Peter's Enemy

Fan Qing and Xu Zeqing's group went first to the Jinshan faction. Besides Fan Qing and Xu Zeqing, they only brought two bodyguards with them, one Li Jin and the other Yang Yishen.Although the two are soldiers under Hou Xiaoxian's command, they both learned serious kung fu at Zhongshan Temple when they were young, and they are much more reliable than those soldiers who can only use brute force.

The Jinshan faction controlled Hu and Shu. Both Hu and Shu were mostly mountainous areas, and the traffic in Shu was even more congested, making it difficult to enter and exit.The Jinshan faction is in charge of Jin Shiyu, and Jin Shiyu has long been dissatisfied with Di Chao, dissatisfied with why his territory is such a mountain city as Hu and Shu, which in his own words is called "a place where birds don't shit".He often complained to his subordinate Yu Yingcheng that Yangui faction and Moyu faction had taken over his feng shui treasure.

"My lord, the leading general of the Jinshan faction is Jin Shiyu, and his subordinate Yu Yingcheng is the descendant of Yu Jinwei, a loyal minister of the former court. I have a deep friendship with Yu Jinwei in private, and I have met Yu Yingcheng several times over the years. We should ask him to win over Jin Shiyu. Not difficult."

"Okay, then let's go to Hudi to find him, and let Jin Shiyu arrange a meeting with the other two factions for us when the faction contest is over."

"Yes, that's what I mean too."

The four of them traveled overnight and soon arrived at Hudi.The four of them first found an inn to store their horses and luggage, and then went directly to Yu Yingcheng's residence.Xu Zeqing had visited Yu Yingcheng a few years ago, so they stood outside the door brazenly and asked the gatekeeper to let him know.

The gatekeeper still remembered Xu Zeqing's appearance, and said, "The military division has not returned from the general's mansion."

The "Military Adviser" Yu Yingcheng never told him that he was such a big job here, Xu Zeqing pondered in his heart, and felt that this matter was both easy and difficult to handle.

"Yes, you should wait here, but sometimes, the military adviser won't come back at night, and stays directly at the general's mansion. If you have something urgent, you can go directly to the general's mansion to see him."

"That's not necessary, we just wait here."

On the other side of the narrow alleyway is a long wall. Several people stood outside the door and guarded for several hours without waiting for a figure.Seeing that it was getting late, Xu Zeqing said to Fan Qing, "My lord, you are running all the way, why don't you go back to the inn to have a rest, come back tomorrow, I will just stay here today."

"It's okay, you can all keep it, I am human just like you, nothing special."

"Look, there's a carriage coming over there." Li Jin said.

The carriage bumped over, and soon a man in a white cloak came out.

The man lifted the white hat of the cloak, walked in small steps, and walked forward to carry his luggage in a very thoughtful manner, "Uncle Zeqing."

"It can be regarded as looking forward to you. I have something to ask this time, so I am bothering you."

"This is,"

"Don't worry, these are the people I brought, and I will talk to you later."

Fan Qing bowed to Yu Yingcheng.

Fan Qing and his party followed Yu Yingcheng into the Yu Mansion. The courtyard of the Yu Mansion was quite big, a big house, but it looked a bit old.

A few people went directly to the front hall to sit down. Yu Yingcheng had already taken off his cloak and handed it to the servants, asking, "Why did Uncle Tianze come here this time?"

With the help of the candlelight in the room, Fan Qing could now see Yu Yingcheng's appearance clearly. His face was thin and fair, and his figure was tall, giving people a feeling of frailty.But when this person opened his mouth, his eyes made people feel very cold and assertive.

"Nephew Yingcheng, do you still remember the past of your ancestors?"

"Ying Cheng naturally remembered that the grandfather had his throat cut off by the Di people, and the five-horse dismemberment cart was torn under the white gate."

"You have already remembered how you are working for the Di people now, and you have also served as a military adviser. You never mentioned it to me before."

Yu Yingcheng's eyes dodged for a moment, "You know everything."

"You said, wouldn't you make Yu Laoquan feel uneasy by doing this? The names of the twelve loyal men were still engraved on the stele of rebellious officials in Xiaoshan. I remember that when Mr. Yu was executed, the thief of Di State deliberately Let the other ten ministers watch the bloody scene. One of the ministers, Fang Jingsheng, the former painter of the court, couldn't stand it anymore, so he cut off his own eyes with his hands on the spot and became a blind painter. Don't you know all these forget"

Yu Yingcheng lowered her eyebrows, "I never forgot, it's just,"

"just what"

"It's nothing. Ying Qiang is from Fan Chao. I remember this from the beginning to the end. If uncle has something to say, just speak up."

"Ying Qiang, I believe in Mr. Yu, I believe in you, I believe in the loyalty of the Yu family for generations, that's why I came to look for you. This is the new lord of our Fan Kingdom, the only son of Lord Fan Ren, Fan Qing."

Yu Yingcheng frowned, although he was surprised but tried not to show his expression, "Meet the lord."

"I'm also very touched by Mr. Yu's loyalty. When I saw Brother Yingcheng today, I really have a legacy." Fan Qing helped Yu Yingchang up and said.

"Nephew Yingcheng, I think you also know the purpose of our visit to revive the Fan Dynasty. This time, since I have confirmed that you are on one of our boats, I will tell you the plan. The Di people are divided into three factions. It can only be achieved by attacking them one by one independently. Now, I come to you, hoping to borrow the power of my nephew, so that the general of the Jinshan faction, Jin Shiyu, will invite the generals of the Yangui faction and the Moyu faction on the occasion of the three factions competition , so that the lord can go and persuade him."

"The three of them have always been at odds, how did Jin Shiyu get a date?"

"I remember you told me before that the three factions competition is Jin Shiyu's birthday. Taking this opportunity to hold a banquet in Duliu City, the other two must be happy to come."

Xu Zeqing has always been a confident and arrogant person, the unquestionable look he stared at Yu Yingcheng made Yu Yingcheng have to agree.

"Okay, I should give it a try."

Yu Yingcheng naturally knew that this was the time for Fan Chao to revive, but for Jin Shiyu it was a dangerous trap.But even if he doesn't fall into this trap today, he won't be able to escape in the future.

After arranging the accommodation for Fan Qing and others, it was already dawn.Yu Yingcheng put on a white cloak and got into the carriage, heading straight to the general's mansion.

The gatekeepers of the general's mansion stood on both sides stiffly, but they saw that it was Yu Yingcheng and did not stop him.

Yu Yingcheng pushed open the gate of the general's mansion, walked through the courtyard, and walked through a corridor. Under the corridor was a whole lotus pond. At this time, the lotus was still waiting to bloom, and the water was shining brightly.Yu Yingcheng couldn't help thinking of the scene when he was playing with Jin Shiyu by the lotus pond when he was young.When he was very young, the former Di Guoguo came to Jin Shiyu's mansion. At that time, Di Guoguo saw him playing around at Jin Shiyu's house and asked him what his last name was.He said his surname was Yu, and the monarch suddenly changed his face, saying that he would throw the rebellious minister into the pool.At that time, no one dared to speak, it was Jin Shiyu who begged for him.Jin Shiyu held his hand tightly with his small hand, "My lord, if you are worried about his rebellion, I will tie him by my side for the rest of my life." "It's a good idea to tie him for a lifetime." Di Guoguo laughed.He is a descendant of a rebellious minister of the former dynasty, and it stands to reason that he would live a miserable life, but Jin Shiyu is willing to protect him, and has protected him since he was a child.After Yu Yingcheng's grandfather died, his father couldn't stand the humiliation and hanged himself not long after, and his mother also died with him.Although Yu Yingcheng knew the hatred of his family and the country, he had been loved by Jin Shiyu since he was a child. Apart from Jin Shiyu, he had no one else, no parents, no relatives.When he grew up, Jin Shiyu even disregarded the opposition of the Jin faction, promoted him to a military advisor, and often obeyed his advice.How does this make him hate him?

Yu Yingcheng was thinking about these things, and arrived at Jin Shiyu's residence before he knew it.He gently opened the door, and the room was dark.He took off his cloak and hung it on the hanger, then carefully climbed into Jin Shiyu's quilt and slept on his side next to Jin Shiyu.Jin Shiyu was sleeping at first, but at this moment, he suddenly turned sideways and hugged Yu Yingcheng, rubbing his head on Yu Yingcheng's left chest, and said in a daze, "I used to beg you so hard that you wouldn't go to my bed, why are you so active today?" "Jin Shiyu, who looks like a tough man, said softly in his rough voice.

Yu Yingcheng's heart trembled, "How do you know it's me?"

"Of course I know." Jin Shiyu hugged Yu Yingcheng even tighter, "Sleep with me for a while, and wake up later."

Yu Yingcheng felt very uncomfortable being hugged so tightly by Jin Shiyu.Jin Shiyu trusts him so much, but he wants to lead him into the trap of his revenge for the restoration of the country.

Jin Shiyu slept soundly this time and woke up after noon.As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Yu Yingcheng looking at him, and he smiled at Yu Yingcheng, "That's great, I really hope I can see you like this every day when I wake up."

Yu Yingcheng smiled slightly, "I'm afraid that won't work. Get up quickly."

As soon as Yu Yingcheng got up and sat on the edge of the bed, Jin Shiyu rushed over and hugged his waist with both hands. Jin Shiyu's forehead was tightly pressed against Yu Yingqiang's waist, "Then I don't want to let you go, I'll hold you for a while."

Yu Yingcheng tilted his head slightly, pursed his lips and smiled, but didn't speak.

After finally coaxing Jin Shiyu to get up, Yu Yingcheng tied his hair for him, combed strands of hair to the tail, and tied them with hair bands.

"Ying Chen, do you remember? This hair tie of mine is the same as yours. When I was a child, I saw this hair tie in the market, but he only had this one left. I cut it off Cut it off, we'll each have half."

"Of course I remember." Yu Yingcheng stood in front of the dressing table. "Look, mine is still there." He touched the red string tied in his hair.

Jin Shiyu took Yu Yingcheng's hand and shook it, "Yingcheng, you came to see me so early today, if there is anything, just tell me."

Yu Yingcheng subconsciously lowered her eyebrows, then raised her eyes and said, "Shiyu, I know, you have long disliked the imperial court and want to be independent. Now, there is an opportunity, I wonder if you would like to give it a try."

"I don't want to stay in this shitty place for a long time. I still want to take you to those rich places. Now, I'm stuck in this ghost place every day. If there is a chance, I can go out It would be the best if the little boy came over here."

"Fan Qing, the son of the former monarch, is still here. He came to see me yesterday and said that he can help you achieve independence. He just needs your cooperation."

Jin Shiyu paused for a moment, his fingers kept pinching Yu Yingcheng's hand, "Fan Qing"

"Yes, now he wants revenge, you want to be independent, it's not about what you need"

But if the skin doesn't exist, who can understand the truth that the hair will be attached? What's more, the skin is not missing, but a new skin.

Yu Yingcheng knew his uneasiness, and looked at Jin Shiyu firmly, "Don't worry, even if the world is ruled by Fan Chao in the future, I will never let you suffer any harm just like you protect me."

It's not that Jin Shiyu doesn't have any considerations in his heart. He wants to be independent, but he is independent for himself, for Yu Yingcheng, and for his own people. His people shouldn't suffer for generations in such a closed place.But, it definitely shouldn't be for Fan Chao!However, considering the current situation, the Yan Gui faction and the Moyu faction are already ready to move and want to take away his territory. He will never be able to defeat them on his own. Then why should he protect Yu Yingcheng? Doing things in North Korea is also an expedient measure.

Jin Shiyu pulled Yu Yingcheng closer and wrapped his arms around his waist, "Okay. What do they want me to do?"

"They hope to hold a banquet in Duliu City on your birthday during the faction competition, and invite generals from the Yan Gui Sect and the Mo Yu Sect."

"How can I invite them two!"

"It will come, as long as you send them an invitation, although they will fight with you secretly, they will show you some face in the open."

"Then I'll give it a try."

Fan Qing and Xu Zeqing woke up after not sleeping for a long time in Yu Mansion, and they walked into the yard together.

"Mr. Xu, do you think Yu Yingcheng is trustworthy?"

"Don't worry, my lord. Based on what I know about him, he is a man of integrity. Besides, he has no reason to help Di Ren. After all, he is still from Fan Chao."

"But have you ever thought that he, a descendant of a rebellious minister, is actually able to become a military adviser in the Jin faction. There must be someone who is looking for him and is willing to promote him. And he is inevitably grateful to the person who promoted him."

Xu Zeqing thought for a moment, "Although there is such a possibility, I still believe that Yu Yingcheng has his sense of proportion."

Li Jin and Yang Yishen stood with their arms intertwined under the eaves not far away, staring at Fan Qing and Xu Zeqing.

Xu Zeqing went to the front yard to look for Yu Yingcheng, but there was no one there. He waited until noon for Yu Yingcheng to come with a big and rough man.He always knew that the people of the Jin faction had a tough image, so he stood up and went to meet him, and said with a smile, "This is General Jin, I've heard of his name earlier, and seeing him today, he really deserves his reputation."

Jin Shiyu smiled innocently, "Thank you for your praise. You are Fan Qing"

Xu Zeqing quickly smiled and waved his hands, "No, no, I'm just the lord's military adviser, and this is our lord." Xu Tianze turned sideways, Jin Shiyu followed his gestures, and a handsome and stern man walked out of the front hall. He was even prettier and sharper than his Yu Yingcheng, who was followed by two men in black.

"I've seen Lord Fan."

"You don't need to salute, please come in quickly." In fact, Jin Shiyu didn't really salute like that, with his waist hanging high, but his hands folded in front of his neck for a look.

Several people entered the room and sat down, when Fan Qing turned around and saw Xu Tianze winking at him, he knew what he meant.

After being seated, Fan Qing sat on the upper seat in the middle, with Li Jin and Yang Yichen standing on both sides.Xu Zeqing and Jin Shiyu sat opposite to Fan Qing, and Yu Yingcheng sat next to Jin Shiyu.

At this time, Xu Zeqing said, "General Jin, among the three factions, the Jinshan faction has the strongest military power and the most affectionate people, but they can only live in such a remote place, how can you not give up your talents! But if you I wish to seek a great cause with our master, and when it is accomplished, we will definitely protect the Jinshan faction."

Jin Shiyu just smiled naively, "That's, that's, since I'm here, I'm here to discuss the matter of the birthday party. Although this matter is easy to say, it must be carefully planned. In the past, I never celebrated my birthday. This year After that, I naturally have to find a good reason. In the country of Di, there is a saying that two and three stand together, this year is my No. 20 and three birthdays, and if I use this as a banquet invitation, they will not lose face."

After hearing this, Yu Yingcheng thought for a while, and said, "This is indeed a good excuse, but I think we need to build up momentum in advance to prevent it from being too abrupt. Now, the General's Mansion can let the Jinshan faction out. It is said that General Kim is planning to hold a birthday banquet after the competition this year, and he wants to recruit the best cooks in the world."

"But we are so powerful that it is not easy to attract Lord Di Guoguo," Xu Zeqing said.

"Mr. Xu, since my birthday is the reason, and with my identity, it is absolutely impossible for me to invite only the two of them and not invite the king. What's more, the kings of the three factions competitions are bound to be present every year."

"Unless he doesn't come voluntarily." Yu Yingcheng blurted out.

"Not coming voluntarily," Xu Zeqing frowned, "What hobbies does Lord Di have?"

"A few days ago, the king just appointed a new concubine, and he dotes on her very much." Jin Shiyu said.

"Who is this concubine? Do you have friendship with her? Is there anyone in the palace who can help you?" Xu Tianze asked three times in succession.

"It's Xinli's concubine, how can we have friendship!" Jin Shiyu couldn't understand Xu Tianze's brain circuit.

Yu Yingcheng looked at Jin Shiyu, and Jin Shiyu immediately lowered his head obediently like a child who has made a mistake.Yu Yingcheng looked at Xu Zeqing again and said, "This concubine was conscripted from Dingjiazhuang in the Wangcheng area. Her original name was Ding Xiangxiang. I think if we start with her relatives in Dingjiazhuang, there may be a breakthrough in this matter."

Before Yu Yingcheng's words hit the ground, Fan Qing grabbed the words, "You mean Ding Xiangxiang from Dingjiazhuang"

"My lord, do you know her?" Yu Yingcheng asked.

"We met once before. However, Ding Xiangxiang is a fan, and she is just a village girl. Why did Lord Di choose her as his concubine?"

"My lord, what do you think of Ding Xiangxiang?" Xu Tianze asked.

"I just met her once, I dare not say anything, but she looks gentle and kind."

"My lord, men have always been irrational in the face of beauty. I think you can write a letter to let our people try it out. If it is reliable, then tell her our plan and ask her to help us catch the king that day." Yu Yingcheng continued Fan Qing's last question.

"Don't worry, if Ding Xiangxiang you mentioned is not the same person, wouldn't the secret be leaked?" Xu Zeqing faintly felt that this matter was not reliable.

"The General's Mansion has a portrait sent back by an informant in the palace. You can tell if it is right at a glance." Yu Yingcheng got up as he spoke, "I can go and get it now."

"Well, get it now, and I'll go too, I'm afraid you won't be able to find the key." Jin Shiyu immediately stood up, looked at Yu Yingcheng, and wished he could rush out of the house in the next second.

Xu Zeqing was taken aback, and hesitated for a moment, "Alright, you guys go get it quickly."

The two resigned and went out.When he was about to reach the gate, Jin Shiyu finally couldn't hold back, "Look at that Junshi Xu, there is something in what he said, I'm all here, of course I'm here to talk about things, and I'm going around here and there."

Yu Yingcheng followed closely behind, "Be careful when you say this in the future, we are already grasshoppers on the same rope."

Jin Shiyu turned around sharply and blocked Yu Yingcheng, "I never said that, I'm only on the same rope with you, not with them."

"Can my rope,"

"I don't care." Jin Shiyu didn't wait for Yu Yingcheng to finish speaking, grabbed his wrist and rushed out the door, pulling him into the carriage waiting outside the door.

Inside the house, Fan Qing and Xu Zeqing were sitting in the hall.Xu Zeqing was still a little dazed, "My lord, now it seems that I really underestimated their relationship."

"I envy them, they trust each other." Fan Qing thought to himself.

"My lord, what do you think of the matter now?" Xu Zeqing saw Fan Qing sitting there as if distracted.

Fan Qing was pulled back to reality all of a sudden, "Since we have reached this point, there is no reason to turn back. Now that we have employed people, we must trust them. Mr. Xu, what do you think?"

"What the lord said is that I was too nervous. However, I changed my mind later, no matter whether Di Guoguo comes or not, we have to rely on Jin Shiyu to leave the other two alone."

"Indeed, it's up to Jin Shiyu to adapt himself and let him find an excuse."

Xu Zeqing frowned when he heard the words adapt to the situation, "My lord, since it is necessary to accomplish something, we can't just rely on other people to adapt to the situation. If we really can't keep it, we will let Li Jin and Yang Yishen sit on their way back Bind them here."

Li Jin smiled when he heard this, "Is it finally time for us to play?"

"Those two generals are going to participate in the competition this time. Naturally, they will bring many soldiers and let them tie them up. Wouldn't it be impossible to return?" Fan Qing fixed his eyes firmly on Xu Zeqing.

"My lord, don't underestimate the two of us. Our practice for so many years is not in vain." Li Jin rushed to answer, while winking at Yang Yishen.

Yang Yishen took the signal and said perfunctorily, "Yes."

Xu Zeqing looked at Li Jin and Yang Yi and laughed, "Don't worry, my lord, I will never let them confront each other head-on."

Jin Shiyu and Yu Yingcheng arrived at the general's mansion soon.Yu Yingcheng followed Jin Shiyu into his house.

"It's better to stay at home!" Jin Shiyu took out a key from a broken vase beside the dressing table.

"Didn't it be unlocked before?"

Jin Shiyu looked at Yu Yingcheng and smiled, and went straight to the wardrobe and squatted down. There was a gleaming lock hanging on the bottom floor of the wardrobe.Jin Shiyu squatted there to open the lock, and the sound of unlocking was pleasant.

Yu Yingcheng followed and also squatted down, only to see that the cabinet was opened, and inside were all rolled up paintings.Jin Shiyu poked his head in and flipped through it carefully, and found a label that said Concubine Ding, and then took it out.

"That's it!"

Yu Yingcheng's eyes were still fixed on the cabinet, and he pointed to a pile of unlabeled picture frames, "What are these? They weren't there when I looked at them last time."

"You want to see it." Jin Shiyu approached Yu Yingcheng with a playful smile.

"Ah."

Jin Shiyu put the painting of Concubine Ding aside on the floor, then carried a painting without a label and walked towards the bed, "Come here."

Yu Yingcheng followed, and he watched Jin Shiyu carefully unfold the frame. As soon as the frame was opened, Yu Yingcheng was startled uncontrollably.He bent down and gently stroked the ink scroll with his fingertips. The picture on the scroll was not someone else, but a picture of him and Jin Shiyu riding a horse together.

"Didn't I take you to see rapeseed flowers at the foot of Kunshan Mountain last time? I asked the painters in my house to follow secretly. I asked them to draw more pictures of you. I didn't expect that I would also draw this one." Jin Shiyu leaned on the bed and smirked. .

"The painting is very good, very good." Yu Yingcheng's slender fingers trembled above the scroll, and his voice was slightly choked up, "That's why you locked it with a lock, didn't you?"

"Isn't it? There are still a bunch of them inside. If they are stolen, it will kill me."

A drop of tear dripped onto the scroll, blurring it.

Jin Shiyu saw it, he moved himself, took advantage of the loophole, and moved directly under Yu Yingcheng's body, he stretched out both hands to hold Yu Yingcheng's face and wiped his tears, "Why are you still crying? I didn't know I showed you."

Yu Yingchen smiled shyly with tears in her eyelashes, "There is sand in my eyes."

"How about I blow it to you."

Yu Yingcheng smiled slightly, "No need." He turned around, took two steps in the house, and secretly wiped his tears with his sleeve.

Jin Shiyu was lying on the edge of the bed, watching him quietly.

A voice suddenly came from outside the door, "General,"

When I heard it, it was the old housekeeper of the Jin Mansion who sent the message, "What's the matter?"

"Missy sent someone to bring a message, saying that the young master has given birth, so the general should take some time to go and have a look." The old housekeeper said the words no matter what.

"okay, I get it."

After hearing this, the old butler stopped before wanting to say something.

It's not unknown to Jin Shiyu these years that her sister, who was kicked out of the Jin family by her father, is not doing well in her husband's house.However, the eldest lady of the Jin family was kicked out when Jin Shiyu was very young, so he and this sister were not very close.The year before last, when his father passed away, that elder sister came back to visit her once, and after that, she took the initiative to get close to Jin Shiyu because her father was gone.

"Are you planning to go there?" Yu Yingcheng grew up with Jin Shiyu since he was a child, and he knew that he was not close to his sister.

"It depends on the situation. If the competition goes well, I will go to see her after the end."

"Ah."

Jin Shiyu and Yu Yingcheng took Ding Xiangxiang's portrait to Yu Mansion to show Fan Qing, and Fan Qing saw that it was indeed the little girl from Ding's Village. Although her makeup was exquisite, her facial features remained the same.

After confirming Ding Xiangxiang, Fan Qing wrote two letters under Xu Zeqing's instruction and handed them to Yu Yingcheng, one for testing and two to inform the plan.