On the fifth day of Xiang Tao's camp, he received a secret letter from Pan Xian.

It was the night light that flickered, and he set the thin letter paper on fire, and in the flames, the deputy general Ji Gu looked at the eyes of the lord who were as heavy as night water, and there was no reason.

"The ...... of the county prince" waited for the secret letter to burn into powder, and Ji Gu swallowed it slightly, before asking tentatively from the side: "Where is Pan's ...... Didn't you make any unreasonable requests? ”

Xiang Tao unhurriedly took out a handkerchief from his arms, wiped a little cigarette ash off his hand, and said lightly: "The person who holds the old man's son in his hand, it is not unreasonable to make any request. ”

That's true.

Ji Gu frowned, he silently tasted Xiangtao's words repeatedly, but he always felt that the lord had something to say.

Xiang Tao got up and walked outside the tent, looked up at the dark night above his head, and was hooked by Pan Xian's letter, and unconsciously, he remembered what Min Dai said to himself before he set out for the battle.

"The big victory is imminent, but the emperor is changing generals at this time, according to what his daughter sees, in addition to preventing the king of Chu from taking credit, there should be other purposes."

When he heard this, he asked, "For what purpose?" ”

"The purpose that fell on our Xiang's head."

Min Dai said: "Now it is still in the hands of the Pan family, in the past, in order to take care of the Yongchuan army and to avoid bad relations with the family, the Pan family will probably not hit him with the idea." But the current situation is ...... The dog jumped over the wall in a hurry, and the emperor sent you to the front line at this time, isn't this just a respite sent by the son to the Pan family? The daughter guesses that Pan Xian will come out and threaten you nine times out of ten, father, your situation will be ...... But it's dangerous. ”

Xiang Tao knew in his heart that the words of compassion were very in line with the heart of the Son of Heaven.

Actually, why didn't he know? At the time of the current victory, if the emperor only intends to reduce the work of the king of Chu, he only needs to recall the king of Chu back to Beijing from the beginning, and let him lead 20,000 reinforcements to lead the war in general...... This is not an overkill, but it kills three birds with one stone.

The emperor didn't want the king of Chu to take the credit, and he didn't want to give this merit to Qin Libei. He and Qin Libei, although they are in the same position of the four major generals, but in terms of qualifications and lords, he is above Qin Libei, once he comes, the position of the commander will naturally be his. And because Xiangyao is in the hands of Pan Xian, there is a chance that Pan Xian will use it to blackmail him, and at that time, it is not difficult for him to save his son and commit the sin of collaborating with the enemy.

In this way, after the turmoil, the ones that should be eliminated are removed, and the ones that should be pressed are also suppressed, and a good work is done, and the emperor who is as stable as Mount Tai in the imperial palace is the biggest winner.

Ji Gu was beside Xiang Tao from a distance, and was secretly guessing the content of Pan Xian's letter, when he heard Xiang Tao open his mouth slowly: "Pan Xian threatened the old man with his life, so that the old man could not attack the city for half a month." ”

Half a month?

The battlefield is changing rapidly, and half a month of calm is unlikely for Pan's to counterattack, but if he wants to secretly prepare to escape......

Thinking of this, Ji Gubei's heart tightened, and he hurriedly asked: "What does the county prince mean......?" ”

The stars twinkle overhead, but none of them shine as brightly as the North Star.

Xiang Tao exhaled slowly, and said lightly: "The old man just does what he wants." ”

This time Pan's disaster together, in the territory of Daliang, I don't know how many counties and counties have faded away from the prosperity of the past, but among them, it does not include Handan City.

After Pei Yao and Lou Zhen left the dusty capital, they drove lightly all the way and let him take him forward. It wasn't until the carriage drove under the gate of Handan that she leaned out of the carriage and looked at the two words on the city tower, and then she realized that she was surprised.

"Han Dan......" She lowered her eyes and looked at the man driving the horse, and asked, "You are going to bring me here?" So the guy you're talking about...... That person is not ......"

Thinking of that possibility, Pei Yaowei looked at Lou Zhen again, only to feel a chill at the tip of his heart.

Lou Zhen smiled lightly, didn't answer her words, only let her go in and sit down, "There is still a way to go after entering the city, it's noon, you can take a nap, and I'll call you later." ”

Pei Yao was silent, but didn't listen to him.

She took a hat from the car and put it on, sat down beside Lou Zhen, and motioned for him to set off on horseback.

Lou Zhen was helpless, and he didn't move to persuade her, so he simply waved his horsewhip.

Pei Yaowei was good at walking around when she was young, and she begged Pei Yaoge to take her to Handan City once, and what she saw in her eyes at that time was that the city was dilapidated and dilapidated, almost a deserted city, and she couldn't find a few families to come after searching all over the place. I never thought that today, more than ten years later, this city, compared to the dust, is not much more prosperous.

She remembered that when she was in the Mianyun Pavilion, Fangyue had said that since the national teacher Jiguang lifted the ban, over the years, Handan has prospered and recovered, and it has been very prosperous, with dignitaries and dignitaries, and there are endless contacts. At that time, she was so far away from Han Dan, and she hadn't taken this to heart, but she was here and looked around, and she knew that what Fang Yue said was true.

Only then did she think of this, Lou Zhen beside her glanced at her, and suddenly said: "Go further, turn two alleys, and you will be Liuyin Fang." ”

Pei Yaowei hadn't come back to his senses yet, and when he heard the words, he looked at him suspiciously.

Lou Zhen smiled and said, "It's not easy for you to come out, do you want to go and see the Spinning Moon?" ”

His words were so light that he seemed to have no other meaning, but Pei Yaowei almost fell from the car.

Spinning Moon ......

He even knew about the moon, and the Liuyin Fang ...... Yes, Fang Yue once said that she ran a force in Handan City, which was to send kabuki to the mansions of those kings and grandsons, before Lou Zhen mentioned it, she didn't even bother to ask the name of the place, and now it seems that it is the so-called 'Liuyin Fang'.

Her eyes were deep, and she stared at Lou Zhen silently for a long time through a thin veil, and she almost couldn't hold back, and she was about to ask: What else do you know—or rather, do you know?

"That's it, see you later." Retracting her gaze, she exhaled slowly, with a smile in her voice that was not to be outdone: "She has seen you plainly, and I have to spend some time explaining it." ”

Lou Zhen nodded, only said 'according to you', and then stopped talking.

"That's right." After a while, Pei Yao remembered something and said: "A few days ago, when you first arrived in the dusty capital, Instant Rain came to report to Xiao Di, hindering your identity, she didn't want to mention your name in front of me, so she said to Xiao Di that the visitor was an old man in Wuyao's nineteenth year. ”

She was puzzled: "But I don't understand, Wu Yao is nineteen years old...... At that time, Donggong was good at making friends, and he didn't know how many talents he would make in a year. How can you mention the old man, he must be you? ”

Lou Zhen smiled mysteriously, and didn't hang her appetite, so he said: "When Yan Ping was five years old, I went to the north once. At that time, I went to Linyuan City to visit His Royal Highness the King of Chu, and when I reported to my home, I said this sentence. I didn't expect that after many years, the instant rain still remembers. ”

"Yan Ping's five-year ......" One doubt was released, but another doubt also hit her heart: "Yan Ping five years, what are you going to do to see him?" ”

It's not like missing old friends, so let's take a look, right?

Lou Zhen looked sideways and glanced at her meaningfully.

"For you." After a moment, he said.

After going around for more than half an hour, Lou Zhen finally grabbed the reins outside the towering pavilion.

The noise has long been heard, and inside and outside the building, the silence is like a deep mountain and wild forest.

Not possible.

This is not to be staged.

"Don't ......"

She let out a low moan, her gaze climbing the stairs and looking far into the depths of the platform.

More than ten years ago, when I first came here, this building was like an old man in the wind and candles, leaving only a tall but withered skeleton, standing alone in the wind, poignant and crumbling.

And today......

"Xiao Cha lifted his ban, but he didn't say that he would allocate a gold coin to him and repair this unstoppable platform again?" Looking ahead, she seemed to be smiling, and asked Lou Zhen.

Lou Zhen was unaware of her sarcasm. He held a sword tightly wrapped in a brocade bag in his hand, stood beside her, and only smiled: "Is this necessary?" ”

There really isn't. She thought. The difference between today and yesterday is probably just a sweep. But......

"Someone's angry." She said.

Back then, there was a person trapped in this platform, and today there is a person in this stage.

Back then, it was like a temple of the underworld.

Today, it has become a pure land of Zen forest.

"Let's go." Lou Zhen said: "The answers you want are all in it." ”

With that, he took the lead in the first step, but suddenly she grabbed his arm.

Lou Zhen looked at her suspiciously, Pei Yao looked at him, and asked for no reason: "Have you ever thought about this, why is this called 'non-Taiwan'?" ”

Lou Zhen's eyebrows moved.

The two looked at each other in silence for a moment, and he asked, "Why?" ”

Pei Yaowei didn't speak.

She let go of his hand and walked up the stairs with him.

This long staircase in front of the stage, for hundreds of years, I don't know how many sons of heaven, how many princes, how many high-ranking officials and eunuchs.

This staircase is very long, and the masonry under his feet is smooth and hard, but Pei Yaowei feels that every step he takes is stepping on the clouds, illusory, ethereal, unreal, and not safe.

Outside the central hall, Lou Zhen asked her to wait here, and he approached and pushed the door in.

Pei Yaowei originally thought that the person was inside, and Lou Zhen went here to spread the word, so he stood outside the door alone and did not suspect it. After waiting for a long time, Lou Zhen came out again.

She noticed that Lou Zhen's hand was empty.

"Let's go inside." He said.

Pei Yaowei nodded, one foot had already stepped into the threshold, but when he turned around, he saw Lou Zhen standing there, without moving.

She wondered, "Won't you go in with me?" ”

Lou Zhen shook his head.

"Huh, you can go in with confidence." He said, "I'll wait for you here." ”

Pei Yao was not at ease.

But she has already come here, whether it is to solve the mystery in her heart, or for the attraction of this unstoppable platform itself, she is not willing not to go in.

The door closed behind her, and on the left and right of the hall, two rows of candles stood side by side, but they were still dim and unknown.

I don't know what incense is burning in the room, and it doesn't choke, but it makes her shaky.

Pei Yaowei covered her mouth and nose while walking in carefully, but until she looked through the hall, she didn't see the second person.

What's going on?

If there is no one here, what will Lou Zhen let himself in?

She was vigilant in her heart, but something not far away attracted her attention.

It's a sword.

The moment she saw the sword, she was pulled by an inexplicable force, and her feet unconsciously walked towards the sword, and when she got closer, her heartbeat was inexplicably faster.