Crown Sword

"Your Highness, Your Highness! The big thing is not good, the young master, he just used his sword in the palace!"

On the Hanyu platform, Tuobaxiang held a banquet and chatted with the empress concubine and noble family members. He was worried about the front hall, and he was a little uneasy. He heard the rumored palace maid shouting, and accidentally knocked the toasting glass of Concubine Liu Gui on the ground. land.It was inconvenient for Concubine Liu to quarrel with her, so she scolded the reckless girl: "What are you calling, the inner courtyard of the palace, it's so unruly!"

"Tell me, what's going on?" Tuoba Xiang immediately lifted him up, his eyes wide open.

All the nobles looked dazed and didn't dare to answer, only Tuoba Gui's wives were quite stable, they hurriedly stepped forward to pull them away, Mrs. He was tactful, and busy toasting, only said that the princess was drunk and the servants were useless. Eyes clashed, Mrs. Liu is now in charge of the harem, the most dignified, while comforting, and at the same time sent the most clever female officer in front of him to visit.

The servant girl was kept in the deep palace, she had some tricks, and soon came back with news, and told the whole story of what happened in the main hall.Hearing the words, Liu Guiren hurriedly pulled Tuoba Xiang and said: "Princess, don't worry, your Majesty grew up with you, and you know it well, and he is for you! I often hear that reciting poems and dancing swords is an elegant thing for poets, I'm afraid tonight The limelight is all given to the young master, tomorrow there will be a lot of good stories in Shengle City."

As she said that, she turned her head and reprimanded the maid who called out first: "Isn't this a good thing, you are scaring people to death by panting so much, go and receive the punishment yourself, don't be an eyesore here!"

Tuoba Xiang didn't sit down safely, but grabbed the female official and asked, "What poem are you singing?"

"This..." The female officer glanced at her master, and only after she agreed, did she think about it carefully.Although she has read books for two days and can write a few big characters, she is not good at poetry and books. She listened to it at first, but didn't pay attention to it. At this moment, she had forgotten a lot, "It seems to be some kind of white horse, golden bridle, ranger Son……"

It's "White Horse Chapter"!

Tuobaxiang shook his hand, the color on his face turned pale, he couldn't help panting heavily while holding on to the shelf.The face of the deceased appeared in front of her eyes for the first time, as if instantly bringing her back to the Wuding River 24 years ago, to that long night that she could never let go of in her life.

Never, never let Gong Yangyue finish reciting that poem in front of all the officials!

With lingering fear in her heart, she pressed her hand subconsciously to her waist, trying to pull out the scimitar that she carried with her, but there was nothing under her sleeve, only a gust of wind leaked through her fingers, and she couldn't hold it at all.

"Princess? Princess!"

In the sound of calling, Tuobaxiang pushed away the pair of hands that were offered to support, and hurried into the night with the hem of her skirt, heading for the main hall, while Liu Guiren who stayed where she was was with a puzzled expression on her face.

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Time back to the moment of Shen.

After Gong Yangyue left the princess mansion, Chao Chen went back to her room, packed up the books she had borrowed recently, and swept the package wrapped in her clothes on the ground while rushing, just in time to find the leather scroll with mold patterns and Zhan Fengduo.

Chao Chen stopped and turned around, put down the scroll in his hand, and was about to bend over to pick it up, when there was a knock on the door, and the servant reported from the door, saying that someone from outside the mansion had come to see him.He thought that the visitor wanted to see Gong Yangyue, but he found him when he couldn't see him, so he jumped over the things on the ground and went to open the door first.

The person standing outside the door was none other than Yanfeng's subordinate Chang An.

Chang An came to thank him, Yan Cai had already returned to Xingtai to deal with political affairs, and he would leave soon. He said that the old people in the village, including Feng Gong and Uncle Wu An, wanted to invite everyone to have a lively meal, so they entrusted him to come He said that after asking in front of the door, he found out that Princess Dingxiang and Gong Yangyue both went to the palace banquet, and he could only rest assured if he could find Chao Chen to explain himself.

Chao Chen saw that he was walking in a hurry, his forehead was covered with sweat, so he was not in a hurry to see off the guests, but welcomed him into the room for a cup of tea to rest.

A few conversations were interrupted, and the things on the ground were forgotten. When Chang An stepped over and was about to step on them, Chao Chen saw it clearly and hurriedly called out: "Wait a minute!" Then, he hurriedly picked up the package and threw it on the desk , turned to make tea.

After Chang An made a few complaints, he felt that something was wrong, and he held back nothing to say, but he was embarrassed to sit and wait, feeling awkward all over, so he dialed Feng Duo with his hand, and said casually: "If Her Royal Highness didn't ask, Brother Yan and I will not leave the team to go to Helan Mountain, so there is no way to talk about our acquaintance along the way, maybe the young master will not be destined to meet his mother and son, the fate in the world really has its own guidance."

"That's true." Chao Chen handed him the tea bowl, agreeing very much.

"This is really the young master himself?" Chang An held Zhan Fengduo in his hand, looked left and right, perhaps because of the burden of his identity, he kept saying good things, and he almost boasted In the end, he felt a little embarrassed himself, so he changed his way, "This Jinduo is extremely exquisite, but compared to the Muduo bought by Brother Yan, I don't like it right now."

Chao Chen joked: "As the saying goes: Fen Muduo for literature, Fen Jinduo for martial arts, if you don't like it, is it because war is about to start?"

"No, no, no, I just don't like it," Chang An waved his hands, and quickly explained, "However, what you said is also reasonable, a lot of people will die in a war, if only I were more powerful, I might be able to find a way to prevent people from being burned. , but I'm so useless..." He fell into a pessimistic mood again in a few words.

Chao Chen couldn't stand it anymore, picked up the Zhan Fengduo and shook it: "Let me ask you, what was the Duo used for in the first place?"

"Police."

"That's right, the duo is a sounding device, used to warn others," Chao Chen said softly, slowing down his tone, "Don't underestimate your self-esteem, you have great ambitions, and there are very few things that can be achieved in the world, so don't feel If you can't stop it, blame yourself. You can't do it alone, but thousands of people work together, and one day you will be able to succeed. But right now, you might as well start from what you can do," he shook the doll , smiled and said, "For example, being a police officer spreads your ambitions in your thoughts. Yan Cai said that you have talents and learning, why don't you write a book and talk about it? At least it's better than thinking about it."

Chang An unconsciously smiled, and said casually: "Mr. Chao, you are really good at comforting people. According to what you said, everyone who loves Fengduo is not a policeman?"

It was an unintentional remark, but it gave Chao Chen a flash of inspiration——

Gongyang Qi is the one who loves Feng Duo very much, so may the things he left behind also have a deep meaning of warning.Chao Chen didn't care about drinking tea, turned out the scroll and unfolded it on the case.

Helan Mountain, Wuding River, Zhaojun Tomb, Mobei War.

During the reign of Emperor Wu, the Huns were often rejected from the Helan Mountains. Not only did they take back their homeland, but they also brought large mountains and grasslands into the territory of the country. Refers to dying to go to the country, and seeing death as home; as for Zhaojun who went out of the fortress, he was in the grassland, but his heart was in Chang'an, he wrote letters several times but could not return, so he had to look south at Hanguan after his death. Perhaps, this was exactly the situation of Gongyangqi back then ; As for the Battle of Mobei, Li Guang slayed himself, and his death was hard to seal. Isn't it just because he was unrecognized for his talent, and he couldn't tell if he suffered?

Chao Chen leaned his back against the table and pressed his two fingers between his eyebrows. Those inferences were so obscure that he felt heavy and desolate.Seeing that his complexion was not good, Chang An put down the cup in his hand, got up and asked, "Mr. Chao, do you feel unwell?"

"It's okay." Chao Chen shook his head, trying to look normal.

Chang An just wiped away the cold sweat with his sleeves, and didn't think deeply: "It's thanks to you, if it were the young master, I wouldn't dare to talk like this. You don't know, I was scared to death of him on the way to Yunzhong."

"Gongyangyue... is it so scary?" Ever since coming to the Princess Mansion, everyone around her has been shouting "Little Lord, Little Lord", and Chao Chen is still not used to it.

"His eyes are sharp, and his body is like a sword, so that's what he said." Chang An pressed his brows tightly, and was a little trembling with his sleeves rolled up. Seeing Chao Chen stunned, his heart was burning like a fire, fidgeting: "Don't you Do not believe."

"I believe."

"Then don't tell him." Chang An said with a bitter face, "Otherwise, Da Luo Jinxian will not be able to save me."

The more Chao Chen heard it, the more he felt exaggerated, so he hurriedly showed him some tea, and turned his head away from the conversation, lest he would burst into tears in frustration, and if others saw it, they would think he had done something to him.

"Right, there's one more thing."

Chang An took a small sip, and suddenly said: "I heard rumors a few days ago that the young master has never been in the officialdom, so he doesn't know the complexity of it. He thinks of the friendship on the same road, and I would like to trouble Mr. Chao to pass on something."

"Oh?" Chao Chen held the scroll tightly, withdrew his attention a little, and listened attentively.

"Look at the less dangerous people, the more dangerous they are." Chang An said in a solemn tone, "I follow Mr. Yan's side and often listen to his teachings, so I have some advice that is not advice. Here In the huge Shengle City, it is not terrible to offend anyone, because everyone is a pawn to check and balance power, as long as they are useful, there will be no danger of life, but if you offend the king, you will definitely die without a place to die!"

"Whoa-"

Chao Chen missed and dropped the blueprint on the ground. After understanding the meaning of the picture engraved on Fengduo by Gongyang Qi, he was so upset by Chang An's words——

Will someone take the opportunity to make trouble at today's night banquet?Will someone be in charge of the palace to make things difficult?Seeing Gong Yangyue's impatient appearance before departure, does it mean that he doesn't even bother to say some stereotypes, let alone deal with people?

He is the sharp sword in Chang An's mouth, without the scabbard, he will never easily restrain the light.

Chao Chen only felt that his heart was broken, and he was so worried that he couldn't sit still, and he could choke on a glass of water.After this series of weird actions, even Chang An straightened his back, full of apprehension, fearing that he had said something he shouldn't have said.The two sat opposite each other without saying a word, just beating a small drum in their hearts and looking at each other.

"Daguan, do you have a way to enter the palace?" Chao Chen suddenly stood up and grabbed the little man's shoulders.

"Ah?" Chang An bit his tongue, grunted, and asked in pain, "Mr. Chao, what are you doing in the palace? It's because of the young master! Let me think about it..." He got up, pacing with his cheeks in his hands, for a while Then he continued, "There is a way, but it is very risky. Although Big Brother Yan has returned to the Xingtai, Master Yan still stays in the capital temporarily because of his duty report, maybe..."

Yanfeng is the auxiliary minister, so it is much easier for horses and horses to pass the palace ban.

Seeing Chao Chen's firm eyes, Chang Daguan was timid and couldn't refuse coldly. In the end, he gritted his teeth and pulled the man out: "We may catch up if we go now, but if we can't, I'll make an excuse and say I have something important to report to my lord... But Mr. Chao, we agreed to only look for the young master, this palace is strictly forbidden, you can't harm me!"

"Of course."

When the two returned to Yan's mansion, Yanfeng had already packed up and set off. Chang An had no choice but to ask someone to prepare the car again. Thanks to his good relationship with Yan Cai, the people in the mansion didn't suspect it and even rushed forward In the end, he only told the master if he had something important to do, for fear of delaying his hands and feet.

After passing through the palace gate, Chao Chen kept his head down and remained silent all the way, and even responded to interrogation in accordance with the rules, without any mistakes or omissions.

The chariots stopped at the same place. Fortunately, there were many nobles entering the palace tonight, and the guards mistook it for the son who came late, so they didn't ask carefully.

Chang An led Chao Chen around Mandao, picking up inconspicuous places, and within two steps, he was already sweating profusely from nervousness.He wiped it with a towel, turned to look at Chao Chen, but found that his expression was as usual, although sweat was dripping on his forehead, he was not flustered, and his steps were even and steady, enough to be fake.

"Mr. Chao, you seem to be a frequent visitor to the palace." Chang An lowered his voice and casually said, "You know, the first time I entered the palace with Lord Yan, I was so scared that I didn't dare to breathe out."

Hearing this, Chao Chen paused and clenched his hands tightly.

Chang An had to stop together, and was about to ask, but he heard him explain first: "It's just pretending, you can't even deceive yourself, how can you deceive others, showing cowardice is a big taboo."

Hearing what he said made sense, Chang An nodded again and again, and then opened his shoulders to smooth out his color. When Lu Yu was on patrol, he no longer drooped his head and shoulders, looking sneaky like a thief.

This Shengle Palace was built during the reign of Emperor Zhaocheng. Emperor Zhaocheng was in Zhao State as a hostage, during which time he was immersed in the culture of the Central Plains. Therefore, although the city towers and palaces incorporate the characteristics of the Northern Kingdom, the layout and organization are roughly the same as those of the Han and Wei Dynasties.The two quickly found the Dian Yue Department, and sneaked into the ritual and music team.

Just now when he walked to the front of the main hall, he watched the snow fall, Gongyangyue drew his sword, followed by Tuoba Guiyizhi, watching the sword dance and calling people to play music.

The great musician had been in the palace for a long time, he was as timid as a mouse, he was frightened by the conflict, he dared not go forward, he was afraid that the young master would take it easy and take them as a lowly person, and he was even more afraid that the atmosphere would not be right. , There will be a bloody incident tonight, either by cutting or blocking arrows.

He didn't dare to go, so Chao Chen took the opportunity to stand out, took off the flute, stepped over the guards on both sides, and went straight into the palace.