Chasing King

Yan Sikong comes to the cell alone and meets yuan Shaoxu, who is being held here.

Yuan Shaoxu curled up in the corner, covered with blood and unkempt. When he saw the visitor, he was stunned and subconsciously turned away from his face. He was guilty and wanted to hide his embarrassment. But he soon knew that it was futile. He turned around, but his eyes wandered to the ground and didn't lift them up.

Yan Sikong looked down at yuan Shaoxu with disgust and anger in his heart. Disgust was for yuan Shaoxu and anger was for yuan Mao's face. Yuan Mao, in his mind, is an open and upright hero, who neither shows the color of meanness and cunning, nor bows his eyes because he is in prison. What he hated most was yuan Shaoxu's dishonorable behavior against his face, which tarnished yuan Mao's memory.

After a long silence, yuan Shaoxu said in a low voice, "are you very proud?"

"You are involved in the tragic death of the soldiers, and yu'er is captured. What am I proud of?"

Yuan Shaoxu pursed his lips with a guilty heart: "do you want to help Fengye or Chen Kai? Who dares to believe you if you are so aggressive?"

"It's better for me to take the helm when I see the wind than for you to be smart and involve the soldiers of the three armed forces. You don't deserve to be a general even if you are such a person."

Yuan Shaoxu turned around excitedly and said bitterly, "victory and defeat are the common affairs of soldiers and families. When did I neglect the task given to me by the wolf king? It's you It's you who slandered me in front of wolf king and made me useless! "

"So you collude with the enemy to frame me. If the wolf king knows that you cooperate with the enemy, you will not die if you have a hundred lives."

"I didn't cooperate with the enemy." Yuan Shaoxu cried, "I didn't divulge military information, I didn't take bribes from them."

"Yes." Yan Sikong sneered, "yuan Shaoxu, if you tell me this, will I believe it? Maybe this time you pass the military order and lead the soldiers to ambush. It's also the treacherous plan of you and Chen

"No!" Yuan Shaoxu roared, "Yan Sikong, don't spit out blood. I have never betrayed the wolf king."

The wolf thought the king has betrayed us

"When you are by the wolf king's side, you will only bewitch him and deliberately suppress me. Yu'er is my brother, but you have alienated me again and again because of you. You and you should not appear again!" Yuan Shaoxu looked at Yan Sikong's eyes, full of jealousy.

Yan Sikong slightly approached yuan Shaoxu: "if I were someone else, I would have let him not survive, not die, but you are my father's eldest son. I really want to save you a life, so that you can live happily for the rest of your life. Why do you have to make more efforts again and again?"

Yan Sikong's cold and deep eyes, like the night sky, made yuan Shaoxu feel a shiver, "how, do you want to kill me?"

Yan Sikong stares at yuan Shaoxu without words.

Yuan Shaoxu began to panic: "think of space, you will not really want to kill me, I, I am your big brother."

"Now you think you're my big brother?"

"There are some misunderstandings between you and me, but you don't stand here well either..."

"That's my destiny, but if you have a chance to kill me, you won't hesitate." Yan Sikong gave a cold smile.

"I, I won't kill you. I care about my brothers after all." Yuan Shaoxu's eyes were a little flustered, "think of space, for father's sake, you let me go."

"Let you go?" Yan Si said in a cold voice, "I can't kill you, but only if you stay in prison can I feel at ease."

"I can't stay here." Yuan Shaoxu rushed over and grasped the iron fence, "let me go, think about the sky, brother magnifying, let's go! I promise I won't fight you again, I swear

"You are not my opponent. You are not my opponent." Yan Sikong retreated slowly and said coldly, "yuan Shaoxu, it's my last kindness to keep you alive. You shut your mouth for me in prison. If you bite me, I will send you to my father early to be filial."

After that, Yan Sikong turned and left.

"Sikong, yansikong!" Yuan Shaoxu roared, "let me go, you come back, let me go --"

Yan Sikong's lips, with a faint smile, left yuan Shaoxu's voice far behind.

Yan Sikong is concerned about yuan Mao's kindness and is really hard to kill yuan Shaoxu. However, to imprison him may be better than to kill him.

Only two days after yuan Nanyu was captured, Feng Ye sent envoys to make peace with Chen. This time, the conditions proposed by Fengye seemed quite sincere. He was not only willing to sell Fengxiang, Qingyang and Taiyuan, but also willing to help Chen Kai return to Beijing and ascend the throne. In the future, he only asked Xuanhua, Datong and Qianzhou as fiefs and would never enter Beijing.

At this time, Datong and Qianzhou were already in the hands of Fengye. If Xuanhua was added, it would be a good deal to win the support of Fengye and the peace of the Central Plains.

The envoys expressed Fengye's admiration and loyalty to Chen Wei in a flattering way. They said that Fengye was waiting for the master of Ming Dynasty in Taiyuan. Chen Wei attacked Pingliang and captured que Ji, which made him cold and sad. They asked Chen Wei not to listen to Yan Sikong's slander. At the same time, in order to show his sincerity, Fengye was willing to offer Fengxiang's hands, but Chen Wei wanted to put que Ji back.After receiving the envoys quietly, Chen arranged to have a rest.

As soon as the envoys left, Chen said with a sneer, "Fengye really wants to exchange Fengxiang for que. Now the famous wolf king can only compromise in front of me."

Yan Sikong also recalled the way that the emissary looked at him. It was really interesting.

Shen Hexuan said bluntly: "Your Highness is too young. If you get a little profit, you will be overjoyed. It's very important to belittle the enemy."

Shen Hexuan didn't speak as well as Yan Sikong. Chen's face sank, but it was hard to refute.

Yan Sikong also continued: "you are not tired of deceit. Your highness can't trust Fengye. However, Fengye is really showing weakness at this time. This is a good omen."

"What do you think, sir? In my opinion, if he wants to redeem que forgetting, he should exchange Qingyang for Fengxiang. It's really cheap for him. "

"It may be a trap to exchange people with the city. Even if he does send Qingyang, does his highness dare to enter the city? If it's all ambush in the city, it's a trick. " Shen Hexuan said, "according to the minister, if he really wants to support his highness as he said, he will immediately withdraw his troops and return to Datong. As soon as he withdraws from the Central Plains, we will immediately put him back to que'ai, which can also reveal the reality of closing the field."

"Good."

Yan Sikong shook his head: "Your Highness is not tired of this kind of back and forth testing. We have all fought in Pingliang, so we should work hard to attack Taiyuan. Only when he is really cornered can he really withdraw."

"But now with my strength..." Chen Shu frowned.

"When can the imperial court send troops?"

"The imperial court is persuading the princes of all sides to serve the king." Shen Hexuan frowned and said, "it was just a few years ago that the vassal was cut, which greatly hurt the kings. Now no one is willing to respond first."

"Your Highness married the daughter of King Ning. King Ning and King Han are brothers of the same mother. They should be most easily persuaded." Yan Sikong looked at Chen Bi, "Your Highness, can you send someone to go?"

"The natural school." Chen Kuo sighed and said angrily, "this Han Wang is a violent man with a very strange temperament. It's said that he has been addicted to evil sects in recent years, and ordinary people can't listen to him."

Yan Sikong stroked his chin and hesitated. After a long time, he said: "this Han king is so difficult to give. He has to find a clever person to please. I think about it I can't think of a better candidate for the ambassador except myself. "

"Would you like to go, sir?" Chen Bi's eyes brightened, and immediately rejected, "no, that Han Wang's temperament is uncertain. I'm afraid Mr. Han is in danger..."

Yan Sikong said with a smile: "Your Highness thinks that I have a bad reputation. I'm afraid that he will do harm to me."

Chen Bi frowned: "I can't let my husband get involved."

"All the vassals are watching, and no one is willing to flow the muddy water first. If no one responds, we can only watch Fengye continue to grow. Now Pingliang city is broken, que forgetting is captured, Fengye is losing one after another, and the morale of the army is turbulent. It's the best time to defeat him. Don't miss it."

Chen Shu sighed in silence.

Shen Hexuan tilts Ni to Yan Sikong. He has doubts in his eyes, but he can't understand the reality of Yan Sikong.

Yan Si's daydream is to steal the beam and exchange the pillar, and send yuan Nanyu away as him. As long as he gets out of the city, he can get away easily with yuan Nanyu's ability. As for him, even if Chen Bi finds him, he will not kill him.

In a word, he doesn't care about himself now. The longer yuan Nanyu stays, the more likely they are to be discovered. Even if they can be concealed for the time being, Shen Hexuan will stir up the flames nearby, and Chen Yi may kill yuan Nanyu at any time for the sake of his authority.

Yan Sikong again advised Chen, he knew that Chen was not only worried about his safety, but also worried that he would go back to find Fengye, so he really took a lot of words, and finally agreed to send troops to escort him. Chen finally agreed to send him to Han Wang.

Shen Hexuan has not spoken, but his eyes become more and more deep.

"Your Highness's permission is requested for the matter of minister's return."

"Yes, sir."

"I want to try que forget." Yan Si Kong glanced at Shen He Xuan. "I'm afraid Shen didn't ask anything."

Shen Hexuan said coldly, "I'm going to be polite before I fight. I'm afraid I'm going to have a drink."

"Why don't you let me have a try? I've had a friendship with him after all."

Chen Bi nodded: "it's OK. The prison is heavily guarded. Take my token, sir

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at night, Yan Sikong goes to see yuan Nanyu with good food and wine. Yuan Nanyu and Yuan Shaoxu are held in the same dungeon, but they are far away from each other.

Pingliang has just changed its master, and there are many loyal officers and soldiers in the city. In order to prevent being robbed, the originally crude dungeon is surrounded by Chen Kai's troops. The guard is so strict that even a mouse can't get in and out.

But Yan Sikong, who is holding Chen's token, is naturally unimpeded.

Entering the dungeon, Yan Sikong saw that yuan Nanyu had not been punished despite her dirty clothes and dishevelled hair. He was a little determined. He ordered the jailer to say, "open the prison door, you all step down."

"This..." Several jailers looked at each other.Yan Sikong raised his token: "I come here at the command of the king of Chu. You can retreat outside. Can he fly out?"

“…… Yes The jailer had no choice but to open the cell door and both stepped back.

When everyone was clean, Yan Sikong rushed into the prison, "yu'er, are you ok?"

Yuan Nanyu said with a wry smile, "I'm not punished, but I'm suffering from guilt and restlessness day and night."

"A man can't be tied to one victory or defeat." Yan Sikong took the food and wine out of the basket and said, "come on, let's have a good drink."

Yuan Nanyu asked hesitantly, "elder brother What happened? "

Yan Sikong's face sank: "you still think about him. It's all because of him that you and your soldiers are in such a field today."

"I know, but..." Yuan Nanyu sighed, "I can't always be cold hearted."

"He's still alive." Yan Sikong said coldly, "I'll save his life. It's the end of my duty."

Yuan Nanyu nodded: "the army has military rules. He has made a big mistake. If the wolf king handles it, it's not too much to behead him. It's lenient to save his life."

"It's up to you and Dad, or I'll never forgive him."

Yuan Nanyu gazed at Yan Sikong and said softly, "now, I believe you."

"Believe me what?"

"I believe you are really Yan Sikong."

Yan Sikong was stunned: "are you..."

"No Yuan Nanyu shook her head. "I didn't remember, but I can see that there is no brotherhood between you. In retrospect, there are many doubts about your cooperation with the enemy. I once beat around the Bush to my elder brother. He was afraid that there was a ghost in his heart. If the wolf king hadn't sent me to guard Qingyang, I would have confronted tiezhangzi. "

Yan Sikong poured two glasses of wine and said in a low voice: "I have already said that big brother is lying from the beginning to the end. Whether it's the identity of you and me or the matter of colluding with the enemy, if I were really brothers with him, would he do this to me?"

Yuan Nanyu sighed sadly: "in this way, he and I are the brothers of my countrymen."

Yan Sikong wry smile: "yes."

Yuan Nanyu raised her glass and said, "I'll thank you for this one. I won't defend him or ask you to forgive him, but I'm very grateful for your saving his life."

"I do this not only for you, but also to repay my parents' kindness." Yan Sikong raised his glass to him and said, "yu'er, you remember that the love between you and me is more close to brother. When you were exiled for me, I was willing to pay you back for the rest of my life, and I will help you out."

Yuan Nanyu said excitedly: "thank you..." He hesitated and called, "second brother."

This sound of "second brother" made Yan Sikong's eyes red. His hands holding the wine cup were shaking.

Second brother! His yu'er finally called him "second brother" again, which has spanned 20 years! Just for this moment, no matter how unkind and cruel God is to him, he can let go. After all, their brothers can be reunited.

"Second brother." Yuan Nanyu grabs Yan Sikong's hand. "If I can escape, I will tell Feng Ye the truth. In fact, it doesn't matter if it was you or me. You are in his heart, which has nothing to do with his name."

Yan Sikong shook his head: "don't mention him to me any more. Never mention it. What the second brother did for you has nothing to do with him."

Yuan Nanyu wants to talk but stops.

Yan Sikong hit his glass hard: "come on, do it!"

The two drank bravely and dried up the wine in the glass.

Yan Sikong tells yuan Nanyu how to send him away while adding wine and food.

"I'll be you?" Yuan Nanyu was surprised.

"Yes." Yan Sikong said firmly, "only if you and I exchange identities, can you escape from life."