Zhao Xueyang didn't say anything, and walked up with him.The two of them climbed for a long time before they reached the top, surrounded by a circular space, with a half-person-high railing against their waists.
The field of vision is wide, as if it is under the sky.Overlooking half of the palace, you can have a panoramic view of the surrounding scenery of the entire island.
On the lake where they came just now, there was a small boat slowly coming here, like an ink painting on the empty water.
Zhao Xueyang looked around and found that someone had already landed on the island.The person was too far away to see clearly, he was walking on the corridor below, the leaves on his head covered his figure, appearing and disappearing from time to time.
"Eh?" Zhao Xi went around to look in another direction, and found that it was also a part of the palace, but the outermost wall of the palace could be faintly seen in the distance. "What about Northern Xinjiang?"
"That's the northwest direction." Zhao Xueyang said.
Zhao Xi was stunned, "Looking west means looking west, right?" I thought you could see a big mountain or something, but it turned out to be the palace.
Zhao Xueyang couldn't help laughing, "Do you really think you can see the northern Xinjiang thousands of miles away, fool."
Of course Zhao Xi knew it was impossible, but he thought he could see something different, such as the streets outside the palace, but it turned out to be the palace.
"Slaves are stupid." He said obediently, "Take the legends as truth."
"Do you know how this legend came about?" He looked at the looming mountains in the far northwest.
Zhao Xi rubbed his nose, "I don't know."
At this moment, the sun was shining brightly, and the entire tall building was shrouded in the morning light, Zhao Xueyang's side face was dazzled.
"Although the imperial palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty was renovated, the foundation of this house existed in the previous dynasty. There was no such tall building at that time." Zhao Xueyang said warmly, as if telling a story. "When Gaozu founded the Great Zhou, the situation in the Central Plains had just stabilized, and the Great Zhou was still a weak dynasty. The various tribes in northern Xinjiang united to prepare to invade the Central Plains. At that time, the Great Zhou was fledgling but never bowed. A large army of 20 is going to fight against the fat and strong army of 50 from the entire northern Xinjiang tribe. Led by Marshal Zhou Jing, the high-rise building was built by Gaozu before the expedition, and it was named "Xiwang", which means to express The emperor's concern for the soldiers in northern Xinjiang."
This book really didn't explain it so carefully, it was just a rough introduction, expressing the origin of the Zhenbei Army.
Zhao Xi was shocked, and followed Zhao Xueyang's voice into it.It seems to be able to see the war-torn era, a heroic emperor standing here, looking at the western sky from a distance, and seeing through the peaks and mountains the soldiers who fought bloody for their country on the battlefield.
"At that time, the imperial guards of the palace were all 3000 people collected from the people. They were young and middle-aged men who had not been organized. The whole country fully supported the soldiers in northern Xinjiang. My ancestors,
The first king of Huaiyang was the general who founded the Great Zhou Dynasty with Gaozu. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he rested in Huaiyang City, and had to be called to move north to guard the imperial city ten miles outside Anjing City. "
"The war lasted for ten years, and the Great Zhou Dynasty was also dragged down. The turning point of the 'battle of the broken halberd',
The first Marshal Zhou Jing died on the battlefield, and was able to repel the battlefields of all ethnic groups in northern Xinjiang and retreat to the grassland.Only then did Da Zhou begin to take a breather and recuperate.Later, the battle began to reverse, and good news came frequently. The 30 army did not know how many were the 20 at the beginning; the Zhenbei army was an extremely fierce and blunt knife, which firmly guarded the northern border, and after being polished by the northwest wind and sand, it became a sharp blade.Today's royal family is no longer the original royal family, but the Zhenbei Army is still the patron saint of the Great Zhou. "
"So," Zhao Xueyang put his hand on the vermilion-painted wall in front of him, and said in a deep voice, "What is stored here are the heroic souls of the soldiers of the Zhenbei Army."
Zhao Xi gently attached his palm, as if he could really feel the most quintessential relationship between the emperor and the soldiers.This building is of great significance, no wonder there is a tradition of the royal family burning incense and bathing to climb the West Watch Tower every big day.
Xi Wangyin had the same hope, and it must have been the emperor's high hopes for them.
Because the stories in the book are centered in the palace, the court, and even the back house where the heroine lives, the Zhenbei Army has always appeared as the patron saint of the entire dynasty. Like King Huaiyang, it is not disturbed by imperial power. He stretched out his hand towards Huaiyang, but the Zhenbei Army did not dare to move.But the ending in the book is that the forces of the third prince invaded the Zhenbei Army and directly led to the destruction of Huaiyang.
A hundred years ago, people might not have imagined the ending today. The relationship between the monarch and his ministers has become treacherous, and the blood of defending the family and the country has been cooled for the fear of power and life.
Listening to Zhao Xueyang's words, Zhao Xi suddenly felt that the limitations of this book were too narrow, it only focused on the love between men and women and the conspiracy and calculations of the former court and the harem, and it was not worth mentioning in terms of family and country feelings.
Of course, his blood didn't last long, and after calming down for a while, he returned to the current situation.Just want to watch a movie, no matter how strong the empathy is, after all, he is in two worlds, and he may not dare to go to the battlefield.But he secretly set a goal in his heart. If he succeeds in going out of the palace to live in the future, he must go to northern Xinjiang to see the sky over there and blow the rough wind and sand.
After the two told this story, they stood quietly for a while, looking at the sky in the northwest, remembering the heroes.
Footsteps gradually sounded behind him, and after waiting for a while, he saw the eldest prince walking up the stairs alone.Today he is wearing a simple yet grand, black wide-sleeved dress, a purple gold crown on his head, and five-claw golden mang embroidered on the hem of his clothes. As he walks, he shines brightly in the morning light, as if he is swimming with the shaking of his clothes.
"I saw someone up there from a distance. Who was I so early at that time? It turned out to be you." Lu Sui smiled and said, seeing Zhao Xi's expression was a little displeased, "You didn't know when you first came here.
"Your Majesty, the Lantern Festival is safe and healthy." Zhao Xueyang turned around and greeted with a smile.
Zhao Xi stood on the edge, looked down, there seemed to be two servants standing below, they should be Lu Sui's attendants.
"Bold, why don't you get out?" Lu Sui scolded Zhao Xi, "Master doesn't understand you, and you don't know that a mere cripple dares to desecrate the Holy Land!" "Your Highness, forgive me, this servant will leave now." Zhao Xi Then he said to Zhao Xueyang: "Your servant will leave."
Zhao Xueyang squinted at him and said "Mmm".
Zhao Xi walked down quickly with the hem of his clothes in his hands, and slowed down when he left the sight of the two of them.
Above, Zhao Xueyang looked back at Lu Sui, and said softly, "He is the most timid. Your Highness doesn't need to be so harsh."
Lu Sui went to his side for a while, overlooking the scenery below, and turned to look at him displeased, "A servant who doesn't understand the rules, are you too used to him?"
"My servant was incomplete in five senses before, and I was not very old. Don't blame your Highness for my sake." Zhao Xueyang repeatedly defended.
The eldest prince originally just scolded a servant, it was because the people around Zhao Xueyang were not easy to deal with, otherwise he would have been dragged out and beaten to death long ago.I thought he wouldn't defend and emphasize it repeatedly because of his temperament.
Lu Sui frowned, feeling that he was a little confused. "You're—forget it, no matter how much you love her, you're still a slut. It may not be a good thing if you protect her too closely."
Halfway through he said, he remembered that it is not appropriate to say those dirty words in such a place, so he changed his words and reminded tactfully.
Zhao Xueyang smiled, his eyes crooked when he smiled. "I have a measure."
Yeah?Lu Sui saw him looking like a young man, and thought helplessly. Then he thought that it didn't matter to him, and there was no need to comfort him too much, but it was disgusting.The subject changed to something else.
Zhao Xi walked down the steps. There were no decorations on the surrounding walls, and the slightest noise would be loud. Fortunately, the soles of the shoes were soft, so the footsteps were not too loud.The steps of the stairs are a bit high, and it looks like you are going to fall if you walk fast.
He was scared even looking at it, thinking of Murphy's Law, while imagining how angry the Eldest Prince would be if he fell down and died and his blood stained the ground here, even the emperor might punish Zhao Xueyang.
Thinking about it, he still consciously slowed down his pace, and when he arrived at the hall, he saw the two guards.He didn't stop him after going out this time.The grounds were paved with tiles, and a high court servant sat on a stone piling.This time Zhao Xi guessed that those piles might have some feng shui emphasis, such as suppressing spirits or something.
There was no other place to sit around here, so Zhao Xi also found a stake to sit down, but the servant greeted him after looking at him.
"Hello, my lord." He was also a young man, and he looked very kind when he smiled.
"Your Excellency is also welcome." He took the initiative, and Zhao Xi went along and sat down on the nearest stone pile.
"You are the person next to Shizi, right? Is the person above Shizi?" The servant was quite fair, with a tear mole in the corner of his eye.
"Yes, I am Zhao Xi, the son's servant." He introduced himself.
"My name is Laiming." He said, a little surprised, "Are you the name given to you by the crown prince? I even gave you my family name!"
"No, it's just a coincidence." Zhao Xi said, thinking it might be fate.
"Zhao is a common surname in this dynasty," Lai Ming said, looking at him with a bit of indescribable eyes, probably thinking that he was from a wealthy family before.
"I was born in a small village in Lingcheng. The whole village is named Zhao, and it was there in the previous dynasty." Zhao Xi said blindly. "It has nothing to do with the big family of this dynasty."
"Oh, that's ha." Laiming smiled.Quite kindly asked: "How old are you, at what age did you enter the Palace?"
There are many problems, but Lai Ming feels like a very gentle brother, and Zhao Xi likes him very much. "I entered the palace at a very young age, I'm 16 years old this year. What about you?"
"Me, I also entered the palace since I was a child. I worked in the Twelfth Division before, and I followed the eldest prince at the age of 11." Speaking of the eldest prince Lai Ming, his tone was a little different, "Yes."
Zhao Xi keenly smelled an unusual aura.Speaking of which, he has always read this as a romance novel, but in this world, the relationship between men and women who are not on the surface is an unspeakable trend.After he gradually realized these things and tried to prove them in a roundabout way, no one knew how complicated his mood was.
He knew that the master who usually has a good-looking servant by his side now has at least an unusual relationship.Not all, because the appearance of the people around must not be ugly, at least the facial features must be upright. In this case, with this kind of social atmosphere, wouldn't it be troublesome?
Then he also successfully realized that he and Zhao Xueyang may have long been impure in the eyes of the people in the palace, and they may even be the 'main favorites' who have had many late-night exchanges.Zhao Xi, who had never thought of liking a man, had mixed feelings.
The important thing is that he found that he didn't seem to like women that much...
[The author has something to say: After so long, I finally joined v~ Thank you little angels for your support (bow)
I don’t know what it looks like before. What I wrote was very excited hahahaha. My writing skills are weak. When I wrote it, I felt as if I saw a battlefield and my emotions were so surging. ] After all, it was Lu Sui who climbed the ladder
It didn't take long for Zhao Xueyang and Lu Sui to come down, Lu Sui invited Zhao Xueyang to go around together, Zhao Xueyang didn't refuse, Zhao Xi and Lai Ming followed behind them.
The two walked along the long corridor they came from, mainly because the view there was not good and it was relatively hidden.
Zhao Xi was one of the few times when he saw Lu Sui with people around him. Lai Ming was in a different state from them, more relaxed and harmonious. He no longer followed behind his master with his head down, and he would also watch the palace lanterns in the small pavilion and the surrounding area. scenery.Even when the interest comes, I will pick a leaf next to it and play with it.
In the front, Lu Sui and Zhao Xueyang talked about irrelevant things, just like chatting.
"If I remember correctly, according to the rules, letters from home are sent on the fifteenth day of every month, right?" At this point, Lu Sui asked casually.
"That's right, I haven't written anything today." Zhao Xueyang said.The letters sent out from the palace were strictly controlled, and the emperor allowed him to write letters home every month.This is the king of Huaiyang's various explicit hints that made the emperor let go, and even the word 'Siyin' given to him has the meaning of keeping the audio.
"Speaking of which, you have been in the palace for half a month, and this is your
The first letter home, do you feel homesick? "
"Haha, it's okay." Zhao Xueyang said, "The palace is well-clothed and well-fed, and it's not as family-loving as my daughter's. But it's time to send a letter to my father when I go back."
Lu Sui smiled, with a troubled expression on his face. "Siyin, we are classmates, and soon we will be colleagues in the court. I'm a few months older than you, so it's not offensive to call yourself elder brother?"
Zhao Xueyang looked at him, and heard that his tone seemed to be joking, but his expression was serious.
"Of course it's not abrupt." He also said seriously.
"Okay, brother, I have a small matter to ask you for today." Lu Sui said.
The two of them happened to come to a pavilion, which was fully equipped with tables and chairs, fruit and tea.After finding a place to sit down, Zhao Xueyan nodded and asked him, "What's the matter?"
Lu Sui took the cup from the tea tray, poured tea himself and put it in front of Zhao Xueyang, and said slowly: "It's not a big deal, just a classmate of my cousin, and his father is Li Dongxian, the servant of the Ministry of War. The emperor is going to send someone to visit him at the beginning of the year. Lingcheng is in charge of salt tax matters. The tentative imperial envoy is Mr. Li, Minister of the Ministry of War. Mr. Li’s only son happened to be a classmate of my companion, Si Li. You must have heard that Lingcheng is located in a remote place, and there are many official roads. Bandits and bandits are making trouble."
Throwing the topic to Zhao Xueyang, Lu Sui stroked the empty teacup, waiting for his attitude.
"Lingcheng is close to Huaiyang, and I have indeed heard frightening rumors about bandits." Zhao Xueyang followed him.
Lu Sui lifted the teapot and poured himself a cup, heaving a sigh of relief. "Exactly. Master Li's son is good friends with Si Li, and he wants to ask me to find a relationship to take care of his father. Although I have a high position, but the so-called sky is high and the earth is far away, I can't do anything."
He sighed, glanced to the side, just in time to see Zhao Xi and Lai Ming talking on the railing with their backs to them. "Remembering that Huaiyang is close to Lingcheng, I would like to ask you to mention it to the lord in the letter home, and ask the lord to make it easier for you to take care of Mr. Li. Are you okay?"
Zhao Xueyang sipped a little tea, looked down at the reflection in the cup and pondered for a while.
Lu Sui didn't dare to urge him either. The relationship here is not simple. The Secretary of the Ministry of War is very old, and he probably won't be able to hold this position for a few years.At this moment, as the second in command of the Ministry of War, Li Dong was first brought in by the eldest prince to receive this errand, which can add a lot of glory to his achievements.The request to him is actually not important, what is needed is to get Zhao Xueyang's attitude, once he agrees, it will be announced that he will stand behind him.
This matter is very delicate, and it is good for all three parties, especially Zhao Xueyang, who just needs to make a little effort to give his father a word.You must know that if other people want to work for the First Prince, they have to put up a lot of bargaining chips or make a lot of contributions to gain favor. Zhao Xueyang is undoubtedly tempted by this condition.
Zhao Xi seemed to be chatting with Lai Ming, but he was actually listening to them with his ears pricked up.He didn't need to guess to know that Zhao Xueyang would definitely agree in the end.It's hard to refuse such a good thing. After all, the first prince is the most likely to become the crown prince. The second prince is arrogant and unruly. He is indeed a proud son of heaven, but his reputation is not enough compared to the orthodox and calm temperament of the first prince.
Now the eldest prince needs him, and he might be able to save him in the future.Zhao Xueyang thought about it, and the serious and weak hope went out before it was lit.
"It's not difficult at this time," he said in a clear voice without looking at Lu Sui. "I'll tell my father, but this letter has to go through multiple inspections. Is your Highness sure that the content can be successfully delivered to father?"
Lu Sui grinned, "You don't have to worry about this matter, let me handle it."
Zhao Xueyang pursed his lips, put down the teacup and let Lu Sui refill the tea for him.
"Ah."
Zhao Xi's absent-mindedness was soon noticed by Lai Ming, who glanced at the other side to see him seriously eavesdropping.
"Hey—" he reminded him in a low voice.
Zhao Xi recovered and pretended to be interested in a small flower on a branch. "What, what's wrong?"
Lai Ming smiled, "I don't understand why the prince is hesitating, isn't the eldest prince the best condition?"
Zhao Xi didn't expect that he would talk to himself about this, and said, "Do you know why His Highness uses the honorific title for King Huaiyang?"
"Huh? What's the reason..." Lai Ming didn't think too much about it. He felt that the royal family and King Huaiyang were not related, and calling the prince was a polite and courteous name.It's true to think so, but when Lu Sui started a relationship, he didn't call him 'Uncle Shi', but 'Wang Ye', which is a bit of an explanation.
"You don't think King Huaiyang is an ordinary prince, do you?" Zhao Xi gave him a popular science. "Gao Zu personally bestowed the title of Huaiyang King, which has been passed down from generation to generation for a hundred years, and people may gradually ignore it. This title is a super-grade prince title that is higher than ordinary princes. In terms of status, it is only under the imperial power. As a prince, the eldest prince is now a prince. Not to mention, in the future, the title of king will only be a first-rank prince."
This is why the emperor can't tolerate them more and more.
"Ah." Laiming opened his eyes wide. "The identity of the son is also—"
"No lower than the prince." Zhao Xi said. "Do you still think that the son is a high-ranking man to your Highness?"
Lai Ming didn't know this. In fact, no one except the royal family cared so much about whether the status of a king with a different surname in Huaiyang was superior or not.At first I could bear it, but finally I couldn't help but started planning to pull out the thorn.
Lai Ming recalled that he had accidentally heard Lu Sui reveal the royal family's fear of Huaiyang, and he didn't think much about it at the time, but now he seemed to see the situation clearly after clearing a layer of fog.
Seeing the change in his eyes, Zhao Xi thought that he must know a lot by Lu Sui's side.Later, the downfall of Huaiyang was a big situation planned by the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty. As the next successor, none of the princes stopped thinking about how to use Zhao Xueyang, and changed how to pull out the thorn of King Huaiyang after draining his value. .
In the original book, Zhao Xueyang was not stupid, he knew what the outcome was waiting for from the moment he entered the palace, and tried hard to change the fate of the family, but was always played by the imperial power and applauded, disappearing like a boat in the center of the vortex.
Zhao Xi looked back, the eldest prince was in a good mood and was talking with a smile, Zhao Xueyang listened with a gentle smile on his face, but his eyes were as calm as a pool of death.
He thought, let's do this first, it will be fine.
It didn't take long before a group of people came with a big posture, and when they looked closely, it turned out that it was the emperor and concubines walking over slowly.No one saw them here, but the bright yellow figure of the emperor and the gorgeous decorations of the concubines were also conspicuous behind the bushes and leaves.
Lu Sui stood up and went over there, and Zhao Xueyang followed quickly.
"My son sees my father."
"My minister sees the emperor."
"Sui'er, Siyin, why are you so early." The emperor was quite surprised, seeing their eyes in the same place was a bit unclear, and they really smiled kindly.
The female relatives around were chattering, seeing the two Concubine Hui smiled and said: "You are young after all, I just saw two boats parked on the shore, are you rowing here?"
"Yes." Lu Sui said with a smile.
"Get up," the emperor asked, "When did you come here? Have you ever climbed to look west?"
"Go back to Father, I've been there. Erchen met Siyin upstairs. He came earlier than Erchen!"
"Well," said the Emperor, "this is your
First time here.Looking west is very meaningful, you have to climb it with respect, your father must have told you. "
Zhao Xueyang smiled, "I will keep in mind my teachings and dare not defile the Holy Land."
"Okay, okay. Since you've already been there, I won't bother you, just wander around by yourself."
"Yes." he replied.
Zhao Xi bent over to send them off in a mighty way, followed by a dozen maids and servants.Just now he saw a woman who looked different from other concubines, with big eyes and high nose, full of exotic charm.Curiously looked at the legendary Saibei
Concubine Qi of the first beauty.
When they were far away, Lu Sui led them around again, and the route was going down.From a distance, I saw a few brightly dressed figures on the shore of the water not far away, getting off the boat.
They were standing under the high attic, and their figures were not hidden. Zhao Xi saw one of the girls come down and looked around with her head up. She quickly saw them, and the next second boldly raised her hand and waved it lightly. .
Everyone squinted their eyes and saw that it should be the three princesses, and the boy guessed it was the seventh prince from his figure.Zhao Xi wondered why the emperor was surrounded by concubines just now, and they should have walked along the long corridor.Several children prefer waterways.
Lu Sui waved his hand in response.Turning to look at Zhao Xueyang, "If I'm not wrong, that should be my sixth younger sister. He looks like he has no daughter's family at all, alive and kicking."
Zhao Xi shook his head, thinking that you may have guessed wrong.He bet that a cucumber was the fifth princess.
"No, the sixth princess is the cutest." Zhao Xueyang praised politely. In fact, his impression was stubbornly stuck with the unruly princess who dared to spit grape seeds in front of the emperor.
The 'Bah--' he couldn't forget.
[The author has something to say: Thank you for the little angels who are still willing to watch, you are all my motivation {compare heart~}]
The field of vision is wide, as if it is under the sky.Overlooking half of the palace, you can have a panoramic view of the surrounding scenery of the entire island.
On the lake where they came just now, there was a small boat slowly coming here, like an ink painting on the empty water.
Zhao Xueyang looked around and found that someone had already landed on the island.The person was too far away to see clearly, he was walking on the corridor below, the leaves on his head covered his figure, appearing and disappearing from time to time.
"Eh?" Zhao Xi went around to look in another direction, and found that it was also a part of the palace, but the outermost wall of the palace could be faintly seen in the distance. "What about Northern Xinjiang?"
"That's the northwest direction." Zhao Xueyang said.
Zhao Xi was stunned, "Looking west means looking west, right?" I thought you could see a big mountain or something, but it turned out to be the palace.
Zhao Xueyang couldn't help laughing, "Do you really think you can see the northern Xinjiang thousands of miles away, fool."
Of course Zhao Xi knew it was impossible, but he thought he could see something different, such as the streets outside the palace, but it turned out to be the palace.
"Slaves are stupid." He said obediently, "Take the legends as truth."
"Do you know how this legend came about?" He looked at the looming mountains in the far northwest.
Zhao Xi rubbed his nose, "I don't know."
At this moment, the sun was shining brightly, and the entire tall building was shrouded in the morning light, Zhao Xueyang's side face was dazzled.
"Although the imperial palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty was renovated, the foundation of this house existed in the previous dynasty. There was no such tall building at that time." Zhao Xueyang said warmly, as if telling a story. "When Gaozu founded the Great Zhou, the situation in the Central Plains had just stabilized, and the Great Zhou was still a weak dynasty. The various tribes in northern Xinjiang united to prepare to invade the Central Plains. At that time, the Great Zhou was fledgling but never bowed. A large army of 20 is going to fight against the fat and strong army of 50 from the entire northern Xinjiang tribe. Led by Marshal Zhou Jing, the high-rise building was built by Gaozu before the expedition, and it was named "Xiwang", which means to express The emperor's concern for the soldiers in northern Xinjiang."
This book really didn't explain it so carefully, it was just a rough introduction, expressing the origin of the Zhenbei Army.
Zhao Xi was shocked, and followed Zhao Xueyang's voice into it.It seems to be able to see the war-torn era, a heroic emperor standing here, looking at the western sky from a distance, and seeing through the peaks and mountains the soldiers who fought bloody for their country on the battlefield.
"At that time, the imperial guards of the palace were all 3000 people collected from the people. They were young and middle-aged men who had not been organized. The whole country fully supported the soldiers in northern Xinjiang. My ancestors,
The first king of Huaiyang was the general who founded the Great Zhou Dynasty with Gaozu. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he rested in Huaiyang City, and had to be called to move north to guard the imperial city ten miles outside Anjing City. "
"The war lasted for ten years, and the Great Zhou Dynasty was also dragged down. The turning point of the 'battle of the broken halberd',
The first Marshal Zhou Jing died on the battlefield, and was able to repel the battlefields of all ethnic groups in northern Xinjiang and retreat to the grassland.Only then did Da Zhou begin to take a breather and recuperate.Later, the battle began to reverse, and good news came frequently. The 30 army did not know how many were the 20 at the beginning; the Zhenbei army was an extremely fierce and blunt knife, which firmly guarded the northern border, and after being polished by the northwest wind and sand, it became a sharp blade.Today's royal family is no longer the original royal family, but the Zhenbei Army is still the patron saint of the Great Zhou. "
"So," Zhao Xueyang put his hand on the vermilion-painted wall in front of him, and said in a deep voice, "What is stored here are the heroic souls of the soldiers of the Zhenbei Army."
Zhao Xi gently attached his palm, as if he could really feel the most quintessential relationship between the emperor and the soldiers.This building is of great significance, no wonder there is a tradition of the royal family burning incense and bathing to climb the West Watch Tower every big day.
Xi Wangyin had the same hope, and it must have been the emperor's high hopes for them.
Because the stories in the book are centered in the palace, the court, and even the back house where the heroine lives, the Zhenbei Army has always appeared as the patron saint of the entire dynasty. Like King Huaiyang, it is not disturbed by imperial power. He stretched out his hand towards Huaiyang, but the Zhenbei Army did not dare to move.But the ending in the book is that the forces of the third prince invaded the Zhenbei Army and directly led to the destruction of Huaiyang.
A hundred years ago, people might not have imagined the ending today. The relationship between the monarch and his ministers has become treacherous, and the blood of defending the family and the country has been cooled for the fear of power and life.
Listening to Zhao Xueyang's words, Zhao Xi suddenly felt that the limitations of this book were too narrow, it only focused on the love between men and women and the conspiracy and calculations of the former court and the harem, and it was not worth mentioning in terms of family and country feelings.
Of course, his blood didn't last long, and after calming down for a while, he returned to the current situation.Just want to watch a movie, no matter how strong the empathy is, after all, he is in two worlds, and he may not dare to go to the battlefield.But he secretly set a goal in his heart. If he succeeds in going out of the palace to live in the future, he must go to northern Xinjiang to see the sky over there and blow the rough wind and sand.
After the two told this story, they stood quietly for a while, looking at the sky in the northwest, remembering the heroes.
Footsteps gradually sounded behind him, and after waiting for a while, he saw the eldest prince walking up the stairs alone.Today he is wearing a simple yet grand, black wide-sleeved dress, a purple gold crown on his head, and five-claw golden mang embroidered on the hem of his clothes. As he walks, he shines brightly in the morning light, as if he is swimming with the shaking of his clothes.
"I saw someone up there from a distance. Who was I so early at that time? It turned out to be you." Lu Sui smiled and said, seeing Zhao Xi's expression was a little displeased, "You didn't know when you first came here.
"Your Majesty, the Lantern Festival is safe and healthy." Zhao Xueyang turned around and greeted with a smile.
Zhao Xi stood on the edge, looked down, there seemed to be two servants standing below, they should be Lu Sui's attendants.
"Bold, why don't you get out?" Lu Sui scolded Zhao Xi, "Master doesn't understand you, and you don't know that a mere cripple dares to desecrate the Holy Land!" "Your Highness, forgive me, this servant will leave now." Zhao Xi Then he said to Zhao Xueyang: "Your servant will leave."
Zhao Xueyang squinted at him and said "Mmm".
Zhao Xi walked down quickly with the hem of his clothes in his hands, and slowed down when he left the sight of the two of them.
Above, Zhao Xueyang looked back at Lu Sui, and said softly, "He is the most timid. Your Highness doesn't need to be so harsh."
Lu Sui went to his side for a while, overlooking the scenery below, and turned to look at him displeased, "A servant who doesn't understand the rules, are you too used to him?"
"My servant was incomplete in five senses before, and I was not very old. Don't blame your Highness for my sake." Zhao Xueyang repeatedly defended.
The eldest prince originally just scolded a servant, it was because the people around Zhao Xueyang were not easy to deal with, otherwise he would have been dragged out and beaten to death long ago.I thought he wouldn't defend and emphasize it repeatedly because of his temperament.
Lu Sui frowned, feeling that he was a little confused. "You're—forget it, no matter how much you love her, you're still a slut. It may not be a good thing if you protect her too closely."
Halfway through he said, he remembered that it is not appropriate to say those dirty words in such a place, so he changed his words and reminded tactfully.
Zhao Xueyang smiled, his eyes crooked when he smiled. "I have a measure."
Yeah?Lu Sui saw him looking like a young man, and thought helplessly. Then he thought that it didn't matter to him, and there was no need to comfort him too much, but it was disgusting.The subject changed to something else.
Zhao Xi walked down the steps. There were no decorations on the surrounding walls, and the slightest noise would be loud. Fortunately, the soles of the shoes were soft, so the footsteps were not too loud.The steps of the stairs are a bit high, and it looks like you are going to fall if you walk fast.
He was scared even looking at it, thinking of Murphy's Law, while imagining how angry the Eldest Prince would be if he fell down and died and his blood stained the ground here, even the emperor might punish Zhao Xueyang.
Thinking about it, he still consciously slowed down his pace, and when he arrived at the hall, he saw the two guards.He didn't stop him after going out this time.The grounds were paved with tiles, and a high court servant sat on a stone piling.This time Zhao Xi guessed that those piles might have some feng shui emphasis, such as suppressing spirits or something.
There was no other place to sit around here, so Zhao Xi also found a stake to sit down, but the servant greeted him after looking at him.
"Hello, my lord." He was also a young man, and he looked very kind when he smiled.
"Your Excellency is also welcome." He took the initiative, and Zhao Xi went along and sat down on the nearest stone pile.
"You are the person next to Shizi, right? Is the person above Shizi?" The servant was quite fair, with a tear mole in the corner of his eye.
"Yes, I am Zhao Xi, the son's servant." He introduced himself.
"My name is Laiming." He said, a little surprised, "Are you the name given to you by the crown prince? I even gave you my family name!"
"No, it's just a coincidence." Zhao Xi said, thinking it might be fate.
"Zhao is a common surname in this dynasty," Lai Ming said, looking at him with a bit of indescribable eyes, probably thinking that he was from a wealthy family before.
"I was born in a small village in Lingcheng. The whole village is named Zhao, and it was there in the previous dynasty." Zhao Xi said blindly. "It has nothing to do with the big family of this dynasty."
"Oh, that's ha." Laiming smiled.Quite kindly asked: "How old are you, at what age did you enter the Palace?"
There are many problems, but Lai Ming feels like a very gentle brother, and Zhao Xi likes him very much. "I entered the palace at a very young age, I'm 16 years old this year. What about you?"
"Me, I also entered the palace since I was a child. I worked in the Twelfth Division before, and I followed the eldest prince at the age of 11." Speaking of the eldest prince Lai Ming, his tone was a little different, "Yes."
Zhao Xi keenly smelled an unusual aura.Speaking of which, he has always read this as a romance novel, but in this world, the relationship between men and women who are not on the surface is an unspeakable trend.After he gradually realized these things and tried to prove them in a roundabout way, no one knew how complicated his mood was.
He knew that the master who usually has a good-looking servant by his side now has at least an unusual relationship.Not all, because the appearance of the people around must not be ugly, at least the facial features must be upright. In this case, with this kind of social atmosphere, wouldn't it be troublesome?
Then he also successfully realized that he and Zhao Xueyang may have long been impure in the eyes of the people in the palace, and they may even be the 'main favorites' who have had many late-night exchanges.Zhao Xi, who had never thought of liking a man, had mixed feelings.
The important thing is that he found that he didn't seem to like women that much...
[The author has something to say: After so long, I finally joined v~ Thank you little angels for your support (bow)
I don’t know what it looks like before. What I wrote was very excited hahahaha. My writing skills are weak. When I wrote it, I felt as if I saw a battlefield and my emotions were so surging. ] After all, it was Lu Sui who climbed the ladder
It didn't take long for Zhao Xueyang and Lu Sui to come down, Lu Sui invited Zhao Xueyang to go around together, Zhao Xueyang didn't refuse, Zhao Xi and Lai Ming followed behind them.
The two walked along the long corridor they came from, mainly because the view there was not good and it was relatively hidden.
Zhao Xi was one of the few times when he saw Lu Sui with people around him. Lai Ming was in a different state from them, more relaxed and harmonious. He no longer followed behind his master with his head down, and he would also watch the palace lanterns in the small pavilion and the surrounding area. scenery.Even when the interest comes, I will pick a leaf next to it and play with it.
In the front, Lu Sui and Zhao Xueyang talked about irrelevant things, just like chatting.
"If I remember correctly, according to the rules, letters from home are sent on the fifteenth day of every month, right?" At this point, Lu Sui asked casually.
"That's right, I haven't written anything today." Zhao Xueyang said.The letters sent out from the palace were strictly controlled, and the emperor allowed him to write letters home every month.This is the king of Huaiyang's various explicit hints that made the emperor let go, and even the word 'Siyin' given to him has the meaning of keeping the audio.
"Speaking of which, you have been in the palace for half a month, and this is your
The first letter home, do you feel homesick? "
"Haha, it's okay." Zhao Xueyang said, "The palace is well-clothed and well-fed, and it's not as family-loving as my daughter's. But it's time to send a letter to my father when I go back."
Lu Sui smiled, with a troubled expression on his face. "Siyin, we are classmates, and soon we will be colleagues in the court. I'm a few months older than you, so it's not offensive to call yourself elder brother?"
Zhao Xueyang looked at him, and heard that his tone seemed to be joking, but his expression was serious.
"Of course it's not abrupt." He also said seriously.
"Okay, brother, I have a small matter to ask you for today." Lu Sui said.
The two of them happened to come to a pavilion, which was fully equipped with tables and chairs, fruit and tea.After finding a place to sit down, Zhao Xueyan nodded and asked him, "What's the matter?"
Lu Sui took the cup from the tea tray, poured tea himself and put it in front of Zhao Xueyang, and said slowly: "It's not a big deal, just a classmate of my cousin, and his father is Li Dongxian, the servant of the Ministry of War. The emperor is going to send someone to visit him at the beginning of the year. Lingcheng is in charge of salt tax matters. The tentative imperial envoy is Mr. Li, Minister of the Ministry of War. Mr. Li’s only son happened to be a classmate of my companion, Si Li. You must have heard that Lingcheng is located in a remote place, and there are many official roads. Bandits and bandits are making trouble."
Throwing the topic to Zhao Xueyang, Lu Sui stroked the empty teacup, waiting for his attitude.
"Lingcheng is close to Huaiyang, and I have indeed heard frightening rumors about bandits." Zhao Xueyang followed him.
Lu Sui lifted the teapot and poured himself a cup, heaving a sigh of relief. "Exactly. Master Li's son is good friends with Si Li, and he wants to ask me to find a relationship to take care of his father. Although I have a high position, but the so-called sky is high and the earth is far away, I can't do anything."
He sighed, glanced to the side, just in time to see Zhao Xi and Lai Ming talking on the railing with their backs to them. "Remembering that Huaiyang is close to Lingcheng, I would like to ask you to mention it to the lord in the letter home, and ask the lord to make it easier for you to take care of Mr. Li. Are you okay?"
Zhao Xueyang sipped a little tea, looked down at the reflection in the cup and pondered for a while.
Lu Sui didn't dare to urge him either. The relationship here is not simple. The Secretary of the Ministry of War is very old, and he probably won't be able to hold this position for a few years.At this moment, as the second in command of the Ministry of War, Li Dong was first brought in by the eldest prince to receive this errand, which can add a lot of glory to his achievements.The request to him is actually not important, what is needed is to get Zhao Xueyang's attitude, once he agrees, it will be announced that he will stand behind him.
This matter is very delicate, and it is good for all three parties, especially Zhao Xueyang, who just needs to make a little effort to give his father a word.You must know that if other people want to work for the First Prince, they have to put up a lot of bargaining chips or make a lot of contributions to gain favor. Zhao Xueyang is undoubtedly tempted by this condition.
Zhao Xi seemed to be chatting with Lai Ming, but he was actually listening to them with his ears pricked up.He didn't need to guess to know that Zhao Xueyang would definitely agree in the end.It's hard to refuse such a good thing. After all, the first prince is the most likely to become the crown prince. The second prince is arrogant and unruly. He is indeed a proud son of heaven, but his reputation is not enough compared to the orthodox and calm temperament of the first prince.
Now the eldest prince needs him, and he might be able to save him in the future.Zhao Xueyang thought about it, and the serious and weak hope went out before it was lit.
"It's not difficult at this time," he said in a clear voice without looking at Lu Sui. "I'll tell my father, but this letter has to go through multiple inspections. Is your Highness sure that the content can be successfully delivered to father?"
Lu Sui grinned, "You don't have to worry about this matter, let me handle it."
Zhao Xueyang pursed his lips, put down the teacup and let Lu Sui refill the tea for him.
"Ah."
Zhao Xi's absent-mindedness was soon noticed by Lai Ming, who glanced at the other side to see him seriously eavesdropping.
"Hey—" he reminded him in a low voice.
Zhao Xi recovered and pretended to be interested in a small flower on a branch. "What, what's wrong?"
Lai Ming smiled, "I don't understand why the prince is hesitating, isn't the eldest prince the best condition?"
Zhao Xi didn't expect that he would talk to himself about this, and said, "Do you know why His Highness uses the honorific title for King Huaiyang?"
"Huh? What's the reason..." Lai Ming didn't think too much about it. He felt that the royal family and King Huaiyang were not related, and calling the prince was a polite and courteous name.It's true to think so, but when Lu Sui started a relationship, he didn't call him 'Uncle Shi', but 'Wang Ye', which is a bit of an explanation.
"You don't think King Huaiyang is an ordinary prince, do you?" Zhao Xi gave him a popular science. "Gao Zu personally bestowed the title of Huaiyang King, which has been passed down from generation to generation for a hundred years, and people may gradually ignore it. This title is a super-grade prince title that is higher than ordinary princes. In terms of status, it is only under the imperial power. As a prince, the eldest prince is now a prince. Not to mention, in the future, the title of king will only be a first-rank prince."
This is why the emperor can't tolerate them more and more.
"Ah." Laiming opened his eyes wide. "The identity of the son is also—"
"No lower than the prince." Zhao Xi said. "Do you still think that the son is a high-ranking man to your Highness?"
Lai Ming didn't know this. In fact, no one except the royal family cared so much about whether the status of a king with a different surname in Huaiyang was superior or not.At first I could bear it, but finally I couldn't help but started planning to pull out the thorn.
Lai Ming recalled that he had accidentally heard Lu Sui reveal the royal family's fear of Huaiyang, and he didn't think much about it at the time, but now he seemed to see the situation clearly after clearing a layer of fog.
Seeing the change in his eyes, Zhao Xi thought that he must know a lot by Lu Sui's side.Later, the downfall of Huaiyang was a big situation planned by the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty. As the next successor, none of the princes stopped thinking about how to use Zhao Xueyang, and changed how to pull out the thorn of King Huaiyang after draining his value. .
In the original book, Zhao Xueyang was not stupid, he knew what the outcome was waiting for from the moment he entered the palace, and tried hard to change the fate of the family, but was always played by the imperial power and applauded, disappearing like a boat in the center of the vortex.
Zhao Xi looked back, the eldest prince was in a good mood and was talking with a smile, Zhao Xueyang listened with a gentle smile on his face, but his eyes were as calm as a pool of death.
He thought, let's do this first, it will be fine.
It didn't take long before a group of people came with a big posture, and when they looked closely, it turned out that it was the emperor and concubines walking over slowly.No one saw them here, but the bright yellow figure of the emperor and the gorgeous decorations of the concubines were also conspicuous behind the bushes and leaves.
Lu Sui stood up and went over there, and Zhao Xueyang followed quickly.
"My son sees my father."
"My minister sees the emperor."
"Sui'er, Siyin, why are you so early." The emperor was quite surprised, seeing their eyes in the same place was a bit unclear, and they really smiled kindly.
The female relatives around were chattering, seeing the two Concubine Hui smiled and said: "You are young after all, I just saw two boats parked on the shore, are you rowing here?"
"Yes." Lu Sui said with a smile.
"Get up," the emperor asked, "When did you come here? Have you ever climbed to look west?"
"Go back to Father, I've been there. Erchen met Siyin upstairs. He came earlier than Erchen!"
"Well," said the Emperor, "this is your
First time here.Looking west is very meaningful, you have to climb it with respect, your father must have told you. "
Zhao Xueyang smiled, "I will keep in mind my teachings and dare not defile the Holy Land."
"Okay, okay. Since you've already been there, I won't bother you, just wander around by yourself."
"Yes." he replied.
Zhao Xi bent over to send them off in a mighty way, followed by a dozen maids and servants.Just now he saw a woman who looked different from other concubines, with big eyes and high nose, full of exotic charm.Curiously looked at the legendary Saibei
Concubine Qi of the first beauty.
When they were far away, Lu Sui led them around again, and the route was going down.From a distance, I saw a few brightly dressed figures on the shore of the water not far away, getting off the boat.
They were standing under the high attic, and their figures were not hidden. Zhao Xi saw one of the girls come down and looked around with her head up. She quickly saw them, and the next second boldly raised her hand and waved it lightly. .
Everyone squinted their eyes and saw that it should be the three princesses, and the boy guessed it was the seventh prince from his figure.Zhao Xi wondered why the emperor was surrounded by concubines just now, and they should have walked along the long corridor.Several children prefer waterways.
Lu Sui waved his hand in response.Turning to look at Zhao Xueyang, "If I'm not wrong, that should be my sixth younger sister. He looks like he has no daughter's family at all, alive and kicking."
Zhao Xi shook his head, thinking that you may have guessed wrong.He bet that a cucumber was the fifth princess.
"No, the sixth princess is the cutest." Zhao Xueyang praised politely. In fact, his impression was stubbornly stuck with the unruly princess who dared to spit grape seeds in front of the emperor.
The 'Bah--' he couldn't forget.
[The author has something to say: Thank you for the little angels who are still willing to watch, you are all my motivation {compare heart~}]
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