The capital, inside the Imperial Palace.

Qi Jingheng was in the Qianqing Palace at this time, wearing a regular uniform, and he was bored clutching the art of war book in his hand, and he couldn't read it.

He hadn't been out of the room for a month.

Prince Yu's forcing the palace is true, a few months ago he ordered Prince Yu to send troops to no avail, so he transferred his troops to Liao Luan for temporary use.

Unexpectedly, it was rumored that the king of Zhennan had disappeared mysteriously at the border pass, and it was suspected that he had been ambushed and killed by the enemy.

Qi Jingheng always thought that Prince Gong was trying to rebel, and deliberately put him back to the capital under house arrest, but he didn't expect that Qin Zhong would be so cruel and treacherous that he would not confess his master when he was tortured.

He frowned, he didn't know what to do, and he was even more worried that Liao Luan had really died as everyone said, and suddenly there was a conversation outside the door.

There are guards guarding the entrance of the Qianqing Palace, Qi Jingheng has been under house arrest, and now people need permission to enter and exit.

At this time, the people outside, Qi Jingheng knew that it was the queen as soon as he heard it.

"The emperor has not eaten well for a few days, and the palace has made snacks for him, so you have to stop him?"

The queen mother was not without resentment towards Qi Jingheng, she was originally thinking about the emperor, so she told him all about Lin Zuiliu's thoughts, but she didn't expect that the emperor not only didn't pay attention to it, but also put her father under house arrest.

Her father, Wang Yingming I, could not bear such a personal insult no matter what.

It's just that now Prince Yu is doing evil, and the rest of the people outside are the king of Zhennan and her younger brother, Jing Xuan is still young, and he has never had the ability to lead troops to fight, and the king of Zhennan suddenly disappeared.

She can only stay next to each other first, and then she will find a way.

"Queen Mother, it's not that your subordinates are not accommodating, but His Royal Highness Prince Yu has ordered that whoever wants to visit the emperor must tell him first."

After all, you can't guard everyone in the palace, so now blocking Qi Jingheng's contact with the outside world like this is the best way.

The queen couldn't, and she really didn't want to go to Prince Yu, who was disrespectful to the old man and usurped the throne, so she had to leave with her sleeves up.

Just as he was about to leave, Qi Jingheng in the house suddenly said, "The queen stays." ”

To be honest, the queen mother hadn't seen the emperor for a long time, and now she suddenly heard him speak, hurriedly stopped, and asked, "What's wrong with the emperor?" ”

"It's not a big deal, it's just that I've been depressed lately, and there is a book on the third floor of the Star Pavilion that I often read, and I used to like to discuss it with Gao Yanyi, so you can help me get it."

Hearing Qi Jingheng's words, the queen nodded in response, "The concubine knows," and then asked, "Do you only know that it's on the third floor?" Nothing fixed? ”

"Yes, it's next to the enamel vase that paid tribute, you can go and see it."

"Okay, the concubine knows."

Saying that, the queen thought for a long time, and finally bowed down to the door and saluted, and then turned around and left the Qianqing Palace.

The atmosphere in the capital was dull and foggy, and Liao Luan had already heard the news of Chixiaowei at this time.

After the last farewell, Feng Maoshan and Jiang Yan fought each other in the same hand, and heard the news of Liao Luan's death halfway, and they were defeated again and again, directly losing Fu'an City and retreating to Anxing Town.

With the addition of Yibei City, a total of three or four cities, large and small, were lost during this time.

Hearing the news, Liao Luan subconsciously frowned.

After knowing each other for so long, the years of fighting together are not short, he still knows the skills of Jiang Yan and Feng Maoshan, and it can be said that he is very capable, even if he is not as good as Huhe in personal kung fu, he may not be able to fight him in terms of marching and arranging, and he will never lose so many cities at once.

Unless there are ghosts inside, or maybe they haven't discovered Zhao Wei yet.

didn't want to waste any more time, and the day after inquiring about the news, Liao Luan rented a carriage and took Lin Zuiliu and Granny Wei straight to Anxing Town.

Walking along the way, I soon arrived at Prince Yu's fiefdom.

Lin Zuiliu can also often see people fleeing with a family with their burdens, all of them are dressed in tatters, their hair is knotted, their faces are dirty, and they look extremely tired.

"Don't look at it, only when the war is over, these people can really stabilize, no matter how you look at it now, you have no solution except for feeling uncomfortable."

The person who spoke was Granny Wei, Lin Zuiliu listened, and felt that Granny Wei had thought quite thoroughly in her heart, she nodded, put down the curtain, and then sighed and said, "I really don't know how to get back to Yan Gui with such a big mess." ”

The internal affairs of the Northern Ring Kingdom naturally have to be solved by closing the door by themselves, and now the top priority is to quickly send the soldiers of Xifengguo back to their place, and even more to cut off the connection between Prince Yu and Xifengguo.

The carriage did not stop, and it took nearly ten days for them to arrive near Anxing Town.

Many of the nearby houses are no longer inhabited, and Liao Luan must have fled before the war, and for the first time, Liao Luan felt that he was so incompetent, causing the people to be displaced here.

During the special period, the city gate was heavily guarded, and people who entered and exited had to be confirmed again and again before they were released, and they queued for a long time to get to the city gate.

The soldier at the door, Liao Luan, knew that it was Chixiao Wei at first sight.

Chixiao Wei has never participated in the security jurisdiction of the city, and has spent more time training, but I didn't expect that they have all been pulled over to guard the city now.

The situation must not be optimistic.

"Where's the people? What to do in town? Take out the baggage and check it. ”

The soldier at the gate of the city said what he had said to the people who entered the city again as usual, and when he saw that no one answered, he was in a bad mood after asking for a day, and immediately looked up and yelled.

Unexpectedly, when he raised his head, he was stunned.

In the next second, such a big man's eyes were slightly red, he trembled his mouth, and it took a long time before he spoke, "Wang...... Rajah. ”

Everyone in Chixiaowei knows Liao Luan without exception, and Liao Luan is also approachable on weekdays, never standing tall and invisible.

So now that they heard the soldier's voice, the guards at the city gate raised their heads one after another to look at Liao Luan.

The city gate tower of Anxing Town suddenly turned into a large-scale confession scene, and a group of soldiers who were still serious turned into bitter gourd faces when they saw Liao Luan, not to mention how aggrieved they looked at him.

Liao Luan naturally liked Chi Xiaowei in his heart, and he felt uncomfortable when he saw the low-level soldiers become like this, so he said directly, "Where is General Zuo now?" ”

"Lord Wang, General Zuo is in the City Lord's Mansion, and his subordinates will take you there, right?"

The young general who saw Liao Luan looked very attentive, and Lin Zuiliu, who was looking at the curtains, covered his mouth and snickered.

Liao Luan glanced back at her helplessly, then shook his head at the young general, and said, "No need, I can do it myself, you must take more precautions, and you must check out when you enter and exit." ”

"Yes."

Seeing that everyone should get down, Liao Luan drove straight in, flicking his horsewhip and driving into the city.

Inside the Castle Lord's Mansion.

Feng Maoshan was standing in front of the sand table, looking at the lost city, his face was at a loss.

Jiang Yan was even more angry when he saw him like this, and as soon as the flag in his hand fell, he opened his mouth and shouted, "Our last arrangement will be seamless tomorrow, and in the end, how did they directly find the ambush location and hit us off guard!" ”

Jiang Yan had a strong temper and spoke loudly, and as soon as Liao Luan entered the courtyard, he heard what he said from a distance, frowned slightly, and quickened his steps to walk inside.

Mao Shan just had a little idea, but he yelled at him and had no idea at all, so he suddenly raised his head angrily and glared at Jiang Yan, and said, "What else can it be, the news has leaked!" ”

Feng Maoshan is much smarter than Jiang Yan, and since he lost the first battle, he realized in his heart that there were probably traitors in the army.

It's just that after such a long time, he hasn't figured out who is likely to be a rebel.

"What? You say there is ......"

Jiang Yan heard Feng Maoshan say this, and was just about to blow up his hair, when suddenly a shout came from outside the door, so that his unfinished words were directly blocked in his throat and unable to speak.

"Maoshan, Zigong."

Feng Maoshan's face had been rushing towards the door, but now as soon as he raised his head, he saw Liao Luan's handsome and elegant face, and he was stunned.

Zhao Wei said that the prince was ambushed on the way from Yibei City to Fu'an City, and swore that the prince was dead, and he searched all along the road, but there was no clue at all.

Unexpectedly, when he was about to despair, Liao Luan suddenly appeared like a god.

"Wang ...... Rajah? He stumbled and shouted, Jiang Yan, who was facing away from the door, stiffened, and it took a long time before he slowly turned his head back, looking at the person in front of him with a shocked expression.

Several people looked at each other speechless for a long time, and Lin Zuiliu, who was still dragging Granny Wei's luggage outside, couldn't stand it anymore, and said dryly, "Are you just standing like this?" Let's go inside. ”

Her words were like pressing the start button, Jiang Yan suddenly rushed over, grabbed Liao Luan's shoulders and punched him.

"You're finally back, I'm scared to death, Maoshan sent someone to look for you for so long and couldn't find it, we thought you really ......" Jiang Yan said, such a big man was a little choked.

Maoshan not far away also has red eyes.

Lin Zuiliu has also been with them for a long time, and he has never seen two big men like this, even if they lose the war, they grit their teeth and hold on.

The three of them took a look and chatted for a few words, Jiang Yan welcomed Liao Luan in, hugged Liao Luan's arm tightly, and he couldn't turn back if he wanted to turn around and pick up Lin Zuiliu.

Lin Zuiliu secretly scolded Jiang Yan several times in his heart for being brainless, but fortunately, Maoshan was still the careful Maoshan.

He saw Lin Zuiliu in time, and then said in surprise, "Why is the princess here?" ”