Although the Youzhou Zhao family, together with the Xiangyang Chen family and the Jinling Shen family, are known as the "three great clans of the Da Qi Dynasty", their origins are different from those of the other two families.
The ancestors of the Chen family, the Shen family, and the exterminated Lu family were either instrumental in helping Emperor Taizu establish the country, or they had made outstanding contributions in the war against foreign enemies, and were awarded " He was given the title of "Gong of the State" and received the fiefdom and the iron certificate of alchemy passed down from generation to generation.
The history of the Zhao family in Youzhou is much longer, dating back thousands of years.
At that time, the Zhao family established themselves as kings in the north and established the "Great Yan Kingdom".
The Chu Dynasty in the Central Plains had launched wars against them more than once, and wanted to incorporate this "Great Yan Kingdom" into its own territory, but it failed.
It wasn’t until more than four hundred years ago that Emperor Taizu of Daqi, who was born as a beggar, suddenly rose up in troubled times.
Holding the "Tai'a Sword", he led the army to overthrow the Chu Dynasty, defeated all the princes, and then ascended the throne as emperor in Luojing City, which shocked the world.
Next, he waved his whip and pointed it at Dayan Kingdom.
After all, for a hero like him who aspires to dominate the world, how can he allow others to snore on the side of the bed?
And the King of Yan in the north is also afraid of his power.
In order to avoid war, King Yan chose to give up his title and surrender to Emperor Taizu of Qi.
In addition, the people of Yan State also gave up their original belief in the "God of Fire". From then on, like the people of the Central Plains, they believed in "Tai Shang Haotian" and "Emperor Ziwei". This was a condition that Emperor Taizu refused to give in to.
Emperor Taizu canonized the surrendered King of Yan as "Gong of the State of Yan", and allowed him to retain his private army and autonomy over the Youzhou area to a certain extent, and even allowed him to Appoint some local officials in Youzhou on their own; when the imperial court formulates policies related to Youzhou, it will also refer to the opinions of Duke Yan.
No other family members have such great power.
In addition, the current Duke of Yan, Zhao Changying, has the strength of a saint.
To exaggerate a bit, Youzhou can be regarded as a "state within a state" within the Daqi Dynasty.
When Zhao Yan was a child, when she heard the stories of her ancestors from her elders, she imagined more than once that if the King of Yan had not surrendered to Emperor Taizu of Da Qi, wouldn’t she be the same person now? A princess
Of course, although she does not have the title of princess now, her status and treatment in the family are actually the same as those of a real princess.
At this moment, Zhao Yan looked at her disheveled father lying in the pavilion, smelling the strong aroma of wine in the air, and felt extremely complicated.
She has been in the border guarding army for these years and witnessed the Qi court disbanding the Zhao family's private army bit by bit like a soft knife cutting meat. She also heard about those similar to "Northeast China" There are prophecies such as "the spirit of the emperor" and "fire dominates when the sun rises".
She does not think her father has any objectionsRebellious thoughts.
She only felt that this should be the court's way of weakening the power of the clan, just like the court recently sent people to investigate the tax evasion and tax evasion of Jinling Shen's industry.
But under such circumstances, Yan Guogong Zhao Changying was indifferent to this and acted extremely decadent. He didn't even bother to stop the rumors and allowed them to spread everywhere.
"Yan'er, there is something I forgot to tell you before," Zhao Changying was heard burping, and then said, "When something happened in Qingzhou Mansion last month, I went there to talk to Yi Shanxue Nu fought a fight, and after the fight, both of us were injured. She returned to the ice cave and fell into a deep sleep, and some of my meridians were frozen by her magic, making it difficult for me to function normally.
< p> "So after you come to the capital, you should try to be more steady in your actions. If you offend someone you can't afford to offend, I won't be able to support you like before. "Zhao Yan folded her hands in front of her chest, narrowed her eyes and said, "Yishan Snow Girl is a majestic saint, but she can't even defeat such a little-known ghost."
" Ghosts don't necessarily mean the stronger they are, the greater their fame." Zhao Changying chuckled and responded, "For example, Kong Xuan Sanren, no one knew of his existence until he held the ceremony to be promoted to Ghost King. ”
Zhao Yan did not speak immediately.
She had learned about the disaster in Qingzhou Mansion from the imperial palace newspaper and other people’s discussions. Kongxuan Sanren’s meticulous plan also There was a way to erase her own cause and effect, which made her shudder.
But what impressed her most about this incident was the name "Gu Xu"
She really wanted to. I don’t understand what kind of method a monk who has just been promoted to the third level can use to escape from a certain death situation set by a "fierce god" level ghost.
She sent her maid here before. The challenge to Gu Xu in the Lantern Festival was partly driven by this curiosity.
"I heard that the young man named Gu Xu has been very popular in Luo Jing City recently"
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“I suggest you don’t mess with this person for the time being. ”
Before Zhao Yan could finish speaking, Zhao Changying interrupted her.
He was still lying lazily on the chair, but there was a drowsy look in his eyes. The drunkenness disappeared without a trace in an instant, and her tone suddenly became serious.
"Why?" Zhao Yan frowned, "Is he very powerful?"
Her. She has never seen her father treat a young man with such an attitude, and he was a young man from the third realm who was born as a commoner.
You know, before, she even wanted to go to Prince Dan with a spear. Zhao Changying would only say in an understatement, "Be gentle, don't kill or maim him." "
Zhao Changying cleared his throat and said, "I once met this Gu Xu on the observatory at Luosi Shou. When he appeared, Luo Sishou not only stood up to greet him, but also poured him a glass of wine with his own hands politely.Cha even doesn’t treat me like this."
"Could it be that he has a very deep background?" Zhao Yan guessed.
Her tone sounded a little unsure.
< p>After all, as we all know, Luo Sishou of the Exorcism Department has always been an aloof, arrogant and self-conscious person. No matter whether they are other saints or relatives of the emperor, he will not stand up to greet them, let alone pour them tea himself.Only the emperor's imperial edict can make him move his butt a little.
But in this world, what background can be deeper than the royal family and the saints
"Who knows?" Zhao Changying said slowly, while conjuring a new wine bottle out of thin air, and poured wine into his mouth again, his eyes became blurred again.
Crimson wine flowed from the corner of his lips, wetted his beard, and dripped on his clothes, making the pavilion filled with a stronger aroma of wine.
Zhao Yan hummed coldly. She groaned, then turned and left the pavilion.
Zhao Yan's room is the most spacious and luxurious room in the whole mansion, and it looks more magnificent than Duke Yan's room.
There is a silk-carved canopy bed with a green gauze curtain, a coral door cabinet, a carved fine wood imperial concubine couch, and several pear wood carved chairs
On the walls. There are calligraphy and paintings of celebrities on the table, a bronze stove and a golden crane on the table, and a wool carpet from the northwest frontier is spread on the floor.
The maids have already prepared the "five-spice soup" in the bathtub. , serve her to bathe.
The ancient book records that "the five-spice soup method uses one pound of orchid, one pound of vitex, one pound of tongxiang, one pound of green wood, and one pound of white sandalwood." Cut any five things into pieces, boil two and five buckets of dendrobium with water, take one and two buckets of dendrobium, and use it to bathe yourself. This soup wards off evil and eliminates ominous Qi. ” 1
“Five-spice soup” is prepared from five different spices. Using it to bathe can dispel yin energy and ward off evil spirits.
Zhao Yan lies down She closed her eyes and rested in the bathtub, the hot water moisturizing her fair and translucent skin.
The temperature of the water in the bathtub was already close to boiling.
If it were a person. Ordinary people would have been severely burned.
But Zhao Yan, as a "flaming spirit body" and possessing the unique "Holy Fire Totem" of the Zhao family, was safe and sound inside, and even felt particularly comfortable. < /p>
Her personal maid Qiu Yan stood aside and told her about the recent events in the capital.
Qiu Yan's parents died when she was young, and she was taken in by Zhao Yan's mother. She has won the trust of Mrs. Qu.
After Mrs. Qu passed away, she has been by Zhao Yan's side.
For Zhao Yan, Qiu Yan is not only a servant, but also a servant. A close sister
"Qiu Yan, have you heard anything new about the geniuses in Luo Jing City recently?"
"Chu Fengge of the Exorcist Division broke through the ranks not long ago. Five realms. "
"He breaks through the realm very quickly. If I guess correctly, he should have also used the method of killing Qiqing."
"That's right. He cut off his desire. ”
“Zhan Quyu is such a ruthless person. I’m very curious as to why he was so desperate that he wanted to use this method to break through the situation. "
"Miss, didn't you also use the same method to break the seven emotions?"
"I am different from him, what I kill is fear," Zhao Yan Opening his eyes, he chuckled and said, "Fear is superfluous to me. It will only affect my determination and hinder my actions, so getting rid of it is beneficial and harmless.
“But desire is different.
“How can a person live in this world without secular things, and how can he not have obsessions that he can’t let go of?
“ If Chu Fengge does this, he will definitely encounter a lot of trouble in his future practice."
Qiu Yan was silent for a moment, and then said softly, "Actually, miss, you should know that the Duke of Guo sent you there before. The army actually hopes that you can sharpen your Taoist mentality through the killing spirit in the army, and then break through.
"Perhaps, you only need to stay in the army for another year or two, and you can naturally break through to the fifth level. environment, without using the quick method of killing Qi Qing. "
"It's too late," Zhao Yan said as she fiddled with the water's surface with her slender fingers, causing it to ripple. "Time never waits for anyone.
"Besides, a coward like Zhao Changying will only choose the safest method no matter what he does, and will always only know how to protect himself.
"I am now over 10 years old. Twenty. There is no need to obey him in everything. "
Hearing Zhao Yan scolding his father, Qiu Yan shut up tightly and stopped talking.
After a while, Zhao Yan said lightly, "By the way, Qiu Yan , I remember you met that young genius named Gu Xu on the Lantern Festival. What kind of person do you think he is?"
As she spoke, the question "What is Gu Xu's background?" lingered in her mind.
Qiu Yan hesitated for a while and answered He said, “He is very strong, has amazing understanding, and can also write poetry. When he was in the ring, he wrote a poem with Jinghong pen on the spot and created a new spell. "
"Listen to what words you say. "
Qiu Yan followed the instructions and memorized the Qingyu Case Yuanxi from beginning to end.
"This man is indeed talented," Zhao Yan commented, "He is worthy of being called Jinghong The owner of the pen. Compared with him, the works of Luo Jing's literati were simply pretentious and unnecessary. "
"Miss, do you want to get acquainted with him?" Qiu Yan tried to guess the owner's thoughts, "He just moved to Jinyu Lane in Yanqingfang at the end of last month. If you need, I can go to him and hand him a greeting card. "
"No need," Zhao Yan immediately shook her head, "None of the men in this world are good, there is no need to have too much contact with them. It is enough to regard him as a sharpening stone. ”
Half an hour later, Zhao Yan came out of the tub wrapped in a bath towel. Crystal water drops slowly rolled down her slender legs. Her snow-white bare feet stepped on the dark red carpet, and a faint mist hung on her toes.
"Qiu Yan, bring me some light clothes," she ordered lightly, "This afternoon, I want to take another look at the place where my mother was killed."
"Yes, miss."
"In addition, you send someone to tell Miss Liuli of Jiaofang that I will go to her tonight and want to ask her to play Pheasant Flying in the Morning. "
"No problem."
This morning, Gu Xu locked himself in the room and devoted himself to practice.
In the magma river of the "Longevity Religion", he absorbed too much energy and needed a period of time to slowly digest it.
In addition, after improving the Red Flame True Art, the true essence in his body has also undergone qualitative changes, becoming more condensed and pure, and also has more lasting burning damage. .
Therefore, he also needs to re-evaluate and adapt to the lethality of each of his spells.
In the afternoon, the little book boy wearing a gray shirt walked out of the mural, came to Gu Xu, and handed a note to him.
This note is from Shen Qiu.
Shen Qiu said that the elixir workshop in Luo Jing City has begun to take shape, and he would like to invite Gu Xu to visit the workshop in person.
"Brother Shen is very efficient in doing things," Gu Xu said to himself.
Since discussing with Shen Qiu the establishment of a "Beijing Branch Workshop" at the end of last month, Gu Xu has not interfered with the matter and left all matters such as raising funds, recruiting monks, and purchasing materials to Shen Qiu. .
And Shen Qiu did live up to his trust and never let him worry.
Because of this, Gu Xu often imagines what happened to a person like Shen Qiu, who has both spiritual talent and business acumen, that made him leave the Jinling Shen family behind without hesitation. Come to your own house and become your own guest
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Notes
1 "Five-spice soup" comes from the Three Emperors Sutra.
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