Mu Qinghan felt a little relieved in his heart, in addition to Xiaowei's incident that made him sad, the betrayal of Slip Six also made him feel uncomfortable. Now there is a reason to convince yourself, after all, in this troubled world, it is not easy for anyone.

Chun Yu Xianzhong continued: "It's a pity that I surrounded and suppressed you and lost so many soldiers and horses. Do you know how much more pension the palace has given for this? ”

At this time, although Mu Qinghan was nameless, he was limited by the shackles around his neck, and the shackles did not know what power he had, which made him feel powerless very obviously, and his emotions seemed to be suppressed, even if he was excited and angry, he could soon return to calm, at least look calm.

"You tyrant who cares about human life!" Mu Qinghan scolded.

But Chun Yu Xianzhong ridiculed him: "I careless of human life? You killed a hundred people in Xiaomao Mountain, and the official road was full of charred corpses, and you killed another hundred people in Wangyunlou, and there were more than a hundred soldiers who died at your hands at Yujia Ferry. Your sister's life is human life, and those who beg for a living are not human lives?

I did order the traitors on the river beach to be killed, but it was all my men's hands. I have not been stained with the blood of these minions. It's you, you can't get rid of the life of Wangyun Tower alone? ”

"That's?" Mu Qinghan listened to his ridicule, he was not convinced, and was just about to explain. He snapped out, "What's that?" Can you write the words of this troubled world, child! ”

He said and touched his head, "In troubled times, human life is as thin as duckweed. Sitting in my seat, it's normal to be a little decisive. ”

Mu Qinghan scolded on the side: "You pickled brother who seized the throne, but you can also talk about decisiveness. If the first king had been there, he would have been ashamed of you! ”

Then he was kicked in the abdomen by Chun Yu Xianzhong, and heard Chun Yu Xianzhong scold: "You, a small person in the market, are also worthy of talking about the first king!" ”

"Heh, I'm not worthy, but you, the one who killed my brother and took the throne, are you worthy?"

Chun Yu Xianzhong grabbed the shackles around his neck and said viciously, "What do you know? "This sentence is a roar, but the roar carries a hint of crying." Say it again, say it again, believe it or not, I sent someone to the river beach to find your sister and hang her on the city wall to show the public! ”

"You dare!" Mu Qinghan became excited again and struggled desperately, but the shackles and shackles were unmoved.

Looking at him like this, Chun Yu Xianzhong let out an eerie laugh. "Weak! If you want to rush out! Come on, child! Among them, the word "child" bites very hard.

Mu Qinghan's muscles flared up, but he was helpless, this sense of powerlessness like a child was eroding his emotions step by step, and all he could do was to fill it with powerless anger.

Chun Yu Xianzhong turned his back and said to the jailer, Hao Sheng took care of it, and said to Mu Qinghan: "See clearly, I am your enemy!" If it's a man, you will take revenge, but don't be gone the next time I see you. After saying that, he laughed and walked away.

Where Mu Qinghan was tied, clenched his fists, his nails were fiercely inserted into the flesh of his palm, and blood seeped out of his palm, but now, he no longer cares about blood.

On the other side, Chun Yu Xianzhong returned to his palace of the Southern Tour, and at this time, Yang Nanpu came to report: "Nine hundred and ninety-nine girls have been prepared, and other necessary things have been placed in the secret room." ”

Chun Yu Xianzhong breathed a long sigh of relief: "After more than a year of planning, everything is finally ready." Now that he has captured the Golden Pill Warrior, he is the icing on the cake, and now he is only waiting for the sixteenth full moon of the first month. ”

Then he sat back on his throne, closed his eyes, and said, "Now you can tell me about the war in the north." ”

Yang Nanpu hurriedly reported it, and the urgent tone seemed to be that you finally remembered this matter. "The Chongyi Army entrenched in Hengpu Pass had already begun to move south two months ago, and Xiongbei, Tangzhou, Linhua, Shaozhou, Quzhou, and Lizhou were all in their hands."

Chun Yu Xianzhong pinched his nose, shook his shoulders, and said, "Good guy, take my entire Quzhou Mansion in two months." Looking at this route, I am afraid that it is intended to tour south. Even so, you don't have to wait until the Chinese New Year, you go directly to the Canghe camp to transfer 30,000 troops to Xinyuan to garrison and prevent the Chongyi army from moving south into the Great Blue River Valley. ”

Yang Nanpu said: "There are only 30,000 troops in the Canghe camp, and the ministers are all gone. What about Western Vietnam? ”

Chun Yu Xianzhong changed his previous lazy tone and said solemnly: "As you think, we have already lost too much time. If this army is allowed to enter the Great Blue River Valley, there will be no place for the southern tour of the city to be in danger. The opening of the port near the sea in the southern patrol city is a place where my wealth is gathered, and it must not be lost.

Two thousand sergeants of the city defense battalion were enough to maintain law and order. Do you really think that Liu Senke will order his Hengzhou Jianyong to cross the Hundred Rivers and Thirteen Mountains in Guizhou to attack the Lone King? ”

"Naturally not, the king of Hengzhou is fighting with the king of Jiujiang, and the Hengpu Pass in the south is in the hands of this Chongyi army, he can't come south, I can't go north. It's a good time to be safe. ”

"Heh, the Northern Expedition? You think too highly of me, Zheng Chu Princes Thirteen. After many years of melee, there are only three strong, Da Zheng is the king of Emperor Wei, and he has won the hearts of the people in the world, plus Emperor Min and His Majesty's brothers and sisters have been strong for ten years, and they are also considered to be strong. This great Central Plains is the battlefield of Qin, Zheng, Zhao, and Heng for hegemony, and in the south of the great river, who can compete with the king of Hengzhou. It's not easy for me to stay in this corner. ”

Yang Nanpu continued: "However, according to the report from Hengzhou spies recently, although the king of Hengzhou entered Yuzhang City along the east of the river, the commanders of the two route armies were Shuguanjian and Yan Junhe. ”

Chun Yu Xianzhong thought thoughtfully: "It's all Mujun one by one." ”

"That's right, seventeen years ago, there was a military disaster in Hengzhou, and Mu Junyi has been missing since. And Liu Senke was able to ascend the throne of Hengzhou, and the Mu family has never dared to reuse it, but at this time, it feels a little strange that these two people are the main commanders. ”

Chun Yu Xianzhong said: "It is said that King Wu sent the craftsmen of the artillery along the river to Yuzhang City in exchange for the safety of the rear when he attacked Yangzhou, Liu Senke was afraid that the King of Jiujiang would take the opportunity to become bigger, so he had to use Mujun one by one, after all, the reason why Hengzhou was so strong was not to rely on the 300,000 Hengzhou Jianyong and 200,000 Lou Boat warriors brought out by the Mu family. I'm afraid it won't work to count on Liu Chunqing, who is his descendant. ”

"That's right! In this way, the minister will ask for the tiger charm. ”

"Take it." Chun Yu Xianzhong took out a box from under the throne, took out half of the tiger talisman and handed it to him. and explained: "When you arrive in Xinyuan, the strong wall is clear, I will let Uncle Xian tour the south to give you all the supplies." The other 20,000 willow battalions are also under your dispatch, and the talisman will be taken by the third uncle. Remember that before the return of the first king on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, you must not take the initiative to attack. ”

"But the king, in case ......" Before the words were finished, he only heard Chun Yu Xianzhong say: "There is no case!" ”

......

By the time Yang Nanpu led his troops to complete the deployment in Xinyuan, it was already the end of the year. He thought about his wife and children in Xiyue, but he couldn't celebrate the New Year with them anymore, and he couldn't help himself as a general in this world.

On this day, all parts of the Central Plains were decorated with lights, and the major princes also tacitly ceased to take a truce. The beacon fire of the troubled times has been given a short period of peace. Xiyue City is no exception, with a thriving market, fireworks, children playing, and adults praying for blessings. What a wonderful atmosphere.

Unfortunately, this atmosphere did not spread to Chun Yu's dungeon, Mu Qinghan was considered by the purple robe to be no longer in danger because of the strange shackles and shackles around his neck, so he untied the ropes that hung his hands and feet a few days ago, allowing him to move relatively freely. It is also a sufficient supply of food every day, according to the words of the purple robe, if Mu Qinghan is hungry on that day, no one can afford it.

Mu Qinghan heard the sound of artillery outside, so he asked an old man with fluffy hair in the dungeon next door, "Uncle, what's going on outside?" ”

The uncle had gray hair and dirt on his clothes, but his face was not dirty at all. When Mu Qinghan asked him, he was on the wall of the dungeon and didn't know what was depicted. It seems to be a long strip.

When the uncle heard what he asked, he didn't look back: "Listening to the sound, it must be the New Year." ”

"It's the New Year?" Mu Qinghan woke up and slept in this dungeon, and he really didn't count his days well. He originally wanted to send Xiao Wei a new hairpin from Zhuyanlou in the city during the New Year, and give Xiao Gu a good bow that he made himself. But now, forget it, he knows that he thinks about it in vain, and he feels in vain. In the past few days, although he didn't dare to say that he was no longer sad, he slowly came out of that uncomfortable mood.

The uncle said: "I can't be wrong, I was pulled here from the first day of the lunar month this year, and after that, the head of the dungeon here changed shifts every two times, and I carved a seal here, and now it has been carved to the thirtieth." ”

"Mu Qinghan, your meal has arrived." At this time, a prison delivery person opened the dungeon door: "The national teacher has explained that he will take care of you." Today, we will add a meal to your evening as a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner. As he spoke, he took out three nests and a bowl of egg drop soup from the bucket, saying that it was egg drop soup, except for some yellow, orange and orange silks, it is estimated that only green onions can be seen.

However, the nest head of this Xiyue dungeon is really enough, two fists are the size of it, and you will definitely not die of hunger if you eat it. The uncle next to him looked at Mu Qinghan's nest head and licked his lips. Lying on the pole in the dungeon, he said, "That I.... Do we have it? ”

The one who put the food said, "No, no, no, you're hungry." ”

The uncle followed behind and scolded again. Mu Qinghan glanced at them and didn't say anything. That is, pick up the nest head and gnaw it. Nibbling on, he suddenly heard the sound of water droplets beside him. Looking back, the uncle was looking at Mu Qinghan with saliva at the moment. Seeing him turn his head, he quickly wiped his saliva.

Mu Qinghan looked funny and felt pitiful. So, he handed over a nest head. He said, "Uncle, I'll give you one!" ”

The uncle hurriedly took it like a child who had snatched a toy and said thank you repeatedly. He looked at the head of the nest in his hand, and his eyes were full of its shape. The expressions are a little funny.

He laughed at his funny look, probably the first time he'd laughed here. So he brought egg drop soup again, put it between the two of them, and said, "Let's celebrate the New Year together today." ”

When the uncle heard this, he didn't act like he had just done. He put the fluffy hair on both sides behind his ears and said solemnly: "Since it's the New Year, you still have to have a New Year's appearance." ”

Looking at him like this, Mu Qinghan curled the corners of his mouth and nodded.

The uncle said again, it's the New Year, the younger generation wants to kowtow to the elders, quickly, you kowtow to me!

As soon as he heard this, Mu Qinghan, who had just felt a little warmth of human nature, exploded and said, "How can you get an inch of old man?" I kindly gave you a nest to eat, and you asked me to kowtow to you? ”

The old man was cute and flattering, and said, "You just kowtow to me to find the feeling of the New Year."

Tsk, you should accompany me, the old man, to perform, there are red envelopes. ”

Mu Qinghan felt that this person was simply unreasonable, and thought: "You even have to ask me for Wowotou, and now you say that you will give a red envelope, what will you give?" But seeing him so flattering and flattering, I thought, it's also pitiful, thinking that if it's the New Year today, he really doesn't have anyone who should kneel.

So, he glanced at the uncle, pointed his finger and said, "Okay, there are red envelopes." ”

As he spoke, he kowtowed three times to him through the pole of the dungeon.

"Hey, hey, okay, get up, kid." The uncle said with a smile.

Listening to his cheap and well-behaved appearance, Mu Qinghan really had the urge to go through the pole to hit him. But then, the uncle really touched it in his arms and found something wrapped in red paper.

"Is there really a red envelope?" Mu Qinghan was surprised.

The uncle said, "I won't eat your nest head in vain, nor will I let you kowtow in vain." This is your red envelope, the year is safe, the year is safe. ”

Mu Qinghan looked at this and couldn't help but smile again. As a result, I said thank you for the "red envelope". When I opened it, it was a pendant, made of colorful threads, and the pendant was a blue crystalline gemstone, carved into the shape of a goshawk. It doesn't look like an object from the Central Plains. But Mu Qinghan felt that this must be very valuable,

couldn't help but excuse himself: "Uncle, this is too valuable, I can't accept it." "As he spoke, he was going to return the pendant.

Of course the uncle doesn't want to: "How can there be a reason to get back the New Year's money for the younger generation, you can keep it, don't delay my meal." After speaking, he began to look at the nest head in his hand again, "Such a good thing, where do you come from?" ”

Seeing him like this, Mu Qinghan himself had nothing to say, he just thought this uncle was interesting. If you think about it carefully, you are in prison at the moment, but you can also be comfortable for a nest. It's better to give a gem pendant than to eat it, but he thinks about it, in this dungeon, a mouthful of sweet food is not worth ten thousand taels of gold, and he understands a little after thinking about it.

The uncle took a bite and exclaimed that it was delicious. Mu Qinghan himself wanted to taste it. But when he took a bite, he wrapped the rest in red paper.

Mu Qinghan was puzzled when he saw it, and asked why he didn't finish it?

He said: "Don't eat all the good things at once, I plan to divide a total of seven bites, and after eating this nest, this is the first bite." ”

Mu Qinghan thought that it was really interesting to come to this uncle, and it was a few bites to eat a nest, so he couldn't help asking, "Why seven?" ”

At this time, he ushered in a meaningful smile, and the uncle said: "One more bite is not full, and one less bite is wasted." It's a normal remark, but I always feel so strange with this expression.

However, he quickly reverted to his old self, smiling and kneeling in front of the egg drop soup that night. That's right, it's a bit of a New Year's flavor. Saying that, he looked at Mu Qinghan's smiling face: "It's not a good day, but during the New Year, you always have to do something and tell yourself that you are alive." ”

After speaking, he picked up the egg drop soup that night and said, "Come, I respect you, child." The words I said before can be said to be simple, but these words are extremely gentle. After saying that, he drank half of the soup, replaced the wine with the soup, and put it on the ground.

Mu Qinghan was thoughtful by what he said before, so he also picked up the bowl and drank the rest of the soup.

The sound of artillery outside was still so noisy.

There is no condition to replace wine with soup in the dungeon, and there are conditions for drunkenness during the New Year's Festival. However, there are still some people who don't drink often on weekdays, just to get a little drunk. For example, Chunyu Xianzhong, who had just come down from the palace annual banquet.

He stood on the wall outside the palace, looking at the fireworks all over the city, and his heart brought boundless memories. He didn't drink much, and he couldn't drink much since he was a child. Today, I only toasted the officials of the Jiedu Mansion, the Privy Council, the Imperial Historical Observatory, and the Officials at the banquet.

He ordered the female officer to bring him a black fox velvet cloak and draped it on his body, feeling warmer with the strength of the wine. He was not drunk, and on the city wall, when the wind blew, he was sober, and he was not even slightly drunk. said: "Go to Wangyun Tower." ”

Riding in the chariot, he soon came to the largest building in Western Vietnam. Because the soldiers and horses of the Canghe battalion were taken away by Yang Nanpu, there was always someone to guard the water village, so part of it was taken from the garrison of Wangyunlou. The whole Wangyun Tower looks deserted.

But that didn't affect his interest at the moment.

He didn't care about the nine hundred and ninety-nine girls who were imprisoned here, and went straight to the secret room on the top floor. Unlike when Mu Qinghan came, this place has been dotted with night pearls, which are brighter than any floor of Wangyun Tower.

As soon as he entered the room, a chill hit, he subconsciously tightened the clothes on his body, looking at the furnishings of this secret room, he was more satisfied, but not so satisfied. First of all, he affirmed that the rough men of the city defense camp could complete this place like this. But at the same time, I was dissatisfied with the fact that the room was only so luxurious.

In addition to the night pearls that fill the room, there are gemstones of various colors. On the wall, there were three things, one was the iron bow and gold quiver that Mu Qinghan had taken from the last time, and on the left and right sides were a pair of well-made armor and a set of intricately embroidered robes and crowns.

"Night Pearl, gems and other things are tired of seeing foreigners, and the Weaving Bureau and the seventeenth floor don't know to offer some rare things."

Then he squatted down again and stroked the source that made the room cold: "It's that this thousand-year-old Xuanbing is a good thing, but it's a pity that the ship merchants can only transport it from Shan Xiao every two months, and the southern tour turns fast this day." As he spoke, he saw a person lying on this large piece of thousand-year-old ice.

This man was as cold and handsome as Chun Yu Xianzhong, dressed in precious silk and wearing a jewel-encrusted crown on his head. Lie there, as if asleep. Outside the ice bed are all kinds of strange patterns, and I don't know where they come from.

Chun Yu Xianzhong looked at the man's face, and suddenly smiled slightly, and the smile was even a little healing. Fortunately, the people around him did not enter the room to see his expression, otherwise they would have been startled. If you don't know him, look at him like this, how can he look like a prince who is used to killing.

He has always disliked the hair of the hair, and he has been walking with his hair scattered, anyway, he is the king, and no one dares to judge anything. But after seeing the man's face, after a while, he seemed to remember something. Hurriedly tied up his hair, and took out a hair tie from his arms to tie it, and even more rarely, he also straightened his collar, for fear that someone would see something wrong with it.

After a long time, he spoke, "This time I came to see you again." ”