Bastards

Wang Wu is different from ordinary daughters from aristocratic families.

Hundreds of years of wars and turmoil in Middle-earth, dynasties were established and destroyed one by one, and the aristocratic family could not be alone, and there was always some consumption. Up to now, although the thinking is not as extreme as Wang Duo's, it is still a little close.

Although the daughters of aristocratic families are still proud, those who have aura and talent have it. Compared with the past, there is still a big difference. For example, husbands and children, and being content in the back house are the results of most people's business pursuits.

Wang Wu lost all her relatives since she was a child, and was fostered by Wang's family, but she received the best educational resources. In addition, she has a strong personality, very positive ideas, and her ambition is not inferior to that of a man.

She is a master of both medicine and painting, and Wang Gu, a doctor of medicine, has earned the title of "White-clothed Sage" by herself, and her reputation has been passed down across the river; , even a small piece of paper for practicing drawing is hard to find.

With these two things, she made her way to the world by herself, and also brought a lot of network resources to the Wang family.Although she lived in the Wang family's family temple and saw no outsiders, she was not abandoned or imprisoned as most people guessed. On the contrary, she had a lot of freedom, and she had a great say in the major affairs of the Wang family.

Except for the first two years of the vow, she would go out every year after that, and go to a distant place every few years, or practice medicine, or hone her painting skills.In addition to Wang Ji, she also has many disciples, male and female, big and small, but they all live in Wang's house.

These are her reliance, her ambition.

She wants to leave something to future generations, such as more sophisticated medical skills, more understanding of nature and painting skills, and what is presented in these things-what kind of person is she, Wang Wu.

She is a very strong woman and no one can force her to do what she doesn't want to do.

With such a woman, the most important thing to do is not to deceive.

Of course, it was impossible for Yang Shu to lie to her.

How could he be willing to make Wang Wu feel even half sad for the person who was finally coaxed here?

He did it.

How did I get to know the prince Cui Yu, what is the fate of each of them, what kind of scheming was used, how did we trust each other, and we sat down together to decide on this plan... Everything is explained clearly.

Wang Wu sat at the table, a flash of praise flashed in her beautiful eyes: "So, this Cui Yu is a talent, prince..." She paused, and looked at Yang Shu with a smile that was not a smile, "You are standing in line! gone?"

Yang Shu was inexplicably discouraged when he came in front of Wang Wu, and even if he thought he was right, he spoke softly.

"Then what, isn't this Da'an's country? I have half of the credit! You can't just sit and watch it lost, the little woman's raising must not work!" He glanced at Wang Wu, and the volume increased, "It's not that I look down on the little girl. It doesn't matter who gave birth to a woman, the key is who raises it. The one named Tian in the palace, no matter how many people support her, she is also not upright. So, how can the heart be broadened?"

Wang Wu is also very familiar with the situation in the court. After thinking about it, she agrees with this statement: "The king of Yue has limited vision, but he has some abilities. If he can stabilize his mind and work hard, he might not be able to grow into a conservative man. The king. But what Daan needs is the master of pioneering."

Yang Shu looked at Wang Wu with even more intense eyes, that is her, who would think of such a long-term vision for ordinary women, even if they can't take care of the days in front of them, how can they think of their family, country and world, surrounded by heroes?Da'an looks very stable now, but sooner or later, he will face several big battles!If you survive it, it will be peaceful for a hundred years or more, but if you can't survive it... In this world, you have to change your surname again.

From the beginning of the war, the people suffered the most, or the common people.

"Prince... At this age, I can't see through it." Yang Shu talked about his impression of Yang Xuan, "Martial arts are very high, let alone my two useless grandsons, they are the strongest personal guards under my command, I can't even beat him, and I almost have to use all my strength to beat him by two points... People are also very smart. After returning to Luoyang for a few days, they have won the hearts of the people like that. Nengping, he behaved bluntly and rudely in the palace, and spread some bad reputation..."

"There is also that Cui Yu, who is young, wise and close to a monster, and is the best at attacking the heart. He can draw me in with a few words...but his nature is not bad, and he has a bottom line. If he continues to be like this, he can be regarded as a national soldier..."

"I don't want to rebel. The eldest grandson is obviously going to die, and the second grandson... Forget it, he's too stupid, let alone him, I really don't want to lose this hard-earned country, so I might as well give it to the crown prince."

Wang Wu didn't say anything, just asked: "Have you decided?"

Yang Shu nodded: "Yeah."

Wang Wu: "Not to mention whether this decision is wise or not, once it fails, do you know what the consequences will be?"

"How could I not know?" Yang Shu laughed, with a little sigh in his voice, and also a little rascal, "As I get old, many ideas have changed, what I insisted on before, now I don't think it's a problem, what I didn't think it was a problem before, but now I insist There are not many days left, I am such an annoying person, and I still want to live like a bear like before!"

As Yang Shu was talking, his hand started to be dishonest again, and he crossed the table to hold Wang Wu's: "It's hard for you, this life..."

Wang Wu patted his hand off, and squinted at him: "What kind of life do I want to live, is up to you to arrange?"

Yang Shu is like a big dog biting a fleshy bone, with bright eyes and white teeth, he would wag his tail as soon as possible: "That's that, who is Ah Wu, if it wasn't for the heart of the world, she would sacrifice her life for her." Righteousness, and I will not let this bad old man!"

"loquacious."

Wang Wu was amused by him, and gave him a slap in the face.

Yang Shu smiled like a fool: "Don't worry, Ah Wu, no matter what I do, I will keep you safe, even if I am gone, I will help you arrange everything!"

Wang Wubai glanced at him: "In your heart, am I the one who is narrow-minded?"

Yang Shu shook his head like something: "Ah Wu, don't misunderstand me, I just want you to live well..."

"Since we met today, we have to live together again in the future. I have something to say to you."

Wang Wu's expression was serious, and Yang Shu couldn't help but also became serious: "Say it."

"I have always done things according to my heart. I have never regretted anything in the past. I was willing to do that for you many years ago, and I will be willing to share joys and sorrows with you today. What I like is not that I am full of shortcomings, and I can pick out a big one at will. A pile of faults, far from the standard of a good man Yang Shu, the Prince of England, but this one in front of you, who has always been the same to me, unchanged over the years, you are stupid and hopeless."

"Ah Wu confessed to me like this..." Yang Shu's eyes were very warm, "I feel so shy."

The corners of Wang Wu's eyes twitched: "Shy ass! I hope that you will marry her sooner rather than later. I will end my love and hurt her so early. I will feign death to get away, and I will also find a well-behaved and obedient pink-faced Yulang!"

"Ah Wu, Ah Wu, it's not easy to swear..." Yang Shu leaned over, but was pushed aside by Wang Wu in disgust.At the end, he sighed for a long time, he was so stupid, he dared to make such a big idea, and he was not afraid of playing himself to death.

"Although I am a woman, I also want the world to be peaceful and the people to be peaceful. Over the years, I have watched with cold eyes. The court situation is not as good as the other, and one court official is not as good as one. Your decision may be right."

She patted Yang Shu on the forehead: "Don't worry, I will watch you."

"Yeah!" The 60-year-old man looked at Wang Wu with bright eyes, and his posture was extremely cute.

Wang Wu silently looked away.

She was afraid that if she continued to watch, she couldn't help but slap her old face full of weathered wrinkles.

A lot of age, how to imitate the cuteness of children!

But the path I chose... I have to finish walking on my knees.

Wang Wu drank a few sips of tea, turned her head around a few times, and said seriously: "There is no rush for anything else, there are a few things you must do first, in three days..."

……

Three days later.

The door of the Prince's Mansion was opened, and the old man of the Prince of England came out in person to thank all the people.

"Old and young men! My old man is alive again hahaha!"

Looking at the bustling crowd on the street outside the door, Prince Ying was not in good spirits, so he waved his hand and said: "Thanks to everyone, I went to the palace of the king of hell to see a scene, and came back from a stroll! Lao Tzu of the king of hell said, There will be no next time, ask me to take care of everyone!"

The people were very happy to see the old man: "The half-immortal is indeed right, the old man is really back!"

"It's really a miracle that the dead can still live!"

"The old man is blessed!"

"We didn't do anything!"

"It's better for Yan Wangye to take the words, can you please ask him, old man, don't go to my house?"

Seeing people's reactions, the old man was overjoyed, and laughed loudly: "This old man is cured today, and I will set up a banquet for a few days later, and the benevolent halls of various temples will also give rice porridge, which can be regarded as a way of expressing gratitude!"

"The old man is righteous!"

"You must have good wine and good meat!"

"It's different if there is a woman in charge of the family. How about our Aunt Wu, when will we get married!"

The old man smiled again: "Even if you have food, you can't stop your mouths! The good life of the old man, of course, I also want to invite you to enjoy it, everyone, just wait for the letter!" After finishing speaking, he put his hands on his hips and said, "The old man came back alive Come on, you dudes of Luoyang City, remember to clip your tails so you don't get caught by this old man!"

The common people laughed and said, "It's good to have an old man!"

"We just like to watch the old man uphold justice!"

"But old man, we can't do this next time. It's not good to bet your life impulsively."

"Do you need to worry about it? Aunt Wu is in charge, how can the old man dare to mess around?"

The old man just stood at the door, chatted with the people for a long time, and finally said: "I heard that someone cried for me three days ago, but don't be like this. I have no regrets in my life. I will roll on the battlefield all my life. Territory, for simple people like you, I am willing! I really want to leave someday. It is also the glory of vegetation and the cycle of life and death. I hope that when the time comes, the big guy will send me away with a smile! 18 years later, it will be another A good man!"

The people were all moved: "The old man is a real hero!"

Afterwards, the atmosphere was unprecedentedly high, and almost all the people in Luoyang ate at the flowing water banquet in the Yingwang Mansion.

……

Next, the Prince's Mansion sent out two posts.

One for the crown prince and one for the king of Yue, both expressing gratitude.

The time of the two postings is different, and they are all invited separately, which shows how sincere the Prince Ying is to the two princes.

Of course, which one is true and sincere, and which one is a matter of saving face, only the person involved knows in his heart.

Because Yang Xuan is the crown prince, he is honored as the king of Yue, so Yang Xuan's day is ahead, so he goes to the appointment first.

On that day, Cui Yu was led by Yang Zhao, and entered the Palace of the King of England avoiding people, but no one knew about this...

The Prince of England is worthy of being a military commander, please invite the prince, not to drink tea in the main hall, not to go to the garden to see the scenery, not to go to the study to discuss matters, but directly invite people to the martial arts arena, and fight a few rounds first.

Yang Xuan was not afraid of this, and was unambiguous. First, he came with Prince Ying's personal guard for a few rounds, and then he fought Yang Xu and Yang Zhao successively. The more he fought, the more energetic he became. Not tired yet, looking at Prince Ying with burning eyes!

Prince Ying realized what he wanted, he tore off his outer shirt, he clenched his fists, and hit Yang Xuan at the same place.

The old man has developed his muscles and bones since he was a child, and he has a fighting spirit cultivated on the battlefield of life and death. His moves are sharp and murderous, and there are no false moves. Even the ordinary moves that seem ordinary are full of murderous intent!

Yang Xuan's experience is similar to that of the old man. After all, he is still young, and different from the old man with decades of experience, he is slightly disadvantaged.However, he has excellent eyesight and flexible movements, almost greedily learning what the old man revealed, within two moments, he was able to imitate the old man and fight back!

The old man's eyes flickered slightly, and the corners of his lips were raised high, a child can be taught!

The higher the expectations, the more ruthless the old man's attack, the greater the pressure created, trying to see Yang Xuan's greatest potential, forcing Yang Xuan to grow up quickly!

Yang Xuan also lived up to the old man's expectations. In a short time of fighting, he learned most of the skills that the old man showed...

After that, it's time to get down to business.

In the conference hall, there were only the old man and Yang Xuan and Cui Yu, there were no servants, no Yang Xu, Yang Zhao, and Wang Wu.

The old man expressed his goodwill to the greatest extent - without Yang Xuan's permission, he would not let the fourth person know about them.

Yang Xuan also didn't see outside, didn't exchange any pleasantries, and went directly to the topic.

The old man is also a quick-tempered person, seeing Yang Xuan like this makes him even more satisfied, and he doesn't shy away from talking about some things.

The two talked about the affairs of the court and the border situation for a long time, very speculative.

At this stage, Cui Mata held the teacup and listened quietly, only interrupting occasionally to remind him to add something.

After chatting, Yang Xuan thought for a while, and directly took out the brochure he and Cui Yu got together four years ago, and handed it to the old man, "I don't know...do you know this?"

The old man didn't care when he saw that it was the book. After he got it, he flipped through it lazily, and his eyes immediately changed: "Where did you get this?"

Yang Xuan narrowed her eyes: "Do you know each other?"

"This thing is very harmful."

The old man opened the book, looked through the names written on it, and snorted coldly: "Since you hold this thing in your hand, did you check it? Are most of the names dead, and the rest are Xiaoguan, his behavior is no different from ordinary people, but once he comes into contact with him, this person will be in a state of panic all day long, even if there is no accident, he may cause some trouble himself and die?"

Yang Xuan and Cui Yu exchanged glances: "That's true."

They got the booklet four years ago, so they searched secretly, but not many people could be found, most of them were old, and the highest one was the prefect of the place.It's also strange, usually there is really no difference from ordinary officials, at most it is a different personality and handling of things, they can exploit, be greedy, and do small tricks, and they are very shrewd.But they tried to get in touch with one, that man was obviously shrewd and bold, he changed immediately when he saw the brochure, he arranged for his wife and family, various ways to escape, and he was not as cautious as before when he was an official, even if he offended someone, he was not afraid of being put on small shoes and punished the...

In the end it really died.

Accident.No one shot.

"The matter in this booklet is very mysterious. It is related to the establishment of the dynasty. It is a long time ago, and there are many things that cannot be investigated. I have also learned some rumors over the years."

The old man took a sip of his tea and tapped the table with his fingertips a few times: "This booklet is not just one booklet. It is said that a petty official or a scholar was held in the hands of others and made nine booklets. People hold the secrets of these people—so, those who own the booklet can order the names on the booklet.”

Cui Yu's eyes drooped slightly, and his eyes flickered slightly: "But that's not the case."

"Yes," the old man narrowed his eyes and sneered, "I accidentally learned that it's not a secret, but a poison to control others! Some people want to buy loyal servants, and some people are willing to sell themselves in order to win a fight. Reach a consensus, the buyer will use poison to control the seller, and provide certain resources in advance to ensure that the loyal servants can become officials and be promoted, and then the loyal servants will give back..."

Yang Xuan: "So, this is a deal."

It seems fair, but it is not fair.

The old man: "When people are in adversity, they always feel that there is no way out, and they will hold on to a life-saving straw tightly. Only when the crisis is over, will they regret it. In fact, that period is not that difficult, and it will be over after a while. Unfortunately, the poison has already entered. It's useless to regret, you have to rely on others and be controlled by others."

Cui Yu was concerned about something else: "Do you need other tokens besides the brochure? Who are those who want to buy loyal servants?"

"You asked the key point," the old man's eyes glowed with praise, "I've heard a little about the former, you need a seal, but I can't answer the latter question for you."

Cui Yu and Yang Xuan looked at each other, so it was because there was no seal, booklets alone could not win people's trust... They went to test, and others felt as if they were facing an enemy, and they were in constant fear.

"Behind this... is there an organization?"

The old man is very down-to-earth, and his voice is firm: "It must be an organization that can do this, but for some reason, the leader of the organization seems to have disappeared suddenly, leaving behind many books, and... the people in the books are worried all day long when they will be poisoned. Send, when to come, come and order."

Yang Xuan's eyes were slightly cold: "After so many years, no one cares about this matter?"

"Yes." The old man put the teacup on the table and made a crisp sound, "Longwei."

"Longwei!"

Cui Yu and Yang Xuan were also very interested in this topic: "Do you know where Longwei is?"

The old man shook his head: "Longwei's inheritance is very secret, the rules are very strict, there are different branches, the number of people is high or low, I only know their existence, but I don't know who they are, but I'm sure—they, none of them." everywhere."

The old man fixedly looked at Yang Xuan: "Don't try to find them, and don't try to win them over. They have their own rules and won't show up easily. But their mission is that they are very concerned about the emperor and princes. If they If you like you, you will come over quietly to test, observe, and when you are satisfied, you will recognize you as the master. If you are not virtuous and capable, even if you stand in the court for several years, you will not get their allegiance—just like the king of Yue, It must have been abandoned."

After finishing speaking, the corners of the old man's lips rose, revealing a smile that was not a smile, with a meaningless expression: "Don't worry, maybe—— maybe you have Longwei by your side right now."

Yang Xuan: ...

Cui Yu asked again: "Since Longwei is so powerful, why didn't he take care of the brochure at the beginning?"

"It was the early days of the founding of the dynasty. The Dragon Guards had rules. They could choose a master to serve, but when they did not choose a master, they were not allowed to interfere with the progress of the heroes of the world. Now they will control—" the old man continued his cup of tea, "because the world The general trend has been set, the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment for decades, and the court is in a state of stability, which can be expected for a long time. This overly evil method of restricting courtiers is harmful to the country and must be eliminated..."

Following the old man's narration, Cui Yu and Yang Xuan looked at each other, their eyes filled with deep thought, reminiscing... so it is almost certain that Long Wei must be among the people they met many times before scrambling for the booklet!

The identity of the man in black at the Wang Family's Autumn Banquet has been confirmed, and he is from the King of Yue; after the Ministry of Criminal Justice opened the trial of the Peng Chuanyi case, someone from King Pingjun intervened; then Long Wei must be the man in gray or white at that time!

Thinking deeply about the behavioral characteristics of the two people, Long Wei is probably a man in white!

And the man in gray, acting so strangely, may have something to do with the source of the booklet...

But if this is the case, the master behind the man in gray is related to the person who made this booklet back then. Isn't it good to use it? Why destroy it?

The man in gray is the Dragon Guard... It doesn't even make sense, the way he handles things is wrong.

And when Cui Yu disappeared, Yang Xuan had fought face-to-face with the man in white, and he had a fair impression of him, a man of principle.

Thinking of this, Yang Xuan asked the old man again: "Do you know a group of mysterious forces lurking in Luoyang, hidden very deeply, headed by a man in Tsing Yi, and there are several hidden private houses underneath?" He described the characteristics of the forces that kidnapped Cui Yu at that time. over again.

The old man frowned: "Luoyang aristocratic families will more or less keep some private guards. Both small aristocratic families and official families have them. I don't know if they are on such a large scale. But I rarely stay in Luoyang, and I don't pay attention to these when I am in Luoyang. I have encountered it, but I didn’t pay attention to it, nor did I pay attention to it.”

Cui Yu thought about it and asked: "Do you think... Imperial Concubine Tian in the palace, will she raise the following people privately?"

"If she is like that, she will definitely," the old man snorted coldly, with a slightly contemptuous look on his face, "but it is impossible for the emperor to not know about it. If she is powerful, perhaps the emperor will acquiesce."

Cui Yu lowered his eyes: "You even dare to fight the emperor, and the atmosphere in the palace is like this, so you never thought about it?"

The old man raised his brows high, and snorted: "I'm just lazy to care about this screwdriver! Some people say it doesn't make sense, but it's not the worst time anyway, right? I believe in a word: one force can reduce ten Yes. If it is really a last resort, I will do it myself if I have to."

The room was quiet for a moment, and the wind blew through the window, blowing the green gauze slowly.

Yang Xuan thought, everyone was honest, and the old man was honest, so why don't you hide it, just ask if you have any questions.He tapped the table with his fingertips, and looked at the old man: "The king of Yue was assassinated a few days ago, and the queen father checked and said that it was the work of a cult that the king of Yue destroyed before—"

"Fake!" The old man leaned back, crossed his legs, and said lazily, "That little cult was all strangled back then, and I helped. I'm sure there will be no future troubles. Your father is a liar. What about the outsiders! Either he couldn't find out who did it and used it as a perfunctory way, or...he was tricked. Someone is very familiar with this assassin group."

Cui Mata was a little surprised, the water was so deep for a small assassination?

"Ban Wei'an, facing up and left, are you familiar with it?"

The old man blinked: "How do you talk about him?" The corners of his lips were raised, his eyes were smiling, and his expression was a bit peachy and gossip: "I don't know him well, the emperor thinks highly of him, so I can't move him, so what has he done?" I don't want to know, but I know a little--"

"He cares very much about his step-wife who is 20 years younger..."