The Blood Crown

Shen Hexuan already knew why he was taken to Datong. When he saw Yan Sikong, he was not surprised, nor did he meet Yan Sikong as Yan Sikong imagined.

Shen Hexuan has been imprisoned for almost a year, and has lost a lot of weight, but the clothes on his body are simple but clean, and his hair is combed meticulously. The yamen is generally calm on duty.

Yan Sikong bowed to him: "Brother Shen, long time no see."

Shen Hexuan looked at Yan Sikong coldly: "You are finally here."

"Is Brother Shen waiting for me? I'm ashamed, if I'm not busy with business, I should have come to visit Brother Shen as soon as possible."

"Are you busy helping Fengye annex Qianzhou and Datong, or are you busy helping the King of Chu recruit troops?"

Yan Sikong apologized and said with a smile: "You can't hide anything from Brother Shen, come here and open the prison door."

The jailer opened the cell door, Yan Sikong walked in carrying the food and wine, and sat cross-legged opposite Shen Hexuan.

Shen Hexuan watched Yan Sikong put the food and wine on the table one by one, and said in a cold voice: "Master Yan can move freely in Fengye's prison, it seems that he is highly valued by that rebel."

Yan Sikong didn't pick up on it, just poured two glasses of wine: "Come on, let me respect Brother Chen."

Shen Hexuan picked up the wine glass, paused for two seconds, and poured the whole glass of wine on Yan Sikong's face.

Yan Sikong closed his eyes, but some of the wine still seeped into his eyes, which made him almost cry. He wiped his face with his sleeve, and smiled slightly: "This wine is originally to apologize to Brother Shen, what is Brother Shen willing to do?" Drink, just drink, now that the 'drink' is over, Brother Chen can scold you however you want."

"Calling someone who has no sense of shame is just a waste of words." Shen Hexuan said expressionlessly, "You don't have to come in front of me to put on a show, if you want to kill or cut, just listen to your will, I will never surrender."

"I'm not here to persuade you to surrender."

"Then what are you here for? Laughing at me?" Shen Hexuan's face was ferocious, "Laughing at me for trusting you, a despicable villain, carelessly losing Maoren."

"Without me, even Maoren could not withstand the army of the wolf king. The same is true for Qianzhou, and the same is true for Datong. Sooner or later, the Northwest will be captured by the wolf king. With me, tens of thousands of soldiers will not die in battle."

"Shameless!" Shen Hexuan sternly said, "You, a traitor who betrays the country and seeks glory, is so shameless. You have helped the evildoers and dragged the entire Central Plains into civil war. How many soldiers will die in vain on the battlefield and how many people will be displaced. You are not enough to die. Redeem it!"

Yan Sikong smiled coldly: "Without me, wouldn't Fengye rebel? Without me, would the king of Chu be able to live in Yunnan? Without me, the imperial court would not have lost Hetao and Liaobei, causing the country's power to decline, and the barbarians Raging, is Dasheng Jiangshan in danger?!"

Shen Hexuan roared: "You are so arrogant! What you have done is going to be torn apart, and when the foreign tribes take advantage of the chaos to invade, my Han country will be over!"

Yan Sikong was also stern: "It is precisely in order not to repeat the tragedy of the Eight Kings Rebellion in the Western Jin Dynasty that I want to support the King of Chu to inherit the great rule. The wind is clear, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and I will never let the faint king of the dynasty destroy the country of my Han people!"

"You can fool others with these words, but don't even think you can fool me!" Shen Hexuan turned pale with anger, "The king of Chu is only 19 years old, and he trusts you in every possible way, and Feng Ye has a heavy army in his hands. If he becomes the master of the capital in the future, he will be considered the throne The King of Chu is sitting on the top seat, and you and Feng Ye must be in power! You are just blackmailing the Son of Heaven to order the princes!"

"Yes!" Yan Sikong roared without showing any weakness, "So what?!"

"You..." Shen Hexuan pointed at him tremblingly, "Wolf ambition! Wolf ambition!"

Yan Sikong took a deep breath: "Brother Shen, you and I have known each other for more than ten years. Do you think I am greedy for money or sex, power or fame? Everything I have done has been scolded by the world, but I bear the humiliation and bear it with one hand. It was I who traveled thousands of miles to the king of Chu to build a foundation for him after the eunuch was destroyed. I have never been greedy for personal pleasure in my life. Do you still remember the wine we had together before you left Beijing? You talk freely about my aspirations and ideals, and there is absolutely no half-word false, but the way I realize them, you can't accept that's all."

"You have done all the things that are rebellious and outrageous, but you insist on giving yourself the name of being for the righteousness of the family and the country. It just makes me look down on you even more."

"I don't need a name. I don't bother to explain it to anyone except Brother Shen, but Brother Shen is different to me. I always believe that one day you will understand me, and maybe only you will understand me. "

Shen Hexuan said contemptuously: "Ridiculous."

"Don't you, Brother Shen, want the King of Chu to be the emperor? Brother Shen has taught the King of Chu for many years, don't you know that he is the real emperor?"

"I want him to be the emperor, and I also ask him at the request of a king, but why doesn't he accept the court's offer to surrender and go back to be the crown prince? He did not hesitate to commit treason for the sake of the throne. Such an unfaithful and unfilial person will be regarded as the emperor in the future , how to rule the world with filial piety?"

"If he goes back to be the crown prince, not to mention whether he will survive to the day he ascends the throne, how will he avenge Concubine Hui? If he doesn't avenge his biological mother, wouldn't he be even more disloyal and unfilial?"

"You don't have to make excuses."

"Isn't Brother Shen too naive? Blindly using etiquette and morality to restrain the people and affairs of the world, how is it different from those rotten Confucians who sell fame and integrity, and hypocrites who don't touch the ground!"

Shen Hexuan's complexion changed again and again: "Well, you have a sharp tongue that reverses black and white. You secretly helped the rebels conspire to seize my Dasheng territory, and you encouraged the prince to rebel, but in your mouth, it turned out to be a righteous act."

"I dare not say that I am a righteous act. I only know that the great victory of the world cannot be destroyed in the hands of a foolish king and eunuchs. Only by assisting a holy lord and a wise king can I realize my ideal."

"You don't want to assist him, you want to control him." Shen Hexuan pointed at Yan Sikong and said viciously: "Control him with Feng Ye."

"The world is always the Chen family's world. In the future, when the king of Chu can be alone, we will retire with success."

"Even if you are willing to quit, is Feng Ye willing to quit?"

"Three generations of the Feng family are loyal and good. If they want to rebel, why did King Jingyuan not rebel when he supported his troops? Feng Ye was forced to rebel by the faint and sycophant ministers. If he meets the Holy Lord Mingjun, he will be a loyal minister and good general."

"This kind of nonsense, only a three-year-old child will believe it."

"Brother Shen, believe it or not, nothing can be changed. You are in prison now, even if you have the heart to serve the country and save the people, it is useless. If you die in prison like this, it is a pity that Brother Shen is a man of the world. Today, I am not here to argue with Brother Shen."

"What do you want to do?"

"I'm here to show Brother Chen a way out, and it's a way out that can make Brother Shen show off his strengths and live up to his ideals."

"You can't even think about..."

"I want to send Brother Shen's family to Yunnan."

Shen Hexuan was stunned.

"A good bird chooses a tree to live in, and a virtuous minister chooses a master to serve. Brother Shen should be clear in his heart, who is the master who can restore Dasheng, and who can let you realize the ideal of governing the country with a family and leaving a name in history."

Shen Hexuan was silent.

"Or, Brother Shen is willing to sink to the bottom of the water with a group of rotten officials who eat vegetarian food in the corpses and thundering in the kettle, and accompany that foolish king who only knows how to enjoy himself."

Yan Sikong poured another glass of wine, respected Shen Hexuan, and drank it all by himself: "I am about to go to Chahar with General Que soon, this trip is dangerous, and I may not be able to escape unscathed, if Brother Shen figured it out , just tell me, otherwise there may be no room for change.”

He put down his glass, got up and left the cell.

He also would not have guessed that Shen Hexuan would make such a choice, but he had done his best. If he hadn't cherished his talent and cared about his classmates, he would not have kept Shen Hexuan until now. If Shen Hexuan was still stubborn, he would have died of old age in prison.

After seeing Shen Hexuan, he went to meet Feng Xiang again. Feng Xiang was not as rigid and stubborn as Shen Hexuan. He didn't surrender because his family was still in Beijing.

Feng Xiang is an insignificant person, Yan Sikong has no intention of embarrassing him, he will discuss with Feng Ye to release this person, let him return to Beijing alone, and send them a letter to scare the government and the people.

-

Back in the mansion, Yan Sikong was annoyed by the smell of alcohol, and wanted to change clothes as soon as possible, but was blocked by the soul seal who was looking for the smell, and put his nose on him and sniffed for a long time.

Feng Hun drinks, Feng Ye will feed it from time to time, but it only drinks old wine, ordinary wine can't catch its wolf eyes, Yan Sikong is helpless, so he asks his servants to bring a pot of the same wine, I personally fed the sealed soul.

After Fenghun drank the wine, he paced around Yan Sikong, throwing himself on Yan Sikong from time to time, without his usual calmness and coldness, Yan Sikong really couldn't stand it, he was playing with it for a long time, and he was so tired that he was out of breath .

It wasn't until the sun went down that the servant asked Yan Sikong to accompany the wolf king for dinner, and he was able to escape.

Feng Ye announced to the outside world that he broke his leg and needs to rest. In order to keep it strictly confidential, he actually pretended to be bedridden in the mansion, and served his meals in front of the bed.

After Yan Sikong entered the room, Feng Ye shunned the servants, then got up and got out of bed, stretched his muscles and bones, and complained: "Lying down for a day is more tiring than riding a horse for a day."

"We're leaving in a few days, bear with it." Yan Sikong said, "Have you discussed with Que Wang?"

"Well, although he can easily look like me, he can't be exactly like me, and his voice is also different. People close to him can't help distinguishing carefully, so I will choose two trustworthy servants to serve him, and we will go back quickly. There is another uncle in charge, so it should be no problem."

"That's good."

Feng Ye walked up to Yan Sikong and sniffed: "Why do you smell like alcohol? Then Shen Hexuan is still in the mood to drink with you?"

"No, I fed Hun'er to drink, and it sprinkled me all over."

Feng Ye tugged at his collar: "It stinks, take it off."

"I'll go back and change..."

"Take it off here." Feng Ye pressed his shoulders and looked at him leisurely.

Yan Sikong hesitated for a moment, but he still started to untie his clothes. Feng Ye seemed to think he was slow, so he quickly tore off the skirt of his clothes, and rolled him over on the couch.

"Fengye, don't you want to eat..."

"I'm even hungrier here." Feng Ye took Yan Sikong's hand and attached his hidden part, Yan Sikong shrank back as if his hand had been scalded.

When being pressed under him and doing whatever he wanted, Yan Sikong never forgot to bring up the important matter in the midst of confusion: "Feng Ye, I have something to do... Please..."

Feng Ye chuckled: "Do you want me to be faster, heavier, or change my posture?"

"I... hope you let Shen Hexuan and Feng Xiang go."

Feng Ye paused, and slammed into Yan Sikong's body forcefully, causing the people under him to tremble violently. He snorted coldly: "Aren't you short of memory? I said, don't mention other men in front of me. Especially at this time."

Yan Sikong hugged Fengye's neck, and softly stroked his cheek with his forehead when he was in love, "Let them go."

Feng Ye was agitated even more violently, he didn't respond, he just embedded himself deeper and heavier into this person's body and that uncontrollable soul.

-

Before leaving, Feng Ye ordered Feng Xiang to be released, and Shen Hexuan also compromised and was willing to go to Yunnan.Feng Ye disagreed at first, thinking that Shen Hexuan's going to assist Chen Kui would make Chen Kui too strong and difficult to control, but in the end he was persuaded by Yan Sikong, who was worried that Chen Kui had no power and power, and was still young. With the military power in hand, if someone around them plots against the law, or is instigated by the court to seek power, then they will fall short.

After taking care of Datong's affairs, Feng Ye put on Yuan Nanyu's armor and his mask. Feng Ye was taller than Yuan Nanyu, but they were all very strong, with heavy armor and riding on Immediately, there was no big difference. He and Yan Sikong took three thousand guards and generous gifts, and went west to the Chahar Department.

The place where the Chahar tribe is now stationed is not far from Datong, but only two or three days away, from a distance, you can see yurts all over the grassland, and wandering grazing livestock. They were not stationed here before. After negotiating peace with the imperial court, they deliberately moved to a place closer to Datong and Hetao, with the intention of sealing Weihe.

Nadahan's son Turku personally came to receive them. Seeing the boxes of gifts, he couldn't help smiling. He was more polite to them and ordered them to station their guards not far away. He went to see Nada Khan with two bodyguards.

On the way, Turku hypocritically expressed to Yan Sikong their apology for killing the envoys of the Wolf King, and then told them that the envoys of the imperial court had lived for a long time and wanted to see them too.

Yan Sikong knew that he was the one they wanted to see, so he said calmly, according to the etiquette, they should meet Da Khan first, and as for the envoy of Dasheng, he would naturally have to meet for a while.