Chapter 403 The Queen said: You will be a widow!!

"If I destroy you, no matter how talented you are, it will be useless."

Just a simple sentence.

The moment Su Changan heard it, he was startled and looked back.

I saw that grandma was still coming from the middle courtyard and went straight into the hall.

Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang saw this and quickly stood up.

Grandma wasn't polite and just sat there in the hall.

After Xia Fengxiang bowed to the grandmother, he helped her pour tea. At the same time, he stole a glance at Su Changan and began to chuckle.

The main thing was to see Su Changan standing obediently aside, without any trace of the arrogant look he had just had.

Grandma looked at Su Changan and said, "You don't want to? Didn't you say that your talent is too good and you need to control it? To destroy you is the simplest and most direct way."

As she spoke, Grandma raised her hand slightly.

Su Changan felt that when his grandmother raised her hand, it was like a sword being drawn from its sheath!

So he took a step back immediately: "Calm down!"

Then he immediately said: "If you destroy me, your granddaughter will be sad!"

When Xia Fengxiang heard what Su Changan said, he rolled his eyes, handed the teacup to his grandmother, and said, "Grandma, I don't feel bad if you ruin him."

Grandma took the teacup but didn't say anything.

The sword intent also dissipated lightly.

Instead, Su Changan looked straight at his wife and said, "Well, you vicious woman!"

Xia Fengxiang seemed to understand what Su Changan was talking about, and stared at Su Changan. His meaning was simple: Try to show off again!

Grandma took a sip of tea and glanced at the two of them: "You're so sloppy all day long, and you don't even feel sick."

When they heard this, they both looked at Grandma.

Xia Fengxiang felt a little embarrassed.

Su Changan chuckled and sat next to his grandmother.

Grandma put down the teacup and looked at Su Changan: "The swordsman who sparred with Yunxiao was quite strong and his sword moves were also very good, but unfortunately his strength was a little lacking. If he had more strength, Yunxiao would not have been able to deal with it so easily. Yunxiao, let that man teach you how to practice swordsmanship, so learn well."

The person who saw Yan Yunxiao draw his sword was one of the most famous swordsmen in the world.

This is truly remarkable.

But it is truly remarkable if someone can be praised by his grandmother.

When Su Changan heard this, he remembered that Luo Changfeng admired his grandmother very much, so he said, "That senior said that he had seen you before and admired you very much."

Tai Nai let out an "oh".

The general meaning is that there are many people who admire me, not just him.

Then, the grandmother looked at Su Changan and said, "That's enough. Let's go for a stroll in the south this time and bring back all the ten famous swords from the Sword-Raising Conference."

Su Changan was confused for a moment.

At the same time, Xia Fengxiang looked at his grandmother in surprise.

Grandma said, "Back then, I casually took back those so-called famous swords from the famous swords conference, and also took back some from Jianshan. Except for the ones that I broke, the rest were given to meritorious people by your grandfather. Since it's on the way, let's take them all back and let Qingge give them to the generals."

While she was talking, grandma started eating some snacks, not caring at all how shocking it would be if her casual words got out.

Su Changan said: "My dear, although I am very bloated now, I am not bloated to that extent."

It’s not that Su Changan is not confident, but when Su Changan heard about the Sword-Raising Conference before, he asked Yan Ruyu, Lian Wei and others about it.

Then I learned that in the two martial arts conferences, the Sword-Waving Conference and the Famous Sword Conference, not only the young talents participated, but basically everyone in the martial arts world who was willing to come would take part.

The purpose may be to seize the knife or sword.

Or they want to use the sword in their own hands to defeat the so-called famous swords and knives, so as to win a reputation for their own swords.

Then there are many people who come here to make a name for themselves.

Therefore, basically, there are many people who have reached the limit of their abilities participating, especially some of the older generation, who would participate even more just to gain a 'name' for themselves with weapons that they have been dealing with day and night.

Some swordsmen will also participate, just for the sake of sword fighting.

so.

It’s actually quite difficult to take down a knife or something like that.

Take all ten?

It’s ten times more difficult!

Grandma laughed and said, "You just boasted about how talented you are, but you can't even do something as simple as this?"

After that, he put the empty teacup aside and looked at Su Changan again: "I can do it, Yunxiao can do it too, but you can't?"

After pouring the tea, Su Changan felt helpless. This old lady is crazy, right? What level are you two?

Grandma went on to say, "Just go get it. In today's martial arts world, the level of the last Sword King is only half of my level, and he can get such a title. You can imagine how poor he is."

Su Changan smiled bitterly. Li Xi later told Su Changan secretly about the Sword King's strength. He said that if the Sword King had not been thinking about slaying the dragon at the beginning, and really fought with him, he might not have been able to win!

Also, if the Sword King had not revealed his flaw while saving someone, he would not have been able to defeat the Sword King.

As a result, when it came to Tai Nai, it became that level.

but.

Su Changan was suddenly stunned for a moment, because he understood what his great-grandmother meant. After all, his great-grandmother said that his great-grandfather had given the sword to someone.

So he nodded: "Okay!"

Grandma looked at Su Changan, knowing that the boy had seen through her meaning, so she stopped talking and said, "If your literary reputation is strong, the hearts of scholars will be strong. If your martial reputation is strong, the hearts of warriors will be stronger, including those soldiers and generals. Your literary reputation is strong now, and the only thing left is martial reputation. When you get a sword that is well-known in the world and give it to the military generals, it will be a great honor for them and can inspire the three armies. What Daxia needs now is to inspire the three armies."

Grandma never talks too much about anything.

So the matter ended here, and he changed the subject and continued, "Now that you have reached the end, practice more sword moves to find the ones that suit you. It's good that you changed the sword moves I taught you into sword moves. But after all, you still fight less. I didn't expect you to break through so quickly, so I didn't think about it. This time, going to the Sword Festival, it's a good opportunity to fight more. If you encounter something on the road, you can fight if you can. Martial arts practiced without fighting are just for show."

Then he looked at Xia Fengxiang and said, "Don't feel sorry for him. It's okay as long as he's not dead. It's nothing if he's just injured."

Xia Fengxiang was hesitant to speak when he heard this, but looking at his grandmother, he nodded: "Okay~~"

Grandma looked at Su Changan and said, "Why do you practice swords? Why do you practice martial arts? These are not my business. But before you reach the ultimate state, I won't ask much of you. But after you reach the ultimate state, you should take Yunxiao as your goal. If you surpass her, I will be here. If you surpass me, you can see the world again and it will be a different scene."

As she spoke, Grandma raised her hand slightly, and a white long sword appeared from nowhere: "I stole this sword when I first entered the realm. I used it for a year, but I was too lazy to use it, so I put it away. From now on, I will carry it with me. If I really meet someone I can't beat, I will pull it out."

Su Changan took the three-foot white sword and looked down at it. It was ordinary and looked extremely simple and ancient. He couldn't even sense the sword's intent.

Grandma continued, "Two knives and a sword won't be a problem."

Su Changan nodded, but suddenly thought of his inner demon bureau, so he looked at Tainai.

But before he could say anything, the grandmother saw through Su Changan and said, "I heard what you said to Yunxiao. I don't know the details, but it should be a problem with [Yiwei Ting]. It's no big deal. There are thousands of martial arts in the world, and many of them have their own mysteries. The mystery of [Yiwei Ting] is that it was realized by the woman when she was at the first level of strength, but the woman only reached the eighteenth level in her entire life. Although she created the nineteenth level, she didn't enter it, so she must have some obsession left. But I don't know whether it is the obsession of not entering the nineteenth level."

Su Changan heard it, blinked, and then asked carefully: "Did I practice something dirty?"

Grandma looked at Su Changan.

Su Changan said: "The main thing is that it sounds like my soul is here."

Grandma didn't say anything, just said: "Maybe it's the soul, but it should be more of an obsession. Farmers have their own obsessions, scholars have their own obsessions, and warriors have their own obsessions. The woman who created [Yi Wei Ting] is rumored to be a poor person who was hurt by love, but no one knows the truth. So don't think too much, just practice. It's okay anyway."

Su Changan thought about it and nodded.

On the other hand, Xia Fengxiang looked at Grandma and asked, "Grandma, he entered the state so suddenly this time. Is he okay? Is he not suffering from foul air like the previous Ninth Grade?"

Grandma shook her head: "Yeah, it's fine. Normal enlightenment won't cause those things."

As she said this, grandma glanced at Su Changan.

Epiphany

The only person in the world who can achieve sudden enlightenment is Su Changan.

The talents of those who have achieved sudden enlightenment are so extraordinary that they are beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

In this way, we can understand why this kid entered the ninth level directly after taking the sixth level in one step.

It is because of knowing this.

So when Tai Nai came out today, she started to put pressure on Su Changan. After all, if he wasn't pushed a little, his talent would be wasted.

After drinking another cup of tea, grandma was about to leave.

As always, it was Tainai's style, coming suddenly and leaving suddenly.

Seeing Grandma standing up, Su Changan thought for a moment and asked, "Grandma, there is one more thing."

Grandma looked at Su Changan and said, "Ask."

Su Changan asked, "Do you still remember that you captured the daughter of the master of Jianshan Mountain and left for a few days? Then when you came back, she kept saying that she wanted to marry you. What did you do during those days?"

Xia Fengxiang looked at Su Changan in surprise, as if asking, "It's fine if you're just being mean to me, but now you're here with my grandmother, are you looking for a fight?"

but.

Grandma looked at Su Changan and said directly: "I have tied up too many women in the past, I have forgotten."

After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave.

But just as she turned around, she suddenly looked back at Su Changan: "Jianshan's words are Zhong Xiuxiu, right? Giving you this sword is because you stole it from her."

After saying that, grandma didn't say anything else and turned to walk towards the central courtyard.

Su Changan looked down at the white sword in his hand.

Xia Fengxiang was surprised, but what surprised her was that her grandmother actually answered Su Changan's silly question.

But the two of them raised their eyes to look at Tainai again.

I found that the old man disappeared again!

Looking at the empty middle courtyard, Su Changan pursed his lips, looked at Xia Fengxiang and said, "I must learn this trick of Tai Nai, and then go and scare people."

Xia Fengxiang rolled his eyes when he heard that, then looked at Su Changan: "You want to be beaten for asking such a question to your grandmother."

Su Changan immediately said righteously: "Xia Qingge, you are not allowed to say that about Tai Nai. Tai Nai is such a good person. She answered my questions seriously and gave me a sword."

At this point, Su Changan thought of something, looked at Xia Fengxiang and said, "You have never received anything from your great grandmother, right? Look, she gave me something but not you. We have such a close relationship! You are so pitiful."

Then he looked down at the sword in his hand and said, "Ah, but it should be that my grandmother was also impressed by my talent and regretted not forcing me to learn sword, so she gave me a sword. Ah. As expected, I have this talent. Wife, what should I do? I am so arrogant now!"

But just as they finished speaking, Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang heard the grandmother's voice: "Come to the Imperial Temple before you leave. I'll give you a beating, and you won't be so arrogant anymore."

Hearing this, Xia Fengxiang burst out laughing.

Su Changan's face suddenly twisted, and then he looked at Xia Fengxiang.

Xia Fengxiang immediately understood: "Why are you looking at me? You asked for it yourself!"

Su Changan said: "That old lady is cruel and ruthless. I will be beaten to death."

Xia Fengxiang raised his eyebrows: "What does it have to do with me!"

Su Changan curled his lips: "You will be a widow."

Xia Fengxiang replied: "Just defend it."

Su Changan looked at Xia Fengxiang with a serious expression and narrowed his eyes: "You vicious woman!"

Xia Fengxiang said: "So you are a person who likes vicious women?"

Su Changan curled his lips, but still nodded.

Xia Fengxiang was secretly delighted, then sat down again.

I'm so fed up with this guy!

However, I tried hard to suppress my smile.

So, as soon as he sat down, Xia Fengxiang took the memorial.

There are still a lot of things to do!

Anyway, Su Changan is fine, that's enough.

Su Changan saw that Xia Fengxiang was trying hard to control the corners of his mouth, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he sat down, looked at the paper and pen, and decided to pick up the pen to show off to Ruyu and Maomao, just like he hadn't shown off to them yet.

But just after sitting down, Su Changan noticed that there was an open document on the table, on which it was written "No news from Yan yet".

Xia Fengxiang noticed Su Changan's gaze, glanced at the document on the table, and looked at Su Changan: "Maybe, after going to the south, you will have to accompany me to Yandi."

Su Changan nodded, but after thinking for a moment, he said, "You said not many people knew about going to the south this time. So, did you tell those who knew what to do?"

Xia Fengxiang said: "No, why bother to say this? They are so good at thinking, let them think about it. If they think about it, maybe the problem will be solved and I won't have to put in any more effort."

Su Changan looked at Xia Fengxiang, a cunning woman!

…

Su Wenqing is paired with Mu Xu.

This combination is actually very common, mainly because the two people have known each other for too long.

but

The combination of Su Wenqing, Mu Xu and Yang Shanchang is a rare one.

At least since the late emperor became critically ill, this combination has never appeared again, so it is very rare.

If Su Zimu were to be added to the mix, this combination would be even more bizarre!

But now

In an elegant study room in the capital, the three most powerful elders of the dynasty sat together. Su Zimu sat behind them, but he was not at the table.

Next to Wenzhai is Jialeguan.

The three old men heard it clearly at that moment.

Yang Shanchang said, "There was a saying in the past that poetry and prose are best in the south, but singing and dancing are more lively than Hu music and dance."

Then Yang Shanchang said: "But nowadays, all poems and essays say that the north is better."

Su Wenqing and Mu Xu laughed when they heard this.

It is truly remarkable that the Empress alone brought the northern literary world to a revival.

Mu Xu picked up the wine cup on the table and took a sip. Good wine!

But after drinking, he glanced at Yang Shanchang and Su Wenqing, and then said, "You two, are you going to keep doing this and not talk about business? If so, I won't be polite."

After that, Mu Xu looked at Su Zimu and said, "Zimu, go get some more wine. It would be best if you also prepare some for me to take away. You can take some with you when you leave. It's a party organized by the Grand Tutor, so it's a waste not to take advantage of it."

Su Zimu smiled when he heard that.

But before he could speak, Yang Shanchang looked at Mu Xu and said, "When are you leaving?"

Mu Xu poured himself a glass of wine and took a bite of the cold beef. "Let's go in two days. Your Majesty didn't say when he would leave, but he should wait until the news from Yandi is dealt with before leaving. We can't leave later than Your Majesty, so we'll leave in two days."

Yang Shanchang said, "Although your majesty has never explicitly said that he wants to clean up the noble families this time, this should be his intention. After all, such a thing happened to the Zuo family and the Qi family before."

Hearing this, Mu Xu looked at Yang Shanchang and said, "Why, did His Majesty tell you what to do? To be honest, I, a vanguard, don't know what to do. When I asked His Majesty what I should do before, His Majesty just said, do whatever you want. Come on, come on, if you want to know something, tell me quickly, or I'll go south with my mouth and ruin His Majesty's business."

Yang Shanchang looked at Mu Xu and shook his head, "I don't know either. After Yu Lang was transferred there, there was no movement. Although the Ouyang family was investigated, it was just a follow-up to clear up the previous imperial examination cases. Yu Lang wrote a memorial before, but His Majesty did not approve it."

Mu Xu frowned: "Pretending?"

Yang Shanchang said nothing more and just shook his head.

Mu Xu frowned but saw that Yang Shanchang didn't seem to be lying, so he took a sip of wine and said, "Your Majesty, you won't ask us to figure it out on our own again, will you?"

Yang Shanchang said, "When the emperor acts, he only needs to tell the purpose. What to do next and how to do it are the affairs of the ministers. We just need to do it according to our own wishes."

Mu Xu immediately said, "I'm afraid it will disturb your majesty's arrangements, or rather, your majesty."

At this point, Mu Xu suddenly smiled and asked, "The three of us don't know, and Zuo Nantian, Qi Wen, and Master Ouyang Huai don't know either. Are they wondering too?"

Yang Shanchang said nothing, but took a sip of wine, then looked at Mu Xu, "I'm sure you're thinking about it too."

Su Wenqing changed his sitting position to make himself more comfortable, and then said: "The emperor does things without expressing or making it clear, which makes his subjects panic and overthink. This is the art of the emperor. The late emperor used this to play with other princes during the Qianlong period. Have you forgotten that he scared people to death back then? Wasn't Xia Chenfeng always scared by the late emperor? And now, our majesty is even better at using this method."

"This method cannot be used without the majesty of the emperor. If it were the emperor a few years ago, would you, Yang Shanchang, have invited me and Mu Xu to come here? Now, you have also fallen into the trap."

As he said this, he looked at Yang Shanchang and laughed.

Yang Shanchang was not annoyed, he just poured the wine.

On the other hand, Mu Xu was happy. A few years ago, Yang Shanchang and Yang Taifu were very powerful. They had great power in the court and could compete with the empress dowager and all the aristocratic families. Why would the emperor care what he did?

Thinking of this, he glanced at Su Wenqing. The old man was still good at making fun of people.

Su Wenqing clinked glasses with Yang Shanchang and continued, "Qi Wen went to the Cui family to apologize before, and after he came out, he immediately wrote a memorial to donate money and books. He was also tricked. After all, Your Majesty also went to the Cui family that day. But I think Qi Wen was eager to be tricked, and he took advantage of the situation and used all his earnings to buy the lives of the Qi family. This is Long Wei. Especially now that Your Majesty has changed his style in the past few years, he is no longer patient, and he is decisive in killing and will never let go easily. He has also taken back all the military power in his hands. It is hard not to think too much."

Mu Xu said, "Strength of strategy is not as good as coercion, and great power is not as good as strong soldiers."

Yang Shanchang looked down at the wine in his hand. "The aristocratic families have been the root of trouble for our Great Xia since ancient times. During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong, our Great Xia was almost destroyed because of the rebellion of the aristocratic families. After that, the emperors showed no tolerance for the aristocratic families. Although the larger families were uprooted during the reign of the previous emperor, some were still left. Over time, plus these three years, the roots have returned."

"Yu Lang wrote to me and told me that the Ouyang family is extremely powerful in Liucheng. All the people in the official uniform office are from the Ouyang family. If he wants to find soldiers, he can only look for them in the main camp. Moreover, the Ouyang family has many servants and many guests from the Jianghu. If the Ouyang family is like this, what about the Zuo family and the Qi family, which are larger than the Ouyang family?"

"Everyone now knows how your majesty killed Li Nishang and Xia Chenfeng. They all say that Xia Chenfeng was assassinated in prison, but many people know that your majesty and the queen went to the prison that day. This is why Qi Wen is anxious. The previous emperor killed the aristocratic families, but he was afraid of acting too hastily, so he never pushed too hard. But the methods of today's emperor are even more thunderous than those of the previous emperor."

"When you are in the martial arts world, the most important thing is to find your own position, and this is even more true in the government. Aristocratic families cannot be destroyed, but at least in this dynasty, there are no more places for aristocratic families."

At this point, Yang Shanchang looked at Su Wenqing and Mu Xu and said, "Tell me, is this what the elders of the families are thinking about right now? Or is this what the emperor wants them to think about?"

Su Wenqing smiled.

Mu Xu took a sip of wine and said, "It seems like I am the hole!"

After that, he looked at Yang Shanchang and said, "So you are the knife?"

Yang Shanchang shook his head: "It's just a scare knife. The real knife is those family members themselves."

Mu Xu tasted it and nodded: "It really is."

When a rabbit is cornered, it will bite; when a person is cornered, he will do anything.

Therefore, many people do not push others to the limit when doing things, lest they go crazy and do unexpected things.

Therefore, we need a crack to give people a glimmer of hope.

He, Mu Xu, is this ray of hope.

But the one who forced people to do this was not Yang Shanchang.

But it’s about the emperor going to the south of the Yangtze River!

As for Yang Shanchang, I just want to tell them that I am going to take action.

Thinking of this, Mu Xu said, "Thinking in this way, Your Majesty's trip is probably not just a matter for the noble families."

Yang Shanchang said, "Your Majesty has always been aware of the maritime port trade, and Your Majesty is also very interested in this matter."

Su Wenqing changed the subject and looked at Yang Shanchang: "What happened in Yandi? Don't you have any news?"

Yang Shanchang shook his head: "I have told your majesty everything I know."

Su Wenqing picked up the wine glass in his hand and looked out the window: "The matter in the south is easy to solve. His Majesty is going there in person, so it will be a piece of cake. The main thing is Yandi."

Mu Xu didn't say anything, but also frowned.

Matters involving war are always the biggest things.

(End of this chapter)