Bend Over [ 折腰 ] - Chapter 59

[Chapter 58]

Wei Yan rushed to Dai County, left the city at 3 o’clock that night, and waited alone in the wilderness, looking at the moon rising in the dark blue night sky in the distance, his figure was motionless.

After a while, two fast horses gradually rode behind him. When they got close, one of them got off the horse first and flew towards Wei Yan, and when they got close, they bowed their heads to him. It was Hu Yanlie, the commander of a thousand cavalry of the Xiongnu who had been let go by Wei Yan before.

Wei Yan said angrily, “You are so bold, you are cruising along the border with your troops! You think I’ll be merciful to your men at the moment when the army and the army meet?”

Hu Yanlie bowed and said, “Young master, please calm down. There is no trouble. The meaning. It was really because I sent letters to the young master several times before, but there was no reply. I was forced to do so, so I thought of this way to meet the young master. The young master did not know anything. He was assassinated at that time and had a hardened arrow in his chest. Fortunately, he was wearing armor at the time, so he was lucky enough to escape, but he was also seriously injured and has not yet recovered. Of the four famous Xiongnu clans, except for the Huyan clan, which is loyal to the king, the Lan clan is swaying, the Xubu clan and the He clan all obey the Zuo Xian king.

Wei Yan was silent for a moment, then said coldly, “It’s not that he has no heirs to help him, why must he force me to go?”

Hu Yanlie turned his head and looked behind him. Wei Yan followed his gaze and turned his face. Under the moonlight, he saw the man on the other horse turn over and walk towards him. As he got closer, he could see clearly that the other party was wearing black clothes and suede boots, and his body was slightly thin. Although he was over middle age, his face was still pretty, and he should have been more handsome when he was young.

This person is naturally also a Xiongnu, but if he wears Han robes, his demeanor must be extraordinary.

Hu Yanlie got up, took a step back, and bowed to the middle-aged man again, calling out “My King”.

Wei Yan was startled. Unexpectedly, this middle-aged man walking with Hu Yanlie was actually the King of the Sun, Wu Zhuqu. Seeing him stop in front of him and meet his eyes, his expression gradually became stiff.

Under the moonlight, Wu Zhuqu’s face turned a little pale, he stared at Wei Yan without blinking, his expression became excited, he suddenly leaned towards him and called Wei Yan “my son” , reaching out towards him, as if trying to take his palm.

Wei Yan took a step back and said lightly, “I don’t have a father of the Huns. My father died before I was born twenty-eight years ago.”

Wu Zhuqu’s hand in the air was slowly put back, After a moment of silence, he said, “I know that it is difficult for you to accept me at the moment. I came across the border on this adventure, not to forcibly recognize you. Your mother was indeed taken captive by me to the Xiongnu back then. I live with her. After three years, in the third year, she finally became pregnant with you. When she was five months pregnant, when the Da Yuezhi rebelled, I went to suppress the rebellion, but I could only keep her in the Eastern Royal Court. Wait for me for four months Later, when I came back, I learned that Wei Jing had attacked the Eastern Royal Court and took her back. I had planned twice to take her back, but Wei Jing obstructed, and I went to ask for peace. He ignored it and killed me instead. Messenger. I thought that she was about to give birth at the time, and I was helpless, so I could only wait for a while, thinking about waiting for her to give birth to the child, and then looking for an opportunity to bring her back with the child in the future. I didn’t want to get the news that she died of dystocia… ”

Wuzhu Qu paused for a while, and there were faint tears in his eyes.

“I was only eighteen when I met her. Your mother was so beautiful that I was struck by her at first sight. She was my first wife. It was five years after her death that I obeyed my father. Wang Zhiming married another woman from the Huyan family and gave birth to two other sons. You can hate me, but your mother, I know she must have affection for me. Otherwise, after she was brought back by Wei Jing, she could There is no need to give birth to you. She gave birth to you and lost her life!”

“In the past twenty-eight years, I have not forgotten you for a moment! I have long wanted to bring you back. However, when the Han Dynasty opposed the Huns, I also I am constrained, and I have more than my heart but not enough strength. Now that I am getting older, I miss your return more and more. In addition to helping me, I also hope that the son born to me and the woman I love can return to my side. My son, your mother back then When I was pregnant with you, I gave you a name. Your name is Hutu Kun! It means a goshawk flying in the sky. You are not a Han Chinese! Your father is me, and you are also a cang flying in the sky of our Huns. eagle……”

Wu Zhuqu said, his expression became excited, and suddenly his face showed pain, he raised his hand to cover one side of his chest, coughed violently, and a trace of blood slowly hung from the corner of his mouth. Hu Yanlie, who was beside him, hurriedly supported him, turned his face to Wei Yan

and said, “Young Master! Wang’s injuries have not yet healed, and he ventured to cross the border to come here just to see you. Young master has such a hard heart?”

The man was like a stiff stone, staring at Wu Zhuqu, suddenly turned around and mounted the horse, and the horse galloped away. Under the moonlight, the figure quickly shrank into a black spot and disappeared from sight.

Wu Zhuqu’s cough gradually stopped, and he took out the handkerchief to wipe the blood on the corner of his mouth.

“Wang! The young master is so tough, why didn’t Wang spread the news of the young master’s true identity in Yuyang? Instead, he took so many troubles and even took the risk of crossing the border? As long as everyone knew that the young master was not a Han Chinese, he naturally couldn’t stay in the Wei family. , At that time, except to defect to the king, the young master will have no other way to go!”

Hu Yanlie looked anxious and helpless.

Wu Zhuqu looked at the direction Wei Yan was leaving, and slowly shook his head: “I want a son. Not an enemy who hates me.”

Hu Yanlie was silent.

Wuzhu was lost for a moment, and suddenly asked, “What news is there now about the daughter of the Lan family who was sent to serve my son three years ago?”

…

This time of year, as long as there is no war, the Luli Conference will be held at the meeting. The Luli Terrace outside Yuyang City was held as scheduled.

Not just for the sake of becoming famous in the first battle and then rising steadily. After all, there are still a few people who have the confidence to stand up and come to power. For most middle and lower-level officers and sergeants, the Luli Conference is more like a grand army-wide entertainment event that everyone looks forward to. What’s even more unfortunate is that at this time the year before last, Wei Shao’s army was fighting in Jizhou, and at this time last year, he and Chen Xiang were fighting for land. After two consecutive years of failure, this year finally met a good time. Last month, Luoyang Xingxun and Qingzhou Yuan Zhe had a fight, and now they are in a terrifying fight. Wei Shao closed his door to recuperate. He was not cured yet, so he couldn’t go out, so he naturally focused his energy on the military entertainment event of the Luli Conference. .

There are three days left until the meeting. Starting today, not only Yuyang, but also athletes selected from military camps in Fanyang, Zhuojun, Gaoyang, Xindu and other places have also arrived one after another. The streets are more lively, and the most talked about by the people in the city is the conference in a few days.

What they are interested in is not only watching military competitions, but also the female relatives of Junhou’s family.

At every meeting, Mrs. Xu must attend in person to cheer for the athletes in the competition.

This year Junhou newly married his wife. Everyone in the city knew that the lady was as beautiful as a goddess. It is rare to have a chance to see each other on weekdays, and the lady will definitely show up that day.

There is a good opportunity to meet the blessings of the eyes at close range, how can you miss it?

…

Wei Shao has been very busy recently.

Since he knew what it was like to sleep with her, his mind was full of this.

The ecstasy satisfaction brought by hugging her to sleep with him brought him even a little bit closer to the sense of accomplishment after winning a city.

To be honest, recently, he really didn’t have time to think about how he hated her and the Qiao family before.

Even if he thinks about it accidentally, he can quickly get the thought out of his mind.

He’s just been busy thinking about how he can spend more time lying on the bed and sleeping with her in various positions.

However, Youzhou is already very big, plus Jizhou, which was later conquered, and Bingzhou, which was newly acquired a few months ago. With so many cities, even if there are no major incidents in various places, one or two of his decisions are needed every day. There are always some things, and when they are sent to Yuyang together, there are a lot of them in his hands.

It turned out that he was fighting outside, and Wei Yan handled the official documents in the Youzhou government office.

If Wei Yan was not there, Gongsun Yang and Chang Shi Weiquan would be there.

Unfortunately, Wei Quan was sent to Jinyang. Gongsun Yang recently had the old problem of coughing again. Listening to him sitting there, he coughed as if he was about to spit out his lungs. No matter how thick-skinned Wei Shao was, he was too embarrassed to force him to report to the government office sooner or later. It is not appropriate to give it to others. He can only handle it himself.

Hate long days in the day and short ones in the night, this is Wei Shao’s recent profound experience.

So this evening, when he finally got out of the case and walked out of the gate of the government office, he walked like a fly.

Before going out in the morning, he and Xiao Qiao agreed that he would come back early in the evening to have dinner with her. Just now, he was slightly delayed by something, and got up later than expected.

Wei Shao took a few steps down the big stone steps at the gate of the government office, and when he took the reins of the horse and was about to get on the horse, he saw a very beautiful young woman walking across from him.

He had seen this woman, a favorite concubine of his cousin Wei Yan. I’ve been with him for three or two years. Just don’t know what it’s called. Seeing that she stopped in front of him, he guessed that he was here to ask Wei Yan, and said directly: “My brother should be back in two days.” After he finished speaking, he got on the horse.

Lan Yun bowed to Wei Shao and said, “Thank you for telling me. My name is Lan Yun. I didn’t come to ask Wei Jun’s return date. His return date has nothing to do with me. Before he went to Dai County this time, he had already sent me away. , don’t want me anymore.”

Wei Shao glanced at her.

The women around Wei Yan often change, and Wei Shao knows that too. This woman who called herself Lan Yun stayed the longest, so he had an impression.

Hearing what she said, Wei Shao nodded slightly and said, “If you have something to do, wait for him to come back and look for him.” After that, he was about to leave.

Lan Yundao: “You don’t know anything about the prince. I came to find the prince to tell the prince something. Your eldest brother Wei Shijun, he is disrespectful to your wife.”

Wei Shao was slightly startled. Sitting on the horse, he lowered his head and stared at her, his brows immediately wrinkled, and his voice became colder.

“Do you know, nonsense, what is the crime?”

Lan Yun said: “Every word I said is true. Wei Jun ignores human relations, and Xiao thinks of a woman he should call ‘brother and sister’!”

Wei Shao’s eyes flashed a strange cold color, and he stared at Lan Yun After a moment, he said word by word: “I think you are courting death, how dare you provoke it like this!”

Lan Yun knelt down abruptly: “If you don’t believe me, you can come with me. When you see something, you know me. What he said is true or false!”

Wei Shao looked gloomy, ignored Lan Yun, bypassed her, and rode away.

He had already galloped out a few meters away, suddenly stopped the horse again, and turned his head slowly.

Lan Yun hurriedly got up from the ground and chased after him.

“If it’s not true at all, I will tell you that you can’t survive, you can’t die!”

Wei Shao’s cold voice rang in Lan Yun’s ears.

…

Wei Yan went to Dai County and dismissed his concubines. Now only Zhu Quan and a few servants remain.

There is no master in the house, and the servants have been going out for private purposes in the past few days, leaving only Zhu Quan alone. Someone came to ask Zhu Quan to have a drink just now. Zhu Quan pushed it, but locked the door and left.

The sky darkened slightly. Lan Yun unlocked the door with a key, Wei Shao walked in without saying a word. He went straight to the door of Wei Yan’s bedroom.

Before Wei Yan went out, the bedroom door was also locked. An iron general guarded the door.

He watched coldly as Lan Yun took out another key, opened the lock smoothly, and opened the door gently.

Wei Shao strode inside, and finally stopped in front of a wall.

On the wall, there is a long landscape hanging. The pen is free and easy, and the artistic conception is ethereal.

Lan Yun lit a candle, held it in his hand, and walked over to light it.

Wei Shao stared at the landscape for a moment, then slowly raised his hand and stretched out towards the hanging painting.

His expression was extremely solemn, his hand seemed to be heavier than a thousand pounds, he stopped in the air for a moment, and suddenly lifted the landscape painting.

The muscles in his face immediately stiffened. His eyes were fixed on the wall, and the figure seemed to freeze. Lan Yun’s voice sounded softly beside him: “Wei Jun has been very different recently. He asked me to sleep with me less often. When he came back, he would not go into the room by himself, sometimes drinking alone. He was not like this in the past. Suspected that he was interested in other women, so he usually paid more attention to his actions…”

She said, with a trace of resentment in her expression.

“That night, when Wei Jun returned home, he first drank alone in the courtyard without asking us to accompany him, and then suddenly returned to the room alone and closed the door, but he forgot to close the window tightly. I was suspicious, so I sneaked under the window and caught a glimpse of him. I drew this beautiful picture on the wall…”

“Once upon a time, I happened to see the lady on the street from a distance. She was so splendid that I couldn’t forget it at first sight. Wei Jun’s brush was so vivid, I saw it. I recognized it. The horror was beyond words, I was afraid that he would find out, and when I was about to leave, I saw Wei Jun…”

Lan Yun paused, “I saw Wei Jun lift up his hem, Facing the wall, he made it out by himself… At that time, he was intoxicated…”

Wei Shao turned around abruptly, raised his hand and swept away the candlestick in Lan Yun’s hand.

The candlestick fell to the ground and rolled to the corner with a slight weird sound.

At that time, the twilight outside the window was thick, but the faces were still able to be recognized.

Lan Yun saw that Wei Shao’s eyes were cold, but there seemed to be a flash of anger, his face was hideous, and his expression was terrifying.

Although it was what she wanted. But in the face of such a scene, Lan Yun still felt frightened, his legs softened, and he couldn’t help kneeling down, not daring to look down at him.

Wei Shao froze in place, in the dead room, only the sound of his heavy breathing could be heard.

[End of This Chapter]