Proudly follow your heart

The night is as cool as water, and in the summer country, the winter night seems to be especially dark.

Inside the imperial city, with red walls and high tiles, on the throne, Pingkang Huanghuangde stared at the officials at his feet, with a dull expression, unable to tell whether he was worried or anxious.

The messenger had already retreated, and the news left behind made the officials in the palace look heavy, the army was overwhelming, Xia Guo was about to fall into the hands of King Zhan, and Jun Zhanran was also the son of the former emperor, and even the candidate for the crown prince that the former emperor preferred. If he takes back the throne, let alone the one on the throne, what will happen to them who are ministers?

"The ministers are worried that the throne has been replaced by another person, and Jun Zhanran doesn't know how to deal with you people? Is it?" Ping Kanghuang looked surprisingly calm at this critical moment, neither happy nor angry. .

"I don't dare!" The things I was worried about were spoken out, and all the officials were terrified.

Huang De sneered, besides the white hair on his sideburns, there are still a few fine wrinkles. No matter how pampered he is, he is already middle-aged. Not as good as before.

"It's all a bunch of useless things!" The wine cup was thrown to the ground, and the white jade was shattered all over the ground. Emperor Pingkang was furious, and finally broke out, but he also knew how capable the group of people in his hands were. It is impossible for them to compete with those two people.

"Your Majesty, calm down! Your Majesty, calm down!" Said in unison, and the ministers quickly knelt down on the ground.

"What's the use of you people!" Huang De's anger echoed in the hall, and the ministers felt wronged in their hearts. If it weren't for what happened back then, how could they be today? As a courtier, why are you so frightened now.

Someone raised his head boldly, "Your Majesty, we have come to such a situation, we should recall the prince! His Royal Highness is well-versed in both civil and martial arts, and is known for his strategies. He will definitely help His Majesty turn things around!"

"You mean Huangxuan?" Ping Kanghuang turned his head, "You still need to remind me? Huangxuan is doing what he should do, so you don't need to worry about it."

"I dare you, I don't know what His Highness the First Prince is going to do? I heard that His Highness has already left Xia Kingdom, and I don't know where he is going. Now that the army is overwhelming, His Highness should immediately—" At this point, the minister suddenly stopped .

Seeing his dazed expression, the others seemed to think of something, and they all began to ponder in their hearts.

The First Prince had not been in Xia Kingdom for a long time. At that time, the biggest enemy of Great Xia was not the other vassal states, but Jun Zhanran. The First Prince Huangxuan was talented and intelligent, and had extraordinary knowledge. If he left, it would naturally be for a reason.

Facing the greatest enemy, what should one do as a prince?

Since His Majesty said that the prince is really doing what is right, it is natural to deal with his own enemies, could it be...

"It's not too stupid after all." Ping Kanghuang glanced at everyone, this sentence meant that their guess was right.

Of course, those who can still stand here are not too stupid, and they are better at observing words and expressions, and somewhat understand what Emperor Pingkang is saying. However, since His Royal Highness has already started to deal with Jun Zhanran, why has there been no movement yet?

Huang Xuan, why don't you do it yet?If you still want the throne, you should do it now!Pingkang Huanghuangde's face was ferocious, and he tightly held the imperial seal by his hand.

Within the soft jade color, the blue and emerald patterns are like water, blending in perfectly with the seal characters, and even more contrasting with the side that has been stained with cinnabar, which is as red as blood.

For it, he has done a lot of things, many things that others consider outrageous and unscrupulous.

Now that things are going on, they can't be defeated by Jun Zhanran!

Jun Zhanran, Huang Zhan—his younger brother who won the favor of his father and was chosen as the heir to the throne, why didn't he die that year? !If it wasn't for Nangong Jin, there would be no trouble today!

Nangong Jin!It really wasn't wrong to kill you back then!

Emperor Pingkang tightly held the imperial seal in his hand, his wide eyes were bloodshot, he was the Lord of Xia Kingdom!

Chixia City lives next to the Imperial City.

Today, Chixia City is under the control of Jun Zhanran. Looking from the damaged city tower to the distance, you can even see the scene in the imperial city. The green tiles and red walls and the eaves of the main hall bring back many memories of the past .

"You'll be back there soon, are you happy?" There were footsteps coming from behind, and Jun Zhanran was familiar with both the footsteps and the voice.

He didn't look back, "From the day I left that year, I told myself that one day, I will come back."

The tone was still the same, flat as if without any emotion, but Nangong Cang Ao knew how much love and hatred were contained in it, "Don't say it as if it has nothing to do with you. If you don't admit it, it doesn't mean you really don't miss it."

After a pause, he made another analogy, "It's like at the beginning, didn't you admit that you were attracted to me? But in fact?"

This sentence, he intentionally put it in Jun Zhanran's ear, the warm breath became the best temptation in the cold winter, Jun Zhanran turned his face to his side.

"If you are not you, then 'Nangong Cangao' is just a pawn of mine." However, from the moment he used himself as bait, everything was out of his control.

"You fall in love with me, it has nothing to do with whether I am called Nangong Cang Ao or belong to the Nangong family, just because I am me." How could he not understand the meaning of his words, Nangong Cang Ao laughed.

"Is Zhanran expressing his heartfelt love to me? Tell me no matter who I am or where I come from, what you love is only my people, not others." He hugged forward, and he pressed his side face, and the two exhaled The white air gathered together in mid-air, turning into a cloud of white mist.

"There are some things that you just know in your heart, why bother to say them out, and what's more, what you say may not be credible." Even so, Jun Zhanran admitted, "But if you like to hear it, it's okay for me to admit it..."

"To be able to have today, if not for you, I'm afraid I can't do it alone, Cang Ao, I know you won't want my thanks, then, I will repay you with the love of my life."

"What do you say?" Nangong Cang Ao frowned, "Do you think you owe me?"

Seeing his displeasure, Jun Zhanran sighed, "That's not what it means, how about repaying love for love?"

"Speaking of it, I still feel that I owe it to me." Narrowing his eyes halfway, Nangong Cangao's face showed a bit of danger, "Is it because my father died because of you to save you, or because of the Nangong family?" Those who have died?"

Facing his persecution, Jun Zhanran was silent for a while, and sneered, "Their deaths were caused by me, but it was Huangde who did this, and it was Huangde who should pay the price. I won't do it alone Bear the guilt."

Hearing what he said, Nangong Cangao felt relieved, "Fortunately, Zhanran is no longer the same Zhanran as before. I'm really afraid that you're going to make a fool of yourself again. Your thoughts..."

"Too paranoid, life or death, love or hate, I also know it's not good for me." Someone who knows himself very well, speaks lightly, but it seems to be talking about other people's affairs.

"Only you can bear me." These words sounded like teasing.

"Only me, only me." Whispering in his ear, Nangong Cang Ao embraced him in his arms, kissed him a few times, and then remembered what happened before him.

"The soldiers are approaching the city, and Huangde hasn't seen any movement. There is always something strange about it." The closer he got to the last moment, the less he dared to be careless. After thinking about it, he suddenly asked, "Has Zhanli contacted you recently? He ordered someone to send you off." When was the last letter that came?"

"It's been a while." In Jun Zhanran's view, this is unusual.

"Shangguan Yu brought his men and horses here. It is impossible for Zhan Li's people to miss such a big commotion, but there was no news before that." At that time, Nangong Cangao felt strange. He believed that Jun Zhanran was the same as him.

The people in Zhanjiazhuang are well-trained. Working under Zhanli's subordinates, all of them have already become veterans. They can see all directions and listen to all directions. It is absolutely impossible for them to make mistakes in such a major event.

And the marching route of the soldiers and horses they brought was known in advance several times. Is there any connection between this sky and Zhanjiazhuang?Or is it true that an insider revealed the news as they feared before?

"At this juncture, even the slightest mistake is not allowed. Tiemei from Langdong, you can see clearly, is she a ghost or not?" Speaking of Xiao Hu's childhood sweetheart, Jun Zhanran didn't look at her differently.

"Just looking at her words and deeds, I can't be sure, but she did hide something from us. How about it, should we go for a trial?" In terms of judging people, Nangong Cangao rarely makes mistakes. His observation skills are first-rate, and Jun Zhanran is natural There was no doubt about his judgment at all.

But when it comes to interrogation, how to interrogate is a problem.

She is an envoy from Langdong, if she is an inner ghost, what she does is the instruction of the king of Langdong, if she is captured, Langdong will be suspicious if he has not heard of her, and in this way, he will startle the snake .

However, Huangcheng Shun is already in front of him. If he does not clarify this matter now, he may never have another chance. If he makes a big mistake by then, the consequences will be disastrous.

"The closer we get, the more we feel that there is some danger waiting for us ahead. It is impossible for Huang De to do nothing."

People who have experienced life and death always have a kind of intuition when facing danger. This kind of intuition has saved Nangong Cang Ao's life more than once in times of crisis, but now, it is obvious that the final blow is only missing, but Nangong Cang Ao has this feeling .

"We seem to have missed something..." Looking ahead, the imperial city shrouded in wind and snow gradually became clear in Jun Zhanran's eyes.

The snow has gradually decreased.

The heavy snow in winter finally stopped after several days of snowfall.

This kind of midwinter is not common for Xia Guo, but the soldiers from Linnan are more used to this kind of weather.Since that day, after Yang Lin questioned Jun Zhanran, the soldiers from Rinnan have been full of questions about the way forward—what are they fighting for?

In order to guarantee Rinnan?If the poison that King Anjia was poisoned was really related to King Zhan, how could he be expected to let Rinnan go after he became emperor?

For the safety of King An Jia?There is no cure for that strange poison, so what if he wins?

For yourself?This place is not a homeland, and there is no home. Whether they win or lose, whether they live or die, who cares?

Naturally, this kind of emotion can't make people maintain their fighting spirit, and Jun Zhanran also sees the lack of morale in the army. Fortunately, there are Shangguanyu people, and the prestige of the Nangong family is still there. They also heard with their own ears that Nangong Jin became the Kingdom of Xia No matter how many sacrifices they made, Xia Guo's soldiers had long admired that legendary general, and now they admire him even more.

The scene of that day and Nan Gongnian's narration touched the hearts of many people.

Invisibly, their main force was no longer the Rinnan soldiers and horses led by Yang Ling, but Xia Guo's own soldiers, led by Shangguan Yu, a general who should have been his opponent.

Obviously, Huang De did not expect that things would change like this.

This is really ironic.

Now, without Shangguan Yu and his men, the rest of Xia's soldiers and horses have been transferred back to Shundu to defend the imperial city. Apart from this, Huangde seems to have no other actions.

Xu Donglin and An Tong have been captured, their wives and children are still alive and dead, Nangong Cangao sent Ye Xiao to investigate, but they didn't send back any news, but at this moment, as long as there is no bad news, they are content.

Huang De was busy coping with the crisis in front of him, so he might not have time to think about executing those hostages for a while. If they were going to be executed, he would order someone to send some evidence to serve as a deterrent.

But, nothing.

The loneliness after the snow is like the calm before the storm, heavy in the sky, the weather is dark, the sun is covered by clouds, even in the daytime, the sun is still invisible.

After a short rest, Jun Zhanran ordered to march towards Shundu. Along the way, there might be troops sent from other cities to stop him, and he was ready.

But there was one thing that he never thought of.

Under strict surveillance and protection, Tiemei, Lu Feng, and Bai Lingsha, three important figures who could represent the Three Kingdoms, disappeared overnight.

The one who disappeared with them was Xiao Hu.