Book 23 - Chapter 13 – Having an Audience with the Tang Emperor (1/2)
Chapter 13 – Having an Audience with the Tang E ca down froe, under escort of eight cavalry respectfully by the roadside
The white snoirling in the air united the neat and tidy Ver-heaven-and-earth’s whiteness,felt as if he was reliving the old drea, where he bravely battled the Four Great Holy Monks
Xiao Xiue door open and said, “Mo Xiong, please cli for you at the head office”
Hardening his heart, Xu Ziling cliovern at all; he spoke indifferently, “Mo Xiong, please sit bysat down The carriage slowly started
Feng Deyi looked out theat the nu snow He s’an has three treasures; I wonder if Mo Xiong has heard of it?”
Xu Ziling blankly shook his head
Feng Deyi slowly said, “They are silk weaving, tri-color glazed pottery, and copperpoetry, “Using copper as aancient history as a mirror, one can clearly see the rise and fall of ains and losses Conducting himself as an official in feudal court, oneunderstand what Iactually did not understand why he spoke those words, but referring to oneself as aclean personal integrity, unlike one who resorted to fawning on the superior, resorted to bragging and flattering Feeling deep veneration in his heart, he said, “Only by being like that would one be called doing his responsibility as an official to the ut all the people Xiaoren subaze froly he said, “Able tosihteous warrior with high aspiration in your boso for you this early in theshook his head with blank expression on his face
Revealing a faraway look on his eyes, he said, “Mo Xiong’s display of -across-the-skies, brandishi+ng-unconstraint, bri This kind of out-of-the-ordinary, beco seldo sy you die by violence in Chang’an just like that, so that such a good sword technique would be in vain”
Xu Ziling suddenly saw the light; he s Daren’s concern Life and death are ruled by fate; if Xiaoren take life or death to heart, last night I n myself to adversity [idiom: submit meekly to humiliation] and would not have set ainst Er Wenhuan and the others”
Astonish Deyi’s face; he spoke cheerfully, “Turns out Mo Xiong truly is not the kind of people who flaunt courage and strength, but don’t put life and death in the eyes My ut Deyi wanted to recruit hio anywhere, and lose the freedo the initiative by striking first, he said, “Xiaoren has always been indifferent to worldly rewards, to life or death The reason I threw myself into the Bu Family was just because the Bu Fa eneral When the world is set in order, the four oceans return to one, Xiaoren is going to go back tovegetables, enjoying the truly interesting livelihood within the ordinary life”
Feng Deyi s has some other cherished desire, this official admires that verywhen one in Jianghu, one’s body does not belong to hi knohat kind of people have you offended?”
ThisAvenue; if they continued forward, they would go straight into the I Deyi shouted out, “To Dong Da Si [lit eastern big tee the horses on; they turned to the right toward the east
Xu Ziling sighed and said, “Chang’an’s situation today is as rivers Jing and Wei are clearly separated [idio, if one is not attached to the Crown Prince, then he is attached to Qin wang Xiaoren understands his own situation”
Feng Deyi said, “If Mo Xiong were Qin wang Mansion’s man, I would not have to worry for you The proble for Xing Chang Long, you are still considered an outsider If so to stick out his head for you Just for this fact, your enehtest scruple, try to kill you, by fair means or foul, within this short period of tie Therefore, this official wanted to wasteto seek a way of self-preservation”
Xu Ziling cal they already tried once; they launched surprise attack on Xiaoren at the West Gate of the East Market Fortunately Xiaoren’s luck is not bad that I was able to avoid this cala Deyi asked forDeyi muttered to himself irresolutely for half a day, before he suddenly asked, “Where in Bashu is Mo Xiong’s ho was afraid he would ask in details about his ‘hometown’ situation and then he would be dumbstruck and unable to reply; therefore, he had to say the place where he was most fae] Street in Chengdu”
Feng Deyi delightedly said, “That will do! Recently there was a du that created an uproar within the Wulin world; did Mo Xiong hear about it?”
Xu Ziling had absolutely no idea what hehis bri-with-expectation manner, he could not make an excuse that he did not know He had to respond, “Is Daren referring to the Overbearing Saber Yue Shan struck and killed the Heavenly Lord Xi Ying affair?”
Slapping the handle of his chair, Feng Deyi delightedly said, “Precisely that affair I wonder if Mo Xiong know enough details about that?”
Inwardly Xu Ziling started to have a little bit of understanding He replied, “At that time by coincidence Xiaoren was back hoht place on the right time, and witnessed the entire course of events”
His spirit greatly aroused, Feng Deyi asked him over and over about the course of events that he ‘witnessed’ with his own eyes Naturally Xu Ziling was able to reply quickly and fluently
By the ti minister, Li Yuan’s trusted aide, nodded his head and said, “This officer already thought of a wonderful way to get Mo Xiong out ofwas already well aware of what he was going to say, but of course he had to pretend that he did not know anything and had to ask hi is going to the Dong Da Si to burn incense on behalf of Guifei [ie illness This officerAs long as this uarantee that henceforth Mo Xiong will be as steady as Mount Tai; nobody will dare to touch even half a strand of your hair”
Inwardly Xu Ziling was greatly delighted, but he pretended to be astonished and blurted out, “Paying ? But how could Xiaoren have that qualifications?”