King’s House Kindergarten

Zhuo Xin and his party worked fast, changing horses on the way, and rushing all night, it only took six or seven days to get from Feicheng to Huancheng.

"Prince!" Xue Rui, the general of the Huancheng garrison, heard that Zhuo Xin had come to Huancheng, and immediately came out from the official residence to greet him.

Right now is when he is in a daze, and Prince Pingyuan just came to Huancheng again...

Xue Rui is not a direct descendant of Zhuo Yuan.

But in Xue Rui's view, Prince Pingyuan is the nephew of King Pingyuan and can inherit the throne as a nephew, which shows that the relationship between King Pingyuan and the prince is close!

Prince Pingyuan came to Huancheng, it should be because he heard that something happened to Prince Pingyuan...

Xue Rui greeted him, "Xue Rui, the garrison garrison around the city, has seen the prince!"

Zhuo Xin looked anxious, "General Xue, where is my sixth uncle?"

Xue Rui looked slightly surprised, "King Pingyuan... Prince, don't you know?"

"Know what?" Zhuo Xin suddenly felt a bad feeling in his heart.

Xue Rui looked at Zhuo Xin hesitantly, and then looked behind him. Mencius Zihui and Zhuo Ye, who had come with him, both looked inquisitively. Xue Rui understood immediately, they didn't know what happened to Yunnan Mountain. ...

This matter is related to the heart of the military, and the military did not disclose it to the public, and Xue Ruiping retreated.

After all the people in front of him had left, Xue Ruicai took a step back and bowed to Zhuoxin, "Sir, King Pingyuan and several generals led the troops to pursue the Qiang Asian army and entered the Nanyun Mountain, so far... Back to the main camp."

Zhuo Xin, Meng Zihui, and Zhuo Xin all froze in their hearts.

"Then what happened later!" Zhuo Xin was so anxious and panicked, "Where did my sixth uncle go!"

Xue Rui was already choked up and did not speak again. Meng Zihui quickly grabbed Zhuo Xin, "General Xue, what happened later?"

Zhuo Xin was shaking all over.

Zhuo Ye's face was also as pale as he had never seen before, not as calm as before.

Xue Rui's eyes were slightly red, "...Sir, the prince was ambushed by the Qiangya people, and the people around him..."

At this point, Xue Rui couldn't say any more.

"What's wrong with the people around you!" Zhuo Xin didn't believe it, "You tell me!"

"Axin!" Meng Zihui almost picked up Xue Rui's collar when he saw that his eyes were red.

Zhuo Xin roared, "I'll just ask Uncle Six what's wrong!"

Zhuo Xin's eyes were red, the tip of his nose was red, and his eyes were filled with tears. He was fierce, but he could cry at any time.

Xue Rui never looked up, but now, he had to look up at Zhuo Xin, "Sir, Marquis Weide has sent people out of the camp to look for traces of King Pingyuan everywhere in Nanyun Mountain, but for three days, there has been no trace of King Pingyuan. I found it. There was news from the scouts before that Wang Ye and General Sun fought fiercely with the Qiang Asian army in Nanyun Mountain, and they were shot by several arrows..."

Counting arrows...

Zhuo Xin's face was pale.

On the battlefield, he was caught in an ambush by the enemy, and the number of arrows in his body meant that he would not know...

how come?

Zhuo Xin's tears couldn't stop flowing down...

He doesn't believe it!

He just doesn't believe it!

They had to rush to the border all day and night, just to remind Uncle Six, how could they still not catch up...

Xue Rui's voice was almost silent, "Prince, King Pingyuan, he may have..."

Everyone in the army knew that apart from King Pingyuan, there were only a group of orphans in the palace. In front of Zhuo Xin, Xue Rui could not say the words "King Pingyuan is likely to die for his country"...

Facing Zhuo Xin's gaze, Xue Rui only felt like a knife was twisted in his heart, and his voice was hoarse, "Marquis Weide does not believe the news sent by the scouts, and has personally brought the deployment to Nanyun Mountain to find it, but Marquis Weide is here. There has never been any news..."

"I don't believe it!" Zhuo Xin roared, "You lied to me! We didn't hear any news from Uncle Six along the way! Why did you say Uncle Six was gone as soon as we arrived at the garrison around the city! I don't believe it!"

Meng Zihui knew that he was sad, "A Xin..."

Xue Rui is the garrison garrison in Huancheng, and it is impossible for him to lie.

Xue Rui deliberately dismissed the people by his side, but this matter is still kept secret.

The accident of the first army commander was a huge blow to the morale and morale of the army. He would not release news easily, so it was normal that he did not receive any news along the way.

If they could even hear the news of Uncle Six on the way, then the army is already in chaos.

Xue Rui did nothing wrong.

There is nothing wrong with what the military does.

It was Zhuo Xin who couldn't pass the test in his heart and didn't want to believe it, so he was aggressive, trying to find clues to deceive him from Xue Rui, knowing that it was futile.

Xue Rui really replied, "I'm sorry, the prince, it's about the heart of the military. The matter is clear to the generals and cronies in the frontline camp. Marquis Weide has already taken people to Nanyun Mountain for search and rescue, and there are not many people in the city who know about it. , Shizi... I'm sorry at the end..."

"I don't believe it!" Zhuo Xin was still stunned, "I clearly wrote a letter to Uncle Six! Uncle Six will not go when he sees the letter! You lied to me! You lied to me!"

Meng Zihui could no longer stop Zhuo Xin.

Zhuo Ye had no choice but to step forward and protect Zhuo Xin from behind, so that Zhuo Xin would no longer mess around with Xue Rui.

But Zhuo Xin was obviously stimulated and refused to listen to anything.

Zhuo Ye said in a deep voice, "Second Young Master, General Xue doesn't know the details here. Let's go to the main camp first. The front line will have a better understanding of the ins and outs. Maybe there will be news from the prince."

Zhuo Ye's words seemed to fall into Zhuo Xin's heart.

Meng Zihui took advantage of the situation and said, "Let's go, Zhuo Xin."

Zhuo Xincai reached out and wiped the corner of his eyes.

Xue Rui bowed again, "Sir, at the end of the day, let someone take the prince!"

...

Huancheng is about 60 miles away from the frontline camp.

The camp is located at the Pingguan level.

The people garrisoned around the city led Zhuo Xin and a few others, and arrived at the Pingguan camp in about an hour or so.

Not long ago, a large-scale war broke out at Nanping Pass, and the Western Qin army won a great victory.

The Qiang Asian army had to retreat into Nanyun Mountain.

King Pingyuan and several generals led the pursuit, directly forcing the Qiang Asian army to the north of Nanyun Mountain!

More than a few dozen miles north of the Nanyun Mountains is the Qiang-Asia boundary. That is to say, when the Qiang Asian army withdrew from the northern part of Nanyun Mountain, and the Western Qin army directly took over the northern checkpoint of Nanyun Mountain, it basically meant that the war had entered the countdown.

The morale of the army is high!

But the army did not dare to be careless!

Because once Qiangya withdraws to the north of Nanyun Mountain, it means that the war provoked by Qiangya has ended in failure. Therefore, if Qiang Ya does not give up and wants to fight back, he will choose to do the final counter attack at this time!

The Pingguan Camp, which is more than 60 miles north of the ring city, is the most dangerous place!

The army only knew that General Pang Lao was injured while chasing the enemy before and was carried back to the army. King Pingyuan and General Sun were still leading troops to fight in front, and Marquis Weide had already led troops to support.

Pingguan camp is currently only the general Pang Lao and several other generals.

The generals Zhuo Xin, Meng Zihui and Zhuo Ye of the garrison around the city arrived at the Pingguan camp and left. When Zhuo Xin saw General Pang, General Pang was re-applying medicine and tying bandages.

General Pang was a veteran who had been with Marquis Weide earlier, and asked Marquis Weide not to underestimate himself.

The military doctor withdrew, and the guards entered to report, "Old general, Prince Pingyuan has arrived."

Hearing the words of Prince Pingyuan, General Pang was stunned.

With a face that seemed to hide shame and pain, he whispered, "Please."

The guard lifted the curtain, "Prince, please!"

Zhuo Ye and Zhuo Xin entered together, and Meng Zihui swayed outside because of a stomachache.

Each of the generals in the army had their own separate tent. Inside the tent, Zhuo Xin was talking with General Pang. Outside the tent, Meng Zihui carefully observed the soldiers who came and went, and said that he could not find General Pang. The camp, lost his way, and took advantage of others to lead the way, talking to others.

Mencius Zihui's mouth, children may be annoying, but to coax the girl's house, one by one.

To compliment the ordinary taxis in the army, let alone.

Soon, all the things that were clarified here were clarified.

Xue Rui did not lie, Zhuo Yuan went with Marquis Weide, General Pang Lao, General Sun Yong and several other generals to pursue the Qiang Asian army six or seven days ago, and has not yet returned.

The one who came back first was Weide Hou.

Then General Pang was wounded and carried back.

But Zhuo Yuan and Sun Yong never came back.

Sun Yong is Zhuo Yuan's cronies. He was a lieutenant by Zhuo Yuan's side earlier. He returned to suppress bandits and was promoted to general. This time the Qiangya invasion, Sun Yong followed Zhuo Yuan to the border.

During the border crossing, Sun Yong was always with Zhuo Yuan.

Zhuo Yuan didn't come back, and Sun Yong didn't come back either.

Meng Zihui tapped the folding fan in his hand, and tapped his fingertips with his ring arm. There was a problem...

...

When Zhuo Xin and Zhuo Ye came out of Old General Pang's tent together, Meng Zihui stepped forward and saw that Zhuo Xin's eyes were already red.

Meng Zihui didn't know what Old General Pang said to Zhuo Xin. Zhuo Xin had lost his soul, but he was no longer crying and shouting as he did when he was around the city.

General Pang's guard led the three to Zhuo Yuan's camp.

Fu Cheng and Zhuo Yuan entered Nanyun Mountain together. Outside the tent, the guards were on duty.

Entering Zhuoyuan's sleeping tent, Zhuo Xin bowed his head to the author a few times before the case, resting his forehead with his hands, bowing his head silently.

"Axin?" Meng Zihui was worried.

Zhuo Xin just shook his head and did not speak.

Meng Zihui turned to look at Zhuo Ye, "What happened?"

Zhuo Ye looked at Zhuo Xin and knew that Zhuo Xin didn't want to mention it, so he said to Meng Zihui, "I just saw General Pang, General Pang told the second son that an army he led was ambushed in Nanyun Mountain. The casualties were heavy... On the way, it was the prince who led his troops to rescue and rescued General Pang. General Pang was old and injured again. King Pingyuan asked General Pang to go first, and he left behind..."

Meng Zihui was stunned.

Zhuo Ye continued, "Old General Pang said that the other party knows that the prince is cautious and will not be ambushed easily, and also knows that the old general is eager to achieve success, so he deliberately used the old general as a bait, set a trap, led the prince to go, and then... "

At this point, Zhuo Ye didn't say any more.

Sitting on one side with his head bowed, Zhuo Xin, who supported his forehead with his hands, trembled faintly.

Zhuo Ye still finished his last words, "General Sun knew that the prince had an accident and risked his own life to come back to help, but he never came back. General Pang said that many people died, and the possibility of the prince and General Sun surviving is very small..."

Meng Zihui looked at Zhuo Xin in surprise, and finally knew the reason for Zhuo Xin's appearance...

"Uncle Six is ​​dead..." Zhuo Xin choked. The letter we sent arrived at the camp a day late, and it was accepted by General Pang. He said that if he saw it the day before, he might not have been encouraging Uncle Six to pursue the victory. We're a day late..."

Zhuo Xin burst into tears.

...

Both Meng Zihui and Zhuo Ye knew that Zhuo Xin needed time to be alone. Zhuo Xin's father had an accident earlier, and Zhuo Xin had always passed on his hatred to Zhuo Yuan. The uncle and nephew are like strangers. It was three years ago, after Zhuo Xin returned to Beijing, that the relationship between the two began to gradually break the ice...

But in the past three years, Zhuo Yuan has mostly been outside.

There was very little time left for their uncle and nephew.

The longest, that is, all the way to the hot springs in Xucheng.

There was no one else in the big tent. This was Zhuo Yuan's sleeping tent, and it was also the last place Zhuo Yuan stayed.

Zhuo Xin burst into tears.

...

Outside the tent, Meng Zihui and Zhuo Ye were together.

Meng Zihui glanced around and said to Zhuo Ye in a low voice, "Zhuo Ye, actually, I have doubts... Is it possible that Zhuo Yuan did it on purpose?"

Zhuo Ye looked up at him.

The two looked at each other, and got closer.

Meng Zihui said in a low voice, "He has been eccentric since he was a child, and he is used to staying behind in everything he does! Even if he does not stay behind, with his ability to turn the world upside down in Beijing since he was a child, even if he dies, he will I dragged a few backs, and it was so violent that I died. Right now, there is no news at all, there must be something wrong. Either Zhuo Yuan is confused, or something really happened to him, I want to find Zhuo Yuan. "

They drove all night because Ah Si cried and said that the third brother entrusted him with dreams, and that Zhuo Yuan was dangerous.

Whatever the reason, it's worth a visit.

And right now, no matter how you say it, something has really happened at the border.

After Meng Zihui finished speaking, he looked at Zhuo Ye, but saw that there was not much surprise in Zhuo Ye's eyes.

Meng Zihui smiled, "Why aren't you surprised?"

Zhuo Ye said solemnly, "We are here, aren't we looking for the prince?"

The two suddenly comprehend.

Another patrolling soldier passed by, the two were silent for a while, and Meng Zihui asked again, "When did you start to doubt?"

Just now at Xue Rui's place, Zhuo Ye's face was obviously pale.

Zhuo Ye said, "When I saw General Pang."

Meng Zihui was surprised, "Is there something wrong with General Pang?"

Zhuo Ye shook his head, "Not necessarily."

Meng Zihui asked, "Then how do you say when you met General Pang?"

Zhuo Ye said solemnly, "Your Highness has always said that General Pang is stubborn and old-fashioned, but he is aggressive on the battlefield, has a bad temper, and has a bad mouth. Seeing General Pang weeping bitterly, looking like he wanted to die, he kept saying that he was sorry for the prince, if it wasn't for him, the prince would still be alive. I was thinking, what do you think, how is the prince making a prank on General Pang."

"..." Meng Zihui was speechless, but it was indeed like Zhuo Yuan's handwriting.

As soon as Zhuo Ye finished his words, another patrolling soldier passed by. Meng Zihui's folding fan tapped lightly in his hand. It was either a time of intensive patrolling, or someone saw them coming and deliberately strengthened their deployment. In two sentences, another group of patrolling soldiers left from their sleeping tent.

The hearts of the two were clear.

After taking the patrolling soldiers away, Meng Zihui asked again, "How soon can the dark guards be adjusted to the vicinity?"

Zhuo Ye looked at him and said in a low voice, "There are dark guards around the city, and it takes an hour or two to go back and forth at the fastest."

Meng Zihui said, "There are eyes and ears everywhere. I will go back to Huancheng, and then I will return to Beijing for an excuse to avoid the eyes and ears here, and then take the secret guard to detour into the mountain."

Zhuo Ye nodded.

Neither of them planned to inform Zhuo Xin of the matter.

First, Zhuo Xin is immersed in an atmosphere of grief, and may not be able to jump out quickly and see clearly; more importantly, the eyes of others will be on Zhuo Xin. Zhuo Xin was in grief earlier, but suddenly recovered. , I am afraid it is even more suspicious. Before Zhuo Yuan was found, these were all uncertain factors.

At least, until they figure out what happened, it's best for others to pay attention to Zhuo Xin.

Meng Zihui sighed, "Then I will find an opportunity to return to Huancheng later, Zhuo Yuan is not here, you and Zhuo Xin are also looking for an opportunity to leave the camp, these soldiers patrolling back and forth, I always feel that something is wrong..."

Zhuo Ye nodded.

At the end of the day, Meng Zihui asked again, "If there are secret guards around the city, why hasn't the news of Zhuo Yuan's accident spread to you?"

Zhuo Ye looked at him, "Either, the lord doesn't want us to know that something happened to him; or, he wants others to know that something happened to him..."

Meng Zihui suddenly realized.

After a long time, in the sleeping tent, Zhuo Ye raised the curtain and entered.

Zhuo Xin looked up at him.

Zhuo Ye said, "Second Young Master, Young Master Biao has already returned to Huancheng, and there will always be someone to deliver the letter from Boss Tao. If the Second Young Master is reluctant, we will stay in the camp for one more night..."

Zhuo Xin did not answer.

Zhuo Ye had to bow his head, but Zhuo Xin stretched out his hand and hugged him tightly, "Zhuo Ye, I don't have Sixth Uncle anymore..."

Zhuoxin's heart was like a blunt weapon.

***

Zhuo Xin didn't know when he fell asleep at night.

When he was tired from sitting, he fell asleep on the table, and Zhuo Ye had been accompanying him in the sleeping tent.

At the break of dawn, the military assembly horn sounded, accompanied by a breathless and grand drumbeat.

Zhuo Xin woke up.

Zhuo Ye instantly lifted the curtain and walked out of the sleeping tent, "What happened!"

All the soldiers in the camp were running and nervous, and Zhuo Ye dragged the soldiers to see him coming out of King Pingyuan's sleeping tent, thinking he was the guard of King Pingyuan, and hurriedly said, "Sir, there is an enemy attack! The general called everyone to gather, and the other party is approaching the level of peace!"

Qiang people...