The Blood Crown

The battle between the dragon and the wolf

Mountains and rivers follow the wind (closed)

Sitting on the fence

Swallow Thief Thinking of the Sky

Yan Sikong murmured this doggerel softly, it was only a short paragraph in the long poem, but a few words were enough to pierce his heart.

The three men on the wall, the swallow thief thinks of nothing.

He hated eunuchs the most in his life, and spent most of his life just to fight against eunuchs, but unexpectedly, one day, he also became a "swallow thief".

Could it be that in the hearts of the common people, he, Yan Sikong, is as heinous as the eunuchs, who can be punished by everyone?

When he heard the word "swallow thief" from the mouth of a yellow-mouthed child who could only parrot, he knew that this notoriety must have been broadcast all over the world, and it was destined to be recorded in the annals of history forever.

He thought he was really numb, but this was his hometown, the Guangning that he and his adoptive father had risked their lives to protect, and the only pure land in his heart that he longed to return to countless times in his dreams.

It's a pity that the people of Guangning have forgotten the great hero who died unjustly 20 years ago, and only remember the swallow thief today.

Yan Sikong opened the window, the winter was coming, and the cold wind howled into the house, making people shivering. He leaned against the window edge and watched the traffic and people on the street. The appearance of this street in front of him, the short but happy time when he was young, may have exhausted his luck in his life.

There was a bitter smile on the corner of his mouth, and tears fell down, which he couldn't stop.

Father, Kong'er is unfilial and has become a "thief".

-

The shaking carriage stopped, Yan Sikong took a deep breath and got out of the carriage.

Shen Hexuan brought him to see Liang Huiyong, and before that, he also got through with Liang Huiyong.

After 20 years, Yan Sikong still vaguely remembers Liang Huiyong's appearance.At that time, Liang Huiyong was a young general under Yuanmao's command. He was brave and resourceful in fighting, and he was very righteous. went into exile.

When seeing Liang Huiyong, Yan Sikong recognized him immediately.At this time, he was already the deputy general of Liaodong, and he had just passed his forties, and he was full of heroism.

When Liang Huiyong saw Yan Sikong, he also stared straight at his eyes. His eyes seemed to be unrecognizable for a while, but soon became determined. He opened his mouth, a little speechless.

Yan Sikong took a step forward and knelt down on one knee: "Thank you General Liang for saving your life back then."

With mixed feelings, Liang Huiyong quickly helped Yan Sikong up, and said in a trembling voice, "Sikong, you are really Sikong."

Yan Sikong nodded heavily: "General Liang, I am Sikong."

Liang Huiyong sighed heavily: "It's been 20 years, 20 years, I didn't expect to see you again one day."

"I didn't expect...if General Liang hadn't rescued him back then, Sikong wouldn't be where he is today."

"You are the son of General Yuan, how could I stand by and watch." Liang Huiyong recalled that year with a lot of emotion.

Yan Sikong said: "General Liang must have had a hard time under Han Zhaoxing's command all these years."

"Hey, don't mention it." Liang Huiyong said bitterly, "If it wasn't for the people of Liaodong, I would rather disarm and return to the fields than suffer under the hands of that bastard."

"General Liang endured humiliation and asked for perfection, and the people of Liaodong will remember it."

Liang Huiyong shook his head: "After the eunuch fell, General Zhao guarded Liaodong. I was fortunate to be appreciated by the general, and I was promoted all the way. I thought Shen Ke in Liaodong had been saved for decades, but I didn't want to..." He said Eye circles were red, "I didn't even see the general for the last time."

Yan Sikong grabbed Liang Huiyong's hand and said in a deep voice, "General Zhao handed over Liaodong to General Liang, and General Liang will definitely guard Liaodong."

"I would like to give my life to my hometown, but the 20 troops in Guangning are no match for the Jin Kingdom's [-] troops."

"Does General Liang remember my father?"

Liang Huiyong said a little excitedly: "How dare I forget the achievements of General Yuan."

Yan Sikong thought, many people have forgotten that even if he vindicated Yuanmao in the capital, it might not be of much importance to the people of Guangning, but he couldn't blame the people for their poor memory. , what else can I ask for?He said: "20 years ago, under the leadership of my father, we defended Guangning. At that time, we didn't even have [-] soldiers and horses, but we rejected Zhuoletai's [-] troops three times. Today, we will definitely be able to defend Guangning." Guangning, defend Liaodong."

Liang Huiyong looked at Yan Sikong firmly: "Sikong, you, you came here for Guangning?"

"Exactly."

Liang Huiyong shook Yan Sikong's hand firmly, and said softly: "Do you know? Even if everyone in the world slanders and scolds you, I know in my heart that you must not be that kind of person. You have been a good boy since you were a child. You are In order to avenge General Yuan, to eradicate evil, you single-handedly wiped out the eunuchs who have caused disasters for decades, and you rehabilitated General Yuan. Why is that so?"

Yan Sikong's eyes turned hot, and he said in a hoarse voice, "Sikong is very relieved by General Liang's words."

Fu Zhanqing couldn't help but said: "The common people don't think so."

Shen Hexuan coughed lightly, and Fu Zhanqing lowered his head.

Only then did Liang Huiyong remember Shen Hexuan, he hurried over, cupped his hands and said, "Master Shen, please redeem Liang for being rude."

"Vice Chief Liang, you're being polite." Shen Hexuan cupped his hands and said, "I'm having trouble with my legs and feet, so I won't get up to return the salute."

"No need." Liang Huiyong said, "Come here, let's have some tea."

Several people sat around the house and discussed the current situation.

After Zhuo Letai crossed Huangshui, he did not rush to attack, but set up camp first. It is said that Zhuo Letai spent a lot of money to buy a lot of firearms and cannons from the Raksha Kingdom, which were specially used to deal with the Han people's city wall artillery.

Zhuo Letai, the former Jurchen prince, has become a king. The shame of his life is that 20 years ago, he was beaten back by a few thousand remnants under the city of Guangning. The desire to covet the entire fertile Central Plains has never diminished. After waiting for so long, he finally waited for the civil strife in the Central Plains, and his army is strong and ready to go. This is probably a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and he will never miss it.

Since the loss of the seven prefectures in northern Liaoning, for more than twenty years, the Jin people have sent teams of cavalry all the year round to the cities, villages and counties in eastern Liaodong. Immediately ran away without a trace, so repeatedly, Liaodong soldiers and civilians all lived in deep fear day and night.

It's hard to hope for a wise general who can really guard Liaodong, but just saw the dawn, but was thrown into darkness again.

On the other hand, the Jin people have raised their soldiers and horses over the years, eyeing the Central Plains covetously, and their morale is even higher than before.

In such a situation, the morale of the army has already been defeated before the fight.

Today is no different than 20 years ago. The reason why miracles are called miracles is because there is only one in ten thousand.

They might be able to stop Zhuo Letai for a while, but this time Zhuo Letai's aggressive approach is obviously ready for a long battle. After a long battle, their strength, food, and morale will definitely suffer.

Right now, there is only one person who can save Liaodong—Feng Ye.

Only by sending troops from the wilderness can Liaodong be saved from danger.

Liang Huiyong said: "I have sent many letters of appeal to the imperial court, and I heard that the wolf king is trying to find a way to mobilize troops, but he..." He glanced at Yan Sikong, "At this time, the king of Chu and the princes are waiting for an opportunity to move. , he has been reluctant to send out the Feng family army for a long time."

"Of course he is unwilling." Shen Hexuan said, "In fact, he is now in the same predicament as the imperial court back then - unable to take care of multiple fronts."

Fu Zhanqing nodded: "Yes, if it weren't for that, how could he easily win the world." After he finished speaking, he suddenly felt something was wrong, and gave Yan Sikong a sneaky look.

After all, Feng Ye was able to enter the capital, and everyone in the world knows what role Yan Sikong played in it.

But Yan Sikong was calm on the surface.

Liang Huiyong said: "The most important thing right now is to find a way to get the wolf king to send troops, Sikong, you..."

Yan Sikong said calmly: "General Liang, I was captured by Mr. Shen and was going to be given to the King of Chu, but Mr. Shen understands the righteousness and thinks that Liaodong is related to the survival of the country. The danger of Liaodong should be solved first, and I have already lived in seclusion. The countryside, showing up again is also for Liaodong. I will ruin my hometown and die."

Liang Huiyong was greatly moved: "Sikong, you are worthy of being the adopted son of General Yuan. If you inherit his mantle, you will surely complete his unfinished business and wipe out the gold thief!"

Shen Hexuan looked at Yan Sikong, and said expressionlessly: "What good plan do you have?"

"On the one hand, we need to guard against Zouletai's attack, strengthen the city's defenses, prepare food and grass, and boost morale; on the other hand, we must force Fengye to send troops."

"How to force Fengye to send troops?"

Yan Sikong frowned slightly.

From the moment he came out of the mountain, he knew that sooner or later, he would have to deal with Feng Ye, even though that was the last thing he wanted to do in his life, but he had no choice but to save Liaodong. It's too thin, now the entire imperial court and the most powerful soldiers in the Central Plains are in the hands of Fengye alone, if Fengye doesn't save Liaodong, no one can save him.

However, he still remembers the last time he and Feng Ye, Feng Ye said "hate him" to him with his eyes full of resentment.Whether it's resentment or hatred, he didn't care if he died once, but whether Feng Ye would send troops for him, at the risk of being taken advantage of by Chen Kui, he actually had no idea in his heart.

But even if there is an emergency, he will try. He can smash himself to pieces for Liaodong, and face a person he doesn't want to meet in this life, so there is nothing he can't do.

He took a deep breath: "I'll write a letter to Feng Ye."

Several people stared at him without blinking.

The grievances between Feng Ye and Yan Sikong are well known in the world, even though it may sound absurd, but it is true that Feng Ye scoured the world to find Yan Sikong.

"What are you going to write?"

-

"Wolf King! Wolf King!"

Feng Ye, who was lighting up the lamp to review the memorial, suddenly heard the guards report anxiously, not only frowned.Recently, he was entangled in government affairs, and he couldn't sleep day and night because of being alone. Hearing such yelling, he only felt a splitting headache.

The guard rushed into the study room, knelt down on the ground, and before Feng Ye could reprimand him, he said loudly: "Wolf King, yes, there is news about Grand Master Yan."

Feng Ye shuddered, and the wolf hair in his hand fell onto the paper, and the ink stains stained half of the paper.His heart was suddenly tightened, and he tremblingly said: "You, what are you talking about..."

For more than half a year, he has been begging for news about Yan Sikong, but at first he searched the nearby villages and towns, and found traces of similar people, but in the end they all stopped. He knew that if the people below did not have reliable news, they would never Those who dare to speak nonsense.

The guard said excitedly: "A few days ago, our spies found traces of Shen Hexuan in Taiyuan. After Shen Hexuan left Taiyuan, the spies followed him all the way. Then, then he..."

"Then what!" Feng Ye asked anxiously.

"Then he followed to Bazhou, where a horse in a racecourse was infected with the disease, and he summoned many people from all corners of the country to examine the horse. A few days later, Shen Hexuan took away a man. It is said that the man's body shape was similar to that of Taifu Yan. look alike."

Feng Ye hit the case hard, his eyes were red, he growled, "Why did you report it now!"

"General Que is not allowed, the general said, there is no definite news, and there is no need to disturb the wolf king, I am afraid, I am afraid that you will be happy in vain, and now the spies report back, saying that their group went straight to Liaodong, so the general ordered me to hurry up Come and report to the Wolf King."

Feng Ye stood up abruptly, his face was as pale as paper, his fists were clenched tightly, his heart was beating so fast, as if it would burst out of his throat in the next moment.

Is that you, Sikong, is that you!

Diagnosis horse, Liaodong, both of them are related to Yan Sikong, and they were taken away by Shen Hexuan himself, maybe, maybe it is really him, it is really him!

In any case, as long as there is a little hope, it is enough, as long as there is a glimmer of light in the sky, he will pursue it desperately, otherwise he will be completely swallowed by the darkness, and he will live forever in the regret and fear of losing his love , no life, no death, no redemption.

Please, Konger, let me find you, let me see you again, let me have a chance to make up for everything in the past.

Even if it is death, let me go with you.