The days when I was a cat in the enemy's palace

The rain poured down.

Rainwater drips down the eaves and falls on the ground, winding and converging to form a puddle.

The door of Changle Palace was wide open, and the cool wind was blowing in, making the hall chilly.

The court lady and eunuch shivered from the cold, but Yu Tao didn't notice it.He walked back and forth anxiously, thin sweat dripping from his forehead.

Why hasn't Liangtu come back yet, he won't be caught by the elder brother.

Yu Tao paused and looked outside the hall, except for the rain and water, there was no one he wanted to see.

Sighing, Yu Tao continued to circle around the Changle Hall.

The maid couldn't help but persuaded: "Your Highness Fifth, don't worry, just take a rest."

Yu Tao glanced at her faintly, and continued to circle around.How can he not be in a hurry, the second brother's life is at stake, if he is not in a hurry, whoever is in a hurry!

Liang Chu fought for six years, and the outcome was hard to tell. Only a few days ago, there was a victory or a loss.

... Great Liang was defeated.

The second brother was captured alive.

Today, the envoys of Great Chu came to discuss the post-war matters with the emperor, and they will definitely discuss how to deal with the second brother.He wanted to go to court to listen to the latest news as soon as possible.

But the eldest brother said that he was too young, so he didn't let him go to court.

Yu Tao gets angry when he thinks about it, he walks to the table and drinks a cup of tea with his head up, only then does Yu Tao calm down a bit.

"master!"

There was a slightly shrill boyish voice, accompanied by impatient footsteps, and a little eunuch trotted in with an umbrella in a short while.

Yu Tao's eyes lit up, "Liang Tu, have you heard any news?"

Liangtu panted, "Slave, this servant approached, but was shooed away by the guards, so I didn't hear it."

"Hey!" Yu Tao clenched his fists, "My Highness will go in person!"

Those guards dared to stop Liang Tu, and even dared to stop him.

Yu Tao rushed out the door, walked through the corridor, and rushed to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, dripping with rain.

Liang Tu couldn't catch his breath, and hurriedly followed, "Master! This servant will give you an umbrella!"

It was raining heavily, and the Imperial Forest Army guarding outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation stood straight like javelins.

Yu Tao walked quickly, and was about to step on the stone steps when he raised his foot, when two red-tasseled spears were raised across his chest.

"Get out of the way! Your Highness, do you dare to stop me?"

The two imperial guards looked at each other, looked at the prince who was as beautiful as jade in front of him, retracted the red-tasseled spear, bowed his head and cupped his fists, "I don't dare, please forgive me, Fifth Highness!"

As we all know, in the Liang Palace, even if you offend the crown prince or the emperor, you should not offend the fifth prince.

Offend the former, you only need to bear the anger of one person.However, to offend the latter, you need to bear the wrath of the first two.

It's really... I can't afford it.

The two imperial guards turned sideways, looked ahead, as if they didn't see Yu Tao, and let him approach the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Yu Tao snorted softly, stepped up the stone steps, and ran towards the Hall of Mental Cultivation.When approaching the main hall, he slowed down.

The guards waiting outside the palace gate watched their noses, noses, mouths and hearts, but they didn't see anything.

Approaching cautiously, Yu Tao poked his head out quietly, watching the movements in the hall.

In the hall, the emperor was sitting on the dragon chair, his face was not very good-looking.The eldest brother stood under the father's head, his face was exactly the same as the father's, extremely ugly.

Yu Tao muttered, what happened?

Could it be... something happened to the second brother? !

Yu Tao's face changed, and he thought: Don't!Bodhisattva bless the Buddha, as long as the second brother is safe and sound, I will let the second brother reshape the golden body for you and burn incense for you every day!

"Can you say that again?"

When the elder brother's voice came, Yu Tao came back to his senses and stared inside with all his attention.

The grey-haired Chu envoy repeated, "First, cut off nineteen cities and return them to Chu; second, the five princes of your country will go to Chu as hostages in exchange for peace between the two countries and the life of the second prince."

The envoy's old voice was not low, and Yu Tao could hear it clearly when he was standing at the gate of the hall.

Yu Tao was taken aback, what was the old man's last sentence?

...Let him go to Chu State as a hostage?

There was a rumbling sound in the sky, and a bright color exploded.

Yu Tao felt that the thunder in the sky seemed to strike his forehead.

He was so confused that he couldn't find Bei.

In the palace, the prince Yu Jin's face was gloomy, he gritted his teeth and endured it, finally couldn't bear it anymore, and drew his sword across the envoy's neck.

"Dare you say it again?"

The envoy was not afraid at all, "For the sake of friendly relations between the two countries, please send the fifth prince to Dachu as a hostage."

"you!"

Yu Jin held the sword and exerted force, a bloodstain immediately appeared on the envoy's neck, dripping bright red blood.

With a sharp pain in the neck, the envoy changed his expression and swallowed, "Behead the envoy, are you trying to provoke a war?"

Yu Jin snorted coldly, "You won't be able to see the left and right, so what do you do?"

As he spoke, his hands trembled, causing the envoy to stiffen in fright.

"Sorry, shaking hands."

The envoy was drenched in cold sweat, and tremblingly looked at the high-ranking Emperor Liang, "Your Majesty, you think so too? When the people are displaced, will you bear it?"

Emperor Liang sighed, "They are all my subjects, so of course I can't bear it."

The envoy secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "The crown prince is acting on his behalf, and if he wants to start a war, don't you care?"

Emperor Liang: "Everything the prince does represents my will."

"..."

The envoy's face suddenly turned pale, and he wanted to cry but had no tears.

Emperor Liang: "Post-war terms, maybe we can negotiate again?"

The envoy trembled, "Chen Rong sent a letter to His Majesty the Emperor of Chu..."

Yu Jin's hands trembled, and the sharp blade swayed. It didn't deepen the wound on the envoy's neck, but it shook off a layer of bloody flesh.

"I'm sorry, my hands are shaking."

The envoys shook like sifting chaff, and spit out the minimum bottom line required by the emperor of Chu like beans.

"Cut off ten cities, plus, the fifth prince will go to Chu State as a hostage..."

Emperor Liang: "Is there room for further discussion?"

"No……"

Before the envoy finished speaking, he saw that Yu Jin's hands were about to shake again, so he immediately changed his voice.

"Yes, yes! Five cities, only five cities! There are also five princes who will enter the Chu Palace as hostages."

The envoy burst into tears, he is sorry for His Majesty!

Emperor Liang: "The fifth prince is a pledge, may we discuss it again?"

The envoy stared at Yu Jin's hand, fearing that his hand would shake again, "His Majesty the Emperor of Chu requests that the Fifth Prince must go to the Kingdom of Chu, which cannot be discussed."

"Really?" Yu Jin wondered, "You know, my hands are shaking."

He said, but the hand holding the sword was very steady, with a little force, the blade was embedded in the flesh and blood of the envoy, stained dark red.

The envoy trembled: "No, no more discussions."

Yu Jin raised her head and looked at Emperor Liang who was in the high position. The two looked at each other, everything was kept silent.

"In that case, it's useless to keep you."

A cold light flashed in Yu Jin's eyes, she raised her sword and dropped it——

"slow!"

The envoy backed away clutching his bleeding neck, his face pale and bloodless, "If you dare to kill me, just wait for the second prince's corpse!"

He was so scared that the envoy didn't feel that scared anymore.Whether it is life or death, you will know if you fight!

Yu Jin's complexion changed, and he secretly thought that things were going to get worse.

The dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, because he is too impatient and pushes people too hard.

Outside the hall, Yu Tao's face turned pale when he heard his voice, before he recovered, he heard the old man continue to say:

"I'm no more than a mere servant. It's a great honor to be accompanied by the second prince of your country on the road to Huangquan!"

After the envoy finished speaking, his face turned serious, "You don't need to force me, the old minister is loyal to His Majesty the Emperor of Chu, and he will serve the country and the people all his life, and he will not be in vain in this world!"

"It's a pity that your second prince, the good time is gone like this."

As he spoke, he slammed into the sword in Yu Jin's hand.

Yu Jin's face darkened, and she retracted her sword in time.

At the same time, Yu Tao also rushed out and grabbed the envoy.

The old man can't die, and his second brother can't live if he dies.

"Tao Tao?" Yu Jin threw the sword to the attendant, "Why are you here?"

Yu Tao was a little stunned, he was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and asked someone to grab the envoy to prevent him from moving, and then answered Yu Jin's question.

"I, I stroll..."

"Xiao Wu!" Emperor Liang frowned, "Don't look around at what he said."

Yu Tao saluted, pursed his mouth, "I feel uncomfortable staying in Changle Hall, so I came out...for a stroll...for a while."

Under Liang Huang's majestic gaze, Yu Tao's voice became lower and lower, and his head lowered.

"Come out for a walk on a rainy day?"

Liang Huang looked at him and saw that his left sleeve and the hem of his shirt were dark. He paused, and his voice subconsciously softened, "There is nothing here, go back quickly."

"Father—"

"Be obedient!" Emperor Liang said, "Prince, send Xiao Wu back."

The envoy was pressed to the ground and looked up at Yu Tao with a dark light in his eyes.

Grabbing the land with their heads, the envoy acted as if he was going to die in the Liang Palace.

"Your Majesty, the old minister can only repay you in the next life for the kindness of knowing you!"

Yu Tao was startled: "Hold him, hold him!"

"Mouth! Shut your mouth! He's going to bite his tongue and kill himself!"

"Don't, don't let him ask for death!"

……

"Old man! My Highness is going to Chu State, don't commit suicide!"

"Don't ask for death!"

What will happen to my second brother if you die!

The envoy blushed, "Really?"

"real!"

Yu Tao clenched his fist, wasn't he acting as a proton? !He should be!I don't believe that the dog emperor of Chu can do anything to him!

Yu Jin scolded: "Tao Tao, what nonsense are you talking about!"

Emperor Liang said coldly: "Xiao Wu, don't talk nonsense!"

Yu Tao: "My son is not talking nonsense, my father and brother love me, and my son also wants to do something for my father and brother."

"I don't want anything to happen to my second brother, I want him to come back safely."

"Little five."

"Tao Tao."

Yu Tao's rare stubborn temper broke out, "Father has promised that you will not interfere with what my son wants to do."

Emperor Liang: "...Xiao Wu, my father doesn't interfere, I just want you to think about it for a while?"

Yu Tao sniffed, "My son is sure."

The envoy got up, "I also ask the fifth prince to set a date to go to Chu State as soon as possible, so that the second prince can return safely as soon as possible."

Yu Tao: "...Okay."

The day to go to Chu State was set, just five days later.

Five days passed in a flash, Yu Jin sullenly, without saying a word, sent Yu Tao to the border, where Liangchu borders.

The border is cold and the sky is full of yellow sand.Yu Tao opened the curtain, vaguely looking at the soldiers in front of him who escorted him to the capital.

When they got closer, they could see a person pressing down in front of them.

That person has bright eyes and star eyebrows, his eyebrows are three points similar to Yu Tao's, he is the second prince of Great Liang, Yu Tao's second elder brother, Yu Yue.

Yu Tao looked at him, saw that he was safe and sound, and finally felt relieved.

The family is safe and sound, and he agreed to go to Chu State as a hostage, and he will not lose money.

"Brother, won't you say goodbye to me?"

Ever since he said he was going to the Chu country, the eldest brother kept a dark face and never said a word to him.Presumably he was angry at him for making his own claims.

The little brother who has loved him for 17 years looked at him eagerly, and Yu Jin finally couldn't bear it anymore, "I, father, and your second brother are waiting for you to come back."

"it is good!"

Yu Tao smiled and narrowed his eyes, two dimples were sunken on his cheeks.

Yu Jin stopped, and continued to drive his carriage forward, joining the queue of Chu State.

Yu Tao watched the figure in the distance shrink until he couldn't see it at all, so he lowered the curtain.

The nose was sore, the eye sockets were red, a hot tear fell straight down, and Yu Tao wiped away the tears indiscriminately.

He didn't cry.