Huaigui

This was the first time he heard Gao Jing call his full name. Of course he didn't say that before they parted, and Gao Jing never called them that way when a handful of Yanshan snow separated them like a chasm.

Listening to it now, He Lan Mingyue not only did not have the difficulty he had imagined, but on the contrary, he suddenly became enlightened as if the past had passed away.

Gao Jing owed him a knife to the position of the crown prince and abolished a pair of legs, which was a self-inflicted crime, but it seemed that no matter how much suffering in Helan Mingyue's heart, he didn't have to pay the debt.Thinking about the situation at that time, he couldn't help himself, he didn't ask much, as long as Gao Jing admitted that he made a mistake, as for the other things - such as paying for his life - He Lan Mingyue didn't think about it.

The moment he recognized his thoughts, he was a little surprised, sighed softly, and said to himself: I still can't let him go.

At least Gao Jing is talking with him now to put all the conditions on the bright side. He is strong, and Gao Jing is weak. It is not harmful to him, and he will not let Gao Jing stab himself again.

This time it can only be led by him.

He Lan Mingyue held the teacup: "Why should I cooperate with you?"

"It's very simple, you have soldiers, I need your soldiers, and you need my information to capture Mei Gong, if I succeed in resetting, you still have to rely on me to rehabilitate your father and regain the title." Gao Jing played with the blanket "Everyone gets what they need, it's fair. If you give me what I want, of course I will give it to you."

He Lan Mingyue raised her eyebrows: "You have already disclosed the news, without relying on you, I can still catch Mei Gong."

"Really?" Gao Jing smiled, with a naive expression on his face, "Then let me tell you, Mei Gong should go back to Luoyang to prepare to lead the Chinese army now, and go if she is not afraid of returning home in vain."

Helan Mingyue was at a loss for words, he took a sip of water to suppress his anger: "What are you going to do?"

"The head of the family should be your father's former subordinate. You said that if he found out about Mei Gong's whereabouts, would he choose to cooperate with me and beat him back to Luoyang to cut him to pieces?"

"You'd better not get fourth uncle's idea."

"Ahem..." Gao Jing patted his chest lightly twice, and flirted with him, "Don't worry, I won't tell him before you agree. If you agree, then it's not my turn to tell."

"What happened to the Longyou Army that Lin Shang talked about?"

Gao Jing continued to rub the rough edges of the blanket's stitches: "Hua Mu, Yuan Tan is his benefactor, and his father is his bole, and he should be on my side both emotionally and logically, but he didn't make any moves at the time of Gongbian. It’s not too far from Yuzhou, I guess he may have made plans... Now if he knows that he can’t go to Luoyang, I will throw an olive branch.”

He Lan Mingyue snorted coldly: "Will he choose you?"

"If you don't go to Luoyang, it's against the decree. If you go, you probably won't be able to come back, and you will hurt the whole family. Do you think he would be so stupid?" Gao Jing sighed, "It's not so difficult to choose the abolished emperor. , he is dead; if I reset him, he will be King Qin's number one hero. What do you think?"

"The calculation is still as shrewd as before." Tian Zhen was deceived by him before his heart softened.

Before he could say the second half of the sentence, Gao Jing looked at him and understood: "I don't care about big things like you. I can plan a strategy, because these people are pawns, and I don't feel bad if I lose them."

Hearing this, Helan Mingyue sneered, but did not speak.

What is this?

Kill me first, and then tell me that things are not what you think?If I hadn't survived that knife, and I haven't met now, Gao Jing, who are you going to feed this candy to?

The rhetoric is still the same as that day, just when I tasted some sweetness, will my head get hot?

"Ten thousand steps back, if Hua Mu doesn't want to take risks, I have other means to force him to submit." Gao Jing licked his dry lips, and He Lan Mingyue handed over the tea in his hand. He was stunned for a moment before catching it. .

When Gao Jing was drinking tea, He Lan Mingyue said: "Coercion, temptation, or use his wife and daughter to blackmail?"

Gao Jing almost choked on the slightly hot tea, Gao Jing's face was flushed, but his expression remained calm: "In the past, there might have been a roundabout solution. Let's sit down and talk about it. But now I have nowhere to go, and the means must be extreme."

He has experienced Gao Jing's extremes before, but now he is said so commonly as his pawn, isn't it too disrespectful of humanity?Helan Mingyue frowned, consciously the ruthlessness in Gao Jing's bones was aroused when he parted, even worse than before, and he didn't know what difficult things he had experienced in the position of prince.

It's nothing more than... In the year of the weak crown, such experiences and thoughts are too cruel.

Helan Mingyue remained silent for a long time, Gao Jing observed his expression and lowered his tone: "Do you think I'm going too far?"

In fact, the truth is already very clear, Helan Mingyue just occasionally has the benevolence of a woman, so she can still distinguish right from wrong.He turned a deaf ear to Gao Jing's question, and asked, "What will happen to you after it's done?"

Gao Jingdao: "I will let Hua Mu contact Pingcheng Yuanying and his wife. The guards of the old capital are all battle-tested soldiers. There is only one thing that can be mobilized, but the whereabouts of this thing is unknown now. We can only find another way with Yuanying. From the north, The west is attacking, Gao Hong can only be transferred to the navy when he asks for help, but the king of Linhai may not listen to him when he arrives."

"I didn't know that you and the son-in-law are so close."

"Why is there a sour taste inside and outside the words?" Gao Jing smiled and looked at him crookedly, He Lan Mingyue looked away, and he said, "I'm not kidding you, since we are allies now, I won't take any overstepping actions." .Other things, the future will last forever."

He Lan Mingyue pretended not to understand the second half of his meaningful sentence: "Why did Yuan Ying help you?"

"He knows which is more important." Gao Jing propped himself up and lay down, "Yuanshi and King Yu have sang anti-tune for so many years, but I didn't expect that once Gao Hong became a dragon, the grand master would be imprisoned, and the whole of Yuan Dynasty would be at risk. The family has to rely on him for support, and the princess wants him to protect... Yuanying, you have to choose carefully."

"Isn't there a second son in his family?"

Gao Jing was taken aback, and after a while he figured it out: "Oh, you don't know, Yuan Zhuoer completely severed ties with the Yuan family a year ago, and then joined King Yu. If he hadn't been decisive, many information in Beijing would not have spread to Gao Hong's hands."

At that time, there were a pair of handsome young men in the Taishi's mansion. After a few years, they took a different path.Everyone thought that Yuan Zhuoer would be the mainstay of the next generation of the Yuan Clan, and Yuan Ying must be mediocre all his life, but the fact is not what people want. Without the grand master, the useless wretch that everyone looked down on in the past has stood up.

Helan Mingyue felt a little bit emotional after saying all the bitterness in just a few words.

"In addition, the Li family in Runzhou has never stopped, if it can-"

Before the words finished, Lin Shang came in from outside the door with an envelope in his hand. Gao Jing saw what he was carrying and immediately fell silent, signaling him to speak with his eyes.Lin Shang stood two steps away and saluted: "Master, Yumen replied."

Gao Jing's eyes widened a little, and he stood up: "I haven't contacted them recently, have I?"

Lin Shangwei wondered: "Didn't this letter come from the deputy captain... The subordinate took a bold look at it, and the handwriting looked like that of the third son. Do you still read it?"

"Who is the third son?"

"bring here."

The two spoke in unison, and Gao Jing glanced at He Lan Mingyue strangely after saying that, but his cheeks burned.He rubbed it hastily to cover up the blush, Lin Shang presented the envelope, and strode out again.

The atmosphere was a bit stagnant for a while, He Lan Mingyue turned to him, and said with a half-smile, "I'm the one who talks too much. With your means, there will be people who are willing to sacrifice their lives. Presumably this third son is no exception."

"It's not what you think." Gao Jing anxiously defended. Seeing Helan Mingyue's teasing expression, he calmed down first, and took the time to shrink into the blanket beside the couch: "Could it be...do you care who I associate with?"

"I do not mind."

"Is it?"

With a sudden pain in her heart, He Lanmingyue turned her back, and opened the west-facing window a little, and then opened it a little, and she could see a wind chime under the corner of the eaves.The sky is covered with yellow clouds, which is the precursor of the coming heavy snow.

"There's no need to gossip." After speaking, he closed the window.

In the past, Gao Jing would have held onto it until he was completely speechless. At this moment, realizing that He Lan Mingyue was unwilling to continue, Gao Jing obediently changed the topic: "It's the youngest son of King Linhai, Yu Wenhua. .”

He Lan Mingyue said: "Yuwen?"

"That man is four years older than me. A few years ago, he led the Linhai Navy and made great achievements in the battle of Southern Chu. His father wanted to be appointed as a military officer, but his father refused." Gao Jing opened the letter, "After that, Lin When the navy returned to the east, he stayed in Luoyang for an excuse, and did not return to Zicheng until the death of his father, and he should be in command of Linhai now."

"Young and promising." He Lanmingyue nodded slightly, "Is there no gossip in the court?"

"Of course there is, but he has no real power after all, so just talk." Gao Jingdao, seeing He Lanmingyue's expression deliberately added, "I like that he has a lot of funny words, and it's good to accompany him to relieve boredom."

He Lan Mingyue ignored his provocation: "That's good, I want you to be lonely in the deep palace."

Caught off guard by him against the generals, he said the same as the people in the cold palace, Gao Jing's expression darkened instantly, but He Lan smiled brightly, just waiting for him to attack, standing in front of him without dodging.

Gao Jing has a bad temper, He Lan knew where his sore foot was, and the first time he took the initiative to touch it was to annoy him and test Gao Jing's "sincerity".They understand each other, Gao Jing understands his soft heart, and he also knows where Gao Jing's rebellion lies.And seeing Gao Jing's furious eyes surging undercurrents, he has succeeded.

Who doesn't know who?

Helan Mingyue turned around with this in mind, adding fuel to the fire: "But I underestimated His Highness, who is a long-sleeved and good dancer, there must be no one around, since that's the case—"

"I won't get angry, please don't say a few words." Gao Jing's soft tone came from behind, "I have not lived as chicly as you imagined these years, and whether it is Yu Wenhua or Yuan Ying, I am just a monarch and a minister. friendship, at most go out and climb together, drink less alcohol, let alone other..."

The voice that sounded like a patient explanation made Helan Mingyue's anger inexplicable. He smiled: "Okay, I won't say anything, and neither will you. Since it's a cooperative relationship, I'm not qualified to take care of your past."

Looking at his back, Gao Jing slowly let go of his grip on the blanket: "I'm the one talking today, and I'm tired even now... don't you have anything to ask?"

"Yes." He Lan Mingyue didn't look back, "Why are you so sure that Gao Hong won't kill you?"

"As mentioned earlier, the iron army that stayed in the old capital has not been mobilized for more than ten years. They only recognize the soldier talisman but not the person. Before the soldier talisman should be in the hands of the father. Now that he is dead, who can win the position of commander of the iron army? Although it is not enough to overthrow the country, it can still make a big difference. One day without the soldier talisman appearing in the world, Gao Hong will have trouble sleeping and eating all day long."

Gao Hong thinks the soldier talisman is on you? "

"Yes, he promised that he would not kill me as long as he told me." Gao Jing was a little funny when he said this, "but once I really tell him, I'm afraid I will die."

"Is that on you?"

Gao Jing tilted his head: "I don't even know what that soldier talisman looks like, really."

Luoyang, the stars hang down the plains.

The lights in Ziwei City are brightly lit, but there is no joy of the new emperor enthroning.Outside the hall of Hanzhang, the servant sang loudly "Your driver is here" in a long voice, but there was still no owner here who came out to pick him up after a long while.

Aqiu stood at the front with neither humility nor condescension, and saluted Gao Hong who was dressed in black: "Your Majesty, my servant."

Without waiting for Gao Hong to speak, the servant next to him burst out with arrogance: "Hanzhang Palace is so grand! Your Majesty is here, but King Ji still doesn't pick him up?"

Aqiu said: "My lord is weak and has been resting in bed since the beginning of the year. Please forgive me. Take a step back and say that when the late emperor was here, my lord occasionally felt unwell. When the late emperor came to visit, my lord always met me in the bedroom. Your Majesty thinks it is inappropriate to do this again now, and the servants should report it."

The waiter was anxious: "You... well, you have such a clever mouth!"

"Forget it, I see that he is." Gao Hong slowly raised his hand to stop the movement behind him, he didn't even look at Aqiu, and walked around her, "How can you be harsher than the emperor?"

Aqiu knelt upright, and sent Gao Hong into the bedroom with a big ceremony.

Hanzhang Hall is the most magnificent palace in the West Palace. In the past, it was mostly the residence of princes who were underage and did not live with their mothers and concubines.Emperor Xian Jingwen died suddenly, and Gao Qian was his posthumous son. He was born with the title of prince. When he was just one year old, his mother and concubine became a nun for Emperor Jingwen. Since then, he has lived alone in Hanzhang Hall.

Gao Hong stepped through the corridor until he walked to the front of the bedroom, paused a little, then pushed the door in: "Brother Qian, I'm here to see you."

What responded to him was silence, the room was almost scorchingly warm, and the smell of calming incense lingered in the air. Gao Hong made a gesture, and the palace maid held a lantern for him and went to Gao Qian's bedside.

Gao Hong took a few steps leisurely, and waved his hand to tell the maid to go out.In the quiet atmosphere, it took him a long time to speak: "Gao Jing has been running away for so long, and I haven't found out who dared to let him go... Does this matter have anything to do with you?"

All he got was silence.

"It doesn't matter if he escapes, he is a dead man on the surface, as long as he dares to appear, he will be punished immediately for the crime of pretending to be a deposed emperor, and he will be arrested and returned to Beijing." Gao Hong sat on the side of the couch, "You don't feel bored and panic."

He was stretching out his hand to tuck down the quilt that was stretched to cover his face for Gao Qian, when a hand inside slapped him suddenly.Gao Hong was caught off guard that Ling Kong was slapped, and the crisp applause instantly broke the dead Hanzhang Hall.

"High potential! Don't be shameless!"

The person in the quilt turned over: "Don't bother me."

"I ask you, where is Pingcheng's soldier talisman?!"

"You also deserve this word? You are deceiving yourself." Gao Qian laughed a few times, before he got angry, he said, "I don't know."

Gao Hong's brows twitched: "This is strange. Gao Jing and you were the last people Gao Pei saw before his death. He is the only one who knows what this thing is like... If you don't tell me, you want to taste the power of the ghost prison?"

"Whatever, that's all you can do."

"Then I'll dig up Gao Pei's grave tomorrow, and break open the coffin to have a look, how about it?"

Gao Qian giggled: "Remember to throw me in after digging it out. It's a treatment that Dugu Min doesn't even have. I have to thank you under the nine springs."

"Come on!" He shouted angrily, "Search the Hanzhang Palace today, and don't let it go if you dig three feet!"

With an order, the surroundings began to move, but Gao Qian seemed to be indifferent, and tucked the quilt tighter.

He was lying face to the inside, and when he heard the footsteps of Gao Hong leaving in a panic, the smile on his face was cold for a moment, then became more and more wanton, and he laughed out loud under the quilt: "Haha...hahaha! Idiot..."

Laughing and laughing, he started coughing again, Gao Qian stood up, and suddenly someone handed him a clean handkerchief from the side.He froze for a moment, then raised his head, and the man in black standing by the couch persistently stuffed the handkerchief into his palm.

Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Gao Qian said, "He sent you to guard me?"

Lu Yi nodded without saying a word.