Battle of the Red Mansions

Looking at Lin Xuan, who looked tall and handsome in a conspicuous military uniform, Tu Jingyang raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Master Lin, long time no see."

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Huh, have we met?

With an ice cube face similar to that of Xie Qiong, Lin Xuan closed the door with his backhand and walked to their general, blinking his eyes pretending to be puzzled, "Have we met?"

Although I have heard a lot of gossip about this person at home, although I have met him once at home, although I don’t know how many times I have met him on the street, but have the two of them talked face to face?

No!

He was sure that he and this noble prince had not spoken face to face, Lin Xuan, a good brother who listened to his brother very much, looked over expressionlessly, and with that armor suit, Tu Jingyang thought for a moment that he had recognized the wrong person.

This person didn't have this expression when he first came in, now it's too late to pretend he doesn't know each other

With an inexplicable look on his face, he smiled at Lin Xuan, Tu Jingyang didn't say anything, just pretending that this person didn't say anything just now.

Not seeing each other for half a year, this kid is even more interesting.

The attendant behind looked at Lin Xuan who was standing behind Xie Qiong with an expressionless face, and then looked at the smiling prince who didn't know what he was thinking, rubbed his chin and couldn't figure out what was going on.

Aren't they negotiating with General Xie? Why did the feeling change after this guy came?

Today, it is not Chang Yuan who followed Tu Jingyang but Chang Heng, who has a higher force value. He has never met Lin Xuan, and he doesn't know what happened when he was in Yangzhou before. He just glanced at his prince with a straight face The resigned young guard then turned his attention back to General Xie on the opposite side.

Xie Qiong's aura is too strong, so their lords can sit here and drink tea without changing their faces.

Quietly winking with their general, Lin Xuan, who had no idea what was going on, didn't dare to act rashly.

He is just a little soldier, he shouldn't know anything about those big secrets, it would be nice to keep them as good as his brother, there is no need to be so frank, General.

The more he knows, the sooner he will die. He has just started his own bright future, so he can't just leave it here.

General, let him be an innocent passerby~

However, Lin Xuan had already thought of several versions of the evil transaction of money and power in this short period of time, Xie Qiong raised her eyes, and then introduced coldly, "This is Prince Ning'an."

Looking at General Xie, who had no tacit understanding with him in the barracks, Lin Xuan twitched the corners of his mouth and fell silent for a moment, then saluted politely, "I have seen the prince."

As for Mr. Lin, I'm sorry that there is only Lin Xuan, an ordinary soldier here. There is no such thing as Mr. Lin. The prince probably has the wrong person.

Unexpectedly, Lin Xuan would not have anything to do with him at all, Tu Jingyang smiled, shook his head and didn't care much.

It is estimated that Lin Ruhai told him to stay away from him at the beginning, not to mention his reputation outside, but now his status as King Ning An is also troublesome.

Although a half-grown child was sent to the military camp, it's better not to get involved in some things.

However, what does Xie Qiong mean by letting this kid listen in?

For Lin Xuan to know this so easily, if it wasn't that Xie Qiong was crazy, it would be that this young master of the Lin family did have some abilities that he didn't know about.

Taking another look at Lin Xuan, who is now silent behind Xie Qiong, Tu Jingyang hooked his lips, and his face still had a refreshing smile.

Not many people know about the young master of the Lin family joining the army. After all, Lin Ruhai is a newcomer in Yangzhou, and Lin Xuan, a child who has not yet been crowned, naturally doesn't get much attention.

No one could have imagined that Lin Xuan would let go of the comfortable life in Yangzhou City but run to the Hangu Pass where he suffered so much.

Several times when he went out, he could see the young master of the Lin family sweeping the streets with his entourage. Afterwards, the few times when he went out was calm, Tu Jingyang felt that something was missing, and after being checked by others, he found out that he was sent away by Lin Ruhai.

After all, it was someone else's family business. Although he wanted to cooperate with Lin Ruhai to control Jiangnan's officialdom, he had no reason to take care of other people's family affairs, so he just listened to it.

It's just that I didn't expect to see this kid again in Hangu Pass, it's really interesting.

Taking a sip of hot tea, Tu Jingyang, whose whole body was warm, smiled, glanced at Lin Xuan and then turned his attention to Xie Qiong again, "I don't know what General Xie is thinking about?"

Not thinking of spending too much time here, Xie Qiong looked coldly at the smiling young prince sitting opposite, "My conditions are very clear, if possible, I can restrain [-]% of the [-] defenders at Hangu Pass, Yizhong It is absolutely impossible for the prince to transfer troops from Hangu Pass."

Xie Qiong said this with reservations. If something really happened, he would be able to control at least [-]% of the troops in Hangu Pass, and the remaining [-]% would be controlled by those in the capital rather than the supervisor in their army. .

He was just ordered to come here to find trouble, but the supervising army was not very capable. He didn't have much prestige among the soldiers of Hangu Pass.

Tu Jingyang's eyes dimmed, obviously not very satisfied with Xie Qiong's request just now.

Xie Qiong still remembers what happened back then, but there are many things involved in the Xie family. One Xie Jing is fine, but another Xie Qiong will be completely different.

"General Xie also knows that this king is just a prince with no real power. Isn't this condition a little too much?" With a smile on his face, Tu Jingyang was turning a delicate porcelain cup in his hand, but he did not give an inch in his words.

Even if Yizhong loses power in the future, he is still a member of the royal family, and it is impossible to hand it over to outsiders. Moreover, the Xie family has an extraordinary background in the capital, so it is absolutely impossible to directly draw out all the officials in the court.

The imperial court could not withstand such a big blow.

"I've already said the conditions, it's the prince's business whether to agree or not." Xie Qiong left a sentence in a blunt tone, then buckled the table, then got up and glanced at the two behind him who were about to leave, "Let's go, the prince is busy with everything, we won't Disturb the prince."

Seeing Xie Qiong lead people away neatly, Tu Jingyang rubbed his brows, "That's why I hate dealing with these rough people the most."

There were only the two of them left in the room, Chang Heng patted his face and walked up to Tu Jingyang, "My lord, Xie Qiong is like this"

"It's okay, he will agree." Tu Jingyang shook his head lightly, his eyes flickering, "Xie Qiong will not let Yizhong deploy troops on his territory."

"But just now"

Putting the porcelain cup back on the tea tray, Tu Jingyang gathered the clothes on his body, took the cloak next to him and prepared to leave, "We still have some time, now it's the end of the year, and we have to do a full set of acting, within a month Yizhong won't do anything."

"My lord, the emperor's side has already started to urge you." Chang Heng followed behind with some embarrassment, and Chang Heng clenched his fists, "I'm afraid the emperor will be unhappy if he doesn't return to the capital at the end of the year."

"Aren't you unhappy every year? Why do you care so much?" Putting the cloak on his body indifferently, Tu Jingyang's eyes were slightly cold, and Chang Heng behind him didn't say much.

Indeed, the prince has become more and more reluctant to return to the capital for the New Year these years. Who can bear Prince Yizhong's visit every year?

But this year is different, maybe because he knows that his health is not good, the emperor doesn't want to talk about it in the past few years, but maybe because of this, the emperor will not wholeheartedly take sides when Prince Yizhong is doing things this year.

Xie Qiong didn't care much about what happened to Tu Jingyang's side. He just sent someone to watch secretly and then threw him aside and ignored him. He didn't expect Tu Jingyang to agree to his request.

But if you want him to do it, you have to pay a price.

After making some guesses about Tu Jingyang's intentions, Lin Xuan followed Xie Qiong, but couldn't hold back and asked directly, "General, what is he doing here?"

What a prince, why is he wandering around all over the world every day, he has nothing to do?

Walking in front with a calm face, Xie Qiong glanced over lightly, "Why, don't you pretend you don't know each other?"

Scratching her head in embarrassment, Lin Xuan hid the big hands on her shoulders, "We really don't know each other well!"

"When I was in Yangzhou, I only met him a few times from a distance. It's still who my brother said. It stands to reason that he shouldn't know me."

Thinking of this question belatedly, Lin Xuan rubbed her chin, feeling something was wrong.

"King Ning'an is well-informed. Since he is dealing with your brother, he will naturally check your news." Clenching his fist twice, Xie Qiong walked in front and waved, "Let's go, today I will take you to a place you have never seen before." A place I have never seen before.”

Eyes lit up instantly, Lin Xuan looked at the somewhat mysterious General Xie, and looked forward to where they were going next.

I have never seen it before, is it a military base like Cangyun Castle?

He has been here for half a year, but he has never heard of such an existence.

However, the layout of Cangyun Fort really makes people want to go there for the second time after going there once. Does Hangu Pass really exist like that?

Even if it can't compare to Cangyun Castle, it's good to make him enjoy himself.

Helplessly looking at the two people in front, Han Rujin shook his head and sighed. The longer he spent together, the more he felt that he was the only normal person around him. Who are these people?

Lin Xuan has been out of tune with their generals in the army for the past few years, and only hopes that he will not be scolded to death by his elder brother when he returns home.

Although they said they were going to do business, they were not going to a good place.

General, does my elder brother know what you are doing with my younger brother?

With anticipation in his eyes, he followed General Xie all the way. Standing in a deserted corner, Lin Xuan looked at the colorful plaques not far away, and the girls who came out to solicit business in the cold weather. what to say.

Did Xie Qiong misunderstand him?

Does Lin Xuan look like someone who has never been to a brothel?

This small brothel in Lingbao City, he still doesn't like the dignified young master of the Lin family.

He is crazy to come to this kind of place if the girls in Jiangnan are not moving.

The disdain in his eyes was obvious, Lin Xuan looked at Xie Qiong next to him, and almost shouted out the meaning in his eyes.

Leaning against the corner with arms folded, Xie Qiong raised her eyebrows and looked at him, "What? Is it because I don't like it or dare not enter."

Lin Xuan curled her lips, looked into Xie Qiong's gaze for a while before saying quietly, "I neither look down on nor dare to enter."

The voice of the second half of the sentence was blown away by the wind, but the two people next to him are people with sharp eyes and ears, so how could they not hear what he said.

Obviously stunned by this answer, a narrow smile flashed in Xie Qiong's eyes, "This general really didn't expect that you would listen to your brother so much."

If a man can bend and stretch, doesn't he just dare not enter the brothel?

He just didn't dare, what's the matter?

When I was in Gusu, I didn’t try to sneak out with Shen Xing to visit flower houses. Although they knew that they were just looking around, they still copied books to the point of being soft when they returned home.

Lowering her eyes to look at her hands, Lin Xuan turned her head to the side, feeling depressed involuntarily.

Seeing that the two of them lost their way while talking, Han Rujin stepped forward and patted Lin Xuan, "Okay, let's change clothes."

They couldn't afford to lose that man when they entered Hualou in uniform.

Passing through the side path without disturbing anyone, the three turned into a small yard in twos and threes.

Lin Xuan was expressionless listening to Yingsheng Yanyu next door and cursed secretly in her heart. She knew at a glance that these two people came here often. Otherwise, how could they be so familiar with the road here, and even bought a yard next to it, Is this something to do when you have nothing to do?

Looking up, Xie Qiong didn't have any intention of explaining, Han Rujin rubbed her forehead, and had no choice but to tell Lin Xuan what was going on with this brothel.

"Okay, I understand."

Youyou sighed, Lin Xuan clutched her chest and turned to look for clothes in the room.

Brothels have been intelligence bureaus since ancient times, and the seniors who traveled through time did not deceive me.

A moment later, Lin Xuan appeared in the courtyard in a bright-colored robe. Although her slender body was wrapped in many layers, Lin Xuan's slender body, which was between teenagers and youths, looked extraordinarily festive.

It is somewhat similar to the dolls in the city who are dressed up by their parents as New Year pictures because of the New Year.

Looking at the bright red that she didn't wear much years ago with a black face, Lin Xuan looked at Xie Qiong and Han Rujin who were already standing in the yard, gritted her teeth and moved over.

Although he likes this color, it doesn't mean that there are no other colors except patterns. Isn't it normal for these two people to wear black clothes?

Inexplicably remembered Jia Baoyu, what should I do?

"General, let's discuss it. Can we change clothes? I'll pay for them myself." Looking at Xie Qiong with a bitter face, Lin Xuan opened her arms and turned around, "I'm not going to get married today, am I?"

"Boy, even if you want to get married, you can't stay in this valley, or your brother will be sad."

The chill on Xie Qiong who laughed out loud was dispelled a lot, and he put one hand on Han Rujin's shoulder beside him, and General Xie, who was still covered by a mask on half of his face, looked at Lin Xuan and nodded, "That's right, this appearance can hook you." Many little girls."

Twitching the corner of her mouth stiffly, Lin Xuan looked up at the two smiling guys, "Ha ha."

Grandpa knows that Grandpa is good, so you don't need to emphasize it!

There is only one piece of clothing in such a huge wardrobe, what on earth do you two want to do?

With a blank expression on his face, Lin Xuan pinched the inconspicuous brocade bag hidden at his waist, thinking about the possibility of going to a tailor shop to buy clothes now.

"Don't change your clothes. It's almost New Year's Eve. Let's be lucky." Covering her lips with her hands and coughing twice, Xie Qiong stopped laughing and suppressed her rising face, and then said slowly, "I didn't go out before." Crossing Jiangnan, the way of celebrating the New Year here is different from that there, let Rujin take you to play, and don't follow where adults go."

It was just a joke to ask this kid to follow, he didn't plan to bring the kids into the brothel, even though they are all his people here, but young people are unpredictable, in case they can't help but see each other with a firework girl, Lin Ruhai I'm afraid he will kill him at Hangu Pass.

Fu Wa followed Han Rujin out with a dazed expression, while Lin Xuan quietly gestured to Xie Qiong from behind.

A dignified general, are you still a three-year-old child?

You're still lucky, why don't you wear it yourself?

Waiting for both of them to go out with their arms folded, the smile in Xie Qiong's eyes completely subsided, and in a blink of an eye he was back to that iron-blooded and ruthless General Xie.

Instead of going directly to the brothel next door as Lin Xuan thought, Xie Qiong stood there for a while, then turned around and sat down on the stone bench in the courtyard.

Not long after, the door of the room opened from the inside, and a veiled graceful woman stepped out and saluted, "General."

Raising his hand to signal people to get up, Xie Qiong asked directly with deep eyes, "How is the situation in the capital?"

Tu Jingyang's words are half true and half false, although he can believe it, he can't believe it all.

Some things were found out by his own people, which made him feel more at ease.

"Your Majesty's illness has been repeated, and the Lord Yizhong has secretly contacted many people. Except for the soldiers and horses in the five cities, most of the defenders in the capital have been replaced by the Lord Yizhong." She said in a low voice, and the woman's eyes widened. There was an imperceptible chill in between, "Most of the dignitaries in the capital have expressed their attitudes, but there are some interesting things in it."

"Pick up the important ones!"

Pulling her hair, the woman chuckled twice, not at all frightened by Xie Qiong's cold face, "Mr. Rong is loyal to the emperor, but civil strife broke out in the Rongguo mansion. It is said that someone in the inner house secretly had a lot of love with Prince Yizhong connect"

"It is said?" Slowly spit out two words, Xie Qiong buckled the slate under his hands and glanced at the woman leisurely, "Xie Wan, when did you use this kind of word in your intelligence?"

Shaking her head, Xie Wan helped her forehead and said helplessly, "The spies near the Yizhong Palace in the middle of the capital came to report that they saw with their own eyes the servants of Mrs. Rong Guogong's servants entering and leaving the Yizhong Palace."

They didn't pay much attention to the Duke's Mansion at first, who would have thought that they only heard about it from the gossip.

The same is true of Rong Guogong, who has been loyal to the army for so many years, but he did not expect to be planted in the inner house in the end.

Marry a wife and marry a virtuous man!

Xie Wan puffed out her chest proudly as she muttered something, just find someone like her, virtuous!

Glancing at Xie Wan, Xie Qiong sneered and said nothing.

"There is no need to pay attention to the Rongguo Mansion. Rongguo is not someone who can be easily deceived. Looking at Prince Gongqian, I always feel that they still have some tricks to hide."

"Prince Gongqian?" Looking at Xie Qiong in surprise, Xie Wan's face was a little cautious, "A few days ago, the sixth child had sent news to Lingbao City. Although there are not many troops compared to the defenders, they can't scare them if they operate well."

"So, someone intercepted our information!" Holding the mask on his face, Xie Qiong's face did not change at all, "Go and find out who the problem is, and send it directly to Xie Yang after finding out there."

"Yes." Nodding with a heavy face, Xie Wan's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and then she repeated the original information about the capital.

Fortunately, this time she came to Hangu Pass in person, if not, the moths in it might hide for a while longer.