Chapter 42 The Great Inner Guard
Le Yiyang and Lai Ji Yun were both amazed and admired the old beggar's magical martial arts and chivalrous heart. Le Yiyang sighed: "The capital is the place where the tiger and the hidden dragons are hidden. The old senior came and went without a trace, and his martial arts are far above us. No wonder the Beggars' Sect has been the largest gang in the Central Plains since the end of the Tang Dynasty. If you are lucky enough to meet his senior in the future, please ask him to give advice." Lai Ji Yun said: "The old senior does not seek fame and is willing to be a chivalrous and righteous beggar. Yun'er admires it."
The two were praising with great enthusiasm when they suddenly heard a mean voice from behind: "What's so great? Isn't it just a stinky beggar? Isn't it just a woman who is powerless to bully us." Le Yiyang and Lai Jiyun turned around and saw Zhai Jingyue holding the door frame, with a disdainful look in their eyes.
The man on the ground saw Zhai Jingyue and said angrily: "Shopkeeper, you can't say that. If it weren't for the old beggar's actions, can we still work for you in the future?" Zhai Jingyue saw that he said good things for the old beggar, and threw his sleeves hard and said: "If you are an exclusive thing, you are beaten by someone. Who can you blame? You heard the words of the stinky beggar just now. The 129 taels and 7 cents are counted on him. He has long disappeared. Where can I go to ask him for money? Since the stinky beggar has cured your injuries, the money will be considered on you. From today on, you will work with me, don't be lazy or gamble, and all the tips given by the guests must be handed over. Remember, 129 taels and 7 cents are not missing a single child." After saying that, he turned around and walked into the house.
The two on the ground were so used to being so fierce that they were so scared that they didn't dare to chew on the sound. Le Yiyang was about to comfort them, but Ji Yun pulled him aside and said, "This shopkeeper is very domineering, so let's not trespass this muddy water." Le Yiyang felt that what she said made sense. Thinking that she had caused so many troubles when she came to the capital, it was important to do the important thing first, so he said, "Yun'er, Princess Yelu has already understood the matter, and she has many masters. I guess Tuoba Jiyu can't do anything to her."
Then he followed Lai Ji Yun to the Bian River. The breeze blew, slowly lifting their dresses. Lai Ji Yun looked at the passenger ship passing by the river, pointed to a boat and said, "Brother Yang, look over there." Le Yiyang looked in the direction of his finger and saw three people standing on a small boat, one man and one woman with a little boy, three of them standing side by side. Looking at the three people in the boat, they should be a family. The man looked solemn, and occasionally looked back and looked up the upper reaches of the river. The woman snuggled on his shoulders, with a tired face on his face. The child was young and ignorant, staring at the bustling pavilions on the Bian River and smiling foolishly.
Le Yiyang looked at the family and sighed, "They came from the north and were heading towards Xuzhou, which should be avoiding the Khitan's invasion. Poor this family, born at the wrong time, drifting everywhere." Lai Jiyun said, "As the saying goes, husband and wife are birds in the same forest, and they fly away from the disaster. It is rare that this family can support each other in troubled times." Le Yiyang nodded and said, "It is not easy to be in troubled times. I hope this war can end as soon as possible. At that time, we the people of Jin will no longer have to live such a life of hiding and wandering around." After saying that, he shook his head helplessly.
Seeing that he seemed to have something to do, Lai Ji Yun asked in a low voice: "Brother Yang, why did you shake your head just now?" Le Yiyang said sadly: "The people of Jin may have a devastating disaster this time." Lai Ji Yun walked with him all the way, and had never seen him so pessimistic. Now, although Jin's fortune was not good, it attracted the Khitan's attack, Jin still had heavy troops on the front line, so that the country would not be destroyed. Thinking of this, Lai Ji Yun stepped forward
He comforted him: "Mr. Le, the governor of Hedong Jiefang, Liu Zhiyuan, stationed in Taiyuan, with 50,000 troops. He has a group of military generals and Confucian scholars, including Guo Wei, Shi Hongzhao, Wang Zhang, Su Fengji, etc., which is enough to resist the Khitan army in the north; Du Chongwei, the camp recruiting envoy in the north, is about to rush to Hengzhou, with more than 100,000 soldiers under him, all of which are elite troops of our Great Jin Dynasty. Now that the troops are strong and the horses are waiting for their labor, Yelu Deguang may not be able to break through the defense line easily."
Le Yiyang said: "The King of Beiping is brave and brave, and has a broad mind. I have met him in Daizhou. With him stationed in Taiyuan, I can ensure that my northwest border of Jin is worry-free. What I am worried about is Du Chongwei. Although he is the uncle of the current emperor, this man is a wolfish and brave but not scheming. The country of Jin may be destroyed by his hands." So he told Lai Jiyun that Du Chongwei was connected to the Khitan outside and the powerful ministers inside. Lai Jiyun was shocked and said angrily: "Du Chongwei's move is very similar to his brother-in-law Shi Jingtang's actions back then. Unfortunately, Yelu Deguang is still Yelu Deguang, but Du Chongwei is not Shi Jingtang. Yelu Deguang will definitely not give up this time. If Du Chongwei surrenders to the enemy at the moment, then our country of Jin may be robbed."
Le Yiyang nodded and said, "Yun'er's worries are not without reason. The emperor already knows the conspiracy between Du Chongwei and Du Chongwei, and I wonder if he will be wary of it." Suddenly, he remembered the great concubine Lu Siyi and would definitely give advice for the emperor. Le Yiyang was originally going to tell Ji Yun what happened in the palace in the morning, but then he thought about it, worried that she would not have time to accept it for the moment, and it would be too late to say it when she met Xian Yunhuan or Lu Zhicheng.
The two left the Bian River and walked along the main road of Kaifeng City. Suddenly, a group of imperial guards rushed over on horseback and shouted, "Idiots, wait, hurry up and dodge!" Le Yiyang reached out to see Lai Ji Yun pulling him to the side of the road and asked loudly, "What happened?" One of the imperial guards turned around and looked at each other. This man was the imperial guard who led the way for her and Feng Ruoxiang in the palace today.
The man stopped the horse and said, "I didn't expect to meet the young master here. Someone was assassinating the emperor in the palace and following his brothers all the way. I guess the man was still in the city, so he didn't dare to neglect him. Young Master, we will have a date later." After saying that, he waved the whip and galloped forward. Le Yiyang looked at their backs and said to Lai Ji Yun, "Yun'er, let's go and see." Lai Ji Yun was not sure, so he heard him talk about some of the recent things that happened intermittently along the way. Only then did he realize that Mr. Le had met several extremely beautiful women recently, and he couldn't help but feel confused.
The two followed the group of guards to a dilapidated temple on the edge of the city, but found Cui Xin and Du Chi lowered their heads in front of the temple to talk about the matter. The guard stepped forward and said, "Brother Du, I didn't expect you to be so elegant. I came here to relax with Cui Xin from the Farewell House." Du Chi looked up and saw the person coming with a nervous look, and said with a wry smile: "Brother Guo, what a joke? You didn't see Cui Xin's sad look. I came to comfort her."
The guard's surname is Guo Dan, and he is 27 years old. He is the adopted son of Guo Wei, the general under Liu Zhiyuan. His real name is Guo Rong. Guo Rong's family is prominent, with his grandfather and father are both important officials of the Tang Dynasty court. Guo Rong's aunt was once the concubine of Li Cunxu, the Emperor Zhuang of Tang. After Li Siyuan of Tang Mingzong ascended the throne, he advocated simplicity. In order to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, Li Cunxu's concubines returned to his hometown. Guo Rong's aunt met Guo Wei on the way home. The two fell in love at first sight and decided to live for life. Later, the Chai family gradually declined in the troubled times. Guo Rong was fostered in his uncle Guo Wei's home for a livelihood. Guo Rong was smart and virtuous, and was deeply loved by Guo Wei, so he adopted him as his adopted son and changed his name to Guo Rong.
Guo Rong was at this time in the Great Jin Palace, and like Du Chi, they were all guards. Since the founding of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the guards in the palace have been played by children of aristocratic families. Although the guards were only fourth-rank, they were extremely favored because they could live with the emperor day and night. Guo Wei's two sons, Guo Tong, and Guo Xin, had already grown up. Guo Wei asked his second son to go to Taiyuan to train with the army, and let Guo Rong enter the palace to protect the emperor, which shows his respect for Guo Rong.
Guo Rong looked around and retreated to Du Chi, leaning over and asking, "Brother Du, you see an assassin passing by here." Du Chi shook his head and said, "Brother Guo, I have been talking to Cui Xin. How have I seen any assassin? Besides, if there are any letters on the assassin's face, I don't know who he is even if I have seen him." Guo Rong stepped aside and stepped forward and said respectfully, "Brother Du, we chased him all the way to the assassin's escape, but after chasing him here, he lost his trace. That's why I asked this question, I hope you will be more grateful."
Although Du Chi was in the palace with Guo Rong as a guard, he had no martial arts skills, so he admired Guo Rong very much. Seeing Guo Rong being humble, he stood up and returned and said, "Brother Guo, why should we do this? We are all our own brothers. You just said that there were assassins in the palace. What's going on? Is the emperor injured?"
Guo Rong looked at Le Yiyang and came to Ji Yun. Cui Xin saw that these people were not outsiders, so he told them one by one about what happened in the palace just now.
At that time, Le Yiyang left Nuanfang Hall, left Guo Rong and others, and left the palace. After a while, Shi Chonggui walked out of Nuanfang Hall happily. Seeing that the emperor's expression was different today, Guo Rong was puzzled by this along the way. He had just walked more than ten steps with the emperor, and suddenly a black shadow jumped out from beside him. At first, Guo Rong thought it was Le Yiyang, but when he looked closely, the man's figure, hair and clothes were quite different from Le Yiyang. Before he could think about it, the man had already flew out. Seeing that he was coming and going, unlike ordinary assassins, he didn't know what the purpose of his trip was, so he had to escort the emperor back to the bedroom while strengthening the palace's vigilance.
Guo Rong was worried that the assassin was lurking in the palace, which was a disaster after all, so he personally led people to patrol the palace. As expected, at noon, he finally heard something in the library. Guo Rong rushed in with nine guards, and saw that the books were scattered all over the floor in the library, and the large boxes used for the library were also broken into pieces. Looking at this scene, Guo Rong understood that the assassin seemed to be looking for something important, and this thing was probably placed in the library.
Chapter completed!