"Easy to say, easy to say!" Regarding Jin Renwen's request, Wang Wenzuo agreed without any psychological pressure - anyone who is not blind can see that Li Zhi's treatment of Jin Renwen is a secret move to deal with Silla, even if it is not Considering the private friendship between the two, the Tang Dynasty will also send troops to help Jin Renwen ascend the throne of Silla in the future. Not to mention that in Wang Wenzuo's future strategic plan for Northeast Asia, Silla was also a very important chess piece. Jin Inwen's identity and talents determined that he was the best candidate for the throne.
"By the way, I went to the palace today and heard something!" Jin Renwen poured two glasses of wine and handed one to Wang Wenzuo: "Do you remember Li Sujie? It was the night when the prince and I met that night on New Year's Eve. The brother of the two princesses! He is dead!"
"Dead?" Wang Wenzuo took the wine glass, took a sip, and suppressed his panic: "How did you die? Is it related to the riots a few days ago?"
"Well!" Jin Renwen took a sip of wine: "He died in prison. It is said that he committed suicide. He hung on the railing with his belt, and then -" He stretched out his finger and scratched his neck, and stuck out his tongue: "So It seems that for Her Majesty the Queen, this riot is still a good opportunity to clean up the eyesores!"
"Brother Renshou means that Her Majesty the Queen is the mastermind behind this!"
"I didn't say that!" Jin Renwen said with a smile: "His Majesty would never order such a thing on his own. In any case, Li Sujie is also the emperor's biological flesh and blood. But the official who handles these matters now has been In his fifties, he is a person who has been down from the sixth rank. He lives in poverty on weekdays and has no hope in this life. It can be said that he is trying to be poor as time goes by, so he goes against the grain. This kind of person must do anything to get promoted. Do you have to come out?"
Wang Wenzuo didn't speak, but he was wondering if Jin Renwen might have known something and deliberately hit him. After thinking about it for a while, he asked: "It's not the turn of little people like me to care about the emperor's family affairs, but those two Will the princess also be implicated?"
"Hahaha!" Jin Renwen said with a smile: "Sanlang, you are no longer a small person. What do you ask the two female highnesses? They have now shaved off their hair and saved their heads! What a blessing in disguise! "
"Yes, yes!" Wang Wenzuo carefully observed Jin Renwen's expression and confirmed that the other party did not know that the two princesses had come to seek refuge with him. The stone in his heart fell to the ground: "Why is Brother Renshou so sure? Luo Luo. Is it just to save your life if you become a monk?"
"It's very simple. What is a woman's greatest weapon? Do you know?" Jin Ren asked with a smile. Before Wang Wenzuo could answer, he pointed between his legs: "This is right here. This is a woman's greatest weapon." , where men can bleed and die for her, and they can also give birth to children. The two female highnesses have the blood of the Li family in their bodies, and the children they give birth to have the blood of the Li family. This is their greatest weapon, and once they become rich, Just like a rhino has no horns and a wasp has no sting, it is safe!"
"Then what if they return to secular life?" Wang Wenzuo asked.
"Return to the secular world? That's a good question!" Jin Renwen drank the wine in his glass: "If they return to the secular world, it means they are not far from death!"
Pingkangfang, Cao Zhai.
"You two will stay here tonight, and I'll sleep in the outer room!" Xiaoman said with a smile, "It's a bit crowded, but I can't help it. It's too late now. I'll change rooms tomorrow!"
"No need, it's very good here!" Li Xiayu said quickly: "If there was no sister Xiaoman today, we sisters really don't know what to do!" At this point, she took out a hairpin from her sleeve Come: "It's interesting, please accept it, sister!"
"What are you doing!" Xiaoman hurriedly refused: "I am helping you as a hero. If I accept your property, wouldn't it be a business? Not to mention that Wang Sima has also helped me a lot. You are His relatives, I should help you, no, no!"
Li Xiayu sent it a few more times, but Xiaoman was resolute and refused to accept it. Li Xiayu had no choice but to take it back: "Sister, such a hero among women is really rare! If only we could learn a thing or two." alright!"
"I learned all my swordsmanship from Teacher Cao. If you want to learn it, I can ask Teacher Cao for you tomorrow!"
Li Xiayu regretted it as soon as she said it. She knew that she had a special status.
If outsiders find out, it will lead to disaster. He quickly said: "Sister Xiaoman, I am a woman after all. If it is so troublesome, let's forget it!"
"That's true! You two should be our daughters, it's really inconvenient!" Xiaoman said with a smile: "By the way, Wang Sima said that you two are his relatives, so you must know a lot about his childhood situation, why don't you tell me Listen?"
"This -" Li Xiayu hesitated for a moment and then said with a smile: "I am a relative of Wang Sima's mother. I have been in five servers. I only met him once or twice when I was a child, so I don't know much about him!"
"A relative on the mother's side? If they are of the same generation, then they are cousins?" Xiaoman asked.
"That's right!" Li Xiayu was a little overwhelmed by the question and forced a smile.
"Are you and Wang Sima an unmarried couple?" Xiaoman suddenly asked.
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Li Xiayu just picked up the water cup and almost dropped the cup in his hand: "How can such a thing happen? Why did Sister Xiaoman say that?"
"It turns out not to be the case!" Xiaoman said with a smile: "I heard you Tang people say that cousins are easy to marry. Since you and Wang Sima are cousins and you came to him from afar, you probably got engaged since you were children, otherwise he would Isn't it strange that you are young and handsome but not married?"
"Indeed not!" Li Xiayu quickly explained: "Sister Xiaoman, are you not from the Tang Dynasty?"
"Yes, I am from Silla! I was sold to Chang'an when I was a child. When Wang Sima returned to Baekje, he just happened to take me back to his hometown!" When he mentioned that he could return to his hometown, Xiaoman's eyebrows were filled with joy.
It was late at night, and Li Xiayu was lying on the bed but couldn't sleep. There were too many things that happened today. One thing after another was rolling in her mind, like a huge blender. Although she was extremely tired, she could not sleep. can not sleep.
"Sister! Are you asleep?"
Li Suwen's voice came to her ears. Li Xiayu didn't say anything. He gently patted his sister's arm twice with his right hand. Li Suwen didn't say a word and got into her sister's arms. In those cold nights when she couldn't sleep, the two sisters often I got through it this way.
"Sister, what are your plans for the future?"
Li Xiayu did not speak, but Li Suwen knew that her sister was listening, and she whispered: "If what Sister Xiaoman said is true, that would be great!"
"Silly boy!" Li Xiayu rubbed his sister's hair: "If someone says something casually, you should take it seriously!"
"Why? Sister, you are so beautiful, but also-"
"Suwen!" Li Xiayu covered her sister's mouth: "Forget all this, do you understand? If we want to live well, we must forget the past forever. Remember, Li Xiayu and Li Suwen are dead. , died in the courtyard of Daxingshan Temple. Now you and I are two helpless orphans, surviving on Wang Sima's kindness, do you understand?"
"But, but we-" Li Suwen blinked and retorted,
"There is nothing to be happy about. Being born into an emperor's family is not something to be happy about. If my mother had not entered the palace and married the emperor, she would not have died so early, and you and I would not be like this. Brother, neither He won't die so early! It's a disease that turns good people into madmen and evil spirits. Our fathers, grandfathers, and grandparents all got this disease and turned into evil spirits. They killed their own flesh and blood. There was no hesitation in coming. We prayed to the Bodhisattva day and night in the Yeting Palace, just to escape from this Shura world. The Bodhisattva appeared and allowed us to escape. We just prayed that we would never enter the emperor's house again in this life!"
Li Suwen was frightened by her sister's stern words. Although she did not get any benefits from her royal status, deep down she was still proud of her noble blood. However, her sister's words made her The little bit of pride she had had to be taken away, which made her feel reluctant.
"Then what are you going to do next, sister?"
"Going to Baekje?"
"Going to Baekje?" Li Suwen was stunned: "Well, that's so far!"
"It's better to be far away, the further away the better!" Li Xiayu said: "If possible, I just want to run to the ends of the earth, to a place where the Tang Dynasty's edicts cannot reach! Even if it is to be a weaver or a wine seller, good!"
"Zhi Niang,
Wine girl? Li Suwen laughed: "Sister, I'm afraid Wang Sima won't be able to let go!"
"Suwen, don't talk nonsense!" Li Xiayu pushed his sister out of his arms: "Wang Sima can marry anyone, but our sisters can't! Don't forget, he is an official of the Tang Dynasty, how can he marry a criminal? A wife is a wife!”
Li Xiayu's words were like a basin of cold water poured on Li Suwen's head. As she said, it is absolutely impossible for an official of Wang Wenzuo's level to marry a woman with such shady status as Li Xiayu and Li Suwen.
Seeing the disappointment on her sister's face, Li Xiayu felt a stabbing pain in her chest. Why didn't she admire that brave and brave man? However, cruel fate had taught her long ago that if she acted casually, it would not only harm herself, but also her cruel fate. It will also harm others.
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It was just dawn.
Cao Wenzong opened the door. Since he was five years old, his father handed a wooden sword into his hands. No matter whether it was rainy or sunny, he would get up at this time every day to do morning lessons. But today, his waist was not in the mood to practice.
"Teacher, you look very bad!" Wu Xiaoyi put away his weapon and looked at Cao Wenzong worriedly.
Even without looking in the mirror, Cao Wenzong knew that he looked haggard, and he probably had deep dark circles around his eyes - he didn't close his eyes all night last night and couldn't sleep at all.
"Xiao Yi, come with me for a walk!"
"Yes!" Wu Xiaoyi replied carefully. He could feel the teacher's heavy thoughts. He hoped that he could do something, but he didn't know what to do.
The two masters and apprentices left the square gate and walked west along the square wall. At this time, some pedestrians could already be seen on the street. Cao Wenzong didn't say a word, and Wu Xiaoyi didn't dare to speak. He was just half a step behind the teacher, and he Follow closely.
"There are so many fewer people on the streets!" Cao Wenzong sighed.
"Yes! It's probably because of the imperial conscription!" Wu Xiaoyi replied casually, and soon realized that he had said the wrong thing: "I'm sorry, teacher!"
"What are you sorry for? There is nothing to be sorry for!" Cao Wenzong said with a smile: "Did you know? Among my disciples, you are the only one who can pass on my mantle!"
Wu Xiaoyi lowered his head: "Teacher, you are so complimentary. The juniors are just younger than me, but they will catch up in a few years!"
"Haha, you are trying to make me happy again!" Cao Wenzong said with a smile: "Master, let me in. The practice depends on the individual. They are all good kids, but they are not as good as you. I kicked you out in the first place. I’m afraid that you’ll get into trouble, and secondly, I have nothing to teach you about swordsmanship, so I’m still delaying you by keeping you under my disciple. After all, swordsmanship is still a killing technique!”
"Ah?" Wu Xiaoyi was stunned. He opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to answer. Did he hear the teacher's words correctly?
"What's wrong? Is it weird? Xiao Yi, how many people have you killed over the years?" Cao Wenzong asked.
"This -" Wu Xiaoyi hesitated: "There are at least two to three hundred people!"
"Killing two to three hundred people, your junior brothers will never be able to catch up with you!" Cao Wenzong sighed: "All my life, I have always thought about gaining wealth with this martial arts and swordsmanship, but I have forgotten that in the final analysis, swords Be it halberds, bows, or crossbows, they are all used to kill people. My martial arts are not used to kill people, but I use them as entertainment for the nobles. Isn’t this just putting aside the first and chasing the last?”
"Teacher, are you going to Baekje with that Wang Wenzuo?"
"That's right!" Cao Wenzong nodded, with a glint in his eyes that made people dare not look directly at him: "I have been in Chang'an for twenty years, and the sword at my waist has become blunt. It's time for me to leave long ago. As a martial artist, Either kill or be killed. If you don't even dare to kill and become a trick for others to play for fun, what could be more tragic than this?"
"If the teacher wants to go, then I will go too!" Wu Xiaoyi said solemnly.
"Okay, then go contact some people and bring over those evil boys who are good at shooting and practicing martial arts. Since we are going to Baekje, it is better to have more people than less people!"
"Teacher, please don't worry, I'll take care of it all!" Wu Xiaoyi bowed his hands to Cao Wenzong, then turned around and left. Cao Wenzong looked at his disciple’s back at the street corner
Disappeared, and suddenly roared: "Twenty years have been a dream, and the sword will be unsheathed today!"
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Jin Ren asked about the mansion.
"Mr. Lang, that Cao Wenzong wants to see you!" Hei Te Chang said.
"So early?" Wang Wenzuo put down the chopsticks in his hands and looked at the sky outside: "Did this guy not sleep all night last night?"
"I don't know, but Mr. Lang had better be careful!"
"Be careful? Be careful about what?"
"This person seems to be a different person this time!"
"You're a different person, why have you changed?"
"How should I put it?" Hei Te Changzhi thought for a while and said, "He is still the same person, but his demeanor is completely different. Even the generals feel that there is something that makes people afraid to look at him!"
