Chiwuxing
Chapter 127 Chapter 127
Chapter [-] - Dealing with each other with the same spirit, making a breakthrough and building a strategic plan
As Fu Chen crossed Qishan Mountain, he saw Qian-colored figures and people scattered in front of the iron wall of King Lejin's capital.
The other person also saw him and approached him.
Fu Chen got off his horse and looked at the woman, his emotions were hidden in words.
"……You're back."
"Ah."
Hu Xuyun covered his eyes: "I have prepared food and wine for you, you can come over with me to eat something first."
Then, she turned around and told the rest of the people to prepare their living quarters and lead the horses to settle down.
Fu Chen followed him into the private palace of the princess in the royal capital, this place is very familiar, but now when he came back again, he suddenly felt a little strange and at a loss.
"...Come and sit." He Xuyun retreated the crowd and closed the palace door. At this time, there were only two of them in the empty room.
The wine and meat on the table are rich and fragrant, and there are several jelly dishes on the table.
Fu Chen still stood motionless on the side of the chair, looking at her lightly.Huxun was disturbed by his gentle gaze, and turned to see him with pale cheeks, walking towards the side of the table, and said: "Chasa said you were sick, I didn't expect it to be so serious...you shouldn't have prepared wine. "
Fu Chen silently stared at her stiff profile, and suddenly called out:
"younger sister."
Huxun's spine stiffened when he heard the sound, and he came over in a blink of an eye.
Fu Chen recognized the sadness and fragility that was rarely seen in her eyes, stepped forward two steps, and hugged the woman into his arms.
The woman in his arms subconsciously propped up her flesh and bones again, and Fu Chen stretched out his hand to slowly caress her back, feeling that she relaxed little by little, and buried her in his lapel.
Like twisting a dismantling mechanism, when grief comes, it is an unstoppable torrent.
Intermittent crying and mourning came from his arms, and his chest was wet, and the heat rose.
Hu Bu has a heavy responsibility on her shoulders, and some people have long forgotten that she is just a frail young woman who lost her mother.Now that he was severely mourned again, he didn't dare to speak out or talk to others, so he had to swallow his sorrow alone in the dark.In front of people, I still have to put up my airs and face the vast and distant land in the south and the vast and strange crowd alone.
Fu Chen closed his eyes, pressed his chin against her forehead, and said softly: "...I'm late, sorry."
The woman cried more and more fiercely, without a break at all, as if there was an inexhaustible force released here together.
Fu Chen guessed that according to her status and temperament, she must have never cried like a child since she was a child.The release this time seems to be to make up for the tears owed by the previous ten years, endless and dark.
After an unknown amount of time, he felt that it would hurt his body and strength to vent any more, so he patted the woman's shoulder lightly, trying to remind her to get up, but saw that she was drowning in her own sadness, without moving a muscle.Helpless and distressed, Fu Chen lowered his head to He Xujun's ear and coaxed softly: "Okay, okay...it's okay, don't cry...you haven't eaten yet?...don't cry, okay? ? Obedient, don't cry..."
After a long time, He Xuyun probably also lost his strength and made no sound, but his head was still buried in Fu Chen's arms, motionless.
The man's body has the bitterness of herbal medicine, mixed with the warmth and sweat from the rush, warm but not hot, just right.
Fu Chen patted and said: "Okay, let's eat first... It's okay, I'm here, you don't have to worry about anything."
He Xuyun still didn't move, Fu Chen coaxed again: "Get up, okay?"
"...It's too ugly." He Xuyun knew that even his eyeballs must be swollen now, and he would feel ashamed and unwilling to see people.
"There's no one else here..." Fu Chen smiled helplessly, then moved his arms, pulled off the belt and tied it in front of his eyes, and said, "I can't see you now, can I get up for dinner, my good sister? I'm really hungry..."
Seeing this, Huxun hurriedly straightened his body, and said shamelessly: "...you don't have to do this, I'm self-willed, you'd better take it off."
"Hey," Fu Chen gently pushed her outstretched hand away, and said with a smile, "It's okay, I used to do this when I was practicing martial arts, it doesn't affect my actions, come on."
Saying that, he took her shoulders, pulled her to sit in front of the chair, and chose the seat opposite him.
Huxun's eyes were red, and he looked at the man opposite him with blue eyes covered with blue belts, making his face paler and paler. At this moment, he still smiled at his side and said: "In front of me, you can be willful if you want. I My little sister, of course I want to pamper you."
"...If you don't mind, just call me 'Ah Jun'."
"Okay, Ah Jun."
The man called out immediately, his hoarse and rough voice had an indistinct meaning of treasure.
Huxun was ashamed and sad, and said shyly: "...I also treat you as my elder brother, I'm not afraid that you will see me like this...you, just take that thing off."
Fu Chen froze for a moment, then smiled and said, "Okay."
Then he tore off the tape again, looking at the woman whose face was soaked in blood, her smile remained unchanged: "Ah Jun is so beautiful, if anyone criticizes your appearance, I will beat him up for you next time..."
He Xujun really laughed when he heard the words, and said: "Brother is hungry, let's eat first."
"it is good."
The two of them opened their chopsticks to eat, and He Xuyun saw that he kept putting meat and vegetables in his bowls, and he didn't seem to be hungry at all, so he couldn't help but feel a little ridiculous: "...It doesn't have to be like this, the food It's for you, I ate something early in the morning."
"I see that you have lost a lot of energy during this period of time. There is no harm in eating more. Be obedient, huh?"
Huxun had no choice but to give up, and ate a lot according to his words.Fu Chen didn't have much appetite due to illness, but he didn't want to take her kindness into consideration, so he just picked up the ingredients in the dish one after another, and kept moving his chopsticks seemingly in a hurry, but he didn't really swallow much.However, he took the initiative to ask some daily trivial matters, which happened to divert the woman's attention, and did not make her see too many abnormalities.
During a meal, the two chatted from time to time, and the warmth was unbelievable.
After eating enough, He Xujun took the initiative to bring up the important matter to Fu Chen, saying: "I have already found out that among the bandits who murdered the father, according to the interrogation, there are more than 800 people who pretended to be refugees and fled to the south of Jinhe. I don't know whereabouts..."
Fu Chen listened quietly, his smile gradually faded, and after he finished speaking, he stretched out his hand to shake the woman's palm, and said softly:
"... Ah Jun, let's not pursue it, okay?"
He Xuyun raised his eyes, the man's eyes were still soft, and his voice was softly probing, but she didn't know how to answer these words.
Before she could open her mouth, Fu Chen continued: "I know that I said this ruthlessly, because I didn't grow up in the Hu area, and I don't have the friendship between the Hu and Qiang tribes, so I am not qualified to say that. But, You know, the picture that my third uncle had before his death was to go south to this vast land. I lived there for more than 20 years, and I was somewhat suspected of speaking for him at this time, but think again, the emperor of Yan Kingdom was killed and the court was defeated. If this incident provokes disputes again at this time and kills Yan people indiscriminately, it will only make the killing endless. What will be the result then? Either both sides will suffer, or after both sides suffer, Ling Nan will live The savages sit back and catch the fisherman...is it really worth it?"
"I know those fools who deliberately assassinated the third uncle are guilty, but the ones who can be caught are already dead," Fu Chen said persuasively, "Ah Min, what do you think they did wrong?"
He Xuyun stared: "My father ordered Hu Jun to put down their old enmity and live in peace with each other before he was alive, but they still deliberately harmed each other. Isn't this toasting and not eating fine wine?"
Fu Chen shook his head, looked at her, and said, "No, what they did was no different from what we did at first. Think about it, when the Yan Kingdom was first established a hundred years ago, Hu Qiang went to Yan Ting bowed his head as a subsidiary land. At that time, Yan State pursued the policy of "suspending aunts to slow down the war". Lian Man attacked Yan, but as far as I know, Third Uncle had previously colluded with King Yu in private to testify, expressing his intention of rebellion. The state agreement is also not upright. Do you want to say that because you are a barbarian, what you do is right, and those foolish people in Yan State are wrong?"
"...Right or wrong?" He Xun lowered his eyes, sniffed, and said, "What do you care about right and wrong... If you want to explain to the Hu brothers, who would care about right or wrong?"
"They don't have to care, because they don't have to bear the consequences and responsibilities," Fu Chen said in a warm voice, "Ah Jun, let me ask you, the third uncle is no longer here. Then you, like the third uncle, really miss that big one." Is it the land of the old Yan country?"
"I just want to complete my father's unfinished business, and I have nothing else to ask for." He Xuyu said firmly.
"Okay," Fu Chen said, "I promise you. But you still have to think clearly, because the brothers of the Hu clan don't care about right and wrong, and only care about the interests of relatives and relatives, so you have to be more sober when you think about it. , and living in the northeast, if you want to control such a large piece of land from north to south, you must not just look at the old land behind you. Hu people often say that Yan people are cunning, but now you have to face such a A large group of cunning people, they know how to incite the emotions of the people, use money and many soldiers to achieve their goals, can you take it lightly?"
Huxun's eyes flashed, but he didn't speak.
"Actually, Ah Jun, you are right. Even in Yandi, right or wrong is not important," Fu Chen said, "The important thing is how to coordinate the interests of all parties so that no one from the officials to the common people rebels." Meaning, to express surrender."
Huxun lowered his head, just as the grief fell, the endless pressure threatened him again: "I..."
Fu Chen stepped forward and hugged her tightly with outstretched arms:
"Ah Jun, do as I say, and I will give you what you deserve safely."
Fu Chen came out of the hall towards evening and returned to the stove room next to the bedroom.
Taking advantage of no one, he coughed a series of lowly along the corner of the wall, and when he almost stopped, he cleared his throat, closed his eyes and pressed his forehead against the wall brick for a while, and continued to look inward after the temperature on his face dropped. Go, and then smell a strong and familiar smell of medicinal heat.
Fu Chen was stunned for a moment, then pushed open the firewood door defensively and suspiciously, only to see that the decoction stove was steaming, and the guard squatting beside him was Chao Er.
His face turned cold, he stepped forward and said, "Whose medicine is this?"
"……your."
"When it comes to decocting medicine, I'm not used to using other people's hands," Fu Chen said indifferently, "You go back, I'll take care of it."
Chao Er simply got up and gave him his seat.
Fu Chen was choked by the herb's breath, and wanted to cough, so he barely suppressed it, and only let out a deep "cough".He went to sit on the small wooden bench, took a deep breath, and wiped his face with his hands.
After waking up for a while, I glanced out of the corner of my eye, and the young man was still standing where he was.
He looked up, frowned and said: "...do you have nothing to do, just stand here?"
"Brother," Chao Er looked into his tired eyes and said, "...When I led those two thousand horsemen to Zheshui, I confirmed something to them for you on the way, so I think I should tell you. "
"Stop, get rid of the word 'for you' first." Fu Chen felt a headache when he heard it, "If you have something to say, don't talk about it."
Chao Er said in a deep voice: "At that time, according to the truth, three thousand Yan soldiers among the iron cavalry were left in the Tongguan barracks, and the remaining two thousand Hu cavalry were closer to me than those Yan soldiers. By announcing your identity on the Xiong cavalry, I just want to find an opportunity to test their attitude... so that we can act later."
Fu Chen clenched his palms tightly, his eyes fixed: "Go on."
"I just read some old stories to provoke, and then I falsely spread the words of the wolf lord, saying, 'I have a lot of trust in you, and I need to assist you to obey orders', because most of them are members of the Utron tribe, and they also believe what the wolf lord said , and attach importance to the unity of the royal family, and are willing to sincerely submit." Chao Erdao, "...I thought it was not a big deal, and it would be beneficial, so I didn't tell you. Now I think it's my own decision, so Come talk to your brother."
Fu Chen released his palm strength, and asked back: "...there is a man called 'Hush Baqin' over there, did anything happen to him?"
"He seemed displeased in the early stage, and I pretended to provoke him into it for a while. Later, when he learned that Master Hu had said it himself, he stopped worrying about it." Chao Erdao, "And the three thousand swallows who I am also in charge of. , can be used by you, no two minds.”
Chao Er's action really calmed down a piece of worry in his heart, Fu Chen only said: "One yard is one yard, this matter can help me, thank you."
Chao Er only looked at his cold side face, and said in a dark voice, "Are you going to thank me... From now on, I won't do anything else."
Fu Chen was thinking about tomorrow's business in his mind, and he didn't have the energy to pay attention to what Chao Er said, and suddenly said: "You go and help me to inform the soldiers who came here together today, and go to the open space in the east of Lejin King's capital to gather tomorrow. .”
"Okay," Chao Er responded immediately.
"Go down."
"Brother," Chao Er felt as if he had been stabbed by the point of a knife as soon as he heard him drive him away, "...will you forgive me?"
"There's nothing to forgive or not to forgive." Fu Chen just looked at the smoking medicine jar in front of him, and said, "...Only the past has not passed, everything will pass. You listen to me, go back."
Chao Er retreated.
Fu Chen glanced at his back and said nothing.
After he finished decocting the medicine and taking it, it was already dark, and Fu Chen groped his way back to the side hall of Hexu's palace to live temporarily.
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
In the name of the princess who is temporarily in power, He Xuyun informed the ministries of important matters overnight.Announcing the death of his father, He Xuxuan, and at the same time revealing that Jia Sheng's biological father had been considered by his father to be the brother Huxuxuan who ran away that year, and his name was ordered to be entered in the tribal tree.According to the decision made by the wolf lord He Xuyi and her during his lifetime, He Xucheng led the royal cavalry to defeat Yan and retreat the barbarians.And three days later, the new year's tribal meeting will be held in advance, and the leaders of the tribes, Qing Zhuang, will be invited to attend the meeting under Qichuan on time.
All ministries were in an uproar when they heard the news, and the news one after another was hard to digest.If it hadn't been for Huxue Bowa, the messenger appointed by Huxue in the royal department, who came to the various ministries to submit a proposal in person, they would have thought it was someone who spread rumors without restraint and endangered the hearts of the people.
Now that the Hu people in Hudi are well-informed, this important news will naturally gradually spread to many generals of the Hu army stationed in Yandi, and even the old Yan officials who are sitting in the imperial capital thousands of miles away have to borrow this rumor Take action.The situation changed suddenly at this time.
But the content of the news was really unexpected. For a while, people from various tribes came to Hexun Palace to inquire about the details, and even the leaders of small tribes went to see them in person, but the princess closed her house and did not come out. No response.After all, they were women, no matter how surprised and suspicious they were, they still abided by the rules and did not dare to break in.
Hu and Qiang were left behind in the air for three days, guessing and guessing continuously, and it turned against the sky, just like a farce.
During these three days, Fu Chen did not sit still.
He sneaked to Beihao Mountain alone by taking a long way.
After standing still at the foot of the mountain, he took out the mountain whistle from Hexun, and blew it vigorously, the tree shadows shook, and a group of bright red shadows rushed out quickly.
When the red shadow flashed, he could tell that it was the red-haired Xie that he had seen twice before.
Hanging eyes and tails, shaped like mouse eyes, seem to look at everyone with contempt and disdain, implying provocation.
Fu Chen squatted down, quietly waiting for the wolf to approach, without any precautions.
There was still a string in his heart, but he saw that Xie Xi kicked his front leg and rolled down in front of him, and then threw himself into half of his arms.
Fu Chen was stunned for a moment, and stroked the red hair of the wolf beast, which was bigger than he had seen before. He didn't move, and let him touch it, but his nose was panting, and his ferocious mouse eyes were provocative as usual.But at this time and this scene, there is more or less a hint of acting like a baby.
"...do you still recognize me?"
Xie Xi turned over and squatted down in front of him.
Fu Chen smiled, the red beast stretched its fangs towards him, its fierce look remained unchanged, but it did not move.
The gods and beasts are psychic, not to mention this long-lived thing, I don't know how many strange things of the same family have been seen in this Huqiang Mountain, so I must be able to figure out what he thinks and says.
Recalling the previous two episodes of hostility, Fu Chen sighed with emotion.He is no stranger to animal nature, if the opponent attacks maliciously first, the herd of beasts will only stand on guard and fight back with a more dangerous momentum.The so-called turning from the heart to the environment, and many similar matters, it was because of his wrong intentions in the past that there were many attacks and misunderstandings later.
The old trees in the outskirts of Tongcheng are still verdant, and the grass is luxuriant.
"Father, my son is here to take you home."
The man knelt down and kowtowed three times, but did not move.
A dozen or so people stood far behind him, watching silently.
After a long time, Fu Chen stood up straight.The violent action caused his brain to be dazzled, and he shook his body.Immediately, an arm came from behind, helping him by the side.
Fu Chen shook his head, stood up straight, gritted his teeth and said:
"...Don't move, I'll do it."
When returning with the coffin, Chao Er followed Fu Chen's horse and couldn't help saying:
"...Brother, many things are not solely your fault."
Even though he is stupid, he has recollected the details of getting along with Fu Chen thousands of times, and adding up his own inquisitions, he can probably understand the past and the past that he has experienced in the past, knowing this dead soul. What is it that people are made of.
"...There are many things in the world. It is wrong to do it, and it is also wrong to do it wrong." Fu Chen did not answer his words, looked at the future with tired eyes, and said in a low voice, "Do you think my father will be pleased when he sees me doing this?"
He vaguely thought of the dream in his illness: "...Maybe he didn't want to go back, maybe he hated this place so much when he was young, even if he went away and suffered much, he didn't want to mention it again... just like... ...Just like when I mentioned him when I was young, I hated him for leaving our mother and son alone in the border town, and suffered all the coldness and suffering."
"...But I want to do this." The man's expression remained unchanged, and a kind of lingering and incomprehensible emotion surged in him, "Oh, if he resents me because of this, it's fine, anyway, it's not bad. one piece."
Fu Chen pulled the reins, clamped the horse's belly, and walked faster than the front.
Chao Er looked at his lonely and thin back silently, trying his best to suppress his surging heart.
He remembered what Zong Zhengxi had said to him, and he was right only when he fully understood what he said.With Fu Chen's persistent mind, he couldn't tolerate others blocking the way and criticizing him.Because he has figured out all kinds of ways and thought to death, who else would dare to lead him back to his known old place?It just adds to the burden in his heart.
This person wants people to treat him sincerely, but he has to watch from afar so as not to hurt him.
Chao Er is so contradictory, but he also knows that the person in front is a thousand times more contradictory than him.
It was late at night when people arrived at Hu Qiang.
After Fu Chen arranged the chores, he hurried back to his room and rested for an hour to rest his mind a little and prepare for what he was about to face today.
The tribal alliance is held once a year, but in recent decades, it has rarely been so neatly attended in advance.
The vast sky is gray, and the outline of the snow-capped mountains in the distance is looming.
Occasionally, a few lone eagles chirped, but at this time they all had a sense of mournfulness.
On the Qichuan Grassland, all the tribes were in order, sitting and standing in order.
After three days of tossing around, even the fabricated rumors are exhausted.At this time, it was almost the right time, but they were unable to guess the reason any more, and only waited for the protagonist to come forward and give them an explanation to comfort them.
The wind whistled, and even the crowd who were used to the cold air of Hudi felt a little nervous at this moment.
Some people thought in their hearts, complaining about why they got up so early today and came here to suffer, and after thinking about it, they dispelled their doubts first.After all, all tribes have such a tacit understanding, so it seems that he is not the only one disturbed by distracting thoughts in his heart.
After waiting for a long time in the early winter wind, the members of the royal family just arrived late.
In the distance, in the open space in the center of the green plain, a crowd of young and strong men from the Utron King's Department gathered.Through the distant fog, one can see its tall, straight and majestic look.
According to the usual start time of the alliance, they are not considered late.It's just that the rest of the tribe came too early today, so it seems that the royal tribe came late.In addition, everyone was a little curious about what the Utron tribe would say today, so they all felt a little urgent.
"The royal family has arrived, why doesn't the princess come forward?" A barbarian asked loudly what everyone was thinking.
Just now a short and thin man was squeezed out from among the people who came, and now he came out and said: "Princess Xi is discussing other matters with the prince, and he will be here immediately, everyone, take it easy."
Huxbois usually had a hippie smile on his face, but he was still smiling at this time, or because of the occasion, it was much calmer.It's a pity that his stature is too small. Although it can make people let go of their guard, it can't produce a sense of majesty.
Someone in the crowd sneered when they heard the words, but they didn't know who they were laughing at.
Bowa's expression didn't change, he looked at the edge of the pasture in a blink of an eye, and waited with the crowd.
After waiting in silence for a long time, I suddenly heard another cry of eagles from all over the world.
That voice was nothing compared to the lonely wailing that I heard at first.Extremely sharp and sharp, like a finely honed sharp blade, with a single chirp, it will pierce the entire sky.
Someone looked around, wanting to see where the hawks were howling here.
Immediately afterwards, there was the sound of fast moving steps, orderly and rhythmically louder and louder, until everyone saw a group of soldiers approaching, wearing sabers at their waists, encircling the pasture, and all the ministries There are sword soldiers inserted between the gathering positions.
All the people looked up and looked closely, and the soldiers were all familiar faces. They were the Xixi cavalry trained by Hu Qiang earlier, and they were also the guards led by Hu Xuxi himself.
At this moment, my heart sank, and I didn't know whether to be jealous or express my long-lasting love.
As the thousands of soldiers crowded into the arena bit by bit, a red shadow rushed into the narrow path left in the middle.
Everyone took a closer look, and found that the flying object was the red-haired scorpion—the only beast blood of their Hu Qiang.
According to the rules, the clan beasts are not allowed to come out of the mountain easily, unless...they all tensed up.
After the iron cavalry soldiers cleared the way on both sides, and the soldiers were at the end, the person everyone was waiting to see slowly appeared.
The two slender shadows approached, the brother and sister were both masters of martial arts, they walked with a steady aura, with the usual upright and proud members of King Utron's family.
When Fu Chen came here, he took off his usual navy blue military robe, and changed into a cold and solemn pure black with narrow sleeves and open collar. It was slightly heavier than the usual clothes, but it could cover his chest. Sickness.The white hair that was loose in the back was half tied up, and two long dark red ribbons hung down.
He Xuyun specially asked someone to bring him a scorpion, and the wolf-shaped pattern can be seen in the thin copper hook.Fu Chen recognized that it was written by He Xuyi at the beginning, hesitated for a moment, and tied it around his waist, specially tightening it.
As they got closer, everyone realized that the two brothers and sisters were not walking in unison, and Huxun followed behind a little bit behind, which was self-evident.
Fu Chen glanced indifferently, and saw a few familiar faces at the end of these parts.The Hulan tribe is sparsely populated, and since Santo's rebellion was suppressed, there are only a few Podoro clans left to support the Hulan tribe. In terms of numbers and strength, they have long been considered the last of the [-] tribes. No... a sneer in his heart, and he continued to walk along the road ahead.
At the end of this narrow path, there is a single armchair wrapped in thick fur with a huge wolf head banner on the back, which is the place where the wolf master should sit.
Everyone just stared at his steps like this, and if they didn't believe him, he dared to sit up in front of them so grandly.
As Fu Chen moved closer, the lone eagle hovered in the sky, flew in a circle, and then swooped down. While whistling, he stood still and hooked his arms, just in time to catch the black-haired Hai Dongqing.
The wings of the orphan chick of the past have grown full, and now the gyrfalcon spreads out and wipes the sky.
Fu Chen raised his arms slightly, and Hai Dongqing jumped to the top of the throne and stood upright, folding his wings.
He swung forward again, and Xie, who was standing by the side, kicked and jumped, and with just one move, he sat on the throne precisely.
One eagle and one beast looked at each other up and down inside the throne, regardless of the eyes of others below, refusing to give in to each other.
Only then did Fu Chen turn around, his eyes lightly glanced at the different expressions sitting on both sides.
All the members of the Utron Tribe straightened their bodies and raised their arms, saluting to the two of them.
The rest of the ministries held their breath and looked at the man in the middle, slightly embarrassed.
There was silence in the audience, and He Xujun looked at them one by one, and then said: "Everyone has been inquiring about something for the past few days, why are you silent at this time?"
"Princess let me wait for three days, now, do you want to give me an explanation first?" said a clan leader.
Huxun raised his eyebrows and said, "At that time, I ordered Bois to be clear about the affairs of all ministries. I don't think there is anything to hesitate. If you have any questions, you might as well raise them now."
"I'll tell you."
Before the leader could say anything, Fu Chen took over the conversation: "The news about the third uncle's death should have been reported a few months ago. Due to the turmoil in various places, it was only announced three days ago in consideration of stability. But the one who secretly planned a sneak attack The people of Yan have already been condemned to death, paid their lives and apologized, so the matter is over... As for my identity, I don’t need to say more in public. But before that, my name and surname have been added to the genealogy of the Utlong tribe, and the three Uncle has made it known to all the iron cavalry in Qiannan, and handed over the jurisdiction to me. These five thousand fine cavalry were trained by the third uncle with great care. The source of them is not only a member of my royal family, Hu Qiang The eighteen tribes, big and small, all have elites selected to join the army. The leaders here today, even if I have doubts about myself, I shouldn’t believe in the choices of my fellow tribes.”
At the end of the speech, thousands of people stood up in the grassland and shouted:
"Being the successor wolf master is a slave!"
This call spread from all directions. Due to the large number of people and the large venue, many cavalry standing on the outermost edge of the crowd could not hear the starting signal. Therefore, the call was spread from the position where Fu Chen stood, layer by layer. , not neat, but every sentence can be heard by the people around the sergeant.On the contrary, the thick and chaotic sound created a compelling momentum.
After a long time, the shouting stopped, and it continued to stop slowly layer by layer.Fu Chen saw that the faces of the leaders of the various ministries were somewhat relaxed, and they were probably touched by the shout just now.
After being quiet, he said again: "Once the Xixi Iron Cavalry was formed, it entered the Yanman killing formation in person, and now it can be regarded as a triumphant return... In the past three days, I have digested the news for you. I did not immediately What will happen when you make an oath, but be sure, you will protect the meritorious deeds made by the third uncle during his lifetime, and dare not neglect."
The people below looked at each other, as if they were also considering the current scene, unwilling to let him pass the matter with just a few words.
"Let me add a few more words," Hexun said from the side, "about identity. Among the leaders here, many of them are older than me. When my father took office, some people used my grandmother as a swallow. The identity of the person criticized it, but the facts were revealed later. I was not born at that time, and I did not experience it personally, but many of you here have seen it, and you should be more familiar with the scene at that time than me. Although my brother was not in Hu Qiang, but there is no doubt about the identity and blood relationship, as evidenced by the clan beast and his father. In the current state, my Hu army is strong, and the territory has expanded to Yannan. The leader must also have ambitions Only by being able to understand and manage the affairs of Hu Yanguang can he be able to govern the north and the south. Therefore, the elder brother is the best candidate, and there is no doubt about his inappropriateness."
Putting it this way, the people listening below did not dare to speak nonsense.After all, if this person who is now called "Huxusheng" hadn't been born, Hexun's successor would definitely be his daughter.Although there has never been a woman among the previous wolf lords, there are precedents for women to serve as tribal leaders.When Huxue was in charge of Hu's affairs before, the rewards and punishments were just and fair, and he was also impartial, and when he was young, he vowed never to marry, obviously determined to take over, so if she doesn't mind at this time, then they will have nothing to do objected.
As for the death of He Xuyi... the people in the royal family have always been careful about pennies and bucks, and you can see what happened to the Hulan tribe and the rest of the rebel tribes.It's a pity that He Xuyi had just conquered the country, but he didn't have the blessing to enjoy it, so he let a child intercept the reward for nothing.
Several leaders coughed a few times among each other, hesitating whether to make a statement on this.
Fu Chen scanned the audience, secretly clenching his fists behind him.Just as he was about to speak again, he suddenly heard another noise approaching from outside, and a barbarian rushed into the venue to report:
"I would like to report to the wolf master that a group of Yan soldiers came from outside the hunting ground, and the general has specified that he wants to see you at this time."
Fu Chen narrowed his eyes, and then ordered: "Just let the general come here."
Just as he was thinking about when the person came, the person he was thinking of had arrived in a moment.
It turned out that this general was not one person, but seven people went together, ignoring everyone's eyes along the way, walking on the open ground, kneeling on one knee, it was a respectful courtesy from the Yan army.
The leader cupped his fists and said:
"Under the order of the general, I will bring seven thousand Chi Wuyi to join the successor wolf lord, willing to work for the wolf lord to relieve his worries."
"...Friends come from far away, how can we abandon them?" After a brief moment of stupefaction, Fu Chen stepped forward and said with a smile, "With the help of all the generals, it will surely ensure the stability of one side."
As Fu Chen approached, he helped Sun Guang who was kneeling first, and when the people behind him got up one after another, he said in a low voice:
"...Didn't someone else come?"
Wei Xu was the first to realize who Fu Chen was asking, and said in a low voice: "The general went to the Imperial Capital alone due to business."
Fu Chen glanced at him, then turned around and walked back to the original place, covering his eyes with mixed emotions.
When he turned around again, he still had a smiling face. It is expected that the leader of the Hu tribe who is farthest away can clearly see the pride of the new master.
"Chiwu Yicong and our Hu Qi had the honor to join forces to retreat from the barbarians in the southwest, and they are a fierce general, whose strength should not be underestimated." Fu Chen turned to the seven people and said with a smile, "It's just that you come here at this time, Just in time for my Hu tribe's alliance meeting to discuss the tribe's internal affairs, so please forgive me for any inconvenience."
Leader Sun Guang said politely: "I apologize to the wolf lord for bothering you... There is only one request. I have more than [-] people waiting outside the city. It is not convenient to rest and eat. Dare to ask the wolf lord if you can..."
"It's exactly what I want," Fu Chen said with a smile, "Then invite seven thousand strong men to rest in Delkin, where the pastures are vast and there are no shortage of resting places."
Without waiting for a response, he glanced at the person next to him: "Boa."
Buwa understood and Deling left in a hurry.
The seats had not been reserved in advance, and seven burly swallows with weapons at their waists were entrenched around the throne of the wolf lord, and they even faced the eagle beast on the throne, which seemed to be a bit of terror and deterrence.
The Hu people were originally rough and bold, but when they saw this scene, they all kept silent, thinking otherwise.
Fu Chen descended to the narrow road again, stopped in front of a leader, and raised his arms to salute Hu Qiang: "Gongbu leader."
Gonpo got up when he saw this, saluted with him, but didn't answer, just looked back at him with a frown.
Fu Chen saw the intention of probing, and only smiled lightly: "A year ago, you made an appointment to compete with me. I think today should be a chance. I know that the leaders don't know much about my affairs. Trust, no matter what happens in the future, I think, we should pay back your original agreement first, so as not to delay the end, the leader and I have become untrustworthy people."
Gonpo pursed his thick lips under his beard, and looked at him slightly: "...I said that before because of the Hulan rebellion, but judging from what he did later, maybe I also have extreme words. place."
Fu Chen still looked down on others, without any fluctuations.
"But what you said is right," Gonpo said again, "Since what you have said, you must not go back on it. This is what a man did. No matter how evil the Podoro family is, it is only for the old friendship. , this contest cannot be exempted."
"The leader of Kampot—"
On the stage, Huxun stopped the call.
"Ah Jun."
Fu Chen looked back sideways, implying a warning, and turned his eyes softly to comfort him.
Huxun bit his lip, he knew that he had an illness, and before going out today, he was seen coughing and wheezing in the corner, his physical strength was far from the last time we met.What's more, people who practice martial arts are better than ordinary people. If their complexion can deteriorate into this appearance, they must be seriously ill.
Gonpo bowed his head, poured two glasses of wine, passed one to Fu Chen, and said:
"But today you are willing to mention this, no matter what the result is, you wolf lord, I admit it."
After all, he drank the wine in the glass.
"The leader is happy."
Fu Chen raised a cup and drank it. He had drunk wine for so many years, but he didn't want to drink it at this time.Since he woke up from the coma, he has not asked others about the extent of his illness. If he didn't ask, Zong Zhengxi would not take the initiative to mention it.There was only one sentence, he told him to avoid drinking and hurt his body, he remembered it...but it was special.
As Fu Chen crossed Qishan Mountain, he saw Qian-colored figures and people scattered in front of the iron wall of King Lejin's capital.
The other person also saw him and approached him.
Fu Chen got off his horse and looked at the woman, his emotions were hidden in words.
"……You're back."
"Ah."
Hu Xuyun covered his eyes: "I have prepared food and wine for you, you can come over with me to eat something first."
Then, she turned around and told the rest of the people to prepare their living quarters and lead the horses to settle down.
Fu Chen followed him into the private palace of the princess in the royal capital, this place is very familiar, but now when he came back again, he suddenly felt a little strange and at a loss.
"...Come and sit." He Xuyun retreated the crowd and closed the palace door. At this time, there were only two of them in the empty room.
The wine and meat on the table are rich and fragrant, and there are several jelly dishes on the table.
Fu Chen still stood motionless on the side of the chair, looking at her lightly.Huxun was disturbed by his gentle gaze, and turned to see him with pale cheeks, walking towards the side of the table, and said: "Chasa said you were sick, I didn't expect it to be so serious...you shouldn't have prepared wine. "
Fu Chen silently stared at her stiff profile, and suddenly called out:
"younger sister."
Huxun's spine stiffened when he heard the sound, and he came over in a blink of an eye.
Fu Chen recognized the sadness and fragility that was rarely seen in her eyes, stepped forward two steps, and hugged the woman into his arms.
The woman in his arms subconsciously propped up her flesh and bones again, and Fu Chen stretched out his hand to slowly caress her back, feeling that she relaxed little by little, and buried her in his lapel.
Like twisting a dismantling mechanism, when grief comes, it is an unstoppable torrent.
Intermittent crying and mourning came from his arms, and his chest was wet, and the heat rose.
Hu Bu has a heavy responsibility on her shoulders, and some people have long forgotten that she is just a frail young woman who lost her mother.Now that he was severely mourned again, he didn't dare to speak out or talk to others, so he had to swallow his sorrow alone in the dark.In front of people, I still have to put up my airs and face the vast and distant land in the south and the vast and strange crowd alone.
Fu Chen closed his eyes, pressed his chin against her forehead, and said softly: "...I'm late, sorry."
The woman cried more and more fiercely, without a break at all, as if there was an inexhaustible force released here together.
Fu Chen guessed that according to her status and temperament, she must have never cried like a child since she was a child.The release this time seems to be to make up for the tears owed by the previous ten years, endless and dark.
After an unknown amount of time, he felt that it would hurt his body and strength to vent any more, so he patted the woman's shoulder lightly, trying to remind her to get up, but saw that she was drowning in her own sadness, without moving a muscle.Helpless and distressed, Fu Chen lowered his head to He Xujun's ear and coaxed softly: "Okay, okay...it's okay, don't cry...you haven't eaten yet?...don't cry, okay? ? Obedient, don't cry..."
After a long time, He Xuyun probably also lost his strength and made no sound, but his head was still buried in Fu Chen's arms, motionless.
The man's body has the bitterness of herbal medicine, mixed with the warmth and sweat from the rush, warm but not hot, just right.
Fu Chen patted and said: "Okay, let's eat first... It's okay, I'm here, you don't have to worry about anything."
He Xuyun still didn't move, Fu Chen coaxed again: "Get up, okay?"
"...It's too ugly." He Xuyun knew that even his eyeballs must be swollen now, and he would feel ashamed and unwilling to see people.
"There's no one else here..." Fu Chen smiled helplessly, then moved his arms, pulled off the belt and tied it in front of his eyes, and said, "I can't see you now, can I get up for dinner, my good sister? I'm really hungry..."
Seeing this, Huxun hurriedly straightened his body, and said shamelessly: "...you don't have to do this, I'm self-willed, you'd better take it off."
"Hey," Fu Chen gently pushed her outstretched hand away, and said with a smile, "It's okay, I used to do this when I was practicing martial arts, it doesn't affect my actions, come on."
Saying that, he took her shoulders, pulled her to sit in front of the chair, and chose the seat opposite him.
Huxun's eyes were red, and he looked at the man opposite him with blue eyes covered with blue belts, making his face paler and paler. At this moment, he still smiled at his side and said: "In front of me, you can be willful if you want. I My little sister, of course I want to pamper you."
"...If you don't mind, just call me 'Ah Jun'."
"Okay, Ah Jun."
The man called out immediately, his hoarse and rough voice had an indistinct meaning of treasure.
Huxun was ashamed and sad, and said shyly: "...I also treat you as my elder brother, I'm not afraid that you will see me like this...you, just take that thing off."
Fu Chen froze for a moment, then smiled and said, "Okay."
Then he tore off the tape again, looking at the woman whose face was soaked in blood, her smile remained unchanged: "Ah Jun is so beautiful, if anyone criticizes your appearance, I will beat him up for you next time..."
He Xujun really laughed when he heard the words, and said: "Brother is hungry, let's eat first."
"it is good."
The two of them opened their chopsticks to eat, and He Xuyun saw that he kept putting meat and vegetables in his bowls, and he didn't seem to be hungry at all, so he couldn't help but feel a little ridiculous: "...It doesn't have to be like this, the food It's for you, I ate something early in the morning."
"I see that you have lost a lot of energy during this period of time. There is no harm in eating more. Be obedient, huh?"
Huxun had no choice but to give up, and ate a lot according to his words.Fu Chen didn't have much appetite due to illness, but he didn't want to take her kindness into consideration, so he just picked up the ingredients in the dish one after another, and kept moving his chopsticks seemingly in a hurry, but he didn't really swallow much.However, he took the initiative to ask some daily trivial matters, which happened to divert the woman's attention, and did not make her see too many abnormalities.
During a meal, the two chatted from time to time, and the warmth was unbelievable.
After eating enough, He Xujun took the initiative to bring up the important matter to Fu Chen, saying: "I have already found out that among the bandits who murdered the father, according to the interrogation, there are more than 800 people who pretended to be refugees and fled to the south of Jinhe. I don't know whereabouts..."
Fu Chen listened quietly, his smile gradually faded, and after he finished speaking, he stretched out his hand to shake the woman's palm, and said softly:
"... Ah Jun, let's not pursue it, okay?"
He Xuyun raised his eyes, the man's eyes were still soft, and his voice was softly probing, but she didn't know how to answer these words.
Before she could open her mouth, Fu Chen continued: "I know that I said this ruthlessly, because I didn't grow up in the Hu area, and I don't have the friendship between the Hu and Qiang tribes, so I am not qualified to say that. But, You know, the picture that my third uncle had before his death was to go south to this vast land. I lived there for more than 20 years, and I was somewhat suspected of speaking for him at this time, but think again, the emperor of Yan Kingdom was killed and the court was defeated. If this incident provokes disputes again at this time and kills Yan people indiscriminately, it will only make the killing endless. What will be the result then? Either both sides will suffer, or after both sides suffer, Ling Nan will live The savages sit back and catch the fisherman...is it really worth it?"
"I know those fools who deliberately assassinated the third uncle are guilty, but the ones who can be caught are already dead," Fu Chen said persuasively, "Ah Min, what do you think they did wrong?"
He Xuyun stared: "My father ordered Hu Jun to put down their old enmity and live in peace with each other before he was alive, but they still deliberately harmed each other. Isn't this toasting and not eating fine wine?"
Fu Chen shook his head, looked at her, and said, "No, what they did was no different from what we did at first. Think about it, when the Yan Kingdom was first established a hundred years ago, Hu Qiang went to Yan Ting bowed his head as a subsidiary land. At that time, Yan State pursued the policy of "suspending aunts to slow down the war". Lian Man attacked Yan, but as far as I know, Third Uncle had previously colluded with King Yu in private to testify, expressing his intention of rebellion. The state agreement is also not upright. Do you want to say that because you are a barbarian, what you do is right, and those foolish people in Yan State are wrong?"
"...Right or wrong?" He Xun lowered his eyes, sniffed, and said, "What do you care about right and wrong... If you want to explain to the Hu brothers, who would care about right or wrong?"
"They don't have to care, because they don't have to bear the consequences and responsibilities," Fu Chen said in a warm voice, "Ah Jun, let me ask you, the third uncle is no longer here. Then you, like the third uncle, really miss that big one." Is it the land of the old Yan country?"
"I just want to complete my father's unfinished business, and I have nothing else to ask for." He Xuyu said firmly.
"Okay," Fu Chen said, "I promise you. But you still have to think clearly, because the brothers of the Hu clan don't care about right and wrong, and only care about the interests of relatives and relatives, so you have to be more sober when you think about it. , and living in the northeast, if you want to control such a large piece of land from north to south, you must not just look at the old land behind you. Hu people often say that Yan people are cunning, but now you have to face such a A large group of cunning people, they know how to incite the emotions of the people, use money and many soldiers to achieve their goals, can you take it lightly?"
Huxun's eyes flashed, but he didn't speak.
"Actually, Ah Jun, you are right. Even in Yandi, right or wrong is not important," Fu Chen said, "The important thing is how to coordinate the interests of all parties so that no one from the officials to the common people rebels." Meaning, to express surrender."
Huxun lowered his head, just as the grief fell, the endless pressure threatened him again: "I..."
Fu Chen stepped forward and hugged her tightly with outstretched arms:
"Ah Jun, do as I say, and I will give you what you deserve safely."
Fu Chen came out of the hall towards evening and returned to the stove room next to the bedroom.
Taking advantage of no one, he coughed a series of lowly along the corner of the wall, and when he almost stopped, he cleared his throat, closed his eyes and pressed his forehead against the wall brick for a while, and continued to look inward after the temperature on his face dropped. Go, and then smell a strong and familiar smell of medicinal heat.
Fu Chen was stunned for a moment, then pushed open the firewood door defensively and suspiciously, only to see that the decoction stove was steaming, and the guard squatting beside him was Chao Er.
His face turned cold, he stepped forward and said, "Whose medicine is this?"
"……your."
"When it comes to decocting medicine, I'm not used to using other people's hands," Fu Chen said indifferently, "You go back, I'll take care of it."
Chao Er simply got up and gave him his seat.
Fu Chen was choked by the herb's breath, and wanted to cough, so he barely suppressed it, and only let out a deep "cough".He went to sit on the small wooden bench, took a deep breath, and wiped his face with his hands.
After waking up for a while, I glanced out of the corner of my eye, and the young man was still standing where he was.
He looked up, frowned and said: "...do you have nothing to do, just stand here?"
"Brother," Chao Er looked into his tired eyes and said, "...When I led those two thousand horsemen to Zheshui, I confirmed something to them for you on the way, so I think I should tell you. "
"Stop, get rid of the word 'for you' first." Fu Chen felt a headache when he heard it, "If you have something to say, don't talk about it."
Chao Er said in a deep voice: "At that time, according to the truth, three thousand Yan soldiers among the iron cavalry were left in the Tongguan barracks, and the remaining two thousand Hu cavalry were closer to me than those Yan soldiers. By announcing your identity on the Xiong cavalry, I just want to find an opportunity to test their attitude... so that we can act later."
Fu Chen clenched his palms tightly, his eyes fixed: "Go on."
"I just read some old stories to provoke, and then I falsely spread the words of the wolf lord, saying, 'I have a lot of trust in you, and I need to assist you to obey orders', because most of them are members of the Utron tribe, and they also believe what the wolf lord said , and attach importance to the unity of the royal family, and are willing to sincerely submit." Chao Erdao, "...I thought it was not a big deal, and it would be beneficial, so I didn't tell you. Now I think it's my own decision, so Come talk to your brother."
Fu Chen released his palm strength, and asked back: "...there is a man called 'Hush Baqin' over there, did anything happen to him?"
"He seemed displeased in the early stage, and I pretended to provoke him into it for a while. Later, when he learned that Master Hu had said it himself, he stopped worrying about it." Chao Erdao, "And the three thousand swallows who I am also in charge of. , can be used by you, no two minds.”
Chao Er's action really calmed down a piece of worry in his heart, Fu Chen only said: "One yard is one yard, this matter can help me, thank you."
Chao Er only looked at his cold side face, and said in a dark voice, "Are you going to thank me... From now on, I won't do anything else."
Fu Chen was thinking about tomorrow's business in his mind, and he didn't have the energy to pay attention to what Chao Er said, and suddenly said: "You go and help me to inform the soldiers who came here together today, and go to the open space in the east of Lejin King's capital to gather tomorrow. .”
"Okay," Chao Er responded immediately.
"Go down."
"Brother," Chao Er felt as if he had been stabbed by the point of a knife as soon as he heard him drive him away, "...will you forgive me?"
"There's nothing to forgive or not to forgive." Fu Chen just looked at the smoking medicine jar in front of him, and said, "...Only the past has not passed, everything will pass. You listen to me, go back."
Chao Er retreated.
Fu Chen glanced at his back and said nothing.
After he finished decocting the medicine and taking it, it was already dark, and Fu Chen groped his way back to the side hall of Hexu's palace to live temporarily.
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
In the name of the princess who is temporarily in power, He Xuyun informed the ministries of important matters overnight.Announcing the death of his father, He Xuxuan, and at the same time revealing that Jia Sheng's biological father had been considered by his father to be the brother Huxuxuan who ran away that year, and his name was ordered to be entered in the tribal tree.According to the decision made by the wolf lord He Xuyi and her during his lifetime, He Xucheng led the royal cavalry to defeat Yan and retreat the barbarians.And three days later, the new year's tribal meeting will be held in advance, and the leaders of the tribes, Qing Zhuang, will be invited to attend the meeting under Qichuan on time.
All ministries were in an uproar when they heard the news, and the news one after another was hard to digest.If it hadn't been for Huxue Bowa, the messenger appointed by Huxue in the royal department, who came to the various ministries to submit a proposal in person, they would have thought it was someone who spread rumors without restraint and endangered the hearts of the people.
Now that the Hu people in Hudi are well-informed, this important news will naturally gradually spread to many generals of the Hu army stationed in Yandi, and even the old Yan officials who are sitting in the imperial capital thousands of miles away have to borrow this rumor Take action.The situation changed suddenly at this time.
But the content of the news was really unexpected. For a while, people from various tribes came to Hexun Palace to inquire about the details, and even the leaders of small tribes went to see them in person, but the princess closed her house and did not come out. No response.After all, they were women, no matter how surprised and suspicious they were, they still abided by the rules and did not dare to break in.
Hu and Qiang were left behind in the air for three days, guessing and guessing continuously, and it turned against the sky, just like a farce.
During these three days, Fu Chen did not sit still.
He sneaked to Beihao Mountain alone by taking a long way.
After standing still at the foot of the mountain, he took out the mountain whistle from Hexun, and blew it vigorously, the tree shadows shook, and a group of bright red shadows rushed out quickly.
When the red shadow flashed, he could tell that it was the red-haired Xie that he had seen twice before.
Hanging eyes and tails, shaped like mouse eyes, seem to look at everyone with contempt and disdain, implying provocation.
Fu Chen squatted down, quietly waiting for the wolf to approach, without any precautions.
There was still a string in his heart, but he saw that Xie Xi kicked his front leg and rolled down in front of him, and then threw himself into half of his arms.
Fu Chen was stunned for a moment, and stroked the red hair of the wolf beast, which was bigger than he had seen before. He didn't move, and let him touch it, but his nose was panting, and his ferocious mouse eyes were provocative as usual.But at this time and this scene, there is more or less a hint of acting like a baby.
"...do you still recognize me?"
Xie Xi turned over and squatted down in front of him.
Fu Chen smiled, the red beast stretched its fangs towards him, its fierce look remained unchanged, but it did not move.
The gods and beasts are psychic, not to mention this long-lived thing, I don't know how many strange things of the same family have been seen in this Huqiang Mountain, so I must be able to figure out what he thinks and says.
Recalling the previous two episodes of hostility, Fu Chen sighed with emotion.He is no stranger to animal nature, if the opponent attacks maliciously first, the herd of beasts will only stand on guard and fight back with a more dangerous momentum.The so-called turning from the heart to the environment, and many similar matters, it was because of his wrong intentions in the past that there were many attacks and misunderstandings later.
The old trees in the outskirts of Tongcheng are still verdant, and the grass is luxuriant.
"Father, my son is here to take you home."
The man knelt down and kowtowed three times, but did not move.
A dozen or so people stood far behind him, watching silently.
After a long time, Fu Chen stood up straight.The violent action caused his brain to be dazzled, and he shook his body.Immediately, an arm came from behind, helping him by the side.
Fu Chen shook his head, stood up straight, gritted his teeth and said:
"...Don't move, I'll do it."
When returning with the coffin, Chao Er followed Fu Chen's horse and couldn't help saying:
"...Brother, many things are not solely your fault."
Even though he is stupid, he has recollected the details of getting along with Fu Chen thousands of times, and adding up his own inquisitions, he can probably understand the past and the past that he has experienced in the past, knowing this dead soul. What is it that people are made of.
"...There are many things in the world. It is wrong to do it, and it is also wrong to do it wrong." Fu Chen did not answer his words, looked at the future with tired eyes, and said in a low voice, "Do you think my father will be pleased when he sees me doing this?"
He vaguely thought of the dream in his illness: "...Maybe he didn't want to go back, maybe he hated this place so much when he was young, even if he went away and suffered much, he didn't want to mention it again... just like... ...Just like when I mentioned him when I was young, I hated him for leaving our mother and son alone in the border town, and suffered all the coldness and suffering."
"...But I want to do this." The man's expression remained unchanged, and a kind of lingering and incomprehensible emotion surged in him, "Oh, if he resents me because of this, it's fine, anyway, it's not bad. one piece."
Fu Chen pulled the reins, clamped the horse's belly, and walked faster than the front.
Chao Er looked at his lonely and thin back silently, trying his best to suppress his surging heart.
He remembered what Zong Zhengxi had said to him, and he was right only when he fully understood what he said.With Fu Chen's persistent mind, he couldn't tolerate others blocking the way and criticizing him.Because he has figured out all kinds of ways and thought to death, who else would dare to lead him back to his known old place?It just adds to the burden in his heart.
This person wants people to treat him sincerely, but he has to watch from afar so as not to hurt him.
Chao Er is so contradictory, but he also knows that the person in front is a thousand times more contradictory than him.
It was late at night when people arrived at Hu Qiang.
After Fu Chen arranged the chores, he hurried back to his room and rested for an hour to rest his mind a little and prepare for what he was about to face today.
The tribal alliance is held once a year, but in recent decades, it has rarely been so neatly attended in advance.
The vast sky is gray, and the outline of the snow-capped mountains in the distance is looming.
Occasionally, a few lone eagles chirped, but at this time they all had a sense of mournfulness.
On the Qichuan Grassland, all the tribes were in order, sitting and standing in order.
After three days of tossing around, even the fabricated rumors are exhausted.At this time, it was almost the right time, but they were unable to guess the reason any more, and only waited for the protagonist to come forward and give them an explanation to comfort them.
The wind whistled, and even the crowd who were used to the cold air of Hudi felt a little nervous at this moment.
Some people thought in their hearts, complaining about why they got up so early today and came here to suffer, and after thinking about it, they dispelled their doubts first.After all, all tribes have such a tacit understanding, so it seems that he is not the only one disturbed by distracting thoughts in his heart.
After waiting for a long time in the early winter wind, the members of the royal family just arrived late.
In the distance, in the open space in the center of the green plain, a crowd of young and strong men from the Utron King's Department gathered.Through the distant fog, one can see its tall, straight and majestic look.
According to the usual start time of the alliance, they are not considered late.It's just that the rest of the tribe came too early today, so it seems that the royal tribe came late.In addition, everyone was a little curious about what the Utron tribe would say today, so they all felt a little urgent.
"The royal family has arrived, why doesn't the princess come forward?" A barbarian asked loudly what everyone was thinking.
Just now a short and thin man was squeezed out from among the people who came, and now he came out and said: "Princess Xi is discussing other matters with the prince, and he will be here immediately, everyone, take it easy."
Huxbois usually had a hippie smile on his face, but he was still smiling at this time, or because of the occasion, it was much calmer.It's a pity that his stature is too small. Although it can make people let go of their guard, it can't produce a sense of majesty.
Someone in the crowd sneered when they heard the words, but they didn't know who they were laughing at.
Bowa's expression didn't change, he looked at the edge of the pasture in a blink of an eye, and waited with the crowd.
After waiting in silence for a long time, I suddenly heard another cry of eagles from all over the world.
That voice was nothing compared to the lonely wailing that I heard at first.Extremely sharp and sharp, like a finely honed sharp blade, with a single chirp, it will pierce the entire sky.
Someone looked around, wanting to see where the hawks were howling here.
Immediately afterwards, there was the sound of fast moving steps, orderly and rhythmically louder and louder, until everyone saw a group of soldiers approaching, wearing sabers at their waists, encircling the pasture, and all the ministries There are sword soldiers inserted between the gathering positions.
All the people looked up and looked closely, and the soldiers were all familiar faces. They were the Xixi cavalry trained by Hu Qiang earlier, and they were also the guards led by Hu Xuxi himself.
At this moment, my heart sank, and I didn't know whether to be jealous or express my long-lasting love.
As the thousands of soldiers crowded into the arena bit by bit, a red shadow rushed into the narrow path left in the middle.
Everyone took a closer look, and found that the flying object was the red-haired scorpion—the only beast blood of their Hu Qiang.
According to the rules, the clan beasts are not allowed to come out of the mountain easily, unless...they all tensed up.
After the iron cavalry soldiers cleared the way on both sides, and the soldiers were at the end, the person everyone was waiting to see slowly appeared.
The two slender shadows approached, the brother and sister were both masters of martial arts, they walked with a steady aura, with the usual upright and proud members of King Utron's family.
When Fu Chen came here, he took off his usual navy blue military robe, and changed into a cold and solemn pure black with narrow sleeves and open collar. It was slightly heavier than the usual clothes, but it could cover his chest. Sickness.The white hair that was loose in the back was half tied up, and two long dark red ribbons hung down.
He Xuyun specially asked someone to bring him a scorpion, and the wolf-shaped pattern can be seen in the thin copper hook.Fu Chen recognized that it was written by He Xuyi at the beginning, hesitated for a moment, and tied it around his waist, specially tightening it.
As they got closer, everyone realized that the two brothers and sisters were not walking in unison, and Huxun followed behind a little bit behind, which was self-evident.
Fu Chen glanced indifferently, and saw a few familiar faces at the end of these parts.The Hulan tribe is sparsely populated, and since Santo's rebellion was suppressed, there are only a few Podoro clans left to support the Hulan tribe. In terms of numbers and strength, they have long been considered the last of the [-] tribes. No... a sneer in his heart, and he continued to walk along the road ahead.
At the end of this narrow path, there is a single armchair wrapped in thick fur with a huge wolf head banner on the back, which is the place where the wolf master should sit.
Everyone just stared at his steps like this, and if they didn't believe him, he dared to sit up in front of them so grandly.
As Fu Chen moved closer, the lone eagle hovered in the sky, flew in a circle, and then swooped down. While whistling, he stood still and hooked his arms, just in time to catch the black-haired Hai Dongqing.
The wings of the orphan chick of the past have grown full, and now the gyrfalcon spreads out and wipes the sky.
Fu Chen raised his arms slightly, and Hai Dongqing jumped to the top of the throne and stood upright, folding his wings.
He swung forward again, and Xie, who was standing by the side, kicked and jumped, and with just one move, he sat on the throne precisely.
One eagle and one beast looked at each other up and down inside the throne, regardless of the eyes of others below, refusing to give in to each other.
Only then did Fu Chen turn around, his eyes lightly glanced at the different expressions sitting on both sides.
All the members of the Utron Tribe straightened their bodies and raised their arms, saluting to the two of them.
The rest of the ministries held their breath and looked at the man in the middle, slightly embarrassed.
There was silence in the audience, and He Xujun looked at them one by one, and then said: "Everyone has been inquiring about something for the past few days, why are you silent at this time?"
"Princess let me wait for three days, now, do you want to give me an explanation first?" said a clan leader.
Huxun raised his eyebrows and said, "At that time, I ordered Bois to be clear about the affairs of all ministries. I don't think there is anything to hesitate. If you have any questions, you might as well raise them now."
"I'll tell you."
Before the leader could say anything, Fu Chen took over the conversation: "The news about the third uncle's death should have been reported a few months ago. Due to the turmoil in various places, it was only announced three days ago in consideration of stability. But the one who secretly planned a sneak attack The people of Yan have already been condemned to death, paid their lives and apologized, so the matter is over... As for my identity, I don’t need to say more in public. But before that, my name and surname have been added to the genealogy of the Utlong tribe, and the three Uncle has made it known to all the iron cavalry in Qiannan, and handed over the jurisdiction to me. These five thousand fine cavalry were trained by the third uncle with great care. The source of them is not only a member of my royal family, Hu Qiang The eighteen tribes, big and small, all have elites selected to join the army. The leaders here today, even if I have doubts about myself, I shouldn’t believe in the choices of my fellow tribes.”
At the end of the speech, thousands of people stood up in the grassland and shouted:
"Being the successor wolf master is a slave!"
This call spread from all directions. Due to the large number of people and the large venue, many cavalry standing on the outermost edge of the crowd could not hear the starting signal. Therefore, the call was spread from the position where Fu Chen stood, layer by layer. , not neat, but every sentence can be heard by the people around the sergeant.On the contrary, the thick and chaotic sound created a compelling momentum.
After a long time, the shouting stopped, and it continued to stop slowly layer by layer.Fu Chen saw that the faces of the leaders of the various ministries were somewhat relaxed, and they were probably touched by the shout just now.
After being quiet, he said again: "Once the Xixi Iron Cavalry was formed, it entered the Yanman killing formation in person, and now it can be regarded as a triumphant return... In the past three days, I have digested the news for you. I did not immediately What will happen when you make an oath, but be sure, you will protect the meritorious deeds made by the third uncle during his lifetime, and dare not neglect."
The people below looked at each other, as if they were also considering the current scene, unwilling to let him pass the matter with just a few words.
"Let me add a few more words," Hexun said from the side, "about identity. Among the leaders here, many of them are older than me. When my father took office, some people used my grandmother as a swallow. The identity of the person criticized it, but the facts were revealed later. I was not born at that time, and I did not experience it personally, but many of you here have seen it, and you should be more familiar with the scene at that time than me. Although my brother was not in Hu Qiang, but there is no doubt about the identity and blood relationship, as evidenced by the clan beast and his father. In the current state, my Hu army is strong, and the territory has expanded to Yannan. The leader must also have ambitions Only by being able to understand and manage the affairs of Hu Yanguang can he be able to govern the north and the south. Therefore, the elder brother is the best candidate, and there is no doubt about his inappropriateness."
Putting it this way, the people listening below did not dare to speak nonsense.After all, if this person who is now called "Huxusheng" hadn't been born, Hexun's successor would definitely be his daughter.Although there has never been a woman among the previous wolf lords, there are precedents for women to serve as tribal leaders.When Huxue was in charge of Hu's affairs before, the rewards and punishments were just and fair, and he was also impartial, and when he was young, he vowed never to marry, obviously determined to take over, so if she doesn't mind at this time, then they will have nothing to do objected.
As for the death of He Xuyi... the people in the royal family have always been careful about pennies and bucks, and you can see what happened to the Hulan tribe and the rest of the rebel tribes.It's a pity that He Xuyi had just conquered the country, but he didn't have the blessing to enjoy it, so he let a child intercept the reward for nothing.
Several leaders coughed a few times among each other, hesitating whether to make a statement on this.
Fu Chen scanned the audience, secretly clenching his fists behind him.Just as he was about to speak again, he suddenly heard another noise approaching from outside, and a barbarian rushed into the venue to report:
"I would like to report to the wolf master that a group of Yan soldiers came from outside the hunting ground, and the general has specified that he wants to see you at this time."
Fu Chen narrowed his eyes, and then ordered: "Just let the general come here."
Just as he was thinking about when the person came, the person he was thinking of had arrived in a moment.
It turned out that this general was not one person, but seven people went together, ignoring everyone's eyes along the way, walking on the open ground, kneeling on one knee, it was a respectful courtesy from the Yan army.
The leader cupped his fists and said:
"Under the order of the general, I will bring seven thousand Chi Wuyi to join the successor wolf lord, willing to work for the wolf lord to relieve his worries."
"...Friends come from far away, how can we abandon them?" After a brief moment of stupefaction, Fu Chen stepped forward and said with a smile, "With the help of all the generals, it will surely ensure the stability of one side."
As Fu Chen approached, he helped Sun Guang who was kneeling first, and when the people behind him got up one after another, he said in a low voice:
"...Didn't someone else come?"
Wei Xu was the first to realize who Fu Chen was asking, and said in a low voice: "The general went to the Imperial Capital alone due to business."
Fu Chen glanced at him, then turned around and walked back to the original place, covering his eyes with mixed emotions.
When he turned around again, he still had a smiling face. It is expected that the leader of the Hu tribe who is farthest away can clearly see the pride of the new master.
"Chiwu Yicong and our Hu Qi had the honor to join forces to retreat from the barbarians in the southwest, and they are a fierce general, whose strength should not be underestimated." Fu Chen turned to the seven people and said with a smile, "It's just that you come here at this time, Just in time for my Hu tribe's alliance meeting to discuss the tribe's internal affairs, so please forgive me for any inconvenience."
Leader Sun Guang said politely: "I apologize to the wolf lord for bothering you... There is only one request. I have more than [-] people waiting outside the city. It is not convenient to rest and eat. Dare to ask the wolf lord if you can..."
"It's exactly what I want," Fu Chen said with a smile, "Then invite seven thousand strong men to rest in Delkin, where the pastures are vast and there are no shortage of resting places."
Without waiting for a response, he glanced at the person next to him: "Boa."
Buwa understood and Deling left in a hurry.
The seats had not been reserved in advance, and seven burly swallows with weapons at their waists were entrenched around the throne of the wolf lord, and they even faced the eagle beast on the throne, which seemed to be a bit of terror and deterrence.
The Hu people were originally rough and bold, but when they saw this scene, they all kept silent, thinking otherwise.
Fu Chen descended to the narrow road again, stopped in front of a leader, and raised his arms to salute Hu Qiang: "Gongbu leader."
Gonpo got up when he saw this, saluted with him, but didn't answer, just looked back at him with a frown.
Fu Chen saw the intention of probing, and only smiled lightly: "A year ago, you made an appointment to compete with me. I think today should be a chance. I know that the leaders don't know much about my affairs. Trust, no matter what happens in the future, I think, we should pay back your original agreement first, so as not to delay the end, the leader and I have become untrustworthy people."
Gonpo pursed his thick lips under his beard, and looked at him slightly: "...I said that before because of the Hulan rebellion, but judging from what he did later, maybe I also have extreme words. place."
Fu Chen still looked down on others, without any fluctuations.
"But what you said is right," Gonpo said again, "Since what you have said, you must not go back on it. This is what a man did. No matter how evil the Podoro family is, it is only for the old friendship. , this contest cannot be exempted."
"The leader of Kampot—"
On the stage, Huxun stopped the call.
"Ah Jun."
Fu Chen looked back sideways, implying a warning, and turned his eyes softly to comfort him.
Huxun bit his lip, he knew that he had an illness, and before going out today, he was seen coughing and wheezing in the corner, his physical strength was far from the last time we met.What's more, people who practice martial arts are better than ordinary people. If their complexion can deteriorate into this appearance, they must be seriously ill.
Gonpo bowed his head, poured two glasses of wine, passed one to Fu Chen, and said:
"But today you are willing to mention this, no matter what the result is, you wolf lord, I admit it."
After all, he drank the wine in the glass.
"The leader is happy."
Fu Chen raised a cup and drank it. He had drunk wine for so many years, but he didn't want to drink it at this time.Since he woke up from the coma, he has not asked others about the extent of his illness. If he didn't ask, Zong Zhengxi would not take the initiative to mention it.There was only one sentence, he told him to avoid drinking and hurt his body, he remembered it...but it was special.
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