Competing in the morning and evening

The thirty soldiers were shocked and hesitated for a while. After all, the military order had the upper hand in their minds.A large bundle of utensils had been lost by the side of the mausoleum, so they didn't need to bother at all.The stone layer of the mausoleum took a little effort for them. After knocking out the stone layer, it was much easier to enter the lime and carbon ash layer inside.Thirty people took turns digging the tomb, and it was not until the third watch that the tomb was finally dug open, revealing the nanmu coffin inside.Although the posthumous imperial concubine was conferred the title of noble concubine after her death, she is somewhat different from ordinary noble concubines. There is no stone chamber built in this tomb.

The thirty soldiers looked at the huge nine-foot-long coffin, and their hearts were a little hairy, but they waited for a while, and the owner of the carriage said: "Open the coffin."

The military order was like a mountain. Although the thirty soldiers were trembling in their hearts, they did not dare to neglect, and immediately took out tools to pry open the coffin.With a creak, the coffin door, which had been closed for more than three years, opened again. Although the thirty soldiers had been prepared in their hearts, many of them couldn't help but let out a loud cry of surprise.

There were two people lying in the coffin. Since the royal mausoleum was sealed well, the people who had been dead for three years had not completely decomposed, and their appearance was clearly identifiable. Few could recognize the youth in her.Such a weird scene made many of the thirty soldiers chatter their teeth, and it really made them a little more scared than fighting on the battlefield.Suddenly felt a black shadow flashing, and some of the thirty soldiers fell to the ground in shock.

Suddenly there was another person in front of their eyes. This person was dressed in black, standing on the tombstone of the posthumous imperial concubine. The autumn wind at night made his clothes flutter, as if he could fly away in the wind.

"Bold, who are you?" The soldiers came to their senses and picked up the weapons that had just been thrown on the ground, but the man didn't pay attention to it at all, just looking at the carriage in front of him.

The owner of the carriage gently opened the curtain and got out of the carriage. The sharp-eyed soldier immediately recognized that this person was the current Emperor Wu Chu Yin, and immediately fell to his knees.

Chu Yin waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, step back a hundred steps."

Thirty soldiers hesitated for a moment. They were all low-ranking soldiers, but they also knew that the situation in front of them was weird, and they definitely couldn't get involved.

After all the soldiers retreated, Chu Yin raised his head to look at the person in front of him, and said, "Ziqing, you are here."

Yuan Xizheng stood on the tombstone, looked at the person in front of him, and said after a long time: "You must have seen the note I left you."

"How can I not recognize your handwriting?" Chu Yin smiled slightly and said, "When did you know that Tan Tianwang was hidden here?"

Yuan Xi contended: "Since Cai Ji told me that she hadn't killed Chat Tianwang and began to suspect, it took a lot of time to know the exact location."

"How do you know that Cai Ji didn't lie? She belongs to Li Yan, so she naturally wants to help Li Yan. Even if she kills someone and then framed you, it is reasonable not to admit it." Chu Yin said with a cold smile.

Yuan Xizheng looked at the man in front of him. He was always so polite and polite, which made people think he was gentle and harmless.

After pondering for a while, Yuan Xizheng said slowly: "Tan Tianwang was Chu Hao's companion since he was a child, and the friendship between the two is extraordinary, but Tan Tianwang has never trusted Chu Min, and even harbored hostility. The reason why Ji wanted to scare Tan Tianwang. But Cai Ji’s mission was to make me have no place to live in the Southern Dynasty, and I was surrounded by enemies, not to kill me. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for her to kill Tan Tianwang and make Chu Hao want to kill me. So in fact, it was Cai Ji who chased and killed Tan Tianwang that night, and killed Tan Tianwang's followers not far from the outskirts of the city, but did not continue to follow him." The mausoleum was very quiet at night, so that Yuan Xizheng's voice wafted a lot Far, far away, it seems that he can travel to the night when Tan Tianwang escaped.

Yuan Xizheng looked into the depths of the night fog, and continued slowly: "Why did Cai Ji just chase after Tianwang to the outskirts of the city and let him go easily? Because that night Fengyang Mountain was very lively. I lived there for 20 years Concubine Li of the Leng Palace died, and the Supreme Emperor named her a posthumous concubine. Her body was placed in Xiangwu Temple on Fengyang Mountain, and she received the monk's chanting. This is why Tan Tianwang chose to flee to Fengyang Mountain. , because... Concubine Ping personally held a vigil for a concubine in the cold palace, others don't know, but Tan Wei, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, must know."

Chu Yin listened quietly, neither interrupting nor refuting Yuan Xizheng.Every autumn night in the south of the Yangtze River, after the third watch, there will be a thin layer of fog, which makes the night darker.

"I know that you have been sending secret guards to follow me recently. In fact, this is not the first time you have sent people to follow me. That night, after you got the news from the secret guards, you have been waiting for the arrival of Tan Tianwang. I I don’t know how you persuaded Tan Tianwang, who was escaping from Cai Ji’s pursuit, to let him hide in Xiangwu Temple with you in disguise. Cai Ji has her butterfly wings, and she must have noticed the bright lights on Fengyang Mountain long ago. There are imperial guards guarding her, so she returned in the outskirts of the city. At this time, Tan Tianwang, who was still in shock, followed you into Xiangwu Temple. There must not be many people around the coffin, and the monks must be chanting scriptures in the outer hall. Even the whole family has not given birth to a son or half daughter, so there were only three people who watched the night, Concubine Ping, you still have extra time to chat."

Chu Yin took a deep breath and sighed again, but still didn't speak.

"After you went in, you signaled him to put a stick of incense on Concubine Li, then you pulled out the soft sword in your belt, and suddenly turned around and killed Tan Tianwang who came up from behind with a sword. The blood must have splashed on your clothes, but You take your time. You talked about Tianwang’s corpse being pushed into Concubine Li’s coffin, and then you put on the sackcloth that was prepared for you a long time ago. King Liang has always been benevolent and righteous, and his mother kept vigil for a lonely concubine in the cold palace How could he, a dutiful son, not accompany him?"

Yuan Xizheng let out a long sigh of relief, and said, "Even if Chu Hao is capable, how could he have thought that Tan Tianwang was buried with a concubine of the cold palace? If Tan Tianwang died, Chu Hao would be furious, and Chu Min would be furious." He thought that if he killed the whole family of Yuan Village, he could blame Chu Hao, so Wang Han's suggestion was adopted...so everyone in Yuan Village died. Chu Hao fell from the clouds, Chu Min showed his true colors, and you got One is at a loss, the other wants to seek the truth, and the other wants revenge. It’s like a row of sparrow cards standing one after the other. You knock down the first one lightly, and then all the sparrow cards fall down That's it." Yuan Xizheng's voice was slightly hoarse, and he said: "It's ridiculous. I've been thinking about how a desolate and weak prince can slaughter a wealthy gentry with a population of six or seven hundred households and hundreds of strong men. Except Besides the people from Crouching Dragon Valley, who else knows the soft sword technique of Crouching Dragon Valley?"

His gaze finally fell on Chu Yin's face, and he said, "Actually, you hide Tan Tianwang not because you are afraid that others will know where he died, but because you are afraid that others will know how he died, right?"

Chu Yin finally spoke, and he said slowly, "How do you know?"

"The entourage of Tan Tianwang and the servants in Cai Ji's house died under the soft sword, and their injuries were all from right to left, but Tan Tianwang's injuries must be from left to right. You told me little When the soldiers of the Northern Qi Dynasty came to invade, you and your mother fled. That experience was too unforgettable, so you named yourself Peili. In fact, you still missed a story. When you fled with Concubine Ping, the carriage rushed too fast. You fell from the carriage and hurt your right hand. When you grow up, although your right hand can move freely, it is far less powerful than your left arm. The second brother told me that the fourth brother has a characteristic. He is left-handed. In fact, he was wrong ..."

Yuan Xizheng was silent for a while, and then slowly said: "Fourth senior brother...you just hurt your right arm, right? If you want to kill a person with the ears of more than 30 people in the outer hall behind your back, this sword must be very sharp. The scar is deep in the bones. Even if the flesh is rotten to the bone, this scar must be clearly visible." The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, showing sarcasm, and said: "At that time, King Liang was really weak. At this point, we can send a few more people over to crush Tan Tianwang, and then kill people to silence him."

Chu Yin's eyelids suddenly lifted up, and he said hoarsely: "Ziqing, it seems that you have put all your sins on my head, and you invited me here tonight because you want to take me away." My life, right?"

Yuan Xizheng shook his head slightly, and said: "What reason did I take your life for? You just killed Chat Tianwang." His voice was full of exhaustion, and he said: "I believe that brother will definitely have some Tell Ziqing why you killed Tan Tianwang for a thousand reasons, after all, senior brother's situation has never been impeccable."

Chu Yin raised his head slightly, showing a kind of pride in his whole body, he said leisurely: "Ziqing, there are no coincidences in this world... Tan Tianwang followed my request that night, went to find you that day, and then Go to Fengyang Mountain to report to me in secret. Tan Wei is an old fox, and the person he is really loyal to is the emperor. Since he knows that King Rong has no chance, how can he let his only son follow Chu Hao to die? Tan Tianwang just listened to his father The suggestion is to flatter both sides between me and King Rong, fanning the flames."

Chu Yin seemed to have finally decided to throw away his gentle and refined mask, revealing his cold and domineering side, he said coldly: "I never believe in friendship, but Ziqing, if you stay by my side, I am willing to spend my whole life The only friendship..."

He didn't finish his sentence, because Yuan Xizheng interrupted him and said, "Do you know why I invited you here today?"

Chu Yin raised his eyes lightly, and said, "Ziqing must have spent a lot of time investigating this matter. Since it's not for revenge, it's for threatening me one day, right?"

Yuan Xizheng chuckled, and said: "You are wrong, I am not threatening you, I just came to tell you that from now on, I will have no... kindness with you."

Chu Yin seemed to be fixed in place by Yuan Xizheng's words. He knew that one day he would turn against Yuan Xizheng, but when that day came, he felt as if he had fallen into the trap. In the ice cave, his limbs were numb from the cold, and he could hardly move.Chu Yin suddenly had a faint thought that maybe he cared so much about Tan Tianwang's corpse, not that the corpse would be discovered by others, but what he cared about was Yuan Xizheng's discovery.In the past twelve years or so, Chu Yin has learned more patience and control than others.After a brief absence, Chu Yin felt a kind of anger, a kind of anger when he found out that he was at a loss, and this kind of anger quickly made Chu Yin return to normal.

Yuan Xizheng waited indifferently for his reply. After a long time, Chu Yin seemed to calmly say: "Ziqing, have you never had such half affection for me?"

Standing on the tombstone, Yuan Xizheng seemed to be able to melt into the vast night. If there was hope in Chu Yin's heart, Yuan Xizheng finally answered: "The moment you draw your sword to kill Tan Tianwang, you should I understand, it is impossible for Yuan Xi to compete with you."

Chu Yin suddenly looked like a sword drawn from its sheath, exuding a fierce and murderous look. He snorted coldly and said, "Yuan Xizheng, do you think that you can fight against the Southern Dynasty with your own strength, or is it a You thought that His Highness the Second Highness of Beiqi, who has become a relative, could support you."

Yuan Xizheng chuckled, and said: "I know what you are worried about, are you willing to make a deal with me?"

"trade?"

"As long as you let Ryan go, I promise you... you will never leave the territory of the Southern Dynasty in this life." Yuan Xizheng's voice was full of desolation, and it seemed to draw a commentary for this cool autumn night.

After hearing these words, Chu Yin couldn't help but restrain his aura, and said gently, "Yes, Ruian is my sister after all, not to mention you are still by my side, why should I make things difficult for her."

Yuan Xizheng stood up and fell into the night, and a cold sentence came from the wind: "I will not leave the Southern Dynasty, but Yuan Xizheng has no kindness to Chu Yin, so I don't have to in this life." Bye now……"

Standing in the dark night, Chu Yin knew that with the ability of that person just now, it was absolutely impossible for him to keep him.He got into the carriage, and returned back the same way with thirty riders. When he arrived at the palace, it was already the third watch.

Tang Cihu was waiting in the palace according to the order. He saw Chu Yin walking in slowly in casual clothes, and hurriedly went up to meet him, saying: "Your Majesty."

Chu Yin sat down, and said indifferently: "The thirty cavalry are still at the same place, take your men and horses, and kill them with an arrow... If anyone crosses the arrow, or is with you Whoever among the thirty riders has spoken, then you will send him to meet the thirty riders together."

Tang Cihu was taken aback, the coldness in Chu Yin's sentence made him dare not ask why.He hurried out the door, and suddenly discovered one thing, that is, he, the blood-licking bandit, did not know when he started to become timid and timid.Tang Cihu helped his official hat, only sighed, and hurried to follow Chu Yin's orders.

Nothing happened, hundreds of archers fired their arrows at random, and when the thirty riders died, almost everyone looked like a porcupine.After finishing the work, Tang Cihu stood beside the corpses, feeling a chill all over his body.

The matter of Ryan was left alone, but hunting down the son-in-law Yuan Xizheng has always been an urgent matter for Ouchi, and this matter naturally fell on the head of Tang Cihu who is good at tracking.Although Tang Cihu wanted to do his best, Yuan Xizheng seemed to have disappeared from the clouds, without a trace since that night.

Taizhi Lake outside Wusu City is surrounded by east and west mountains, with peaks reaching into the clouds, green forests and green bamboos. Taizhi Lake is named Taizhi (Note: 27) naturally because of the lotus that fills the lake.The breeze shakes the purple leaves, and the green lotus covers the green water. It seems that the mountains, rivers, clouds and smoke are as clean as if they have been washed.In late autumn, the thin sunlight passes through the green peaks and falls into the water through the lotus leaves. The blue waves seem to be from shallow to deep. It oozes faintly from the inside, refreshing.

A small one-person boat circled around the lotus leaf that was half the height of a person, slid across the water lightly, and then floated to the shore. A woman in a green shirt on the boat said to a young man in a green shirt on the shore: "Young master, how can you?" Come, Green Bamboo misses you to death."

Yuan Xizheng smiled slightly, and said: "I see you are doing well, you can even row a boat." Yuan Xizheng said with a smile, but he had already jumped onto the boat.

The green bamboo pole tapped lightly, and said: "Young master, you don't know something. This Taizhi Lake is full of lotus leaves. Ordinary people will feel dizzy after entering this lake. You tell me to be careful not to have too many contacts with outsiders. I can’t hire someone to take me in and out every day. Don’t think I know the way now, but I’ve been lost here for three whole months.”

Yuan Xizheng smiled slightly, sitting on the bow of the boat, the sound of water rushing through the gap of the lotus channel, the lotus leaves as tall as half a person almost completely submerged the fishing boat, no wonder standing by the lake and looking at it, I saw The green leaves are in the sky, but there is no lone boat and shadow.

The green bamboo boat stopped on a small island in the middle of the lake. It was said to be a small island, but it was actually not that big, and it looked like only five or six acres of land.There are several thatched huts on the island, the walls are newly built mud embryos, and the roofs are also thickly paved with thatch.There is a green vegetable field next to the house, and it looks like the owner has taken good care of it.There is also a group of chickens and ducks outside the thatched house, which are separated from the vegetable field by bamboo fences, and they keep wandering there, seeming to be quite greedy for the vegetable field.

"Green Bamboo..." Yuan Xizheng couldn't help being stunned.

Lu Zhu opened the door with a smile, and said: "Young master, don't worry, I built this house and opened the land myself. I added some chicken and duck seedlings when I went to the market to buy oil and rice. This place It used to be a fisherman's home, his wife thought it was too secluded, even fishermen on Taizhi Lake seldom used the lotus road here, it was convenient for us."

Yuan Xizheng lowered her head and opened her hand, and saw that her palm was so rough that it could hardly be seen that it was a girl's palm.Yuan Xizheng felt uncomfortable for a while, and said: "Luzhu, I owe you a lot."

Lu Zhu withdrew his hand and said embarrassedly: "Young master, what are you talking about?!"

Yuan Xizheng let out a long breath, and said with a smile: "Is there any unfinished work? Is there any room for me to help?"

Green Bamboo waved his hands again and again, while pulling Yuan Xizheng into the house, he said: "No, no, I dare not ask you to help me. It's not easy for me to build a house, so don't let you ruin it for me."

Yuan Xizheng laughed when he heard this, and when Lu Zhu saw that his master's mood had improved, he turned around and said, "Young master, why are you here alone? We live here in seclusion, can the emperor agree?"

Yuan Xizheng didn't answer, just walked over to pick up a green bamboo pole and said with a smile: "There are still fishing poles in this room."

Green Bamboo said with a smile: "There are green bamboos all over the mountain, what's so strange about fishing rods?"

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Then I'll go fishing and have fish soup at noon."

Luzhu let out a happy hey, Yuan Xizheng has been a good fisherman since he was a child, Luzhu smiled and thought that today's fish soup is indispensable.

She carried the basket and accompanied Yuan Xizheng to the lake. As usual, Yuan Xizheng was fishing. She was digging fresh small insects in the mud on one side to serve Yuan Xizheng as bait. These fresh insects are the most attractive. Fish take the bait.

"Luzhu, I am now a wanted criminal in the Southern Dynasties...From now on, I am afraid that I will not be able to show my face in public for a long time, including you, and I will live in hiding." Yuan Xizheng suddenly whispered typical.

Lu Zhu was taken aback for a moment, then subconsciously comforted him: "Young master, it's very quiet here, no one else can find it..."

Yuan Xizheng said slowly: "From now on...you don't have to call me young master anymore."

Luzhu sighed: "I'm used to it, no one here will lie anymore... I used to be always afraid that I would slip up."

Yuan Xizheng was silent for a while, then choked up slightly and said: "Yes, in fact, even I myself have long forgotten who I am."

Yuan Xizheng didn't look back, and Luzhu didn't look up, but tears fell drop by drop into the mud.On the way back, Yuan Xizheng made an agreement with Lvzhu that in order not to arouse others' suspicion and to avoid troubles, he asked Lvzhu to call him brother and sister.The peaceful life of the two began. Lvzhu went out every three months and brought back necessary things like rice, salt and oil.Yuan Xizheng hardly ever went out, just quietly reading and writing at home, and fishing a few fish to improve the lives of the two of them.

Half a year later, after Luzhu went out again and came back, Yuan Xizheng found that she had been hesitating, as if she wanted to say something, but she tried not to say it, as if she was very uncomfortable.Yuan Xizheng just smiled and didn't ask questions.Unexpectedly, the more Yuan Xizheng didn't ask, the more uncomfortable Lu Zhu felt, and finally couldn't help it and said: "Do you know that something big happened outside?"

Yuan Xizheng carefully ate a steamed fish. The fish in Taizhi Lake was fat and delicious. The only downside was that it had many spines, so he had to be careful when eating it.

Seeing that Yuan Xizheng didn't care at all, Luzhu couldn't help but said anxiously: "It's really a big deal."

Yuan Xizheng raised his head, relieved Luzhu's distress, and said with a smile: "What's the big deal, let's talk about it."

Lu Zhu hesitated for a moment, then said, "Miss Chu Yu has been abolished."

The chopsticks that Yuan Xizheng raised froze, but only for a while, and then continued to eat fish, without any one-word comment reply.

Luzhu didn't have much affection for Zeng Chuyu, but Yuan Xizheng never told anyone about Zeng Chuyu's connection with the Yuancun massacre.Therefore, apart from knowing that the young lady of the Yuan family disowned her relatives after she got married, and helped Chu Yin bully Yuan Xizheng, which eventually forced Yuan Xizheng to flee, she didn't know anything else.

"Brother..." Lvzhu called tentatively in a low voice.

Yuan Xizheng put down his chopsticks, walked to the table, adjusted the oil lamp and picked up a pen to write.Luzhu put away the bowls and chopsticks embarrassingly. When she was washing the bowls and chopsticks, a faint remorse suddenly appeared in her heart, and she secretly hated that she should not have told Yuan Xizheng the news.She couldn't help but wondered whether Yuan Xizheng would leave here to take risks because of Zeng Chuyu. Thinking of this, she really wanted to cut off her gossiping tongue just now.But Lu Zhu was careful all night, and found that Yuan Xizheng went to bed early as usual, and there was nothing wrong with it, so he let out a sigh of relief.

Luzhu, who was tired all day, fell asleep contentedly in his room, but Yuan Xizheng, who was in the opposite room, tossed and turned on the bed, unable to fall asleep, until dawn, Yuan Xizheng just fell asleep in a daze.In his sleep, there seemed to be a handsome young man walking towards him, his eyes were always warm and tolerant, reassuring.

Yuan Xizheng ran towards the man involuntarily, just as he held his hand, he suddenly grabbed Yuan Xizheng's arms, stared at Yuan Xizheng and said: "I beg you to make mother happy, you did it ?"

Yuan Xizheng immediately felt ashamed, her teeth chattered, but she didn't dare to look up at him.

He said coldly again: "I beg you to make Chu Yu happy, have you done it?"

Yuan Xizheng felt that he had suddenly fallen from the warmth to the cold, and the man's tone was full of disappointment, and said: "You have disappointed me so much, my death is really worthless!"

His figure was getting thinner and thinner, as if gradually fading away, Yuan Xi was in a hurry, desperately trying to hold him with her hands, and shouted loudly: "Brother, brother, don't go!"

Yuan Xizheng opened his eyes suddenly, but found that it was Luzhu shaking himself, and said: "What's wrong with you, are you having a nightmare, dreaming that Ah Da is here, shouting so loudly that you kicked the quilt."

Yuan Xizheng half-supported her body to sit up, closed her eyes slightly, and said in a low voice, "I think you have done your best to Miss Chu Yu, and her affairs have nothing to do with us from now on."

Yuan Xizheng sighed softly: "I sent her to Chu Yin at the beginning."

Luzhu said confidently and confidently: "She insisted on being the princess herself, and we were forced!"

Yuan Xizheng was silent for a long time before saying: "No, maybe I did say something, I knew it was wrong, but I never really wanted to stop it..." Yuan Xizheng's slender fingers He stroked his forehead and said: "I... just want to evade my responsibility... I don't want people to find out the truth. All the sources are here, and it's my fault."

Green Bamboo said urgently: "No, no..."

Yuan Xizheng shook his head and said: "Okay, Luzhu, don't worry, I won't do anything, and this matter is beyond my ability, not to mention that Chu Yu is far more powerful than I imagined, I can't tell This is a trap for me..."

Lu Zhu immediately said: "Yes, she is so scheming, this must be a trap."

"Forget about it!" Yuan Xizheng said with her eyes closed.

"Yes, forget about it." Luzhu heaved a sigh of relief.

After that, their life returned to calm, and after that came the New Year, even if only Yuan Xi was fighting for the green bamboo, it was still a rich New Year celebration.Lvzhu has a pair of skillful hands, and has learned a lot from the original mother, one of which is paper-cutting. She pasted red flower paper all over the doors and windows, and was overjoyed. Can pick up the girder.Seeing Yuan Xizheng staring at the red paper in a daze, Lu Zhu couldn't help but feel a little bit stunned, but Yuan Xizheng returned to normal in a blink of an eye.

Another two months passed, and it was the Ching Ming Festival. Yuan Xi came to Zhengming and asked suddenly, "Does Luzhu want to go to sea?"

"Sea?" Luzhu couldn't help but widen her eyes.

Yuan Xizheng smiled slightly and said: "We can't stay here all the time, and it's not safe to stay here for a long time. It's better to pack your luggage and go to sea. It is recorded in this book that there are many fairy islands overseas, and some islands grow Shenzhi Xiancao, Or the spring is like wine, sweet in taste, and it is called Yuli Spring, which can make people live longer. Some islands have peaceful weather and no cold or heat; The Palace of Gold, Jade and Glazed Glass, and the even more magical island hang in the air, more than 3 miles above the ground. (Note 28)”

The more Lu Zhu heard the mouth opened wider, the more curious he said, "Let's go, let's go, let's go."

Yuan Xizheng put away the book, was silent for a moment, and said: "Let's go here, maybe we won't set foot on Middle Earth again, it's Qingming now, why don't we go home and pay homage for the last time."