generation hero

After the banquet, Feng Cong, Yuan Tang and Liu Yanping left in the same car.Liu Yanping was not very drunk, and was already sober when he left Prince Ying's mansion.He was just dissatisfied with King Ying and the banquet, and wanted to use the cover of being drunk to have a few words with Feng Cong.

Liu Yanping stared at the attendants outside the car, and said in a low voice: "Emperor Beicheng is not someone who tolerates, and Yaojing is not a place to stay for a long time. Has Your Highness ever thought about long-term plans?"

Liu Yanping has a deep affection for Nanxia, ​​and he came here under threat, and was eager to return to Nanxia. Although he knew that Feng Cong's position in Nanxia was awkward, he didn't know the secret behind it. Returning to the south, so I came to discuss with Feng Cong.

Feng Cong couldn't respond to Liu Yanping's respect, and asked instead: "Liu Changshi already has plans? If Liu Changshi needs it, I can do my best to help Shi."

Liu Yanping frowned and said: "Your Highness, don't you want to... Excuse me, although His Highness's maternal ancestors are from Su'an, the Di people did not regard His Highness as their own clan, and Beicheng and Nan Xia are hostile. If there is a war someday, His Highness may be endangered."

Perhaps seeing Feng Cong's alienation from Nan Xia, Liu Yan paused for a moment, then asked Yuan Tang, "What does Yuan Canjun think?"

It is difficult for Feng Cong to survive in Nanxia, ​​nor to merge with Beicheng. This is what Yuantang is most worried about.

Yuantang also felt that Beicheng was not safe for Feng Cong. No matter what Feng Cong thought, in the eyes of Beicheng people, he was the Nanxia clan, with Nanxia's blood in his body, which was brought back by Beicheng from Baiyu. For the captives of Nanxia, ​​the feudal marquis and lordship are just appearances. Only his grandfather can be his reliance, and it is almost impossible to live like an ordinary person.

But asking Yuantang to persuade him to return to Nanxia, ​​Yuantang couldn't do it, especially after knowing all the experiences of Prince Wenxi and Feng Cong's mother. Now that the Queen Mother has passed away, Feng Cong can't protect himself safely in Nanxia.

Yuan Tang could only say: "Your Highness has his own considerations. Chang Shi's family is all in Yaojing, so we need to be careful about this matter."

Liu Yanping was dissatisfied with his answer, Feng Cong and Yuan Tang looked at each other without saying a thousand words.

The carriage stopped slowly, and was blocked by another broken-down carriage. A young man and a young man got on and off the carriage, and they had just come out of a banquet in Prince Ying's mansion. Yuantang vaguely remembered King Ying's introduction, which elder to call Mr Ling.

Liu Yanping was much more knowledgeable than Yuantang, when he saw the old man, he hurriedly got out of the car to greet him.This Mr. Ling is called Ling Mufeng, a well-known Confucian scholar in Beicheng, and the young man next to him is his student named Huang Xin.Ling Mufeng was famous in Beicheng and Nanxia in his early years. After Beicheng Emperor occupied Yaojing, he was invited to give lectures in Yaojing Taixue. His beard and hair were all white, and the beard was long and hung down to his chest, but his cheeks were plump and round, and his eyes were clear. , with a rosy complexion, quite a childlike appearance.

This Mr. Ling was also from a wealthy family in the north. His family suffered from wars and he traveled around in his early years. However, he didn't dare to be disrespectful to this Mr. Ling. He not only saluted Ling Mufeng, but also signaled Feng Cong with his eyes, asking Ling Mufeng to go with him in the car.

Ling Mufeng is young, since he met him, he should help him.The space in the car was limited and couldn't accommodate so many people. Huang Xin, who later became Yuan Tang and Ling Mufeng's disciple, went with the car, and Feng Cong, Liu Yanping, and Ling Mufeng sat in the car.

Originally, Feng Cong wanted to get out of the car, but because of his identity, Liu Yanping would not feel comfortable in the car if he got out of the car, and Ling Mufeng wanted to invite him to sit with him, so Feng Cong stayed in the car.

Ling Mufeng thumped his leg with one hand, and said: "Thank you, Junhou, for your help, otherwise my old arms and legs might not be able to reach home."

Feng Cong said: "It's just a ride, sir, no thanks."

Liu Yanping said: "Sir also came out from Prince Ying's mansion, how come you don't see Prince Ying sending someone to see you off?"

Ling Mufeng stretched his legs against the wall of the car, and said with a smile: "I won't let him see him off, his people are always messy, so there's no need to be annoying."

Liu Yanping greatly agreed with this evaluation. As a person surrounded by Wang Ying's eyeliner, Yuan Tang also deeply agreed, and followed outside the car to laugh.

Although Ling Mufeng was old, he was not old but heavy, he seemed to be quite talkative, when the north wind blew outside the car, he tightened his clothes and said: "I always feel that the wind is as strong as every year, breaking the skin and breaking the bones, Old people can't bear the cold."

Feng Cong gave Ling Mufeng his cloak, Ling Mufeng put it on bluntly, and said flatly, "More Your Highness."

Liu Yanping's heart moved, and he said: "The westerly wind in Yaojing is very cold, if it is in the south, the wind should be slow and the water should be clear."

Ling Mufeng said: "Yan Pingzhi is still in the south?"

The meaning of these words is clear. Liu Yanping really never forgets Nanxia and wants to go back to Nanxia all the time, but they and Ling Mufeng have only met a few times. They are in an enemy country and discuss homesickness with unfamiliar people. Doesn't seem quite right.

However, Liu Yanping never shy away from revealing his loyalty and affection for Nan Xia, and even dared to yell and curse in front of Emperor Beicheng, so it would be tricky to avoid talking about it at this time.

Liu Yanping said with emotion: "That's where my heart is."

Ling Mufeng smiled and said: "I heard that King Ying values ​​Yan Ping very much. King Ying has always valued Xia people. The official position he can give you must be more prominent than in Xia State, so why be so stubborn."

This statement underestimated Liu Yanping's loyalty to Nan Xia. If the person sitting opposite was not Ling Mufeng but someone else, Liu Yanping might have to scold him again. Facing the famous and virtuous Ling Mufeng, Liu Yanping could only say calmly. : "What Mr. said can't be the same. My king is in Xia, and the country is in Xia. The only one who can make me show my ambition is Daxia. Xia Guo raised me and raised me. How can I move my ambition because of profit and wealth."

Ling Mufeng stroked his beard and laughed, "It seems that your intention is only in Xiatu."

Liu Yanping said seriously, "Of course."

Ling Mufeng said: "But Yaojing was also the former capital of Xia, and the ancestors of the Feng family are buried in the imperial tombs outside the city... Liu family, Zehui Liu, and Zehui are in the south of Qizhou and north of Muzhou. You are not the one who went south. clan, no wonder they only recognize the southern soil."

There was a moment of silence in the car. It is expected that Liu Yanping's expression must be grim at the moment. In fact, what Ling Mufeng said is correct, not to mention the big clans who were born in the south, the clans who migrated south, including the entire Nanxia royal family, may not have much concern for the north. .

The court always said that they want to recover the Northland, but they only said that the south is gentle, livable and prosperous, and rich in products. In the south, you can also build a dynasty palace and live in peace. Why worry about the war-torn Northland.Even if the imperial court has the heart to return to the north, there are often many constraints, and the various factions in the court are constantly fighting, making it difficult to unify. Now that the Queen Mother has gone, I don't know how the Southern Xia Dynasty will be.

Ling Mufeng's residence is in the north of the city, and the house is simple and simple. Huang Xin helped Ling Mufeng get off the car, Ling Mufeng said to Feng Cong: "I have heard of the name of Prince Wenxi, but I have no chance to meet him. ..." He frowned, "A son is not like his father."

Because there are many people who are curious about Feng Cong, Prince Wenxi, this is the first time Ling Mufeng has seen such an evaluation.

Feng Cong nodded and bowed to him. He seemed to be in a waning mood, so he stopped talking and went into the house with his disciples.He didn't even say hello, which was actually a little rude, but Ling Mufeng was old, and everyone met by chance, no one could force him.

In November, Emperor Beicheng personally led the nobles of the royal palace to hunt on the bank of the Jiulu River in the west of Yaojing. Feng Cong and Yuan Tang were also ordered to join the army.It was the first time for Yuan Tang to participate in this kind of hunting activity, and he was not sure about his skills. Emperor Beicheng asked Feng Cong and the others to compete with Prince Beicheng. Yuan Tang was worried that he would hold Feng Cong back, but Feng Cong said, "It's okay. , do you really want to compete with someone?"

Yuantang was right after thinking about it, they belonged to wanderers, and it was a bit inappropriate to compete with a group of Beicheng princes. However, because Beicheng won in Qizhou, Beicheng's momentum has been greatly boosted in recent days. The emperor taunted them at the banquet, causing a group of Di nobles to look down on Feng Cong and the others. Emperor Beicheng ordered a competition, and some disciples of the Di nobles made provocative words, and King Ying stepped forward to stop them.

The game officially started, and Yuan Tang felt a little angry, so he plunged into the forest and tried his best to search around. Before evening, the hunters piled up the prey in an open field and counted it.

Even though Yuantang felt aggrieved, he had to admit that the hunting skills of the various tribes in Mobei were indeed excellent. People like Yuantang who practiced hard and never slacked off, and who were able to fight in battles, were not as good as many in Yaojing. A Di noble who has never been on a battlefield.He could only comfort himself that hunting and war were not the same thing.

The one who took the lead was a family member of the Di family. His pile of prey was twice as high as that of Feng Cong Yuantang and the others. It happened that the leader had provoked them during the day. up.

The servant in charge of counting Yuantang's prey suddenly let out a "huh" and asked someone to approach him with a torch.

Yuan Tang followed the servant's movements for a while, and then understood what he was wondering about.

There are different sizes of prey in this pile, pheasant, wild pheasant, elk, deer, and deer. The emperor wanted to hunt, and Beicheng officials also specially put some in the forest. The variety is not a problem.The servants divided the prey they hunted into two categories. One category had several arrows with forked feathers, regardless of size, they died in a miserable state. These were either shot by Yuan Tang or his followers, and the other category had only one spot on their bodies. Or two wounds, the arrows penetrated precisely, and cut straight to the vitals. Except for the bleeding from the wounds, the fur in other parts was intact, which can be called neat and beautiful.It seems inappropriate to use this word to describe the prey, but compared with the flesh and blood that Yuan Tang hit, the pile next to it can indeed be boasted like this.

You don't need to ask, the prey that hit the vital point with the arrow were all shot by Feng Cong. Yuan Tang was angry just now, and when he rushed into the forest, he only wanted to hunt more, and didn't pay much attention to how Feng Cong shot the arrow. Although the number of them is not as high as others, Feng Cong's hunting method is undeniable.

The servant was surprised by this, and trotted up to report to Emperor Beicheng and King Ying. The emperor and King Ying stepped down to watch. King Ying praised Feng Cong a few words. Emperor Beicheng looked at Feng Cong coldly. This made Yuantang a little startled.

During the hunting, Feng Cong and Yuan Tang lived in the camp of the Su'an people, and the nobles of Su'an also participated in the hunting. After returning to the camp, Feng Cong divided the prey like other Su'an people. At night, everyone gathered around the bonfire to barbecue and drink, accompanied by dancing girls singing and dancing. , so happy.

Feng Cong divided the prey, and was surrounded by many Su'an youths. They toasted shoulder to shoulder, and even Yuan Tang was entertained.

Halfway through the meal, the people from Su'an started to compete for wine, Feng Cong rolled up his sleeves to compete with the man from Su'an, and after knowing who won, Feng Cong lay drunk on Yuantang's body.

From the time they entered Yaojing to the present, the Su'an people were the friendliest to them. Many Su'an people should know Feng Cong's life experience, and some of them were his childhood playmates, so they were all willing to accept Feng Cong.Feng Cong changed into a narrow-sleeved robe and a mink fur hat, and when he sat there, he was no different from other Su'an people.

Yuan Tang and Feng Cong went to drink outside the circle of people. Feng Cong drank until his face and cheeks became dizzy. He put his arm around Yuan Tang's waist, took Yuan Tang to a pile of hay, and lay there for a while. Mu Luhu sent someone to call Feng Cong went to the tent for a while.

King Ying came and was drinking with Mu Luhu in the tent.

King Ying was quite surprised to see Feng Cong in Su'an's attire, turned his head and told Mu Luhu about Feng Cong's hunting, and praised Feng Cong for his heroic appearance when Mu Luhu was young.The equestrian skills, bows and arrows of the Su'an people are outstanding among all tribes. However, after the tribes in Mobei went south, in order to fight against the infantry and not be injured by the infantry, they gradually armed their horses with heavy armor and switched to long spears as weapons. The backbone of the cavalry is also heavy cavalry.

The art of bow and arrow on horseback is just a tradition, but even if it is just a tradition, it is worth boasting that it is proficient in bow and horse.

Mu Luhu was happy to hear that, and poured wine for King Ying with a smile.

King Ying said: "I also admire the Marquis of Qi for his skill. I want to recommend the Marquis of Qi to join the army. What does Xi Chenghou think?"

Feng Cong's uncle, Mi Aheng, was the right guard of Beicheng, leading an army composed almost entirely of Su'an people. This army was not the strongest in Beicheng, but it was also one with outstanding combat power.

The first emperor of Beicheng moved the Su'an clan to Yaojing, and this army also followed to the vicinity of Yaojing. Their families, like many Su'an people, gathered near Xichenghou's mansion.

Yuantang had been in Yaojing for a few months, and he had also heard a lot about King Ying and the emperor. King Ying was entrusted by the former Emperor Beicheng and was the regent of Beicheng. Many people in the village were dissatisfied with King Ying's ruling, and gradually united with Emperor Beicheng.A year ago, the Di people's clan and elders forced King Ying to return the government to the emperor. King Ying naturally didn't want to return the government, but the emperor's name was justified and the Di people supported him.

In order not to lose his power, he also began to unite the forces in the clan that supported him—Hu Sihan's father, Epi Jiang, was one of them—and then win over other clans in Yaojing.

The Su'an people led by Mu Luhu are old allies of the Di people, not as many as the other tribes that were later incorporated into Beicheng, but they are also an important force in Yaojing. Not relying on it, King Ying wanted to win the support of the people of Su'an.

That's why Epijiang asked Qu Sihan to bring Feng Cong back to Yaojing.King Ying wanted to use Feng Cong to get closer to the Su'an people, but the proposal to put Feng Cong into the Beicheng army was really bold. It is true that after the Yichi people and Qiang people were conquered, they were also included in the Beicheng army. In Beicheng's army, but Nanxia is still alive, let Feng Cong join Beicheng's army, and one day the two countries will fight, do you want him to swing his spear to the south?

Even if Feng Cong had weak feelings for Nanxia and had a grudge against the Nanxia emperor, he would not do such a thing.

Mu Luhu looked at Feng Cong with a smile, meaning that he would not help Feng Cong make decisions, but let Feng Cong make up his own mind.

Feng Cong said: "Thank you for your kindness. I don't have the talent, nor the ambition, so I can't afford your kindness."

"Marquis Qijun is too modest, Beicheng probably won't be able to find another person to stand shoulder to shoulder with you in the skill of bow and arrow."

Feng Cong said: "Small tricks are not worth mentioning."

King Ying shook the milk wine in his hand, looked at Feng Cong and said, "You have such ability, why bother to treasure it yourself? You don't say anything about your ambitions. With your background and ability, are you really willing to spend your days idle and live under others? "

Feng Cong knelt and sat under the firelight, his eyes reflected the firelight, his face was expressionless, seemingly unmoved.

King Ying leaned forward with the cushion under his body, and said, "You obviously don't regard Nanxia as your home country, so why are you so obsessed with blood? Besides, you also have half of the blood of Su'an people. In terms of closeness, Beicheng and you are at least half of each other Kinship. This world will return to one day, and there will be no distinction between the north and the south. Wouldn't it be great to be able to sweep all the world with your own sword?" He touched Feng Cong's wine glass with his hand.

King Ying toasted, and Feng Cong naturally couldn't shirk it. He raised his head and drank it all, saying, "King Ying loves the wrong one, so I don't dare to be it."

King Ying was a little disappointed, so he said a few words to Muluhu and left. After he left, Muluhu picked up the cigarette stick and tapped on the case, saying: "King Ying wants to imitate his elder brother. Bei Cheng sent troops to the south, but his talent and courage are not comparable to that of the late emperor."

Feng Cong said, "You don't want to help him?"

Mu Luhu shook his head and said, "There are not as many Su'an people as Di Renyichi, and they don't want many. I plan to ask you to go back to Mobei for a while, and take your uncle and other tribesmen with you."

Feng Cong and Yuan Tang were a little surprised by Mu Luhu's decision.

Mu Luhu didn't intend to let Su'an fall into the dispute between Emperor Beicheng and King Ying, and would rather withdraw all Su'an people from Yaojing.After several months in Yuantang Yaojing, he could feel the tense atmosphere between Emperor Beicheng and King Ying, but just like this, Mu Luhu was going to take his people away?He didn't know much about Beicheng Dynasty's situation, so he didn't dare to jump to conclusions.

Mulu Xuxu said: "The imperial court has long built a city on the northern border, and needs to be populated. Yaojing will soon change."

There is some danger hidden in this sentence. The Beicheng Dynasty is not as peaceful as it seems. In the past, Emperor Beicheng combined the tribes together to make Beicheng look like a giant. The conflicts and divisions of the tribes did not exist. Disappeared, they succumbed to the strong pressure of the former emperor Beicheng, the former emperor Beicheng passed away, King Ying tried his best to maintain it, and the pressure of the first emperor has gradually disappeared.

Therefore, when the leader of a clan like Muluhu wanted to get away, he would have the idea of ​​taking the whole clan away, and the other clans also had their own thoughts.

Mu Luhu looked at Feng Cong lovingly, and said, "Son, it's not safe for you to stay in Yaojing, would you like to go back to Mobei with us?"