The moment thunder and lightning tore through the night sky seemed to bring dawn to the world.
Unfortunately, it faded away in an instant.
Lightning cannot bring true dawn after all.
Jiang Wang was stunned for a moment: "A fellow mother?"
Jiang Wuyou said: "In the twenty-ninth year of Yuanfeng, Prince Jiang Wuliang was deposed. That year I was five years old, and our mother was thrown into the cold palace. I was given to Concubine Ning to be raised, and from then on I recognized her as my mother. The palace No one is allowed to mention this matter inside or outside the palace, and any offender will be killed."
She paused: "In the 30th year of Yuanfeng, my mother died in depression."
The twenty-ninth year of Yuanfeng, that is, the third year of Dao Li, was an extremely important year in the history of Qi.
That year, the Eastern Palace forces represented by Jiang Wuliang were completely defeated in both the government and the opposition. There are countless people implicated by the deposed prince. The most famous one, the third holiest place in Buddhism, Kurei-in Temple among the many Buddhist temples in the Eastern Kingdom, was razed overnight. The Chongxuan family, the top sect of Da Qi, was in a difficult situation because of the relationship between Zhongxuan Mingtu and the prince.
But the root of the disaster was actually planted five years ago. In 3888, the year Jiang Wuyou was born, the prince was banned by the emperor for insisting on peace, and Chongxuan Futu was imprisoned for refusing to lead troops. Prison... That year, the emperor personally conquered the country, and the vigorous first Qi-Xia War officially began.
The hero of the generation, Emperor Siyuan of Xia Xiang, and the Emperor of Qi, Jiang Shu, faced off on the battlefield, overwhelming the country. Tens of millions of troops, top-level practitioners, famous generals in the world... no matter life or death, compete for supremacy.
After the Xia army was defeated, Jiang Wuyou was born. The news spread to the front line, and the emperor said happily: "I am worry-free!"
In the eyes of many people, this was clear evidence of the easing of the relationship between the emperor and the prince, because Jiang Wuyou and Jiang Wuliang were born from the same mother, Empress Yin.
It was said by people at that time: "If you give birth to countless children, you will have no worries after that."
The Daqi Empire was indeed very peaceful after the war. Dominance is in hand and developing rapidly. Most people are immersed in the joy of rising national power.
But those who have a true insight into the current situation can see that Emperor Qi's purge of the forces in the East Palace has already begun after the war. It was just surging under the water. It wasn't until Yuanfeng's twenty-ninth year that he stopped being secretive, came out of the water, and put away the last bloody giant net. That year, the whole Linzi was filled with blood!
Queen Yin, who died in the cold palace the next year, was actually just one of them. Not too light, not too heavy.
Compared with those profound blood colors, Jiang Wuyou was transferred to the care of Concubine Yu Ning, and the government and the public were strictly prohibited from discussing, and the relationship with the deposed prince was cut off. It was really a manifestation of the emperor's preference today.
Jiang Wang carefully blocked the voice of Huaying Palace, and then said: "I have always thought that His Highness's biological mother was Concubine Ning. Indeed, no one has ever mentioned the relationship between His Highness and the one who deposed... Qingshi Palace."
"I lived with my mother when I was a child, and my eldest brother often came to see me. He became more and more leisurely and spent more and more time with me... He is a very warm person, and no one dislikes him." Jiang Wuyou slowly narrated: "He personally enlightened me, and he taught me my martial arts. He always told me, Wuyou, you have to follow your own path."
The decisive and majestic Palace Master Huaying had a rare expression of confusion. Looking at the silent thunder and lightning that occasionally lit up in the sky, she murmured and repeated the sentence in her memory: "What a mortal can do cannot be done. A new heaven for this world.”
It cannot be said that it is not a large-scale pattern and a grand spirit.
Jiang Wang said nothing.
Jiang Wuyou continued: "After the crown prince was abolished, the eldest brother still lived in the East Palace, but he was not very free to come and go. But if anyone wanted to see him, my father would not stop him. Sometimes he wanted to see me , Father also agreed. Until the thirty-fifth year of Yuanfeng, when I was eleven years old. He was locked into the Bluestone Palace and never saw the light of day. Only I was allowed to visit him several times a year. Oh, that year, My adoptive mother Ning Guifei passed away due to illness, because I have grown up and my father has not given me another mother."
The secrets of the Daqi court and the ups and downs of the political struggle that year have softer details in Jiang Wuyou, who is the same mother as Jiang Wuliang.
But the matter involved the current dispute between the emperor and the deposed prince, which really made Jiang Wang feel a little complicated.
He looked at Jiang Wuyou: "Could it be that Your Highness..."
Although Jiang Wang didn't finish his words, Jiang Wuyou seemed to know what he was thinking and shook his head: "No, I don't want to save him."
Jiang Wang breathed a sigh of relief.
But new doubts arose in my mind.
According to Jiang Wuyou's description, Jiang Wuliang is such a good person. As the sister of the same mother, why wouldn't she want to save Jiang Wuliang?
Jiang Wang did not ask directly, but asked: "In your eyes, what kind of person is the former prince?"
Jiang Wuyou looked up at the night sky: "I think he is a born emperor, and he is not inferior to my father in every aspect."
Jiang Wang was speechless secretly.
Of course he knew that the deposed prince Jiang Wuliang was by no means a simple person. Not to mention anything else, a world-famous general like Chongxuan Futu, who was almost certain to be the next Bowang Marquis, risked his political future to support him. Even when he had lost everything and was imprisoned in Qingshi Palace, he still came forward to defend him. He begged for mercy, so much so that he implicated his family, and finally had to go to the Lost World to die.
There is no doubt about Jiang Wuliang's charisma.
But Jiang Wuyou's evaluation... was too high.
Today, Tianzi is already the upper limit of the emperor that Jiang Wang can imagine. Among the princes he has come into contact with so far, only Mu Tianzi can be compared with him. As a princess who is qualified to compete for the dragon, Jiang Wuyou must have a clearer understanding of today's emperor.
And she actually said, Jiang Wuliang is not inferior to today's emperor?
"The former prince was so talented. So the result now... is such a pity." Jiang Wang's voice lowered unconsciously when he mentioned the former prince.
"It's no pity." Jiang Wuyou said: "The Bluestone Palace is the best destination for him. Although that time... may be ten thousand years."
Jiang Wang was surprised: "The former prince is a cultivator of Yan Dao?!"
Jiang Wuyou glanced at him: "Otherwise, why do you think he has the right to fight with his father? Why does he have so many people's support for holding opinions that are contrary to his father's on such a major matter as the Conquest of Xia? Do you see how many people we have? Who dares to say no in front of my father?"
When Jiang Wuyou told Jiang Wuliang's cultivation back then, Jiang Wuyou used the word "fight".
Jiang Wangcai deeply realized——
At that time, the internal dispute between the two factions advocating peace and advocating war within Qi Ting was not a simple disagreement or disagreement on national policies. It did not mean that after discussion and unified opinions, the page could be turned. In fact, it is a confrontation between Jiang Wuliang and Emperor Qi, a struggle between the East Palace Party and the Imperial Party!
From this point of view, in the first Qi-Xia War, the emperor suppressed Jiang Wuliang's voice and killed Emperor Xia Xiang Si Yuan, winning the crucial national war. He returned to the dynasty with this trend and spent enough time It took five years before the final purge was launched and the prince was deposed in one fell swoop. It took another six years before Jiang Wuliang was locked up in the Bluestone Palace.
It's terrifying to think about.
In the past, when Jiang Wang heard this piece of history, he thought it reflected the softer part of today's heart. He gave Jiang Wuliang another chance again and again. Now come back and look at it...this may be the embodiment of Jiang Wuliang's power!
From this, more details spread. Jiang Wang recalled everything related to the deposed prince that he had seen over the years in Qi State, and he could almost get a glimpse of the huge network that was opened with Jiang Wuliang as the center.
For example, there is still Jiang Wuliang's inscription on Changji Water Village. Song Yao, the imperial court official, personally said that the strength of Da Qi's navy was the result of Jiang Wuliang's personal rectification. Jiang Wuliang participated in several fierce battles on Cassia Island and made key contributions.
Another example is the Buddhist temples that once spread all over the counties. With the power of the third holy place of Buddhism, Kurongyuan gave Jiang Wuliang unreserved support.
Another example is that when the emperor went on an expedition, he would always use Jiang Wuliang to supervise the country. Even when the emperor was in court, Jiang Wuliang often shared in state affairs.
Another example is Jiang Wuliang's many missions to the grasslands, and he was almost entirely responsible for the diplomacy with the Mu Kingdom. And the Guangwen Bell of Kurongyuan is now in Minhe Temple...
With just a few simple sketches, the huge political force at that time had already shown its unpredictable power.
It is indeed a terrifying force second only to the Imperial Party.
Or perhaps, this was the reason why the emperor was suspicious of Jiang Wuqi in the first place...
Because this emperor, who has been in power for fifty-nine years, has already been challenged once by his own children.
Only now did Jiang Wang vaguely understand why Jiang Wuqi was so determined to prove himself in the first place. In fact, only by truly dying can he completely prove his love for his father, his love for his country, and his loyalty to the emperor.
Because a dead person cannot change.
His love is forever fixed.
In this way, he recalled the emperor's warmth.
"I'm very curious about His Highness's opinion of the former prince." Jiang Wang sighed in his heart and asked calmly: "Because you seem to like and hate him at the same time?"
After Jiang Wuyou was silent for a while, he said, "He is the person I am most wary of and the person I trust the most. I admire him the most and fear him the most."
For Jiang Wuyou to use the words "vigilance" and "fear", there must be many unknown plots in the political struggle that year.
But Jiang Wang knew that she was not going to elaborate.
The thunder and lightning in the night sky became more and more rampant, and by this time they had formed a web. Jiang Wang pointed his finger in the distance and dispersed it, stopping the rain that was about to fall.
Jiang Wuyou glanced at the sky: "The way of heaven is constant, the sun and the moon rotate. If you lighten the rain now, it will only fall harder tomorrow."
Jiang Wangdao: "At least I'm not upset at the moment."
"Yes." Jiang Wuyou said, "At least at this moment."
Jiang Wang thought for a while and then said: "I previously thought that the reason why His Highness fought for the dragon was related to the former Crown Prince."
Jiang Wuyou shook his head: "My eldest brother deserves to die in the Bluestone Palace. I have worked hard for so many years not to replace someone, to become someone, or to inherit someone's ideals."
"A lonely road leads to a lonely road."
"Father and eldest brother, I admire them all. But I must surpass them, so I take the hardest road."
She spread her arms under the night sky where the thunder and lightning had dispersed, as if she had embraced the country——
"If I were a king, I would make the world worry-free!"
Jiang Wang was silent for a moment.
Regarding 'Wuyou', he heard it three times in the history of Qi. They come from the emperor, people who support Jiang Wuliang, or Jiang Wuliang himself, and Jiang Wuyou's self-report tonight.
Different every time.
He thought that this was indeed Jiang Wuyou.
"There is one more thing." Jiang Wuyou said slowly: "Although the eldest brother should die in the Bluestone Palace, how innocent is my biological mother? I want to restore her reputation in the name of the Emperor of Qi."
Jiang Wang nodded and emphasized again: "I understand."
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Jiang Zhenren is by no means a show-off person.
Now he has returned home in fine clothes, and he is no longer showing off.
Only at Anzhilou, which has become very famous recently in Linzi City, a big table was set up, and people like Li Longchuan, Chongxuansheng, Yi Shishi, Yi Huaiyong, Yi Huaimin, and Zheng Shangming were all gathered together.
Although the relationship may be close or distant, they can still be considered friends.
As for why Brother Yan Xian was not invited...
Let’s look at the name of the restaurant again.
Yan Fu is famous for having a wide circle of friends, and is known as the person with the most friends in Linzi City. After all, he is generous and does not care about his actions. He has a gentle personality and does not easily get into disputes with others. If you make friends with him, you can not only eat and drink freely, receive generous gifts at every turn, but also don't have to suffer any injustice. Who doesn't love Yan Fu?
He often signed orders for his friends in major restaurants, but it became too troublesome over time, so he opened a restaurant by himself last year, hiring the best chefs, making the best decorations, and stocking real-price wines, just to entertain his friends. , and do some business by the way.
But he didn't expect that the store would be very popular as soon as it opened, and the business was booming, which actually made him a lot of money!
As a close friend, of course Jiang Wang has to take care of his business - taking care of his popularity is also taking care of him!
There was a table full of people sitting like this, everyone was chatting and laughing.
Yi Huaimin asked curiously: "Brother Jiang, have you given yourself a name? What is your real name?"
Yi Huaiyong said solemnly: "The real person's name is given by himself, not given by anyone. Nor does he say what he calls it, and others will recognize it. Not all real people have names, and Jiang Zhenren may not need it. Huaimin, You are too presumptuous."
Yi Huaimin rolled his eyes.
The personalities of these two brothers are completely opposite. The younger brother is never serious, and the older brother is serious and can't play together at all. Although the relationship between the brothers is not bad, they would not have gone out to eat together without Jiang Wang's invitation.
Yi Shishi reconciled the two brothers: "How about we come up with a more prestigious name for Jiang Wang?"
Zheng Shangming, who is currently the deputy inspection envoy of Beiya, was the first to agree: "Otherwise, let's call it 'Qingyang'. This is Brother Jiang's first title and his first fiefdom. Using this as a title means not forgetting the past." how?"
"It's inappropriate, it's inappropriate." Yi Huaimin laughed and shook his head: "Isn't Wu'an much bigger than Qingyang? Such a name is meaningless. I have read poetry all my life, and my favorites are "Guo Feng" and "Li Sao". This is a masterpiece among poems. As the saying goes, 'talented people have emerged from generation to generation, and each has led the way in style for hundreds of years.' In my opinion, Brother Jiang might as well take the title 'coquettish'!"
Yi Huaiyong has an old-fashioned temperament and does not participate in this kind of game.
Li Longchuan didn't bother to think about it, so he just yelled: "It's good to be coquettish!"
How could Zhongxuan Sheng let his wife's proposal fall silent? He burped from wine and quickly joined in: "You don't understand Jiang Wang's taste. He won't like anything you say. I'll tell you what he likes -"
He thought for a while and shouted with great momentum: "Fan Tian! Ba Tian! Aotian!"
"You can't get along with 'Tian', right?" Yi Huaimin couldn't help laughing: "Brother Jiang, you really like it?"
Jiang Wang listened silently for a long time, then he said 'oh' and said leisurely: "I have never thought about names or anything like that. I find them boring. But if I have to give a name... the most true person in history is not enough. ?"
The table was quiet for a moment.
No one wanted to see him show off, so everyone quickly forgot about the topic and raised their glasses: "Come and have a drink!"
Yan Fu was in his own restaurant, but it was not as convenient as usual. There were people pulling him to talk to him wherever he went, so he and Wen Tinglan arrived late.
There was also an unexpected woman who came with her——
Bao Zhongqing's widow, the daughter of Miao Jingyang, the governor of Cangzhu County, Miao Yuzhi.
Jiang glanced at Yan Fu without trace.
Yan Fu returned an innocent look, saying that he didn't know.
It was obviously Wen Tinglan's idea.
Wen Tinglan held Miao Yuzhi's arm, as if she had a good friendship with her, and said to everyone present: "Yuzhi is a close friend of mine. She has been busy taking care of the children and hasn't been out for a long time. I thought we would all get together today, so I took her out. Let’s get some fresh air and meet all the heroes! I hope you won’t be surprised that I didn’t inform you in advance.”
There was no sound in the room for a moment.
"Where can I see strange things?" Chong Xuansheng looked at them with a smile: "Bao Zhongqing is also my best friend. We have been on the battlefield together, and we have lived together in the same window... Come, Mrs. Bao, please take a seat!"
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