Buffer band?

Chu Qing thought about it carefully and said, "This... you are right. Donglun is sandwiched between Daxuan and Vos. If the two countries go to war, Donglun is a buffer zone."

The old man nodded: "Yes, the old emperor has always regarded the Kingdom of Woth as his biggest enemy. The reason is that after the previous emperor expanded his territory and attacked the Donglun Kingdom, he was preparing to march the Kingdom of Woth all the way;

At that time, people were living in poverty. It was in such a triangular entanglement that Emperor Gaozu took the opportunity to destroy the previous dynasty;

After Emperor Gaozu won the world, he did not take all the Donglun Kingdom for himself, but instead sent some forces along Jizhou. It should be said that half of Jizhou now belonged to the original Donglun Kingdom;

Then he took gentle measures against Donglun, wooed them, and used a large amount of national strength to resist and prevent the country of Vos. Therefore, for more than a hundred years, Daxuan has enjoyed peace;

But Vos was always a disaster for me. The secret guards established during the Emperor Gaozu had one more branch than the previous dynasty - the Secret Guards, who were inserted into the Donglun Kingdom and Vos Kingdom to monitor their movements;

When Emperor Gaozu seized the country, the treasury of the previous dynasty had been exhausted, and Emperor Gaozu prepared for war again, and the treasury had been insufficient;

The biggest hidden danger of Daxuan is not the neighboring Donglun Kingdom, but the Vos Kingdom, which has a vast territory, excellent horses and strong people;

Therefore, after Emperor Gaozu, emperors of all dynasties regarded the conquest of Vos as their lifelong ambition until the time of the Emperor, the treasury gradually became abundant;

However, the old emperor was over the age of his life at that time, and Daxuan's combat power still did not meet his expectations. We had poor weapons and insufficient horses;

So the old emperor has been following Donglun Kingdom, because as long as they are used as a buffer, Daxuan can continue to accumulate strength. Even if they go to war with Vos, they will not turn against each other."

Wouldn't you turn against each other? Chu Qing didn't agree.

If you don’t turn against each other, it depends on whether it’s worth it. As long as it is profitable, you will be considered an ungrateful person. Donglun Country will not turn against each other. It’s not time to go.

The old man did not notice Chu Qing's expression and continued, "It's a pity that the people only thought that the former emperor was stupid and had good face. They raised Donglun Kingdom as their son, but they did not know the former emperor's painstaking efforts...

Let’s not talk about these, let’s talk about the Secret Guards and Shadow Guards. They are collectively called Secret Guards, which are inherited professions, one generation after another;

Due to the particularity of this profession, they cannot get married and have children like ordinary people, and can only get married with female secret guards or female shadow guards. However, there are more men than women, and getting married is not easy, so few children will have.”

This is inevitable. As for dual-employed workers, they have to work overtime and have to take time to have a child.

The old man continued: "Later, he simply filled some trustworthy palace servants into the secret guards and shadow guards as his family members;

Many of these secret guards have died in a foreign land and cannot return. Fortunately, they can leave their bones and blood and continue to enrich the royal secret guards."

Alas, it’s unlucky, it’s not good to do something to make a living. Chu Qing complained in his heart.

"My three sons are the Sewei." said the old man.

"Ah!" Chu Qing was shocked!

The Sanpang family, oh no, their Luo family is actually a secret guard!

"Then you..." Chu Qing's tone showed respect, but his mood was complicated.

It is inevitable that a son inherits his father's business in this world, but if he inherits the dangerous and lonely profession of Secret Guard, Chu Qing's opinion would be admirable and bitter.

This is not only an inevitable continuation of a profession, for example, carpenters, they are craftsmen, professions that they must engage in for generations, and class regulations;

It is not just a love for a profession, such as Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi and his son, who are both officials and love the art of calligraphy without forgetting their original intentions;

But for the Secret Guard, the Secret Guard is a group of people who have a sense of responsibility for this profession, loyalty to the country, or to the emperor, who have been helpless for generations.

No wonder Chu Qing has always had an impression of Sanpang's family and her mother-in-law, but she has never seen a man besides the children. It turns out that they are secret guards.

The old man nodded: "Yes, I am also a Secret Guard, a palace maid personally selected by Empress Dowager Xiaohui, and a palace maid who continues the Secret Guard.

We had a fake identity at that time and came to Wukeshu Village to live. Because we were all from palace maids and had read some books, we lied that I was the daughter of a juren. My family was defeated and I came to the village to settle down."

Empress Dowager Xiaohui, the biological mother of the current emperor?

The old man's palace maid who continued the Secret Guards' expression was solemn and solemn when he spoke, but in Chu Qing's opinion, if he had not had enough faith in his heart, he would not have shown this way.

Isn’t it just to give birth to a child for the wife of Miweifa? These women are at best a fertility machine, but from the old man’s expression, Chu Qing saw a sense of mission.

He was in a complicated mood, and Chu Qing didn't know what to think, so he just asked, "Are you looking for me..."

The old man's expression became a little ashamed and anxious: "Mr. Chu, please keep it a secret. My eldest son is back!"

Chu Qing didn't understand what this meant: "Isn't it a good thing to come back?"

The old man sighed: "Oh, this is a long story... My Dalang and Erlang are twins. What a great joy it would be if they were ordinary people's families. But for families like us, we have to raise them one by one, and then send them out to take risks..."

This is like what a mother said!

Chu Qing couldn't help but think that no matter how responsible and mission he has, he is also a mother. He can really not feel sorry for sending his child on a dangerous road with his own hands? Unless he is not his biological child!

Thinking of the astronauts being successfully sent to space in the news, and the picture switched to the proud expression of their family members, Chu Qing always wondered, will these parents and relatives outside the camera not sleep all night?

There must be someone who sacrifices and someone who contributes, but isn’t the choice and giving up between righteousness and affection of their relatives sacrifice and dedication?

Otherwise, how could there be the grief of "repentance to teach your husband to find a title" and the lament of "one general succeeds and thousands of bones are undone".

The old man's voice continued to sound: "At the beginning of the thirty-fifth year, we were killed in the Secret Guards of Vos. Our family received an order to sneak into Vos.

It is not easy to lurk in Voss because our Daxuan people are so different from their appearance, usually only one or two can stay, and the rest can basically not come back;

The child's father is from the south, and he has a high nose and deep eyes. My sons all followed him, so it was easier to get in;

At that time, the former emperor was lingering in sickness, and several princes each provoked forces to fight. Donglun attacked the southern border of our Daxuan under the instigation of Wos;

So his father took Dalang and Erlang to leave the house by taking advantage of the opportunity of transporting grain and husbands;

Their brothers were almost difficult to distinguish, and they could be substitutes for each other, and they could get some news at home, that was when their father contracted dysentery in Donglun and disappeared;

However, with the death of the late emperor and the civil strife, the power of several princes increased and decreased, and the defenses of the various passes in Daxuan became increasingly strict, and they could send back the news less and less;

Later, Donglun and Vos had frequent exchanges, and adopted guerrilla strategies against Daxuan, only invading the border on a small scale, but not launching a large-scale attack;

The Daxuan court was also restrained by the princes at that time, and the ministers were busy changing their responsibilities. The number of secret guards was not large, so the two brothers were put on the ground in Donglun and could not advance or retreat;

It was not until the second year of Emperor Qingde ascended the throne that the situation improved. Dalang and Erlang joined Vos with a shareholder, Lun's nobles;
Chapter completed!