The mountain breeze was silent late at night, and it happened to be midnight when He Ruoqiudi appeared on the rocky slope.

He carefully looked around to make sure there was no one nearby before slowly walking forward.

After a moment, he suddenly stopped and turned around.

Under the moonlight behind him, a tall and slender figure appeared out of nowhere, standing there quietly looking at him.

He Ruoqiu composed himself, "Prince Regent?"

"Second Prince Gaoyu." Xie Yan raised his head, and the faint moonlight shone on his handsome face.

He Ruoqiuti breathed a sigh of relief, then snorted softly and said: "The regent invited me, but I don't know why?"

Xie Yan said: "Since you are already here, why do you need to ask questions knowingly?"

He Ruoqiuti stared at him and said: "Jianling City is just a small victory. My Gaoyu soldiers and horses are not injured. If the regent thinks that he can blackmail me with this, he has made a wrong calculation.

.”

"It turns out that the loss of nearly 40% of the troops is not injured?" Xie Yan didn't take it seriously and just said: "I thought that since you came as promised, you should already know the serious relationship between them.

Now it seems that I am going to be disappointed.”

He Ruoqiuti was furious, gritted his teeth and waited for Xie Yan to say: "Why should I believe you?"

Xie Yan said: "The Geler family is the largest family in Gaoyu after the royal family, and it is a thorn in the side of King Gaoyu. Second prince, it's not whether you believe me or not, but... you have to choose to side with your father.

Or are you on the side of the mother clan?"

He Ruoqiuti did not answer, but Xie Yan said: "If you choose the former, it is not impossible. Based on my understanding of King Gaoyu, he may not really be willing to kill his own son. After all, tiger poison will not eat its seeds.

"

He Ruoqiuti looked at Xie Yan warily. The more relaxed Xie Yan appeared, the more wary he became.

He mentally anticipated that what Xie Yan was going to say later was definitely not what he wanted to hear, but he had been trapped in the relationship between his father and his mother's clan for too long, and he really wanted to hear what kind of solution a person like Xie Yan would have.

method.

"As long as you can be ruthless and get rid of the Geler family for your father." Xie Yan said: "When the time comes, let alone the relationship between father and son, even the throne of Gaoyu may not be impossible for you to fight for."

"You!" He Ruoqiuti was furious.

Xie Yan said: "I sincerely advise you. Second Prince, don't be ungrateful."

He Ruoqiuti sneered and said: "If the regent comes to chat with me casually, I will not accompany you."

"Forget it." Xie Yan said lightly: "Let's get down to business. I don't want to spend too much time on Gaoyu in recent years. If the second prince can ascend the throne of Gaoyu, Gaoyu and Dasheng will be able to live in peace for a while.

.”

"Why do you have that?" He Ruoqiu asked: "I will not be your puppet."

Xie Yan shook his head and said: "I have said that I am not interested in Gaoyu. But...King Gaoyu and Heruomuti are capricious and betray the covenant. If they have always controlled the power of Gaoyu, who will pacify the north this time?"

Do you know when the next time will be? I like to end it once and for all, either... I will cripple Gao Yu once and for all, or I will change Gao Yu's family."

"You are not ashamed to speak loudly."

Xie Yan was not angry either. He raised his head and glanced at the sky and said, "In that case, please invite me, the second prince."

"If I don't agree, what does the regent want?"

Xie Yan looked sideways at him, "I am letting the second prince go now because you were invited by me. But after tonight, please take care of yourself."

He Ruoqiuti snorted coldly, turned around and walked back the way he came, "I have to consider the time."

"At this time tomorrow night, we won't wait until the time comes." Xie Yan looked at the retreating figure and said calmly.

"Are you sure he can fight He Ruomudi?" Qu Fang quietly appeared behind Xie Yan and asked in a deep voice.

Xie Yan said: "I don't need him to be able to fight He Ruomuti."

Qu Fang raised his eyebrows and quickly understood, "You want to kill He Ruomudi?"

"In an emergency, extraordinary measures are taken." Xie Yan said: "He Ruomuti dared to place spies in the pass a few years ago, which shows that he is very ambitious. He is younger, more powerful and more ambitious than King Gaoyu, so he has to be eliminated."

Qu Fang chuckled. He didn't quite understand these matters between the court and the country, and he had no intention of delving into them.

So he changed the topic and said: "There is news from the rear that Wu Yi has appeared at the junction of Yanzhou and Bingzhou."

Xie Yan raised his eyebrows and said, "He failed in his attempt to assassinate me a few days ago. He wanted to save Cao Mian."

Qu Fang asked: "Aren't you worried?"

"Whether Cao Mian is saved or not is not a problem. What's more, if Cao Mian is saved by Wu Yi so easily, I will doubt Qu Tiange's ability."

Qu Fang fell silent as soon as he heard this. He didn't like to hear people doubting his apprentice's ability.

"Reinforcements will arrive in seven days. Are you going to build the mausoleum now?"

"No, I am going to Gaoyu."

"..." No wonder it was Xie Yan who came instead of Luo Yun. It turned out that they were not going to fight at all.

"Kill Heruomuti."

In Jianling City, Gu Jue handed a letter to Luo Junyao, saying that it was the secret letter from the prince he had just received.

There were only these six short words in the letter, but Gu Jue felt murderous.

"If I had received this letter earlier, I would have tried my best to stop He Ruomuti yesterday." Gu Jue said sadly. Now that He Ruomuti has already run far away with his troops, it would be troublesome to catch up again.

Already.

Luo Jun glanced at it, handed the letter to Dieying, and said with a smile: "Could it be that you were able to kill He Ruomuti yesterday?"

Gu Jue recalled what happened yesterday and could only shake his head.

"That's right." Luo Junyao said, "General Gu's most important thing is to clear the siege of Jianling. If you insisted on chasing He Ruomuti at that time, but you took advantage of him, what happened would be a shame on everyone's faces.

They don’t look good.”

Gu Jue said: "That's it, He Ruomuti's troops are currently stationed in Yuping Town, thirty miles away. It's not easy to kill him."

Luo Junyao said: "It depends on how you plan to kill, whether on the battlefield, or..."

The two looked at each other, and Gu Jue coughed slightly and said: "It is indeed a problem. Fortunately, the prince did not ask for time. I don't know when the prince will come to build the mausoleum. If Mr. Qu can help..."

He has seen Qu Fang's ability before. It is not difficult to kill a Heruomuti by force.

Luo Junyao looked at him sympathetically, "Since Ayan sent you a message asking you to kill He Ruomuti, it means that he will not come to build the mausoleum." Of course Qu Fang will not come back.

Seeing Gu Jue's face suddenly collapse, Luo Junyao patted his shoulder comfortingly and said, "Don't be afraid, I will help you."

Gu Jue shook his head and said: "I'm afraid not. The prince has another letter, asking the princess to go to Pingshan Fort to receive reinforcements."

Luo Junyao looked at him with a smile, "I didn't receive the letter, Duiying, did you?"

Dieying glanced at her helplessly: Wasn't the letter he received burned by the princess last night?

Luo Junyao said: "I don't know how to fight, so what should I do? Ayan just wants to trick me into going back. He may not be still in Pingshan Fort now, so what should I do back?"

"But, Princess. Prince..."

Luo Junyao said: "Yes, he is the prince and I am the princess. Why should I listen to him? Stop talking nonsense. If he really has to let me go back, he will never just write two letters." At least.

We need to send a few people who can beat her to take her back.

"So, do you want my help?" Luo Junyao asked.

Gu Jue responded quickly: "Yes, yes, yes!" He had also seen what the regent princess was capable of, and if it weren't for the identity issue, he really wished he could keep her in his army.

"What are General Gu's plans later?"

Gu Jue immediately became serious when he mentioned the business, and said in a deep voice: "Marquis Yueyang stayed behind to guard Jianling. Jiang Yan and I split into two groups to outflank Heruomuti's troops. Whether he wanted to escape or go south to join the rebels,

We can’t let him succeed easily.”

Luo Jun shook his head and said, "Okay, I will set off with you tomorrow."

"Thank you, Princess." Gu Jue sighed.

Luo Junyao smiled and said: "Don't worry about small things."

"By the way." Gu Jue seemed to have remembered something and said, "We were able to arrive successfully this time, thanks to the help of the princess's friend. She also came to Jianling this time. Would you like to meet the princess?"

Luo Junyao blinked his eyes in confusion, Gu Jue smiled and said: "I don't know anything about things at sea. It's not like I can move around with a boat and people."

Luo Junyao's eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "Sister Tantai."

"..." The princess has a problem with recognizing her brothers and sisters everywhere...

He was the princess's brother once, and I heard that Jiang Yan also became the princess's cousin. Together with this Tantai sister, it was really a lively family.

Luo Junyao didn't wait for her to think about it. He stood up and said, "Sister Tantai has come to the north? I couldn't say goodbye to her at the beginning, and I didn't have time to talk about many things."

Gu Jue said: "The owner of Tantai Island also said that she and the princess had some things to discuss. But the princess ran away first, and she could only follow to collect the debt."

Luo Junyao was helpless, so she didn't run away.

Isn't there no way to rush for time? She has obviously made an appointment with Sister Tantai. If she has anything to do, she should send someone to Shangyong.

Tantai Feng was arranged in a courtyard in the backyard of the General's Mansion. This was the first time Tantai Feng set foot on the northern land, and it was also the first time he lived in such a palace official's residence.
To be continued...