sinking halberd

It was dark, the streets were quiet, and cold.

Wind lanterns, lighting in the wind.

Pedestrians, walk slowly on the road.

Qu Kangyun stared at a place under the dim light, walking cautiously, a ball rolled over and slowly rolled in front of him.He stopped his raised steps and looked in the direction where the ball rolled.

A figure was hidden in the shadows under the eaves, with only a small shoulder showing.

Qu Kangyun waved his men back, and walked over helplessly: "Why do you always like to come at this time?"

"Because you are the most cautious at this time." Shen Zhenghe walked out of the shadows slowly.

Qu Kangyun looked at him and said, "You and I are officials in the same court, so we can meet in a fair and honest manner."

Shen Zhenghe shook his head and said, "No."

"Why?"

"There is a ghost in my heart, in broad daylight, there is nothing to hide."

"What the hell?"

"Anti-ghost."

Qu Kangyun took Shen Zhenghe to a house that had been abandoned for a long time, and when he opened the back door, dust fell down.

Shen Zhenghe brushed the ashes with his hands.

Qu Kangyun moved two chairs out of the house and put them in the yard, only to find that one was lame and the other lacked a stool.Qu Kangyun said: "There are only these two chairs."

Shen Zhenghe said, "Which one is it?"

"The Xu family?"

"Xu Weiying, Minister of the Household Department?"

"There are so many servants in the household department, it's hard for you to remember each one of them." Qu Kangyun said mockingly.

Shen Zhenghe said: "He is very special."

"very special?"

Shen Zhenghe said solemnly: "If you listen to the emperor's words, you will die a very miserable death."

Qu Kangyun said: "Yes, the emperor said that he wanted to build the Tongtianzhen Dragon Palace, and he was the first to agree. The emperor asked him to do it, and he immediately accepted the order. In the end, the boat capsized in the gutter, and he couldn't collect the money or pay the job. The emperor said nothing. Just talking about it knocked his whole family up and down."

Shen Zhenghe said: "The emperor is going to build the innocent Dragon Palace again."

Qu Kangyun said: "Guess, is it your turn this time, or is it my turn?"

Shen Zhenghe said, "I suddenly envy Fang Hengxie."

"……indeed."

Fang Hengxie, who stayed behind closed doors, justifiably didn't have to wade through the muddy water.

Qu Kangyun suddenly smiled wryly and said: "I have some doubts, whether he knew that the emperor was going to bring up the Tongtianzhen Dragon Palace again, and avoided it early."

Shen Zhenghe said: "If this job falls on your head, what will King Long plan?"

Qu Kangyun said: "What should I do if it falls on my head? What has it to do with King Long?"

Shen Zhenghe looked at him without saying a word.

Qu Kangyun was a little uncomfortable being stared at by him, and turned against the guest: "After so many days of silence, I deliberately picked a quiet time to come to me at night, but figured it out?"

It was getting late, and the two of them were not young anymore. Standing in the yard in the cold wind was still a little too much for them.Shen Zhenghe didn't go around in circles with him, saying: "Prince Long can't."

Qu Kangyun said: "Then what good candidate do you have?"

"King Zhao."

Qu Kangyun smirked twice: "You might as well be the King of Southern Xinjiang! At least Huo Jue is unrivaled in martial arts, he is decisive in killing people, and dared to break into the palace alone. With this courage..." He stopped talking suddenly and stared blankly. Looking at the moonlight, he sighed, "What's the point of choking this? Do you think I don't know that King Long is lustful and gambler, and he is arbitrary? But his uncle guards the northeast! With just one chip, his chances of winning are better than those of several others. The prince is much taller. Although King Zhao is not as 'famous' as King Long, he is cowardly and incompetent, and cannot take on the important responsibilities of the country."

"Isn't there still you and me?" Shen Zhenghe said lightly.

Qu Kangyun was stunned, lost his composure and said: "You, you, Shen Kuanguo, you actually want to coerce the emperor to make the princes?" He laughed loudly, leaning forward and backward.

Shen Zhenghe said without changing his face: "Be careful not to be overheard."

Qu Kangyun's laughter was abruptly cut off.

"I thought this place was haunted by ghosts." Shen Zhenghe continued slowly.

Qu Kangyun covered his mouth and coughed twice: "Shen Kuanguo, sometimes I don't know whether to hate you, hate you, or admire you. We have been fighting for so many years, and you always like me when I think I have won When it’s over, grab it in front of me again.”

He stretched out his hand to grab Shen Zhenghe's arm, with a smile on his face, and his hands were vigorous: "Obviously, I was the one who advanced into the High Heaven Pavilion."

Shen Zhenghe let him hold onto it: "What do you think?"

Qu Kangyun said: "Without King Long's help, everything would be in vain."

"Then you need his help."

Qu Kangyun said: "Are you stupid to be King Long?"

"Is not it?"

Qu Kangyun thought for a while and said, "How do I know that you won't cross the river and tear down the bridge after you succeed?"

Shen Zhenghe said: "Qianqiu is infamous, I will stay and share it with you."

"... I can't thank you enough."

"Where's Fang Hengxie?"

"killed?"

"You kill?"

Shen Zhenghe and Qu Kangyun stood in the wind without saying a word, as if they were competing with who was better at keeping out the cold, who had better leg strength, and who had more perseverance.

God, it's starting to get white.

Qu Kangyun couldn't stand it any longer: "What do you think should be done?"

Shen Zhenghe said: "If you can, you can win."

"Can't?"

"Go away."

"Fang Hengxie's martial arts are not inferior to Huo Jue's!"

Shen Zhenghe said: "There is always a way, Huo Jue was also driven away."

Seeing that Shen Zhenghe was about to leave, Qu Kangyun felt a little reluctant for a while.He and Shen Zhenghe had known each other for so many years, and it was the first time that they had such a congenial talk without being pissed off halfway.He said: "We just cooperated, shouldn't we wish a happy cooperation?"

Shen Zhenghe said without turning his head, "Aren't you cold?"

Qu Kangyun sneezed.

Shen Zhenghe turned his head and said, "It really is a happy cooperation."

Qu Kangyun: "..."

The checkpoints in Wangnan Mansion are extremely strict, as if facing an enemy, Xie Feishi and Mu Zhenliu were stopped when they arrived at the gate of the city.A few soldiers surrounded him, and their weapons almost touched Mu Zhenliu's chest.Xie Feishi's face became more and more ugly.

Mu Zhenliu held Xie Feishi's hand with one hand, comforted him silently, and handed over the document with the other hand.

"Are you in charge of the Military Weapons Bureau of Pingbo City?" The guard who received the documents was very surprised.

A few guards surrounded him, whispering.

Xie Fei heard it clearly.What they said was: "Probably fake."

The guard was very vigilant, and said: "Master Mu came to visit Nanfu, I must report to Shangfeng, and I ask Mr. Mu to wait here for a while."

Mu Zhenliu pulled Xie Feishi off the horse and waited beside him.

Xie Fei told him what he had heard.

Mu Zhenliu said: "Could it be that something has changed in Wangnan Mansion recently?"

Xie Fei shook his head.

After an hour, there was still no movement from the guard.

Xie Fei got angry, walked to the city gate, and grabbed a piece.

The guards were too shocked to stand still.

You know, this is the city gate, the city gate of Wangnan Mansion!

Several guards scrambled and shouted: "King Huo Nanjiang is here! King Nanjiang is here! Huo Jue is here!"

Xie Fei's face became even darker, and he said to the guards who were still in place: "Who is Huo Jue?! I will not change my name when I travel, and I will not change my surname when I sit. Xie Fei is from Xiaoyao Island in the East China Sea!" After he finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Mu Zhenliu .

Mu Zhenliu smiled but wasn't smiling.

Xie Fei said, "Where did I say something wrong?"

Mu Zhenliu said: "Would you like to change your name if you're going, or change your surname when you're sitting?"

Xie Fei choked, and quickly moved to his side, smiling apologetically, "I should change it or I have to change it, I will follow my wife's surname from now on." As for what his father would think, he didn't want to know at all.

The news that the owner of Xiaoyao Island in the East China Sea came to Wangnan Prefecture reached the ears of Xing Qizhang, the magistrate of Wangnan Prefecture, at a speed a hundred times faster than "caught two suspected Nanjiang king couples". The news from Wangnan Mansion" appeared in front of Xie Feishi and Mu Zhenliu a hundred times faster.

"The owner of the island and Mr. Mu came here, and Xing felt disrespectful and disrespectful." Xing Qizhang clasped his fists.

Xie Fei said: "I didn't intend to let you know. They forced it."

"..." Xing Qizhang laughed dryly, "This, my subordinates have offended me so much, please don't remember the villain's mistakes, and forgive me."

Mu Zhenliu said: "Master Xing is too polite."

Xing Qizhang said: "Didn't Master Mu just transfer to Pingbo City? Why did he appear in Wangnan Mansion?"

Mu Zhenliu wrote lightly: "The important thing is in the body."

Xing Qizhang tactfully did not pursue further questions, and warmly invited the two of them into the mansion.

Seeing that Mu Zhenliu didn't refuse, Xie Fei agreed without hesitation.