In the courtyard of the Shijia family where Ling Gongyang lived, thick cotton curtains hung around the living room, and the early winter was approaching, and there was already a slight chill in the air.

Outside the door, Shi Kuan limped over, gave a gift, and said: "Your Highness, the wealth and silk given by my emperor have been loaded into the car, this is a list with the seal of the Ministry of Rites, please look at it." ”

Ling Gongyang didn't look at it politely and pushed away the list, he was secretly happy in his heart, and he didn't know how his son persuaded the Empress of the Tang Kingdom, so he sent him out of the country as a gift, and it was so fast.

"Please!" Ling Gongyang stretched out his arms and sat down with Yang Zhan.

"Your Royal Highness is wronged, the whole world has heard of it, now that I come to the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty should have raised troops to help you avenge your blood feud, but between the Tang and Song Dynasties, there is a small country in Zhefang, so my Tang Dynasty is more than enough and not enough!" Yang Zhan took retreat as advance, and euphemistically expressed his helplessness.

Ling Gongyang sighed when he heard this, but did not answer.

"The four great powers in the world, the Song Dynasty has the benefit of the water network, the Han has the danger of mountains and rivers, the Ming has the prosperity of the armor soldiers, and the Tang has the sharpness of the horse, it is not easy for anyone to destroy anyone, not to mention that the Tang State is not suitable for fighting between the waterways in the south of the Yangtze River. Yang Zhan said that the trend of the world, this pattern has been more than a hundred years, and it is still difficult to achieve success in the crusade against neighboring countries with the army of the whole country, let alone an expedition, Yang Zhan said these words, just to make Ling Gongyang completely understand: It is useless for the Tang Kingdom to stay for a long time.

"What Lord Yang said is the truth, it's just that, I have asked for troops several times before, but it is difficult for me to be a strong man!" Ling Gongyang had a new plan, so he naturally didn't want to bother talking any more.

"What?" Yang Zhan thought he had misheard, Ling Gongyang came to Changjing City from the crowd, for such a long time, he begged for help in many ways, entered the court several times, and was bent on seeking revenge by borrowing soldiers, so tenacious, so persistent, today, why did he think of it so much for me Tang Guo, this is also too easy to speak.

"Ah, does this official mean that His Highness doesn't want to borrow troops for revenge?" Yang Zhan was uneasy and couldn't believe it.

"You mean, you still want me to insist on borrowing troops for revenge?"

"Oh no, no, this official is abrupt, this official doesn't mean that. Yang Zhan calmed down and hurriedly explained.

"Lord Yang, I can't hide it, borrowing troops from the Western Tang Dynasty, this wish is indeed difficult to realize, and now, I am also at a loss, alas!"

"Your Highness, this... Since I, Datang, have added a new enmity with Zhefang, and I can't take advantage of the Song Dynasty for a while, my Royal Highness is probably wasting time in vain when he stays in Datang. Yang Zhanyi was sincere, hoping that Ling Gongyang might understand what he meant.

"Alas... What Lord Yang said, I deeply believe it, but in the current situation, where should I go?"

"Well, Your Highness, this official has an idea, maybe it will be helpful to His Highness, I wonder if Your Highness would like to know about it?"

"Oh, that's great, Lord Yang!"

"Your Highness might as well go to the Han Kingdom, because His Royal Highness was questioned, the Han Kingdom has long been dissatisfied with the Song royal family, and His Royal Highness's move to the Han Kingdom will definitely make the Song Emperor panic. Yang Zhan sat up straight, raised his voice again, and continued, "This is not the most important thing, His Royal Highness can leave the eldest prince Chen Che as an official in the Tang Dynasty, the eldest prince has won the sacred heart of our emperor, if His Royal Highness has achieved something in the Han Kingdom, the eldest prince can also ask my emperor to send a decree to help His Highness and conspire for revenge! What does Your Highness think?"

When Ling Gongyang heard this, he hurriedly walked to the hall, shook his brocade sleeves, and bowed to Yang Zhan in person.

"Your Highness's gift, this official will never dare to accept it!"

"Bear it, Lord Yang is old and scheming, thoughtful, and wake up the dreamer with a word!" Ling Gongyang clapped his hands and applauded, the more he thought about it, the more he felt right.

"Ah, hehe, planning a thing or two for His Highness is what should be done, and His Highness doesn't have to be too polite. Yang Zhanqiang suppressed the joy in his heart, the task assigned by the empress seemed to be completed soon.

"Okay, Lord Yang is bothered, I'll go and prepare and rush to the Han Kingdom as soon as possible, but..."

"What's the difficulty of Your Highness, just say it bluntly!" Yang Zhan thought to himself, as long as he could persuade this great god to leave, it would be nothing to promise him some small conditions

"This is to go to the Han Kingdom, the mountains are high and the roads are far away, there are many checkpoints, and it is not easy to drive and horses..."

"Your Highness doesn't have to worry, this official has a military token here, and His Highness will go directly to the military gallop!"

"Oh, even this has been prepared, great, or Lord Yang is careful, thank you. ”

"Your Highness is polite, since this is the case, this official will not disturb His Highness to pack up and say goodbye!"

"Slow down and don't send it!" Ling Gongyang said happily.

"Stay, stay. Yang Zhan replied with satisfaction.

Seeing Yang Zhan go away, Ling Gongyang's heart was flooded with thousands of thoughts, a trace of regret was mixed in the meantime, he couldn't drive it away, he couldn't take it off, if he had known that his son was so powerful, he would never have chosen this detour, but then again, without this ordeal, how could Chen Che grow into a real man?

In the world, there is no if, there is no turning back if you choose, and you have to grit your teeth and go on with difficulties and pleasures.

There was a bit of trance in front of him, Ling Gongyang stretched out his hand and wiped his eyes, the feeling of trance still existed, a familiar graceful figure swayed gently, and suddenly turned into an extremely thin steel needle, "whoosh" pierced his heart, both burning and painful, and could not be driven away.

Ling Gongyang smashed his fist on the ground, the green bricks exploded, the wind scurried, and the blood seeped into the masonry, Ling Gongyang turned over and lay on the ground, his thoughts turned again, and the trance reappeared, and the burning steel needle in his heart was gone.

"Father, what's wrong with you?" Chen Che walked out from behind the curtain and helped Ling Gongyang who fell to the ground.

Ling Gong raised his shoulders and struggled to raise his eyelids, looking at Chen Che for a long time.

"Father, are you okay, is there any secret injury, you sit up first, and I will ask Shi Kuan to ask the imperial doctor." Chen Che knew that his father had suffered too much over the years, and it was likely that the old injury had recurred, and he was very sad.

"Che'er, don't worry, it's okay for your father..."Seeing his son so anxious, Ling Gongyang was a little uncomfortable.

"But, father, your hand?"

"Oh, my father suddenly remembered that he had been wandering for so long, working in vain, hating the snow, being angry and angry, and then he hurt himself, only a small injury, and it was not a big problem. Ling Gongyang explained that at the moment, he could only use this reason.

"Father, you sit back on the couch and rest. ”

"Well, Che'er, it's okay for my father, you sit down first, cough cough, what about your thirteenth uncle?" Ling Gongyang was afraid that this matter would arouse Chen Che's curiosity, so he hurriedly started talking about business.

At this time, Ling Gongjun, Shi Kuan, and the servants poured into the hall after hearing the movement, and asked about the situation one after another.

"Big brother, what's going on?"

"I'm fine, Shi Kuan, you come close, Brother Jun, you can talk about it. Ling Gongyang's right hand was pressed on the side of the couch, and Chen Che was wrapped in gauze and ointment, so he had no choice but to raise his left hand, wave his hand, and signal Ling Gongjun to explain some things.

"Your Highness, why don't I invite the Imperial Doctor first. ”

"I really don't need to, Brother Jun, let's talk about it!"

"Okay, Shi Kuan, thank you and the Shi family very much, I'm sorry for your trouble, the things given by Your Majesty, you can pick a few valuable things at will, and hand over the rest to the Shi family to show our gratitude. ”

"Lord Ling Gong, Your Highness. Shi Kuan bowed down to the two and said, "The head of the family knows that His Royal Highness is leaving the Tang Dynasty, but this house is no longer the Shi family's courtyard, it is under the name of His Highness, His Highness leaves, and the eldest prince can move over from the Sifang Pavilion, isn't it just right!"

"Oh, this... The Stone King treats me so kindly, I have no choice but to... It's better to be respectful than to obey your fate. ”

"Your Highness, please rest assured, I will serve the eldest prince well, and it would be even better if the younger prince could also come. "Shi Kuan is a loyal person, he really hopes that the Ling Gong family can be reunited as soon as possible.

"Xiao Wen has a letter, knowing that his father is in Changjing City, he has long been thinking about it, so I replied and refused, father, I think, the younger brother should study..."Chen Che and his father looked at each other, of course Ling Gongyang understood what his son meant.

"For my father, I understand, Che'er is doing the right thing!" "The tiger's den in Longtan of the Tang Dynasty is full of dangers, Ling Gongyang and Chen Che thought the same, of course they would not let Chen Wen come here.

"Thirteenth uncle, Steward Shi, please go and prepare first, I still have something to discuss with my father!"

"No!" everyone closed the hall door and went about their work.

"Father, the child still has one more matter, I didn't want my father to worry, but after thinking about it, I still feel the need to inform my father!"

"What's the matter, Che'er just say!"

"Last night, when I visited the Shi family at night, when the chaos broke out, Fang Bi and I were wearing the Shi family's ding clothes, and everyone flocked to the various important places of guardianship, and the place where I went with a few commanders was even more weird..."

"What's that?"

Chen Che leaned close to his father's ear and said something that made his scalp tingle.

It turned out that Chen Che was photographed out of the palace by the divine soldier "Crime Removal Jin Jian" that night, and recruited soldiers, Chen Che was in a hurry, and shouted: "There is a fine work to break through, be careful to adjust the tiger from the mountain!" Chen Che used the strategy of diverting the tiger from the mountain, and came to a trick to follow the vine and touch the melon, and chose a road with the largest number of commanders who rushed to it, and sure enough, he found a mysterious place.

After the three generals took the lead, inserted the key and turned the heavy gate, the commanders hurriedly squeezed into the gate, looked around, Chen Che followed and squeezed in, almost not scared to death, fortunately, the psychological quality is excellent, otherwise, even if you are not paralyzed, you will be scared to pee your pants.

Entering the main hall, there is only a huge pit in the hall, the steps extend downward, the moonlight is dark, you can't see the surrounding things clearly, someone takes a torch, lights the oil lamp in the cauldron, Chen Che looks at it, I drop my God! There are countless big pillars in the pit, each pillar is bound to one person, it can also be said that it is not a person, because these people are extremely tall, more than one zhang high by the eye, and the green mist is haunted all around, these giants have white skin and black skin, slender nails, some blink and pretend to be naughty, some twist their waists and pretend to be coquettish, staring at everyone without saying a word, silently, repeating the movements that make the scalp tingle.

The soldiers will walk through it, repeatedly looking for detailed work, not looking at the giants at all, they have long been used to it, but Chen Che saw this vision for the first time, and his heart trembled, especially when he found that the steel rope behind the giants was not short, and he would reach out to grab people at any time, and he was even more afraid, and it took a lot of effort to pass through the two giants, only waiting for everyone to turn in a complete circle, and then he hurriedly escaped from the palace with everyone.