Hidden Sky Light

Shen Ci retracted the dagger, raised his head and closed his eyes, trying to dispel the previous thoughts in his mind...

He was stunned to think about this at this time.

He was too familiar with Chen Ling.

When I was confused that day, which one of the words in my ear was not Chen Ling's voice...

He has complex and inexplicable feelings for Chen Ling, and he knows the difference between rulers and ministers. If it wasn't for the Yushan Hunting Ground, he wouldn't think about it, much less admit it to himself...

He likes Chen Ling, beyond the limit that he should have in his heart.

- I miss your Shen family as a loyal and strong one. This matter will not be extraneous, but from today, you will get out of the East Palace for you!

-General Shen, Your Highness has a message to bring to General Shen. It is a long way to Licheng. In the future, if General Shen has nothing to do, there is no need to return to Beijing.

He was actually glad that Chen Ling didn't know about it.

It had been four years since time had passed, and he hoped she would never know...

Right now, he hasn't escaped from Tan Jin's siege, where does he still have the heart to ask for troubles?

Perhaps, Tan Jin's people will be sent to Quecheng tomorrow. What he has to do is to safely send Chen Ling to Pingnan County, so that she will not fall into the hands of Tan Jin's people...

He knew what kind of person Tan Jin was.

He just wanted to send Chen Ling safely this way...

Shen Ci raised his head and leaned against the stone pillar of Chunting, his brows furrowed.

But people are greedy.

If you don't see it, you won't be able to see it for a few years.

But when I see it, I can't help myself, I don't want to see it...

Shen Ci opened his eyes and stared blankly at the stars in the night sky, unable to return to his senses for a long time.

If he didn't come back this time, he might never know that Chen Ling took A Nian by his side...

***

When it was late at night, Xue Chao returned to the garden.

"General." Xue Chao handed over.

"How's it going?" Shen Ci put away his thoughts.

Xue Chao raised his head and said to Shen Ci, "General, I've already inquired about it. The city is calm and the surrounding area is relatively safe. You should be able to go on the road tomorrow morning. I haven't heard of any big movement on the way to the north."

Shen Ci frowned, "Where is Yucheng?"

Xue Chao replied, "I have also inquired about it. The city of Yucheng is still in chaos, and people are still being searched in the closed city... It seems that General Han and General Guo have the opportunity to drag on for another three or two days, let us from the vicinity of Quecheng. If you get out safely, then General Han and General Guo will also try to leave Yucheng."

Han Guan and Guo Zixiao were both lieutenants beside Shen Ci, so Xue Chao said that they were both General Han and General Guo.

Shen Ci nodded.

According to the agreement with Han Guan and Guo Zixiao earlier, after waiting for another three or two days, Han Guan and Guo Zixiao would find a way to leave from Yucheng.

After they get out of Yucheng, one of them will continue to leave clues, and they will take Tan Wang's people around Yucheng in circles, and they will also show signs of going to Zhencheng for adventure.

Another man came to join them.

It is very likely that Han Guan will take Tan Wang's people around in circles, and Guo Zixiao will come to find them.

There is still Mama Fang in Yucheng. It may not be easy for Han Guan and Guo Zixiao to take Mama Fang to escape from Yucheng quietly, so Guo Zixiao and Mama Fang are not necessarily the time to drive them up...

They can't stay in Quecheng to take risks and have to leave early in the morning.

Shen Ci looked at Xue Chao and said, "Xue Chao, you start exploring the road tonight to find out if there is any danger on the road. I will take Your Majesty and His Royal Highness to go tomorrow morning and let Xiao Wu cut off the back. Let's go all the way north and take Liao If the line of Zhen-Customs-Yuyue-Pingtao goes well, it should meet in Tangzhen within half a month. Remember, if there is any news on the way, find a way to pass it on to me."

Xue Chao cupped his hands and responded, "Yes!"

In the military, obedience is the duty of a soldier.

Shen Ci's words are military orders.

After Shen Ci finished speaking, Xue Chao responded immediately, but after Xue Chao finished speaking, he did not move, so there should be more to say.

Xue Chao is Shen Ci's guard in the garrison. Since Shen Ci left the garrison in Licheng, Xue Chao has been following Shen Ci.

Seeing Shen Ci's eyes looking at him inquiringly, Xue Chao still has this tacit understanding, "General, this subordinate is thinking, why don't you find someone from the garrison or the official residence elsewhere to **** the Majesty and the Prince, if there is a garrison and official residence escorted by the guards, Your Majesty and the Crown Prince should be a lot more secure..."

Shen Ci looked at him and said warmly, "King Tan has no fear in capturing Huaicheng. With such a large-scale deployment of troops, he didn't want to leave a retreat. Even if not all of King Tan's people around Huaicheng, at least a large part of them are. Wang Gan is rampant to such an extent that it is refractory to the same, and Fu Menci has surfaced, what about the ones who haven't surfaced? We can only be cautious and wait until Pingnan is safe..."

Xue Chao understood, "My subordinates understand, the general takes care, Xue Chao will go first."

"Okay!" Shen Ci looked at him again and said solemnly, "Xue Chao, be careful with yourself. Although this is not Xirong, people under Tan Jin are not easy to deal with, so don't take it lightly."

Xue Chao smiled, "Don't worry, General, Xue Chao will keep his words in mind and will not act rashly."

Shen Ci nodded.

…

Later, Tang Wu also returned to the garden, and when he saw Shen Ci guarding the garden alone, he called out, "General~"

Shen Ci looked at him, "It's so late..."

He knew that Xiao Wu was going to work for Chen Ling, and Tang Wu also responded, "Your Majesty asked me to deliver the letter, and it was divided into several places, and at least a dozen letters were divided, and there were many circles in the middle, so it was not delayed. little time..."

Shen Ci frowned, Xiao Wu said nothing.

Before he finished speaking, Shen Ci interrupted, "Little Wu, keep your mouth shut..."

Shen Ci opened his mouth, and Tang Wu, who was talking with great interest, suddenly realized that he had said too much, and he was used to saying everything in front of the general.

Tang Wu quickly reached out and covered his mouth.

Shen Ci looked at him angrily.

Tang Wu hurriedly silenced, and while continuing to cover his mouth tightly with his hands, he rolled his eyes, and said in a "humming" voice in the palm of his hand, "Your Majesty specifically instructed me not to let me speak out...I As soon as I saw the general, I forgot..."

It will push! Pushed to him.

Tang five years old, different from Han Guan and Guo Zixiao.

Shen Ci kept calling him Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu's father used to be a general of the Licheng garrison before. Later, he died in the border crossing. Xiao Wu's son inherited his father's business, and Shen Ci always took him by his side to take care of him.

Although Xiao Wu is young, his skills are very good, he is also smart, and he is a talker.

Han Guan and Guo Zixiao disliked him for being noisy, so they didn't want to take him on this trip, but Xiao Wu and Lao Qi were good friends and wanted to see Yun Niang, so they came together.

Along the way, both Han Guan and Guo Zixiao wanted to keep his mouth shut, so Xue Chaoneng was with Xiao Wu...

When I heard earlier that I was going to see the Son of Heaven this time, Xiao Wu was the most excited one.

Xiao Wu was born in the border gate, not to mention the emperor and the capital, he has never left the border gate of Licheng.

Seeing Chen Ling this time, Chen Ling saw Xiao Wu's cleverness and asked Xiao Wu to do things, and Xiao Wu was so excited that he couldn't help...

In fact, Xiao Wu had been with him for many years, and Xi Rong had sneaked in many times, which was very safe. This time, he was used to explaining everything in front of him, so he said it out of nowhere.

Seeing that Xiao Wu was about to cry, Shen Ci reminded, "Be careful in the future, remember to put a valve on your mouth when the emperor is in front of him, especially what should be said and what should not be said. In front of me, in front of Han Guan, Zixiao, and Xue Chao, remember?"

After Shen Ci tapped once, Xiao Wu only sank down, nodding and scratching the back of his head, begging, "General, don't tell your majesty..."

Shen Ci looked at him, "Do you think I'm free and have time to chew your tongue?"

Hearing his tone, Tang Wu's eyes suddenly relaxed slightly.

Because he was close to Shen Ci, he dared to sit beside him, grinned at him and joked, "Who knows! What if the general asked me to do things because His Majesty trusted me, but did not let the general do things, The general is jealous, avenging private revenge, deliberately..."

Before the words after "specially" were spoken, Xiao Wu was kicked down by Shen Ci, "I'll give you the patience!"

"It hurts! General, my **** is broken!" Tang Wu was in pain.

Shen Ci was very angry and funny.

When Xiao Wu got up while covering his butt, and looked at Shen Ci with an aggrieved face, Shen Ci began to be serious, "Speaking of business! I asked Xue Chao to set off overnight, and go ahead to explore the road first, and tomorrow morning I will bring the emperor and The prince will go first. Xiao Wu, after you stay, you will leave Quecheng one day later."

When it comes to business, Xiao Wu immediately stopped being sloppy, "Got it, General!"

Shen Ci instructed again, "Also, remember to keep an eye on the movements in the direction of Yucheng, Han Guan and Zixiao are not there, you must be careful in Quecheng by yourself, and don't be careless. Tan Jin's people don't have to be fierce in Xi Rong, but they are scheming. Yes, it is not necessarily easier to deal with than Xirong people!"

Xiao Wu assured, "Don't worry, General! I'm not going to be clever, I'll be careful in everything, and join the General as soon as possible."

After explaining this, Shen Ci's tone also softened, "Also, pay attention to your own safety, and wait as long as possible until Zixiao is with him, Zixiao will get out of Yucheng almost the day after tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. I'm also bringing Mama Fang. You should try to postpone it as much as possible, and then come up after meeting with Tong Zixiao, don't startle the snake."

"Yes! I will listen to the general at the end." Tang Wu "solemnly" handed over.

Another punch in the head.

***

Inside the Yucheng officials, Qu Guangtong quickly stepped inside.

Tan Jin was the only one in the room, and Qu Guang Tong changed his name, "Uncle!"

Tan Jin's face was not very good-looking, but he didn't see any panic and confusion. "Have all the people who found it been tried?"

Refractive said in the same way, "It's been tried, but it's all hard bones..."

Hearing this sentence, Tan Jin had a basic idea in his mind, so he didn't bother to ask any more questions, but focused his eyes on the topographic map in front of him.

Qu Guangtong continued, "There are two more people, who are also the imperial guards beside the emperor. When they were caught, they bit their tongues and committed suicide..."

After listening to Tan Jin's voice, his voice was as usual, "They are all the imperial guards around the emperor, they are naturally loyal to the emperor, biting their tongues and committing suicide, the hard bones are all reasonable, don't worry about gains and losses, continue to search the city, as long as the emperor is still in the city, continue to seal the city and search for people. , as long as he can't get out, he will catch the turtle in the urn and see how long he can hide... no hurry..."

Qu Guangtong showed hesitation, "Uncle, this trip originally wanted to capture Huaicheng, capture the emperor, hold the emperor to make the princes, and then use the emperor to check and balance the Jingping palace... But now the emperor is not in his hands, the matter of Huaicheng , sooner or later, the wind will reach the ears of King Jingping, will it be too late?"

Tan Jin chuckled lightly and turned to look at him, "What are you afraid of?"

Qu Guangtong said truthfully, "Uncle, I'm afraid that the King Ping Palace will be difficult to deal with..."

Qu Guangtong weighed it for a while, but still said, "After all, the emperor's surname is Chen, and King Jingping is also surnamed Chen, and they belong to the same lineage..."

Tan Jin had been staring at the topographic map for a long time, and he was getting tired of it. Just as Qu Guangtong asked, Tan Jin turned around and paced close to him. As I mentioned to you, whether it is the late emperor or the emperor, it is because of King Jingping Chen Mianzhi that they are able to sit in the position they are today?"

Qu Guang nodded and said, "Uncle mentioned that the Jingping palace is the biggest barrier of the Chen family, especially the old prince Chen Mianzhi, he is the elder brother of the emperor's grandfather. Because of the old prince, the emperor's country is very stable, but now The old prince has passed away, and there are only two grandsons left. Although Chen Xiuyuan has inherited the throne, it is not good enough, so now is the best time to start a rebellion..."

After Qu Guangtong finished speaking, he glanced at Tan Jin again, "Uncle, but the bureau members are thinking, a thin dead camel is bigger than a horse, and a hundred-legged worm is still dead but not stiff. There is one missing pillar, but the Jingping Palace is still the Jingping Palace after all. The heritage of Wanzhou is still there, and it should not be underestimated.

Tan Jin lowered his eyebrows and smiled, and when he raised his eyes again, he asked in a deep voice, "I ask you, the emperor's surname is Chen, and Chen Xiuyuan's surname is also Chen. Chen Xiuyuan...Aren't you jealous?"

Refraction was stunned.

Tan Jin continued, "Earlier, the emperor's surname was Zhao, Chen Ling's grandfather was lucky, he became a princess, and later became the emperor, but at that time, who didn't know that Chen Ling's grandfather's elder brother, Chen Mianzhi, was the one who held great power. Chen Mianzhi and Chen Ling's grandfather are deeply in love, so they also protect his grandfather and grandchildren everywhere. This is because there is no gap between their brothers, so what about the other descendants of the Chen family with Chen Ling?"

The refraction and the mind gradually became clear, and the eyes gradually recovered.

Tan Jin groaned, "Now that Chen Mianzhi is dead, although Chen Xiuyuan and Chen Ling are cousins, they are almost three generations apart. Think about it carefully, have you ever seen Chen Xiuyuan and Chen Ling get close?"

Qu Guangtong suddenly realized, "Is it never..."

Qu Guangtong was surprised, "So, what your uncle means is that this time, the King Ping Palace will turn a blind eye and not care?"

Tan Jin shook his head, "It's not that they don't care, it's just that they won't do their best, all they want is that the world is still surnamed Chen, and others see Jingping Wangfu running around to serve the emperor, and then he dies, that's enough. As for Chen Ling, To Chen Xiuyuan, whether to live or die is not important..."

Qu Guangtong was astonished. If his uncle hadn't mentioned it, he would never have thought of going here.

Tan Jin said with a smile, "Who doesn't want to taste the taste of King's Landing? Back then, Chen Mianzhi didn't want to, but it doesn't mean that his descendants didn't want to... So, Chen Xiuyuan will appear, but only when the dust settles, either to turn the tide or to pay tribute. The attitude of the Son of Heaven finally appeared."

Refraction and Mao Sai suddenly opened up, so now is not the time to worry about the Jingping Palace...

The King Ping Palace will not be involved in this dispute too early.

It was blinded earlier.

Tan Jin paced back to the topographic map and said solemnly, "So, what I'm worried about right now is not King Jingping's mansion, but someone who deliberately confuses our sight, so they get confused and take our people everywhere in Yucheng City. Running around and delaying time is actually hiding people's eyes and ears. The emperor may not come to Yucheng at all, or... he came to Yucheng, but has already left, we don't know, and we are still searching for people in Yucheng."

Qu Guangtong couldn't help frowning, "The imperial guards around the emperor are not fake in Yucheng, if it is as my uncle expected, then the emperor really came, and then left, leaving behind people to take us around in Yucheng... If so, that day My son's palace is too deep..."

Tan Jin said in a low voice, "Chen Ling is the one who is most like his grandfather. I said earlier that he is a fox, cunning and not easy to deal with. You tell Fu Menci to be optimistic about Zhencheng, a fly Don't let it go."

"Yes!" Refraction handed over.

"And..." Tan Jin looked at the topographic map, "Bring more people and search north."

"To the north?" Qu Guang agreed, "Going far to the north is bound to be dangerous, how could the emperor not know?"

Tan Jin smiled, "The more dangerous the place is, the safer the place. There must be someone around Chen Ling, but not Shi Huaiyuan. Shi Huaiyuan can't give Chen Ling the confidence to go north...Chen Ling, you should trust this person..."

After Tan Jin finished speaking, he said to Qu Guang, "Search for another day today, turn your focus tomorrow, and go north to search for the emperor."

"Yes!" Refraction responded in unison.

***

The sky was about to dawn, and the carriage stopped at the entrance of a courtyard on the outskirts of Wucheng.

The curtain on the carriage was lifted, and Liu Zijun asked, "Is the master there?"

The guard replied, "I'm already waiting for your lord."

Liu Zijun stepped inside quickly.

The garden here is secluded, with few people around.

There are guards in the garden who are feeding the horses with grass and drinking water, but if you look carefully and know the goods, you will know that this horse is a horse with sweat and blood offered by Qiang Ya.

Liu Zijun entered the house and quickly talked about the Huaicheng and Yucheng that he had inquired about.

While listening, Chen Xiuyuan slowly put down the tea cup in his hand, and said casually, "Tan Jin is used to being conceited, and feels that when his grandfather passes away, there is no barrier between Jingping Palace and Chen Ling. He killed Chen Ling by surprise, but Chen Ling was caught off guard. As long as you recover your anger, it's really not sure who will kill the deer... With Chen Ling's prudence and Tan Jin's arrogance, I guess it's hard for Tan Jin to end this time..."

Liu Zijun asked, "Then Master, what are we going to do, or should we wait and see?"

Chen Xiuyuan tapped the table with his fingertips, looked at the ripples in the cup, and thought about it in his heart.

Liu Zijun looked at him again and said tentatively, "Do you want to help the emperor?"

Liu Zijun opened his mouth, Chen Xiuyuan's fingertips paused slightly, and even the ripples in the cup slowly stopped, and there was still a bit of slack...

Chen Xiuyuan picked up the tea cup again, sipped the slack into his throat, and said in a low voice, "Hey, I can't write two Chen characters in one stroke. Before my grandfather passed away, I promised my grandfather to take care of Chen Ling. Now that I have agreed, it's a matter between me and my grandfather..."

Liu Zijun is not surprised.

The prince was brought up by the old prince, and the two grandfathers and grandchildren have a deep relationship.

The prince is the cousin of the emperor, and the prince will do whatever the old prince has to say on the matter of the emperor.

But after all, the Jingping Palace is not like that, the Tongtian family is so close...

Liu Zijun sighed, "I only know that the emperor has escaped from Huaicheng. King Tan has been searching for people in the city for two or three days. I'm afraid that the emperor is still in the city, so do you want people to explore?"

Chen Xiuyuan nodded, "Explore, but also explore other things."

Liu Zijun cupped his hands, "Please make it clear from the host."

Chen Xiuyuan continued to look at the unfinished ripples in the tea cup, and said softly, "If Chen Ling has escaped, he will definitely have someone send a letter to his confidant... It's not the Marquis of Pingnan, nor the palace of King Jingping, but himself. Nouveau riches and aristocratic families in one hand, such as Cao Zhidu, Huo Lianqu, Chu Pingyu, An Yunbai…”

Liu Zijun was stunned.

Chen Xiuyuan continued, "These people, although Chen Ling did not put them in the court, they were placed everywhere, and their official rank was inconspicuous, but they held real power in their hands. Once Chen Ling called, these people would desperately save them. Look for it, near Yucheng, where the post station sent letters to these places at the same time, you will definitely be able to find the trace of Chen Ling."

Liu Zijun was like a dick.

However, Liu Zijun was surprised, "This kind of thing is a secret from the emperor, how did the prince know?"

Chen Xiuyuan's thin lips pursed slightly, but he didn't make a decision. There was a faint smile on his clear and handsome face, and his delicate facial features were still engraved, but he didn't talk about it again, and instead said, "Uncle Liu, I'm actually curious, what exactly is there? Is it because Chen Ling's life is too big, or who is so afraid of death, who dares to put his hand into the mouth of Tan Jin, the tiger, and break open his fangs to save people..."

If he was asked to guess, he must guess Shen Ci.