In the evening, Di Xian finished assigning tasks to his subordinates, and then came to an elegant courtyard in the northwest corner of the Luoyi Imperial Palace, which was the current hiding place of the crown prince Li Bing - Jixian Zhai.

Seeing Di Xian enter the house, Li Bing, who was discussing things with Murong Xue in a low voice, raised his head and asked, "Di Xian, what's going on outside?" In the morning, you hurriedly ran to answer, and then disappeared, and now you have brought this palace to this place, what do you want to do? ”

Di Xian gave a salute unhurriedly and said, "Your Highness is angry." The current situation is somewhat complicated. As Wei Chen told in the morning, it is reported that the Northern Ya Reverse Scale Division intends to assassinate His Highness. As a last resort, the minister had no choice but to strengthen his vigilance and temporarily arrange for His Highness to come here to avoid the enemy's edge. ”

"Nonsense!" Murong Xue said angrily beside him: "The imperial capital knows that His Royal Highness is under house arrest by you, and he must have sent the Reverse Scale Division to rescue him, how could he be assassinated?" ”

Di Xian smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Lord Murong, you don't have to throw fire at Di. In the current situation, why do I have to deliberately lie and toss you with nothing to do? ”

He paused, and then turned to Li Bing and continued: "Your Highness may wish to think about it carefully, the Northern Ya Reverse Scale Division has always been loyal to the emperor alone, and as for Your Highness, your safety is probably not within their consideration. The imperial court took the matter of the King of Huaiyang, took the opportunity to make trouble, and had already started a war with our army in the area of Mianchi, and the Reverse Scale Division and Shen Lie now have sufficient reasons to remove His Royal Highness and hurry up. The reason is obvious, it is easier to kill people than to save people, if you have a mistake, Lord Taifu and our Xuanjia Army will lose the backbone, but the court feels that it doesn't matter. So, who doesn't want anything to happen to you, and who wants to see you die? ”

After Li Bing heard Di Xian's words, his pupils couldn't help but shrink, and then he looked at Murong Xue suspiciously.

Murong Xue suddenly felt speechless.

From the perspective of political games alone, the imperial capital certainly wants things to be simple. If the crown prince died at the hands of Xie Guang, no matter from which position, it would be the most advantageous choice to quell the rebellion.

Therefore, Di Xian said that the Reverse Scale Division is not here to save people, but to kill people, no matter how you look at it, it is very credible.

Shen Lie, that guy can really do this kind of thing!

In desperation, Murong Xue had no choice but to retreat first: "Your Highness, no matter whether what Di Xian said is true or not, there is no big difference in being careful. Don't forget, in addition to the imperial capital, there is now a Huaiyang king Li Kui who is afraid that the world will not be chaotic, maybe his people pretended to be Beiya, deliberately laid a puzzle, and tried to fish in troubled waters, but it is unknown. ”

Li Bing nodded, reluctantly accepting Murong Xue's statement, and then turned his head and asked Di Xian: "What about those palace maids and chamberlains around the palace?" Where did you get them? ”

"It's all temporarily isolated and guarded." Di Xian replied: "Wechen is worried that some of them will be bribed to rebel, which may be unfavorable to His Highness, so I have to avoid them from contacting you as much as possible." ”

Li Bing knew that this was also necessary in order to prevent a potential assassination, so he ordered: "You can screen and check the spies, but don't hurt their lives for no reason!" ”

Di Xian smiled faintly and assured the prince that he would never abuse lynching and hurt people for no reason.

Seeing that he happily agreed, Li Bing's heart was a little calm, and after a moment of silence, he said: "Alas, Shan Tingxian is a squire of the Yellow Gate, and his martial arts are also high, shouldn't he be here now?" ”

Di Xian responded: "Shan Shilang went to Mianchi with Master Taifu, and he couldn't come back for a while. ”

Murong Xue followed his words and asked, "What's going on over there in Michi?" Did you just say that the two sides are already at war? ”

Li Bing is obviously also very concerned about this: "Wasn't there a confrontation two days ago? Why did you suddenly start fighting? ”

Di Xian deliberately reversed black and white: "It's not because the imperial court wants to get rid of His Highness as soon as possible." Although Master Taifu's previous methods were a little tougher, in the final analysis, he still stood with you. He would not allow anyone to break the covenant of the Holy Sect, let alone watch the traitors shake His Highness's position as the prince. The emperor didn't want to see you stand firm, so he took the lead in provoking the battle and launched an attack on our Xuanjia army. However, according to the latest battle report, Lord Taifu has begun to carry out a counterattack on all fronts yesterday, and the Xuanjia soldiers fought bravely and broke through the four camping fortresses of the imperial court in a row. At present, the main force of the enemy army has retreated to the area around Shaanzhou. If it goes well, in less than a month, our troops will be able to approach the city of Tongguan. ”

Murong Xue couldn't help but sneer: "According to what you said, in less than three months, I'm afraid even the imperial capital will be able to conquer it together, right?" ”

Di Xian smiled slightly: "Imperial capital, it's not our turn." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Li Bing was a little puzzled. Murong Xue also didn't understand the meaning of Di Xian's words, and looked at him in surprise.

Di Xian seemed to smile: "Your Highness Qiqi, we have received information from the west, the Turkic army of 800,000, under the leadership of the Khan Ashina Jin, occupied Zijin Pass and Shengyu Pass, and at this time is besieging Liangzhou Mansion with all its might. With their strength and speed, they are likely to reach the imperial capital before us. ”

His words were like a thunderbolt from the sky, and they immediately stunned Li Bing and Murong Xue, and they couldn't accept this reality at all for a while.

General Li Bing asked suspiciously: "Is the news accurate?" Di Xian, you can't joke about this kind of big thing. ”

"Your Highness, such a big thing, does Weichen dare to be a child's play?"

With a snap, Murong Xue slapped her palm on the table and said angrily: "Since the Turks have invaded on a large scale, why does Xie Guang still want to go to war with the imperial court?" What are your intentions? ”

Di Xian replied with a calm face: "Murong Xue, please clarify the facts." It's not that we have to take the initiative to attack the imperial court, but that the imperial capital first pressed the border. This is clearly the intention of the traitors in the DPRK to murder His Royal Highness and the Taifu, and our Xuanjia Army was forced to fight back. Otherwise, will we sit back and let others slaughter us? As for the invasion of foreign enemies, that is easy to do. As long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne and becomes emperor, the military and people of the whole country will unite as one and drive out the Turks, which is just around the corner. ”

Murong Xue knew that he was now a prisoner, and it really didn't make any sense to have a verbal dispute with the other party. Therefore, he snorted coldly at Di Xian's strong words, and stopped saying more than half a sentence.

The three of them were silent for a moment, and Di Xian spoke again: "Murong Xue, what you are thinking in your heart, I actually know very well. However, none of this matters, sooner or later you will understand who is the enemy and who is the friend. You don't know yet, the Reverse Scale Division wants to kill not only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but also you and your family. You, Lord Murong, can disown me as a colleague, but Di can't help but be affectionate. Therefore, for the sake of safety, I have specially brought your wife here to protect her. ”

With that, he waved his hand behind him.

The next moment, a beautiful shadow appeared outside the door.

Murong Xue took a closer look, and the person who came was none other than Rui Ji. He quickly stood up in surprise and asked, "You, why are you here?" ”

Rui Ji also saw Murong Xue at this time, and couldn't help but snort, rushed into his arms, sobbed, and said while crying: "Xianggong, the concubine has never heard from you, and she is so worried about it......"

"Don't cry, don't cry. Don't you think I'm good? Murong Xue gently helped Rui Ji up, and Wen Yan comforted: "Don't worry about it this time." Tell me, how did you get here? ”

Rui Ji tried to hold back her tears, looked at Di Xian next to her, and said to Murong Xue, "This lord sent his subordinates to pick me up." He said to the concubine, the imperial court sent someone to assassinate His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and you, worried that the concubine would also be implicated and taken hostage and hurt by the gangsters, so he was sent to the palace to protect together. This will also reunite us as a husband and wife. ”

"They didn't embarrass you, did they?" Murong Xue asked worriedly.

Rui Ji shook her head, with a puzzled expression: "They are very good to the concubine, polite and polite, and they have never been embarrassed. Xianggong, why do you ask? Aren't they colleagues with you? ”

Murong Xue secretly complained in her heart, but she didn't have time to explain more at the moment, so she hurriedly pulled her and said, "Let's not talk about this for now." Come on, come on, hurry up and salute His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

As soon as she heard that the prince was also here, Rui Ji was suddenly shocked, and followed the direction indicated by Murong Xue, and hurriedly bowed down, kowtowing again and again: "Cheap concubine...... Cheap concubine Rui Ji, knock to see His Royal Highness the Prince, Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose. ”

Murong Xue introduced beside him: "Your Highness, this is clumsy. Although it has not officially been opened, it has been married to each other. She came from a humble background and did not know how to count etiquette, and asked His Highness for forgiveness. ”

Li Bing took two steps forward, helped Rui Ji up with his empty hand, and said softly, "Mrs. Murong, let's get even." This palace and your husband are like family, and you don't have to be polite in front of this palace in the future. ”

Rui Ji was so frightened that she didn't even dare to raise her head: "The concubine never dare." ”

Murong Xue also said: "Your Highness can't be like this. The courtesy of the monarch and the minister cannot be abolished in the slightest. ”

Li Bing smiled miserably: "When is it, what are you still talking about these vain things?" Your name is Ruiji, right? Get up, I'm a little older than you, and I'll treat you as a sister in the future. ”

When Murong Xue and the others heard Li Bing say this, they were so panicked that they confessed again and again, and Rui Ji bowed seriously a few times before standing up with Murong Xue's support.

Di Xian waited for them to finish their greetings, and said loudly: "Your Highness, since the chamberlains and palace maids have all been driven away, according to Wei Chen's opinion, it is better to let Mrs. Murong stay here and take on some errands of serving the royal driver, serving tea and pouring water." Their husband and wife can also avoid the pain of separation and lovesickness, and it is convenient for each other to take care of each other, you see? ”

Li Bing saw that the matter had come to this point, and he couldn't send Rui Ji out of the palace anymore, and there were more unnecessary branches out of thin air, so he nodded and agreed: "You are very thoughtful, just do it." ”