Dream Broken You Pavilion

In the Royal Palace Study Room

With a faint smile on the lips of Emperor Xiang, he looked at Xiao Han and asked, "What's the matter for the young general to see me in a hurry today?"

Holding the sword wrapped in red silk in his hand, Xiao Han said loudly, "My Majesty, I have come here to give you a special gift today."

"Gifts?" Emperor Xiang was stunned, and suddenly smiled: "The young general wants to bribe me?"

Xiao Han said: "How dare I bribe the emperor? It's just that this gift is not from you. I heard that you once asked Eunuch Zhou to tell Jing'er that he wanted a sword that cuts iron like mud. Jing'er didn't dare to neglect it. Sent someone to Fulong Mountain, Xiaoyuntian young master Shang Wuyang heard that the emperor wanted a sword, he didn't dare to delay, personally forged a sword for the emperor, and begged the humble minister to send it to the emperor quickly Come."

"You said it was a sword forged from meteorites?" Emperor Xiang's face was full of surprise.

Xiao Han raised his forehead: "Return to the emperor, yes."

Emperor Xiang hurriedly said, "Hurry up, bring it here and show me."

Xiao Han held the sword in both hands and raised it high. Eunuch Zhou stepped forward to take it and untied the red silk on it. When the red silk unfolded and saw the true face of the sword, Eunuch Zhou's eyes flashed strangely, and his face was covered with red silk. Overjoyed, he immediately took out the sword and handed it over to Emperor Xiang, saying:

"Your Majesty, look, this is really a treasure."

The emperor of Xiang took the sword in his hand, and was stunned for a moment. The pure gold scabbard, gold wire handle, and the pattern of double dragons playing with pearls all revealed royal majesty, and the embellishments of turquoise and ruby ​​showed the supreme dignity What really surprised him was that this sword looked so familiar, which made him instantly think of the pure gold Panlong dagger he once loved most, and then thought of the idea of ​​sacrificing his life to save him. General Shang Mo, in an instant, the thrilling scenes of encountering heavy rain and quicksand on the way out 20 years ago once again appeared in his mind, and he lost his mind for a while...

Seeing his gloomy expression, Duke Zhou kept silent for a long time and called softly, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty?"

"...Ah!" Emperor Xiang finally came back to his senses, filled with emotion in his heart.

Holding the sword in his hand, he pondered for a moment and asked, "You said that Shang Wuyang made it himself?"

Xiao Han replied respectfully: "Return to the emperor's words, that's right."

Emperor Xiang pulled out the long sword with a "Zheng", the extremely thin sword body revealed a faint cold light, twisting it slightly, a faint brown halo flashed from the edge of the sword.

Eunuch Zhou fetched a piece of rice paper with great eyesight, and let go of it less than a foot above the sword. The paper, as thin as a cicada's wing, slowly floated down and split into two when it touched the blade. The cut was neat, and it was really a blade Such as autumn frost.

Emperor Xiang was overjoyed, nodded and praised: "It really is a good sword, a good sword!"

He gently pushed the sword edge into the sheath, and said with emotion: "Seeing it, it reminded me of Shang Molai. I once gave him a Panlong dagger, which is also my beloved... Shang Wuyang, um, yes, he is a kind person who knows how to repay his kindness."

Xiao Han hit the iron while it was hot, and said with his forehead: "What the emperor said is exactly what the emperor said. Shang Wuyang acts openly and aboveboard. He is a man of iron bones and is loyal to the emperor. He is indeed a rare talent."

"Loyal?" Emperor Xiang glanced at Xiao Han, put the sword gently on the imperial case, walked up to him, and asked:

"Xiao Han, how do you know that he is loyal to me?"

Xiao Han replied: "Your Majesty does not know that although Shang Wuyang is a grassroots man, he is the blood of General Shang Mo after all, and there is also a cavity of blood flowing in his chest. He attacked Xuande Mansion, fought against Beifengling, and killed blood. Slave, it shows the unyielding will to be loyal to our emperor. As the name suggests, he made this sword to say: He has not forgotten that he is the son of General Shang Mo, and he will always remember the favor of the emperor. loyal to the country."

The Emperor Xiang looked at Xiao Han quietly, smiled slightly, and said, "Xiao Han, you and your father, General Dingyuan, are both ministers of my humerus. I know the friendship between the Xiao family and the merchants well. In fact, you don't need to be Shang Wuyang's lobbyist, I will be tolerant to General Shang Mo's son, although I intend to let him come to my side, but unfortunately he doesn't want to, no matter, as long as he keeps his own place, don't give it to me I will not embarrass him if I make any trouble."

It turned out that Emperor Xiang had already seen that Xiao Han had the intention of protecting Shang Wuyang, so Xiao Han was not polite, and shouted: "The emperor is wise, Xiao Han thanked the emperor for his kindness on behalf of Shang Wuyang."

Emperor Xiang said with a smile: "Xiao Han, I didn't expect that Shang Wuyang ruined your marriage, yet you treat him like a brother and sister regardless of past suspicions. It's really rare."

Xiao Han said: "There is nothing wrong with Shang Wuyang avenging his father, but he misunderstood the slander and misunderstood my father and son. Now that he has repented, Xiao Han naturally does not need to blame him. He joined hands with me to fight against the enemy, brave and fearless , he has the style of being a father, which makes Xiao Han admire."

"Xiao Han, you really feel sorry for each other."

Emperor Xiang nodded and asked, "How busy is your supervisor recently?"

Xiao Han said: "Returning to the emperor, the 28 prefectures have established the Jianjun Division branch, and 2000 people have been transferred from the Shenlong Army to join the Jianjun Division. The deputy director is Tan Jun, the deputy general of Weichen, and everyone will be in place soon. , Among them, 20 people have been assigned to sneak into Chuanyang country first, and the other [-] people have already made preparations to enter Yan country, Beisai country and Luo country, and now everything is ready and only owes Dongfeng."

"What is 'Dongfeng'?" Xianghuang asked with great interest.

Xiao Han replied: "Department of City and Trade, Fir Shan. Your Majesty, only when the trade channels of the five countries are opened, can we enter the four countries more smoothly."

"Okay! My major general is really fast and resolute in his work," Xiang Huang said with joy on his face, "The situation has been set up so quickly, is there any new news?"

"Yes, I came here to see you for this matter."

"Oh? Come and listen."

Xiao Han said: "Your Majesty, since the death of Tie Mian Yan Luo, less than 2000% of the [-]-strong Blood Slave Department is left. The Empress Chuanyang has reorganized the Blood Slave Department, and has helped Iron Face Yan Luo's third apprentice, Ai Luo, to become the director of the Blood Slave Department." place."

"Ai Luo?" Emperor Xiang was puzzled, he had never heard of Ai Luo.

Xiao Han said: "Yes, Wei Chen once fought against this Ai Luo when he was in Fulong Mountain. Compared with the iron-faced Yan Luo, she was less arrogant and arrogant, but more sinister and cunning. Because of this, she was seriously injured at that time. Weichen and Shang Wuyang escaped from Tan Jun's sword."

Emperor Xiang said: "Listening to what you said, this person is very difficult to deal with. Isn't the blood slave department going to act again soon?"

Xiao Han said: "From my point of view, Ai Luo is in charge of the Blood Slave Division. She will definitely not be as reckless as Miao He in the past. She is better at using her brain. This person should be more difficult to deal with than Miao He."

Emperor Xiang asked, "According to Aiqing, how should we guard against it?"

Xiao Han said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the interior of Hunan is strictly guarded against death, so as not to change, but in Chuanyang, we also have people. Knowing ourselves and the enemy can lead to a hundred battles. Otherwise, this minister is just a decoration?!"

Emperor Xiang: "Aiqing, this blood slave is like a fortress of iron and steel, and their news is not so easy to find out."

Xiao Han raised his forehead, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, no matter how strong the city wall is, a humble official can drill a hole for it to breathe."

There was a comforting smile on Emperor Xiang's face, he nodded and said: "My young general is really powerful, well, then I will see how you dig out this breathable eye."

Xiao Han clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave first."

Emperor Xiang smiled slightly, waved his hand, and said, "Well, go ahead, do your work."

Xiao Han kowtowed and stepped back.

……

Just as Xiao Han left, a father-in-law came in to report: "Report to the Emperor, Concubine Ying is here."

"Oh? Concubine Ying is here, let her come in." Emperor Xiang smiled and returned to the royal case and sat down.

Concubine Ying came slowly, but I saw her with black hair and high plate, with a golden phoenix swaying obliquely inserted, and a long pendant hanging down tremblingly. In a blue emerald smoked sweater, with light footsteps, he approached and kowtowed to the Emperor Xiang, saying: "I have seen the Emperor."

Emperor Xiang smiled all over his face, and said, "My concubine, get down quickly, come here, how about this treasure?"

Concubine Ying said with a smile: "Look at the emperor's spirit today. It turns out that he has obtained a treasure. He is so happy." After saying that, she walked to the side of the Emperor Xiang and looked at the sword on the table.

His eyes were full of amazement at this look, and he said: "Oh, your majesty, this sword is very luxurious, but why does this concubine look so familiar?"

Emperor Xiang smiled and said, "My concubine's eyes are really poisonous. The style of this sword completely imitates the dagger I gave Shang Mo 20 years ago."

"Who made this sword?" Concubine Ying asked curiously.

Emperor Xiang said: "My concubine, I remember Wu Kexin and Wu Jing'er from Xiangzhou Sansheng Medical Center that I told you about, she is Xiao Han's daughter-in-law who has never been married."

Concubine Ying was startled, then she smiled quickly, and said: "Your Majesty will remember every word you said to my concubine. Even though that child is a woman, she used meteorites from the sky to forge many strange and weird weapons for killing blood slaves." , You made great contributions to defeating the Chuanyang army, and you also made a trap for Fulong Mountain, repelling the attack of the blood slaves, you should be a strange woman."

"Yes, a strange woman." The Emperor Xiang said: "I once gave her a reward, and asked Eunuch Zhou to bring her a sentence, saying that I also want a sword that cuts iron like mud, so I just said it casually." Said, who would have thought that child fell in love with it, and really made one for me. It really is a good sword for cutting iron like mud, but she didn't make this sword, she let Xiao Yuntian's Shang Wu It was forged."

"Shang Wuyang? But the posthumous son of General Shang Mo?"

"Yes," mentioning Shang Mo, Emperor Xiang couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "It's also because this child has a heart, and actually made this sword in the shape of the imperial dagger. Now that I see things and think about others, I miss Shang very much." Mo, Shang Mo was only in his 20s at that time. I am old, now look at these children, Xiao Han, Shang Wuyang, Wu Jinger, Leng Shan, all of them are only around [-] years old. Infinite."

Concubine Ying caressed the Emperor Xiang's arm with her slender fingers, and said softly: "The Emperor was only sixteen or seventeen when he became the throne, so he has supported the country of Xiang? Now these children are more capable than each other. It is really a generation of talents from the country, this is the emperor's blessing, and it is also the blessing of our Xiang country."

Hearing this, Emperor Xiang was in a good mood, patted her tender little hands lightly, and said: "It's still my concubine Ying who can speak."

Concubine Ying said: "Your majesty, young people are more obedient than those old officials in the court. The emperor should promote more and take care of these children, so that they can help my emperor well and keep my emperor in a stable position."

"That's natural, that's natural. Aifei's words are true. Talking to these young people, I feel much younger."

"The emperor is in good health, so he is not old in the first place. How did he say 'much younger'?"

"Hahahaha... okay, I'm still young."

……

Coming out of the palace, Xiao Han didn't go back to the General's Mansion, but went straight to the Department of Trade.

In order to strictly control the business channel that is about to be opened, the emperor once decreed that Wang Ju and Leng Shan should both be the directors of the Department of City and Trade. It is basically completed, and after the Department of Marketing and Trade completes the setting up of the branch, they can join forces to cast a net to the four countries.