Chaos in the Chu Palace

Chapter 30
"What's so flustered?" Chu Huotian asked with a sullen face before Li Jing could speak.When Li Jingcai heard that the movement of wiping his sweat became more frequent, he said cautiously: "My Lord, it is Mr. Sun who is here."

Chu Huotian's face darkened: "Is it necessary to see the Marquis today for something? You won't even pass the rest of the day. Go back to the Marquis to rest. If you have anything to do, hurry up tomorrow."

Li Jing was a little embarrassed, and rubbed his hands anxiously.Seeing his embarrassment, Ouyang Ruo said softly to Chu Huotian: "Master Hou, let's go and have a look. Maybe it's an important matter. Otherwise, Mr. Sun wouldn't be here at this time."

Chu Huotian calmed down but still frowned and said: "I wanted to accompany you well today, but I didn't expect so many things. You go to rest first, and Benhou will see him. You may not come here at night. Don't wait .”

Ouyang Ruo nodded, and was about to step down from the pavilion, when Chu Huotian turned his head and told Li Jingcai: "Go and help Madam, Ben Hou will go see him by himself."

Li Jing hurried to help Ouyang Ruo.Chu Huotian's figure moved slightly, and he had already got out of the gazebo and walked into the distance.

Ouyang Ruo stepped down from the pavilion, smiled and said to Li Jingcai as he walked, "Eunuch Li has worked really hard. If there is hard work but no credit, I have to tell Lord Hou what to reward him."

Li Jingcai supported her carefully, and said with a smile: "The Seventh Madam is considerate of servants, no wonder that kid Dexuan is devoted to Madam. The servant has been with the Hou Ye for more than ten years, and the Hou Ye also treats the servant as an outsider. Yes. Ma’am, don’t get me wrong.”

Ouyang Ruo smiled slightly, stopped and said, "I'm just kidding, I'll send it here, father-in-law. It's the most important thing to serve Lord Hou, and it doesn't matter to me."

Li Jingcai bowed and saluted, then suddenly smiled and said: "Actually Madam is the most important person in Hou Ye's heart now. Hou Ye will be happy when slaves serve Madam well."

Ouyang Ruo smiled faintly and turned into the inner room.Li Jingcai watched her slender and soft back disappear behind the heavy doors before leaving Jingyun Pavilion.

Although he is a servant, he can also understand the relationship between men and women. Although Lord Hou is cold-hearted, he is really moved by the new lady.But even though the master was superficially obedient, he looked at her, why did he feel that her heart was so ethereal and hard to find.Li Jing shook his head, put the inexplicable thoughts behind him, and hurried back.

When Chu Huotian arrived at the study, he saw Sun Pang De and Mr. Sun circling anxiously in front of the desk. Zhao Qingling sat on the side, drinking tea leisurely, and glanced at Mr. Sun with a smile from time to time.

As soon as Chu Huotian entered the door of the study, Mr. Sun's old eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Master Hou, you are here, this old man really has the audacity to ask Lord Hou for help this time." Tears are about to fall.

Seeing Zhao Qingling's relaxed expression, Chu Huotian knew that his purpose of coming here would be beneficial and harmless to him, so he loosened his collar and smiled slightly: "Master Sun, don't be restless, you are the elder of the three dynasties, and you can still embarrass yourself if the sky falls To you?"

Zhao Qingling pulled Mr. Sun to sit down, and said with a smile: "Mr. Sun, don't worry. If you have something to say, speak slowly first."

Mr. Sun wiped off his anxious sweat, and said calmly, "Master Hou, do you know the two major academies opened by your disciples? Baiyun Academy and Jingshi Academy?"

Chu Huotian and Zhao Qingling looked at each other, and then said: "This Marquis knows that it is in the suburbs of Beijing. I heard that it is doing well. Over the years, various places will follow suit and open academies to recruit talents for our country of Chu. At that time, Sun Your lord is really the teacher of ten thousand people."

Master Sun had a bitter face, stomped his feet and said sadly: "I've been keeping a low profile all my life. I originally thought that the opening of this academy was just for lectures and rituals, but I didn't expect it to cause disaster."

When Chu Huotian heard it, his heart was as clear as a mirror, and he pretended to be puzzled and said, "What's the matter? Is there something wrong?"

Master Sun smiled wryly and said, "What news did Hou Ye hear today? About the Second Prince?"

Zhao Qingling stepped forward and said: "Oh, Second Prince, I heard that he played in low clothes and molested a girl, and I heard that someone died."

Chu Huotian nodded.Master Sun said: "Today there are many young girls on Qiqiao Festival Street, and the second prince flirted with that girl. It was nothing wrong with that girl. I didn't expect that girl to be so hot-tempered that she became angry and jumped into the moat. When she was rescued, she died. It's already a life. I didn't expect that the girl had a life-long betrothal, and her lover was also a loyal lord. He hugged her corpse and cried a few times, jumped up and cursed at the second prince, and then hugged her The girl's body also jumped into the river. As a result, the crowd became enraged and surrounded the second prince and his followers."

He sighed again and again.Zhao Qingling cleared her throat and asked, "Then what does this matter have to do with Master Sun's academy?"

Master Sun said with a bitter face: "The dead girl's lover is a student of our academy, and now the students from both academies have gone to surround the second prince. It's time to fight. When the old man came, he heard that the Jingji guards It’s dispatched, this time it’s a big disaster. Marquis, you should condescend to go and have a look. If it’s too late, people will die.”

Chu Huotian let out an "oh", the expression on his face remained motionless, and he didn't say anything.Mr. Sun looked at him eagerly with his old eyes open. Seeing him like this, his eyes turned red, and he was about to kneel down: "Master Hou, you can't just ignore death. These thousands of students are about to be arrested right now." Catch, kill, kill..."

Zhao Qingling hurriedly stepped forward to help him, and comforted him: "Master Sun, don't be like this, our Lord Hou is also very difficult to do, it's not that the rumors of the previous month just passed, and Lord Hou is on the cusp of the storm, if it is true After helping the students of the academy, it is hard to guarantee that people will not be enrolled in a few more books."

Chu Huotian stepped down from the desk, helped Master Sun with his own hands, and said solemnly: "Master Sun, it's not that the Marquis is unwilling to help, but it's just that this matter cannot be rushed, and the head of the state controls the military guards in all parts of the capital, and the Marquis has soldiers and horses." They are all stationed [-] miles outside the capital, and there are only a few thousand people, but there is a conflict, and it is difficult for both sides to deal with it. For the stability of the country, Master Sun still has to bear with it."

Mr. Sun was in tears all the time, why didn't he understand this truth, it's just that all the youthful young students were his disciples, why should he not be in a hurry?After Chu Huotian and Zhao Qingling comforted him for a while, Master Sun bid farewell and left with tears in his eyes.Chu Huotian ordered the guards in the mansion to send him back before turning back to the study.

Zhao Qingling shook his head with a smile, and said with a smile: "Master Hou, Mr. Sun probably stayed up all night when he went back."

Chu Huotian glared at him and said: "It's all fatal, can he sleep? You're still laughing. I don't know what will happen tomorrow." After speaking, he frowned.

Zhao Qingling turned positive, but the excitement in his eyes could not be concealed on his handsome face: "Master Hou, if this matter becomes serious, the situation in Beijing will be difficult to say."

Chu Huotian paced back and forth, frowned and said: "This matter can only be a vent, but if the vent is opened, the people on both sides will meet each other with life and death. It's hard to deal with it."

Zhao Qingling nodded. This matter is indeed a big one. Given the complicated situation in Beijing and China, it is not known how it will end.Just as he was talking, suddenly someone outside the door reported that General Su had arrived.

Su Yanqing was dressed in a cloud-colored outfit, and Xu Shi rushed over all the way, her face was slightly flushed, and she cupped her fists and said, "My lord, my subordinates went down to investigate. There are more than 700 students, 210 were arrested and 23 were injured. It was the government office of the capital and the Gyeonggi Guards who arrested people together, and now there is a lot of noise in the street, and the situation is very chaotic."

After hearing this, Chu Huotian sneered coldly: "This group of people are so courageous, they dare to make such a big fuss. It seems that they are determined to suppress Lord Sun's faction."

Zhao Qingling leaned forward, his eyes were clear and energetic, and he said: "Master Hou, do you want to go..."

Chu Huotian squinted at him and said: "What's the matter, do you want to step on this muddy water? You don't think I'm happy with it."

After speaking, she suddenly remembered that not long ago, Ouyang Ruo opened her beautiful eyes and said inadvertently: "Then Hou Ye, the faction in the army, is watching the fire from the other side, and will not help each other. Just wait for the right time to make a profit?" Her eyes fluttered like water , shining like stars, but what can be said hits the nail on the head.

Maybe the time has really come...

In the early morning of the second day, the Golden Whip cleared the way, and the dragon passed by solemnly.But this time, he was stopped on the way.The long golden whip was swung, and a white mark landed on the stone steps, the sound was like spring thunder.The golden armored warrior was warning that anyone who dared to stop him would be crushed to pieces.

Sun Pangde cried out sadly: "Your Majesty, even if the old minister is bloody for five steps today, he must let the Emperor see clearly the heinous behavior of the treacherous party."

With a sound of "pa", the golden whip was thrown down again, and after one more step, Sun Pangde would be whipped off immediately.Seeing Chu Huotian from a distance, he was startled, he had already jumped up, the golden court clothes flashed a golden light under the rising sun, the third golden whip was mercilessly swung down, and Sun Pangde, who was kneeling on the ground, had disappeared gone.

Chu Huotian pulled him and knelt beside the imperial road.

Sun Pangde was still struggling to move forward, but Chu Huotian exerted a slight force on his hands, and Sun Pangde felt as if a thousand catties of rocks were pressing on his back, so he could only kneel motionless.

"Master Hou, you let this old man go. It is not a pity for this old man to die. You must let the emperor make a decision as soon as possible to choose a successor for my great Chu Jiangshan. But you must not choose the second prince as the prince...." Old Sun Pound Tears flowed freely, her gray hair fluttered in a mess, and her court clothes were also crumpled.

"Master Sun, there are green hills left, so we are not afraid of running out of firewood. You still have to take care of yourself, Master Sun. Otherwise, who will avenge the academy's bachelors?" Chu Huotian comforted in a low voice.

After the dragon chased him away, a group of officials came forward to comfort him one after another, and carried Sun Pangde to the court.When they arrived at the Golden Luan Hall, they shouted long live three times. Chu Huotian dragged Sun Pound to kneel and knock nine times.

Emperor Chu's spirit was weak, and his complexion was dull, and his old face became more and more wrinkled.He raised his eyes to look at Sun Pangde, with a trace of helplessness in his eyes, and said: "Sun Aiqing, I know that something happened to your disciple last night, and I feel very sorry for it. You shouldn't gather crowds to make trouble. What's wrong with the son of heaven?" system."

Sun Pound heard what Emperor Chu said, and the more he listened, the more he trembled with anger, and he shouted: "Your Majesty, it is clear that the second prince has disregarded human life and caused public outrage. The old minister has made up his mind to come to court today. Your Majesty, the old minister will be bumped to death on the imperial steps!"

Emperor Chu looked embarrassed, coughed a few times, the head of the state hurried forward and said: "The emperor must send someone to investigate before he can make a holy judgment, maybe those frivolous women seduced the second prince in order to get rich and rich, but in the end the seduction failed. , It is also possible to stumble and fall into the river."

When Sun Pangde heard this, his old eyes widened and he stood up abruptly and pointed at the abbot's face with trembling fingers: "You you... Where is your conscience? You can turn black and white like this, and you can't tell right from wrong. People You are such an innocent and good girl, but you made it so embarrassing..." She couldn't catch her breath and almost fainted.

Chu Huotian gave the father-in-law a cold look, his eyes full of contempt.Many ministers below also came out to shout and scold.The father-in-law's expression gradually changed.At this time, someone stood out from the middle of the row, and when Chu Huotian saw it, it was King Jing who hadn't seen him for a long time.Just as he was wondering in his heart, he suddenly came out and said: "Your Majesty, several old princes and uncles in the House of Internal Affairs have discussed it, and they all said that the establishment of a heir is not a succession, and the centuries-old foundation of Chu cannot be destroyed by this thought. The second prince is smart and sensitive, but his temperament is relatively wild, so why not be a virtuous prince with more training?"

As soon as he said this, the buzzing sound of the officials below suddenly reappeared, and the officials were puzzled, could it be that the second prince has already fallen in love with the royal ancestral hall?Chu Huotian's heart turned like an electric shock, and he gave King Jing a cold look.King Jing had a gentle face on his mediocre face, and after he finished speaking, he quietly returned to the queue.When Emperor Chu heard this, surprise appeared on his face. Are those old foxes in the imperial temple willing to express their attitude?When I asked them a few years ago, they all laughed and hummed while practicing Tai Chi.

Chu Huotian's complexion did not change, he just looked at King Jing twice more, and hadn't paid attention to him for several years, did he become so quiet?Although those old princes in the Ministry of Internal Affairs are in idle positions, and they are not seen once or twice a year on weekdays, if they really put pressure on the emperor, they should not be underestimated.

Such a noisy morning morning ended, and Sun Pangde finally dragged on until the end of the morning morning before he passed out on the ground and was hurriedly carried back home.Chu Huotian had something on his mind, so he rode out of the imperial city in the morning.

With a long whip and a horse, more than a dozen Haoerlang riders followed Chu Huotian out of the capital like the wind.With the sound of horseshoes, the official roads in Chujing were filled with dust, and the bustling capital of Chujing was slowly left behind, while a cloud of dark clouds seemed to float over the city of Chujing, slowly beginning to cover the entire sky.A summer storm is coming.

Chu Huotian and his party went straight to Xishan on the outskirts of Beijing, where General Wang was stationed with [-] troops.Su Yanqing has been sent to Guangjun by him, and now the available manpower around him is almost allocated, and everything is on the line and has to be done.

Everything is just waiting for the last moment!

The hunting wind whizzed by powerfully, Chu Huotian frowned tightly, and let the wind hit his face, and the long wind under his feet became more vigorous as he ran. This horse is the first descendant of the purebred Mustang King , he bought it from a horse dealer with great difficulty and spent a lot of money. Not only is he slender and strong, but he is also more resistant to long-distance running.

His thoughts were churning, the reins in his hand could not help but loosen, Changfeng ran vigorously, and in the blink of an eye, he threw away the dozen or so riders behind Chu Huotian.The official road is level and the surrounding forests are lush. Chu Huotian rode alone and quickly entered the forest.The wind in the forest rustled past, as if silkworms were gnawing on mulberry leaves.But there seemed to be something wrong, Chu Huotian withdrew his thoughts, his face tightened slightly, and the corner of his eyes glanced, only to realize that he was running alone, and there was no guard behind him. The wind slows down a little.

A chilling atmosphere spread slightly in the wind, Chu Huotian's eyes gradually became as cold as snow, and his right hand slowly approached his waist.A gust of wind blew, the leaves fell lightly, Chu Huotian's face tightened, where did the fallen leaves come from in summer, with a trembling of his hand, the long sword as thin as a cicada's wing was drawn out, shaking out dazzling sword flowers one after another, only to hear "Keng Keng" sounded a few times, and a few sword darts as thin as willow leaves were knocked down to the ground, shining a strange blue light.

Chu Huotian snorted coldly, tightened the reins in his hands, and the wind raised his hooves and neighed.

"Where did you come from, come out!" He cheered up, and his voice was like thunder, shaking the trees next to him.A few people suddenly flew down from the tree like ghosts and ghosts. They were dressed in emerald green clothes, and at first glance they seemed to be almost integrated with the tree.The long knives in their hands flew, and they all chopped at Chu Huotian.Chu Huotian stretched out his hand to press the saddle, and his tall and straight body jumped into the air, and the long knives fell into the air immediately.

Chu Huotian yelled softly, turned around in mid-air, the long sword was curled up like a wind howling, flying in surprise, "ding ding" a few times, the knives touching his long sword broke in half.Those assassins looked at each other, and threw the broken long knives at Chu Huotian one after another, and in the next moment, they rubbed their bodies and went up with bare hands.Chu Huotian sneered, the long sword in his hand curled slightly, and struck back one after another the long knives that came at him.He was powerful, with the rest of the long knife remaining, and he went straight to the group of assassins.

"Die!" Chu Huotian yelled, his body was like an eagle, and the long sword in his hand drew a brilliant and dazzling rainbow, and the rushing assassin felt a chill in his neck, and blood gushed out.One by one, their eyes widened in disbelief, and they fell down slowly.

"Lord Hou!" Not far away, the guards came galloping on horseback.

Chu Huotian put away his long sword and glanced at the corpse on the ground, and was about to get on his horse, when suddenly there was a strong wind in the air, and a strong arrow mixed with thunderous momentum roared towards Chu Huotian's face.Chu Huotian was quick-witted, seeing that there was no way to avoid it, he copied the whip hanging on the saddle and rolled it up, only to hear the sound of "Peng", and the whip broke in two.Chu Huotian's palm suddenly felt sore, and when he looked again, the ebony whip in his hand had been broken into two pieces, and the gems and emeralds inlaid on it were scattered all over the ground.

He was startled, and was about to look at where the arrow came from, when another arrow came like thunder.Chu Huotian yelled and rolled to the ground. With a few "duh duh" arrows shot to the ground beside him. The branches were like life-threatening charms, and one of them went straight into his clothes, which shocked Chu Huotian into a cold sweat.The guards who rushed over shouted and drew out their knives one after another, and rushed to Chu Huotian to protect him with their bodies.Seeing that he could no longer hurt Chu Huotian, the person who attacked Xu Shi let out a long laugh, and all the guards felt that a gray shadow suddenly jumped out from a dense tree in front of him, shooting towards the distance like lightning.Chu Huotian stood up from the ground, his golden court clothes were covered with leaves, and he was in a state of embarrassment.

Several guards wanted to chase him, but he shouted: "Don't chase him, you can't catch him with his skills. It's useless to catch up, he's not his match."

He straightened his clothes, and the guards of the Hou Mansion had already gone to check on the dead assassin.

"Master Hou, there are no clues about those assassins. Master Hou, just now, should that person send someone to follow him? Maybe he is with them?" the guard reported.

Chu Huotian didn't say a word, just stepped forward to check. Those dead assassins on the ground had mediocre faces, and their clothes and knives were also ordinary. He knew that there would be no trace of them, but...he turned his gaze back to The arrow left on the ground.

A guard showed it to him long ago, and the arrowhead was engraved with the word "Fly" with a small brush.Flamboyant, flamboyant and uninhibited, as if people are right in front of your eyes--flashy and arrogant.

"They are not from the same road." Chu Huotian smiled faintly, handed the arrows to the guards, ordered them to put them away, got on the horses, and drove on with whips.It was just an assassination, like the ones he had experienced thousands of times, except that this time, it was two different groups of people, the praying mantis catching the cicada, and the oriole was behind.

But they were all wrong!

(End of this chapter)