Rebirth of the fairy in the painting

The man in black behind the sword smiled grimly: "Go to hell!"

An Xining's pupils constricted, his limbs seemed to be bound in place, he forgot to react, and there was only one thought in his mind: "My life is over."

The change happened at this moment. The painting in his arms emitted white light, which shot out like sword energy. After a blunt sound, it hit the heart of the man in black, forcing the man in black to take several steps back. .

After spitting out a mouthful of blood, the man in black fell to the ground and died. His eyes were still wide open when he died, as if unwilling and fearful.

The remaining two men in black were overwhelmed by the incident just now, showing apprehension on their faces, keeping their eyes on the movement around them, standing with their backs, their long swords across their chests, in a defensive posture.

An Xining had already felt something when the white light shot out, and now he subconsciously looked at the painting in his arms, only to see it dimmed again.

Before he had time to think about it, the two men in black on the opposite side attacked again. An Xining clenched the long sword in his hand, hugged the scroll into his arms, and stepped forward.

Although the two men in black were not weak in martial arts, they were quickly subdued by An Xining without the support of their companions.

One was stabbed and killed by An Xining during the fight, while the other committed suicide by taking poison after being captured alive.

An Xining searched the clothes of the five people but found nothing, and they seemed to have deliberately erased anything with identification.

Only a golden metal whistle was found on the body of the first man in black to shoot. It was as long as an adult man's index finger, but only as thick as chopsticks. There were no carvings, let alone tassels, so plain and unremarkable.

He hurriedly returned to Beiying, An Xining explained a few words to Xiao Yantai and went back to the palace first.

The prince was discussing matters with several confidantes in the study at this time, when he heard a report from an eunuch outside the door, saying that it was His Highness the Fifth Highness who asked to see him, he was outside the study.

The prince was a little strange when he heard it at first, he didn't know what would happen with his younger brother coming here now, and after making a gesture with his confidant, he let An Xining in.

As soon as An Xining entered the door, everyone in the room stood on the spot in surprise. They saw that he was in rags, his face was covered with dust, and there were patches of blood between his clothes. He leaned carelessly on a chair, completely out of tune with the atmosphere of the study.

It took the prince a long time to find his own words, and calmly said: "Fifth brother, what's going on?"

An Xining was not in a hurry to answer, instead he took out the whistle from his clothes and held it between his fingers to play: "I was intercepted and killed by five men in black in the woods outside Beiying, and I was lucky enough to save my life. That's all I found on those men in black."

An Xining handed the whistle in his hand to the prince. Although he said it plainly, the prince frowned upon hearing the danger.

After taking over the whistle and observing for a long time, the prince also had no idea what clues this ordinary golden whistle would have.

"Your Highness," said the next middle-aged man with a beautiful beard, "may I have a look at the whistle?"

Of course the crown prince would not object, so he directly gave him the whistle: "What do you think Mr. Zhou thinks?"

Lord Zhou put the whistle back to the case after careful observation for a long time, and said respectfully after a moment of consideration: "Return to Your Highness, when I was young, I visited the Xiao Clan. There is a tribe where men like to raise fierce birds. As long as they are twelve years old, You must keep a falcon as a pet, and this whistle is used to control that falcon."

"This hall has also heard about this time." An Xining turned his gaze to Mr. Zhou, "but how do you conclude that this whistle belongs to the Xiao Clan?"

Master Zhou was confident, and pointed to the seam at the end of the whistle: "Your Highness, please look, the whole whistle is round and smooth, without a single crack, only a small crack at the end, which is the difference of that tribal whistle."

"So that's how it is." An Xining suddenly realized.

"In this way, it is possible that the one who attacked His Highness the Fifth Highness was the Xiao Clan. Now that I am in a tense situation with them, it is also possible," a young man standing next to Master Zhou guessed, and turned to look at the Prince, " What do you think, Your Highness?"

The prince played with the whistle, pondered for a moment and said: "It's not entirely true, the two countries are at war soon, why should the Xiao clan startle the snake, and fall behind, not to mention..."

The prince sized up An Xining with a half-smile: "What's more, he is the little-known Fifth Prince of our Great Xia."

"So, who does His Highness think did it?"

"That's too much. The hustle and bustle of the world is for profit, and the prosperity of the world is for profit. Since the mastermind behind this scene wants to shift the responsibility to the Xiao clan, and in this sensitive period, he should know that he will be spotted by us." , if he is smart enough, this should kill two birds with one stone."

Mr. Zhou understood after a second thought, but the young man was still confused: "Please make it clear, Your Highness."

Master Zhou laughed and said, "Qin Zhan, Your Highness has asked you to read more books, but you already know how to dance with a gun and use a stick. Now it's like a piece of wood."

Qin Zhan was about to refute, but was stopped by the crown prince raising his hand: "The purpose of the mastermind is probably in military power. Regardless of whether those men in black can kill the fifth brother, they will take the opportunity to invite the battle, but they missed one thing. thing."

The adults below looked at each other, An Xining laughed twice, clapped his hands and said, "What they missed was that the killer they sent was too incompetent. They neither seriously injured me nor killed me."

"That's right," the prince took a sip of tea, "I originally thought about how to raise the issue of the Bingxiao clan to my father, but I didn't expect someone to set up a platform for us. Since he is so kind, how can we not appreciate it?" , it’s just that the day after tomorrow morning, we want to turn the customer into the main.”

Above the court hall, Emperor Mingde's face was hidden under the bead curtain, making it hard to see clearly.

"Father, my son and minister have a book to play."

"If the prince has something to do, just come and play."

"Yes, father," the prince said neither humble nor overbearing, "the fifth younger brother was injured and came to the East Palace the day before yesterday. He said that he was attacked by five men in black in the woods of Beiying. Fortunately, father, the emperor, only suffered a superficial injury. , and slaughtered a group of men in black, and found a golden whistle on the men in black."

As soon as the crown prince finished speaking, the ministers behind him were whispering.

"Silence!" The eunuch standing beside the dragon chair shouted, and at the signal of Emperor Mingde, he took the whistle from the crown prince and handed it over.

Emperor Mingde looked at the whistle in his hand and asked, "Ning'er, is this serious?"

"Don't dare to lie to my father, I really take it seriously." An Xining said solemnly with a bandage on his hand.

"Then do you know who attacked you?"

"Father, according to my son's investigation, the person who owns this kind of whistle should be a member of the Xiao clan?"

"How dare you be sure?"

Emperor Mingde's tone was lazy, but full of majesty. An Xining had to say cautiously: "The joint at the end of this whistle has its own special manufacturing method, so I dare to conclude that it was done by the Xiao clan."

"That's right," Li Weiyuan took a step forward: "Your Majesty, the last general can also prove that this is owned by a member of the Xiao clan. The last general captured a member of the Xiao clan on the battlefield, and the whistle on his body is just like the one in the hands of the emperor. "

Emperor Mingde remained calm and motioned for him to continue.

"Now that the king of the Xiao Clan is dying, and the princes are very ambitious towards my Great Xia, the assassination of the Fifth Highness this time is probably about to declare war on my Great Xia!"

"Then what does Yi Aiqing mean?"

Emperor Ming De's tone was gentle, but it gave people the illusion of danger.

Li Weiyuan pretended not to know, knelt down on one knee, and said impassionedly: "The general is willing to invite himself to fight."

"My son is willing to fight with General Li." The second prince strode forward and knelt beside Li Weiyuan.

Emperor Mingde looked at the two kneeling with serious eyes, neither objecting nor approving.

"Father," An Xining said, "General Li's utter loyalty to the battle is really admirable. Although I am not talented, I am willing to go to the battlefield with General Li and serve my great summer. But I have something to ask." I don’t know if I should talk about it or not when I play the emperor’s father.”

The second prince secretly gave An Xining a hard look, no matter what good things he wanted to do.

"It's okay to talk if you have something to say."

"Yes, Father," An Xining suppressed the smile on his lips, "If I remember correctly, half a month ago, the Miao Kingdom in the south wrote a letter, hoping that our dynasty would send troops to suppress the refugees in their country, then At that time, you sent General Li to go there, and you have already agreed with the King of Miao Kingdom. If I remember correctly, I will leave in two days. If you change the leader temporarily, I am afraid that it will disturb the morale of the army and break the trust of the King of Miao Kingdom. It will damage my prestige in Great Xia."

"Your Majesty!" Li Weiyuan hurriedly said, "Sending troops to the Miao Kingdom is just someone else's business, but the expedition to the Xiao Clan is related to the safety of my Great Xia, which is more important, the last general is not confused, and the Emperor thinks it is too light."

The prince chuckled beside him, and comforted him: "Don't worry, General Li, I know you are loyal, and I am afraid that my Great Xia will be invaded by foreigners, but General Li must not forget that my Great Xia is full of talents, and everyone is a capable minister. General, even if General Li can't go to the northern battlefield in person, I believe that with the abilities of several other generals, he can also drive the Xiao clan out, so General Li doesn't have to worry. The matter is very important, and with his long-sleeved and skillful means, General Li is the leader among a group of generals, besides you, who else can take on this important task?"

Emperor Mingde stroked his beard and smiled: "The prince is very thoughtful, so in your opinion, how should the generals be arranged for this expedition."

The prince pondered for a moment, and said cautiously: "I will tell my father, I believe that General Li will still lead the troops in the battle of the Miao Kingdom, and the second brother will assist me. I think we can cooperate seamlessly. As for the expedition to the Xiao Clan, I recommend Chen Zhaotong, General Chen As a commander, General Chen has been stationed in the north all year round and has rich experience in fighting the Xiao clan. With him in command, he will definitely be able to deter the soldiers of the Xiao clan. Secondly, the minister recommended the fifth younger brother as the left vanguard. Although the fifth younger brother played for the first time, he trained in the northern camp for a while , with high martial arts skills, more than enough to serve as a vanguard officer, and finally..."

The crown prince paused for a moment, glanced at Li Weiyuan's General Yan, and slowly said: "Yan Shen of Ren Beiying will be the right vanguard, attacking the Xiao clan."

Emperor Mingde nodded in relief, and said in a deep voice: "According to what the crown prince said, do you have any doubts about it?"

"Father..." The second prince was about to speak, but was stopped by Li Weiyuan, and had no choice but to kowtow along with the officials.