It's not good to be a courtier

Thick smoke billowed in Yuezhou City, and the Qili Mountain outside Yuezhou City was completely silent. Feng Yan stood on an empty boulder, looking into the distance for a long time, and a silver-white figure stood quietly behind him. After a long while, the man said firmly: "It looks like the situation is settled!"

Feng Yan let out a "hmm", but there was no joy on his face. He remembered that at this time every year, if Murong Qi was in Beijing, he would definitely go to the imperial mausoleum to guard for a few days.Even if he personally destroys Murong Dan's hope, is it true that Murong Qi, who is the instigator, really has no waves in his heart?After a long time, he withdrew his gaze and turned to look at the young man, "When are you going to visit your father?"

"He doesn't necessarily want to see me, he left when he left, although there was a reason for my concubine, but..." the young man pursed his lips, "In short, I still don't want to go, because my concubine finds out that I will make a fuss again. Besides, he doesn't see much of me...forget it."

"You and I are about the same age. Uncle Ye has taken care of me so much. It may not be because of you." Feng Yan turned to look at the young man in the silver shirt, and said in a deep voice, "Chen Xi, I don't know what happened back then, but now He is alone, if you have time, go and see him."

Ye Chenxi pursed her lips, the sound of galloping horses hoofs came from the foot of the mountain, the horses came to a stop, the man in black jumped off the horse, walked a few steps and knelt down in front of Ye Chenxi and said: "My lord, the Yuezhou rebellion has been put down , His Highness the Sixth Prince died in General Long's Mansion."

Ye Chenxi looked at Feng Yan and said happily, "Sure enough! It's interesting that the Eighteenth Prince has suddenly become a blockbuster since he was silent. I heard that you taught him."

Feng Yan didn't make a sound, only to see that the man in black suddenly tilted his body, supported the ground with his hands, stretched his right hand towards his shoulder, pulled out a broken arrow and threw it on the ground, bowing his head and saying, "Subordinate Nothing, please forgive me, Your Highness and General!"

"It's okay, go down and heal your wounds," Ye Chenxi waved his hand, the man in black lowered his head, and was about to retreat, Feng Yan frowned, picked up the broken arrow with a handkerchief, looked at it carefully and said in surprise: "Where did this short arrow come from?"

The man in black said: "Today, His Highness Eighteen activated a mysterious troop in the city. Everyone is equipped with chain crossbows. When the subordinates are inquiring about news in the city, they are not likely to hit the arrows."

Feng Yan's star-like eyes shrank fiercely. When his father was lying in ambush in Shumuhe, all the strikers were shot and killed by this short arrow.Could it be a coincidence?Feng Yan's face was so dark that water dripped out.

Ye Chenxi wondered: "What's the matter, is there something wrong with this arrow?"

Feng Yan barely suppressed the countless speculations in his heart, and calmly said: "It's okay, since Yuezhou City is fine, I'll go back to the northern border first," put away the short arrow, and said: "If Xiling If there is anything, I will definitely help you in the north, so you don't need to be polite to me."

Ye Chenxi nodded gratefully, Feng Yan got on his horse, took another look at Yuezhou City, turned and left.

It wasn't until his figure disappeared that Ye Chenxi gradually put away the smile on his face. He rubbed his face, "I haven't smiled for a long time, and I feel tired smiling like this."

The man in black said: "Has General Feng noticed?"

"Not only have I noticed, but the seeds of doubt have been planted, and the rest is just a matter of time." This sword has already been inserted into Murong Qi's heart, and it will be up to Feng Yan when it will be pulled out.Ye Chenxi stood at the place where Feng Yan had just stood with her hands behind her back, looking at Yuezhou City from afar, "Has the news been delivered?"

"Jingzhong and Xue's family should have received the news at this time," the man in black hesitated, "The subordinate found General Long in the city."

"Kui'er is here too?" Ye Chenxi frowned, "Who did you see?"

"When I entered the city, I happened to meet His Majesty the Eighteenth. The Major General also reprimanded General Song who was guarding the city and asked him to let him go. Could it be just a coincidence?"

Ye Chenxi didn't take it seriously, and said quietly: "For such a person, there is absolutely no coincidence, it seems that this side is inevitable."

The fire in Yuezhou City was completely extinguished after an hour. Murong Qi was temporarily placed in the open pavilion of the General's Mansion. This night was destined to be sleepless, and the pavilion was brightly lit. He put a book by his hand and looked up at the dark night sky , my heart is calm.

When Lian Zhu Zixuan came in, he was a little hesitant, not knowing whether he should speak or not.Murong Qi turned to look at him, and said calmly: "What happened?"

Lian Zhu knelt down and said, "His Royal Highness, the Liannu Kuai arrow is missing one."

Murong Qi's eyes suddenly turned sharp, "Who brought it out?"

"Judging from the two men intercepted and killed by my subordinates, they should be the hidden guards of King Xiling, and my subordinates have already sent people to continue chasing them."

"Has General Feng returned to the North Guard Camp?"

"The dark guard came to report and has already returned."

Murong Qi's palms were wet, his face was still calm, Murong Qi's voice lingered in his ears, "You will be like me, you will lose what you love, and you will be alone. Even if you ascend to the extreme position, you will lose everything." Buried in the sleeve Li's hands convulsed, as if a big stone was pressed on the back of his head, and sweat began to proliferate on his neck. After a long time, he said, "You go down first."

Lian Zhu retreated outside the door of the hall, Murong Qi sat quietly in front of it, a man in red sat on the window at some point, with a dark fan clasped in his hand, he pressed against Zhu Runyu's white cheeks, crooked. Looking at the bright moon outside the window, he said with a smile, "Your Highness doesn't seem to be happy. Murong Dan is the biggest threat to His Highness's ascension to the throne."

"Have you found it?" Murong Qi said coldly, but his brows were frowned with annoyance.

Huan Tan curled his lips, and the black fan shook, and there was a piece of unremarkable jade on it, square and upright, "If I hadn't been one step ahead, this thing would have been taken away by Long Yin. You said he was I am interested in this broken stone, or..."

"Ye Chenxi," Murong Qiqu put his hands on his knees, his eyes filled with coldness, "he is in Qili Mountain."

Huan Tan shifted his gaze and pressed the fan handle to his lips, "Speaking of Qili Mountain, I saw a very interesting person. Ye Chenxi and Feng Zhang have always been in close contact, and it seems that he is also very familiar with General Feng."

Murong Qi raised his eyes suddenly, with a frightening look in his eyes, his whole body was like a taut string, as if it would break at any moment.

Huan Tan's ears twitched slightly, he raised his eyes to look outside the hall, and said with a smile: "Your Highness has an unexpected visitor," he turned over and jumped down, disappearing into the night.Lian Zhu came in hastily and said, "General Young Master Long is asking for an interview outside, and his subordinates have already refused, but Young Master Long..." Before he could finish speaking, there was the clanging sound of iron armor behind him, and his pace was hurried.Murong Qi waved his hand, and Lian Zhu stepped aside.

"It's really not easy to see you," Long Kui rubbed his chin, found a place to sit in the Xuanzhong, and put his foot on the coffee table next to him, "His Eighteenth Highness and Sixth Highness left such a big place in Yuezhou City. It’s a mess, I’ve been so busy, I’ve cleaned it up anyway. Now I’m here to beg for a glass of water, is your Highness going to be so stingy?”

"It's late at night and the dew is heavy, it's hard to sleep after drinking tea," Murong Qi sat quietly in front of him, without looking at him, said calmly.

"I don't know if it's difficult to sleep if I drink tea, but if I don't drink it, I will definitely have a hard time sleeping tonight." Long Kui kicked over the coffee table, Lian Zhu put his hand on his waist, ready to go.

Murong Qi raised his eyes and met the gazes of outsiders. A young man in a silver shirt walked in slowly. Murong Qi reached out and stroked the jade cup in front of him, with an extremely peaceful expression.

"Your Highness!" Long Kui hurriedly got up and saluted, Ye Chenxi didn't answer, and walked up to Murong Qi to salute, "Kuier has always been casual, if you offend His Highness Eighteen, please forgive me."

Murong Qi spoke in a calm tone, "His Royal Highness's beloved general, even if he is casual, will not hinder him. The palace will give an explanation to His Royal Highness for the chaos in Yuezhou. Tomorrow, the Japanese palace will carry the coffin back to Beijing , and hereby bid farewell to His Royal Highness Mausoleum."

What Long Kui wanted to say was stopped by Ye Chenxi's eyes, and Ye Chenxi said mournfully, "The sixth highness unfortunately died suddenly, which is something that my Yan has never experienced. The national funeral is now, so don't delay it. I will arrange for the Xiling army to accompany you , to ensure the safety of His Highness."

Murong Qi seemed to have expected him to say this a long time ago, nodded and said: "In this way, there will be His Royal Highness King Laoling."

Ye Chenxi saluted and left the hall, Long Kui looked at Murong Qi, but still chased him out, anxiously said: "If you let him go so easily, if you don't even give him a disgrace, you will at least have to hold him for half a month. "

"I am very touched that you are so considerate of Xiling. But if I arrive a little later, you will be buried in the corpse hall. I really don't know if you are a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, or an ignorant person who is fearless." Ye Chenxi took a cold breath, full of enthusiasm have no choice.

"You said something I couldn't understand again." Long Kui waved his hand nonchalantly, "As for the hidden guard next to him, his martial arts looks really good, but it won't take a moment to knock me down."

Ye Chenxi curled his lips helplessly, the moment he kicked over the coffee table, there were more than [-] chains of crossbows facing him outside the hall, and when Murong Qi signaled, he immediately shot Long Kui into a sieve, but this person reflexed The arc is so long, I didn't react at all.He turned his head and looked at the brightly lit Changxuan, the boy's calm appearance immediately came to mind, just a moment ago he had just defeated his greatest enemy, there was no joy, no joy, like a pool of stagnant water, without waves, is it true? Ye Chenxi is inexplicably worried about his desires and desires, but his plans are huge.

In Weiyang Palace, the candles were flickering, Concubine Yi was sitting in front of the vanity mirror, her graceful face, which was over fifty years old, floated in the mirror, a little strangely stiff.After a long while, she slowly raised her hand to caress her fair and delicate cheeks, and gently asked the aunt standing behind her, "Xinxin, does this palace look much older?"

Cozy and short, she said: "Your Majesty, this servant has never seen someone as young as your Majesty..."

"At my age, there are really not many people with such a face. But those young people are still coming in continuously. Although His Majesty is not greedy, he can't bear the softness of his ears. I am really tired..."

"Your Majesty, you can't... Our current situation is like cooking with oil, once your Majesty has the heart to retreat, the Xie family will definitely..."

"Yes, I can't go back. Back then, I insisted on entering the palace, but my mother still refused to listen to her persuasion. It's too late to rein in the precipice today." Concubine Yi's bright eyes showed sorrow, "Now, I am Abandoned Dan'er..."

"Your Highness..." Yan Xin swallowed, "Your Highness broke his arm, so he is an abandoned son, and your empress is also helpless."

"This palace has always been puzzled. All the participants in the incident of poisoning that bitch were dealt with. Why did Dan'er still know? He was given to me since he was three years old. I treated him like a parent, but Still not familiar with this dog."

"Your Majesty, don't worry about this. The most urgent task is to find a better person to replace the Sixth Highness. Your Majesty has no children, and she is like a candle in the wind, fluttering in the wind. If you hold a prince in your hand, you will still be able to pour power into the harem." .”

"A better candidate? Looking at the entire royal family, there are not many princes available, only 98 available. The third prince is now under Xie's knees, and the ninth prince is familiar with the third prince. The eighteenth prince who has just emerged is my Xue family who will be eliminated Those who stand up to the prestige. The rest are old, weak, sick and disabled, which really makes me sad."

Cozy hesitated for a moment, but still said: "Ma'am, Cozy heard some rumors about His Highness the Ninth Prince earlier, I don't know if it is true or not, but if it is true, His Highness Ninth Prince can win it over."

Concubine Yi slightly raised her eyebrows, "What are the rumors, let's hear it."

Xin Xin looked around to make sure there was no one there, so she leaned into Concubine Yi's ear and whispered, Concubine Yi's eyes gradually brightened, and a smile overflowed from the corner of her mouth.

In the Tai Chi Hall, Emperor Renhe lay limply on the couch, his whole body ached in unbearable pain, he closed his eyes tightly, and cold sweat slowly rolled down his forehead.After the overwhelming pain receded like a tide, he took a long while and said, "Have you returned to Beijing at eighteen?"

"The secret guard is here to report, and he will carry the coffin back to Beijing tomorrow. Your Highness does not seem to be happy to see His Highness the King of Xiling in Yuezhou." The inner eunuch knelt in front of the couch to loosen the muscles and bones for Emperor Renhe, and his technique was quite skillful.

"The one surnamed Ye has always been at odds with the Murong family, so it's not surprising. What happened to the matter I asked you to investigate?" Emperor Renhe squinted his eyes, and his back was pressed very hard.

"There are not many traces, but it is enough to obtain evidence. Your Majesty, if you let His Highness know..." The inner eunuch hesitated, "None of the Forbidden Dragon Guards have returned. Your Highness's scheming is comparable to that of the late emperor. Your Majesty cannot confront him head-on."

"When I'm a hundred years later, you don't have to rush down to serve, I will leave a last secret decree," Emperor Renhe said calmly, as if talking about other people's life and death, "If the old man knows that I have left behind for the stability of Dayan Jiangshan for a hundred years Such a big hidden danger will definitely kill me."

"The slave will go down and make arrangements..." The eunuch bowed and retreated. Emperor Renhe covered his face in the silk pillowcase. After a while, he took out a square jade stone from under the pillow, which was inconspicuous wherever he threw it. , gently stroking it with his hand, an unbelievably gentle expression appeared on his face.

On the pitch-black mountain road, two fast horses galloped all the way against the cold wind, and a dozen miles ahead was Caiyun City, the entrance to the northern border.Feng Yan was sleeping on the bed in the post station, rubbing the short arrow in his hand, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.A troop equipped with Gu Chuan's sharp weapon, the serial crossbow, had no trace in the northern border before, but suddenly attacked the general patrolling the border.But now this troop appeared in Yuezhou again, and then the master of this troop surfaced. Is it really that simple?He had been up and down in those conspiracies and tricks for ten years, and everything was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

'Knock, knock..." Suddenly there was a very light knock on the door, Feng Yan immediately got up from the bed, and asked loudly: "Who is it?" "

There was no response from outside the door, and then there were two very soft knocks on the door. Feng Yan got up, put his hand on his waist, and pulled the door latch with one hand. His whole body was tense, and he opened the door suddenly. There was no one at the door.There was wind behind his ears, and a sharp blade pierced the air. Feng Yan raised his hand to block it, and took two steps back.The man's body skills were strange, and his moves were as vivid as a storm, and his face was always hidden in the cloak.Although the man in black deliberately changed his posture, after a few moves, Feng Yan had a vague guess in his mind, so he took a step back and shouted, "Xiao Jin, is that you?"

The man paused, exuding a cold air all over his body, bent his fingers into claws, and attacked with one claw.Feng Yan reached out and grabbed his arm, touched the raised scar under his shirt, and pulled up his sleeves.There were large and small arrow sores on his arm, and the man was touched by the scar, his whole body shook, he slapped Feng Yan free, took a step back, jumped out of the window, and passed over the opposite roof.

Feng Yan jumped down, and several men in black rushed out from all sides, scrambling to block Feng Yan's way.The leading man in black stood on the roof, looking towards this side from a distance.He looked deeply at Feng Yan, with a look of pain in his eyes, and then, as if he had made up his mind, his eyes were instantly covered with ice, and the light in his eyes seemed to be quenched with poison. Taking advantage of Feng Yan's unpreparedness, he raised his hand and threw A cold light hit Feng Yan directly.

At that time, Feng Yan was entangled by several men in black. At this critical moment, a black fan flew out from not far behind him, knocking open the hidden weapon with a "ding".The red-clothed man flashed over, took the fan with one hand, and flew up to the man in black in the blink of an eye.It was the first time for Feng Yan to see Huantan, who has always been weak, make a move. Unexpectedly, his martial arts were unheard of.However, Huantan blocked the escape route around him, and the Wuchen fan in Huantan's hands was like a dragon frightened by a phoenix, and it burst out through the air, and the next moment it went straight to its vitals.

"Xiao Jin!" Feng Yan blocked Huan Tan with his hand, protected the man in black into his arms, and tore off his cloak.A strange face covered with scars appeared in front of him, but those eyes were extremely familiar, countless possibilities flashed through Feng Yan's mind.

"Feng Yan, I want to avenge the great general!" Feng Jin said hoarsely, and stabbed Feng Yan with a sharp knife in his hand. Jin's face.

Regardless of the pain, Feng Yan held Feng Jin's shoulders tightly and asked eagerly: "Xiao Jin, what's going on here? Didn't you go back to defense with your elder brother? What's going on with your injuries all over your body? What about my elder brother?"

"In order to seek the position of Great General, you attacked the troops that the Major General returned to defend. Feng Yan, you have blood on your hands from so many brothers from the Northern Guards, and now you are the Great General. Have you ever slept peacefully for a while?" Feng Yan Jinsha said in a hoarse voice, with tears streaming from his eyes, "Why, why did you do this? Is the position of general really that important?"

"Xiao Jin, what are you talking about," Feng Yan said blankly, "Brother's army was also attacked? Where did you encounter the attack? Why did I send so many people to look for you, but found no trace?"

"Looking for us? Isn't it to kill us?" Feng Jin said with a tear, "After the first wave of shootings, many brothers have lost the ability to resist. We thought we saw hope, but we didn't expect to meet What came was slaughter. Feng Yan, we grew up together, how could you do this to us!"

Feng Yan's mind was roaring, obviously he understood every word, but he didn't understand every word, he shook his head and explained: "I don't, believe me, I really don't!" However, facing Feng Yan In the face of Jin's hatred, he suddenly felt that his explanation was so feeble.Those brothers who were slaughtered really have nothing to do with him?

"Today I will avenge my brothers, kill you, and comfort their spirits in heaven!" Feng Jin became extremely fierce, holding the handle of the dagger with both hands and exerting force suddenly, the sharp blade pierced Feng Yan's shoulder and got stuck on the shoulder blade. Couldn't push half a point in.Feng Jin used all his strength to push Feng Yanchao to the hundred-foot-high moat behind him.With tears all over his face, Feng Jin leaned tightly on Feng Yan's shoulder, sobbing: "Brother Yan, I will not live alone, even if it is hell, I will accompany you to go."

There was a roar in Feng Yan's mind, and Huantan approached behind him, Feng Yan shouted: "No!" He held Feng Jin's shoulder tightly, trying to turn around to avoid it, but he couldn't move Feng Jin who was trying his best.

Huan Tan drew out his fan and brushed Feng Jin's throat, blood sprayed from his neck, sprayed Feng Yan's face, warm blood slid down his cheeks, dripped on the front of his front, and soon turned red A piece in front of you.Feng Jin seemed to have known for a long time that this would be the solution, and with a faint smile, Feng Yan held his unsupported body in a daze, and cried out: "Xiao Jin..."

"Brother Yan, it wasn't you, right? I didn't believe a word when the major general told us." Feng Jinyi murmured softly in Feng Yan's arms.

Feng Yan nodded vigorously, tears and blood mixed together, he sobbed: "It's not me, Xiao Jin, it's not me. I will definitely find out the real culprit and avenge everyone. Xiao Jin, don't go..."

Feng Jin grinned and opened his eyebrows, "Brother Yan, you are so handsome as a general, much more handsome than a minor general..." The smile froze for an instant, and his arm slipped...

Feng Yan tightly hugged Feng Jin's still warm body, looking up to the sky and screaming.Those years of innocence and innocence have become ironic and cruel with the departure of this young man.

Murong Qi approached slowly, squatted beside him, and said softly: "Huaigui..."

Feng Yan ruthlessly knocked off Murong Qi's hand on his shoulder. With red eyes, he said aggressively, "Why did you come back? To destroy the evidence or to kill people? You have already won, and no one can shake you anymore. Why didn't even Xiao Jin let go!"

"Huai Gui," Murong Qi revealed pain in his eyes, "I didn't..."

"Xiaojin is right. I killed them. I didn't see your true colors. I joined you, brought disaster to my northern border, and to the Feng family." Feng Yan hugged Feng Jin tightly, His face was buried in the pit of his increasingly cold neck, and those dilapidated scars were shocking.He used to be such a jade-like child, and he was the one who made him see the ugliest desire in the world.

"There must be a misunderstanding here," Murong Qi mourned, "I will definitely find out the truth, trust me."

"If Your Highness is meddling in the affairs of the Northern Territory, please forgive me for the crime of disrespect!" Feng Yan raised his head and looked at the person in front of him coldly, "Please leave the Northern Territory immediately, Your Highness, this is the last tolerance and tolerance I have for Your Highness."

Murong Qi looked at his alienated expression, slowly got up, tightly clenched his hands under his sleeves, turned and left.Feng Yan said coldly behind his back: "Your Highness forgot to take something." A short arrow fell from Feng Yan's hand and fell into the dust. "Even without it, I can still find out the truth. No matter who it is, I will In the end, Jing will have a bloody revenge!"