Chapter 33: The Peach Blossom Sea
A chaotic war in Tangjiazhuang has temporarily subsided, but the aftermath cannot dissipate.
Yuyang County, Pinggu County.
The sea of peach forests of Pinggu, which stretches for nearly a hundred miles, is located between mountains and snowy ridges. It has no end to the east and west and no boundaries between north and south.
Along the Jinhu Lake, fifty miles away from the Peach Blossom Sea, the residence of the Youzhou Cui family in "Xiao Lu, Cui Wang Li" was built here.
As one of the five major clans, the incense inheritance of the Cui family is not much shorter than that of the Xiao family. Speaking of the ancestors, they can count until the Spring and Autumn Period. However, Youzhou belonged to Yan State during the Spring and Autumn Period, and the presence of Yan State was also very thin among the vassal states. There were actually not many ancestors who could really show off in the Cui family.
The Cui family in Youzhou has been passed down for several generations, and they all follow the doctrine of the mean. They do not fight or rob, and they will not make enemies. Whoever becomes the emperor assists the family? After several dynasties, their status has not changed much. They have always been the representative of "good old people" among the five major clans.
However, none of the aristocratic families started their own business by being a fence-branded man. They may be mediocre on the surface, but they must have an inhumane dark side behind their backs, and they do not survive the strong. Why should others hand over the position of one of the five major surnames? After all, they all climbed up by the corpses of other families, or even the royal family.
Let’s talk about contemporary times, the Dragon Locking Gu mystery that almost removed the hands and feet of King Su’s lineage was the work of the Cui family and Dangjinzi, and the assassination of Ning Yuhe and robbed the queen, etc.
Being able to do these things is enough to show that among the five major families, the Cui family is almost the most utilitarian. All of them are to surpass the Xiao family in Huainan, become the one who holds the bull in the court, and even the number one family in the world.
However, after Xu Buling used the trick of "striking tricks", "striking the east and attacking the west", "secretly traveling to Chen Cang", the Cui family was obviously neglected by Song Ji. They are currently in a quiet period and have not caused any storm.
For a clan like the Cui family, Youzhou and even the entire world are just small fish ponds under their feet. They occasionally look down, but they will never take it to heart.
However, no matter how transcendent you to the world, your family is in Youzhou, and you have only one life.
Ten years ago, the Iron Eagle Flying Deer Ten Years ago, the Cui family, as one of the pillars of the imperial court, attacked the Zhu family, who was also in Youzhou. Although it was just a trivial matter that even the head of the family was not alarmed, the son came to take revenge and would never urinate because the Cui family thought it was wrong. The Cui family still invited Situ Yuejin, the first person in the martial arts world in Tiannan, to visit the house in case of an accident.
At noon, in the water pavilion along the Jinhu Lake, Cui Huaiyu, the uncle of the Cui family, burned incense and brewed tea, and treated the two guests.
The water pavilion is built near the lake, and the friend of the Qin Girl plays the song. On the road on the lakeshore, you can see the young master of the Cui family. They ran to the distance and looked into the water pavilion for a few glances.
In front of the tea case inside the water pavilion, Situ Yuejin put his elbow on his knees and sat on the ground. He was sitting boldly, holding a wine bowl in his hand, and his nose was red, and he was talking boldly:
"...Xu Buling is really powerful. I thought he would draw with Song Ying at most, but I never wanted to directly beat Song Ying to frighten her. The younger generation is terrifying, and the younger generation is terrifying..."
The titles of Knife, Sword Saint, Gun God, etc. are the highest honors that people in the martial arts world can get, and they are hard to get. Their value is obvious from the reputation of the third sword saints "Zhu Choushan, Lu Baiming, and Zhu Liu".
The name of Sword Saint changed hands three times in ten years, while the Gun God was fought by Xue Chengzhi and Chen Chong for many years, but no result came out. Now that Xue Chengzhi fell, Xu Buling emerged again, but he still has not yet been decided.
And Dao Kui fell on Situ Yuejin's head twenty years ago, and no one had ever taken it over.
Situ Yuejin is only in his early fifties this year. Since he was in his early thirties, he has become Dayue Daokui, and no one can compete for it yet.
The storyteller in the teahouse and the wine shop tells the most about the deeds of the world, namely Situ Yuejin. What is "chasing Kun Yunzi with one sword", "jumping straight to Wudang Mountain with one sword", "breaking Dongting Lake with one sword", etc.
Tiannan Qianbian Sect was originally an unknown small sect in the world. After Situ Yuejin came out of the mountain, he cut from south to north with a nine-ring knife, from east to west, and cut Qianbian Sect into a top sect now alongside Liuhe Sect. His hot and heroic temper is well known.
Unlike Chen Daozi, the famous celebrities in the world, Situ Yuejin was born in grass and had a strong sense of market energy. Sitting in the hospitality place of Cui's family in Youzhou, he was also spitting everywhere, slapping on the table and staring at Wu Kui without any of the demeanor of Wu Kui.
People have long been accustomed to this. Situ Yuejin has this personality, and Cui Huaiyu has not shown any dissatisfaction, but just talks and laughs to deal with it.
Next to Situ Yuejin, Song Ying, who had just arrived from the Tang family, still had a bit of gloom in his face. After listening to Situ Yuejin's comments, Song Ying looked at Cui Huaiyu and said:
"Mr. Cui, this time Song was ordered to come to Youzhou to capture and beat the thieves of Yinglou. Prince Su made trouble for no reason, causing the rebel Zhu Liu to escape, and Tang Jiao also died on the spot. If Prince Su does not give an explanation, how will my Investigation Department do in the future?"
Cui Huaiyu smiled a little and nodded slightly: "The prince Su's move is a bit unlucky, but he is accused of avenging Ning Yuhe, which has nothing to do with fighting against the Yinglou thieves. Master Song ginseng is a book, and the emperor will at most ask him a few words, which is not painful or itchy."
Cui Huaiyu is the younger brother of the Censor General Cui Huailu, one of the two backbones of the Cui family in Huainan. With the in-laws of Queen Cui, the Cui family and Dangjinzi are close to each other. Song Ying is the confidant of the day and the Cui family is on the same front, and there is no difference between him and the Cui family.
Song Ying suffered a loss at the Tang family and even broke up the case. When she returned, she would definitely not be able to get along with the emperor. She said in a deep voice:
"The emperor has no choice but to accept Xu Buling, and the emperor has no choice but to give him a divorce letter and ask for instructions to bring Xu Buling back to the capital. The emperor personally asks for the reason. What does Mr. Cui think?"
Cui Huaiyu hesitated a little when he heard this. He naturally understood what Song Ying meant. Now the emperor and King Su were secretly strangers, saying that he would take Xu Buling to Chang'an for questions, but as long as Xu Buling entered Chang'an City, he would never think of it in his life. No matter how open-minded Song Ji was, he would never put the hostages he had obtained back.
Now Xu Buling openly disrupts the court's handling of the case and kills the "good people" who are loyal to the court. Taking this opportunity to let Xu Buling go to Chang'an to explain the reason for the motive, it is indeed a way.
No matter whether it can succeed or not, you can always disgust King Su. If you are in a situation where you are in the wrong, you will still disobey? Then continue to explain why you dare not go to Chang'an.
Cui Huaiyu thought for a while and said softly:
"This move is of great importance. Please ask the Lord to tell him first. However, even if the Lord allows it, it will not be easy to bring Xu Buling back."
Song Ying was waiting for this sentence and raised her hand and said, "I will write it to the emperor's clerk, but this time I came to Youzhou, the staff I brought with me was difficult to deal with Xu Buling and the potential threat. Can Mr. Cui give me some help?"
Cui Huaiyu knew that Song Ying was coming to borrow someone. After thinking about it, he looked at Situ Yuejin:
"That thief Zhu Liu was injured in the Tang family. I think he would not come to Cui family again. Can Mr. Situ assist Lord Song?"
Situ Yuejin has a very good relationship with the imperial court. His younger brother and son both work in the imperial court, so he naturally raised his hand with ease:
"As long as the Lord agrees, some natural duty is unavoidable."
Chapter completed!