The King of Zhenbei Shangguan Xuyao ​​did not expect that there was such an extremely quiet place in the backyard of the King of Dingxi Mansion. The location of every grass and tree, the placement of tables and chairs, and even the light shining was extremely satisfactory. Obviously, this was specially arranged by King of Dingxi Huowang.

Seeing all this in front of him, King Zhenbei Shangguan Xuyao ​​suddenly felt that King Dingxi Huo Wang must not be as heroic and rough as he seemed! He was very careful... Even if he could think of such a small matter and details, what else would he ignore?

King Huo Wang of Dingxi walked forward while talking and laughing.

A table of Eight Immortals has been set up in the middle of this courtyard, but there are only two chairs and two pairs of bowls and chopsticks. Judging from the materials of these tables, chairs, bowls and chopsticks, although they are not very luxurious, they are actually exquisite.

But King Zhenbei Shangguan Xuyao ​​always felt that this courtyard was a little strange, but Huo Wang kept talking to him, which made him unable to calm down and think about it carefully.

After the two of them sat down, King Huo Wang of Dingxi knocked on the table with his hands, and immediately a group of servants walked closer with wine and food and placed them on the table. With such a short time, King Zhenbei finally understood what was the reason that made him feel strange.

This courtyard is very in line with his wishes, but it is because of this that King Shangguan Xuyao ​​of Zhenbei felt a little uncomfortable.

King Huo Wang of Dingxi had never been to Zhenbei Wang City, and even visited his palace, but he seemed to know his own preferences. Such a sudden discovery immediately made Shangguan Xuyao ​​panic. For a moment, he remembered whether the assassination against him before the Xiangyin incident was also related to King Huo Wang of Dingxi?

If a person wants to understand another person, he must have a plan. As the saying goes, be diligent in his work, either a traitor or a thief. Although King Huo Wang of Dingxi would not arrange any conspiracy against King Shangguan Xuyao ​​of Zhenbei here, it seems like a plain reception banquet. Who can say that it is not an extremely dangerous game?

The deeper the high position, the more things are, the more silent the dust will be settled. It is like two people playing chess, competing for power in a square inch. As long as there is still room for space in the style, the two sides of the chess will have to fight to the last moment. Moreover, after the wine and food are ready, Dingxi King Huo Wang also shut down all the servants. For this "welcome banquet", it is really too quiet and there is no atmosphere at all. Not only Sun Deyu was unable to come, but Dingxi King Huo Wang was also here alone as the landlord.

King Huo Wang of Dingxi saw that Zhenbeiwang needed to be in the mountain view of Shanguan of Zhenbei, and he was a little restless since he walked into the backyard. But he didn't explain, and let Zhenbeiwang Shangguan Xuyao ​​go and think a lot.

Previously in the palace hall, Huo Wang was disturbed by the words of King Zhenbei Shangguan Xuyao, and he didn't know what was going on. The game between the two actually started when Huo Wang received the prayer from King Zhenbei Shangguan Xuyao. In the hall, Huo Wang seemed to have lost for a while, but they were all in this quiet backyard, and they used a simple wedding banquet to make up for it.

The thoughts of King Huo Wang of Dingxi were actually not difficult to understand. He arranged this place in a decent manner, which was very consistent with the preferences of King Shangguan Xuyao ​​of Zhenbei. He simply told him in this way that he knew him! From the movements of King Zhenbei’s realm, from the dishes, what wine, what kind of tableware you, King Zhenbei likes to eat, what kind of environment you use, and even feel comfortable in, he knows them very clearly.

"Brother Huo is really troublesome!"

King Zhenbei Shangguan Xuyao ​​said.

As one of the five kings, how can there be a reason to be controlled by others? The various things in front of you can only be considered small techniques, but they cannot be called a clever way. For small techniques, they are like those magicians and tricks on the streets and alleys. They are originally meant to make your smile, but if they just want to watch the fun, they cheer and throw some trivial money over the matter. If they want to break this technique, the best way is to point it out in person!

Although the King of Zhenbei Shangguan Xuyao ​​only said the word "careful", he was hiding a needle in the cotton, which made Huo Wang's mind clear. The feeling of discomfort in his heart also disappeared with this sentence. But he knew that this was just the beginning. Every dish on the table and every glass of wine in the pot could become a sharp sword in Huo Wang's hand, and would suddenly stab him.

"Where is it! Only when Brother Shangguan can comfort him can he be considered as the friendship of the landlord!"

King Dingxi said Huo Wang.

One of them called the other brother, but the brother still called him brother in reverse. It has to be said that this title is really chaotic. But no matter what the name is, even if one of these two people is a turtle and the other is a toad, it is just a title and nothing.

The turtle and the toad are disliked in the mud pond in the fields, but as long as they are placed on the medicine shop or dining table, they are all great things. Moreover, if a turtle or toad really sits on the throne, people in the world will probably rush to do these two things that are not popular on weekdays.

"There are many people in the palace hall. It is better for us brothers to say some things in private. After all, my mind is not as smart as Brother Shangguan, so it is convenient for Brother Shangguan to speak more carefully and thoroughly here!"

King Dingxi bowed and said.

"I have this intention too! But it's better to say that there are too many people and eyes. The fact that I came to visit Brother Huo has probably been spread to Zhongdu City and has been placed on the man's desk in black and white."

King Zhenbei Shangguan Xuyao ​​said.

However, King Huo Wang of Dingxi did not take over this sentence, but picked up the wine pot and poured a glass of wine for Shangguan Xuyao.

Whether there are many people and many people and ears, King Dingxi Wang said this for nothing but an excuse, in order to throw bricks and attract jade. In the hall, he saw that although Shangguan Xuyao ​​had been going around for a long time and was inconsistent with the introduction, he always deliberately or unintentionally led the topic to Liu Ruiying, the provincial flag of the Zhongdu Quarantine Office. A small provincial flag is naturally not worth worrying. Although the Zhongdu Quarantine Office behind him is very famous, for the five kings, it can only be regarded as a barb in between. If he pulls it, he may produce a star of blood. It will cause a short pain for a while, but it will be injustice.

If the King of Northern King Shangguan Xuyao ​​first emerged, he would rush directly to the back of the investigation and inspection department, Liu Jinghao, the King of the Five Kings, could not speak easily. Therefore, King of Dingxi Huo Wang wanted to hear what Shangguan Xuyao ​​had to say after he was solved.

"Even if Wei Qilin is in charge of the Zhongdu Inspection and Inspection Department, what's the harm for us five kings? Besides, Brother Shangguan, you are here with great fanfare, and I am also here with great fanfare! He is indeed open and open from beginning to end, but what else can he do to make trouble?"

King Zhenbei Shangguan Xuyao ​​drank the glass of wine that Huo Wang poured him, and for the first time, not a drop left. If someone asked about Huo Wang's method of drinking, he would definitely tell you a basket, but Shangguan Xuyao ​​was the opposite. His way of escaping wine was definitely a basket of more than Huo Wang. As I just now, I had been drinking all my neck so happily, and I hadn't passed it for a long time. In the past, even in the palace of Zhenbei, he would have tasted it in a simple way and sniffed it lightly. If he had to be a majestic and heroic occasion, his wine pot and the earth in the wine glass were filled with white water. Anyway, he was King Zhenbei, and no one came to check it out to see what the thing in the cup was.

But today is real wine.

Nothing mixed with anything next to it.

Since Dingxi King Huo Wang wanted to unblock him, the wine he prepared would definitely not be bad. However, judging from Shangguan Xuyao's posture and appearance of drinking, Huo Wang must be no novice when drinking.

When they think about it carefully, they all have the status and world that have been fought on the tip of the knife. In those glorious years, except for the fierce battles, all they saved was wine. The survivors poured a cup of the tombstones of the dead, and then held the wine jar between the living people and drank happily.

But as a king, if he is like a piece of white paper and can be seen through at a glance, then the throne will probably not last for a few days. Only by hanging a few curtains of gauze in front of him at all times makes people confused and cannot see it in detail. As he guesses and guesses, he can establish his majesty and obey orders.

After drinking this glass of wine, King Zhenbei Shangguan Xuyao ​​took the initiative to pour another glass for Huo Wang and himself, and then began to appreciate the scenery in the back garden again, with a happy face. As a last resort, Huo Wang had to speak and follow his previous words. However, he also took a scruple and deliberately said the "that person" mentioned by Shangguan Xuyao ​​as Wei Qilin, the chief officer of the Zhongdu Census Department. Such words and words that were pointed and beaten and looked far were to make King Zhenbei Shangguan Xuyao ​​say the embarrassing and important first.

"Of course Wei Qilin is fine with us. As for the person I'm talking about, did Brother Huo really not think of who it was?"

King Zhenbei Shangguan Xuyao ​​asked, and at the same time he picked up the wine glass and bowed slightly to Huo Wang.

"My brother Shangguan is talking about Liu Jinghao, the King of Qingzhong?"

King Dingxi said Huo Wang.

As soon as this said, he immediately regretted it... the name was finally said from him.

But after saying that, there were no outsiders here. I had already explained it, and both conveniences could meet each other honestly earlier. Huo Wang is a native of the northwest, and the imprint of this region and hometown on a person will never be erased for the rest of his life. Even though he has been the King of Dingxi for many years, if he really wants to talk about his ability to stick to the Yuan Dynasty, he is born to be one shorter than Zhenbeiwang Mountain Temple.

"We brothers are still paying attention to this bottom line of eyelids, but he has thought about it a hundred years later."

King Zhenbei Shangguan Xuyao ​​said.

"How do you say this?"

King Dingxi asked Huo Wang.

King Zhenbei did not answer directly, but pointed at Huo Wang's sword.

Huo Wang did not wear his star sword today, but instead changed to an ordinary long sword. Although it was ordinary, it was also a sharp blade that blew hair and cuts iron like mud.

When he saw the movements of King Shangguan Xuyao ​​of Zhenbei, although he was calm and quiet on the surface, he was already disgusted with the turmoil in his heart.

"My sword is not comparable to Brother Shangguan's... I heard that Brother Shangguan and the contemporary head of the Ou family are very familiar with sword heart Ou Yaming. If you have time, you have to ask Brother Shangguan for a Ou family sword for me."

King Dingxi said Huo Wang.

"Although the Ou Family Sword is famous all over the world, the Grand Prize is not as good as Brother Huo's two treasures!"

King Zhenbei Shangguan Xuyao ​​said.

When Huo Wang heard this, his brows frowned. His right hand also put down the wine glass like a conditioned reflex and held the hilt of his sword. But in just a moment, he returned to normal. He opened his mouth and wanted to continue to shirk responsibility with Shangguan Xuyao, but in the end he smiled at him. Many things were not needed to be said. At this point, both sides knew it. It was not far from the so-called "open and honest publication".

"Brother Shangguan wants to say that Liu Shengqi also has such a sword?"

King Dingxi asked Huo Wang.

"Brother Huo is a discerning person, and we five kings have an agreement on this. But it's okay to write it on paper. If anyone really abides by it, he will be a complete fool."

King Zhenbei Shangguan Xuyao ​​said.

After saying that, he drank another drink with King Huo Wang of Dingxi.

For Huo Wang, the Star Sword is his biggest secret. But there is no airtight wall in the world. If you want to hide things, you can only delay it for a while, and you will eventually be revealed. King Shangguan Xuyao ​​of Zhenbei came here this time, and he must have achieved some common goals with Huo Wang. This is the same as the reason for a merchant to sell goods. If you want to sell the things in your hands at a good price, you not only need to increase the value of the things, but also need to understand the buyer. The more you know about the buyer, the more you deliberately consider what you like.

The reason why King Zhenbei Shangguan Xuyao ​​talked about Huo Wang's secret star sword was nothing more than adding chips to himself.

"Can you have it, Brother Shangguan?"

King Dingxi asked Huo Wang.

"I dare not be interested in this... If one day I find a handful of luck, I will not take away the favors of others. I will definitely send someone to give it to Brother Huo!"

King Zhenbei Shangguan Xuyao ​​said with a smile.

Although I knew this was just an empty word, just like a bankrupt bank that could no longer exchange silver for the letter from a bankrupt bank. But this was a polite word after all. When Huo Wang heard it, he not only had to smile, but also had to thank him repeatedly.

"I'm going to tell you that Brother Shangguan, I found this first one myself. As for the second one, it's not that clear."

King Dingxi said Huo Wang.

This has reached such a point, but there is no need to hide anything. If Huo Wang still thought that the snake would inevitably be looked down upon by Shangguan Xuyao ​​in his heart. Some things cannot be mentioned, but some things have to be kept in mind. But the matter of rushing to speak is over, and they can only be completely eliminated to make the two of them feel unhappy. Therefore, Huo Wang told him how he got the second star sword in detail. He also told him about Li Yun's true identity.

Unexpectedly, when King Zhenbei Shangguan Xuyao ​​heard it, he had no reaction. Instead, he was like a legendary storyteller. Just as Huo Wang was narrating, he drank three or four glasses of wine while listening.

"The East Sea Yuntai is too far away from the northwest boundary, and Brother Huo feels that it is not wrong to be afraid of it."

After Huo Wang finished speaking, King Zhenbei Shangguan Xuyao ​​put down his wine glass and said so.

"As for Brother Shangguan just said something under his nose, I think the grassland royal court is still the biggest threat."

King Dingxi said Huo Wang.

"Have Brother Huo heard an old saying that a thousand-mile dike was destroyed by an ant hole!"

King Zhenbei Shangguan Xuyao ​​said.

Then he raised his chopsticks and whispered a piece of fish as if it were in his mouth.

This is a fresh and complete sea bass, wrapped in batter and then braised in braised. It also contains green onion slices, bay leaves, water chestnuts and other auxiliary ingredients.

Anyone who trembles in the fish knows that the most tender part of the fish is the tender flesh that is about an inch long under the fin of the mansion, followed by the fish belly and head. As for the spine and tail, although the meat is thicker, it is inevitably affected by too many and dense fish bones.

Of course, Shangguan Xuyao, the king of Zhenbei, also understood this truth, but the piece of fish he ate just now was three inches above the tail of the fish, located at the intersection of the fish belly and the tail. Moreover, it was a little bigger than the head of the chopsticks, and it probably melted in the mouth before it tasted what it tasted.

Although the back of the fish has many thorns, it looks like a human backbone, but it is the mainstay. Not to mention the fish head and tail, it does not live without a head, and it does not swim without a tail. But the part that the Northern King Shangguan Xuyao ​​clamped up just now seems inconspicuous on weekdays, but if this part is missing, the whole fish will weaken day by day until it sinks to the bottom of the water or turns its belly.

Obviously, Shangguan Xuyao's chopsticks were not for eating fish, but for telling Huo Wang where the "ant hole" was located. The conversation between them just now was Liu Ruiying.

"It seems that Brother Shangguan has already thought about it, so please tell me."

King Dingxi said Huo Wang.

"The northwest territory can be said to be quite uneasy recently. First of all, the northwest grassland royal court violated the border of your brother Huo. Although it was a civil strife in the end, it was enough to show the inconsolation. In addition, I was robbed of millions of taels of silver in the Northern King's territory, which was also what Gong Jingyao, the three divisions of the grassland royal court, said. On the surface, the grassland royal court is indeed a major concern. If it is not eliminated for a day, we will not be able to be safe in the northwest. However, these are all duckweeds on the water surface, and there is a thread in the faint lead to these things. There is this Liu Ruiying Provincial Banner over there."

King Zhenbei Shangguan Xuyao ​​held up his chopsticks and pointed to the place where he had just picked up the fish.

"I have investigated his origin. Both of his parents died, and they were both from Zhongdu Census and Investigation Department. He lived in Zhongdu Census and Investigation Department since he was a child. The rest of his resume was not special, but it may have been deliberately concealed. And the most important point is that he did not seem to know the origin of the sword in his hand. When someone asked about it, he said it was his parents' relics without hesitation."

King Huo Wang of Dingxi thought for a moment and then said.
To be continued...