I promise

Chapter 876
The winter in Pingcheng is colder than in Luoyang.

There are no red lanterns and colorful silks here, and no four-season flowers grown in greenhouses, only the whistling north wind and snow all over the sky, which is so desolate and desolate that it seems to quench all enthusiasm in people's hearts.

More than ten riders galloped on the snow-covered street.

"Master, it's not good!" Dugu Lie took the lead and saw the shallow horseshoe prints in front of him that had not yet been covered by the wind and snow.

The three or four riders who were closely behind jumped up at the same time, with vigorous and vigorous figures, and they rushed to the courtyard wall with sharp blades. When they saw the situation in the small courtyard, they were all stunned.

Dugulie took the lead to return to his horse, and met a man in Chinese clothes who was galloped by Liuqi cavalry.

"Third Prince—" He raised his hand and gestured across the neck, and said in a low voice, "They're all dead."

The man has a sturdy build, short and heavy eyebrows, and he is Tuoba Qi, the third son of Northern Emperor Tuoba Yan.

Hearing this, the young prince breathed a sigh of relief, but it was even more inconceivable, looking thoughtfully at the gray wall that was so dark under the wind and snow.

"Wait for me here." He decided not to bring soldiers into the courtyard.

He dismounted alone, and walked to the gate of the courtyard on knee-deep snow.

There is no brass ring on the door, and a crack was opened with a slight push of the hand, but it was not closed.

Tuoba Qi walked in through the open door.

During the heavy snow and winter months, the cold froze the bloody smell in the courtyard.It was only when he walked to the middle of the pile of corpses that there was a faint scent of death.

The technique of the knife was very neat, cutting the throat and piercing the chest without any excess blood.

The scene was also so clean that it didn't look like they had experienced a massacre. It seemed that a group of drunks just fell asleep when they came here, and fell asleep on the spot.

Tuoba Qi was really startled, he almost tripped over something under his feet, upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a half-length snowman.

The snow was so violent that the snowman was only covered with a thin layer of floating snow.

Guess the owner was building a snowman before the killer arrived.Killing lost interest, let it stand here completely and alone.

Thousands of miles of yellow clouds and white sun.

The room was dimly lit, and a tall man was sitting opposite the door, wiping a knife.

He wiped the knife without bloodstains seriously and carefully, as if there was only one thing left to do in the world.

The back of the cold wide knife reflects the snowy light penetrating through the clear paper, flickering between the man's tall forehead and cheekbones, his face is as white as jade but full of masculinity.

——This is indeed a face that can turn women all over the world upside down.

"This king has just heard the news, so he hurried over." Tuoba Qi said, with a stern tone in his words, "That guy Tuobafu is too vicious, this king must have avenged this with the young master."

After Jin Yanchen's last public appearance in Yan Yunyan, there was no trace for a year. When he found him later, his demeanor was very different, and he no longer regarded himself as the sixth son of the Jin family.

People who come and go call him "Young Master".

At the very beginning, Tuobafu was still the same as before, fighting with him wholeheartedly, seducing gold and silver beauties, trying to bring Jin Yanchen under his command.

Later, with the help of Jin Yanchen, he worked steadily, from Tuoba Yan's unloved son to being valued step by step, to become the hottest prince, Tuoba Fu finally became murderous.

Assassinations like today have not happened once or twice.

It's just that the troops dispatched this time were more elite, and one of the lamas was said to have been to Jiankang last year and even fought against Mu Cangping.

That's why he was so nervous, he personally led the masters of the Hefu, and hurried over.

Obviously Jin Yanchen's saber technique has improved again.

Tuoba Qi even suspected that every time he came to Pingcheng, he deliberately showed his tracks just to test Tuobafu's martial arts masters.

After beheading these people, Tuobafu would be inconvenient in Beijing, he would be happy to see it, but he always has to say decent things, and he also attaches great importance to Jin Yanchen's safety.

"This place is not clean. Although those pigs, dogs, hawks and dogs can't help you, it's annoying to bother you all the time. I have prepared a good guest room for you..."

"The third prince has a heart." Jin Yanchen stopped, put the knife back into its sheath, and said, "I'm leaving today."

"Leaving so soon," Tuoba Qi was a little disappointed, "Why don't you stay a few more days? This king is still looking forward to having a drink and chatting with the young master for three days and three nights."

He still has a lot of things he wants to ask Jin Yanchen.

The wisdom of the Han people is indeed remarkable, and his father Tuoba Yan has long admired the culture of the Central Plains.

At first, he only thought that Jin Yanchen was a quack, and he wanted to recruit him because he fell in love with his brave talent.

But I don't want this person to be very proficient in governing the army and fighting in court affairs.

Northerners are not good at power, and the suggestions Jin Yanchen made to him were mostly puzzled by his staff at first, but later proved to be correct.

For more than a year, he occasionally came to Pingcheng to live for a while, and when he made a move, he was extraordinary.Tuoba Qi wanted to keep him many times, but Jin Yanchen didn't seem to be interested in being his counselor.

I don't know what I'm interested in.

Tuobaqi decided not to make a rash offer until he fully understood Jin Yanchen's intentions.

"The envoys from the Southern Dynasties will be on their way soon, and they want to bring up the old marriage affairs. I opened the first half of the round for the third prince, and how the second half of the round will go depends on the third prince himself."

Jin Yanchen sat on his knees with the knife across his sword, and he didn't sit upright, probably because of his height, he felt a majestic posture.The silhouette is very slim.

Tuoba Qi only reacted for a moment, and immediately said, "Princess Xianfu?"

Princess Xianfu is not the real princess of the royal family, but the daughter of the Jiankang Rong clan. It is said that she was famous in Jiankang City for her extraordinary beauty and talent.

The former crown prince Tuoba Kui was fond of writing and ink. He once saw a poem by a daughter of the Rong family brought back from Jiankang by an envoy at a flower banquet.

Later, after all the hard work, I got the portrait of this woman, and I was shocked when I saw it, and I will never miss it ever since.

At that time, the two countries had already repaired each other, and the North Kingdom was eager to accept it, and the Southern Dynasty was not good at rejecting each other, which created a rift between the two countries.Therefore, the daughter of the Rong family was given the title of princess and sent to the North Kingdom to marry the prince Tuobakui.

Tuoba Kui was assassinated and killed while the wedding party was still on the way.

The marriage alliance between the two countries has been decided, but it is true that the marriage has not yet been consummated. It seems that it is not appropriate to say it.

——Whether it is an ordinary woman, the two emperors don't care whether there is an extra widowed woman in Pingcheng.

But at that time, the Rong family was full of flowers, the emperor relied heavily on it, and the common people loved it.It has only been a few years since Rong Yi retreated from the Northern Army at the border and became a nightmare for the soldiers and civilians of the Northern Kingdom.

The Rong family's willingness to send their daughter and relatives was a compromise for the sake of the overall situation, and they absolutely refused to be wronged again.

Tuobayan said that the princess can be ushered in Pingcheng first, live in the palace, and serve as a crown princess.

No matter who will be the crown prince in the future, Rong's daughter will be the crown princess of the Northern Kingdom.

From the point of view at the time, the Northern Emperor Tuoba Yan, who had just experienced the pain of losing a son, was considered as benevolent and righteous.

But unexpectedly, the Rong family refused.Rong Yi, who is used to liking the tricks of spring wind and rain, acts mildly, but rarely shows a tough side.

Under his insistence, Rong's daughter was finally welcomed back to Jiankang.

However, the book of state is still there.

The position of the prince of the Northern Kingdom has been vacant for many years, and the daughter of the Rong family has never been married.

This incident is gradually forgotten by many people.

But there are always people who remember, such as Tuobaqi who has always been thinking about the throne.

Although he didn't know what method Jin Yanchen used to pry Fang Rong's huge rock, Tuoba Qi could vaguely guess some of it.

The northwestern territory of the Southern Dynasties has been frequently disturbed recently, and several small battles have been fought, each with its own winners and losers.

And Tuoba Yan just in time to take heavy troops to hunt in the wilderness where the two countries meet, which is quite deterrent.

Maybe it was his own wish, or maybe it was the great eunuch Zong Qi who was bribed by Jin Yanchen by his side to push him.

But there is no doubt that the combination of these two things caused uneasiness among some timid leaders and parties in the Southern Dynasties.

Jin Yanchen must have helpers in the south, such as Ning Xiangye who has been fighting against Fang Rong for a long time.

——The relatives of important ministers and foreign clans are married, even though they are noble princesses, this status is embarrassing after all.Peaceful years are fine, once the two countries go to war, it is not a good thing.

Being able to accomplish such a big thing without making a sound, it can be seen that no matter how much he thinks that he attaches enough importance to this Empress of the Golden Gate, he still underestimates Jin Yanchen's strength.

(End of this chapter)