The king of Shache has arranged everything for Wannian, Wannian received a letter from the old king, and was about to leave for Shache country, but he didn't expect that at this juncture, the younger brother Shi who went to the Han Dynasty to learn music skills was held hostage by unknown characters in the middle of the road.

Wan Nian came to see Weng Guimi with the old king's letter, and it happened that Liu Ye was also there, Weng Guimi didn't have time to listen to Liu Ye's words, and when he saw the letter in Wan Nian's hand, he hurriedly asked, "Is it all arranged by the old king?" ”

"Back to my father, that's true, His Majesty the King hopes that I can pass in a few days, I don't know what my father and mother think?"

"Well, it's better to go over and have a look earlier, although the old king will personally escort you and save a lot of trouble, but in the future, since you are the king of a country, you have to let those people in the court convince you. There are also those people in the royal family, they are obedient to the old king on the surface, but in their bones they are afraid that they hate you, you have to pay attention to everything in the future, after all, the old king can only protect you for a while. Weng Guimi thought of the situation that Wannian was about to face, and he couldn't help but worry about him.

"Yes, the sons and daughters will follow the teachings of their father." Wan Nian looked at Liu Ye, who looked flustered, wanting to hear her instructions, but he noticed that something was wrong with her.

"Queen......" Weng Guimi was also wondering, shouldn't Liu Ye say something at this time, explain a few words to Wan Nian, why does she seem to have something on her mind.

Liu Ye came back to his senses and looked at Weng Guimi and Wan Nian, not wanting to affect Wan Nian's mood, but he had to tell the truth: "General Fang Chang came to report that Di Shi was held hostage at the junction of Wusun and Dawan. ”

"What? Hijacked? Hijacked from under the nose of General Chang? Weng Guimi asked in disbelief, "Who is so bold?" Even the princess of Wusun dared to rob it? Go and send someone to Dawan to search, no, there are also the Xiongnu's horse bandits, those horse bandits are bold and do all kinds of evil, Wusun and the Xiongnu are old enemies, maybe they want to use the princess to coerce Wusun into submission......"

Wan Nian's heart trembled, and he jumped up regardless of the rules and etiquette: "No, it won't be the horse bandits of the Huns." ”

Weng Guimi and Liu Ye said in unison: "How do you know? ”

"The junction between Wusun and Dawan is guarded by the Han army, if the father and mother don't believe it, they can ask General Chang again. Although the Xiongnu's horse bandits were bold and outlaws, even the princess of Wusun dared to rob them, but even if they had the guts, they had no chance. The horse bandits have always been most afraid of the Han army, and the younger brother Shi is escorted by General Chang, they openly rob people, aren't they afraid that even the bandits' dens will be exterminated! ”

"Yes, that area should be the safest place, but I didn't expect that it was there that something happened to my brother." After ten thousand years of reminders, Liu Ye gradually regained his former judgment, "Even if the Xiongnu horse bandits have such plans, they have to wait patiently until they leave Dawan's sphere of influence, why don't you wait to do it under the surveillance of the Han army!" ”

Weng Guimi was so anxious that he paced back and forth: "In short, no matter who it is, you must find the princess as soon as possible, and the princess's reputation cannot be lost." ”

"Yes, King!" Liu Ye owes himself, "Don't be angry, the concubine will immediately send someone to find her brother, and report it as soon as there is news." ”

Weng Guimi coughed a few times and waved his hand: "Go, go, you must get your brother back!" ”

Liu Ye promised Weng Guimi on his lips, but he didn't settle down in his heart, the Western Regions are so vast, where to start looking for it! Since the other party has the ability to snatch away his brother Shi in front of Chang Hui, he is definitely not an ordinary person, let alone an easy character to deal with, and now Wusun is already the most powerful power in the Western Regions, and it is inevitable that he will become a thorn in the side of other countries.

"Queen Mother, have you thought of who will be holding your brother hostage?" Wan Nian chased him out and asked, "Erchen thinks it won't be a Hun horse bandit, but he can't be completely sure ......."

"You're right, the Xiongnu horse bandits have the heart of a thief but not the courage of a thief, and they dare not go against the Han army and General Chang at the same time. Today's horse bandits are not what they used to be, and I wouldn't dare to say what they used to be ten years ago. ”

"So who would dare to do anything like that? Aren't you afraid that Wusun and Dawan will join forces to deal with him? Wan Nian was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, "No, it's useless for me to think about it here, I'll take all the people over to take a look, and maybe I can find some clues." ”

"Wan Nian, don't rush to go first, your little aunt is still in Dawan and hasn't come back, if you find her, she will notify me in time." Liu Ye took a deep breath, saw the letter in his hand, and said, "You pack up and rush to Shache Country as scheduled!" ”

"But now that my brother's whereabouts are unknown, how can I go to Shache Country with peace of mind, I have to find her first." Wan Nian hurriedly shook his head, "Father is right, it is a matter of younger brother Shi Qingyu, finding younger brother Shi is a very important matter, it doesn't matter if I go a few days later." ”

"No, have you ever thought that this is your first appearance in the country of Shache, the old king will definitely welcome you grandly, and you will be criticized for any mistakes at this time, not to mention plastering the old king's face, which is also extremely detrimental to your future."

Liu Ye said this, Wan Nian also had to think about it in the long run, but if he wanted to go to Shache Country if nothing happened, he couldn't do it.

"Erchen still has a few days to go, and Erchen promised his mother that he would appear in Shache Country on time, but before that, please ask her mother to allow Erchen to go to her brother Shi first."

Liu Ye hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded: "Okay, General Chang is also about to go over, you go with him, bring the attendants with you, whether you find your brother Shi or not, then go directly to Shache Country!" ”

"The retainers obey!" At this time, Wannian's heart was full of brother history, he regretted that he did not say goodbye to brother history, the day brother Shi left, he had been hiding in the distance and watching her, until he could no longer see, only to find that tears had already blurred his eyes.

Liu Ye proposed that night that he take his younger brother Shi to Shache Country together, Wan Nian was not unmoved, but he couldn't just think about his own feelings, regardless of the future of Liu Ye and his younger brother. Liu Ye is the queen of Wusun, and Mrs. Zuo has long wanted to find a way to deal with her, if the matter between Di Shi and him is exposed, Liu Ye will become the target of public criticism. Moreover, in the eyes of the people of Wusun, he and his brother Shi are brother and sister, and brother and sister must take into account ethics, otherwise they will be despised by the world.

Knowing that they won't end well together, why should he bother with the people he cares about the most for the sake of momentary happiness! Brother Shi is Princess Wusun, her future is sunny, if she is charged with chaos and Lun, how can she have a chance to turn over in the future! If they let go of their respective identities and hide the world, they may not be blamed, but doing so is tantamount to disloyalty and filial piety, sorry for their parents and sorry for the country.

Even if Wan Nian dies, he is not willing to be an unfaithful and unfilial person, he still has to repay Weng Guimi and Liu Ye for their nurturing grace, and always keep in mind his mission, he will do his best to make a contribution to the friendship between the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions. Although his ability is limited, as long as he can do it, he will do his best.

Running to the junction of Wusun and Dawan with Chang Hui, Feng Yan had been waiting for a long time, and when she saw Wan Nian, Feng Yan was surprised but could understand, and hurriedly told them what she had found.

"It turns out that the envoys of the Qiuzi Kingdom have come in the past few days, and they have come to give gifts to the king of Dawan and have stayed in Dawan for many days. The exchanges between the two countries were originally normal, but the strange thing is that on the day that Di Shi was held hostage, the special envoy of Qiuzi left Dawan, and it was almost the same hour. ”

"Envoy of the Turtles?" Chang Hui slapped his thigh suddenly, "Yes, why didn't I expect it to be these rabbit cubs, some time ago, the special envoy of Guizi came to Wusun, and I heard that he was going to invite his younger brother Shi to participate in the birthday banquet of Prince Jiangbin, but the queen refused on the spot." ”

"Could it be that after they were rejected, they started to think of holding them hostage?" Wan Nian was puzzled, "But Brother Shi's whereabouts of going to Dahan this time are confidential, didn't Aunt Xiao say that the special envoy of Qiuzi has been staying in Dawan for many days?" ”

"So what, even if the special envoy of Qiuzi didn't know that our queen had this kind of arrangement in advance, they would definitely know about it since we came to Dawan." The more Chang Hui thought about it, the more angry he became, "His grandmother's Qiuzi and those boys dare to arrest people under Lao Tzu's nose, Lao Tzu must teach them a good lesson." ”

"So, what does General Chang mean is that the special envoy of Qiuzi took Brother Shi hostage on the spot?" Wan Nian sighed, "These people are too bold, even the princess of Wusun dares to hold them hostage, if it is not for the instruction of King Qiuzi, who can believe it?" ”

"Isn't it, if something like this happens, it will cause disputes between the two countries, and King Qiuzi's approach is too inappropriate." Feng Yan remembered a suspicious place, "General Chang, do you remember, that group of people has a very high level of kung fu, not like people in the military camp, could it be that King Qiuzi also sent their great general?" ”

"It's impossible, in such a short period of time, the king himself ordered it, and their general couldn't come." Chang Hui also had doubts, "Will ordinary envoys arrange guards with strong martial arts skills?" ”

When he was struggling, Feng Yan's subordinates came to report again: "Mrs. Chang, the spies from the Dawan Palace have come to report, and the special envoy of Qiuzi is accompanied by Prince Jiangbin. ”

"It turned out that he did it, so it can be explained." Feng Yan breathed a sigh of relief, "Prince Jiangbin naturally has to follow the guards with strong martial arts, he is the future King of Qiuzi!" They were not afraid of being difficult to explain to the king on the impromptu basis, and the prince would take responsibility for everything, and the others would have nothing to worry about. ”

Chang Hui gritted his teeth angrily: "What a prince of Jiangbin, if our princess doesn't agree to his marriage, he will come to rob it, when will their country become a den of horse bandits." ”

Wan Nian bit his lip and said hurriedly: "I'll go to the country of Qiuzi to rescue my younger brother." ”

"Wait a minute, it's about the future exchanges between the two countries, and we can't make decisions on our own." Feng Yan hurriedly stopped Wan Nian, "I'll send someone to inform the queen first, and then think about what to do." ”

"Auntie, I can't wait, Prince Jiangbin has coveted his brother Shi for a long time, and now let him get it, what if he does irreparable things to his brother Shi? He is the future monarch of the country of Qiuzi, and he took advantage of the situation to propose to marry his younger brother, believing that his father and mother could not be pursued too much, so as not to cause a bad impact, he could only agree to this family business. But in this way, the most aggrieved person is Brother Shi! Wannian didn't want to wait a second longer, and volunteered, "I'll save my brother Shi myself, and if I don't succeed, I will become benevolent, so I will be righteous for the country!" ”

"You kid bring me back!" Chang Hui grabbed his back collar and forcibly dragged him back, "If you go alone, you will be sent to death!" Brother Shi has been held hostage all night, and if anything had happened, it would have happened a long time ago, is it useful for you to go now? What problems can be solved? ”

"But it's also possible that it hasn't happened yet, and my brother is waiting for me to save her." Wan Nian insisted on leaving, and pushed Chang Hui, "General Chang, Master, just let me go!" ”

"No, if something happens to you, I can't afford it either, and you still have to go to Shache Country to succeed to the throne, and you can't delay it." Chang Hui reminded him loudly, "Don't forget, you are about to become the king of Shache Country, how can you go to the country of Qiuci to make trouble alone?" ”

"I, I'm ......" Wan Nian blushed, stared at his eyes and couldn't refute, and beat his chest angrily, "I'm really useless, I can only watch my brother Shi be humiliated......"

Feng Yan stepped forward and patted Chang Hui's hand: "Let go of Wannian, I have something to say to him." ”

Chang Hui snorted and strode out, Feng Yan looked at the dejected Wan Nian, and persuaded softly: "Haven't you already made a choice?" At that time, you gave up your brother for your mission, and now you shouldn't regret it, and you shouldn't blame yourself. ”

"But my brother Shi has always been my sister, even if it is from my brother's position, I can't let her suffer this kind of grievance." Wan Nian roared in a low voice, and his clenched fists were bruised, "Jiang Bin, damn it, he is not qualified to treat his brother Shi like this, he is reluctant to give in to a woman, he is not a man." ”

"Yes, it's really wrong for him to do this, and no one will forgive him, but he is the prince of Qiuzi country, if this matter is not handled well, Wusun and Qiuzi will make enemies, and the biggest loss is our Wusun! If Jiangbin forces his younger brother Shi to submit and asks Wusun for marriage, do you think the king and queen can not agree? Not for the sake of getting along between the two countries in the future, but just to maintain the face of the younger brother, they can only do this! ”

"Brother Shi doesn't like him, and he won't be happy if he marries!" Ten thousand years of argument.

"So, can the person who can make my brother Shi happy can drop everything and marry her?" Feng Yan asked rhetorically, Wan Nian was speechless.

Feng Yan continued: "Brother Shi is going to marry someone sooner or later, she already has someone in her heart, and marrying anyone will not get true happiness. In this case, it is not necessarily a good thing to marry a man who truly loves her, and I can see that Prince Jiangbin likes his brother Shi very much, and he risked the danger of the two countries to hold him hostage, which is also due to his deep affection. Such a man, even if his brother Shi can't like him, he can live a comfortable life. ”

"Wan Nian, don't blame my aunt for being too realistic, but this is the fact in front of you, you can't give up everything for her, and she won't go to bad luck because of it. We can't just look at what is happening now, we must look at it in the long run, you also want to have her happiness in the future, but happiness is not only to stay with her beloved, she will become the queen of Qiuzi one day, enjoy all the glory and wealth, have a husband who cares for her, obedient children, such a life is happy for any woman. ”

Wan Nian was silent, he didn't know if his original choice was wrong, but now he only felt that his heart was like a knife, he really hoped that his brother could live that kind of carefree life, but why did this day really come, he couldn't accept it! Is it too late to regret it? Can he really let go of all the wanderings with his younger brother? He kept saying that for the sake of Liu Ye and his younger brother Shi's future, in fact, it wasn't for himself, he wanted to prove his ability to everyone, he didn't rely on the protection of his adoptive parents to live!

Even if he repents and is willing to give up everything to take away his younger brother's history, will they be able to have happiness in the future? He is accustomed to being a general who gives orders, she has been a delicate princess since she was a child, can they adapt to the sudden change of life? He couldn't imagine himself working with a hoe all day long, and he couldn't tolerate his brother Shi working hard to make a living. If this kind of love continues, it will inevitably lose its former brilliance, and they will even blame each other and hold grudges against each other, until all affection is finally exhausted.

"Wan Nian, my aunt hopes that you are all well, so I will persuade you to let go, maybe you can't understand it now, one day you will agree with what your aunt said." Feng Yan looked at Wan Nian who bowed his head and was silent in distress.

Wan Nian raised his head, and the unwillingness in his eyes gradually faded: "I can understand, I understand what you said, Aunt Xiao." ”

"Wannian ......" Feng Yan couldn't bear it, "I have wronged you, good boy, and my brother Shi has also been wronged, I am sorry for your ......"

"No, it's me who I'm sorry for Shishi, because it's my choice." Wan Nian left these words, and the heavy footsteps he dragged slowly left Feng Yan's sight.

Dusty was left blindfolded in the carriage and only stopped after a long bump, she whimpered and struggled, slamming into the carriage in the hope that someone would hear the movement and help her out. What happened yesterday evening was like a nightmare, and she was held hostage before she could even see the other party's appearance clearly, and she could only hear Chang Hui's angry scolding and Feng Yan's screams behind her.

She didn't know where the other party came from, she only knew that she was more than lucky, she hit the carriage with her body again and again, even if no one heard her cry for help, she still cried in a hoarse voice. At this time, she missed her father and mother, as well as her brother Wannian.

"Brother Wannian ......" Brother Shi called her sweetheart many times, she believed that Wannian would definitely come to save her, Wannian was an omnipotent god in her mind, and he could break through all difficulties to save her.

Brother Shi gave up the struggle, she had to save her strength to live, otherwise, by the time she came to save her, maybe she would have died. She doesn't want to die, she still has too much nostalgia for this world, she can't be a lover for ten thousand years, she can also be his sister, and be with him until the earth is desolate, and when they are all old, no one will object anymore! She had the patience to wait until their days were running out, and it would be good to be able to spend a few days together, even if it was a few days.

The carriage stopped suddenly, Di Shi's eyes widened, staring at the curtain of the car, she wanted to see her captors with her own eyes, she wanted to remember the other party's appearance, and she wanted to help her avenge it in the future.

"Princess Shishi, are you okay?" The other party lifted the curtain with the scabbard, and with that gentle greeting, a young and handsome face grew.