Lanling covered the moon

Chapter 244 3

The New Year's Eve is here again at the flick of a finger. After this night, it will be a brand new year.

This year, for Beiqi and Zimo, was a year full of ups and downs.

In the first half of the year, Qi State finally wiped out the remaining forces of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Turks in Jinyang and Luoyang as victors.

In the second half of the year, Xiao Qiang was brought into trouble, and the mutiny in Gwangju almost caused the people of Qi State to suffer again.

Everything is changing rapidly, and danger is everywhere.Fortunately, all the dangers turned into blessings.

The auspicious snow heralds a good year, and people on the streets of Yecheng feel happy when they see the spring snow falling on their heads. They are not afraid of the cold, and the market is crowded with people under the dark sky.

The cloak on Zimo's body was covered with a lot of snow flakes, and a thick layer of condensed snow had accumulated on the oil-paper umbrella he held in his hand.He had just delivered the New Year's Eve dinner to the third brother at Luxiangyuan, and on the way back, someone delivered a message to him, saying that General Duan Shen was escorting two felons, King Danyang and King Le'an, and they were almost outside the gate of Yecheng. .

There was a totem tattooed on the inside of the man's wrist, and he knew it was sent by Mr. Liu.

"Dare to ask this brother, the other person I asked Mr. Liu to inquire about has arrived home safely?" Zi Mo also asked Mr. Liu to inquire about Murong Chong's whereabouts. It was really helpless to say goodbye that day, and Murong Rou did not come to report his safety afterwards. I can only rely on Mr. Liu's eyes and ears again.

"Your Highness, I'm sorry I don't know. I'd better invite you to come to the wine shop and ask the shopkeeper in person some other day." The man shook his head to express his ignorance. Under Zi Mo's disappointed expression, he sneaked into the crowd again without anyone noticing. up.

Zimo looked at the bustling crowd for a moment in a daze.

The lonely color is like the snowflakes falling on his eyelashes and slowly turning into dewdrops to adorn his eyebrows and eyes.The oil-paper umbrella was pressed down, blocking Zimo's sight. He owed too much to Fenghuang, and he couldn't excuse it.

Outside the city, the snow was falling too heavily.

In the white wilderness, there is only one trail that was stepped on by Duan Jiajun, a wet and muddy road.

I could have followed the official path, but tonight happened to be New Year's Eve.Duan Shen is a very considerate person. From the official road to Dongfengmen to the imperial palace, he must be very powerful and eye-catching. Whether it is the prisoners on the prison car who are publicly displayed in the street and scolded by thousands of people, or in this happy family. Duan Shen would not like to add a bit of lifelessness to the joyful Yecheng in the season of spring and autumn.So I decided to enter through a side door in Yecheng, bypassing the market avenue, in order not to attract attention.

Gao Lineng reined in from the precipice and took the initiative to accept the surrender, which also made the military chaos in Gwangju City calm down more smoothly.Duan Shen couldn't help shaking his head as he glanced at the weather-beaten King Le'an in the prison car.Over half a hundred years old, why bother?His loyalty to King Hejian is much more admirable than the weedy King Danyang behind him.

Almost into the city, a man standing quietly outside the city wall holding an oil-paper umbrella appeared in his sight.It was snowing all over his eyes, and he saw that the man's black hair was raised, and his figure was graceful, like a painting in ink.

"This...is His Royal Highness Chang Gong" someone in the Duan family's army whispered, and many soldiers who were already fascinated realized that the object of their heartbeat was the man who was invincible like ghosts and gods with the armor and body. His face was like an eggplant beaten by frost, and he shook his head completely awake.

"Your Majesty is so hard to distinguish between men and women when he doesn't wear armor. I thought that all the goblins in the snowy sky appeared!" A bold soldier actually spoke out the heart of the big guy. Duan Shen frowned and looked at it. He was a light cavalry soldier under the eldest brother Duan Yi, and Sui Xiaoyong and others followed King Lanling to fight against the Zhou army during the battle of Jinzhou, so he didn't shy away from joking with General Sui Xiaoyong next to him with a playful smile.

"Bah, what nonsense! Your Highness, that is the Nine Heavens Fairy who came down to earth, a goblin? You are the goblin! The pig-headed monster!" Sui Xiaoyong hit the pig-headed monster with a hammer on the head, causing a lot of laughter .

"Why are you so happy, big guy?" Zimo put away his umbrella, walked up to Duan Jiajun, and helped Duan Shen tuck the horse's bit under him. Slender fingers, very well-behaved.

"I have met His Highness Chang Gong." Duan Shen got off his horse and made a bow.All the soldiers behind him also clasped their fists and saluted Zimo.

Zimo clasped his fists and bowed, and couldn't help but look at the prison car. Gao Li, who had only one head to poke out of the cage, was covered in snow and his eyebrows were white. He squinted his eyes and looked over, and saw that it was Lan Ling. Wang, grinning with a dry mouth.

"But the shackles you just put on?" Zimo walked towards the prison car, and asked Duan Shen beside him softly.

"I think he is old, and he wants to forgive him, but King Kele'an said that he will take the blame and refuse to get out of the cage. He is very stubborn." Duan Shen said.

Zimo knew that Gao Li had such a personality. When he came outside the prison car, King Le'an was much older than what he saw a month ago, his face was tired and mottled by the cold wind.

"Uncle, you have suffered." Zi Mo said to Gao Li outside the prison car after getting into the prison car.

"It's not bitter, it's not bitter... How is King Hejian?" Gao Li first asked his third brother, and Rang Zimo couldn't help being stunned.

"Okay, third brother is fine. Uncle, Shilian and Qianyue are also fine, don't worry." Zimo said.

The cold wind howled, rolling snowflakes across Gao Li's hair and forehead.The old man's face was full of embarrassment, but at this moment his eyes were shining brightly.

He shook Zi Mo's hand, and said softly gratefully: "Your Highness is so kind, I will repay you in my next life as a cow and a horse!"

"Uncle, it's New Year's Eve tonight. Arriving in Yecheng can be regarded as the end of the road of wind and rain. Don't think about anything, eat and drink first before celebrating the new year. I will take care of other things." Zimo patted reassuringly With Gao Li's hand, he got out of the prison car.

"Your Highness~~~Your Highness!!!"

Zimo heard someone calling him, and following the voice, it was Danyang King Li Zuxun.

Probably King Danyang saw him talking to Gao Li, and felt that it was almost ridiculous, so he winked and shook his head in this direction.

Zimo came closer, and Li Zuxun became even more excited. His hands were handcuffed and he kept dangling with chains, shouting: "Your Highness, Your Highness~ I was wronged! That old man Gao Li wanted to The prosperity and wealth soared to the sky, and I was implicated in the end! I was really kept in the dark, I was wronged~~~~~~~~~~ Your Highness, you must explain to me with His Majesty the Emperor!"

Zi Mo frowned and moved away from the prison car.

"Hey? Don't leave, Your Highness? I have evidence. I have the evidence that Gao Li encouraged King Hejian to rebel. Everything was planned by this old man! Your Highness, I was wronged~~ ~~~~~God~~~~~~~~~~ I, Li Zuxun, have been wronged~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"

Howling ghosts and howling wolves, King Danyang is like killing a pig.He stared at his blue eyes, insisting that King Le'an was the mastermind.

Zimo looked at the situation, didn't say much, turned around and walked to the front of the team.

Duan Shen made a gesture, and the escorting army continued to walk towards the city gate.

"It was like this along the way. Li Zuxun cried and yelled and left himself completely alone, saying that he recruited mining labor according to the order of King Hejian, and he didn't know the details." Duan Shen said.

"He knew very well in his heart that among these people, he was a relative, not named Gao, and he was also the weakest one. If he wanted to protect himself, it's no wonder he had to beat him up first."

"Oh, Your Highness has a clear view. If King Danyang insists on King Le'an, I think King Le'an is..." Duan Shen turned his head to look at the white-haired Gao Li, his eyes wide open. I feel a little regretful.

"Let me think about this matter. Uncle was able to listen to my persuasion to abandon the city and surrender. It was a mistake. I want to protect my third brother, but I can't use King Le'an as a scapegoat."

Zimo walked and talked to Duan Shen, holding the oil-paper umbrella in his hand and not opening it, snow fell on Zimo's hair.Duan Shen saw the snowflakes on his shoulders, and unconsciously raised his hand to help him lightly shake them off. Zimo smiled and thanked him. While speaking, he found the voices of Duan's army behind him chattering and laughing. Turning back in doubt, I saw several soldiers quickly buried their heads in guilt.

"What do you guys want to have fun? Can you tell Chang Gong one or two?" Zi Mo stopped and turned around to ask the winking Duan Jiajun.

Those soldiers who were not familiar with Zi Mo hurriedly straightened their expressions, coughed lightly, and restored their respectful expressions.

Zimo raised one eyebrow. These people usually only lead troops to fight, so how can they put on airs? They just want to cover up.

"Sui Xiaoyong, General Sui." Zi Mo shouted.

"Yes!" General Sui responded with a serious face.

"Why were you chattering behind my back just now? Is there anything you can't say about a man? I would be happy if I brought out the Coke." Zimo said.

Hearing this, Sui Xiaoyong's expression turned turbulent, and he was a little embarrassed. He glanced at the soldiers around him, and felt that His Highness Lanling was right, so he raised his head and said, "I tell you, the brothers next to me all said that His Highness He is really beautiful, even with his back is stunning, walking with our General Duan... like a god..." After finishing speaking, he raised his chin a little, and then coughed slightly .Looking into the distance, he didn't seem to see His Royal Highness Lan Ling staring at him blankly.

After Sui Xiaoyong finished speaking, Duan Jiajun let out another meaningful smirk.It seems that Duan Shen is very popular in the army on weekdays, and the soldiers are not afraid of him. Seeing that his general's face is still red, he laughed even wider.

"Let go...reckless!" Duan Shen stuttered from laughter, waved the whip in his hand, pointed at Sui Xiaoyong and the others, and then scolded, "Don't think that you are my elder brother's subordinates so you can be so unscrupulous, dare to take long Your Highness Gong is joking?!"

"That's enough, that's all. The big guy just traveled a long distance and arrived in Yecheng safely, just in time for the New Year to be happy." Zimo dissuaded Duan Shen, and said loudly to the soldiers, "I know that everyone has no malice. I can't blame you for making jokes. However, soldiers of the Duan family army, I hope that in the future, you will still remember the appearance of my iron-faced battle armor, and don't pay too much attention to the beauty of the city. A handsome man, born this time It doesn't look too proud!"

"Hahahaha." Hearing what Zimo said, the soldiers of Duan's army laughed heartily without restraint after seeing His Royal Highness Lanling's truly heroic character.

After talking, all the soldiers saw that they could go home for the new year, so they went into Yecheng without restraint, talking and laughing all the way.

Li Zuxun listened to the excitement in front of him, but he didn't know why, so he poked his head and wanted to get out of the cage to see what happened.

King Le'an got closer to them, and he smiled happily when he heard Zimo's teasing with the soldiers.His Highness Chang Gong is really different, outstanding and kind-hearted.On the way, he heard that King Hejian had been released from the prison and was only under house arrest in the Royal Courtyard, so he knew that he had entrusted the right person, that Gao Changgong really did his best to help His Highness Xiaowan.Feeling in his heart, he still looked down on the four sons of Wenxiang who came from a humble background, it seems that he is really old, and his eyesight is getting weaker and weaker.

After entering Yecheng, King Le'an and King Danyang were escorted into the prison.

On New Year's Eve, the guards in the sky prison were kind enough, Zimo gave some silver taels, and they agreed to add some food, wine, bedding and thick clothes to Gao Li and Li Zuxun.

"Uncle, after a few days the emperor will stand. Although you are not on the amnesty list, you can still enjoy some favors. I will send a good doctor to take a look at your body. If you still have any difficulties, I will come back in a few days. You can tell me." Zi Mo said.

"Hehe, that's enough, that's enough. His Highness Chang Gong has taken care of me enough. By the way, I still have something for His Highness." Gao Li said, and tied a pendant from his neck.

"I hope Your Majesty will give this to my son. We parted in a hurry that day, and I forgot about it." Gao Li said with a smile.

Zimo only felt that the pendant was exquisitely carved, and the white jade was glowing with thick and moist light. He didn't even look at what it was, so he nodded and put it in his girdle.

When he got out of the prison, the sky was completely dark.

"His Royal Highness Chang Gong."

Zimo found that Duan Shen was still waiting for him outside the prison, and walked forward quickly.

"It's freezing cold, and General Duan hasn't gone to the banquet yet?" Tonight is New Year's Eve, and the emperor is rejoicing again, so today's New Year's Eve banquet is even more grand than before, with all civil and military officials attending.

"His Highness Chang Gong didn't forget it. I'm still waiting to go with His Highness in case you forgot about it." Duan Shen said with a smile.

Zimo smiled awkwardly when he heard this, he really wanted to pretend that he just forgot and simply didn't go.But Gao Zhan would not be so perfunctory by him, even though Cui Niang and Zheng Er were looking forward to having a reunion dinner with him, they could only go to the palace first.

So Zimo and Duan Shen went to the palace together.On the way, Zimo asked about Duan Yi's whereabouts.Before, he was chasing after him, thinking that when he returned to Yecheng, Duan Yi would kill him and read him a book, but he hadn't heard any news of Mr. Duan's return to the city for more than a month, so he felt a little puzzled.

"His Highness Chang Gong doesn't know? My elder brother only stayed in Gwangju for a few days and was about to return to Yecheng when he was sent elsewhere by a military order from his father." Duan Shen said.

"Oh? Grand Duke Duan was not stationed in Gwangju City but was transferred elsewhere? Do you know where?" Zimo asked curiously.

"It should be Northern Xinjiang. I heard that General Murong Shaozong will return to Yecheng to visit his relatives after the next year. The garrison there must be leaderless. My father can't get away now, so he transferred my elder brother first." Duan Shen replied. road.

"General Murong Shaozong returned to Yecheng?!" Zi Mo frowned.This northern border has always been the place of General Murong, and he has guarded it for more than 20 years. It is really strange to say that this visit to relatives.Besides, how could General Duan Shao, who has always been guarding Gyeonggi, interfere with the northern garrison?

In the past few days, Zimo was exhausted from running around on the matter of the third brother on Sunday, and the emperor at the court never mentioned the matter of changing the commander in chief. Now hearing what Duan Shen said, he remembered what Murong Rou said in Guangzhou City, Yan Guo really wants to restore the country? !

The wish in Fenghuang's heart is about to come true. . . . . .Zimo had mixed feelings, he was both happy and sad.

The happy thing is that if the country of Yan is revived, Phoenix will have a mother country to stand on and rely on, and will no longer wander around and be criticized by others.And Fenghuang has always said that this is his long-cherished wish, and now that his wish has really come true, he should be happy for Fenghuang.At the beginning when he was handed over to Murong Rou, he thought that when Fenghuang returned to his hometown, he would be able to recover quickly and would not have to endure the pain of being separated.

But if you think about it carefully, Zimo's steps will not feel heavy.

The re-establishment of the Yan Kingdom, how can there be such a simple thing.Isn't it just the momentum to sharpen the sword and dispatch the generals?At that time, there will inevitably be another battle.Suddenly thinking whether Fenghuang would meet him on the battlefield one day, Zimo was startled.Phoenix should not do this. . . . . .Zimo shook his head and waved away the worries in his heart, he was really worrying for nothing.

Smiling wryly, Duan Shen next to him looked at Zi Mo who had a troubled expression on his face, and his face became darker.

"His Royal Highness Chang Gong, General Duan Shen, you two are late!" As soon as they entered Jiuhuatai, a minister stepped forward and teased, "You two must have forgotten the time when you are enjoying the scenery. Hahaha ..."

Zi Mo smiled, both he and Duan Shen had a good temper, and the old man in the court had figured out their temperament, so he made fun of them from time to time.Just as he and Duan Shen were about to find a seat below, Gao Zhan, who was on the dragon seat, waved his hand and said loudly, "Chang Gong, come forward and sit here."

When the emperor said this, the noisy and bustling hall stopped for a while, and many ministers looked at each other. The position of the emperor's left hand was the queen's seat. . . . . .

Duan Shen stood next to Zimo, his face also full of surprise.

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