The sky in Tai'an City is clear and cloudless.
The news that came from Qianzhou a few days ago quickly spread throughout the imperial capital of Liyang Dynasty, and spread to every corner of the world as if it had grown wings.
Because the target of Liyang's siege this time was Cao Changqing, the totem figure of the old Western Chu.
The scale of Liyang's participation in the siege could be described as luxurious.
What's shocking is that Cao Guanzi was able to break out of such a dangerous situation.
In the meantime, there are various news and opinions.
There is only one piece of news that is the most convincing, and that is that Cao Changqing has entered a higher realm.
Land fairy!
This is a word that has not appeared in this world for many years.
People who really knew what happened lamented that the martial arts talent of Qi Daizhao in the Western Chu Palace was so shocking.
In this case, no one mentioned much about Northern Liang Crown Prince Xu Fengnian.
Tai'an City is still prosperous.
People here are very familiar with Cao Guanzi. In the past few years, they often encountered Cao Guanzi entering Tai'an City to assassinate His Majesty. Unfortunately, he always returned in vain. In the clear soup noodle restaurant at the end of Zhuque Lane, diners discussed A hot topic recently.
The slightly stooped middle-aged man took a big sip from the bowl of green onion noodles in front of him.
Xu Xiao, who was dressed as a rich man, ate quickly with his head down, and the dragon-bearded noodle soup went into his stomach. The light carriage Jian came to the place where he ate when he first came to Kyoto from the King of Beiliang. The only difference is that the owner of the restaurant here has changed from an old man with white hair and beard to a middle-aged man with nimble hands and feet.
"Boss, have another bowl."
"Okay, sir, would you like a big bowl or a small bowl?"
"Big bowl...forget it, let's have a small bowl."
As the second bowl was consumed, Xu Xiao patted his belly and burped.
After eating, Xu Xiao continued to move forward with several Beiliang retinues. The man next to him was a tall gun-wielding man. He was Liu Yanbing, the world's top marksman, and the junior disciple of the four great masters, Gun Immortal Wang Xiu. There was a trace of depression between the man's brows.
Because of the news that reached Tai'an City Hall a few days ago.
The news that came that day not only made Liu Yanbing uncontrollably confused, but the master in front of him who commanded hundreds of thousands of Beiliang cavalry also remained silent for a long time after hearing it.
This trip to Tai'an went smoothly.
Dazhu Kingdom finally won a hereditary replacement for His Royal Highness, the crown prince of Beiliang. Although the price paid was not heavy, it was still a small price to pay for being able to keep the Xu Ziwang Banner of Beiliang standing for twenty years. Nothing, but I didn't expect that a big surprise would happen to the prince.
The group of them slowly walked to the end of Suzaku Street.
There is an extremely tall pavilion building in front of you. This is the place under the jurisdiction of the Qintian Prison. All the emperors of Liyang have paid great attention to it. Not to mention ordinary people, even the princes and nobles do not dare to stop here.
Xu Xiao raised his head and took a look at the tall building. With an expressionless face, he walked towards the open main door step by step.
"Qin Tian Prison is an important place. Stop anyone who comes, otherwise we will kill you."
At the entrance of Qintian Prison, there were heavy guards with spears moving across the way.
At this time, a woman got off the carriage from the other side. This woman's face was unremarkable, her voice was gentle, but there was a majesty in her tone that could not be ignored: "Step back, this is the King of Northern Liang."
When the guards saw the face of the visitor, they immediately lowered their spears and knelt down.
"Greetings to the Queen."
Xu Xiao raised his eyebrows, turned around, and bowed casually: "Xu Xiao pays homage to the Queen."
A woman with the most distinguished status in the world slowly walked into the Qintian Prison with Xu Xiao, the king of Northern Liang who had a crotch on her back and the Spring and Autumn War that massacred six kingdoms. Only a very few people in the capital knew that twenty There had been a situation in the Qintian Prison years ago that was not half as weak as Qianzhou's siege of Cao Changqing this time. Most of the Qintian Prison was destroyed that night.
"Queen
How come your empress is so excited to come to Qin Tian Prison today? "
"You're not here to supervise me, a cripple, are you?"
Xu Xiao slowly stepped onto the stone steps of the Sheji Pavilion of the Qintian Prison and sat down without thinking about it. There seemed to be leftover green leaves in his mouth from when he had just eaten clear soup noodles. Xu Xiao tinkered with himself a few times. , turned his head and spat towards the door of Sheji Pavilion.
"That's enough, Xu Xiao."
"You know, if the old sword god Li Chungang hadn't taken action this time, what Li Yang would have brought back was not just the innocuous news that Cao Changqing was seriously injured, but the head of Cao Guanzi's neck. His Majesty didn't say much. "
"You can still successfully return to Beiliang with the honor of being hereditary."
The corner of Xu Xiao's mouth raised a somewhat mocking smile: "It's the so-called old-fashioned siege and killing trick again."
"After all these years, why are you still the same as before?"
"My son Fengnian suffered a loss at the hands of that little guy named Zhao Kai. I won't care about it. He will naturally find it back by himself in the future. Zhao Zhi, I know you want to borrow it from me. Let me help you get rid of this little guy."
"Mother Yi Tianxia?"
"I wonder whose mother you are?"
"Did you know that she was also a mother who was pregnant with Rokko back then?"
Xu Xiao stood up and quickly left Qintian Prison.
At this time, the Empress looked at the departing figure of the hunchbacked man, and a sudden and heavy feeling of fatigue came to the heart of the Lord of the Sixth Palace. On the one hand, she felt really guilty about the white-clothed scene in the capital, and What's more, Xu Xiao's words completely penetrated her heart. At this time, the man in Qingzhou seemed to have become a serious problem for her.
"Zhao Kai..."
"Xu Fengnian..."
...
Lu Ze naturally didn't know that he had become the subject of discussion by the Queen and the King of Northern Liang.
At this time, he was preparing to visit Spring God Lake. The Qingzhou Lu family finally took the lead in sending an invitation to Lu Ze. It was the Lu family ancestor who sent the invitation himself, which made Lu Ze want to delay it for a while. There is no way.
Yu Youwei came over holding an ivory brocade robe.
In the past few days, Yu Youwei had made up her mind to learn chess, so she proposed the idea of learning chess with him in a roundabout way. Lu Ze knew that Yu Youwei was influenced by the two games he played with Lu Xu that day. She was worried that when she arrived at Shangyin Academy, her meager chess skills would be embarrassing in the academy.
"Why...why don't you want to go to the Lu family?"
Yu Youwei couldn't help but ask after hesitating for a moment.
Lu Ze had just finished washing up, holding the big white cat in his arms. He looked very comfortable: "The Lu family is the leading local snake in Qingzhou. Even my uncle Wang Jing'an has to give the Lu family some face. The so-called Qingdang can do it in the world. The powerful forces in the world occupies a high position in Tai'an City. Firstly, the Qingdang is tight enough to stick together no matter what happens. Secondly, it is the so-called marriage of aristocratic families. Therefore, no matter what happens in the DPRK, I saw Qingdang among them."
Lu Ze ravaged Wu Meiniang's fleshy face into various shapes, which made Yu Youwei beside him feel extremely distressed.
But Wu Meiniang, a stupid cat, didn't know why, but she was extremely close to Lu Ze, even if she was deliberately trying to scare him. In the end, Wu Meiniang ran over and licked Lu Ze's fingers, making Yu Youwei curse in her heart. A conscientious guy.
"This kind of thing, at best, is about adapting to the wind; at worst, it is about adapting to the wind."
"The Lu family's business this time is obviously promised to two families. If it is a normal business, it would be fine, but this is a marriage after all. The old man of the Lu family originally settled on the heir apparent from Beiliang, but the old man of the Lu family is in Taipei. When An Cheng was the minister, he had some friendship with my second master, so he agreed verbally."
Yu Youwei frowned. She vaguely felt that this was not the most important reason.
Night fell over Xiangfan City, and a boat was sailing on the Spring God Lake ten miles outside the city. The person responsible for guarding the lake tonight was Xiangfan Navy Deputy Guard Tian Tian. This General Tian was a retainer of the Lu family back then, and was the ancestor of the Lu family. Fei Chi's personal guard later married
The real lady of the Lu family rose to become the number two person in the Xiangfan Navy.
"Your Highness, please."
"The ancestors are on the boat."
Tian Ye respectfully saluted Lu Ze, and then took a deep look at Wu Zhu beside Lu Ze. As the details of the Qianzhou War gradually emerged, some of the things that had happened before also spread, including naturally being able to fight with the old sword god. Li Chungang's mysterious blindfolded man who was undefeated in hundreds of moves turned out to be the man next to Lu Ze.
Tian Tian was still shocked by his ancestor's decision.
I just feel that my ancestor's skills are very good. If it comes true, even after today, the entire Lu family will be tied to this special status His Highness. Such skills are not insignificant for the Lu family today.
Lu Ze slowly walked up to the third floor of the building.
There was a fragrance surrounding the deepest room. Lu Ze smiled slightly when he walked into the room. The objects placed in the room had special meanings. The ship pendants with glaze and gold carvings from Xishu, the material of the sandalwood chair in front of him were similar to those of Li Yang. The nobles in the palace used the same batch. The bed where the old man and the beautiful woman in front of them were sitting was also a precious object made of Yushan wood.
This in-law's family... is very rich.
The face of the slumped old man was extremely peaceful, with a warm smile on his face. Although there were several wrinkles on his face, the pair of wise eyes were extremely bright. The old man said softly to Lu Ze: "Come on. La."
There is no term for elders to address juniors.
There is also no so-called title for His Highness Liyang by ministers.
Just two simple words.
Lu Ze nodded and replied, "Here we come."
Next to the old man, there was a young woman in a white gauze and purple bottom skirt. The woman had a graceful figure and a beautiful face. Listening to the strange conversation between her ancestor and Lu Ze, she couldn't help but laugh out loud. Lu Feiqi He didn't pay attention to the laughter of his great-granddaughter next to him. He just waved his hand and said, "Go and give the guest a cup of tea."
The woman stood up quickly and bowed to Lu Ze in a polite manner.
As for all the details of today's meeting, the ancestors of the Lu family clearly had no intention of hiding it from the woman next to them.
Lu Ze understood instantly.
It turns out that the situation of the Lu family in Qingzhou has reached such a critical point. As one of the few remaining Shangzhu kingdoms in the Liyang Dynasty, Lu Feiqi is determined to place his family's future on his great-granddaughter, and also on his great-granddaughter. The future uncle of the Lu family.
At that time, Lu Feiqi dared to marry his family's direct daughter to his bodyguard.
Although he is old now, his heart is even more decisive than when he was young.
"My body is old."
"The three major families in Qingzhou, the so-called mainstay families in the Qingdang, the Lu family, the Hong family, the Fei family, and the two old guys Wen Taiyi and Hong Lingshu are still in Tai'an City, thinking about slowly settling down based on the general trend of the world. But there are so many things in this world that can be done according to the situation, and I am different from the two old guys. I had a bigger appetite than them when I was young, and it will be the same when I am old."
Lu Ze said directly: "So the Lu family chose me?"
"yes."
"Originally, I wanted to choose Beiliang. With the foundation of my Lu family, it will undoubtedly be a timely help for Beiliang."
"As long as Yan'er gets married, she will be Beiliang's royal concubine."
Lu Chengyan was listening quietly in the room at this moment. When she noticed that the tea in the cup in front of Lu Ze had become lighter, she wisely added hot tea to add fragrance to the gentian fragrance floating in the room. Her mission today was It is to listen to the conversation quietly. This is an honor that no one in the Lu family, not even Lu Chengyan's father and now the head of the Lu family, has ever had.
Lu Ze smiled: "Oh? Then why did you reject Beiliang again?"
Lu Ze naturally did not think that it was solely because of himself that the old man in front of him changed his mind. His influence was not so great that he could make the head of the family completely responsible for the rise and fall of the whole family. Xu Xiao could help his son in Taipei. Ancheng is fighting for a hereditary replacement, but Lu Ze's future path is even more difficult than hereditary replacement.
"I'm optimistic about you, just for one thing."
"The situation in Qianzhou this time is obviously not the method of Yuan Benxi in the capital. I have been in Tai'an City for many years and am very familiar with this half-tongued method. Although I don't know who it is, but from the results, it can be deduced that this incident The biggest beneficiary... is actually you. You have shown something that all the princes in the capital do not have. Even if our Emperor loves the queen and wants the fourth prince to inherit the throne, he must To consider Liyang Guozuo, Liyang needs powerful figures who can suppress the remnants of the Eight Kingdoms and balance the situation of the government."
Lu Chengyan looked at Lu Ze with bright eyes.
At this time, Lu Ze shook his head.
"This reason...is not enough."
Lu Feiqi chuckled softly: "Well, actually I helped a young man back then. That young man later went to Shangyin Academy. He found me a few days ago and had a few words with me. Those words made me finally make up my mind.”
A figure quickly appeared in Lu Ze's mind.
"Huang Sanjia?"
"yes."
Lu Chengyan covered her little cherry mouth in shock.
The true heir of the Lu family did not expect that the person her ancestors met today would be her future husband. What she did not expect was that the legendary Huang Sanjia actually had a relationship with her ancestors. Lu Chengyan's face was filled with emotion. With an expression of disbelief.
Only then did she realize how big the move her ancestor had made was.
