The General's Mansion is the most luxurious mansion in Yecheng, carved beams and painted buildings, hooked jade masonry, the house is majestic, and the momentum is majestic.

In the main hall, I heard the soldier shouting from afar, "The history of the assassination of the state", the new Jizhou pastor, Yuan Shang, who temporarily served as the general, immediately changed into a kind face, threw the arrogance of facing Yuan Mai before, and came out with the trial and Fengji.

"My fourth brother, you're finally here. For my brother, my father was seriously injured, Jizhou was stormy, and I was really haggard to support the overall situation for my brother alone......"

When Yuan Shang walked in front of Yuan Mai, he gave a warm hug, looking sad and heavy; Even the judge and Feng Ji next to him secretly praised this play in their hearts.

"Uh-huh...... The little brother is here, here he is! ”

was a little overwhelmed by Yuan Shang's sudden change, and Yuan Mai subconsciously said casually. His mind turned, thinking about what Yuan Shang's idea? Why did this arrogant guy change his face 180 degrees for no reason?

"This handsome cream boy wasn't like this before; Always looked condescending and arrogant, but suddenly changed his face today, why did he come? ”

Yuan Mai's eyes turned, thinking secretly in his heart, and in the blink of an eye, he was aware of Yuan Shang's attempt.

"Nine times out of ten, it's the idea of the two of them, right? Do you want to draw me over and fight against Yuan Tan together, or split our relationship and engage in vertical and horizontal means? In that case, I'll also accompany you to play a play! ”

Yuan Shang also felt that his sudden burst of enthusiasm was a little incompatible with the previous arrogance and hostility, with a hint of an apologetic smile. explained: "Xianyong, don't blame the third brother for talking too seriously in the city, my father fell from a horse and was seriously injured, people's hearts are moving, the undercurrent is turbulent, Jizhou has no owner, it is in danger, and my brother has to be ordered to take over Jizhou temporarily." But you and Yuan Tan led troops into Ye, and the foolish brother was in order to establish his authority. I had to act in front of people......"

"Brother Hugh is going to misunderstand. The younger brother heard a report a few days ago that Zhang Yan of Montenegro was about to move at the southern end of Taihang. Therefore, he brought 10,000 horses to escort along the way, and there was really no other intention! Yuan Mai explained, looking harmless to humans and animals.

Yuan Shang did not believe Yuan Mai's explanation. Pretending to be confused, he said, "I see." Montenegro Zhang Yan has been in trouble for a long time. It's time to beware! I have said a long time ago that the purpose of your troops into Jizhou is different from that of Yuan Tan, and your men and horses will not move after they come to the city; And Yuan Tan actually wanted to lead his troops into the city. Its heart is unfathomable! You and I are siblings, so could it be that I will murder him? ”

It's strange that you don't want to murder, but it's a pity that everyone is not stupid, and you don't have a chance!

Although Yuan Mai secretly slandered himself in his heart, he looked like a brother on the surface, and sighed: "What the third brother said is very true, this matter is that the eldest brother has too much heart, although you and I are not born to the same mother, but they are born from the same father, they are like brothers and sisters, how can they be suspicious of each other?" My father was seriously injured, and you and my brother should work together to tide over the difficulties, how can we be self-defeating against the wall? ”

The words were impassioned, loud, and full and vivid; Let the judge and Feng Ji look solemnly moved, and secretly speculated in their hearts, is this the true words of the fourth son, could it be that we are really living the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain?

"I wonder why my father was so badly injured?" After some opening remarks, Yuan Mai went straight to the point.

Yuan Shang looked sad and said sadly: "When I was approaching Yecheng, the wind and sand were blowing, and the mount was frightened, and I lifted my father under the horse and fell into the valley, so he fell and was seriously injured. I searched for good healing, but I couldn't get better, and now I am conscious, but I am delirious, and I can only rely on thin food to sustain my life! ”

In this era, "shocking horses" is a common thing, and at that time, Yuan Shao was walking between the military, and Yuan Mai did not expect that it was caused by someone's plot.

What's more, at the time of the incident, Feng Ji, Chen Lin, Chen Zhen and other staff members were all with him, and Yuan Mai would not have thought that Yuan Shang would be so bold and reckless.

In fact, don't say that Yuan Mai, who was not present, had no way of knowing the truth, even if Yuan Shao came to his senses, he would never have thought that it was his favorite son who murdered him.

After all, the war horse can't understand human language, and will not tell the public what happened to him, and he has long been slaughtered by Yuan Shang on the charge of "disturbing the master", and given to the soldiers to cook and eat, and the evidence of the crime has been destroyed.

With Yuan Shang's viciousness and caution, he didn't just solve Yuan Shao's mount. As the murderer, although Liu Han is Yuan Shao's cousin, instead of ushering in the glory and wealth he wants, he disappeared from the world, and he didn't see anyone alive or dead.

"Alas...... There are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, people have good and bad luck, and the third brother doesn't have to be too sad, maybe his father should have this catastrophe in his fate! Yuan Mai comforted Yuan Shang with a sad expression, "Please lead the way in front and let the little brother visit his father!" ”

"Follow me!"

Yuan Shang nodded, leading the way in front, and judging and Feng Ji followed.

Yuan Mai glanced at Wang Shuang and Zhou Cang, and then followed behind like a meteor and walked towards the inner courtyard; Fu Zhu, Zhang He, Yuan Yao, and Zhu Ao followed. Wang Shuang and Zhou Cang stayed in the front yard, secretly monitoring Yuan's every move.

After passing through the moon cave and walking through several corridors, I came to Yuan Shao's bedroom, and I could smell the strong smell of herbs from a distance.

After entering the bedroom, Yuan Mai scanned the room as fast as he could.

I saw that in the white bed curtain, Yuan Shao, whose face was yellow, was lying motionless on the bed, his limbs were motionless, he was slightly breathing, his eyes were half open and half closed, and he was in a semi-comatose state.

According to the statement before the crossing, this is the symptom of a vegetative person; It is estimated that Yuan Shao fell and injured his brain after falling from a horse, resulting in a concussion or hemorrhage.

It's just that with the medical skills of this era, there is nothing that can be done about such an injury, and Yuan Shao's ability to survive for a few more days is already the result of the concerted efforts of many doctors and craftsmen. If it weren't for his noble status, he would have returned to the West long ago if he were an ordinary person!

The bedroom is spacious, except for Yuan Shao on the sickbed, his wife Liu is sitting at the round table with a heavy face, looking at Yuan Mai coldly.

Although Yuan Shao has always tried his best to defend Yuan Mai, Mrs. Liu still insists that Yuan Mai is the murderer of her son, and often wants to crush Yuan Mai's bones and scatter ashes. It's just that Yuan Shao is sick in bed at this moment. His life hung by a thread, and Liu Shi was inconvenient to attack, so he held back his anger, but the hatred on his face couldn't be hidden.

In addition to the Liu family, the rest of Yuan Shao's concubines were also waiting beside them, all of them with sad faces, and it was difficult to hide the fear of the future in their eyes; Among them is the Zheng family, which has the closest relationship with Yuan Mai.

"The child has seen his mother!"

Although he was already a prince, Yuan Mai met the elders and was able to meet each other politely. walked up to his wife, Mrs. Liu, and bent over.

"Hmm!"

Liu suppressed his anger. Barely squeezed a word out of his nose.

Yuan Mai didn't care about Liu. With a casual look, he walked up to Yuan Shao's other concubines and saluted them one by one: "The child has seen your mother!" ”

Finally, he walked in front of Zheng Yu and bowed deeply: "Yuan Mai, the general of Zhenxi and the history of the state assassin." Meet Grandma! ”

One year or two years. Mrs. Zheng's Shaohua passed away for two more years. But between the eyebrows, it adds more charm, and it is better than before.

It's just that there is uneasiness and fear of the future fluttering in his flickering eyes, and Yuan Shaoruo is dead. I'm afraid that the vicious Liu Jiao will not let himself go if he is the first one!

But when Yuan Mai walked into the room, Zheng's heart suddenly felt an unprecedented expectation.

This man once promised himself that as long as he could get ahead, he would protect the safety of his mother and daughter; And now, he is already a prince with armor, stomping his feet, the north is shaking, but I don't know, do you still remember the original promise?

"Huh...... I haven't seen you for two years, Xianyong, you have grown up! ”

Zheng smiled, a bitter feeling permeated his heart, this smile contained comfort, sustenance, and dependence, mixed tastes, which cannot be described in words.

This man who is eight or nine years younger than himself is his stepson, after two years of tempering, compared with the past, earth-shaking changes have taken place, from a weak teenager to a heroic feudal official, living up to his high expectations, which is gratifying.

He also promised to treat himself like a biological mother, but he is not his son after all, and he will not be as reliable as Yuan Shang to Mrs. Liu, can he protect the safety of his mother and daughter when it is critical?

What's more, the gap between himself and him is only seven or eight years old, if Yuan Shao, who is over half a hundred years old, dies, even if Yuan Mai can ensure that he walks out of Yecheng safe and sound, how should he get along with this "son"?

In front of everyone's eyes, Yuan Mai didn't dare to be too intimate with the Zheng family, and nodded in agreement: "Two years of military career, much stronger than before!" ”

Then he walked to the bed, sat slowly on the edge of the bed, stared at Yuan Shao, who was semi-unconscious on the bed, and brewed his sad emotions. After a few moments, the tears finally squeezed out and began to cry loudly.

Zhuge Liang can cry in the face of Zhou Yu, who has nothing to do with him, so that everyone in Dongwu can cry, as a traverser, he has watched a lot of TV series, can't he play Zhuge Villager?

The man lying on the bed is his own biological father, and although he is not good at treating himself, he is definitely not bad; And with his outstanding performance in the past two years, his attitude towards himself is gradually changing, and now that he is dying, he should also cry!

"Woohoo...... Father, how unfortunate are you? is in the prime of life, and when he suffers this bad luck, it is the incompetence of the child, and the unfilial piety of the child! You can't sweep away the princes outside, relieve your inner worries, and you can't saddle the horse before and after the horse, and defend your father's left and right, causing you to fall off the horse and be seriously injured...... Shameless living between heaven and earth, if you can replace it, the child is willing to die for you! ”

Yuan Mai's words of condolence were sincere, his expression was vivid, tears were gushing like springs, a lot of snot, beating his chest and feet, and crying to the sky.

played to the realistic, thinking of Yuan Shao's various benefits to himself, arousing the pain in his heart, he almost fainted, so that everyone present cried, sighed one by one, and secretly said in his heart, "This son is really filial piety", which can not be compared with Yuan Shang's fake crying.

Yuan Mai's crying made Yuan Shang feel a little ashamed in his heart, and he sighed secretly; But when he thought of the glorious general seal, he immediately became hard-hearted again.

As Yuan Mai cried, Fu Zhu, Zhang He, Yuan Yao and others all wept; Even the trial and Feng Ji were moved, and they felt that they were a little ashamed of Yuan Shao's actions to murder Yuan Mai, and they really had no shame to see each other under Jiuquan.

"Childe Mo cried...... Maybe the lord will get better in a few days, and the lord won't hear you crying so sadly! ”

Yuan Mai slowly stopped his sadness, looked up, and realized that it was Wen Chou who spoke. After entering the room, he only cared about saluting Yuan Shao's wives and concubines, but he didn't notice that Wen Chou was in the room.

In fact, since Yuan Shao was seriously injured, Wen Chou has been accompanying him in the house, almost never leaving, waiting outside the ward every night with a knife, and not allowing any stranger to take a step close.

"General Wen's wish is good, but my father is so seriously injured, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get his wish, and it is the limit to be able to support it for another month or two!" Yuan Shang wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and sang a counter-tune.

Wen Chou Tieqing's face was slightly angry: "What did you say this?" As the Son of Man, don't you want your lord to wake up? Since the lord is seriously ill, I haven't seen you cry like the fourth son, you are busy dispatching troops every day, arranging personnel, reusing lineage, and eliminating dissidents, are you worthy of the lord's favor? ”

"You ......"

Yuan Shang's face also became ugly, but in the face of Wen Chou, who was eight feet five inches tall, with a big waist and a round waist, and a strong body, he was jealous, and threw down his sleeves and said: "I don't argue with you, just have your mothers take care of your father, my responsibility is to maintain the stability of Jizhou, lest anyone take the opportunity to make trouble, so that I am responsible for my father!" ”

The trial was afraid that Yuan Shang and Wen Chou would have a stalemate, so he came forward to mediate: "The lord needs to recuperate, and General Wen should not quarrel with the son." The third prince focuses on the overall situation and stabilizes the morale of the Jizhou army, which is a great responsibility, and General Wen should not misunderstand! For many days, you have been staying by the lord's side, and you have not rested, and today the fourth prince is coming, you will go back to the house and sleep peacefully! ”

Wen Chou has not undressed and gone to bed for many days, staying around the ward every day, lying on the table and taking a nap when he is sleepy, he is extremely tired at the moment, listening to the words of the trial, nodding slightly: "I Wen Chou was originally a pariah, almost falling into the grass, it is the lord's wise acquaintance, repeatedly raised, only to worship the marquis, my cheap life is the lord's, as long as the lord does not die, I will swear to protect each other." I'll go back and take a shower first, and I'll come back tomorrow to protect the lord! ”

Looking at the back of Wen Chou's stride away, Yuan Mai suddenly felt happy in his heart: "Hiss...... It's really unexpected, I didn't expect the relationship between Yuan Shang and Wen Chou to be discordant, this is really good? Looks like we can do something about it! (To be continued......)