Looking at the mountains and rivers

"I heard that General Wei is getting married."

Dugu Hong was teasing a half-grown mastiff with a piece of venison meat behind the corridor, when he heard this sentence, he couldn't help being surprised.While he was in a daze, the mastiff pounced on him, grabbed the venison in his hand, and then slipped away without looking back.Only Dugu Hong was left standing there for a while before he remembered to pick up his pace. After searching for a long time, Fang saw Fang Ming and Tang An squatting there whispering behind a garden of Hsinchu.

He stretched his neck involuntarily, and asked, "Who does General Wei want to marry?"

Fang Ming and Tang An hid here to avoid people's eyes and ears, but who knew that the young master's voice was so loud that they were startled.Fang Ming hurriedly stood up and gestured to him to shut up, and then beckoned him to come closer.

Dugu Hong's stature is already very tall now, and once he walked in, the corner seemed even more cramped. The three of them squeezed together, squatted down again, and whispered with their heads against each other.

Just listen to Tang An said: "Today's master's birthday, I heard that when I greeted several adults in the Qianfu early in the morning, the property of the Chen family in the capital city and Huining has been confiscated, and all the children of the Chen family who have official positions have been convicted and imprisoned. They will be escorted back to the capital in a few days."

Dugu Hong was not surprised by this matter, he nodded casually: "I remember hearing that the Chen family was going to be convicted half a month ago, but what does this have to do with General Wei?"

Tang An smiled wryly, knowing that he was not very clear about the friendship between Wei Changxuan and the Chen family, so he turned to Fang Ming.But seeing Fang Ming lowering his eyes, with a sad look on his face, he said in a low voice: "When General Qianwei was young, he had a very good relationship with General Chen Shao of the Chen family. That year he and General Chen went to the battlefield together and watched General Chen Xiao died for his country, which is almost the knot in his life. Not to mention that General Chen Yan is also General Wei's mentor, and he has the kindness to support him..." When he said this, he sighed softly, " I originally thought that this time when the military power of the feudal town was reorganized, the young master would be more lenient to the Chen family for the sake of General Wei, but who would have expected..."

Dugu Hong was a little surprised, frowned and said: "It turns out that General Wei and the Chen family are on such a good terms, why did he not say a word when the censors presented the memorial to impeach the Chen family that day, not even a word of intercession?" Didn't say?"

Tang An smiled wryly again: "My good young master, don't you know whose order those Shangshu censors were under? The one who wants to move the Chen family this time is clearly the master. If General Wei was at that time Just to excuse the Chen family, wouldn't it mean to slap the face of the master in public."

Dugu Hong muttered disapprovingly: "Uncle's face, General Wei, is not untouched. In the early years, my uncle originally wanted to grant him a title and let him spend his days idle in the capital, but he just refused. Once he went to northern Xinjiang, he would spend four or five years. When he was not here, my uncle became more gloomy, which made life difficult for us. After finally returning to court last year, we had another fight with uncle..." He spoke in a dignified way Sighing, "Oh, these two people are really worrying."

As a junior, he said such old-fashioned words, Fang Ming and Tang An both laughed, and then Tang An said in a low voice: "General Wei went to northern Xinjiang at that time, but it was helpless. General Yu Chixian suddenly fell ill. , Yanyu raised troops again, and the young general of Yuchi's family couldn't hold back. General Wei was called Wujisur by Yanyu people, and he was quite a deterrent. Only with him guarding Anyang can the peace of northern Xinjiang be preserved. This was nothing at first, but what really created a rift between the master and General Wei, I think it was the matter of Yunxia Pass last year."

It was the autumn of the 15th year of Yong'an. Yanyu cavalry plundered civilians near Yunxia Pass. Mingwei General Wei Chifeng led thousands of soldiers out of the pass to fight with them. To Yanyu Yazhang.At that time, Yantu Khan was seriously ill, the eldest prince Jilian had not returned from his expedition, and the tooth tent was empty, and he was about to be captured by Yuchifeng.At this juncture, the court sent Mu Wang's order, ordering Yu Chifeng to retreat immediately, Yu Chifeng was eager to win, refused to accept the order, and still wanted to attack Yazhang by force.Unexpectedly, Prince Jilian led the troops back and caught him off guard. Thousands of soldiers under his command were almost wiped out.

Jilian has never believed in Central Plains tactics such as "the poor should not chase after them", and is only willing to follow the four words of "killing them all". Most of the Guancheng Wall was burned down.If Wei Changxuan hadn't led his troops from Anyang to support him, Yunxia Pass would have been breached by the Yanyu Army this fall.

When this matter spread to the court, King Mu was furious, and the officials were extremely astonished. What they were astonished was not the sudden military disaster, but they did not expect that even today, there are still people who would dare to disobey King Mu's order. Life is too long.There were also several courtiers who had always been at odds with Yuchi's family, who were particularly interested, wanting to see how this Major General Yuchi would face Mu Wang's thunderous wrath.

Unexpectedly, it was not Yu Chifeng who accompanied King Mu's envoy back to the capital this time, but General Wei Changxuan of Huaihua.Although Fang Ming was angry with him for abducting Yang Yan out of the mansion a few years ago, causing him to take a large group of people to find something to do all night, he was still very happy when he learned that he had returned to Jian'an, expecting him to come to the house Pleading for that hapless Wei Chi Feng, Lian Feng's banquet is ready.Unexpectedly, Wei Changxuan did not set foot in the palace, but went directly to the imperial court. He reunited with King Mu after a long absence, but he was in the court hall.

Emperor Yong'an knew that he had a different friendship with King Mu, and also knew that only a few thousand people had been lost at Yunxia Pass, and the territory had not been lost, so he wanted to ignore this matter.Unexpectedly, King Mu got into trouble, he only said that if all the guards on the frontier acted recklessly, the world might be in danger, the words in his words were very precise, it was clear that he was determined to bring Yu Chifeng back to the court for questioning.Wei Changxuan didn't argue too much, he said frankly that this matter was all due to his lack of strict governance, he had dealt with Yu Chifeng by military law at Yunxia Pass, and if the Holy Majesty punished him, he would accept it on his behalf.

Emperor Yong'an was given a headache by this incident. He still remembered that Wei Changxuan had made great military exploits and was respected both in court and in the field, but King Mu...King Mu couldn't offend him. Now whether the crime will be surrendered or not, It seems to be a dilemma.

In the end, Prime Minister Wen rescued the emperor from the impasse, advising that as a punishment, it is better to demote General Wei two ranks in a row, deprive him of the post of guarding the border, and install him in Dongdu as the captain of Zhongfu Zhechong.

Wei Changxuan had no objection to this, and King Mu also made no statement. From this point of view, the turmoil seemed to have subsided.However, everyone in the court felt uneasy, guessing that King Mu and General Wei had a falling out secretly.Over the years, all the officials have seen with their own eyes that King Mu quelled many internal and external troubles with iron and blood. Now he even personally punished General Wei, who he usually regarded differently. No one cared about the instigator of the trouble——Yu Chifeng.

As for the quarrel between these two people, although outsiders can't see through it, but people like Fang Ming and others who are close can guess a little clue.Although his master has held the power of the country for many years and has been supported by tens of thousands of people to live on his head, but with Shangwei Changxuan, his profound thoughts of strategizing have been completely thrown away, leaving only a child-like willful belly intestinal.That Wei Changxuan also has a weird temperament. When his master was starving and freezing, he wished he could use his own blood to warm him up. When the master gained power, he would become steadfast and refuse to be a little fugitive. Lowland came to beg him to coax him.

Every time Fang Ming thinks about this matter, Fang Ming can only feel helpless. He has seen with his own eyes that the two people are so good that they even have to share a piece of sugar cake. Who knows that one became a prince and the other became a general. stand up.Now that the Chen family was raided, the two of them might break up if things went wrong. If it really came to that point... Fang Ming was so confused that he didn't dare to think about it.

Seeing Fang Ming frowning and sighing inexplicably, Dugu Hong couldn't help but stretch out his elbow and hit Tang An: "Tang Changshi, go on, what about the Chen family's marriage to General Wei? what relationship?"

Tang An was slapped twice by him, he couldn't help but "hiss" in a low voice, and continued: "Although General Wei didn't come to plead with the master for the Chen family's affairs, he just learned that the Chen's house was copied. , he hurried to Huining. Presumably, he knew that General He Ruo, who was going to take over as Jiedu envoy of Huining, had a grudge with the Chen family, and he was afraid that the remaining Chen family would be bullied, so he went to help."

Dugu Hong nodded: "Since this is the case, it is also human nature." After a pause, he asked again, "By the way, who are left in the Chen family?"

Tang An laughed dryly: "There is no one else. When General Chen Shao died, the line of the Chen family was cut off, and there was only one young lady who had not left the cabinet, which was the younger sister of General Chen Shao. They are children, except for those who were convicted this time, there are only three or four sons and brothers, all of whom are under ten years old..." He touched his nose and concluded, "Actually, they are just a few orphans and widowed mothers."

Dugu Hong thought about it secretly, and felt that since he was an orphan and widowed mother, and his family was poor, he was afraid that he would be bullied sooner or later.No matter how warm-hearted Wei Changxuan is, he can probably only help him for a while, but not for the rest of his life.He shook his head, turned around again suddenly, and said in surprise: "Could it be that General Wei's marriage is with the Chen family..."

Seeing that his voice was getting louder again, Fang Ming and Tang An covered his mouth in dismay, and said repeatedly: "Master, please keep your voice down!"

Dugu Hong was almost suffocated by them, and managed to break free. He frowned and lowered his voice, "Why, is it really Miss Chen that he wants to marry?"

Fang Ming and Tang An had complex expressions. After looking at each other, Tang An still spoke with a helpless smile, "I heard from the envoys who came back from Huining that General Wei has already negotiated over there. After getting married, I ordered the car to drive, and it seems that I want to bring Miss Chen back to the capital to get married."

Dugu Hong had passed the surprise at this time, touched his chin and thought about it for a moment, but nodded: "So, General Wei is going to use himself to keep the spark of the Chen family. Although he has just been demoted He was appointed, but after all, he was the great hero who shot Ashinanur to death, the one most feared by Yanyu people, Wujisur. The Chen family is in such a complete defeat now that only the relatives of General Shangwei can avoid many political enemies in the past. Bullying." He said, and sighed again, "Besides, since he is so familiar with the Chen family, he must have known Miss Chen a long time ago, and presumably they have some kind of friendship. He also does this matter. There must be affection and righteousness, but I have no objection."

Tang An pressed his forehead with a splitting headache, and said helplessly: "Master Altai, this has nothing to do with you, we are just worried about the master..." He hesitated for a while, and finally said in a low voice, "Anyway , don’t pass this on to the master beforehand.”

Dugu Hong let out an "oh", and said clearly: "I know, uncle is going to use the name of punishing the Chen family to frighten the other governors of the feudal towns, and General Wei wants to have sex with the criminal's daughter right under his nose." He must be unhappy about getting married. Don't worry, I won't say anything."

He squatted until now, his legs and feet were a little numb, so he stood up at this moment and laughed a few times: "I guess after the general Wei's marriage is over, and the uncooked rice is cooked, uncle will have nothing to do. After a while In a year or two, General Wei's child will probably have been born, and my uncle will probably lose his temper when he sees the harmony in his family."

He spoke unconsciously, but he didn't notice that Fang Ming and Tang An's complexions had become increasingly ugly. In the end, Fang Ming looked up at the sky: "It's getting late, I'll go to the back kitchen to see how the dinner is getting prepared." He glanced at Tang An, hesitant to speak, but in the end he didn't say anything, he just waved his hand, "Master, go and take care of it."

Tang An responded, pulled Dugu Hong out of the corner, and said without forgetting to gossip: "Speaking of which, why doesn't Master Altai hang out in the front yard? Knowing how to dance the wild goose dance of Donghu, the young master doesn't want to watch it?"

Dugu Hong picked his ears uninterestedly: "I don't understand these dance music, so I don't care what he is doing." The corner of his mouth twitched, and he said with some displeasure, "Uncle put a bunch of guests in the front hall , I hid in the side hall to relax, and refused to leave anyone to serve me, only Qingyuan was left."

Tang An nodded: "Oh, Mr. Qingyuan."

Dugu Hong rolled his eyes: "Mr. What, he's just a broken Taoist. I don't think he has any knowledge at all. He only knows how to show off his tongue. He is a jester in front of his uncle."

Tang An smiled good-naturedly: "The big family always loves to keep a few clean-up guests, just to have fun when they have nothing to do, and the master only talks to him occasionally, why should Young Master Altai hate him so much?"

Altai shook his head: "I just don't understand. My uncle usually has eyes high above his head, and he is only willing to have a few words with people like Wen Xiang. This Qingyuan's knowledge is mediocre, and he doesn't have any extraordinary talents. How could he be able to become uncle?" eyes."

Tang An was dumbfounded for a moment, then lowered his eyes and smiled faintly: "This...maybe it's a personal fate."

While they were talking, they had already walked from the back garden to the side hall of Qing'an Hall. Through the door of the hall, they could hear a few soft chants coming from inside, but they said: "The life of a person is also ridiculed? Joyful? For beauty, for Sensual."

After a pause, the voice said cautiously again: "Your Highness seems to like this "Lie Zi Yang Zhu" chapter very much, and let the villain read it again today."

There was silence in the hall, and Yang Yan responded in a low voice: "Yes."

"Since His Highness likes it, the villain will recite it a few more times."

But Yang Yan said in a low voice: "Forget it, don't read any more."

He only heard the slight sound of rubbing clothes, it seemed that Yang Yan stood up, Qing Yuan hurriedly stepped forward to support him, and said earnestly: "Your Highness likes to read Liezi so much, it really hits me very much with Taoism, I think it's a kind of indulgence people."

Yang Yan didn't reply, but just gave a soft and cold low laugh. Hearing the sneer, Qing Yuan couldn't help but "thump" in his heart, and hurriedly apologized: "Just now after Lord Li Yushan resigned, His Highness looked gloomy, could it be Did Lord Li bring any bad news?"

This time Yang Yan didn't even answer, but just put his finger on his lips to signal him to keep silent.

Qing Yuan was always in awe of the moody His Royal Highness King Mu, he hurriedly suppressed his full of doubts, not even daring to vent his anger.

After a while, Yang Yan said again in a low voice: "Let's go, go back to Moxue Pavilion."

Qing Yuan immediately agreed, stepped forward to support his arm, who knew that as soon as he opened the door of the palace, he saw a tall figure standing outside, he couldn't help being stunned, and stopped: "Master Dugu..."

He came from a humble background, knowing that he couldn't call Dugu Hong by his nickname like Manager Fang and the others, so he had to choose a compromise name, thinking he was careful enough, but unexpectedly Dugu Hongli ignored him and only looked at the person beside him. Yang Yan: "Uncle."

Seeing that their uncle and nephew seemed to have something to say, Qing Yuan hurriedly stepped back two steps obediently, but saw Tang An standing outside the corridor smiling slightly, and hurriedly forced a smile: "Tang Changshi."

He was fair-born, with a timid smile, and it was not pleasing to look at.Tang An didn't take it seriously, but said kindly: "Is the bottle of Chuanbei powder I gave you a few days ago?"

Qing Yuan hurriedly said: "Thank you Tang Changshi for your concern, I have already eaten it, thanks to this, the villain's cough recovered so quickly."

Tang An waved his hand: "You have been serving His Highness for days, so it's not easy to be sick. You should be more careful in everything."

Qing Yuan nodded like a pounding garlic, and said in a low voice: "What Tang Changshi said is true, the villain will definitely remember it."

Tang An listened to his hoarse voice and wanted to say something, but Dugu Hong's voice on the side had grown louder: "Those guests are all here to congratulate uncle on his birthday, so I can say it just by saying hello, uncle is now I'm going back to rest, don't you even want to go to the dinner party?" He paused, then seemed to think of something again, "Today, there is a dancer in the palace dancing the Huyan dance in the front yard, uncle doesn't want to go and see the excitement?"

Yang Yan smiled slightly and turned to him: "Dong Hu Yanwu, I'm afraid I can't see it, how about you go and see it for me?"

Dugu Hong was stunned, regretted his slip of the tongue, and hurriedly said: "I don't like these dance music either, but there is a singer named Xie Qiunu, I heard that she is the most famous in the palace now, I heard it earlier Her song "Journey on the River" is really good."

Yang Yan heard the word "Jiangshui Xing", his complexion changed slightly, he did not know what he thought of, a layer of gloom appeared between his indifferent brows, he took a step back, and called out: "Qingyuan."

Qing Yuan immediately came over, carefully took Yang Yan's extended hand, then smiled dryly at Dugu Hong, helped Yang Yan up and walked towards Mo Xuege.Dugu Hong, who was left with a displeased face, hugged his hands on the spot, and muttered: "What kind of ability does this Qingyuan have, how can he coax his uncle to favor him so much, but I heard him preach in the Taoist temple earlier. Dao, actually summoned him to the palace, my uncle never believed in Buddhism, Taoism, ghosts and gods."

Tang An absent-mindedly smiled: "I couldn't figure it out at first, but Manager Fang waited longer to understand the master's mind."

Dugu Hong asked strangely: "What did Fang Ming see?"

"Boss Fang said that there is really nothing special about this Qingyuan, except that his voice is a bit special." Tang An shook his head and said with a sigh, "When he speaks in a low voice... he looks a lot like a young General Wei."

Mo Xuege.

Different from the front yard, which is full of busy management and singing and dancing, the King Mu's dormitory in the back garden is deserted and deserted, only a few servants who usually wait on him stroll to and fro.Now it's time to light the lamps, and bright lights are lit everywhere in the back garden. Because the lamps and candles in Moxue Pavilion are all mixed with borneol, there is a light and warm fragrance in the air.The fire light from the glazed lamp in the pavilion illuminates the pattern of flowing clouds and white cranes on the beam, making Qingyuan feel in a trance for a moment, thinking that he has returned to the Taoist temple in the past, holding the lantern, and looking for it in the quaint garden path behind the temple. A dark plum fragrance.

"Qingyuan."

Mu Wang's deep voice brought back his wandering thoughts, and only then did he realize that Mu Wang did not go behind the screen where he usually slept, but in the direction of the book case.

The shadow of the lamp in front of the desk made King Mu's figure thin and almost thin. Qing Yuan never dared to look at him carefully. Even if he knew that the other party could not see him, he didn't dare to look straight at His Highness King Mu who holds the power in the world.Today, he secretly raised his eyes, looked at the other person's back, and at the same time secretly wondered why this highness didn't go out to drink and have fun with hundreds of guests on his birthday night, but stayed alone in the bedroom Here, it looks lonely.

"Go," Yang Yan said in a low voice, "prepare pen and ink."

Qing Yuan was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly walked to the desk, Mu Wang was busy with every opportunity, and the pen and ink beside the desk were all complete.He picked up a purple ink ingot, grinded it into the inkstone, and took a short purple brush that Yang Yansu used every day, handed it over respectfully, and said with an apologetic smile: "Could it be that your highness suddenly became interested in poetry, then The villain is lucky today."

Yang Yan's expression was extremely cold, and as he probed the case with his hands, he pushed the pair of clear papers aside: "Take the jute paper."

Qing Yuan couldn't help shivering. He naturally knew that jute paper was only used when drafting edicts, but he didn't know why His Highness wanted to draft an edict all of a sudden. He didn't dare to ask further questions, so he hurriedly pulled out a stack from the drawer Spread the jute paper on the case.

Yang Yan picked up the purple hair with one hand, dipped it in the ink, but did not pick up the pen and paper, but raised his face and said, "Go down."

There was nothing in his eyes, but his expression was extremely gloomy, Qing Yuan hastily retreated in response to the sound, and at the same time secretly guessed that someone was going to be unlucky.

With gold plates, red crisp glass cups, and fish and dragon lanterns dancing all night, the feast in the palace continued until midnight, and it was not until after the midnight drum that the drunken guests were helped out one after another and boarded their own cars. .And in the quiet Moxue Pavilion in Houyuan, the lights beside the desk had been wiped out in the night wind at some point, but the figure sitting by the desk was unconscious.He slowly put down the purple hair in his hand, stretched out his hand to caress the slightly rough paper on the case, and rubbed it for a long time, the gloomy color between his brows became more and more heavy, then he stood up suddenly, took the heavy gold seal on the corner of the table, and covered it on that piece of paper.

He felt in a daze that the cinnabar on the seal seemed to have touched his fingertips, and a bit of burning pain spread along the fingertips to his arms, and then his whole body.He stood alone in the dark and huge hall, trembling slightly, and after a while, he grabbed the draft edict in his hand as if furious, tore it into pieces, crumpled it into a ball, and threw it on the ground.

He felt that he was really tired, the jade crown on his head, and this robe with embroidered dragon patterns were about to strangle him to death.He took off the heavy hair crown with one hand, paced slowly, walked around the silk screen at the back of the pavilion, and then fell heavily on the bed.A dark shirt was draped over the edge, and he grabbed it into his arms indiscriminately, and then curled up in the bed as if he was cold, covering his face with the clothes, and the cloth covering the corners of his eyes gradually showed wet marks.

Suddenly, the door of the palace creaked softly, very softly, and then someone walked in slowly.The servants in the mansion were always cautious, coming and going quietly, but the footsteps were clear and steady, and it sounded more like an unreal hallucination in this silent dark night.Yang Yan had heard such footsteps slowly stepping into Moxue Pavilion more than once in his dreams, but when he opened his eyes and woke up, the only sound in the pavilion was the sobbing wind passing through the hollowed-out window.

He lay on the couch in a daze, without moving, quietly waiting for the footsteps to disappear from his dream again.But unexpectedly, the sound of footsteps became clearer, and it sounded like they were walking in the direction of the table.No one in the palace would have the guts to touch his table privately, Yang Yan frowned slightly, the thought flickered in his mind, but he couldn't believe it.After a while, there was a "click" sound from the flint, which seemed to be the candle beside the table being lit. Flat sound.

Yang Yan seemed to be awakened suddenly, he sat up from the bed in a daze, but he didn't get up and go out for a long time.He vaguely recalled the imperial edict he had just scribbled. If the person came as he thought, what kind of expression would the other party have when they saw clearly what was written on that piece of paper?

Maybe it's anger, maybe it's disappointment, or maybe...he will leave quietly again, like a dream, coming suddenly and leaving suddenly.

Just when his mood was fluctuating, a very low chuckle pierced the silence of the dark night, making Yang Yan's eyes widen suddenly.This laughter will never be someone else!But why did he appear here? He should be on the way from Huining to Jian'an. If he doesn't make a trip, he will arrive in Jian'an in ten days.And if he issued the imperial edict just now, that person would be arrested by Zhi Jinwu immediately after entering the capital, and thrown into a dark prison.

Once thinking of this, Yang Yan felt his whole body lose strength, as if submerged by the tide, empty and confused.He stood up staggeringly, eager to know who made the strange noise just now, he even forgot to put on his shoes when he stayed on the bed, his bare feet felt slightly cool when stepping on the red sandalwood floor, and he hadn't yet Stepping forward, the sound of footsteps behind the screen was already approaching, the fragrance of diptero from the candle and the cool grassland-like breath on the man rushed towards him: "Yexi, you are here."

When the familiar "Yexi" fell to his ears, Yang Yan seemed to be in pain, his eyes were sore, and he was on the verge of tears.That's right, this is Wei Changxuan's voice, it doesn't resemble anyone else.Maybe it's because I haven't heard him call me like that for so long that I mistakenly think that there is someone else who can replace him in the slightest.Thoughts were surging in his heart like waves, but he didn't show it at all on his face. Instead, he took a step back calmly and raised his face to meet the other party: "How did you come in, why didn't anyone report?"

Wei Changxuan seemed to smile, his voice sounded a little tired in the dark night: "I crawled in from the backyard, no one knew," paused, then said in a low voice, "Back then Fang Ming was still yelling that he was going to cut it down." The tree in the backyard was not cut down."

These words instantly reminded Yang Yan of the night of the Yuan Dynasty a few years ago. He silently clenched his fists until his knuckles turned white, and then he pulled the corners of his mouth, showing a cold smile: "You Isn't it in Huining, come here in such a hurry, could it be that there is something important?"

What he said was light and cold, and he felt a chill unconsciously, but Wei Changxuan didn't seem to notice it, and just nodded: "Yes, I did set off from Huining, and I originally brought a group of cars with me, but later I decided to As the day progressed, I still rode here alone. I thought that I might be able to catch up with the starry night, but who knows..." He sighed again and smiled helplessly. I didn't make it in time to celebrate your birthday."

The cold smile at the corner of Yang Yan's mouth suddenly froze, and after a while, he said strangely: "You are in a hurry to come back...do you want to spend my birthday with me?"

Maybe it was because his expression was too weird, which made Wei Changxuan stunned, and then gave a very low wry smile: "I know, His Royal Highness Mu Wang's birthday is full of guests and very lively, but it's not my turn to come Accompany you, just..."

There was a hint of loneliness in his words, and he quickly covered it up with a smile: "Just now when I entered the city, I heard Jing Zhaowei, who was on duty at night, say that tonight, Prince Mu's Mansion is full of singing and dancing. It was reported in the mansion that until the third watch, all kinds of fireworks were lit in the mansion, attracting the surrounding people to gather around to watch." When he said this, he was silent for a moment before asking softly, "Your birthday must have been very lively. ,right?"

Yang Yan nodded blankly: "Yes, it's very lively."

After Wei Changxuan heard this answer, he became more and more speechless, so he lowered his eyelids slightly. When he lowered his eyes, he saw Yang Yan standing on the ground with bare feet. Shoes, don’t worry about getting cold.”

Yang Yan has been in a high position for a long time, and no one has spoken to him in such a tone for a long time. Hearing Wei Changxuan's words now, he seems to be the same as when he was young, and he can't help being slightly stunned.Before he could react, the other party pressed his shoulders and sat back on the couch, and when his hind feet felt warm, Wei Changxuan held his feet.When he realized this, a tremor suddenly surged through his body, and he was about to retract his feet involuntarily, but he heard Wei Changxuan lightly reprimanded him again: "Don't move around! Such a big person is still running around with bare feet. How do those people serve you on weekdays?"

He held Yang Yan's soles and rubbed them in his hands. The soles of these feet were different from the other's thin body. They were soft and sensual. The toes were white and round, and they were like ten immature flower buds in the palm of his hand.He remembered that many years ago, on a snowy night, he used to hold the soles of each other's feet to keep him warm. At that time, Yang Yan was still a half-grown child, holding her in his arms like a kitten with slender bones.In the blink of an eye, more than ten years later, the opponent's figure has grown up, and he has become the powerful Mu Wang, but his feet don't seem to have changed much, they are not much bigger than his own palms, they are cold and soft, always like that A child who is afraid of the cold in winter nights.

The two of them didn't speak for a while, and sat on the couch with their own thoughts.Yang Yan's cold hostility, which was originally full of coldness, turned into sour bitterness at this time, choking him so much that his throat hurt, and he couldn't even speak a word.After a long time, Wei Changxuan still said in a low voice: "I just saw the edict you drew up."

Yang Yan felt a "thump" in his heart, and felt a slight chill on his back.He didn't think he was in the wrong at first, but if Wei Changxuan had directly questioned the matter when he broke in, he would have sneered and admitted that he was indeed going to take his official position and put him in prison. Never see the light of day.But at this moment, he suddenly felt guilty, his soles were still in the warm palm of the other party, but it seemed that he would be pushed away by the other party in the next moment, and fall back to the cold floor again.

Wei Changxuan didn't let go of his hand, but said in a low voice: "Actually, I have expected such a day. You have brought about many changes in these years. First, you wiped out several old families in the court, and later you reorganized the military power in the town. During these reforms, all the officials who disobeyed even a little bit did not end well. Not to mention anything else, just those you and I are familiar with... For example, Yuan Xiaohou's family was ransacked for the crime of treason the year before last Beheaded. Last year, Yu Chifeng violated your order and went to war privately, and almost lost his life because of it. Now, even the Chen family..."

When he mentioned the "Chen family", his voice trembled slightly, and Yang Yan's heart sank when he heard it. He suddenly pulled his feet back from the opponent's hand, then tried his best to straighten up, gritted his teeth and said coldly: "You hate me very much now It's gone, isn't it?"

Wei Changxuan seemed to sigh: "I said, you are my Yexi, I will never hate you."

Hearing this sentence, Yang Yan didn't feel any better in his heart, instead he felt even colder. He tried his best to hold back the astringency in his eyes, and said sharply: "Wei Changxuan, don't talk nicely. The matter about Yuan Xiong The matter of Yu Chifeng, and the matter of the current Chen family, all of them are not in your heart. This time, the Chen family was convicted and searched because of my edict, and it was defeated overnight. Don't you have something in your heart? Angry at me?"

Wei Changxuan was silent.

Yang Yan couldn't hear the answer, and became more and more anxious. He stretched out his hand suddenly, grabbed Wei Changxuan's shoulder and shook it vigorously, and asked again: "Do you dare to say that you are not angry with me?"

Wei Changxuan squeezed his wrist, his voice was low and deep: "Shouldn't I be angry!" He looked very closely at Yang Yan's face, "The Chen family has been a general for generations, full of loyalty, and the same line Almost all of them died on the battlefield. You don’t know these things, Your Highness Mu Wang! This time, they were charged with [-] crimes, saying that their family formed a party for personal gain, monopolized military power, and had the heart of disobedience. I wonder if the Chen family is now There are a few unworthy collateral descendants left, who have neither soldiers nor power, so how can they have the ability to monopolize the military power! Besides, you know...you know..."

"Knowing that you and Chen Shao are life-and-death friends, and the Chen family treats you with great kindness, I have such a ruthless hand..." Yang Yan paused, and then nodded slowly, "You really gave birth to me!" angry."

"How can I not be angry?" Wei Changxuan gritted his teeth, "When Chen Shao died in battle, I secretly thought that he was the last bloodline of the Chen family. I can't let him die in vain. Take good care of the Chen family for him, and fulfill the unfinished filial piety for him. But when something happened to the Chen family, I could do nothing but watch the Donghu guards you sent crush Chen The door plaque of his family was replaced and moved into General Huining's mansion. Chen Shao's mother was old and sick, but they locked him in a wet and cold prison, and the rest of the collateral children were escorted to Beijing. I don't know if I live or die."

At the end of his speech, his voice was trembling, obviously emotionally agitated to the extreme, Yang Yan frowned fiercely: "Since you value the Chen family so much, why didn't you come to dissuade me before I issued an edict?"

"Dissuade?" Wei Changxuan smiled bitterly, "Even if I came to dissuade you, would you listen? I know that you did this not because of any personal grievances with the Chen family, but to promote the New Deal and to reorganize the military power of the town. The Eastern Hu army is brave, and the Central Plains army is good at plotting, and the two sides have always been in the same situation, and each of them has repeatedly fought against each other. If you want to clear up the suspicion between the two armies, you must first pick out and clean up the disobedient two sides. You As the head of the Tuoba family, he has spared no effort to cut the power of Donghu Bagui by half, and the next ones will naturally be the general families in the Central Plains. The Chen family can be regarded as the most famous family among these general families. Once the Chen family is convicted, the rest of the Central Plains generals will Naturally trembling with trepidation, I dare not act rashly again, lest I follow in the footsteps of the Chen family. If you make an example to others and establish the prestige of King Mu, it will be much easier when the military system is changed in the future."

Seeing that he explained everything about his layout, Yang Yan was slightly surprised, and was speechless for a while.

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