After refusing to marry the prince, the general regretted it too much

The team worked hard for another two days, and two teams of the Southern Xinjiang Army came to welcome the prince.

This day, we will arrive at Ming County, the capital of Southern Xinjiang. The team stopped for a while to refresh. Xie Heng sat in the chariot and just opened the greeting book handed over by the acting governor of Southern Xinjiang. Before he finished reading two lines, he heard a stack of The voice of the confession.

Xie Heng simply put his things down and waited, and as expected, he saw Qin Ye lift the curtain of the car and come in familiarly.

I don't know if it's because he's coming to Ming County soon, but this person's clothes these days are different from those in Beijing. The light robe and soft armor have changed to the general's attire, and the sword hanging around his waist is strict.

Qin Ye was already tall and slender, so he made the prince's spacious and luxurious chariot look a bit cramped by wearing a general's attire.

Xie Heng couldn't help but glanced a few more times, and boasted: "Yu Zhi's good manners, I used to have no eyesight."

Qin Ye stared at the folder in the crown prince's hand for a moment, and half of the words he had thought up in his mind disappeared.

The prince praised him for his good manners!

Does this mean that his general's attire looks good, or do you think he dressed too casually in Tangjing in the past?

Qin Ye was distracted for a moment, and it took him a long time to restrain his racing thoughts, and said seriously: "Your Highness, the Ming County is approaching, and Yang Chong, the Acting Governor of Southern Xinjiang, will definitely come out to meet him. Is your Highness still determined not to see him?"

"I don't see," Xie Heng slumped lazily on his seat, his eyes flicked from Qin Ye's suddenly congealed but still somewhat unnaturally handsome face, "What's so good, he didn't notice Xu Daoyan last time The matter of defecting to the Southern Zhou Dynasty has not yet been dealt with by the court, if he kneels down and pleads guilty as soon as we meet, what will I do?"

Yang Chong, acting governor of Southern Xinjiang, is not a direct descendant of Qin Ye, but he is also not a confidant of Emperor Hui.

To be precise, he was specially promoted by Emperor Hui to disgust Qin Ye.

The reason is also simple, it is really not so easy to find a general who guards one side and defends against the enemy.Emperor Hui neither wanted to use Qin Ye's confidant who had been promoted over the years, nor did he want to use the crown prince as a general of Jinwang's party. In a hurry, where did he go to find such a suitable candidate?

Therefore, Emperor Hui chose a general who was capable and experienced enough to be the acting governor of southern Xinjiang.

In the original plan, Emperor Hui planned to let Yang Chong hold on for a while, and when his favorite candidate had enough meritorious qualifications, he would naturally replace Yang Chong.

But Yang Chong didn't even hold on for a short period of time, and let Xu Daoyan's [-] elites escape...

It was the point where Xie Heng felt heartache every time he saw his name on the memorial.

Sensing Xie Heng's superficial dislike for Yang Chongyi, Qin Ye stopped persuading him, and said, "Since that's the case, His Highness will not see him if he says he's sick. When we arrive in Mingjun, I will send His Highness to rest in Du Ruo Garden for a rest, and then go to see him." Yang Chong set up a reception banquet."

It is a due ceremony for the crown prince to go out on patrol and wait for the officials to welcome the banquet. Qin Ye imagined Yang Chong's panic when he knew that the crown prince arrived in Ming County on the first day, and he said he was sick.

Qin Ye smiled, but still couldn't hold back his babbling: "Mingjun used to be the place where the vice capital of the Southern Zhou Dynasty was located. After being beaten down by the minister, it was only after repeated sweeps and shocks that there was a moment of peace. Now the minister has been away from Southern Xinjiang for many years. Yu, I don't know if Ming County is as safe as before, His Highness is staying in Du Ruoyuan, although there are elite soldiers around to protect you, you should be careful."

Xie Heng was helpless.

When we were not acquainted, this person was as silent as gold, but only when we got acquainted did we know that he was awkward and chattered a lot.

Not to mention that the first two days he had to hold back because of a title problem, and these two days changed to talking to him about the mountains in the Southern Border Army and the complexity of Ming County, it was like treating him like a three-year-old child.

"I know, I know, but it's useless no matter how careful I am. In a place like Ming County, if you want to be safe..."

"Don't we have to wait for our Lord Qin to come back from the banquet to protect Gu?"

Qin Ye was sitting on the right hand side of the prince. The two of them were not close at first, but these days they got along with each other day and night.

The faint scent of ambergris lingered on the tip of his nose, half of Qin Ye's body froze following the breathing of the person beside him.

I want to get closer, but I also feel that it is out of place.

Back off and give way, but also unwilling.

Qin Ye resisted not moving at all, closed his eyes in the dim light of the carriage, suppressed the beating of his heart that was about to jump out of his chest, and his voice was a bit hoarse.

"The minister must return early."

-

Yang Chong's people packed it up for the prince and used it as a resting place, which was called Du Ruoyuan.

This place was originally the palace of the Southern Zhou Dynasty and the princes, and it has been idle since it was brought down by the Qi Dynasty. After careful maintenance, it is also magnificently constructed with carved beams and painted buildings, extremely extravagant and rich.

After all the utensils were placed, Xie Heng changed into his normal clothes, found a place to sit in the room as usual, and called Gu Mingzhao, the first sentence was: "Is that person willing to say anything?"

When the crown prince moved into Du Ruoyuan, Gu Mingzhao was so busy that he blinked his eyes for a long time after hearing the question before he realized: What you are asking is... Zhou Su? "

Among the few people captured by the guards in the palace last time, this one was the most expensive. He was the younger brother of the new king of Nanzhou and the king of Nanzhou Saturday.At that time, the situation was urgent, and Gu Mingzhao pretended to be the prince to talk to this person.

Since he came to inspect southern Xinjiang this time, Xie Heng simply ordered him to be tied up and taken with him.

The road was exhausted, and Xie Heng didn't have any other leisure activities other than horse-sickness, except reading booklets and chatting with people around him, and he occasionally called him to chat or something.

When Zhou Su was led into the Hongming Pavilion by several guards, candles were already lit in the room. The crown prince, who was dressed in ordinary clothes and had a sloppy face, was so bored that he was cutting the candle wick with scissors. Seeing him coming, he said casually: " Sit down, don't be restrained."

Zhou Su sat down as he said, and looked at Xie Heng who seemed to be staying in his own palace leisurely, and suddenly said: "This is my uncle's palace."

Although Ming County has been suppressed by the Qi Dynasty for several years, this is also the place where he stayed since he was a child. Why can this person tell him so frankly that there is no need to be restrained?

"Oh," Xie Heng nodded, and said indifferently, "You said that if you arrived in Ming County, you could spit out and reveal the identities of the secret spies of Nanzhou that you knew one by one. Now that you have arrived in Ming County, it should be fulfilled. Time to promise."

Zhou Su: "..."

He struggled for a while, and said: "If I say so, will you really fulfill your promise and set me free?"

"Although I have read some of my secret reports to the spy network, it has been a long time and I can't remember all the information, so it may not be useful to you."

Xie Hengchao beckoned to the little eunuch, took away the candle that had already been cut, replaced it with a new one, and said casually: "What do you want your life for? The new king of Nanzhou doesn't care about you, the sixth younger brother, otherwise he will I will not send you into my palace to do such a thing that will kill your head."

"Even if Gu Zong takes you as a hostage, the most he can do is exchange some gold and silver. Why don't you ask for a few names? What do you think? Prince Su."

This knife pierced his heart, and all the guilt in Zhou Su's heart was wiped away. He was silent for a while, and then said: "I only know this."

……

He spoke very slowly, but the information was complete and did not seem to be fake. Xie Heng listened carefully, and Gu Mingzhao took a pen to write it down, and then handed the manuscript to Xie Heng.

"Okay," Xie Heng nodded and said, "If what you said is not false, Gu will send someone to investigate tonight and then let you go."

He had read a lot of Southern Xinjiang secret reports these days, and now he looked at Zhou Su's words again, and many things were immediately confirmed, and he was already thinking about it for a moment.

Xie Heng waved his hand while pondering, signaling the guards to take Zhou Su down. Zhou Su followed the guards for two steps, but finally stopped.

"You have treated me well these days, and you are a person who honors promises," he said.

Zhou Su looked at Xie Hengjiao's moon-like profile under the shadow of the lamp, and clenched his palms tightly.

"I have been planning for the Secret Service for several years, but I actually only think about two things. First, if I can lure Qin Ye with a lot of money and let him use it for me, the situation here will be reversed in an instant."

"Secondly, if you can't use it for me, then use the method of alienation to make the Southern Border Army and your Qi Dynasty court estranged. Whether it is your Qi Dynasty emperor who killed Qin Ye with an imperial decree, or Qin Ye set up a counter-flag to stand on his own. My Southern Zhou is Italian."

"These two matters are the most important, and they are nothing more than alienation. In the past, you just killed a few civil servants sent by the emperor of Qi Dynasty, and put Qin Ye on eye drops. Today is different. Since you are here, what else is there?" A more effective method of alienation than killing the Qi Dynasty prince?"

"If you kill you, Qin Ye will have to fight back if he doesn't."

"Don't underestimate my Southern Zhou secret spy."

It was difficult for him to speak every word, and in the end he staggered a little, and walked out without looking back.

Xie Heng's expression remained unchanged, and even his hands holding the scissors were extraordinarily steady, without any waves.

He said softly: "Thank you for reminding me."

When Zhou Su was far away, Gu Mingzhao, who was sitting in front of the case and arranging Zhou Su's confession, stood up and said with a frown, "What he said is also reasonable. There are less than three thousand guards in this garden, and most of them stay outside the city. Not very safe either."

"It's just because it makes sense that it seems useless. It's very normal for Nan Zhou to want to assassinate Gu. He said it in a twist and turns, and reminded him like golden words."

Xie Heng laughed, put down the scissors in his hand, and said: "Before leaving, don't forget to remind me to change the way. How afraid is Nan Zhou. This person has been in southern Xinjiang for so many years, and I don't know how much hatred he has incurred. Everyone was trying to trip him up."

Gu Mingzhao paused for a moment, and was taken aback by the phrase 'Yuzhi'. He looked at the prince's unaware expression, raised the two thin pieces of paper in his hand, and asked, "Then this, Are we serious?"

-

Yang Chong's reception banquet was originally set up for the crown prince. The crown prince said that he was not yet sick, so he couldn't help feeling worried, but all the people invited to the banquet were veteran generals from southern Xinjiang. They were very happy to see Qin Ye, yes This banquet can also be regarded as a happy ending.

Qin Ye came out of the banquet, declined several invitations from the old department to drink again, and when he returned to Du Ruoyuan, it was already late.

He got off his horse outside the garden and let the early spring wind blow away the smell of alcohol, only then did he find out where the prince lived, and the young eunuch who accompanied him led the way.

When he came to the Shuying Pavilion where the prince lived, Qin Ye suddenly frowned.

At this time, it was past Zishi, but the courtyard not far away was brightly lit.

He didn't intend to enter the door when he came this time, he just wanted to have a look at the defense situation around the prince's residence.After all, the prince was already weak, and he was tired these days, so he always rested very early, and it was rare that he didn't rest at such an hour.

Did something happen?

Qin Ye's heart tightened and he quickened his pace, but was stopped in front of the door.

It was a little eunuch who had a familiar face but didn't know his name. He smiled very politely and said, "Dingguo Gong is very polite. I'm afraid it's not convenient for His Highness to see you today. You'd better come back tomorrow."

Qin Ye stopped in his tracks, tilted his head, and moved his ears slightly.

At such a close distance, he could already hear some scenes in the courtyard.

There are silk and bamboo orchestras, and there are also laughter.

"Who is it?" He heard his hoarse voice.

This kind of situation of inquiring about the prince's private affairs should not have existed.But Qin Ye came here frequently in the past few months, and the personal servants in the East Palace knew that the crown prince valued Ding Guogong very much. The little eunuch hesitated for a moment, looked back at the surrounding situation, and made a low sound after confirming that there was no one there.

"It's a nobleman from several music halls in the city. His Highness has heard of him for a long time when he was in Tangjing. Today, when he asked about it, Commander Gu invited someone back."

Qin Ye didn't know the expression on his face, it must be very ugly.

Fortunately, although the courtyard was brightly lit, there were only a few solitary lanterns outside the courtyard. The candlelight was so weak that it was impossible to see his face clearly in the darkness.

Otherwise, the little eunuch might have been scared away.

"In this way, I will not disturb Your Highness."

After he finished speaking, he wanted to turn around and walk into his own room, but stopped abruptly.

"Your Highness is weak, go and invite an imperial physician," Qin Ye said calmly, trying to squeeze out each word, "Let the imperial physician remind Your Highness that everything..."

"Don't overdo it."