Chapter 300: A Difficult Enemy

The palace is divided into four districts according to function, and the central axis is the sacrificial area, the palace area, the garden area, and the palace office area from south to north. The main hall of the palace is called the Carrier Palace, which is commonly known as the Yin'an Palace, Xia Xun and Saihazhi are not guests who can be received in the bright light, so they cannot be received in the Carrier Palace, and they were led to the Cunxin Palace.

This is a side hall, across the high mén threshold, facing a crane and deer with chūn painting screen, bypassing the painting screen, terrazzo brick paving, is the main hall of the heart hall, Panlong pillar, mahogany column pole, bronze lamppost on the ground, copper crane spitting sandalwood, curtain rolled up, behind is the bookcase leaning against the screen, Xia Xun and Sai Hazhi were introduced into the hall, sat in the guest seat for a while, King Ning and the side concubine Shaning slowly walked in.

"Chen Xiaxun, Saihazhi, I have seen His Royal Highness......"

Xia Xun's eyes fell on Shaning, and he couldn't help but be stunned. She is still wearing a white sè dress, which is the most popular face sè of the Ming royal nobles, but the style is different, this is a palace dress, graceful and generous, with a green and white sè embroidered silver sè silk thread huā pattern on the back, only a blue yù hairpin on the black bright and moist peach heart bun, in addition to no decoration, the whole person is crystal clear like a bright moon.

Saihazhi, a rough man, didn't recognize Princess Shaning at all, and when he saw her accompanying King Ning half a step behind, dressed like a palace maid, he immediately followed again: "I've seen Your Highness, I've seen the princess." ”

Xia Xun woke up in shock, and hurriedly said: "I've seen the princess!" ”

King Ning only said that he was intimidated by his princess's demeanor, but he didn't think about it, but a trace of horror and panic flashed in Sha Ning's eyes. As soon as she entered the main hall, she found that the two people in front of her were extremely familiar, but they were not familiar, they didn't even change their clothes. Sehazhi's appearance clearly didn't recognize her identity, but the change in Xia Xun's eyes and the reaction of his expression when he saw her clearly showed that he had recognized himself!

King Ning waved his hand lightly and said, "Get up, don't be polite." As he spoke, he walked towards the main seat, Shaning followed by his side, a pair of sturdy and fit, far more slender than ordinary NV children, had begun to tremble suddenly, she forced her composure, didn't look at Xia Xun much, and walked over without squinting.

King Ning sat down slowly behind the case, glanced at them coldly, and asked, "You guys...... Did you come on the orders of the Four Emperor Brothers? What do you have to say when you ask to see this king? ”

Xia Xun, who had just stood up straight, hurriedly bowed and said: "Your Royal Highness, the emperor has no way, the court is unfair, a group of scholars dance and write ink, move nòng right and wrong, Gu Huò Shengshang changed the ancestral system, changed the official system, cut the vassal king, caused the king of Zhou to migrate to Yunnan, the acting king was detained in Bashu, the king of Qi was imprisoned in Fengyang, the king of Xiang ** was in Jingchu, and the king of Yan was the head of the kings, in accordance with the ancestral teachings of the emperor and Ming, and it was difficult to raise troops and appease......"

What Xia Xun said next, Sha Ning didn't hear it in a trance, she only knew that if her jealous husband knew that she had a lover outside, then not only would her brother-in-law Liu Kui be in a different place, but she would also be killed by the angry King Ning, and King Ning would not scruple because she was the sister of the leader of Duoyanwei.

Her brother will not raise troops because of her life and death, the méng ancients did not send troops in anger for the nv people, even if she is the nv people of the méng ancient king, that is the act of being laughed at by the heroes of the world, even the ancestor of the golden family, the great Genghis Khan, will not raise an army for his nv people to be taken captive. The ancient people of Méng had a different view of chastity from the Han people, Genghis Khan's NV people could be snatched twice, and even if they came back with someone else's child, they could still be the queen of Genghis Khan with confidence, but the Han people were ashamed of it, if it was known by King Ning......

Xia Xun was talking to King Ning, but occasionally glanced at her with a meaningful gaze, Sha Ning's heart became even more nervous, the shell teeth bit lightly on the thin chún, and the pink face on the soft chún petal had been diluted by nervousness and fear.

"The emperor is the lord of the world, the whole country is his, he wants to cut the domain, and the king has nothing to say. The fourth brother is the chief of all the kings, and based on the ancestral teachings of the imperial examination, it is difficult to raise troops, and I, as a brother, also have no comment. It's just that it would be funny if I were to respond. ”

King Ning said lightly: "First of all, as a courtier, Zhu Quan should not point fingers at the emperor's actions. Secondly, there are so many imperial brothers on Zhu Quan's head, although the fourth brother thinks that the current situation can be trained by the ancestors to raise troops to clear the monarch's side, but the rest of the imperial brothers have not moved, I, as a little brother, don't know whether I should follow the fourth brother, in case the fourth brother is wrong, wouldn't Zhu Quan also be wrong? ”

"Your Highness, the rest of the kings are powerless, only King Yan and His Royal Highness can clear the king's side, if His Royal Highness stands by and watches, once King Yan is defeated, it will be ...... turn at that time."

King Ning cut off Xia Xun's words and said: "This king does not have a single soldier in his hands now, the military power of the 80,000 garrisons in the domain, this king has given it to the governor Chen Heng, and the three guards and horses of this king have been given to Liu Zhen, the general soldier of Jizhou, if it is said that there is a weak heart, this king is now the same as other princes, what can he do to help the fourth brother?" ”

"Your Highness......"

"Please reply to the fourth brother and the seventeenth brother...... It's hard! ”

Without waiting for Xia Xun to say more, Zhu Quan, the king of Ning, had already stood up, and the steward of the Ning Wang's Mansion who was guarding the entrance of the mén immediately walked in, bowed slightly, and motioned for the two to go out with him.

Xia Xun reluctantly stopped, and took a deep look at Princess Shaning, who was dressed in white like snow and standing pretty, and gave King Ning a long ......

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"Princess!"

Sha Ning was in the huā garden, standing next to a huā tree, holding a huā that was about to wither in her hand, and was in a trance, a shì guard quietly walked over and bowed to her, Sha Ning turned her head, and saw that it was her personal guard Zeng Er, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked urgently: "Xiao Er, have you heard clearly?" ”

This is the second name Yirentai, which means ninety, and the name of the child of the ancient poor family is also very casual at that time, and the name is ninety, which means longevity, and hopes that he will live to be ninety years old.

Zeng Er said: "I inquired and understood, they really didn't leave immediately, and now they have stayed at the 'Changning Inn' in the west of the city." ”

Sha Ning sneered: "The man surnamed Xia has already recognized me, he really didn't give up, staying in Daning City, he must want to beat my idea, and let me persuade His Highness!" ”

Zeng Er said: "Princess, if the handle falls into the hands of others, in case it is publicized by him......"

Shaning bit his silver teeth and said coldly: "No, they won't see the sun tomorrow morning!" ”

Zeng Erxin comprehended, and hurriedly leaned over and said, "Understood, the little one will arrange it immediately!" ”

"Wait!"

Zeng Er said: "Don't worry, the princess, the little one will only pick the cronies we brought from Duoyanwei, and will not let the palace shìwei chā hand it." ”

Sha Ning shook his head and said: "They will not be His Highness when they come to Daning, if they die here inexplicably, and King Yan thinks that His Highness is doing his best, it is inevitable that Jiāo will be evil to him." You go to nòng a few sets of military uniforms and sabers of the Daning defenders, this notoriety cannot be borne by His Royal Highness. ”

Zeng Er said: "I understand, the little one will do it immediately." ”

The inn outside the gate is not very different from the inn in the gate, here, there are very few people who visit relatives and friends, and there are few people who visit relatives and friends, most of the people who pass through here are merchants and travelers on the grassland desert, dozens of hundreds of people at every turn, chariots, horses, camels and mules, and hao hao dàngdàng, so the inns here are very large, and the rooms are few, the courtyard is wide, in order to separate different merchant teams, so as not to confuse the carriages and horses, and lose property, so the guest rooms and courtyards are mostly separated, separated by a half-height adobe wall.

Xia Xun and Saihazhi's residence is such a courtyard. Three straw yellow mud houses, an extremely wide courtyard, there is a long row of horse corridors on both sides of the courtyard against the wall, this courtyard has just left a camel team in the morning, and it has not been cleaned much, there are camel dung and scattered straw on the ground, the room is empty, a large kang **, only two chuáng dirty quilts, not even a mattress, only the kang shop is big enough, and there is no problem turning over on the top.

Dinner was eaten in the inn, Xia Xun ate a bowl of soup and steamed buns, a small half of the sheep tuǐ, but Sai Hazhi, who ate like a cow, gnawed a whole sheep tuǐ cleanly, and finally brought back the half of the sheep tuǐ that Xia Xun had not eaten, saying that it would be regarded as a supper.

The weather entered October, it was already very cold, and the wind was especially strong at night, blowing dust and dirt, and there was nothing to appreciate in the empty yard, so the few guests went back to sleep early.

On the second watch, a group of officers and soldiers suddenly broke into the Changning Inn, because of the wind and sand, their faces were all méng máo scarves woven by sheep máo, and one by one lù out of their eyes, murderous. After asking where Xia Xun and Saihazhi lived, two officers and soldiers were left to watch the shopkeeper and men of the inn, and the others went straight to Xia Xun's residence.

The inn of the single courtyard was easy to capture, and the house was surrounded by a crowd on all sides, and then they broke into the house and rushed in with steel knives.

The torches were blazing, and several officers and soldiers searched the three empty houses, but there was no one at all.

A tall samurai dressed in a captain's uniform and with a sword under his side stood proudly in the middle of the house and asked coldly, "Did you find the wrong room?" ”

"No, I inquired beforehand, and just now I checked the account books of the guests, and there is no mistake, this is the accommodation! There's also a chuáng futon here. ”

The lieutenant who stood with his hands in his hands, only showing a pair of bright and deep eyes, took a slight wrong step in his eyes: "A chuáng futon? ”

He immediately stepped into the bedroom next to him, and several other soldiers followed, raised the torch high, and illuminated the kang brightly, only to see that there were actually two chuáng quilts on the kang, and now one chuáng made a mattress, and one chuáng made a quilt, the méng face captain bent down, reached out to the quilt and said coldly: "The quilt is still hot, he heard the movement and hid, the person didn't go far, search for me!" ”

"No need to search, I've been waiting for you here for a long time."

A few soldiers were like rabbits that had been hit by arrows, and they jumped to the ground, holding knives in one hand and torches in the other, and shone towards the place where the sound came, only to see Xia Xun sitting on the beam of the house, leisurely dàng, with two small tuǐ, and a sheep tuǐ in his hand gnawing at them with a grinning grin.

Someone shouted viciously: "Catch him down and cut him into ròu sauce!" This is Zeng Er's voice.

The méng-faced captain said coldly: "You guys go out!" ”

Zeng Er was stunned and lost his voice: "Princess! ”

Captain Méng sneered: "Idiot! There's only one person resting here, don't you see? People have been waiting here for a long time, will they be afraid that you will kill? Get out! ”

Xia Xun threw away the sheep bones, clapped his hands and smiled: "The princess is really smart and smart, and she admires it tightly!" ”

Captain Méng said coldly again: "Get down!" ”

"It's coming!"

Xia Xun smiled and grinned, jumped down from the beam, and landed lightly on his feet, without making a sound.

Zeng and the others all looked at the méng-faced captain, and the méng-faced captain waved his hand, and they retreated unwillingly. Then, the méng face man reached out and gently untied the méng face towel, lù out of a more than huā interpretation, but full of frost pretty face, sure enough, it was King Ning's side concubine Sha Ning, when she saw her on the slope outside Liujiakou, she smiled innocently, when she saw her in King Ning's mansion, she was graceful and elegant, like a fairy, and at this moment, her eyes were sharp, but like a female leopard that pounced on her prey at any time.

"That companion of yours?"

"I knew that there would be a beautiful man visiting tonight, and my companion was a rough man who didn't understand the amorous feelings, so I sent him away."

There was a murderous aura between Sha Ning's eyebrows, and he said coldly: "I only need one word, I can make you die so much that you can't die anymore, so you'd better not be flamboyant to me!" ”

Xia Xun looked solemn and replied: "Back to the princess Niangniang, the minister's companion has been hiding, if the minister is alive and well, then nothing will happen, otherwise the minister's companion will go to His Royal Highness to complain, saying that Niangniang has a man outside, but it was seen by my two brothers, so I killed people in the lower place." ”

Sha Ning sneered: "Your Highness will believe it?" ”

Xia Xun said seriously: "Yes!" Men, this kind of thing is always better to believe in it than to believe in it. In fact, Niangniang also knows that His Royal Highness will definitely believe it, otherwise why would Niangniang work hard and deign to come to such a broken house? ”

Sha Ning closed his eyes for a moment, as if he was suppressing his anger, and then slowly opened them, staring at Xia Xun and said, "What do you want?" ”

"I want Niangniang's help to persuade His Highness to send troops to help King Yan."

"Your Highness has no troops to use."

"I know, but Fuyu, Taining, and Duoyan Sanwei are arrogant and untamed, there is no emperor in their eyes, only King Ning, King Ning has a word, and if they promise some benefits, they will become the vanguard of His Royal Highness King Ning."

"Today, His Royal Highness has replied very clearly to you, King Yan is desperate, but our Highness has not yet reached that step, your hope of success is too small, Your Highness does not want to take this risk, so ...... I can't promise you! ”

Xia Xun smiled and said, "Niangniang really cares so much about His Royal Highness King Ning? I remember ...... in Liujiakou"

Sha Ning's eyebrows raised slightly, and he sneered: "So what, so I will sacrifice King Ning to protect myself?" You're wrong! Liu Kui and I have been together since childhood, in the words of you Han people, they are childhood sweethearts, but he is just a commoner, I love him, I can give myself to him, but I can't marry him. We are ancient nobles, we can marry commoners, but we can't marry commoners, so my father and brother chose King Ning for me. King Ning is my husband, of course I have to care about him and protect him! ”

"I ...... Can't understand ......"

Sha Ning sneered: "Of course you don't understand, you Han people have raised the NV people into sheep, how can you understand the NV people on our grassland." Don't think that if you grasp my handle, you can do whatever you want, I will not be under the threat of an outsider to plot against my husband, it's a big deal, and we will all die......" As she spoke, her hand slowly reached for the hilt of the knife at her waist.

"You can give your body to other men, but you can't do anything to be sorry for your husband? What is this theory called? Xia Xun's head was húnluàn for a while, and the inherent values and logical thinking began to short-circuit, seeing that Shaning's slender five fingers clenched the handle of the knife, and he was about to make a move, he hurriedly reassured: "Slow, slow, Niangniang, please don't do it, this matter...... Let's think long-term, think long-term......"

Sha Ning's hand stopped, and a pair of apricot eyes glared at him fiercely: "How to think about the long term?" ”

"This ...... I haven't figured out ...... yet."

Sha Ning's hand reached out to the hilt of the knife again, and Xia Xun hurriedly said, "Why don't you let me think about a two-way strategy?" Why do you have to make a mess and lose both, if I die, my brother will definitely tell His Royal Highness King Ning about Niangniang. ”

Sha Ning said coldly: "Six ears don't conspire, my mother told me that if it's not your common secret, only you can keep the secret, otherwise you don't have to think that someone will keep the secret for you." I don't believe in your promises, and I don't believe in you as a person, if I have to die, I will kill you first and watch you die with my own eyes! ”

Xia Xun was a little cold sweating, and hurriedly said: "Niangniang, this secret, I dare to guarantee, only I know it now, if you kill me, it is really not a secret." ”

Shanning was stunned for a moment, and said suspiciously: "What about your companion?" ”

Xia Xun said: "I only gave him a letter, telling him that he can only open it if I die, I can guarantee that as long as I live, only I will know about this matter!" ”

Sha Ning stared at him, his eyes flickering, Xia Xun coughed, and said in the most sincere tone: "Niangniang can believe me, Xia Mou, is a righteous gentleman!" ”

Shaning didn't know whether to believe his nonsense or not, as long as there was hope for life, people always didn't want to die, so she only said that the other two people had mastered her handle, and wanted to coerce her into a puppet, bī forced her to do what she was reluctant to do, and she was desperate for a while, so she wanted to die together. But Xia Xun saw that the situation was not good, so he quickly loosened the noose, said that the matter could be discussed, and vowed to ensure that this secret was only known to him, and Shaning couldn't help but waver.

"Mother?" Xia Xun screamed quietly and tentatively, for fear of angering this inscrutable NV person.

Shaning's eyes flashed treacherously, his hand slowly left the hilt of the knife, and he said expressionlessly: "Okay, from now on, I will send someone to follow you until you come up with the so-called best of both worlds!" ”

"!" Xia Xun didn't expect to be anti-guest-oriented, but was controlled by Shaning, in fact, everything he expected was fine, but he misestimated the xìng grid of the NV person in front of him, he wanted to catch up, but a few steel knives blocked his way.

Shaning quickly left the courtyard, covered his mouth and nose with a face towel again, and instructed Zeng Er, who was following him: "Find his partner named Saihazhi!" ”

Zeng Er said tentatively: "Then? ”

"And slaughter them!"

Sha Ning said lightly: "I always feel that this person is unreliable, I can't let him hold my handle for the rest of his life!" ”