Youzhou City, north of Dongzhou, is the northernmost city to which the Grand Canal extends, and it is also the most important city in the north of Tang Yan. And today's Youzhou City is the only heterosexual vassal king in the Tang Dynasty except for the Xiliang Helan clan, which is Shi'anshan, the king of Yan.

It is said that this Shi Anshan was originally the guard of the Tang Emperor, why did he become the vassal king of the northern side of Yanbei, then I have to start from the turmoil eighteen years ago.

It is said that eighteen years ago, a disaster star fell from the sky in the north of Yanbei, and the entire land of Yanbei fell into turmoil in an instant, coupled with natural and man-made disasters, drought and locust plagues. For a while, the land of Yanbei was full of disaster victims, and the background demons also wanted to try and try to go south. The people of Yandi died countless times because of the disaster, and Gu Du complained that his life was miserable, and in order to survive, many displaced people rose around.

The people were in dire straits, but the rulers in the court were still intoxicated by the haunting Tang Dynasty, completely ignoring the disaster and the people.

Eventually, in the midst of this turmoil, a peasant revolt broke out. Although the swallow land is small, it is also a spark, although the world is big, but it can also be a fire to set the prairie on fire. The fire of this prairie fire gradually spread, and suddenly wolf smoke spread everywhere.

When Chang'an realized the seriousness of the situation, the rebel army was about to attack Chang'an, and the emperor hunted in the west and took refuge in Shu.

At this time, although the army left in Chang'an was the Tang Dynasty Forbidden Army-Xuanjia Army, but the emperor fled, this once famous army had long been accustomed to comfort, and in the face of the menacing rebels, it was also full of military morale.

The emperor who arrived in Shuzhong thought that he would be at ease when he arrived in this comfortable nest, but those ministers were divided into two factions at this time. When the country is in turmoil, there are always righteous people and loyal ministers to stand up, the emperor was forced to be helpless, and in the voice of unanimous advice from inside and outside to quell the rebellion, the emperor issued an edict of the king of the world.

However, the generals sent by Shuzhong three times to support Chang'an Gu were defeated by the rebels, and at this time, the Anxi frontier was also in an emergency, and many local forces were secretly watching the situation.

When there was no one in the court, Shi Anshan, the emperor's Zhonglang general, bribed the ministers of the court and high-ranking eunuchs to recommend himself to send troops to fight the rebels.

Because this Shi Anshan is the emperor's side guard, he usually says that he is loyal to the country and repays the king, and he is very good at flattery, which is deeply trusted by the emperor. When the emperor saw that the ministers of the court recommended him and that he was a person he trusted, he felt that he was a person worthy of great responsibility, and made Shi Anshan a general of counterinsurgency, and led a large army to quell the rebellion.

Later, the emperor issued an edict to withdraw troops from the frontier to return, the rebels were gradually suppressed, Shi Anming seized the opportunity, led the army to the border of Youzhou, and finally under the strong force, the uprising was put down, and the emperor returned to Chang'an.

When Shi Anshan saw that he was about to return to Beijing to restore his life, the demons were harassing frequently in the north, and Anxi was invaded by the West. Shi Anshan supported his own troops, and led his troops to resist the demons in Yandi, and at the same time secretly sent people back to Chang'an with the gold and silver treasures looted in Yandi to bribe the important ministers of the court and inquire about the news of the court.

The emperor survived this catastrophe and returned to Chang'an to fall ill and died soon after.

The new emperor ascended the throne, and above the government and the opposition, the ministers wrote to the emperor one after another, commending Shi Anshan's merits, and requesting a reward for Shi Anshan, so as to appease him to continue to resist the demons in Yandi. At that time, the new successor Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was forced to reluctantly seal Shi Anshan as the king of Yan, take charge of the land of Yanbei, and lead his troops to resist the demons, so far it has been 18 years.

In the mansion of King Yan, a young man, with a face like white jade, a white robe, and a slender figure, sat by the courtyard and enjoyed the books in his hands with great interest.

"Big brother, big brother," shouted a young man running from the gate of the south courtyard, and saw that the young man was thirteen or fourteen years old, dressed in a gorgeous red robe, but his head was a little unkempt.

The man turned his head to look at the young man who was running, "You, it's always like this, what's the matter this time, so impatient, and playful, look at the mess in your hair." ”

The man said as he helped the boy pick up the clutter on his head.

The panting young man took a deep breath and said, "Big brother, you come with me." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he took the man's hand and went in the direction he came.

The man kept saying helplessly: "Slow down, slow down, look at you in a hurry." ”

The young man led the man to a tree, and the young man first looked around to see if there was anyone, and then took out two small jars with exquisite carvings from the hole in the tree under the tree, opened them and said happily: "Brother, look, this is what I just caught." ”

When the man saw that it was two crickets, the man smiled and touched the young man's head and said, "You are playing with this again, be careful to let your father know, and it is time to punish you again." ”

The young man begged: "Good brother, don't tell your father to tell me, I just told you, and you will definitely help me keep the secret, right, brother." ”

The man said helplessly: "Look at you, you know this, don't always be so playful, this time I won't tell my father, you have to study hard, there will be no next time." ”

"I knew that the eldest brother was the best," the boy said happily.

The man in white is Shi Qingyi, the eldest son of Shi Anshan, the king of Yan, and the young man is Shi Qingren, the youngest son of King Yan. Shi Qingyi is a concubine, so the people of Yandi respect him as the eldest son of Yanwang, although Shi Qingren is young, he is a son-in-law, and he is also deeply liked by Shi Anshan, and is named the son, Shi Qingyi also knows that his father likes his younger brother more, and he will not have the opportunity to inherit his unification. But he doesn't hold grudges, he never asks about his father's political affairs, and he has no intention of competing with his younger brother for favor, but he is very low-key, and Shi Qingren is also very obedient to his eldest brother.

"Ahem," the cough caught the attention of the two, and the two brothers looked up. A middle-aged man, wearing a crown of nine crowns on his head and a red python robe, said with a smile on his cold face: "Ren'er, what's wrong, what's the matter you don't want me to know!"

Shi Qingren hurriedly hid the jar behind him, and the two of them said in unison: "I've seen my father." The young man looked very flustered, and said with a sneer: "Why does my father have time to come here, aren't you dealing with political affairs?"

The middle-aged man was Shi Anshan, and he asked instead: "Why, I can't come, what are you and your eldest brother doing here, why don't you practice in the practice room today! Don't waste your martial arts." ”

The young man swallowed: "That, father, uh." ”

"Tell my father, today is Qingren's literary class, and he doesn't understand something, so I'm here to ask my son," Shi Qingyi took out the book in his hand.

"Yes, yes, I'm here to ask Brother Wang for advice," the young man said with a righteous face on his face, taking the book from his brother's hand and reading it carefully.

Shi Anshan was a little suspicious of him and said: "Well, this is very good, don't waste your brother's hard work, work hard, and I will rest assured in the future." ”

Shi Qingren replied: "Yes, I will definitely work hard." ”

Shi Anshan turned to Shi Qingyi and said, "Yi'er, you come with me." ”

"Yes," Shi Qingyi said with confusion. At this time, Shi Qingren seemed to be relieved and watched his father and brother leave.

The three characters of Yue Study are hung high on the door, in this Yue study, Shi Anshan and Shi Qingyi, Shi Anshan said: "Yi'er, you have also received the crown ceremony, as a father, I want you to go out to travel, increase your knowledge, I don't know what you think?"

Shi Qingyi thought for a while and said, "Father, I also have this intention, since my father said, how can I not obey the courtesy." ”

Shi Anshan said with a smile: "Good Yi'er, this is a good thing, worthy of my son, in a few days, I will prepare for you, so that you can see you off, and then I will send more masters with you." ”

Shi Qingyi said: "Father, I don't want anyone, I only need a scholar, and I hope that my father will be fulfilled." ”

Shi Anshan was a little stunned, and said with a smile: "Okay, good, it's up to you." ”

This Shi Anshan has not allowed Shi Qingyi to learn martial arts since he was a child, so Shi Qingyi has no cultivation at all. Let him go out to travel, the rivers and lakes are sinister, Shi Anshan will not know, and he will not know what medicine he sells in his gourd, but Shi Qingyi should know very well in his heart.

Since he was a child, his father didn't let him learn to cultivate a little, and let himself go out, just to keep himself away from Youzhou, worried about fighting for power with his younger brother, if he sent someone to monitor him, then he didn't want anyone, he just wanted a scholar, it was better than freedom, if he asked too much, so as not to be suspicious.

Shi Anshan is also afraid that this eldest son will threaten his son-in-law in the future, Shi Qingren is only thirteen years old, although he has been strong since he was a child, he is a martial arts wizard, but he still can't compare with Shi Qingyi, after all, in terms of true talent, age and people's aspirations, Shi Qingyi is far superior to him, but Shi Anshan just wants to think about that son-in-law.

A few days ago, Shi Anshan also personally visited the Wu Xuanzi in the Chengtong Tongtian Pavilion, and asked him about his two sons, as well as his preference for establishing a prince.

That Wu Xuanzi told him that if he really wanted Shi Qingren to inherit the throne, he only needed to separate the two, and then find a good master for Shi Qingren.

When the people's hearts are turned and the general trend is followed, they can recall Shi Qingyi again, and tell him that their two sons can help him in the future. So Shi Anshan had the idea of letting Shi Qingyi go out to travel and call him back when the time was ripe.

Shi Anshan saw that he didn't want to protect him, so he no longer insisted on it, so he had to tell him to be safe and happy.

Shi Qingren saw that his eldest brother had not come back for a long time, so he wanted to look for it, and met Shi Qingyi who came back halfway. Shi Qingren asked: "Big brother, thanks to you just now, alas, what did my father look for you, did you see any flaws, didn't you embarrass you." ”

Shi Qingyi touched his head with a smile and said, "No, some small things, by the way, you have to study hard in the future, practice martial arts diligently, and don't waste it again." ”

"Well, it will," Shi Qingren smirked.

At this time, Shi Qingyi raised his head, lost his gentleness, and looked at the sunset in the west with a serious expression, as if he was thinking about something.