I was a salted fish in ancient times

Xiao Shan said: "People sitting on the throne are like this, they are suspicious." When he opened his mouth, Xie Zhui suddenly expressed his thoughts.He looked at Xiao Shan and blinked, with a dumbfounded expression.

Xiao Shan smiled and said: "It's true that father loves second brother, and sincerely lets him participate in the political affairs of the court. But as long as father doesn't want to be the Supreme Emperor now, he will never give all the rights to second brother at this time. Otherwise, do people in the world listen to the father or the second elder brother? If the two have disagreements, which side will the courtiers stand on?"

Furthermore, the emperor came to this position after fighting, and he tried his best to prevent Xiao Jin from taking this step, so as long as Xiao Jin didn't want to rebel, he would be able to sit firmly as the crown prince.

But at the same time, from his own standpoint, the emperor felt that he had to guard against lack of support.What if he gave Xiao Jin too much power, and Xiao Jin was dissatisfied with the position of the prince one day and overthrew him?

Xiao Shan understands the emperor's intentions, but as long as the emperor is not a blind, deaf and confused person who only has suspicions, other things can be done slowly.

Xiao Shan has always felt that as a prince, if he wants to live a happy life, he must be able to think freely, and he should not have such a strong desire for power, otherwise he will be very tired and easy to envy others.

His mentality is very good and stable, and his plan for the future is to have a rich and idle status, and he can fight with crickets and sneak around every day.

He can see clearly and openly, and his life is not so worrying and troublesome.

Xie Zhui thought about Xiao Shan's words seriously, and felt that there were some truths.

The emperor was quite clear, and he dealt with the affairs of state relatively fairly.It is not easy to trust someone wholeheartedly, as long as the emperor keeps doing this, the prince will be able to sit in that position sooner or later.

But Xie Zhui was a little curious, if the emperor was that kind of cruel and stupid person, what would Xiao Shan say and do.

Thinking about Xiao Shan's temperament, he felt that this person should do some outrageous things.

Seeing Xie Zhui's silence, Xiao Shan didn't know what he thought of, and suddenly he smiled with the corners of his eyes bent.Xie Zhui doesn't like to smile much on weekdays, his face is stern and heroic, when he smirks, he only pulls the corners of his mouth, which looks very stiff.

But once he smiled sincerely, his brows and eyes became soft and his eyes were clear, looking sincere and handsome.

Xiao Shan: "What are you laughing at?"

Xie Zhui shook his head: "Nothing."

Seeing that he didn't want to say anything and didn't continue to ask, Xiao Shan lifted the curtain on the car and looked outside, saying: "The sky is fine."

Xie Zhui followed his hand to look out, but he didn't look at the sky outside, his eyes fell on Xiao Shan's hand immediately.

Xiao Shan's hands are white and clean, with distinct joints, straight and long.

In comparison, his hands are very rough, not soft at all, and there are calluses in the palms of the hands that have been formed from holding swords, sticks and guns all year round.

He doesn't look like a little brother at all, his face is too rigid, and his figure is tall and straight.After his younger brother's identity was discovered, he heard those soldiers whispering how he could be a younger brother with his appearance.

After the emperor bestowed the marriage, he also heard people mocking behind his back that there was no difference between hugging him and hugging a man, and he was so stiff that he couldn't make any tricks on the bed.

But Xiao Shan didn't care at all, and hugged him very vigorously at night.

At the beginning, he even thought that Xiao Shan did this to want military power in the northern border, and it was like an exchange of interests.Xiao Shan gave him the dignity and benefits that the so-called king should have, and he provided Xiao Shan with various news about the northern border so that he could control the northern border.

But no, Xiao Shan didn't even ask about these things.

Of course, there are other possibilities. For example, Xiao Shan did this on purpose, and he was fishing for big fish with a long line.Xiao Shan wants to completely control him, so that he can make better use of him.

This idea flashed in Xie Zhui's mind, but was quickly denied by him.

Xiao Shan is a lazy person, and he doesn't even want to go to court, let alone calculate those things.

What's more, with Xiao Shan's temperament, no matter how big the benefits are in front of what he doesn't want to do, he can't stop him.Let him hold his nose and hug Xie Zhui on the bed for the sake of power and status, don't even think about it, it's definitely useless.

Xiao Shan would not wrong himself in this regard.

After much deliberation, there is only one answer, Xiao Shan treats him like this only because he is his king.They got married and became husband and wife, Xiao Shan gave him what a king should have, including having sex and protecting him in front of other people.

Xie Zhui didn't want to draw conclusions so arbitrarily, he just couldn't find any other reason for Xiao Shan to do so.

Xiao Shan put down the curtain, turned his head and looked at Xie Zhui again, but he was silent when he was about to say something.He stared thoughtfully at Xie Zhui's flushed cheeks and slightly dodging eyes.

So, what was Xie Zhui thinking during the time he opened the curtain and put it down?

Your face turns red from thinking about it, and you still dare not look at him?

That night, Xiao Shan asked Xie Zhui why he blushed.

Xie Zhui gritted his teeth and resisted, but failed in the end, saying that his fingers were pretty.

Because of these words, Xiao Shan let him feel his beautiful fingers.

***

Five days later, the Deputy General of the Northern Territory, Zuo Li, and the General of the Left, Yin Tong, and the General of the Right, Xu Guang, led thousands of soldiers from the Northern Territory back to Beijing, and Xie Chen also returned to Beijing together.

The meritorious soldiers returned to Beijing, and the emperor wanted to arrange for a person of high status to greet them in order to show how much he valued them.

The emperor originally wanted Xiao Shan to go, but then he thought about Xie Zhui's identity. Xiao Shan went to meet the soldiers in the northern border, which was easily reminiscent of Xie Zhui. In the end, the emperor ordered the eldest prince Xiao Rong to lead the officials of the Ministry of Rites to go. welcome.

In fact, the emperor also understood that doing so was nothing more than deception.

The moment Xie Zhui joined the army in place of his brother, his name was destined to be associated with the Northern Frontier Army.

If there is any movement in the northern border, Xie Zhui's name will be mentioned.For a long time, the voice of discussing Xie Zhui in the capital has never stopped, and now there are more.

When Xiao Rong went to meet the Northern Border Army, he was in high spirits.He felt that this was the emperor's affirmation of his ability, and besides, being in close contact with these border guards would only benefit him and not harm him, so he naturally had to perform well.

Xiao Rong had the intention of wooing the Northern Border Army, but he didn't have a good impression of Xie Chen.

After expressing the emperor's importance to the soldiers in the northern border, Xiao Rong looked around and asked Zuo Li, "Where's Xie Chen? Didn't the emperor order him to go back to Beijing with the army?"

Zuo Li has thick eyebrows and big eyes, slightly dark skin, tall stature, with a simple and honest smile on his face, he can be seen as a sincere person.

He laughed and said: "Young Master Xie said that he is not a member of the army, so it is inconvenient to enter the capital with us, so when he reached the boundary of the capital, he separated from us and entered the capital first."

Xiao Rong frowned, and said in displeasure: "I heard that Xie Chen is blind. If he leaves like this, if he encounters any danger, wouldn't it be a disappointment to his father's intentions."

Zuo Li hurriedly said: "My lord, don't worry, the lower officials have sent someone to secretly protect Mr. Xie, nothing will go wrong."

Xiao Rong pulled the corners of his mouth and laughed twice: "It's still Deputy General Zuo who is thoughtful."

Zuo Li smiled shyly, looking embarrassed.Xiao Rong was chilled all over by his eyebrows and eyes, and his shoulders shrank uncontrollably.

Taking advantage of Xiao Rong's inattention, Yin Tong behind Zuo Li poked Xu Guang with his arm, pursed his lips, and his eyes were full of amusement.

Yin Tong has a tall and straight figure, and he doesn't speak very carefully. Xu Guangbai is slightly shorter, but he has a sad expression all the year round, as if someone owed him money.

Xu Guang raised his eyes to look at Xiao Rong, and tilted his body to the side calmly.He was afraid that standing too close to Yin Tong would easily catch Yin Tong's stupidity.

After Xiao Rong left, Yin Tong suddenly looked at the gate of the capital, and couldn't help but said: "I don't know... what's going on."

He spoke vaguely, Zuo Li and Xu Guang both knew what he meant.

Zuo Li's face was a bit complicated, thinking that when he heard Xie Chen, no, it was Xie Zhui.When they heard that Xie Zhui was the younger brother, they felt as if they had been struck by lightning.

During that time, there were all kinds of things to say, some were nice, but more were ugly.

They didn't know how to face Xie Zhui, they suppressed all kinds of emotions in their hearts, and they had no way to vent, so they beat up the Beiyan people who came to grab things, which made them terrified.

After Xie Zhui recovered, he left the camp and entered the city, and then entered the capital according to the order.

When they heard the news about Xie Zhui again, it was the emperor's gift of marriage to Li Wang Xiao Shan.

When the news spread to the northern military camp, Zuo Li, Yin Tong and Xu Guang didn't say a word for a long time.

Now hearing Yin Tong's vague words, Zuo Li suddenly didn't know whether he should enter the city gate or not.

Xu Guang sighed, he glanced at Yin Tong and said in a Xu voice: "If you don't want to cause trouble for him, you must remember his current identity. He is not Xie Shen, the general of the northern border, but Xie Zhui, the king of Li."

Yin Tong's face changed again and again, and he whispered a dirty word.

On that side, knowing that Xie Chen would enter the capital, Xiao Shan sent Ji An to watch Xie's house in person early on, and when he arrived, he would send Xie to chase after him.

Xie Zhui is such a calm person, it's rare that he can't sit still today.

He walked back and forth a few times, Ji An walked quickly from the outside, and said with a happy face: "My lord, my lord, Mr. Xie has entered the mansion."

Xie Zhui's heart tightened suddenly, and he unconsciously looked at Xiao Shan.

Xiao Shan stood up and said, "Then let's go there now."

Xie Zhui nodded.

Xiao Shan walked out with him and said with a smile: "You have had people clean the inside and outside of Xie's mansion several times, so you won't be busy tidying up the house anymore when you come back."

Xie Zhui: "This is all because of the prince's thoughtfulness."

Xiao Shan was surprised and asked: "Xie Zhui, is your mouth smeared with honey today? The words you speak are very pleasant, completely different from the past."

Xie Zhui: "..."

Being interrupted by Xiao Shan, the worry and tension in my heart completely disappeared.

The two went to the Xie Mansion in a carriage.

When they left, the servants were busy arranging the things they brought back, and Xie Chen was standing in the yard.

Xie Chen's eyes were covered with Bai Juan, his hair was tied with a square scarf, his face was very fair, and he looked like a heroic and elegant scholar.

Xie Zhui stepped forward, stood still, and called brother.

Xie Chen looked in the direction of the voice, then he reached out and patted Xie Zhui on the shoulder, grinning: "Xie Zhui."

Seeing that the two brothers had endless things to say, Xiao Shan stepped forward and called Big Brother too.

Hearing Xiao Shan's voice, Xie Chen hurriedly saluted and said, "My lord..."

Xiao Shan held his arm and said, "Brother, you and my family don't need to be too polite."

Xie Chen said solemnly: "Etiquette cannot be neglected."

Xiao Shan smiled and looked at Xie Zhui: "You have a good talk with elder brother, I will pick you up in the afternoon."

Xie Chen said: "Isn't the lord eating at the residence?"

Xiao Shan: "My father summoned me in the palace, today my elder brother and Xie Zhui just got together, and I will come to formally visit my elder brother some other day."

After hearing this, Xie Chen did not keep him.

After Xiao Shan left, Xie Chen didn't continue to pretend to be steady, he asked Xie Zhui to help him walk into the hall.

When the two sat down, Xie Chen asked softly, "How is he treating you?"

Xie Zhui said, "Very good."

Xie Chen moved his mouth, but he still expressed the worry in his heart: "The soldiers from the northern border are destined to attract attention when they return to Beijing, and there will definitely be some rumors that are unfavorable to you. Then he will believe you after hearing it. ?"