The Blood Crown

Luo Wen's matter was soon resolved. Emperor Zhaowu exempted Luo Wen's death penalty because of his family's loyalty and military exploits, but punished him to serve five years of corvee with no pardon for a day.As for the crime of Luo Ruoxin's lack of discipline in teaching his son and lack of control, which resulted in the theft of the arsenal, it will be liquidated after the end of the First World War in Taiyuan.

What a hard job this corvée is, the pampered Young Master Luo is determined not to be able to bear it, but Emperor Zhaowu probably also knew that Shen Hexuan was not easy to deal with, so he played a trick here and didn't mention where to serve the corvée. Going to a place of bitter cold, I am afraid that I will confess there in this life. Yuan Nanyu almost died in the quarry in the northwest, but since he did not say where to go, it is also possible to stay in Taiyuan to serve corvee. Come on, when the limelight passes, with Luo Ruoxin's protection, he will naturally be able to hide the truth.

Shen Hexuan was not satisfied with this result, and knew that the emperor was making peace with each other. He could not openly disobey the holy will, but he also could not bear to let this matter go unnoticed. What was the result, he proposed that as a military supervisor, Luo Wen, who had stolen the weapons, should be personally supervised, and he would strictly abide by the imperial edict and not forgive him for a day.

Luo Ruoxin could only watch helplessly as his son cried out to do the most despicable mud-legged common people's work, was ordered to and drank by the dog officials, and was exhausted every day, feeling distressed and resentful. He gritted his teeth with hatred for Shen Hexuan.

The case seemed to subside gradually, but Luo Ruoxin's dissatisfaction with Shen Hexuan began to intensify. He knew that if Shen Hexuan didn't leave, he would be constrained and his every move would be under the surveillance of others. Not only could he not save his son , Even the soldiers and horses in Taiyuan were difficult to control, so they began to sing against Shen Hexuan everywhere.

Although Shen Hexuan is a military supervisor, he has no real power. If Luo Ruoxin listens to him, they will cooperate with the enemy. If they don't listen to him, he can only sue the emperor. Annoyed, coupled with Feng Ye's delay in attacking, Taiyuan is temporarily peaceful, but Chen Wei is gradually gaining momentum, and it is starting to cause headaches for the court, so he and Luo Ruoxin's feud, I am afraid no one can "make the decision" for him .

These news are great news for Yan Sikong and Feng Ye. Seeing that winter is coming, the battle will be even more difficult when the weather turns cold. They are looking forward to the opportunity to win Taiyuan day and night. And these opportunities never fall from the world, they have to create by themselves.They secretly contacted Zhou Ke, asking him to find a way to kill Luo Wen, and immediately send his relatives out of the city after that was done.

This move can not only prove Zhou Ke's loyalty, but also completely break Luo Ruoxin and Shen Hexuan.

At that time, Taiyuan City was building an extended tower outside the city wall according to Shen Hexuan's intention, which could serve as a sentry post and protect the city at the same time. Naturally, this project required a lot of corvees, and Luo Wen was sent to work here.Luo Ruoxin began to find fault with excuses, saying that Taiyuan was already a well-known fortress in the world, and building towers was superfluous and wasted money.

But the tower had already started construction, and he had agreed to it before, and now that it was going to stop, naturally he and Shen Hexuan exchanged spittle, and there was no conclusion for a while.

On a dark and windy night, when the corvees were still working hard under the supervision, an unstable wall rock fell from the sky and landed on Luo Wen's head impartially. Son, smashed it to pieces on the spot.

The news spread throughout Taiyuan City before dawn. It is said that Luo Ruoxin vomited blood on the spot when he heard the news.

In order to find out who pushed down the boulder, Luo Ruoxin arrested everyone who was present last night. The city was in chaos and chaos. An ox cart transporting gold juice quietly sent Zhou Ke's wife and daughter out of the city. outside.

The tower was indeed shut down, but Luo Ruoxin's only son was also dead and could not be resurrected. Luo Ruoxin was filled with grief and anger, and the man in his prime described him as old and sick in bed.

Feng Ye knew that the time had really come, so he wrote to King Yong, saying that he would be able to win Taiyuan a few years ago, and after the new year, he would welcome King Chu to the Central Plains, and King Dengyong of Chu was just around the corner. No chance.

Yan Sikong, together with the spies in Taiyuan City and Zhou Ke, took advantage of the turmoil between Luo Ruoxin and Shen Hexuan and bought Taiyuan soldiers with a lot of money when Luo Ruoxin and Shen Hexuan were in trouble. If Xin and Shen Hexuan turn their strengths against each other and fight against each other, it will be back to the past.

The two of them planned secretly, intending to cooperate with Zhou Keli to break through Taiyuan City, but even though Zhou Ke had been completely bribed, and even his wife and daughter were in their hands, Zhou Ke's injuries had not healed, and now he could barely get out of bed, and was forced to After being demoted, he couldn't mobilize any troops, but he offered a better plan.

Ever since the previous warehouse manager of the armory was beheaded because of the Luo Wen case, the new warehouse manager and Zhou Ke had a very close personal relationship. As brave as he is, he has not been reused until now. His biggest problem is his greed for money, which falls into their hands.

Zhou Ke bribed this man with Feng Ye's money, and prepared to blow up the arsenal. When the city was in chaos, they took advantage of the situation to attack the city. That was their only chance to conquer Taiyuan.

Although the plan is thorough, the siege battle is still unavoidable after all the calculations. Their soldiers and horses are twice that of Taiyuan. Even if they destroy the arsenal, they will not have a full chance of winning unless the King of Yong sends troops to help.

They agreed on a date to blow up the arsenal, but they couldn't wait for the news from King Yong. Feng Ye finally sent a letter to King Yong, and ordered Yuan Nanyu to lead troops to help.

Yan Sikong was a little worried: "You mean, don't wait for King Yong?"

"Don't wait, it's best if he comes. If he doesn't come, we can't delay any longer. As long as Que Wang comes, the odds of this victory will be greatly increased."

Yan Sikong nodded: "The situation in Qingyang is stable now, Pingliang and Fengxiang have already been taken under his command, and Que Wang can finally withdraw." He said with some emotion, "I haven't seen him for almost a year."

Feng Ye glanced at him: "Do you really want to see him?"

"Why don't you want to." Yan Sikong thought to himself, did Feng Ye think that he would be jealous of Que Wang because of his status? Thinking of this, he suddenly became bored.

Feng Ye didn't answer, but said: "That will be soon, I'll wait for him to make great contributions to me."

"Que Wang has learned a lot from following you." Yan Sikong said in a low voice, "He used to be just a quack, if he hadn't been taught by you, he wouldn't have been able to command soldiers and horses. You guys have achieved each other."

"Of course." Speaking of Yuan Nanyu, Feng Ye's face turned pale, "He helped me with all his strength when I was in trouble, and followed me to the death. It's impossible to get one of such a person in my life, so what do I have in Feng Ye? It’s not bad for him, now he is attacking the city for me, and I will give him the highest honor in the future.”

Yan Sikong felt a little sour in his heart, this is obviously a good thing, he wished Yuan Nanyu had the best everything in the world, but when he said these words from Feng Ye, he didn't like it.He also helps Fengye with all his strength and follows him to the death. He can also do everything for Fengye, just because he has lied to Fengye, no matter what he does, he is no longer as pure as Yuan Nanyu. No amount of credit can be exchanged for Feng Ye's praise of Yuan Nanyu.

When Yan Sikong realized that he was actually jealous of Yuan Nanyu, he broke out in a cold sweat.

What is he thinking?Back then, it was because of his selfishness that he was unwilling to share Feng Ye with Yuan Nanyu, which led to the misunderstanding of their identities later on. He had already tasted the bitter fruit. To have such an idea, and it's because of Feng Ye, is simply extremely stupid!

Yan Sikong took a deep breath and forced his thoughts back, he said: "This is very good, as long as we have his help, whether or not King Yong comes, we can win Taiyuan!"

Feng Ye made no secret of his ambition: "That's right, let him regret it when we conquer Taiyuan!"

"At Jieshi, Chen Yu doesn't have to take the risk of attacking the old capital Chang'an, he can go straight to Taiyuan." Yan Sikong secretly clenched his fists, "If the two of you join forces, no one in the world can stop you!"

Feng Ye, who was still full of ambition just now, heard Chen Kui, his expression darkened immediately: "I haven't sent troops yet, you are thinking about welcoming Chen Kui into the Central Plains first?"

Yan Sikong knew that Feng Ye didn't want to hear about Chen Kui, especially before this anxious battle, but he still said it. In his deep consciousness, he realized with horror that he might have done it on purpose. , deliberately using Chen Yu to provoke Feng Ye, just like Feng Ye's generous praise of Yuan Nanyu...

Yan Sikong's heart was beating extremely fast, he pinched his thigh hard, calmed down the agitation in his chest, and said softly: "I just look forward to our victory, there is absolutely no other intention."

Feng Ye snorted coldly, and stood up: "I have been stepping up preparations for the battle these days. I don't want to hear anything that has nothing to do with this battle. I must win. Do you understand, I must win this battle."

"I understand." Yan Sikong took a deep breath, and with guilt and self-blame towards Yuan Nanyu, said solemnly, "I said, I will definitely win Taiyuan for you, and I will never break my promise."