The city was strictly guarded at night, but that was only for normal people. For Hsu Fengnian, a top nobleman who dared to fight with the Qingzhou Navy, as well as a deity from Mount Lantuo, he could come and go as he pleased. The guards at the gate had most likely received instructions from the King of Jing An, Zhao Heng, and did not stop him. Otherwise, if they met, it would just be giving face to Hsu Fengnian. They could not hope to make the Crown Prince of Beiliang suffer in such a small matter. Even now, no one could say that Hsu Fengnian would be punished for the farce at the Spring Deity Lake. After all, it was different from the past. Right now, the King of Beiliang, dressed in a blue satin robe with nine dragons, was in the capital. For the first time in the morning court session in the Golden Imperial Palace, this King with a different surname carried a sword as he ascended the throne. Faced with the censure of several officials, other than Zhang Julu, Gu Jiantang, and the three Grand Secretaries of the Palace, Ren Tu only stood there and dozed off, ignoring all of them. As for whether or not there was fear behind his anger, no one knew. There were rumors in the capital that the King of Beiliang and his cavalry were resting at the Xiamawei Inn, which was deserted. Everyone in the capital was delighted and applauded. They all said that this was the will of the heavens, and that the unjust will find little help. The fate of Beiliang had come to an end.
The Xiamawei Inn was truly deserted. In the inner courtyard, the King of Beiliang, dressed in the garb of a rich man, was drinking Green Ant Wine with an old monk in black. The wine was something that Xu Xiao had specially brought from Liangzhou to Great An City. The old man in front of him, nicknamed the Sickly Tiger, had been forcefully dragged over by Xu Xiao. In fact, over the years, the Green Ant Wine had been sold in the capital because of his second daughter, Xu Weixiong's "Brother Appreciating the Snow". However, the King of Beiliang had personally brought the strong wine for thousands of li. The gift was light, but the affection was great. This could be considered a way for Xu Xiao to express his attitude to an old friend in a foreign land. You, Yang Taisui, did not treat me as a friend. Even when I entered the city, you had to keep an eye on me for the Emperor. However, Xu Xiao still treated you, Old Bald Donkey, as a friend... That year, you treated me as a farewell.........
The spring chill in the capital had long been eliminated, and the chirping of cicadas did not stop. However, Xu Xiao still seemed to be afraid of the cold. He raised his hand and exhaled. He sighed and said, "When I left the capital, I remembered that the dynasty had 1,864 posthouse stations. Now that so many countries have been annexed, can there still be half left?"
The black-robed old monk said calmly, "Great Peace City, Great Peace City, the world is at peace and stability. Why is there a need to recreate the scene of the past when there were so many posts and messages flying everywhere? Isn't that a good thing? "
Everyone knew that Xu Xiao had an inseparable feeling for the posthouse because the Liyang Dynasty did not attach much importance to the construction of the posthouse back then. After Xu Xiao took control of the military power, he proposed ten policies. Among them, the posthouse and horse policy were developed to the greatest extent in his hands. There were also a few policies that had died midway before they could be popularized because of the end of the Spring and Autumn Period. The elimination of the posthouse was just a miniature version. When the Liyang Dynasty was at its peak, it was like passing one relay station after another. The relay stations were like fish scales. Ride after ride, the relay horses were like shooting stars. Therefore, when the war of the country ended, almost all the emperors of the fallen countries were escorted to Great Peace City. During this time, when they saw a relay station thirty li away, they were all shocked by Xu Xiao's methods. Many famous generals who only complained about the timing and location after losing the war were finally convinced. Because a small relay station involved many things such as the relay route, each of them was extremely troublesome. Just the planting and maintenance of the plants on both sides of the relay route alone cost the national treasury a lot of silver every year. At that time, the war was in full swing. Not to mention the incapable emperors, the wise emperors only focused on the training of armor. They wanted to spend money today so they could see results tomorrow. As an official, how could they be like Xu Xiao and persuade the emperor to spend money on a hundred year plan?
Xu Xiao smiled. "Of course it is a good thing in the short term. After a hundred years, it will be hard to say if it will be a good thing. "
The old monk in black was a monk, but he also drank wine. He took a sip and said calmly, "You don't have to worry."
Xu Xiao laughed involuntarily. "I'm not a monk like you. If I don't worry, how can I face the heroes who fought with me in the past? Who won this world? "
Yang Taisui frowned and said, "Zhang Julu will worry, Gu Jiantang will also worry. Also, so what if you helped the late emperor win the world? Without you, Lame Xu, there would be Lame Li and Lame Wang. You were proud of your achievements, but the late emperor didn't get rid of the hound after the rabbit was killed. He still allowed you to be the King of Beiliang. Isn't that enough? "
Xu Xiao said softly, "It's enough. That's why I didn't do anything after you pulled me to drink. The favor I owed you and him back then has been repaid. "
At this point, the old monk in black felt guilty and stopped talking. His expression was slightly lonely.
When that woman first entered the world, the sword case only had nine words carved on it, "This sword pacifies the injustices of the world."
When the late emperor learned of this, he smiled and said that without this sister-in-law, there would be no Xu Xiao, and there wouldn't be his great country. The Dragon Sparrow Sword of Da Liang was worthy of these nine words.
That extraordinary woman only carved the last nine words before she died. Every time the old monk in black thought of it, he felt guilty because he was the most guilty person in the world.
The old monk asked, "Then why did you still invite me to drink?"
Xu Xiao snorted and said, "If it weren't for my wife persuading me all those years after I came to Beiliang, saying that a bald donkey like me had difficulties, I wouldn't have bothered with you no matter how magnanimous I am."
Yang Taisui smiled bitterly.
Xu Xiao drank a mouthful of wine and sneered, "In the next court assembly, if Gu Jiantang dares to instigate a bunch of bastards to use underhanded tricks, don't blame me for pulling out my blade and hacking him!"
Yang Taisui frowned and said, "Even if Gu Jiantang is empty-handed, you can't beat him. He's the number one sword user in the world. "
Xu Xiao asked in return, "If I hack him, he dares to retaliate?! Back then, when I beheaded his direct descendant and hung him on the city wall, he dares to stop me? He didn't dare back then, and now that he's getting older and older, he dares even less. "
The old monk in black chuckled and said, "Seems like he doesn't dare."
Xu Xiao smiled and said, "Isn't that so?"
How was this the King of Beiliang wearing a five-clawed python robe? He was clearly a scoundrel in the marketplace!
No wonder he could raise such an unscrupulous son like Hsu Fengnian.
Xu Xiao smiled and asked, "If I really hack Gu Jiantang to death, what will you do this time?"
Yang Taisui said calmly, "I've already repaid the loyalty and righteousness I owe back then. Since you can invite me to drink today, I can invite you to kill someone and leave the capital tomorrow. "
Xu Xiao laughed and said, "You bald donkey, at least you still have some conscience."
The old monk in black remained silent.
No one in the world was more trustworthy than this sickly tiger.
The pot of green ants was quickly emptied.
The old monk said softly, "You've caused the princess to live uncomfortably in the past, and now you've implicated your children, especially that Hsu Fengnian. Don't you feel any guilt?"
Xu Xiao smiled calmly and said, "We're not a family. Once you enter a family, you won't eat a family meal. What's there to live uncomfortably, it's all fate. "
The old monk sighed.
Xu Xiao asked, "Do you know about the Six Jewels Guru of Mount Lantuo?"
The old monk nodded and said, "When this person first started cultivating, he didn't talk to the outside world, unlike the rest of the world. He achieved the Great Moksha State of Motion and Stillness early on. He's a great sage in Buddhism. He leaped into the Eight Jewels Realm at the same time as the new chief of Mount Wudang. They're both rare Bodhisattvas of flesh. "
Xu Xiao nodded and frowned.
The old monk asked, "I heard that this Red Sect's Dharma King went to Xiangfan, aren't you worried?"
Xu Xiao muttered, "How can I not be worried? She's dual cultivating with Fengnian. I'm worried, but not dual cultivating, I'm even more worried."
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