Chapter 100: You Are My Brother
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King Lu's posthumous affairs had already been arranged, and after he took his last breath, there was no panic in the palace, and the funeral was carried out in an orderly manner.
In the mourning hall, Ji Daqiang and Qi Delong wore linen and filial piety, kneeling on both sides of King Lu's coffin.
And Zheng Qingxue and Lu Lubo led the women of the palace to cry on one side.
Ji Daqiang has martial arts, but he has been kneeling for so long, because he has internal strength to protect his body, he still doesn't feel tired, he just feels sad there alone.
After meeting King Lu, he knew the meaning of the word father.
It's just that the warmth of this father and son is so short-lived.
Even though there were several layers of cushions under his knees, Zidelong still couldn't kneel, swaying from side to side, and the physical discomfort made him no longer care about the sadness in his heart, he turned his head slightly, peeking at his half-brother.
Seeing that Ji Daqiang didn't have anything to do, Qi Delong sighed in his heart, it seems that his eldest brother didn't tell a lie, and he really knows martial arts.
Shaking and shaking, he began to think about it in his mind again.
What is the meaning of my father's edict? Is it because I have no chance to be on the throne of King Lu?
After Chen Mink Temple opened the edict of King Lu, he wanted to read it, but after glancing at it, he looked at Wei Long and Zheng Qingxue.
Zheng Qingxue asked eagerly: "Chen Diao Temple, what did the king's edict say? But let Long'er succeed to the throne?"
Chen Mink Temple shook his head slightly.
Zheng Qingxue's body went limp, sat on the ground, and muttered: "Impossible, no, this throne must be Long'er's." ”
Wei Long said to Chen Mink Temple: "Chen Mink Temple, can you give the old man a look at the edict?"
Chen Mink Temple nodded and handed over the edict of King Lu.
Wei Long saw that something seemed to be wrong, if King Lu's edict made it clear who the legend was, the first thing Chen Diao Temple should do should be to recognize the new king as the master and protect it, but Chen Diao Temple did nothing.
Opening the edict, Wei Long quickly swept it, knew it in his heart, and said to Zheng Qingxue, who was a little crazy: "Concubine Zheng, you better get up!"
After finishing speaking, he sighed and said, "I didn't expect that the king threw this problem to the old man." ”
Chen Mink Temple bowed his head and whispered: "General Wei is my Qingzhou humerus, I have followed two generations of previous kings, and I am a relative of the king. ”
After speaking, he took out another letter and a tiger talisman from his bosom, handed it to Wei Long, and said, "This is what the king arranged for me to transfer to the old general yesterday. ”
Seeing the tiger talisman, Wei Long looked up to the sky and sighed: "The old man will definitely live up to the king's trust." ”
Zheng Qingxue's eyes were red, but it wasn't because of crying, she crawled over and grabbed Qi Delong, who was lying on King Lu and crying, and said: "Long'er, hurry, hurry, quickly snatch the tiger talisman over, and it is you who snatched the lord of Qingzhou." ”
Although Qi Delong is not big, he is not stupid, with his thin body, how can he snatch the tiger talisman from the hands of the majestic Wei Long? It is strange that he is not beaten.
At this moment, he was a little resentful of his mother, and swore that the position of King Lu must be his.
Lu Lubo, who had woken up, also crouched in front of King Lu's corpse and cried softly.
Wei Long whispered to Ji Da Wall: "Wall, don't cry first, persuade your mother, don't cry and break your body." ”
In the end, it was his own flesh and blood, seeing her crying hysterically like this, Wei Long was also a little distressed.
Ji Daqiang stopped crying and whispered to comfort Lu Lubo.
Zheng Qingxue looked at Wei Long, snorted coldly and said: "Okay, you Wei Long, you actually did such a rebellious thing, did you secretly blackmail the king to write down this edict yesterday? Or did you secretly change it? I don't believe that the king didn't pass on the throne to Long'er, and the king didn't even see him yesterday, so how could it be passed on to him?"
After speaking, Zheng Qingxue stared at Ji Da Wall pointed at in her hand like an enemy.
Chen Diao Temple said expressionlessly: "The princess, please be cautious, this edict was written by the old slave yesterday when he saw the king himself, and this tiger talisman was also handed over to the old slave by the king himself, so that the old slave could be handed over to General Yu Wei." ”
Zheng Qingxue looked at Chen Mink Temple and said coldly: "Chen Mink Temple, who knows if you have colluded with Wei Long?"
Chen Mink Temple frowned and said, "The princess is questioning me Chen Mink Temple?"
Zheng Qingxue also let go, stood up and pointed at Chen Mink Temple and scolded: "You are a eunuch, the six roots are not complete, how can the king entrust such a big thing to you? I am afraid that you are the obstruction these days, otherwise the king would not have died so soon, but I have seen with my own eyes that the king is angry after eating the medicine you fed." ”
Chen Mink Temple's face was gloomy, and he said coldly: "Ben Mink Temple has been in the palace for so many years, taking guarding the king as its own responsibility, even the king has courtesy to Ben Mink Temple, calling Ben Mink Temple a voice Chen Bo, you are just a concubine of the king, and you dare to make such a big statement, do you really think that this Mink Temple does not dare to beat you? Tell you, this Mink Temple is only loyal to the king of Qingzhou, and only obeys the king's orders, the old slave is a eunuch, but this loyalty can not be insulted. ”
Wei Long said in a deep voice: "Zheng Qingxue, you are enough, the king has just been mourned, what are you making trouble here?"
Qi Delong, who was standing beside Zheng Qingxue, saw that Chen Minksi's face was cold, and he was so frightened that he didn't dare to speak, but he gently pulled Zheng Qingxue's sleeve and signaled her to stop talking.
Zheng Qingxue's chest bulged and said: "Okay, you Weilong, now you will start to act as a blessing? This palace wants to see how you can gag the mouths of my Qingzhou people. ”
Wei Long frowned, didn't bother to pay attention to this nonsense Zheng Qingxue, turned his head to look at Qi Delong and said, "Long'er, come here!"
Qi Delong looked at Wei Long, but he was hiding behind Zheng Qingxue and didn't dare to step forward.
Wei Long sighed, and then said to Ji Da Wall: "Wall, you also come here, the king's edict is here, you and Long'er take a look at it together." ”
Qi Delong, who originally thought that Wei Long was going to catch him, looked at Ji Daqiang, who had already gotten up, and walked out from behind Zheng Qingxue.
Zheng Qingxue said: "Long'er is not afraid, you go over and take a look, look carefully, is it your father's handwriting, how is this edict written?"
Zheng Qingxue, who calmed down, also understood that if Ji Daqiang succeeded to the throne, Wei Long should not be like this, and according to the usual practice, Chen Mink Temple should immediately recognize the new master, even if he Chen Mink Temple is unwilling, Wei Long can't sit idly by.
Qi Delong bit his lip and looked at Wei Long, but met Ji Daqiang's gaze.
Ji Daqiang's mouth opened, and he called softly: "Brother, come and watch together!"
"Brother?"
Qi Delong felt that this title was so unfamiliar, but he felt a little strange, as if the sky had fallen, and someone said to him, "Brother, don't be afraid, there is an elder brother." ”
King Lu's departure is the fall of the sky for Qi Delong.
He didn't answer, nor did he open his mouth to call "big brother", but he moved his steps, stood on the other side of Weilong, and looked at King Lu's edict with Ji Daqiang.
After reading it, Ji Daqiang and Qi Delong looked at Wei Long together, and Ji Daqiang took the lead in speaking: "General Wei, how to do Daqiang in the future, please give me more advice." ”
Qi Delong glanced at Ji Da Wall, and then said: "General Wei, Delong is stubborn, he collided with the general before, and he also looks at General Haihan. ”
After speaking, he saluted Wei Long.
The people in the house, only Qi Delong didn't know that Wei Long was Ji Daqiang's grandfather, since King Lu did not determine who the real heir was in the edict, then he Qi Delong had a chance to become the king of Qingzhou.
After saluting, he retreated to Zheng Qingxue's side.
According to the etiquette system, even if Zheng Qingxue is a princess, she has no right to watch King Lu's edict, so she still doesn't know what King Lu's edict is written.
"Long'er, how did your father's edict be written?"
Qi Delong glanced at his mother, who was almost crazy, and his mother's words completely offended Wei Long, and he sighed, remembering what his father had said to his mother before he died.
At this point, what else could he do? He couldn't even want this mother who was bent on fighting for the throne for himself, he Zidron was a little confused, but he was not stupid.
If he does not recognize his biological mother again, then he will really give up this throne to his brother.
He once thought that he was the only one in the world, and the throne was within reach, so he was so arrogant and arrogant, but when this brother, who was half a year older than himself, stood in front of him, everything he relied on became fragmented.
He really has an older brother!
Qi Delong looked at his mother, a little angry, why didn't he tell him the truth, why did he tell him since he was a child that he would be the king of this Qingzhou in the future.
When it was natural and natural to choose one or the other, Zidron wanted nothing more than to know why his mother didn't tell him the truth.
He smiled bitterly and muttered: "Father ordered General Wei to take over all the affairs of my Qingzhou for the time being, and I ...... with Qi Daqiang."
He glanced at Ji Daqiang,
"I ruled Qingzhou with him with General Wei, and the position of King Lu was temporarily vacant. ”
The word "big brother" was not spoken after all.
Zheng Qingxue was in a trance for a while.
I see, but isn't he also biasing his way to the little mongrel by making this decision?
The identity of his mother's relatives is unclear, and the Lu family is ashamed because of this, how can the son born to such a woman compete with my child for the throne of King Lu?
Thinking of this, a look of resentment flashed in Zheng Qingxue's eyes, and she stared at King Lu, who was no longer breathless.
Wei Long seemed to know what Zheng Qingxue was thinking, and snorted coldly: "This general has followed two generations of King Lu, and he is brave and loyal, why do you need to question it from a woman's family? If it weren't for De'er's spoiling because of you since childhood, how could she be so stubborn as she is now? How can you be worthy of such a big responsibility? It is also a helpless move for the king to leave such a will, if it wasn't for your words to provoke back then, why would the wall have spent more than ten years alone in that mountain? If Long'er inherits the throne now, I'm afraid that you won't let go of Concubine Lu and the wall, Concubine Zheng, to put it mildly, can't you hear the king's dying words? What the king cares about is the century-old foundation of the Qi family, the continuation of the Qi family's bloodline, the old man is deeply trusted by the king, and he wants to protect the wall and De'er, as for who will inherit the king of Lu in the future, you don't have to bother. ”
After Wei Long finished speaking, he said to Chen Mink Temple: "Chen Mink Temple, arrange a funeral!"
Zheng Qingxue was a little unsteady, shook her head, and said sadly: "More than ten years have passed, I can't imagine that you still don't have my place in your heart, how is my Zheng Qingxue worse than her Lu Lubo?"
Wei Long sighed and said to Qi Delong: "De'er, help your mother concubine down to rest first, you also take the opportunity to rest for a while, with your body and bones, I'm afraid you won't be able to survive for a while." ”
Zidlong quietly rubbed his knees, he couldn't stay up anymore, how many hours had he been kneeling?
As a son of the world, he first felt that the few things he usually did most often were now the most comfortable things.
Wei Long is worthy of being the commander of the soldiers and horses in Qingzhou, and he holds the tiger talisman in his hand, and the two teams inside and outside the city are at his disposal.
King Lu drove and mourned the whole state, but there was no wave.
The identity of the prince of Daqiang, who has been changed back to the surname of Qi, has been announced to the ministers, and the edict of King Lu has also been announced to the world, but it has caused an uproar among the ministers.
There is a way that the country cannot be without a king for a day, how can this Qingzhou throne be so empty all the time?
Some people dared to ask Xiang Weilong, when will a new king be appointed, and who of the two sons will inherit the throne?
Wei Long didn't reply to the ministers, he only said one sentence, and he would know when the time came.
Some people wondered if Weilong was going to take this opportunity to replace him.
As a civil official, Wei Long's son Wei Hu became the target of public criticism for a while.
But Weihu himself didn't know anything, so he had to reply to the ministers with "I don't know".
Another letter that King Lu left to Weilong was the words of Tuogu.
When Zhan Xin saw that his head was called "uncle", Wei Long, who had no one around, finally couldn't help it, and the old tears were all over his eyes.
This letter is like a letter to the family, King Lu counted everything Wei Long did for his Qi family, and finally spoke earnestly, asking Wei Long to keep the foundation of the Qi family no matter what, and at the same time to see Qi Daqiang and Qi Delong brothers, no matter who succeeds to the throne in the future, do not appear brothers against each other, and cause trouble to Xiao Wall.
The old man who dedicated his life to the Qi clan because of his sister looked up to the sky and sighed.
Hard, hard, hard!
If it was before, he might not hesitate to choose to assist Qi Daqiang as the king of Lu, and with Daqiang's character, he would also not do anything to kill his own brother, but it would be nice if things were so simple.
Wei Long himself knew in his heart that Qi Da Wall alone would not be able to support the sky of Qingzhou, this child was like a leaf, floating around, and suddenly drifted to the Lu Wangfu, that is, it became a golden leaf, and he was just a leaf.
The Great Wall of Qi has no foundation.
Prior to this, Wei Long once thought that he was the foundation of the wall, the backing of the wall, and when the wall ascended to the throne, the wall was no longer duckweed, but a seed, taking root in the palace of King Lu.
But now, he can't just care about Qi Daqiang, Qi Delong also needs him.
King Lu gave a deadline in a private letter to Wei Long, one year, only one year, and the new king of Qingzhou must ascend the throne.
King Lu finally has one request, he has only one regret before he dies, and he can't take revenge!
Wei Long slapped the table, this should be a killing deer cutting building!
After several hours of continuous vigil, Zidlong finally couldn't stand it anymore, and he couldn't stand up when he knelt down on his knees, but there was still a long night for him to watch.
Not only did his knee hurt, he was afraid of the vigil.
During the meal, Qi Daqiang saw Qi Delong's discomfort, one hand kept rubbing his knee, kneeling on the wall on the other side of the coffin, and kept paying attention to his brother's condition while being sad.
After King Lu was angry, Qi Delong did not take the initiative to talk to Qi Daqiang, and Qi Daqiang didn't know how to speak first, and the two brothers' eyes only met a few times, but they both showed embarrassment and staggered.
It was late at night, and only the two brothers who were guarding the coffin were left.
A gust of wind blew, and the tired and drowsy Qi Delong shivered, and suddenly sobered up a lot, although there were many guards outside the hall, but on this empty hall, the white cloth was fluttering, and there was a coffin around him, Qi Delong felt a little afraid.
Rolling up his sleeves, goosebumps already forming on his arms, Zidlong turned his head to look at Qi Da Wall.
Sensing the movement next to him, Qi Daqiang also turned his head, and when he saw Qi Delong looking at him, he smiled lightly at his younger brother.
Daddy is gone, but fortunately he still has a younger brother.
Qi Delong was stunned for a moment, and then nodded at Qi Da Wall with a little shyness.
Seeing this, Qi Daqiang said softly, "Your knees hurt, right?"
Zidlong nodded, and then asked in a low voice, "Aren't you in pain?"
Qi Dazhu shook his head.
Zidron sighed lightly.
Qi Daqiang looked around, and saw that there were only two of his brothers in the hall, so he lowered his voice and said, "Brother, come here!"
Qi Delong's expression tightened, and he exclaimed, "Ah, you, what are you going to do?"
Qi Daqiang said: "Brother, I know martial arts!"
Qi Delong looked at Qi Daqiang with a sad face and said, "You, you can't beat me if you know martial arts!" I can tell you, there are people guarding outside the hall, I, I can call people. ”
Qi Daqiang was stunned for a moment, knowing that his brother had misunderstood, so he continued to whisper: "What do you think, silly brother, come here, big brother will rub your legs." ”
"Really?"
Zidron's face looked incredulous.
Qi Daqiang said with a straight face: "What am I lying to you doing? Come here, or you won't be able to stand up tomorrow." ”
Qi Delong was suspicious, grinning and slowly moving to Qi Da Wall's side.
Qi Daqiang let Qi Delong lie on the futon, stretching his legs flat, he pressed Qi Delong's knees lightly with both palms, Qi Delong was in pain, the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching a few times, his brows were furrowed, and he wanted to scold, but he saw Qi Da Wall's face serious, as if he was doing his luck.
Now that he is really in the hands of Qi Daqiang, he said in his heart that a good man does not suffer the loss in front of him, Qi Delong bit his lower lip and kept gasping for air.
Qi Daqiang said softly: "Brother, you bear with it for a while, my massage technique is not very skilled, I used to be a senior brother to help me massage, don't you know, when I practiced on the mountain, there were a lot of bruises on my body, it was my senior brother who massaged me, senior brother's technique is good, it doesn't hurt at all, you don't know, once ......"
Zidlong gradually felt that his knees seemed to hurt less, and his brother was still talking about things he didn't know.
I don't know if Qi Daqiang said a few "You don't know", Qi Delong actually fell asleep.
When Qi Daqiang saw that he was sleeping soundly, he stopped his hand and sat quietly on his knees.
Zidlong felt as if he had had had a long dream, in which his father had left him, and he was crying and crying, and a hand reached out to his eyes, and said softly, "Brother, get up!"
This voice is very kind.
Qi Delong opened his eyes, and it was Qi Da Wall whispering in his ear.
"Brother, get up quickly, it's almost dawn, it's not good to see someone later!"
Zidlong rubbed his sleepy-eyed eyes, and was surprised to feel that his knees didn't hurt at all.
He looked at Qi Da Wall and asked softly, "Why?"
"What, why?"
"You help me!"
"Oh, you mean this little thing!"
Qi Da had a spring breeze on the wall, and said softly, "Because you are my brother!"
The two brothers didn't know that they had been hiding in the Chen Mink Temple somewhere in the hall, and it was rare to smile.