ebookland Chapter 106 Resign yourself to fate
Chapter 106 Resign yourself to fate
Last time, we talked about how someone wanted to assassinate Li Yi on his wedding day. Tao Zhongwen, who was in charge of the Xuanjing Division, had already received the news, but he still let the assassination happen. Why did Lao Yinbi do this? Let's read on.
After Dugu Long jumped off the bow, several explosions were heard from the bottom of the water, but the ship did not shake as violently as before, and soon the lake surface and the hull returned to calm.
Li Yi looked at Tao Zhongwen who looked calm and had a guess in his mind: Old Silver Coin knew they were going to kill me, but he didn't stop them first. Could it be that he was deliberately using me as bait to lure those thieves into the trap? This guy is really...
Li Yi looked at Shiyu again: Shiyu also knew about this, why didn't she tell me a word? Bailing, I knew Bailing in Qing'an City, she is definitely not someone from Old Silver Coin!
Li Yi turned his head and looked at Zhao Hanfeng standing in front of him. He was shocked: Hanfeng just called Lao Yinbi Tao Zuzuo? Could she be Lao Yinbi's man? No, no, Hanfeng doesn't know martial arts, she's just a fancy sword dancer, she's just a marginal figure in Jiaofang Division, Lao Yinbi won't put two people around me.
Li Yi turned his head and glared at Tao Zhongwen, cursing in his heart: Damn it, I feel like you have been plotting against me all along! Now I have begun to doubt my wife, it's all because of you, old silver coin! Damn it, if I could beat you, I would really like to plow the ground with your old face!
Thinking of this, Li Yi calmly picked up the guitar, and with a heart full of resentment, he stretched out his hand and sang the song "Memories of Farewell to the Nine Gates":
A song determines the life plan
All I see is the strange clouds.
Once you enter this door, you won't look back, no need to say it out loud
I bow to the table again, the stormy and shabby reunion
The actor is so sad, the old love is so deep
The whole room is filled with old people, and the stories of the underworld are endless
The play is hard to control without bones. After changing one scene, it starts all over again.
I just know that the world cannot be left behind
I accidentally entered the heavenly house and persuaded me to put down the sand in my hand
Opening her mouth to sing but her voice is hoarse, her face is powdered and her clothes are covered, she is just a fake
I pity you and sit down, I dare not touch the tea in front of the Buddha
Just be a mortal and enjoy the snow, moon, wind and flowers
Go around the Rouge Tower and untie the knot
All they sing are the deep love that lasts forever
Once you enter this door, you won't look back, no need to say it out loud
I look in the mirror to hide the ugliness of the stormy weather. The monument is old.
The actor is so sad, the old love is so deep
The whole room is filled with old people, and the stories of the underworld are endless
The play is hard to control without bones. After changing one scene, it starts all over again.
I just know that the world cannot be left behind
I accidentally entered the heavenly house and persuaded me to put down the sand in my hand
Send that person to ride a horse on the imperial street, the story of a talented scholar and a beautiful woman ends
I swallowed it with pity, but I couldn't get the tea in front of the Buddha
Only three inches of soil are left to plant February flowers
Li Yi finished singing and absorbed the talent into his body. Lu Shu shook his head and sighed, "Alas, Tao Laogui, it's all your fault. Now people think that we old guys are in the way!"
Tao Zhongwen savored the meaning of the song and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Xiuyuan. I just want to take this opportunity to find those Liang and Chu spies hiding in Shangjing."
Shiyu also heard the true meaning of the song, but she was indeed an important chess piece in Lao Yinbi's plot against Li Yi, so it was not convenient for her to speak at this time.
Bai Ling thought the song was catchy, so she said to Li Yi, "Sir, this song is really meaningful. Can you teach me?"
Li Yi looked at Zhao Hanfeng, who shook his head and said, "Although this song is good, the tune is too sad. I don't like it."
Li Yi nodded. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Dugu Long carrying a man in black back. He threw the man to the ground and said, "This man is the leader of the thieves. If you have any questions, you can ask him directly."
Tao Zhongwen stood up, gathered his righteous spirit and asked, "Tell me! What's your name? How long have you been hiding in the capital? Who ordered this assassination?"
Under the pressure of the righteous spirit, the black man looked extremely painful. Tao Zhongwen said coldly: "It's not that easy to die. If you don't tell the truth, I have many ways to make you live a life worse than death!"
The man in black struggled for a while, but ultimately could not withstand the pressure of the righteousness from the Transcendent Realm. He panted and said, "My name is Yu Wei, and I was ordered by King Shouyang to sneak into Shangjing to assassinate someone."
Li Yi asked: "Why do you want to kill me?"
Yu Wei replied: "Liu Hong and the Third Prince both told the King of Shouyang that you will become a great threat to the State of Liang in the future, so we must get rid of you as soon as possible."
Tao Zhongwen asked again: "So the rumors about Liu Hong and Xiao Yonghui falling out are all just rumors?"
Yu Wei shook his head and said, "Liu Hong and the prince did have a dispute, but I don't know whether it was a real breakup or just a cover-up."
Tao Zhongwen said, "Okay, I still have a lot to ask you. I'll have someone to talk to you about it later. But do you want to know why your assassination plan was leaked?"
Yu Wei shook his head and said, "We acted very carefully and ambushed by the lake ten days in advance. We thought we had not revealed any flaws. We really don't know how this was exposed."
Tao Zhongwen laughed and said, "Because the person who conspired with you betrayed you! Come out!"
As soon as the voice fell, a woman dressed as a maid came forward and saluted, saying: "Wu Jin greets Chief Tao, Minister Kong, Minister Lu, and Li Yuefu. Oh, Commander Yu is in a very awkward state today."
Yu Wei's eyes widened and he angrily said, "It's you? It's you who betrayed us? Didn't you Chu people also want to kill him? Why did you betray us?"
Wu Jin laughed and said, "You were assigned by your superiors to complete an impossible mission. You accepted this? Commander Yu, I'm not that stupid. I don't want to die in vain!"
Yu Wei cursed, "I never thought that the State of Chu would produce a traitor like you!"
Wu Jin shook his head and said, "Commander Yu, as the saying goes, a good bird chooses a tree to inhabit, and a wise minister chooses a master to serve. Knowing that there was a transcendental Lord Tao, the Shouyang King Xiao Yonghui still sent you to assassinate him. It is better not to serve such a master! Commander Yu might as well surrender to the Wei Kingdom like I did..."
Yu Wei said angrily, "Bah! A real man would rather die than surrender to the enemy!" Upon hearing this, Li Yi stepped forward and was about to say a few words. Just as he passed by Wu Jin and Tao Zhongwen's vision was blocked, Wu Jin suddenly made a move. She casually flicked out a flying needle and shot it at the back of Li Yi's neck!
At this critical moment, the Ruyun Sword broke through the window and blocked the flying needle. Then Nangong Xue jumped into the hall, put the sword on Wu Jin's neck and said coldly: "I've been waiting outside the window for a long time, just waiting for you to make a move! You don't really think we can't see through your tricks!" As Wu Jin was about to commit suicide, Nangong Xue used sword energy to seal her meridians and made her unable to move.
Tao Zhongwen said, "Fang Zhuo!"
Fang Zhuo stood up and saluted, saying, "Student is here."
Tao Zhongwen said: "Please invite these two to come to Xuanjingsi and have a good chat with them!"
Fang Zhuo replied, "I obey your command." As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Zhuo and the two men disappeared.
Tao Zhongwen turned around and said to Li Yi, "Xiuyuan, since you think we old guys are an eyesore, we won't bother you anymore. You young people can continue to have fun!" After saying that, he waved his hand, and the banquet that was broken by the shaking of the ship was restored to its original state.
Tao Zhongwen stroked his beard and smiled, "Kong Xiu, Lu Shu, come to my Gentleman's Pavilion and have a seat, drink some tea, and I'll help you broaden your horizons!"
Kong Xiu asked, "Oh? What good stuff did Tao Laogui get that made him insist on asking us to come to your place to see it?"
Tao Zhongwen smiled and said, "You will know when you get there!" He then gathered his righteous spirit and said, "We are just outside the Gentleman's Pavilion."
As soon as the voice fell, Tao Zhongwen, Kong Xiu, and Lu Shu disappeared, and a voice came from Tao Zhongwen's original position: "Xijun, don't forget your teacher's instructions. Send the manuscript with the annotations to the Gentleman's Pavilion."
Shi Yu bowed and said, "Student understands."
After a moment of silence, Dugu Yu asked Li Yi: "Xiu Yuan, are you still going to continue?"
Li Yi glanced at the three ladies and said with a smile: "Of course we will continue. This is specially organized for the three ladies. Even if there are some minor incidents, we have to finish it! It's just right that those old guys are gone, so we can have fun!"
Dugu Yu nodded and said: "Then let's..."
Li Yi interrupted and said, "Let's skip the other steps and start the feast!" After that, Li Yi signaled the band to play music. As the cheerful music of Happy Landlords sounded,
Li Yi said to the three ladies, "You go and greet the guests. I want to stay alone for a while."
Shiyu just called out "husband" but was stopped by Zhao Hanfeng. Lady Zhao shook her head at Shiyu and pulled her towards the banquet. Bailing looked at Li Yi, who stretched out his hand to motion for her to toast as well.
Bailing shook her head and then walked towards Nangong Xue and said, "Miss Nangong, since you are here, please stay and have something to eat, and thank you for saving your husband just now." After Bailing finished speaking, she extended her hand and invited Nangong Xue to take a seat. The latter sat down next to Liu Ruyun indifferently. Bailing raised her glass to express her gratitude, and the wedding banquet continued.
On the other side, Shiyu went to pay respects to the merchants, while Zhao Hanfeng chatted with officials from the Ministry of Rites. Li Yi walked to the stern alone and saw the Shangjing Guards escorting the assassin who was trying to assassinate him by the Bishui Lake. He sighed and felt very uncomfortable.
Now he is regarded as a thorn in the side by the Liang and Chu countries. This is not the life he wants. He just wants to be a carefree idol of the Wei Dynasty and does not want to face all kinds of intrigues, let alone danger.
But just now Li Yi truly felt the threat of death. He knew that at that moment he had no time to use the Vajra Magic Power, and if the flying needle hit him, it would definitely take his life. Thinking back on it, he still broke out in a cold sweat.
Nangong Xue suddenly appeared beside Li Yi. She said calmly, "What? Are you scared? You were not scared when facing Yuwen Tian's 7,000 troops on the bank of Peng River before. Why are you scared today?"
Li Yi smiled bitterly and said, "Because everything was planned at that time, I had a good idea and knew that I would be fine. But just now..."
What Li Yi said about being confident was because Acalanatha Bodhisattva had once promised him that he would be able to protect him at the critical moment, but this time everything was out of his control. It was the first time that he felt that his destiny was not in his own hands. This feeling of being controlled by others was really unpleasant.
Nangong Xue seemed to have seen through Li Yi's thoughts and said, "My destiny is not under my control. My mother died young because she was pregnant with a sword fetus for me. I don't even remember what she looked like. My father wanted to marry me into the palace to gain more power for the family. Do you know how I view my destiny?"
Li Yi looked at Nangong Xue's cold eyes and showed a hint of surprise: Why did the ice beauty take the initiative to talk to me about this today? It doesn't seem like her style! Could it be that I really helped her open up her emotional intelligence? She also wants to find someone to confide in? Men always like to be self-centered. There is no way this is a common problem, and Li Yi is no exception.
He shook his head and smiled, "I can't guess, tell me about it."
Nangong Xue pointed to the sky and said, "Everything is determined by heaven. If heaven allows me to marry into the palace, I will be willing; if heaven allows me to kill you, I will kill you without hesitation!"
Li Yi said nervously, "I didn't provoke you for no reason, why did you bring this up with me? Besides, why do you want to kill me?"
Nangong Xue said coldly: "Because you have the ability, but you are unwilling to contribute, and you are not loyal to the Wei Dynasty!"
Li Yi was puzzled and asked, "What do you mean by that? How am I disloyal to the Wei Dynasty?"
Nangong Xue looked at Li Yi and asked, "Is the Imperial Examination System your proposal? This reform is indeed a good idea in the long run, especially for those scholars, but you know that if Your Majesty really pushes for the Imperial Examination System, it will destroy the foundation of the Wei Dynasty! The people of the four major families will not agree, and the old Xianbei people and the founding nobles will not agree. If they all oppose it, even the Queen Mother will not be able to suppress it!