Ying Tianchang

"Why is it so dark?"

I haven't seen her for two years, and was taught by his father as soon as he returned home, Shen Yue couldn't help but grinned and laughed loudly, "It was just for the convenience of changing appearance, but now that I'm thinner, if there are no black spots, I will really be exposed."

Fat and black are the best disguises, no matter how exotic the face is, the swelling is the same.

Shen Chifeng thought of his son's immature words and vowed to gain weight, and finally couldn't help laughing.Ye Yunhui next to him smiled so early that his eyes narrowed into slits, urging the father and son to enter the room for Shen Yue to wash and eat.Shen Yue caught a glimpse of the newly added silver strands in his parents' hair, and felt a pang of sadness in his heart.For the past ten months, he has been busy by the river, and his parents have not been idle in Beijing.After all, when you are old, no matter how well you take care of yourself, the wind and frost will also be written on your face.

It was his turn to protect his family.

After eating, he went to take a bath and change clothes again, Shen Yue saw that it was too late, it was too late to enter the palace for an audience, and it was not appropriate to see Ren Hui, so he wandered into his father's study.Shen Chifeng is on vacation today, and he is writing in the study. Ye Yunhui stands by and grinds ink for him. When he sees his son coming in, he smiles and makes room for him.Shen Yue hadn't returned home for two years, and he thought his son would do his best, so he took the ink stick consciously, lowered his head and studied it carefully, and asked, "Father, what's going on, master?"

Speaking of this, Shen Chi was so arrogant that his beard was blowing up, he frowned, barely suppressed his unhappiness, and said: "The old nine is Jiang Guizhi's old and spicy nature, he is quite old, and he is still the same as when he was fighting a thousand miles away and wielding a sword." The rampant military and bandit style, do you think I can control him?"

Shen Yue smiled slightly, knowing that his father was scolding, but in his heart he didn't know how much he appreciated Master. "Father is worried about Master, right?"

Shen Chifeng shook his head, with a hint of worry in his eyes, "Don't let him play with his life."

"Ren Weitang is not an enemy of Master, who else in the Ren family can do nothing to win Master?"

"No matter how powerful the old nine is, he only gave birth to two hands. What do you think old man Ren asked his second son to train so many good archers for all these years?──The old nine killed Ren Fengyi a few days ago, and Ren Weitang may have recognized it He shot."

"In the Battle of Yuelian Lake, Ren Weitang already knew that we had a first-class killer here. And the Ren family did not take the opportunity to launch an attack, which shows that they are somewhat afraid."

"That's because they don't want to get caught up in the fire, revealing that the matter of Yuelian Lake has any connection with the Ren family." Shen Chifeng put down his pen, and said lightly: "The current situation in Beijing and China seems to be beneficial to us, but it is actually very dangerous. There was an incident before I never told you, and now I have to."

Shen Yue remained silent, waiting for his father to speak.Shen Chifeng put down his pen and looked at his wife, "What do you say?" Ye Yunhui nodded, then turned to her son and said, "Your master is General Yanyue, one of the two heroes of Nanli back then. You already know that." Shen Yue Nod. "Nanli's people are weak, the royal family is weak, and although the country is rich, its military equipment is poor. I intended to subdue it more than 30 years ago, but spent a whole decade on the border war. The reason why you can get Nanli in your bag is because your master is good at leading troops."

Suspicions abounded in Shen Yue's heart, "Mother, what you said──"

"You all know." Ye Yunhui took his hand and motioned her son to listen to her, "The two heroes of Nanli are Wen and Wu, the warrior is your master, and 'Wen' refers to Yining and Ansheng's father, Yuan Chonghuan and Prime Minister Yuan. These two are close friends of Jinshi on the same list. For many years, one has been in charge of internal affairs and the other has been in charge of border defense, and they have protected Nanli, a small remote country. If I want to conquer Nanli, I will naturally rely on these two people Let's do it. Your master is a master of martial arts. Countless assassins have failed to assassinate him. On the contrary, he has lost many masters. But he is good at taking risks, and often assassinates the enemy generals alone. Therefore, 20 years ago, someone in my court wanted to There's a way."

Shen Yue interjected: "Send important ministers to lure him to assassinate him!" This plan was the proud work of the military, and although his master never told him the details, he also knew something about it from Ren Hui.

Ye Yunhui shook her head and sighed slightly: "If it's that simple, it's not that person's scheme. Your master is not that easy to kill, and I should probably not want his life." He stayed away from Nanli from then on, and never appeared on the battlefield again! Our side had buried a lot of nails in the high-level officials of Nanli. After planning for a long time, we suddenly launched an attack when your master left Beijing, persuaded the royal family, and committed Yuan Chonghuan's family with twenty major crimes. Ask to cut!"

This is not the first time Shen Yue has heard this story, but it is the first time he knows that Yuan Chonghuan's death was due to the countermeasures of Da Ying's courtiers!He stammered twice, "Then why did the master take Yining and Ansheng to vote for me?"

"It wasn't him who voted for the big answer," Shen Chifeng sighed, "it was your mother who picked them up for the big answer."

"Until now you haven't realized a very important question. Why don't we ever call your master's name? Why do we only call him Laojiu?"

"Master said that he was sorry for his brother, and vowed to bury his name in the ground with him." Naturally, these were not the original words of the master, but the result of Shen Yue's summary.

Shen Chifeng laughed dumbly, "Silly boy. What kind of emergency was it that day? Your master sneaked into our Daying army to assassinate the general, and overheard the situation in Nanli. In this situation, he could still wound three people with a sword and splatter blood on the army." In the middle of the account, he snatched a good horse, rushed back to the capital city of Nanli within a day without sleep, and abruptly snatched Yuan Chonghuan's pregnant wife from the execution ground. What could he do to his friend? No matter how guilty he was, he would leave it for his old friend. The bloodline is enough to make up for it, how could a smart person like him fail to understand?"

"Yuan Chonghuan became famous at a young age. He was a clean and upright official. I don't know how many officials he offended. It was your master who kept him standing for so many years. Even if I want to get rid of Yuan Chonghuan, I just need to use my generals to lure the enemy. And he left Nanli with a woman under serious injuries, and no one dared to stop him along the road—haven’t you thought of it?”

Shen Chifeng showed a subtle smile, as if mocking his son's lack of imagination.Shen Yue asked her mother for help, but Ye Yunhui had the same regretful smile on her face, as if it was a great pity that her son could not guess such a riddle.

Shen Yue thought of a crooked angle, and immediately gave up under his father's narrow smile.He honestly admitted: "I only thought that one of the three people that Master injured should be Mr. Ren. Apart from Master, I can't think of anyone else who could have injured Mr. Ren so that he lay in bed for 20 years."

Shen Chifeng smiled, and Lao Huai comforted him, "Exactly. The other two are your grandfather and Chang Zhengping."

Shen Yue exclaimed in surprise, "The imperial court's bet is big enough!"

"It's not wrong." Shen Chifeng smiled slightly, "Although the temptation is great, the strength is strong enough. With the kung fu of your master, it is incredible that none of the three people were killed."

Shen Yue was silent, secretly simulating the scene at that time, and imagining the state of mind of the master at that time, he suddenly understood, and said slowly:

"If I'm in that anxious mood, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out of that tent."

Shen Chifeng nodded, "Although the military has not given up your master's confidence, we can't give up our ambition to give it a try. After all, General Nanli Yanyue is one of the most famous generals in the world, and this temptation is irresistible to our side. What's more--" That is the Ninth Prince of Nanli!"

Shen Yue was tongue-tied, as if the ink in his hand fell down, he didn't know it.After a while, I still couldn't recover from the extreme surprise, "Ninth... Ninth Prince?"

Shen Chifeng nodded, "The Nanli court struggled fiercely, and many princes died young. Although they were said to be nine princes, they were actually the first in line. The current emperor of Nanli has no children. Once he passes away, your master will be the next emperor. The corner of his mouth curled up slightly, "Of course it won't be the turn of the puppet we are looking for now."

"In the past 20 years, although no one dared to mention your master's name, he is almost synonymous with God in the hearts of the older generation of Nanli people, and he is a legitimate monarch. Even now, if he returns to Nanli, It still has the ability to shake our Daying regime in Nanli."

Compared with that, even Shen Yue's identity is nothing.

Because although his status is expensive, Witz has many royal families.

What's more, he has no strength.In other words, he hasn't had a chance to show his strength yet.Therefore, in the hearts of those in power, he definitely does not have the weight of the Ninth Prince of Nanli.

"If old man Ren finds out that not only the Witz royal family is hiding in our house, but also a Nanli prince, how troublesome would it be?"

"What's more troublesome is that Lao Jiu was born with no idea what it means to be afraid. He killed too many people, and he hated the Ren family to the core. It's not easy for him to suppress his murderous intentions all these years. Finally, he had the opportunity to slaughter the Ren family in a fair manner. How could he let it go?"

Shen Chifeng smiled wryly and said: "It's hard for an upright official to decide on family affairs. Of course Ren Hui doesn't want his grandfather to kill you, and we don't want Lao Jiu to kill the Ren clan."

"But Lao Jiu seems to have killed his sex."

"The rumors from the outside world are inaccurate. Old man Ren's health is getting worse and worse, and he will die in two or three years."

"It would be great if it ended so peacefully."

Shen Yue digested the new news, and couldn't figure out his thoughts for a while, so he could only sigh: "Mother, your courage is really made of iron. What were you thinking at that time?"

Ye Yunhui smiled and winked at him: "I knew you were curious. Back then, I quarreled with your father and left home to join your grandfather. I didn't know that my father had arrived at the border between Guangdong Province and Nanli when I arrived in the south of the Yangtze River. That’s right, I didn’t take the war seriously, but I met your master and Mrs. Yuan who were seriously injured and dying on the way to Daying by taking a shortcut. Your father can bring a child home, why can’t I? Besides, you can’t let a Pregnant women die in the wilderness."

Shen Chifeng held his wife's hand and turned towards Shen Yue, "I'm telling you this now because Yining also came back with Ren Hui, and now lives in Ren Hui's mansion. He Gong proves that the so-called national hatred and family hatred are not insoluble. But if old man Ren just refuses to let you go, when the critical moment comes, Yining will become your very important son."

"Because he belongs to Ren Hui out of his heart, Ren Hui will not guard against him."

"Whether you want to tell him the truth back then is entirely up to you."

To be continued