Traitor

Chapter 232
"Master Zhao, as the supervisor—"

Before Jian Yan could finish speaking, Zhao Wuyou laughed dryly, "As the governor, Mr. Jian knows to follow me as the supervisor. It seems that I, the supervisor, should go out of the city to guard my own army. After all, the emperor gave me The military supervisor, but I was not given the peace ambassador. Master Jian knows to stick to his post, but I, the superior military supervisor, dereliction of duty."

Jian Yan's face became extremely ugly, but Zhao Wuyou reminded him of their respective official positions and ranks.After all, she is her immediate boss, not the former Zhao Hehuan.

"Your official understands!" Jian Yan gradually withdrew from the pavilion, not daring to pester him any more.

But sometimes, Jian Yan's resignation made Zhao Wuyou feel uneasy.This negative feeling makes people feel a little chilly.Seeing Jian Yan exiting the pavilion, Zhao Wuyou looked back at the chess game on the table, and looked at the side of the white chess piece with a gloomy expression.

This desolate garden is mostly made of strange rocks, and rarely has the scene of colorful flowers in the Daye Palace.After all, this barren land is no more prosperous than the capital city, and it is always less vibrant.

But in these places, some sandy date trees are the most common. Zhao Wuyou stared at the sandy date tree for a long time, and stood there fixedly, as if looking at a long-lost lover, so attached to him.

Su Xi doesn't understand either, what's wrong, my lord?Why are you suddenly so sentimental?Staring at a tree in a daze, is this bewitched?There are witch tribes in northern Xinjiang who have the art of witchcraft, so could it be that this wild wave also has them?Could it be the queen from just now?
"Suxi?" Zhao Wuyou opened his mouth, "Do you think this jujube tree looks good?"

Today's jujube tree is still in flowering stage. If you ask if it looks good, Su Xi can only shake her head, "It's really nothing to see. Every household has a jujube tree, and it's nothing rare."

"Don't look at these little flowers. They will bear red fruits in the future. It will be very beautiful when you look at the stretches of the jujube forest at a glance." Zhao Wuyou pursed his lips and smiled, "No matter what, even if it is single It’s special, but it’s only spectacular when gathered in one place.”

Su Xi frowned, not quite understanding Zhao Wuyou's meaning, "Young Master, what do you mean?"

Zhao Wuyou smiled wryly, "It's nothing interesting, it's probably because I've been alone for too long, and now I'm gradually getting rid of loneliness, I don't feel used to it for a while, so let me express my feelings!"

"Young Master doesn't seem like such a sentimental person." Su Xi whispered.

Zhao Wuyou smiled back, and then sighed softly, "Because I used to feel that I was superior and had everything at my fingertips, so I never put anyone in my heart, and became hard-hearted."

"It was only later that I realized that I was loved by others, and that I was not alone. Gradually, I changed my appearance. Suxi, the warmth in my heart is more nostalgic than the warmth in my body."

Su Xi smiled, "Young master is so kind, this is life."

Plucking a small, tiny, white flower, just a little bit, can turn into a red fruit in the future. It is crisp and delicious, which is very pleasing.

His slender fingertips trembled slightly, but he remembered the dead woman in his mind.

"She should like sandy jujube trees very much, but it's a pity that Daye doesn't have them." She said to herself.

Su Xi was puzzled, "Master?"

Zhao Wuyou took a deep breath, "It's nothing."

After walking around the garden, it's time to go back.The maid then led Zhao Wuyou and others back to the original Jinluan Hall, and went back as they came, without mentioning anything about meeting the queen in the garden.

There was no trace of Mu Baili in the side hall. Obviously, Mu Baili and others had already gone to the main hall to discuss the peace.The overall conditions have been negotiated long ago, but the final result is between the approval and disapproval of the Lord Huanglan, and there is nothing to discuss.

Zhao Wuyou went into the side hall to rest, his body was very cold, and he coughed lightly.

Su Xi quickly brought hot water to Zhao Wuyou, Jian Yan stood outside the yard, frowning at Zhao Wuyou who was dying in the hall.Seeing this, Suxi stepped forward and closed the door without hesitation.

"Don't be an eyesore. When the teacher sees it, the young master will have to spend more time explaining it. I really feel wronged." Suxi muttered, and walked slowly back to Zhao Wuyou, "Young master, don't you?" It's comfortable, how about going to lie down on the side?"

Zhao Wuyou shook her head, "You are a stranger in a foreign land, so don't let your guard down easily. You have to remember at all times that someone else's knife is on your neck!" She sighed softly, subconsciously wrapping herself tightly around her body. shawl.

Su Xi nodded, "I understand."

"Didn't you just ask me?" Zhao Wuyou smiled, "The chess game."

Su Xi frowned, "Humble job really doesn't understand."

Zhao Wuyou sighed softly, "I finally understand why this queen and Jin'er can win the favor of the Lord Huanglan. Surely no one would dislike such an intelligent woman! Her chess game is actually very good in my Daye. It's a simple game, but she said that the person who can solve the chess game is bound to be a nobleman, a person with extraordinary talents."

"So I don't understand why the young master doesn't untie it?" Su Xi was puzzled, "Since it's such a simple matter, once it's untied, wouldn't our affairs be much easier?"

Zhao Wuyou shook his head, "You are wrong, what she is waiting for is my impatience. The queen is very smart, she wants to use a game of chess to test my ambition of Daye, how can I let her do so?"

Su Xi was startled, "If the young master solves the chess game, the consequences will be disastrous?"

"Yes." Zhao Wuyou coughed lightly, her face as pale as paper, "She first blamed her, and then lured her. When a person is in a panic, it is easy to expose his true purpose and be noticed by others. It's a pity , she failed to find a weakness in me, but asked me to state my position clearly. I think that what I said to her today will soon fall into the ears of Lord Huanglan inside."

Su Xi hurriedly asked, "Will the young master be in danger?"

"It's not that dangerous, it's just that it will attract people's attention!" Zhao Wuyou coughed lightly, took a sip of hot water, and the dryness in his chest subsided a little.Coughing slightly, Zhao Wuyou raised his eyelids and looked at the worried Suxi, "Actually, that's fine too, I'll share the burden with him, or let everyone's targets fall on me, so that his actions can be more appropriate and thoughtful." .”

Su Xi nodded silently, without saying a word.

Zhao Wuyou was still coughing, probably because the air was too dry and the temperature difference between day and night was large, which made her suffer from frequent relapses of wind and cold, which was really uncomfortable.She was lying on the table weakly, with her eyelids half closed.

"My lord, rest for a while, I will watch over you." Su Xi said in a low voice.

Zhao Wuyou closed his eyes and rested, his mind was a little muddled.I thought of the stretches of Elaeagnus sativa forests, and the beauty of the rising and setting sun.The barren desert and Gobi have the most touching smiles, which make people intoxicated.

On the desert, the woman danced lightly, and the corners of her skirt fluttered, burning someone's eyes.

There were tears falling from the corners of the eyes, silently, but the heart was full of emotion, and the song would never end just for her.

Su Xi was startled, why are you crying?

Zhao Wuyou didn't know why he was crying. When he woke up, his face was full of tears.Fortunately, except for Suxi, no one saw it, so it was able to cover it up.It's just that if you teach people to see these red eyes, they will inevitably ask a few questions.

The wind and sand blinded the eyes, which is also a good excuse!
Negotiating such a matter cannot be accomplished overnight, it is an extremely long process, and every frame has to be carefully considered.That's why today's peace talks are still on the issue of the monarch and his ministers, and no one has made any concessions.

This concession is related to the rise and fall of a country, so no one will let go.

When Prime Minister Wen Li Yi came to the side hall, Zhao Wuyou was already standing at the door and was about to leave.She had already seen Mu Baili leading the people away from the Huanglan Palace with a cold face.From the beginning to the end, Mu Baili didn't even glance at Zhao Wuyou, that's very good!

Coughing twice, Zhao Wuyou wrapped her shawl tightly, and looked at Li Yi with a smile, "Master Li is here to inform me about the breakdown of this negotiation?" She chuckled, "I've already seen it, so I won't I trouble Master Li to spend more time talking."

Li Yi smiled awkwardly, "Master Zhao is joking, I am here to send Master Zhao out of the palace."

"In that case, let's go!" Zhao Wuyou coughed lightly, his complexion not very good.

Li Yi nodded and sent Zhao Wuyou off, "Actually, it's not that the king doesn't want to see you, it's just that literati like to talk about words, especially you literati in Daye, don't you like to call us Huanglan people barbarians? So the king is afraid that when the time comes It's not that you deliberately avoid conflicts if you don't agree with each other, it's just that you have to resolve some matters internally, and when it comes to this hall, it's better to let Lord Qiantose come forward."

Zhao Wuyou paused, "Master Li's kind reminder, I will remember it in my heart."

Hearing this, Li Yi sighed softly, and bowed to Zhao Wuyou, following Daye's etiquette, "Thank you, Mr. Zhao, for understanding the painstaking efforts of this old man."

"As a supervising army, I shouldn't have participated in too many peace talks. Although I am a civil servant, the emperor has entrusted this matter to Lord Qiantose, and he should have full power to deal with it. Lord Li reminded me correctly that there are some things that I should not interfere with. "Zhao Wuyou coughed lightly, with a humble and submissive expression on his face.

"Why didn't this thousand-year-old wait for a while?" When he walked to the door, Li Yi frowned.Watching Dongchang walk away, there was a little displeasure on his face.

Zhao Wuyou's eyes darkened, and he smiled lightly while standing under the sun, "East Factory naturally has its own rules, and my Zhao family doesn't even bother to be with these eunuchs." I would like to say more.

Looking at the carriage going away, Li Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, the general Chiduo walked over slowly, looked at the direction of the carriage leaving and sneered twice, "I didn't expect that there would be a lot of internal and external troubles in the Daye court. Heap. The two high-ranking officials turned out to be at odds with each other."

"Zhao Wuyou said - the Zhao family?" Li Yi turned cold.

Chi Duo was puzzled, "What happened to the Zhao family? In the Great Ye dynasty, there are many people with the surname Zhao. Zhao Wuyou's surname is Zhao, so it is natural to say that it is the Zhao family. Could it be that it is your Li family?"

Li Yi took a deep breath and looked at Chiduo meaningfully, "Then do you know who the Zhao family has been at odds with Dongchang?"

"Who?" Chi Duo is a military officer, so he doesn't know much about these things in Daye.He knew who the outstanding leading generals of Daye were, but he was not very familiar with how many officials surnamed Zhao there were in the court of Daye, and how did he know which one was surnamed Zhao, and what was wrong with Dongchang.

"The only ones who can compete in Daye and Nengdongchang are the Zhao family of the prime minister's mansion, Zhao Song!" Li Yi squinted his dangerous eyes, "Zhao Wuyou, is he really Zhao Song's son?"

Chi Duo was stunned, he had heard the word Zhao Song before, so he was stunned at the time, "You mean, the Prime Minister of Daye, Zhao Song who covered the sky with one hand? Zhao Wuyou is Zhao Song's son ?”

"I hope it's not him, otherwise it will be troublesome." Li Yi turned around with a flick of his sleeves.

Chi Duo frowned in disbelief, "Just this sick, young brat, is that Zhao Song's son?"

In the carriage, Zhao Wuyou coughed lightly. Fortunately, Wen Gu stayed outside the palace, and immediately handed over the medicine bottle. Suffering from the wind and cold, the bumps along the way have made your body extremely weak."

"I'm not that weak." Zhao Wuyou coughed lightly, and drank the soup in the porcelain bottle in one gulp.The temperature is just right, which shows that Wen Gu spent a lot of thought.

"My lord?" Su Xi looked at her worriedly, "Don't be brave."

Zhao Wuyou sighed softly, "Aren't you already used to it? I've been here for more than ten years, so it doesn't matter."

"My lord just said those words to Master Li Yi, why does the lowly position sound a bit wrong?" Su Xi asked in a low voice, and covered Zhao Wuyou with the fox fur that was prepared in the car.

Zhao Wuyou narrowed his eyes, "Didn't I say that? I have to focus everyone's attention on myself as much as possible. Therefore, I didn't tell Li Yi who I am, so I had to make a loophole. Tell him—about who I really am."

"You told him that you are Zhao Song's son?" Wen Gu was shocked, "Do you know that the neighboring countries of Daye have heard of and feared your father Zhao Song, if they knew that you were Zhao Song's son, they would threaten you What to do? If you do this, you will put yourself in a dangerous place. "

Zhao Wuyou smiled coldly, "Even if I don't say it, is it safe? As long as Mu Baili's action fails, then I will also be implicated. But now, I have left a way out for myself, that is, I will be with you. The discord in Dongchang is well known to everyone. Even if the Dongchang operation fails, I am still an independent Zhao family, and Huanglan will not take his anger out on me."

"So what I do is good for everyone. It's just that the people of Huanglan will guard against you even more in the future. Please be safe! I'm afraid I can't take care of you in a foreign land."

Wen Gu took a deep breath, "You don't need to worry about this, we will take care of ourselves, as long as you are considerate, the rest is not important at all."

"Then what does the son and the queen mean?" Suxi asked.

Zhao Wuyou looked at her meaningfully, "As a queen, she personally received the envoys in the garden, and she also spoke fluent Daye dialect. What do you mean if this is not intentional? She is doing it for her own family. It's a pity that the man came to spy on me..."

Wen Gu sighed softly, "Then you have to be careful. After today, I am afraid that everyone's eyes will fall on you. You have to be mentally prepared. We encountered an ambush earlier. If we were not careful, we must have killed you." Something big happened."

"I understand!" Zhao Wuyou coughed lightly and opened the curtains of the car, "There must be something important hidden in this barren billow country, otherwise they wouldn't easily agree to the peace negotiation. Su Xi?"

Su Xi nodded, "Don't worry, my lord, someone has already started an investigation, and there must be a result soon."

Zhao Wuyou closed his eyes, "That's the best."

She thought that news about herself would soon reach the ears of King Huanglan and Queen. It is estimated that everyone's attitude will change tomorrow.Civil servants are not necessarily weak, at least in Zhao Wuyou's case, apart from physical weakness, what other points did he lose to generals?

A military general can mount a horse to make peace in the world, but she decides life and death with a pen.

Huanglan Palace.

Royal study.

"Zhao Song has an only son. Few people have seen him, but he is very talented. He was already famous all over the world at the age of nine. He entered the court at the age of thirteen, and at this young age, he is already a celebrity in front of the emperor. Minister of the Ministry of Rites. I heard that not long ago, the plague in Daye was cured, and the spread of the plague was prevented in time. The emperor granted the crown prince a junior teacher and a first-rank official." Li Yi saluted.

Ada Khan was startled, and looked back at the queen Ye Jin'er who was sitting beside him, his eyes darkened, "So, I was wrong? How does this sick kid have such a big background?"

"As the prime minister of Daye, Zhao Song has been in charge of the court for many years. In this neighboring country of Daye, who doesn't know that Prime Minister Zhao is a great person." Li Yi sighed softly, straightened up slightly, "Unexpectedly, he was willing to let him go My only son came to Huanglan to take risks. What kind of idea is this?"

"I heard that the Zhao family and Dongchang are mortal enemies." Ye Jin'er smiled coolly, "Then this matter is actually simple, it's just that both sides don't want each other to take over the military power! One is in power, the other is the supervisor, Isn't this an obvious infighting?"

Ada Khan nodded, "That's right."

Li Yi sighed softly, "Infighting is good, but in our territory, this Zhao Wuyou is too smart, and he probably won't let us take advantage of it. He is a sworn enemy in Daye, and he is probably an ally in a foreign country. What's more , Our situation is not optimistic either. I don’t know if General Chiduo can hold back the people in this barracks who are about to move around.”

"It's against them!" Ada Khan gritted his teeth, "These old things are old-fashioned, and they think about fighting and killing them all day long. What can they do in the end? I can’t even keep up, can the land be used as food? What can I use to guard it?”

Ye Jin'er sighed, "The princesses of Huanglan have been busy expanding, but they have no intention of farming. Now the territory of Huanglan country is larger than any other country, but once there is turmoil, the consequences will be unimaginable. If there is no official army stationed at the border, you will What's the use of killing and robbing the land? It won't be able to last for a while, and in the end, it will waste the national power and empty the treasury, but make the people poorer."

After finishing speaking, she glanced at Ada Khan, "Now Daye has cut off the trade with me, Huanglan, and the people on the border are even more miserable. It really can't go on like this. Your Majesty, force can't represent everything. Those who take it by force will sooner or later be defeated." It was snatched back. What Huang Lan has to do now is to develop agriculture and animal husbandry, to increase national strength and fill the treasury. But the premise must be that there is no war, and the common people must breathe."

Ada Khan nodded, "I also know that what you said is reasonable, but those old officials and generals left behind by the king, relying on their elders to sell their elders, relying on their prestige in the army, they don't look down on me, what can I do? The agreement to negotiate a peace has already caused turmoil in the army. If it wasn't for the pressure from the Chiduo family, it's uncertain what would happen now. I'm afraid that they will be pushed into a hurry, and when the time comes..."

He didn't go on talking, one could imagine how tragic the result would be.

Once the country riots, the king will either become a puppet, or die without a place to bury him, and be replaced by a new king.

So when the topic comes here, even if it has reached an impasse.There was no way to move here, and Zhao Wuyou and Mu Baili on the other side refused to let go, and those in the Huanglan barracks were eager to move and were disrespectful.

The sum of these piles is enough to make people have a headache to death.

Li Yi lowered his voice, "The current situation is complicated. The King and Queen think, what should I do?"

"I tested Zhao Wuyou during the day, and she is indeed a very smart person. If she can take a step back, then this deadlock will probably be resolved." Ye Jin'er narrowed her eyes, "The problem probably lies with Zhao Wuyou. .”

Ada Khan frowned, "You mean, as long as Zhao Wuyou opens his mouth, then this matter will be much easier."

Ye Jin'er nodded, "Zhao Wuyou is the son of the Prime Minister of Daye, so it must be his father's intention to come to Huanglan to be the supervisor. It is impossible for Zhao Song to allow the people of Dongchang to steal the power, so let his son supervise the army." Army, in order to weaken Dongchang's monopoly on military power. As long as there is a disagreement, then we have a chance. If Zhao Wuyou can help us, so that the gang of old things in the barracks can settle down, what will happen in the future It's much easier to handle."

This is indeed a good idea, but how to do it?

With a sigh, it is indeed necessary to plan well, otherwise Zhao Wuyou is so smart, how could he easily fulfill their wishes?That's why this matter has to be discussed in a long-term manner, and we can't just believe it because of Zhao Wuyou's words, and there must be some investigations that should be done.

The so-called investigation is also very simple, let people go to the barracks to ask who this Mr. Zhao is, and if it doesn't work, go to Jinling City to find out the news.Swan geese fly by and still leave a sound, but people will always have traces to find.

As long as Zhao Wuyou's true identity is confirmed, then this matter can be carried out in a low-key manner.

Zhao Wuyou also knew that the other party was checking her identity, so she didn't stop her, but the people in the military camp had already been trained, no matter what the Huanglan people asked, no one would dare to speak too much in order to leak military secrets.Those who leak secrets should be punished as treason and punished by beheading.

This is also done for safety reasons.

Now that Huang Lan has been shut down and can't find any news, he is even more curious about Zhao Wuyou's identity.Curiosity is a good thing, Huang Lan's curiosity will become Zhao Wuyou's temporary protection, at least they will not attack her.

At night, Mu Baili came over quietly, it was indeed not easy to avoid the sight of so many people in the barracks.You have to take advantage of the darkness, you have to be extremely fast, and someone has to respond.

Fortunately, the current situation of Mu Baili and Zhao Wuyou both met these requirements.

Everyone knew that Zhao Wuyou was not in good health, so it was normal for Zhao Wuyou to rest earlier.Moreover, Zhao Wuyou slept very lightly, and didn't like anyone's disturbance, so he surrounded the tent with a thick sunshade cloth, and with a lamp inside, it was pitch black from the outside.

Mu Baili sat gently on the side of the bed, looked at Zhao Wuyou, who was pale and pale on the bed, and frowned slightly, "Why are you getting more and more sick?"

Suxi sighed softly, "Master's health is not good. Now that he has caught the wind and cold, he will naturally be weaker. Wen Gu said that the disease of wind and cold will take at least ten and a half months to heal. Your son's health is not good, so we can only warm it up." Don't be in a hurry."

After saying that, Suxi withdrew from the tent and guarded outside.

The warm palm wrapped her icy and cold catkins, and the transmission of the temperature caused her to lift her eyelids tiredly, and looked helplessly at his frowning appearance, "You still said that I am not allowed to frown, how could this be contagious to you?" ?”

He snorted lightly, "Knowing that I'm not good, let me get better quickly. If you're well, why should I frown? I'm worried every day, and I don't know when I'll be tall."

"There is no end to prove that you are still alive." She tried her best to support herself.

He simply took off his shoes, socks and coat, and got into her bed.

She smiled, "You are a servant."

"Serving you is also a willing thing." He hugged her tightly and warmed her cold bed with his body.He knew that her bed was cold.Although he can't do anything arbitrarily now, he can still warm her bed.

It's okay to warm up.

Leaning in his arms, she just felt that this warm feeling was what she had wanted all her life, "I have already set the long line, just waiting for the fish to take the bait. You promised me that you will not hinder or interfere, so no matter what happens Whatever it is, no matter who wants to deal with me, please don't be merciful."

The strength in his arm tightened slightly, "Are you using yourself as bait?"

"It's not the first time, why are you so surprised? Soon the king of Huanglan will know my identity, will be afraid of my father's power in Daye, and will want to join forces with me to drive a wedge between you and me .If I have gone too far, I hope my lord will be more tolerant." She smiled palely.

"Just don't hurt yourself." This was all he said.

She chuckled, "Are you not afraid that I will kill you?"

"Are you willing?" he asked.

"If you are willing, what should you do?" She looked up at him.

He bowed his head and kissed her pale lips, "I will risk my life to accompany Madam."

She smiled, "You dead eunuch."

Gently brushing away the hair on her face with his well-knit hands, he said in a low voice, "Feed the unfamiliar white-eyed wolf."

She nodded, "This time, I'm going to be a white-eyed wolf again. If Huang Lan moves my mind, I will definitely use my hand to temporarily suppress your Dongchang, or help me seize the military and political power of Lord Chitose, and when the time comes... Time——I can help deal with Huang Lan's internal and external troubles."

"You know this kind of use..."

Before he finished speaking, she hooked her lips and smiled wickedly, "If I can be used, it means that I am valuable. Only trash can be abandoned like trash. You should know that your wife never does It is not so easy to get benefits from me for a loss-making business."

He chuckled twice, bowed his head and gnawed at her neck, and said in a hoarse voice, "What Madam said is very true, I will fully cooperate with my husband."

Outside, Wen Gu frowned and looked at the lingering Jian Yan, standing in the shadows like a ghost.

As soon as the old man gritted his teeth, no one could stop his violent temper.

(End of this chapter)