As the New Year draws to a close, the weather warms up and good news comes one after another.

The biggest good news is, of course, that the emperor is in good health, and after the banquet on February 2, he issued three edicts in succession, praising the prince Ling Shuangren, filial piety and loyalty, and appointing the throne on the day of February 16.

After the succession to the throne, the Emperor Taishang will move to Anhe Garden to live in peace. The new emperor ascended the throne and immediately became pro-government, and the emperor no longer cared about all government affairs, no matter how big or small.

Compared with this major event, the good news that the missing Qingyang county lord returned safely and appeared in the northern mountains to help King Li suppress bandits and save the people is too insignificant, and the people who heard the news only sighed casually, "Amitabha Buddha thank God", and then they were still discussing the matter of the new emperor's accession to the throne.

After all, this matter was so sudden, and no one in the world had yet recovered from the news that King Jin had been established as the crown prince, and in the blink of an eye, the prince was about to become the emperor.

In less than a month, the prince's dress in the weaving bureau was useless before it was embroidered, so he had to directly change the four-clawed dragon to a five-clawed dragon on the original material and make it into a dragon robe.

But even if the dragon robe can be changed, the rest of the ritual ceremonial guards may not be able to be gathered for a while. Therefore, the holy decree came down, and the palace and even the people were immediately busy, and even needed to temporarily go to the homes of wealthy families in Beijing to borrow tables, chairs, brocades and other things, and the chaos was very unlikely.

The palace is busy, and the people will be afraid. If it weren't for the edict issued by the emperor with a smile in front of the courtiers and some people, people in the world would have guessed that His Royal Highness the new crown prince had forced the palace to seize the throne.

"What if you force the palace to seize the throne?" In the Jin Palace, where he had not had time to change the plaque, Ling Shuang broke off a plum blossom and smiled lightly: "Now, who can stop me?" The bobcat with its teeth extracted? Or the short-lived wild dog? ”

There was a person standing opposite him, bowing slightly, respectfully: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the destiny of heaven." King Rui, King Li or any other king are nothing more than clowns jumping off the beam. ”

Ling Shuang dusted the petals on her shoulder with a flower branch, smiled and shook her head: "Hanwen, you are becoming more and more flattering, this is not good." ”

The person on the opposite side was Lu Hanwen, the former staff member of the Rui Palace. He bowed down and stood under the red plum tree, and his unhurried and unhurried posture was calm and comfortable: "I am not ashamed to flatter the Son of Heaven; is not ashamed of flattering the son of God. ”

Ling Shuang laughed heartily: "Hanwen, Hanwen, when you were by the side of the fourth brother in the past, was it the same?" ”

"Of course not," Lu Hanwen also laughed, "King Rui trusts people who are deep and introverted, so I will show him deep and introverted, so that I can do what he likes." ”

"Oh?" Ling Shuang's laughter paused: "So, you are flattering in front of this palace, also because this palace likes people who are servile?" ”

Lu Hanwen's smile did not stiffen, but the cold sweat on his forehead had already flowed down.

"When, of course not," he said with a smile, "it is because the students are so convinced of His Highness that they can't help but become flattering." ”

"Haha......" Ling Shuang's face showed a smile again, and the plum branch in his hand threw it into Lu Hanwen's arms: "You, you!" ”

Lu Hanwen smiled all over his face, holding the plum branch in both hands like a treasure: "Students have always been like this, weak temperament, small courage, all they want in life is to climb the dragon and phoenix, fly Huang Tengda, and seal their wives and sons...... Didn't Your Highness already know! ”

"Yes, so Hongu trusts you. People like you, simple. Ling Shuang said with a smile, poured a glass of warm wine and handed it over.

Lu Hanwen was flattered, and hurriedly knelt down on the spot, took the wine glass with both hands and put it above his head, and thanked him again and again before raising it to his mouth and drinking it all.

Ling Shuang knocked on the edge of the table to signal him to sit, Lu Hanwen thanked him repeatedly, and leaned over in fear.

Before his ass touched the stool, his face suddenly changed, and he hugged his stomach with both hands and wailed.

Ling Shuang slowly stood up on the edge of the table and looked at him: "Han Wenna, you have done it to climb the dragon and attach the phoenix, but unfortunately it is too late to fly Huang Tengda." You can rest assured, after you leave, the palace will treat your children well, and your last wish of 'sealing the wife and shadow' will come true." ”

"You, you ......" Lu Hanwen had a stomach full of swear words to scold, but he didn't even dare to say a word.

Ling Shuang flicked his sleeves and shook off his outstretched hand, and the smile on his face completely disappeared: "If you want to scold, you can scold, this palace is not afraid of being scolded." ”

"Why!" Lu Hanwen grabbed the corner of the table with both hands and refused to fall.

Ling Shuang turned his back and looked at the flowers and trees outside the pavilion: "Why, don't you know as a strategist?" ”

As a strategist, Lu Hanwen certainly knows some "rules". For example, those who know too many secrets will die.

But he always felt that he would be a special case.

He has a lot of credit. Moreover, he has no reason to leak secrets! He has done so many things, and he is closely related to his master!

Lu Hanwen raised his head and glared at Ling Shuang, his eyes full of unwillingness.

Ling Shuang sensed his anger and sneered mockingly, "This palace thought you would be self-aware. The first time those Northwest dogs saw through their true colors, you should have decided on your own. ”

"King Li has never seen through it!" Lu Hanwen swooped forward and used all his strength to defend himself: "When they saw me, at most, they only guessed that King Rui's heart was immortal, and it was impossible to suspect you......"

"Do you think he's as stupid as you are!" Ling Shuang sneered, "Even if he has a ball of grass in his head now, he should know that this king is a fisherman, you still think he can't guess!" ”

Lu Hanwen opened his mouth and said nothing to refute, and a hoarse cry of pain came out of his throat.

Ling Shuang turned around and looked at him: "You can go with confidence." On that road, Hongu won't leave you alone. ”

Lu Hanwen opened his mouth wide, he couldn't speak, and the brilliance in his eyes gradually dimmed.

Ling Shuang flicked his sleeves and strode out of the pavilion.

The guards outside the door immediately entered the pavilion to "clean", and dragged it to deal with it without waiting for anyone to breathe.

A man in black came up and followed silently, and Ling Shuang ordered in a cold voice: "The rest of the useless ones are also cleaned up, and no traces are allowed to be left." ”

The man in black bowed down and said: "There is news from the north that King Li and the county lord of Qingyang have returned, and they have left a stand-in in the army to cover people's eyes and ears, and the real body has almost arrived in Dou County at this moment." ”

"It's time to come back," Ling Shuang sneered, "If he doesn't come again, the palace will be eager to send a car to pick him up!" ”

The man in black lowered his head to indicate that he was listening, but did not answer.

Ling Shuang glanced back at him and couldn't help frowning.

People who don't talk much are relieved, but they are too stuffy, far less pleasant than Lu Hanwen's ability to speak.

This is also a helpless thing. Ling Shuang sighed, and then continued: "If he doesn't come back in time, won't he waste this great gift that this palace has worked so hard to prepare for him?" ”

The man in black said: "Your Highness, today the officials above the third rank of the court have come to give gifts and congratulations, the housekeeper said that there is no room in the gatehouse, and he asked if he wants to open the warehouse." ”

"Open," Ling Shuang's tone was not very good, "Those who dare to be sent to this palace at this time must be rare good things in the world, and this treasury is not unjustly opened." ”

The man in black bowed his head and said yes, but was speechless.

Ling Shuang frowned and asked, "Is Ruan Wenzhong here?" ”

The man in black hurriedly said: "He didn't come in person, saying that he was still recuperating from his injuries, and sent a son with a housekeeper." ”

"Luan Yutang?" Ling Shuang asked.

The man in black said: "No. It was an eight or nine-year-old child, but the housekeeper called him 'Master Major'. ”

Ling Shuang snorted heavily, and asked again, "Where is Old Man Luan?" ”

The man in black continued to say calmly: "Luan Zhongcheng didn't come in person. said that he was old and had inconvenient legs, and he also sent a son. ”

Of course, his son is not a young child, and the youngest is in his forties.

Ling Shuang's face became even more ugly: "The old thing is playing tricks with me!" Years ago, he jumped up and down all day and refused to stop, and now the palace is the prince, and he has only been in a hurry for half a month to hand over three folds to tell the old! Doesn't he just look down on this palace and refuse to serve! ”

The master was angry, if Lu Hanwen was here, he would definitely try to comfort him, but the man in black didn't have this thought, and still said in a wooden manner: "In addition to these two families, there are three or four family heads who did not come in person, but they all sent their children and grandchildren to come, and their attitude was respectful. ”

Ling Shuang doesn't like to hear this.

If you don't come in person, you show your attitude, no matter whether it's your son, grandson, or father and grandfather, it's useless.

He walked around the merlin a few times with his hands behind his back, and then asked, "What are the two families sending?" ”

The man in black replied with a glance: "Ruan Xiang gave a set of good lake pens, and the Luan family gave a glass pillow." ”

"Hah!" Ling Shuang smiled angrily, "Lake Pen? Glass pillows? What about the children they sent? ”

The man in black was not very good at answering this kind of conversation, but he had listened to the butler's nagging outside for a while, and he learned it now: "That glass pillow is said to be an extremely rare treasure, worth no less than ten thousand gold." ”

Unexpectedly, it was okay not to say this, but when she heard this, Ling Shuang was even more angry: "What about the priceless price?" Old man Luan, he-he's alluding to the fact that Bengong is dreaming of the Spring and Autumn Festival! ”

The man in black doesn't understand this. But since Ling Shuang said so, of course he thought that the master was right.

Sending a pillow is not just convenient for dreaming!

The housekeeper came in from the outside in a hurry, and when he heard this, he was so frightened that he hurriedly ran over with small steps: "Your Highness, don't think like this! You are the desire of the people, what tricks can the Ruan family and the Luan family play? Luan Wenguang's old guy looks tough, but he is actually the most sleek in his bones! According to the old slave, he sent a glass pillow more like a gesture of goodwill to us, there is a saying, how to say, called 'If you want to sleep, someone will send a pillow'! Now there are still some short-sighted minds in the court, Luan Zhongcheng is willing to send a pillow to His Highness, so let him help His Highness do something, and by the way, test his loyalty! ”

The butler thought he was speaking very beautifully.

I didn't want Ling Shuang's face to be even more ugly when she heard this: "So, is this palace the desire of the people, or is it being stared at by a bunch of people who don't have long eyes and are thinking about other things?" ”

The housekeeper trembled in fright, and knelt down: "The palace ...... Your Royal Highness, Mu Xiu will be destroyed by the forest wind, and it is difficult to guarantee that there is no shameless villain who has other thoughts in his mind! ”

"Get up," Ling Shuang snorted coldly, "You're right. Ruan Wenzhong and Old Man Luan are such villains! Their son-in-law is still alive, where is he willing to put this palace in his eyes! ”

The housekeeper didn't dare to persuade him. He bent over more and more carefully, and smiled: "Those clowns who jump off the beam, Your Highness doesn't have to care. ”

Ling Shuang pinched a plum blossom in her hand, slowly hooked her lips and sneered: "Lord Qingyang, she is not a clown who jumps off the beam. ”

She is destined by heaven.

The housekeeper knew Ling Shuang's thoughts, and when he heard this, he immediately said, "Your Highness has already found all the people you ordered to invite the day before yesterday, and you are waiting for news outside, asking when you can leave for the north." ”

"Go now." Ling Shuang bent his fingers and flicked out the crumpled plum blossom, and smiled: "The people have already arrived in Dou County, and our coachman must at least welcome Qi County." Let them be cautious, and be sure to bring back the third brother and the county lord of Qingyang to the palace completely! ”

……

Returning to Beijing from the north in early spring is a wonderful journey.

The weather is getting warmer day by day, and time seems to be sped up. Watching the ice and snow melt all the way and the willow buds are getting fuller day by day, it is really pleasant.

If there happens to be good news on the way, it is even more joyful.

Ruan Qingzhi looked at the corners of Ye Han's mouth that were getting higher and higher, and knew that it was good news, and immediately leaned over and asked with a smile: "It's not the first time to win a battle, so you won't be happy like this, right?" ”

"As for." Ye Han handed her the letter in his hand, "This is not an ordinary victory. In this battle, the Northwest Army suffered no casualties. ”

"Yo!" Ruan Qingzhi was amazed, and he also rejoiced.

She was almost happy, and she leaned over to Ye Han's side and quipped: "Your Royal Highness King Li, are you ashamed?" There were occasional casualties among the soldiers when you were there, but now that you're gone, they've won a great victory! ”

Ye Han laughed: "This is a common thing. My soldiers are very good. ”

Not even angry.

It seems that he is not ashamed of him. Ruan Qingzhi had no choice but to give up, picked up the letter and read it several times, and said with a smile: "This battle is really going well, it seems that Yu Dahan is not lying." ”

Yu Zhongqian, who was tied into a zongzi on horseback next to him, immediately roared when he heard this: "Don't give me a name!" My name is Yu Zhongqian! ”

Ruan Qingzhi turned around and grimaced at him, justifiably arrogant: "You don't call Yu Dahan, it's not you what I just said, what are you talking about?" Do you want me to choose a name for you? But I'm not your mother! ”

Yu Zhongqian was suddenly angry when he heard this.

Ruan Qingzhi felt relieved when he saw that he seemed to be about to breathe fire but couldn't spew it, and smiled and slapped his horse again, circled around him, and watched it carefully from all angles.

succeeded in making Yu Zhongqian so angry that he closed his eyes and began to pretend to be dead.

Ruan Qingzhi returned to Ye Han's side with satisfaction, and complained: "It's been so many days, that Han Han hasn't grown at all, when is this a head!" ”

"I'll be in Qixian soon," Ye Han said with a smile, "and I'll be in Shangjing in four or five days at most, and then you won't have to see him." ”

"I don't want to see him right now!" Ruan Qingzhi muttered softly, but couldn't help but look back at the expression on Yu Zhongqian's face.

She didn't know what was wrong, she was happy when she saw Yu Zhongqian angry, and she relied on Yu Zhongqian to relieve her boredom on the road these days.

Ye Han was very worried about this phenomenon, and tried to stop her every time, but to no avail.

Seeing that Ruan Qingzhi seemed to want to go back to tease Yu Zhongqian again, Ye Han hurriedly grabbed her hand, and had nothing to say: "Do you want to guess what kind of situation Shangjing is like now?" ”

Ruan Qingzhi's attention was really attracted. She thought for a moment, shook her head and said, "What else can it be?" The enthronement ceremony of the new Son of Heaven, no matter how hasty it is, there will be no less excitement. ”

"That's not what I'm asking," Ye Han said with a smile, "I'm talking about the people's hearts and the court's situation." ”

Ruan Qingzhi raised his head and glanced in the direction of Shangjing, pouting: "Ling Shuang himself is also a veteran of playing with people's hearts, I don't believe he will be unprepared." Don't think that at this time, there will be people who will complain about your Royal Highness King Li, there is no one in ten thousand fools, and the rest are ordinary people who are wise enough to protect themselves. ”

"It's so brutal that people are speechless." Ye Han smiled bitterly.

Ruan Qingzhi turned around and smiled at him: "So, His Royal Highness King Li, let's go back to Beijing this time, it's a lot of hardship!" ”

Ye Han smiled again when he heard this: "We have always been in danger. I don't think it's too bad. ”

Ling Shuang was in too much of a hurry.

He has been playing a "secondary" role behind King Rui all these years, and now that King Rui has fallen, the people may not be able to accept that the inconspicuous King Jin has become the best among the princes.

What's more, there is a powerful king.

A person who has not yet occupied too much place in the hearts of the people suddenly becomes a prince and an emperor, and the people will not fail to mutter.

At this time, if another person falls from the sky with radiance, it is unknown to whom the balance in the hearts of the people will fall.

As for the ministers of the court, it is even more shrewd. What kind of master is better to fool, what kind of master can keep the long-term wealth, the little abacus in their hearts is crackling all the time.

So Ye Han is not very worried at the moment.

Ruan Qingzhi knew his thoughts, but he was not as optimistic as him. She looked at the misty forest in front of her, and said worriedly: "The situation in Beijing may not be bad, but the premise is that we have to go back alive." ”

Before the words fell, the two guards behind him had already drawn their knives at the same time.

Ruan Qingzhi was startled when she heard the voice: "What are you doing?" Are you spies?! ”

One of the guards hurriedly stepped forward and said in a low voice: "I just saw a figure shaking in the forest below, and I suspect that there is an ambush, please be careful with Your Highness and the county lord!" ”

Ruan Qingzhi immediately wailed when he heard this: "Is there really an ambush? It's over, I'm a crow's mouth! ”

"What's the matter with the crow's mouth?" Ye Han shook his head helplessly, "Along the way, are there fewer ambushes?" ”

All the way back from Hancheng, it has only been six days until today, and there have been fourteen assassinations of all kinds, an average of more than two a day.

It's time to get used to it! The night chill said that the little girl is so squeamish.

didn't know that Ruan Qingzhi was really wronged enough in his heart.

In other words, she is not destined by heaven, she is not the mother of the medicine king! If there is no crowd to support and cheer, how can there be assassinations everywhere?

In the long run, even if she doesn't die, her mentality will easily collapse!

Ruan Qingzhi's heart was devastated, and Ye Han and his soldiers had already urged their horses to run towards the forest without fear.

With torches.

At this time, there were still more than two hours before dark, and the bright sun shone on the torches, which looked a little ridiculous.

Walking to the dense wooded place, several guards threw the torches in their hands forward at the same time, and the dead grass and fallen leaves on the ground immediately burned rapidly.

The group turned around at the same time, and in the blink of an eye, they had withdrawn from more than two miles, which was called a flowing water full of tacit understanding.

Ruan Qingzhi looked at the forest that was gradually starting to turn red, and clasped his hands together: "Sins, sins, pheasants, hares, rats, hedgehogs, thousands of creatures in the forest......"

Yu Zhongqian, who was on the horse behind, looked at her pious back, and felt a burst of joy and confusion in his heart, and finally returned to anger.

Ye Han laughingly grabbed Ruan Qingzhi's hand and forced her to put it down, and said helplessly: "Don't chant the scriptures, after the battle is over for a while, ask the guards to come in and look for it, and pick up pheasants and hares to pick the best ones for you to eat." ”

Ruan Qingzhi immediately turned from sadness to joy, and he was happy.

Yu Zhongqian was suddenly disappointed, and his eyes turned red with anger.

At this time, there were already assassins in the woods, all of them carrying long knives with gray faces, and several of them had even their clothes in tatters and covered with dust, and they knew at a glance that they had been put out by fire.

In this way, of course, the hidden weapons such as short arrows and darts prepared earlier can no longer be used, and the long knives and spears are fighting face-to-face, and the Northwest Army has not been afraid of anyone.

Soon they were in a mess.

Ruan Qingzhi has always cared about these things. She only guarded Yu Zhongqian and led the horse for him to prevent the mount from being frightened during the fight and causing unnecessary trouble.

As for whether Yu Zhongqian would be injured, she refused to care at all, anyway, he would not run away when he was frightened.

So in the next fierce battle, Yu Zhongqian watched those swords, guns, swords and halberds flash in front of his eyes, and several times they came straight to his face, but the woman next to him was always indifferent.

is so indifferent and ruthless, there is no doubt that it should be a fake Qingyang County Lord.

The more Yu Zhongqian thought about it, the more resentful he became, but then he was puzzled: Those assassins are here to kill people, right? This "Qingyang County Lord" only has a horsewhip and a sharp knife in his hand, and it seems that he is undoubtedly the easiest one to kill, why has no one tried to kill her from beginning to end?

It's not fair!

Yu Zhongqian's sense of justice suddenly emerged. After successfully dodging a "flying spear", he suddenly opened his voice and shouted: "Heroes! This woman next to me is the county lord of Qingyang! Kill her, and your master will be rewarded! ”

More than a dozen Assassins fell on deaf ears. Ruan Qingzhi was not only in front of no one to kill, but more spacious, and it was obvious that those assassins deliberately avoided her and refused to hurt her.

Yu Zhongqian was suspicious, but someone next to him waved a knife and slashed at him: "Stinky boy, you dare to provoke your grandfathers to kill the county lord of Qingyang!" Grandpa cut your head first! ”

Ruan Qingzhi flicked the reins with his hand, and Yu Zhongqian bent down in embarrassment to avoid the knife, and his soul flew away in fright: "You, you...... Who the hell is it! ”