The conversation between Bao Hongde and Bao Xi fell into a stiff atmosphere, Bao Hongde's categorical cut made it difficult to pick up the conversation, the more so, the more casual Bao Xi's tone became, like a gurgling water brushing the hot earth, "When my brother reaches this age, he can't get married, and it's impossible for others not to worry about it," she said and blew the heat of the tea, took a sip gently, and put the tea cup on the table, "I heard that Mrs. Qin has always wanted to be a matchmaker for you, and promised Yu Shangqing's daughter to you, Now your business has become everyone's concern! If you don't deal with it, but more people need to be involved in it, so that you can screen one or two? ”

"Madam Qin's purpose is not to care about me at all, but to have someone to spy on me. I will never accept this marriage! Bao Hongde said, with a tough attitude, he said and looked at Bao Xi and added, "Please rest assured!" ”

"How do you know that my uncle asked me to ask Xiuxiu to go, not so that Xiuxiu could spy on you?" Bao Xi said, "Anyway, you are the important minister of Yingde, Mrs. Qin is afraid that she may not know her brother's ambitions, but you know it clearly, don't you?" ”

Bao Hongde was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Bao Xi to tell him the truth so bluntly, and his hands were clenched tightly, "What does he want?" ”

"Zhao Shangqing's ambition is not small, and he needs to figure out the deployment of the march, the purpose of the Qin State, and the movement of winning virtue. If you don't inquire clearly, you won't dare to make a decision privately. Now that my uncle is governing the country for the king, he has a heart hanging on his shoulder, and he is carrying a responsibility, if he does not make a good decision, he will inevitably be criticized. Bao Xi looked at Bao Hongde and said.

Bao Hongde's hands were clenched tightly, "I don't have the marching formation map of the Qin State, Yingde divided the Qin State into five important military regions, and Baocheng is only one of them, which is used to invade the Chu State, like a sharp knife inserted into the henchmen of the Chu State, and cooperates with the actions of the other four districts after capturing the pickaxe capital, so Baocheng is actually not as important as it seems." ”

"Yingde or is he leaving his father alone?" Bao Xi asked.

"Father didn't know about this," Bao Hongde said as he looked at Bao Cheng, "Since he left the capital city and returned to Bao City, his father has been seriously ill and no longer takes care of affairs. ”

"Now that you're gone, he's always going to intervene!" Bao Xi said.

"No," said Bao Hongde, shaking his head, "I received a letter from home, and after I left, I left everything to my mother. ”

"It's taking advantage of Yingde's wish." Bao Xi said coldly, his hands clenched together, and his brows were wrinkled together, "My brother said that he didn't know anything, but my uncle was afraid that he wouldn't believe it!" ”

"So you promised him to marry Xiuxiu to me?" Bao Hongde stared at Bao Xi and asked.

"If you want to spy on you, it has nothing to do with me, but if you want to touch my Qiongtai Palace, you will definitely not be able to!" Bao Xi's words are like a dagger poked in Bao Hongde's heart, this is not good, the implication is that she cares about him as much as she cares about a subordinate, "You are now in the court, but your heart is towards the Qin State, so it is no wonder that the people of the Qin State do not trust you, and the scholars in the court are also suspicious of you, so how can you be in such a dilemma?" ”

"What does the mother want me to do?" Bao Hongde stared at Bao Xi and asked.

"If you choose a side, the other side will not fight you again," Bao said.

"If I don't choose either side, won't either side beat my idea?" Bao Hongde asked, the voice was very loud, startling Xiuxiu outside the door, but Bao Xi still sat calmly on his chair, put his hands on his thighs, raised his eyes to look at Bao Hongde, a lazy gesture, "If you resign, you will have to go back to Baocheng; If you stay, and you want to be in the court, how can you choose neither of these two things? ”

"Resign, stay in the pickaxe capital, if the king doesn't return it for a day, I won't leave for a day!" Bao Hongde stared at Bao Xi with tears in his eyes, he knew Bao Xi too well, her original intention was to ask him to say this, and it was also because of understanding that she felt more and more cold, she turned herself into what she is now for a tyrannical monarch, so there was nothing wrong with it, but she stood opposite him, and they went farther and farther away, becoming more and more strange.

"Brother, remember what I said today." Bao Xi replied softly, "In this way, there is no need for me to be embarrassed between Xiuxiu and Zhao Shangqing, and I have to thank my brother for his success." ”

"Your heart ......" Bao Hongde looked at Bao Xi, his voice trembled a little, "It's so ruthless!" is to use my feelings for you, to tie me to the stage like a marionette, what a beautiful scenery it seems, but you have to be at your mercy everywhere, and you can't get what you want. ”

"Who isn't?" Bao Xi stood up and shook off his wide sleeved robe, sneered, and called out the door, "Xiuxiu? ”

"Yes, sis!" Xiuxiu pushed the door in, and Bao Xi ordered, "Send off!" ”

"Doctor Bao, please?" Xiuxiu pointed out the door and looked at Bao Hongde, she didn't expect that Bao Xi's method of pushing off this marriage was to sacrifice Bao Hongde's status in the court, and anyone in this matter would think that Bao Xi was too ruthless, for the sake of a mere person, he could force his brother into this situation, but I am afraid that ordinary people can't do it.

"Doctor Bao," Xiuxiu took Bao Hongde out of the Qiongtai Hall before calling him, "Niangniang's decision was also a last resort, and Zhao Shangqing forced Niangniang into a corner, so she had to do so." She comforted, and it could be seen that Bao Hongde's mood at the moment was extremely bad, and his eyes looking at Xiuxiu at this moment were not as simple as just now, and he didn't even want to have too much contact with her, so he had to let out a long sigh in the end, "I'll leave first!" ”

"Be careful on the road!" Xiuxiu stood at the door of the Qiongtai Palace, watching Bao Hongde walking farther and farther away, until his figure disappeared under the steps, he turned around and walked towards the wing room in the back hall, "Niangniang? She knocked lightly on the door to arouse Bao Xi's attention, and Bao Xi raised her head and looked Xiuxiu up and down, "Did you hear what you said just now?" ”

Xiuxiu nodded, "It's too ...... for Niangniang to talk to Doctor Bao like this" She bit her lower lip, "It's hurting!" ”

"It's hurt, it's hurt," Bao Xi took another sip of tea on the table, "I'm afraid I can't think of a better way to come to this situation." ”

"Niangniang actually wants to protect Dr. Bao, right?" Xiuxiu asked, "Kicking him out of the game, on the contrary, Doctor Bao will no longer have to be in a dilemma in the future." ”

"It's just what we women think, and for them men, power and life are no more important or heavier." Bao Xi said, if the men can distinguish clearly, how can there be so many wars and chaos in this world, and there will never be peace? Xiuxiu looked at Bao Xi who was sitting on the chair and looking out the window, and she couldn't say what it was like in her heart, the past three years had not been added up to this short half a year, which made people feel difficult, as if spring would never come after this cold winter.

A few days later, the news of Bao Hongde's resignation came from the court, which shocked the government and the opposition, and even caught Uncle Zhao, who single-handedly promoted Bao Hongde to his current high position, off guard. This matter became a laughing stock in the hands of Father Yu Shi, and looked at Uncle Zhao and said in a sneering tone, "Oh, yes, it's a pity!" Zhao Shangqing wants to spread his power all over the government and the opposition, but now he can't even stand his own family, and he is unwilling to be an official in the same dynasty with you, what a failure! ”

"It's better than Yu Shangqing being someone else's pawn and not knowing it, right?" Uncle Zhao glanced at Father Yu Shi and snorted coldly.

"Zhao Shangqing, it's boring for you to say this!" Father Yu Shi patted Uncle Zhao's shoulder, "Good birds choose trees to perch, aren't I also forced by you to have no way?" In the future, the king will come, and this court is far from being as good as when he left, but I am afraid that Zhao Shangqing will not be able to explain, right? ”

"Some trees can't inhabit birds," Uncle Zhao looked calm with a face, and he was angry when he didn't do it on the spot, and he could also joke with Father Yu, "Be careful that your bird is too heavy and crushes other people's wood!" With that, he turned around and walked towards the outside of the main hall, no longer paying attention to Father Yu's distorted expression.

Needless to say, Bao Hongde's resignation was also instructed by Bao Hongde, and now he will get out of this predicament, but at least save this person's life, Uncle Zhao is angry, but he can't talk about the blood of the Bao family, and he can't persuade Bao Xi to send his brother to die, he can only suppress his anger in this matter.

After noon, Uncle Zhao took a special trip to visit Bao Hongde, asked him about the affairs of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, but what was he dissatisfied with, but the officials of the big and small had criticized him recently? Bao Hongde sneered and sat opposite Uncle Zhao, "Lord Zhao, if you have something to say, just say it directly, it's good to go straight, lest I get you into a deadly trap, and I have to thank you for being busy!" ”

"What do you mean by that?" Uncle Zhao looked at Bao Hongde and asked, "You are my niece's own brother, is it possible that I will still harm you?" ”

"That's not easy to say," Bao Hongde stared at Uncle Zhao's eyes, "If necessary, I'm afraid that even you, your niece, can be pushed out and let her die in front of you, right?" ”

"I introduced officials of the DPRK and China to help you build up party members, and that's how you see me?" Uncle Zhao shook his head, inexplicably a little angry in his heart, Zheng Boyou was down-and-out that day, and it was he who kindly promoted Zheng Boyou; On that day, Bao Xi was criticized by the DPRK and China, and later Bao Xi escaped death, and he was the one who completely suppressed this criticism; Bao Hongde was nothing when he first entered the pickaxe capital, but after his promotion, he is now a one-sided figure, and his words also have three points of weight...... However, no one remembered his goodness, and in the end they all turned against him, Uncle Zhao really couldn't figure out why this matter?

"Help me?" Bao Hongde laughed out loud, "You just want to use me to compete with Father Yu Shi, on the one hand, you can also drive a wedge between me and the Qin State, but ......" he stared at Uncle Zhao and said, "You didn't expect that this move would actually push Father Yu Shi to the side of the Qin State, right?" ”

Uncle Zhao frowned.

Bao Hongde stood up suddenly and said, "If Bao Xi has three longs and two shorts, I will be the first to ask you to pay for your life!" He grabbed Uncle Zhao's collar and dragged him up from the chair, pulled him in front of him, his eyes widened angrily, and then pushed hard, and threw Uncle Zhao into the chair, he brushed his sleeves and turned to his own person and said, "Send off!" ”

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