Li Jiangyao secretly looked out from the corner between the beam and the top of the house, and saw Lao Jianhua, who was dressed in the dust, walking in the front, followed by a Xuanjia military general on the left and right, the one on the left looked tall and mighty, and the one on the other side was polite and quite bookish. In addition to the two of them, seven or eight other personal guards followed.

Everyone walked quickly into Tingyuxuan, and sat down in their robes. Li Jiangyao knew that Lao Jianhua's martial arts were strong, and the other two generals were not weak at first glance, so he hurriedly used his internal force to reduce his aura to the slightest state, so as not to be detected by the other party.

Sure enough, Li Jiangyao took precautions carefully, so that Lao Jianhua and the others did not notice at all that an uninvited guest was hiding above their heads, quietly watching.

I only heard the burly general take the lead and say, "Mr. Lao, you have worked hard all the way. Mr. was resting just now, Xie Bao didn't dare to disturb, until this time I had the opportunity to prepare a little wine for you, catch the wind and wash the dust, Mr. forgive the sin, hahaha. ”

"General Xie was ordered to guard Luoyi, which is related to the stability of the rear of the whole army, and that is the real hard work." Lao Jianhua smiled and nodded: "How is it?" How is the situation going over here? ”

"Uh......" Xie Bao was slightly stunned, not knowing how to answer, and looked at Di Xian, who was sitting opposite, as if asking for help.

Di Xian scolded secretly in his heart, but on the surface, he remained silent, and bowed to respond: "Sir, as reported by the humble position just now, a large number of spies from the Northern Ya Rebellion Division have infiltrated Luoyi City, and yesterday they suddenly made trouble in the Eastern Capital, causing many serious damages, including the Imperial City Ziwei Palace, the Chengnan Granary, the Thorn Shi Mansion, the State Guest Post House and Chengpingfang, all of which were attacked to varying degrees. Fortunately, General Xie Bao reacted quickly and led his troops to suppress it in time, so that it did not cause an uncontrollable situation. However, due to the negligence of his humble duties, he fell for the trick of the Reverse Scale Division, which caused His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to go missing accidentally, please punish Mr. ”

Lao Jianhua smiled, raised his hand to caress his long hair, and said softly: "We are in the light, and the enemy is in the dark; We are the main defender, and the enemy is the main attack. In this very unfavorable situation, the performance of the two of you against the Reverse Scale Division who is going all out is already quite good. ”

As he spoke, he picked up the wine glass on the table: "Come, I'll toast you two with a glass." Don't worry, Taifu, the old man will explain it to you,! ”

Looking at what he meant, he didn't seem to care about the whereabouts of the crown prince Li Bing at all, and Xie Bao couldn't help but be secretly surprised. However, he didn't think much about it, and hurriedly raised his glass with Di Xian, and respectfully drank with Lao Jianhua.

And Lao Jianhua has a transcendent status in Xie Guang's camp, only a few words, and if he exonerates Xie Bao and Di Xian, it also shows his strong control.

After drinking the wine, Lao Jianhua put down the cup and said to the two of them: "A few days ago, I received your flying report in the army, and I heard that the Reverse Scale Division actually left a book to provoke, saying that he wanted to assassinate the prince, and I felt that the situation was a little bad at that time, so after discussing with the Taifu, I left the front-line camp overnight and returned to Luoyi. Things are as I guessed, the killing of the reverse scale division is fake, and the robbery is real, so it is just a suspicion. I really didn't expect that now Shen Lie's level has also improved greatly, haha. ”

Xie Bao was still a little indignant: "Those turtle grandsons will only engage in conspiracy and trickery, if they come with a clear knife and a gun, I will never let them be so arrogant!" ”

Lao Jianhua nodded with a smile, did not take this stubble, and continued: "The actions of the Reverse Scale Division seem to have many clues and complexities, but in fact, the goals are clear and interlocking, and it is not a fluke to be able to succeed. Especially the trick they used in the end, the golden cicada was bold and ruthless, and it had a bit of a taste of battlefield fighting. ”

Di Xian sighed: "Sir is right. With the help of the greyhound, he led his troops to chase after him overnight, and finally caught up with the team of flying against the scales. Their reaction at the time was immediate, and without hesitation, they began to resist fiercely. Alas, those people all looked like they were dying, so much so that I thought I had really caught up with Li Bing. However, I never expected that after working hard for a long time, it was actually a fake prince, and in the end, he only took an inconsequential Murong Xue. ”

"You can't say that," Lao Jianhua said calmly: "For the old man, Murong Xue is by no means an insignificant character, on the contrary, he is still very valuable." ”

After saying that, he Lao Jianhua turned his head and ordered his subordinates: "Go and invite someone." ”

Li Jiangyao, who was hiding on the beam of the house, heard that Murong Xue was coming, his mood immediately tightened, he risked his danger to look outside, and after a while, he saw Murong Xue, who was covered in blood, being escorted by four Xuanjia soldiers, and staggered to Tingyuxuan.

He had obviously gone through a fierce battle, and his body and face were covered with wounds, and although he had been bandaged, the gauze was still stained with blood, which was shocking.

Perhaps it was due to excessive exhaustion, Murong Xue's whole person looked a little sluggish and tired, and the usual chic and elegant brilliance was gone at this moment. However, when he came to the Xuan and saw Lao Jianhua sitting in the center, there was immediately a little more resolute light in his eyes.

Lao Jianhua smiled non-smilingly: "Lord Zhan Shi, it seems that you have suffered a lot, have you ever thought about such a day before?" ”

Murong Xue shook her head disdainfully, and said loudly: "Since the first day I came to Luoyi in the imperial capital, I never thought of going back alive. Your treason is clearly revealed, and the imperial court has entrusted me with a heavy task to assist in protecting His Highness, so naturally I will inevitably suffer and suffer, what is so unusual? ”

Lao Jianhua laughed and said, "Okay! Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, he prefers to go to the tiger mountains. Murong Xue is young and heroic, and Lao admires him. In the past, you and I had a lot of disputes, but Lao still recognized you from the bottom of his heart. It's a pity that we have a different position, and we can't be the enemy. ”

Murong Xue had always been disgusted with Lao Jianhua's fake appearance, and snorted coldly: "Lord Lao, put away your hypocrisy." I don't want your admiration and recognition, and I don't need you to feel sorry, let alone chat with you. It's hostile, so hurry up! ”

"Hurry up? What's the matter? Lao Jianhua asked with interest: "Do you want to die happily?" ”

Murong Xue smiled freely: "That's right, but I want to die." To tell you the truth, before Di Xian chased after me last night, I always thought that His Highness was in the carriage, so when the pursuers appeared, I almost went crazy. However, after all, you still miscalculated, the Reverse Scale Division actually transferred His Highness ahead of schedule, and even I was kept in the dark, which is really clever! Later, I was caught by you, and I was so happy to see Di Xian's angry and ugly appearance! Hahaha...... Lao Tzu died without regrets! Lao Jianhua, the prince returned to the imperial capital safely, I see that Xie Guang and you can still jump for a few days! ”

Hearing this, Xie Bao and Di Xian couldn't help but look angry, and almost wanted to rush up to ask for Murong Xue's life, but Lao Jianhua was not angry at all, just shook his head lightly, and sighed: "Alas, Murong Xue, Murong Xue, Lao Mou told Taifu before, you are a shrewd and capable person, but there is one thing that is not good, and you lack the overall situation." So far, do you still naively think that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince still has any great effect? ”

Murong Xue couldn't help but be slightly stunned when she heard the other party say this, and she didn't understand the meaning of these words for a while. Lao Jianhua stared at him and continued: "Right now, the Turkic army is attacking the last barrier to the west of the imperial capital, Xiao Pass. In that place, although the terrain is steep and there are mountains and rivers, it is a pity that the troops are extremely scarce. Even if there is a moat, it is difficult to escape the bad luck of breaking the gate and killing people. It won't be long before the imperial capital will be besieged by the surging Turks. And once the imperial capital was lost, Li Chengwu died, and Shengtang died directly. At that time, Taifu only needs to ascend to the top and shout, and support the troops immediately, what else do you want that unlucky prince to do? ”

Murong Xue's sword eyebrows tightened, and she refuted: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still here, and this world is still the world of the Holy Tang!" The armies of the Qinwang from all walks of life are rushing to the aid one after another, and they will naturally gather around him to quell the chaos and resist the enemy! ”

"Haha, I guessed you have a hard mouth." Lao Jianhua stroked his palms and smiled: "Does Prince Li Bing really have such great appeal? I don't think so. You don't know that just half a month ago, Li Kui, the king of Huaiyang, suddenly returned to his fiefdom and recruited troops with great fanfare. At the same time, he also sent envoys to secretly contact the Liaodong Metropolitan Protectorate and the Lingnan Metropolitan Protectorate, hoping to get the support of the other party and take advantage of the chaos to ascend the throne and stand on his own. Tell me, even if Li Bing escapes from our territory, where will he go? Imperial capital? Or two Huai? Gangnam? ”

Hearing this, Murong Xue couldn't help but be secretly frightened. He didn't expect that in just one or two months, the situation in the world had changed dramatically, and it was so bad. Not to mention that he and the crown prince are under house arrest in Luoyi, they don't know what has changed outside, even if the two of them are free, I'm afraid they will be overwhelmed and powerless.

As Lao Jianhua said, the Turks besieged the imperial capital, the Xuanjia army controlled the Central Plains, the king of Huaiyang usurped power and became the emperor, and the state capitals and capitals in various places had ambiguous attitudes and unclear positions, where should His Royal Highness the Crown Prince go? Where can you go?

After a moment of silence, Murong Xue slowly raised her head, stared at Lao Jianhua and said, "Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is no longer important to you, then I can abandon it as if I were a disgrace." If you want to kill, you have to kill, give it a good time. ”

Lao Jianhua also stared at Murong Xue and said kindly: "Murong Zhan is different from the crown prince, and Lao also hopes to learn some things from you." As long as you are willing to cooperate well, I will let you live. Although he can't be an official anymore, he can always live the rest of his life happily. ”

Murong Xue sneered with disdain: "I really can't see that I have any value to use, and I can change my life path with you." ”

Lao Jianhua flicked the wine glass lightly with his fingers, and said word by word: "Of course you are very valuable, such as Nian Jinsong." ”