Huang Song was not in a good mood for the past two days.
Humans were not plants. How could they be emotionless?
He did not have Jiang Pengji's rich experience and strong beliefs. He also did not have Feng Jue and Feng Jin's calm and ruthless rationality. He knew that they were different paths, but when he thought of his youth, he always felt a sense of melancholy. If the world was peaceful, how many lives would be spared?
However, he was Huang Song, a warlord who had come from humble beginnings to where he was today.
Even if his heart was a little soft, he would not be soft-hearted when it was time to be cold and hard. At most, he would complain a little when he was emotional.
"What if … I lose?"
Huang Song looked calm, but when facing Jiang Pengji, he had always been in a weak and passive position.
Win?
He wanted to tell himself over and over again that he could do it — attack Cangzhou from the top and Chenzhou from the bottom. When he occupied three states, he would be qualified to challenge Jiang Pengji, who dominated the north. However, would things really go so smoothly? Huang Song was confused for a moment.
He did not dare to tell anyone else about this confusion and lack of confidence. He did not even dare to reveal it to his wife and son.
He even kept his mouth shut when he slept at night, for fear that he would reveal it when he talked in his sleep.
Huang Song felt very guilty after saying such depressing words to Feng Jue, but he could not help but confide in him.
He was not afraid of death. He was afraid that he could not bear such heavy expectations.
Feng Jue stared at him unblinkingly with his deep, pitch-black eyes. Just when Huang Song thought that the other party would be disappointed, Feng Jue smiled and said, "If we lose, Jue will accompany you to battle the Asura Hell again. There will not be another Liu Lanting there … "
Huang Song was stunned when he heard this.
He felt as if he had been struck by lightning. His whole body was filled with emotions, and his limbs and bones felt numb.
Feng Jue said, "My lord, do you feel a lot of pressure recently?"
Huang Song nodded. He had not felt anything before, but he inadvertently turned his head and watched Jiang Pengji's army disappear into the night. He suddenly had a myriad of thoughts. He had thought too much without paying attention. He had imposed a heavy psychological shackle on himself.
It was as if after this farewell, the friendship of their youth could never return.
"Bogao, you have to know that you did your best. This is not only a sign of respect for yourself, but also for her. If Liu Lanting is the final victor, she will have won it with her own hands. Her opponent was not softhearted and indulged her. "
Feng Jue called Huang Song by his courtesy name.
Ever since the two of them became ruler and subject, this kind of intimate address became less and less frequent.
Huang Song was just feeling it on the spur of the moment. After hearing Feng Jue's words, his slightly heated mind also calmed down.
As the cold wind blew, the rising sun slowly rose from the horizon. The increasingly dazzling morning light dispersed the hesitation and haze in Huang Song's heart.
In front of Feng Jue, Huang Song was still a little emotional. Once he entered the "Lord" state, he became a person who did not show his emotions. It was difficult for others to pry into his true emotions from his face. Just as he was adjusting his mood, his uncle Yuanxin said that he had something important to report.
"What is it?"
Huang Song thought that something strange had happened ahead, and his eyebrows furrowed slightly.
Yuan Xin cupped his fists and bowed. He looked around to make sure that there was no suspicious person nearby before he whispered what had happened.
"Yesterday, I found out that Nie Chengyun and Liu Xi's subordinate, Meng Heng, are very close. They have a close relationship."
Huang Song's eyebrows twitched. His slightly soothing mood was once again disturbed by this uncle.
How many times had he snitched on him?
"The two of them are dragons and phoenixes among men. What's so strange about them being close friends?"
Huang Song was also puzzled. This uncle of his was good at fighting and was very brave. He was good in every way, but he just couldn't get along with Nie Xun.
He had personally come forward to mediate the conflict between the two, but he did not expect Yuanxin to snitch on him.
He was friends with Lord Meng Heng!
Cheng Jing and Feng Zhen were even pen pals who had met each other!
Feng Jue and Feng Jin were brothers born from the same womb!
What was wrong with Nie Xun and Meng Heng talking for a while?
Huang Song had a good temper with his clansmen, but that was not always the case. If his bottom line was crossed, he would also get angry.
However —
Yuan Xin said, "Lord, I suspect that Nie Xun and Meng Heng's relationship is not as simple as just acquaintances."
Huang Song secretly took a deep breath and asked, "Why do you say that?"
Yuan Xin puffed out his chest and said confidently, "I found out that Nie Chengyun once addressed Meng Heng as Big Brother to his wife Yeyu!"
Huang Song was speechless.
His first reaction was not "Big Brother" or whatever, but anger. Yuan Xin had actually planted someone in Nie Xun's residence?
Huang Song was so angry that he laughed. With a fake smile, he asked, "And then? What's wrong with calling him Big Brother? "
This time, it was Yuan Xin's turn to hesitate. He did not know if he should say it.
After some thought —
It was better to say it!
"The two of them — are most likely sworn brothers!"
Huang Song was so shocked by this conclusion that he almost fell off his horse.
Sworn brothers?
What sworn brothers?
It used to refer to sworn brothers, but now it was another form of address for a man and a man. Yuan Xin actually suspected that Nie Xun and Meng Heng had such a relationship.
Huang Song was shocked by Yuan Xin's black hole of imagination. His expression did not change, but his heart obviously could not wrap itself around it.
Yuan Xin, however, had his own inference.
If Nie Xun and Meng Heng had no relationship at all, why did the former call the latter "Big Brother"?
The two of them were not brothers. One was from the Nie family of Zhongzhao, and the other was from the Meng family of Dongqing. They were completely unrelated.
Nowadays, the world liked men. Not only did high officials and nobles like it, it was also a custom in many places.
Regardless of whether they were rich or poor, they were all related. The older ones were sworn brothers, and the younger ones were sworn brothers. When the sworn brother married into the younger brother's family, the younger brother's parents doted on him like a son-in-law. In the future, the younger brother's living expenses and marriage expenses would all be taken care of by the sworn brother. The lovers would get married after the age of 30 and still sleep together like a married couple.
Look, many people were used to this and even treated the sworn brother as a son-in-law. When the sworn brother married a wife, they would even give him a certain amount of expenses.
However —
Hmph, Nie Xun and Meng Heng were both married. Their wives were pregnant, but they actually had such a despicable relationship.
Huang Song struggled to climb out of this dark hole in his brain.
"Uncle, you are not a married woman in the backyard. Why are you so talkative?" Huang Song's words were already impolite. Yuanxin's face turned red and he felt really awkward. "Chengyun is Song's confidant and a noble gentleman. How would he be interested in men? Apart from that, you should restrain yourself and quickly wipe out your spies in Chengyun's backyard. Chengyun didn't stay in the backyard, but he will eventually find out … "
Huang Song's scolding made Yuan Xin so embarrassed that he wanted to die. He had lost 40 years of face.
He wouldn't hate Huang Song, but he would blame it on Nie Xun.
Before he left, Yuan Xin added in a stern voice.
"My Lord, I am loyal to you. Why would I hurt you? Nie Chengyun is indeed suspicious … "Yuan Xin was rarely so attentive. He pulled out Feng Jue." Mr. Feng and Feng Jue are biological brothers. The two of them know how to avoid each other and only see each other twice in the past few days. If Nie Chengyun really didn't have any tricks up his sleeves, why didn't he avoid Meng Heng? He even called him 'Big Brother' when the couple whispered at night? "
At that moment, Huang Song really believed Yuan Xin, but his rationality made him choose to trust Nie Xun.
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