"Get up."
"Come here and let me have a good look at my father."
Xiao Di's voice sounded out of breath, and he looked a little weak.
He was in his fifties, and he looked like he had gray hair, a haggard face, and his eyes were a little dull from time to time.
Thinking that when he left the capital, his father was still a lord who looked down upon the world, and how he turned into what he is now, I felt infinite emotion in my heart.
"Father, my son...my son is late." Xiao Zheng strode forward and knelt in front of the bed.
Xiao Di slowly stretched out his hand, placed his hand on the back of Xiao Zheng's hand, and patted it.
"Not too late, not too late."
"Baoding Pass is very important. As long as you are here, the people from Beiyan will not dare to go south to invade the border pass."
"It's just that these years have been hard on you."
Xiao Zheng shook his head and replied: "It's not hard. I'm very honored to be able to guard the border for Da Qian. I never feel hard."
"Yes, I just miss my father a little bit."
At this time, Xiao Yi said gently and guiltily from the side: "It is also my fault that I failed to take good care of my father."
"If you stand out earlier, help your father in governing the country, help him solve his problems, and let him cultivate himself, maybe this situation won't happen."
Xiao Di looked at Xiao Yi and said nothing.
He could no longer understand the boss's thoughts.
But Da Qian really needs a prince like him to supervise the country now so that his power will not be lost.
How can he meet the ancestors of the Xiao family in the future?
Xiao Di also saw that the person who could protect the throne of Daqian was none other than Xiao Yi.
Even Xiao Zheng, who is good at conquering and fighting, can only guard one side and cannot revive the great cadre.
Therefore, he could not blame Xiao Yi for hiding his clumsiness in the past and waiting for the critical moment to become a blockbuster.
If he had really started to stand out long ago, he might not have dared to hand over power to Xiao Yi and ask him to help.
Thinking of this, Xiao Di sighed secretly.
When Xiao Zheng heard Xiao Yi's words, he also looked at his eldest brother. Seeing a trace of guilt in his eyes, he didn't say anything.
It can only be said that he is also Xiao Di's son.
He can also understand why his eldest brother wants to hide his clumsiness. If he doesn't hide his clumsiness, he will never become the prince of Daqian.
"Eldest brother also has his own difficulties, and third brother can understand." Xiao Zheng also said this with great sincerity.
When Xiao Yi saw Xiao Zheng's expression, he didn't know for a moment whether he was sincere or fake.
It can only be said that if you sit in his position, you may not be able to believe too much in family ties and friendship.
The most ruthless emperor's family.
This principle has become a truth since ancient times.
Xiao Di looked at the performance of the two brothers, showed a smile and said: "Brothers working together can break gold. I can see you two working together, even if you die, you can rest in peace."
Xiao Di now really wants to see Xiao Yi and Xiao Zheng get along well with each other, with one in charge and the other in charge, and manage the affairs well.
"What my father teaches is that it is said outside that the eldest brother is Yao and Shun, a virtuous saint, a wise man and a mighty warrior." Xiao Zheng said with some admiration: "I returned to the capital from Baoding Pass all the way south, and saw that Hebei Road South Road was slightly There was chaos, but when we arrived at Gyeonggi Road, the people were peaceful, and the people in the capital all had smiles on their faces."
Xiao Zheng took the initiative to show a friendly gesture, and Xiao Yi naturally saw it.
Xiao Di was also extremely pleased and said: "Your eldest brother comes to the palace to visit his father every day, and he also expresses his thoughts and asks me for my opinions."
"After hearing this, I felt very pleased."
Xiao Yi then said: "What I have done is not good enough. There are many places where it is far inferior to the wise actions of my father when he was in power. I also hope that my father can give me more advice so that I can There is no fault in supervising the country."
"National strategy is of great importance, and it is related to the strength and stability of Daqian State Zuo. If there is any violation, I will be guilty of a serious crime."
When Xiao Di heard this, he was silent for a moment, feeling a little unexplainably complicated in his heart.
I am afraid that Xiao Yi will suffer and that Xiao Yi is the hero.
This is his mentality sometimes. He always feels that he is okay, but sometimes he still doubts whether his illness is caused by his eldest son.
However, as he is now, he doesn't dare to really investigate anything.
Lu Ming and Sanbao were already on the side of the East Palace.
If he opened his mouth, once Xiao Yi knew about it, he might be killed directly.
As the saying goes, it is better to die than live.
Xiao Di could only hope that he could really recover slowly under the care of the imperial physician.
At the very least, I can get out of bed and walk around.
It was previously suspected that Concubine Li, Li Linfu, and Xiao Ce had teamed up to poison him and the prince.
Later, when he saw that Xiao Yi had recovered as before, Li Linfu, who had been suppressed, could not hold his head up, so he slowly began to doubt Xiao Yi.
It can only be said that during the few hours that Xiao Di is awake every day, he is prone to random thoughts and all kinds of suspicions and conspiracy theories.
Xiao Di looked deeply, thinking.
Forget it, after all, Xiao Yi has the blood of the Xiao family and is his own son.
If he really had this intention, he would be a qualified emperor.
Wasn't this what I had done to my eldest nephew back then?
Thinking of this, the unknown and complicated emotions in Xiao Di's heart faded a bit.
Xiao Yi and Xiao Zheng naturally failed to sense Xiao Di's thoughts. His face was now withered and his eyes were lifeless. Even if his thoughts were complicated, he seemed to be dull and dull.
Xiao Zheng answered: "Brother has done a very good job."
It's indeed very good.
If he sat in the position of Prince Supervisor, he might not be as good as Xiao Yi.
In terms of decisiveness in killing, he is really not as good as Xiao Yi.
Regardless of whether he is good at fighting, that is on the battlefield.
All that is needed on the battlefield is the word fierce. There are enemies on both sides. If you don't attack decisively, how can you win a war?
But it is different above the court, there are too many things to take into consideration.
The impact and consequences of killing a minister of household affairs would make him hesitate for a while.
Thinking about how to get the best of both worlds.
It's not like the elder brother, who kills when he says to kill.
Convict after killing.
The father and son exchanged pleasantries for a while, until Xiao Di's eyes were really blurred and he felt sleepy, then he stood up and left.
But they said that Xiao Yi and Xiao Zheng had just left Ganlu Palace and were planning to go back to their respective homes along the corridor of the palace.
At that time, it was almost midnight and the sky was filled with dark clouds.
"Brother, did the second brother go to Wuzhou?" Xiao Zheng looked up at the sky, and finally spoke first and found a topic.
He never expected that the second child could escape safely at this time and go to the Wuzhou fiefdom to become Prince Jing.
Xiao Yi held his hands, his face was calm, his voice was clear, and he said: "Yes, the second brother invited himself to go to the fiefdom. He was originally the King of Qin, and the fiefdom was in Qinzhou, Longyou."
"But the drought there is severe. Not long ago, General Yue found out that local officials from top to bottom are corrupt."
"If my second brother goes to such a place where dirty officials are rampant, it will be very dangerous."
"I have sent Yushitai and Jinyiwei to rectify the Longyou Road officialdom with iron and blood methods. When the time comes, many officials will inevitably resist, so I asked my father to let my second brother go to Wuzhou of Qianzhong Road."
"It's very close to Qiannan and adjacent to Dali."
"I hope that we can communicate with Dali in the future and open a road from there to Tianzhu."
When Xiao Zheng heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then he realized it and smiled and said: "I see, I never thought that my eldest brother would be so far-sighted that he could even think of future developments."
He really didn't expect that he asked his second son to go to Qianzhong Road not because it was far away from the capital, but because he wanted to take this opportunity to establish an important town there.
In other words, he also hopes that the second child can make achievements there, and preferably become a local overlord.
In this way, Qianzhong Road can be developed.
Wait until later, if it is really settled.
That is to say, we directly sit in the important town of Wuzhou on the Qianzhong Road, and then contact Dali to establish a Silk Road leading to Tianzhu.
His intelligence is almost demonic!
Xiao Yi glanced at Xiao Zheng, and when he saw that his eyes were a little blurry, he smiled softly, thinking that he was pretending.
"Third brother, you haven't returned to the capital in three years."
"Now in this capital city, if you say there are no changes, it is true. If you say there are changes, there are indeed some changes."
"For example, Zuixianju, which has become popular in the capital recently, is a mansion with many delicacies inside."
"Third brother, would you like to come with me to have a taste?"
Xiao Zheng came back to his senses, cupped his hands and said, "Elder brother, I dare not say goodbye."
Among elegant rooms
It is spacious and elegant, the windows are bright and clean, and the decoration is exquisite and luxurious.
This is the Jiazi private room of Zuixianju, suitable for banquets.
Daqian is accustomed to sitting at separate tables. This is etiquette.
It seems that some time-travelers, in ancient times, built square tables, round tables, or even turntables, opened a furniture store, and immediately became the richest man. That is too outrageous.
If we had actually sat around the table, that era would have begun long ago.
The real sitting around the table had to wait until after the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and then slowly moved from dividing the table to sitting around the table.
At this time, Daqian still followed the principle of dividing tables, each person had a small low table.
However, word of this chair, bench, couch, etc. has already spread.
In the public area on the first floor of Zuixianju, there are just a few long tables and bar stools to accommodate as many diners as possible.
Putting down the tea cup, Xiao Yi asked straight to the point: "We are brothers, and we all share the same blood. There are some things I don't want to hide in my heart."
"Everything is put on the table, which can also reduce unnecessary misunderstandings."
These words are truly spoken from the bottom of my heart.
Xiao Ce is a real villain, so there is no need to correct his attitude at all. Squeezing him to death is as simple as squeezing an ant to death.
But Xiao Zheng was different. He was good at fighting, had an elite cavalry team, and had a certain prestige.
He can be regarded as a hero who behaves uprightly and sits upright.
For such people, it is natural to play a bright card. The more upright the better, so that they will not cause a bad smell in the end.
