Tang Dizhihua

Desperate Xiao Qingfang led people to the cell where Ruyan and Wenzhong were being held, her heart was burning, but she had to face Ruyan's joyful face.

"Your face tells me that Li Yuanfang is not dead. You must be very bad at this moment."

Xiao Qingfang sneered a few times: "I'm not good, but it's probably not bad to let Li Yuanfang suffer for a lifetime before he dies."

Fei Wenzhong silently listened to the confrontation between the two of them, watching from the sidelines.

But soon, Xiao Qingfang's anger turned to him: "And you are a traitor, you should remember what I said, when I was the leader of the cabinet, there were so many confidantes, and what's the point of delivering a message for the court?" Disaster?"

Hui Wenzhong frowned slightly.

Xiao Qingfang didn't say any more, she gave an order, and the two were taken out of the cell and headed towards the snake spirit altar.

In the main arena, fierce battles are also going on.Li Yuanfang and Xiaomei rushed into the enemy line first, and Lu Cheng, who was familiar with the map, led the remaining soldiers to detour to support.

On the ground, Di Renjie discovered the clues left by Li Yuanfang, and followed this road all the way down to the main altar.

After a while, Xiao Qingfang escorted Ruyan and came here surrounded by many subordinates.

"Li Yuanfang, standing in front of you is your lover." Xiao Qingfang smiled sarcastically, "The one lying next to you is your friend. Think about it carefully, should I put down my weapon and kneel down and be bound, or should I just let him go now?" Kill them!"

Before Xiao Qingfang could continue to utter harsh words, an arrow shot through her from behind, and at the same time Ruyan grabbed her knife and stabbed her fiercely.

The army led by Di Renjie has arrived and is standing behind them at this moment.Xiao Qingfang ran away in a hurry, the demon took a look at Xiao Qingfang from the corner of her eye, and turned around to block Ruyan's way.

These two were also brought up by Xiao Qingfang in the past, and their martial arts were almost the same, but now they are facing each other with swords and soldiers, and they are fighting extremely fiercely.

The battle quickly turned to Di Renjie's side.The general situation of the snake spirits is over, and all those who resist in the corner are beheaded.Those who surrendered, especially their leaders, were taken out of the ground and guarded by the army.

Xiao Qingfang disappeared during the scuffle, and should have fled.Ruyan continued to follow her, while Di Renjie took a stroll around the cave under the leadership of Lu Cheng.

Before leaving, Lu Cheng made a gesture to Hui Wenzhong.

Fei Wenzhong lowered his eyes, pretending to be exhausted, and when the two army leaders were relaxing, he suddenly shot and cut their throats.

He looked back at the two of them and sighed softly.

He really didn't want to kill innocent people indiscriminately, but who knows that God will trick people.But since then, he has no turning back.

Whether Yuan Tiangang had expected the current situation long ago, so he didn't care whether he worked hard, because he had no choice.

On the way to kill Xiao Qingfang, he thought a lot.The so-called person who knows you best is your enemy.For Xiao Qingfang, in the protracted struggle with her, Wen Zhong knew her just as the other party knew him.

Xiao Qingfang knew him well, so he was able to give him a fatal blow from time to time; and he also knew Xiao Qingfang, knowing which path she would take to exit the cave, and this road was the road leading to Lu Cheng's courtyard, he was also familiar with it.

However, after he really moved his hands, he felt that there was nothing to be happy about, and he was just a little dazed.After all, these long ten years, almost all of his youth, made his hands stained with blood and made him a sharp blade of the snake spirit.

Maybe Xiaofeng is right.He, Xiaomei, and the former Hu Jinghui just thought too much, while Xiaofeng had simple thoughts, and seemed to be the one who lived the most comfortable life among them.

Back at the altar, he closed his eyes, and finally aimed the bamboo knife at himself—maybe this way, he didn't have to think about it anymore.

Due to successive accidents, Di Renjie realized that there was another force in the cave. Li Yuanfang also suggested that the killer he fought in Tuo Luodi was very skilled in martial arts, but in the subsequent battles, he never appeared again. up.

Among the captives, Di Renjie found several subordinates of the snake spirit who had disguised themselves as important officials in the court, and learned from them that one of them, who had disguised himself as Prince Li Xian, had disappeared.This made him horrified, and he couldn't help but think of the prince's unusual nervous reaction when he went to the East Palace to visit the prince before his departure.

He realized that the next target of the Snake Spirit might be Luoyang, so after the main altar of the Snake Spirit was breached, Di Renjie led his troops all the way back to Luoyang.

The city of Luoyang was still as noisy and prosperous as ever.During the days when Di Renjie left the capital, the prince was cautious in his words and deeds, Wu Sansi's party also temporarily stopped, and the inner guard, after issuing Li Yi's arrest warrant, kept monitoring Zhongnan Mountain, but never again. Nothing was found.

One day, someone suddenly knocked on the corner door of a high-ranking official villa outside Luoyang City.

The gatekeeper watched the man in front of him carefully.Haven't seen it.He shook his head and said: "Our Alang is not in Biezhuang, please go back."

"Wait a minute." The visitor held the gate, handed him the greeting card, and said, "Please pass it on to the general. Please see me, old friend."

The janitor took the call letter suspiciously and left.After a while, a steward of the other village who seemed to have a lot of status in the village came out.The steward bowed to him, and said: "My lord, my master is not in the other village, but he can go to the city to convey it."

The visitor nodded and said: "Exactly. Luoyang City is high and deep, so it is inconvenient for someone to enter, so I met the general here." He took out a thing and handed it to the steward, "This thing is also handed over to your lord. "

The steward bowed to him again: "I don't know where Dalang is staying? If the master arrives, the servant can go and receive him."

"No need." The visitor said, "I will come again in three days' time."

The post and the silk thread were quickly presented to the owner of the mansion.This is an old man in a brocade robe, his beard and hair are already gray, and the hand holding the silk thread trembles slightly.

This silk thread was born after his first son, and he had no good things to give him, so he had to use a piece of inferior silk rope to weave a long life thread with only meaning.Although the object I bought has faded, it is still in its original state and is well preserved.

He asked the steward, "What does that man look like?"

"Very young, about [-] years old, with a white face and a slight beard, and a dignified appearance." Bie Zhuang Guan Shi said.

"Is it him...is it really him?" The old man muttered to himself, after a while he collected his emotions, and said to the old housekeeper who was waiting beside him, "Pack up my things, I'm going to another village tomorrow."

He lowered his head again and looked at the inscription on the greeting post. There were two familiar words. Those were the two words that he was most unwilling to face in his heart. They were about his unbearable past and the person he had no face to face.

"Ah...let's ask Madam to go with me."

A few days later in the evening, the person who delivered the invitation to Biezhuang was personally welcomed into Biezhuang by the steward, and the guide went around after a while, and finally took him into the main hall where the guests were received, and asked him to wait.

After a while, a group of people also hurried over.The old man was leaning on a pair of crutches, and he could hear how eager he was by listening to the frequency of the head of the cane hitting the ground.But when he got to the door, he stopped for a while.

Yun Qi was sitting in the guest seat, although she lowered her eyes, she made a good guess about the mental journey of the person outside the hall, holding the teacup for guests, she remained silent.

The old man, that is, the owner of the mansion, also called Li Ren, the old man who was named Qianli by the current emperor, finally walked into the lobby, and the first thing he looked at was him.Yun Qi also raised her head, letting him look at him indifferently, and observing him at the same time.

Li Ren looked at it carefully for a moment, his hands trembling.After being gently reminded by the housekeeper, he restrained his gaffe, sat down tremblingly, and continued to look at the other party for a moment.

Yun Qi felt a little uncomfortable being watched by him, looked up at him, and said, "General."

Li Ren asked, "Ah Qi, you..." He paused, but continued, "It's been more than ten years, are you willing to come back now? Your mother misses you very much."

Yun Qi turned his head slightly, and said, "Do you still have the face to mention your mother?"

"I'm the one who's sorry for Ah Zhen, and for you." Li Ren said, "You know what happened back then..."

He couldn't help but think back to most of his life, the first half of his life was ups and downs, and he didn't settle down until he was over forty, but he still had to live in fear, for fear of being liquidated by the current emperor as a clan.

As the son of Emperor Taizong and the eldest son of King Li Ke of Wu, he was only seven years old when he was exiled with his younger brothers.On the road of exile, he married his current wife, Murong, and gave birth to their first child, named Li Qi.

There is no end to the road of exile. He survived from the age of seven, and his son still needs to continue this kind of life.When Li Qi was four years old, the grain production in Guanzhong area decreased, and the family's life was extremely difficult.

Behind his wife's back, he sold Li Qi to a bearded old man who lived nearby temporarily, so that he could adopt him.The old man also agreed to teach him well from now on.

He led his family out of Guanzhong and traveled all the way south. Two years later, there was a severe drought in Guanzhong, with thousands of miles of barren land and no crops.

Later, when he had another child, he kept the former child in his heart and turned it into a secret that he would never reveal to anyone.

In the first year of Guangzhai, Li Rong, who had occupied their father's title for decades, was convicted. The four brothers were pardoned and returned to Luoyang.That year, Li Ren was 38 years old.He quietly cultivated his own manpower, while catering to the Empress Wu, while befriending the new Emperor, he was cautious and did not dare to be sloppy in the slightest.

He had also looked for his eldest son.After a long time, it was also a coincidence that he found Yun Qi, but even though Yun Qi was aware of her background, she did not want to recognize him.

At this moment, Yun Qi is still saying the same thing: "You don't need to say too much, General. I said it back then, Yun Qi is used to idleness and wild cranes, and he doesn't want to be an official."

Li Ren had no choice but to sigh, and no longer dwell on this topic: "Then you came here on your own initiative, why?"

"The general is familiar with the affairs of the court. I don't know what's the inside story about the arrest of the clan recently?"

Li Ren raised his eyebrows: "You worry too much. The old man is not involved in political affairs, how do you know about those things?"

Yun Qi said: "It's the same clan after all, so it's always good to help." He smiled a bit, as if he also felt that what he said was ridiculous, "Besides, it's not known whether he belongs to the clan, and everything may be just a sage's trick to lure a snake out of his hole .”

Li Ren: "Oh?"

Yun Qi said: "From the fourth year of Chuigong to the first year of Tianshou, Li Tang's clan has been completely wiped out. Except for the general, there are only a few families left. Now that he is wanted again, he is the son of Huang Guogong who rebelled back then. The general doesn't think it is strange ?”

"As far as I know, Huang Guogong has been wiped out." Yun Qi said, "Now that the arrest warrant is issued, can I think so, maybe someone wants to use the dead person to oppose the current court, but he took advantage of Huang Guogong's influence, But it is the catastrophe that only the clan with the surname Li is left."

Li Ren's breathing was stagnant.He has been serving as a local official for many years and ignores business, isn't it just to dispel the vigilance of the higher-ups.Moreover, as the son of Li Ke, he may not have a good impression of the late emperor Li Zhi who sentenced them to exile for decades.

He was able to live for so many years, not because he was cautious in flattering Empress Wu, he didn't want any clan to re-emerge, now Yun Qi's words can be said to have reached his heart.

"Then... what are you going to do?"

"I don't know anything about it, I just want to ask the general about it." Yun Qi said, "Anyway, the imperial court doesn't know me, only the general."

Li Ren felt a chill in his heart.But after all, he is an old man who has been immersed in the wind and waves for many years. At this moment, his expression remains unchanged, and he said lightly:

"The old man is not good. Speaking of which, some time ago, the prince lost his virtue and was reprimanded by the saint. Wu Sansi's party is so majestic. The faction headed by Nei Shi Di Renjie Ge Lao has not moved recently, and he himself has received the emperor's order for official business , I don’t know what to do specifically.”

Yun Qi knew in his heart that he must take a dose of strong medicine for this slippery old fox, so he smiled slowly and said: "The general doesn't know, Li Yi is my apprentice, and I taught him all his kung fu. of."

The teacup in Li Ren's hand almost slipped, but his expression didn't collapse, and he asked in surprise, "What did you say?"