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Hu Sihan also attached the captured Ulan people and horses to the back of the team, and brought them back to Yaojing as trophies. The rest of the journey was basically flat. In August, they arrived at Yaojing, the capital of Beicheng.

Yaojing is located on the south plain of Qishui River, a tributary of the Changhe River, bordering on the Jiulu River in the west and Xinshui in the east. It is also a battleground for military strategists. It was once in a state of depression and dilapidation due to wars. Beicheng took Yaojing as its capital and carefully built it. Now it has high walls and magnificent palaces, which is not inferior to Nanxia Xiangjing.

Compared with Xiangjing, Yaojing seems to be more upright and open. The tall doors are open and closed, and the high cornices are like spreading wings, which includes the refreshing and unrestrained nature of the north wind.

Outside the city of Yaojing, Hu Sihan invited Feng Cong and Liu Yanping into the carriage again. After the Ulan attack, his impression of Feng Cong and Liu Yanping changed, at least he no longer called them Nanren.

Before entering the city, the officials from the south were separated from the common people, and the common people were led into the other side of the city gate, and Beicheng household department took over. Pang Xingzhu went to the carriage and bowed to Feng Cong, Yuan Tang and Liu Yanping, very reluctantly, The people in the branch looked at the carriage from afar.

"Pang, on behalf of the people of Bai Yu, thanked His Highness and Chang Shi."

Liu Yanping's eyes were full of disappointment, and he helped Pang Xingzhu up.

Pang Xingzhu couldn't help crying: "Your Highness...Liu Changshi, can we go back?"

Liu Yanping sighed, but he couldn't answer when he opened his mouth. Pang Xingzhu turned his gaze to Feng Cong again. Beicheng soldiers couldn't bear to urge him. Pang Xingzhu finally left with tears in his eyes. Many Baiyu people looked back from a distance with tears in their eyes.

Yuan Tang didn't feel well either, everyone was in the same boat through thick and thin along the way, and many people Yuan Tang already recognized their faces.The food delivery officers recruited from Baiyu were also separated, and were left outside the city with most of Beicheng's soldiers.

The convoy led to Yaojing Miyagi, passing through the streets near the market, and the people on both sides stopped to watch.

The regulations of the Beisheng Imperial Palace are not much different from those of Nanxia, ​​they are just as solemn and magnificent.

The emperor and King Ying of Beicheng met them in the palace. Yuan Tang had heard before that King Ying of Beicheng was the emperor's uncle, and at the same time served as Beicheng's prime minister, Da Sima.

King Ying is not confused in his old age, his facial features are tough, and his figure is burly. He is not like some Di people who wear gold in their hair, but wears a high crown and a wide-sleeved gown. different.

Emperor Beicheng was still a young man, estimated to be about the same age as Yuan Tang with this body, with a high nose and deep eyes, arrogance and nobility all over his body, his eyes were piercingly sharp, and he looked at people like a torch without any concealment.He was dressed in a brocade robe with cloud patterns, but his hair was tied up, and there were still two small braids hanging down on the left temple, and the ends of his hair were decorated with gold ornaments inlaid with turquoise.

Emperor Beicheng first looked at Liu Yanping, his eyes stayed on Yuantang for a while, and then he looked at Feng Cong, showing an interested smile.

King Ying wanted to point to Liu Yanping and say to Emperor Beicheng: "This is Mr. Liu, he is indeed very handsome," and said to Liu Yanping: "Mr. Jiuwen's name, I saw you today, Sansheng is lucky."

Liu Yanping's expression was cold, and he obviously didn't think it was a blessing that his mother was brought to Yaojing. He said, "I dare not do it. His Royal Highness King Ying's kind invitation, Liu will be taught."

King Ying didn't seem to hear Liu Yanping's sarcasm, and said with a smile: "Mr.'s mother has been properly arranged, and you will be able to see her later."

King Ying said to Yuan Tang again: "Are you the son of Yuan Guang, the general of Nanxia Longxiang?"

Emperor Beicheng changed his posture on the couch, and said, "Last time Qu Sihan attacked Jucheng, you feigned surrender and intercepted Qu Sihan, and flooded the camp in Baiyu again, didn't you?"

Yuan Tang bowed and said, "Exactly."

Emperor Beicheng said: "Unexpectedly, you have some abilities at such a young age." The emperor himself was not very old, but when he said that others were young, Yuan Tang felt a little funny.

King Ying nodded slightly.

General Yuan was Beicheng's formidable enemy before his death, and Yuan Tang was a little afraid that King Ying and Emperor Beicheng would recall the past while they were talking. Fortunately, their attention was not mainly on him.

King Ying looked at Feng Cong, showing nostalgia, and said, "You are the heir of Prince Wenxi of Southern Xia? You are indeed very similar to Prince Wenxi."

Feng Cong frowned and bowed slightly according to etiquette.

King Ying said: "Back then, Crown Prince Wenxi Yaojing, I also visited the mansion. You are too young, so I'm afraid you don't remember it." There was something in the tone of an elder to a younger generation in his words.

Feng Cong looked at King Ying with neither arrogance nor humility, and after a while, he said, "I remember you."

King Ying said: "Speaking of which, you have a deep relationship with our Dasheng. Your grandfather is Xi Chenghou of our Dasheng. I heard from Epijiang that you want to see him?"

Feng Cong's eyes lit up, and he said, "Can I see him?"

King Ying said: "Xi Chenghou is in Yaojing, you can see him anytime." Then he asked: "Come from afar, what do you think of Beicheng's scenery, how about Yaojing?"

Feng Cong first said: "Beicheng is very good, and Yaojing is also very good."

Liu Yanping replied: "Beicheng is vast, the river is majestic, Yaojing's palaces are gorgeous, and the streets are well-organized."

King Ying said: "Your Majesty's benevolent heart spreads across the world, and he is willing to accept talented scholars from all over the world. One is a descendant of the southern clan, and the other is a well-dressed man. Your Majesty would like to invite you to stay in Yaojing."

King Ying said some more words, benevolent and powerful, probably meant to keep them. There are also many Xia people in Yaojing, they can make friends, and they also mean to recruit them to serve the Dasheng court.

There are indeed many Xia people in the territory of Beicheng. The people living in this land were originally Xia people. Even today, there are still many people who have the heart of going south. Therefore, Beicheng has always treated Nanxia's surrenders and captives with status favorably, demonstrating righteousness. The name of Shuo and Baina Rende.

The former Emperor Beicheng trapped Prince Wenxi in Yaojing back then, and did not treat him very lightly. He even sent people to persuade Prince Wenxi to surrender. Of course, it is impossible for Prince Wenxi to submit to the enemy.

Liu Yanping did not hesitate to reject the official position offered by King Ying, and King Ying did not take it seriously. A meeting was almost always led by King Ying, and the emperor on the throne lacked interest. He just said that they met Ulan on the road. Showed some interest when cavalry.

"Those Ulan people are too unscrupulous, but their bows and horses are indeed admirable," Emperor Beicheng asked Feng Cong, "How did you repel them?"

Feng Cong answered truthfully, but Emperor Beicheng suddenly asked, "How is your bow and horse? I heard that you have been in Su'an for many years, and the people of Su'an are very good at horseback?"

However, King Ying didn't like such a topic very much, so he changed his mind after a few words. In the end, Emperor Beicheng conferred officials and rewards on the three of them, but Liu Yanping was unwilling to accept the official position of the Beicheng court, so King Ying first conferred his title on one of them. Doctor, Feng Cong was named the Marquis of Qijun, and even Yuantang was named a Chengyuan General. He never expected that Yuantang could not earn the title of general after struggling in Nanxia. "To a.

King Ying bestowed mansions on the three of them respectively. Yuan Tang thought of the black tiger Peng Shen who was still outside the city, and was a little hesitant to ask King Ying to let them go. He just opened his mouth when Feng Cong touched his arm , Yuan Tang bowed his head to stop talking.

When the three of them came out of the palace, their identities changed, from captives of Nanxia to the princes, doctors and generals of Beicheng. The chariots and horses were already prepared outside, and it was expected that the Beicheng court had already decided how to place them.

Liu Yanping was eager to see Mrs. Liu, but he did not forget Feng Cong. Before getting into the car, he bid farewell to Feng Cong, and told Feng Cong: "Now I am in prison, please take care of yourself, Your Highness."

Feng Cong let out a soft "huh", and Liu Yanping cupped his hands before getting into the car.

There was also a carriage in front of Yuan Tang, and he didn't want to part ways with Feng Cong, so Feng Cong ignored the signs from the palace guides and pulled Yuan Tang to drive with him.

The carriage drove slowly along the spacious street. After passing an intersection, Feng Cong suddenly stopped. The servants and guards outside were all appointed by King Ying. They were going to send Feng Cong all the way back to his residence. stop.

Feng Cong jumped out of the carriage, his eyes flickered, he stared at the buildings on both sides of the alleyway, as if he was looking for something, and walked deep into the alleyway.

His shoulders trembled slightly, his fists were clenched tightly, as if he couldn't hear the call of his followers, he kept walking forward. Yuan Tang didn't know why Feng Cong suddenly became so excited, so he could only follow closely.

At the end of the alleyway was an ebony gate. It looked like someone's house. There were two porters standing in front of the gate. When they saw Feng Cong, they stepped forward and asked, "Where do you come from?"

Feng Cong looked at the door and asked, "Dare to ask... the name of your master?"

The concierge looked Feng Cong up and down, and was very surprised that a stranger suddenly ran out and asked the master's name directly.

Yuan Tang was also very surprised, but the servant who trotted up from the car all the way realized it instantly, and said to the porter: "This is Your Majesty's new Marquis of Qi Jun. He just came to Yaojing from Nanxia. Xi Chenghou is at home, go and report ?”

The concierge obviously had never heard of the title of the new Marquis of Qi Jun, but when he heard that he was from Nanxia, ​​his face changed and he rushed in the door.

Yuan Tang also understood that this was Xi Chenghou's mansion. King Ying had just said that Feng Cong's grandfather was Xi Chenghou of Beicheng.

Feng Cong lived with Su'an people for a long time when he was a child, and he should have a deep relationship with his grandfather.

But for a moment, a slightly fat old man with gray hair and beard walked quickly with the support of the crowd. Yuan Tang knew at a glance that this man must be Feng Cong's grandfather, Mu Luhu, who had the same pupil color as Feng Cong. , at this moment the eyes are full of tears.

He stroked Feng Cong's forehead with trembling hands, and said a few words that Yuantang could not understand, and Feng Cong answered in that language, then knelt down towards Mu Luhu, who hugged Feng Cong big cry.

Following Muluhu came out a middle-aged man with red eyes, who couldn't help comforting Muluhu.

After crying for a while, Mu Luhu got up slowly, but he said to the attendants who came out of the palace: "My dearest relatives have been together for a long time, and I am old and lost my temper. I still want to talk to the Marquis of Qijun. If you don't mind, please come to the house. Resting in the middle, speaking of it, I would like to thank King Ying, if not for His Royal Highness King Ying's help, I am afraid that I will never see my grandson in my life, I also ask all the envoys to help convey, and I will definitely come to the door to thank you in the future."

The words were so clear that the accompanying attendants had no choice but to nod their heads in response and obey the instructions.

Mu Luhu looked at Yuan Tang again, and said, "This is..."

Feng Cong said: "This is my dear friend who came with me from Nanxia."

Mu Luhu nodded, all his thoughts were on Feng Cong, and he couldn't pay much attention to others.

The mansion of Xi Chenghou's mansion in Yaojing is extremely spacious. After dismissing the attendants, Mu Luhu patted Feng Cong's shoulder and cried again. He asked Feng Cong many questions, most of the time in Su'an language, which Yuan Tang couldn't understand. I understand what they are saying, but I can guess some by looking at their expressions. When Muluhu cried the saddest, he was talking about Feng Cong's mother. His old eyes were extremely sad, and he only opened tears. famous.

The middle-aged man who has been accompanying Mu Luhu is Feng Cong's uncle, named Mi Aheng, who also asked Yuantang about their situation when they came from Nanxia.

Feng Cong and Yuan Tang stayed in Xichenghou's mansion for dinner. Mu Luhu was the leader of the Su'an people, and the mansion still kept the habit of tribal life. For dinner, they cooked a whole roasted sheep. They all sat in the wide hall covered with soft felt, Drink with meat and bread.

If the attendants appointed by King Ying were not still in the mansion, Mu Luhu would definitely want to stay with Feng Cong.

When the curfew was approaching, Mu Luhu reluctantly sent Feng Cong out.

Feng Cong leaned out of the car window and waved back. His cheeks were slightly drunk and his neck was flushed. This was the first time Yuan Tang saw him drunk.

The carriage was far away when Feng Cong leaned against the wall and sighed loudly. He said, "They didn't let my grandma see my grandfather before, so she secretly took me to this place and showed me once." There was a little love in the corner of his mouth Smiling, but a bit sad in tone.

Yuan Tang could feel that he was happy.

The carriage kept going on the quiet road, and stopped in an alley after half an hour. Feng Cong glanced at the house where the carriage was parked, and his whole body was stiff.

Yuan Tang worried: "What's wrong?"

Feng Cong showed a nostalgic and melancholy smile, and said, "A Tang, this is my home."

King Ying was very considerate, and arranged for Feng Cong to live in the same residence as Prince Wenxi's in Yaojing. The inside was clean and tidy, the lights were bright, and servants lined up to wait in front of the door.

Feng Cong drove away all the servants, and dragged Yuan Tang around the courtyard.Compared with Feng Cong's grandfather's house, this house can only be called small and exquisite. The house was built in the style of Nanxia in the courtyard, and the pavilion was built with stones. Feng Cong led Yuantang through a garden to a square courtyard planted with pines and cypresses. main room.

He looked inside and outside, gently stroked the plain gauze curtains and decorations in the room, and then took Yuantang to the small pavilion on the other side of the garden, where there were also some simple and plain decorations. Many things in the house are in pairs, and this place is indeed alone. That room should have belonged to the former prince, and this should be Feng Cong's former bedroom.

Feng Cong stood in the room and looked around, as if he was remembering, the sadness in his eyes became more and more intense, his eyes were red again, but there were no tears, only a little loss and loneliness.

Yuan Tang's heart was sour, he understood Feng Cong's feeling at the moment, the things in this room were obviously old, some places were yellowed, it seemed that they deliberately maintained the original appearance of the year, everything was cleaned spotlessly, and there was no dust everywhere. Popularity, Feng Cong lived here with his parents back then, and now he is the only one who came back, and that kind of desolation immediately came out from every corner.

Feng Cong stood for a long time, Yuan Tang didn't speak, Feng Cong needed to digest memories and feelings at this moment, only he could sort them out, Yuan Tang could only accompany him.

After a while, Feng Cong turned around and said to Yuan Tang, "You have been tired all day, sit down first."

He was terribly dumb, and there were still no tears in his eyes. Yuan Tang sat on the threshold with him, and the moonlight was scattered outside the house.

There was no one around, Feng Cong asked: "A Tang, do you want to go back to Nanxia?"