Sword of Coming

How young is young, how young is young.

Sloppy man, Yao Xianzhi. The woman with the saber, Yao Lingzhi.

When we met for the first time, one was an energetic young man with a bright smile, and the other was a heroic girl who was full of sharpness.

Yao Xianzhi seemed a little shy, his lips moved slightly, he couldn't say the right words, he didn't want to say polite words, he wanted to say too much, but he didn't know where to start, so he was so silent in the end.

Yao Lingzhi, the daughter of Jiu Niang in the Huer Town Inn, she is quite bold, as if all these years of tempering have not been able to sharpen the edges and corners of her character, she looked at the man openly, nodded and smiled: "Mr. Chen, it has been a long time indeed not see."

Chen Pingan asked: "Can you show me Old General Yao?"

Yao Xianzhi nodded.

Yao Lingzhi noticed something strange around Yao's mansion, as if Chen Pingan's arrival had caused quite a commotion. It's normal, the Yao's mansion today is no longer the Shangshu's mansion in those days. His Majesty the Emperor is not in Mirage City now, someone trespassed here,

Chen Pingan apologized: "I came here in a hurry, I guess I need you to help explain, just say that someone is a guest at Yao's mansion, so that Mirage City doesn't have to be nervous. As for who I am, I don't need to say anything."

Without any hesitation, Yao Lingzhi went to handle the matter in person and asked his younger brother Yao Xianzhi to lead Chen Pingan to visit their grandfather.

Yao Xianzhi walked with a limp, and there was an empty sleeve. The man tried to cover it up, but it was in vain.

Chen Pingan asked with a smile: "It seems that I was arguing with your sister just now? What are you arguing about?"

Yao Xianzhi said softly: "The older my sister is, the more she chatters. She always wants me to find a wife. She is a matchmaker all day long, talking nonsense, and she is addicted. To make things difficult for those women, how virtuous I am now, she is not unreasonable." I know, even if there is a woman who nods her head and agrees to this marriage, I'm not stupid about what she's planning. It can't be because I'm young, promising, and handsome, right? Mr. Chen, do you think that's the truth?"

Chen Pingan nodded and said: "It's all human nature, it's normal to persuade, and it's normal to be annoyed. Unless one day you meet a girl you like, and then marry in. Before that, you boy should be honest and annoying, Incomprehensible."

Yao Xianzhi smiled, "Mr. Chen, I look much older than you now."

Chen Ping lightly slapped Yao Xianzhi on the head, "In addition to showing old age, he is also famous and has a good temper. He could fight with the Immortal Master of Bailong Cave Genealogy in the downtown area."

Yao Xianzhi was slapped and laughed. Laughing without drinking is a rare thing for the "King Yao".

In a secluded courtyard, two painted door gods, as tall as a person, were pasted on the courtyard door. At that moment, a golden body had appeared, guarding the door.

This is not an ordinary mountain and water "showing the saint". The two golden door gods in front of them, who are responsible for the civil and military fortune of a country in Daquan, can probably be regarded as the emperor's selfishness, but this move is reasonable and reasonable. Because the person who helped the door god "paint the gold" was the standard handwriting of the Qin Tianjian of a country holding the imperial pen bestowed by the emperor himself, and every stroke was within the rules. As for the person who "dotted the eyes" of the two door gods, Chen Pingan knew at a glance that it was the handwriting of a certain academy head, and belonged to the pointing country of a Confucian sage. It is obvious that Confucianism has a high regard for the Yao family in Daquan, from the Confucian Temple to the Yizhou Academy.

From then on, these two door gods who manifested in this courtyard gate will be involved in the national destiny of Daquan, and enjoy the incense of the world for hundreds of thousands of years.

Chen Pingan had actually noticed the unusualness of this place before, and it can be concluded that the old general Yao Zhen cultivated here. The reason why he didn't land here directly was that he was too reckless. If you are too "vigorous", you will violate taboos in the mountains and rivers, and accidentally collide with the old general's numerology. Furthermore, Chen Pingan also wanted to be with his siblings, to ease his mood first.

The two door gods stared intently at the green shirt, and then saluted almost at the same time, with respectful expressions, and took the initiative to make way for Chen Pingan.

Yao Xianzhi was stunned. He thought he had to explain a few more words before allowing Mr. Chen to pass through the gate.

Chen Ping returned the gift with clasped fists, and followed Yao Xianzhi into a room. There was an incense burner from the immortal family on the table in the room, and the purple air was rising, and the fragrance was pleasant.

An old man with white beard and hair was lying on a sickbed, breathing extremely thinly.

Yao Xianzhi's movements were extremely gentle, and he helped Chen Ping move a chair by the bed, while he himself sat in the distance.

Before Chen Ping sat down, he took out several golden talismans from his sleeves, and pasted them on the door and windows one by one. They were several top-grade talismans recorded in the "Authentic Book of Alchemy", one of which was called "Ferry Talisman", which could Stabilize the mind and soul, and reduce the impact of the long passage of time, but this kind of talisman consumes a lot of talisman paper. The key to refining this talisman consumes a monk's mind and spirit is actually far more than painting the attacking talisman. Except for the ferry talisman, There is also an almost lost "Ox and Horse Pause Talisman" posted on the door. It cannot stop cattle and horses from coming to the door, but it can let ghosts and ghosts see the talisman from afar, and take a break for a while. This kind of landscape rules is destined to not be recorded in the immortal books hidden in the general Zong prefix.

Yin and yang have different paths, and they each go their own way, which is the same reason as the bird has its own way and the mouse has its own way. If a person who cultivates the Tao has not opened his eyes, or has never entered the upper five realms, it is not surprising to meet the Lord of the City, the Lord of the Earth, a monk. Going down the mountain is like a fairy descending to earth to ask the land, and it is even an unwritten rule in the landscape and official circles. However, it is extremely difficult to meet those underworld servants who are completely different from the genus of wandering gods day and night, just like it is difficult for ordinary masters to meet ghosts, and once they meet by chance, Qi practitioners will not regard it as a good thing.

According to the obscure records of the Summer Palace, people, regardless of whether they practice Taoism or not, are different from Nafengdu. They belong to walk on both sides of a long river of time. Thanks to Zhong Kui, he gained a lot of knowledge outside the Buried River Temple. Besides, he never met any ghost messengers in Fengdu again. Moreover, that unethical encounter was due to Chen Ping'an's habit of the long river of time being stagnant. I was able to witness the rare real face of the subordinate officials in Fengdu, otherwise, even if the two sides were close at hand, they would still pass by each other.

After many years of traveling, drawing talismans or giving them as gifts, Chen Pingan has used up all the golden talisman papers in his collection. These few rare talisman papers for drawing talismans were temporarily borrowed from Cui Dongshan on the Yunzhou ferry.

Drawing the Time Ferry Talisman will consume the monk's mind. Drawing cows and horses to take a break will damage Yin virtue.

These taboos are actually clearly written in the "Authentic Book of Dan Shu", Li Xisheng also specially commented four characters on the side of the ox and horse talisman: use this talisman with caution.

Yao Xianzhi sat on the chair, just watched Mr. Chen paste those golden talismans one by one, although he was full of curiosity, he didn't ask.

Aside from being curious, the man feels at ease for no reason.

It seems that this Mr. Chen has finally come, so he, the king of Daquan County who has been reduced to a waste, can be lazy, not to mention what he is doing, even if he is working hard. Anyway, Mr. Chen has to work hard for everything.

In the past, the young Sanyao at the Daquan Border Pass, Yao Xianzhi admired the young sword fairy with the demeanor of a master most. In fact, the young man at that time wanted to learn from Mr. Chen, who was unparalleled in boxing skills, but it was a pity that he failed. At that time I feel that there will be many opportunities in the future, and I don’t worry about it for a while. Even if the years on the mountain have little to do with the cold and heat in the world, I won’t see each other in three to five years, and I will always meet again in ten years. I never thought that two decades have passed in the blink of an eye. He didn't even think about practicing boxing or martial arts.

Yao Xianzhi is not a Qi practitioner, but he can see the priceless value of those golden talismans.

The immortal masters of the Daquan imperial court used this kind of talisman paper every time they served the country, and their expressions were as painful as cutting flesh, so as to teach the imperial court to know how much they gave.

After posting the talisman, Chen Ping quietly walked to the table, stretched out his palm to the incense burner, flicked it lightly, sniffed the fragrance, and nodded.

After doing this, Chen Pingan sat on the chair near the sick bed.

The few talismans other than the ferry talisman and the cow and horse talisman are relatively common, and they are all used to help old general Yao calm down and slow down the process of mental exhaustion and skin decay. The water, soil and air luck quietly moisten the old man's body, treating the symptoms but not the root cause, that's all there is to it. For today's old people, even for an immortal like Cui Dongshan, any mysterious magical powers are a kind of violent action that outweighs the gains.

Yao Xianzhi never had any doubts from the beginning to the end.

I believe it is the same even if His Majesty the Emperor is here.

It is rare for the Yao family to trust an outsider so much. It used to be, and it is even more so now, and Chen Pingan is the only exception.

The man just quietly looked at Mr. Chen who "comes a bit late".

Because the reason why grandpa is suffering now, although no one has heard the reason with his own ears, the younger San Yao, His Majesty the Emperor Yao Jinzhi, the masters of martial arts Yao Lingzhi and Yao Xianzhi all know the reason.

Grandpa hopes that in this life, he can see that young benefactor who has forgotten his friendship again.

Besides, Grandpa had nothing to worry about.

Daquan Guozuo was preserved, and even a mirage city was intact. Every winter, it snows heavily, and the capital is still the beauty of the glazed fairyland.

Tongye Island, where the mountains and rivers are broken and the wind blows, is so lucky that Daquan is the only one.

After Chen Ping took his seat, he rubbed the palms of his hands lightly, and then stretched out his hand to gently hold a dry palm of the old man.

Rubbing his hands warms his palms a little. In fact, an Endless Warrior can finely control the temperature of his hands without such redundant movements.

It's just that this is a subconscious action of Chen Ping'an.

After a while.

The old man moved his eyelids, but did not open them, and said hoarsely, "It's coming, is it true? Could it be that girl who is close to me deliberately fooling me? Who are you?"

"It's me, Chen Pingan."

Chen Pingan leaned forward, grasped the hand of old General Yao with both hands, bent down and said softly: "After so many years, I will always think about walking by the buried river with Grandpa Yao back then, and doing that occasionally An old farmer who fished corpses for a living, the old man said that his son caught people who should not be fished, so within a few days, his son was gone soon, and the old man finally said, "It should be stopped". I have been I can't figure out whether the old man is not so sad when talking about this incident with outsiders like us because too much time has passed, or is there some other reason that persuaded the old man not to be so sad. Or is it the ordinary people's life , Some heart-piercing sad things fall into the pits of the world, people fall, they have to get up and keep going, sad things fall and they can’t get up, even if people get over it, it’s the past gone."

According to the customs of Chen Ping's hometown town, speaking with elderly people who are old and healthy, there is no need to taboo about life and death.

The old man murmured: "Sure enough, Xiao Ping'an is here. It's not you, I can't tell these old things, it's not you, I don't think about these things."

Chen Pingan said softly: "Let Grandpa Yao wait, but I can come here, to be honest, it's not easy. Some things will come, and I won't wait for me to get ready. People can only bear it. At the same time, some things have to go, and there is no way to stop them. They can only make people suffer, and they can't say anything to people. Don't say that I feel aggrieved. I said hypocrisy, so I wanted to find an elder and tell a few words about my troubles. Now I came to see Grandpa Yao from the Jinhuang Mansion. , this time you can go home in no hurry."

The old man tried his best to open his eyes, his vision was blurred, and he could vaguely see a man who was no longer a boy, still pinning the jade hairpin on his head. After coughing a few times, the old man's face became brighter, "That's right, the real Buddha only speaks ordinary words, It’s still the Chen Pingan I know, but he has grown up a lot. When he was young, he suffered a lot. He either yelled hard, wishing everyone in the world could hear him, or kept everything he liked in his stomach. After a few days, or a few years, it will be nothing. In fact, where is such a good thing? Now you know that life is not satisfactory, right?"

Chen Pingan nodded.

The old man raised his hand and gently patted the back of the young man's hand, "The Yao family is facing some difficulties now. It's not because of the good or bad of the world, but because of the truth. That's why it's more embarrassing. Mine, and the ones closest to me, are all knots in my heart. It doesn't matter whether you come or not, and whether you can solve the troubles now. For example, changing the road, making Yao Zhen, who is already very old and immortal, become even older and immortal, like a god of mountains and rivers, is possible. , just can't do it. Xiaopingan?"

Chen Pingan nodded and said, "I understand."

Daquan can support Zheng Su, the tiger king of Jinhuang Mansion, and Liu Yourong, the water god of Songzhen Lake. Zheng Su's position is second only to Daquan and Five Sacred Mountains, and Liu Yourong is also a second-class river water god, second only to Biyou Palace Buried River Water God. This is the so-called one person attains the Tao and the chicken dog ascends to heaven.

And this person, of course, is Yao Jinzhi, Empress Daquan.

Then the old general Yao, who has made enough meritorious service to convince the public and people's hearts, let alone the city god of the capital, it is not difficult to become a five-yue mountain king of the Daquan Yao family.

It's just that in this vast world, it's not uncommon for women to become emperors, but there are only a handful of them, and often the state is not long-lived.

In troubled times, whoever sits on the dragon chair and wears the dragon robe is responsible, and being able to sit firmly on the dragon chair is even more important. But when the peace and prosperity came, how could it be smooth for a woman to proclaim herself the emperor.

In addition to the loss of the hearts of the previous emperors of the Daquan Liu family, in fact, Daquan has established the country for more than two hundred years, and the other emperors of all dynasties are considered wise emperors, and almost no one is a foolish emperor. It is still Daquan's national name.

Therefore, the old general Yao's choice, whether to become a landscape god sitting in one side, is actually a choice in the old man's heart, whether to change the surname of Daquan from "Liu" to "Yao". Apparently, the old man hoped that Daquan would be returned to the Liu family. And on this matter, it is very possible that some kind of disagreement will arise between the old general Yao Zhen and his granddaughter, the current Emperor Yao Jinzhi. The younger brother's hope ran counter to it.

Yao Xianzhi didn't know whether he should be happy or sad.

Grandpa is very energetic today, surprisingly good, so that he has strength and heart, and he said a lot, more than the previous six months combined.

Chen Ping suddenly turned his head and said to Yao Xianzhi: "Go and call your sister, both sisters will come."

Yao Xianzhi had a bitter look on his face, "His Majesty the Emperor is not in Mirage City now, but has gone to the old residence of the Yao family at the southern border."

Chen Pingan froze on the spot.

With the support of Chen Pingan, the old man sat up slowly, and smiled a little, jokingly said: "Didn't I discuss it with you, yes, this is life."

Just sitting up made the old general look tired, and he could only move his fingers slightly, as if he was waving his hand to signal Chen Pingan not to think too much, "I have already dealt with the matter. The Yao family's children are used to life and death." , who doesn’t need to be too hypocritical. There are so many people who died in battle at a young age. It doesn’t make sense for a person who lived to my age to leave. I find it noisy, not crying seems disrespectful, what kind of words."

Chen Pingan asked, "What can I do?"

The old man smiled and said: "You don't need to do anything, as long as you don't go away without hearing anything, even if you are separated by a continent, you can still communicate with flying swords. You don't want to get involved in the affairs of the Yao family and the state of Daquan. Be yourself. Is he the son-in-law of our Yao family? Why did you go there earlier? If you didn’t pretend to be stupid back then, you would have taken an extra step or two, maybe...forget it.”

Yao Xianzhi secretly grinned.

If this matter gets out, the government and the public will be able to get to the bottom of it like chicken blood. Those privately engraved books that have been repeatedly banned, the endless streams of unofficial official histories, and palace romance books will probably make more money. And these books that hurt the foundation of the court and the reputation of the Yao family, and those frustrated scholars who reclusive in the wild, have contributed to the flames. Before my elder sister Yao Jinzhi became emperor, these books with unsightly content had already been popular in the court and the public. After all, even many frontier officials and local officials now have a few copies privately.

It's just that His Majesty the Emperor doesn't care about such things for the time being. There are so many important military and state affairs that need to be reorganized. Just reforming the military system and setting up a total of 86 generals in a country's borders is already causing turmoil. There are many criticisms. As for the selection of the twenty-four "founding" meritorious deeds, there are even more obstacles. Civil and military officials who have enough military exploits to be elected must compete for a place. Thinking that His Majesty the Emperor could replace the twenty-four generals with thirty-six generals, and even those who expanded to thirty-six could not be selected, the civil servants thought that the court could have more princes, and the military generals changed their minds and turned to the opponents. The eighty-six garrisons from all walks of life are picky and picky, and each of them wants to be a general on the border with the Northern Jin Dynasty and the Southern Qi Dynasty, with greater military power and more soldiers and horses. The six generals of Hu'er Road in the southern border who are very likely to resume the border war, and the five generals of Buihe Road who are destined to be able to also manage water transportation, these are first-class sweet pastry.

Moreover, His Majesty the Emperor seems to have been hesitating whether to govern those unofficial histories with an iron fist, because if he is not careful, the new emperor will be infamous for his meanness and Daxing Literary Inquisition.

Chen Pingan was really good at pretending to be stupid, so he just said: "I have plans to open up a sect in Tongyezhou. It may be a little bit northerly, but in the future, I will be on the same continent as the Daquan Yao family, and I will definitely deal with them often."

The old man was puzzled and said: "They have all established schools? Why didn't you choose Aquarius Island in your hometown? You can't get along there? No, since they are all sects, there is no reason to move to other continents to take root. Could it be You have enough military exploits on the top of the mountain, but it's a pity that you don't have a good relationship with the Dali Song Dynasty court?"

In the eyes of the old general, Chen Pingan's ability to create a Zongzitou Immortal Mansion at a young age is already a shocking feat. As for Xia Zong's statement, the old general took it as his old eyesight and deafness, and he heard it wrong.

Chen Pingan said helplessly: "Grandpa Yao, Tongyezhou is the site chosen by the lower sect. The hills over there in his hometown will be the hills of the upper sect, so there is no need to move."

The old man was radiant, swept away his depression, and was very pleased in his heart, but he deliberately smiled angrily on his mouth: "Stinky boy, I don't want to grow older, and my tone will become worse. Why, use stupid words to fool me, seeing that the one who is close is now Your Majesty the emperor, how can you cut me off? Back then, I looked down on a girl from the Yao family in the Shangshufu, but now I finally look up to a female emperor? Well, well, that’s okay, if it’s really like this, it will put me at ease. Your vision is high, you are one of the very few people of the same age who can fall into her eyes, but today is different, the girl who is close to you is much more energetic than before, and you have seen more strange people and land gods. To succeed, it is much more difficult than in the past. Just talking about that young priest who looks like brown sugar will not let you succeed easily, Xianzhi, what is the name of that person?"

"Shao Yuanran from Jinding Temple, we Tongye Continent are one of the most promising Earth Immortals in the Upper Five Realms."

Yao Xianzhi smiled and replied loudly: "But in my opinion, he is not a strong enemy of Mr. Chen."

Chen Ping'an felt dizzy for a while, and simply kept silent.

The old man did say a lot today, so he had to close his eyes to rest his mind. He remained silent for a long time before continuing to open his eyes and slowly said: "Our Yao family has never been good at dealing with scholars, especially scholars in the officialdom. There are too many intestines, and a person who clearly said the pros and cons of a sentence can still hold the truth, so it will be more difficult to get close. If there is no warrior like Xu Qingzhou, who can go up to the court with a sword, plus There is that old Shen Guogong who can help Jinzhi with a few words, maybe today the outside of Yao's mansion is not guarded by the door gods and court enshrined, but is under house arrest."

All the officials and scholars who lost their word of mouth and good reputation in that war, and then survived by chance, they managed to escape to the border of Gyeonggi for refuge, but now they have failed to become the center of the temple and the key points of the officialdom, these people , will naturally strongly oppose Yao's rule of the country. They will all want to occupy the moral righteousness and return the national surname to the Liu family. How decent is it for a woman to rule the country?

Chen Ping said: "Xu Qingzhou?"

Yao Xianzhi nodded and said: "I know that he has a deep grievance with Mr. Chen, but I still want to say something fair for him. This person has taken some responsibility in the temple all these years."

Xu Qingzhou, an old general who is nearly seventy years old, has a "big artful" saber. Now he is the general of Daquan with the first prefix, and his military exploits are outstanding. Xu Qingzhou led all the direct relatives and rushed to the border on his own initiative. Bet big and win big. Become one of the mainstays of the Daquan Army after General Yao.

At that time, Xu Qingzhou was just a young general who bet all his money on the eldest prince. He, Wang Qi, the gentleman of the academy, Xu Tong from Caomuan, and Gao Shizhen, the Duke of Shen, had all participated in the dangerous hunt to siege and kill Chen Pingan earlier. It's just that Xu Qingzhou's choice at that time was extremely decisive. He didn't hesitate to turn his face with the eldest prince Liu Cong, but he had to make a decisive decision, and resolutely quit the game on his own initiative. As a result, the family has been sitting on the bench in officialdom for many years.

Chen Ping smiled and said: "The grievances are not small, but I have a good impression of Xu Qingzhou and Shen Guogong."

At that time, Chen Pingan had feuds with the two princes of Daquan, first the third prince Liu Mao, and then the eldest prince Liu Cong. Liu Cong was the eldest son of the old emperor Liu Zhen of the Liu family of Daquan. There is a difference between the old and the young, and the distinction between the concubine and the concubine. In the end, Emperor Liu Zhen chose his son, who was very well-known among civil officials, to succeed him. As for the third prince, Liu Mao, he turned to practice Taoism and seek immortality early on. He didn't show up in the previous battle, but just devoted himself to studying green words and green chapters in a small Taoist temple.

However, Liu Cong, the vassal king who was able to supervise the country temporarily in the chaos, failed in the end to keep the Liu family. The national jade seal was secretly enshrined by a man nicknamed the sharpener. He teamed up with a short woman who was eating supper behind a pillar at that time, and stopped Liu Cong. The success fell short.

It is said that after the disheveled prince was dragged out of the hall by the soldiers, he was extremely distraught, and then laughed and cursed at the rain curtain, "I knew it before the rain stopped, I don't have a long memory, you just wait." , be careful that Daquan will be surnamed Chen later."

Chen Pingan has been carefully observing the flow of the old general's energy, which is better than expected. Although it was a flashback before, but in the dark, it seems that there have been subtle changes in Daquan Guozuo. Chen Pingan roughly infers that there is either a similar lamp in the palace. The existence of the natal lamp is either because there are some secret methods in the Qin Tianjian that secretly violate the rules of the Confucian Temple. It is the illusory Daquan National Games. Could it be that Yao Jinzhi is in the Yao family's old land at the border, and there are some measures that can continue Guozuo? For example, once again successfully expanded the border for Daquan, and finally negotiated the ownership of Pine Needle Lake with the Northern Jin Dynasty, and included the entire Pine Needle Lake into Daquan Mountain River.

The woman with the sword gently opened the door.

The old man said: "I'm a little tired. I'll take a nap first, but I can still wake up. It's not like in the past when I closed my eyes every time, I didn't have the confidence to open them."

Yao Lingzhi carefully supported his grandfather, and let the old man lie down and rest again.

Chen Ping did not leave the house immediately, but Yao Xianzhi took his sister to leave first.

The two siblings stood in the corridor outside talking in a low voice, Yao Lingzhi said: "Master is very strange, just ask me, is the person here surnamed Chen. Could it be that he is an old acquaintance with Mr. Chen?"

Yao Lingzhi's martial arts master is none other than Daquan's chief priest, Liu Zong, the knife sharpener from Ouhua Blessed Land. It's just that this knife grinder didn't reveal his identity, and he didn't mention his hometown on the side of his direct disciple Yao Lingzhi.

Yao Xianzhi was a little absent-minded, and suddenly asked a question, "Your Majesty the Emperor is not a cultivator, why has his appearance changed so little over the years, Mr. Chen is a Sword Immortal, yet he has changed so much."

Yao Lingzhi suppressed his anger, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty! It's okay to be elsewhere, but at home, can you stop being so unfamiliar? Do you know that my sister, every time I see you so intentionally abide by the etiquette of the monarch and his ministers, take a bite Your Majesty, how sad is she?!"

Yao Xianzhi's expression was indifferent, "I've become the emperor, a little sadness is nothing."

Yao Lingzhi lowered his voice, but there was even more anger on his face, and he said angrily: "Isn't it the morning brawl outside the palace gate, how long do you have to complain about my sister before you can let go?! You are a child of the Yao family, can you give me a little bit of time?" Concerned about the overall situation of some temples? Do you know how difficult it is to keep a bowl of water level? My sister really wants to act fairly, no matter how impartial, but in the eyes of others, she will only be partial to the Yao family Do you think that the emperor is so easy to be an emperor? Believe it or not, if it is only the empress, let alone you, even your robes will be extremely favored by the court, let alone the closest How many times have you hinted in private, telling you to wait patiently and suffer some grievances first, because many short-term debts will be made up for in the long run. Think about it carefully, how many outstanding people have made great achievements in order to carefully balance the officialdom Will the direct descendants of the Yao family and the allies of the temple be defeated in the twenty-four meritorious service? Could it be the grievance of Yao Xian?"

Yao Xianzhi put his arms around his chest, "It's hard for an upright official to decide on housework, let alone we are the emperor's family, I understand the reason. If I don't worry about the overall situation, I would have left the capital long ago, and no one's eyes will be in the way, otherwise you think I care about it." This county king's status, what is the official position of the governor of the capital?"

According to the law of Daquan, the king of the county and the duke of the state are both subordinates.

Now, apart from Shen Guogong's mansion, which once stood out in Daquan, there are already eight more princes, including civil and military ministers, and General Xu Qingzhou is one of them.

Yao Xianzhi was so annoyed that he punched his younger brother on the shoulder, "You are such a fool who only cares about your own mood and doesn't make sense at all!"

Yao Xianzhi was shaken by the punch, and a section of his sleeve fluttered slightly. Yao Lingzhi's eyes turned red when he saw it, and he wanted to say something soft to his brother, but he was afraid of saying it again. Yao Xianzhi became more self-willed and Time was filled with mixed feelings. The woman who once did not hesitate to draw a knife against a feudal king could only turn her head away and wipe her tears by herself.

Wearing a green shirt, gently opened the door, gently closed the door, and came to the corridor.

Yao Lingzhi quickly calmed down, and said to Chen Pingan: "Young Master Chen, no one will randomly inquire into your identity in the capital, and you will pretend that nothing happened today. But someone will secretly fly a sword to send a message to the south, I really can't stop this."

Chen Ping thanked her, and then smiled at Yao Xianzhi: "You should go to the Border Pass to drink the northwest wind, you really are not suitable to be a good-looking governor of the capital."

Yao Xianzhi's eyes lit up, "Mr. Chen, can you talk to Grandpa? Your words are the most effective. You don't need to be a military general in charge of an army alone. I really don't have that ability. Just reward a scout captain, from six It is enough to dismiss me as a military officer."

Chen Ping smiled and said: "No problem, of course I can help, but the premise is that you understand the truth that your sister just told you, and you can let you go to the border to feed the horses. Otherwise, in the future, if something happens in the capital, there will be a little trouble. , you will only be impulsive. You think you are a scout captain, what do you think in the eyes of others? I guess a few words in your ears are fanning the flames, and which brother Paozhe has been wronged in the officialdom. I guess you dare to lead hundreds of elite cavalry all the way to the mirage Jingcheng, right? If I were His Majesty the Emperor, it would be the easiest for you to be the King of Taiping County behind closed doors. I don’t care if you can fight for the injustices of the Paoze brothers who retired from the battlefield. How many civil servants did you kick over? Let’s hear it. Tsk tsk, good guy, do you think you are an invincible martial artist at the bottom of Yizhou Mountain, or an immortal master of the Five Realms on the top of the mountain with all-powerful spells?"

"Young and ignorant, impulsive, impulsive, aren't you? Didn't you all learn this from Mr. Chen, when encountering injustice, whether he has it or not, punch first and then talk."

Yao Xianzhi felt disappointed at the beginning, but the more he heard it, the happier he became, and he said with a smile: "Mr. Chen, you haven't seen that scene, that large group of powerless civil servants, if it wasn't for Xu Qingzhou who stopped him at that time. Then, I can knock them all down by myself. There is no such opportunity now, let alone a servant, a member of the household department, a foreigner, can scold and beat, gold is very expensive, if I knew it, I would have taken advantage of Kick a few more in the dark."

Yao Lingzhi felt helpless, but he was relieved.

At any rate, on Mr. Chen's side, this younger brother will no longer say those yin and yang strange words that will only make those close to him feel heartwarming.

Chen Ping stretched out his hand and shook the lame man's empty sleeve. Instead of comforting him, he jokingly said, "It's a good thing that Mr. Fu Yin didn't venture into the rivers and lakes alone. The nickname of the One-armed God Fist cannot be escaped. What happened, was it hacked by the monster of the upper five realms? If not, then don't talk to me, there is nothing to talk about."

Yao Lingzhi glanced at his younger brother cautiously.

I never thought that Yao Xianzhi not only didn't feel uncomfortable, but instead said proudly: "On the battlefield, it's dangerous and dangerous. It's a monster beast in the realm of the earth fairy, a sword cultivator! Hiding in Tibet, he made a sinister move at me, and a sword light swept away. But, boy, I didn't feel any bloody pain at first."

Chen Ping glanced at the woman with the sword.

Yao Lingzhi smiled and said: "Listen to his nonsense, in the chaos of the army, someone cut off an arm for some reason, but at that time, there was indeed a monster sword fairy near the fairy, and the sword was fierce, and the sword light came and went. A lot."

Chen Pingan nodded and said: "Then it should be cut off by the sword fairy, otherwise there will be no cowhide to brag about on the wine table."

Yao Xianzhi was full of anticipation, and asked in a low voice: "Mr. Chen, in your hometown, the fighting was even more ruthless. It was said that they fought all the way from the old dragon city to the capital in the middle of Dali. Did you touch any of them on the battlefield?" Arrived a real monster?"

Chen Pingan thought for a while and replied with a smile: "I have met some, some have fought against each other, and some are not close or far away. It can only be considered that the two sides barely met face to face."

Yao Xianzhi continued: "Mr. Chen, I'm talking about big monsters, the ones that go up to the fifth realm! How many are there? Do you have a hand count? If not, my admiration for Mr. Chen will be reduced by half."

Chen Pingan reached out and patted the man's shoulder, and said with a smile, "Don't chat with people like this again in the future."

The bearded man laughed loudly.

Unknowingly, Yao Xianzhi began to walk with a limp, and there was no cover for him, one sleeve fluttered to let him go.

Yao Lingzhi followed suit with a smile. She hadn't seen her brother smile so brightly for many years since the war.

In fact, Yao Xianzhi really understands some truths, but he just understands, and he is not willing to understand. It seems that I am not sensible, but I can do something anyway. If you are sensible, you can't do anything.

So no matter what Yao Jinzhi, who is already His Majesty the Emperor, said to him, or Yao Lingzhi, who had always been regarded as his sister, said a few words to him, Yao Xianzhi would not listen to him, otherwise it would only make him feel more uncomfortable.

The three left the courtyard and returned to Yao Xianzhi's residence.

Yao Lingzhi hesitated for a moment, and said to Chen Pingan: "Mr. Chen, I have worshiped a master. He has been an enshrinement in our Daquan capital for many years. He is a master of martial arts. He seemed to have seen you earlier, so he immediately rushed over. I didn't answer when I asked if the guest of Yao's mansion was surnamed Chen, but maybe the old master had already seen something, so let me tell you that he knew Mr. Zhong, and he had dealt with Mr. Zhong back then. Yu's surname is Sword Immortal."

Chen Pingan nodded and said: "Ms. Yao's master and I are indeed old acquaintances. If there is no taboo in the mansion, I will put on airs and let him make another trip to Yao's mansion to catch up on the old days."

Yao Lingzhi said, "Then I'll go and call Master over here."

Chen Pingan asked: "The goddess who buried the river, is she in Biyou Palace now?"

Yao Xianzhi smiled and said: "No, our water god empress, most of her golden body is broken, she said she has no face to be that water god, she doesn't want to go to Biyou Palace, she just stays in Qin Tianjian's sword room every day, and doesn't go anywhere. Waiting eagerly for a reply from the Confucian Temple, saying that she recognizes Master Wen Sheng, even the Zuo Dajian Immortal, and a young disciple of Master Wen Sheng. Write to that respectable, pedantic, heavenly, approachable, and amiable Wensheng master, see if you can do her a favor, and ask the mountain gods for a better life-saving water pill for old general Yao. Because she knows that her family The pills from Gongshui Mansion are of no use, and cannot help His Majesty the Emperor and my grandfather."

Yao Xianzhi hurriedly said: "I didn't say those beautiful words to Wen Sheng, but after I drank with her, the Water God Empress broke her fingers, took a sip of wine, and said a statement very seriously, but I was I don't quite believe it. I guess the water god empress has never seen any of the three of Wen Sheng's lineage. She is bragging to me after drinking too much. Although Zuo Dajian was indeed in Tongyezhou, how could he take the initiative to go to Biyezhou? It doesn't make sense to visit the palace as a guest and meet our water god empress."

Chen Ping got up and said to Yao Lingzhi who hadn't walked far: "Please tell Miss Yao to say hello to the Water Goddess, just say I'm Chen Ping."

Yao Lingzhi left to help deliver the message.

Chen Ping asked Yao Xianzhi about the details of the Daquan battle in the past.

Liu Zong came here soon, the old man probably never left Yao's mansion too far.

Chen Ping stood up and cupped his fists, "Senior Liu."

Yao Xianzhi stood up, clenched his fist and tapped lightly on his heart, "I've seen Liu Gongfeng."

Knife grinder Liu Zongchao nodded to the slovenly man, then rubbed his chin, stared blankly at Chen Pingan, and sighed: "Mr. Chen is getting more and more handsome, and it's easy for me to think back to my time."

Yao Xianzhi was at a loss. It sounds like Mr. Chen has a very good relationship with Liu Gongfeng?

The three sat down.

After a short conversation, a short woman hurried over against the wind and landed in the courtyard, her eyes widened. After confirming Chen Ping's identity, she stomped her feet, "The water flower wine and eel noodles are gone, what? What to do?!"