In the dark night, the chaos grew bigger and bigger, with roars, cries, and ferocious laughter mingling together, mixed with the gurgling sound of water, and the whistling sound of the wind blowing through the grass and shrubs when the water and grass were abundant in summer, forming a kind of

The strange sound is like the dance music of shamans during a sacrificial ceremony.

And just like this sound, the fire quickly swept through the entire camp on the south bank of Huangshui, and then triggered some kind of collapse-like separation, just like the fire had just been lit, but was blown by the strong wind, raising the sparks directly.

generally.

But there is no doubt that just as the wind can only blow away ash piles and grass blades, but cannot blow away real firewood, several scattered and bright areas were quickly formed on the south bank of Huangshui, and then they still maintained a certain degree of stability.

Order and action.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Xi Yin and Mr. Qin...Wulin replied to the minister."

Nian Lubu, who was fully armored, hurriedly entered the central courtyard of the market where the king and his wife were staying. He didn't care about the few petty officials. He just saluted several nobles in the courtyard and then immediately greeted them seriously. "The general received a summons from the King of Liao.

He came here immediately to escort him... Unfortunately, only three hundred people gathered in a hurry, and the rest did not escape on their own, and it was difficult to gather them together for a while."

"enough."

The leader of the country, Qin Hui and Wulin Dazammo remained silent, allowing Xi Yin who was standing at the foot of the steps to take over the words without hesitation. "The enemy is bluffing like this and has not crossed the river for a long time. He must have insufficient troops. You have to bring

Three hundred people, and the remaining 400 Hezha Meng'an here are all wearing armor, and together they are enough to protect the safety of the king... Just wait for fate."

This sentence is not only an affirmation of Zan Lubu's coming to support... After all, three hundred people must be a bit small, he should have left many people to protect his family... It is also a way to comfort the frightened head of the country and his wife.

And sure enough, Wanyan Hela, who was also wearing armor and waiting on the steps, immediately felt relieved after hearing this. But after a moment of relief, the young king pressed the sword in his waist and asked a sensitive question:

"Mr. Xi Yin, are there really General Ma Wu's troops on the other side of the river? If it was him, why didn't Taiyuan and Huolu surrender to the Song people directly? Why didn't they rebel in Dading Prefecture? And why did they come from the other side, not from the other side?

Chasing behind..."

"Your Majesty, this is not the time to worry about this matter."

In the light of the fire, Xiyin, who was dressed as an ordinary Confucian scholar, suddenly put his hands together and interrupted the other party. "Perhaps Yelu Ma Wuzhen rebelled, or maybe there was a small group of Mongolian and Khitan troops who pursued them to Changning, and then they persuaded him to move and forced Yelu

Ma Wu, or simply some Khitan people who were motivated to do this behind Ma Wu's back, or even just bandits wandering around, the tribe borrowed Ma Wu's name after hearing about Changning... But it doesn't matter, because

Even if the people coming from the other side are Yelu Mawu's tribe, they are far smaller than our large force, yet we collapsed without a fight and became a mess...The problem is not on the other side of the river at all, but on this side of the river."

As soon as these words were spoken, Qin Hui, Wulin Dazanmo and Tiao Lubu almost nodded in unison.

He La was silent for a while, then nodded somewhat dejectedly, and put down the hand holding the sword:

"My husband said that the enemy is nothing to worry about. The problem now is that among us... we almost mutinied in the evening, and now it is like this... I don't know what else will happen when we get to Huanglong Mansion?"

"What's the situation outside?" Xiyin avoided the topic and turned to look at Zan Lubu.

"The camp has been largely out of control. It's all looting and fleeing. Several generals gathered their troops and waited for reinforcements. However, some people thought they had arrived here and knew the rest of the way. So although they were able to gather people, they still took the initiative to flee. ." Jian Lubu quickly explained. "As for the enemy, as Xianggong said, they are just making noise, but they have not yet crossed the river..."

"Who escaped? Who gathered to hold on?" Xiyin kept asking.

Qin Hui's eyelids twitched, then without saying a word, he gently took half a step back to the dark place.

"I don't dare to say whether he left or not. I just looked by the light." Nian Lubu didn't pay attention to Qin Hui's movements, but looked at Wanyan Xiyin carefully. "The place where General Jiagu Wulibu lives is dim, it seems that Now that we have left, the lights at the end where General Pucha Hu Zhan is are brightly lit, and orders and shouts can be heard from afar, and the post station occupied by General He Shilie Taiyu is also very bright..."

"Wulibu is actually defeated." Wu Lin sighed in reply to Zanmo, and then seemed to think of something, and suddenly continued to ask. "How can Marshal Talan and Yin Shu both work together?"

"Although these two don't have many soldiers, they did build a fire in the courtyard, which was particularly obvious... After all, they are veteran generals." Zan Lubu still did not dare to neglect. "The two of them are actually next to General He Shilie. Camp.”

Hearing this, Xiyin and Wulin Dazanmo suddenly stopped talking together and fell silent in the courtyard. The rest of the people, from the king of the country to Jian Lubu, were a little puzzled for a moment, but they still remained patient. .

Only Qin Hui remained silent as always... He didn't dare to say a word now.

Just like that, after waiting for a while, Xi Yin spoke seriously to the side of the brazier again: "Xian Lubu, if you want to lead your headquarters to burn or break the pontoon bridge on the river, are you sure? How long will it take?" "

"In the dark night, apart from roughly knowing that the opponent's strength will not be too large, the rest of the situation is unclear, so it's hard to say anything." Zhi Lubu quickly answered. "But if the military is smooth and secure, then there will be no other situation." It will take more than half an hour to finish this and come back..."

"Then it's too late." Xiyin's expression remained unchanged, but he clasped his hands and continued to ask another question in a calm tone. "In this situation, do you want to stay here to protect the king, or do you want to go back to protect Liao?" Your Highness?"

As soon as these words came out, I don't know if it was an illusion, but the already quiet courtyard became even quieter, which was in sharp contrast to the noise outside the courtyard.

After all, this question was unclear and even a little ridiculous... because Zan Lubu himself was escorted by Wanyan Oben's order.

Besides, the king himself is still behind. Do you want Lu Bu to say in front of the eighteen-year-old king... Between the king and the king of Liao, I choose the king of Liao?

However, it was Wanyan Xiyin who asked such a confused and ridiculous question.

Who is Wanyan Xiyin?

He is recognized as the first Jurchen wise man, one of the founders of the Jurchen national system, the inventor of Jurchen writing, one of the actual handlers of national government affairs in the past few years, and one of the pillars of the country. Although many Jurchen kings and generals died, he was still an important balancer in whether this country could continue in the future.

At this moment, the Xianggong and the eldest prince led King Wanyan Oben of Liao, and the king himself standing behind him. These three people are the basic symbols of the continued existence of the Wanyan regime of the Jurchen clan in the Jin Kingdom.

Therefore, Qian Lubu was so flustered that he did not dare to answer.

Not only Lu Bu himself, but also Wu Lin Dazan Mo was also a little flustered... Qin Huizhi hesitated for a moment. He wanted to show a little panic to confuse others, but he was too stiff to do so, and this It seemed that his panic was really reflected... Yes, after this question, Qin Hui finally became a little instinctively confused and panicked.

There was still a commotion outside, and a gust of wind blew in, scattering the already chaotic shadows and lights in the courtyard. At this time, there was a faint cry of killing in the wind, as if the enemy army had finally crossed the river.

Xiyin seemed to have come to his senses at this moment, and then gave an inexplicable reply, just like he had asked the question inexplicably before:

"I understand... just stay here and protect me with peace of mind."

Nian Lubu became more and more confused. However, when he nodded in response, his eyes swept over Xiyin and Qin Huizhi behind him, Wulin replied to Zanmo, and landed on the ruler of the country who had been standing silently and solemnly higher up. Suddenly I had two or three guesses. I am afraid that I am not asking myself, or in other words, I am not just asking myself.

However, in this case, does Wanyan Xiyin really think that there will be any danger to the eldest prince?

A quarter of an hour later, Tran Lubu's doubt disappeared, because as the enemy crossed the river, he personally went out to patrol the outer defense line, and climbed to the roof to observe the situation. He saw with his own eyes that after the so-called Yelu Mawu's subordinates crossed the river, , there were formations of horseshoes, and rows of torches, but there were not a few who looted wantonly, but as expected, they went straight to the location of the King of Liao, the eldest prince Wanyan Orben!

There was no hesitation, no reconnaissance, and no misjudgment in the whole process. In the middle of the night, they made a mess, hurriedly crossed the river, and actually hit the target with one blow.

At this time, Jiagu Wuli's reinforcements were scattered, his own troops had just arrived at the side of the king, and the Pucha Huzhan tribe was farther away at the rear. The eldest prince probably could only gather like him in his haste. A mere few hundred soldiers and horses were gathered.

As soon as he saw this, even though it was early summer, even outside the Great Wall, the night was still warm and windy, and Nian Lubu felt cold in his heart.

Another gust of wind blew by. Nian Lubu, who was slumped on the roof of the outer building, sent people to report back to Wanyan Xiyin and the king. At the same time, he carefully returned to the palace with the help of his own soldiers, and at the same time forced himself to return to his senses. Come, think hard and quickly about the pros and cons:

The current situation is obvious. It doesn’t matter who comes up tonight, whether it is Yelu Mawu, the Khitan tribe in the west, the local Xi people bandits, or even the Jurchen tribesmen coming from the east. The key is Today, there must be an insider or even an envoy among the exiled imperial troops on the south side of Huangshui... And the target is also very clear, that is the eldest prince, King Wanyan Ofen of Liao.

Why kill the eldest prince?

The answer to this question was known to the entire escape team when they were in Dading Mansion (near Chengde). After the Zhao Song officials killed the fourth prince, their new message was to kill the eldest prince first and then negotiate new terms for peace... This This is the most critical issue in the Jin Kingdom’s exiled court!

The previous plan to kill the eldest prince and a lot of powerful people in charge of the army still caused such things in Yanjing, let alone now?

However, according to the thinking of Tian Lubu and most people, this issue should wait until the team insists on arriving at Huanglong Mansion before discussing and taking action. Unexpectedly, it turns out that before Huanglong Mansion is about to arrive, Linhuang Mansion is about to leave.

Away from here.

Of course, these are all settled facts. It is useless to think about them. The key is how to deal with them?

Or is it better to be more direct and do you want to save yourself?

Should he take the initiative to offer rescue, or should he wait silently for orders from the king and Prime Minister Xiyin?

Or, should we simply advise the king and husband not to save him?

You must know that the attitude between the king and Mr. Xiyin was already very ambiguous just now, and this time, if it is really an attack led by someone in the team, then he should not try to attack the king or others after killing the eldest prince.

Right? You can escape with your own life. After arriving at Huanglong Mansion, let's see what the outcome of the peace talks is? At worst, you will end up diving into the black water of the white mountains and spend the rest of your life!

But why did the king of the country and Mr. Xiyin also have this attitude? Were they also involved? Or were they just like me, having their own thoughts before the battle?

All in all, Tiao Lubu had many thoughts, but it only took a moment. He got down to the room and returned to the courtyard. On the other side, the king and his wife were with Xianggong Xiyin, Qin Huizhi, Shangshu Wulin, Zanmo and others.

The person had just heard the summons from the guards.

Then, King Hela, who was slightly sweaty on his forehead, couldn't help but look at Xiyin. Obviously, he also thought of Xiyin's strange question before.

"Mr. Xiyin..." Hela suddenly sweated slightly on his head. "What's going on? Did General Yeluma Wu come back under your order?"

"It has nothing to do with me, and I don't know who it is." Wanyan Xiyin spread his hands and answered with a calm tone and a calm expression. "It's just that when King Wei goes, His Highness the King of Liao is the biggest obstacle to the peace negotiation, and the location of this place is too

It's embarrassing, anyone can attack, and no one can actually send a large army here... Therefore, when chaos occurs, I guess that there is probably someone colluding with others, or someone is stupid and actually opened the door to welcome the robbers.

"

Hela heard this and was speechless for a moment, but he was still uneasy.

It turns out that because he escaped too quickly before, the death of his mentor Han Fang that night in Yanjing has always been an unsolved mystery to Hela. On the contrary, Wanyan Digunai's words and actions were confirmed by many people. Therefore, what happened that night

It was like a thorn that pierced deeply into his heart. These days, the king has been wary and dissatisfied with the eldest prince and his son. He only relies on Wanyan Xiyin for everything.

However, all said and done, Wanyan Onben had nurtured him for several years, and no matter how hard they worked together, they never thought of sitting back and watching the other party die.

"Ms. sir."

Just a moment later, Hela reached out and held one of Xiyin's hands. "I didn't say anything before because I was stupid and didn't know what my husband meant, but I really didn't mean to let my uncle die... That was

My uncle has raised me at home for several years, and he is still a hero and a prince in power... If I deliberately push him to die, how can I have the dignity to be the king of a country?"

Zhen Lubu sighed in his heart, but he was also relieved for a moment. After all, it was better to have such an attitude from the king than to be cold-eyed, and more importantly, he didn't have to worry about anything here. The king and the husband had orders, he

Just listen.

Wu Lin and Zan Mo also felt a little emotional.

As for Qin Huizhi, he remained silent, but couldn't help but look up at Wanyan Xiyin, as if he had met the wisest Jurchen again.

"Your Majesty, it's too late." Wanyan Xiyin didn't look at anyone at all, and his tone was indifferent. "Now the thieves have crossed the river, and the only remaining troops in front of the emperor are the more than 300 people brought by General Zhen Lubu. ...It would have been okay to meet up with His Highness the King of Liao in advance, but now that we have gone there in the dark, aren't we afraid of being completely defeated on the way? And if General Lubu's subordinates are also defeated, the thieves may want to kill the king and the king. His Royal Highness the King of Liao dealt with them together."

Hela was so frightened that he instinctively looked at the other people.

His eyes swept across Qin Hui, Wu Linda Zanmo and Nian Lubu. Only Wulin Dazanmo took half a step forward, and He La was just about to come down and take Wulin Da's hand, only to realize that he was still holding Wanyan Xi. Yin didn't dare to let go of his hand, so he could only lean forward slightly.
To be continued...