The Blood Crown

Yan Sikong still remembers the spring hunting four years ago, Feng Ye opened the heavy crossbow, tamed the fierce horse, and the appearance of the young man in fresh clothes and angry horses, with a heroic appearance, has been deeply imprinted in his mind to this day.

In the blink of an eye, four years have passed, and he has been promoted from a small Hanlin to a fifth-rank doctor, and Feng Ye has gradually lost his youthful innocence, and has become more and more manly.It's just that the journey of the two of them is really bumpy and full of dangers. No one dares to say how many years they will have together for the rest of their lives.

Seeing the date of the spring hunt approaching, the two secretly met in the old house of Yan Mansion. Although Yan Sikong knew that the hope was slim, he took the lead to ask: "Did your Highness change his mind?"

Feng Ye sullenly shook his head: "Your Majesty has personally promised today that he will let my father go back to Datong after the spring hunting."

"really?"

"Ghost knows." Feng Ye narrowed his eyes, "Now that the Jingcha has passed away, and His Majesty has not issued an order to reduce the armaments for a long time, it is even more impossible for my father to cause trouble."

"They took great pains, how could they just let His Highness go back to Datong like this." Yan Sikong shook his head, completely disbelieving in his heart.

"That's what I told my father too, but my father is extremely stubborn. I guess he may not have no idea, but he just doesn't want to be that traitor."

"Even the teacher has made up his mind, but His Highness..." Yan Sikong sighed heavily, full of powerlessness, "What about you? What do you think?"

Feng Ye said suddenly: "Even if I steal the soldier talisman, I can only call in two thousand soldiers. You and I are familiar with the terrain of the mountain and sea hunting grounds. If you want to bypass Zhao Fuyi's garrison, you can only climb up the mountain from the southwest foot of the mountain." , to attack the rear of the camp, but in this way, we have neither horses nor heavy armor."

"We don't need to go head-to-head with Zhao Fuyi's army, as long as we rush into the camp at lightning speed, kill the emperor's personal guards, and put him under house arrest, then great things will happen."

Feng Ye nodded slightly, but didn't answer, frowning in thought.

After a moment of silence, Yan Sikong said, "You hesitated too, didn't you?"

Feng Ye clenched his fist secretly, "If I do this, no matter whether it succeeds or not, my father will never forgive me."

"Yes, but it can really protect the Feng family."

Feng Ye looked at Yan Sikong with twinkling eyes.

Yan Sikong grabbed Feng Ye's arm and said anxiously: "Feng Ye, when His Royal Highness decided to return to the capital, he had already lost one chance. If nothing happened this spring hunting, he would have lost a second chance. From now on In the end, the Feng family will be rubbed round and flattened by others, and they will no longer be able to resist!"

"Perhaps... things are not as bad as you think." Feng Ye pursed his lips, his expression extremely struggling, "My father and I had a long talk all night, he thought that if Wala survived for a day, His Majesty would still rely on him, as long as the troops were cut by tens of thousands , the matter will settle down.”

"Kovara is half dead now, and I'm afraid he won't be able to harass the border again in ten years. Couldn't this series of actions of His Majesty wake you up? How many lessons have been learned from the past, Feng Ye!" said In the end, Yan Sikong was already roaring.

"I..." Feng Ye also roared, "My mother is long gone, my elder brother is dead, my father is only me, if I continue to be so rebellious, he..."

Looking at Feng Ye's distorted face, Yan Sikong's heart was completely chilled.He knew that Feng Jianping couldn't pass the word "loyalty", and Feng Ye couldn't pass the word "filial piety". Although the Feng family father and son had very different personalities, when it came to right and wrong, they were father and son.After all, what a heinous crime it is to steal the military talisman first and then the throne, even if he is such a rebellious person, if he replaces Feng Jianping with Yuanmao, he doesn't know if he can do it.

How could he say that Feng Ye was cowardly.

He let go of his hand in disappointment, and said in a low voice: "Wrong step, Feng Ye, from the moment His Highness returned to Beijing, this step was wrong."

Feng Ye wiped his face, and said awkwardly: "The road you have traveled, let alone right or wrong."

Yan Sikong closed his eyes sadly, his heart was about to be overwhelmed by surging despair.In fact, he had expected this would be the case, if Feng Jianping disagreed, Zhao Fuyi and the others would not be able to pass, and Yan Zilian also hesitated, after all, this matter was too risky.

He also hoped that he was just worrying too much, maybe his revenge was at work, so he deliberately took the situation seriously to persuade Feng Ye and himself, but what he considered was not just revenge, compared to revenge, He was even more worried about the Feng family.

Unfortunately it was all in vain.

Or maybe it was because he had already made preparations, he calmed down quickly, just like the first time he couldn't stop Feng Jianping from returning to Beijing, this time, it was also his powerlessness, and what he could do was no matter what No matter how far the game of chess has gone, he has to work hard to take the next step, after all, as Feng Ye said - the path traveled, let alone right or wrong.

Feng Ye couldn't help pulling Yan Sikong into his arms: "Kong'er, don't worry, my Feng family is not as fragile as you think, and my father must have his own considerations."

Yan Sikong nodded.

"That dog won't be arrogant any longer. My father already hates him so much. When my father returns to Datong, he will use military power to impeach Xie Zhongren."

Yan Sikong gently touched Fengye's face: "Fengye, do you think I'm worried about missing the opportunity for revenge? I hope you are safe rather than revenge."

Over the past ten years, for the sake of revenge, he has disregarded even life and death. He once thought that there was nothing more important than revenge in this world, but there really was - the safety of the person in front of him.

Feng Ye turned his face and kissed his warm palm: "I know, Kong'er, I understand."

Yan Sikong closed his eyes and buried his face in Feng Ye's chest.

How much he wished that time would condense at this moment, that they could hug each other to the end of the mountains and seas.

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On a rainy and chilly spring morning, the Shanhai Hunting Ground ushered in a royal spring hunt.

Spring hunting is usually held once a year, but in the past two years, due to disasters and wars, the national treasury was tight, so it is not appropriate to squander money on it. Now, the reduction of feudal clans has achieved great success, and Oirat has also suffered a severe setback. Holding a spring hunt is not only a celebration, it can also promote the fine tradition of martial arts in the Chen Dynasty.

The highlight of this spring hunt is on the princes.

When Feng Ye returned to the capital, Chen Wei was only eleven or twelve years old, and the other princes were even younger, and it was difficult for them to ride a horse. Show off on the hunt.

Since it was raining all the time on the first day of the spring hunting, Emperor Zhaowu postponed the hunting for a day. Today, he first found an opera troupe, sang "A Straw Boat Borrowing Arrows" to cheer up, and watched those actors walk in the drizzle. , set up the array of lights, sing loudly, and indeed sang a bit murderous.

According to Chen Kui's order, Yan Sikong sat behind Chen Kui, so he was actually very close to Emperor Zhaowu's side.He observed secretly, and found that Emperor Zhaowu, who usually likes to be lively, performed very flatly in this play today, not because the play was badly sung, this is the most famous theater troupe in the capital, but he seemed absent-minded.

"Sir." Chen Kui turned around and summoned Yan Sikong.

Yan Sikong knelt on the cattail mat and walked a few steps, came to Chen Kui's side: "Your Highness."

"Is the play good?"

"Okay, this is the best "Straw Boat Borrowing Arrows" that I have ever heard."

"Oh, I haven't heard much about operas. I saw that my father didn't seem to like them very much, so I thought they didn't sing well."

Even Chen Kui found out...

Yan Sikong sneaked a glance at Emperor Zhaowu: "Your Majesty may have something on his mind."

Chen Kui lowered his voice and said, "I found that Feng Ye was looking at you, several times."

Yan Sikong's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Feng Ye again, but Feng Ye didn't look at him, he smiled wryly, "I'm following His Highness, I don't dare to do anything to him, I can only watch."

"Of course, he still dares to provoke Mr. in front of me." Chen Kui said, "This play is really boring. I don't like the singing well. I really want to go hunting."

"Your Highness, be safe and don't be impatient. Today is not a good day for hunting."

Chen Kui curled his lips, and said coldly: "That woman is almost on an equal footing with the queen."

Yan Sikong knew that the "that woman" in his mouth was referring to Concubine Wen Gui, who was serving the emperor side by side with Empress Shen at this time, no matter how favored a concubine was, she would still be a concubine after all, according to etiquette, she could not sit with the empress, but Empress Shen's character was indifferent to the world, and Emperor Zhaowu was conniving, so this scene happened.

Of course, what Chen Kui cared most about was not that Concubine Wen Gui was sitting there, but that because Concubine Wen Gui was sitting there, the Second Prince sat under her side. Under the eyes of everyone, his position was almost at the same level as his crown prince. .

Chen Kui naturally dared not speak out.

Yan Sikong comforted in a low voice: "Your Highness, don't worry about it. There is only one throne, and no one can sit on an equal footing with it."

Chen Kui's eyes were burning with burning ambition, he glanced at Yan Sikong, and said with a smile: "Mr. can always hit my heart with a word, I'm afraid he is the person who knows me best in the world."

Yan Sikong also laughed and said: "I am flattered."

"Sir, please stay with me tonight."

"This is inappropriate." Yan Sikong said hastily, "Your servant must not overstep."

"What's wrong, this is not the imperial palace, sir has lectured for me for many years, I have always wanted to talk with him at night by candlelight, and let him take me to meet the ancient sages."

Yan Sikong refused again, but Chen Kuang still insisted, he said helplessly: "Then I'd rather be respectful than obedient."

Chen Kui said happily: "That's it, no one wants to trouble Mr.