Linzhi

After receiving Emperor Jiayou's permission, He Rong ordered Wen Jiang to pack his luggage and set off for Lingzhou two days later. Both he and Princess Zhending believed that Chang'an was now a place of right and wrong, with long nights and many dreams. good.

During his stay in Beijing this time, the prince invited him to the palace several times for a small gathering, but He Rong rejected them all.He knew what the prince would do, it was nothing more than going around in circles to ask him what he thought, to make sure that he would not fall to King Ji, and then to see if he could win him over to make amends for the previous matter. He could even imagine that the prince had an insincere expression on his face. smiling, talking insincerely, pretending to each other, testing each other's bottom line.

He Rong also knew that his refusal would definitely make the prince very unhappy, and even offend the prince. If anything happens in Lingzhou in the future, don't expect the prince to help the emperor with good words, maybe the other party will make trouble.

But He Rong has no intention of changing his mind. In the past, he thought the prince could listen to advice, so he was willing to say a few words, but now it is completely different and not conspiring with each other, and the words are not speculative. He has reached the point of meeting strangers the point.

Between the brothers, there are powers from aristocratic families, poor families, and noble families. All kinds of selfish desires and interests are intertwined. When that day came, he still couldn't help feeling melancholy.

He Rong couldn't help but think of the past, when he was in Fangzhou, his family was in a difficult situation, and one money had to be divided into several shares. The crown prince knew that He Xiu liked meat, that He Rong liked sweets, that Shiro liked oily dumplings, and that Goro liked scallion pancakes. Knowing that He Jia likes silk flowers, and the preferences of his younger siblings, he knows everything by heart. Every time he takes prey and straw sandals to the county market to exchange money and returns, he always buys some of the same back, so that everyone is happy, except for him. Myself, empty-handed, but still smiling.

The prince, who had almost nothing back then, was willing to share what he had with his family, but now the prince, who is alone and has almost everything, hugs his seat and the power in his arms tightly, fearing Leak a little.

Is it true that everyone in this world can only share adversity, but not wealth?

When Princess Zhending heard him say this, she teased unceremoniously: "I am His Royal Highness Prince An's heart is as hard as iron, so I also have such a sentimental side in my heart?"

The two are very familiar, and when they talk in private, Princess Zhending doesn't need to care about each other's face.

He Rong said slowly: "I am also a human being, and I also have joys, sorrows, sorrows, and joys. The princess can't be biased against me just because I don't smile much on weekdays."

Princess Zhending Yile: "Yeah, I'm biased, I shouldn't make fun of you! But then again, there are thousands of ways in this world, even brothers, they walk differently. If the prince is now wise and decisive, Wisdom is unparalleled, if you are convinced by him, then father and son should be suspicious, after all, people’s hearts are nothing more than this, since you can see clearly, I hope you will not follow their old ways in the future."

She said the last sentence with a lot of meaning.

He Rong was silent for a moment, and said: "Princess, please be my eyes and ears. If I make a mistake, please let me know in time. I am not a sage, so there is no guarantee that I will be innocent."

Looking at each other, Princess Zhending saw the sincerity in his eyes.

She comforted her and said: "If you have this kind of heart, it means that you are completely different from them. It is easy to say that a gentleman should be cautious, but there are very few people in the world who can do it. Everyone has greed, from the emperor to the common man." , even the wise emperors who have been passed down by word of mouth are no exception, but they can leave their names in history because of only one thing: restraint."

He Rong: "Restrain your greed."

Princess Zhending nodded: "Insufficiency leads to greed, injustice leads to complaints, whether court battles or merchants chasing profit, nothing is more like this. I used to be young, and I was full of resentment towards your great-grandfather. It won’t be destroyed, and I realized later that even if it wasn’t your great-grandfather who unified the world, it would be someone else, and in the end, it’s still greed, disputes, and self-destruction.”

She looked at He Rong, and said softly: "Sanlang, I hope you can avoid the mistakes of my father and brother, your father and brother, these people, and walk out of your own Yangguan road, for yourself, for us, and for this world."

He Rong looked back for a while, then nodded slowly.

While the two were talking, a maid outside suddenly reported that His Highness King Xing had come.

Princess Zhending smiled slightly, and said that I will not bother you two, before I set off, I will go out for a walk, take another look at Chang'an, and then get up and leave.

As soon as she left, He Zhan came in on the back. The two met each other, and He Zhan took the initiative to salute.

"The princess is well."

"Hello, Your Highness." Princess Zhending nodded.

"Leave Chang'an as soon as possible."

Without waiting for He Zhan's answer, she left these words, and left without hesitation.

He Zhan turned to look at her back, puzzled.

"Third brother!" He Zhan strode into the hall carrying his things.

He Rong raised his eyes, his gaze touched the basket in his hand, he raised his chin and nodded.

He didn't need to ask, He Zhan knew what he wanted to ask, and put the basket in front of the other party.

"Some food, I went to a few candied fruit shops in the capital for a walk, and brought it for you to eat on the way."

"Wen Jiang is also ready." He Rong said, casually took out the handkerchief from his sleeve and threw it over. "Wipe the sweat."

He Zhan picked it up, wiped his forehead, and said with a smile: "Wen Jiang may not just want to go with me, anyway, you like to eat, and there are many people on the road, so after you finish eating, divide it up, and you can always finish eating. "

"When did you leave Chang'an?" He Rong asked.

He Zhan chuckled: "It's weird, why did you ask the same thing as Princess Zhending? I also want to say, why are you leaving in such a hurry, and His Majesty didn't chase you away, why don't you leave after the Mid-Autumn Festival is over, we've had a long time There is no time to spend holidays together."

He Rong shook his head and reached out to him.

He Zhan was at a loss, not knowing why.

He Rong said: "Pazi."

"Stingy!" As soon as he asked for it, He Zhan stuffed the handkerchief into his arms instead. "Third brother, you are getting more and more stingy, and you even want to go back with the handkerchief to wipe my sweat!"

He Rong said helplessly: "I'm not a handkerchief seller, do I still have ten or eight pieces on me? Speaking of business, you should leave Chang'an as soon as possible."

He Zhan hesitated for a moment, before he said: "I'm about to tell you about this, Second Brother, he hopes that I will stay in Chang'an for more time."

He Rong frowned.

The other party looked at him in silence, He Zhan couldn't bear it, and said everything.

"Second brother said that we haven't seen each other for a long time. With Tan Jin and the others in Lingnan, nothing will happen for a while. Let me stay in Chang'an for a while, so that I can talk about the brotherhood."

He Rong was silent for a while, then said: "Forget it, it's up to you."

He Zhan was a little anxious: "Third brother! Why do I feel that you seem to have a lot of things to hide from me during the time we've been apart? If you want me to leave as soon as possible, you have to tell me a reason."

He Rong said: "If I say, if you stay, you may be trapped between the prince and the second brother, do you believe it?"

He Zhan was taken aback.

Since returning to Chang'an, he has seen that the conflict between the prince and the second brother has become more serious than before he went to Lingnan, and it has reached the point where it cannot be resolved. In addition to this, there are various forces in the court. It is not an exaggeration to describe Chang'an as a storm.But if the second brother wants to use him...

"No matter what the second brother is, he wouldn't treat me like this?" He hesitated.

He Rong patted his arm and said no more.

He Zhan grabbed his wrist.

"Third brother, do you have something to say that you didn't tell me?"

"Leave Chang'an as soon as possible. After returning to Lingnan, send someone to report my safety."

He Rong still said the same thing.

He asked again and again and couldn't find out why. He Zhan didn't know that the crown prince sent someone to Lingzhou to find He Rong, and he didn't know that He Xiu had wanted to retire, but was pulled back by Li Kuan. Of course He Zhan was called wise and brave. Shuangquan, but he is not a man of gods after all, and he cannot make judgments on things he doesn't know, and He Rong doesn't want to say more, which will add to his troubles.

He Zhan saw that he refused to say more, so he gave up and stopped asking.

"Third brother, take care all the way."

"You too." He Rong touched his head, like countless times before.

Thinking of the two brothers going south and north from now on, and not knowing when they will meet again, He Zhan couldn't help feeling sour and hugged him.

The cloth on the shoulders was wet, and even the skin could feel a little wet. He Rong was funny and angry, and couldn't help but push his forehead.

"A real man stands upright and cries as soon as he says he wants to. Is it shameful?"

"It's not the first time I've cried in front of you!" He Zhan buried his head on his shoulder and refused to lift it up.

The implication is that you should get used to it anyway, third brother.

He Rong had no choice but to let him cry.

"Turn back and pay me two clothes."

"Third brother, why are you like this! Don't you want to comfort me!" He Zhan said angrily, "You are heartless and ungrateful!"

He Rong stretched out three fingers.

"three item."

"..."

……

Two days later, He Rong, Princess Zhending, Zhang Ze and others set off to return to Lingzhou. Emperor Jiayou didn't come to see them off in person, but he sent Zuo Xiang Zhang Song and Ji Wang Hexiu to see them off, which was considered a very high standard.King Xing and King An have a good friendship, so they don't need a will, so they are naturally included in the send-off.

From He Zhan's point of view, what the third brother said to him seemed to have a lot of meaning. After much deliberation, he planned to follow the advice of the third brother and return to Lingnan early, but before he left, news came from the palace, It is said that the queen is happy.

Everyone knows what it means to everyone that the empress is pregnant again after the death of the prince. The emperor Longyan Dayue, in order to pray for the future children, even ordered an amnesty for the world. Even He Zhan failed to make it for a while. He stayed and participated in several palace banquets.

Just half a month after He Rong and the others left Chang'an, that is, the tenth day after the news of the queen's pregnancy, the Turkic Fu Nian Khan sent an envoy to ask for the establishment of diplomatic relations and marriage with the Central Plains, and asked the imperial court for a gift.