Neighbors with powerful ministers

The cousin who came this time must be Xie Jie's real cousin who didn't run away.

Xie Jie was able to be so sure almost at the first sight of the other party.

Because this little cousin looks almost exactly the same as Xie Jie when he was a child.Well, not to the point of being exactly the same, but anyone who saw the two of them standing next to each other would not question their blood relationship.

Xie Jie is a combination of all the advantages of his mother and his father's appearance, that is to say, some of them are quite similar to his father; while Gu Guan has a male and female appearance, which is a bit like his mother; Xie He and Gu Xie are relatives. The cousins ​​of Xie Jie and Gu Guan have a very obvious Xie family brand... In other words, the eyebrows of Xie Jie and Gu Guan are the standard Xie family looks.

Slender and moist, white as porcelain, so beautiful that it looks like a freehand painting.

Unless Xie He cheated on his corpse and had another child with Princess Dachang, it would be difficult to have a child so similar to Xie Jie in this world.As for Xie Jie's own child, well, although Xie Jie has always insisted that Old Master Shao is a big liar, it is undeniable that deep down in Xie Jie's heart, he is actually a little bit worried that he will really die.

Because of this, after seeing this cousin who was very close to him, Xie Jie fell in love with him almost instantly.

Coupled with the evidence of the greeting cards and letters written by the cousin girl, as well as the tokens Gu Xie got when he visited the princess mansion, Gu Guan's identity was quickly confirmed.

Gu Guan is ten years old now, almost 11 years old. He is still a young lady, but he has already put on a large-sleeved blouse with a light yellow base, a black wide edge, and a waist belt. It is the most popular style among Daqi scholars. A kind of dress can bring out a person's dusty temperament very well.And when the shirt was shrunk down to a certain ratio and put on by a cute-looking child, the cuteness reached its peak in an instant.

Of course, there is nothing cute or not in Xie Jie's concept, but he just feels that seeing this cousin who insists on saluting himself like an adult, he has an urge to lift him up and fly around.

Speaking of which... Fang Chaoci doesn't feel the same way to me, does he?Xie Jie judges others by himself, and he feels that he has solved a big confusion. He is really great today!

Simply on fire.

Compared with Fang Chaoci's thoughtfulness when he wanted to get close to Xie Jie, Xie Jie was obviously much more unrestrained. He liked his cousin and wanted to get close to him, so he waved directly and asked his cousin who was puzzled to come forward. , bowing left and right, and lifted my cousin up.

...Yes, a little heavy.

Gu Xiaoguan looked down at his cousin in the air with a face full of lovelessness, no matter how he looked at it, he seemed to be hugged by Xie Jie with his two forelimbs every time he practiced flying, and his liquid body like a spring dragged him long , with vicissitudes on his face.It seems to be saying: What can I do with you, a little fairy?I don't want to forgive you like my father did.

There is an inexplicable feeling of pampering, the cousin treats the cousin.

"Cousin-brother-you-this-I-would-very-distressed." The young lady, who abided by etiquette, was still trying her best to maintain her dead eyes and paralyzed face during the high-speed rotation.It looks... cuter.

But inexplicably, Xie Jie wanted to hug his cousin and rub his face to get closer.Of course, this may be understood as "bullying" in the eyes of outsiders.

Xie Jie felt that he finally understood why so many people like children, because good-looking children are really fun!

Home old; not at all!Please don't have such strange ideas!

The people who followed the Gu family looked at their husband very worriedly, but they knew very well that the young man in front of him who seemed to be no older than their husband, the Gu family couldn't afford to offend him, so he could only silently cheer him up in his heart .No matter how much you endure, no matter how much you endure, I believe that Shizi will lose interest soon.

However, it does not.

After playing around in circles, Xie Jie made an extra effort to touch his little cousin's face, it was as smooth and tender as a freshly boiled egg, and it was so soft and elastic, it was really easy to pinch Yes, more fun than any toy.

Xie Jie doesn't want to let go for now.

The Gu family's repeated concessions also gave Xie Jie a bad signal, that is, he can really do whatever he wants.Soon, on a whim, Xie Jie wanted to coerce his little cousin to play in other places without letting his servants follow him.

All the people in the Gu family were frightened by "what are you going to do to my husband", this time they finally couldn't bear it anymore, and wanted to step forward to stop them, as if they were afraid that if they were one step too late, Xie Jie would be able to make their family Xiangxiang The little man who looked like a soft bun was eaten alive.

On the contrary, the young and mature Gu Guan agreed to Xie Jie's request and prevented his servants from continuing to speak.

Because... Xie Jie promised to take his little cousin to see his father Xie He's collection of books.The child ran away with Xie Jie without saying a word. When he was visiting a relative's house for the first time, and he didn't understand the relative's nature, he dared to throw away the servant. Xie Jie was really worried about Gu Guan. The future of classmates is easy to be abducted like this.

After going to the backyard, the first thing Xie Jie did was to warn his cousin earnestly: "You can't just run away with anyone like this in the future, you know?"

Gu Guan raised his head, looked suspiciously at... his cousin who was not much taller than him, and said in puzzlement, "But my cousin is not someone else."

Inexplicably, Xie Jie was so sweet that his whole body was a little flustered.Why didn't he like children before?Obviously children are very cute, sweet and warm, not bear at all!

The old man onlooker clearly, and silently slandered: This is because you are being treated as a child by a child.

Although Gu Guan didn't say anything on the surface, the calm concession and the helpless and pampering persuasion in his speech, no matter how you look at it, he looks like an old father who has worked hard to bring up his children, at least an elder brother who takes care of his younger brother.

"Why aren't you afraid of me?" Even if Xie Jie didn't realize it anymore, he still knew that he would be hated by the children if he played with other children like that just now.He just doesn't care if the other party hates him or not.

"I know you have no malicious intentions." Gu Guan's smile was still the same... The old father said, "I have, uh, a good friend, he is very similar to you."

"As good-looking as me?" Xie Jie was a bit smug, and there was nothing he could do about it. This was the only advantage he could show in front of his cousin as an elder.

"...You can also say that." Gu Guan replied very tactfully.

"Then as a good friend, before we go to read, you have to do me a favor."

"Okay." Gu Guan readily agreed without even bargaining.Because he guessed it before Xie Jie found it out.To be honest, Xie Jie is not a person who is very good at concealing his purpose, and his mind is very easy to guess.Gu Guan likes to get along with simple-minded people, because this way he can easily grasp the overall situation, which gives him a sense of security.

"It's not difficult at all, just let you recognize someone." Xie Jie still thought that he was the comforting cousin of the elders.

Gu Guan still nodded obediently, very cooperative.

"Why are you so obedient?" Xie Jie felt so happy that he was about to fly, his eyes were crooked with a smile, and he took his little cousin's hand and went straight to the courtyard where Gu An was.

Gu An was obviously in a deep sleep, he had been tormented by Xie Jie before.

The female envoy standing by could not stop Xie Jie.Xie Jie didn't mean to disturb Gu An's rest, but just wondered how weak Gu An was?

After watching Gu An with Gu, Xie Jie and the others ran out again.

"Do you know the person lying on the bed?" Xie Jie asked Gu Guandao.

Zhai Lao stood aside with a desolate look that the situation was over.

Gu Guan shook his head realistically: "I've never seen it before." Then, he looked at the old man's expression and added, "However, I can say that I have seen it."

Gu Guan is the kind of child who is really smart, especially precocious, almost mature, and is as good as Xie He back then.He also grew up in an aristocratic family where many clans lived together and the family situation was very complicated, so he was forced to learn various ways of the world early on.He didn't think it was a big deal, on the contrary, it was relatively rare for him to be as naive as Xie Jie at the age of 15.

Yes, naive.

In such a short time with Xie Jie, it was enough for Gu Guan to figure out what kind of person this legendary cousin was.It's not a high-ranking princess, nor is it the notorious Xie Tun'er, but a person who is more innocent than his eight-year-old sister, who can clearly understand emotions, well, maybe his brain is not very good, but...

he likes.

As Gu Guan said before, he feels that Xie Jie is a bit like his raccoon slave, a big orange cat who is headstrong and coquettish, and can live carefree and heartless every day.Gu Guan was actually a little envious of such an attitude, because they were all so happy and had the capital to live such a life.

"Why did you say you met him?" Xie Jie was dumbfounded.

"That person lives in the better courtyard of your house and is cared for carefully, but you don't know him. Obviously, another owner of the courtyard gave the order, that is, as the great emperor Ji's cousin, she wanted to take care of that person, but wanted to conceal his identity, so she borrowed the identity of a distant relative and introduced it to you. Unexpectedly, this distant relative was not chosen by chance. As a real relative, I Suddenly came to the door. In fact, this is not a coincidence, after all, there is no choice, the married woman of the Xie family is still in contact with her cousin and aunt is my mother."

Not everyone has the courage to discuss relatives with the eldest princess, especially now that Xie He has passed away for many years.It is possible that someone who loves vanity and has no face will cling to it.But this kind of people is definitely a minority in Xie's family, and the family style of Xie's family is still very upright.That's why the Xie family can produce such a Xie He.

Now the real coincidence is that when Xie Jie suspected Gu An, Gu Guan really came to the door.However, when thinking about Enke next year, Gu Guan's arrival is not unpredictable.

"You're only ten years old." Xie Jie couldn't believe it this time.

"But I've already been given the favor, and I have been awarded the official position of Deng Shilang, so I can take the lock hall exam." Gu Guan's father's official position is not high, but it is enough to give his son grace, "I didn't expect to be able to do it this time." In high school, I just don’t want to miss the opportunity to experience it once. If I can get a good grade in the exam, maybe I can choose a famous teacher in Jiangzuo to worship him.”

Gu Guan is very clear about his future career plan.The purpose of his apprenticeship is not to help him in high school, but to broaden his contacts in the officialdom in the future and form a small group in advance.

Xie Jie: =口= There is an inexplicable urge to dedicate my knee to my little cousin.

Zhai Lao: ...Maybe in the future, there will be one more person who needs my husband to learn from and be a role model.

The old man had no choice but to invite Xie Jie and Gu Guan into Gu An's room again. Gu An, who was lying on the bed inside, had woken up sensitively, his face was still so pale, but he was extremely alert.

Obviously, what Xie Jie thought to be a light move just now did not hide from Gu An's ears.

After dismissing everyone, Xie Jie solemnly introduced his little cousin Gu Guan to Gu An, and then asked Gu An, "Who are you?"

"My name is Jing An, and I'm from Jinan Prefecture."

"You are that Jing An!" Xie Jie opened his mouth in disbelief.

It all finally made sense.

"Who?" Gu Guan was the only one out of the situation. No matter how smart he was, he was a little at a loss for a moment when faced with a name he had never heard before.

"It's the one who assassinated the barbarian King Zuo Xian!" Xie Jie replied excitedly.For the sake of Jing An's safety, his name and most of the information have not been disclosed to the public, but Xie Jie must know that his mother is there.He has always been in admiration for this young hero who went into the barbarian camp alone and escaped unscathed.

"I didn't retreat completely." Jing An unconsciously looked at his abdomen.Under the layers of clothes, there are deep bone scars, and such scars can be seen everywhere on his body, including knife wounds, arrow wounds, and various bruises.It is a miracle that he is alive today.

"Aren't I...!" Xie Jie finally understood what happened to his "Great Vajra Palm" in the morning, and the guilt almost drowned him in a moment.

"It's okay." Jing An really felt that it was okay. He had already endured the hardest and most difficult time by himself, and the pain caused by Xie Jie's little movement would not be taken into his heart.Moreover, those who don't know are not guilty, Xie Jieben is also kind.To make the pampered prince think of letting him lie on the bed and talk is already from the prince's understanding.

The female envoy told Jing An his story.

Jing An was from Jinan Prefecture, Qizhou. On the day Qizhou fell, he lost his whole family.In order to avenge his family, Jing An followed Zuo Xianwang's army all the way, and waited for several days outside Beijing's Daming Mansion before finding a chance to avenge his family.But he himself was seriously injured as a result, and he was almost dying.He felt that he would not be able to survive, and he only wanted to go back to Jinan Mansion and die with his buried family members.But he didn't expect that because of this, he encountered a turning point instead. In this way, he met the eldest princess who secretly went north to Mizhou, and was rescued by Wen Tian.

Both Mizhou and Qizhou belong to Jingdong East Road, and Mount Tai is also there.

"Road" is a special administrative division of Daqi, which actually means province.Below the road are states and counties.

Fate is so magical, when the Eldest Princess wanted to visit Xie Jie, she helped Shenzong and others escape from Tokyo at the right time; Get off Jing'an.

Inexplicably, Xie Jie suddenly believed that his mother was reborn.

The barbarian's reward for Jing An has already reached 10 taels of gold, just a piece of news.Those who win the head of Jing'an can be granted the title of marquis and minister, and even get a gold mine.Not to mention the barbarians, even many not so resolute Daqi people are tempted to resell Jing An's news.Of course, some people are willing to sacrifice their lives to keep Jing An alive.

exist……

The previous life in the memories of the Eldest Princess.

After Jing An returned to Jinan Mansion, he did not die with his family as he wished, because he was rescued by a wandering doctor.At that time, Shenzong was still fleeing with Xie Jie in various places in the south, like a headless fly.

Jing An responded to all calls, and raised the banner of resistance in the north. At a young age, he was already the commander-in-chief of the same army.

In the end, three years later, because Jing An and the eldest princess echoed north and south, they beat the barbarians to the point where they agreed to negotiate peace with Daqi, and ruled across the river.The hopeless Zhuhe faction on Daqi's side did not hesitate to express their position in the court that they must agree, whether it is to cede land and pay compensation, or just to survive, they really don't want to fight anymore.

Somehow the barbarians knew about Daqi's court movements, and they were greedy and put forward even harsher conditions, one of which was that they wanted Jing An's life!

It is certainly impossible for the main combat faction to agree to this condition, and the main peace faction is also a little hesitant.After all, Jing An is a national hero and very influential. If they agree easily, not to mention whether they can succeed, the most likely thing is to lose the hearts of the people and force Jing An and his subordinates to rebel.It is simply not worth the candle.

The two sides remained deadlocked like this.

Until... the barbarians threatened the lives of the people in Jinan Prefecture and asked Jing An to choose between his death and the massacre of the city!

Jinan Mansion is Jing An's hometown, and it is also the place where his family returned to their hometown. It is impossible for him to just sit and watch his fellow villagers being imprisoned to death by him.He thought it was worth it to exchange his life for so many people.

Before the Eldest Princess thought of a way to break the situation, the news of Jing An's suicide spread throughout the country.

Tragic and tragic.

But if it's just like this, the Eldest Princess will only admire Jing An's choice, because if the Eldest Princess chooses under the same circumstances, she will probably do the same.There is no reason, she is willing to give her everything for what she loves, after all, she is the eldest princess.

Until the eldest princess knew something else.

That left Wen Tian with nothing but anger, the coldness that rose from the depths of his soul and had nowhere to rest.

——The one who gave the barbarians this threatening move was Da Qi's favorite peace party.They desperately wanted to facilitate peace talks, but they didn't want to be charged with killing Jing An, so they chose to leak Jing An's information and weaknesses to the barbarians, and the barbarians would do it themselves.

The most terrifying thing in this world is this. A hero does not die on the battlefield, but at the hands of his own people.

After the deeds were exposed, those peace factions who believed that the law does not blame the public could still shamelessly express that all this was for the sake of the common people.

Of course, in the end none of these people were let off by the Eldest Princess and killed herself.

But so what?Jing An couldn't survive anymore, and he was just a boy about the same age as Xie Jie.

After being reborn this time in the night of Yinghuo Shouxin, one of the many things that the eldest princess listed to do is to try to protect Jing An.

And the eldest princess knows very well that as long as "Jing An" is alive for one day, the barbarians will never stop dying.Therefore, after she rescued Jing An, she created the illusion that Jing An died of serious injuries in the end.The imperial court suppressed the news of Jing An's death for fear of causing panic among the people, but they still knew what they should know.

The eldest princess can't trust anyone, but only herself, and has been introducing Jing An to the outside world as the son-in-law's son.

Jing An was seriously injured, and it was almost impossible for him to walk at first, so he added a weak and sick person to his new identity.In addition, the eldest princess sent a little-known but deeply trusted female soldier by her side to turn into a female envoy to protect Jing An personally.

This is also the reason why Xie Jie felt that the female envoy next to Jing An was very familiar but couldn't tell where she met her.

……

In the court hall, the eldest princess was waiting for Zhang Shangshu's answer.

Zhang Shangshu naturally put on a face of "I am all for the righteousness of the nation", but in fact he is still a small-minded partisan: "If the general can solve the current crisis, we will naturally not marry the princess. But given the current situation Let's see, this is the only way to do it. Diji has always served the country and the people, so why is she acting like this in this matter..."

With a "kuang", before Zhang Shangshu finished speaking, he was hit on the head by a hard object accurately, and was shot open instantly.Blood flowed down his forehead in an instant, all over his face and hands.

The one who dared to smash Zhang Shangshu at this time could only be Shenzong or Empress Dowager Nie.

The murder weapon used to smash the man was a sharp piece of jade. It could not be said that it belonged to Shenzong or Empress Dowager Nie. Now that one of them is sitting firmly on the dragon chair and the other is holding his son, no one can admit that it was thrown by them.If possible, they would like to admit it, but not killing people with words is Daqi's national policy, and they can't break this rule.If no scholar dares to speak out in the future, and the world becomes one person's speech, that would be truly terrifying.

Sometimes, reality is so helpless.

Therefore, even if Zhang Shangshu's remarks were disgusting, Shenzong or Empress Dowager Nie could not admit that they beat him after they didn't like his remarks.

Even if the courtiers actually know that it must be one of them, the strength and angle can only come from above.

Shenzong didn't admit that he was the one who beat him, but he didn't even intend to cover up his distaste for Zhang Shangshu. You can't beat people, but you can swear. This is the experience of Shenzong who has been in power for many days.

Shenzong didn't intend to call Zhang Shangshu a doctor, but directly scolded: "You old man said it easily! If the fuck makes you think differently..."

"I will also marry my own daughter, my own sister!" Zhang Shangshu preemptively said.Even though he was beaten into a blood gourd, he still covered his head and insisted on getting up, doing enough to not bow his head to the evil forces.

Under the eyes of the eldest princess, Shenzong recovered a little bit of reason, and stopped swearing, but asked Zhang Shangshu: "What I said is empathy, understand? Let you change, not your daughter, your sister! If there is The five big and three rough barbarians want you to marry and use them as a plaything, and you agree? Zhang Shangshu can think about it before answering! I am the most sympathetic courtier. I will find a way to satisfy your self-sacrifice and kiss you. It's not a big problem. Then please Zhang Shangshu, for the sake of the peace between the two clans, please bear with it."

It is not uncommon for the barbarians to have people in power who like to cut off their sleeves. Even if they don't like this specifically, the statement that they only insult the ministers of Daqi must be tempting to many people.

Shenzong's unprecedented cold expression showed one thing, he was serious.

Zhang Shangshu was very frightened by Shenzong, but he quickly became angry and turned into a pig liver color. Coupled with the blood on his head, he was really disgusting.But he still couldn't say a word, because he was really scared, and he definitely didn't want to be sent to make peace with a man.

"My daughters, my sisters, aren't they being generous to others? What a hero, just do it yourself! I will definitely have one to fulfill the other!" Shenzong said this after looking around the audience, stopping many people who were eager to try. Express something to the courtiers.

Wen Tian couldn't help laughing, sometimes his younger brother's brains are really annoying and funny.

However, she can solve the marriage issue by herself: "Zhang Shangshu asked me so many questions just now, should I ask a few questions to show fairness?"

Wen Tian didn't give Zhang Shangshu any room to answer, so he kept asking.

"Dare to ask Zhang Shangshu, do you know how much it costs to make a marriage?"

Marriage has never been as simple as a princess.Ethnic minorities are not stupid. It is of no benefit to give up aggression in exchange for a woman who does not know beauty, ugliness, temperament, and may not even be a real princess. Are they sick to agree?What those people really want are the things brought by the princess and relatives, advanced knowledge such as craftsmen, medical treatment, and books, as well as various treasures such as iron ore, porcelain, and silk!

The dowry for a one-time dowry with the princess is not much less than the compensation for land cession, and even in terms of intangible value, it is much worse than simply losing money.

Conversely, what will Daqi lose by getting married?Not to mention losing the princess, he also lost money, lost people, and finally used technology to strengthen his enemies.I really don't know why this kind of loss-making business is promoted as an effective diplomatic method.

Finally, Wen Tian asked: "Dare to ask Zhang Shangshu, where did he know about the military situation of the Qi State?"

Zhang Shangshu didn't dare to pour dirty water on Wentian collaborating with the enemy, Wentian... not necessarily.Most importantly, what she said was also true.Zhang Shangshu's collusion with the enemy is real, but he thinks that he is not betraying the country, but is using an extraordinary method to eliminate dissidents.The evidence of Zhang Shangshu's private smuggling in the two territories has already been grasped by the Eldest Princess.

These were all used by the eldest princess in her previous life to deal with Zhang Shangshu. I don't know how much effort it took to get them, and some of them were even discovered after ransacking the house.

This life will be different, this big moth, don't think about any further development!

Zhang Shangshu stared at the eldest princess with wide eyes, and finally realized that he had been fooled.The struggle he thought he was fighting for was actually the struggle that the Eldest Princess was waiting for on purpose, so as to send him to a deeper hell.

The eldest princess is dressed in a red court dress, which is the blood of thousands of soldiers sacrificed on the battlefield, and it is also the fire in the hearts of thousands of soldiers!