Chapter 171 Phoenix takes revenge, poems surge in front of the palace
Lu Yu looked a little strange and replied: "It was Shangshu's right servant who shot Wei Shou and Du Guan Shangshu Bi Yiyun!"
"Wei Shou?"
Xiao Jinyu looked surprised.
"Ayu has also heard of Wei Shou?" Gao Changgong also asked in surprise.
Xiao Jinyu nodded: "I have heard of Wei Shou's talent. It is said that when Hou Jingpan fled to Nanliang, your father asked him to write a crusade against him. He was very talented. Moreover, he, Wen Zisheng and Xing Shao were in the Northern Wei Dynasty. They are also known as the three most talented people in the North!"
After a pause, she looked at Gao Changgong and said, "But I don't know much about his personality."
Gao Changgong smiled and said: "It's rare that you don't know something. Yes, my father admired him very much back then. He was a man of great talent but knew how to retreat from the rapids to save his reputation. At that time, Er Zhurong was wreaking havoc in Heyin. When hunting down courtiers, he narrowly escaped by relying on his intelligence. Later, Cui Heng's father Cui Jilun recommended him in front of my father and served as a regular servant of Sanqi, responsible for compiling the history of the country. However, he was compiling the history of the country. However, history cannot be fair. He would hide his achievements from those who had hatred against him, and praise his merits from those who were kind. Later, he was reported by nearly a hundred nobles, but Emperor Wenxuan valued his talents and did not increase his reputation. It was his fault that it was not until Emperor Xiaozhao succeeded to the throne that he ordered him to revise the history of the country. It was not until the history of the country was made fair and true that Emperor Xiaozhao published the "Book of Wei" written by him! "
"But now, because His Majesty indulges in drunkenness and neglects state affairs, many important matters have been left in the hands of He Shikai and Lu Lingxuan. In order to protect himself as a famous scholar, he no longer cares about the affairs of the state."
Having said this, I can't help but feel a little regretful. Wei Shou was afraid of disaster to protect himself, so he was unable to remedy the shortcomings of the times, and was often ridiculed by others.
Xiao Jinyu also heard the sadness in Gao Changgong's words: "So, your Majesty now asks Wei Shou and Bi Yiyun to be the envoys to escort Aunt Yuwenhu to the Kingdom of Zhou. You are very surprised, aren't you?"
Gao Changgong nodded yes.
"Then who is this Bi Yiyun?"
Lu Yu couldn't help but interjected: "He is a cruel official. He is very good at interrogating criminals and extracting confessions through torture. I heard that his nephews and slaves are often beaten black and blue by him. His character is very cruel, and he has a relationship with Zu Jue. The similarity is that he is lustful, his home is also filthy, and his reputation is spread throughout the government and the public. Many ministers are afraid of him. The once upright Zuo Cheng Song Youdao scolded him in the court: the poem "The Male Fox" is because of it. He has been passed down for thousands of years.”
I have to say that this civil servant's scolding was really vicious and to the point, because the poem "Xiong Fox" ridiculed the scandal of Qi Xianggong's affair with brother and sister Wen Jiang.
"And one more thing is..." Lu Yu said this with a bit of contempt in his tone, "Bi Yiyun is also a member of He Shikai and Lu Lingxuan. Originally, he and Prince Gao Rui of Zhao County had defeated He Shikai before, but because of His Majesty's favor, He Shikai is better than others. Bi Yiyun was afraid that He Shikai would say something in His Majesty's ears, so he immediately flattered He Shikai and Lu Lingxuan and joined their camp! "
Xiao Jinyu nodded, smiled and sighed: "It's Lu Lingxuan's people again! So does Bi Yiyun have any other weaknesses or deeds?"
When Lu Yu heard Xiao Jinyu's question, he immediately became excited.
"Princess, you ask me? Didn't you ask Li Mi to help?"
"Li Langjun still has his own things to do, and he has the entire Li family of Zhao County behind him. He cannot be too involved in the danger because of us, but you are different. You are from the Lanling Palace. We are in Yecheng The intelligence network still needs you to set up!"
Xiao Jinyu discovered that Lu Yu was also very good at snooping and stealing other people's privacy, and could collect some useful information as a basis for judgment.
Hearing what Xiao Jinyu said, Lu Yu became even happier.
"Okay! Let me just say that I am also good at others! The county king always asks me to run errands to find out about these things. It seems that this is what I am good at, right?"
Seeing Lu Yu's childish look, Xiao Jinyu couldn't help but curl her lips and smile: "Yes, you also have what you are good at and what makes you stand out!"
Lu Yu was afraid that Gao Changgong wouldn't hear, so he quickly poked Gao Changgong's arm and said with great joy, "Did you hear that? Did you hear that? Prince, don't always dislike me, okay? I also have my own merits. !”
Gao Changgong really didn't want to talk to him, so he pushed him aside, pulled Xiao Jinyu to his side, held him in his arms, and warned Lu Yu: "You are not allowed to break into my cabinet casually in the future, and knock on the door if you have something to do." !”
Lu Yu's face turned red again and he quickly lowered his head.
"Yes, the prince taught you a lesson, don't dare to do it again!"
Xiao Jinyu laughed again.
"Okay, Chang Gong, stop teasing him!" she said, and looked at Lu Yu seriously, "Tell me, how much do you know about Bi Yiyun?"
Lu Yu thought for a while and replied: "His wife has been dead for many years. Not long ago, he took a concubine from my Lu family as a concubine. Oh, by the way, he has a son named Bi Shanzhao, who is married to him. He was also very cruel and cruel. He often beat and scolded his servants. He also made the servants wear halters like animals, tied them to trees, and let them eat grass. The torture lasted for more than ten days. The servants in the mansion treated them both father and son. Everyone was very dissatisfied... and they also heard that his son often had affairs with his maids and concubines.
Bi Yiyun and his son seemed to have been at odds for a long time. They refused to change despite repeated admonitions. The father and son now regarded them as enemies... "
Hearing this, Xiao Jinyu nodded.
Seeing how confident she was, Lu Yu asked curiously: "The princess has already thought about it, what will she do next?"
Xiao Jinyu looked out the window and ordered: "Call Phoenix in!"
"yes!"
Lu Yu obeyed the order and was about to run out. Unexpectedly, the boy had already jumped down from the tree and walked into the pavilion.
"Brother Qing——"
He called out and seemed to understand what Xiao Jinyu was going to say.
"Do you want me to pretend to be a member of the mission and sneak out of Yecheng?"
"Yes! Tomorrow, as Xie Zhen, you will come out of the house with us. I will ask Ling Ye to help you sneak into the mission and protect you out of the city!"
As soon as he heard that he was leaving the city, Fenghuang felt extremely reluctant to give up. He suppressed the tears in his eyes before answering, but he couldn't help but ask: "Before that, do you want to kill Bi Yiyun?"
Xiao Jinyu shook his head and said: "No, if I guessed correctly, Gao Zhan should have sent Yuwenhu's aunt Yang back to Zhou in the name of sending Yuwenhu's mother. I heard that Yuwenhu asked Qi for his mother. It’s been many years, Chang Gong, right?”
Gao Changgong said: "Yes, it was my grandfather who captured Yuwenhu's family members and kept them in Jinyang for thirty-five years. Yuwenhu often asked Qi for his mother and wanted to fulfill his filial piety. , and even secretly sent spies to Qi to kidnap his mother, but they failed every time!"
Xiao Jinyu nodded and said:
"So, Bi Yiyun can't die just yet! We can't ruin the peace talks between the two countries! And the most dangerous place is also the place least likely to be suspected!"
…
Early the next morning, Lu Lingxuan ordered Gao Anahu and the hidden guard Er Zhuying beside her to lurk outside the Prince of Lanling's Palace, staring at everyone who came out of the Palace, until she saw Xie Zhen and Prince Lanling and Lanling The princess walked out together, and the killers all concentrated their minds, with several pairs of eyes staring at "Xie Zhen" for a moment.
Today, King Lanling also strengthened his defense and was followed by dozens of soldiers. Therefore, Gao Anagong never found a chance to attack until King Lanling led a group of guards to Zhuming Gate in the south of the city. "Xie Zhen" suddenly turned in the opposite direction, got on the horse and seemed to be leaving!
Gao Anahu and Er Zhuying immediately opened their eyes in surprise: They had thought that if Xie Zhen had been staying with Prince Lanling and his wife, they would have no chance of ambush. How did you lure Xie Zhen out alone? Unexpectedly, he ran away without any soldiers. Isn't this asking for death?
"Where is he going? Isn't he going to participate in the competition in front of the palace?" Gao Anagong asked a little strangely.
"I don't know, but maybe they discovered our tracking?"
"If it is discovered, shouldn't it be more important to hide?" Gao Anahu was very puzzled, and saw Xie Zhen seemingly saying goodbye to Prince Lanling and his wife, and running towards the north city!
Gao Anahu and Er Zhuying also quickly found a horse each and took seven or eight assassins with them to pursue Beicheng.
Several people kept chasing until they arrived at the back garden gate of a ruined Beigong area, where they saw a horse grazing leisurely, but there was no one on the horse!
"Strange! I saw a person on horseback just now, but why did he disappear in the blink of an eye?"
Gao Anahu was still questioning in surprise when he suddenly felt a cold light flashing in front of his eyes, as if a bone-piercing sword was cutting through the air!
He suddenly felt a terrifying murderous aura surrounding him!
It was as if there was an airtight sword net covering the top of his head!
"Leader Gao, be careful!"
A dead soldier jumped up and stood in front of him. When he saw it clearly, he saw a sword radiating directly through the dead soldier's chest!
At this moment, Er Zhuying seemed to have seen something. He jumped off his horse and chased a figure into the back garden of the Beigong, until he chased him to a hidden dilapidated thatched cottage. Inside.
Seeing that there was no one in the house, Er Zhuying laughed sarcastically and glanced around the thatched house like a hawk:
"Come out! You have nowhere to escape!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the young man in mysterious clothes walking out slowly until he walked in front of him.
The young man is still dressed the same as "Xie Zhen", but the face he reveals is extremely gorgeous and handsome!
Er Zhuying’s eyes suddenly flashed with a light of surprise and excitement!
"It's you! Haven't you already left Yecheng with King Zhao's army transporting grain and grass?"
Fenghuang sneered: "Oh, you're not dead yet, how can I leave the city? You actually want to plot to kill my brother Qing. You're leaving the house today as Xie Zhen, but it's just to lure you here!" "
"It turns out that this trick was used to protect Xie Zhen. Boy, are you very loyal to your brother Qing? In order to protect him, you even risked your own life?
Did you know that Lord Lu had already given up on hunting you, but you could still throw yourself into the trap? "
Fenghuang ignored what he said and just looked at Er Zhuying bitterly, both angry and puzzled: "Uncle Er Zhu, although I am young, I still remember that my father treated you very well and regarded you as his most trusted general. , but you betrayed my father and even conspired with traitors like Lu Lingxuan and He Shikai to kill my entire Murong family! Why did you do all this?"
Er Zhuying laughed a few times, as if she had heard something extremely funny in the world, and laughed loudly.
"Boy, do you know who I am? I am a descendant of the Zhu family. If your grandfather Murong Shaozong hadn't surrendered to Gao Huan, and your father had devoted himself to serving the Bohai Gao family, I would have won the Northern Wei Dynasty now. Zhu!
Your grandfather was just a long history of my father Erzhu Zhao. He could betray my father, but I can't betray yours? "
Phoenix was a little shocked for a moment, but he didn't know much about these past grudges and just kept silent.
"Forget it, why am I telling you this? I originally thought that you had escaped, so I thought that leaving this bloodline to you Murong family would be considered a virtue on my part. But since you haven't left yet, don't blame my subordinates for not leaving. Show mercy!”
After Er Zhuying said that, two extremely sharp short blades appeared in his hands. With a flash of cold light, the two short blades struck towards Phoenix's face. They whizzed like lightning and like a strong wind. When Phoenix dodged, He also shot a sharp blade from his wrist. This was the weapon Xiao Jinyu asked Ling Ye to make for him before he left. It could be used as a short sword or turned into a hidden weapon and sharp arrow!
All of a sudden, the sword energy was scattered in the thatched house, and smoke and dust were flying...
…
At the moment when the swords and swords were flashing in the Beigong, the Taiji Hall was already full of people. Under the proposition of the Emperor of Qi, all the scholars were already showing off their talents and poetry was pouring out.
"The dust rises in the desert, and the beacons in Guanshan are alarmed. The emperor's power is strong and his military strategy is strong, and the general is the master of magic weapons."
"The shuo wind blows from the high platform, and the cold clouds disappear in the vast distance. The Huns are determined far and near, and the strong men want to run rampant."
…
"The fire of Shuofang Peak shines on the sweet spring, and the flying generals of Chang'an will fly out of Qilian. The son of a good family is the rhinoceros with a jade sword, and the young man with a white horse and a gold guard."
…
"The illustrious Nan Zhong joined the army and marched thousands of miles out of Longting. Chan Yu has bowed to Wei Bridge now. Where can the general find fame?"
…
"Pei Rangzhi, Ba Mi Lu Lang, and Lu Sidao are capable of empowering poetry. I wonder if there can be any more talented people in front of the Tai Chi Hall today than these two?"
"Your Majesty, all the talents in the country are here. As the saying goes, the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and it will be as your Majesty wishes!" He Shikai said with a flattering smile in Gao Zhan's ear again.
Gao Zhan glanced at the crowd of white-clothed scholars standing in front of the Tai Chi Hall, which was as dense as jade trees. He didn't find Xie Zhen's figure, and couldn't help but wonder: "Why is Xie Zhen still here today?"
Li Mi has also been looking for Xie Zhenzhi, and he can't help but feel anxious. He thinks to himself: The literary test has already started for half an hour. With the temperament of that little lady, she shouldn't be late unless something delays her!
"Your Majesty, perhaps something happened to Mr. Xie's family, or something happened to His Highness Prince Lanling and he was delayed!"
Li Mi explained, but He Shikai sneered from the side: "What can happen to him, King Lanling? Is there someone else who can assassinate them?"
"That's possible!"
Li Mi sarcastically looked at Lu Lingxuan who was not far away, but when she saw that Muti Po seemed to be saying something in her ear, the woman's face was full of unexplained pride.
"Your Majesty, Xie Zhen's failure to come on time to take part in this literary test in front of the palace is a sign of contempt for the authority of our country, Qi, and disrespect for Your Majesty. If he cannot come today, should he be punished?"
Lu Lingxuan suddenly answered.
"In your opinion, what should be the punishment?" Gao Zhan asked.
"The Xie family of Chen County is now a declining noble family. It has lost its former glory. A descendant of a declining family dares to despise the country's power. It is right that he should never hire me as a member of the Qi State to serve as a warning, lest those noble families who think they are noble will always He is so arrogant that he despises the imperial power!"
"Jun Lu, what do you mean by this? You are saying that none of us nobles are worthy of standing here, right?
What about the declining nobles? How can a person's talents be based on his status and background? Measurement?
In our Qi country, there are no high-ranking families and no noble families, otherwise there would be no Lord Lu sitting in the Tai Chi Palace right now!"
Li Mi scolded angrily, and Lu Lingxuan's expression changed greatly, and she couldn't help but look at Li Mi hatefully.
Gao Zhan was a little impatient, waved his hand and scolded: "Shut up!"
At this moment, His Highness's noise suddenly fell silent, and someone's loud voice suddenly came from behind, still clearly:
"Although my Xie family has declined, I have always kept in mind the family motto. If the world has Tao, a saint will become a saint. If there is no Tao, a saint will not be born.
Although my Xie family was brutally slaughtered by traitors, the character of the family is still there. It is Can you slander the great achievements that I, the Xie family of Chen County, have created in history just by saying that the nobles have declined?"
As this sound came, Xie Zhen, still dressed in black clothes, followed King Lanling to the front of the palace.
All the scholars moved out of the way.
"Xie Zhen" then stepped forward and saluted the emperor in the palace: "Your Majesty, the reason why Zhen came late is because someone led me to the North Palace to kill him, so Xie Zhen was delayed!"
(End of chapter)