Start with Yan Liang, the Sims of Yuan Shao's youngest son

Chapter 114

Before leaving for Shouyang, Yuan Ke went back to Jiangling to meet his father and mother.

Xiao Yi and Xu Zhaopei, who had been separated from their son for more than a year, had long heard about Yuan Ke's heroic deeds in Jiaozhou. The whole process of calming the chaos.

When Yuan Ke returned home, he also relaxed in a rare way, and vividly talked about his struggles with local snakes, monks, and rebels.

Xiao Yi and Xu Zhaopei sometimes frowned and sometimes laughed loudly, completely immersed in the story Yuan Ke told.

And judging from Xu Zhaopei's slightly raised belly, the relationship between the husband and wife is still good, which also made Yuan Ke feel a lot more at ease.

"Mother, when did you add a younger brother to me?" He joked.

Xu Zhaopei blushed, and joked, "Mother will give you a little sister, okay?"

"He's still a child, what are you talking about to him?" Xiao Yi blamed her with a smile, "Go and see how the family dinner is prepared."

Xu Zhaopei knew that Xiao Yi had something to discuss with his son in secret, so he nodded, got up and went out.

It wasn't until his mother's figure completely disappeared under the palace steps that Yuan Ke took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Xiao Yi respectfully: "Father, is this a letter from the emperor's grandfather?"

"A letter to me?" Xiao Yi's face revealed an unhappy expression, "What did I do to make him unhappy?"

It seems that he has a deep grudge against Xiao Yan for always writing letters to reprimand him.

"No, no!" Yuan Ke smiled mysteriously, "You'll know when you open it!"

Xiao Yan dubiously opened the envelope, took out the letter paper exuding the fragrance of ink, and said silently: "Qilang, seeing a letter is like meeting..."

Yuan Ke stared fixedly at Xiao Yi's face, watching the different emotions of shock, grievance and happiness change on his face like a lantern.I have to admit that as long as Xiao Yan is willing, he is the most careful person in the world. A "Qilang" that he hasn't called for many years is enough to melt the dissatisfaction in Xiao Yi's heart.

"Father, what was written in the letter?" Yuan Ke asked.

"Your grandfather... apologized to me in this letter..." Xiao Yi's voice was choked up, "He admitted that he was smart enough to break my eyes, and he also said that my performance was actually very good. He ignored me because he wanted to sharpen my resolve... It seems that I failed to understand his good intentions!"

In fact, Yuan Ke didn't really believe Xiao Yan's remarks.No matter how much gold and silver treasures can make up for the harm caused by neglect and neglect to children, the so-called sharpening of the mind is just an excuse for parents who refuse to fully admit their mistakes because of face.

But he couldn't ask for more from Xiao Yan. After all, the origin of this letter was just a casual bet between Xiao Yi and him.

"Now, when Hou Jing is besieging Taicheng, father and king shouldn't sit idly by the emperor's grandfather, right?" Yuan Ke thought to himself, "If he could send troops earlier, the result might not be so bad."

Thinking of this, he smiled and said to Xiao Yi: "Father, you also understand the sincerity of the emperor's grandfather. From now on, you just have to be filial to him, so why blame yourself?"

"Yes!" Xiao Yi's gloomy eyes once again shone with brilliance, "I want to take on the responsibility of being a prince, and I can't just sit back and watch the foundation established by my father with great difficulty go downhill!"

"Wait, wait," Yuan Ke's head was filled with question marks again, "Father, what are you going to do?"

"You have also seen the situation in the world today." Xiao Yi said worriedly, "The Gao family and Yuwen family in the north are both ambitious people. They haven't freed up their hands yet, otherwise they would have taken my big beam to death. Already! Since the First Battle of Zhongli, the Liang Kingdom has not been armed for more than 30 years. The soldiers have not practiced diligently, and the military equipment has been slack. Although there are occasional feats of white robes in the Northern Expedition, they are just anticlimactic and hastily ended. How can we do it in the long run?"

"Unexpectedly, he can have such a vision." Yuan Ke couldn't help praising him in his heart, and asked with a smile: "So, what does the father plan to do?"

At this time, Xiao Yi changed from the dullness of the past, and became more and more eloquent: "I will go up to the emperor and express my views on the situation. The Eastern and Western Wei are at war. It would be a pity if I, Liang, didn't take advantage of the chaos to attack the city. This is one; the imperial court spends hundreds of millions of money in worshiping Buddha, which is suspected of being extravagant and wasteful, this is the second; temple officials are all servile—"

He was talking eloquently, but was interrupted by Yuan Ke.Yuan Ke shook his head dignifiedly, and said, "Father, I am here this time because I am afraid that you will do such a thing. Once this memorial is passed into the eyes of the emperor's grandfather, the consequences will be disastrous!"

"Ah? Why is that?" Although Xiao Yi has passed his thirties, the Yuan Ke in front of him has actually lived much longer than him. That's why a very strange scene appeared in the palace. A talented adult is actually asking a teenage child for advice.

Yuan Ke said sincerely: "When I came back from Jiaozhou this time, I also said the same thing to my grandfather. If I remember correctly... I said it five times in total! But my grandfather always talked about him, I pondered and pondered, and finally let me understand his true intentions."

"Really caring?" Xiao Yi asked doubtfully, "I always thought that he worshiped the Buddha just out of his own preference, so is there a reason?"

"Of course." Yuan Ke said with a smile, "There are constant wars between the Eastern and Western Wei. If we send troops at this time, there is a high probability that we will be able to capture a few cities. Such a simple truth, let alone us, is a three-year-old Children can understand it. Could it be that the imperial grandfather can't see it at all? No, he is the founding emperor of the country after all. What can he not understand in his heart? He doesn't want to do it because he thinks that at the moment There are more important things to do."

"What's more important?" Xiao Yi also smiled, "Could it be to build a Buddhist temple?"

"Yes," Yuan Ke said seriously, "in the heart of the emperor's grandfather, admiring Buddhism is not only his personal hobby, but also a means for him to maintain his rule. Think about it, father, if the common people accept the Buddhist idea of ​​reincarnation, If they think that their suffering is due to sins committed in the previous life, then they will accept it, be willing to endure the hardships of life, and look forward to a better life in the next life, and who else will rebel?"

"So that's how it is!" Xiao Yi suddenly realized, "It is precisely because the father thinks that he is doing business, so he doesn't listen to anyone's opinions. But, should we just watch him do nothing? Did the road go to the dark? Ah Yi Qu Cong, trapping relatives is unrighteous, unfilial, you told me this sentence, Ke'er."

(End of this chapter)