The Blood Crown

In order to revitalize the Hetao area, Fengye transferred [-] people from Qianzhou and Datong to cultivate land. In three years, the tax was halved, and some of the best pastures were set up for raising horses.The horses in Hetao are the best horses that can be found in the pass, almost as good as the horses of nomads.

As soon as the Hetao exchange market opened, this area that had been in turmoil for decades finally began to recover.

While supporting the people and recruiting soldiers, Fengye not only gathered the troops of Qianzhou, but also brought back part of the Datong army that had been cut down by the imperial court in the past.

Of course, the imperial court would not sit still, and recruited 36 soldiers and horses from the Central Plains, Jiangnan, Huguang and other places, and the heart of countering the rebellion was as firm as a rock.

It is not suitable to fight in winter, and everyone is keeping a low profile. When the weather warms up next year, there is bound to be a big war that will sweep across the entire country.

When everyone was busy, Yan Sikong received a letter from Chen Kui.

The letter said that he thanked Yan Sikong for sending Shen Hexuan to Yunnan, but he had already treated Shen Hexuan well and sent him back to his hometown.

Yan Sikong was a little surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, he sighed at Chen Kui's deep scheming.Shen Hexuan tried to escape twice on the way to Yunnan, but was caught back. He was forced to go to Yunnan, not willingly.

Chen Kui sent away such a powerful counselor and an enemy who might hinder him in the future. Firstly, he was probably afraid of being nagged by Shen Hexuan before, and thought he would cause trouble for himself by staying by his side; secondly, he was worried that Shen Hexuan might It was Yan Sikong who sent him to contain him, and the third was to make Shen Hexuan owe this favor. An all-round talent like Shen Hexuan is hard to come by, and may be of great use in the future.

Yan Sikong was very displeased with Chen Kui's trick of borrowing flowers to offer Buddha.

Letting Shen Hexuan go, he didn't know what kind of trouble it would cause them. If he had known this, maybe he should have killed Shen Hexuan from the beginning... It's just that he wanted to kill Shen Hexuan at least three times, but he didn't want to do it, and he blamed his wife Human kindness.

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The end of the new year is approaching, and Datong is already covered with ice and snow, but contrary to the extremely cold climate, the relationship between Yan Sikong and Fengye is slowly easing.

Since Xie Zhongren's confession in the Imperial Prison has cleared up Feng Ye's suspicion of Yan Sikong in the case of the Feng family, Yan Sikong risked his life to go to Chahar peace talks, and finally solved it without a single soldier With Feng Ye's heart in serious trouble, Feng Ye no longer confronted each other and was aggressive, and the two of them ate and slept together, seeming to be in harmony.

However, Yan Sikong knew that Feng Ye was still guarding against him everywhere and did not give him any real power, even so, it was much better than the previous relationship that was on thin ice.

Yan Sikong could never forget what Feng Ye had done and said to him after the reunion, but he couldn't help coveting the warmth in front of him. He knew that he and Feng Ye could not go back to the past, and the love between them The estrangement can't be wiped out throughout their lives, they both hide half of themselves and don't dare to face each other wholeheartedly, but he won't desire more, and being able to work peacefully with Feng Ye is enough.

Although when facing Fengye, he couldn't help but miss the innocence and sweetness of the past, but he knew that he gave it away with his own hands, and he couldn't get it back.

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On this day, it was snowing heavily, and an unexpected visitor came to the palace. When Yan Sikong heard the announcement from the concierge, he was so excited that he put on a thin jacket and strode out. From a distance, he saw a very tall and strong man standing in the courtyard. His clothes were a bit dirty, and his cotton shoes were covered with thick mud. It looked like he had traveled a long distance.

"Ali!" Yan Sikong shouted.

The people in the courtyard turned around, and the dry and chapped wrinkles immediately stretched out. The ugly face was full of excitement, and he knelt down in the snow with a plop.

"Ali!" Yan Sikong also had a sore nose, he hurriedly stepped forward to help Ali up, and said in a trembling voice, "Fortunately, you are safe and sound."

Before leaving Beijing, he had discussed with She Zhun and Ali that after hearing the news, he should send Ali out of Beijing as soon as possible, otherwise Ali would be implicated by him and suffer the wrath of the court, and he might not even be able to leave his whole body behind.

Ali couldn't stop nodding, gesticulating with both hands excitedly, tears seeped from the corners of his eyes.

Yan Sikong said with emotion: "From the capital to Datong, you have suffered a lot along the way."

Ali shook his head desperately again, gesticulating: If I can see the young master again, I will die without regret.

The servants of the palace stood aside curiously and fearfully, looking at this powerful man with a strange face, they couldn't believe that Yan Sikong, a handsome young man, would have such a servant.

Yan Sikong patted Ali's arm vigorously: "From now on, our master and servant will never be separated again."

Ali wiped away tears.

"How is the house? Is the princess okay?"

When the princess was mentioned, Ali showed embarrassment. He gestured and said: The emperor ordered the house to be raided. The princess and the little princess were taken back to the harem. The princess hates you very much.

Yan Sikong sighed, he was ashamed of Wan Yang in his heart, and he asked again: "Can Duoer's identity be returned..."

Before Yan Sikong finished speaking, he glanced behind Ali from the corner of his eye, and the housekeeper led three beautiful women in floral jackets into the door, and bumped into Yan Sikong and the others. looking at each other.

The housekeeper glanced sideways at Ali, and was taken aback by Ali's appearance: "Master Yan, this is..."

"He is my servant who has been with me for more than ten years, and he came to join me not far from the capital." Yan Sikong looked at the three women, "Who are they?"

The housekeeper rubbed his hands awkwardly: "Oh, they are all new maids."

Yan Sikong raised his eyebrows: "Maid girl?" He had only seen such a well-dressed and good-looking maid in the palace, and the housekeeper was clearly lying.

The housekeeper took a peek at Yan Sikong: "The little ones will take them first..."

"Uncle Xu." Yan Sikong said, "Is there something you must keep from me?"

The butler sighed, and said in embarrassment: "Master Yan, they are actually... General Feng wanted to give them to the Wolf King. At this time, you are usually reading books or practicing martial arts in the room. I didn't expect... "

Yan Sikong froze on the spot for a long while, and suddenly felt a chill pouring into his body, and then he remembered that he was wearing too little clothes, and when the wind blew, it would blow through him. He tightened the jacket on his body, and said in a low voice : "In that case, Uncle Xu, go get busy."

General Feng gave it to the Wolf King...

That's right, Feng Ye is 25 or [-]. If it was an ordinary noble man, he would already have all his wives and concubines, and he would have given birth to several children, but now Feng Ye doesn't even have a concubine.

In other words, he is the "concubine".

Feng Ye once said that because of him, he could never marry for life, but the wild words of his youth have long since disappeared with the wind, and he is no longer the Yan Sikong who can make Feng Ye desperate, even if Feng Ye wants to marry What can he do if his wife takes concubines, he already has a wife and daughter...

Why...why should he be so uncomfortable?

What right does he have to suffer.

Yan Sikong said to Ali: "Go, follow me into the house."

"What are you doing?" A calm male voice came from behind, the voice was not loud, but it had the power to penetrate the wind and snow in an instant.

Yan Sikong turned around and saw Feng Ye walking towards them holding the bear cloak he hunted by himself.

The butler trembled, and said fearfully, "Wolf King, this... General Feng sent three more women."

Feng Ye frowned, and said impatiently, "It's not over yet."

"General Feng ordered the younger ones to be shown to you. There is no other way but to bring the younger ones into the mansion first. You can't let a few girls freeze outside, thinking about sending them away when the snow stops. Who knows, I ran into it..." The butler carefully glanced at Yan Sikong.

Yan Sikong's face was calm and unwavering: "I heard that Ali is here. Ali, I have seen the wolf king."

Ali hurriedly knelt down towards Feng Ye.

"It's not easy for you to reach Datong alive." Feng Ye waved his hand to signal him to get up, and while putting the cloak on Yan Sikong, complained, "You ran out dressed like this."

Yan Sikong tightened his warm and thick cloak, and his body immediately warmed up a lot: "Thank you, Wolf King."

Feng Ye said to the housekeeper, "Uncle Xu, take them down, and send them away as soon as the snow stops."

"Yes." The butler walked a few steps, stopped again, and looked at Feng Ye hesitantly.

Feng Ye narrowed his eyes: "What else do you have to say?"

"If General Feng asks a question, how should the young one... answer."

"Uncle, I will answer myself."

"Yes."

"Hold on."

"Hey."

Feng Ye pointed to Ali: "Take this person down, so that you can entertain him, and tidy up a room for him in Yansi's empty courtyard."

"Yes."

Yan Sikong said: "Ali, you are exhausted from the journey, you should take a good rest first."

Ali cupped his hands and followed the servants away.

Feng Ye put his arm around Yan Sikong's shoulder: "You also hurry back to the house."

"I'm a martial artist, so it's fine to freeze for a while." Yan Sikong said calmly.

"Is there anyone else who likes to be frozen?" Feng Ye pushed Yan Sikong into the room involuntarily.

Yan Sikong took off his cloak, hung it up carefully, and asked casually, "General Feng often sends you women?"

Feng Ye glanced at him: "Uncle has been reprimanding me for not marrying for so long, for fear that the Feng family will have no successors."

Yan Sikong lowered his eyes: "General Feng thinks wholeheartedly about the Feng family, he is really a loyal and filial person."

Feng Ye narrowed his eyes slightly: "I don't like women at all, and I don't want to marry to get in the way, or do you also think that I should marry a wife and take a concubine?"

Yan Sikong paused, then calmly said: "The wolf king should make up his own mind."

Feng Ye folded his arms around his chest: "I just want to hear your opinion."

Yan Sikong was silent for a moment: "I thought... General Feng was right."

Feng Ye's expression turned cold: "You mean, I should get married and have children, right?"

Yan Sikong took a deep breath, his heart was so stuffed that he could hardly make a sound, he didn't want the Feng family to die out, he also hoped that Feng Ye would spread its branches and leaves, and his children and grandchildren would be around his knees, but...

He could more and more understand how Feng Ye felt when he knew that he was going to marry Wan Yang.

Seeing that Yan Sikong didn't speak, Feng Ye said coldly, "What I do and what I don't do, it's not up to others to tell me what to do."

Yan Sikong nodded heavily.