The loyal minister was forced to marry the traitor

As the war was about to break out, Xiao Jiuqin sent Bai Yan and the others into the city.

Wei Chengju started to send people to attack like a mad dog. He played desperately. Xiao Jiuqin just took over the Yingdu Yulin Army not long ago, and he really broke a hole for a while.

"Those who cut off the heads of seventh-rank officials will be sealed off to a hundred households!"

"Those who cut off the heads of fourth-rank officials will be rewarded with a thousand taels! Seal a thousand households!"

"Whoever catches the eldest son of the royal family will be rewarded ten thousand taels and be made a Marquis!"

With a heavy reward, there must be a brave man, and Wei Chengju wants to take Yingdu in one go.This time he was finally smarter, even if Xiao Jiuqin had already returned to Yingdu, so what, the only thing he could call now was the Imperial Forest Army.

As for the Forbidden Army, Wei Chengju sneered: Wei Chengdan showed up, but Huai Chun wasn't there, so you don't need to think about it to know that the two of them have collapsed.

He thought of a letter he sent in before, and he felt happy.

Just a eunuch, what else could he want!

The snow fell more and more every year, until it covered the feet, and the soldiers could hardly hold the handle of the knife with their hands so cold.

"Master Hou, you can't go on like this!" He Zhaoyuan covered the wound on his shoulder, gritted his teeth and pulled his sleeve to roughly wrap the wound. He took the lead and chopped off the enemies who rushed up the city wall several times.

But human energy is limited, Wei Chengju was determined to conquer the city in one fell swoop, this moonlit night was full of blood and killings.

Xiao Jiuqin chopped down a person with a knife, and the next moment he roared and bowed his head. Years of tacit understanding made He Zhaoyuan subconsciously tilt his head. Xiao Jiuqin's blade passed by his ear, and one person's arm was cut off, and he lay on the ground crying in pain.

The war drums beat, and under the sky was a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. The winding beacon flames pierced half of the sky, and Xiao Jiuqin sternly sent an order: "Put on the tung oil!"

The huge wooden barrel was dumped, and the pungent smell made him frown. The next moment, the fire dragon swam and directly ignited the enemies who were unable to escape. The screams made people feel goose bumps.

And this is just the beginning...

Xiao Jiuqin and He Zhaoyuan were busy defending the city, even Xue Zhengming rushed over upon hearing the sound.

After a long absence, Bai Yan and Xue Zhengming just nodded lightly, but Yan Ruli who followed him showed joy, "Bai Yan, you finally returned safely!"

Xue Zhengming didn't exchange pleasantries with them, Yan Ruli followed Bai Yan and told all the things that happened in the city.

"So His Majesty is awake now?" Bai Yan was a little surprised.

After all, they came all the way, and what they heard most was that the emperor was dying of illness.

"Although your majesty is not in good health, it is not as rumored. It's just that...Huai Chun was imprisoned. It is said that after the torture, he confessed that he had colluded with Wei Chengju, and that he framed him..." Yan Ruli glanced at Wei Chengdan , the voice lowered a bit: "The evidence that framed His Royal Highness..."

"How is this possible..." Bai Yan subconsciously said.

Wei Chengtan opened his mouth to think about Yan Ruli's words, "Nothing is impossible, everything is just used."

It was only then that Bai Yan consciously looked at Wei Chengtan. He didn't know what he had experienced these days. He used to be a thin and well-proportioned person, but now his cheekbones were so thin that he looked like he could be blown down by a gust of wind.

"Can you let me see Huai Chun?" Bai Yan also learned from Yan Ruli's words that Wei Chengdan is now in charge of the country. Compared with Wei Chengfeng, who is nameless, he is now in real power.

"Don't say you can't see Huai Chun, just say that you just passed the imperial decree under the city falsely, and now I guess the father has heard the news, and I can't protect you." When Wei Chengdan opened his mouth, Yan Ruli's face changed suddenly: "What is it? Preaching the imperial decree?!"

The corners of Bai Yan's mouth twitched, "It's the blank edict that Huai Chun sent me away from Yingdu earlier."

He didn't seem to care, and even looked a little relaxed: "I knew that there was such a thing, but Your Highness, I was under the city at that time, and I didn't mean to harm you..."

While talking, he laughed again, "Actually, everything is not important anymore, isn't it? Huai Chun has already reached this point, and I was just designed by him again."

Wei Chengtan suddenly said, "I'm sorry."

Bai Yan waved his hand: "Frankly speaking, I also have selfish intentions, that's why I am willing to fall into the trap. Your Highness, don't mind."

"Bai Yan!" Yan Ruli was confused, "What's the matter with you, why did you falsely preach the imperial decree?" He looked worried, "This is a capital crime!"

Compared to Yan Ruli's worries, Bai Yan was very calm.

"Huaichun may have discovered something. He couldn't protect His Royal Highness, that's why he made such a fuss, and he took advantage of Wei Chengju's rebellion to send me out of Yingdu, not to save my life."

"It's for me to take away the blank imperial decree, and then, use the situation in Yingdu to force Xiao Jiuqin to make a quick decision, and then... on the way back, let us 'coincidentally' break up Wei Chengju's reinforcements."

"It's a series of tricks, he even counted the war in Beidi."

Bai Yan couldn't help admiring, but Wei Chengtan said, "There's one thing he didn't count in."

"Did I pull out Song Que by falsely passing on the imperial decree?" Bai Yan curled his lips: "After all, everything can't be according to his wish."

"He designed me so many times, it's not a bad thing for me to design him once, what do you think, Your Highness?"

They tacitly understood each other, each of them knew where this messy situation came from, but Wei Chengtan was not worried at all, as if he was not worried from the beginning to the end that he would not be able to be the crown prince.

"Whether it's Wei Chengju, Wei Chengfeng, or Song Que, including me... are not suitable to be emperor." Wei Chengdan looked at Bai Yan, "You want to save Song Que, this method is too risky, and how do you know that His Majesty will not be angry, Go back and embarrass him again?"

Bai Yan was slightly startled, but he still laughed in an instant: "Your Highness, you still don't know Your Majesty well enough."

He looked in the direction of the palace, "It's a stupid idea for me to pass on the decree today, but how can His Majesty tolerate me hurting his face? Even if he doesn't want to admit it anymore, he has to admit the decree. After all, the prince can still immediately It’s time to waste it.”

"Also, Your Highness made a mistake. I didn't want to save Song Que, but just wanted to find an excuse to get Zeng Xuan out. As for Song Que... just by the way."

This sentence is not without arrogance, even Wei Chengdan has to admire Bai Yan.

In this world, there is only Bai Yan who regards announcing the decree and establishing a prince as an insignificant way to save people.

"Okay, let's not talk about it, His Majesty's people are coming soon, I'm a guilty subject, it's better for you to stay away." He was very carefree, and even asked Yan Ruli to go to Bai Mansion to appease Bai Qi and the others on his behalf.

Sure enough, before he finished speaking, several guards in black clothes followed Bai Yan's trail.

"Master Bai, please."

"Bo Yan!" Yan Ruli had never hated himself so much for being useless.

Seeing his expression, Bai Yan softened his heart, "Don't worry, I'm fine." He took two steps and turned back, "Tell Xiao Jiuqin for me to guard Yingdu."

Yan Ruli's eyes were red, he watched his friend being taken away many times, but he couldn't save him once, this feeling of powerlessness invaded his whole body, making him want to lose his temper.

"Bai Yan will be fine." Wei Chengdan turned his head and looked at the city gate, "Xiao Jiuqin can't let something happen to him."

Bai Yan was taken to prison again, this time he was very calm, without any worry.

It's just that they didn't know whether it was on purpose or by coincidence that he was locked up face to face with Huai Chun.And compared to his embarrassment during this period, Huai Chun was at ease, even the bedding on the stone couch was thick and soft.

"You still say you are a close friend, how can you treat a close friend like you?" Bai Yan half-jokingly said: "You still don't forget to give me a favor!"

Huai Chun looked at him, stood up again and took off the cloak on his body and threw it over. He watched Bai Yan pull the cloak in with difficulty, put it on himself properly, and sighed: "It's your fate. There is such a good treatment in the Imperial Prison."

"Aren't you angry?" Huai Chun waited for a long time but couldn't wait for Bai Yan to scold him, so he was a little nervous for a while.

After all, if someone else cheated him like this, Huai Chun thought to himself that he couldn't be so calm.

"Of course I was angry, but after thinking about it later, I still blamed me for being unguarded against you and trusting you too much." Bai Yan hugged the cloak, but his hands and feet were still cold. At this moment, he couldn't help but miss Xiao Jiuqin's pair With big hands, he even sniffed his nose lightly.

Huai Chun couldn't understand Bai Yan anymore: "What are you thinking?"

"Xiao Jiuqin." Bai Yan was very honest.

Huai Chun: "..."

Bai Yan couldn't wait for a response, so he turned to look at him: "Don't you miss the Second Highness?"

Huai Chun froze.

Bai Yan continued: "As someone who has experienced it, I would like to advise you, don't spoil people's sincerity again and again." He looked at the small window on the wall, as if chatting: "I used to think that a person's life is very long, and it's okay to waste a little bit of it." , but now I don’t feel it.”

"Think about it, Xiao Jiuqin and I have lived for 60 years. We used to be inseparable for five years, and then...we were wasted for another five years. If you think about it, people only live for five or sixty years. What he and I missed Those years will never come back..."

"People don't torture each other in life. Since you have seen the shortcomings of me and Xiao Jiuqin in the past, why can't you be more frank now?"

"How can a person like Wei Chengtan not be worthy of you?" Bai Yan said intentionally.

Huai Chun shook his head: "I am not good enough for him."

"Oh!" Bai Yan scoffed coldly: "Pretentious!"

Huai Chun: "..."

Bai Yan talked a lot for the first time, if there were not two wooden railings in front of him, he would definitely be able to walk over and beat this man up.

"It's not like anyone can have such good patience. You're hypocritical now, and one day he won't want to wait for you anymore. At that time, you won't be able to ask him to turn back even if you kneel three times and kowtow nine times."

It was rare for Bai Yan to say these things, but Huai Chun remained silent.

He had too many scruples, and before Bai Yan knew it, he had already hurt Wei Chengdan too deeply. The relationship between the two of them is now in jeopardy, and they just waited for the day when the rope involved would break.

"Then do you like him?" Bai Yan got angry when he saw Huai Chun's resentful face.

Huai Chun nodded without hesitation.

"Then are you willing to take a step back for him?" Bai Yan stared at Huai Chun.

"How to withdraw?" Huai Chun knew that he shouldn't have expectations, but he still asked.

"At least the first thing is not to force him to become emperor." Bai Yan smiled sullenly when he said this, "I forgot to tell you, I have announced the imperial edict you gave me."

"The sixth son of the emperor is the crown prince."

Huai Chun suddenly opened his eyes wide: "What did you say?!"

He turned pale with shock, as Bai Yan expected, he suppressed his smile and said, "Wei Chengdan doesn't want to be emperor."