Chapter 12: Secret Love

Since Shi Min rescued Qin Wan and her father, Liu Rong did not look for him because Shi Min beat the Qian people and the officers and soldiers of the patrol battalion on the street. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

Shi Min's daily life is to ride horses and shoot arrows, read books and practice martial arts, and go to the palace every two or three days to greet Shi Hu. Shi Hu was very fond of this adopted grandson, and every time he had to leave him in the palace for dinner before letting him come back, and sometimes he would learn martial arts with him.

And Qin Wan took care of her father in the mansion every day, and Qin Laohan's health also improved.

Shi Min and Qin Wan were in their youth, Shi Min had a life-saving grace for Qin Wan, and he was born with a dignified appearance and extraordinary martial arts, which made Qin Wan have a good impression of Shi Min, every time she saw him, her heartbeat would accelerate, and she was embarrassed to look at Shi Min. Although Shi Min was born in a military family, he also read history books and had a strategic mind, Qin Wan's gentle and elegant, voice and smile made Shi Min fall in love with him.

Early one morning, Qin Wan was feeding Qin Laohan medicine, and Qin Laohan saw that there was no other person in the house around him, so he asked Qin Wan in a low voice: "Wan'er, you tell your father the truth, do you have a crush on this Min Gongzi?" ā€

Qin Wan didn't speak, and lowered her head with a red face.

"You are my father's biological daughter, and my father knows your thoughts at a glance. It's just that this Min Gongzi has a noble identity and outstanding character, while you and my father and daughter are humble, and the door is not right, so we can't climb high. ā€

"My daughter knows ....." Qin Wan whispered, burying her head lower.

"Min Gongzi has a life-saving grace for us, let's not forget, as for the love of children, Wan'er, you better forget, don't think about it."

Qin Wan nodded silently and didn't speak, but there were already tears in her eyes.

Qin Wan naturally did not question her father's words, and she did understand that her status was humble and she was not worthy of Shi Min, so she could only hide this thought in her heart.

Time was in a hurry, and Shi Zhan's army soon approached Yecheng and set up camp in Handan, which was eighty miles away from Yecheng. Early in the morning of December 13, Shi Zhan ordered people to revise the book as follows: The emperor's personal examination: Shi Zhan, the minister, was ordered to conquer the Xianbei Dugu Nanxin Department, and His Majesty was full of grace, and the ministers were fortunate not to be dishonored, and completely annihilated Dugu Nanxin and his subordinates. Now the army is triumphant, stationed in Handan, and wrote to His Majesty, issuing a decree to allow the army to return to Yecheng. The minister left to shoot the general Shi Zhan.

"Big brother, why do you have to stay around Yecheng for a day every time the army returns to the court, and only go back after your majesty gets the holy decree." Li Chang asked suspiciously.

Wang Shicheng said on the side: "This is the way of the monarch and the minister, Your Majesty treats the eldest brother like a parent, but the monarch and the minister are before the father and son, so when the army returns to the court, it must be reported to the court first." It is inevitable that there will be villains on the side of the emperor, if someone deliberately frames the eldest brother without His Majesty's consent, and leads a large army to the city without authorization, there is a suspicion of rebellion, and we will have a hard time arguing at that time. ā€

"The third child is right, the father-son relationship of the emperor's family is not the same as the father-son relationship of ordinary people's families. Your Majesty is brutal and suspicious by nature, and we are not from the Qiang tribe, but we have always made great achievements in war, and it is inevitable that some people are jealous and deliberately framed. ā€

Li Chang nodded silently, and said with a solemn face: "The eldest brother is far-sighted, and what he said is extremely true. This time, our army has been on the expedition for more than half a year, as the so-called past I have been in the past, the willows are still in the past, and now I am thinking, and the rain and snow are falling. The soldiers have eaten and slept in the open air, bathed in bloody battlefields, and now they have won a great victory, I don't know what reward Your Majesty will give to the soldiers of our army. ā€

Shi Zhan patted Li Chang, smiled and said with relief: "There will definitely be a reward, but for the brothers, the most important thing is not the reward, but the safety of the family. ā€

When Li Chang heard this, he scolded with some resentment: "Hu people are all wolf ambitions, murderous habits, eldest brother, younger brother has a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not." ā€

"What words? You say yes, here are the three of us, what can't you say? ā€

"Big brother, you just said that a companion is like a tiger, although His Majesty treats you with great grace now, but the sacred heart is unpredictable, and it is difficult to keep the heart that harms you one day, even if Your Majesty does not, then what about His Majesty's sons after a hundred years? How many of your so-called royal brothers are not afraid of your military power and military exploits? ā€

"Er, what do you want to say?" When Shi Zhan heard this, his face changed instantly.

"Big brother, you are now in military power, and you have prestige among the Han people in the Central Plains, just wait for the opportunity, you can set yourself up as the king, and when you raise your arms, you will definitely echo in all directions."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Shi Zhan scolded in a low voice, for fear that their conversation would be penetrated.

"Big brother, what are you afraid of? This barracks is full of Han family children, and no one will spread the word about our conversation. ā€

At this time, Wang Shicheng on the side also said: "Big brother, what the second brother said is right, if you are the emperor, we Han people are expected to expel Hu Kou, and the people of the Central Plains will definitely support us." ā€

Shi Zhan shouted: "Shut up, what you say today, don't mention it again, be careful of causing death." ā€

Li Chang and Wang Shicheng looked at each other, knowing that Shi Zhan couldn't make up his mind, so he didn't say anything more, because they understood Shi Zhan's temper, and the things he decided would definitely not be changed easily, and they couldn't influence his decision-making in just a few words.

The next morning, above the main hall.

"Yesterday I received a report from Shi Zhan that the army had arrived in Handan, and asked me to allow him to lead the army back to Yecheng." Shi Hu smiled proudly, and then said to the civil and military officials: "Look at it, this is Shi Zhan, Lun's credit, each of you can compare to him, but what about him?" Although I am deeply favored, I am not pampered and proud at all, and I know how to be a minister and a son everywhere, which makes me very pleased. ā€

"Father, the fifth brother has made great contributions to my Zhao country's expedition to the east and west, and this time the northern expedition to Xianbei has won a complete victory, and he really deserves to be the first brave general of my dynasty." Shi Zun echoed.

Shi Hu saw that Shi Zun actually helped Shi Zhan speak today, a little strange, and said with a smile: "Yo ho, even King Qing praised Shi Zhan today, it's really strange, haven't you always been dissatisfied with Shi Zhan?" ā€

Shi Zun calmly responded: "What my father said is that in the past, I did have opinions about the fifth brother, but just because the fifth brother is not from my clan, and the sons and ministers have also been lucky enough to make some military exploits for the father and emperor in recent years, so I deeply understand the hardships that the fifth brother pays every time he fights for my Zhao country on the battlefield, so I am slowly impressed by the fifth brother's strategy and courage." ā€

"Very good, you can have such understanding, which means that I made the right decision to let you go to Li Cheng back then, at least you know how to get along with your brother."

"Thanks to the teachings of the father and the emperor to the sons, the sons have this understanding."

"Hahaha, very good, this time when Shi Zhan comes back, you can talk about it well, I hope you can release your suspicions and guard this country for me."

"This is how the sons and daughters should be."

Shi Hu listened to Shi Zun's words, nodded with satisfaction, and then asked, "Second brother, why don't you speak?" Shi Zhan won the battle, so you don't have anything to say? ā€

Yan Wang Shi Shi replied: "Father Qiqi, the fifth brother's expedition this time lasted nearly a year, and he must have suffered a lot along the way. ā€

Shi Hu looked at Shi Shi and asked rhetorically: "He has made such a contribution this time, you don't have anything to say?" Look at how perceptive your ninth brother is. ā€

Shi Shi replied with an indifferent smile: "Although Erchen has a personal relationship with the fifth brother, in terms of marching and fighting, Erchen has admired the strategy and courage of the fifth brother since he was a child, and has never doubted or prejudiced him. It's just that the fifth brother is arrogant by nature and doesn't communicate much with our other brothers. ā€

"What you said is the same, although your words are not as good as King Qing's, but they are also true."

Shi Zun quietly glanced at Shi Shi, his eyes were full of murderous intent, and he quickly regained his composure, it was obvious that Shi Shi's sentence just now that he had never been prejudiced against Shi Zhan was meant for him.

"I have already planned to summon Shi Zhan yesterday, and it is estimated that I am already on the way back, and tomorrow at three o'clock in the morning, you will all go with me to the city gate to meet Shi Zhan."

Shi Shi, Shi Zun, and hundreds of civil and military officials replied in unison: "The ministers obey orders!" ā€

"Shi Yong!" Shi Hu shouted.

"The minister is here!"

"You go to Shizhan Mansion in a while, send a message to Min'er, and ask him to enter the palace before tomorrow and pick up his father with me."

"Command!"

"Okay, okay, let's all disperse." Shi Hu waved his hand and signaled to disperse.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty."