The Warring States Period: Guiguzi's Bureau

Chapter 3 Pang Juan's family was ruined and he was forced to leave his hometown

Situ Zhuwei soon found out about Wei Huihou trying on the royal clothes in the palace.Zhu Wei sent people to inquire secretly, and learned that the matter of Wang Fu was all done by the senior doctor Chen Zhen and the senior general's son-in-law Ang.Thinking of the words of the starlings in the palace and Gongsun Yang's actions in negotiating peace and respecting the king, Zhu Wei shuddered.After thinking about it, the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt, and he rushed to the prime minister's mansion immediately.

Due to Bai Gui's absence, the normally crowded Prime Minister's Mansion seemed deserted.Zhu Wei walked to the backyard. Gongsun Yan, who was acting as Bai Gui's agent in the mansion to handle the chores, heard urgent footsteps. When he went out, he saw Zhu Wei. Just as he was about to bow, Zhu Wei waved his hand and said, "Brother Gongsun, go to Daliang as soon as possible, and please Bai Xiangguo." return!"

Gongsun Yan asked in surprise, "What happened?"

Zhu Wei recounted it briefly, Gongsun Yan thought for a while, his expression gradually became serious, and he sighed: "Oh, the king really wants to be king, Wei Guo is in danger!"

Zhu Weiyuan only thought it was inappropriate, and hadn't seen the danger yet. Hearing what Gongsun Yan said, he was shocked and said: "Brother Gongsun, where do you start with this?"

"The surrender of the Qin people is false, and it is their heart to compete with me in the west of Hexi. Although the Zhou family has declined, its name is still there. The reason why the king responded to the meeting in Mengjin and ordered the world is nothing more than the banner of respecting Zhou. .Qin did not respect the Zhou Dynasty, and the king encouraged the world to attack him, and the princes also responded. As a result, the army who defeated the rebels did not move, but he became a rebel instead, and he would lose the hearts of the world. In today's world, the people's support determines success or failure, and the king's move , is tantamount to self-destructing the Great Wall!"

Zhu Wei didn't seem to understand, and repeated in a murmur: "Self-destruct the Great Wall?"

"Yes. As long as I lose the hearts of the people, Qin will challenge me in the name of conquering rebels, and I will lose my way and become a public thief!"

Zhu Wei was covered in cold sweat and asked anxiously: "Brother Gongsun, is there a way to save it?"

Gongsun Yan shook his head and said: "Your Majesty has long wanted to be king, and you have Young Master Ang and Chen Zhen echoing you. This matter is probably a foregone conclusion and cannot be undone!"

Zhu Wei pondered for a while, then said firmly: "Brother Gongsun, you go to Daliang, please come back Bai Xiangguo. I will contact all the officials as soon as possible. As long as Xiangguo comes back, the officials will have a leader, which may make you change your original intention! "

Gongsun Yan nodded: "That's the only way!"

"It's not too late, brother Gongsun, please leave immediately!"

Gongsun Yan went to the stable, pulled out two fast horses, stepped on one, let the other go, and galloped towards the beam.

Anyi was more than a thousand miles away from Daliang by taking a shortcut. Gongsun Yan drove day and night, and changed two horses on the way, but he couldn't hold on, so he had to rest in South Korea for two hours, and arrived in Daliang in the afternoon of the third day.

Daliang's mansion was empty.After several inquiries, Gongsun Yan learned that Bai Xiangguo and the governor of Daliang County were both at the Dagou construction site, so he hurriedly rode his horse to go.

At this time, near Fengze in Daliangdong, the last section of the ditch will be connected.There are people coming and going on the construction site, and migrant workers are everywhere.

Bai Gui and Daliang Shoucheng, whose bodies were covered in mud, each took a shovel, and walked towards a temporary shed on a high place with great interest.In the shed were several dust-covered tables, on which were placed construction molds and patterns.

Bai Gui was in high spirits, showing no signs of fatigue at all. While drinking water, he flipped through the drawings, and without raising his head, he said to Daliang Shoucheng who was waiting by the side: "It seems that in another month, Dagou will be gone." We can get through the whole line!"

Daliang Shoucheng replied: "The lower officials have checked, and it is hoped that next month will be an auspicious day, so you can release water!"

Bai Gui's expression was very excited: "Okay! Then the blind date will open!"

As soon as the words fell, there was a sound of hooves approaching, Gongsun Yan got off his horse in front of the shed, walked quickly to Bai Gui, and kowtowed to the ground: "Gongsun Yan kowtowed to see the lord!"

Seeing Gongsun Yan, Bai Gui became more and more happy: "It's Gongsun Yan, get up, this old man was thinking of you just now. Let me tell you a happy event, Dagou is about to open next month!"

Gongsun Yan got up, and the attendant handed over a sweat towel, Gongsun Yan took it, wiped his face carelessly, took a bowl of cold water, and drank it in one gulp.

Bai Gui stood up, and pointed excitedly at the construction site outside: "Look, Fengze has been flooding year after year, and the people far and near are suffering unspeakably. Now it's all right, once the big ditch is opened, the water in Fengze will turn into a disaster." Li is in the same vein as Shishui 28 Ze. Gongsun Yan, you can’t underestimate this big ditch. It can reach Qi in the east for business, and Vietnam in the south. It can be irrigated for agriculture and drought, and it can be drained by rain. There is no harm, and it is the foundation for the people of Wei to get rich!"

Gongsun Yan looked at Bai Gui blankly.Bai Gui felt strange, was slightly taken aback, and continued: "Gongsun Yan, this old man wants to tell you that agriculture should be the foundation and business should be the soul in governing the country. The two cannot be neglected. Emphasize business over agriculture, and the country is not strong. ;Emphasis on agriculture and despise business, the people are not rich—”

Gongsun Yan didn't want to listen any more, with a sad expression on his face: "My lord, something serious has happened!"

Bai Gui's heart sank: "Did your lord send troops?"

"no!"

Bai Gui breathed a sigh of relief, and said calmly, "Then why are you panicking?"

"It's worse than sending troops!"

Bai Gui calmly picked up a bowl of cold water and took a sip: "As long as the army doesn't attack Qin, Wei will be fine! Tell me!"

"When Gongsun Yang came to the court, he bowed his head and proclaimed himself a minister, but he urged the emperor to go to the south and become king!"

Bai Gui was shocked: "What, he persuaded the emperor to become king? Did the emperor agree?"

"Chen Zhen sewed three sets of royal clothes for your majesty, and Young Master Ang gave them to your majesty. Your majesty tried them on one by one, and he was full of praise!"

Bai Gui froze there as if in a daze, and the water bowl in his hand fell to the ground with a bang.

Gongsun Yan asked in surprise, "Master?"

Bai Gui woke up with a start, and shouted: "Quick, prepare the car!"

The governor of Daliang heard it clearly, and hurriedly sent an order to prepare the car, Bai Gui got into the car, Gongsun Yan ignored his fatigue, raised his whip and urged the horse, and galloped towards Anyi like the wind.

It's almost early summer, and the afternoon sun is starting to heat up.Wei Huihou walked out of the dining room, accompanied by all the court ladies to the back garden, and lay down on a hammock under the gazebo.

This is an extremely delicate hammock made of bamboo pieces.There are not many mosquitoes nowadays, however, to prevent accidents, Biren still ordered the palace servants to hang up the curtains.

Wei Huihou is very concerned about the way of keeping in good health.According to his habit, two sleeps in the afternoon and afternoon are indispensable in a day.For him, Zijue should be no problem, because he is used to people falling asleep at a fixed time, and by the time he arrives, he is already deep in sleep.It's just that this afternoon nap is a bit troublesome, there are always external disturbances, either the weather is unpredictable, or the government is entangled in trifles.

Wei Huihou squinted his eyes and lay motionless on the hammock.A court lady gently shakes the hammock, and a beloved concubine gently fanes the wind with a feather fan.After lying down for a while, Wei Huihou still didn't fall asleep, but tossed and turned on the bed.Concubine Chong had an idea, and while fanning the wind, she hummed a lullaby.This trick really worked, and not long after, Wei Huihou started snoring.

Wei Huihou is a big fat man. When he snores, he has a rhythm and a sense of music.Most of the people who accompanied him knew that as long as there was a sound of snoring, Jun Shang would be considered to be asleep.Concubine Chong also seemed to be tired from fanning, so she stopped the fan in her hand, but the maid was still shaking the hammock one after another.

While shaking, Wei Huihou's face turned purple suddenly, his whole body trembled instinctively, his mouth opened and closed, but no sound came out, his legs trembled, but no kick came out.The palace maid was so frightened that her face turned pale, but Concubine Chong was very experienced, so she hurriedly pushed hard and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty——"

After pushing and screaming, Wei Huihou suddenly woke up, sat up suddenly, and was dripping with sweat.

Concubine Chong asked with concern: "Your Majesty, are you—are you having a nightmare?"

Wei Huihou didn't seem to hear the concubine's voice, and sat there in a daze for a moment, then returned to reality, and shouted: "Come on!"

Piren, who was dozing off not far away, felt that something was wrong, he had already stood up, and hurried over when he heard the shout: "Your Majesty?"

Wei Huihou didn't raise his head: "Call the doctor to see you!"

The Biren responded and hurried down the pavilion.Wei Huihou finished grooming, changed into his gown, and just sat down in the study when the senior official Chen Zhen had arrived, knocked on the door and said, "The humble minister Chen Zhen knocks on your lord!"

Wei Huihou waved his hand: "Ai Qing, please come up!"

It is very rare for Wei Huihou to summon his subjects urgently at noon.Chen Zhen had no idea, grinned, and tentatively said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, people say that there is a heart-to-heart connection, but I didn't believe it, but today I believe it!"

Wei Huihou didn't speak, just looked at him with his eyes.Chen Zhen became more and more uncertain, so he had to laugh again, and explained the above statement: "This minister is lying on the bed, thinking about the emperor, and the emperor's oral order has arrived! Do you think it is strange?"

Wei Huihou still didn't seem to be listening to him, and just fixed his eyes on Chen Zhen, which made his heart really tremble.

After a while, Wei Huihou seemed to have regained his composure, rolled his eyes a few times, and said to him: "Chen Aiqing, I have called you urgently, there is nothing else, it's just that I had a dream just now, it's very strange, and I woke up suddenly , I can't figure it out, I want to ask Ai Qing to explain it!"

Chen Zhen let out a long breath of relief at the moment: "I would like to hear it!"

Wei Huihou closed his eyes slightly, as if falling into a dream again: "The widow is taking a nap in the gazebo. In a trance, I saw a big bird flying from the sky. The big bird grabbed the widow and flew up to the white clouds. The widow was extremely frightened and wanted to I can't breathe, I can't move, I can't do anything. Suddenly, the white clouds turned into colorful auspicious clouds, and the colorful auspicious clouds formed a rainbow. The big bird flew towards the rainbow and landed on the vault. The few people looked around, but saw the auspicious air rising, and the colorful clouds blooming , It is simply a paradise on earth! Then the fairy music sounded, and a group of fairy-like beauties flew in the distance. The beauties flew into the colorful clouds and danced gracefully. The widows were watching themselves, when the big bird's claws kicked suddenly, and the widows were so frightened that they could not stand still , fell straight down from the top of the rainbow." After a short pause, not without panic, "The widow is falling down like a leaf, and I accidentally looked down, oh my god, there is a black hole that is bottomless! , there was no one around, shouted for help, but couldn't make a sound, wanted to escape, his legs and feet couldn't move, he was in a hurry, but fortunately, he was woken up by Concubine Chong. Aiqing, when the widow woke up suddenly, it was really true I'm in a cold sweat!"

Chen Zhen pondered for a while, rolled his eyes, stood up abruptly, walked to Wei Huihou, knelt down with a plop, and said in a loud voice: "My minister congratulates your majesty! Congratulations to your majesty!"

Hearing him call "Your Majesty", Wei Huihou was stunned for a while, and said for a long time: "Chen Aiqing, you—you are—"

Chen Zhen bowed three times again: "Your Majesty has made this auspicious dream, and I congratulate you!"

Wei Huihou was dubious: "How auspicious, please Ai Qing explain in detail!"

"The state of Qin is known as the hometown of black eagles. The big bird in the dream should be the Duke of Qin. The big bird led His Majesty to the sky, and it should be the Duke of Qin who assisted His Majesty to honor him in the south. His Majesty ascended to the top of the colorful clouds, which means that His Majesty is the Son of Heaven. The colorful clouds are seven colors, which means that all the countries in the world are subject to them, like the stars holding the moon. The beautiful women sing and dance around the Majesty, which means that the subjects of the world return to their hearts, and all the people are happy! Your Majesty can’t breathe, and you can’t move, which means that your Majesty has great virtues in his heart. , refuse to take this position lightly!"

Wei Huihou pondered for a moment, then nodded lightly: "What Aiqing said is still reasonable. It's just that the big bird kicked the widow into the abyss, so how should I explain it?"

Chen Zhen had already responded: "As far as I know, dreams are mostly illusory, just like mirror images. Mirror images are reversed, and dreams are also reversed. Dreams are black and white, and dreams are white and black; dreams are bad and good. Mengji is inauspicious. Your majesty was finally kicked down by a big bird into the abyss. It looks ominous and auspicious. Falling downwards means rising upwards, and the bottomless abyss means a solid foundation. Your majesty, this dream is auspicious and auspicious, which means that your majesty will surely succeed in the king's career!"

Wei Huihou breathed out a long breath of relief: "In this way, it's just a mediocrity for mediocrity!"

Chen Zhen glanced slightly at Wei Huihou from the corner of his eyes: "It just so happens that I heard a folk rumor not long ago, which coincides with Your Majesty's dream!"

"Oh," Wei Huihou's interest suddenly rose, "What's the rumor?"

Chen Zhen took a deep breath and said slowly: "There is water a hundred miles southeast of Daliang, and its name is Fengze. There is a mountain beside the lake, and its name is Longshan. Go to the dragon chant in the middle of the lake. Fengming dragon singing, it should be auspicious and auspicious omen once in a thousand years. In the past, Fengming Qishan, King Wu defeated Zhou. Today, Fengming Longshan, Your Majesty should also honor the south, adhering to the will of heaven!"

"There is such a strange thing!" Wei Huihou's eyes lit up, "Chen Aiqing, you can go and investigate quickly. If it is a rumor, it is fine; but if it is true, I will personally go to Fengze to sacrifice to heaven and earth! "

"Your Majesty," unknowingly, Chen Zhen has been obsessed with this title, "I heard about this matter, and when I asked someone to investigate, I really found these two people!"

Wei Huihou was extremely excited: "Oh, where are they now?"

"It's in Weichen's mansion!"

"Quick, invite them into the palace to have an audience!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Chen Zhen walked out of the imperial study room, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and let out a long breath.Good fellow, if the Lord hadn't asked him to interpret the dream, and if he couldn't adapt to the situation, all the hard work in recent days would have been in vain.Things have developed to this point, a big deal has been done!

Chen Zhen strode out of the palace gate, a coachman had already come forward to meet him, helped him into the car, and walked back to the mansion.

In the side hall of the third courtyard, Qi Guang was talking to two middle-aged men.The two knelt on the ground, one was dressed as a woodcutter, the other was dressed as a fisherman, and each was chanting words.Qi Guang sat in front of him with his eyes slightly closed, obviously listening intently.Qi Guang's ears were as sensitive as a rabbit's. Just by hearing the sound of footsteps, he knew that the master had returned.

Chen Zhen turned his head to Qi Guang: "Are they all memorized?"

Qi Guang glanced at the two of them, and asked loudly: "You two, go back to the words of the lord, do you remember those words by heart?"

The two bowed three times again: "Return to the lord, the villain has already memorized it fluently, and he will not miss a single word!"

"Well, just memorize it!" Chen Zhen nodded towards them, and said with a slight smile, "However, memorizing it here is of no benefit. See Your Majesty later, if you can do it without a word Leak, you will see what you can do!"

The two said in unison: "My lord, don't worry, don't say it's your majesty, even in front of the gods, you won't miss a single word!"

Chen Zhen pouted at Qi Guang, and closed his eyes slightly.Qi Guang walked to the side, took out a box, opened it before Chen Zhen's case, and took out yellow gold one by one from inside, and piled it into two small piles.When Qi Guang made this movement, he deliberately exaggerated it, and the two Yuqiao and his wife stared straight at their eyes.

After Qi Guang finished counting, he sternly shouted at the two of them: "Listen, you two puppies. When I see Your Majesty later, if you speak well, each person will get a pile of gold. If you miss a word, not only will you not get a piece of gold, you The whole family—hehehe..." Qi Guang stopped talking.

Frightened by this, the fisherman and woodcutter kowtowed again and again, "I know, I know!"

Chen Zhen nodded, got up and said, "Let's go!"

Just as Chen Zhen led the fishermen and woodcutters into the gate of the palace city, at the east gate of Anyi, Gongsun Yan, whose complexion was swollen due to lack of sleep for many days, also yelled and walked through the gate.

"Anyi is here, my lord, let's go back to the prime minister's mansion first, anyway, you have to take a break!" Gongsun Yan turned around and asked.

Bai Gui, who was dozing off with his eyes closed, didn't lift his head, and said two words: "Enter the palace!"

Gongsun Yan hesitated for a moment, raised his whip and urged the horse, and hurried towards the palace.

When the old Xiangguo entered the palace gate, the fisherman and the woodcutter had already kowtowed in the side hall.After the woodcutter finished his story, King Hui's eyes fell on the fisherman.The fisherman was very nervous, paused, cleared his throat twice, and began to recite: "Grass—the grass people went to Fengze early to cast their nets, and suddenly—suddenly heard the sound of water ahead, and then looked—seeing the sound of swimming in the water. A thing appeared, about several feet long. The grass people had never seen this thing before, and they were very surprised, and stared at it. This thing swam faster and faster, and then it flew—— volleyed and jumped out of the water for a few feet—several feet, making a sound A deep and long chirping sound, like this—" Inhale and puff your mouth, "Oh———"

Wei Huihou was dumbfounded, leaned forward and asked eagerly, "Can you see this thing clearly?"

The fisherman shook his head and said, "It was very foggy that day, and the grassroots couldn't see it clearly. They only thought it was huge, shaped like a giant python, breathing out flames, and writhing up and down—"

Chen Zhen coughed lightly, and the fisherman stopped.Wei Huihou's face was full of joy, and he turned to Chen Zhen: "I heard that dragons and phoenixes accompany each other, and phoenixes emerge from the mountains. This must be a heavenly dragon!"

Chen Zhen cupped his hands and responded, "Your Majesty, the presence of dragons and phoenixes in this world is definitely auspicious!"

Wei Huihou turned to Biren slightly, and stroked his beard: "Well, the heavens are auspicious, and the two villagers report their meritorious service, and each will be rewarded with thirty gold!"

Biren indicated that an eunuch brought out two plates of gold.When the fisherman and woodcutter saw the yellow gold again, they knocked indiscriminately. Before Xie En could say a word, an eunuch rushed in and said, "Your Majesty, Bai Xiangguo is asking to see you!"

Hearing the word "Bai Xiangguo", Chen Zhen's heart trembled suddenly, and the legs of the fisherman and woodcutter trembled even more.Wei Huihou looked very happy: "Oh, old Aiqing is back! Come on, invite him to see you!"

Biren sang: "Your Majesty has a decree, Bai Xiangguo will see you!"

Bai Gui rushed in and kowtowed: "My humble minister kowtows to your lord!"

Wei Huihou was overjoyed, raised his hand and said with a smile: "Old Aiqing, please get up quickly, sit down!"

Bai Gui bowed again: "Thank you sir!" Standing up, he saw Chen Zhen sitting on his seat, his expression darkened immediately, "Your Majesty, there seems to be no seat for veteran ministers here!"

Chen Zhen's complexion suddenly changed.

Wei Huihou turned to Chen Zhen, laughed and said, "Chen Aiqing, you are sitting in the wrong place, move it!"

Chen Zhen got up embarrassingly, walked to the right and sat down a few minutes ago. He clasped his fists at Bai Gui slightly: "I'm impolite, Wang Xiangguo is tolerant!"

Bai Gui walked slowly to his seat, sat down, and said indifferently: "It's not that the doctor was rude, it's that the old man came by a coincidence!"

Chen Zhen became more and more embarrassed: "No, no, that's not what I meant to be an official!"

Bai Gui still wanted to talk, Wei Huihou changed the subject: "Old Aiqing, let's not talk about this, I have something to tell you!"

Bai Gui turned around, cupped his hands and said: "The old minister would like to hear about it!"

Wei Huihou pointed to the fisherman and woodcutter who were kneeling on the ground: "These two villagers came from Fengze and said they heard the phoenix singing and the dragon singing with their own ears. Such an auspicious omen is once in a lifetime!"

Bai Gui swept a glance at the few people, his heart was like a mirror, his face sank, his gaze went straight to the fisherman and the woodcutter, seeing the two buried their faces on the ground tightly and covered them tightly with their wide sleeves, his heart was full Countless, he said slowly: "The two villagers have good eyesight, please raise your head and let us see the truth!"

The fisherman and the woodcutter buried their heads even deeper, their whole bodies trembling, and their buttocks trembled like they were passing through a sieve.Bai Gui saw it clearly, he emphasized his tone, and suddenly shouted: "You two villagers, the truth tells you to raise your heads, have you ever heard that?!"

The fisherman and the woodcutter had no choice but to raise their heads.Bai Gui took a look and immediately recognized the two of them, he punched them hard and shouted sharply: "Bold and unruly, have you ever known the truth?"

The faces of the two were ashen, trembling all over.

Bai Gui sneered: "What is the phoenix singing and the dragon singing? It's nothing more than the two of you messing around in the countryside, but you dare to sneak into the palace and deceive the king. Do you know that this is a crime of killing the nine clans?"

Hearing the words "kill the nine clans", the two almost collapsed on the ground.

Bai Gui slowly turned to Wei Huihou: "Your Majesty, I have been living in Fengze since I came back from Mengjin. I have never heard the phoenix singing and the dragon singing, nor have I heard anyone talk about it. As for the two in front of me, they are not fishermen at all. He and the woodcutter. One is Gou San, a loafer, a well-known rascal; the other is Zhu Si, who is addicted to gambling and cheats even his own mother and father. In recent years, when digging a big ditch, these two have repeatedly evaded hard labor. I was beaten with forty sticks by Liang Shoucheng. On the day of the punishment, I happened to be there, so I remember it clearly! Such a tricky person is bewitching you here, he must have been entrusted by others, I hope you will see clearly!"

Wei Huihou's face darkened all of a sudden, and his eyes slowly shifted to Chen Zhen: "Chen Aiqing, is there such a thing?"

Chen Zhen had already come to his senses, rolled his eyes a few times, and slowly turned to face Bai Gui, trying his best to soften his tone: "Bai Xiangguo's words are clearly accusing the subordinates. Bai Xiangguo has always kept his word, even if the subordinates have Ten mouths, it's hard to justify. Today, in front of the emperor, the lower officials dare not speak nonsense, just want to clarify the matter!"

Hearing his words, Wei Huihou was quite depressed, and nodded slightly: "Chen Aiqing, if you have something to say, just say it!"

Chen Zhen turned to the woodcutter, following the guidance: "This woodcutter, Mr. Xiangguo said that he once saw you in Daliang. Is there such a thing?"

Seeing the woodcutter looking over, Chen Zhen lost his wink.The woodcutter realized it, shook his head and said, "Little people live in Longshan, chopping firewood for a living all day long, and have never left the mountain for more than ten years, and have never seen Mr. Xiangguo!"

Chen Zhen nodded in satisfaction, and turned to the fisherman: "This fisherman, have you seen Mr. Xiangguo?"

The fisherman naturally shook his head.

"Looking at how foolish you two are, you don't dare to lie!" Chen Zhen sneered, and turned to the woodcutter again, "Let me ask you again, when and where did you hear Fengming?"

The woodcutter looked up, seeing Bai Gui's sharp eyes, he hastily lowered his head.

Chen Zhen asked loudly: "This woodcutter, this is the court hall, not the beam. Whatever you hear, just say it! If there is even half a sentence that is false, I will punish you!"

The woodcutter heard the voice, and said loudly: "One afternoon, Xiaomin was collecting firewood on the mountain, and suddenly he heard the singing of birds in the mountain!"

Chen Zhen's face darkened: "Is it the bird's song, or the phoenix's song?"

The woodcutter hastily changed his words: "Yes - it's Fengming!"

"How do you know it's Fengming?"

The woodcutter also went all out: "Xiaomin saw thousands of birds circling the top of the mountain in flocks, and after a while they all disappeared suddenly, and then heard a long cry from the top of the mountain. It’s like a fairy singing! Xiaomin often heard people say that this is called a hundred birds facing the phoenix when he was young, so he guessed that the long cry must be the song of the phoenix!”

Chen Zhen got up slowly, walked in front of Wei Huihou, and kowtowed to the ground: "Right and wrong are already clear, I hope you will see clearly!"

Wei Huihou nodded slightly, turned slowly to Bai Gui, and said in a deep voice, "Old Aiqing, when did you come back?"

"Your Majesty," Bai Gui was in a hurry, and he didn't care about his dignity, "The woodcutter's words are full of loopholes, and they are clearly deceptive!"

Wei Huihou's complexion tightened, and his voice suddenly raised an octave: "Bai Gui, I ask you, when did you come back from Daliang?"

Bai Gui's heart trembled slightly, he got up slowly, and kowtowed to the ground: "Report to Your Majesty, I have just returned, and I haven't returned to the mansion yet!"

"Old Aiqing," Wei Huihou said in a slow tone, "at your age, you must be tired from walking, so go back to the mansion to rest for three days, and then come to court!"

Bai Gui felt a chill in his heart, glanced at Chen Zhen, then at the two rogues and the gold placed in front of them, sighed, and said lightly, "My minister leads the decree!"

Pang Juan was locked in the dark basement. After a few days, he could only get a bowl of gruel every day. He was dizzy and weak from hunger.

In the early morning of that day, two men opened the door, without saying a word, took his arms, dragged and dragged him to the outside of Yuanheng Building, and pushed him toward the street.Pang Juan lost all strength, and was pushed by two men again, and immediately rolled a few steps away, lying on his back on the ground.

The two men gave him a white look, clapped their hands and walked back to the courtyard.Pang Juan lay down for a while, gritted his teeth and got up, stared at the plaque of Yuanheng Tower for a few times, gathered his strength and moved to the side of the street, and walked slowly while supporting the wall.

Pang Juan walked back to West Street and went to his door to see that the door was still locked.Pang Juan was taken aback, and before he could open the door, he rushed to the neighbor's bean sprouts shop.The shop clerk warmly greeted him to sit down. Pang Juan asked him where Ada was.

Pang Juan suddenly remembered that Luo Wen had come to the house ten days ago, so he knew what to do, and ordered the waiter to make two bowls of noodles.The man knew that he was starving, so he lit a fire immediately, and served two bowls of hot noodles in a short while.After Pang Juan finished eating, he felt a little better, thanked him, went back to his shop, opened the shop door, checked everything in the shop carefully, saw that everything was in good condition, let out a sigh of relief, sat down on the floor in front of the counter, concentrated his mind, and Tidying up the mess of the past few days, while recovering his strength, he waited for Pang Heng's news.

Pang Juan sat in the shop until it was dark, when someone opened the door and came in.Pang Juan looked up and saw that it was Luo Wen.Pang Juan jumped up with a groan, grabbed Luo Wen, and said angrily: "My surname is Luo, I was just looking for you, but you came after me!"

Luo Wen didn't struggle, and let him twist.Pang Juan turned him to the counter, and slammed him on the counter: "Tell me, where is my Ah Da?"

Luo Wen replied: "Brother Pang let go, I'm here for this purpose!"

Pang Juan let go, but his eyes were fixed on him.Luo Wen breathed a sigh of relief, briefly summarized the recent events, deliberately concealed the matter of the king's clothes, and only said that the mansion asked Master Pang to make a few sets of expensive clothes, and took out 27 gold from his sleeves. On the case, it said: "This is Master Pang's ten-day salary, and the boss will give it to you first!"

To be able to earn 27 gold in ten days is simply unbelievable!Pang Juan glanced at the pile of gold, and sneered: "Even if you make royal clothes for the emperor, there won't be so much gold! Luo, you don't want to lie to me?"

"Brother Pang, don't doubt it, these are really Master Pang's wages. Because it is a tight job, the family pays more. I heard from the elders that this is three times the original wages!"

Pang Juan asked: "Why are the clothes so valuable?"

Luo Wen paused for a while, shook his head and said, "This—I don't know either!"

"The surname is Luo," Pang Juan squeezed through his teeth, "whether you know it or not, since my father is following you, I can only ask you for someone here! My family treats you well, so I won't say much today. Yes. You go back now and tell Chen Zhen to release my Ah Da quickly, otherwise—" He stopped talking, and he clenched his fists until they rattled.

Luo Wen nodded and said: "Brother Pang, you don't need to say anything, I will report it to the elders!"

Luo Wen walked a few steps, turned around and said, "There is one more thing, I almost forgot! Master Pang ordered, if you are in a hurry, you can go find your Uncle Ji!"

Pang Juan said coldly: "I'm not looking for anyone, as long as my father comes back!"

When Luo Wen went out, seeing that it was already dark, he quickened his pace and walked towards the doctor's mansion.Walking into the gate of the mansion, Luo Wen thought for a while and decided to find Master Pang first and tell him about Pang Juan's safety.Luo Wen strode to the yard where Pang Heng was working, and saw that the gate was closed from afar, and there was no light inside.Luo Wen's heart tightened, he quickened his pace, and knocked on the door, but no one answered.Push the door hard, but it won't move.

Luo Wen was in a hurry, seeing a servant coming over, he stopped him and said, "Where is Master Pang?"

The servant said: "Which Master Pang?"

"It's the master who sews clothes in this yard!"

"Oh, when it was dark, I saw a few people take him away!"

Luo Wen was shocked: "Where did you take it?"

The servant shook his head.

Luo Wen was stunned for a moment, then turned and walked towards Qi Guang's small courtyard, but the elder was nowhere to be seen.Luo Wen asked the servants in the courtyard, and learned that Qi Guang had just left, and seemed to have gone to the lord's study.

Luo Wen hesitated for a moment, then walked towards Chen Zhen's study.

Chen Zhen's study room is the sixth to enter the courtyard, and also the last one to enter, it is very secret, except for the personal servants, other servants are strictly forbidden to set foot there.Due to the urgency of the matter, Luo Wen had no scruples and walked quickly into the courtyard gate.

The courtyard was silent, and a crescent moon shone brightly.No light means no one, Rowan paused, took another look at the courtyard to make sure they were not in the courtyard, and was about to leave when he heard a voice suddenly: "My lord, those two rascals were making a fuss just now. Take the gold and leave!"

Luo Wen heard that the voice belonged to Qi Guang, he was taken aback, and hurriedly held his breath, and after a while, Chen Zhen's response also came out: "The business here is over, if you really want to leave, send them on the road!"

"The villain knows!"

Rowan was stunned for a moment.Obviously, Chen Zhen and Qi Guang were talking in secret, and it was definitely not a good thing to be heard by him.He was about to leave, but Chen Zhen's slow voice came out again: "Also—how is the matter of the Bai family going?"

Hearing the word "Baijia", curiosity made Rowan stop.

Then came Qi Guang's voice: "Return to my lord, Mr. Bai has already made Mr. Liang, Mr. Wu and that chick obsessed. These days, he gambles every day, enjoys every night, wins money every day, and lives like Like a living god, I'm afraid I'm still at ease in Yuanheng Tower for a while!"

"You can't let him win money every day. You have to let him win and lose. Winning makes him happy, and losing makes him worry about losing. Only in this way can he work hard!"

"Remember the lord's instructions!"

Chen Zhen sighed, and said bitterly: "Oh, that old Bai Gui, really hateful! I just sat in his seat, but he made me unable to get off the stage! I have endured him for several years, there should be a place Get out!"

Qi Guang was not without flattery: "Don't worry, my lord, as long as this little treasure is settled, within half a year, the villain will definitely move his million-dollar family wealth into the lord's treasury. I don't think the old man will die of anger!"

Luo Wen heard it clearly, and suddenly felt terrified, and hurried away, but his feet were caught by something, his body swayed, and he almost fell to the ground.Qi Guang felt something strange, he rushed out of the room and shouted loudly: "Who is it?"

Luo Wen couldn't walk any longer, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and take a few steps forward, knelt down and kowtowed: "Hui-Hui Hui is a villain, Luo-Luo Wen!"

Qi Guang kept his composure, walked a few steps closer, and scolded sharply: "You boy, you are sneaky, what are you doing here?"

Luo Wen was flustered, and stammered: "The villain—the Pang family has—there is—an urgent matter, and I want Uncle Pang to—go back. The villain can't find the old man everywhere. I heard that you are coming here, so hurry— — Hurry over here!"

Qi Guang paused for a moment, then calmed down: "You go out first and wait for me in the cashier!"

"The villain obeys!" Luo Wen got up and left in a hurry.

Hearing the sound of footsteps fading away, Chen Zhen also came out, looked at Luo Wen's back, and nodded to Qi Guang.

Luo Wen walked into the accounting room in a panic, waiting for a long time before Qi Guang came over, seeing Luo Wen, he laughed and said: "You boy, I thought it was a thief just now, I was shocked!"

Luo Wen also regained his composure earlier, and concealed himself: "The villain is too. The villain just walked into the courtyard and saw that there was no light inside. He was about to leave, but he was stopped by the elders when he didn't want to!"

"Luo Wen!" Qi Guang nodded, smiled at him, and said slowly, "There are a lot of things in the mansion these days, you are a nursing home, so you have to be stricter. Why, what is the urgent matter of the Pang family?"

"Pang Juan suddenly fell ill, and his stomach hurts like hell!"

Qi Guang pondered for a while, then took out three gold coins from the box, and handed them to Luo Wen: "The young man has a stomachache. I think it's because he's eaten something bad, so it's not a serious illness. You take the three gold coins first, and hire a doctor for him!"

Luo Wen took the gold and asked casually, "I have to tell Master Pang about this matter. Where is Master Pang—who?"

Qi Guang chuckled again: "Master Pang is lucky. When it was dark, someone from the palace suddenly came, saying that Master Pang is a good crafter. He will be taken into the palace for a few more days. I'm afraid he won't be able to come back anytime soon." Yes. If you see Pang Juan, tell him the happy event!"

"This--"

"What's this?" Qi Guang sank down, "Could it be that family affairs are more important than state affairs?"

Luo Wen's body felt cold, and he muttered: "The villain obeys!"

Luo Wen took the gold and was about to go out when Qi Guang said again: "Master Pang has a package for you to take back!"

"Package? Where is it?"

"In Master Pang's courtyard!"

Luo Wen exited the counting room and walked anxiously all the way to the small courtyard where Master Pang sewed clothes. His heart was pounding, and his steps slowed down. His ears were erected alertly like a rabbit, and his eyes were circling around.There was nothing unusual along the way, the small courtyard was still dark, and there seemed to be no one there.

Luo Wen was a little relieved, and stepped forward to push the door.The door creaked and opened.Luo Wen paused, and looked around again. Seeing that there was still nothing abnormal, he walked in slowly.Luo Wen only cared about the surrounding situation, and didn't want anything under his feet to trip him to the ground.

Luo Wen touched two corpses and looked closely at them under the faint moonlight. They were actually a fisherman and a woodcutter. Obviously they had just been killed, and the blood was still bubbling.Thinking of Chen Zhen's words of "sending them on their way", Luo Wen couldn't help but shudder.

It was dead quiet all around.Luo Wen fell on the ground, his eyes rolled around, he pulled out his sword suddenly, rolled on the spot, jumped up the courtyard wall, jumped several times, and jumped to the roof.

This sequence of actions was done in one go, and happened in an instant. The assassin crouching in the shadows thought he was trying to catch a turtle in a jar, so he was not in a hurry. He was stunned by this surprise.When they came back to their senses, Luo Wen had already jumped down from under the rafters in the back room.

Someone shouted: "Killer, catch the murderer!"

Shouts broke out in the Shangdoctor's mansion, and all the killers circled behind the house to chase after him.Luo Wen's body was light and familiar with the road, he made seven turns and eight turns, and in a short while, he had gone over the wall.

After Luo Wen left, Pang Juan stayed at home.After waiting for two full hours, there was still no one.Feeling hungry, Pang Juan went outside to get something to eat, went back to his room and waited, before he knew it, he fell into a deep sleep.

When Pang Juan woke up, it was already the morning of the next day, the sun rose above the treetops, and the shouts for breakfast could be heard from time to time in the street.Pang Juan fetched a basin of water, did a rough wash, and was about to go out when he saw a sesame seed seller walking towards him, calling, "Selling sesame seed cakes, freshly baked sesame seed cakes!"

When he came to him, Pang Juan took out a cloth coin①, handed it over and said, "Boy, buy two!"

The sesame seed seller took out three from the basket and handed them to Pang Juan, but he didn't accept his cloth coins.Pang Juan felt strange and asked him why he didn't accept it. The sesame seed seller said, "Someone paid for it. He asked the villain to send these three sesame seed cakes to Pang Ji, and he also asked the villain to hand them over to Mr. Pang!"

After the biscuit seller finished speaking, he turned around and walked along the street to sell again.Pang Juan took the sesame seed cakes, walked into the shop suspiciously, put the sesame seed cakes on the table, looked around, saw that one of them seemed to be torn apart, and pulled it apart, and sure enough, a piece of silk appeared inside.Pang Juan took a look, his face changed abruptly, and he hurriedly put the 27 gold sent by Luo Wen into his sleeve, put on the sesame seed cakes, biting them, and hurried out of the shop door.

Pang Juan walked straight to North Street, stopped in front of a blacksmith shop, bought a high-quality sword, returned to the street, looked around, and threw himself at the North Gate.

Pang Juan walked out of the north gate and came to the field in the northern suburbs. When he saw a forest, he went straight in.After a while, he heard someone yelling softly, and when he turned his head, it was Luo Wen.

Rowan greeted him and quickly walked in one direction.Luo Wen walked fast, and Pang Juan hurried to catch up with him, and followed him to a more lush birch forest.

Luo Wen stopped, looked around, and saw that there was no one there, so he leaned against a tree and looked at Pang Juan with a pale face.

Pang Juan said in a daze, "Luo, what the hell are you doing?"

Luo Wen said quietly: "Someone wants to kill me!"

Pang Juan was not without surprise: "Who wants to kill you?"

Luo Wen's voice was still quiet: "Master and elder!"

Next, Luo Wen started from making the king's clothes, and narrated the whole process and the ins and outs in detail.After hearing this, Pang Juan crouched on the ground with his head in his arms, sighed softly, and said to himself: "Ada, you should know by now that not only people who wield spears die under guns, but people who wield knives die under knives, right? "

Luo Wen also knelt down and sighed: "Oh, Brother Pang, I'm all to blame for this. I wanted to do business for Uncle Pang, but I didn't want to hurt Uncle Pang and drag Brother Pang even more!"

Pang Juan pondered for a while, then raised his head and looked at Luo Wen: "Listen to what you said just now, that guy Chen Zhen wants to harm Bai Xiangguo?"

Rowan nodded.

Pang Juan realized something: "No wonder they complimented Young Master Bai so much that day!" After a pause, an angry expression appeared on his face, "Bai Xiangguo supports agriculture and trade, not to mention working hard for the country, and donating his own property to build water conservancy, clean up Who in the world doesn’t know about the river water? This fellow Chen Zhen came up with such lowly means to murder the Xiangguo, he is simply inferior to a beast!"

"What brother Pang said is true," Luo Wen continued, "I don't know where the old man found the fisherman and woodcutter. He said that he heard the sound of the phoenix and the dragon singing, which is auspicious for thousands of years! What fisherman and woodcutter? They are clearly Two rogues!"

"Phoenix Cry and Dragon Cry?" Pang Juan was not without surprise.

Luo Wen described the story of the fisherman and the woodcutter in detail.After hearing this, Pang Juan fell into deep thought. After a while, he raised his head and said slowly, "Brother Luo, I understand a little bit!"

Luo Wen looked at Pang Juan in puzzlement, and said "Oh".

Pang Juan suddenly realized: "Chen Zhen secretly asked my father to sew the royal clothes, and this is another play of phoenix singing and dragon singing. The purpose is only one: to encourage the emperor to become king!"

"Calling the king?" Luo Wen lost his voice, "Isn't this conspiracy? No wonder Uncle Pang refuses to do it!"

Pang Juan began to pace back and forth in the woods, and after a while, he raised his head and asked, "Brother Luo, do you know where they locked my father?"

Luo Wen shook his head and said: "I heard from Qi Guang that your majesty invited Master Pang into the palace. According to my estimation, this statement is not true. Uncle Pang must be in the mansion right now."

Pang Juan pondered for a while, then slowly said: "Brother Luo, that traitor is chasing you, you should run away!"

"Then—what about Uncle Pang?"

"I will save him myself!"

"Brother Pang, why did you say that?" Luo Wen asked anxiously, "Uncle Pang suffered such a catastrophe, and his life and death are uncertain. If I run away, how will I behave in the future?"

Pang Juan was very moved, nodded and said: "Brother Luo understands righteousness, Pang Juan recognizes you as a brother! Right now they are chasing you, Brother Luo hides here for now, the time is set tonight, you and I can meet in front of the villain's mansion, Rescue my father first, then kill the traitor, and eliminate harm for the country!"

Luo Wen nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to Brother Pang!"

At the same time, a figure hurried into the doctor's mansion and turned into Qi Guang's courtyard.Qi Guang heard footsteps, saw that it was Ding San, hurriedly greeted him, and asked, "Is there any movement?"

Ding San hurried forward and whispered to Qi Guang for a while, Qi Guang asked anxiously, "Can you see clearly?"

"The villain can't be mistaken. The villain went to the vicinity of Pang's house before dawn, and kept staring at the boy of Pang's house. Just now the boy hurried out, bought a sword at the north of the street, and then turned around and walked into the house. In the old forest in the north of the city. The villain followed him, and he saw Luo Hou there. The boy pulled Pang Juan and disappeared into the depths of the forest in the blink of an eye. The villain couldn't catch up, and he didn't dare to delay too long, so he came back immediately Report to Lord Qi!"

Qi Guang pondered for a while, bent his middle finger, and tapped a few tables rhythmically: "Since the two of you are getting mixed up, let them go on the road together!" He took out a bag from the box, "This little money, brother Let's buy a bowl of wine and drink! Tell the brothers, after the matter is completed, Lord Qi will reward you again!"

Ding San took it: "Thank you, Lord Qi!"

Qi Guang rolled his eyes: "Do you know how to get them on the road?"

"The villain brings a few more brothers, just kill the two boys!"

Qi Guang shook his head lightly: "You know Luo Wen's kung fu, and I heard that the boy surnamed Pang also has two hands. With your little ability, how do you kill them?"

"This--"

Qi Guang said slowly: "I heard that the Pang family boy is a dutiful son, is there such a thing?"

"It's absolutely true. Pang Juan's mother died early, and there are only his father and son in the family!"

Qi Guang nodded and waved: "Come here!"

Ding San stretched out his head, Qi Guang whispered in his ear, Ding San nodded repeatedly.

It was night time, and Luo Wen quietly came to the doctor's mansion, and saw Pang Juan waiting there, saw Luo Wen, and said in a low voice: "I found out clearly, there is a cellar in the garden behind the traitor, and my father is locked there! "

Luo Wen nodded and said: "I'm also wondering where it is. There are seven turns and eight turns inside. If you are not familiar with it, you can't even think about getting out after entering!"

"It looks like Brother Luo has been there?"

"Well, the old man in charge of the cellar knows me well, and often invites me to drink in the cellar!"

"So good! Let's go!"

The two found a hiding place and jumped into the wall. After a while, they reached the entrance of the cellar. Looking around, there was no one around. Luo Wen unlocked the door and walked in.

The cellar is tall and big, very spacious.The two of them didn't walk very far, when they saw a torch burning in front of them, they took a look, and they saw that Pang Heng was locked in a prison, which seemed to be unguarded.

Pang Juan hurried over and whispered, "Ada—"

Pang Heng's hands were tied behind his back to a wooden post, and a ball of cotton wool was stuffed into his mouth. Hearing Pang Juan's voice, he whimpered, but couldn't speak.

Pang Juan was so excited that he was about to smash the door when he rushed forward, while Luo Wen shouted urgently: "Brother Pang, we have been fooled!"

As soon as the voice fell, there was a sound behind him, and a secret door closed with a click.At the same time, the torches were lit in the cellar, and a dozen killers each drew their swords and surrounded them.The first person is Ding San.

Pang Juan glanced around and said to Luo Wen, "Brother Luo, fight with them!"

Luo Wen rolled his eyes and said without hesitation: "Quick, follow me!" After speaking, he yelled and rushed to a corner with his sword.Pang Juan followed closely behind, broke through a bloody path in the melee, and turned into a passage.The two turned around along the passage, fighting and retreating, Ding San and others pursued closely.When the passage was almost at the end, Luo Wen was stabbed in the leg, staggered, and lay on the ground.

Pang Juan exclaimed, "Brother Luo—"

Ding San and the others were already chasing closely, and Pang Juan went forward to block the enemy.Although Ding San's subordinates were numerous, they couldn't use them in the tunnel, and with Pang Juan standing in front of him, no one dared to force his way to death, and the two sides became deadlocked.With a sword in his hand, Luo Wen struggled to stand up, walked a few steps forward, touched the secret door, twisted the iron lock forcefully, opened the door, and said anxiously: "Brother Pang, hurry up, there is a bamboo forest from here, turn right We're at the wall!"

Pang Juan fought and retreated, and said slowly: "You go out first, I will block them!"

Luo Wen said anxiously: "If we don't leave, we will die!"

Pang Juan retreated to the door, Luo Wen pushed him forcefully, closed the door by himself, and inserted it firmly.Pang Juan pushed the door hard, but couldn't open it.Luo Wen shouted inside the door: "Brother Pang, go!"

Then there was a sound of sword strikes and screams, followed by a muffled sound as someone was pulling out the plug.

Pang Juan had no choice but to fly out and saw a bamboo forest.Pang Juan got into the bamboo forest and turned right to the wall.When Ding San and others chased him, Pang Juan was jumping over the wall.Ding San waited in a hurry to chase after him, climbed over the wall, but Pang Juan was nowhere to be seen, searched randomly for a while, and returned to the mansion.

Qi Guang, who had been waiting in the courtyard for news, saw Ding San kneel down with a thud, and knowing his fate, he said coldly, "Let them run away again!"

"The villain is incompetent, kill Luo and let the Pang family boy go!"

Qi Guang's face darkened.

Ding San hurriedly said: "Master Qi, don't worry, that kid won't go far!"

"Oh?"

"As long as we lock up the old guy, that kid won't stop coming!"

Qi Guangbai glanced at him: "You idiots, you can't even do this little thing well, how can I explain to the master?"

Ding San kowtowed and said, "Master Qi taught me a lesson!"

Qi Guang stood up, took a few steps back and forth in the courtyard, and stopped: "Listen, there are two rogues in front of you, and with this Luo Wen, Pang Juan will have three lives. Make a scene and report it to Situ's Mansion !"

Ding San's eyes rolled: "Master Qi has a great plan, the villain will arrange it now!"

"Besides," Qi Guang said slowly, "arrange a few people to take care of Master Pang, and not allow him to have any accidents!"

"Little man obeys!"

Ding San came out and asked people to take Pang Heng away, tidy up the scene, and sent someone to write a complaint overnight, explaining how Pang Juan was greedy for rewards from fishermen and woodcutters, how he murdered for money, how he was discovered by the nursing home in the government, and how he killed Pang Juan. Escape from the death nursing home, etc., are written with nose and eyes.After reading the complaint, Qi Guang nodded with satisfaction, and sent people to Situ's mansion to complain.

Two homicides happened in succession in the dignified capital city of the Wei Dynasty and in Sensen Shangfu's mansion, and among those killed were model subjects summoned and rewarded by the emperor himself, Situ's mansion was also shocked.Zhu Wei felt that the matter was of great importance, so he sent people to the Shangdoctor's Mansion to inspect the scene and confirmed that the murderer was Pang Juan.

Pang Juan fled into the forest, heartbroken, stuck his sword on the ground, tears welled up in his eyes, and bowed to the city several times, weeping uncontrollably: "Brother Luo—Ada—" After paying his respects, he gritted his teeth, "Traitor Chen Zhen, listen up!" I will not avenge this revenge—" Standing up suddenly, he swung his sword and chopped off a small tree as thick as an arm, "Pang Juan has such a tree!"

Pang Juan is not a reckless person.After taking a poisonous oath, he sat down against the big tree, his mind gradually calmed down, and he began to think about revenge plans.Revenge is definitely not possible right now, firstly Anyi is Chen Zhen's world, and secondly, he is alone, even if he gets into the mansion, it will be difficult to accomplish anything.

Ten years is not too late for a man to take revenge.Pang Juan thought over and over again, and decided to stay out of sight for a while, and then find an opportunity to take revenge.However, Pang Juan had a difficult time finding where to avoid disaster, because he had been growing up in Anyi since he was a child, and he had no acquaintances other than Anyi.

Pang Juan was having no idea, and suddenly remembered that Luo Wen had told him that his father asked him to go to Uncle Ji for something.Pang Juan's heart suddenly brightened, because earlier, he heard his father talk about the past, saying that his family originally lived in Daliang, his parents died, and only his third brother was named Pang Qing, who lived on Daliang South Street and was a barrel maker.Pang Juan made up his mind and decided to go to Daliang to find his uncle.

In the early morning of the next day, Pang Juan found a forest guard's house. Seeing that there was no one in the house, he went to the kitchen to find food, then went to the house to find a coarse cloth to put on. On the top of the head, he took out a few copper coins and put them on the stove, went out of the forest path and threw them into the beam.

Not long after walking, Pang Juan came to a small town and saw a large crowd of people surrounded by a cross street.Pang Juan pushed forward, but two yamen servants were posting notices. On the first notice, he was Pang Juan, and his birthplace, name, and crimes were written on it.

Pang Juan read his crimes in detail, smiled coldly, lowered his hat, and left.

Wei Huihou had to try on the royal clothes every day before he went to bed after he got the royal clothes from his son Ang. On the third day after the Dragon Crying, Huihou had a burning feeling.The court bell rang three times, and Wei Huihou, who was in pajamas, was still sitting cross-legged in the bedroom, looking out the window thoughtfully, with no intention of leaving at all.

The eunuch in charge held the imperial uniform in his hand, bowed his head and waited aside, and reminded in a low voice: "The bell has rang three times, Your Majesty!"

Wei Huihou ignored him, turned to Biren slowly, and murmured, "Today is the Great Court!"

Piren replied: "Report to Your Majesty, today is the ninth day of the fifth lunar month, and all the ministers and ministers are waiting for you in the court!"

Wei Huihou stood up slowly, walked back and forth a few steps, and suddenly raised his head and asked, "Did Qin envoy Gongsun Yang go to court?"

"Gongsun Yang is a foreign minister. If he is not summoned by the emperor, he cannot go to court!"

"Let him go up too!"

"The old slave leads the decree!" Piren conveyed the decree knowingly and loudly, "There is a decree from the emperor, and the Qin envoy Gongsun Yang will go to the court to listen to the announcement!"

Wei Huihou waited for another moment before he glanced at the uniform.Si Fu rushed over with his clothes in his hands, and was about to change, when Wei Huihou gave him a white look: "It's not like this!"

The official uniform was unclear, so he was stunned for a moment, and stood there with the court uniform in his hand.Piren rolled his eyes, walked quickly to the clothes hanger next to him, and took off the royal clothes, crown, and shoes.Wei Huihou nodded slightly, and walked to the bronze mirror first.

Piren personally helped Hou Hui put on the royal clothes, shoes, crown and belt carefully, and Huihou swayed around in front of the mirror before nodding in satisfaction, as if talking to himself or addressing Piren. : "Wouldn't the widow frighten people by wearing this costume to court?"

Piren immediately kowtowed to the ground: "This old servant kowtows to Your Majesty!"

Seeing this, Sifu and other palace officials knelt down together: "This old servant bows to Your Majesty!"

Facing the mirror, Wei Huihou straightened the crown with his own hands, and said to Biren, "Go to court!"

Surrounded by the crowd, Wei Huihou in royal clothes walked to the side door of the main hall and stopped outside the door.Civil and military officials have long been waiting to stand inside, and the darkness is overwhelming.

Piren walked to the dragon chair first, cleared his throat, and sang loudly: "Your Majesty is here!"

Hearing the word "Your Majesty", all the ministers were dumbfounded.In a daze, Wei Huihou, dressed in royal clothes, crown and shoes, turned out from the back of the hall, stepped onto the main seat, and slowly sat on the dragon chair.

The entire imperial court was completely silent, not even the sound of venting one's anger could be heard.Wei Huihou glanced at all the ministers, coughed, and said loudly: "My dear friends, since the Spring and Autumn Period, the Zhou family has lost its morality, the rituals have collapsed, and the princes cannot settle down, and the people cannot enjoy their careers. To this day, the wars and chaos in the world have become more and more serious. There are many, people's lives are more difficult, and the people are still in the sea of ​​fire. Today, there are phoenixes singing in Longshan and dragons singing in Fengze. Pay respects, secure the people inside, caress the world outside, and rebuild the ancient and prosperous world!"

The ministers still didn't seem to understand, and they were all dumbstruck.Prince Shen, Zhu Wei, and Long Jia looked at each other, as if they didn't know what to do.

Standing beside Chen Zhen, Gongsun Yang glanced at the ministers and knew that the critical moment had come. He took a step forward, kowtowed to the ground, and sang loudly: "Qin envoy Gongsun Yang congratulates His Majesty, and wishes His Majesty a long and boundless life!"

Seeing this, Chen Zhen and Young Master An each took a step forward and kowtowed to the ground: "Your Majesty congratulates you, I wish you a long and boundless life!"

Only then did the civil and military officials understand, and they all kowtowed to the ground obediently, and said one after another: "My humble minister congratulates Your Majesty!"

Wei Huihou nodded slightly towards them, his stern eyes swept to those ministers who were still standing there one by one.Prince Shen took a step forward and hurriedly knelt down.Seeing this, Zhu Wei, Long Jia and the others all knelt down and congratulated in unison.

Wei Huihou waved his hands slightly: "Everyone is flat!"

All the ministers said in unison: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

All the ministers got up and stood in turn according to the shift.

Wei Huihou glanced at the ministers again: "Dear dear ministers, do you have a playbook?"

Gongsun Yang stepped out again: "My humble minister, Gongsun Yang, has played!"

"Aiqing, please speak!"

Gongsun Yang said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty regards the suffering of the world as the most important thing. It is really a blessing for all people in the world to honor the south and turn the tide. I believe that Your Majesty should spread the word to all countries, meet all princes in the world, choose auspicious places, worship heaven and earth, and make oaths." Ascend the throne, declare to the world, and celebrate with the whole world. Your Majesty should also expand the palace city, revise the laws and regulations, broadcast benevolence and virtue, and benefit all people in accordance with the royal system of the past dynasties!"

Wei Huihou nodded again and again, then turned to Chen Zhen: "Chen Aiqing!"

Chen Zhen came out and said: "The humble minister is here!"

"Gongsun Aiqing's performance should be a matter of urgency at the moment. The widow entrusts you with the title of Shangqing, temporarily assume the post of great uncle, and properly arrange all other matters such as regulations and etiquette!"

Chen Zhen kowtowed: "My humble servant leads the decree! Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

Gongsun Yang also took a step forward and kowtowed: "I have another request!"

"Speaking!"

"Princess Ziyun, the son of the Duke of Qin, is young and young, and has always admired the prestige of the general. The Duke of Qin intends to marry Your Majesty, and entrusts Martingale as a matchmaker, and then we will marry Qin and Jin. I ask Your Majesty for your permission!"

Wei Huihou laughed and said: "Okay, okay, I agree to Qin Gong's invitation! In the past, there was a good relationship between Qin and Jin, but now there is a marriage between Wei and Qin. It can be described as a good story through the ages!"

"Gongsun Yang bows to His Majesty Long En!"

"My love is free!"

Gongsun Yang thanked him and returned to his original position.

The news of Wei Huihou's going to court in the king's clothes quickly spread outside the palace. Gongsun Yan was shocked when he heard it, and rushed to the Prime Minister's mansion in three steps at a time.

Old Xiangguo got up as early as the cock crowing.He heard the court bell ringing for the first time, he hurriedly put on his court clothes, and was about to go out, when he suddenly remembered that the emperor ordered him not to go to court for three days, so he let out a long sigh and walked back and forth in the courtyard with some boredom .

The bell rang for three rounds, and the old housekeeper saw that Bai Gui was still walking in the courtyard, and reminded him: "My lord, the upper court bell has rang for three rounds!"

Bai Gui shook his head and sighed softly: "Oh, Your Majesty wants me to be idle for three days, and today is the third day, how can I go to court?"

The old housekeeper comforted: "My lord, you are too tired, you should take a good rest for a few days!"

Bai Gui looked in the direction of Miyagi, and said with a sigh: "Since the time of our ancestor Wenhou, the Bai family has been honored by Wei En, so that we have the glory we have today. When my father was dying, he repeatedly asked me to assist you and serve the country. Alas, Bai Gui is incompetent, I just watched the traitor seduce the king's heart and bring harm to the country, but I am helpless, I have failed my father's entrustment!" Suddenly remembered something, looked up at the housekeeper, "Hey, why did you come back this time? Didn't you see the white tiger?"

The elder's heart was shocked, and he hesitated for a while: "Return to the lord, the young master Xu is— Xu is learning art from others!"

Seeing his hesitation, Bai Gui became suspicious: "Study art? What art does he study?"

The old housekeeper became even more flustered: "This—maybe he went to practice martial arts!"

Bai Gui was about to ask more questions, but Gongsun Yan had already walked in, so he hurriedly said, "My lord, someone in the palace said that just now Mr. Cai went to court in royal clothes!"

Bai Gui turned pale with fright, his body was crooked a few times, and was supported by Gongsun Yan.Bai Gui covered his chest with his hands, gasped for a few breaths, gradually stabilized his mind, and said to Gongsun Yan: "Quick, accompany me into the palace!"

Gongsun Yan accompanied Bai Gui into the palace and walked outside the court, just in time to hear the voice of King Wei who had just announced his title: "Who still has the playbook?"

As soon as the words fell, Bai Gui's deep voice floated from outside the palace: "The old minister has played!"

Everyone in the court was surprised and looked at the door in unison.With the support of Gongsun Yan, Bai Gui staggered into the palace gate.Bai Gui tidied up his clothes, shook off Gongsun Yan, and just took a step when he staggered to the ground.Gongsun Yan stepped forward quickly, helped him up, and walked to the front of the hall step by step.

The whole place was silent.

When he walked in front of Gongsun Yang, Bai Gui's old-fashioned gaze was directly on Gongsun Yang, as if he wanted to see through his internal organs.Gongsun Yang's heart trembled, and he felt a murderous aura approaching him, so he quickly caught his mind with luck.

For Gongsun Yang, the real battle is just around the corner.So far, everything is going according to his design, and the only opponent is Bai Kyu.

Bai Gui knelt down slowly and kowtowed to the ground: "Old minister Bai Gui kowtows to Your Majesty!"

Of course Wei Huihou knew what he was here for, frowned slightly, and said, "What does Lao Aiqing want to do?"

Bai Guilang said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, don't listen to the traitor's words, disregard the world's etiquette and justice, and destroy your ancestors' foundation!"

Bai Gui really went all out, completely disregarding his own safety, and said harsh words as soon as he opened his mouth.All the courtiers were startled, Wei Huihou turned his face away, and said coldly: "Old Aiqing, didn't the widow let you be idle for three days, why did you go to court against the order?"

"Your Majesty, please allow this old minister to say something!" Bai Gui nodded repeatedly, "The position of the Son of Heaven is not something you can sit on casually. Although the Zhou family declined, the royal power was granted by the gods, and the nine tripods were cast by heaven. Since the Spring and Autumn Period, despite the chaos, the great powers In the struggle for hegemony, the strong hold the emperor to order the princes, but have you ever seen a family take the throne of the emperor and replace it? Although there is a Manchu king in the south, the root cause is that the Manchu is a foreign race, not the same as the Zhou family I dare to ask your lord, do all the countries in the Central Plains recognize Chu as the king?"

Bai Gui's words were resounding, like a ladle of cold water being poured on his head.Wei Huihou was stunned, his mouth moved a few times, but he was speechless.

There was a deathly silence.

"No, never!" Bai Gui paused for a moment, and his tone became more firm, "All the countries in the Central Plains only respect the Son of Heaven! Your Majesty has inherited the legacy of your predecessor for many years, so you should know the reason!"

The hall became strangely quiet.Bai Gui raised his head, stroked his snow-white beard, and swept his majestic gaze across all the officials.All the ministers in the court were shocked by Bai Gui's virtue and righteousness, even Wei Huihou was silent at this time.

Gongsun Yang knew that if he said nothing at this time, all his achievements would come to naught.He coughed softly, slowly opened his eyes, and his eyes slowly moved to Bai Gui. Although his tone was soft, his murderous look was compelling: "What a divine grant of kingship! Excuse me, Bai Xiangguo, when Shang Tang replaced Xia, the king's power was in power." Where? When King Wu defeated Zhou, where was the divine grant? The rites and music in the world have long changed, and Bai Xiangguo is still clinging to the old things, isn't he just waiting for the sword?"

Gongsun Yang's words were like a hammer, and every sentence was true, even Bai Gui's heart was shocked, his beard trembled, and he was speechless.

The scene became more and more silent.At this moment, a sneer suddenly sounded.Although the laughter was soft, it was piercing in this deathly silent hall.Everyone was surprised. Looking at the reputation, it was Gongsun Yan who was kneeling beside Bai Gui.

Gongsun Yan turned his head to Gongsun Yang, stared straight into his eyes, and paused every word: "Da Liangzao is so arrogant and aggressive, is he deceiving me that there is no one in Wei?"

Although Bai Gui's disturbance was extraneous, it was within Gongsun Yang's expectation.Suddenly a person appeared on the way, but it was beyond his expectation, he couldn't help but startled, looked at Gongsun Yan, and said suspiciously: "Your Excellency—"

Gongsun Yan clasped his fists slightly: "I'm an unknown junior, but I just saw through Daliang's true intentions to subdue Wei!"

Gongsun Yang's heart trembled, and a slight panic appeared on his face: "You——tell me what Gongsun Yang's intentions are?"

"Da Liangzao tried his best to persuade the emperor to become the king, in the name of submission, but in fact, it made me, the Great Wei, the target of all the countries in Shandong!"

Gongsun Yang was secretly lucky, and forced a smile: "Your Excellency is serious! Your Majesty attaches equal importance to morality and prestige, and respects you from the south. All the kingdoms in Shandong will submit to you. How can you be the one to criticize?"

Gongsun Yan let out a sneer again: "Children can understand this truth. Why don't you know what Daliang made? Wei and other countries are both princes. Although there are big and small, strong and weak, there is no difference between high and low. If Wei is called King, how can all countries be willing to stand up and down? When Wei is called king, all countries must have the ambition of saving their lives. How can they submit? The countries are neither reconciled nor submit, and they will definitely regard Wei as an enemy and fight against each other. Isn’t the State of Wei the target of public criticism? Disputes between Wei and the other kingdoms in Shandong abound, can Daliangzao submit willingly? Even if Daliangzao submits willingly, can Duke Qin submit willingly? Even if Duke Qin surrenders willingly, he has a blood feud with Wei for hundreds of years Can the people of old Qin, who have been humiliated by Hexi, surrender willingly?"

Gongsun Yan's series of questions pointed out the terrible consequences of becoming king one by one, and the whole court was shocked.Even Wei Huihou was shocked, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he glanced at Gongsunyan from the corner of his eyes.

Bai Guilang continued: "Your Majesty, Gongsun Yang tricked you into becoming king, in order to set you on fire and become an enemy of all the countries in the world, and then let me compete with the snipe and clam of other countries. He Qin will enjoy the benefits of the fisherman. Gongsun Martingale's intentions are sinister, and the crime is unforgivable. The old minister implores the king to kill this person, so as to warn future generations of evil people!"

Wei Huihou's face was gloomy and cold, he leaned back slightly, his eyes gradually fell on Gongsun Yang.

Knowing that the fire is coming, Zhu Wei walked slowly to Bai Gui's side, knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, I agree with Bai Xiangguo's words, I implore Your Majesty to make a long-term plan!"

Long Jia also kowtowed to the ground: "Your Majesty, the people of Qin have never lost their heart to seek me in Hexi. When our army was about to conquer, Gongsun Yang suddenly surrendered and urged you to become king. His heart is suspicious, and his heart is very suspicious. Your Majesty begs you to think twice!"

More veterans came out one after another, kneeling behind Bai Gui, talking a lot, demanding that Gongsun Yang be killed.Looking at the old ministers who kowtowed to the ground one after another, Wei Huihou frowned.Wei Huihou knew that just now they knelt on the ground and said that His Majesty was not sincere, but what they played this time was what they thought in their hearts.Outraged, Wei Huihou fell into deep thought, raised his head for a while, and shot at Gongsun Yang.

All eyes shot at Gongsun Yang.

Gongsun Yang's half-closed eyes slowly opened, the corners of his eyes tilted slightly to Gongsun Yan, and his words were sarcasm: "The majestic Wei court, really anyone can appear on stage!"

Gongsun Yang's move to divert his gaze was extremely dangerous, and it was thanks to him that he could observe such tiny details at such a critical juncture.Just like Gongsun Yang was in Gongshucuo's mansion back then, although Gongsun Yan was a scholar, he had no official position in the prime minister's mansion, and was still a disciple.He just went to court because he helped Xiangguo.Gongsun Yan has always been unrestrained, he didn't pay attention to clothes, and he didn't expect to come to court, so he didn't change into scholar's clothes, he was still dressed as a disciple.At present, there is an unwritten rule that is popular in the following countries, only scholars and officials can go to the court, and the disciples are equivalent to servants and cannot go to the court.

This small loophole was caught by Gongsun Yang.After his reminder, all eyes on the field immediately fell on Gongsun Yan, and they also noticed his casual clothes.

The unexpected spoiler of Bai Gui and Gongsun Yan caused Wei Huihou a lot of headaches.It's just that what everyone said was reasonable, but he was angry and couldn't let it out.Hearing what Gongsun Yang said, Wei Huihou immediately frowned, and turned to Chen Zhen: "Who is this?"

Chen Zhen also seized this opportunity tightly: "Reporting to Your Majesty, this person is a servant in Xiangguo's mansion, named Gongsun Yan. When he was in Mengjin, the emperor gave a banquet, and he was serving wine!"

Wei Huihou was furious, and shouted at the table: "How dare the family roar at the court and make the nations laugh?!"

Hearing the sound, several guards rushed forward and grabbed Gongsun Yan.

Seeing this, Bai Gui was in a hurry, knocked on the ground, and said in tears: "Your Majesty—"

Zhu Wei, Long Jia and other officials who were kneeling on the ground begged again.Wei Huihou glanced at old Bai Gui, Long Jia and Zhu Wei, his face calmed down, and he said coldly: "Gongsun Yan, I think you are a member of the Prime Minister's family, and I have the right to spare you the crime of arbitrarily disrupting the court! Get out!"

Gongsun Yan scanned the entire court, threw off the guards, let out a long laugh, turned around, and walked away with his head held high.

Looking at the back of Gongsun Yan walking out of the palace gate, Bai Gui felt as if his heart was being twisted, and he shouted in a trembling voice: "Gongsun Yan—" he turned around suddenly, his whole body trembling, and pointed at Gongsun Yang, "Gongsun Yang, you—you Wei Wei!" The traitors of the country set up traps, sell Wei for glory, serve as minions for tigers, want to trap the king for infidelity and unrighteousness, and put Wei on the edge of the sword, you—you, you—"

The old Xiangguo was so furious suddenly that everyone in the audience was shocked.

Seeing old Bai Gui's incoherent speech, Gongsun Yang was even more calm and confident, and said unhurriedly: "Bai Xiangguo was wise all his life, why did he become more and more confused as he got older? May I ask Bai Xiangguo, Gongsun Yang was originally a guard, so what's the matter?" A traitor in Wei? When Gongsun Yang was in Wei, he was devoted to Wei, and in Qin, he was devoted to Qin. How could he talk about selling Wei for glory? Qin Xiaogong thought of the people, used martingale to destroy the old and establish the new, and seek benefits for the people. Martingale has served Qin for more than ten years, and has always been friendly with Wei, and has never caused a single soldier of Qin to invade Wei, so how can he harm the people of Wei and trap your majesty in disloyalty and injustice?"

Bai Gui was originally a businessman seeking truth and being pragmatic, so when he spoke in a fit of rage, he couldn't stand up to Gongsun Yang's rebuttal with reason and evidence. He was at a loss for words, and pointed at Gongsun Yang with a trembling veteran hand covered in veins: "You—you—" He turned around and kowtowed to King Hui, "Your Majesty, Wei and Qin have had a bloody feud for decades, how can Duke Qin forget it so easily? Gongsun Yang set up a series of tricks. Its intention is not to be good-neighborly, not to respect the king, but to take back Hexi." , Your Majesty!"

Just as Gongsun Yang was about to refute, the young master took a step forward: "Qi Zuo Your Majesty, Qin Gong sincerely formed an alliance and took the initiative to marry, but we are suspicious here, and my son thinks it is against the dignity of a big country!"

Chen Zhen also came out and said: "Your Majesty, the general's words are not without reason. Wei and Qin depend on each other. If they fight, both will be hurt, and if they are peaceful, they will prosper. Qin Gong has expressed his submission, and he is willing to honor your majesty as king and continue the Qin and Jin Dynasties. Well, if Your Majesty blindly regards him as an enemy, how can he subdue the kingdoms of the world?"

Bai Gui stood up, pointed at Chen Zhen with trembling fingers, and yelled angrily: "You—you, you, you, the great Wei Jiangshan will be buried in the hands of you prodigals sooner or later!"

Bai Gui's scolding obviously brought along the young master Ang and others, even including Wei Huihou.Wei Huihou was furious at the moment, and shouted, "Bai Gui listen to the order!"

Bai Gui also felt that it was too much, so he turned around and kowtowed to the ground: "The old minister is here!"

"As an important minister, you are so arrogant and yelling at the court, are you guilty?"

"The old minister knows—convicted!"

"I think you have been a prime minister for many years, and it is hard work to govern the country. I will spare you this time! It's just that you are too old to be a prime minister. The widow allows you to retire and return to your hometown to take care of your life!"

Bai Gui was shocked when he heard the words, he was heartbroken, and said hoarsely: "Your Majesty, old minister—old minister—"

Suddenly, Bai Gui struggled to stand up from the ground, swayed trembling a few times, and slammed his head into the nearby courtyard pillar.The veteran Long Jia who was kneeling beside him was caught off guard, and when he reacted, it was too late to stop him. Bai Gui's head hit the courtyard pillar with a thud, and he fell to the ground immediately.

When it happened suddenly, Wen and Wu of the Manchu Dynasty were stunned.Wei Huihou stood up all of a sudden, and cried out: "Old Aiqing, you—"

Long Jia took a step forward and helped Bai Gui up, seeing that he was in a coma.

On this day, the great dynasty ended in a hurry when Bai Gui, the old prime minister, bumped his head against the court pillars and prevented Huihou from becoming king with his death remonstrance.

Although Bai Gui was determined to die, but due to old age and frailty, the soles of his feet were weak, and the force of hitting the pillar was not huge, so he did not die on the spot.Long Jia pressed tightly against the person, and it didn't take long for Bai Gui to breathe a sigh of relief.When Wei Huihou saw Bai Gui turned around alive, he let out a sigh of relief, and ordered Biren to arrange for an imperial doctor to heal his wounds, and left in a huff with his face under the board.

Long Jia and others hurriedly sent Bai Gui back to the prime minister's mansion. By dusk, Bai Gui was still unconscious.Gongsun Yan invited several well-known doctors in Anyi to feel the pulse, but at this time, Bai Gui was like a lamp with exhausted oil, and even a genius doctor would be useless.Seeing that it was getting late and Xiangguo still hadn't woken up, all the officials had no choice but to leave. Only Gongsunyan, Lao Jiazai, Long Jia, and Zhu Wei were left beside Bai Gui's bed. Sobbing and choking, crying like tears.

At the appointed time, the imperial doctor sent by Wei Huihou rushed to take Bai Gui's pulse.For a moment, the old housekeeper saw the imperial doctor's brows were gradually wrinkled, knowing that there was no good or bad, he hurriedly asked: "My lord, how is his pulse?"

The imperial doctor shook his head: "Let's prepare for the funeral."

The elder Jiazai burst into tears: "My lord——"

Gongsun Yan raised his head: "My lord—can he still wake up?"

The imperial doctor took out a pill from a black lacquered box, and said slowly, "If Xiangguo can take this heart-saving pill, he may be able to wake up. As for how long it will last, I can't say for sure."

Gongsun Yan scooped up a bowl of boiling water, and the imperial doctor helped Bai Gui, opened his mouth, stuffed the pill into Bai Gui's mouth, and fed him a tablespoon of warm water.With a movement of Bai Gui's throat, he actually swallowed it.

The imperial doctor put Bai Gui back on the couch, and everyone stared at him intently.After a meal, Bai Gui woke up leisurely and slowly opened his eyes.

Gongsun Yan's voice was choked with sobs: "Master, you are awake!"

Bai Gui closed his eyes, opened them again after a while, looked at Gongsunyan, then moved his eyes, turned to Long Jia and Zhu Wei, and finally landed on Lao Jiazai, and said with difficulty: "Everyone is here, very good !"

Long Jia kowtowed: "Old Xiangguo, what do you have to say, tell us!"

Bai Gui nodded, his eyes still on the old Jai Zai: "Where is the bastard, also - call him too!"

The old butcher was stunned for a moment, and said in a low voice, "I was still here just now, but I disappeared after a while. I'm going to look for this old slave!" Turning around and walking out in a hurry, he scolded the nursing home in a low voice, "I told you to call the young master, people Woolen cloth?"

The nursing home replied: "If you go home and grow old, the villain has already yelled at Yuanheng Building twice, and the young master is full of gambling, and he refuses to come back!"

The old butcher said anxiously: "My lord is here for a while, how can I not let the young master come back?"

With a promise, the nurse pulled out a fast horse, jumped on it, and galloped towards Yuanheng Tower.

The gambling hall was buzzing with people, and Bai Hu was having a lively bet with Young Master Liang, Young Master Wu and others.Blue veins protruded from Baihu's forehead, sweat dripped, he stared intently at the dice in Xiao Taohong's hand, and shouted: "Big! Big! Big!"

While rolling the dice, Xiao Taohong stared at the white tiger with hopeful eyes, and pressed lightly on the gaming table with both hands, and the result was Xiao Taohong.The white tiger was very disappointed, and sighed, Xiao Taohong stretched out her jade hand, and gave the gold in front of him to the winner, her body limply leaned towards the white tiger, her cherry mouth slightly opened, and she stretched out the slender hand that shook the dice in front of the white tiger: "Master Bai!" , look at this slave's hand—”

Baihu held it lightly, put it to his lips and blew, and said with a smile: "This is all right, you can shake it again, you will win!" With a wave of his hand, the boy behind him immediately opened the box and divided it into several piles. On the table, "Bet fifty gold!"

The nursing home hurried to Baihu's side, and pulled Baihu's clothes: "Young Master, Master—Master——"

Bai Hu pushed him away impatiently: "Go away, just as I'm about to get angry, you'll bother me!"

The nursing home was in a hurry: "Young master, master - he is really dying! It's true!"

Xiao Taohong arched towards Baihu's body, and said coquettishly, "Why not, Young Master Bai?"

"All right, all right, my little darling!" Bai Hu hugged her, coaxed her, stared at the nurse, and shouted loudly, "What's wrong? Saying such frustrating words here, you're courting death! Get lost, come here again!" Come on, watch me escort you to the stage!"

Seeing that Baihu was angry, and seeing that everyone was looking at him strangely, the nurse let out a long sigh, turned and left.

In another room obliquely opposite, Qi Guang watched all this through the bead curtain, with a sinister smile on his lips, nodded to shopkeeper Lin beside him, and said: "Xiao Taohong is such a wonderful person, thank you She hardware!"

Shopkeeper Lin bowed his waist and said, "The villain has written it down!"

"It's really interesting!" Qi Guang laughed, "The old man over there is about to go on the road, and the precious son here gambles with a beautiful woman. It must be a good show if it is arranged into a play!"

Shopkeeper Lin laughed and said, "If this is a play, Lord Qi is the one who wrote the play!"

Qi Guang laughed and said, "You're flattering Qi! The one who writes the drama can only be the lord!"

The nurse galloped back to the prime minister's mansion, hurried into Bai Gui's courtyard, was about to enter, but was stopped by a servant guarding the door.The nurse hurriedly said: "I have something urgent to see my elders!"

The servant girl pouted inside, and the guard glanced at it, then hurriedly stepped aside.

In front of the sick bed, Bai Gui was explaining his funeral.He stretched out his old hand, held Long Jia tightly, and said in a trembling voice, "General Long!"

Long Jia cried, "Bai Xiangguo!"

The four old hands clasped together and kneaded into a ball.

Bai Gui's voice was still trembling: "Your Majesty is ignorant and falsely claiming to be the king. The century-old foundation of the Great Wei Dynasty is about to be destroyed! I am old and incompetent, I am ashamed of my predecessor!"

"Old Xiangguo," Long Jia cried, "You have done your best! It is God's will for Wei to have today. It is also God's will for Wei to have no tomorrow! God's will cannot be violated!"

"Alas," Bai Gui sighed, "Dawei's day is hard-won, I'm an old man—I—couldn't close my eyes!"

Long Jia also let out a long sigh, and lowered his head, tears streaming down his face.

Bai Gui paused for a moment, then said slowly: "Since Wu Qi seized Hexi, there has been a Jiazi. For the [-] miles of land, Qin and Wei have fought repeatedly, and there are corpses everywhere in Hexi. General Long, you guard Hexi They should have known this for many years. The old Qin people have clear grievances and grievances, and they must avenge their grudges. They will not easily forget the blood feud in Hexi!"

"What Xiangguo said, Long Jia was deeply touched. Over the years, Long Jia has built the Great Wall outside, stored grain and grass inside, and fortified everywhere. He is cautious and wary of the Qin people all the time!"

Bai Gui nodded: "I've seen everything you do. But this is yesterday and today, what about tomorrow?"

Long Jia's brows gradually frowned, and he held Bai Gui's hand tightly: "Old Xiangguo—"

Bai Gui looked at Long Jia: "This old man is about to go, I have something to ask the general!"

Long Jia hurriedly knelt down: "Long Jia, listen respectfully!"

"Gongsun Yang's plot must be in Hexi! If the old man is not blind, there will be a big war in Hexi within a year. What I entrust to you is the seven hundred miles of rivers and mountains in Hexi!"

Long Jia choked up and said, "Long Jia wrote it down!"

"General Long, this old man knows that this trust is hard for you. This old man has been a generation of merchants, and they have a little wealth. The old man?"

Kneeling on the side, the old family's prime minister replied: "The old slave is here!"

"How much gold is left in the treasury?"

"Reporting to my lord, [-] gold was used to repair the gap, [-] gold was used to build the embankment, and [-] gold was used to relieve the victims of the severe drought the year before last, and there are still [-] gold in the treasury!"

Bai Gui pondered for a while, then said in a trembling voice: "Give it all to General Long, the defense of Hexi cannot do without these yellow and white things!"

"Old slave obey!"

Gongsun Yan and Zhu Wei knelt in front of the couch together, tears welling up: "My lord—"

Bai Gui's eyes turned to Zhu Wei, and he said slowly: "Zhu Situ, the ditch is scheduled to be drained next month, and the old man promised to open the gate himself. It seems that Situ will have to be troubled for this matter!"

Zhu Wei wept, "Your officer—I obey—"

Bai Gui coughed violently, Gongsun Yan hurried over and beat his back lightly.Bai Gui panted heavily, and after a while, feeling better, he turned to Long Jia again: "General Long, talented people are the foundation of a country. The only one in Wei who can defeat Gongsun Yang is Gongsun Yan. The old man has repeatedly recommended it, Your Majesty, alas— ——Wei lost Wu Qi first, then lost Gongsun Yang, and can no longer lose Gongsun Yan! Let Gongsun Yan go to you, Hexi defense, it will come in handy!"

"Long Jia wrote it down!"

Bai Gui's gaze slowly turned to Gongsun Yan: "Gongsun Yan—"

Gongsun Yan choked up and said, "Master!"

Bai Gui's eyes turned to the wall.Gongsun Yan looked around and saw a sword hanging on the wall, so he took it down and put it on the couch.Bai Gui held the sword in his hand and said in a trembling voice: "Gongsun Yan, this is the genus sword given to Wu Zixu by Fuchai, the king of Wu, in the Spring and Autumn Period. Zixu also used it to kill his neck. Looking back on Zixu's life, he devoted himself to sacrifice for Wu Zixu. I have made great contributions, but I don't want to get this sword in exchange. The old man compares himself to Zixu all his life, and every time he looks at this sword, he has a lot of feelings. The old man originally wanted to leave it to imitate Zixu in urgent moments. Today, it seems that he can't use it. Mr. Zixu hasn't taken away such a sword, so I don't dare to enjoy it to myself. I will give it to you as soon as I go!"

Gongsun Yan took the sword with both hands, and wept, "My lord—"

Bai Gui coughed violently again, and Gongsun Yan beat his back lightly.Coughing for a while, Bai Gui's eyes searched around, as if searching.The housekeeper knew that he was looking for the white tiger, so he hurried to the door, saw the nurse waiting there, and asked, "Where is the young master?"

The nurse kowtowed: "The young master refused to come back even if he died. The villain went up to pull him, and he said he wanted to bet on the villain!"

The old housekeeper stomped his feet anxiously, pointed at his face and said, "You—you useless thing! Quickly, take a few more people and tie him back!"

"The villain obeys!" The guardian picked out a few servants, and quickly rolled into the street, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The old housekeeper returned to the room, and Bai Gui asked, "Has the bastard come back?"

The old housekeeper knelt down: "Go back to the master, the young master has gone to practice martial arts with others, the old slave has already sent someone to call, this--here comes back!"

Bai Gui looked directly at the old housekeeper: "Tell the truth, where is he?"

The old housekeeper choked up again: "Master——"

"Speak!"

The old housekeeper burst into tears: "Gambling in Yuanheng Building!"

Bai Gui's eyes were closed, and two old tears rolled out.After a while, Bai Gui slowly opened his eyes, and said to his old master: "Call—call Qiyi!"

The old man went out, and after a while, led Qiyi in.Qiyi was sixteen years old, and she was originally the daughter of Zhong Chu, a doctor of Zhao State.Zhong Chu was beheaded for treason because he reprimanded Zhao Guoquan as Feng Yangjun in court.Zhong Chu had no son, only his daughter Qiyi, who was only two years old at the time.Zhong Chu may have foreseen that he was in danger, so he asked the nanny to hug Qiyi and leave quietly.

According to Zhong Chu's instructions, the nanny led Qiyi through untold hardships, and finally rushed to Wei State to join Bai Gui.The nanny soon died of illness, and Qiyi had no relatives in this world except Bai Gui and his son.Although Qi Yi is six years younger than Bai Hu, they grew up together, they were childhood sweethearts, and they couldn't do without each other.Seeing that Qiyi is gradually becoming a generation of beauties, Bai Kyu sees it and is delighted. After Qiyi and Ji last year, he arranged a wedding for them.

Qiyi entered the door, knelt down in front of the couch, buried her head on Bai Gui's body, and sobbed endlessly.Bai Gui stretched out his old wrinkled hands and gently stroked her hair: "My child, I don't want Baihu to be like this, the old man made you suffer!"

Qiyi wept and said, "Yi'er asked for it herself. Yi'er was born as a member of the Bai family and died as a ghost of the Bai family. No matter what he becomes, Yi'er has no complaints or regrets!"

Bai Gui looked at her: "I heard that you are pregnant, if you give birth to a boy, call him Bai Qi, let him start from the beginning, start from himself!"

Qiyi nodded with tears in her eyes.

Bai Gui coughed a few more times, and turned his eyes to Gongsunyan: "The dog is unworthy, it's all the fault of being pampered. Gongsunyan, this bastard is entrusted to you. Promise me, take him to Hexi, let him die—" —die on the battlefield, don’t die gambling—gambling—”

Bai Gui coughed violently again.Gongsun Yan hurriedly knocked on his back, but it was too late, Bai Gui's airway was blocked by a mouthful of thick phlegm, he twitched, his head tilted to one side.

Everyone let out a mournful cry: "My lord——"

Inside and outside the Prime Minister's Mansion, there was a burst of grief and weeping.At this moment, the nurse led several servants to twist the white tiger and push it into the courtyard.While breaking free, Bai Hu stomped his feet and cursed: "Let go of me, you bastards, let me go - watch me kill you!"

Gongsun Yan, who was wearing a white scarf and filial piety, came out, squinted at him, and said coldly, "Let him go!"

Nursing and others let go of the white tiger.

Bai Hu looked at Gongsun Yan who was dressed in filial piety in surprise, and said, "Brother Gongsun, you——you are—"

Gongsun Yan's voice was still cold: "The lord is gone!"

Bai Hu didn't seem to believe this was true: "What? What nonsense are you talking about?"

"The lord waited to see you with his last breath, but you refused to come back. The lord couldn't wait, so he left half an hour ago!"

Only then did Baihu realize what had happened, his face changed abruptly, and he screamed: "Father—" he rushed into the house recklessly.

(End of this chapter)