Luo Junyao took out the Youyue Thorn, looked down at Xie Oryun who was slowly falling in front of him, turned back to Xie Yan and said, "I really didn't mean it."
Xie Yan curled his lips slightly, walked to her side and nodded, "Well, it doesn't matter." It doesn't matter if it was intentional.
While they were talking, someone had already rushed over.
Xie Yan's eyes darkened, and with a flash of the long sword in his hand, he raised his hand and swept out. Several people who were still several steps away from them were swept away in an instant.
"Oh, Zhifei, what are you doing?!" The voice just now sounded again, and Prince Ning had already led a group of people up the mountain.
Seeing people lying on the ground, dead or alive, and smelling the strong smell of blood in the air, King Ning stamped his feet in anger because he climbed up and was still panting.
Behind King Ning were several officials from the pro-Ning King faction in the court and Wei Changting, and next to them were a group of Qi people who were dressed obviously as foreigners.
Luo Junyao stood next to Xie Yan, and his first sight fell on the woman who was one step behind King Ning.
The woman was slender and graceful. Although she was wearing a dark blue cloak, she still couldn't hide the elegance in her movements. She had an extremely beautiful appearance, and she didn't have any fancy clothes on her body. Her long hair was tied behind her back and on her head.
She only wore a light blue gemstone necklace. It was obviously an extremely elegant outfit, but people couldn't take their eyes off her.
But at this moment, her eyes fell on Xianyun who fell on the ground, and her expression looked a little cold.
This is Bai Jingrong.
Luo Junyao affirmed in his heart.
Prince Ning walked over quickly, but stopped beside Xie Oryun, "You... what are you..."
Luo Jun shook his head and said with a smile, "Uncle Ning, how are you doing?"
Prince Ning said: "It's not going to get better! Didn't I tell you to stop? Do you know who he is?"
Luo Junyao said: "I told you it was an accident. Besides...he was the thief who kidnapped my eldest sister that day. Why is Uncle Ning so nervous? Could it be that he was sent by Uncle Ning?"
Of course Prince Ning knew she was talking nonsense, but he had no choice but to ask, "What nonsense are you talking about?!"
Xie Yan said indifferently: "He is indeed the thief who kidnapped the eldest girl of the Luo family and injured the princess that day. What? Uncle Ning knows who he is?"
Prince Ning was speechless. He didn't believe that Xie Yan didn't know who this person was.
After being silent for a long time, Prince Ning turned his head and looked at Bai Jingrong.
Bai Jingrong was also silent. Her beautiful eyes lingered on Xie Yan and Luo Junyao for a moment, and then she said calmly: "What the regent said is that I just want to ask the regent's men to retain people, but His Highness Prince Ning and I are slow.
So I asked someone to go up the mountain first. This person... his identity is unknown and he is not mine, which frightened the Princess Regent."
She spoke softly and unhurriedly, as if she really had nothing to do with the person lying on the ground.
Everyone present knew that she was talking nonsense, and she also knew that everyone knew that she was talking nonsense, but her expression did not change at all.
Luo Junyao smiled slightly, with bright eyes, "It's okay, Mrs. Rong is too polite."
Bai Jingrong was startled for a moment, and looked at Luo Junyao with a more profound look.
Xie Yan said: "As long as you are not from the Qi tribe."
He lowered his head and glanced at the corpse on the ground, chuckled and said: "I kidnapped the eldest girl of the Luo family, seriously injured the regent princess, and today I tried to assassinate the princess... Take her down, chop her into pieces and feed her to the dogs."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Gu Jue responded, went out from the crowd and called two soldiers from the Zhenguo Army to carry him away.
Some of the people following Bai Jingrong showed dissatisfaction and wanted to make a move, but as soon as they made a move, Xie Yan's indifferent eyes pinned him to the spot.
The calmer people around him also quickly held down the impulsive companion.
The look in Xie Yan's eyes made people think that he was just waiting for them to get angry before killing a few more.
Seeing Xie Yan handle the matter so casually, Prince Ning could only sigh and say nothing more.
This Xianyun is also seeking death on his own. With so many people around Bai Jingrong, he insists on rushing forward by himself.
He was a noble son of the Qi tribe. Although he is now in decline, as the saying goes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Now the Xiehe family has no hope at all.
After Xie Oryun's body was dragged away, Xie Yan just led Luo Junyao to a clean place.
After a scuffle in this place, the smell is really bad.
Seeing this, the others naturally had no choice but to follow. Bai Jingrong glanced at Yu Chen, who was lying on the ground not far away.
Yu Chen was holding the ground with one hand. He was dressed in black and couldn't tell how badly he was injured. But based on Bai Jingrong's understanding of him, he wouldn't be sitting on the ground unable to get up if he wasn't really seriously injured.
"Why did Uncle Ning and Mrs. Rong come here?" Xie Yan asked unceremoniously.
Prince Ning stroked his beard and said with a smile: "What about this... Mrs. Rong said that her men came here to pay homage to their old friend. This seems to be the territory of the Zhenguo Army at the moment. I am afraid that there will be some conflict and I will ask this king to mediate. Now it seems...
Are we still late?"
While speaking, Prince Ning's eyes fell on Cui Zheyu, and he narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "This... girl, seems familiar?"
Cui Zheyu smiled sweetly and said: "How dare you, a common man in the countryside, trouble your prince to ask questions?"
Prince Ning looked at her and said, "How can ordinary people in the countryside be so calm? How could they appear here? Speaking of which, I don't know if there are any close friends of Mrs. Rong on this mountain. Zhifei
,do you know?"
Luo Junyao poked his head out from beside Xie Yan, "Uncle Ning Wang, you didn't even know who you were trying to save, so you followed Mrs. Rong up here?" Look at His Highness Prince Ning's white-faced steamed bun-like face, and his somewhat round face.
body of.
There is no major road on this mountain so we have to hike up, which is not easy.
King Ning choked, he really didn't know.
Wei Changting walked up to Yu Chen, leaned over, pulled him up and pushed him in front of everyone, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness Prince Ning, do you know him?"
Prince Ning's gray brows frowned slightly and he looked at Yu Chen carefully.
Yu Chen was really in a state of embarrassment at this time. He was wearing black clothes and almost half of his sleeves were missing. The flesh on his shoulders was turned out and bloody, and there were several wounds on his body.
As soon as he got closer, the smell of blood hit his face, making the pampered Prince Ning want to cover his nose.
"This is..." Prince Ning hesitated.
We can't blame King Ning for being clumsy. He was always in the capital and never went to the border. However, Yu Chen was out marching and fighting all year round. On the rare occasions when he followed Cui Liao to Shangyong, his identity was not obvious, and his appearance was not obvious.
He was so outstanding and his stay was so short that Prince Ning would not recognize him even if he had seen him.
Wei Changting smiled and said: "Yu Chen, has the prince heard of it?"
Even an old fox like Prince Ning couldn't help but feel shocked when he heard this.
Not only have I heard of it? It’s like a thunderbolt.
Yu Chen's rebellion can be said to be the biggest blow to Dasheng since the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Even the death of the great ancestor and the late emperor, and even the subsequent Three Kings Rebellion, were far less far-reaching than this incident.
Prince Ning turned his head to look at Bai Jingrong in shock, he couldn't believe that she dared to bring Yu Chen to Shangyong!
Bai Jingrong looked indifferent and walked to Yu Chen's side to look at him. She didn't mind the blood and filth on Yu Chen's body. She raised her hand and gently straightened his messy clothes. She turned back to the others and said: "In the end, it's just for everyone."
Lord, the regent has taught him a lesson, so that should be enough."
As soon as these words came out, not only the people around Xie Yan, but also Prince Ning couldn't help but change their expressions.
For the damage caused by Yu Shen, how can a lesson be enough?
etc!
Prince Ning raised his eyes and looked at Yu Chen and said, "He has always been yours?! He is a fine craftsman!"
Are you kidding?! The dignified commander-in-chief of the national army back then was actually the work of the Bai family?!
What can't Bai Jingrong do with such a general under his command? Send him out as a spy?
Oh, no.
Yu Chen was only fifteen years old when Cui Liao rescued him. It was Cui Liao who taught him martial arts and military tactics and trained him to become the commander-in-chief of the Zhenguo Army in the future.
By that time, the Bai family had been retreating steadily and was about to be unable to hold on any longer.
Everyone looked at Yu Chen, and Cui Zheyu's eyes were almost bloodshot.
Luo Junyao slipped to her side at some point and gently held her hand. Only then did Cui Zheyu come back to her senses and look at Luo Junyao.
Luo Junyao shook his head gently towards her, Cui Zheyu nodded and lowered his eyes no longer looking at Yu Chen.
Xie Yan said: "It doesn't matter who he is. Madam Rong brought him to Shangyong, isn't it just to negotiate terms with this king?"
Hearing this, Prince Ning also reacted instantly and said: "Yes, Madam Rong wants to talk about anything, but the premise is to hand him over to Dasheng."
Bai Jingrong said: "That can't be done. The prince has misunderstood. He cannot use it as a condition for negotiation."
Xie Yan said indifferently: "Then there is no need to talk, you can leave Shangyong now. If Yu Chen comes out of Dasheng alive, he has a good fortune."
Bai Jingrong sighed: "The regent is a little unreasonable. He is a craftsman. Didn't the regent place a craftsman in my Bai family and the Qi tribe? It's just that A Chen is more powerful than others."
Xie Yan smiled coldly, "Madam, do you think I am trying to reason with you?"
Next to him, Wei Changting interjected: "Even if you are being reasonable, there has been no reason since ancient times that you can't kill him if you are careful. If Mrs. Rong doesn't want him to die, she should hide him well and not bring him out to be seen."
Bai Jingrong ignored Wei Changting's words and said calmly: "In the seventeenth year of Taining, Xie Bian inserted Song Wenyue into the Bai family army. In the fourth year of Yongtai, Yu Mingqiu, who you sent to the Qi tribe, disappeared. Well, I haven't even seen him yet.
Find out his identity. The regent should know about these two people, right? Also, three years ago, the Zhenguo Army sent people to sneak into the king's side. Is it okay if I trade these three people for A-Chen?"
Xie Yan said calmly: "Do you think it's okay?"
"It seems it's still not enough." Bai Jingrong sighed: "There is another person...General Cui Liao's young master, do you think it is enough?"
Cui Zheyu stiffened and raised his head to stare at Bai Jingrong.
Prince Ning frowned and said: "Yu Chen surrendered to the enemy, and the Cui family cannot escape the blame. Who knows whether he was imprisoned by Mrs. Rong all these years, or whether he surrendered to the enemy with Yu Chen a long time ago?"
Bai Jingrong lowered his eyebrows and smiled softly, as if he was regretful, "It seems that it's still not possible, how pitiful... That kid can be considered a strong man. If his bones weren't so hard, I would have really wanted to take him under my wing. I wanted to
Let him live, it seems no one is looking forward to his return now."
Gu Jue said coldly: "I'm detaining you because I'm not afraid they won't come back."
Bai Jingrong said: "It's hard to say. If we are detained in Shangyong, does General Gu think there will be anyone in the Qi clan's royal court who cares about us?"
"Ji Zhan is not your son?" Bai Jingrong's eldest son is the prince of the Qi tribe, and it is impossible for the Qi tribe to give up on Bai Jingrong so easily.
Bai Jingrong sighed softly: "Azhan is also a bloodline of the Bai family after all."
She said this carelessly, but many people present inexplicably understood what she meant.
Ji Zhan will not surrender to Da Sheng for the sake of Bai Jinrong, his mother. Just like when Bai Kun and Bai Jinrong were able to flood Yanzhou and lure the Qi people into the country in order to defeat the Xie family, Ji Zhan will also put everything behind power, including
His biological mother.
Bai Jingrong was obviously not sad because of this, and even looked a little satisfied.
Xie Yan suddenly said: "You can take him away today."
"Huh?" Bai Jingrong looked at Xie Yan in surprise, as if she didn't expect him to give in so easily.
Prince Ning also looked over, with obvious disapproval on his face, "Zhifei..."
Xie Yan said coldly: "Since you dare to negotiate a deal with me, you must have brought the chips. I want to see someone before dark today, otherwise..."
"how?"
Xie Yan said softly: "I will send troops to crush the Qi embassy at your own risk."
Bai Jingrong rolled his eyes and said: "Okay, I also have a request. While we are in Shangyong, you can't take action against Ah Shen."
Xie Yan said calmly: "The Regent's Palace will not take action." He could not guarantee anything else.
Bai Jingrong also knew that she couldn't force anything, so she smiled sweetly and said, "I believe that the regent is true to his word and will not break his promise."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Xie Yan glanced at Yu Chen who was standing next to Bai Jingrong and said nothing.
Bai Jingrong smiled and said to Prince Ning, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for making this trip in person."
Prince Ning snorted softly, his face looking a little ugly.
Bai Jingrong didn't care. She turned her head and said to Yu Chen, "Ah Chen, let's go."
Yu Chen nodded silently and stood behind Bai Jingrong.
A gaze passed through Bai Jingrong like a sharp arrow shooting towards Yu Chen. Yu Chen looked up and saw that it was Cui Zheyu.
Cui Zheyu's eyes were scarlet, filled with murderous intent.
Yu Chen was startled, as if he wanted to say something but had nothing to say, and slowly lowered his head.
When he lowered his head, he missed the slight sneer on Cui Zheyu's lips.
Yu Chen, just wait for me.
If I don’t make you miserable and die with eyes closed, I won’t believe Cui!
Bai Jingrong seemed to notice Cui Zheyu's gaze, turned to look at her and smiled sweetly, "This girl... must be General Cui's beloved daughter, right? It's a pleasure to meet you. And... I'm really sorry about Ah Chen."
After saying that, Bai Jingrong stopped staying and turned around and walked down the mountain with the others.
A few drops of scarlet fell from Cui Zheyu's lips. She dug her nails into her palms tightly, and her lips were even bitten by herself.
She stared fixedly at Bai Jingrong's leaving figure, motionless.
Seeing the group of people going down the mountain, Prince Ning said angrily: "Zhifei, you shouldn't let Yu Chen go!"
If Yu Chen is released, not only will he not be able to explain to the Zhenguo Army, he will also be unable to explain to the government and the public.
Xie Yan said coldly: "Bai Jingrong is still alive, let alone Yu Chen."
"That's different." Prince Ning said.
Bai Jingrong is indeed the real culprit, but the impact of Yu Chen's betrayal is completely different.
Xie Yan lowered his eyes and said: "I know what Uncle Ning means, but Song Wenyue and Yu Mingqiu are very important, they cannot die."
Prince Ning wanted to ask who these two people were. But after glancing around, he knew that there were too many people here to discuss these issues.
So I couldn't help it anymore and changed the question to another question, "How should I explain this to the government and the opposition?"
Xie Yan said: "I only promise that the regent's palace will not take action while they are in Shangyong. Besides...Bai Jingrong knew that once Yu Chen was discovered in Shangyong, he would face endless assassinations, but he still brought him here. Uncle Ning Wang
Don’t want to know why?”
Prince Ning was stunned, he really couldn't figure it out.
Even if Bai Jingrong wanted to take Yu Chen with her, she could completely hide his identity. She could have changed his name, put on a mask, and changed his appearance, but she didn't do anything and just brought someone here openly.
Today, you actually agreed to let Yu Chen come here to pay homage to some old friend?
You know, although there are not many people who know Yu Chen in Shangyong City, they are not none.
"What does she want to do?" Prince Ning frowned.
Xie Yan lowered his eyes and said, "Who knows, she probably won't keep us waiting for too long."
Prince Ning sighed, shook his head and said, "That's all, you are the regent and you have the final say. Besides..."
Prince Ning's eyes fell on Cui Zheyu, "Is she really Cui Liao's daughter?"
Xie Yan said: "General Cui's tomb is on this mountain. The emperor ordered it to be buried here."
Prince Ning was stunned. The late emperor had never mentioned this to him.
Recalling the crusade against the Cui family by both the government and the public at that time, it seems that the late emperor believed Cui Liao was innocent and forgave the Cui family's daughter.
Prince Ning did not suspect Xie Yan of lying. Firstly, it was impossible for Xie Yan to lie for such a thing. Secondly, since Xie Yan dared to speak out, he naturally had evidence and was not afraid of being questioned.
Prince Ning said in a deep voice: "No matter whether what happened back then was related to the Cui family or not, no one will accept the Cui family's return unless Yu Chen's matter is resolved."
Xie Yan nodded and said: "Thank you, Uncle Ning, for the tip. I know."
Prince Ning looked at everyone and led them with a gloomy face.
Luo Junyao looked at his leaving figure and whispered, "Uncle Ning Wang, he doesn't seem to be that annoying after all." Although he often made trouble for Xie Yan, he didn't always confront Xie Yan when it came to major issues.
I don't intend to hold on to Cui Zheyu's affairs.
Xie Yan raised his hand and stroked the hair beside her ear, and said softly: "After all, his surname is Xie."
Prince Ning is not a lunatic. He wants power and may even want the throne. But he certainly does not want a fragmented Dasheng with wars and wars everywhere.
Today's Dasheng seems to have unified the Central Plains and has just won the war. In fact, it is extremely fragile and must carefully maintain a balance.
The struggle for power in the court has been going on since ancient times, but when facing foreign enemies, King Ning still knew what he could and could not do.
