treacherous world

Everyone looked at Zhan Zhao in surprise, wondering how he knew where the princess was.

Zhan Zhao poked Yin Hou, "Do you remember what we heard just now?"

Yin Hou frowned, "What?"

"It's what the dead leaves said, the road is too far, hot and cold, I'm afraid that the princess will get sick before she arrives." Zhan Zhao said, seeing that everyone was a little dazed, and reminded, "It's not warm today, but it's not cold either. ! On this kind of day, where is the hottest and where is the coldest? The cold and the hot go together, and it’s near Kaifeng!”

Everyone was stunned, Bai Yutang slightly raised his eyebrows, "The hot springs in Ice and Fire Valley?"

Zhan Zhao smiled and patted Bai Yutang—as expected of a smart mouse.

"Ice and Fire Valley." Gongsun frowned, "Isn't that near the other courtyard where Concubine Pang is recuperating?"

Zhao Pu also felt that something was wrong.

"What is the Valley of Ice and Fire?" Tianzun asked Bai Yutang puzzled.

"The Valley of Ice and Fire is on a hill in the north of Kaifeng. The climate there is very cold and frozen all year round. However, there are hot springs on the top of the mountain, which are usually ice, and the other side is so hot that it smokes, so it got its name."

"The road in Ice and Fire Valley is steep, so few people would go in it. Occasionally, some people with severe rheumatism can go for a dip, but the water in that place is too hot for ordinary people to bear." Gongsun frowned, "It's also a place there. There is no one inhabited, where is Zhao Cong taking the princess to do?"

"No...it's an amazing place!" Pang Ji frowned, "My daughter was almost attacked before, and the place has been surrounded by the imperial army in recent days. Go! And the emperor ordered that no matter who it is, Concubine Pang and the Queen Mother must be accompanied by guards. Princess Cheshire can go in, but may not be able to get close... But if she sneaks in and guards nearby, if she touches me, take it. Girl walking around..."

The more Pang Ji said, the more frightened he became, and he jumped up, "It's amazing!"

"Oh, wait a minute!" Bao Zheng grabbed Pang Ji who jumped up and was about to run, "You can run as fast as you can, hurry up and rest." After finishing speaking, he looked at Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, "Zhan guarding Bai Shaoxia, please Let's go together!"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang nodded and left, Tianzun and Yin Hou happily followed.

Bao Zheng turned to look at Zhao Pu, "My lord, just to be on the safe side, you should go back to the barracks first."

Zhao Pu was slightly taken aback, "Baoxiang, you are afraid..."

"I'm afraid something will happen!" Bao Zheng always felt that there was something strange in it.

After that, Bao Zheng took the Eighth Prince Pang Ji into the palace to face the saint.

A group of children and Gongsun in the family followed Zhao Pu to the military camp. Ouyang and Shi Chang protected Bawang and others, and everyone split up.

Don't talk about the others, just talk about Zhan Zhao and the others.

The four rushed to the vicinity of the Ice and Fire Valley with lightness kung fu, and found that there were no guards... Zhan Zhao felt that something was wrong.

"There are fewer guards, I can understand." Yin Hou folded his arms and looked around, "But after all, this is a courtyard where noble concubines are trained, and there is no one. Isn't it a little bit overbearing?"

"It's unlikely that the soldiers of the Imperial City Army will guard like this." Zhan Zhao looked around, "There is indeed something wrong!"

At this time, Bai Yutang poked Zhan Zhao gently with his hand, pointed to his nose, and asked, "Do you smell something strange?"

Zhan Zhao looked at him in surprise, "Can you smell it?"

Bai Yutang looked at the sky, he has always had a good nose, this cat thinks his nose is broken.After smelling it again, Bai Yutang walked to the edge of the grass, pushed aside a bush and looked inside, frowning.

Zhan Zhao walked up to him and looked around, and saw two corpses in the grass... Both were wearing the uniform of the Imperial City Army, their throats were sealed with a sword, they were already dead.

Zhan Zhao frowned, "Tsk, people may have already gone in."

The crowd didn't delay any longer, and quickly chased in.

These four people's lightness kung fu is very high, once they entered the Valley of Ice and Fire, they still felt the chill.

Yin Hou couldn't help admiring, "This place is a magical place to practice martial arts! Whoever wants to practice the highest and purest internal force can get twice the result with half the effort!"

Tianzun also nodded.

Bai Yutang thought to himself, who has such high internal strength as you?It is not afraid of catching a cold even if it is hot and cold.

Zhan Zhao frowned, and muttered, "What's wrong, I'm freezing to death!"

"It's really cold." Bai Yutang leaned closer to Zhan Zhao. Although he knew that Zhan Zhao would definitely understand and it was unlikely that he would actually be frozen, he still couldn't help reminding him not to use his internal energy, it would be bad for his health.

Zhan Zhao raised the corner of his mouth, "I know, don't move, don't worry."

Bai Yutang nodded, and then Tianzun and Yinhou looked at each other—these two boys!love...

The four of them passed through the valley of ice and fire and entered the range of the other courtyard, when they heard a commotion inside.

"Isn't it a sneak attack?" Zhan Zhao was slightly taken aback, "Or was the plan failed and discovered?"

Everyone hurriedly followed the commotion, but what they saw was not the insane Cheshire chief who killed Concubine Pang, let alone Zhao Cong.Near the back door of the other courtyard, a few guards pinned the two assassins to the ground, and they were tied up. Concubine Pang and the Queen Mother didn't see anyone.

"Master Zhan Bai Shaoxia, why are you here?" Several guards were puzzled when they saw the two of them.

"Uh..." Zhan Zhao scratched his head and asked, "Has Princess Cheshire been here?"

Several guards looked at each other and shook their heads, "No."

Zhan Zhao rubbed his chin, then asked, "What's the matter with these two assassins?"

"Oh...he slipped in from the Valley of Ice and Fire!" The soldier said with a smile, "The little prince is really capable. He reminded us before that there seems to be a little less guards here in the Valley of Ice and Fire, so we must be on guard, as expected!"

Zhan Zhao's eyelids twitched slightly, "Two guards died over there."

"Really?!" Several guards looked at each other, and found that the number of people was really small, and they all went back to the mountain with serious faces.

As they walked, the soldiers laughed and complained.

"If I had known that I had listened to the little prince that day, I would have arranged for someone based on gender."

"Yeah, I died in vain, how can I explain to my family?"

……

Zhan Zhao took the opportunity to squat down to check the two assassins.The eyes of the two were dull and dull, and there seemed to be some green powder in the pupils of their eyes.

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao frowned and looked at each other - it seems that Zhao Cong made a move!

Afterwards, several soldiers escorted him to Dali Temple for Qiu Shaobai to interrogate.

On the other side, Zhao Zhen at the palace also got the news, and specially sent Nangong Ji to arrest people, but the news brought back was quite different from what everyone expected.

At the same time... news came from the Eighth Prince's Mansion, saying that Zhao Cong came back with Princess Chai. Just now, Princess Chai said he wanted to go out for a walk, but he was afraid that the Eighth Prince would not let him, so Zhao Cong took his mother and ran out secretly. up.Hearing that someone had killed the guards and kidnapped the Eighth Prince, he rushed into the palace with Master Chai, just in time to meet the Eighth Prince and the others in front of Zhao Zhen.

The Eighth Prince scolded Zhao Cong for being unfilial, Zhao Cong was puzzled, but he didn't seem to dare to reply, so he had to look at his mother pitifully.Lord Cheshire quarreled with the Eighth Prince, saying that he had been having nightmares recently and was crazy all day long. His son was so obedient and filial that he scolded him.

Everyone looked puzzled - who is telling the truth and who is telling the truth?

Many servants from the Eight Princes' Mansion also came to testify. It is true that the Eight Princes are crazy, it seems that they are out of control, and their personality has become a lot more cruel. People in the palace were panicked.As for Zhao Cong, he was full of praise one or two.

In this way, it turned out to be - the Eighth Prince only said one side of the story, but Zhao Cong had someone to testify to it, and the other party has not yet got the handle.In addition, on the other side of Concubine Pang, he has made great contributions to saving her, so Zhao Zhen can't determine his best.What's even more irritating is that in the end, the Eighth Prince couldn't tell whether it was a dream or reality, and he sat aside panting.

Bao Zheng and Pang Ji looked at each other—so that's the case, Zhao Cong sent a soldier to cover the water and earth, and made a mistake.

Zhao Cong was aggrieved, saying that since he came back to Kaifeng, he always felt that everyone didn't like him, and even his parents didn't take good care of him, so he wanted to resign from his official position and be a filial piety at home.

The 1 people ignored it, and Bao Zheng wanted to laugh...Zhao Cong is amazing, he can change things very quickly, and he figured out such a way in a short period of time.However, this trick can only be said to be Zhao Cong's quick wit, not that he had planned it long ago.If he succeeds once, he may not be able to succeed the second time. There will be a long time to come... Generally speaking, it still messed up his position.

Zhao Zhen is so smart, so he naturally understands that Bao Zheng and the others are a little too hasty this time... But it's no wonder everyone, the problem still lies with the Eight Kings.Looking at the eighth prince who was confused, seemed to understand and didn't seem to understand, and even directly suspected that he was crazy, his eyes were red and swollen, his face was tired and he was almost out of shape, the usual gentleness in Zhao Zhen's eyes gradually disappeared.He was really glad that Zhao Pu wasn't here, otherwise, seeing the Eight Kings would be so heartbroken, and if he loses his temper then it won't end so well.

The biggest difference between Zhao Zhen and Zhao Pu is that Zhao Pu is the marshal, Zhao Zhen is the emperor, Zhao Pu is proficient in tactics, and Zhao Zhen is proficient in power techniques.

He didn't say anything, just nodded noncommittally, looked at Ba Wang, his eyes were full of worry, "Uncle Huang, you look so tired."

Everyone looked at the Eighth Prince.

Bao Zheng regretted that he didn't bring Gongsun... But at this time, even if Gongsun felt the pulse of both the Eighth Prince and the Princess, and said that one was sick and the other was not, it was already too late.

"Today's matter needs to be investigated." Zhao Zhen comforted Zhao Cong, and then said to Bao Zheng, "Bao Qing, Shi Chang is temporarily handed over to Kaifeng Mansion.

When Shi Chang heard this, was it okay?Now I am the only one who can protect the Eighth Prince. If I leave at this time and send the Eighth Prince back, wouldn't it be like a sheep in the mouth of a tiger, and Zhao Cong would have to torture him to death?

But before Shi Chang opened his mouth, Ouyang Shaozheng and Nangong Ji glared at him, signaling - don't say anything more at this time.

Zhao Zhen asked Bao Zheng again, "By the way, where is Uncle Jiu?"

Bao Zheng and Pang Ji exchanged glances, and instantly understood Zhao Zhen's meaning. Pang Ji said, "Report to the emperor, the Ninth Prince said that he has a headache these days."

"What?" Zhao Zhen was taken aback, "Uncle Jiu is sick?"

"That's not true. Mr. Gongsun is here. The prince is in good health. He just said that he was so stuffy in Kaifeng mansion that he couldn't breathe, so he went to the outskirts of the military camp for two days, where it was quieter."

Ouyang Shaozheng winked at Nangong Ji - these two old men are so shrewd!

Sure enough, Zhao Zhen nodded and looked at the Eighth Prince, "Uncle Huang, there are indeed many and messy things in Kaifeng Mansion recently, which has caused nightmares again and again. Why don't Uncle Huang also go to accompany Uncle Jiu and let Mr. Gongsun recuperate your body?"

"Uh……"

The Eighth King seemed to hesitate, he wanted to find out the whole story, but before he could finish speaking, a guard at the door came to report, "Show the emperor, the Uighur envoys are asking to see you."

Zhao Zhen nodded, and waved to everyone, "That's it, let's do your work, I've been busy with trifles these days."

Everyone nodded, said goodbye and left with interest.

After everyone left, Chen Banban walked in. It turned out that there were no Uighur envoys at all just now.It's just that Chen Banban has been with Zhao Zhen for many years, and he knows his subtle expressions well.Just now Zhao Zhen wanted to stop the conversation, so he ordered a guard over and over again, and falsely reported that there was an envoy visiting.

Zhao Zhen stood up and asked Nangong Ji, "Has Shi Chang been with the Eight Kings for many years?"

"Yes." Nangong Ji nodded, seeing Zhao Zhen standing by the window with his hands behind his back, he felt a little worried for his brother, so he interrupted, "Shi Chang is loyal to the prince..."

"I know." Zhao Zhen waved his hand lightly, interrupting Nangong Ji's words, "I can see... Zhao Cong has ulterior motives, and although he escaped by chance this time, it is by no means a long-term plan. It will be difficult for him if it is clearer. Therefore, within these three days, there will be chaos in Kaifeng, so be careful."

"Yes."

Nangong Ji withdrew.

Zhao Zhen let out a long sigh and leaned against the window, staring in a daze at the early plum that had bloomed. After a long time, he said to himself, "I hope Concubine Pang will give birth to a daughter this time."

Chen Banban was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Gongsun has already said that this time it is a prince. I have a prince in the Song Dynasty. I am happy."

"What's there to be happy about?" Zhao Zhen smiled lightly, "This royal family was not made by humans. Since childhood, dogs have had childhood sweethearts. To be an emperor, you have to deny your relatives... I really envy Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang and the others. Unfettered."

It's just Zhao Zhen's envy, but it didn't reach Zhan Zhao. What are Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang and the others doing now?Reflecting!

Zhan Zhao sat at the table sullenly, holding a teacup in his hand, with a dejected expression on his face - he thought he was showing off, but he didn't expect that he would make a fool of himself.It was an accident that Bai Yutang tried to persuade him repeatedly, and besides, it wasn't a wrong guess, at least he knew Zhao Cong's trick.

Yin Hou comforted Zhan Zhao with this dish, Zhan Zhao rested his chin and looked at Bai Yutang, "Have a few drinks later, go directly to Liu Xi's place, I'm ashamed to go back to Kaifeng mansion, I'll lose myself to death."

Bai Yutang also couldn't laugh or cry, and poured Zhan Zhao a cup of tea.

Zhan Zhao lay on the table and sighed, "I've changed from Kaifeng No.1 to a soy sauce maker!"

Bai Yutang put the soy sauce jar in front of his eyes, and corrected him, "It's the number one cat in the world who turned into a soy sauce cat."

Zhan Zhao squinted his eyes and stared at Bai Yutang, that expression, if coupled with the sound of "Hoo Hoo", would be like an angry cat.

Both Yinhou and Tianzun held teacups, watching Baiyue tease cats, it was very interesting.

Seeing him discouraged, Bai Yutang leaned into his ear and said in a low voice, "Mao'er, actually, you deserve the limelight this time, it's just that the time is not yet."

Zhan Zhao was slightly taken aback, looking at Bai Yutang.

Bai Yutang smiled, and suddenly pointed out the window.Zhan Zhao looked in the direction of his finger, and saw a person, then he was slightly stunned, and clapped his hands, "Oh... I remembered where I heard it, young master!"

Both Yinhou and Tianzun leaned to the window and stretched their necks to look down. The street was very busy with people coming and going, which young master is Zhan Zhao thinking about?At the same time, I saw another person running hurriedly in the distance.

Zhan Zhao narrowed his eyes, "Sure enough!"

Bai Yutang patted Zhan Zhao, "Speaking of it, Zhao Cong is just one being used, a small fish, so it doesn't matter if you let him swim for a few more days, it's just a small splash.

"It makes sense!" Zhan Zhao smiled, looked all the way down the street, and then happily asked Bai Yutang, "Could it be that... it's for Liu Xi?"

"I also think this is the only possibility." Bai Yutang smiled knowingly, and the two raised their glasses to touch each other lightly - the best show is yet to come!

"What kind of charades are you two talking to each other?" Yin Hou couldn't help interrupting.

Tianzun also nodded, "I don't understand what you are saying at all."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other tacitly, and kept silent about the matter, got up and paid the money, and left the two elders alone, saying that it was getting late, and went to Liu Xi's mansion first.

Watching the two run away in a hurry.

Yin Hou pursed his lips, "It's mysterious."

"Hey, don't care about them." Tianzun said, and stretched out his hand to Yin Hou, "Hey, Yin Yin, can you lend me 500 taels of silver?"

Yin Hou's eyelids twitched a few times, "If you keep yelling like that, I will cut off your tongue."

Tianzun stared at him for a while, then stuck out his tongue, "Come on, come on!"

Yin Hou supported his forehead, this Central Plains Wulin is considered hopeless, and [-]% of the famous and decent supreme saints are like this.