Yangcheng

There is no wind on the mountain road, but the sound of the wind blowing violently on the top of the valley can be heard.

Tong Shaozhuo, who was sitting in the carriage, couldn't help but be attracted by the wind above his head.

It really is Falling Wind Ridge.

Even in the southeast, the wind can make the whistling sound that can only be found in northern Xinjiang.

Amidst the uneasy whistling sound, Lu Jian's steady and well-regulated voice, as well as Wei Xi's expression of listening carefully without squinting, became even more strange, making Tong Shaozhuo as unbearable as a rash all over his body.

Standing on the top of Fengfeng Ridge, Lan Wan faced the wind on the mountain without blinking her eyes, and her clothes were rattled by the blowing.

Wei Xi's carriage was about to enter the concave path of Chufeng Ridge.This is a semi-circular section, the road section is extremely narrow and winding, once you enter, you need to slow down, and you can't increase your speed even if you advance or retreat.

Wei Xi is coming soon, all Lan Wan's attention is focused on the foot of the mountain, Wei Xi's small driver who is as small as an ant.

When Wei Xi sat on the dragon chair and looked down at His Highness Fengtian, did he also despise everything like this?

The charcoal basin in the carriage was overheated, and Tong Shaozhuo had a thin layer of sweat on his forehead.

Tong Shaozhuo joined the army at the age of 15. He has experienced hundreds of battles and is considered a veteran.

At this time, it is clear that he has already entered the game, and he does not know when to start the kill. Even the veteran will inevitably be excited and nervous.

And the two people in front of them were as immobile as a mountain, as if they didn't notice the slightest danger.

Tong Shaozhuo had to admire the calmness of the two.

The wind got louder.

They entered the most deadly draw in Fengfeng Ridge.

Tong Shaozhuo hid a dagger in his back, which could be taken out at any time, and ended Lu Jian's life with one blow.

Lan Wan raised her hand.

As long as this hand is put down, the catapult filled with kerosene will start immediately, and countless oil bombs and boulders will fill the concave road.

Wei Xi couldn't escape.

Tong Shaozhuo's sweat dripped down her straight back, and the numb feeling poured into her brain from her back.

"Get ready." Lan Wan confirmed that the prey had entered her palm and was about to catch the net.

"My lord." A spy hurried over and whispered a few words in her ear.

Lan Wan's look of being determined to win has changed significantly.

"Really?" She asked the other party with an uncontrollable eagerness in her tone.

"It's true, this subordinate saw with his own eyes that Madam entered the emperor's royal car and never came out."

Lan Wan: "...Stop. Stop!"

With Lan Wan's angry shout, all the subordinates who were about to throw stones stopped.

Lan Wan couldn't understand why Lu Jianjian did this.

Why do you want to tie your own life with the guards.

Is it to prevent me from killing the king?

impossible.

If her thoughts run counter to mine, it is impossible for her to secretly help these years.

Lan Wan's heart surged, and she suddenly thought of an extremely important matter.

She immediately looked towards the opposite mountain, and there were dense forests on the opposite mountain. After the wind blew, the branches swayed, and the wind directly blew towards Lan Wan's face, making her eyes hurt.

Lan Wan was enveloped by a strong sense of unease.

"Back." Lan Wan immediately shouted to all the ambush soldiers, "Back!"

The ambush soldiers were a little puzzled, why they didn't attack when it was clear that they were bound to win, this was completely unlike their master's style.

But the Lord has always been resourceful, and they instinctively obeyed the Lord's order and retreated immediately.

Before they all evacuated from the top of the mountain, a burst of red mist filled the sky, like the claws of ghosts, coming quickly from the opposite mountain top along with the wind.

Before the last soldiers could retreat, they were blinded by the red mist.

Coughing continuously, panicked and fell into the valley screaming.

"Quick retreat—!" Lan Wan ordered the whole army to descend the mountain quickly.

At this moment, thousands of arrows were fired at the opposite side, and black spots filled the sky. Taking advantage of the wind to pursue, nearly a hundred people died in the blink of an eye.

An arrow shot at the back of Lan Wan's neck, and the guard beside her raised his hand to block it, regardless of his own life. The arrow pierced through his arm, and the bloody tip hovered over Lan Wan's eyeballs looking back. an inch in front.

"put!"

Tong Shaoxuan on the opposite mountain was wearing a glazed mirror, covered his mouth and nose with a special cloth, and after sending out the prickly ash bombs made of raw materials picked up from his old home in Su County in the wind, he immediately organized the archers to launch them. .

I wanted to wait for Lan Wan to focus on the valley before Lan Wan was about to make a move, so that she would be caught off guard.

Unexpectedly, Lan Wan retreated the moment before they were about to attack.

Tong Shaoxuan had been lying in ambush on this side of the mountain early in the morning, not knowing that Lu Jian had entered the emperor's palace, and risked his life to warn and restrain Lan Wan, who was dazzled by the temptation of the sniper guards.

After Lan Wan received the news, she quickly understood what Lu Jian meant and sensed the crisis.

Wei Xi's Yujia stopped when he was less than a mile away from the end of the draw, and did not move forward.

Tong Shaoxuan made a decisive decision and attacked immediately!

The pepper bombs quickly spread to Lanwan's position along the wind. Seeing that Lanwan's army was about to withdraw, Tang Jianwei and hundreds of archers fired together.

Tang Jianwei fired three arrows at once, and Lan Wan must not be allowed to escape!

Until he was sweating profusely from the shot, his arms and chest felt hot and painful, and the red mist on the opposite mountain dissipated, and sporadic corpses could be seen faintly.

There was no trace of Lan Wan.

"Tsk! She ran away!" Tang Jianwei was very annoyed.

Tong Shaoxuan was very keen and led people around to the top of the opposite mountain to check whether the corpses that had not been taken away in time could prove that the person who attacked the emperor came from the Lan family.

pity……

After all, Lan Wan is an old fox, and she has already made complete preparations. It is impossible to leave such evidence and be pursued by others.

"Hey……"

Tong Shaoxuan was extremely disappointed, Lan Wan escaped such a good opportunity.

Tong Shaoxuan and Tang Jianwei went down the mountain together, and ran to Wei Xi's driver: "Your Majesty, it's a pity, I don't know why the old fox escaped."

Unexpectedly, it was not the emperor who walked out of the emperor's driving car, but Lu Jian.

Tong Shaoxuan and Tang Jianwei's expressions froze suddenly, and they almost flicked their tongues: "You..."

The two looked at each other quietly in the dark, and immediately understood why Lan Wan didn't attack.

He must have known that Lu Jian was in the carriage, if he attacked the emperor, he would probably kill Lu Jian together.

Lu Jian saluted Tong Shaoxuan and Tang Jian slightly, as if he didn't hear what they said just now, with a slight smile on his face.

Inside the carriage were Wei Xi with a stagnant face, and Tong Shaozhuo who was also a little dazed.

Lu Jian said to Wei, "I have already discussed with Your Majesty the matter concerning the water conservancy in Angzhou, and I hope that Your Majesty will consider it carefully."

Wei Xi let out a "hmm" with his eyes downcast.

Lu Jian said: "Lan Shangshu is still waiting for my minister, please borrow a horse from your majesty."

Wei Xi glanced at the guard, and the guard got the order to bring a horse to Lu Jian.

Lu Jian got on his horse and bid farewell to Wei Xi.

Tong Shaozhuo looked at Lu Jian's back and whispered in Wei Xi's ear, "Why don't you just kill this thief."

Wei Xi thought for a moment and said, "No."

Tong Shaozhuo didn't understand why he didn't kill Lu Jian here.

Tong Shaozhuo thought about it for a while, this Lu Jian would risk her life and sit in the royal car of the emperor to prevent Lan Wan from attacking, maybe she still has a heart of loyalty to the emperor.

Wei Xi seemed to have seen through Tong Shaozhuo's thoughts: "The reason why I want to win over Changsun Yin is because Changsun Yin can restrain Lu Jian and thus influence the Lan family. If Lu Jian's heart wavers, win her over Holding her hand, or using her sway, will be Lan Wan's biggest threat. Lan Wan's affection for Lu Jian is so deep that it is hard to understand. If Lu Jian is killed here, the strength of the Lu family may be reduced , but it will also completely anger Lan Wan. If the Lan family recklessly avenges her, Boling and even the entire Dacang will be quickly engulfed by the flames of war. This is what I don’t want to see. It is a good strategy to eradicate Lan's party with swords and swords."

Tong Shaozhuo listened to Wei Xi's words and had a far-sighted view. In comparison, he wanted to gain a momentary advantage and enjoyment, which seemed superficial.

Seeing Lu Jian leave, Tong Shaoxuan's mood was very complicated.

Thinking of the conversation between her and Lu Jian on the hillside that day, Lu Jian's self-report seemed to have some helplessness.

"So, the Son of Heaven already guessed that Lan Wan would attack in Zu County?"

On the real return journey, when Tong Shaoxuan helped Tang Jianwei apply medicine to the wound left by drawing the bow too hard, Tang Jianwei finally had time to ask her about the detailed process.

In the past few days, the two of them rushed to Su County, took the emperor's imperial edict, found Ge Yangguang, her aye, Ge Xiancheng, and asked her to help gather archers, and quickly mobilized soldiers and horses from the surrounding counties to escort the emperor.

By the way, he dug out all the raw materials for pepper bombs that were left in the old house in Tongfu.

Tong Shaoxuan and Tang Jianwei were so busy these two days that they were about to faint. Tang Jianwei just followed her to help without having time to ask in detail.

It was only now that he relaxed a little, and asked Tong Shaoxuan for a question.

Tong Shaoxuan told her everything.

……

"People from Lanwan found me."

On that day, Lu Jian and Lan Wan came to pay homage to grandson Yin, and after Tong Shaoxuan came back from the cemetery, Tong Shaozhuo called him to Wei Xi's room.

The guard said this as soon as he entered the house.

Tong Shaoxuan's thoughts flickered, and he thought of the group of retainers behind Lan Wan, Kong Wu's powerful figure was magnificent, and he looked like a group of warriors who had been fighting all year round.

"She may have guessed that I didn't go to the sacrificial ceremony, but came to Zhu County. In addition to the more than 30 attendants I saw today, she also has a thousand elite soldiers stationed at the foot of the mountain in the south of Zhu County."

Wei Xi didn't show any anxiety on his face. After explaining the basic situation, he asked the two sisters to sit down and asked them,

"If you were Lan Wan, would you make a move?"

Tong Shaoxuan and Tong Shaozhuo looked at each other, their palms sweating a little.

What kind of hand can it be, naturally it is to kill the emperor.

This is not a heavily guarded imperial city.

It was Jian Yisu Xing who came to Zhu County this time. He didn't want people to know her whereabouts, so he purposely hid her identity. Naturally, it was impossible to bring too many followers.

Although there are shadow guards who are skilled in martial arts and protect her in the dark, but if she is surrounded by a thousand elite soldiers, she may not be able to fly.

The two sisters of the Tong family are here, with one piece of paper and one weapon. When Wei Xi asked them what they meant, it didn't seem like he was asking them to advise the king, but that the king was taking the school exam.

Tong Shaoxuan boldly said: "If I were Lan Wan, I would take a risky attack. If the ambush was really successful in Tu County, keep it secret, and if I turn around, I will force the emperor to order the world. They can hide everything from the sky. By the time the center finds out the truth, I am afraid that the court and the field will have already been controlled by the Lan family.

"Even if you don't succeed, this county is all mountainous and the terrain is complex. She still has the advantage in numbers, so it's not difficult to get out. There is no harm in everything. An ambitious person like Lan Wan must Impossible not to be moved."

After Wei Xi nodded, he unfolded the map of Tu County and asked Tong Shaozhuo, "If you were Lan Wan, where would you do it?"

Tong Shaozhuo drew a circle on the concave road on the map of Fengfeng Ridge, which combined with the terrain makes sense.

After Wei Xi saw it, he was convinced: "It seems that you, Captain Qingqi, do have some skills. I originally had three other options, but the one you chose is more subtle than I thought. "

Tong Shaozhuo blushed from her praise.

"If you want to fight back against Lan Wan, where should you strike?" Wei Xi continued to ask.

Tong Shaozhuo said: "Naturally, I am in ambush on the opposite peak. If Lanwan wants to attack, nine out of ten will use a catapult. In this small valley, once a huge stone falls, there is no way to escape, especially in this concave place The most dangerous. But this catapult is heavy and not easy to transport, so Lanwan must choose a relatively gentle mountain road to go up. The west side of Fengfeng Ridge is gentle, and Lanwan will most likely choose the west side. Then, on the opposite east side Ambushes and shooting with bows and arrows is the best strategy. After all, the mountain pass is narrow, and the arrow power can be reached."

Tong Shaoxuan also said: "I am familiar with the winter wind direction of this generation in the southeast, and the wind direction happens to blow from east to west. At that time, I will prepare pepper bombs and give her a tearful gift along the wind!"

Wei Xi smiled faintly at the two sisters: "This time it's up to you two."

Wei Xi stayed in Zu County for two more days, and it was also to let Tong Shaoxuan go first to prepare for Su County, and by the way to confuse Lan Wan, thinking that she was really being delayed for the sake of managing talents.

Everything was as expected by the two sisters Tong Shaozhuo and Tong Shaoxuan.

Except for not being able to kill Lan Wan on the spot in the end.

……

Lu Jian rode a horse, coughing all the way forward, and was picked up by Lan Wan's men.

After getting into Lan Wan's carriage, Lu Jian inspected her first, and after making sure that she was safe, she leaned on her shoulder in a slightly exhausted state.

Lan Wan asked her, "Why didn't you tell me directly, this is a trap."

Lu Jian closed her eyes and said softly: "If I tell you, you won't let it go, and you will still want to take the risk. With such a big temptation in front of you, it is impossible for you not to try it. Why bother?"

Lan Wan remained silent.

Indeed, as Lu Jian said, Lan Wan is a very confident person, and Wei Xiren is here, like meat in a trap, she is a hungry beast, facing the temptation of food, even if she takes risks, she has to go all the way. try.

But when Lu Jian got into Wei Xi's carriage, even if Lan Wan ventured in again, she would not be able to put his wife in danger.

"I was too impulsive this time." Lan Wan was a little disappointed. After all, Wei Xi's life was already on his lips, and his face was covered with blood when he bit it down. Lan Wan lost a lot of people, so I have to say The guard won this round.

"Ruan Mei's soldiers and horses were ambushed in Qianchuan, thousands of people were buried alive by the barbarians, and Lan Zhongyu led the army to attack, not only avenged Ruan Mei, but also captured four cities of the barbarians, and became famous. Now the people in the southwest border have respected Lan. Zhong Yu became king, and he forgot about the Enze of Emperor Dacang." Lu Jian said, "The fact that Ruan Mei was ambushed was probably the result of you sending people to steal information from his army."

This Lan Zhongyu is the general of the Lan family who rose to fame in the southwest some time ago. Originally, Wei Xi wanted to let Ruan Mei restrain him and prevent him from enclosing the land as king. Unexpectedly, Lan Wan quietly For Lan Zhongyu, he got rid of the serious trouble in his heart.

And Wei Xi was in Zhu County, and he was immersed in the battle with Lan Wan, so he probably didn't have time to think about the battle in the southwest.

After this round, after all, the Lan family got a bigger advantage.

Lan Wan smiled and said: "Ace, you have a broad vision, and you have thought about everything. If we win the country, the common people will have a prosperous year and a happy career under your care."

Lu Jian didn't speak, Lan Wan stepped forward to kiss her cold lips, warming her body.

"Ah Ce, you know what I'm doing, you've always known it."

Lan Wan leaned against her chest, whispering.

"I know." Lu Jian replied softly.

"You will help me, won't you?" Lan Wan's smile and gentle words are like a poison that seduces people's hearts.She tapped Lu Jian's lips with her fingertips, trying to get the answer in her eyes.

"Yes." Lu Jian coughed lightly for a while, and Lan Wan hugged her into her arms with pity and comfort.

"I just knew... the person who loves me the most in this world is no one else but Madam..."

Lu Jian held her face, looking at this face that has not been changed by the years, it is still as beautiful and proud as when the two first met.

"Naturally." Lu Jian said, "I've thought about it a long time ago, I will spend my whole life loving Ah Rou."

Lu Jian smiled——

Otherwise, are there other options?

"In time, your achievements will definitely surpass mine."

This is what Chang Sunyin said to Lu Jian back then, and it is the earnest hope of her husband for her.

Loyalty, purity, fame forever...

The beauty that Lu Jian had pursued in her youth had long been forgotten by her, and what she got back was Lan Wan.