The night breeze is blowing, and the lake is rippling and rippling, reflecting in the silver moonlight, like a mirror.

Luo Yao sat by the lake, looking at the undulating ripples on the surface of the lake with a worried expression, only to feel that this ripple was like a person's state of mind, neither surging nor calm.

A person slowly walked from the direction of the barracks and stood beside Luo Yao.

"Why did you sit here in the middle of the night?" The visitor asked aloud.

Luo Yao heard his voice, smiled and said, "I'm homesick." ”

Mu Han swept the pebbles and dead branches on the ground with his toes, picked a clean place, and sat down slowly, "The scenery here resembles Daze?" ”

The Weizhou battalion was stationed in the hilly area of Fanshui, and there was a lake in the nearby valley to facilitate the supply of military supplies.

Luo Yao bent his elbows on his knees, turned his head to look at Mu Han, and saw that he was wearing a brocade robe with silver silk flowing cloud patterns, with a leather belt commonly used by generals around his waist, and a knife and dagger, and his face was slightly gloomy.

Since the royal decree of the Emperor's marriage was issued, the two have not met separately again.

Once, Mu Han and Ning Hao had a drink with Luo Yao to catch up, and asked him what he thought about the marriage, but Luo Yao has always been tactful, and he answered the questions without leaking, so that Mu Han couldn't guess his true thoughts for a while.

But now that Mu Chen's reputation is getting higher and higher, Mu Han can no longer hold his breath, he needs to re-estimate his strength, win over his fans, and find out who else can be used for himself today. This includes the Monan clan, but also the Baili prince in front of him.

Mu Han continued: "If you miss Daze, go back. You have received a position in the army because you want to stand in front of your father. But since he has promised Qingling to you, even if he has any suspicions in his heart, he will not really treat you well. The power and grace that Daze should enjoy are also indispensable. ”

Luo Yao pondered for a moment, "As a man, I naturally yearn for the pride of conquering the Jin Ge Iron Cavalry on the battlefield. I came with me, just to see it, and I didn't expect to win His Majesty's favor with it. He smiled humbly, "In the final analysis, we Daze Baili are just businessmen, and if it comes to deploying troops and strategizing, I don't have any experience at all." ”

Mu Han lowered his peach blossom eyes slightly, picked up a pebble at his feet, and threw it into the lake with a strong wave of his arm, splashing a large splash.

"Although you have no battlefield experience, you are very intelligent and good at handling things, and even your father often praises you in front of the courtiers. In terms of cultivation as a martial art, he even won the first place in the Ganyuan Conference, and he would never lose to Mu Chen. He stared sideways at Luo Yao and asked, "Are you really willing to become a pawn and become a stepping stone for Mu Chen and Qingling to ascend?" ”

Mu Han also understood that his words were straightforward, and the heart of discord was too obvious, but the current situation was dangerous, and he could not take into account his identity in a roundabout way, and after all, he had some friendship with Luo Yao, so it was not too much to express his mind so bluntly.

Luo Yao hooked the corners of his mouth indifferently, lowered his head and rubbed the object in his hand, and did not answer for a long time.

Seeing that he seemed to hesitate, Mu Han continued: "Ajing's intentions for you, you should have known it early on. I have heard from the people of the palace that it was she who first asked your father to marry her. Putting aside the implication of interests, just looking at the relationship between you and Ajing over the years, I am really unhappy for you. ”

He threw another pebble into the lake, "Qingling's girl is getting more and more difficult to get along with now. When I first met Chongwu, although I thought her words and deeds were a little rude, she could be regarded as a pure and dexterous person, but now you look at her appearance of drilling power, even a person like me, who has lived in the royal family for three hundred years, sighs to himself! acts hypocritically and suspiciously, and is born in front of his father and knows how to flatter and pretend to be well-behaved. I saw that Fang Shanji had worked with her for half a year, trembling every day, and everyone had lost a lot of weight! If you really marry her, I'm afraid that life will not be easy. ”

Luo Yao's eyes were uncertain, "Marriage is Your Majesty's idea. Even if I didn't want to marry her, I had no choice. ”

Mu Han examined Luo Yao's expression, and said slowly word by word: "It's not, there is really no choice." ”

He paused, and his tone became gloomy, "They are in power now, but they may not be able to sit in this position forever. The father praised them, but because they were needed now, and as soon as the war was over, the affairs of the court and politics still had to rely on the connections of the Fang Shan clan. Although Mo Nan'an Mountain moved the idea of supporting Mu Chen, he was old after all. The future of the Mo Nan clan is in the hands of Ning Hao, even if Mu Chen really marries Mo Nan Shiyin, he will not be able to influence the choice of the Mo Nan clan. ”

Luo Yao avoided the important and took it lightly, and answered smoothly: "I have long seen that Your Majesty really loves you and Ajing. At least, he never used the two of you as pawns. ”

Whether it is a marriage transaction or a battlefield battle, Emperor Hao pushed Qingling and Mu Chen out, perhaps it was an intentional promotion and reuse by the emperor of a country, but for a father, it was obviously less due to the protection of the calf.

In contrast, Mu Han and Ah Jing have always been taken care of, although they may not get what they want, but at least they will not be involved in danger.

Mu Han sneered and shook his head, and sighed on his back, "My father is here, and Ah Jing and I can naturally get away with it for a day." But when he is gone, Mu Chen and Qing Ling are afraid that they will be the first to kill me. ”

Luo Yao was silent for a moment, and said slowly: "Since you understand this truth, don't push them too hard." The incident of Casting Dingtai, you are indeed reckless. ”

Mu Han stared at Luo Yao, "What?" Are you really going to defend her now? What do you make Ah Jing think? ”

Seeing that Luo Yao didn't answer, he continued: "Do you think she can treat you sincerely? Ah Jing at least knew that she was guilty and sad about her father's attack on Jiuqiu, but what about her, she was busy raising money to help Mu Chen move his army south, I was afraid that Mu Chen could destroy Jiuqiu as soon as possible and invite him to make a big contribution in front of his father, right? And Mu Chen, if he had the heart to use the marriage between you and Qingling to build momentum for himself, how could he marry Miss Anjia? In my opinion, they have long regarded you as an outcast, and they will throw you away at any time as soon as they run out of use. ”

Luo Yao was still silent, his eyes rubbing the sachet in his hand.

The sachet was a little old, and the corners were even ground out of threads, and the dark red fabric was crookedly embroidered with a pale pink rose, reflecting a dull white in the moonlight.

It was the third time they had met.

She first touched his whole body, and then without saying a word, she stuffed a sachet for him, forcing him to eat the danzhu spit out of the bird's mouth......

Luo Yao couldn't remember the last time she looked at herself with that kind of anxious and concerned gaze, when was it?

Now he, to her,

has long become an opponent who needs to be tried and tested, and an outcast who is ready to throw away at any time......

After a long time, Luo Yao slowly stood up, stretched out his hand and patted Mu Han's shoulder, "What do they think, I can't do it." As you said, as long as Your Majesty is still there, no one can break the established status quo. We can only follow the trend. ”

After speaking, he said goodbye and turned to leave.

Mu Han sat alone by the lake for a while, and threw a handful of stones out in annoyance, striking a circle of broken silver light on the lake.

Go with the flow?

Oh, it's just this man's ambiguous perfunctory again.

He stood up and looked up at the moon as it faded into the clouds.

If God allows him to be born in the world, he will definitely give him a heaven and earth.

Go with the flow? No, he prefers to believe that things are man-made!

A few days later, a secret report came from the reluctance, saying that Wang Chengyan of Yuzhong had secretly left Liangxia City and headed for Jiuqiu.

Although it was a secret report, it had always been very convenient for Mu Han to inquire about the news from his uncle Fang Shanxiu. After the uncle and nephew discussed, Mu Han insisted that he personally lead his guards to hunt down the king of Yuzhong.

Fang Shanxiu understood that Mu Han had been depressed recently, and he was eager to make military achievements and prove his ability to Emperor Hao. He dissuaded his nephew and said, "I did promise the queen to help you make military achievements." But the pursuit needs to be done quickly, and you can't bring too many people with you to protect you, in case something happens......"

Mu Han cut off Fang Shanxiu, "Before, I wanted to go to the battlefield with Cousin Lei and them, but my uncle said that killing was dangerous and I was not allowed to go." Now it's just tracking down the fugitive, and it's not facing thousands of troops, so my uncle shouldn't stop him anymore! Taking advantage of the fact that Mu Chen is guarding the Liangxia City and has no time to compete with me, I will give it a try if I say anything! ”

Seeing his resolute attitude, Fang Shanxiu had no choice but to give up dissuasion, and asked his guards to send a message to his son Fang Shanlei, asking him to bring his elite to help Mu Han, and selected a group of reliable masters from the entourage, and asked them to escort Mu Han south.

Mu Han pretended to be in a hurry, and took advantage of the night to rush to Liangxia City with his personal guards.

The king of Yuzhong fled from Liangxia City, and Xi Yang and Mu Chen would definitely send men to pursue them. If Mu Han wants to make meritorious contributions, he must capture the king of Yuzhong before them.

Fortunately, the people arranged by Fang Shanxiu were all masters of the Five Spirits, and they were familiar with all things in the army, so they gave Mu Han a lot of tips along the way.

"It is said that this news leaked from the palace of Yuzhong. The patriarch sent someone to verify it, and it should be correct. There are several people in the entourage who are experts in tracking, and as long as they are not disturbed, they will be able to find out the whereabouts of Cheng Yi! ”

When he arrived near Liangxia, Fang Shanlei, who had received the news, also rushed to meet Mu Han.

Fang Shanlei has made meritorious contributions in several months and is quite prestigious in the army. He has always acted calmly, and he was very dissatisfied with Mu Han's decision.

"Xijing and Hao Zhan have already led their troops to chase after them. What are you doing again? ”

Fang Shanlei is the same generation as Mu Han, and he has watched him grow up, but his words are not as concerned about the other party's prince identity as his father.

As soon as Mu Han heard that Hao Advocate was also out, he was even more determined to find the king of Yuzhong before everyone else.

No matter how bad he is, he won't lose to a cousin brother who has little battlefield experience!

Mu Han took out the royal prestige and said coldly: "It is a big deal to capture Chengyi, and one more person to help you will have more hope." Now is the time for me to contribute to the country, how can I come first and come later? If my cousin is willing to do this with the war situation in mind, there is no need to say more! ”

Fang Shanlei was so angry by Mu Han that he didn't bother to continue arguing with him. Among the children of their generation, in addition to Fang Shanji, Mu Han and A Jing are the youngest, and they are children who grew up in the palm of their aunt's hand, so their temperament is inevitably arrogant.

Fortunately, the pursuit is not as good as fighting on the battlefield, if it really doesn't work, it will be useless to turn back, and after all, this prince with the blood of the Fang Shan clan can't be allowed to have an accident.

Fang Shanlei then summoned several subordinates and ordered them to do the tasks one by one.

Soon, the troops who had gone forward to investigate drove their mounts back in batches, leading the rest of the people in the direction of Cheng Yi's escape.

In the early morning, the group tracked down a town and ran into the Chaoyan guards who were rushing to intercept them.

The guard recognized Fang Shanlei and hurriedly apologized.

Fang Shanlei glanced behind the guard, "Where is this?" ”

"Back to the general, ahead is Wutong Town."