Chapter 5 Brothers and Brothers

Zhao Xiaoxi, who came out of the dormitory where Empress Dowager Gao lived, also went through layers of reports and waiting, and saw Zhao Xu, Song Zhezong, who he hadn't seen for five years. Looking at this cousin, who was still a little young when he left Beijing, is no longer the youthful and childish spirit of the past, the aura of the emperor of the Ninety-Five Emperor still makes Zhao Xiaoxi can't help but lose his mind a little.

The environment and status can really change a person. Thinking that when he was studying at the Royal Academy, this cousin was still as young as a young child, and he was bullied and cried to ask him for help. Now that he has only inherited the throne of the emperor for five years, the young face of the year can no longer be seen, and the majesty of this emperor is not felt at all, and the emperor in front of him is a fourteen-year-old child.

'Weichen Xiaoxi, see the emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live! ’

When Zhao Xiaoxi looked at this cousin, Zhao Xu, who was the emperor, was also looking at this cousin who had not seen him for five years. remembered that when he was young, this cousin had the best relationship with him. Now that he has just returned from Shaolin to learn art, he knows that he has come to thank him, and Zhao Xu is still very happy in his heart.

As for Zhao Xiaoxi, who had gone to the imperial grandmother's bedroom to ask for peace before this, Zhao Xu didn't think there was anything wrong. After all, as a child of the royal family, filial piety is very valued. Therefore, even if he, as an emperor, is dissatisfied with this imperial grandmother who has been in power for five years, he must give the greatest respect in front of others.

Looking at the cousin who knelt down in front of him, Zhao Xu also felt that among the children of the royal family, there was finally a brother who could put down the shelf and chat a little. Although Zhao Xu knows that Zhao Xiaoxi and him can only be regarded as cousins. But compared with his own brothers, Zhao Xu cares more about the brotherhood he formed with Zhao Xiaoxi when he was a child.

Zhao Xu, who was watching the performance, had the intention to tease this cousin who had not seen him for five years, and waved his hand to call the eunuchs who were waiting around him back, but he didn't let Zhao Xiaoxi get up from the ground. When Zhao Xiaoxi felt that something was wrong with the situation, he raised his head and began to look around, but he saw the smile in Zhao Xu's eyes with a pretending to be serious.

When he understood that this was Zhao Xu's intention, he didn't dare to get up at will. Anyway, the cousin in front of him is already the Ninety-Five, and if he gets up without the emperor's permission, he can cure the crime of disrespect!

However, when he understood that this cousin had the intention to tease him, Zhao Xiaoxi whispered 'Emperor' again with a little puzzlement, in order to show Zhao Xu his incomprehension and confusion.

Seeing that there were no outsiders in the room except for the two brothers, Zhao Xu pretended to be serious and said, "Zhao Xiaoxi, are you guilty?" ”

Zhao Xiaoxi looked shocked and said, "Your Majesty? What did I do wrong? ”

Zhao Xu, who came out of front of the imperial platform, stood in front of Zhao Xiaoxi, who was kneeling on the ground, and continued to say with a straight face: "At the beginning, you told me that you would return after going to Shaolin to practice martial arts for a maximum of three years, but now you will come back after two years of violating the deadline, which is the crime of bullying the king." When he returned, he rode through the city and disturbed the people, which was a sin of disturbing the people. How do you think I should punish you for both crimes? ”

Hearing this, Zhao Xiaoxi looked very wronged and said, "Little Liu, ah! No, Your Majesty. I also have a hard time! I don't know, there are so many rules for going to Shaolin Temple to learn martial arts, and you are not allowed to go down the mountain without the approval of the teacher. In order to learn more martial arts, I greedily learned a few more stunts, and as a result, I was delayed for two more years. It's my fault, I admit the punishment!

As for this arsonist disturbing the people, I just miss my father and mother and the emperor too much, so I can't wait! And I didn't hit anyone, I'm careful, I've become pretty honest now. It's been a long time since I've caused trouble, can I go unpunished? ”

For Zhao Xiaoxi to say that he was very honest, Zhao Xu couldn't help but laugh and said: "The little overlord in Beijing back then would say that he was very honest. If my message is correct, the first thing you did when you went home was not to see Uncle Huang, but to fight with your own guards, right? Forget it, it's good for you to admit your mistakes, so let's be even! ”

stepped forward to help this cousin, who rarely made him feel comfortable, watched Zhao Xiaoxi get up and pretended to wipe the door of his smooth head, and said with a palpitating face: "Your Majesty, I am very timid, can you not scare me in the future!" I just came back with the front foot, and the back foot came to the emperor to report, which is enough for my buddy's righteousness. Why does the emperor still scare me at will? ”

Facing this cousin who was not in shape as soon as he relaxed, Zhao Xu rarely put down the emperor's shelf, and said with a smile: "Don't come with me to this set, the country is easy to change and the surname is difficult to change, just your surname that is not afraid of the earth, I really don't believe that you can change it by eating green vegetables and tofu for five years in Shaolin Temple."

Feng Shui takes turns, you used caterpillars to scare me a lot back then, and now you deserve to scare and scare you. Speaking of which, I haven't seen you for five years, and you are taller than Uncle Huang. However, I think those who practice martial arts are all black and strong. Why do I see you now, your face is full of anger. Don't tell me, you didn't go to Shaolin Temple to learn martial arts, but to read Buddha, right? ”

Being able to change 'I' to 'I' is enough to prove that this cousin, who has not seen him for five years, is still grateful for the kindness of his cousin, and Zhao Xiaoxi breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

looked very proud and said: "Hehe, I am a lay disciple in Shaolin Temple, and I don't have to shave my head." Besides, you don't have to practice martial arts outside in the sun! As for being able to grow so tall, it was also because I often went into the mountains to hunt and raise it in order to improve my food. If I really want to eat tofu and vegetables every day, I would have run down the mountain a long time ago, so I can stand it! ”

As soon as he heard Zhao Xiaoxi's words, Zhao Xu knew that this cousin was afraid that in the five years he had studied martial arts in Shaolin Temple, he had harmed the surrounding people. remembered that it was this cousin who took him to mess around in the palace, and secretly caught and roasted the brocade fish that his mother and concubine liked very much, saying that he was avenging him.

In addition, Zhao Xiaoxi, the demon king of the royal family, also took him to do some things that did not conform to the etiquette of the royal family. What's even more exaggerated, once at the suggestion of Zhao Xiaoxi, the two of them also changed into beggar clothes and pretended to be beggars in the imperial city. Recalling these childhood anecdotes, Zhao Xu also sighed that time flies so fast.

In a blink of an eye, Zhao Xiaoxi, who made countless jokes and caused countless troubles back then, has now become a handsome young man who is much taller than him.

The eunuch standing outside the door, listening to the laughter coming from the Qinzheng Palace, also sighed that this second son of King Xu was really an outlier among the children of the royal family. Even if he hadn't entered the palace for five years, as soon as he came back, he brought so much laughter and laughter to this deserted deep palace compound. The eunuchs who let them serve their masters all day long also sigh that they can breathe a little relief in the past two days.

After all, if the serving master is in a good mood, these servants will naturally be punished less. There is no need to live without looking ahead, for fear that if you don't annoy the master, you will be completely abandoned in this high-walled and deep courtyard.

After telling some interesting things in the Shaolin Temple as usual, Zhao Xiaoxi saw that the emperor was in a good mood, so he came to Zhao Xu as if he was flattering: "Xiaoliu, your cousin and I are about to perform the crown ceremony and open the mansion, just the friendship between the two of us." Shouldn't you give me a better fief? You know, I'm a person who likes to fight and eat, and it's not good if the fief is not good. In the future, I will go back to Beijing to ask you for money! ”

Hearing this, Zhao Xu also remembered that this cousin was about to perform a crown salute, and the prince, who was not qualified to inherit the throne according to the ancestral system, was to be released from Beijing to serve as an idle little prince. If you are better, you can also get an official position, that is, while guarding the world for the royal family, it also allows them to have a prosperous old age.

It's just that Zhao Xu remembered that the imperial uncle, who had behaved very honestly and low-key over the years, almost won the heir back then. It's not that you can forget if you forget, and replied with a smile: "Brother Yun, why do you want to go out and let go of the house?" I remember when you told me that you went to Shaolin Temple to learn martial arts, you were going to be the generalissimo of soldiers and horses. Has it changed now? ”

Through the verbal communication just now, Zhao Xiaoxi already knew that the cousin in front of him, although he still remembered the brotherhood of his youth, he also had the heart of an emperor. This kind of question, if you don't answer it correctly, it will make Zhao Xu have a gap with him. When the time comes, don't say that there is no brotherhood, it will affect your own family.

Fortunately, when he came, Zhao Xiaoxi thought that Zhao Xu might refuse, or that he would test him. Therefore, he pretended to be helpless and said: "Little Liu, you know that I am a straight intestine, what do I say, it is not the coquettishness of being a brother." The soldiers in this imperial city are not the soldiers I want to bring. I'm going to do it, the kind of general who can go into battle and kill the enemy.

What's more, now the military power in the imperial city is dominated by those big masters. Just give me a military attache who is not bad, I will definitely not be happy, I might as well go outside. According to my dream back then, I will create an invincible cavalry for you, and become the white horse dragoon general Zhao Zilong during the Three Kingdoms, and accompany you on the battlefield at that time.

I know that you and the Imperial Grandmother both value me, but I was born with such a temper temper that I was controlled by others, and maybe I would twist his neck in the middle of the night. And I know that you want to be a generation of Ming monarchs like your uncle, and inherit your uncle's will to recover the rivers and mountains and unify the frontier. In addition to killing the enemy for you, I can't help with taking care of the government or anything.

But you also know what we lack most in the fight against those frontier enemies. If I were to stay in the Imperial City to help you, do you think those big men would rest assured that they would put a cavalry in my hands and let me practice?

I can only go outside, I will practice secretly, and when I finish practicing, I will bring out the trained cavalry, and follow you to the royal expedition to double our territory. Do you think it's good? ”

It is clear that at such a time, it is to mix the truth with the falsehood to tell it, so that it is possible to reassure this cousin. After all, in the eyes of this cousin, he Zhao Xiaoxi is a person with a straight surname who can't hide his words in his heart. Depicting this kind of prospect that Zhao Xu is also looking forward to, Zhao Xiaoxi is not afraid that he will not be moved!

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