The meeting place agreed by Helian was in a small inn on the outskirts of the border city, and Yu Wenhan and Yang Qingqiu set off early in the morning.

Passing through a market without too many people, two prison vans were slowly passing by, and seven or eight people were huddled in two not too spacious prison carts, and a burst of wailing and crying broke the quiet morning. Yang Qingqiu followed the voice and asked the people on the side of the road, "What did they do?" ”

When the passer-by saw the prisoner car walking away, he dared to whisper back: "The general lost his son, yesterday this family held a happy event with lanterns, and committed the taboo of the general, and this happy event turned into a funeral, and all of them were exiled to the mines in the northwest as slaves." ”

Yang Qingqiu couldn't help but clench his fists when he heard this, no wonder he said that Wang Yu was the "Earth Emperor" of the border city, abusing his power and having no king's law.

"Over the years, there have only been a few anonymous letters about the actual situation in the border city, but the envoys sent by the imperial court to the border city every year have come back to say that the people of the border city live and work in peace and contentment, and it seems that these people have long been bought by Wang Yu. Wang Yu's power in the court should be greater than you and I imagined. Yu Wenhan and Yang Qingqiu said as they walked.

"Hmm. At that time, King Hua guarded the border city, and the envoy also said that the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, but it should not be the same thing as 'living and working in peace and contentment' at this moment. After Hua Wangye was captured, many people spontaneously protested on the streets, and finally were suppressed by Wang Yu, who was replaced, with troops, which further confirmed Hua Wangye's motive for rebellion. Yang Qingqiu said angrily.

"What? Do you also think that Uncle Wang was wronged now? Yu Wenhan asked with a smile.

"In the past, I didn't want to touch it because I was afraid of confirming the matter of Lord Hua, but now looking at the scene in this city, I also feel that things may not be the case." Yang Qingqiu said.

"Your father said many years ago that he had the evidence of Uncle Wang's rebellion, and warned you and me not to meddle in this matter. But for so many years, the court has not pronounced the verdict, why is this? My guess is that either there is no evidence at all and it is just a bluff, or Uncle Wang still has bargaining chips in his hands. Yu Wenhan said, "But I think that no matter what, there is a result that is better than nothing, because there is no worse situation for Uncle Wang than at this moment." ”

Just as he was talking, the two of them arrived at the place agreed by Helian Qiji, the shopkeeper asked about the origin, and led the two to a tea room, Helian Qiji drank tea, and when he saw the two of them coming in, he didn't get up to greet them, glanced at Yu Wenhan's arm, and directly motioned for the two to sit down.

"General Helian is leisurely and elegant." Yu Wenhan sat down and said.

"I've lived in your imperial capital for twenty years, and after I came back, I couldn't get used to the mare's milk wine, and I liked this thing." Helian poured tea for the two of them, took a sip of his own and said.

"What about the wine I brewed, last time I asked someone to send a few jars of 'Xiqiong' to the general, but you are still used to drinking it?" Yu Wenhan took a sip of tea and asked.

"If you want to evaluate the top ten famous wines in the world, this 'Xiqiong' is definitely among the top three." Helian raised his head and drank a cup of tea, and said, "It's just that you have made too little wine, so I can only drink it slowly, and I don't know if it is the Year of the Monkey when you send it next time." ”

"Drink the wine that you can drink freely, my wine, I can only taste it slowly." Yu Wenhan took a sip of tea and said with a smile.

Helian Qiji also laughed and said: "You Central Plains people like to go around the bend when you talk, so it is suitable to drink tea when dealing with you, and think while tasting it, so as not to be entwined." ”

"General Helian, we are also old acquaintances, in fact, we can open the skylight and say something." After Yu Wenhan finished speaking, he also drank the tea.

"Well, I like to talk to bright people." Helian Qiji played with the teacup and said, "I guess you have also heard about why I came here, and how interested are you in this gift?" ”

"Then it depends on whether Huang Bei can cooperate? I heard that Huang Bei has a great friendship with Wang Yu, but he has a deep grudge with Tusang. Yu Wenhan said.

"This matter will not be bothered by King Ping, you two just need to promise to succeed Wang Yu in charge of the border city." Helian said with abandonment.

"Why do you have to be the two of us?" Yu Wenhan asked.

"Because I don't want to deal with people I don't know." The corners of Helian Qiji's mouth rose, and the scar on his face also rose.

Yu Wenhan looked at Helian Qiji's eyes, which were indeed very different from five years ago, with too much murderous aura and desire. He took a sip of tea and said slowly, "King Chen and I are indeed very interested in the border city, but we have our way, and we don't like gifts with blood very much. ”

"Originally, I didn't want to do this, but you revealed your identity halfway, and you were chased by the killers sent by King Nan, which disrupted my original plan, I had to change my strategy, and I helped you casually and gave this gift." Helian Qi's eyes shot a cold light, and he said calmly.

"If I'm not mistaken, in your original plan, it would be impossible for Wang Chengyu to leave the desert alive." Yu Wenhan's eyes were soft, without any joy or sorrow, and he said calmly, "Wang Chengyu's guards were killed at the Guyue Inn before he set off, and the envoy who greeted him was also killed on the way to the border city. ”

"King Ping, what do you mean!" Helian Qiji suddenly put the teacup on the table, and the case trembled.

"What do you want to do?!" Seeing this, Yang Qingqiu held down the trembling desk with one hand, and blocked Yu Wenhan's front with one hand.

"Qingqiu, don't panic, General Helian has no malicious intent." Yu Wenhan picked up the teapot and poured it for Helian Qi, and said, "I remember when I first met you at your courtyard gate that year, you stared at me with such sharp eyes. That's the real you, drinking tea is not for you. ”

"Oh, if you want to come back alive from within that high wall, don't you have to pretend to be meek and humble?" Helian said as he drank his all.

"Although we are not young years apart from General Helian, it was really unpleasant to drink and talk in your courtyard a few times." Yu Wenhan also drank all the tea and said, "We don't mind if you help, we just don't want to be watched everywhere and kept in the dark, you have tasted this taste for twenty years, it is not comfortable." ”

Helian looked at Yu Wenhan, and gradually put away his sharp eyes, thinking that when he left the city, Yu Wenhan was only seventeen or eighteen years old, and he secretly stood on the city tower to see him off, and he was also a rare person with affection and righteousness in the high wall. When I met him, Yu Wenhan was only a fourteen or fifteen-year-old hairy boy, but he had a heavy heart, and it was rare to empathize with him, and because of someone, he also became a friend with this hairy boy. Seeing each other again after five years, it impressed him even more, this person not only has a city in his heart, but also has scheming and courage, and there is a deep desire buried under the seemingly docile and cold face.

"When I saw Yang Qingqiu in the Yue tribe, I said that King Chen is very fortunate to have you two to help." Helian Qiji clapped his hands and said, "One of you is brave and the other is strategic, I Helian Qiji really admires it, and then it is terrifying." ”

"We're all open and honest, so I'll have something to say." The corners of Yu Wenhan's mouth rose slightly, and he said, "In three months, we will come here again." ”

"Force him to rebel, or force him to go?" Helian asked.

"It depends on your needs, we don't interfere with this, we can cooperate with you." Yu Wenhan's handsome face is like a blooming magnolia, standing in the wind, not swaying or shaking.

"Okay." Helian nodded and said.

"Is three months enough?" Yu Wenhan asked.

"I'll have enough for two months, it's up to you to see if you have time." Helian Qiji said coldly.

"Okay, two months." Yu Wenhan raised the teacup and said, "Then we will replace the wine with tea and make a cup." Wait until the next time we meet in the border city, and have a good drink. ”

After saying that, all three of them drank it all. Yu Wenhan and Yang Qingqiu got up to say goodbye, and Helian Qiji also got up and asked, "Do you still want to see Wang Yu?" ”

"It's gone, I'll go back to the capital immediately." Yu Wenhan turned around and said, "I originally planned to meet for a while, but now I don't think it's necessary." This time he came to spy on the border city, if he didn't lose his son, it would be okay to see him, but seeing him again at this moment would inevitably make him suspicious. ”

"Sure enough, it is someone carefully cultivated by Yu Wenhua." Helian Qiji finally showed an appreciative look in his eyes, nodded and said.

Yu Wenhan and Yang Qingqiu looked at Helian in surprise, and it was rare to see the scars on his face stretched. I thought that this person was an old acquaintance with Uncle Wang, and the relationship should be extraordinary. I thought that I could drink with him as a teenager back then, and gradually became a year-old friend, it turned out that it was because of Uncle Wang.

"Are you old acquaintances?" Yu Wenhan asked softly.

"What about old knowledge? He's the only person I admire in the world. Helian Qijian sighed lightly and said, "If it weren't for him twenty years ago, I would have given up struggling a long time ago, spent my life in the imperial city, bought drunk, and waited for death. ”

"He's talked to you about us before?" Yu Wenhan asked again, his mind was already surging.

"He often mentions that you are his proudest apprentices." Helian Qiji saw that his face was red, and said more confidently, "If it weren't for seeing the two of you again this time, looking at your current temperament and demeanor, you are indeed a little similar to him, and I wouldn't mention him easily." ”

"Then he ......" Yu Wenhan was about to ask a few more words, but was interrupted by Yang Qingqiu and said, "All opportunities, we will say hello to him on your behalf." ”

After speaking, he pulled Yu Wenhan to say goodbye and left.

"Qingqiu, thank you for holding me in time just now." Yu Wenhan also regretted it a little, he was too excited when he heard about Yu Wenhua's matter, especially after seeing Xi'er this time, he hoped even more to help Uncle Wang clear his name as soon as possible.

"King Ping, this Helian abandonment is too cunning, and it is no longer the proton of five years ago." Yang Qingqiu said.

"Five years ago, I disguised myself as a sheep, and now I'm finally a wolf again." Yu Wenhan nodded and said, "I never thought that he was a sheep, and I also thought that this person should return to the prairie back then, and it was really a waste to be left in Dahuo." But I didn't expect to see him turn back into a wolf now, and I regret it a little. ”