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Xiao Fan galloped all the way to the capital, and immediately went to see Xiao Jumao after entering the palace.

Xiao Jumao was reviewing the memorial in the imperial study, when he heard that Zhao Quan had reported Xiao Fan to come, he kept the ink brush in his hand, and let him in in response.

Xiao Fan took a deep breath, and after entering the imperial study, he knelt down abruptly, made a big salute, and said, "My nephew pays respects to the emperor's uncle."

Xiao Jumao said "hmm", "You're back so soon?" He didn't get up immediately as usual.

Xiao Fan still knelt on the ground with a calm face, as if he had just made an extremely important decision, no matter what the result was, he could bear it.

"Uncle, my nephew has something to ask for."

"What's the matter?" Xiao Jumao just finished reviewing one book, so he stopped writing and put the memorial aside.

Xiao Fan's eyes fell on the ground, and he said calmly and clearly: "Uncle Emperor, my nephew wants to go to Wei Customs to defend against the enemy in person."

Xiao Jumao was not surprised, he was silent for a while before asking: "Why?"

"Uncle, my nephew went to Jiangling City with Brother Hongye this time. On the way, he told me a lot of stories about the frontier customs. Moreover, my nephew has also seen a lot of things in the past few days. My nephew feels that if I live for a long time The imperial palace has no understanding of the outside world. No matter how good the knowledge taught by the Taifu is, it will not help. It is better to go to the border to experience it. What's more, Di Kingdom has invaded my Xiao Kingdom for a long time, and the people on the border have been Living in dire straits, I am the crown prince of the Xiao Kingdom, if I go to the frontier pass and defend against the enemy with all the soldiers, it will definitely boost the morale of our army and prevent the Di Kingdom from invading as soon as possible."

Xiao Jumao tapped his index finger on the desk a few times after he finished speaking, and suddenly said: "You are for Zhu Hongye?"

Xiao Fan was startled suddenly, he raised his head to look at Xiao Jumao, saw his eyes were dark, he couldn't see any emotion, so he could only bite the bullet and say: "Nephew really wants to be with Brother Hongye..."

"In that case," Xiao Jumao interrupted him, "I will recall him from the border and let him be your companion, or let him enter the palace to serve you, how about it?"

Xiao Fan's expression finally changed. If this is true, brother Hongye will hate himself for the rest of his life!Moreover, he never thought of breaking Brother Hongye's wings. If he was willing to stay at the border, he would only support his decision.

"Uncle! My nephew really wants to go to the border, not just for brother Hongye."

The imperial study room fell silent, Xiao Fan was sweating on his forehead, and felt extremely anxious. After a long time, Xiao Jumao said coldly: "If you go in the name of the prince, do you think others will let you charge forward? If you really want to go, Then I can only deprive you of the crown prince."

Xiao Fan was about to open his mouth to answer, when Xiao Jumao said again: "When you are not the prince, what you say has no weight at all. The prince I appointed myself is because of a certain person who doesn't even want the position of prince. I have blood in my heart. You don't need to kill you, but you can kill that person, and then it will be useless for you to plead for mercy."

Xiao Fan looked at Xiao Jumao in shock. In his heart, the emperor's uncle had always been gentle and amiable, and treated him very well. He had never seen such a cold and high-ranking emperor's uncle. The icy ground invaded Xiao Fan's heart together, it was cold to the bone.

He hadn't realized what supreme power was before, but now he finally understood it.He is just a crown prince. Over the past few years, the compliments from others and the love of the emperor's uncle have gradually made him unscrupulous. He thought that as a prince, he could do what he wanted to do, and that the emperor's uncle would always agree to his request unconditionally. , but he was wrong, very wrong.Uncle Huang is the emperor, and the most important thing in his heart must be Xiao Guo, so naturally he can't let himself do whatever he wants,

"Go back to the East Palace and think about it." After all, Xiao Jumao didn't continue to scare him, and waved him away.

Xiao Fan was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly said: "Uncle Huang, General Zhu is a rare and good general, please don't blame my nephew for his ignorance, my nephew will leave." .

After he left, Tan Shiguan came out from the side room, kissed Xiao Jumao on the lips, and said with a smile: "He is so scared by you."

Xiao Jumao leaned back in the chair, closed his eyes and said lazily: "Although he has a calm temperament, he is still a little naive after all. If you don't let him learn some lessons, he won't understand some things."

"You are always so soft-hearted." Tan Shiguan walked around behind him and rubbed his shoulders.

Xiao Jumao shook his head, "It's not that I'm soft-hearted, I just felt a little guilty for him, if it wasn't for you and me, he wouldn't have to be the crown prince, and he wouldn't have to bear the burden, and he would be able to defend the border with Zhu Hongye at the border. Like Chen Feng and Jiang Ling."

"But if you didn't agree to rescue him from the palace, he might not be able to survive in this palace."

It is true to say so, but in the final analysis, Xiao Jumao still feels guilty towards Xiao Fan.

He opened his eyes, sat up straight, and said: "However, what he said still has some truth, and it's for purpose."

Xiao Fan was sitting alone on the ground of the East Palace, holding a jade tiger in his hand. He had carved this jade tiger a long time ago, so that he could give it to Brother Hongye in person on his birthday.The tiger woven from palm leaves won't last long, but this jade tiger can be worn by Brother Hongye for a lifetime.

But now, he couldn't send it in person, so he had to entrust someone to send it over.

In the early morning of the next day, Xiao Fan planned to find a confidant in the morning court and hand over the jade tiger to Zhu Hongye, but he did not expect that the emperor's uncle suddenly issued an imperial decree in the morning court.

The main idea of ​​the imperial decree is: Decades of rampage in the Di Kingdom have made life difficult for the people on the frontier of the Xiao Kingdom. I am so sad that I wish I could personally fight the enemy, but the government cannot slack off, so I have to order the prince to go to the border to defend against the enemy on my behalf, so as to boost the morale of the Xiao Kingdom. , to praise my Xiao Guoguo's prestige.

Both civil and military officials in the court were shocked, and they didn't understand Xiao Jumao's intention at all. Could it be that he didn't like the prince?But looking at how touched the prince was when he accepted the order, it seems that this is not the case.

Anyway, no matter how wild the officials were, the imperial decree has been decided and there will be no change. After Prince Xiao Fan came down to court, he bid farewell to Xiao Jumao and went to Wei Customs with Chen Feng, Jiang Ling and others.

In late autumn, when the cold wind from the north began to rage, Zhu Hongye drove a horse galloping alone on the quiet official road.

He wanted to rush to Weiguan on his birthday, even if no one knew about his birthday, as long as he could spend it with his brothers, he would be satisfied.

Fortunately, he finally arrived at Weiguan as he wished, and returned to the familiar military camp.As soon as he returned to the barracks and was about to change into his military uniform, he was suddenly hugged by someone who patted him on the shoulder vigorously and said, "You're back! Where are the Marquis and the military adviser?"

Zhu Hongye pushed him away, changed into his military uniform neatly, and said: "After I returned to Beijing, I went to Jiangling, and then went north directly, not with Master and the others."

Cui Zhi smiled, looked at his face carefully, and frowned, "You don't look very good, did you not have a good rest? Didn't you sleep much on the way? Then I won't bother you, you can rest first .”

Zhu Hongye shook her head, "I'm fine, I'm going to the training ground to find my brothers to relax, you should go back and study your medical books."

Cui Zhi sighed, "I've been looking at it all day. By the way, you don't know about the journey, do you? The emperor issued an imperial decree a few days ago, saying that the present prince will come to Weihai Customs to personally conscript him. It is estimated that it will be here soon. "

Zhu Hongye froze suddenly, "What did you say?"

Cui Zhi said again in a good-tempered manner, "Why are you so shocked? Although I was quite shocked when I first heard the news, it's none of our business, but if something happens to the crown prince on the battlefield , if I can't cure it, I don't know if this little life can be saved? Why do you think the emperor asked the prince to come to the border... hey? Hong Ye, where are you going?"

Zhu Hongye didn't know where he was going, he just felt extremely dazed, and he didn't know whether it was reality or a dream.Xiao Fan's words were vaguely still in his ears, did he really come to the border to give gifts?Impossible, it is impossible for him to joke about this kind of thing.

"General Zhu! General Zhu!" A young general shook his shoulders, "Did you hear me clearly?"

Zhu Hongye suddenly came back to his senses, and smiled apologetically, "Can you say it again?"

The man was embarrassed by his smile, so he could only blushed and said, "Master Hou and the military adviser have returned to the camp. They summoned all the generals above the fourth rank in the camp to meet His Royal Highness. What are you still doing here?"

Zhu Hongye thanked him and followed him to the main camp.

As soon as he entered the barracks, he was summoned by Jiang Ling and listened to his instructions: "Hong Ye, you will accompany the prince around in the future, and you will be responsible for the prince's safety."

"Master, Hong Ye is not capable enough, I'm afraid I won't be able to take on this important task." This is Zhu Hongye's heartfelt words, not excuses.

Some generals also nodded in agreement. After all, the crown prince is in the fate of the Xiao Kingdom, so don't be careless. Zhu Hongye, a young general, may not be able to do the job.

"No problem, Gu's safety in the future depends on General Zhu," Xiao Fan said with no expression on his face, and his words were unquestionable, "General Zhu's barracks was also moved next to Gu's, so that when Gu dies, he can be rescued in time."

There was nothing wrong with his words, but it left the impression of being greedy for life and fear of death in the hearts of others. They only felt that the prince was just a fool, and there was a little more contempt in their hearts, and some respect was lost.

Zhu Hongye knew Xiao Fan's skills, but felt that Xiao Fan's intentional showing of weakness was an insult to Tian's family style. He happened to have something to ask him, so let's move there.

"The last general takes orders."

Although the generals in the battalion were not very happy about Xiao Fan's arrival, for the soldiers below, it was really touching that the majestic prince came to the border and fought against the enemy with them, and their morale was greatly boosted for a while.

Standing in Xiao Fan's barracks, Zhu Hongye was about to make the bed for him, but Xiao Fan snatched him over, "I'll do it myself, brother Hongye, take a rest first, do you want some tea? I'll pour it for you. "

Zhu Hongye looked at him seriously, "You are the prince."

Xiao Fan paused, continued to arrange the quilt, without turning his head, he said directly: "Brother Hongye, I am the prince of Xiao country, but not your prince."

Zhu Hongye clenched the hilt of the sword tightly, pursed her lips, and said in a low voice: "Then I will go back first."

"Wait," Xiao Fan turned around, took out a kit from his arms, and handed it in front of Zhu Hongye, "I thought it would be late for your birthday present, but fortunately, God favored me."

Zhu Hongye took a deep breath and reached out to take it, "Thank you."

Xiao Fan rarely had a hint of embarrassment in his eyes, "Take it back and look at it. I don't carve well. Don't dislike it. It doesn't matter if you dislike it. I will carve a better one in the future."

Seeing him like this, Zhu Hongye's heart softened again, so she asked the question she always wanted to ask: "Why did you come here?"

"Isn't it clearly written in the imperial decree?"

"I don't believe it." Zhu Hongye saw that he was embarrassed, and said, "It's okay if you can't say it, thank you for the gift, I'll go back first."

He went back to the barracks next to him, opened the kit, and saw a lifelike white jade tiger, majestic, but naive. There was a hole in the tiger's neck, and a red rope passed through the hole.

He put it in his palm and played with it for a long time, thinking of Xiao Fan six years ago, he couldn't help laughing, put the red rope around his neck, and said "thank you" softly.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhu Hongye entered Xiao Fan's barracks and saw that he had already got up and was wearing a dark red military uniform. He was tall and handsome and pleasing to the eye.

"What are you doing?"

Xiao Fan walked up to him, and suddenly stretched out his hand and pulled off his collar. When he saw the jade tiger hanging on his chest, a smile appeared on his face. Fang let go of his hand and replied, "Didn't you say that the military camp has to train every day? I with you."

Zhu Hongye couldn't resist him, so he had to take him to the training ground. The soldiers shouted loudly and sweated profusely.The general in charge of the training saw them coming, and was about to salute Xiao Fan, but Xiao Fan stretched out his hand to stop him, "Since I have entered the barracks, I must abide by the rules of the barracks, the general doesn't need to be too polite."

The general had no choice but to leave them alone.

Some soldiers got together and competed with each other in strength. The two stood aside and watched, and saw a burly man throwing the other to the ground. There was a burst of cheers from around, and Xiao Fan heard a person beside him say, "Liang Hui is just so powerful." , How many times is this the first time? Every time he wins."

Xiao Fan asked him: "Is he very powerful?"

The soldiers in the barracks had never seen Xiao Fan before, and they didn't recognize him at all. Seeing that he was wearing training uniforms, but his face was red, they thought he was a new soldier, and said, "You said Liang Hui, he is one of the recruits. The most powerful thing is that no one in our group who entered the camp can beat him."

"Oh." Xiao Fan nodded, "Can I try it?"

"Okay! I can't tell you look like a scholar, you are quite courageous." The man praised him, pushed him to the middle with his hand, and shouted, "Liang Hui, this kid just entered the camp I just want to compete with you! You have to give way!"

Just as Zhu Hongye wanted to stop him but was unable to do so, she was frowning when she saw Xiao Fan turn to look at him, and suddenly understood his intention.

Xiao Fan wanted to truly experience life in the military camp. If he had been acting like a prince, who would dare to compete with him?Forget it, anyway, with his skill, nothing will happen.

"Good! He has courage! I, Liang Hui, admire such a person!" Liang Hui thought that Xiao Fan was thin and handsome, and thought that he was a frail scholar who gave up his pen and joined the army.

Xiao Fan stood straight in the middle, and said indifferently: "Come."

Liang Hui punched Xiao Fan's abdomen with such force that everyone thought it would be done in one move, but Xiao Fan easily dodged it and kicked him lightly. Liang Hui was like a withered leaf in autumn. It spun a few times in the air and fell to the ground.

Everyone was silent.

Zhu Hongye couldn't see it, as a prince, he bullied people like this.

Liang Hui, who had eaten a mouthful of ashes, got up from the ground, his eyes were ferocious, and he walked in front of Xiao Fan step by step. Just when everyone thought he was about to start a new fight, Liang Hui suddenly burst out laughing and stretched out his hand to pat Xiao Fan. Fan's shoulder was hit hard, but Xiao Fan didn't move at all, and his expression didn't change.

Liang Hui was finally convinced, and said sincerely, "What's your name? From now on, you will be our eldest brother!"

Just as Xiao Fan was about to speak, someone came to Zhu Hongye, with an anxious expression on his face, and whispered a few times, Zhu Hongye's complexion changed slightly, and his eyes signaled Xiao Fan.

Xiao Fan's internal strength is good, he had already heard it clearly, so he bid farewell to Liang Hui and left with Zhu Hongye.