Cheng Kuo's appearance is 80% similar to his younger brother's, and his figure is also similar.
If it weren't for the thick beard, he would be no different from his twin brother.
But at this moment, Cheng Tuo looked very serious and could not see any joy.
Cheng Ji did not see his brother's emotions. He happily took Cheng Kuan's hand and showed off his armor with a smile.
"Brother, look! The red servant shoots!"
"Hahaha, I've become promising too! Now I've lived up to your high expectations, right?!"
Looking at his proud younger brother, Cheng Kuan's face darkened and he asked calmly: "Didn't you agree to be promoted to Prince Sheren? Why did you become a redundant servant?"
"Hahaha, brother, come in and talk!"
Cheng Ji happily pulled his brother into the inner room and asked him to sit on top, while he sat next to him.
"Isn't this all thanks to my brother? I was originally going to be promoted to someone else, but General Zhengxi said that for my brother's sake, he promoted me to this redundant servant position!"
"Brother, that person is just a bodyguard. To put it bluntly, he is standing guard in the palace with weapons! What kind of official position is this? But it is different now. I am now the leader of the emperor's bodyguard. All the guards must obey my orders. There are more than a hundred people under my command... So what does it mean if the prince sacrifices others?"
Seeing Cheng Ji's proud look, Cheng Wu's face turned even darker.
"You know shit!"
"Stupid thing!!"
"Do you really think that the prince is just a guard of the palace?? This position is the same as that of the doctor. It is for you to increase your qualifications. If there is a vacancy in the court in the future, someone will be selected from the doctor. !!”
"You stupid thing! What kind of thing is a red servant? I have to be pissed to death! Follow me to see General Zhengxi now..."
Cheng Wu was really angry at this moment. He couldn't understand why he had such a stupid brother.
If the prince sacrifices his life in exchange for a servant, are you kicked in the head by a donkey? ?
Cheng Kuo served as the Cavalry Superintendent under Sima Shi, and he was still somewhat capable.
The Riding Governor is not a formal official position, but a temporary military position.
His power is both large and small. If you look at it from a large perspective, he can command all the cavalry under the general. If you look at it from a small perspective, he is just the leader of the knights next to the general.
This position is rather awkward, as he is the kind of confidant who has no room for promotion. In order to prevent his younger brother from such a situation, Cheng Kuan just tried his best to let him follow Sima Zhao, hoping that he would go from Sima Zhao to the prince Sheren and become the prince. An official in the true sense of the word.
After all, the two brothers came from a bad background. Without gold plating, it would be difficult to get a good start.
But this gilding opportunity was wasted like this, and Cheng Kuo was naturally furious.
Cheng Ji quickly grabbed his brother, "Brother, don't be angry, I have a big surprise!"
Cheng Ji walked to the door, looked around, and then sat back to his original position. He could no longer hide his excitement. He whispered: "Brother, you don't know. I still have an important responsibility this time!"
Cheng Tuo was stunned and glanced at this incompetent brother.
"Speak directly!"
Cheng Ji hurriedly said: "General Zhengxi summoned me. He told me that the general is seriously ill now and his condition is unstable. If something happens to the general, the emperor can no longer stay... As the emperor's bodyguard, I Leader, you must be prepared at all times. If the general fails, you must cooperate with General Zhengxi and let the emperor die of grief..."
Cheng Kuan's eyes widened, his whole body shivered, and his scalp felt numb.
Cheng Ji said again: "He promised me that if we can handle this matter well, he will give us brothers the corresponding titles and serve as generals together..."
"Brother?! Do you think it's worth it to trade someone else for this redundant servant?!"
Cheng Ji seems to be still waiting for his brother's praise.
At this moment, Cheng Su just felt that his mind was blank and he was completely frightened.
This big surprise was so big that even the veteran general felt his legs trembling.
Chengji didn't wait for his brother's praise for a long time and looked at his eldest brother suspiciously.
"Brother? What's wrong?"
"I...."
Cheng Wu gritted his teeth. At this moment, he could no longer suppress the anger in his heart. He stood up and kicked his younger brother, knocking Cheng Ji over. This was not enough to relieve his hatred. He raised his fist and was about to hit him.
Cheng Ji was stunned. He said it well, why did he suddenly take action?
Although he was a fool, he was raised by his elder brother and did not have the courage to fight against him. He just ran around and begged for mercy.
"I'll beat you to death, you idiot!!"
"Surprise?? This is a surprise??"
Cheng Kuan said angrily: "Who are you, what is your background, how dare you participate in such a thing? Then Jia Chong was killed mercilessly by them, so who do you think you are? Huh?"
"If you help them kill the emperor, we will be killed by the clan the next day!"
"Do you want to drag our entire clan to be buried with you?!"
Hearing his brother's words, Cheng Ji was still a little in disbelief, "How could that be?"
Cheng Kuo sat down slowly, his eyes full of despair.
"It's over, it's over now. If I drag you to find the general now, that would be disloyal... If I let you stay, something will happen sooner or later..."
Cheng Ji just felt something was wrong at this moment. No wonder those people named Sima were so scared.
So they don’t want to bear the bad reputation?
He said with some hesitation: "Brother, since General Zhengxi promised me, he will not give up..."
"Oh, promise?"
"Then did he swear by Luo Shui to protect you?"
Cheng Kuan asked coldly.
Cheng Ji was immediately speechless.
The Sima family's reputation is really too low. Because they don't have enough foundation, they can only use fraudulent means to constantly consume their own reputation, which is not worth anything anyway.
Including the previous attacks on Guo De, Jia Chong and Gao Rou, it actually aroused the vigilance of many ministers.
Sooner or later, the Sima family will take action against their allies. As long as the Sima family wants to replace Cao Mao and become the real emperor, the big families in the country will definitely have to deal with it. They can't let themselves be ignored, right?
Because of Cao Mao, the Sima family acted too hastily this time. Although it calmed down a lot of disturbances, it caused uneasiness among many people.
And reputation took another hit.
Even Sima Shi's close confidants like Cheng Kuo do not recognize their credibility and think that they will be betrayed, let alone others?
The two brothers sat in the inner room, silent.
Cheng Ji finally realized the danger of this matter, and he slapped his thigh suddenly, "General Zhengxi, do you want to use yourself as a sword? Just throw it away after use?"
Cheng Kuo ignored him.
Looking at his brother's desperate face, Cheng Ji gritted his teeth and said angrily: "In the worst case, I will sever ties with the family..."
Cheng Kuan was so angry that he laughed.
"Why do you think everyone said they wanted to rehabilitate Xia Houxuan in the past?"
"Are you able to break off the clan relationship at your own discretion? We share the same blessings but different difficulties?"
"Why can you do something that Gao Rou and the others couldn't do?"
Cheng Ji was at a loss what to do, "Then what should we do? Brother, I'm not afraid of death. I don't want to implicate you. If it doesn't work, I will commit suicide! Everything happened because of me, and I will never implicate you!"
Cheng Guo glared at this stupid guy, "Shut up! You've caused us so much trouble, and you still want to die?!"
"Then what should I do..."
"Brother, doesn't the general think highly of you? Why don't you go directly to the general to intercede?"
"General..."
Cheng Kuan let out a long sigh.
This general has never been a person who cares about emotions.
Seeing that his brother didn't reply, Cheng Ji asked again: "How about I pretend to be sick? Cut off my own hand?"
The veins on Cheng Kuan's forehead jumped.
"What's the difference between you doing this and me taking you to find General Zhengxi? Aren't you disobeying his orders?"
"The general has not shown up for two days. If I am not wrong, he must be doing his best to treat people at this moment. The world's affairs are in the hands of General Zhengxi. If I use the name of the general's confidant to oppose him, wouldn't it be necessary? Hated by him?"
Cheng Ji's face was full of despair, "This won't work, that won't work either, so what should I do?"
"There is no need to panic... You should follow General Zhengxi's orders first. However, you must not attack the emperor. Even if General Zhengxi personally orders it, you cannot attack the emperor. Otherwise, we will definitely die..."
"Today's world is becoming more and more unstable... If the general is gone, can General Zhengxi be able to suppress him?"
Cheng Wu's eyes flashed with an inexplicable light.
Cheng Ji thought thoughtfully, "What do you mean, brother?"
"Wait a minute. Didn't you say before that the emperor is very kind to you? You can't take the initiative to approach the emperor, but don't reject his kindness too much..."
"There are still Sima Wang, Sima Xun and others in the palace. It's up to them to be urgent. We can only wait patiently."
"If we really want to force us to die...hehe, we have a head on our shoulders, let's see who dies first!!"
"good!!!"
ps: I collected 110,000 yuan, hahaha. I originally thought I could collect 150,000 yuan before it was put on the shelves, but it turned out that it was not the right time to start the book. I encountered War of the Gods, and there was no good recommendation, and I couldn’t increase the price if I continued reading. I can only hope for some strong push.
