Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 486 Xiao Situ, long time no see

Princess Yanghuan wants to ask Xuan Guo for help.

Da Dian guest Ju Liang stopped him and said: "This is absolutely impossible. Dayu's current military strength is empty, and the number of troops that can be adjusted in the whole country is less than [-]. If Xuan Guo takes advantage of the vacancy, how can we resist?"

Yu Xianhuang said: "What is your strategy?"

Ju Liang sighed: "For the present plan, we can only ask Fan Xiao, we have more money and food, I think Fan Xiao will not sit idly by, even if it is just to send troops to intimidate, no matter what, the army in Yan Huan's hands must be taken away." Keep it."

Is Ju Liang's thinking correct?
Hard to say.

Under the current situation, Yang Huan could not make an accurate judgment. The only thing she could judge was not to follow any suggestion from Ju Liang.

"You go to Fanxiao Kingdom, won't Fanxiao Kingdom ask for land?"

"Your Highness, I don't know what prejudice you have against the Fanxiao Kingdom. The Fanxiao Kingdom is far to the west, separated from Dayu by the territory of the Gu people. If they want land, they will get it from the Gu people. How could they hurt me? Da Yu's territory?"

"The Gu people's territory is also my Dayu's territory! It was ceded to Fanxiao Kingdom, but it will never be taken back!"

"Your Highness, how can I care about these things now, if I lose the [-] army, I will be in danger of subjugation!"

What Ju Liang said was reasonable, but now Yang Huan doesn't listen to reason.

She couldn't believe any of Ju Liang's words.

"Brother Huang, I'll go find Xu Zhiqiong, let's discuss it again!"

Yang Huan went to the Marquis's Mansion, and Xu Zhiqiong was learning lip shapes from Qiao Zhu.

He didn't shy away from it, so he learned in front of Yang Huan.

Seeing Yang Huan coming, Qiao Zhu hurriedly stepped aside: "Master Hou, the princess is here."

"So what if the princess is here?" Xu Zhiqiong said with a smile, "What crime did Xu commit? Why are you afraid of the princess?"

Qiaozhu bowed his head and said nothing, Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said, "What are you afraid of?"

Qiaozhu said softly, "I am shy."

"Is it really just shyness?"

Qiaozhu dare not speak.

Yang Huan closed his eyes and sighed.

It seems that Qiaozhu's identity has long been exposed.

Xu Zhiqiong ordered Qiao Zhu to step back, stood up and saluted, "Your Highness, what are your orders?"

Yang Huan lowered his head and said: "There have been some changes in the war, please Yunhou go to the palace to discuss a good strategy."

Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said, "How many battles have I fought? What knowledge can I gain? There are countless elite soldiers and generals in your country, so how can it be my turn to intervene in wars?"

Yang Huan had no choice but to tell the truth: "Marquis Yun knows things like a god, Da Fengchang has indeed fallen into the enemy's trap, and now the army is defeated and trapped, I hope Marquis Yun asks Emperor Changle for help to help our army break through."

Xu Zhiqiong also received news of Yan Huan's defeat, and the news came from Shan Yan.

She did everything possible to get in touch with Yan Huan. She wanted to remind Yan Huan to be more careful, but the reply she received was that Yan Huan was already surrounded.

Xu Zhiqiong pretended to be surprised and said: "Da Fengchang has experienced hundreds of battles, how could he be defeated by the Gu clan? The news must be wrong, the princess should check carefully."

Yang Huan gritted his teeth secretly, and the smile on his face remained unchanged: "Yunhou, I know I was wrong. No matter how many misunderstandings before, it was all my fault. I just hope that Yunhou will ignore the past and save me from the fire."

Xu Zhiqiong said: "How can I save you?"

"Just ask Da Xuan to send troops to help Da Fengchang break through."

Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said, "I am an outsider, and everyone in Xuan is an outsider. How dare outsiders' soldiers and horses act fiercely in your land of great depression?"

Yang Huan gritted his teeth and said, "Marquis Yun, how hard are you going to make it difficult for me?"

"Princess, it's not that I make things difficult for you, but someone wants to make things difficult for me. If I'm not mistaken, Ju Liang, the guest of honor, is also in the palace, right?"

Yang Huan nodded.

Xu Zhiqiong said: "If I go to the imperial palace with you, Ju Liang will definitely not allow a big announcement to send troops, how should I respond then?
I swear on my chest, only saying that Daxuan will not plot your country's territory, is this useful?You don't believe what I say, and you go to the palace, don't you still get ridiculed by you? "

Princess Yanghuan thought for a moment and said: "Even if I risk my life today, I have to persuade the emperor. As long as Da Xuan is willing to send troops, any conditions can be negotiated. If the emperor does not listen to the advice, my princess will not do it. Come to your Marquis!" How do you feel about being a servant girl?"

"Okay! That's settled."

It was said that it was a deal, but Xu Zhiqiong knew that when he arrived at the palace, the situation could not be controlled.

But Xu Zhiqiong had to go, he wanted to borrow someone to do something for him.

When the two arrived at the palace, Yu Xianhuang directly asked about sending troops.

Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said, "I wonder how much Your Majesty wants me to send troops?"

Ju Liang said in Yu Xian's words: "Your Majesty, if Da Xuan sends troops, our Da Yu Jiangshan will be ruined. Your Majesty, be very careful."

These days, Yu Xian's words are not in vain.

Xu Zhiqiong understood these few words.

Yu Xianhuang had a plan in mind: "Is Daxuan willing to send [-] troops?"

After a month, Emperor Chang Le's assembled troops already exceeded [-].

Xu Zhiqiong nodded; "According to His Majesty's will, send [-] troops."

Princess Yanghuan echoed: "A [-] army should be enough to lift the siege of Cong'an County."

Yu Xianhuang asked again: "I don't know which general Daxuan asked to lead the army?"

Xu Zhiqiong said: "Daxuan General of Chariots and Cavalry leads the army, what does Your Majesty think?"

Ju Liang used Yu Xian's words again: "If Chu Xin comes, our country will be wiped out, and according to the previous discussion, the eldest son of the emperor will lead the army."

The eldest son of the emperor leads the army?
Thank goodness he figured it out!
Xu Zhiqiong pretended not to understand, and waited aside.

Yu Xianhuang was silent for a long time and said: "Yunhou, I know this matter is embarrassing for you, but it is related to the survival of our family, so we can only discuss it with Yunhou.

Can my son Jiang Gang lead the reinforcements sent by Daxuan? "

Xu Zhiqiong raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, let the prince of your country be in command of my Xuan's soldiers?"

Yu Xianhuang sighed: "This is really helpless."

Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said, "This matter is beyond my orders."

Not to mention that Xu Zhiqiong couldn't accept it, even Princess Yanghuan couldn't accept it.

She said in Yu Xian's words: "Brother Emperor, this matter is true and unreasonable. Our family asks Daxuan for help. How can we let Jiang Gang command Daxuan's army?"

Ju Liang said from the side: "Princess, now is not the time to reason. This is for my survival. If Xuan Guo is sincere, he should give us full power over the soldiers and horses."

"Ju Liang, why are you at ease!" Yang Huan yelled, "Yang Gang doesn't know how to fight at all, and handing over the Daxuan army to him doesn't mean it will be ruined in vain!"

"Your Highness, you have to be cautious in what you say!" Ju Liang also raised his voice, "The eldest son of the emperor has never been defeated. It is Yan Huan who underestimated the enemy and made a rash move, and trapped [-] troops!"

Yang Huan was speechless, ju Liang was right in terms of the results alone.

But this has nothing to do with Daxuan. Daxuan has no reason to accept such unreasonable demands.

Yang Huan looked at the emperor: "Brother emperor, if you are making such unreasonable troubles, how can you ask for reinforcements from Daxuan!"

Ju Liang said loudly: "Your Majesty, if Xuan Guo has no such sincerity, it is better to go to Fanxiao to ask for reinforcements. Fanxiao's army is fighting the Gu clan in the west, and they will definitely not occupy my Dayu territory."

Xu Zhiqiong pretended not to understand on the surface, but secretly laughed in his heart.

He wanted to see how Yu Xianhuang would react.

Yu Xianhuang was looking at Xu Zhiqiong: "Your Majesty, if your country is willing to let my son lead the army, we can discuss how much food will be paid."

Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said, "No matter how much food you have, you can't buy my Daxuan Erlang's life. It is impossible for Daxuan to hand over the army to outsiders."

Ju Liang said in Yu Xian's words: "Your Majesty, since he refuses to agree, it is a breach of the alliance, but he cannot be let go, he should be put in prison."

"Brother Huang, you can't!" Yang Huan's eyes widened, she didn't expect that Ju Liang would propose to imprison Xu Zhiqiong.

In this way, the alliance of Xuanyu is tantamount to breaking.

Xu Zhiqiong looked at Yu Xianhuang calmly.

Ju Liang added another sentence beside him: "Your Majesty, there is no room for a woman's kindness at the time of life and death! Only by persecution can Xuanguo agree to our conditions!"

Yu Xianhuang hesitated again and again, got up and said to Xu Zhiqiong: "Your Honor, in this way, I can only wrong you to live in the palace for a few days."

He thought it was a compromise. Putting Xu Zhiqiong under house arrest in the palace was not considered captivity, but coercion at best.

But the actual result was the same. After Emperor Changle received the news, he would definitely imprison Mo Chi, and the alliance between the two countries broke down.

Two Suzaku fourth-rank cultivators approached and brought Xu Zhiqiong into a secret room in the front hall of the imperial palace.

Xu Zhiqiong didn't make unnecessary resistance, the palace was heavily guarded, Xu Zhiqiong had no chance of winning in front of the two fourth ranks.

Before leaving, Xu Zhiqiong looked at Princess Yanghuan, smiled and said: "Your Highness, you must keep your word, if Xu Mou can see the light of day again, you must come to my hand and be a maidservant! "

Xu Zhiqiong was arrested like this.

Yang Huan lowered his head in despair.

Ju Liang said from the side: "His Royal Highness, I am for Da Yu's country and people. If you have any grievances, you can spread them on me."

Yang Huan looked at Ju Liang with bloodshot eyes, she wanted to immediately show the evidence of Ju Liang's collusion with the enemy!

The moment she made up her mind, Yu Xianhuang left the throne, dragged her exhausted body, and walked towards the harem.

Looking at his back, Yang Huan thought of his ambition, and suddenly found it absurd and ridiculous.

Yu Xianguo has an old saying: the ambition of a phoenix, the courage of a pheasant, and the heart of a sparrow, these are the ones who will never achieve great things.

It was him.

……

The next day, Yu Xianhuang went to visit Xu Zhiqiong in the secret room to see if he could change his mind.

Before they reached the secret room, they suddenly heard a commotion in the corridor.

A fourth-rank Sheng Dao came forward and reported: "Your Majesty, Xu Zhiqiong has escaped!"

Yu Xianhuang was shocked: "How did he escape?"

The Dao practitioner shook his head repeatedly. He had guarded the door all night last night, and the door of the secret room had never been opened. It was only when he delivered food to Xu Zhiqiong that he realized that Xu Zhiqiong was gone.

"Isn't he a murderer? How could he escape in front of you?"

Shadao is good at fighting, but what he is worst at is running for his life.

"Sir, I don't know."

Yu Xianhuang ordered: "The whole city searches for Xu Zhiqiong, blocks the traffic arteries outside the city, and the surrounding counties and counties are also searched and arrested!"

Upon receiving the news, Ju Liang hurried to the palace: "Your Majesty, the hostages have escaped, and Xuan Guo has completely betrayed the alliance. For the current plan, we should find a way to rescue Prince Mo Chi first, and then ask for reinforcements from Fan Xiao."

Yu Xianhuang shook his head and said, "Don't worry about Mo Chi's affairs. It's okay to leave him in Xuanguo for now. Fan Xiao's reinforcements are the most important thing. Yan Huan's food and grass are about to fail."

Ju Liang leaned over and saluted, "I would like to set off immediately and go to Fan Xiao personally to ask for help."

Yu Xianhuang looked at Ju Liang, nodded and said: "I regret that I didn't listen to your advice, and now I have to rely on you to save me, Da Yu Sheji."

Ju Liang shook his head: "Your Majesty's words are serious, this is the duty of a humble minister, and there is no time to delay, I should pack my bags here."

Two hours later, two fourth-rank Suzakus, using the skill of the Yi bird's colorful wings, took Ju Liang to the Fanxiao Kingdom.

Yu Xianhuang looked away until Ju Liang's figure completely disappeared from sight.

Aiqing, the hope of the widow is all on you.

At noon, Princess Yanghuan, who made up her mind, came to the palace with Ju Liang's criminal evidence.

"Brother Huang, call Ju Liang to see me, I have something to confront him."

Yu Xianhuang said impatiently: "What's the matter, let's talk about it when the grand guest comes back."

Yang Huan was surprised: "He left? Where did he go? I'll chase him back right away!"

"Stop messing around!" Yu Xianhuang said angrily, "Da Dianke went to ask for help for me, and Da Yu's life is all entrusted to him alone."

Yang Huan sat paralyzed on the ground, wanting to cry but no tears.

……

Thirty miles west of Cong'an County, Sui Zhi wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked at the two corpses on the ground.

These two corpses belonged to two fourth-grade Taoist cultivators.

Next to him was a man of medium build, mediocre appearance, sallow complexion, and looked very weak.

Ju Liang tidied up his clothes, and first saluted Sui Zhi: "Thank you, Da Sima, for your rescue."

Sui Zhi waved his hand and said: "Young Sikong, you don't have to be polite, we already have an appointment, I'm here to pick up Shao Sikong and return to the sect, how can it be called rescue."

It's really not a rescue, it's the escape route arranged by Ju Liang.

The sallow-faced man stepped forward and cupped his fists and said, "Young Sikong, it's been a long time."

Ju Liang couldn't recognize his appearance, nor could he hear his voice, but seeing his speech and behavior, he felt familiar.

"Could this be...Xiao Situ?"

The man nodded and said, "Young Sikong has good eyesight!"

Ju Liang said with a smile: "Recently, I have been writing to Xiao Situ a lot, but I haven't seen each other. I heard that Xiao Situ changed his body and reincarnated. Today we meet again, but I didn't know each other for a while."

Xiao Songting sighed and said: "Xiao is also helpless, Shao Sikong's letter was written too hastily, I don't know how things are going at the moment?"

Ju Liangdao: "After Xu Zhiqiong was arrested, he absconded from the palace and his whereabouts are still unknown. Emperor Yu Xian has sent troops to search for it. The two countries have completely broken up. You don't have to worry about it. You can send troops to surround and kill Yan Huan, and then Go straight to Wansheng City!"

(End of this chapter)