The Beacon of Kyushu

Chapter 24 The Treacherous Hero Suspends Filial Piety

Five days later, Luoyang.

The rising sun reflected Fu Yanqing's mansion, reflecting the whole mansion in a splendor and majesty with a sense of freshness and elegance, just complementing the owner Fu Yanqing.

At this moment, a gorgeously dressed old man was leaning on an exquisite chair in the main hall.Although his hair was gray and there were several deep wrinkles on his face, his back was straight and he still looked hale and hearty.While crossing his legs, he squinted his eyes and caressed the falcon in his palm.This falcon's claws were sharp, and its body was strong and well-proportioned. It was supposed to be extremely fierce, but it became very docile in the hands of the old man, and it even narrowed its eyes comfortably.

The old man seemed a little tired, so he covered his face and let out a sigh, and said to himself: "Oh, when you get old, your sleep will be shorter and your dreams will be less. Last night, I finally had a good dream, and my servants I woke up, and I didn't fall asleep until dawn. Anyway, I have nothing to do, let's catch up on sleep."

As he said, he put the falcon in his hand into the cage next to him, and was about to go back to his room to sleep, but he was suddenly startled by the howling sound from outside the house.He didn't know why, but the door was pushed open by a man from the outside.

Before the old man figured out what happened, he saw a young man in mourning kneeling at his feet, hugging his thigh and weeping bitterly.The old man was startled, and quickly looked at the young man, and then he felt a sense of foreboding in his heart.

"Yanyi!" The old man yelled in disbelief, and then asked anxiously: "Yanyi, you are not at the border, what are you doing in Luoyang? Could it be that your righteous brother..."

Yuwen Yanyi buried her head in the old man's lap, crying more and more fiercely, "Father, the child is useless, brother, he... He died for the country!"

Hearing this, the old man closed his eyes, shook his body, and nearly passed out.Seeing this, Yuwen Yanyi hurriedly stood up, and while crying, she touched the old man's chest, her voice became even more trembling, "Yi... Yifu, it's useless to be a child, and it hurts Yixiong, please kill me for righteousness Brother, pay for your life!"

After a long while, the old man calmed down slightly, hugged Yuwen Yanyi and said, "Yanyi, don't cry, tell my father what happened to the front line, tell me quickly!"

Yuwen Yanyi pulled Fu Yanqing's sleeve and sobbed, "Father, the government sent people to negotiate peace with the Liao Kingdom in order to conquer the Han Kingdom. You must have heard about this matter, right?"

The old man pondered and said: "Well, my father has heard people say that the envoys sent out seem to be descendants of Prime Minister Yan."

Yuwen Yanyi hurriedly said: "That's right, it is Yun Zixiao, the son of Yun Yimo, Prime Minister of Yan Kingdom."

The old man nodded, "Yun Yimo? My father was sent to the south by the Taizu to guard the border. I don't know much about the Yan thieves in the north, but I heard that they made a lot of trouble. In order to clear up these thieves, I lost my life. There are quite a few elite soldiers and generals, could it be that their descendants have plotted against the law again and failed to do something?"

Yuwen Yanyi shook her head and said, "Father is too worried, but that's not true."

The old man held Yuwen Yanyi tightly with both hands, "Why is that? Tell me quickly! When did you become so wordy!"

Yuwen Yanyi hurriedly said: "That Yunzixiao succeeded in the peace negotiation and became a hero of our Song Dynasty. Brother Yi was afraid that he would have an accident on the way home, so he personally went to Rongcheng to pick him up, and sent his son to escort him along the way."

The old man nodded and said: "Xin'er did the right thing, as it should be."

Yuwen Yanyi said in shame: "As soon as the boy arrived at the border, he met the Han army headed by Yang Yanzhao. This group of Han people also got the news and wanted to act first, intercepting the envoys, taking down Rongcheng, and capturing the righteous brother alive. As a bargaining chip in negotiations with the government. How could the boy allow their plan to succeed, so he led 5000 troops to fight with their [-] army, and was finally killed by them because they were outnumbered."

The old man was a little nervous and hurriedly asked, "Then what's next?"

Yuwen Yanyi continued: "Later, my son fled back to Rongcheng with his troops. As soon as he entered the city gate, he saw that Yang Yanzhao had led his troops to kill him. My son saw that there was a huge difference between the enemy and us, and that the city might be difficult to hold on. It would be better to go to the urn to catch the turtle, so he ordered to open the city. Unexpectedly, this plan not only failed, but also killed the righteous brother and the whole city defenders."

The old man slapped the tea table beside him, and was speechless for a while.After a long while, he hated iron for being weak and said: "Yan Yi! How many times have my father warned you not to act rashly no matter whether the enemy is strong or weak, and the army is dangerous. Why don't you listen!"

Yuwen Yanyi nodded ashamedly, "I know I was wrong... I wanted to apologize with death, but I also thought I should apologize to my adoptive father face to face, so I managed to live a few days. Now that the baby is here, it is up to me to kill or cut into pieces." The father-in-law made a decision, if the father-in-law doesn't bear to do it, the child can kill himself and apologize!" He said as he pulled out a long sword from his waist, lay it across his neck, and wanted to kill himself.

The old man hurriedly snatched the long sword from Yuwen Yanyi's hand, threw it heavily on the ground, and said angrily, "Yanyi, what are you going to do! Your righteous brother can't be resurrected after death, you don't want to avenge him, but find this fault See, do you want to be mad at your father!"

Yuwen Yanyi fell to the ground crying bitterly, and kowtowed to the old man constantly, "Father, don't be angry, I know I was wrong! One day, I will kill Yang Yanzhao to avenge my brother, even if I die in battle, I will not hesitate!"

The old man supported Yuwen Yanyi with trembling hands, and said with relief: "Yanyi, I, Fu Yanqing, have made great contributions to the Great Song Dynasty all my life. I hoped that my sons would inherit their father's career and continue to contribute to the foundation of the Great Song Dynasty." Adding bricks and tiles, I thought it was a bunch of idiots, but fortunately, you can still help my father. Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. Zhaoxin’s death was not your fault. You don’t have to blame yourself for it. As long as you continue to be loyal to Da Song, If you are filial to your adoptive father, you will be satisfied as a father!"

Yuwen Yanyi hugged Fu Yanqing, and said worriedly: "Father, don't worry, the boy will definitely live up to your expectations. But there is one thing, the whole army of Rongcheng defenders was wiped out, and only the boy came out single-handedly. In case someone framed the boy for collusion In the Han Dynasty, children cannot argue with one hundred mouths!"

Fu Yanqing shook his head, "No, my father believes in you, let's see who dares to spew blood! This matter will be explained to you with all my strength, even if it comes to the officials, you don't have to be afraid if you have my father! "

Yuwen Yanyi said with tears of gratitude: "Father, you have a great kindness to your child, even if you form a grass ring in the next life, it will be difficult to repay the great kindness!"

Fu Yanqing forced a wry smile, and waved his hands, "Okay, father is tired, and you want to be alone, you can go back to your room to rest first. Father, please tell someone to prepare the funeral for your brother-in-law. After the first seven days, you should return to the border quickly!"

Yuwen Yanyi bowed and said: "Yes, the child will obey the father's order!" After he finished speaking, he turned around slowly, walked out of the main hall, and then gently closed the door.Seeing no one around, a smug smile appeared on his face.

The mansion, which had been gilded by the rising sun just now, turned white in an instant.Everyone in the mansion, regardless of seniority or inferiority, was dressed in white mourning clothes, white flags and paper money were everywhere, crying one after another, it was unbearable to look at, and unbearable to hear.At some point in the main hall, there was an exquisite coffin, and everyone in the mansion wept around the coffin, including Yuwen Yanyi.

Suddenly, the mourning of the crowd was interrupted by a rush of footsteps, and then a girl ran in in a panic.This young girl was originally extremely handsome, but her eyes were red from crying at this time, and tears were still flowing from her beautiful eyes.

Everyone in the mansion cried even more when they saw this girl, and only Fu Yanqing said with some reproach when he saw this girl: "Xinying, where have you been these days! Your brother has clearly believed that he... died for the country!" He As he spoke, he couldn't control it any longer, and tears welled up in his eyes, old tears.

Fu Xinying was about to answer when she heard the words, but when she saw Yuwen Yanyi who was kneeling in front of the coffin, her silver teeth gritted and her eyes seemed to burst into flames.But then her expression subsided, and the monstrous anger instantly turned into endless sadness.

Yuwen Yanyi knelt in front of the coffin, although she didn't look directly at Fu Xinying, she caught a glimpse of her anger out of the corner of her eye.There was a murderous intent in his heart, and he thought to himself: "Did I hear correctly that day, she really went to Rongcheng? If that's the case, there is no choice but to do one thing and keep doing the other!"

Fu Yanqing was still immersed in the pain of losing her son in old age and couldn't extricate herself, how could she care about the transient expressions of the two of them.He gently caressed the coffin, as if stroking his son's face, "Zhaoxin, you sacrificed your life for the country, and you are proud of you as a father! Now, except for your sister, all relatives are here to see you, can you see that?" ? If you have a spirit in heaven, please bless the surviving family members to be safe and sound, so that no more accidents will happen! If Yan Yi can avenge you, then after being a father for a hundred years, he will be able to smile at Jiuquan!"

Fu Xinying's gaze subconsciously turned to Yuwen Yanyi, her eyes were full of hatred and resentment.But she still held back her anger, and stood in front of the coffin without saying a word, as if she was an undead who didn't want to disturb the dead, and she seemed to be waiting for an opportunity to get rid of Yuwen Yanyi in one fell swoop.

That night, the moonlight was clear and clear, but half of it was covered by dark clouds.

Fu Yanqing's bedroom was very dark, with only one white candle swaying in the wind, the faint candlelight vaguely reflected the things in the room and Fu Yanqing who was sitting by the bed.Fu Yanqing's gaze was staring at the window at the moment, but it seemed that he had already seen the soul of his son through the window.

Although Fu Yanqing's body still seemed to be tough, but upon closer inspection, his originally gray hair had turned white at this moment, and his originally straight waist seemed to have become slightly curved, as if he had aged ten years in half a day. Many years old, as old as this flickering candle, if there is a slight disturbance, it may be extinguished at any time.

At this time, the door of Fu Yanqing's room rang, and a deep, hoarse female voice came, "Father, my daughter has something to tell you, have you rested?"

Fu Yanqing said weakly: "Is it Xinying? What do you want to do with your father?" He stood up with difficulty and walked slowly towards the door.

Fu Xinying couldn't care less when she heard the sound, she pushed open the door of Fu Yanqing's room, and ran in quickly, as if she was afraid of being discovered.Seeing this situation, Fu Yanqing instinctively had an ominous premonition, "Xinying, what happened?"

"Father!" Fu Xinying closed the door carefully, then threw herself into Fu Yanqing's arms and cried, like a little girl who has just been bullied.

Fu Yanqing knows his daughter too well.Although Fu Xinying looks like an ordinary lady from a great family, she has learned martial arts since she was a child and has a strong temper. When did Fu Yanqing see her cry so wronged.

Fu Yanqing hugged her daughter tightly, stroked her hair, and asked softly: "Xinying, who bullied you? Tell Weifu quickly, Weifu will definitely make decisions for you!"

Fu Xinying choked up and said, "Father, do you know how my brother died?"

Fu Yanqing sighed, and said helplessly: "I heard from Yan Yi that he was killed by the Han general Yang Yanzhao in the battle of Rongcheng. I think my Fu family has been loyal and good for generations, and Zhaoxin believes that although he died young, he is still alive. It can be regarded as being loyal to the country, and he is worthy of being my son of Fu Yanqing!"

Fu Xinying shook her head vigorously, and said in a hoarse voice that was already crying: "Father, these are all the one-sided words of that traitor Yuwen Yanyi! No, he is not even worthy of a traitor, he is an evil spirit!" The more she spoke, the more excited she became, as if Almost insane.

Fu Yanqing pulled her daughter to sit on the bed, and asked inexplicably, "Xinying, what do you mean by that? Although Yanyi was impulsive and ill-considered, letting the Han people enter Rongcheng easily can only be regarded as a decision." Mistake, Zhao Xin’s death cannot be entirely blamed on him!”

Fu Xinying shook her head vigorously again, "No! He lied to you! Don't even think about it, why all the defenders in the city survived, only Yuwen Yanyi is still alive!"

Fu Yanqing said disapprovingly: "This is normal. How can anyone not die in a war? Yan Yi is the champion of the three armies, and his martial arts are no longer inferior to his father. If there is one person in Rongcheng who can survive the siege, it should be him ah!"

Fu Xinying seemed to be unable to control the anger suppressed in her heart any longer, and cursed: "Yuwen Yanyi, that goddamn devil, is the one who killed my brother with his own hands! If he hides in the border and cannot come out, he is still smart. But he actually came to Luoyang to mourn in a hypocritical manner, it is really shameless! Father, you must get rid of Yuwen Yanyi as soon as possible, otherwise you may be the next one to die!"

Fu Yanqing was completely stunned when he heard the words, and asked after a long silence: "You mean that Yuwen Yanyi killed your brother? Who did you listen to?"

Fu Xinying pointed at herself, and roared almost crazily: "I saw it with my own eyes, I saw it with my own eyes! I saw Yuwen Yanyi pull out the sword and kill my brother with my own eyes. My maid Qinxue also saw it with my own eyes. arrive!"

Fu Yanqing thought about it for a while, and still asked suspiciously: "Xinying, where have you been since you weren't in the mansion these days? Although you used to go out alone for three days and five days, you would always tell your father, Why did you leave without saying goodbye?"

Fu Xinying's expression gradually calmed down, she sighed, and explained: "Father, you should be more aware of my brother's stinking problems than I am. When he was still by your side, he fell in love with my maid Qinxue. I asked for someone. At that time, Qinxue was still young, so I rejected him for this reason. Seeing that I was determined, he stopped insisting. Soon he was sent to the front line to take over Hebei by the government. For the time being, let this matter be over gone."

Fu Yanqing nodded, and said with a wry smile: "Yes, Zhaoxin's problem has never been corrected. My father was also worried that he would ruin his bright future because of this, so he repeatedly suggested to the officials to let him guard the border for his father, so as to restrain his temper. But what does this have to do with you leaving without saying goodbye?"

Fu Xinying said: "I just thought he gave up, but I didn't know that he mentioned this matter in a letter a few days ago. I was thinking of my brother and sister, so I didn't rush to write a letter to reject it. I just hoped that he would be able to settle this matter by himself in a few days." I forgot, but he actually sent someone to take Qinxue away forcibly while I was out, so I chased him to the border in a rage. It was late at night, and I saw that you had already rested, so I didn't dare to disturb you You, so I can only come and leave without saying goodbye."

Fu Yanqing was silent for a long time after hearing the words, and then slowly said: "So that's the case, no wonder one night I heard the noise in the mansion, my father just thought it was the servants arguing, and didn't care, I didn't expect it to be like this."

Fu Xinying nodded and said: "Yes, I chased all the way to Daming Mansion. I wanted to take Qinxue back to Luoyang after I saw Qinxue. Who knew that before I entered the mansion, my brother led soldiers to Rongcheng, saying that he was going to welcome her? I had no choice but to go to Rongcheng again as an envoy who came back from the Liao Kingdom. When I arrived for the first time, my eyes were inevitably dimmed. When I found out the location of the Temporary Capital Recruiting Mansion and planned to rush there, the Han army had already poured in. Rongcheng. I was worried about my brother's safety, so I hurried to my brother's mansion, and I saw Qinxue. I took Qinxue and wanted to go to my brother to argue, but I didn't expect to see my brother being killed by Yu Wenyan as soon as I entered the courtyard. Yi stabbed him to death with a sword, and the tragic scene of his death was carved on my heart like a knife, and I will never forget it in this life!"

Hearing this, Fu Yanqing was shocked like never before, "So, this matter is true? Then do you know why Yuwen Yanyi did this, and whether he was in collusion with Han Guo?"

Fu Xinying looked at Fu Yanqing sincerely, her eyes were full of grief and indignation, "Father, my daughter has no grudges with Yuwen Yanyi in the past and has no grudges in the near future, so why frame him? It's a pity that Qinxue got separated from me, otherwise she would definitely be able to help me Testify. As for whether he is in collusion with Han, my daughter really doesn't know, so she dare not make judgments!"

Fu Yanqing clenched her fists tightly and said with gritted teeth: "Yuwen Yanyi! I think you are a gentleman, but you are often distressed because you have not given birth to a son like you, but you are an ungrateful white-eyed wolf! How dare you kill me Zhaoxin, I will kill you too, if I don’t take this revenge, I swear I won’t be a human being!”

The father and daughter were full of resentment, at this time a servant knocked lightly on the door, "Old General, General Yuwen asks to see you, do you agree?"

Fu Xinying hurriedly stood up, and was about to leave quickly, when the sound of a man's vigorous footsteps came from the corridor at the door.Fu Xinying was startled when she heard the sound. Seeing that the cabinet in the corner was very tall, she hurriedly opened the door and slipped in, then closed the door gently without making any sound.

As soon as Fu Xinying hid her front foot in the closet, Yuwen Yanyi walked slowly into the room with her back foot, and gave a slight salute to Fu Yanqing, "Father!"

When Fu Yanqing saw Yuwen Yanyi, there was a murderous intent in his eyes. If a veteran who had been on the battlefield for a lifetime had murderous intent, I'm afraid that anyone would feel a biting chill from the bottom of his heart.

Yuwen Yanyi's expression was extremely calm, and she smiled slightly: "Father, you haven't slept so late? Do you want my son to rub your shoulders for you?" Although his voice was very kind, it was extremely sweet in Fu Xinying's ears. It was terrifying, and the hairs all over her body couldn't help but stand on end.

Fu Yanqing didn't answer, but said straight to the point: "Yanyi, after thinking about it for my father, I always feel that there seems to be some loopholes in what you said to me before. Is it the truth, or are you hiding something? Come from the truth!"

Yuwen Yanyi smiled and said, "From the truth? Father, you have been a soldier all your life, why did you become a government official? Is this to interrogate the boy? You don't think that the boy colluded with the Han army to kill the brother-in-law?"

Fu Yanqing raised his face, and said in a deep voice: "Really? Then I ask you for my father, have you seen Miss Qinxue in Rongcheng?"

Yuwen Yanyi said without hesitation: "I've seen it, not only have I seen it, but the baby also saved her! If there is no baby, I'm afraid Miss Qinxue would have died in the chaos!" He said and hit her three times Applause, a beautiful girl walked in.

The girl came to Fu Yanqing with a flutter of blessings, and said respectfully: "My servant Qinxue, I have seen the old general."

Fu Yanqing looked the girl in front of him up and down, and then nodded, "Yes, it really is Qinxue." He said and looked at Yuwen Yanyi, "Yanyi, you did a good job! Although you didn't protect Zhaoxin, you did. For Qinxue, it is considered some credit, so go back and rest."

Yuwen Yanyi seemed to have expected all of this a long time ago, bowed and said: "Thank you foster father, my son is leaving." He whispered in his ear: "Qinxue, if you don't want to become the next Fu Zhaoxin, then stop talking nonsense!"

Qinxue trembled slightly, and said in a low voice, "Yes, I dare not."

Seeing Yuwen Yanyi leaving, Fu Yanqing's expression became more serious, and Qinxue's whole body trembled more violently.Fu Yanqing frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Qinxue! How did Zhaoxin die? Tell me quickly, or the old man will make you suffer!"

Qinxue hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Reporting to the old general, Uncle Guo, he died for the country and died at the hands of General Yang Yanzhao of the Han Dynasty! This is what I saw with my own eyes!"

Fu Yanqing slapped the bed board heavily, and said angrily: "Qinxue, don't think that now that the world is at peace, the old man dare not kill you lowly maidservants! I will give you another chance, if you dare to hide even half of it, I promise you won't see you!" To the sun of tomorrow!"

Qinxue was so frightened that she quickly fell to her knees and kowtowed to Fu Yanqing, "Old General, what this servant is telling the truth! You can't force this servant to frame General Yuwen!"

Fu Xinying in the closet couldn't bear it anymore, pushed the door of the closet and strode out.Seeing Fu Xinying, Qinxue's face instantly turned pale, "Si... Si Niang, why are you here?"

Fu Xinying grabbed Qinxue's collar and slapped her hard, "Bitch! Our Fu family has never treated you badly, why don't you tell the truth, what kind of ecstasy soup did Yuwen Yanyi pour on you!"

Fu Yanqing also asked in a deep voice: "Qinxue, who killed my son Zhaoxin? If you dare to lie to me, be careful, I will let someone drag you out!"

Qinxue hurriedly said: "Uncle Guo was not killed by General Yuwen, even if the old general beat me to death, I will never frame my savior!"

Seeing that Qinxue would rather die than admit that Yuwen Yanyi killed her brother, Fu Xinying became furious again, "Qinxue! You and I saw this with our own eyes, why are you unwilling to tell the truth? Yu Wenyan What benefit did Yi give you?"

Qinxue shook her head vigorously, and desperately denied: "No, he didn't give me anything! Uncle Guo really didn't kill him, Si Niang, you... must have hallucinations." She said and knelt down in front of Fu Yanqing, " I also hope that the old general can see clearly, and don't wrong General Yuwen!" After she finished speaking, she didn't catch her breath, and passed out directly.

Seeing this, Fu Yanqing heaved a long sigh.In addition to the helplessness in his sigh, there was also a kind of powerlessness, he really couldn't stand any more blows.

Fu Xinying quickly took out a letter from her bosom, and hurriedly handed it to Fu Yanqing.Fu Yanqing took the letter and was taken aback, "Xinying, this is?"

"This is the Tangbao that Yuwen Yanyi wrote to the court when he left the border. The person he sent to the capital to deliver the letter was intercepted by his daughter as soon as he left Rongcheng. This letter is now in our hands. Although it cannot prove the death of my brother He planned it all by himself, but he left the border without reporting it to the court, this alone can punish him for dereliction of duty, I believe the officials will definitely dismiss him, once he is dismissed, we will have a chance to take revenge!"

"Okay..." Fu Yanqing sighed helplessly, "Although I can't find any evidence, my son's death can't be made in vain! Now that things are going on, I can't take care of so much as a father, so let's do as you want." Seeing that her father had become so weak, Fu Xinying couldn't bear to continue, she slowly left the room and disappeared into the night...

(End of this chapter)