On the same day, in the court of the Victorian king-

The third prince Ge Sheng out of the longing for Helian Jialu, followed her example and lay down on the eaves pillar on the top of the tent, but the weather was still relatively cold, but as soon as the incense was burned, Ge Sheng dispelled the idea of borrowing the scenery to send affection, turned over and sat up, shook his head helplessly, and was ready to jump off the eaves pillar. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

At this moment, in a courtyard as far as Ge Sheng could see, a woman quietly walked out of the big tent, released a carrier pigeon, and then looked around before re-entering the tent.

It is the big tent of the concubine. The woman...... Is it the concubine's maidservant Tama?

For a moment, Ge Sheng remembered that a guard had told him about Tamar's similar actions, and his heart moved, and he immediately moved briskly along the tops of several large tents connected to him, chasing the movement of the carrier pigeon, and at the same time frightening the carrier pigeon by the sound of the false bowstring, and taking advantage of his momentary slowness, he grabbed the carrier pigeon's wings, and then held the carrier pigeon in his hand.

"Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you. Gomori gently stroked the pigeon's wings to calm it down, while he recalled what the guards had reported earlier.

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"The villain is responsible for guarding the perimeter of the stage on weekdays, and the villain was on duty on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve and last night, and the villain witnessed last night's incident from afar. After the shift change this morning, the villain passed by the big tent of the concubine Niangniang, and accidentally caught a glimpse of a white dove flying out, and then saw Niangniang's maidservant Tama girl quietly turned back and entered the tent. ”

"I also like to use pigeons to send messages, which is not a great thing. Besides, what does the concubine have to do with this matter. ”

"This has to start with the night of Chinese New Year's Eve. When the villain was on duty that night, he saw that Miss Tamar had appeared near the stage, saying that the concubine had dropped her accessories around, and the little prince of Zuoqiu was negligent in his duties for a moment because he personally helped to search. ”

Even so, what does it mean? Could it be that you are suspicious that you are the concubine?"

"No, the villain doesn't dare. The villain only evoked the memory of the night of Chinese New Year's Eve because he suddenly glimpsed the Tamar girl this morning. That night, there was another person who wandered around the stage, that is, Mr. Nandongnan, who was recommended by the eldest prince to perform tricks for the emperor. According to the villain's guess, during the time when Zuoqiu Little Prince left, it is entirely possible that Mr. Nan had moved around. ”

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Ge Sheng hesitated for a moment, took out the note from the carrier pigeon's feet, unfolded it, and saw that it read:

"The emperor has decreed that the five princes will return to the capital in a few days, and His Royal Highness can act cheaply on the way. ”

Ge Sheng's first reaction was when the concubine and the mushroom were colluding. But he soon dismissed the possibility. Another person, "Nanying", also known as Chen, came to his mind. Tamar appeared near the stage to attract Zuo Qiuyu's attention, so that "Nanying" could move freely. And the only one who can make Tamar call him "Your Highness" is ......

Ge Sheng was secretly frightened by his thoughts, and immediately decided to tell the emperor everything, but within two steps, he had a new idea. Ge Sheng tied the note back to the pigeon's feet, released the pigeon, and then jumped to the ground, went back to the big tent and took out his horse, turned over and sat on horseback, and rode out of the royal court.

More than ten days ago, Emperor Xian ordered troops to be sent to reinforce the battlefields on both sides, and the eldest prince Rong Rong and Nanying led the army to the battlefield on the west side, converging the remaining forces of the county Ma Zhanpeng's men and horses, the cavalry battalion, and the strong crossbow battalion, and engaged in battle in front of the Yinchen Xuan array;

However, after many days of fighting, the military situation still did not improve, and the number of soldiers and wings in the eastern battlefield was particularly staggering, and the emperor had no choice but to cut off his own arm, mobilize all his military forces to defend the western battlefield, and hold on to a corner to wait for the opportunity to counterattack. And the eastern battlefield will no longer be fortified. Therefore, the top priority is to transfer back Xun Qi and Zuo Qiuyu's men and horses to defend the royal court.

Chen was obviously not surprised by this situation, and even said that he was just waiting for such a development, and with the help of the mushroom, he could quickly remove the first obstacle, and then clean up the mushroom in turn, which was not a difficult task.

On the sixteenth day of the first month, after Xun Qi received the will of the emperor, he reorganized the army a little, and set off with Zuoqiu Yu to lead the army. In order to take a shortcut and rush back to the royal court as soon as possible, the group bypassed the desert where it was easy to get lost, and took an abandoned cave with a rock wall. The cave is deep and tortuous, and there is a narrow road in the middle, which can only accommodate two horses side by side, Xun Qi's army passes through the cave, and when the leader leaves the cave, the tail of the team has not yet entered the rock face area.

Xun Qi and Zuo Qiu Yu marched at the front of the team, when the team leader approached the exit of the cave, the two were approaching the narrow area in the middle, the distance between the rock walls on both sides became narrower and narrower, the boulders exposed above covered the sunlight tightly, and the sound of horses' hooves echoed in the rock wall cave, making the cave extremely quiet. Suddenly, several bats flapped their wings and flew out from the holes in the rock wall, and more than a dozen horses neighed at the same time, Xun Qi, Zuo Qiuyu and others stopped vigilantly, and did not find anything abnormal, and after a while, everything returned to calm, it seemed that it was just a false alarm.

However, when the group rode their horses again, the rain of arrows pierced the void and fell, and dozens of soldiers fell from their horses with arrows, causing a riot in the panic. Xun Qi looked up in the direction where the arrows were flying, and saw a team of masked people flying down the wall, coming straight in the direction where he was.

"There are assassins, protect the five princes!" a soldier shouted. However, due to the limited terrain, the men and horses in front and behind the team could not get close to each other to carry out defense, nor could they retreat in an orderly manner, Xun Qi, Zuoqiu Yu and the surrounding soldiers were not only isolated and helpless, but also difficult to free up space for retreat and detour.

The two people led by the masked man attacked Xun Qi and Zuo Qiu Yu respectively, and made ruthless moves, and there was no way out of the four of them, and most of the time it was difficult to even make a mistake, which was really thrilling. The rest of the masked men dragged down the guards who tried to come forward to protect them, so that their masters would not have to worry about the future.

The arm strength of the man who fought with Zuo Qiu Yu was amazing, and the agility was insufficient, although Zuo Qiu Yu was difficult to deal with, as long as he did not face the opponent, he would not be defeated in a short time. The man who fought with Xun Qi had unfathomable strength, and Xun Qi's offensive was all easily defused by the man, and the man's move Xun Qi could only resist in embarrassment, and it didn't take long for the flaws to be revealed.

Seeing that the sword in the man's hand was pointing directly at Xun Qi's heart, Xun Qi wanted to turn the horse's head, but the horse's hooves had nowhere to land, at this critical juncture, a feather arrow hit the man's sword, causing the sword blade to deflect slightly and pass by Xun Qi's side. Then, Ge Sheng jumped down from the other side of the rock wall with a bow and arrow, and at the same time fired two arrows in succession, stopping the two masked men in their tracks.

"Third brother. Xun Qi saw Ge Sheng's figure, and immediately felt a lot more relieved. Considering the cramped place, Xun Qi and Zuo Qiu Yu gave up their horses and stood on the ground.

Ge Sheng, Xun Qi, and Zuo Qiu Yu glanced at each other, then cast their eyes to the opposite side, and said in a calm tone:

"Big brother, we're still one game away from winning or losing, aren't we?"

The pupils of the masked man who had fought with Zuo Qiu Yu before suddenly shrank, one because Ge Sheng had recognized him, and the other because he had never called him before. Needless to say, this person is the eldest prince.

Seeing this, Mushroom no longer hid, and pulled off her scarf to look at the three of Ge Sheng calmly. The identity of the other masked man was naturally not revealed, and the man took off his scarf with a calm expression, and it was Chen.

"Have you already disregarded the brotherhood for the sake of the mushrooms? Just now did you really want to put Xun Qi to death!" Zuo Qiu Yu was taken aback, looked directly at Chen and said.

"What kind of affection is there between us?" Chen raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Xun Qi again, his eyes were deep, and he was about to strike again, Ge Sheng and Zuo Qiu Yu immediately stopped Chen from left to right. Both of them thought that Chen was more difficult to deal with than the mushroom, so they left the mushroom to Xun Qi, which was in the heart of the mushroom.

Rong Rong stared at Xun Qi, the anger in his heart became more and more vigorous, if he said that Ge Sheng and him were competing for the throne, he still felt that he was equal, no matter whether he became the king or failed, he was always magnificent. And now that Xun Qi, this kid wants to ride on his head, he can't tolerate it. Thinking that Xun Qi was the only obstacle to his current ascension to the throne, before he came, he had determined that he would do whatever it took to not let him leave this cave with his life. So in the face of Xun Qi, all the hidden weapons of Ge Sheng's sword soldiers came up, Xun Qi parried very hard, but in half an hour, there were already three abrasions, among which the wound on the ankle was bleeding, which obviously hindered the rhythm of the feet.

While Chen was dealing with Ge Sheng and Zuo Qiu Yu, he always paid attention to the battle situation between Mushroom and Xun Qi, and did not miss any fleeting opportunity to help Mushroom from the side, Ge Sheng was always anxious, but he couldn't contain the deterioration of the situation. I saw that with the help of another wave of hidden weapon attack, the long knife was swung out, directly taking Xun Qi's shoulder blade, and Chen repelled Zuo Qiu Yu at the same moment, and got rid of Ge Sheng's block, and stabbed Xun Qi in the back of the heart with a sword. Once Xun Qi dodged in order to avoid Chen's attack, the long knife of the mushroom would hit Xun Qi's neck directly, and Chen's judgment of the situation could be described as accurate and ruthless.

Xun Qi's figure really subconsciously let go of the distance of two inches, at the same time, he suddenly realized the intention of Chen's move, but it was too late to retract his footsteps, he sighed in his heart, and closed his eyes, but to his surprise, the next moment there was no sword piercing his body, but someone slammed into him and then fell in front of him.

Xun Qi opened his eyes, saw the situation in front of him clearly, and couldn't help but exclaim:

"Third Brother ......"

It was Ge Sheng who rushed forward at the last moment, blocking the two-way attack of Furry and Chen for Xun Qi, Furry's knife first fell on Ge Sheng's chest, and then fell to the ground with his hand, Chen's sword sank into Ge Sheng's waist and abdomen, and the severely injured Ge Sheng immediately fell to the ground on one knee.

"Third brother, how are you?" Xun Qi hurriedly squatted down to support Ge Sheng, wanting to stop the bleeding for Ge Sheng, but Ge Sheng just waved his hand.

Rao is a mushroom who has always acted viciously, and it is inevitable that he will be in a trance for a moment at this moment, shocked by what Ge Sheng did. It was Chen, except for a flash of surprise in his eyes, his thoughts were still clear, he let go of the hilt of the sword in his hand, picked up the long knife that had fallen, and took a step closer to Xun Qi.

"Xun Qi, be careful!" Zuo Qiu Yu shouted from behind, and then he was about to rush over, but was blocked by the monk who had come back to his senses.

Although Xun Qi was not Chen's opponent, he didn't want to sit still, and was about to stand up, but was held down by Ge Sheng. Then, Ge Sheng propped up his seriously injured body and said to Chen in a weak voice:

"Fourth brother, stop. ”

Although Ge Sheng's words were light, they shocked everyone present like heavy thunder.

"So you know it all. Chen still said calmly, "Then why are you still here alone, fighting for your life." ”

"Because he is my younger brother......" Ge Sheng looked at Xun Qi, smiled lightly, and said.

Chen listened to Ge Sheng's words, looked at his heartfelt smile, and instantly remembered that Xiu Xi had said the same thing in the restaurant in Yiguo Border County......

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"If I didn't know Shu You, I would praise him for this behavior. You know that I don't like the petty people who cheat and fall into the trap behind the scenes. ”

"But the truth is, not only do you know him, but he also has a lot to do with your future. ”

"Whether it's the second or the fourth......" Xiuxi said halfway through, his hand was inadvertently straining, and the cup he had played with before shattered in an instant.

"Do you believe in Xiuxuan so much? Although he is still young. Liu Chen took a cup again and pushed it in front of Xiuxi and said.

"Ah, because he's my brother. ”

“…… I also wish someone would say that about me. There was a moment of gloom in Liuchen's eyes.

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It is the unique affection between brothers, the unconditional trust, and the sincerity that can protect each other with their lives. It's a treasure that you can't have in your life.

Thinking like this, Chen heard Ge Sheng continue:

"For me, you are the same as Xun Qi, you are a brother with the same blood as me. Isn't it natural for an older brother to take care of a younger brother...... Ahem...... Even if I know you're going to get into trouble, I'm ...... May I put an end to all this for my father...... Ahem......"

"Third brother, don't say it, I'll heal your injuries first. Xun Qi's voice trembled.

"My injuries, I know them. Not necessarily. Ge Sheng breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Chen, "If I hadn't only ...... at that time Ahem...... Ten months old, I don't have the ability to do anything, I will definitely protect Xun Qi like this...... You've got you covered. ”

"You confess, it was your people who did it. Chen's lips were smiling, and his eyes were like crying.

"Your Birth...... In my uncle's eyes, it was a great threat...... Ahem...... But he had already suffered retribution, and he had been tormented by illness for many years and died...... Can your hatred be appeased? Please forgive my family and don't hate Xun Qi...... Ahem...... After all, when you were forced to stay away from the royal court, there was no Xun Qi in this world......" Ge Sheng paused, and then instructed Xun Qidao, "Don't blame your fourth brother, we owe him too much." ”

"I know...... I know ......," Xun Qi said in a choked voice, his eyes blurred with tears. Everything that seemed subtle and strange before now makes sense, but unfortunately it is always too late, too late.

Ge Sheng lay in Xun Qi's arms, looking up at the sky, the sky was clear, just like the blue sky he saw when he was a child when he rode a horse and galloped on the grassland.

"I'd love to gallop on the eastern steppes again, but that steppe is no longer under our jurisdiction...... I am ashamed of my father, but he does not want to forgive me...... Ahem...... I can't even ...... Died on the battlefield to thank the ancestors...... If my death can be exchanged for harmony between you, then I will die as I ......deserve it," Ge Sheng's voice became weaker and weaker, weaker and weaker, and he slowly closed his eyes and never opened them again.

During this time, a team of killers brought by Mushroom had all been killed or captured, and Mushroom and Chen were surrounded by men and horses who had crossed the barrier to support, and the soldiers did not dare to act rashly, only waiting for Xun Qi's order before they dared to take down the eldest prince and those suspected of being the fourth prince. And Xun Qi's order was not issued for a long time.

"Fourth brother. Mushroom turned to Chen, prolonged her voice, looked at it, and said with a sneer, "You don't just help me so simply, you have other plans." I really underestimated you. ”

Chen didn't respond to the mushroom, he was still immersed in the shock that Ge Sheng brought him. Chen's long-standing dream is to sit on the thrones of Wei and Yi respectively with Xiuxi, and join forces to unify the countries. When Xiuxi chose to wander the rivers and lakes, although Chen didn't say it, his heart was shaken for the first time. And the death of Ge Sheng in front of him has eliminated most of his hatred for the Queen of the Victorian family. The hatred that had supported him for many years collapsed, and for a moment, Chen suddenly lost himself, not knowing what to do next.

At this time, Xun Qi finally suppressed his sadness and spoke:

"Let's take the three princes back to the royal court. The eldest prince walked with the four princes. ”

Knowing that she was powerless to escape, she didn't say anything. If Chen wanted to leave, in fact, no one present would necessarily be able to stop him, but the concubine was still in the royal court, and Chen couldn't leave by himself, so he didn't resist, and silently rode the horse led by the sergeant, and was surrounded by the three layers of the sergeant and the outer three layers in the middle towards the royal court.

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At noon the next day, the news of the death of Ge Sheng, the third prince of the United States, spread throughout the five countries. In the Moge, Guan Zhou personally informed Helian Jialu of the news. Helian Jialu tried his best to show that no one had to worry about it in front of Guan Zhou, and when he was alone, it was difficult to hide the feelings in his heart.

"Emperor Xian did not agree to the request of the three princes to go to the battlefield, and the three princes were depressed in the royal court, and they inadvertently heard that the eldest prince and the four princes who concealed their identities and were bent on revenge set up a plot to assassinate the five princes...... At the moment of the war, Emperor Xian did not condemn the eldest prince and the four princes, and even doubled his reliance on the four princes against the lonely country. The four princes did live up to expectations, and after leading the army back to the eastern battlefield, with the help of rock walls, quicksand and other complicated terrain, the army that temporarily took over contained the original unfavorable situation. Seeing that things had taken a turn for the better, Emperor Xian dispatched some of the men and horses defending the royal court to the western battlefield, and ordered the county horse Zhanpeng to resist the ...... with all his might."

Helian Jialu's words echoed in his mind, and all the self-blame and pain hit his heart. If she hadn't taken advantage of Ge Sheng's intentions, hurt his feelings, and made Ge Sheng a sinner for the country, he would not have lost the opportunity to make a career and die in discouragement. Things simply don't turn out the way they are. It was her selfishness that harmed Ge Sheng's life...... What qualifies her to be happy alone.

Fierce as Helian Jialu, she made an extreme decision in an instant, a decision that would make her suffer and regret even if she would pay for it in the future.

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On the battlefield in the north of the Yi Kingdom, stationed in the military camp on the southwest side of the Orange Flame Villa, in the Moge, an attendant presented Guan Shu with a letter sent by the Moge. Guan Shu was worried about Helian Jialu after hearing about Ge Sheng, so he hurriedly opened the letter, although the handwriting on the letter was what he expected, but the content pierced his heart:

In the past, there was a sister who liked to praise her, and now there is Helian Jialu, who has already caused disaster to the royal nobles, but she wants not to burden others, and she is determined not to marry you in this life, but she hopes to fulfill it, and she will give me my heart in the past, and pay her to others.

Guan Shu put down the letter, only to feel that his eyes were dark, with his understanding of Helian Jialu, as soon as this statement came out, there was no room for recovery.

"Qi Qi Xiao Pavilion Master, the Northern Tuoba Army has issued a code, do we respond immediately?" Outside the tent, a soldier raised his voice.

Guan Shu reined in his mind and replied:

"According to the deployment, the whole army attacked in three directions. ”

"Ordered. ”

Immediately, the horn sounded outside the tent, and Jing Hu, Luo Dong and others led people from all walks of life to pour out of the nest. Moge and the Tuoba family gambled everything, just waiting for this battle to be decided.

Guan Shu was wounded on the battlefield, and when the army saw the commander personally go into battle, they were greatly encouraged, fought bloodily, and broke the enemy's momentum like a bamboo. The Shu family father and son were almost unable to defeat in the face of the fierce offensive of the joint forces of the north and the south.

The war dragged on Orange Flame Villa, and the news spread outside the Star Altar, and Liao Wei, the owner of Orange Flame Villa, suddenly felt a hidden worry in his heart. On the one hand, the people of Orange Flame Villa have been unable to attack the Star Altar for a long time, and on the other hand, Liao Wei has been worried that the relatives who stay in the villa will be affected by the war, and the more he misses his relatives, the more he will inevitably be distracted during the battle, and the longer the time passes, there will be no more war in his heart. Liao Wei had a premonition that the split of the Yi Kingdom was the trend of the times, and he couldn't bear to exhaust his small family for the sake of the country, so he decided to withdraw to the villa for selfishness.