An Ruichen stood at the top of the stairs and looked down, the girls on the platform on the first floor were still babbling and singing, as if they didn't know that they were tired, but he was tired of listening.

He let out a long sigh.

There was footsteps behind him. An Ruichen looked back and saw that it was Zheng Yi.

Zheng Yi had a smile on his face, and his eyebrows shone in the light. A pair of eagle wings embroidered on his dark green tunic seemed to be stretching.

Zheng Yi walked over and said, "Seeing that the general's face is full of tiredness, did you encounter any troubles?" ”

An Ruichen said: "You and I are already friends, don't call me a general, call me a word, Ren Yuan." ”

Zheng Yi's smile was even stronger, and he said, "Zheng is offended, Brother Yan." ”

"I've been worrying a lot lately, and I can't finish talking about it for a while. Ren Yuan, you are away all the year round, it is better to talk about what you have seen. ”

"It's just patrolling and supervising, what do you see? Now that the war is raging, Zheng almost can't come back, and he is not in the mood to inquire about interesting news. ”

An Ruichen said with concern: "What's the matter, Brother Xian met the rebels?" ”

"Luckily, I just missed it. However, I heard yesterday that King Yan led the northern army to win another battle. ”

"You mean, General Teng is defeated?" An Ruichen's eyes widened in surprise.

Zheng Yi said: "Just yesterday morning, because of the two-sided attack of King Yan and Guan Shuai, General Teng was defeated, losing 20,000 main forces, fortunately, King Yan did not chase after him, so that General Teng was able to settle in Hanzhong, however, Hanzhong was surrounded, there was a shortage of military food, and the situation was critical. ”

"So, if there are no reinforcements, the Shu army will either surrender or die?"

Zheng Yi walked to the staircase, put his arms on the railing, nodded slightly, and said: "I heard that the king of Qi received a performance from the Chu army the day before yesterday, and the Chu army is now subordinate to the northern army, and will not send troops to reinforce the Shu army, and the Shu army is already alone." ”

An Ruichen no longer had the strength to speak.

Zheng Yi paused for a moment and said, "Actually, I begged Master Su to bring me over tonight, just to see you. ”

"See me?" An Ruichen looked at Zheng Yi with a calm expression, and his heart actually chuckled.

"The noble prince of Hanzhang is so forgetful, he doesn't remember me, we have met."

This "Hou Shizi of Hanzhang" made An Ruichen a little stunned: "We have met? When? ”

"The general has a lieutenant named Bao Ming, right?"

"Yes."

"We used to be brothers, and we learned art together, and we were like brothers. His father was a general under the command of the Marquis of Han Zhang, but he died of illness five years ago. At the beginning, it was his father who took his son to take Bao Ming down the mountain, and then Bao Ming, like his father, served under Ling Zun. At that time, a few of our brothers went to see him off, but he was too affectionate and had no heart, so I begged you to take more care of him, and you agreed. After nearly ten years of separation, it wasn't until last year that we met again. ”

An Ruichen thought about it carefully, indeed, it has been ten years since Bao Ming arrived at the Mansion of the Marquis of Hanzhang, but he was a little unhappy when he thought about it, why did the brother of ten years finally become the eyeliner that the prince placed beside him? It can be seen that people's hearts are unpredictable.

Zheng Yi said: "Bao Ming's mother should be eighty this year, and since Bao Ming's father died, his mother's health has been poor. Bao Ming is a filial son, and he treats his mother very well. Just two months ago, the situation in the capital was in danger, and Bao Ming planned to send his mother to his hometown in Jiangnan to avoid the limelight, who knows, as soon as the carriage saw off the east gate of the city, it was detained by the prince's cronies, the loyal general Jin Sili. ”

An Ruichen's body was shocked, and he looked at Zheng Yi in a daze: "You mean, Bao Ming is ......?"

"If he wasn't forced to do so, how could he obey the prince's arrangement?" Zheng Yi looked at An Ruichen's eyes full of reproach, "You forgot your promise after all." ”

"I ......"

"I think you already know about Ling Zun, if you talk about good and evil, he is a complete evil person. However, your family has a great favor to the Bao family, so Bao Ming is loyal to you. As far as I know, the crown prince and Li Xingzhi once hinted that Bao Ming would kill you quietly because of your repeated good opinions, but Bao Ming finally saved your life at the risk that both their mother and son would be killed, on the condition that you follow the prince's orders to spy on you. Hey, this elm head! ”

At that moment, An Ruichen felt that it was difficult to breathe and the blood was difficult to return. He was amazed by the prince's determination, moved by his brother's loyalty, and blamed himself for his own ignorance.

However, these complicated feelings only lasted for a short moment, because An Ruichen realized something that shocked him even more. He asked, "You...... You're sent by the Northern Army to plot against me, aren't you? ”

Zheng Yi said calmly: "Yes." I didn't want to hide it in the first place. ”

"So, Su Dingxuan is also your person?"

"Not yet, but soon."

"You're so bold!"

"I just want to tell you the truth."

"The truth?" An Ruichen sneered twice, he thought, if he had a knife in his hand, he would wipe the other party's neck without hesitation, "Do you know who I am?" The crown prince is my own cousin, and you asked me to betray him? ”

Zheng Yi pushed away An Ruichen's finger pointing at him and said, "Dating with the royal family, should I say that you value love and righteousness or are you naïve and ridiculous?" Did the prince ever treat you as a brother? He even dared to kill his own biological father and brother, what is your cousin? Sober up! Your father is already notorious for treason and indiscriminate murder of important ministers, so why should you follow in his footsteps? ”

"Don't mention my father!" An Ruichen was nameless and angry, he grabbed Zheng Yi's neck and collar, tried to lower his voice as much as possible, but his attitude was ruthless, "My father is a traitor, how good is the others?" They embezzle military salaries, resell secrets, and prey on the common people, why don't you educate them? My father is dead, and he was killed by a killer sent by the King of Chu, why can't you let him go? ”

Zheng Yi's mood was not much better, he let An Ruichen tear his neck and said, "We can let him go, who can let you go?" You have more than 100 members of the nine clans, as well as countless servants and slaves, so you can't bear to let them be charged with treason and be in a different place like you after Chang'an is breached? ”

An Ruichen's heart was hit hard, and he slowly let go of Zheng Yi's neck.

But Zheng Yi did not give up his questioning of An Ruichen, he actually pulled An Ruichen's neck in turn: "An Ruichen, let me remind you that you are now holding the lifeblood of the capital, and the life and death of the people of Chang'an are in your thoughts." If you are obsessed, I, Zheng Yi, will definitely take your head within three days, and you - remember - remember! ”

An Ruichen's spirit was shocked, and he had no intention of returning to the banquet, and went down the stairs in despair, he didn't even know how to get out, and he didn't even realize the concerned greetings from the little guy he came here.

He walked back down the somewhat eerie street, his head a mess of ideas.

Suddenly, a woman with a child in her arms ran out of the shadows, the woman was unkempt, her clothes were tattered, her face was full of tears, and she cried miserably: "Uncle, uncle is good, my child and I haven't eaten for several days, and the child is about to starve to death. ”

An Ruichen glanced down, the child in the woman's arms was indeed thin and small, and he didn't know whether he was dead or alive with his eyes closed. Because of the tight war, there are homeless people everywhere who are ruined and killed, and their lives are not as good as cattle and horses. He took out the money bag from his bosom, and gave it to the woman, regardless of how many taels of silver was in it.

The woman was startled at first, then full of joy, kowtowed a few times, and ran to the hospital with the child in her arms.

Just as An Ruichen was about to move forward, Su Dingxuan's voice sounded behind him: "Yanzhi, there are still many such women and children, don't you care if they live or die?" ”