More than 20 years ago, the first emperor swept Xie's mansion overnight with a thunderous force. Although Ji Yanran did not experience it personally, it is not difficult to imagine the situation at that time. Everyone in the court must be in danger, fearing that Xie's family will not be able to avoid it. Under such circumstances, Zhou Jiuxiao was willing to take the risk of hiring an imperial physician for Xie Hanyan, which did not match his image in the rumors. You must know that General Zhou was dismissed by Li Jing because Zongzi committed crimes in the city and later played tricks. In the memorial, it is mentioned that this man is domineering and arrogant, and treats human life like nothing. It seems that you can't even take out half of the advantages.
Tan Siming explained: "During the first emperor's reign, Zhou Jiuxiao also made a lot of military exploits, and he was not useless. And in detail, General Lu can be regarded as his student." After all, the age difference between the two is so shocking. A handsome talent, when he was fledgling, he had to be led by a veteran.
Ji Yanran continued: "Since Abi's illness is exactly the same as Miss Xie's, is there more than 90% certainty that Imperial Physician Tan can cure it?"
"It's possible, but it's just..." Tan Siming looked embarrassed, and whispered in his ear.
Yun Yifeng was stunned while listening: "Really?"
"It's absolutely true." Tan Siming said, "So whether or not that Miss Abi's illness is cured depends entirely on the prince."
Ji Yanran nodded, and said briskly: "Cure." Leaving aside Yerten's second condition, the relationship between her and Yun Yifeng connected by the current clues alone must be saved.
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In the inn, the kitchen has already boiled the decoction, which is really sour and difficult to swallow. Abi only took a sip, then gritted her teeth and refused to open her mouth again. The maids around her had no choice but to hold her down forcibly and forcefully poured down the medicine, which made the whole inn scream, which was extremely frightening up.
"Boss." The maid knelt on the ground and said tremblingly, "Miss Abi refuses to take medicine, so we can only do this."
"Be gentler next time." Yerten wasn't angry, he finally found a doctor, and he also wanted to cure her as soon as possible, to cure this damn butterfly hysteria, and it would be best to get her memory back as well. Let's see what a miraculous tribe it is that can produce such a beautiful woman with green eyes who looks like a monster and captures one's soul.
Abi huddled in the corner of the bed. She was really frightened by the drug-dosed battle just now, and she couldn't help but want to escape to another world. A vague face appeared in her mind again, which seemed very familiar, but at the same time seemed very strange. She frowned in pain, as fragments continuously emerged and disappeared quickly, clearly they were completely different souls, but they insisted on being squeezed into the same body, driving the whole person to go crazy.
Those jasper-like eyes were darkened, and the maid hurriedly reminded: "Boss, the girl seems to be ill again, do you want to continue feeding her the tranquilizing medicine?"
"Hey." Yerten stood up, "Let her sleep well, and when the imperial doctor Tan comes back tomorrow, ask him if there is a way to make this frightening nightmare less frequent."
Lin Ying was waiting outside the inn at this time, saying that the prince invited the chieftain to come to the house for a while.
Yerteng was not surprised by this, and said again: "I'm afraid I'm not the only one His Royal Highness wants to see, right?"
Lin Ying smiled: "If the Chief has guests, you might as well bring them with you."
As expected, this so-called "guest" was the long-lost Zhou Jiuxiao.
When he was in Northeast Cold Mist City, Zhou Ming pretended to trick Ji Yanran to Wangxing City. After the plan failed, he refused to reveal the whereabouts of his uncle Zhou Jiuxiao. Unexpectedly, Ji Yanran would show up with Yerteng. Although he has been living abroad for many years, this former general of Daliang does not seem to be in the slightest. He is still ruddy and tall, and he seems to be living a good life.
"His Royal Highness Xiao Wang has been famous for fighting east and west in these years." Zhou Jiuxiao said, "Compared to General Lu back then, he is not bad at all." After finishing speaking, he glanced at Yun Yifeng next to him again, and said with a smile , "Master Yunmen, I have long admired you."
"You are quite courageous." Ji Yanran said, "You actually dare to come to see this king in a big way."
"Since I told the chief at the beginning that Imperial Physician Tan had cured the rare butterfly hysteria, I was ready to see the prince today." Zhou Jiuxiao said, "The prince has been looking for me, hasn't he?"
Ji Yanran corrected: "This king is not looking for you, but hunting you. First, he escaped from prison on the way to exile, and later, Misty Peak visited the Snow Pavilion and sent his nephew to win over this king to usurp the throne. Now he appears with the Ge Teng tribe. It can also be cut seven or eight times."
"Why is your lord so eager to kill me?" Zhou Jiuxiao calmed down, "I came here this time because I have a lot to say, and I want to have a good chat with my lord."
Ji Yanran asked: "If the king's guess is correct, Marquis Su Ming Yang Boqing was also taken away by you, right?"
Zhou Jiuxiao nodded: "Yes."
Yerten frowned slightly. He didn't know that there was such a person in Zhou Jiuxiao's hands.
"A few months ago, the prince led troops westward. After Su Minghou heard the news, he couldn't stay in Dayuan City any longer. He always thought that he would wait for a beheading Shangfang sword. In a panic, he wrote a letter asking for help and wanted to leave. girder."
Ji Yanran said coldly: "Then you killed more than 30 servants in the Yang family, just to keep the news out?"
Zhou Jiuxiao shook his head: "It's really not my doing, but the Yang family's own killer. Yang Boqing raised a group of vulture warriors in the mansion. At that time, I only sent a caravan to Taiyuan City to pick them up in disguise. As for Yang's mansion What happened, I didn’t know in advance.”
Speaking of the Vulture Warrior, Yun Yifeng remembered it. Li Jun mentioned earlier that he saw a group of strangely dressed wizards appearing in the garden of the Yang Mansion in the middle of the night. At that time, both of them thought it was the Red Crow Sect. Now it seems that, Could it be this group of people? And in the legend of the desert, the vultures do have the custom of collecting the bones of their prey, such as taking off finger bones and stringing them into ornaments that symbolize victory.
The candlelight in the hall was beating, and Zhou Jiuxiao continued: "To be honest, I don't like that Marquis Su Ming, he has no military achievements, no strategy, only relying on his family background and favored sister, he is in court. It's like a big joke."
Ji Yanran leaned on the chair: "Then why do you need to save him? Wouldn't it be better for me to kill him with a sword?"
Zhou Jiuxiao asked back: "Don't you want to know the truth about Baihe's release?"
Ji Yanran raised her eyes to meet him.
"I think the lord has already heard that it was the Yang family that opened the gates of the Baihe River." Zhou Jiuxiao said, "But there is another story behind it. I'm afraid no one has mentioned it before. Yang Boqing is currently in Yancheng. , if the prince is willing, I will bring him here."
Yerten became more unhappy when he heard it, and his eyes became more gloomy. Although he cooperated with Zhou Jiuxiao, he didn't accept that the other party wanted to hide another person behind his back. This made him feel like he was kept in the dark and fooled. Dissatisfaction was suppressed.
The carriage soon picked up Yang Boqing. After Li Jun heard the news, she was taken aback, and quickly sneaked down on the crack of the door, squinting her eyes to peep inside.
Yang Boqing was dressed in coarse cloth, with a haggard look and snow-white hair, giving him a desolate appearance. Just thinking of this poor old man who conspired to flood the city a few years ago, and now raises warriors to massacre the common people, how much blood was stained on his hands, Yun Yifeng felt his back go numb, and all sympathy disappeared. A clean sheet.
Moreover, the old man said that although Yang Boguang was the mastermind of the Baihe incident, there was always another force behind it, and it was none other than the late emperor Li Xu.
Ji Yanran said angrily: "Presumptuous!"
"My lord, don't get angry, just listen to me." Yang Boqing said without any haste, "When Baihe changed its course back then, Bo Guang didn't change his mind at first. Give that prince a little trouble. As for opening the gate in advance, I never thought about it."
Ji Yanran asked: "Then why did you think about it later?"
"Being at the instigation of Mr. Nan Fei, the minister of the Ministry of War at that time, Bo Guang was insane for a while." Yang Boqing said, "After the incident was exposed, Bo Guang confessed to Nan Fei, but the late Emperor protected him in every possible way, not to mention the trial. I didn't even ask a question, and later I was promoted to a noble, isn't that obvious enough?"
Ji Yanran said: "Master Nan has passed away for ten years, so he can't jump out to refute, so Marquis Su Ming can make up whatever he wants."
"I know that the prince will not believe the empty words without proof." Yang Boqing said, "but think about it, the prince, why is Nanfei with mediocre qualifications and no achievements in his official career for many years, yet he is highly valued by the late emperor and has made great progress all the way? In Boguang In the second year after his death, why did his only son Yang Cao sneak into Nanfu in the middle of the night, risking his life to assassinate Nan Fei, and was beaten to death? Apart from avenging his father, why did he have other reasons? And the late emperor, I once cried out in mourning after being drunk, and repeatedly shouted that I am ashamed of the general, many palace people can testify that the prince should have heard about this, so he never thought about which general it is?"
At that time, there happened to be Liu Dayuan, General of Zhenbei, who fell down the steps and lay on the bed for three or four months because he drank a few jars of fine wine from the imperial court. He almost became crippled. For anecdotes. But now that I think about it, it seems that it is indeed not enough to "make the emperor mourn and cry".
Yang Boqing said: "That sound of ashamed and right, I said to General Liao. The late emperor acquiesced in Bo Guang's evil deeds, just to weaken the power of the Yang family, but unexpectedly, Young Master Liao was in the village and was also washed away by the flood. Because of this, Old General Liao fell ill and became a half useless person. The late emperor ordered him to be taken to the palace to be treated and cared for carefully. Outsiders can see him as caring.
"My lord believes what I'm saying now, or not." Yang Boqing said, "It's just that my lord has been investigating the truth for so many years. Since I know the inside story, I still want to use this to change my way of life."
Ji Yanran said coldly: "Relying on these baseless words alone, Marquis Su Ming might not be able to survive."
"Even though the Yang family has thought about what they shouldn't, isn't everything in this world the success of the king and the defeat of the bandit?" Yang Boqing asked aggressively, "In the early days of the first emperor's ascension to the throne, my Yang family worked tirelessly to unite with the rest of the famous families to fight to the death. It was only then that the Great Liang was stabilized. But after the country was stabilized, the first thing the late emperor did was to try every means to weaken the Yang family, and made up his mind to expel us from the royal city, who would not be disappointed?"
Ji Yanran reminded: "If the first emperor really couldn't tolerate the Yang family, Marquis Su Ming should have been killed a few years ago."
"Your Majesty's words are wrong. The reason why this head can be preserved until now is really not because the late Emperor wanted to show mercy." Yang Boqing said, "Back then, my sister-in-law was completely naked, and she loudly counted the Yang family's devotion to Liang in front of the emperor. The blood was splashed on the long steps, and he pleaded for the family with his death. Many ministers saw it. If the former emperor was exterminated again, he would inevitably lose the reputation of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge. , it will be difficult to turn over."
"The sun is setting in the Western Mountains, does Marquis Su Ming really think so?" Ji Yanran put down the teacup in his hand, "Then the eyeliner you have planted around the emperor all these years is used to find out the secrets of the palace and amuse you in your free time?"
Yang Boqing didn't deny it, but said: "It's just to have another way to survive, in case the emperor plans to attack the Yang family in Wangcheng, but I'm still bowing down in Jin to thank you."
Yerten sat on the side, listening to the old story of Daliang, without expressing any opinions. Zhou Jiuxiao, on the other hand, echoed, "If the Yang family hadn't devoted themselves to it back then, Daliang would have been in chaos for another five years. Even if it's just for this point, please ask the prince to give Su Minghou a way out and let him spend his old age peacefully."
Ji Yanran glanced at him.
"Naturally, with my current status, I am not qualified to make any demands." Zhou Jiuxiao was quite sensible, "But there are many things that the adults in the court will not say, and dare not say, only the so-called 'rebellious officials' Rebel', just now I have the courage to speak freely."
Ji Yanran said: "Why, you also have a shocking inside story to tell?"
"It's not shocking, only some old things related to the Lu Xie family." Zhou Jiuxiao said, "It is true that the Xie family collaborated with the enemy, but if it is said that General Lu also collaborated with the enemy, it would be a slander. He sacrificed his life for Daliang. With only the people and rivers and mountains in his heart, he is a first-class loyal minister and good general.”
But it happened that this first-class good general seemed to be possessed by evil spirits during the battle in Heisha City.
Zhou Jiuxiao said: "Outsiders say that General Lu was more than brave and not cautious enough to defeat Black Sand City. But in fact, before the battle, the deputy general at that time had repeatedly reminded that if he attacked aggressively, the chance of winning was less than 50%. We also worked with the local officials at the time to try our best to dissuade him, but in the end they still failed to convince General Lu."
Ji Yanran asked: "So?"
"This is definitely not General Lu's character, so there is only one reason." Zhou Jiuxiao said, "Black Sand City is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If you want to win, the only chance of winning is to first use a large army to lure the opponent's army out, and then use Another group of soldiers and horses rushed out from the flanks, and the magic soldiers fell from the sky, and they were caught off guard. The prince has been fighting for several years, and he should also agree with my statement. But the problem is that after Lu Guangyuan sent troops to Heisha City, no magic soldiers killed them. If it goes out, the whole line will be defeated."
Ji Yanran slightly bent her fingers.
Zhou Jiuxiao said word by word: "That's because the flanking reinforcements promised by the late emperor have not arrived. General Lu discussed with the late emperor and made a plan to break the city together. In order to prevent the military situation from leaking, he even the deputy general This is why the so-called 'insufficient strategy and reckless advance' came into being. But who knew that everything was a trap. At that time, the Xie family had fallen, the royal city was windy and windy, and it was widely rumored that General Lu was connected with foreign countries, so the late emperor became suspicious , simply take advantage of the Black Sand City incident to completely get rid of this trouble."
In addition, Pu Chang was absolutely true. He once desperately led a group of personal soldiers to break out of the siege, and traveled northward to the royal city day and night, hoping to ask for reinforcements.
Zhou Jiuxiao said: "Many people have seen Pu Xianfeng. He was full of dust and blood at that time, and the blood scabs all over his body turned brown and black. But when the late emperor went to court the next day, he didn't even mention this matter, and Pu Xianfeng did not mention it himself. It was completely gone then."
Yun Yifeng glanced at Ji Yanran, and this description was consistent with the appearance of Zichuan's secret map. It should be that after Puchang left the palace, he learned that Lu Guangyuan had been defeated and died, so he fled to Mingya Temple in Yuehua City, compiled military books and secret maps, and then wandered to Beiming Fengcheng, where he got married.
"There are many things that are not what the prince's eyes see and ears hear." Zhou Jiuxiao said, "In fact, I can turn a blind eye to Miss Abi's illness and seek peace for myself, but in the end I still want to see the prince. one side."
"Although I didn't personally experience the Battle of Black Sand City, you were also far away in Wangcheng at that time. You didn't know what happened thousands of miles away, so how can you be sure that the truth will be as you said just now?" Ji Yanran didn't leave a message. He was sympathetic, and asked again, "Since you started to admire the snow pavilion in Misty Peak, your actions don't seem to be just for peace. Miss Xie's family, where is she now?"
"I don't know." Zhou Jiuxiao shook his head, "After I secretly took her out of Wangcheng, I sent her to the wild horse tribe in southern Xinjiang according to General Lu's wishes, and there has been no news since then."
Southern Border, Wild Horse Tribe. Hearing this name, Yun Yifeng immediately remembered that the letter hidden in her baby was written by Pu Chang before he died of illness. It also told Luo Ruhua's mother and son to go to the wild horse tribe and join the leader Partridge, and also mentioned "Girl" - from now on, that girl is very likely to be Xie Hanyan. And other things written in the letter, including remorse for failing to move reinforcements in time, and angrily scolding the late emperor for listening to slanderous rumors to frame Zhongliang, can all correspond to what Zhou Jiuxiao said today.
The truth seems to have surfaced. There is no evidence for the Baihe incident, but the bizarre defeat of Heisha City and General Lu shows that there is indeed an inseparable relationship with the former emperor.
Ye Erteng was beside him and said calmly: "If you talk about playing tricks, who can be the opponent of Emperor Liang, I have gained a lot of knowledge today."
"The leader's knowledge should be gained elsewhere." Yun Yifeng looked at him, "Knowing that these two are the main offenders of Liang, but still allowing them to stay in Qingyang Grassland, just based on this, you can't see the leader There is any sincerity for peace."
"The leader treats Miss Abi with deep affection and righteousness. To save the life of his beloved, he will go through fire and water without any fear." Zhou Jiuxiao said first, "This is quite similar to the prince."
"I'm not interested in the grievances between your monarchs and ministers." Yerten stood up, "Also, it's my own decision who to take in and who to expel from the Geteng tribe, and it's not up to outsiders to dictate. We should go too."
Zhou Jiuxiao also said: "Then I will take a step first, my lord, Master of Yunmen, take my leave."
It was dark outside, Yerten boarded the carriage, and looked at Zhou Jiuxiao dissatisfied: "You didn't say earlier that there is another person hiding in this city."
"But he's useful, isn't he?" Zhou Jiuxiao lowered his voice, "Boss, don't forget our plan."
Yelten warned: "I can only tolerate this kind of thing once."
Zhou Jiuxiao bowed his head: "Yes."
Yang Boqing also got into the carriage, and the group headed towards the inn.
In the general's mansion, Yun Yifeng stood behind Ji Yanran, gently massaged his temples, and comforted him softly: "The group of people have their own ghosts, and their purpose is almost clearly written on their faces, why should the prince take it to heart."
"But there's still the letter from Pu Xianfeng." Ji Yanran took his hand, pulled him into his arms and hugged him, "You really don't have any ideas?"
When the two of them read the letter, at most they could only think that General Lu was trapped in Heisha City, and the late emperor refused to send reinforcements. As for why he refused to send troops, maybe it was due to the consideration of the war situation, or maybe it was just listening to the slander of the traitor as Pu Chang said. But either way, it can only be counted as a decision error. Compared with what Zhou Jiuxiao said today, first deliberately inducing Lu Guangyuan to send troops to Heisha City, but then delaying in fulfilling the agreement and sending more reinforcements... Ji Yanran sighed: "I really don't know how to look down now, maybe wait for Abi After recovering the memory, I can ask Miss Xie's whereabouts."
"Yerteng secretly colluded with the traitors of Daliang and took such a big risk. I don't believe that he only wanted to save his beloved woman." Yun Yifeng pinched his chin, "Besides, Zhou Jiuxiao took the initiative to find the Geteng tribe. The prince should be well aware of the purpose, and the third condition may be difficult to deal with."
"I understand." Ji Yanran nodded, "Leaving aside the third condition, there is at least Abi now, which sounds inextricably linked to your past, let's cure her first."
Brothers Wu En and Gegen have also set off to find the "Duoji" that Abi mentioned in his ramblings, to see if they can be lucky, and they happened to find this person.
"It's getting late, go back and have a rest." Yun Yifeng pulled him to stand up, "It's cold tonight, my lord, take a good hot bath, I'll go and see King Pingle, he just hid at the door and kissed him Hearing Yang Boqing say that Concubine Yang's blood was splashed on the senior rank, I'm afraid I was also stimulated."
Li Jun was not in his room, Yun Yifeng searched a lot, and finally found him in the kitchen, with red eyes and a sad face, watching the stove cooking eggs stuffed with red dates wine.
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"When my mother and concubine were alive, she often cooked this sweet soup for me." As he spoke, he couldn't help himself, and he was about to choke up again. Yun Yifeng quickly took the spoon in his hand, and comforted him, "It's okay, Concubine Yang has a spirit in heaven, if she can see King Pingle so...healthy, she will be very pleased."
Li Jun became more and more frustrated: "I am really useless."
"No." Yun Yifeng helped to add sugar to the pot, "At least King Pingle has aesthetics, just think about the big pastel vat in the palace."
Li Jun thought about the big vat, and her teeth ached from the ugliness: "... indeed."
"Come on, after eating these, my heart will be warm." Yun Yifeng poured out the fermented eggs with concern in his eyes.
Li Jun was very moved, took a sip quickly, and said with a bitter face: "Sweet, my throat is sour."
"It's better if it's sweeter." Yun Yifeng hugged his shoulders, "I've had the soup too, do me a favor."
Li Jun put down the bowl: "What?"
Yun Yifeng whispered a few words in his ear.
Li Jun was so shocked that her hair stood on end: "What are you asking for?"
"For saving people, it's just that beauty with beautiful green eyes." Yun Yifeng said, "A person like King Pingle who loves fragrance and loves jade will definitely not refuse."
Li Jun: "..."
I really want to decline.
But I can't push it away.
Who is the master of the Cloud Gate? Once he gets fooled, he will be unrivaled in the first three hundred years and the next three hundred years.
He solemnly promised: "After helping this favor, I will make soup for you every day in the future, so as to keep in good health, nourish your body, and prolong your life!"