Chapter 64 People in Jiankang, Jiangnan and other places don't know they are facing extinction(1/2)
This sentence was so shocking that Chen Xing could not wake up from this emotion for a long time. His body recovered very quickly and he moved freely in less than three days. When he was in bed and unconscious, he was completely unfatted. A few days later, when he was having dinner with Xie An and Xie Daoyun, who came to visit, Chen Xing suddenly thought of a possibility - did Xiang Shu also imagine Feng Qianjun and Xiao Shan, who used resentment to drive him to be as immovable as a mountain?
However, after these ancient divine weapons are refined by resentment, they will have different effects. For example, in historical records, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth can control the growth power of all things. After borrowing the resentment, they become the dark weapon of the desolate and withered vegetation in the place where they pass.
When the sky splits, it is said that it can summon thunder to purify evil and filth. When it reaches Xiao Shan's hands, it has become a magic weapon that tears the space.
If he is still as moving as a mountain, he will be afraid that the power will be difficult to control. Besides, Chen Xing is always afraid that he will have an inner impact on Xiao Shan and Feng Qianjun. If he has a choice, he will never want Xiang Shu to be a guardian martial god but is plagued by resentment. He relies on this dark magic power to confront Zi Hai.
Chen Xing could not help but peek at Xiang Shu. He used to think Xiang Shu was very good, but now he felt that Xiang Shu was more handsome than before. If he said that he had just seen Xiang Shu, he just felt pleasing to the eye. Now he looked at him again, but Xiang Shu always had a sour feeling in his heart. He wanted to talk to him, but Xiang Shu always had such a look of keeping people away from him. He got closer, which hurt Chen Xing's self-esteem. He wanted to grit his teeth and exasperate him with love and hate.
"Have you found the location described on the map?" Xiang Shu suddenly asked Xie An.
Xie An was asked coldly and almost choked, saying, "One of them, some people said, maybe it was in Longmen Mountain, Luoyang, but it was not confirmed that I have sent guests to check first, so as not to have a waste of time."
Xie Daoyun said: "The situation in the north and south of the Yangtze River is tense now. Chen Xing, you have just recovered. Try not to run around within half a year."
Xiang Shu thought for a moment and said, "I'll go to Nanping Mountain another day."
Chen Xing remembered the second picture and took the initiative to say, "I'll go with you."
Xie An said again: "Your attack on the dragon slaying in Kuaiji has alarmed the entire Jiangnan. What happened to the dragon later?"
"Escape." Xiao Shan replied.
Many things happened during the three months when Chen Xing was unconscious. First, Dongzhe Money House almost collapsed. Some of the industries were swallowed up by Emperor Jin who had finally found an opportunity, and then they were squeezed by Feng Qianjun's Xifeng Money House. The Wang family supported by him was purely a disaster. After running around in many ways, they finally retained a part of them and temporarily transferred the industry to Wujun. They could no longer compete with Xifeng in the short term.
Chen Xing was nervous and finally asked the question: "Mr. Lin..."
The messenger who delivered the letter died halfway at the hands of the Shi Hai and his group. Now it seems that he was tortured before his death, and he kept his mouth shut about the investigation results.
Xie An comforted him: "It is said that Lin Yong has never married and is a native of Moling, and is very talented and knowledgeable at a young age..."
When Chen Xing heard this, he couldn't help but feel sad. Xiang Shu brows were so close that he was about to say something, but he wanted to say it but stopped. Fortunately, Xie Daoyun's next words made Chen Xing feel a little more uncomfortable.
"Lin Yong's parents and sister were both infected in bed half a year ago," Xie Daoyuan said lightly, "For you, it has finally improved. I guess this is his greatest wish during his lifetime."
This is the only comfort that can be given to Chen Xing.
"What about Lord Wu and Zheng Lun?"
Xiang Shu said, "They were injured, but fortunately they were not seriously injured. They were bedridden for two months and they had improved."
Chen Xing breathed a sigh of relief. At the last moment, he saw with his own eyes that Wu Qi and Zheng Lun, two literati-born officials, stood in front of King Ba in order to protect him. The consequences of the imperial officials were so seriously injured, especially Wu Qi was the prefect of the county.
After the news came back, the Jin court reappeared on the exorcist, and it was hotly discussed for half a month. Sima Yao sent soldiers to search for the whereabouts of the green dragon, but found nothing, so it gradually faded. Soon, news came from the north that under the promotion of Wang Ziye, Fu Jian was recruiting troops and preparing to march south to attack Jiankang in the coming year.
Now the Jin court suddenly became nervous, and Xie An was too busy. The court officials were lucky enough to watch and sent scouts to Guanzhong to inquire about the news. The government and the country were full of controversy.
"I think now that Zi Hai's identity is very likely to be Wang Ziye," Chen Xing suddenly said, "The magic weapon of the Wanling Formation has been taken away by us. The formation must not be able to be deployed, and the King of Ba was even destroyed. He will definitely find another way to instigate Fu Jian to start a war, and only then will he be resentful if he dies."
As he said that, Chen Xing couldn't help but glance at Xiang Shu. When the two of them looked at him, Chen Xing found that Xiang Shu was also staring at him, and their eyes opened unnaturally.
Xie An said: "It's not surprising that there are such people who pretend to be a ghost around Fu Jian. It's not easy to confirm his identity. Now Chang'an is as good as an iron barrel to defend against Han people, and even the scouts can't find much information. What I'm more afraid of is that he will organize the kind of 'ba soldiers' you mentioned and cross the river to fight, that's bad."
When the national crisis was approaching, Xie An showed his loyalty. What he thought about these days was nothing more than a war. He wanted to wipe out the Qin army in one fell swoop and recover Chang'an and Luoyang? It was impossible. There was still some self-knowledge. As long as he could temporarily retreat the opponent's army, he could survive for a while. He was afraid that the army heading south would be all such living dead people, and it would be contagious. The soldiers of the Jin Dynasty would definitely defeat him without fighting.
"Fu Jian shouldn't be so crazy," said Chen Xing. "I saw him destroying hundreds of thousands of bars with his own eyes. If he would use bars as an army for the sake of Nanzheng, it would be too... too..." Chen Xing didn't know how to describe it.
Xie An nodded and said, "The key is that it is difficult to send you to Luoyang now."
Xie Daoyun suddenly said: "I heard that the court is preparing to go to Luoyang. Lord Wang proposed to start from Murong Chong. The Xianbei people did not want to fight in the south. Wang Ziye and the Murong family had different opinions, so the enemy could naturally talk about the conditions."
Chen Xing's heart moved, but Murong Chong decided from the beginning that Xiang Shu killed his sister for fear that it would not work.
"Is Murong Chong a reasonable person?" Chen Xingchao Xiang Shu asked.
Xiang Shu: "I am not familiar with him. Ask me, how do I know?"
"Do you see who you are right," Xie Daoyun thought for a while and said, "I have heard of some of Murong Chong's deeds, and I can only say that they are, well... smart and affectionate... people with temperament."
Chen Xing was a little surprised and asked, "Will you even discuss Murong Chong?"
"For men who are beautiful," said Xie Daoyun, "there are always rumors in the market, and girls also like to comment on handsome men. Yes, Da Shanyu?"
Xiang Shu: "..."
Chen Xing waved his hand quickly and saw Xie Daoyun being really rude. Xie An thought for a moment and said, "It depends on how your majesty decides. However, if the junior brother is willing to enter the palace to meet, he will have this opportunity... Well... Your Majesty is clamoring to meet the exorcists, and there is a long time for him. Last time he asked to come and see, he has arrived at the door of your room, and he doesn't want to be driven out by Daoyun..."
"Uncle!" Xie Daoyuan said.
"You actually dare to chase the emperor?" Chen Xing said in surprise.
Xie Daoyun looked as if she was a natural expression, but Xiang Shu said, "You go, I won't go, I'll go to Chibi."
Chen Xing said: "If Xiang Shu doesn't go, then I won't go."
Xiang Shu: "..."
Xie Daoyun said angrily: "In ten days, it will be the Qiu Club. The whole Jiangnan area is busy celebrating the festival. It is not too late to go there after the festival. Now you go out, and you have not carried passengers on boats and water. If you are busy after the festival, how many days will you be short of these days?"
Xiang Shu had to give up. Chen Xing suddenly remembered that the society had been around for too many years. In the past, when he was in the north, the society was divided into spring and autumn. The second society was the fifth day after the beginning of spring and the beginning of autumn.
Most spring clubs are around the second day of the second month, also known as "the dragon raises its head" in the north, while autumn clubs are mostly in mid-August, which is similar to the late autumn festival of the Hu people. They worship the heavens, the country and the land, thank for the good weather and the country and the peace of the people. On this day, the court must prepare three animals, and the king comes to worship the sky. Every household prepares flowers, fruits, and food for sacrifices. They tie red ropes to trees during the day, travel together at night, lights, and watch the moon and make drinks.
This rule originally came from the Central Plains. When autumn was free, the people were no longer busy, so they ignited the fire to listen to the opera. Young men and women also got to know each other among the fires, and those who were interested could say they were married. When Chen Xing was still young, his father took him and Yuwen Xin to Jinyang City Mansion to drink and eat the club. He let the two children listen to the opera behind the pearl curtain, as well as snacks such as glutinous rice balls, sugar, and club cakes, which impressed Chen Xing very deeply.
After the clothes and their clothes moved south, the north was in chaos for a long time. The Han people's festivals were no longer celebrated. The Hu people even had the Lantern Festival, only celebrating late autumn and New Year's Eve. However, the south still retained many customs of the Central Plains, which made Chen Xing very friendly.
A few days later, Chen Xing's health was completely restored. He taught Xiao Shan to read, write and speak at home every day. He sent someone to visit him in Taichu Palace. Xie An knew that he could not help him, so he asked someone to make clothes for Chen Xing and others in advance. The day before the Qiushe, when the Jin court started holidays, he took Chen Xing and others to the palace to meet Emperor Jin Sima Yao.
The scholars in Chen Xing's family have known more clearly that the Yongjia Rebellion decades ago, and the Sima family itself had to bear a large part of the responsibility. Sima Yao was polite because Chen Xing was Xie An's junior brother, so Chen Xing was not very awe of the emperor.
Xiang Shu was once the Great Shanyu of the North, and even Fu Jian was afraid of his role. How could he be polite to the Han emperor?
Feng Qianjun was born into a local poor family. Although the children of the clan did not have high positions and high salaries, they had many scholars accumulated by wealth. The Feng family became a famous family like the King, and the Xie family just waited for the opportunity, so they were naturally the target of Sima Yao.
Only Xiao Shan went to see the Han emperor for the first time, and was full of curiosity. Chen Xing felt that he was the easiest person to be out of control, so he hurriedly said, "After all, you are the descendant of Huhanye Shanyu and Zhaojun. When you meet our emperor, you don't have to kneel down. Just be a common person and don't cause trouble, otherwise you won't take you out as a guest next time."
Xiao Shan nodded. The boy jumped sharply. After leaving Carrotshasa, he had grown to Chen Xing's shoulders high and he no longer allowed him to hug him. He just was thin, with a little bit of a young man's thinness.
After traveling around the south of the Yangtze River for a long time, Chen Xing has not lived such leisurely days. I remember when he went to Chang'an with Xiang Shu, he had the leisure time to make clothes and bathe first, and then visit relatives and friends. After Yu Jiankang settled, he wore two clothes for several months. Now he has made clothes again. Chen Xing has specially selected the fabric and cut. His martial robe is mainly white and gold. Although it is a costume of the Jin and Han dynasties, it has a little improved tailoring style of the Central Plains people.
Although the four-person martial robes are different, they retain similarities in very small details, just like the standard official uniform of the Exorcist Division, which is also a small wish of Chen Xing. Just take this as the rebuilt Exorcist Division while he is still there. Even if all things have not yet been resurrected, the legend of the Exorcist Division has disappeared for a long time, but at least at present, they are truly alive.
After dressing up Xiao Shan, he looked like a handsome young man. After Feng Qianjun changed into it, he looked more like a young man from Jiangnan, and he was almost like a folding fan.
The rest of the people were fine, but Xiang Shu changed his clothes and suddenly shone with glory. When he entered the palace, the palace servants stared at the four exorcists, and the one who was seen the most was Xiang Shu. Chen Xing also felt that Xiang Shu was like a transformation, and suddenly he returned to the gorgeous appearance of the Great Shanyu on the grassland.
However, compared to the arrogant momentum of the first time, Xiang Shu has become more restrained now, as if he has taken back all his sharpness. His bright eyes still have a faint gloom and a sense of domineeringness that is not constrained by the laws of the world.
"It looks good." Chen Xing said sourly.
Xiang Shu looked at Chen Xing and said nothing. Only when Chen Xing was half jealous and half envious in praise of him would Xiang Shu's eyes become a little softer.
Xie An took the four of them outside the Taichu Palace and said, "Junior brother, I will check the matter of Your Majesty's sacrifice to heaven tomorrow. You can wait here for a moment. Your Majesty is very easy to talk to, so there is no need to be restrained."
Chen Xing said, "Don't worry, I won't be restricted." I thought you didn't see Xiang Shu breaking into the palace in Chang'an that day. Today, he stood outside and waited properly, which was already giving enough face to the people of Jin.
Xie An left, so there were only four exorcist left in front of Taichu Palace. Feng Qianjun frowned slightly and said, "For your blessing, it is the first time that my brother has seen a saint after returning to Jiangnan."
Chen Xing smiled and said, "Why do I always feel like you have any requirements?"
Feng Qianjun wanted to speak but stopped, but Chen Xing saw that expression, but when he spoke, he took it back. The four of them were speechless for a moment. After a conversation between Chen Xing and Xiang Shu a few days ago, the two seemed a little stiff. Chen Xing always felt that something was undercurrent between them, but when he spoke, it was very normal to respond.
"Xiang Shu?" Chen Xing asked tentatively.
Xiang Shu: "?"
Chen Xing originally wanted to make a joke and ask him not to suddenly kill all the people when he went in, but he was afraid that he would say the wrong thing again, which made him unhappy. After thinking for a while, a eunuch suddenly came over, held a box, opened it to Xiang Shu, and said, "This is the flower given by the emperor. For all the exorcists, please don't go first. Today, you can pass by in the palace."
Feng Qianjun said: "Your Majesty is always so elegant."
There were four begonias in the box. Feng Qianjun knew the rules of the palace roughly, so he picked up one and put it on. Seeing this, Chen Xing also put it on his collar and Xiao Shan.
Xiang Shu: "Is it the Han people's rules again?"
"On a trip with flowers on your hair is a popular elegant thing for us," Chen Xing said happily, "You can just follow the customs."
Feng Qianjun and Xiao Shan each walked around the garden on the side of Taichu Palace. Xiang Shu just didn't pick up the flower and said, "No."
Chen Xing took the begonia and pulled his neck to tell him, saying, "Don't move, look, it's pretty good."
Xiang Shu suddenly said: "You will tomorrow..."
Chen Xing: "?"
It happened that someone had appeared in Taichu Palace. Without waiting for him to ask, he said, "Mr. Chen, Shulu Da Shanyu, Feng Qianjun, and Lord Xiao, please invite him."
So Chen Xing said, "Let's talk about it later." Then he called Feng Qianjun and Xiao Shan and entered the hall. He saw a picture of Gu Kaizhi's Goddess's poem on the front. Sima Yao was wearing a gilded white robe, with loose hair, and a begonia in front of his lair. He sat upright on the couch and was talking and laughing with a alchemist begonia beside him. On the left was the yellow gate minister Xie Shi and the minister Xie Xuan, who were all seen when Chen Xing first came to Jiankang to talk.
The first thing Sima Yao saw was Xiang Shu, and he hurriedly said, "Shulu Da Shanyu! Hello! I learned that you have traveled thousands of miles and have come to Jiankang. I should have made an appointment for a while, but you are very busy. It's not until today that we meet. Fortunately, we met. Su Wen's name is so great."
As he said that, Sima Yao stood up from the couch and bowed to Xiang Shu as the king.
Xiang Shu also pointed at the rituals of the Hu, pointed at the left chest, flipped his palm, nodded, and passed by according to the etiquette of the kings of the two countries, and said, "You are welcome, I have abdicated to Shi Mokun. His current identity is the guardian of the great exorcist Chen Xing."
This is the first time that Xiang Shu introduced himself as a guardian. Chen Xing felt very complicated when he heard this.
"Cai Xing, a grass man, is a name from Tianchi, so I pay homage to Your Majesty." Chen Xing smiled and then saluted.
Just as Feng Qianjun was about to salute, Sima Yao hurriedly said, "No politeness, four great masters, please sit, please sit. Oh, it's too difficult to see Mr. Chen. Come and introduce you to know him. This is Mr. Puyang. When Mr. Chen was in a coma, Mr. Pu went to see you."
The old alchemist sitting next to Sima Yao nodded.
Chen Xing had already learned from Xie Daoyun and Xie An that the emperor was not particular about the details, and was not polite. After introducing Xiao Shan, he came to Xie Xuan and said, "Sit over and take a minute."
To be continued...