Taiping Inn

There are several natural hot springs in the mountains thirty miles outside Chaoyang Prefecture City. The Qin family, who was in the old man's generation, began to build villas here. Later, Zhao Zheng arrived in Youzhou, and Qin Daoyuan regarded this place as Qin Qing's destination, although it was Outside the city, but with heavy troops, it is safer than inside the city.

Three carriages left Chaoyang Mansion and came all the way to the Qin family courtyard. In addition to the Qin family's guards, there were also some people in the army who were still wearing iron armor in the early winter and were not afraid of the cold at all. It was obvious that they had good cultivation.

After entering the mountain, two people specially welcomed each other, namely Jing Xiu, the head of Beichen Hall of Butian Sect and an elegant scholar. Judging from the costumes of the Confucian scholar, he should be a staff member of the Governor's Office. Although this kind of person is There is no official position on the surface, but as the governor, he is in power and can influence the governor's decision-making and cannot be underestimated. This man claimed to be his surname Yan, and both the generals of the defending army and the disciples of the Butian Sect called him Mr. Yan. In the world, women can be respected as wife and men can be respected as gentleman, are all extremely unworthy people.

When they arrived at the Qin family villa, three carriages stopped and walked down three people, two men and one woman. One of them was the second master of the Qin family, Qin Daoyuan. The remaining young men and women were not others, but Li Xuandu and Qin Su.

Qin Daoyuan and Qin Su are quite familiar with this place, but this is Li Xuandu's first time here and can't help but look around.

Although he didn't understand Feng Shui, he could also see that the mountains and rivers are beautiful. In addition, the snow just fell, the whole mountain was white. There were mostly pine trees on the mountain, and the pine needles were dyed white. Looking around, There are few variegations, which make people pleasing to the eye. As for the Qin family courtyard, it was also covered with white layers, and only a vague outline could be seen. Lying here was a bit inconspicuous.

Under the leadership of Mr. Yan and Jing Xiu, the three of them entered the villa, but they had a unique world. The entrance was a typical northern architectural style, with a very spacious and spacious courtyard, which looked very grand. After passing the hanging flower door, I turned into the corridor, but gradually changed to the style of Jiangnan. The pavilions, towers, ponds and water pavilions became more refined. The transition between the two was not abrupt, and it was obviously written by everyone.

There are hot springs and lakes in the villa. When Li Xuandu followed Mr. Yan to a pavilion by the lake, he almost saw the Liaodong Governor at first sight.

The pavilion is not like a main hall, and there is no difference between the top and bottom. It is just a stone table and stone bench. There is also a brazier in the corner, which makes it a bit like watching the snow around the fire. At this time, Zhao Zheng was wearing a crane buckle with hair on his hair. , not very expensive, it can only be considered an ordinary family. They have never worn a crown on their heads, and they tied their hair with an ebony hairpin, and their hair was neat and neat, without a single hair breaking free from the constraints.

Seeing Li Xuandu get up, Zhao Zheng took the initiative to greet him: "Mr. Little Li, I'm lucky to meet you. I'm Zhao Zheng, I've long admired Mr. Li's name." Li Xuandu hurriedly returned the greeting, "I'm lucky to meet you, Li Xuandu has long admired you." The name of Zhaobutang is well-known and has long admired him. Don’t call me Mr. Li, but I just call my name Zifu.”

"Since that's the case, sir, don't call me my department, but also call me the word "卡" Zhao Zheng smiled and stretched out his hand to the side: "Purple Mansion, please speak in the pavilion. I hope Zi Mansion will not blame me for being a whim, and I will also be a good person."

Li Xuandu said, "I dare not."

There was a woman standing beside Zhao Zheng, who was looking at Li Xuandu curiously. Li Xuan didn't have to guess that he knew the identity of this woman, Zhao Zheng's only daughter Zhao Yu.

There are two powerful figures in Liaodong. One is the head of the Qin family, the leader of the five sects of Liaodong, and the leader of the Butian Sect, and the other is Zhao Zheng, the governor of Liaodong. The two cooperate with each other and achieve each other to integrate the inside and outside of Liaodong. Today's weather. Coincidentally, neither of them has a son, only a daughter, Qin Qing's daughter is Qin Su, the Jianghu people are called Miss Qin, and Zhao Zheng's daughter is Zhao Yu, not a Jianghu, so she is not so famous in the Jianghu world. , but he is familiar with Qin Su, Lu Yanbing and others, and has heard of Li Xuandu's name from them. Of course, Li Xuandu, who was mentioned by Lu Yanbing and Li Xuandu, who was mentioned by Qin Su, were two completely different people except for the same name. It is inevitable that Zhao Yu was curious about what the real Li Xuandu was. This time I heard that my father was going to invite Li Xuan. They were all guests, so they pestered to come and meet them. Zhao Zheng was helpless and thought that Qin Su would accompany Li Xuandu to come, so he agreed to her request.

Zhao Yu kept looking at Li Xuandu. Li Xuan didn't care about this kind of scrutiny gaze, but he didn't want to turn a blind eye to avoid looking too arrogant. At this moment, Zhao Zheng's face was slightly dark: "Yu'er, don't be rude!"

Although Zhao Zheng's face was quite stern, there was no anger in his eyes, which showed that he was quite doting on his daily life. After scolding his daughter, Zhao Zheng explained to Li Xuandu again: "This is the little girl Zhao Yu, and she has long heard of the name of Zi Mansion, so she insists on coming to see Zi Mansion Sword Immortal. She is arrogant by me. Yes, what's wrong with me? I hope Zifu will be more responsible."

Li Xuandu smiled slightly: "My dear words are serious. In my opinion, Miss Zhao is a person of temperament."

Zhao Zheng smiled and said to Zhao Yu, "I've seen you now. I have other things to talk about with my father and Zi Mansion. Please accompany your sister Qin to the village."

Zhao Yu's eyes rolled, pulled Qin Su up, and said, "Okay, Sister Qin and I will go to the hot spring."

Qin Su and Li Xuan both had a look of eyes. Li Xuan reminded her not to forget the gifts that had been prepared long ago. Qin Su signaled him to rest assured, and then Qin Su was pulled away by Zhao Yu.

When the two women left, Zhao Zheng, Li Xuandu, Qin Daoyuan, Jing Xiu, Yan and others entered the pavilion and sat around the stone table.

Although Zhao Zheng is a man in the temple, he acts quite resolutely and does not like to go around in circles, so he just greets him and goes straight to the topic: "I think I already know that since the beginning of autumn, the Iron Cavalry of the Golden Tent has gone south, but was led by the commander. The army blocked it.”

Qin Xiang's single name is "Xiang", and it was Xiang for its contribution to Pidi, so Qin Xiang's name is Pijiang. According to the current practice, the first character "六" or "六" is added to the name "六" and "来". Qin Xiang was a military officer, so he naturally called him "PiShiShi". Zhao Zheng is called "Zheng". Zheng means righteousness. Political means correctness. Zhao Zhengbiao's name is "Zhengji", so it is also called "Zhenggong".

Li Xuandu nodded and said, "I heard something."

Zhao Zheng said: "Recently, Pi Zheng has heard news that the Jin Horde has signs of unstable morale in the military. I have been in Liaodong for many years and have a secret son in the Jin Tent Court. Recently, news came from the Jin Tent Court. There was an undercurrent inside the royal court, as if King Khan was in a state of illness.”

Li Xuan was shocked: "Mr. Zheng Gong means that there will be a major change in the royal court of the Golden Treasure."

Zhao Zheng said: "The old Khan of the Jin Treasure is old and his men have their own confidants. If the old Khan dies, then the princes will definitely have to launch a lot of war for the throne of Khan. This is a good opportunity for heaven."

Li Xuan didn't know why Zhao Zheng revealed such a secret matter to him, so he didn't speak rashly.

Mr. Yan continued: "If there is chaos today, the government is corrupt, and there are frequent refugees in the pass, but the Liaodong Iron Cavalry cannot enter the pass to suppress the rebellion, which has led to the puppet Zhou and Qingyang Sects in the northwest. The fundamental reason is that the Jinguan Wangting has been in succession. Going south, this made the Liaodong Iron Cavalry unable to move. If the Jin Tent Royal Court was trapped in civil strife..."

Before he could finish his words, Li Xuan knew in his heart: "The Confucian worries are not unfounded or justified. The powerful Liaodong has indeed had the intention to compete for the world, but this is exactly the purpose of my visit to Liaodong, Zhang Xiang's new policy , if he failed to reverse the decline of the court from the inside out and from the top, he might as well destroy it from the outside to the inside, from the bottom to the top, and create the Great Wei again."

Li Xuandu remembered Song Zheng again. Since Yuxu defeated his master Li Daoxu, Song Zheng lost his trace, causing Wudao Sect to fall into civil strife until Dan Taiyun set foot in the realm of longevity and shocked everyone with force. Fang, forcibly integrate Wudao Sect. Some people say that Song Zheng is dead, either died of betrayal by his subordinates, or was removed by the local master. Some people say that Song Zheng left the Central Plains, or went to Posa Prefecture, Fenglin Prefecture, or went to the overseas Posa Prefecture, or went to the Golden Horde. Among all theories, Li Xuan was more inclined to Song Zheng to flee to the Khanate of the Jin Horde because he participated in the battle to seize the sword. Because it was the only place that could not be reached in the Central Plains River and Lake, and Song Zheng started his business with the strong support of the Golden Horde.