The most lively place of the Lantern Festival is in the Confucius Temple in the west of the city, a long street is wide, lined with all kinds of shops, hanging high lanterns along the road, there will be small traders set up stalls early, all kinds of food, gadgets, small games and so on.

It's only evening, there aren't many people yet, and the lantern festival hasn't officially started yet.

The business of the restaurant has slowly picked up.

Fenglaiju is the largest restaurant on this street, the high three floors are very eye-catching, and the top floor is a private room, which is dedicated to entertaining dignitaries.

A burly man wearing a felt hat hurriedly ran upstairs, because the lobby was lively, today was full, the second shopkeeper was so busy that his feet did not touch the ground, and there were many noisy people who were such a small house, so he was not eye-catching.

He went up to the third floor, pushed open the door to a box, and closed it as soon as he entered.

Before he could turn around, he heard an inquiry from a man behind him, speaking very strangely, it was not an official language, nor did it seem to be the local language of the Great Xia Dynasty.

"Where is Dada being held, do you hear that?"

"I have heard that the eldest prince is locked up in a courtyard, surrounded by heavy guards. The burly man took off his felt hat and saluted to a wolf-eyed man sitting by the window with his left hand on his right shoulder, then took out a scroll of drawings from his bosom, walked to the table and spread it out, pointed to a certain place and said: "Second prince, this place is the courtyard where the eldest prince is imprisoned, there are two doors in front and back, and the subordinates have gone down to investigate, this courtyard is the emperor's courtyard, the wall is very high, and it is not easy to climb in." ”

There are still a few people in this box, looking at their clothes, words, and gestures, they are not from the Xia Dynasty, but more like Hu Nu in the north. Hearing the words of this burly man, they all gathered.

One of them said: "Second prince, it doesn't seem easy to get into, it's hard to rescue the eldest prince." ”

The second prince Samul coldly raised the corners of his mouth when he heard this, and his wolf eyes flashed with a stunning light in an instant, and he only heard a ridicule, "Dada, that waste, the warriors on the grassland only died in battle and lived without humiliation, the cattle and sheep froze to death in winter, and the spring has not yet recovered, if the people of the Central Plains negotiate conditions with him, the eighteen tribes of Hunu will only starve to death." ”

As if hearing the killing intent in the second prince's words, the oldest one sighed, "The king hopes to be able to save the eldest prince." ”

As soon as the words fell, a sneer sounded, "General Haridwar, you have also seen that it is not easy to rescue the eldest prince, if the eldest king is willing to exchange ten thousand cattle, sheep and horses, the people of the Central Plains may be willing to magnify the return of the prince, but ...... What do the people of our steppe immortality eat?"

General Haridwar looked at the young prince and heard the second prince say lightly, "I believe that Dada does not want to see the people starve to death one by one." ”

His eyes looked at the annex on the map, his eyes were cold, and then he looked upward, and saw the location of the Rui Wang's Mansion from the map, which was less than a mile away from the courtyard.

The invincible Hunu warriors were defeated by a yellow-haired boy in his early twenties, and the name Zhao Jingyi had been deeply imprinted on the young prince's heart.

I saw his fingers stabbing through the huge palace lightly.

At this time, the warrior next to him suddenly spoke, "Prince, who do you see is that?"

The sharp wolf eyes instantly shifted his gaze and followed the guard's hand to look out the window.

The box on the third floor of Fenglaiju had an excellent view, and the street below was clear, and the second prince was seeing a team of black centaurs slowly pacing from the long street of lanterns. The leader rode a black horse, as hard as a rock and unshakable, looking closely, the black hair, the plain white headband, and the cold face.

"Zhao Jingyi. The second prince's eyes narrowed slowly, hiding the blade-like killing intent in it.

Zhao Jingyi rode with eighteen guards, followed by the guards of the patrol battalion, although there were people from Jingzhao Mansion who inspected it, but the lantern long street is the most lively place in the entire capital, regardless of men, women and children, Miss Scholar will come out to play today, I believe that the emperor who temporarily decided to pay a private visit to Weifu will not miss it.

He walked slowly, looked carefully over and over again, listened to General Zhang Yi's report on the manpower arrangement, nodded from time to time, sometimes stopped and raised his horsewhip to point to a certain place, and whispered a few words before continuing to move forward.

Then I passed through Fenglaiju, walked halfway, and looked up as if I had a feeling.

"Prince. The warrior next to him whispered.

The window of the wing room was closed, leaving only a gap, and Samul vaguely saw Zhao Jingyi go down to Fenglai to stay for a while before continuing to walk forward.

"There is a saying in the Central Plains, if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, the second prince, and it is more important to rescue the eldest prince. General Haridwar whispered from the side.

Samul exhaled heavily, "Xiao Wang understands, according to the original plan. ”

At night, the full moon hangs in the sky, and the stars arch around. The lantern street is ten miles long, bright as day.

Men, women, and children all came with lanterns, crowds of people, and crowds of people were everywhere, and it was also the time when human traffickers and thieves were the most rampant.

But today, the long knife guards ten steps and one person, and a hundred steps is a team, lined up on both sides of the long street, standing behind the vendors' stalls, their eyes are like torches, and their expressions are cold. Neither disturbing the amusement of the people, nor being out of reach when something happens, this is the soldier of the patrol battalion.

In addition, the officials of Jingzhao Mansion patrolled from time to time, and the corners of the dark alleys were also investigated, and in the distance, there were also the inspectors of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division waiting at a fixed point, and the slightest wind and grass could immediately smell the wind.

It can be said that this is the most rigorous inspection of the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival in the past years, and even a slightly keen-eyed person can smell a trace of it unusual.

Of course, no one would have thought that the high-ranking emperor would wear regular clothes and mix in with two adult princes and a cadre of guards.

Zhao Jingyi also hoped that his emperor's uncle was just a whim, and he would really give up this trip in order to take care of the overall situation during the Lantern Festival, but when he saw Su Yang couldn't help but smile bitterly at him while letting the noble father and son after his birth, he finally sighed deeply in his heart.

"Jingyi. Emperor Xia Jing, who was in high spirits, saw Zhao Jingyi as soon as he turned his head, raised his eyebrows, and glanced at Su Yang.

The latter, his nose and nose and heart remained motionless, as if he had not received the emperor's meaningful gaze.

Zhao Jingyi is tall, even if he is not wearing armor, he has a stunning momentum around his body, and the royal father and son who are visiting privately for Weifu today, even if they are slightly restrained, the crowd can't help but bypass him, leaving a blank.

"Uncle shouldn't have come out with just these guards. Zhao Jingyi saved long live and frowned disapprovingly.

Emperor Xia Jing was noncommittal, knowing that this nephew would not walk the horse in vain, so he just shook his head and walked forward with his hands behind his back.

However, the fifth prince, King Shu, stepped forward and patted Zhao Jingyi on the shoulder and said, "With my cousin watching, my father and I couldn't be more relieved." He pouted at the patrol battalion guards around him, whether bright or dark, and stretched out a thumbs up, "My cousin's ability, brother, I admire it, look at it for a few months, it's already well-trained, it's strange that Hu Nu let his cousin beat him back, it's really proud." ”

Emperor Xia Jing in front of him was looking around, looking at the singing and dancing, the faces of the people were filled with joyful smiles, and it was also extremely glorious for the monarch, and there was an extra lantern in his hand unconsciously.

Hearing the words of the King of Shu, the emperor looked back at his nephew, and couldn't help but nodded, his unreliable younger brother had a reliable son, who was not very old, but he was extremely stable.

It's just that the luck is really bad, and his younger brother is not that blessed.

The third prince, King Liang, naturally will not let his younger brother specialize in beauty, "Jingyi's ability to fight, I can't catch up with the horse, every time I see those good news, Jingyi's god of soldiers is really amazing, I can't help but think of Gu Dashuai, the king of Zhenbei during the Taizong period......"

Before King Liang finished speaking, the King of Shu had already said: "What the third brother said is, look at the whole dynasty, one can speak better than one during the Taiping period, Hu Nu is really here, like a quail, his neck is shrinking tighter than the other, and the saw-billed gourd can't let out a fart." ”

was picked up by his younger brother, King Liang was displeased, but his face was smiling sincerely, "The fifth brother is not wrong at all, I remember that two years ago, General Shen Yuan also said that he was familiar with military books, and he already had hills and valleys in his heart, and as soon as Hu Nu came, he would let them go back from where, and then Hu Nu really came......" Saying this, King Liang showed a sneer on his face and asked, "Fifth brother, what happened?"

Later, he took sick leave, saying that he was dizzy and had a cold, and he was recuperating behind closed doors, until Emperor Xia Jing ordered Zhao Jingyi to be handsome, and he never appeared in the court. At that time, it became the laughing stock of the entire capital, but because Shen Yuan was the wife and uncle of the King of Shu, no one dared to laugh at him openly.

The face of the King of Shu immediately sank, and he sneered and said: "Shen Yuan's ability is also blown, but he still has self-knowledge, and he knows that he can't avoid it, unlike Shi Dashuai, who was so frightened that he abandoned the army and ran away before he went to the battlefield before he came to fight with Hu Nu, and the whole army was wiped out." I don't know if this is brave and strategic? Such a cowardly rat and self-defeating, where can the souls of those thousands of men who died unjustly be redressed?"

Shi Dashuai, also known as "Decline", is the brother of Queen Liang's mother's family, as soon as this matter spread, Shi Dashuai just fled back to the capital, and was sent to the knife edge of the guillotine, and the mouth of the vegetable market was painted with red paint.

As soon as the king of Shu mentioned it, the king of Liang was as uncomfortable as swallowing a fly, and the king of Shu suffered a loss in the south of the Yangtze River and was pulled out of the governor and a pro-Shu official, and now he can choke the king of Liang, and he is also happy in his heart.

The two brothers either competed to put on high hats first, and in the process of wearing them, they also demolished each other, even the emperor who didn't pay attention to this side couldn't help frowning.

Although Zhao Jingyi's face was still cold, those who knew him well knew that he was already very impatient.

"Needless to say, the two cousins can win the battle, thanks to the uncle's strong support, the military supplies are delivered on time, so that the younger brother has no worries, and the soldiers are brave enough to kill the enemy without fear of life and death, which is admirable and commendable. ”

After Zhao Jingyi finished speaking, he glanced at the emperor, and saw that the emperor's majesty was full of smiles, and he accepted the fact that Zhao Jingyi gave him, and he also put his mind at ease, he didn't want to hear that the two brothers here were squeezing each other openly and secretly, to be honest, he would rather be a garrison standing guard.

At this time, the father-in-law suddenly interjected: "Master, young master, if you are tired of walking, you might as well go to the restaurant in front and sit down." He glanced at Zhao Jingyi silently, the latter nodded vaguely at him, and smiled even brighter, "Master, young master, the old slave heard that this Fenglaiju dish is a must, the private room on the third floor has a wide view, and looking down at the Lantern Festival Flower Street is even more unique, you see ......"

King Liang immediately said: "Father, the taste of this Fenglaiju dish is indeed good, it is different from the imperial dining room, and my son recommends you to try it." ”

The emperor is also against the two brothers who are fighting openly and secretly, but as long as it is not excessive, he will not interfere, and the so-called jade is not cut. It's just that now the Lantern Festival lights are very fresh to the emperor, and the two sons are endless, which makes him unhappy.

When the father-in-law said this, it was right for his appetite, so he raised his hand: "Lead the way." ”