Crown Sword

"Why did you come to Qingzhou?"

Chao Chen sat in the carriage, opened the bamboo curtain, and looked away from the long sky. He still refused to glance at Su Wu who was beside him. After several tangled words, he almost pointed to his nose and asked, "Who informed you?" ", but in the end he didn't choose such a blunt tone, and took the discomfort alone.

Su Wu was old, and in the past he was tolerant when he saw Chao Chen's youthful attitude, but now he just pretended to be the same as before, and said indifferently: "This subordinate and brother Pei have been looking for Junshang these years. People, death is about to see the corpse. Fortunately, God has mercy, and the power of Yuntai was more powerful in the past, and the people who were sent out reported that there was a similar person from Chang'an to Qingzhou, so I brought people to see if the king can return in good health. , the subordinates are very pleased.”

Words are watertight.

However, Nayuntai is in full swing in the south, and when will it expand to the north, so the king of Kuaiji is so relieved?

With that in mind, Chao Chen couldn't help but sneer.

But the corners of his upturned mouth hadn't even curled up yet, and it froze on his face again. Su Wu smiled slightly and said, "Congratulations for the thief's execution. Back then in Lujiang, it must have been the ram and moon who made treacherous tricks, Your Majesty." He will be recruited and killed, and this will be regarded as revenge! My subordinates heard in Yingchuan that Wei Wang Tuobagui has been gaining momentum in recent years. , I don’t know, I’m afraid I will become a strong enemy, but now I’m getting rid of the big trouble, so I should talk to King Kuaiji.”

When Sima Daozi was mentioned, Chao Chen's eyes darkened.

In the past, Chao Chen was enshrined by the clan, and felt sacred and honored because he supported the royal family. He always looked up to the Sima family, but now he said so much but didn't celebrate, and even sat still. Su Wu's eyes suddenly changed, and he remained calm. Question: "That kid Gongyangyue has become more and more cunning in recent years, how did your lord find him?"

Chao Chen's heart skipped a beat. Facing his former companion and right-hand man, he felt a little guilty.

But now is definitely not the time to show cowardice, he pinched his hands tucked in his sleeves fiercely, showing a weak look dripping with cold sweat, pretending to be pitiful, only saying that he lost all his martial arts skills in the trick, and later he was captured for revenge. It was because he was humiliated like a cow and a horse, and finally found a chance to gain trust, and finally hurt him.

When it comes to the loss of martial arts, Su has no face and no waves, which seems to be all in his expectation. Therefore, he did not doubt Chao Chen's lies. After all, if a person without martial arts wants to sneak attack a generation of masters, even if he can gain trust, it is not a good idea. It's so easy to kill with one move, as long as there is a struggle, there will always be a price to pay.

Chao Chen clenched his fists and then loosened them. Even if he washed his muscles and cut his marrow, he was still far from his heyday.

not the right time yet!

not the right time yet!

Chao Chen slowly adjusted himself to the conversation with Su Wu: "This time I succeeded, because Gong Yangyue was in a trance. After Chang'an said goodbye, he went down to Jiangling alone, and he seemed to have suffered a heavy blow."

"Shock?"

Su Wu laughed and did not continue.

No one expected that "Wen Daweng" was following Gongyangyue, and the real deity was still a little girl. Wouldn't it be sad for such an important person to die?

The double carp was dead, really dead.

How uncommon it was when I left Jinyang, and now Chao Chen is heartbroken. The five people who once went out of southern Yunnan, passed through Bashu, entered the clouds, rode horses on flat rivers, and went boating on river bends. , now only he and Ram Yue are left...

But he and Ram Moon...

Who on earth wants to instigate discord and borrow a knife to kill someone?Who exactly?Is it the one in "Pojun", is it Leaf Knife, or... Chao Chen glanced to the side from the corner of his eyes, Su Wu, who was dressed in an indigo gown, picked up the cup of tea, blowing away the dried petals floating in the tea, breathing Take it easy and drink.

Except for the carvings of the years, there is no difference between him and the past.

Chao Chen clutched his robe tightly, trying to restrain his emotions.

——Su Wu is very suspicious, but there is no direct evidence, and Gong Yangyue said "killing the traitor" before he fell into the sea, he did it himself, and he handed it over to Yu Chancha before leaving Yuzhen Villa, in order to plead He secretly checked to see if there were spies and thieves lurking in the south of the Yangtze River in Nayuntai, but the letter was taken out of context and fell into the hands of Gongyangyue.

For such a poisonous scheme to be possible, either Madam Yu also has ulterior motives in her heart, or something has happened to her.

Chao Chen picked up the teacup on the small table and asked calmly, "Where are the others?"

"They are all in Yingchuan." Su Wulue pondered for a while, and then said again: "The subordinates have passed on the letter a while ago, counting the days, all those who go out to do business should come back."

Chao Chen didn't dare to ask someone alone, fearing that Su Wu would see the clues. Without knowing what his opponent knew or gained, any seemingly insignificant slip of the tongue might kill an innocent person, but he also Worried that Yu Zancha is just a cover for confusion and temptation, but in fact he has already stood in line, so Nayuntai may have been infiltrated and controlled.

In that case, he must find a way to regain the initiative.

The road was bumpy and potholes were encountered, Chao Chen's fingers were limp and the tea splashed on his legs, Su Wu immediately knocked on the window.He has always had a lot of rules, and others have already seen it. He had to ask the next knight to bring up the prepared towel from behind. Su Wu stretched out his hand to take it, and pressed a ball of paper in his hand, interlacing with it.

The man deliberately stayed behind, waiting for the chariot and horses to go away, and then released the pigeon in his hand.

The pigeon flew north, went to Qingqing Grassland, passed through Dugubu's pasture, and finally landed in the hands of the man surnamed Ding.His news came at a very timely time, no matter whether Jiang Munu ordered it or not, Su Wu felt the need to express his opinion, as for how to thank him, he had to think carefully.

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The land and water roads are connected, the horses and horses are changed to boats, and after a few days of traveling, several people return to Yingchuan.

Just as Su Wu expected, most of the people were taking Yuntai, except Cao Shiyin and Yu Zancha.The other three of the four customers in the four halls held a reception banquet. Of course, they had a new name. Compared with the diners who didn't know anything about it, they, as "half confidantes", couldn't hide it, and they had been in a hurry for many years. , Now that Mr. Tobu is back, he is busy asking about the situation of these years.

Chao Chen recounted the formulas he had compiled long ago, calling on everyone to come and eat and drink as they please without being formal.

Starting with moving the chopsticks, the toasts were one after another, one after another, Su Wu, as before, thoughtfully replaced the wine in his cup with green tea early.

Among the four guests in the four pavilions, Qin Yu from the "Dancing Pearl Pavilion" is the least fond of the crowds and dealing with others because of his disability, but this time he is eating wine to save face. And when others surrounded Su Wu, he quietly avoided, and asked around to find out which two people did not come back.

At this time, someone from the tree interjected: "Your Majesty, why did you forget that Brother Cao will go north to visit friends at this time of year, and he will never come back until then!"

Kan Ru from the "Yuying Pavilion" hooked her legs on the treetops, trying to pretend to be a ghost hanging upside down to scare them, but she couldn't help but groan, and she showed her bottom first, and then fell on Qin Yu's lap and sat cross-legged, but Qin Yu's legs Unable to move, he could only stare and talk away.Kan Ru is a person who should be called a sister in terms of age, but relying on her small stature, she jumped deftly and hugged Chao Chen, acting like a child.

Chao Chen hurriedly asked: "Aren't you playing boxing games with Lao Pei, when did you come?"

Kan Ru swayed on the tree vine, sat back on the treetop, kicked her legs and giggled: "Your Majesty, it's a lot of fun to come back this time. I used to be a little tail, and you were the first to catch people." Chase people."

Su Wuguo really didn't tell others the news of his loss of martial arts.

Chao Chen bent the corners of his mouth in accordance with her intentions, and did not explain. Qin Yu didn't want to talk to the little goblin, and continued: "Madam Yu came to Beijing by order. Since she is in Taicheng, she can leave without saying anything. I'm afraid There is no confirmation of the date of return. Your Majesty, please don’t blame me, Madam Yu has been worrying day and night during the years of your disappearance, her hair has turned gray, and she would go to the temple every month to chant scriptures and worship Buddha to pray for safety.”

"Of course not."

Chao Chen heaved a long sigh, seeing the people gathered at the banquet dispersed, he hurriedly called the two people beside him to turn around.

Pei Jushuang of "Qiongfang Pavilion" has a big mouth and a big hole in the wine, and he can drink half a tank with himself. When he got up, he slapped the table and talked about the development of Nayuntai over the years. Daozi also secretly sent someone to ask if he could send someone to Jiankang secretly to protect him, but he couldn't stop laughing.

That's the Regent!

When did the officials think they were going out of the rivers and lakes?Even if Dongwu Lord is sealed and Nayuntai is set up, in their eyes, they are still lackeys of the imperial court, but now they have to rely on their lives, but they are proud and proud, and there is no one who is full of heroes in the green forest, and who dares to say unhappy!

The imperial court looked down on them, and they still looked down on the useless imperial court in their hearts!

Chao Chen sat in front of the painting screen holding a white jade cup, and suddenly felt chills. In the past, everyone was open-minded and straightforward, valued loyalty, valued people's livelihood, and cared more about the refugees in the south of the Yangtze River and the war in the north, but now they are talking about power at the wine table. The clan also mocked wantonly, with a look of disdain.

Among the cups and cups, only Su Wu, who sat firmly in the middle and drank alone, seemed out of place. He neither spoke ill of the imperial court nor despised his fellow martial artists.

Seemingly aware of Chao Chen's burning gaze, he straightened up suddenly, waved his hands to comfort everyone, and said in a loud voice: "Everyone, just listen to the next thing. Kyushu fell, mountains and rivers were broken, we should rise up, raise swords, save people from fire and water, and be chivalrous!" First. The enemy's army is strong, and you should remember to be prepared for danger in times of peace. This is also the purpose of the banquet held by your majesty this time. As for other worldly things, you can put them aside first!"

Those people really listened to it, and immediately changed their words, clinking glasses and talking about the war in Qin and the situation in Jianghuai.

Seeing this, Chao Chen didn't feel relaxed and satisfied, instead he felt a chill in his heart, pushed the cup away, and took a deep breath.

Su Wu had sharp eyes, stood up tall, took the thin gold silk cloak and stepped forward, knelt down and put it on for Chao Chen, carefully and patiently flattening every wrinkle on the clothes.

"How these years..."

Su Wu snatched the words: "Your Majesty wants to ask, how did you hide it?"

Kan Ru slipped over again, leaning against the pillar of the porch, covering her mouth and snickering: "Laymen have their own wonderful way to hide the truth!" She pointed to the bead curtain, which meant it was self-evident, that is, a hanging curtain.

Pei Jushuang also staggered over, the years of self-blame disappeared at the moment when Chao Chen came back alive, and when he was in a good mood, he was addicted to drinking, and now his head was dizzy, so he could only fuck his throat and beat the food table hard twice , chatteringly chimed in: "That's not right! I'm so impatient! Tell me, if Tobu-kun is gone, how will you explain it, how will you explain it!"

Kan Ru pulled out a handful of grass blades, jumped up to gag him, Pei Jushuang suddenly came to his senses, looked around for a few times, and found that there were quite a few people who were drunk, and they were all separated by a long distance. Opening his mouth, he stared at Su Wu who was still hanging his head and repeatedly stretching the corners of his clothes with his hands, pretending to say in an angry voice: "With his cooperation, the clothes will be seamless."

Perfect, perfect!

Chao Chen couldn't laugh, her cheeks were stiff and her expression was perfunctory.

That's not nine days, it's nine years!Is it because he, Su Wu, is superb, or King Kuaiji is too dull?No, not at all. The only thing that can be explained is that Mr. Dongwu is just an excuse, a symbol, a puppet. It doesn't matter who he is. Being the inheritor of Yu Linzhou will naturally be the icing on the cake. If there is really no...

Chao Chen swallowed his saliva.

Kan Ru propped her head, rolled her eyeballs twice, and whispered, "Your Majesty, your complexion is not very good..."

Chao Chen glanced at it, and laughed at himself: "After all, I'm just a useless person now." Then, he paused, turned the jade cup in his hand, and repeated softly to Su Wu, "Useless useless person."

"Whoa-"

The cup was thrown down casually, Chao Chen brushed the people away and left the table in a flutter.

Kan Ru felt it was inconceivable, pointing at the bleak figure and muttering stammeringly: "Your Majesty, why did Your Majesty become so weird, what... what kind of useless person?"

"When I came back this time, Your Majesty killed Gong Yangyue, and he is weak now. Don't bother him to rest if there is nothing to do." Su Wu held his chin, his words were tired, and his eyes were full of sorrow, "He has been in these years, You must have suffered a lot.”

Kan Ru pushed the leaves of the trees beside her hard and sighed, "Your Majesty is so pitiful."

Su Wu glanced at the thin cloak that fell by the seat and was shrunk into a ball after being stepped on, and said calmly: "It won't happen in the future..."

"That's right, some brothers are here..."

Pei Jushuang burped, and belatedly interjected.

Su Wu didn't have the patience to listen to him, so he trotted after him and called Chao Chen in front of the flower stand door: "Your Majesty, don't be arrogant, the less people know about your loss of martial arts, the better, it's very good for you." It's not good, and it will be very dangerous." He frowned as he spoke, and took off the cap worn by Chao Chen, "This kind of scarf cap worn by ordinary people will not be necessary in the future, you are Dongwu Lord granted by the royal family. There are Jinxian Guanwen Confucian uniforms prepared."

Chao Chen vigilantly blocked his hand, stood one step away and looked at each other, the two of them seemed to be separated by an insurmountable chasm: "Dangerous?" He suddenly couldn't understand this man, trying to distinguish the real smile from the fake one, But in the end, there was nothing to gain, so I could only grab the hood with my hand, and shook my head in disappointment: "Thank you for your concern, Layman."

Su Wu said meaningfully: "Your Majesty, it's a little different from before."

Chao Chen raised his eyes suddenly.

Su Wu changed his voice and said with a smile: "You are not a useless person, you are a descendant of the Yingchuan Chao family, the pure hearted child in the prophecy of Yu Linzhou, the supreme martial artist, the master of his martial arts, and the Dongwu Lord proclaimed by the late emperor. The owner of the Yuntai is the controller of Fengqi, how can you be a useless person?" He offered a helping hand, "Your Majesty, don't underestimate yourself."

The fierce tiger is powerful on the outside, and the poisonous snake is poisonous in the heart.

This kind of Su Wu made Chao Chen feel scared. When the previous reliance and trust became shackles, the shadow of fear also shrouded people. The titles he mentioned were almost irrelevant except for his martial arts. In front of him is a man with strategy and long sleeves who is good at dancing.

As a result of experience, the mind has changed. The calm and calm that I admired for myself before, now I look at it, it is a scheming city;

Chao Chen plucked up his courage, stared into his eyes and said word by word, "You know I'm not."

Su Wu's hands couldn't help trembling, looking at the back figure striding away, showing a puzzled expression - since when did that good-natured young man have been able to accept his not-so-perfect self.

Chao Chen went straight to the second floor of the small building, stretched out his hand to push the window, and slumped down while leaning against the wall.

There was a half pot of rice wine and two wine glasses on the small table at the side. I don’t know which careless servant left it behind. No, maybe it was not careless. He left for nine years, but there was no mold and smoke in the house, but it was a bit more. Human touch, such as the birdcage hanging outside the window, or the fragrant flowers in the vase, those flowers are too gorgeous to be his favorite.

Since there are hanging curtains, there will naturally be puppets who occupy the magpie's nest.

When he was frustrated, he longed for the cloud platform countless times, but when he really came back here, he didn't feel happy at all. This was his home, but it was so strange. Where is his home?

Chao Chen turned his head and looked sideways at himself in the mirror, trying hard to force a smile, but he failed.

He casually grabbed the lamp stand and threw it at the mirror—he hated it so much!

The lights were dimmed, and even the paper lanterns hanging outside the corridor were blown out by the rushing night wind, and the entire Laiyi Building was instantly pitch black.Sitting in the mess, Chao Chen held the Spike Saber that he kept so dearly in his palm, feeling sad from it.Perhaps, only the light of the moon is the hometown of the heart.

However, when Chao Chen looked up at the moon, there were only dark clouds in the sky.

He snatched the jade pot and drank it down.

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