Chapter 120: Bitter Love

The two walked to a relatively sparsely populated street and felt the cold wind. Liu Sheng looked at Ye Lujing, who was drinking while walking, and not only asked with a smile: "Ye Lujing, you don't say a word." How do I feel, you're drunk".

"Is there one? It's just that if you don't say it, I won't say it." Ye Lujing shook his head, looked at Liu Sheng, and then took another sip of wine.

Liu Sheng saw that Ye Lujing didn't want to say or ask, a cold wind blew, and he rolled up his sleeves. The two couldn't help but shrink their necks. Yelujing endured it for a long time, but he still couldn't help but confide in his heart: "Liu Sheng, do you know that she is about to get engaged."

"She?". Liu Sheng was puzzled, and at this time he knew in his heart that what Yelujing wanted was not comfort, but listening.

Ye Lujing heard Liu Sheng's question, as if she had returned to the past: "Her surname is Xiao, and her single name is Yan." It is the most beautiful flower on the grassland and the most precious pearl of the Xiao family. Since childhood, we have been childhood sweethearts and grew up together. Yan'er is too beautiful, with dignified manners and a noble background. It's a pity that I'm not worthy of her. Liu Sheng, you said, isn't it ironic to say that things in this world."

"The things of the world are as they are. You are of noble birth, how can you say that you are not worthy of her? “。 Liu Sheng looked at Ye Lujing, who looked self-deprecating.

Ye Lujing heard Liu Sheng say that he was of noble birth and smiled bitterly. For him, this is the funniest joke in the world: "Born noble? It's a pity that my existence is just a mistake. He was already very merciful that he didn't let me disappear. What more could I ask of him? The most beautiful princess of the Xiao family, for generations, will only marry the emperor of the Liao State. In my Da Liao, the Yelu clan is the royal family, and the Xiao clan is the descendant. This is the consensus of the government and the opposition, and it has never changed. It's a pity that I, Yelujing, can't give her the position of queen, and the Xiao family won't give Yan'er to me."

"Then who is she engaged to". Liu Sheng looked at Ye Lujing's sad look and followed his words and asked.

A cool breath hit, and Yelu Jing took a deep breath: "My eldest imperial brother, the prince of Liao. According to the ancestral system, once the prince and the Xiao family are married, it means that the prince's position in the East Palace can no longer be shaken. When the crown prince ascends the throne, it is the day of marriage."

"No, since the prince of Liao has been married, what about your second emperor brother?" Liu Sheng listened to Ye Lujing's narration, and suddenly grasped a key issue, maybe things may still have a turnaround.

Ye Lujing shook his head without thinking, looked at Liu Sheng and said firmly: "If nothing else, the second emperor brother has been defeated, demoted from Shangjing, and went to the pasture that belongs to him."

"What is a pasture? Is it not the meaning of fiefdom". Liu Sheng was puzzled by this word and asked Yelujing what these two words meant.

Yelu nodded, sighing in his heart that everything was a foregone conclusion. looked at Liu Sheng, and his tone was desolate: "It's a fief, the second emperor brother has been defeated, and he has returned to the fiefdom." Now that the eldest brother is in a stable position, I just hope he can forget, my third brother. It's okay for me to live this life in this Luoyang. But why did he take my Yan'er, why did he ......".

"There is an old saying that is good, if it is not Tailai, everything will be reversed. I will give you this sentence today, as long as your eldest brother has not yet ascended to the throne of Liao. Then the so-called foregone conclusion is still too early." Liu Sheng looked at Yelujing in front of him and sighed. Where is this prince, he is clearly a poor person. Maybe the Analects are right, and the heavens are at the mercy of the people. They will work their muscles and bones, suffer their minds, and starve their bodies and skins. If he didn't lose his heart in such an environment, then after he ascended the throne, it would be difficult to think of a generation of Ming monarchs.

Yelujing smiled bitterly and shook his head, things must be reversed. No matter how the luck is reversed, he can't sit on the throne of Liao. His most beloved Yan'er will still become someone else's queen: "Even if the eldest emperor brother loses the position of the East Palace, it will definitely be the second emperor brother who will replace him." And I'm just a mistake that no one cares about. can't even keep his most beloved woman. can only hide in Luoyang and survive."

"Don't be too pessimistic, don't forget. Half of your body is in the blood of our Han Chinese." When Liu Sheng saw Ye Lujing's appearance at this time, his heart was also sour for him. I couldn't help but remind him euphemistically, there is still a huge potential force in Liao.

Han blood, these four words. Crossing in Ye Lujing's heart, he looked at Liu Sheng and sighed deeply: "It is because of the Han blood that I am naturally very kind to the Han people." I yearn for the land of the Han people, but I am Yelujing, the prince of Liao. These four words, on the contrary, have become the root of all this."

"Then do you hate?". When Liu Sheng saw Yelujing, he didn't understand what he meant, and he didn't force it. Just follow his words and continue to ask.

When Ye Lujing heard this question, he looked at Liu Sheng and said in a firm tone: "I don't hate, but I am happy." Because my mother is Han, and my master and friend are also Han. When I was most helpless, it was the Han people who helped me. And the Khitans only know how to bully me."

"Then why do you still say that the Han blood is the bane." Liu Sheng looked at Yelujing at this time and was surprised, not only did he not hate the Han people, but he also felt happy.

Ye Lujing looked at Liu Sheng, shook his head and explained: "The bane I am talking about is not the Han bloodline, but discrimination. I once had two dreams, one of which was to grow old with Yan'er and never give up. The second is to eliminate the discrimination and estrangement between the Khitan and the Han people. Let the two be equal and truly become a family".

"Yelujing, if you really have it, you can ascend to the throne of Liao. And work hard to achieve your dreams, then you will surely become a generation of saints." After listening to these remarks, Liu Sheng looked at Ye Lujing and sighed sincerely.

Ye Lujing heard Liu Sheng's words of admiration, and rarely showed a smile: "If one day I ascend the throne and realize these two dreams." Then I am not a saint, at best I am just a selfish emperor."

"Eliminate the estrangement, so that the Han and the Khitan people do not distinguish each other. Such feats are not considered saints? Then you tell me that there are still people who are qualified to be saints throughout the ages." Liu Sheng looked at the modest Yelujing and asked deliberately.

Ye Lujing thought about it, thought for a moment and explained to Liu Sheng: "Looking at history, except for the unexaminable antiquity. In fact, there is no one who can be regarded as a real saint. At best, it is just their selfishness, which is more in line with the national interest."

"Your point of view is not strange, but it is true." Liu Sheng saw Ye Lujing say such a thing, and hurriedly agreed, what he said was not unreasonable.

Yelujing went on to explain: "Take myself as an example, because my mother was Han and was given death after giving birth to me. Since I was a child, I had half Han blood in my body, so I suffered humiliation in the palace. This is still the case with me, let alone those who have lived in my court for generations."

"You have this heart, it is a blessing for the Han people in Liao. As long as the crown prince of Liao does not ascend the throne for a day, then this matter is not a foregone conclusion. The real situation may not be as pessimistic as you think. Because Heaven never treats you badly, you who persist in pursuing your dreams." Liu Sheng looked at Ye Lujing and continued to cheer up.

Yelujing didn't say too much after listening to it, and muttered to himself after a long time: "God really won't treat people who insist on dreaming?" Maybe, it can be ascended to the throne, and it is difficult to enter the blue sky".

Time will tell. The future is fascinating because it is, the unpredictable future." When Liu Sheng heard Ye Lujing's words, he sighed with emotion.

Yelu Jingshen exhaled and looked at the endless night: "From today onwards, I am not worried, nothing has happened yet." I'm just going to be myself today and looking forward to the answers in the future."

"Then let's look forward to it together, and see the future of God. Can I help you ascend to the supreme position of the Liao Kingdom". Liu Sheng's tone was extremely firm, feeling the cold wind in the middle of the night, and made a decision in his heart. For him to quicken the pace, the Chamber of Commerce must be established.