Carvin, two chapters in one chapter updated, sorry.

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Yan Zhenjue wanted to probe Yan Zhenrui's thoughts, so he asked him: "The rebels are under the city, what good ideas do you have for the fourth child?" ”

Yan Zhenrui held the wine jug and said with a smile: "If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is relieved, why don't you use me as bait to lure the enemy into depth?" ”

Yan Zhenjue said distressedly: "How can this be done? The son of a daughter, if you can't sit down, how can you put yourself in danger? ”

Yan Zhenrui laughed and said, "What kind of danger is this?" However, I still receive His Royal Highness the Prince's love for his brother. He poured wine and said, "I only came here to listen to my father's will, in fact, my heart is not here, as for how to do it, I listen to His Highness." ”

What he meant was that he watched the excitement with his bare sleeves and didn't care about anything.

Yan Zhenjue didn't dare to let him out. Those rebels are all his subordinates, and it cannot be ruled out that they have selfish desires and want to use this to overthrow the rebellious ministers and thieves who were replaced by the Great Zhou Dynasty, but it is more likely that they are here for Yan Zhenrui. Isn't letting him out and returning the tiger to the mountain?

Yan Zhenjue thought so, and he had to be polite and find countless high-sounding reasons.

Yan Zhenrui only smiled, didn't take it to heart, and had nothing to do, so he and Yan Zhenjue begged for two more pots of wine, and staggered out the door. Yan Zhenjue stared at Yan Zhenrui's back and thought: The fourth child suddenly became so decadent, is it really related to Zhou Zhiqing's woman?

Not like.

When did the fourth child become a love saint?

Yan Zhenjue was puzzled, and on the one hand, he sent more people to supervise Yan Zhenrui. While returning to Beijing to send a letter, he told Xu not to provoke Zhou Zhiqing, and to wait for him to go back before explaining everything.

These are all secondary, and Yan Zhenjue's biggest headache is the rebels.

This time, the leader was a general beside Yan Zhenrui, surnamed Zhang, named Meng, forty-three or four years old this year. He came from a humble background, sold himself in the Shaolin Temple when he was young, learned martial arts for fifteen years, and then went down the mountain to seek refuge in Yan Zhenrui, and stayed for twenty years. Start with a small soldier. participated in dozens of battles, all the way to the current position.

He fought very bravely, but also thick and fine, and he had a lot of experience in arranging troops. The rebellion. He led people all the way to Zhongzhou.

Yan Zhenjue negotiated with him several times. Thinking about Zhao'an, but he admitted death, he had to see Yan Zhenrui. See is still secondary. He wanted to take Yan Zhenrui back to the northwest, and said that his prince had made meritorious contributions to the community and should not be treated like this now, and asked Emperor Jing to correct his name.

It is impossible for Yan Zhenjue to put Yan Zhenrui back in the northwest.

Even Emperor Jing would not agree, if he really did this, it would be equivalent to slapping himself in the mouth and admitting that his previous approach was wrong. Is it that no one wants to admit that he has done wrong, let alone the emperor? Especially in this situation of being coerced, he felt humiliated and unlikely to agree.

Since we can't talk about it, we can only start fighting.

Yan Zhenrui only cared about drinking, and there was a lot of killing outside the city, and he only hugged the quilt and slept on the couch in the dark. Yan Zhenjue came back in a wolf bèi, looking at his carefree appearance, he was really angry and hateful. He was trained as a prince to fight small, and he had never done the work of killing the enemy in battle, but now it was good, he became a fool in front of him, and the fourth child enjoyed the blessings, how could he have a feeling of fighting the world for him?

Yan Zhenjue ordered someone to drag Yan Zhenrui up, poured several bowls of sobering soup, and seeing that he was still unconscious, he ordered: "Bring a bucket of cold water." ”

In the past, above the court, Yan Zhenjue was very dissatisfied with Yan Zhenrui, no, the military generals, just because they only had two words in their hearts: "Salary." ”

It is said that the soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first, and they regard this sentence as an invincible magic weapon. Don't say what kind of battle they fought, they will cry poverty the most.

Silver, silver, who doesn't know it's a good thing? Up to the king of a country, down to the common people, it is difficult to move an inch without silver. It is easy to say, how can there be so much silver in the treasury for them to fight?

Every spring, there are people in various places who report drought, and they have to build canals to divert water for farming. In the summer, there were reports of floods, which washed away the crops, and even the pastoral houses, and the number of dead people is unknown. On the one hand, the imperial court must send people to prevent flooding and control floods, and on the other hand, it must resettle the victims, and it must also manage post-disaster reconstruction to prevent the spread of the epidemic.

In autumn, famine is reported everywhere, and in winter, heavy snowfall in the north collapses houses and injures people and livestock. This is not counting natural disasters such as earth movements, when the money in the treasury does not stop all year round, but it is not enough to spend.

What's more, if it's a war, it costs money to move.

But it really waited until Yan Zhenjue brought the soldiers himself, and he knew that being a soldier was hard enough, and the silver that made the Wenchen's teeth ache came to his hands, but in fact, at most, he stuffed the gaps between his teeth, which was not worth it at all.

Yan Zhenjue is really annoyed this time, these bad things shouldn't have been worried about by himself, since his father ordered the fourth child to follow, and he had the intention of asking him to atone for his sins, why let him eat and drink well, and don't care about anything?

Waiting for a bucket of cold water to be splashed down, Yan Zhenrui woke up from freezing, he shook the water on his body, wiped his face with his sleeve, and raised his head to look at Yan Zhenjue: "Your Highness?" What does this do? I know I'm annoying, but haven't I been trying to avoid you? Not yet? ”

Yan Zhenjue was angry and laughed, pulled him up, and said, "Fourth, why did you become like this?" What's the big deal, what's the cut that can't be passed? Can't you just cheer up? ”

Yan Zhenrui suddenly pulled a handful and said, "The big truth is gone, if you have nothing to do, I'll go back." ”

"You give this king a stop, my father ordered you and my brothers to support each other, now the rebels are difficult to pacify, you can't eat like this all day and wait for death?"

Yan Zhenrui didn't say no, only one sentence: "I listen to my father and His Royal Highness." ”

Yan Zhenjue said: "In this case, then you will go to meet tomorrow." ”

Yan Zhenrui responded, but he was still lazy, Yan Zhenjue couldn't help but add a sentence: "Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about your wife and children, although Brother Xu will not suffer anything under your sister-in-law." But in the end, no one can compare to his father and mother. ”

Yan Zhenrui only grinned and said, "I don't have time to take care of myself, where can I take care of that little bean ding?" Life and death are up to you. ”

said so, but before leaving, he still said sincerely: "Your Highness, the child is innocent, if Brother Xu keeps to himself, please also keep his life for the sake of your nephew, and there is no need to do anything in the future, even if you eat and wait for death." Brother also knows your feelings. ”

Yan Zhenjue said angrily: "What kind of bastard words are this." Brother Xu is innocent and pitiful, this king will naturally treat him well, but in the end, it still depends on your father. ”

If Yan Zhenrui quells the rebels, he can say anything. But if he surrenders. Run to the rebels and go against yourself. It is impossible to say that his son will be taken hostage, whether he will live or die, it all depends on how he chooses.

Although Yan Zhenrui agreed, he was happy. But Yan Zhenjue still had doubts in his heart, there was going to be a war tomorrow, he had to be prepared? I wonder if he's confident?

He was sleepy and tired, and after freshening up, he had dinner, and wanted to see what Yan Zhenrui had done. He wants to send troops and reprimand, but he can't bypass himself. I always have to see how he led the troops, and he also has the intention of stealing learning.

How do you know that there was no movement all night, and the people below came back to report: "The fourth master drank a pot of wine tonight, or the servants persuaded him, saying that he got up late tomorrow morning and made a mistake, and he was going to cut off his head. ”

The next day, Yan Zhenrui got up earlier than usual, didn't wait for Yan Zhenjue to call, he didn't have breakfast as usual, only drank a pot of wine, dressed properly, and came out to meet people.

Yan Zhenjue frowned. I don't know if he did it on purpose or what, the whole person is sloppy and sloppy, and I can't bear to see it suddenly. The armor was not his, I don't know who it was taken from, it was dirty, it was not suitable, he was tall, and the armor was like an adult hanging a child's clothes. That's not all, Yan Zhenrui is not in a good state these days, and he can't see it as if he has no bones on weekdays, but he will stand up straight, and he found that Yan Zhenrui is so thin that he is almost skinny.

With such a sick ghost, can you really go out of the city to fight?

Yan Zhenjue expressed great doubts.

He stepped forward to boost his morale before the war, Yan Zhenrui just stood with his head bowed, don't say anything if he doesn't listen, his eyelids are always half-closed and half-open, as if he hasn't woken up.

Yan Zhenjue kept sending him out of the city gate, and when he saw that he disappeared with the people, he couldn't help but feel uneasy: no one can say what he will do, what if he doesn't look back?

Yan Zhenjue stood at the battlement of the city wall, looked at the gray sky, and asked the people around him: "How is it in the capital?" ”

The person next to him replied: "I have already called someone to pick it up, if you hurry up, it will almost arrive tomorrow and the day after tomorrow." ”

Yan Zhenjue nodded. So far, they can only take Brother Xu and Zhou Zhiqing as hostages, if they can't contain Yan Zhenrui, it can only be said that it is their own fate.

Yan Zhenrui has been gone for three days, and from time to time spies come to report, saying that the other party has been unwilling to fight, Yan Zhenrui is idle and bored, so he drinks from morning to night every day.

Yan Zhenjue was so angry: Should he really be pushed out of the gate to show the public, is there such a way to lead troops? How did he lead troops in the past? is just such a hanger, does anyone really follow him?

By the time Zhou Zhiqing and Brother Xu arrived, Yan Zhenrui had no news.

The two women were in a hurry, described as haggard, and it was obvious that they had suffered a lot of sin along the way. Brother Xu is still so white, with good facial features, looking like a female doll on a New Year's painting, especially those eyes, which are exceptionally clean and good-looking.

I only brought two maids along the way, Brother Xu didn't want anyone else, as long as Zhou Zhiqing hugged him, the relationship between the two was much deeper than before.

Seeing Yan Zhenjue, Brother Xu would only stick his head into Zhou Zhiqing's arms, but he didn't cry or make trouble, but just shouted that he was tired. Zhou Zhiqing hugged him tightly, and didn't coax him much, just stroked his back.

A motherly demeanor.

Zhou Zhiqing gave Yan Zhenjue a proper salute.

Yan Zhenjue looked at her slender little face, and couldn't help but think, can such a delicate woman really do such a ruthless thing? Shaving off the crown princess's hair, thanks to her figure, she is not afraid that the Xu family will really kill her if she goes crazy?

Zhou Zhiqing is not afraid, Yan Zhenjue doesn't know, and he doesn't have a chance to ask, so he motioned for Zhou Zhiqing to get up, and said softly: "Please come with Brother Xu, it is also the meaning of reassuring the fourth child, he has been ...... recently" Yan Zhenjue made an impatient gesture: "When you see him, persuade him more." ”

Zhou Zhiqing asked with a surprised face, "What did His Highness tell me to do?" "How can she be qualified to calm Yan Zhenrui's heart? Where did you get the qualifications to persuade him? Besides, Yan Zhenjue really has this kindness, so she won't have to bring her and Brother Xu here at this time.

Yan Zhenjue could only pretend to be confused: "The fourth brother has always been the only one by his side, others don't know, you and him know well, in extraordinary times, you can only use extraordinary methods, and it is your credit for taking care of the fourth brother." ”

Zhou Zhiqing laughed mockingly, but lowered her eyes and said gently: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince taught me one thing at the beginning, that is, don't seek skin with the tiger, why is His Royal Highness making such a low-level mistake now?" ”

Yan Zhenjue laughed twice and said, "What kind of tiger do you think you are?" ”

It's just a paper tiger, can she have any other way than to be obedient?

Zhou Zhiqing said: "No." "She offended Yan Zhenrui over there, and if she offended Yan Zhenjue here, there would really be no way to live.

She no longer argued with Yan Zhenjue, saluted and retreated with Brother Xu.

Yan Zhenjue didn't expect that a good calculation would not work on Yan Zhenrui, he was drunk to meet the enemy, and without waiting for the opponent's sword to add to his body, he fell off the horse with a thud.

The very cruel war turned into a joke because of him, and everyone had to save him and hurry back to the city.

Yan Zhenjue was speechless when he saw that he had a blue nose and swollen face, waved his hand, and asked someone to drag him out. No one could rely on him, so he asked for help.

When Yan Zhenrui opened his eyes, it was already the middle of the night, and the room was silent, only the dim candle flame swayed in the night wind. He felt pain in his arm and moved, but it was only an abrasion on the skin. It seemed that his back and legs were also hurting, and he sat up for a while, vaguely impressing on the situation when he was drunk.

Not wanting to touch a soft body with his hand, Yan Zhenrui was startled, and when he looked down, it was a little Brother Xu, sleeping soundly on his side.

Yan Zhenrui suspected that he was dreaming, wasn't Brother Xu in the Prince's Mansion in the capital? Why did you get here? He stared at it for a long time, and reached out to touch Brother Xu'er's little face, which was warm and slippery, not a dream, it was real, it was really Brother Xu.

Here he comes, that ......

Brother Xu clicked his mouth and suddenly opened his eyes.

Yan Zhenrui looked at him and was apprehensive for a moment: how would he react?

Father and son have been separated for a long time, and he is too young to remember who he is. A child of his age should be very recognizable, will he cry?

Brother Xu was stunned, subconsciously looked out, and shouted: "Mother-"

Yan Zhenrui followed Brother Xu'er's line of sight and looked out, wanting to see who the mother in his mouth was. (To be continued......)