Thirty miles outside Sangqian City, there is a dense forest with century-old pine trees on one side of the river, which is very rare here. The terrain here is low-lying, and the rocks are rugged. It is very difficult for even horses to enter on horseback. There are cliffs and huge rocks along the way. Blocking the road, even with the use of modern machinery, it would cost a lot to easily transport a piece of wood from here, let alone the ancients. Therefore, this pine forest called Guijianchou can be preserved.
Ying Guangji didn't like it when he heard the words "ghosts see sorrow". According to Su Ren, they, the remnants of the previous dynasty, now live like ghosts. Since they are ghosts, then being worried about ghosts is not just letting themselves. Worried?
After several leaps, Ying Guangji swung far between the branches. He had already discovered at least three masters arranged by Liu Che. Although these people were good at it, they were not a threat to him, Young Master Ying, so Ying Guangji Guangji didn't take any action, he just passed by their side or above their heads, disappearing in the shadow of the tall and thick pine trees and the bushes in an instant.
The pine forest was very large. Ying Guangji did not believe that Liu Che would send heavy troops to surround the whole forest. If he did that, even if he added all the soldiers under Su Ren, he would not be able to do it. Ying Guangji wandered in the forest for a long time, and he was sure After finding no less than five reliable retreat routes, he jumped down from the top of the tall tree and landed steadily on the thick pine leaves.
"Chirp, chirp, chirp..." A series of inexplicable bird calls came and went in the forest. Ying Guangji smiled slightly, adjusted his clothes a little, and walked slowly towards the agreed place.
Liu Jiqing stood in front of Ying Guangji with an expressionless face and looked at Ying Guangji up and down several times: "Master Ying, you are so rude!"
Ying Guangji did not object, his arms were flat, and he was completely displayed in front of Liu Jiqing. From behind Liu Jiqing, two chamberlains who were more advanced than Liu Jiqing appeared in a flash and came to Ying Guangji, using his withered hands to lift Ying Guangji. Guangji touched up and down, even loosening Ying Guangji's hair bun, and inspected it carefully. It took a full stick of incense before the two old chamberlains let Ying Guangji go. He nodded slightly at Liu Jiqing.
Liu Jiqing stepped aside and bent slightly: "Please, Mr. Ying, your Majesty has been waiting for a long time."
There is a flat land in the pine forest. From the scent of pine remaining in the air, it can be judged that this open space did not originally exist. Liu Che, dressed in a black robe, was sitting on one of the three large wooden piers, making tea leisurely. In addition, There are two wooden piers, one holds the tea set, and the other is reserved for Ying Guangji. These three pine trees are very good, one big and two small, and the distance is right. I don’t know what method Liu Che’s men used to make them strong. The cut of the wooden pier is smooth and leaves no trace.
Liu Jiqing had been following Ying Guangji. He neither ran over to report nor shouted loudly, but remained silent. After Ying Guangji sat down where he should sit, he then walked behind Liu Che. , clasped his hands on his chest and remained silent from beginning to end.
Liu Che's method of cooking tea has been seen by Ying Guangji, and Su Ren uses this method, but Liu Che's method is not as smooth as Su Ren's. This is probably why Liu Che is busier than Su Ren. The light yellow liquid with the aroma of tea is slowly poured into two The snow-white porcelain bowl has a strange smell mixed with the aroma of tea and rosin.
"Please!" Liu Che said politely, "I rarely do it myself, and I don't know if it still tastes the same. Mr. Ying, try it."
Ying Guangji was not polite, he picked up the tea bowl, put it on the tip of his nose and asked, then took a sip, thought about it in his mouth for a long time, shook his head: "Your craftsmanship is not as good as that of the maids in Su Ren's family."
Worse than anything else."
"Hahaha..." Liu Che laughed: "You are right, but when we two met today, I didn't even want to bring this old thing behind me, but there was no way, no one knew how to do it, so I had to do it myself.
"
Ying Guangji smiled slightly to express his understanding, took the teapot from Liu Che's hand, poured out all the tea and tea leaves, washed it again, and then refilled the teapot and cooked the tea again. Liu Che took a look at Ying Guangji's method.
He knew that he had lost the tea ceremony. When Ying Guangji finished cooking again, he poured Liu Che a cup.
"Taste mine."
Liu Che picked it up, took a sip, and thought about it for a long time: "It's very good! It's on par with Su Ren's methods."
Putting down the teapot, Ying Guangji turned around and looked around. The tall pine trees blocked the surrounding sunlight. Unless there might be sunshine at noon, other times it was still overcast and windy. It was already autumn, sitting here without seeing the sun all year round.
The place was still a bit cold, Liu Che was wearing thick clothes, and Ying Guangji had martial arts skills, so he was not afraid of being frozen.
The two of them just sat like this, you looked at me, I looked at you, sometimes sipping tea, sometimes looking up at the sky. The time passed by one o'clock, and no one spoke. The silence around them was terrifying, even the smallest bird
There was no sound, the sky was like the mouth of a well, a few clouds drifted slowly by the breeze.
"Cough!" Ying Guangji finally couldn't hold it back and coughed lightly: "You came to me just to drink tea, right?"
Liu Che smiled slightly. This time he got back a win. He was in a good mood and put down his tea cup: "Of course not. As far as I know, you have already gone to the plateau. Why are you here alone this time? But for the person in Tingwei Mansion?
"
Ying Guangji nodded: "Exactly. After all, he is also a descendant of my Ying family. We can't just watch him be killed, right?"
Liu Che smiled: "Although your surname is Ying, he is the second queen, and you are the Fusu queen. Don't you want to kill him? You must know that if it were not the second generation, your ancestors would not commit suicide."
Ying Guangji stared at Liu Che for a long time: "The Ying family now is no longer the Ying family before. There are not many people left. It is not a good thing to continue to die."
Liu Che nodded, understanding what Ying Guangji meant: "What are your plans after saving him?"
"go back!"
"Back to where?"
"Go back to the plateau."
"affim?"
"affim!"
Liu Che nodded: "That's good. I know that life on the plateau is not easy. I promise you that as long as you are willing, you can send people down at any time to trade with my big man at Yumen or Jincheng. But I also have a request.
"
"Please."
"People of the Ying family must never step out of the plateau!" Liu Che said with such force and force that there was no room for objection.
Ying Guangji smiled: "You are still afraid of us."
Liu Che also smiled: "Afraid! But don't be afraid! Back then, the second emperor appointed Zhao Gao, and the people in the world were in trouble. Only then did my great ancestor kill the White Snake and settle the world. Now, my great Han Dynasty has peace in all directions, and all the border troubles have been eliminated. It is a time of peace and prosperity, and the world is at home.
, what do I have to fear?”
"Hahaha, what a peaceful and prosperous age?" Ying Guangji laughed several times: "To tell the truth, I have never taken you seriously. The reason why I went to the plateau is because I believed Su Ren's words! What a time when the border troubles are over.
Except? If it hadn't been for Su Ren these years, would your border troubles have been eliminated? God favors you too much. If God could give me a chance to win thirty years, or give me a person like Su Ren in Great Qin,
It may not be you who is sitting in Chang'an City now!"
Liu Che sneered: "No need to do that, I won't be fooled by you."
Ying Guangji smiled slightly: "Really? You and I are the same people. Naturally, we know that the most unpredictable thing in the world is the human heart! Who knows what the results will be in the future, but you Liu family is still lucky, at least better than me Ying family
Strong, we will die in the second generation, alas!"
Liu Che's eyes were cold and he stared fiercely at Ying Guangji: "I believe he will live up to me, and I will not let him down. I am willing to take a gamble!"
Ying Guangji said calmly: "Then I wish you good luck, and I wish you good luck to Mrs. Liu." He drank up the remaining tea in the tea bowl in one gulp, and slowly stood up: "I have said what needs to be said. You and I will meet today.
We will never meet again, no need to say any other polite words, farewell!"
"Slow down!" Liu Che regained his composure: "Stop talking about Emperor Qin's treasure?"
Ying Guangji closed his eyes and suppressed the irritability in his heart: "Did he say that?"
Liu Che nodded: "Zhang Tang said that as soon as he entered the prison, Ying Si recruited you, and almost all your secrets were revealed. How can I say that Ying Si has made great contributions this time."
"Are you ready to catch them all?"
Liu Che shook his head: "I will give you a chance. You can take away all those who are willing to go with you. The remaining ones who are left to continue to be my enemies are my mortal enemies!"
"Thank you!" Ying Guangji bowed to Liu Cheshen: "Tell me, how much does it cost us?"
Liu Che smiled and said: "You are willing to give Su Ren 30%, why should I give more than him?"
Ying Guangji rolled his eyes: "Don't you believe Su Ren?"
Liu Chedao: "You are considered a member of the royal family, so why are you making so much fuss about this matter? Let's talk about my share? I think 40% is more reasonable, what do you think Young Master Ying?"
Ying Guangji thought for a long time: "Okay! Someone will contact you then."
"Don't bother me. I have decided to send someone to go with you." Liu Che looked at Ying Guangji playfully: "Since it is the treasure of Emperor Qin, Emperor Qin is naturally a man of many institutions. Needless to say, I can handle this kind of hardship.
I’m afraid it won’t work if we don’t contribute to such a huge benefit.”
Ying Guangji could feel that there were more than a dozen arrows aiming at him all around, and the silent guy next to Liu Che was not an ordinary person. After weighing his own methods and the opponent's strength, he decisively gave up his idea.
Sitting back on his own wooden pillar: "Then I hope you will send Su Ren. Su Ren is a person I trust and a minister you trust. With him here, I guarantee that there will be no problems."
"Very good!" Liu Che nodded and agreed: "I will return to Chang'an in ten days. When I arrive in Chang'an, it will be the time to close the net. I will take care of myself, Master Ying."
Ying Guangji nodded, stared at Liu Che for a long time, then slowly got up and walked out. This time Liu Che didn't say anything to stop him. Walking out of the pine forest step by step, Ying Guangji found his horse and returned to Sanggan leisurely. Let's go
Entering Su Ren's tent, his eyes swept across the bodies of several people in the tent, and finally landed on Huang Shisan. He smiled slightly and said to Su Ren: "I'm going to leave tomorrow. I have some things to deal with."
Su Ren nodded: "Okay, let's get drunk when we meet again someday!" (To be continued)