Sealing Sword

Zheng Taishou is nearly fifty years old, and he is guarding one side in this remote place. The sky is high and the emperor is far away, so he is considered a bully.

That night, he just got off the wine table of the gentry and wealthy businessman, and he staggered back to the mansion with the smell of alcohol and powder smelling all over his body. The chaos made Zheng Taishou calm down a little bit, which was a little restless.

A maid with a bright appearance came up to help her, and Taishou Zheng squeezed her soft waist. This maid was from a good family, and she dared not say anything when he touched her waist, so she could only hide subconsciously. A young servant next to her hurried up Help her up.

Fortunately, Prefect Zheng was half drunk, so he didn't care about it, and asked with a smile, "Where are the young master and madam?"

Zheng Taishou's first wife died of dystocia more than ten years ago. She was Zheng Taishou's first wife when he was in trouble.The prefect was overjoyed with his son in his arms, and arranged for his wife's funeral in a generous and appropriate manner, but he knew kindness, but he didn't have a long relationship.

The main wife died, but the son had to be brought by his mother. Zheng Taishou quickly accepted the newcomer into the house, but unfortunately, I don’t know if it’s because the heavens are not happy. There is no movement in the belly of this concubine’s room. After Zheng Taishou, his life is thinner than paper.

For many years after that, Prefect Zheng spent many years in the flowers, but he didn't accept anyone. He only hired a wife and maid to serve his only son. Until four years ago, he took in a new concubine. It is said that she was the daughter of a merchant named Huang. She was beautiful and good-natured. She can be used as a beautiful vase, and can also help him take care of his son's housework. Zheng Taishou liked her very much, and soon made her a concubine.

The servant hurriedly replied: "The young master went out to drink and hasn't returned yet. Madam heard that the lord went out to a banquet, so she specially waited for you in the room, and prepared snacks and hangover soup."

Hearing these words, he ironed out the post, Taishou Zheng waved his hands away from the left and right, let the servant help him to walk to the backyard.The cool wind blew across his cheeks, but failed to blow away the alcohol. Prefect Zheng felt his head getting more and more dizzy, and almost fell asleep on the servants. Naturally, he didn't know that there were a few more students dressed as servants in the backyard. They exchanged glances with the servants around them, and each cleaned up and did their work, hiding the undercurrent.

The servant pushed the door open with one hand, and Taishou Zheng stumbled over the threshold, his drunkenness subsided a little, and he cursed: "You son of a bitch, the tricks have grown in vain! Go, fetch water for the master!"

With the lights on in the room, Eunuch Zheng faintly saw a figure sitting and lying on the bed behind the embroidered curtain, his face immediately burst into a smile, and he stretched out his hand to lift the curtain happily: "Ma'am, something good happened to me today... ..."

His voice stopped abruptly, and he saw the woman behind the curtain sitting on the couch, her body was motionless, and she didn't utter a word. If it wasn't for the rising and falling of her chest, he would almost have thought she was dead.

The woman had her hair in a bun and her clothes were neatly dressed. She must have been knocked out on the couch just after removing the hairpin, pretending to be calm and peaceful.

Prefect Zheng's wine suddenly sobered up. At the same time, a cold dagger lay across his neck, and a smiling voice came from behind: "What good thing happened to your lord, why don't you talk about having fun with the grass people?"

"Wh-Where are you a madman? How dare you attack an official of the imperial court? Is there any law?!" Zheng Taishou was extremely angry and frightened, he didn't dare to act rashly, let alone call someone, the blade was pressed against his neck, It only takes one swipe to slit the throat. He hasn't enjoyed enough blessings, and he dare not risk his life to test whether the knife is good or bad.

After sternly threatening, Zheng Taishou breathed a sigh of relief and persuaded softly: "If you are asking for money, I still have some gold and silver here, you..."

The person behind said with a smile: "Your Excellency is really generous, I wonder if your son will be more generous?"

Prefect Zheng trembled all over, and all the ghostly ideas he had planned just now were blown away by these words.

He is greedy for money but willing to spend money to eliminate disasters, he is greedy for sex but never cares about beauty and affection, he is greedy for power but content to protect himself, only this son is the continuation of the incense of his only son, and there is absolutely no mistake.

Thinking of this, Zheng Taishou lowered his voice: "You, what did you do to my son? What are your plans? Tell me bluntly!"

"My lord is drinking flowers and wine in Kuailv Pavilion tonight. I'm so uncomfortable. I just sent someone to protect me secretly to avoid teaching someone who wants to take advantage of the situation and disturb your lord's decision-making. I don't have any bad intentions." The blade moved away, and the voice laughed. The deeper the meaning, "As for the plot, I just want to discuss a deal with Mr. Zheng."

Taishou Zheng turned around in fear, and saw that "servant" raised his hand and wiped his face a few times, revealing a pale and handsome face.

He swallowed the words again, his pupils shrank suddenly, and a name blurted out: "Zhiyin..."

As soon as the two words were out of his mouth, he woke up with a start and swallowed the rest, staring at the man with an ugly expression: "Who are you?"

This person is naturally Ye Fusheng who pretends to be Chu Xiwei. Yingxiu has tactics to suppress Zheng Taishou but has no way to cooperate. If this person is just a city guard, she will not be too jealous, but it is behind the scenes. In King Jing's old department, it was difficult for her to act neatly, and she couldn't help being restrained.

Such a thorn fell into Ye Fusheng's hands, although it was difficult to chew, it was not without breakthroughs.

"My lord seems to be a little familiar with my face." Ye Fusheng raised the corners of his lips slowly, and looked at Zheng Taishou with a cold light in his eyes, "They all say 'Mother Xiao Xiao, father Xiao Xiao', my lord Seeing my familiar face, could it be that she recognizes my mother? Oh, coincidence, her old name was indeed Zhiyin."

Concubine Jing, Tang Zhiyin, was born in a powerful family. Her father was the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. She was highly valued during the period of the late emperor. Jing Wang Chuyan.

Chu Xiwei's appearance followed Tang Zhiyin's, with slender eyebrows and almond eyes, thin lips and bold nose. When she was young, she was a little fat, but when she grew up, she looked like six or seven points. It was just because she was born a man that she was more handsome and tough, but she was familiar with her. Tang Zhiyin's people could see the clues at the first glance.

Ye Fusheng raised the corners of his lips: "In the world, the passionate people are the most ruthless, and the fickle people are the most affectionate... Your lord regards the concubine as dross. Don't you think of a person you will never get?"

Prefect Zheng gritted his teeth, his voice trembling slightly: "Who are you?"

Ye Fusheng pulled up his clothes and sat on the chair, raised his eyebrows and eyes, his air was natural, making the prefect Zheng suddenly think of his old friend who had passed away for ten years.

When he was in a trance, he heard Ye Fusheng lower his voice, with a cold and dignified manner: "Cousin, I haven't seen you for ten years, don't you even recognize A Yao?"

Prefect Zheng trembled all over, suddenly saw an object thrown in the air and hit the door directly, he subconsciously raised his hand, swept it away to relieve the momentum, and firmly received the object in his hand.

The mutton fat jade pendant is engraved with a unicorn and a word "Yao".Prefect Zheng rubbed his fingers over the scratches that had been smoothed, and looked at Ye Fusheng in disbelief.

Zheng Taishou's name is Zheng Changqing, and he was born in the general family. His father was Zheng Qiu, the servant of the Ministry of War during the late emperor's time, and his mother, Li Shi, was the aunt of Princess Jing Tang Zhiyin.Zheng Changqing and Tang Zhiyin are cousins, childhood sweethearts, but unfortunately Tang Zhiyin does not love him, and to the courtiers, political in-laws are far more important than love, she finally married Chu Yan and became the noble Jing Wangfei.

Annoyed, Zheng Changqing did not accept the marriage arranged by his parents. Instead, he went on an expedition with the army and married an ordinary woman who was kind to him in times of adversity as his first wife. However, he did not expect that this move would keep him away from the center of the vortex of power and desire at that time.

In the palace change ten years ago, Jing Wang Chuyan was defeated, and the concubine Tang Zhiyin was caught in a fire, and her party members suffered heavy losses. The survivors were all driven to the border of Xichuan, where they died in this remote place. Nothing to hope for.

Seeing the changing expression on Zheng Taishou's face, Ye Fusheng quietly settled down in his heart.

When he was still Gu Xiao, as Chu Yao's teacher, he had seen Zheng Taishou several times in Prince Jing's mansion. He was a completely different person from the present stupid official whose body had been hollowed out by wine.

What can destroy a person most is not only the worldly situation, but also the emotional heart.

Zheng Changqing fell in love with Tang Zhiyin. Although he hid his thoughts well, he couldn't hide it from Chu Yan, the quiet king of the city, or Gu Xiao, who was used to observing.Because of the concern of saving face, and because Tang Zhiyin was always dignified and respectful, Chu Yan didn't make a big deal out of it, and just found a reason to stay away from Zheng Changqing, but he didn't expect that this would be his chance to survive.

In Gu Xiao's memory, Chu Yao was very close to Zheng Changqing, even when he and Chu Yao returned to Beijing, Zheng Changqing personally brought people to meet him.This person has jealousy and respect for Chu Yan, and love and hatred for Tang Zhiyin, but only for Chu Yao, he is quite clear about it, loves the house as much as Wu, but does not vent his anger.

However, ten years of life and death are boundless, and leisure has always been able to change the hearts of old people. Ye Fusheng is also not sure what Zheng Changqing's attitude will be after he becomes Zheng Taishou.It's just that the situation is urgent now, Ye Fusheng doesn't have so much time to detour with others, so he can only take the risk to try to find a breakthrough on him.

Fortunately, looking at the situation, he was right.

Eunuch Zheng held the jade pendant and stared at him: "Ah Yao... I thought you already..."

When the palace changed that year, he was still in the East China Sea. After hearing the shocking news, he was called back to the court urgently, but success or failure was already decided, leaving nothing but a bloodbath.

He saw numerous corpses, saw blood all over the ground, saw the once magnificent and exquisite Prince Jing Mansion reduced to ashes, saw his former colleagues being imprisoned in shackles, and even himself was implicated and thrown into the prison.

He heard these people's whispers, howls, and curses, and knew that Chu Yan was defeated and Tang Zhiyin set fire to him.

Later, it was heard that the new emperor covered up this bloody palace incident with the assistance of civil and military forces. King Jing and his wife entered the mausoleum.

Zheng Changqing always thought that Chu Yao had been wiped out by the new emperor, cutting grass and roots.

Jing Wang's family is dead, if all of them are also implicated, then it is really hopeless.So Zheng Changqing made a biting mad dog, biting out a group of vacillating Jing Wang party members he knew, in exchange for another group of people to commit crimes and meritorious deeds, and with the help of the remaining party forces who hid deeper, they recovered a life from the gate of hell , It is called dispatch, but it is actually a place of distribution to come to this place.

Many of them have thought about making a comeback, but they suffer from lack of opportunities and names.Day after day, year after year of wasting time, the treasured sword is old and its glory is no longer. These people can only wait for death in their invisible prisons, gradually forgetting what they used to be.

Zheng Taishou did not expect to have today.

With his heart beating like a drum, he sat down slowly, looked at Ye Fusheng, and said in a difficult voice, "Ah Yao, these years...how did you come here?"

"You all think I'm dead, and I think so myself." Ye Fusheng imitated Chu Xiwei's cold and gloomy attitude towards outsiders, and tapped his fingers on the table lightly, "Chu Ziyu forced To kill my parents didn't intend to keep me at first, it's just that... being shaded by others, I lingered on for so many years."

Eunuch Zheng narrowed his eyes, he was familiar with the past, and now he quickly searched for clues: "Your master who betrayed Qiu Rong... Gu Xiao?"

"Chu Xiwei" sneered: "The cat cries and the mouse pretends to be merciful. He is the one who hurt me, and he is the one who saved me. You say... what should I do? What can I do?"

Eunuch Zheng's heart was awe-inspiring, and resentment flashed in his eyes: "This bastard...how is it now?"

"Chu Xiwei" said indifferently: "Dead. The world has always been full of birds, rabbits and dogs. He made Chu Ziyu's knife to wipe out dissidents. When Chu Ziyu is firmly seated on the throne, there will be no place for him." ? This year, during the Battle of Frightening Pass in Autumn, he led Lve Shadow Guards to the battlefield, killed the northern barbarian general Hutar, shot his own arrows through his heart, and barely deserved his death, but it's a pity that I didn't wait for my own revenge."

Zheng Taishou was startled, and heard the hidden meaning from his words: "You... these ten years, could it be that you are also in the shadow?"

Guessing the exit, Zheng Taishou himself believed it five points. At the beginning, the former subordinates of King Jing had never thought about the possibility that Chu Yao was not dead. Accept this fact.

Now that Chu Yao appeared in front of him alive, it means that Chu Yao must have lived in a secret place for the past ten years, and there are not many places in the world that can be so concealed that no trace is left. Chu Ziyu's glimpse Wei Zheng Is a.

Thinking about the relationship between Gu Xiao and Chu Yao, the commander of Lve Ying Guard, and Chu Yao, if the dog thief still has half a conscience, he should spare Chu Yao's life, but he has to keep it under his nose so that he cannot escape control.

His thoughts were reasonable, Ye Fusheng's eyes flashed, and he nodded slightly.

Although Taishou Zheng is stupid now, he is still a smart person. To deceive such a person, he does not need rhetoric, but to make him believe in himself.

It should be known that most of the deceptions that people suffer do not come from external deception, but from inner self-righteousness.

When he nodded like this, Zheng Taishou was angry from his heart, and suddenly stood up and brushed off the cup, his voice hoarse: "You...how can you be Chu Ziyu's minion?"

"Why is my uncle in a hurry to get angry? As the saying goes, 'If you keep the green hills, you don't have to worry about no firewood'. If I die early, then it's really over." He kicked up, caught it firmly with one hand, and raised his eyes to look at Zheng Taishou, "Now that Gu Xiao is dead, and the power in Lve Yingwei is changing, it's a time when hundreds of secrets are sparse; King Duan went to northern Xinjiang, King Li intends to rebel, Chu Ziyu is in a state of desperation, Cheng Wangyuan is at a loss in the East China Sea... Cousin, we have waited for ten years, isn't this the perfect opportunity?"

"You..." Eunuch Zheng looked at him suspiciously, "You want to rebel?!"

"Why does my cousin speak so harshly?" Ye Fusheng smiled slightly, "You have been relegated to this place, and you have suffered from border misery and the court's suspicion for many years. Seeing your former colleagues being tortured and suppressed by soft knives, don't you really feel cold? ? Instead of waiting until Chu Ziyu cleans up the mess and uproots us, why not take this opportunity..."

Zheng Taishou looked dazed: "But even if we unite with the old Xichuan party, we are just hitting a stone with an egg, and we don't have the capital to attack Tianjing."

"Cousin, my father's painstaking plans back then were in vain. I never thought of sitting on the chair made of flesh and blood, but how can I, as a son of man, not avenge this deep hatred? You have been imprisoned all these years, full of blood Being suppressed, didn't you think about expressing your anger?" Ye Fusheng stared fixedly at Zheng Taishou, his voice was cool but seductive, "I don't want to be promoted, but to pull Chu Ziyu off... But to do this A little, to show that uncle's current status is easy."

The last sentence was like a pot of cold water being poured from head to toe. Prefect Zheng suddenly came to his senses. He combined the information he got at the previous banquet with the allusion of "Chu Xiwei", and his face sank: "You mean... Aliens outside the pass?!"

"Foreign races have made rebellions, and they have invaded the border areas in recent years, but most of the time they plunder and don't use troops. Now..." Ye Fusheng's eyes showed a morbid pleasure, "The imperial court suspects you and refuses to reinforce troops, and the soldiers at the border border also attack you too much. Crowding, power division is very serious, do you really have no grudges? Even if you don't, won't others have it?"

After a pause, he continued: "There is no need to send troops to the north, as long as my cousin joins the old troops to open the city gate, foreign troops come in, and then the inside and the outside should cooperate. I don't believe it... This time, I can't take Chu Ziyu!"

When he said the last word, he put the teacup back on the table, but it fell into a pile of fragments silently, and Zheng Taishou was shocked to find that the porcelain cup had been crushed by him at some point, but he pretended to be flawless when he held it in his hand .

Just like the relationship between King Jing's old department and the imperial court, it seems to be calm as before, but if there is a separation, the trust will not be restored for a day, and sooner or later he will be buried here.

His heart was turbulent, his face was dripping with cold sweat, he gritted his teeth and said, "Ah Yao, are you... to be a lobbyist for a foreign race?"

"I think my uncle has come into contact with them before, is it really not tempting?" Ye Fusheng smiled, "I want revenge, and you have to protect the soldiers who have followed you for half your life. Wine, sex, wealth, and power are indispensable. These things... …The imperial court can’t give it, but the foreign race can.”

Prefect Zheng clenched his hands into fists, his knuckles creaked softly, and there was a battle between heaven and man in his mind.

"Chu Xiwei" put a hand on his shoulder lightly, leaned closer, and whispered in a deep voice: "As long as my uncle repairs a letter, attaches my jade pendant, and sends his confidants to Liucheng, it will surely convince other old ministries. ..."

"Shut up...don't need to talk." Prefect Zheng suddenly turned his head, his voice turned cold, "Yes, we resent the new emperor, we are dissatisfied with the court, and we still have thoughts about King Jing, but...we are still officers and soldiers of the Great Chu. The people's wealth, the common people's responsibility, even if there are thousands of grievances and hatreds, it should not affect the innocent of the family and the country. A Yao, I don't know what you have experienced in Lve Ying in the past ten years, but you clearly had a kind heart when you were young. Now Even if you are blinded by hatred, you shouldn't..."

He suddenly felt a ray of coolness running down his neck, and when he reached out to touch it, it turned out to be a shallow bloodstain, which only cut through the skin and did not go deep into the inside.

Eunuch Zheng felt a shudder down his spine, he looked at "Chu Xiwei" who had already sat back to his original position, and at some point there was an extra dagger in the opponent's hand, and flowers turned out between his fingers.

Ye Fusheng smiled lightly, feeling relieved: "Cousin, it would be great if you think so."

"You...are you testing me?" Zheng Taishou finally understood, thinking about his words and actions just now, his back was dripping with cold sweat.

"I'm planning something here, I hope my cousin won't be offended." Ye Fusheng got up, and bowed his hands, "Liao Yingwei received a tip that foreigners outside the Southwest Pass wanted to raise troops to attack, and the strange soldiers entered the mountain to ambush. The spies have sneaked into the city. It is very likely I will try to win the support of my father's old ministry by provoking and profiting, so I had no choice but to make this bad move, but fortunately my cousin... lived up to his original intention."

Eunuch Zheng sat down in a daze, listened to "Chu Xiwei"'s sincere words, and murmured, "Ah Yao, you..."

"As my uncle said, Chu Yao has hatred for Chu Ziyu and resentment for the court, but what his father predicted back then was not completely innocuous... People and people, families and countries, there is always a difference between the light and the heavy, and the first. Afterwards, no amount of personal grievances can compare to national hatred and family hatred." Ye Fusheng lowered his eyebrows, "I can die in a horse leather shroud, but I can't be a sinner through the ages and leave a stigma forever."

Governor Zheng let out a long sigh: "Ah Yao, the purpose of your visit this time, since you were not ordered by a foreign race, then you must have been sent by the imperial court?"

"It's the imperial court's order, and it's also my selfishness." Ye Fusheng said softly, "My cousin and all the old minions have suffered from suspicion in Xichuan, and they are indeed in dire straits. Since you don't want to be a traitor, you must win the imperial court's trust in order to last for a long time. It’s an opportunity to clean up the past.”

Zheng Taishou's eyes were fixed: "You mean..."

Ye Fusheng raised his head and looked at him: "Send people to report the news, guard the city and guard the gates, fight against foreign enemies, and make up for the mistakes."

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