Chapter 35 Section Thirteen

There are wind ponds. Xi Yan dusted off the scroll, turned it over, and threw it into the brazier.The flames rolled higher, and the rising heat carried the paper ash all the way out of the window.Xi Yan sat by the brazier and smoked tobacco, looking thoughtfully at the ashes flying like butterflies.He stood up and looked around, the study room was empty now, only a pigeon in a cage in the corner was left, which was disturbed by the smoke, jumping up and down.Xi Yan opened the cage and took out the pigeon. The pigeon stood on his shoulder and did not fly away.Xi Yan sat at the table, unfolded the bamboo paper that was two fingers wide, thought for a moment, and scribbled: "Water returns to its gully, and toad dives to the bottom, so be careful."

He rolled the bamboo paper into a very thin shaft, stuffed it into the bamboo tube on the pigeon's foot, and stroked the pigeon's head. The sound of swift footsteps approached, but stopped neatly outside the room separated by a window, and suddenly there was no sound.Xi Yan glanced in the direction of the door, walked to the window and released the pigeon, watching it flutter its wings and swiftly plunge into the sky. He looked around the house again and saw the painting on the wall.It was a light ink landscape, a lake, and a forest. There was a hut near the lake, and there was a faint person looking out of the window under the eaves.

"I can't keep it!" He sighed, took off the painting, stroked the paper lightly, and threw it into the brazier as well.The painting in the flames gradually curled and zoomed, and suddenly he had an illusion that the person under the eaves came alive, with the palace clothes in a high bun, and his expression relaxed.Soon, the painting turned into a pile of crimson ashes, which slowly collapsed in the brazier.He thought of the house he bought by Qingye Lake, isn't it already full of dust? With his hands behind his back, he groaned and walked out: "The temple is tall, and the flute and drum are old.

Candle tears piled red, how many people sing? " Hundreds of ghost bats who had been guarding outside Youfengtang all rushed in, and Lei Yunbolie, the leader, held heavy steel handcuffs in his hands.But they couldn't get close to the study, because Xi Yuan was wearing dace armor and sat on the ground with his hands on the hilt of his sword, blocking the way to the study.Lei Yunbolie was only one step away from Xiyuan, a distance that could be hit by raising a sword, but Leiyun Bolie did not move, neither did Xiyuan, both of their bodies were extremely tense. Xi Yan walked out of the study with a calm expression, and glanced at Xiyuan and Lei Yunbolie: "What is this for? Is it necessary to use force?"

The ghost bats hesitated for a moment, and headed by Lei Yunbolie, they knelt down together. "General, the lord said..." Lei Yunbolie lowered his head. "I know what he will say, no need to repeat, let's go." Xi Yan stretched out his hands. Xiyuan got up, took off his saber and threw it in front of Lei Yunbolie, and stretched out his hands calmly. After Lei Yunbolie paid his respects, he got up and handcuffed Xi Yan himself, while another ghost bat handcuffed Xi Yan.There was a muffled "clang" when the heavy handcuffs were fastened, Xi Yan nodded, and walked out at a leisurely pace, with hundreds of ghost bats following behind him.

When he reached the door, Xi Yan stopped and turned around: "My flowers need to be weeded and watered on time." "Yes!" Without Lei Yunbolie's order, the ghost bats half-kneeled at the same time. Xi Yan smiled, walking leisurely into the blazing sunshine outside the wind pond like a aimless walk after dinner. The autumn of the fourth year of Emperor Yincheng. Hundreds of thousands of people were mourned in the northern capital, and the Qingyang Department invited tribes from all over the world to attend the funeral of the patriarch Lu Song Guoleer Pasur. The patriarch had been cremated before and his ashes were stored in a golden jar.At the old maharaja's funeral, only his four sons were the only ones. The youngest son, Lu Guichen Asule Pasur, was not present. Sur's mourning at this time was to call the lords of the tribes to recognize his position, because he had tried unsuccessfully to call the Kurige Conference in the spring.Out of concerns in this regard, only the lords of the two tribes of Jiuzheng and Shachi attended the funeral.The most eye-catching thing at the funeral was not these lords, but Luo Ziyan, the special envoy of the Eastern Luchun Kingdom.He brought the eulogy of Liang Qiusong, the important minister of the state of Chun, and a large number of gold and silver utensils as funerals. At the funeral, the new maharaja announced their formal alliance with Chun. , this is the first time that the barbarians and the Eastern Continent have announced an alliance.

Almost at the same time, Bai Yi, the famous general of Chu Wei State, was impeached by the left minister Lu Zhongkai. Although the Duke of Chu tried to protect her capable general, Lu Zhongkai's impeachment unexpectedly got the support of the imperial capital, and Bai Yi conspired to form a conspiracy. Party evidence was also revealed.The Duke of Chu had to take away Bai Yi's military power and let the famous general stay at home temporarily. But unexpectedly, Duke Li Ying Wuyi, who had been afraid of Bai Yi and shrank his defense around Jiuyuan, did not take the opportunity to attack.He ordered his subordinate Zhang Bo to lead the rangers to patrol the Cangqiao Road, the gateway to Liguo, but he and the Red Brigade Headquarters stuck to Jiuyuan City, unexpectedly adopting a wait-and-see attitude.Apparently this lion in troubled times sensed that the military situation in the Eastern Land might change in an unpredictable direction, so he was unwilling to act rashly.

The princes all had a vague premonition that the thunderstorm was coming, and the combat readiness of all countries was raised. At this time of panic, a small group of barbarian iron cavalry entered Nanhuai in disguise and rescued Lu Guichen, a hostage from the Qingyang tribe, on the execution ground.This incident is called "Nanhuai Robbery Case" in Yinmo's history books, which caused an uproar among the royal family and princes.This is the first official confrontation between Beilu and Donglu after Emperor Fengyan's Northern Expedition, and the war is imminent.This incident also directly led to the downfall of Commander Xi Yan of Wu Dian Du.What is even more frightening is that the heavy cavalry emperor "Iron Buddha", which was destroyed under the mountain array 70 years ago, once again stepped onto the stage of war. The emperor has turned into fly ash.

The imperial capital, Gui Palace. "How is this possible? Is this possible?" The eldest princess was anxious and speechless, she just repeated these words from one end of the palace to the other, Ning Qing followed her carefully, and Lei Bicheng sat silently aside. "Baili Jinghong is a waste!" The eldest princess turned around and saw that Ning Qing was holding a copper stove in her hand. In a rage, she slapped it over with her palm and yelled at Ning Qing, "Use him to send down one hundred thousand soldiers of Tang Dynasty!" , Can’t kill a barbarian son! He was rescued by an eighteen-year-old officer! He let barbarian cavalry infiltrate Nanhuai City! How dare you write a letter saying that Xi Yan was behind the scenes? Didn’t it take the blessing of Baili Jinghong, a trash? Besides, didn’t we remind him that Xiyan is a celestial exorcist and a traitor?”

Ning Qing held her breath and didn't dare to say more. "Princess, calm down," Lei Bicheng said slowly, "From my point of view, although the Lord Baili is ambitious, he is indeed weak. This matter is beyond my expectation, but it is not a bad thing. At least, We forced someone to come forward." "Who?" The eldest princess suddenly turned her head to look at Lei Bicheng. "Liang Qiusong. The barbarian cavalry sneaked into Nanhuai and took hostages. This is like a declaration of war. Liang Qiusong will not be completely ignorant of this matter, right? But he still ordered his envoys to conclude an alliance with the Qingyang Department. He publicly stated that he would no longer accept orders from the royal family. He made an alliance between Chunguo and Qingyang to lure wolves into the house and become the enemy of the entire Eastern Continent." Lei Bicheng said lightly, "In my opinion, what Liang Qiusong said The position I want is the position of His Majesty in the Taiqing Palace."

"He is delusional!" The eldest princess yelled angrily, "Can a few rebels take away my authority from the Bai clan?" "No, but this incident just proves the inference I made in front of the eldest princess a few days ago. Liang Qiusong has long been disobedient. Perhaps more princes, such as Lei Qianye in northern Jin, are like him. There is a heart of disobedience. For these people, there is no need for the Bai clan to exist. If Tianqi City disappears from now on, they can become the emperors of their fiefs. Why not do it? At this moment, they should be very conscious, The eldest princess should use thunder to level the princes and take back the power of the Eastern Continent!" The eldest princess looked at the algae well on the top of the main hall, her tone was cold, and she paused every word: "Okay! I was born to be Bai Lingbo, and I was born to deal with these rebels! When will Mr. Bicheng's big plan start?" "We still have one last safe winter to live. Next winter at the latest, the white wolves from Shuobei will invade Chunguo!" Lei Bicheng held up a cup of tea next to him and drank it slowly, "After seeing the snow this winter , the next thing you see is blood." He was silent for a while, then put down his teacup: "Let Prince Qingyang escape this time, and it also strengthens Baili Jinghong's determination to get rid of Xi Yan. This is very good...I only have one small worry..." "I still don't know for sure whether it is the white rabbit or the lion that escaped from our cage." He said quietly.