Originally, Lu Ze planned to leave Jianzhou and go to Emperor Wu's City, which was built near the East China Sea, to see the peerless style of Wang Xianzhi, the "No. 2 in the world", and to see if there was a chance to go up to the world's famous swords. From the top of the city, several famous swords were collected.
It's just helpless that Lu Ze made too much noise along the way.
The two masters in Tai'an City have already sent letters. If Lu Ze is still unwilling to return to Tai'an City, he must first return to Shangyin Academy. At least he cannot wander around leisurely outside, let alone go. That's Emperor Wu's city.
Everyone knows the rules of the old monster of Emperor Wu City. Those who fail to climb the city gate need to leave their weapons at the top of the city.
If the Tianwen Sword in Lu Ze's hand accidentally entered such a group, then it is estimated that these two masters would be willing to vomit blood. Han Shengxuan and Yang Taisui, who have been in Tai'an City for many years, are more aware of this imperial sword. The sword contains all kinds of profound meanings.
Moreover, the eyes of many people outside were focused on the young His Highness from Liyang.
"That Cao Changqing has already placed His Highness in the top ten of his must-kill list."
"Although the relationship between Beiliang and the Western Chu Qi Daizhao is equally bad, the assassination planned by Li Yang at the border of Qianzhou angered Cao Qingyi, because the bait used for fishing in this assassination was He has been searching for the lost princess of Western Chu for many years."
In a cool courtyard at the back of Longhu Mountain, Lu Ze was drinking tea from a cup. Opposite him was a middle-aged Taoist wearing a noble yellow robe. Direct descendants of the Tianshi Mansion can wear yellow, and this person next to Lu Ze was Zhao Danping, one of the Four Heavenly Masters.
Zhao Danping, who came from Tai'an City, knew many things that had happened in the dynasty recently.
After Lu Ze came out of Xiangfan City, he wanted to travel around. A lot of the general information came from Master Han Diao Temple, but in terms of the level of detail, it was naturally not as good as the Tian Tian who came from Tai'an City. Learned from Zhao Danping.
Hearing this, Lu Ze shook his head, smiled, and cursed: "Guanzi Cao is a big shot. There is no reason to focus on a junior like me, right? If he wants to regain his position, he can go to my master master or Xun Zhao Hook trouble."
Zhao Danping was very interested in this His Highness. The previous comments made by his elder brother seemed to be very accurate.
"It is said that the subjugated princess named Jiang Ni is full of the purest sword spirit in the world. If the old sword god Li Chunggang really accepts this apprentice, maybe there will be a stunning female swordsman in the world in the future. Immortal, Cao Changqing clearly saw how ruthless His Highness was in that game in Qianzhou."
Zhao Danping was filled with emotion. It was only later that he learned that the siege of Cao Changqing and the inclusion of the Prince of Beiliang were not the methods of Yuan Benxi, the imperial master in the capital. Yang Taisui in black originally wanted to bring Lu Ze tried his best to cover it up, but something went wrong later. It was revealed that Lu Ze was the real culprit of the assassination, which attracted the hatred of the old Xi Chu.
"Your Highness has chosen to return to Shangyin Academy first."
"Nowadays, the old ministers of the Eight Kingdoms in Tai'an City, led by the old master Sun Xiji, especially the ministers of the old Western Chu State, do not have a good impression of His Highness. Many of these people regard the subjugated princess as the last hope of Western Chu. ..."
Listening to Zhao Danping's words, Lu Ze burst into laughter: "These old people from the Eight Kingdoms all hate Beiliang with a passion, but what can they do to win over the King of Beiliang? At best, they just deliberately made them sick during the court meeting. I heard that this The next time Xu Xiao came to Beijing, he beat an old minister half to death in front of the palace gate in public, and the old ministers didn't even dare to let go."
Zhao Danping replied calmly: "The foreign minister who was beaten half to death by the King of Beiliang with a scabbard is still lying on the bed and cannot get out of bed, but his reputation has skyrocketed in the dynasty, and many court officials Everyone is praising him as a loyal and virtuous minister of the country, but you must know that a few months ago, this Yuanwailang was found guilty of improper behavior by the Qingliu people."
Lu Ze looked at the slightly cooler scenery at the back of Longhu Mountain, with a hint of sarcasm at the corner of his mouth: "This is the interesting thing about Liyang now. The so-called reputation is the best ladder to ascend to heaven, especially when it comes to Beiliang. Everything has evolved into a kind of political correctness, sew, sip, it’s really..."
Zhao Tianshi coughed twice and glanced at Lu Ze at the same time.
this topic
It's obviously not a point that can be discussed, but what makes Zhao Danping a little surprised is that the His Highness in front of him just made the Northern Liang Crown Prince suffer a huge loss in Qianzhou, and now he seems to be defending that side in his words. .
"These are two different things."
Lu Ze stood up and stretched, yawning out of boredom.
It is understandable that he is overly hostile to Beiliang, because Zhao Chun lived in the shadow of Xu Xiao back then, but he always thought about the so-called talents in the world and was too tolerant of those old people from the Eight Kingdoms. Even the old party formed a real atmosphere in Liyang, Cao Changqing returned to the country in the snow, and the old master Sun Xiji was the most important backbone of the rebel army.
"Now the connection between Tai'an City and Beiliang's villain... is somewhat close."
Lu Ze had a lot of heart-to-heart conversations with the Heavenly Master Zhao Danping. After hesitating for a moment, the latter finally revealed a secret that only a few people knew. This was also a secret that Zhao Danping only knew about before he left the capital. His Majesty the Emperor obviously did not want this. Things are affected by external influences.
Lu Ze nodded silently and looked towards the north.
With Xu Xiao's entry into Tai'an City this time and the hereditary succession finalized, Chen Zhibao's position in Beiliang will be a little awkward. Emperor Zhao Chun will naturally not let go of this white-clothed warrior immortal who has been famous since the Spring and Autumn Period at this juncture.
"Chen Zhibao...want to be the King of Shu?"
"What a pity...I still prefer you to stay in Beiliang and fight with that prince who likes to pretend to be a playboy."
Lu Ze murmured to himself.
Zhao Danping suddenly said: "Thank you, Your Highness, for the matter of Jingcheng."
Everyone on Longhu Mountain has a good relationship with the middle-aged Confucian scholar, and the best among them is Zhao Danping. Lu Ze smiled and said, "No need to thank you, Huishan and I are a consensual transaction."
Zhao Danping shook his head: "Isn't business a kind of friendship?"
.......
Lu Ze and his party finally set foot on the road to leave. As the huge raft went down the Qinglong River, the four heavenly masters of Longhu Mountain looked at Lu Ze's departing back from a distance in front of the mountain gate, with different expressions. .
Headmaster Zhao Danxia’s face was gentle.
"Nowadays, the Liyang Dynasty's luck is constantly changing, but His Highness's luck is accumulating day by day. I'm afraid it will reach an extremely terrifying level, but I don't know how far he can go in the future."
Zhao Danping stood on the left hand side of his brother, with a slightly solemn look on his face. This Qingci prime minister who had been in Tai'an City all year round was undoubtedly more sensitive to the changes in the situation. This time the hereditary replacement of Beiliang was just a matter of fact. What were the thoughts of the six vassal kings of the dynasty? The old ministers of the Eight Kingdoms who were silent in Liyang, as well as the fate of the rivers and lakes that are now gradually growing, the peace after the end of the Spring and Autumn National War showed signs of being broken.
Zhao Xituan still didn't care about his image at all. His simple Taoist robe was stained with mud spots and stains, and the cloth shoes on his feet were slightly damp. It looked like he had just come back from catching fish. Zhao Xituan muttered to himself: "It took a lot of effort for me to fool you." My apprentice followed him to catch fish, otherwise I'm afraid something might happen again today. Alas, the bond between the Zhao family and the Xu family has ended since the hereditary succession, and from now on they will just be Liyang and Beiliang. My dear Disciple, I don’t know if I can support me until I die in the future.”
On the raft, Lu Ze raised his right hand high and waved at the distant Longhu Mountain.
This Taoist ancestral home is a well-deserved blessing for Lu Ze. Lu Ze, who is in Longhu Mountain, feels that his mind and heart are at ease. No wonder Zhao Huangchao, the ancestor of the Zhao family, chose to live here in seclusion for a hundred years. People with foreign surnames in Tianshi Mansion Not too few, but it is not without reason that only the surname Zhao is firmly in the position of Heavenly Master.
Murong Wuzhu, who was beside him, asked curiously: "We have walked so far and turned many corners. Can the heavenly masters still see us?"
Lu Ze raised his hand and flicked her forehead, which was as smooth as jade, and said with a smile: "Even if you can't see it, you still have to say goodbye to these heavenly masters. The four great heavenly masters in Longhu Mountain are all powerful people, and they can't keep them." One day a real person will ascend again, and it will be difficult to say hello then."
Lu Ze then turned his head, raised an eyebrow at Yu Youwei, and asked, "Are you tired?"
The white cat Wu Meiniang, who was originally held in Yu Youwei's arms, is now at Lu Ze's feet
While taking a nap, the fish lady, who was in a state of mind, was holding a long sword wrapped in a black scabbard in her arms, which was surprisingly the Tianwen sword.
Yu Youwei felt that she could neither sit nor stand, and looked at Lu Ze with eyes filled with resentment.
Lu Ze stopped smiling and said seriously: "I didn't mean to trouble you. This sword really can't stay with me all day. After staying in that mysterious pool for hundreds of years, the Tianwen Sword suddenly appeared. It's like a young man who is just learning about forbidden fruits, so you have to exercise some restraint, and the sword chose you."
Murong Wuzhu nodded beside him as if he was following him.
At first, Lu Ze wanted to let Murong Wuzhu, who regarded him more as a maid, hold the sword. Unfortunately, Wenjian didn't take a liking to this beauty who was worthy of being featured in the Rouge Review that day. Instead, he went to Yu Youwei's side. Don't make a fuss.
Holding this extremely special sword, Yu Youwei felt far less comfortable than when she held Wu Meiniang.
Lu Ze told everyone about everything in Shangyin Academy. At this time, he also missed the carefree days in the academy. He only had to complete his homework step by step all day long, and hang out with young female bachelors when he had nothing to do. Chess talks about life ideals. After leaving the academy, the world has obviously turned around. Conspiracies, intrigues, and secret assassinations are coming one after another.
--Snapped!
The sound of falling water was heard again not far away, and everyone on the raft seemed to be used to it.
After leaving Longhu Mountain, Lu Ze encountered repeated assassinations. Lu Ze was not interested in knowing whether this was from Fushui Fang in Beiliang or one of Zhao Gou from Liyang. The blindfolded Wu Zhu transformed into the god of death to guard this place. The boat moved forward steadily. There was no more terrifying killer than Wu Zhu in the world. Lu Ze understood this deeply.
Whether it was the fight with Li Chungang or the siege of Xuanyuan Dapan, they were not considered Wuzhu's special skills.
The most unique thing about this robot in the snow world is that there is no energy in him. The ghost-like Wu Zhu is the top assassin and the best guardian. In addition, Lu Ze has a lot of thoughts in his mind. With the well-known existence of Sha Niu, it would be difficult to assassinate Lu Ze silently.
Emperor Murong Tong came to Lu Ze at this time and said, "I don't want to go to Shangyin Academy. Can I go to Tai'an City?"
Murong Wuzhu pulled his younger brother anxiously, but the latter's expression did not change.
Lu Ze smiled and said: "Of course, I originally planned to take your sister with me. It just so happened that my master arrived at the border of Jianzhou and was waiting. Then you can follow him to Tai'an City. I can give you a certain But how you can manage there depends on yourself."
Emperor Murong Tong bowed and did not get up for a long time.
Before leaving, Lu Ze asked the siblings if they wanted to go back to Murong's house, but they were unanimously opposed. It seemed that they didn't want to go back to that house again. The repressed days of more than ten years seemed to have happened in the previous life. matter.
A sudden change is like a rebirth.
The raft was soon replaced by a carriage, and they quickly arrived at the northeastern border of Jianzhou. They saw a group of people parked on the official road. The leader of the white horse was a pale man wearing red clothes and a black cloak. The man The moment he saw Lu Ze, he quickly dismounted his horse and saluted respectfully: "I have seen my young master."
At this time, everyone dismounted and said, "See Your Highness!"
Lu Ze quickly helped the master in front of him up. Facing the human cat Han Diao Temple, where countless people were frightened and trembling, Lu Ze could only feel the indescribable warmth and intimacy in his heart: "Master, you don't have to be polite to me."
After that, Lu Ze asked everyone behind him to get up.
He turned his head and waved towards Yu Youwei, and with his right hand picked up the Tianwen Sword handed by the latter with both hands. The simple black scabbard glowed with gold in the sun, even though it was the scabbard transformed by the mysterious dragon salamander. There is also some difficulty in concealing the nobility and sharpness of the sword's edge. This ancient sword, which symbolizes the emperor, is gradually revealing its ferociousness.
Lu Ze picked up the sword and handed it directly to the master in front of him.
Han Diao Si was stunned and shook his head: "It's against the rules."
Lu Ze spoke softly: "The rules are also set by people. This is the apprentice's sword. Can't the master pick it up and take a look?"
Han Diao Si nodded slightly, and then Zheng
He took over the mysterious Emperor's Sword which only existed in the Liyang Palace books. As soon as he picked it up, Han Diao Si felt a violent tremor in his hand. He obviously felt something about this ancient sword and could not accept it. Yang slave people hold it.
Lu Ze looked calm: "I chose you, you didn't choose me."
"If you still want to have your own consciousness, then I might as well break you now."
Han Shengxuan frowned and was about to speak but was stopped by Lu Ze.
Lu Ze's smile was warm and contagious. The young man under the sun had indescribable confidence: "Master, even without this sword, I can still sit in that position."
Soon, the buzzing sound in the scabbard gradually died down.
