Xiao Yi wasn't trying to scare Nuhar, in fact, he and Guan Yubai had already made up their minds about how to take down Baiyue, just as Guan Yubai demonstrated, with Nanliang attacking from both sides, Baiyue could be easily captured.
It's just that behind this "hands-on-hand" is bound to be one war after another, and the victory must be piled up by countless blood and lives!
For the current Southern Xinjiang, although the wars in the past few years did not seriously hurt the muscles and bones, they have also suffered certain impacts and injuries.
Baiyue's wolfish ambition has been eyeing Dayu like a despicable vulture.
Baiyue must win!
It's just that they want to win Baiyue at the least cost.
Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai looked at the huge sand table in front of them with burning eyes. At this moment, the eyes of the two people were surprisingly similar, they were both so firm and decisive.
Suddenly there was a familiar cry of an eagle outside the house, Guan Yubai knew it was his Han Yu without looking, and a warm smile flashed in his eyes.
It's time for me to take Han Yu out to relax.
"Ayi," Guan Yubai raised his right eyebrow, and said in a slightly teasing tone, "Now that the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, I can always go to Wuli City, right?"
In February, Xiao Yifei said that Nanliang was cold and cold, and it would not be too late for him to wait for the weather to warm up before going. Now it is almost April, and if he doesn’t go, it will be summer.
"No hurry. Nanliang can't run away, so it doesn't matter if we go a few days later." Xiao Yi said with a smile, "Ah Yue prepared a spring hunt in early April, Xiaobai, it's your first time in Nanjiang. Have you ever seen spring hunting in southern Xinjiang? And your Han Yu..." Xiao Yi looked towards the window, Han Yu was flying over the branches, "Wouldn't it be nice for us to take Xiao Hui and Han Yu to hunt together? ?”
Taking Han Yu to hunt? ! Not only did Guan Yubai's heart move slightly, another person also became interested, and suddenly hung upside down from the window, staring at Guan Yubai with expressionless eyes.
Seeing that Xiaosi rarely showed his youthful spirit, even if there was a little hesitation in Guan Yubai's heart, he dissipated and responded with a smile.
With a flick of Xiaosi's long black ponytail, he swung back onto the roof. He whistled loudly, and Han Yu, who was playing on the branch, immediately flew towards him, circling around him, as if asking: What's the matter, what's the matter
The hearty laughter of the young people filled the room and outside, leaving behind those nasty things about Baiyue.
The sun is warm and spring is coming.
When Xiao Yi returned to his and Nangong Yue's yard, it was already time.
Xiao Yi raised the curtain and entered the inner room, raised his eyebrows and eyes with interest.
It seems that he really knows how to pick the time, and it is really time to come back.
"Ayi!" Nangong Yue just came out from behind a red sandalwood screen embroidered with pictures of cats and butterflies. She was wearing a plum red riding suit, which made her slender waist especially slender. And heroic.
Thrush, who was serving Nangong Yue to change her clothes, knew that she had nothing to do when she saw the prince coming, and quietly exited the inner room like an invisible person.
Xiao Yi stared at Nangong Yue with burning eyes, leaned leisurely against the wall with his arms crossed, his eyes couldn't help but smile into two thin moons.
Seeing that he liked it, Nangong Yue twirled lightly in front of him, her skirt fluttering like a butterfly spreading its wings.
"Ayi, does this new riding outfit look good?" She asked knowingly.
"It looks good." Xiao Yi responded very cooperatively, then strode forward, bowed his head and kissed her lips that had finally become pink again, expressing his joy.
Women are those who please themselves.
Nangong Yue's face was slightly red, and the smile on the corner of her mouth deepened, and she said: "There is still a riding outfit that is not ready yet, I will wear it for you to see when it is done."
After finishing speaking, Nangong Yue went back behind the screen to change her clothes, Xiao Yi wanted to help her hand graciously, but was "ruthlessly" dismissed.
There was a rustling sound of changing clothes soon after the screen.
Xiao Yi felt bored, so he casually sat down in front of Nangong Yue's carved mahogany dressing table.
On the dressing table, there is a box of jewelry, including hairpins, pearl flowers, treasure hairpins, earrings, etc., which look like jewels.
Xiao Yi casually rummaged through the box, the silver-gilt filigree flower-shaped hairpin inlaid with rubies, the red gold flower-shaped necklace inlaid with rubies, the gold ginkgo pearl flower, the bracelet inlaid with gold and jade. Ah Yue's riding outfit just now.
Hey, Ah Yue is too sloppy, no, I have to prepare a set for her.
He put the lid back on the jewelry box, but he saw a densely written list. He didn't care about it at first, but he saw a familiar name on it——Yu Xiufan.
Xiaofanzi? ! Xiao Yi raised his eyebrows slightly, and became interested. He picked up the list and looked it up. He saw several familiar names: Hua Chuyu, Chang Huaixi, Tian Deren, Mo Xiuyu, Liu Rongxing...
At this time, there was silence behind the screen.
Nangong Yue changed into a simple and elegant willow-colored beanie and came out. Seeing the list in Xiao Yi's hand, she said, "Ah Yi, there should be someone you know here, right?"
Nangong Yue stared at Xiao Yi with a pair of obsidian-like eyes. Half of this list is from families of military generals. Many of them have gone out with the army this time. Xiao Yi must know some of them. From what he heard, Naturally, it is more reliable than going outside to inquire.
Hearing her mention, Xiao Yi suddenly realized, and his face showed disgust, as if the list was a hot potato, and he threw it back on the dressing table casually.
It turns out that this is the stinky girl picking someone for Xiao Fei!
He didn't want to help Xiao Fei see each other, it was thankless.
Besides, apart from Ah Yue, he and Xiao Fei have nothing in common at all. Does the person he likes, Xiao Fei, dare to marry? !
Nangong Yue naturally saw Xiao Yi's thoughts, and felt a little helpless.
When will the siblings stop hating each other
Nangong Yue picked up the list, pointed to one of the names and said, "Ayi, I remember that Hua Chuyu is a captain, right? What do you think of his behavior?"
Isn't Ah Yue going to discuss with herself one by one? Xiao Yi frowned, and wanted to say that he could just pick Xiao Fei's family and marry him off. Left and right Xiao Fei is also the eldest daughter of the Zhennan Palace, with her father and herself, which family would dare to bully her? !
But when the words came to his lips, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration, thinking that he was so stupid!
Xiao Fei has to get married, and she has to marry as soon as possible to her satisfaction. As long as this damn girl gets married, won't someone rob him of his wife
The more Xiao Yi thought about it, the more he felt that this was the reason, his complexion changed, he took the list again with a smile on his face, and said: "Lieutenant Hua is not bad, he is astute, and the Hua family has a clean and honest family style, and the backyard is clean..."
He spoke eloquently, with a very warm attitude.
Nangong Yue blinked stupidly, but she hadn't reacted yet, she didn't know why Xiao Yi suddenly changed again.
It is said that a woman turning her face is like turning a book, but from her point of view, it is clearly a man who turns his face like a book.
However, she would not be so stupid as to be right with her good operation. She enthusiastically discussed this list with Xiao Yi, circled several names one after another, and said with great interest: "I think this matter still needs to be found." Sister Fei, come and ask!"
Xiao Yi's face darkened, and there was an ominous premonition in his heart. Sure enough, the next moment, Nangong Yue continued: "Ah Yi, you don't have to accompany us."
Nangong Yue looked at Xiao Yi with a smile, no matter how open-minded Xiao Fei was, she was too embarrassed to talk about marriage in front of Xiao Yi, so she had to wrong Xiao Yi and avoid it for the time being.
Xiao Yi frowned, thinking: Why do you want him to accommodate Xiao Fei? !
"Smelly girl, I'm all done." He leaned his head on Nangong Yue's shoulder coquettishly, and rubbed her neck like a big cat, "You stay with me."
Nangong Yue only thought it was funny and sweet, she stroked the top of his hair perfunctorily, "A Yi, stop making trouble.... You are so heavy."
The stinky girl actually dislikes herself? ! Xiao Yi sat up straight all of a sudden, and was about to rush forward again, but he saw a look of lethargy in Nangong Yue's brows. For a moment, Xiao Yi no longer wanted to play around.
The smelly girl has just recovered from a serious illness, and she hasn't recovered well yet, and she is too careless!
However, there are always big and small things in this mansion that make her sad.
Xiao Yi snatched the list from Nangong Yue's hand, threw it casually, and said, "That girl Xiao Fei will marry sooner or later, don't worry about it."
Nangong Yue was caught off guard, her hands were empty, and she couldn't help but coquettishly said: "Ah Yi..."
Unfortunately, Xiao Yi didn't give her a chance to object, and raised his voice, "Baihui!"
Baihui walked in through the curtain and bowed her knees to salute.
"How are you preparing for the spring hunt?" Xiao Yi asked straight to the point.
Baihui bowed her head and replied without squinting: "My lord, my concubine chose Qingyuan Mountain in the northeast of the city as a hunting ground, and ordered Steward Zhu to arrange guards from the palace to clear the hunting ground to ensure that there are no large beasts within a few miles of the hunting ground." The servants have already drawn up the list of prefectures participating in the spring hunting this time, but the concubine has not yet read it."
"Bring me that list." Xiao Yi said again.
Baihui immediately presented a list full of names. Xiao Yi looked at it quickly, picked up the Langhao pen at the side, and randomly crossed out several names on it. After naming a few names, he casually threw them to Baihui: "Just follow this list and let the matter department prepare a post."
So, early the next morning, postings with bright red and gold lacquer were sent out from the matter department.
The post this time does not represent Bixiaotang, but Zhennan Wangfu's invitation to all the prefectures in southern Xinjiang to participate in the spring hunting in early April.
These invitations seemed to have grown wings, and they were sent to all the mansions in the city within a day. As for the mansions in the surrounding towns, the guards of the palace were sent to deliver the invitations...
All of a sudden, the entire mansion in Luoyue city was in commotion because of these invitations, and they all started to prepare for the spring hunting.
The An Mansion in Xing'an City also received the red and gold lacquer post two days later.
Mrs. An, who was dressed in pea green and silk beige, read and looked at the post overjoyedly, and thought: The last time her husband and eldest son went to He Yucheng, it really didn't go in vain, otherwise how could the palace remember to give me Settle down the post!
"Father, mother," Mrs. An said to the two old people sitting at the top, "How about letting Xianggong and Minzhong also bring Brother Rui along for this spring hunt?"
The old man on the grand master's chair at the top looked to be in his sixties, with gray hair and beard. He was An Pinling, the current Patriarch of the An family, that is, An Ziang's father and Da Fang's uncle.
An Pinling frowned, thoughtful, and An Ziang on the side continued, "Father, if the son is right, the Spring Hunting at the Zhennan Palace is likely to choose a son-in-law for Miss Xiao. If we Rui If you can get Miss Xiao's blue eyes, the An family can get closer to the palace..."
Although the eldest son Xiao Yi calls himself uncle, the relationship between the two families is separated by another room. If the second son An Ruizhong can marry Miss Xiao this time, then the An family no longer needs to rely on the Fang family to get along with each other. The palace has a relationship.
Hearing this, the handsome young man sitting opposite An Minzhong couldn't help but his eyes sparkle.
"Grandfather..." The young man, namely An Ruizhong, looked expectantly at his grandfather An Pinling.
An Pinling pondered for a moment, then finally nodded and said: "Alright, this time you guys will take Brother Rui to Luoyue City together."
The three of An Ziang, father and son were overjoyed, but Mrs. An, who was sitting next to An Pinling, hesitated to speak, and swallowed the words.
Her eyes were half-closed, and she thought worriedly: An family's rise with the support of Baiyue is not something glorious after all. Under her deliberate action, the children and grandchildren of the next generation in the family don't know the ulterior motives of the past, so they want to befriend the eldest son and marry the palace... but they don't know that the two families have already formed a sworn feud .
The eldest son Xiao Yi is getting older, and Southern Border is becoming more and more prosperous day by day, while Baiyue is constantly going downhill, and now he has reached the point where he can't take care of himself.
If their family wants to continue to prosper, they can no longer mix with Baiyue...
Hey, I have to privately persuade the old man to stop quickly.
Mrs. An's faint sigh disappeared with the wind, and no one knew except herself...
At this time, the rising sun outside was blocked by a large cloud cover, and the sky was slightly gloomy, as was the vicinity of the Sigle Mountain hundreds of miles away.
On a wide official road, a brown steed galloped rapidly, its hooves sweeping up billowing dust.
Immediately there was a handsome young man in a blue robe, looking a little embarrassed and dusty.
If Nuhar had been here, he would have recognized this young man as his absconded sixth brother Carrero.
He reined in the horse rope at a fork in the road, stopped the horse, and looked to both sides. Three or four miles past the road on the left, it should be Sigle Mountain...
With a flash in his eyes, he turned his horse's head slightly, and went to the right road, galloping all the way to a small town.
Carrero had already made up his mind, and carved a strange mark with a dagger on an old tree at the entrance of the town, and then hid in a nearby grove and waited...
Take the sky as the quilt and the ground as the seat.
Every morning and evening, he went to wait and see near the old tree, but every time he was disappointed, there was still only his mark left on the old tree.
One day passed, two days passed, his heart sank little by little, and by the fourth day, the old tree was still empty, and his heart had fallen to the bottom.
He half bowed his head, carefully concealing his face with disheveled hair and long bangs, and hastily returned to the grove.
huh, huh
He leaned against a big tree and panted heavily, his whole body was chilly, like falling into a cellar of ice.
At first glance, the imprint he left on the tree trunk looked like a random drawing, but the spies from Baiyue knew what the imprint represented. The last time Steward Deng sent someone to contact him, he specifically ordered him to come to Zhenkou every two days just in case.
This is just a trivial matter, Deng Guanshi should not be bold enough to deliberately disobey.
And now I have waited for a full four days, but have not received a response. Something must have happened at the mine!
After Carrero took out the water bag and drank a few sips of water, the tense mood was relieved a little, but his brows were still furrowed.
He leaned against the big tree and sat down slowly.
Since being rescued by a few loyal guards, Carrero has been fleeing all the way north, but within a few days, their whereabouts were exposed, ushering in wave after wave of pursuit... The guards desperately escorted him all the way Running away, however, there were fewer and fewer people around him, and in the end he was the only one left to escape.
He came to Sigle Mountain because he wanted to avoid the limelight. After all, this salt mine is really hidden, and it has not been discovered in Dayu for nearly 20 years.
For him, what he lacks most now is a safe base.
Only when he is safe can he contact the spies lurking in the southern border and prepare for the restoration of the big emperor brother.
did not expect…
Carrero's complexion became more solemn, and his thin lips were tightly pressed into a straight line.
The surrounding area was quiet and dead silent, until a breeze blew through the woods, making rustling noises as the branches and leaves fluttered, and a few birds flapped their wings and flew away...
If you can't go back to Baiyue, you're throwing yourself into a trap.
In the final analysis, it is likely that Fengli's actions in Luoyue City failed for him to fall into this situation.
Not only did she fail, but she also confessed herself, which made Xiao Yi hate him so much that she would get rid of him quickly.
Fourth Brother, in order to please Xiao Yi, he must send troops everywhere in Baiyue to search for him.
With Xiao Yi's brutality, even if he admits to being cowardly, he will not spare his life.
So, instead of running around like a bereaved dog, it's better to give it a go!
The queen mother spent decades setting up a lot of arrangements in Baiyue, and Nuhar knew nothing about it. In addition, Hasen should not have been exposed. As long as all these chips are used properly, he may not be able to turn the tables. Chance to win!
What's more, Xiao Yi probably wouldn't have thought that he would take risks and hide under his nose!
Yes!
After going to Luoyue City, whether it is to recuperate or counterattack to win, you can plan slowly.
Thinking of this, Carrero's eyes burst into a frightening light.
He rested for a while, ate some dry food, and continued on his way.
In order to avoid people's eyes and ears, the closer he got to Luoyue City, the more cautious he became, so he simply walked day and night, and finally arrived at Luoyue City after a few days.
Carrero entered Luoyue City among the people who went to the market in the morning, and then went to the pharmacy in the south of the city, but unexpectedly the pharmacy was closed; followed him to the iron shop in the west of the city, but that shop was also closed... After going to several places, Carrero naturally realized that Fengli not only betrayed himself, but also betrayed all the spies hiding in Luoyue City!
Useless things!
Carrero was annoyed for a while, but he was only glad that he didn't reveal too much to her at the beginning.
Carrero settled down, and patiently searched one after another based on memory, until two hours later, he came to a pastry shop in the northwest of the city.
After giving a secret sign, and then showing the token from his cuff, boss Xu of the pastry shop immediately welcomed Carrero into a side hall at the back, and bowed his head respectfully and performed Baiyue etiquette to him: "Please refer to the six Your Highness."
Carrero signaled him to be excused, and Boss Xu hurriedly said, "Your Highness Six, I have ordered my servants to prepare hot water. Would you like to take a bath and change clothes first?"
Carrero waved his hand and said, "No rush..." As he spoke, his expression froze, and he asked with difficulty, "What happened in Luoyue City recently?"
Boss Xu's complexion was not very good, and he hurriedly told about the big raid in the city in the second half of February, and finally said: "Your Highness, the dark line in the city may have gone out of ten, and this subordinate is also lucky. Just escaped."
Carrero's face was sinking like water. Although he had been mentally prepared, after hearing it with his own ears, he still kept him silent for a while.
After a while, he said: "Go and find out, Nuharke came to Luoyue City, where is he now?"
Boss Xu replied respectfully: "Yes!"
"Also..." Carrero thought for a while, then said, "Writing and ink are waiting for you!"
Boss Xu respectfully said yes.
Half an hour later, a secret letter was quietly sent to Zhennan Palace along with several boxes of pastries, and handed to Aunt Mei.
Aunt Mei read the letter quickly, with a gloomy expression, unconsciously exerting a little force on her right hand, crumpling the tissue paper in her hand.
His Highness the Sixth Highness actually came to Luoyue City? !
These days, firstly the bloodbath in Luoyue City, and then Xiaofang's constant threats to break up, she couldn't contact Shangfeng, and she seemed to have lost her backbone. Now that His Highness the Sixth Prince is here in person, she finally felt a little more at ease.
His Royal Highness the Sixth Highness has plotted against others, with him around, there will be no problem!