Zhang Shiqing sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that he could not leave the palace for the time being, and Xu Ji replied with a letter, claiming that he was going out again, but did not say where to go.

At noon that day, Xu Jizai was escorted by ten guards, left Yuyang, and went all the way to Yecheng.

Feng Juniang and Tian Craftsman took a car and sent them off to ten miles outside the city, Feng Juniang always wanted to persuade Xu Ji to stay, "The well-fed tiger is easy to persuade, and no one should approach the hungry tiger, today's King Liang is no different from a hungry tiger, and the son sent it to the door, isn't it a suicide?" ”

Xu Ji said every time: "I have an old relationship with King Liang, so I have to go." ”

Seeing that Xu Ji didn't listen to persuasion, Feng Juniang couldn't help but say to her husband: "Do you think it's a good idea for the son to go to Yecheng?" Don't say anything either? ”

Tian Jiang sat in the car, often smiling on his face, but he didn't talk much, and when he heard his wife's complaints, he replied: "The world is difficult, who said that Yuyang must be safer than Yecheng?" Mr. Xu must know in his heart, and others can't persuade him. ”

"Hmph, you are really good at talking, no matter what happens to Yuyang, at least no one wants to harm the son."

Tian Jiang laughed twice and refused to argue with his wife.

When they were about to part, Tian Jiang said: "Mr. Xu, do you remember my question yesterday?" ”

Tian Jiang asked Yuyang yesterday how many days he could be stable, Xu Ji didn't have time to answer at that time, but he already had the answer in his heart, "As little as three months, as much as a year." ”

Xu Ji bowed his hand and said goodbye.

Feng Juniang heard her husband's inquiry yesterday, and then said in surprise: "Can Yuyang only last a few months?" But the situation is much better now than before......"

Xu Ji had already walked away, and Tian Jiang said: "It is precisely because the situation is so good that it will cause great trouble, and the words 'Tiancheng Imperial Court' are too fearful." ”

Feng Juniang was stunned for a while, and then said: "The prince is going to Yecheng, I don't know if he can come back, the poor little county lord is still waiting for him." ”

"If you have to worry, you might as well worry about King Liang."

"King Liang persecuted the imperial court and wanted to forcibly marry the county lord, why am I worried about him?"

"I mean, Mr. Xu is going to Yecheng, and the unlucky one will be King Liang."

Feng Juniang was stunned for a while, looking at the back in the distance, and couldn't see any threat, "Listening to your tone, it's like a roundworm in the child's belly, you know everything." ”

"Haha, roundworms don't dare to be, see Mr. Xu again this time, don't you think he has changed?"

"Aside from not being able to drink and not seeing any changes, what else do you think has changed in him?"

"Less talk."

"No, Childe doesn't talk much in the valley."

"Different, in the valley of thought, he is introspective, no one can persuade him, and he doesn't want to persuade others, so he doesn't talk much. And you are a close confidant of the county lord of Huanyan, and when he speaks to you, he still has few words and seems to have a lot to hide. ”

Feng Juniang understood, "Childe, this is ...... Completely abandoned the court and the county lord? ”

"I'm afraid it's more than that, you relayed all his words yesterday to Lord Huanyan?"

"Of course."

"What did Lord Huanyan say?"

"Didn't say anything, just nodded at me." Feng Juniang also kept a secret, and she couldn't even reveal it to her husband.

Tian Jiang smiled: "The two of them are rivals, so we don't have to worry about it, but I'm a little scared of Xu Ji now, so it's better to deal less with each other in the future." ”

"You're getting less and less daring." Feng Juniang ordered the coachman to turn around and go to the city, and smiled at her husband: "But your ability is not small, if you are willing to serve the imperial court......"

Tian Jiang shook his head, "I have the same opinion as Mr. Xu, Yuyang will not escape the catastrophe. ”

Feng Juniang sighed and muttered, "I don't care what happens to the court, as long as the county lord doesn't have an accident......

Jizhou counties rebelled against Liang one after another, returned to the imperial court, Xu Ji with Yuyang's will, all the way smooth, until outside the gate of Yecheng was stopped, waited for nearly an hour, was allowed to enter the city, but only one person, the guards all had to stay outside.

Although Yecheng has changed hands several times, it has not experienced a strong attack, and the city, streets, and houses have remained very intact, but most of the people have fled, and there are almost no people on the streets, and it is suddenly depressed.

Xu Ji was brought into the main hall of the palace, which was still full of relics from the front beam, all of which were transported from the eastern capital, and the number was less, and there were no too heavy objects.

Xu Ji walked through the many furnishings alone, looked up, the throne was empty, turned around half a circle, and saw the Lin family on a chair.

When Xu Ji fled from the Eastern Capital, thanks to the power of the Lin clan, he surrendered his hand on the spot and said: "The princess ......"

"I'm Mrs. Lin now." Lin smiled and said, she was originally a princess, and since King Liang wanted to marry Tiancheng noblewoman again, she was demoted to Mrs. Lin.

Xu Ji refused to change his words, "Has the princess seen Lord Huanyan?" ”

Lin didn't insist, and sighed softly, "I've seen it, it's really a strange woman, and King Liang is not worthy of her." ”

"Where is King Liang?"

"He doesn't want to see you."

Xu Ji arched his hand and said: "Then I will go out and wait, and wait for King Liang to see me." ”

"I want to see Mr. Xu, and I want to ask Mr. Xu for a big favor."

Xu Ji owed the Lin family a favor, so he said: "Princess, please say, as long as I can do something, I will never refuse." ”

"Among the children of King Liang and mine, the youngest is just three years old, and he has never enjoyed the slightest benefit of the prince, so he should not die. I hope that Mr. Xu can take him away, leave a line of blood for the Ma family, change his surname in the future, and listen to it. ”

"Why did the princess say this?"

Lin smiled slightly, "Although I am a woman, I also understand a little bit of reason, please ask Mr. Xu to agree, so that I will have no regrets after death." ”

Xu Ji arched his hand and said: "If King Liang is unlucky, as long as Xu still has a certain breath, he will definitely protect the safety of the princess and his children." ”

"That's not necessary, just a young son. Mr. Xu, this is a promise to me? ”

"Yes." Xu Ji hesitated.

"Please Mr. Xu go down and rest, I will persuade King Liang to see you."

Xu Ji exited the main hall and was taken to the guest room by the eunuch to rest.

Soon after dark, the eunuch came to invite him, and this time sent him to a side hall.

Yecheng has no palace, there is no palace, Tiancheng court temporarily changed its name, continue to use it until now, the main hall is not big, the side hall is smaller, the original things are all vacated, and the tablet of the emperor of the former Liang is placed instead, for the cigarettes on the table, the ever-bright lights on both sides are not extinguished day and night.

Ma Wei stopped to look at the tablet, heard the footsteps, and said without looking back: "Emperor Wu of the Great Liang also suffered a rebellion, and only one city was left to hold on, but he was not discouraged. ”

Xu Ji walked behind Ma Wei and said softly: "You have neither the 'Three Worlds Yu Lie' nor the 'Mighty Heaven'. ”

Ma Wei turned around suddenly, his face full of anger, "How dare you say such a thing!" As long as I'm still here, the big beam will not die and will not die! ”

"Who's going to change it first?" Xu Ji asked.

Ma Wei's expression darkened, and then he showed anger again, "It was you who recommended Bao Dun, so I think he is a hero who values love and righteousness, and you are responsible for his betrayal!" ”

"I can take care of it." Xu Ji replied.

Ma Wei's anger quickly subsided, he sighed, and said dejectedly: "I am the King of Liang, what responsibility do you have to bear?" It's all on me, and I didn't see Bowdon's wolf ambitions for a long time......"

"If you want to stay in Baotun, you must first get Runan City."

"Runan Town, if you lose it today, you will gain it tomorrow, why do you have to care about it for a while? He was really reluctant, why didn't he explain it to his face? Ma Wei showed anger again, and he also came and went quickly, leaving only a depressed face, "He is not from Liang, and he has not been with me for long, but what I hate is that those Liang soldiers and Liang generals are actually ...... It turned out to be ......"

Mavi gritted his teeth, his anger lasting for a long time, as if he wanted to use it to burn the rebels and thieves.

Xu Ji waited for Ma Wei's anger to drop before he spoke: "Maybe it's because General Pan Kai Pan was killed." ”

"Pan Kai rebelled against King Ning in the Eastern Capital, but was killed, and I ...... ...... with me" Ma Wei deliberately left Pan Kai in the eastern capital to defend the lonely city, refused to give support, and didn't dare to say that he had nothing to give away, so he had to say: "King Liang is me, not him!" ”

After several rounds of anger, Ma Wei was exhausted, held the offering table with his hand, and asked coldly, "What are you doing here?" See my jokes? Or do you want to capture Yecheng for the county lord of Huanyan? ”

"I'm here to persuade you to surrender."

Ma Wei laughed, left the table with his palms, straightened his body again, and said proudly: "If the time is really not in me, I accept my fate, but I don't admit defeat, you want me to surrender to the woman, it is wrong to see me." ”

"The Tiancheng Imperial Court itself is difficult to protect, and it is not a good place to go. King Liang can surrender to King Ning first, and then wait and see what happens. ”

Ma Wei looked at Xu Ji suspiciously, "You actually act as a lobbyist for King Ning......"

"I'm not for King Ning, only for King Liang, I hope you can endure the humiliation for a while, and kneel down to worship Shan Yu ...... at the beginning"

"And then?" Ma Wei asked coldly, "Kneeling down to Shan is a temporary humiliation, because I know that He Rongren's soldiers can't reach me for a while, surrender to King Ning, how can I turn over?" With the ruthlessness of King Ning, he will kill me as soon as he enters Yecheng. ”

"Although King Ning is ruthless, he is not completely unreasonable, as long as King Liang is willing to ......"

"Don't talk about that yet, tell me how I can turn over after I surrender?"

Xu Ji was silent for a while, and replied: "Wait for the true dragon emperor, if it is none other than King Ning, may King Liang return to him with a solid heart." ”

"Haha, that's your idea? If King Ning is the true dragon emperor, will you 'return to it with a solid heart'? ”

"I'll go out to sea. I have a personal enmity with King Ning, but King Liang does not. ”

Ma Wei shook his head, "I'd rather be a dead king than a living minister." You have pride, and so do I. ”

Xu Ji wanted to say more, but Ma Wei didn't want to listen anymore, "Anyway, you come to Yecheng at this time, it shows the truth, let's stay first, Bao Dun and King Ning will attack in a few days." If you are really willing to think about me, come up with a clever plan for me to turn defeat into victory. ”

"Manpower is sometimes exhausted, and some things are reluctant."

"In that case, why are you here in Yecheng? Is it just for the past? Hey, you don't need it, and I don't need it. Go down, I'll stay by myself, this is where the ancestors of Daliang are, you are an outsider, you should not stay too long. ”

Xu Ji bowed his hand to leave, and as soon as he walked out of the door, he heard Ma Wei's shout behind him: "Ancestors and ancestors, look at this troubled world, look at this troubled world!" ”

Before coming to Yecheng, Xu Ji knew that he couldn't persuade King Liang, but he had to come, but his mood did not improve at all, but became more gloomy.

Early the next morning, the eunuch came to deliver the meal and said: "At noon today, King Liang ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, and invited Mr. Xu to watch the ceremony. ”