Yanwu Palace, Yuan Yao had just met Yuan Ye here, and he was in an extremely bad mood. The wicked person of Yuanye sued first, and "reported" to Yuan Yao that Yuan Rui suspected that his biological mother, Mrs. Song, had died unexpectedly, secretly investigated the whereabouts of He Gu, and invited himself to go to Funiu Mountain to ask what was going on.

Yuan Yao deeply realized at this moment why the emperors of all dynasties had to claim to be alone, when the Queen Mother was in the past, he couldn't be the master of everything, and he was like a spectator outside of all kinds of government and military affairs. Now he has just achieved his own politics, but suddenly he finds that his most trusted brother is going to betray him, if he can't even believe him, then who else can he trust? Thinking of the annoyance, he couldn't wait to immediately call Yuan Rui over to confront him.

Just when Yuan Yao was angry, Xu Yicheng hurriedly entered, saw that his face was not good, and said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness King Changle asks to see." ”

Uninvited, it's kind of interesting, I'd like to hear your explanation. "Xuan!" Yuan Yao showed an expression that seemed to be smiling, and Xu Yicheng couldn't help but shiver when he saw it.

"The younger brother is guilty, please punish the imperial brother!" When Yuan Rui saw Yuan Yao, he took the lead in asking for guilt.

Yuan Yao looked at Yuan Rui with a cold gaze: "What are you guilty of?" ”

Yuan Rui took out the national letter he took from Su Pu Liyan and presented it to Yuan Yao: "The crime of resisting the decree, just now, the younger brother has killed two creeping envoys and seized the national letter. ”

Yuan Yao was so shocked that he almost fell from the throne when he heard this: "What? You killed the Rouran Emissary? Immediately, Long Yan was furious, "Do you really think of yourself as an emperor?" Is it up to you to decide this Dawei matter? Or do I have the final say? ”

Yuan Rui put his head on the ground: "The younger brother doesn't dare, the younger brother is completely loyal to do this." ”

"Loyalty?" Yuan Yao got up and said angrily, "I ask you, when you rushed to Funiu Mountain, was Aunt He really dead?" ”

Yuan Yao's sudden question caught Yuan Rui off guard, Yuan Yao obviously didn't know about it before, why did he just leave for a few hours, and everything was exposed? Shangguan Qian has been following him, there is no chance and it is impossible to enter the palace to find Yuan Yao, if someone really informes, this person can only be Yuan Ye, don't think about it. At this time, Yuan Rui only hated that he was lucky at the beginning, and he didn't tell the truth, and now it is much more difficult to explain. But now, he can't afford to hide anything more, so he has to explain it clearly.

Sure enough, Yuan Yao looked incredulous after hearing this: "Since that's the case, why didn't you say it at that time?" ”

Yuan Rui: "The younger brother was afraid that the imperial brother would think too much, so he didn't dare to say it. ”

Yuan Yao: "That's deliberately deceiving the king?" ”

Yuan Rui bowed his head again: "Yes." ”

Yuan Yao: "You're no stranger to the Tingwei Mansion Prison, right?" ”

Yuan Rui: "Yes. ”

Yuan Yao: "Someone is coming, take King Changle to the Tingwei prison, and wait for the fate!" ”

In the Tingwei Mansion, Zhou Zhengzhi looked at Yuan Rui, who was escorted by two palace guards, dumbfounded: "His Royal Highness King Changle, why is this?" ”

Yuan Rui smiled: "I haven't seen you for a long time, I'm afraid I'm going to disturb Duke Zhou in the future, and I hope that Duke Zhou won't punish this king, this king is afraid of pain." ”

Zhou Zhengzhi: "When is it, Your Highness is still in the mood to laugh!" ”

Yuan Rui still looked indifferent: "The cages of the first to eighth cages in the east column, the terrain is high, the lighting is good, dry and not damp, there are few snakes, insects, rats and ants, it is really the best cage in your Tingwei Mansion, this king likes it very much, and I hope that Zhou Gong will be successful." ”

Zhou Zhengzhi was so angry with him that he almost vomited blood: "Okay! Yes! As long as His Highness likes it, the lower official will give you eight cages to be vacated, and it is okay to live in rotation? ”

Yuan Rui showed him a bright smile: "It sounds good!" ”

Zhou Zhengzhi let out a long sigh and shook his head helplessly.

The next day, Zhou Zhengzhi rushed to the East Second Prison with worry and woke up Yuan Rui, who was asleep: "Your Highness, Xiaguan brought bad news, today Xiaguan and Hanako and several other adults met with Your Majesty, and Li Chen's killing of the worm messenger was out of the heart of justice, and His Majesty seemed to listen to it, but once it came to releasing His Highness, His Majesty was like a changed person, and he was not allowed." ”

Yuan Rui yawned: "It's useless, Duke Zhou, don't worry about this king anymore." ”

Zhou Zhengzhi was puzzled: "Why is it useless, if it is not guilty of killing the worm messenger, then what reason does Your Majesty have to continue to detain His Highness?" Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he seemed to understand something, "Could it be that Your Majesty's heart disease is not in this matter?" ”

Yuan Rui turned over and turned his back to Zhou Zhengzhi: "Zhou Gong, don't ask." ”

Zhou Zhengzhi's bull temper was detonated, and he shouted: "Yuan Rui! Are you joking about that? If it weren't for knowing who you are, I wouldn't bother to care about your life or death, and now everyone wants to help you get rid of your guilt for the sake of the community, it's better for you to put on an indifferent look, who will you show it? If you don't even know why you're in prison, aren't you all working out there? How can you bear it? ”

Except for Sun Qian and Yuan Yao, Yuan Rui had never been scolded by a third party like this, so he couldn't help but flip his body again and look at Zhou Zhengzhi in a daze.

"Look at what you see, say it quickly!" Zhou Zhengzhi was still angry.

"The royal brother suspects that the king is rebelling!" As soon as Yuan Rui said this, Zhou Zhengzhi almost couldn't believe his ears, in his impression, Yuan Rui would never be associated with "rebellion".

"Brother Huang's suspicion is actually not unreasonable!" Yuan Rui added. If Zhou Zhengzhi's chin was still connected to his mouth just now, he had completely fallen to the ground at this moment.

After listening to Yuan Rui's explanation, Zhou Zhengzhi fell into deep thought: "Since ancient times, as long as things involve rebellion, it has always been better to indulge than indulge. ”

Yuan Rui: "So every day this king is here, it is a gift from the imperial brother." ”

Zhou Zhengzhi was relieved: "Your Highness doesn't have to be too pessimistic, as long as Your Highness is innocent, you will always find an opportunity to prove your innocence." However, the lower officials still want to hear His Highness say it in person, does His Highness really have no intention of rebelling? ”

Yuan Rui pointed to the sky: "The sun and the moon can be seen!" ”

Zhou Zhengzhi nodded: "The lower official understands, the lower official will find a way to rescue His Highness, and please don't give up on yourself." ”

Coming out of the prison, Zhou Zhengzhi was surprised to find that small snowflakes were falling in the sky, no wonder he felt a lot colder suddenly, and Zhou Zhengzhi couldn't help but tighten his clothes.

This is the first snow in Luoyang this winter, but Jicheng, the place of Youzhou Zhishu, has long been a land of ice and snow. Although the veteran Geng Tong and his henchman Gu Yuchen sat around the stove to keep warm, they did not have a trace of comfort in their hearts. Handing the letter in his hand to Gu Yuchen, Geng Tong said indignantly: "It's a letter again, my stupid son still insists on sending troops to meet Jiang Ji, who is this Zhuda?" The former Great Wei Sheteng Town General, nicknamed the Bear of the North Continent, guarded the border for more than ten years, and was one of the first four people to raise troops in response to Chenglie, Jiang Ji could secretly dedicate Shanggu County to the imperial court under his nose? ”

Gu Yuchen took the letter: "The young general is still too meritorious, Jiang Ji's move must be a fraudulent surrender, or the last general will personally go to the military capital to remind the young general not to act rashly and fall for the other party's tricks?" ”

Geng Tong nodded and agreed: "It's okay, looking at the wording in his letter, I have been completely fascinated by Jiang Ji's nonsense, I am worried that Cai Zhao alone will not be able to stop him, and now he has taken half of our men to garrison the army, if the army is lost, Jicheng will not be protected." ”

Gu Yuchen suddenly got up: "Without further ado, the last general will leave here!" ”

However, when he rushed to the military capital non-stop, he only saw the restless deputy general Cai Zhao. "What about the Major General?" Gu Yuchen asked while pulling Cai Zhao's armor.

Cai Zhao looked annoyed: "I don't know how many times I persuaded him, but the young general just didn't listen, and he had to lead the troops to answer Jiang Ji." He also said that he had sent someone to investigate, and Zhu Da did make things difficult for Jiang Ji in every way, and there would be no fraud in this dedication to the city. ”

Gu Yuchen: "How many soldiers and horses are there in the city?" ”

Cai Zhao snorted: "No, less than three thousand." ”

"What?" Gu Yuchen was shocked, "Cai Zhao! How can you be so impertinent, in case the young general encounters an accident, with only 3,000 people in you, even if you want to rescue him, you can only sigh in vain. ”

Cai Zhao was also very aggrieved: "I really can't persuade the young general, if I say more than half a word in the morning, the young general will take my sacrifice flag." ”

Gu Yuchen thought about it, and he really couldn't blame Cai Zhao: "To this day, the only way to do this is to minimize the losses and gather all the horses, once the news of the defeat in Shanggu comes, let's immediately retreat south to Jicheng." ”

Contrary to their worries, Geng Bao was secretly laughing at his father at the moment and his old subordinates had missed the opportunity, and when he took the upper valley, his father would be ashamed and ashamed.

Ambitious all the way, Geng Bao didn't care about the increasingly steep terrain at all. At this moment, the army entered a basin, only to see the surrounding mountains and dense forests, steep slopes and slippery roads, Geng Bao couldn't help but sigh: "Shanggu is worthy of being a battleground for soldiers, such a dangerous place will fall into my hands, and the rebels' qi will not last long!" ”

Just when Geng Bao was immersed in the infinite fascination for the future, suddenly banners hunted in the surrounding valleys, and countless rebels appeared, and in an instant, rolling logs, boulders, rockets, and crossbows were overwhelmingly attacking them.