sirius

In the tenth year of Tianhua in the Great Chen Kingdom, Si Tianjian was watching the stars at night. He was shocked when he saw the nine stars on the arrow and the Sirius shining alone in the sky.

At the same time as Si Tianjian knelt in front of the Dachen Emperor, there was another palace official who knelt on the ground trembling after hearing Si Tianjian's words, and answered after a few questions: Your Majesty Lin is giving birth, congratulations, Your Majesty. Nine princes...

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Dachen Kingdom, Tianhua for 26 years.

"A hundred years ago, the Eight Kingdoms were in chaos and people were dying. In 27 years, Jin, Liang, Sui, Chu, and Wei were all wiped out. Today, three points are divided, and Qi occupies a corner of the southwest according to the danger of the Fenglin Mountains..."

"Hey, this is old calendar!"

"Everyone, please be patient and listen to me slowly. Zhou Lai's Taihua River is turbulent and safe. However, Qi and Zhou coveted my big Chen's farmland and mines, and repeatedly raised troops. Fortunately, my big Chen has a strong army, and General Lu is brave to win the three armies! March A few days ago, on the banks of the Taihua River, General Lu shot down the flag of the Great Zhou army on the opposite bank with one arrow, his bravery is unrivaled in the world!"

"it is good!"

"it is good!"

The storyteller in the hall opened his mouth, his tongue was full of lotus flowers, and the audience's blood boiled with enthusiasm. The women wished to marry and be the wife of General Lu, and the men just wanted to rush to the Taihua River and join the camp of General Lu, and it would be fine tomorrow. Served the country.

"Today, my Grand Chen Banner was victorious, and General Lu returned triumphantly to the court. Zhou asked for peace with my Grand Chen, and sent Jin Wanliang and the son of Marquis Xun'an as hostages. I wish to stop fighting!"

"Xun Anhou? Who is it?"

"Have not heard."

"Xun Anhou is the younger brother of the Empress Dowager Zhou, a general of the Zhou Dynasty! You don't even know this?"

"Hey, how brave is the general of the defeated army!"

"That's right, what is Marquis Xun'an? What's more, it's just the prince who is sent here! Shouldn't the prince be sent here?"

"That's right, it's really not good. Sending a princess to marry is barely reasonable."

The storyteller laughed loudly, slapped the gavel, and said: "Everyone doesn't know, the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty is as tall as the crown, and there is only one prince under his knees, who is still in his infancy, how can he be willing?"

"Then send the emperor here! Hahaha!"

"Hahaha, yes, yes, I think it will work!"

The storyteller laughed again: "Everyone is joking, that Emperor Zhou may not be as valuable as this son of Marquis Xun'an."

"Huh? Why?"

"You guys don't know this.

And listen to me in detail.

The emperor of the Zhou Dynasty had only been on the throne for two years, and all the affairs of the court were controlled by the Marquis Xun'an. He is well-educated and well-versed in the art of war, and he is said to be a genius. He had been in a stalemate with General Lu on the banks of the Taihua River for several months, and even saw through the plots of General Lu many times, which made this battle quite difficult and dangerous.

Let's talk about it, how can such a person stay in the Zhou Dynasty? If the Zhou Dynasty raises troops to cause chaos in the future, the son of Marquis Xun'an will be the general. How can he make it happen? ! "

"Then why don't General Lu kill this person soon?!"

"Hey, since it's a peace talk, how can we kill the proton?"

"Then you will be banned for life!"

……

People in the Jianghu storytelling can speak vividly and vividly even when they have groundless ideas, not to mention this time it is rare that they are seven or eight percent true, which won the applause of the audience.

In the private room on the second floor, Qi Xiao listened to the storyteller's eloquent talk, and everyone in the hall listened with gusto. He was knocking on melon seeds with his legs crossed, the corners of his mouth raised, and he looked very leisurely.

"Master, people have entered the city."

Zong Sheng pushed the door open and entered.

"Let's go!" Qi Xiao got up and brushed the folds of his robe lightly, and strode out.

Yongjing, the state capital of Fuzhou, was the capital of the state of Chu a hundred years ago. After the fall of Chu, it was no longer called "Jing" and was directly changed into Yongcheng. The century-old city is very grand, and the main street is more than [-] feet wide, which can accommodate eight horse-drawn carriages.

At this moment, the usually spacious avenue was actually crowded and full of people.

The servants of the government office drove the crowded crowd to both sides of the street, leaving enough space in the middle.

The government office has limited manpower, so it can only advance slowly to ensure that no one can approach the prison car passing through the middle.

Sitting in the huge prison car was a handsome young man in fine clothes, but his hands and feet were tied with shackles, his head was lowered, as if he was asleep.

"Wow……"

"What? Wow what?"

"Hey, did you see that?"

"I can't see clearly..."

"Get out of the way! Who is blocking the way! Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

The two rode their horses in the city and were running towards the main street.

The surrounding people were quite frightened, they screamed and dodged one after another, but they dared not speak out.

"Get out of the way!" Zong Sheng's scolding sound spread so far that it could be vaguely heard even on the main street, followed by the rapid sound of horseshoes.

"Ouch!"

"Hide quickly! It's the King of Chu!"

Qi Xiao and Zong Sheng raised their whips and rode their horses as if they were using Yongcheng as a racetrack, and when they met the prison cart on the main street, Qi Xiao and Zong Sheng barely reined in their horses.

"Bold! Who dares to block the way of King Chu!"

The servant of the government office came over and said, "The villain pays his respects to the king of Chu, please wait a moment for the king of Chu, and the brothers will clear the way for you."

"Ah."

Qi Xiao responded lightly, and slowly drove the horse to the side of the prison cart, looking at the people in the prison cart.

The people in the prison car didn't care about the noise and noise around them. He was treated like this wherever he went these days. It's really nothing to be surprised at, but the sudden silence on the long street was a bit abrupt, so he couldn't help but look up Four weeks later, they met Qi Xiao's eyes.

A young man was sitting on Hei Jun's high horse. He looked arrogant and very unpleasant, so he lowered his head again.

It doesn't matter if people don't look up, as soon as they look up, everyone onlookers will be amazed.

He should clearly be embarrassed and downcast, but why is he calm and calm?On the contrary, there was a sense of coldness and aloofness all over his body, which made people feel a little timid, not daring to peek indiscriminately?

The man in the prison car, his robe was stained with soil and wrinkled due to being trapped, but his hands and face were clean, his skin was very white, like porcelain or jade, weak and morbidly pale, and also like floating in the mist of white lotus.

Qi Xiao smiled: "You look good, I want him.

Zong Sheng, take it away. "

"Yes!"

"Ah? Hey! You can't!" The government servants, officers and soldiers at the side all turned pale with shock. No matter how arrogant and reckless the king of Chu is, he can't rob the prisoner's car in public, right? !

"Why not?" As Zong Sheng spoke, the iron sword came out of its sheath and lay across the servant's neck.

Qi Xiao looked down at the yamen servant who was so frightened that his legs were limp, and asked, "I'm not just a prisoner who robs women in the street, what more can I do?"

"This this……"

"Zong Sheng, take it away."

Qi Xiao added another sentence to the yamen servant, "Tell Yue Zhilin, this king wants to classify this person as a lowly one."

Yue Zhilin is the magistrate of Fuzhou Prefecture.

In the entire Fuzhou Prefecture, only Qi Xiao dared to call him by his name, relying on his status as a prince.

"My lord! You can't do it!" The yamen servant knelt down to Qi Xiao with a thud, "This person is a criminal committed by the imperial court, and my lord can't be the master!"

"Then let Yue Zhilin write to the Ministry of Punishment, saying that I have to leave."

The general in charge of the escort, Su Qin, stood up, sized Qi Xiao up, barely bowed to him respectfully, and said, "The last general, Su Qin, see His Royal Highness the King of Chu.

This is Tang Ling, the proton of the Zhou Dynasty, and should not be taken lightly. "

"Oh? It turns out that this is the son of Marquis Xun'an.

Since he is the son of Hou Xun'an of the Zhou Kingdom, how could he be imprisoned in the car?You... are you too presumptuous? "Qi Xiao sat on the horse, looked down at Su Qin coldly, and ordered, "Zong Sheng, please get off the carriage. "

"This is a big matter, and His Royal Highness, King Chu, please raise your hand high."

"It's a big deal? You know it's a big deal? Zhou Guoshi came here for the diplomatic relations between the two countries, and you dare to bully each other with shackles and prison cars? Not only is it disrespectful to the son, but it also hurts me, Chen Guowei. Who will give you that?" Lu Fangjin? " Qi Xiao had a smile on his face, and his tone was loose and frivolous, but every word and sentence was full of hatred, especially the last three words, Lu Fangjin.

General Lu, who has made great military achievements in the Great Chen Kingdom, seemed to be an insignificant person in Qi Xiao's mouth. Lu Fang blurted out three words, which immediately angered Su Qin.

"At the end of the day, under the order of General Lu, send Zhou Guo's hostage to Beijing! Don't delay for a moment!"

Qi Xiao snorted and said, "Xun'anhou Shizi sent me to Dachen on behalf of Zhou Tianzi, acting on behalf of Zhou Tianzi, so as to seek peace and common prosperity between the two countries.

If I remember correctly, His Majesty's edict said to welcome the son of Marquis Xun'an into the Yuan capital, and entrust Su Weilang to serve as Zhou's bodyguard, right?Lu Fang ordered you to imprison the son?What, to disobey His Majesty? "

Qi Xiao's voice was not loud, and his voice was not high, but as soon as these words came out, the whole street was immediately silent, and a needle could be heard.

Lu Fangjin, General Lu has just won a big victory, and the imperial court reward has not come down, Qi Xiao first gave him a big label of treason, at this moment Lu Fangjin is standing at a critical juncture, His Majesty is happy for others to help, By virtue of his military merits, he can be honored and favored by one person and above ten thousand people, and if someone intentionally harms him, he can also be a master of high merit and ambition, and it is only one step away from the end of his bow.

Su Qin couldn't help feeling chills down his spine and sweating, and was speechless for a while.

At this moment, Zong Sheng slashed open the lock on the prison cart with a sword, and lifted the occupants out. His hands and feet were not light, but he looked respectful.

The servants of the government office watched helplessly, no one dared to step forward to stop him, they just watched him get off the prison car.

"key.

Open the shackles. "

"There will be no keys in the end."

Qi Xiao snorted, no matter whether Su Qin didn't give the key on purpose, or he really didn't have the key, he must take it away.

As soon as Qi Xiao stretched out his hand, Zong Sheng supported and pushed, Tang Ling was pulled onto his horse by Qi Xiao, and sat firmly in front of Qi Xiao.

It was only then that everyone realized that the King of Chu said he wanted it, and he really "robbed" it, without any ambiguity at all.

Suddenly a man with bound hands rushed out of the escorting team and rushed to Zong Sheng's horse: "My lord!"

"Is this your person?" Qi Xiao asked Tang Ling with a frown.

"Yes."

"Zong Sheng, let's go."

Qi Xiao didn't say whether he would take this attendant with him or not, Zong Sheng hesitated for a moment, left the man behind, and chased after Qi Xiao.

"Son!!"

Who can stop King Qi Xiao of Chu?But he couldn't stop him, and he couldn't just let Qi Xiao take him away.

As a result, a spectacle that has never happened in hundreds of years appeared on Yongcheng Street. Qi Xiao and Zong Sheng rode in front, followed by a group of officers and soldiers, a prison car, and countless people watching the excitement. From the main street all the way back to Chu Palace.

Arriving in front of the high gate mansion of Prince Chu's Mansion, Qi Xiao glanced at the crowd of people following behind him, couldn't help but sneered, feeling happy.

Qi Xiao jumped off the horse and took Tang Ling off the horse as well.

"The prince's complexion is not very good."

Tang Ling was unable to answer, and only shook her head slightly.

Tang Ling has never had a day of peace since he entered Chen Jing, and he was sick and weak since childhood, and now he can't hold it anymore, his face is pale, as if he will faint at any time.

Qi Xiao didn't care how uncomfortable Tang Ling was, and raised his hand to let Zong Sheng bring people into the mansion.

Zong Sheng supported Tang Ling, felt Tang Ling's pulse in secret, called the servants in the mansion, and sent the man half-carried and half-lifted into the mansion.

Tang Ling's hands and feet were tied with heavy iron shackles, and she couldn't walk steadily at all, and she fell down several times.

Qi Xiao had already stepped into the front yard, and looked back: "Hurry up."

Tang Ling couldn't help but rolled her eyes and gritted her teeth. Before he left Da Zhou, he knew that this trip would be difficult, and he might never have the chance to return to his hometown in his life. of.

Tang Ling had read all the memorials about Chen Guo, and he thought about it for a long time along the way, but he couldn't remember who Qi Xiao was.

Emperor Chen has many sons. There are eleven princes and seventeen princesses in total. Except for the eldest prince, fifth prince, and seventh prince who are the most favored, they stayed in Yuanjing City. Two years ago, the sixth prince was convicted and sent to Liaoshan County to guard the border. The other princes were entrusted and left Yuanjing early, far away from the imperial court, and they were not even as important as the commander of the five city guards in Yuanjing.

The King of Chu and the Ninth Prince have never heard of it.

Before Tang Ling could come up with a reason, Qi Xiao called his servants to come up, and hurriedly lifted Tang Ling up and carried her away!

"My lord!" The man in the escorting team just now rushed into the palace, obviously showing a loyal and unwavering appearance.

Qi Xiao tilted his head slightly, noncommittal, but the servants in the palace did not stop him, and closed the gate of the mansion after him, shutting out all the officers, soldiers and common people.

"Let go of my son!"

Before Zong Sheng rushed towards Qi Xiao, he stopped him with his sword: "Presumptuous!"

"Let go of my son!"

Qi Xiao turned around and asked, "What's your name?"

"Qing Lan."

"Stay and take care of your son."

Just as Qing Lan wanted to be happy, she heard Qi Xiao add: "It's too troublesome to work with handcuffs, change him to a pair of shackles."

"Yes."

The author says:

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