Xie Zhanting quickly found a scout who was proficient in the Yu Ze language and asked him to help identify the words on the paper.
Zhou Yuncheng and Xie Nanfeng also came over, eager to know the contents.
Cheng Zhiye, however, had a look of despair on his face. After entering the tent, he quietly found a corner and sat down, like a wounded animal.
Due to the long time, the words on the paper were not very clear. The soldier looked at the paper carefully twice under the lamp and finally confirmed that it was just an ordinary marriage certificate.
Zhao Jingyu couldn't help but feel disappointed.
Zhou Yuncheng was also deflated and kept shaking his head and sighing.
Xie Nanfeng couldn't help but blame Zhao Jingyu: "So, you let that liar woman take Xiu'er away just for such a piece of torn paper?"
Zhao Jingyu was also innocent and said depressedly: "Xiu'er gave me this paper on purpose. I thought it would be a big secret. Who knew..."
"Who knew that she was your real childhood sweetheart!" Xie Nanfeng interrupted, "Xiu'er finally came back, but because of your wrong judgment, she fell into the wolf's den again. If anything happens to her, it will be all your responsibility!"
"Xie Nanfeng, you must not be rude to His Highness!" Xie Zhanting sternly stopped his complaints, "In a war, the most taboo is the disagreement between the generals and the commanders. His Highness must have his reasons for letting Yun Shu go. You must not say anything more!"
Xie Nanfeng was furious and stepped aside angrily.
Zhou Yuncheng looked at this and that, not knowing who to comfort.
Zhao Jingyu sat there with a frown, holding the piece of paper in his hand and looking at it again and again. He always felt that Xiu'er would not give him a useless piece of paper for no reason.
"What are the two names signed above?" He thought for a moment, then looked up and asked the scout.
The scout took another look at his hand and replied, "The man is Mu Hongyi; the woman is He Yun."
"He Yun?" Zhao Jingyu was slightly startled. "Shouldn't Yun Shu's father have the surname Yun? Why did he have the surname He?"
"Is it a fake name?" Zhou Yuncheng said.
Xie Zhanting silently repeated the name twice, and suddenly raised his voice and said, "It turned out to be him!"
"Who?" Zhou Yuncheng and Xie Nanfeng asked at the same time.
"General Weiyuan of Yuze Country, the commander of the Red Army." Xie Zhanting said, "He is a fierce general. I once fought him and it took three times as many soldiers as him to defeat him. It is rumored that he was madly in love with the Seventh Princess. After the Seventh Princess was executed by King Yuze, he also died for love. It turns out that he did not die, but went to Xirong with the Seventh Princess under an assumed name."
Several people were very surprised. They didn't expect that Yun Shu's father was the commander of the Red Army and had such a mysterious relationship with Zhao Jingyu's mother.
So, was the Red Army founded by the Seventh Princess, and was He Yun appointed as the commander, or was it because He Yun loved the Seventh Princess that he named his army the Red Army
Could it be possible that the marriage between Zhao Jingyu and Yun Shu was made because the Seventh Princess felt that she had let He Yun down in her life, so she allowed her child to be married to He Yun's child in order to compensate for He Yun's infatuation
But that doesn't make sense. If He Yun was really that infatuated with the Seventh Princess, how could he get married and have children with another woman
No one could figure out what was going on.
However, there was no need to pursue these old matters. They were now worried about Xie Nanjia, and no one had the energy to dig deep into the love history of the older generation.
"So, Yun is his first name, not his last name." Zhao Jingyu murmured. He had no impression of Yun Shu's father at all, so he had no way of verifying what kind of feelings Yun Shu's father had for his mother. But one thing was that he felt the Red Army should be jointly managed by his mother and He Yun.
In this case, it is understandable that the Red Order would be split into two.
However, such an important army cannot be mobilized with just a piece of jade. In this case, whoever grabs the token will get it, right
Zhao Jingyu believed that He Yun and his mother would not have failed to think of this, so they should have other more rigorous verification methods.
As for what that method is, they will definitely find a way to tell him and Yun Shu.
The marriage certificate that was torn up by Yun Shu could no longer be verified, and this was the only one left.
He stood up and paced back and forth in the tent. The other three people's eyes followed his figure back and forth.
Only Cheng Zhiye was still sitting dejectedly in the corner, immersed in his own sadness.
Zhao Jingyu walked back and forth several times, suddenly picked up the wine on the table, took a sip, and sprayed it at the paper.
Seeing him like this, the three people's eyes lit up and they gathered around him, waiting for a miracle to happen.
However, it didn't happen. They waited for a long time, until the wine was dry, but there was still nothing on the paper, and the words became even more blurred.
"If wine doesn't work, then try fire." Zhao Jingyu said, then lit the wick and put the paper on the fire.
The paper gradually turned brown under the heat of the flame, and then a line of words emerged.
"Yes, yes, it's really happening this time..." Zhou Yuncheng shouted excitedly.
Xie Nanfeng pulled the scout over and urged, "Look, look, what's written on it?"
The scout stared at the words on the paper for a long time, and suddenly slapped his thigh: "Your Highness, this is really great!"
In the Yuze military camp, Xie Nanjia was tied to a chair with ropes tied behind his back. He watched with a blank expression as Yun Shu handed two jade rings to Mu Ke.
She really is working for Mu Ke, Xie Nanjia thought.
When they followed the patrolling soldiers to escape from the Yu Ze Palace that day, the leader told the guards at the door that they were leaving the palace to catch the assassin on the orders of the Second Prince. At that time, Xie Nanjia thought that the master behind Yun Shu might be Mu Ke, and it seemed that she was right.
“Master, I have finally fulfilled my mission and found the Red Robe Order for you.” Yun Shu bowed while holding the jade ring.
Mu Ke's eyes lit up. He carefully took the two jade rings, carefully put them together, and carefully looked at them under the light for a long time. Then he looked up to the sky and burst into laughter: "Hahahaha, from today on, the Red Dress Order is mine, hahahaha..."
All the soldiers in the tent knelt on one knee, folded their arms across their chests, and congratulated in unison: "Congratulations to the Second Prince for receiving the Red Robe Order. The Second Prince is mighty!"
Mu Ke's laughter became louder and louder, as if he had already foreseen the scene of himself leading the Red Army to fight on the battlefield, repel the Han army, and unify the world.
"You did a great job. I will definitely reward you handsomely!" After laughing, he did not forget to acknowledge Yun Shu's contribution and praised Yun Shu greatly.
Yun Shu said respectfully: "It is my duty to serve my master. I dare not ask for a reward. I only hope that my master can forgive my small mistake."
"What mistake?" Mu Ke asked with a suppressed smile.
Yun Shu said: "The day before yesterday in Xirong, the fourth brother accidentally lost General He's daughter..."
"What did you say?" Mu Ke suddenly raised his voice and glared at Yun Shu, "Such a big mistake happened, and you dare to say it was a minor fault?"
Yun Shu knelt down quickly and explained, "Master, calm down. That girl is very stupid and knows nothing. I have already found the Red Clothes Order. Even if I keep her, it will be useless."
"Why is it useless? She is Zhao Jingyu's childhood sweetheart. When the time comes, I can use her to threaten Zhao Jingyu!" Mu Ke said angrily, "I don't care. Lao Si is your man. He made such a big mistake. You know what to do. As for you, I give you three days to find him, otherwise you will end up like Lao Si!"
Under his fury, Yun Shu dared not to defend himself anymore. He got up from the ground and left tremblingly.
Xie Nanjia watched the excitement for a long time, and suddenly sneered: "Look, no matter how loyal a dog is, it is still a dog after all. It made such a great contribution, but it didn't even get a bone, and it almost lost its life!"
Yun Shu's face flushed, she bit her lip, said nothing, and turned to leave the tent.
Mu Ke came forward and stretched out his hand to pinch Xie Nanjia's chin, and said with a fake smile: "Miss Xiu'er's mouth is really like a knife."
Xie Nanjia turned his head to break free of his hand, sneering, "Since the Second Prince has received the Red Clothes Order, why don't you quickly dispatch the Red Clothes Army? If you are late, the Great Zhou army will attack the capital."
Mu Ke laughed loudly: "Thank you Miss Xiu'er for reminding me. I will go to mobilize the troops now, but I might as well tell you that even without the Red Army, we will still win this battle. Just wait and see."
"Okay, I'll wait and see." Xie Nanjia said calmly.
Mu Ke had no upper hand in the argument, so he stopped talking to her and ordered his men to keep a close eye on her. He set out overnight to look for the Red Army and specifically instructed his men to go to the West Camp half an hour after he left and then inform the eldest prince to guard the camp.
Xie Nanjia understood that he was on guard against Mu Yuan, fearing that Mu Yuan would do something unfavorable to him if he knew that he had found the Red Order.
It's tiring enough for brothers to have to do this.
So, half an hour after Mu Ke left, Mu Yuan of the West Camp finally got the news and hurried to his brother's East Camp.
Upon hearing that his brother not only obtained the Red Dress Order, but also captured the escaped Phoenix Girl, Mu Yuan was shocked. As for whether this shock was because of the Red Dress Order or because of Xie Nanjia, he himself could not tell.
When he saw Xie Nanjia tied to the chair, the unspeakable throbbing in his heart told him that he was more worried about the woman in front of him.
"Where have you been these days?" He pulled a chair, sat down opposite Xie Nanjia, and asked, trying his best to appear calm.
Xie Nanjia looked at his unshaven face and smiled slightly: "You'll have to ask your smart and capable brother about that."
"What do you mean?" Mu Yuan asked, "Could your escape have anything to do with Mu Ke?"
"That's right!" Xie Nanjia said, "I said you couldn't outsmart your brother. Did you know that Yun Shu, who you brought back from the capital of the Great Zhou, was actually your brother's woman? She went to the capital to look for the Red Dress Order on your brother's orders. She deceived all of us."
“…” Mu Yuan was so shocked that he didn’t come back to his senses for a long time.
Xie Nanjia simply told him everything so that he could be fully shocked at once.
Mu Yuan stared with his copper-bell-like eyes, listening to Xie Nanjia's story in silence. He stood up suddenly, turned around several times in the tent, and suddenly grabbed a chair and smashed it to the ground, leaving a big hole on the ground and smashing the chair into pieces.
Xie Nanjia laughed out loud.
"You only have brute force. When it comes to strategy, you are no match for your brother." She said with a smile, "You don't have to be angry. I am so smart, but I was fooled by you, wasn't I?"
Mu Yuan stopped and looked at her, breathing heavily.
Xie Nanjia said: "If you are really angry, I can help you vent your anger."
Mu Yuan rolled his eyes and thought for a while, then pulled a chair and sat down in front of her, and asked in a muffled voice, "Do you have any good ideas?"
Xie Nanjia said: "Based on the current situation, you are no longer the best heir to the throne in your father's eyes. If your brother succeeds to the throne in the future, you will not have a good ending. So, if you are unwilling to accept this, you have to find a helper for yourself. Think about it, who else in the world can compete with Yuze Country and the Red Army?"
Mu Yuan was silent for a moment, then suddenly chuckled: "You want to talk about Da Zhou, right?"
Xie Nanjia also smiled: "I am just proposing, the decision is up to you. If you can join forces with the Great Zhou, I can't guarantee anything else, but the next King of Yuze will definitely be yours."
Mu Yuan changed his previous anger to a playful expression and reached out to pinch her chin.
"As far as I know, you also used this counter-espionage strategy in Nanzhao and successfully instigated the rebellion of the Nanzhao King's eldest son, right?"
"Haha!" Xie Nanjia laughed dryly under his burning gaze. "You know a lot, but I did what I promised Song Zhan. How about it? Do you want to give it a try?"
(End of this chapter)