Vol 2 Chapter 11: Be arrogant, give treasure to fool

The emperor Xiao was defeated by the rumors outside the door, but he was also puzzled. +++The latest Danmei novel ranking: www.sto123.cco
What is the important thing, can Xiaohouye of Wanshi make a special trip to the Taoist house of the state teacher?
"What's the matter?"
The emperor straightened up sorrowfully, his face burning red, and he asked outside in a deep voice.
"Back to the emperor, Kagura Hou occasionally got a treasure recently, and he came to Daolu to offer it to the emperor."
See or not?
Emperor Xiao frowned, his hesitant eyes fell on Yu Xuanji's contemplative face, a little greedy in his heart.
Yu Xuanji secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and moved her red lips on her back, smiling with a hint of chill.
"The emperor, it is not easy for Kagura Hou to enter the palace, why bother to refuse him. How about taking a look at the treasures he offered first?"
The emperor laughed as soon as he heard it, and pinched the smooth and exquisite chin of the man under him with two fingers, his turbid red eyes locked his beautiful features, and he said with a voice:
"The six roots of the national teacher are impure. As a practitioner, I am greedy for the gold and silver of the lay family. I said, should I punish you?"
Yu Xuanji shook the emperor's restless big hand and said flatly:
"The astronomical phenomenon of the poor Taoist temple predicts that at the time of the alternation between the two and the ugliness tonight, there will be a rain of stars in the Xuanwu seven places in the northern sky.
"My teacher is according to the country. Come, I will take you to observe the treasures brought by Wanli."
After hearing the words, Emperor Xiao no longer insisted, got down on the soft couch, re-dressed the loose dragon robe on his body, and stepped out of the monastery hand in hand with the well-dressed Yu Xuanji.
In the outer hall, in the corners of a pair of lion-eared copper furnaces, a few strands of light blue smoke are rising.
Kagura Hou Wanli stood up amidst the scent, wearing a three-pointed wattle and purple gold corset on his head, and a robe of icy blue water moiré gusset on his body, which made people feel distressed and refreshed.
Seeing the emperor and the national teacher stepping forward one after another, Wan Li hurriedly bowed down and saluted:
"Chen Wanli see the emperor. o"
"What the is this amazing baby that excites you so much that he actually ran into this Four Elephant House to find me?"
Emperor Xiao approached Wanli and made a gesture of getting up, with a smile on his face.
Wan Li was flat, picked up the peach wood sword on the table of the Eight Immortals, and excitedly said:
"The minister has recently got a superb peach wood. I know my brother-in-law loves to practice the Taoism, and I specially invite someone to carve wood into a sword and give it to my brother-in-law.
After being referred to as "brother-in-law" by Wanli twice, Emperor Xiao couldn't help his brows sinking, and his eyes felt a little unhappy.
In the past, Da Yi relied on the Wan clan, and the father and son of the Wan family had outstanding achievements on the front line. It was the Emperor Xiao who spoiled the young brother-in-law of Wan Li with his own hands.
Now that he is so small or not, he doesn't know how to advance or retreat. Although the emperor is unhappy, he is not easy to attack in front of the national teacher.
Yu Xuanji stood behind the emperor with his hands together, nodding and lowering his eyebrows, with a smile on his lips.
Every time when Wan Li appeared, he would bring a sense of superiority and oppression that was superior to others. You can't live by committing sins, and sooner or later his arrogance will make him die miserably.
Yu Xuanji had already anticipated the ending of Wanli, knowing that it was not the time when he spoke. As an outsider, it is best to watch the tide with cold eyes and be calm and calm.
Emperor Xiao held out his hand with a cold face, and placed the wooden sword presented by Wanli in front of his eyes.
Both sides of the scabbard are the common Taoist eight curse seal script, and there is nothing unusual except for the exquisite carving.
Emperor Xiao lowered his eyes, hurriedly glanced at the scabbard, held the hilt of the dragon's head in one hand, and pulled out the wooden sword.
Three-foot mahogany sword, the blade is flat and smooth, with the unique aroma of wood. The sword body facing the emperor has a hollow character:
God-given auspicious wood
Emperor Xiao had seen it, his eyebrows were slightly raised, and the corners of his mouth held a light smile.
The sword was repeatedly held in his palm before he nodded:
"The material is really good. Manli, where did you get it?"
Wan Li bowed his hands and smiled wildly between his eyebrows:
"Returning to the emperor, the minister's mother devoted himself to practicing for many years, and she met Taishang Laojun on the eve of January, and told her that there are a thousand peach trees in Yunwu Mountain, and the eight-character mantra is displayed.
The minister's mother wakes up from the dream and asks the minister to look for it, and the country will find the sacred tree. After the minister worshiped the tree god, he took two of his spirit branches and asked skilled craftsmen to carve them into a peach wood sword before they dared to present the emperor for fun. "
Emperor Xiao said in a deep voice, faintly curling his lips, and his sharp eyes glanced at the neat and clear mantra on the sword.
I already knew that there was no need to expose him on the spot.
Turning over the wooden sword and looking at the other side, you can see that there are seven embedded in the sword body, the materials and colors of which are not all the same, and they are arranged in an orderly manner to show the figure of the Big Dipper.
Among the seven balls, embedded in the position of the main two-star Tianxuan is a rare fire dragon stone.
Its whole body is full of red and full color, its fire color is beautiful, and the emperor's eyes are condensed in an instant.
His eyes trembled for a moment, Emperor Xiao fixedly looked at the sparkling gems before him, and quickly thought of something in his mind.
Yu Xuanji was standing by, his sharp eyes caught the confusion on the emperor's face, and he couldn't help but cocked his mouth coldly.
Leaning forward and staring, the eyes that have settled like a thousand years of ice meet with the huge round ruby ​​on the wooden sword. But the color in full swing could not easily dissipate the faint cold air condensed under the cold jade person's eyes.
"This is a fire dragon stone!"
The time has come-
Yu Xuanji suddenly spoke at this moment, with a three-pointed smile on his face, and his slightly surprised tone contained a hint of coolness of unknown meaning:
"At the time, after the emperor admiral Nanjiang Qianglou Kingdom rewarded Pang Dao with the fire dragon stone, Pang Dao once heard that this gem was originally a male and female pair. I saw Lord Hou today, that is the truth."
Intentionally or unintentionally, the emperor Xiao's eyes flashed to light, which was extremely complicated and elusive for a while.
He remembered that he had seen this familiar ruby ​​a few years ago. It was a treasure offered by Nanbari to Da Yi.
He remembered that he rewarded the fire dragon stone to the national teacher, but he didn't remember what second fire dragon stone he had, and rewarded it to Kagurahou.
So, where did Wanli get this fire dragon stone?
When he twisted his eyebrows to ponder, Emperor Xiao couldn't help narrowing his eyes, his face turned ugly.
Perceiving the strangeness, Wan Li looked embarrassed. After a moment of speech, he excitedly said:
"The emperor is the emperor of the true dragon, and possessing these treasures is what everyone expects. The minister also has two treasures, the sacred wood and the fire dragon stone, in accordance with the will of God, so he dare not be alone. Only the emperor's dragon can restrain these two treasures."
Emperor Xiao sneered and put his sword into its sheath:
"Let's talk about it, which art bureau made these excellent carvers?"
"Back to the emperor, it is naturally the'Linlang Pavilion' of a famous carpenter's shop in Beijing."
"Ok."
The emperor hummed carelessly, lifted his dragon robe and took a seat, placed the wooden sword on the table, and talked improvisationally:
"You have been walking with the folks for a long time. Have you heard anything new recently? Tell me about it."
Wan Li's eyes turned, his lips slightly hooked, and he said proudly:
"Recently, the capital has become very lively, and the East Factory is going around catching people day and night, making people everywhere in Gyeonggi turn their backs, and the people are talking about it!"
There was silence in the main hall, and time seemed to stop at this moment...
Yu Xuanji's heart suddenly tensed, and his fists were clenched in his sleeves.
Staring quietly at Wanli, who was shaking his head and shaking his head, a pair of thick eyelashes drooped slightly, covering every inch of the dark color that bloomed under his eyes.
Emperor Xiao looked sideways at Wanli and asked with interest:
"What are they talking about?"
"Hey! It's nothing but the behavior of Dongchang."
Wan Li waved his hand helplessly, sat down in a casual manner, and said:
"Those who want to come do not know the whole story of the imperial mannequin case. Seeing that Dongchang took Shen Kun, Sun Yuan and Ding Qiwei, they naturally didn't understand. All three of them held important positions in the Ministry of Engineering and the Privy Council, and they suddenly went to Zhao prison. , Dongchang does not give an explanation."
Emperor Xiao snorted and lightly scolded:
"Anything to say? That Shen and Sun embezzled a total of 1 million taels of silver in the Yingtian River Dredging Project last year. The East Factory visited and investigated for a long time before the case was considered to be closed. And Na Ding Qiwei as a Secret Envoy , Secretly colluded with Northern Tibet. All these major and important cases are handled by Dongchang on our behalf. What do the people know!"
Wan Li's heart tightened.
Is there any deep meaning in what Dongchang reported to the emperor in order to cover up the facts of his unannounced visit to the Baishuiguan and Zheng Ran cases?
If you want to figure it out, you need to take a chance and explore it from the emperor's mouth.
Thinking of this, Man Li's eyes drooped slightly, and his slow tone of voice was mocking:
"The emperor didn't know. After the death of Zhong Siyou, the former official secretary, there were doubts in the market. Now it is the three people of the Ministry of Industry and the Privy Council.
The people have different opinions. Some people think that the four people were also the heroes of the society in the early years, but they are now convicted by Dongchang. Dongchang's behavior is unthinkable, and it has become an after-dinner talk for a tycoon outside the palace. Whether it is for the face or for the prestige, the emperor should make early plans. "
The scene was deadlocked again, and every inch of air around was so heavy that people couldn't breathe. The strange breath permeated people's hearts and made people shudder.
Emperor Xiao and Wanli looked at each other calmly, their deep faces suddenly changed, and the corners of their dry mouths visibly twitched twice.
The next moment, the emperor "Teng" stood up, fingers Wanli angered, and cried out:
"How can you be so presumptuous as a relative of the emperor? Get out of here!"
Wan Li was completely unprepared against the emperor's anger, and immediately got up slowly, the panic expression on his face changed instantly, gathering a frivolous cloud.
Without waiting for what Wan Li said, Emperor Xiao raised his hand and threw his sword, pointing towards the door and shouting:
"Get out of here! Never let me see you again—"