All Heavens Start with Lu Xiaofeng

Chapter 518 A Glass of Wine, A Cup of Tea
The first year of Xiangfu.

This is destined to leave a strong and colorful year in the annals of history.

First, Murong Tonghuang, the only peerless leader who has absolute control over the entire martial arts world, came out of the rivers and lakes.

Then the reckless battle was about to break out, the two sides were already gearing up on the border, and a big battle was about to start.

Then Western Chu raised troops, and Guangling Dao was in chaos.Lu Shengxiang, the minister of the Ministry of War, was the commander in chief, Jing Nan, the prince of the feudal clan, one of the two veterans who had meritorious service in the Spring and Autumn Period died in battle, and the other was trapped today. Hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers from Liyang were defeated.

After this incident, the people of Liyang became a little numb.

As if fearing that they would be shocked was not enough, there was also a major earthquake in the Liyang court.

Yushitai and Sixth Division jointly impeached one person.

——Zhang Julu.

Chief assistant Zhang Julu.

I thought it was just a silly farce, but I didn't want Zhang Julu to go to Zhao Prison, and the court announced the top ten crimes in the world.

Fraud in imperial examinations, embezzlement of fertile land, fornication with border troops...

In the end, the emperor issued a light imperial decree, setting an extremely miserable and heart-wrenching end for the chief assistant who opened a door for the poor in the world.

——Punish the Nine Clans.

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Bei Mang.

stay in the city.

A large border town in the south of Beimang, there are several good springs with good water quality in the city, among which Que tongue spring is listed as one of the 72 bright springs in the world.In addition, there is an endless stream of vendors on the Ancient Tea-Horse Road, so there are many teahouses and tea kiosks.

Near the Yinding Bridge in the northeast corner of the city, there is a small tea shop near the water. There is no plaque, but a bamboo birdcage is hung at the door, and a green-clothed and red-billed parrot is parked. When someone gets caught, the father-in-law, father-in-law will keep yelling, isn't this begging for beating?
The owner of the teahouse is a bookish old man with a cold and distant personality.

Originally, there was a young guy with a wooden sword, who greeted people very enthusiastically, even a little too enthusiastically.The two left for a while years ago, and when they came back, there was only the old man with gray temples.

The old man known as the old man Huang is getting older, coupled with his aloof temperament, at most guests come to add a pot of tea at will, please feel free.

Fortunately, there is another slim girl in the store, who seems to be the granddaughter of the old man Huang.

With the appearance of this little girl, if you look at her while eating, you can eat a few more mouthfuls.

Logically speaking, the store's business should improve.

It's just that the little girl's skill in making tea is shabby, but she didn't know where she learned two-handed martial arts, and she was very impatient, she had already knocked out several guests.

As a few days passed, the business of this tea shop became more and more deserted.

But also see.Old man Huang has quite a lot of savings, and the tea shop has not closed down until now.

On this day, two groups of guests came to the usually deserted tea shop.

There was only one first batch.

He is a middle-aged scribe, dressed in Tsing Yi, who is indescribably romantic and unrestrained.

The second group consisted of two people, a man and a woman.

The man's appearance is worthy of the word "overwhelming country and city", and his demeanor is even more magnificent, which has attracted the attention of countless people.

The woman next to her was ordinary in appearance, but standing next to this man, she seemed to have no sense of existence at all.

But when someone really shifted their eyes to the woman, they would find that the woman carried an indescribable majesty, walking like a dragon and a tiger.With a glance of those eyes, it seems to be able to penetrate people's hearts, making people tremble.

"Cao Qingyi, why are you here?" Yu Liancheng and Xu Weixiong stepped into the tea shop, and when they looked up, they saw Cao Changqing sipping tea.

Cao Changqing put down his teacup, hehe said: "I was doing business in Beimang, and suddenly thought of Huang Sanjia. After all, I have some friendship with him. I knew he was leaving, so I came over to have a look."

Immediately afterwards, he put his gaze on Xu Weixiong again, looked him up and down, stood up, and bowed slowly: "Cao Changqing has met the King of Beiliang."

"Mr. Cao, you are being polite." Xu Weixiong returned the gift.

Cao Changqing sighed and said: "We can have the support of Murong Wudi and Huang Sanjia, plus there will be a large number of literati from the four prefectures of Beiliang, and the intelligence and courage of the king of Beiliang. If there is no accident, the king of Beiliang will be the leader of the Central Plains in the future. Be able to treat the survivors of Chu in the west of Guangling Dao kindly."

Xu Weixiong frowned and said, "I don't understand Mr. Cao's words, not to mention that Western Chu's rejuvenation is at its peak, and it is very likely that it will go straight to the hinterland of the Central Plains. Even if you lose the battle, you should go to ask the emperor of the Zhao family."

Cao Changqing chuckled.

Jia Jiajia, whom Xu Fengnian called "Hehe girl", walked out expressionlessly, looked at Emperor Murong Tong and Queen Liang coldly, and said in a cold tone, "He let you in."

"Let's go," Cao Changqing smiled, he had already seen Huang Sanjia for the last time.

Yu Liancheng and Xu Weixiong stepped into the backyard of the tea shop, and there was an old man lying on a rocking chair basking in the sun.

Yu Liancheng's eyes were piercing, and he could see that Huang Sanjia's lifespan was like the setting sun, and his life was not long.

In fact, for Huang Longshi, who has known 500 years before and 500 years later, and has the power of a Confucian saint, whether it is to extend his life in the world or go to the world to seek longevity, it is a difficult thing, but he just disdains it .

Yu Liancheng walked up to Huang Longshi and said calmly, "Old man Huang, I brought him here."

Huang Longshi nodded, set his eyes on Xu Weixiong, and his tone seemed to contain the meaning of aging and exhaustion that could not be concealed: "Originally I chose Zhao Zhu. Lan Youci and Qilin Daoist have taken a fancy to him. With the paving of our old fellows, he is likely to become the co-lord of the world."

Xu Weixiong just said indifferently: "I will do better than him."

Huang Longshi's mouth curled up into a smile: "I have worked hard in the world for decades, and I have left countless chess pieces. You can take over these chess pieces if you want, and I will ask you some questions."

"Please say."

Immediately afterwards, Huang Longshi asked and Xu Weixiong answered.

The scope of Huanglongshi's questions is very wide, such as how to govern the world and make all the people return to their hearts.As small as the food, clothing, housing and transportation of a family of three, how much food can be produced by an acre of land, and occasionally a few philosophical questions are raised, which are thought-provoking.

Most of the time, Xu Weixiong can give Huang Longshi a satisfactory answer without thinking, which can be said to be fluent in answering.Some questions are too obscure and difficult to answer.

Huang Longshi was not in a hurry to ask, but just looked at the female Liang Wang with a smile, and became more and more satisfied with the latter.

Zhao Zhu is a brave man with excellent literary and martial arts skills.It's just that, as the son of Prince Yanchi, even though he suffered for a while when he was young, he still stands too high, and he can't see all the people under his feet, and he doesn't understand the truth that water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn it.

And he was very worried that Zhao Zhu would be as cold-blooded and cruel as the emperors of the Zhao family if he sat in that position, and he would play tricks that were not on the table.

As for the female queen, it was beyond his expectation.It's nothing more than his own strategy, after all, he was the most prominent figure in Shangyin Academy before.

But she could still think about it.

Can see all living beings.

She knows how much food can be grown in an acre of land, knows the daily expenses of an ordinary family, knows the time of farming, and knows how to make the lives of the people in the world better...

Mortals hold the king up to the altar. If the king maintains his own power and is tyrannical, he will eventually be overthrown.Only by understanding the hearts of the people can we go far.

When Yu Liancheng saw that the conversation between the two was on the rise, he withdrew and sat beside Cao Qingyi.

Cao Qingyi put down his teacup, and suddenly chuckled: "I feel more and more that the Zhao family is not stable in this world."

"Oh?"

Cao Changqing said indifferently: "Liyang lost its deer."

Yu Liancheng said: "You didn't complain about Zhang Julu? Do you think he deserves to die?"

"Zhao Dun wants to pave the way for the prince Zhao Zhuan. An emperor in a peaceful and prosperous age, if he has Zhang Julu in writing and Gu Jiantang in martial arts, it will be extremely difficult to convince the crowd, so Gu Jiantang can only be left behind, and the civil and military confrontation. What's more, Zhang Julu's imperial examinations are for the poor. Open the dragon gate, and under the gate appeared the Duke of Yonghui, Yin Maochun, Zhao Youling and his ilk, not only capable ministers, but all of them are veterans. If Zhang Julu is not dead, not only may the Shoufu Party dominate, but there is no way to appease those Because of the imperial examination, he lost the family and the family. In addition, this Zhang Julu also offended the powerful people in the army and the relatives of the emperor, although it was for the Zhao family and the people of the world. But if you are offended, you are offended, and not killing is not enough to vent your anger."

Cao Changqing frowned slightly, and sighed leisurely: "But... But, this is not the reason why the Zhao family's cunning rabbit died, and the running dog cooked it. It is really chilling."

Yu Liancheng picked up the tea bowl and gulped it down, drinking tea like wine: "Then do you think Zhang Julu can survive?"

"No, everyone wanted him to die. Zhang Julu smeared his name and didn't leave a way out for himself. How can he live?"

Speaking of this, Cao Changqing sighed again: "He wants to use his own life to warn future generations. Civil servants governing the country, the gift of not punishing a doctor is bullshit. It is precisely because of this that I love this Zhang Julu even more. Kind of admirable."

"That's the reason. I'm afraid that many discerning people who are loyal to Li Yang will be chilled." Yu Liancheng poured a cup of tea and said, "The time for the son of the Zhao family is coming soon. I'm going to visit the capital."

"Why did you go to Tai'an City? Kill the crown prince Zhao Zhuan?" Cao Changqing said.

"Hehe, I just don't want the son of the Zhao family to go away so at ease. By the way, let's see if I can save that Zhang Shoufu, but a person who wants to die, who can save him?" Yu Liancheng laughed, and took another shot. He patted Cao Changqing on the shoulder and said, "Lao Cao, it's up to you. Eliminate the tyranny of Liyang, and the Central Plains will belong to Great Chu."

"Oh." Cao Changqing sneered, and slapped Yu Liancheng's hand away: "I don't believe you don't know what's going on with Da Chu's situation. The current situation of confrontation with Li Yang is just a flash in the pan, and it will only be overturned in an instant. But you Beiliang, it seems that there will be the first female emperor to unify the Central Plains."

"Just kidding, the men of the Xu family are all stubborn, why would they want to sit on the dragon chair..." Yu Liancheng smiled, and was about to make fun of Cao Changqing again, then suddenly turned his head, looked behind him, and muttered to himself Said: "This old man Huang is very generous, he is more optimistic about Wei Xiong than I am."

"Infused with the energy of a Confucian sage, coupled with your Murong Wudi's guidance, I'm afraid it won't be long before you, the queen of Liang, can become a great master of martial arts." Cao Changqing said.

In the courtyard, Huang Sanjia was lying on the rocking chair. It seemed that he hadn't changed from before, but he seemed to have aged decades.Bent down, his head covered with white hair, like a withered old tree.

"Go, Xu Weixiong, don't let me down." Huang Sanjia waved his hand weakly: "By the way, call my daughter in by the way."

"Yes, sir." Xu Weixiong gave Huang Sanjia a deep bow, turned around and strode out without looking back, let alone stopping.

After taking Xu Weixiong away, Huang Sanjia picked up the wine glass on the stone table next to him, poured a glass of wine, looked at the sky, smiled freely, and muttered to himself: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Zhang Julu, Xu Xiao, Ye Baikui, Gu Jiantang, Nalan Youci, Li Yishan, Qi Yanglong, Cao Changqing, Li Chungang, Li Beangxin... Murong Tonghuang."

The old man poured down a glass of wine: "This glass of wine is for you, for the spring and autumn, for your gold and iron horses, for your freehand style, and for your chicness."

The girl named Jia Jiajia walked into the yard expressionlessly, and when she saw the white-haired Huang Sanjia with a candle in the wind, she instantly showed a look of panic and sadness that couldn't be concealed, and hurried away Go to the latter.

"Girl, I'm leaving. I've been free and easy in my life, and the one I can't let go of is you. After I die, don't cry, or the old man will look down and feel distressed..."

Huang Longshi put his hand on Jia Jiajia's head and stroked it. He babbled and instructed the younger generation like an ordinary old man.At some point, the old man's voice became weaker and weaker, and then his head drooped, and he was speechless for a lifetime.

Soon there was a faint sobbing sound in the courtyard.

It seemed that he wanted to be strong not to shed tears, but he couldn't help it anyway. Dou Da's tears fell patter, which made people feel distressed.

Xu Weixiong poured a cup of tea, faced the small courtyard, and poured it down.

"This glass of wine, I respect you Huanglongshi, respect you for being the top three in the Spring and Autumn Period, respect you for killing 300 million people with your three-inch tongue, and respect you for creating this brilliant river and lake, how magnificent it is."

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(End of this chapter)