The prince is not doing his job [traveling]

In the early morning, a ray of sunlight shone on Xiao Yanzhi's face, and the warm light woke Xiao Yanzhi from his sleep.

Frowning slightly, Xiao Yanzhi dazedly raised his hand to cover the light in front of his eyes, and then slowly opened his eyes.

The opening of his eyes frightened Xiao Yanzhi to wake up in an instant.

Didn't they sleep in the inn last night?Why do you wake up with nothing but the sky and the ground?

Looking at the rising sun rising from the distant horizon, Xiao Yan was bewildered.

"Are you awake?" Pei Ze shook the blanket around the two of them, wrapping Xiao Yanzhi tighter, "If I don't wake up, I will call you."

Xiao Yanzhi turned his head to look at Pei Ze, only then realized that he was not kidnapped, but brought here by Pei Ze.

"This is where?"

Pei Ze looked at the rising sun and said, "It's a mountain beside the Luo River."

Xiao Yanzhi also looked at the rising sun, and asked again: "Why are you here?"

Pei Ze lay on Xiao Yanzhi's shoulder, and said in a low voice: "Yesterday, I heard from the people in the inn that watching the sunrise here is very beautiful. I thought I had never seen it with you before, so I brought you here."

Pei Ze often watched the sunrise. When he was fighting everywhere, he often couldn't sleep at night. Most of the places where they camped were empty, and it was easy to see the sunrise, but he was watching it alone, not even appreciating it. , because every time he sees the sunrise, all he can think of is those brothers who died the day before and never see the sunrise again, and the helpless and sad mood lingers.

When returning to the inn yesterday, I overheard someone discussing the scenery of the sunrise. Pei Ze turned his head to look at Xiao Yanzhi's bright smiling face, and suddenly wanted to watch a beautiful sunrise with Xiao Yanzhi.

His life has changed because of Xiao Yanzhi's arrival, and the sad morning sun in his memory should also change.

Xiao Yanzhi touched Pei Ze's hand under the blanket, and held it: "When did you come out? How long have you been sitting here?"

"Not long," Pei Ze smiled, "Forgot that I can fly?"

Xiao Yanzhi would say that he was flying every time he performed lightness kung fu, and later he found this statement very interesting, so he started to say the same.

Xiao Yanzhi didn't feel how cold Pei Ze's hands were, so he leaned on Pei Ze's body with peace of mind.

"Speaking of which, I really haven't seen the sunrise." Xiao Yanzhi smiled calmly and said softly, "When I was in the south of the Yangtze River, I often watched the sunset with Ren'an and the others, but I really didn't want to. Woke up early, and didn't want to disturb Ren'an's sleeping time, so I never watched the sunrise."

"I watch it a lot," Pei Ze said softly, "It happened many years ago."

Xiao Yanzhi thought carefully about how many years ago these years were, and immediately thought that it was before Pei Ze became King Wucheng.

Xiao Yanzhi curled his lips, and said in a strange tone: "You watched it with Xu Lishan?"

A smile flashed in Pei Ze's eyes, and he deliberately teased Xiao Yanzhi: "Well, I often watch it with Xu Lishan."

Knowing that Pei Ze was teasing him, Xiao Yanzhi pinched the back of Pei Ze's hand hard.

Pei Ze twitched, turned his head and left a tooth mark on Xiao Yanzhi's neck as if in revenge, then said helplessly, "I often watch the sunrise with the late emperor, why don't you ask?"

Xiao Yanzhi turned his head to look at Pei Ze, and said jokingly, "Oh, you take all the old and the young?"

Pei Ze pinched Xiao Yanzhi's waist again.

Xiao Yanzhi laughed and let out a strange cry, and then said with confidence: "Then what did you do with them to be able to stay together until dawn?"

"Discussion, discussion, military affairs!" He shouldn't have mentioned this to Xiao Yanzhi.

Xiao Yanzhi shook his head and said, "Tsk tsk tsk, there are so many military affairs. How many times have you watched the sunrise?"

The corner of Pei Ze's eyes twitched, and he said, "When your leg is healed, I'll send you to the Ministry of War and ask you to see how much military affairs you can have."

Hearing the words, Xiao Yanzhi turned his head again, blinked at Pei Ze and said, "The military department is so tired, maybe they have to go to the border guards to inspect, are you willing?"

"...I'll be with you." Pei Ze stared at Xiao Yanzhi.

Xiao Yanzhi suddenly sighed, lifted Pei Ze's chin and said, "But I can't bear it. Looking at this man's serious face, you can tell how much he has suffered in half his life. How can I be so gentle? Let this man continue to suffer?"

"Nonsense." Pei Ze smiled and rolled Xiao Yan's eyes.

Xiao Yanzhi laughed lightly, thinking to himself that it had been a long time since he had heard the words "nonsense".

When the sun had completely risen, Pei Ze carried Xiao Yan down the mountain, only then did Xiao Yanzhi notice Kong Qing and Xu Ren who had been guarding not far away. He Yan next to him.

"How many people are ambushing around?" Xiao Yanzhi asked Pei Ze curiously.

Pei Ze chuckled and said, "The word ambush shouldn't be used. Don't worry about them."

Xiao Yanzhi heaved a long sigh and said, "Could it be that you have to bring so many people with you when you go out?"

"When everything settles down, it will be the same as before." Putting Xiao Yanzhi on the wheelchair, Pei Ze pushed Xiao Yanzhi forward slowly.

Wait until everything settles down... Xiao Yanzhi sighed secretly again.

"Where are you going?" Sensing that Pei Ze was not heading back to the city, Xiao Yanzhi looked around curiously.

"If you don't go anywhere, just walk by the river."

take a walk?Xiao Yanzhi pouted.

Forget it, anyway, Pei Ze is by his side, so he can go anywhere.

Turning his head to look at the river surface sprinkled with light spots, Xiao Yanzhi casually asked Pei Ze, "Is your ancestral home also in the south of the Yangtze River?"

Pei Ze was startled, then nodded and said, "It's in Wenchuan County, Mianzhou, in the south of the Yangtze River. The late emperor worked in Hanyang County."

"Isn't that very close?" Xiao Yanzhi tilted his head.

"Naturally, it's close," Pei Ze looked at the river, recalling some things from that year, "otherwise father would not have known the late emperor."

A flash of inspiration flashed in Xiao Yanzhi's mind, he turned his head and asked Pei Ze curiously, "Then have you seen me back then? I was just born."

Hearing this, Pei Ze was also taken aback.

Speaking of which, when Xiao Yanzhi was born, he should have moved into Hanyang with his father, and often went to the late emperor's mansion, but Xiao Yanzhi who was just born...he had no memory at all.

"I probably haven't seen it before."

"Haven't you seen it?" Xiao Yanzhi curled his lips boredly, "It's true, if you met me before, but you still look disgusted when you meet again, then how much you hated me back then."

Pei Ze was speechless: "You really love to bear grudges."

Xiao Yanzhi looked up at Pei Ze and smiled, "I can't help it. I don't know why, but I remember the things about you most clearly. I can't forget what you said. What should I do?"

Pei Ze raised his hand and pinched Xiao Yanzhi's nose, and Xiao Yanzhi swung his head away with just one click.

After walking for a while, Pei Ze stopped, turned the wheelchair so that Xiao Yanzhi faced the Luo River, and then Pei Ze casually sat on the ground beside Xiao Yanzhi, leaning his head on Xiao Yanzhi's arm resting on the armrest of the wheelchair.

Xiao Yanzhi turned his head to look at Pei Ze and smiled, then turned to the water surface, looking at the sparkling water surface, enjoying the cool breeze blowing from the river surface.

"Sure enough, as soon as I get to the river, I want to eat fish."

In the past, he only came to the river for fishing, otherwise he would not be too lazy to run back and forth in and out of the city, but now he thinks of fish when he sees rivers and lakes.

Pei Ze frowned, raised his head and asked Xiao Yanzhi, "Are you hungry?"

Xiao Yanzhi shook his head, said with a light smile, "That's not true, it's just that when I smell the smell of river water, I want to eat fish."

Pei Ze chuckled, then stood up, stretched his muscles, and said, "Isn't it easy? Wait here."

After speaking, Pei Ze turned around and walked towards Xu Ren and Kong Qing: "He Yan and Kong Qing stay here to protect the King of Shu, Xu Ren, come with me."

"Eh?" Xu Ren was taken aback, looked at Xiao Yanzhi who was left alone, then looked at He Yan and Kong Qing, and followed behind Pei Ze with a blank expression, "My lord, what are we going to do?"

"The King of Shu wants to eat fish." Approaching a grove not far from the river bank, Pei Ze raised his head and picked out branches that could be used for spearing fish.

Xu Ren was taken aback when he heard the words: "My lord, are we going to catch fish?"

If they want to eat fish, they can go back to the inn to eat. There are also many restaurants and restaurants in this place, and they can eat anywhere. The status of the prince is not what it used to be.How demeaning!

"En." Nodding, Pei Ze stretched out his hand to Xu Ren, "Give me your knife."

Xu Ren looked up at the branches, and said, "Let the subordinates come down."

Pei Ze gave Xu Ren a sideways look, and said, "I've only lived in Prince Wucheng's mansion in Chang'an for five or six years, so I can't even chop off a tree branch."

"No... this subordinate didn't mean that." After Pei Ze said so, Xu Ren could only draw out the knife and hand it over.

After cutting off the branch and then trimming it, Pei Ze returned to Xiao Yanzhi with a sharpened branch.Xu Ren also fixed the branches in a very short time, and then followed behind Pei Ze.

Putting the branch on Xiao Yanzhi's lap, Pei Ze began to undress.

Xiao Yanzhi fiddled with the branch a few times, then turned his head to look at Pei Ze, worried: "It's better to say goodbye, it will be bad if you catch a cold."

"I'm not that weak." After throwing all the clothes he took off to Xiao Yanzhi, Pei Ze picked up the branch and strode away, and stepped into the water in a few steps.

Looking at Pei Ze's back in the morning light and his strong thighs wrapped in wet trouser legs, Xiao Yanzhi whistled, causing Pei Ze to turn his head to look at him.

Xiao Yanzhi said to Pei Ze calmly and loudly, "You still look the best when you're not wearing clothes."

Pei Ze rolled his eyes at Xiao Yan, then turned back to focus on fishing.

Xiao Yanzhi supported his head, squinted his eyes and enjoyed the sunshine and the pleasing beauty in front of him.

After watching for a while, Xiao Yanzhi turned to He Yan and said, "He Yan, accompany me to the woods to pick up some branches that can be used as firewood."

Get all these ready, and when Pei Ze's harpoon comes up, you can roast it and eat it.

He Yan frowned, and said, "My lord, someone will do this."

However, Xiao Yanzhi had already turned the wheel of the wheelchair by himself, and turned in a different direction: "I'm not a useless person, so it's okay to pick up a branch."

He Yan frowned and looked at Kong Qing. Kong Qing summoned a hidden guard to inform Pei Ze in the river, and then accompanied He Yan into the woods with Xiao Yanzhi.

The hidden guards in the dark also separated a few to follow.

He Yan and Kong Qing are not talkative people, nor are they people who can take the initiative to chat with others, and the hidden guards in the dark can only hide in the dark and cannot make a sound, so although several people entered the woods together, they did not When a person speaks, the woods are still very quiet, except for the occasional slight sound of someone stepping on a broken branch, there is no other sound.

Xiao Yanzhi, who was in a good mood, had no intention of speaking, but was pushed by He Yan to wander around in the woods, occasionally picking up dead branches on the ground.

Youzai Youzai did not notice that there was an incense burner hidden under a pile of dead leaves somewhere in the woods. Green smoke gushed out from the incense burner, and the wind diffused it. When Kong Qing felt dizzy And it was too late when vigilance was born.

It was Xiao Yanzhi who fainted first, followed by He Yan and Kong Qing. The hidden guards were startled when they saw this, and when they were arranging who would stay to protect Xiao Yanzhi and who would notify Pei Ze, they didn't care. Unprepared, he was knocked unconscious and fell from the tree one after another.

After everyone fell down, Qi Chengcai jumped down from a certain tree, covered his mouth with a wet cloth towel in one hand, and walked to the place where the incense burner was hidden with a glass of water in the other hand. place, kicked off the leaves and poured water into the incense burner.

With a bang, the green smoke broke.

Qi Cheng looked around and walked quickly to Xiao Yanzhi's side, picked up Xiao Yanzhi and ran away.

After running far away, Qi Chengcai threw away the cloth towel in his hand, and then ran faster with Xiao Yanzhi on his shoulders.

Is it amazing if there are too many people?Running around with a group of people every day, isn't he caught?snort!

Qi Cheng led Xiao Yanzhi to the top of a cliff at the fastest speed, and there was already someone waiting there.

With a shake of his shoulders, Xiao Yanzhi fell to the ground. Qi Cheng looked at the several people wrapped in cloaks in front of him with a cold face, and said in a deep voice, "I brought them here, where is the money?"

Hearing this, a person threw a money bag out, and the money bag happened to land in front of Qi Cheng, making a crisp sound.

Qi Cheng bent down to pick up the money bag, then opened it and looked at it, dissatisfied: "Not enough."

Several people wearing cloaks looked at each other, and then one of them said, "This is the price we negotiated before."

Qi Cheng spat and said angrily: "Just because of your little shit, how many fucking times have I been beaten in Prince Wucheng's mansion? Do you think this little money is enough?"

"Stinky boy, don't be ignorant..."

"Give it to him." Another person said, it was a woman's voice.

The previous person was speechless, and then threw out a money bag.

Qi Cheng chuckled triumphantly: "It's not too bad."

Bending down to pick up the second money bag on the ground, Qi Cheng turned and ran.

If it wasn't for the fact that his younger brother was seriously ill and was in a hurry to spend money, he wouldn't have accepted the job. No matter how good his lightness kung fu was, it would be a disaster if he entered Prince Wucheng's residence. Fortunately, he finally got away with it.

"Follow up, and get rid of his younger brother together." The woman said in a cold voice again, and as soon as the words fell, a person chased after Qi Cheng.

After a while, the few people standing on the cliff took off the hoods of their cloaks, and the only woman among them was Jiang Wan, and it was Jiang Shan who threw money to Qi Chengren.

Looking at Xiao Yanzhi lying unconscious on the ground, Jiang Wan said coldly, "It's been too long."

"His Majesty, forgive me." Jiang Shan quickly bowed his head and clasped his fists. "Your Majesty and King Wu Cheng arranged too many guards. It is really difficult to succeed without alarming His Majesty King Wu Cheng."

Jiang Wan sighed, "I didn't expect not only Pei Ze to protect him, but even Shan'er to protect him."

Hearing this, Jiang Shan said worriedly: "If His Majesty finds out about this, the relationship between you and His Majesty may be..."

"That can't keep him alive." Jiang Wan took a deep breath, and his eyes became more determined. "Although the enthronement ceremony has not been held yet, how long has His Majesty been sitting on the dragon chair? Those stubborn old people are still thinking about it. The King of Shu returned to the court to manage the government, and the King of Shu was not around. Didn’t Shan’er do a good job? They can confidently ask Shan’er to ask the King of Shu’s opinion in the court today before making a decision. Forced Shan'er to abdicate to the King of Shu? Originally, he wanted to leave him a way out, as long as he never set foot in Chang'an City, it would be fine, but he can only be blamed for his high status in the hearts of the courtiers, as long as he is still alive , sooner or later there will be trouble!"

Xiao Yanzhi has indeed made a difference in the past few years, but who would have thought that once the late emperor left, the king of Shu who was once the most incompetent in the eyes of the courtiers became the backbone of the court. When he recovered from his illness and returned to court, the upright one even threatened to take Xiao Yanzhi as regent.Also Regency?Do they think Shan'er is a three-year-old child who can't govern? !

Although Shan'er discussed with Pei Ze and decided to keep Pei Ze and Xiao Yanzhi away from the court temporarily, so as to give Shan'er a chance to establish prestige, but if the root cause is not eliminated, how can the problem be solved?

Shan'er clearly hated Xiao Yanzhi before, but why did she become weak after becoming the emperor?

Just as he was thinking, Xiao Yanzhi over there opened his eyes.

When his consciousness regained consciousness, the gravel on the ground made Xiao Yanzhi feel uncomfortable all over his body. When he regained consciousness, Xiao Yanzhi realized that he was lying on the ground, and immediately opened his eyes. Turning his eyes around the completely different scenery before, Xiao Yanzhi saw Jiang Wan and Jiang Shan who shouldn't be here.

Xiao Yanzhi sat up, looked around, then looked at Jiang Wan with a smile and said, "Take me to this place where no one is here, what is Your Highness the Empress Dowager trying to do?"

Jiang Wan also raised a smile, and said in a gentle voice, "What does the King of Shu think I am looking for you for?"

"En..." Xiao Yanzhi stared at Jiang Wan, and then said, "Probably not for enjoying the beautiful scenery or the beautiful scenery."

"The king of Shu is smart, so there is no need for me to explain it clearly?"

Xiao Yanzhi smiled and said: "His Royal Highness has known me for a few years, you don't think I will be obedient?"

"Of course I know." As he spoke, Jiang Wan gave Jiang Shan a wink, Jiang Shan waved to the side, and someone came over.

Xiao Yanzhi turned his head to look, and immediately turned cold.

Jiang Wan walked slowly to Xiao Chunyue who was escorted up, and said to Xiao Yanzhi: "This is the sister of the King of Shu, right? I heard that she is not related to you by blood, but you treated her very well. , I wonder if it is good enough for you to give up your life for her?"

Looking at Xiao Chunyue who was tied up and stuffed, Xiao Yanzhi sneered and said, "When did Xu Lishan only use these despicable methods?"

As soon as Xiao Yanzhi slandered Xu Lishan, Jiang Wan explained, "Your Majesty doesn't know."

Before Jiang Wan finished speaking, the man who went after Qi Cheng came back dragging Qi Cheng's body, threw Qi Cheng out, and the man stepped aside.

Xiao Chunyue was crying at first, but when she saw the corpse, her legs became weak and she cried even harder.

But Xiao Yanzhi was startled when he saw the appearance of the corpse, and then he sneered.

Jiang Wan was also taken aback, and shouted angrily: "Who told you to bring this corpse back?! Throw it down! Throw it down for me!"

Hearing this, Jiang Shan immediately ran forward, dragged Qi Cheng's body to the edge of the cliff, and threw it down with all his strength.

"Is Qi Cheng sent by the Empress Dowager to Prince Wucheng?" Xiao Yanzhi lowered his head, his voice sounded very calm.

"Yes," Jiang Wan said frankly, "The defense of the Wucheng Palace has always been like an iron wall, and even the late emperor's people could not sneak in. In order to protect you, the late emperor let you live in the Wucheng Palace. When you were at a loss, Then I met such a person in Gwangju, saw that he was good at martial arts, and had some connections with King Wucheng, so he was paid a thousand dollars to let him go to Prince Wucheng's mansion. Originally, he just wanted him to pass on the information from Prince Wucheng's mansion, but he didn't want to Later, a sudden change occurred, but he was used.”

"Using him?" Xiao Yanzhi looked up at Jiang Wan, "You were the one who poisoned Father?"

This is the only thing Xiao Yanzhi can think of that can be used for Qi Cheng.

"It's not my palace, it's all done by Xu Liqian," Jiang Wan said quite proudly, "As you expected, Xu Liqian is also very courageous. After sneaking back, but just relying on the little tricks of him and Concubine Yun Shu, they will definitely not be able to win you brothers, but such a person should be used or should be used, so I asked Qi Cheng to send all the news he heard. I went to Xu Liqian, and one of the messages was accidentally overheard by Qi Cheng, saying that His Majesty had a heart disease, so he told Xu Liqian about it.

You boys are sometimes stupid. Xu Liqian and Concubine Yun Shu are the ones who accompanied His Majesty into the palace. How come there are not a few loyal servants in the palace?How difficult is it to give the late emperor a medicine? "

Xiao Yanzhi closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

With Qi Cheng's status, he couldn't enter the backyard in Prince Wucheng's mansion, but he was still in the front yard when he talked about this with Pei Ze that day.

Seeing the pain on Xiao Yan's face, but he didn't speak anymore, Jiang Wan said again: "This palace specially chose this place for the king of Shu. Jumping off this cliff is the place where the Luo River flows most quickly. I don't know where I will be rushed, in order to save your sister's life, I advise the King of Shu to be more straightforward."

"Save my sister's life?" Xiao Yanzhi sneered, "His Royal Highness is going to kill Qi Cheng, so how could she let my sister go? If my sister goes back to file a complaint, no matter how honorable the Queen Mother's life is, But I can't keep it."

Jiang Wan sighed: "I have no intention of embarrassing the King of Shu, nor do I want to hurt innocent people, but I would rather risk my life than clear the obstacles for Your Majesty!"