Bastard's Counterattack [Rebirth]

"Ahh~"

The fifth prince sneezed again, his nose was stuffy, he was dizzy, and his ears were buzzing.He braced his sick body, took a handkerchief and blew his nose vigorously, then threw the handkerchief at his feet vigorously, changed from his usual romantic and elegant style, and asked in a hoarse and inflected voice obviously very angry:

"It's already night, why haven't we found anyone yet?!"

"There are 500 soldiers from the City Guard Division, [-] soldiers from the North Camp, and [-] soldiers from the Yuanshui River. They are all strong enough to move mountains and fill the sea. Why can't they find King Guangping, the Seventh Prince, and Guo Da?!"

"His Royal Highness calm down—" the general sent the letter to his knees, not daring to breathe.

"How to appease your anger?!" The fifth prince was impatient, and said sharply: "The whereabouts of two princes and a third-rank military general are unknown, even life and death are unknown. The person disappeared in your Nanshan. My highness only asks Yuanshui camp!"

...When did Nanshan become our Yuanshui?The ginseng general muttered secretly, complaining and dejected.

"Fifth brother, calm down." King Rui endured his anger and persuaded him.

The deputy head of the inner court probed twice at the threshold, and both retreated, not daring to interrupt the discussion without authorization.

Seeing this, Rong Youtang went to the door to inquire, and then returned with a small tray, persuading loudly: "Your Highness Fifth, please take the medicine." After speaking, he took a spoon to stir the medicine juice, scooped two spoonfuls and poured it into Qiankoubai. Porcelain dish, drink it up in public, it is to test medicine.

"Hey!"

The fifth prince was startled, and immediately raised his hand to stop him, but unfortunately he was a step too late. He shook his head, took the medicine bowl, and said solemnly: "According to the law, it should be random to order people to taste the drink. If you don't make an example, don't let anyone get into trouble again. His Highness can't bear the excitement." After speaking, he leaned back and swallowed the concoction, rinsed his mouth and wiped his mouth, and fell back to the recliner exhausted, his raging anger gradually dissipating.

"Don't worry, Xiaguan just watched someone try it with his own eyes."

After calming down the fifth prince's anger, Rong Youtang turned to General Yuan Shui: "So far, we have searched the mountains for nearly three hours, and have found 41 unidentified corpses, but we have never found His Highness King Guangping, His Royal Highness Seven, and General Guo. ?”

"I found some traces at first, but there was a sudden heavy wind and snow in the middle of the year, which buried the clues. The wind and snow have not stopped, and hail has started to fall. Besides, you can't see your fingers at night. It's really, really..." The general stammered , deliberately defended but did not dare to try to defend.

King Rui endured and endured, and finally couldn't bear it anymore, and reprimanded in a deep voice: "I know the weather is bad, and I understand that your search and rescue are difficult, but there are not enough people, why don't you send more people quickly?"

"Return to Your Highness: Yuanshui has sent reinforcements three times, from [-] to [-]—"

The fifth prince suddenly sat upright, his gaze was like a torch, and he interrupted coldly: "Obviously you are still short of manpower! If [-] is not enough, then ten thousand, if [-] is not enough, the whole battalion will be mobilized, even if the vegetation in Nanshan is pulled out and the ground is dug three feet, Save people at all costs!"

"This, this... I must deliver the order truthfully when I return to the camp from a humble position."

King Rui raised his eyebrows and raised his eyes, and sternly shouted: "It's not conveying, but executing!"

"Yes Yes Yes."

Rong Youtang was extremely anxious, his heart was beating like a drum, he was racking his brains and got a headache, and he wanted to ask Song Shen to prescribe some medicine.

"Fourth brother, let's issue a warrant, please cover the jade seal, and pass it to Commander Yuanshui, and tell him that to resist the order is cough, cough, cough..." Before the fifth prince could say a word, his throat suddenly itched, and he coughed violently. curl up.

"Okay, I'll do it, you lie down and rest for a while." King Rui hurriedly stretched out his hand and pushed his younger brother back to the reclining chair, turned his head and said: "Master Rong, you are a scholar of the Imperial Academy, and you have the right to draft edicts, go and write them."

"Yes!" Rong Youtang understood, after a little thought, he picked up a pen and wrote an imperial edict ordering Yuanshui to increase troops to rescue the emperor's relatives, and presented it with both hands.

The Ruiwang brothers examined it a few times, and quickly signed their names.King Rui handed over two tokens and instructed: "After passing the seal, send someone to send it to Yuanshui immediately!"

Rong Youtang bowed slightly, took the token solemnly, and blew away to the imperial study room like a gust of wind. After explaining it clearly to the two senior officials on duty, he carried a warrant in his arms. Ming Palace.

"what?!"

"Your Highness Ninth? You mean Your Highness?" Rong Youtang was dumbfounded and gasped.

"That's right! It's Xiao Jiu!" The Fifth Prince held his forehead with a headache and panted heavily.

As soon as King Rui received the news, his face was pale and he was about to have a heart attack. He asked the guards of Prince Qing's residence angrily: "Your Highness Ninth Prince is young and hot-tempered, why didn't you stop him? Let him go to Nanshan, it's just nonsense!"

"Calm down. Jiudian will return to the mansion in the afternoon. After completing the errands assigned by the palace, he will go back to his room to take a nap. When he wakes up, he will go to the study to deal with some urgent matters. In the evening, he will wash and change his clothes. He claims to be going to the palace for dinner. Unexpectedly, he won't say hello. Quietly leave a letter and take your cronies out of the city! Said to help save brother." The guard spoke quickly, his back dripping with sweat.

"Nonsense, too much nonsense!" The Fifth Prince's face was completely blackened.

Rong Youtang was stunned for a while, then slowly came back to his senses, suppressed all his emotions, and calmly comforted him: "Two Highnesses calm down, the Ninth Highness must be wholeheartedly trying to share your worries, and the anxious search and rescue has been fruitless, so I'm afraid that you will be killed. Stop it, so I left without saying goodbye."

Nanshan, Nanshan...

Suddenly another younger brother fell into him, King Rui was battered, his breath was short of breath, and he clenched his teeth.Song Shen, who was guarding the room with his arms folded the whole time, didn't care much, and hurriedly appeared, took out the porcelain bottle in his arms, poured out a pill, and comforted him in a low voice: "Breathe calmly, you can't be in a hurry. Don't worry, His Highness Jiu is very good at it." , and with the protection of cronies, Nanshan is now surrounded by tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, who dares to neglect the prince?"

King Rui swallowed the pill and was speechless for a while.

"Don't you guys go after them?!" The fifth prince smoked from his seven orifices.

"The officers and soldiers who guarded the city couldn't stop them. The Shangqing Palace reported, but it was already too late. The housekeeper immediately led people out of the city to chase after him, and ordered the humble staff to enter the palace to ask for instructions." The guard bowed his head in embarrassment.

"Alas!" The fifth prince slapped the armrest heavily.

Rong Youtang pondered for a while, and carefully asked for instructions: "Your Highness, why don't you let the next official send an order to go to Yuanshui? By the way, please return to the city, Your Highness Ninth."

"Oh?"

The eyes of the fifth prince who was unable to leave the palace lit up, and he said with full of expectation: "Then... you go and try?"

"Ninth brother has always been close to you, maybe he will listen to your persuasion." King Rui sighed.

"If you don't listen to the persuasion, just tie him back! That bastard!" The fifth prince was furious.

Rong Youtang hesitated to speak, and said cautiously: "The specific situation will not be known until Yuanshui, I will definitely go all out! There is no need to delay, I will set off now."

"Go. Let Commander Cao order a team of imperial guards to escort."

"Safe travels."

Rong Youtang walked like flying, but as soon as he stepped out of the palace gate, he happened to encounter a hailstone the size of an egg, crackling and falling to the ground!

"Oh--"

"This ghost weather!"

"Master Rong, are you alright?" the guards of Prince Qing's Mansion asked with concern, the little leader of the Imperial Army stood by, and he wanted to show courteousness but he didn't dare to overstep.

Rong Youtang raised his hand to support his helmet, his head was blinded by the hailstorm, but he had no time to wait, and he ordered like a marching army: "Everyone, hurry up, saving people is the most important thing."

"Yes!"

A group of people wore armor and drove in the dark, braved the blizzard and snow, and suffered terribly from being hit by hailstones. In the last half of the journey, the horse gave up and kicked on the spot. They had to dismount and walked into the Yuanshui Camp.

Rong Youtang was out of breath, and before he could stand still, he heard the angry question of the Ninth Prince outside the door:

"When is it? You haven't increased your troops yet?!"

The Ninth Prince Zhao Ze'an said sharply: "It's freezing cold, how dangerous is it for people to stay in the mountains? The mountain next to the Yuanshui garrison has failed in search and rescue. You must bear this responsibility!"

Taifu Han's eldest son was named Han Rukun. He was extremely depressed, and he suppressed his anxiety and comforted him: "Your Highness, please calm down. Since the incident happened, my father has been extremely anxious. He has increased troops to rescue him three times in a row. Tens of thousands of people are currently searching the mountain. Please wait patiently."

"I can wait patiently, but can people who are in urgent need of rescue wait? Get out of the way! I want to go up the mountain to see for myself." Zhao Ze'an's brows were erect, young and energetic, newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, and he wanted to leave without saying a word.

The whole room of generals panicked immediately!

Han Rukun opened his arms, blocked the way, and begged bitterly: "Your Highness! I beg you, give the lowly officials a way to survive. How can you take risks because of your honor?"

"Yeah yeah."

"The weather is too bad, just wait a little longer."

"It's hailstorming outside, it can break your head."

……

Everyone tried to persuade, even coaxed and lied, no one dared to let the little prince of Jingui go up the mountain.

"Get out of the way!" Zhao Ze'an was full of momentum, but when he looked up, he saw Rong Youtang, and his eyes widened in surprise: "Brother Rong? Why are you here?"

Rong Youtang waved his hand to appease, glanced to the side, the little leader of the imperial army was very savvy, and immediately announced loudly: "Master Rong is here to convey the edict under the joint orders of His Highness King Rui, His Highness Fifth Highness, and Mr. Zhang!"

In the old days, they had practiced together in Beiying, and they had a little friendship, but because of their different positions, Han Rukun lowered his eyes and didn't look directly at the imperial envoy the whole time, and was about to kneel down on one knee——

"General Han is free!"

Rong Youtang rushed to help, ten fingers were red, swollen and purple, and said gently: "This is an order issued by the prince on behalf of the supervisor and the assistant minister, not an imperial decree, the Taifu is sick, you are the deputy commander, please accept it. "After finishing speaking, hand over the imperial edict.

Han Rukun took it with both hands, and couldn't wait to unfold it for a closer look.

"It's hailstorming outside, why do I ask you to run errands?" Zhao Ze'an asked in a low voice.He is slender and handsome, thin and strong, already half a head taller than Rong Youtang.

Rong Youtang sighed, and whispered: "You left the city quietly, His Royal Highness King Rui was so angry, His Highness Fifth was furious, and ordered me to tie you back to the palace."

"I—" Zhao Ze'an's eyes were full of guilt, and he was at a loss to explain: "They are tired and sick from working day and night, and I just want to help."

Rong Youtang patted the young man's arm, and comforted him: "Understood. But, don't be impulsive, it's too dangerous to go up the mountain blindly."

Zhao Ze'an stood there without saying a word, frequently looking outside the camp gate where the wind and snow were raging.

At the same time, after a fierce dispute with his own people, Han Rukun, suppressing his stomach full of anger, stepped forward and stated: "The edict must not be violated. If this is the case, our army will add another [-] troops."

"Okay!" Zhao Ze'an heaved a sigh of relief.

Rong Youtang said sincerely: "Thank you, General Han, for your hard work."

"This is my duty." Han Rukun was so preoccupied that he never raised his eyes.

half an hour later

"too dark."

"I can't see anything." Zhao Ze'an sighed, looking into the deep jungle.

Rong Youtang was exhausted, looking left and right:

In the night sky, tens of thousands of people held torches, and the stars flickered on and off. Soldiers lined up to search, shouting one after another in the wind and snow, and it was very lively.

"What should we do?" Zhao Ze'an asked anxiously, "Shall we go up the mountain?"

Rong Youtang shook his head resolutely, and objected: "The moon is dark and the wind is high. Go up and fill in one by one. Who should be rescued first? Waiting is the best policy."

"But——ah!" Zhao Ze'an had nothing to say, and sighed.

The biting cold wind made people's teeth rattling, stamping their feet and wandering, looking forward to it.

It wasn't until the middle of the night that the wind and snow gradually stopped.

Just when Rong Youtang was sleepy and dozed off while standing up, a surprise shout finally came from the jungle at the foot of the mountain:

"General Guo!"

"What happened to His Royal Highness?"

"injured?"

……

Rong Youtang shuddered violently, and Zhao Ze'an who was beside him cheered and ran to meet him.

in no time

"The assassin used a trick to cover his eyes. According to the captives, His Royal Highness King Guangping is still in the city, and he was not hijacked up the mountain at all." Guo Da was soaked in blood, his eyes were solemn, and he calmly informed: "We were plotted by the ambush assassin and almost wiped out the entire army."

few days

The situation in the capital is turbulent and treacherous, but the soldiers in the Northwest don't know it, and are nervously preparing for the decisive battle with the Northern Man.

Zhao Zeyong returned to the camp in the evening with a dusty face and a calm face.

"See Your Highness!" The confidant who stayed behind hurriedly greeted him.

"Exemption."

The confidant didn't dare to delay at all, and put his hands up and said: "His Royal Highness, a letter from the capital."

Zhao Zeyong took off his saber, quickly took the secret letter, opened it quickly, and recognized the handwriting of the Fifth Prince at a glance. After a closer look, the top of the snow-white letter was written correctly:

Renyin month Renwu day ugly hour three quarters.

Hold on, don't read.

What does fifth brother mean?

Zhao Zeyong frowned in confusion, checked carefully, and confirmed that there were only a few words——