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Chapter 56
After the snow fell, Xue Wuyi stood alone at the window meditating.
When he secretly came to Liangzhou on this trip, it was expected that the relationship between Chang Zaichang and the King of the Northern War would certainly invite the King of the Northern War to come to Liangzhou to help. He came in person to negotiate a deal with Xiao Zhige.
Xigu has been living in a corner all these years, and it looks peaceful on the open side, but from the funeral of the former king, the undercurrent has been surging underneath for a long time.
Although the former king had few heirs, he left only one young son. However, the Wang family of Puyang, the mother of the young son, is still prosperous, and has always been dissatisfied with the fact that he, an outsider, controlled the young master and secretly instigated the Empress Dowager to interfere in the affairs of the court; what's more, several brothers and heirs of the former king flourished, hoping that as soon as the young master died early, he could rightly ascend to the throne; there were clear political parties in the court, and although he had mastered half of them over the years, the remaining half of the officials were their own masters. Driven by interests, his reform has been delayed.
Ten years later, the young master has grown into a half-grown teenager, but under the provocation of the Empress Dowager and people with ulterior motives, he is increasingly divorced from him.
If the current situation in Israel is allowed to develop, the Western dung people who have been oppressed for a long time will sooner or later suffer great trouble. Worried in his heart, he decided to implement the new law after many considerations. however, the reform law negotiated with his confidants was short of money and people, and hindered by various forces, it could not be implemented for a long time.
When a cool breeze came, Xue Wuyi punched his lips, coughed silently twice, and remembered the young man he had accidentally met in the Liangzhou market today.
With his hands behind his back, Xue Wuyi closed his eyes slightly, comparing the face in his mind with the portrait in his collection-indeed, almost exactly the same.
It's just that Anno's face is slightly rounder and his eyes are milder. On the other hand, the man in the portrait has the same appearance, but his eyes are even more severe.
One is like the bright moon, the other is the burning sun.
Xue Wuyi slowly exhaled his breath, thinking about another instruction given to him by the king on his deathbed, which is the secret handed down by the western dung kings of all ages. It is said to be the legacy of Xue, the first king of western dung. Xue Chang hid a number of treasures somewhere before he died. No one knows how many treasures there are or where they are hidden. Before his death, he only gave his heirs a picture scroll so that they could pass it on from generation to generation. If he ever saw the people on the picture scroll, he would give it to him and tell him that the debt that Xue often owed had been repaid.
Xue Wuyi did not know what had to do with it, but the king solemnly told him: this is a debt owed by Xue's ancestors, and his sons and grandchildren should help pay it back.
However, it has been hundreds of years since the founding of the people's Republic of China, and even if the debt is to be repaid, the creditor should have died a long time ago and become a piece of loess underground.
At present, he is short of money. Xue Wuyi is not Xue's blood after all. He does not attach importance to the repayment of debts. It's a collection of treasures behind that picture.
It was just a picture he studied many times, but he didn't find any clue. Originally, he had put the matter aside, but he did not want to make this trip to Liangzhou, which would give him an unexpected joy. It can't be a coincidence that the young man looks so much like the man in the portrait. Maybe the clue to the treasure lies in the man in the picture.
Gently buckling the window lattice with his fingers, Xue Wuyi thought that when he found out the details, he might be able to take the person back and solve the mystery in the painting.
An Changqing took the child back to his residence in Chang.
The child was wrapped around his robe, which was not a good fit. The hair is also messy, a pair of eyes hidden behind are alert and alert, and a little nervous.
An Changqing thought that he had been soaked in the water for a long time, asked his servants to prepare water to take him down to wash, and ordered the kitchen to prepare ginger soup to prevent him from getting cold.
The child was also well-behaved, leaving it to an Changqing to arrange for him not to make noise. when he was ready to wash and tidy up again, he put on a slightly larger robe and followed his servants to visit an Changqing.
After being well dressed, the child looks more and more exquisite. Even the red birthmark on the left is not so dazzling.
An Changqing pulled him to the front, let him drink the ginger soup first, and asked him what his name was, but there were other relatives. Although the child is young, he doesn't look stupid and clever. As a result, an Changqing did not regard him as an ordinary child.
The child honestly said his name was Yu Jing. He recounted his own experience again.
It was said that he originally lived in the mountains with his father, but later his father died of a serious illness. Before he died, he told him to seek a friend to join him. He was young at that time, and he was abducted and sold as a stranger after going down the mountain.
After kidnapping and selling, he turned around several customers, all of whom were disliked because he pretended to be dull and stupid. In addition, he had a large birthmark on his face, and gradually no one was interested, so he was bought back by the big man. The big man who bought him used to play monkey games, but he was looking for an apprentice. As a result, he was surprised to find that he was good at swimming and holding his breath under the water, so he came up with an idea and asked him to act like a mackerel in the tank. Because the juggling is new, it also helps the big man to make a lot of money.
He was a little indignant at the mention of this. "he is not a good man," he said in a crisp voice. "I always see him go out and gamble and beat me and his wife when he comes back."
An Changqing touched his head and said, "never mind, he has done a bad thing and will send officers and soldiers to arrest him tomorrow."
When heard the speech, burst out with a mouthful of white teeth.
An Changqing asked him, "do you have any plans?" If you have nowhere to go, you can stay with me and be a child. "
Help others to the end, send the Buddha to the west. An Changqing watched the child hit it off, and he was so young that he let people out like this, in case he was abducted again, it would be in vain. Thinking about how many mouths in the general's mansion didn't matter, he gave birth to the idea of keeping people behind.
Sure enough, Yu Huan's eyes widened as soon as she heard this, and nodded again and again childishly: "I do!"
As he said this, he reacted and, following the appearance of a servant of Changfu, knelt down and saluted an Changqing and said, "Yu Huan is willing to serve the prince."
An Changqing was amused by him, pulled him up, patted him on the head, and said, "Don't worry about these false courtesy. It's all right these days. Take a rest."
After discussing business with Chang Zaichang, Xiao Zhige came back and saw an Changqing talking gently to a child. Xiao Zhige's brow jumped, came forward and looked down at the small group of Yu Yu: "where did it come from?"
An Changqing said he met in the street: "I am still young and have nowhere to go, so please stay with me and wait on me first."
Then he said to Yu Kui, "this is the King of the Northern War. You can just call him Wang Ye."
I suddenly saw Xiao Zhige, instinctively a little afraid, but thinking that he had just been left behind, he could not lose his share to the prince, so he emboldened himself and said in a crisp voice, "see your Majesty." With that, he made a nondescript gift.
Xiao Zhige softened a little, told him to get up, and then went to dinner with an Changqing. Chang Zaichang now felt a pain in his eyes when he looked at the two of them together, so he simply found an excuse to sneak out.
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Early the next morning, Xiao Zhige and Chang Zaichang took people to the border to negotiate with Xihu.
At the junction of Xili and Liangzhou, there is a continuous undulating hill. On weekdays, there are few people, and occasionally the people of the two countries will take the goods to the border for several times and change some of the goods opposite to them for sale.
Now, however, in front of this border, it is deploy troops of the two countries, each encamped, and the atmosphere is tense.
Xiao Zhige took the lead, went to the front of the battle alone, and said in a deep voice, "would you like to have a talk with the leader of Shang Tong?"
With these words, a man with a heavy knife came out slowly. He was dressed in a very simple black dress, his long hair was casually tied behind his head, and under his tall, full forehead, he had eyes as indifferent and attentive as a falcon. Obviously dressed in an inconspicuous dress, but the eyes are fierce and the knife is heavy behind, so that no one can ignore it.
When he came to the front of the battle, he gave his hand, and his voice was heavy and cold: "Shang que, I have heard a lot about Wang Daming of the Northern War."
"I've heard a lot about you." Xiao Zhige replied with a courtesy.
Neither of them is a talker, and when the politeness is over, Xiao Zhige goes straight to the point: "where to talk?"
Shang que looked coldly: "my master wants to see Prince, please come with me."
Without waiting for Xiao Zhige to agree, he went to the camp in Xiyi. Xiao Zhige is not afraid, long legs, black gold gun behind him, followed in his footsteps, as if into no man's land in general into the Xili camp.
In the camp, Xue without clothes has been waiting for a long time.
When Xiao Zhige saw him, his brow was slightly raised, but he did not make a sound.
Xue Wuyi looked at him, stepped forward and smiled like the spring breeze: "I have heard about Prince for a long time, and today I finally get to see him. He is really the god of war."
Xiao Zhige is not a lobbyist, pointing straight to the core: "just two jade mines are not worth alarming the regent."
Xue Wuyi smiled even more: "Wang Ye is really a smart man. I came here to have a business deal with Wang Ye."
As soon as Xiao Zhige turned his mind, he figured out the idea of Liangzhou. Xili was obviously fighting for the jadeite mine, but it turned out that he had no intention of drinking, but he just didn't know why he was deliberately brought here.
Xue Wuyi is extremely resourceful and has always been known as a smiling fox, and he has always made others suffer. Now that he has come to see him in person, he must be asking for something from him. Xiao Zhige squinted his eyes and said in a low voice, "Business can be talked about later, so why don't you make a clear distinction between the jadeite mine first?"
Coincidentally, most of these two jadeite mines are in Xiyi and a small part in Liangzhou. But now that they have discovered the jadeite mine, Xiao Zhige will not go backwards easily.
"the West is a small country, but it is not rich. Now that we don't do business with Dahu, we really have to say that this jadeite has a price but no market in Xiyang. "
Xue Wuyi observed his expression and said slowly, "if Prince wants it, I would like to be beautiful." Give up these two emerald mines. "
Xiao Zhige's eyebrows moved, and his eyes became more and more sharp and looked at him: "conditions?"
Xue Wuyi smiled: "this is the business I want to discuss with Wang Ye."
He glanced at Shang que, which immediately understood and guarded at the gate of the camp. Xue Wuyi lowered his voice and continued, "I'll trade these two jade mines for a promise from Wang Ye."
"within two years, if Xiyang had not committed a crime, Prince would never have sent troops to Xiyang."
What's the condition? Xiao Zhige frowned, unable to figure out his purpose for a moment.
"not to mention that Dawei and Xiyi have been at peace with each other for many years, even if I promise, it is not up to me now." Xiao Zhige warned.
Xue Wuyi shook his head and said with deep meaning, "if you don't have a master today, you may not be a master tomorrow." When Prince is in charge in the future, just remember this promise. "
Xiao Zhige examined him: "two jadeite mines, in exchange for a promise." Mr. Xiang thinks too highly of this jade mine. "
Xue Wuyi smiled bitterly: "it's not high-minded, it's just desperate." Xi Xi is not a threat to Wang Ye. "
"Today is not a threat, but not tomorrow." Xiao Zhige returned his words to him and said in a quiet voice, "besides, there is still Xiangye in Xixiang." How can others be allowed to sleep soundly on the side of the bed? "
In this way, we cannot talk about it.
Xue Wuyi watched him stride away, his face hidden in the shadow.
"Why do you beg him? I can fight him. " The sound of the Shang que at the door is cold and his eyes are like a blade.
"you can't fight unless you can't fight." Xue Wuyi closed his eyes and waved his hand: "you go out first and ask Li Xue to come in."
Shang que stared at him coldly for a while before turning out.
When there was no one in the account, Xue Wuyi suddenly bent down and coughed, and his thin back was about to protrude his clothes, like a bow stretched to the extreme.
When Xue Xue came in, Xue Wuyi had wiped the blood on his lips. He sat in the main seat and took a shallow sip of tea to dilute the bloody smell in his mouth: "have you found it?"
"got it." Xiao Xue gave him a letter.
When Xue Wuyi took it over and read it, a smile suddenly appeared on his lips and asked, "is there any news from Zaiju? is there any movement over there?"
"everything is as expected by Xiangye. The portrait in the mansion was stolen. The Empress Dowager secretly sent an envoy to take the portrait out of the carriage and hurried to Beijing. "
"what a bunch of idiots." Xue Wuyi's eyes were slightly cold. In order to bring him down, it was foolish to try to trade the treasure map of the former king with Dazu.
"shall we send someone to intercept the envoy?" The snow trail.
"No need."
Xue Wuyi smiled and gently rubbed the secret letter on his hand, which was just found out the origin of Ann Nuo. He never expected that the Ann Nuo he met unexpectedly would be the princess of the Northern War.
If you really want to doze off, someone will give you a pillow, droop your eyes and chuckle. Xue Wuyi said, "send the news and the portrait to the Northern War King."
The letter said that the king of the Northern War doted on the princess, and this time the weight was enough to impress him.
The snow should fall, but the footsteps did not move, looking at him anxiously: "Xiangye coughed up blood again?" You haven't taken your medicine for a long time. "
Xue Wuyi continued to drink tea as if he were not talking about him: "the medicine was very bitter. I drank too much medicine." If the Zaiju gang knew about it, they might think that I was going to die right away. Would it not weigh their hearts? "
Xiao Xue's face changed slightly: "Master Xiang!"
Xue Wuyi waved his hand carelessly: "go, I can't die yet."
The author has something to say: pussy: why do so many people covet it? (draw a gun
Treasure: hmm?