Chasing King

Before Yan Sikong returned to Qianzhou, yuan Nanyu suddenly came to see him with a pile of things.

"Why did wolf king suddenly allow you to come to see me?" Yan Sikong looks tired, but I'm afraid it's the only happy time for him to meet yuan Nanyu these days.

"I said you're going to leave soon. You can't spend the new year together. At least let me see you, and he agreed." Yuan Nanyu ordered people to move things into the house and said, "when will you start?"

"The sun goes down. I don't want too many people to watch me enter the city." Yan Sikong has been depressed for several days, and her mood has finally improved, and her face is also a bit bloody.

Yuan Nanyu came over and looked at him: "you look a little haggard, but you don't feel well?"

"Not bad." Apart from his depressed mood, Yan Sikong also deliberately sleeps less and eats less. Only in this way can he return to Qianzhou and look like a tortured prisoner. Besides, he is really tortured in his heart, every moment around Fengye.

Yuan Nanyu felt his pulse: "Qi and blood are a little weak. You've lost a lot of weight. Is the food in the northwest not good for you?"

"No, I eat well." Yan Sikong said with a smile, "it's probably a long time in the room. It doesn't matter."

"Wolf king doesn't let you go out, but he's afraid that people will know..." Yuan Nanyu coughed lightly. "I didn't mean to shut you up."

Yan Sikong smiles and says nothing.

"By the way, I heard that Princess wanyang gave birth to a little princess for you." Yuan Nanyu's eyes glowed, "have you got a name?"

"Not yet. I'll write back to my family in Qianzhou. My nickname is duo'er."

"Dor." Yuan Nanyu murmured the name and slowly took off her mask. "They all said that her daughter follows her father. She must look like you. Then Then you look like me, don't you? "

Yan Sikong nodded: "it must be very similar." He gazed at yuan Nanyu Junlang's face, but from time to time his eyes drifted to the dazzling tattoo.

"You must want to see her. I want to see her all the time."

"You like children so much, why don't you get married so far?"

Yuan Nanyu laughed: "I used to be a poor girl in the world. I didn't have a place to live. I didn't dare to drag down other people's girls."

"You are a great general now. How many girls are willing to have children for you." Yan Si Kong said softly, "it's better to get married."

"Yuan Nanyu shook her head:" well, it sounds like a general. Actually, she is just a thief. I can't tell when she will lose her head, let alone get married. "

Yan Sikong said with a smile: "when we have achieved great success, I will say a good marriage for you."

Yuan Nanyu was embarrassed to smile: "I'll talk about it then. Ah, I've brought you a lot of things. It's almost new year's day. Some of them are for your own use. Some of them are given to the soldiers who come with you from the capital. The rest can be used to manage the officials and generals of Qianzhou. "

"Good."

Yuan Nanyu got up to open a box and took out a thick fur cloak from it. Only one coat occupied a box, which showed that it was full of weight.

"It's a good thing. You must keep it by yourself. It's a coat made of bearskin. It's very warm. If you stand outside in it, you won't feel cold." Said to Yan think empty draped in the body, "well, really just fit."

"Where did you get such a beautiful and valuable bear skin?" Yan Sikong reached out and touched it. The coat had fine stripes and smooth fur. It must be the bear's belly rather than the bear's back. But the material of the coat was so big that even he was so tall, he could protect his knees. What a big bear it should be.

Those who can wear leather cloaks must be rich or expensive. The most important materials for leather cloaks are fox skin, mink skin and wolf skin. These animals are small in size and need to be sewn together, followed by leopard skin and tiger skin. However, these leather materials are rather fancy. Men in the Central Plains don't like to wear them. The best leather is bear skin. First, because bear skin is thick and broad, it doesn't need to be spliced and can be made into one suit. Second, bear skin The most difficult thing to hunt is the rarity. Among the bear skins, the belly is the most expensive. The fur on the chest and back is thick but hard, which makes it a little bloated. The belly is not only dignified, but also smooth and light. Such a large piece of belly material is hard to find.

Yuan Nanyu said casually, "I bought it."

Yan Sikong frowned: "did you buy it? How much did you pay for it? "

"Well, one hundred Liang."

Yan Sikong took off his cloak and observed it carefully. It must have been made by a very powerful craftsman because of its fine stitching and fit. It was obviously tailored to fit his figure. He said: "such a cloak can really sell more than 100 Liang in the capital."

Yuan Nanyu nodded.

"Gold."

Yuan Nanyu froze.

"I don't think you understand it at all. You can't buy a hundred taels of silver even for the fur of the bear's back." Yan Sikong stares at yuan Nanyu, "where did you come from?"

Facing Yan Sikong's eyes, yuan Nanyu felt nervous for some reason. He hesitated I got it. "

"I'm a liar. This cloak fits me so well. You started in Shu, but you didn't go to Jingzhou in the southernmost part. Who would wear bearskin, the gentry, the elders, the princes and the relatives of that place? When you get to Qianzhou, you'll be safe. Where did you get it? "Yuan Nan Yu touched her nose and stopped talking.

"It's kind of you to give me a leather cloak. What can you do to deceive me?" Yan Sikong is puzzled.

“…… It's Fengye for you. He won't let me say it. " Yuan Nanyu said in a low voice.

Yan Sikong was stunned.

"When you are in the camp, you always keep the heater. Seeing that you are afraid of the cold, he went to the mountain to hunt a bear himself. He spent four days in the mountain to find such a big bear." Yuan Nanyu said while peeking at Yan Sikong, "and then found the craftsman to rush to the night."

Yan Sikong clenched the soft leather and was in a state of confusion.

What is Fengye, the combination of grace and power? It's ridiculous.

"He ordered them to be prepared." Yuan Nanyu said, "you don't know."

Yan Sikong didn't want to continue this conversation, so he said, "after I leave, don't forget to burn paper for Dad during the festival. Since you are still alive, don't leave it once."

"I remember."

Yan Sikong looked at the thorn on yuan Nanyu's forehead: "it seems to be a little lighter."

"Maybe." Yuan Nan Yu shrugged, "in fact, I already don't care, but I don't want to be pointed out. Besides, I look so similar to you, and it's not easy to show people at this time."

Yan Sikong couldn't help holding out his hand and touching the thorn: "one day I'll let you show me who you are, and no one dares to criticize you."

Yuan Nanyu nodded with a smile.

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Yan Sikong leaves at sunset and returns to Qianzhou. He takes yuan Nanyu with him. No, it should be some big boxes that Fengye has prepared for him. His safe return and these gifts will be the basis for Fengye to show his kindness to Qianzhou. He will take them as a new year's gift.

This time I came back, I was no longer welcomed in the same way as the previous time. First, it was late at night, and Yan Sikong came back suddenly. Second, the situation is so severe that even Xu Yong, who is so keen on fawning, has no idea.

But when they get the news, they can't wait to see Yan Sikong.

Yan Sikong began to pretend that he was ill. He didn't have a good rest and dinner on purpose for a few days. He made his pulse weak so that they could see that he was haggard under Fengye's hands.

As soon as he got off the horse, Yan Sikong was helped into the post house.

Xu Yong asked anxiously, "what's the matter with Lord Yan, but the wolf king is very kind to you Is it torture? "

Yan Sikong waved his hand and said bitterly, "the wolf king is polite to me, but I can't stop him from attacking Maoren. He bears the emperor's kindness and the people's kindness. He is suffering in his heart, and even has no face to see you adults."

The crowd sighed and said, "Lord Yan, you don't have to blame yourself too much. That letter was treacherous and unpredictable. Seeing that the imperial court was courting Chahar, he definitely recognized that we were procrastinating, so Just, did not expect to have resisted the wolf king army Mao Ren, this time will be so vulnerable

Wu mang said: "it's expected that the city of Maoren will be broken. First, Fengye raided at night and was unprepared. Second, in the first World War, Maoren lost his troops and the city walls were not fixed. It's really hard to resist."

"What happened to Lord Shen and General Wang?"

"They were all in prison, and General Wang was injured. He was not in danger of his life for the time being." Yan Sikong asked, "how is Qianzhou now?"

"Food and grass can barely meet the needs of a year." Wu mang sighed, "it's just that fengjiajun has a high reputation among the people because of King Jingyuan. Since the Fengye incident, he has broken the city without hurting the people, collected money without taking the civilians. In addition, he is brave and good at fighting, and has won the hearts of the people. As soon as Maoren was broken, he has recruited 20000 Yao people, and his momentum has become more and more powerful. I'm afraid he will have a strong attack force before the spring "I've lost my strength."

"But he didn't want to attack." Yan Sikong said, "otherwise, he won't let me back."

"Yes, why was Lord Yan released by him? But is Zhaoan still under discussion? "

Yan Sikong said with a wry smile: "in order to persuade him, I broke my tongue. He agreed to his Majesty's conditions for the time being, to rectify the name of his family, and to hand over Xie Zhongren to him. However, he wants to go to Hetao."

There was silence in the room.

"Rampant." Xu yonghen said.

"As soon as the horse market opens, Hetao will be prosperous again in three or five years. By then, gold will grow in the fields. He has a big appetite."

"But..." Xu Yong said, "if you give him the Hetao, you can keep him away from the Central Plains, and you can keep me away from the invasion of the Mongol diaspora tribes. That's not necessarily a bad thing."

"Mr. Xu, that's not true." Wu mang said solemnly, "if you give him the Hetao, it's to raise the tiger for trouble. He's so wary of closing the field. How can his ambition stop at the border when he is rich and strong?"

They were silent again and looked at Yan Sikong.

Yan Sikong said: "general Wu is right. Territory is the foundation of a country. We can't let an inch of it go. If we lose Hetao, fatten Wala, give up Liaodong, and strengthen the kingdom of Jin, we have learned enough. We must never let Fengye be king on the land of Dasheng, or he will swallow the Central Plains one day.""What should we do now?"

"First, I'll write a letter and ask your majesty to make an apology to clarify the situation. If there is any hope of negotiation with Fengye, the imperial court should also make a statement, so that we can have the bottom of our hearts."

"Lord Yan is right."

"Fengye prepared a new year's gift for you. I saw that he didn't want to fight in his heart. He also knew that if he wanted to conquer Qianzhou, he would be badly injured. As long as he didn't want to fight." Yan Si Kong narrowed his eyes, "there is no way to fight."