"Quan Jue, go and call someone to recruit your eldest brother and second brother over." Jiang Mingchen, who had just returned to the palace, changed his sycophancy in Cangyang City and commanded with a straight face.

After a while, the three sons came to the main hall one after another, knelt on the ground, and after greeting Jiang Mingchen, the two looked at their father who had returned from hard work with blazing eyes, and their eyes were full of expectation.

King Li looked at the three of them gloomily, and only said after a long time: "Get up, Quan Jue, you will stay for a while." Quan Jue, you are ready to prepare, go to Cai Fatzi in Zhanzhou in a few days, and hang a right lieutenant with him. Quan Jue, you go to Renzhou to find Tuntian Linggong Zhaoning, how to do it, I have told you many times, don't let me down. ”

After the three of them listened, the eldest son Jiang Quanjue was indifferent, the second son Jiang Quanjue was a little incredulous, and the third son Jiang Quanjue was a little complacent.

Jiang Quanxuan asked indignantly: "Dad, why didn't you let me go to Renzhou with the third child?" ”

"Shut up, you can go wherever you want, noise!"

Jiang Mingqi did agree to this long distance, and even disregarded all the requests of his third brother who came to visit him in violation of ancestral rules, but he didn't all obey his wishes, did he really think he was a fool? One son went to Changzhou to assist in defense, and both sons got to Renzhou next to Johor, what calculation do you think the widow doesn't know?

I squatted in the palace every day, but my eyes and ears were always watching and listening to them. Jiang Mingqi said earnestly, third brother, you also have to have a son by your side, don't let the boss go to Changzhou, it's better to stay by your side and accompany you.

But for the sake of a compatriot, Jiang Mingchen's baby second son was still arranged to be in Zhanzhou, which is also considered to be leisurely, as for your third son who thinks he is very smart, if you want to go to Renzhou, go there.

"You two prepare well in the next few days, and Quan Jue stays." Jiang Mingchen waved his hand.

The two sons bowed their heads and withdrew from the main hall, and then left angrily and happily, leaving the house, the two deliberately kept their distance and did not talk, as if they were strangers and went back to the house.

"Quan Jue, how is the new Jinfeng Army preparing?"

"Dad, everything has been prepared, and it will be doubled in size soon, a full eight thousand."

Jiang Mingchen nodded slightly, his expression was obviously stretched, and then he got up and came to the outside of the hall with his hands in his hands, although he could already be said to be rich and invincible under one person, but the Jin Feng Army that he had worked so hard to build was gone, how could he not be in pain.

"Huanxin County, how's it going? Did you dig anything? ”

"Pan Yantang's side is still investigating, if Jiang Quanliang hadn't personally brought the people from the Baili family with him, he might have found out a long time ago."

"It's okay, there's no hurry. This little bastard, when he was a child, he held him, just because he urinated on me, I pinched his ass hard, maybe it hurt, this kid not only didn't cry, but secretly found a bow and arrow, to stab me, causing the queen mother and Jiang Mingqi to laugh, but my hairs stood up at the time, that kid was only four years old, although when he grew up, he was still respectful, but the two of us actually tacitly agreed. Maybe at that moment, they didn't like each other. Hmph, sooner or later, I'm going to clean up this little bastard and let him know why Lone calls himself King Li. ”

"Dad, the Baili family is about to enter the territory of Qizhou, do you want to let Xuanhe Jun go?"

Jiang Mingchen turned around and glanced at his eldest son, and Jiang Quanjue immediately lowered his head.

Jiang Mingchen said to himself: "A few days ago, the great changes in the heavens and the earth on the mountains of Jiangxi must be related to the Gao Guo side, Jiang Mingqi, I want to see if you can keep this country and pass it on to the two of you." ”

Before the queen mother was leaving, she inadvertently revealed two royal secrets to Jiang Mingchen, and after he heard it, he was simply shocked, and it was from that time that the two brothers, who really loved each other, began to look like each other.

Compared with one of them, the other secret, the queen mother didn't know much, and only said the eight-character proverb of "Xuanxue Mumu, the high corridor is restored".

For more than 20 years, Jiang Mingchen can be said to be obsessed with these eight words to the point that he doesn't want to eat, and it is precisely because of this secret that he is bound to win that position. In private, he also found a lot of sacrificial wine to knock on the side, and even caught the folk goddess to try to crack it, but in the end he didn't get any information and hints.

After Jiang Quanjue carefully pondered, he asked, "Father, do you want to add a fire to Shiguo's side?" ”

Jiang Mingchen was really angry this time, turned around and slapped Jiang Quanjue, "How many times have I told you, you have to calm down, wait and see what happens, do whatever you want, and stay honest if you don't do anything!" ”

"Yes, Erchen knows his mistake!" Jiang Quanjue immediately knelt down and leaned down on the ground.

"You, each take a team of Jin Feng Army and Xuan He Army, go to Bozhou in person, go to Andong City to have a look, and act in a low-key manner."

"Whoa!" Jiang Quanjue retreated with half of his face swollen.

Jiang Mingchen looked at the direction of Cangyang City, and kept chanting, Xuanxue Mumu, the high corridor was restored......

Jiang Quanjue returned to the mansion, sat down on the chair dejectedly, and sent away the maid who wanted to help him change his clothes, but he didn't know what to think about when he sat down.

The princess came to his side one by one, gently fanned him, and looked at his swollen face gently.

"Punished by my father again?" As he spoke, he reached out to touch half of Jiang Quanjue's face.

"Alas, my father is now simply unreasonable, more and more moody, I remember when I was a child, he was not like this, there was no second and third child at that time, my father and mother also respected each other, but then the family became more and more ......"

"Yes, when I first married into the palace, my father was kind and spoke very gently. Maybe it's because after her mother gave birth to Quanju, she fell ill and died, so she was stimulated, right? The princess gently rubbed his face and said.

"It's midsummer, your hands are still so cold, don't forget the medicine that the doctor told you to drink." Jiang Quanjue said as he grabbed her other hand.

"I know, after so many years, I haven't given birth to an heir for you, why don't you take another concubine?" The princess hid her face and said with a coquettish smile.

Jiang Quanjue glanced at his beloved wife, and said sullenly: "Don't make fun of me, I'm going to Bozhou soon, my father asked me to explore the wind, this time, I don't know how many days I will come back, you must take care of your body." ”

"Got it, got it, my good brother."

Jiang Quanjue couldn't help but sigh again, "The second and third, now more and more, if the queen mother is still alive, how sad it will be to see them now, alas! ”

The princess could only gently hold her husband's head and rub it gently.

On the second day, Jiang Quanjue took a thousand people and went to Bozhou along the post road. At the same time, a 4,000-strong army, under the leadership of Jiang Quanliang, also set off towards Bozhou. Three days later, the Baiying army, which numbered more than 20,000 people, also advanced from the south of Yunyang City to Bozhou.

Not long ago, Mao Fuxing, who received a secret order from the imperial court, dispatched 20,000 people from the 200,000 Baiying army to aid Yuezhou, and rushed to Andong City in Bozhou.

Mao Fuxing secretly instructed the captain of the army to first ensure Mao Shaojuan's safety as the top priority, and then everything was arranged by Jiang Quanliang, the little prince, and waited for the opportunity to act.

After a bumpy journey, Mao Shaojuan finally entered the boundary of Bozhou, rested for a while in Fenghou City, the capital of Bozhou, and continued to hurry after the people from the dark thunder sign inquired about the news.

Originally, I wanted to find an inn first, and then go to a famous local restaurant to eat after settling down, but I went to several and all the rooms were full. And on the way, many people seemed to be rushing to Yinzhou, where Cangyang City is located, and they were in a hurry and panicked. Several of the dark thunder guards around Mao Shaojuan obviously noticed a trace of abnormal atmosphere.

I found a restaurant casually, and there were many customers, but there was no bustling and loud scene like in the past, but they seemed to have something on their minds with each other, and they talked softly. Even Mao Shaojuan, who is ignorant of the world, feels strange.

After the two or so envoys returned and confirmed that Yi Houpeng was in Andong City, more than 100 people simply ate and fed the horses, and continued to set off to the south.

On the way, the two left and right envoys exchanged glances, hesitating whether to stop the eldest lady from going back, after all, the south is no longer an ordinary chaos.

Mao Shaojuan looked at the two people beside her, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhong, Brother Yan, it's okay to speak directly." ”

"Miss, many gentry and people have fled from Bozhou, it seems that the front is not very safe, I discussed it with Yan You, let's go back, right?"

"What are you afraid of, didn't my father already send more than 20,000 Baiying troops over, and I also heard that the little prince also brought 4,000 Bai Ying troops on the way, it seems that King Li has also made some moves."

The two of them looked at the brothers around them with sharp eyes, as if they wanted to find out who leaked the secret.

"Okay, two big brothers, I didn't tell me any of them, Miss Ben has her own clever plan." Then, before leaving, Mao Fuxing gave her a flying sound cylinder that seemed to be made of green bamboo. This is a treasure handed down by the Mao family since ancient times, and the number is extremely rare, as long as you put a letterhead in it, the people on the other side, no matter where they are, will receive the information immediately. Mao Fuxing really made a bloody investment for this daughter.

"Miss, in that case, we can't take you with us." Zhong Zuo said.

"Oh, my father didn't say anything, you don't have to be mother-in-law, if you really encounter danger, maybe I can run faster than any of you, and I'm not a fool." In fact, Mao Fuxing's wording in the letter was strong and hard, and the reason why he revealed the confidential information to her was to scare and scare this daughter, and then to make her go back immediately, she could only lie to the two of them.

After speaking, Mao Shaojuan sped up and ran forward, the two looked at each other, and could only let the eldest lady mess around, praying in their hearts, but don't have an accident, vowing to protect the young lady's thoughtfulness, and then rode the horse to follow closely.

At this time, Situ Changqing was already busy.

In the surrounding counties and towns, people all poured into Andong City, and people were panicked. The letter to the imperial court has not received a reply for a long time, whether to agree to withdraw to Fenghou City, or to stay in place and wait for the next instructions. Liang Huanqing said that now is a critical moment, and you must make up your own mind, is it right for the court to let you go back?

On the Butterfly Army's side, since two months ago, no news has been received, and none of the wounded soldiers have returned, are those children alive or dead? Every day, I had to face the door-to-door questioning of the Wei family and the Xia family, and I was at a loss and physically and mentally exhausted.

Moreover, a few days ago, such a big thing happened in Jiangxi Mountain, and the city defense army who went to investigate came back and said that the stone walls could not be climbed at all, and the entire border was sealed.

It had been raining in Andong City for five days in a row, Situ Changqing stood under the eaves of the main hall, looked at the dark clouds and lightning in the sky, and muttered to himself: "Jing'er, what happened to you?" ”

"Wei Yi, you're paddling quickly, do you want to exhaust me?" Wu Bo shouted.

"What's the hurry, another hundred miles, we will arrive at Zhuangguo, we have not encountered any danger along the way, take your time, maybe, we are the first to return to the dustpan village." When the time comes, we will hide at the entrance of the village, and when they come back, we will scare them, haha. ”

Yi Houpeng, who was behind him, said: "I think it's okay, when Wei Yi comes, you will perform Andong City's best skills again, and the brothers will definitely cheer you loudly." ”

Cong Tinghu asked curiously: "What is the unique skill?" Ah, I remembered, I was also amazed by Wei Fatzi's tendon meat, and I lost two coins of silver as a reward, Wei Yi, brother is interesting enough, right? ”

"Alas, don't mention it, these days, brother, I'm hungry and thin, I eat fish and fish every day, is that what people eat, and when I go back, I have to roast a whole pig, don't rob any of you from me."

"Then why don't you hurry up, follow these Gaoguo people around you, and when you arrive in Zhuangguo, we will have a good meal." Wu Bo said.

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion in front, screams one after another, and many Gao Guoren quickly rowed back towards them.

The four of them and the Butterfly Army got up and looked into the distance, and on the vast Feijiang River in front of them, there were a few rare boats the size of rice grains in the farthest distance, which disappeared on the river surface inexplicably, as if they were suddenly dragged into the river by something, and all the small boats around them rowed back.

This time, without being urged by others, Wei Yi rowed towards the nearest shore as if he were dying. Urging the other Butterfly Armies around him, Wu Bo scattered and paddled towards their nearest shore.

When they were still ten feet away, the four of them heard something behind them as if something was following closely, and the sound of cutting through the water made people's hearts furious. The four of them sped up again, and when they were about to jump to the shore, suddenly the boat was capsized in mid-air.

Wei Yi saw a bloody mouth with flashing red eyes, waiting for them to fall under the river. Wei Yi quickly drew out the double axe, and the other three also hurriedly showed off their weapons and prepared for a desperate battle.

Suddenly, the monster flicked its tail in an instant, and before the four of them could react, it quickly smashed the three of them into the water on the shore, and then quickly rolled up the falling Cong Yuhu and burrowed into the river.

The three of them and dozens of butterfly soldiers hurriedly climbed onto the shore, looking at the bubbles bubbling in the river, the red and black water continued to spread in front of them, and they didn't see Cong Huhu after waiting for a long time.

Just as the three of them and the Butterfly Army were anxiously preparing to enter the water, Cong Yuhu suddenly appeared half of his body from the river, panting for breath, laughing, and holding a monster's tail in his hand.

The three people on the shore also breathed a sigh of relief, and were about to pull Cong Yuhu ashore, when suddenly a spike pierced Cong Yuhu's chest, and then lifted him high into the air.

A monster dozens of feet tall, covered with spikes all over its body, like a snake, straightened its upper body, surfaced on the river, and looked at everyone.

Then he watched the struggling Cong Lihu be swallowed by the monster's tail, making a sound of chewing bones, blood flowing from his mouth on the surface of the river, and finally spit his battle robe and weapon at the feet of the three people, looking at them with a mocking expression.

After all, everyone has experienced several big battles, and they are not impulsive enough to fight a puppet of this level in the water. Quickly remind everyone, form a triangular formation, keep an eye on the monster's every move, slowly retreat backwards, and try to lure the monster to the shore to kill.

At the end, Yi Houpeng quickly picked up the longbow behind him, shot ten arrows at one of the monster's eyes, and after two stabs, the monster screamed loudly, shaking the ears of the three people, taking advantage of this opportunity, everyone immediately ran backwards, as long as it could be led to the shore, it would be half the success.

The more than 200 butterfly troops scattered and landed in other directions could only look anxiously at this side.

After the monster climbed ashore, a few sweeps of the tail, and smashed the few butterfly soldiers who were left behind on the spot, and then continued to chase after the three of them.

The rest of the Butterfly Army, without looking at the three of them, didn't say anything, and turned back one after another to block behind the three of them, creating opportunities for them.

Wu Bo saw the opportunity, threw the double moon halberd in his hand, and plunged it straight into the monster's remaining eye, Wei Yi and Yi Houpeng went around to the other side of the butterfly army, Wei Yi held the double axe and slashed the monster's front abdomen like crazy, Yi Houpeng held the cloud sword in his right hand, and the double moon halberd in his left hand stabbed into the back of the monster's abdomen, and then held the cloud sword with both hands, and cut a long wound backwards along the wound.

The monster kept flicking its tail and spun in circles and lifted everyone out. Wu Bo jumped nimbly and dodged, jumping onto the back of the snake, biting the butterfly knife in his mouth, clutching the scales with both hands, waiting for it to calm down, and then looking for an opportunity to strike.

During the time when the snake struggled, Wu Bo felt as if it was as long as two lifetimes, but fortunately, Zhu Yu's previous special training had a course specifically for not being thrown off the horse, otherwise ordinary people would have flown out a long time ago.

The monster finally quieted down a little, straightened its upper body, and stuck out its tongue to find the position of the crowd. With such a flick just now, several more butterfly soldiers were shocked and killed on the spot, and they spat blood and fell straight and straight in the distance. Wei Yi and Yi Houpeng were also obviously seriously injured, lying on the ground, constantly coughing up blood, if it weren't for Zhuyu's special battle robe, they would have died long ago.

The snake opened its bloody mouth and screamed again, only to see a long knife stab into the roof of the jaw, not giving it a chance to react, and then quickly and easily sliced its head in half, all the way to its neck.

With a bang, the snake fell to the ground, and its whole body was still spasming.

Wu Bo spat at the mouth, lifted the knife again, pulled a cross flower on its head, pulled out the charcoal from its brain, and crushed it violently, and the monster then turned into black powder.

When the other butterfly soldiers saw it, they cheered one after another, but the two people lying on the ground, as well as Wu Bo, just looked at the blood robe and war knife of Cong Yuhu not far away, and were speechless for a while.