The two of us traveled day and night like couriers delivering eight hundred li urgently. After walking for an unknown number of days, we finally saw the meandering Eucalyptus River from a long distance away.Fortunately, the Eucalyptus River has not yet frozen, and there are a few boatmen on the river who are dangling back and forth with their lone boats.Xu Changzhi didn't dare to let me take the boat, he was afraid that the eldest brother's people would stand by and wait for me to recognize me.I pointed to my two red cheeks that were blown out by the wind, sniffed my nose and said, "No one would have thought that His Royal Highness the Regent would be so virtuous."

Xu Changzhi felt that what I said was reasonable, so he squatted down and grabbed the dirt and rubbed it on his face.I followed suit and boarded the boat with my hands in my arms.The boatman asked us if we escaped from the Northern Court, and I vaguely said yes, the Northern Court is too poor, and the regent is useless, so we should worship the king.

But the boatman sighed: "I don't know when this country will be united again. You said that there are two courts here, but there is not even an emperor. The country is not like a country, and it is hard to sleep at night. I am afraid When I opened my eyes, the sky changed again."

I felt a little sad when I heard it, but I didn't dare to say anything, I could only sigh along with him.

We crossed the river smoothly, and within a few steps we arrived at Yecheng, which is next to the Anhe River, where we can go in and rest our feet.Xu Changzhi and I ate two pancakes in the northwest wind, and squatted outside the city wall of Yecheng to make up our minds.The two of us arrived three days earlier than the date that our elder brother had agreed to meet.Xu Changzhi asked me if I had any plans?I sat on the ground and plucked the weeds around me. After hesitating for a moment, I asked, "Xu Changzhi, I'm playing an exciting game. Do you dare to accompany me?"

Xu Changzhi brushed off the straw hanging above my head: "Your Highness. The reason why I agree with you is because I am only loyal to you. But no matter what your Highness plans, please put your own life and safety as the first priority." .”

I smiled, pulled his ear and whispered: "Before I left, someone brought a letter to my eldest brother. I want to exchange Zhong Bochen back and take myself as a hostage. At that time, you must send the prime minister and others back." .”

Xu Changzhi immediately covered my mouth, and squeezed out a few words between his teeth: "Are you crazy?"

Why do you ask me if I am crazy?I pushed him away, and continued in a low voice: "Listen to me. My elder brother will not kill me. Only when I am alive can he threaten Uncle Wei to hand over his military power. Otherwise, it would be useless for him to return to the Northern Court. But Zhong Bochen Not necessarily. He is just a minister and has no capital to save his life. Besides, I am a professional hostage. I have enough experience!"

Xu Changzhi's face was full of anger, and he dragged me to leave: "My minister regretted it. I thought you had a perfect solution, but who knew it was such a bad idea! How can you be worthy of your minister like this!"

I hurriedly pulled him back, trying to persuade him to listen to my words: "I've made inquiries. Most of my brother's soldiers have been transferred to the southeast border to guard the gate. After all, Shengxuan Guoming has made diplomatic relations with our northern court." Well, brother has to guard against it. Although our relationship with Shengxuan Kingdom is about to be broken, it will be impossible for brother to transfer back all the soldiers at the frontier. So there are not many soldiers who can be called at the hand of brother..."

"His Royal Highness wants to fight?" Xu Changzhi came to his senses and squatted back to the corner to hear the details.

I nodded and confided the whole plan: "I left a secret order for Wei Yunlang. After the prime minister and others are returned safely, let him surprise this place."

"If King Chong is pushed by you, why would he jump over the wall and kill you to sacrifice the flag?" Xu Changzhi shook his head again and again: "I will not agree with you to take your own life as a trifling matter."

I explained to him in a serious manner: "Listen to me. I have a way to save my life. Although my elder brother is violent, my sister-in-law is very kind to me. With my sister-in-law around, I will not burp easily. Do you still remember my sister-in-law? The eldest daughter of General Song Duo, Princess Du Ruo. She was married to my eldest brother and was raised in the palace for a long time when I was young, just like my own sister. I was sent away as a proton. My sister-in-law came after me on the way and stuffed me with a lot of money, and wept a lot."

"Your Highness, you have been away from the country for so long and have no contact with her. How do you know that things will change and people will change? Besides, they are a couple, why help you, an outsider!" Xu Changzhi pinched my neck: "Just stay away and take a good look at the prime minister. Let's go back after reading."

I always felt that Xu Changzhi meant to let me see Zhong Bochen for the last time.But he is strong, and I can't hold back against him.I can only enter the city and find a post station to live in.Tossing and turning in the night, I figured that Wei Yunlang should be arriving soon.As long as Zhong Bochen and others return safely, Wei Yunlang immediately surrounds the place as soon as my elder brother shows up, and he will catch my elder brother in such a way that he can catch the thief first and the king first.The eldest brother was arrested, and the southern court was on the verge of dying, and the unification of the country was just around the corner.

In addition, I have a "foreign aid".I'm ashamed to say that this king was favored by the princess of Qi State.It was Princess Chunxi whom Zhong Bochen casually mentioned before.I didn't take it seriously until not long ago, Her Royal Highness personally wrote a "love letter" to me, and entrusted someone to deliver it to me.Her Royal Highness said that she had admired me for a long time, so she invited her to marry me.The dowry is ready, the dowry girl is selected, and she can put on a big red robe and ride a little donkey to my embrace at any time.

At that time, I was terrified, and asked the envoy who delivered the letter how the princess was doing. Is she not favored and lacks family care, otherwise she would not be blind enough to look at me, the money-losing regent, right?

The envoy rolled his eyes, as if scolding me for being ignorant in his heart: "Our Princess Chunxi is the most favored little princess. She went on a hunger strike for three days in order to persuade His Majesty to allow her to marry far away! For the sake of her body, she reluctantly agreed to her request. His Majesty even gave the princess 3000 troops as a "princess army" as a dowry."

I was terrified.This is where the marriage is coming, it is clearly a heroine who wants to break into my court!Once these 3000 people enter the country, they must not take me to death!Besides, how could I ask Her Royal Highness the Princess to send Prime Minister Zhong a "transnational green hat".

So I wrote a letter back.He intends to wait for Zhong Bochen to come back and confess to him, and then he will personally deliver the letter to the princess.Lest he be suspicious again.In the letter, I declined the princess' kindness, and described in detail how disappointing I am.I also hope that the princess will rein in the cliff and turn around.

However, Brother Zhong was arrested, and the letter was not sent.

So I, a scumbag, plan to take advantage of Her Royal Highness's heart.I sent another letter for the princess.I hope that when I am imprisoned, Her Royal Highness the Princess can send troops to symbolically suppress the situation.Dragging the eldest brother's men and horses to the border, increased Wei Yunlang's winning rate in the siege battle.

Of course, this is just my most optimistic prediction.I understand that things will not be as simple as I thought.Even if Wei Yunlang can successfully siege this place, after all, this is the territory of the eldest brother, and we can't afford to waste it with him.At that time, it is very likely that the elder brother will turn against the general.

However, it can be said that "wealth and wealth are sought in danger".I bet.I bet big brother is still trying to save face as he was back then.If he agreed to change the hostages, he would really let Zhong Bochen go back.I bet he spared my dog's life to exchange military talismans with Uncle Wei.I also bet that my sister-in-law is still that amiable and respectable "sister", who still protects me like when I was a child, preventing my elder brother from killing me.After all, my sister-in-law snatched me off the spanking bench because I dared to talk back to my mother.I also bet that Princess Chunxi really likes me in a daze.

Even if I lose the bet and die anyway, just throw it away.As long as Zhong Bochen lives well, the life of the Sa family will be worthwhile.

In addition, before I left, I left a secret edict.One, if the princess did not send troops, there would be no chance of winning the siege.Wei Yunlang must retreat immediately.Go north by land and join the Jingzhou army.The eldest brother will not abandon the "mountain top" and pursue in depth, so Wei Yunlang is still safe.Second, if Zhong Bochen returns alive, I will be in the army camp of my eldest brother.Then give him the seat of Zen.Wang Er and others take the country's righteousness as their own responsibility, and don't care about the imperial court changing their names.Three, if Zhong Bochen and I die together, make my sixth younger brother, King Jin, the emperor, and respect General Wei Cheng as the regent, assisting King Jin.

I know that the officials will scold me to death when they see my secret edict.But, I'm really not a whim.I've thought it over, even though I've only thought about it for half an hour.This battle is the best chance.It's done, the country has ended the pattern of dividing the river and governing, and it has more confidence to deal with Ashina who is in full swing.Ashina's invasion is only a matter of time, the country is not unified, food and troops cannot keep up.The day the Turks break through will be the day when our country will be destroyed.

So stretch out your head and retract your head, rather than waiting to die, I'd rather be the one holding the sword.

I thought about it, got up and shaved, wiped my face, and began to rehearse what I should say when I saw my eldest brother the day after tomorrow.What should I say when I see Zhong Bochen.Not long after thinking about it, there was a sudden loud bang outside, as if a landslide had collapsed, and the whole earth trembled.I opened the window and looked out, only to see people walking out of the house in a panic all over the street and looking at the people in the distance.Looking at it again, a beacon fire actually rose in the sky, followed by a clear and discernible shout of killing, stepping on the trumpet and suddenly sounding!

I was in a daze when Xu Changzhi rushed over suddenly.Grab me and run outside.I vaguely heard him yelling: "Your Highness, hurry up, the city defenders are fighting with the bandits!"

What the hell?Bandits? !Come at this juncture? !I stumbled on my left foot and my right foot was directly pulled up by Xu Changzhi, and I followed the fleeing people and ran around blindly.The street food stall fell down, and the rotten persimmons I stepped on.After running for a short time, another loud noise was heard, and then someone shouted: "The bandits came from the inner city!"

So the crowd was in a commotion again, running around in other directions like headless chickens.I was hit on the temple by someone else's elbow, my eyes were blurry, and my feet were fluttering.The deafening sound of horseshoes approached quickly, overturning countless people, and the vegetable baskets rolled all over the ground.I don't know who was chopped down, and steaming blood spattered my trouser legs.I staggered, stepped on a big red lantern, and almost didn't fall out.Xu Changzhi pinched me with his arms, and led me into a small alley in a hesitant manner.Our two brothers squatted behind a pile of wooden baskets, still in shock.

Xu Changzhi ran to the end of the alley to find a way out, and asked me to hide and not to move around.I looked up at an army whizzing by in front of me, and the orange moonlight shone down suddenly. I found that they were all wearing armor, which didn't look like bandits should.While I was wondering, I suddenly saw a young boy who fell while running, lying in the middle of the street and being stepped on several times, with blood all over his face and hands.

My scalp felt numb all of a sudden, and I rushed out without even thinking about it.Picking up the child, he rolled forward on the spot and escaped unharmed.The horse's hoof hit the back of my head and landed, and a hoof on my calf almost took the pain out of me.I limped and panicked, the child in my arms hugged my neck and dared not let go.After running like this for an unknown amount of time, I finally ran into a dilapidated thatched hut.I inserted the upturned wooden door, and hid behind the half-collapsed kang with the child in my arms.

I squatted down on the ground dejectedly, and wiped the nosebleed from the child's face.The little boy was very handsome, and seemed familiar.He grinned happily without any worries, and stuck out half of his front teeth.Xu Changzhi and I just ran away, and I don't know if he can escape smoothly.I followed the back of the little boy's head, and comforted me that Xu Changzhi should be fine.He is skilled and smart.Without my burden, I must be able to protect myself in the chaos.

The little boy reached out and touched my bleeding forehead: "Don't be afraid. My father will beat the bad guys away."

Is your father a soldier?I hugged him helplessly against the wall and panted heavily: "What's your name? How old are you?"

He rested his little head on my chest and replied in a childlike voice: "Qin Nan, eight years old... have you lost your family too?"

I smiled wryly: "Yes, we're gone."

It's all over.As soon as the bandits come, the eldest brother will definitely send troops in advance to support them.Wei Yunlang's siege of Yecheng this time was a waste of time.I was trapped in Yecheng and didn't dare to move around at will. I didn't even have a chance to die for my country, so I became a refugee.At worst, Bao Buqi's meeting with the eldest brother will have to be delayed, and I don't know if the eldest brother can save Zhong Bochen's life.

I snorted the back of Qin Nan's head again, and he raised his head and kissed me on the face: "Thank you (uncle) for saving my life."

Comrade Qin Nan's speech was so leaking, it finally amused me.I whispered: "Uncle also saved a doll last time, and then Uncle suddenly changed his luck and saved his life from the knife of the army of ten thousand people. Tell me, can you let Uncle change his luck again?"

Qin Nan giggled and sucked back the nosebleed: "Grandma beat me to death and killed my mother. I'll make it better!"

Gotta...I buried my head in his soft little body, sneaking down a string of tears.Qin Nan patted the back of my head obediently and said again: "My father will beat the bad guys away..."

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Cen Yue: "There is no script, and I will never act according to my design in this life..."

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