He kissed her for a moment, and then they both heard the sound of horse hooves. Yang Yanzong immediately loosened his grip and let go of Su Ci. With a "clang", he drew out his sword, and the blade slashed the wound on the neck of one of the Beirong leaders like lightning!

His swordsmanship was extremely superb, and the blow just passed through the wound perfectly without adding any more damage. Blood was dripping from the sword immediately, as if those two Beirong men had just been dealt with by him.

Su Ci was very smart. She blinked her eyes and immediately drew out her dagger and prepared to attack.

The eunuchs walked down the rammed earth stairs in their hard-soled thick boots. As soon as they rushed into the basement, they saw Yang Yanzong and Su Ci, one in front and one behind them, with blood dripping and murderous aura. They had just dealt with two knife-wielding Beirong leaders.

"General Yang, General Yang, please wait a moment!! Hey~"

The eunuch in the silver-blue bullfighting suit felt very sorry that he was a step late, but he also knew that the Northern Rong people were always fierce and it was difficult to leave anyone alive in a fierce fight. He just let out a sigh but did not mean to blame them.

"Thank you for your hard work, General Yang, and everyone else. The Supervisor will be here soon!"

This eunuch in the silver-blue bullfighting suit is Tong Jie'en's confidant. In order to prevent the various royal palaces from playing tricks, Tong Jie'en specially divided the Supervisory Department into several small teams, and each team had people. However, most of these people are not very good at fighting. The eunuch in the silver-blue bullfighting suit is named Zhang, and he is in the same team as Yang Yanzong. Because Yang Yanzong is very cooperative and upright, the two of them got along well along the way.

When the fierce battle just now took place, Eunuch Zhang was protected and watched from the outside. When he saw that the situation was becoming clearer and the killing was almost over, he was hurriedly protected and brought over.

Upon seeing this scene, although he felt regretful, he did not say anything and quickly ordered his men to move the two bodies of the Beirong people. He even bent down to search their bodies himself, as their blood and skin were still hot.

After searching like this, I actually found something!

As soon as he touched the sheepskin bag, Eunuch Zhang became alert. Hearing Yang Yanzong's "Eh" behind him, he raised his hand to stop, slowly opened it himself, and took a look. He immediately gasped! His expression was excited and serious.

Eunuch Zhang personally took the sheepskin bag and turned back to search the two Beirong people repeatedly. He only stopped after making sure that there were no others. But this was enough! !

Tong Jie'en, Zhang Boqian and Kun, the uncle of the emperor, arrived a quarter of an hour later.

Since Yang Yanzong started to take action, he sent people to the rear to send letters for reinforcements. This is the only silver carriage found so far. The reinforcements came very quickly and strangled all the remaining Beirong people as soon as they arrived!

When Tong Jie'en and others arrived, the people sent by Eunuch Zhang were waiting eagerly upstairs, so they immediately ran to the basement in the east of the town!

"Nonsense, this is outrageous!!!"

About ten seconds later, an angry shout was heard from the basement! !

Tong Jie'en took the sheepskin bag and unfolded it. He suddenly raised his eyes, and his sharp and sinister eyes shot straight at Zhang Boqian like arrows. He gritted his teeth and said, "General Zhang, what a thief crying thief!!!"

Zhang Boqian was shocked and angry, and denied it loudly on the spot.

Eunuch Zhang sneered and stepped out: "When I went down to the basement, General Yang had just fallen to the ground after killing the two Northern Rong men. I was the first one to go forward and search. Everyone saw it with their own eyes. How can you, a bastard, deny it!!!"

Zhang Boqian was speechless for a moment and was so angry that he almost killed the eunuch Zhang with his sword!

Tong Jien shouted: "How dare you!!!"

Kun Guojiu was quick-witted and waved his hand. His guards on both sides jumped up and blocked Zhang Boqian's furious sword in time. He pondered for a while, took a step forward, looked at eunuch Tong Jien Zhang, then looked at Zhang Boqian, frowned for a while, and said to Zhang Boqian in a deep voice: "General Zhang, whether it is true or not, we have to wait for a detailed investigation later."

Tong Jie'en sneered. Most eunuchs were narrow-minded. Zhang Boqian's out-of-control attempt to kill Eunuch Zhang completely angered him. Tong Jie'en raised his lip coldly: "Since there are witnesses and evidence, Zhang Boqian should be put in shackles and returned to the capital. I have presented these things and the person truthfully. If you have anything to say, you can go to His Majesty to make a judgment."

He took out a golden order from his bosom and wrote on it "As if I were here in person". The Supervisory Office had the power to investigate, inspect, detain and temporarily sentence people without regard to any local military or political affairs. If the person under detention resisted violently, the Office could even take on-the-spot execution measures if necessary.

Anyway, he has great power and is above everyone else.

Tong Jie'en wouldn't be in this position if he wasn't ruthless, and no one doubts that he dares to take necessary measures.

As soon as this imperial golden order came out, Zhang Boqian fell silent immediately. Even though he was breathing heavily, his face was red with anger, he had to keep silent.

Tong Jie'en smiled coldly and waved his hand: "Put him in shackles, take him away, and escort him back to the capital after this matter is completed!"

Two ferocious guards from the Supervisory Office immediately stepped forward and kicked Zhang Boqian hard on the knee. This cold and arrogant boss, who had previously acted high and mighty in front of Yang Yanzong, fell to his knees with a heavy bang and was handcuffed.

Zhang Boqian was angry, struggling and cursing.

Yang Yanzong killed the last Beirong man in front of him, slowly wiped the blood off the blade, and put the sword back into the sheath.

When he appeared at the stairs, Zhang Boqian was put in handcuffs at that moment. He raised his eyelids, stared at Zhang Boqian who was still struggling with his back to him, and exchanged glances with Uncle Kun who happened to have raised his eyelids as well.

There was no change in their expressions. After they glanced at each other casually, they looked away calmly.

…

After this good show ended, there was another one, and the second one was even more exciting than the first one.

While Yang Yanzong unnoticedly sent the news to the ears of Crown Prince Ji Yan, he also sent a copy to Ji Ye. It was not long, just a few words, "Ji Yan discovered a batch of missing official silver."

He just made a brief start, but the subsequent development was extremely exciting!

Ji Ye loosened his grip, took out the thin piece of paper from between his fingers, unfolded it and saw that his heart started beating wildly. The opportunity he had been waiting for for many years had finally come! !

No wonder, no wonder the team’s marching speed suddenly slowed down, and Ji Yan disappeared quietly last night. So that’s it, so that’s it!

Ji Yan was still afraid. This was suspected of treason and collusion with the enemy, and anyone who was involved would be killed! His heart was beating like a drum and his blood was boiling. He repeatedly pretended to track the place where the silver was hidden, but he did not dare to go forward.

But this is a full 15 million taels of silver! With it, he will never be short of money for anything he does, and he will never be short of money because of Ping'an Province again!

Two days ago, Ji Yan led his men together with the Seven Princes' Palaces and the Supervisory Office and chased in the northeast direction. These Beirong people were very cunning. The silver was not the one agreed to be given by Kun family, and the rest of the silver had to be transported back to Beirong. They boarded the boats and launched the water, with multiple layers of deceptive troops and more than a dozen groups. Under such circumstances, it was difficult for the tracking team to avoid disagreements.

After several disagreements and a major battle with the Beirong people, Ji Yan's men are now his own people.

Then, just yesterday, he accidentally picked up an opportunity. It turned out that a force from the Seven Princes' Mansion was completely wiped out in a fierce battle with Hu. Everyone thought it was a trick, and Ji Ying chased after it in great hatred, but who knew that the one at the place was really the Northern Rong Silver Chariot! At present, a large amount of silver is hidden in the valley of Shangsiling, next to Lingshui.

As long as he had a boat, he could easily transfer this huge amount of official silver quietly, and then sink it into the water. When the limelight had passed, he could bring it back again, and this huge sum of money would belong to him!

Without anyone noticing.

Ji Yan sent out trusted scouts repeatedly to make sure there was no one else!

He didn't even tell Zhang Dongling about such a big thing. The only person who knew about it was the Shi brothers who had already given him money to raise private soldiers and could not clear themselves of the truth. If the Shi brothers had not been there at the time, and he also needed their help, he would not even have told the two brothers.

Ji Yan was a cautious person, but after a night of anxiety, he finally became greedy.

Fortune and wealth are achieved through risk - his father once taught him that he should take risks when necessary, otherwise the best opportunities will be gone and it will be too late to regret in the future!

As soon as he thought about it, he was certain!

At this moment, Ji Yan had never thought that the example the Sixth Prince gave him when he taught him was the turnaround in Wuchuan, which was related to the life and death of the Sixth Prince's Mansion!

As the smoke from the campfire curled up, he lowered his eyes and pondered the chances of success. Finally, he called his trusted guard Shunmin and the Shi brothers, and whispered to them that one of them should lead the others to carefully investigate the movements nearby and the whereabouts of other troops, and the other should prepare the boat!

Whether it is the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion or the Crown Prince Ji Yan himself, there are big merchants coming to join and trading companies personally run by their confidants. They also have businesses in the northwest, so it is not difficult to prepare ships privately.

The three of them responded in a low voice, sat for a while, then stood up and left as if nothing had happened.

Everything was prepared in an orderly manner.

And this scene fell right into Ji Ye's eyes.

He had already received the letter from Yang Yanzong. He lowered his eyes. He knew what Ji Yan was hesitating about and guessed what his final choice would be!

This is his legitimate brother who has had status since birth! He had everything since he was born, and in his eyes, everything should belong to him. He had never experienced any setbacks. For such a person, now there is such a huge benefit in front of him that even his own father, the Sixth Prince, would look at it with sidelong glances. How could he finally resist the urge to reach out for it? !

If he held back, he would not be Ji Yan.

If he was really so cautious and careful in every step, Ji Yan would not have handled the relationship between him and Yang Yanzong like this.

No wonder Yang Yanzong dared to set such a trap for him.

Ji Ye smiled, turned around without hesitation, left the crowd and walked to the stream, where Zhang Dongling was also washing.

Ji Ye lowered his head, scooped up some water, and whispered a few words.

Zhang Dongling hesitated for a moment: "Seventh Master, do you really want to do this?"

Collaboration with the enemy and treason is not a minor crime. Once it is put on Ji Yan, it will very likely drag the entire Six Princes' Mansion into the quagmire. What if the Six Princes' Mansion is ultimately defeated because of this...

Ji Ye wiped the water off his face, raised his eyes and stared at Yang Lin at the other end of the stream, "Yeah."

Not light nor heavy, but without hesitation.

If Ji Yan doesn't go down, what does it have to do with him even if the Sixth Prince's Mansion wins in the end? Is all he wants to do is to beg for alms at Ji Yan's feet for the rest of his life, living without any dignity?

It’s better not to live!

Besides, he believed that the Sixth Prince's Mansion would not fall so easily.

Yang Yanzong was also on the big ship of the Six Princes' Mansion, so the downfall of the Six Princes' Mansion was definitely not in his plan.

"Go ahead," Ji Ye knew what Zhang Dongling wanted to say. He wanted to say that after the incident, Ji Yan must have guessed that there was a traitor and then suspected him. If Ji Yan knew, then the Sixth Prince would know. But Ji Ye had no hesitation. Compared to killing Ji Yan, "these risks are worth taking."

"good."

In this case, Zhang Dongling stopped talking, rinsing his mouth and left immediately.

Ji Ye squatted down to wash up, called his confidant over, and whispered something to him.

A two-pronged approach ensures nothing goes wrong at critical moments!

Ji Ye let out a long breath, turned his back to the crowd, and looked fierce. After twenty-three years of sleeping on straw and eating bitter food, today he finally avenged his mother's death and fulfilled his wish!

He wanted to let Ji Yan and his mother know that things in this world cannot be done the way they want, huh!

Ji Ye suppressed the fierce look in his eyes, turned around and walked away quickly.

…

That night, in the remote Yeluao where the Daxi Mountain meets its branches, on the side of Lingshui, dozens of black sand boats came silently and quickly docked. The laborers, whose eyes were covered with a layer of slightly translucent black gauze, were driven ashore. Then someone led them to push carts and carry boxes. The boxes were carried to the side of the boat, opened and dumped, and someone shoveled river sand to mix and cover the area.

On ship after ship, the laborers worked hard, but they didn't know that after the mission was completed, death would be waiting for them!

"Hurry up, hurry up!"

Shunmin urged in a low voice. It was almost dawn. He turned his head to Ji Yan and said, "Prince, you should go back first."

Ji Yan arrived in the second half of last night, and now the progress is just barely caught up. The sinking of the ship and the cleanup were left to Shun Min. He nodded to Shi Shigan, who jumped off the boat.

All 15 million taels of silver were loaded onto the ship, and the silver box sank to the bottom of the river. Just as the sand ship was about to weigh anchor, Ji Yan and Shi Shigan were about to turn around and leave.

Suddenly, I heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance! !

It was so fast and sharp, it went in a straight line around the valley and headed straight towards the river bank! Immediately afterwards, a whistle was heard, and the fast horse, which was originally a little uncertain, instantly locked onto the target and headed straight towards Ji Yan and others! !

The moment they heard the sound of horse hooves, everyone, except the laborers, panicked. Ji Yan's heart was pounding and countless thoughts came to his mind in an instant, but it was too late!

Prince Qian and a supervisory eunuch wearing a silver-blue bullfighting uniform had rushed over the valley and were surrounded.

Prince Qian was also somewhat surprised, his handsome and elegant face showed a bit of strangeness, it turned out to be the Sixth Prince's son.

But at the same time, he looked at the boxes stacked on the shore and the silver faintly visible on the sand boat in the faint morning light, feeling a little disappointed and stopped talking.

The eunuch in charge waved his hand, and the two groups of people who had arrived in the middle of the night behind him rushed forward like hungry tigers pouncing on sheep.

…

Standing beside a blazing bonfire in the slightly desolate wilderness of the Northwest, Yang Yanzong curled the corners of his lips as he watched Uncle Tong Jienkun, who quickly mounted his horse and led his men away after hearing the news.

It seems that it's done.

It's time for him to leave.

Ji Ye's guess was absolutely correct. His goal was to kill Ji Yan and Zhang Boqian and give the old emperor a reasonable explanation, but he did not intend to put the entire Six Princes' Mansion in danger of destruction.

It’s far from that time yet.

He is now gradually becoming independent, but after all, the time is still short and he is far from ready.

So the Crown Prince must die, but the Six Princes' Mansion cannot collapse, and he must keep things under control within an appropriate range.

The best way is to drag other royal palaces into the water.

With more forces, the power of mediation becomes greater. The old emperor's targets will then expand and disperse, and the possibility of the Six Princes' Mansion sacrificing one person to gain a foothold will greatly increase.

Yang Yanzong glanced at the supervisory guards and local state troops escorting the silver carriage not far away. He stroked Su Ci's face and said, "I have to go out for a while."

Su Ci was surprised: "Where to go?" Didn't they say that she didn't need to get involved in Ji Yan's matter? She thought about it and vaguely understood, "You go find ..."

"Ji Yuanhao."

Another more important aspect is that if all the greedy wolves are dead, what is the use of the butcher knife?

Even Uncle Kun was forced to deliver news to the Beirong people. The old emperor was definitely not a good person.

Although Ji Yuanhao looked glamorous, his situation was no better than his.

Presumably, if there is a chance, the other party will certainly hope to get rid of the Four Princes' Palace and not fall. Only by taking action can there be a chance.

Yang Yanzong didn't go into detail. "I will probably be back tomorrow night." He stroked Su Ci's cheek and asked her, "Do you have the confidence to hide my departure?"

The girl had eyes as bright as stars. She curved them and snapped her fingers, "Yes!"

She also took something out of the small bag on her waist and stuffed it into his pocket. "I think you need this."

She blinked her eyes, playful and clever.

Without Yang Yanzong saying anything, he opened his palm and saw a small porcelain bottle containing penicillin.

Yang Yanzong laughed, staring at her for a long while, then he stood up and called Akang over, "I'm not here, listen to the madam!"

He took a deep look at Su Ci who was sitting on the ground, turned around quickly, and soon disappeared into the darkness.

…

Yang Yanzong led his men and left quietly.

That night, he found Ji Yuanhao.

The two men stood there, the wind whistled through the poplar forest, the dry air with the smell of dust seemed familiar, just like what the two had smelled when they had once conquered the northern barbarians together.

"You are a distinguished guest, a rare guest."

Ji Yuanhao smiled and walked slowly forward. The wind whistled past, lifting the hems of their robes and making them flutter.

He suddenly realized that Ji Yuanhao had received the news from Ji Yan in the first half of the night, but he didn't show it on his face. "Darlang Yang, why are you visiting me in the middle of the night?"

He smiled and said, "The southwest and northwest are both your old territories!"

Yang Yanzong has been operating here for many years, so he must have developed a lot of secret lines. Ji Yan is also very brave.

Yang Yanzong said calmly: "People who are born without setbacks and have everything they want are always braver."

Ji Yuanhao sincerely agreed with this, "Indeed."

For example, Ji Lin dared to chase to the border of Beirong, but he was full of worries and there was no need to take the risk.

"This trip was in vain."

Ji Yuanhao smiled and sighed. The Four Princes' Mansion had worked in vain. He was unfamiliar with the road and did not think Ji Lin could successfully intercept the silver carriage.

Yang Yanzong smiled and said, "Failure to intercept the silver carriage does not mean that the trip was in vain. There is no telling when things will turn around."

He tilted his head and raised an eyebrow: "Bochen, do you think so?"

"Oh?" Ji Yuanhao raised his eyebrows with interest, "I'd like to hear more about it."

The two looked at each other and saw the same thing in each other's eyes.

Yang Yanzong stopped talking nonsense: "The Fourth Prince's Palace is too stable." The Fourth Prince's ability is even better than the Sixth Prince. He said bluntly: "I'm afraid this is not a good thing for Brother Bochen."

Bochen, Bochen, what a good Bochen! This was the name given to Ji Yuanhao by the four kings in the past.

Now that Yang Yanzong, the greedy wolf, is dead, his butcher knife is useless.

And Ji Yuanhao was not much better.

If he is no longer suitable for the job, he will be discarded like a worn-out shoe. How could Ji Yuanhao be willing to accept such a fate for the rest of his life?

Today is a good opportunity.

The old emperor is very old, and it is unknown how long the relatively stable situation with him in charge can last. Ji Yuanhao should not be willing to wait any longer.

The other party is looking for an opportunity.

And this is an opportunity!

Ji Yuanhao smiled. Yang Yanzong was so smart that he was annoying! That's right, he did accumulate a lot of leverage and loopholes on the Four Princes' Palaces over the years. As long as he took action immediately, it would not be difficult to involve the Four Princes' Palaces in this incident of Shen Yin colluding with the enemy.

Even the seven royal palaces could be affected.

Ji Yuanhao didn't say anything nonsense. He looked up at Yang Yanzong and raised his eyebrows: "I want something."

Yang Yanzong smiled, raised his hand and threw something over.

He said, "My wife said that this thing cannot be mass-produced. You need as much as you want for your internal use."

Ji Yuanhao laughed: "Okay!"

So refreshing and thoughtful!

The two men raised their hands, clapped their hands vigorously, and reached an agreement.

Ji Yuanhao tossed the small porcelain bottle in his hand and finally said, "You have a good wife."

Yang Yanzong jumped on his horse and turned around after hearing the words: "That's it."

He said this calmly, whipped the horse with dry grass tied to its four hooves, and leaped out. With a dull sound, the group quickly disappeared at the end of the hill.

…

Yang Yanzong naturally knew that he had a good wife.

The horse galloped a hundred miles back to the vicinity of Guangyin Mountain. Following the traces, he whistled.

Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves was heard in front. A gray-white horse was seen. A delicate and pretty dark green figure was riding on the white horse. When she saw him, she laughed and waved vigorously.

The two horses were galloping side by side, but Yang Yanzong did not slow down and picked her up and carried her onto his horse's back.

Su Ci exclaimed, then laughed excitedly and put her arms around his neck.

The two of them rode on one horse and galloped against the wind.

Needless to say, when Yang Yanzong took action, Su Ci had no doubt about the outcome. On her side, she had gone through the guards' greetings, Kun's uncle Tong Jie'en's summons, and various checkpoints. Su Ci pretended to mediate and finally made a prompt decision to let A Kang contact Feng Tiexiong, disguised as a Beirong person to intercept the silver carriage, instantly diverting all attention.

It lasted a whole day without revealing anything.

Yang Yanzong entrusted his back to her, and she did not disappoint him at all.

Dusk was falling, the vast northwest land was gray and yellow, the wind was rustling and majestic, Yang Yanzong was riding a horse, he listened to Su Ci's chattering and asking for credit, she would praise herself from time to time, every point of credit was praised at least twice, Yang Yanzong listened with raised lips, and kissed her heavily on the face.

She wants a reward.

That's it.

Su Ci screamed, stared and covered her face, "No way, so stingy!" He is a big boss after all.

Yang Yanzong said coldly: "I learned it from you."

The wind blew past, wantonly and refreshingly. He curled his lips and looked ahead. This was his wife, his partner.

At this moment, he sincerely believed that suppressing his dissatisfaction and insisting on the engagement was the most correct thing to do.