It was still dark when Di Xue and his wife came out of the palace. They went back to their homes to rest for a while, then got up again and went to the morning court.
The focus of the morning session was Zhou Huai's case.
Yuesi Cheng had his family demoted to common people and exiled to the border. The three tribes were never allowed to obtain fame.
Du Rubao, the Minister of Punishment, was detained in the Dali Temple Prison pending further processing.
The rest of the people involved in the case were sentenced according to the severity of their crimes, and Jin Qiao and other murderers were executed!
After Qian Zhangyin read out the imperial edict, he changed the topic and read out the reward to Di Xue and his promotion to the Minister of Zuosi of Dali Temple.
Then Zhou Huai released him and gave him treasures to appease him.
After the court dispersed, the courtiers congratulated each other one after another, and Di Xue had to deal with them one by one.
Finally free, Di Xue and Chu Ran rushed back to Dali Temple.
At this time, Zhou's family was already waiting anxiously outside the gate of Dali Temple.
After a while, Zhou Huai came out under the escort of the patrol.
"Thanks to Mr. Di and Brother Ran for your help, I was able to clear my grievances!"
After Zhou Huai finished speaking, Di Xue returned:
"Young Master Zhou, you are too polite. You are not afraid of shadows. We are just telling the truth to the public! You have been suffering these past few days, so you should go home and rest as soon as possible!"
"That's fine, I'll just..." Zhou Huai held back the second half of his sentence before he could say it, staring straight at the visitor.
Di Xue looked around and saw that it was Di Qing who had come to Dali Temple: "Sister, why are you here?"
"Don't forget because you are so busy. Tomorrow is the day of Dingbei and sword debate. Let's set off today!"
After Di Qing finished speaking, Di Xue would think of the emperor's words in her mind, look at Chu Ran and return:
"Your Highness, Sister, has never seen Jianghu Swordsmanship before, and he wants to learn more about it. Why don't you take him with you?"
"That's okay!"
As soon as Di Qing finished speaking, Zhou Huai said from the side: "I'm planning to go out for some relaxation, why not go to Dingbei for a walk as well?"
"I'm late, Brother Zhou!" Li Heng also rushed to Dali Temple wearing a wide-sleeved brocade robe.
Di Qing looked at the person who came and couldn't help but feel a little dumbfounded. For a moment, she felt that he was like a banished immortal, and others did not dare to approach him, but those divine eyes made people fall deeply into him.
After everyone got acquainted with each other, they agreed to go to Dingbei together the next day. Zhou Huai wanted to show off in front of Di Qing, so he took the initiative to prepare the carriage!
In the early morning of the next day, when the sky was still slightly bright, Di Xue and others gathered in front of the Di Mansion again.
At this time, the bells rang again in the city, ringing continuously throughout Yuanjing City.
"The Governor of Zhou has captured Wen Lan. If Wala loses, he will send someone to Yuanjing to make peace!"
After Chu Ran finished speaking, Di Xue nodded, and had to sigh in his heart, Governor Zhou had the heart to love his son!
Everyone took two cars and rushed to Dingbei.
Dingbeicheng is located in the north, bordering Wala. In order to stabilize the northern region, the late emperor gave it the name Dingbei!
With the sun high in the sky, Di Xue and others arrived at Dingbei City, where the Jurchen sect was already waiting.
After Di Qing took out the token from Yuanshan Pavilion, she was led into the city.
There was no delay along the way and we entered the inner square of the Jurchen sect.
I saw that the square was in the shape of a semi-circular staircase, with the contestants' ring at the bottom. The audience could sit on the steps and drink tea while watching the battle, which was quite comfortable.
Although this sword discussion meeting is called a sword discussion, it is actually a martial arts competition, which is similar to a martial arts competition.
The leader of the competition can receive gifts from various sects and gain a reputation in the martial arts world.
Di Xue looked towards the stage and saw that the sword discussion had already begun.
The disciples of Longhumen are dueling with Ba Dao Tang.
I saw two people each holding an eight-sided meteor hammer, acting majesticly
The other person used a broad-edged stone knife with a hardened metal coating to resist.
The two were sweating profusely and breathing rapidly in the fierce exchange.
Their eyes were focused and sharp, trying to find each other's weaknesses.
Suddenly, the disciple of Longhumen aimed at a tiny flaw and swung the hammer head violently. The hammer head made a sharp whistling sound in the air, aiming at the opponent's abdomen and hitting it violently.
But Ba Dao Men's reaction was equally quick. He quickly drew out his stone knife and blocked the attack of the meteor hammer. Then, he moved sideways deftly, and the blade accurately struck the opponent's shoulder.
Feeling severe pain, the Longhumen disciples had to abandon their hammers and retreat, avoiding the fatal blow.
However, the opponent did not give him a chance to breathe. The disciples of Ba Dao Sect rushed forward quickly again, and the blade followed him like a shadow, slashing at the leg of the meteor hammer warrior.
The Longhumen disciple had to jump up to avoid the blow, but he also lost his balance at the same time.
At this moment, the disciple of the Ba Dao Sect seized the opportunity, rushed forward, and struck his opponent in the chest with a heavy blow.
The disciples of the Dragon and Tiger Clan were unable to dodge and were thrown away by the suppressive force of the stone knife. They fell to the ground and a mouthful of blood spurted out.
The contest between the two ended with the victory of the disciples of the Ba Dao Sect.
The exciting contest between the two also made the people at the scene very enjoyable to watch.
At this time, the people in the booth next to them suddenly stood up and walked towards Di Xue and others.
Di Xue looked at the person who was about thirty-seven or eighteen years old.
He has deep eyebrows, a purple gold cloud patterned brocade robe, a beam jade crown, and cloud-head shoes, and has an extraordinary bearing.
"Uncle Qi!" Chu Ran immediately stood up and saluted.
Di Xue realized that this person was Chu Xiao, the seventh son of the late emperor and the right prime minister of the Eastern Wu Kingdom, Prince Xiao, who was in charge of punishment and rites!
"Di Xue of Dali Temple, I have met the prince!"
After Di Xue finished speaking, Chu Xiao smiled slightly:
"Before I returned to the capital, I heard that Mr. Di was an expert in solving cases, and now that we have met, I feel that the rumors are even more true! But boy Chu Ran, why didn't you study your lessons in the capital and go to Dingbeiye to hang out?"
"Back to Uncle Qi, Brother Zhou just cleared his grievances the day before yesterday, so we thought of going out to relax!"
After Chu Ran finished speaking, Chu Xiao looked back: "Oh! We still need Feng Xiaozi from the Minister of Industry and Commerce, so you have all the four outstanding figures from the Imperial College!"
After Zhou Huai greeted Li Heng, Chu Ran asked:
"Uncle Qi wasn't patrolling the south of the Yangtze River, how could he get to Dingbei now?"
"I have finished my inspection, and I was invited by a friend to come and watch!" After Chu Xiao finished speaking, someone invited him back.
"Four Elites of the Imperial Academy? You are not the ones who named yourself, are you?" Di Xue couldn't help laughing when she heard this title.
"Ahem, it's not self-proclaimed, but someone else said it to ridicule us!"
After Chu Ran finished speaking, his face turned slightly red and felt embarrassed.
"Prince Xiao has quite a lot of contacts."
After Di Xue finished speaking, Chu Ran returned:
"Not only does he have great influence in the court, but he also has many friends in the world. He has different opinions with my father in the court, so we don't have many contacts."
Di Qing's competition was scheduled for tomorrow, so the group planned to rest early.
In order to fulfill their friendship as landlords, the Jurchen sect arranged for Di Xue and others to stay in a separate courtyard within the sect.
After Di Xue and others packed up, they headed to the city in Dingbei. When they entered the city today, they hurried to the Sword Discussion Club without having a good stroll around the city.
Although Dingbei City is not as prosperous as Yuanjing, there are still many small traders because it is located on the border between the two countries.
There are also many foreign people walking around in the city.
Di Xue and Chu Ran walked in the front and looked at the things on the street and felt very fresh.
Zhou Huai pulled Di Qing and kept talking.
Li Heng was the only one walking at the end, causing people on the street to look sideways and sigh with emotion that they had never seen such a beautiful person!
At this time, three children ran past laughing on the street corner, singing nursery rhymes:
The daughter of the Yan family does not keep herself to herself.
Open the door and get people to deal with you.
Gold and silver treasures are placed under the bed.
Draw long eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes.
Thousands of swords pierce the heart, and one will not die in vain.
Someone picked up the body in the house.
After listening to the nursery rhyme, Zhou Huai said in confusion: "Why is this nursery rhyme so weird?"
Di Xue thought about it carefully in her mind, and then said:
"Furthermore, this nursery rhyme is contradictory. It's not like this daughter of the Yan family is being disobedient, but she is being unfair!"
