In Binh Duong City, it is so quiet that it seems to be unheard of by the world.

The gates were closed, and the defenders did not come out.

In the county government office, several people in the hall gathered together, and the doors and windows were closed, regardless of the good sunshine in early spring outside.

It was still a few days ago, and it was still a decadent scene in winter, and it seemed like a change of solar terms in a few days.

The outside was filled with the smell of early spring, and the hall was still dark and stuffy. Because the thick linen cloth covering the window has not been replaced, it is still asking for the lights to be lit in the house. Although this house is neat and tidy, and it has been specially ordered by the guard Lan Jing to clean up, it is actually still simple.

General Xinwu Yang stood inside the door, looking around without a trace, and he felt in his heart that this Jianwei General Lan Jing was really a caring person.

Lan Jing had just reported to Princess Liyang about the incident on the bank of the Ying River.

Hou He, the son of Hou Jing, was kicked into the Ying River by Gao Cheng, and no one paid attention to it, so he naturally drowned. The key is that Hou Jing actually coincided with Gao Cheng at this time, and he also wanted to shoot his son to death with a crossbow arrow.

In the end, the Wei army chased after the Ying River, and Murong Shaozong came with the intention of capturing Hou Jing alive. But Hou Jing had no intention of responding to the battle, and rushed back to the Hanging City without hesitation.

Hou Jing really broke with Wei. What's next, what does he want to do?

"Don't pay attention to him, just don't know anything, just don't have this person." Xiao Qiongju made a decision.

Hou Jing actually wanted to shoot his own son to death with a crossbow arrow, which made Xiao Qiongju extremely disgusted with this on the basis of not having a good impression. felt that he was vicious, and was determined to prevent him from entering the beam.

"What Your Highness said is that if you are too proactive and courteous, it will make this person proud." Lan Jing agreed, albeit with a different starting point.

"General Gucheng, what do you mean is like this?" Xiao Qiongju asked a little unhappily. She could hear from Lan Jing's tone that Lan Jing's starting point was that he was afraid that Hou Jing would be too arrogant after entering Liang, so he suppressed it in advance. But the obvious premise is that he is not completely against Hou Jing's entry into Liang.

Her retinue is not of the same mind as her.

"Your Highness, Hou Jing is a sinister person, if His Highness is too-for-tat, I am afraid that he will have bad intentions towards His Highness in the future." Yang Shunhua understood Lan Jing's thoughts, and she was completely persuaded from the perspective of Princess Liyang.

Although Yang Shunhua also hated Hou Jing, she knew that the emperor and the crown prince had already accepted Hou Jing. Of course, Lan Jing couldn't help but obey his orders. And if you look at it from Lan Jing's point of view, Hou Jing's surrender is good for Liang at present. Although she doesn't recognize this benefit, it doesn't mean that others don't recognize it. Lan Jing is a Liang general, he is right to think so.

The director is used to sex, and it is not so easy to think about the difficulties of others.

The trend of the times, Yang Shunhua can't think more about the princess, and think about the long-term.

"Why did my sister say that?" Xiao Qiongju was very dissatisfied.

Only the sheep stood in the doorway and did not speak.

Yang, like his father Yang Kan, resolutely opposed Liang Guo's acceptance of Hou Jing. But the Yang clan was a loyal minister who served Emperor Liang to the death. You don't dare to resign. Since the emperor has made up his mind to accept it, even if he is dissatisfied, he can only keep it in his heart. Endure it, wait, endure until Hou Jing has something to dislike the emperor before acting on orders.

The sheep is wary in his heart.

He completely agreed with Princess Liyang's attitude of pretending not to know. Let Gao Cheng, the great prime minister of Wei and the king of Bohai, fight with this traitor himself. If they want to quell the rebellion, it is their Wei State's business, what does it have to do with Liang State? If Gao Cheng really calmed Hou Jing, Yang felt that it would be a good thing for Liang Guo.

Even if it can't be leveled, if Hou Jing defeats Gao Cheng and returns, Liang Guoda can join forces with Hou Jing, take advantage of the situation to the north, and simply expand the territory and land all the way to Yecheng.

If Hou Jing is defeated by Gao Cheng, it will also be a lost dog to vote, and if Liang Guo takes him in, Hou Jing will not dare to be too arrogant.

Yang still had a consensus with his father in his heart, and he didn't even say anything about his sister Yang Shunhua. If Hou Jing showed a little arrogance, he would rather kill this person without waiting for him to enter the beam, so as not to leave trouble. For the sake of Liang Sheji, even if it is to accompany his own life.

Yang Shunhua was not a talkative person, and he didn't want to openly analyze the princess here.

Xiao Qiongju knew what Yang Shunhua's temperament was, anyway, she knew that she was all for herself, and she didn't argue with her anymore. only commanded, that is, not to go out of the city, not to ask about Hou Jing.

It's like a child's willfulness, but it doesn't hurt, at least in this matter, the four of them have the same mind.

However, as soon as Princess Liyang gave the order, someone came to report: Xiao Zhengde, the king of Linhe County, was only dozens of miles away from Pingyang City.

Xiao Zhengde has always loved to show his identity, and this time is no exception.

But what should have been expected to happen came so suddenly, and it still disturbed the hearts of several people.

Outside Binh Duong, the sun is shining. Others looked good, but only Xiao Zhengde, the king of Linhe County, couldn't say that people were in good spirits when they were happy. It is obviously a remnant scene just after winter, but in his eyes, it is already the spring breeze green on the bank of the Huai River.

In the strong sunlight, Xiao Zhengde got out of the carriage, and he suddenly became proud and ordered someone to bring his mount.

Along the way, Xiao Zhengde was afraid that others would think that his status was not high, and he didn't want to ride on a horse in a hurry, so he was always sitting in the carriage. He appointed himself as the envoy of the state, thinking that he was the representative of the Son of Heaven to welcome the virtuous ministers, so his identity as the envoy was very important. If you go to the dust and your face is gloomy, what does it look like? So he spent most of the time in the car.

I sat in the car for too long, and I felt tired and uncomfortable. Seeing that Pingyang City was in front of him, Xiao Zhengde suddenly thought, if he could appear under Pingyang City in a luxurious and majestic manner, would the image of this "great prince" be looked up to and praised by others?

So he abandoned the cart and got on the horse on a whim.

However, until the city of Pingyang, the city gate was still closed.

Xiao Zhengde looked at the humble Pingyang City with some disdain. He has already arrived in the city as a prince, and he has specially ordered someone to deliver the message before, why didn't the general Jianwei General Lan Jing go out to greet him?

Xiao Zhengde was about to order someone to call the door, but the gate of Pingyang City suddenly opened.

Xiao Zhengde thought he was calm and stood still, sitting upright on his horse. Then he saw a team of men come out of it.

There aren't many people, just a few dozen rides. The general at the head galloped towards him. Xiao Zhengde has good eyesight, and he can already see that it is Jianwei General Lan Jing himself.

Lan Jing's appearance is not amazing, and he is not a person who talks a lot, Xiao Zhengde doesn't know much about him, because he hardly pays much attention to him. But the one who knows that he is the crown prince.

Lan Jing approached, and before he got off the horse, Xiao Zhengde asked with a look that he thought he was not angry, "General Lan, haven't you received a message from this king?" ”

Xiao Zhengde deliberately suppressed his voice very smoothly and did not make an angry look.

Lan Jing dismounted and saluted first, and then replied, "Your Royal Highness the King of the County, forgive me, there have been many things on the north shore in the past few days, and things have been up and down, and the last general has been distracted, please forgive Your Highness for the rudeness." ”

As soon as he heard that it was a matter of the North Shore, Xiao Zhengde was "distracted" first.

"What's the matter, you want to hear about it?" He had long forgotten to exert power, and before he knew it, he became impatient.

The senior minister of Wei couldn't hold his breath and came to Yuzhou to ask for Hou Jing in person. Gao Xiang was young and unknowledgeable, and he didn't persuade much, so he kicked Hou Gong's eldest son into Ying Water and drowned in front of Hou Gong without saying a few words to Hou Gong, and Hou Gong was furious. The last general didn't know what to do, and His Royal Highness the King of the County came. Everything is subject to the dispatch of His Royal Highness the King of the County. This is a good opportunity, the king of the county is really a good star. ”

Lan Jing deliberately said Gao Cheng clumsily and deliberately expanded the contradictions. This is what he thought before, that is, to use Xiao Zhengde's love and vanity to provoke trouble for Wei. It would be a pity if he didn't take this opportunity to force Hou Jing to attack Wei in reverse.

Sure enough, Xiao Zhengde was immediately overjoyed and said proudly, "This Xianbei boy has just inherited the throne, and his family affairs have not yet been sorted out, so he is so anxious to come and show his eyes, he is really young and ignorant." ”

Xiao Zhengde motioned for Lan Jing to get on the horse.

So the two of them got rid of their subordinates and slowly went to Pingyang City one after the other.

Xiao Zhengde is really in a very good mood.

Lan Jing also deliberately expressed: Since His Royal Highness the King of the County has come down, everything is decided by His Royal Highness the King of the County.

Xiao Zhengde felt that he was very calm, and he didn't tell Lan Jing everything about his thoughts. But in fact, he had already decided in his heart: immediately join forces with Hou Jing, and then attack Wei in reverse.

If Hou Jing was welcomed back and the city was destroyed, what a great credit it would be. When he returned to Jiankang, how much face did he have in front of the emperor. I'm afraid the prince really respects him as a "big brother".

Xiao Zhengde's heart was already fluttering. He didn't think at all that Hou Jing would agree. Because in his previous reflections, Hou Jing has always been submissive to him. This is not at all on his radar.

When Xiao Zhengde entered Pingyang City with great ambition and entered the official office, he suddenly found that his niece, Princess Liyang, the daughter of the crown prince, had actually arrived in Pingyang City one step ahead of him.

Not only Princess Liyang, but also a pair of children of Yang Kan: General Xinwu Yang and the princess's attendant Yang Xiaoniang, also followed the princess to Pingyang City.

Xiao Zhengde suddenly looked a little shocked. He first resented the prince in his heart. Before he came, he also asked the prince to go and explained why he wanted to go to Pingyang City.

The prince didn't reveal anything at that time. I didn't expect so many people to come secretly, plus Lan Jing, Pingyang City is really mixed.

Xiao Zhengde can see it: Princess Liyang is the daughter of the prince, needless to say. Lan Jing is not only the princess's former attendant, but now he can also be regarded as the prince's person. Yang Kan said that he was a loyal minister of the emperor, but his concubine must have the same heart as the princess, so needless to say, he is also the prince. Only this Xinwu general sheep, Pingsu and the prince did not have too close contacts.

The emperor and the crown prince are actually single-minded. So whether it is the emperor's people or the prince's people, they are all regarded as people all the way. Xiao Zhengde suddenly thought that he was the only one who was excluded.

He thinks, then, that he should turn the situation around. He wants to change from passive to proactive.

First of all, Xiao Zhengde took out the identity of the emperor's envoy. In fact, he only obtained the emperor's consent to come to Pingyang to see the situation, but in fact he was not allowed to preside over the overall situation. Xiao Zhengde took the chicken feather as an arrow at this time.

Secondly, he took out the identity of the "Great Prince". hinted at Lan Jing, Yang and others, he was not only the Lord's envoy, but also entrusted by the prince. How can it be said that Hou Jing is also a high-status minister in the Wei State. So a major event like welcoming Hou Jing into Liang, in Pingyang City, naturally has to be decided by him.

So, after doing these foreshadowings, Xiao Zhengde announced that he was going to cross the river to see Hou Jing in Hanging Gourd City. He was not in a consultative tone at all, but just informed his subordinates as the "eldest prince".

Since she couldn't stop it, Princess Liyang also had her own thoughts in private. It seems that it is impossible for Hou Jing to serve Wei again as Wei Chen. Then simply go to Gao Cheng and persuade him to join forces and get rid of Hou Jing together, wouldn't Liang and Wei be out of trouble.

Xiao Qiongju felt that this method was beneficial to Gao Cheng and Liang Guo, and he should agree.

Xiao Zhengde's consistent style, at this time, regarded himself as Hou Jing's benefactor to solve difficulties. He thought that no one in the entire Liang Kingdom could see that Hou Jing was a person of great talent and usefulness. He is the only one who is Bole Xiangma and has a discerning eye, and it is inevitable that he will be excited.

He also ordered someone to cross the river early and go to Hanging Gourd City to deliver a message. Then he led his people and calmly crossed the Huai River to the north, entering the territory of Wei in Runan County, Yuzhou.

Although Xiao Zhengde knew that Hou Jing would not slow him off, he was still shocked and overjoyed.

The gate of the Hanging Gourd City was opened, and the Wei soldiers lined up to greet each other. Although there is no drum music, there is a bright armor.

This is completely the position of the envoy of the country, and Xiao Zhengde immediately felt extremely satisfied.

Hou Jing, as well as dozens of retinues of the people who followed closely behind, attacked like a storm and a dark cloud. Those retinues of the people were all dressed in black, but only Hou Jing was particularly conspicuous in his linen filial piety clothes.

Seeing Xiao Zhengde, before Xiao Zhengde could react, Hou Jing had already dismounted. He almost rolled off his horse. With a sigh of pain, the "big brother" was already howling.

Xiao Zhengde was stunned for a moment before he remembered that he had heard Lan Jing say that Hou Jing's son Hou He was sunk into the Ying River a few days ago and died. He is mourning for his son, and he treats him as the eldest son.

After all, Hou He did not get the status of "son of the world" during his lifetime, and failed to realize his wish to be able to guide the world in the temples of Wei State with the power of his father like Gao Cheng. But after his death, Hou Jing served his son the heaviest beheading.

Xiao Zhengde immediately dismounted and strode forward, and couldn't help but sigh "second brother", and then cried together.

Lan Jing, the general of Jianwei who was ordered to accompany him by the king of Linhe, saw at this time that the king of the county and Hou Jing had such a deep affection.

Hou Jing knelt on the ground, stepped forward on his knees, and when Xiao Zhengde came close to him, he hugged Xiao Zhengde's legs fiercely, making Xiao Zhengde unable to move. Then he desperately buried his head between the robes on Xiao Zhengde's body and let out a sad cry with confidence.

"Second brother...... The second brother ......, "Although Xiao Zhengde's legs can't move, his hands can still be free." He couldn't help but caress Hou Jing's shoulders, and he couldn't stop crying. With red eyes and angry hatred, he said, "This humble child is really like a snake and scorpion." ”

Hou Jing raised his head, "Eldest brother, Wanjing has a word first, please listen to my words." ”

"Second brother, from now on, I and my second brother will not be separated from each other, and we can say whatever we want." Xiao Zhengde helped Hou Jing up.

Hou Jing stood up and held Xiao Zhengde with his backhand to stand up, then took a few steps back and stood still, bowed to Xiao Zhengde to the end, and bowed to the ground.

"Hou Jungong...... What does this mean? Xiao Zhengde was also confused by Hou Jing's extra respect.

"His Royal Highness the King of the County," Hou Jingzheng said, "I hereby thank His Royal Highness the King of the County for his transcendent grace." If there is no His Royal Highness the King of the County to maneuver around, how can Wanjing abandon the darkness and turn to the light? ”

Saying that, Hou Jing knelt down again, and Xiao Zhengde was so panicked that he couldn't answer.

Xiao Zhengde was already full of enthusiasm, and his voice was slightly choked, "Hou Jungong will be the minister of Liang from now on, and this king is willing to work with Jungong to overcome obstacles and make contributions to the society, so as to live up to his responsibility as a minister." ”

Hou Jing knelt down and said loudly, "Liang and Wei soldiers are in front, and I will make my heart clear today." Although Lord Wei is benevolent, he is too weak. Because of this, he was deceived by the Gao family. Xianbei child Gao Cheng made the Wei lord a puppet in the palm of his hand, and he had a heart of usurpation for a long time. Above the temple of the Great Wei Dynasty has long been the world of the Gao family, how can there be a way of heaven? I am willing to enter Liang as a minister today, but I really admire the merits of the Son of Heaven of Liang, and I have long admired the chaos and governance of Liang State. The Son of Heaven has great talents, the prince has the bosom of benevolence, the temple is orderly, and the state has the style of education, which is indeed a sign of domination of the world. Wanjing is not for his own selfish interests, but for the people of the world. His Royal Highness the King of the County is bowed down by me on behalf of the lord, and Hou Wanjing is willing to serve the Lord with his subordinates in mind. (To be continued.) )