The captain opened the paperwork and asked, "Aren't you from Youzhou, why didn't you bring an entourage and guards?" ”

Yue'er and Zhaozhen discussed that it would be better for her to pretend to be a minister, because she would not show her feet if she pretended to be an internal official, and she couldn't pretend to be a minister, because it was impossible for Da Wei to send a woman.

"Yes, this general, we are from Youzhou, because Nanjin City has been occupied by the people of Ximiao Kingdom, and bringing guards will attract people's attention, we don't want to alarm anyone along the road, so we didn't reveal our identities."

Yue'er has lived in the palace for a long time, and the tone of the internal official's speech is vivid, the captain didn't realize that she was a woman, he just thought that the eunuch internal official of Dawei was like this, he was just surprised that the emperor of Dawei would send an internal official to be an envoy, but this kind of precedent is not without precedent, so he nodded.

"Alright, follow me!"

After he finished speaking, he turned around and left, and Yue'er patted his horse to follow.

"This general, I would like to ask below, how is the health of my emperor?"

The captain snorted.

"You see for yourself, he, every day he says that he is dying, that is, he is not dead!"

Yue'er and Zhao Zhen were overjoyed, they didn't expect to see Xuan Ling as soon as they arrived in Guotou City, it seems that Yun Ju has arranged it, Yue'er thinks that Wu Qixiu is using Xuan Ling's illness as an excuse, the purpose is to blackmail Da Wei, but Zhao Zhen thinks it's impossible, how can a country joke about this kind of thing, that is to affect its reputation.

"By the way, may I ask if the Great Khan is in Guotou City, should we go and meet first?"

The captain waved his hand.

"No, the Great Khan has just captured Nanjin City and is about to fight Xijin, but he can't be busy!"

Yue'er and Zhaozhen glanced at each other, they were a little surprised, as soon as spring arrived, Wuqixiu recaptured Nanjin, it seems that Yele Dashi's stamina is still a little insufficient, but Wan Yan A Shilan fought with Yele Yanxi for six or seven years, and it is too early to make a conclusion.

The group approached Guotou Castle.

This Guotou city is a city wall made of adobe bricks, more than one person high, although the city gate is built with a city tower, but it also looks shabby compared to the small city of Da Wei, because it holds important prisoners, so there are guards at the city gate, Yue'er feels that the guards here are not strict, because no one came here to rob the emperor.

The captain asked Yue'er and Zhaozhen to wait at the city gate, and went in to say goodbye, but after waiting for a long time, no one came out, and asked the soldiers guarding the gate to ignore it, seeing that the sun was setting and the city gate was about to close, Zhaozhen couldn't help but be a little anxious.

"What about Lord Yun, didn't he say that he had already arranged it?"

Yue'er glanced at the sky and smiled coldly.

"Originally, I was just suspicious, but now it is almost certain that this is Wu Qixiu's strategy, he must have a request for us to come to see the Emperor Taishang this time!"

Zhao Zhen was a little unconvinced.

"Why didn't he just say that he wanted us to come here and go around in circles?"

Yue'er rubbed her hands, she was a little cold.

"No, it's not going around in circles, it's a strategy, he wants to see our attitude, I guess he'll let the Emperor tell us."

Zhao Zhen sighed, he saw Yue'er rubbing her hands and breathing, so he took out a piece of dry food, and the two of them ate it under the city.

At this time, the horn of the bull was blown in the city, and the soldiers guarding the gate began to close the gate.

Zhao Zhen frowned and asked, "What do they mean by this?" ”

Yue'er was not in a hurry.

"Don't worry, since we are here, they must have an arrangement, if I guess correctly, we can meet the Emperor Taishang tonight!"

Yue'er's guess was correct, and just as the city gate was about to close, the previous captain ran out again and led them into the city.

That night, Yue'er and Zhaozhen finally saw Xuan Ling in an underground prison cell in Guotou City, and the two never thought that Wu Qixiu would lock Xuan Ling in such a place.

From the ground down to the cell, it seems to be walking into a dry well, but fortunately, the underground of the dry well is quite large, and the items are complete, and living here should be warm in winter and cool in summer, but it is not too cramped.

The soldiers of the Great Cadre Kingdom hung the two of them in baskets, and only told them that they could have a good chat with Da Dugong tonight, and did not bother to ask any more.

Da Duong is the title given to Xuan Ling by Wan Yan A Shilan, which is actually an insult, and Wu Qixiu has not changed it.

Xuan Ling found that the envoy who came to see him was actually his former concubine, and the entourage accompanying him was actually the eighteenth prince Zhaozhen, and he immediately cried silently.

This night, the three of them were in the same cell and had their own conversation.

Xuan Ling was much older, his hair and beard were all white, and his waist was about to straighten up, he grabbed Zhao Zhen's hand, and took tears and snot.

"Zhen'er, my father is so happy to see you, you go back and beg Ju'er, beg him to redeem his father, as long as you can go back, I don't want anything, whatever he gives me is what it is, as long as there is a piece of land, a mud house, and a bed outside the Windy City—"

Zhao Zhen originally thought that his father was critically ill, but he didn't, but he was still very sad and asked, "Father, did that guy Wuqixiu give you conditions?" ”

Xuan Ling looked at the two of them with a begging expression.

"Yes, now is a godsend, Wu Qixiu said that as long as we raise 400,000 loads of grain for him within three months, and transport it to the border pass, as well as a few iron tools, we can redeem me!"

Yue'er knew that Wu Qixiu was going to fight with Yele Dashi, so she naturally lacked these military supplies, but she shook her head.

"Your Majesty, if Uchixiu wants to mention such a condition, then I'm afraid you won't be able to go back."

Xuan Ling looked at Yue'er in a daze, with a sad face.

"You, are you saying that Ju'er is afraid that the lonely king will go back and affect his status?"

Yue'er nodded and sighed, she understood that Zhaoju had to be excluded from Zhaozhen at the beginning, and now that Xuanling is back, wouldn't it be even more of a trouble? Maybe Zhaoju is willing to give out some food and iron tools, so that Wu Qixiu will not let Xuan Ling and the other princes go back.

"Yes, this time, that time, what do you say?"

Xuan Ling came to his senses, he knew that his hope of going back in this life was very slim, and he couldn't help but beat his chest, in pain.

"Yes, this is all the lonely king's own doing, all of this is my fault, it is my own sin, my father is now insulted and tortured in the bitter cold land, I really regret not being at the beginning!"

Zhao Zhen didn't know how to comfort Xuan Ling.

"Father, Lord Yun wrote to say that you are ill, and that you have something to say to the emperor, do you have anything else to say to Brother Jiu?"

Xuan Ling sighed: "Alas, how can my father have anything else, my only wish is to return to Dawei, if I can't go back alive, you tell him, when I die, I must transport my coffin back, so that my father's soul can return to his hometown——"

Speaking of this, Xuan Ling began to cry like a child.

Yue'er couldn't help wiping her tears.

After crying for a while, Xuan Ling looked up at Yue'er, and her eyes were full of guilt.