One of the passers-by

Xue Yan's actions were like the last straw that broke the camel's back, shattering the hopes and aspirations that Duke Wei and Princess Pingyang had held on to for more than ten years.

If even the "recognition of relatives by a drop of blood" cannot be used as conclusive evidence for the identification of father and son, the world is so big and the sea of ​​people is so busy, how can they find their son.

Under repeated blows, Duke Wei and Princess Pingyang were both on the verge of collapse.Seeing the two despairing to the brink of collapse, everyone present couldn't bear to turn their heads away.

After a while, Princess Pingyang came to her senses first, as if she had thought of something, a frightening light flashed in her eyes, she stared at Xue Yan's ear and asked frantically: "Your right ear, what do you think?" Is there a scar behind the right ear, the size of a grain of rice, sticking to the earlobe?"

Xue Yan touched his ears subconsciously, and there was only one thought in his mind, "Could it be such a coincidence?"

When Princess Pingyang saw Xue Yan's movement, she was ecstatic, and rushed forward to pull Xue Yan's ear, and she saw a small scar behind the earlobe.Wei Guogong didn't know why, but he only heard Princess Pingyang excitedly say: "It really is Yan'er, and you are our Yan'er."

When the words fell, he turned around and explained to Wei Guogong: "I haven't told anyone about this matter. 11 years ago, Xue Lang, you led the army to go out and left me alone at home to take care of Yan'er. Yan'er was only two years old at that time. A little more, it’s the time to be active and playful. One night he refused to sleep and asked me to play with him. As a result, I didn’t take care of him when he was playing, and he bumped into the flower table behind him. Golden Branches The bonsai with gemstone petals is very sharp, and it poked behind Yan'er's ear, leaving such a scar. I was afraid that my in-laws would blame me, and I didn't dare to say it because I was afraid that you would know how distressed I was. It will be fine after half a month. How can I expect that Yan'er will..."

Wei Guogong didn't wait for Princess Pingyang to finish speaking, he had already rushed over ecstatically, carefully looked at the scar behind Xue Yan's earlobe, wept with joy, and said loudly: "The heavens have mercy, the heavens have mercy, you are indeed our descendant! Son, it really is..."

Xue Yan looked at Wei Guogong and Pingyang Princess looking crazy, hugged himself and cried bitterly, feeling a tight headache.However, he is very sure of his identity, and absolutely has nothing to do with the Da Langjun of the Duke of Wei's mansion.Just about to speak up.But Xu You who was on the side suddenly said: "Didn't Yan'er say that you have forgotten your past? If so, why did you say that you are not the gentleman of the Xue family? Maybe you are the gentleman of the Xue family. But you don't remember it yourself."

Xue Yan waited for Xu You in disbelief, feeling that what he said was speechless.

Seeing this, all the soldiers also echoed Xu You's words.Duke Wei and Princess Pingyang held Xue Yan even more tightly.

Now that the matter has come to this point, everyone only thought that the two parties had successfully recognized their relatives, and stepped forward to congratulate them one after another.Yan Junji was filled with mixed feelings, he stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations to Lord Wei, and congratulations to Your Royal Highness, Your Royal Highness, as far as sincerity is concerned, gold and stone can be opened, and finally found Mr. Dalang."

After finishing speaking, he also smiled and said to Xue Yan: "Congratulations to Mr. Da Lang, you can finally find your biological parents, and I will be at your knees."

Xue Yan looked at the relieved Yan Junji, then at Xu You and the others who were tacitly at the side, and suddenly understood what everyone was thinking.

No wonder everyone never asked about his background, nor did they mind his vague responses.Trust him even more.After playing for a long time, they all mistakenly thought that he was the lost young man of the Duke of Wei's mansion?

Xue Yan, who was embraced by Wei Guogong and his wife, took a deep breath, only feeling that he had opened the door to a new world.

In other words, is this a mistake, or did the traversers prepare their own cheats?

Xue Yan, who was in a trance, didn't notice that he had been surrounded by Wei Guogong and Princess Pingyang and got on the horse. Everyone talked and laughed all the way back to Youzhou camp.

In the martial field of Youzhou Daying, Xue Ji, Duke of the State of Wei, who was in charge of the envoy of the emperor, stood on the platform of the general, took out his majesty's edict from the sealed letter box, and said solemnly: "Emperor Da Chu's order, marching on Hebei Road Chief Yan Junji and his subordinates received the order—"

From the beginning of Yan Jun's collection, all the soldiers in Youzhou knelt down to listen to the order.Duke Xue Ji of the State of Wei explained His Majesty's decree and rewards one by one. The first few items are His Majesty's praise and rewards to Yan Junji and the soldiers of the Youzhou camp who took the initiative to ambush the Yan bandits. The size of the official position and the merit are divided into promotions and titles, rewards of money, silk and fine wine.

The last one mentioned Xue Yan, who nominally checked the accounts and forced the king of Yan County to rebel, but was actually still a commoner for nothing.

Excluding those cloudy and mistsy words in the imperial decree, in the end, His Majesty the Emperor Da Chu rewarded Xue Yan with entering the capital and choosing Qianniuwei——

As soon as this remark came out, not to mention Xue Yan himself, all the soldiers in the Youzhou camp were shocked.

Because the qualifications for candidates for Qianniuwei are very complicated, one of the rigid rules is that their grandparents must be relatives of princes or officials of the third rank or above in the court.

In other words, you must be the third generation of the king, the second generation of the official, and you must be under the age of 14 to be eligible to be a candidate for Qianniuwei. Those who are qualified to become Qianniuwei.And Qianniuwei's grade is the lower grade of the sixth grade, which makes the big Chu civil and military officials quite jealous.

People like Wei Ziqi, Xu You, Jiang Han, Meng Gongliang, etc. were able to occupy the positions of high-ranking officials of the third and fifth ranks at such a young age. Apart from their heroic achievements in battles in these years, they all came from Qianniuwei.

But before that, Xue Yan was just a white man with no reputation, His Majesty had never seen him before, but he directly issued such a decree in the imperial decree... All the officers and men turned their minds around, and they couldn't help looking at the Duke of Wei and the Duke of Wei with burning eyes. Princess Pingyang.

Duke Wei, who had read His Majesty's will, put away the edict as if nothing had happened, and handed it to Yan Junji in front of him with both hands.After Yan Junji and the other soldiers got up, he walked towards Xue Yan, helped Xue Yan up with a smile on his face, and said: "Yan'er has been wandering outside these years, and has suffered a lot. From now on, parents will love you I will protect you so that no one will bully you again."

Xue Yan didn't pay attention to Wei Guogong's words, he was still puzzled by His Majesty's decree to reward Qianniuwei as an alternative.

When it comes to the love between Wei Guogong and Pingyang Princess, Xue Yan can naturally understand it.But he couldn't understand why Duke Wei and his wife, who were thousands of miles away, were sure that he must be their son.If not, wouldn't it be embarrassing if they asked His Majesty to reward him as a candidate for Qianniuwei?

Xue Yan, who was on the tip of his horns, didn't notice that what His Majesty said in his order was "to enter the capital to face the saint, and to choose Qianniuwei."

Since it is an option, there are naturally those who are selected and those who are not.If Xue Yan is really the lost Da Langjun of Duke Wei's mansion, then he will naturally be chosen.If not, it's okay to reward him separately depending on his talents and eyesight after the face saint.Anyway, the ultimate power of interpretation lies with His Majesty, and it is not up to His Majesty to say what he said.

Seeing that Wei Guogong and Pingyang Princess took great care of Xue Yan, they were afraid of neglecting the slightest bit.Yan Jun smiled knowingly, and said: "The army of the imperial court has traveled a long distance and traveled hard all the way. I have already asked the soldiers in the battalion to prepare a celebration banquet. I just invite the generals to rest for a while and celebrate together at night. It is also a cleansing for the generals. "

Jiang Zhi, Duke of the State of Lu, heard the words, and laughed loudly: "Wine is good, I, Lao Jiang, like to drink and eat meat."

As soon as the words were finished, he smiled and said to Wei Guogong and Pingyang Princess: "Besides, Wei Guogong and His Royal Highness the Princess Princess have such a happy event, so they should drink a few more bowls to celebrate."

Hearing this, Duke Wei and Princess Pingyang looked at each other and smiled, and introduced to Xue Yan: "This is your Duke of Lu, Uncle Jiang."

Xue Yan stepped forward, bowed in salute and said, "The boy has met Lu Guogong."

"Hey, what are you doing so politely? Just call me Uncle Jiang." Jiang Zhi waved his hand, pointed at Jiang Han who was huddled in the corner of the crowd, and cursed: "I see that I'm still pretending to be a quail, come here quickly."

The scolding Jiang Huan trotted over without touching the ground, with an even terrified expression on his face.

Jiang Zhi glared at Jiang Han fiercely with a pair of bull's eyes like copper bells, turned his face and smiled at Xue Yan, and said, "This is Jiang Han, your uncle Jiang's ineffective son. You are all in Youzhou Camp, so you must have known each other a long time ago. This kid Did he not bully you? If he dares to bully you, tell Uncle Jiang, and Uncle Jiang will beat him up to vent your anger."

Hearing this, Jiang Han's black face immediately turned bitter-melon-colored, and with Jiang Zhichao's signal to Xue Yan behind his back, he threatened Xue Yan to say something nice for him.

Xue Yan looked at Jiang Han who was hiding behind Jiang Zhi and bowed his head, blinked his eyes, and said solemnly: "Jiang Guerzilla has saved my life—"

"Hey, you kid is out of touch again. What is Jiang Guerrilla called? He is the fifth child in the family, so you can just call him Goro." Before Jiang Zhi finished speaking, Jiang Han quickly echoed: "Yes, yes, call him Wulang." Goro is, call Goro kind."

Xue Yan slightly curled his lips, followed Jiang Zhi's father and son's intentions and changed his words: "Wu Lang has saved the boy's life, and the boy is very grateful."

Jiang Zhi rolled his eyes at Jiang Han, and said in a rough voice: "That's what he deserves. Duke Wei has fought on the battlefield for many years, and I can't count the number of times he saved me, old Jiang. This kid only saved you once. , it's far away."

Hearing this, Xue Yan was speechless.

Wei Guogong and Princess Pingyang couldn't help laughing, and they said something to Jiang Zhi, "Chen Zhima rotten millet, why are you talking about him", and then pointed to the Qingjun scribe who was smiling but said with a smile : "This is Uncle Wei, Duke of your town."

When Xue Yan met each other according to the etiquette, Wei Wuji, Duke of Zhen, stroked his beard with a smile, pointed to Wei Ziqi who was standing quietly beside him and said, "This is my son Ziqi, who studied under Duke Wei, so he is your senior brother. If you If there is something that cannot be resolved, just tell Ziqi, and he will help you."

Xue Yan bowed his hands to thank him, and then met several court generals according to the wishes of Wei Guogong and his wife. Princess Pingyang was eager to talk with Xue Yan alone, so she said: "It's getting late, let's go back to the camp to rest, It won't be too late to chat at the celebration banquet tonight."

Everyone present smiled, but they also understood the feelings of Wei Guogong and his wife very well.Yan Junji said empathetically: "I have already arranged a place for you to stay. Let the soldiers lead you there."

So everyone bowed their hands to say goodbye, and Wei Guogong and his wife led Xue Yan's hand all the way back to the tent.