Chapter 117

Three people went to the study, and hold back about, Xue Wuyi just continued to say.

"I told you before that Xue Chang, the first king of dung in the west, had left a picture scroll and a secret treasure, and told his descendants that if they saw the person in the picture, they would give it to him. Only later, after I went back to xidung and made many inquiries, did I know that I had only half of the picture scroll. The old king of xidung gave another key to the empress dowager, and most of the key was the key to open the secret treasure house.... "

Xiao Zhige's eyes are slightly dark. When he first asked to see emperor Anqing's Xi dung envoys, he also mentioned that the Empress Dowager had a key in her hand. They asked emperor Anqing to send troops to help them kill Xue Wuyi on the ground that Xue Wuyi had a portrait in his hand. After the event, they got the picture scroll and found the secret treasure. They were willing to give it to Daye. At that time, he was not sure whether the key's statement was credible. But now it is confirmed by Xue Wuyi's statement that most of what the envoy said at the beginning was true.

The first king left not only a picture, but also a key to open the treasure house. Later generations of Kings passed down from generation to generation, but in the hands of Laoxi dung king, because he was seriously ill, his young son was weak. He gave the scroll and the key to Xue Wuyi and the queen respectively. Even the stories told to them are probably only half.

I've heard that the old king of Xi dung believed in Xue Wuyi very much. Xue Wuyi felt his kindness and devoted himself to Xi dung all the time. However, at this time, the truth is revealed layer upon layer, and the so-called "faithfulness" is just a disguise.

Even Xiao Zhige couldn't help sympathizing with him.

"The key is in the hands of the Empress Dowager. What do you want to do?" Xiao Zhige twists his fingers and asks.

Xue Wuyi coughed heavily, and then said, "no, the key is in my hand now. I will tell your majesty and the Lord about the secret treasure of dung. There is only one request... "

This is the purpose of his trip today.

"You said

Xue Wuyi's face flushed with illness and tried to suppress the itching in his throat. "Before your majesty ascended the throne, I once exchanged two jadeite mines and asked your majesty not to send troops to the West dung in two years. Now, I still have only one request... "

"With your Majesty's ability, your ambition may not be limited to Daye. At present, the situation of Xi'an dung is chaotic. Now I'm still here, so the fight has not been brought to light. If I die and the dung in the west is in chaos, it will be a good time for Daye to take advantage of the opportunity... " He coughed a few times and continued: "I only ask your majesty for two years. The people of Xi dung are already hard. If there is another war, I'm afraid they will not be able to support them. "

His words were sincere, and his face was very sick. An Changqing couldn't bear it and said, "prime minister Xue, let's have a cup of tea first and talk about it slowly."

Xue Wuyi shook his head and said with a smile, "I'll make you laugh. I'm suffering from an old disease, which has always been the case."

After that, he continued: "I know that this request seems to be whimsical at the moment. But I can assure you that it will only take two years for xidun to surrender to Daye, when the civil strife in xidun is settled

However, Xiao Zhige shook his head and even said coldly: "no one can say for sure about the situation in the next two years. I will answer you today. How can I know that there will be no other variables in the future? Besides, I'm afraid the appearance of prime minister Xue will not last for two years? If you die, I will not keep my promise. How do you know? "

Xue Wuyi said with a faint smile: "Your Majesty has always promised that today is just a gamble of the dying people. I have many difficulties in my life, but I still want to do something for the people of Xi dung. If I really die, how can I control the flood behind me? It's just to settle your heart. "

"Your Majesty, I understand. I think your majesty also heard that the Xi dung tribe has risen up in the West dung country, and it has gradually become a climate? "

Xiao Zhige nodded a little and said, "I heard that they were all descendants of the xidun tribe in the past. They were very brave." Another thing he didn't say was that the envoys once said that Xue Wuyi had been letting these xidun people go and didn't immediately send troops to pacify the chaos.

At that time, Xue Chang defected from Daye and united with Xidong, a nomadic tribe in the west of Daye, to establish Xidong state. The leader of Xi dung led the Xi dung people to respect Xue Chang as king, and Xue Chang, in order to win over the Xi dung people, named the country Xi dung. However, after so many years, Xue Chang has long been dead. The great nobles represented by Xue Chang's descendants, because of their different appearance and blood lineage, and the division of rights, have more and more conflicts with the Xi dung people. Up to now, Xidong people have become the lowest pariah. Xidong people can even be sold as livestock. The sons of civilians who marry with them are also pariah.

The xidun people were oppressed in xidun. At the time of the power struggle of the royal court, these oppressed xidun people took advantage of the situation and grew up quickly. They have become an important force in xidun.

"The Xi dung people live on horseback. Even after so many years, they are still brave. On the contrary, the oppression of these years has made them more fierce." Xue did not see anger in his words, but instead said he had the commendation: "I once thought of implementing the new policy, changing the registered residence of the Western tribe into a good citizen, and prohibiting the sale of the population, so that the Sai people can join the army and become official." If it is successful, with such a brave army, Xi dung may not be as good as it is today.However, the empress dowager, together with other courtiers, rejected the proposal. "

When Xue Wuyi mentioned the new deal, he finally had some waves: "I wanted to turn the tide around, but after all, the mantis arm was the driving force. Now the Empress Dowager knows that I'm seriously ill and I don't have many years to live, but they can't wait for me to die..."

This time, he came to Daye and gave Wang a last chance to grow up. However, the other party listened to his mother's advice and did not hesitate to send him to Daye. He also joined two other envoys to make him die in a foreign land. When Xue Wuyi heard the news, he didn't feel cold or angry. Instead, he felt relieved.

In this way, he paid off the kindness he owed to the former king. Next, he can do what he wants.

"I say this to your majesty, not to complain. I just want to tell your majesty that the royal family of Xi dung is corrupt and decadent. They can't stop the West dung people. The throne will change. They have also met the new leaders of the xidun tribe. They are shangque, the leader of the northern guard who used to follow me. " His wandering eyes gathered again and became bright again: "shangque doesn't want to be bullied and trampled by the Xidong people again, but he doesn't want to rise wars for old enemies. He is a kind leader and won't fight Daye for his own selfish desire. When he straightens up Xidong, he will take the initiative to submit to Daye."

This is the strength of his negotiation today. Only need to wait two years, Daye does not need to spend a soldier to take western dung. No matter what Xiao Zhige planned to do at the beginning, he would certainly be moved by such conditions.

Xiao Zhige said: "I can promise you not to send troops until the situation is not clear, but if shangque fails to win the throne, or he is not willing to submit to Daye, I will still send troops to accept the dung personally."

Xidun and Yuze were originally small countries separated from Daye. When he was young, he expelled Beidi, but now he is in his prime. He must find a chance to accept Xidu and Yuze. Since ancient times, no emperor would like to sit and watch the enemy sleeping on his side.

"That will do." Xue Wuyi nodded and took out an old bronze key from his sleeve: "this is the key."

Although Xue Wuyi was scheming against the enemy, he was sincere enough to his partner. He handed the key to an Changqing and said, "I've studied this painting many times, and I've tried watering and baking, but it doesn't work much. On the contrary, when I read the records in my early years, I found that the first king of dung had sent a caravan out to sea to search for immortals and ask for medicine. The caravan started from Zaigou, crossed the Yuze border and reached the South China Sea. The caravan started with a lot of goods. But there was no record of his return. Therefore, I infer that there is no mystery in this painting, and this key is the key. And the secret treasure of the dung was probably not in the dung, but was transported to the South China Sea. "

"That's all I've got." Xue Wuyi.

When an Changqing heard the South China Sea, his eyebrows jumped, and he suddenly remembered the ancient books that there were chimpanzees outside the South China Sea. They lived near the water, regardless of men and women. Those with red lines are fertile. He's good at weaving mackerel gauze. Mackerel gauze can't be shot with a knife.

Xue Chang sent caravans to the South China Sea, and the records of the chimpanzees are related to the South China Sea. Is there any connection between the two?

An Changqing exchanged his eyes with Xiao Zhige and said, "thank you. This information has been very useful to us."

"In that case, I will leave without further ado." Xue Wuyi got up and bowed to leave.

An Changqing admired and sympathized with him. Just want to come to Xue Wuyi such a person should not need others to pity him, then also did not show, only guest way: "I send Mr. Xue out." From Prime Minister Xue to Mr. Xue, there is less alienation and opposition.

Xue Wuyi didn't refuse, so he took the maid to go out with them.

The distance between the study and the gate of the palace was not long or short. They walked slowly along the corridor. Xue Wuyi had the time to look at the scenery around him and said with admiration: "it's said that your majesty loves you very much. You can see this from the view of the palace. I heard that your majesty never cared about these things when he lived here. "

An Changqing chuckled and said, "Mr. Xue, have you ever seen a doctor? There is a doctor Hu under your majesty who is good at treating difficult and miscellaneous diseases. If Mr. Xue wants to, I can ask that doctor to treat you. I don't think there can be a way to cure it. "

Xue Wuyi looked back at him with a smile: "the Lord is pure and kind-hearted, but if you listen to me, you are willing to seek medical advice for me."

An Changqing is a little embarrassed, but also afraid of being too abrupt: "I just think that we should have more people who think about the people like Mr. an."

"I understand." Xue Wuyi said in a warm voice, "it's just that I'm not sick, it's poison. I became prime minister in the 16th year. I was poisoned by this poison. I should have died long ago, but I had a big life. All these years, Ji Xue tried her best to hang my life for me. "

An Changqing looks back at Ji Xue in surprise. Ji Xue followed Xue Wuyi quietly all the time. Her appearance was excellent, but she looked very cold. He thought it was a maid or concubine who served next to him, but he didn't expect it was a doctor.

Xue Wuyi said with a smile: "Ji Xuezu was once a famous family of doctors. She had all her family's knowledge, and her medical skills were superb. I'm afraid it's useless to look at the poison that she can't detoxify. Thank you for your kindness. "Seeing that he didn't want to, an Changqing didn't want to force him any more, so he had to send him to the door and said, "Mr. Xue is not in a hurry to go back to the West dung. If you have nothing to do in the post station, you can come to the palace at any time and let me do my best."

Xue no clothes should be down, just take Ji snow slowly leave.

An Changqing looked behind him and found that he was really thin and frightening. He was wrapped in a thick cloak, but he was thinner than Jixue behind him. Like a weak green bamboo, only the posture is straight and unyielding.

An Changqing sighed gently and then turned back.

Xue Wuyi got into the carriage and coughed heavily. His handkerchief was stained with blood. Jixue replaced it with a clean one and put the handstove in his arms. His voice said coldly: "no matter how skillful my medical skills are, there are always some flaws. Why don't you agree with the doctor's advice?"

After carefully wiping the blood on his lips, Xue Wuyi drank another warm tea to moisten his throat, and then said, "I only believe in your medical skills."

Jixue doesn't believe his lies at all. If this person really tells a lie, no one can see it. She suddenly says, "you don't want to live, do you?"

Xue Wuyi was silent for a moment and said, "I should take a rest after all these years of hard work."

"You have done so much to pave the way for shangque? If you die, the court will break up sooner or later. In this way, shangque will win. " Ji snow quality asks a way: "you for him, even life all don't want?"

"How do you know I'm not scheming him?" Xue Wuyi pinched his eyebrows and sighed: "you know, he didn't want to get involved in the court fight. I forced him to work for me. Now, it is also me who calculated him to be king. He is the descendant of the leader of Xi dung, and is the most suitable person. He will be a good king. He should be able to do what I haven't done. In the future, you don't have to be bullied and trampled on. You can also restore your real name and carry forward the medical skills of the Song family. "

Ji Xue twisted her eyebrows and looked at him: "I can't tell you the truth. But when you die, shangque may not be willing to be king

But Xue Wuyi laughed: "so you have to help me, don't let him know."

The carriage moved forward slowly. The wheels pressed the dead branches on the ground and made a creaking sound. Ji Xue in the carriage was silent. Neither of them spoke any more. They only heard a low cough.

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when an Changqing returns to the main courtyard, he sees Xiao Zhige frowning and meditating on a map.

"Why did you turn this out all of a sudden?" The map Xiao Zhige looked at is a map made by the previous dynasty. At that time, the dung and the rain had not been separated.

Xiao Zhige points the position of Nanhai and says, "I wonder why Xue Chang and Huai Shuan rebelled against Daye together? Tai, why didn't Zu send troops to fight back the rebellion Is the Nanhai recorded in ancient books the same place as the Nanhai sent by Xue Chang? Why did Xue Chang send someone to transport the secret treasure to Nanhai? What are those secret treasures?

The most important thing is, who is the holy person in the painting? Xue Chang was in his fifties when he died, but judging from his last words and paintings, it seems that the man will still appear

Xue Wuyi's words not only failed to solve the mystery, but also brought out more mysteries. It is very likely that the man in the painting is of the same race as an Changqing, but at present, it seems that the chimpanzees are not different from ordinary people except that men can have children. So what happened in those years that made the chimpanzees disappear? Even now there are only a few words left.

The man in the painting is not only elegant but also acquainted with Xue Chang. In Xue Chang's time, there were a lot of heroes. Such an outstanding figure could never have left any trace. However, except for a painting handed down from generation to generation by the king of Xi dung, there was no record of him.

An Changqing said: "I think of another problem. West dung is not near the sea, Xue Chang sent caravan to pass through the territory of the rain to reach the South China Sea. If the caravan was carrying a batch of treasures and went to the South China Sea through the rain, wouldn't it be afraid to be intercepted by the rain? Unless Xue Chang had contact with Huai Shu'an, he was also aware of his trip to the South China Sea. But in this way, doesn't it mean that Huai Shu'an also has something to do with the people in the painting? "

Xiao Zhige pondered a little and agreed: "it's not impossible. If you dare to guess, maybe the two men betrayed Daye at the beginning is also related to the shark people or the people in the painting. After all, Xue Chang's last words also said that "Xue Chang's debt has been paid", which is obviously a debt to the people in the painting

It's just that there are many clues to what's going on in the middle, which can't be inferred.

An Changqing vented: "if you really can't find out something so far away, you'd better forget it. You don't know what those secret treasures are. Maybe there is no treasure. "

Xiao Zhige touched the top of his hair, and his voice was a little deep: "the secret treasure doesn't need to care, what I care about is the chimaera. If you don't find out, you're not sure. Besides, it's not only for you, but also for an Heng and an Zhu. "

Xiao an Heng and Xiao an Zhu were born without the red lines of the chimpanzee race. According to the records they found, they did not have the ability of male reproduction of the chimpanzee race, which should be the same as ordinary people. But there is no problem at present, and it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no problem in the future. Xiao Zhige is not a person who likes to evade questions. Now that he has a clue, he wants to continue to investigate. Whether it's for an Changqing, or for the sake of his two children and their descendants, he needs to find out.When an Changqing thought about it, he thought that he was right. If he didn't find out whether it was a hidden danger, he said, "let's find an opportunity and send someone to the South China Sea."