Chapter 6 King (I)

Taiyuan, north of the city, Hanwang Mansion.

With candles in the air, the governor of Hedong Jiedu, Liu Zhiyuan, sat on a wide bed covered with yellow silk, with his eyes sharp as if he was about to eat.

Yang Chonggui stood not far in front of him, still in silver helmet and silver armor. He looked a little tired, but his voice and tone when reporting was still calm.

The whole thing was very simple to say from him, without any ignorance. He received the second prince from the commander of Wuying Army Guo Yunming, and forced Hu Yancong to retreat in a martial arts competition. Then he walked safely through Fenzhou, and failed less than a hundred miles from Taiyuan City.

"What do you mean is someone snatched the second prince from you on the edge of the Fen River?" Liu Zhiyuan was very patient and listened to his report. His face was still smiling, but his voice did not contain any feelings. As if the answer he got was a little unsatisfactory, he would pounce in the air and peck the respondent's eyes.

"I am incompetent, please punish the King of Han!" Yang Chonggui's face did not show any fear. On the contrary, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, his eyebrows were bent, and a clear smile appeared in his eyes. At the same time, holding it on his hands was an eagle feather arrow, and a ball of orchid light was jumping at the edge of the four-edged arrow.

"What is this?" Liu Zhiyuan's anger hit a ball of cotton and bounced back softly. His brow jumped slightly and asked in a deep voice.

"The lord will know the feather arrow left by the sneak attacker at a glance!" Yang Chonggui took two steps forward and handed the arrow to Liu Zhiyuan with both hands.

"You mean, someone shot you with such an arrow?" Liu Zhiyuan's brow jumped again, reached out to grab the arrow, and his eyes swept across from beginning to end like lightning.

The arrow is two feet nine inches long, the arrow is made of iron pyramids, and there is a raised iron drum at the end. The arrow rod made of basswood is inserted into the iron drum, making it tightly fit. The surface of the arrow rod is painted with uniform black paint, which is bright and smooth. At the end of the arrow rod, there are two neat white goose wing feathers, both of which are not bad in length and appearance, and the color is as smooth as snow.

Such feather arrows have strong armor-breaking ability, stable air flight, and can ensure the accuracy of shooting to the greatest extent. They are the best weapon in the army. As long as they are a general who is proficient in shooting skills, they will definitely not be able to put it down after getting it.

However, such feather arrows will definitely cost dozens of times or even hundreds of times more than the things used in ordinary army. In this era of chaos, not to mention ordinary bandits and bandits are reluctant to use them, even Liu Zhiyuan himself would use this arrow to shoot people, and he would estimate the value of the other party in advance. Is there any feather arrow in his hand worth it!

Thinking about this, combined with the location of the sneak attacker, the answer is about to come out! No wonder Yang Chonggui was not afraid at all before. It was obvious that under his Han King, an old man was jealous of the foreign Yang Chonggui and made new contributions, deliberately stumbling to the young man.

Since the second prince did not leave Hedong, Yang Chonggui, a clever ghost, was unwilling to let his brothers make unnecessary sacrifices. Anyway, he was not as confused as the King of Han. He had obtained such important evidence, but he still had to blame him for his poor guards along the way.

Thinking of this, Liu Zhiyuan's eyes finally felt a little warm. He smiled and asked softly: "Who is the one who has such a big deal? Have you ever guessed it?"

"My general is stupid!" Yang Chonggui smiled and pretended to be confused with his understanding. "Although this man set a fire, he showed mercy and did not hurt any brothers under Mo General. So Mo General thought that he just wanted to take the skills of his juniors, and he might not have any malice!"

He is the eldest son of the governor of Linzhou. With his prominent family background and outstanding skills, even if he does not make any contribution, he will not lose a place in the new court in the future. What's more, in the eyes of him and his wife Zhe Saihua, it may not be better to make some contributions than not!

"You kid! You are so old. If you get old in the future, wouldn't you become a spirit?" Seeing Yang Chonggui's calm look, Liu Zhiyuan couldn't help but shake his head and smiled. "Forget it, I won't force you. Let me do things that offend people. Secretary Su, you take this arrow and check, who is actually doing such a ridiculous thing?"

"Yes!" Secretary Su Fengji agreed and walked forward under the shadow of the lamp. A gust of cold wind swept under his wide robe sleeves.

He is of medium height, with a slutty and gentle manner. However, walking among a group of warriors who have experienced many battles, he does not seem weak at all. On the contrary, the romantic and suave attitude emitted from him makes many generals feel ashamed of themselves.

Yang Chonggui was extremely afraid of this person and slowly took a step back to avoid blocking the person's way. Then, he bowed deeply to Liu Zhiyuan, "Report to the King of Han, the King of Han, the eldest son of Han Pu, the commander of Wuying Army. He admired the reputation of King of Han for a long time. This time, he escorted the second prince north by his father's order and specially entrusted General of General of Han to ask for your meeting. He wanted to pay a visit to the King of Han and make a comment on his father's face to face!"

"Han Chongyun? Is it your eldest son-in-law?" Liu Zhiyuan was slightly stunned, then quickly looked to his side with a smile on his face.

Since the second prince is still in the Hedong generals, he is no longer as irritable as before. He might as well talk to his confidants about some unrelated content to adjust the depressing atmosphere in the hall at present.

"That's right!" Chang Si, the six army's Duke Yu, who was standing less than four feet away, was in tune with each other and immediately bowed to respond. "That kid is born dull, I don't know how he became smart this time! When he came to Taiyuan, he didn't go to the Mo Jiang family first, but instead took care of his business!"

"It would be strange if your son-in-law is dull!" Liu Zhiyuan glanced at Chang Si and smiled and curled his lips. "Come on, Xuan Han Chongyun entered the palace! It happened that everyone is here today. Let's help Chang Kegong look at his son-in-law together!"

"Abide by the order!" The guards at the door agreed loudly and ran away with a smile. They were all sincerely proud that their immediate superiors were so appointed by Han Zhao.

Several other civil and military officials in the hall looked at Chang Si and were immediately filled with smiles. It seemed that the one who was about to be summoned in to pay homage to the King of Han was his junior.

Everyone knows that Chang Si's old man has a good fortune. When he was young, his wives and concubines gave birth to sons for him one by one, and he was almost fifty years old before he finally gave birth to his first daughter. Therefore, Chang Si has regarded his eldest daughter as a pearl in his hand since he was a child and never allowed anyone to be arrogant. Since he likes his daughter so much, the boy who can be chosen as a son-in-law will definitely not be a dull and stupid person. On the contrary, this child must have hidden some extraordinary strengths, so Chang Si's wise eyes can recognize the pearl.

Liu Zhiyuan himself thought about that. With a look of surprise and even jealousy, he continued to smile and said, "The daughter of yours is already in trouble this year, right? Has Han Pu sent someone to hire him? Or are you reluctant to let your daughter get out of the box and prepare to hire a son-in-law?"

"The Han family has only one seed, but Mo Jiang can't do anything to steal someone else's son!" Chang Si smiled and shook her head gently. "Besides, you haven't seen the daughter under Mo Jiang's knees. The older you are, the more lawless you are. Mo Jiang has had enough of her and is eager to pass it away sooner!"

"If you have the ability, you can say this in front of your daughter!" Liu Zhiyuan curled his lips again and laughed and joked again. He and Chang Si were more likely to be brothers of different surnames who had been with each other for many years than kings and ministers.

In fact, the two of them are indeed brothers of different surnames. As early as when Liu Zhiyuan was still a cavalryman under Li Siyuan, Li Keyong's adopted son, Chang Si was his personal guard. He then accompanied him with a shield until now. Not only did he block countless open and secret arrows on the battlefield, but he also resolved countless sinister killer moves invisibly in the Bianliang City of the Jin Dynasty in the previous years.

It can be said that without Chang Si, Liu Zhiyuan would not even be sure whether he could live to this day, nor could he imagine that he would be one step short of becoming the Supreme Lord of Nine Five. So no matter who he doubted, he would not doubt Chang Si's loyalty to him.

And Liu Zhiyuan also knows Chang Si very well. He is greedy, lustful, and a bit snobbish. He can be a person with a minion like Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun. If he lets this person go out to the battlefield, he will probably not take three months to run back with his tail in shame! (Note 1)

It was precisely because he understood Chang Si and believed in the other party's loyalty that Liu Zhiyuan loved the house and the mistress. After hearing Yang Chonggui's intention to ask for help on Chang Si's son-in-law, he immediately ordered him to come in. He planned to keep a look for her as much as possible before her niece got married, so as not to see her brother Chang Si really get out of sight and regret it in the future.

His thoughts were perfect. Unexpectedly, some people like to show off their great skills. Before Han Chongyun Yingxuan could enter, he suddenly took two steps forward and leaned forward to his knees: "You have something to report to the King of Han, I want to ask the King of Han to investigate!"

"You?" Liu Zhiyuan, who was joking with Chang Si, suddenly turned his head, and Gu Yingpan, "Secretary Su, what's wrong with you? Didn't I just tell you to go and investigate the owner of the feather arrow immediately?"

"I know the crime!" Secretary Su Fengji was scolded and blushed, but refused to retreat immediately. Instead, he bowed and gave a second tribute and added loudly: "Please allow me to finish my words. If the lord thinks that my words are aimless, I am willing to receive any punishment!"

"After saying that, don't be too verbally!" Liu Zhiyuan waved his hand and gave a cold command.

Although he felt that Su Fengji's behavior was disappointing, his years of experience in using people to identify people told him in his heart that Su Fengji is not a false minister who does not know how to advance or retreat. On the contrary, this person is usually slick and cunning, and will never be in trouble with Chang Si who is much higher than his status for no reason.

"I used to recommend Guo Yunming to the King of Han as the Chief Secretary of the Wuying Army. This time, Guo Changshi made great contributions to the retrieval of the second prince from the people. However, according to the letters to Weichen a few days ago, General Ning's son-in-law Han Chongyun seemed to be quite frivolous. He just tried to cover up his identity for him because he had a personal relationship with the second prince. He also contradicted his father in person, believing that General Han should not send the second prince to Taiyuan!"

Note 1: Chen Shou's evaluation of Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong in the Three Kingdoms. The original text is: Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun are strong and strong, and they are both strong and powerful. Are they the disciples of Teng? Chen Shou is talented but has a very poor character. When writing "The Three Kingdoms", he belittled many generals and ministers of Shu Han. Many people in later generations were influenced by him and positioned Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun as brave generals like the chief guards, rather than the commander of one side.
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