The loyal minister was forced to marry the traitor

With Yun Zhong around, Wei Chengju seemed to have a backbone, and when He Zhaoyuan sent people to harass him, they were no longer so passive, and they could even fight back appropriately.

But this is not good news for He Zhaoyuan and the others.

"General, Yun Zhong seems to have noticed that cunning old man."

He Zhaoyuan climbed a big tree and could see Wei Chengju's camp in the distance, but his expression didn't change much.

Bai Yan was also standing under the tree, compared to He Zhaoyuan, he had been busier these two days, because he was on his way and didn't have time to interrogate the Nanyi prince, so he had a little time for these two days.

He just came over now, He Zhaoyuan ignored the inquiries from the people around him, and talked to Bai Yan first.

"Did anything come out of the interrogation?" He Zhaoyuan only heard some rumors last night, and Bai Yan knew that he couldn't hide it from him, so he briefly told him what the Nanyi prince had said.

In fact, the two of them knew well that it was difficult to distinguish the truth from the Nanyi prince's words, but when Xiao Jiuqin was involved, Bai Yan would inevitably pay more attention.

Bai Yan watched He Zhaoyuan jump down from the tree, the two of them knew the current situation very well, once Yun Zhong appeared, with him helping Wei Chengju, the next thing would not be so easy.

The two walked back, He Zhaoyuan thought for a while and asked, "Then what is the purpose of Prince Nanyi? Since he framed you from the beginning, why did he tell you about Lord Hou now?"

Bai Yan shook his head: "He just talked about what happened five years ago and didn't say anything else, but I always feel that he still has something to hide. Also, do you have that feeling...I talked to him There is always a sense of dissonance.”

He Zhaoyuan frowned: "Sense of violation?"

Bai Yan nodded: "Generally, when talking with others, it is inevitable that there will be inconsistencies in words, or lagging behind, but when interrogating him, every sentence of his is intertwined, constantly attracting us to continue to ask, and he His tone of voice was very old-fashioned."

When Bai Yan didn't say it before, He Zhaoyuan didn't feel this way, but after Bai Yan said this, He Zhaoyuan suddenly noticed something, he scratched his ears, and asked tentatively: "Did you notice before that when he spoke He always likes to stare into our eyes, and once we start to doubt or fall silent, he will quietly divert the topic away..."

Bai Yan understood what He Zhaoyuan meant, and both of them felt the same way. According to common sense, they should take the initiative to interrogate this Nanyi prince, but sometimes they feel that the other party is leading them. It feels like things are still far from revealed.

While the two were talking, suddenly a person came running from a distance, his face panicked: "It's not good, my lord, that Nanyi prince was taken away by someone else!"

Bai Yan and He Zhaoyuan's expressions suddenly changed.

They looked at each other, and they both saw a sense of disbelief in each other's eyes. This place was carefully selected by them, and they specially asked people to guard it everywhere. Generally, no one will find it, and it is even more difficult not to be found. what to do under the circumstances.

But now a living person has been robbed, surrounded by layers, there are so many people guarding this Nanyi prince, how can he be robbed so easily?

Thinking that their place was no longer hidden, Bai Yan and He Zhaoyuan didn't dare to delay any longer.

"Go back quickly."

The two hurried back and saw several people surrounded the place where the Nanyi prince was originally locked up. There was a lot of blood on the ground, and the bushes were chopped up in a mess. This scene looked too chaotic.

Bai Yan and He Zhaoyuan frowned uncontrollably, how could no one notice such a big movement.

The people who were guarding the Prince of Nanyi were lying all over the place, even the outermost people couldn't hear clearly, and the people who were near here didn't know anything.

On the way, someone talked about how weird the incident was. He Zhaoyuan and Bai Yan were afraid that they might have overlooked some details, so they asked someone to ask them again. It's like nothing happened here.

But the more this happened, the more Bai Yan became suspicious. He and He Zhaoyuan checked all the people closest to here, and finally found the problem.

Originally there were [-] people guarding this place, but after checking, it was found that three people were missing, and the whereabouts of these three people were a mystery. Others only said that they saw these three people go out to collect firewood today, and then came back not long after. , but the three of them didn't speak, and they didn't have much firewood in their hands.

Others didn't pay much attention to it, so they ignored such a loophole.

As for the others, He Zhaoyuan felt that there was nothing wrong with it, but Bai Yan asked someone to check the surrounding area carefully, including the place where the three of them went to collect firewood, and finally found three dead bodies.After verification, it was found that the three bodies belonged to those three people, and after examining the wounds, the military doctor asserted that the three people had died long ago.

So there is nothing to understand.

The three of them were murdered when they went to collect firewood, and the one who came back was the one who kidnapped Prince Nanyi.

Not only that, Bai Yan sniffed lightly near the place where Prince Nanyi was imprisoned. He always felt that there was a faint fragrance in this place, but he couldn't tell what it was, so he called the military doctor to check it out.

After a careful inspection, the military doctor came to the conclusion that there was a drug released here. According to him, there is nothing unusual about the drug except for the faint fragrance, and most people are unlikely to notice this detail.

In addition, the medicinal property of this medicine is that it can paralyze people's consciousness. On the surface, people who take Chinese medicine are no different from normal people, but in fact their senses have naturally blocked all the surrounding movements, so this is also true. The reason is that those who approached on the periphery didn't hear anything unusual.

Things have developed to this point, Bai Yan and He Zhaoyuan can't blame them, but what they are most worried about now is that this place has been discovered, if they stay here, there is no guarantee that they will not cause trouble.

The army brought by Xiao Jiuqin has been dispatched to chase and intercept Wei Chengju's people, and there are actually not many people left for He Zhaoyuan and Bai Yan, so they must be cautious and cautious, and they must do a good job outside the city of Yingdu, otherwise Xiao When Jiuqin heard the news from Yingdu, he was bound to be isolated and helpless, and then they would be even more passive.

So after a brief discussion, He Zhaoyuan and Bai Yan left immediately with their people.

They did not choose the opposite direction to where Wei Chengju's army was stationed, but chose to lean towards the northwest, where the terrain was rugged, but they could condescend to investigate the underground situation, and they could also inquire about the news in the city.

Sure enough, as they expected, just as Bai Yan and He Zhaoyuan led their people away, a group of people quickly rushed to the place where they were staying, and the opponent was coming in a menacing manner. It seemed that the person in charge had been prepared. If Bai Yan was still there , will definitely feel familiar.

As the weather gets colder day by day.The New Year's Eve is also here.

The night before, Bai Yan and He Zhaoyuan sent the last news outside the city to Yingdu, and Songhua came and went several times during this period.The originally chubby little head was thinner, and there was nothing to eat at Bai Yan's side, so he could only pick some offal from the hare that He Zhaoyuan had hunted for him to eat.

Xiao Jiuqin had been sneaking into Yingdu for five days, but the news that Bai Yan and the others sent in was like a muddlehead. Only once did Xiao Jiuqin send out a letter with only two words written on it.

Without fear.

Originally, Bai Yan and He Zhaoyuan could bear not to think too much, but as day after day passed, they were like a boat drifting in the sea, there was no reliable news anywhere, Wei Chengji Some people broke through the siege, and Xiao Jiuqin was arrested after a while, but no definite news could be found.

And just when they couldn't bear it anymore, they suddenly saw thick smoke winding up from the city wall of Yingdu.

When they saw this, Bai Yan and He Zhaoyuan finally couldn't stand it anymore. They didn't want to think wildly and speculate for no reason, but the reality made them at a loss.

Before Xiao Jiuqin left, they made an agreement that if something happened to Xiao Jiuqin in the city, the smoke would be the signal, so they didn't dare to waste any more time, and rushed to Yingdu with people.

Since Wei Chengju's men were guarding the city, it was impossible for them to rush over from the front, but they chose a small path.

The road is too rough, slippery and narrow, so by the time we reach the city wall of Yingdu, it is already the New Year's Eve.

Last year, the lanterns in Yingdu were shining brightly, and there were bright fireworks everywhere, and the streets were full of happy people, and various stalls and hawkers were also selling a wide range of things, all kinds of exquisite gadgets...

But now Yingdu is like a dead city, they can't hear any noise, and they can't see the colorful lights.

As if everything was shrouded in thick fog, Bai Yan and He Zhaoyuan led the people to slowly climb up from the small cliff outside the city.

They didn't dare to go out rashly, Wei Chengju's people were not far away, and Wei Chengfeng's people were still on the city wall.

The moonlight this night was not bright, but it was enough for the other party to find their tracks.

Outside the city is Wei Chengju, and on the wall is Wei Chengfeng. No matter which side they are, once they are found, they will not be given a chance to survive.

"What should I do?" He Zhaoyuan was at his wit's end. He had led troops for many years, and most of them were fighting to the death on the battlefield, rather than being so timid and not knowing what to do.

Bai Yan was silent for a while, then suddenly said, "Even if Wei Chengju invades Yingdu, it's not worthy of the name. What does he need?"

He Zhaoyuan was taken aback by his question.

Bai Yan continued: "Wei Chengfeng was abolished. Although he is given the title of a general now, he has no title but no real power. What does he need?"

He Zhaoyuan was confused by the two questions in a row.

Bai Yan took out the black dragon scroll and imperial decree, "They need this."

"You're crazy!" He Zhaoyuan's expression changed.

Do you still need to ask what Bai Yan wants to do?

"You are a living target if you go out with this thing now. Wei Chengju and Wei Chengfeng can't let you go. They can kill you and take this thing by any means."

"But there is no choice." Bai Yan suddenly bent his lips: "After Huai Chun gave me this thing, he spread the news, and now they all know that I have this thing. How could you act rashly?"

"Under the eyes of everyone, Wei Chengju and Wei Chengfeng are both vicious wolves and vicious dogs. If they want to snatch it, they will also protect this thing because they are afraid that the other party will seize the opportunity."

"I'll be fine."