A rebellious minister forced me to be a foolish king

Chapter 660 Xiao Ye blocks the way
After the brother and sister-in-law reconciled, they realized that their younger brother had disappeared behind them for a long time, so they turned back to look for him.

Yuan Wuyou was the first to discover Gao Yanzong.

It was so dark that the road could hardly be seen, and the man in the red shirt was standing under the lantern at the intersection, with his hands hanging down, looking thoughtful.

Hearing footsteps, Gao Yanzong turned around and met the eyes of the girl in black who was running towards him.

He decisively raised his leg to meet the attack.

Her first words were: "Let's go back to Qiying. Your brother is looking for you in the next street."

Gao Yanzong nodded in response, and walked side by side with her, turning back. She didn't ask him why he left, and he tacitly didn't ask. But on the way, he couldn't help asking her,
"Just now you and Lord Yuwen... I heard that you pulled him into the house. Did he reject you, or did he do something to you? Why didn't you tell me? I was worried about you and jealous..."

Yuan Wuyou still looked forward and replied indifferently: "We had a quarrel, and we didn't do anything. I was injured and couldn't beat him. Fortunately, he didn't take advantage of me and force me."

"You've really suffered... When we get back to Da Qi, I'll quickly find a place to make you some nourishing soup so you can have a good rest."

She couldn't help but turn her head and look at the male fox beside her.

"Why do you sound so depressed? Weren't you quite fierce in front of Yuwen Huaibi before?"

Gao Yanzong's peach blossom eyes were smiling, "Of course I can't act like a shrew in front of you. I'm just jealous, not cannibalistic. And I hurt you so deeply, what can I do?"

"I recognize your fighting ability on the field." Yuan Wuyou praised him sincerely, but an idea suddenly came to his mind.
"By the way, Yuwen Huaibi was unwilling, but he made me see one thing clearly."

"what's up?"

"When his deep affection is visible to everyone, but he has not made any progress or shown any real affection towards me, it means that his deep affection is fake. This person is hypocritical. Maybe he has tasted the sweetness of using me as a shield since he was a child. He has only met me a few times, but he has been using me as a shield all these years."

Yuan Wuyou became more and more excited as she complained. Seeing the man in front of her with his loving eyes shining in the night, as if he loved listening, she became more fond of talking... "Especially when my mother was alive, he made a maidservant his queen. When others offered him a concubine, he said they should look for one like Empress Huaxu. Empress Huaxu is still alive. Isn't this deliberately slandering me?"

Gao Yanzong chuckled, "He is hypocritical, but my fourth brother is sincere and enthusiastic."

The two brothers really love each other and both try their best to make her love each other more.

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Before the night fell completely dark, Yuan Wuyou watched Yuchi Jiong, Jialuo and his daughter, and Gao Changgong's confidant Wei Xiangyuan hand over the Zheng family inheritance.

Seeing Wei Xiangyuan escorting the carriage towards the Qi barracks outside the east city gate, she looked back and saw the two brothers whispering to each other behind them. It was not until she shouted that it was time to set off that Gao Changgong, who had put on the ghost mask again, strode towards her.

As soon as he came up, he said, "Excuse me for a moment. I have something to discuss with the king."

"Good fellow... Gao Changgong, are you trying to send me away with this attitude? You don't want to be with me anymore, right?"

The ghost-faced man with long eyelashes and phoenix eyes glanced slightly behind him in the direction of his fifth brother, then turned to look at her solemnly with his dark eyes.

"That depends on whether the person standing in front of Gao Changgong is King Fengling or Zheng Xuannu."

Before he could finish his words, the girl in black grabbed the dragon scale wristband and pulled it aside.

The two of them were standing in the pitch-black night. The few sparse stars that they could see just now were now blocked out, and thick dark rain clouds had gathered again without them knowing when.

At that time, two people were standing against the city wall, one with expectation on his face and the other with hesitation in his eyes.

Gao Changgong hesitated for a long time before speaking:
"Don't be fooled by my brother's smooth talk. In fact, he is a fool when he really feels something. He cried like a buffalo when he broke up with you. He even distanced himself from you, but he still tolerated your bad taste. Put yourself in his shoes. A man who can do such a thing is either a complete jerk or a complete fool."

Yuan Wuyou didn't expect that Gao Changgong actually knew such a secretive thing. He was immediately shocked and felt guilty. He quickly turned back to find Gao Yanzong to verify his testimony.

Fortunately, he did not dwell on these words, but suddenly said: "I know you will not stay in Da Qi for long. You still have Jingxiang to command troops. I just want to remind you on behalf of Da Qi that as long as you do not drag Da Qi into the water, Da Qi will be happy to stand by and watch."

She nodded but said nothing.

But when the two of them went back, Gao Changgong insisted on chasing the carriage escorted by Wei Xiangyuan, leaving only two horses for the two of them.

Yuan Wuyou sighed, "Do you hate me?" The man looked resentful, "I don't hate you, I just feel wronged. You don't seem to treat me as a human being, but I can't bear to refuse."

"Silly fox."

"All I can give you is this body, so I try my best to prove my love for you."

"You are obviously very smart, and foxes are so shrewd, why don't you use your brain to confuse me?"

"I'm not as smart as you, and... I became stupid when I met you. If possible, I don't want to use my brain, nor do I want to move my arms and legs. I just want to lie next to you, no matter what happens outside."

"How about this, you come to my room tonight and I'll keep you safe."

Gao Yanzong shook his head and smiled, "I'm afraid that won't work. I won't be able to have a peaceful night."

"Why?"

"I'll take you back to Bowang Slope and you'll know."

As a result, the two men had just ridden out of the city, before they could see the two camellia trees on the slope, when they were blocked by a group of soldiers in black robes.

In the moonlight, a woman in white robe was seen riding a horse in front, followed by a dozen brave soldiers, who blocked the way in front of the two men.

The man in red beside her subconsciously urged his horse to take a step forward, held the reins in his hand and stood in front of the girl in black, glancing at the newcomer with sidelong glances.

When he got closer and took a closer look, he saw Xiao Ye with blood all over his face.

Xiao Ye, who used to rely on her brown peach blossom eyes that somewhat resembled "Zheng Xuannu" and Xiao Tongyan, and whose affectionate eyes were enchanting when she was in Cui's mansion, now had a hideous look on her face, with a streak of dark red coagulated blood flowing from her snow-white forehead, penetrating half of her eye.

Gao Yanzong didn't even look at her, but squinted and said:
"Xiao Ye, are you going to repay kindness with enmity? I just sent someone to send your daughter back safely, and you want to harm my woman?"

At this moment, she glared at Gao Yanzong and said sternly:

"Gao Yanzong, I'm warning you for the last time, get out of here! This matter has nothing to do with the Gao family. I don't want to kill you for the sake of our past friendship. If you get involved again, don't blame me for making you die with her!"

Yuan Wuyou was stunned for a moment, pointed at himself and asked:
"Buried with whom? Me?"

Gao Yanzong, who was standing in front of the girl, was not surprised at all. He raised his eyebrows and said proudly, "The grudges of the previous dynasty have nothing to do with her, Yuan Wuyou! If you insist on getting her involved, in order not to be a widower, I can only help her fight back and be buried with her."

"She is in cahoots with the Zhou State, deceiving me and harming us, and it has nothing to do with her? I tell you, she is a treacherous villain, two-faced, and your Qi State will be harmed by her sooner or later!"

Hearing this, Yuan Wuyou realized that she also wanted to write him into the Book of Life and Death, but he had just secretly released the sea for Xiao Tongyan, so how could he be willing to be misunderstood? He immediately said dissatisfiedly:

"I am atoning for my mother's sins, but you want to kill my old ministers. Your Xiao family is my enemy, not my ministers. I put my subordinates first and protect my own people, right? Even if your Xiao family is pitiful, in the final analysis, your Xiao family has done too much. I have done my best to let you sisters live. Now, before you kill too many people, put down your butcher knife and make meritorious contributions. I can still turn a blind eye."

Hearing this, Xiao Ye curled his lips and snorted coldly: "Your humanity is indeed good, but you have a problem with everyone in your Yuan family! Including you and your mother!"

Seeing the princess of the Xiao family coming towards him with murderous intent and full of grievances, Yuan Wuyou simply came out from behind Gao Yanzong without making a sound, urged his horse forward, but his expression was very sincere.

"Ah? What happened to my mother? Can you tell me?"

Then the sister began to chatter:

"Your mother is old and cowardly, and she lost her kingdom. Although she didn't lose the battle at Baidicheng like Liu Bei did, she didn't leave her name in history. I heard that the historians of the Northern Zhou Dynasty wanted to attribute her deeds to Yuwen Tai. I don't know how inconsistent it would be to attribute such a ferocious and brutal tiger to the virtuous emperor of the empress. It's ridiculous to think about it."

"As the saying goes, a great general is responsible for the remains of many people! Even Yu Jin, who has the best reputation, personally led the battle of Jiangling. He was the one who used the blood and sweat of the people and exchanged heads for money."

"As for Wei Xiaokuan, how many people have he harmed with his schemes? He has inherited the true teachings of Wang Meng and will surely kill people in all countries in the future. He dared to plot against his former master today. If your upright Lanling King is dragged to the Jiangling battlefield, he will definitely disobey orders and plead for the people. Even if Wei Xiaokuan kills him without a flick of his finger, the Zhou country's white captives will definitely not let him go."

In an instant, almost everyone on the Book of Life and Death was disdained. Yuan Wuyou was just admiring where she got the energy from, and how she could talk for a long time without getting tired, when she suddenly said:
"Forget it. Since King Ande has chosen you, I can't repay his mistress with ingratitude. But you'd better not be a tyrant and let down the two princes of the Gao family. After all, if you want to keep your great general alive, only you can rule the country. Unless you become emperor, no one can protect him. The world has no shortage of Liu Bei or Cao Cao, but it lacks someone who can use Liu Bei and Cao Cao freely."

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