hermit meets king

In Haoyuan, there is a lot of traffic, people's livelihood is multiplying, and Kyoto is prosperous.

In this frontier battle, Si Kou was defeated and a major hidden danger was solved.It can be described as a great joy.

The common people lined the streets to welcome the heroic soldiers who returned in triumph.

At the front, riding a tall horse, wearing a battle robe, tall and straight, with a handsome face, the most eye-catching thing is the pair of golden eyes that reflect the sun, majestic and aggressive like a lion and cheetah .

And compared with other soldiers who smiled in front of the cheers of the people, this general was serious and meticulous.

Xu Sheng rode his fierce horse motionlessly, passing by the cheering common people.Enter the city.

Once upon a time, people in the world often criticized Xu Sheng's golden eyes that were different from ordinary people because of his abnormal appearance.

Even the old emperor believed in rumors that the fourth prince would bring misfortune to all living beings in the world.He has not been favored all the year round, so he was allowed to guard the harsh frontier at a young age.

The other two princes in the court are evenly matched, and the eldest prince is the current prince, with the queen's family behind him.

The second prince was not an easy-going man either, he was named Lord Rui and given seven Dragon Ball Kings, his status was really comparable to that of the prince.Moreover, the second prince, mother and concubine are Ruan concubines of the current dynasty, and behind them is the Ruan family, a century-old family.

With these two evenly matched parties, anyone could possibly sit on the throne in the future.The courtiers and officials were naturally divided into two factions, and naturally no one cared about the fourth prince who had stayed in the frontier for four years, was only 20 years old, had no family background, was not favored, and was not even crowned a king.

In the grand palace of the Haoyuan Kingdom, all the officials kowtowed and had an audience.

This time, Si Kou was defeated, and the emperor rewarded him for his meritorious deeds.Reward a pair of jade pendants to Prince Shangfang, and reward him for his meritorious service in guarding the rear.

Reward Lord Rui with another dragon ball, saying that the dispatch of supplies will be guaranteed, so that there will be no worries about supplies for the victory of this war.

The prince began to reward Shang Fang with a pair of jade pendants, and he was quite happy.Unexpectedly, in a blink of an eye, the emperor rewarded the second brother with a dragon ball. In this way, this prince is a prince with eight dragon balls.This father's eccentricity is really obvious to all.

The emperor rewarded the third prince, Xu Sheng, for his meritorious service in guarding the frontier all the year round, and this time he even led troops to defeat the Si Kou country, and made him bow down and proclaim himself a minister.

He was named the king of Tai'an.A mansion in Beijing is bestowed, Tai'an Palace.He also ordered the fourth prince to go back to the frontier to make proper arrangements since the war was over, and then stay in the capital.

The backyard of the palace, where Concubine Ruan Gui lived.

Concubine Ruan was dressed in luxurious clothes, lying gracefully and luxuriously on the imperial concubine chair, and four handsome maids were gently massaging the imperial concubine.

She is nearly forty years old, but she is as delicate and beautiful as a girl in her early twenties. She was the most beautiful woman in Kyoto back then.Only the fine lines at the corners of the eyes that cannot be concealed by makeup and powder can be seen a little trace left by the years.

"I have seen my mother and concubine." The second prince, Xu Yanzhuo, was wearing a crimson purple robe, with a tall and straight figure, and his facial features were seven times like that of Concubine Ruan Gui. .

"Get up." Concubine Ruan Gui asked while lying on the chair, "How is things going?"

"Go back to mother and concubine, but I didn't find it." Xu Yanzhuo returned.

"How is it possible that you can't even find anyone?" Concubine Ruan Gui waved her hand, making all the maids back down, "If you let the crown prince take the lead, what use are you for?"

"Mother and concubine taught me a lesson." Xu Yanzhuo said respectfully, "It's just that Crouching Dragon is just a rumor."

"Rumor?" Concubine Ruan Gui smiled lightly, "Where there is no wind, there will be no waves, not to mention this rumor is a knife to help."

"Yes." Xu Yanzhuo looked up at his mother and concubine, a trace of disdain flashed in the eyes of Danfeng who had hanged herself, but she still didn't take it seriously.

It is said that knowing a son is like a mother, how could this fleeting disdain escape Concubine Ruan's eyes, "Your uncle entered the palace and said that the elder has ordered to find Wolongzi and use it for himself."

"Yes, my son understands." Xu Yanzhuo felt irritated for a while, and the dignified second prince of the clan had to be restrained by them.

Concubine Ruan Gui seemed to understand her son's thoughts, and added, "Duluomen alone is worth your efforts to win over."

"Yes. My son didn't think carefully, and let the concubine mother worry about it." Xu Yanzhuo lowered her head and replied, the concubine mother always forced herself to do all the things ordered.

And the family is not only his backing, but he is also like a chess piece manipulated by them.

"Okay, go back and hurry up." Concubine Yan waved her hand.

In a remote part of the capital city, there is a mansion that has been abandoned for a long time.

Xu Sheng took the old housekeeper to the Tai'an Palace bestowed by the emperor.

It is located in the outskirts of Kyoto, and it is a dilapidated abandoned house that has been abandoned for a long time. Although it occupies a large area inside, it is overgrown with weeds. At a glance, it can be seen that it has been abandoned for at least decades.

Steward Song looked at the place where the spider was about to become a master, and felt very cold in his heart. How could the emperor be so eccentric?

The eldest prince and the second prince sat in the middle of the capital and didn't see any contribution. They won the battle and did what they did, but they were rewarded a lot, and their master, at the age of 16, volunteered to follow General Li. Went to the frontier.

In the past four years, there has been hard work without credit, not to mention that this is not a big defeat of the Sikou Kingdom. After winning the battle, the king he finally hoped to come to is such a dilapidated mansion.

As for being crowned king, the second prince was crowned king when he was 15 years old.Up to now, there are eight Dragon Ball princes.That weight is really comparable to that of the prince.

In the end, what does your master have?

Steward Song muttered indignantly, "Master, it's a joke to say that this dilapidated house is a palace."

"Okay, it's been so many years, and it's not the first time I've seen you." Xu Sheng looked at the dilapidated mansion without any superfluous expression. He had long since given up any hope for them, and he had to earn what he wanted. Rob.

"That's what you said, but is this house really usable, master?" The old butler, who was already in his 50s and [-]s, began to worry about tidying up the palace.

"It's good like this, it's a bit remote and unobtrusive." Xu Sheng walked around the house.

Taking a general look, the overall structure of this house is still very good. It can be seen that it must have taken a lot of work at the beginning, but it has been unoccupied for many years. It seems that weeds are overgrown and it is extremely lonely.

Over the years, there have been countless aristocrats in the imperial palace in Kyoto, and there have been many mansions. "Go and find out the history of this mansion..."

"Yes, master." The old butler bowed to accept the order.Then he said, "I heard that the crown prince and the second prince are looking for Crouching Dragon son earth-shakingly. Should we also send someone out to look for him?"

"No need." Xu Sheng looked up at a big tree in the yard, at least a hundred years old.It seems to be a house with some history.

"No need? Which one will find it first, the crown prince or the second prince?" The old housekeeper was worried and puzzled.

"Did you see the birds on that tree?" Xu Sheng pointed to the flocks of chirping birds on the big tree, "Good birds choose trees to live in, but every talented person has a bit of a temper."

"But, let others get there first?" The old housekeeper couldn't understand.

"I can't step on it." If the suzerain of the dignified Duluomen wants to show up, how come he has been in office for a year, and no one knows his true face yet.

Outside Kyoto, on the official road.

A handsome scholar with the appearance of a literati is riding a mule, swinging slowly.

Passing by a tea pavilion, he stopped to tie up his mule, and was going to drink tea in the tea pavilion and rest for a while.

Seeing a guest coming, the old man at the tea pavilion looked at the poor scholar's attire, and the jade pendant on his waist was worthless, but the decorations were special. After a closer look, he hurried forward to greet him, "My lord, have a cup of tea."

The handsome scholar glanced at the old man, "Then serve a cup of pre-rain tea."

The old man looked at the scholar and smiled, "Okay, okay." Bringing a cup of tea to the scholar, he said, "How about some pastries, my lord?"

The scholar drank the tea in his cup, smiled and said, "No, I don't have any silver taels today, I'll come back later."

"My lord, I'm joking." Seeing the scholar get up, the old man stepped aside and said, "My lord, go slowly."

The poor scholar led his mule into the city gate.After buying a few squares of pastries in a pastry shop, he led the mule and carried the shabby pastries to the Confucian family in Kyoto. Wen Taifu knocked on the door of the door.

The boy opened the door, pushing and shoving unreasonably.After a while, Taifu Wen was asked to go out to pick him up in person.

The majestic Taifu hurried out, invited the poor scholar into the house, asked the maid to serve tea, and then retreated all the servants.

The Taifu bowed and saluted, "The suzerain is here, and the subordinates are far away to welcome you."

"No need to salute, I'm just your disciple now." Qi Wenxiu took a sip of tea slowly while holding the teacup.

"Yes, suzerain." Wen Taifu said in command.

The suzerain has been in office for less than a year, but his ability is obvious to all. He has never seen a real person. This time, if it wasn't for the news from above and the personal jade pendant on the suzerain's waist.

I'm afraid I really don't believe it, and everyone in the world fears that the suzerain of the Duluomen, who is dignified in the world, is actually a literati with the appearance of a scholar.

"From now on, people can call me Wenxiu." Qi Wenxiu got up and helped Master Wen.

"Yes, Sovereign." The Grand Tutor bowed again to accept the order, "The Crown Prince and the Second Prince in Kyoto are making great efforts to find you. What do you think should be done?"

"It's okay, let them look for it." Qi Wenxiu looked at the gradually darkening sky and said, "I'm tired..."

"The subordinate is not good enough, so I will take you to the wing room. The meals have been prepared."

No one thought that the crown prince and the second prince were racing against time in the world, sending people out to various rivers and lakes, and the people they were looking for had been sent to their door at this moment, and they were staying in the capital.

After Xu Sheng arranged the affairs in the capital, he and General Li set off for the border again.

Make specific arrangements for the deployment of troops to guard the border, and the surrender of the Sikou Kingdom, and another important thing is to take the proton of the Sikuo Kingdom back to Kyoto.

On the prairie, Haoyuan Kingdom and Sikou Kingdom have millions of troops and horses, and the two armies are facing each other.The distance is the shortest in history, but only three miles.

The momentum is grand and majestic, the temperament of the two countries is shining, the panting and pacing of the horses are like thunder.

Among the armored warriors lined up, a young man was brought out.