cold branch low

"My lord, Prime Minister Wu has arrived."

The servant came to report in a hurry, just in time for Wen Renhuang to be dragged out.He paused for a short while before recovering immediately, and stared at Huo Xiao, who was in a daze, mightily and unyieldingly.

However, he noticed that an expression called disgust appeared on Huo Xiao's face and flashed quickly.

Huo Xiao squinted at him, and once again saw the end of the scabbard that was inadvertently exposed during the scuffle.

"Come here, send Mr. Wenren back to his room," he took a deep look, and added, "Strictly watch over him, no punishment is allowed."

Wen Renhuang also glanced back at him, thinking that one day with the sword in his hand, Huo Xiao would be the one more person besides Heiluan to be taught a lesson.

When Huo Xiao and Shen Shen reached the hall, the crow was already sitting on a chair drinking tea quietly.

"Xiao Wang didn't know the prime minister was coming, so I hope Prime Minister Wu will forgive me for not being well received." He politely clasped his hands.

Shen Chen half-kneeled to salute, and said in a low voice: "Shen Chen, the fourth-rank imperial guard with a knife, has seen Prime Minister Wu."

The crow is wearing a black long gown, and his long black hair is coiled up with an equally black black jade, which looks black from a distance, thick and profound.

He got up and clasped his hands and smiled: "What did the prince say? It's because the minister came in a hurry. The emperor doesn't know that the minister will leave Beijing two days ago, so how can the prince know? The guard Shen please hurry up."

Shen Chen got up and backed away, Huo Xiao smiled when he heard the words: "I don't know why Prime Minister Wu is in such a hurry, from the capital to Ning'an, where I usually travel in three or four days, he arrived in two days."

Crow smiled wryly: "This matter is neither urgent nor urgent, and it is indeed urgent."

"Oh? I don't know what made the prime minister so sad?" Huo Xiao asked the crow to sit down. As soon as he sat down, the crow knelt on the ground.

Huo Xiao frowned, and said in a deep voice, "Prime Minister Wu, what are you doing, please get up quickly."

The crow shook his head, and said slowly: "My lord should listen to me before deciding whether this obeisance should be made or not."

Huo Xiao frowned and remained silent, only to see that the crow had slender and handsome eyes, and Li Zhinian hadn't left many marks on his face, but he felt an indescribably heavy feeling when he made such an expression this time.

"The minister came from Qihuang Mountain, the prince and the court must know about it," he said looking at Huo Xiao, "The current matter is not the matter of the minister alone, but concerns the safety of Qihuang Mountain."

Regarding the safety of Qihuang Mountain.

Huo Xiao narrowed his eyes, his voice became colder: "Prime Minister, it's okay to say."

"Heiluan, a rivers and lakes gang, began to rise more than ten years ago. At that time, I had just come to the court from Qihuang Mountain. I didn't know much about the outside world, and I didn't know this gang. The first time I came into contact with Heiluan, it was the eldest prince who unfortunately passed away. At the time of the border crossing, the emperor Longyan was furious and ordered the officials to thoroughly investigate the cause of the eldest prince's death, and only then did the officials know that this Jianghu gang is not just a simple Jianghu organization."

The crow took a deep breath and continued: "During the investigation, I found out that the cause of the eldest prince's death is strange. The emperor has always been strict with the princes. The eldest prince is proficient in martial arts. How could he bring a team of people for ordinary patrols? No one survived the attack, and there was no friction between me, Daqi, and other countries during that period of time, after thinking about it, I feel that this matter is not that simple."

Huo Xiao firmly held the armrest of the seat with both hands, and said with a stiff face, "Could it be that the Prime Minister discovered something later?"

The crow nodded, and took out a piece of gray cloth from his bosom. The cloth was rough and hard. Huo Xiao looked carefully and found that the cloth was actually stained with blood.

"The prime minister found this at the scene?" He asked in a low voice.

The crow nodded and said: "I searched around for a long time, and found this piece of fabric. Please look carefully, the pattern on this fabric, my lord."

Huo Xiao took it, and after a glance, he could clearly see a peculiar gray and white pattern on the dark fabric.

"I went to ask Feng Jiu, another apostle of King Feng, in private. He has more seniority than me. After reading it, he told me that this is the cloth for the clothes worn by the members of the Black Luan Sect."

After finishing speaking, he shook his head helplessly and looked up at the sky: "If I had been more courageous that day, I might not have these troubles today."

Huo Xiao frowned, and his face returned to calm: "I've heard that the cause of the eldest prince's death is like this. Didn't the prime minister inform the emperor?"

Crow looked at him and smiled wryly: "This is exactly what I regret. At that time, I was still young and didn't have much courage. I was afraid that the affairs of the court would cause chaos if it involved the Jianghu. As long as I suppressed this matter, I concealed the truth from the emperor and sent my subordinate Phoenix Sneak into Heiluan to find out their purpose."

Huo Xiao said slowly: "Is it inappropriate for Wu Cheng to conceal such a major matter?"

He used a declarative sentence with cold eyes.

Crow said: "I know this is inappropriate, but my lord has never thought about it, how many court officials want to meet with these Jianghu gangs, if I tell this matter, how many people in the court will be frightened, And Qihuang Mountain is just for the court to solve the affairs of the Jianghu, I am willing to go up the mountain of swords and go down the sea of ​​fire for the emperor for Daqi, the court and the emperor, and I will not hesitate to do anything!"

Huo Xiao lowered his face: "If Xiao Wang remembers correctly, my father was still alive at that time, so what fear would there be in leading troops to destroy him as a black luan?"

The crow smiled wryly: "The old general's integrity is known to the noble ministers, but has the prince ever thought about whether the old general can save the fear of the entire government and the public by himself? Killing the rebel party of the prince, this kind of status is not a small city can afford it."

Huo Xiao didn't speak any more, as if he had acquiesced in his statement. Seeing his silence, the crow continued: "Phoenix infiltrated Hei Luan's interior with many hardships. Whenever there is a chance, he will report to the minister what is going on inside Hei Luan. Everything is fine, but Hei Luan seems to have made another move in recent months."

"How are they?"

"Kill the phoenix." After every word, the crow tremblingly closed his eyes, feeling the pain in his heart, "In recent months, I have heard several incidents of phoenixes disappearing or being killed. It is considered safe. The teacher of the second prince, Ruan Zhengqing from the Imperial Academy, Mr. Ruan, was recommended to the emperor by a minister. He was originally a virtuous talent favored by King Feng on Qihuang Mountain, but just a few days ago, Mr. Ruan’s house was flooded After the fire subsided, Lord Ruan disappeared, with no one alive or dead."

Huo Xiao was puzzled: "Why does the prime minister think that this matter was done by Hei Luan?"

The crow lowered his eyes and said in a low voice: "Lord Ruan is a humble man, he never quarrels with others, and the court has never made enemies, but I asked his servants afterwards, and I heard that there were always unidentified men in black wandering outside Ruan's mansion in those days. In this way, I didn’t dare to be suspicious, so I sent a letter to Vulture, the apostle of the Five Immortals Sect in Yangzhou, asking him to confirm the whole story, and at the same time rushed to find the prince.”

"Then Prime Minister thinks, what can Xiao Wang do?" Huo Xiao raised the teacup and rubbed the edge.

The crow's eyes were reddish, and he tremblingly said: "My lord, save me from Qihuang Mountain!"

Huo Xiao hesitated for a while: "Could it be that the prime minister wants Xiao Wang to send troops?"

The crow clenched his fists and said in a deep voice: "I dare not let the prince send troops privately. As long as the vulture finds out the black luan's lair, I will immediately write a letter to the emperor to ask the emperor to issue a military order. At that time, I will ask the prince to lead troops to destroy the group of rebels. Willing to take the lead in exploring!"

Huo Xiao sighed softly, and said slowly: "Prime Minister, why do you want to go far away? Since you are asking for the emperor's order anyway, and Prince Zhuang is in the capital, why come here to find Xiaowang?"

"As a subject, I don't want to belittle the royal blood, but as a subject of Daqi, I will never look for Prince Zhuang. The prince should also know that Prince Zhuang is mediocre and has no virtue. If something goes wrong with him, I will be blamed for death!"

Huo Xiao was silent for a while, then said in a low voice: "Qihuang Mountain is fortunate to have Prime Minister Wu, and the imperial court is fortunate to have Prime Minister Wu."

Crow pursed her lips and shook her head: "It's all because of my mistake in the past that led to today's situation."

Huo Xiao put down his teacup, got up and helped the crow: "Prime Minister is also a mortal, but he has heavy responsibilities, so he will inevitably make mistakes."

Crow, who had been kneeling for too long, stood up weakly and looked a little embarrassed.Huo Xiao turned his face and ordered his servants to prepare a guest room for him—of course it was not Wen Renhuang's kind of treatment. Huo Ting had been guarding the door, and at this moment he bowed in and said, "Master Prime Minister, please come with this old servant."

Crow smiled warmly: "Thank you, butler."

Before the two were about to leave, Huo Xiao suddenly called the crow to stop.

He hesitated to speak and looked at the crow.

"I wonder if the prince has any questions?" Crow asked sincerely.

Huo Xiao thought for a while, then asked softly, "I don't know if Prime Minister Wu knows that there are phoenixes who are proficient in healing techniques on Qihuang Mountain in recent years?"

The art of healing.

The crow said: "I haven't returned to Qihuang Mountain for many years. I wonder if there is such a thing that the prince wants to know. If the prince is in a hurry, I can write a letter and ask Feng Wang."

Huo Xiao shook his head: "No need, Xiao Wang is just asking, thank you, Prime Minister."

Crow pursed her lips and smiled: "If the prince needs it, I still know someone who is proficient in medical science. Although he is not a phoenix, his medical skills are not weak."

Huo Xiao waved his hand: "Prime Minister is worried, Xiao Wang is fine."

Huo Xiao returned to the study room, took out a letter from the pile of books on the table and handed it to Shen Chen.

"You go out of the mansion at night tonight, first go to the Long Xiao Camp outside the Lost Forest, hand over the letter to General Zhou, and then go to the General's Mansion in the capital." Huo Xiao said simply, Shen Chen's thoughts moved, and he guessed : "My lord, did you already guess that the crow would come?"

Huo Xiao sat down expressionlessly and said: "No, this letter will have to be sent out sooner or later. This king's guess is only a recent matter. I have heard about Phoenix's disappearance and murder. It is reasonable for him to come today."

"Then this letter?"

"Tell General Zhou to act according to what the letter said, and don't act rashly to mess up your own position."

Shen Chen held the letter and asked again: "Then why did the prince ask me to go back to Beijing?"

Huo Xiao pursed his lips, and said softly: "Take care of the general's mansion, I feel that this mansion cannot stay any longer, and returning to Beijing is inevitable."

Before he understood what was going on, Huo Xiao said again: "There are important things in the general's mansion that this king needs to return to Beijing this time, you must take care of them carefully."

"Could it be..." Shen Chen was startled, seeing Huo Xiao's dark eyes, he asked worriedly, "My lord, do you really want to send troops for Mount Qihuang?"

Huo Xiao said: "This king will help him only if he is out of his mind."

Shen Chenmo heard Huo Xiao say again: "The way my father and brother died back then has never been forgotten in these years. He was obviously pretending to be an ordinary merchant, but he suffered such a catastrophe. As expected, I was wounded and chased them all the way, and saw that they entered Qihuang Mountain."

Huo Xiao clasped the chair tightly with both hands, and said bitterly: "I only hate that when I was young, I saw my father and brother and fellow officials being slaughtered but was powerless to resist. Although there is no evidence now, this king will definitely investigate to the end!"

"The crow is talking about the imperial court on the left and the emperor on the right, but according to this king, what he puts in the middle of his heart is just that mountain. It's not clear what made this king send troops. I won't be foolish and just listen to him." One-sided words will rashly send troops."

Shen Chen wanted to speak comforting words, but seeing Huo Xiao was enraged by hatred, he opened his mouth and didn't know what to say.

Huo Xiao was like a potential dragon awakened from hibernation, his anger seemed to be brewing a huge storm.

"My lord, why did you ask the crow about the phoenix at the end?"

Shen Chen asked in a low voice.

Huo Xiao's face was frosty and he remained silent.

Shen Chen looked at him helplessly.

Wen Renhuang tried several times, but every time he wanted to go out, he would be stopped by the guards outside the door. They said sullenly, "Mr. Wenren, please go back to the house."

He tried to slip through the window, and as soon as he climbed up, he saw a face appearing under the bed: "Mr. Wenren, please go back to the window."

"..." I'm scared to death by you, okay?

Finally giving up, Wen Renhuang sat on the bed blankly, thinking about what to do next.Judging from the situation just now, if it wasn't for the sudden arrival of Senior Crow, my [-] boards would probably be unavoidable. Damn, if I don't run away quickly, I'll wait for Huo Xiao to remember later, these [-] boards will kill me !

Suddenly there were muffled groans outside the door, and the door was opened.

Wen Renhuang looked up and saw that the crow had arrived with a cold face.

"Senior!" He was indescribably excited!

The crow saw that his complexion had improved, and only then did Wen Renhuang see that the crow was holding a shining torch in his hand...

"Senior, this is..." He looked at the crow uncertainly.

Crow smiled slightly: "Don't panic."

He gave Wen Renhuang a burden, and said: "There are some silver taels and a secret letter in it. You take it all the way south. The vulture is in the branch of the Five Immortals Sect in Yangzhou. You can call it safe if you find him. He saw the letter. Afterwards, you will naturally know what to do, and you will still have to rely on yourself in the future.”

Wen Renhuang nodded and hugged the burden tightly, but his eyes were still on the shining torch.

"You have to remember that you are from Mount Qihuang. No matter what you do, the only guidance in your heart is for Mount Qihuang." The crow looked at him deeply.

Wen Renhuang was stunned, he felt that the atmosphere of these words was a bit wrong.

"Senior Crow, what are you going to do..."

The crow smiled again: "It's nothing, I just tell you the meaning of our life." After saying that, he threw the torch out, and a raging flame ignited on the road already covered with oil.

Wen Renhuang, who was unprepared for the sudden arrival, was shocked!

Seeing that Renhuang was startled, Crow sighed and pushed him out of the window.

"Senior Crow!"

He watched the crow standing in the firelight with resolute eyes, looking at him with a smile, Wen Renhuang's heart froze, his eyes were swollen from the smoke, and moved and sad surged.

But the crow quickly changed his face, turned around in horror and ran back to the palace, shouting, "Come on, help me, we're out of the water!"

"..."

Senior, you really have become a good face so quickly.

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