Country is the most important

"Well, why go?"

Gao Yan has been thinking about going to Dingyuan, but after much deliberation, he couldn't find a suitable reason.If you go directly to Tan Zhen, it will seem too majestic.For a person with a strong desire for control, he never wants Tan Zhen to know how much he cares about him.

At this time, news just came from the capital.

The emperor was furious when General Li Dingzhong left his post without authorization and sent troops to Dingyuan privately!Li Dingzhong was ordered to be arrested immediately and taken to Beijing Prison.

Gao Yan couldn't help but feel happy when he heard the news.

Sure enough, within a few days Dingyuan sent an urgent message, and King Dingyuan hosted a banquet for Pingyang Wang Gaoyan and other princes.

"Seventh Emperor Brother, this time I'm afraid too."

Gao Yan smiled and said, "Since the seventh brother sincerely invites, there is no reason not to go."

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Handing over all the affairs of Pingyang to Ge Cheng, Gao Yan took his cronies Liu Quan and Li Zheng, and escorted a thousand cavalry to Dingyuan the next morning.

As soon as Gao Yan left, Tan Yu came to the West Garden of the Palace alone.

Looking around to see if there was no one around, he gently opened the courtyard door, and suddenly a stench came, which made Tan Yu retch.

Holding his nose and walking inside, he thought, "Gao Yan doesn't think it's dirty. There must be something wrong with keeping a bunch of chickens and ducks in Xiyuan."

As soon as Tan Yu stepped into the courtyard, the flock of chickens heard the sound of thumping and screaming, which scared Tan Yu into a fright, and also alarmed the servant girl of the palace. After a while, Xiao Cui ran over, "My lord, why did you come here? Hurry up and come out with your servants, if the prince finds out, you will be punished."

Tan Yu had no choice but to follow her out, and secretly asked Ping An to send a detailed description of the suspicious points to the capital after returning home.

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Gao Yan didn't say a word along the way, Liu Quan leaned forward, "I don't know what happened to General Tan? Let's go to Dingyuan, if only we can meet General Tan." Liu Quan looked at Gao as he spoke. Yan.Seeing that Gao Yan's expression didn't change at all, he said again, "Hey, I don't know what happened to General Tan's injury? The old slave heard that the Tatar soldiers fought with unusual bravery. General Tan may be seriously injured."

"The Tatar soldiers are brave, are they as powerful as the Pingyang iron cavalry?" Gao Yan suddenly spoke to Liu Quan.

Hearing Gao Yan's response, Liu Quan immediately said with a smile on his face, "That's not true. When your Highness arrives, you must show Tatar a little bit of color, so that you can vent your anger on General Tan."

"Let's talk about it when we see Tan Zhen."

Liu Quan heard Gao Yan mentioned Tan Zhen's name for the first time in a long time, and said with a smile, "Yes."

After chatting for a while, Liu Quan suddenly asked Gao Yan, "Your Highness left Mr. Tan Yu alone in the palace, aren't you afraid of causing trouble?"

"This king just wants him to report to the capital."

"Why is that?"

"The emperor understands the personality of the emperor too well. He is too conceited. The more he knows and understands, the easier it is for him to relax his vigilance! So the more news Tan Yu reports, the less the emperor will take the lead. Let me attack you." Gao Yan paused, "Besides, Tan Yu will only find fur."

"The old slave really has too much to learn. Thanks to His Highness, I don't despise the stupid old slave."

"Haha" Gao Yan laughed loudly, and then ordered to go down and speed up to Dingyuan.

Starting from Pingyang, we arrived at Dingyuan in the afternoon of the second day.

As soon as Gao Yan's carriage stopped at Dingyuan City, he saw Gao Jing leading a group of people waiting at the base of the city to greet him.Gao Yan smiled and got off the carriage.

Gao Jing rushed to meet him, took Gao Yan's hands, and said, "Fourth brother, long time no see, don't come here~"

"I heard that the seventh brother repelled the Tatars a few days ago, brother Wei is really happy for you."

Gao Jing stopped smiling suddenly, "Fourth Brother, to tell you the truth, Seventh Brother, I am worried about this."

Gao Yan understood in his heart what Gao Jing was referring to, but on the surface he pretended not to know, "And why?"

"Hey, let's not talk about it now." Gao Jing sighed, "I will talk to Fourth Brother in detail when I get to the palace."

After speaking, he led Gao Yan and others to the palace.

On the way to the palace, Gao Yan looked at the desolate streets and thought, "This battle in Dingyuan must be a serious injury."

Most of the princes in the palace had arrived first, sitting in the lobby, when they saw Gao Yan coming, they rushed forward to say hello.After several pleasantries, Gao Jing ordered his servants to take the princes to the room to rest for a while, and the banquet will start in an hour.

Gao Yan ordered Liu Quan to clean up the room first, and walked around the palace by himself.The maids and servants in the mansion were very busy carrying plates and wine, Gao Yan caught one of the maids and asked, "Where do you General Tanzhen live?"

Following the direction the maid pointed, Gao Yan quickly walked over.I happened to see Gao Jing walking into the door with a bowl of porridge in his hand and smiling.Gao Yan had an intuition that there was someone he wanted to see in the room, and when he saw Gao Jing with a smile on his face, he didn't want to see him anymore, and wanted to turn back, but he still couldn't control his steps and continued walking forward.Walked to the door unconsciously.

"Your Highness, let Tan Zhen come by himself, my injury is almost healed."

When Gao Yan heard Tan Zhen's weak voice from inside the door, his heart suddenly twitched.Stopped at the door, unable to take another step.

"It's better to be careful. It's not easy to recover from the tearing wounds in this winter. It's better to wait until your wounds are fully healed before eating by yourself."

"Your Highness, I'll do it myself."

As Tan Zhen spoke, he reached out to take the bowl from Gao Jing's hand. Gao Jing held Tan Zhen's hand without any explanation, and then gently placed it on the bed.

Tan Zhen has been under the care of Gao Jing these few days, every time Gao Jing personally feeds him with food and medicine, which cannot be discussed at all.In the past few days of contact, Tanzhen often felt that Gao Jing looked at him with meaningful eyes, which always made Tanzhen feel uncomfortable. Although he could intuitively feel the meaning in Gao Jing's eyes, he was unwilling to delve into it. .

This time Gao Jing held his hand for a long time and did not let go, Tan Zhen lowered his head and slowly withdrew his hand with a blushing face.

"Come on, open your mouth, the king has tried the temperature, it's just right."

Tan Zhen raised his head, met the gaze at the door, his eyes were slightly red, and he wanted to shout but was hoarse and couldn't say a word.

Gao Yan has been staring coldly at the every move of the two people in the room. In Gao Yan's eyes, it is a flirting between a pair of lovers. Suddenly, a ball of fire ignited in the inner mansion and spread to the whole body. The whole process has been held tightly. fist.

Especially seeing Gao Jing holding Tan Zhen's hand, Gao Yan wanted to rush up and pull Gao Jing away, but he still suppressed his anger, wanting to see how far the two of them had developed.

After seeing Tan Zhen's gaze, he turned around and raised his foot to leave.

Seeing Tan Zhen on the bed staring at the door, trembling and trying to get up, Gao Jing couldn't help looking at the door with doubts in his heart, and then called out hesitantly, "Fourth brother?"

Gao Yan was called and stopped.After a while, he turned around with a smile and walked towards the two people in the room. Every step he took, Gao Yan felt a needle in his heart.

Seeing Gao Yan approaching, Gao Jing immediately put down the bowl and went forward, "Fourth brother, why are you here?"

Gao Yan glanced at Tan Zhen, who was leaning on the bed and staring at him, and said with a sneer, "What? Can't this king come?"

"Seventh brother didn't mean that. If I say something wrong, don't blame fourth brother." He said, intending to invite Gao Yan out, "Fourth brother, please."

Gao Yan brushed Gao Jing's hand away, looked straight at Tan Zhen on the bed, and then said to Gao Jing, "He's been living here for a few days?"

Gao Jing just thought why Gao Yan suddenly changed his face, could it be that he was unhappy when he saw General Tan here?I thought: A few days ago, I found out that General Tan and Gao Yan had a quarrel, so he left Pingyang. Now that Gao Yan sees Tan Zhen living in Dingyuan Palace, he must be unhappy.Then he smiled and said to Gao Yan, "General Tan has made great achievements in fighting against the Tatars, and now he is seriously injured, so he is temporarily staying in the mansion."

Hearing Gao Jing's words, Tan Zhen lowered his eyes unconsciously, and in the eyes of Gao Yan and Gao Jing, there was a tender and loving appearance.

At this time, Gao Yan's nameless heart was on fire, and his heart was broken: Injured?This king sees people very well!

Gao Jing looked at Gao Yan who was expressionless, and then added, "I heard that General Tanzhen was originally a general under the fourth brother. I think you must have something to say, so the seventh brother will not bother you for now." Gao Jing walked out of the door, closed the door casually, but stayed at the door without leaving, listening to the movement in the room.

Gao Yan stood aside and looked at Tanzhen all the time, raised and lowered his feet, and his face seemed to be holding back. After a long time, seeing Tanzhen trembling to get up, he finally walked quickly to Tanzhen Put your hands on his shoulders, "Don't move."

Tan Zhen's shoulders twitched immediately, and then called out in a hoarse voice, "Your Highness~", looking at Gao Yan with tears in his eyes.The person in front of him was someone he had read for several days, and now he appeared alive in front of him, how could he not be excited?

Before seeing Tan Zhen, Gao Jing imagined all kinds of scenes when he met Tan Zhen in his mind, imagining how to say the first sentence to him.It can be seen that at the moment of seeing Tan Zhen, all the prepared warmth was shattered. He knew that the words would definitely hurt him, but he still let himself speak out all the angry words.

"The king of Dingyuan is taking care of you these few days. This king sees you more comfortably than in Pingyang."

Then he looked at Tan Zhen, seeing that the two lines of tears that Tan Zhen was holding back finally ran across his face, Gao Yan felt a pain in his heart, raised his hand to help Tan Zhen wipe away the tears, and finally put it down embarrassingly.

After a long time, "I heard that you were injured. Let me see where you are." Gao Yan said, reaching out to lift Tan Zhen's clothes.

Tan Zhen opened his eyes, stretched out his hand to cover Gao Yan's hand holding his clothes, slowly removed his hand, and said in a hoarse voice, "I'm tired." Then he turned his face away and slowly closed his eyes. Eyes closed.

Gao Yan froze there for a while, finally walked to the door, opened it and walked out.