"What?! The Prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty disappeared?!"
Yan Huai frowned, unable to believe it, Yuan Qing continued to nod, "Yes, Your Majesty, these guards are the followers of His Highness the Crown Prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty, they got separated—"
Yan Huai frowned, and subconsciously looked back at the direction of Weishan. Although Weishan is gentle and the ridge is not high, it stretches for tens of miles and has a large area. Many places are inaccessible. The agreed time has already passed, and if Ta Bahong was delayed by something, it is time to come back.
"Call them over, I want to ask them personally!"
Yuan Qing immediately turned around to send an order, while Yan Huai frowned and looked at Lin Zhang who was beside him, "Go and check, how many people haven't come back—"
The area of Weishan is too large, even if everyone remembers the time when they came back, they may come back late because of getting lost or other reasons. Although Tuo Bahong's failure to come back now is a dangerous signal, it does not necessarily mean that something happened.
Lin Zhang was ordered to leave, and soon, the three guards who had just galloped into the camp arrived in front of Yan Huai.
Yan Huai's face turned serious, "What's going on? Tell me in detail."
Several guards glanced at each other, and an older one stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, as soon as the big hunt started today, our Crown Prince and Fifth Prince went up Weishan from the east, and there was nothing after that. In the afternoon, His Highness the Crown Prince saw that there were not too many prey, so he took His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince to go deeper into Weishan Mountain. Seeing that time was getting faster and faster, His Highness the Crown Prince discussed with His Highness the Fifth Prince, whether we should all disperse Drive around to find prey, and once you find prey, signal to others, so you can increase the chance of finding prey."
"Then we dispersed, and His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince and the Crown Prince walked alone. After about an hour of incense, we saw someone send a signal, so we all rushed over, but it was His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince. According to the signal sent, His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince found a brown bear with a huge physique. There were many of us, so we wanted to hunt together, but the brown bear ran extremely fast, and we did not hunt it down. After that, we waited for His Royal Highness at the same place, But it has been a long time since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince reunited with us. Since then, we have been separated. After that, we hunted twice and sent two signals to report our location to His Royal Highness, but His Royal Highness has not followed up for a long time. Come up, later His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince felt that something was wrong, so we asked us to search for His Royal Highness in two groups. However, we searched all over the mountain ridge where we were at that time, and did not find His Royal Highness. Later, we searched further I searched, but still haven't found His Royal Highness—”
The guard said in a anxious tone, "We feel that something happened to His Highness the Crown Prince. There are only nine of us and His Highness the Fifth Prince. It is impossible to search the entire Weishan Mountain, let alone our first The first time I went up the mountain, I was not familiar with the terrain at all, so His Highness the Fifth Prince immediately asked us to go back to the camp first, to see if His Highness didn’t see our signal and went back to the camp by himself. Back to camp!"
"Your Majesty, please send someone up the mountain to search for His Highness the Crown Prince immediately. His Highness has been separated from us for so long. I don't know if it was an accident or what. It's only been half a day, and there is still a good chance of finding His Highness. Please, Your Majesty!"
Yan Huai picked up his heart, and hunted hard! How could such a thing happen? !
Taking a deep breath, Yan Huai looked at Lin Zhang who had returned, "Lin Zhang, who else hasn't come back?"
Lin Zhang hurriedly said, "Except for the Prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty, His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince and the four guards around him, everyone else has returned."
Yan Huai's heart sank. There is a time limit for today's big hunt. The others rushed back sooner or later. It was really wrong for the prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty to stay for so long. Although Tuobawu hurt Qin Wan, in the end the Northern Wei Dynasty The missions are not allowed to have any accidents in the territory of Dazhou, not to mention His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty, even Tuobawu can leave Dazhou safely.
Yan Huai was sure of his thoughts, and immediately said, "Lin Zhang, hurry up and prepare to go up the mountain, and search for the whereabouts of the Northern Wei prince overnight." After a slight pause, Yan Huai looked at the guards in front of him again, "Your Highness the Fifth Prince can say Why come back?"
The guard hurriedly said, "We came back at the front to report the news. His Highness the Fifth Prince was a little behind and searched for His Royal Highness while walking. It is already dark now, and His Highness the Fifth Prince must be back soon."
Yan Huai nodded, "It would be best if your Fifth Prince found His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
Several guards nodded quickly, what Yan Huai said was the best result, if Tuoba Rui finds Tuoba Hong, then Lin Zhang doesn't have to lead troops up the mountain, today's big hunt is still complete.
Originally, Yan Huai brought a group of masters to wait for the imperial guards to count the number of prey, and wanted to see who was the winner today, but unexpectedly, there was such a sudden change. The high platform of the main seat was not far from the square, and soon Soon, the news of the disappearance of the Prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty spread, and for a while, there were discussions everywhere under the square.
On the high platform, the queen mother frowned and said, "How is the mountain on Weishan Mountain? Is there a trap set by Orion?"
Yan Huai looked at Zhao Yu who was on the side, and Zhao Yu shook his head quickly, "Your Majesty, Weishan is a royal hunting ground, and there are no common people's villages within a radius of ten miles. There can't be traps set by hunters inside. The last general led the vanguard over here. At that time, I took the soldiers up the mountain to patrol a few times, while scaring out the birds and beasts in the early spring, and checking for traps, but found that there were no traces of hunters, let alone traps."
The Empress Dowager was afraid that Tuo Bahong had been caught in some kind of trap, but what Zhao Yu said at the moment solved the doubt.
Zhao Shuhua also frowned slightly, "Over the years, there have indeed been accidents in big hunting, but I have never seen those who disappeared out of thin air. The prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty also knows martial arts, and ordinary accidents should not make him lose his ability to act. , He also has a signal on him? If he is really in danger, he should send a signal, right?"
When Zhao Shuhua said this, everyone's hearts sank again.
What happened that made Ta Bahong not even have a chance to send a signal? !
"Your Majesty, the Fifth Prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty has returned—"
Zhao Yu suddenly shouted, Yan Huai looked up, and sure enough, several fast horses entered the camp again.
Yan Huai hurriedly said, "Let them come over—"
Zhao Yu quickly sent someone to send an order, and Tuoba Rui dismounted and came straight to the high platform. Several Northern Wei guards who followed Tuobahong saw that Tuobarui and the others did not bring back Tabahong, their complexions turned pale .
After receiving Yan Huai's order, Tuoba Rui stepped up to the high platform quickly, and once he got on the high platform, Tuoba Rui said in a tight voice, "Your Majesty, please send someone to look for my elder brother immediately!"
Tuoba Rui was young and energetic, and his tone was a bit harsh. Yan Huai understood his anxiety and said, "I have asked the commander of the imperial guards to order troops, and I will go up the mountain to look for Prince Tuoba later."
After a short pause, Yan Huai asked again, "Have the fifth prince found any traces of the Northern Wei prince?"
Tuoba Rui shook his head, his eyes were full of anxiety, he clenched his fists and said, "Your Majesty, this Weishan Mountain is the royal hunting ground of Dazhou, and it is the first time for us to go to the mountains inside. The mountain is very peaceful, but today, my elder brother just disappeared here, Your Majesty, please pay attention, if my elder brother disappears right now, I am afraid that the Northern Wei Dynasty will not give up easily." Tuoba Rui cupped his hands again, " Please also ask the emperor to find the eldest brother!"
Although these words are reasonable, they are not considered polite, and everyone understands this truth. If Tuo Bahong died in Da Zhou, the Northern Wei Dynasty would turn against Da Zhou. However, the Northwest of the Great Zhou Dynasty has already been stared at by the enemy, so naturally he is unwilling to make a new enemy. Tuoba Rui does not need to speak harshly, and Yanhuai will never allow Tuoba Hong to have an accident in Weishan at this time—
Yan Huai narrowed his eyes, and said in a solemn voice, "Don't worry, Fifth Prince, Weishan has been the hunting ground of the Great Zhou Dynasty over the years. There has never been anyone missing before. The prince will definitely be found."
As soon as the words were finished, Lin Zhang had already stepped forward, "Your Majesty, the last general has assembled a thousand soldiers, five hundred soldiers from the Patrol Battalion, and five hundred soldiers from the Imperial Forest Army. They have all assembled."
Tuoba Ruishi only had nine people, and now Lin Zhang has gathered a thousand people in the blink of an eye. Once these thousand people go up the mountain, they will definitely be able to search every inch of land. In this way, even if an accident happened to Tuoba Hong, It doesn't matter.
Yan Huai nodded, and looked at Tuoba Rui again, "Only the Fifth Prince and a few others know where Prince Tuoba disappeared today. If you want to find Prince Tuoba, you need the Fifth Prince to lead the way!"
Tuoba Rui quickly nodded, "Naturally, I have a duty to do so!"
Tuoba Rui always watched Ta Bahong handle government affairs like a bystander, but now that Tuo Bahong disappeared, it was rare for him to appear serious and serious, and he turned to look at the few people behind him. The guard, "You guys, go with His Highness—"
As he said that, Tuoba Rui raised his eyes and glanced at the sky. The night is like splashed ink, and the dark sky is like a dark and impenetrable net that hangs upside down on people's heads. Tuoba Rui frowned slightly. It turned out to be a night without stars and moon, the mountains are densely forested, although there are no steep peaks, but the mountains are undulating, after all, it is not flat, and now it is an extremely dark night, it is really not easy to find Tuo Bahong.
"Commander Lin, have you prepared a torch?"
Lin Zhang nodded, "Of course, don't worry, His Highness Fifth."
Yan Huai looked at Lin Zhang and said, "You are also familiar with the mountain. You take the people there yourself, and the guards in the camp will be handed over to Zhao Yu. Remember, you must find the Northern Wei Prince back tonight!"
Lin Zhang nodded immediately, but Yan Che came up from the high platform at this moment, "Father, do you want me to take five hundred people to look for it? The weather is not very good tonight, so it's easier to find if there are more people."
Yan Huai shook his head, and turned to look at all the people standing on the underground square, "The route of Prince Mop is certain, there is no need to search all over the mountain, you should immediately ask the people below to see if there is anyone in the afternoon today. See Prince Tuoba."
Hearing this, Yan Che quickly took orders to go. Everyone was hunting on Mount Wei this afternoon. It is very possible that someone has seen Ta Ba Hong. If someone pointed out where Ta Ba Hong went, it would be more convenient for them to find someone. !
There was silence on the high platform, both Lin Zhang and Tuoba Rui were waiting for news from the underground.
After an incense stick of time, Yan Che returned, his face was full of disappointment, "Father, I have asked all of them, except for the first time, the others have not seen Prince Tuoba all day."
Yan Huai looked at Tuoba Rui, and Tuoba Rui nodded, "We have been hunting in the east all day, and we did not see anyone else, only twice when we saw the flag flashing by the opposite ridge from a distance, but we did not get close. Face to face from a distance."
In this way, what these people said is true.
Yan Huai glanced at Tuoba Rui again, and told Lin Zhang, "Take good care of His Highness Fifth, our generals will all come back, go, I'll wait for your good news—"
Lin Zhang clasped his fists, "Yes, the last general will surely live up to the high expectations of the emperor!"
After the words fell, Lin Zhang turned around and left. Tuoba Rui also clasped his fists and followed with a few guards. Soon, a fire dragon came out of the camp from the side of the square at a very fast speed, and walked along the road west of the camp. , Turning around and galloping towards the Weishan Mountain behind the camp, Yan Huai watched the fire dragon disappear and didn't speak for a long time.
There was an eerie silence on the whole square. It was supposed to be a celebration of today’s great hunt, but now that the Prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty has disappeared, Yanhuai has no interest in paying attention to these things, and other people dare not express their dissatisfaction with the disappearance of the Prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Don't care.
Yan Che sat silently for a while, then turned to look at Zhao Yu, "Who has the most prey today?"
The prey has been counted, Chao Yu hurriedly said, "Go back to the emperor, it is His Royal Highness Cheng Wang."
Surprise flashed across Yan Huai's eyes, as if he hadn't expected that Cheng Wang, who was standing in the first row, raised his jaw when he heard the words, but he didn't show any complacency. Yan Huai looked at Cheng Wang with a satisfied look on his face, "That's right, It deserves a reward!"
After a simple sentence was settled, Yuan Qing ordered people to get the reward. Yan Huai looked at Yan Che for a moment, sighed and said, "There was a bonfire feast today, but the prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty has not returned, so the banquet will be avoided." , Cheng Wang head reward, everyone else will be rewarded according to the noun, everyone will go back to nourish their energy, if the prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty returns to camp tonight, the big hunting will continue tomorrow, if the prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty does not come back..." Yan Huai said so far, his own words His voice sank, "We'll talk about it tomorrow."
If you can't find Ta Bahong after searching all night, then you can imagine the result——
Yan Huai gave such an order, and everyone naturally obeyed the order. Yan Huai got up and took the throne first, Zhao Shuhua, Feng Lingsu and other inner palace women followed closely, the queen mother also returned to her tent, and the rewards on the square were distributed , everyone dispersed.
"It's all right, why did the person disappear?"
The Empress Dowager frowned slightly, and this incident made her a little worried. Although she had been in Shoukang Palace for many years without asking about political affairs, if something happened to Tuoba Hong, it was certain that the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Great Zhou Dynasty would turn against each other.
Nanny Chen said, "Your Majesty, could it be that you were injured by a ferocious beast?"
The queen mother frowned even more when she heard this, "It's not impossible. There used to be tigers and lions on this lofty mountain, but they hunted too frequently in the early years, and all the raptors inside were hunted out. It was only changed to hunting every two years, and now tigers and lions are rare, but bears are still there."
Qin Wan's heart became tense when he heard that. Just then, Ta Bahong's guards said that they saw a brown bear, and they couldn't kill it with their joint efforts. Although the bear did not have the explosive power of a tiger or a lion, it would be difficult to deal with a brown bear. The injured adult man was still effortless. When Qin Wan was in the Northwest in his early years, he had encountered a village man who was injured by a bear.
"Amitabha, although I was still angry with the Northern Wei Prince yesterday, but God bless you, you must find the Northern Wei Prince tonight. In the territory of the Great Zhou, no matter who is an envoy from the royal family, nothing will happen!"
The queen mother read softly, but just as she finished speaking, there was a rumbling thunder outside.
The thunder suddenly exploded, and Yan Sui was so frightened that he threw himself into the arms of the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother hugged Yan Sui, her complexion became even uglier, and then there were several thunder and explosions, and after a while, a pale lightning flashed The door passed by in a blink of an eye, Yan Sui covered his ears in fright, and the queen mother hugged him tightly, "This weather really doesn't make people wish to come true!"
There was thunder and lightning again, and soon, a strong wind blew up, rustling the outermost curtains of the main tent, and another quarter of an hour, the heavy rain suddenly poured down, and the bean-sized raindrops hit the On the top of the tent, the entire big tent was disturbed. The main tent was already strong enough, not to mention the other tents. They all said that spring rain was as expensive as oil. However, it is extremely untimely, even fatal!
"With such a heavy rain, it must be slippery and difficult to travel on the Weishan Mountain. The officers and men who are looking for people are all riding horses. I am afraid that the horseshoes will slip now, and the torches are extinguished by the rain. Tonight, it is really difficult to find people. It will be even more difficult!" The queen mother is too familiar with hunting in Weishan, so she can't help being full of worries, coupled with the heavy rain, the whole camp couldn't sleep that night.
And as expected by the Queen Mother, it was really difficult to find people that night.
On the first mountain ridge to the east of Weishan Mountain, the heavy rain prevented half of the people from reaching the top of the ridge, seven out of ten torches were extinguished, and more than half of the people were groping their way up. Lin Zhang and Tuoba Rui stood on the top of the ridge and watched this scene, feeling extremely annoyed. Lin Zhang called a lieutenant beside him, and ordered, "Let the people who are still under the ridge half abandon their horses and go up the mountain from the easternmost col. Alright, those whose torches have been extinguished stand by for orders!"
The lieutenant obeyed his orders and left, Tuoba Rui frowned and said, "Commander Lin, there are only so few people in the first place, and now if you go around and stand by, how many people can go to my elder brother?"
Lin Zhang frowned, "Your Majesty, if it hadn't rained, these people were all looking for the Prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty, but now you have seen it, let them crawl in this mountain forest with black eyes? This will only make more Something happened!"
Lin Zhang cherished the generals of the Great Zhou, so naturally he would not show weakness. Seeing that Tuoba Rui was quite dissatisfied, Lin Zhang said again, "Instead of thinking about these things, His Royal Highness, why not think about where Prince Tuoba is going."
On the north side of the ridge where they were standing, there was a very flat and gentle slope. At this moment, Tuoba Rui looked down and felt a little bit confused about the direction. The dense forest was deep, and there were towering trees hugging everywhere. No matter where he looked, Tuoba Rui felt that he had been there before, not only him, but also the other guards were a bit helpless, it was their first time to come to Weishan, and the road that Xiao Lie took on the first day was not this way, so they During the day, I only thought of the prey and walked by in a hurry. Now, how can I recognize the black lights? After walking with Lin Zhang like this several times, it became more and more chaotic.
"Commander Lin, otherwise, let's look separately. You ask me, I'm really confused at the moment, I can't remember clearly. You divide some people and go in each direction. Isn't it more likely?"
Lin Zhang didn't want to run around like a headless chicken, but now that the weather is not according to his wishes, he can only cast a net according to Tuoba Rui's words, and maybe he can get some useful clues and traces.
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"His Royal Highness, I heard from people outside that something happened to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
Tuobawu's servant rushed into the big tent, but as soon as the words fell, Tuobawu's face was still indifferent and indifferent.
The servant hurriedly said, "Your Highness, it's true. His Highness the Crown Prince took people up the mountain to hunt, but the others got separated. The Fifth Highness, they searched for a long time but couldn't find them. Right now, the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty has ordered a thousand people to go immediately." The mountain is over, His Highness the Fifth Prince and several other guards also went with him—"
There was thunder and rain outside, and the words of the servant and these voices complemented each other, making Tuoba Wu's eyes a little turbulent, but Tuoba Wu still didn't answer the words.
Tuo Bahong threatened her with the lives of these two servants last night, and he is still scolding her this morning. There will be no accidents for a person like him. Tuoba Wu closed his eyes, Tuobahong's martial arts skills are not weak, and the Northern Wei Dynasty was good at martial arts, hunting was like a daily routine. The number of winter hunting for the royal family in the Northern Wei Dynasty was much more frequent than that of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Not only that, the big hunting in the Northern Wei Dynasty It's just three days, how can it be compared with the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty, what could happen if Tuo Bahong didn't come back
Thinking like this, Tuoba Wu was disturbed by the sound of wind and rain outside.
Although her tent was in the main tent, there was too much movement tonight, the wind blew the curtains rattling, and the raindrops fell on the roof of the tent like beans. It was so shocking that Tuoba's ears rang loudly. This kind of thunderstorm was extremely rare in the Northern Wei Dynasty. If it happened, it would represent the wrath of the heavens.
Tuoba Wu is getting more and more uneasy, but at this moment her knees are still sore, she can't forget the humiliation of kneeling in front of the Queen Mother's tent last night, and all of this was forced by Taba Hong, she will not forgive Tuoba Hiro!
Pulling up the brocade quilt, Tuoba Wu covered his head and face together. The servants were anxious at first, but they didn't know what to do when they saw Tuoba Wu like this. Something happened to Ta Bahong, and the Northern Wei's missions were gone. The backbone is lost, Tuoba Rui is not here, Tuoba Wu is like this, the servants are not sure, and the other civil servants and generals who follow are even more panicked. After a while, seven or eight Northern Wei courtiers gathered in Tuoba Wu In front of his tent, he asked to see the princess.
The servant came to report, but Tuoba Wu insisted on ignoring it. There was nothing he could do, so the servant had to send these seven or eight people away. Anyway, Tuoba Rui and the people sent by Emperor Da Zhou had already gone out to look for them, so there was nothing they could do if they were in a hurry.
Tuoba Wu also thought the same way. Tabahong was either lost or in love with fighting. The worst thing was that he was injured and couldn't walk anymore. And these will be revealed early tomorrow morning. If a thousand people can't find him Out of Tuo Bahong, doesn't that mean...
Tuoba Wu trembled under the blanket, not daring to think about this possibility for a moment.
Although she pretended not to care, Tuoba Wu still slept very poorly that night. In the early morning of the second day, she woke up just after dawn. The sound of the wind and rain outside became quieter, so she listened attentively.
After waiting for half an hour, there was a sound of horseshoes coming from afar.
Tuoba Wu's expression trembled slightly, she knew that the large army that went out last night had returned.
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When Lin Zhang came back with people, Yan Huai knew immediately.
However, to Yan Huai's disappointment, they did not find Ta Bahong...
In Yanhuai's big tent, Lin Zhang said, "The fifth prince led the way, and the last general has already led people to search the nearby mountain ridges carefully, and almost cut down all the trees and dug the ground. It's been three feet, but His Royal Highness still hasn't been found. Not only that, the heavy rain last night made the mountain muddy, even if there were any traces on the road, they were all washed away, and last night was dark, it was really hard to find people, the emperor doesn't want In a hurry, I will count another thousand people at the end, and when the sky is bright, I will go up the mountain again and continue to search for the whereabouts of the Prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and I will never disappear out of thin air."
Yan Che and Yan Qi were all in Yan Huai's tent, even Yan Chi, Yan Li, Qin Shu and others were summoned.
After Lin Zhang finished speaking, Yan Chi said, "The prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty was riding a horse, and the horse disappeared?"
Lin Zhang nodded, "Yes, the horse is gone too. We shouted all over the mountains and plains due to the heavy rain last night, but we didn't find the whereabouts of the Northern Wei Prince's mount except for some animals that were startled."
Yan Chi's brows were furrowed together, Yan Huai and the others were also frowning.
While the room was full of silence, Tuoba Rui, who was also standing in the tent, said, "Your Majesty, just listen to Commander Lin and continue to look for it later. Neither people nor horses can just disappear out of thin air. Although we went there in time last night , but the weather is not up to expectations, I really can't find anyone, if I continue to search today, I will definitely find my eldest brother—"
Yan Huai nodded, "Of course we will continue to search, Lin Zhang, just do as you say."
Both Lin Zhang and Tuoba Rui were in a mess, their temple hair and the armor on their bodies were all soaked, sticking to their cheeks in a mess, and the shoes and the hem of their robes were all muddy, one can imagine After a night of climbing and rolling on Weishan Mountain, he must be exhausted and suffering, but Tuoba Rui did not show any slack.
Lin Zhang was ordered to rush to recruit troops. Yan Huai looked at Tuoba Rui and said, "Your Highness, I have been looking for you all night. Why don't you change your clothes and eat something now? I still need to look for it today, and it's still raining, so I need to keep my energy up." It is."
Tuoba Rui only felt that he was not good enough. He was not good at practicing martial arts, unlike Lin Zhang. However, Tuoba Hong disappeared. This was a major event that would shake the Northern Wei Dynasty. find out!
After thinking about it, Tuoba Rui nodded and retreated.
As soon as he got out of the tent, Tuoba Rui saw at a glance Tuoba Wu who was rushing towards the main tent without even opening an umbrella. Tuoba Wu was wearing a red cloak and her face was pale. When they arrived at Tuobarui, they immediately strode up to Tuobarui, "Did you not find brother Prince?"
Tuoba Rui only felt that Tuoba Wu was a bit scary at the moment, and nodded, "Yes, I didn't even find a man or a horse."
Tuoba Wu didn't know what he thought of, his expression turned cold, and he was about to enter the main tent in the next moment. When he reached the door, he was stopped by Yuan Qing, "His Royal Highness, do you want to see the emperor?"
Tuoba Wu sneered, "Otherwise?! My prince brother disappeared during your hunting!"
Yuan Qing smiled wryly, "Then you should also ask the old slave to inform you."
Where can Tuoba Wu wait? ! Right now she is angry with Tuo Bahong, but also misses Tuo Bahong, so all her anger towards Tuo Bahong is directed at Da Zhouren, pushing Yuan Qing's arm away, and Tuoba Wu rampages forward After opening the main tent and tightening the tent, Tuoba Wu realized that the tent was full of people. After all, she was a little weak in her heart, but she didn't show any weakness on her face!
With his chest straightened, Tuoba Wu looked at Yan Huai and said, "Your Majesty, my elder brother will never disappear for no reason!"
Yan Huai had already learned about Tuoba Wu's presumptuousness, and now his expression was slightly cold, "What does the princess mean by this?"
Tuoba Wu took a step forward, "Winter hunting was also popular in the Northern Wei Dynasty. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, the royal hunting grounds were not like Weishan Mountain, and there were no other places with such beautiful mountains and rivers for hunting. Although the prince brother is not familiar with such mountain and forest terrain, but here Compared with the cold and snow-capped mountains in the Northern Wei Dynasty, how can you be afraid of the danger? Brother Prince, there will never be any accidents! Besides, before the hunting, the forbidden army of the Great Zhou Dynasty went up the mountain to search, and there was nothing very dangerous in the mountain. According to my prince Brother's method, he will never just disappear without a man and a horse—"
Yan Huai frowned slightly, "So what does the princess want to say?"
Tuoba Wu narrowed his eyes slightly, "So, I want to say that the disappearance of the prince's brother is very likely to be man-made!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone couldn't help but startled everyone. Right now, everyone hasn't thought in the artificial direction. After all, in the mountains and forests, any accident may happen. Now Tuobawu said that the prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty has excellent hunting skills. Err, he won't have an accident here, but why is it artificial
"Princess, don't say such words indiscriminately. When hunting, what is impossible?"
Yan Huai said lightly, and Tuoba Wu took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind, she said coldly, "Because I already knew that someone wanted to murder the prince brother!"
Seeing Tuoba Wu rushing into the tent, Tuoba Rui followed in for a while, upon hearing this, Tuoba Rui frowned, "Miss Huang? What do you mean by that?"
Tuoba Wu sneered, "Our family is not the only one here, have you forgotten?"
Tuoba Wu looked at Yan Huai and said, "This time, the elder brother of the prince is making good friends with Da Zhou with sincerity. He wants to marry Da Zhou. To put it bluntly, he just wants to marry the fifth princess. We will be married at the end of last year. We came, but were stopped by the heavy snow, and finally set off at the beginning of spring, but by coincidence, someone came to Lin'an with us!"
Tuoba Wu was talking about Liu Yun, of course, everyone present knew it well.
Tuoba Wu said again, "It's okay to arrive in Lin'an together, but other people have the same idea as the prince's brother, and they all want to marry the princess. However, everyone knows that there is only one jewel in the palm of the emperor and the queen. , who is Da Zhou's number one ally, if we think so, others will think so too."
Everyone present knew these things, but it was the first time that Tuobawu said this, and it was widely publicized. This kind of desire for power and profit made people uncomfortable. However, Tuobawu hadn't finished talking, "From Lin'an On the first night of departure, when I wandered around in the camp, I passed the tent of the Third Prince Liu Yun of Xiliang, and he was meeting His Royal Highness the Prince of Zhou at that time, and he had just returned to his tent—"
As soon as these words came out, everyone couldn't help looking at Yan Che.
As the prince of Great Zhou, Yan Che actually met Liu Yun in private
Yan Huai frowned slightly, dissatisfaction was already on his face, Yan Che's expression changed a few times, and he didn't come out to explain for a while.
Tuoba Wu continued, "He probably asked the Prince of Zhou to help match up the marriage of the fifth princess, and he was very annoyed."
Having said that, Yan Huai's face became more relaxed, "Then?"
Tuoba Wu's face showed cold hatred, "Then, I heard him say, if you can't win the heart of the fifth princess this time, then you have to use other methods, anyway, when hunting, any accidents should happen, right? "
After Tuoba Wu finished speaking, everyone in the tent couldn't help but look at each other.
Although these words are not so clear, the killing intent in them is obvious.
Yan Huai's face was silent, "Does the princess have any other evidence?"
Tuoba Wu's eyes widened, "Isn't this the best evidence?! Liu Yun had already planned it! He could not show courteousness to the fifth princess in the past few days, and he already knew that his chances were not great. In order to eliminate future troubles, he used In a desperate way, he murdered the elder brother of the prince during the hunting, so the elder brother of the prince disappeared without a trace!"
Yan Huai frowned, looked at Yan Che for a moment and said, "Go and invite the Third Prince of Xiliang to come over."
Yan Che nodded, turned around and walked out, Yan Huai looked at Tuoba Wu leisurely, but felt a little relieved in his heart, it would be fine if Ta Bahong was fine, but if something happened to him, someone would have to be responsible for what happened to Ta Bahong today Well, the person in charge should naturally not be Da Zhou. Now that Tuoba Wu suddenly mentioned such a thing, why doesn't he do it as he pleases
Soon, Liu Yun was invited by Yan Che. For Yan Che who invited him over suddenly, and there were Tuoba Wu and Tuoba Rui in the tent, Liu Yun was obviously a little surprised. After saluting, Liu Yun said with a smile, "I don't know why the emperor invited me here?"
Yan Huai hesitated for a moment, looked at Tuoba Wu, Tuoba Wu snorted softly, "Why does the third prince pretend to be fake? The third prince might as well tell everyone, what method did you use to harm my elder brother yesterday? Where is my prince brother now?"
Liu Yun was stunned, his expression innocently surprised. He first looked at Tuoba Rui and Tuoba Wu, and then looked around at the people around him. Seeing that everyone's expressions were no longer surprised, he knew that Tuoba Wu must have died. After slandering him again, Liu Yun smiled lightly, his pale face was very calm, "Where did your highness come from? I have been hunting with the guards around me yesterday, and I also met His Highness the Crown Prince and Prince Gong's son Your Highness, why did I harm the Prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty?"
Tuoba Wu frowned, "How dare you say that?! I already knew that you had evil intentions, and you would not be able to please the princess, so I wanted to get rid of the competitor, the prince brother, without anyone noticing it! Right now What you did was exposed by me, but you still dare to argue?! So what if you met the crown prince and the crown prince? Did you follow the crown prince for so long? "
Having said that, Liu Yun frowned, "Princess insists on saying that, then I can't do anything about it, but I have always brought my own guards with me, and they can testify for me."
"Of course your guards speak for you! They naturally protect you!"
Liu Yun smiled bitterly calmly, "Princess is really eloquent. According to what you say, isn't everyone likely to be the one who harmed the Prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty?"
Tuoba Wu glared at Liu Yun fiercely, wishing to tear Liu Yun's smiling face off, "There is no reason for anyone else, only you! You think I don't know what you said three days ago in Fengmingpo tent ?!"
As soon as these words came out, Liu Yun's smile was slightly flustered, but soon he became calm again, "I don't know what the princess said, but I can understand that your highness cares about your brother, but ah, Anything can happen during the hunt. If you want me to say, the princess should ask the guards protecting His Royal Highness, how they did things, and even lost their master. On this lofty mountain, although there are no snow wolves from the Northern Wei Dynasty As for ferocious beasts, there are also bears and wild boars, these big guys can't be underestimated when they attack people, not only that, bears can also eat people."
Liu Yun said lightly, and when Tuoba Wu heard this, he became even more furious, and when he was about to explode, Yan Huai said lightly, "Okay, after all, the princess is just suspicious, and there is no real evidence. What I mean is to put the crown prince first. The key is to find it. After you find the prince, you will be able to know whether the prince was injured accidentally or was killed by others."
Yan Huai looked at Tuoba Wu, "What does the princess think?"
Tuoba Wu only felt that her anger was being grasped by an invisible big hand, not only that, but Yan Huai's gaze sent a chill down her spine, she didn't dare to be too presumptuous, so she nodded.
Regardless of whether Tuo Bahong was killed or what, most of them are still in Weishan, and to find Tuo Bahong can only rely on people from Dazhou. Tuoba Wu nodded, "Listen to the emperor's arrangement."
Yan Huai smiled slightly, comforted Tuoba Wu, and let them back out.
Liu Yun was invited to be accused, Yan Huai also comforted him a few words, Liu Yun smiled and said he didn't mind, and when he got out of the big tent, he saw Tuoba Wu waiting for him outside the big tent.
Liu Yun smiled, "What? Your Royal Highness still thinks I did it?"
Tuoba Wu squinted his eyes, his expression was very unfriendly, Liu Yunyou said with a leisurely smile, "Your Highness the Princess just disrespected the young lady of the Qin family, and now she has become presumptuous again. According to me, if something happens to the prince, the princess will also be responsible for it." When the prince was hunting, most of the accidents happened because he was thinking about the troubles caused by the princess."
Seeing that Tuoba was trembling violently, Liu Yun said again, "I heard that even a single hair of the prince was not found? Hehe, if the prince is injured alone and meets a man-eating black bear, then now, he I'm afraid it's in the stomach of a bear... Do you want the princess to ask the officers and soldiers who are looking for someone to catch all the bears and then open their stomachs to see?"
After Liu Yun finished speaking leisurely, Tuoba Wu stared at Liu Yun, unable to say a word in anger.
Seeing this, Liu Yun was a little satisfied, and the anger of being brought in and accused just subsided, "Your Royal Highness, there is no need to be so angry, life and death are what you do, and your Royal Highness's trip to the Great Zhou Dynasty has been counted as bad luck. Blessing? If something happens to the crown prince, Her Royal Highness will help the coffin back to the Northern Wei Dynasty. There are so many princes in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and it is not only the crown prince who can rule the country alone. If that day really comes, the princess will be sad and obedient."
Liu Yunyue said that the happier he was, this Tuobawu was too presumptuous and too arrogant, but the day before yesterday she knelt in front of the queen mother's big tent, which was enough to embarrass her, today, thinking about it, she would be so aggrieved that she would vomit blood... Liu Yun smiled , cupped his fists and cupped his hands, turned around and walked towards his big tent.
"The third prince—"
After walking a few steps, Liu Yun suddenly heard Tuoba Wu calling him.
Liu Yun was still happy, and turned around subconsciously when he heard the sound. Just as he turned around, there was a heavy pain on his forehead. Liu Yun was stunned for a moment, not knowing what happened. A punch landed on his cheek, and Liu Yun howled in pain, only then did he realize that it was Tuoba Wu who was beating him, and he frowned fiercely, never expecting that Tuoba Wu, who had just been punished, was so bold, Not to mention that Tuoba Wu is so powerful, he is a big man, his eyes were blackened by Tuoba Wu's beating, and before he could stand still, Tuoba Wu kicked him on the lower abdomen again—
"Ow—"
With a painful groan, Liu Yun couldn't stand and fell to the ground. Before the guards around him caught up with Tuoba Wu, Tuoba Wu stopped by herself. She clapped her hands and stood beside Liu Yun, "If the prince brother Something really happened, I promise, I will take you to sacrifice him!"