The East Courtyard is not the main courtyard of the government, but it is a very good place. Across the wall from the courtyard is a natural lake in the middle of the city. When the backyard of this county government was built, a part of the Hubo was enclosed to form a viewing lake in the inner courtyard. But if you think this is a defense hole, you are really wrong. The garrison in the city was at least generally stationed along the lake. The view around the lake is wide, and it is difficult for ordinary people to get close, let alone enter the inner house through the lake.

The same is true inside the high walls, where the gate of the eastern courtyard is blocked behind the lake, and only a winding corridor over the lake leads to Guò. Unless summoned by someone who lives in the courtyard, whoever tries to enter will only be shot into a hedgehog by the soldiers and horses hiding along the coast.

And the one who lives in the East Courtyard is also quite interesting. Unlike the rest of the army, he did not socialize with the officials of the city, nor did he drink and have fun, nor did he even find women as companions. It was as if as long as he didn't fight, he could stay in it until he got moldy.

Nangong Mo thought about it for a long time, the precautions were too strict, and it was probably impossible to sneak in and investigate. It's not that she didn't have the confidence to walk away, but... In case she is discovered, the other party is likely to directly extinguish Lin Changfeng. It's a bit of a bogey. Thinking about it like this, Nangong Mo took the opportunity to go out shopping with the steward and took leave to go home.

Hongliu and Hongxiang are not subordinates who signed a death deed and sold themselves, so they can occasionally return to their homes in the alleys where the poor live in the west of the city. There is only a small dilapidated courtyard, and it is very quiet to push the door in. It's slightly dim and bears a faint musty smell. Nangong Mo frowned slightly, strolled to the door and pushed the door in.

"County Lord."

In the room, two men in ordinary cloth clothes waited early. In the chair next to the two men, there was a beautiful woman in cloth, who was indeed similar to Nangong Mo's current appearance.

Nangong Mo nodded and asked, "Where did Xingwei go?" ”

The man said respectfully, "Lord Xingwei has just gone out. ”

Nangong Mo looked at the woman who was glaring at him viciously with a pair of pretty eyes with great interest, sat down opposite her and said with a smile: "Don't stare at me, don't forget... Your sister is still in my possession. ”

The woman was stunned, bit the corner of her mouth and said, "What do you want to do?" They... They call you the county lord? ”

She is just an ordinary girl working in the kitchen in the county government, so naturally she will not know the name of the county lord of Xingcheng, and even if she does, she will never think of Nangong Mo. Nangong Mo smiled and said, "By the way, I heard a message in the mansion today, I heard... You're going to the East Courtyard because you want to... Well? ”

The woman's face turned slightly pale, and she glared at Nangong Mo with some anger, "So what?!" "She just wants to be better off for herself and her family, what's wrong?

Nangong Mo sighed lightly and said, "Don't be angry, I didn't mean to laugh at you." It's just that... I want to know, the one in the East Courtyard... What does it look like? ”

"What do you want to do?" The woman looked at Nangong Mo vigilantly.

Nangong Mo sneered and said, "No matter what I want to do, you can only cooperate, right?" Could it be that you really have a crush on that person? The woman's face turned red and white, and she gritted her teeth hatefully and said, "It has nothing to do with you!" Nangong Mo sighed, "Since I appeared in front of you, you should have thought that I would not give you a chance to betray me." So... You see, cooperate with me, and I will give you a reward for believing afterwards. Or do I kill people now, lest you trouble me? ”

The woman's heart trembled, and she couldn't help but shrink in. She could feel that the woman in front of her was not joking after saying that she had killed someone.

After a moment's hesitation, the woman asked, "I sued you... You really won't hurt me and Ah Xiang? ”

Nangong Mo nodded, "I don't think I'm a murderer. Not only that, but I will also give you a certain amount of remuneration afterwards, and you and your family will have no problem whether you want to start a small business or leave Siyang to change places and start a new life. ”

Hongliu pondered for a moment before nodding and saying, "I believe in you." Actually, she didn't believe it and couldn't do it. Now that she is being held in the hands of others, and her only sister is missing, what else can she do except believe in the woman in front of her?

Nangong Mo smiled, "What does that person in the East Courtyard look like?" ”

Hongliu thought for a moment and said, "That person... He looks like he's in his fifties, but... The hair is already gray. The whole person is very thin and gloomy. It's scary to look at. ”

Nangong Mo recalled all the generals in Jinling's number in his mind, but he was not able to match the number of people Hongliu said. A little speechless glanced at Hongliu, Hongliu couldn't help but be a little embarrassed, "I'm not a naturally rich person like you, what's wrong with me wanting to fly on my fingers?!" "She was only seventeen or eighteen years old, and she certainly knew that she would be looked down upon by someone when she looked down on an old man in her fifties and sixties. But so what? At least that old man is still a big general, and he is much better than those in the mansion who don't know anything and only take advantage of the girl, but don't dare to let go of a fart once something happens, and the county magistrate who is afraid of the inside.

Nangong Mo stroked his forehead, "You're thinking too much, I just want to ask him if there are any eye-catching features on his face?" ”

Hongliu shook his head a little dazedly, "I was just lucky, I happened to pass by outside the East Courtyard that day." It wasn't very good at the time, so I couldn't see it very clearly. Just remember... He seems to be very tall. ”

Nangong Mo sighed, except for getting the other party's age, there were basically no clues.

Seeing her like this, Hongliu was a little anxious, "Hey! You promised me, I told you everything I know, don't think about regretting it. ”

Nangong Mo waved his hand and said, "I know, how many years have you been in Siyang Mansion?" ”

Hongliu was stunned and said, "I went in at the age of twelve, and it's been almost six years. ”

Nangong Mo nodded, "Do you know any way to enter the mansion without attracting attention?" Especially close to the East Courtyard? ”

Hongliu lowered his head and pondered, and after a while he hesitated, "I don't know if this will work... I just heard from the kitchen people that there is a lotus pond in the courtyard of the east courtyard, which is connected to the lake outside. The entire eastern courtyard was originally built by filling in the earth on the lake. Therefore, if you enter the water from under the big willow tree at the edge of the garden, if the water is good, you can enter the yard directly from the lotus pond. But... I've heard of it, but I've never heard of anyone doing it. These are some hearsay gossip that circulates among the subordinates. ”

Nangong Mo lowered his head and thought about the news, and finally nodded and said, "Okay, I know." Thank you, girl. I'm afraid that I will have to harass the girl for two days, and I will be wronged by the girl in the past few days. Raise your hand and take out a purse and open it, take out two small gold ingots from it and put them on the table, "This should be the girl's deposit, these days ......"

Hongliu was immediately overjoyed, "Don't worry, girl, I will definitely help if you need anything." "Although it is two small ingots, it is also five taels, and it is fifty taels when it is replaced with silver. This is just a deposit, with this money, why should she and her sister be girls for others?

Outside the door, a gray figure swept in, "County Lord! ”

Xingwei came in and saluted in a deep voice. Nangong Mo said: "What's wrong?" ”

Xing Wei said: "The number of soldiers and horses stationed in Fuyun Valley has increased a lot. Moreover, some soldiers and horses began to go into the mountains, and it seems that they planned to find a way to attack Taniguchi if they could not attack it. Childe said that he couldn't find out the details of the other party for the time being, so he asked the county lord to go back first. The prince's side... I'm afraid I can't wait. As for Lin Gongzi, Gongzi already has a way to save people. ”

Nangong Mo raised his eyebrows, thought for a while, and said, "Jun Mo is planning to exchange hostages?" As for the increase in troops, she was not surprised. Since the other party had already caught Lin Changfeng, he naturally knew that they had arrived.

Xingwei nodded and said, "Gongzi agreed, and exchanged Yongkang Hou for Wei Gongzi." The other party has already agreed. ”

"Where?"

"It's three miles outside the city."

Nangong Mo thought for a long time, then suddenly hooked his lips and smiled: "Very good, just do it." When the time comes, you take people to watch the two sides exchange hostages. ”

Xingwei was stunned for a moment, "County Lord, you?" ”

Nangong Mo lowered his eyes and said, "I still have something to do, and I will go back as soon as I finish it." ”

Xingwei was a little embarrassed, but after all, he was Nangong Mo's person, so he was naturally mainly based on Nangong Mo's orders. What's more, he still knows the county lord's ability, at least there is no problem in retreating, so he nodded, "Subordinates take orders." ”

Nangong Mo groaned a little carelessly, "Yongkang Hou... Although it is not as good as Shao Zhong, his ability is not weak. It's not a good thing to let the tiger go back to the mountain. ”

Early the next morning, three miles outside Siyang City, the two sides faced each other at a distance of seven or eight feet. Wei Gongzi looked indifferently at Lin Changfeng, who was escorted out and had a somewhat disgraced face. Changfeng Gongzi knew that he was at a loss, so he had to work hard to make a smile. Although he underestimated this small Siyang County, he actually overturned the boat in the gutter and asked Wei Junmo and Nangong Mo to save it?

Beside Wei Junmo, two guards escorted Yongkang Hou Tang Zeng, one on the left and one on the right.

Wei Junmo glanced at the other side, "Xiao Qianye can't find anyone to lead the troops, so much so that he actually sent a shrunken turtle this time?" ”

The adjutant general standing beside Lin Changfeng sneered and said, "It's just a trivial matter, and you don't need a general to come out." It's Wei Gongzi, even such a trivial matter as exchanging hostages has to go out in person, shouldn't it be that there is no one around him? ”

Lin Changfeng cautiously glanced at the triumphant lieutenant general, and sighed silently for him in his heart.

"Ahem, I said... If the two of you have enough greetings, shall we start to get down to business? Lin Changfeng couldn't help but remind.

Wei Junmo raised his eyebrows, "Lin Changfeng, what's the situation?" ”

Lin Changfeng smiled bitterly, "Fortunately, someone was a little soft, and it didn't affect the action." The other party just wanted to limit his martial arts, and didn't intend to make him unable to even walk.

Wei Junmo nodded, and the person opposite was naturally not to be outdone, "Yongkang Hou is okay?" "The exchange of hostages is naturally for the sake of a complete exchange back, and no one wants to change a crippled one back. Tang Zeng's face stiffened, and he nodded coldly: "It's okay." "He's not Lin Changfeng, and his skin isn't that thick. It is a bit embarrassing to be rescued by being captured and then exchanged for prisoners of war.

"Let's get started." Wei Junmo was not verbose, and said lightly.

The soldiers and horses from both sides are almost the same, and three miles behind them is Siyang City, and in the same way, Wei Junmo and the others are stationed a few miles behind the tens of thousands of Chenzhou troops they just felt, obviously neither of them can trust anyone.

The people on both sides let go of Lin Changfeng and Tang Zeng at the same time, and Lin Changfeng raised his eyebrows and walked towards the opposite side. Tang Zeng also stepped forward, but it was only a distance of seven or eight zhang, but he always couldn't walk as if his feet were very heavy. When the two passed by, everyone invariably raised their hearts. Until Lin Changfeng raised his eyebrows and smiled at Tang Zeng, and strolled over.

"Shoot the arrows!" A cold voice suddenly came.

"I'll go!" Changfeng Gongzi sneered, jumped up and pounced towards Tang Zeng in front of him, where was the slightest bit of a weak muscle.

"Humph!" Wei Gongzi snorted coldly, and a silver light swept through, and the feather arrows shot towards Lin Changfeng were cut down one after another. At the same time, the soldiers behind Wei Junmo also immediately raised their bows and arrows to confront the other party.

Hearing the word "arrow", Tang Zeng had already rushed towards the opposite side. However, he was faster than him, and he couldn't catch up with him, and the next round of feather arrows was about to come again. Lin Changfeng raised his hand without hesitation, and shot a dagger towards Tang Zeng's vest.

"Yongkang Hou be careful!" The adjutant on the opposite side couldn't help but exclaim. It's a pity that it's too late, how can such a distance Changfeng Gongzi miss.

Don fell to the ground with a scream. Behind it, a dagger stabbed deep into the vest, leaving only a delicate hilt.

"Wei Junmo!" The adjutant general on the opposite side was furious and couldn't help but yell.

"Huh." Wei Gongzi laughed coldly, and did not pay any attention to his thunderous jump, but looked at the back of a small mountain not far away, "Since you are here, why dodge, come out." ”

The people behind didn't come out, but there was a sharp voice with majestic anger, "Wei Junmo, Xiao Yu is dead, you wait for the old man!" ”

Lin Changfeng had already retreated to Wei Junmo's side, and said with a smile: "Junmo, you are really still a friend." However, Ben Gongzi didn't let you lose money, did he? "It's good that he didn't let Tang Zeng return to the other party's hands alive, so can Wei Junmo not settle accounts with him when he goes back?

Wei Junmo glanced at him lightly, and said in a deep voice: "Tang Zeng, I originally had other uses. Now because of you, it's wasted. ”

"Uh......" Changfeng Gongzi only felt the cool breeze swishing on the back of his neck, so he had to squeeze out a stiff smile and try to make up for it.

Both sides had soldiers and horses, and no one could take advantage of each other's confrontation, so they had no choice but to retreat in the end.

In the palace in the city, Nangong Mo was still dressed in a girl's blue shirt, looking at the furnishings in the study and the files on the table, and shrugged his shoulders in disappointment. This study is really clean, and I can't find anything useful. However, since you come in, you can always find something useful, right?

Just as he was about to leave the study and go to the next room, he heard a messy footsteps outside. Nangong Mo was stunned, raised his eyes and glanced at the roof flying up the beam above his head. Lying on the beams of the room, I saw a person walking in from the outside, followed by four or five men who looked like generals.

"General, please calm your anger!"

"Anger?!" The other party's voice was a little hoarse and dry, as if it was because he hadn't spoken for a long time. But this time it was full of anger, "How do you let me calm my anger?" In front of so many people, let Tang Zeng die in the hands of Lin Changfeng! Didn't Lin Changfeng have soft tendons on his body? And also... Where did his dagger come from?! ”

Since he caught Lin Changfeng, he naturally won't give him a chance to escape. So from the beginning, Lin Changfeng's whole body was carefully searched by them. If there is no medium soft tendon, it can be said that he is naturally resistant to soft tendon, so where did such a big dagger come from?

A general presented a dagger, "General, please take a look." This... It's not the dagger we are used to in our army. ”

The man sneered, "It's good... All kinds of heavy guards, and people can also get in and give daggers and antidotes to Lin Changfeng. What's the use of what the old man wants from you?! ”

"The general is angry."

On the beam, Nangong Mo frowned slightly. The voice seems strange, but... It seems a little familiar.

After thinking about it, Nangong Mo slightly withdrew his face and looked at the person sitting on the main seat. The figure he saw couldn't help but make him stunned.

Indeed, as Hongliu said, the other party looks as if he is fifty or sixty years old. His face looked like he was in his fifties, but his hair was full of gray hair, and it made people think that he should be over sixty years old. A face that should have been quite handsome was very thin, even the eye sockets were deeply sunken, and the cheekbones were high and bulging. Those eyes were indeed sharp and gloomy, and people couldn't help but feel chills in their hearts. At first glance, it seems that there are indeed some inferior.

What's more... This is a man she really knows. This is - Nangong Huai!

Nangong Mo couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. No wonder there is no news from Jinling, presumably Nangong Huai and Xiao Qianye secretly reached a deal, and they did not lead the troops to the battle openly at all. Moreover, Nangong Huai was sentenced to death, although I don't know why Xiao Qianye never killed him, but he didn't mean to let him go in the past few years. Naturally, the people of Zixiao Hall would not keep their attention on a person who was locked up on death row and might not be able to get out for the rest of his life. If Xiao Qianye secretly released him from the prison, and then quietly sent him to the battlefield, not many people would know.

So, it's no wonder... can catch King Yan off guard. Nangong Huaida Festival has a loss, and his character is not very authentic. But to be able to stand out from so many generals around the emperor back then, it is indeed some real ability.

"Enough, General Ben doesn't want to listen to your nonsense. Within three days, break through Fuyun Valley! Live or die! ”

The deputy general next to him was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly persuaded: "General think twice, Your Majesty means that it is best to capture King Yan alive." "If King Yan is dead, the Youzhou army will be chaotic, but it may not necessarily collapse. After all, there are still the three sons of the Yan Palace, and there are so many loyal generals under the command of the Yan King, and there are also Wei Gongzi. But if King Yan is captured alive......

Nangong Huai snorted lightly and sneered: "Since Wei Junmo has already come, with his martial arts, do you think it is impossible to rescue King Yan?" How much time will it take to capture King Yan alive, can we afford it? Since he can't catch him alive, let him die. ”

"Your Majesty over there...", the adjutant general said with some hesitation.

Nangong Huai said: "If there is anything there, I will bear it alone." ”

"Yes, General."

Nangong Huai snorted with satisfaction, picked up the teacup and wanted to drink tea. But when he was holding the teacup, he was stunned for a moment, and said sharply: "What person?!" ”

Nangong Mo sighed lightly in his heart, and jumped down from the beam of the room, and at the same time, the silver needle in his hand shot out like half of the wind.

The generals below were taken aback, and before they could react, they all fell to the ground.

Before Nangong Mo's figure landed, he pounced towards Nangong Huai, who was sitting on the main seat.

Nangong Huai raised his hand and pulled out the sword beside him to look at it, but how could he be Nangong Mo's opponent. Nangong Mo grabbed the sword blade with one hand, and clasped Nangong Huai's neck with the other. Facing Shang Nangong Huai's stunned eyes, Nangong Mo smiled slightly and raised his hand to flick the long sword in his hand, and at the same time reached out to hold the wrist of his other hand, and said with a smile: "Father, it's a little bad to be so cruel to your daughter, right?" ”

What Nangong Huai was holding in his other hand was the dagger sent by Deputy General Fang Cai. The tip of the dagger was about to stab Nangong Mo. Nangong Mo clasped his wrist and forced, and the dagger fell to the ground with a bang.

"Nan, Gong, Mo!" Nangong Huai glared at Nangong Mo fiercely and gritted his teeth.

Nangong Mo smiled, looking exceptionally beautiful and lovely. Fang had just soaked in the water for a long time, and the makeup on her original face had already been spent, revealing her original face.

Looking at Nangong Mo's clothes as a girl in the house, where is there anything Nangong Huai doesn't understand?

"You gave Lin Changfeng the antidote and the dagger?"

Nangong Mo nodded with a smile and said, "Yes." "I didn't see the weakness and displeasure of my father, who was put in prison by their brother and sister.

Nangong Mo said with a smile: "Father really deserves to be a famous general in Great Xia." It was shocking as soon as it was shot, but... Father alone should not be able to win such a smooth lì, right? Can you trouble my father to sue me, who told your Royal Highness King Yan that he was going to attack Siyang? "If it weren't for the preparation in advance, even if Nangong Huai was a genius, it would be impossible for him to come to this place to set up an ambush, Siyang has never been an important military town, nor is it the route of the Youzhou army's originally expected march.

Nangong Huai sneered, "Do you think I'll sue you?" ”

Nangong Mo sighed and said helplessly: "Then I can only trouble you to follow me." ”

Nangong Huai said: "You want to exchange me for King Yan?" Have one's head in the clouds. ”

Nangong Mo smiled, "Father, you think too much, don't say it's you... Even if it is the Duke of E who is caught in my hands, I'm afraid that I won't be able to replace Uncle Yan Wang, right? So, I just wanted to ask you to get me out of the house. ”

"Don't think about it." Nangong Huai sneered, "Since you're here, just stay and see how I kill Xiao You and Wei Junmo one by one." And Nangong Xu's son! ”

Nangong Mo sighed, "I have always disliked hostages being more arrogant than me. ”

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Dear da, 5. 20 happy. Anyway, what kind of festival is this? In short, I love you Lala~

ps: Many relatives have guessed that it is Nangong Huailala and not Gong Yuchen. Gong Yuchen may not be better than Nangong Huai in battle. Although Nangong Huai is a villain hypocrite who forgets profit, is ungrateful, and ruthless, but... He is one of the most powerful founding generals of Da Chu. Doubting his ability is tantamount to doubting the Meng family's vision, uh... Well, judging from the results, the Meng family's vision is indeed a little, and it can be regarded as the ability to pit the Meng family to death haha.

As for whether this Nangong Huai is even more powerful, 1, because Nangong Huai is blackened, he tries hard to take revenge on that whom. 2。 , because they have an internal response, they got the news in advance and caught them off guard. 3, Nangong Huai's ability to fight is no worse than that of King Yan, and the boss and the king are not two concepts that absolutely coincide.

It's sauce purple, Mo Mo Da.

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