Cangyun [Sword Net Three]

Yongning Linzi Palace, Linzi King Situ Jing sat straddling the corridor guardrail in a wide-sleeved robe, holding a birdcage in his left hand. In the cage, there was a canary with bright coats, and he was combing his wings and feathers with his head tilted.

Liu Jinghong beside him grabbed a handful of bait and threw it into the lotus pond outside the corridor. Golden and red carps swam over, scrambling for food.

Suddenly there was a rush of footsteps from behind, and the attendant ran towards him respectfully, took a breath and said cautiously: "My lord, there is a letter from Nanlin."

Situ Jing whistled, teased the bird in the cage, and casually took the letter from the attendant.Put down the cage, open the envelope, pull out the letter paper, and read it hastily.

Liu Jinghong glanced sideways: "Shen Heng's letter?"

Situ Jing smiled: "It's not about the trivial things he wrote, I don't know why he is so busy, do you want to read it?" Situ Jing stretched out the letter paper in front of Liu Jinghong, Liu Jinghong snorted, shook his head, and continued to walk towards the lotus flower. Sprinkle bait in the pond.

"He asked when we will return to Nanlin." Situ Jing smiled and stuffed the letter back into his sleeve casually.

"Oh, when do you plan to go back, my lord. Mr. Heng Lian must be missing you very much."

"I'll go back after I've had enough fun in Yongning. Besides, Yue'er is here, how can I rest assured?"

"In a few days, the elder son should go back to the mansion after school. The elder son doesn't like me, and my stay in the palace will also spoil his eyes." Liu Jinghong said slowly: "Why don't you let me go back to my father's place for a few days."

Situ Jing rebuffed straight away: "There's no need for that. He lives in his place and you live in yours. Who is the master in this mansion, and who will get him to be presumptuous. If he behaves rudely to you again, you can tell the king all the time." , this king will teach him a good lesson."

"Heh..." Liu Jinghong laughed sadly, but didn't speak any more.He didn't have much hope for this, but Situ Jing's unhesitating refusal still gave him a stab in the heart.

Situ Jing clearly sensed Liu Jinghong's unhappiness, so he leaned forward and hugged him tenderly: "This king is doing it for your own good, huh? Yue'er will definitely inherit the title in the future, and we still have a long way to go." Time to get along. He only has some misunderstandings about you, so he is so hostile to you. If you keep avoiding him, won't this misunderstanding be unresolved for the rest of your life?"

Liu Jinghong didn't say a word, Situ Jing coaxed and kissed him like a fool, he only kissed him until his whole body went limp, his cheeks were flushed, and he didn't have those wild thoughts anymore.

Situ Jing rubbed Liu Jinghong's gorgeous lips with his thumb. These lips were slightly swollen from his kiss just now, like a blooming phoenix flower.

He looked at those lips, and suddenly his mind wandered away, thinking of the person who was left with only a handful of ashes.It seems that it has never been stained with such a strong and gorgeous color.Because Yan Lang is always like a wandering person, standing there, only black hair and black eyes can be seen by you at a glance.

"My lord?" Liu Jinghong called out unhappy, Situ Jing woke up and smiled at Liu Jinghong: "Is Jinghong tired, this king will take you back."

Liu Jinghong glanced at Situ Jing's face and nodded.

Situ Jing sent Liu Jinghong back to his room, and walked through the long corridor alone to his bedroom.

Walking slowly to the ear room, Situ Jing lit the candle, and the orange candlelight brought a faint light.I saw red cloth hanging on all sides of this square ear room, a table of four immortals was placed in the center, and seats were arranged on both sides. on the ground.A jade hairpin arched with silk and a filigree hair crown with double dragons playing with beads are placed on it.

The floor was covered with soft carpets with complicated patterns, and a memorial tablet stood on the Four Immortals' Table, and in front of the tablet stood a small two-eared furnace cauldron, with three sticks of incense stuck in the cauldron, which had been burned to the end.Next to the tripod is a long wooden box with the lid open.

Situ Jing first touched the wedding dress on the seat, then took out three incense sticks from the incense box next to the tripod, lit them, and plugged them in.His eyes fell on the tablet, and after staring for a long time, he revealed a wry smile.

"Good afternoon, I haven't seen you for three days, are you angry?"

Situ Jing sat down on another chair, took out the envelope from his sleeve, and first took out a piece of letter paper. Judging from the content, it was a letter written to him by Shen Heng.He fumbled inside the envelope again, and took out another piece of letter paper.When you unfold it, you can see that the notes are not as beautiful as before, and every single stroke reflects the nervousness of the writer.

The letter was sent by Wen Feng from Yanmen Pass, it has been a year since he was sent to study with General Yang Wei.Situ Jing had ordered him to write a letter once a month, and asked for leave.

Wen Feng is Wen Rui's younger brother, very young and loyal to him.The other person who went with Wen Feng, Lin Zheng, was a talent he was more optimistic about in recent years.Needless to say, the two of them went to Yongzhou to shoulder a heavy mission.

In the first month, Wen Feng said that as soon as he and Lin Zhengpu arrived at Yanmen Pass, they were forced into the conscription team by General Yang Wei, and they spent a long time at the bottom of the barracks as soldiers.General Yang Wei ordered them not to reveal their identities, and not to ask someone they knew to help open the back door.All promotions are treated the same as other soldiers.

In the second month, Wen Feng said that he had successfully become the team leader, and won the championship in the heads-up arena among 300 people, which was praised by General Yang Wei.During this period, the Xuanjia Army stationed at Yanmen Pass started a selection and knockout competition within the army.As a spectator, he witnessed the selection and knockout round.He couldn't describe in words how strict military discipline and powerful explosive power this legendary army had.General Yangwei's military training method is obviously different from other generals. He focuses more on developing soldiers' strengths in a certain aspect and letting them continue to expand.The Xuanjia Army each has a highly targeted battalion. Rather than saying that they are good at defending, it is better to say that they prefer to attack while defending.

As for Lin Zheng, he was sent to other camps at the very beginning. He and Lin Zheng didn't have frequent contact, so he couldn't make more detailed reports about Lin Zheng.

In the third month, Wen Feng was still wandering around in the bottom-level barracks, wearing the most common cloth armor, eating the most common meals, sleeping in a Datong bunk, and getting up every day before dawn to run and sing.day to day.

And a year later, Wen Feng has become the new company commander of the fourth company of the Vanguard Battalion of the Xuanjia Army.

In his letter, Wen Feng described in more detail the fortification deployment of the Xuanjia Army in Yanmen Pass, as well as the official positions of the internal personnel, and even investigated the relationship network among high-level personnel.

Situ Jing knew that this was Wu Lang's sincerity to him.He gave him a fully transparent Xuanjia Army, and if Situ Jing didn't give him an equal return, then he could cut off the cooperative relationship between the two in an instant.As for the two people that Situ Jing put in the Xuanjia Army, of course they never returned.

Wu Lang is not at all like a stunned young man who hangs around in the military camp and only knows how to fight.

He is very cunning and terrifyingly confident, but he does have the capital of such arrogance.He offered Situ Jing an outrageously beautiful condition to destroy Beirong, something that several generations of emperors failed to do.If there is no foreign enemy of Bei Rong, he can make drastic changes to the Great Shang Dynasty.No more worries.

Inexplicably, he just believed that Wu Lang could do what he promised.

After waiting for more than ten years, why not wait another five years.

Situ Jing silently burned the letter paper in his hand, got up and walked to the east wall, opened the red curtain, and pressed hard on the wall.I saw a stone brick sag inward in an instant, and then the stone door with a height of one person slowly opened.After Situ Jing walked into the tunnel inside the stone gate, the stone gate slowly closed again.The curtains fell quietly, as if nothing had happened just now.

Situ Jing walked down the spiral staircase, and the oil lamps burning on both sides of the tunnel made a crackling sound.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, the light gradually increased, but it was only the dim light of the candle.Going forward, the space in front of you gradually becomes larger, and finally a secret room under the semi-dome is revealed.

This secret room looks like a bedroom, with beds, tables and chairs, tea sets, ornaments, and even books on two large shelves.It just looks lifeless, as if no one has lived in it for a long time.

In this room, there was already a layman in black with gray temples sitting at the stone table reading a book. Hearing Situ Jing's footsteps, he raised his head from the book to look at Situ Jing.

Judging by his appearance, isn't he the crown prince Xu Guangling who is most trusted by the emperor and is the leader of the emperor's faction? !

Situ Jing said: "Teacher Xu, I heard that you have a cold occasionally, have you been feeling better recently?"

The black-clothed layman known as Xu Taifu put down his book, got up and stood out, knelt down and bowed to Situ Jing: "The king is concerned, and the minister is fine."

"That's good, Master Xu get up..."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, I don't know why your Majesty recruited his ministers here?" Xu Guangling is not in the habit of being polite to Situ Jing. The deep underground of this secret room is damp and cold. His old bones can't stand it for long. Yes, of course you have to get straight to the point, and the sooner you end the conversation, the better.

"Gu heard that General Yang Wei quickly sent a booklet from Yanmen Pass to ask the emperor for the military pay for the Beirong expedition."

"Yes."

"Promise him."

Xu Guangling looked at Situ Jing with a little surprise, wondering why the king suddenly changed his response strategy, if it was in the past, asking for payment would have been a failure, and General Yangwei had to be a soft nail, disgusting him.

But Xu Guangling didn't ask any more questions, and replied: "I understand."

Situ Jing asked again: "Is the emperor still drinking that tea?"

"Yes, I have always served him as a calming tea."

"Well, the dosage should be reduced. I don't want the emperor to die so soon."

"Your Majesty has other plans?"

"Probably." The corner of Situ Jing's mouth twitched into a smile that was not a smile, he glanced at Xu Guangling, and said, "There is nothing else, please trouble Mrs. Xu to make this trip."

Xu Guangling shook his head: "For the great cause of the king, I am willing to devote myself to death."

"What are you doing with these unlucky words? Grand Tutor Xu should live a long life. Alright, I know that you are not in good health and cannot stay for a long time. You should go back quickly."

Xu Guangling rolled up his sleeves and bowed, covered his mouth and coughed lightly, said something impolite, took his leave first, and then hurried to another exit of the secret room.

Situ Jing walked around the secret room, and suddenly felt a sense of boredom in his heart.

Wu Lang...

Situ Jing couldn't help but think about that General Xuanjia who looked exactly like his dead wife. Are there really two people so similar in this world?