Of the four city gates, east, west, north and south, only the west gate is now wide open. The strange thing is that the number of patrol guards at the west gate is twice as many as usual. Business patrols entering the city are loosely guarded, while pedestrians leaving the city are strictly inspected.
The team leaving the city walked very slowly, and Xiao Yunfan and the two women were mixed in the team. He pretended to be a fat, rich-looking businessman, while Jiang Shui's two daughters pretended to be followers, driving the carriage.
After waiting for a long time, it was finally their turn. The captain of the guard with the big-brimmed hat raised the riding crop in his hand and shouted: "Come here." He pointed at Shui Hanyan, and Shui Hanyan's heart couldn't help but beat wildly when he saw him pointing at him. . She jumped off the carriage and walked slowly over. The guard captain said: "Raise your head." Shui Hanyan boldly raised his chin.
The clerk next to the captain of the guard unfolded the scroll and looked at it, shaking his head. When the captain of the guard saw that she looked very different from the person in the painting, he said impatiently: "What about you? Let's go. This one is allowed." When the two girls passed by, it was Xiao Yunfan's turn. The guard captain hooked his finger at him and said loudly: "Come here." It turned out that he saw Xiao Yunfan dressed in gorgeous clothes and looked like a nouveau riche, and he made up his mind to knock him out.
When Xiao Yunfan saw the other party's unkind look, he suddenly had an idea, threw himself forward, and then quietly stuffed a bag of things into the guard captain's hand. The captain of the guard put the things in his arms, then coughed and said: "Ahem, what are you doing out of the city?" Xiao Yunfan said with a smile: "As for the military master, I am in the medicinal business. This time I am going to Changbai Mountain to buy some. Goods, please be kind to me."
The captain of the guard touched his beard and said, "That's all, let me go." Xiao Yunfan cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much."
After the three people left the city, they drove the carriage and ran all the way until they reached a secluded place before resting. Shui Hanyan patted his chest and said, "It scared me to death." Xiao Yunfan pulled off his fake beard and laughed, "How could they recognize our agency?" Jiang Hanyue said, "Brother Lu, That person stopped you and you gave him some silver?"
The guard captain greeted the people next to him, and then found a place where no one was around, his heart full of joy. He reached out and took out the small bag Xiao Yunfan gave him, opened it and looked at it. Unexpectedly, there was actually a small bag inside the small bag.
He untied three layers in a row, and at the end, there was only a finger-sized stone inside. The guard captain suddenly woke up and his face turned green with anger. He spat thick phlegm in his mouth and cursed: "Son, don't get into my hands next time you come back, otherwise you will be left without food."
In the woods, Shui Hanyan listened to Xiao Yunfan's words and giggled: "Brother Lu, I really have you, but I didn't expect you to actually give the official a stone. When the official found out, I'm afraid he would be so angry. "Xiao Yunfan spread his hands and said with a smile: "That's no good. I didn't prepare this thing for him originally. He wants to steal her love with a sword, so I have to give it to the official."
Jiang Hanyue raised her hands and said: "Master Lu, I cannot thank you enough for your kindness. If you have the chance to come someday, please be sure to come to my Xuannv Palace as a guest." Xiao Yunfan said curiously: "Be a guest. I heard that men are never allowed to set foot in Xuannv Palace. ?" Jiang Hanyue smiled and said: "That was in the past. Now our sect has made innovations and made friends in the world. The old customs have been abolished by the palace master."
Xiao Yunfan also returned the courtesy and said: "Take care, both of you." He handed the carriage to the two of them and left on his own. Shui Hanyan looked at Xiao Yunfan's back and said, "Sister, we are lucky to meet such a good person like Brother Lu when we go out this time." Jiang Hanyue frowned and said, "It's precisely because this person is so nice. , so we have to be more careful.”
Shui Hanyan said in confusion: "What does senior sister mean? My little sister doesn't understand." Jiang Hanyue said: "The rivers and lakes are dangerous and people's hearts are unpredictable. I hope we will never see this person in the future." Shui Hanyanqi said Said: "Senior Sister just said that she wanted to be a guest in our Xuannv Palace, why did she change her tune now?"
Jiang Hanyue stretched out her hand and pulled up the horse's reins and said, "Sister Yan, this person is too scheming. The more scheming a person is, the scarier he is. It's not that he offended the prince of the court for us, but that he originally wanted to deal with that prince and save him. We can do it with a little effort. He did this to ask my Xuannv Palace to accept his love. If he encounters big trouble in the future, he can ask for help from my Xuannv Palace. Do you think we can help him or not?"
Shui Hanyan blurted out: "Rescuing people from danger is the true nature of a chivalrous person. If Brother Lu comes to our door in the future, I can't guarantee that others will, but Yan'er will definitely help him." Jiang Hanyue said with a faint smile: " Junior sister, you make it easy. If he becomes a prisoner of the imperial court in the future, if we help him commit other crimes, it will be tantamount to committing a traitor. Have you forgotten the example of Chunloulou?"
Shui Hanyan lowered his head and pondered for a long time, then said slowly: "Sister, I don't agree with your opinion. The foundation of a life is to repay kindness." Jiang Hanyue sighed: "Sister, you have turned this world upside down It’s too simple. Do you still remember the story of King Yan’s reward for Jing Ke and Yan Zhongzi’s bribery of Nie Zheng?”
Shui Hanyan said: "Of course I remember that Jing Ke assassinated the King of Qin to repay Prince Dan for his kindness. Nie Zheng assassinated Xia Lei to repay Yan Zhongzi. Both of them can be regarded as knights who will be famous throughout the ages."
Jiang Hanyue shook her head and said: "The reason King Yan was only nice to Jing Ke was because he wanted Jing Ke's life, and the same goes for Yan Zhongzi. Often when they are nice to you, they often have ulterior secrets, and once a knight wants to practice it, A promise means risking one's life. In my opinion, it is not worth it. So there are no absolutes in anything, so we should not believe in a person's goodness easily."
Shui Hanyan nodded and looked at her senior sister. Suddenly she felt that she had become very strange, and she was thinking in her heart: "Am I useless, or has my senior sister changed?"
There was a lively scene in Prince Duan's Mansion. The servants tied the trees with red silk and decorated the courtyards with colored lanterns. The garden has been renovated again, and many purple bamboos and strange stones have been added. Prince Duan was walking on the cobblestone road, while Ji Qianyun introduced him one by one. Seeing that he had arranged everything in an orderly manner, King Duan smiled and said, "Mr. Ji, I have a lot to do with you these days."
Prince Duan suddenly said: "The princess loves theater and juggling, who are you going to invite this year?" Ji Qianyun said: "Back to the prince, the opera singers are invited by Liu Qing, Chengyun and Feihua, and the jugglers are invited Wu Dongyang and Ma Lian Jiu." King Duan said: "Well, that's right, Ma Lian Jiu's ancient colorful plays in the past were full of variety, which is quite interesting."
A month later, Prince Duan and Ji Qianyun climbed into the attic and sat across from each other to discuss matters. Prince Duan said: "What exactly happened with the fire in Deyi Building? Please tell Mr. Ji more clearly to me."
Ji Qianyun said: "Your Majesty, you don't know. What happened in Deyilou was caused by Miao bandits. The incident happened so suddenly that Hua Siniang was caught off guard." King Duan took a sip of tea and looked at the people in the golden cage. Green parrot, he stood up to tease the parrot, and then said slowly: "How much did Deyi Building lose?"
Ji Qianyun said: "800,000 taels of silver." King Duan looked at the parrot in the cage and said: "Then how does Mr. Ji plan to fill this hole?" Ji Qianyun said: "The hole in Deyi Building, Ji Mou will die. I'm tired. But I'm going to give you another big gift, which is more than 800,000 taels." Prince Duan raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Sir, what kind of gift do you want to give me?"
Ji Qianyun stood up and came: "Plan this situation in Sichuan for the prince." Prince Duan turned around, with a murderous look on his face, and sneered: "What is the use of this situation in Sichuan? It's not worth 800,000 yuan." The silver is real." Ji Qianyun said with a smile: "Your Majesty, if the situation in Sichuan is completely under your control, how can a mere 800,000 taels be of any concern?"
King Duan reached into the golden cage, caught the green parrot in his hand and said with a smile, "Mr. Ji, you can see the parrot in my hand." Ji Qianyun nodded and said, "What do you mean, Your Majesty?" King Duan held the parrot in his hand. The parrot was thrown into the air and the bird flew away.
King Duan sat down and looked at Ji Qianyun and said: "As you can see, I only believe that I can catch it. The power of life and death of that parrot is in my hands, and I can manipulate it at will. If the parrot flies, , what can I catch in this hand?"
Ji Qianyun smiled and said: "Ji understands what the prince means. But think about it, prince, if you only hold a parrot in your hand, how can you catch other rare birds? Deyilou is just a chess piece laid out by Ji for the prince." , now that this chess piece has brought greater benefits, doesn’t the prince want to know about it?”
Prince Duan's eyes suddenly lit up and he said: "Then sir, let me tell you, after losing the chess piece of Deyilou, what will be the greater benefit for this king?" Ji Qianyun said: "I must have heard of the Bo tribe, right?" King Duan nodded and said, "Hasn't the Bo tribe been wiped out long ago?"
Ji Qianyun said: "In the past, although our Ming army occupied Jiusi City of the Bo people, the Bo people had a treasure but they never found it." King Duan frowned and said: "Are you talking about the Hidden Dragon Cauldron?" Ji Qianyun said. Qianyun said: "Yes, it is exactly this."
King Duan shook his head and said: "I heard from the late king that the reason why the imperial court wanted to attack Jiusi City that day was that the Bo people proclaimed themselves kings and refused to obey the imperial court's discipline; the second reason was that the Bo people incited the barbarians to rebel. In fact, someone secretly reported it to the Holy Emperor. It is said that the reason why the Bo people are good at fighting is because this treasure can give them mysterious power.
If this treasure is obtained, the Ming army will be invincible. However, when the city was destroyed, the Hidden Dragon Cauldron was destroyed by the Bo people, leaving only Chi You's blood. After the cabinet discussed it, they gave this thing to me, the King of Shu, to calm the hearts of the barbarians in the southwest. "
Ji Qianyun said: "Your Majesty is right. Not only can I find this Hidden Dragon Cauldron for your Majesty, but I can also enable you to control the barbarians in the southwest." King Duan pondered for a while and said: "Okay, I will give you a chance. I I will use these 800,000 taels in exchange for the overall situation of Sichuan, I hope you will not disappoint me."
Ji Qianyun smiled, put the fly whisk in his arm and said slowly: "Your Majesty, according to my investigation, the Bo people's lineage was not extinct, and the Hidden Dragon Cauldron was not destroyed, but was Hidden. The Bo people are in the city now. If my prediction is correct, they will come to steal the treasure in the near future.
We might as well use Chi You's blood as bait to create the Hidden Dragon Cauldron. Then he would catch all the Bo people in one fell swoop, and then secretly win over the barbarians in the southwest. In this way, the prince has two pairs of supreme treasures in his hands. If the court is not suspicious of the prince, the prince will always enjoy peace in Shu; if the court is suspicious of the prince, the prince will have a way out. "
