Su Ci held her chin up and thought for a while, then she heard footsteps. The door curtain was lifted, and Yang Yanzong turned around and went back to the inner room.
"Why aren't you sleeping yet?"
He sat on the edge of the bed and asked her.
Su Ci rolled twice on the bed, rolled the quilt around her body, covering half of her face, revealing a pair of big, bright eyes. She glanced down at the small table.
The two looked at each other for a long while. Yang Yanzong coughed lightly, feeling inexplicably embarrassed and annoyed. He jumped onto the bed and grabbed her with one hand. You don't want to sleep, right? Then do something that won’t keep you awake!
Su Ci laughed out loud. She felt like her laugh point was hit when she was attacked in the ribs. The two rolled around on the bed, and the fight ended when she almost died of laughter and begged for mercy with her hair messed up like a mad woman.
There was a tendency for an accidental discharge of gunfire during the period, but it didn't happen in the end. This was a military camp, and it was fine for them to sleep in the same bed, but it was not appropriate for them to do that kind of thing. Yang Yanzong knew this.
He lay down panting lightly and adjusted his breathing, while Su Ci laughed and coughed. She struggled to free herself from the twisted quilt and sat up. She pulled her hair, and after just a few strokes, she magically discovered that there was an extra purple flower on the small table, and it was actually put in a small bottle.
She remembered that this small ceramic bottle was placed on the table opposite. Originally, it contained a handful of dried wheat ears, but she didn't know when it was moved here.
Now the two small flowers, one long and one short, are placed in a small bottle. The shape is actually quite unique. They are placed on the small table, one on the left and one on the right with the fireflies.
"Wow, how did you do that?"
Su Ci widened her eyes. Where did this second little purple flower come from? Where did he hide it?
So amazing!
Boss Yang, it would be a waste of your talent if you don't perform magic.
She laughed, pushed him, and looked for him over and over again, but after a long search she couldn't find how he hid.
Yang Yanzong curled his lips slightly, letting her toss and turn without telling her, half holding her in his arms and tossing and turning until he was done, then he pushed her back into the quilt, patted her little face, and kissed her: "Okay, go to sleep, don't you have to go to the medical camp in the afternoon? I'm afraid I won't have time to take you there."
"I can go by myself, don't you want to sleep?"
He shook his head, he had something else to do.
Their noses were touching, and their eyelashes could touch each other if they moved. He looked at her for a long while, and then exchanged a careful kiss with her. This kiss was different from the previous ones, it was especially gentle and delicate, as if the kiss could feel his emotions.
After a long while, they separated. He stood up, tucked the quilt around her as she closed her eyes, and walked out lightly, lifting the curtain.
The familiar footsteps gradually faded away, and Su Ci opened one eye. Yang Yanzong was no longer in the room. She was alone in the silence, with the fireflies flying around in the small lantern.
The room was a little dark, and the fireflies covered in gauze emitted a hazy glow, which looked warm and romantic.
Su Ci rolled over to the edge of the bed, poked the small lantern and the two small purple flowers, and couldn't help laughing.
Although Boss Yang has never done this job, he is quite good at it.
Are you in love?
She hissed, wondering why Yang Yanzong was so sudden?
No, no, Su Ci actually had some feelings.
Okay, I won’t discuss the specific reasons, but it is obvious now that if you pretend not to know, you will definitely not be able to continue pretending.
And Su Ci was indeed very happy to be coaxed.
She didn't mean to do so and was really happy today.
Xianyu's nature is to pursue comfort. She did not embarrass herself with this idea, so she thought about it and finally made a happy decision.
Okay, let’s talk about it.
But she ate the sugar coating and threw the shell back.
Su Ci curled her lips, adjusted the position of the firefly lantern, and went to meet Zhou Gong happily.
…
Speaking of Yang Yanzong, he turned around to glance at Su Ci before leaving. She was lying obediently with her eyes closed, as if she was asleep, but the corners of her lips were slightly raised.
He curled his lips and smiled, feeling surprisingly good, so much so that when he heard the bad news from the Sixth Prince's Palace later, he was not that angry.
What Yang Yanzong said was really something important. The second batch of food and grass was about to arrive. These batches of food and grass had all set out with them, but the speed of the food and grass was slower than the march, and they only arrived after the first battle was over.
Since Yang Yanzong had volunteered to take on the task of receiving grain and fodder, he had of course to complete the task well. Together with the quartermaster, he handed over the grain and fodder from Ji Ye and the grain transport officers from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue.
——I would like to mention here that the Seventh Young Master has now made great progress. Although he has not yet asked to establish a crown prince, his performance in recent times has made the Sixth Prince very satisfied. Ji Ye has successfully replaced Ji Yan's position.
He already had a background, and this time when the Northern Rong army of 300,000 was approaching, all eyes were focused on the northern border. The three major royal palaces of the old emperor Kun temporarily stopped their internal strife and focused on repelling foreign aggression. All forces participated in it, and the fourth and sixth kings were all military commanders, while Ji Ye was pushed forward to take on the post of escorting grain and grass, and would later follow the army for internship, which was not dangerous and could earn military merits.
Yangdu is right behind us. It would only take a whole day for a horse to reach him at full speed. It is far away, but also very close.
Ji Ye was dressed in silver armor, standing with his hands on the reins, looking very heroic. He was like a completely different person from the gentle and taciturn Seventh Young Master of the past. However, when they met this time, Yang Yanzong was very sensitive and smelled something unusual in the other party.
Ji Ye smiled, cupped his hands, his eyes sparkling and full of vigor, but his attitude was a little more distant than before: "I have to be more careful in the future."
Yang Yanzong's eyes flickered, and he smiled faintly: "No problem."
After that, the two of them stopped talking and began to inspect and hand over the grain.
Before noon that day, Yang Yanzong knew what was going on.
A special guest came to his side. This gentleman's name was Qiu Yuanming and he was one of the Sixth Prince's aides. Although his position was not as high as Mr. Fang, it was definitely not low and he had a lot of say around the Sixth Prince. This was Ji Ye's first time to take up a military post and the Sixth Prince was worried, so he specially arranged for him to accompany him.
Qiu Yuanming stood two steps away from Yang Yanzong. There was no one behind him except A Zhao. The place was empty. Qiu Yuanming stroked his long beard and stared at the long tube that the soldier inserted into the grain bag. The grain leaked out. His lips moved slightly, but he said something completely irrelevant.
"The Sixth Prince is seriously ill."
Yang Yanzong had known this for a long time. The heir he had been training for many years was gone. Killing his own son was a blow to the Sixth Prince. After a lot of trouble to downplay the incident, he fell ill. It was said that he was bedridden for two days and still coughs from time to time.
——Yang Yanzong knew a little more. In his early years, the Sixth Prince had been injured in battle. It was said that he recovered after taking tiger and wolf medicine. He was healed, but his foundation was damaged. Therefore, the Sixth Prince’s body was not as strong as it seemed.
At this age and sick, you should have a sense of crisis, right?
Not everyone can live to be seventy or eighty years old like the old emperor. In fact, not many members of the Ji royal family lived long lives.
"The Sixth King has a grudge against you."
The reason was the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Left Guard. At that time, the Six Princes' Palaces were unable to take care of themselves and did not put in much effort. However, Yang Yanzong eventually succeeded in taking the throne by virtue of his cooperation with Ji Yuanhao and his dealings with the old emperor.
The Sixth Prince naturally didn't know the details, but after being slightly surprised, he felt a little uneasy.
Yang Yanzong really climbed too fast.
If such a wolf-like and tiger-like man developed any evil intentions, Ji Ye would definitely not be able to control him if he was not around.
Ji Ye is ruthless enough, but he is too young. Let alone controlling her, he might not even be able to control her!
The Sixth Prince did have some health problems, so much so that he didn't even dare to bet on who would live longer between him and the old emperor.
In this case, after careful consideration, it is imperative to deal with Yang Yanzong.
Ji Ye naturally had no objection. After realizing his father's thoughts, although he did not reveal the truth of the past to belittle himself, the alliance with Yang Yanzong was unilaterally declared broken.
Yang Yanzong stared at Ji Ye's profile not far away, turned his ring slightly, and laughed.
He called A Zhao over and whispered a few instructions to him.
Yang Yanzong's brows were indifferent, and he immediately turned around and tore open the veil of harmony between the Sixth Prince Ji Ye and his son.
On that day, the Sixth Prince was furious. He had just taken office as the military commander and was near Mingshan Pass, more than a hundred miles away. Ji Ye was assigned a task to deploy supplies. On that day, furious roars were heard from the Sixth Prince's headquarters, and the Sixth Prince slapped Ji Ye hard in the face!
"You evil son, you beast! Your eldest brother and his family have already taken refuge, do you still want to kill them all?"
After Ji Yan's death, the Crown Prince's family was left alone, and his eldest son was already eight years old. In order to prevent the family from being in turmoil again, the Sixth Prince gave several wealthy manors, businesses and shops under his name to the first wife, and asked the Crown Prince's wife to move away with the children.
The Crown Prince's wife went there and encountered bandits on the way. Three of the four children, legitimate and illegitimate, died and one was seriously injured.
It was originally discovered that it was done by Ji Yan's old enemy, the Seventh Prince Ji Ying, but now it is suddenly revealed that it was not Ji Ying who arranged it, but Ji Ye, and even witnesses and evidence have been found.
The Sixth Prince was extremely furious. It would be hard to say that he loved his children, otherwise he would not have killed them so easily, nor would he have paid much attention to his other children before. It's just that he has been raising them personally for so many years that he is familiar with them, not to mention his own sons. He still has some feelings for Ji Yan and Chang Sun, and he doesn't care much about other children when he is free, but it doesn't mean that the Sixth Prince will not leave them a chance to survive.
Ji Ye was so cruel that he even spared no effort on his little nephew. The Sixth Prince was really shocked. If he gave the Sixth Prince's Mansion to him, would his other children and grandchildren really have a chance to survive?
Yang Yanzong directly exposed Ji Ye's background, and the final result was that Ji Ye never came back. He pretended to be sick, but in fact he was said to have been ordered to reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors.
His original public duties were only temporarily handed over to Qiu Yuanming and a few others.
When Yang Yanzong heard the news, he just sneered. You haven't even grown all your hair yet, and you want to turn against him? dream!
…
The west wind was blowing hard on the city wall. Yang Yanzong took the last batch of grain from the grain transport officer and exchanged a glance with Qiu Yuanming, who then followed his companions to wash up.
Qiu Yuanming was the secret agent developed by Yang Yanzong around the Sixth Prince. The two had a very close relationship, and Yang Yanzong got a lot of information about the Sixth Prince through Qiu Yuanming.
Just now Qiu Mingyuan told him that the Sixth Prince was ill and he went to visit him, but the condition was not very good.
Yang Yanzong lowered his eyes and twirled his ring. It seemed that the Six Princes must be more eager to get rid of him.
He snorted and raised an eyebrow.
Yang Yanzong turned around, walked quickly for a while, and just as he returned to the barracks, he was greeted by Tong Jie'en.
He has a lot of things to do here.
Tong Jie'en didn't waste any words and stood up straight: "General Yang, His Majesty has given the order: It's time to start."
After Yang Yanzong received the order and stood up, he whispered, "Our spies in Beirong sent back news that the Beirong army has stopped its actions and will no longer counterattack the ancient pass." Yang Yanzong knew this, and the military report also had it. He nodded. Tong Jie'en continued, "According to reliable intelligence, the Left Xianwang Wushetuqi seems to be plotting something." Tong Jie'en also frowned, and he said the last point, "He is likely to contact the traitor again."
He was the traitorous spy who, more than two years ago, colluded with the enemy and caused chaos in the central army, causing the old emperor to fall off his horse and be seriously injured.
It can be expected that this person's position will definitely not be low.
And the old emperor has never stopped investigating over the years.
Tong Jie'en took out a piece of paper and handed it to Yang Yanzong: "After a long period of investigation, we have now locked it down. It must be one of these people!"
Yang Yanzong took the paper and glanced down. There were four suspects: General Chen Congyi of Yunhui; General Zhang Zhenqing of Huaihua; Marquis Zhu Chengzhen, who was also the commander-in-chief of the army; and Duke Ningguo and General Huang Zhengmao, who was also the commander-in-chief of the army. None of them were small figures.
He frowned. Tong Jie'en had been staring at him. At this moment, he looked down at him and reminded him coldly, "General Yang, don't forget the secret summons from His Majesty before he left the capital!"
Don’t think that the old emperor gave the post of Commander of the Left Guard to Yang Yanzong so easily. Before leaving Yangdu, the emperor secretly summoned him and said to him, “This time, the Sixth Prince’s Mansion, the Fourth Prince’s Mansion, and the Seventh Prince’s Mansion must be eliminated. I don’t want to hear any reasons, I only want to see the results!”
If it doesn't work out in the end, Yang Yanzong will just try and see.
The old emperor couldn't wait any longer.
General Xu's guess was absolutely correct. Yang Yanzong came here with a mission. The old emperor's ultimate goal was to pin the hat of treason on the three major royal palaces, especially the head of the Sixth Prince. His health was getting worse and worse, and he could no longer wait!
On the surface, we are working together to repel foreign aggression, but in reality it is all superficial. It is due to our physical condition and the situation. This trip to the border is destined to be turbulent and major events are bound to happen.
Under Tong Jie'en's fierce gaze, Yang Yanzong did not refuse, but simply said: "I will do my best to obey your order!"
"very good!"
"I might as well give General Yang another piece of advice. You must try your best, but this time you must succeed!" If you fail, Yang Yanzong's sword will be useless.
He whispered a few names into Yang Yanzong's ear, so that Yang Yanzong could ask these people for support by using secret codes when necessary. After that, Tong Jie'en did not stay long. He left in a hurry, leaving behind a cover document. This was his first time to see Yang Yanzong, so he might arouse suspicion.
As soon as Tong Jie'en left, Yang Yanzong's expression changed. It became indifferent, but no longer embarrassed and solemn.
There's nothing to be embarrassed about.
Given the current situation, the Sixth Prince's Mansion just doesn't tolerate him anymore, so it's time to leave.
No need to choose at all.
The six kings want to get rid of him? Okay, let’s see who will win in the end.
Yang Yanzong paused, and walked Tong Jie'en out all the way to the top of the city wall. The latter left in a hurry, but he saw Ji Yuanhao at the corner of the battlement out of the corner of the battlement.
Ji Yuanhao walked out, and the two walked side by side. Ji Yuanhao teased with a smile: "It seems that General Yang has received a good mission."
Everyone was smart, so since they had guessed it, they stopped talking nonsense. Yang Yanzong smiled and went back to the night duty barracks. He picked up the wick and handed the piece of paper that Tong Jie'en had just given him to Ji Yuanhao.
Ji Yuanhao took it, glanced at it, and raised his eyebrows.
"Why? Are you interested?"
Yang Yanzong smiled faintly: "This is a good opportunity."
Although Ji Yuanhao did not get involved in the old emperor's mess, this was indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him to overthrow the Four Princes' Palaces and gain independence.
The two looked at each other, and Ji Yuanhao raised his eyebrows: "Don't you even want a cup of tea?"
Yang Yanzong gave an order and A Zhao served two cups of tea.
The two men picked up their teacups, glanced at each other, then replaced the wine with tea, raised their glasses, and drank it all in one gulp.
A cooperation agreement was reached again.
…
The night gradually deepened. A lot of things happened in the past two days, and they were all big. But when Yang Yanzong returned to the barracks where they lived and saw the warm yellow pouring through the window screen, the coldness in his brows faded and his expression softened.
He pushed the door open and saw Su Ci had already finished her shower and was walking around with the little lantern that was no longer very bright.
He smiled and said, "If you like it, we can do it again some other time."
This lantern was originally unwanted and looked tattered after the fluorescence faded. He took it casually, put it aside, and asked her to wash her hands.
As soon as A Zhao brought in the water, he loosened his sleeves to wash his hands and face. She came over to make trouble and spilled the water all over the floor after washing.
She said with a smile: "I don't want this. Tell me quickly, what happened these two days?" She looked sly and whispered: "Is it the old emperor?"
As soon as Yang Yanzong came back, he took out some pieces of paper and put them on the wick to burn. She tripped over her shoes and didn't have time to see.
Yang Yanzong washed his hands and face, changed his coat, and sat at a corner of the square table. He leaned against the wall, held Su Ci in his arms, and touched her fair cheek. "Whatever you want to know, I won't hide it from you."
He spoke in a low voice, his throat had not fully recovered yet and was a little hoarse. When he lowered his voice at this moment, there was a kind of hoarse magnetism unique to mature men. He said it lightly, but it sounded very serious, and the meaning of this was heavy enough.
Su Ci's ears felt warm due to the hot air and magnetism he exhaled. Wow, it's incredible! This sugar coating is so powerful!
She started laughing at her own inner narration, and chuckled so hard that she fell back and forth.
However, Su Ci soon realized that there was something even more powerful to come. Yang Yanzong used practical actions to tell her that he was not just joking on a whim, but was quite sincere.
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