a pillow in autumn

When the girl approached, Zhou Muchen smiled brightly and introduced him: "This is my third younger brother." Then he looked at Zhou Mubai and said with a smile: "This is Miss Ruochu."

Ruo Chu Fu greeted him, "It turns out to be His Royal Highness Prince Rui, who has admired his name for a long time." She raised her face slightly as she spoke, her thin lips were slightly raised, and her eyes were shining brightly, looking at it made one's heart tremble.

Mubai's heart trembled, he lowered his eyebrows, and bowed back with his hands clasped. "What a beautiful girl, those eyes alone are as breathtaking." This thought turned in Mu Bai's thoughts.I just don't know how such a beautiful young woman appeared in the camp.

"The two of you are not outsiders, and there is no need to be so polite in the army." Zhou Muchen sat down on the chair behind the desk first, and then raised his hand to signal the two of them.After the two thanked and sat down, Mu Chen looked at Ruochu and said, "Is there any new news this time?"

Ruochu corrected his expression and replied: "Yes. Just now, my subordinates sent me a definite message. The leader of the Tu tribe, Atuolie, died of illness last month. The eldest son Erzhu succeeded to the throne. The Rizhu tribe refused to accept it, and assembled a force of 20. Support Zuoxian Wang Ermian."

Zhou Muchen nodded: "It is roughly consistent with the information we have obtained a few days ago."

Zhou Mubai suddenly said: "That day when the emperor was besieged in Quyang City, I separated from the guards of the East Palace to ask for help. On the way, we intercepted the urgent report of the Tu Clan's military letter. Could it be that this is the case?"

"It should be the matter." Zhou Muchen answered her and then turned to Ruochu: "But since civil strife is gaining power, why did you say last time that the Tu clan intends to invade south?"

Ruochu raised her brows lightly, with a delicate smile on her lips: "If you just inquire about the news that the Rizhu tribe supported Zuo Xianwang, the spies in His Highness's hands are enough, so why should I go all the way to the West?" The two princes stared at her for a long time before they said wantonly: "Does Your Highness know about King Jian?"

"Tu Keqi." Zhou Muchen squinted his eyes while crossing his arms on the grand master's chair.

"How could Tu Ke and the newly succeeded Erzhu are relatives of his aunt's cousin? He didn't have enough troops to fight against the Rizhu King. He originally hoped to plunder some money at the Swiss border to recruit troops, but he didn't want to be beheaded by Prince Rui by tens of thousands of thieves. As she spoke, Zhou Mubai glanced at her, and continued: "So he changed his method and spoke to the various tribes of the Tu tribe, saying that the struggle between the Erzhu and Erjin armies would only cause mutual losses, and would be of no benefit to the country or the people. If we make a covenant, whoever captures Ruiguo first will be qualified to be the king of the Tu clan."

Zhou Muchen and Zhou Mubai raised their eyebrows at the same time.Ruochu on the side was stunned, thinking, these two brothers look like each other!She took a closer look, and thought again, she doesn't look like her, why did she feel like a brother of the same mother at that moment? !

Zhou Muchen sneered and said, "It's a good thing he can figure it out with my Ruichao land as a bet."

Zhou Mubai turned his head to look at Ruochu, and asked, "Is it Tu Keqi's idea to send envoys to the surrounding small countries and tribes?"

Ruochu said: "Yes. The rest of the tribes are not enough to cause trouble, but Shangshan Kingdom is the only one to worry about. Shangshan Kingdom was forced to move to the northern part of the Western Regions more than [-] years ago. The kings of recent generations have worked hard to govern, lightly taxed and poorly taxed, and have a large army. Sheng. Although it is not enough to compete with the whole territory of the Tu tribe, it has a special skill that can defeat the soldiers of the Tu tribe. This is not only the reason why the Tu tribe expelled them many years ago, but also the reason why the Tu tribe is eager to make friends with them this time."

Zhou Mubai and Zhou Muchen looked at each other, and said modestly: "I would like to hear the details."

"The Tu tribe was able to sweep the Western Regions, the most important thing is that they have good horses. All four tribes, men, women, and children, can go to the battlefield. They claim to have 80 cavalry. To be honest, according to the scouting report I got, I'm afraid this number is not False words." She changed the subject, raised her eyebrows and said, "However, Shangshan has the tiger xun, which can command the king of beasts. If it is true that the tiger can go to the battlefield, the roar of the tiger and the dragon's song alone can make many war horses terrified."

"Tiger Xun?" Zhou Muchen rubbed his clean chin, puzzled and said, "If Shangshan Kingdom really had this ability, how could it have suffered such a miserable defeat back then?"

"The tiger Xun chooses people, and those who are not determined will not follow." Ruochu seemed to be emotional: "It is said that in the past, there must be one person in each generation of the Shangshan royal family who can make the tiger Xun move, but a few generations ago, the person who could use the tiger Xun It passed away before reaching adulthood, and no one has been able to use it since then. Some people say that the Tiger Xun disappeared after the fierce battle more than 30 years ago, and some even say that it was destroyed by the Tu tribe during the war.”

The three of them talked for a long time, and before they knew it, the sky darkened, attendants came in with candles in their hands to light the lamps, and Wei Qubin of the East Palace went to the middle tent to invite dinner, the crown prince looked at the time, he had been busy all day, and asked everyone to eat first.

Zhou Mubai asked Qu Bin if he had heard about the tiger xun?

Qu Bin replied that he had never heard of it.

Zhou Mubai frowned, always felt that there was something strange, so he briefly talked about what happened just now.

Qu Bin said: "If it is true as Miss Ruochu said, the tiger xun must still be there, but it is hidden in some hidden and safe place."

"Oh?"

"If the Tiger Xun has already been destroyed, why would the Tu Clan bother to make friends with Shang Shan, whose country was almost destroyed by them?"

"Master Qu's words are reasonable." Zhou Mubai thought about it: "But since this is the case, the Tu Clan and Shang Shan have a deep hatred. Why do you still allow soldiers?"

"That's because Tu Ke and Bailihan secretly agreed that they would marry the princess of the Tu clan to Shangshan. The two countries will be good friends of Qin and Jin, and there will be no more disputes." Ruochu took out a letter from the lavender water sleeve and presented it to him. Zhou Muchen.

Zhou Muchen took it and glanced at it, there was Jian Jiangwang's wolf head seal on the letter, and the whole text was written in the language of the Tu tribe, he handed it to Zhou Mubai to have a look, and then motioned to Qu Bin to continue.

After reading it carefully, Qu Bin returned it to the crown prince, saying: "This book is a secret letter between Tu Keqi and Bailihan, and the purpose of the letter is to try our best to facilitate the marriage." He turned to Ruochu and said, "I don't know. Where did the girl get it?"

Ruochu raised his eyebrows and glanced lightly, his eyes flicked past the prince, then he looked at Qu Bin and answered the wrong question: "This is rubbing on the cloth of their secret letter."

Zhou Muchen nodded and didn't ask further questions.Mu Bai understood, probably the crown prince knew the source of these spies, but it was hard to say it clearly.

Once the dinner was ready, Ruochu blessed several people and returned to the tent.Qu Bin also left.Zhou Muchen asked people to arrange the residence of Prince Rui and his party, and then invited Zhou Mubai to drink in his big tent.

Pushing cups and changing cups, the two brothers held hands to discuss, and agreed that the crown prince would present himself to the court. Five days later, Zhou Mubai would take civil and military officials to Shangshan as an envoy. , but also try to obstruct its alliance with the Tu tribe.

On the eve of the trip, Zhou Mubai went to the commander's tent to bid farewell to Zhou Muchen, but the guard outside the gate said that the crown prince was not in the camp.Mu Bai was slightly surprised, and he had nothing important to do, so he walked in the camp, and happened to meet two people, who looked kind-hearted, they were also stunned when they saw her, and after being astonished, they cupped their hands and gave a military salute .

Mu Bai raised his hand, and each walked away. He remembered that it was Meng Xiang's lieutenant general, and he had seen him when he came to seek help late at night.

Meng thought, what is the intention?

She walked a few steps with sullen eyebrows, and the gate of the camp was already in sight, so she simply walked out all the way.

The Xuanyi Army camped in the north of Ye County, which is very different from the appearance of Ji County, which is outside the Great Wall. Ye County is surrounded by unique mountains, which can be used as a natural barrier against the enemy, and can also block the rough dust in the outskirts. sand.

At this time, deep winter has just passed, and the valley has revealed the meaning of early spring. Clusters of unknown wild flowers are swaying by the roadside, and several big trees are showing new buds.

Zhou Mubai was walking alone in the forest, when the mountain wind slanted past, she narrowed her eyes slightly, and the sound of spring water tinkling could be heard in the wind.

The sound was very pleasant, Mu Bai stood and listened for a while, and found that there seemed to be a rhythmic sound, maybe it was not spring water?

Going by the wind, the sound of the rhythm becomes clearer and clearer. Turning around the mountain depression, a piece of green and fragrant grass is laid out between the mountains like a brocade, dotted with countless small wild flowers, light red, pink and white, all over the mountains and plains.

Zhou Muchen stood on the emerald green grass, raised his hand and held a piccolo to his lips to play it leisurely, the sound was melodious and melodious.Beside Mu Chen, there is a beautiful woman who is as light as a cloud, wearing a pink brocade dress, dancing three feet of water sleeves to the sound of the flute, enjoying herself lightly.

The clouds in the sky had just dissipated, and the thin sunlight overlapped them. Zhou Mubai looked at them from a distance, and he could already feel that these were two people who loved each other without even getting close.

At the end of the song, Zhou Muchen put down the piccolo, looked in Mubai's direction and raised his chin, Mubai approached and smiled at them.

Ruochu casually kissed his body, chatted with them with a smile, and went back first.The pink and peach-colored back is far away in the emerald green brocade, just like a painting.

Zhou Muchen stared at the graceful figure in a daze for a while, then turned around to see Zhou Mubai smiling at himself.

"But the little brother came at an unlucky time, disturbing the imperial brother's elegant mood?" It was a rare time when he could tease the prince, Mu Bai spoke playfully.

Mu Chen smiled, and put the piccolo on his waist, but his interest faded.

Ever since he was a child, the prince has always had high hopes, he is always respectful, and it is rare for him to show his emotions like this, even playing flute and dancing, this is the first time Mu Bai sees him.

"Brother Huang..." Mu Bai tilted his head, and said straight to the point: "Brother Huang is the Big Dipper of the Eastern Palace, and he will definitely spread his branches and leaves in the future. Since Brother Huang likes her so much, why don't you try to accept her as a side concubine? Think about it Father, Queen and Queen are also happy to see this."

Zhou Muchen looked at the flowing clouds in the sky with his hands behind his back, and asked after a while, "Do you know Ruochu's surname?"

Mu Bai blinked, a little confused, so he replied: "I don't know."

"Her surname is Zhou." Mu Chen lowered his eyes slightly, covering the expression in his eyes: "Do you still remember when you returned to the palace with your father? You returned to the palace because your father was raped in Haiping Township It was plotted by someone, and you have to save it desperately. After returning to the palace, the father ransacked and beheaded the house of Prince Cheng who was planning to cause trouble, and gave death to concubine Ji and children."

"Zhou Ruochu is the daughter of Uncle Cheng and a singer. Princess Cheng controlled the mansion very strictly back then. The mother and daughter have never been brought back to the mansion. Few people even know their backgrounds. But because of this, they fled. After one calamity, she was not listed in the death penalty list." Zhou Muchen looked into the distance, frowning slightly, as if sighing: "She and her mother were living among the people, making a living by singing and dancing, and suffered a lot. About Three years ago, I found out about this incident by accident, so I asked someone to train her, and bought her a singing house... Maybe you don't understand, singing and dance halls are always the best places to get spy reports."

Zhou Mubai was stunned when he heard that, she vaguely knew something about the past many years ago, although it was clear, it was also vague.Prince Cheng conspired against him and was executed together with the then great general Lu Yushi and the mother and concubine of his fourth brother Zhou Muyi, but he never imagined that so many people and things were involved.

"So, Zhou Ruochu is your cousin, and mine, cousin." Zhou Muchen looked at the stunned Zhou Mubai, and smiled faintly: "And what I did was just to make her the best spy."

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