First Secret Agent in History

Nangong Dadao: "Master Ao Yu has gone to serve his parents."

The emperor paused for a moment, then smiled and said: "As it should be, filial piety comes first. Then we will wait for him here, wait for him."

"By the way, where did you find Ao Yu?" the emperor asked.

Nangong Dadao: "In his home, Jiangzhou's home."

The emperor asked: "Is it the sealed Marquis Nulang Mansion?"

Nangong DaDao: "Yes."

This is really strange, how could he appear at home in Jiangzhou?

Nangong Da Dao: "We sent thousands of people to search everywhere. Suddenly the second son said, is he at home? We all thought it was impossible, but we still went to check and found that he was really lying at home and sleeping. We couldn’t help it, so we quickly brought him here.”

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Yun Zhonghe returned to Dali Temple Prison to serve his parents.

Despite the final decree to show mercy, the emperor has not yet pardoned Ao Xin and his wife. This needs to be discussed after meeting Ao Yu.

However, the cells in Dali Temple Prison were finally changed, allowing Ao Xin and his wife to live together. Moreover, this prison is more like a house, with tables, dishes, chopsticks, and beds, so they can barely live.

The previous cell was a real cell, and there was no special treatment because of Ao Xin's identity.

When Yun Zhonghe saw his parents again, their hair was already half gray.

The previous father, Ao Xin, was such a heroic figure. Although he was only in his fifties, he had black hair and looked like he was in his forties at most.

Not to mention mother Liu, despite being in her forties, she is still as beautiful and charming as if she were about thirty years old, but now her hair is half white.

In just a few months, I feel like I have aged more than ten years, which shows how painful these days have been.

Yun Zhonghe couldn't help but feel sad. After his mother held him and cried for a while, Ao Yu and Ao Xin were left alone.

"Fame, fame and wealth are all fleeting! Loyalty to the emperor and patriotism is a joke in the end." Ao Xin sneered.

Even though the walls have ears, Ao Xin still said these words, which shows how frustrated he was and how he didn't care at all about being heard by the emperor.

"I don't plan to come back to the title of Marquis of Nulang." Ao Xin held Yun Zhonghe's hand and said, "Pangpang, you will be a powerless father after you become a father. Who can protect you mother and son?" , I probably only have this kind of martial arts. From now on, state affairs have nothing to do with me, I only live for you, mother and son."

In her words, Ao Xin had already made up her mind.

No matter what happens in the Great Zhou Empire in the future, he will not care about it, and he will never leave the mountain again. No matter how kind the emperor's decree was, he would never pay attention to it.

Yun Zhonghe held his father's hand tightly, saying nothing!

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An hour later, Yun Zhonghe entered the palace to meet Emperor Wan Yun.

"Hahahaha, our great hero is back." The emperor laughed and said, "Let me take a good look at what kind of young man he is. He actually quelled the rebellion in the southern border by himself."

After entering the study, Yun Zhonghe bowed down in a polite manner.

Speaking of which, this was the first time he had really seen Emperor Wan Yun. Before, he had only seen him through a screen, and he was not even qualified to see his true face.

Now that I saw Emperor Wan Yun's face, I couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Because the emperor is really good-looking, and he has the kind of very blessed appearance.

His eyes are long and narrow, his nose looks like a hanging gallbladder, his mouth looks like it is painted with vermilion, and his two ears are particularly long. It is an exaggeration to say that they hang down past his shoulders, but these ears really look like Uncle Liu Huang.

But is there any similarity between his appearance and Uncle Liu Huang? Yes, but he looks benevolent and righteous, but he is much more handsome.

But the two eyebrows were very sharp, which made the kindness on his face diluted by the domineering, really like two knives that were about to cut people.

So this also made Emperor Wan Yun look very close when he smiled.

But when he frowns, he is very frightening and makes people scared.

In short, this emperor has a good appearance that combines grace and power, which is very suitable for the face of an emperor, and he is a full 1.8 meters tall.

"Ao Yu, do you still remember the appearance of that assassin?" Nangong Cuo asked.

"Remember." Yun Zhonghe said: "She is an extremely beautiful woman, aloof and arrogant, and kills people like a piece of grass."

Nangong Cuo said: "Can you describe it in more detail? This way our painter can draw a portrait based on your description and then launch a nationwide arrest."

"No need, I've already finished the painting." Yun Zhonghe said, then he took out a scroll from his arms and spread it out.

Nangong Cuo, the governor of Heibingtai, came up to take a look. On the paper, a stunning beauty seemed to appear on the page.

This woman's figure is really graceful, and her temperament is really arrogant, but she is masked.

The woman was not masked when she assassinated Yun Zhonghe, but Yun Zhonghe painted her masked. Anyway, there was no proof, and everyone died on the spot.

And it doesn't matter even if she said that she was not masked when she assassinated Ao Yu that day.

Can't I, Aoyu, pity the fragrance and cherish the jade?

The emperor said: "Just use this portrait, print tens of thousands of copies, and put him on wanted list all over the world."

"According to the order." Nangong said wrongly.

Then, Nangong mistakenly asked: "Ao Yu, what happened that day?"

Yun Zhonghe told the details of the assassination process, but of course concealed the fact that someone came to rescue him.

Nangong Cuo said: "In other words, she doesn't know that the person she wants to kill is you, nor does she know your identity?"

Yun Zhonghe said: "Yes, it's just because I didn't have the strength to restrain a chicken, so he asked me to close my eyes, saying that she would do it quickly and it wouldn't be painful. I closed my eyes and then passed out. I thought I was dead, but I didn’t expect... I would wake up at home in Jiangzhou again, and Nangong Da would be next to me."

Nangong Cuo asked: "What do you think is the reason why she didn't kill you?"

Yun Zhonghe said: "I really don't know about this. I originally thought that she was my reader and liked my books very much, so she didn't want to kill me. But she never asked my name, and she probably didn't know me either. He is the author of "The Story of the Stone"."

Nangong wrongly said: "Your Majesty, I've finished asking."

The emperor waved his hand, and Nangong Cuo immediately retreated.

Suddenly, Yun Zhonghe and the emperor were the only two people left in the study.

"Your Majesty, this is everything that happened to me in the southern border." Yun Zhonghe handed over a booklet.

After the emperor opened it, he looked at it carefully.

"Is this Yuan Tianxie really so magical?"

Yun Zhonghe said: "His tricks are simply miraculous, with almost no flaws at all."

Then Yun Zhonghe said: "In fact, the reason why this rebellion was suppressed was entirely the work of heaven and earth. The common people did not dare to covet the merits of heaven. It was entirely the volcanic eruption that destroyed Yuan Tianxie and other hundreds of thousands of rebel backbones."

The emperor said: "That is also the result of your induction according to the situation. Your contribution is indispensable."

Then, the emperor said: "By the way, how do you judge that there will be a volcanic eruption?"

Yun Zhonghe said: "Due to frequent earthquakes, cracks appeared on the ground and spread over a wide area. The most important thing is that the water temperature of the lake in the north of Da Ri Mountain has increased a lot. The information on these black ice platforms has been described."

The emperor asked: "Based on this information, it can be inferred that there will be a volcanic eruption?"

Yun Zhonghe said: "Yes, Your Majesty."

The emperor said: "How do you know this?"

Yun Zhonghe said: "It is described in the ancient unique book "Strange Stories of Mountains and Seas"."

The emperor asked: "There is such a strange book?"

Yun Zhonghe said: "Yes, Your Majesty."

The emperor said: "Then that piece of clothing you flew down from the top of the mountain?"

Yun Zhonghe said: "I also brought it and checked it with Heibingtai. The principle is very simple. It is made based on the flight principle of bats."

After saying that, Yun Zhonghe placed the tattered flying wing suit in front of the emperor.

The emperor clicked his tongue and said in wonder: "Then this dress..."

Yun Zhonghe said: "I also got it from the ancient book "Strange Stories from Mountains and Seas"."

The emperor asked: "Can this type of clothing be copied on a large scale? Can it be used in the military?"

Yun Zhonghe said: "It's possible, but it's very difficult to control. You can only jump from a high place."

The emperor thought for a long time and said: "Destroy this dress, how to make this dress, and if there are any drawings, destroy them all."

Yun Zhonghe bowed and said, "Yes."

The emperor looked at Yun Zhonghe and couldn't help but sigh. This Ao Yu was much more obedient than his father.

Ao Xin has a bad temper and is extremely self-centered. He thinks it is the right thing to do, and no one can change his will, including Wan Yun, the emperor.

Why did the emperor ask Ao Yu to destroy this shirt and not allow it to be leaked?

Because he felt uncontrollable, what if an assassin put on such a flying wing suit and flew from a high place to carry out a beheading operation?

Of course, there are no high mountains in the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so assassins will not be given such an opportunity, but they still have to guard against it.

So even though the flying wingsuit had a special military role, the emperor still felt that it was completely banned.

"That Ao Qi left with someone?" the emperor asked.

Yun Zhonghe said: "Yes, he took away 60,000 people. The remaining people were unwilling to join Duke Zhou Long and became the garrison again."

The emperor asked: "Where has this Ao Qi taken his people?"

Yun Zhonghe said: "They went to the virgin forest in the west of the southern border and became savages again."

The emperor was silent for a moment and did not express any opinion on this matter.

"Ao Yu, there is one thing I must explain to you." The emperor said: "You quelled the rebellion in the south, but the process was too incredible, and it involved the power of heaven and earth, and could easily be used by people with evil intentions, so this matter Things cannot be made public. I know your contribution in my heart, and the Supreme Emperor will also know it."

Yun Zhonghe said: "Yes, Your Majesty."

Of course, he knew clearly that his contribution could never be made known to the public.

This will give a signal to the world that the southern border cannot survive without the Ao family.

Previously, Ao Xin ruled the southern territory, and all the natives obeyed him.

Now that there was a rebellion in the south, Ao Xin's son went there and quelled the rebellion with his own strength and his sharp tongue.

Does that mean we want the Ao family to rule the southern border forever?

The emperor said: "So I asked Zhou Ji to go to the southern border."

Zhou Ji? Second Prince, is he going to the southern border? Contain Fu Yantu and replace Duke Zhou Long as the Protector of the Southern Territory?

Yun Zhonghe bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

The emperor said: "But don't worry, in my heart this credit belongs to you. When you left Beijing, I said that I would give you a reward, a big reward."

Then, the emperor said: "The decree states that although Ao Xin failed to supervise the rebellion in the southern border, he is pardoned because of his loyalty to the emperor and patriotism and his repeated meritorious deeds."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The eunuch outside rushed to Dali Temple to convey the emperor's will.

Yun Zhonghe took a long breath and finally rescued his parents and family.

The emperor added: "Draw up a decree to restore Aoyu Canglang's Xinke Xieyuan title."

Yun Zhonghe bowed down and said, "Student, thank you Lord for your kindness."

The emperor said: "Of course, these are nothing, they are all deserved, and they are not enough to commend you for your merits. You have made such great achievements, and you need rewards, big rewards, what do you want?"

Yun Zhonghe asked: "Can I say anything?"

The emperor said: "Of course you can say anything, but you can only say one thing, and I may not necessarily agree. So you have to think carefully in your mind, because you can only have one chance to speak."

Yun Zhonghe seemed to start thinking,

He somewhat knew what the emperor wanted him to say, which was to inherit the title of Marquis of Nulang.

Ao Xin had just taken the title, and it would definitely not be restored, but Ao Yu could be given the title in advance. In this way, Ao Yu would become the Marquis of Wrath of the Zhou Empire as soon as he turned twenty-one.

Moreover, the seized Nulang Marquis Mansion will also be returned to him.

But Yun Zhonghe didn't want this reward. The title of Marquis of Nulang was indeed precious, but without power, this title would be worthless.

Otherwise, there would not have been a young marquis in the Great Zhou Empire, and instead he would have become Yan Qianqing's deputy.

The title of Marquis of Nulang is very useful to Ao Ming. In the future, when he becomes a Jinshi in high school and becomes the prefect of a county, he will inherit the title of Marquis of Nulang and get twice the result with half the effort no matter what he does.

For the current Yun Zhonghe, the title of Marquis of Nulang is not enough to serve as a talisman. Only an identity can make him soar to the sky.

Princess Xiangxiang’s husband.

Of course, the pure status of a prince-in-law is not valuable. Although the prince-son-in-law of the Great Zhou Empire can participate in politics, the prince-son-in-law of an ordinary princess is just that.

But Princess Xiangxiang's consort is completely different. This is the most beloved daughter of the Queen Mother, the Emperor, and the Supreme Emperor.

She was also the only link between the Emperor and the Supreme Emperor.

Once he marries Princess Xiangxiang, Yun Zhonghe will also become one of the spokespersons of the Supreme Emperor to some extent.

By that time, he had truly mastered the great weapon of death in the Zhou Empire.

Marrying Princess Xiangxiang is much more powerful than the title of Marquis of Nulang.

The emperor suppressed his smile and said slowly: "Ao Yu, what reward do you want? Have you thought about it?"

Yun Zhonghe asked: "Can I really say anything?"

The emperor said: "Of course!"

Yun Zhonghe said: "I want to marry Princess Xiangxiang."

As soon as these words came out, the smile on the emperor's face disappeared completely.

The air in the entire study seemed to be several degrees colder.

After a long while, the emperor said coldly: "Ao Yu, I will give you a chance to change your story."

Yun Zhonghe said: "I will not change my words."

The emperor said: "Ao Yu, I must tell you that Xiang Xiang has very high standards. The reason why she interceded for you many times was largely because of your father. She felt that Ao Xin was a loyal minister. I wanted to When she killed Yan Qianqing, she also tried to find a way to plead for mercy. She is kind and innocent, so don't think too much about other things."

Yun Zhonghe said: "I don't dare to think so, but I admire the kindness and innocence of Her Royal Highness the Princess."

The emperor's words were not too straightforward, but the meaning was very clear.

Ao Yu, please don’t think that Princess Xiangxiang is interceding for you and will favor you after listening to your music and reading your books.

Not only are you so fat, stupid and ugly, but your reputation is not good. Who doesn't know that you have the reputation of being killed by thousands of people? Who doesn’t know how ridiculous your life has been over the years?

Those cheap and filthy prostitutes make Mr. Guijie sick just by looking at them, but you are actually able to sleep on them, and there are more than hundreds of them in one sleep.

Therefore, in the eyes of noble women, Ao Yu was not only fat and ugly, but also dirty and disgusting.

Duan Yingying, the Duke of Wei, would rather bear the name of a widow than actually marry Ao Yu.

No one in the entire aristocratic circle is willing to marry Ao Yu. At that time, my mother, Mrs. Liu, was worried about Ao Yu's marriage. I don't know how many matchmakers she found and how much money she spent, but nothing happened. When people heard that it was Ao Yu, they didn't even want the chance to go on a blind date. Give.

His reputation is too bad, he is too fat and ugly, and his life may be short.

Who wants to marry such a person?

It is true that Ao Yu was the master of the Yuan Dynasty and wrote "The Story of the Stone". He was an absolutely great talent.

But in the eyes of many noble ladies, only those with talent and good looks are called talents, do you understand? Only those who are qualified to become the person in the purdah dream.

An extremely handsome and talented man wrote a good book, and the noble daughter longed for it. At the same time, he was extremely shy and wished he could stay together and fly together.

And the ugly talented man wrote a good book. When the noble daughter saw him, she would only say, "You can just eat the eggs. Why do you want to see the hen that lays the eggs?"

Basically, any girl is no exception, especially the daughter of a nobleman who is not short of glory and wealth.

Ao Yu has such a bad reputation and has slept with low-level prostitutes all over the world. If you marry you, won't you be laughed at as being a sister to a low-level prostitute? No noble daughter is willing to bear such a reputation, let alone a royal princess.

The emperor said: "Ao Yu, Xiangxiang likes your books and your songs, but when it comes to choosing a mate, there is not much difference between her and ordinary girls."

This is more direct. Princess Xiangxiang will not fall in love with an ugly person like you.

Yun Zhonghe said: "I just admire Her Highness the Princess, so I made this request, but I don't have high hopes in my heart."

The emperor said: "If Xiangxiang doesn't like you, then you won't get any reward. You will waste this great achievement."

Yun Zhonghe said: "I will never regret it."

The emperor nodded and said, "Well, I'll give you a chance. Just prepare yourself. I'll arrange a blind date for you in a few days."

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Ao Yu actually proposed to Princess Xiangxiang? !

The news suddenly exploded in the capital.

Everyone laughed out loud, their eyes were shocked, and all the nobles cursed loudly.

People say that a toad wants to eat swan meat. You, Ao Yu, are not even as good as a toad at this time.

Because not many people knew that Yun Zhonghe had made great contributions in the southern border, in everyone's minds, Ao Yu and Ao Xin were in bad luck.

Ao Xin has been deprived of his official position, deprived of his title, and has been punished.

Powerless Ao Yu, what gave you the courage to propose to Princess Xiangxiang?

Although you, Ao Yu, have won the title of Xie Yuan, and even though you have written two good books, your reputation of killing tens of thousands of people will never be washed away.

You have slept with the lowest and most despicable prostitutes in the world, yet such a filthy person still wants to marry a princess.

It just so happens that she is not an ordinary princess, but Princess Xiangxiang, who is known as the beauty of the Great Zhou Empire. She is the apple of the eye of the Supreme Emperor, the Emperor, and the Queen Mother, and is the most beloved person in the entire Great Zhou.

How many princes and nobles want to marry Princess Xiangxiang?

There are many foreign princes and princes who want to marry Princess Xiangxiang.

In the end, they all failed, because in blind dates, their talents were far inferior to Princess Xiangxiang, and they were ruthlessly rejected.

At first, everyone thought this was just a ridiculous rumor.

Later, news came from the palace that on the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Ao Yu was really going to go on a blind date with Princess Xiangxiang.

The atmosphere at this time was not as conservative as in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, but relatively open-minded, somewhat similar to the Han and Tang Dynasties, so it was not uncommon for princesses to have blind dates.

Moreover, Princess Xiangxiang had said early on that she would be half in charge of her marriage. Any man must be attracted by her before he can be useful, and only then can he have room to continue talking about marriage.

And His Majesty the Emperor loved her so much that he actually let her make the decision.

So in the past few years, I don’t know how many princes, nobles and princes have proposed marriage, but they have all failed in the blind date. They have been eliminated without even seeing Princess Xiangxiang through the screen.

Almost all of the most outstanding young heroes in the empire failed to propose marriage.

So the emperor sometimes smiled bitterly and said, "Xiangxiang, what kind of husband do you want? You can't like anyone. You are already nineteen years old."

But every time they go on a blind date, Princess Xiangxiang just doesn't like anyone.

Therefore, the screen in front of her was never removed once.

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Upon hearing the news, the queen and queen mother also became angry.

Even though the Queen Mother personally came to intercede for Ao Xin, she was overjoyed after hearing that Ao Yu successfully suppressed the rebellion in the south, and told the emperor that he must reward Ao Yu well.

But when he heard that Ao Yu actually proposed to Princess Xiangxiang, he went crazy.

This is her most beloved granddaughter. She is like a darling. She must find a husband who is unique in appearance, talent, life experience, and character.

How could Ao Yu be worthy of her fragrance?

He is so ugly, has such a bad reputation, and has such a miserable private life.

"Drive Ao Yu away, drive Ao Xin away..."

"Just grant the title of Marquis of Nulang to Ao Yu, let him go, and let him return to Jiangzhou."

"You can't go on a blind date. Going on a blind date with him will ruin our Xiangxiang reputation."

The Queen Mother rushed directly in front of the emperor, trembling all over.

The emperor quickly helped the Queen Mother sit down and said: "Mother, you are not joking! No one in the world knows it, but I know it in my heart, and my mother also knows it, Ao Yu has made great contributions."

The Queen Mother said: "Then make him a marquis, give him ten thousand acres of fertile land, and give him an official position. Otherwise, give him a marriage proposal and find a noble lady to marry him. How can he be allowed to have the idea of ​​​​Xiangxiang? The minister has merit. , The royal family wants rewards, but there is no reason for the emperor to sell his daughter."

The Queen Mother was born into a noble family, but she was not a talented woman when she was young. She also liked to dance with swords, so her words were a bit vulgar in her haste.

Her marriage to Emperor Tianyan was also due to a political marriage, and the situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty was very bad at that time. When Emperor Tianyan was the crown prince, he was also in danger.

The Queen Mother's family is a vassal town in the western part of the empire. It has hundreds of thousands of troops in its hands, forming a semi-separatist regime.

Therefore, Emperor Tianyan had no choice but to marry her back then.

Of course, after Emperor Tianyan succeeded to the throne, he used the war with the Great Liang Kingdom to kill all the soldiers and horses of the Xiao Guogong family, which was regarded as a complete settlement of the Xiao clan town.

Although he did not abolish the queen, his relationship with Xiao was always average.

Therefore, after the Emperor retired to the Shangqing Palace, his wife, the Queen Mother, did not move there with him. The Queen Mother, Xiao, stayed in the palace with her son and not her husband, which was normal.

Hearing that the Queen Mother even said things like selling her daughter, Emperor Wan Yun said helplessly: "Mother, I have promised Ao Yu to give him a chance. So I let him and Xiang Xiang see each other once, so as not to say whether I have merit or not. If Xiangxiang doesn't like him, then don't blame me for not giving him a chance."

Then the emperor said: "Mother, based on your understanding of Xiangxiang, do you think she will fall in love with Ao Yu?"

The Queen Mother thought for a while and said: "That is definitely something she will not like. Although she is talented, she likes Ao Yu's books and his music. But she absolutely does not like Ao Yu. Anyone who has some discernment and a little bit of mysophobia will like it. Not as good as Ao Yu. It’s okay to be fat. His private life is too chaotic. Anyone who marries him will have his reputation ruined."

The emperor said: "In that case, what does the queen have to worry about?"

The Queen Mother said: "Even if you have a blind date with Ao Yu, it will ruin Xiangxiang's reputation."

The emperor said: "Who can ruin Xiangxiang's reputation?"

The Queen Mother said: "After the blind date, I sent Ao Yu far away and let him return to Jiangzhou. Although he has merit, I don't want to see him anymore."

The emperor said: "Yes, Queen Mother!"

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The Queen Mother still couldn't stop the blind date.

Time flew by, and soon three days passed.

The twelfth day of the first lunar month has officially arrived.

Although no one was watching in person, the blind date between Yun Zhonghe and Princess Xiangxiang still attracted much attention, and even became the only focus.

Morning time!

Yun Zhonghe wore a new robe, left Ao Mansion in the capital, and went to the Royal Garden for a blind date with Princess Xiangxiang.

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