Huo Jingcheng didn't pick it up, but looked at him condescendingly, and said seriously: "Du Yan, in fact, this hall has always wanted to ask you a question, if you don't ask this question, if you ask, this hall will hear the true answer." ”

Du Yan was stunned and said, "Your Highness asks, Du Yan must answer sincerely." ”

"Okay." Huo Jingcheng took the rabbit at this time, hung it on the horse, and said: "This hall wants to know, if I don't have the Northern Expedition in the Southern Qian, then after Du Hou's collapse, how will you take the next road?" ”

When Du Yan heard this, he instantly understood what he wanted to know. He didn't answer immediately, but stepped on the stirrup and got on the horse, and only after sitting down did he say: "Then can Your Highness answer whether Cao Cao is loyal or traitorous?" People in the world have too deep a misunderstanding of Du, and no one knows that I, the general who is authoritative and shocking, is actually difficult to ride a tiger. Du was born in Jiangmen, his father was the proud general of the first emperor of North Vietnam, under the recommendation of my father, I had made my first military exploit when I was seventeen years old, therefore, the Du family of Jiangmen was famous, but it was also a big move, and after all, it became a thorn in the heart of the first emperor. At that time, my sister and the six princes who won the hearts of the monarch fell in love, but the first emperor thought that the Du family was not satisfied, and he wanted to climb the dragon and the phoenix to complete greater ambitions, therefore, the first emperor was unwilling to promote this marriage, but he could not refuse his father's intention to marry, so he simply pretended to annoy the six princes, saying that he was not worthy of my sister, and sent the six princes to the fief, also known as the seventh prince Xiahou Bo's noble character, so he decreed that my sister and Xiahou Bo would be married. ”

When Huo Jingcheng heard this, he already knew it in his heart, and continued: "Because, among the sons of the first emperor, only Xiahou Bo is cowardly and unpopular, and there is absolutely no possibility of succession. And you, the Du family, can only obey orders, otherwise it will be a rebellion, and the first emperor will just get rid of you. ”

Du Yan nodded: "Your Highness is right. In this way, my sister married Xiahou Bo with regret for the sake of the Du family, and the husband and wife were not harmonious for many years and hated each other. My Du family also saw his jealousy of the Du family from the first emperor's actions, so he behaved in a regular manner for many years, and finally survived until the first emperor died. Later, it was supposed to be the six princes who complied with the edict and ascended the throne as the emperor, but the kings were not satisfied, saying that the six princes were forced to edict when they were sick, so they killed him together, and then the situation of the kings seizing the throne was opened. At this time, I sent a letter to Xiahou Bo, asking him to take his sister back to Beijing and prepare to ascend the throne. I have the power to fight the army, so it is natural that I will support my sister's husband to ascend the throne in the rebellion of the kings. I shocked the kings, killed the bloody road, and welcomed Xiahou Bo back to Beijing to be the emperor. ”

When Huo Jingcheng heard this, he smiled lightly: "It's just that after Xiahou Bo ascended the throne, he was still dissatisfied with your Du family, he wanted to seize power from you, and if you release power, the next step will be to die in the hands of Xiahou Bo. Therefore you have checked and balanced each other, and have been hostile to each other for many years, and neither of you has made concessions. ”

After hearing this, Du Yan sighed as if he had nothing to do: "Not bad." My sister was already haunted by the death of the six princes, and then her parents died one after another, and my sister was hit hard, and no one could control it anymore, so she became more and more powerful and domineering, and did a lot of excessive things, causing the dissatisfaction of the kings, they had entered Beijing twice to crusade, but they were suppressed by me, and the dead died, and the fleeing fled, and the kings of North Vietnam were divided and divided from then on. I am so difficult to ride a tiger, I cannot be freed from the shackles of self-preservation, and I have nowhere to talk about suffering. ”

Du Yan stopped talking and sighed, before he continued: "Your Highness, people are selfish, no one is willing to sacrifice their own family to fulfill others, between small love and righteousness, I have no choice." As for what His Highness really wants to know, it is nothing more than whether I will establish myself as emperor after my sister's death, right? ”

Huo Jingcheng smiled faintly and was noncommittal.

Du Yan nodded slowly: "My answer is, yes." Once you have embarked on this path, there is no turning back. The kings have been dissatisfied with me for many years, and whoever succeeds them to the throne will be the first to want to get rid of me. I will not give them this opportunity again, and I will not continue to maneuver between monarchs and ministers, I will set myself up as the emperor and include Xiahou Jiangshan in my bag. ”

Huo Jingcheng listened to it and said slowly: "Not bad." But seeing that all of them surrendered to the main hall, I also know how much they hate you, and they would rather Xiahou Jiangshan change their surname to the Huo family than the Du family. Hey, Du Yanna, you are really laughing at me for being crazy, I laugh at others and can't see through it. ”

Du Yan's face flashed with relief, and he sighed: "It's over." In fact, His Royal Highness's Northern Expedition, for me, is it not a rescue? I finally let go of my shackles and can start all over again. ”

Huo Jingcheng listened, and his eyes were full of relief: "It's good that you can think like this." If he ascends the throne in this hall one day, he will never let go of power to his relatives, and this thing of power, especially military power, is better to hold it firmly in his hands, and he does not have to let it go out to harm others and himself. ”

Du Yan understood: "What His Highness said is very true. ”

Huo Jingcheng took an arrow from his quiver and put it on the bow, and said leisurely: "Okay, after listening to the story, let's concentrate on hunting, wouldn't it be wonderful to drink and burn meat by the bonfire at night?" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a sudden gust of wind in his ears, and when he looked sideways, he saw that an arrow had swept in front of him and hit a small antelope in front of him.

"Your Highness, General Du, how is my archery skills?" A beautiful female voice came into my ears.

The two men looked back, only to see that the person who came turned out to be Ning Wanshu. Huo Jingcheng looked at her and said with a smile: "This arrow passed by, I'm afraid it's not for the prey, but for the hunter, right?" ”

Ning Wanshu's face was slightly red, and she rode her horse to their side, and before she could say anything, Du Yan spoke up: "Your Highness, I'll go hunting elsewhere, Your Highness be careful yourself." ”

With that, Du Yan rode his horse away. Huo Jingcheng looked at his back thoughtfully, this Du Yan, did you see something? Who is rare that he avoided?

Here, Ning Wanshu had already gone to bring the little antelope over, she was a little struggling, and gasped: "Your Highness, men should like to eat mutton, right?" I'll give this prey to Your Highness and drink it. ”

Huo Jingcheng took the antelope and hung it up, and said, "You seem to know men very well." ”

Ning Wanshu got on the horse again, and said with a smile like a flower: "Yes, I also know that a man like His Royal Highness who is so heroic and martial still likes to take risks and conquer the impossible. ”

After hearing this, Huo Jingcheng smiled interestingly and asked, "Then guess what kind of woman does this palace like?" ”

Ning Wanshu thought for a while, then shook her head with a smile: "Your Highness, I really don't know this concubine, I really can't think of what kind of woman in this world can get His Highness's heart." ”

"Haha-" Huo Jingchenglang laughed, his handsome and fair-skinned face was as bright as the breeze and the moon, and Ning Wanshu was stupid.

Huo Jingcheng looked ahead with a smile, and said while riding his horse: "Let's go, it's still early, go deeper and see if there are any big prey." ”

"Yes, with His Royal Highness here, the concubine will not be afraid." Ning Wanshu rode her horse to follow.

Huo Jingcheng: "Are you afraid?" If you were afraid, you wouldn't go into the forest alone. ”

Ning Wanshu: "The concubine is not just to be able to see His Highness's hunting style. ”

"It's a good mouth, do women deceive men like this?" Huo Jingcheng suddenly remembered Yao Duran, she was clever and asked him to leave a maid, and coaxed him to smile, it was really ...... I can't say.

Ning Wanshu: "The concubine didn't deceive His Royal Highness, the concubine is ......"

"Silence!" Huo Jingcheng suddenly interrupted her, and Ning Wanshu stopped talking, only to see him look serious, staring intently ahead. She followed and looked over, only to find that there was an unusual movement in the woods in front of her, only to see that the grass and trees in the forest were messy, and the branches trembled slightly, as if some behemoth was coming.

"It's supposed to be a wild boar." Huo Jingcheng said softly, holding an arrow in his hand and drawing a bow, waiting for the prey to appear.

Ning Wanshu was a little nervous and said, "Wild boar? It's a relatively brutal prey, with rough skin and thick meat, and you can't hunt it in one or two hits. ”

Huo Jingcheng said lightly while watching: "Then you will cooperate with the main hall until you hunt." ”

Ning Wanshu's face was embarrassed: "Your Highness, I'm ...... I don't know how to cooperate with you. ”

Huo Jingcheng blurted out: "Then do you know how to cooperate with a man on the bed?" ”

"Your Highness!" Ning Wanshu's pretty face turned red in an instant, and she said angrily: "How can a person like you say such a thing? ”

Huo Jingcheng didn't care, and answered: "Why don't you say it?" The main temple is also a man, not a god. Besides, okay, okay, don't talk about it, the prey is about to appear. ”

When Ning Wanshu heard this, she also hurriedly put on her bow and arrows, and the two of them looked ahead with bated breath.

There was a slight tremor on the ground, and the messy grass and trees were getting closer and closer, making the atmosphere more tense and solemn. Suddenly, I saw the thick branches in front of me suddenly part, and a large black boar had already rushed out savagely.

"Whoosh", Ning Wanshu was frightened, and she had already instinctively shot an arrow, and the arrow shot into the wild boar, not only did not kill it, but also made it go crazy with pain, and the more courageous it became. It hissed and shouted, and then rushed towards the initiator Ning Wanshu.

"Ahh

At the last moment, Huo Jingcheng shot another arrow, and the arrow hit one of the wild boar's eyes. In an instant, the two of them only felt a shock in their ears, and the wild boar began to howl bitterly, and its sound shook the earth and resounded through the woods.

The wild boar became even more frantic in the severe pain, and turned around and rushed towards Huo Jingcheng. Huo Jingcheng's face was cold, always calm, and he shot an arrow steadily, and the wild boar was hit by another arrow, and howled wildly in the near sky, which suddenly startled Huo Jingcheng's horse, and the horse immediately bounced and galloped wildly. At this critical moment, Huo Jingcheng was too lazy to pay attention to the horse, so he simply jumped down from the running horse, and rolled twice to reduce the impact, and the horse had already rushed into the forest and disappeared.

Huo Jingcheng was still lying on the ground before he could stand up, the wild boar had already rushed in front of him, and he could even see clearly that the only scarlet eye left by the wild boar was bursting with fierce light.

"Your Highness, be careful!" Hearing Ning Wanshu shouting urgently, Huo Jingcheng was about to roll on the spot to avoid it, but at this time, his body suddenly became heavy, and when he looked again, he found that Ning Wanshu had already pounced on him and protected him with his body, and closed his eyes tightly, looking like he was waiting for death.