The night is wrapped in Wuzhou City with the vast snow between heaven and earth, and the silent snowflakes have no intention of stopping, even if the snow on the ground is thick enough, and it makes a creaking sound after stepping on it, but this God still seems to feel that it is not enjoyable, and it is still snowing non-stop.

Qishi Lie Zhining, who fainted halfway through, slowly opened his eyes, the bright candles and warmth in the room made him feel unreal, and after thinking about what happened today, he sighed slowly, and then alarmed the subordinates next to him.

"Your Excellency, are you awake? I'll go and inform the king. The Jin official, who had been guarding in front of Qishi Lie Zhining's bed, came up to him and said.

"Wait...... One time. Qishi Lie Zhining opened his somewhat chapped lips, thought for a moment and asked, "What's the matter, how is the matter of chasing Ye Qing?" ”

"The lower official doesn't know very well, but he just came back for a while, and he is reporting to the county king." Jin Ren official said.

Qishi Lie Zhining, who was lying on the bed, turned his head to look at the official who was a little gloomy in his eyes, and suddenly his heart was shocked, and a bad premonition instantly hit his heart, and he frowned: "But the interception was not successful?" ”

"This ...... I don't know the specifics of the lower officials, but ...... I rode 3,000 iron horses with gold, and only a dozen people came back....... ”

"What? cough cough cough ...... How is this possible? Qishi Lie Zhining propped up his upper body with one arm, his face was pale and he was short of breath and said in shock: "Go, immediately invite the county king to come over." ”

As the Jin official left, Qishi Lie Zhining, who was half-lying on the bed, became more and more restless, and looked up hard to see if the snow outside the window had stopped, but the closed windows only made the whole room seem extremely silent, and it was impossible to see if the snow outside had stopped.

And the more silence there is, the more uneasy it is for Qishi Lie Zhining's mind to be at peace, listening to his powerful heartbeat, slowly touching his bandaged wound, thinking about the expression of the official just now, Qishi Lie Zhining is thinking in his heart, thinking about what the worst result of intercepting and killing Ye Qing will be.

In the small courtyard on the other side of the inn, the thick snow pressed heavily on the trees in the courtyard, and as more and more snow fell from the sky, some of them squeaked as if they could not bear the weight, and continued to bend down weakly.

Wan Yan Jing stared blankly at the candlelight not far in front of him, and the dozen or so people who had just run back to Wuzhou City were all the people who intercepted and killed Ye Qing and finally came back today.

Zhang Xuansu is dead, and only a dozen of the three thousand elite iron horsemen have returned, which is no different from the annihilation of the whole army, the only difference is: Master is still alive and not chased and killed by the abducted horse, this should have been thought of a long time ago, right?

Wan Yan Jing held a bullet in his hand, shining in the light, and subconsciously turned back and forth in his hand, feeling conflicted, entangled, and mixed in his heart, on the one hand, he was relieved that Ye Qing escaped from the pursuit of the kidnapping horse, and also annihilated the kidnapping horse, and on the other hand, he was heartbroken by the three thousand elites of Dajin, so he was completely annihilated by the master.

Mixed blessings, Wan Yanjing couldn't say at this time what kind of mentality he should use to face Qishi Lie Zhining, as well as his father and imperial grandfather.

The Jin official stood in front of Wan Yan Jing with a cold wind, and Wan Yan Jing was still staring at the candlelight, turning the bullet in his hand as if he hadn't seen it, and then he was stunned.

"The king of the county......." The Jin official shouted softly.

"Got it, I'll go over and take a look at Lord Youcheng'......." Wan Yan Jing turned his head numbly and looked at the door where the weak voice of Qishi Lie Zhining appeared.

"No need, this little injury is not in the way, it is still snowing outside, and it is convenient for the minister to come over." Qishi Lie Zhining opened the heavy door curtain and walked in with a cold wind and snow.

In the warm room, the flames of dozens of candles swayed back and forth in an instant because of the cold wind, and only after the heavy curtain blocked the cold wind did they regain their serene appearance again.

"Lord Youcheng." Wan Yan Jing got up and looked at the pale and weak Qishi Lie Zhining.

After exempting the false courtesy and inviting Qishi Lie Zhining to sit down, Wan Yanjing glanced at the officials of Nawu Prefecture, and then slowly sat down next to Qishi Lie Zhining after the officials of Nawu Prefecture left.

"Your Highness is afraid that you won't be able to leave for Zhongdu tomorrow, even if this heavy snow stops tonight, the road will be full of thick snow tomorrow, Your Highness might as well stay in Wuzhou for a few more days." Qishi Lie Zhining didn't wait for Yan Jing to speak, but spoke first.

"It doesn't hurt to stay a little longer. It's just that....... Wan Yanjing lowered his eyes, looked at the bullet in his hand, stopped and said: "Zhang Xuansu is dead, and thirteen of the three thousand people have returned, according to them, it is because the Tatars received my master outside the Great Wall." ”

"Tatars." Qishi Lie Zhining muttered.

Listening to Qishi Lie Zhining's somewhat calm tone, Wan Yan Jing only noticed at this time that there was still snow on the hem of Qishi Lie Zhining's thick robe, and there was still snow on the exposed boots on his feet that had not been melted by the warmth in the room.

"Lord Youcheng, ...... you?" Wan Yan Jing was taken aback, looking at it like this, it was obvious that Qi Shi Lie Zhining must have fallen on the way to his yard, otherwise how could there be snow left on his body?

"It's okay, the minister has already asked the others just now, and he already knows that this time we will lose to Ye Qing again. So on the way here, he accidentally fell. Qishi Lie Zhining said with some bitterness in his expression.

Wan Yan Jing looked at the gradually shrinking snow on Qishi Lie Zhining's robe, nodded silently, and the bullet in his hand was also gently placed on the table by him at this time.

"What is this?" Qishi Lie Zhining frowned.

"What Master left me before he left is called a bullet." Wan Yanjing looked at the bullet shining in the light, and the more he looked at it, the more he liked the small bullet in his heart.

Wan Yan Jing's smiling face was full of solemnity, and he looked at the frowning Qi Shi Lie Zhining on the opposite side and looked at the bullet tightly, and said calmly: "Master said, Lord Youcheng must be very curious, when he was in Yanjing, what kind of weapon did Wan Yan Ren and Wan Yan Xian die in." In fact, it was this small bullet, and the little pointed part of the head was left in the skull of the Wanyan brothers. ”

With Yan Jing's words, Qishi Lie Zhining subconsciously looked at the wound on his shoulder, if it was really as Ye Qing said, wouldn't it be that there was such a thing in his shoulder?

His gaze shifted from his shoulder to Wan Yan Jing's little face again, Qi Shi Lie Zhining felt that the wound seemed to shrink, and the corners of his mouth twitched before asking, "When did the county king know that Ye Qing insisted on mining coal in the south of Wuzhou City?" ”

"I only found out when they came back from chasing Master. Master insisted on mining the Chengnan Coal Yard just to divert our attention, and then leave him a chance to arrange gunpowder, Master has long known that you will not let him go. Wan Yanjing frowned and chose to tell the truth.

"Didn't the king of the county notice it before? The elite iron cavalry of three thousand my Dajin is gone, although it has nothing to do with the king of the county, but the minister is to blame, if it is not for the minister's indecision, it will not put my Dajin into such a passive situation. Qishi Lie Zhining said.

"I've been ...... these days I hinted to Master that Master Youcheng might have murderous intent towards him. Facing Qishi Lie Zhining's words, a trace of panic flashed on Wan Yanjing's face, and then continued: "But obviously Master has been prepared, even if I don't hint at it, Master will ...... him." ”

Wan Yan Jing is just a teenager after all, and at this time, in the face of the fact that Jin Ren lost so many elites at once, and also died of a household book, he was somewhat scared and panicked in his heart.

In addition, in the process of getting along with Ye Qing, he did have more thoughts on Ye Qing, and he also secretly hinted at Ye Qing's matter, so if the emperor's grandfather investigates it, and Qi Shi Lie Zhining plays truthfully, I am afraid that he will not become the emperor of Dajin, right? And it's very likely that he will be punished by the emperor's grandfather, right?

"King of the county, it's time to change your name to Ye Qing from now on, if you continue to call Master, I'm afraid it will be bad for the king of the county." Qishi Lie Zhining said as he picked up the bullet that Yan Jing was standing on the table.

The heavy bullet looked pleasing to the eye, and even looked like some strange decoration that the Song people liked, and it was completely impossible to realize that it was such a small thing that could penetrate into a person's head.

"Is Youcheng planning to truthfully play the emperor's grandfather, do I insist on mining the Chengnan coal yard?" Wan Yan Jing was a little nervous, looked at the bullet that Qi Shi Lie Zhining was holding in his hand, and asked in a low voice.

After all, it was because of his insistence on mining that Ye Qing was given the matter of arranging a back road outside the northern city and setting up a gunpowder trap.

Otherwise, as long as the Nancheng coal yard is not mined, Master will not have the opportunity to set a trap, so today's three thousand elites and Master Zhang will not die on the way to pursue, and the whole army will be wiped out after being ambushed by Master.

So in the final analysis, Wan Yan Jing's young and naïve and old man's entangled hearts already believed that these were all his faults, which is why Dajin suffered a heavy loss when facing his master today.

"How come, these are all the minister's faults, and they have nothing to do with the county king. Don't worry, the prince will bear all the blame for the crime. In the face of Ye Qing's only 100 people, not only did the minister leave him in the city, but also killed 3,000 elite iron horsemen in the process of pursuit, which was equivalent to the annihilation of the entire army. Moreover, there are Tatars involved in it, which is not a good thing for my Dajin, and it completely violates His Majesty's strategy to appease the Tatars, and the minister cannot escape the blame. Qishi Lie Zhining showed a comforting smile to Wan Yan Jing, and continued: "The minister came here to tell the county king that the minister has his own responsibility for this matter, and the county king doesn't have to take it to heart, and when the sky is sunny after the snow, he will return to Yanjing as if nothing happened." ”

"Yes...... But...... But I ...... Master....... Wan Yanjing looked at the smiling Qishi Lie Zhining, and didn't know what to say.

"Nothing but, but. The king of the county should treat it as if nothing happened, rest well, and return to Yanjing when the weather is fine, and leave the rest to the ministers to deal with. Qishi Lie Zhining slowly put down the bullet, and then got up and said.

"Lord Youcheng is also planning to pursue Master...... Ye Qing? ”

"Zhang Xuansu and I can't just die in vain, there must be someone to repay the guilt, right? So apart from him Ye Qing, is there any other suitable candidate? Qishi Lie Zhining sighed and said.