Liu soaked in the warm water, listened to his father's gentle voice, felt his father's habitual long sword hand holding a short wooden comb, and very patiently grated his long hair for him, like a dream, but he thought that even in a dream, he never hoped to see his biological father in this life. And his biological father turned out to be like this.

Finally, moved and relieved to dispel the choked throat, Liu asked, "Since my father doesn't like to be the king of Zhao, why don't you leave the Zhao Palace?" ”

King Zhao chose the child's unsmooth hair, slowly slid the wooden comb from the scalp to the end of the hair, and said gently: "Probably people live a lifetime, and they always have to do something they don't like, so that they can seem that this life is very long, and everything is quite real." If a lifetime is full of happiness, happiness and worry-free, looking back on the past, you will only feel fleeting, at a loss, and it will inevitably be more sad.

However, this is just a feeling of inexplicability.

As far as I'm concerned, there's nothing better to make a living than being King Zhao. In addition to being the king of a country, your father can also make wine and forge swords, but making wine and forging swords is still slightly easier than governing a country. Those who can work hard, since the old King Zhao believes in me, since the princess of Zhao is not married, and since Zhao Guo helped me die and escape into the world, I will do Zhao Guo a favor, so what's the matter?

Zhao is weak, but after all, it is also one of the countries in Kyushu, and it also has its people, water and soil. If I don't stay, looking at the whole Zhao Kingdom, there is indeed no one who can stabilize the society for him.

Moreover, Zhao has been neutral for a hundred years and has never attracted anyone's attention. If you are safe and healthy, if there is no war in Kyushu, I will live in seclusion. If you are no longer happy and happy, if you are wronged and no one helps you to vent your anger, as a father, I will step out of the golden veil curtain and help you vent your anger. ”

Liu suddenly turned his head to look at King Zhao, and a narrow smile flashed in his eyes. "Father, if I fight with your Song King's 'son', who will you help? If he makes me unhappy, will my father help me out? ”

The wooden comb in his hand still slid slowly and gently on Liu's black hair, and King Zhao's voice was quiet and gentle: "Xiao, in my heart, you and Er have never been different. ”

"What's the difference?"

King Zhao wanted to speak and stopped, sighed and said: "Whether you are a young man from the Zhuge family, or King Qi sitting on the dragon chair in the Ningguo Hall of the White Jade Palace, my father just wants you to be happy for the rest of your life, and do whatever you want." But yes, I gave the weight of a country to him, who was still inarticulate. I selfishly left the place of sadness, and left the treacherous things I hated, but my son carried everything in the Song Kingdom for me for no reason.

Actually, I also asked him to bear all this for you, otherwise there is no queen of the Song Kingdom, how can you be incognito and enjoy twenty years of freedom?

Now that you have restored the Kingdom of Qi and announced your life experience to the world, it is equivalent to telling the world that since your mother is the princess of Qi and your father is King Huai of Song, then Qi and Song are originally a family, and you are more qualified to be the 'head of the family' than your son.

And in the heart of the father, he also thinks so.

I knew that I was unfair to my son, so I didn't help you fight against the Song Kingdom. In fact, you are doing very well, it is enough to have your stepfather to help you, and you don't need me to help you. And I saw that Qi Wei took away half of the Song Kingdom, but he didn't help his son, because in all fairness, if you can really take the throne of the Song Dynasty, you will be happy to see it as a father. At that time, the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Song will be unified, and I will hand over the Zhao State to you, and the seven countries of Kyushu and the four countries will all belong to my son, such a hegemony will not be able to reach it for five hundred years. ”

Liu wondered: "Why is my father so partial to me?" Brother, isn't he also his father's child? Since my father has made my brother the king of Song, why should I be allowed to achieve any hegemony? ”

King Zhao said in his words: "The old and the old, the young and the young." In this way, the men of Zhao State are all your brothers, why don't you let them achieve hegemony? Moreover, you have both the Qi and Song bloodlines, which were originally incompatible, and you were raised by King Wei, and your existence itself can make the countries of Kyushu smile and enmity. ”

Liu sighed: "My father-in-law also said the same thing to me. He also said that my existence itself can make the countries of Kyushu ice their past suspicions. ”

King Zhao said: "It seems that King Wei does treat you as his own. ”

Liu suddenly turned his head and said to King Zhao: "My father-in-law raised me alone, but my father spent more than 20 years stabilizing the society of Zhao and seeking benefits for the people of Zhao State, and the children of Zhao State grew up under the protection of their father. So although I didn't grow up with my father, I didn't blame him at all.

I asked my father, me and my brother, who do you love more, in fact, just like my father is confused but unwilling to ask me in my heart, father and father-in-law, who do I respect more, who do I appreciate more, who do I care more about, and who do I trust more......

Indeed, my father-in-law regarded me as his own. I respect him, I appreciate him, I care about him, I trust him...... I will do my best to fulfill his wishes. Even if one day, I find that there is suspicion, betrayal, conflict, and dislike between us, I will do my best to resolve it.

But Father, when I took off the fake scars on your face, and saw the very similar faces of you and me, I heard you tell you about your thoughts, your guilt, your waiting, and your hopes for my mother...... It suddenly occurred to me that the words respect, gratitude, care, and trust were so insignificant compared to the excitement of an 'orphan' to be able to meet his own father in this life.

If it weren't for my father and mother, I wouldn't be here. If I don't come to this world, how will I know what it means to be respected, grateful, cared for, and trusted?

And my biological father is none other than His Royal Highness King Zhao, whom I have always respected, grateful, and even curious! ”

King Zhao smiled with relief, turned around to get a handkerchief and clean clothes for Liu, and took this opportunity to wipe away a tear from the corner of his eye.

When Liu was dressing, he smiled and said to King Zhao: "Between me and my brother, I already know that my father is more partial to me." Now my father also knows who I prefer between you and my father-in-law. ”

King Zhao asked knowingly, "Oh? Between me and your father-in-law, whom do you favor more? If you don't say, how will I know? ”

Liu asked rhetorically: "The king of Qi took advantage of the road to defend the country and led the troops to aid Zhao, may I ask the king of Zhao, can the king of Qi return the righteousness to the Zhao country?" ”

Seeing that Liu didn't answer, King Zhao didn't ask any more, but only re-pasted the fake scar made of cowhide on his left cheek, and said while sticking it: "Whether King Qi's move is righteous or not, everyone in Kyushu knows it. I think that King Wei can let King Qi lead his troops to aid Zhao by defending the country, but he himself does not aid Zhao, but he goes around such a big circle for King Qi to come to Zhao, and his careful cultivation and good intentions for King Qi are not obvious to anyone. Small, how much do you see in it?

It's not that I don't want to ask you, I just know that compared to your stepfather, my biological father is really not competent at all. You want to say something comforting to me, and I am naturally glad to hear it, but I feel even more deserved. For between the people of the world and you, your father-in-law has chosen you a long time ago, but I have not. ”

Liu patted King Zhao's shoulder and smiled comfortably. "Since my father thinks that what I said was just to comfort you, then I will say another word of comfort to my father, your choice is impeccable." He picked up the sword of King Huai standing aside, "The sword of King Huai belongs to me, and my father belongs to the people of the world." ”

King Zhao raised his eyebrows and looked at King Qi, who smiled and said, "I am also one of the people in the world. ”