When Ye Feng walked into the Lanzhou Mansion, he saw Cheng Nianzhen and Tang Rou standing side by side in the courtyard at a glance.

Cheng Nianzhen saw Ye Feng walk in, with a hint of joy on his face, and lowered his head a little shyly, rubbing the corners of his clothes with both hands, avoiding Ye Feng's gaze.

And Tang Rou, who was standing on the side, looked at Ye Feng and Miss Cheng with a hint of teasing smile.

Ye Feng knew that the girls always had a lot of whispers in private, as for what they said, he didn't know, but judging from Tang Rou and Cheng Nianzhen's expressions, he guessed that before they walked in, maybe the two girls just mentioned him.

Before that, every time he saw Tang Rou and Cheng Nianzhen standing together, Ye Feng always felt some inexplicable embarrassment in his heart.

It's not that he doesn't understand Miss Cheng's intentions, but in the bottom of his heart, he can't shake off the shadow that has been appearing in his dreams since Huashan, Tang Rou.

But this time, when he rode out of the city alone with the heart of death, facing the murderous military array led by Song Hu alone, what he had been worried about in his heart was the girl Cheng who was waiting for him in the inn.

What kept appearing in front of his eyes was Miss Cheng's resentful and worried eyes when he went out. And for the first time, he didn't think of Tang Rou.

I heard people say that at the moment of life and death, they often know what is most important in their hearts.

Perhaps after this time, Ye Feng also understood that Tang Rou was more like a beautiful dream for him, although it was beautiful, it was so empty that he couldn't grasp it. And Miss Cheng, who gets along with him every day and takes care of him with all her heart, brings him a down-to-earth and warm emotion.

Just like now, when he sees Cheng Nianzhen, his heart is full of warmth.

Therefore, when Ye Feng saw Tang Rou rushing to Tang Da's side again with joy, he no longer felt jealous in his heart, but sincere blessings, he was really happy for them.

However, his reaction was obviously a little unexpected for Tang Da, and Tang Da looked at him with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Ye Feng walked up to Cheng Nianzhen and asked with a smile, "How is Mr. Fu Shuangling's situation now?"

Miss Cheng bowed her head a little nervously and said: "There is nothing wrong with his body, but because he has been confined for a long time, his physical functions have deteriorated a little, so it is still very difficult to move." And then there's ......"

She suddenly stopped talking, and only said after a while: "You better go and see for yourself." ”

Ye Feng felt that her speech was a little strange, could it be that there was anything strange about Fu Shuangling?

But before he could ask, he saw that the door of the side room next to him was suddenly opened, Xie Zhenliang walked out, saw Ye Feng and Zhang Fatzi, and greeted happily.

So Ye Feng swallowed the question that came to his lips again, and stepped forward to greet his brother-in-law.

Fu Shuangling was arranged in this side room at this moment.

He sat cross-legged on the bed, his muscles somewhat degraded from long-term malnutrition and lack of activity, and his whole body was as thin as a shriveled skeleton with skin and bones. His unkempt hair had been trimmed to make it look slightly more pleasing to the eye.

Because he has been locked in a dark secret room all the year round, his eyes can't see, and his eyes still can't see the light, but is warmed by Miss Cheng with medicine and wrapped tightly with a cloth belt.

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His tragic situation, everyone's hearts feel desolate, to be honest, he has been claustrophobic in that environment for almost twenty years, and he is still alive, which is already a miracle in itself.

Before everyone walked into the room and spoke, Fu Shuangling opened his mouth first and asked, "Lord Zhou is here?"

People say that although blind people are visually impaired, they usually have a keen sense of hearing, beyond ordinary people, and it looks really true, this Fu Shuangling can't see things with his eyes, but just by the sound of footsteps, he can hear that there is a prefect Zhou among the people who come in, and everyone is amazed and respectful of him.

Governor Zhou Ziran hurriedly introduced everyone in the room to Fu Shuangling one by one, and when he heard Ye Feng's name, Fu Shuangling suddenly became a little excited on his face, stretched out his withered hands, and called out in his mouth: "Ye Feng Ye Gongzi?"

Ye Feng hurriedly stretched out his hand and held his shriveled hands, only to feel his bone-like fingers tightly gripping his hand and shaking it again and again, and said excitedly: "I heard that Ye Gongzi designed to see through the true face of Guan Si's old horseman, so that he could rescue the broken body of the old man." The old decay was able to survive thanks to the unparalleled wisdom of the son, the grace of reconstruction!"

Fu Shuangling's gratitude and words of praise made Ye Feng feel a little embarrassed, after all, rescuing Fu Shuangling was everyone's common credit, and he only had a few polite words full of embarrassment.

After some greetings, Fu Shuangling suddenly asked: "I heard from this young man Xie that you came to this northwest frontier from the capital thousands of miles away, originally to find the news of the old decay. I just don't know, what are you looking for in the old decay?"

Ye Feng glanced back at Zhang Fatzi behind him, Zhang Fatzi understood, and said: "Actually, we came from the capital to find Mr. just for a rumor, it is about Ling Ancestor, the famous minister of the Western Han Dynasty Fu Jiezi!"

Fu Jiezi?

Fu Shuangling's whole body suddenly shook, let go of Ye Feng's hands, and the whole person instinctively shrank back, as if Zhang Fatzi's words had touched the most fearful thing in his heart, the deepest secret.

Everyone looked at each other in some surprise, but no one spoke again.

After a while, Fu Shuangling seemed to calm down a little, and asked in a deep voice, "What are the rumors about Fu Jiezi?"

Zhang Fatzi hesitated for a moment and said slowly: "I read from some books that the so-called head of King Loulan Angui, which was dedicated to Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty, was actually fake. really returned to the king, in fact, together with Loulan Wangcheng, flew away. ”

The legend of this Loulan Flying City had been told to Ye Feng and them before, but Tang Da and Lord Zhou had heard of it for the first time, and they couldn't help but look at Zhang Fatzi in surprise.

Fu Shuangling was silent for a while, and suddenly the corner of his mouth sneered, and asked, "Are these stories of yours from the history of barnyard officials that have been circulated among the people?"

Zhang Fatzi nodded in acknowledgement.

Fu Shuangling sneered: "Take a few wild history books that are made up nonsense, take the rumors on them seriously, and go thousands of miles to the northwest border to find the old decay for verification, you are really very idle!"

Everyone was speechless, and Zhang Fatzi asked a little unwillingly: "Could it be that these legends are all false?"

Fu Shuangling nodded and said: "The old man can tell you that King Angui did not sit in that flying city and escaped, and what Fu Jiezi brought back to the court to present to Emperor Zhao of Han is indeed his head!"

Zhang Fat Man's face couldn't help but show deep regret, thinking

The legend in the wild history turned out to be fake.

But in the blink of an eye, the expression on his face suddenly changed, and he asked slowly: "Old man, what you just said is, that, a, flying, city, do you mean that there is really Loulan Feicheng?"

He said the four words "that flying city" word by word, especially emphasized, and hope was rekindled in his eyes.

Fu Shuangling seemed to realize that he had missed his mouth at this time, lowered his head and was silent for a while, then sighed and said: "Okay, since the old man's life was saved by you, in return, the old man will tell you all the secrets of the truth he knew back then." ”

Everyone was very excited, and they all pricked up their ears one by one, listening carefully to the secret that Fu Shuangling was about to tell.

Fu Shuangling sighed: "In fact, what the old man knows is only from a handscroll written by the ancestor Fu Jiezi and handed down from generation to generation. If it weren't for this secret, Lao Yu would not have been captured and imprisoned for twenty years by Guan Si, an old horseman, who was tortured by him. ”

He cleared his throat and began to speak, his voice was desolate and hoarse: "Before Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in the Han Dynasty, all the countries in the Western Regions were under the control of the Xiongnu Iron Cavalry. Emperor Wu sent people to visit the Western Regions several times to contact various countries, just to unite with them and jointly fight against the Xiongnu. ”

"Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty went through many expeditions, and the power of the Xiongnu gradually weakened, but the countries of the Western Regions were still under his control. Loulan is located in the Western Regions, and its strategic and transportation significance is very important. Seeing that in the gap between the two major forces of the Xiongnu and the Han Dynasty, they swayed left and right, and rebelled several times. ”

In the third year of Emperor Wu's reign, Loulan was broken by the Han army, and in desperation, the king of Loulan at that time sent his two sons to the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu as protons to both sides. Later, the king of Loulan died, and the two protons returned to China to compete for the throne, and the proton Angui who was sent to the Xiongnu won the victory and became the king of Angui, so Loulan leaned to the side of the Xiongnu and became a big problem for the Han Dynasty to control the countries of the Western Regions. ”

"After Emperor Wu died and Emperor Zhao of Han ascended the throne, Emperor Zhao was young, and Emperor Wu was lonely with the general Huo Guang. During this period, the king of Loulan Angui was defeated by the Han army several times, bowed his head to the courtiers, and immediately rebelled and threw himself into the Xiongnu court. At that time, in addition to fighting the Xiongnu, the Han army also had to guard against Wuhuan in the north, so it was very headache for the capricious King Angui. ”

"When Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty Yuanfeng was four years old, King Angui helped the Xiongnu to rob and kill the envoy of the Han Dynasty to the Western Regions, which completely angered the Han court, so the general Huo Guang sent a person to envoy Loulan to denounce the king of Loulan Angui, and this envoy is the ancestor, Fu Jiezi. ”

After talking about so much historical background, when Fu Jiezi finally appeared, everyone held their breath and listened carefully.

Fu Shuangling said: "It is recorded in the history books that the ancestor Fu Jiezi sent an envoy to Loulan, and there were only a few personal guards around him, but this is not the case. At that time, the general Huo Guang secretly dispatched 20,000 Han army iron cavalry to follow the mission from afar, he wanted to take the opportunity to level the Loulan Kingdom in one fell swoop and never suffer in the future!"

This point is exactly the same as what Zhang Fatzi read in the wild history, it seems that there are not all legends and stories in the barnyard official history, and Zhang Fatzi's face couldn't help but show a smug look.

Fu Shuangling sighed: "Originally, Ancestor Fu Jiezi thought that this would be a very simple task, and it should be effortless to use 20,000 Han army iron cavalry to deal with a small Loulan City. But he didn't expect that what happened next was really something he never dreamed of!"