Chapter 12: A Conspiracy of Two Lines (I)
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At that time, when Yuan Han, Chan'er, Guo Ye and Zhan Duxiao said goodbye to Jinsha and walked out of the Chihua Weapons Walk, they happened to meet Lonely Ling riding a horse.
"Childe, Guo Gongzi." Lonely Ling jumped off the horse and saluted Zhan Duxiao and Guo Ye, then looked at Yuan Han and Chan'er, and said, "These two are King Fu and Lord Chanyuan." In the Lower Demon Palace, see the prince and the county lord. ”
"No need to be polite." Yuan Han answered.
"Why did you come here on purpose, is there anything going on in the palace?" Zhan Duxiao asked.
"Yes, there's an important guest visiting." Lonely Ling said with a smile, "Childe guess who it is?" ”
"Tell me where the guests are coming from?"
"From the north. And the last time he saw Childe was thirteen years ago. ”
“…… Brother Tuoba! Zhan Duxiao thought about it and said in surprise.
"Exactly."
"What the Zhan Palace Lord is talking about is someone from the Weiguo Tuoba family who has the same friendship as you?" Yuan Han reacted and asked.
Chan'er remembered the relationship between Guo Ye and Tuoba Yue, and couldn't help but look at Guo Ye. Guo Ye sensed Chan'er's concern, smiled at her, and took over the conversation:
"It should be Tuoba Xian's only son, Tuoba Yabu."
"I haven't seen Brother Tuoba for many years, so I'm going to rush back to the palace. Before the prince and the county lord return to the country, please come to the Demon Palace at a certain time to talk about it, so that the friendship of the landlord can be fulfilled at dusk. When Brother Guo is tired, he can also stop, and the drinks in the Demon Palace are definitely enough. ”
"Okay."
"Then Twilight will take her leave."
"There will be a date later."
~~~
Seeing Zhan Duxiao and Lonely Ling leave, Yuan Han and the three of them also walked slowly in the other direction.
"Are the county lord and the prince going to Weicheng?" Guo Ye asked Chan'er.
"yes. Brother Guo, what about you? ”
"Whatever you want, what's going on."
Just as Chan'er wanted to say something more, suddenly two people turned a street corner and appeared in her field of vision.
Originally, Chan'er didn't pay much attention to these two people, but the shorter one of them suddenly turned his face away from Yuan Han and Chan'er when he saw Yuan Han and Chan'er, and leaned against the other person's chest to cover it, and the other person also deliberately lowered his head, and the two of them accelerated their steps to pass by Chan'er.
Chan'er turned around suspiciously, and her eyes fell on the figures of the two of them walking farther and farther away.
Seeing this, Guo Ye shook his head, chuckled, and said:
"The world is not ancient. In these years, between men and men...... Not unusual. ”
"Brother Guo is a master of picking (separator) flowers, why didn't he see that the thin person was dressed as a man?"
"Ah, really." Guo Ye looked over carefully, "And the person next to her staggered, as if he was injured." ”
"That woman seems to be the fifth princess of Yi Kingdom, but how could she be here, and she is still in this situation......" Yuan Han was puzzled.
"Haven't you heard that the fifth princess of Yi Guo and her personal guards disappeared in Hengdu at the beginning of the month. At first, Emperor Rui only ordered people to secretly investigate, but recently Emperor Jing announced that if Hengguo could not find the fifth princess before the fourth day of the next month, Yi Guo would lead his troops south. Now the whole Hengguo is looking for the traces of the five princesses. ”
"Eh, they've walked into the Chihua Weapons Shop." Chan'er's gaze followed the two of them.
"I remember that the fifth princess's guard named Changying, even in the Hengguo Palace, was wearing weapons with him, but at this moment, he was not injured." Yuan Han sorted out his thoughts for a moment and continued, "It seems that they came here to have good weapons to defend themselves. I just don't know why they disappeared, so I can't figure out whether they were attacked or accidentally injured by someone sent by the Emperor. ”
"I think, I know why." Chan'er remembered the scene she saw in the Hengguo Palace, and said, "But as for Changying's injury...... Brother Guo, do you know who the Emperor sent to pursue the five princesses of Yi Kingdom? ”
"Hmm, it seems to be a light car captain, called Qi ...... What the. ”
"Qi Fan?"
"Yes, it's Qi Fan."
It's him. Chan'er thought a few times for a while.
He, like me, is very clear about the reason for the "disappearance" of the fifth princess of Yi Guo. Emperor Jing of Yi Guo threatened with war, and he would never disregard the safety of the people and hurt the five princesses in the slightest. So, could it be that the main battle faction of Hengguo and even Yiguo wants to provoke a dispute between the two countries through this incident......
"Yue'er, what's wrong, do you know this Qi Fan?"
"I have something to explain to him. As long as the fifth princess is safe and sound, Yi Guo will have no excuse to wave the army. Chan'er didn't answer Yuan Han's question, but said so.
"Your court affairs, forgive me for not accompanying me." Guo Ye clenched his fists and looked at the two, "Lord Wang, county lord, Guo will leave here." ”
"Okay. Brother Guo, take care. ”
"Take care."
Although Guo Ye said that he didn't care about the affairs of the court, when one of the two countries where there was a possible dispute was the Yi country where Tuoba Yue was located, he couldn't stay out of the matter.
The time of wandering is not short.
Suddenly, I missed her so much.
~~~
At the moment, Yuan Han and Chan'er, who were heading in the direction of Weicheng, entered the carving city.
"Let's find an inn in the city for one night today." Yuan Han said to Chan'er.
"Okay." Chan'er looked at the sky as she spoke, "Look at the hour, Qi Fan should have rushed to Chihua Weapons at this moment." ”
"You asked Jinsha to send someone to deliver a letter to Qi Fan, and asked him to drag the fifth princess of Yiguo, but I don't know if Qi Fan can live up to your expectations and escort the fifth princess back to Hengdu safely."
"He's the captain of the light car, and the emperor trusts him so much, there will be no problem in the future."
~~~
On the twenty-second day of the first month, at the beginning of the month-
Cheng Anhao of Diaocheng County led a group of subordinates to drag their tired bodies on the street, and they all yawned.
"Look at you like this, you have to be spiritless, you have to have no image, I'm afraid that others won't know that you haven't slept all night, right?" An Hao counted his subordinates.
"My lord, you have Miss Ying by your side all night, but the little ones have been guarding outside the door all night." Subordinate A complained.
"You know what! Do you all think that this county is a person who covets fireworks? ”
"Isn't it......" Subordinate B muttered softly.
"You idiot! The county is clearly using this as a cover to perform official duties. ”
"My lord, what do you mean by that?" Subordinate C asked.
"The emperor ordered all localities to quickly find the whereabouts of the fifth princess of Yi Guo and her personal guards, it has been more than ten days ago, and I have not heard of anyone who has done this errand. If the five princesses of this county were to be retrieved at this time, wouldn't they be able to make a splash in the government and the opposition? ”
"But, my lord, you haven't done anything other than put up two notices and searched from house to house." His subordinate Ding said diligently recalling.
"Bastard!" An Hao angrily knocked on the head of his subordinate Ding, and then said mysteriously, "According to the experience passed down from the past dynasties, Fengyue Place is naturally an excellent place to gather intelligence, and it is also a hidden hiding place that is often overlooked. ”
"I see, this can be discovered by adults, adults are wise!" The subordinate said flatteringly.
The group was talking and walking, and they were about to pass by an inn. When An Hao saw the signboard of the inn, he was suddenly blessed with his heart, and added:
"Of course! Whether it's hiding by yourself or being imprisoned, the location must be chosen in a place that people can't think of, otherwise will you swagger and live in this inn? ”
Before An Hao's words fell, the two faces of Yuan Han and Chan'er just stepped out of the inn and collided with An Hao and the others.
Suddenly, An Hao's subordinates wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, their expressions were funny.
"You ...... Who are you? An Hao looked at Yuan Han and Chan'er, his face couldn't help but turn white for a while, and asked sharply.
"Who is Your Excellency?" Yuan Han was calm and calm, and did not answer rhetorical questions.
Facing a faint aura of deterrence around Yuan Han's body, An Hao couldn't help but take two steps back before continuing:
"I am Cheng Anhao of Diaocheng County, and I am ordered by the emperor to search for the whereabouts of the five princesses of Yi Kingdom. If you don't honestly explain your identity, the county will arrest you and go back for questioning. ”
"In the lower lonely country, I wonder if Lord Juncheng wants to arrest this king and return to his home?"
"King Fu? Is it the prince of the lonely country who has made outstanding achievements? Subordinate A was surprised.
"Why is he so young?" Subordinate B was even more surprised.
"You guys, all come here!" Seeing this, An Hao beckoned a group of subordinates to gather in a circle and discuss.
"So...... So...... So...... So ......"
"Is this county man okay?" Chan'er only felt inexplicable.
"Let's see what he's going to do." Yuan Han still looked faint and said.
After An Hao and the others finished discussing, they stood up again to look at Xiang Yuan Han and Chan'er.
"If you are King Fu, then is she the county lord of Chanyuan?" An Hao asked.
"Not bad." Yuan Han nodded.
"Haha, hahaha." An Hao laughed dryly, and suddenly raised his voice, "Then this county is still the emperor of the lonely country!" ”
"Presumptuous!" Chan'er interrupted An Hao's wanton laughter.
"You're presumptuous! Dare to pretend to be the prince and the county lord, the courage is not small. Subordinate C shouted.
"What are you doing in a daze, hurry up and grab it!" An Hao commanded his subordinates.
"Yes."
Yuan Han hadn't taken this group of rabble into his eyes yet, and when a group of people rushed to a distance of about three inches in front of him, he moved his body slightly, but in a deep breath, he knocked everyone to the ground.
An Hao was immediately dumbfounded, knelt down in front of Yuan Han and Chan'er, and said:
"It's really King Fu and the county lord who are here, and the villain has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, and he is offended. The prince forgives the sins, the county lord forgives the sins......"
"Lord forgive me...... An Hao's subordinates also knelt in front of the two of them, begging for mercy.
"Get out of the way with the people who haven't taken you yet." Yuan Han shouted at An Hao.
"Yes, yes, the villain will get out of ......" An Hao had a bitter face, and was about to climb farther, when he suddenly remembered something, he put on a smile again, and said to the two, "Lord Wang, county lord, you two haven't had breakfast yet, right?" The villain has no other skills, but he knows what is the best in this carved city, and as an apology, the villain will buy some fresh food from the market and send it, and ask the two of them to laugh. ”
Yuan Han looked at Chan'er, and saw that she didn't object, so she didn't speak, turned around and walked back to the inn.
~~~
At the same time, on a mountain path outside the south gate of Yaocheng-
"Vulture, it failed like that last time...... How did you prepare this time? A man standing in the shadow of the rocks spoke.
"Hmph, now that they are in our ambush, my blood boils at the thought of this...... The long eagle injury has not healed, and the captain of the light car surnamed Qi left the person behind again, and left by himself, and the rest are just some shrimp soldiers and crab generals, you can rest assured. I don't want to waste any more time and effort, so I'll tell everyone to do it and do it quickly! The man in gray, who was called "Vulture", said in a deep voice.
"Hehe, your temper hasn't changed at all...... a young woman suddenly appeared, and her soft voice echoed in the ears of the two.
"Small plate tail! What are you here for? ”
"Why, if you can come, I can't come? Hehe, it's the master who asked me to supervise you, if something goes wrong with you, you still need me to clean up the mess......" Xiao Panwei looked at the two innocently.
The man in the shadows seemed to glance at the tail of the small pan, but did not say anything.
"By the way, I need to warn you, don't reveal your identity and ruin your master's plan, otherwise...... Hmph, goodbye, we'll see you again soon. As he spoke, the man disappeared in place.
"Damn!" The vulture gritted its teeth as it stared at where the little pantail had disappeared.
"I don't know how you two used to work together." The man in the shadows sighed softly.
"Don't bother!"
"It doesn't matter. I'll go back to the valley and check the terrain first, and then your men will make a move when the time is right. ”
"Wait." The vulture called out to the man in the shadows, "Since she is here, then the woman of the mandarin duck is also ......."
"I know. However, the master's task is heavy, and I don't think she will trouble me at this time. The man said, and when he came out of the shadows, it was Sha Ou, a henchman of Xiuyao, the fourth prince of Yi Kingdom.