cannon fodder attack

The weather was getting colder, Xi Ye sat leisurely in the yard basking in the rare sun, holding a book in his hand.

It's strange, Yan Ling is already in charge, why hasn't the system notified that the task is completed?

Xi Ye originally closed his eyes to rest his mind, but suddenly he tightened his fingertips holding the booklet.

He suddenly opened his eyes and sat up, startling the servants who were serving beside him.

Xi Ye rested his chin on the book, his eyes were a little complicated.

In the original plot, it was Scum Gong who imprisoned the protagonist. Could it be the other way around now?

Yan Ling still has feelings for Xi Chengxu, that's why he didn't hear the prompt for a long time.

Gee.

Xi Ye suddenly lay back down again, couldn't help but spread the booklet on his face.

"Master." Fu Yong's soft voice came from beside his ear.

Xi Ye's voice was muffled: "What's the matter?"

Although Fu Yong wondered if his master was in a bad mood, but after thinking about it, it is more important to talk about the business first.

"Your Majesty calls you into the palace."

He asked the little eunuch who was sent to pass on the message, but unfortunately, he was very strict and couldn't handle money or anything, which made him even more worried.

Xi Ye didn't panic, he took away the booklet that covered his face, got up and patted on his clothes.

"It's okay, Uncle Fu, let's go."

The left and right are not covered by soldiers, and the water is covered by soil.

After entering the palace and meeting Li Long, the other party's expression was normal, and his attitude towards him was not much different from before.

After Xi Ye saluted, he asked directly: "I don't know what the father wants to do with his son?"

Li Long didn't care about the estrangement in his words, and replied quietly after hearing the words: "The new emperor of the Ming Dynasty has ascended the throne, I originally wanted to send an envoy to communicate with each other, the candidate has been decided, but the other party has appointed you."

Xi Ye frowned indistinctly.

He exposed himself, and it was not surprising that Yan Ling knew that he was still alive.

It's just...the other party wants him to be an envoy?

If he becomes Yue Lan's envoy, he must be sent to Daming.

Xi Ye was thinking about the protagonist's purpose, and Li Long was also looking at him from above, as if he wanted to see through all his disguises.

"I didn't know you had such a good relationship with the new emperor of Ming Dynasty."

Xi Ye had guessed that the other party would be suspicious of him before, and now he said calmly: "My minister once offended the new emperor in Daming, this time I may still remember my hatred, but my minister is willing to go to Daming, This is a good opportunity to track down the whereabouts of real jade."

Li Long smiled, agreed, and then waved his hand to signal him to go down.

Xi Ye turned around and left the palace.

He knew that Li Long didn't have the slightest trust in him, and now he doubted him even more.

The other party didn't ask him why he took the risk to go back since he had offended Yan Ling, because they both knew the answer.

He was able to live up to now by relying on the value of jade, and he still has a chance to go to Daming.

But, he doesn't worry about this, the most urgent thing is to go to Daming.

He was wondering if Yan Ling would kill him once he returned to Daming.

Thinking of this, Xi Ye couldn't help but chuckled.

Back at the mansion, Fu Yong immediately came up to inquire about the situation.

In the study, while Xi Ye was writing something on a piece of paper, he told Fu Yong about his mission to Daming.

Fu Yong was helping him sharpen the ink, when he heard that the movements in his hands stopped.

"Master, this is absolutely impossible!"

They were spies at the beginning, so it was fine if they didn't expose them, but Yue Lan had no choice but to return after being exposed. Wouldn't it be tantamount to asking for death if returning to Daming at this time?

Xi Ye put down the brush, folded the note, stuffed it into a hollow candle, and handed it to Fu Yong.

"You can't avoid it, Uncle Fu. This time you stay and tell the queen that everything will go according to plan."

Now the role of jade is not important anymore. Based on how much Li Long attaches importance to jade, he feels that he can do it in advance.

Fu Yong sighed in a low voice, knowing that he couldn't persuade Xi Ye, so he had to take the candle: "Master, be careful."

……

The small road he took all the way when he fled back to Yuelan, this time he went to the official road that Daming took in a fair and honest manner.

Even Xi Ye was in a delicate mood.

The courtiers of the Ming Dynasty underwent a small change of blood, and their awe of Yan Ling increased linearly. Even though they were curious about why each of the small envoys deserved to be greeted by Yan Ling in person, they dared not ask.

When Xi Ye got out of the carriage, he was startled when he saw the familiar figure.

He deliberately wore a mask to avoid the trouble of being recognized by others. After all, although he was really low-key at the beginning, some people still recognized his face.

The ministers waiting nearby saw that after the new emperor got off the carriage from Yue Lan's envoy, his eyes seemed to be glued to his body, they couldn't help holding back their breath, and quietly became curious.

Xi Ye naturally also felt the scorching gaze cast on him.

He raised his lips and looked back directly.

Eyes meet.

Yan Ling held his fingers falsely, then loosened, falsely gripped, and loosened again. After repeating this several times, he smiled and said softly: "The envoy has been traveling all the way, and I have already prepared a banquet for the envoy. .”

The minister who was close to him couldn't help shaking, thinking to himself, always felt that although the new emperor's tone was smiling, it was inexplicably cold.

Xi Ye didn't show it on the face, but he gave a "tsk" in his heart.

Don't be a Hongmen banquet.

The two were clearly familiar, but they pretended to be strangers in front of everyone, and no one could see anything was wrong.

After entering the palace, Yan Ling ordered people to lead the team sent by Yue Lan to settle down.

Xi Ye followed along.

It's not a gorgeous house, but it's well-equipped with daily necessities.

After he went in, some eunuchs even brought in a wooden barrel.

Seeing Chen Ye's doubts, the little maid who led him over lowered her head slightly, and whispered: "This is also His Majesty's order. The envoy is exhausted, and you can take a bath to get rid of fatigue. There will be a special banquet in the hall to welcome you." grown ups."

Xi Ye nodded and said with a smile, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for me."

After the maid saluted, she withdrew.

The hot water was put away, and the clean clothes were put aside.

Xi Ye stepped forward to feel the temperature of the water, and it was just right. Without hesitation, he took off his clothes and soaked in it.

After taking a comfortable bath, I really feel a lot less tired.

It's just that when he picked up the clothes, Xi Ye couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

This material is quite unusual.

After Xi Ye tidied himself up, he waited for the banquet to start.

As the sky gradually darkened, lanterns were lit everywhere in the palace, and the lights were brightly lit at the entrance of the main hall.

The hall was cut off from the howling cold wind, and after Xi Ye found his place, he sat without saying a word.

The ministers chatted in twos and threes, but they all glanced at Xi Ye from the corner of their eyes.

The new emperor's attitude towards this envoy was obvious to all, and they boldly stepped forward to test the other party.

Xi Ye dealt with everyone who came forward to speak in a slightly perfunctory manner.

No one dared to look for him until Yan Ling came.

Yan Ling changed into his normal clothes, he sat at the head, said a few opening words, and then clapped his hands. After a while, a group of dancers walked from the outside of the hall to the center with enchanting steps.

As the music sounded, rows of palace maids respectfully placed porcelain plates on each minister's table. Seeing the beauties dancing in front of them and enjoying the delicious food, many people were very happy.

Yan Ling glanced at Xi Ye's direction, he raised his chin slightly, and tapped the wine glass with his finger, and the eunuch behind him clearly stepped forward to pour the wine for him.

"Several months have passed since the battle between Daming and Yue Lan. At the beginning, Yue Lan unilaterally tore up the agreement. I wonder if the messenger can explain this?"

Originally, there was a lot of toasting and drinking during the banquet, but when these words were uttered, there was an instant silence.

No one expected that Yan Ling would suddenly attack.

At this moment, all eyes focused on Xi Ye.

Xi Ye secretly thought, it really came.

He straightened his back and said calmly: "This can't be regarded as our Yue Lan tearing up the agreement. The former emperor of Ming Dynasty took the initiative to seek cooperation with Yue Lan. If the cooperation failed, should we be accused of accusing Yue Lan?"

Yan Ling raised his lips: "Master Messenger is as eloquent as ever."

Xi Ye smiled: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compliment."

Yan Ling snorted coldly, glanced at the silver mask on Xi Ye's face, and asked, "Master Messenger, why is he wearing a mask and dare not show his true face?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, I was injured on my face. Although it is healed now, there are scars left. I wear a mask to prevent scaring others."

The ministers next to him were in a cold sweat. Yan Ling, a god of murder, has a bad temper, and this envoy of Yue Lan is really courageous.

They were afraid that Yan Ling would get angry and cut him off.

Fortunately, Yan Ling was not angry, on the contrary, he laughed out loud.

After laughing enough, Yan Ling calmed down, stood up, and said softly, "My lord envoy has come from a long way, I would like to offer you a toast."

When he stood up, no one dared to sit down, and they all stood up one after another.

Xi Ye took the wine glass, touched it in the air, and drank it down with his head raised.

"Good! Happy!"

When Xi Ye sat down, he didn't know what expression to make.

He felt that Yan Ling seemed to be a little different from before.

But Xi Ye still wants to wait a few days to pay attention to see how Xi Chengxu is doing.

Maybe it's the protagonist's love for the slag that prevents him from being blackened.

Yan Ling's unpredictable temper frightened the ministers not to speak freely.

The maid behind Xi Ye saw that the wine glass on the table was empty, so she deliberately picked up the jug to fill the wine glass, but accidentally knocked over the wine glass during the action, so that Xi Ye's clothes were wet.

The maid was so frightened that she knelt on the ground and begged for mercy in a panic: "I'm sorry, my lord, this servant didn't do it on purpose!"

Xi Ye frowned, seeing that his forehead was red, he said, "It's okay, get up."

The movement here has attracted attention.

Yan Ling ordered in a cold voice: "If you are sloppy, drag it down and hit twenty boards."

As soon as a guard wanted to step forward, he was stopped by Xi Ye.

"Forget it, Your Majesty, I just go and change clothes."

Yan Ling leaned on the chair, his tone was unclear: "Since the envoy is helping to intercede, then he should be fined half a year and a month, and I still haven't thanked my lord."

The palace lady hurriedly kowtowed to Xi Ye and said, "Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!"

Yan Ling smiled, and tilted his head: "Come here, take the envoy to the side hall to change clothes."

Xi Ye followed a young eunuch to the outside of the hall, he turned his head suddenly, just in time to meet Yan Ling's deep eyes.

The little eunuch led Xi Ye to the side hall, bowed and said: "My lord, please wait a moment, the servant is going to get you a set of clothes."

Xi Ye responded, and for a moment, he was the only one left in the hall.

The unknown fragrance from the incense burner lingers in the air, blurring the exquisite carvings on the eaves.

Xi Ye felt a little thirsty for no reason. He glanced at the tea on the table, thought for a while, but didn't move.

A quarter of an hour passed, and the little eunuch still hadn't come back.

Xi Ye sat leisurely at the table, holding his chin in a daze.

There was a "creak" sound from the palace door, and the little eunuch was holding his clothes, apologetically fawning on his face: "I'm sorry, my lord, this Shanggong Bureau is a little far away, so I'm slowing down."

Xi Ye took the clothes, said "no problem" and asked people to leave.

It couldn't be that he was really asked to change clothes, he didn't think that maid was unintentional.

But since new clothes have been delivered, let's change as we please.

When he took off his outer robe and only his inner garment was left, he was keenly aware of the movement behind him. Just as he was about to turn around, a warm body was stuck behind him, and strong arms wrapped around his waist.

"His Royal Highness Duan Wang, please come and be safe."

The scorching breath sprinkled on his ears, making Xi Ye tilt his head.

Seeing this, Yan Ling's eyes became darker, with a hint of anger.

He looked at the white earlobe of the person in his arms, and couldn't help but feel agitated, and he sucked it in without saying a word.

Xi Ye cursed secretly, "Damn it", and slammed his elbow back.

Yan Ling let out a muffled snort, let go, and was grabbed by his clothes and pressed against the door.

He ignored the pain in his chest, and said with a frivolous smile, "Why, so active?"

Xi Ye rolled his eyes: "Stop pretending?"

Yan Ling carefully looked at the mask on his face, Xi Ye was a little hairy from his stare, so he exerted some strength with his hands.

"Hiss! You want to murder your husband?"

Xi Ye didn't answer, but said: "Where's Xi Chengxu? Why don't you go to him if you want to be dissatisfied."

Yan Ling was stunned: "Who? Xi Chengxu?"

"Didn't you like people to death before?"

"I do not……"

"Almost made it to bed."

"no……"

"Tsk, thinking about it this way, I seemed a little unkind at the time."

"Wait……"

"Oh yes, even threatening me in the dungeon for it."

"listen……"

"Ok?"

Yan Ling's knees were inexplicably weakened by this deep and seductive "um", and he couldn't say anything.

He had forgotten that he had come to question and lecture people.

Xi Ye narrowed his eyes and approached the opponent, the distance was so close that he could count the number of eyelashes of the opponent.

"And, did I mention that I'm the one on top."