Chapter Ninety-Seven: Grief
"When I first went to the Jin Kingdom, I was arranged by the officials who came to receive me to be in a foreign embassy post. In the Jin Kingdom, I did not suffer the same humiliation as I did in the imperial court, but everyone treated me with great respect, and my servants called me at will, and they came and went as soon as they were called. I can do anything but the rules laid down in the pact... I can go in and out of the post house at will, and I can also go in and out of the east and west cities at will, and I can even enjoy the lanterns when I am in the upper yuan..."Gongzi Kang was obviously caught up in memory, he looked at the empty square in front of him in a daze, staring at a small finch on the eaves.
Xie Fang didn't answer, just listened quietly.
"But that's not what I'm going to Jin for... I thought that this former best friend would meet me, but in fact, from the beginning of my entry into Nanping, the capital of Jin, until I left, no one summoned me even once. I don't know why he didn't want to see me again, but since he gave me a life that was completely different from other protons, it proves that he still thinks about the old friendship between the two of us... I want to understand that I have written him countless letters of worship, countless letters, countless times and asked someone to take me to him, but he never gave me a chance... The answers he gave me were always refusal. ”
"People, when you are rejected, you are always lost, and I am no exception... Not to mention the endless rejection? I was in a state of confusion, and there weren't many reasons why he didn't see me, so I went for the worst. ”
"I began to gather around my servants and inquire for me about rumors that I wouldn't normally hear... But now that I think about it, I was really stupid at the beginning, those servants were arranged by him, so these rumors of asking me must have been screened layer by layer... As the days passed, his ambitions swelled... Gong Xie, do you remember the incident of the Eastern and Western Wuhuan jointly attacking the northern border and invading the Central Plains Dynasty?" Gongzi Kang turned his head and looked at the person in front of him who was silently listening to his story, and asked.
"Of course I remember!" Xie Fang said when he heard this, and said, "I am on the front line in this matter, why don't I remember?"
"Hahaha, I'm confused... Back then, Duke Xie was the vanguard of the direct attack on the Wuhuan king's tent, and he was a great hero!" Gongzi Kang smiled and continued: "That was the time, the monarch's father borrowed troops from the Jin Kingdom to attack Wuhuan in the north, and the results were amazing at first... The Jin Yan allies have been beating the Wuhuan people through the north of Xing'an Mountain, provoking the Wuhuan people not daring to go south again for a while. But the good times did not last long, and the northland suffered a permafrost disaster that did not appear for a hundred years, when the sky was full of ice ballast, thousands of miles of frozen soil, and the snow was waist-thick. Plants, trees, birds, and beasts cannot survive. Daliang farms froze to death, and the entire Northland fell into a panic of lack of food. The northern border was hit by this disaster, and the Yan Kingdom was not spared... Not to mention the Wuhuan people in the north... Even if they are scared by the Han people of our generation, they have to risk death to seek a glimmer of life. So the East and West Wuhuan adults shook hands and made peace, united, gathered thirty-five troops, and decided to go south to attack the Central Plains Dynasty. By that time, things are no longer a matter of one country or another... After receiving accurate information, the monarch sent a letter to the Son of Heaven asking for help. ”
At this time, the fangs of Yuan Jing's ambition finally appeared. He personally entered Luo and persuaded the Son of Heaven to find another good opportunity in this battle... It is very likely that the rash sending of troops will be defeated... I don't know how he cleverly said it, but the Son of Heaven really believed his nonsense... So my country, my people, carried it with blood and flesh for more than three months. Until the monarch's father sent envoys to negotiate with others, and once again ceded five cities to the Jin Kingdom, including the important town of Dangyang in the north... Later, he asked for peace with his pro... The reason is that his uncle heard that my sister is the first beauty in Yandi. ”
"My sister has been the closest to me since I was a child... I still remember that whenever my father was punished for not being allowed to eat, she would secretly bring me some of my favorite pastries, and let me out for me while I was eating. You must know that Yuan Jing's uncle is over fifty years old, and he has a group of wives and concubines... I dare to be cheeky and ask my sister to marry her as a concubine... The eldest princess of a dignified country has actually become someone else's concubine, if she does so, the surname of the Duke of Yan in the north will really not be able to raise her head anymore. ”
"But... Father, he agreed. At that time, I was in the Jin Kingdom, I didn't know anything, and I was coaxed by the people he sent to me, naively thinking that the outside world was Haiyan River Qing... Hahaha. As he spoke, Gongzi Kang suddenly laughed wildly, and crystal tears flowed in his eyes, then ran down his cheeks, crossed his lips, and fell to the ground.
"My sister, she died less than a year after she got married. Hahahahahaha, it's dead!" Gongzi Kang's eyes showed madness, and his smile became even more weird.
Xie Fang was not intimidated by Gongzi Kang's laughter, but silently pulled out a handkerchief from his sleeve, stepped forward, and gently wiped the tears on his cheeks for the eldest son of Yan Guo, the child who had been humiliated and lost his loved ones.
"I'm sorry, Gong Xie, I'm a little out of shape. Gongzikang noticed the texture of the handkerchief rubbing against his skin, he looked at Xie Fang in front of him, involuntarily took a step back, and hurriedly apologized... Then he raised his hand and took the handkerchief in Xie Fang's hand.
"Gong Xie doesn't pay attention to etiquette at this time... Do you think I'm too miserable?" asked Gongziyasu as he wiped away his tears.
"It's not..."After being silent for a while, Xie Fang shook his head and said, "It's just Childe's sadness, I can feel the same way." ”
Gongzikang was stunned, and then nodded, but he didn't ask Xie Fang what he meant.
Yuan Jing got what he wanted, and he also took the initiative to ask the Son of Heaven to become the co-commander of the princes' coalition, commanding the princes, holding festivals, and fighting on behalf of the Son of Heaven. Since then, no one can shake the hegemony of the Jin Kingdom. ”
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