The prince is very fierce

It didn’t take too long to go to Yinpo Village and then back to Niangniang Mountain.

Xu Buling took Chu Chu over the mountains and ridges back to the stockade. Only then did the young and old in the stockade gather. Zhongli Jiujiu was inquiring with Uncle Li whether any outsiders had been to the stockade recently.

Seeing Xu Buling coming back, Zhongli Jiujiu walked up quickly, checked the two of them first, and then asked after making sure they were not injured:

"How's it going?"

There were many people in the village, so after Xu Buling explained a few words to the village elders who came to inquire, he took Jiujiu to the small courtyard in the middle of the mountain. He said softly on the way:

"Zhan Bao has been silenced. This incident in South Vietnam must be directed at me. Before Zhan Bao died, he wrote 'prince', which probably refers to the second prince Chen Ju who is now in charge of politics.

Currently, 20,000 Xiliang troops are on their way. When the army arrives, they will attack South Vietnam no matter what. It is also a good thing to be sure that someone is behind the scenes. If it is really the South Vietnamese court, then there will be no need to use "disappearance" as an excuse for a fight. We have to go to Yongzhou to investigate this matter and find out the whereabouts of Aunt Gui and the others. "

Zhongli Chuchu followed beside him and interjected: "Zhan Bao was hit by a poisonous needle. His skin burst and his orifices bled to death. It looks like the rotten bone needle that Master said."

"Rotten bone needle?"

When Zhongli Jiujiu heard this, he frowned slightly and his face became serious.

Xu Buling was also shocked by Zhan Bao's miserable appearance just now. If nothing else, judging from the death appearance alone, the rotten bone needle was more vicious than the dragon-locking poison. He asked:

"What are rotten bone needles?"

Zhongli Jiujiu thought about it for a moment: "It is Sikong Zhi's signature stunt. Many masters in the South Vietnam arena have been killed by this poison. The rotten bone needle is extremely poisonous. Once infected, there is no chance to take medicine, and the limbs will be hit." It's possible to cut off an arm to save your life, but it's hard to save a person with a broken torso. As far as I know, Sikong Zhi seems to be the only one in South Vietnam who knows how to do this. If he wants to silence him, he shouldn't use such an obvious method..."

When Xu Buling heard that it was Sikong Zhi among the Seven Stars of Nanyue, he suddenly felt that no wonder he moved so fast. If a random fish was so powerful, then Nanyue wouldn't have to rush in. He shook his head and said:

"Sikongzhi must have been watching us near the stockade just now. After realizing that the poison didn't hit me, he ran to silence me. But I ran too fast. He probably didn't have time to deal with the scene, so he could only kill Zhan Zhan with a poison needle from a long distance. Leopard."

Zhongli Jiujiu thought about it, Xu Buling was invincible in the world, he couldn't race horses in the mountains, and there were only a few people in the world whose light kung fu was faster than Xu Buling's. That might be true.

"Sikongzhi is rumored to be from the Hundred Insect Valley before Jiazi. He has been famous for many years, but the dragon has always been invisible. No one has ever seen him alive. Even if he recognizes him, it is of no use. He still has to go and see what he is. Prince."

"I don't know if there are any spies nearby. Let's go back to the yard first and leave quietly under the cover of night."

Xu Buling looked around. Although there was moonlight in the mountains and forests, it was obviously not easy to find potential informants. He took the master and apprentice back to the small courtyard, closed the doors and windows, and then released the tool bird to go to the Sifang Mountain Forest. Find someone.

After half a night of tossing, both the master and the apprentice were a little shaken.

After Zhongli Jiujiu returned to the room, he began to check every corner to avoid any other undiscovered poisons.

Zhongli Chuchu was also helping in the house, but just after searching around the house, he saw two small bells placed next to the pillow. The situation was urgent and he didn't have time to clean it up when he went out.

Zhongli Chuchu blinked his eyes, walked over, picked it up and looked at it.

The bell is made of sterling silver, and the cap on it is aqua blue. It was made by Xiao Xiang'er. The workmanship is exquisite to the extreme, and the sparkle is more beautiful than jewelry.

Zhongli Chuchu obviously felt like Cui Xiaowan that it looked good, but couldn't figure out where to wear it. She raised her hand and shook it, then tried to put it on her head.

jingle

The clear ringing of the bell alarmed the couple in the house.

Zhongli Jiujiu's body froze slightly. After finally returning to normal, his face turned red again. He subconsciously tightened his clothes and glanced back. Seeing Chu Chu putting it on her head innocently, not knowing what it was for, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief and lowered her head as if she could see everything.

Xu Buling was packing the package nearby. When he heard the sound, he turned around and looked embarrassed. He walked up to him and said with a smile:

"Chuchu, what are you doing?"

Zhongli Chuchu quickly took back her hand and saw that Xu Buling was already in front of her. When she put it back, it was just a cover-up, so she said casually:

"This thing is very beautiful. The jewelry you gave to Master?"

Xu Buling blinked: "The gift from Xiang'er, well... it can be considered jewelry."

Zhongli nodded Chuchu, looked back and forth for a long time, and then asked:

"Why are you wearing it? I have never seen Master wearing it."

If you have seen it, something is wrong...

Xu Bu Ling muttered something secretly and glanced at Chu Chu's clothes subconsciously.

Chu Chu is a standard beauty from the Western Regions. She has fair skin, tall legs, and a figure that is more spectacular than that of a woman from the Central Plains. Although Xu Buring has never seen it with his own eyes, he has a rough idea of ​​the size when he is carrying it. She is bigger than Aunt Lu and Baobao sisters. In a circle, I just wear loose clothes and don't look too big.

Thinking of the turbulent scene of Chu Chu with the bell, Xu Bu Ling's heart skipped a beat, he turned away and explained:

"If you hold it in your hand and play with it, you can't put it on."

Zhongli Chuchu felt that Xu Buling's expression was a little strange. Just looking at the delicate little bell, he couldn't think of any improper use, so he said "oh" in doubt.

Zhongli Jiujiu turned her back to the two of them, her heart pounding, she was really afraid that Chuchu would find out about her tricks again, so she continued:

"It's not an important item, take it if you like, and make two more when you go back."

Zhongli Chuchu really liked these two little bells, and thought it would be more appropriate to hang them on the camel's neck as camel bells, so she didn't refuse, and put them in her arms and kept them:

"Thank you, Master."

"We are both master and apprentice, why thank me? Anyway, you will have to..."

"Hmm?"

"...Nothing..."

...——

The clouds covered the moon, and the sky and the earth darkened.

There were still lights in the streets and alleys of the capital Yongzhou, but Nanyue was not like Chang'an. In the middle of the night, there were not many pedestrians on the streets.

Many places in Yongzhou City were modeled after Chang'an City. Chaohuang Street in the middle was modeled after Zhuque Street in Chang'an City, and the imperial palace was also at the end of Chaohuang Street, but in terms of scale and number of buildings, it was much smaller than the imperial city of Chang'an City. It can only be said to be grand, not majestic.

The palace gates of the imperial city have been closed, and the harem is sparsely populated. There are not many palace maids and concubines. In fact, it is not much different from Song Ji's harem.

However, as emperors, Chen Jin and Song Ji are very different. Song Ji has few people in his harem. He is indifferent to the world and obsessed with power. Even the queen can be used as a pawn.

Chen Jin is more like an ordinary man. He became the prince at a young age with extraordinary intelligence. After he succeeded to the throne, he was also diligent in government affairs and managed the court in an orderly manner. Later, he was addicted to the gentle country and could not extricate himself. He favored only one person among the three thousand harems. After losing his beloved wife, he was unable to recover and became crazy and bedridden.

As an emperor, Chen Jin is definitely not as good as Song Ji, but as a man, Chen Jin is more real than Song Ji.

The only thing in common between the two monarchs may be that their endings are not very good.

The autumn colors are bleak in the deep palace. The eunuchs stand outside the bedroom, bowing and standing quietly.

In the bedroom, Chen Jin, who was pale and thin, almost skin and bones, lay on the upper imperial couch. His face was pale and twisted. He opened his mouth and shouted hoarsely from time to time. His turbid eyes kept looking at the young man next to him. Perhaps only at this time could he be a little more stable, not struggling in pain, and let the wailing spread throughout the palace.

Next to the imperial couch, the prince Chen Ju, who was dressed in a blue robe, sat beside him. He was about the same age as Xu Buling. He did not look at Chen Jin on the sickbed, but at a portrait in the bedroom.

Among the eight winners of Xuanhe, Cui Xiaowan's painting was called "Peach Blossom Looking Back", Ning Yuhe's was called "Sword Dance", Xiao Xiang'er's was called "Xiaoxiang Bamboo", and the one hanging in the Nanyue Palace City was naturally Concubine Zhou's "South Flying Geese", which depicted a woman looking at the geese flying south.

Chen Ju was very similar to the woman in the portrait, and his appearance was naturally not vulgar, but he did not have the noble and ethereal aura in the scroll, but instead had some worries about worldly affairs.

Chen Jin, who had gone mad and lost his mind, obviously recognized his son in front of him. He opened his mouth, but could not say anything, just two meaningless "uh uh" sounds.

Prince Chen Ju came back to his senses, looked at his father next to him, thought about it, and said something in his heart:

"There is a war in the Central Plains, the Xu family in the Western Regions usurped the country, and the world is in a mess. Grandpa said that we should take advantage of the situation to compete for the Central Plains... Father is too conservative. If he is sober, he will definitely not agree. It is too risky. However, my Chen family has stayed in this poor and bad South Vietnam for too long. When the time comes, we will suffer the consequences. I think Grandpa is right..."

On the imperial couch, Chen Jin could not understand the words at all. He just looked at his son in front of him with his dim eyes, staring at him.

Chen Ju might have been talking to himself because Chen Jin was already crazy and could not understand.

The voices continued for a long time until the eunuch came to report that Duke Anguo was waiting outside the imperial city. Chen Ju stopped talking, bowed to Chen Jin, and turned to leave the bedroom.

As soon as he walked out of the door, a nearly shrill wailing sounded in the bedroom again.

It sounded like he couldn't bear to let his son go and wanted him to come back.

Chen Ju stood outside the bedroom, hesitated for a moment, and asked the eunuch to close the door and left quickly...