The starry sky is bright and the Milky way is silent.
It's a long night, but for Xianli, it's a long-awaited night.
With the passage of time, the starry sky slowly shifted, and the palace lanterns had been extinguished all the way. In the spring at the end of February, the sound of insects began to echo densely at dawn.
In the Chongde hall in the palace of the state of Liang, all civil and military officials have gone to the court on time.
The Golden Bell and jade chime sounded in the hall, and the crown prince was facing the dynasty, and all officials saw the ceremony.
At this time, a figure suddenly appeared outside the hall. At this moment, it was particularly abrupt, especially noticeable.
The visitor was dressed in dark clothes, and his slightly emaciated face glowed brightly under the long day in early spring.
He went up the steps, and the silk and satin black clothes moved in the wind, which made his whole figure bright and dusty, like an empty cloud.
"Third childe Qiao goes to the temple."
With a sharp voice, those ministers who had not seen their faces also knew who the uninvited guest was.
The voices of the ministers began to speak one after another: "isn't this brave enough to go to court alone?"
"Yes, who doesn't know that Qiao's house is hard to move now."
"The third childe Qiao didn't come back in summer in previous years. How can he come back in spring this year?"
"It's not low-key to come back. Last year, at the hunting ground in the eastern suburb, the crown prince and he tore their faces and were sent back to the palace by the king in advance to be detained and severely punished. This matter is making a lot of noise."
"I'm afraid blood will spill on the spot this morning..."
Xiao mubai turned a deaf ear to the gossip on both sides, walked calmly and looked calm, showing his elegant and calm color.
"It's rare. The crown prince misses you very much." Liang Shaoguang looked at the man who came to the lower step in front of him. With a condescending attitude, he gnashed his teeth and expressed his joy in his heart.
Especially the last five words, the bite is heavier than the foreign language.
Gu Younian is not as happy as Liang Shaoguang. Instead, his dignified face is becoming more and more prosperous. Qiao's house has not been monitored for a long time. How can Qiao Mobai appear here?
"When did the third childe Qiao come back?" he asked in a deep voice
Xiao mubai didn't answer Liang Shaoguang. Instead, he looked at Gu Younian with a smile on his face: "when you don't know."
The people in the hall hissed coldly. Xiao mubai's answer was a naked provocation. Would Gu Younian ask if he knew.
"Qiao Mobai, you are brave enough to face the hall and openly contradict the associate bachelor. You should..." before Liang Shaoguang finished his words, Xiao mubai hissed, and the faces of the officials became more and more ugly.
Bearing those sympathetic eyes, Xiao mubai asked in a loud voice, "if the associate University scholar has an affair with the western regions and attempts to usurp the throne, what should he do?"
"Full of nonsense, hurry and pull it down, pull it down!" Huang Fu, the Minister of justice of the Ministry of punishment, shouted.
Facing up, there was a moment of silence, waiting for someone to drag Xiao mubai down.
But he waited for a long time until Huang Fu felt something was wrong and called again. The officials looked curiously outside the hall.
Huang Fu got up and went to the door outside the hall. Xu Jing put a long sword around his neck and forced him to step back.
There was a sound of exclamation in the hall: "Qiao Mobai, how dare you connive at your men to enter the hall with soldiers, if you want to rebel?"
In the twilight behind, Xiao mubai couldn't see his expression clearly in the backlight, but he perfectly outlined his side face. A cold voice sounded with a trace of joking surprise: "what you said, I was ordered to stop the rebellion."
All officials can't help looking at Liang Shaoguang. Now he is supervising the country. Who else can Xiao mubai serve.
Liang Shaoguang tried to calm himself and scolded Xiao mubai: "the crown prince has not ordered."
Xiao mubai never looked at him, and there was an obvious irony in his words: "have you ascended the throne?"
The officials looked at each other and couldn't help looking at Xiao mubai again. Did he follow the king's order?
But the king of Liang has not come to the court for a long time. The specific reason is clear to all officials, but they dare not say it clearly.
Gu Younian's eyes were bright and glanced at Zhan Shi around him.
Zhang Fei understood and withdrew without trace after the king's case.
"Don't bother, Lord Zhang. There are all my people outside the hall. Can your people continue to control the Linhua hall?" Xiao mubai slightly tilted his head and joked at Zhang Fei who moved.
Gu Younian's eyes were getting darker and darker. When he entered the dynasty in the morning, everything was as old as before. Why did Xiao mubai replace all the people outside the hall in less than half an hour.
He was frowning and wondering what was wrong. Remembering that Xiao mubai accused him of collaborating with the enemy, he swept around the hall and his pupils suddenly shrunk.
Xiao mubai keenly saw his expression and pursed a smile: "it seems that bachelor Gu also found that your son didn't come to court."
Gu Younian's eldest son Gu zisong is still fighting in Qidan. All officials naturally know that Xiao mubai refers to Gu Xiangpei, the second son.
Not to mention, I haven't found it yet.
This time, all officials looked around. Gu Xiangpei really didn't come to court today.
"What will happen to you?" Gu Younian stretched out his hand to catch Xiao mubai's skirt, but he couldn't catch it.
Before he could see Xiao mubai's figure, he had already dodged and swept behind Gu Younian.
The civil servant of Chaoshang is just amazed. I've always heard that the third childe of Qiao family likes to travel around mountains and rivers. When did he learn martial arts, but the military officer of Chaoshang naturally sees the subtlety of his body method, and his martial arts attainments can't be shallow.
Xiao mubai's stature is half higher than that of Gu Younian, so he stood behind Gu Younian, bent down slightly, and said in his ear, "your son is really spineless. People in the western regions didn't recruit your Gu family. He said everything in detail, which is more detailed than what I asked."
Gu Younian turned his head and looked angrily at Xiao mubai. His eyes looked like a raging flame and shouted: "Your Highness, chime!"
Liang Shaoguang rushed to the Golden Bell and jade chime at the sound of his words. He didn't know how many times he should knock, but he kept knocking endlessly.
Xiao mubai didn't bother to pay attention to him, but all the officials in the court bluffed.
When the Golden Bell and jade chime are sounded like this, the ancient army will assemble regardless.
Even if the outside of the hall is temporarily controlled by Xiao mubai in some way, is there anyone who can compete with the whole ancient family?
Gu Younian was excited by Xiao mubai and planned to burn jade and stone
However, Xiao mubai gently waved his index finger to him, looking like regret: "don't be angry. There's more angry news I haven't told you."
Gu Younian looks stunned in anger. Now chaodian is charged. According to his tone, the king is already safe, and Liang Shaoguang can't count on it.
At present, the burning of jade and stone is already the worst situation for him. What worse news can there be?