Clouds and Waters

What the woman in black said was right.It has been fifteen years since the emperor started his army.However, he has been familiar with military books since he was a child, and he is even more comfortable using tactics in confrontation and arranging troops.As early as the age of 16, he followed a former member of the dynasty named Teng Pengfei to conquer the north and the south. Later, as his wings grew and he gained more power, he turned against Teng Pengfei and set up his own family.So at this time, he who controls the life and death of the world and seizes the power is only in his early 30s, which is the time when he is in his prime.He was already suave and majestic, but with the bright robe and jade belt and the clusters of flowers, he was even more graceful, the jade tree was facing the wind, and he was so radiant, no wonder the woman in black praised him.

However, he was already the king of a country at this time, and his concubines and maids were either flattering or cringing at him, but there was no one who praised him so openly and warmly and sincerely like this woman.What's more, the woman who praised him is such a charming and charming beauty that is rare in this world.Hearing this, although he was a little surprised, his blood surged immediately, and he was indescribably happy.

If this was normal, if someone dared to speak ill of the current Holy Majesty, it would have been unknown how many people would have rushed over and knocked him down.But at this time, how can there be half a person to come forward?Regardless of men, women or eunuchs, I just wish that my parents would have two more pairs of eyes, so that they could see enough of this black-clothed woman.

The woman in black was still laughing, she glanced winkingly at the crowd, and only smiled at the emperor, "Senior brother, your swordsmanship is not as good as mine! Well, it must be because you have been busy with state affairs and neglected to practice! But don't worry. , Master will not blame you. Oh, and, this is the letter she asked me to bring to you!"

The emperor stared straight at her, until she handed the letter, and then suddenly came back to his senses, but he didn't reach out to take it, straightened his clothes, turned his back and touched the tiger's mouth that was so painful from her shock, " Keke" coughed twice, stepped back a few steps, sat down on the dragon chair in the hall, pointed at the crowd and shouted loudly: "You all step back."

Everyone's thoughts were all on the woman in black, and their souls were all seduced by her, so no one responded to him.The emperor glared, and slapped the table with one hand.He was furious, and unconsciously his internal strength burst out. Accompanied by a loud noise, sawdust flew across the sky, and smoke and dust rose everywhere. He shouted again: "Why are you so dazed? You don't want your head anymore? Why don't you get out of here?"

The whole hall was silent, except for the occasional sound of someone swallowing saliva.Still no one cares about him...

"Hehe, Brother Emperor, your order doesn't work..." The woman in black smiled casually, melting ice and snow like spring sunshine, and hatching all things.Everyone seemed to be possessed by a demon, and followed the woman with a silly smile. After such a long time, they were not even willing to blink their eyes.

The emperor was also in a state of mind, jumping wildly, and when the woman in black smiled, his anger disappeared immediately, and he only said softly: "This..."

The woman in black turned around and let go of her flattering voice: "Brothers and sisters, please give the little girl a face. After listening to my senior brother, the emperor, go back."

As soon as she said this, there was a thunderous cry.As if there were gold and jade outside the hall, everyone rushed out, and within a short while, there were only three people left in the hall.The emperor, the woman in black, and a little Xizi lying on the ground.

The emperor smiled helplessly, and was about to speak when he saw Xiao Xizi still lying on the ground, and shouted sharply, "What are you still doing here?"

The little Xizi came back to his senses immediately, kept kowtow, like smashing garlic, and said in his mouth: "The emperor spares my life, the emperor spares my life... The little one didn't report in time, and the emperor was shocked... Spare my life, spare my life... This is Feige Please read the letter sent by the emperor."

The emperor's heart was like a bright mirror, and when he received the letter, he saw a small orchid next to the letter, and said with a smile: "It's none of your business, go down."

As if Xiao Xizi was granted amnesty, she even forgot to get up and scrambled out of Qinzheng Hall.

The woman in black was puzzled, and thought: "Why is this little eunuch acting like a normal person? Could it be that my soul ecstasy is useless to him? It's really strange, what kind of master is he? He can perform kung fu at such a young age Resistance. It's really powerful. Well, it seems that the Emperor's subordinates are really masters like a cloud." In fact, Xiao Xizi doesn't have any internal skills, I'm afraid she has never even fought.It's just that he closed his eyes and covered his ears in the hall, so he couldn't see the face of the woman in black at all, nor could he hear her voice.Although the black-clothed woman's "spiritual obsession" is powerful, she relies on her voice and eyes to transmit her skills. The little Xizi was overwhelmed by fear, she couldn't see with her eyes, she couldn't hear with her ears, so she escaped the catastrophe.

"Haha, so it turns out that the master sent this time is a disciple of Minato? Well, good, good. Miss's name?"

After reading the letter, the emperor asked, interrupting the woman in black from her thoughts.She recovered and replied with a smile: "My name is Shui Fang. Your Majesty..."

The emperor smiled, waved his hands and said, "You and I are from the same sect. Now that there is no one around, you can call me senior brother. The disciples of the other four sects also call me that." The emperor is the founder of the country. He is proficient in writing and ink, but he is a bold and dissolute person in his bones.The daily paperwork is like a mountain of official documents, which is already depressing him. In addition, the founding heroes are either his elders, or they are brothers and sisters. He is very casual in private, and he is not very polite. "The people sent here are even closer, so they call themselves "I" instead of "Zhen".

He paused for a while, and chanted the name "Shui Fang" for a long time, as if he was playing with it, and seemed to be thinking about it, and said in a deep voice: "What a so-called Yiren, who is on the water side. Hehe, it really is Yiren!... By the way, Miss Shui, if I guessed correctly, your swordsmanship is Xiaoye... Oh, Miss Ye taught you, right?"

Shui Fang was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Brother has good eyesight. This is exactly what Aunt Xiaoye taught."

The emperor heard the word "Xiaoye", his body trembled suddenly, his eyes were a little lonely, he sighed deeply, and asked softly: "Miss Ye, is she okay?"

When Shui Fang was asked by him, some monks of Zhang Er were puzzled. After thinking for a while, he replied: "Well, Master and all the aunts practice medicine everywhere, and they are very carefree. Didn't read it!" Then he handed over the letter just now.

The emperor was slightly surprised, and said: "Didn't Xin Xiaoxi give it to me just now? Why is there still?"

Shui Fang smiled and said, "The letter in your hand is written by Master. This letter is written by Aunt Xiaoye. I want to give it to you."

Hearing this, the emperor's eyes brightened. He took a step forward and almost snatched the letter from Shui's hand. Just as he was about to open it, he seemed a little reluctant. He held it in his hand for a while, but saw that there was no word on the envelope. So I took another photo under the lamplight, stroked it for a long time, but carefully put the letter in my sleeve, and said to Shui Fang: "Junior Sister Shui, you are also tired today, go rest first. See you tomorrow, the other four disciples." Not too late."

Shui Fang said with a smile: "The guest is up to the host. Let the senior brother arrange it."

The emperor nodded and smiled, and waved his hand.The water side will retreat.

The eunuchs and maids were scolded by the emperor just now, who would dare to venture in without the emperor's call?In the huge Palace of Qinzheng, there was only the emperor left.He lingered alone for a while, and finally couldn't help taking out the letter that was hidden in his sleeve, and gently opened the letter paper. Immediately, there was a scent of ink, and when he took a closer look, he found that it was meticulously written in small letters. , the font is beautiful, elegant and refined, obviously from the hands of a woman.The emperor narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly, thinking: "Sister Xiao Ye Zi, you wrote the letter very seriously!"

Just as he was about to read on, he was suddenly interrupted by the sound of hurried footsteps outside the hall. He couldn't help but frowned, and was about to explode when he heard someone report: "The Empress Dowager is here!"

After hearing this, the emperor hurriedly packed up his mood and went out of the hall to meet him.But I saw that the Empress Dowager was over fifty years old and had a little silver thread on her head, but she was well maintained and her charm still remained.The emperor saluted and shouted respectfully, "Grandmother, grandson saluted you."

The empress dowager helped the emperor lightly and said: "Bin'er, I heard that there are assassins entering the palace tonight? Is there such a thing?"

The emperor brought the empress dowager into the palace and said, "Which ignorant slave is it? In the middle of the night, this thing also alarmed the emperor's grandmother? When the grandson finds out, he must be punished severely."

The two entered the main hall while talking.The Empress Dowager sat upright and said, "What a big deal this is. If the people below don't report to me, they will be dereliction of duty. What's going on with this assassin?"

The emperor backed away from the left and right, and replied with a smile: "It's not an assassin, it's the master...ah, it's the disciple sent by my aunt."

The Empress Dowager immediately said happily: "Lan'er? Is it from Lan'er? Have you received a letter this time?"

The emperor smiled and handed the letter brought by Xiao Xizi to the Empress Dowager.The letter wasn't long, but the Empress Dowager read it over and over for a long while before she smiled and said, "Lan'er's life is quite happy."

The emperor nodded and said: "My aunt is traveling around, so happy. Look at the letter, it says, now Dali. Suner also persuaded my aunt to come to Beijing, or to Luoyang Palace. Ordinarily, this palace was built for my aunt. But She just doesn't want to. No, it's really too suffocating to compare with the great rivers and mountains in the palace."

The Empress Dowager nodded noncommittally, thought for a long time, and said, "Emperor, do you know why your aunt sends a martial arts master every time she sends a letter?"

The emperor replied: "My aunt is afraid that it is easy for me to conquer the country and it is difficult to defend the country. She sent them to help me. It has been five years, one every year. She made it clear in the letter that her disciples are divided into five schools, which are gold, wood, water, fire, and earth." Five Elements. The disciples of each school, whether hard or soft, or sword or sword, have their own strengths and are infinitely powerful. Today, Miss Shui came, and the Five Elements and all schools just got together. The grandson also saw her... well, Shui Xiu Gong And swordsmanship." Originally, he wanted to talk about her enchanting skills, but he felt that it was inappropriate to say this in front of his elders, so he changed his words temporarily.

Fortunately, the Empress Dowager didn't care too much, and said to herself: "Although the Five Elements Gate is complete now, have you penetrated the secrets in that scripture? Do you understand what your aunt means?"

The emperor was slightly taken aback, a shadow flashed across his mind, but he still said calmly: "Grandmother, you don't need to tell me, my grandson understands. The "Diamond Sutra" contains a rare treasure that is very popular in the world, it is really no small matter For thousands of years, everyone has wanted to get it. My grandson has already figured it out. This book was given to me by my aunt, and now the five disciples sent by my aunt are to guard the world for my Great Yan Kingdom. She is afraid, in fact The grandson is also afraid of it. The so-called ordinary people are innocent, but they are guilty. After a hundred years, if this "Diamond Sutra" is spread, or if I fail to live up to my descendants and fail to keep this treasure, it will definitely be another disaster. Catastrophe. Therefore, my aunt sent five disciples, the deep meaning of which is to ask them to guard the treasures, that is, to guard the peace. This grandson understands. The emperor's grandmother is at ease, the overall situation is the most important, and the grandson has his own opinion."

The empress dowager originally had a stern face, but after hearing this, the lines on her face softened, and she smiled gratifiedly, and said: "The emperor has really grown up. Well, with your words, your aunt can rest assured. Okay. , it's not too early, you should take a rest quickly, although the state affairs are complicated, don't get tired. You are now the king of a country, the dragon's body is important, you must know that this is not only your own business, but also the whole world's business thing."

The emperor nodded obsequiously, and the empress dowager was aroused, and said softly: "Bin'er, don't blame grandma for being talkative. You have been on the throne for a long time, but you have not been crowned empress for a long time. There is no leader in the harem, this..."

The emperor's amiable face changed slightly, with a slight red light, and he said seriously: "Grandmother, don't mention the matter of becoming a queen." He originally obeyed and respected his "grandmother", but this standing The latter matter made him feel like a stick in his throat, and no matter who mentioned it, he would glare like a diamond.

The Empress Dowager was also well aware of her grandson's temperament, she let out a long sigh, she didn't know whether it was joy or sorrow, and said: "Bin'er, your thoughts have always remained the same. This is somewhat similar to your father. Forget it, our Xue family still cannot escape love. Your father, your aunt, and now it is you again. Hey, if you have time, go to sit with some noble people, don't neglect them too much. "

The two chatted for a while, the emperor got up and sent the empress dowager out, and returned to the Hall of Qinzheng, thinking wildly for a while, before suddenly remembering that he hadn't read the letter in his arms!So I hurriedly opened the letterhead and read it carefully. I only saw the words "My nephew Wenbin, I feel like meeting you when you see a letter" on the head of the letter. After taking a few breaths, he thought: "In your heart, it's just 'my nephew'..." He looked down, and it turned out that he said that the side of the water was his own disciple, and asked the emperor to take care of him.The emperor couldn't help being very disappointed, but he still put away the letter paper and stared blankly at the magnificent palace carved with dragons and phoenixes. A feeling of loneliness and loss, as well as infinite fear of the future, emerged from the bottom of his heart. Soul-stirring, for a long time without a break.

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In the article, the emperor's name is taboo Xue Wenbin, his master, that is, his aunt, Xue Zhilan and the origin and deeds of the "Diamond Sutra", see "A Journey of Daughters in Jianghu".

This article is related to "A Journey of a Daughter in Jianghu", but not closely, and there is no problem at all if you don't read the previous book.

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