Joyful Reunion

Chapter 171: lay bare

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"Okay." Zheng Yan said, "Then after you get the news, you have to decide the winner and loser on your own. Presumably, Lord Changliu won't let it go."

Duan Ling said: "Didn't it say that Zhenshanhe is in whose hands, the four assassins must obey his orders and not shoot at him?"

"It's not 'in whose hands' it is." Zheng Yan said lightly, "Whoever owns this sword also needs to be acknowledged by the rest of the sect. Kung fu is not at home, but it is absolutely impossible."

The two were silent for a moment, Zheng Yan frowned, as if there was an inexorable annoyance, after a long time he breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Duan Ling.

"Is it over?" Duan Ling said, "That's what you came to say?"

"Don't worry." Zheng Yan said, "Now is the second thing, Mr. Wang."

Duan Ling motioned for you to speak.

"The prince is a fake brought up by Wuluohoumu." Zheng Yan said, "So, have you ever thought about where the real prince is?"

"How would I know?" Duan Ling shrugged and said, "Tell Wuluohou Mu to come and ask?"

"If I can figure it out, why should I ask you?" Zheng Yan replied casually, lying on the side of the low couch with his two legs on his back, leaning against the armrest of the couch, and said, "Using your wisdom, Lord Wang, I don't believe you haven't thought about this."

"Die," Duan Ling said. "Maybe when the city is broken, he will already be dead."

"When was the city broken?" Zheng Yan asked.

"Shangjing." Duan Ling replied, "Didn't the crown prince come back from Shangjing? Back then, when the late emperor attacked Shangjing, it was precisely to save the prince. When chaos broke out, the late emperor died and the prince died. This is normal. Luohou Mu found a young man who knew the prince and pretended to be the prince."

If it was in the past, Duan Ling might have been a little nervous and hesitated to tell Zheng Yan the truth, but when Zheng Yan proposed to borrow troops from Chao Huaiyin, Duan Ling suddenly changed his mind - a letter from Zheng Yan could mobilize Yao Fu. 50,000 soldiers and horses, the relationship is obviously not as simple as "friends".

It is very likely that the faction that Zheng Yan really belongs to is Yao Fu.

Duan Ling couldn't help but remind himself repeatedly that he had to be careful about this uncle who he had never met.

"Well." Zheng Yan said, "Then Wuluohoumu returned with the so-called 'Prince' and supported him in the upper position. This is one of the possibilities."

"If the prince is fake," Duan Ling said, "it's not 'one of them', but the only possibility."

"No, no." Zheng Yan shook his finger, the direction he was lying was facing away from Duan Ling, Duan Ling couldn't judge what he was thinking from his expression, and frowned slightly.

"There is another possibility." Zheng Yan said.

"What's the possibility?" Duan Ling asked with a frown.

Zheng Yan said: "Wu Du once mentioned that Wuluohoumu helped the late emperor to find the prince who was living in the people eight years ago. At that time, the real prince was just a child. Wuluohoumu offered him to study in Beijing, Responsible for guarding him until Wu Du was ordered by General Zhao to go to find this child, is that so, the dear brother outside?"

"Yes." Wu Du replied from outside the door.

Zheng Yan looked up at Duan Ling and said, "What if the children brought out by Wuluohoumu are also fake?"

There was an instant "bang" in Duan Ling's mind, and he couldn't say anything.

Zheng Yan glanced at Duan Ling and said, "Whether the late emperor has seen his own son, not necessarily, I guess most of them haven't."

Duan Ling: "..."

Wu Du said coldly, "Zheng Yan, do you think the late emperor was so stupid that he couldn't even tell his own blood?"

Zheng Yan replied: "In this world, nothing is impossible. In my life, I have seen similar things, many more. Children can't see the truth when they are young. When they grow up, the fake prince will actually Having deceived His Majesty, it can be seen that there are no absolutes."

Zheng Yan's words instantly made Duan Ling's scalp numb, and he was speechless for a long time.

"This is one of the possibilities." Duan Ling said again after a while.

Zheng Yan said "um", turned over and sat up, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Wang Shan, what if the prince was born by Wuluohoumu and the princess?"

The second thunderbolt crossed Duan Ling's mind, and he almost couldn't hold back, and wanted to draw his sword and slash Zheng Yan.

Duan Ling's hand was trembling, he forced himself to calm down, and replied, "Zheng Yan, if you say this, His Majesty will kill us and silence us."

Zheng Yan waved his hand and said, "It's just a random guess. It's too many to count. Let me tell you a secret."

Duan Ling looked at Zheng Yan vigilantly.

"I'm actually Yao Hou's illegitimate son." Zheng Yan said with a smile to Duan Ling.

Even Wu Du outside was stunned.

"You..." Duan Ling never expected that Zheng Yan would suddenly bring up another irrelevant matter, but then, Zheng Yan's next sentence was: "Now it's your turn, take another secret with you. I changed it."

Zheng Yan looked at Duan Ling seriously, and said word by word, "Wuluohou Mu also has a Chinese name that very few people know, it's called 'Lang Junxia'. How did you know this name?"

Duan Ling was instantly shocked, Wu Du immediately opened the door and came in, reaching out and drawing his sword. Zheng Yan raised his gloved hand, raised it vacantly, and locked his eyes on Wu Du's movements.

"You're so smart, Zheng Yan." Duan Ling said, "That's my only omission."

When Duan Ling and Batu exchanged hostages that day, he called out Lang Junxia's name in a hurry. When he came back, he thought that maybe Zheng Yan had heard it, but he didn't know what it meant. The situation was chaotic at the time, and he might have forgotten it when he came back. Unexpectedly, Zheng Yan has always kept it in his heart, and he has not mentioned it for many days. He thought it was all right, but he was suddenly caught off guard by Zheng Yan.

Zheng Yan replied: "This is a name he once used. Even the other three factions of Baihu Hall and even the main altar don't know about it. After the sword-quenching platform was destroyed, the master took me to investigate and found it in the fire. A piece of unburned embers, with half a page of letter paper in it, and the name on it."

"And it stands to reason that you and Wuluohou Mu have never met, so it is impossible to know the name." Zheng Yan said, "It is even less likely that he will tell you that this name represents some kind of his past."

Duan Ling said: "When the client is away, let's discuss this behind his back, Zheng Yan, don't you think it's strange?"

Zheng Yan said with a smile: "For me, there is nothing strange, I have finally found you, Your Highness."

Zheng Yan got up, walked to Duan Ling, lifted up his robe, knelt on his knees, and bowed towards Duan Ling.

Wu Du said, "Zheng Yan, you're not being kind."

Wu Du put the Lie Light Sword on Zheng Yan's back to prevent him from suddenly bursting out. As long as Zheng Yan stood up, the back of his neck would be penetrated by the Lie Light Sword.

There was silence in the room, no one said a word, Duan Ling raised his eyes and looked at Wu Du as if asking for help. Wu Du frowned deeply, unable to judge for a while whether this was good or bad.

Duan Ling was silent for a moment, but this short moment was more difficult than any decision he had ever made in his life. Finally, he finally decided to gamble.

"Aiqing is flat." Duan Ling said.

Only then did Wu Du take away the sword, but he did not return it to the sheath, he watched Zheng Yan vigilantly, and his right hand was ready to draw the sword at any time.

Zheng Yan stood tall and said, "His Majesty has been suspicious since the first time he saw you. He ordered me to come to Zhenshanhe, in fact, to protect your safety."

Duan Ling: "..."

This is the second time Duan Ling has felt shocked. Zheng Yan rolled his hands, looked at Wu Du, then looked at Duan Ling, and said, "I couldn't judge before, so I tried hard and said a big difference to the late emperor and His Highness. Respectfully, please forgive me."

"Forgive you... innocence." Duan Ling's mind was in chaos. There were too many facts that happened tonight, one after another, making him completely unable to resist.

"Wait." Duan Ling raised his hand and said, "Zheng Yan, just now you said Your Majesty... What's going on? Let me think about it carefully, I've already been blinded."

Zheng Yan didn't answer, just stood aside with a smile in his eyes.

Wu Du said, "Zheng Yan, you bastard, have you always known?"

Thousands of thoughts rushed through Duan Ling's mind, Zheng Yan knew his identity, this was the second, the most important sentence, which made a strong light flash in his life, making him almost dizzy.

"Zheng Yan, if I heard correctly..." Duan Ling's voice was trembling, "You said, Your Majesty treats me..."

Zheng Yan bowed slightly and said, "I'm going to get some things, your Highness will know at a glance." After speaking, he exited the door. Duan Ling was in shock, looking at Wu Du, Wu Du was also a little confused.

"He..." Duan Ling asked, "Is what he said true?"

"He is indeed Yao Fu's illegitimate son." Wu Du replied.

"I didn't say this... Okay." Before Duan Ling could calm down, Zheng Yan came back with his baggage.

Zheng Yan put the burden on the table in front of Duan Ling, opened it, and took out the first wooden plaque, Wu Ducai completely relaxed his vigilance and no longer had any hostility towards him, but instead, another kind of hostility began. .

When Duan Ling saw the pack of wooden cards, his eyes darkened and he almost fainted.

Each wooden card has a surname, which is the team's pocket card!

"How many people did you kill?" Duan Ling asked.

"Sixteen." Zheng Yan replied, "Not long after Your Highness set off for Hebei County, Donggong Feng Duo sent a shadow team to chase you on the road. His Majesty learned that the shadow team was mobilized, so he became suspicious and sent officials to follow along the way. Let's see what the film team wants to do."

Only then did Duan Ling realize that so many things happened in places they didn't know about.

"Why did he notice me?" Duan Ling said, "Does he know that I am... his nephew?"

Zheng Yan shook his head and said, "I don't know."

"You don't have to be polite." Duan Ling said hurriedly, he wanted to take Zheng Yan's hand and let him sit beside him, but he realized that Wu Du's face was not very good-looking, so he beckoned and said, "Just say that, take you Tell me everything you know."

Zheng Yan said, "I really don't know."

Duan Ling took a deep breath and said to Wu Du, "I want to go back to Jiangzhou."

"No." Wu Du replied, "It will definitely arouse Cai Gou's vigilance."

Zheng Yan replied: "No, you have to wait for His Majesty's arrangement. His Majesty personally ordered that no matter what happens, you can't go back rashly. You have to wait in Yecheng until he arranges it properly for you to go back."

When he heard this, Duan Ling burst into tears instantly. The hardships he has endured over the years, the obstacles he has encountered, and the defenses he has built finally collapsed before these words.

He just shed tears silently, nodded and said, "Okay, okay... I will listen to his instructions. Thank you, Zheng Yan, thank you."

He raised his hand unconsciously, Wu Du took his hand and sat beside him. Zheng Yan sighed, sitting on the desk next to him, looking at Duan Ling. Duan Ling wept silently at first, but in the end he couldn't hold it any longer. He hugged Wu Du, buried it on his shoulders, and burst into tears.

Snowflakes fluttered outside the room, and the cold wind blew the snow in, and descended on the devastated ground, gently covering up all the wounds and traces. It was radiant, as if those sorrows had never happened, and instead, it was a piece of pure white with auspicious snow.