"This stinky boy!" I want to fight silently, but I can't do it.

Of course, Su Ying spoke to her man.

"Ning An, you don't understand, your father also has difficulties, he ......"

Before he finished speaking, he was stopped by Xiao Ningan with a wave of his hand.

"You are in a safe corner, living a rich and comfortable life, but you don't think about how hard it is for the imperial uncle in the imperial city to govern the country alone. No matter how reliable the loyal minister is, he is alone in the court, and even his own brother refuses to help him. Oh, poor thing. ”

"Blame me?" Silent and muffled.

Ning An glanced at the two younger brothers, and said meaningfully: "The higher the status, the greater the responsibility, how can some people only enjoy the wealth and wealth brought by their status and wait for death, without working hard to study and practice martial arts, in order to match their own identity, and share their worries for the king in the future?" ”

One sentence contains three people.

Silence.

"Xiao Ning'an, what do you mean, not only do you want to force your father to come out and do things, but you also refuse to let go of your two young brothers, right?"

And the two younger brothers in Xiao Ningan's mouth who 'ate and waited for death' in their mouths watched the two quarrel in a daze, and they couldn't understand it at all.

Shen Mo felt that the two younger sons, like himself, were not very worried about their temperament, and according to their own identity and Su Ying's business skills, it was enough for the children to live a carefree life for a lifetime.

But he also understood that Xiao Ningan was right.

My brother's harem is not even withered at all, but there is no harem at all, and those who inherit the throne in the future can only choose from their three sons. But if the eldest son is allowed to go up alone, how can he not feel sorry for his son's hard work in the future.

It's not that he doesn't want to help his brother, it's really that the situation at that time is out of control, he has his own power, once he enters the court as an official, it is inevitable that he will not let the court and the central government be divided into gangs, even if his brother trusts him again, it is easy to be used by people with a heart and add to the suspicion.

So he simply walked away later, making a plan to enter the court, but let the previous officials of the two factions twist into a rope and concentrate on assisting his brother.

He also has good intentions.

But when his son sat in that position, everything was different again.

"Alas!" Shen Mo and Su Ying sighed in unison.

"Got it." Shen Mo was defeated, "When you settle down in the capital, it's time to take care of your two younger brothers." ”

The good days of two villains eating together and waiting for death are about to be gone forever.

Finally, I arrived in the capital.

The prosperity of the capital is better than anywhere else.

The family who traveled in a low-key manner was recognized as soon as they arrived at the city gate.

Emperor Xiao Chengyi personally brought hundreds of civil and military officials to greet him.

Zuo Chengyi has changed back to his original name, Xiao Chengyi.

This name is still a good relationship between Zuo Mao and Xiao Ding, and it was chosen for two children of about the same age.

Different surnames, but the same name, means that the relationship between the two families is good.

Now it seems that it is embarrassing.

"It's been a hard journey." Xiao Chengyi spoke first.

"Brother...... Brother Huang! Shen Mo's eyes turned red all of a sudden.

After a few years, goodbye Xiao Chengyi, but he is no longer the handsome boy in Su Ying's memory.

He has lost a lot of weight, and he has also experienced a lot of vicissitudes, and most of the black hair on his once full head has turned white. The hands that stretched out to hug his brother's silence were also as thin as skeletons.

Not to mention silence, even Su Ying felt very sad, her eyes were a little warm, she could only hold it down desperately.

Xiao Chengyi let go of his younger brother, nodded and smiled at the family, and his eyes only paused on Su Ying for a blink of an eye, and then fell on Xiao Ningan.

Shen silently reminded his son, "Call you Uncle Huang." ”

Ning An once again solemnly bowed his head.

"Ning An visits the emperor's uncle."

"Okay, okay." Xiao Chengyi picked up his nephew, and his tall body almost lived up to his weight, and he shook slightly.

Just a few years ago, he was terrified of the enemy army, and he was one of the best masters in the entire Dasheng Dynasty.

It's only been a few years, how did it come to be like this?

Although the brothers haven't seen each other for a few years, they exchange letters on weekdays.

In the letter, Xiao Chengyi never revealed his body.

And Shen Mo and Su Ying never thought that when they met again, they would see such a weak emperor.

Suppressing all kinds of doubts and uneasiness in his heart, according to the etiquette of the palace, the family officially settled in the palace near the palace.

The couple had already reached a consensus, so when the palace came to pick up Xiao Ning'an, they let him go without asking anything.

A month after entering Beijing, two acquaintances finally came to visit the palace.

In fact, officials from the palace came to visit every day, including these two acquaintances, who had also visited with other people before.

Only this time, the two came alone at night.

Lin Wenzheng, the secretary of the ministry, and Qin Li, the squire of the military department.

Lin Wenzheng is the Lin steward who has been by Xiao Chengyi's side for many years.

Qin Li is Xiao Ding's old friend and subordinate.

The two are now indispensable civil and military generals in the DPRK.

When the old people meet, they should always speak freely.

Silently entertained the two, and during the banquet, he finally couldn't help but ask the doubts in his heart.

"Your Majesty, how did you become like this?"

No one feels more sorry for the emperor than Lin Wenzheng.

"The Dasheng Dynasty has been able to change with each passing day in just a few years, and with the prosperity of the country and the people today, it is all in exchange for the emperor's health."

From his mouth, Shen Mo knew that in the past few years, his brother has worked tirelessly, diligently day and night, sleeping less than two hours a day, the new dynasty has just begun, everything is chaotic, he can only do it himself, and he does not dare to slack off for a moment. Gradually, the body became abnormal.

There are no harem maids, there is only one emperor in the palace, and at the same time, there are not so many palace maids and eunuchs, and even the imperial doctors who are on duty in the palace on weekdays are only five people.

Li Changqing, as an envoy of the court, is also the emperor's most trustworthy person, he has more than once exhorted the emperor to rest more and take care of his body, but the emperor promised in his mouth, but there was not a single part of the batch of folds.

Half a year ago, the emperor's body was too badly deficient, and if he continued, he was afraid that his life would be short, and the emperor himself seemed to feel it, so he sent someone to Yunling County to take his younger brother's family over.

Qin Li was in the military department, and he also talked about a few things about the emperor's own efforts.

"That foreigner Li Bu, because you were arrested at the city gate because of your design to frame the prince, the artillery was also manipulated by him, and almost killed the emperor, so he was captured by the emperor.

After that, the emperor took the opportunity to make another trip to the foreign royal family, proposing to exchange more ships and cannons.

Two years ago, when that batch of weapons arrived in our Dasheng, the emperor, who knew the language of the Waiyi people, asked clearly from beginning to end, and did not tolerate the slightest perfunctory attitude of the Waiyi people.

After he understood it himself, and after he personally operated it a few times, he took the trouble to teach the relevant people of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry over and over again.

Now, we can build this ship ourselves.

Within a hundred years, foreign neighbors will no longer dare to be disrespectful to us, let alone offend our people. ”

"That's right." Lin Wenzheng then echoed: "The emperor learned the words of the Waiyi people by chance, and out of long-term considerations, he selected more than 100 students in the capital and the surrounding areas to teach them the Waiyi dialect in person. Although the courtiers didn't know what the use of learning this was, the emperor persevered under the pressure of various opposing voices. ”

"I know why." Qin Li, who was also a member of the artillery department taught by the emperor himself, said: "The emperor said that the Waiyi people are eyeing us, and maybe one day they will come over, and we can only avoid being bullied in the future if we master their language, master their technology, and be more powerful than them." ”

Lin Wenzheng had doubts.

"The Waiyi people are thousands of miles away from us, how can they send troops to attack us? Will the emperor be too worried? ”

Qin Li also had the same doubts.

"We also questioned the emperor's words like this, but the emperor said that we should be prepared. Who knows, maybe someone deliberately bewitched the public and scared the emperor, right? However, although it is useless to learn from the words of the foreigners, the weapon is really advanced, and our people in the Ministry of Industry are still studying it regularly. ”

Listening to what the two of them said so much, he felt even more sorry for his brother's hard work in the past few years, but he didn't understand why his brother should be wary of foreigners thousands of miles away.

Only Su Ying behind the screen understood.

"It turns out that the emperor really has to take those words to heart."

Perhaps in the future, there will be no need to be bullied by outsiders.

Su Ying sighed slightly, didn't listen to the following words, and went to the room of the two sons.

"Husbands should take their own responsibilities, you are not young, it is time to study hard."

After telling the two sons, he went to the room of the two daughters.

The little girl doll has just turned one year old.

Su Ying wants the children to be rich idlers.

But they are not ordinary people, but royalty with more responsibilities.

She kissed her two daughters' blushing little faces.

"My brothers have worked hard, and you should also keep your eyebrows from shaving, right? Whether you are studying literature or martial arts, or doing business like your mother, you must always be good at it, so that you can share the worries of the emperor and your eldest brother, and seek benefits for the people of the world. ”

Although the children were too young to understand what she was saying, she believed that they would understand in the future.

After some time, news came from the palace that the emperor suddenly vomited blood and fell into a coma when he was teaching his students to learn the foreign language.

Shen Mo took the family and hurried to the palace. After Li Changqing treated the emperor, he also met them outside.

He quietly told Shen Mo and Su Ying, "The emperor can't be tired anymore, even if he takes care of it from now on, he only has one year to live." ”

But after Xiao Chengyi woke up, he didn't dare to slack off at all, and continued to work diligently on unfinished business.

After three days, it will be a triennial examination.

As the only prince of Dasheng Kingdom, it is easy for Shen Mo to secretly arrange himself among the students who will take the exam.

The imperial examination papers are all pseudo-named, that is, the main examiner of the papers, and he can't recognize his papers.

As soon as the results of the examination came out, Shen Mo actually won the first place.

Just before the final palace test, the emperor personally asked questions to judge the ranking.

Xiao Chengyi dragged his sick body to the solemn hall, and was shocked to see his younger brother in the first place.

Silently lined up and saluted respectfully.

"The emperor has a word first, if the younger brother wins the first prize, the emperor will stay away from the government from now on, rest assured, the younger brother is not talented, he has already won the membership, he is about to take the last step of the palace test, and ask the emperor to ask the question."

The palace test questions are issued by the emperor, and the ranking is also determined by the emperor.

Xiao Chengyi made that promise to his younger brother, but he didn't expect that his younger brother, who had never entered the gate of the school for several years away from the capital, would suddenly come out with a top member.

He knew that his brother was smart, and he knew that he would never cheat on his grades, but he was still shocked that he could have so far.

"I have a golden mouth and a jade word, and I should speak for myself. Let's send a question. ”

The students who passed the exam were nervous but quiet doing their own exam papers.

After handing in the papers, the emperor personally read the papers and determined each ranking according to the results.

There were only three papers, and he kept them, and the ranking was undecided.

He said: "These three scrolls, I think, can be the top three. The only thing that is wrong is that one of them is made by Xiao Mo, my imperial brother. Everyone has selfish intentions, and so do I. For the sake of fairness, this ranking is left to you Aiqing. ”

Today, the people who accompany the examination in this hall are all the civil servants and scholars who have been admitted to the court with their real skills, and they can have the high-ranking position they have today, which one of them did not come over the single-plank bridge of the imperial examination with thousands of troops and horses? Now after many years of officialdom experience, it can be said that everyone has a pair of fiery eyes, even if you look at it, you can also see the good and bad and the temperament of each person from this volume.

The three papers, still closely pasted, were graded by the ministers in turn.

Even if someone has selfish intentions, there is no way to know which one is the prince's volume.

And because he was doing things under the emperor's nose, even to the other two candidates, the ministers did not dare to cheat.

After two hours of long and solemn grading, the scores of the three papers were displayed in front of everyone's eyes.

Xiao Mo, by a narrow margin, defeated two other equally rare and excellent candidates, and won the first place openly.

First name.

Champion.

"Your Majesty." Silently lined up, the words were calm, "In the past few years, although the younger brother has been in a safe corner, he has not dared to slack off for a day. Today, the younger brother proved with a champion that the younger brother can share the emperor's worries. Please also ask the emperor to rest and recuperate, and then preside over the government when he recovers from his illness in the coming day. ”

Xiao Chengyi was silent for a long time.

He was relieved, but also worried.

"The country can't be without a king for a day, instead of closing the dynasty to recuperate, it is better to completely retreat and set up a new king, I see Ning'an, this child, ......"

"Ning An came uninvited, and I hope that my father will forgive me!" Xiao Ning'an, who has been officially passed over to the emperor and established as the crown prince, slowly walked into the main hall, "Although Ning An has been established as the crown prince, after all, he is young, and everything in the court is complicated, and he must be taught by his father. At this time, the emperor must not retreat! ”

"But I'm ......"

Xiao Chengyi made up his mind to let go of political affairs after seeing that his younger brother was indeed capable of assisting the prince.

After all, he knew he didn't have a few months left to live.

He thought about passing on the position to the prince, and in the remaining days, he would have time to teach the foreign language to the more than 100 students.

This is also the only use he has alive in this world.

Rather than he—

Xiao Ningan was unhurried, and made a big salute before getting up.

"My father is in the prime of life, but if he is sick, how can he easily say goodbye? Can my father listen to Ning An? ”

"Hmm." As soon as the prince's 'prime of life' came out, Xiao Chengyi suddenly felt that he had a little strength out of thin air, and his waist became a little straighter, "The prince has something to say." ”

Xiao Ningan said: "My father is in poor health, so I will ask the imperial doctor to heal, if I can't go to court for the time being, there will be a child temporarily, and when my father is well-healed, it is not too late to go to court in person." ”

On the top of the main hall, who doesn't know that the emperor's fate is on the horizon.

Raise well? It's so hard.

But Xiao Chengyi felt that ironing, in his gray life in his thirties, finally had a touch of brightness.

This kid is really worried about himself, so he cheers himself up like this.

Xiao Chengyi's back straightened a little more.

"The emperor is right. Message—"

On this hall, not only did the ranking of the candidates be determined, and a large number of outstanding talents were selected for the Dasheng Dynasty, but also several holy decrees were transmitted:

The emperor is temporarily recuperating from illness and not going to court, and there is a little prince temporary;

Lin Wenzheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, was the prince and the prince, and the road chief was the assistant of the prince and the young master, and the two of them and the scholars of the Wenhua Palace and others jointly taught the prince Xiwen.

Yuan Hao was named the crown prince's concubine, and Qin Li was named the prince's young master as an assistant, and the two and a group of generals taught the prince to practice martial arts.

Xiao Mo, the new champion and the emperor's younger brother, as the regent, assisted the prince with other courtiers to deal with court affairs.

The capital was boiling for a while.

The rest of the decrees were taken for granted. After all, Lin Wenzheng, Yuan Hao, Qin Li and others are all important ministers with names and surnames, and Xiao Mo is the emperor's younger brother, the only prince of Dasheng Kingdom, and the father of the newly established prince.

They assisted the crown prince, and no one would have any objections.

But who is that prince and young master, who is it? What is the origin?

I heard that he was still a temporary job, and he was not in the capital at all.

The road chief in the countryside of Yunling County is too Meng.

It's really a man doing it at home, and the official comes from heaven.

But it's a second-grade prince and young master.

It's really glorious.

The road chief added incense to the ancestors of the family to inform them of this.

"This kid, the old man didn't teach in vain, and he didn't get angry with him for a few years in vain."

What he said was that the students who had been the first to be silent were silent.

Xiao Chengyi, who had been judged by Li Changqing not to live long, was unexpectedly unexpected, and his body was gradually improving.

While everyone was happy for him, they were also worried because he had bothered to teach the students foreign language.

If he still refuses to rest well, the hard-won improvement of his body will not be enough to support him to survive for a year.

On this day, Xiao Chengyi went to the school specially set up in the palace again, and taught the students with strong spirits.

The silence came suddenly, interrupting his teaching.

"Brother Huang." Shen smiled silently and stepped forward to salute, "I have found a good helper for the imperial brother, and I promise to share your worries." ”

He reached out and pointed outward.

Su Ying, who was dressed as a master and a woman dressed as a man, stepped forward with a smile.

"Weichen Su Ying, I have seen the emperor."

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