Although Tian Yan was unwilling, since Bao Zhuhua insisted on it, he couldn't disobey her, so he led a few people to the northwest and walked towards the wooden shed where tools and sundries were kept in the mansion.
Before reaching the wooden shed, Baozhuhua raised her slender hand to signal everyone to stop. Jin Yugua was puzzled and was about to ask a question when Baozhuhua raised his index finger to signal everyone to be silent. Then he jumped up and hid in the grass next to the wooden shed.
Upon seeing this, Jin Yugua hurriedly led the others into the grass. As soon as everyone hid, they saw an old woman and a guard walking slowly towards the wooden shed.
Bao Zhuhua glanced at Tian Yan and pointed at the guard. Tian Yan understood immediately, leaned close to Bao Zhuhua's ear, and whispered: "That man is also the chief of the guards in the mansion, and is Ma Desheng's deputy. His name is Gao Renyi."
Bao Zhuhua nodded and pointed at the old woman. Tian Yan frowned, looked at her for a long time, shook his head and said, "I have never seen this... this old lady. She should... not be from Jinling."
Jin Yugua heard this and whispered: "Nonsense! If you are not from Jinling, how could you appear here?"
Tian Yan turned around and glanced at Jin Yugua, and said disdainfully: "Aren't you from other places too? Where are you now?"
Jin Yugua was about to retort when he saw Baozhuhua's eyebrows raised and she glared at him fiercely. Jin Yugua had no choice but to be dismayed and stopped talking.
Everyone hid in the grass and saw clearly what happened in front of the wooden shed. Seeing Gao Renyi being tortured to death by the old woman, Tongyu Gua beside him was so angry that he pulled out a big ax from behind and stepped forward to stop him. Upon seeing this, Bao Zhuhua hurriedly grabbed him and signaled him not to be impulsive. It was not yet clear whether the other party was an enemy or a friend, so he should not act rashly.
Not long after, Chen Yixin showed up and had a quarrel with the old woman. Seeing this, Bao Zhuhua secretly calculated in his heart: "This old woman has extremely high martial arts skills. Chen Yixin is definitely no match for her. Even if a few of us come forward to help, there is no guarantee that we can capture this old woman. If she escapes, we and Elder Tianqi will know about Chen Xiaotian's joining forces, and we still need to wait and see what the situation is."
Although he thought so in his heart, he also secretly clasped a sleeve arrow in his hand just in case of emergency. Sure enough, when the old woman escaped, a hidden weapon suddenly appeared. When Bao Zhuhua saw it, he immediately understood that the old woman wanted to kill the horse in the shed to win. Without having time to think about it, the Xiujian shot out of his hand and knocked down the caltrops.
Fortunately, the old woman was extremely confident and believed that this move would definitely save Ma Sheng's life, so she went straight over the wall without looking back. Although the sound of Bao Zhuhua's sleeve arrows colliding with the iron caltrops was loud, the old woman had already gone far away and did not hear it.
When Chen Yixin saw Bao Zhuhua and others walking out from the wooden shed, she felt a chill in her heart and thought to herself: "When did they come? I didn't know anything about it." Looking back on the conversation between herself and the old woman, it seemed that nothing had been revealed. Then he smiled slightly and said, "I wonder when Sister Bao will arrive in Jinling? Tell me in advance so that we can send someone to greet her."
Baozhuhua heard this and waved her hand: "You're welcome, Miss Chen. We came in a hurry this time. We didn't want to alarm your mansion. We just have a letter written by King Chiyue to be sent to General Chen."
Chen Yixin was stunned and thought to herself: "Father returned Nanmiao's sacred object, the Son of the Sun, to King Chiyue. This time King Chiyue wrote a letter, presumably to discuss important matters."
Thinking of this, he hurriedly said: "Father is at Xuanzang Hall. Please ask Sister Bao to follow me."
Bao Zhuhua nodded, but Jin Yugua beside him suddenly asked: "Isn't Xuanzang Hall on fire now? Are you going to lead us into the fire pit?"
When Chen Yixin heard this, she smiled sweetly and said: "The words of the special envoy are serious. You have traveled thousands of miles to deliver a message. Although you have not informed me in advance, you are a guest since you are here. Our country of Daxia has always been a country of etiquette, and all citizens are welcome. Ya Liang, how can you be as ignorant as some people and not distinguish between friends and foes?"
Hearing this, Baozhuhua frowned slightly and thought to herself: "Chen Yixin obviously meant something in her words, mocking us for not distinguishing right from wrong and still being wary of them. However, there is an old saying in the Central Plains, 'Those who are not of my race will have their hearts broken. Strange! Daxia borders on our southern Miao. Our country has become increasingly powerful in the past few decades. Recent generations of rulers of Daxia have long been wary of us. Although several wars broke out between the two countries sixteen years ago, they were nothing more than The two sides tested each other. After several fierce battles, although our side lost troops and generals, Daxia did not gain any advantage. After this battle, both countries realized a problem, that is, the national strength of both sides is equal, and no one can win. Therefore, the two countries stopped fighting and recuperated each other. Until nine months ago, the old man Tianqi, who had disappeared for more than ten years, suddenly appeared in southern Xinjiang and brought a letter from the King of Qi of the Great Xia Kingdom. The letter said that today's Great Xia Xia Guogang was loosened and traitors were rampant. The King of Qi wanted to revolt and clear the emperor. He asked King Chiyue to send troops to help. After the event was completed, he was willing to dedicate all the three counties of Nanling to our country. From then on, he would send two silver coins every year. One hundred thousand taels, 30,000 pieces of silk, and 5,000 cattle and sheep, in the hope that the two countries will always be friends of Qin and Jin."
"King Chiyue agreed on the surface, but secretly sent people to sneak into Chang'an to inquire around. Two months later, the spies reported that Daxia was singing and dancing at peace, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. It was a peaceful and peaceful scene, which was very different from what King Qi said in his letter. In the heart of King Chiyue I got suspicious and wanted to send more people to investigate, but it happened that news came that Chen Xiaotian was marrying his daughter, so the king ordered Sangua and I to go to Jinling, in the name of the prince's marriage, to spy on the reality of Daxia Kingdom, and at the same time take a look at the old man Tianqi Does King Qi really have the strength to support Qing Jun?"
"Now the king has asked me to send a letter to Chen Xiaotian. It is obvious that he wants to make friends. It seems that we and the Xia Dynasty will not be at war in the short term. Since we are not enemies, there is no need to hurt both sides with this quick talk. The kindness.”
Thinking of this, he turned to Jin Yugua and said, "You and Yin Yugua go and carry General Ma out of the wooden shed." The two of them took the order, walked into the wooden shed, and took Ma Desheng out, one on the left and the other on the right.
Chen Yixin saw Ma Desheng's eyes closed tightly, as if he was in a deep sleep, and thought to herself: "I don't know what kind of medicine should be used to cure this soul-stirring powder? If there is no antidote, it is not an option for Ma Desheng to stay asleep like this."
When Baozhuhua saw Chen Yixin's serious face and stared at Ma Desheng thoughtfully, he guessed what she was thinking. She smiled slightly and said, "Ms. Chen is worried about the antidote for Soul Powder?"
Chen Yixin nodded and said: "Sister Bao is really smart. I really don't know what can cure the poison of this soul-stirring powder."
Bao Zhuhua said: "I have an idea. I wonder if Miss Chen would like to give it a try?"
The old man Tianqi secretly smiled in his heart. He was a fool. He obviously didn’t understand idioms but still wanted to show off his knowledge. He didn’t want to get entangled with him. He said loudly: "If the special envoy thinks that there is no problem with the map, then please forward it to King Chiyue, and we will follow the agreed plan. Go ahead, if there is nothing else, the special envoy please come back."
The red-faced man was furious and said sternly: "What do you think we are?! Are you looking for us when you say you're here, and driving us away when you say we're here?"
Old Man Tianqi sneered: "The special envoy doesn't want to leave, is there anything else you want to advise?"
The red-faced man said: "I won't teach you, I'll just beat you!" After saying that, he walked up to the old man Tianqi, turned his right palm into a claw and went straight to grab the old man Tianqi's face.
Old Man Tianqi didn't dodge, he just smiled slightly, then he heard the big red-faced man yell, jumped back, grabbed his right hand with all his strength, and shouted: "You...you monster, use witchcraft to hurt people?!"
Old Man Tianqi smiled and said nothing, turned around and walked towards the main hall.
"Please stay!" said a bell-like voice.
Pan Suxuan heard this from outside the wall and whispered to Zhao Niantong: "I know who this girl is, she is Bao Zhuhua."
Zhao Niantong asked curiously: "Who is Baozhuhua?" Pan Suxuan said: "It's the Southern Miao envoy. There are three big men with her, they seem to be called Jinyugua, Silveryugua, and Bronzeyugua. What is their name? Sent by the king."
Zhao Niantong said: "King Chiyue?!" Pan Suxuan said: "Exactly, have you remembered?"
Zhao Niantong said: "No, didn't they just talk about King Chiyue? It must be him, right?" After hearing this, Pan Suxuan looked at Zhao Niantong helplessly.
Zhao Niantong smiled and said: "I really didn't remember it. Unlike you, I have a photographic memory of beauties."
Pan Suxuan said seriously: "This Baozhuhua is not simple. Judging from her words and actions, she is the leader of the four Southern Miao people."
Zhao Niantong said disdainfully: "What about the leader? What kind of powerful character can there be in the deserted land of the Southern Barbarians? I think even if their king comes, he is just a clown."
Zhang Yi suddenly interjected: "Young Master Zhao's words are wrong. Although the Miao land in the south is a poor place, it is full of talented people. Take King Chiyue as an example. Sixteen years ago, his father, King Jinri, rebelled and was defeated by General Chen. After that, it ended in gloom. For a time, the Southern Miao Kingdom was leaderless. Several brothers of King Jinri supported their troops and wanted to establish themselves as kings. The country was on the verge of falling apart. At that time, King Chiyue was only seventeen years old. Even though the country Most of the old ministers in the Central Plains supported his succession to the throne, but they did not have military power. The remaining soldiers of the Southern Miao Kingdom were all in the hands of the brothers, King Jinri.
At this time, someone suggested that Chiyue go to Guo Liaoxiong, who was stronger at the time, and ask him to support him in inheriting the throne of the king. Chiyue knew that Guo Liaoxiong was lustful, so in order to gain his support, she did not hesitate to give her most beloved concubine as a gift to Guo Liaoxiong, and promised in person that if he became the king, he would make Guo Liaoxiong the king and expand his fiefdom. three times.
Guo Liaoxiong could not resist the temptation of beauty and power, and agreed to support Chiyue. With Guo Liaoxiong's support, the other brothers of King Jinri did not dare to say anything. After Chiyue became the queen, she used soft and hard tactics, kindness and power to win over these uncles one after another, and stabilized the domestic political situation in Southern Miao within three years.
