Oriole Line

doing what? "

"Rescue the Dai Wang." Qi Dai's eyes were burning brightly.

Wen Tao and Pu Chen looked at each other, and Pu Chen said solemnly: "You can take Wen Tao away, but you should let me know what happened to Dai Wang."

To make a long story short, Qi Dai said that after the Dai Wang arrived in Luoyang, he held peace talks with Beiyan's new Wulu Shanyu for more than two months, and the agreement was basically settled.Beiyan's national strength has been greatly damaged since the death of Khalil Dashan. They are already underpopulated, so they are even more unable to keep the six Jiangbei states.Dai Wang and Wulu Shanyu agreed to assign Youzhou to Beiyan, and return the remaining five Jiangbei states, including the old capital Luoyang, to Nanjing.The people of Beiyan live as nomads, and in severe cold years they have to go south to plunder the Jing Dynasty's grain for a living.Dai Wang and Wulu Shanyu agreed to set up mutual markets in Jixian County and Xindu, Youzhou. In case of a disaster, Nanjing would sell grain and cloth to Beiyan at a par price.Originally, everything went well in the peace talks, and the covenant has been drawn up, and it will be signed by both parties in a few days.Unexpectedly, the night before the signing of the covenant, King Yindai and Wulu Shanyu had a good talk and drank until late at night. On the second day, it was discovered that Wulu Shanyu had been stabbed to death with a sword. The Dai Wang Zhou Yu in the book, and the sword that stabbed Wulu Shanyu to death belonged to the Dai Wang.

"There is such a thing?" Pu Chen was shocked, "Where is Dai Wang now?"

Qi Dai said: "Dai Wang has been imprisoned by Beiyan people. Now they are dead, and Zuo Xianwang is in charge. Zuo Xianwang was dissatisfied with the peace talks, and now he is threatening to gather all the remaining Beiyan warriors and go south To avenge the two great Chanyus."

"Did Jiankang get the news?" Pu Chen asked.

Qi Dai nodded: "It is said that His Majesty was shocked when he heard the words, and has sent Prime Minister Xie to Beiyan to mediate."

"Since Xie Xiang has gone, what do you mean by borrowing Wen Tao?" Pu Chen looked at Qi Dai's expression, Qi Dai was as polite and thoughtful as always.

"This is a matter between me and Wen Tao. He owes me a favor. During the two months that Dai Wang was in Luoyang, I have been accompanying him around, but I haven't seen any clues. Even if I thank you, I'm worried that he won't be able to keep it." On behalf of the king."

"Wen Tao will be able to keep the acting king?" Pu Chen raised his eyebrows.

Qi Dai let out a long sigh: "Wen Tao's strategy is extraordinary, if he can't save Dai Wang, then it can only be God's will."

"Why do you insist on keeping the acting king?" Pu Chen wondered.

Qi Dai looked back, without any emotion in his eyes: "Dai Wang has devoted himself to this covenant. Seeing that the covenant will be signed soon, it is impossible for him to kill Wulu Shanyu. Someone must be framed for this matter. May the peace talks between Beiyan and Nanjing succeed and they will attempt to provoke war again."

The look in Pu Chen's eyes was cloudy and uncertain: "Xie Xiang came out and should be able to appease Bei Yan. Bei Yan threatened revenge, but it was just a blunt mouth. Their main force was wiped out by me in the first battle of Wuchang."

"Hmph." Qi Dai snorted coldly, "It's not difficult to appease Bei Yan, I'm afraid the price of this appeasement is Dai Wang's life!"

"Patriarch." Wen Tao said, "This matter is of great importance, so I will go with Qi Dai. If we can solve the mystery of Wulu Shanyu's murder, Dai Wang will not die in vain."

"Nonsense, of course he can't die!" Pu Chen clenched his fists and said angrily, "How dare he use such a vicious scheme to design the acting king! I promised the acting king that if there is a mistake in this trip, I will bring my own soldiers to meet him from Wuchang."

"Big Sima can't do it!" Qi Dai advised, "At this moment, Nanjing and Beiyan are already close to each other, even if Beiyan's troops are empty, if they see Da Sima leading the troops away, they will only make a move at the touch of a finger, triggering a big battle .”

"I know not." Pu Chen held his saber, "It is naturally inconvenient for me to lead troops in the current situation. But I have promised Brother Jun Wei that I will not break my promise."

"Great Sima, you are..." Qi Dai heard Pu Chen's voice implying that he wanted to go together.

"Needless to say, I will go with Wen Tao in Weifu." Pu Chen said.

"The head of the family is a daughter of gold, don't take risks in Luoyang!" Wen Tao opened his eyes wide.

Pu Chen stopped Wen Tao's words with his eyes, and there was a ruthlessness in his eyes that he hadn't seen for a long time, so Wen Tao stopped talking.

Qi Dai was quite surprised that Pu Chen would go out in person, but if Pu Chen and Wen Tao were together, the chances of rescuing the Dai Wang would be a little higher, so he said: "Then it should not be too late, let's go tomorrow morning."

Pu Chen nodded his head as a promise.

Back in Pu Chen's room, Wen Tao persuaded: "This time something strange happened in Luoyang, you go in disguise, if the Beiyan people see through your identity and use you as a threat, wouldn't all your previous efforts be wasted?"

Pu Chen stared at Wen Tao: "You also know that this trip is dangerous, why didn't you ask me what I meant and agreed to go with Qi Dai?"

"This is a favor I owe him. Besides, my status is low, so I won't be targeted by Beiyan people."

Pu Chen took a step closer: "Say it again."

Wen Tao was overwhelmed by the coolness in Pu Chen's tone, and seemed to be vaguely aware of what Pu Chen was angry with, but it was not so clear, and the confusion in his eyes also accurately betrayed his thoughts.

Pu Chen stared at Wen Tao for a long while, and finally said slowly: "Once or twice, it was fine if you risked your life in the past. Now that we are like this, I thought you would always think of me for a while when you do things, but the result is still Same as ever."

It was rare for Wen Tao to see Pu Chen like this, so he walked up to him and said softly, "Hey, I didn't mean to hide it from you. The reason why I owe Qi Dai is because I asked Qi Dai to help you decline the marriage with the royal family. Dai asked Duke Yuanhua to judge your fate in person."

"Duke Yuanhua's symposium, were you the one who asked Qi Dai?" Pu Chen asked in surprise.

Wen Tao nodded: "I promised to help him once."

Pu Chen grabbed Wen Tao's wrist and said, "Then why didn't you tell me then?"

Wen Tao lowered his eyelids: "I am your counselor, this is my duty."

Pu Chen was shocked. Although Wen Tao was by his side in the name of a counselor, he never treated him as a counselor.In fact, this was just an excuse for Wen Tao, who left Pu Chen with his left-handed sword useless at that time.But Wen Tao has always asked himself to make friends with courtiers, do things he is not good at coping with, and solve problems for Pu Chen.He has been forcing himself to show his value to Puchen.Pu Chen hugged Wen Tao silently: "Of course I believe in your ability, but now that you and I are one, I don't want you to risk your life again. If you must commit a crime, it is natural that we will face it together."

Wen Tao pressed Pu Chen's forehead: "I am willing to give you my life, whether it is public or private. For public, I have no regrets if I can die for the Lord; for private, I can die for the one I love. , I have no regrets. But your life is not just mine. If you die, the sign of ZTE that Nanjing finally appeared may be ruined here. The 10,000+ people left by your father will give their lives to Giving you my hand is not for you to make unnecessary sacrifices for me."

Pu Chen felt the pain of parting from Wen Tao before he went to Luzhou to ask for help during the Battle of Wuchang again, like countless tiny silk threads pulling him, the pain was so thick and deep that for a few moments Pu Chen didn't even want to What do you want the identity of Da Sima? He just wants to lead Wen Tao to live the life they want. In this way, he can completely put his life in Wen Tao's hands.

"I know, Taotao." Pu Chen's voice was very soft, in Wen Tao's ear, like the whispers of his mother when he was a child when he was coaxing him to sleep, "This time I went to Beiyan, not only for you, but also for Brother Junwei. Even without you, I will still go. When we get to Luoyang, don’t make decisions on our own, let’s advance and retreat together, rescue Brother Junwei, and find out who is behind the scenes.”

Wen Tao nodded.

"Qi Dai, it's hard for me to fully trust him. After the collapse of the Qi clan, his temperament seems to be different from before." Pu Chen continued, "So when we arrived in Luoyang, Wan discussed it with me in advance."

Wen Tao nodded again.

"What you have promised, you can't break it again. It's the same this time, and it will be the same every time in the future." Pu Chen stared at Wen Tao, "Promise me."

Wen Tao looked back at Pu Chen, and said solemnly, "I promise you."

60, 60.

Luoyang, as the old capital of the Jing Dynasty, was originally the most prosperous gold and jade field in the Central Plains. Here, there are the widest city walls in the world, the most graceful peonies, the most ambitious scholars and the most beautiful dancers.However, here is the cruelest arena in the world. The imperial city surrounded by red walls in the middle of Luoyang City was once the pearl at the pinnacle of power.During the Rebellion of the Seven Kings, princes from various states fought bloody battles here, but in the end, nothing was left except devastation and the destruction of the country and family.

In today's Luoyang city, the city walls have been burnt, and after years of exposure to the sun and rain, the scorched marks have merged with the ruined city walls, blurring into a gray and black patch.When Khalil was in power, he simply repaired the city wall, but it was only to maintain its defensive function, which is by no means the same as the capital of the Jing Dynasty in its heyday.When they arrived at the gate of the Luoyang Imperial Palace, Qi Dai showed the credentials of the Nanjing Mission.Because many people from the Nanjing mission had entered and left the palace gate in the past two months, Beiyan's guards let them enter the palace.It is said to be Miyagi, but it is just a temporary residence of the Northern Yan imperial family.Before the rise of the Beiyan people in Youzhou, they had no fixed place and lived by water and grass.After conquering Luoyang, the royal family moved here because of envy of the prosperity of the Luoyang Imperial Palace, and Beiyan's so-called royal family was nothing more than a few Yan clans and family members of the Great Chanyu.When Khalil was a big chanyu, he fought east and west and rarely stayed in Luoyang.After Harile died, Wulu Dashanyu came to the throne and stayed in Luoyang for a little longer.Therefore, in the huge Luoyang Imperial Palace, there are not many palaces that are actually used, and a large number of palaces are still the same as after the Seven Kings Rebellion, and have been in disrepair for a long time, and their colors have long faded.

Pu Chen mobilized an army of thousands of people, followed secretly, and stationed in the deep forest outside Luoyang City.After Beiyan's troops were greatly damaged,