(It's only been a day to click on the red ticket and drop it badly, and I can't see the fire support.) If there is no support, how can I be motivated to stick to the three watches? Even if a child behaves well, he has to buy a lollipop as a reward, right? Red tickets, collections, and rewards, all come to the bowl. )

Chapter 245: News from the Northwest

Fangjie's carriage slowly passed the street, the wheels crushing the glimmer of the morning. It's February, and it's dawning much earlier than before. But at this time, the city gates were not yet open, so there were few pedestrians in sight on the streets. The stalls selling breakfast are already set up, and you can't walk far to smell a burst of different aromas.

Nie Xiaoju drove the car, and Chen Xiaoru and the black boy sat on both sides of the wheel. The horse pulling the cart seemed to feel that the carriage was too heavy, so he snorted a few times in dissatisfaction. It struggled to make a start with its head down, and only then raised its head again after pulling. The horse's hooves made a crisp sound when they stepped on the bluestone slab, and I don't know how many people's good dreams were disturbed by the road.

Fang Xie had just gone out of the house, and there were people in several small alleys who were watching with their heads out. These ghost-like guys have been following from afar, and they know that there are masters around them, so they don't dare to get too close. The carriage went all the way down the street, and when it turned the corner, it stopped, and then the people who were spying saw the black boy get out of the car and buy some fritters and millet porridge. They all seemed calm, and they didn't see anything different from usual.

Watching Fang Xie were Prince Yi's snake guards, who were the secret spy team that Prince Yi had only formed in the past year. Their main character is to track, ambush, assassinate, and find out information. What Fang Xie didn't know was that his good friend in the martial arts academy was arrogant, and he also joined the snake guard in order to change his life.

The black boy who bought the early one climbed into the carriage again, handed one into the carriage, and shared the rest with Chen Xiaoru and Nie Xiaoju.

The snake guard's men had been staring at Fang Jie's shop for a whole night, and seeing that they seemed to be eating very sweetly, the snake guard's people couldn't help but lick their lips.

Standing in the corner, he leaned out his head and looked at Fang Jie's carriage, and his brows were furrowed very tightly. He had been instructed to monitor Fang Jie's every move yesterday, and his heart tightened when he heard this order. To be honest, he really regarded Fang Xie as a friend. The youngest student from the frontier army felt a little kind from the first time I met him. Zhang Mad also had a younger brother who died of a serious illness at the age of fourteen.

Maybe it's because Fang Xie and his brother's personalities are somewhat similar, and his occasional naughtiness and willfulness make him very willing to make friends with Fang Jie. But yesterday, he suddenly realized that he might be standing on the opposite side of Fang Xie and still have a sharp knife in his hand. I don't know when, the knives in each other's hands will pierce each other's lower abdomen.

He tried to resist, but could not do anything.

After joining the Serpent Guard, he realized how terrifying this was an organization, and all those who tried to resist were eliminated. This is a group of killers that Prince Yi has secretly raised, although he has not done anything against the imperial court yet, but he is convinced that Prince Yi's purpose in forming the snake guard must be aimed at the emperor.

Standing on the street corner, he watched as the carriage slowly disappeared from sight.

Someone tapped him on the shoulder behind the back, looked back arrogantly, and then smiled bitterly.

"Do we have a way out?"

He asked.

The person standing behind him was silent for a while and then shook his head: "You and I thought that we had embarked on this path because of the injustice of the imperial court, and told ourselves that we were just doing this to find a way back in the future." But in the end, it's because we have greed in our hearts. Until now, I don't know if there is a way out. Maybe...... The next moment, we will draw our swords and face our former friends and brothers. In that case, why bother thinking about whether there is a way out? ”

Zhang Yan sighed: "I am because of greed, and you, indeed, because the court is really unfair." Your merit is so great, there is no reward from the imperial court. Although the emperor opened his mouth to let you enter the Yanwu Academy without examination, what did you get? With your cultivation, you can enter the Taiji Palace at the dinner party of the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve. With your credit, you can completely change a life without worrying about eating and drinking. But you and I are struggling with the money...... Why can the children of those families squander their unclean silver, while we can't sleep and toss and turn for a few copper coins? ”

The person standing behind him was Mo Xidao.

Mo Xidao said slowly: "It is precisely because you and I are dissatisfied and unwilling in our hearts that we will enter the snake guard." Let's go...... We have to keep doing what we need to do. If you really fight with the brothers of Fang Xie and the Martial Arts Academy...... Let me come, you just stand behind me. ”

Zhang was stunned, not knowing what to say.

"Prince Yi really just wants to return to the imperial court to take power?"

He asked.

Mo Xidao smiled: "Until now, you still think like this." If he just wanted to return to the imperial court to take power, the snake guard would not exist at all. Because you are already in it now, I should have realized it a long time ago...... It's simply a war. ”

"Can we really get what we want?"

Insolent asked again.

Mo Xidao said: "I only know that if we don't really fight once, we will never get what we want." The emperor allowed people from military backgrounds to enter the Yanwu Academy, but it was just a lie that sounded beautiful. If you look at the students who have come out of the martial arts academy for so many years, it is those children of the family who have really stood out. Even if people like us enter the Martial Arts Academy, it will only be three more years of being looked down upon. After leaving the gate of the Martial Arts Academy and returning to the army, we still have to die when it is time for us to die, and we will not leave a word in the history books. ”

"Maybe you're right."

Zhang Crazy nodded and took a deep breath: "Big brother, if Prince Yi wins the most, can we let go of a way out?" ”

Mo Xidao was silent for a while and then asked, "If Prince Yi is defeated, will Fang Xie give us a way out?" ”

Zhang Mad thought about it and found that he didn't know what the answer was. Maybe, maybe not. Before entering the Martial Arts Academy, he also regarded Fang Xie and himself as all the way. But later, Fang Xie climbed higher and higher, and gradually moved away from them. When Lu saw Fang Xie again, he saw not only Fang Jie's scenery, but also his own downfall. When he borrowed money from Fang Jie, he felt as painful as a knife cutting his self-esteem. And the more calm Fang Xie was, the more he felt dark.

Sometimes, friends turn enemies not because you did something wrong, but because you did too well.

……

……

The carriage did not stop at the gate of the Sanjin Houfu, and the main gate of the Houfu, which had never been opened, suddenly opened when the carriage arrived, and the carriage drove directly into the courtyard. Followed by a few servants to close the gate of the Hou Mansion, even the side door that was usually open to meet guests was also closed.

At this time, it was not only the snake guard that was hidden outside the Sanjin Mansion. Many of the men of the big names in the court were watching here, and as soon as they saw the carriage enter the courtyard, someone ran back to report the news.

At this time, the adults are waiting for the court at the gate of the Taiji Palace.

Tomorrow is the day when the army will go on the march, and today's court meeting will definitely talk about this matter. And what is very unusual is that there are not many of the courtiers waiting at the gate of Taiji Palace today to get together to chat. From time to time, I could see an adult's entourage hurrying over, getting into his own adult's carriage, and then hurrying away.

When the hour came, the general on duty shouted. The soldiers of the forbidden army slowly opened the palace gate, and the flying fish robes of the two teams of Ouchi guards came out first to change shifts, and the flying fish robes that had been on duty all night were withdrawn in line. On both sides of the aisle from the palace gate to the Taiji Palace, standing are forbidden soldiers holding long lance helmets.

A eunuch came out and shouted in a tone, and then took the adults to divide into two columns according to the civil and military and walked into the Taiji Palace. The officials of the Ministry of Rites took a notebook and recorded it on the side, and they would not let go of anyone who was rude. And today, I don't know what Lu Dao is for, and many adults have a somewhat solemn expression. They glanced at each other from time to time, and quickly looked away.

East Warm Pavilion

The emperor looked at the unconscious man in front of him who was wearing the costume of the Fifth Rank General, and his brows furrowed deeply. The Imperial Physician had been busy all night, but the man was too tired to wake up. This person was hurriedly delivered by the post man on the official road yesterday, and it is said that he died of exhaustion before he arrived at the post station. When asked what had happened, he said a border emergency and said nothing else. After changing horses, he didn't run out of the horse and fell off after a few steps, and he has been in a coma until now.

Na Yicheng was a thoughtful person, and he didn't send people to the military department, but directly to the outside of Taiji Palace. The flying fish robe on duty did not dare to delay, and after running in to ask for instructions, the tooth general was directly carried to the Dongnuan Pavilion. This person has been asleep, and the emperor sat in the Dongnuan Pavilion last night, without closing his eyes, and his face was solemn.

He seemed to anticipate something bad, so he lost his sleep. Or maybe he wanted to wait for the tooth to wake up and ask what the emergency was as soon as possible. Su was not afraid to turn over the body of this tooth general, but found nothing. So the emperor's heart is very tight, where is there still the heart to sleep.

Seeing that it was about to be the time of the early dynasty, Su Buxing reminded the emperor beside him. The emperor was silent for a moment and nodded, and then began to change into court clothes under the service of the palace maid.

At this moment, the tooth general's Adam's apple moved up and down, and then the man sat up violently, and his hand subconsciously touched his waist.

His horizontal knife had been removed from the Flying Fish robe, so he wiped it empty. Then he saw the emperor in the dragon robe, he was obviously stunned for a moment, looked at it carefully uncertainly, and quickly knelt down after reacting: "The minister's left leader Weiya will knock Zhuge Zhan to see His Majesty!" ”

"Left leading the guard? Pei Huan's subordinates? ”

The Emperor asked with a frown.

"Exactly"

Let Zhuge Zhan's teeth kowtow.

"What's going on?"

The Emperor asked.

"Your Majesty's ......"

Zhuge Zhan raised his head and lowered it quickly, as if he didn't dare to look at the emperor's eyes: "Your Majesty...... Fighting in the Northwest...... Defeated! My general has died in battle, and the military advisor asked me to go back to Chang'an as soon as possible to report the truth! When the minister rushed out, the military advisor rushed up with the remnants of his brothers in the last few to try to block the torn defense line, and the minister looked back and saw that they were quickly overwhelmed by Meng Yuan's cavalry...... The right leader of the army, the general of Wei Zhengdong, has also been killed, the Chinese army is in chaos, the whereabouts of Jin Shixiong, the general of the left Xiaowei, are unknown, and the king of Xujun retreats to Qingxia with his men and horses......"

With a click, the palace maid who was holding the crown and preparing to bring it to the emperor was so frightened that she let go, and the gorgeous and noble crown fell to the ground and rolled to the emperor's feet.

"Fork out, cane to death!"

The emperor glanced sideways at the palace maid who was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and gave a cold order, his voice seemed to be calm, and there was no wave. But no one could see that in the wide sleeves of his coat, his fists were clenched very tightly, and his muscles were exposed.