The prince is very fierce

The white snow falls in the open woods.

Song Yufu was still a little nervous. After all, this was considered as bringing her boyfriend to meet her parents. She walked to the chess table, picked up the food box, and whispered:

"Grandpa, he is Xu Buling, the crown prince of Prince Su."

Xu Buling raised his hand and saluted: "Meet the old gentleman."

The old master did not turn his head, but raised his hand to signal to the seat opposite:

"Yu Fu, go and wait nearby."

Song Yufu actually really wanted to hear what her grandfather and Xu Buling had to say, but seeing that her grandfather wouldn't let her listen, she had no choice but to give up and honestly ran outside the woods to wait.

Xu Buling's expression was modest and polite. He sat down across from the chess table and looked up. He saw that the old master had gray hair and even his beard. He had a hooked nose and clear eyes. He looked like he was talented even when he was young. And the aura was so strong that Xu Buling felt a little restless without even raising his eyes to look at Xu Buling.

The aura is a very mysterious thing. It usually appears between the superior and the inferior. It is invisible and intangible, but it does exist. There is also a gap in knowledge. The person who is well-informed and experienced can see everything about the other person at a glance, so he is calm and composed, while the other person knows nothing and cannot see through it. He will naturally become nervous when facing the unknown.

Xu Buling is probably not as old as the old man opposite him in his two lifetimes. In terms of social status, he is not necessarily as high as the old man. This is not surprising. He focuses on the chessboard in front of him...

What the hell is this...

Xu Buling can play Go, but the chessboard in front of him is a mess with no rules at all. After looking at it for a long time, he couldn't understand it, and he couldn't help but wonder:

"Sir, what kind of chess is this?"

The old master flicked his fingers and threw the chess piece into the chess basket: "This is not a chess piece, it is a mark. Even if you tell me, you can't understand it."

"Well……"

Xu Buling flattered him smoothly: "I heard that the old gentleman knows everything about the world without leaving home. As an ordinary person, I don't understand it."

The old master raised his eyes and looked at it: "Do you know what I want to do when I call you here?"

Xu Buling looked at Song Yufu who was looking from a distance: "For Miss Song's marriage?"

"That's one of them."

The old master looked calmly and glanced at the chessboard in front of him:

"I have been watching the Chang'an Locked Dragon Gu game. Yu Fu came to beg me to wake you up a little bit. I didn't expect that you had already unlocked the Dragon Locked Gu, and the method of breaking the game was unexpected, so I called you over to have a look. ”

The phrase "It is difficult to become a Taoist by going against the will of heaven, but by following the trend and transforming into a true dragon" it really awakened Xu Buling at that time. It was only after that that Xu Buling decided to follow the trend. Without this sentence, if Xu Buling did not follow the established route, the most likely result would be that he would still stay in Chang'an City and deal with Song Ji and Song Yu, or he would be killed from Chang'an, and Xiliang and the imperial court would have started fighting. .

Therefore, Xu Buling was still grateful to this old master and smiled and said:

"I'm trapped in Chang'an with no way out. I'm just looking for a way to survive and protect myself. Thank you to the old man for helping me in times of need."

The old master shook his head: "One move can affect the whole body. If you ask for a way to live, others will die. This matter is not over."

"Um?"

Xu Bu Ling frowned and thought for a moment: "Why did you say this, sir?"

"Since he succeeded to the throne, Song Ji has been ambitious and courageous. He was impeccable in all aspects. He should have been a wise king to rule the world. But Song Ji was too ambitious and wanted to accomplish everything in this life without leaving any trouble for his descendants. , the results are obvious.”

The old master looked at the mountains in the distance and said in a deep voice:

"Since the previous dynasty, martial arts have become common in the world, and bandits have appeared frequently in the mountains and fields. Their forces are complicated and they each work for their own purposes and do not listen to the orders of the court. However, after hundreds of years, they have already formed their own rules.

The first thing Song Ji did after taking the throne was to eliminate the banditry in the rivers and lakes. The original intention and method were correct, but something went wrong in the process. He only focused on dealing with bandits but did not make full efforts to rectify the government, which resulted in the inconsistency between local orders and actions and the opportunity to amass money. The disobedience of the rivers and lakes forces led to the iron eagle hunting deer, and the bloodbath really shocked the rivers and lakes, making Dayue seem to be much peaceful on the surface, but it also drilled many holes in the long embankment of thousands of miles.

In the past, Zhu Lu Cao and other Jianghu forces had drawn a clear line with the government, but after all, they wanted stability when their family fortunes grew. Just like the Cao family, they originally controlled the waterways around Yueyang, and merchants from all over the world had to say hello to the Cao family. In order to maintain this status, they also tried their best to maintain the stability around Yueyang, and they did not reject the imperial decrees. As long as they greeted them, they would not do anything. It will embarrass local officials.

After Tie Ying hunted the deer, the Cao family withdrew from the rivers and lakes and stopped taking care of things. The people in the rivers and lakes who were affected had no way out, resulting in banditry on the waterways. The government does not have the reputation accumulated by the Cao family for hundreds of years, and it cannot command the bandits. The officers and soldiers are good at attacking cities and territories, but they have no choice but to deal with the few bandits in the rivers and lakes, and can only hand it over to the Wolf Guard. But the world is so big, and the few people in Wolf Guard are just a drop in the bucket. Instead, the world became even more chaotic. "

Xu Buling thought for a while: "As a king, it is impossible for a lawless place like Jianghu to exist. The original intention of the current emperor is indeed correct. There are many reasons for the final chaos, but no matter how chaotic the Jianghu is, it is just children's play. , does not affect the overall situation.”

The old master nodded lightly: "This matter has nothing to do with the overall situation, but Song Ji did not handle it well enough, which exposed the shortcomings of his too tough approach. While Song Ji was hunting deer with Iron Eagle, he began to plan to cut down the vassal.

Since the Spring and Autumn Period, the power of the princes and kings has been too great. The monarchs of all dynasties have tried to reduce the vassal status, but the result is that the world has changed hands, or it has been in vain. In the previous dynasty, the Jiang family of Qi Dynasty took over the unification because the monarch cut off vassal vassals and raised troops to stand on their own, and the same was true for the Song family. If the seven founding kings do not cut it, the Song family will never be stable. "

Regarding this, Xu Buling chuckled and said, "That's true."

"Although the seven kings work on their own and even have old grudges with each other, they have always shared the same enemy when it comes to cutting down the vassal. Song Ji placed a dragon poison on you, which was a sure win. As long as King Su cuts off the Guanzhong Road, the other vassal kings will not be able to be threatened. Even if I have complaints in my heart, I dare not resist the emperor's order...

...But you broke the situation in Chang'an and returned to the fiefdom safe and sound. Song Ji didn't accomplish anything, and even turned against King Su's family. Other vassal kings also understood that Song Ji really wanted to cut down the vassal, and they had already taken action. What do you think those feudal kings would think? "

Xu Buring blinked and said nothing.

The old master snorted lightly: "So you walked out of a safe and sound way, and Song Ji is in a dead end. It is a fact that the knife has been used, and there is no way to recover it. I don't believe that you kid still wants to kill Song Ji, the master of Heaven and Earth." As a monarch, the other six vassal kings of the Song family are also waiting for King Su to take action and then reap the benefits. "

Xu Buling thought for a moment: "The old gentleman came to me, is this all?"

The old master shook his head: "These are all obvious things, you should know it. I asked you to come here to tell you not to neglect your duties. As the prince of Prince Su, what you carry on your shoulders are the people of the country and the world.

I know that you want to be a heroic knight and live a happy life with beautiful women and good wine, but your identity has destined you not to be so lucky. From the day you walked out of Chang'an City safe and sound, your path for the rest of your life was fixed - if you don't sit on the dragon's throne, you will be driven out and exterminated. "

Xu Buling chuckled: "This is no small matter, many people will die."

"If you don't want to die, you can release the military power and the whole family can go to Chang'an to become an idle prince. I think Song Ji will be very grateful to your Xu family."

"The old gentleman is so funny."

The old master snorted with a smile and raised his hand:

"You should encounter some things when you go to Jiangnan. If anyone wants to borrow the hairpin that Yufu gave you, there is no need to hide it."

Xu Buling nodded slightly and thought for a moment: "By the way, old gentleman, what are the four jade articles Zuo Zhexian left behind for?"

"It's useless, it's just a fishing bait thrown by Li Hansheng."

"Bait..."

Xu Buling didn't ask any more questions. He stood up and bowed before leaving. He thought about it and said with a smile:

"Old sir, when I leave, can you take Miss Song with you?"

The old master didn't reply and continued to study the chessboard.

Default!

Xu Bu Ling nodded lightly and walked towards Song Yufu who was standing outside the woods with satisfaction...