Chapter Eighty-Eight: Feasting

That night, there were fires everywhere in the city of Guzang.

The soldiers quickly reported to Hu Yan Yanya, and Hu Yan Yanya hurriedly went out of the camp to inspect. I only heard the people in Canglu City shouting and neighing, and it took a long night before it gradually subsided.

Early the next morning, Yuwen Chai sent someone to send a letter, saying that he didn't know who had leaked the news, and that some soldiers had rebelled and set fire to the city last night, and now they were purging the remaining party in the city. In order to be sure, I kindly ask that the change of guard be postponed for two days.

"What the hell is this Yuwen chasing?" Hu Yan was displeased in his heart, "I obviously said something good yesterday, but I want to postpone it again?"

But he didn't want to cause anything more at this critical moment, so he replied to the messenger: Please ask General Yuwen to quickly clear the remaining party, and Hu Yan is willing to wait for the general for two more days. General Yuwen should not postpone any longer.

"The princess left the palace without permission? Why is there news now?

The news in the palace came too late, the princess had been out of the palace for more than ten days, and she didn't know until now. Jian Heng was quite annoyed, frowned, and paced around the big tent, thinking about countermeasures.

"Report - General Yuwen's letter!"

Yuwen Chai sent a letter at this time, but there was something wrong with things. Jian Heng was a little apprehensive in his heart.

Hurriedly opened the letter and saw that it was also a matter of Yang Ling: Yuwen speculated that Hu Yan Yanya already knew about it, hoping that Jian Heng could find out. I am also worried that Hu Yan will use this as an excuse to break the contract, and when the chickens and eggs will be beaten, Cang Yu will fall into complete passivity.

"Yuwen Chai is really careful!It's just that how could Huyan Lao'er know about Yang Ling's departure from the palace?" Jian Heng was shocked in his heart, "Could it be that I have his eyes and ears hidden in the Cangyu Palace, and he is so smart that the news came out before the queen." It seems that this harem is going to be cleaned up!"

Hu Yanshuo had already begun to retreat yesterday, but he only slowly retreated in batches. Jian Heng originally planned to return to the court today, tomorrow at the latest,

Now that this tricky thing suddenly appeared, seeing that his plan was about to be completely disrupted, his heart was very irritated, and he walked out of the account unconsciously.

Seeing the dragon retreat, the soldiers were very happy. And some soldiers took off their iron armor and sat on the top of the hill and chatted.

Jumping sideways, without saying a word, he picked up the horsewhip in his hand and beat those people hard.

"The battle clouds have not dispersed, and the dragon army is still dozens of miles away, so you don't know whether to live or die?!"

When the soldiers saw that they were arrogant, they dared to move, so they only knelt on the ground one by one and begged for mercy. And the generals next to them came to help them intercede. Jian Heng threw the whip: "If it weren't for the fact that you were all moving forward a few days ago, and you were still a man on the battlefield, you would have been dealt with by military law today!"

Hate returned to the tent, but he calmed down: for now, if he wants to deceive Hu Yanyan, he is afraid that he will make the problem more complicated. It's better to simply stab this matter, just bluff and find the princess. If you find it, of course it's the best. If you can't find it, I'll talk about it when I'm done with the affairs of the country.

Huyan Lao'er's side could only say that he would immediately offer it when he found the princess, hoping to alleviate the urgent need in front of him.

Jian Heng didn't know, Hu Yan Yanyan also had a headache for this matter.

There were three things that pressed on Hu Yan's heart, one was the gradually cooler weather, the other was the black qi that appeared in Longfang City, and the other was his own body. He has passed the sixtieth birthday, and although he is still majestic, his physical strength is far less than before. Yesterday, I received two arrows from Yuwen in the air, but half of my body was sore, and I couldn't breathe. Therefore, he is also eager to end this war as soon as possible, return to the dragon side as soon as possible, and recuperate.

Yuwen Chai suddenly postponed the change of guard time, what is the secret behind it?

No, the person who is more anxious than himself at the moment is precisely him.

Or is it related to yesterday's events? Yang Ling suddenly sneaked out of the palace, and Jian Heng may not have known it, or pretended not to know. Could it be that Yuwen Chai heard some information from his mouth and became suspicious? He was worried that I would use Yang Ling as an excuse to take advantage of their civil strife to raise troops again?

Thinking of this, Lao Shan Yu felt that it was very likely.

Yesterday, that woman, why do I always feel that it is not the county lord, but Yang Ling himself. What is the relationship between Yuwen Chai and her, and why do you want to defend her like that?

The crux of the matter may still be in limbo. Yuwen chased for two days, and it is very likely that he is asking him for instructions, and it seems that I still have to put pressure on him again!

"Someone! Deliver a message to the princeβ€”"

On the second day, Jian Heng received a military report that the Dragon Army had stopped moving and was on standby.

The atmosphere in the Cangyu barracks instantly became tense.

"I hope that Yuwen Chai can convince Huyan Lao'er this time and ask him to accept our conditions. Jian Heng was also very anxious, always out of the account, waiting for the news of Yuwen chasing.

Yuwen chased after the new military order: to inform the truth that Princess Lao Shan Yu had fled, indicating our attitude of trying our best to search. Convince Lao Dan to accept our terms.

Princess Yang Ling really ran away from the palace! Yuwen Chai's heart sank, and it seemed that his judgment was right.

But how can we get Huyan to accept our words? He has no bottom in his heart.

When he was struggling and hesitating, he said, "Newspaper-Hu Yanyanya has a letter to the general." ”

Lao Shan repaired the book for me at this time, what happened?

Yuwen chased the letter and looked at it, and his brows gradually relaxed.

It turned out that in the letter, Hu Yan Yanya asked him to go to the lonely mountain in the north of the city in the evening to enjoy a maple banquet and drink, not to talk about military aircraft.

Hu Yanruya actually took the initiative to show favor to me, and it seems that there may be hope for this negotiation.

It's just that the letter actually mentioned that he wanted the county lord to go with him, saying that he had something to say with the county lord. Yuwen Chai was very strange in his heart, but he didn't think much about it.

When she came to Yang Ling's room, Yuwen Chai handed her the letter directly to her.

"What does Lao Shan mean by this?" Yang Ling wondered in his heart.

"I don't mean anything else, I just want to show favor to us, so that I can get this Guzang City as soon as possible. He is a dignified monarch of a country, and he will never cheat at this moment!" Yuwen is very courageous and elegant, and this arrangement of Huyan is very much in line with his heart.

Yang Ling wanted not to go, but he was afraid that Yuwen would be suspicious in his heart, so he had to agree.

Just after Shen Shi, Yuwen changed into civilian clothes, Yang Ling also put on women's clothes, and the two set off for Lonely Mountain together.

The lonely mountain is a lonely mountain, only four or five miles away from Guzang City, and it will be there in a blink of an eye. I saw that under the sunset, the maple leaves on the black mountain stone were flying, like a pile of burning charcoal, and Yuwen was amazed.

"Every day I see this mountain from afar on the city wall, and I don't think anything about it. When I looked closer today, I had a different charm. ”

Yang Ling has often come here to play since he was a child, and he is naturally very familiar with it, so he introduced the scenery in the mountains to Yuwen Chase one by one.

In the distance, I saw a grass pavilion on the top of the mountain, there were many figures, and there was still curling green smoke next to it.

"Lao Shan Yu is waiting for us at the 'Chaosheng Pavilion' on the top of the mountain. Yang Ling pointed to the pavilion.

"Well, let's hurry up then. Drive-"

When the two arrived at the top of the mountain, they found that there were several new stoves of all sizes dug next to the pavilion, and several iron pots of all sizes were on the fire.

An old man in the pavilion, dressed in a golden silk robe, with a straight waist and back, and a bearded face, greeted him with a smile.

"General Yuwen, he is really a cheerful person. Come, come, please take a seat!"

While looking at the woman beside Yuwen Chai: "County Lord, please take a seat!"

"This lonely mountain is on the side of the Guzang King City, if there is no battle, it is really an excellent place to go. General Yuwen, look!" Following Huyan's fangs, Yuwen chased into the distance and saw the sunset sinking in the west, and a layer of pale golden mist rose in the desert wasteland, rolling and flowing like a tide. The dragon camp is in this golden tide, stretching one piece, like a dragon swimming in the water, very majestic. It's more real than standing on the upper floor of Guzang City.

"Oh, this scene is very strange and magnificent!" Yuwen didn't show his face, just nodded and applauded.

"The county lord grew up here, and he should know it. Could this mist be the reason why this place is called the 'Tide Viewing Pavilion'?"

Yang Ling was about to answer, when he found a glimmer of light flashing in Lao Danyu's smiling eyes, and suddenly realized: "Although I didn't grow up in the royal city, I have come and gone here a lot. Lao Shan Yu is right, this is the reason for the name of this pavilion. ”

Huyan half-squinted and nodded.

"General Yuwen, look again!" Hu Yan pointed in the direction of Guzang this time, "From here, this red maple looks like a fierce fire, and it is going to burn into Guzang City!"

"Yes, I'm afraid that when the cold winter comes, the red leaves on the mountain will wither, and the fire will not burn. That's a terrible sight!"

"Haha, General Yuwen said and laughed! Life is too short, and how many autumn colors can you get? And don't care if he can burn or not, today the two of you just need to use this intoxicating autumn color to taste the skills of my imperial kitchen. You can't drink alcohol in the army, so I didn't prepare. Today, we will treat each other with tea, and please try my dragon's 'purple pearl' tea first. ”

Hu Yan took a small pot, and there was a pot of strong tea boiled in the pot. Huyan Yanya personally poured tea for them, and the tea cake in the pot looked like a black brick, but the water brewed out was purple and black, slightly viscous, and very clear.

"This tea is made of the original tea of the large leaves at the southern foot of the ancient Cangshan Mountain, with black berries and safflower, pressed into bricks, sealed and aged in the tea cellar for decades, before it can be taken out and cooked. Please try it, you two, it will taste good!"

Yang Ling tasted it, and the tea tasted very strong, and she didn't like it very much. Yuwen chased several glasses.

At this moment, a voice came from outside the pavilion: "Okay, the mutton is here!"

Before the shouts fell, a thick and fresh fragrance rushed into everyone's noses, and a short man walked into the pavilion with an iron pot.

Others hurriedly came up to lay out the dishes and chopsticks, but the man with the pot secretly stared at Yang Ling and looked at it again and again.

"Come and try it, yellow stewed mutton!" Hu Yan greeted the two of them.

The man put the pot down and looked at Yang Ling twice. Yang Ling looked up and saw that he seemed to be somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it.

"County Lord, look at the dishes made by my cook, are they better than those of Guzang Wangfu?"

Yang Ling was not good, but he had a good intention, and quickly took it and put it in his mouth.

The meat is soft and glutinous and slightly sweet, but it is very refreshing, and various ingredients and spices complement each other, highlighting the fat of the mutton to the extreme, making people reluctant to stop.

The more Yang Ling ate, the more shocked he became: why is this taste so familiar? It is very similar to what he ate in the palace of Guzang that day!