A traitor

What Su Qinglang said was the story of a general who defended the city.

The general's birth and death are unknown, and with the passage of time, even his name is unknown, so let's call him Xiaoyi.

Xiaoyi's life was full of ups and downs. He lost his mother since he was a child. Under the pull of his father and second mother, he gradually grew into a young man.

With the dream of serving the country loyally, he went to the border with a few brothers in the village to kill the enemy, gradually made some achievements, and found a position in the court.

However, as soon as he succeeds, all bones are withered. When Xiao Yi climbed up, the brothers who used to fight with him left one by one, and finally only Xiao Yi remained.

Returning home in full glory should have been brilliant, but because he was the only one who came back alive among those who left at the beginning, so Xiao Yi was disgusted by his fellow villagers.

Neighbors thought he was a treacherous villain who violated the original oath of "living together, and dying together".

When the other brothers died in Huangquan, they didn't follow him. Friends and relatives thought he was a mean and ungrateful bastard, and even thought that he sold his friends for glory and sold his brother's life for the sake of high officials and rich salary.

Even his family members misunderstood him and refused to let him step into the house again.

Xiao Yi was very wronged, because when those brothers died, he also thought about death, but Xiao Yi had a secret.

It was when he was at the border, he made an oath with those good brothers that if he could go back alive, he would assist the emperor, eradicate treachery and uphold justice.

Although he was misunderstood by everyone, Xiao Yi still gritted his teeth and persisted, thinking that one day, he could realize his ideal, bring the country on the right track, and do something good for the people.

But unexpectedly, the enemy country invaded and the country was in danger. When Xiao Yi was fighting bloody and desperately, their emperor surrendered first.

Ceded the land, set aside the city, divided a good country into pieces, put the people under the iron hooves of the enemy's aggression, and settled in a corner, just to keep their own throne.

Xiao Yi was captured, chained and brought before their emperor.

Xiao Yi felt sad, and asked the emperor: "This minister is about to die in battle, why did your majesty surrender first?"

Their emperor was silent for a while, and finally replied: "Rather than being a fearful emperor, I would rather be a stable king for the rest of my life."

The country is the emperor's country, and the choice is also the emperor's choice, so Xiao Yi no longer knows whether his persistence is right or wrong.

After hearing this story, Li Chengyi was silent for a moment, and asked: "Then... Did General Xiaoyi die in the end?"

Su Qinglang nodded: "Dead..."

Li Chengyi raised his head: "How did you die?"

Su Qinglang gave a pale smile, and replied: "Without faith, without hope, there is nothing in this world worth his nostalgia."

Hearing this, Li Chengyi put his arms around his waist and said coquettishly: "I don't want him to die. He has no faith. I will give him faith. He has no hope. I will give him hope. I am the prince. I will do it in the future." The emperor’s, if I were his emperor, if he said he would not surrender, I would not surrender even if I died.”

Su Qinglang was stunned for a moment, and then Li Huiyuan next to him snorted lightly, as if mocking a fool: "Brother Huang, this is a story, and the stories are all false, do you understand?"

Li Chengyi sat up straight and said angrily to her: "Although it is a story, there is a great truth in the story. Did you talk like brother Qinglang for a long time, just to tell us a story?"

Li Huiyuan was taken aback by his yelling, and even Su Qinglang looked at him with admiration, feeling that the prince, who had always been ignorant, had been knocked out by him today, and his brain had somehow opened up.

After a while, Li Huiyuan came back to her senses, realized that she was scolded by the emperor, her pretty face was flushed with anger, and she snorted loudly: "The emperor scolded me, I will tell my father to see if he punishes you or not!" !"

Although Li Chengyi is the prince, he has been bullied by Li Huiyuan, but with Su Qinglang around, he is unwilling to back down.

So he also snorted and said: "If you punish, you will be punished. I will also tell my father, you let me draw a turtle on Sun Taifu's book, and see who my father is punishing!"

Su Qinglang shook his head straight after hearing this. Although the two His Highnesses were both playful and capricious, in fact, he still liked Li Chengyi in comparison.

His Royal Highness, although he is a bit ignorant and confused, he is not as smart as other children when it comes to business matters, but he is honest, kind and soft-hearted, not bad at all.

But Her Royal Highness, when she was in Yeyouting back then, due to the lack of supplies and the harsh environment, the maid naturally preferred Li Chengyi in order to save the prince's life and food.

Out of the instinct to survive, Li Huiyuan could only rely on robbing if she wanted to survive. When the maid was away, she often beat and scolded Li Chengyi and threatened him not to speak out.

Li Chengyi has a weak temperament, facing Li Huiyuan's bullying, he can only swallow his anger.Over time, as an older brother, he was actually ridden on the head by his younger sister.

In this way, if you develop a habit, even if you return to the palace later, this situation will not change.

Li Huiyuan is a princess and she is going to marry in the future, so she doesn't need to learn how to be a king, so she only knows how to be crazy every day.

She doesn't learn, and she doesn't let Li Chengyi learn. Whenever Taifu teaches the prince, he always makes trouble from the sidelines.In this way, they turned their future monarch into an ignorant fool.

Moreover, it may be due to the influence of Ye Youting, being afraid of being beaten and scolded by the nuns and slaves in charge, the two His Highnesses have scars in their hearts, and they always feel that they are bullying, so that they can ensure that they will not be bullied. In this situation, Li Huiyuan's performance is even better.

Therefore, from the concubine to the concubine to the maid, there was no one who would not be teased by them. Li Chengyi was very playful, so naturally he never tired of such things.

And with Li Huiyuan around, even if he didn't want to do it, under Li Huiyuan's instigation and threat, he had to do it. Anyway, whether he did it or not, he would be blamed in the end.

On the emperor's side, he actually knew a little bit about Li Huiyuan's frequent bullying of the prince.

But because he felt that he owed them too much when he was young, even if he scolded the princess, it would not be too heavy, so he loved the prince dearly.But in many cases, there is no real protection.

Gradually, he even felt that Li Chengyi, as the crown prince of a country, was overwhelmed by the aura of the princess. He was really weak and incompetent, unable to stand on the stage.

And those who know the inside story are afraid of the princess' power on the one hand, and on the other hand, they are afraid of getting into trouble.

Therefore, very few people control this matter. Even Su Qinglang is not afraid of Qin Jian in the court, but he is only afraid of Li Huiyuan. The more innocent the person, the more cruel. Who knows what she will do when she becomes mad?

Seeing that Li Huiyuan was furious and was about to rush out to complain to the emperor, Su Qinglang quickly stopped her and said, "Your royal father is currently having a headache about Xuanguo. Going now, do you want to scold me?"

Li Huiyuan waved his hand away vigorously, and said loudly: "Why is it that the princess is important if you don't declare the country?"

Su Qinglang turned cold and did not get angry: "In the battle between Southern Tang and Xuanguo, even His Royal Highness Yi Wang was sent to Xuanguo as a hostage. Every year, due to the dispute between the two countries, Southern Tang would injure more than [-] soldiers. , the princess thinks, is Xuan Guo important?"

Li Huiyuan was unwilling to let go, but she lacked confidence, and said firmly: "What king Yi is just the remnant of a traitor..."

Su Qinglang sighed, and still said patiently: "Yes, you also know that he is a remnant, and he is the rebellious scale in your father's heart. The matter of announcing the country is related to Prince Yi. Regarding your Highness's matter, if the emperor will still be tolerant to you, the princess can go there on her own, and I will never stop you."

Li Huiyuan's complexion was very ugly, and she was immediately defeated. After a moment of silence, she stomped her feet again: "Just go, brother Qinglang is biased, so he knows to protect Brother Huang!"

As he said that, he ran towards the outside of the study room.

Seeing this, Li Chengyi was a little worried, and looked at Su Qinglang hesitantly: "Brother Qinglang..."

The most innocent people are the cruelest, that's why he was a little afraid of Li Huiyuan.

When you are in a good mood, you will laugh and curse, and treat you as the closest person. When you are in a bad mood, you will turn your face immediately, deny your relatives, only care about yourself, and you will not be able to pull back eight horses.

It's just that most of these people bully the weak and fear the strong. Although they do whatever they want, they will not harm themselves at will. People who are related to their own interests are often more sensible than ordinary people.

Su Qinglang looked at Li Chengyi, and patted him on the shoulder: "It's okay, she won't go."

Li Chengyi lowered his head sadly, and said, "It's all my fault, and brother Qinglang was also hurt..."

"No." The expression in Su Qinglang's eyes was extremely cold, he changed the title to "Weichen", and continued: "Actually, Your Highness did this, and Weichen is very happy. Your Highness is the crown prince of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Qinglang's future The lord is destined to stand above tens of thousands of people, and because of this, the responsibility on his shoulders is also very heavy."

He paused, and then said earnestly: "Your Highness, you hold the fate of thousands of people in your hands. If His Highness is good, they will be good. They will live and work in peace and contentment. If His Highness is slack, they will be reduced to disaster.

So Your Highness, for those subjects, you should also grow up, have your own ideas and decisions, right things are right, wrong things are wrong, not only the princess, even the emperor can't change, Your Highness can no longer look forward and backward, hesitate and shrink back . "

When he was talking, Li Chengyi kept drooping his head, like an eggplant beaten by Shuang.

He was silent for a moment, and finally nodded hesitantly, not sure if he understood it.

Seeing him nodding, Su Qinglang quietly spread a smile between his brows, seeming to be relieved or sad.

He slowly stretched out his hand, put it on Li Chengyi's shoulder, and murmured: "I know that this road is long and difficult, but I will accompany Your Highness, no matter how difficult the future is, No matter what kind of danger we encounter, I will never abandon His Highness, until the day His Highness can be alone..."

Li Chengyi raised his head and looked at Su Qinglang for a long time, as always, with a puzzled expression on his face.