It’s so similar! They are exactly the same!
If it weren't for the color of his robes, Shao Xi would have no idea which of the two people in front of him was Xiao Changyi.
I saw this man wearing a purple silk robe, with a large coiled dragon embroidered on his chest, and a pair of thirteen tails on his waist. There was a hint of kindness in his majesty. Although his eyebrows, eyes, beard and beard were the same as Xiao Changyi's, his overall appearance It seems more gentle and approachable.
Judging from his clothing and his very similar appearance to Xiao Changyi, if his guess is correct, he should be Xiao Changwu, the trustworthy king who Shao Xi has only heard of for a long time but never seen in person.
Because he and Xiao Changyi are twin brothers, anyone who sees them for the first time will inevitably show surprise.
Perhaps it is precisely because of this that King Xin Xiao Changwu rarely enters the palace on weekdays. If there is no big event in the court, he does not even have to go to court. This is also a privilege given by Xiao Changyi.
From this point of view, not everyone can do it without Shao Xi going to court, which shows how much Xiao Changyi values Shao Xi.
Shao Xi looked at the two people in front of him and was stunned for a while. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and hurriedly stepped forward, knelt down on his knees, and kowtowed to Xiao Changyi first.
After Xiao Changyi ordered him to die, he introduced to Xiao Changwu beside him: "This is the Shao Xi I mentioned to you before. Although he is still young and has little experience in the court, he is agile and changeable, has extensive knowledge and has extraordinary intelligence. !
"His character is really not in line with his age, but this boy has made many meritorious deeds and is very popular with me! Today I will take this opportunity to introduce him to King Xin."
When Shao Xi heard that the person in front of him was indeed King Xin Xiao Changwu, he quickly knelt down again and said, "Shao Xi, the humble minister, comes to see King Xin!"
After Xiao Changwu raised his hand to signal Shao Xi to stand up, he looked Shao Xi up and down. Seeing that Shao Xi was not wearing official uniform, but only in casual clothes, he already understood how much Xiao Changyi valued him.
Ordinary civil and military officials, whether they are going to court or meeting the emperor on weekdays, must wear official uniforms and kneel down to pay homage. There must be no negligence in etiquette.
Even though he, the prince, has the privilege of visiting the palace dressed in casual clothes, in order not to cause any criticism in the court, he still follows the etiquette rules every time he enters the palace.
Shao Xi can be so casual but I have never heard of anyone being dissatisfied with it. This shows that Shao Xi is already a celebrity around Xiao Changyi who cannot be discussed at will in the eyes of today's officials in the court.
Xiao Changwu turned to Xiao Changyi and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this is the envoy from Dongmu who you have always mentioned. Is it Shi Shao Xi, the inspector of the 'Jingcheng Division' who established diplomatic relations with Southern Zhao?
"Although I heard the Holy Spirit talk about it before, I never thought that Master Shao would be so young! It would be a great blessing for our Jingyuan Dynasty to have more young people with such outstanding talents! I congratulate the Holy One on this talented person. I, Jingyuan Dynasty, The empire will surely prosper and prosper for eternity!"
Seeing Xiao Changwu say this, Xiao Changyi was both proud and happy, and couldn't help laughing.
Shao Xi stood aside and muttered secretly, why do all the royal people have this problem? How can it be so easy to say that the country's destiny will be prosperous and prosperous for eternity?
The family wealth was preserved for three generations, but all was lost for one generation!
As long as there is an unreliable prodigal who sits on the throne, the accumulation of generations of ancestors will be lost in one day.
Three generations of virtuous kings only last for a hundred years. If you really want to live forever, you have to be virtuous from generation to generation. Your plan to train your successor is not something that can happen overnight!
As long as one of them makes a bad start, it is like a weasel, and every generation will be worse than the previous generation, and in the end the country will be destroyed and the family will be destroyed.
Outsiders can at best provide you with support. If you are not that person, it will be useless no matter how hard your ministers work.
Even the emperor's own son is thinking about rebelling and overthrowing his father. If the inheritance of the dynasty is not handled well, it will be nonsense.
Shao Xi was a little confused. Xiao Changyi and Xinwang Xiao Changwu seemed to get along very well. Is it true that the twins really have the same mind as the rumors said?
Presumably there was no conflict of interest between the two during the battle for the throne. Maybe the two brothers worked together back then.
Xiao Changwu looked at Shao Xi with approving eyes, smiled and said to Shao Xi: "Master Shao has done this at such a young age, it is really commendable!
"Although I met Lord Shao for the first time, I always feel that Lord Shao and my Xiao family are very destined. I hope that in the future you can work harder to share the worries of the Holy Lord and display your talents for the sake of the people of the world."
Shao Xi was cursing in his heart. Are you still using you to get close to me? I am originally a member of the Xiao family. It was you who made things difficult for my parents in the beginning, causing me to lose my mother when I was young and unable to return home.
Even if your adoptive parents and whole family are murdered, you still don’t complain. Why do you mention that you are destined to me? What else is there to ask me to do my best to assist the Xiao family? The same surname is Xiao, and all the good things we write are yours, so our family deserves to be unlucky?
Muttering in his heart but unable to say so, Shao Xi quickly bowed to Xiao Changwu and replied: "King Xin is making an absurd compliment, and I just fulfilled the duties of a minister.
"It has been difficult for the people in successive years of war, but I just don't want to see swords and weapons everywhere again, and the lives of the people are in ruins.
"As for King Xin's mention of fate, Wei Chen thinks that it is fate that the people of the Jingyuan Empire can become the subjects of the Holy Emperor.
"I'm so scared that I can gain the trust of the Holy Majesty and the Prince! I am not the only one who truly hopes that our Jingyuan Dynasty will prosper and the country and the people will be safe."
What Shao Xi said was modest, courteous, and upright. Although there was a hint of pretense, what he said was also true.
Although Xiao Changwu only met Shao Xi for the first time, his eyes towards Shao Xi were full of admiration and seemed to indicate intimacy.
Perhaps because Shao Xi is a close confidant of Xiao Changyi, he also loves Wu Jiwu and looks at Shao Xi differently.
After hearing Shao Xi's remarks, Xiao Changwu's eyes became a little strange.
They all say to be obedient. Here Xiao Changwu praised Shao Xi purely from a personal perspective and wanted to get closer to him.
With such a person able to be used by the Xiao royal family, Xiao Changwu naturally wants to stabilize Xiao Changyi's people's hearts, and it is natural for him to get close to Shao Xi.
Moreover, from the first moment he saw Shao Xi, he felt a certain affinity for the young man in his heart.
What he said about Shao Xi and his Xiao family was not just a simple polite comment, but he felt that he and Shao Xi did seem to have known each other.
Maybe it's because he and Xiao Changyi are twin brothers. What Xiao Changyi likes and dislikes is often what he likes and dislikes.
The two brothers had a tacit understanding of many things that did not require any form of communication.
So just like when Xiao Changyi first met Shao Xi, when Xiao Changwu saw Shao Xi for the first time, he felt that this young man seemed to be very destined to his Xiao family.
However, what Shao Xi just said was neither soft nor hard, and there was no offense to him in words, but there was a sense of alienation in his words.
Ordinary ministers would have been overjoyed to receive such praise from him, and they were eager to get close to him, the prince, and build relationships.
But Shao Xi spoke so righteously, comparing himself to the people of the Jingyuan Empire, and even said that he was inferior to ordinary people.
This may seem modest, but in fact it reminds Xiao Changyi and Xiao Changwu from another angle not to just stare at the one or two people in front of them. The person who can really influence the national destiny of the Jingyuan Dynasty is every ordinary person in the Jingyuan Empire. .
If you really want the country to be prosperous and the world to be stable, it is far better to care for the people than to care for him as a minister.
To explain it more straightforwardly, don’t think that by buying off one or two capable people around you, you can rely on the abilities of these people to bring peace to the world. What really determines the general trend of the world is the ants you think you have in your hands. common people.
As a member of the royal family, if you do not have this awareness, your dynasty's fortune will not last long.
So Shao Xi's few words gave Xiao Changyi and Xiao Changwu a different taste.
Fortunately, both of these brothers are reasonable people, and they are people who really have the people of the world at heart. If they were replaced by a foolish and cruel king, I am afraid that Shao Xi's words would be enough to make him lose his head, or at least give himself Causing a lot of trouble.
If a minister is targeted by the emperor or the royal family, his ultimate fate will not be much better.
Xiao Changyi has long been accustomed to Shao Xi's speaking style, but this is the first time for Xiao Changwu to meet Shao Xi, and he was a little embarrassed for a moment when Shao Xi rejected him so softly.
Xiao Changyi laughed and said to Xiao Changwu: "This boy is like this. Once you get used to it, King Xin, you will know that he has always been like this. Not only can he do things beautifully, but when it comes to speaking beautiful words, both of you and I are not as good as him. Here There is no one else around, so we don’t have to be polite when talking to him.”
After saying that, he turned around and stretched out his hand to Shao Xi.
Shao Xi knew what he meant, but he deliberately blinked his eyes and pretended to be confused.
"Your Majesty, what does this mean?"
Xiao Changyi shook his outstretched hand impatiently, and said to Shao Xi: "Stop pretending to be confused with me! You promised me last time you came here, and you haven't fulfilled it as soon as possible? How in the world can I chase after you?" You are the first person behind the scenes to collect debts, so get it quickly, otherwise you won’t be able to get through this year!”
Shao Xi grinned, took out a cloth bag from his bulging arms and handed it to Xiao Changyi with both hands.
Xiao Changyi couldn't wait to grab the cloth bag. Regardless of the courtesy of a monarch and his ministers, he sat behind the imperial desk in front of Shao Xi and Xiao Changwu, opened the cloth bag, and began to count the banknotes inside.
While counting, he giggled contentedly, while Shao Xi stood aside to remind Xiao Changyi not to count wrongly.
At this time, Xiao Changwu was completely confused!
I thought to myself, are these still the emperor and his ministers? No matter how you look at it, they look like a pair of profiteers who are colluding with each other.
