Devil’s Advent

Yanjing,

palace;

Ling Xiang took the initiative to go forward and helped Xiao Liuzi put on the court clothes.

She, who had just faded away from being a young girl, had a watery aura floating around her body, and there seemed to be just the right amount of spring water brewing between her eyebrows and eyes.

Xiao Liuzi half closed his eyes, propped his arms, and seemed to enjoy this moment very much.

"Grandma's birthday is coming, isn't it?"

The old grandmother is the Mrs. Fengxin of the Lu family, who was once the nanny of His Majesty today.

One of his sons, Lu Bing, although he was just a humble official in the six yamen, seemed to be shaded by His Majesty because of his brotherhood.

But actually...

Xiaoliuzi knew that in the hands of his father, it was not only the power of the secret agent on the surface, but hidden under the secret agent, there was actually a more loyal and purer Shenshui Yamen.

The person in charge of that yamen is likely to be his father's uncle.

At the time of the big wedding, He Sisi was placed by Ji Chengjue in the Lu family's temporary natal family. The Lu family gave her enough face, the dowry was prepared, and there were servants and maids. This Ling Xiang was once the personal maid of Mrs. Fengxin , and gave it to He Sisi as a personal servant. After getting started, He Sisi gave birth to Ji Chuanye, and Ji Chengjue took her.

"Yes, Your Highness, it will be on the eighth day of next month. My sister already discussed with my concubine the day before yesterday about buying a birthday present."

In the family of a wealthy family, the real family friends host banquets from time to time; in the family of intimacy, the elder brothers walk with each other or the women in the back house talk to each other.

The more common ones, that is, the most common ones, are run by the family. According to the exchange of favors on the gift list, people don't have to go, but they get back with courtesy.

It is not easy to live in a big place, but it actually refers to this "ritual".

The Lu family is another "mother's family" of He Sisi, so she will naturally take care of it.

Ji Chengjue nodded upon hearing this.

After getting dressed, he went to the back house, first to see his son, who was already awake, and was doing somersaults there by himself, while He Sisi, who was slightly plump after giving birth, looked at his son happily with.

The more the mother laughed, the more vigorously the son rolled.

"son."

Ji Chengjue bent down, picked up his son, pressed his face against his face, and kissed him several times.

The son seemed to resist him and kept kicking him in the face.

Ji Laoliu was not angry either, he laughed and put his son back on the crib.

"There's no need to be extravagant in presenting the new wife's birthday gift. Now that the imperial court is using troops across the country, life is difficult."

"Yes, husband." He Sisi nodded, indicating that she understood.

"You don't have to wait until next month. You can choose between tomorrow and the next two days. Take your son to Lu's house to see the old lady, and talk to the old lady more. Just tell me what I said. The old lady's longevity is better than Nanshan. The blessings of the whole body are good. Beg for a few things for my family business brother, even ask for a blessing, you can take whatever the old lady gives, don't refuse."

"Yes, I understand."

"Um."

Ji Chengjue nodded, walked out, got into the carriage driven by Eunuch Zhang, and headed for the palace.

On the way, the carriage stopped.

"Master, it's His Highness's carriage."

Ji Chengjue sat in the carriage, resting his chin.

After a while, there was movement outside the carriage, and the curtain was lifted.

"I knew there was ice in your car, sixth!"

Inside the carriage, there was an ice basin with a large piece of ice on it, which was still steaming.

After the fourth prince sat down, he opened his neckline, apparently from the heat.

Ji Chengjue stretched out his hand, picked up the sour plum ice drink that he had drank twice before, and handed it to the Fourth Prince Ji Chengfeng.

The fourth prince took it, he didn't care if he was drunk, he took several big mouthfuls and chewed the ice cubes, and then came over happily.

"Are you saying it's strange? This summer, it's been extraordinarily hot, and it's been extraordinarily long."

Hearing this, Ji Chengjue nodded and said, "According to what Qin Tianjian said, this kind of situation usually occurs. It's hot and dry here, and there will be another side, and there will be heavy rain."

"well."

The fourth prince is not interested in Qin Tianjian, he just pointed to the ice basin in front of him, and said:

"Sixth, father stopped the ice cubes that were sent to the prince's mansion every day in summer in previous years. Brother, I can't stand the heat these days. Can you do it here?"

"Go back and dig an ice cellar by yourself. After winter this year, go to the Huxin Pavilion to knock on the ice and store it. It will be available next summer."

"Did I dig the prince's mansion if I could?"

"Dig it, your nephews in future generations will thank you for it."

"Hehe, if I really dare to dig, the censor will immediately impeach me for digging cellars in the prince's mansion, making weapons, and raising dead soldiers!"

"Won't."

Ji Chengjue shook his head and said firmly:

"Because Wang Rui of Yushitai is mine."

"..." Fourth Prince.

Carriage, keep going.

The fourth prince continued to sip the ice drink, while Ji Chengjue continued to hold his chin.

a long time,

The fourth prince said again: "The household department is under a lot of pressure right now?"

"The Ministry of War is not idle, is it?" Ji Chengjue asked back.

The fourth prince still has a little influence in the Ministry of War, but because of the collapse of the Deng family, now, there is really only a little left.

"To the east, how long will we have to fight? Is there no fixed number? The young and strong will be sent there in batches, and the money and food will be pulled there one by one. How much does our Yan family have? Can you stand such a toss?"

"When you see Royal Father later, you can talk to Royal Father."

"I can not."

The fourth prince said sincerely:

"Father has issued a decree a long time ago, and no one is allowed to comment on the matter of attacking Chu."

"Then you still say?" Ji Chengjue asked.

"Didn't I talk to you, anyway, my surname is Ji too, so we two brothers can chat in private, is it okay?"

Ji Chengjue picked up a towel, soaked it in an ice basin, squeezed it, then picked it up and applied it to his face,

road:

"It's useless to talk about it. It's better not to talk about it. Yesterday, there was a military report, saying that Dongshan Fort and Xishan Fort have been captured by my Dayan. The next step is to clear the remaining army camps and military forts, and really go to Zhennan. closed."

"Hey, brother, I reckon that this battle, that is, taking Zhennan Pass will be considered as the end. At most, after taking Zhennan Pass, and then sending troops into Chu to plunder, it will take as much money and food as it can fill. It's chatting with **.

If you want to take advantage of the situation to destroy Chu in one go, I'm afraid it won't work. "

Ji Chengjue nodded. He knew that in terms of military matters, he, the fourth brother, was still fine.

But in Ji Laoliu's hands, there are secret letters that Uncle Zheng will send him every once in a while.

"After conquering Zhennan Pass, defeating Chu is actually considered a success."

The fourth prince squinted his eyes, a little surprised.

Ji Chengjue took off the towel that had covered his face, let out a long sigh of relief, and said:

"The Zhennan Pass is in the hands of my Dayan, and the Chu people will lose their northern gate. At that time, my Dayan Iron Cavalry can go south to Chu State whenever I want. Once I leave Shanggu County, the road will be smooth.

Furthermore, the people of Chu will not give up Zhennan Pass easily. If Zhennan Pass is taken, it means that Chu’s elite frontier army will suffer heavy losses, and all people and land will be lost. Chu’s vitality will be greatly injured. Just raise it again, just eat it slowly, it is nothing more than another dry country, and it is still a dry country without three important towns. "

"Yes Yes."

The fourth prince silently took the towel from Ji Chengjue's hand, threw it into the ice basin, washed it, squeezed it dry, and wiped his face.

Originally, the prince's mansion was quite lively.

but now,

The boss and the old Liu Kaifu,

The second child is in the East Palace,

The third child blocked the sword for his father and died;

The fifth child went to Wangjiang to repair the river,

He was the only one left in the huge prince's mansion.

"Lao Liu, do you know that every day, in the prince's mansion, my brother and I feel empty in my heart. Does this somehow tell me that I am the most useless one among my brothers?"

Ji Laoliu leaned back and didn't speak.

"Why are not you talking."

Ji Chengjue smiled,

road:

"Usually when I make a mistake, I interrupt and correct it."

"you………"

Ji Chengjue took out his favorite bergamot snuff bottle and said while inhaling;

"Want to let it out?"

"think."

The fourth prince didn't hide anything.

"Where do you want to go?"

"You can go anywhere. I will leave this capital city to you and the second child to fight, and I will not get involved."

At this point in the seizure of the heir, the situation has become heated and clear.

If Emperor Yan still wants to strike a balance, he should pull one more family together to form a tripartite confrontation.

The fourth prince was originally waiting for this day, even if he was pulled up to make up the numbers first, it meant that he still had a chance.

But Fachu has reached this stage, the father seems to have no such plan at all, instead he has been throwing himself in the prince's mansion and ignoring him.

A tree moves to death, and a person moves to live, the same is true for the prince.

It is impossible for him to really live in the prince's mansion all the time, and he thought something disrespectful, if he lived in the prince's mansion until his father passed away and his brother ascended the throne, he might not even be able to earn a single mansion!

"For this matter, you should find the second brother, he is the prince."

"I didn't want to look for the second brother, so I looked for you. I know that the boss was also arranged by you, otherwise, with the boss's temper, it would be impossible to do something like hitting the pillar of the hall without agreeing.

what i care most about,

It was that night when we drank with the third child,

Prince, he didn't come. "

inside the carriage,

fell silent.

Ji Chengjue played with the snuff bottle and licked his lips.

The fourth prince looked at Ji Lao Liu, and said, "Brother, let's make noise, and make noise. Believe it or not, I don't care about that position, brother, unless you, Liu, will pull your hips in the future and show me an opportunity." , otherwise I would never think about what is there and what is not.

We don't want to follow the example of the bunch of youngsters from the Chu State, who would rise up and make trouble together knowing that they are not the opponents of the Regent of the Chu State, why bother? "

"Beifeng County, you can't go. The son-in-law that the Marquis of Zhenbei originally thought was the second brother. If you go, the Marquis of Zhenbei will be unhappy. Before the second brother ascends the throne, Beifeng County can't accommodate a second prince.

You can't go to Nanwang City, where the elder brother is in charge, if you go, you can only be a counselor by his side, you can't lead the army, or even go to the battlefield, because if you make a mistake, the elder brother will be very difficult to be a man, I, too, will have a hard time being a human being.

Follow the fifth brother to build the river and manage the peasants, but it won’t work. Since ancient times, there have been countless examples of river builders gathering together to rebel. You are different from the fifth brother. If you go there, Zhao Jiulang and his group of ministers will not agree of.

so………"

"It's okay to go to the Chu battlefield!"

"well………"

Ji Chengjue tapped his leg lightly, and said:

"The problem lies here. Others may be polite to the prince, but King Jingnan, you won't. If you go, fourth brother, you will die in battle very easily. Even if you die in battle, no one will complain about you. , I will go to celebrate with gongs and drums, and the ancient tradition of celebrating the death of my Ji surnamed child for the righteousness of the country has returned."

How the third child was abolished in the first place, everyone knows.

Abandoned the day before Jingnan Hou committed suicide.

The Ji family is ashamed of King Jingnan;

A third prince may, probably, indeed, be unsatisfactory.

Even if another prince is added in, no one would think it unfair given King Jingnan's current achievements.

The most important thing is that in this world, except for the father, no one can control what the Southern King will do.

"Then where can I go?"

The fourth prince was completely dumbfounded.

It's funny,

I am a dignified prince, and he also knows about military affairs,

In the end, it turned out to be so big that the world has no place for itself?

"There is a place that is quite suitable for you."

"Where? Sixth, tell me quickly, don't be a fool."

Ji Chengjue pointed down,

road;

"The capital city."

"..." Fourth Prince.

"Don't think wrongly. Li Liangshen's road will have to be moved sooner or later. He should go to Yincheng to support his eldest brother, or to facilitate his entry into Jin Dynasty. No matter how long it has been placed outside the capital, it is too wasteful. It is still a town. Cavalry of the Northern Army.

After Li Liangshen left, the Beijing Camp still needs a chief officer. I, Dayan, have always had the tradition of the prince in charge of the Beijing Camp.

In the early years, the eldest brother was in charge of the soldiers of Tiancheng County, and the second brother was in charge of the imperial guards in the capital in name.

Fourth brother, you are actually suitable for this position. "

"Leave the safety of the capital to me?"

The fourth prince seemed to have heard a big joke.

"Then to whom? To the second brother? Or, to me? That is, to you, to you, father, don't worry."

Ji Chengjue bent down again,

The fourth prince handed over the towel,

Ji Chengjue didn't answer it, but took out a new one.

"Eh..." Fourth Prince.

Soaked in ice water,

Passed the chilled towel to the fourth prince.

The fourth prince took it over,

Ji Chengjue said;

"It's quite appropriate. I'm fighting with my second brother, and you will be the arbitrator."

"Can it be done?"

"I'll make an arrangement tomorrow. You don't have to do anything. It depends on your father's will. After all, you are also my father's son."

"Yes, after all, he is the son of the emperor."

"Royal father hates the most that his son has nothing to do and eats for nothing."

"..." Fourth Prince.

"Master, Your Highness, we have arrived at the gate of the palace."

Ji Chengjue got out of the carriage, followed by the fourth prince.

Originally, the fourth prince's carriage had been following behind Ji Chengjue's carriage, but his companion also trotted over to help straighten his collar.

"Regret, show up at the gate of the palace with me." Ji Chengjue asked with a smile.

"You and I didn't go along the way, so we didn't wait for you on purpose." The fourth prince didn't care.

"Success, the fourth brother will go ahead, and the younger brother will follow me. Li, let's not mess around."

"become."

Today is a family feast.

In fact, this family banquet is held once a year. The purpose is to remember the bitterness and sweetness, and to remember the difficulties of the ancestors in starting a business.

Originally, it was supposed to be held in spring, but there were a lot of things at the beginning of the year, and it was delayed because of the Fachu incident, so it was chosen to be on the day of Xiumu.

The place to eat is in the Royal Study Room.

Compared with previous years, today, there are much fewer people.

Xiao Qi no longer needs to be led by his mother, because he still lives in the palace, so he arrives first, and sits obediently in his seat.

Ji Chengjue and the fourth prince also took their seats one after another.

After waiting for a while,

The prince is here, take your seat.

The prince's face was much thinner than before, but he no longer had the bleak look he had at the beginning of the year, and his whole person became more composed and capable.

After all the princes have arrived,

Emperor Yan walked out of the side hall behind the imperial study and sat down behind the imperial case.

A group of eunuchs brought up meals, bran porridge, corn bread, and pickles.

Emperors and princes eat the same food.

"Let's eat."

Emperor Yan picked up the silver chopsticks.

"Thank you, father."

"Thank you, father."

All the princes began to eat.

The crown prince ate the most elegant food, and Ji Lao Liu ate the most casual food. Halfway through, he even asked the eunuch to add a plate of pickles for himself;

The fourth prince ate the most quietly, still thinking about the Beijing camp.

Xiao Qi suffered the most from eating, every bite was a great torture for him.

But his father and brothers were all eating, so he didn't dare to be presumptuous, so he could only continue.

Suddenly,

When Emperor Yan moved his chopsticks,

The chopsticks in his hand fell to the table.

Under the silver chopsticks, there was a crisp sound, which echoed in the imperial study.

Emperor Yan lowered his head and looked at his right hand, which was trembling slightly.

In the depths of Yanhuang's eyes, there was a burst of anger.

This supreme being in the world can make millions of soldiers and civilians open up territories for him with one purpose, he can make King Jingnan take command of the expedition, he can make the Marquis of Zhenbei guard the desert, he can make the officials of the Qian state bow their heads, and he can make the little barbarian prince recognize him. he is an uncle;

now,

But I can't control my right hand,

Pick up the chopsticks again.

for a while,

In the royal study,

Everyone's hearts froze because of the sound of chopsticks falling.

but soon,

The prince continued to pick up the pickles, put his left hand under his chin, lifted them into his mouth, and chewed slowly, as if nothing had happened.

The fourth prince was shocked. When he raised his head and looked forward, his body trembled, and he accidentally knocked over the porridge bowl beside him and fell to the ground.

immediately,

The fourth prince immediately left his seat and knelt down on the ground, with his forehead against the blue brick of the royal study.

Ji Chengjue sighed, put down the chopsticks in his hands, got up, walked to Xiao Qi's side, took the chopsticks in Xiao Qi's hands, and put them on the table.

immediately,

He led Xiao Qi, who was ignorant of the situation, to the side of the Fourth Prince, and knelt down with Xiao Qi.

The prince who was continuing to eat also put down his chopsticks.

Xiaoqi asked in a childish voice, "Sixth brother, what's the matter?"

"Father is angry." Ji Chengjue replied.

Xiao Qi raised his head in astonishment, looked at Emperor Yan who was sitting above, and asked;

"Father, why are you angry?"

Ji Chengjue replied:

"Because our elder brothers are useless and can't properly relieve father's worries about state affairs. They are just a bunch of idiots who only know how to eat. When father saw us, he was so angry that he couldn't eat anymore, so he dropped his chopsticks. "

The prince got up, left his seat, and knelt down.

immediately,

All the princes said in unison:

"My son is incompetent, and I have failed the Holy Grace, please calm my father!"