Emperor Yicheng laughed when he heard this, and said to the empress dowager: "Brother Teng has such eloquence at a young age, and it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no second Su Qin after ten years." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info1”

Zhao Teng hurriedly said seriously: "The minister doesn't dare to compare with Su Qin, the minister is too far behind him." ”

Emperor Yicheng touched his head and said, "If the Empress Dowager, I, and the Crown Prince all want you to stay in the capital, are you willing to stay?" ”

Zhao Teng lowered his head slightly and pondered for a moment, then raised his head to meet Emperor Yicheng's gaze and said, "If this is the will of the Empress Dowager, Your Majesty and the Prince's brother, then it is better to be respectful than to obey your orders." It's just that the minister is worried that the minister's stay will cause others to criticize. After that, he glanced at Zhao Qian and the Queen Mother quickly.

"Look, you see, at such an age, you can speak so measuredly." The Empress Dowager pointed to Zhao Teng and said to Emperor Yicheng.

Emperor Yicheng stroked his beard and jaw.

Zhao Qian also smiled and nodded.

The next day, Emperor Yicheng informed the Empress Dowager and his own thoughts to Zhao Ke, the king of Si'en.

After hearing this, Zhao Ke waved his hand again and again: "I can't help it, I can't help it, Your Majesty, although Brother Teng is a little lively and cute, but after all, he is still a five-year-old child, and he is too naughty on weekdays, if you stay, it will definitely add a lot of trouble to you." Moreover, his mother was reluctant to give him up. ”

Emperor Yicheng groaned for a moment and said with a smile: "Since this is the case, then I will not be reluctant, but I am afraid that the Queen Mother will be a little disappointed." ”

Zhao Ke pondered for a moment and said softly: "Otherwise, how about the minister let him go back to Beijing to live for a month or two every year?" ”

In this way, you can take care of both sides' minds.

Emperor Yicheng nodded.

That night, Emperor Yicheng informed the Empress Dowager of the news, and the Empress Dowager was overjoyed when she heard it, and nodded with a smile: "This is very good, then do it." ”

From then on, King Zhao Teng would return to the capital every year to visit the Empress Dowager, Emperor Yicheng and the crown prince Zhao Gan, and lived in the capital for a month or two, a habit that continued until Zhao Teng got married.

For Zhao Gan, the former crown prince of the dynasty, who had been raised in the deep palace, every time he listened to Zhao Teng talk about the wind and sand, the scorching sun, the starry sky, and the feeling of galloping on the endless grassland, he felt that it was an indescribable beautiful enjoyment. He also likes to listen to Zhao Teng talk about roast lamb, cheese and spirits.

These things, which are different from the real life of Zhao Gan, the crown prince of the previous dynasty, always make the prince fascinated.

Zhao Qian secretly decided that he must find an opportunity to go to Xiliang in his lifetime.

The opportunity finally came, when Zhao Qian was fourteen years old.

That year, Emperor Yicheng decided to let Zhao Gan go to the border area, which was done to let him investigate the people's situation, and second, to make him understand the importance of border defense to homeland security.

During those two months, the crown prince Zhao Qian got his wish to see the sand, the scorching sun and the starry sky on the desert, experienced the unrestrained feeling of galloping horses on the grassland, and tasted the taste of roast mutton, cheese and spirits.

In those two months, the two brothers were almost inseparable.

Before Zhao Qian left, Zhao Teng hugged him tightly and said, "Brother Prince, next spring, how about we go to the Fengxue Forest to see the peach blossoms together?" ”

The Wind and Snow Forest is located in the northern suburbs of the capital, where there are hundreds of miles of high mountains and mountains. In those high mountains, there are large areas of wild peach trees. Every spring, those peach trees are full of peach blossoms, which look like a beautiful landscape painting from a distance, and look like a paradise up close.

Zhao Teng knew that the two of them would reach the age of looking for a wife next year, and he hoped that Zhao Qian and himself could find a good match.

In the spring of the following year, Zhao Teng rushed back to the capital from the cool breeze of the west.

He and Zhao Qian hadn't seen each other for a year, and he missed him very much, and at the same time, he had never forgotten their agreement last year.

Fourteen or fifteen years old is the age at which men grow at the fastest rate, so when Zhao Teng, who was a head taller than last year and had changed his voice, saluted the Empress Dowager, who barely recognized him.

The aging Queen Mother took his hand and looked at him carefully, and then couldn't help crying with joy: "Brother Teng has grown up, and he looks like a man." And he said, "The prince has also changed a lot this year, and you will know when you see him." ”

Zhao Teng wanted to see Zhao Gan as soon as possible, so after greeting the empress dowager, he hurriedly went to the East Palace to find the prince.

When Zhao Teng walked into the palace of the crown prince Zhao Gan, he saw the prince Zhao Qian striding towards him at a glance.

At that time, Zhao Qian was already seven feet tall, his face was like a crown of jade, his instrument was lofty, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, and his eyes were resolute and there was a kind of momentum that was not angry but mighty.

This young man, who was becoming more and more kingly, made Zhao Teng suddenly feel a little strange, and the whole person was stunned for a while.

But Zhao Teng quickly came to his senses and took the initiative to hug him.

"Brother Prince, the minister misses you so much." Zhao Teng said, and said sincerely: "The longer you get, the more handsome you are, no wonder the Queen Mother said that you have changed so much this year." ”

Although the prince still hugged him back as enthusiastically as in previous years, and still asked him about his life this year with concern, Zhao Teng could still feel it - the prince's brother had changed, although it was difficult to say those changes concretely, Zhao Teng could feel it.

At the same time, Zhao Teng knew that their relationship would never go back to the past.

He cried behind his back, but he could also understand - the prince Zhao Gan, who grew up and understood the mission he was carrying, could not simply treat him as his cousin all the time. In the Heavenly Family, the closest person is often one's worst enemy.

"Have they started looking for a crown princess for you?" Zhao Teng asked.

Zhao Qian shook his head and said, "Not yet, but it is estimated that they will put this matter on the agenda before the summer." What about you? ”

"The minister doesn't have it, the minister is not in a hurry."

Although Zhao Teng said this, he had a longing for this matter in his heart.

"There are beautiful women in Xiliang, and there are many big families, as long as Brother Teng wants to, don't worry about marrying a good one." Zhao Qian comforted.

Zhao Teng pursed his lips and said, "Father still hopes that the minister will marry one from the Han land." ”

"Then I'll ask the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother to help you find it."

"Don't bother them, this matter will be handled by the minister himself."

The next day, the two of them went to the snow forest to enjoy the peach blossoms as promised. Out of fun, they came back and took a different path.

Many years later, they may still be emotional, glad or regretful that they chose the path home.

There is a valley in the northwest of Xiangshui Bay, and there is a waterfall in the valley, which is visited by tourists all year round.

On this day, Wen Hui, the daughter of the country's priest Wen Shenghao, also came to see this waterfall that had made countless literati and rioters leave poems, but what she didn't expect was that she suddenly slipped the soles of her feet and fell into the lake while watching the waterfall in front of the protruding large stone slab in front of the waterfall.

Because the distance between the waterfall and the lake was nearly twenty feet, and the surrounding terrain was steep and the water was very fast, her maid and her attendants did not dare to rush down to save her.

Zhao Teng and Zhao Gan, who were passing by on the road, heard the cries for help from Wen Hui's maids and entourage, and immediately followed the sound.

Since both of them were good at light work, they rescued her in less than half an hour.

The rescued twelve-year-old girl was the later Empress Jingzhuang.

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Note 1: Su Qin was a famous columnist, diplomat and strategist during the Warring States Period. (To be continued.) )