Attack Jade (攻玉) - Chapter 155

[Chapter 120]

No matter how chaotic Teng Yuyi was, because Eunuch Guan and others were around, he could only shake his head with a smile: “Nothing.”

Lin Chengyou suppressed his doubts, turned his head and looked straight ahead: “Let’s go, go see the saint.

” On the way, Teng Yuyi’s mind was all about Grandpa’s visit to Wu Yingying. As he was walking, he suddenly realized that Lin Chengyou was also unusually silent.

She slowed down a little, turned her head to look at Lin Chengyou, and was immediately stunned.

There was a dark tide in Lin Chengyou’s eyes, and his face was extremely cold.

She had never seen such a complicated look on Lin Chengyou’s face.

It seems to be worried to the extreme, and it seems to be full of resentment.

Startled for a moment, Teng Yuyi turned her head slowly. Before she came, she had already agreed with Lin Chengyou that when she and Li Huaigu were talking, he was only allowed to listen outside.

Therefore, Lin Chengyou heard all what Li Huaigu said.

What’s on his mind now?

Shock is inevitable.

Other than that, he seemed sad.

Is he because he knew that she was killed by someone in a previous life was uncomfortable, or was he embarrassed for not saving her in the previous life?

In any case, his depression let her know that her conversation with Li Huaigu caused a great shock in his heart.

There was a strange feeling in Teng Yuyi’s heart.

It’s similar to what I would have every time I ate my favorite dessert when I was a child–

sweet.

She shook her head subconsciously.

This unfamiliar feeling of throbbing has always rushed into her heart from time to time recently.

It was really annoying, she calmed down and looked at him casually.

The shaking of his head caught Lin Chengyou’s attention, and he also turned to glance at her.

Lin Chengyou never seemed to be depressed in front of people, and in just a blink of an eye, he restrained all the negative emotions on his body, a smile overflowed from the corners of his mouth, and his smile was a bit rogue.

At the same time, Lin Chengyou also made some strange actions.

He first pointed at Teng Yu’s chest, then bent his index and middle fingers, and hooked at her like a pair of insect antennae.

Teng Yuyi understood what Lin Chengyou was doing.

With Eunuch Guan and the others in front, Lin Chengyou could only mute at her.

She figured it out and understood that he was asking her: Hey, did I really say “don’t marry” to you?

She curled her lips, raised her thumb, and bent her knuckles like a normal nodding gesture: Whoever said what Your Excellency said? You said, you look down on me.

Lin Chengyou raised his two fingers and poked his eyes, as if to say: I am blind.

Teng Yuyi originally frowned on purpose, but was not careful to be amused by Lin Chengyou’s actions, and when he smiled, a pair of pear eddies loomed over his mouth.

Lin Chengyou also laughed.

After this mess, the haze in Teng Yuyi’s heart was swept away.

Along the way, Lin Chengyou made strange moves at her from time to time.

childish. Teng Yuyi snorted in her heart and gestured at him.

Eunuch Guan who was in front suddenly stopped.

“Miss Teng, it’s here.” Eunuch Guan smiled.

The two stopped in time long before Eunuch Guan turned back, and walked into the hall as if nothing had happened.

In the hall, Teng Shaozheng declined the saint’s award on behalf of his daughter.

“Even if the little girl saved the prince when she was young, she would never dare to accept this award. I know that the prince has a pure heart, but the sage must have heard that the girl encountered danger several times during this period, but was saved by the prince. When it comes to repaying the life-saving grace, the eldest son has already repaid one with ten thousand, but the minister and the little girl have been greatly favored many times, but they have never found the opportunity to repay the eldest son. I also asked the saint to take it back. This grace.”

Teng Yuyi approached and bowed his head in a salute. Grandpa was actually wearing the scorpion uniform that is often worn in the military camp. This dress does not look like he has been resting somewhere for a long time.

The king and queen smiled at each other. One pretended to be a benefactor and came to receive the reward, but the other refused to accept it. The family styles of these two families are very different.

The emperor smiled and said: “General Teng doesn’t know anything. After this happened, in order to praise You’er’s pure heart, and to encourage all kinds of heroic acts of the people, I once told You’er that as long as you find the person from that year My little benefactor, I will immediately grant him the title of ‘Houde’ county head. Now that we have found it, I and You’er should perform the contract. General Teng refuses again and again, and I will be very embarrassed.”

Teng Shaolue hesitated, and said cautiously: ” The little girl’s memory has always been good, but she has never mentioned this matter in these years, which shows that this matter is debatable, I am not afraid of anything else, but I am afraid that if I make a mistake, it will delay the prince’s search for the real benefactor.”

Lin Chengyou knelt down and knelt down. Uncle Chong and Aunt Chong kowtowed a few times and said with a smile: “My nephew only found out today that Mrs. Teng was seriously ill in the eighth year of Longyuan, and she almost didn’t survive the high fever day and night. When she recovered, she had forgotten what happened. It’s gone. Fortunately, General Teng invited Feng Yu and Zhi Chang of Shang Pharmacy back then. You only need to ask about this matter. Besides, today’s chance encounter, nephew recognized Mrs. Teng through several pieces of evidence. Whether Mrs. Teng admits it or not, or remembers it or not, my nephew is sure that Mrs. Teng is the little lady who saved me back then.”

Teng Shao was surprised at first, but then seemed to be touched. It is the color of sympathy that cannot be concealed.

Teng Yuyi lowered her eyelashes and fell to the ground.

The king and queen laughed.

“General Teng, what You’er said is clear enough. Over the years, people have been counterfeiting that girl doll, and You’er has never missed it. Now he is sure that Mrs. Teng is the child of that day, which shows that there is no doubt about it. It’s really a mistake, he can only blame himself for this matter.” The

queen also smiled: “General Teng. Even if the court does not reward Ling Ai for this, Ling Ai is still worthy of praise. When the corpse evil broke into the Chengwang Palace, Azhi and Yi Unfortunately, the guests were also trapped in the flower hall. If Ling Ai hadn’t used a small sword to deal with the evil creature, before You’er and the others hurried back, the house might have flowed into a river of blood. And that night, Master Jing Chen was too intentional. Being a blood rakshasa is also a matter of making Ai anxious and wise to prevent Naizhong from slaughtering the city. Ling Ai’s various acts of righteousness are worthy of the four words ‘Jia Yan Yi Xing’. Just now the concubine discussed with the sage, and the title of ‘Hou De County Master’ was taken by others. If you have received it, why don’t you change the title of Ling’ai to ‘Jiayi County Lord’.”

Speaking of which, it would be hypocritical to reject it again, Teng Shaona said, “Yu’er, thank you very soon.”

Teng Yuyi had to respectfully kowtow: “My servant Teng Yuyi, thank the saint queen Longen.” Eunuch

Guan smiled and handed the will to Teng Shao.

The decree not only gave Teng Yuyi the title of the head of Jiayi County, but also gave two hundred households of food towns.

The emperor looked at Teng Yuyi lovingly, and then at Lin Chengyou: “Okay, the bead is finally back in Hepu.” The

queen beckoned Teng Yuyi to come forward, took her hand and asked, “Good boy, I used it before entering the palace. Have you eaten yet? It happens that Changyi and Azhi also want to talk to you and go to the Shicui Palace with me.”

Teng Yuyi left the Linde Palace with the queen.

She knew that the sage urgently summoned the grandfather into the palace late at night, and there were other reasons besides the reward.

Looking back, Lin Chengyou was also left behind by the saint. It seems that it is necessary to discuss the way to deal with the Peng family overnight.

***

As soon as the Empress and Teng Yuyi left, the Emperor withdrew from the palace servants in the palace.

“Can the Peng sister’s cart be detained?”

Lin Chengyou said: “I was stopped as soon as I left the city. The Peng family made a disguise for the two children, and the calves are also ordinary calves hired from horse bridles. It seems that when the Peng sisters are transported away, the Peng family will follow up. I want to secretly escort Mrs. Peng away from Chang’an.” The

emperor nodded in relief, and that night, Peng Sishun suddenly made a match for his granddaughter and You’er. He and You’er expected that there would be changes in the Peng family. , all under the supervision of the imperial court.

After Li Sanniang presented the evidence tonight, the Yulin army left and right immediately surrounded the Peng family’s several mansions in Chang’an.

The emperor looked at Teng Shao: “General Teng, your secret letter, King Cheng has already sent someone to tell me in a hurry. You reminded me in the letter that someone in the court deliberately rebelled, and it may be in the winter moon at the latest. Let the court follow the traders who bought horses from the Uyghur people, and remind King Cheng that those people bought horses in the name of Nanzhao, Bohai and other small countries. Because of your letter, Lin Xiao postponed the return. The days of Beijing. I know that you have concerns. You have not yet obtained the irrefutable evidence that the Peng family rebelled. If it is revealed that the Peng family rebelled, not only will the Peng family immediately target Huainan Road, but also make the court suspect yours. In order to make sure that the person you mentioned in your letter is the Peng family, Lin Xiao spent nearly two months collecting clues.”

Teng Shao said solemnly: “The saint is like watching fire, and this minister’s selfishness can’t be concealed from the saint.” The

emperor smiled slightly: “Qing He Selfishness? Qing is determined to expose treason and treason for the imperial court, and what he has done can be described as exhaustive. I guess the Peng family has heard that there are people in the world who can predict the future, and they have planned to rebel in advance. In the past two months, Peng Sishun and his son have reported their duties in Chang’an on the surface, but secretly However, they have been dispatching troops. If it weren’t for your letter, Lin Xiao would not have found out that Huaixi Road has secretly deployed 50,000 troops to the vicinity of Heyincang, and when they send troops to surround Heyincang, the court will be restrained everywhere.”

He Yincang? Lin Chengyou frowned.

From the evidence presented by Li Huaigu, it can be inferred that the first move of the Peng family was to lead the troops to the south to first strangle the Chen Ying waterway.

When the waterway was cut off and the water transportation was blocked, the Peng family was equivalent to strangling the Jingluo area. As time passed, the army and supplies in the Jingshi area would not continue, and this battle would be extremely difficult.

The Peng family must have found out that Li Huaigu does have the ability to predict, so they temporarily adjusted the battle plan. Peng’s father and son are worthy of being famous generals who have experienced hundreds of battles, and He Yincang’s move is also very good.

At present, most of the Jianghuai taxes of the imperial court are stored near the Heyin Warehouse. In addition, there are tens of thousands of millets in the millet. Whether it is to take the Heyin Warehouse as one’s own or burn it to the ground, it is a heavy burden for the imperial court’s material reserves. the blow.

“After Lin Xiao found out the matter, he immediately sent a letter back to Beijing. I planned to mobilize Lin Fen from Hedong Road to secretly send troops to the north of Heyincang, and at the same time to send Zhou Guiren from Youzhou to the south. 50,000 troops.”

Teng Shao said: “The sage has a clear view. The Peng family has been entrenched in Huaixi Road for many years, and has set up countless eyes and ears in neighboring Fan towns such as Hedong and Youzhou. If the two armies move, Huaixi Road will inevitably receive wind and rebels. They have been stationed for a long time, whether it is to retreat to Caizhou overnight, or to turn around and attack the Chenying waterway, it only takes a few days. It would be better for the minister to mobilize the navy to the north along Shouzhou overnight, and then attack the Huaixi army from behind. Shouzhou and Huaixi Road are only separated by a few towns, and the marching army can arrive overnight.

“In order to prevent the Peng family from suddenly attacking, this minister This matter has been deployed for two months, and the army has been hoarded near Shouzhou, just waiting for the sage’s approval. The minister can guarantee that the rumors of deploying troops in Shouzhou will never spread to Huaixi Road. Although the Peng family has been intending to install fine works in Huainan Road these years, the minister has never let him succeed. Huainan Road is like an iron plate to the Peng family. “The

emperor is greatly encouraged, he may not believe what others say, but Teng Shao’s ability to manage the army is awe-inspiring. As long as Teng Shao doesn’t want the Peng family’s hand to reach Huainan Road, then the Peng family must have even a fly. Can’t fly in.

“What Qing said is very true, then follow what Qing said.” The emperor got up and paced, “Furthermore, Lin Xiao and Qin Yao reminded me in the letter that the Peng family raised a lot of people who know sorcery. A few remnants were kept by the Peng family. These people also used the benefits of sorcery to lure many tycoons and scholars into the Peng family. Once the court and the Peng family went to war, I would not be afraid of anything else but these things. People use sorcery to harm the soldiers on the battlefield, You’er——”

“My nephew obeys.”

“Wujimen can attract a lot of shadow soldiers just by ‘sprinkling beans to become soldiers’. In order to reduce the damage of our army’s soldiers and horses , this campaign to suppress the rebellion will not be without people with excellent Taoism. The master is too old to work on him. Your mother is a woman, so it is very inconvenient to be in the army. For the present, we can only send you and General Teng. We put down the rebellion together. You have a perfect plan, and you practiced with the army the year before. Duke Zhen Guo told me that when the Dangxiang soldiers burned, killed and looted near Fengxiang Mansion, you were only sixteen years old. Hundreds of party sergeants were beheaded. Send you there, uncle can rest assured.”

Lin Chengyou had expected such an arrangement, and it can be seen from the extremely evil “Moon Moon Mirror” that the Peng family is not an ordinary person. , but several big “evil things” who are well versed in the various sorceries in the Soul Sutra. Presumably, after these people escaped from Chang’an, they practiced sorcery hard in order to retaliate against the imperial court.

After thinking about it, there is indeed no more suitable person than him in the DPRK. There are many people in Chang’an City who understand Taoism. “My nephew takes orders.” The

emperor solemnly said to Teng Shao, “General Teng, this child You’er looks free and willful, but in fact, he is as alert as a god. With his help, this expedition will definitely be even more powerful. It’s just that this child is young and inevitably a little unstable. If he speaks rashly, please also ask General Teng to advise and take care of him.”

This kind of tone and gaze can only be seen in elders who love their children very much.

Teng Shao said sternly: “This minister does not dare to take the grace of God. Please rest assured, sage, with the minister here, I will never let the prince make any mistakes.”

Lin Chengyou smiled and said, “My nephew is approaching the age of weakness, and my uncle is still an old nephew. Be a child.”

The emperor gave Lin Chengyou a feigned anger, and then his expression restrained: “Teng Shao, Lin Chengyou, listen to the order.” The

two bowed their heads.

“General Teng, I have ordered you to be the military envoy of the world, the general of Huaixi to suppress the rebellion, to lead the navy, and to be in charge of the general affairs of the three armies to suppress the rebellion. Lin Chengyou leads the Shence Army, serves as the left and right Shence, the deputy commander of the rebellion, and also runs the battalion. Envoys of soldiers and horses, go to Huaixi Road on the same day, and lead the troops to take Heyincang.”

He added: “The war is continuous, and it is the common people who suffer. This expedition must be done quickly, I will only give you two months of work, no If there is an accident, the Peng family and their son will be under the control of the imperial court tonight—”

At this time, Eunuch Guan suddenly entered the hall: “Saint, General Guo asks to see you.” The

three in the hall froze at the same time.

Lin Chengyou thought to himself, Guo Su is the general of Zuo Wuwei, and he was ordered to arrest Peng’s father and son tonight, and suddenly returned to the palace to report, could it be——

“Let Guo Su come in.” The emperor said hurriedly.

Guo Su hurriedly stepped into the hall, and bowed his head: “Report to the sage. The ministers were not able to wait. We only caught Peng Sishun and the female relatives of the Peng family, but failed to catch Peng Zhen.”

“He ran away?”

Guo Suman The head sweaty shook his head: “The ‘Peng Zhen’ in the mansion is a man in disguise, this person is very skilled in disguise, and his words and deeds are very similar to Peng Zhen. After receiving the training, the minister did not know it was fake until the mask was lifted, but the Peng family thought it was to prevent the sage from being suspicious. Peng Sishun was not pretending to be someone else. I have been monitoring the Peng Mansion for a few days, and escaping would only be a shock to the snake, not to mention that he was so sick that he couldn’t make it to Huaixi Road alive.” The

emperor was shocked: “In other words, Peng Zhen has been on Huaixi Road from beginning to end?”

“It seems so.”

Lin Chengyou frowned. Peng Zhen himself hid in Huaixi Road and arranged in secret, but let his old father and daughter’s family come to Chang’an. I want to be sure that my father can successfully escape Chang’an with his family. Even if he doesn’t escape, his uncle’s kindheartedness will not dispose of the Peng family’s wife and children casually.

The emperor took a few quick steps and said to Teng Shao and Lin Chengyou, “Beijing is full of the eyes of the Peng family. Tonight, the imperial army will besiege Peng’s house, and Huaixi Road will definitely hear the news. It seems that the troops will be launched immediately.”

Teng Shao Said: “The strategy of using troops also needs to be adjusted.”

Lin Chengyou remembered Li Huaigu’s words, and suddenly said: “Uncle, Peng Zhen may send someone to deal with General Teng. No matter how strong General Teng’s martial arts are, he can’t match the sorcery. These two days General Teng is inseparable from the people around him. Tonight I will send General Teng back to the house, but tomorrow I am afraid that I will not have time to go to the Shence Army. I also asked my uncle to let Abbot Yuanjue send a few big disciples out of the temple to protect General Teng day and night. The

emperor and Teng Shao were startled.

The emperor nodded hurriedly: “You are thinking very well.”

After discussing the matter for a while, it was late in the night before he knew it, and Teng Shao was afraid that his daughter would disturb the queen’s rest, so he wanted to pick her up.

Lin Chengyou had planned to send Teng Shao and Teng Yuyi back to the house, so they left the Linde Hall together.

Just walking halfway, I saw Shi Gong and Jue Sheng Ji Zhi head-on.

Lin Chengyou was taken aback. Master Shigong rarely entered the palace so late, and according to the usual habits of Jue Sheng and Ji Zhi, he should have slept like two pigs at this hour.

“Master, why haven’t you slept yet.”

Teng Shao was also slightly surprised and saluted: “Master.”

Qing Xuzi looked extremely solemn, nodded at Teng Shao, and said to Lin Chengyou, “Master has an urgent matter to find you.”

Teng Shao He quickly said: “The son does not need to send each other, Teng and the little girl will go back to the house on their own.”

Qing Xuzi: “Do you want to send General Teng back to the house in person?”

“There are many Peng Zhen’s henchmen in Chang’an, and the disciples are afraid that they will use sorcery. Harm General Teng. Teng Yuyi, she likes to provoke evil spirits.”

Teng Shao raised his eyebrows slightly, although he knew that Lin Chengyou intended to marry his daughter, the “Teng Yuyi” was too smooth.

He had mixed feelings in his heart, Lin Chengyou was a good child, so he didn’t know what Yu’er thought. These days, he had too many things on his mind, and this time, Yu’er was the only one who couldn’t let go. If Lin Chengyou could –

he turned to look at Lin Chengyou.

“Just let Juesheng and Qizhi give it away.” Qing Xuzi said, “After learning these years, it’s no problem to break a simple sorcery.”

Juesheng and Qizhi patted their chests: “Senior brother, please accompany Master to speak. Let’s send General Teng and Madam Teng off.”

Teng Yuyi came out of the Shicui Hall with the palace attendants, just when she heard this conversation, she walked over to Grandpa without looking sideways, rushed to the Taoist Master Xuzi and saluted, and finished the salute. Without looking at Lin Chengyou, he only looked at Jue Sheng and Qi Zhi with a pair of black eyes.

Teng Shao also said: “The Daoist is old, it is not suitable to stay up all night and wait, the prince is busy, and there are two small Daoists looking to see

each other.” Inviting gesture: “There are two trail leaders.” The

group came out, and as soon as they got on the calf, Lin Chengyou also came out, and ordered the palace servant to bring his horse, smiled and said to Teng Shao, “General Teng, I’ll send it off, it’s too late at night, and my junior and junior brothers are too young to deal with things well, so I don’t feel relieved to let them send me off.”

Ever since he heard the conversation between Teng Yuyi and Li Huaigu, there seemed to be a piece across his chest all the time. Invisible stone, in terms of the safety of Teng’s father and daughter, he didn’t want to make any mistakes again.

Teng Yuyi lowered the window curtain as if nothing had happened, and put a preserved apricot into her mouth. She was already sleepy. When Lin Chengyou came, she couldn’t help but adjust her sitting position and doze off with confidence.

There was a little warmth in Teng Shao’s deep eyes: “Then there is the son of Lao Shi.” Lin Chengyou

cleared his throat and got on his horse: “General Teng doesn’t need to be too polite.” Zhong closed his eyes and meditated, and after an unknown period of time, he heard light footsteps coming from outside, and suddenly opened his eyes, and the three disciples and grandchildren came back.

Qing Xuzi jumped up and said, “Quickly tell Master Li Sanniang what Li Sanniang explained today.”

Lin Chengyou was extremely surprised: “You’ve been waiting until now to not sleep, just to ask this?”

Qing Xuzi’s face was full of anxiety: ” For the first few days, the master felt that the astronomical phenomena were not right, and thinking about it tonight, I can’t sleep no matter what, hurry up, what exactly did Li Sanniang and Tengzi say, tell me quickly.”

Lin Chengyou waved the palace people to retreat . After getting down, he helped the master to sit back on the couch, and told the master one by one the conversation between Li Huaigu and Teng Yuyi tonight.

Qing Xuzi’s eyes widened: “Li Sanniang said that she died of an epidemic in the so-called ‘last life’?”

“That’s right.” Lin Chengyou frowned and thought, “She said that an epidemic broke out three years later.”

Qing Xuzi He murmured: “The epidemic, the epidemic…”

He couldn’t sit still, and spun around in the hall with his hands behind his back: “No wonder so many evil spirits have appeared in Chang’an recently, and tonight the city is full of lonely and wild ghosts coming from all directions. Master Shi can roughly guess what’s going on. The epidemic, evil spirits, borrowing, the wrong hook spell in Lady Teng…”

After saying these words, looking back at his disciple and grandson, his face was not very good-looking, and Qing Xuzi waved his hand in confusion. : “This matter is no trivial matter, come here, Master Shi will tell you in detail.”

***

Teng Mansion.

Teng Yuyi slept soundly all the way. When she got off the bus, Lin Chengyou had already left. She rubbed her eyes and looked at the empty end of the street, and when she turned around, she met her father’s complicated gaze.

“Let’s go, Grandpa has something to tell you.”

This was exactly what Teng Yuyi wanted. She was about to ask Grandpa why he went to find Wu Yingying today.

When the father and daughter arrived at the door of the study, Teng Shao took off his cloak and handed it to Uncle Cheng, and said in a low voice, “No need to serve tea, I have something to say to Yu’er.”

Uncle Cheng responded solemnly.

Teng Yuyi watched his father’s actions from the sidelines, took a step, and followed his father into the study.

Teng Shao seemed to be full of turmoil, his eyes swept messily in the room, and he said straight to the point: “Grandpa and Lin Chengyou will lead the army to Huaixi Road to quell the rebellion, and the camp will be set up the next day at the latest. Lin Chengyou will lead the Shence Army, saint I’ve given a two-month time limit.”

Teng Yuyi was shocked, she had expected that the imperial court was about to start a war, but she never expected that Lin Chengyou would go on an expedition with her grandfather. In his eyes, there is deep nostalgia and reluctance, as if this night, the appearance of his daughter should be deeply imprinted in his mind.

Teng Yuyi was even more surprised.

“But don’t worry, Grandpa has been preparing for a long time, and Lin Chengyou is also a genius. This battle will be over in two months at the latest.” Teng Shao added, carefully scrutinizing his daughter’s expression, and suddenly said, “Good boy, Tell grandpa, do you like Lin Chengyou?”

[End of This Chapter]