As soon as Xia Chen and the three of them entered Taizhou, they heard the news of the fall of the capital, and the emperor of the Great Cloud Kingdom and the emperor Taishang had been captured by the Xuan army.

The Xuan army occupied the capital, and it was King Ge who stayed behind to guard the county seat of Taizhou. However, Ge is not the main general, but the deputy general of the vanguard army.

The Dayun garrison around Taizhou originally planned to support the capital, but when they heard about the changes in the capital, they were in a dilemma for a while, and they were stationed along the Huangsha River to watch the situation change.

Coming to a county town not far from the county seat and the only way to Anyang, they hid behind two trees and looked at the city tower, only to see the banner of the Xuanjun army planted on the head of the city, and the guards were also replaced by Xuanguo soldiers, Hongzheng said: "Are we going to enter the city?" ”

Shang Wuchen glanced around: "At this time, all the people in the city are afraid that they want to flee, if we want to enter the city, we will definitely attract the attention of the guards, and in the past two years, the king of the sea has been wanted Chen'er, and the soldiers of the Xuanguo Kingdom will recognize her nine times out of ten." ”

Xia Chen pondered for a moment: "Since King Ge stayed in Taizhou, if we find him, we will definitely be able to arrange for us to enter the city." ”

Shang Wuchen sighed: "I don't know the guards here, but they may not know me, even if they don't arrest me, they will never let me in to see if they have no intention." ”

"I'll go." Red Kite stared coldly at the city gate.

Shang Wuchen nodded: "That's the only way." He explained King Ge's characteristics and name to Red Kite: "If the guards ask you who you are, you will say that it is King Ge's maidservant Leng Ju." ”

Hongzheng asked, "As long as you say this, King Ge will see me?" ”

"Yes, because it's our code."

Hongzheng smiled slightly: "Then I'll go." ”

Shang Wuchen saw Hongzheng walking away, and looked at Xia Chen with some doubt and worry in his eyes: "I thought you wouldn't ask him for help anyway, shouldn't you?" ”

Xia Chen smiled: "There are priorities. I'm not going to do anything to him now. She has thought carefully about it in the past few days, the matter in Qingzhou is indeed a little suspicious, and what she is most worried about now is Wei Han's situation.

About half an hour passed. The soldiers at the head of the city left abruptly and quickly changed into another group, and after a while the city gate opened, and a man and a woman rode out on fast horses, it was King Ge and the red kite.

Shang Wuchen greeted him first, said a few words to He Lanyong, and then turned his head and beckoned to Xia Chen's location.

The closer Xia Chen got to him, the faster his heart beat and his thoughts became more and more chaotic, what should she say?

He Lanyong suddenly reached out and picked up her veil, Xia Chen didn't expect him to make such a move. I didn't know how to react for a while. The four eyes looked at each other but were silent, and neither could read any emotions from the other's eyes, because the emotions contained in the eyes were too many and too complicated. And they all have a lot of questions in their hearts, and they all have some good and bad guesses about these questions.

Seeing that they just looked at each other and didn't speak, Hongzheng couldn't help but feel bored, but this is not a place to be in a daze. So he coughed lightly.

Helan Yong said hoarsely: "Are you okay?" ”

Xia Chen smiled bitterly when he heard this: "What is good and what is not good?" ”

He Lanyong nodded slightly: "Let's go into the city and talk about it." ”

The camp where King Ge lived was converted from a large mansion. He took the three of them to the study and motioned for the guards to retreat: "Sit down." ”

Shang Wuchen took the lead in asking, "Unintentionally, didn't you go to Anyang?" ”

"No, although the main army of the Great Cloud Kingdom has withdrawn to the south of the Yangtze River, there are still a lot of garrisons along the road to assemble, Taizhou County is located in the center of Jiangbei, occupying this place can block the communication between the Eastern and Western Yun Army, and can prevent a large number of Yun troops from crossing the river, and Anyang City can also quickly support or retreat."

The corners of Xia Chen's mouth were slightly hooked with a little contempt: "King Hai Liang handed over such an important place to you." I think you're a heart. ”

Helan Yong naturally heard the irony in Xia Chen's words, but he was not angry but laughed at himself: "Although it is important here, it is not as important as capturing Anyang in one fell swoop." It's better to do bad things here than to let me go to Anyang, and besides, I don't have military power in my hands, so what does he have to worry about. Speaking of this, he glanced at the red kite: "I heard this girl say that you are going to Anyang?" ”

Xia Chen nodded: "Yes." ”

He Lanyong groaned: "I won't let you go to Anyang. ”

Xia Chen said resolutely and deeply: "I must go." ”

He Lanyong squinted slightly and looked at her deeply, as if his eyes had penetrated the black veil in front of her: "Reason? ”

Xia Chen avoided his gaze: "I still have relatives and friends in Anyang, I want to know that they are safe." ”

Helan Yong said slowly: "Since you are so disregarding the danger, you have to go to Anyang at such a time, why have you never contacted them before, let alone come back to see?" ”

"How do you know I don't?"

"Do you have one?" He Lanyong asked rhetorically.

Xia Chen stood up: "Excuse me, thank you for letting us into the city." ”

"Chen'er!" Helan Yong and Shang Wuchen got up at the same time to stop her.

Xia Chen said coldly: "Does the prince want to do it with me here?" I'm a sensitive person, isn't it okay to be found out if I make a fuss? ”

He Lanyong grabbed her wrist, gritted her teeth and said, "Are you threatening me? Listen to me, I won't let you go even if I die this time! ”

Shang Wuchen hurriedly said: "What are you doing here!" Sit down and speak slowly. ”

Hongzheng didn't know what the relationship between Xia Chen and King Ge was, but seeing that the two seemed to have a grudge, they both had a violent temper and hurriedly followed the round: "Yes, yes, if you have something to say, talk slowly." ”

Xia Chen and Helan Yong said in unison: "I don't want to." ”

Shang Wuchen knew that Xia Chen's attitude was mainly because of the matter in Qingzhou, so he tried to pull away He Lanyong and said, "Unintentionally, you led troops to Qingzhou when you first arrived in Dayun?" ”

Helan Yong glanced at him with a little puzzlement: "How do you know?" You ......"

Right here, someone outside the door shouted: "Report! ”

Only then did Helan Yong let go of Xia Chen's hand: "I'll go out and have a look, and I'll talk about other things when I come back." ”

Xia Chen and the three of them flashed to the side of the door and stood against the wall, and He Lanyong pushed the door out: "What's the matter?" ”

"The emperor sent General Hei to escort the emperor of the Great Cloud Kingdom, the emperor Taishang and a group of courtiers are coming here, and it is estimated that they can reach it before dark. Please ask the prince and the general to prepare for the placement. This is the emperor's handwritten imperial letter. ”

Helan Yong said: "This king knows, you go down." ”

"Yes."

Helan Yong just returned to the study, Xia Chen walked over quickly: "Why didn't you ask King Hai Ling when he led the army?" ”

"You think a soldier delivering a letter would know about such a thing?" As he spoke, he opened the letter.

Although He Lanyong did not deliberately cover it, Xia Chen was embarrassed to peek. Seeing Helan Yong raise his head, he asked, "What does the letter say?" ”

Helan Yong handed her the letter: "Look at it for yourself." ”

Xia Chen took the letter and quickly read it, and exclaimed: "He wants to sweep the states and counties in Jiangbei first, and then map Jiangnan!" "What a big appetite, I want to take down the Great Cloud Country in one go.

Helan Yong said: "Is there a better fighter than now?" ”

Xia Chen snorted coldly: "The fighter is good, but the Great Cloud Kingdom did not lose too many troops in this battle, but it was the king of the sea level." And now that the king of Hailing has captured the Great Cloud Emperor, he must have aroused the anger of the people, and seeing that the rainy season is approaching again, the Xuan army may be able to ride a horse, is it really okay to take a boat? ”

He Lanyong clapped his hands and praised: "What you said is right. It's just that no one can convince King Hai that what he wants to do will definitely be done to the end, otherwise he wouldn't be looking for you to this day. ”

Xia Chen shrugged his shoulders: "Whether he succeeds or fails has nothing to do with me." He asked General Hei to escort the captives back to Xuanguo. Let you lead a team of elite soldiers to send them to Beiyan Pass, right? ”

"Didn't you read the letter?"

Xia Chen bit his lip: "I won't go to Anyang first, I want to see who those captives are!" ”

Helan Yong's eyes were suspicious: "Brother Cen Shaoyou is now living in the Great Xia tribe, is there still your relatives and friends among the royal family and courtiers?" ”

Xia Chen knew that concealing it would get darker and darker, so he nodded: "Not bad." I wonder how the Nine Princesses are doing now. If he said he was worried about his uncle, he would never believe it. Because he knew what was going on between him and them, and she finally couldn't say Wei Han's name, because she felt like a curse.

Helan Yongyi raised his eyebrows: "Ninth princess? It's the ...... who almost became you," and a malicious smile appeared on his face, "I can help you inquire." ”

Although he knew that he couldn't see it, Xia Chen couldn't help but glance at him: "The prince is bothered." ”

Helan Yong was busy discussing matters with General Tu, the chief general who commanded the army here, and arranged for them to rest in the study before leaving.

There were still some injuries on Hongzheng that had not completely healed, so Xia Chen asked her to lie down for a while, and she and Shang Wuchen sat at the square table outside to rest.

Shang Wuchen said: "I will definitely ask things clearly when I go back." ”

Xia Chen raised his hand: "Didn't he already admit it?" Even if those people were not killed by his own hands, he connived at his subordinates to burn and kill. This must be reckoned with him. ”

Shang Wuchen took a deep breath: "It's not fair. ”

"So what's fair?"

"I can ask him to find the murderer."

Xia Chen crossed his arms and squinted at him: "But how do I know if the person he found is the one who killed my grandmother's family?" Unless I kill all the thousands of elite soldiers of the Xuan Kingdom, I will avenge the revenge of those who died tragically. And even so. He has no intention of doing so, and he can't escape the blame! ”

"Alas! Didn't you hear that he didn't have military powers? Maybe he couldn't help himself. ”

Xia Chen took off his hat and combed his hair slightly: "I'll talk about this later." She knew that Shang Wuchen would protect He Wuyi no matter what, and she didn't want to hurt his heart too much, and after determining Wei Han's situation, she would find time to solve this matter alone.

In her heart, she had never thought that the person He had killed unintentionally, but when she thought of her grandmother's family and those who died tragically, she couldn't help but resent him. In her heart, if he can't protect these people, at least he shouldn't be the one to hurt them.

Hate to hate, can she really do it? Maybe what she really deserves to kill is the culprit of the Sea King! No! She can't make excuses for He Wuyi, otherwise how can she be worthy of her grandfather and grandmother, as well as her uncles and friends and fellow villagers in her childhood, when she thinks of those simple and kind people who are always hardworking and complaining, she is angry, and she doesn't even know if it is some people or this era.

He Lanyong didn't come back until it was late, and before he went to General Tu's place without saying a few words, he heard that General Hei and his party had arrived outside the city, so they went to answer together.

And there were more than 2,000 captives in the Great Cloud Country, and they were placed and guarded as the branches of the moon. Originally, he was supposed to have dinner with the two generals, Tu and Hei, but he was worried about Xia Chen and them, so he refused because he was not feeling well.

Ordered someone to prepare the meal first, and Helan Yong pushed the door back and covered the door. "Dustless, Chen'er!"

Shang Wuchen and Xia Chen were dozing off on the table, and raised their heads at the same time when they heard the sound.

He Lanyong came to the inner room and breathed a sigh of relief: "I thought something had happened to you." ”

Xia Chen hurriedly asked: "The prince came back so late, he must have already received the captives of Da Yun, right?" ”

He Lanyong sat down: "I can't hide anything from you!" I didn't expect that there were more than 2,000 people in the royal family and courtiers, but I asked General Hei, and there were no nine princesses among the captives, only four princesses and six princesses. ”

"None? By the way, I heard that the ninth princess got married not long ago, and the husband of the ninth princess will naturally not be a commoner, can the prince help me inquire again? ”

He Lanyong said meaningfully: "Got married not long ago? Where did you hear that? ”

Xia Chen snorted: "I forgot what I heard about when I ate at a tavern, although there is war now, but the more times like this, the more rare it is for the princess to get married, and naturally there is no shortage of people to talk about." ”

Helan Yong teased: "I just asked casually, why did you explain it so clearly, this is not like your style." ”

Xia Chen's chin raised slightly: "Probably because all the people I've met in the past two years are stupid, I don't make it clear, I'm afraid they won't understand, get used to it!" As soon as she finished speaking, she felt a strange feeling, although she was scolding him, but was this like saying something to someone who had a deep hatred? If you don't know, you'll think you're flirting! Thinking of this, she immediately turned her head, but saw Shang Wuchen's handsome expression, so she gave him a fierce look.

As soon as she wanted to get up and go to see the red kite, she had been asleep and didn't wake up, I don't know if it was uncomfortable, but she heard someone outside the door: "Lord Wang, the meal is ready." ”

The red kite came out after hitting the screen, her eyes were a little red and swollen, Xia Chen thought to herself that she must be thinking about Yue Feiyun again.

After eating, He Lanyong said to go to General Hei to inquire about the Ninth Princess, and after Xia Chen beat him out, he walked around the room restlessly.

Hongzheng suddenly said: "Could it be that what Young Master Xia wants to inquire about is not the Ninth Princess, but Young Master Wei?" ”

Shang Wuchen said in surprise when he heard this: "Wei Han? ”

Xia Chen nodded without concealment: "Yes, what I'm worried about is Wei Han." As she spoke, she glanced at Hongzheng and emphasized: "He is my very important friend like Brother Cen and Brother Yue." ”

Shang Wuchen was stunned for a moment: "I understand, in fact, I also miss him a lot." ”

He Lanyong didn't come back until late at night, and when he closed the door, he looked at Xia Chen with a slightly strange expression: "The Ninth Princess's concubine is also among the captives, you already know that it is Wei Han, right?" (To be continued......)