Chapter 141 Chapter Twelve

Xu Ziling stepped off the Tianjin Bridge and returned to the south of the city, feeling relaxed. He really didn't want to see Shan Wanjing. At this time, Luoyang City seemed to wake up, and the cars and sedan chairs were constantly flowing, making it very lively.Many of the pedestrians were wearing Hu suits, obviously business travelers from the Western Regions. Just looking at the prosperity in front of them, no one can feel the continuous world war outside the city and the devastation of lives. Bao didn't expect that Luoyang was caught in a situation of internal and external strife, and became the axis of wrangling and wrestling among the various forces.

He left the crowded Tianjie and walked westward along the Luoshui River. The river was more than ten feet wide, with huge boats side by side, and the boats were held together by big cables, connected horizontally by iron locks, forming a wonderful scene. Looking back towards the Tianjin Bridge, Ba Fenghan had disappeared without a trace. The north and south of the Tianjin Bridge are facing four high-rise buildings, which adds to the momentum of the bridge and is extremely spectacular. After leaving the four markets in the south of the bridge, the pedestrians on the road became much sparser.

Xu Ziling strolled along the Luodi, where pagoda tree and willows were planted beside the embankment, the trees were shady and the scenery was charming. Xu Ziling collected his mind and couldn't help thinking of the relationship between Ba Fenghan and Shan Wanjing. On that day, Shan Wanjing and Ba Fenghan agreed to meet in Jiujiang, probably it was not just about the relationship between men and women. One must know that Shan Wanjing is the leader of the new generation of Dongming Sect, and Na Shangming was chosen as her husband-in-law in the sect, so even though she fell in love with Li Shimin, she had no reason to do so.

With Shan Wanjing's strong character and style of acting, she can restrain her feelings for Li Shimin without causing trouble, and logically, she shouldn't be so emotional that she wants to have a secret affair with Ba Fenghan. Therefore, there must be some cooperation between her and Ba Fenghan. Xu Ziling would not have thought about this aspect, but because Ba Fenghan not only knew that Shan Wanjing was in Luoyang, but also knew where she was staying, the matter was not easy. If the two of them are only in love between men and women, with Ba Fenghan's style of not taking the private relationship of his children as the most important thing, the fact that Shan Wanjing couldn't kill herself that time is enough to make Ba Fenghan never turn back to Shan Wanjing.

Xu Ziling smiled wryly and shook his head. Blowing a pool of spring water, what's the matter with you? At this moment, a person in front of him rushed over. Xu Ziling took a closer look, and immediately froze, almost unable to believe his eyes. Kou Zhong looked out of the window, his thoughts fluctuated. The road to hegemony is by no means a broad road. Not only is the future uncertain and unpredictable, it is rough and difficult, and there is a disaster of being crushed at any time.The most troublesome thing is that there are many divergent paths. If you are not careful, you will miss the opportunity to reach the goal.

Timing is of the utmost importance. Li Shimin is the one who knows how to grasp the opportunity best, and when he saw the opportunity, he forced his father to rebel and set up troops in Taiyuan. When the elite soldiers from Guanzhong went west to deal with Li Mi, they crossed the river and entered the pass, and won the strong point of the western capital Chang'an. You have to get rid of Xue Ju's father and son's troubles in the west, and then you can watch the heroes in Guanzhong compete for the deer, compete with snipe and clam, and enjoy the benefits of fishermen. And he's just getting started.

If Li Mi was defeated, the alliance between the Song Clan and the Wagang Army would be aborted, but it was Li Shimin who benefited the most, not Kou Zhong. So now is not the time to kill Li Mi, even if Li Mi is waiting to be cut, he will not kill Li Mi. well! It would be nice to have Xiaoling here!At least someone to talk to. If Xu Ziling was killed, he would desperately avenge him, and put aside any hegemonic ambitions. "Heck! Heck!" Kou Zhong said in astonishment, "Come in!" A little maid opened the door and saluted respectfully: "Miss, invite Mr. Kou to meet you in the cabin."

Xu Ziling hesitated for a moment, then stopped the man before he passed by, and said in a deep voice, "Brother Li!" It was Li Jing who hadn't seen him for a long time. The reason why he hesitated was because he still couldn't let go of Susu's affairs. If Li Jing hadn't been ruthless, Susu would not have been humiliated by Wang Bodang, let alone marry Xiangyushan. Li Jing was wearing casual clothes, but Xuan Subaru was still bright and bright, his eyes became sharper, it was obvious that his martial arts had improved a lot in the past few years. He stopped in astonishment, with a puzzled look on his face, he frowned and said, "Is this brother denying the wrong person?"

Only then did Xu Ziling realize that he was showing off his appearance as a "scarred hero", and said in a low voice, "I am Xu Ziling, and I'm just wearing a mask now." Li Jing was startled first, and then showed a look of surprise, he took him through the pagoda tree by the roadside, and reached the edge of the embankment, he said with great joy: "I also heard the news that you will come to Luoyang, I didn't expect to meet like this, Where's Xiao Zhong?" Xu Ziling tore off the mask and stuffed it into his bosom. Li Jing sighed: "You are taller than me. Time flies so fast, it has been so many years before you know it, the two boys in the past have become famous people in the world, whoever talks about you now, Instead of gnashing your teeth, you need to praise from the bottom of your heart?"

He hurriedly asked again: "Is Xiao Zhong all right?" Hearing his sincere concern, Xu Ziling thought of Susu again, feeling extremely conflicted in his heart, and said, "Xiao Zhong is fine, we just broke up temporarily, and each went his own way!" Li Jing breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Come on! Let's find a place to sit down and talk!" Kou Zhong, led by the maidservant, stepped into the cabin. Dong Shuni put on a fancy dress and even dressed up deliberately.Sitting in the chair, it is even brighter and dazzling, and it also adds a bit of mature charm.

After Kou Zhong sat down on the chair on her left, the little maid stepped back and closed the hall door for them. Kou Zhong said in a daze, "Aren't you afraid of being blamed by uncle?" Dong Shuni imitated Wang Shichong's voice and said in an old-fashioned way: "One moment, and another moment, how is it the same now?" Then Hua Zhi couldn't help laughing coquettishly, showing her coquettishness, extremely alluring. Kou Zhong was stunned. Dong Shuni is really Wang Shichong's secret weapon, using her beauty to win over valuable people, or spy on information, otherwise Wang Shichong may die this time and still fall into Li Mi's trap. In order to conquer himself, Wang Shichong now plays Dong Shuni's card. Dong Shuni smiled sweetly and said: "You are really capable, I have never seen uncle value a person so much, but now they don't like you anymore!" Kou Zhong lost his voice: "What?" The houses extend to the left and right on the other side of the Luo River. Not far away, there is a tall bell tower, majestic and towering, overlooking the Luo River that divides the city into two. Li Jing sighed: "Unexpectedly, we will meet again at this moment after parting on that day. Sumei is really rare. Without her, I, Li Jing, would never have been able to sit here and reminisce with you today. So when I heard Li Mi's rebellion, I didn't know it. Miao, rush to Xingyang immediately, only to find out that you have rescued her." Xu Ziling swallowed hard for a while, almost burst into tears, barely held back, and said in a deep voice: "Why did Brother Li let Sister Su go back to Xingyang that day? Don't you know that Dalongtou Mansion in Xingyang is a dangerous place?" Li Jing smiled wryly and said: "Sister Su's kindness to me is as great as a mountain. How can I, Li Jing, be such an ungrateful person? It's a pity that she was so determined to go, and knowing that I would stop her, she left a book and left quietly. At that time, my internal injuries were still intact. Yu, encountered wind and rain when chasing her. After a serious illness, I went to Xingyang to look for her. But Sumei refused to see her, so I had to go to Luoyang first, and then enter Guanzhong. Now I am working under the King of Qin." Xu Ziling was dumbfounded. It turned out that such a thing happened! Dong Shuni's jade face turned cold, and she said lightly: "I don't like anyone who my uncle likes." Seeing Kou Zhong staring at her with wide eyes, he stomped his feet and said angrily, "What's so strange, why can't people choose their own happiness? Uncle never liked my father, but mother is happier than any woman. Mother It’s often said that they used to be free to choose who they were in a wildfire.” Kou Zhongfan felt relieved, and smiled: "Then can I get out now?" This time it was Dong Shuni's turn to open her almond eyes and said: "Aren't you sad to hear that I no longer like you?" Kou Zhong stood up, stretched his waist, walked towards the cabin door, and said as he walked, "Of course I'm so sad, I'm going to go back to my room and cry. Ha!" Kou Zhong turned around and Dong Shuni casually picked up the precious porcelain vase thrown towards his back, said with a smile: "I also have a bad habit, that is, I don't like to be manipulated by others, and I don't like being pushed around by others, ha!" She raised her hand and threw the porcelain vase back To Dong Shuni. When Dong Shuni hurriedly continued, he had already pushed the door open and left. "boom!" The vase fell out again and threw it on the door, scattering pieces all over the floor. Li Jing was concerned: "How is Su Mei doing?" Xu Ziling heard his own voice and replied: "She is in Baling, and she is married." Li Jing said happily: "Then I'm really happy for her, who is so lucky?" Xu Ziling was shocked and looked at him. Li Jing was puzzled and said, "Why do you look so weird, Xiaoling? Is there something wrong with Sumei's husband-in-law?" Xu Ziling wondered: "Sister Su married someone else, isn't Brother Li disappointed?" Li Jing frowned and said: "If Su Mei has a good home, I'm too happy. Is there something wrong with this person?" Xu Ziling looked at Li Jing for a while, then shook his head and said, "I'm not sure either." Li Jing smiled and said: "I almost scared you to death. Who is this person? Isn't Baling Xiao Xian's land?" Xu Ziling nodded and said: "This person is Xiao Xian's subordinate, named Xiangyushan." Li Jing's expression changed, "What?" Xu Ziling was taken aback and said, "Is there really something wrong with this person?" A look of pain appeared on Li Jing's face, and he sighed after a while: "I don't know if this person has a problem, but I do know it! Alas! Xiaoling, please forgive me for my embarrassment, so I can't speak freely. My God! Why such a coincidence." Xu Ziling's thoughts turned, and he said in a deep voice: "Brother Li said just now that he is working under King Qin, is King Qin Li Yuan's second son Li Shimin?" Li Jing nodded and said: "It's him, and he admires you very much. Don't you really want to start a career? He will be a good emperor." Xu Ziling sneered and said, "Will he be the emperor? He is only the king of Qin, but the heir is Li Jiancheng. Just listen to Brother Li's words, and you know that there is a rift between their brothers, and the Li family is about to suffer. Chaos is bound to happen. Brother Li still wants to get into this muddy water?" Li Jing said solemnly: "Xiaoling, you have indeed grown up, and your knowledge and perspective are very different. But I, Li Jing, am not the one who retreats when I see difficulties." After a pause, his eyes gleamed coldly, staring at Luo who was flowing endlessly below. Shui said slowly: "The country is in trouble, and it is the same as it was in the past. You must have a sage monarch, and you can't rule in peace. And those who run the country don't care about trifles. Nowadays, no one knows that the Li Clan's territory was brought back by the King of Qin, and only he can benefit the people. Only then can you be virtuous. Xiaoling, do you understand what I mean?" Xu Ziling was filled with boredom, his chest felt as if being weighed down by a boulder, he let out a long breath, and then he felt better, and said: "Brother Li is not in Guanzhong, but he came to this dangerous place, what is the reason?" Li Jing lowered his voice and said: "I have come to Luoyang this time, I really have something very important, but I can't say it now." Then he pulled Xu Ziling to stand up and said, "Follow me quickly, your sister-in-law must be anxiously waiting!" Xu Ziling lost his voice: "Sister-in-law?"