Chapter 142: Two Brothers
The road to this frontier is still a bit long, and it is even more difficult to go quickly with such a large force. Everyone had to choose to camp along the road, the news of the emperor's personal expedition had already spread to the frontier, and the emperor's only request for Si Kouyu was to stabilize Liang Shi for the time being.
Maybe Liang Shi really wanted to see Lan Jing, but he was really unusually quiet and didn't make much movement.
There were already tens of thousands of elite soldiers stationed on the frontier, many of whom were originally Si Kouzhan's subordinates. If there is Si Kouyu there, it stands to reason that there is no big problem, after all, it is his own son! But people are not as good as heaven, time has passed, and a general under the Si Kou War chose to rebel with his soldiers, and he chose Liang Shi.
The management method that Si Kouzhan has always chosen is to go down from the tree branch type one by one, and the rebellion of this general undoubtedly means that the people below have followed the general. There are really not many soldiers who can be held in Si Kouyu's hands now, plus Liang Shi unites the frontier tribes. Si Kouyu is really difficult to compete with, and it is very good to be able to hold on until now.
The frontier had been completely controlled by those tribes and Liang Shi, and Si Kouyu had to retreat again and again in order to protect the army and avoid harming Liang Shi and injuring Princess Lan Shi. He himself felt very annoyed, and now he forced the emperor to drive the expedition in person, and he felt that he was humiliating the responsibility of being a courtier. didn't do his own thing well, and finally ended up letting the emperor come up to wipe his buttocks, which was really an insult to the reputation of the Si Kou family and the prestige of himself as a young general!
Obviously, these are his own mental activities, the emperor didn't think so at all, they also felt that Si Kouyu and his party did not hurt the image of the royal family, and they also added a hatted of brotherhood to them.
The emperor and Lan Jing and his entourage discussed the arrangement of troops, but it was already dark, and the ministers retreated one by one. Everyone is gone, and only the emperor who stands on the high seat and the regent who sits on the side are left. Lan Jing drank tea leisurely to herself, the two brothers hadn't sat alone for a long time, and suddenly the air fell into a deathly silence.
This kind of atmosphere has made Lan Qiong extremely twisted, but now that the regent does not retreat, does he want to say goodbye to him as the emperor? This is obviously impossible, so you have to sit with two people.
Lan Jing shook his head helplessly, "I thought that you and I brothers would be able to avoid the situation like in the past dynasties, but I didn't expect that until today, I seem to understand that history is always strikingly similar." Yinyue on the side understood that the two brothers were going to say something considerate, and it was inconvenient for him to stay here at this time, so he quietly retreated and stood at the door.
Lan Qiong was stunned by Lan Jing's words, and didn't seem to understand what he meant. Lan Jing hooked the corner of his mouth and glanced at the teacup in his hand, and then turned his head to look at Lan Qiong in the high position. "Do you remember what you said when you and I were still princes?"
When Lan Jing and Lan Qiong were still princes, Lan Jing had said too much, how did he know which sentence it was, and now he chose to shut up, which is really too difficult to understand.
"If, I have the honor of ascending the throne and becoming emperor. Then I will make you regent and let you help me accomplish my great cause!" But now that it's the other way around, it's useless? Lan Jing looked at Lan Qiong with her head down. Lan Qiong was shocked by this sentence, that feeling was really bad, and he frowned uncomfortably.
When you said this, how did you answer? "Okay, I will definitely become the right hand man of the sixth brother!" That's what I said. As soon as memories are aroused, they are like a dam that has opened a floodgate, and memories pour out like a flood.
When Lan Qiong was very young and ignorant, she followed Lan Jing behind him to go to school and accompany him to review books at night. More often than not, Lan Jing is studying seriously, and he falls asleep on Lan Jing's body. Every time when his husband and father wanted to ask him about his academic knowledge, he chased Lan Jing to review himself, and at that time, Lan Jing was already able to solve some government affairs. But he still took the trouble to help himself review the knowledge he had memorized.
Later, Lan Jing felt that the death of the queen mother must be related to some dignitaries in the palace, but she didn't have the ability to investigate, so she had to climb to that position. It's not that they have to pursue that position, but if they don't fight, there is only a dead end. Since then, Lan Qiong has made up her own will to help Lan Jing ascend to the throne, and accompany him to fight a bloody path in this court, not only to avenge her mother, but also to achieve her own revenge.
In the end, providence made people, and the person who really became the emperor became himself, but he chose to push Lan Jing out of the door. This is no longer about cutting off his right-hand man, but about breaking his strongest backing.
Thinking about whether he looked particularly ridiculous at this time, he was a little at a loss for a while, not knowing what to say. grabbed the cup on the table, poured himself a sip of tea, and almost choked himself.
Lan Jing stood up, poured the cup in his hand full of tea, raised the cup in the direction of Lan Qiong, and said with a serious face: "Minister Lan Jing, I will definitely do my best to assist the emperor in the year of eternal life and help the emperor harvest peace in the world." I also hereby swear that there is no hereditary word for the regent, and my son will never enter the court as a minister and be a king! Alcohol is not allowed in the barracks, so I will replace it with tea and keep my promise! After speaking, under Lan Qiong's shocked face, he drank the tea in one gulp.
Lan Qiong jumped up and didn't have time to stop it, Lan Jing may have felt a little uncomfortable in his life, and he didn't stay in the camp for a long time before planning to leave. Lan Qiong could only say in a choked voice in the end: "Brother, do you have to be like this?!" ”
The corners of Lan Jing's mouth hooked slightly, and he didn't answer anything, and left on his own. Lan Qiong fell back into the chair, Si Kouqing and Yinyue, who were standing outside the tent, naturally heard the emperor's last words clearly, Si Kouqing raised his eyebrows, and saluted Lan Jing, who walked out quickly, and the two looked at each other without saying anything.
When Si Kouqing entered, he saw Lan Qiong, who was lost and depressed, and smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, it's not that the prince has to be like this, but the prince has to be like this, after all, there is a difference between the monarch and the minister." Lan Qiong sneered: "There is a difference between monarchs and ministers, so if my brother becomes the emperor, can you still be different between monarchs and ministers?" ”
Si Kouqing still had a light smile: "Your Majesty, you see what you said, don't you have to be like this?" Monarchs and ministers are different, for our Kou family, this is an eternal family motto. In the early years, when we followed the prince, we always adhered to the distinction between monarchs and ministers. His brother has always been you······"
Lan Qiong knew why at the beginning, the sixth brother always told himself not to look down on Si Kouqing, he was the real backbone of the Si Kou family, and he was a real fox. This poignant sentence made him say it with this expression on his face, which was really disgusting.
"Your Majesty, in fact, this is the best ending, the prince will still help you, and you have absolutely no worries, after all, the prince doesn't say anything else, and he can definitely do it." Si Kouqing definitely looked at this issue from the perspective of an emperor. "What a monarch and a minister are different!" When Lan Qiong said this, it was quite a bit of gnashing of teeth.
Si Kouqing said that he was still skeptical about Lan Jing's decision at the beginning, but when he saw Lan Qiong at this time, he felt that Lan Jing was too wise. Even if the two brothers can maintain their intimacy today, they will be able to fight to the death the day after tomorrow. Although it may be only unilateral by the emperor, it is better to avoid it.
He felt that the emperor was not necessarily a transparent person, but the queen was transparent.