Chapter 13: The Storm is Coming
I had a good dream in the middle of the night, and Ye Nian got up early in the morning and went to the backyard to find Ye Zhao, Ye Zhao had been practicing martial arts in the backyard for many years.
Seeing Ye Nian coming, Ye Zhao took the knife and looked at her with a smile, "Accompany your father to practice?" ”
Ye Nian said apologetically: "I'm going to the post house when I'm going to do it, and when I'm done with this section, I'll get up early every day to accompany my father to practice martial arts." ”
Ye Zhao nodded and advised: "Before the Great Yan envoy comes, Prince Yan must not lose, since you are in charge of the Tiger Roaring Army, you can send Liu Jian to escort it." ”
Ye Nian nodded and replied: "My daughter thinks the same as my father, I have already asked Ziyun to go to the army outside the city when I returned to the house yesterday. ”
Ye Zhao smiled and nodded, "Go and prepare, and then leave after eating with my father!" ”
Ye Nian answered, but did not move.
"What's wrong? Anything else? ”
"After the discussion is over, the battle of Rongcheng eighteen years ago, can my father tell me in detail?"
Ye Zhao's face sank instantly: "I told you, the past is not allowed to be mentioned again!" ”
"But I must know, if my father doesn't tell me, I'll check it myself!"
"You dare!" Ye Zhao realized that his words were serious, so he eased his tone and persuaded her: "Ah Nian, Dad has a hard time, is it okay to let it pass in the past?" ”
"Dad, but it didn't pass!"
"Who is Zhao Mocheng? Why did you bring him into the house without saying a word? What really happened in Rongcheng? How did Zhao Yanshu die......?!"
"Where did you hear that name?!" Ye Zhao's face changed instantly! "Could it be that Zhao Mocheng told you?"
Ye Nian looked at his father's appearance, a little disappointed, since he was a child, his father taught his family and country the world, and the country before the family! I also teach myself to train my muscles and bones on the outside and righteousness on the inside! Act with a good conscience!
But is Zhao Yanshu really as Zhao Mocheng said, was he killed by his father?
In his previous life, he felt indebted to him, and desperately tried to make up for his father's atonement, which eventually led to a catastrophe!
But if Dad really did something wrong before, what should she do?
"Ah Nian?" Ye Zhao patted Ye Nian on the shoulder, "Your fate with Zhao Mocheng is over, and even if you know some things, you can't get it back!" ”
Ye Zhao sighed, patted Ye Nian's shoulder and turned around and walked towards the bedroom.
"Dad, if I tell you that the General's Mansion was almost copied by Zhao Mocheng, wouldn't you be willing to tell me the truth?"
Ye Zhao's body stiffened, and he turned around suddenly, looking incredulous!
"What are you talking about?!"
"When I'm busy for the past few days, I hope my father can tell me the truth word for word!"
After she finished speaking, she turned around, took two steps and turned back to Ye Zhao and smiled: "No matter what happens, you are my father, and you are the person I want to protect with my life in this life!" ”
"Ah Nian ......"
"It's not early, and my daughter won't accompany her father to eat."
Ye Zhao sighed: Although she was smiling, there was a trace of alienation in her eyes...... Ah Nian came back a little differently this time, no longer smiling as vividly as before, and the occasional vicissitudes on his face seemed to have lived two lifetimes......
Ye Nian walked out of the General's Mansion, and as soon as he turned over and got on his horse, he saw Chen Shi coming forward.
"General Ye Xiao, the master has something important to discuss." After speaking, he made a gesture of invitation to the carriage not far away.
Ye Nian drove forward, Xiao Siyu raised his hand and lifted the curtain to look at her, "Come up!" ”
Ye Nian hugged his fists and saluted, "It is inconvenient to ride together, Ye Nian is afraid of disturbing the reputation of the prince, if there is anything important, go to the post house to discuss again." ”
Xiao Siyu was a little annoyed, and his tone sank: "This king also wants to avoid suspicion, but the matter of the post house is very important, General Ye Xiao had better not let me say it a second time!" ”
Ye Nian was shocked, did something happen to the inn? Then he dismounted, handed over the reins to the servant, and stretched out his long legs and stepped into the carriage.
The inside of the carriage was elegantly decorated and spacious, and as soon as Ye Nian sat down, he hurriedly asked, "What happened to the post house?" ”
Xiao Siyu looked at the distance between her and herself, afraid that she would be able to put another carriage, her face was very unhappy, and she teased: "Why didn't General Ye sit on the wheel?" ”
Ye Nian was stunned for a moment, looked down at the front and back, didn't feel anything wrong, pouted and said, "I'll go when the prince finishes speaking!" ”
Xiao Siyu was speechless for a while, thinking that he had come to find anger when he waited at the gate of the General's Mansion early in the morning!
Ye Nian looked at Xiao Siyu's gloomy face, thinking that something had happened to the crown prince, and immediately asked anxiously, "Lord Wang?" ”
"Last night, my people found out that the fourth prince conspired with Shen Bingwen and Zhao Mocheng in Yanyu Building to make a move against Prince Yan and prevent peace."
Xiao Siyu's face had returned to normal, and he inadvertently glanced at Ye Nian's hands, and saw that there was a muslin wrapped around the knuckle of her right finger, and he immediately became suspicious.
Ye Nian's eyes flashed, last night's alley was only one street away from Yanyu Building, could it be that the man in black was Xiao Siyu's spy?
She was a little glad in her heart: if she did a good deed on this day, she was really blessed by God!
Ye Nian raised his head and asked, "Is there time to find out?" ”
Xiao Siyu shook his head, "I was discovered by the guards of the Four Princes, and I almost lost my life!" ”
Then he laughed and looked at Ye Nian with a deep meaning, "It was said that a little man who passed by and didn't talk much ruthlessly saved his life!" ”
The corners of Ye Nian's mouth twitched a little, little short?
Li Yan couldn't have imagined that he would die for fear that the beating after that would be because he was cheated by his master today!
Xiao Siyu looked at her annoyed face, and couldn't hold back a smile, could it really be her? No wonder the person in Li Yan's mouth only uses his right hand! This woman doesn't know how to restrain a little with her injuries!
"Did General Ye Xiao sleep well last night?"
Ye Nian looked at Xiao Siyu with ill intentions, and understood that he was doubting whether the person last night was her, and thought to himself, since he was not an enemy, why didn't he want this favor?
"If you do a good deed every day, you will sleep well!"
Xiao Siyu looked at her and still had some doubts in her heart, where did she go last night? How could he save Li Yan so coincidentally?
Ye Nian ignored Xiao Siyu's inquiring look, although he was not an enemy or a friend, Xiao Siyu was suspicious and thoughtful, and he didn't plan to explain to him why he was there last night, the most important thing at present was Prince Sheng.
"Lord Wang, how is the post house's troop defense?"
Xiao Siyu frowned slightly: "Plus this king's personal guards are less than two hundred!" ”
Ye Nian said: "I have ordered Vice General Liu from the Tiger Roaring Army to bring five hundred soldiers over, and the prince's personal guards will withdraw from the post house as soon as possible. ”
"Why?"
"If Your Highness stays out of the matter, if something happens, you can return my favor!"
Ye Nian looked at Xiao Siyu with a smile.
Xiao Siyu understood it at the moment, and she was a little happy in her heart, whether she didn't want him to be implicated, or she wanted him to protect the General's Mansion when something happened, it could only mean one thing, she believed him!
Xiao Siyu looked at Ye Nian and said, "This king has something to tell you." ”
"Lord Wang, please speak!"
Xiao Siyu took out a piece of tissue paper from his sleeve and handed it to Ye Nian.
Ye Nian raised his hand to take it, and when he looked closely, there was a black feather tattoo painted on it.
"The forces behind Xiao Yunqing are a bit complicated, not just the dead soldiers left by Han Wei,"
Ye Nian listened to him carefully, and Xiao Siyu pointed to the tissue paper in her hand.
"Ye Zhao's assassination before you and I set out on the expedition was Xiao Yunqing's handiwork! However, Han Wei's dead soldiers alone were not enough to hurt Ye Zhao, which was peeled off the shoulder of one of the corpses. ”
Ye Nian's hand shook, and his face was a little disgusted.
Xiao Siyu smiled, "What's the matter, scared?" ”
Ye Nian pinched the human skin with two fingers and handed it back to Xiao Siyu, "Go on!" ”
Xiao Siyu took it, "Among the twenty-five corpses that assassinated Ye Zhao, there are five killer corpses with black feather tattoos on their bodies, and these people are from an organization called Black Feather Building in the rivers and lakes. Have you ever heard of it? ”
Ye Nian frowned slightly and shook his head.
"This organization can be said to be the king of the rivers and lakes of the four countries, using poison, assassination, and the means are all first-class, Rao is my eyeline is all over the four countries, and there is very little information about this organization. There are also rumors that the martial arts of the owner of the Black Feather Building are the first in the four countries, and no one can beat them! ”
Ye Nian thought for a while and asked, "Does the prince mean that the assassination of Prince Yan is very likely to send out the killers of the Black Feather Tower?" ”
Xiao Siyu nodded approvingly, but in a word!
"Xiao Yunqing is desperate this time, there should still be his internal response in the post house, you must be careful, if something happens, the General's Mansion will bear the brunt! Just in case, this king will arrange for Chen Shi to secretly listen to you. ”
After Ye Nian listened, he nodded, leaned on the carriage with his arms folded and fell into deep thought.
Xiao Siyu looked at her quietly and didn't bother.
After a long time, Ye Nian suddenly asked, "How could my father know so clearly about the last time he was attacked by the prince?" ”
Xiao Siyu covered his lips and coughed lightly, "No one told you that it was this king who saved Ye Zhao before?" ”
Ye Nian was stunned!
At the door of the post house, Ye Nian jumped out of the carriage first, and Xiao Siyu followed, and the two entered the lobby of the post house together.
Guan Cheng had already heard the news and rushed over, so he hurriedly knelt down and saluted: "The lower officials see His Royal Highness the King of Jin, see General Yun Xiao!" ”
"Get up!"
Xiao Siyu and Ye Nian sat down, Ye Nian looked at the pavilion and said: "The envoys of Dayan will arrive in the capital in the near two days, and the emperor has ordered me to be in charge of the security of the post house, please cooperate with the pavilion!" ”
Guan Cheng was flattered and leaned over: "The general can give orders directly, and the subordinate should fully cooperate!"
"Then please ask Lord Cheng of the Pavilion to sort out the list of all the personnel and responsible affairs of the post house, as well as the structural drawings of the entire post house. Is an hour enough? ”
Guan Cheng nodded again and again, and quickly went down to prepare.
At this time, Vice General Liu also led his troops to the post house.
Ye Nian turned to look at Xiao Siyu, who was drinking tea on the main seat, and had no intention of leaving, and asked him a little puzzled: "Your Highness, is the Criminal Department very idle?" ”