Jiangbei female bandits

Chapter 55 Arranging a Retreat

Feng Junyang was taken aback by what she said, and stared at her for a moment, the brilliance in his eyes dimmed little by little, then slowly sat up straight, lowered his eyelids and said in a low voice: "Chen Nian, I didn't disrespect you. I just want to tease you to talk to me a few more words, even if I hear you scolding me, I feel happy. These years, I... Miss you very much. "

These words were soft and deep, but the words were hot, as if they could soften people's hearts.Even if Chen Nian was well aware of this man's tricks, she didn't feel that she was seduced by him and her heart trembled slightly. She clenched her teeth tightly, held her breath, and calmed down after a while, and said indifferently: "Prince Feng, you and I are strangers. It's meaningless to come. You are a person with the world in mind, and the relationship between men and women is dispensable to people like you, you should be able to afford it and let it go."

"With the world in mind..." Feng Junyang bent his lips and laughed at himself, "Yeah, we people shouldn't expect extravagant love, I'm too greedy."

Chen Nian thought to himself that it was because he always met and interacted with him, which made him misunderstand.When the refugees in the village are settled, she will go away alone, keep far away from him, and never see each other again, so that she may be able to get rid of his thoughts.She pursed her lips lightly, and was thinking about how to speak. Feng Junyang had already seen her thoughts, and said before her: "Xie Zhaizhu, don't worry, Feng Xing will not entangle you in the past again in the future."

He said similar words more than once, but he didn't count them every time. Chen Nian didn't really believe his words, so he just took advantage of the slope and said: "The prince will do what he says."

Feng Junyang smiled lightly, pondered for a while, and said seriously: "Master Xie, do you know that Yang Cheng was plotting Jizhou at that time, and the He family sent troops to the east, why didn't they take the opportunity to seize Qingzhou, but occupied Yiping first?"

Chen Nian felt much more at ease when he spoke so solemnly. After thinking for a while, he replied: "Xiangzhou and Luzhou are hilly and inconvenient for marching. If you want to go north and south, Yiping is the best. The same reason. , from north to south, apart from Taixing Road, there is only Yiping left.”

Whenever talking about such things with Chen Nian, Feng Junyang couldn't help but lament the magic of her blood. She was born in a bandit village and had no one to discipline her since she was a child.

Feng Junyang couldn't help smiling, and said: "That's right, Yiping is the main road of transportation going north. Since ancient times, it has been difficult to unify from south to north. Taixing is the home of the He family. Therefore, if I want to advance northward, I must go through Yiping to seize Qingzhou and Jierzhou, and then use this as a base to expand westward to seize the land in the north of the Yangtze River."

He spoke carefully, and Chen Nian could understand it, nodded and said: "That's why you went to Jizhou in the second year of Yongning, and you want to use marriage as a means to form an alliance with the Xue family of Jizhou first, so that you can use it in the future."

Feng Junyang's mind shook slightly, as if he saw the little female bandit holding a knife in front of his horse again.During that trip to Jizhou, although he failed to achieve his goal, he was able to meet her... In order to hide his emotions, he had to lower his eyes, nodded slightly, and said, "Yes, I want to win over Mrs. Xue first."

Chen Nian said again: "But the He family snatched Yiping first, so it can be seen that they want to cut off your way to the north. From this point of view, they have long had the heart of unifying Jiangbei."

Feng Junyang said: "He Zhen is very ambitious."

The topic fell on He Zhen again, Chen Nian was silent for a moment, and asked Feng Junyang, "Compared to you?"

Feng Junyang smiled unconsciously, and said, "It's not the same."

His gaze swiveled on her face, then fell back to her eyes, looked at her calmly, and said, "Chen Nian, I have mentioned to you before that the imperial court in the south of the Yangtze River has declined, and has long since lost all respect for the military towns." With control, the change of dynasty is only a matter of time. At the same time, with the rise of the Mobei Xian clan, their southward invasion will be inevitable. He Zhen has a far-reaching perspective, so he wants to occupy Yiping and block my way to the north. What's more, before the Xian clan goes south, we need to capture the Zhang family's Jingyang Fortress, so as to keep the Xian clan out of the pass."

Chen Nian was silent for a while, then asked suddenly: "The Xian family will invade south soon?"

Feng Junyang nodded: "Tuobayao forcibly moved the capital to Beijing, causing dissatisfaction among many conservative veterans. In order to divert internal conflicts, he will also launch a southward invasion. Firstly, he has ambitions, and secondly, he can consume the power of the conservative faction and start anew. Establish the power order of the royal court."

Chen Nian stared at him and asked, "You're not worried about the Xian clan's invasion of the South at all."

Feng Junyang smiled faintly, and replied: "He has gone south, but it will be easier for me to seize Jiangbei, and it will be easier to win the hearts of the people if I take back Jiangshan from the aliens."

He smiled so indifferently, Chen Nian looked at him, and suddenly understood why he was so anxious to occupy the land of Qing and Hebei.The Xian clan is about to invade the south, and the He family in the Jiangzhong Plain will bear the brunt. As long as he can occupy the two states of Qing and Ji, he can sit back and watch the He family compete with the Xian clan.And the He family had just beaten the Zhang family, and their vitality was damaged. It would be difficult for the He family to resist the Xian family's army on their own.In case of losing to the Xian clan, the He family might face two choices, one is to surrender to the Xian clan, and the other is to ask Feng Junyang for help.

As if a gust of breeze had blown by, the mist in front of Chen Nian's eyes cleared away, she raised her eyes to look at Feng Junyang, and asked in a deep voice: "He Zhen already knew that Yun was born by Tuoba Yao's side, didn't he? "

Feng Junyang didn't want her to suddenly ask about Yun Sheng, he was slightly taken aback, took a deep look at her, and said, "Yes, he should know."

Chen Nian suddenly found it ridiculous, and couldn't help mocking: "He Zhen really has far-sightedness, and he prepared a retreat for himself early on. Even if the He family was defeated by the Xian family, as long as Yun Sheng is there, Tuoba Yao is not good. Really killed my father-in-law. No wonder he knew where Yunsheng was, but he was not in a hurry to find him."

Feng Junyang knew that Chen Nian was smart, but he didn't expect her to see things so thoroughly at such a young age.Seeing the mockery on the corner of her mouth, he felt a little guilty.Since she can see through He Zhen's thoughts, then he must not be able to hide his thoughts from her.In this case, it is better to tell her frankly.Feng Junyang licked his lips subconsciously, and said: "This is indeed the escape route He Zhen left for the He family, and it is also the reason why I insist on marrying the He family."

Chen Nian nodded when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "Understood, if He Zhen wins the Xian family, then there is nothing to say. If he loses, then both sides will be sons-in-law. Anyway, your son-in-law will be more legitimate, and you will be a son-in-law." With the court as a cover, it is more face-saving to rely on you than to rely on Tuoba Yao."

Feng Junyang looked at her silently for a moment, and said softly: "Chen Nian, sometimes I think, if you can be a little stupid, that would be great."

Chen Nian said lightly: "It's better not to be stupid anymore, life is hard enough, if you are more stupid, it will be even more difficult to live."

Feng Junyang looked at her carefully, and asked tentatively, "What do you think?"

"Thoughts?" Chen Nian laughed, glanced at him, and said, "I don't have any ideas. What does your son-in-law and father-in-law's calculations have to do with me? I'll just tell you, Lord Feng, if you want to be He Zhen I have nothing to do with my son-in-law, going to Tuobayao to snatch Yunsheng back, or marrying that stupid girl. I was not a daughter of the He family before, and I will not be in the future. If you force me, I will If you leave, you will not be able to leave, and you will die."

She had a happy smile on her face, but what she said was decisive.Feng Junyang had no choice but to answer her: "Don't worry, I won't force you."

Chen Nian nodded slowly, and said again: "I still don't understand. Since you want to join forces with the He family to resist the Xian family, why do you want to lure He Ze to come and cut off one of He Zhen's arms?" She asked When he came out, before he could answer, he figured it out, "Understood, only in this way can He Zhen be unable to hold Jingyang Pass even if he takes down Jingyang Pass. Besides, without He Ze, Yiping will have nothing to do with it." No more threats."

Her words were simple and clear. Although she was not as thorough and rigorous as those of his confidantes, she still hit the point.What's more, she is still so cute!Compared with those wily old men, talking about these things with her is a kind of enjoyment.Feng Junyang couldn't help bending his lips, looked at her with a smile, and said, "One more thing, I have a personal grudge with He Ze."

He Ze repeatedly designed Chen Nian, although he failed to succeed, he still offended Feng Junyang, so naturally he couldn't spare that person easily.

"The matter of Yiping cannot be hidden from He Zhen, but He Zhen is too far away from here, so it is inconvenient for He Ze to control him. Once He Ze knows that my breakup with Zheng Lun is fake, and sees that we have been acting, he will definitely guess that I am too late to deploy troops , That's why he covered it up like this. According to his temperament, he will counterattack with all his strength and take it back before I take over Yiping."

After Feng Junyang explained everything, he looked at her quietly.Chen Nian was silent for a moment, then suddenly grinned.Seeing her like this, Feng Junyang couldn't help asking softly, "What are you laughing at?"

Chen Nian smiled and shook his head, but he didn't answer. He just stood up and said goodbye to Feng Junyang: "My lord, I already know your plan. I'll go back right away and put the victims in the city first, and I will never go Bad things for you. After you destroy He Ze, I will arrange for the disaster victims to cross the river."

Feng Junyang was a little surprised by her calm and restrained reaction.Feng Junyang looked at her and asked, "What about your conditions?"

Chen Nian smiled when he heard the words, and said: "It's very simple, your army must go north without food and grass, and then please help the victims, as long as too many people don't starve to death."

Feng Junyang thought for a while, and responded to her: "Okay."

Chen Nian bid farewell to him with his hands folded, turned around sharply, and strode away.

Shunping has been waiting in the courtyard, seeing Feng Junyang and Chen Nian staying in the house for a long time, as long as their relationship has eased, he feels happy for Feng Junyang in his heart.He sent Chen Nian away with a happy face, but when he returned to the house, he saw Feng Jun Yang silently sitting in the chair, with no look of joy on his face.Shunping paused, then stepped forward lightly, and carefully called out: "Your Highness?"

Feng Junyang didn't move, just sat there with his eyes downcast.

Shunping hesitated for a moment, then persuaded him: "I remember you once said that this person can be warmed up slowly. Miss Xie has that stubborn temper again, don't worry, take your time, always One day it will warm her heart."

Feng Jun raised his eyebrows showing some unconcealable fatigue, and sighed in a low voice: "She thought about leaving again, if I let her go this time, I'm afraid I won't be able to see her again in the future."

Shunping was surprised when he heard it, but he didn't believe it: "There is still a lot of trouble in Juyi village, Miss Xie can't just leave."

Feng Junyang slightly curled his lips, unable to tell whether he was more pleased or bitter.He knows Chen Nian's temperament very well, just as Chen Nian knows him very well.He will not let Chen Nian go, and Chen Nian will not give him time to warm her up again.He knew very well that the next thing she planned to plot was that Jin Chan would escape her shell.

Feng Junyang sat silently for a long while, and said lightly: "Those who are optimistic about Juyi Village, whether it is Wen Daya, Chaoyangzi, or Cui Xi brothers and sisters, they should be watched closely."

Junpei nodded, and replied in a low voice: "I understand, little one."

Feng Junyang waved lightly, signaling Shunping to back down.It's just that he knows Chen Nian very well here, so why doesn't Chen Nian understand him.She led Shada out of Feng Junyang's residence, and was silent all the way, all she could think about was how Wen Daya and others would arrange for her if she left.According to Feng Junyang's temperament, if she left, he might use those people to vent his anger.

She was thinking about things while walking like this, it was inevitable that she would be absent-minded, and she would go the wrong way without knowing it, until she came to the end of an alley, and there was no road ahead, and she just came back to her senses.Chen Nian was taken aback for a moment, then he couldn't help but laugh, he turned around and asked Silly Dao: "I went the wrong way, why didn't you remind me?"

Shada scratched his head, and said very embarrassedly: "I thought Dadangjia walked like this on purpose."

Chen Nian couldn't laugh or cry, so he had to go back along the original road.Such a delay in going back and forth like this, when she and Shada returned to the city guard's mansion, it was past meal time.Fortunately, Wen Daya left enough food for the two of them, he squatted on the stool opposite Chen Nian, while watching Chen Nian eat, he muttered: "Master, I still think it's inappropriate to go to the south of the Yangtze River to grab food. Do you think that if we pretended to be refugees and went to grab food, wouldn't that damage the reputation of refugees? After all, we will still live on their land in the future..."

Chen Nian silently put the rice in his mouth, and waited until the bowl of dry rice was exhausted, then raised his eyes to look at Wen Daya, and said lightly: "We have Feng Junyang's eyeliner by our side, and the matter of going to the south of the Yangtze River to grab food has already been settled." Leaked."

"...The old saying is good, the strong dragon still doesn't overwhelm the local snake!" Wen Daya still chanted his own words, a little too late, and then he heard Chen Nian's words, and suddenly said in surprise, "Another traitor? "

"Not bad." Chen Nian nodded slowly, and asked him, "Which one do you think it will be this time?"

Wen Daya's first thought was to get rid of himself quickly, and immediately said without thinking: "It's not me anyway!" Turning his head, he saw Sha Da was looking at him stupidly with his job bowl in his hand, and hurriedly added, "It can't be a fool." Damn, he doesn't have that kind of heart, I can vouch for him!"

Chen Nian gave him an angry look, and said: "If you don't believe you two, why should I tell you about this?"

Only then did Wen Daya feel relieved, squatted down on the stool again, and read: "On the surface, everyone seems to be loyal, but secretly they can do such dishonest things. This really fits the old saying. , knowing people, knowing faces but not knowing the heart!"

Chen Nian couldn't bear to listen to his chatter, so he knocked on the side of the bowl with his chopsticks, interrupted him, and asked: "Speaking of important things, who do you look at most suspiciously?"

Wen Daya thought about it: "It shouldn't be Senior Jing's place."

Chen Nian nodded: "My master can't do this."

Wen Daya thought for a while, and then said: "It shouldn't be the Taoist priest, he has always looked at the prince wrongly."

"Feng Junyang can't handle the Taoist priest, it can't be him."

"Could it be Cui Xi again?" Wen Daya wondered, but he immediately denied the guess, "It can't be him, he has been locked in the courtyard all day long, and he doesn't know anything about us!"

Wen Daya has always been a good guy who won't offend anyone, he would rather exclude everyone one by one, and doesn't specifically point out who is the most suspect.Chen Nian knew him well, he thought about it for a while, and asked him suddenly: "Who do you think is more suspicious, Lu Rongfeng or Zhu Zhen?"

Wen Daya rolled his eyes, but said: "These two people don't look alike."

Chen Nian couldn't help but smile, but Lu Rongfeng and Zhu Zhen are the two people who are most likely to become Feng Junyang's eyeliner. Lu Rongfeng once followed Chaoyangzi to Yunxi, so he couldn't help but have a relationship with Feng Junyang. over contact.As for Zhu Zhen, she remembered that when he was in Hukouling, he was very close to that Fan Jingyun, who was Feng Junyang's confidant.

She saw that Wen Daya was playing tricks, so she didn't go into it further, thought for a while, and said: "You brought up Cui Xi, it reminded me of something, it's not a solution for us to keep him locked up like this, why don't we arrange a place for him."

Wen Daya was very happy to hear this, and asked Chen Nian, "Where will he be arranged?"

Chen Nian refused to answer him directly, pushed away his rice bowl, stood up from the table, and said: "I have to go and see him first, although I have decided where to go for him, but whether I want to go or not depends on him."

It was already past noon at this time, she asked Shada to go back to the room to rest, and walked to the backyard of the city guard's mansion alone.The small courtyard where Cui Xi lives is close to the corner of the back garden. Although the place is not big, it is shaded by trees, elegant and clean.The gate of the courtyard was wide open, and one could see the situation in the courtyard at a glance. Cui Xi was reading with his head bowed at the stone table under the shade of the tree.

There were two guards standing at the door, and when they saw Chen Nian approaching, they hurriedly saluted and said, "Master."

This voice also alarmed Cui Xi in the courtyard. He looked up and looked out of the courtyard. He was slightly startled, then put down the scroll in his hand, and stood up slowly.Chen Nian pushed back the two guards, walked unhurriedly to the stone bench and sat down, picked up the scroll that Cui Xi dropped just now, flipped through it and found it was a travel note, and said with a smile: "You are here at your own leisure. Where's Maoer? Why don't you see her?"

Cui Xi sat down opposite Chen Nian, and replied softly: "She is in the room, she just fell asleep."

Chen Nian nodded, paused for a moment, and asked suddenly: "If there is Feng Junyang's spies by my side, who do you think is most likely to be?"

Cui Xi was slightly surprised, thought for a while, and then replied: "Lu Rongfeng, or Zhu Zhen."

Chen Nian couldn't help laughing, and said: "It's like going with me."

Cui Xi didn't talk much at all, and he didn't speak when he heard the words, but just sat there silently.

Seeing him like this, Chen Nian couldn't help asking him: "Cui Xi, I have been kind to your brothers and sisters in saving lives, but you have repaid your kindness by selling my whereabouts to He Ze. It's okay if you see me." Have something to say?"

Cui Xi raised his eyes to look at her and said, "I've already done everything, but even if I feel guilty and regret it, is there any use?"

Chen Nian choked and was speechless for a while, he rubbed his words and sighed: "Your words are still true! If you feel guilty and blame yourself afterward, you are just thinking of putting on a show for others to see. "

Both of them fell silent again, Chen Nian sat for a while, and couldn't help but whispered: "But I really trusted you before."

Cui Xi's expression was still calm, but his eyes were lowered, and he said: "I will learn a lesson in that day, don't catch everyone and believe everyone, people's hearts are separated by belly, and you must distinguish between black and white."

Chen Nian said: "I understand too, I just feel that it's tiring to be on the defensive and plan your life like this."

Although the sunshine in the autumn afternoon was strong, it was cool under the shade of the trees. The breeze blew the scrolls on the stone table rattling. If you spare my life, you should kill me as a warning to others when you return to the village. You can't bear it, but some people will think that you are soft-hearted and easy to bully. As a superior, you should pay equal attention to kindness and power."

Chen Nian laughed at himself: "I never thought about being a superior person, what I want is peace of mind."

Cui Xi knew that she must have a purpose in coming here, but seeing her refusing to mention it, he was somewhat surprised, no matter how thoughtful he was, he was still young after all, glanced at her, and couldn't help asking: "Why are you looking for me? "

Chen Nian didn't answer, but instead asked him: "What do you want? Is it to raise Mao'er, or to avenge your father, or to show off your ambition?"

Cui Xi didn't want her to ask himself this suddenly, and he was a little confused for a while.Since his family was ruined and his family was destroyed, what he wanted has changed several times.From struggling to survive at the beginning, to avenging his father and striving for hegemony, to now, even he himself can't tell what he wants.

Chen Nian looked at him, and said again: "If you can't think clearly for a while, I will give you two days, and let me know when you think about it."

She got up to leave, but before she reached the courtyard gate, Cui Xi called her: "I want to show my ambition." He sat there with his hands on his knees, his back straight, and his chin raised slightly to look at the Although her facial features still had the immaturity of a teenager, her expression was determined and persistent, and she said word by word, "I want to show my ambition."

Chen Nian turned around to look at him for a moment, and said, "Okay, then I'll send you to Feng Junyang. As for whether he will spare your life or use you, I don't know. Do you dare?"

"Why don't you dare?" Cui Xi looked back at her and said in a deep voice, "The worst is death."

Chen Nian smiled and said: "It's best if you think like this."

Early the next morning, Chen Nian sent Cui Xi to Feng Junyang's residence as expected.Feng Junyang never expected that she would send Cui Xi to him, he stared at her for a while, and then asked her: "Thank you, village master, are you trying to make me a tiger?"

Chen Nian said: "He is very talented. In just a few months, he trained thousands of soldiers from the village. If you use it properly, Xu De can become a general who can help you conquer the world."

Feng Junyang looked cold, and said: "I have a lot of talents under my command, and there is no shortage of him. If you think he is talented, you can take it back and use it yourself. I don't want it here. Take one with me who has revenge for killing my father. I think I can sleep soundly at night, don't you?"

"He said that he only wanted to show his ambition, and he would never take revenge on his father." Chen Nian said, "What's more, Yang Cheng's death was ultimately due to his own ambition. Cui Xi has already figured it out."

Feng Junyang sneered softly, and asked her back: "Maybe you believe what he said? It's not enough for you to be fooled once, and you still want me to be fooled with you?"

Chen Nian had no rebuttal, bit his lips lightly, and lowered his eyes in silence.

Feng Junyang couldn't see her like this, he was afraid that she would bite that lip again, so he resisted it so he didn't make a sound and told her not to bite that lip.He withdrew his gaze from her lips, and said coldly: "If you want to kill him but can't bear it, then leave it to me, and I will kill him for you."

He deliberately spoke to anger her, but he nodded and said, "Okay."

Feng Junyang looked at her silently, called Shunping to come in, and said, "Go and take that Cui Xi down and kill him."

"Wait a minute."

Feng Junyang smiled lightly and asked her, "What's wrong?"

Chen Nian replied: "Since you know that I am soft-hearted, don't kill him in front of me, you wait a moment, wait until I leave."

"Alright." Feng Junyang nodded solemnly, and asked her again, "When are you leaving? I can tell Shunping to make preparations early."

Chen Nian didn't fight against him, so he changed his mind and asked Feng Junyang, "You think you can't control Cui Xi, so you dare not use him, am I right?"

Knowing that she was still unwilling to give up, Feng Junyang cast a sideways glance at her and said, "Thank you village master, you don't need to provoke me with words, you know that I have always been thick-skinned."

Seeing that he is so stubborn, Chen Nian sighed and said helplessly: "Why don't you see him first, okay? If you think he can use it, you can stay; if you think it can't be used, I will send him Just take it away."

Feng Junyang frowned slightly unconsciously, and asked, "I don't understand why you care so much about Cui Xi?"

Chen Nian was silent for a moment, then replied in a low voice: "The first time I saw him, he had just escaped from Xue Shengying's pursuit with Mao'er, and fell on Niutoushan in order to survive. At that time, Mao'er was not enough. At the age of one, Cui Xi didn't dare to let go, even when he went down the mountain to rob her, he had to carry her on his back. Looking at their brothers and sisters, I couldn't help but think about myself, wondering if it was so difficult for my adoptive father to take me with me. So, I I don't want their brothers and sisters to die."

Feng Junyang was speechless for a while, and after a while, he sighed: "Okay, I just need to meet Cui Xi."

Chen Nian was overjoyed when he heard the words, and immediately went out to find Cui Xi himself, and when the two of them reached a deserted place, he whispered to him: "I reckon, if he kills you, he won't kill you. As for whether he will Willing to use you, but depends on your own ability."

Cui Xi looked at Chen Nian in surprise, and couldn't help asking in a low voice, "How did you persuade him to see me?"

Chen Nian grinned, and said: "It's hard to explain in one word, I've used all the means I can, and it really took me a lot of effort."

While talking, the two arrived outside Feng Junyang's house. Chen Nian only asked Cui Xi to come in to see Feng Junyang, but he himself waited in the courtyard.After about a stick of incense, I didn't know what Cui Xi and Feng Junyang had said, so Shunping brought Cui Xi out, walked up to Chen Nian, and said, "Miss Xie, my lord invites you in. .”

Chen Nian pointed to Cui Xi and asked, "What about him?"

Shunping smiled and said: "The prince ordered the younger one to take Mr. Cui down first, and told him to familiarize himself with the situation first, and arrange things for him after two days."

"Okay!" Chen Nian nodded with a smile, walked briskly into the room, and smiled proudly with Feng Junyang, "I said he is a talent, am I right?"

Feng Junyang glanced at her indifferently, but asked, "Where's his sister?"

"I originally planned to bring Mao'er to you," Chennian replied, "I didn't want my master to see me when I went out in the morning. She saw that the child had excellent bones, so she kept it and said she would Accept a good closed disciple."

Feng Junyang curled his lips slightly when he heard the words, looked at her with a half-smile, and said sarcastically: "Thank you, the village master, you want me to use that Cui Xi, but you refuse to hand over his sister to me. What are you doing?" What kind of plan do you have?"

Chen Nian met his gaze, and said earnestly: "It's true that my master fell in love with Maoer, I didn't lie to you. You also know my master's temper, he always acts casually and has no scruples."

Feng Junyang narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at Chen Nian, as if trying to discern the truth of her words.

Seeing him like this, Chen Nian couldn't help laughing at himself: "It's normal if you don't believe it. If I were you, I'm afraid I wouldn't believe such a coincidence." She lowered her head, remained silent for a while, and looked up at Feng Jun again. Yang said, "In this way, you allow me a period of time, Maoer, I will hand it over to you sooner or later."

Feng Junyang raised his eyebrows and asked her, "Will your master let her go?"

Chen Nian squeezed her lips tightly, and said, "I'll think of a way, so you can use Cui Xi at ease." She got up to leave, but stopped when she was about to turn around, and said in a low voice, "Feng Junyang, Believe it or not, I never thought of harming you, nor did I ever think of planting an eyeliner by your side."

No matter how much he failed her, she never did anything to be sorry to him.Feng Junyang felt guilty when he heard it, and said shyly, "I believe it."

Chen Nianqiang twitched the corners of his mouth, as if he had laughed, then turned around and went out the door.

In the city guard's mansion, Wen Daya waited anxiously, seeing Chen Nian finally entered, he hastily greeted him, while sending the idiot to guard the door, he asked Chen Nian, "How is it?"

Chen Nian poured himself a cup of warm tea, drank it all in one gulp, and then replied: "You left him behind and asked me for Maoer. It seems that he intends to use Cui Xi."

Wen Daya chuckled dryly, and said: "It's still the head of the family who has a plan and asked Senior Jing to accept Mao'er as a closed disciple in advance. Many people saw it with their own eyes this morning, and even the traitor would feel this. It's just a coincidence, the prince can't help but not believe it."

Chen Nian shook his head, and said: "He won't believe it, how could he be so easy to fool. After dragging him for a while, I will send Maoer to him."

Wen Daya was a little surprised, and wondered: "Send Maoer there? Then what are we going to do all this trouble?"

Chen Nian smiled and said: "You don't know that person, he is suspicious. If I give Maoer to him easily, he will definitely think elsewhere. If I detain Maoer first, it's better His attention was drawn away, and I just wondered if I was thinking about using Cui Xi to do something."

Wen Daya was overwhelmed with mist when he heard it: "Master, you have completely confused me."

"If you are confused, be confused." Chen Nian smiled, paused for a while, and asked him again, "Let's not talk about Cui Xi, tell me what plan you have. Now that we have left the Taihang Mountains, we are afraid to go back again." It’s difficult, do you have any ideas? Do you want to make contributions like Cui Xi?”

Wen Daya smiled a little embarrassedly, and said: "Look at what the boss said, I have made great achievements, how much I Wen Daya weighs, you still don't know? I don't have such thoughts."

Chen Nian said sternly: "There must be a plan. Brother Wen, I will tell you that, although our Juyi Village looks quite powerful at the moment, we can't compete with those military towns at all. In the end, we These people are just going two ways, one is to find a reliable lord, seek someone who will stand out and seal his wife's shadow; the other is to escape into the martial arts and become a free and unrestrained person."

Unconsciously, Wen Daya opened his eyes a little, and said: "I never thought about it so much, I just want to follow the head of the family and make a living."

Chen Nian said: "There are many ways to live, and you have to choose one. While I can still help you, speak out any ideas you have, so I can make arrangements as soon as possible."

Wen Daya was stunned for a moment, but he asked Chen Nian: "Where are the other people in the village? Which way do they choose?"

"Don't worry about other people, just think about you and Shada. At the beginning, the dozen or so people in Niutoushan were dead and gone, and there were not many left. Follow me, I will Always arrange a good place for you.”

Wen Daya heard some voices, looked at Chen Nian in astonishment, and asked her, "Master, are you leaving?"

"That's right, I will leave when these refugees are settled across the river." Chen Nian's eyes turned red, and he said, "Brother Wen, you know something about my entanglement with Feng Junyang. I feel sorry for him, so I can only hide far away."

"Are you going to look for Lu Xiao?" Wen Daya couldn't help asking.

Chen Nian shook his head, and replied: "I'm not looking for anyone, I just want to go to a place that no one knows, and start from scratch. Don't worry, I will arrange you all before I leave, and I won't let you suffer. I'm tired."

Wen Daya habitually squatted on the stool, hugged his head and thought for a while, then seemed to be cruel, and said: "I don't want to get ahead, and I really couldn't survive at the beginning, so I brought a dozen brothers to the grass. If I can, I want to find a good place, buy some fields, marry a wife and live a peaceful life."

Chen Nian bit his lips and thought for a moment, then said: "Okay, I will try my best to arrange it. But you must never tell the second person about this matter, even if you are a fool."

Wen Daya nodded in response, Chen Nian finally felt relieved, and only devoted himself to planning how to send Wen Daya and Shada away under Feng Junyang's nose.As long as they can get rid of the two of them, the rest of Chaoyangzi and Jing Yuxuan will be much easier to talk about.

Strange to say, Feng Junyang didn't seek her out for a few days after that.Until this day, the sky was completely dark, but Wen Daya mysteriously found him, and said in a low voice, "The man is here."

Chen Nian was slightly taken aback, only then did he realize that he was talking about Feng Junyang, and he was a little surprised: "Why is he here? Where is he?"

Wen Da Ya said: "He walked through the corner gate, and he brought three or two people with him. I think he deliberately avoided people's eyes and ears, so he didn't dare to give way to the main courtyard, so I asked the idiot to take him to Cui Xi's original courtyard first. .”

Although Feng Junyang stayed in Yiping city for more than half a month, except for the day she and Zheng Lun got married, she came to the city guard's mansion, and she never came again after that.Chen Nian was very surprised by his sudden arrival tonight.She thought for a while, then asked Wen Da Ya: "But what's so strange?"

Wen Daya shook his head: "I'm blind, and I'm afraid of alarming others, so I didn't dare to look carefully, and I didn't see anything wrong. It looked the same as when I went to our village last time, with a three-point smile on my face, and the same when I spoke. Very peaceful."

Chen Nian couldn't figure out why Feng Junyang was looking for him, so he got up and went to the yard to meet him.

The yard is not big, so the house is naturally small, even though only one candlestick on the desk was lit, it still brightly illuminated the inside of the house.Feng Junyang stood in front of the bookshelf with his hands behind his back, and was looking at the books on the shelf. When he heard footsteps, he turned and looked towards the door. When his eyes fell on Chen Nian, his brows frowned slightly.

Chen Nian saw that the corners of his mouth were still upturned when he just turned around, and he frowned when he saw her head, and guessed the reason after a little thought.She went to his residence several times before to look for him, but she always pretended to be a man. Today, because she was in the city guard's mansion, she wore an ordinary woman's dress, but her hair was combed like a married woman.

Chen Nian pretended to be ignorant, and asked Feng Junyang, "My lord is visiting late at night, what's the matter?"

Feng Junyang endured and endured, and then he restrained himself from stepping forward to remove her bun.He was extremely annoyed in his heart, although he still had a slight smile on his face, he couldn't help being mean in his words, and said: "Since you are here, you have something important to do, and you are not here to see Mrs. Zheng to reconnect with old friends."

Chen Nian really wanted to turn around and leave, but under the pressure of the situation, she had no choice but to argue with Feng Jun, so she had to force herself to suppress her temper, took a deep breath, and said in a low voice: "The city guards have too many eyes, they don't know where to hide." Whose eyeliner is it. Since I'm nominally married, it's not easy to dress up as an unmarried person."

When she explained it like this, Feng Junyang felt a little better in his heart, he snorted lightly, and said, "I thought you were trying to piss me off."

Chen Nian lowered his eyes slightly, and thought in his heart: You have repeatedly said that you will not entangle me in the past, but it doesn't count every time, and you still have the face to complain about me.You just wait, when I finish everything and leave, I must leave you a letter to make you half dead!

How did Feng Junyang know that she had such thoughts in her heart? Seeing her lowered her eyes and saying nothing, he still regarded her as aggrieved, and thought that it was indeed his fault before that forced her to such a point. He couldn't help but feel guilty, deeply Looking at her twice, said softly: "I said something wrong just now, don't be angry."

Chen Nian smiled faintly, changed the subject, and asked him, "What's the matter?"

Feng Junyang stood there looking at her for a moment, and then replied: "I will leave Yiping early tomorrow morning."

Chen Nian knew that it was impossible for him to stay in Yiping for a long time, so he was not surprised.She intentionally showed her reluctance, but at the moment she felt relaxed, and it was too late to be happy, and she really couldn't pretend that, so she just lowered her head, and after a moment of silence, she asked softly, "Should I go to the army or return to Shengdu?" ?”

She bowed her head and whispered, although she didn't say a word of reluctance, but her demeanor was more moving than words.Feng Junyang saw it in his eyes, and felt both sweet and sour in his heart.He suppressed it these few days, but he didn't find an excuse to find her to meet, until today when he received the news that he had to leave Yiping immediately, he couldn't hold back his emotions anymore, he just wanted to see her again before leaving.

"Go to the army." Feng Junyang replied, and explained, "The army has assembled and will cross the river in a few days. I have to go there."

Hearing what he said, Chen Nian didn't care for a moment, just looked up at him, and asked: "Where will the army go after crossing the river? Won't they enter Yiping City?"

There was candlelight in her eyes, shining brightly, full of interest and curiosity, without any trace of sadness.Feng Junyang was taken aback for a moment, only to realize that he was acting affectionate just now, he couldn't help shaking his head and smiling wryly.Seeing his reaction like this, Chen Nian realized that he had accidentally exposed his secrets, and couldn't help grinning, but inadvertently showed some mischievousness when he was young.

Feng Junyang looked at her twice before he looked away, and said calmly: "It's easy to wait for the rabbit, but I'm afraid that the rabbit will run away. Besides, there are too many refugees in Yiping, and the news will leak. If the army does not enter Yiping City, crossing Jiang Hou bypassed Yiping at night and headed west to Xiangzhou. In the next few days, I will send people to clean up the road from Yiping City to Wanjiang Ferry. You are also optimistic about your refugees, whether they are in the city or from Xincong Those who come from the north are not allowed to go south. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being ruthless.”

Chen Nian nodded, and said: "I will find a reasonable excuse to close the gates of the various cities for two days, and no one is allowed to pass through. After your army has passed, it will be restored to the original state."

Her heart moved, and she couldn't help asking: "He Ze is already coming this way?"

Feng Junyang said: "Come here, the soldiers and horses have arrived in the south of Yongzhou, and they will enter the boundary of Xiangzhou in a short time."

Chen Nian tilted his head slightly, biting his lips and thinking.

Seeing her biting her lip again, Feng Junyang couldn't help but reprimanded softly: "Don't bite your lip."

Chen Nian was concentrating on the matter, he was taken aback by his drink, but he didn't hear what he said clearly, looked at him with some surprise, and asked: "What?"

Feng Junyang couldn't help but say that just now, how could he repeat it now, so he didn't answer her, and just said lightly: "Don't think about it, He Ze Yufu, with his temper, Only go two places."

This was what Chen Nian was thinking about just now, and he continued after hearing the words: "Either continue to the east, desperately try to capture this Yiping, and occupy the city to wait for reinforcements. Or, we must retreat north, pass through Qingzhou, and then go to Yuzhou , fled back to the He family's sphere of influence."

"That's right." Feng Junyang nodded, and said again, "I have sent a letter to Zheng Lun, ordering him to lead troops to the south to block He Ze's escape route to the north."

Chen Nian thought about it, but asked: "If He Ze comes to attack Yiping, how long do I have to defend Yiping?"

She seems to have a natural sensitivity to war, and she can see the key point without him asking.Feng Junyang looked at her, and said with a smile: "You can't pretend to be stupid, so that I can say a few more words."

"Oh." Chen Nian responded, paused, but said, "Why are you pretending to be stupid? Why don't you finish speaking quickly and leave some time for a few more gossips."

She was clearly coping with it casually, but Feng Junyang's heart was pounding when he heard it, and he said concisely: "If He Ze is defeated and flees, my pursuers will definitely follow behind. Can you keep Yiping up?" Seven or eight days is enough. But if he bypasses my ambush, you will have to wait a few more days."

He paused for a while, and continued to say: "It's enough for the first half month, and my army will definitely arrive."

Chen Nian nodded, thought for a moment, and said: "I have no experience in defending the city, and those people in the village probably don't have the ability either."

Feng Junyang said: "The general Zheng Lun stayed in Yiping is a good defender of the city. It is not difficult to defend the city for the first half of the month. In addition, I will leave some hidden guards for you to use."

Chen Nian was slightly stunned, and declined with a smile: "There is no need for the secret guard, my current martial arts, self-protection is not a problem, so don't worry about my safety."

Feng Junyang glanced at her, and said lightly: "Let's talk about it, not only to protect you, but also to watch over you, so that when I enter Yiping again, you will disappear."

Chen Nian was quite speechless, and said displeasedly: "What are you talking about, as if I am a prisoner, you still need to send someone to watch!"

Feng Junyang looked up at her, and asked back, "Can you promise not to run away?"

When Chen Nian heard the words, he replied without hesitation: "Why should I run? I'm going to put my words here today, not to mention that I didn't plan to run away. Even if I really wanted to go, I would go straight and square. I don't owe you anything, and you can't stop me!"

Feng Junyang curled his lips slightly, nodded slowly, and said, "That's right, you've made some progress, and you can open your eyes and tell nonsense." As he spoke, he stepped forward, stretched out his finger to touch Chen Nian's heart, "Unfortunately, you are here I know what to think."

Chen Nian was completely defenseless, he was poked in the chest by him, startled for a moment, then realized, he quickly dodged to the side, slid away like a fish, and said with a serious face: "Speak as you speak, don't Move your hands and feet."

This time, Feng Junyang was really wronged, he really didn't feel frivolous before he did it, until his fingertips touched the warm softness, he didn't realize that he was pointing at the wrong place.Unconsciously, he was also a little embarrassed, so he withdrew his hand, clenched a fist against his lips, coughed softly, and when he looked up, he saw that Chen Nian was still a little embarrassed, so he could only explain embarrassingly: "I It wasn't intentional."

Chen Nian looked at him coldly, and refused to believe him.Feng Junyang knew that this kind of thing was getting darker and darker, so he couldn't say much, and he could only keep silent.

The room fell silent for a while, and the night wind sneaked in from the open door and window, making the flames on the candlesticks flicker slightly.The light flickered on and off, softening the coldness between Chen Nian's brows and eyes.For a moment, time seemed to turn back.Feng Junyang looked at her silently, and returned to the early summer of the second year of Yongning in a daze.

Chen Nian raised his eyes to look at Feng Junyang, seeing him looking at him in a daze, guessing that his mind must have gone elsewhere, he couldn't help snorting coldly.

Feng Junyang came back with his mind now, lowered his eyes slightly, but said in a low voice: "The business is over."

Chen Nian raised his eyebrows and said: "Well, the night is getting dark, so I won't keep you. You go back earlier, so you can take a rest."

She clearly said before that she would gossip after finishing the business, but she didn't want to dismiss him like this.Feng Junyang was so angry that his teeth itched. He gritted his teeth and said in a low voice, "You hard-hearted little liar!"

Chen Nian pretended he didn't hear, and just turned to let him out, saying: "The road outside is dark, I'll ask someone to light up two more lanterns to light your way."

Feng Junyang stood there looking at her for a moment, but suddenly smiled, and walked out.When he walked past her, he stopped again and asked her seriously: "Xie Zhaizhu, there is something I have always wanted to ask you, can you give me a clear answer? Don't think about it, just rely on your Intuition, answer me yes or no, okay?"

Chen Nian raised his eyes, looked at him vigilantly, and asked, "What's the matter?"

Feng Junyang turned around, took two steps closer to her, and murmured ambiguously: "You also know that I have defended you like a jade these years. If I met another woman, would you never want me again? Hmm?"

Chen Nian was already on guard against him, and immediately heard that his question was not only teasing her, but also a trap, and he couldn't answer it with "yes" or "no".Although she had something to answer him, but he repeatedly teased her, she was not willing to back down again and again.In a flash, she had already made up her mind, and she swiftly slapped him in the face, wanting to slap him in the face through her embarrassment.

Feng Junyang didn't want to, but he was already on guard. He stretched out his hand to push her palm away, and retreated quickly, but said innocently: "You don't answer if you don't answer, why did you move your hand?"

While speaking, the others had retreated outside the door.Slapping is something that can only be done on impulse.Although Chen Nian was annoyed, it was not easy to chase him out and beat him, so he could only stand in the room and stare at him bitterly.Feng Junyang stood on the porch, laughed, then turned and walked away quickly.Immediately, two hidden guards emerged from their hiding places, and followed closely behind.

(End of this chapter)