May you live in peace

In the winter in the Southwest, there is no snow in many places, only when the wind blows over the cheeks of passers-by, it will bring a pain like a knife.Along the road outside the city, the leaves are sparse and yellow, but green can still be seen, which is a unique scene in the south.

After [-] days, Yin Xi's team arrived at Zangke County, Yizhou in the southwest, where Luhu was stationed.

In order not to attract the attention of the surrounding residents, Yin Xi ordered the following officers and soldiers to disperse into several teams, and arrived at the camp first.Then he took the cronies around him and went to Lu Zhu's tent through the side door.

Lu Zhu had been waiting outside the tent for a long time, when he saw Yin Xi coming, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

"I have been waiting for the eldest princess here for a long time."

Yin Xi got off the horse and helped Lu Zhu who was kneeling on one knee.

"With the armor on the body, there is no need to give a full salute."

The two did not communicate much outside the tent, but directly entered the main tent, where many soldiers were already waiting, and it looked like they had been preparing for a long time.

Yin Xi didn't go directly to the main seat, but stood in the middle of the camp, and said to the soldiers who saluted her.

"You generals have worked hard. It is not easy for me to attract too much attention when I come here. It is better for the generals to treat me as usual."

Perhaps it was because the Eldest Princess' attitude was too friendly, and the soldiers who had never seen the Eldest Princess' face were slightly relieved.Seeing that she didn't sit in the marshal's position when she came, and knew that the eldest princess didn't intend to stand up in front of them, she was even less afraid.

Lu Zhu and his father Lu Zhi often communicated by letter, and he knew Yin Xi was a decisive and courageous person. Seeing Yin Xi's easy-going behavior today, he did not underestimate this royal princess because of it.

"Marshal Lu, please tell us about the current situation."

"Princess Hui, it's been three years since the last time I knew about this secretly operating organization."

Yin Xi looked at Lu Zhu with blank eyes.

"The memorial reported by the marshal was mentioned at the end of last year."

Lu Zhu didn't shy away from it, but knelt on the ground on one knee.

"The minister is guilty, this matter is indeed the minister's mistake."

"how do I say this?"

Yin Xi's inquiry made Lu Zhu silent for a while, during which time, one of the soldiers who had been standing aside stood up.This person is not very old, he should have just reached his thirties, but he has the demeanor of a general.

"This matter is the fault of the general. It was the general who noticed it back then. At that time, he didn't know that this was an organization operating secretly. He only knew that they conspired with private parties and often organized missionary activities in different places. The general was very angry at the time. Wanting to make a name for himself, he did not inform the marshal of this matter for the time being, and privately brought his bodyguards to surround him, but he found nothing, and made a fool of himself."

Lu Zhu took the initiative to stand up and clarify the matter with his cronies, and quickly gestured for color, but was rejected, so he had to speak to Yin Xi.

"The crime of the minister."

Yin Xi didn't blame Lu Zhu, but helped him get up first, then lowered his eyebrows and thought about what the general said just now.It seems that these people's awareness of prevention is not generally high, or that their eyeliner is very long?

"Go on."

Seeing that Yin Xi didn't take him down immediately, the general was ready to be questioned for a long time, but seeing Yin Xi staring at him, he quickly answered with his head buried.

"The last general led two guards to inquire about their permanent dens and places with large-scale missions, and learned that they were a small wave of foreign residents from the west. They declared to the people here that their ancestors were originally Hao Guo People, after several twists and turns, drifted to the northwest border area, and finally decided to return here."

"Ancestors from the Hao Kingdom? In other words, they were not citizens of our country?" Yin Xi asked.

"The final general doesn't know, he only knows that the common people say so."

Yin Xi nodded to show her understanding and let him continue.

"At that time, the general felt strange, so he sent several waves of people to stay in various places to see if they could encounter the secret activities of this organization again. After three months, we captured a group of people who behaved more secretly and had secret handover activities. Members of the association. However, when we searched the carriages and salutes they carried with them, we found that they were all tea and dried fruits. At the end, the general asked two of them to be questioned separately. They all said that they came from outsiders Merchants. The general asked them why they handed over privately, which was like an association. They said that they were cautious because they crossed the border secretly and came here to smuggle. The general immediately took people to rush there, but found that it was only the local residents who were discussing and arranging the New Year. All the human guards were killed. When the general came out of the cell, he was ambushed by them and the whole army was wiped out."

When the general said what happened later, he lowered his head in shame, thinking that he had been defending the border for almost seven or eight years, but was suppressed by this newly established association, which was simply shameless.

"How many troops did you bring?"

"Princess Hui, five hundred."

Yin Xi's eyes narrowed, the five hundred soldiers at the border gate, since they don't even have the power to fight back, don't they?

"I heard from the Marshal that he has found the place where they are temporarily stationed?"

Seeing Yin Xi asking him, Lu Zhu quickly stepped forward and answered.

"Exactly, after hearing the news from Ziwu, I immediately started to arrange to investigate this matter. Because of Wu's big mistake at the beginning, and because I didn't find out any situation at that time, I didn't immediately file a letter to the court. Just After many investigations by Beizhi, it was only at the beginning of spring in the first half of last year that I learned of their temporary altar. Because of the previous incident with Ziwu, Beizhi did not dare to underestimate the enemy, so he brought [-] soldiers there. I still underestimated their power. It rained heavily that day and the ground was slippery. The humble officer ordered the cavalry to unload their horses and move forward lightly, but they were ambushed on the mountainside. They took advantage of the loose soil on the mountain and dug up the roots. Sliding down from the top, less than half of our people came back, and the rest were washed into the lake at the bottom of the mountain and were never found."

The more Lu Zhu talked, the more sad he became, but Yin Xi felt a little palpitated. These people knew Lu Zhu's arrangement so well, not to mention that Lu Zhu was originally the Marshal of the Southwest Region, and he never slackened in training soldiers and horses. Well, Lu Zhu is an upright and low-key person. The leaders of ethnic minorities in various places treat him with courtesy. There should be no traitors in this camp.Yin Xi glanced at all the soldiers around, and saw that most of them were shy and unable to speak, but there was only one person who surprised Yin Xi.Looking at the attire, she knew at a glance that this was a female general, but she never knew that when there was a female general in the closed tent?

Perhaps it was because Yin Xi's scrutinizing eyes were a little obvious, the female general stood up and said.

"The general has something to say."

Yin Xi took a closer look at her, and saw that she should be only twenty-eight years old. Although she stood upright, her face was a bit vicissitudes, and her body was not as thin as a woman's, but a little strong.

"speak."

"On the day when the marshal led his troops to encircle and suppress the mountain, the last general's troops were at the foot of the mountain. At that time, a landslide occurred on the mountain, and many of our soldiers were dispersed. The last general sent people to the mountain to take care of it. Although the lettering and pattern of the lettering are worn, they are still recognizable."

After the female general finished speaking, Lu Zhu looked up at her a little surprised, why she didn't give him such an important thing.But after thinking about it, at that time, because the situation was beyond his imagination, he hurriedly wrote a letter to the court. When he was busy, sometimes he almost didn't see anyone, and he might have neglected this matter.

Seeing that there was such an important item that had not been reported, Yin Xi hurriedly took the cloth from the guard.

The familiar fabric is made of the same material as the small piece of cloth that Lu Zhu handed over last time, but this piece is more complete. Yin Xi clearly saw the words on it, "Emperor Shengwuzun, personally wrote the title, rise'.

Yin Xi smiled slightly, it seemed that it was indeed them, the late emperor's son, former crown prince Yin Qi.

The soldiers present saw that the Eldest Princess' expression changed slightly, but they didn't know what she was laughing at, so they could only look at each other, not knowing what to say.

Yin Xi knew that Yin Qi must have been executed.Back then, her father, who is now the emperor, had spent so much painstaking efforts and tried so many methods to bring down Yin Qi for this dragon chair, how could he let him survive.But now, this group of people who use the name of Yin Qi and organize the congregation to spread reactionary slogans everywhere, Yin Xi can also guess the phrase "return against the sky, repeat the sage", and it was definitely not eliminated at that time Remnant, wanted to cause an uproar again, and then get the position that should belong to him.

Yin Xi couldn't help mocking Yin Ran secretly, he never expected that one day he would miss and leave a disaster for himself.Putting the cloth away, Yin Xi walked up to Lu Zhu's position, looked at the soldiers standing up again below, and said.

"I am here this time, not to entangle you whether you are right or wrong. Now, these things have happened, and it is impossible to make up for any crimes or mistakes. Now, I need you to send all the things that can be related to this matter. The information should be sorted out again, and then written into a document, handed over to the marshal, and then passed on to the palace. The soldiers who were originally arranged to be dispatched to investigate this matter are still not moving, but don't argue at any time, causing suspicion. Marshal Lu, you Then send troops and horses to the place where the ambush was encountered last time, carefully search for the things that may be left behind, and let them pay attention to whether there are caves nearby that can be used as organs or passages, especially on the ground or slopes."

Seeing Yin Xi's order, Lu Zhu quickly accepted it.

"Although I don't want to pursue this matter, since I made a mistake, I will deal with it according to military regulations. First, you will be demoted three levels in a row, but your original duties will not be changed. After you have performed meritorious service, you will be restored to your original duties."

Gu Ziwu saw that the eldest princess was talking to him.Thinking that causing such a catastrophe, it should be a capital crime, but the eldest princess did not execute herself, but let herself take the crime and make meritorious service.Quickly thanked him, and expressed his loyalty, showing his determination not to give up until he wiped out this secret organization this time.

Yin Xi just nodded, looking at Gu Ziwu's state and the excitement of the other soldiers present, she didn't intend to pursue this matter at first, after all, she came here not just to find out this matter.First let Lu Zhu arrange the soldiers below and arrange the deployment of this matter, Yin Xi looked at the remaining generals and guards, asked Lu Zhu to come forward, and said to him.

"Marshal Lu, is there any movement from Annan?"

It may be that the eldest princess asked a little suddenly, which made Lu Zhu stunned for a moment before realizing what the eldest princess asked.

"Princess Hui, no."

Yin Xi raised her eyebrows.

"Really not?"

Lu Zhu's complexion changed, thinking that he has been busy dealing with these secret organizations and associations recently, and indeed ignored the matter about Annan.But thinking about the secret security sent by the frontier army not long ago, even though the authenticity has not yet been identified, but based on the last lesson, Lu Zhu also felt that he should tell the eldest princess.

"Not long ago, Beizhi received secret security from the frontier army, saying that the soldiers stationed at the border with Annan found signs of transfer of Annan's soldiers. But because they didn't dare to inquire deeply, they had to report this matter to Beizhi in advance."

Yin Xi's eyes moved, but she didn't express anything. It seems that the secret security of the secret guard not long ago is indeed true.

Yin Xi asked Lu Zhu to pay more attention to this matter, especially the defense at the border. She always felt that this year was definitely not a safe year.

Seeing Princess Chang's serious expression, Lu Zhu instantly knew the seriousness of this matter, and also realized whether he was used to being comfortable in the past few years, and even his vigilance had dropped to such a point.So, he didn't dare to be negligent and negligent, and he clasped his fists at Yin Xi and replied, already thinking about the assignment and arrangement in his heart.

Yin Xi naturally trusted Lu Zhu, he was almost the same temperament as his father Lu Zhi, he was extremely cautious and intelligent in dealing with things and being a person, and he did not procrastinate in his arrangements.Seeing that what he wanted to say was pretty much the same, he prepared to go back to his tent first. After all, he had been traveling all night for the past few days and was exhausted by boats and cars, so he would inevitably feel sleepy.

Lu Zhu wanted to arrange someone to send the eldest princess back to the camp, but Yin Xi refused. When he walked to the gate of the camp, he saw the female general standing behind the gate clearly.After handing over the things to herself, she quietly shrank behind the group of soldiers, ignoring such a special person.

"Take me to familiarize myself with the barracks."

Seeing the Eldest Princess speaking, Lu Zhu didn't dare to stop him, so he asked the female general to lead the Eldest Princess to inspect the camp.The female general first looked up at Yin Xi, and saw that she was looking at her with great interest. After meeting her eyes, she quickly lowered her head. The princess's deep eyes were too deep and full of energy, which made her dare not look directly at her. .After bowing down and saluting to express his understanding, he opened the curtain and signaled Yin Xi to step out of the tent first.

Along the way, the two of them didn't communicate too much. Yin Xi's temperament is a bit slow and hot, unlike her own sister, she likes to chat with strangers.

Looking around at the camps, the camping style on the border of Hao country is almost the same, densely packed tents, divided into several areas, but it doesn't look chaotic.For some reason, I remembered the things in the border country, those days that were only one year apart, but the ever-changing days.

Perhaps because of the special status of the people around her, Yin Xi always thinks of Gao Shan, who is obviously a daughter, but is somewhat different from her strong and mature daughter.

In fact, it's not that Yin Xi can't think of Gao Shan. From the moment she disappeared to the present, the five-plus months have been long and difficult.She used almost all the power in her hands, but she didn't even have any news. From the worry and fear at the beginning to the self-comfort now, she can only pray to God to let Gao Shan not have an accident, and she can only comfort herself, without her The news, maybe it is the best news, maybe, she was just hidden by someone, and she was not harmed.

In the end, even she would laugh at herself. She was afraid in her heart, fearing that Gao Shan would encounter an accident. This kind of worry was mixed in her heart, and she even made herself busy every day like a donkey pulling a mill, as if in this way she could forget the fact that Gao Shan was not by her side .

Even resting became a burden for her. When she woke up at night, she habitually called the names of the people around her, but after groping for a piece of ice, she vaguely remembered the things she had been missing for a long time.

Sometimes, when she was looking up the memorial that Luo Er gave her, she would be distracted, thinking that while she was so busy, the people around her were no longer buried beside her like before, asking each other for warmth, so Is there any meaning to my life?She would be startled by her wild thoughts and the pen would slip from the palm of her hand, and when she saw the ink spilled on the table, she would feel that her thoughts were too terrible, but she couldn't help the sadness in her heart, and her eyes were red.If something unexpected happens to Takasugi, what should she do?

Perhaps it was because Yin Xi didn't hide the turmoil in her heart. The female general beside her had to bury her head deeper when she saw that the expression of the eldest princess became bright and sometimes dark after sneaking a glance at her.

"What's your name?"

Perhaps it was because Yin Xi didn't expect Yin Xi to speak, but when she heard her asking himself, she couldn't help feeling tense.

"Princess Princess, the humble surname is Wen, and the name is Jin."

Yin Xi was distracted by her surname at first, and then felt that her name sounded familiar, did she seem to have heard it?

"The first emperor's prime minister, Wen Mo, who belonged to you?"

Seeing Yin Xi stop, the female general looked at her from scrutiny to inquiry now.When I heard her asking myself a question, I couldn't help but feel shocked. Sure enough, the eldest princess is a smart and sensitive person.

Yin Xi saw that her eyes were complicated, but she didn't mean to be afraid of herself, and she was not in a hurry to leave, waiting for her to tell herself her answer.

When Wen Jin told Yin Xi her name, she had already made plans in her heart. She had heard many rumors, most of which were folk comments that the eldest princess was good at.That's why I dared to tell her my name so blatantly, and I also liked that the eldest princess could bring her family back to the past.

"It's my father."

Yin Xi had guessed it a long time ago, but she was still a little surprised. Didn't expect that the Wen family who was massacred back then, and the surviving descendants, were in such a remote area?

"You are Wen Yu's youngest sister, Wen Jin?"

Wen Jin nodded, Yin Xi instantly understood, no wonder the name is so familiar.Suddenly recalling Yin Qi's decapitation, Jiao Tianao couldn't forgive Wen Mo for marrying Wen Yu to Yin Qi. The Wen family collapsed overnight and was almost slaughtered.And the night before Wen Mo was beheaded, it was Wen Yu's [-]-day banquet.The very few remaining blood of the Wen family were sent to the frontier and were not allowed to return to Beijing. I never thought that since I was in this place, I would be able to run into the blood of the Wen family.

Seeing that Yin Xi had no intention of killing herself, Wen Jin also knew that she was right in betting, so she knelt down and begged.

"I also hope that the eldest princess will restore the Wen family's innocence."

Yin Xi saw her kneeling in front of her with a bang, and there were patrolling soldiers around, so she buried her head and left immediately.

Yin Xi sighed speechlessly, helped Wen Jin up, and signaled her to go to a place where no one was around.Seeing this, Wen Jin hurriedly followed.

"How many people are left in the Wen family?" Yin Xi's tone was a little dull. The only major event that Jiao Tianao did that caused a sensation in the capital was something that many ministers and common people could not accept. It might have destroyed the Wen family.Looking at the chapped skin on Wen Jin's skin due to being in this border area all year round, he still asked a little unbearably.

Wen Jin's brows and eyes were painful at first, then she raised her head again and replied.

"There are only lowly jobs left, and the domestic slaves who have always carried lowly jobs."

Yin Xi was taken aback for a moment, and finally couldn't help lowering her head and sighing.

"Why are you here?"

Seeing the shallow sympathy in Yin Xi's eyes, Wen Jin relaxed her heart and told Yin Xi all her stories.It turned out that after Wen Mo's death, because she was young, she was taken to this southwest region by her slaves to avoid disasters. She happened to meet Su Yi, the former marshal stationed in the southwest region who served here, who was also Wen Mo's best friend. Therefore, was taken in.

Later, when Lu Zhu worked here, because he had studied under Su Yi for a period of time, of course he treated the descendants of this writer family more politely, and Wen Jin was smart, so he gained his current status.

Yin Xi thought that the Wen family was a well-known loyal minister during the late emperor's time, and therefore, agreed to Wen Jin's request, and restored the status of the Wen family after returning to the capital.

Seeing this, Wen Jin knelt down to thank her again, Yin Xi didn't stop her, but let her stand up.She pinched the center of her brow tiredly, maybe, she was too tired.

Wen Jin didn't seem to notice Yin Xi's tiredness, she still had something to tell Yin Xi.Seeing that she didn't leave, Yin Xi asked again with a look of hesitation.

"What else is there?"

I saw Wen Jin knelt down again, lowered her body and said, "I also ask the eldest princess to beware of the national teacher."

Yin Xi narrowed her eyes slightly, what do you mean, and looked at her a few more times, she has stayed in the border for more than [-] years, what is the relationship between the national teacher and her?

Perhaps it was because Yin Xi's eyes were too sharp, Wen Jin just felt as if the sharp edge was on his neck, looked up and saw Yin Xi's eyes were full of thoughts, so she quickly buried her head and said hastily.

"The humble job does not mean to harm the eldest princess, nor is it the idea of ​​​​separating the eldest princess and the national teacher, but the servant of the humble job is the nanny of the sister Wen Yu. She told the humble job that the national teacher is a person It’s not how it looks in the eyes of the world.”

Yin Xi was puzzled at first, but listened to her.

"My sister had a dispute with the national teacher before she was alive, and it happened to be overheard by the slaves. I only know that after the national teacher left, my sister locked herself in the room and cried for a day. From what my sister chanted intermittently, the national The teacher seems to have some tricks in his mind."

Maybe it was because her last words were too bold, she and Yin Xi were taken aback.Yin Xi didn't know how to answer. When Jiao Tianao was young, she didn't exist in this world. It seemed that no one except Yin Ran knew about his past.So, what does Wen Jin's words mean today? Is it possible that there are too many things that I don't know?

Yin Xi asked Wen Jin to retreat, and stayed alone in the camp. For no reason, she felt that this winter was unusually cold.She gathered the cloak, but was stunned when she saw the cloak. In the past, there was a warm but slightly rough hand that would help her put on the cloak and ask her about the cold, but now, she was alone.There was a sudden pain in her heart, as if being squeezed tightly by someone, which made her breathless.

Yin Xi fell down on the chair and squeezed her skirt tightly until the pain disappeared, but she didn't know what happened just now, she only felt that something important was taken away from her heart.She stood up suddenly, walked to the gate of the camp, looked at the continuous mountains in the distance, and shouted in a low voice.

"Takasugi."

On the other side, the palace.

Gao Shan always felt restless these days, but he didn't know why.When I returned to the Jinhua Hall, I saw that Doctor Zhang was standing at the door instead of staying in the hall, as if he was waiting for her.When he saw Gao Shan, he hurried forward, but seeing the puzzled faces of the guards around him, he walked to Gao Shan's side with full stride.

"Your Majesty is awake." Doctor Zhang leaned down and whispered in her ear, although he smiled as if he was talking to her unimportantly, but the shaking of his facial muscles could still tell that he was not at peace.

Gao Shan's fingers shook, and seeing Doctor Zhang's expression, he quickened his pace and followed him into the side hall of Jinhua Hall. After closing the door, he lit the stove and boiled the medicine.

"Doctor Zhang, what's going on?"

After Gao Shan finished everything, he walked to Doctor Zhang, saw him put down the herbs in his hand, and said with a serious expression.

"Yesterday, the old man took care of You in His Majesty's main hall according to his previous habits, and then returned to his side hall to rest. In the middle of the night, when the old man got up at night, he saw a faint candlelight in His Majesty's hall, so he sneaked over .”

Seeing that after half a month of waiting, Gao Shan finally got something, so he couldn't help being a little excited.

"Did you see anyone else?"

"Yes, there was a person who came to His Majesty's main hall last night, and the old man heard His Majesty talking to him." Doctor Zhang first sighed, but he didn't expect that His Majesty was already awake, but he kept pretending to be sick. What to do?

"Has the imperial doctor ever recognized that man's voice?"

Doctor Zhang shook his head first, Gao Shanben was a little disappointed, but heard him say.

"Although the old man didn't recognize the owner of the voice, he saw him."

Takasugi was surprised, and quickly looked at him with hot eyes.

"That man is wearing a blue brocade robe. If the old man is not mistaken, he is the imperial censor Zhongcheng, Pan Chan."

Gao Shan was startled, only to hear a bang in his head, but he calmed down quickly.If that person is him, it makes sense. After all, Pan Chan has shown abilities different from ordinary people from the very beginning.

"Did they find you?"

"No, the old man has been squatting by the window not far away, the night is dark, no one should notice."

Gao Shan nodded, and once again thanked Dr. Zhang for his trust and help. Dr. Zhang declined with a smile.In fact, he didn't know why he was so muddle-headed in helping this girl, whose identity was still unknown, to do such a rebellious thing as spying on the emperor.However, there was another voice in the dark that made him believe Gao Shan again, believing that she was protecting the eldest princess and Hao Guo.After all, not long after the eldest princess left the palace, His Majesty woke up voluntarily. He is also an old minister who has been through the road for so many years.

After thanking Imperial Doctor Zhang, Gao Shan went into the small room where medicinal materials were placed, took out a piece of paper, wrote the incident on the paper, folded it into a small square, and put it in the dark sleeve of his robe.

At night, when Gao Shan left the Jinhua Palace, he passed this letter to Yin Jiao. Looking at the heavy snowfall outside again, he was even more worried and missed Yin Xi who was far away in the southwest.

'Hey, may you be safe. '