When I landed and turned around, before I could breathe, I saw Zhufeng and the other four people standing neatly behind me, which really scared me.

Fang wanted to ask, Zhu Feng had already taken the lead in kneeling on one knee and clenching his fists, and the rest of the people followed suit: "Emperor Lingyue's heart is as good as this, but the body of the daughter is injured by Zhu Feng and others, and we really can't repay it." In the future, if Emperor Lingyue is useful, it is incumbent on Zhufeng and others to be smeared, and I wish that my liver and brain will be smeared! ”

I was busy leaning over to help, but I reached out and pulled the wound, so I had to grit my teeth and withdraw my hand, and looked at Huan Ke who looked unknown beside me.

"Lingyue can do her best to help you, and she can still stand here and talk to a few people at this time, this is because of your life-saving grace in advance. What's more, even if Lingyue didn't do this, I believe that a few people would be able to get out of it freely, after all, the predicament at that time was caused by Lingyue. You are so polite, it makes Lingyue's heart uneasy. ”

The four of them still didn't move at this posture, I had no choice but to pull the corners of Huan Ke's clothes, he hooked the corners of his lips slightly, and then spoke: "Since Emperor Lingyue said so, you can get up later." It just so happens that the fork in the road has arrived, and it is time to make a decision on the dilemma. ”

Zhu Feng and the others stood up and stiffened slightly with these words, and they were silent between each other. They are not in the same state as usual.

I turned my head and glanced at the fork in the road that Huan Ke said, and then looked at a few people with a somewhat serious expression, and said carefully: "If I guess correctly, there are two roads in front of me, one leads to the Hu Ru Palace, and the other leads to the military camp. Yes and no? ”

"Amazing!" Zhu Feng and the others looked at each other with a look of surprise: "How does Emperor Ji know?" ”

"It's not hard to guess." I turned my eyes to look at the carriage: "I once said on the Huaiyan Road that your trip is to repay the kindness of the king of Pingzhou, and I also want to get it, you must be hiding from the world and crossing the sea on this trip, and only a few of you know." It was already wrong to leave the barracks without permission, let alone bring back a foreign emperor, who was also sensitive. Emperor Hu Ru will be furious, and it is already doomed. ”

Speaking of which, none of the five people around me had the slightest complaining look, I lowered my eyelids, and my thoughts were uncertain: "In addition, all the way around, every time the King of Pingzhou mentions the palace, and everyone talks about the military camp, his expression is a little dazed. Although it is hard to come to the barracks, the brothers in it have all been born and died together, and their deep friendship is comparable to that of close relatives, so they are like arrows; But now that the monarch's order has been violated, he must not hurry to ask for the guilt, so it is inevitable that he will hesitate. This kind of tangled mood was written on the faces of several people when it came to this fork in the road, and Ling Yue was in it, naturally clear. ”

No one spoke for a while, only heard the sound of the wind gradually rising, and there was a slight whistling trend. Huan Ke sighed lightly, looked at Zhu Feng and the others, and was sincere and apologetic in his words, as if he was really talking to his brother: "After all, it was Huan Ke who affected you, and only now that you are in a dilemma." Emperor Lingyue is right, we must go to the imperial brother's side. At that time, Huan Ke will take all the blame for his crimes, and he will never implicate you. ”

"General!" The four of them opened their mouths to stop them in unison, and they took a step forward in a hurry: "We insisted on coming with us, and we were willing!" ”

"Is the general so anxious to draw a line with us?" Zhu Feng rushed to speak, and when he saw that Huan Ke didn't answer, he rushed to my side again: "Emperor Ji——"

"What the king of Pingzhou said is good." I spoke softly, and my voice was very small compared to theirs, but in an instant I silenced them.

Looking at me in disbelief, the four of them were stunned in place, and I also sighed softly and looked at Huan Ke: "This time I went to the night, the cause was Lingyue, and the leader was the king of Pingzhou." And you, originally wanted to repay the favor and go with him, but you always felt that it was inappropriate in your heart, so you turned back halfway. ”

"What ......" I didn't know what to do, Guangqi was just about to ask, but was blocked back by my slightly faster speech: "Lingyue and the king of Pingzhou went to the palace to ask for guilt on their own, you should return to the barracks immediately, make trouble or make mistakes, in short, find a reason to be punished and confined." Lingyue and the king of Pingzhou walked slowly, so that the time is wrong with you, and Emperor Hu Ru will not be able to find a clue even if he is suspicious. ”

Even if Huan Ke has a very good relationship with Zhufeng and the others, the matter of his alliance with me and Zong Zhengxu must be hidden from these people. Putting aside the entanglement with Zong Zhengxu, every step taken so far is within the scope of the discussion between the three of us, so naturally we should continue to act according to the plan.

Since we did not know what we wanted to do, there is no need to implicate them, at least for now. If the four of them were punished for today's events, wouldn't it be against Huan Ke's original intention.

After frowning and listening to my words, Huai Yanzhong couldn't help but be slightly angry: "What does Emperor Lingyue mean by this?" Are you telling us to leave the general behind? Things are done together, disasters are fought together, and there is no reason to ask the general to suffer for us no matter what! ”

Huai Yan's true feelings were revealed, and he subconsciously said that this trip was a "disaster", which is true for them, I don't have to do it, but Huan Ke felt that something was wrong and stopped him: "Huai Yan!" The meaning of Emperor Lingyue is the meaning of Huan Ke, and no one is allowed to persuade again! You wait to get back to the barracks! ”

The atmosphere was a bit tense. Zhu Feng and the others froze in place and refused to move, Huan Ke was very insistent but there was nothing to do, as the culprit, I looked at both sides, and finally sighed shallowly, and explained softly: "A few people feel that if they leave, they will have nothing to do with this matter from now on?" ”

Zhu Feng and the others were stunned, and turned to look at me, and Huan Ke also cast puzzled eyes.

"Lingyue and the king of Pingzhou will definitely be punished, there is no doubt about it. Combined with what Lingyue knew before, "I glanced at Huan Ke, and his tone was slightly uncertain, "I am afraid that the title of Pingzhou Wang Jun will be lowered again." ”

"Descend again?" De Yu hesitated for a moment, "The general is now the general of the Fu Army, if he is demoted again......"

"If this is the case, you can also imagine what the military power is in the hands of the king of Pingzhou." I looked serious, and so did they: "At that time, it's up to you to turn things around." ”

"What does Emperor Lingyue mean...... Prestige? We stirred up the support of our brothers for the general in the army, so as to express our attitude to the emperor? Zhufeng had already reacted, but quickly shook his head: "It's still not good." In this case, it is very likely that the emperor will suspect that the general is highly meritorious and more loved. If it backfires, won't it hurt the general! ”

"This matter is what Lingyue and the King of Pingzhou have to consider." I immediately responded, striking while it was hot: "Whether the emperor can trust the king of Pingzhou is important, but the more important thing is that someone asks for the life of the king of Pingzhou." There should be no shortage of people in the army who revere the king of Pingzhou, but they need the leader to lead the way. Therefore, several people must stay out of the matter at this time to pave the way for the future. ”

It is true that they did not expect this from their expressions, but even at this point, the boldness and carefulness honed in the army still made several people not agree immediately. After pondering for a long time, Huan Ke proposed a compromise method, thinking that he also understood the temperament of Zhufeng and several people, so he went to the direction of the military camp first, and took a careful rest when passing by the horse post, and then discussed it carefully. Zhu Feng and others reluctantly left.

And yet—

"Zhufeng, when they wake up, I will definitely be scolded." Brushing my sideburns behind my ears, I thought about it and shook my head: "No, I guess I've been scolded now." And the old man of the horse station, I don't know how to feel sorry for those horses. ”

"The black hand is under me, you are just behind the scenes, if you want to complain and get angry, it will be me who will find you in the future, so you don't have to worry. What's more, I don't feed the rest of the horses croton, and they will recover soon. ”

Huan Ke grabbed the reins with one hand and dragged the hemp rope tied to the white horse I was riding with the other, leisurely, and couldn't help but chuckle: "But this trick is really clever, I only think of making them sleep, it is indeed not as stable as you take a salary to stop boiling." ”

"Don't say it as if you didn't expect it, you just wait for me to say it first, let me be this wicked person." Stroking the white horse's mane, I couldn't help but raise the corners of my mouth slightly, and my voice was a little quieter: "Where is the appearance of a prince?" ”

"You look like the Emperor?" He suddenly pulled the rope towards his side, and the white horse took a few quick steps forward, causing me to exclaim. Turned his head to stare at him, but after looking at each other for a few seconds, he gradually became a little embarrassed, Huan Ke coughed lightly and looked ahead, I pretended to look at the scenery on the side of the road, and my heart was flustered and embarrassed but I couldn't ignore it.

After continuing on the road five days ago, Huan Ke and I had reached a consensus in the carriage that the Zhufeng and the others would never compromise easily, but the longer they left the barracks, the more difficult things became, so it was better to cut off another road, so that they knew that they could not catch up, so as to return to the barracks as soon as I said. Therefore, on the night after arriving at the post, the five of them drank and talked happily, and I took advantage of the fact that the wine was in full swing to put some medicinal powder in the cups of the four of Zhufeng to help them sleep.

The next morning, Huan Ke and I "set out in the morning to march to the priesthood" and turned around and headed for the palace. Before leaving, just in case, Huan Ke fed croton to all the horses in the horse post, so that even if the effect of the medicine gradually lost, Zhufeng and they woke up early, there was nothing they could do.

However, at that time, I only thought that I should not involve Zhufeng and others, and at this moment, only me and Huan Ke were left, and I suddenly felt some inconvenience. Because the carriage is a thing in the army and cannot be taken away, Huan Ke exchanged the white horse he was equipped with for me to ride, and found a good horse in the post, but he was not in a hurry and walked slowly. It's just how to rest and rest in the future......

I was a little overwhelmed by this question that night, but Huan Ke was content to gather wood and make a fire, and lay down across the fire from me, covering the blanket he had brought from the horse.

This night when the moon is bright and the stars are sparse and the autumn wind is blowing, I can't feel a trace of chill wrapped in the thick quilt, my heart is full of comfort and stability, and I fall asleep sweetly after a while.

After two more days, I put aside my worries and gradually got carried away, and at the noon break I volunteered to collect firewood, and my feet slipped and fell straight into the ditch. The sleeves were fine, but the hair was mostly wet. Originally, in the past few days, due to the injury of my left hand, I only washed my hair with water, and I had to endure the slight pain in my neck, so I had to use soap.

As I was entangled, Huan Ke whispered slightly behind me, and hesitantly proposed, "If you don't mind...... Can I help you? ”