Taiping Xun'an

Reason, he is not calm, he lives aggrieved.

Xia Yangzheng felt that since he gave up on Ye Bai, he was no longer as oppressive as before, and lived a free and easy life.If you want to speak out, you can speak out, and you don't have to cover up and worry about being discovered and alienated by the other party.

"It's not like." Xia Yang Zheng said, smiling.

Chapter 18

Sui'an Jingye's old house.

The rain did not shine last night, and the spring was bright outside the window.

Ye Bai was compiling a book that day when he suddenly heard a knock on the courtyard door.Gu Mu went out to sell calligraphy and paintings, and the cook was far away from the front yard, Aunt Li and the others couldn't hear them, so Ye Bai went to open the door himself.

The person who knocked on the door was a middle-aged man with an extraordinary bearing and elegance. Ye Bai never expected to welcome such an honored guest.

"I lost my way here for the first time, I wonder if my lord can enjoy a cup of tea?" A hearty, mid-spirited voice said.

"It's a great honor, please come in." Ye Baiju stepped aside.

"Thank you, son!" The man smiled, and walked straight into the courtyard, as if entering his own courtyard.

Ye Bai glanced at the door and saw no one else coming in, so he closed the door and fastened the latch before following the man into the study.The man entered the study and sat on a chair looking at Ye Bai with a smile.

"Grassman Ye Bai pays homage to today."

"Get up." The voice full of interest was full of emotion, "It's been almost eight years, it's hard for you to still remember my appearance."

"Your Majesty's holy face is unforgettable."

"Are you compiling ancient books?" Xia Yang Dongming asked when he saw the books in the study.

"Yes."

Xia Yang Dongming saw a pair of calligraphy and painting hanging on the east wall with a profound artistic conception, so he said, "Draw me a picture of Yunshan Mountain."

"Yes." Looking at the mysterious Imakami, Ye Bai said hello and went to spread paper and rub ink.

Early summer and April, new rain last night.The morning light is faint, and the fresh green is light.The thrush is crying, and the breeze is blowing.The room is dry and cool, and the lighting is good. The present sage Xia Yang Dongming sat on the grand teacher's chair and watched Ye Bai, who had peaceful eyes and brows, painting with a brush.

"How about I betroth Princess Qinghe to you?" Xia Yang Dongming said with a smile.

Ye Bai was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, but he didn't know how to answer, the ink he just dipped fell on Bai Xuan, and he fainted.

Xia Yang Dongming walked behind Ye Bai, saw his fair neck slightly exposed in the hair that was parted smoothly on his chest, and sighed in his heart: I really can't look at this person carefully, the more I look at him, the more I think he looks good.

Holding Ye Bai's hand holding the pen, Xia Yang Dongming outlined the forest trees on the peak with the smudged drops of ink, and then let go of Ye Bai's hand and said with a smile: "It's just a whim, you don't have to take it seriously."

"The grassroots are impolite." Ye Bai pleaded guilty.

"It's okay." Xia Yang Dongming sat back in his chair, waving his fan lightly and said, "Make me a pot of tea."

Looking at the tea made by Ye Bai, Xia Yang Dongming took a sip and said, "This silver needle is good, but why don't you take the tribute tea that Zheng Er gave you? Could it be that you want to keep it privately?" Ye Bai looked at Xia Yang Dongming and raised his eyebrows. From the corner of his mouth, he knew that most of Xia Yangzheng's appearance followed suit.

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty, this is what Cao Min forced, and the Second Highness..."

"No need to say more." Xia Yang Dongming interrupted Ye Bai, poured two cups of tea, poured the powder from the porcelain bottle taken out of his sleeve into a cup of tea and said, "Here are two cups of tea, one is poisonous and the other is non-toxic. , you come to choose a drink."

Ye Bai's heart skipped a beat - he found out about them today!

"If you want to stay and fly together with Zheng'er, then choose the non-toxic cup, I agree! But I will abolish Zheng'er's position as the crown prince and establish another prince. If you want me to protect Zheng'er, King's Landing The world, then you drink this poisonous cup."

Indeed, when the loved one died, regardless of the status of the empress, the deceased prince, and the fourth prince, facing the oppression of the queen's relatives, the prince, and the fourth prince's gangsters, he made his lover's son the prince, However, his son, who was established as the prince, did something with the man that is often not tolerated by the world... I am also tired today.

Ye Bai was a little sad, he was twenty and two years old, he had read the sage's books for more than ten years in vain, and he was going to die because he had no one in his family and country.

"The grassroots read the sage's books, shameless, and committed crimes regardless of human relations. This matter has nothing to do with the Second Highness." Ye Bai knelt down and bowed to Xia Yang Dongming, picked up the poisonous tea and drank it down, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the tea!"

"I don't know if you are infatuated or loyal!" Xia Yang Dongming sighed, got up and left.

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plain.

Xia Yangzheng bent down beside the damaged embankment to look at the gravel, looked at it for a while, picked it up and smelled it, and smiled secretly with his lips curled up: That's right!

It was night, a group of people in night clothes sneaked along the edge of the embankment on the river bank.Through the moonlight, I could clearly see the appearance of the leader—couldn't it be Junshou Li!

At this time, Xia Yangzheng, who was hiding in the tree with Du Fang, laughed secretly.From Ye Bai's letter, we know that Li Junshou is a corrupt official, but this time he is not corrupt at all, in order to gain trust.If Li Junshou is the queen's man, then he must delay Xia Yangzheng's stay in Pingchuan, which is far away from Suian capital, so that the queen and others can do whatever they want in the capital.

Maybe it was because he didn't expect Xia Yangzheng to rush back as soon as Pingchuan's dam was destroyed.At present, the damaged dams can be repaired in less than ten days, so Li Junshou must find a way to slow down the dam repair, or make more dams need to be repaired.

A few days ago, Xia Yangzheng inspected the damaged dams, most of them were broken, and few collapsed.In addition, from the broken part of the embankment, there are still imperceptible gray-black charred marks, and some gravel still has a faint smell of gunpowder.Furthermore, the water level in Pingchuan is not high, and floods rarely occur. It seems that the floods in Pingchuan are also man-made!

When Li Junshou and others buried the gunpowder on the dam, it was time to catch people and take the stolen goods when they were about to ignite!Xia Yangzheng signaled Du Fang to lead the guards to show up immediately.

"What is Sheriff Li going to do?" As soon as Xia Yangzheng's voice came out, a group of guards lit torches and surrounded Li Sheriff and a dozen people.

"His Royal Highness!" Li Junshou exclaimed, unexpectedly, the new Crown Prince hadn't gone to bed at the third watch.

"Come on, catch them! Put them in prison and wait for trial tomorrow!" Xia Yangzheng ordered.

"Everyone light the fire!" Governor Li shouted, and his accomplices followed suit.

"Everyone back!" Xia Yangzheng saw that it was impossible to send people to stop him, so he asked all the guards to back away from the gunpowder.

Dozens of "boom boom boom" sounded, and the embankment was blasted again, and the rubble was scattered.

Chapter 19

Since the day when Ye Bai was offered tea, he came to Ye's house two or three times one after another.

"Life is boring!" Drunk Imakami threw away the wine glass in his hand, and asked, seemingly drunk, "Why don't you drink?"

Ye Bai poured a glass of wine and drank it.

Looking at Ye Bai finished drinking today, he said, "Drink another glass." Ye Bai had no choice but to pour another glass, and was about to drink it, but Xia Yang Dongming came over and drank it from the glass, and then looked at it with bright eyes. Ye Bai smiled.He is already in his 40s today, but the pampered days make him look like someone who just passed away.

Smiling and laughing, Xia Yang Dongming's eyes filled with tears.Seeing this, Ye Bai backed away quietly, and the sound of forbearance could be faintly heard not far away.With a low sigh, the word love hurts.

"Today, it's time to get up and go to bed early." Ye Bai pushed open the door and gently shook Xia Yang Dongming to wake him up. The drunk Jinshang did not return to the palace last night.

Xia Yang Dongming closed his eyes, smiled sleepily, stretched out his hand and pulled the person sitting by the bed, causing him to fall on top of him, and said: "My concubine's warm tent is fragrant, how can I be willing to go to court?" Bi, smiled and opened his eyes, but the person on his body was Ye Bai.

Xia Yang Dongming let go of his grip on Ye Bai, letting Ye Bai get up from his body.Xia Yang Dongming's eyes dimmed from the brightness when he first woke up, and he went to court after packing up.

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After arresting Junshou Li, Xia Yangzheng was in a great mood.This time, as long as the embankment is repaired, you can go back to the palace.Xia Yangzheng got up from the bed, looked at Du Fang who had already returned from practicing, and smiled.

"Du Fang, can you comb my hair?"

"No." Du Fang was telling the truth, and he combed his own hair casually.

"You can start meeting today."

Du Fang still refused.

"Then I'll comb it for you." Xia Yangzheng took Du Fang's hand and pushed him to sit in front of the dressing table.

Untie Du Fang's hair, comb it smooth, divide it neatly, and twist it into a bun.

Both Xia Yangzheng and Du Fang looked at the person in the mirror.

Sure enough, too neat hairstyle is not suitable for Du Fang.Xia Yangzheng smiled and said, "Casual is more suitable for you."

Du Fang glanced at Xia Yangzheng, then at himself in the mirror, and felt that it was really inappropriate.

Xia Yangzheng went out, thinking about something.The county guard was locked up by himself, and there is no one to do things now.If you don't put Fourteen in the open, it should be enough to have Du Fang by your side.

"fourteen!"

"exist!"

"From now on, temporarily take over the duties of the governor of Pingchuan County and build dams."

"Yes."

Suianjing

"I heard that "Pear Blossom Tune" was written by you?"

"It's not talent."

"Play a song for me."

"Yes." Ye Bai asked Gu Mu to bring the flute.

"This piece is Shuxiang's favorite piece." Xia Yang Dongming said after listening to the piece countless times.

Ye Bai played the tune and listened quietly to Xia Yang Dongming's speech.

"She likes your song the most, and she always gets people to play it. I'm tired of listening to it, but she's not tired of it either. Sometimes she will compose lyrics for the song when she's in the mood."

"She also likes your calligraphy, but it is very rare to buy the books you copied, too few."

"She said that you are a good boy, a young talent, and you will definitely be Zheng'er's assistant in the future."

"I've been jealous for this."

……

After the song was over, Ye Bai stood aside holding the flute.

"What are you compiling ancient music?"

"Yes."

"Ye Bai knelt down to listen to the order." Xia Yang Dongming said casually.

"The grassroots respectfully listen to the imperial decree." Ye Bai responded respectfully.

"I ordered Ye Bai, the son of the former Grand Tutor Ye Xun, to compile "Qingping Ancient Music Yuwen" from now on. You can enter and leave the Ming Palace at will and read the imperial library."

"Thank you, Lord Long." Ye Bai kowtowed.

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According to the fourteenth report, the dam will be built in ten days.Xia Yangzheng finally felt relieved, and set up a small banquet at night to invite Du Fang to enjoy the moon with wine.

While pouring wine, Xia Yangzheng looked at Du Fang affectionately, almost making Du Fang terrified.

Du Fang took the glass of wine in front of him and drank it down.

"What are you panicking about?" Xia Yangzheng smiled disapprovingly.

"You drink your wine." Du Fang said.

"Do you have to say that you have no interest to be interested?"

"If you want fun, find someone else."

"Who are you looking for?" Xia Yangzheng asked.

"you like him?"

"Who?" Xia Yangzheng smiled again, "I like you, aren't you?"

"You know it in your heart." Du Fang was embarrassed to ask, so he let him go.

Xia Yangzheng was also relieved to see that Du Fang didn't intend to ask further.

The moon is very bright tonight, but I don't know what happened to the capital.Since that incident, I don't know how that person has been.Desperate, Xia Yangzheng drank a few more glasses and felt a little hazy.Seeing that Du Fang who carried him into the room was a little unreal, he couldn't help reaching out to caress his face.

Cold, soft, not as cold as it looks.Du Fang felt Xia Yangzheng's warm palm, and his heart trembled.

Xia Yangzheng felt a little emotional, and he knew Du Fang was the same.So when Du Fang helped him to the bed, he leaned towards Du Fang.

"What are you doing!" Du Fang exclaimed.

"You know that, don't you?" Xia Yangzheng smiled knowingly.

"I think it's good that we usually do that, so..." Du Fang hesitated.

After hearing this, Xia Yangzheng was a little annoyed: "If you don't want it, then you don't want it, I will solve it myself."

When Du Fang realized the meaning of this sentence, Xia Yangzheng was already moving aside. Du Fang didn't leave or stay, and turned his back to Xia Yangzheng with a blushing face.Xia Yangzheng fell asleep afterwards, but Du Fang watched the moon without sleep all night.

Chapter 20

Mats were laid out on the grass, and the musicians sat in the east and west seats. Xia Yang Dongming and Ye Bai sat in the north seat and listened to the musicians playing. Xia Yang Dongming occasionally sang a few words.

The musician rested in the middle, Xia Yang Dongming looked at Ye Bai who was filling him with drinks and felt a little unsure of what he wanted to do.

"In ancient times, the two sons of Tongyu and Hehua danced "Xiu Nan Shuang" and became famous all over the world. Do you know this dance?"

"I've heard a little bit about it."

"Dance with me." Without even giving him a chance to shirk, Xia Yang Dongming stood up and waved his hands, playing the music immediately.

Although Ye Bai felt something was wrong, but seeing Xia Yang Dongming's posture, he had no choice but to get up and dance with Xia Yang Dongming.

The peach blossoms on the tree are falling, and the music on the banquet is falling, it is the temptation of the world, it is the mistakes of mortals...

Get up, the two stand side by side five feet wide, each doing a dance, Zi raises his left arm, and I raise my right arm, not seeking each other.

Cheng, relatively five feet wide, lifts the clothes and starts, advances and retreats together, looks at each other, and becomes a pair with one step, the two become closer, and the aspirations and affections are united.

Gradually, turn half a step, stand side by side, and the fans intersect like hand in hand.After fanning, his face is half covered, his eyes meet but he can't figure it out.Step back, hold the fan behind your back, and part ways.

Stop, five feet apart, I hang my clothes and you stop, and the son stops and stays.Looking at it from a distance, it's hard to calm down...

"Qingping Suian Unofficial History" - In the 12th year of Qingping, he and Qing'an Prime Minister Ye Bai danced "Show Nanshuang" in the Huayuan of Ming Palace.

The lingering sound is lingering, and the sadness is even more painful. This dance is about a pair of friends who know each other and get along with each other, but they are separated because of suspicion.But Ye Bai knew that Xia Yang Dongming was thinking of his lost love right now.Today I am still unable to wake up from the grief of the eternal separation between heaven and man, and today I am taken for granted that I love Concubine Wan Gui very much.However, the wind blew his eyes, and the flowers fell into the water, thinking that he saw Zhihua.

Obviously he was approving the memorial, but he was disturbed by the person standing quietly beside him.I stretched out my hand and hooked his waist hard, and the man sat in my arms, not the kind that you can't get what you want, but very down-to-earth, thinking in my heart that it's good to be here.Ye Bai, who was concentrating on sharpening his ink, was held by the emperor's waist, and his back was pressed against his chest, humerus against humerus.The warmth of the skin on his legs continued to infiltrate, Ye Bai couldn't help but panic, he stood up quickly, but was stopped by Xia Yang Dongming's words: "Don't move!"

"You all go down." He ordered the servants serving in the palace to retreat outside the palace, but his eyes never left Ye Bai's face, the complexity in his eyes made Ye Bai startled.Standing up again, overturning the pen holder, messing up the pen and ink, and rendering the white paper, but it can't resist a bow of the head, a shoulder, and a sigh from the Holy Majesty...

It's time, Ye Bai looked at the sky outside and thought, he can't let this go on like this anymore.

"Today, I have something to report." Ye Bailin said in a voice.

"What do you want to report?" Xia Yang Dongming raised his head and asked.

"It's related to the death of Concubine Wan Gui."

What?Xia Yang Dongming's heart was suddenly confused, and he said in a deep voice, "Say!"

"I only know a thing or two about this matter. Tingwei left supervisor Dong Zhongting and bus commander Wang He know more about it."

"pass!"

"Yes!" The Grand Duke on the side passed on the words.

"I will leave first." Ye Bai retreated and walked out of the palace gate, but Xia Yang Dongming looked at him with complicated eyes.

When Ye Bai came out, he ran into Dong Zhongting and Wang He who were entering the palace gate, and the three of them looked at each other and passed each other.

Ye Bai looked at the sky outside the hall, thinking that it was about to be over, and hoped everything was fine.

"Daqing Qingping History" - Qingping 12 years, Dong Zhongting, the left supervisor of Ting Wei, and Wang He, the commander of the bus, found out that the deaths of the third prince and Wan Guifei were all caused by the empress. Empress Xiaoxian.

After Xia Yangzheng in Pingchuan received Dong Zhongting's letter from Feige, he couldn't help crying and punched the table hard.As expected, the concubine mother was murdered by that vicious woman, so I just couldn't see her being executed with my own eyes!

"What happened?" Du Fang asked looking at Xia Yangzheng's back in front of the window.

"The queen is dead." Xia Yangzheng suppressed his emotions.

Du Fang was also shocked. He didn't expect the queen to die like this.

"The queen is dead, the fourth prince and his henchmen will definitely do something, we have to make some plans." Xia Yangzheng turned to look at Du Fang, and said slowly: "You don't have to be controlled by others anymore."

"Yeah." Du Fang was the only one who dared to respond like that.A promise from his father made him step into the court involuntarily.

"You really trust me so much?" Du Fang couldn't help asking.

"Of course! Your eyes are not deceiving, they are very bright!" Xia Yangzheng's eyes were a little red but he still smiled affectionately.

Xia Yangzheng called Fourteen: "How many days will it take to build the dam?"

"Return to Your Highness, the work will be completed within four days."

"Okay, it's time to pack up..." Xia Yangzheng was interrupted by the flapping of another carrier pigeon's wings "Puchi, puff..." before he could finish his sentence.

Xia Yangzheng took out the letter box tied to the foot of the carrier pigeon, and took out the creed.I saw the letter: (years, months, and days) The four princes forced the palace outside the capital city, and the imperial guards were preparing for war.

Xia Yangzheng's heart tightened, and he immediately said: "Pack up your bags and go back to Beijing immediately!"

"Yes!" Seeing Xia Yangzheng's expression was not good, Fourteen immediately took orders to go down.

"Why are you so anxious?" Du Fang rarely asked.

"Fourth brother is forced into the palace." Xia Yangzheng held the note tightly in his hand, "It will take about two days for the carrier pigeon to arrive. I don't know how the situation in Beijing is now."

Du Fang didn't know what to say for a while, so he just stood aside and looked at Xia Yangzheng quietly.

Xia Yangzheng didn't pay attention to Du Fang's silence, and said directly: "The fourth brother brought 20 soldiers and horses to the outer city of Beijing, and only [-] soldiers and horses in the capital guard the city."

Xia Yangzheng turned around to see that the person behind him was about to ask, and the sentence "Huafu" was almost out of his mouth. Fortunately, it was clearly Du Fang.In the past four years, Xia Yangzheng has become accustomed to looking for people to discuss with Ye Bai and others, and Ye Bai is the most frequent one.

Chapter 21

On the path overgrown with wild grass, there were two people riding on horseback.

"Lianxi is adjacent to the county where His Royal Highness is located, so why don't you go to Second Highness, but you want to go to Lianxi?" asked Thirteen, who was dressed in civilian clothes.

"Zhu Dan is here, I'll just go to his place." Ye Bai replied.

That day when the four princes came to the city and the capital was in a panic, Ye Bai was also taken aback when Thirteen Shu appeared and said that he would take him away.

"Why are you here?"

"The Second Highness ordered his subordinates to follow the young master to protect the young master."

"What about him?"

"There are Fourteen and Young Master Du here."

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Looking at the two forked roads ahead, Ye Bai hesitated.Going to the main road is to the county where Xia Yangzheng is located, and walking to the small road is to Lianxi City.

"Thirteen, you go to the main road to His Highness's place, and I will stay in Lianxi." Ye Bai said lightly.

"Your Highness is ordered by Shisan to protect the young master well." Shisan said.

Ye Bai sighed, "Let's go."

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As soon as Xia Yangzheng left Pingchuan, he encountered a small group of soldiers galloping towards him.

"Your Highness, there is an envoy ahead to see you."

"Who sent it?" Xia Yangzheng felt strange.

"Say it's Wan Yuhou."

"Please!" Xia Yangzheng said, his uncle is closer to the capital than he is, and he must be more aware of the situation in the capital than himself.

"Under Wu Ping, the left general under Wan Yuhou's command will pay a visit to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"General, hurry up!" Xia Yangzheng said, "I don't know why uncle sent the general here?"

"The four princes raised troops to force the palace into rebellion. Lord Hou was afraid that His Royal Highness would be in danger and sent the last general to escort and discuss the forced landing of the four princes."

"Uncle, do you have a plan?"

Xia Yangzheng and Wu Ping were in the room discussing strategies and how to get rid of the siege, and after a night they had a rough discussion.

Xia Yangzheng decided to go back to the city to borrow troops from Pingchuan City Guard General Jiang Song.

General Jiang at the general's residence said in embarrassment, "We are soldiers stationed in the city, and the food and grass in the warehouse and the military salary are not much, which is not enough for a long-distance march."

"May I ask how much military pay and food the general needs? I'll prepare for it." Xia Yangzheng asked. He knew that General Jiang was actually testing his reality before deciding whether to send troops to help.Because now it is the palace that is in trouble, whoever wins the world is still named Xia Yang.If the prince seizes the throne, if he is not in the right position, he will be punished by the nine clans.General Jiang is now testing whether Xia Yangzheng has power and is sure of winning.

"There are 5 troops under my command, each of whom is paid five taels of silver, plus food and grass, roughly 50 taels!" General Jiang replied.

This made Xia Yangzheng very anxious.Apart from marching and fighting, disaster relief and disaster relief, what is worth so much money in this world?Who would carry so much money with them at all times?He asked Shisi how much money he brought for this trip, and he felt a headache when he learned that he only brought 10 taels, and he had already spent 1 taels.He suddenly remembered that Shi Qingcun was in Lianxi near Pingchuan, so he hurriedly sent a letter to Shi Qingcun.

When the letter arrived, Shi Qingcun was chatting with Ye Bai leisurely in the summer courtyard.

Shi Qingcun unfolded the letterhead brought by his servants and looked at it with a dignified expression.

"I don't know why? Make Zhu Dan so cautious?" Ye Bai asked.

"It's not a big deal, Huafu don't worry!" Shi Qingcun suppressed the matter.

"I accidentally read the contents of the letter." Shi Qingcun never avoided anything from Ye Bai, so he never turned away from the letter paper when reading the letter.Shi Qingcun took a sip of tea, pursed his lips tightly and did not speak.

"His Royal Highness urgently needs troops to return to Beijing to quell the civil strife, and to rescue General Jiang Pingchuan. General Jiang has promised to borrow troops, but I heard that there is not enough food, grass and military pay to march." Ye Bai said again.

"I don't know why Huafu told me like that?" Shi Qingcun couldn't help being sullen.

"I don't know why? Your Highness urgently needs your help now, but you are indifferent?" Ye Bai asked.

"Huafu!" Shi Qingcun asked helplessly, "Why do you still care about these things? You managed to stay away from Suianjing and the royal disputes, but you still want to get involved!"

"I won't take part in political affairs anymore, but you are still your highness' good friend, and you should help your highness to quell the civil strife." Ye Bai said.

"Where did the civil strife come from? Xia Yangzheng currently only has Marquis Wan Yu, and the other marquises are watching the fire from the other side or ready to move. It doesn't take long for them to be exhausted and defeated. When the four princes ascend the throne and become emperor, the world will be peaceful again. Why do you need to worry about it!"

"Zhu Dan, the six of us are friends with you, thinking that we are like-minded, but you want to treat our lives as nothing?" Ye Bai sighed.

Shi Qingcun had no words to refute, and he could see that he was struggling.Ye Bai persuaded softly, "Zhu Dan, I know you are not a person who is ignorant and disregards friends. You may have your own difficulties, but now that life is on the line, why don't you let go of all personal matters?"

Shi Qingcun raised his head and looked at Ye Bai when he heard the words, feeling bitter in his heart: Aren't you the reason for my difficulties.How can I be willing to let Xia Yangzheng rule the world in the future, possess supreme power, and can hold you in his hands?But how should I face Brother Zhilan and the others!

Shi Qingcun clenched his hands and got up to leave. Ye Bai looked at Shi Qingcun's back in the room, and his brows could not help but worry.

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"The shopkeeper of Zhenbaozhai asks to see you." Du Fang reported.

"You are still so indifferent! You can call me Zhihua." Xia Yangzheng smiled helplessly.

"His Royal Highness, the shopkeeper of Zhenbaozhai is asking to see you." Du Fang ignored Xia Yangzheng.

"Zhenbaozhai?" Xia Yangzheng felt strange, suddenly remembered something and said happily: "It's Shi Qingcun!"

Xia Yangzheng suppressed the joy in his heart and went to the front hall to meet people, and after a chat, he really came to help!Xia Yangzheng had a good discussion with the shopkeeper, so he cheered up and went to General Jiang to discuss sending troops.

When General Jiang learned that Xia Yangzheng also had his own forces, he resolutely decided to help.Immediately ordered the entire city to leave ordinary guards and the rest packed their bags and set off immediately.

When marching through Lianxi, Xia Yangzheng ordered to set up camp to rest, and then took Du Fang, Shisi and several guards into the city to find Shi Qingcun.

"Zhu Dan, Hua Fu, long time no see." Xia Yangzheng was grateful to Shi Qingcun, not as plain as before.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Prince!" The two of them lifted their clothes and knelt down together. Xia Yangzheng didn't realize that he didn't help them in time, so he let them kneel down in his eyes.Xia Yangzheng felt sudden pain and unhappiness in his heart, he bent down and pulled them up.But Ye Bai seemed to avoid his touch inadvertently, and got up together with Shi Qingcun.

"Why is this? Are we going to be divided?"

"Your Highness is now the crown prince, how can we mediocre people disrespect the crown prince?" Shi Qingcun mocked slightly.

Xia Yangzheng also ignored Shi Qingcun's words, he was used to it.He turned to Ye Bai, who had been silent all this time, and was about to speak, but Shi Qingcun stepped forward and blocked Ye Bai from his eyes, "I don't know why Your Highness is here this time?"

Xia Yangzheng looked at Shi Qingcun and smiled sincerely: "Thanks to your help, I was able to let General Jiang send troops to help me quell the civil strife. I am here to thank you this time!"

"I can't regard Fangming's life and death as nothing."

"I'm on the march now, it's not easy for me to stop. I came to see you in the gap to invite you to walk with me." Xia Yangzheng directly explained his purpose.

Seeing Xia Yangzheng's normal expression, Ye Bai felt that he should no longer have special thoughts about him.

"Your Highness, I'm the next grassroots. It's really inappropriate to get involved in the royal troubles, and I hope that Your Highness will let the grassroots go."

Xia Yangzheng finally turned cold, he looked at Ye Bai and said, "You think so too?"

Ye Bai didn't make a sound, Xia Yangzheng went to the desk and wrote a note.He walked up to Ye Bai, took his hand and stuffed the note he had just written into Ye Bai's palm, the force was so great that Ye Bai was startled.

It was the first time Ye Bai faced Xia Yangzheng like this, and it was also the first time he experienced Xia Yangzheng's indifferent side.Looking at the figure of Xia Yangzheng riding away with the whip on his horse, he felt another block in his heart.He opened the note, only to see five words written on it: Read the sage's book in vain.

Ye Bai sat in the room, staring at the tea soup in his hands all afternoon.After a while, he said: "Thirteen, you are still here."

There was a moment of silence in the room, and then someone said: "Yes."

"Clean up your clothes and follow Your Highness."

"Yes!" Thirteen responded and prepared.

Ye Bai got up and wrote a letter to Shi Qingcun, suppressed it with paper, and set off with Shisan.

Ye Bai still remembers when he was Xia Yangzheng's companion--

"Ah Bai, why do you think we study so hard?"

"Be clear about things and manage the world by self-cultivation."

"Why don't women use it?"

"Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. How can you let a weak woman shoulder such a heavy burden?"

"Oh, being a man is really tiring, I really want to be a woman!"

After hearing this, Ye Bai couldn't help laughing, "How can Your Highness be a woman? It's a big joke after hearing it!"

"I'm not joking, otherwise why would you laugh." Xia Yangzheng said, "When I grow up in the future, I will definitely go to the battlefield to fight the enemy for the country!" He said with a righteous tone but changed his subject and said with a smile: "Then let you be My beauty!"

Ye Bai was stunned for a moment, and after clarifying the meaning of the words, he couldn't help but blushed and said: "You still make fun of me when I was a child, hurry up and work hard, Your Highness."

Chapter 22

When Xia Yangzheng returned to the camp, when he heard Ye Bai begging to see him outside, the joy in his heart was so obvious: "Quickly pass it on!"

Du Fang felt uncomfortable for the first time, but didn't know what to say.

The person who asked to see him was indeed Ye Bai, and the expression on his face was no longer embarrassing and avoiding suspicion, but full of rigor and seriousness.Xia Yangzheng felt disappointed but also thought it should be so, let's go like this!It is rare to have a confidant in life, besides, I have already decided to be with Du Fang.

Ye Bai joined the army as Xia Yangzheng's aide.The march is hasty, and there is still one day to reach Suianjing, and it is also time to confront the fourth prince.

At night, when the campfire was bright, Xia Yangzheng found a dark place to sit under the shade of a tree.

"What are you doing here?"

Xia Yangzheng looked at the person coming and said with a smile: "What about you?"

The person who came did not speak, just sat down quietly.

"Looking for me?" Xia Yangzheng guessed his thoughts.

"As long as you're fine." Du Fang got up, patted his clothes and left.

Xia Yangzheng smiled, it seems that he guessed right. "Only you can find me."

"Come back early, it's cold!" Although Du Fang didn't look back, what he said warmed Xia Yangzheng's heart.

Xia Yangzheng couldn't help thinking of another person who had given him warmth, and looked at the tent over there.Will you find out I'm not in the camp?Will you come for me?I knew I shouldn't think so, but I couldn't restrain myself, and I suddenly felt very sad.

Ye Bai has been looking at it for a long time, he hesitated whether he should go or not.It's not that the two of them had never been alone in the camp, but they were both talking about business.Wouldn't it be embarrassing for the two of them to be alone on such a quiet night?But as a friend, shouldn't he go over to appease him?

According to the plan discussed with Marquis Wan, tomorrow he will cooperate with Marquis Wan's army to attack the fourth prince's rebel army inside and outside.Seeing Du Fang coming, Xia Yangzheng had a slight smile on his face, Ye Bai was relieved and wanted to leave.But Du Fang left in a short while, and Xia Yangzheng was the only one left.The faint fire light in the distance reflected on his face, making him even more lonely in the darkness.Seeing his eyes looking at the tent in the distance, there was sadness and confusion in his eyes, what did he think of?

Ye Bai sighed, took off his cloak and walked over to put it on Xia Yangzheng.After all, he couldn't see Xia Yangzheng looking sad.

"Be careful of catching a cold, you will be on the battlefield tomorrow."

"What are you doing here?" Xia Yangzheng's tone was a little stiff.

"I was just patrolling with the soldiers, I didn't expect you to be here, so I just came to take a look." Ye Bai replied.

Xia Yangzheng looked at Ye Bai quietly, the bonfire in the distance danced in his eyes.Ye Bai also looked straight into Xia Yangzheng's eyes, giving him the determination and confidence he wanted.He held Xia Yangzheng's hand on his knee and said firmly, "It will definitely succeed."

Xia Yangzheng suddenly felt that this scene was very familiar, as if it had happened many times, so familiar that he almost forgot who he was.He could only shake Ye Bai's hand back forcefully.Because it seems that I have done this before, every time, every time!Then he can take the person opposite him into his arms.The other party will not refuse, the other party will not refuse... So he hugged her into his arms.

The man in his arms was struggling, but he didn't know why he was so determined: push harder, and he wouldn't leave if he tried harder.

Sure enough, he didn't struggle anymore.Ye Bai wanted to break free from this embrace, but when he touched the slightly cool body temperature, he thought, didn't he come here just to make him feel better?Can't all previous efforts be abandoned?

"Your Highness, I'm not feeling well." After a while, Ye Bai said.

Xia Yangzheng was still greedy and did not let go, and he was willing to let go of Ye Bai after a few infatuations.

"Your Highness loves a man, you and I are so unreasonable, I hope His Highness will not do it again."

Before Xia Yangzheng had time to take a good look at his Huafu, he was poured with cold water from head to toe, so cold that even a cloak could not cover up his frustration.

"Let's go, I will never do this again!" Xia Yangzheng turned around and stood with his hands behind his back.

Ye Bai was about to leave when he saw Xia Yangzheng fainted suddenly.

"Who is here?" Ye Bai had just finished shouting, when more than a dozen men in black appeared in front of him, "Do you want money or life?"

"Take them away!" The man in black ignored Ye Bai's words.

"Thirteen!" Ye Bai wanted to call out Thirteen but saw that Thirteen had already been entangled by several men in black.

Being hit in the back, Ye Bai's eyes darkened and he passed out.

Opening his eyes, Xia Yangzheng was a little at a loss to see the unfamiliar scene.It took me a while to remember what happened last night, but how did I get here?

"Are you okay?" Ye Bai's voice came from the side, and seeing Ye Bai tied up next to him, he realized that he was also tied up.