Looking at the mountains and rivers

In the seventh year of Yong'an, on the tenth day of March, in Ganzhou, Hexi.

It has just rained here a few days ago, the grass is muddy, and the wheels are stuck in the muddy water, which makes it very inconvenient to move, and the road is bumpy.Tang An raised the curtain of the car and said to the two servants who were driving: "Slow down, be careful not to bump your Highness."

But Yang Yan in the car said: "It's okay, let them hurry up, don't delay the time." He looked straight ahead with clear eyes, and asked in a low voice, "Tang An, are you coming soon?"

Tang An tried his best to look out, only to see the blue-gray city wall appearing in the distance, and the sky-high flags were vaguely waving in mid-air. He couldn't help turning his head and laughing: "Master, we will be there when we talk."

Outside the gate of the east city of Ganzhou, soldiers and horses lined up neatly to meet King Mu's chariot.They must have been standing here since before dawn, the leather armor was covered with dew, and even the mane of the war horse was wet.

Tang An had never seen such a well-groomed army. Although the armor of the Habayashi guards in the capital was exquisite, they were far inferior to the burly Donghu warriors. Their faces were as calm as iron, and their eyes were looking straight ahead.When the leading general gave an order, they immediately dismounted and bowed their heads to salute King Mu's chariot.

The leading general was taller and stronger than them all, with a dark complexion and sharp eyes. He walked up to the car in two steps and bowed down: "Balieyan, the guard of Ganzhou, welcomes His Royal Highness King Mu."

"General Ba Lie, please stand up," the voice from the car was clear and bright, with a hint of a smile, "I have heard about the prestige of the general in Jian'an. Ganzhou is an important border area, and it is fortunate that the general is guarding here. You can rest easy."

"Your Highness is wrong."

The person in the car smiled again: "You don't have to be cautious, the general, come forward and speak."

Balieyan had no choice but to step forward and stop outside the curtain of the carriage.

"How is Lorraine?"

It seemed unexpected that King Mu would ask this question, Ba Lieyan was startled, and quickly replied: "She...she is fine."

"The king was taken care of by her when he was a child. She once heard her talk about her lover. She said that he could tear up a leopard by himself. He was called 'Brave Khur Khan'. He really lived up to his reputation."

Huerhan is Balieyan's nickname from the Hu tribe. When King Mu suddenly mentioned it, he couldn't help but blush.

As if aware of his embarrassment, King Mu coughed lightly, and said: "Last year in the battle with Yanyu, we won a complete victory, all thanks to the merits of the general, this king admires it very much."

Hearing this, Ba Lieyan quickly raised his face and said: "No, the battle with Yanyu is actually the merit of General Wei, and the last general dare not take credit for it."

There was a sudden silence in the car, and King Mu asked softly as if hesitating: "Wei Changxuan, where is he?"

Ba Lieyan was at a loss for words, a few days ago he got the news that Mu Wang's car was coming to Ganzhou for inspection, so Wei Changxuan and him would come to welcome him.But he also knew that Wei Changxuan seemed to have some ties with this King Mu, so he only sent his own soldiers to spread the news. As for whether Wei Changxuan would come or not, he was not reluctant.From this morning, the three armies lined up outside the east gate of Ganzhou in plain clothes, but Wei Changxuan never showed up. It seemed that he didn't want to come to see King Mu.

"General Wei..." Ba Lieyan was a little embarrassed, he didn't know whether to tell the truth or tell a lie.

King Mu didn't make things difficult for him, he just sighed: "I understand."

Just when the air suddenly condensed, a rush of hoofbeats broke the silence. Balieyan was extremely surprised, and immediately turned his head to look over.He had issued a strict order from yesterday that there must be no mistakes when welcoming King Mu today. At this critical time, how could anyone run in front of King Mu without rules.

The fast horse galloping towards him was blue-grey in color and was as fast as lightning. It was Gale. Wei Changxuan on the horse rode the horse all the way without even wearing armor.Ba Lieyan looked at him in surprise, he thought that Wei Changxuan would dismount to salute when he got close, but he didn't intend to dismount at all, instead he ran straight to Che Yu.This move was too presumptuous, everyone from King Mu's entourage to the soldiers guarding the army stared at him dumbfounded.

Balieyan was worried that he would be condemned, so he hurriedly shouted: "General Wei, please don't be rude before King Mu!"

Wei Changxuan turned a deaf ear to his words, he pushed aside the curtain with one hand, stretched out his hand into the car and said, "Yexi, come here."

The palace chief Shi beside the carriage curtain seemed to be stunned as well, and forgot to stop. Then, a jade white hand slowly stretched out from inside the carriage, Wei Changxuan grabbed it, and hugged the honorable King Mu to his horse.All the people around watched this scene helplessly, only to see him turning the horse's head, pulling the rein, and running away in a blink of an eye.

After galloping for a long distance, Yang Yan still didn't recover. He heard the wind whistling past his ears, the continuous and rapid sound of horseshoes, and the familiar and steady heartbeat behind him, one after another.

"Wei Changxuan." He whispered as if dreaming.

"Yeah." Wei Changxuan agreed, he tightened his arms and caged Yang Yan even tighter.

"Where are we going?" Yang Yan finally understood that this was not a dream, he was a little dazedly happy, but couldn't help worrying, "What should those people do?"

"Don't worry about them," Wei Changxuan said with a slight smile, "I'll take you to a place."

In the early spring, the Cang Yuyuan was already emerald green, and when the sky cracked in the iron-grey sky in the morning, the sun shone on the grassland like gold.The melted snow shallowly merged into the river, and the irrigation of the snow revived the vitality of the grassland. The stretch of green stretched endlessly into the distance, and the blue-gray horses rushed into the grassland like the wind.

Yang Yan has never tried such a gallop before. He unconsciously grasped Gaefeng's mane, but his face was full of smiles. He breathed greedily: "It's the smell of green grass."

"Yes, this is Cangyuyuan." Wei Changxuan stopped his horse and stood in the middle of the endless grassland. He raised his head and looked at the sky, "It has been raining for several days, but today it finally cleared up."

Yang Yan turned her head and said softly, "Why did you bring me here?"

Wei Changxuan didn't seem to hear his question, just stared at his side face in a daze, he stretched out his hand and lightly touched Yang Yan's cheek: "Yexi, you've lost a lot of weight."

Yang Yan gently lowered his eyelids, the sun hit his eyelashes, casting a thin layer of shadow, he whispered with some sense of loss: "Because you have refused to come back."

His words were indifferent, and there was no tone of blame, but Wei Changxuan suddenly felt at a loss: "I..."

Yang Yan quickly turned his head away: "Xie Xie is dead," he bit his lower lip lightly, "I killed him."

Wei Changxuan looked at him in surprise, and asked after a long time, "Why?"

Yang Yan didn't answer.

Wei Changxuan understood the answer from his silence, and he whispered: "I heard that Xie Xie is in charge of the prime minister, has many followers, and is highly valued by the emperor. If you kill him now, you will definitely cause a lot of trouble." ?”

"Those are not important," Yang Yan shook his head lightly, "As long as you don't get angry with me, I don't care about other things."

"Yexi, I didn't..." Wei Changxuan was about to deny it, but was interrupted by Yang Yan.

"Wei Changxuan, you don't have to lie to me. When you left Jian'an, you obviously left in a fit of anger. If not..." Yang Yan smiled bitterly, "You wouldn't have refused to go back for so long."

Wei Changxuan was at a loss for words for a while, and he sighed heavily: "Well, after hearing what you said to Xie Ao earlier, I was really unhappy. But after I came to Panmenguan, I experienced a lot and saw a lot. Things from that time are no longer so worrying.”

He pulled the rein and stared into the distance. The clouds in the distant sky were changing, and the shadows of the clouds were reflected in his pupils. He whispered, "Yexi, do you know that I have learned that I fatherhood."

Yang Yan, who was surrounded by his arms, was slightly shocked, he turned his face, his voice trembling involuntarily: "You...know?"

After hearing this question, Wei Changxuan immediately noticed the strangeness, and he said in surprise, "Why, don't you know who my father is?"

Yang Yan closed his eyes, his face gradually paled: "Yes, I know. Cui Yan, the captain of Zhaowu who was guarding Panmen Pass." Wei Changxuan was even more surprised: "How do you know?"

"You said that when your adoptive father passed away, you told your biological father's surname Cui, so I checked the files in my father's study and found out about it."

"Then why didn't you tell me before!"

Yang Yan's tightly closed eyelids trembled violently, and tears fell unconsciously. He shouted out of control: "How dare I tell you! How dare I say that your father was framed by my grandfather and the king together. Your family members were all murdered because of this conspiracy!" He covered his face and burst into tears, "You will hate me to death, Wei Changxuan, you will definitely hate me to death."

He cried so sadly, the tears kept flowing down his cheeks, until a big hand touched his head, the warmth of the palm calmed the panic in his heart, he heard Wei Changxuan sigh: "Why should I hate you?"

"I know that father's death was planned by Duke Tuoba and King Xianmu, but you were not even born at that time, and this matter has nothing to do with you at all. Why should I hate you?" Wiping his cheek lightly, "Yexi, do you mean that in your heart, I am already such a person who doesn't know right from wrong?"

Yang Yan seemed unable to react, he turned around with difficulty, faced Wei Changxuan, and asked uncertainly, "So... you won't hate me?"

There were still tears in his clear eyes, and he looked like a bewildered child. Wei Changxuan kissed his forehead lightly, and he whispered: "You are my Yexi, I will never marry you." I hate you." He took Yang Yan and pulled the reins again, "Since I knew about my father, I often rode alone to this land he once guarded, and stayed alone all day."

"Did you know that it starts to snow here in August and September, the winter is extremely cold, the entire grassland is covered with ice and snow, the sky and the earth are completely white, and nothing can be heard or seen except for the sound of wind and snow, as if in this world You are the only one left. In March, when the ice and snow melt, the grassland seems to turn into a sea of ​​green overnight. When it is clear, the sky is so blue that there are no clouds. At this time, the blue sky above your head and the green grass under your feet are stretching. Boundless, as if there is no end. The longer I stay here, the more I understand my father's state of mind. I don't think he wants to be a hero, he just loves this grassland and the mountains and rivers under his feet, so he I am willing to use my life to defend everything here." Wei Changxuan lowered his voice when he said this, "Yexi, in fact, I have always wanted to bring you here."

Yang Yan was a little puzzled: "Why?"

"I know that you can't actually see the things in front of you, but I still want to bring you here. I want to hand over the beautiful scenery I have seen, all my happiness and joy, and share them with you. " Wei Changxuan said, raised his hand and hugged Yang Yan gently, "Because if you are not by my side, no matter how beautiful the scenery is, I will feel regretful in the end."

"Wei Changxuan..." Yang Yan's voice trembled, and for a moment, he wanted to grab the rein in Wei Changxuan's hand, drive the horse under his crotch, and let Gale take the two of them far away.He thought that maybe he didn't need the throne at all, and he didn't need other people. As long as he had Wei Changxuan, he would be satisfied in his life.

He vaguely knew that Wei Changxuan was looking at him, but no one spoke anymore, and even the sound of breathing became much lighter.In this silence, Yang Yan felt that her heartbeat was getting louder and louder, which was clearly audible.He was a little helpless and wanted to lower his head, but his chin was pinched relentlessly, and guard Changxuan lowered his head and kissed his lips.

Gale's rein was unknowingly loosened, it was well-trained, it didn't run around, it just stood there quietly.There is a wind blowing in the four fields, and the fine grass rises and falls with the wind, making a "rustling" sound.The sun gradually set to the west, casting a slender shadow on the grassland. The two figures on the horseback were tightly intertwined, lingering, and never separated for a long time.