In the palace city, Dongfang Ming, the new emperor of Great Xia, woke up from the dormitory.

He glanced at the crown princess from a famous family beside him, well, that is, the current queen, but he couldn't help but think of the other two figures in his mind.

Their looks and figures fascinated him;

That taboo identity made him even more restless;

And the distance that was once out of reach and the situation that is now at his fingertips make him even more vibrant.

I only hate that Concubine De, who is more impulsive and loving, actually ran away, Gao Yi old thief is really damned!

But fortunately, there is still a concubine, the dead ghost father is old and frail, and now he is even more broken and ascended to heaven, as a son, he naturally wants to help him appease and appease this enchanting stunner princess.

It's just that the British duke, well, still needs to be considered in the long run.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but hug the queen from behind, but what he was looking forward to was another face.

The queen twisted her body, and just as she was about to go off the fire, there was a knock on the door, and Dong Liang's voice sounded at the door, "Your Majesty, Xiao Xianggong asks to see you." ”

"What is Uncle doing so early!"

Dongfang Ming got up a little irritably, asked the queen to serve him, put on his clothes, and freshen up again, before walking out slowly.

In the imperial study, Xiao Fengshan looked at the furnishings that had not had time to be replaced, and looked at the three big characters of the Sorrowful Hall, stunned.

I don't know how long I waited, Dongfang Ming finally came late.

"Uncle, is there anything going on so early?"

Xiao Fengshan turned around and saluted him, "Your Majesty, the minister thought about it for a long time yesterday and thought of the possible hiding place of the King of Jiaodong County!" ”

Dongfang Ming obviously also knew what the consequences would be if Dongfang Bai got out of control, and when he heard this, his expression perked up, and his laziness disappeared in an instant, and he sat up straight, "Where is it?" ”

Xiao Fengshan said in a deep voice: "Bamboo forest." ”

Dongfang Ming's expression suddenly became solemn, "Uncle, are you sure?" ”

What the bamboo forest means to this world, Dongfang Ming, as the crown prince, knows it very well.

If there is no evidence, a rash search of the bamboo forest is a big deal.

Xiao Fengshan also spent time in the army back then, so he naturally knew how high the prestige of the old military god was, but now, after all, the old military god is gone, whether it is a family or a wealthy family, no one can live a lifetime under the shadow of his predecessors forever.

"The British led thousands of soldiers and horses, blocked the road to Surabaya and Unmengzhou, and turned the counties of Gyeonggi almost upside down, and no trace was found, and the Jingshi has been under martial law for two days, and they have undergone strict checks when they enter the city, and they cannot enter the city. After all the calculations, only the bamboo forest is the most likely hiding place, the relationship between Jiang Yuhu and Xia Jingyun is almost known to the world, and he has every reason to take in the king of Jiaodong County. ”

Dongfang Ming listened silently and found a loophole in Xiao Fengshan's speculation, "Is it possible that Gongsun Jing and the others rushed directly to Surabaya Prefecture or Yunmeng Prefecture when they received Lao Qi that day?" ”

Xiao Fengshan shook his head, "First of all, when he picked up people, everything hadn't happened yet, how dare they leave Beijing with the prince without permission, if the first emperor didn't have an accident, this would be tantamount to digging his own grave." When the news broke, we quickly sent men in pursuit along the way, and we didn't find anything unusual. What's more, the Jiang'an Hou Mansion did not have so many manpower, so he didn't dare to take the risk of taking the king of Jiaodong for a long journey. ”

Dongfang Ming sighed, "But, uncle, that's a bamboo forest!" Searching the bamboo forest, what a big deal! ”

Xiao Fengshan smiled slightly, "Why must it be a search, instead of the new monarch Chuli, visiting the Jiang Mansion and paying tribute to the old military god to show respect for the bamboo forest?" And the first emperor was assassinated, and now His Majesty is cautious and sends people to the Jiang Mansion in advance to maintain security, which is also very reasonable, right? ”

Dongfang Ming's eyes lit up.

Xiao Fengshan opened his mouth and said: "I have already let Xuanhu and his subordinates disperse early in the morning, and quietly block the passage around the bamboo forest, once someone escapes from it, it will inevitably be blocked!" Then we act according to the plan, whether the bamboo forest chooses to hide people or send people out, they can't escape our palms. ”

Dongfang Ming stroked his palms and smiled, and said with emotion: "I have an uncle, you can sit back and relax!" ”

On this morning, a group of elite cavalry came out of the city and lined up on the road leading from the city gate to the bamboo forest.

And the spies of the Black Ice Platform had already spilled out as Xiao Fengshan said, seemingly loose but compact, blocking the roads around the bamboo forest.

A moment later, a team of elite sergeants escorted Dong Liang to Jiang's Mansion and passed on His Majesty's message.

This kind of honorable thing did not arouse the vigilance of those who did not know, and for insiders such as Jiang Erye, there was no reason to refuse, so he had to respond with a grateful face.

In the Jiang family, Dong Liang didn't dare to make any gestures, and said with a slightly flattering smile: "Second master, not long after the first emperor was assassinated, Your Majesty went out on patrol, Xiao Xianggong and the central princes were very worried about Your Majesty's safety, so the Black Ice Platform was deployed along the way, and the old slave took a few servants to walk around the mansion twice to make a look, don't you mind?" ”

Second Master Jiang squinted at him, "Your Majesty, do you suspect that my Jiang family has hidden some armor, or do you suspect that the Jiang family has some other crimes?" ”

Dong Liang obviously underestimated the status and domineering of the Jiang family, and was stunned by this sentence, "The second master is joking, Your Majesty is just to appease the courtiers, let's just make a show." ”

"What if I don't let it?" Second Master Jiang smiled coldly, "In this world, how many places are safer than the Jiang family?" Besides, if you come in and check first, if something happens to Your Majesty, can it have nothing to do with the Jiang family? ”

"Of course!"

Just when Dong Liang was stunned and had nothing to say, a loud and firm voice sounded, Xiao Fengshan strode in, and after waving off the rest of the people, he looked at Second Master Jiang with a complicated expression, "Second brother, long time no see." ”

Second Master Jiang also looked at the person in front of him, and his thoughts drifted back to twenty years ago.

At that time, he had all his legs and high spirits, just like Jiang Yuhu today, and Xiao Fengshan was just like Xia Jingyun now, but unlike Xia Jingyun, his writing was not as dazzling as Xia Jingyun, but his martial arts had a demeanor that was difficult for literati to reach.

Entering the army, Xiao Fengshan happened to be in the camp of Jiang Erye, who was more than ten years older than him.

Asking for advice, fighting each other, drinking, and killing enemies, it was a time of Jin Ge Iron Horse, and it was also an impassioned memory.

After the victory, Xiao Fengshan returned with military merits, while Jiang Erye accidentally lost a leg in a battle the following year and returned depressed from the field.

The reunion at this moment is actually the first time that these former friends have seen each other since they parted.

And this first side is full of a-for-tat oppression, as if twenty years ago, the arrows they shot at the enemy together, experienced the baptism of time and frost, and were blown by the wind of the world, and flew towards each other.

Jiang Erye said calmly: "Xiao Xianggong is polite, a crippled person can't afford these two words." ”

He looked at Xiao Fengshan, "The Jiang family has always been loyal and patriotic, you have the imperial order, and the Jiang family has nothing to do, but I want to ask you, if not, can you afford the consequences?" ”

His last words, his tone sank suddenly, as if he pressed towards Xiao Fengshan with the blood and fire of more than ten years of fighting on the battlefield and the prestige accumulated by the Jiang family for decades.

Rao is Xiao Fengshan's self-proclaimed dragon and phoenix among the people, and his heart is resolute, so he couldn't help but hesitate in silence, thinking about whether he was too anxious.

But this idea was thrown out in a blink of an eye, Dongfang Bai's existence is too critical to the situation of the dynasty, once he is let go, there will be endless troubles, much more than offending the Jiang family once.

I have given enough face to the Jiang family on the surface, the Jiang family is a courtier after all, and the old military god is also dead, how can there be any reason why I can't stand a little grievance in front of the imperial power.

If the Jiang family really rebelled because of this, this prestige would naturally be gone.

As soon as he thought about it, he said calmly: "If not, we will naturally give the Jiang family reasonable compensation." ”

Second Master Jiang nodded, "Then please." ”

Xiao Fengshan clenched his fists, "Thank you, second brother." ”

Jiang Erye didn't pay attention, turned his wheelchair by himself, and went back to the room.

Xiao Fengshan turned around and went out, looked at the henchmen who came with him, and nodded, "Be polite, don't destroy the Jiang family's furnishings, but you must be meticulous!" ”

The guards had already received orders on the way here, and when they heard this, they nodded solemnly, and with dozens of people, they poured into the military holy land that they once had in their hearts, the Bamboo Forest Jiang Mansion.

Xiao Fengshan found a subordinate of Jiang's mansion and asked him to take him alone to the place where Jiang Yuhu married and guarded filial piety in the backyard.

"I thought that with your reputation, I could do something that made my eyes shine, but I didn't expect it to be so boring and incompetent."

An unruly and indifferent voice sounded in Xiao Fengshan's ears, he raised his head, and saw the young man standing in front of the grass house, such as the most dazzling young man among the young generation today.

The so-called imperial double walls of the time, Xia Jingyun is like the moon, bright and clear, and the heart of hope is close; Jiang Yuhu is like the sun, arrogant, and can only retreat when he sees it.

His figure is tall enough and his face is resolute enough to provoke the reputation of the Jiang family, which can crush countless people.

And the arrogance between the eyebrows that is almost involuntarily revealed is the same as the ancestral inheritance of the Jiang family.

The two generations of nobles from Zhongjing met so suddenly, Xiao Fengshan smiled slightly, "Then according to the opinion of the little military god, how should the prime minister act?" ”

Jiang Yuhu said lightly: "Your feeling of being full of confidence is very bad, most people will lose face if you talk like this in front of me." ”

Xiao Fengshan was still smiling, "That Xia Jingyun is an exception? ”

Jiang Yuhu sneered and said directly: "Do you think that if I really take in someone who shouldn't be taken in, I will put him in the mansion?" ”

Xiao Fengshan said: "There is no safer place in the world than a bamboo forest. ”

Jiang Yuhu directly pursed his mouth, turned around and sat down in the grass hut with an expression of rotten wood that could not be carved.

Xiao Fengshan took a few steps forward as if he was familiar, and his eyes swept over the grass house, for fear that Jiang Yuhu would give him a lamp, so he hid the person in the grass house.

It's just that inside the grass house, it is really simple and empty, with three walls made of straw, a bed, a table, a chair, and a spear, and there is no place to hide people.

Xiao Fengshan squinted slightly, and there was a sound of footsteps behind him.

He turned his head to see the guards coming briskly, then shook his head regretfully at him.

Xiao Fengshan's complexion changed slightly when he ascended.

At this moment, Jiang Yuhu's cold voice sounded with a bit of mockery and a bit of banter, "Let Your Majesty hurry up, I still have something to do after this scene." ”

"Besides, before he comes, shouldn't you negotiate the compensation to the Jiang family with my son?"

(End of chapter)