Three Kingdoms

Dawn the next day.

Pingyang Zhengxi General's Mansion.

A ray of sunlight passed through the screen window and fell into the house, reflecting in the inner hall and the pavilion. The bed was surrounded by a gauze curtain, and there was no wind. Within the thin gauze curtain, a slender and fragile figure rose and fell, wiping the sweat on his forehead from time to time...

Vaguely, Fei Qian seemed to feel that he was still on the battlefield, riding on horseback, running wildly, surrounded by soldiers whizzing by, generals shouting for a fierce battle, and the hot blood splashing towards him, staining his face. It's all over myself.

Unknowingly, Fei Qian was the only one left around, surrounded by thick fog. He couldn't see the sky or the ground. He didn't know where he was at all. It seemed that only the strong smell of blood could prove it. Still on the battlefield.

The hustle and bustle around me also fell silent, leaving only the endless feeling of fatigue in my body. I thought about the gentle whispering voices in my ears. I wanted to hear what these voices were saying, but I still couldn't hear them clearly despite my efforts. .

The thick fog that smelled of blood seemed to have quality, squeezing towards the lonely Fei Qian, making him seem to be suffocated. The war horses stampeded hard, but the sound came not as if they were on solid ground, but rather as if they were in mud, with some strange crunching sounds.

Where is this?

Fei Qian was looking around when suddenly a bright, blood-like light struck his eyebrows, making the sky and the earth turn red. Fei subconsciously wanted to use his hands to cover it, but found that his hands and feet were being pulled by countless hands without knowing it. Some were old and young, some were men and some were women, some had exposed veins, some were rotten, and they were clinging to each other. He will be knocked off his horse!

Fei Qian yelled, struggled to free his hands, pulled out the Zhongxing Sword from his waist, and slashed with the sword, but he only felt his eyes light up...

Looking around blankly, he was still on the bed. The sunlight coming from the window lintel shone on his face, giving him a slight tingling sensation. Fei Qian squinted his eyes and turned his head slightly to look. There was a small figure beside him. Kneeling in the morning light, he pressed the muscles of his legs gently, little by little, little by little.

The tips of her hair that were swaying were tied together by sweat, and even the silk clothes draped on her small shoulders seemed to have been soaked and stuck to her shoulders. When she heard Fei Qian's voice, she turned around, her face round and round. The big eyes cast a concerned look: "Hey, Mr. Lang, are you awake?"

"Well..." Fei Qian hugged Huang Yueying over, wiped the beads of sweat on her forehead, and said, "Just ask the maid to do it. I see you are tired..."

Huang Yueying smiled crookedly with her big eyes, shook her head, and said: "I'm not tired... Lang Jun is working hard outside, so what does this mean to me... Besides, I should serve Lang Jun..."

Fei Qian scratched his head and said: "Oh, it was too late yesterday. I wanted to talk to you, but I fell asleep for some reason... By the way, how can you still do this?"

Huang Yueying chuckled twice and said: "You can learn from it... I heard from Grandma Li in the yard that most men in the North are horse racing. If they travel a long distance, their feet will inevitably have poor blood circulation, so the people in the North will Most women know this, and it is said that they have to learn it when they are young... When your husband is away from home, he has to walk hundreds of miles, and when you get home, you can relieve your husband's fatigue... How about it, it's pretty good, right?"

"Okay, okay, quite okay!" Fei Qian laughed, held Huang Yueying's hand, rubbed her somewhat rough fingertips and said, "You don't know, I feel that my legs feel so bad when I ride a horse every day. It’s almost confusing... It’s really much easier with you like this, I’m just lucky to you..."

"No...unfortunate..." Huang Yueying said, suddenly clapped her hands, as if she remembered something, jumped off the bed, and said, "By the way, the Mingguang Armor that Lang Jun mentioned before has been made. I Let someone bring it to Lang Jun to see..."

Fei Qian raised his eyebrows in surprise and said: "So fast? Well...forget it, I won't read it for now, lest I can't help but want to change equipment for my soldiers..."

Huang Yueying's black eyes, like ink-colored jade, rolled twice, and then said: "By the way, I also knitted a fine sweater for Lang Jun, which can be worn under the armor to keep warm and comfortable. I'll go Bring it to Lang Jun..."

After Huang Yueying finished speaking, she turned around and left.

"Wait..." Fei Qian quickly grabbed Huang Yueying and said strangely, "What's wrong with you?"

"No...no..." Huang Yueying quickly denied, "I'm fine, nothing happened...nothing..."

Fei Qian looked at it carefully, but did not let go of his hand. Instead, he held Huang Yueying's hand. He felt that her hand was a little cold and even trembling.

Huang Yueying turned her face and lowered her head, avoiding Fei Qian's eyes.

After a moment of silence, Fei Qian suddenly felt a heat on the back of his hand. When he looked down, he saw a drop of water splashing on the back of his hand, scattering in all directions and then sliding down...

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..." Huang Yueying held back her tears and sniffed as she said, "Aunt Huang and Aunt Li all said, let me... let me, wu wu, be more open-minded and be bold. Temper it, wuwu...but, but, when I think about it, I feel...I feel uncomfortable...wuwuwu..."

Big tears fell down, hitting the back of his hand, the ground, and Fei Qian's heart. Fei Qian sighed and touched Huang Yueying's head. The slightly curly slender hair was softly wrapped around Fei Qian's fingertips, like the small and warm words between lovers.

"Who did you listen to?" Fei Qian asked in a low voice after a moment of silence.

Huang Yueying sobbed and said: "In the city, in the city... it has spread..."

"Has it spread?" Fei Qian frowned, "What has spread?"

Huang Yueying, who secretly glanced at Fei Qian's expression, was startled, and said quickly: "I... Lang Jun... I don't mean that, I... I am, I just feel uncomfortable, it's okay, no... Wuwu... ..." Huang Yueying hesitated and recounted what she had heard about Cai Yan.

Fei Qian stood up, held Huang Yueying in his arms, and said, "Silly girl... There is no personal relationship between me and Senior Sister Cai..."

Huang Yueying raised her head, with tears on her face, and stared at her dark eyes like a puppy, as if to confirm the authenticity of Fei Qian's words.

"I'm not going to lie to you..." Fei Qian said, "Don't ruin your senior sister Cai Qingyu..."

"But," Huang Yueying bit her lip and said softly, in a weak tone, "but I think Senior Sister Cai also likes you..."

Fei Qian was stunned for a moment.

Huang Yueying pursed her lips and lowered her head again.

"What are you thinking about!" Fei Qian was somewhat dumbfounded. He stretched out his hand and flicked Huang Yueying's forehead, "If we like it, we must be together? I also liked cats and dogs, and they all came back to hang out with you?"

"Oops!" Huang Yueying covered her forehead.

"Besides, someone must be spreading rumors about this matter behind his back with ulterior motives..." Fei Qian pinched the beard on his chin and said, "It looks like there are still mice in the nest..."

"Ah! Mouse?!" Huang Yueying almost jumped up, shaking her little head from side to side. She is not usually afraid of other bugs and animals, but is only afraid of mice, "Where is it? Where is it?"

"Outside!" Fei Qian laughed and said, "Don't think too much, things may not be as you imagine..."

…………………………

Zhengxi General's Mansion, the main hall in the front yard.

Fei Qian summoned Xun Chen to discuss matters.

"My lord was born in Heluo, but he is not from a wealthy family..." Xun Chen looked at Fei Qian, and did not make any modifications, but said more directly, "Therefore, my lord is in many hidden dangers..."

Fei Qian nodded without any displeasure and said, "Friend, please speak frankly."

"The second family of Yuan Yang, Yu Yin of Mengzu, and the former official of the Three Dukes, spread all over the world..." Xun Chen said, his tone was neither urgent nor slow, obviously after thinking for a period of time, "My lord Jian was promoted to Heluo. However, even though Qian Shi has become the leader of the Western Qin Dynasty, the family's reputation is not prosperous, and there is no reason to keep officials in the wild, and the family members are also... well..."

Fei Qian laughed dryly with a "ha" and said: "This matter cannot be urgent. We cannot say that we need more people just because we can have more people..."

Xun Chen nodded and said: "My lord, don't blame me for being too talkative. It is just my lord's family matter, and it is also the matter of the world today..."

Fei Qian waved his hand and said he didn't care. After all, this matter was normal in ancient times, and now Xun Chen has clearly stated that he is the leader. Naturally, he is considered a retainer. It is within his responsibilities to give advice and suggestions to the entire big family. , there is nothing good about duty and disgust.

Xun Chen said tentatively: "My Lord, does he know that Ma Cheng is far away?"

"Ma Chengyuan?" Fei Qian reacted immediately, frowned and said, "Make the side branch his heir?"

Xun Chen nodded and stroked his beard.

It is not impossible to say that there are children of relatively similar family bloodlines. The original head of the Fei family, Feimin, passed away and left behind a widow and two children. The eldest son was also married and had a son. If this son was adopted to Fei Coming under Qian's name is more appropriate, both in terms of seniority and blood relationship. Of course, if Fei Qian asks, Fei Min will be willing to offer him.

But is this good?

"That's inappropriate..." Fei Qian thought for a moment and shook his head. After all, there are lessons learned from the past. In history, those who adopted children may not always be loving fathers and filial sons. In most cases, they often turn against each other in the end. Even if the upper generation is still there, they can still suppress it. When the next generation comes, they often become enemies. Turmoil, even going to war with each other.

Liu Bei is a typical example, let alone Liu Feng and Liu Chan.

And Cao Cao.

Cao Cao's favorite thing to do was to raise wives for others, which caused many problems. Even in the later stages, although Cao Pi and Cao Zhi were Cao Cao's biological children, due to the issue of heirs, there were fewer other relevant people involved. What? Yang Xiu alone is scary enough. If Jia Xu didn't make the right choice, he would probably be the one who died.

Fei Qian lightly knocked on the table and said: "Hanzhong and Guanzhong are tentatively decided. How about taking Hedong? It is not difficult to find Zilong and Ziyi. Therefore, someone lives in Pingyang and should stay for a while. Therefore, the issue of heirs Well, let’s discuss it later…”

Xun Chen nodded and did not give any strong advice. After all, Fei Qian was young now, and if he did not leave Pingyang, he would be relatively safe under the protection of his personal guards. Therefore, he ignored this matter and said: "So, The Lord needs to look after him now... When the Lord entered the north, Mr. Shui Jing gave the Lord the name 'Qian Kun'. Qian is a virtuous hermit, and Kun is a Taoist embryo. Although the Lord has outstanding military exploits and defeated Baibo Xianbei, Taking over the old land of Yinshan Mountain, there are successive battles in Jibei, Yanqing, Jingyang and other places. Everyone is paying attention there, and the name of the lord is unknown...Now that the lord has entered Guanzhong and taken over Hanzhong, it is the time to become famous all over the world..."

Fei Qian nodded.

This matter can be regarded as a manifestation of the strange inertial thinking of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Of course, for Fei Qian himself, the names of several people changed by Mr. Shui Jing will naturally be famous in future generations, but at the moment, who cares?

Mr. Shui Jing is a Xiami man? Is Yuan Wei as famous as Yang Biao? Not even as good as Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu! It wasn't until Zhuge came out of the mountain and divided the world into three parts that the world finally suddenly realized that Mr. Shui Jing had already had foresight so early...

Therefore, Fei Qian's title, except for the Hedong and Hanoi areas where the Sima family has some influence, actually not many people pay special attention to it, so it is not as loud as the "General Conquering the West", which is a serious name in the imperial court.

In addition, in the traditional gentry concept, the frontier army is always second-rate. For example, Dong Zhuo and Gongsun Zan, who were born in the frontier army, are not recognized and accepted by the traditional gentry. Even Liu Bei was endorsed by Liu Xie in the later period. After fighting once, he was able to get rid of his background as a border soldier. Therefore, although Fei Qian had always made outstanding military exploits in Bingbei, in the traditional gentry concept of the Han Dynasty, he was just a border warlord. He was nothing like Dong Zhuo, Gongsun Zan, etc. The difference...

Therefore, Xun Chen's suggestion is based on the fact that Fei Qian has taken Guanzhong, and naturally has to make a change in identity. He is no longer a pure frontier army, but has the strength to compete with the central government!

Of course, Fei Qian also guessed some of Xun Chen's personal calculations, and promoting Fei Qian's reputation was actually part of the reason for his own reputation. After all, the Xun family in Yingchuan can be considered a celebrity in Shandong. Although Xun Chen was dissatisfied with the family's arrangements and came to Bingbei, he still hoped that people in the family could understand that Xun Chen's own choice was wiser. In this way, Ying Chen Sichuan Xunshi will naturally put Xunchen on the table again, instead of treating him as an abandoned son like before.

And there may be some additional benefits.

There is no problem in Fei Qian's view of small selfishness that does not affect the general background, and indeed, as Xun Chen said, it is time to become famous, but on this issue, Fei Qian still has some His own opinion...