bamboo horse prince

"Young master, the master is waiting in the ancestral hall. I told you to come over after eating." Yao'er reminded Yang Nian after washing up.

"understood."

When Yang Nian arrived, Yang Shao was standing up. He knelt for a long time, then stood up suddenly, his eyes turned black, Yang Nian quickly stepped forward to support him, and called out, "Father."

Yang Shao draped Yang Nian's forearm, slowed down for a while, and pointed with his hand, "You, kneel in the middle."

"I bow to the grace of heaven and earth to protect you, then to the virtue of the ancestor's protection, and finally, to your mother."

Yang Nian kowtowed three times to the mourning hall as Yang Shao said.

"Come on, sit down," Yang Shao said again.

Yang Nian did not sit next to Yang Shao, but kneeled in front of Yang Shao, and kowtowed to Yang Shao, "My child is not filial, I don't know this trip..."

"Don't talk nonsense," Yang Shao's eyes were filled with tears, "You are blessed with great destiny, and with your heavenly mother protecting you, nothing will happen to you."

Yang Nian was excited, and put his head on Yang Shao's knee, crying, "Father."

Yang Shao wanted to stroke his hair, but seeing that Yang Nian's hair was combed meticulously, he patted Yang Nian's shoulder, "Nian'er, I have something to say to you. I have three regrets in my life. You take this as a lesson. First, the former emperor entrusted me with his will, asking me to put the overall situation first and the common people first in everything. He wanted me to assist the current emperor to create a prosperous world, but I insulted his expectations. In this dynasty, the taxation was strict, but the treasury did not increase; the emphasis was on agriculture and business, but there was no abundance of food; the imperial examination was flourishing, but there were not many talents, and I was powerless to change this situation.”

"Furthermore, your father studied hard in the first half of his life, and entered the Imperial Academy as a Jinshi. From a small editor to the current position of a first-rank official, he rectified evil politics and corrupt officials. He did his best to assist the late emperor. Fighting the enemy is so cruel, but it is also a narrow escape, and all this is just to realize the ideal of the world. When I was young, I was clean and upright, and I never did things that violated my heart and principles, but when I was old, I lived a happy life. Hide and hide, and do some stupid things that you can't help yourself."

"The last thing is, your mother died of illness when you were young, and she only told me one big thing, let me protect your siblings, and let you live freely as you want in your life. How proud I was, I put you One was cultivated to be virtuous and virtuous, one was chic and suave, but now one of you is confined in the deep palace and suffers the grievances you cannot ask for all day long; the other is about to be dispatched to the frontier and has experienced the blood of the battlefield. I am so sorry for your mother's dying wish. "

Yang Shao's three regrets almost described the ups and downs of his life, but his tone was still as usual, such a father made Yang Nian cry.

"Father," Yang Nian raised his sleeves, covered his hazy eyes, and said with a sob, "the child is not filial."

Yang Shao shook his head, "You are very filial, I only hope that you can pass on the ideal of being a father, so that the common people can live in the country and the family can live in the family."

Yang Nian was sobbing so hard that he could only nod his head.

"Nian'er, get up, it's time to go." Seeing Song Chengyun standing outside the ancestral hall, Yang Shao helped Yang Nian.

Yang Shao and Yang Nian stood up together, helped Yang Nian tidy up his clothes for the last time, and saluted Song Chengyun, "Thank you, Marshal."

Song Chengyun replied, "Don't worry."

Yang Nian followed Song Chengyun out of the gate, but he turned back immediately, and kowtowed to the plaque of Yang's mansion again, with a firm determination in his heart.

Yao'er was holding the tray, ready to take Yang Nian's leftover breakfast back to the kitchen, but just as her fingers touched the bottom of the tray, she slumped on the ground, crying so hard that she almost fainted.

The army gathered at the gate of the city, and the emperor and queen stood on the tower overlooking them.

"Nian'er, Cheng'er, come forward." The emperor called.

"The minister is here." The two agreed in unison, walked under the tower, and knelt down.

"The two of you grew up together since childhood, and now you have to go to the battlefield together. It is fate." The emperor sighed, "One of you is a county prince who is good at fighting, and the other is a talented Tanhualang. You are the twins of the country in Dachu." Bi, it is a manifestation of the prosperity of the country."

All the ministers on and off the tower knelt down when they heard the words, shouting, "Long live the Great Chu, long live the emperor."

"Cheng'er, you are the most competitive of my brothers. You have achieved great military achievements at such a young age. My father must be very pleased to see all this in the sky. I wanted to keep you for a few more days, but the front line is in a hurry. I want you to start now," the emperor's words were even bitter.

"Your Majesty, you don't have to worry. It's the duty of every Chu person to protect the country with a sword. As a relative of the emperor, if you can't lead the way, how can you set an example for the people of the world."

"Cheng'er, you are really too sensible."

Yang Nian lowered his head, thinking in his heart how much brotherhood in the royal family is true or not.

"Nian'er, you were awarded the post of military supervisor at a young age, which caused a lot of criticism, but I believe you have this ability. After all, I watched you grow up, so don't let me down."

"Yang Nianding fulfilled his mission."

Yang Nian and Li Sheng looked at each other, thanked Long En in unison, and retreated to their respective positions.

The maids at the side filled the golden cups of the emperor and the empress with wine. The emperor and empress walked forward and poured the jade wine under the tower, "I hope that the army will win the battle, and the attack will take."

Yang Nian looked up at his sister, Yang Fenger was also watching him, his eyes became hot, and he mouthed to Yang Fenger to take care.

Yang Feng'er didn't know if she saw it or not, but the tears had already flowed down, she didn't even wipe them, she still stood calmly by the emperor's side.

The military commander hammered the army drum three times, Song Chengyun got on his horse, turned the horse's head, "Let's go now!"

After the farewell ceremony was over, the other ministers hurried home, but Yang Shao let out a sigh of relief when he saw that the army was gone, and went down the tower. Instead of getting into his own carriage, he walked along the main road.He hadn't walked this road for a long time, he remembered the sugar buns that Yang Nian often brought home, so he walked towards that small shop.

Yang You stood at the gate of the Yang Mansion and looked around, finally saw Yang Shao's figure, and immediately trotted over, "Master, you made me wait so anxiously."

"What's the hurry, this sugar bun really tastes good, try it?" Yang Shao felt inexplicably relaxed after walking all the way.

"Everything you told me has been arranged."

"Okay." Yang Shao agreed with a smile, "You can also go home and visit your mother."

Yang You saluted and withdrew.

Yang Shao put the buns on the table in the study, and stared carefully at a portrait of a woman hanging on the wall of the study. The picture was so detailed that one could see the smile on the corner of the woman's mouth when she was playing the piano.

"Are you thinking that what I said to Nian'er is too boring, I know, you just want them to live in peace, but I'm pedantic, it's my fault that I always put pressure on the children Ah," Yang Shao closed his eyes, put his face on the paper, and now the tears that he had held back for a long time flowed down onto the drawing paper, "What I regret the most is that I left you alone for so long .”

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The army was thousands of miles away from the capital, Li Sheng turned his head vigilantly, and found that the city was full of smoke, and when he regained consciousness, the tears in his eyes could no longer be controlled.

Song Chengyun closed his eyes, "Pass the order, and the army will move quickly."

Yang Nianben heard the noise from behind, and was about to lift the curtain of the carriage to ask the driver what happened, but was thrown back by the sudden acceleration of the carriage, he covered his mouth and tried his best to suppress the desire to vomit.