The Blood Crown

Taiyuan has ushered in the first snow in winter. It is said that the first snow is a good omen, and the bigger the snow, the better.

Yan Sikong didn't pay attention to whether the first snow was big or small, but on this day, all kinds of winter needs sent by King Yong just arrived in Taiyuan, and five hundred carriages rolled the white earth into a long winding dragon. Many horse-drawn carriages were blocked by snow, and Taiyuan City sent a large number of soldiers to meet them. It was very lively inside and outside the city. Only then did Yan Sikong realize that the snow fell really heavily today.

In the past few days, he has been busy buying winter supplies for the armed forces, and the furthest he sent out to buy them has reached Fuzhou. In order to avoid the court's eyeliner, he really took great pains.But Feng Ye's prospective father-in-law, a rich family, solved their problem with one order. This marriage is really a good deal.

Yan Sikong looked at King Yong's carloads of "sincerity" from the top of the city tower, and he didn't regain his senses for a long time.

Until there was a sound of footsteps behind him, and the next moment, there was a person standing beside him.

Yan Sikong took a glance from the corner of his eye and saw that it was Yuan Nanyu who came, and he said calmly, "You don't need to bother General Que with this kind of duty."

Yuan Nanyu waved his hand to keep the guards around him away, and when they had left, he said, "Sikong, I have something to ask you."

"You said."

"Did you ask the wolf king for a future for your elder brother?"

Yan Sikong said blankly: "No."

Yuan Nanyu frowned: "Then why did you tell me that you would beg the Wolf King?"

"I lied to you."

"you……"

Yan Sikong turned his head and looked at Yuan Nanyu: "Big brother has high eyes but low power. If you rely on our face to ask for it, you can't ask for it. Big brother is dissatisfied. If you ask for it, the wolf king is not happy. I would rather offend big brother than offend the wolf king." .”

"Even if the eldest brother can't replace General Zhang Rong and promote him a little, he won't be full of resentment. It's better than nothing."

"I gave it to him this time, what about next time?" Yan Sikong said coldly, "He's not a three-year-old child, and he wants to get what he wants by crying and crying?"

Yuan Nanyu looked at him in disbelief: "It's too much for you to say, the eldest brother is not that incompetent. Besides, if you didn't plan to ask the wolf king in the first place, why did you agree to me?"

"I asked you to tell my eldest brother that this matter is entrusted to me so that my eldest brother will stop pestering you and give you peace. Are you still not happy?"

"I'm clean, but what about you and elder brother?" Yuan Nanyu sighed heavily, "Do you know how embarrassing elder brother is, why do you treat him like this? He is your own brother..."

"If not!" Yan Sikong suddenly growled.

Yuan Nanyu was stunned.

Yan Sikong's eyes were sharp: "If he is not my own brother, if he lied to you and me about our backgrounds in pursuit of glory and wealth, then is there nothing wrong with me treating him like this?"

Yuan Nanyu stared blankly at Yan Sikong for a moment: "This matter...I..."

"In fact, you also have doubts in your heart." Yan Sikong smiled wryly, "After all, the only ones who know the truth are me and my eldest brother, but you have completely forgotten it. It doesn't matter, I don't care anymore, everyone knows that I, Yan Sikong, is sinister and vicious , by whatever means, based on what my elder brother did to me, he should have been decapitated long ago, but just because he is my father's son, I won't deal with him. benefit."

Yuan Nanyu let out a trembling breath: "Sikong, you just said before that you want brothers to be united, even if the eldest brother is really wrong, let's pass it. We read the books of sages, respect the way of loyalty and forgiveness, and be more lenient than others. This is true for others, let alone my own brothers."

Yan Sikong smiled mockingly: "Then you don't understand me anymore, I am the one who will take revenge."

"Sikong!"

Yan Sikong patted Yuan Nanyu's chest: "You don't need to persuade me any more, I want to advise you instead, don't go to Feng Ye again, before you went to three cities in a row, Feng Ye was promoted for your sake Eldest brother, the selection of generals is related to the lives of soldiers and the success or failure of the army. It cannot be determined by human favors. If you mention it again, it is an unreasonable request. Just pretend you don’t know and let elder brother hate me alone.”

"But……"

"Don't worry about it. When the weather gets warmer, the army will definitely make moves. The situation in Yongzhou is unpredictable. You don't have enough time to focus on training and preparing for the war. Don't worry about these trivial matters."

Yuan Nanyu sighed: "Okay, but I still advise you one last thing, to avoid grudges."

"Don't worry about me." Yan Sikong thought of something, "By the way, when you were in Yunnan, you helped Chen Kui to train troops, and the generals you made friends with will be useful in the future. As the year is approaching, give them some gifts .”

"I see."

Yan Sikong narrowed his eyes: "Among the counselors, there are also some people I have placed. If Chen Kui really unites with the court to deal with us, those people will definitely be able to play a role."

"At the beginning, we put down the bandits and bought horses for him. It can be said that we worked hard. Will he really do this?"

Yan Sikong shook his head: "I don't know, I hope he doesn't do stupid things, but Shen Hexuan has already arrived in Yongzhou at this time, and Chen Kuang hasn't replied to me yet, so now we can only wait and see what happens. In my heart, I felt that Chen Yu would cross the river and tear down the bridge, so I can't wait to marry the King Yong." At the end of the speech, Yan Sikong's voice became deeper and deeper, because he realized that his tone was like that of a boudoir, which was a bit embarrassing.

Yuan Nanyu stole a glance at Yan Sikong, seeing that his expression was calm, but his eyes were erratic and empty, and he sighed inwardly.

The two of them were talking, when they saw a luxurious carriage slowly approaching from the south of the city, which was different from the direction where King Yong transported his winter supplies, it should have come from Yanzhou, and the exterior decoration of the carriage was probably a woman's carriage .

In order to transport winter necessities into the city as soon as possible in the snow, Taiyuan City has not allowed civilian vehicles to enter and exit, but the car did not intend to stop, and swaggered towards the city gate.

Yuan Nanyu was curious, Yan Sikong had already guessed who was sitting in that car, probably Sa Ren.

Sure enough, when the city gate guard saw the person in the carriage, he didn't dare to be negligent, so he let the carriage transporting winter needs out of the way, and put the carriage into the city first.

Yan Sikong thought, this time Fengye lives in the city instead of the camp, there is no reason to refuse Sa Ren to enter the mansion anymore, thinking of this, he couldn't help smiling, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.

-

After Sa Ren entered the mansion, because of his coquettish behavior and contempt for ethics, the whole mansion was extremely troubled.But she didn't do anything too outrageous, so Feng Ye let her go and seldom paid attention to it.

From Yan Sikong's point of view, she left her hometown to marry into Feng's family, but was treated as nothing by her husband, and she was about to usher in a regular wife. Now that she finally entered the mansion, she was a bit surly just to attract Feng Ye's attention. How pathetic.

But it is pitiful, Sa Ren has to bother him from time to time, which makes it difficult for him to show sympathy.

Seeing that Feng Ye's wedding was approaching, Sa Ren became more and more anxious, and even had an attitude of wanting to win Yan Sikong, which made Yan Sikong dumbfounded. If he was reduced to "competing" with a few women, it would be better crashed to death.

It's a pity that behind Sa Ren's gorgeous face hides a not-so-intelligent but jealous head, Yan Sikong even thought gloatingly that Fengye's backyard might not be peaceful in the future.

Yan Sikong still does what he should do every day. It seems that nothing has happened, but he and Feng Ye have not spoken a word or eaten a meal in private for a long time, except for the communication on military affairs. He wanted to let go of Ye Ye's obsession a long time ago. If marrying a wife and taking concubines can bring Feng Ye back to the right path, although it is a bit late, it will be considered satisfactory.

As for him, he has been dragged down by his children's love for too long, if he can strip off these personal burdens, even if it makes him drip with blood, the long-term pain is worse than the short-term pain.

-

On this day, when he was returning from the Yamen to the mansion, he happened to run into Yuan Shaoxu who had just come out of the restaurant, and the two had a face-to-face meeting.

The general beside Yuan Shaoxu said with some eccentricity: "This subordinate has met Master Yan."

Yan Sikong nodded slightly, turned sideways and was about to leave.

Yuan Shaoxu stood in front of him and said coldly: "Master Yan, can I take a step to speak?"

"Okay." Yan Sikong raised his head and looked at Yuan Shaoxu calmly.

The two walked to the corner, Yan Sikong cupped his hands and said, "What's your order, brother?"

The muscles on Yuan Shaoxu's face twitched. He lowered his voice and said viciously: "You pretend to be humble on the surface, but you keep hurting me behind your back. Human."

Yan Sikong looked directly at Yuan Shaoxu: "That's right, I relied on these two knives to avenge my father."

Yuan Shaoxu's face was full of gloom: "My Yuan family has the grace of saving your life and adopting you. It is only natural for you to avenge my father. The matter of your identity and Yu'er's identity is also unintentional. I didn't know that you would You came to join the wolf king, but you were so worried about it, and you secretly put on little shoes for me, so that I would never be as important as the wolf king, you are like a snake and a scorpion!"

Yan Sikong raised his eyebrows: "Brother actually thinks I'm overqualified, and I'm the one behind the scenes? Big brother has been following the wolf king for many years, and he has made contributions as well as hard work. It's reasonable to be promoted to the capital now. The wolf king didn't treat you badly, big brother." Have you ever thought that you are so ambitious?"

"If it wasn't for you, Yu'er went to beg the wolf king, how could I still be a capital?"

"Brother." Yan Sikong said earnestly, "If you are promoted too fast, you will not be able to convince the public, and if you are not worthy of virtue, there will be disasters. You are Yu'er's eldest brother. How could the Wolf King not want to promote you, but you have to do it step by step, right? .”

"Fart." Yuan Shaoxu gritted his teeth, "Don't think I don't know, Yu'er was going to beg the Wolf King, but you stepped in and took the matter over, and you were venting your personal anger."

"Brother, if you want to think like this, Sikong can't argue with you." Yan Sikong said impatiently, "I hope that elder brother will make great contributions to the wolf king as soon as possible, and he will rise to the top and make his ancestors shine. At that time, Sikong will sincerely congratulate elder brother." He didn't bother to pay any attention to it. Yuan Shaoxu left without looking back.

Yuan Shaoxu stared at Yan Sikong's back, his red eyes were filled with resentment and insidiousness.

Yan Sikong quickened his pace and dared to go to the mansion. Firstly, it was cold and it was not suitable to stay outside the house for a long time. Second, he subconsciously wanted to stay away from Yuan Shaoxu. This person made him extremely disgusted. Son, he should have poisoned him to death long ago.

Xu Shi walked too fast, he bumped into a man who was also in a hurry, the two of them almost bumped into each other, Yan Sikong felt some movement in the corset, he hurriedly took a few steps back, looked down, and found the front of the shirt The place was not very smooth, he suddenly turned his head to find the person who collided with him, but saw that the person had already turned into the alley.

He turned around and chased after him, but when he chased into the alley, the man had disappeared.

Yan Sikong searched a few alleys, but he didn't find the figure of the man again, so he stopped and reached into the skirt of his clothes, until now he touched a piece of cloth.

He pulled out the strip of cloth expressionlessly and spread it out. It was a letter.