The prince is hard to serve

As night falls, the moon is on the branches, and the sky is full of stars, indicating that tomorrow will be a sunny day.

But at this time, in the king's tent in the middle of the "ghost mountain" garrison on the outskirts of the city.

Concubine Liang, who fled from the cold palace overnight, was sitting on a chair in the tent, glaring at a middle-aged man sitting at the front of the long table with a pair of beautiful eyes, her expression was extremely fierce, but also mixed with a little fear , quite a bit of a stern look.

On the other hand, the middle-aged man sitting not far away, no matter how Concubine Liang glared at him, he always kept his head down, drinking tea sips, unmoved at all, with an indifferent expression, but if you observe carefully, you can see the eyes of his eyes. A trace of anger and killing intent remained.

The name of this middle-aged man is Xue Yi, a native of Huaiyang. Twenty years ago, King Huai accidentally saved his life, and later helped him avenge his bloody revenge. So far, he has made up his mind to follow him wholeheartedly. King Huai.

Xue Yi's appearance is really ordinary and honest, if he walks in the crowd, no one will take a second look at him.But he has a gentle and honest face, but he is extremely intelligent and vicious. He is skilled in martial arts and good at using hidden weapons. He often kills people invisible in the blink of an eye. Taking a slanted front has given Duke Huai many strange tricks, and the results are not small.

Because of this, Duke Huai began to use him more and more, secretly recruiting troops and plotting rebellion, he was involved in it, and he even stepped forward to recruit people in the Jianghu.

Moreover, before King Huai brought his concubine into Beijing this time, he entrusted him with [-] troops and other important matters in advance, giving him great power.

If it weren't for his true confidant, Duke Huai would not have put his heart to it, and even put his own life in his hands. Of course, he did not disappoint Duke Huai's trust. Duke Huai planned to serve Duke Huai as his lifelong master.

At this moment, the reason why he didn't send people to rescue King Huai was because he knew that Emperor Yan would definitely set up many ambushes in Dali Temple, if they went there, they would be throwing themselves into a trap and falling into Emperor Yan's arms.Only by standing still and going down the mountain to attack the city according to the original plan, can Duke Huai be saved. Moreover, they have [-] elite soldiers, and there are only a small number of imperial guards in the capital. How can they fight against them?

These are the most obvious ones, and anyone with a little brain can analyze them, but it's a pity that Concubine Liang's whole heart is attached to Duke Huai, and her rationality has long since disappeared, she doesn't think about anything else at all, only thinking about saving Duke Huai.

After leaving the palace with the people sent by Jiang Xi last night, she stayed in the city overnight because the city gate was not open. She left the city early the next day, found the contact office set up by King Huai, and asked them to find him. People, send her up the mountain.

After going up the mountain, she was led directly into the tent, and there was only Xue Yi in the tent.

Concubine Liang knew Xue Yi. She had met Xue Yi several times in the palace when she delivered the news for Duke Huai. He was told all the news that there might be a traitor in the army.

Concubine Liang's sudden departure from the palace, as well as her words, were a bit of a coincidence in terms of timing, Xue Yi naturally didn't fully believe it, and held a dubious attitude——

The part that he believes is because he has investigated Jiang Xi, and he knows that Jiang Xi is infatuated with Concubine Liang, and he is indeed a person who will do irrational behavior for the sake of love and Concubine Liang.

It is entirely possible for Jiang Xi to do such a thing of saving Concubine Liang from the cold palace.

But today is the most critical time, they are already on the verge of attacking, they have to launch, and they cannot fail, therefore, no matter how big or small, everything needs to be watertight, Liang Concubine's words, whether he believes it or not, he needs to check it carefully some.

So, after thinking for a while, he ordered someone to invite a few people in the army who were quite prestigious in the rivers and lakes. The sects standing behind them were all big sects. among them.

The reason why these people in the Jianghu are willing to follow King Huai and commit such heinous crimes is that on the one hand, they are interested in profit, and King Huai promised them high officials and generous salary, and on the other hand, It was Xue Yi who was holding onto their secrets. Once it was announced, not only would they be infamous and despised by the world, but they might also have no peace and worry all day long that someone would kill them.

But compared to the latter, the former is the most important, and they are more fancy.

After entering the tent, they didn't show any surprise when they saw Concubine Liang sitting inside. They just bowed their hands to her perfunctorily, and then turned their eyes to Xue Yi.

Looking up, Xue Yi glanced at them sharply, then pointed to the positions on both sides of the long table, and said softly, "Everyone, please sit down first."

After taking their seats according to the words, several people looked at each other, and they all saw the doubt in each other's eyes.

They didn't understand what Xue Yi suddenly sent someone to find them.

In silence, Xue Yi tapped the table with his index finger. He didn't speak first, but looked at them one by one, with his eyes slightly squinted, revealing his radiance.

It would be fine if he was being scrutinized by a beautiful woman, but the other party was not only a man, but also a middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance, which made everyone present feel weird.

Couldn't bear it any longer, so one of them was the most aggressive, the head of the Kongtong faction opened his mouth first, he frowned and said: "Xue Yi, you called all of us here, what is the reason?" ?”

Hearing this, Xue Yi raised his eyebrows, glanced at him, and after pondering for a while, said bluntly: "I called you here because the concubine Liang brought a message from the palace, saying that among the few of you, there is already Someone colluded with the imperial court and agreed to be an internal response... Tell me, is there such a thing?"

As he spoke, he never left their eyes for a moment, observing their every move.

He said it directly on purpose, in order to prevent them from being prepared in time, and without any psychological preparation. If there is really someone who responds inside, it is easy to show their feet during his sudden questioning.

Hearing this, several people looked at each other in blank dismay, their faces turned cold, and they all felt extremely absurd.

It was the head of the Kongtong faction who spoke first again. He hammered the table angrily, opened his eyes and said angrily: "We have been staying on this mountain all day long, except for the soldiers in the camp. How can you collude with people in the court?! It's just talking nonsense."

At this time, the leader of the Diancang Sect also spoke, and he frowned and said, "Just like what the head of the Kongtong Sect said, the few of us have never left the mountain for half a step. Everyone can prove that, I think, Could it be that you made a mistake, Madam?"

Concubine Liang trusted Jiang Xi, and was convinced that he would not deceive her. Upon hearing the words, she replied in a choked voice: "How can I make a mistake, among the few of you, there must be something hidden in it—"

The head of the Kongtong faction slapped the table and stood up, staring at his big eyes like copper bells: "You spout blood!"

Concubine Liang looked at him with a sneer: "Could it be that you are the internal response, I am right, you are so angry when you are afraid?"

"you--"

"enough!"

The words stopped them from continuing to suspect and quarrel with each other, Xue Yi said in a low voice: "You don't need to quarrel, now is the critical moment, any matter that will affect the action, you need to check it out, since the empress has already said it, then I will trouble a few, carefully I will explain everything I have done in the past seven days in detail, and if I am a frank person, I will naturally be able to remove the suspicion."

His words fell, but there was a person, his eyes flashed, and the strangeness in his eyes was fleeting.

This person is the person Concubine Liang mentioned earlier, the owner of Guiyun Villa, Guixi.

Naturally, Xue Yi, who had been watching him from the beginning to the end, took a serious look at his rapidly changing expression.

Glancing at Gui Xi indifferently, Xue Yi pursed his lips, expressionless, but a murderous intent flashed in his eyes. This time, he believed what Concubine Liang said.

The mouths of the several sect leaders were dry, and they finally explained clearly what they had done in the past seven days. The leader of the Kongtong faction crossed his arms and said strangely: "Now, you can finally trust us. "

Nodding his head slightly, Xue Yi raised his head to look at them, his eyes swept over one by one, but he paused on Gui Xi for a while before turning away.

After waving his hand, he said softly, "I'm sorry for the inconvenience, all the masters, you all should go back first."

After they left, Xue Yi asked someone to bring two of Gui Xi's waiters, and questioned them carefully. The two waiters were both young children. How could they bear such inquiries? The matter of Rong's descent from the mountain was mentioned earlier, but they didn't know exactly where he went.

After hearing the words of the two attendants, Concubine Liang urged Xue Yi to remain silent, "Now that the evidence is convincing, why don't you quickly catch Gui Xi?"

Let the soldiers guarding the door take the two waiters down, after that, Xue Yi glanced at Concubine Liang, and replied: "I have my own ideas, you don't need to worry, Madam."

Seeing that the other party was already confident, Concubine Liang thought for a while, and stopped mentioning this matter, and instead asked: "My lord is still in prison in Dali Temple, when are you going to send someone to rescue him?"

Xue Yi bowed his head and said: "This matter needs a long-term plan. Although the prince is in prison, he is very safe. Emperor Yan dare not touch him easily. The most important thing right now is how to break into the city, no..."

"The most important thing, of course, is to save the prince first!"

Frowning and interrupting Xue Yi's words, Concubine Liang said with a cold face, "Your Highness is a man of gold, how can he suffer from this prison, there are so many masters here, if you send three or four at will, you will be able to successfully arrest him." The prince was rescued, and only with the prince in charge can we get twice the result with half the effort!"

In the bottom of his heart, he laughed at Concubine Liang's lack of brains, but on the surface, Xue Yi didn't show anything, he just said calmly: "Your Majesty, the prince was captured by Emperor Yan and locked up in Dali Temple. The guards are heavily guarded and the subordinates are heavily organized. Their purpose is to lure us to rescue the prince. If we go, we will fall into a trap..."

"Heh." Looking at Xue Yi coldly, Concubine Liang suddenly slapped the table hard, and said angrily, "Xue Yi, you have repeatedly rejected my palace's request and refused to rescue the prince. Could it be that you want to take this opportunity? Get rid of the prince and replace him?!"

Hearing this, Xue Yi suddenly raised his head to look at Concubine Liang, bursting out with a strong killing intent, his eyes were icy cold: "I swear to follow the Lord to the death, the world can learn from it!"

"you--"

Instinctively feeling the killing intent, Concubine Liang was somewhat terrified, she opened her mouth, and only blurted out one word, after all, she dared not say it again.

It's just that she was very angry in her heart. Since she was a child, where has she ever been wronged like this?She thought that after Duke Huai returned, he must punish Xue Yi properly.

However, when she thought of Duke Huai, she couldn't help thinking that Duke Huai might be suffering in prison at this time, and she felt uncomfortable, so she couldn't help but glared at Xue Yi again.

This is the beginning scene.