【Chapter 24】The Prince

After leaving the city, I saw a large area of fire more than 20 miles away, which eclipsed the stars in the sky. Bo Yan saw it in his eyes, and was secretly surprised in his heart: "It turns out that Chaozhong has long known about the disappearance of Jiaoyue. How could this army of hundreds of thousands of people arrive now if they hadn't been prepared in advance? Could it be that Kyaukyue's disappearance was not an accident, but a deliberate conspiracy? "Who could it be? He couldn't guess yet.

Namu Duoer's face is also not good-looking, this army of hundreds of thousands seems to be born out of thin air, she is familiar with military affairs, she understands that it will take a month for the army to be drawn from the whole assembly to the fastest time, and at that time she had just received the news that Da Zhou was going to send the princess and relatives. That is to say, your every move is expected by others. I'm afraid that I won't be able to hide from the other party's eyes if I assassinate myself in the future. Who is that person, and why don't you demolish her now? She faintly felt a little bad, and was shocked, could it be that this was a conspiracy against Tubo from the beginning? He pretended to be a princess and attempted to assassinate, and after that person knew about it, he planned to guide the war to Tubo's head, so that Tubo and Hui would fight first, and finally reap the benefits of the fisherman, and even assist in the army to conquer Tubo.

Tubo, brother, and, my sister who has gone, I'm afraid that this time, I can't fulfill the oath I made in the past, I hope God will bless Tubo to prosper again, and I hope my brother won't blame me.

Thinking about it, when the father wanted to marry himself, the only remaining daughter, and return to the army, it was the elder brother, and he was indignant: "Has the father forgotten Namu Doer's sister?" "My sister, my sister who is seven years older than herself, always silently hugs her under the scolding of her father, and gently wipes away the tears on her face when she is crying in her arms. My father's temper has always been bad, and when he was in a very bad mood, he whipped himself with a leather whip, and his elder brother was out of reach of the whip outside, and it was his sister who knelt down to beg for mercy for her, and even pounced on him to block the arrogant leather whip in the air. I remembered that my sister held her hand on the day she left, and wept: "I will look west every day, pray to God, and pray for you." "The beautiful face is like a world away, and we will never see each other again.

Namu Duoer smiled miserably, if the Tubo country is destroyed, I will not survive in the world. It's just that, Boyan, the words in his heart couldn't be spit out after all.

Bo Yan was even more uneasy in his heart, Lord Wang was already suspected, and it was unknown whether the Seven Princes were implicated, and it was not clear where Jiaoyue was now. It's all urgent, but I have nowhere to start, and it's a big deal.

Bang Xia, who had just escaped from the tiger's mouth, couldn't see the face of the person behind her, but in her heart, there was a trace of sweetness and joy, and the tall figure was exactly the same as what she saw in her dream.

In an instant, hundreds of torches lit up brightly on the road ahead that was connected with the twilight, and it was dazzling for a while. Before everyone could react, bright torches also appeared on the road behind them, approaching continuously. Bo Yan secretly screamed that it was not good, this time it was a big trouble, although I don't know if it was the second son's subordinates, just ambushing here in advance made people feel a chill in their hearts. A general who led the team stepped forward with a loud voice: "Prince Boyan, the fourth prince is invited." ”

Namu Duoer sneered and stepped forward, her voice sonorous and powerful: "Do you want someone to dispatch hundreds of heavily armored iron horses?" I'm afraid it's a Hongmen banquet! ”

The general retreated to the side, silent. A good woman didn't let her eyebrows, watching the general eat deflated, Bo Yan laughed, the old saying is a blessing is not a curse, it is a disaster that can't be avoided, if someone really sets up a banquet, a weak woman has never been afraid of half a point, and she can't say anything about retreating again, not to mention that it is still the master's brother, and he made up his mind at the moment: "Lead the way!" ”

The horse team galloped back to the camp, and the wilderness was filled with dust and smoke. Under the crooked crescent moon, an owl was standing on a big tree beside the road, vigilantly watching the crowd in the distance, his eyes blazing.

The four princes were pacing in the big tent, their faces cloudy. Although the crown prince died early, and the second prince was just about to be made the crown prince, he was killed in the name of disobedience and rebellion, but there is a third brother above him, and he can't sit on the throne, but this person is ambitious and talented, and he is unwilling, and secretly accumulates his own power. Although it is not a good deal, it is by no means a straw bale. Since the third prince, who is most likely to become the crown prince, defeated Longguan and returned to the army to suppress the border, with his own sister Princess Mingyue and his relatives successfully attracting a group of forces in the court, he waited for the time to fight against his third brother. As the biggest dark horse in the battle for the crown prince, the Jin Palace, which is full of birds, suddenly became lively, and even those feudal officials came to visit. In officialdom, it is called tea tasting. As for the extent of the quality, only God knows, you know and I know. The third prince hated it so much, but because of the defeat not long ago, he didn't dare to act rashly for a while.

Although the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty was old, his head was still very clear. Don't you want me to die soon so that I can get to this position? Okay, I'll let you fight to the death first. As soon as he said, he took the hands of his two sons with a kind face: "Your mother is a sister, and you are a brother. It's all a family, and in the future, we must focus on the overall situation, one person becomes the emperor, and the other must assist wholeheartedly, and we must live in harmony... (2,000 words omitted here), I am old, it seems that this seat will be one of you sooner or later..." When he said such a sentence as if inadvertently, the eyes of the two people who were drowsy by the admonition lit up at the same time, and their hearts immediately had a plan. Since my father said so, then this prince's position must be the one who wins among them? The two people who wanted to swallow each other's flesh with a belt in their stomachs shook hands with sincere smiles on their faces, and promised their father: My brothers and I will share blessings and hardships in the future. Subsequently, although the two were harmonious on the surface, there were not only a lot of open and secret fights behind their backs, but they intensified, and only they knew how many losses they had suffered.

At this moment, there was sudden news that Kyaukyue was taken away and disappeared, and it was said that a guard came back desperately to report the news, and he was choked as soon as he finished speaking. Several waves of Xinqi said that they could not see the envoy of the relatives, and rumors also flourished in Kyoto, saying that someone pretended to be a princess and killed the king of Hui, and the son of the king of Hui was collecting an army to prepare for the attack on the Great Zhou. Some people also say that after the victory of the Hui people, they did not want to be close and sent someone to rob the princess. Either way, it's bad for the Lord and the faction. Seeing that the power of the main battle faction was soaring, the emperor unexpectedly named his fourth son as the general of the expedition to the east, and stationed at the border with an army of 100,000 who had already prepared to go to the border. Even the third prince was caught off guard, and he didn't care about the grievances of the past, so he talked to him early, saying that he would work together to break the people together. Although the third prince has a ghost in his heart, but the enemy is current, and it is inconvenient to fall out with him, the fourth prince happily said that he is willing to advance and retreat with his third brother.

I naturally understand in my heart that the military power in my hand is the best bargaining chip in the future struggle, and his third brother shows favor to him, mostly because of this. It seemed to be of great benefit to him, but when he arrived in the army, he found that it was not the case at all. All the troops are the elite who have fought with the Seven Princes in the south and the north, and they don't buy their own inexperienced hairy boy's account at all. Looking at the arrogant generals, the fourth prince only had a wry smile, that is, the kind of general who was born in the army like the seventh brother could suppress them. He does not know military affairs, has no military achievements, even if he has a military talisman in his hand, even if his status is extremely noble, he cannot be supported by the soldiers, and the only loyal to him in his hands is only five hundred personal guards. The surname Suo doesn't care about major events in the army, he drinks and has fun all day, anyway, the Hui people haven't attacked yet. He really couldn't guess his father's thoughts, he was obviously a person from the Lord and faction, and he didn't know anything about unifying the army, but his father appointed himself and didn't send the three princes who were familiar with military affairs to command the army. If you don't value yourself, how can you hand over these elites to him. It didn't look like a conspiracy, but he couldn't feel at ease, and he always felt that something was wrong.

It was his most powerful henchman who came in, and he asked thoughtlessly, "Did you agree?" ”

The henchman behind him understood what he meant: "The Seventh Prince has not yet agreed." ”

sighed and said slowly: "If he doesn't come, our fate will not be much better than that of the third brother, and we must pull the seventh brother over." Have those people arrived? ”

"Entered the camp gate."

The faces of the four princes showed an unfathomable smile.

I didn't expect that the big tent of the four princes in the barracks would be so luxurious, even compared to the palace. In the huge tent of the Chinese army, the pine wax with the thickness of one hundred and ten arms burned slowly, like day. The white jade bookshelf is full of ancient books of military books. Warm Persian carpets were spread all the way out of the tent. On the bookcase, there were a few pieces of paper scattered messily, and the ink in the inkstone had not yet dried. A few elegant little tables were divided into pairs, and it seemed that a dinner party specially prepared for them was steaming there. A golden yellow sheep hung on the high grill and slowly turned, from time to time golden oil droplets dripped into the fire, making a sizzling sound, and the thick aroma filled the whole tent.

The four princes sat behind the huge bookcase, looking at the three people invited with a smile on their faces, and their lofty expressions were like the emperor looking down on the subjects prostrate in front of him.

"Sit." A short, powerful invitation, but his face was a little pale.

After the three of them sat down, the four princes raised their wine glasses: "Today, I will invite you to a banquet, and if you are rude, I hope to forgive your sins." Respect for the first work below. "Words are extremely deferential.

"I don't know why the fourth prince wants us to come?" Bo Yan asked without moving, beside the Seven Princes, he had heard a little about the battle for the crown prince, and knew that this Fourth Prince was not a righteous gentleman, don't look at Ping Yueli's humility to his subordinates, but in fact, he is a person who does not take other people's surnames to heart, when necessary, he can be as cruel as a wolf and as ruthless as a snake.

The fourth prince snorted, "It's not a big deal, I have long heard that there is a young man named Bo Yan next to the seventh brother, and he has the true transmission of the seventh brother's martial arts and the art of war. ”

Bo Yan sneered, invited himself here with such fanfare, just to say this nonsense? He also pretended to be deaf and dumb: "Where, the fourth prince laughed." The four princes are the real heroes, with 100,000 male soldiers, sweeping back to the present, and capturing the king alive. He said triumphantly, hehe, then it will be more than the king of Jin. His Royal Highness the King of Jin, I was tired and a little too strong to drink, so I retired first. He gave the two people around him a look and made a gesture to get up.

The face of the fourth prince changed sharply several times, and he shouted: "Slow! He personally took Bo Yan's hand and sent him back to the seat, "I don't hide it, I want to ask you to help me once." ”

I couldn't guess what would make this prince who was so eager to get it, so Bo Yan opened his mouth to excuse himself: "Thank you for your attention, it's just..."

Before Bo Yan could finish speaking, the fourth prince interrupted him: "I only need you to stay here for a moment or three." ”

Bo Yan was puzzled in his heart, looking at Namu Duoer, who was also confused, staring at the four princes who were toasting and drinking.

The fourth prince sighed with emotion: "We, the princes, have infinite scenery in the ordinary world, calling for wind and rain. But I can't sleep and eat every day, and I'm afraid that I will be harmed. It's like the deceased prince, who was only eight years old..."

"These are all things we shouldn't hear, His Royal Highness King Jin should not say it." Doesn't sound right, Bo Yan interrupted the words of the four princes. Secretly surprised, not to mention how many other people's eyes and ears are outside this big tent, just pulling them into the water in a few words, it is enough to see that this sanctimonious prince does things by unscrupulous means, and as soon as the words come out, it is like a flood that is difficult to collect. I can't help but feel a chill in my heart, this kind of person wants to win himself over, I don't know whether he is happy or worried.

The fourth prince snorted indifferently, raised the bottle to the sky and drank it all, and said proudly: "Among the princes, which one has a clear conscience?" This king trusts you to talk to you about these things in the palace, and you don't want to listen to them. However, you should want to hear about Princess Mingyue, right? ”

Bo Yan's expression changed, this sentence hit his weakness, and now the person who is most worried about and can't let go of it in his heart is Jiaoyue. Namu Duoer looked at Bo Yan, who couldn't hide his excitement, and her face darkened suddenly.

"How is she now?" Bo Yan asked in a deep voice, and the cold glint in his eyes flashed, piercing straight into the eyes of the four princes. This King of Jin will do anything to blackmail him, and if Jiaoyue is a bargaining chip in his hands, then he is really in a dilemma.

Taken aback by Bo Yan's expression, fearing that blood would be splashed five steps now, the fourth prince hurriedly waved his hand, "Don't you know, after Jiaoyue was separated from you, he was rescued by the seventh brother's people." Then it was secretly sent back to the end. As for the future, I don't know. Then, with a miserable expression and a heavy tone, "I can't hide it, Kyaukyue, it's my own sister of my mother..."

Bo Yan was stunned by her words, and he didn't even hear the words that followed. Master, he's...

"Is she still married?" After being silent for a long time, Bo Yan raised his head, and his red eyes actually fell two lines of clear, and the two of them finally missed it, just as he failed to keep her when he left.

Namu Duoer looked at Bo Yan and bit her lip. Although he understood the place of Jiaoyue in Bo Yan's heart, it was still difficult to accept this fact.

The horse's hooves outside the tent were thundering, and the fourth prince frowned dissatisfiedly: "What happened outside?" ”

An attendant was just about to run outside to take a look, but was blocked back, and a team of armor soldiers rushed in with expressionless faces, the spears in their hands were cold.

The fourth prince stood up in shock: "What do you want to do?" Whose orders were you given? ”

"It's my order." A man in a plain white robe floated in, turned to a man who looked like a father-in-law, and said, "Father-in-law is tired of announcing the decree." ”

"It's you!" Expressions of shock, anger, and fear flashed across the faces of the four princes, and their eyes widened in disbelief as they looked at the people who walked in.

The wrinkled father-in-law looked at King Jin who was standing unsteadily, and said with a slight mockery: "King Jin, do you want to stand to receive the order?" Then the miscellaneous family is about to recite the edict. As he spoke, he unfolded a bright yellow edict embroidered with dragon patterns.

Only then did King Jin come to his senses, and hurriedly knelt on the ground, bowing his head, not daring to look again.

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor edict said: The king of Jin does not know about military affairs, and it is really difficult to fight against the Hui people... Those who don't listen to the order can cut it first and then play it. The sharp and feminine voice was like a string of muffled thunder exploding in the ears of King Jin, looking at King Jin who was already shocked and speechless, his father-in-law snorted coldly: "His Royal Highness King Jin, still don't you receive the decree of thanks?!" ”

The trembling hands could no longer hold the light and thick roll, and a large drop of cold sweat broke out on his forehead. King Jin, who calmed down slightly, wiped the sweat on his face, and couldn't help comforting himself, although the painstaking planning ended up in vain, but fortunately they didn't let them discover their conspiracy, otherwise, even if they grew ten more heads, it would not be enough to cut off.

The attendant just now whispered a few words in the ear of the Seventh Prince, and the King of Jin, who was covered in a cold sweat, felt a chill in his heart, how many of their people were around him, and why didn't he notice it? The Seventh Prince waved his hand and told him to step back. After sending off his father-in-law, he walked up to King Jin, who was unsteady on his feet: "Fourth brother, you have gone too far this time." ”

King Jin trembled as if he was swinging, but he didn't admit it: "Seventh brother, I don't know what you're talking about." ”

Under that clear gaze, King Jin no longer had the majesty he had just now, and there was a burst of despair in his heart: "He knows everything, he knows everything." As soon as his body was weak, he lay on the ground in embarrassment, and kept begging for mercy, "Seventh brother, you spare me once." Just spare me once, brother, please. ”

The Seventh Prince's face was calm, he didn't speak, he just waved his hand, and the two soldiers stepped forward and dragged the King of Jin who was paralyzed on the ground.

Seeing Bo Yan, a smile appeared on the originally cold face of the Seventh Prince: "Bo Yan, I didn't expect you to be here." I'm relieved to have you here..."

Before he could finish speaking, Bo Yan stepped forward and interrupted him: "Master, is it really you who sent Jiaoyue away?" The black-clothed scribe who had been by the side of the Seven Princes took half a step forward and looked at the person in front of him vigilantly.

The Seventh Prince frowned slightly: "I promised you to help you catch up with her, but I didn't promise you not to marry her to the end." The situation is complicated, and this can only be used to block the return for a while. Now our army's food and grass have not arrived, and the soldiers lack training. Seeing that the army is pressing, are you willing to help me? ”

Although Namu Duoer has never seen the Seven Princes, she also guessed from the conversation just now that the person in front of her must be the Seven Princes of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it is rumored that he did not obey his father's orders before he was crowned king, and he did not expect that Bo Yan had dealings with the Great Zhou royal family. Namu Duoer hated the Great Zhou Emperor the most, not only did not send troops to resist back, but also asked Tubo for tribute every year. Anger surged up in his heart, and he coldly sarcastic: "Now that I have been cornered by the Hui people, is Da Zhou willing to send troops?" ”

The eyes of the black-clothed man beside the Seventh Prince flashed: "Bold, dare to be rude in front of His Highness, take it!" ”

The guards drew their swords and pounced fiercely. I only saw the white light floating in front of me, and the long swords in my hand were cut off together. Bo Yan slowly returned his sword, his blood pupils widened, and he blocked in front of Namu Duoer.

The man in black reached out and probed, and a dagger with blue light flashed in his hand, which was not ordinary at first glance. The body is extremely fast, and before he can blink, he flew forward and fought with Bo Yan. The Seventh Prince looked at the two of them with interest, and didn't seem to be worried.

Namdora also drew her short sword, and the fight with the guards was inextricable.

In a short time, the winner was clear. Bo Yan's long sword pressed against the throat of the man in black, and the short blade of the man in black touched Bo Yan's chest. The Seventh Prince on the throne stroked his palms and laughed: "Bo Yan's martial arts have improved a lot, and it can be seen that there have been a lot of fights. ”

Suddenly turned to Namudor: "Diji, which of the two of them do you think is more powerful?" ”

As if he had received some order, Na Muduo, who was calm and relaxed, suddenly felt the pressure doubled, and when he was caught off guard, the short sword in his hand was picked up by two guards who cooperated tacitly, and in a blink of an eye, he was restrained by the guards who came up. Struggling hard but still unable to get out, she vomited a mouthful of blood in a hurry.

"Let her go." The man in the seat ordered in a deep voice. Without hesitation, the guard put away his sword and slowly retreated.

Bo Yan ignored the blade that was against the back of his heart, and ran over to help Namu Duo'er, "Are you hurt?" ”

Namu Duo'er raised her pale face, her blood-stained lips were as bewitching as roses, and she looked at the Seventh Prince coldly: "It turns out that you are the one who controls everything. I don't know what you will do to send me to the king, or will you coerce Tibet into submission? ”

The Seventh Prince smiled: "It's not right, it's to let you go." ”