Zhixian got up in the morning, washed up by the stream, and then sat cross-legged on the beach. Although she was still weak, she had returned to her normal appearance.
After the three disciples sat down on the ground beside her, Zhi spoke first.
"It's really rare to see you unexpectedly this time, especially when you see the two of you caring for each other and understanding each other as brothers. As a master, I feel very gratified. Even if we go west, we will have no regrets in this life. When we get up this morning I feel that my illness has recovered, so I am sure that Heruo will leave immediately. May I, the Buddha, continue to care for you two."
"Master, what are you doing?"
Li Shun immediately knelt on the ground and said.
"The doctor has already said that although your illness is good, your body is weak and needs to be slowly recuperated before you can regain your strength. How can I rest assured that you are leaving in such a hurry?"
"We ask the master to stay, and we must not leave."
Yang Jian knelt on the ground with a thump and said.
"Last time the master left, the disciple was still young and ignorant, so the master suffered hardships. Now that we are older, if the master insists on leaving, the disciple will become even more of a sinner."
Zhixian was in a dilemma and had no choice but to say helplessly.
"Well, Master is old and has become a burden. I don't want to drag you young people down. The Holy One is driving away Buddhas and monks everywhere, but you are protecting us. Isn't that setting yourself up for trouble? We are afraid of ruining the bright future of you two! !”
"It's not that serious."
Yang Jian said sincerely.
"If we don't repay the kindness our master has shown us, wouldn't we become ungrateful villains?"
Ruosui burst into tears when she saw the two senior brothers were so sincerely in love with each other. She also knelt on the ground and said.
"If you see that both senior brothers are sincere, master, just listen to them."
Zhixian was silent for a long time and finally nodded in approval.
There was only one dish for breakfast, stewed pork. Except for the two female relatives, everyone was in high spirits. There was no table or chairs, regardless of official rank. Everyone sat on the beach by the stream, eating and drinking. While everyone was happy, Li Shun, the steward of the Yang Mansion, announced to everyone that Panlong was here. Gold and silver treasures seized at Black Spot.
"Everyone, our trip here is not in vain. Panlong Black Point has countless treasures, which will be enough for us to last for seven or eight years."
One of the young generals suddenly said.
"Steward Li, we heard that Panlong shop owner's brother and Shan Yutong are close friends. If you kill that guy, Shan Yutong, can you let us go?"
Li Shundao.
"I'm afraid that he is a idiot. We have always used two sharp knives to level the world. As long as Shan Yutong dares to show his face again, I will dig up his ancestral graves. When we return to the Yang Mansion, we will fulfill our promise to everyone and let you all Someone with money to spend."
Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this. Zhixian and Ruosui ate rice porridge mixed with wild vegetables and soybeans. They ate in a cheerful atmosphere and were very happy. At this time, a soldier on guard came to report first. .
"We stopped a suspicious person who insisted on seeing the governor."
Yang Jian immediately stood up and said mentally.
"The man who is not afraid of death actually patrolled here."
So Yang Jian asked.
"A human?"
The guard pointed back and saw another guard holding a horse and escorting a man over. Yang Jian took a few steps forward. When the man who was being escorted saw Yang Jian, he came forward and knelt in front of Yang Jian and began to cry loudly. .
"Master, you made us search so hard."
The visitors were members of the family of Yang Jian's father, Yang Zhong.
"This is my family's quick release."
Yang Jian continued.
"How did you find your way here after such a long journey?"
Yang Jian was surprised that Zhang Gui sat on the beach and explained the cause and effect under Yang Jian's guidance.
Zhang Gui set out from Chang'an more than a month and a half ago, but the person who arrived at Suizhou Yamen said.
"President Yang left for Chang'an two days ago."
So Zhang Gui kept chasing all the way, but Yang Jian always took the lead and he was behind. It was only the day before yesterday that he reluctantly arrived at Panlong Town. He was about to inquire about Yang Jian, but he heard people in the town talking about it.
"That night, a group of people who didn't look like soldiers or swordsmen, but looked like swordsmen, took over a black shop in the town and left overnight without a trace."
Zhang Gui guessed at that time.
"I dare not say it. It is most likely the young master's family did this."
So Zhang Gui started to look for the traces. He was very confused at first because the marks of the car and the horse's hoofs were all heading south. Zhang Gui muttered.
"That's not right. To go to Chang'an, you should go northwest."
When he was confused, he saw torches, wheels and horse hoof prints scattered on the ground at the mouth of the turning river. Then he turned sharply and headed north. At this time, Zhang Gui was convinced that it must be Yang Jian's team and traced the trace to the Yellow River ferry to obtain the ferryman's name. Yang Jian said quickly after hearing this.
"It's not easy."
Suddenly he remembered that Zhang Gui's urgent search was not trivial, so he asked.
"Uncle Gui, what's the matter with you along the way?"
"Master."
The old man knelt down and said with tears.
"Master......................................................him...................... .............gone west.”
Yang Jian burst into tears when he heard this.
"My father has been fighting all his life. He is very old."
Zhang Gui sobbed and took out a book of {Yang Family's Sixteen Styles of Sword Techniques} from his pocket.
"Young Master, this is the sword technique that I spent three days and nights compiling before my death. It is for you to combine with the Prajna Palm Technique to defeat Yu Wenhu in the future and protect the country of Northern Zhou Kingdom forever."
Yang Jian took the sword manual and knelt down on his knees to worship north for a long time.
From then on, Yang Jian's Panlong Broadsword became even more powerful, and he was able to slash with the sword, turn around, and slash into the sky. All his energy was channeled into the sword, integrating Yang Jian's internal strength with the Panlong Broadsword.
The emperor and the chief minister unexpectedly met at the door of the old general Yang Zhong's house. Since then, the tense relationship between the two people who had not seen each other was relieved and they began to socialize with each other more and more.
Yu Wenxian returned to Chang'an from Suizhou and his official position as Grand Sima remained unchanged. Yu Wenhu never used Yu Wenxian as a bridge between himself and the emperor. Instead, he was replaced by Hou Longen, the general of Zhuguo. The emperor also made corresponding adjustments.
On March 17, the seventh year of Tianhe's reign in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Hou Longen went to the Yanshou Hall alone to report to the emperor.
"The Grand Chief is out on inspection and has returned to the capital from Tongzhou. He will go to Wen'an Hall tomorrow to report his duties to the emperor. We will go together to see the empress dowager again."
While the palace maid was serving tea and water for Hou Longen, Hui Zhu casually placed a small booklet on the lower partition of the coffee table as a routine, and Hou Longen put it into his sleeve in a tacit understanding.
The notebook contained detailed records of the emperor's daily routine, as well as the officials who came to see the emperor and the general content of their conversations.
As soon as Hou Longen left, the emperor's heart skipped a beat and he quickly stood up from his jade seat. The young monarch, who had just passed his thirtieth year, immediately realized that the wish that had been hidden deep in his heart for 13 years should be put into practice by this good opportunity. .
"It's time for Yu Wenhu to deal with it. He has suppressed us for 13 years, and I can't breathe. It's time to settle this account."
A eunuch said quickly from the side.
"Your Majesty, Hushang Yuwen is not easy to deal with. He is getting more and more powerful now, and his martial arts are extremely powerful. If we want to completely defeat him, we have to take a long-term approach."
The current situation is a tripartite one. The Yang family helps Emperor Yu Wenyong, the Yu Wenhu family, and the other is in charge of military symbols and the imperial army. The Dugu family secretly communicates with the Yang family, but then destroys the Shan family.
For 13 years, Yu Wenhu was like a thick dark cloud hanging over his head that would never go away, always weighing him down and making him unable to realize his ambitions! ! !
The two maids Huizhu and Huimei who were waiting on the emperor in the living room suddenly saw the emperor's distracted look. They were so frightened that they didn't dare to say anything. They didn't know what to do. Huizhu knelt in front of the emperor and asked softly.
"Your Majesty, would you like your maid to ask the palace doctor to come and talk to you?"
"Okay, go and call Uncle Xiao."
Huizhu stood up and walked to the door of the living room, saying that the emperor had returned to normal.
"Tell him to wait at Cuixiang Pavilion."
"promise."
Huizhu nodded and turned around to call the court doctor Yuwen Xiaobo.
At this moment, the emperor walked into the cloakroom and asked the eunuch to take off the official uniform he wore to meet the ministers and put on a pair of casual clothes. He felt relaxed and slowly walked out of the palace gate.
A group of kneeling guards, eunuchs and palace maids outside the door also got up and followed the emperor. Seeing so many people, he frowned and only asked a few guards to accompany him to the backyard just around the corner. It was already late spring and the palace was already empty. A school of colorful purples and reds.
The emperor looked up and saw Yuwen Xiaobo, Huizhu and several palace ladies waiting in the Cuixiang Pavilion. The emperor then said to the emperor and the guards.
"You should stop here."
After saying that, he walked towards Cuixiang Pavilion. Yuwen Xiaobo and Huizhu Li knelt between the pavilions.
"Everyone, get up."
When the emperor saw that the chess sets had been placed on the stone table in the pavilion, he gave Yu Wen Xiaobo, who sat opposite each other on the stone table beside the table.
"Go ahead and play, it's none of your business here."
The maids left the pavilion. Xiaobo glanced at the emperor and felt that the emperor's demeanor was a little different from usual, but he did not ask what the reason was.
The two men opened their chess jars and laid out a few chess pieces on the table. The emperor then told Yuwen Xiaobo what Hou Longen had come to report. As soon as the emperor finished speaking, Yuwen Xiaobo slammed a chess piece on the table and was extremely excited. road.
"Your Majesty, this is really a time that we cannot wait for."
"You also think this is a good opportunity?"
The emperor immediately became energetic and slapped the chess pieces louder. Judging from the content of the chess pieces, the shots made by both men were obviously irrelevant.
"Your Majesty, this is an absolutely good opportunity that must not be missed."
"You have to think twice before you make a move. If you make one mistake, you will lose everything."
After the Spring Festival this year, the emperor and several of his confidants felt that the time was ripe to overthrow Yuwen Hu. The key was to find an unexpected opportunity to subdue Yuwen Hu in one fell swoop so that the court and the country would not be in turmoil.
Yuwenhu was a smooth man with strong martial arts skills, and he lived in seclusion and was heavily guarded inside and outside the house. Even if he was depressed at home and went out for fun, three or four strong men would not be able to get even half a step into Yuwenhu.
"This opportunity for your Majesty to face the Grand Chief must not be missed."
Yuwen Xiaobo emphasized in particular.
"As for how to start, it is based on the best consideration so as to ensure that everything is foolproof."
"Those, let's do it like this."
The emperor said hurriedly.
"Without further ado, you go and make plans with Wang Guiyu Wen Shenju. In the past, our countless futile calculations were just on paper. This time we have to act in real terms. We need to be cautious and careful. We will report it to you after you have discussed it. .”
"good."
Yuwen Xiaobo just stood up and then sat down and said.
"As the matter is imminent, should we give Duke Wei a break? He is the only one in the entire palace who can order the imperial army in the name of the Holy One."
"This matter cannot wait any longer."
Yu Wenyong sighed and said.
"Brother Zhi's biggest problem is that he can't hold his breath. He can't let him get involved in your discussions. If he comes up with some bad ideas, you won't listen. If you don't listen, it won't work. On the contrary, it will cause problems. .”
"Well, Your Majesty, we understand."
Yuwen Xiaobo nodded and divided the chess pieces on the table into black sides and put them into the jar.
"What time is it? Go quickly, and invite Huizhu and the others to play chess with us."
Not long after Yuwen Xiaobo left, he heard Huizhu Huimei talking and laughing.
"Everyone is free of charge."
Yu Wenyong usually doted on the four maids sent by the Grand Chief. They were far more comfortable in the palace than in the Grand Chief's house. The emperor's chess skills improved a lot under Huizhu's guidance. At this time, the emperor changed his mind. Anxious mood and high spirits beckoned.
"Huizhu, come and compete with us in two games."
The diligent Huimei refilled the emperor's tea cup with boiling water. Huilan and Huiju sat at the other ends of the stone table and watched the battle.
Among the four sisters, only Huimei and Huizhu are the only ones who can't play chess. The emperor and Huizhu fell quickly. Both sides were familiar with the game, each laid out the chess game according to their own ideas. After a while, they entered into a fierce battle in the middle game. The emperor picked up a chess piece between his fingers, but his heart moved to tomorrow. About to meet with the Grand Chief.
Huizhu made a score in her mind, imagining where the emperor would take action to get rid of the chief minister and how she would respond. She had already compiled several chess scores with inconsistent advances and retreats in her mind, but Emperor Yuwen Yong was indifferent and could not make a move.
She peeked at the emperor and saw that his eyes were solemn and his thoughts were not at all on the chessboard as Huizhu reminded him softly.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"
"Oh, nothing, nothing."
The emperor knew he had lost his temper and pretended to yawn deliberately, he said.
"We're a little sleepy. Let's try it another day."
So Huizhu called a few maids to help the emperor back to the palace. Huilan packed up the chess cards and cups in the pavilion until very late, and Yuwen Xiaobo returned to the Yanshou Hall alone in a fit of anger, tormenting the emperor who was sitting and waiting in the study. Like ants on a hot pot.
"Why did you come back so late? Did something happen?"
Before Yuwen Xiaobo could kneel down, he was pulled up by the emperor and asked quickly.
"Do they have any objections, which is why you delayed your reply until now?"
"no no."
A few days ago, Yu Wenhu suddenly felt something bad. He always felt that something was going to happen in the near future, so he immediately summoned a fugitive who had been hiding in his house for many years to brainwash him.
"Brother, today's emperor is not considerate of his subjects. You lost a leg for the Northern Zhou Dynasty. What did Yu Wenyong give you? In the end, your family was destroyed. Why don't you rebel against him as soon as possible? Let us brothers establish A peaceful country.”
the fugitive said angrily.
"Brother, look at the life I'm living now. Think about how majestic we were back then. Erxianzhuang plus a huge mutual protection city was enough for us to eat for decades, but now it's all been destroyed by that Yang Jian lost everything after fighting with thieves, and now he even has to look at other people’s faces to eat."
Yu Wenhu saw that the fugitive's mood had changed quite a bit and he started to pick up the sharp points again.
"The Emperor's feet are full of hooligans. Look at how the imperial court has bullied you. Brother, if you can help me get rid of Yu Wenyong who supports our family to become the emperor, not to mention that Erxian Village will be returned to you, we will fight with you." It can be governed by the river."
"We are brothers who have known each other for eight years. We will do whatever the elder brother says. This grudge has been buried in our hearts for so many years, and we have long wanted to retaliate."
The next day, Yu Wenhu wanted to test whether his fugitive brother's kung fu had improved or declined.
"Brother, you have been in my house for more than a year. I wonder how my brother's martial arts is now. Can you join us for a few rounds?"
Without saying a word, the fugitive took out an iron anaconda dragon hammer that had just been forged a few days ago. He raised his arm and hit Yuwenhu on the head, only to hit Yuwenhu's legs with a ring and tried his best to block it.
"Oh, this is so powerful."
Yuwenhu had no time to dodge, and then he hit him with another hammer, knocking Yuwenhu back 10 steps away. Another hammer hit Yuwenhu, who was about to lift the boring machine, but he also tried to drill the hammer. The collision of the hammers was like a landslide, and the ground was cracking with force, just like a QTE in the game. Double fugitives. The hammer fell on the earthquake, and my hands were so numb that I couldn't hold it anymore.
"Let's go have a drink."
"Brother, your skill has not diminished after all these years. It makes our hands numb."
After three rounds, Yu Wenhu could clearly feel that the fugitive brother's pair of sledgehammers were much better than before, and his skills were no longer at the same level! !
Yuwen Xiaobo was about to continue talking when he saw Huizhu and Huimei standing on one side and did not deliberately continue talking. Emperor Yuwen Yong said hurriedly.
"You all should step aside. We have important matters to discuss with the scholar-bureaucrats."
Huizhu saw the tired look on Yuwen Xiaobo's face, nodded and asked.
"Sir, would you like me to give you a fragrant tea from the previous generation to relieve your fatigue?"
Yuwen Xiaobo glanced at Huizhu and said.
"No need, I'll just say a few words to the Holy One and then leave."
As soon as the maids dispersed, Yuwen Xiaobo Fangdao followed.
"Wang Gui and Yuwen Shenju both agree that tomorrow's opportunity is rare, because all the itineraries are arranged by the Grand Chief himself and will not arouse suspicion."
Yu Wenyong stared at Xiaobo and asked nervously
"Then how did you discuss it?"
"The result of my discussion is that the Holy One should take action in the Hanren Palace of the Queen Mother, and you can call Yang Jian here, because this place is the most neglected by Yu Wenhu, and it is also a place that is difficult for his guards and followers to enter."
"good."
he said as the emperor banged the table.
"You and I want to be together."
"Right now, we are arranging the last step of Shang Que, because we can't enter the Hanren Palace of the Queen Mother. We need an order from the Holy Jade Pen to be handed over to the ministers. Tomorrow morning we will bring a few guards with strong martial arts skills to bury them in the Hanren Palace and then we will end. Grand Chief."
Yu Wenyong thought for a moment and then said.
"To be sure, it's better for the guards not to go to Hanren Hall. We can't guarantee whether there are the chief minister's eyes and ears in Hanren Hall. Tomorrow morning, take our handwritten letter and ask Wei Guogong to ask him to arrive at Hanren Hall before three o'clock in the morning and ambush him secretly. The mother-in-law’s living room is covered with plywood so that she can act according to the situation.”
Yuwen Xiaobo agreed after hearing this.
"So you have arranged other things as well?"
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, this tool is absolutely foolproof."
Then Yuwen Xiaobo told the emperor how to arrange everything inside and outside.
