Zheng Miao raised her hand and interrupted Qiu Yizhi's words: "No, don't talk about this anymore. Brother Yu has made up his mind. If you want to leave, let's go together. If you want to stay, we can stay together in this dragon's pond and tiger's den. Even if Brother Yu is captured by the enemy, If he is captured, he will immediately kill himself with a knife, so that these barbarians in Lingnan can see the integrity of my old Youyan army!"
Qiu Yizhi was so excited by Zheng Miao's words that he suddenly remembered something. He strode to the entrance of the tent and greeted, "Where is Wang Laowu? Where is Wang Laowu?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard someone agree: "I'm right here. What are your orders, sir?" Before he finished speaking, Wang Laowu quickly ran to the side, saluted Qiu Yizhi, and said, " I don’t know why you asked me to come here in the middle of the night..."
Qiu Yizhi knew that he talked a lot, so he quickly stopped him: "Don't say more, just wait here. I have something to teach you."
Saying that, Qiu Yizhi went back to the tent, took the ready-made pen and ink, and wrote: Your Majesty, it has been found that Wen Honghui, the leader of Tianzun Cult, is not dead and is in cahoots with the King of Lingnan. I am afraid that the Lingnan Incident is imminent. I hope that your Majesty will mobilize all the troops from all over the world. Ma, be on guard against the rebellion caused by the King of Lingnan. This matter is well known to the world, and I hope the emperor will not take it lightly.
After writing, Qiu Yizhi read it over, signed his name on the bottom, and handed it to Zheng Miao.
Zheng Miao took the note and saw that the tone above was very urgent and somewhat disrespectful, and said: "The tone of this letter seems to be a bit too much, but now is not the time to mince words, so just send it to the capital like this. "After saying that, he took the pen from Qiu Yizhi's hand and signed his own name before his name.
Seeing this, Qiu Yizhi took the note from Zheng Miao's hand, dried the ink hard, folded it carefully and sealed it, and then said: "Wang Laowu, come in."
Wang Laowu outside the tent agreed, opened the curtain and came in. Just as he was about to salute, he heard Qiu Yizhi say: "No need to be polite. Don't talk, just listen carefully to my instructions."
As he spoke, Qiu Yizhi waved the newly sealed letter in his hand: "This letter is of great importance. The security and peace of the world are contained here. I have asked you to send many letters before, but none of them are like this one." Letters are important, do you understand?”
Wang Laowu looked at the ordinary envelope made of horse dung paper in Qiu Yizhi's hand, then looked at Qiu Yizhi's extremely serious and nervous expression, and nodded attentively.
Seeing this, Qiu Yizhi added: "It's still the old rule. This letter must be handed over to Prime Minister Zhongli in person. No one else can even touch it, let alone read it. Do you understand?"
Wang Laowu nodded again.
Qiu Yizhi then breathed a sigh of relief: "You run so fast, even my bloody horse can't outrun you on this mountain trail. You must be very careful, don't make trouble on the road, don't talk nonsense with others, It’s a starry night and I have to rush to the capital as soon as possible to do my business.”
Speaking of this, Qiu Yizhi suddenly remembered that maybe this was the farewell to Wang Laowu, and couldn't help but feel a little sad. His nose felt sour, and he said with a bit of tears: "After arriving in the capital, everything must be obeyed by Prime Minister Zhongli. Don't Acting rashly, do you understand?”
Wang Laowu nodded again.
But Zheng Miao, who was standing aside, took a step forward and said, "This matter is of great importance, so there can't be any mistakes. You, Wang Laowu, are well-known as scuds, and you are also a person whom Mr. Qiu of your family can trust. I have nothing else to say." , let me ask you: Lingnan Road is rugged and complicated, won’t you get lost?”
Wang Laowu replied: "You have known the road since you were a child. You will never forget it after walking through it once. Don't worry, Your Highness. But since this letter is important - I remember that Brother Zhao drew a topographic atlas along the way. I asked him for it." One copy, which you can read at any time, is probably enough.”
"Good! As expected, my sworn brother has hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Even an errand boy can be regarded as a talent!" Zheng Miao praised, "My Highness has nothing to reward you. Take this jade plaque. If you can't find Zhongli in the capital, Prime Minister, just use this sign and go straight to the palace to find the emperor. No one in the imperial city will dare to stop you if you see this jade sign!"
After saying that, Zheng Miao took out a warm jade plaque tied with a bright yellow ribbon from his arms and handed it to Wang Laowu.
Wang Laowu saw that on this jade tablet, which was the size of a child's palm, several giant dragons were clearly carved, breathing clouds and mist among the auspicious clouds. It looked like a royal thing and was priceless, so he was a little afraid to pick it up. .
Qiu Yizhi beside him said: "This is a reward from His Highness the Third Highness, just take it. This thing is a royal token. You cannot make it public unless absolutely necessary, let alone use it to show off in the market."
Wang Laowu solemnly agreed, turned around, opened the curtain and walked out of the tent.
Qiu Yizhi stopped him again: "What are you in a hurry for? It's the middle of the night and you can't see your fingers. Can you run out of this stone city and leave the stronghold of the King of Lingnan?" He then said to Yuchi Jiming, " Ji Ming, you send Wang Laowu out first, and come back as soon as he goes to a place where no one is around."
Yuchi Jiming also knew that the matter was urgent, so he couldn't help but nodded and agreed, and then went out to escort Wang Laowu.
As the curtain fell to the ground again, the tent suddenly became silent, leaving only the crackling sound of the charcoal burning in the charcoal basin.
Suddenly Lin Shuhan chuckled: "Just now, His Highness the Third Highness was unwilling to make up his mind to deal with the King of Lingnan, but now the situation is compelling. If he is still unwilling to take action, he has to take action, right?"
Zheng Miao raised his eyes and looked at Lin Shuhan, sighed, and smiled self-consciously: "I just hope that Mr. Lin's plan will be effective so that this storm can be eliminated. This will be good for the people of the world, the imperial court and the Lingnan Palace." What a blessing!”
Qiu Yizhi also nodded and said: "In that case, please ask the third brother to make an appointment with Zheng Yu tomorrow and explain his interests to him. As long as he is on our side, the matter will be mostly successful."
In this way, the three of them discussed for a whole night, and when the sun lazily streamed half of its face from the top of the mountain, it was already noon time.
Zheng Miao knew that the situation was changing rapidly and there was no time to take a rest, so he called one of his subordinates to invite Zheng Yu to have a meal in his military tent in the name of a banquet.
At first Zheng Miao was worried that Zheng Yu would refuse to come, but Zheng Yu didn't know whether he was confident or had other agendas, so he didn't shirk and came to Zheng Miao's tent for a banquet with only two guards.
Zheng Miao's banquet was originally prepared in a hurry. The two of them ate a few bites of food, drank a few sips of wine, and took a few bites of rice.
Zheng Yu exchanged a few words and was about to leave, but was stopped by Zheng Miao: "Brother Yu, I have a few words to say to you."
Zheng Yu's whole body tensed up after hearing this, and he bowed and said, "You and I, brothers, ate very happily today and chatted very happily. My father is in poor health and still needs me to take care of him. I'll take my leave now..." He As he spoke, he slowly backed away, and two guards stood at the door of the tent waiting to be responded to.
However, before he finished speaking, he saw a figure flashing outside the tent, standing among the two guards, grabbing the two people's necks with one hand on the left and the other on the right. With a slight twist, the two tall guards like iron towers lifted their arms. His legs went limp and he was lying on the ground like mud - the person who took action was none other than Yuchi Jiming, who was an outstanding martial artist.
Seeing this, Zheng Miao smiled proudly, then put away his smile and said, "It seems that Brother Yu and the two guards were tired from yesterday. They fell asleep while we were having a meal. Brother Yu can't do it without guards, so why not How about you stay with me for a few more words and wait until they wake up before leaving? "
Zheng Yu looked at Zheng Miao, then looked back at Yuchi Jiming who was blocking the door of the tent. He seemed to be very afraid of her. He swallowed and said helplessly: "Well, since His Highness the Third Highness has something to say, then I Just listen attentively."
Zheng Miao smiled and said, "You're not busy. Brother Yu, please sit down first." He saw Zheng Yu obediently sitting on an armchair nearby, and then he continued, "Brother Yu seems to have some grudge against me. I see But there is no need. Not to mention that we are all descendants of the Zheng family, cousins in the fifth family. Just because you and I are not the eldest son, no outsider can know the joys and hardships here. "
Zheng Yu trembled all over after hearing this. He raised his head and looked at the Third Highness Zheng Miao in front of him in horror. He felt that the smile on his face was unfathomable. He finally calmed down and said again: "Your Highness, what are you talking about?" , why can’t I understand?”
Because the matter was urgent, Zheng Miao didn't want to make any more detours with him, so she gritted her teeth and said: "You don't speak secretly in front of people of the Ming Dynasty. According to the etiquette of the Han Dynasty, neither you nor I have a share in the throne or the throne. To say something disrespectful , Where will the Emperor and the King of Lingnan go after a hundred years? Shouldn’t we brothers have a plan? "
Zheng Yu was startled again after hearing this. He peeked into Zheng Miao's eyes and saw that he was looking at him with a sharp look, as if he wanted to see through his soul. He quickly moved his eyes elsewhere, timidly. Said: "I don't understand what His Highness is saying, and I don't want to understand..."
Zheng Miao glanced at Zheng Yu's cowardly look and knew that if he couldn't make up his mind as soon as possible, he would be afraid of delaying the opportunity. He would have long nights and dreams, so he sneered and said: "Huh! Brother Yu is just pretending to be stupid, but some things are... What our ministers can say is that if you are wise, you will not worry about the long term, and the opposite is true. If you don't think long term, you will be at a loss when things happen. "
He paused and then said: "Brother Yu, don't blame me for speaking out. With Prince Lingnan's current body, I'm afraid there will be something unbearable to say soon. After Prince Lingnan passes away, according to the current situation, the court will inevitably I want to appoint my brother Zheng Nuo as the new King of Lingnan."
Zheng Yu said nothing and nodded silently.
Zheng Miao added: "Your brother Zheng Nuo has been raised in Luoyang, the capital city, since he was young. I'm afraid that my brother Yu has not spent more time with Zheng Nuo than I have! In my opinion, Zheng Nuo does have Talent is not a conservative person. He has been in Luoyang for a long time and has no foundation in Lingnan. If he succeeds to the throne, he will definitely eliminate dissidents. The first thorn in his eyes is none other than you, brother Yu. "
When Zheng Yu heard this, his whole body trembled in discomfort, and finally he asked: "Then what do you want to teach His Highness the Third Highness?"
The tone of this sentence was strange, as if it was asking or mocking, which made Zheng Miao feel uncomfortable. She had to bite the bullet and said: "I have a clever plan. You and I are mutually beneficial. I wonder if Brother Yu is willing to listen to me." Tell me?"
Zheng Yu didn't speak, and became silent again. He lowered his head and didn't even look at Zheng Miao.
Zheng Miao has been in contact with Zheng Yu these days, and she feels that he has no ambitions, and his talents are very ordinary, but he is impetuous, but his performance today is very different from before, which is puzzling.
The atmosphere seemed a little awkward for a moment, but Zheng Miao walked back to his seat with determination and took a sip of tea. While thinking about how to speak next, she secretly looked at Zheng Yu and observed his movements. (To be continued)