Looking at the mountains and rivers

Water dripped from the roof and splashed on the dirty stone slabs. The prison was terribly quiet for a while, and Yang Jue's voice suddenly sounded: "What are you talking about, how could my mother die in vain?"

"It turns out that the third brother didn't know about it." Yang Dai raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Could it be that you thought Princess Lu died of an illness?"

Yang Jue was stunned. He lost his mother when he was two years old, and his memory of his mother was very indifferent. He only vaguely remembered that one day the hall was covered with white silk, which seemed to be the funeral of his mother.The three concubines of Prince Mu's Mansion all died young due to illness, and there were even rumors that King Mu was too tough and suspected of restraining his wife, so Yang Jue never felt that there was anything strange about his mother's death. Said, he couldn't help but feel cold, knowing that this person is probably uneasy and kind, but still couldn't help asking: "What are you trying to say!"

Compared with his excited expression, Yang Dai looked very calm, he nodded: "The third brother was still young at the time, no wonder he didn't know much about this matter," he raised his eyelids, and the corners of his lips curled up With a slight smile, "In September of the fifth year of Yongkang, Tuobaxin planned to launch a rebellion in the northwest, and the whole country was shocked. Prime Minister Wuya went to Hexi to appease him. Three months later, news spread that Tuobaxin was willing to send his only daughter Marry into the royal family and return to Dazhao. Within two months, Princess Lu died of a sudden illness, and two months later, Tuobaxin's daughter married into Prince Mu's residence and became the main concubine of Prince Mu's residence."

After he finished speaking, he paused for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "Third brother, don't you think that this series of events happened too coincidentally?"

The deep meaning hidden in these words is shocking, Yang Jue only felt his mind was in a mess, he was silent for a long time, gritted his teeth and laughed bitterly: "Why, you want to say that someone wants to promote Mu Wangfu and Tuo The marriage of the Ba family poisoned my mother, who would have the courage to do so!"

"You guessed it in your heart, right?" Yang Dai looked at him pityingly, "Except for father, who could let Princess Lu die of illness so ignorantly."

"You're talking nonsense!" Yang Jue finally roared, "My father and my mother love each other very much, and there is a platform for missing his wife that he built for his mother in the back garden. He will never...never..."

"Perhaps my father really loves Princess Lu very much," Yang Dai sneered softly, "but for a person like my father, a woman's life is no match for fame and power. At that time, among the many princes and princes in the royal family, who would want to marry her?" Tuobaxin's daughter holds Donghu forces firmly in her hands. You should understand your father's temper, he will not be willing to live a life of being stepped on by his brothers, and Tuobaxin will not let his daughter To be a concubine for others. Therefore, at that time, there was only one thing between father and power, the position of the main concubine of Prince Mu's residence."

He didn't feel embarrassed at all when he brought up the terrible things his father did. He put his hands behind his back very comfortably and said, "Speaking of which, what my father did can't be called wrong. After all, those who make big things don't care about small things," he looked at The younger brother outside the iron gate, "It's just that this matter may be different to you, third brother."

Yang Jue stared at him with red eyes, and he smiled angrily: "Yang Dai, do you think I'll believe you when you say such nonsense? You just want to make me lose my mind and hate my father and Dong Hu from now on. If I I really believe you and do something like you to seek your own death, I'm afraid it's what you want."

"Third brother doesn't believe me, and I have no choice. After all, the imperial physician who treated Princess Lu has long since passed away, and the maid beside Princess Lu, as well as your wet nurse, have all been silenced. There is no proof of death." Yang Dai laughed silently. Smiled, "But if I insist on checking, there are still some clues to follow. If I were you, I would go through the old account books of the Fuzhong treasury to see if the private seal of my father was used in the pharmacy during the two months when Princess Lu was ill. Used aconitum, arsenic, etc.”

The few words he said were in order, and Yang Jue's heart became more and more shaken, he wanted to deny, wanted to take his brother out of the cell, scald his face with a red-hot iron, and make him admit all of this It's all lies.He held his hand on the rusty iron fence, and unconsciously squeezed the fence.

As if sensing the agitation in his heart, Yang Dai raised his eyes to look at him, and chuckled again: "Besides, do you need me to provoke you to hate Donghu? Since you were very young, you wanted to kill me, Donghu. The big brother of blood. And our fourth brother, his mother replaced your mother back then, do you think he will replace you in the future?"

There is an imperial horse garden in the south of Jian'an City. It is rumored that Emperor Taizong used to drink horses along the river here before he conquered the capital of the former dynasty. for.For more than a hundred years, the Royal Horse Garden was still as prosperous as before. The horses in the stables in the garden were dedicated to the emperor's horses, and many princes in Jian'an City would send their horses here to enjoy the rich food here aquatic plants.

Usually, except for the two seasons of autumn hunting and winter hunting, there are very few princes and nobles in this garden, but this day is full of cars and horses, and a large number of convoys came to the gate of the garden.Yu Liang, the head steward of the Yumajian hurriedly greeted him, and when he looked up, he saw a luxurious chariot with eight chariots in the convoy. Nowadays, there are only a handful of princes in the capital who are granted chariots with eight chariots, so although he didn't see the flag, he already guessed it. Who is coming.

Sure enough, after the convoy stopped, a guard immediately stepped forward and knelt outside the car door, while the rest stood on both sides of the car door.Then the door opened, and a boot embroidered with a dark gold dragon pattern stepped on the guard's back, and then the man slowly poked his face out, helped the attendant's arm and got out of the car.

Yu Liang immediately brought the rest of the stewards and knelt down and said, "I am humbled to pay homage to Prince Mu."

The young His Royal Highness Mu Wang seemed to be in a bad mood, and he only gave a vague "hmm" from his nose. Behind him was Shi Heyan, the chief of the palace, with a smile that was not a smile, and said to them: "Several please Well, I have nothing to do today, my lord came to look at the extremely western horses that I sent a while ago, and I'm going to pick a few good ones for the autumn hunting."

The stewards immediately realized that those dozens of horses were brought by Lord Tuoba from Hexi two months ago as a gift to King Mu. The prince has seen it.

Yu Liang immediately winked and ordered his subordinates to enter the garden to decorate, and put on a smiling face to lead the way for the prince. When he laughed with him, he glanced from the corner of the eye and saw a small tung oil carriage behind the resplendent chariot. They slowly helped another person out of the car.

It was a young man in light brocade clothes, his hair was tied with a jade ring, and he had a very elegant demeanor. It seemed that he was definitely not a servant, and he was probably a figure like the master of the palace.

He Yan noticed his gaze and smiled: "That's our lord's younger brother, Mr. Yan. He suffers from eye disease and cannot leave the house all year round. Today, the lord specially brought him here to relax."

Yu Liang smiled hastily: "My lord is so friendly to my brothers, it's really benevolent, please come and sit in the garden for a while. Those BMWs of your lord are not ordinary, I specially appointed someone to be a lieutenant alone, so let Muwei take those few Bring out a horse for the prince to enjoy."

"I heard that Master Yu is an obedient person, and his reputation is well-deserved." He Yan laughed again, but then lowered his voice and said, "My lord hates strangers, so there is no need to leave many people to wait on the racecourse, do you understand?"

Yu Liang was startled for a moment, then nodded immediately: "It's natural."

Although it was late autumn, the pastures in the garden were still not withered and yellow. Someone had already set up a barrier with purple damask outside the horse farm, and placed a few cushions inside, waiting for King Mu to go to rest.

He Yan cautiously followed his master, but he kept muttering in his heart. This prince lost his temper after going out for a trip at noon today.He inquired a little with the attendants who were following him, and found out that the prince went to see his elder brother who was locked in the big prison. Gauntleted.

If the story of lynching his elder brother in prison without a will spreads out, it will naturally be extremely detrimental to his reputation, but before He Yan had time to warn him, he heard that the prince transferred more than [-] dust in the warehouse Years of account books to check.He noticed that something was wrong, so he quietly went to the vicinity of the study, only to hear a long silence inside, and suddenly there was a loud noise, and then there was the sound of something being smashed.

He Yan looked inside through the window, and saw his prince's eyes were red, and he was hacking around with a sword. The ground was already a mess, except for the broken rare antiques, and a few old account books spread out.Those account books must be the source of the prince's fury. He was hesitating whether to go in, but he saw Yang Jue staring at the sword in his hand for a long time, and suddenly shouted: "Come here, call Yang Yan!"

The murderous intent in his words was so heavy, He Yan was slightly startled, and finally poked his head: "My lord, why is it passed on to the Fourth Young Master at this time?"

Yang Jue turned to see him, was silent for a moment, and said in a dark tone: "Tell me, am I being too kind to the fourth child?"

"You are naturally very good to the fourth son." He Yan looked at his expression carefully and said.

After hearing his answer, Yang Jue became even more angry, and casually pushed a celadon vase to the ground: "I should have killed him a long time ago!"

"My lord!" He Yan broke into a cold sweat, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "It's fine if it was before, but now he is the hostage of Tuobaxin, so he can't move at will! Besides, last time Tuobaxin brought a dozen horses The extremely western steed is dedicated to you, such a big handwriting shows that he still values ​​this grandson very much."

Hearing that Tuobaxin was mentioned, Yang Jue said angrily: "What use is the horse that Tuobaxin sent me!" After he finished speaking, he seemed to have changed his mind, gritted his teeth and smiled, "I heard that Jixi Junma has a violent temper. , I don’t know how.”

The fourth son, Yang, was summoned soon. He looked dazed. When he heard that he was going to be taken to the Royal Horse Garden to relax, he did not raise any objections. Ready carriage.

He Yan was not sure how the prince would deal with this younger brother, he was only thinking about how to deal with the aftermath after the accident.

On the pasture, seven horses were led by Mu Wei soon. Looking from a distance, I saw that each horse was shiny, some were as black as ink, some were as pure as white, and some were bright red. , very eye-catching.

Yu Liang stepped forward and leaned over and said, "I would like to report to King Mu, these horses are all well-tamed and equipped with saddles and other things. If the prince likes any horse, he can choose to send a personal attendant who is good at riding horses." Try riding it."

Yang Jue looked at the horses with a lack of interest, and asked, "Have you tamed them all? My entourage's riding skills are average, so these horses won't hurt people, right?"

Yu Liang hurriedly said: "My lord, don't worry, these are all docile, no better than that gale horse."

Yang Jue looked up at him: "What is Gale?"

"That horse was also sent along with these. It is said that it has the blood of Tianma, but its temper is extremely violent, and no one has ever been able to tame it." Yu Liang said with a little shame, "Three horse trainers have been trampled to death in the past two months. , no one can come near except for feeding."

"There are such fierce horses," Yang Jue raised his eyebrows, and turned to Yang Yan beside him, "Fourth brother, why don't you let them take it out and have a look?"

Yang Yan's face was a little pale, and he smiled lightly: "I'm afraid I won't be able to admire the demeanor of this steed. If my brother wants to see it, please ask them to bring it out."

Yu Liang hesitated in his heart, but he received a urging look from He Changshi, so he had to order someone to lead the gale.

The Gale Horse was pushed up inside the wooden fence. It was much taller than ordinary horses, with broad shoulders and chest, and a strong body. It snorted softly, and the sound was extremely heavy.

Yang Jue waved his hand: "Remove the wooden fence."

Yu Liang hurriedly said: "My lord, absolutely not, this horse has a very fierce temper, I'm afraid it will run into my lord."

Yang Jue frowned slightly: "The shepherds under your command can't even hold a horse? Why did you let this beast bump into this king?"

After being reprimanded like this, Yu Liang didn't dare to say much, he chose two men with great strength to hold the reins of the Gale Horse firmly, and then asked someone to remove the wooden fence.

Yang Jue took the younger brother by the hand and stood up: "Fourth brother, I heard that the Tuoba family has always loved horses, but you have never ridden since childhood. It is a pity. Today, my brother will take you to taste the feeling of riding a horse. how?"

Yang Yan was dragged by him and stumbled a few steps, but heard him say again: "It seems to be too windy here, the fourth brother is not in good health, quickly get a cloak."

Someone answered immediately behind him, and then heard the wind blowing, and a heavy cloak was draped over Yang Yan's shoulders.When he lowered his head slightly, he smelled a faint musky scent, and his heart trembled.Most of the incense used in ordinary clothes is sandalwood and aloe, and there is only one kind of fabric, which is dyed with the blood of orangutans in order to ensure that the color will not fade. However, the blood is so strong that the smell can only be removed with musk.

It turns out that the key lies in the bright red cloak. The moment Yang Yan realized it, he heard a thunderous horse hissing through the air, and then everyone shouted in panic.The ground under his feet trembled, and the thunderous sound of horseshoes approached him quickly. He couldn't tell the direction, so he could only run back in a stumbling manner.

But how could he run past that lightning-like gale horse, the bright red that suddenly unfolded obviously angered that fierce horse, it broke free from its shackles and charged towards that red horse in a blink of an eye.The people on the racetrack are all Yang Jue's confidantes, they have no plans to come forward to rescue, in fact, at this time, it seems that no one can rescue the slender boy from under the horse's hooves.

Yu Liang was stunned by this turn of events, he hurriedly wanted to call someone, but his wrist was tightly held by the long history named He Yan, at this strange moment, he turned his head to look at King Mu, only Seeing the prince quietly watching the gale rush towards his younger brother, his eyes were shining with scorching light.