Just now, when Emperor Wu of Liang was conversing with Feng Xiang in the Funing Palace, although they had dispersed all the servants, they did not expect that Mr. Lin was passing by outside the palace, and the latter heard all the secret conversation between the two. After thinking for a moment, Eunuch Lin suddenly sighed and said to himself: "Long Qian or Feng Xiang, it doesn't matter, our family will do the last thing for the late emperor." With this thought, Eunuch Lin walked back to his residence and reported his illness. If it doesn’t come out, no one knows where it’s going.
On this day, Lu Daoquan and his wife were having nothing to do at home. Suddenly they heard a lot of people outside the house. They hurriedly walked out to check and saw a large group of people parked outside the house. The leader was Lu An, who was tired of work. When they saw Lu Daoquan and his wife, Lu An, did not care about being tired, jumped out of the carriage and said, "I have met the master and madam. I have brought all the family members in Yuzhou City according to the master's instructions."
Lu Daoquan looked confused and asked: "My order?"
Lu An replied: "A few days ago, an adult from the palace came to the house. He claimed to be a disciple of Taishi Jiang. He said that the master had settled down in the capital. He specially ordered me to bring other family members to the capital to serve the master and his wife. ." He handed over a handwritten letter and said, "This is Mr. Jiang's handwritten letter. Please take a look at it."
Lu Daoquan took the handwriting and saw the words "Taishifu Fire Seal" printed in the lower left corner. However, he had just entered the capital for the first time. He could not recognize Jiang Qing's handwriting, so he could not tell the authenticity. Just as he was confused, two carriages came slowly from the alley. It came and stopped in front of the Lu Mansion. On the current carriage, Jiang Qing opened the curtain, leaned out, and said loudly: "Nephew Lu Xian, don't worry, it is indeed my intention."
Seeing this, Lu Daoquan stepped forward quickly, helped Jiang Qing out of the carriage, bowed and said, "I have seen Mr. Jiang. I wonder what your actions are."
Jiang Qing tapped Lu Daoquan with his finger, and with a smile on his face, he said: "My dear nephew, my dear nephew, you are really lucky! A few days ago, you gave advice in the palace. Although His Majesty was unhappy on the face, he was displeased in his heart. I am very happy. If I want to be strong and prosperous, I rely on loyal ministers like you who dare to speak out. Therefore, Your Majesty is particularly gracious and allows you to hold a banquet at your residence tonight. You will be rewarded with a hundred taels of gold. At the same time, I specially ordered you to surrender. The family members in Yuzhou will pick them up together to help you clean up the dust." He pointed to the carriage behind and said, "No, your Majesty has specially dispatched three royal chefs from the palace for you to host a banquet tonight. Yes, it’s just that your Majesty suffered from the cold a few days ago, so I’m afraid I won’t be able to come in person tonight, so I specially ordered this officer to come here to convey the holy message.”
Lu Daoquan was stunned for a moment, then took three steps back and knelt on the ground: "I, Lu Daoquan, thank you for your kindness. Long live my emperor. I will definitely work hard in the future and am willing to serve your majesty."
Jiang Qing helped Lu Daoquan up and said with a smile: "Nephew Lu, your majesty is wise, which is a blessing for us as ministers. Since you have won your majesty's favor, you must serve the court well and be loyal to your majesty in the future. Don't let down the kindness of the emperor."
"Daoquan should keep it in mind." Lu Daoquan said, and was about to salute again, but Jiang Qing stopped him first. The latter smiled and said: "Good nephew, you don't have to be polite. If you develop a habit of bending and kneeling, you will be a scholar." Sooner or later, your pride will be worn away. I have important matters to attend to, so I won’t bother you any more. You can take your servants to prepare the dinner properly, and we’ll see you tomorrow morning.”
After sending Jiang Qing away, Mrs. Lu walked up to Lu Dao with her son in her arms and said softly: "It seems that the master is worrying too much. Your Majesty understands the righteousness and will definitely not embarrass the master for some trivial matters. This is not repaying his life." Mr. Jiang has prepared these surprises for you." Lu Daoquan also agreed: "Yes, for having such a wise king, I must repay my husband well so that I, Daliang, can be more prosperous!"
But it was said that Cao Qiong took little Lu Xiong and rushed towards the territory of Chu without stopping. Except for Yang Xiu and others who blocked him a little, there was no incident. However, along the way, this little kid really made Cao Qiong a little bit embarrassed. Qiong's torture was unspeakable. After all, he was a newborn baby. Although his bones were amazing, he still needed to be breastfed. Once he was hungry, he would cry loudly. Even though Cao Qiong was a powerful man, he was helpless. At first, he could only With a shy face, he begged for some milk from village women along the way. However, in order to avoid attracting attention, Cao Qiong did not enter any city and only moved in the countryside. There were not many village women who had just given birth in the mountains, so it was not easy to find them. After hearing Cao Qiong's request, the woman immediately put her hands on her hips and glared. She woke up the already sleeping man and wanted to teach this old man a lesson. Fortunately, Lu Xiongsheng's pink and jade carvings heard the cry of his wife. The maternal instinct was so strong that she finally gave her a meal of milk, but she still rolled her eyes at Cao Qiong.
In the next few days, Cao Qiong no longer wanted to do this. Seeing that Lu Xiong was hungry, he caught some wild deer that had just given birth in the mountains, and finally did not starve the little Lu Xiong to death.
The old man and the young man worked non-stop and finally arrived in Chu State three days later. They never expected that the majestic Chu State swordsman would be so embarrassed by a newborn baby. Fortunately, Cao Qiong's residence was prosperous, and there were many young women of the right age. They all fell in love with Lu Xiong, so Cao Qiong breathed a sigh of relief and no longer had to worry about how to take care of the child.
At this moment, Cao Qiong was standing on the top of the mountain. He had a clear vision. Now standing here, he could also see the scene where Lu Xiong was surrounded by a group of village women on the mountainside, and he couldn't help but smile knowingly. Cao Qiong has been pursuing the pinnacle of swordsmanship all his life. Now he dare not say that he is invincible in the world. At least he is outstanding in swordsmanship, defeating Li Xian and others. But then he thought about it, if he were like others, marry a wife and have children, and live in peace and stability. After a lifetime, will there be such a warm scene of entertaining grandchildren now?
Dispelling these thoughts from his mind, Cao Qiong looked up to the sky and roared, expressing his thoughts directly. He stretched out his hand to hold back the Feiying Sword, and laughed and said: "With this three-foot green blade in hand, what do you want to do!" Then he soared up, facing the sky thousands of miles away. A sword was swung out, and the sword was sent out with emotion. It was so powerful that it seemed to cut off the world! All the masters in the world reacted unanimously at this moment, and they all sighed. Cao Qiong's swordsmanship has taken another step forward.
On the border of Baoyu Prefecture, an important city on the border of Da Chu, stands a nine-story Wangjiang Tower. It is said to be looking at the river, but when you look around, you can see that there is no river within a radius of fifty miles, and the surrounding area is covered with yellow sand, which makes it even more... The tall building looks like a single shadow. There are three hundred elite Chu soldiers stationed in the building all year round, well-equipped, and dozens of martial arts masters are stationed in the building. Ordinary people dare not invade easily, except for this, because there is a reclusive master living in this Wangjiang Building. Person - Xuanyuan Ce.
At this moment, Xuanyuan Ce, who is over seventy years old but seems to be in his prime, has disheveled hair, is wearing a pair of worn-out straw sandals, and is sitting on the Grand Master's chair, drinking cheap apricot blossom wine in sips. Next to him sits a sturdy middle-aged man, who His appearance is unremarkable, but his strong murderous aura makes people shudder, just like an unsheathed sword.
Xuanyuan Ce picked up a jar of wine and handed it to the middle-aged man. The latter looked dull and shook his head gently to refuse. Xuanyuan Ce knew this man's temper well, so he didn't force it. He just smiled and said: "Then Cao Qiong is really an old man." And Mi Jian has broken through the realm of heaven and man in one fell swoop, what do we, the God of War, think?"
It turned out that this middle-aged man was the number one martial artist in the Chu army, and he was also an important official of the country, Sikong Li, who had hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers. Hearing this, he just smiled and said: "I am fascinated by the realm of heaven and man. I am afraid that I will not be able to catch up with Cao Qiong in my whole life."
Xuanyuan Ce laughed and scolded: "You are extremely talented, so you may not be inferior to Cao Qiong. It's just that Cao Qiong had nothing to worry about in his life. He only had swordsmanship in his heart, but you are entangled in worldly affairs. If you pursue martial arts wholeheartedly, you will be Cao Qiong." so what?"
Sikong Li twitched the corner of his mouth, without commenting on this, and asked: "May I ask, sir, can Cao Qiong be called invincible in the world now?"
Xuanyuan Ce raised his head and took a big sip of wine, spit out the strong smell of alcohol, and sneered: "Invincible? Not invincible! At the end of the martial arts, to put it bluntly, it is still in line with the way of heaven. The martial artist proves the way with strength but still falls behind. The world is so big. , there are more than ten million warriors, Cao Qiong is indeed unique in the way of swordsmanship, but the people of the three religions are in line with the way of heaven, and they have a unique advantage. Once they break through the bottleneck, even if they are not superior in realm, or their killing methods are less than Martial arts warriors can use the power of heaven and earth to still have a 70% chance of winning against Cao Qiong, who is in the realm of heaven and man. Sikong, if you encounter such a saint in the future, remember to stay away."
Sikong Li snorted coldly and said: "Martial arts has always been about water droplets piercing stone. How can these gangsters who only know how to sneak around and sneak around deserve to be called saints? If they come across me, you don't care who the saints of the three religions are. I'll kill them all with one punch." Clean!"
Xuanyuan Ce smiled and said nothing about this. Sikong Li, like Cao Qiong, took the path of proving the Tao through strength. Naturally, he would sneer at this group of saints from the three religions who stole the secrets of heaven. I believe that Sikong Li With his thunderous methods, he would still be able to fight against these people in the future. Xuanyuan Ce did not want to continue on this topic, so he said: "I heard that Cao Qiong went to Liang State this time and brought back a baby boy. It seems that he regarded him as the successor of the mantle. I wonder if the military god is capable of this. Is there any heir?"
Sikong Li shook his head and replied: "I never asked about my posthumous affairs before my next death. How can I pass on to my descendants?"
"That's right. If you, Sikong Liruo, have no relatives and are ruthless, you will naturally not seek a way out for yourself." Xuanyuan Ce took another full drink and changed the topic, "In this Wangjiang Tower, except for me, the owner of the dove's nest, now , you are the only one in the whole of Dachu who is willing to come and sit with me. Even my unlucky disciple, now in a high position, still dare not come to see me as a master. You are too petty and far inferior to the two of them. Junior brother. Wangjiang Tower, Wangjiang Tower, what I am looking at is the entire country, I guess you, Sikong, are looking at this river and lake!"
Sikong Li twitched the corner of his mouth and said loudly: "The Imperial Master has no plans left, but his guess this time is not entirely true. What I can see in my eyes is not only the Jianghu, but also the entire country!"
Xuanyuan Ce was stunned for a moment, then laughed maniacally: "Good boy, I underestimated you!"
Sikong Li stood up, clasped his fists and said in a deep voice, "I've had a lot of trouble today, and I have important matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave first."
Xuanyuan Ce did not hold back, and waved his hand, and Sikong Li disappeared in front of the former in a flash.
Xuanyuan Ce walked to the window alone, drank a jar of wine in one gulp, and then fell drunk to the ground, murmuring: "Lu Linyi, Qu Huier, when I fought one against two, I didn't fall behind. Help the King of Chu to conquer this territory. Although the Liang State is strong, it still cannot swallow up the Chu State in thirty years. Now that the Si people have passed away, the future battles for temples will be left to the group of young people. Let’s look at the three old men. How can a disciple who is still up to his standards turn things upside down!"
