Although Cao Yi exempted Jiang Xin from responsibility, after all, nearly 100,000 border soldiers died, and this account had to be carefully divided with Northern Zhou.

Even if you don't really wave the teacher's back and fight a lawsuit, it is still indispensable.

Cao Yi was the Son of Heaven, and it was naturally not his turn to bargain, so he arbitrarily appointed Zhang Sheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, as the chief envoy, and Guan Qianyan as the deputy envoy of Guide Zhonglang, and led 500 square meters of Western troops to accompany him.

The quarrelsome team that traveled thousands of miles north could be regarded as a departure.

On the eve of leaving, King Pingxi summoned his beloved son Guan Qianyan, who had just rushed back, into the study.

After all, as a prince, there is no change in the Western Regions at the moment, so naturally there is no need to stay in the army all the time, and Dongsheng is the only king with a different surname, and this privilege is still there.

"Daddy. ”

After Guan Qianyan announced, he slowly pushed the door in, looking at his father who was still imposing when he was more than half a hundred years old.

"Hmm. ”

Guan Baisheng stood behind the desk, holding the "Changqing Art of War" written by Sun Changqing, a master of the art of war hundreds of years ago, and saw his son enter the study, closed the book casually, smiled at him, and tried his best to behave like an ordinary loving father, but the killing aura of King Pingxi was as strong as Yue, and he couldn't hide it no matter what.

Despite this, Guan Baisheng still tried to use the gentlest tone and asked, "Dad, I heard Zhang Zhu say, you made a new friend on this trip?"

"Yes. ”

Guan Qianyan knew that Zhang Zhunai was his father's confidant, and some things could not be hidden, so he simply nodded directly and said: "I didn't know that he was actually the second son of King Yong of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, but he just took a fancy to his character and had a similar personality with me, so he got acquainted." ”

"Hmm. ”

Guan Baisheng nodded when he heard this, slowly walked out of the desk, sat casually on the chair made of the best purple avocado wood from Nanhai County, Dongsheng Jiaozhou, stretched out his hand and pointed to his side, and said with a smile: "Our father and son are not in the army, and they sit down and talk." ”

After Guan Qianyan sat down according to his words, Guan Baisheng looked at his beloved son, and unconsciously, the babbling child had grown up, and he didn't look as good as himself, and the heroic spirit between his eyebrows was a little like his mother, and the man was like his mother, which was also a good thing, but his heart was not as hard as iron, in this troubled world, whether it was good or bad, he couldn't say.

Guan Baisheng thought about it for a while, as if he suddenly remembered that Aiko was still sitting in front of him, and asked with a smile: "Now that you know his identity, what do you think?"

"I already knew that the woman beside him was Bai Xifeng's concubine, and he also claimed to be Bai Xifeng's apprentice, I thought he was also from Xichu, and he didn't want to have fellowship with me. But he has never been ...... because of my status as the concubine of the king of the east and the west."

Speaking of this, Guan Qianyan raised his eyes to look at his father's expression, and saw Guan Baisheng smiling and encouraging him to continue, before he continued: "He has never had a bad feeling for me because of my identity, and I will not have a bad relationship with him because of his identity as the king of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, besides, if it weren't for him, the eldest brother wouldn't have come back." ”

Speaking of this, Guan Qianyan couldn't help but think of the eldest brother who was rewarded with eighty military sticks by his father and was still lying on the bed to recuperate from his injuries at the moment, and sighed silently in his heart.

When Guan Qianjun was executed, Guan Baisheng was staring at the side, so the soldiers with sticks did not dare to show favoritism at all, and beat eighty military sticks with all their might, until the skin on his back buttocks was open, and then moved the landing point upward, until the white bones of the forest were hidden on the back.

Guan Qianjun was also stubborn, and during the whole process, he did not use a trace of internal force to resist, gritted his teeth and held on until the end of the execution, and then fainted.

"A Thousand Armies ......"

Guan Baisheng thought of the adopted son who had been in a daze for a day and a night, and had just woken up quietly, a trace of guilt flashed in his heart, although he said that the palms of his hands and the backs of his hands were all meat, but after all, there was still a difference between the concubines and the concubines, not to mention the adopted son, and asked himself, if Guan Qianyan made such a mistake, whether Guan Baisheng, who had always protected his calves, could be so ruthless, he still couldn't think of it.

"The eldest brother is also thinking about his father, and this time he will be punished...... It's heavier. ”

Guan Qianyan naturally saw the guilt that flashed in his father's eyes, and said a word of love for his eldest brother, which was also comforting his father.

"It's not heavy, it's not heavy!"

Guan Baisheng shook his head and said in a deep voice: "His thoughts, how can my father not know, Qianjun is a good boy, but this battle started because of him, I Dongsheng died nearly 100,000 soldiers, and I have to give an explanation to the 100,000 dead souls, and Your Majesty is still staring at it." ”

Guan Qianyan knew the cause, and he didn't want to distinguish more, but there was something unclear, and asked: "But the broken army rushed through the pass, and the northern border army did not hold it, shouldn't it be Jiang Xin's responsibility, why didn't Your Majesty not only not behead him, but also transferred him to the military department as a scholar?"

The game in the court, which is what this hairy boy who grew up in the army can understand, although the battlefield of the military generals is full of blood, but the civilian officials kill people, that is quiet, which is also one of the purposes of Guan Baisheng would rather hide in this far west than return to Tai'an City.

These truths, Guan Baisheng hopes that his beloved son will not understand it in his life, but he is more than half a hundred years old, even if he is a grandmaster, he does not reach the immortal realm, and there will be a day when he will be buried in the loess, and he doesn't know how many years he can protect his beloved son, after smiling self-deprecatingly, he explained: "Because of the kneeling of King Han in front of the palace." ”

Guan Qianyan frowned and thought, "Because of the King of Han's kneeling?"

"Exactly. ”

Guan Baisheng said in a deep voice: "Being born in the royal family is a blessing and a pity. Over the years, the King of Han has become more and more powerful, more and more arrogant and lascivious, and his style of acting has become more and more arrogant.

And who is our majesty? The ambition to swallow mountains and rivers is far less than that of a father.

His Majesty has used the world as a chessboard, and has been playing with the Northern Zhou Dynasty for many years, with only 100,000 people, but it is just an insignificant chess piece in His Majesty's eyes. His Majesty is just beating the King of Han with this matter, and it is also reminding the King of Han that one is a monarch and the other is a minister, and those who are courtiers should not have the slightest delusion. ”

"Daddy is ......"

Guan Qianyan seemed to understand something, and suddenly, a cold sweat broke out from a flash of thought in his mind, and the four words "King Han wants to rebel" couldn't be said no matter what.

This Dongsheng, after the war of annihilation of the Western Chu State more than ten years ago, and because of the uneven distribution of accounts, it has been in trouble with the Northern Zhou State for many years, and finally the two sides have stopped fighting, and this has been a few years old.

If the king of Han is reversed at this time, with the strength and power he now controls, Dongsheng will definitely be in chaos, no, not only Dongsheng a country, but even the world will definitely be in chaos.

Because at that time, it is inevitable that the Northern Zhou will not take advantage of the situation!

Although the overall strength of the Northern Zhou Dynasty is weaker than that of the Eastern Sheng, this gap is not much bigger after all, if it joins forces with the King of Han......

Even if His Majesty wins in the end, it will only be a narrow victory with great vitality, how can Dongsheng at that time face the unscathed Northern Zhou Kingdom?

At that point, the sky of Dongsheng really collapsed.

"Be cautious. ”

Guan Baisheng glanced at him and sighed: "King Han's kneeling is bowing his head, and he is also admitting his mistakes, whether he is sincere or not, His Majesty has accepted it after all, and that Wang Zhong is not wrong but also wrong, and the fault is that he is Zhuge Yu's person." ”

Guan Qianyan's already somewhat enlightened head was a little faint: "What does this have to do with Prime Minister Zhuge ?"

Guan Baisheng smiled: "Dongsheng civil officials, most of them are respected by Zhuge Yu, and the first to attack the imperial history is his subordinate, but you must know that this Dongsheng's world is not Zhuge Yu's, this world is His Majesty's world!

Guan Qianyan said: "Dad is saying that Your Majesty not only wants to use this matter to force the King of Han to admit his mistake, but also to beat Prime Minister Zhuge Cheng?"

"Yes and no. ”

Guan Baisheng shook his head and smiled: "Your Majesty wants to beat, it's not just the two of him......"

"Who else ......"

Guan Qianyan was about to ask a question, when he suddenly remembered the position of deputy envoy to the north on his trip, and exclaimed: "There is still ...... Daddy?!"

"Hmm!"

Guan Baisheng nodded slowly, and looked at the east with uncertain eyes through the lightly concealed window, where it was the direction of Tai'an City!

After a long time, Fang Cai smiled slightly: "The Western Chu Kingdom was destroyed, although Zuo Yuanfang took a great advantage, but His Majesty gave him Ruoshui City, and he returned this favor."

But Dad is different, since the year Dad entered the grandmaster, he has become the king of Dongsheng's different surname, but this work of destroying the country is unsealable, and there is no reward, so Dad and His Majesty tacitly did not mention this matter, and directly attributed this great credit to Zuo Yuanfang. ”

Guan Baisheng said, Xu was thirsty, slowly lifted the blue and white pot on the table, poured half a cup of tea for himself and his beloved son, and drank it all in one gulp before he continued: "Since ancient times, the master of high merit has been taboo for ministers, so my father stayed far away in the west, and on the bright side he was guarding, but in fact he was avoiding trouble.

You got acquainted with the little prince of the Northern Zhou Kingdom, Dongsheng knows it, and the crime of collaborating with the enemy country is not small, hehe......

You don't have to panic, this time His Majesty ordered you to send an envoy to the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and anyone with a discerning eye knows that he is beating his father, but if you lose the mulberry elm in the east corner, who can say for sure what will happen in the future? ”

Guan Qianyan nodded and said, "The child understands." ”

Guan Baisheng said: "Your temperament can't bear loneliness, and this trip can be regarded as letting you go out and see the world." When you arrive in Shangjing, presumably the news of your friend from the Xu family who was crowned king has also spread, if you have the opportunity, you might as well communicate with him more. ”

"But, Dad didn't mean ......"

Guan Qianyan was puzzled, his father had just clearly said that it was a big crime to communicate with the enemy country, and His Majesty had already been angry with his father for this matter, and in his mind, this trip to Northern Zhou should be far away from Xu Zhaonan.

Guan Baisheng didn't explain again, just smiled: "What Dad said, it doesn't matter if you don't understand it now, just remember it in your heart." Also, you are my son of Guan Baisheng, and you don't need to deliberately meet him, everything is just as you like. ”

Guan Qianyan nodded and said, "The child knows." ”

"Hehe......"

Guan Qianyan smiled: "Zhuge Yu does have the talent to go through the heavens and latitudes, and Dongsheng has a lot of contributions to the country and the people in the past few decades, but he is old, and he only has Dongsheng in his eyes, and the pattern is too small."

You must know that no matter how fierce the two brothers are, they will not forget that there is a king of Shu behind them, this Dongsheng, after all, it is still the world of the Cao family, no matter how he sets off the storm, after all, he can't change his surname......"

Guan Qianyan suddenly looked up at his father, and in an instant, Guan Baisheng's terrifying light burst out from his tiger eyes, revealing his true character.

As if sensing that he had accidentally scared his beloved son again, Guan Baisheng took a deep breath, his momentum converged in an instant, and said with a smile: "Before leaving, go and put incense on your mother." ”

"Well, the boy understands. ”

............