"Missing? What is missing?"

"His Royal Highness Chu led a team of light cavalry to attack the Xiongnu barracks at night, but they were ambushed. So far, no one has survived. His Highness...doesn't know if he is alive or dead."

Xie Ci's face was so black that ink could be squeezed out.

Tianshu looked at his expression, and silently swallowed back the four words "more bad luck than good luck".

Xie Ci was very anxious.

[System, is Shen Rongyan dead? 】

[Drip——Exceeded system authority, unable to answer. 】

He intuited that Shen Rongyan was still alive.Haven't you seen that the male protagonist in a martial arts novel picks up martial arts cheats after falling off a cliff and practices them into unrivaled martial arts?Missing = Adventure!

[Drip—remind the host that the protagonist of this world is not Shen Rongyan. 】

[So he is indeed dead? 】

[Exceeding system authority, unable to answer. 】

After more than three years of getting along, Xie Ci discovered that this system is a fake artificial intelligence with no use other than talking about it, and now he is tired of even talking about it.

Counting on the system is not as good as counting on the sows to be able to climb trees.

Xie Ci pondered for a moment, and said: "Tianshu, you take a team of hidden guards to the northern border, you want to see people when you are born, and you want to see corpses when you die."

"Yes."

The news of King Chu's death on the battlefield spread back to the capital, and the ruling and opposition parties were shaken.

Thanks to the resignation, it is more certain that Shen Rongyan is very likely to be alive.

What does he want to do?

Xie Ci looked at the 80% progress bar, feeling an unprecedented sense of crisis in his heart.

On the second day of rest, he went to the palace to face the saint early in the morning. Huaiyu was paying his respects to the empress dowager at the Ningshou Palace.

The Empress Dowager is the late emperor's mother and Huai Yu's grandmother. When she was young, she was a well-known romantic figure in the capital, but now she is approaching her sixtieth age, and she is an old lady with a vague mind.She is also Wei Lang's cousin. When Wei Lang's younger sister Wei Shu married the late emperor, it was a close relationship.

"Changqing is here?" The Empress Dowager saw him, waited for him to finish his salute, and waved to him with a smile, "Changqing hasn't seen my aunt for a long time, and she's growing taller again."

The old man Xie Ciren took his hand, half knelt down in front of her, and asked, "How is Auntie recently?"

"Old man, old man, old arms and old legs, I can't even walk on the road," the Empress Dowager seemed to have recovered a little clarity, she shook her head with a smile, but the thoughts of the next sentence jumped back to decades ago, "Why are you here alone? Ah Shu? Where did this girl go?"

A slight smile appeared on Xie Ci's face, and he said, "His Royal Highness took her to play."

The Empress Dowager nodded cheerfully after hearing this, "Good boys, all good boys."

Huai Yu leaned over, leaned on the Empress Dowager's shoulder, and said coquettishly, "Grandmother, am I a good boy too?"

The Empress Dowager narrowed her eyes and looked at her for a while, then reached out her old hand to stroke her hair, "A Jin is also a good child."

The old man was confused again.

Huaiyu's smile froze, and tears welled up in her eyes. She fought back the tears and said, "Grandmother, I am Huaiyu."

"Oh, oh, it's Yu'er, grandma is so confused." The Empress Dowager patted her hand, "Has Huai Yu grown up so much?"

Huai Yu was on the verge of tears, Xie Ci saw this, so he had to gossip to change the subject.

The old man was not in good spirits, and after a while he became a little tired, so Xie Ci and Huai Yu left together.

Before leaving, the Empress Dowager looked at them lovingly, under the creased eyelids, her eyes were moist and gentle, "You all have to be well."

"What's the purpose of uncle's visit today?" Huaiyu asked him curiously as he walked with his hands behind his back.

"It's because of His Royal Highness the King of Chu."

"Uncle Huang?" Huai Yu's eyes darkened, "Uncle Huang died for the country and is a pillar of the Great Xia. I have already ordered the Ministry of Rites to bury the Uncle Huang in a grand manner according to the highest etiquette of a prince..."

"Your Majesty," Xie Ci had to interrupt her, "I suspect...His Royal Highness King Chu is still alive."

"What?" Huai Yu's eyes widened in surprise.

Thank you: "Have you found His Highness's body in the north?"

"Should...not yet."

"Then why did Prince He report to the court in such a hurry that His Royal Highness the King of Chu has passed away?"

"In that case, the possibility of the emperor's uncle surviving... should be extremely small, right?"

"You can't see people alive, and you can't see dead bodies. Is it not appropriate for Prince He to do this?"

"……Seems to be."

"Then," Xie Ci looked at her thoughtful expression, and said slowly, "Has Your Majesty thought of another possibility?"

Huaiyu was taken aback, and met his eyes, "Uncle means..."

"Your Majesty is very clever."

"Impossible!" Huai Yu subconsciously denied, "Uncle Huang, Uncle Huang has always been loyal to the country, Uncle Huang has treated me well before, he won't..."

"Your Majesty, three years, military achievements, fame, and strength are enough to change a person."

Huai Yu became flustered, as if she had changed back to the little girl standing beside her sister's bed three years ago, and unconsciously grabbed Xie Ci's hand, "Then uncle, what should I do?"

Huai Yu's hands were cold, Xie Ci's hands were colder than hers, they were clasped together, it was unknown who was comforting whom.

"Your Majesty, where is the Tiger Talisman I gave you?"

Huai Yu suddenly looked up at him.

Half a tiger talisman can command thousands of troops.

Xie Ci tightened the cloak for her, "It's time for Prince He to return soon, right?"

"One more month."

"But what if it's not?" Huaiyu couldn't help asking.

"Then we'll be safe and sound," Xie Ci gently broke away from her hand, "preventing the erroneous."

Huaiyu trembled all over.

*****

Ten days later, Xie Ci received a secret letter from Tianshu: the king of Chu is not dead.

That was the last message he received from Tianshu.

Fifteen days later, news came from the north that the king of Chu miraculously survived.It turned out that at that time, His Royal Highness King Chu led a team of Qingqi into an ambush by the Huns. Under the cover of his own soldiers, the King of Chu managed to fight a bloody road and broke out of the encirclement. He passed out due to his injuries, but was lucky to be rescued by a Han on the border. It was only then that he recovered his life, and rushed back to the barracks before his injury healed.King Zhenbei was overjoyed, and the army will leave for Beijing soon.

At the same time, the capital has fallen into a heavy crisis that is about to come.

A month later, King Zhenbei and King Chu led an army to the capital.

The empress personally led all the officials to welcome the army returning from the great victory in the city tower.

The gongs and drums are loud, and the firecrackers are all fired.

Not seeing each other for three years, Shen Rongyan has grown darker and stronger, with red tasseled black armor, wildness in his brows and eyes, and a calm and calm demeanor that is completely different from the idle prince who was "famous in the capital" back then.

He knelt heavily in front of Huaiyu, and said with a sonorous voice, "Minister, luckily I did not disgrace my life!"

Huai Yu helped him up with his own hands, and said loudly: "Thank you, Uncle Huang and Prince Zhenbei, for protecting me!"

The three armies below shouted in unison: "Protect my Great Xia country! Protect my Great Xia country! Protect my Great Xia country!"

The momentum was mighty, the echo was majestic, and the crowds of onlookers on the street were so excited that they couldn't help cheering together at this moment.

"I have already held a banquet in the palace, today I have to clean up the dust for my uncle and King Zhenbei." Huai Yu said with a smile.

King of Zhenbei, He Zhengfeng, was a thick and handsome middle-aged man with a big beard. He laughed when he heard this, and said heartily: "Thank you, Your Majesty, those humble ministers and good men are more obedient than respectful!"

Xie Ci feels that he must look like a big sycophant when he gets up to him at this moment, but he is indeed a big sycophantic.

He took a few steps slowly, saluted and said: "Your Majesty, the important place of the capital, non-guards of the capital and the forbidden army, the three armies are not allowed to enter according to the regulations."

King Zhenbei narrowed his eyes, and sneered, "I don't know who it is, it turned out to be Minister Wei, it's really been a long time!"

He bowed his thanks, "My lord, long time no see."

He Zhengfeng's eyes widened, and his voice was like a bell, "What's the matter, the good men of our army are defending the country for Great Xia, driving out the barbarians, and now they can't even enter the city?"

"I don't mean that, but at the feet of the emperor, the law is clear..."

"Wei Lang!"

"My lord," Shen Rongyan interrupted King Zhenbei indifferently, his expression could not tell whether he was happy or angry, "Master Xiangguo is right, so let's station outside the city tonight."

Thank you: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your understanding."

Qianyuan Hall.

Such a grand banquet has not been held in the palace for a long time, with silk and bamboo string music, singing and dancing, and the emperor and his subjects having a good time.

After drinking for three rounds, most of the people in the hall are already slightly drunk.

Xie Ci lightly tapped the rim of the cup with his fingers, resting his forehead with one hand and squinting at Shen Rongyan who was tilting his head upward.

He drank the wine in the glass calmly, looking too calm.

Can three years of military camp life really change people so much?

Xie Ci couldn't see any flowers on his face, so he secretly turned his gaze to Huai Yu.

Huai Yu caught his gaze, clenched her fingers suddenly, and was about to speak——

"Your Majesty, minister, I have something to announce!"

Xie Ci was taken aback by this sudden voice, and looked over in a daze, it turned out to be Tai Fu Liu Tan.

Liu Tan is a capable and good official, although he is a bit silly, but for Huai Yu, he is a perfectly suitable minister. In three years, he secretly promoted him from the third rank to the first rank.

If Wei Lang's henchmen found out, they would definitely think him insane.

At this moment, in this environment, what can he do as a tutor?

Huai Yu was obviously also a little confused, and after a while he said: "Teacher, please tell me something."

Liu Tan knelt down, took out a memorial from his arms, and held it high above his head in front of the court full of civil and military officials.

"Half a year ago, King Huai rebelled, and the whole country was shocked. Fortunately, His Majesty was wise enough to suppress him. King Huai and his henchmen were punished. However, after investigation by Yushitai, it was found that the rebellion was not so simple."

Discussions arose immediately, and Huai Yu asked, "What did the Tai Tuo mean?"

Liu Tan: "According to the investigation, there are still important ministers in Beijing who cooperate with Duke Huai inside and outside, giving and receiving privately!"

Xie Ci slowly put down his hand.

Huaiyu: "Who?"

Liu Tan pointed with his left hand, and his voice was hoarse, "It's the Prime Minister of the current court, the Minister of Defense, Lord Qingwei!"

Everyone was shocked.

Xie Ci stood up in front of everyone's attention.

He walked up to Liu Tan, looked down at the thin veteran, and asked slowly, "Master Liu, do you have evidence?"

Liu Tan tremblingly lifted the memorial even higher, "Your Majesty, this is the evidence that Yu Shitai tortured from Prince Huai's cronies!"

Xie Ci glanced at the document and sneered, "It's just one-sided words."

Liu Tan gave him a hard look, and said: "There are witnesses and evidence for this matter, Your Majesty can find out as much as possible!"

wrong.

Xie Ci immediately knelt down, "Your Majesty, there must be someone who slandered the humble minister with falsehoods. The humble minister has never done anything in common with the rebellious party. Please learn from your Majesty."

"Punish the treacherous evil, Qing Jun side!"

There was a sudden roar from Pingdi, and even the verandah trembled, Xie Ci followed the sound and looked over, it was He Zhengfeng, King of Zhenbei.

He Zhengfeng stepped forward aggressively, and knelt down to Huai Yu, "Your Majesty, the guards not only control the government, harm the government, communicate with the rebels, but also communicate with foreign enemies! If this thief is not eliminated, the country will not be safe!"

Xie Ci's face turned cold, "What does King Zhenbei mean?"

wrong.

He Zhengfeng sneered, but did not speak.

At this time, someone above the head suddenly said calmly, "Submit the evidence."

It's Shen Rongyan.

wrong.

A square mahogany box was held up by a small servant, and carefully placed in front of Xie Ci.

wrong.

"Wei Xiangguo, open it and take a look." He Zhengfeng said.

Xie Ci looked at the box for a while, then slowly reached out and took off the lid.

His hand trembled, and the lid fell on the golden brick of the hall.

Inside is the head of Tianshu.

The young man's complexion was pale as paper, his eternally silent eyes were tightly closed, his hair was disheveled, and his face was still stained with indelible blood.

He Zhengfeng was still saying: "Half a month ago, I captured this thief at the border, and he was carrying Wei Lang's secret letter to the Huns! This person is Wei Lang's confidant, Lord Wei, do you recognize it or not?" ?”

This is for him.

Thank you finally understood everything.

He raised his head and looked at the girl who was so tall and kept silent all the time.

Huaiyu finally stood up from the throne, her face was covered by the twelve beaded curtains.

Xie Ci heard her slowly say: "Uncle, you really let me down..."

[Ding ding ding ding———]

Xie Ci suddenly closed his eyes.

95%.

The author has something to say:

Hahaha finally wrote this episode!There is a big reversal in the next chapter!The first world will end tomorrow, and then there will be a special episode of the little emperor and Lord Shen~

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