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It was just dawn, and the morning mist was filled with a strong chill. King Jin was leaning in a carved armchair wearing a brocade robe, leaning on his forehead with one hand, and there was a faint turbidity between his brows and eyes.On the desk in front of him, there is a finely drawn map of Jinyuan. The map has been annotated with a cinnabar pen. How many mountains, rivers, roads and passes are all on it, and it is unobstructed.

The lanterns on the blue and white eight-square table beside him jumped suddenly, and the candle flame finally went out, leaving wisps of light blue smoke in the air, illusory and uncontrollable.

Just in the early hours of this morning, the King of Jin received news from spies hiding in the Tatar tribe that the two elite cavalrymen under the leader of the Tatar tribe, Gulich Khan, were secretly gathering to the south recently, and their spearheads were directed at Jinyuan.

Jinyuan was the Great Zhou’s key to Saibei. Once it was broken, the Tatars could drive straight into the hinterland of the Central Plains.Therefore, Emperor Taizu specially ordered his youngest son, Wei Lu, to sit in Jinyuan as a prince, so as to protect the ancestor's foundation forever.

As early as the beginning of the rebel uprising, King Jin realized that things would never be that simple. Gu Li Chijing had a great appetite for calculations, so how could he spend money and support a group of hungry mobs for nothing?Now it seems that it should be just a means of attacking the west. Guli Khan's real purpose is to use the rebels as a bait to transfer the troops of Dazhou to the northeast line, and then lead the troops to invade Jinyuan when they are not prepared.

I'm afraid this battle is inevitable...but how should we fight it?

If you want to preserve your strength, you can only choose to give in blindly. If you lose your land, you will not only become a bereaved dog, but also be scolded by all people.On the contrary, if you go all out to fight to the death, you will definitely lose your soldiers and generals, and your vitality will be greatly injured. At that time, there is no guarantee that the little emperor will take advantage of the vacancy and add another fatal blow, completely eliminating his confidant.

Now it is wrong to fight, and it is wrong not to fight.

A sumptuous breakfast was served on the table, and several maids stood respectfully beside the table holding tea cups, cloth towels, and spittoons, but King Jin didn't have much appetite.

Seeing a few children waiting outside the door, he lazily waved his hand, signaling that he could come in and answer.The children came forward one by one. One said that Mr. Zhang got up in the morning and cooked lotus seed porridge by himself in the kitchen, and invited the prince to have a meal with him; The prince is upright; another one said that Mr. Jiang was seriously ill and couldn't drink water and rice, so he wanted to invite the prince to visit him.King Jin listened absent-mindedly, and then dismissed each other in a few words, which inevitably added to the boredom.He simply backed away from the left and right, strolled to the window by himself, and looked into the distance inadvertently, but unexpectedly saw a strange scene...

King Jin's study was built on a high platform on the shore of the lake. Looking out from the window on the second floor of his study, across the artificial mountain and bamboo forest, you can just have a panoramic view of the small courtyard where Shen Si lives.

At this moment, the sky was just beginning to shine, and the night dew was still wet, and the courtyard was surprisingly quiet.But just when King Jin was about to withdraw his gaze, the window of the pensive bedroom suddenly popped open, and then a gleaming silver sword shot out from the dark place, and before the sword fell to the ground, another white shadow struck Sprinting out from the window, the figure swung its tail like a dragon in the air, twisted the spinner, grasped the handle of the sword and landed lightly, then jumped up again on the toes, and danced the sword neatly on the blue brick floor. ?

I saw him flashing, moving, shifting and changing, sometimes elegant like a kite piercing through the forest, his sword moving in the clouds and flowing water with his heart, stirring up the dead leaves all over the ground; Wrapped in a fierce and murderous aura; sometimes it is as vigorous as a tiger descending the mountain, wide open and wide closed, and the furious tide surges, roaring with the momentum of swallowing mountains and rivers... And the sword rolled up and down around his body, blooming countless sword flowers, its light shone like Lightning flies during the day, and its sound is like thunder splitting the sky...

There is such a beautiful sword technique in the world!There is someone who dances the sword so beautifully!For a moment, the king of Jin was so emotional that he couldn't calm down for a long time, and he had forgotten who He Xi was. …

After finishing a set of sword dances, he meditated to adjust his breath and slowly closed.Only then did the King of Jin realize that he was barefoot, wearing only a jacket and trousers, his hair was full of thick black hair, and he was tied loosely behind his head with a bamboo branch. It looked like he had fallen asleep. Wake up and jump out of the window to practice sword without even getting out of bed.

Perhaps it was due to selfish motives, Shen Si's sloppy attire, loose expression, coupled with a sweaty, flushed face, looked indescribably elegant, unique, and otherworldly in the eyes of King Jin.

On the other side, he walked back in a daze with his sword in his hands, and when he reached a door, he stopped in a daze. The bedroom went over.

It took a long time for King Jin to react, ha, it turns out that kid got lost in his own yard!The more he thought about it, the more interesting he became. There was no one around him, so he just danced and laughed like a child. He got carried away for a while, and accidentally knocked over the enamel-colored double-eared Ruyi vase on the Bogu shelf. With a loud noise, Wen Yinqianliang just let him go, but fortunately, most of the pent-up energy in his chest was also relieved.

Calm down, King Jin felt that he should take the initiative to do something...

Shen Si didn't know that King Jin had watched his every move, he finished his sword practice, washed up briefly, and then teased that fleshy little fox.Although the fox is small, it is a beast after all. In the first few days, because of fear, it always curled up in a corner and huddled in a corner. The back of the hand was covered with bloodstains.Speaking of which, this person and the fox are not acquainted with each other, but after day after day, they have gradually become closer to each other.

The maid who was assigned to wait on Shen Si was sent back the next day, saying that it was annoying to see a group of colorful girls dangling in front of him every day.As a result, except for a little girl who delivered water and food every day, no one else came in or out of his courtyard. Everyone only thought that he was arrogant and perverted by nature, and he was not easy to get close to, so they respected him more and more.

He is happy to be alone in meditation. Anyway, he eats salty and light food deliciously, and he falls asleep when the bedding is thinner and thicker. "Battlewind" bristles.After more than half a month, apart from King Jin, the grooms who talked to him the most in the whole palace.

It was still early, and there was nothing else to do, Shensi grabbed the thick fur on the little fox's neck, and turned its face to her: "Brother Liuli, you have no relatives or reason here, are you really lonely?"

The little fox waved its limbs in vain, scratching its paws fiercely in the air.

Shen Si sighed exaggeratedly: "Oh, I have a home but can't return to it, but you don't even have a home. Compared with you, I'm a blessed person."

When he first arrived at the palace, he intended to write a letter to report to his father that he was safe, but after thinking about it, he was afraid that it would hurt his family, so he finally gave up.The current emperor has a lot of suspicions about the King of Jin, and he will naturally not trust anyone who has anything to do with the King of Jin.Therefore, he simply cut off contact with Wei You.

At that moment, the little girl came in with a food box: "Mr. Shen, please have breakfast." After setting up the dishes, she passed on the message for King Jin, "The prince ordered the servants to tell the young master, please come to the study after dinner. "

Shen Si let out a "huh" and began to eat sullenly, the time the little girl turned around and poured tea, he had already eaten up the food on the table, causing the little girl to cover her mouth and laugh.

Being laughed at by others, Shen Si felt a little embarrassed: "Is this a joke about my ugly appearance?"

The little girl hurriedly bowed her knees and bowed her head: "I dare not laugh at you, but I seldom see someone eating as sweet as you. Do you know that there is Mr. Jiang in our house, because of his poor health, he only drinks soup and medicine all day long. During the meal, everyone said that he has a fairy air about him, even the prince loves him more because of this, which attracted all the princes in the mansion to follow suit, wanting to be a fairy, and even more unwilling to eat well."

Shen Si heard the words and blinked slyly: "Then you should go and listen when you have time, will the fairy sons in your mansion growl when their stomachs are hungry, or do these fairy sons even make stomach screams?" Are they all fairy music and good news?"

The little girl thought about it carefully, and couldn't help giggling because of him.

When Jin Wang calmly sat down at the table, Gu Zhuozi and Sun Rushang also arrived one after another.The King of Jin waved his hand politely: "A Yuan, Wenfu, can I have some food? Sit down and eat with me."

The two people gave way for a while, and sat down first, but neither of them dared to move their chopsticks.Seeing that there were no outsiders around, Gu Zhuozi leaned slightly and said in a low voice: "My lord, my subordinates received a secret report that Gu Mingzhang did indeed send people to investigate Shen Wei, but it was not because of that letter. The subordinates also heard that …Shen Wei and Huo Duan really have been in constant contact, and Huo Duan's family escaped to the outside of the pass with the help of Shen Wei, otherwise, the Huo family would have been punished with beheading."

King Jin was taken aback when he heard this, and silently put down the porridge bowl, just holding his teacup and drooping his eyes in silence.Gu Zhuozi watched his words and expressions, and cautiously inquired: "Now it depends on the prince's plan..."

For Jin Wang, the best countermeasure is to stand by and watch.Shen Wei and Gu Mingzhang fought each other, and there would be chaos on the northern frontline. If Shen Wei was not there to guard the northwest, it would be no less than cutting off the chains that bound his hands and feet around King Jin.As for that guy Gu Mingzhang, he can only dress up but not fight, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

Gu Zhuozi was born with a seven-apertured exquisite heart, and he was the best at figuring out the best intentions. I am afraid that he could see more clearly than King Jin himself what kind of thoughts King Jin had hidden about meditation.With a deep thought in the middle, they had no choice but to fight against Shen Wei.

After thinking for a long time, the King of Jin ordered: "Think of a way to reveal this news to King Xianghuai. My nephew Wei You is a very smart person. If he knows everything, he must know what to do. You have to be careful, don't Let Shen Wei know who is helping in the dark, he has a deep prejudice against this king, if he finds out that this matter is caused by this king, it is inevitable that there will be side effects and self-defeating." After speaking, he turned to Sun Rushang, "How is Jiang Yunsheng's situation there? ?”

Sun Rushang quickly replied: "After the last two doses of medicine, it's time to go."

"Wait a minute, wait until the Shen family's matter is dealt with before you act. If you keep him, he might be useful." King Jin shook his head and sighed quietly, "Ah Yuan, this matter is very involved, you have to keep an eye on it." Keep an eye on the movement of all parties. As for this Huo Duan... I'm afraid it's really going to be a disaster..."

While talking, the servant downstairs preached loudly: "My lord, Mr. Shen is here."

King Jin's expression changed imperceptibly, he didn't expect Shensi to come so quickly.Although the walls of the study room are well soundproofed, there is no need to worry about the conversation just now being overheard, but he is still a little scared, after all, it is related to the Shen family, and he does not want Shen Si to have any quarrel with him because of this.

As soon as Shen Si went upstairs, he realized something was wrong, Jin Wang smiled as usual, Gu Zhuozi also fanned his feather fan in silence, and Sun Rushang turned away as soon as his eyes met him.Seeing this situation, he asked calmly: "But the time for me to come is not right? If the prince and the two gentlemen have serious matters to discuss, I will avoid it first."

"Nian Qing is too worried. You are my adopted son and one of my own. There is nothing serious or business that needs you to avoid." Jin Wang lightly covered it up, and immediately put on a cheerful smile, "Nian Qing follows this book." The king has been in Jinyang City for a long time, and he has been trapped in the palace all day long, and I am afraid that he is already bored. How about the king taking you out of the city today to see the beautiful scenery of Jinyuan?"

Shen Si's eyes lit up "swish": "My lord means..."

King Jin smiled slightly: "Let's go out of the city to hunt and ride horses to the west mountain! The last time I raced horses with you, I didn't have enough fun. Let's fight again today!"

Hunting was just a name, he wanted to go for a walk before the Tatars came, so as to think about the strategy to deal with the enemy.As for why he brought meditation on purpose...he himself can't explain why, maybe it's because he couldn't get enough of the sword fight in the morning...

King Jin traveled lightly this time, and only ordered two teams of guards to accompany him.Sun Rushang couldn't help being a little worried about this: "My lord, it's better to bring more people just in case."

The king of Jin stared at his thoughts with the end of his eyes, and deliberately dragged Chang Yin'er and said: "Jin was originally the territory of the Great Zhou, and this king is the prince of the Great Zhou. How can there be any reason to be afraid of thieves while sitting on your own bed?"

Shen Si naturally remembered that he used these words to ridicule the other party, and at this moment, King Jin repeated them again on a different occasion, with a teasing look on his face, which inevitably made him a little embarrassed while being funny.Fortunately, King Jin just stopped talking and quickly changed the topic.

Shen Si found that no matter whether he was in Ningcheng or Jinyuan now, there are always two people around King Jin who are inseparable.In addition to Gu Zhuozi, a counselor in white and holding a feather fan, there is also a bodyguard named Tu Mo'er in green.Tu Moer's body was emaciated, his complexion was blue and gray, his hair hung down to cover half of his face, and the covered part was covered with burn scars, which was terrifying.Because she had never heard him speak, Shen Si suspected that he might be dumb.

This young one, one white, one civil and one military, always follow King Jin's side, never leaving, which shows that he is someone trusted by King Jin, but the strange thing is that both of them have no official position, no rank, no rank, and even their names Like a fake, the general confrontation is neat...

Outside the city of Jinyang, it can be said that there are trees and trees in autumn, mountains and mountains are cold, and autumn geese are sent by the wind for thousands of miles.After the team left the Jinyang city gate, they couldn't stop their horseshoes from galloping like flying, crossed Fenshui River, and came all the way to Liu Gushan in the northwest of Jinyang.This is a branch of Yinshan Mountain, with strange rocks and different peaks, dense forests and red frost all over the mountain, it is too beautiful to behold.

Not long after the group entered the mountain, they were lucky enough to encounter a herd of deer, and they all galloped away with bows and arrows. After a while, everyone's backs were full of trophies.Seeing that the prince is happy, all the people below are also smiling, and when they go out, they lose all the rules of the mansion, and they can ride a horse to show off their skills, and the atmosphere soon becomes more heated.

Going forward for a while, the mountains and forests suddenly became silent, and the sounds of birds and deer all disappeared without a trace, except for the "rustling" sound of the wind blowing the treetops, everything returned to silence.

Everyone was wondering, when suddenly there was a change in the bushes on one side, and the half-human high grass rolled towards both sides like a huge wave. It seemed that there was something huge running fast in the grass, before the crowd could react. , I heard an earth-shattering roar, and a white-fronted tiger with a colorful complexion and flaming eyes jumped out suddenly, and the sand and gravel flew up where the four claws fell.

The closest person's mount was frightened, jumped up in a panic, kicked and planed continuously, his body swayed, and soon threw the owner on his back to the ground.

There was another terrifying roar of the tiger, which made everyone's ear drums sting. The tiger opened its bloody mouth and jumped towards the guard who had fallen to the ground.Just as the tiger approached step by step and the guard was about to be buried in the tiger's mouth, Shen Si got off his horse and rolled on the spot, avoiding the cover of the trees and shooting an arrow with a "swish" from the slanting thorns. Without leaning, he hit the tiger's left eye, so that one of the tiger's eyeballs burst.

Under the excruciating pain, the tiger was completely enraged, leaving aside the guards who were close at hand, turning his head and attacking Shen Si, the speed was so fast that everyone saw a yellow shadow flashing by, and the tiger roared and jumped to Shen Si In front of him, and waving his sharp claws, he soared into the air and rushed towards Shensi.But Shen Si still stood in place, did not move, I don't know if it was too late to react, or he was already petrified.

"Nianqing!" Jin Wang didn't have time to think about it, and rushed over with his sword uncontrollably...