762: Brother to brother and (Part 1) [Please vote for me]
Southeast of the mainland, Qu Guo, Qu Yunnan.
The predecessor of the so-called "Qu State" was "Shen State".
When the Shen Kingdom collapsed, its leader was licentious and violent, using traitors and traitors to kill the loyal and exploit the common people... For a time, the people were filled with resentment. The leader of the Qu State, Zhai Huan, lay dormant for several years, killed the tyrants, and established a new country, which was named "Qu"
.Although his reign was short, he worked hard to govern, cultivate civil and military skills, invigorate the people and educate them morally, improve people's livelihood internally, and fend off neighboring enemies externally, so that the depressed country was rejuvenated.
Although Zhai Huan came to power by killing his lord and was unfairly appointed, why do the people care so much? They only know that after the new king came to power, the family's life has improved visibly, and the public security is no longer as panic-stricken as before. This is completely
enough!
The king also led his troops to destroy the neighboring countries that had repeatedly harassed him!
When the news came back, the whole country cheered.
However, the situation in the southeast of the mainland is not something that a new country like Qu State can have the final say on. Facing the powerful Qu State, several nearby countries developed a sense of crisis and jointly resisted the pressure. The leader of the country, Zhai Huan, had to rectify his troops.
, conquered again.
This fight lasted more than half a year.
The people of Qu State do not know the situation of the war on the front line, but judging from Qu State's hard resistance for more than half a year, Qu State should not be destroyed.
The common people within the territory should do whatever they want.
After more than a month, the two sides ceased fighting and refused to invade each other.
The leader of the country, Zhai Huan, led his troops in triumph.
However, even a three-year-old child knows that this false calm is only temporary. It won't be long before a new country is established and an old country is destroyed. Countries change, regimes rise and fall, and the only thing that remains unchanged is the land under their feet.
Da da da da——
A low-key team flew past the official road.
The leader is a young man wearing a loose purple round-neck robe. This young man has delicate and majestic eyebrows, a nose like a hanging gallbladder, and lips that are greased. The most outstanding thing about his face is his pair of affectionate peach blossom eyes that seem to be smiling but not smiling.
, there is a natural smile on the corner of the lips.
However, the young man pursed his lips tightly at this time.
Those peach blossom eyes were also slightly red for some reason.
"drive--"
The young man controls the reins with one hand.
Run all the way into the capital of Qu Kingdom.
When entering the city, the young man's free hand raised the tiger talisman in his hand. The defenders immediately recognized this person's identity and opened the door to let the young man pass without saying a word. However, there were also new recruits among the defenders.
The young man was dissatisfied with this move.
Digu said: "Master, who is this person?"
Although the young man is dressed richly, he seems to be far from being a truly wealthy person. Furthermore, this is still the capital city, and the ruler of the country is very strict with the children of noble families. Anyone who comes has to dismount his horse and cross the city. In this way, he rides into the city.
Yes, never seen.
The veteran slapped the recruit on the back of the head.
He lowered his voice and warned: "You have no eyesight, who do you think he is? That man is the most trusted and respected brother of the king. The king gave him a title as soon as he ascended the throne. His brothers from the same father's family did not receive this treatment.
If you don’t keep your eyes open when you meet such a big shot, you may die without knowing it!”
The new recruits were frightened by the serious warning in the veteran's words.
If Shen Tang were here, he would recognize the young man just now. Isn't it the friend who had the experience of riding pigs with her - Zhai Le, Zhai Xiaofang? At this moment, Zhai Le has completely lost his youthful youth and looks mature.
, eyes firm.
He rushed back to the capital in such a hurry because of an imperial edict.
[Xiao Fang, come home quickly——Brother stays.]
When Zhai Le saw these six words, his hands and feet almost went cold.
Regardless, he led twenty or thirty personal guards back from the military training school. For a moment, countless thoughts that made him panic came to mind. But he didn't expect that as soon as he entered the city, he saw the maid next to his wife looking at him at the intersection.
The maid saw Zhai Le with sharp eyes: "Parents!"
Zhai Le tightened the reins urgently and controlled the horse to stop.
He said in a deep voice: "Why are you here?"
The maid said: "Madam, please let me wait for you here!"
"You go back and report to Madam first. Then I have something to do and I will be back from the palace in less than an hour."
When the maid heard this, she said nervously: "Parents, no!"
Zhai Le frowned and asked: "Why is this?"
Unexpectedly, this maid hesitated to speak.
Zhai Le raised his head and glanced at the sun on the horizon, estimated the time in his mind, and said to the maid: "Go back home first."
He felt a little strange about the letter his brother gave him.
Although Zhai Le came back in a high-profile manner, he did not go to the palace to see the king first, but went straight back home. But he did not expect that he would see his worried relatives at his home. He was shocked to see a big man holding a big boy in his arms.
The fat girl is teasing the man.
In just a few years, the man's hair has turned all gray.
Only his face is still as young as ever, with no trace of time.
"Brother, why are you here?" Zhai Le strode into the main hall, then wondered again, "That letter..."
Zhai Huan sat on the mat, letting the fat and white baby girl in her arms sit on her lap, shaking a jade-handled rattle with her other hand, firmly attracting the little baby girl's attention. She opened her mouth slightly
, raised her chubby right hand and stuffed it into her bare mouth, and crystal clear saliva flowed. Zhai Huan took the trouble to wipe the corners of her mouth with a silk handkerchief, smiling gently.
This baby girl is the daughter Zhai Le gave birth to at the end of last year.
She is strong and strong, and she looks very lucky.
Zhai Huan likes this niece very much. Every time he sees her, he hugs and teases her. When he heard Zhai Le's voice, he raised his head and put down the rattle: "A Le, come and hug your fat daughter...
It’s only been five months and it’s already so heavy…”
Zhai Le's daughter recognizes people at a young age.
I only recognize people with good-looking faces.
Seeing Zhai Le reaching out to him, he smiled and opened his mouth, revealing his bare pink gums. He leaned in Zhai Le's arms and rudely smeared his saliva on the material on his shoulder. Zhai Le shook his head and said with emotion: "Second girl is indeed
It’s sinking a little.”
He sat down next to him and mentioned the question just now.
"Why did brother suddenly send such a secret letter?"
As he said that, Zhai Le's face darkened.
"Could it be that the letter is fake?"
Unexpectedly, Zhai Huan said with a smile: "Of course the letter is true, but it's not as urgent as you think."
Zhai Le let out a long sigh of relief: "What a false alarm! I thought it was my brother's old injury that recurred, and I was so scared that I panicked."
Zhai Huan said: "The old injury has indeed recurred."
Zhai Le: "..."
"I asked you to come back just in case. If my brother and sister hadn't secretly entered the palace to ask for an audience, I would have been kept in the dark for fear of my brother."
For a moment, Zhai Le's thoughts were confused.
"Who dares to hide this from my brother?"
Zhai Huan chuckled and said: "Things like power can really corrode people's hearts. Ah Le, you also know that since your sister-in-law passed away, my brother has abused the ways of being a scribe, causing his health to deteriorate... How much life has been spent in these years?
Even my brother can't remember it clearly. A while ago, I caught a cold and was ill for several days, so someone... haha, I kept this news from you and me."
The daughter in Zhai Le's arms secretly grabbed his sleeve and clasped the back of his hand with her little fingers. The pain was worse than a mosquito bite. Naturally, he didn't feel it. His whole mind was shaken by Zhai Huan's words. A pair of peach blossoms
His eyes were completely blank.
"Yes, who is it?"
Why did he hide the news that his brother was ill?
Zhai Huan smiled bitterly: "Looking at the court, who else dares to do this? Of course they are your good cousins and my good brothers. Since your sister-in-law left, the post has been vacant, and there are no concubines in the inner court...
Ah Le, don't you understand? As a brother, I have no heirs, and I have sworn that there will never be another. Once something happens to me... I can only choose to have a brother, or adopt a nephew."
Zhai Huan is not an only son. He has concubines, biological brothers, and several concubine sisters, but he can't help but not being close to them. Compared with these biological brothers, Zhai Le is more like a brother from his mother. Zhai Huan also finds it strange.
, can only be attributed to fate.
Everyone in the court has already accepted that Zhai Huan is short-lived.
In other words, Zhai Huan did not have many candidates to choose from.
These candidates also unanimously regarded Zhai Le as their formidable enemy.
Zhai Le was dumbfounded after hearing this, and then said with a smile: "Cousin, are they... doubting that brother will marry me? You can think about it with your toes, and you know it won't work. Madam hurt her body in order to give birth to Erya, and even Xinglin's holy hands
He said that she would have difficulty in giving birth in the future, and even if she could give birth, she would need to be carefully nursed back to health for five or six years..."
Zhai Le, he only has two fat girls.
After the fall of the State of Shen, in order to help his brother stabilize the situation in the new dynasty, he married Sanniang of the Zhao family. Although Zhai Le did not have much affection for his wife before marriage, after getting along with him after the marriage, he got to know her more deeply, and his feelings for her became stronger.
Much thicker.
With Zhai Huan as an example, Zhai Le also wanted to guard one person. When it was clear that he could not take concubines and only had two daughters, he obviously posed no threat to his cousins. Why were they so guarded against him? Obviously, they
We were very harmonious before.
Brothers of the same generation in the Zhai family help each other and are united in dealing with the outside world.
Why has so much changed in just a few years?
Unexpectedly, Zhai Huan's words made Zhai Le completely dumbfounded: "It's not a doubt, my brother really belongs to you."
Zhai Le, whose hands were covered with the girl's saliva: "..."
His mind was buzzing, and his brain almost stopped working.
Zhai Huan said firmly: "I choose you for my brother!"
Zhai Le said sarcastically: "But, this is not appropriate..."
Zhai Huan said: "To deal with the aftermath of the brotherhood, you only need to sit in that position and guard this land and water. As for them...they are so focused on fighting for power and profit, they are not worthy!"
Zhai Le frowned, his peach blossom eyes filled with hesitation.
He doesn't like the role of being the helmsman. He has always positioned himself as his brother's right-hand man, helping him fight in all directions and protecting what he values. Brother is the anchor in his heart. With Brother here, he doesn't have to think.
.
Zhai Le still declined politely: "Brother, the Spring and Autumn Period is at its peak. If you are not satisfied with your cousins, you can adopt a good seedling from their knees and cultivate it carefully. There should be no war in the past few years. When it is cultivated, I will be like Fu Zuo'a
Support him like a brother!"
Zhai Huan sighed and touched his eldest niece's prickly short hair.
When the child was just born, his hair was not as thick as that of a newborn. It took a hundred days to remove the fetal hair, but only a short hair has grown out today. He looked like a heroic little boy. He said regretfully: "If it were a boy.
Enough……"
If it were a man, there would be no objection if he directly established the crown prince.
Zhai Le poked his daughter's soft cheek: "If it were a man, he might be able to practice protecting his wife and Da Ya..."
Women and children who have no ability to protect themselves are still too dangerous. Zhai Le likes to go to the battlefield, and generals who like to go to the battlefield will not live long. He doesn't know if he can survive until his daughter grows up.
Then, he received a slap from his brother: "You have become a father for the second time, and you still don't understand that children can't move their cheeks? Erya drools more than Daya, so it must be you who caused the disaster."
Zhai Le pursed his lips in grievance and touched the back of his hands.
Seeing his brother looking at his fat daughter, he mistakenly thought that she wanted to hug the child again, so he shamelessly offered his daughter to her.
But Zhai Huan had no intention of taking it.
He just said: "Ale, are you really not going to take a concubine?"
Zhai Le said in a low voice: "Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you. Moreover, when I married my wife, I used the power of her mother's family to marry her, how can I break my promise now for the sake of women?"
Zhai Huan said: "In this case, there is nothing we can do."
Zhai Le thought he had completely given up the idea of establishing himself.
"It's destiny, I'm really not that good."
Zhai Huan fiddled with her little niece's little hand and said suddenly: "The big girl has no bones, but Erya's bones are surprisingly good, and her meridians are ethereal. She is a good seedling for cultivation..."
Zhai Le lowered his eyebrows and said: "No matter how talented you are, but..."
Looking into his daughter's pure eyes, he couldn't say any hurtful words, even if she didn't understand anything.
"Earlier, I gave Erya a divination for my brother."
Zhai Le smiled and said: "How do you say the hexagram?"
Zhai Huan raised his head and looked at his younger brother, saying word by word, gently and firmly: "Tiger father has no dog daughter, she can inherit your mantle."
Zhai Le was dumbfounded when he heard this: "Inherit my mantle?"
Zhai Huan's words shocked him: "When a literary scholar gets the national seal, a literary scholar of any grade can be promoted to the first rank, although this grade is useless. A brave warrior can also get the title of princes if he gets the national seal."
Tao... what about ordinary people? What about women with strong bones? I have read countless records of previous dynasties, and no one has ever tried it, but there should be an answer to this question..."
The two brothers looked at the baby girl in confusion.
At this time, the chamberlain beside Zhai Huan reminded the two brothers in a low voice that it was getting late and it was time for Zhai Huan to return to the inner court.
Zhai Le looked at him, and he said calmly: "There are some eyes and ears in the inner court, so I didn't remove them because I didn't want to alert the snake. If it can be done without bloodshed, I don't want any more blood splattering in the royal court. This time I saw you, I still asked my brothers and sisters to help, secretly
Ran out."
Zhai Le was anxious: "Brother!"
Zhai Huan waved his hand: "As long as they are not terminally ill, they dare not make any big moves. After all - I really know how to kill them."
Even if he doesn't want to come to this point.
He asked Zhai Le to stay in the capital for a while and not go anywhere. After a few words of warning, he disguised himself again and returned quietly.
Zhai Le was in a daze holding his daughter.
The panic and anxiety that I had barely suppressed came to my mind again.
At some point, the lady came to him, put a coat on him, and said softly: "Uncle, he vomited blood before."
Zhai Le trembled violently: "Vomiting blood?"
Mrs. Zhao said: "I could vaguely see a basin of blood."
Thinking about the relationship between her husband and her children's uncle, there were some things she couldn't say out loud. The king was afraid... that he wouldn't be able to survive this month.
Late at night on the third day at home, Zhai Le was secretly ordered to enter the palace. He looked at the palace in the dark night, which looked like a huge beast with an open mouth, and his heart dropped to freezing point. There was a voice in his heart that resisted, but his body was led by his brother and his confidants and stepped into the palace.