Chapter 43 Section VIII

Leaving the country, Jiuyuan City. In the dead of night, the sound of water leaking echoed in the deep palace. The two people beside the chessboard looked like woodcarvings. One was twiddling a chess piece and hung high in the air for a long time, while the other closed his eyes and rested his elbows on the small table, almost going to sleep. The red candle was about to burn out, and this long test took Ying Wuyi almost half a candle.Xie Xuan has already shown his carelessness and fatigue. He has the upper hand, has both the field and the external situation, and two more pieces will be in the shape of an avalanche, and a piece of chess pieces that Ying Wuyi has worked so hard to manage will be washed away.

"Xie Xuan, I suddenly remembered something." Ying Wuyi put the chess piece aside, it seemed that he still couldn't make up his mind, but his eyes were still fixed on the chessboard. "With such a tone, my lord, probably I have to solve some difficult matter?" Xie Xuan slowly opened his eyes. His eyes were as clear as water, and he didn't look like a drowsy person. "Hehehehe," Ying Wuyi laughed heartily, "As expected, among my subordinates, you know my heart best. I suddenly thought, just like my chess piece, is Xiyan going to die soon?" "It's almost the same? According to the law, he has committed all the crimes that should be beheaded, except for killing the king. Using military power without authorization, privately controlling prisoners, colluding with foreign countries, forming cliques and disrupting the government... If the investigators are careful, they will not It is difficult to find that he is actually one of the suzerains of the Tianqi Warriors. The reason why he is still living in the deep prison in Nanhuai City until now is because he has an official title bestowed by the royal family. They have to wait for the verdict of the seven censors of the apocalypse. And none of the seven censors wants to cause this big trouble. They procrastinate from spring to autumn, but the crimes that should be punished must be sentenced. According to the law, the nobles use punishment It's all in spring, and the censors won't be able to delay this winter."

"General Yu Dianyu, the Earl of the Imperial Dynasty, was beheaded just to save a northern barbarian nobleman? If Xiyan would have died so cheaply, did it seem that when we five thousand Leiqi fought him at the mouth of Shimei Valley? Are we too incompetent?" Ying Wuyi laughed twice, "Will someone protect him?" Xie Xuan spread his hands, "Although the Xi family is also a famous family, but Xi Yan is from a small branch family, and he doesn't have much backing in the family. There are many high-ranking and powerful friends among his friends, but they are all in Shangyang Pass. The prince is the opponent of the famous general. Now that Bai Yi has been stripped of his military power, and Hua Ye is farming in the north, who has the ability to work for him in the imperial capital? I heard that Hou Lei Qianye of Jinbei was very enthusiastic about his affairs, so he sent a This is one of the reasons why the imperial censors procrastinated and never set off. However, in the eyes of the royal family, Jinbei Kingdom is similar to our Li Kingdom. He is a prince from the countryside, even if Lei Qianye is a white tiger in the snow mountain, he may not be treated well by the Duke."

"So Xi Yan is dead?" "Say less than 70% to 80%." Ying Wuyi nodded thoughtfully, stroking the short beard on his chin, "I remember when we were still in Tianqi, you said that you would spend more money to buy some ministers and ministers for our use. Are there any people you bought? Who are the seven censors of the apocalypse?" Xie Xuan smiled: "The names of the Seven Censors of the Apocalypse are all on the first batch of the list to be bought. The subordinates did it very safely, so not only did they send the money, but also got their reply slips, and other big The big and small tricks are in our hands. They are nothing more than usurpation, bribery, concubine, licentiousness and so on. Everything that is said will discredit the censors. So if the prince wants to use this line to protect his interest, I have a 90% chance grasp."

Ying Wuyi slapped his knees: "Then keep him safe! But as long as you keep him alive, don't let him out of prison." "This subordinate understands the meaning of the prince." Xie Xuan smiled again, "I will do it tomorrow morning, but the censors will look uglier than Xi Yan in the prison when they receive my letter." "Will the Shuobei wolf master really go south?" Ying Wuyi was still watching the chess with his head down, but his voice suddenly changed, low and serious. "I don't know, no one knows about Lou Yan, but if he conquers the northern capital and makes the entire barbarian elect him as the king, he will have the strength to go south." Xie Xuan said in a low voice, "According to our information, at least Shuobei Wolf Lord doesn't matter whether he dares or not, he is not Lu Song, he is not a monarch who governs the country, he is a warrior who kills."

"If that happens, will people like Bai Yi, Xi Yan, and Hua Ye join forces with us?" Ying Wuyi narrowed his eyes and looked at Xie Xuan coldly. "Yes! Although we are mortal enemies, we don't want Donglu to become a battlefield for barbarians." Xie Xuan said firmly. "Yes," Ying Wuyi smiled slowly, "But in fact, I really hope to meet this Shuobei wolf lord on the battlefield, and let me see an old guy who has spent so many years in the north where yaks can freeze to death , what made him survive, and come back to avenge the sons of his enemies."

"It's a pity that if that's the case, even if we defeat Beiman, what we get is a Donglu covered with corpses." Xie Xuan sighed long, "By the way, there are reports that our national teacher, Mr. Lei Bicheng, seems to be He was appreciated by the emperor in the imperial capital, and now he lives in the Chuyang Hall of the Taiqing Palace, and he is already a national teacher of the imperial family. The person who recommended him is Emperor Xi's sister, Bai Lingbo, who is named Princess Lingluo." "This old dog of Chenyue is really a good player in drilling camps." Ying Wuyi clapped his hands.

"Now that I think about it, when the national teacher met the prince for the first time, the prince already knew his identity, right?" "Only followers of Chenyue in this world can speak in that half-godly tone. I didn't tell you and Zhang Bo at the time, but I do know the origin of Leibi City." Ying Wuyi looked up under the lamp , Looking at Xie Xuan, a gust of wind blew by, and a fire flashed in his dark brown eyes. "I understand everything that a Heavenly Chaser warrior understands." After a moment of silence, Ying Wuyi whispered. "The prince also wanted to use Chenyue's power for us at that time, right?"

"Yeah, Lei Bicheng may look like a lunatic, but the power of the Chenyue envoy is something that everyone in this world must fear. I would rather be enemies with the four famous names in the Eastern Continent, and fight against Bai Yi's mountain-cutting formation." , and I don’t want to face Lei Bicheng who is alone.” Ying Wuyi was silent for a while when she said this, her voice became deeper and more dignified, “Chenyue is such an organization, you never know what they can do, and you don’t know what they can do. Know why they do it." "What does Leibicheng want from the royal family?"

"I don't know," Ying Wuyi slammed his hand down with a bang, "However, no matter whether Chenyue or Tianqi, whoever dares to block our way, we will trample him under the horse's hooves!" At this moment, Ying Wuyi was like a tiger coming out of the gate and a general was approaching the battle. An invisible and insubstantial aura rushed out of him, and there was a hint of ferocity in those brown eyes.Once settled, Ying Wuyi became the invincible lion on the battlefield of the Eastern Continent again, completely different from the old nobleman who frowned during the long exam just now.

"My lord..." Xie Xuan said. "It depends on how you respond to this step!" Ying Wuyi laughed loudly, "No matter how strong your chess skills are, you may not be impeccable!" "My lord..." Xie Xuan said this time, while glancing at the screen beside him. As soon as a little maid in white clothes turned out of the screen, she was stunned by Ying Wuyi's slamming and low shouting, and then heard him laughing loudly.The little waitress didn't know why, her face turned pale with shock, she was shaking with a tray in her hand, and the hot soup in a soup cup on the tray overflowed tremblingly. Seeing this little waitress, Ying Wuyi was stunned for a moment, reluctantly put away the froze smile on her face, straightened her shirt and sat down, as if a presumptuous student had seen the teacher. The little waitress carefully served the soup. Xie Xuan heard a strong smell of medicine coming from the opposite side. The soup probably added ginseng, deer blood and astragalus. The soup was very thick and the medicine was well dosed It is indeed useful for nourishing the body, but the smell can make people faint. Xie Xuan was most afraid of taking medicine. He knew that Ying Wuyi was also afraid of taking medicine. This couple of monarchs and ministers were like two young men.Ying Wuyi himself once said that taking soup supplements makes people impatient. It is a method researched by Tian Qi's group of old waste who trembles when they see a knife, in order to survive for a few more years.However, no matter how many tonics are used in the daily life, if a knife is cut on the battlefield, the head falls to the ground, and it is still a useless corpse. Ying Wuyi frowned, took a breath, held his breath, took the soup cup and drank it all in one gulp.Xie Xuan looked at Ying Wuyi's face, it was not much better than the knife resting on his neck. "My lord, Madam said, it's late at night, my lord has already played chess with General Xie all night, you should pay attention to your body and rest early." The little maid put away the tray and soup cup, but did not leave immediately. Ying Wuyi's face was a bit ugly, he looked at the chessboard, thought for a while, and waved to the little waitress, with a bit of majesty that the master of the country should have: "Tell Madam, I understand, this game is over Sleep, let Madam rest first." "That's how the servant girl will repay the madam." The little maid stepped back cautiously. Xie Xuan smiled unpredictably, and Ying Wuyi waved him to watch chess: "Don't pay too much attention to women's advice, they are always such mother-in-law. Let's continue, look at my move, your avalanche may not be able to succeed!" .” "It's easy to say." Xie Xuan straightened his sleeves. Ying Wuyi's eyes fell on the chessboard, Xie Xuan had already placed a piece.He was stunned for a moment, and realized that this chess piece had broken his vitals first. Xie Xuan's chess piece was like a long knife, which was cut down sharply in Ying Wuyi's camp. Murderous.Ying Wuyi was startled, knowing that Xie Xuan had already seen the step that he passed in the long-term exam just now, so he secretly told himself to calm down, while concentrating on his calculations.He used to be good at playing fast chess, and he hated things like long exams the most, and he liked the refreshingness of his moves like flying like thunder, but recently he learned Xie Xuan's long exams, and he felt a little advanced. But this time he couldn't concentrate no matter what, there seemed to be some bells, zithers, drums, and cymbals in his mind, playing chaotically, like a grass troupe in the countryside playing and singing.His eyes fixed on a chess piece for a while, then drifted away unknowingly, and stopped at an inexplicable place.After a little bit of concentration, I remembered the soft voice of the little maid again: "That's how the servant girl repaid the madam." His head started to buzz, and when the word "Madam" was mentioned, his head grew dizzy, as if there were thousands of troops standing in the bedroom. "Xie Xuan, why don't we seal the chessboard and see it tomorrow..." He looked up at Xie Xuan, wanting to discuss it. He was stunned for a moment, and found that Xie Xuan had already tidied up his sleeves and belts, and was buttoning up the collar of his robe, as if he was going to say goodbye once he tidied it up. "It's easy to say." Xie Xuan smiled, turned around and left without saying goodbye. "You!" Ying Wuyi stared angrily. "My lord, it's not a bad thing to be urged to sleep." Xie Xuan laughed. Ying Wuyi was stunned for a while, and finally, helpless, he stretched out his hand to shake the chessboard, and looked at Xie Xuan's back: "Forget it, you won this game. Don't forget about Xiyan." "It's easy to say," Xie Xuan walked away without looking back, "I know this man, the prince, will be saved to kill on the battlefield where we rule the world."