Raiders Guide

The candlelight in the hut was dim, and Yan Yushu silently looked at Ji Muxian who was lying on the bed.

He grabbed Ji Muxian's hand, and the fear of losing Ji Muxian squeezed his sanity to the very last.

Yan Yushu grabbed Ji Muxian's hand, put it to his lips, closed his eyes, and for a moment, everything was silent. The doctor said that Ji Muxian was injured too badly, luckily it was delivered in time, and the bleeding stopped before he retrieved it a life.

Yan Yushu was afraid for a while, if he didn't arrive in time, if he was sent to the doctor a step late...

"Ji Muxian..." Yan Yushu looked at Ji Muxian's face and suddenly whispered, "No one cares about Nanzhi's life and death. In the eyes of those people, they are just ants. Who cares about the life and death of ants? ..."

Only Ji Muxian would roar because of the death of Li Er's family, and temporarily put aside his personal grievances because he wanted to eliminate pirates and the border was broken.

Yan Yushu's eyes were red, and he looked at Ji Muxian's face almost greedily, "Ji Muxian, you must live well and be my savior."

The door was pushed open with a bang, and Qu Zhuohua rushed in in a hurry.

Yan Yushu turned around, the two were relatively silent, Qu Zhuohua looked at Ji Muxian, and asked in a deep voice, "What's going on?"

"He was seriously injured. The doctor said that he needs to be taken care of in the next few days." Yan Yushu reluctantly let go of Ji Muxian's hand, "I want to return to Luoyang as soon as possible, and I can't let His Majesty know that I came to save him."

Qu Zhuohua slammed his fist on the wall and roared, "He is his son! A tiger's poison does not eat its own child!"

He was happier than anyone else that the Liu family's vengeance had been avenged, and he was already planning how to bring Concubine Yu back without anyone noticing. Who would have thought that he would have received the news of Ji Muxian's accident first.

Yan Yushu stood up, realizing that his legs were a little weak, "Take good care of him these few days, I'll go back first."

Qu Zhuohua reached out, grabbed Yan Yushu's arm, and thanked him sincerely, "He is my only relative in this world, thank you for saving his life."

Yan Yushu looked at him silently, nodded, turned around and took the fox fur on the hanger and put it on his body, and went out, wrapped in the wind and snow.

When Yan Yushu returned to Luoyang, he received an invitation from the Ming Palace, saying that he had won a painting and invited him to share it.

Yan Yushu had never shown any interest in calligraphy, painting and antiques. King Ming invited him this time, and it was false to appreciate paintings, but true to test.

Hiding is not a problem, so Yan Yushu agreed to go.

The Ming Palace is not like other palaces with carved beams and painted pillars. Entering the main entrance, there are green bamboo trails all the way. When you are in it, people calm down.

Yan Yushu was led by the housekeeper, stepped across the arch bridge, and entered a pavilion. There was a Guqin in the pavilion. Beside the stone table, the kind-faced King Ming stood up to greet Yan Yushu when he came in. Welcome, and ask the national teacher to forgive me."

"His Royal Highness King Ming is serious. It is His Royal Highness Yu Shuqian's painting, so he rushed over here. Please don't dislike Yu Shu and disturb him."

"Yu Shu's words are serious, please sit down."

As soon as Yan Yushu was seated, someone brought a painting into the pavilion. King Ming reached out to take it, and said with a smile, "Look at the jade book. If you like it, I will give it to you as a gift."

Yan Yushu knew what he meant, so he opened the painting and looked at it carefully, and said, "This brushwork is superb, the outline and rendering are excellent, and the charm of Mei is vividly painted, Yushu likes it very much."

There was a gentle smile in King Ming's eyes, "As long as Yushu likes it, I will give this painting to Yushu."

Yan Yushu put away the painting, stood up and cupped his hands in thanks, "In this way, Yushu will thank the lord."

"Your Highness is a person who loves talent, it's just a painting, Yushu doesn't have to be so polite."

Yan Yushu looked sideways, and saw Yu Fang lifted the curtain and entered the pavilion, and said to the two of them, "Yushu, Your Highness."

Yu Fang was a member of King Ming, and Yan Yushu was not too surprised. When he knew that Emperor Zhaohe’s favorite candidate for the crown prince was King Ming, and that the moths he caught in those three years were almost all people from Emperor Zhaohe, he immediately He already knew that Yu Fang was King Ming's man.

King Ming nodded, and asked Yu Fang to sit down. Yu Fang smiled and said, "Yu Shu's piano skills have always been excellent, are you lucky enough to listen to Yu Shu's beating again today?"

"Since His Royal Highness King Ming and Master Yu have this kind of elegance, Yushu will show his shame." Yan Yushu smiled, got up and walked to sit in front of the piano, raised his hand to pluck the strings, tried the piano, and said, "His Royal Highness, the sound of this piano is mellow and rich , loose and not empty, with a long aftertaste, it is a good piano."

"This Qin is custom-made by a private family, and it has not been famous yet." Ming Wang said softly, "You might as well try Yushu, how about giving this Qin a name?"

"Your Highness is so kind, so Yushu should think carefully about what name he should choose." Yan Yushu lowered his head and plucked the strings twice, raised his eyes to look at King Ming, and said, "How about naming it Xi? With His Highness King Ming's Ming characters complement each other, and I should also welcome Ming Jun in Dasheng."

Xi means bright and brilliant, and everyone here is not a fool, so they immediately understood what Yan Yushu meant. Yu Fang and Ming Wang smiled at each other, and Ming Wang smiled, "The name Yushu is very good, Gu likes it very much."

"As long as Your Highness likes it." Yan Yu wrote with a smile on his face, and his heart was at peace. He raised his hand and plucked the strings, "Today's song, I'm showing my ugliness."

The falling snow stopped, a round of sun hung in the sky, the snow on the ground was melted, and the snow on the trees "rusted" down.

Ji Muxian opened his eyes leisurely, then closed them again, and opened them again to adapt to the skylight.

Cai Dongyue has already covered the ground with heavy snow, and the outside of the house is already a scene of ice and snow.

"woke up?"

Ji Muxian turned her head and saw Qu Zhuohua who was sitting by the bed, his mouth was open, his throat was so hoarse, Qu Zhuohua got up, poured a glass of water for him to drink.

Ji Muxian felt better after drinking water, and asked, "Yushu..."

Qu Zhuohua put down the quilt, and looked at Ji Muxian with contempt, "You just got your life back from the gate of hell, and you think about him?"

Ji Muxian recalled the last time he fainted, and clearly saw Yan Yushu running towards him with the wind and snow all over him, "I know, I saw him..."

"He came to rescue you, took you to the doctor, sent me a letter, and hurried back."

"I knew it, I can't read it wrong." Ji Muxian sat up with his body propped up, and suddenly asked, "Where's Shen Feng?"

Qu Zhuohua was stunned for a moment before replying in a low voice, "He's gone..."

Ji Muxian didn't seem to understand what he said, his mind went blank, "What happened?"

Qu Zhuohua looked at him, and suddenly yelled, "Eleven cuts in the body, all blood flowed to death, Ji Muxian, he didn't die on the battlefield, he died at the hands of his own people, he died at the hands of yours!" In the hands of a good father!"

A tear fell from Ji Muxian's eyes, and he murmured, "He grew up with me since he was a child! For three years in the palace, he has been following me like a shadow. How could he die? How could he die? !"

Qu Zhuohua was startled by his last utterance, and suddenly said in a deep voice, "Your father, you don't want to drive the Khitan people out of Dasheng anymore, he only has the remaining land in his eyes, Ji Muxian, If Khitan continues to develop like this, Dasheng will be finished sooner or later."

Ji Muxian let go of his strength and leaned on the bed, his eyes were red, "I always have a little expectation for him, I don't believe that it would be hypocritical to treat my father as good as me when I was young, but he, I'm so disappointed."

Qu Zhuohua patted him on the shoulder, "I have received news that Yan Yurong and Yan Yuteng are still alive, and they are defending the city in Xiangyang now. Take care of your health first. We will go to Xiangyang to meet Yan Yurong. The court asked Yan Yushu to mediate first. .”

Ji Muxian nodded silently, Qu Zhuohua went out silently, Ji Muxian took a deep breath, his chest and throat hurt.

Yu Shu, my father wanted my life, he never wanted me to live, he is not benevolent, so he can't blame me.

Yan Yushu received the news that Yan Yurong and Yan Yuteng were still alive, put down the letter and rushed to see Yan Yuping.

Yan Yuping was so happy that she knelt down and worshiped the bodhisattva at home on the spot, and the concubine at home was also respectful to her, so Yan Yushu felt relieved.

Before arriving at the Taihua Palace, he was blocked by the housekeeper of the Yan family. The old housekeeper tried to persuade him that Yan Ziyuan wanted to see him, so Yan Yushu followed.

The courtyard of the Yan Mansion seemed to have not been tidied and cleaned for a long time, there were not many maids in the house, so Yan Yushu pretended not to see, and went into Yan Ziyuan's room.

Yan Ziyuan's bedroom was dark, with only a candle beside the bed. Seeing him coming in, Yan Ziyuan called out, "Yu Shu..."

His hair was gray and he was much older. How could he have the high-spirited demeanor of a prime minister back then, and Yan Yushu's heart was strangely quiet.

"After so many days, you should calm down." Yan Ziyuan struggled to get up and grab Yan Yushu's clothes, "give the antidote to my father, ah."

He was sick and unable to go to court, and Yan Yuhui was in charge of his family. Seeing that the Yan family was about to end, how could Yan Ziyuan watch the Yan family collapse.

Yan Yushu almost laughed, "Father, as I said, I will not let anyone who harms Yuwan's family be spared."

"I am your father! Yushu, I am your father." Yan Ziyuan struggled to grab Yan Yushu's clothes, "Give me the antidote, ah!"

Yan Yushu took advantage of the situation and sat down, and said softly, "Father, do you know how you care about someone's feelings?"

Yan Ziyuan stopped and looked at Yan Yushu, Yan Yushu sighed and said, "When that person is here, I feel very satisfied, and I feel that everything is fine, just looking at him is good, as long as he is here, I can rest assured and trust him. When he’s not here, think about when we’ll see him.”

Yan Ziyuan looked at Yan Yushu in disbelief, he always thought that his son would not have such feelings.

"When I think that he might be gone, it seems that the whole world collapses, as if nothing matters anymore." Yan Yushu bowed his head and said, "I want to protect him, and I want to get rid of all the people and things that are not good for him. Come on, father, is this love?"

Yan Yushu spoke very calmly, Yan Ziyuan knew that he had made up his mind, and asked calmly, "Who is this person?"

Yan Yushu looked up at him, and said the person's name almost cruelly, "Ji Muxian..."

Yan Ziyuan's eyes widened, he was so frightened that he couldn't react for a while, "What did you say!"

Yan Yushu thought to himself, "Father, this is love, but why can you say love to my mother and dote on the Jin family in every possible way?"

Yan Ziyuan couldn't hear what was behind him, so he suddenly rushed over, threw Yan Yushu onto the bed, and grabbed Yan Yushu's neck, "Yan Yushu! He's a man! How can you! Instead of embarrassing you, I'd rather strangle you to death for my father !"

Yan Ziyuan exhausted all his strength, Yan Yushu's face flushed red from being pinched by him, and he couldn't breathe, so he pressed his knee against Yan Ziyuan's abdomen and pushed Yan Ziyuan to the ground, lying on the bed coughing non-stop.

Yan Ziyuan fell to the ground, struggling to get out, "Come on! Come on!"

Yan Yushu got up, squatted beside him, and said softly, "Who is father looking for?"

Yan Ziyuan stared at him with a pair of eyes, "Yan Yushu, even if you hate me, you can't have sex with a man! How can you have the face to see your mother and elder brother under the nine springs?"

Yan Yushu didn't intend to tell Yan Ziyuan that Yan Yurong and Yan Yuteng were still alive, so he said quietly, "What's wrong with you?" As if deliberately trying to annoy Yan Ziyuan, Yan Yushu said softly, "Indeed, father, Ji Muxian and I, what kind of trouble is there? After finishing, he will stay in my Taihua Hall every night."

Yan Ziyuan's face was blue and purple, and he spat out a mouthful of blood with a "poof", "You bastard!"

"A beast!" Yan Yushu never quite understood their logic, "It is said that the poisonous tiger does not eat its children, Emperor Zhaohe wanted to kill Ji Muxian, and you killed Yuwan, forcing Yuteng to leave Yan's house. It is you who are not as good as beasts, so you can teach us little beasts, how can you scold me in turn?"

Yan Ziyuan took a deep breath, and said angrily, "You must break the cord with Ji Mu. If others know, how will you let your second sister gain a foothold in your father's house?"

Yan Yushu was taken aback for a moment, and looked at Yan Ziyuan with heavy eyes, he was very aware of his weakness.

"You and him won't have a good result. If His Majesty demotes him to Xiangchu, he doesn't know when he will come back. How can you guarantee that he won't have other people in Xiangchu? Are you going to guard him like a jade in Luoyang for the rest of his life?" ?”

Yan Yushu looked at him, and suddenly asked, "Did you already know that the crown prince in the emperor's heart is King Ming?"

"Of course my father knows that I had to let the former crown prince be the crown prince. It was on my father's behalf and His Majesty's discussion, in order to borrow the Li family to raise troops. It's just that the world is unpredictable, and the Khitan invaded Dasheng, so I had no choice but to advance the plan."

"Advance?" Yan Yushu asked, "What kind of person is King Ming? He has never participated in any major national affairs. The plan is advanced, let him be the prince, and the Khitan people can get out of Dasheng by themselves?"

Yan Ziyuan shook his head and took a breath, "Now the court is full of people who support His Royal Highness King Ming. As long as he ascends the throne as soon as possible and promotes generals, the people chosen for him by His Majesty and I can be used at any time."

Yan Yushu understood that the reason why Emperor Zhaohe didn't use it was to let King Ming establish prestige among the courtiers. As long as King Ming ascended the throne, he would promote the generals chosen by Emperor Zhaohe and successfully expel the Khitan people, then he would be a generation of Ming King.

"He has no money."

Yan Ziyuan said, "In a few days, His Majesty may bestow a marriage on His Royal Highness King Ming."

"A marriage..." Yan Yushu understood, "Thank Yunshang for being the princess?"

Yan Ziyuan nodded, "Yushu, I have told you so much for my father, you should understand that His Majesty will not make Ji Muxian feel better, and you will not have a happy ending with him, so break up with him."

"By thanking Yunshang for being the crown princess, he is not afraid of another royal family?"

"So, Xie Yunshang will never be able to give birth to a son for King Ming."

Yan Yushu smiled and stood up, "Father is also tired, so I'll go find someone to heal my father right now."

Yan Ziyuan watched Yan Yushu walk out, and shouted angrily, "Yushu! We're broken with him!"