The main hall is empty, and once you enter the hall, the sound of wind and snow from the outside world is completely cut off.
The entire hall was empty, with several thick pillars supporting the dome and several terrain sand tables placed under the hall.
The echo of boots on the stone tile floor made the entire hall silent and empty.
Xu Yuan estimated in his mind that this was probably the headquarters of the Beifeng Front.
But there’s no one?
While thinking about it, Xu Yuan continued walking towards the inside of the hall.
According to Dayan's architectural habits, there are usually several courtyards behind this kind of hall for important people to rest.
Li Qingyan is not in the meeting hall, he should be in the back.
Just as he was thinking about it, Xu Yuan suddenly heard the sound of armor rubbing against each other from the corridor behind the hall.
The sound of heavy armor plates clicking and rubbing together.
He paused and looked up.
Soon, a handsome young man came out from behind.
Wearing a thick armor with black background and red edges, the body of the armor is engraved with formation patterns.
However, a large area of the man's hard armor was damaged, and the cloth-lined armor and goggles were exposed, and his whole body was soaked in the black blood of the barbarians.
It was none other than Yuan Hao who was detained by Li Qingyan.
Xu Yuan called out slightly surprised:
"Commander Yuan?"
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Seeing Xu Yuan in this hall, Yuan Hao's eyes were also a little surprised.
In his opinion, Xu Yuan should have run out of the city by this time.
He had told the other party that Beifeng City could only hold on for ten days at most.
A gentleman does not build dangerous walls.
When the city is broken, those barbarians will not be afraid of his identity as Prime Minister Proton of Great Flame. On the contrary, they may be more excited.
After gathering his thoughts, Yuan Hao quickly stepped forward and bowed his hands:
"Third Young Master."
Xu Yuan glanced around Yuan Hao's armor up and down, and asked slightly doubtfully:
"Commander Yuan, what are you doing?"
Yuan Hao was not just a stupid young man who only knew how to fight. Naturally, he also knew that the identity of the Third Young Master should not be exposed, so he bowed his hand and said:
"Just now, Yuan was ordered to attack the barbarian camp while the barbarian tribe was not yet stable. This trip was to report to His Highness Wu Yuan."
Xu Yuan hissed softly:
"I heard from Lou Ji that Li Qingyan has strictly prohibited anyone from leaving the city, right?"
Yuan Hao cooperated with the acting honestly:
"Now, although our Black Scale Army is under the orders of His Highness Wu Yuan, we are also under the orders of the Prime Minister's Palace."
"Did Lou Ji ask you to do it?" Xu Yuan pondered for a moment.
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"Can't you say it?"
Xu Yuan murmured, nodded slightly, and said again:
"Commander Yuan, just now I saw someone being executed in the school grounds outside."
Yuan Hao glanced outside the hall for a moment and frowned:
"Already chopped?"
"Yeah." Xu Yuan nodded
Yuan Hao sighed with regret:
"Yes, our people. In any case, the Black Scale Army's departure from the city to attack the camp is contrary to His Highness Wu Yuan's current order. It is necessary to push a few important people out to kill the people. If they don't kill, there may be something wrong with the sect. There's going to be trouble."
Xu Yuan frowned slightly and asked in a low voice:
"Is he one of ours?"
Hearing this question, Yuan Hao glanced at Xu Yuan strangely, and then chuckled with unknown meaning:
"Sir Lou Ji gave us the list, and His Highness asked us to do it ourselves."
Xu Yuan thought thoughtfully: "Did they commit a crime?"
Yuan Hao chuckled:
"It's a pity that these two people are both talented people with excellent cultivation qualifications. It's just that in order to get more cultivation resources, these two people put their hands on logistics supplies."
Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows:
"How to say?"
Yuan Hao smiled and replied:
"Nowadays, supplies are scarce in Beifeng City, and the prices of various supplies on the market have skyrocketed. The two of them are in charge of the inventory of supplies for the Black Scale Army in Beifeng City, and have sold a lot of things on the black market at high prices."
As he spoke, Yuan Hao changed the topic and sighed:
"But it was originally said that I would do it myself, but it turned out that I had already chopped it down. The barbarians just couldn't kill it, tsk."
Seeing the regretful look on Yuan Hao's face, Xu Yuan's eyes twitched and he coughed lightly:
"I understand. Commander Yuan, please go down first. Is Li Qingyan in the inner court?"
Yuan Hao raised his hand:
"His Royal Highness Wu Yuan and the two princes are resting in the inner courtyard."
After all,
The sound of armor scraping sounded again along with footsteps, and finally disappeared at the entrance of the hall.
Behind the meeting hall is a slender pavilion corridor.
Heavy snow fell all over the sky in the courtyards on both sides of the corridor, and the pavilions and pavilions in the courtyard were covered in silver.
After walking along the pavilion corridor for about ten feet, Xu Yuan suddenly stopped. In the pavilion at the end of a bifurcation of the pavilion corridor, he vaguely saw someone sitting there quietly.
While drinking, I admired the snow, looking at the flying snow in the sky with melancholy eyes.
As he was watching, the man suddenly turned his head.
The two people's eyes suddenly met in the snow.
Both sides saw surprise in each other's eyes, as if to say:
This hanging man hasn't run away yet?
Converging his eyes, the third prince smiled and said loudly to Xu Yuan:
"Third Young Master, come to enjoy the snow and drink together?"
After thinking for a moment, Xu Yuan did not rush to see Li Qingyan, but walked slowly towards the pavilion.
Coming closer, Xu Yuan saw the layout of the pavilion and said with a smile:
"Now that Beifeng is under siege, His Highness the Third Prince knows how to enjoy himself. He has a soundproof array and a warm sun array."
There is a wine-warming rack on the wooden table in the pavilion, and next to it is a grill, with various animal meats sizzling on the grill.
The ice and cold in the north were isolated outside the pavilion.
Li Yunqing shook his head very bachelorly:
"There are only a few days left before the city is broken. Eat as much as you can while you still can."
Xu Yuan sat down with a strange expression, took out a cup consciously, and poured himself a cup:
"Now Beifeng City has not been completely surrounded. If the third prince wants to run away, if he wants to leave, I think it shouldn't be difficult, right?"
The third prince smacked his lips, shook his head and said:
"I would like to, but my imperial sister spits on her and nails her. If the city is closed, the city is closed. No one is allowed to leave."
Xu Yuan took a sip of warm wine:
"You are his biological brother, so he deserves some special treatment."
"laugh"
Li Yunqing sneered, with a smile in his eyes: "Third Young Master, in our family, blood relations are not as easy to use as in your family. My imperial sister grew up in the north, and her relationship with my little brother is better than that of a stranger. Not much better.”
The words were a little too direct for Xu Yuan to accept.
The third prince seemed to have no intention of continuing, and suddenly asked with a smile:
"By the way, Third Young Master, I just saw a great master of your family named Zhou Chen in the government office. Do you have any impression?"
"Zhou Chen?" Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly, revealing his surprise at the right time: "He is actually in Beifeng City?"
"It seems we know each other." The third prince smiled mischievously.
Xu Yuan stared at Li Yunqing for a few seconds, shook his head, changed the subject and asked:
"Where is your imperial sister?"
The third prince seemed to have confirmed something, shrugging his shoulders and speaking in an ups and downs tone:
"Because of the unknown leader of your prime minister's palace, the Black Scale Army rushed out of the city, which made the imperial sister very angry. She should contact the communication yuanjing for reinforcements now."
"Is it?"
Xu Yuan narrowed his eyes.
The third prince must have realized something, but since he said it, it meant that he had no intention of leaking it.
Thinking of this, Xu Yuan smiled slightly:
"What about the second prince?"
"He is helping the imperial sister handle military affairs."
"Military affairs?" Xu Yuan was a little surprised.
The third prince waved his hand and explained:
"Not responsible for the specific affairs of city defense, but to help my imperial sister sit in the government office, dispatch supplies, maintain security in the city, and handle logistical matters such as the city defense reserve team."
Xu Yuan looked thoughtful: "Does he still understand this?"
"Of course, my father said that my second brother looks like him."
The third prince showed admiration, raised his hand and made a small distance between his thumb and index finger:
"He basically knows a little bit about everything. He is much better than my elder brother who only knows about benevolence, righteousness, etiquette and ethics."
Xu Yuan had never met the current prince, so he didn't know the truth or lies of the other person's words. He chuckled and said:
"Since His Highness the Third Prince is so optimistic about your second brother, why are you following your eldest brother in the fight for the right to inherit the throne? The blood relationship between your families is not that important anyway."
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The third prince was silent for a moment, then suddenly sighed:
"Third Young Master,
"After my father ascended the throne, my uncles either committed suicide or went crazy."
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The wind and snow were like a waterfall, reflecting the helplessness on Li Yunqing's face.
Xu Yuanze asked with a smile:
"Then how can you be sure that your eldest brother will not touch you after he ascends the throne? You are in charge of all the royal chambers of commerce and the Shadow Guards. This is a huge threat."
No one else was present, and the third prince's words were very direct, saying:
"My eldest brother and my second brother don't support me, so I can't support my sixth brother, right? His grandfather Langya Marquis only has 30,000 Langya troops, which is not enough to fill the teeth of the Beifeng army under Wu Chenghou. This makes me How to support it?”
Xu Yuan was speechless and raised his glass.
The two wine glasses clinked together in the snow and then drank.
Xu Yuan put down his wine glass and sighed:
"It's quite difficult for you."
The third prince sighed helplessly and drank another glass alone:
"It's really difficult. It's the most ruthless emperor's family. I can only take a gamble. If the eldest brother really wants to touch me, my mother will probably persuade him. Besides, we grew up together and I have worked hard to help him for so many years. I should be willing to take the initiative to delegate power. I can be a leisurely prince."
Xu Yuan glanced at the grill radiating warmth and suddenly asked:
"Then Yunqing, are you so willing to leave your destiny in the hands of others?"
The third prince narrowed his eyes and said with a smile:
"Third Young Master, what do you mean?"
"If it's difficult, why don't you do it yourself?"
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There was sudden silence in the pavilion.
For a long time,
The third prince suddenly laughed, pointed at himself, and said: "Me? Why should I argue with my second brother? In terms of birth, I was more than twenty years later than my eldest brother, and in terms of ability, I am not as good as the second brother."
Xu Yuan silently raised a finger and pointed at himself.
The third prince's voice stopped and his eyes narrowed.
This hanging man actually admitted it directly.
Well, it didn't matter to him whether he admitted it or not. Anyway, he didn't dare to say it outside.
The dignity gradually disappeared, and the third prince leaned on the back of the chair, staring at Xu Yuan with a smile:
"Third Young Master, I am just a layman. I know very well that once some desires are opened, they cannot be taken back."
"You really don't want to sit down?" Xu Yuan's eyes were strange.
"Think about it, I said that I am a layman, and of course I want to sit down if I can."
The third prince stared at Xu Yuan's eyes and said word by word: "But I don't want to be a puppet who can be deposed at any time, so the third prince should not sow discord. If I can survive at the end of this trip, I will send troops to Ying." Become a local emperor on the island."
Xu Yuan sighed and said:
"Your Highness is sober and knows how to stay away from the whirlpool."
The third prince sighed:
"You can't do it unless you are sober. During this trip to the north, my second brother will probably be able to win some support in the army with this performance, and he will also be able to show his face to my father.
"Even if the Northern Rebellion can be won now, it won't look good. My father is seriously ill. It will be difficult for my eldest brother to ascend the throne with his gentle temperament. And if my second brother ascends the throne, My fate...tsk tsk."
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When Xu Yuan heard this, he chuckled and said nothing.
understood.
This prince was prepared for the emperor and his father to finish cleaning up the sect and allow the world to recuperate.
Now that the sect is not at peace, the people who lead the unification naturally need to be replaced.
However, it is impossible for the prince to have been in charge of the country for so many years, and the third prince said something so unbearable.
If it was really so unbearable, it would be impossible for the second prince to take the initiative to come to this northern border so desperately.
Thinking of this, Xu Yuan picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp, then glanced at Li Yunqing opposite.
This kid's ability to run a train with his mouth is as good as anyone's.
Li Yunqing seemed to be completely open and asked with a smile:
"Third Young Master, do you want to go to Goulan in the south of the city tonight? The girls in Goulan in the north are much taller than those in Kyoto."
Xu Yuan rolled his eyes and said:
"The city is under siege. Will Goulan open the door at this time?"
The third prince waved his hand and said with a smile:
"Third Young Master, the more chaos there is, the more money profiteers can make. Now there are so many children of high-ranking sects in the three northern continents who are trapped in this isolated city and cannot get out. They are so stressed that they have to find a place to vent. The price of bars in the city will increase. Double that, but it will definitely open.”
When the words fell,
In the wind and snow outside the pavilion, a figure in red fell on the snow behind the third prince, crossed his long legs and silently entered the pavilion.
Xu Yuan glanced at the woman in red without any trace, and his expression immediately became serious:
"It's too expensive, I can't afford it."
The third prince sighed with a smile:
"Tsk, Third Young Master is really a tough guy. How about I be your host tonight?"
Xu Yuan took another look at the woman in red behind the third prince with a face so cold it could freeze:
"Tonight may be inconvenient, your princess may need me."
The third prince was about to speak when he suddenly noticed Xu Yuan's gaze and his expression changed. However, after a moment's pause, he still insisted on smiling:
"It doesn't matter. Now that the military situation is urgent, my imperial sister will definitely go to the city gate for inspection. It is impossible to stay in this government office."
"Snapped!"
Li Qingyan raised his hand and slapped Li Yunqing on the back of the head.
"." Xu Yuan's eyes indicated that it had nothing to do with him.
"." The third prince covered his head and pretended to be dead.
Li Qingyan took a deep breath and glanced at Xu Yuan coldly:
"Come with me, I have something to ask you."
After that, he turned around and left.
Xu Yuan subconsciously glanced sideways at Li Yunqing, but the boy just lay on the stone table without saying a word and pretended to be dead.
Li Qingyan walked out of the pavilion, and Xu Yuan was about to leave with him, but he saw the dead man suddenly raised his eyes and blinked at him, his lips moving slightly:
See you tonight
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Still have a little fever
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(End of chapter)
