Under the care of his brother, Bai Yi replaced his bloodstained armor. She did not participate in the celebration, did not participate in the sacrifice of prisoners. Because she is not a soldier of the Dali Dynasty who strives for rewards for her military exploits, but Hou Cong's personal guardian. She didn't know that Mo Chang, the prince of Chengguo, asked one person after another about her identity and whereabouts.

Naturally, he did not get an answer. Since then, she has turned into a wisp of the fragrance of flowers when she returns from spring. No matter the best spices, she couldn't prepare them, and the moment she hit his heart trembled.

The country and the country will start negotiations. Chengguo doubled and doubled the ransom, just to get the crown prince back. Li Guo would rather give in on other conditions, but he refused to release Mo Chang. Emperor Liguo touched his favorite paperweight, and said to the chief eunuch He, Deputy Chief He: "It's okay to be stupid yourself, is it stupid to be me?" How much can I change a living person! Eunuch He laughed a few times with the Son of Heaven, and in the deep palace in the middle of the night, there was a small commotion that no one dared to remember.

Mo Chang was arranged to live in the deepest part of Dongfeng Lane. There were eight or nine people who were called every day, and before they were selected by Deputy Chief He from the palace, Hou Cong personally led people to check the bottom of these people. On weekdays, Mochang is not allowed to entertain guests and go out. If you are not called, you are not allowed to enter the palace.

The one with the same fate as him is the white cloth. After coming down from the battlefield, because the war was over, she didn't even enter the city where the negotiation was held, and followed her adoptive father and brother, as well as the seven or eight people who survived the escort team, ate a bowl of noodles in Duquan Town, and returned to Datong that night. Because the capture of the crown prince of the enemy country was too showy, Yu Wenxing became anxious again, lest the outside world pay too much attention to Baiyi, so he repeatedly emphasized: "In the future, unless you marry, you are never allowed to go out of the second door." ”

A year has passed. Changkong followed Yu Wenxing out to run errands, and when he came back, he went to see his sister. He still paid special attention to Hou Cong, and said to Bai Yi that Hou Cong "has not healed his heart disease" and is a "big monkey who is arrogant and ignores people with his nostrils", but the emperor likes him, and the unmarried princess and county lord are thinking about him. In addition, in the past few days, the emperor has relied on Hou Cong to participate in confidential matters, and he has reused it very much.

"The emperor is also surnamed Hou, and he is also surnamed Hou, he is originally from the same clan, how can the princesses and county lords intermarry with him?" It is rare for Bai Yi to say a word, and it is difficult to answer when he says it.

"Sister, you're such a reasoned and brainless person. But my brother likes you like this. You don't go out, you don't understand, Son of Heaven, he can do whatever he wants, he can change Hou Cong's surname. That's what it's said out there anyway. "Chang danced with his empty hands, I don't know where to go, "I heard that the third princess is the ugliest, I wish Hou Cong to marry her." The prince and the third princess have the same mother, and they are very spoiled by this girl, hahahahaha, I am happy when I think about it, Hou Cong, Hou Cong, when the time comes, I will put on a sister and a crazy demon brother, and torture you to death! ”

When Bai Yi heard this, he didn't know whether to be happy or unhappy. She asked her brother rhetorically: "Brother, why are you so concerned about Hou Cong?" ”

"I don't know, anyway, the whole Tongcheng is the news of this flower, I can't listen to it, it's so melancholy, alas!"

But soon, the biggest news figure became Mo Chang.

A year after the victory of Duquan Town, Mo Rong, the emperor who was loved by Chengguo and loved the people like a son, was so anxious that he couldn't afford to fall ill, and sent envoys many times to ask Liguo to release Mochang. All of them were refused. A month later, Mo Rongxu died, Empress Xianhui was in charge, and the emperor's nephew Mo Hui ascended the throne as the new monarch of the country.

Horses, envoys, and spies gallop constantly. Everyone in Datong City knew that their emperor would definitely make new moves. Sure enough, when the first apricot blossom bloomed in spring, Liguo sent a jade envoy who galloped eight hundred miles south to Pingdu, informing Chengguo that he would send it back to the prince Mochang on a later day, and the reply came soon: Chengguo thanked Liguo for his friendship, and the whole country swept away the dust day and night to welcome the prince back to China.

Just after the sting, Hou Cong was summoned to the palace with his grandfather. This summons was in the side hall, and there were several ministers on the side to observe. The emperor looked at Hou Cong with a smile and loved it very much.

"Tell me about it." The emperor's words were instructed by Hou Cong.

"Yes." Hou Cong took a step forward, "The situation found is as follows: a three-step plan has been prepared over there, and he has made up his mind to kill Mo Chang. The first step is in Datong City, and if it succeeds, it will depend on the head of Liguo. If we fail, we'll be sent back to the team and set off. The second step is to create an accident on the road, and the idea is the same as what I just said, if it succeeds, it depends on our heads, and if it fails, let us continue to enter the country; The specific form and executor of the first two steps cannot be found for a while, but the third step is clear. Hou Cong paused, "Although Mo Chang is not a big mistake, he is a captive after all, according to the rules of Chengguo, a ceremony to bathe the Buddha and wash away humiliation must be held in order to completely restore the royal status." Chengguo's plan was to do it in this ceremony, pretending to be providential. ”

A minister followed: "The first two steps must also be pretended to be accidents." It is not necessary to send assassins to assassinate with great fanfare, so it will be difficult for Chengguo to get rid of suspicion. ”

The emperor smiled and nodded, as if there was no big surprise, he asked Hou Cong to answer: "Tell me, why did I not let Mo Chang go back before, no matter how much money Chengguo spent, but now I want him to go back?" ”

"Emperor Shengming," Hou Cong arched his hand, "before, because the crown prince is the foundation of the country, and the capital of a country is exiled overseas, it can make the people's hearts unstable; Now, the new monarch of Chengguo has been on the throne for nearly three months, and the return of the former crown prince is bound to disrupt his political situation, and this value cannot be measured by money or land. ”

The emperor's body straightened, meaning that he was very satisfied, and he was about to cheer up and say a few words, "What plan is not planned, they plan to kill Mo Chang, we will save Mo Chang alive and dead." Mo Chang is a pawn, and he is only useful if he is alive. Hou Cong, you will be responsible for the return. I leave this matter to you. Ladies and gentlemen, you must fully cooperate with General Xiaohou, understand? ”

"Yes!" Everyone knelt down together and chanted "Hurrah".

The emperor was stunned for a while, and the general manager of He Da understood, so that he gave his eyes to the ministers and generals, and asked them to retreat, leaving only Hou Chong and Hou Cong. The two ancestors and grandsons knelt for a while, and heard the emperor say slowly: "The first two steps, we are sure in our hearts, I believe in Cong'er's ability, and it will not go wrong." However, when you get to other people's homes, everything will be difficult. I think the last step is that we can act on the opportunity and plan accordingly. ”

What the emperor meant was that as long as he had reached the last step, that is, the Great Ceremony of Bathing the Buddha and Washing Humiliation, Liguo must not stop any action by Chengguo. The so-called "providential killing" is definitely the use of organs. When the time comes, as long as you prepare a dead soldier with peerless martial arts and loyalty in advance, become a "substitute for the dead", and die for Mo Chang in time, it will be fine. The identity of this substitute for the deceased is difficult for Chengguo to find out, and it is difficult to imagine, because what they are guarding against is Liguo to prevent Chengguo from killing people.

It only takes one person's death to exchange Mo Chang's life.

If Mo Chang died, Cheng Guo could of course declare that "Heaven does not allow prisoners to return to the country", and Li Guo had no choice but to spread his hands and play for a long time. Assuming that the other person is dead and Mo Chang, a chess piece, is alive, of course, there will be a follow-up investigation. No matter what it looks like, if you manage the country, you can insist that the new monarch of Chengguo is greedy for the throne and murders the sons and daughters of the first emperor, so you can raise a large number of righteous teachers and raise troops to go south.

"If you dominate the world, why wait for the dragon to chant everywhere?" The emperor said with a smile.

"The emperor is sage, and the ministers are respectful." Hou Chongzu and grandson kowtowed and said. Hou Chong raised his body and asked the emperor to rest assured that he would pick a foolproof candidate.

"I've already picked it. Isn't there a girl in Yuwen's family, named Baiyi? ”

After saying this, the emperor and Hou Chong looked at each other, and they were both nervous for a moment.

The royal family and the noble family have overlapped generations of in-laws, so Hou Cong, the big baby, for the emperor, is not only a young general, not even just a nephew, but also various relatives. The emperor is also an ordinary man, no matter how busy he is, he has to find time to accompany the queen mother, the queen concubine, and the princesses and princesses of all generations to drink tea, play cards, and chat about gossip between relatives. This Hou Cong is a news figure at the gathering of relatives, everyone talks about him, and everyone knows that although he looks good, he has a "heart disease", and he can't say the word "white clothes" in front of him.

The emperor's words have been spoken, and now he is making trouble, and secretly sighs, as the Son of Heaven, he is not free, and he must be careful in what he says and does.

Hou Cong was frighteningly quiet, and a thin bead of sweat seeped out of his forehead. Hou Chong hurriedly replied with two words: "Obey." Then, he took his grandson and hurriedly retreated from the palace. Looking tentatively at Hou Cong, who was as tall and clear as the poplar trees beside him, Qingsong caught up and wiped the cold sweat for his master.

"Cong'er, did you hear the emperor's words clearly?" Hou Chong asked tentatively, thinking: This is good, I will have to boil dozens of catties of expensive tranquilizers when I go back.

"I hear you, I don't agree."

"Huh?"

"What Yuwen girl, who is it? Is it a woman? How can a woman be a substitute for the dead? I'm the best candidate. ”