There were only a few officials in the government office of Jinyang County who were copying and writing under the dim candlelight, and when they saw someone coming in, they got up and asked about the origin. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The car guard lit up the prince's token, and several people knelt down in panic. The man behind Che Yan put down the brim of his cloak, even though the light was dim, but the amazing posture suddenly made the entire room shine, and the little officials were dumb and just stretched out their fingers and pointed in the direction inside, informing them of the place where the Yuwen family was seized.

The path leading to the underground was dark and damp, Xiao Zimo only heard that the hostages had been guarding in the mansion all the time, but he didn't expect that the conditions were so bad, and they were no different from the places where the prisoners were held.

Decades ago, Yuwentai escaped from Guanzhong, and he hurriedly ran away, and in the future, he had time to take some of Yuwen's daughters, among them, there were Yan Ji, the mother of Sima Yuwenhu, and his aunt Yuwen, who are now the Great Sima of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. After that, Yuwentai supported the Yuan Bao Torch as the emperor in Chang'an, established the Western Wei Dynasty, and the Eastern Wei Dynasty was like fire and water, and these female dependents were imprisoned in Jinyang for many years.

No one expected that Yuwen Hu has now become an upstart in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, controlling the government and calling for wind and rain, and even Dugu Xin and Zhao Gui in the Eight Pillars Kingdom teamed up to get rid of him but failed, but they were convicted of rebellion and lost their lives. Yuwentai's third son, Emperor Xiaomin, Yuwen Jue, had a conflict with the Great Sima Yuwen, was forced to abdicate, and was killed a month later, Yuwen Jue newly supported the eldest son of Yuwen Taishu, Yuwen Yu, who was also in power, and was controlled by others everywhere, and the remaining six pillars and the Guanlong aristocratic group represented by the twelve generals now no one dared to provoke a conflict with Yuwen Hu. Yuwentai I was heroic, and probably never thought that after his death, his sons would live a life of enduring humiliation and burden.

In a gloomy room, there was an old woman with the soles of her shoes under an oil lamp.

She was poorly dressed, but she looked proud. When they heard that someone was coming, they did not get up, but a few young women sitting on the haystack ran over, grasping the wooden railing of the cell, anxious to see the appearance of the person who had come. When they saw that it was not a government official, nor was it Jinyang Taishou, they were even more overjoyed.

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency, will you let us out?" A soft-looking woman had a few straws in her hair, and both eyes were a light of joy. The tips of his face and nose were all gray, and his face was so white that he was bloodless, detached from his hollow sight in the dim light of the oil lamp. Yuwen Yan is Yuwen Hu's aunt, and she is also a female relative that Yu Wen Hu repeatedly mentioned in his letters to Northern Qi. She was the youngest sister of Yuwen Hu's father, and she was only in her prime.

Yu Wenyan looked at Xiao Zimo's face closely, and was stunned. Has she been locked up for too long, seeing a man who was stunned like this, stunned there, holding the cell door tightly and tightened tightly, a strange warm current slowly rose from the soles of her feet, and flowed into her heart. This underground cell, which has tormented her for so many years and so many days and nights, seems to bloom with the brilliance and hope of life like never before. How old is she? She was only twelve when she was caught by the officers and soldiers of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and now it has been a full eighteen years!

"Mrs. Yan, Mrs. Yuwen, Gao Changgong is in Xiabei Qi, and I am ordered to escort you back to Chang'an." Zi Mo said a few words, making everything silent in this completely airtight basement, and then the heart-rending wails became one. The women who had been tortured in this place for so many years hugged each other and cried into tears, Xiao Zimo let the car guards open the prison door, and one by one the female dependents of the Yuwen family rushed out, and they felt like they were dreaming when they stepped out of the cage.

"Madam Yan, please come out, and prepare a place for you to live. If Old Madam Yan has difficulty moving, I will let my guards carry you out. Zi Mo saw that there was a thick wooden stick beside the old woman, which was probably used as a crutch.

When Yan Shi heard this, she slowly raised her head, she looked at Xiao Zimo, smiled, and waited for the soles of the shoes to be put away, then she took the work in her hand and slowly moved her body.

Yu Wenyan came back and picked up Yan's and said, "My lord, my sister-in-law has been here for a long time, and she can't walk around because of rheumatism in her legs and feet, don't blame her." Yuwen Yan said timidly, she was used to the people in this Jinyang Mansion humiliating, torturing and abusing them in every way, and she was really afraid that the Yan family would make this adult unhappy, so she hurriedly stopped in front of the Yan family and said.

"Well, then slowly help Mrs. Yan out, the car guard, help the old woman take the needlework and thread on the table and the soles of her shoes, and then send them to Mrs. Yan's room." After Zi Mo finished smiling, he asked Yan Shi to go out of the cell first, and asked Che Yan to collect the things of the female dependents in the cell.

Yu Wenyan helped Yan Shi, turned around and secretly glanced at Zi Mo, and her heart fluttered.

This tall man is such a good man。。。。。。 She had never seen such a lenient Northern Qi official.

"Yan'er, you can share a room with my sister-in-law later." Yan patted Yuwen's hand and said.

"Well, I'll change your clothes for your sister-in-law later." Yu Wenyan nodded.

Xiao Zimo took a group of Zhou female dependents to stay at the post station in Jinyang, and Wang Taishou invited Zimo to go to his Taishou Mansion to stay, but Xiao Zimo refused.

Those women hadn't seen the light of day for a long time, and when they saw the delicious and fun, they suddenly cried again. Xiao Zi Mo ordered people to go to the street to buy some women's hairpin bead clothes, and asked the inn to boil hot water to clean their bodies, people who don't know still think that the noble son took his wife and concubine on a trip, old and young, large and small women surrounded the three layers of Zi Moli several times, and they all frequently saluted and thanked them.

"My lord, we can return this lady of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, you don't have to wait so thoughtfully. Let that Yuwen Hu know, I thought that you were afraid of him. Che Yan held a knife, with frost in his eyes, in his eyes, Zhou and Qi were mortal enemies, and the women of this Zhou were also outliers.

"Che Guard, the two countries will not fight each other, not to mention the female dependents of the enemy country, they have had enough of suffering in that dark place, and now they can go home, let them dress up and see their families decently, this can be regarded as the mighty imperial grace of Northern Qi." Zimo said.

"His Royal Highness Lanling is really kind-hearted, no, it should be said that it is a bodhisattva's heart, I have never seen such a prince and grandson as His Royal Highness, it is really their blessing to meet you!"

"Che Guard, you and I will work together for a long time in the future, so we don't have to be so angry. I'll leave it to others to do the sycophants, I know that the car guards you are strong in martial arts, it's better to accompany me to feed the tricks if you have time, I haven't played with people for a long time, and I feel that my body and bones are dull a lot. Zi Mo said with a smile.

"Yes! Subordinates obeyed. Che Yan commanded.

Che Yan is the leader of the personal soldiers under the King of Lanling after Zimo became the queen, and the chief of the guard who protects his safety with the prince, has a cold personality and strong martial arts, that is, he is meticulous in character and respectful to Xiao Zimo. Zi Mo had just been crowned the prince, and he didn't have that shelf at all, but Che Yan always had a face carved out of a 10,000-year-old stone in front of her, and he obeyed the order and thanked her right, reminding Xiao Zimo not to be too casual.

On the second day, Wang Taishou didn't expect that King Lanling and his entourage would set off for Chang'an first, and he was immediately relieved, he was afraid that there would not be enough time to build weapons, but now he can forge more good weapons just in case. When the king of Lanling came back, he sent the good ones to the soldiers, and when the king of Lanling left, he sold some of the iron tools for some real money and silver, and then let Master Sinong Li use his brain, that is, he had another income into his purse.

Wang Taishou smiled, the king of Lanling is young, and he is born with golden branches and jade leaves, he may not know some doorways, it is difficult for a strong dragon to suppress the head snake, and the prince is still obediently back to Yecheng to enjoy happiness!

Night, Chang'an, Weiyang Palace.

Emperor Yu Wenyu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty sat next to the dragon case in the Xuanshu Palace, reading at night with a lamp, while copying the history of Sinology.

"Your Majesty, Lord Sikong is here." A little father-in-law ran in to spread the word, Yu Wenyu nodded, and said, "Immediately Xuan Sikong comes in." ”

After the little eunuch retreated, a person came in the Xuanshu Palace, with a long figure and a dignified appearance. He was much taller than Xiao Zimo when he saw him in the Yecheng Bazaar two years ago, and he had lost a bit of the youth he was a little young, with deep eyebrows and eyes, and sharp and angular outlines. His eyes were as black as night, but they were as elegant as mist, and the two sword eyebrows flew obliquely into his temples, arrogant and cold and alienated.

"Chen Yu Wenyong has seen Your Majesty, Your Majesty is 。。。。。。"

"Okay, fourth brother, there is no one else here, what kind of gift do you do!" Yuwen Yu beckoned Yu Wenyong to his side, "Sit down, Yuwen Hu's old lady is about to be released from Northern Qi, he hasn't been staring at me so tightly these days, our brothers finally have a chance to talk, so don't see outside." Yu Wenyu put the book aside and sent the others away, leaving only the two brothers to talk at night.

"Yes, Imperial Brother. I have also heard about this in the court in recent days, and I thought that the young lord of Northern Qi was the first time to ascend to the throne, so I wanted to release the hostages and sign a non-war document with the traitor of Yuwen Hu, in exchange for a few years of peace. ”

"Heh, even the Gao family knew that there was going to be a truce and asked for that Yuwen Hu, after all, I, the emperor, was just a puppet in the eyes of the Qi State!" Yu Wenyu sighed, and couldn't help frowning, feeling uncomfortable.

Yuwen Yu looks very delicate, compared to Yu Wen Yong has a lot of elegant taste, thin body, clear as jade, but people can not be good-looking, Yu Wen Yong knows that their brothers do not have a weak and timid person, the third brother Yu Wen Jue since he ascended the throne has been planning to break the pattern of Yuwen Hu seizing power and taking power, but Zhuang Zhi died before he was paid, and was poisoned by Yuwen Hu first, and even Zhao Gui and Dugu Xin were involved in it and died. Now the eldest brother Yuwen Yu sits on the throne, but their brothers know that if Yuwen does not protect them, they are just a puppet regime.

"Brother Huang, although Yuwen Hu has recently adopted various new policies throughout the country according to your wishes, and seems to have the intention of compromising with you, Brother Huang, but he is unwilling to hand over military power, he is a thief, you must be careful." Yu Wenyong said.

"Fourth brother, how could I not know his ambitions. After the third brother was poisoned, he Yuwen Hu couldn't withstand the mouths of the important ministers of the court, so he helped me sit on the throne, but what kind of heart he was at ease was actually revealed. Now, among the Zhu Kingdom and the twelve generals, there is no one who is willing to be the leader of the dynasty。。。。。。 Yu Wenyu sighed, the deaths of Dugu Xin and General Zhao Gui really shocked many important ministers who wanted to set things right.

"Your Majesty, my brother came tonight to tell him good news." Yu Wenyong said softly.

"Tell me what a good thing."

"The general of the Zhu Kingdom, Hou Mo Chen Chong, intends to help the imperial brother, but the two Zhu States were killed by Yuwen Hu, General Hou Mo Chen Chong said to be cautious, I hope Your Majesty can calm down."

"Great! If he is really willing to share the hatred with our brothers, it is really a blessing for the Zhou Kingdom! You passed the word to General Zhuguo on behalf of me, with his words, I can endure any anger, you must wait for the opportunity, and kill that Yuwen Hu traitor by surprise! ”

Yu Wenyu's eyes were resolute, looking forward to the dawn in the Weiyang Palace with fourteen halls.