Xu Zizhen got up before the sun rose the next day. He couldn't help it. Ever since he accidentally hugged Zhuo Ya while dreaming last night, the Tubo princess had been guarding her as if she were guarding against a thief.
When he was sleeping, he just sat on the bed and pointed the scissors at him. No matter how Xu Zizhen coaxed him, it was of no use. As a result, neither of them fell asleep, and they sat staring at each other all night long.
Now at the critical moment, Xu Zizhen naturally didn't want to offend Zhuo Ya at this juncture, so he had to get up early and walked out of the house dejectedly, jogging more than a dozen times in the spacious yard and doing hundreds of push-ups.
, by the way, he used his brain while exercising and continued to improve his plan.
The Xiao family has developed in Xixia for so many years and has a deep foundation. No matter how sophisticated Chongzong's methods are and how many troops he has, it will not be easy to solve the problem if the two sides fight. Besides, it is the people who suffer from the civil war. This is what Xu Zizhen does not want.
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As the saying goes, a decisive battle with real soldiers and a decisive victory with a surprise force, Xu Zizhen this time is determined to play with a surprise force. Although every step is as startling as walking on the tip of a knife, once he succeeds, he can save a lot of things and a lot of lives.
Now everything is going according to his plan, but there are still some things that are beyond his expectation. For example, no one from Sanjuetang has shown up yet, and he doesn't know whether they saw through him or whether it was Taishi Xiao.
The old fox planned to hide his half-immortal in the snow and was unwilling to share it.
It was still chilly to the bone in Xixia in early spring, but it allowed Xu Zizhen to keep his head calm. He had a conclusion. Sanjuetang had a clear division of labor and varied styles. It was definitely not an ordinary NGO. It might have lofty ambitions that they couldn't tell. Since
This way he won't be afraid of San Juetang not showing up. As I said, we are still superstitious these days.
There was another thing that puzzled him. Chongzong once said that the royal family would hold a ceremony to worship heaven during the New Year. At that time, the Xiao family might join forces with the Three Jue Halls to force him to abdicate. But it was almost February now.
This has never happened, and even the palace has been peaceful and peaceful recently without any accidents.
Sanjuetang seemed to have disappeared from the world, which made Xu Zizhen very strange.
Just when Xu Zizhen was thinking wildly, a servant of the Xiao family brought breakfast. There were two full food boxes. Xu Zizhen did not dare to go into the house to touch Zhuo Ya's bad luck. He ordered his servants to bring one box into the house and took the other box in the yard.
He started eating on the stone table inside, and his servants were waiting on him, waiting for him to clear up and prepare to go down.
Xu Zizhen suddenly stopped him: "Take me to your young master. He still owes me money."
The young master is Xiao Xuan, Xiao Ye's son. During those days when he was imprisoned in Jincheng Prison, Xu Zizhen cheated him of a sum of money. The Xiao family was very polite to him these days, but they forgot to pay back the money.
The servant hesitated for a moment: "Sir, please forgive me. I don't dare to take you around without the master's instructions."
Xu Zizhen sneered: "What's the point? You're not going out. Besides, you can just stay with me. Are you worried that I'll run away?"
The three heads of the Xiao Mansion have all gone to court, and that servant also has his little wisdom. If he insists and refuses, Xu Zizhen sneaks out of the yard while he walks away. In the end, it is still his responsibility. It would be worse than this.
Take him there now, it's just to ask for an account, it won't take long, just like Xu Zizhen said, just follow him.
One of them died of illness during the year, and later the Xiao family was forced to die. Li Luoyan's biological mother was his second son who died in a war. Now there is only one son left, who is the dandy who was taught a lesson by Xu Zizhen.
The eldest young master Xiao Yi, as for the third master Xiao Ye, has only one son, Xiao Xuan, who was captured by Xu Zizhen.
After much hesitation, the servant led Xu Zizhen to Xiao Xuan's residence. What surprised Xu Zizhen was that the place where Xiao Xuan lived was actually just a side courtyard. Not to mention that there was no spacious garden, even the house was just a simple small building.
His identity as the young master of the Xiao family is completely different.
Before the servant had time to go in and report, Xu Zizhen strode in, kicked open the door unceremoniously and went straight to the back room. Before Xiao Xuan got up, he was so startled by the sound of the door being kicked that he almost fell to the ground and opened his eyes.
When I opened my sleep eyes and saw Xu Zizhen, my nemesis, I was so frightened that my face turned pale. I climbed up and grabbed the corners of the quilt and shrank to the bedside: "You...why are you here?"
Xu Zizhen pulled a chair and sat down, and said slowly: "Master Xiao, what are you afraid of? It's just a debt repayment. I said you won't forget it, right?"
Xiao Xuan hurriedly said: "I haven't forgotten, I haven't forgotten, I...I forgot, no one dares to forget your account, General Xu."
"Okay, bring it. I'm not good at arithmetic, so I can't figure out how much you should pay me back, but I think you, Master Xiao, won't rely on me." Xu Zizhen sat with a big sword and a golden horse, spreading out one of his palms.
"No, no, how could I rely on General Xu?" Xiao Xuan smiled apologetically, and when he turned around and saw the dumbfounded servant at the door, he couldn't help but said angrily, "What are you looking at? Get out of here, young master!"
The servant didn't look panicked at all, he just glanced at Xu Zizhen hesitantly, then at Xiao Xuan, and then he said yes and exited the door.
Xiao Xuan glanced at the door, suddenly jumped off the bed quickly, came to Xu Zizhen's side and lowered his voice: "Brother Xu, I have been waiting for you for many days, why are you here now?"
"Shh..." Xu Zizhen raised a finger to his mouth, looked around cautiously, then listened to the door, and slightly raised his voice and said, "Have you figured it out? How much should you pay me back?"
Xiao Xuan immediately understood and raised his voice to apologize: "Okay, okay, but...hey, General Xu, I don't have much cash here, how about I give you other things? I have a few pairs here.
Calligraphy and painting can also be worth some money, do you think so?"
Xu Zizhen suddenly became angry: "Stop talking nonsense, I can't go out, where do you want me to sell it?" At this point, he suddenly lowered his voice and whispered something quickly into Xiao Xuan's ear.
Xiao Xuan's expression suddenly changed, but he quickly came to his senses and said with a sad face: "Then I can sell it myself, but the general has to give me a few days of grace."
Xu Zizhen scolded: "I will give you three days. If you can't get it by then, I will discount your legs to make up for it!"
The servant was waiting outside the door without leaving. He heard clearly the conversation between the two people in the room. Then he saw Xu Zizhen walking out of the room angrily. Xiao Xuan was still sitting on the bed, looking pale and confused.
, but he got up not long after, holding a few calligraphy and paintings under his arm and hurried out the door.
Xu Zizhen went out without going anywhere else, and went straight back to his residence. The servant sent him back to the courtyard, but he didn't see a smile on Xu Zizhen's lips.
The young master of the Xiao family was actually instigated by me to rebel. Will anyone believe me?