- The sudden emergence of such a belligerent star in the southern kingdom, with an almost undefeated record, caused the young emperor who had just taken office and whose position was not yet stable to play a paper tiger after the Northern Yan Kingdom put down a great turmoil.

The northern geese, who have always been belligerent, only kept spreading rumors to the south during this period, calling their neighbors in the south to settle down. On the surface, Beiyan screamed arrogantly, but in fact, the new emperor of Beiyan kept sweating in his palms.

The new emperor of Beiyan had just won the throne by improper means, and although he killed a group of civil officials who were not satisfied, he did not deal heavily with the military attache system. These fighting talents are the cornerstone of the Beiyan National Program, and they can't be moved, but there are also those in this group who are not convinced by the new emperor. Once the war starts outward, the centrists in this group of people are afraid that they will also rebel, which will almost cause devastating results for the Beiyan military.

At that time, the best state was peace and stability. And to be 100% sure not to fight, except for Beiyan's constant amplification of words to intimidate Nanzhao, who has not yet been built in all aspects and is like a newborn, of course, there is a more trouble-free way, let that warlike and warlike guy die.

Perhaps it was the curse of the new monarch of the Northern Wild Goose that finally worked, and the providence was biased in favor of the Northern Goose, and Ruan Chenggang finally failed to reach Kyoto and died on the way south.

However, Beiyan Xinjun was not happy for long. Perhaps it was Nan Zhao in order to stabilize the morale of the army, or maybe this matter was indeed true, at that time, there was also a widely spread narrative within the Nan Zhao military that although Ruan Chenggang died of illness, his military writings and a strategic deployment map were preserved, which was enough to benefit the Nan Zhao military for ten years. Ruan Chenggang's military writings have been around for a long time, and many generals and officers of the Nanzhao military have seen it with their own eyes, but the key is that the picture, which is mysterious and secretive, no one has ever seen it. But it made the northern goose pointed at by it jealous.

What if this is true?

Pingbei comprehensive map! As soon as this information came out, the most intuitive thought of outsiders was that this military deployment map was in the hands of Emperor Wang Chi of Nanzhao. This killing wisdom recorded on paper. It may be put into practical action by Wang Chi at any time. For a while, Beiyan Xinjun's heart that had just been put down was lifted again. I didn't even do cruel things as often as before, for fear that Nan Zhao would be in a hurry, and it would be bad if I really hit him.

However, the reality has not gotten so bad. Regardless of whether Emperor Nanzhao had a comprehensive map of Pingbei or not, in the ten years after Ruan Chenggang's death, it was rumored that the art of war that could protect the Nanzhao army for ten years had not even used it, let alone the Pingbei comprehensive map that shocked the Xinjun of Beiyan's hands sweating.

Ten years have passed, and there were rumors about Ruan Chenggang back then. Today, there have been slight changes. According to the analysis of some well-intentioned idlers, although they are not sure whether the Pingbei comprehensive map is really true, assuming that this matter is true, this map may not be in the hands of Emperor Nanzhao. If Emperor Nanzhao really had this picture, he could endure the provocation of the Northern Goose for two or three years, but it was impossible to endure it for ten years, considering the limitations of national strength.

Carefully analyzing the steps of Wang's army to the south ten years ago, the troops were divided into three places, and the Southern Zhao Emperor Wang Chi was a long distance away from the baggage troops led by Ruan Chenggang at that time. It is likely that the drawings were not handed over to Wang Chi by hand because of this distance. and transferred elsewhere.

A more reliable statement is that there is a picture, but in the hands of the other two people.

Alone. It is another legendary figure in the Wang family army who is side by side with Ruan Chenggang: Lin Shan!

As early as before Wang Jiajun went south, Lin Shan and Ruan Chenggang were already close friends, and Ruan Chenggang had many books, which were the result of repeated discussions with Lin Shan. With the influence of this relationship, Ruan Chenggang composed a comprehensive map of Pingbei, and Lin Shan was very likely to know the whole process and participate, and even when Ruan Chenggang completed the composition, he had already handed over a spare picture in Lin Shan's hands.

However, there are still doubts about Lin Shan's candidate for biography. Similar to the speculation about the Southern Zhao Emperor Wang Chi. If Lin Shan has a comprehensive map of Pingbei in his hand, even if it is just a rough backup map. How could it not be handed over to Wang Chi? The relationship between Lin Shan and Wang Chi is one step closer, but they are brothers who are incense and righteousness!

If even the possibility of Lin Shan's holding the map has been ruled out. So the question of whether there is zài in the Pingbei comprehensive map will be greatly discounted.

However, just when the good deeds realized this problem, there was another turn for the better, that is, the third person who might get the Pingbei comprehensive map, and his identity was gradually revealed in the sight of those who cared. This person is Ruan Chenggang's only son, Ruan Luo.

Ruan Chenggang handed over the most proud work of his life to his son, and Ruan Luozi inherited his father's ambition, which is almost a logical thing.

But there is another problem that when Ruan Chenggang died of illness, Ruan Luo was only a child less than five years old, and this young son was infected with the same epidemic when his father suddenly contracted the disease. Before Ruan Chenggang took his last breath, Ruan Luo was taken away for recuperation, and he was isolated from the world for several years, which made the rumors about the comprehensive map of Pingbei miss this young son.

Now the child has recovered from his illness and has grown into an adult, and then he has returned to the sight of those who have a heart. Although no one can be sure whether Nguyen Chenggang would have handed over the extremely important drawings to his young son for safekeeping, no one can completely rule out this possibility. As the only descendant of Ruan Chenggang, Ruan Luo has a comprehensive map of Pingbei, and there is at least a fifty percent chance of this.

Taking a step back, even if there is not even a possibility of this fifty percent, just by virtue of Ruan Luo's important position in the eyes of Emperor Nanzhao now, holding this person in his hand can more or less play a certain warning role, which is better than not holding anything in his hand.

If Emperor Nanzhao intended to bring the flames of war to the Liang realm, he had to consider Ruan Luo's personal safety first. If Lord Liang could get that mysterious comprehensive map of Pingbei from Ruan Luo before the war in the south deteriorated to this situation, the weight of this chip would be even heavier. Perhaps from now on, Nan Zhao will choose to take a detour in all matters that will affect Liang Guo, and may even sign a cooperation alliance with Liang State in the future.

However, this qiē is still roughly in a state of imagination for the Liang master. Even Emperor Nanzhao is not completely sure of the comprehensive map of Pingbei.

As for this matter, the guesses of those few insiders can be roughly correct. The reason for this situation is precisely because Emperor Nanzhao really did not get the picture. As for Lin Shan, he did participate in the process of Ruan Chenggang's construction of the Pingbei comprehensive map, but he only had a partial draft. If you are not sure enough, you will act in the style of Lin Shan. It is not enough to put the war on the agenda with a few incomplete drafts. Lin Shan did not naturally like the vastness of the battlefield and the excitement of war like Ruan Chenggang, specifically he preferred engineering.

As for the third person who may have a comprehensive map of Pingbei, Ruan Chenggang's only son. This suspense is reflected in him more and more shallowly. From Emperor Nanzhao's attention to him, to his subconscious rejection of Emperor Nanzhao from beginning to end. From the number one giant of the Liang State, Jia Yan's family, who funded him for several years for no reason, to a few years later, the Lord of Liang sent people south to hijack him, this qiē seems to faintly point to a fact.

In the eyes of others, this rookie in the business world is too ignorant of promotion. Zhao Guo and Liang Guo are cultivating and wooing both sides, but he doesn't seem to want to make friends too deeply. In the end, it was Lord Liang who was tough enough to snatch people directly to Liang Guo. Take someone in hand first. What to do, at least you have dominated.

The key is that Nan Zhao has already made a bad deal with the King of Qingchuan, if it is rumored that the big proprietor behind the King of Qingchuan is the Beiyan military, then looking at the current situation, the Beiyan military is afraid that it will not be calm for a few days, and Lord Liang feels a lot of pressure.

If Beiyan wants to send troops to Xichuan and take the shortest distance, it should be borrowed from Liang State. The length of the march means the consumption of grain and grass, and there is no reason why Emperor Beiyan should not take advantage of the Liang State. It's just that in the past, Emperor Beiyan often gave Lord Liang a look. Now once Emperor Beiyan borrows the Liang Kingdom, he is not only strong, but also suspected of taking advantage of the way.

This evil wolf harboring evil intentions, if it is not necessary. Lord Liang would never let him have a chance to pass through the mansion. It's not possible to pass by and beg for a drink!

The Liang State held the people valued by the Emperor of Nanzhao, and if the Nanzhao army wanted to go north, it had to have scruples. At the same time, if the Northern Yan Kingdom wanted to take advantage of the Liang State and weigh the pros and cons, Nanzhao could not completely ignore it.

At the beginning of the year, he met Yan Yu in Dongfeng Building, although Ruan Luo was a little jealous, but he couldn't fully see the real purpose of the other party not to be a businessman and go south empty-handed. Later, two old friends, Xu Kecheng and Gu Yuan, suddenly came to visit. Ruan Luo finally realized that the situation was a little bad, but after all, he was half a step slower. Unexpectedly, Xu and Gu arrived, and they had already decided to rob people by force. Former classmates and friends. Now that he has chosen to serve his master, he is no longer a friend.

On the day he arrived at the border of Liang, he met the soldiers of Lord Liang who came to greet him. From entering the country to staying overnight, there was no interference from the outside world in the whole process, and it was a mess. The next morning, Lord Liang came to the door in person, shushing the cold and asking for warmth, and providing Ruan Luo with all the treatment enjoyed by the guests.

However, Ruan Luo knew very well in his heart that he could enjoy these preferential treatments all because of the drawings entrusted to him by his father.

For others, if the composition on that drawing can be fully implemented, it may mean great achievements and domination, but for him, who has experienced the blood river of corpses, every vertical and horizontal line on that map is a killing line.

Ruan Luo struggled inwardly, why must there be war in the world? Once the success is done, can you really enjoy the merits obtained in this way?

Ruan Luo didn't want to witness the corpse mountain and blood river like he did in his childhood, so when he was eight years old, he just recovered from his illness and went to Liang to study alone, in order to stay away from the sight of Emperor Zhao, so that Emperor Nanzhao would not ask him for that picture. Unexpectedly, the experience of studying abroad in those three years made a cage for himself. In recent years, Emperor Nanzhao has never asked him about the Pingbei Comprehensive Map, and it seems that he is really relieved to let him focus on business affairs, but he doesn't want to be targeted by Lord Liang at this time.

Under house arrest in the imperial capital of the Liang Kingdom, living in the Cedar Courtyard between the General's Mansion and the Imperial Palace, under such strict guards, personal safety is fully guaranteed, it can be said that he can't even kill himself, but if he wants to leave here, it is difficult to fly.

After living in Cedar Courtyard for more than half a year, Ruan Luo gradually leveled his mind from the discomfort and anxiety of the first month.

It's just house arrest, as long as he doesn't move, Lord Liang can't do anything to him, it's impossible to coerce him with torture, and he doesn't have any relatives to be coerced. Lord Liang kidnapped him in order to have a bargaining chip to cooperate with Emperor Nanzhao, if something happened to him, with Nanzhao's strength, he would fight directly without scruples, and it would be difficult for Lord Liang to bear the consequences.

Lord Liang not only didn't dare to move himself, but he couldn't delay for long, and sooner or later he had to let go. Lord Liang sent people to Nanzhao to rob people, it was already an informal means, and now Emperor Nanzhao is running the king of Qingchuan at hand, and he is too busy to take care of it, and when the matter of the king of Qingchuan is over, the lord of Liang must not only release people. I also have to bring noble gifts to Nanzhao to make amends.

But now, the Cedar Annex, there is one more Yenono.

Things are changing unconsciously.

Seemingly. Ye Nuonuo's thousands of miles to Xiliang was just the result of willfulness. There must be a family affair between her and Ruan Luo. Ruan Luo has been missing for more than half a year for no reason, and she finally learned a little trace, so it is reasonable to rush over immediately to see what is going on.

But in Ruan Luo's opinion, this matter is faintly strange, and it is him who is involved, but it is Ye Nuonuo who may be affected by this.

Yenono ran so far alone. Ye Zhengming can rest assured? Ye Nuonuo has a good relationship with the second prince and Princess Qing in the palace, and if she wants to travel far away, there is no reason not to send her a few guards to ensure the safety of the way.

Could it be that she quietly escaped from Beijing alone?

But judging from the purpose of Lord Liang's hijacking, Lord Liang must have tightly sealed this news, and even if there is any news leakage, it can only be transmitted at the top of Liang and Zhao. Ye Nuonuo is a civil woman, and it is impossible to find out the news. Ye Zhengming has a deep friendship with the second prince of Nanzhao, and he may have inquired about his whereabouts through the news channels of the prince of Guò. But how could he possibly let his only daughter risk traveling thousands of miles? Even if he knew, he would hide it.

Whose did it on purpose?!

This person who is secretly arranging this behavior. Of course, I want to give him an extra concern. But this step of the layout, a little careless, maybe Ye Nuonuo died halfway before he arrived in Liang Kingdom. This person who laid out in the shadows actually disregarded Ye Nuonuo's safety, but Ye Nuonuo chose to listen to him, presumably this person was in the circle of trust she was familiar with.

Who is it?

Standing outside the door of Ye Nuonuo's resting room, Ruan Luo's mind was full of thoughts, and he asked himself twice. As a result, his mind became more and more chaotic, and he had no clue.

Took a deep breath. He glanced back at the closed door, and said secretly in his heart: "Silly girl." ”

Just when Ruan Luo looked at the door ridge and lost his mind slightly. I suddenly heard a whistle, and when I looked around, I saw that it was Yang Chen standing in the corridor in the corner of the courtyard, waving to this side, and the word "something" was obviously written in his expression.

Ruan Luo nodded slightly, raised two fingers and made a "silence" gesture, turned around and gently pulled the door, and once again made sure that it was closed, and then moved to the corridor.

Walking to Yang Chen's side, Ruan Luo did not stop, but continued to walk forward, and said softly, "Let's go to the outer courtyard to talk." ”

Where Ye Nuonuo rested was Ruan Luo's living room, which had an independent courtyard, quiet but also closed. Adjacent to the living room, there is a study on one side and a dining room on the other, each with its own small courtyard, in and out, all in the sight of others. The cedar annex is very spacious and elegant, but it is also full of eyeliner.

As soon as he came out of the inner courtyard and came to a smaller courtyard outside, Ruan Luo hadn't stopped, and Yang Chen, who was walking side by side with him, took the first step and said with a smile: "Miss Ye is chasing her husband for thousands of miles, and she is unmatched, but how do I think you don't seem to be very happy?" ”

Unexpectedly, Yang Chen suddenly ridiculed himself, Ruan Luo was stunned: "Is there one?" ”

"Although I'm a rough person, I can't see what you're worried about, but ......" Yang Chen looked at Ruan Luo, but reached out and pinched the corners of his mouth, and mentioned it up: "But now you don't even have a perfunctory smile, and your face is full of preoccupations." ”

Ruan Luo's face was slightly sluggish, and then he showed the kind of perfunctory smile that Yang Chen said.

From the morning when he picked up Ye Nuonuo to the imperial capital of Liang Guo and placed him in the Cedar Courtyard, Ruan Luo has been tense. By this time, Ye Nuonuo had been comforted to sleep, and it was already afternoon, and the cold lunch could almost be accompanied by dinner.

Sitting at the dining table, watching Yang Chen greet the servants in the Cedar Courtyard to serve the food, Ruan Luo, who had not eaten for most of the day, still had no appetite.

The dishes were quickly served, Yang Chen beckoned the servants to step down, and then sat down at the table himself, raised his chopsticks to pick up the dishes, and ate a full bite. Looking at Ruan Luo again, his knuckles were stiff and pinching his chopsticks like sleepwalking, and it took a long time to reach out and clip a green bean, but before he could put it in his mouth, it slipped down. What kind of heart does this look like to eat?

Yang Chen nugged the corners of his mouth and resisted the urge to sigh, because he felt that it was really inappropriate to sigh in the face of such a table of delicious food in front of him. But looking at Ruan Luo's appearance at this time, Yang Chen only felt a breath in his chest, wanting to say something, and worried that someone outside the house was listening.

To listen to Taliang, you have to say something! Even if it's nonsense, it's better than being so silent.

"Today, the heat of this fried green bean is a little anxious. It's almost fried into jumping beans, don't eat this, try this plate of steamed sea bass. Yang Chen stretched out his hand to replace the plate of green beans in front of Ruan Luo. Moved the steamed sea bass in the center of the table.

Looking at the expression on Ruan Luo's face at the moment, it seemed that he didn't want to move his chopsticks at all. Whichever plate is close to you, you can move which dish, and you don't know the taste at all. But Yang Chen deliberately moved the steamed sea bass over, which had his own intentions.

"Miss Ye's family is in Kyoto, she has lived there since she was a child, and she has never moved her steps, I used to be a coachman for you in the Song House, so I have a little relationship with Miss Ye's family, I remember that she likes to eat fish! You try this fish. See how well it tastes? Miss Ye has come all the way to come here, so she has to stay for a while longer, but her appetite is much more picky than yours, and I am afraid that the chef in the north will not be able to greet her. Yang Chen opened the conversation with a dish of steamed sea bass, and what he said was all related to eating, which was no different from the usual chatter, but at the same time, he stretched out a finger and dipped it in wine and wrote four words with very different meanings on the table: Send back?

Since the beginning of the year, he came to Liang Country with Ruan Luo and lived in the Cedar Annex. In this place where the guards are loose on the outside and strict on the inside, and there are many eyes and ears in the inner courtyard, Yang Chen, a coachman who was originally used to freedom, has been tempered in this environment for more than half a year. I've actually developed a bit of agility.

However, even if he and Ruan Luo can communicate in this special way very tacitly, it depends on the venue.

At this time, it is a habit that Ruan Luo has deliberately expressed for most of the past six months, so that he can retain a moment of freedom. When it's time to eat, when the servants have finished the meal, it's time to retreat to the door, Ruan Luo doesn't like to be watched by a group of people to eat.

Strictly speaking, he does have this habit, but he is not so strict that he can't eat it when he is looked at like now.

However. Thinking back to the servants in the Song Mansion and the servants in the Cedar Courtyard of the Liang Kingdom. There is too much difference. When I thought of the servants of the Cedar Courtyard, each of them was the eyes and ears of Lord Liang, guarded by such a group of people. The taste of not being able to swallow will naturally be aggravated, but it can't be completely said that Ruan Luo is pretending.

However, Lord Liang also had his own countermeasures to Ruan Luo's attitude of resistance. In order to fully control Ruan Luo, there were not only people guarding Lord Liang in the Cedar Courtyard, but also people from the Great General's Mansion. A group of guards sent by the General's Mansion, also known as the Jinyi Golden Sword Guard, were only six people sent to the Cedar Courtyard, and they were divided into three groups, and they followed Ruan Luo in different shifts.

These six people are strong in martial arts, both inside and outside, so that their ears and eyes are stronger than ordinary people. If these six people want to keep an eye on them, they can't block the sound with a wall.

But today seems to be an exception, since Ruan Luo personally went out of the city in the morning to pick up Ye Nuonuo back, the golden sword guards in the Cedar Courtyard have all retreated. When these people left, they said that they were going to the General's Mansion to report on today's incident, but they didn't come back for most of the day.

Ruan Luo estimated that they might have to get back a new mission when they went to the Great General's Mansion, and he didn't dare to relax his vigilance lightly, even if he hadn't seen the shadow of the Golden Dao Guard in the Cedar Courtyard, he still didn't say anything to Yang Chen like before, but he kept frowning, not knowing what he was thinking.

Yang Chen looked at him like this from the sidelines, and he could only be anxious. If Ruan Luo refused to speak, with Yang Chen's mental ability, it would be difficult to see through what he was doing.

When Ruan Luo had settled Ye Nuonuo, Yang Chen had already prepared a table of meals patiently, and when Ruan Luo sat down, Yang Chen asked Ruan Luo tentatively the question he had come up with after thinking about it for a long time.

The reply was just a shake of the head.

Yang Chen frowned slightly, puzzled in his heart: With Ruan Luo's mind, can't he see it? The arrival of Ye Nuonuo not only did not help him in the slightest, but it was more likely that he would be used by others and become a burden.

Although in Yang Chen's impression, Ye Nuonuo is a girl who is quite anxious, but she is not Lord Liang's opponent after all. Lord Liang is the first person on the throne of power in the Liang Kingdom, in addition to the skills he has exercised to control people, the think tank under his command should not be underestimated. Ye Nuonuo, an eleven-and-a-half-year-old child, no matter how quick and witty he is, is no match for this group of people.

It is likely that because there is a semi-ignorant Ye Nuonuo in the Cedar Courtyard, Ruan Luo finally maintained a peaceful relationship with Lord Liang that does not interfere with each other, and this is not conducive to his favor.

Could it be that the most important thing at this time, the thing that must be acted upon immediately, is not the return of Yenono?

Taking advantage of the fact that the team that sent Ye Nuonuo to Liang had not gone far, and before the Liang Lord and the General's Mansion had made a clear move, they hurried to do this matter, and the probability of success was still very high.

looked at Yang Chen's gaze. The look of anxiety and doubt was already obvious, but Ruan Luo just sighed silently and stretched out a finger. Dipping in wine, he quickly wrote a word on the table:

"Zhao."

Fingertips pause, the next moment. He added two strokes to the word "Zhao" left and right.

Yang Chen stared at the crossed-out word on the table, grabbed the back of his head and thought for a moment.

Yang Chen recognized a limited number of words, but he still recognized the Nanzhaoguo number. Every time I drive in and out of the city, the brightest pennant on the city tower is embroidered with a huge "Zhao" character, which can be seen from afar. What Yang Chen didn't understand was the two strokes added by Ruan Luo later. For a person who is illiterate. Maybe a polymath drew a random symbol in front of their eyes, and they would think it was a word.

Looking at Yang Chen's thoughtful expression, this look was a little familiar, and Ruan Luo realized a problem in hindsight. Once, when he first came into contact with the coursework of Liang Guo First Business School, he had no foundation in arithmetic, and he was also so confused.

Or do you make the problem too complicated, Yang Chen is simple-minded after all, he is suitable for living a simple life, even if he is forcibly pulled into this power vortex, the final outcome may only be a little bubble.

There is no helper around who can get through at a glance. Ruan Luo felt a trace of powerlessness in his heart.

He suddenly thought of the woman who used to be a step behind him, but then he sighed silently in his heart.

At this time, Mo Ye has already gone back, right?

This person. It's too far away from yourself.

The distant thoughts in his heart only dissipated slightly, and he was immediately taken back by Ruan Luo. After calming down a little, he began to communicate with Yang Chen in the most simple and direct way.

"Nuo Nuo is no longer a child, what is it to be wronged, is it possible that because Liang Guo's food is not to her liking, she still has to send a few of Nan Zhao's cooks over to serve her?" While speaking, Ruan Luo rolled up his sleeves to wipe off the word "Zhao" on the table, and quickly wrote down two words: "There is chaos." ”

When it is linked to the word in front of it, the meaning is very clear.

Lots of words. Ruan Luo didn't plan to write any more either. First, he was afraid that the golden sword guard, who had gone to the General's Mansion to report the matter before noon, would suddenly return. Second, it is because Yang Chen has limited number of words. It is not helpful to write more.

Although he lived in the Cedar Courtyard for most of the year, he was usually very idle, Ruan Luo was also trying his best to teach Yang Chen to read and write without being seen and heard. But the time is still not enough, and the adult's heart is not as calm as that of a child, and the speed of learning new words has also been affected, and there are many slightly more complex words, which are difficult for Yang Chen to master.

However, it is precisely because of this that Lord Liang's precautions against Yang Chen have also been slightly relaxed.

But now that there is one more Ye Nuo in the Cedar Courtyard, Lord Liang will definitely have a new action, but those golden sword guards have not yet returned, and the matter is not yet known. Ruan Luo didn't want to send Ye Nuonuo back to Nanzhao, but when he thought of the assumption he had come up with after thinking about it for a long time, what he was most afraid of was Nanzhao's side, whether the person who designed Ye Nuonuo was coming at him, or whether he had malicious intentions towards Ye Nuonuo. If that person belonged to the latter, if he sent Ye Nuo back to Nanzhao at this time, he might put Ye Nuo in danger.

Regarding Nan Zhao's current situation, Ruan Luo's heart was also foggy, and his memory was still in the state when he left the Song Mansion. I was in a hurry that day, and I didn't have time to hand over many things carefully, and I didn't know what the Song Mansion would become now after I left. There is no way, this cedar courtyard arranged by Lord Liang is like a cell standing in the imperial capital of Liang State, spacious, but only himself is locked up. It looks no different from the house of a wealthy family, but in fact, the news in the market outside can't penetrate half a sentence.

In such a situation, Ruan Luo believes that no matter what, it is at least safe to keep Ye Nuonuo by his side for the time being.

Lord Liang's purpose is himself, even if he uses Ye Nuonuo to blackmail himself, at least he knows what Lord Liang wants to do, and he can control the change in the situation.

Yang Chen listened to Ruan Luo's words a little coldly, but when he saw the two words he wrote on the table with wine, he vaguely understood what he really wanted to express: Nanzhao is in chaos, so it is not appropriate to send Ye Nuonuo back at this time.

But what kind of chaos is there in Nanzhao now? Why did Ruan Luo know, but he didn't realize it at all?

It's no wonder that Yang Chen had a feeling of being blinded in his heart, in fact, when Ruan Luo was held hostage by Gu Yuan and Xu Kecheng to the imperial capital of Liang State, among the hundreds of thousands of permanent residents of Nanzhao Kyoto, there were only a few people who knew that the war was about to start.

Yang Chen was originally just an inconspicuous coachman in Kyoto. And most of them were the work of the outer city, and the wanderer was alone, and later he was able to enter the Song house. became a coachman who picked up Ruan Luo full-time, relying on Wang Zhe's fate. At first, when Wang Zhe was recommending Yang Chen. Ruan Luo was still suspicious, Wang Zhe just relied on a few observations to introduce this stranger into the Song Mansion, considering that the Song Mansion also has a special function, Wang Zhe's way of picking people is too simple, Ruan Luo had to keep an eye on it.

But after getting along for a while, Ruan Luo gradually decided that Yang Chen was a very simple-minded person. He was relieved.

But it was precisely because of Yang Chen's simple mind that when there was chaos in the Song Mansion later, Ruan Luo made up his mind not to let Yang Chen participate too much.

Such a simple person, if you are involved in Liang and Zhao...... There are even geese in the open and secret battles of the three kingdoms, I am afraid that they will not even have time to make a splash, and they will die in the whirlpool in vain. At the beginning of the year, the troubled times of the Song Mansion had already exhausted him and almost died, Ruan Luo really didn't want something like this to happen to Yang Chen again.

The affairs of the Pingbei Sect, the affairs of the Southern Zhao and the Western Expedition, and the impact that the Western Expedition might have on the situation of the Liang and Yan dynasties. Ruan Luo had all concealed these things from Yang Chen, and there was no need to involve him too much. If it weren't for the fact that Yang Chen's identity was too weak, Ruan Luo was afraid that Lord Liang might make a move. Ruan Luo wanted to set up a bureau to send Yang Chen back to Nanzhao first, and completely get out of this whirlpool of power and conspiracy.

I can't say what I know, I can't do what I want to do, and if I stay in this state of life for a long time, I will inevitably feel depressed.

Originally, Ruan Luo had been trying to control his mind steadily, giving Lord Liang a feeling of unhurriedness, as if it didn't matter how long he lived in the Cedar Courtyard or for the rest of his life, he just couldn't let Lord Liang get his weaknesses. But now Ye Nuonuo's sudden arrival has more or less had an impact on his love. At this moment, he looked at Yang Chen, who was sitting opposite, with an inquiring expression. Ruan Luo's restrained love finally cracked, and a trace of irritation came out.

"Let's let her live first!" Originally, it was just a very casual sentence. When he spoke, he couldn't help but accentuate his tone.

Yang Chen was slightly stunned when he heard this. He felt Ruan Luo's impatience.

"Marinated duck, spicy stir-fried three fresh, beef with soy beans, fried crispy tofu skin...... For the time being, I have thought of these things, all of which Nuno likes, and tomorrow I will ask the cook to try to make them first, so that she can taste the taste and see if it is suitable. Ruan Luo also realized that his feelings were a little out of control, so he immediately changed the topic, and the conversation returned to the food again, ostensibly catching what Yang Chen had just said.

Ruan Luo didn't write anything on the table again, this time he was really just talking about food.

Seeing this situation, Yang Chen didn't want to ask anything more, smiled a little far-fetched, and silently wrote down the names of the four dishes.

Although there was no more conversation on the table, as if the words had been spoken, Ruan Luo still looked preoccupied, and since he sat down, he only ate one bite of food, and then never moved his chopsticks again. Yang Chen sat opposite and watched this scene, and he didn't know what to say for a while, so he was ready to get up and add a bowl of rice for Ruan Luo first. If you don't have an appetite, you have to eat a little, otherwise if you continue to hurt your mind so much, your spirit will soon become haggard.

However, before he could get up, he saw Ruan Luo stand up one step ahead of him, stretched out his hand, picked up the wine jug in front of him, and began to pour it into the large bowl in front of him that was originally used to hold rice.

Yang Chen felt a little surprised.

Even when he used to live in Nanzhao Kyoto, Ruan Luo rarely drank alcohol at the dinner table, except because of his weak body, mainly because his wine was not very good, and he basically belonged to the type of pouring a glass. Now he is under house arrest by Lord Liang in the imperial capital of Liang State, living on someone else's territory, and his spirit is always in a state of vigilance, and he almost quits drinking at the dinner table.

Today, I made an exception!

However, considering that it may be because of Yenono's sudden arrival, the mood has been affected a little, and it is normal for people to have a drink.

Yang Chen's heart was so simple to consider.

But then, the scene he saw in front of him made Yang Chen's heart feel a little surprised, and it spread into surprise at an extremely fast speed.

After Ruan Luo carried the wine jug, he hung it above the rice bowl and kept tilting. It wasn't until the whole jug had been poured out, overflowing the bowl, flowing on the table, and down one of the legs, that he finally put down the jug and picked up the bowl.

Yang Chen lost his voice and said: "Ruan Luo......"

Ruan Luo raised his hand to signal that he didn't need to be dissuaded, and then lifted the bowl, but not a drop spilled out of the corners of his lips, and swallowed the spicy soup in the bowl in three or five bites.

Yang Chen's eyes widened slightly, and he couldn't help but say, "This way of drinking hurts the body!" ”――

(To be continued)