Looking at the mountains and rivers

At this time, in the brocade tent, the venison had been stacked on silver plates and delivered one after another. The well-behaved servants put silk nets on them, and put the cut venison on the fire to roast.Yang Jue had a small attendant who was the best at cooking. He controlled the heat of the barbecue very well while turning it over, sprinkled only a little spice and salt, and then put it on a plate and delivered it to the masters.

Yang Jue was looking at the two young men competing with knives outside the tent with great interest. Seeing that Chen Shao had forced Wei Changxuan to the point where he was almost powerless to fight back, he was in a good mood, and he opened his mouth again with a piece of roasted venison served by his attendant, and chewed it. The two said yes repeatedly, took off a ring on their hands and threw it out: "Your reward."

The little man picked it up, received it in his arms overjoyed, thanked him again and again, and then knelt down by the fire to roast the rest of the meat.

Yang Yan couldn't see what was going on in this competition, he could only hear the whispers of the crowd and the loud chatting and laughing of the two brothers in the wind.

Yang Jue applauded while munching on the venison: "These two knives are beautiful!"

The entourage beside him immediately echoed: "Isn't that right, Chen Shao's knife on his shoulder was nothing more than a knife, but the knife behind him swept across and hit the back of the boy's neck, and I think he probably won't be able to get up. "

Wei Changxuan in the field was hit on the back of the neck, and his eyes were darkened, but Chen Shao's offensive did not slow down at all. He saw that Wei Changxuan was exhausted, so he couldn't help asking in a cold voice in the gap: "Are you still not admitting defeat? ?”

Wei Changxuan waved the wooden knife in his hand to resist the opponent's attack. He was in severe pain, but he couldn't say how to admit defeat. He gritted his teeth and said, "I haven't lost yet."

Chen Shao seemed to think that he was a bit ridiculous: "You are cheating. If you were hit by more than a dozen knives, I don't believe you are still alive."

Wei Changxuan held the handle of the knife with both hands, pointed at him, and said in a deep voice, "As long as I don't cut my throat, I will never admit defeat."

Their conversation came faintly from the wind, and Yang Yan stood up from his seat. He groped to get out, but was blocked by an arm: "Fourth brother, it's windy outside, you'd better sit in the tent." .This venison is roasted well, you guys, bring it to the fourth young master to taste."

Yang Yan was forced to sit back on his seat. Someone handed the venison to his lips. It was warm and exuded the smell of fireworks. He opened his mouth to eat, and then handed over another piece.He chewed hard on the fishy smell of meat between his teeth, listening to the sound of fighting in the wind, it was the sound of wooden knives chopping on the flesh, it was very dull, every time, it seemed to hit his heart.

Suddenly, everyone's exclamations came from the tent. It turned out that the young man who was beaten to death by Chen Shao's hands suddenly stood up.The knife in Chen Shao's hand had just hit the opponent's chest, but he suddenly grabbed the blade and rushed forward.Chen Shao only felt that the hand holding the knife was caught by the iron hoop, and he couldn't pull it back at all. During this gap, the opponent's wooden knife swung over suddenly, and the blade hit his neck.

Wei Changxuan exhausted all his strength for this knife, even the wooden blade pressed a bloody mark on the opponent's neck, he was still holding Chen Shao's knife in his arms, if the two sides did not use wooden knife, he would have already Opened up by a knife blade.With the knife pressed to his throat, Chen Shao was obviously shocked and angry. It was the first time he met such an opponent, and he didn't know what to say to this kind of desperate kid.

The people in the brocade tent were also shocked by this sudden change, Yang Jue was impatient, and shouted first: "Chen Shao, who won?"

Chen Shao glanced at the wooden knife on his neck, gritted his teeth and said, "Master Qi, I lost." After he finished speaking, he pushed Wei Changxuan away, got up from the snow, and left with a gloomy expression. went.

Wei Changxuan stayed for a while, and then slowly got up, looking in the direction of the brocade tent, as if hesitating whether to go or not.

Yang Cong was the first to break the silence. He pointed to the jade pendant on the table and said, "What are you doing in a daze, why don't you take the lottery quickly."

Wei Changxuan had no choice but to go forward to accept the jade pendant, bowed his head and saluted, "Thank you, Young Master, for the reward."

Yang Jue was simmering with evil fire in his heart, he stared at the young man coldly for a while, and was about to speak, when suddenly his sleeve moved, and Yang Cong pulled him.Following Yang Cong's hint, he turned his eyes away, only to see Yang Yan sitting on the big chair with a pale face and shaking violently, not sure whether it was cold or fear.

His useless appearance made Yang Jue feel a little happier, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, he thought to himself that such a stupid thing who can only play tricks followed such a good-for-nothing master, he really lost his identity when he got to know them .

"Second brothers." Yang Yan broke the silence and said timidly, "Can I go back?"

Yang Cong glanced at the face of the third brother next to him, and then smiled: "It's getting late, and the fourth brother is not in good health, so let's go back earlier."

Wei Changxuan hurriedly stepped forward to help Yang Yan's arm, bowed his head and bid farewell, and before leaving, he met Yang Jue's eyes unexpectedly, and saw that he was staring at him with a faint sneer at the corner of his mouth.

When he walked near a secluded water pavilion, Yang Yan suddenly coughed. He seemed to be holding back for a long time.Wei Changxuan caressed his back back and forth helplessly, but seeing that he still hadn't improved at all, he suddenly vomited out all the venison he ate in the tent with a "wow".

After vomiting, the cough gradually stopped. Wei Changxuan hurriedly held his face in his hands, only to see that his eyelashes were covered with coughed up tears, and his complexion became sickly flushed.There was no maidservant around them, so Wei Changxuan searched all over his body, but couldn't even find a cloth towel, so he could only hastily wipe his face with the sleeve of his underwear, and asked softly, "Are you feeling better?"

Yang Yan grabbed his sleeve while weeping, and said in a low voice, "I thought you were going to be beaten to death."

Realizing that he was worried about himself, Wei Changxuan's heart suddenly felt sour and warm, and he smiled: "How could I die? I used to fight all day long in the imperial army, and I never lost," he said. Gently patted the younger child, "Besides, I am the young master's companion, how can I embarrass the young master."

Yang Yan was comforted by him, and gradually shed tears, Wei Changxuan supported him again and walked slowly towards the other courtyard in the twilight.

"Did you win just now?" Yang Yan's voice was still a little choked, and he said softly, "No matter what I competed with my brothers before, I would never win."

Wei Changxuan stuffed the water sapphire jade pendant into his hand: "This is the lottery I won. You take it. With me in the future, I will win you many, many things."

Tears were still hanging on Yang Yan's face, but she held the jade pendant and nodded slightly.

In the evening, a chariot and horse quietly stopped in front of the gate of Prince Mu's Mansion, and a Confucian scholar stepped out of the car. He knocked on the gate of Prince Mu's Mansion without any gift or name badge.

The servant who answered the door in the palace took a look and saw the mark on the carriage. He was startled and hurriedly turned around to report.After a while, Mu Wang Yang Ye came out in person and greeted an old man from the car. The old man had white beard and hair, and was haggard. Inside the palace.

King Mu usually lives in the side hall, where earth dragons are burnt and incense is wrapped in a cage, and as soon as he enters the hall, the warm fragrance hits people.Yang Ye was kneeling upright in front of the old man at this moment, and saluted very respectfully.

In today's world, there are only a handful of people who can get King Mu's salute, but the old man didn't mean to be flattered, he accepted the gift quietly, and then smiled: "Thank you, King Mu, for remembering the old man. Now in Jian'an City, the old acquaintances are gone Running out."

"It is true that there are not many people who can catch the eyes of Mr. Wu Ya, but who in the world does not know the name of Prime Minister Wu Ya?"

Prime Minister Wuya was also the title of Emperor Ruizong. His real name was Kuang Yan, and he was nicknamed "Wuya" because of his quick thinking and profound knowledge. Prime Minister Wuya".After Emperor Xiaozong came to the throne, he intended to ask him to be a chancellor again, but Kuang Yan couldn't accept it, and went away indifferently.

And this old man who is known as a national scholar just shook his head lightly at this moment: "Those are all false names in the past, and they can't compare to Prince Mu who is in power today."

Yang Ye lowered his head cautiously and said, "If it wasn't for what Mr. said back then, Xiao Wang still doesn't know where he will settle down." His eyes lingered on the old man's face for a moment, and then asked suddenly, "I don't know if Mr. What can I teach you?"

He was on guard, Kuang Yan knew it in his heart, he smiled lowly: "This old man talked about the world with the prince more than ten years ago, I don't know if the old man is still lucky enough to talk about these old things with the prince today."

Yang Ye sat up straight, and said to the old man like a student, "Sir, please tell me."

Kuang Yan was silent for a long time under the lamp, and slowly said: "The old man has traveled to many places over the years, Anyang, Pinghu, Hexi, Guanyou... These feudal towns were set up when I offered seven strategies to resist the invasion of Yan and Yu. Now But it has gone against my original intention.”

Yang Ye frowned: "Most of these feudal towns have strong soldiers and horses, and their military strength is even stronger than when the dynasty was established in the early years of the Dazhao Dynasty. Why did you say that?"

Kuang Yan looked at him quietly: "Dare to ask the prince, can the emperor still manage these powerful military towns?"

"This……"

"Everyone in the world knows that the military power of these vassal towns is in the hands of the prince, and the reason why, the prince and the old man are very clear." He stood up slowly, "Dazhao has only been in power for more than a hundred years, but he has no experience. How many times have changed. At first, when Emperor Taizong destroyed Jingyan, half of the soldiers in his hand were Donghu people, and Taizong's mother clan and wives were all Donghu nobles. The blood of the Hu clan flowed in the Yang family's clan, and our soldiers and horses also changed. It is not an exaggeration to say that the uniform system of the Hu people, the Yang family dominates the world, and half of the meritorious deeds belong to the Donghu people."

"But in the current court, the only ones who can talk are the nobles of the Central Plains. They were the officials in the Jingyan Dynasty. Before the Yan Dynasty, these people were the three princes and six ministers. The emperor will change every dynasty. , only these old bones will always be there." Kuang Yan laughed lowly as he spoke, he really didn't deserve to say such a thing, because the Kuang family is such a family, and they entered the family thousands of years ago. The court is an official until today.

Kuang Yan paced back and forth in the hall, and said in a low voice: "These great families wanted to re-consolidate their power, so they wrote letters and advised the emperor to restore his blood. Foreigners were regarded as scourges, so Emperor Xiaozong gave up marriage with the Tuoba family under such circumstances, and instead set up Empress Gao of the aristocratic family."

The Tuoba family is the branch with the highest lineage of Donghu. Yang Ye was a little distracted when he mentioned this surname, and he said in a daze, "I have long wanted to ask, Mr. is also from a family in the Central Plains, why don't you want to reject foreigners like them, and instead advocate Marriage?"

"Because I'm not as stupid and short-sighted as they are. Do I think that if my daughter becomes a queen, the world can be controlled by me?" Kuang Yan's look of contempt for the world appeared on Kuang Yan's face, and his tone became arrogant. "If you really want to control the world, you can't rest on your laurels. Donghu people are brave and good at fighting. Anyang Jiedu Envoy Yu Chixian and Guanyou Jiedu Envoy He Ruofeng are all from the Hu tribe. Since I want them to be used by me, I shouldn't push them out. , let them become spears in the hands of others, to pierce our breasts."

He finally looked at King Mu: "The best way to control the power of Donghu is the marriage between the royal family and the Tuoba family. The prince should be very clear about this."

King Mu has had three concubines successively, two of them are the daughters of the Tuoba family, all of this is naturally because he followed Kuang Yan's suggestion.From an inconspicuous King Mu, he has come to today step by step. Of course, the support of those Donghu chiefs are indispensable behind him. If it weren't for this, Xiaozong would not easily hand over the military power in the northwest to him.

"Nowadays when the court talks about the biggest threat to Dazhao, most of them say it is Yanyu," Kuang Yan sneered and shook his head: "Yanyu people are cruel and tyrannical. If they send troops south, they will indeed cause chaos. However, Dazhao's The big trouble with the confidants is not Yan Yu at all, but the conflict between the clan and the Donghu in the court. In these years, the clan is inside and the Donghu is outside. Avoid. Does the prince still remember what happened to Tuobaxin more than ten years ago?"