The loyal minister was forced to marry the traitor

Guixi Prefecture is adjacent to the Beidi wasteland, and most of the people are shepherds and seed potatoes. Before that, the Pingjin Marquis of successive dynasties were stationed in northern Xinjiang, and the people of Guixi Prefecture were almost never invaded by Beidi barbarians.

But this time, the Beidi barbarians burned, killed and looted the outside of Guixi Prefecture in a sweeping manner, until they reached the gate of Guixi Prefecture.

The arrival of Xiao Jiuqin undoubtedly removed a lot of the gloom in their hearts.

Especially on the night when Xiao Jiuqin strictly enforced the military order, Guixi Mansion was in order.

"Who is the leader of the other party?" Xiao Jiuqin stood on the city wall, under the dark and dim sky, even the moon was quietly hidden in the clouds, leaving only scattered lights.

After the prefect of Guixi fled, Zhang Yun, the leader of the garrison, barely defended Guixi Mansion.There were no reinforcements around, and as the leader, he took the lead. The night before, he was accidentally cut off an arm because he faced the barbarians who came up in the dark.

But even so, he put on his armor again after stopping the bleeding.

"Back to Lord Marquis, the opponent is led by a young general called the Song Department this time."

"What's the history?"

"According to the investigation, he is the youngest son of the number one general beside King Beidi, but in fact..."

"Actually, he is the son of King Beidi?" Xiao Jiuqin guessed very close, and Zhang Yun nodded, "Last month, there was a turmoil in Beidi, King Beidi was assassinated, and the other party was the first one beside him At the same time, the most beloved prince of Beidi King was also assassinated to death."

"According to the news from the spies, the king of Beidi would be assassinated if he took his wife forcibly after drinking, and the Ministry of Songs had an ambiguous attitude. While saving the king of Beidi from being assassinated, he secretly sent someone to kill the prince of Beidi."

"One is revenge for taking his wife, and the other... I'm afraid it's for taking the throne." Xiao Jiuqin almost had the bottom line in his heart. He looked at the Beidi camp dotted like fireflies in the distance, "Then the number one general of Beidi is dead. ?"

"It is rumored that he is dead, but there is also news that he is still alive, and he should be under the captivity of King Beidi."

"No," Xiao Jiuqin shook his head, "If nothing happens, it should be in the hands of the Ministry."

"Why?" Zhang Yun didn't know why.

"If it was in the hands of King Beidi, his head should have been beheaded by now instead of leaving him alive."

Xiao Jiuqin has fought against the barbarians of Beidi for five years, and he knows the temperament of King Beidi and the first general very well, "It is impossible for King Beidi to keep someone who almost killed him, and the first general is by no means a reckless person." People, there should be other secrets behind that riot."

The more Zhang Yun heard it, the more confused he became, "But this Songbu is just an illegitimate child who cannot be exposed to the public, and it is impossible for King Beidi to let the general go because of him."

"Why not?" Xiao Jiuqin snorted coldly, "I'm afraid it's not the King of Beidi who is in charge of Beidi now."

"Ah?!" Zhang Yun's face changed suddenly, "What does Lord Hou mean?"

"This young general named Songbu should not be underestimated. He is the child born to the wife of King Beidi who forcibly occupied his subordinates. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for him to be reused, even if he saved King Beidi's life..."

"No!" Xiao Jiuqin quickly denied his conjecture, "He didn't save Beidi King, but wanted to use Beidi King's mouth to make himself justified, and besides...the first general should still have a soldier talisman in his hand, leaving With his life, he can take over the soldiers and horses in his hands, this is his purpose."

What Xiao Jiuqin said made Zhang Yun dumbfounded.

"This this……"

"It's mostly my speculation, but it is extremely necessary to find out their internal news," Xiao Jiuqin turned his head and ordered, "Let out a team of spies to go deep into the Beidi wasteland tonight, and do some more investigations. If it is true as I said, then If necessary, the first general of Beidi can be killed."

"Master Hou, what's the reason for this?"

"Since Songbu keeps him, it means that this person is very important to him. You can't bring back a living person, so it's better to kill him. Besides, spread the news along the way, saying that Songbu is not convinced. Its dispatch, killing people in anger, and the next step is to kill King Beidi."

Zhang Yun: "..." Absolutely!

It snowed for two consecutive days in Ying Du, and before Bai Yan came out of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, a small yellow door suddenly rushed out, leading him to a dark place.

"What's the matter?" Today's Xiao Huangmen was a bit unfamiliar, but Bai Yan keenly saw a little wrinkle tucked under his collar.

This mark is what he said to Huai Chun before, as long as you see the folds, it means that this person can be trusted.

"My lord, my father-in-law sent a message to my servant to tell you to leave Yingdu quickly."

"What?" Bai Yan asked in surprise.

The little yellow gate gave him a sign, and after beckoning, several black-clothed guards appeared from the shadows, took Bai Yan away, and stuffed him into a broken carriage after a while.

Bai Yan clasped one person's wrist, "What else did he say?"

"My father-in-law wants my lord to go to Guixi Mansion to find Marquis Pingjin immediately. You must stop Beidi immediately, and you must not step into Yingdu before you receive the Black Dragon Axis."

"Also... Eunuch said that he would take good care of everyone in the Bai Mansion for your lord."

After speaking, the man got out of the car.

Bai Yan clutched the token, his face was gloomy.

If Huaichun could use all means to send him out of Yingdu, there must be something serious in the palace.

As soon as he opened the car curtain with his fingers, the groom said sharply, "Sir, sit down, don't say anything, and don't look out."

As soon as the groom finished speaking, Bai Yan heard two groups of soldiers running past in unison outside, his heart sank, and a commotion quickly broke out not far behind him, weapons collided, some wailed and others severely reprimanded.

The carriage went faster and faster, Bai Yan counted the distance silently, and he arrived at the city gate not long after, his breathing eased, and he heard the gate guard talking to the groom, and almost asked someone to lift the curtain a few times, but in the end he didn't know what the two said Whatever, let them go.

Bai Yan breathed a sigh of relief. Hearing the sound of the axle rubbing against each other, his heart sank more and more.

Less than a cup of tea away, the carriage stopped suddenly, and he was "hijacked" by the two to change to another carriage. Before getting into the carriage, he saw two similar carriages facing each other not far away. direction to leave.

"My lord, be patient, just leave the border of Yingdu." The groom who changed was a half-grown boy, but Bai Yan could tell that he was a trainer with strong arms, and he threw him a burden without turning his head.

Bai Yan stabilized his body, opened the bag and took a look. In addition to his clothes and a few packs of dry food, there was a letter... and an imperial decree.

He put the imperial decree away, opened the letter first, and a jade plaque fell out from inside, with four deficits in the letter "Ordered by Heaven". Bai Yan looked familiar to him, but he ignored it and unfolded the letter. It was indeed Huai Chun's. Character.

The more Bai Yan looked at it, the more frightened he became. He read the letter twice to make sure that he had made no mistakes, and he could clearly discern a little invisible arc at the end of the word "Zhi". It is an agreed mark to prevent someone from imitating.

"Where is Huaichun now?" Bai Yan lifted the curtain of the car, barely stabilized his body, and looked at the boy.

The young man was driving steadily and fast, but they were not going on the official road, so the carriage leaned left and right, the young man turned his head and glanced at Bai Yan, and said, "Master, he is still safe now, but he was set aside and lost his palm print eunuch name."

"What do you mean by losing your reputation?" Bai Yan frowned.

"Damn, sir, didn't you hear it? That's what it means. Although the seal was confiscated, the master is still the most trustworthy person in front of His Majesty. It was Grand Master Yun who colluded with the Fifth Prince and killed the Second Highness. Now it is being imprisoned in the palace."

"Who are you talking about?" Bai Yan frowned, "Fifth Prince...Wei Chengju?"

"Yeah, my lord didn't expect that, the fifth prince's palace is quite deep, and he has deceived almost everyone, even the sixth prince who just recognized his ancestors and returned to his clan was killed by him, and now he is locked up in Dali Temple with his sweetheart .”

"Sixth Prince?" Bai Yan thought he was wrong, "You mean Song Que?"

"Naturally." The young man spat, "The old emperor is too shameless. It is clear that this Song is only a few months younger than His Highness the Second Highness, but now he has changed his age and become the sixth prince, named Wei Cheng. lack."

"Wei Chengque's name is too disrespectful!"

"Then what about the soldier talisman in Huai Chun's hand?" Bai Yan's face became more and more ugly.

The young man shook his head, "The slave doesn't know this, but before he left, he seemed to have heard something from the master, but he didn't say clearly, as if it was in the hands of the Second Highness... Well, I'm not sure, anyway, I'm not here It's in Yunzhong's hand."

Hearing this, Bai Yan's face softened a little, but he still didn't dare to breathe a sigh of relief, and continued to ask, "What else do you know?"

The young man shook his head, then nodded again, "The master didn't tell the slave to tell the lord about it, but the slave thinks it's better to tell you." He paused, and said, "The Nanyi prince has escaped."

"How is it possible!" Bai Yan clenched his fists tightly, "There are so many guards, how could he be told to escape? If he colluded with others in Yingdu..."

"That's it," the young man glanced at Bai Yan again, "He was let go."

"Wei Chengju or Yun Zhong?"

"Wei Chengju." The young man sighed, "But he blamed another person for the crime of releasing the spies."

"Bring the blame to me?"

"My lord is really smart!" the boy sighed.

Bai Yan sat back, countless things flashed through his mind, from Huai Chun to Yun Zhong, and then to Wei Chengju, the knot that he had been puzzled about before was finally solved.

Why does Yunzhong want to support Wei Chengdan wholeheartedly, and even unite with Huaichun.

It is clear that Wei Chengdan has no intention of being emperor and is too benevolent, but Yun Zhong is surrounded by him in every possible way.

There was also that time when he and Xiao Jiuqin occasionally saw Wei Chengli acting strangely.

Each of these incidents made Bai Yan suddenly enlightened.

Yun Zhong was afraid that it was not Wei Chengdan, this incompetent prince who was not favored by the emperor, who wanted to support him from the beginning.

The nephew who is also a direct relative, but Yun Zhong regards Wei Chengdan as a stepping stone to help Wei Chengju rise to the top.

Even if it was very inappropriate, Bai Yan couldn't help but feel bad for Wei Chengdan at this moment. He didn't know how Wei Chengdan, an extremely gentle person, would feel in his heart when he knew the truth.

From childhood to adulthood, not only did he not enjoy the pampering of his father, queen and queen, but he was too lazy to hide his disgust, and the uncle who raised him had sinister intentions... and Huaichun, his beloved person , it's not necessarily admiration for him, besides those delicate emotions, Huai Chun also has schemes.

What is wrong with Wei Chengdan to be treated unfairly.

Bai Yan couldn't tell clearly, the only thing he hoped at this moment was that Huai Chun would be sincere for him once.

Does not contain selfish desires.