The next day, Zhao Yan and the sixth prince were sent off with great fanfare, and led the troops to the border.
The sixth prince is majestic in silver armor, sitting tall and majestic on horseback.
"Congratulations, Your Highness has finally been reused by the emperor. He will definitely do something in the future. If Zhao Yan can be useful, Zhao Yanwan will die."
As soon as Zhao Yan saw the sixth prince, he was eager to express his sincerity. Now he and the sixth prince are not only in the relationship of superiors and subordinates, but also have an extra layer of in-laws in the middle, and the relationship between the two is one step closer.
The sixth prince's eyes flickered slightly, and the corners of his mouth curled up into a smile, "Brother Zhao, why are you and I so polite? It's a pity that Brother Zhao's talent was almost not buried, but it's not too late now, as long as we win this battle One battle, sooner or later there will be a bright day, I am not an ungrateful person."
Hearing the sixth prince's words, Zhao Yan's smile deepened, "To be honest, this subordinate has some relationship with His Highness the Crown Prince. I didn't know that he was the prince before. I always thought he was the concubine of the family. He got the blessing of his grandmother, so we made a big deal. Young Liang Zi, His Royal Highness is too arrogant and unruly, not suitable for this position at all, if there is a day when you need to learn from your heart, your subordinates will definitely live up to everyone's expectations."
The Sixth Prince and Zhao Zun are natural enemies right now, and they must die. If the Zhao family drags Concubine Zhao down, the Sixth Prince is sure to win.
The sixth prince listened to Zhao Yan's words, a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes, and it was fleeting, "It's only natural."
The two hurried all the way to the border, passing through the valley, the sixth prince's eyes flickered slightly.
"Report!"
A guard stepped forward immediately, "A large number of soldiers were found gathered in front of the valley."
Zhao Yan looked at the valley not far away. It was tall and majestic, surrounded by mountains, and the terrain was severe. It was not easy to enter.
The sixth prince recalled the instructions of Emperor Xiyue before he left, so he raised his lips and squinted at Zhao Yan, "The second brother is still trapped inside, before leaving, the father ordered that the general send those people away to rescue the second brother, But right now the border war is tense, how about brother Zhao taking troops to rescue and splitting the troops into two groups?"
Zhao Yan moved his lips, "Yes! The last general will fulfill his mission."
The sixth prince smiled, raised his hand and led his troops around the valley, and left from the edge to the border.
Zhao Yan saw that there were less than 5,000 people behind him, and he felt a little troubled, even a fool could tell that the sixth prince didn't want to save the prince at all.
darkening
Xiao Yuyi half-closed her eyes in Zhao Zun's arms, holding a warm bag in her arms, listening to Zhao Zun telling her the stories of various countries.
Zhao Qi stepped forward suddenly, "Second Lord, there are unknown people outside the valley fighting with the Eastern Chu people."
Zhao Zun raised his eyebrows, "Have you found out who it is?"
"It's Xiyue soldiers, but the strange thing is that these people don't seem to come to rescue us. There are not many of them. They provoke the soldiers of Eastern Chu everywhere, and they immediately retreat after angering Eastern Chu. I don't know what they mean."
Xiao Yu immediately opened her eyes when she heard this, "Xiyue and Dongchu are at war, and the valley is the only way for the two countries to pass through. I don't know who is so vicious and deliberately pushes against others."
Zhao Zun raised his eyes, "Who is the commander leading the troops this time?"
"Back to the second master, it's the sixth prince." Zhao Qi thought for a while, and then said, "There is another deputy general, Zhao Yan, the eldest grandson of the Zhao family."
Zhao Zun smiled slightly when he heard this, but Xiao Yu didn't understand why, "Didn't the Zhao family collapse? Why did Zhao Yan become the deputy commander?"
Zhao Qi hesitated for a while, and said slowly, "It was recommended by the ministers. The emperor cherishes talents so he reuses Zhao Yan. The Zhao family is faintly rising. Not only that, Zhao Yan's direct sister was also given to the sixth prince as a side concubine. .”
"Zhao Qinglin?" Xiao Concubine was slightly surprised. Unexpectedly, in just a few days, Xiyue was about to be shuffled.
Zhao Qi nodded.
Concubine Xiao sneered, "The Zhao family is not pleasing to the husband's eyes. Concubine Zhao has helped the Zhao family so much, but she became an abandoned child in the end. The Zhao family turned to curry favor with the sixth prince. The sixth prince Sudden rise, is there someone behind it to help?"
Otherwise, as a prince, how could he lead troops to fight
Zhao Zun glanced at Concubine Xiao appreciatively, "Xiao Jiu is really smart. The queen mother praised the sixth prince, and at the same time used the Zhao family to keep me in check. She just didn't want me to go back and fight. As for the Zhao family..."
Zhao Zun hesitated to speak, his eyes flashed a trace of coldness, and when they met Xiao Concubine's eyes, they suddenly withdrew and became very gentle.
"The Zhao family..." Xiao Yu could no longer find words to describe the Zhao family's brazenness.
Although these two people are in the valley every day, they know the outside world like the back of their hands.
Zhao Qi took out a secret letter from his pocket and handed it to Zhao Zun, "Second Master, this is a secret letter from the secret guard sent by Princess Chaoyi."
As for the hidden guard, he was killed long ago.
Zhao Zun took the secret letter, opened it, and found that one was an explanation from Princess Chaoyi, and the other was from the second room of the Zhao family.
Princess Chaoyi's words were full of apology, and by the way, she told everything about Concubine Zhao, and she was very likely to be assassinated in the palace.
The other letter from the second house expressed the big house's unruly intentions, so Zhao Zun should be more careful.
"What's the situation with the second room?"
In the impression that the second lady was greedy for money, Zhao Zun was a little surprised that she would send a letter to herself.
"My subordinates inquired about the Zhao family, and the second room has already moved out of the Zhao family. Before leaving, there was a big quarrel and they refused to take any money. The day of leaving happened to be the day when Zhao Yan was canonized as a lieutenant general."
Zhao Qi also couldn't figure out the Zhao family, so he just told the story in detail.
Zhao Zun nodded, put the envelope away, and glanced at Zhao Qi, "Since the sixth prince went to the border to fight, then help him."
The help word was spoken very casually, Zhao Qi shook his body, and immediately understood Zhao Zun's meaning, "Yes, this subordinate will arrange it now."
Concubine Xiao sat up straight, with a hint of anger on her small face, "When shall we go back?"
Zhao Zun rubbed Xiao Concubine's black hair, smiled, "Hurry up, there will always be a time for you to show off your prestige."
Concubine Xiao snorted, she was really pissed off by the Zhao family, how could there be such a shameless person in the world, Zhao Concubine plotted against her at the beginning, but never thought of taking her own life, but the Zhao family just added fuel to the flames, this bad breath No matter how you say it, you have to get it back.
In the middle of the night, Zhao Qi rushed to report, "Second Lord, the exit of the valley has been blocked, and people have thrown poison into the river. Before tomorrow, the water in the river will no longer be usable."
Zhao Zun raised his eyebrows, "What happened to the border?"
"The two sides are already at war, but there are still a large number of soldiers gathered outside the valley." Zhao Qi was faintly worried.
Zhao Zun looked at Xiao Concubine with lowered eyebrows, "Are you afraid?"
Xiao Yu's eyes were full of excitement, and she couldn't see a trace of fear, so she shook her head.
"Get out of the valley in three days!" Zhao Zun ordered coldly, "Let the people outside get ready."
"yes!"
outside the valley
Zhao Yan retreated to the side, he did not believe that Zhao Zun would not leave the valley.
"Vice General, the Great Prince of Eastern Chu has retreated!" the guard hurriedly came to report.
Hearing this, Zhao Yan frowned tightly. After guarding for so many days, Song Rui retreated when he was about to come out!
"What's going on?"
The guard shook his head, indicating that he couldn't find out.
Zhao Yan kicked it angrily, and snorted twice, "Trash!"
Without the support of Dongchu's soldiers and horses, Zhao Yan's troops couldn't resist the troops inside. Zhao Yan's eyes flickered, and he didn't know what was going on in his mind.
Suddenly, another guard arrived, "Deputy general, the old King Jin is leading his troops towards this side."
Zhao Yan's expression became even more distorted when he heard the words, it was unreasonable, he would never allow Zhao Zun to walk out of the valley alive.
"The archers are ready to shoot as soon as anyone comes out of the valley."
After thinking about it for a while, Zhao Yan was still uneasy, so he ordered someone to block the only exit of the entire valley, and sprinkled palm oil on it, lighting up the entire valley with a fire.
Song Rui had already tried the method of fire attack before, but it didn't work at all, and couldn't cause any damage inside, so Zhao Yan couldn't care less, so he could only try it.
Zhao Yan not only attacked with fire, but also added poison to the fire, causing people to fan the wind towards the valley in an attempt to diffuse the poisonous gas into the valley.
Half of the people inside gathered, everyone held a handful of huge leaves in their hands, and fanned the wind outside with bated breath. A huge gust of wind rushed out, causing the guards outside to fall down one by one.
Zhao Yan's complexion changed, the people inside were about to come out, at this moment, a large number of men in black descended from the sky, all of them looked like ghosts, they looked unreal, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"ah!"
With a scream, the archers fell down with their throats blocked. They didn't even have time to see the person coming, and the workman disappeared in a blink of an eye, followed by a severe pain in the throat.
Zhao Yan was really taken aback, and couldn't help but took dozens of steps back, staring closely at his surroundings.
The next moment, countless huge kites rose from the sky. Zhao Yan watched helplessly as the leader hugged a woman tightly in his arms. The woman was blocked from her face, but Zhao Yan knew the man. It's Zhao Zun!
Actually going out of the valley in this way caught Zhao Yan off guard.
"withdraw!"
Seeing that the situation was not right, Zhao Yan led people to retreat immediately.
Xiao Concubine peeked out her head from Zhao Zun's arms, and stared at her body. It was pitch black, only one place was full of fire, and the surrounding area was cold and windy, but Xiao Concubine was tightly wrapped in Zhao Zun's arms.
"It's a pity the valley." Concubine Xiao regretted that it was the place where she got married, so the meaning was different.
Zhao Zun bowed his head, "Go back and arrange it again. You can go in and live in it whenever you have time in the future. Next time, no one will bother you again."
Xiao Yu's eyes lit up when she heard the words, "Really?"
The environment in the valley is beautiful, and wild flowers are blooming all over the mountains, which she has never seen before. She can smell the fragrance of flowers when she takes a deep breath, and even the water is sweet and delicious.
Zhao Zun let out a hum, and landed slowly to protect Concubine Xiao tightly.
Landing on a clearing, Zhao Zunlook looked at the direction where Zhao Yan was escaping, with cruelty in his eyes, "Kill!"
"yes!"
After a while, the old King Jin brought people over, and everyone knelt on one knee, "See His Royal Highness, Your Highness is thousands of years old."
Zhao Zun waved his hand, "You are welcome, Old King Jin, get up quickly."
Only then did the old king of Jin get up, "Your Highness, the battle ahead is tight. Your Highness Six is headstrong. He only talks about wars on paper and has already cost Xiyue more than half of his troops. He lost a city within three days. If this continues, sooner or later the entire army will be destroyed overwhelmed."
The old King Jin couldn't figure it out, how could Emperor Xiyue hand over his soldiers and horses to such an inexperienced person, he lost so badly, and was beaten so helplessly.
Zhao Zun raised his eyebrows, with a disapproving expression on his face, "The Sixth Brother is the Generalissimo of the Army and Horses that was conferred by the Emperor himself, so he must have some real skills, so don't worry too much about the old Duke Jin."
"Bah!" Prince Jinjun jumped out, "As long as he has any real ability, he is not as good as me. He will put on airs and surround women all day without shame!"
"Chen'er, don't be presumptuous!" The old Jinjun King glared at the Jinjun Prince angrily, and the Jinjun Prince shrank his neck, obviously forgetting the existence of the old Jinjun King, and immediately stood aside obediently and remained silent up.
"Your Highness, it's my grandson who has become reckless and presumptuous. Please don't worry about it, Your Highness." Old King Jin was respectful.
Zhao Zun raised his lips, "Your Majesty has a true temperament, so Gu naturally doesn't care about it. It's getting late, so the old Duke Jin should rest early."
As he said that, without giving the old King Jin a chance to refute, he carried Concubine Xiao on his horse and left leisurely with his people.
The old Jinjun King was left with a melancholy expression on his face. This crown prince was indeed difficult to deal with, and he was even more unpredictable.
"Grandfather, you don't know what happened in the valley a few days ago..."
Prince Jinjun couldn't wait to tell about the battle against Song Rui that day, chirping and dancing excitedly.
The old king of Jinjun glanced at the prince of Jinjun, "Stinky boy, I haven't handed out a letter after waiting for so long, which made my grandfather wait for several days!"
The Prince of Jinjun smiled sarcastically, he simply forgot that he was so happy in the valley, and if it wasn't for the situation, he wouldn't want to come out.
"Grandfather, the weakness of His Highness is the Crown Princess. My grandson understands that His Highness is being manipulated by the Crown Princess. If you want to invite His Highness to come out of the mountain, you have to work hard on the Crown Princess, otherwise His Highness will be blamed for it." If you don’t buy it, one day Xiyue will fall, and His Highness won’t even blink your eyes.”
When Prince Jinjun finished speaking, he was immediately kicked hard. The old Prince Jin glared at Prince Jin angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about!"
Prince Jinjun curled his lips, "Although your highness has not left the valley, what happened in Xiyue can't be hidden from your highness at all. Your highness knows everything about concubine Zhao and the Zhao family. You can see that your highness has the slightest urgency for Xiyue to perish. Now, His Highness can still go to Dong Ming, with Dong Ming on the right, who dares to say a word about His Highness."
The old king of Jinjun kicked him again, "Your highness is not right, you have to go to Dongming to humiliate..."
Halfway through the speech, the old king of Jinjun paused, and what the son of the king of Jinjun said was not impossible. The old king of Jinjun immediately asked someone to prepare a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, quickly wrote a secret letter, and asked the guards to send it to the palace quickly.
When Emperor Xiyue received the secret letter, his entire face turned green, and he cursed angrily.
"What kind of son is this that I raised? It's obviously born of the same mother. Why is his temper so bad? I'm so mad!"
Eunuch Li sighed, "Your Majesty, Prince Yu has been living in a foreign land. He is used to seeing the tragedies in the world. He spends very little time in Xiyue. How can he compare with Prince Shangzhan?"
Eunuch Li's words extinguished half of the anger of Emperor Xiyue, and he had no words to refute. He took out a bright yellow imperial decree, stamped it with the seal of the jade seal, put it in a brocade box and handed it to the secret guard.
"Give this to the prince!"
The dark guard nodded and immediately went out the door.
It was already noon the next day when Zhao Zun got the brocade box. When he opened it, Zhao Zun took a pen and scribbled a few words on the imperial decree without hesitation.
Old King Jin was standing outside the door. He disapproved of Zhao Zun's way of taking advantage of the fire to rob. Just as he was thinking about it, the door opened with a creak.
Zhao Zun stepped out of the door with one foot, "Request soldiers immediately, and set off immediately in two hours!"
The old Jinjun King was overjoyed when he heard that, and the prince of Jinjun jumped three feet high, "Your Highness, I am willing to serve you and follow His Highness to fight the enemy."
The smile on the face of the old king of Jinjun was immediately submerged, and he glared at the prince of Jinjun sullenly, but the prince of Jinjun said, "Grandfather, you promised your grandson that as long as your highness comes out of the mountain, you will let your grandson go to the battlefield." of."
One sentence blocked the old Jinjun King's face, and his face suddenly turned pale. Seeing the arrogant face of the Jinjun Prince, he wished to kick a few times.
At this moment, Zhao Qi stepped forward holding a brocade box in both hands.
Zhao Zun glanced at the brocade box, "Send it to the Zhao family."
The Crown Prince of Jinjun couldn't hold back his curiosity for a while, so he reached out and opened the brocade box, "Hey, isn't this the head of Deputy General Zhao?"
After hearing the words, the old king of Jin County followed his line of sight and saw that it was indeed bloody human flesh, so he couldn't help shivering.
Prince Jinjun clapped his hands, "It's a good death, let him be so arrogant that he dared to stab someone in the back, it's just that he died for nothing!"
Hearing this, the old king of Jinjun looked at the prince of Jinjun, why did his grandson change overnight? In the past, the old king of Jinjun thought that the prince of Jinjun was not masculine enough, but now he underestimated the prince of Jinjun. Zhao Zun's side will definitely not do any harm to Prince Jinjun's son.