Baile Mountain is in the southeast. The mountains are stacked and green, and you can overlook the Xiajiang River into the sea: the dangerous peaks are misty, and you can close the bird stratus clouds. The most strange thing is that there is a legend of the immortal cultivation and ascension. There are many strange plants and exotic grasses in the mountains, and it is said that there are many fairy herbs and elixirs, most of which can prolong life. The most famous is probably a kind of sesame grass that grows on both walls of the hidden mountain, picked, supplemented by jasmine and cypress leaves with a wonderful method, pressed into fragrant cakes, and made into sachets, all of which are excellent. The aroma is elegant and chic, but the most important thing is that it can have the wonderful effect of calming the qi and calming the nerves. For a time, it was very sought after by the princely families of the two capitals, and even Yashi made up a name for this incense, called "leisurely".

It's a pity that the hidden mountain road is wonderful, and this kind of sesame grass often grows in the most steep cliffs, and the treatment of this sesame grass is also quite complicated. Therefore, even if the mountain is high and the road is far away to Baile Mountain, this kind of leisurely fragrance is really rare.

Qilan has a mild climate, light plumbing and wind, and Zhijiang is very strange flowers and plants, so when it comes to herbs, Xiao Yin, who grew up in Zhicheng since he was a child, has seen some of the world. But looking at the leisurely fragrant fragrant cake in the pine box in Cai Apple's hand, he could only say "I haven't seen it".

"No," said the apple, carefully closing the pine box and preparing it to receive the wooden lattice shelf in the middle, "I heard that this incense is very rare!" I don't know what kind of friend Su Gongzi can get, not to mention, the most difficult thing is the mind of making incense, which is really skilled and chic. Just talking about this box, instead of those sandalwood and the like, but using pine, the smell is even cleaner. ”

"Wait," Xiao Yin called to pick apples, "don't put it away yet." This thing is a rarity, not as good as the charcoal and wine. It's never been fruitless, and when the servant of the Su family comes, ask Yuan to send it back. ”

Cai Ping came out of the room: "This is true. When I got up this morning, when the old servant came, I said the same, but he replied, what Su Gongzi meant, saying that only ordinary people in the world will see a rare thing to see how much silver it is worth. Lord Qinghe has an extraordinary temperament, and he is even more heroic, or he will refuse a thousand taels of silver, but he will never refuse this friendship between friends. Lord Weng, you said, where will I reply when he puts such a big stack of words here? Cai Ping said, flicking his sleeves, obviously angry at the sophistry of Su Yan's scholars, pouting and going to the table outside, ready to pour tea.

Xiao Yin couldn't help but laugh. From the Huan family to the right minister of Huan, down to the generation of children and nephews, most of them are not only talented, but also more noble and proud, only Su Yan is an alternative. Strange Dao is as generous as Huan Shizhi, and he doesn't seem to like this cousin very much. Xiao Yin didn't like this Su Gongzi very much. Since she came to Luoyang, she felt that although he had some talent and ability, he acted too hard.

But today's remarks, although they are sycophants, are very frank and forceful, and they are undisguised. It's almost a sign and a villain who prides himself on slapping horses.

"It's a pity......" Xiao Yin took the teacup, opened the lid, and shook his head while blowing carefully.

"What's the pity?" The apples are confused.

"It's a pity that I lost," Xiao Yin said with a smile, "People who have been trained by others are so good at saying this, but my girl is only angry." ”

"Lord Weng is still laughing," Cai Apple put the teapot on the table and pouted, "Lord Weng, like the prince, is used to making fun of the minions." ”

While the master and servant were talking and laughing, the maid from outside reported in and said, "Master Huan is here." Xiao Yin got up and pulled the brocade and went out to the small flower hall in front.

Huan Shizhi sat on a pear wood circle chair on the right hand of the small flower hall, and there was already a maid serving tea on the small case. Xiao Yin walked in with a smile and said, "Xiangye handed over all those big things to Brother Shizhi, Brother Shizhi should be very busy." It's rare to have free time today, so I can come here and sit down. So saying, he sat down on the small chair next to him.

Huan Shizhi raised his head when he heard the voice, and smiled at Xiao Yin, the warmth seemed to be as usual, only a trace of worry seemed to flash in his eyes. Xiao Yin immediately had a gut feeling that something must have happened.

"Is there anything wrong with Jiaozhou? Could it be that someone ......" Xiao Yin suddenly became a little nervous.

"Your Highness, all in the army, everything is safe." As soon as Huan Shizhi's words came out, Xiao Yin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Seeing this, Huan Shizhi's eyes were leisurely, but he seemed to be thoughtful: "You may have heard that His Royal Highness received the Holy Order's order this time, and there are two things: one is to pacify Jiaozhou and recover the lost territory; The second is to bring back Zhang Lan's head and end the big trouble. Now, the army has leveled the state, and it will be triumphant in a few days, and this first thing can be regarded as achieved. ”

Huan Shizhi's tone was slow, and his face was a little depressed. The first thing the emperor explained was completed, could it be that there was something wrong with the second case? Jiaozhou has long been surrounded into an iron bucket, catching turtles in the urn, and there is no reason not to succeed. Didn't King Xin take care of Miss Mu and tell Zhang Lan to run away?

Xiao Yin hurriedly asked, "Did you tell Zhang Lan to escape?" ”

Huan Shizhi did not answer directly: "Zhang Lan was trapped for many days, and finally the city gate was defeated. His Royal Highness arranged it properly, but Zhang Lan was cunning, exchanged his robes with the lieutenant general, and asked the lieutenant general to go out from the main gate to face the battle, but he ran out of the path alone. ”

"There are tens of thousands of Wang Shi, and there are more than enough to encircle Jiaozhou, how can there be a small road to make him run away?"

Huan Shizhi said in a deep voice: "This path is hidden, and there is no record of the military map and topographic survey of Jiaozhou. Therefore, His Highness was also negligent and did not ambush the troops. But on the day the city broke, there was a delay in the march of a team, but it happened that Zhang Lan was escaping from the path from a distance, and the general who led the team immediately shot Zhang Lan with an arrow! ”

"So coincidentally?" Xiao Yin couldn't help but exclaim, looking at Huan Shizhi's expression becoming more and more depressed, he couldn't help but have a trace of doubt in his heart.

Huan Shizhi smiled bitterly: "What's even more surprising is that the general who has made such a miraculous feat is the prince who has always acted introverted, Deng Yao!" ”

When Xiao Yin heard this, his hand shook and almost dropped the teacup.

"I believe that Sister Qinghe will not deliberately deceive me." Huan Shizhi turned his head to stare at Xiao Yin, "Probably you and I have mistaken this Du Hu." Shooting Zhang Lan is indeed a miracle feat, but when it comes to it, I never believe that there is such a coincidence in the world; Second, this miracle should not have been seized by one of his vassals of the East Palace. Now, I am not afraid to say that King Xin and the East Palace will have a dispute. Deng Yao is like this, Mingli pressed King Xin for the East Palace, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also a curse rather than a blessing, I am afraid it will attract deeper jealousy. In this way, I would like to ask, who is this Deng Duhu, and for which master? ”

Huan Shizhi rarely had such a hurried tirade, and Xiao Yin was stunned for a while and didn't know how to answer. Deng Yao is a secret person of the Di clan, and it is not difficult to know that hidden path. Deng Yao is deeply used by Liu Ke on the surface, but in fact he is not used by the prince, Xiao Yin knows all this. However, Xiao Yin couldn't understand why Deng Yao would act so abnormally and seize such a miraculous feat in a high-profile manner.

Finding such a lame reason to pass by by chance, killing Zhang Lan, offending King Xin's party, will also be angry with the prince, and there is a risk of getting on fire and exposing the identity of the secret person. Xiao Yin really didn't understand.

You can't just destroy the rebels for the sake of justice, right? Xiao Yin couldn't help but smile bitterly, it turned out that what Huan Shizhi said was right, she, like him, didn't know Deng Yao.