Li Yao remained silent, but he didn't have any objections to Zheng Zhinan because he said such outrageous words, as if he agreed with Zheng Zhinan's words, he still took good care of him.

Spring passed and autumn came, and two years later, Li Yao had become the prince's confidant. The Huns invaded the border, and when the emperor chose who to go to the battlefield, the prince elected Li Yao, who had not made much achievements in the court.

The crown prince does not want the military power to fall into other camps. Instead of choosing to be controlled by others, it is better to choose this honest and uninitiated younger brother who can control him at any time. In the past two years, the emperor's health has deteriorated day by day. Rest, and the number of small court meetings is more than that of the big court meetings, especially now, in winter, almost no court meetings are held, and they are held when the weather is good.

Even now, after the Great Court Meeting was finally held this month, the emperor is still a little bit exhausted, his cough is getting worse, and his health is getting worse.

As soon as the princelings saw the prince's proposal to let Li Yao leave the station, they immediately understood his meaning and agreed with the prince's suggestion.

On the other hand, Li Yao looked at the crown prince with an uneasy expression, and accepted this kind of rushing ducks to the shelves with the crown prince's soothing expression.

The crown prince was not worried that Li Yao would be dissatisfied with taking military power, because Li Yao did not have the support of his natal family, Concubine Yuan passed away early, and Concubine Yuan was just a folk woman, a woman brought back by Li Qing's private visit back then, even if Concubine Yuan just When she entered the palace, she also received a lot of love, but she never saw her supporting her natal family, nor did she see her natal family appear. No one knew the identity of Concubine Yuan, only that she was a folk woman, not an official woman. Well, a prince like Li Yao who doesn't have any background to rely on, and his personality is so weak, as long as he is sent to follow people to watch him, he will definitely not be able to play any tricks.

The only thing to worry about is that people from other factions will not try to lure Li Yao to betray him.

Sometimes it seems easy to be uninitiated, but it is also easy to be lured into another camp.

So when Li Yao went to the battlefield this time, the crown prince specially arranged for his own people to follow him, so that this brother who had no opinion would have someone to advise him when he was in a state of confusion.

After Li Yao knew that the person the prince had arranged for him was from the prince's family, he gratefully came to the door to thank him personally, as if the person with the prince would have nothing to fear.

The war does not end in a short period of time. It may be as short as a year, or as long as three to five years.

With the military power in his hands, when the emperor dies, he, the crown prince, can also ascend the throne smoothly.

The prince, who thought he planned it perfectly, personally accompanied the emperor to see him off at the Meridian Gate.

With the lessons learned from last time, Li Yao brought Zheng Zhinan who had recovered with him on this trip.

Zhao Yining disliked the border customs as boring and backward, so she didn't go there together.

It took more than half a month to reach the border. The northwest is vast. Looking from the city gate, it seems that the sky and the earth are connected together. The brownish yellow of the land and the blue of the same color form a strong contrast, but they fit the vastness so well.

Zheng Zhinan, who came to the border for the first time, looked into the distance and let out a breath slowly, as if he had a chance to release the depression in his chest, and he was very happy.

Far away from the oppression of the capital, Zheng Zhinan was really comfortable and carefree, and he didn't have to continue acting with Li Yao, hiding their steps and plans from everyone, and he didn't have to put on unfamiliar faces to socialize.

In the past two years, Li Yao watched Zheng Zhinan slowly change from a gloomy mood to a relaxed state before, and even smiled more, and then he slowly let go of his heart.

But because of that incident, Zheng Zhinan needed someone by his side to fall asleep, and he also needed Zheng Zhinan's side to avoid nightmares.

In the dream, it often appears that he did not appear in time. Zheng Zhinan was tortured to death, and he regretted it, and sometimes he dreamed that Zheng Zhinan committed suicide. The dream was so real, it woke him up every time, and he was covered in sweat. .

At the beginning, he put all his effort into sending him to his side. Not long after he left the palace, he arranged for Eunuch Qian to deliver food and supplies for him, arranged for Xiaodouzi to relieve his boredom, and gave Concubine Yun a chance to get out of the cold palace, all because he wanted Zheng Zhinan Live comfortably.

But when the person was sent to him in every possible way, and he was unable to protect him at all, when he came to the Fourth Prince's Mansion and found Zheng Zhinan sitting in the courtyard like a walking corpse, his heart was already uncomfortable as if he had been blunted. The knife cutting inch by inch confirmed his pursuit of rights even more at that moment.

If you don't get the supreme right, how can you protect the people you want to protect?

The person he liked since he was a teenager was abused wantonly in his absence, but he couldn't do anything at all, how ridiculous.

So he must stand in the position that everyone dreams of, completely subvert this dynasty, and let those who care about vent their resentment and hatred in their hearts.

Li Yao knew that it was impossible for a person to forget those memories of being humiliated, and he also knew that the smile now might not reach his eyes, and Zheng Zhinan would never be able to smile heartily if he didn't personally grab Ling Chi every inch of him.

Thinking of the Chinese New Year, when Li Yan, who had been banned for two years, appeared at the banquet, Li Yao wanted to chop him with a knife several times.

Thinking of this, Li Yao went to Zheng Zhinan who was standing on the tower looking into the distance and said, "Is it cold? It's windy here, let's go down earlier and come back when there is no wind."

Zheng Zhinan was wrapped in a fur vest and a fox fur hat. He didn't feel cold, but he looked at the sky, nodded and followed Li Yao down the tower.

On the way back, Zheng Zhinan asked, "How is the prince's people doing?"

"The ones that can be used are kept, and all the unusable ones are cleaned up."

"How long do you think he can live?" referring to Li Qing, who is already in decline, and is now His Majesty.

It was only a month since Li Yao came to the border, and the Xiongnu had already harassed them no less than four times. Tomorrow Li Yao will join the army to fight together.

The general stationed at the border is surnamed Xie. He is the eldest son of the Xie family in the south of the Yangtze River. He has been at the border for more than ten years. Originally, Zheng Zhinan thought that Li Yao would come to the border. Emperor Tu, no one likes a young melon who supervises the army.

In the eyes of these old Jiangs, those who have never fought are tender melons.

But to my surprise, General Xie seemed to have known Li Yao for a long time, and gave Li Yao a very solemn cleansing banquet, and the two even had a long talk in the study after the banquet.

If it wasn't for General Xie's support, Li Yao wouldn't have dealt with the prince's people so quickly and accurately during this time, and there was absolutely no chance for these people to sneak back and report.

Why did Li Yao know General Xie?

One is a high-ranking prince whose activities were limited to the capital when he didn't come to the border, and the other is the son of a family in the south of the Yangtze River, but he has been in the border for ten years, how could he be connected with Li Yao in the capital for these ten years?

There must be a relationship between them that outsiders don't know about.

As for the relationship, Li Yao never said, and Zheng Zhinan didn't ask either.

But he understands more and more that Li Yao is really not easy. During the period in the cold palace, he obviously had to rely on himself to help him occasionally have something new to eat. Now he is the master behind the scenes.

The more modern memories Zheng Zhinan got, the more complete his personality would be, and he was no longer a servile little servant. The tricks he provided for Li Yao in the past two years made him faintly equal to Mr. Xu.

Mr. Xu did not expect that the little servant at the beginning would have such means and strategies. Because of the in-depth understanding in the past two years, Mr. Xu regretted the twists and turns that Zheng Zhinan suffered at the beginning, but even if Mr. Xu was severely punished at the beginning , will also insist on not appearing on that day.

Once he acts tough in front of the Fourth Prince and reveals the other side of Prince Jin's mansion, he will definitely scare the snake and never win the trust of the prince, and the Fourth Prince will not end up like this. Two years of detention have already made this high-spirited county king Become sluggish, can only compete with the prince by the side of the third prince, and no longer has the heart to fight for the dragon.

Zheng Zhinan changed into clean underwear after taking a shower at night, and let his servants wipe his wet hair, while thinking about General Xie and Li Yao.

General Xie is courageous and resourceful. He changed from a civil servant to a military officer. He has worked hard here for more than ten years. Although his family is in a water town like the south of the Yangtze River, he has come to fight against the Xiongnu in a place where nothing is shit. He may be shot at any time. Accidentally, he died under the horse.

Such a man who has his own opinions without losing his shrewdness and wisdom is definitely not a prince who can be subdued at will and follow him to the death.

Although Li Yao was full of scheming and means, he was even mature and introverted, and had the ability to fight for the dragon, but he might not be able to win General Xie's approval.

Moreover, General Xie is at the border, as long as he does not want to participate in the battle for the heir apparent, no matter whether it is the prince or the increasingly popular third prince, he is all right, but he still chooses to stand with the least background, and the chances are better than others The two least Li Yao are here.

The two must have some inhumane relationship.

Li Yao suddenly thought of Concubine Yuan.

Looking back on those days in the palace, he seemed to remember what Qiaoer said about missing Jiangnan when he was chatting with Concubine Yuan.

Could Concubine Yuan belong to the Xie family?

But Concubine Yuan's surname is not Xie.

When Zheng Zhinan thought of this, there was no connection between the two. In order not to fall asleep with trouble, Zheng Zhinan chose to put aside this confusing thing for the time being.

The turmoil in the capital was more worthy of attention. No matter what methods Li Yao used or what he promised to the Xie family, it would be good to have the support of General Xie anyway, and it would be beneficial and harmless.

Thinking of this, Zheng Zhinan asked people to prepare a pen and paper, wrote a letter with his left hand, and sent it to Xiao Yiyun.

Because of Li Yao's trust, Zheng Zhinan's letters to Xiao Yiyun would never be checked.

After Zheng Zhinan finished writing the letter, he ordered someone to send it out quickly.

Since what happened two years ago, Zheng Zhinan looked at the jade pendant Xiao Yiyun gave him and recalled many childhood memories.

He was no longer as unfamiliar with Xiao Yiyun as when they first met, and his address was changed from Big Brother Xiao to Brother Yi.

This was what he called Xiao Yiyun when he was a child. At that time, Xiao Yiyun hadn't changed his name, and the Zheng family hadn't suffered the disaster of extermination.

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