In the Qijing Imperial Palace and on the square outside the court hall, there was a long line of gifts pulled by carts and horses, all of which were betrothal gifts sent by the Huyan family.
The emperor and empress appeared together and walked around the long ceremonial car. Hao Yuntu had a smile on his face, and it was obvious that he was very happy and satisfied.
The Queen frowned slightly after reading the gift list in her hand, "Your Majesty, there is something I don't know whether to say or not."
"If you want to say it, just say it. If you don't want to say it, don't force it." Hao Yuntu reached out and patted the box on a carriage.
But the queen still said, "The Huyan family is a little rude."
Bu Xun, who was accompanying her, couldn't help but look up at her.
Hao Yuntu was stunned for a moment, then turned around and asked, "How?"
The queen held up the gift list and said, "It's not that I think this gift is too light. It's just that our daughter is the eldest princess after all, and she is marrying into their Huyan family. But after taking a closer look at this gift list, I think it seems like a lot of things. In fact,
It's nothing valuable, probably not as good as the betrothal gifts from some wealthy families. I'm not greedy for money, but the Huyan family doesn't even want to show off? Could it be that they feel they have wronged their family?"
"You're overthinking. The Huyan family's family background is better understood than yours, and it's really not as good as the average wealthy family." Hao Yuntu said, but he still reached out and took the gift list and came over to take a look. Just because he knew that Huyan's family
The family has good family background, so I wanted to see the sincerity of the Huyan family.
His eyes moved across the list of gifts, and he paused for a moment on the inconspicuous last item. He nodded slightly, pointed and asked: "Queen, do you know the origin of this knife?"
The queen stretched out her head to look, "Chaoyang Sword? Isn't it a ceremonial sword used by military generals? Is there any other explanation?"
"A woman's opinion! In your eyes, this sword is not comparable to the betrothal gift of a wealthy family?" Hao Yuntu waved his hand and pointed at the palace, "This sword is worth the entire palace for me!"
"..." The queen was surprised and uncertain.
Haoyun Tu: "Looking for steps, the sword is coming!"
"Yes!" Bu Xun turned around and left.
Soon, two eunuchs brought a long knife. There were numerous scratches on the knife. The long knife looked inconspicuous. The red silk flowers tied on it proved that it was indeed a betrothal gift!
Hao Yuntu grabbed the knife with one hand, and bang! The tail of the big knife fell to the ground. He stretched out his hand to touch the marks on the knife and said slowly: "Back then, Hu Yanwuhen was just a young frontier general who led three thousand troops. It happened to be that the Jin Dynasty
The country suddenly invaded and attacked across the sea. The border troops were in a hurry, and the country's reinforcements were unable to arrive in time. Huyan Wuhen used a trick to lure out most of the guarding monks around the enemy commander, and then dug a river to flood the enemy army and defeated it in one fell swoop.
Taking advantage of the enemy's retreat, with the cooperation of several monks, he personally led a thousand cavalry in pursuit for dozens of miles, rushed into the enemy's tens of thousands of exhausted remnants, and personally beheaded the enemy's leader, Jin General Tian Zi.
Believe me! In this battle, we defeated many with a small number and enhanced our country's prestige. However, the collapse of Jin's 300,000-strong army also greatly damaged the vitality of Jin and made it unable to do it again for many years!"
With a wave of the long knife, the blade was placed in front of the queen. The queen was frightened and took a few steps back.
"It was this sword that beheaded Tian Zixin! Hu Yanwuhen became famous in one battle. The late emperor personally summoned him and took the sword from his hand. He danced it in front of hundreds of thousands of troops and praised him. This is
The treasured sword that governs the country! He also ordered a heavy reward on the spot, and ordered Hu Yanwuhen to form the Valiant Cavalry Army. This is how today's Valiant Cavalry Army came about! Queen, charge into the battle for our great Qi, block foreign enemies, and kill the enemy chieftains. Isn't this the treasured sword that is used to protect the country?
Can the betrothal gift of a wealthy family be compared? Without this knife, how many wealthy families would be ruined? The betrothal gifts of ten thousand wealthy families cannot be compared! This is the heirloom of the Huyan family. Even the heirlooms were used as betrothal gifts. Only then
It’s true sincerity, but you still think it’s too rude?”
The queen really didn't know the details for a moment, and she suddenly said awkwardly: "Your Majesty is saying that this concubine is short-sighted!"
Standing in front of the sword, looking at the big sword in front of him, Hao Yuntu asked: "Bu Xun, how can the general be without a sword?"
Bu Xun was stunned for a moment, not knowing what he meant or how to reply. He waited for his words.
Hao Yuntu glanced at him sideways and said, "The general has given me the sword to conquer the country as a betrothal gift. I should give you a gift in return! Calling together skilled craftsmen, I will make a sword that is the best in the world and give it to the general. The king and his ministers will never be indebted to each other!"
"Yes!" Bu Xun agreed. He also took the big knife handed to him and handed it to the eunuch behind him to put it away.
When leaving the betrothal convoy, the queen asked again: "Your Majesty, you'd better take the time to visit Qingqing. The commotion is so serious that I can't persuade you!"
Hao Yuntu: "Then continue to persuade me. I have even accepted the betrothal gift from the Huyan family and will not repent. There are some things that can allow her to fool around, and there are some things that she cannot do without reason. I don't want any jokes to happen on the wedding day! Queen, you
In charge of the harem, you must do your best. To enjoy the blessing of the queen, you must bear the responsibilities and obligations of the queen. If you are unwilling to bear this responsibility, you can tell me!"
This understatement made the queen tremble in her heart, and she said with a forced smile: "I know this, and I will definitely not disappoint your majesty."
"Okay, I still have something to do. Let's discuss the details of the marriage with Bu Xun." Hao Yuntu dropped the words and left.
Bu Xun bowed to the queen and left.
On the way, a burly eunuch appeared waiting at a certain intersection. He was the eunuch who arrested Linghuqiu.
Bu Xun stopped for a while, listened to his low-pitched report for a while, and replied with a few words of advice before leaving. He quickly caught up with Hao Yuntu again and followed him to report: "Your Majesty, Niu Youdao did not return to the capital as ordered.
, but ran away, and should have left Qi State now."
Hao Yuntu was startled, stopped and turned around, asking: "What's going on?"
Bu Xun smiled bitterly: "At one point in the west pasture, people from the school affairs desk stopped Niu Youdao. He was fine at first, but as soon as it got dark, he suddenly burned down the pasture.
The chaos slipped away overnight and its destination is unknown."
Hao Yuntu twitched the corner of his mouth. Niu Youdao ran away. It was a trivial matter. He had promised Mr. Yucang that the matter was not done well. It was a bit embarrassing. Although the other party may not pursue anything, he still said a little strangely: "Run away with the war horse."
Already?"
The order was given to Niu Youdao here. He knew that it was unreasonable to call a foreign monk here and there. He also relied on something to let him come back. Niu Youdao came here to rush into battle. As long as Niu Youdao is held captive
A war horse of the Tao, an ox with the Tao will naturally have to be obedient.
Bu Xun was also a little surprised: "He doesn't seem to have paid much attention to the war horses at all. There hasn't been a large loss of horses in pastures in various places recently that are not under control."
Hao Yuntu: "Didn't he come to charge the war horse?"
Bu Xun: "Logically speaking, it should be for the war horses. From the current situation, there are only two possibilities. Either he has secretly prepared a batch of war horses for a long time, but such a large number of war horses can be reserved during the period.
It is difficult to hide the feeding from the spies in various places in the school affairs office. Thousands of horses cannot be managed by a small piece of grass and require grazing in a large area. If a large amount of fodder is secretly stockpiled, unless he has been preparing for it long ago, he will suddenly stock up.
It's hard not to be noticed. There is another possibility, that is, he is hiding, not leaving at all, and is still preparing for the war horse."
Haoyuntu: "Why is he running?"
Bu Xun: "His recent behavior is a bit strange. Contact Linghuqiu Xiaoyuege's identity. I wonder if it has anything to do with Xiaoyuege? What's the point of Linghuqiu, a person from Xiaoyuege, staying with Niu Youdao?
Intention? Linghuqiu should know something, but Linghuqiu refuses to speak until he sees Niu Youdao, so the old slave is considering whether to use his own Bitter God Pill on him."
Speaking of Xiaoyue Pavilion, Hao Yuntu asked: "Do you have any clues about the murdered disciples of the three major sects?"
Bu Xun: "It's still the same. Only corpses and relics were found, and all were silenced. Even the accompanying Golden Wings were not spared. No one knows what happened specifically. Fifteen disciples did not say anything, and only three birds died suddenly.
, the three major factions will suffer considerable losses!”
Under the starry sky and the sea at night, ships are moving forward in the waves.
Guan Fangyi opened the door to Niu Youdao's guest room and took a look inside. Niu Youdao was standing in front of the window with his hands behind his hands, looking at the sea. On the couch beside him, Black Peony's body was still lying there quietly.
Guan Fangyi didn't know whether to say something or not, but after a few days, she decided to remind her.
"Master Dao!" Guan Fangyi teased playfully. She rarely addressed him as Master Dao in a serious manner.
Niu Youdao didn't look back and asked: "What's the matter? Tell me!"
Standing in front of the body and looking at it, Guan Fangyi sighed: "Master, I know you are very sad about Miss Peony..."
Niu Youdao interrupted, "Why am I sad?"
Guan Fangyi: "Aren't you sad? Everyone has seven emotions and six desires, as well as joy, anger, sorrow and joy. If you say you are sad, no one will laugh at you."
Niu Youdao shook his head: "It doesn't matter whether it's wind or rain. I've seen so many things about life, separation and death, I've long been used to it. I'm not sad, and there's no point in being sad. If I have to say sad, maybe I'm sad.
"
"Okay, let's not discuss the issue of whether it's difficult or not. It's just that the journey back to Qingshan County is too far. I don't know how long it will be at sea. It's not an option for Miss Peony to leave her like this."
"What do you want to say?"
"Miss Peony said before she died that it would be nice to float on the sea, and she liked it quite a bit. Could you please consider fulfilling her wish? It might not be a bad thing to consider the blue sea as your destination."
She said this more euphemistically. In fact, she asked Niu Youdao to bury Black Peony at sea. Some things have to be faced with reality. At such a long distance, the corpse will be like that. It will be disgusting. To put it bluntly, it will not sound good.
.
Niu Youdao turned around, walked to the couch, stared at Black Mudan's quiet face, and said calmly: "You are wrong, she didn't like floating on the sea, she has been floating almost all her life, and after following me
, she finally found a home, and Qingshan County is her home! She was floating when she was alive, how can she still be floating after death? I want to take her home, no one can stop me, no one can stop me
, I want to take her back, take her home!"
Guan Fangyi stared at him and bit her lip. When the other person's words reached this point, she was unable to say anything else and couldn't utter a single word.
Finally, he lowered his head and left in a low voice.
Niu Youdao sat next to the couch and gently pressed Black Mudan's chest with one palm. Under the Qiankun Jue, there was a hint of frost on the cheeks of Black Mudan's remains, but he was still peaceful, maintaining the serenity he had when he left.