The first volume of pearl curtains rolls up the western mountain rain at dusk Chapter 84: The General is the General
Yao Wuhen also felt that he was a very contradictory person. He really liked the word "Wuhen" in his name. Firstly he felt that it had artistic conception and style, like a hermit who was here but no trace could be found.
The second is that I feel that this name really suits the killer's identity. He kills people without being seen and leaves no trace.
However, the contradiction is that he wants to be the world's number one killer, so if he remains traceless, how can he realize this dream?
He is not only an ideal killer, but also a planned killer. The goal he set for himself when he first entered the underworld was to make money. As long as he received money, it was equivalent to signing a contract. No matter whether it was a large amount of money or a small amount, money was the most important.
When you have made enough money and probably gained some fame, it is time to do something earth-shattering.
For example, killing people that others dare not kill.
Looking up at the high-walled Prince Yu's Mansion at this moment, Yao Wuhen really felt an impulse. If he rushed in like this, killed someone who no one could stop him, and then came out, his reputation would probably explode in the world of martial arts.
But this impulse was eventually suppressed by his reasoning. This was Prince Yu's mansion, and there must be many experts in the mansion.
It's not that he thinks he is no match for those masters, but he also feels that once he goes in, there will be no return. He thinks it is not worth it for a deal of two hundred taels.
In Yao Wuhen's mind, everything and everyone has value. Whether killing a person is worth risking one's life to do something depends on the value.
So when the servants at the gate of Prince Yu's mansion looked at him, he smiled and casually asked for directions, then left.
Standing in the living room of Prince Yu's mansion very nervously, the Taoist with long eyebrows only dared to look at his feet, not daring to look around. When he heard the footsteps, he quickly bent his waist lower.
"I guessed it was you."
When Prince Yu Yang Jixing saw the Taoist priest Changmei, he smiled and pointed to the guest chair and said, "No need to be so restrained, sit down and talk."
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty. It is better for me to answer while standing."
Taoist Changmei bowed and then stood back.
"It's up to you. Do whatever makes you feel comfortable. I'm afraid you'll be even more uncomfortable if I ask you to sit down."
Prince Yu sat down and ordered tea to be served. Then he asked Taoist Changmei: "You just said outside the gate that someone was chasing you. Do you know who was so brazen as to try to kill someone in broad daylight?"
Taoist Changmei wanted to say that they were probably from Jizhou Prefecture, but he swallowed the words back and leaned over to answer, "They might be some gangsters who are tempted by the money."
Prince Yu nodded and said, "Recently, Jizhou City has been in turmoil, and many gangsters have come in from outside the city. I will send someone to inform Lord Lian of Jizhou Prefecture and ask him to send more people to patrol."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Taoist Changmei bowed again.
“Last time…”
Prince Yu looked at the Taoist priest with long eyebrows, and after thinking for a moment, he said , "You said that I had a bloody disaster, but there is no follow-up."
Taoist Long Eyebrow raised his head to look at Prince Yu's face, then quickly lowered his head and said, "I am also talking nonsense, Your Majesty, please forgive me."
"Nonsense?"
Prince Yu frowned slightly, and after a while he said, "I am an easy-going person. The only thing I don't like is when people don't say what they want to say, or when they don't say the whole thing. This makes me feel very uncomfortable."
Taoist Long Eyebrows was shocked. He thought about it carefully, weighed his words, and leaned forward after a moment and said, "I am also talking nonsense. Your Majesty, please don't take it too seriously... I saw a faint vertical line between your eyebrows. I wonder if your Majesty noticed it. I guess this line didn't exist originally."
Prince Yu was slightly startled, then turned around and ordered, "Bring me a bronze mirror."
The servant quickly fetched a small bronze mirror. Prince Yu took the mirror and looked at himself carefully, and indeed found a very shallow vertical line between his eyebrows.
When people frown, there will naturally be vertical wrinkles between their eyebrows, but that is not texture.
"How to say?"
Prince Yu asked Changmei.
Changmei answered cautiously: "This may be in the future, the prince will face a big decision, this decision will affect the rest of his life."
Prince Yu asked, "Then can you tell what the decision is, Taoist priest?"
Changmei shook his head and said, "I can't tell, but if it's a decision about trivial matters in life, there will definitely not be such a change in facial features. It must be a big deal."
Prince Yu nodded and asked, "Master, if I really encounter this important decision, what should I do?"
The Taoist with long eyebrows replied, "I am mud, and Your Majesty is cloud. Mud can see clouds, but it cannot see the secrets of heaven. So I cannot see what kind of important decision Your Majesty will face. But there is one thing I can say that may be of some use to Your Majesty... Sometimes, not being obsessed and letting go will be more beneficial to Your Majesty's future."
Prince Yu suddenly remembered that the Taoist once said that if someone said something bad, he could keep saying it for a whole day and a night. At this moment, he thought that the Taoist's words were mostly ambiguous and actually had no practical significance, so he smiled and didn't care much about Changmei's words.
He nodded and said, "I'll remember what you said."
After he finished speaking, he stood up and said, "Just have dinner in my house before you leave. I will arrange for someone to take you to where you want to go. With the people from the palace escorting you, ordinary thieves will not dare to target you. I have something important to do at the governor's office. I apologize for the impoliteness."
He smiled at Changmei, then turned and walked out. The host had already left, so Taoist Changmei didn't feel comfortable staying here and disturbing them, so he followed him out.
When Prince Yu saw him like this, he knew that he was embarrassed, so he ordered a carriage to send Changmei back.
Changmei thought about it and felt that the only place he could go seemed to be the Sixe Academy.
More than half an hour later, Prince Yu's carriage stopped outside the Jiedushi's office. Jiedushi Zeng Ling and his civil and military officials, as well as Jizhou Prefecture Zhi Lian Gongming and Jizhou Prefecture's officials of all ranks were already there, but they were not waiting for Prince Yu to arrive.
"Your Majesty."
Zeng Ling took the lead and bowed, and all the officials followed suit.
"Where is my brother?"
Prince Yu asked.
Zeng Ling replied: "Your Highness, we are still about 20 miles away from Jizhou City and will arrive soon."
Prince Yu thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we wait outside the city?"
Zeng Ling said: "I dare not disobey the prince's order."
Prince Yu smiled, hiding the loneliness and frustration in his eyes.
Zeng Ling was a man who knew how to talk. He said that he dared not disobey the prince's order, but in fact he was trying to ease Prince Yu's embarrassment. The person who was going to greet him was Prince Yu's brother. The person who snatched a soldier from Prince Yu was more than just a soldier. He had the power to control the military affairs of the northern border. Could Prince Yu really go outside the city to greet him with sincerity?
A large group of civil and military officials marched out of Jizhou City. Summer had not yet passed and it was very hot. However, none of these bigwigs who would curse in the streets if they were exposed to the sun dared to complain.
Because what they are waiting for is not just a prince, but a prince with real power. With the addition of the three words "real power", his weight is more than twice that of Prince Yu.
These people waited at the city gate for a long time. When they saw a cavalry team arriving, they thought it was the important person coming. Even Prince Yu was ready to step forward to greet them with a friendly and warm smile on his face. However, he found that the person who came was not his brother, but General Luo Geng of Youzhou.
Luo Geng was shocked when he saw this scene. With his status, how could he allow His Royal Highness the Prince and the Governor to come and greet him in person?
Although he knew clearly that they were not here to pick him up, it would be extremely awkward for him to come at this time, so when he was still far away from the city gate, Luo Geng ordered his men to dismount and asked everyone to stand aside, and he trotted all the way towards the city gate.
The state of Great Chu is now, with villains in power. Luo Geng is really a little scared. There are many people in the court who have reported him, but compared to the need for him to guard the northern border, those small matters are nothing.
However, if someone reported today's seemingly insignificant matter, his entire family might be destroyed and his property confiscated.
This is not alarmist. With his status, if he rode to the city gate as a matter of course before getting off, others would naturally say that he was enjoying the courtesy of the prince and the governor outside the city. If this matter was told to His Majesty the Emperor, he would order the extermination of Luo Geng's entire family without hesitation.
Fortunately, Luo Geng's attitude was humble enough, and before long the mighty troops of the palace soldiers came up from behind. The huge flag of the Zuo Wuwei fluttered in the wind like a cloud, and those elite palace soldiers were the heavenly soldiers and generals in the clouds.
The leader was none other than Prince Wu of the Great Chu, Yang Jiju. As a prince, he led the General of the Left Guard. This time, he was ordered to go north to supervise all military affairs in Jizhou and Youzhou, holding the power of life and death.
Originally, this honor was given to Prince Yu Yang Jixing, but because of a word from Liu Chongxin, the current Emperor changed the person.
The names of these princes originally all had two characters. Yang Jixing's original name was Yang Xing, and Yang Jiju's original name was Yang Ju. After the current Emperor Yang Sheng ascended the throne, he issued an edict to add the character "ji" to his brothers' names. The intention of "ji" in "history" was probably to mean that nothing you do can be hidden from me.
Therefore, the names of these princes are a bit awkward.
"Brother Wang!"
Yang Jixing stepped forward quickly.
Yang Jiju also jumped off his horse, stepped forward, held Yang Jixing's hands, and laughed, "Third brother, it's been a long time since we last met."
Regardless of whether their feelings were genuine or fake, the two of them seemed extremely cordial and warm, but Yang Ji Ju had little to say to Jiedushi Zeng Ling and others, which made all the civil and military officials seem a little embarrassed.
"By the way, His Majesty has an order."
Yang Ji suddenly said something.
Zeng Ling and the others immediately leaned forward and said, "Your Highness, please accept my order."
Yang Jiju looked at Zeng Ling and asked, "Has General Luo Geng of Youzhou arrived?"
Luo Genglian stepped forward and leaned forward and said, "I am here."
This made Zeng Ling and others feel even more embarrassed.
Yang Jiju looked at Luo Geng and said, "Your Majesty knows that you have worked hard. There have been many wars in the northern border. You have guarded Youzhou for more than ten years, fighting against powerful enemies outside and comforting the people inside. Your Majesty said that your Majesty knows all your contributions."
He stood up straight and said, "Luo Geng accepts the order."
Luo Geng immediately lifted his robe and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, Luo Geng, respectfully greets you."
Yang Jiju unfolded the imperial edict and read: "General Luo Geng of Youzhou has made outstanding military achievements, is loyal and courageous, can shock the barbarians abroad and comfort the common people at home. He is specially commended. His military rank is promoted to the rank of general of the third rank, his honorary rank is promoted to pillar of the state, and his title is promoted to marquis of Zhenbei. All the troops on the northern border are under his command."
Yang Jiju handed the imperial edict to Luo Geng and said with a smile: "General Luo, congratulations."
Luo Geng knelt there and kowtowed repeatedly, but he felt a little scared in his heart. Before he came, his subordinates all advised him not to come. When Prince Wu Yang Jiju first arrived, he would definitely show his power, and his reputation has never been so good. Maybe Yang Jiju would target him first.
Moreover, if he was captured, all the troops in the northern border would be under the command of Yang Ji Ju, so the people in Youzhou were very scared.
Besides, Luo Geng had never tried to curry favor with the eunuch Liu Chongxin, and God knows whether Liu Chongxin had any grudge against him.
If he had not met Li Diudiu on the way, Luo Geng might have turned back before reaching Jizhou. The more he thought about it, the more scared he became, and the more scared he became, the less he dared to come.
Just because of Li Diudiu's words "great general", he thought he could take a risk.
Luo Geng was already very happy, thinking that the young man really had some skills, and the reward he gave was too little.
