Looking at the mountains and rivers

June 26, night.

In the south of Jian'an City, there was the sound of horseshoes on the road leading to the Zuo Xiaowei barracks, and the camp guards suddenly woke up. Unless there was an emergency situation, horses were not allowed to run on this road.And listening to the sound, there are quite a few people approaching gradually, it seems that there are nearly a thousand people.

The lieutenant of Shouying lost his composure, took the lead to hold the torch and walked to the road, shouting loudly: "Who is it!"

I saw a silver-armored army galloping forward in the vast night, the bright fire reflected on the opposite silver-patterned armor, like a ball of flames, the silver-armored warrior at the front held up a big banner, someone was startled: "Yu...Habayashi Wei."

General Zhou Rong of Zuo Xiaowei rushed over quickly. He had just fallen asleep and only had time to put on his robe, without armor. ?”

Chen Yan didn't get off his horse either, but took out a golden command arrow from his bosom: "General Zhou Rong of Zuo Xiaowei accepts the order."

The golden command arrow was the token of the emperor's mobilization of the sixteen guards. Zhou Rong didn't dare to neglect, and quickly knelt down on the ground as if he was in person.

"Order Zuo Xiaowei to immediately break out of the camp and go to the Eastern Capital to defend. There must be no mistakes. I respect you." After Chen Yan read the oral order, he lowered his head and looked at Zhou Rong. Bar."

Zhou Rong had already turned pale with shock. Although Zuo Xiaowei belonged to the sixteen guards, he had not accepted the emperor's transfer order for a long time. He had been assigned by the Mu Palace for so many years. Somewhat overwhelmed.The imperial decree is naturally greater than the golden decree of the palace, but he is a direct descendant brought by King Mu from Anyang. Donghu's surname was originally Pu, or King Mu changed it to Zhou for him. If he is to obey the imperial decree and ignore King Mu, he will naturally difficult to do.

Seeing that he was just in a daze, Chen Yan was a little unhappy: "General Zhou, if you delay here, it will be bad if the emperor blames you."

The other lieutenants of Zuo Xiaowei had heard about Cai's will, and they had the same doubts as Zhou Rong, and they all gathered around the gate of the camp, looking at their general nervously.

"General Chen, Zuo Xiaowei has always been sent by King Mu. If there is no order from King Mu, I would not dare to leave the camp." Zhou Rong said in a low voice.

"Zhou Rong, you are so courageous, do you want to disobey the order and disrespect!" Chen Yan asked coldly.

"I dare not!" Zhou Rong knew that this general who had just been transferred from the frontier was not easy to deal with, so he softened his voice and said, "I just ask General Chen to be tolerant for a moment, and I will send someone to ask the prince for instructions before making a decision."

Chen Yan shook his head coldly: "I have the emperor's order on me, so I can't be tolerant, I only know that those who disobey the order will be cut off!" He steered his horse a little, and Habayashi guard beside him stepped forward and handed the heavy sword.

Chen Yan pressed his sword against Zhou Rong's neck: "General Zhou, you can't take this call."

Zhou Rong's muscles tensed up, and he shouted suddenly: "Zuo Xiaowei only accepts orders from King Mu!"

Chen Yan gritted his teeth and said, "You don't have to drink a toast, you have to drink as a punishment." When the words fell, Jian Feng had already beheaded Zhou Rong.

This sudden change caused Zuo Xiaowei and the others to change their colors. Several school captains had already drawn their long swords, and Habayashi Wei also rode his horse forward, and the atmosphere was tense instantly.

Chen Yan looked back at them, and said in a deep voice, "Defying the imperial decree is treason!" He swung his sword and pointed at the camp gate, "Whoever wants to be a traitor, just stand up!"

"General Chen deserves to have practiced at the border for many years, and he acted resolutely, which is far from comparable to other commanders of the Imperial Army." The one who walked alongside Chen Yan was Xie Ao, the regular servant of the sect.

"Master Xie has also worked hard. The emperor didn't want to agree to this, right?"

Xie Xie smiled helplessly: "Although the emperor has hated King Mu for a long time, he really hesitated to make an order. If it weren't for the adults of the four great clans of Gao, Li, Kuang, and Lu who kept urging him, I'm afraid This decree will have to be delayed.”

"I heard that the Lu family contributed the most this time, but it's no wonder, after all, Lu Taigong's son was killed by Mu Wang Yang Dai himself."

Xie Xie smiled and shook his head: "Yes, two years ago, when the Lu family in Chuzhong was still in decline, they were powerless to fight. Who would have thought that now that Concubine Lu is favored in the harem, her family will naturally prosper again."

Chen Yan smiled, and asked again: "Speaking of which, what happened to King Yong?"

"King Yong has taken the three young masters to Beijing overnight, and the Zongzheng Mansion has also prepared the dossier. Everything can only wait for tomorrow."

Chen Yan stopped suddenly, looked at the sky turning white, and said in a low voice, "It's not tomorrow, it's today."

On June 27, Jian'an City.

Qi Lianyang walked into the inner room with strides. Yang Dai was lying on the couch taking a nap due to the wind and cold these days, when he heard his footsteps, he opened his eyes slightly: "You have never been so flustered, what happened? gone?"

"Master, the third son has missed."

"What?" Yang Dai sat up suddenly, dizzy all of a sudden, he asked in a deep voice, "How could you miss it!"

"My subordinates heard that the third son left Bingzhou ahead of schedule, and he left very secretly. He even left servants in the mansion wearing his clothes to pretend to be him, and deceived our people. Only after we moved our hands did we realize that something was wrong, and then Chasing all the way, but still a step too late, obviously there are other forces protecting him."

Yang Dai said gloomyly: "With the mind of the third child, he would never plan so accurately. Who is behind him?" He frowned tightly, and suddenly asked, "Where are Duke Tuoba and his party?"

"A few days ago I kept urging, and I heard that their chariots and horses are approaching Longzhou, and they will arrive in ten days at the latest."

"Ten days..." Yang Dai repeated in a low voice, and then said angrily, "What about Zuo Xiaowei, didn't they let them be on duty at the palace this morning, why haven't they been seen yet!"

Qi Lianyang hurriedly said: "This subordinate will send someone to ask."

Yang Dai looked at his leaving back, still feeling something wrong in his heart, he sat up, called his attendants and said: "Come here, change clothes, prepare carriages and horses, I want to go into the palace."

Unexpectedly, after a while, the chief minister of the mansion rushed over and said: "My lord, news came from the palace in the past few days that the emperor's dragon body is not in good condition, and he didn't even go to the morning court, saying that no one has been seen."

Emperor Yong'an was addicted to having fun, and often said that he was sick and could not go to court. This incident is not unusual, but it seems a bit strange to avoid visitors at this juncture.

Yang Dai was stunned for a moment, and waved his hand to signal Chang Shi to retreat. He had a faint feeling in his heart that a huge danger was slowly approaching.

Qi Lianyang quickly brought an attendant into the palace, the attendant had obviously galloped all the way, his forehead was full of hot sweat, he knelt on the ground and said: "My lord, the left and right guards were transferred to the Eastern Capital last night. .”

Yang Dai's palms trembled slightly, and he shouted in a deep voice: "Without my order, who can mobilize them!"

"Yes...it is the emperor's warrant." The attendant said, "Zuo Xiaowei General Zhou Rong wanted to resist the order to ask the prince, but he was cut off by the Yulin army."

Yang Dai's face was pale, he suddenly realized that he had fallen into a dead end in a game of chess, when he thought that the opponent was still a scattered pawn who was not good enough, a huge net had been cast behind him, and he was easily captured.

"Yang Jie, I thought he was a useless piece of trash, but it seems that I underestimated him." Yang Dai gritted his teeth and laughed in a low voice, "It's really a wrong step, and everything is lost. .”

"Master." Qi Lianyang stood aside, looking at him worriedly.

Yang Dai was quiet for a long time before saying, "The worst thing I did was to agree to my father's words."

He suddenly staggered and fell down, Qi Lianyang hastily helped him up, he was startled to feel that his body was burning hot, so he hurriedly said to the left and right: "Quickly, help the prince in!"

The weather was gloomy that day, before the time of Shen, the sky had gradually turned gloomy, the inside and outside of Prince Mu's Mansion was extremely quiet, suddenly, a knock on the door broke the silence.

"What's the matter?" It was the steward of the palace who opened the door, and looked out the door with a bit of guard.

"Xie Ao, the constant attendant of the humble sect, please see Prince Mu." The official outside the door smiled kindly, and bowed his hands to him.

"My lord is sick, so it's inconvenient to see guests." The other party said, and was about to close the door, but a strong force rushed over, knocking him and the door open.

The attendants in the palace rushed to the door, their hands were already on the handle of the knife, but they were startled by the scene outside the door, and slowly let go of their hands.The entire street outside the door is full of Habayashi guards. They are all dressed in dark silver armor, and they all hold bows and arrows in their hands. It seems that as long as anyone resists a little, they will be shot into hedgehogs mercilessly.

"Who dares to trespass into Prince Mu's mansion?" Qi Lianyang came out from the hall, pulled out the long knife at his waist, looked at the guards outside the door, and sneered at the leading general, "General Chen, you Surrounding the prince's mansion with Habayashi guards for no reason, I'm afraid it's against the rules."

Chen Yan's eyes seemed unpredictable under the armor, he slightly raised the corners of his lips: "This general is only following the emperor's order."

"Since it was ordered by the emperor, why didn't you see the imperial edict!"

An official in scarlet clothes came forward, and it was Xie Ao: "The emperor sent an oral order, ordering the humble fellow Zongzheng Temple Minister to come and ask Mu Wang a few words, and please come out and see him."

Qi Lianyang stretched out his long arms, and still stopped him outside the hall: "My lord is sick, if the emperor has something to ask, my lord will come to the palace to meet the saint in person someday."

"Why are you nagging him so much?" A lazy voice came from outside the door. The speaker walked in slowly and said with a sneer, "Brother's lackey is still so difficult."

"Third Young Master," Qi Lianyang looked at him, a little startled and angry, "You lost your manners in front of the old prince's sickbed that day, and you plotted with foreign ministers to commit crimes, and were convicted and exiled. How could you go back to Beijing without authorization?"

Yang Jue still sneered: "You are a lowly servant, you dare to make up my crimes, come here, cut off the tongue of this arrogant servant!"

As soon as he finished speaking, soldiers immediately stepped forward, Qi Lianyang held a knife in his hand, and stood stubbornly in front of the hall.He was so brave that several Habayashi guards couldn't catch him until Chen Yan shot his right arm with an arrow, which made him let go of his long sword and was finally captured.

Just when Yang Jue kept yelling and wanted to cut off his tongue, the door of the main hall was slowly opened, and Yang Dai walked out slowly wearing a robe.

Qi Lianyang called him nervously: "Master."

Yang Dai didn't look at him, his eyes flicked to Xie Ao behind Yang Jue, Chen Yan, Zongzheng Siqing and others, and finally returned to Yang Jue: "Third brother, what do you want to bring so many people here?"

Yang Jue smiled lightly. He leaned closer to his elder brother and said in a low voice: "Brother must be surprised to see me alive. My mansion in Bingzhou was burned, and my wife and father-in-law were burned to death. Brother's men pursued me." Killing me all the way, I was almost exhausted like a dog, if His Royal Highness King Yong hadn't called me back to Beijing, I'm afraid I'd be a lonely ghost now."

Yang Dai looked at him calmly: "If the third brother hadn't mentioned it today, I wouldn't know that your family members were killed in Bingzhou. Wouldn't it be good to push such a big matter on my elder brother? Besides, you keep saying that I sent people to hunt you down. You, I don’t know if there is evidence. Third brother, slandering the royal family is a felony, you should know.”

Yang Jue and this elder brother looked at each other for a long time, and finally turned their eyes away fiercely. He gritted his teeth and sneered: "Yes, you have always been meticulous and ruthless. Of course I can't catch you." He paused, Then he suddenly said, "But brother, we are not here to ask you about your crime of murder, but about your crime of treason."

Yang Dai's heart trembled, but his face remained calm, he sneered and said, "I don't know what crime of treason I have committed."

"The law of Dazhao is clearly written, and in the mansion, practice the art of witchcraft to hate victory, cut, and make a decision!" Yang Jue said every word.

The word "witchcraft" has almost been a topic of dismay among the nobles and ministers of the past dynasties, from the prince to the officials, as long as they are involved in this crime, they will most likely end up decapitated in the end.The queens and concubines in the first emperor's palace used to compete for favor with witchcraft. Once exposed, nearly a thousand palace people were convicted and executed. In the end, their relatives were implicated, and they were exiled for thousands of miles, and their families were destroyed.