Gongliang Yuzhi is not good at comforting people, after hearing Ye Xuemei say this, he nodded and said, "That's good, no matter what decision you make, I will do my best to help!" ”

Ye Xuemei raised her head and silently looked at this man who was silent but had been helping her, nodded, and replied, "Thank you!" ”

After Gongliang Yuzhi helped her up, he said, "If you say that, it's too outward." In this way, you are also tired, I will send you to rest for a while, and after I send someone to take Rong Xiang and Wu Ming, we will leave here early tomorrow morning and go to Wu Kingdom. ”

Rong Xiang and Wu Ming didn't know martial arts, and Gongliang was afraid that he would hurt them in the chaos when he ambushed An Muxi, so he sent someone to place them in a relatively safe place. At this moment, when the wind and waves are calm, they are about to be taken over.

At this time, the prisoner came over and bowed his hand to Gongliangyu: "Lord, An Muxi is dead!" ”

Hearing the news of An Muxi's death, Gongliang Yuzhi and Ye Xuemei both breathed a sigh of relief. However, Ye Xuemei did not go to rest according to what Gongliang said, but said: "This place is very close to the garrison of the Xia Kingdom, and there is such a big movement, if it alarms them, then we will be in trouble, without further ado, let's leave quickly!" ”

Gongliang paused for a moment of contemplation and said, "The girl is right, it's better to leave quickly." Then I'll send someone to pick up Rong Xiang and Wu Ming, and when they come, we'll leave as soon as possible! ”

After talking to Ye Xuemei, Gongliang Yuzhi patted the prisoner's shoulder and said, "Thank you for your hard work!" ”

Thinking about it, if An Muxi's death was to be passed away, how shocked and angry Murong Yu would be after letting Murong Yu know. The two thousand elites that he had painstakingly managed for several years had already sent out, and in this way, under the attack of more than a dozen people, none of them were all defeated.

Since then, I am afraid that the name Ye Xuemei will be itchy at the root of Murong Yu's teeth after hearing it, and she will become the biggest confidant in his life.

The border between Xia and Wu is just south of the village, and it is only half an hour's journey from the ancestral hall. The border between the two countries stretches for hundreds of miles, so it is not guarded except in wartime. Only a ditch less than a foot wide barely serves as a natural barrier.

However, these barriers were nothing to the Night Camp people, who had cut down some trees from the nearby jungle to serve as makeshift bridges to cross the river.

Ye Xuemei stood on the top of a small hill not far from the river, looking at Xia Guo in the morning light. This is the place where she once lived, and it is also the place where she is full of hope, but after so much, she is already in a different mood at the moment.

The morning breeze blew her plain white clothes, outlining her thin and thin figure under the clothes.

Gongliang Yuzhi walked behind her and whispered to her, "The bridge is ready, let's go!" ”

"Good!" Ye Xuemei turned around, answered briefly, and followed him down the hill. The moment she reached the top of the bridge, she glanced again at the place that had ruined everything for her, and remembered it in her heart.

When she returns again in the future, she will pay for the blood of those who ruined everything!

With the entry into the territory of Wu, the nearly month-long escape finally came to an end. Although Xia and Wu are wary of each other, they are still communicating with each other and maintaining normal diplomatic relations for the sake of the prosperity of the border between the two countries. It is precisely because of this that their group was able to enter the territory of Wu smoothly as merchants.

At this point, everyone's hearts can be regarded as completely relaxed, even if Murong Yu's power is monstrous, he can't reach out to the territory of Wu State. From the border, after another five or six days, you can rush to Kaifeng, the capital of the Song Kingdom.

However, before arriving in Kaifeng, Gongliang Yuzhi still has one more thing to do.

On the day they entered the Song Kingdom, they chose a small county town on the border and found an inn on East Street there to stay. It's not a big inn, but it's pretty tidy.

Since returning to the Song Kingdom, Wu Ming's heart has not been calm for a moment, and in the hot afternoon, he is even more worried about pacing back and forth in his room, and some fine beads of sweat have appeared on his forehead.

At this moment, the door suddenly rang, and the sound of "knock knock" interrupted his thoughts, and he asked in a cold voice, "Who?" What's up? ”

"It's me! Kure-sama! Gongliang stopped outside and replied: "The shopkeeper said that there is the freshest Longjing after the rain this year, so I bought some and wanted to come over and taste it with Lord Wu!" ”

Wu Ming heard the sound of Gongliangyu, he quickly wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, opened the door, and smiled at Gongliangyu: "It's the prince!" I'm really sorry, I've offended so much! Xia Guan thought it was the second shopkeeper, so there was a trace of displeasure in his voice! ”

Gongliang shook his head and said with a light smile: "I don't mind, Lord Wu doesn't have to take it to heart!" ”

After finishing speaking, Wu Ming gave way and invited Gongliang to come in.

After Gongliang Yuzhi brewed the tea, he said to Wu Ming: "I heard that this Longjing after the rain is Lord Wu's favorite, so please come and taste it and see how it tastes!" ”

After Wu Ming heard this, he was slightly surprised, and he asked, "How did the prince know that Xia Guan likes this dragon well after the rain?" ”

Gongliang stopped his thin lips and hooked slightly, and then said: "I know it, why should Lord Wu ask more, let's try it quickly, after soaking for a long time, the taste may not be so good!" ”

Wu Ming picked up the tea cup with the cyan pattern, skimmed the floating tea foam on it with the tea lid, and then tasted it lightly, and couldn't help but praise: "This tea is fragrant and elegant, fresh and fresh, and it is indeed the best dragon well after the rain." I really didn't expect that there would be such a good tea in this small town, which tasted even better than the tea that Xiaguan bought at a great price in the capital! ”

After the two of them said this, they stopped talking, each tasting the tea in their hands, waiting for the other party to speak first.

Finally, after being silent for a while, Wu Ming finally opened his mouth first, and he asked, "Xiaguan still wants to ask how the prince learned that Xiaguan likes to drink this rain dragon well?" ”

Gongliang Yuzhi removed the tea cup from his mouth, and then gently stroked the smooth porcelain cup with his hand, and then smiled lightly, staring at Wu Ming tightly and said, "Before answering Lord Wu's question, this king wants to ask Lord Wu a question first!" ”

Wu Ming heard that the title of the general had also changed, and realized that this question was not simple, so he hurriedly replied: "If there is any problem, even if the prince asks, the lower officials must know everything and say everything!" ”

"Good!" After Gongliang Yuzhi put down the teacup, he asked, "What does Lord Wu think of my guards?" ”

Wu Ming didn't expect Gongliang Yuzhi to suddenly ask him this, his hand holding the teacup tightened slightly, and then he considered how to answer his question. After a pause, he replied, "Those guards of the prince are all strong in martial arts and loyal to the lord, and they are loyal and chivalrous men. If it weren't for them desperately guarding us along the way, no matter how powerful Miss Ye's plan was, I'm afraid we wouldn't have been able to escape and return to the Song Kingdom unharmed. ”

After listening to Gongliang's words, he smiled lightly and continued to ask, "Is that all?" What else? ”

Wu Ming was slightly stunned, and then replied in surprise: "What else?" Does the prince still want the lower officials to say something? ”

After hearing him say this, Gongliang shook his head with a sigh and said, "All along, in the heart of this king, Lord Wu has been a bright and upright person. I didn't expect that when I talked about it today, Lord Wu turned out to be an insincere person like those generals. ”

Wu Ming had a look of embarrassment on his face, he coughed lightly, and then hurriedly picked up the green cup in front of him again to hide his discomfort. He said: "Forgive the official for not understanding what the prince means. ”

"You guessed who they were, didn't you?"

Faced with Gongliang's sudden words, Wu Ming was shocked and replied: "They are the prince's guards, their identities are very clear, I don't know what else to guess." Although the tone of his reply showed that he was very composed, the tense expression on his face could still be seen as the sunlight outside cast onto his face through the openwork sash of the checkered windows.

Seeing him like this, Gongliang said, "Since Lord Wu said so, then King Ben wants to ask Lord Wu for a favor!" ”

Wu Ming hurriedly bowed his hand to Gongliang and said, "What is the prince doing to ask the lower officials to help, just say it!" ”

"Before entering Kaifeng, except for the prison knife, the rest of the people will leave. After returning to the palace, I hope that Lord Wu will not mention them to anyone. Just, never seen them! ”

Wu Ming was puzzled and asked, "Anyone?" Can't even Your Majesty tell me? ”

Gongliang nodded at him, and said with a firm expression: "Yes! Don't even say it to the royal brother! ”

After receiving an affirmative reply from Gongliang, the thought in Wu Ming's heart confirmed his previous guess even more. Unexpectedly, these people are really from the Night Camp. It's just that what puzzles him is that the Dark Night Camp has always been in the hands of the emperor since the founding emperor of the Song Kingdom, why is the Dark Night Camp in the hands of Gongliang Yuzhi?

If from the very beginning, what they planned was to enter the Liyan Palace to forcibly save people, then why did they let him send Xia Guo to be a lobbyist?

Moreover, if this dark night camp was seconded by His Majesty to Gongliangyu, then why can't he tell His Majesty?

His head was in a mess, and he was thinking, could it be that this dark night camp was handed over to Gongliang by the first emperor? But if this is the case, why didn't the first emperor hand it over to his sister-in-law, who is the current saint of the Song Kingdom, but to a concubine whom he did not favor?

Wu Ming had one question after another in his heart, and he couldn't figure out what was going on. Just as he was speculating and reasoning in his heart, he heard the words of Gongliang ringing in his ears: "After saying so much, this king has not yet answered Lord Wu's words!" I wonder if Lord Wu still wants to hear it? ”

Wu Ming hurriedly withdrew his consciousness from his chaotic thoughts, arched his hand at Gongliangyu, and said, "The lower official is willing to hear the details!" ”

"Wu Ming, whose name is Jiang, although his family is poor, he is very smart. Ten years of hard study, at the age of sixteen, he was promoted in the middle of the year, at the age of eighteen, he was the first to enter the family, and at the age of nineteen, he was an official in the household department. Although he has no background, because of his outstanding ability and familiarity with various regulations of the household department, in just five years, he has been promoted from the eighth-grade chief to the fourth-grade waiter. ”

"You have a passion and want to serve the country and the people, but everything did not go as you wished. Liu Jin, the secretary of the household department, is in charge of the power of the household department, especially the grain, grass and taxes, which are a large piece of fat. If there is a bumper harvest year, it is good to say, there will be abundant grain harvested from all over the country, but if there is a disaster year, there will be no such good weight loss. However, when such a time comes, as the head of the household, he should reduce taxes and the collection of grain and grass in the disaster-stricken areas according to the emperor's wishes. But for his own selfish interests, he even let his brother-in-law set up a granary privately, hoarded the country's grain and grass, and resold it in the famine year to make that black-hearted money. What is even more despicable is that he took bribes privately, and collected less in places where he should have collected more grain, so that the prefects and yamen in those areas, like him, were also privately stockpiling grain and selling it at a high price. ”

"All of this is Liu Jin's single-handedly covering the sky, and he himself concealed the sky and the sea, and opened up the ministers of the court, so that when they received this kind of information, they turned a blind eye and ignored it. This matter involves a number of important ministers in the DPRK and the central government, although everyone knows it in their hearts, but no one dares to come forward to testify against Liu Jin. Because of the involvement of the whole body, no one wants to get into trouble. Only you know that if you don't say it, there will be countless gold and silver rolling in, but if you say it, you will be killed. However, you still think that you have done it, why is that? ”

"If an official knows that the people are in trouble, but ignores them, isn't it in vain to read the books of the sages? How can the lower officials sit idly by? Wu Ming's voice trembled slightly, his emotions were a little excited, and his thoughts were pulled back to two years ago.

"Yes, after that accusation, in addition to the household department, four officials above the third grade and dozens of officials below the third grade were involved. This king can still remember your sharp words in the court two years ago, and those people who reprimanded him were speechless and ashamed! To tell the truth, it really makes this king admire! ”

After that day, the main culprit Liu Jin was exiled to Biansai, and the rest of the party was dismissed from office and never hired. And the grain that was hidden was also returned to the national treasury and distributed to the people in the affected areas. ”

A wry smile appeared on Wu Ming's face, and he said, "Liu Jin has committed such a big crime, how can it be solved by exile?" To put it bluntly, it's not that His Majesty intends to sentence lightly, but because in the harem, one of His Majesty's favorite concubines is Liu Jin's sister! ”

After listening to Gongliang's words, he was silent. He heard his mother say that Liu Jin's sister Concubine Liu was beautiful and beautiful, and she was deeply loved by the royal brother. In order to protect Liu Jin, Concubine Liu washed her face with tears every day and cried in front of the imperial brother. Even for this reason, he hanged himself in the dormitory. Thanks to the timely discovery, nothing went wrong. Although the imperial brother was angry, he was reluctant to Concubine Liu after all, so he had to spare Liu Jin's life.

At that time, for this matter, Wu Ming tried to get Gongliang Rongruo to change the death sentence many times, but Gongliang Rongruo had already made up his mind, so he rejected his request. He was not reconciled and continued to play, so that later, all his excerpts were lost in the sea, and there was no news.

Gongliang continued: "Later, Tianji Academy held a tea debate conference, where the king saw the figure of an adult again. The eloquence and erudition of the adults left the crowd speechless. It was at that time that this king regarded Lord Wu as a confidant in his heart. This rain after the dragon well is Lord Wu's favorite tea, this is also known in the tea debate conference! ”

Wu Ming was greatly surprised when he heard Gongliang Yuzhi's words, he didn't expect that Gongliang Yuzhi had been secretly observing him for so long. He suddenly remembered something, so he asked, "In this way, the one who recommended Xia Guan as an envoy to the Xia Kingdom in front of His Majesty is also the prince?" ”

"That's right, it's this king!" Gongliang replied: "In the heart of this king, only Lord Wu can bear this heavy responsibility. At that time, when the king recommended to the royal brother, the imperial brother originally disagreed, but under the repeated persuasion of the king, he finally agreed to your envoy to the Xia Kingdom. When he said these words, he couldn't help but show a faint sense of loss in his eyes, but this feeling was quickly fleeting.

Wu Ming smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty does not agree, it is also reasonable, I am afraid that no monarch will like a person like Xia Guan who only admits death!" It's just that since he sent a subordinate official to the Xia Kingdom, why did the prince bring the people from the Dark Night Camp to the rescue? ”

Gongliangyu frowned and replied, "Originally, I thought that Murong Yu might look at the face of the Song Kingdom and not want the two countries to go to war, so he let Miss Ye go." However, after choosing Lord Wu as an envoy to the Xia Kingdom, this king thought about it carefully and felt that Murong Yu would definitely not hand over Miss Ye to you so easily. Therefore, this king had no choice but to go on his own adventure and rescue her! ”

Wu Ming was a little puzzled, he said: "In the final analysis, Miss Ye is just a talented person of Emperor Moxuan of the Xia Kingdom, for Murong Yu, an insignificant person, he should let go!" Why was he unwilling to let Miss Ye go so easily? ”

Gongliang Yuzhi stared at his eyes tightly and said, "Lord Wu has also seen Miss Ye's plan along the way. Has Lord Wu ever wondered why in just a few years, Murong Yu was able to suddenly become the emperor of the Xia Kingdom from an unfavored prince? Who has the most credit? ”

Wu Ming was shocked, confirmed his thoughts again, and said: "In this way, the reason why Murong Yu was able to ascend the throne smoothly was because Miss Ye was behind his back?" No wonder Miss Ye is just a talented person of Emperor Mo Xuan, but he refuses to let go. Xia Guan should have thought of it a long time ago! ”

"That's right, that's why Murong Yu has been hiding Miss Ye secretly by his side. His purpose is only for the throne! ”

"I see!" Wu Ming understood everything at once. No wonder Murong Yu dispatched the entire Ten Thousand Army Guards, and even deliberately mobilized two thousand elite soldiers.

If it were him, he would have done it. Only by killing Ye Xuemei can we avoid a catastrophe forever, it is too terrible to keep such a person!

"Yes, after thinking about it for a while, this king still thinks that it is most appropriate to personally lead the troops to the Xia Kingdom to rescue Miss Ye. Although there were many dangers along the way, fortunately, they were all saved from danger. Right now......" Gongliang stopped saying these words, stared at Wu Ming tightly and continued: "It depends on whether Lord Wu is willing to hide this matter for this king!" ”

"This ......"

Wu Ming was a little hesitant, after all, this matter was very important, and he hadn't figured out how to reply.

However, Gongliang was not in a hurry, he said to Wu Ming: "Lord Wu doesn't have to reply to this king right away, there are still several days to go to Kaifeng, and Lord Wu can think carefully about it for a few days." ”

Wu Ming was relieved when he heard that he didn't need to reply immediately, this was the result of what he couldn't ask for, so he hurriedly replied: "Okay, thank you Lord Wang!" ”

Gongliang Yuzhi raised his head and looked at the sky outside the window, got up and said to Wu Ming: "It's not early, Lord Wu is also tired during this time, you can rest first, and this king will go back first." The rest of this small pot of tea is left to Lord Wu to taste slowly! ”

After finishing speaking, he said goodbye to Wu Ming and walked out.

When he walked out, the prison knife had been waiting for him outside the door, and after seeing him come out, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "How is the prince?" Did he say yes? ”

Gongliang Yuzhi's face was a little worried, he shook his head and said, "No! ”

"What then?" Hearing Gongliang's answer, the prison knife couldn't help but be worried.

"Follow me first!" After saying this to the Prison Knife, he walked down the corridor to the door that was separated by several doors, and then knocked lightly on the door, and after receiving the consent of the people inside, he walked in with the Prison Knife.

At this moment, Ye Xuemei had a plate of mapo tofu in front of her, and it seemed that she had already eaten some.

After seeing Gongliangyu come in, she looked at him with a light smile, and then said to him: "Lord Wang, this is the mapo tofu specially recommended by Xiao Er of Fangcai Shop, saying that it is a special feature of the Song Kingdom, let me taste it." I ate some and thought it tasted good, and the prince could also taste it! ”

Gongliang Yuzhi took the clean spoon she handed over, scooped some into his mouth and tasted it, and said, "This taste is okay, but it's not authentic." If the girl wants to eat it, when we go back to Kaifeng, I will definitely let the girl taste the most delicious mapo tofu. ”

After saying these words, he frowned slightly, and then said, "I just went to Wu Ming and already told him what you said. Do you think this method is feasible? He didn't promise to keep it a secret for me. In fact, I think that as long as I find a reason to prevaricate at random, and hide the identity of the prisoners, why bother to talk to him so much? ”