Xie Yan and Luo Junyao did not stay in the courtyard to listen to Master Mingguang talking to Bai Jingrong, although Luo Junyao was really interested in Bai Jingrong.
The back door of a room in Master Mingguang's courtyard leads directly to the small building in the back mountain.
From there, it only takes a few steps to leave the Huguo Zen Temple and walk to the flower garden on the back mountain.
Nowadays, the weather in Shangyong is getting colder, but the mountains behind Huguo Zen Temple are still full of life, but there are many fewer flowers than before.
There is certainly a reason for this, but the bigger reason is probably that many flowers were moved to the Prince Regent's Palace.
The two of them walked in the garden for a while, and when they saw that there were gradually more people in the garden, they went to the small building next to them.
Not long after I sat down, Master Mingguang came up from downstairs.
Seeing the two people drinking tea and joking together, Master Mingguang snorted and said, "You two are quite happy."
Luo Junyao looked back at Xie Yan and expressed with his eyes: What's wrong with him?
Xie Yan raised his hand to brush the hair on her cheek, raised his head and said to Master Mingguang: "It seems that the conversation was not very pleasant."
Master Mingguang walked to the two of them and sat down, and sneered: "Do you think I can have a pleasant conversation with her?"
Xie Yan raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "I thought she would persuade you to help her achieve great things."
Master Mingguang looked at Xie Yan and pondered for a long time before saying, "You and her are close friends." Xie Yan disagreed and waited for the unpleasant words he would inevitably say later.
Sure enough, Master Mingguang said: "They are all so ignorant of themselves."
Xie Yan said: "So, she really mentioned it?"
"No." Master Mingguang said angrily: "I didn't even have time to mention it." He immediately shouted back.
Although decades have passed, Master Mingguang feels that he really cannot understand this woman Bai Jingrong, even though she was once his fiancée.
Bai Jingrong was born into a noble family. The Bai family and the Yao family were both famous and prominent families in the late Dongling period. Unlike the Xie family, who had lived in Shangyong for a long time, the Bai family and the Yao family were both local sects, and the head family and most of the forces were local.
Therefore, the marriage between the Bai family and the Yao family is a matter of course.
At that time, Yao Zhong was not dissatisfied with Bai Jingrong, his fiancée, but it was not as if he was overjoyed.
The eldest son of the Yao family was born to marry a noble daughter of the same family. At that time, the Bai family was not the only choice for marriage with the Yao family. But in the end, the Bai family and the Yao family formed a marriage contract, and Bai Jingrong was exceptionally beautiful and intelligent.
It can be considered an unexpected surprise.
Yao Zhong was not too surprised by this. His fiancée is Bai Jingrong, which does not make him feel more happy than if his fiancée is a daughter of another family. As for beauty... If you have watched Yao Yun's face since childhood and how can he be born
The beauty of Yao Yun's parents might not be so attractive.
Since they have been engaged since childhood, the two families naturally have a lot of contact.
When they were still young, Yao Zhong discovered that he and his fiancée might not get along. Bai Jingrong was very smart, a hundred times smarter than his equally beautiful sister. But Bai Jingrong was also very ambitious. She liked history books. See
He read various classics on the art of war, and liked to listen to adults talk about various court situations. Sometimes he would even express his own opinions, some of which really made Yao Chong feel uncomfortable.
Although Yao Zhong felt that he might not be able to talk to her, he didn't think it was bad at that time and would occasionally mention her.
Previously, Master Mingguang said that he reminded Yao Zhong, "To conquer the world, it is strength, not conspiracy." This sentence was said when Yao Zhong was thirteen years old, but obviously Yao Zhong did not take it to heart.
Perhaps the most wrong thing he did in his life was that he did not directly kill Bai Jingrong after rejecting her, but drove her away.
How cruel and ruthless was a girl who was only seventeen or eighteen years old at the time to order the army to dig embankments without changing her expression and flood the enemy troops and the people?
In the past twenty or thirty years, Master Mingguang often thought this way when he dreamed back at midnight. He was fashionable and young, but he still didn't understand Bai Jingrong very well after all.
Master Mingguang quickly put aside his messy thoughts and said: "It seems that she does have something to ask for, and she came to see you."
Xie Yan lowered his head and took a sip of tea, "Come to see me in the temple? Does she think my temper will be better in the Buddhist Pure Land?"
Master Mingguang laughed, "Who knows? But if she really wants to reconcile with Dasheng, it is better to persuade you than to persuade others. If you don't agree, what's the use of no matter how many people she persuades?"
Besides, she shouldn’t be able to stay in Shangyong for a long time, right?”
"Indeed." Xie Yan said: "The royal court of the Qi tribe has just moved westward, and I'm afraid it's internally unstable. She came back in person at this time. In addition to wanting to use Dasheng's power to suppress those who oppose her, there must be other reasons."
"Uh..." Luo Junyao, who was sitting aside and listening, couldn't help but said: "Well... the Qi tribe and Dasheng have just finished fighting. Wouldn't her seeking support from Dasheng arouse opposition within the Qi tribe?"
Xie Yan and Master Mingguang looked at each other, lowered their heads and smiled softly at her: "This is naturally because... the Qi tribe may have to face a more troublesome opponent than Da Sheng now."
"Um?"
Master Mingguang smiled and took out a roll of light brown paper from the hidden compartment under the tea table.
Putting it on the table and unfolding it, Luo Junyao realized that it was a map.
The map clearly marks the state capitals of Dasheng and even the counties under its jurisdiction. The mountains, rivers and rivers are also clearly marked.
But this is not just a map of Dasheng, because there are many other places around it. Although the labels are not as detailed as Dasheng, there are important cities and mountains and river passes.
Luo Junyao raised his head and glanced at Master Mingguang: He secretly kept the maps of all countries, and he was indeed not a serious monk.
Master Mingguang did not pay attention to her gaze, but pointed to a place in the west of the map. The ink there was still fresh, and it was obviously added with a pen recently.
There are several elegant and wild handwritings written there - the royal court of the Qi people.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Master Mingguang's finger moved eastward along a line and stopped at another place.
Someone made a cross there with a vermilion pen. Under the vermilion cross, the original black writing also said Qi Clan Royal Court.
Luo Junyao came over and took a closer look, then pointed to the place farther west of the new royal court and said: "Here... the Yin people are their new enemies?"
Master Mingguang glanced at her with some admiration, and Xie Yan whispered: "In the middle of the previous dynasty, the Yin people almost unified the Western Regions and even threatened the Central Plains. Later, they were defeated by Dongling. The then regent of Yin'an, Yu Wence, was forced to commit suicide.
It gradually declined and could no longer pose a threat to the Central Plains. Later, the countries in the Western Regions were in chaos, and the Yin people were forced to move westward. For a time, they were almost completely out of sight of the Central Plains people. Only then did the Qi people rise and almost dominate most of
The Western Region. But... although the Yin people are now far away from the Central Plains, their strength further west is still not weak."
Luo Junyao looked at the map and nodded: "I understand. Originally, the royal court of the Qi people was here, across the vast desert, and there was no conflict with the Yin people. But now the Qi people have moved further west, far away from the Yin people.
People’s current border…”
Luo Junyao marked several locations on the map and quickly calculated the data, "It's less than three hundred miles away from the Yinren border."
Master Mingguang smiled and said, "The little girl is quite powerful."
Luo Junyao blinked his eyes and looked at Master Mingguang with a smile, "It's a small trick that makes Master laugh."
Xie Yan held her hand and continued: "It is true that the Qi people have a blood feud with Dasheng, and they have a bad relationship with Gaoyu, and with the Yin people...their current territory is the territory of the Yin'an people."
Luo Junyao smiled and said: "The Qi people are already exhausted and unable to cope with enemies from three aspects. The most important thing now is to establish a foothold in the desert western sea, and she also knows that we don't want to fight now, so she wants to reconcile with us. First
How to deal with the Yin people? The Yin people must be very unhappy about them moving west to the royal court, right?"
The Qi people and the Yin people are both very offensive tribes. It doesn't matter if the two tribes are far apart, but if they are too close, there is no chance of misfire.
Not to mention, the current territory of the Qi people belongs to the Yin people in the past. Although it was not all taken from the hands of the Yin people, if the Yin people also have the idea of rebuilding the glory of Yin'an, then they must first step on the Qi people.
Underfoot.
"Looking at it this way, Bai Jingrong really wants to reconcile with Da Sheng."
Luo Junyao even admired Bai Jingrong. Dasheng and the Qi tribe had been fighting for so many years, and both sides had shed blood and suffered numerous casualties.
It had only been a long time since the war ceased, and she dared to come alone to Yong and Da Sheng to talk about reconciliation.
Armistice and reconciliation are two different things.
Master Mingguang casually placed the map roll on the table and asked: "So, what do you think about it?"
Xie Yan said in a deep voice: "The Qi tribe will cede all the land east of Nuoyu Lake to Dasheng. We can negotiate."
Master Mingguang frowned slightly and said: "If we are only from the Qi tribe, we can indeed talk. But let me remind you that many of Bai Jingrong and those under her are members of the Bai family back then."
Those people are different from the Qi tribe. The Qi tribe invaded Dasheng out of ambition and to gain advantage. If they really couldn't defeat them, then forget about it.
But most of those people had the idea of taking back the Bai family and wanted to regain the Central Plains one day and avenge their shame.
For the Qi people, there is an iron plate to the east and they can go west, north and south. But for those people, only by capturing Zhengshuo in the Central Plains can they be considered successful and famous.
Xie Yan said: "Don't worry, who can really expect that everything will be fine after just one contract? It's just that I really can't afford to look elsewhere at the moment. If I can get a place first, it will be some comfort."
Master Mingguang said: "Bai Jingrong may not be willing to suffer this loss."
Xie Yan didn't care, "It depends on how strong the Yin people are now. They are too far away from us, and even the Zhenguo Army doesn't have much news. But...since Bai Jingrong can come to Yong, guess what?
Will people also come to worship Yong?"
Master Mingguang thought for a while, shook his head and said: "That's all, these are things you have to consider. Why do I, a monk, worry so much?"
Xie Yan looked at him and said: "Since you broke up on bad terms today, you may not be able to keep your identity a secret."
Back then, the Yao family was as famous as the Bai family. Although the Yao family had no intention of competing for the world and was later destroyed overnight, the title of the eldest son of the Yao family was still very shocking to many people.
Master Mingguang was very calm, "She is not an impulsive person. If word spreads, she will only suffer a loss in your hands and want to cause trouble for you."
The news that Master Mingguang is a descendant of the Yao family is indeed shocking, but the fact that the regent's uncle is still alive is obviously even more worrying.
After all, a wealthy family like the Yao family disappeared overnight. The whereabouts of the wealth accumulated by the Yao family over the past hundred years are unknown. There are also connections accumulated by the Yao family for generations. Who knows how much is left?
"In that case, uncle, let's get ready," Xie Yan said.
The implication is that Bai Jingrong will have to eat this loss even if he doesn't want to. By then...Master Mingguang may not be able to be pure either.
The two of them bid farewell to Master Mingguang and returned to the Regent's Palace, and never left the house again.
Xie Yan seemed to have seriously decided to live his newlywed life well. He neither went to court nor saw officials or subordinates in the past two days. Naturally, he didn't even read the invitations from the Qi tribe's envoys asking for an audience.
Except for visiting the Empress Dowager in the palace, the two stayed in the palace and spent a lot of time together, living a very leisurely and sweet life.
Luo Junyao had never had such an experience before, and he was very excited.
Every day, they would either take Xie Yan to practice martial arts together, or they would crowd together to read books, admire flowers, and learn to play chess. Or they would simply do nothing and just bask in the sun.
In this way, even Lan Yin and others felt that their girl seemed to be more squeamish after marrying the prince. His Royal Highness the Regent, who was tired of cuddling and cuddling together all day long, but let outsiders get wind of it, did not seem to think there was any problem at all.
They, the bystanders, only felt toothache when they saw it.
In this way...the general and the two young masters should be able to rest assured, right?
Several of Lanyin's maids who were accompanying her to the marriage couldn't help but whisper in private.
What the general is most worried about is that his daughter will be wronged. His Royal Highness the Regent loves the girl so much, so he will definitely not be wronged.
The general can rest assured in this way.
In a blink of an eye, it was time to return home, and the Luo family started busy preparing early in the morning.
General Luo put down all the things for today in advance, and when he got up early in the morning, his eyes kept wandering to the door.
The Luo family has long been accustomed to this. If someone hadn't pulled him, General Luo might have gone directly to the palace to visit his daughter in the past two days.
In the Rongle Hall, Mrs. Luo was sitting on the main seat, and next to her, Chen Yuer was gently tapping her back.
Although the Luo family is busy these days, the female teacher invited for Chen Yu'er has been teaching her attentively. Now, although Chen Yu'er is still silent and a little shy, her behavior and words are already quite decent.
Luo Yun and Mrs. Su were sitting next to Mrs. Luo, and behind them were the brothers Luo Jinyan and Luo Jinxing. Even Luo Mingxiang came back with her husband, and they sat next to Mrs. Su.
Sitting at the back is Mr. Luo.
Ever since Shen Lingxiang got married, the Luo family has kept a much lower profile. Except for waiting on Mrs. Luo's side, she hardly leaves her yard.
Neither Luo Jinyan nor the Su family had the time to pay attention to such a person. As long as she stayed peacefully, the Luo family would not be able to tolerate such a person. What's more, now that Shen Lingxiang was involved, Luo Jinyan even asked The people below are watching a little, don't let people look too much at others and neglect Luo.
Xu Zhaolin is the eldest son of the Chun'an Prefecture, and his status is naturally considered to be extremely high among ordinary people and even officials.
But it is nothing in the Luo family. After all, not to mention the Luo family itself, the other son-in-law of the Luo family is the current regent. Even if he has the title of the so-called Seven Shows of the Imperial City, it is nothing in the Luo family. What.
Realizing that her husband seemed a little nervous, Luo Mingxiang glanced sideways at him, reached out and held his hand and smiled lightly to tell him not to be nervous.
Xu Zhaolin was startled, then quickly nodded with a smile.
Sitting next to her, Mrs. Su looked at her daughter and son-in-law like this, with a bit of joy in her eyes.
It seems that the relationship between daughter and son-in-law is indeed good, and Xiang'er did not only say good things because she didn't want to worry about herself.
Regarding the disparity in status between her daughter and her stepdaughter's husband, Ms. Su was very thoughtful.
Some gaps already exist, there is no need to pretend not to see them and deceive yourself.
Needless to say, it was an accident that the stepdaughter married the regent. Even General Luo himself probably never thought of this possibility.
There are many rules in a powerful family, let alone the royal family?
"Why aren't you back yet? Please go and have a look." Xiao Luo Yun ordered his second son anxiously.
Su was helpless and said: "What time is it? General, don't worry."
General Luo came here to sit here early in the morning, so others had to sit here with him. Why should he blame others for coming back late?
Luo Yun whispered: "Even Mingxiang and Zhaolin are back, are they not too late?"
Luo Mingxiang smiled and said: "Shaoshao, I'm going home today. I have to dress up well so that I can come back to see us bright and beautiful."
Just as he was talking, the steward's joyful voice came from outside the door, "General, the carriage from the Regent's Palace has arrived."
Before he could enter, Luo Yun suddenly stood up and said, "Be careful with your words and actions. Go out and pick up Yao Yao!"
Luo Jinyan and Luo Jinxing also stood up quickly to respond, turned around and went out.
Seeing them go out, Su Shi smiled and said, "General, are you relieved?"
Mrs. Luo couldn't help but look at her son several times. She was not unhappy when her granddaughter came home, but she just couldn't understand her son's excessive favor towards her granddaughter.
At the gate of the Luo family, the carriage of the Prince Regent's Palace slowly stopped, followed by several carriages following the carriage of the prince and princess.
As soon as Xie Yan and Luo Junyao got out of the car, brothers Luo Jinyan came out to greet them.
"Shake!" Luo Jinxing took the lead and shouted.
"Big brother, second brother!"
Luo Junyao, who was standing next to Xie Yan and letting him arrange his hairpins, heard this and immediately turned around and looked at the door.
Seeing the two brothers coming out, their beautiful faces burst into bright smiles.
Luo Junyao immediately abandoned Xie Yan in front of him and ran quickly towards his two brothers, "Big brother and second brother! I'm back!"
Luo Jinyan smiled and nodded, looked at Luo Junyao's appearance and said, "Just come back, everyone is waiting for you."
However, Luo Jinxing pulled his sister around twice and looked at it carefully before nodding with satisfaction and saying: "Very good, it seems that Shake Yao has had a good few days."
It's really good. The little girl looks much more beautiful than when she was at Luo's house. It can be seen that she has really enjoyed herself these past few days.
Luo Jun shook his head and said, "Well, I made my second brother worried. I'm fine."
"Eldest brother, second brother."
The brother and sister were talking lively when Xie Yan, who had been left behind, had already strolled over.
Standing next to Luo Junyao, Xie Yan looked at the two young men who were several years younger than himself, and greeted them with a calm and gentle expression.
