Chasing King

Yan Sikong finds an opportunity to have a drink with Yu Shenglang alone. Yu Shenglang receives his gift and is flattered by him. They are of the same age and have long been brothers.

Yan Sikong can see the ambition of Yu Shenglang and thinks that he has a lot to do. However, due to his decent conduct, inappropriate words are not easy to say.

However, after drinking the wine and getting acquainted with Yan Sikong, he became less strict and complained about Xue Ronggui's corruption and cronyism. Yan Sikong had expected that he would not be the one who was sent to Hetao with 10000 soldiers.

Yan Sikong followed Yu Shenglang's words, sometimes filled with righteous indignation and sometimes sighed. His ability to win people's hearts was hard for Xie Zhongren and the emperor to resist, not to mention a five grade general who thought he was not talented.

When it was almost time to drink, Yan Sikong took out a very valuable jade carving and gave it to Yu Shenglang.

Yu Shenglang was half sober and refused to accept them. Before that, they were all management. Yan Sikong had just arrived. It was an unwritten rule for officials to show respect to each other. It was not a big deal, but he must have asked for such valuable things.

Yan Sikong whispered: "brother Yu, to tell you the truth, this is a gift given to you by wolf king alone."

Hearing the word "wolf king", Yu Shenglang's other half of the wine completely wakes up. He stares at Yan Sikong.

Yan Sikong continued: "the wolf king asked you, do you remember shooting together in those years, you nearly got hurt in order to help him encircle the prey?"

Yu Sheng Lang's lips moved slightly, and his expression became complicated. He was worried and moved. He said in a trembling voice: "this At that time, I was just a small family, but the wolf king still remembered me? "

"The wolf king said that brother Yu is shrewd, brave, loyal and a great general. He has never forgotten that in recent years."

For the rest of his life, Lang's eyes turned and sweat came out on his forehead: "what's the meaning of this, my dear brother?"

Yan Sikong took Yu Shenglang '? ”

"one percent is to praise him." Yu Sheng Lang blurted out, but then he regretted again, and his voice unconsciously lowered, "brother, who else did you say that to? I'm afraid you've drunk too much. If you don't wake up some other day... "

"Brother Yu must be awake." Yan Sikong pushed the jade carving to Yu Shenglang, "it's just a little intention of the wolf king. You can never reuse it in Xue Ronggui's hands."

Yu Shenglang clenched his fist and looked like he was struggling. Yan Sikong could see clearly that he didn't dare to fight back. He was even afraid that he was secretly scolding himself for finding him. It was impossible to pretend that he didn't know.

Yan Sikong saw that he pursed his lips and said, "I'll show you something." He took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Yu Shenglang.

"This is..."

"It's easy to see." After hesitating, Yu Shenglang opened the letter and scanned it at a glance. The more he looked at it, the more nervous he was. The tone of the letter was not ordinary, but the content was so confusing that he could hardly sit on the stool. He asked in a voice so dumb that he could not hear it until he put his ears to his mouth Who wrote it? "

"The king of Chu."

Yu Shenglang suddenly realized what the letter said, and his cold sweat became worse.

Yan Sikong narrowed his eyes and said, "when the king of Chu was still the leader of the eastern palace, I was his servant. His highness trusted me very much. You know that the name of the prince is not right now, and he colluded with the eunuch party, which makes people feel aggrieved. One day, will such a person be able to dominate my great Shengjiang mountain in the future?"

After he returned to Qianzhou, he received a secret letter from Chen. As he expected, Chen had been quietly cultivating his own power over the years. He did not dare to relax his hatred for his mother killing or his inherent ambition for the throne. Yan Sikong's letter is the smoke he has been waiting for for for a long time.

He wiped away the sweat from his forehead It's a big deal. For a moment, I'll... "

"Brother Yu." Yan Sikong said earnestly, "I'll ask you three questions."

“…… You asked

"According to the current situation, can Qianzhou block the wolf king?"

"Most likely I can't stop it. "

"If we want the army and people of Datong to choose between fengjiajun and Xue Ronggui, who do they mostly choose?"

“……”

"Who to choose?"

"Xue Ronggui has no prestige. At most, he has no achievements or faults," he whispered

"Well, the last question, if the wolf king assists the king of Chu to return to the capital and ascend the throne, is he still treacherous?"

Yu Shenglang's face turned white: "this This... "

"The king of Chu is the eldest prince. His majesty, regardless of the opposition of his loyal ministers, willfully establishes his love. He not only disobeys the patriarchal system, but also violates the will of the Empress Dowager. Why does his majesty set an example for the world with benevolence and filial piety?" Yan Sikong said, "of course, your Majesty was confused by the eunuch party and the treacherous concubine in those years. Now the eunuch party has collapsed. It's time to inherit the patriarchal system and put things right."Lang Teng stood up for the rest of his life.

Yan Sikong also stood up and looked at his hesitant figure: "one day when the city of Qianzhou is broken, Xu Yong will be the first to surrender. Brother Yu is forced to give up his arms when he thinks of it, or is he the one who has made contributions to the wolf king and the future Emperor?"

For the rest of his life, Lang was shocked.

Yan Si Kong chuckles. This fish is already in his net.

-

on New Year's Eve, no one in Qianzhou City dares to celebrate the new year's Eve. The people secretly spend a reunion year at home, and they have to worry that too much noise will cause the military Lord to scold them. Wu Mang, the garrison of Qianzhou, is afraid to attack when the defense of the festival is lax. He does not want to follow Maoren's lead, so he is as cautious and alert as usual even on the most important day of the year.

It is a pity that the most solid cities do not always collapse on the outside.

From New Year's Eve to the third day of the lunar new year, the spies reported every day. The wolf king raised his troops to celebrate. The soldiers were drunk every day, and they didn't seem to have any plans to attack. So Wu mang felt at ease.

He did not go home for many days to reunite with his parents, wife and children, and finally decided to go back for a new year, even if it was just a reunion dinner.

That night, Yu Shenglang and others easily took down the gate guard. At the darkest and coldest time of the day, the city wall of Qianzhou was brightly lit and the gate was open. He had already thrown the Fengye, who was besieged by Qianzhou City, into a drunken state and sent out troops quickly. When the sleeping Qianzhou official arrived in a hurry, Fengye had already brought a large army into the city.

Yan Sikong is hiding in the upper floor of the post house. From the open window, he will be able to see Feng Ye walking slowly into the city majestically on a drunken horse, wearing a battle armor cloak. His powerful generals are surrounded by him, and the soldiers are following him. The prisoners kneel all over the ground. He is like a fierce animal patrolling the sheep. He wants to devour the lambs without grinding his teeth.

Yan Sikong can't help but think of a glimpse of Feng Ye upstairs and downstairs when he returned to Beijing. At that time, he remembered Feng Ye's wolf like eyes, and now they are more fierce.

Yan Sikong closed the window, waiting for people to come to him. Soon, he and many Qianzhou officials were arrested together. He and Yu Shenglang had discussed in advance, and his relationship with Fengye could not be exposed, because he had not won the Datong army.

Wu mang was deeply indebted to the emperor's kindness, so he committed suicide in despair. Just as Yan Sikong had expected, Xu Yong surrendered. As soon as he came down, most of Qianzhou fell down. There were still a few people who didn't want to go down, so they were all sent to prison. These people, including Shen Hexuan of Maoren, were all useful in killing and caressing, and they still had to save their lives for the time being.

Yan Sikong was jailed again.

But this time, fengyeming sent the bear's cloak to him, and the charcoal fire was very strong, so even in the cold prison, he didn't freeze much.

After taking Qianzhou, Fengye was able to completely control the Hetao area. Now, just after the imperial court and Chahar decided to open the horse market in Hetao, Hetao was suddenly not under the control of the imperial court, which not only made the imperial court feel ashamed and angry, but also in a dilemma. It is impossible for Manzi to understand how the Han people fight with each other. He only cares that he is a nomad. He has no farming and can't do it by hand. He has to rob everything from rice, noodles, vegetables and fruits to pots and bowls of needle and thread. Of course, they have to pay a price for robbing. If they can trade in the market, they will be very happy. In fact, for thousands of years, most of the invaders from the barbarians around them didn't want to be in charge of the Central Plains - mainly because they were not as good as Wala. Instead, they mostly wanted to trade with each other and exchange cattle, horses and sheep for things that they didn't grow in the fields and didn't grow in their hands.

So as soon as Fengye captured Qianzhou, he sent envoys to find Khan Yuri of Chahar to cut off Dasheng's Hu. If it can be done, the Fengye general will be strong and prosperous in three or five years.

The news shocked the government and the opposition. The court completely woke up from the dream that Fengye might be appeased. It seems that Fengye's move is not likely to be a surrender. It is clear that it is necessary to take Hetao as a stronghold to conserve energy and fight for the Central Plains.

When Yan Sikong had nothing to do in prison, he repeatedly thought about how he had been playing tricks since he came to Qianzhou. In just a few months, he and Fengye had completely won the Hetao with rich water and grass and fertile land. He was not proud of his intelligence, but wanted to look back on whether and where he had shown his feet in the whole thing. Today's achievements are the result of his and Fengye's repeated deliberation and planning. Every step is full of risks. Now they are only a few steps away from inducing the Datong army to surrender. If they make mistakes in this aspect, they will fall short.

With Fengye's army and horse's financial resources, he is determined not to win Datong. Although Feng Jianping is no longer there, the perfect defense line he has built and the soldiers he has trained are not vegetarian. Moreover, Fengye does not want to fight with Datong army. For him, after all, he used to be home.

In this way, although Yan Sikong was "in prison", his brain was never idle until a few days later, Fengye put him in prison.