Chapter five hundred and thirty fourth brother and sister meet
When the brothers and sisters met, Liu Xiu cried, Liu Boji even burst into tears, and Li Tong beside him was also excited and laughed and cried.
The three of them were agitated for a while before they gradually calmed down.
Liu Xiu pulled the two of them to sit down, and first said to Liu Boji: "Why did my little sister call her third brother before, and how can she still call her third brother now!"
"Yeah!" Liu Boji sobbed and nodded, then grinned at Liu Xiu. Seeing her silly smile despite her tear-stained face, Liu Xiu rubbed her head lovingly.
There are six brothers and sisters in the Liu family. Liu Xiu and Liu Boji have the deepest relationship, mainly because they spend the longest time together. He turned to look at Li Tong and asked: "Ci Yuan, has this journey been smooth?
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Li Tong nodded and said, "Thanks to Your Majesty, everything is fine. I just slept and ate on the road. Thank you for your hard work, Boji."
Li Tong has always been a very measured person. Although he and Liu Xiu are old acquaintances and now he is Liu Xiu's brother-in-law, he is not at all arrogant and has the same attitude towards Liu Xiu as before.
Showing is both respect and awe.
As they were talking, an attendant outside said: "Madam is here."
Following the chants of the attendants, Guo Shengtong was supported by two maids and walked in. Guo Shengtong's belly was now visible. Because her identity was different from before, the child she was carrying was even more valuable.
Neither Li Tong nor Liu Boji had met Guo Shengtong, but they both knew about Liu Xiu and Guo Shengtong's marriage.
Seeing Guo Shengtong come in, the two of them stood up and saluted Guo Shengtong. Li Tong said, "I have met my wife, Li Tong, a humble minister!"
Liu Boji said: "Boji has met the emperor's sister-in-law." As she spoke, she was secretly looking at her sister-in-law curiously.
Due to his pregnancy, Guo Shengtong is slightly fatter than before. Compared with his previous thin figure, he now has a bit more charm and roundness, becoming more mature and charming.
Guo Shengtong first saluted Liu Xiufu and said: "Your Majesty." Then he waved to Li Tong and Liu Boji, and said with a smile: "There is no need to be polite to Jiyuan and my little sister, please get up quickly." wavv
While speaking, she even winked at Liu Boji and smiled.
Liu Boji was Liu Xiu's favorite little sister, and Guo Shengtong, as his sister-in-law, also loved Wujiwu. Liu Xiu stood up, walked to Guo Shengtong, pulled her and let her sit with her little sister.
Guo Shengtong was not a talkative person and could not say a few words to others, but he seemed to be very attached to Liu Boji. After sitting down with Liu Boji, he seemed to have opened up the conversation box and talked endlessly.
Liu Boji was a little curious and a little repelled by Guo Shengtong. Her sister-in-law was originally Yin Lihua, but now she inexplicably became Guo Shengtong.
However, Guo Shengtong's enthusiasm for her infected her. Under Guo Shengtong's greetings, Liu Boji's impression of Guo Shengtong also quietly changed.
Seeing her aunt and sister-in-law talking happily, Liu Xiu and Li Tong looked at each other and smiled. The former winked, and they both stood up and walked outside the house. When they got to the yard outside, the two of them strolled
While talking.
Liu Xiu asked: "Ci Yuan, how have you been in the past two years?"
Li Tong smiled calmly and said: "It's neither good nor bad! In the past two years, I have not been with Liu Xuan and stayed away from Chang'an. No matter how much trouble there is in Chang'an, it will not affect me."
As he spoke, he looked at Liu Xiu and sighed: "Your Majesty, it has been really hard for you to have been wandering around and fighting in Hebei for two years."
Liu Xiu laughed disapprovingly and said, "We haven't seen each other for two years, and Ji Yuan has become a lot more mature."
How could the former Li Tong, a wealthy young man, say such a thing?! After a pause, Liu Xiu said again: "There is no suitable candidate for the position of Weiwei yet. Jiyuan, I plan to wrong you for the time being and let you be the Weiwei."
Lieutenant!"
Speaking of which, the Weiwei is not a minor official, but ranks among the ninth ministers. His main responsibility is to be in charge of the imperial guards, and he is the top guard of the imperial palace.
The Weiwei and the Lieutenant (Zhi Jinwu), one is in charge of the palace guards and the other is in charge of the capital guards, one is internal and the other is external, they are the two most important military attachés to protect the emperor.
It's just that Liu Xiu has not yet established a capital, nor does he have a palace, so the titles of Weiwei and Lieutenant are just empty titles.
When Li Tong heard this, without saying a word, he knelt down to express his gratitude. Liu Xiu jumped in first, supported Li Tong, and said with a smile: "Chiyuan, from now on, I will leave all the power of the guards around me to you."
"Your Majesty, don't worry. I will do my best to live up to your Majesty's expectations!"
After not seeing each other for two years, His Majesty still allows him to serve as a guard, which shows the degree of trust in him. The trust Liu Xiu showed in Li Tong made him happier than letting Li Tong be the third official.
After the official conversation was over, Liu Xiu changed the subject and asked: "Chiyuan, what do you think of Shengtong?"
Li Tong was reluctant to ask too much about the emperor's household affairs, but since the question was about him, Li Tong still wanted to say a few words.
He said: "When Your Majesty was in trouble in Hebei, my wife was able to marry Your Majesty, and was not afraid of hardships. She followed His Majesty in the wars in the north and south. Her character is naturally incomparable. However, how should Your Majesty explain Mrs. Yin?"
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Li Tong and Yin Lihua have some connections. Yin Lihua used to take refuge in Li Tong's village. In the past two years, Li Tong has also taken good care of the Yin family.
Speaking of Yin Lihua, Liu Xiu sighed, with an apology on his face. Some things were really not something he could decide by himself, such as his marriage to Guo Shengtong. If he didn't accept the marriage, the true king Liu Yang would not
Borrowing his 100,000 soldiers and horses, without the help of 100,000 Zhending troops, and relying solely on his own efforts, it is not impossible to establish a foundation in Hebei, but in terms of time, it may be three, five, or even three years later.
ten years.
Seeing Liu Xiu's gloomy look, Li Tong said: "Your Majesty has difficulties, even a humble minister can understand. It's just that now that Your Majesty has achieved great achievements, you can't lift up Mrs. Guo and suppress Mrs. Yin. When it comes to a couple in need, your Majesty and Mrs. Yin are the only ones."
They are a couple in need."
When Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua got married, it was really at the lowest point in his life. Yin Lihua didn't care about anything and was willing to marry him. This friendship moved even an outsider like Li Tong deeply.
After hearing Li Tong's heartfelt words, Liu Xiu nodded and said: "I will confer Lihua and Shengtong as nobles. As for the queen, I will decide in the future!"
In fact, choosing the queen is very simple. Before the emperor ascended the throne, his first wife was both the queen. The trouble was that Liu Xiu had two first wives. It was really troublesome whether to choose Yin Li as the queen or Guo Shengtong.
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Li Tong and Guo Shengtong had only met for the first time, so his impression of her was not very good. However, he and Yin Lihua were old acquaintances, so he naturally hoped that Yin Lihua would become the future.
The two chatted outside for a while before returning to the house. In this short time, Guo Shengtong and Liu Boji had become very familiar with each other. The two sisters talked and laughed, and they laughed happily from time to time.
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Seeing this, Liu Xiu and Li Tong both laughed and stepped forward. The former asked: "What are you talking about so happy?"
With a smile on his face, Guo Shengtong said: "Axiu, Boji and I are talking about female celebrities. Boji knows many acupuncture techniques for female celebrities, and there are many acupuncture techniques that I have never heard of before."
Liu Boji said with a smile: "The emperor's sister-in-law is very grateful."
Liu Xiu smiled and nodded. Seeing that his wife and his little sister were getting along well, he felt particularly comfortable.
He sighed meaningfully: "At the beginning, our Chongling Army was defeated in Xiao Chang'an, with countless casualties. The second sister and second brother were both killed by reckless thieves. The morale of the whole army was low. It was the younger sister who embroidered the embroidery work overnight.
The four banners of Qinglong, White Tiger, Suzaku, and Xuanwu boosted morale, and I, the soldiers of Chung Ling, defeated the pursuing enemy!"
Guo Shengtong took Liu Boji's hand and said with surprise and joy: "My little sister could do such a feat back then!"
Liu Boji was very embarrassed by Liu Xiu's praise, her little face turned red, and she said shyly: "Sister-in-law, don't listen to the exaggeration of the third brother. How can I have such a big role? I was able to kill the enemy army at that time because of the leadership of the eldest brother and the third brother."
Soldiers go to charge into battle!"
Liu Xiu said sternly: "When fighting, you need momentum! When momentum rises, a hundred people can defeat thousands of enemies, and a thousand people can defeat ten thousand enemies!"
Guo Shengtong nodded his head and said sternly to Liu Xiu: "My little sister is a great hero. Back then, the conditions were so difficult that Axiu couldn't reward her. Now that Axiu is the emperor, I have to reward my little sister!"
Liu Xiu laughed and echoed: "You should be rewarded! You should be rewarded!"
Li Tong smiled, but secretly sighed in his heart, feeling quite worried about Yin Lihua's future. If Guo Shengtong was just an ordinary young lady from a wealthy family, it would be fine, but looking at it now, Guo Shengtong's mind and skills are very powerful.
In the past, his wife did not have a good impression of Guo Shengtong, the emperor's sister-in-law whom she had never met, but in just a short time, the two of them became close.
Furthermore, His Majesty has always valued family ties, and Mrs. Guo was very good at catering to his liking and showing closeness to Bo Ji. As for how much true love there was and how much was fake, I am afraid only she herself knew clearly.
The arrival of Li Tong's family made Liu Xiu very happy. That night, he hosted a banquet for Li Tong and Liu Boji, and specially invited Wu Han, Geng and others to let Li Tong and them get to know each other.
Liu Xiu's special regard for Li Tong was obvious to all. Apart from their previous personal relationship, no one dared to despise Li Tong simply because he was the emperor's brother-in-law and consort.
During the banquet, Wu Han, Geng and others all wanted to have a good chat with Li Tong. The main reason was that Li Tong had an easy-going personality, no airs, and would not be arrogant. He was polite and courteous to everyone. He was very kind.
It's hard to find fault with it.
As for Zhu, Ma Wu, Yao Qi and others, they were all old acquaintances with Li Tong, and they frequently toasted to each other.
Seeing that Li Tong could quickly integrate into the situation and not stay out of the situation or be excluded, Liu Xiu was in a better mood and drank a few more glasses of wine.
After the banquet, Liu Xiu returned to the dormitory smelling of alcohol. Guo Shengtong greeted him and asked with concern: "Axiu has arranged the residences of Jiyuan and my little sister?"
Liu Xiu took the teacup handed over by the maid, took a sip of tea, nodded and said, "It has been arranged a long time ago."
"I'll go over and take a look tomorrow. If there's anything missing in the house, I'll have someone buy it!" Guo Shengtong said.
Liu Xiu smiled, took Guo Shengtong's little hand, pulled her back into his arms, and let her sit on his lap. Guo Shengtong was startled, and subconsciously put his arms around Liu Xiu's neck, with his little face pressed against her.
on his chest.
He said quietly: "The eldest brother is the father, and the eldest sister-in-law is the mother. Big brother, the second brother is no longer here, but I, the elder brother, really failed to fulfill his responsibilities as an elder brother! For Boji, Shengtong should pay more attention and take care of him.
I’ll take good care of my little sister!”
Guo Shengtong leaned on Liu Xiu's arms, drew circles on his chest with his fingers, and whispered: "What are you saying, husband? My husband's little sister is my concubine's little sister. To my own little sister, my concubine,
How can you not take care of me with all your heart?"
