"I overheard it once." Wu Du thought about it, but still didn't think it was safe. He saw a small boat by the river and said, "Come up, let's go to the heart of the river."
Duan Ling could not punt the boat, so he boarded the boat with Wu Du. Wu Du barely stood upright, crossed the pole, and a little on the shore, the boat flew towards the center of the river like an arrow and stopped slowly.
There was no one else here, Wu Du sat down, motioned for Duan Ling to come over a little bit, hugged him, and the two sat on the bow.
"That night," Wu Du said, "I was looking for something in the Prime Minister's residence."
"What?" Duan Ling asked.
Wu Du uncovered Duan Ling's outer robe, revealing the white tiger bright light armor he wore inside. Looking at Duan Ling, Duan Ling nodded.
After Helan Jie died that day, Wu Du took off the Mingguang armor and soaked it in powdered medicine for several days, until it was confirmed that it was clean, and then let Duan Ling put it on, and let him wear it all the time. Not to mention whether it is needed or not, since he is the prince now, there is no need to pay it back.
"I was hiding on the beam, and I overheard the secret conversation between Changpin and Mu Kuangda in the study." Wu Du said, "It's very suspicious. What Wenpin said was, 'Xianhuai's time must be considered well. , you must not make any mistakes'."
Duan Ling was full of doubts.
"Xian pregnant?" Duan Ling murmured, "Is she pregnant? Who is pregnant?"
Wu Du said: "The minister only responded once, and the two talked about other things. Therefore, I suspect that Changpin is referring to the queen. If Mu Jinzhi gave birth to a prince for His Majesty, the minister would justifiably become the queen. After the state uncle, when His Majesty is treated, he will be able to control the Dachen government logically."
"It's just that the prince is returning to the court now." Wu Du added, "The minister must be very unwilling. His enemy is the prince. Whoever sits in this position will be in danger."
In this way, Mu Kuangda had to deal with Li Jianhong before, which was indeed excusable, and Li Yanqiu's future son would be his nephew. And Lang Junxia brought Cai Yan back, and at the same time disrupted Mu Kuangda's overall plan. But with Mu Kuangda's ingenuity, Duan Ling always felt that it would not be so simple.
"Before that, what would you be talking about?" Duan Ling said, "That's his sister, not his daughter-in-law, and he can still live with rare goods. Is it possible to turn Da Chen Jiangshan into his shepherd's family?"
Duan Ling stared blankly at the river in the early morning, and an extremely shocking thought emerged in his heart.
If this is the case, Duan Ling feels that he has vaguely spied on the conspiracy that Mu Kuangda is holding in his hands. This is fatal to the Mu family. For him, the news revealed by Wu Du is equivalent to doing him a favor in one fell swoop. leveled the entire battle.
On the way that followed, Duan Ling kept thinking about this question. Wu Du was so sleepy that he fell asleep as soon as he got in the car. The initial shock had passed, and when he woke up again, the relationship between the two returned to nature. Just woke up, Wu Du was still looking at Duan Ling in a trance. Duan Ling was no longer obsessed with his identity. He asked him to look out the curtain of the carriage. The road along the Minjiang River to Jiangzhou was very beautiful. maple leaf.
At the pier of the West River, the carriage moved onto the big boat and went down the river.
The wild geese flew south. Half a year ago, Duan Ling's fearful mood when he passed Jiangzhou has gradually disappeared, and Wu Du has gradually thought about it on the way.
"You can't go to see your fourth uncle rashly." Wu Duchao said to Duan Ling, "Otherwise, if you fail, the consequences will be disastrous."
Duan Ling nodded. After all, he was now in the dark and Cai Yan was in the light. The situation seemed dangerous, but after winning the independence of Wu, it was like having a bet overnight, and he could give it a shot.
Although the future situation is murky, there is at least one thing he can do for now.
Wu Du said: "We continue to hide in the prime minister's mansion. As long as we take every step, Wuluohou Mu has nothing to do with you, let alone kill you rashly. Look, since he saw you alive that night,"
What Duan Ling was most worried about was Lang Junxia. He didn't know if he had gone back at this time. If he did, if he told Cai Yan, he would be in trouble.
"Why?" Duan Ling asked.
"He was afraid of causing the minister's attention." Wu Du said, "Why did he kill a servant of the minister's residence for no reason? Mu Kuangda's brain is not simple, he will definitely investigate all this."
Duan Ling thought about it too. Now, even if Cai Yan knew that he was with Wu Du, he would not dare to let Lang Junxia kill him. Otherwise, if he missed, Mu Kuangda would be suspicious, and Li Yanqiu would also be suspicious. It is possible to kill an innocent person for no reason.
Unless Cai Yan and Lang Junxia are confident enough to make him disappear from this world, they will not act rashly before that.
The green hills are faint, the green water is long, the autumn is all south of the Yangtze River, and the vegetation withered.
Jiangzhou is known as the first city in the Central Plains. It was called the land of Jiangling in ancient times. The king's spirit was at its peak. In the past dynasties, Hulu invaded the frontier, all of which were the place where the emperors moved their capitals. It was also the hub of the Central Plains connecting Xichuan and Jiangnan. Yuheng Mountain, facing the surging river, has a unique position.
The last time Duanling passed through Jiangzhou, he didn't get in. Now he can finally see the place his father mentioned in his lifetime. I heard that there are peach blossoms here in spring, green cicadas in summer, maples flying all over the city in autumn, and snow in winter. It is as beautiful as a picture, but it is a grand scene in the world.
The boat stopped at the wharf, there was a jingling sound, it was the time when Dachen moved the capital, and there were goods everywhere. Duan Ling helped Wu Du down, got into the car again, opened one side of the car curtain, and looked out curiously.
A magnificent city has risen from the ground. From ancient times to the present, Jiangzhou has not been ravaged by wars |
"Hey, Wu Du." Duan Ling moved him and said, "This place is much more prosperous than Xichuan, why has my grandfather been reluctant to move the capital here?"
"Because of Zhao Kui." Wu Du replied, "Xie You and Zhao Kui have always been enemies. The late emperor once said that Xie You and Zhao Kui each gave up a step, saving thousands of people from dying."
Duan Ling can probably feel that the competition for the power of the general has a bigger impact than the power of the prime minister, and the consequences are more severe. Infighting will happen in the heavyweight of the famous Chen, and the gains outweigh the losses.
The driver has never crossed Jiangzhou in the future, and he doesn’t know the direction when he walks. Jiangzhou City is different from Xichuan. It is divided into inner and outer cities. The inner city is Jiangzhou Prefecture. Diverging from the outside, the outermost layer is one hundred and eight people's squares. There are thousands of households in one square. The inner circle is a long street that surrounds the whole city. If you push another one, it is another door, a school. There are ninety-six squares in total, such as the heavenly stems and the earth, and one ring is surrounded by another, corresponding to each other, like a magnificent feng shui compass. six piers.
Wu Du was also a little dizzy, and Duan Ling asked, "Didn't you come here before?"
"I forgot." Wu Du said, "I lost my way the first time I came here. After walking in the city for a long time, Zheng Yan took it in."
"Does Ben Xiao know the way?" Duan Ling asked, "Walk with Ben Xiao?"
Ben Xiao was familiar with the road, took the carriage to turn first, entered the alley, and then walked out of the long street.
Duan Ling was accustomed to the upright urban layout of Shangjing and Xichuan. When he came to Jiangzhou, he couldn't find the north. When he came back to his senses, Ben Xiao had stopped outside the palace, waiting impatiently for the carriage.
At that time, the main street rang the gong to clear the way, and a gorgeous carriage came over. A military general in black armor rode a tall horse and said, "Who is blocking the way here?!"
Duan Ling said, "Oops, who's in the car?"
"I'll deal with it." Wu Du said, "Don't come out, don't be afraid."
"Is it Wu Qing?" Cai Yan's voice came from a distance, but he got out of the car himself and said, "You are back!"
Cai Yan didn't recognize the carriage, but he knew Ben Xiao.
Duan Ling peeped out from the curtain of the car, and saw the convoy stretched to the long street, and immediately knew that the two of them were very lucky, and they joined the prince and the emperor who had moved in outside the palace on the same day!
I saw that there was a quaint carriage behind the Prince's carriage, an eight-horse horse-drawn carriage. According to that pomp, it must be his uncle, the emperor Li Yanqiu!
Cai Yan got out of the car and came, Wu Du leaned on crutches and wanted to go over to meet, but Cai Yan came over by himself, motioning Wu Du not to move, and greeted him outside the car.
"Why are you hurt so badly?" Cai Yan asked.
"I'm not good at learning." Wu Du replied lightly, "It's okay to underestimate the enemy for a while, it won't get in the way, it'll be good to raise it for a few months."
As soon as those words came out, the surroundings were quiet, and Xie You looked at Wu Du as if he didn't know him.
Cai Yan replied: "Go back and send a doctor to show you, this time it's really hard for you."
Wu Du said, "I will go to your Majesty to make a pilgrimage in the next day until the injury is healed." Then he clasped his fists again and said to Cai Yan, "Congratulations to Your Highness for moving to Jiangzhou.
Cai Yan smiled knowingly and said, "I heard that there is another person who went to Tongguan with you..."
Duan Ling sat in the carriage, his heart stunned, but Wu Du replied from outside the carriage: "Wang Shan did not come back with him, he is still in Tongguan, and he will leave in a few days."
"Okay, very good." Cai Yan said, "Let's talk about it when we come back."
Duan Ling couldn't see Cai Yan from the car window, with mixed feelings in his heart, he carefully lifted a slit in the car curtain and watched the emperor's car from a distance.
However, at this moment, Xie You went to pull the curtain of the car, and Li Yanqiu got out of the car.
"I said Ben Xiao didn't know where he went." Li Yanqiu said indifferently, "It turned out that he was ridden away by Wu Du."
At that moment, Duan Ling was struck by lightning in an instant, as if he saw the person who was dreaming about in his dream. His eyes, eyebrows, lips, and even his demeanor were very similar to his father.
There seemed to be a strange feeling running in his blood all the time, just like that year when he was planting flowers in the courtyard, when his father stood behind him, when he saw his uncle, Li Jianhong seemed to be alive again.
"Your Majesty." Wu Du clasped his fist and said.
"It's okay." Li Yanqiu said casually, "Since I have ridden away my Li family's horse, I'll come to the East Palace to be a guest in the future. It's also your fate with Rong'er."
Li Yanqiu took a few steps forward and waited for Wu Du to answer, but Wu Du didn't answer, didn't thank him, didn't even nod his head.
Cai Yan's face suddenly became very ugly, and the scene was extremely embarrassing. In the end, Xie You reminded him.
"Wu Du, do you hear me?"
Wu Duruo replied, "I heard it."
Fortunately, Cai Yan knew what to do, and said to Li Yanqiu, "Uncle, we'll talk about it when he gets better."
Li Yanqiu said again: "Well, it's been a long time since I haven't seen you."
Wu Dudao said, "Your Majesty is concerned..."
Unexpectedly, those words were not addressed to Wu Du, but to Ben Xiao. Ben Xiao turned to see Li Yanqiu, and came over slowly. Li Yanqiu pulled the saddle, tried his best to overturn, got on the horse, turned the horse's head, and turned towards Xie You. Said: "I am going to the palace now."
Li Yanqiu was on the horse and stretched out his hand towards Cai Yan, trying to pull him onto Ben Xiao's back, but Ben Xiao turned his head, ignored Cai Yan, took Li Yanqiu a few steps, and walked slowly to the carriage.
Duan Ling was still looking out at that time, but Ben Xiao was so caught off guard that he took Li Yanqiu outside the car behind a curtain.
At that moment, Wu Du's face changed instantly, and the secret was not good. Even Duan Ling had no idea, Li Yanqiu accidentally glanced at Duan Ling's eyes in the gap of the bamboo curtain.
The uncle and nephew looked at each other through the bamboo curtain, and Duan Ling immediately turned sideways, avoiding Li Yanqiu's gaze, as if he had been hit hard.