Today's gentleman in the palace is Ji Shenxiu, Ji Shenxiu is not very old, but he is a good hand at enlightenment, and he often tells some interesting stories when he talks about articles, and the princes and princesses in the palace like it very much. When Zhao Ling sent Xiao Qingmei to Zishan Hall, Xiao Qingmei was trembling, and when she saw her cousin, she happily pounced: "Cousin Shen, are you also studying in the palace?" ”

Ji Shenxiu pinched her face affectionately: "What, doesn't Mei'er like her cousin?" ”

"I like it! Cousin Shen won't kill Mei'er, right? Xiao Qingmei's face was full of anticipation.

Ji Shenxiu smiled silently, and led her to sit down beside Peng Siwang Zhao Ke. Zhao Ke was seven years old, and he was very happy to see a beautiful sister sitting next to him at first glance. Xiao Qingmei took out a paper bag from her arms and spread it out on her lap, opened it was Jiaqingzi and cherry fried, she gave some to Zhao Ke, Zhao Ke lost the pen and ate snacks according to her.

Ji Shenxiu saw that the two heads, one big and one small, were buried under the table, so he called out loudly: "Zhao Ke! ”

Zhao Ke raised his head, swallowed the cherry fry quickly, and hurriedly responded: "The student is here!" ”

"You can't eat snacks in class."

Not to mention that it's okay, as soon as I said it, more than a dozen children ran to Lin Qingmei's side: "I want it too, I want it too!" Sister Mei'er, I want it too! There are four or five-year-old little princesses and princesses who can't squeeze forward, crying around the periphery, Lin Qingmei said: "Line up!" One bite per person, no one can grab it! ”

Ji Shenxiu saw more than a dozen children obediently lining up, looked at Lin Qingmei with a blank eye, and had an idea, and said, "Review the sound rhythm today, one sentence after another, and eat it if you catch it." Starting from the first east of the upper volume, back to the three rivers. ”

So the first little prince ran forward with a milky voice: "The clouds are against the rain, the snow is against the wind, and the evening shines against the clear sky." Ji Shenxiu nodded, and motioned for Xiao Qingmei to stuff him with a cherry to fry. Seeing this, the second little prince cleverly continued: "Come to Hong to go to Yan, and live birds to Songworms." Xiao Qingmei rewarded him with a Jiaqingzi. The rest of the children, their homework is not very solid, all run to endorse, a few children with solid homework eat straight burp, after a class, the efficiency is much higher than the previous rote memorization.

The little prince and the little princess grew up in fine clothes and food, and there was no shortage of this stuttering, but it was too interesting than the endorsement, so one or two actively participated, lest people be the queen, and the atmosphere of learning became active.

Zhao Ling sent Xiao Qingmei away and went to the Privy Council, the Privy Council Prime Minister for national military affairs, and Zhao Ling would often review it. On the 16th, Chu Yintai brought back news from the northern Xinjiang, saying that the melee between the Xiongnu and Xianbei in the north was a good time for the fishermen to profit, and Zhao Ling decided to take the opportunity to raid and relieve the trouble in the northern Xinjiang.

The privy envoy Liu Zigu sorted out the military affairs since August and presented it to Zhao Ling, who asked, "Is there any news from the north of Xinjiang in the near future?" ”

Liu Zigu said: "There is nothing to worry about in the northern Xinjiang, the Xiongnu and Xianbei are fighting, I am afraid that there is no time to go south this winter, and the frontier can have a stable year." ”

"It's a pot!"

Liu Zigu hadn't reacted yet: "Ah, ah? One pot end? ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looked at him with passionate eyes, and Liu Zigu hesitated: "Your Highness, who has the ability to destroy the two countries at once?" ”

"Lonely will please. The Xiongnu and Xianbei had not been fighting for a long time, and the momentum of the two sides was flourishing, so it was not appropriate to send troops, and they would wait until they were stalemate for two months. Let them fight first, and spend each other's troops, money, and food. ”

Governor Yang Dezu objected: "How can Your Highness be in danger? Your Royal Highness is the prince, you only need to know the way of the Emperor, why do you need to go to the battlefield in person? Moreover, it is not yet known whether the two countries will return the war after two months, and in October of the previous year, when they went south to plunder, it was necessary to focus on defense. ”

Zhao Ling knew that he had adopted their advice in his previous life and had missed the opportunity in vain. In the previous life, the imperial court did not take the opportunity to go north, but ordered to tighten the border defenses, so that the two countries could fight with confidence, and finally ended with the Xiongnu moving westward. Since then, Xianbei has been dominant, and the court has attacked many times but has not been able to gnaw this hard bone down.

They will fight this fight until February next year, and there is no need to worry about the Rong people breaking the side.

He asked, "Do you think that you should sit in the court alone as a prince, so who is worthy of this important responsibility?" ”

More than a dozen people in the Privy Council recommended Zhao Yuan, King Wu, and Zhao Ling nodded without waves: "Think about it." ”

King Wu's military achievements are impressive, and he does have the talent to level northern Xinjiang, which is why Zhao Ling is afraid to use him.

The military achievements are great, even if King Wu does not have the intention of usurping the throne, how can the generals who follow him be willing to be subservient? Besides, King Wu killed him in Kunming Pool with a knife in his previous life, how can he let him go?

After returning to the East Palace, Zhao Ling was not in a good mood.

At this time, Lin Qingmei came back to the East Palace from school, and when she saw Zhao Ling sitting alone under the window, she stepped forward with the snacks given to her by the little prince and princess: "Brother Ling, are you in a bad mood?" Don't be upset, Mei'er gives you candy. ”

She picked a golden silk Dangmei and fed it to him, Zhao Ling held it in her mouth, and saw the innocent little Qingmei looking at her expectantly, so she smiled softly: "It's delicious, where did it come from?" ”

"It was given by the little prince and the little princess, everyone gave a little, Mei'er wanted to eat with Brother Ling." She found a small silver platter and put the snack on it, and found that there were two small paper-cut flowers inside, the size of a fingernail, which was very delicate. She posted one on the center of her eyebrows, and the other on Zhao Ling's head, and said, "Flower fairy and flower fairy." ”

Zhao Ling stroked her eyebrows: "Yes, a natural pair." ”

"Why is Brother Ling sad?" Xiao Qingmei held his face and comforted, "Brother Ling is not sad, okay?" If it hurts in your body, Mei'er will give you a hoo, and it won't hurt anymore! ”

"Brother Ling just thought of a story, do you want Mei'er to listen to it?"

Xiao Qingmei nodded, and Zhao Ling said slowly: "There is a girl named Wei, she has been married for two years, and someone came to ask for marriage, she said: 'This is not my husband. A year later, when someone asked for a kiss, she said, 'This is not my husband.'" When she was twenty years old, a Jinshi surnamed Zhang came to her door and said, 'This is my husband, I will marry him.' When she got married, her mother asked her why. She said: 'I had a dream that I would marry Zhang Jinshi. I dreamed that he would be punished for his sins in the future, and only my daughter-in-law and I were left in the house, and we were enslaved in the court, and we were forgiven for eighteen years. After leaving the palace, my daughter-in-law and I fled south to a deserted house, and sat on the doorstep steps to rest for a while, but were reprimanded and driven out by the master's family. After reporting to his home, a young man walked out and claimed to be my husband's nephew, this house is my husband's old house, let us live in peace of mind. I walked around the room and found that it was the same as the old home. Her mother was amazed, thinking that the dream was too coincidental and ominous. Later, Webster's life was like a dream, and he experienced the husband's rebellion and ambush, and he was enslaved in the court, and he was forgiven by the saint's birthday amnesty. ”

After the story was told, he asked: "Mei'er, if it were you, would you still marry the dying Zhang Jinshi and live such a miserable life?" ”

Xiao Qingmei looked at him ignorantly, her eyes watery: "Why didn't she persuade her husband?" ”

Yes, she had many chances to escape from her doom, but she still chose to go back to her dreams. Is she stupid? Not necessarily, Heaven never favors stupid people. The reason why she repeats her mistakes is probably because her strength is too small, and she can't change it.

Just like Zhao Ling now, if he wants to turn the tide and avoid being killed in Kunming Pool, he alone is afraid that he will not be able to stop the footsteps of fate.