Chapter 109: Tyrant (2)
Thinking about it like this, it seems that her prediction was successful.
This Xuanji Pavilion is really not swindling, it really has a few brushes. Xia Yu, who came out of Xuanji Pavilion, replaced the original owner, but he also knew that there were not many disciples in Xuanji Pavilion, but he was either a genius who knew astronomy and geography, and who knew how to govern the country and strategy, or a martial arts idiot.
Unlike a sect of all corners of the world, the existence of Xuanji Pavilion reminded Xia Yu of the Baijia of the Pre-Qin Dynasty. They were more like that kind of existence, but there were some differences.
"It's really a headache."
Xia Yu patted her head in annoyance.
It's just that Xia Yu doesn't know yet that her troubles will soon be resolved.
When Xia Yu seized power, Qin Mingyue had an extremely strong desire to control power after killing Xia Yu, and even set up a secret guard of Qin to monitor the officials and the capital.
The dark guard is Qin Mingyue's eyes and ears outside the palace.
After killing Xia Yu, Qin Mingyue wanted to become a wise ruler, in order to prove his concept and prove that he could do without Xia Yu.
But the courtiers questioned, and the people scolded, making Qin Mingyue angry. Later, it happened that she promulgated policies that were beneficial to the people, but the officials below deliberately distorted the meaning, increased taxes, and made her suffer from infamy after getting money.
Qin Mingyue was completely angry.
When Xia Yu died, the military and government were unified. Qin Mingyue, who held the military power, was turned upside down. The head of the court was rolling, and many officials were raided and exterminated. Therefore, Qin Mingyue gained the name of a tyrant.
Qin Mingyue was good at killing, but he put on the hat of a tyrant that he couldn't take off, and he also hated many people. After killing 80% of the officials, Da Qin faced one of the most severe tests since the founding of the country.
That is no one is available!
Even the officials who were still alive were trembling with fear, for fear that they would accidentally hate Qin Mingyue, so they followed Xia Yu and followed the fate of those who did not report their secrets.
At the beginning, Qin Mingyue still managed with patience, but the situation became more and more chaotic. After the scholars and the family threatened her, Qin Mingyue gave up on herself and did not want to clean up the mess.
The whole world scolds her and curses her.
Since everyone in the world calls her a tyrant, she will be infatuated with whatever she does, so let's be a tyrant!
In this way, the world has become what it is now.
Palace, Ziwei Palace!
"you sure"
Qin Mingyue had already given up treatment, and no longer cared about etiquette and majesty, and it was even more impossible to read the memorial.
She was wearing loose clothes, playing with a jade cup filled with transparent wine in her hand, with a playful smile on her face.
"This subordinate confirms that the person's whereabouts are strange, and it is very likely that he is a disciple of Xuanji Pavilion!"
Xuanji Pavilion
Qin Mingyue narrowed her eyes and chuckled.
"Interesting, really interesting, this palace is still alive, so they can't wait to establish a new emperor?"
Qin Mingyue flicked his hand and discarded the cup in his hand. The contents of the cup spilled on the ground, soiling the ground.
"Well, there's no need to startle the snake, I want to see which sage can get the favor of Xuanji Pavilion."
Qin Mingyue's extremely charming smile was not appreciated by anyone. Since Xia Yu's death, Qin Mingyue became more and more moody, and no one dared to look directly at Qin Mingyue, the empress.
Xia Yu rested for a while, and spent some money to inquire about some things from the second in the inn, and learned some news from him.
There is a fireworks place in the city called Anxiang Pavilion. The dignitaries here love to drink and listen to music. If you want to get in touch and get information about the DPRK, you still have to go to the Anxiang Pavilion.
The Anxiang Pavilion is a place of love and moon, and women can't go in a place built for men. Therefore, if Xia Yu wants to enter, not only must she be rich, but she must also disguise herself as a man so that those people can't see through it.
money……
Xia Yu touched her chin and thought for a moment.
Money is not easy to deal with. Although she has some money on her body, it is not much. If she goes to a place with high consumption such as Anxiang Pavilion, I am afraid that she can make herself penniless overnight.
To go or not to go
Xia Yu thought about it for a long time, and finally because of poverty, she gave up the idea of going to Anxiang Pavilion to inquire about news, but this idea also gave her inspiration.
She can disguise herself as a man.
If a woman disguise herself as a man and then put on makeup, although she will feel similar to now, no one should regard her as a dead person who died two years ago.
With a plan, Xia Yu waited until the next day, went to a less lively tailor shop, and bought a suit of men's clothing.
When she reappeared, she had already given up her hat, dressed in men's clothes and held a folding fan. She slightly modified the details of her face, which brought a bit of heroic air. Others would only think that she was fair and was more expensive than ordinary men. Thin and thin, she won't immediately think she's a woman.
"Young master, please stay."
A voice suddenly sounded from behind, Xia Yu's stride forward stopped, and she looked back suspiciously.
It was an ordinary-looking man dressed in black. He smiled and gave Xia Yu a salute, and said, "Is your son busy now?"
"That's not true." Xia Yu opened the folding fan and said with a smile: "I just arrived here, and now I have nothing to do."
"Master, my young lady would like to invite you upstairs to talk." With a modest smile on his face, the man looked away from the restaurant next to him.
Xia Yu also looked at the restaurant next to it, and the plaque with the three characters Manxiangtang came into view.
This Manxiangtang Xia Yu has some impressions. She has been in the capital for many years, and the taste is unique in the capital, so people often invite her to eat here.
"Your Lady"
The man nodded: "My young lady is the younger sister of General Zhengbei Chu Ye."
This man brought out the words General Zhengbei, and it was impossible for anyone to reject him. Since the prime minister's residence was burned down two years ago, and the blood was splashed on the Meridian Gate a year ago, Chu Ye's status has skyrocketed.
Chu Ye's prestige is not low. When people speculated whether Chu Ye would be the next Xia Yu, Chu Ye remained silent, loyal to Qin Mingyue, and even sent his younger brother into the palace, becoming Qin Mingyue. The right and left arm of the hand.
The brothers of the Chu family, both outside and inside, are loyal to Qin Mingyue and hate Qin Mingyue's misunderstanding of the country, so they affectionately call them Chu dogs in private.
No matter how dissatisfied you are with this brother, you can't deny that the Chu family is in full swing in the capital!
"It turned out that Miss Chu wanted to see me." A smile appeared on Xia Yu's face: "Then please lead the way, little brother."
Chu Ye's sister?
Xia Yu thought a bit in her heart.
When she was still studying, Chu Ye was the only one in the Chu family in the imperial court. He had two younger brothers and sisters. Xia Yu also knew about this, and she had met them a few times.
Chu Ye's younger brother's name is Chu Ming, and his younger sister's name is Chu Yanyun.
It doesn't seem to be too old. Two years have passed, and now the brother and sister should be only about eighteen years old, less than twenty.
Xia Yu followed behind the man, with a solemn mood under her relaxed smile. She had met Chu Yanyun and had to think about the exposed issues.
Entering the second floor of Manxiangtang, the man stopped outside a private room, bowed his head and made a please gesture to Xia Yu.
Xia Yu nodded at him, and calmly walked into the private room that she didn't want to enter.
There was only one woman in blue in the private room. She had a beautiful face, and her skin was three points better than Xue's. Her eyes were looking at Xia Yu.
"I have seen Miss Chu."
"You don't need to be too polite, this son." Chu Yanyun nodded to Xia Yu.
Although her brother is a general, her body is not very good. She is not only thin, but also sickly.
"I rashly asked the general to invite the son to come up and talk. If you accidentally startle the son, please invite the son, Haihan."
"Miss Chu has been worrying too much. If she was invited by Miss Chu, why would she feel dissatisfied? I just have some doubts. How could Miss Chu suddenly invite me to chat in the elegant room?"
Xia Yu has been in the rivers and lakes. In addition to makeup and disguise, she also has some voice-changing skills, so she is not afraid of her voice revealing herself.
She was also very calm.
"That's it..." Chu Yanyun smiled embarrassedly at Xia Yu, the smile was as warm as the warm sun in winter: "I asked the son to talk about it because he was a little curious, the son and an old friend I met before. kind of similar."
"Old friend" Xia Yu chewed on these words, and suddenly said, "Miss Chu is referring to Xia Xiang, Xia Yu?"
Xia Yu clearly saw the slight change in Chu Yanyun's expression, and confirmed in her heart that she came to the door because of her appearance, but she no longer panicked, but calmed down.
"It turned out to be because of this. Miss Chu is actually not the first person to say this to me. Several friends I met in Jianghu also said this to me, and asked me about my relationship with me. What is the relationship between Xia Yu, is it her brother, haha, I don't know Xia Yu, how could it be her brother?"
Chu Yanyun's eyes flashed in a flash: "Is your son a member of the rivers and lakes?"
"Yes." Xia Yu opened the folding fan with a smile, and said to Chu Yanyun, "I come from the extreme west, a small sect called Fengyue Palace."
"Fengyue Palace"
Xia Yu nodded: "There are not many disciples in the sect, and the martial arts are not strong, so the reputation is not obvious. It is normal for Miss Chu to not know."
"I see."
"My name is Yuxi, and I'm a big disciple in the sect. I came to the Central Plains Martial Arts to gain some knowledge, but I just met some friends, all of them said that I looked like that Xia Xiang, and I couldn't help being curious, so I came here. This capital."
Chu Yanyun didn't know whether to believe it or not. After hearing what she said, he was silent for a while, and then said, "I was negligent. Master Yu, please take a seat. This Manxiangtang's dishes are good and worth a try."
Xia Yu squinted and smiled: "Manxiangtang's reputation has been heard for a long time, but he was too shy and never had the chance to try it out, but now it is the blessing of Miss Tuo Chu, and he has the opportunity to enjoy the full Xiangtang's delicacies are praised as the best in the world."
Chu Yanyun smiled and said: "Then you have to give it a try. It is not unreasonable that Manxiangtang's dishes are said to be the best in the world."