Bright moon out of Tianshan

Zhao Yuancai walked out the door, Shu Xingcao looked at him from afar with a cold face.Zhao Yuancai hurriedly went over and asked, "Uncle, why are you angry again? My nephew is well-behaved this time, if you don't believe me, ask him."

Shu Xingcao said: "Come with me."

The two walked together to a deserted place, Shu Xingcao said: "He promised to go back to Taiyuan with you?"

Zhao Yuancai said in shock: "Uncle, you actually listened to the words of the younger generation! But it's good to hear, this time he is willing to go back, you can't stop him anymore."

Shu Xingcao gave him a hard look, and sighed: "Even if your uncle and I are ten feet away, I can still hear you clearly. Do you need to climb the wall? Ah Cai, don't keep saying that I am biased, but in fact Uncle is most partial to you. Don't take him back to Taiyuan, just let him let his uncle ride horses here. He is from Dongqi, and his heart is not here. Even if he obeys for the time being to rescue those prisoners of war As for you, who can be sure whether he will do something to hurt you at that time. You need to be cautious. "

Zhao Yuancai smiled confidently: "Uncle, with his great ability, even if my nephew can't take him down, with uncle around, what are you afraid of? So what if you let me try? Let me take him away, okay?"

Shu Xingcao just shook his head, Zhao Yuancai continued to beg and entangle with each other softly, finally Shu Xingcao became impatient and said: "It's up to you, don't come to complain to the old man if you suffer a loss!" After speaking, he walked away.

Before Xiao Jian left, Shu Xingcao gave him the flute she was carrying with her, but she was silent, watching him with the cloves of Xiumei, and followed Zhao Yuancai away.

Zhao's palace is huge, equal to three or four palaces in Dongqi.It is divided into several parts such as the front court, the back court and the inner garden.The former court is in the south, the rear court is in the north, and the inner garden is in the southwest.There are one gate on each side, Duanhua gate on the west, Jingtian gate on the south and Qingping gate on the north.There is no gate on the east side of the imperial city, and it is connected to a huge landscape garden. In the palace.Zhao Yuancai was used to absurdity, and no one dared to care about him. There were many people with ambiguous relations with the emperor living in Zhengyuan, so he couldn't get upright.

Zhao Yuancai arranged Xiao Jian in Mingjie Hall in Juzheng Garden. Mingjie Hall is a small courtyard, but it is exquisite and unusual.Xiumei and Dingxiang also lived with him.

Zhao Yuancai personally sent him over, and then ordered his attendants to bring a pair of exquisitely crafted bronze masks, and said, "Xiaoxiao, you don't want others to see your true face, so put on this mask, tear off that piece of rag and throw it away." Yes. What I hate the most is that the clothes are shabby and tattered. Let’s see if you can still look good in this outfit! When I go back, I will ask someone to buy clothes for you and bring them to you as soon as possible. In the future, I can’t wear them in rags and throw them away. people."

Xiao Jian couldn't answer his words well, so he ignored them.When he saw that he was about to leave, Fang asked, "When will His Majesty let you go?"

Zhao Yuancai turned back when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "It's easy to say! In ten days, I will receive a distinguished guest. After I dismiss the guest, I will release him immediately. Xiaoxiao, I will treat this distinguished guest well this time. Unfortunately, those in the palace I have watched the song and dance master played by the singers and dancers no less than a hundred times, and it is so annoying! Can you change me into a new trick to entertain guests? Didn’t my uncle give you the flute? You play "" King of Lanling, "Broken Array" or something, how about I let my guards learn a sword dance with you?"

Xiao Jian said: "The villain is not good at swordsmanship, but he is better at swordsmanship. Besides, the villain doesn't know how to arrange songs and dances for people."

Zhao Yuancai said: "What's the difficulty? It's similar to how you train horses. You can even train horses to fight. Could it be that my guards are not as intelligent as horses? You are not good at swordsmanship, so just dance with swords." , What's the difference? I'll send someone over tomorrow."

He insisted on this, so Xiao Jian had no choice but to agree.Sure enough, on the second day, thirty guards came over led by a deputy commander.Just opened the field in an empty courtyard next to Mingjietang and started to practice.Xiao Jian choreographed the sword dance for them according to the music score, while Xiu Mei watched the excitement.

These bodyguards are well-trained and have a good foundation in martial arts, and they quickly mastered the tricks, and gradually became tacitly in tune with Xiao Jian's flute sound.Zhao Yuancai came to look at it a few times and was very satisfied, then left in a hurry, not knowing what he was busy with.

Seeing that the ten-day deadline was approaching, the knife dance was almost finished.Xiao Jian made the rehearsal a little easier.During a short break in the middle, dozens of people were sitting together chatting and laughing. He didn’t participate, and leaned quietly to the side, lost in thought, but suddenly heard someone mentioning the exchange of prisoners of war. Xiao Jian was particularly concerned about the word prisoner of war. , suddenly came back to his senses.But the man's words dragged elsewhere.

However, Xiao Jian paid attention to it and began to meditate deeply.

Zhao Yuancai was busy with his own affairs, but in the middle of the night, he received a post from Xiao Jian who sent him in a hurry, saying that he wanted to see the emperor.He immediately became elated: "The little beauty wants to see me in the middle of the night, maybe it's a connection?" He led the people to Mingjie Hall in the dark and asked all the attendants to wait outside.Seeing the faint light in Xiao Jian's room, he opened the door and broke in, shouting, "Little beauty, do you miss me?"

But suddenly a saber slashed at his face, the force was extremely fierce, Zhao Yuancai was startled, thanks to his quick response, he flew back and slammed into the wall behind him, barely avoiding the saber, fearing that Xiao Jian would make persistent efforts, he quickly pulled out With a knife at his waist, lying in front of him, he laughed and scolded: "Little beauty, are you crazy? Want to kill the king for no reason?"

Xiao Jian said coldly: "You have to ask yourself, you actually tricked me into coming to Taiyuan with you! What happened to the exchange of prisoners the day after tomorrow?"

Zhao Yuancai frowned, and his slender eagle eyes suddenly became murderous: "Who told you? Let the Lord kill this talkative!"

Xiao Jian said: "I don't need anyone to tell me, I don't know how to inquire about it myself? Zhao Yuancai, when you promised me to release the prisoners of war, did the Eastern Qi Dynasty send the letter to exchange prisoners of war? But you tricked me into coming to Taiyuan with you. You asked me to Show some sincerity, but where is your sincerity?"

He shook the knife in his hand, buzzing, and wanted to rush forward to fight Zhao Yuancai, Zhao Yuancai waved his hand quickly and said, "Xiaoxiao, wait a minute. I don't want to fight with you, and I want to save my energy for other things. I have to release those prisoners of war in the end, so it is not considered a breach of trust in you. Besides, because I like you, I want to get you to my side to guard, there is no malice, right? You don’t accept this kindness, that’s all. Why are you so aggressive?"

Xiao Jian said: "Then you shouldn't lie to me!" He had already thought of another matter at this time, his tone was not so angry, and he no longer cared about Zhao Yuancai's gossip, and continued: "If you are willing to promise me another On one condition, I won't argue with you."

Zhao Yuancai smiled: "Little beauty, you will really take the opportunity to threaten to negotiate a price. Well, tell me, let me listen first."

Xiao Jian said: "You have so many people in your harem, are you lucky enough to come here? According to the Mongolian Arishlan, you have robbed many girls from other tribes, so that many young men can't find wives. You should put these girls back on the grassland."

Zhao Yuancai smiled and said: "Xiao Xiao, my lord, I regard color as my life. The girl has to go to the palace to get her, but there is no precedent for her to be released. I can't promise you such a big thing in vain. It's midnight, and I will go back in the dark." , what if one stumbles and falls into the lake?"

Xiao Jian said, "Outside your attendants have lanterns."

Zhao Yuancai leaned forward and said, "The wind in the middle of the night is still very cool."

Xiao Jian said: "Then you and I can compare sword skills here, and you won't be cold, so you can go back." After saying that, he suddenly rushed up again, the sword was like the wind, and several times in a row, Zhao Yuancai Had to block with a horizontal knife.After Shu Xingcao's careful instruction in Xiao Jian's martial arts, he has improved rapidly during this period of time. Zhao Yuancai was in a hurry and couldn't resist. He became angry and shouted: "What is this in the middle of the night? Don't let you do what you should do, do it as much as you can." It doesn't matter!"

The two of them were banging hands in the room, the two knives were moving back and forth, the aura of the knives was stirring so that the curtains were flying, and the shadows of the candles were turning red.A group of guards outside the room looked at the shadow on the window and couldn't stop talking, but they knew the emperor's temper, he didn't let people follow in, even if the two died together, no one could go in, otherwise it would inevitably lead to death.

During the fierce fight, the two swords crossed each other, Zhao Yuancai was so powerful that Xiao Jian's arm went numb, Xiao Jian reacted quickly, the sword was nimble and quick, and he spun around his blade several times with his strength, and the two swords flew out at the same time , through the window, and fell into the yard.

Xiao Jian stretched out his hand to snatch another knife on the wall behind the desk, Zhao Yuancai finally became impatient: "Okay, okay, can I go?" Turning around, he was about to leave angrily, but suddenly remembered something, and folded again. When he got back, he sneered and said, "Xiaoxiao, don't you want to ask Dongqi who brought people over to exchange prisoners this time?"

Xiao Jian looked at him coldly without saying a word, and Zhao Yuancai laughed lightly: "Actually, it's okay to tell you now, it's my dear third uncle, Wuyang Wang Gaohuai! I really don't want to part with Qi Jia, that's right, I didn't expect him to exchange prisoners of war I am more anxious than I am, and actually came to my Hongmen Banquet in person. Hehehe, Xiaoxiao, you have to fight for me at that time, and don’t make any fools. I’m waiting to see your sword dance! If you don't give me face, not only those Mongolian girls will die of old age in my harem, maybe the master is not happy, and this prisoner of war will not be changed, it is also possible."