Chapter 369 Chapter Thirteen An Interview with the Tang Emperor

Xu Ziling followed Xiao Xiuming to the street, and there was a hint of snow falling in the sky. A gorgeous carriage, surrounded by eight knights, waited for the side of the road. The white snow unifies and purifies the spacious and well-organized Zhuque Street, and the world is blurred. Xu Ziling seems to be reliving his old dream of fighting against the four holy monks in Luoyang early in the morning. Xiao Xiuming rushed to open the door and said, "Brother Mo, please get on the bus. I'll be waiting for you at the main store." Xu Ziling put his mind to one side, boarded the car and entered.

Feng Deyi, who was wearing an official uniform, was staring at him for a moment, and said indifferently: "Brother Mo, please sit beside me." Xu Ziling sat down as he said, and the carriage drove out slowly. Feng Deyi looked out the window at Chang'an First Street, where the rain was falling, and smiled: "Chang'an has three treasures, Brother Mo, have you ever heard of it?" Xu Ziling shook his head blankly. Feng Deyi said slowly: "It is silk weaving, glazed pottery and bronze mirror." Then he whispered: "Use copper as a mirror to straighten your clothes; use ancient Feng mirror to know success and failure; use people as a mirror to understand gains and losses. A courtier must be like a bright mirror. Brother Mo, do you understand what I mean? "

Xu Ziling really didn't understand what he meant by these words, but he described himself as a mirror, which implied the truth, and also showed clean conduct, not to flatter people who want to flatter.In his heart, he said with awe: "This is the way to fulfill the responsibility of a minister, to benefit all people, and to respect the villain." Feng Deyi withdrew his gaze from the window, looked at him and said approvingly: "Brother Mo can feel the same way, so we know that Brother Mo is also a loyal person with great ambitions. Brother Mo knows why I came to look for you this morning. And you?"

Xu Ziling shook his head blankly. Feng Deyi showed a look of reminiscence and said: "Brother Mo's martial arts performance last night was full of creativity and creativity. This kind of extraordinary swordsmanship was only seen by someone Feng in his life. I can't help but feel sorry for him. Seeing you die so violently in Chang'an, you are very good at swordsmanship." Xu Ziling suddenly realized, and said with a smile, "Thank you, Mr. Feng, for your concern. Life and death are fate. If the villain takes life and death seriously, he will accept it last night and will not confront Er Wenhuan and the others head-on."

Surprised expression appeared on Feng Deyi's face, and he said happily: "It turns out that Brother Mo is not someone who just shows off his bravery, but he just doesn't take life and death seriously, and admires him." Xu Ziling was afraid that he would recruit him as his subordinate, so he didn't have to go anywhere, and lost the freedom he needed most.Pre-emptively said: "The villain has always been indifferent to fame and fortune, and joined the Bu family, just because the Bu family is a well-known benevolent person, not like ordinary profit-seeking merchants. When the world is almost settled and the world is unified, the villain will return to his hometown for a while. In the days of plowing the fields and growing vegetables, enjoy a life of real interest in the ordinary.”

Feng Deyi smiled and said: "Brother Mo actually has another embrace, I appreciate it very much. But people can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes. Does Brother Mo know who he has offended?" The carriage cut into Guangming Avenue at this time, if you continue to move forward.Going straight to the Suzaku Gate, the main gate of the imperial city, Feng Deyi drank it out and said, "Go to Dongdai Temple!" The royal chariot whipped the horse and turned right to the east. Xu Ziling sighed: "The situation in Chang'an is very different now. Under the emperor, if the prince is not attached, he will be attached to the king of Qin. The villain understands his situation."

Feng Deyi said: "Brother Mo is already a member of Prince Qin's mansion. I don't have to worry about you. The problem is that Brother Mo has just arrived. Although he is working in Xingchanglong, he is still an outsider. If something unexpected happens, King Qin It is difficult to stand up for you. Because of this point, your enemies can use whatever means to kill you during this period of time without any scruples. That's why I have to spend a lot of time trying to persuade Brother Mo to seek a way to protect himself." Xu Ziling said calmly: "They tried it once this morning. They raided the villain at the west gate of the East City. Fortunately, the villain was lucky and had to avoid this disaster."

Feng Deyi inquired carefully about what had happened, and after Xu Ziling answered, he pondered for a while, then suddenly asked, "Where does Brother Mo live in Bashu?" Xu Ziling was afraid to ask him about the situation in his "hometown" and he would be speechless, so he could only tell the place he was most familiar with, and said, "The little man lives in Shiziqiao Street, Chengdu." Feng Deyi said joyfully: "That's fine! Recently, a major incident happened in Chengdu that caused a commotion in the martial arts world. Did Brother Mo hear about it?"

Xu Ziling didn't understand at all what he meant by "that's all right", but seeing him looking full of expectations, he couldn't deny that he didn't know, so he could only say: "Does your lord mean that 'Ba Dao' Yue Shan killed 'Tianjun' Xi Ying?" Woolen cloth?" Feng Deyi patted the chair handle, and said happily: "That's the matter, does brother Mo know about it in detail?" Xu Ziling understood a little in his heart, and replied: "At that time, the villain happened to return to his hometown to visit my father. It happened to be the meeting, and he witnessed the whole process."

Feng Deyi was in high spirits and repeatedly asked him about the process he "witnessed". Of course Xu Ziling answered fluently. When Feng Deyi was completely satisfied, Li Yuan's confidant minister nodded and said: "I have thought of a wonderful way to solve the disaster for Brother Mo." Xu Ziling already knew what he wanted to say, so of course he pretended to be ignorant and asked him for advice. Feng Deyi said: "The emperor will go to Dongda Temple to make a wish for the noble concubine Zhang Jieyu who is suffering from a strange disease. I will arrange for brother Mo to see the emperor. In the future, it will be as stable as Mount Tai, and no one will dare to touch a hair of your hair."

Xu Ziling was overjoyed, pretending to be surprised and lost his voice: "See the emperor? How can a villain have that qualification?" Feng Deyi said with a smile: "Originally there wasn't, but the emperor is eager to know the news about the 'Badao' Yueshan, and Brother Mo is the only person in Chang'an who has witnessed the two fighting each other, so he has the qualifications." Xu Ziling expressed his gratitude from the bottom of his heart: "Master Feng cares so much about the misfortune and fortune of the villain, even if the villain is married to a grass ring in the next life, it is not enough to repay him." Feng Deyi said: "I have been friends with Qiu Wensheng from the Guanzhong Sword Sect for more than ten years, and I have a special affinity for you. How can I see you die in vain. But brother Mo must remember that when you see the emperor, you will answer whatever he asks." What is the answer, you must not mention Er Wenhuan and others, understand?" Xu Ziling definitely agreed. The carriage happened to drive into the majestic Dongda Temple, Xu Ziling had already made up his mind, he knew how to let Yue Shan see Li Yuan, but Kou Zhong had to come to Chang'an to make it happen. The two sailing boats of the Sha family, escorted by two warships of the Tang Dynasty, arrived in Chang'an City through the Guangtong Canal that runs through the Yellow River and Chang'an, the capital of Tang Dynasty. , completely beyond Kou Zhong, the fake medical doctor's expectation. Gathering his mind, Kou Zhong almost jumped into the river to escape. Those who greeted him knew Dugu Feng, Dugu Ce, Dugu Feng and other leaders of the Dugu Clan, and there were more people they didn't know. It seemed that they were all powerful and wealthy businessmen in Chang'an. Zhisha succeeded in saying that his Sha family is the richest man in Luoyang, which is not a lie. What attracted his attention the most was the person wearing the prince's robe who looked like Li Shimin, needless to say it was Li Jiancheng, the prince of the Tang Dynasty.His figure is similar to Li Shimin's, but his face is narrower and elongated, and he also lacks Li Shimin's awe-inspiring righteousness, but his eyes are powerful, and he is by no means his equal. Sure enough, Chang He in the front whispered to Sha Tiannan: "I didn't expect His Royal Highness to greet us in person. It's really giving us great face." Sha Tiannan couldn't close his mouth with a smile. Kou Zhong shrank among Chen Laiman, Mao Shichang and others. When things came to an end, he kept calm and calm, revisiting the actions, sitting and lying manners, the tone of speech and the voice that he had planned to practice these days, hoping to be able to fool around. Into the city, and then take the opportunity to escape. Fortunately, the attention of those who greeted them was all focused on the members of the Sha family, and they were not even interested in glancing at Kou Zhong. When people left, he left, and when people stopped, he also stopped. When Li Jiancheng gave a welcome speech to Sha Tiannan who had landed, Kou Zhong and others were still on the deck, waiting for arrangements. Kou Zhong called out to thank God secretly, seeing the members of the Sha family boarding the carriage one by one, and leaving with Li Jiancheng under the protection of all the soldiers and guards, and not even half of the Dugu family left, he felt relieved and followed the crowd The guards and servants landed. More than a hundred people were entertained by another official, boarded another team of carriages, and rushed to the Sha family's new house in Chang'an in the rain and snow. Chen Laiman, who was in the same car, said joyfully, "The Prince Jiancheng treats the master so courteously, our Sha family will surely create a new situation in Guanzhong." Kou Zhong was planning how to desert and slip away, when he heard the words, he said casually: "What kind of business is our Sha family doing?" Mao Shichang was surprised and said: "Mr. Mo didn't know. Our Sha family started with mineral deposits and is famous all over the world for its hardware craftsmanship. However, there are more than a hundred weapon factories across the country, and there are more than ten mines in Guanzhong alone." Kou Zhong thought to himself, no wonder Li Jiancheng valued Sha Tiannan so much, he turned out to be a big merchant who controls the lifeblood of the military industry. It would be a major blow for Wang Shichong to lose this person. Chen Laiman lowered his voice and said, "The most powerful defensive crossbow in Luoyang was designed and supervised by the master himself?" Kou Zhong was overjoyed, because he already knew that Li Jiancheng wanted to personally oversee the army to attack Luoyang. Just as he was thinking about it, the sound of hooves came towards him. Chang He and another general rode over and stopped the team. When Kou Zhong's "heart hit like a deer", Chang He and the general rode to the side of Kou Zhong's car and called out, "Mr. Mo!" Kou Zhong braced himself and poked his head out, and responded, "I'm here, what advice does Master Chang have?" Another general said politely: "Feng Liben, the general, has met Mr. Mo." Chang He introduced with a smile: "General Feng is the commander of the East Palace of His Royal Highness, we are good friends." Kou Zhong knew something was wrong, so Feng Liben said: "His Royal Highness didn't know that Mr. Mo was here, it would be disrespectful, so he specially ordered the future to welcome Mr., please meet him in the palace immediately." Kou Zhong was calling for his mother in his heart, but he didn't have a good plan to refuse, so he had to untie Jing Zhongyue, get off the carriage and ride a horse, and galloped with the two to the palace. Xu Ziling was arranged to wait for further instructions from Feng Deyi in the reception hall behind the Todai Temple. Before the arrival of Emperor Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty, a large number of guards had already prepared all security precautions, making the whole temple very strict and people stopped. Accompanying Xu Ziling is Guan Xiaoran, Feng Deyi's family general.Out of boredom, he said to Xu Ziling who was watching the snow scene outside the window: "Uncle Feng really looks at Brother Mo differently. After seeing Brother Mo's swordsmanship last night, he even asked us what we think." Xu Ziling hastily yielded. Guan Xiaoran said: "The most rare thing is that brother Mo has a very calm demeanor, every gesture is so perfect, it is unforgettable forever." Xu Ziling was stunned, knowing that if he met an acquaintance like Li Shimin, he would have doubts about him from these places.There will be no problem in pretending to be Yue Shan, because Yue Shan himself is a master of this level. He casually asked: "Everyone in the world knows that Chang'an Martial Arts is the land of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Is there any character who is particularly outstanding?" Bi Xiaoran said: "If you talk about real masters, raising ten fingers is not enough, but the most popular one is the young master Dazhi from East Turkic. This person's sword skills have reached the state of perfection. , repeatedly defeating the masters of King Qin's Tiance Mansion, making the Crown Prince's East Palace very popular. I heard that even Changsun Wuji suffered a disadvantage in the banquet in the palace the night before last night. Shang Xiufang, the world's number one prostitute, was present King Qin's face is too big!" Xu Ziling secretly thought of the name of Dazhi, but he didn't pay attention to Shang Xiufang. At this time, someone came to report that Xu Ziling went to the VIP room behind the temple to have an audience with Tang Emperor. Xu Ziling collected his mind, and under the guidance of Guan Xiaoran, he went to see Li Yuan.