ground, and stretched out his hand to pull the spear out of his shoulder.

But Yuwen Yanyi smiled slightly, and said coldly: "You are about to die, is it important to you whether you draw the gun or not?" As he spoke, he exerted a little force on his right arm, and the silver gun in his palm completely crushed You Fei's body. picked up.

You Fei only felt the pain in his shoulders, he almost passed out, and the rest of the people were all terrified when they saw this.You Fei endured the pain, gritted his teeth and asked, "Yuwen, what do you want to do to me?"

Yuwen Yanyi said: "Of course I'm doing you a favor, so that you can quickly turn into a ghost so that you can come and ask me for your life." His tone was very indifferent, as if he not only regarded You Fei's life as trivial, but also his own life and death .

"You can go to hell!" Yuwen Yanyi sneered, and with a slight flick of her wrist, she threw You Fei straight away.You Fei's body flew five or six feet in the air, and he hit the towering ancient tree with his head, his brains were splashed, and his body fell heavily on the ground.

Although the rest of these people are used to the days of licking blood with knives, and have killed countless people in the rivers and lakes all their lives, they still screamed in fear after witnessing this shocking scene.They looked at each other and tried to run for their lives.

Yuwen Yanyi smiled slowly, drew his bow and set his arrows, as if these cold-blooded killers in front of him were just prey for him to enjoy on the hunting ground.I saw three sharp arrows on his right hand at the same time, and as the bowstring was slowly pulled away by him, the three sharp arrows immediately turned into three gusts of wind, piercing the throats of the three killers at the farthest point.Immediately, he took seven sharp arrows in succession, and the arrows shot out like seven shining shooting stars.When the dazzling brilliance passed, seven bloody lights burst out, and the seven killers fell to the ground unwillingly, and died desperately.

The remaining two survivors were completely stunned by Yuwen Yanyi's martial arts, and had long since cast their intention of resisting to the sky. These ten arrows had completely extinguished their extravagant hope of escape, and both of them held it without hesitation. The long swords pierced into his chest.

Yuwen Yanyi laughed loudly, "Why do you guys come to die? Do you think your life is too long, or do you think it is too hard? Is it really better to die than to live?"

After he finished speaking, he pulled the reins, and the white horse under his crotch galloped straight towards Bianliang, leaving only the dead body and the bright red blood, facing the bleak evening wind and the bloody setting sun...

Bianliang Palace, Hanging Palace.

Zhao Guangyi sat behind the Longshu case, with his right hand resting on his forehead, staring at the procurator Pan Mei and Tong Shisheren Wang Yan who were arguing endlessly in the hall, and remained silent for a while, with a trace of anger besides helplessness in his eyes.

Wang Yu didn't seem to notice Zhao Guangyi's expression, and argued to himself: "Master Pan, Yuwen Yanyi, as a famous general in the Song Dynasty, has always been known for his strict military discipline, how could he forget to submit the pond report? The illustrious military achievements of our court are nothing more than a small flaw, so how can we be reduced to a commoner?"

Pan Mei sneered and said, "My lord, all the laws of the Great Song Dynasty were established by the Taizu himself. Are you going to disregard the rules established by the late emperor? How can there be no rules without rules! Duty, is it true that our Great Song Dynasty is not a country but a country? Isn’t it true that the splendid country that Taizu worked so hard to lay down will be in vain!”

Wang Yu shook his head, "Master Pan, what you said is reasonable, but may I ask why General Yuwen rushed to Luoyang in such a hurry? He didn't go to visit the mountains and rivers, but to report a funeral! It can be seen that their father and son are deeply affectionate, and they both value love and righteousness People, if I, Song Dynasty, don't even teach the most basic filial piety, no matter how strict the law is, it will only raise disloyal and unfilial people!"

Pan Mei was so choked that her face turned blue, she clenched her hands, and then slowly loosened them, "Master Wang, you and I have been ministers of the same court for a long time, and we are not people who form cliques for self-interest. Today's dispute is nothing more than to make the Song Dynasty long-term and stable. As for Yuwen Yanyi's ignorance of court regulations, it is up to the officials to deal with it. But I want to remind Mr. Wang that if you don't want to violate the rules set by Taizu, please take back what you just said. My lord, think twice!"

Cao Bin nodded when he heard the words, and said: "Master Pan's words are very true. The prince's crime is the same as that of the common people, not to mention that Yuwen Yanyi is just a general. If Mr. Wang ignores the old system of the Taizu Dynasty in order to protect his capital, I'm afraid it will be a big mess." inappropriate."

Wang Yu was about to speak out again, but Zhao Guangyi slapped the Longshu case heavily, and shouted: "Shut up! Today's world is not Taizu's world, let alone your Wang Yu's world, but my world. After sending Wang Ji'en to issue the imperial edict, what are you still arguing about in the court, do you think I'm incompetent, or don't take me seriously at all!"

Although the three of them were slightly upset, they had no choice but to shut up at this moment.Zhao Guangyi looked at the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, with a displeased expression on his face, "My dear family, who still has the book to play, if no one plays the book, I will retreat from the court."

Baiguan, you look at me, I look at you, there was no sound for a while, and the atmosphere in the Chuigong Hall instantly dropped to freezing point.Everyone understands that when Longyan is furious, he can only report good news, not bad news, but where does the good news come from?
Suddenly, an old man with white hair walked out of the literary class. He walked up to Zhao Guangyi and knelt down tremblingly. !"

As soon as his words fell, hundreds of eyes in the hall looked at the old man, and even Zhao Guangyi, who had a sullen expression on his face, instantly eased his expression, "Li Qing's family, what do you want to report? "Taiping General Class" has been completed?"

The old man smiled and nodded, with a smile on his eyes and brows, "The official is really wise, and he can guess everything right." He said and slapped his palms three times, and in a short while two young eunuchs lifted a The wooden box came in.They carefully placed the wooden box on the ground, but there was still a "dong" sound, and the ground of the Hanging Palace seemed to tremble.

Zhao Guangyi laughed loudly when he saw this, walked quickly to the wooden box, lifted the wooden cover, and there was a burst of refreshing ink fragrance.Zhao Guangyi picked up a volume from the vast sea of ​​volumes, and nodded after reading a few sentences, as if he was very satisfied with what was written in the volume.

The old man smiled slightly, "Officials, old minister Li Fang has an unfeeling request, and I hope the official will approve it."

While flipping through the scrolls, Zhao Guangyi said casually: "Li Qing's family, just tell me what you have to say. You have worked so hard to compile such a treasure for our Great Song Dynasty, and you have made great contributions. I will allow it!"

The old man said: "I have the courage to ask the officials to read three volumes every day, so that Fei Chen's hard work and painstaking efforts for many years will not be in vain. In addition, the old minister feels that although the name of "Taiping General Class" is good, it is difficult to show it." I am a young man, why not change to "Taiping Yulan" to better demonstrate the official martial arts!"

"Wenzhiwugong?" Zhao Guangyi murmured softly, frowning slightly, "Li Qing's family, in your opinion, when it comes to Wenzhiwugong, who is better than Taizu?"

Li Fang hesitated for a moment, and said tremblingly, "Officials, do you want my minister to tell the truth, or do you want my minister to tell lies?"

Zhao Guangyi looked at Li Fang and said with a smile, "It doesn't matter if it's the truth or a lie, let's listen to it."

Li Fang said leisurely: "If you tell a lie, the civil and martial arts of the official family are unparalleled throughout the ages, not to mention far surpassing the Taizu. Even if Qin Huang Han Wu compares with you, it is nothing more than the light of the firefly trying to compete with the sun and the moon. But if you say To tell the truth, officials are indeed superior to Taizu when it comes to martial arts, but they are far inferior to Taizu when it comes to martial arts. I think that before Taizu proclaimed himself emperor, he followed Zhou Shizong to block the east and west, and established the great Zhou Dynasty at that time. Contributors. After proclaiming the emperor, he pacified Tang, Shu and other countries in one fell swoop, unifying the world that had been separated for many years. Since the official family came to the throne, only two small countries, Zhangquan and Wuyue, came to surrender voluntarily, but they have not been seen for a long time. The officials sent troops to pacify the Northern Han Dynasty and subdue You Yun, so this humble official secretly thought that when it comes to martial arts, the official's comparison with the Taizu is not enough, what the old official said is the truth, I hope the officials will not blame it."

Zhao Guangyi's expression was very complicated when he heard the words, no one could tell whether he was angry or happy, and everyone was sweating for Li Fang.After a while, Zhao Guangyi said: "Li Fang, you are so courageous! Looking at all the civil and military people in the court, I am afraid that there is no one else who dares to talk to me like this. I think you have done a lot of hard work and courage, so I named you Sikong, I hope Li Qing's family can live up to my expectations and make great achievements in the future!"

"Thank you, officials!" Li Fang smiled, and hurriedly kowtowed three times to Zhao Guangyi respectfully.All the officials also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said in unison: "The officials are holy!"

Zhao Guangyi waved his hand, then lightly thumped his waist, "I'm tired today, let's leave the court, and the reward will be done tomorrow." He walked straight to the gate of the court, just before one foot was about to step over the threshold Suddenly, it seemed that he suddenly remembered something and stopped in his tracks.

"Li Qing's family, is there a backup for "Taiping Yulan"?" Zhao Guangyi turned around slowly, staring at Li Fang, inexplicably looking forward to it.

Li Fang was slightly taken aback, ""Taiping Yulan" was edited by the official family, and it is unique in the world, but I still have the draft here, if the official family needs it, I will send someone to the palace immediately."

Zhao Guangyi nodded, "Okay, let's send it to the Taimiao. I want my father and brother's spirits in heaven to see my great achievements!"

The Taimiao has always been a place where emperors enshrine the spirit tablets of their ancestors, and some loyal ministers with prominent reputations are enshrined in them.The longer the dynasty lasted, the more spiritual tablets were enshrined in the Taimiao. Often when there were too many spiritual tablets to place them, the emperor in power would bend his back under the pressure of these spiritual tablets, and it was the time when the dynasty fell.

Not long after the founding of the Song Dynasty, the Taimiao was naturally empty, and there were only two exquisitely crafted spiritual tablets on the tall altar.One inscription "Emperor Xuanzu of the Great Song Dynasty" and the other "Emperor Taizu of the Great Song Dynasty" were inscribed. At this time, Zhao Guangyi was standing in the Taimiao, staring at the two spiritual tablets silently, without saying a word.

The heavy wooden door of the Taimiao was tightly closed, and the sunlight could only come in obliquely through the window lattice, illuminating Zhao Guangyi's right cheek, but the left cheek was shrouded in shadow.The wrinkles at the corners of his eyes and the gray beard can be clearly seen in the sunlight, which are enough to prove that he is no longer young.A large wooden box was placed at his feet, and a huge brazier was placed beside the wooden box, and there was a flickering fire in the basin.Only Zhao Guangyi was alone in the huge Taimiao. Except for the occasional sound of sparks beating, there was no sound in the whole Taimiao, and the atmosphere was so dull that it was suffocating.

Zhao Guangyi suddenly opened his mouth slowly, "Father, Second Brother, I came to see you, how are you doing over there?" His tone was serious and heavy, full of longing for the deceased.Then he slowly bent down, lifted the lid of the box, and gently took out a volume of books from inside.

"Second brother, the last sentence you left me, 'do it well', will be remembered forever. I have not let you down. This thousand-volume "Taiping Yulan" is my literary respect for you. Confession. As for martial arts, I will never lose to you. After I prepare one or two more times, I will send troops to destroy the Northern Han Dynasty, recover the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, and fulfill my second brother's last wish. If my second brother can't do it, I will definitely do it. Do it for you!"

Zhao Guangyi said that he threw the scroll in his hand directly into the huge brazier. The scroll was incinerated when it met the fire, and turned into a wisp of green smoke in an instant, lingering in the Taimiao, and never dispersed.At this moment, Zhao Guangyi became silent again, he just silently threw the books in the wooden box into the brazier one by one, and let them be incinerated by the fire, looking at the rising smoke, his eyes shone with the brilliance of a teenager!
After a long time, Zhao Guangyi slowly opened the heavy temple door, and a beam of strong sunlight shone directly on his face, making him unable to keep his eyes open.He couldn't see the person in front of him clearly, he only vaguely saw this person holding a whisk, so he asked guessingly: "Ji'en, are you back?"

The visitor came forward quickly, "The official family, it's the miscellaneous family who have returned."

Zhao Guangyi slowly opened his eyes, looked at Wang Jien with determination and said, "You are back, so Yuwen Yanyi must be here too?" He seemed to have expected that Yuwen Yanyi would come to Bianliang to face Sheng.

Wang Jien was startled when he heard the words, then smiled and raised his thumb, "Guardian, you are really good at predicting things! As soon as the decree was delivered by the Zajia, General Yuwen was in a hurry to come to the capital. However, I'm afraid he would have rushed to see you long ago."

Zhao Guangyi smiled slightly, "Ji'en, you have worked hard. Go and invite the queen here for me. I have something to say to her."

Before Wang Jien could reply, there was a slight sound of footsteps on the corridor, "Officials, don't bother the prince, the concubine also has something to say to you."

The two followed the prestige and saw that the person who came was Fu Xinyu. Wang Ji'en hurriedly said: "The miscellaneous family has seen the saint! Since the saint has come, the miscellaneous family will step back."

Zhao Guangyi waved his hand and said: "I have always been out of touch with you, so it's okay to stay and listen. But these words came out of my mouth and entered your ears, and you must not let the fourth person know. If you let me know that you are not tight-lipped, be careful." I want your head!"

Wang Jien nodded hurriedly, "Please don't worry, the officials! Although the miscellaneous family is not as far-sighted as the sage, but we have gone through a lot of storms with you. When are you not keeping your mouth shut, how dare you gossip with outsiders?"

Zhao Guangyi nodded, and turned to Fu Xinyu and said: "Xinyu, the world of the Great Song Dynasty today seems to be my world, but there are not a few people who wholeheartedly support the Taizu, and some even try to support the Chai clan. Completely overthrow my country, do you know this?" Zhao Guangyi said in a deep voice, while walking slowly to the imperial garden, and sat down in a beautiful gazebo.

Fu Xinyu talked eloquently, and said: "Officials, these gossips have also been heard by the courtiers and concubines. Fortunately, Zheng Wang Chai Zongxun is cowardly by nature, and Defang is just a wealthy prince who doesn't care about political affairs. Otherwise, it would be really tricky!"

Zhao Guangyi was slightly surprised, and said: "Xin Ye, didn't you say that De Fang might be my threat a few days ago? Why did you change your mind today?"

Fu Xinyu said: "The concubine dare not lie to the officials. Recently, the concubine secretly bribed a singer in Defang's mansion. After what she said, Defang's actions are indeed a wealthy prince who only knows absurd behavior. As long as the officials Everyone should pay close attention to it, I think Lai Defang will not pose any threat to you."

Zhao Guangyi sighed leisurely, "Hey, now there are King Zheng outside and Eight Kings inside. If any one of them commits a crime against the heavens, I will be devastated. In addition, in order to form an elite army in Luoyang that can serve the king at any time, I once gave the head of the country The right to act cheaply, once... Once the head of the country is him! I often think, if I hadn't poisoned Taizu back then, what would the world be like now?"

Fu Xinyu squeezed out a smile, and said with relief: "Officials, if the Taizu is still around, I'm afraid you may not be able to work hard to govern and serve the people as hard as you do. From the perspective of my ministers and concubines, King Zheng and the Eight Kings are not enough. If my father really dares to exercise power, the courtiers and concubines will be the first to stand up and stop him even if they risk their lives. What the officials should worry about the most is the martial arts that have been in the local area for a long time County King Zhao Dezhao and Yun Zixiao!"

Zhao Guangyi nodded slightly, "Xin Ye, with your words, I feel at ease with the father of the country. You are right, Zhao Dezhao is the son of the Taizu. Although I am his uncle, I am also his father-killing enemy. He It is indeed my confidant's serious trouble, and sooner or later it will be unfavorable to me. That Yun Zixiao, although his official position is low, but every time I think of his cunning and treacherous father Yun Yimo, I can't sleep well!"

Fu Xinyu asked: "Guan, what are your plans?"

Zhao Guangyi sighed, "Oh, a few days ago, I asked you to write a letter from home, so that the uncle of the country should always pay attention to Yun Zixiao, and if he has second thoughts, he will be executed immediately. Unexpectedly, the uncle of the country can't tolerate people, so he even borrowed a letter from the Liao Dynasty as an envoy. The machine of the country killed him. If he really killed Yun Zixiao, even though I was heartbroken to lose a talent, it would be a matter of my mind. But in the end, not only did he not kill Yun Zixiao, but he was also killed by the Northern Han Dynasty. Defeated, he ended up dying on the slope of the city. I thought that Yun Zixiao might not have had the intention of treason at first, but after this incident, he might not have such thoughts. Now I have miscalculated once, and I can have another one in a while What plan..."

"Hey, it's really wrong for my brother to act like this, but he has already sacrificed his life for the country, so what's the point of complaining about him?" Fu Xinyu sighed, and was about to go on, when a little eunuch outside the door reported loudly : "Officials, General Yuwen asks to see you, what is the holy will?"

Zhao Guangyi sneered a few times, looked at Wang Jien and said, "How about it, did I guess right? Yuwen Yanyi killed the uncle of the country, ignored the court, and now wants me to restore his official position. If there is such a good thing in the world, then I I would rather not be an emperor, but go to guard the border for my Great Song!"

The young eunuch's face turned pale suddenly, he didn't know whether it was fear or surprise, he stammered and asked, "Your Majesty... the official, do you see me or not?"

"See! Tell him to get out!" Zhao Guangyi waved his hand impatiently, and the little eunuch hurried to announce the decree.

(End of this chapter)