Bastard's Counterattack [Rebirth]

"Hahaha, God help me!"

The former Second Prince's Mansion has been renamed as Guangping Prince's Mansion. The excited King Guangping held his head high, walked around with his hands behind his back, and said happily: "Father originally ordered this king to return to the south after the Lantern Festival, but now there is a fear of war in the northwest. It’s not easy for the youngest son to go to the expedition, who told the emperor to favor him? Huh, it’s fine to give him the post of commander of the Northern Camp, but he has also pretended to be deaf and dumb for many years, and let him also serve as the commander of the Northwest Army!”

"Your Highness, please calm down." Li Chengnian, who was in his sixties with a three-legged beard, was Zhao Zexiang's adviser since he was young, and he could be regarded as his right-hand man.Li Chengnian had to ponder for a few breaths, and then calmly reminded: "It would be best if His Majesty wants to keep you for a long time because of the overall situation, but there is no sign yet, so I have to boldly advise you to wait and see what happens."

"Ah." Because he is a close friend, the depressed King Guangping did not hide it, and said angrily: "Since the death of my mother and grandfather, this king has been guarding Guangnan for several years almost as if he was exiled on the border. After learning from the pain, he understands the father more and more. .”

Li Cheng listened carefully, knowing that the long-suffering master needed to pour out his anguish.

"Father has been able to sit on the dragon chair for most of his life, and he has always been well versed in the art of checks and balances." King Guangping slowly sat down, with a dignified expression, and said slightly mockingly: "Although I have many brothers, there are only three who are capable of competing for the throne." There are four of them, except for the old fifth who is free and unrestrained, there are only three left. At the beginning, the brothers were all in the capital, but the third brother was suddenly sent to the northwest by his father. After leaving for ten years, many people thought that his life was a foregone conclusion. It turned out that the third brother insisted on being crowned king first based on his combat power! The father immediately bestowed the fourth brother the title of King Rui. King Qing and King Rui had no fiefdoms and only enjoyed the royal salary. When I was this king, my father divided the land according to the ancestral system, and set up various strict regulations, obviously wanting this king to guard Guangnan for the rest of his life! Li Cheng, don’t you understand?!”

"The old man probably understands." Li Cheng lowered his eyebrows and looked down.

"Father is eccentric!" King Guangping panted heavily, raised his sleeves to cover his face, pressed his eyes hard, then raised his head, glanced at the familiar magnificent decorations, and said melancholy: "I used to think that he preferred the eldest son, but now I see Come on, he favors the third younger brother even more."

"King Qing has experienced ups and downs, which is very surprising." Li Cheng spoke bluntly and eloquently: "When he went to the Northwest, he was the third prince who lost his biological mother's plan and the support of his grandfather. Prince Jue, his mansion must be very deep, and he is skilled in strategy, he is really an opponent that should not be underestimated, please be careful, Your Highness."

"That's natural, who dares to underestimate him right now." King Guangping nestled in his chair, frowned, gritted his teeth with resentment, and sneered, "This king is sure: in order to prevent the third brother from leaving Beijing, the emperor's brother will take the opportunity to dominate Chaotang, the father will definitely leave his son to restrain the eldest son! He has played this trick until he is old, and his health is getting worse and worse, and he can't figure out any tricks after thinking about it."

"I hope it's as you said." Li Cheng was also delighted, his eyes were eager, and he said confidently: "As long as His Majesty is in power for a day, His Highness still has hope. Right now is a golden opportunity. If you use it properly, everything is possible !"

King Guangping rarely raised his brows, and said emphatically: "Let's fight, this battle must be fought, and the scale must be large, otherwise the father will not send the third son to fight, and we will have no chance." As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the study suddenly When the cronies rang the bell, the guards respectfully announced:

"His Royal Highness, the eldest son and the second son entered the palace to greet His Majesty and came back, and brought you an oral order."

"Oh?" King Guangping was shocked, his eyes lit up, and he immediately got up and ordered: "Tell!"

"Yes."

Li Cheng held his breath, opened his eyes wide, and waited nervously.

After a while, Zhao Minheng and Zhao Minyu stepped forward to the threshold one after another, and saluted in unison: "My son pays his respects to his father, and I greet you."

"Get up quickly." King Guangping smiled with great kindness. He lifted up a son with one hand, and asked with concern, "Why have you been gone for so long?"

"Grandpa left us for a meal of snacks, and then asked to play with Brother Parrot for a while." Zhao Minheng explained respectfully, while Zhao Minyu habitually stood behind his elder brother, a little dazed, and only moved after poking.

Father and son have been separated for many years, and it is inevitable that they are unfamiliar. Both parties are trying to adapt.

"Okay." King Guangping smiled all over his face, patted the eldest son's head appreciatively, then patted the second son's arm, and asked fondly, "Is Minyu still obedient? Have you ever been naughty in the palace?"

"I'm not being naughty." The chubby Zhao Minyu shook his head sharply.

"That's good!" After being filial to his father and son, King Guangping took a deep breath secretly, and asked casually, "What did your grandfather bring with you? Let's hear it."

The younger brother behind him was playing with the jade around his waist, Zhao Minheng was duty-bound, and seriously relayed: "Reporting to my father, my grandfather said: You have been away from Beijing for a few years, and he misses you very much. He wants to ask carefully about your situation in the fief."

——When I have been back to Beijing for a long time, my father has repeatedly found reasons to refuse to see me, deliberately ignoring and alienating me, but now I am ordering to come to the palace to accompany me, and the time limit is vague. This is keeping people in disguise!

King Guangping was ecstatic immediately, and he and Li Cheng looked at each other, knowing each other tacitly, and heaved a sigh of relief.

"So that's how it is. I know it for my father. I will bring you into the palace to greet Sheng'an tomorrow morning." King Guangping was full of joy and enthusiasm. , you are an older child, don’t rely too much on your elder brother! Min Heng, don’t be too spoiled by your younger brother, sir, told my father, this kid was lazy and didn’t finish his homework yesterday, he is really naughty.”

"I, I know I was wrong." Zhao Minyu blushed, fumbling with his fingers.

"Father, calm down. In fact, Min Yu finished most of his homework last night, but he was so sleepy that he couldn't open his eyes, and he woke up late, so he wrote two big characters less." Zhao Minheng immediately explained to his brother.The parents are not around, and the two younger brothers stay in the capital in embarrassment. It can be said that they depend on each other, sitting and lying together, and their relationship is particularly deep.

Guangping Wang Kuanhe said with a big smile: "Being a father is not to blame him, but to urge you to study hard. People like us, although we don't require our children and grandchildren to obtain fame, we should not be too ignorant, so as not to make people laugh in the future."

"My father taught me well."

"My son won't dare next time."

"If you have something, change it, if you don't have it, encourage it. You are the age of studying, don't be playful." King Guangping ordered solemnly: "It's getting late, don't keep your husband waiting, go study."

"Yes." The two brothers bowed to leave, and left the study hand in hand.

After watching his son go away, Guangping Wang Sha instantly beamed with joy, swung his fist vigorously, and said triumphantly: "Look? It's exactly as I expected!"

"Your Highness is wise. At least your Majesty will not let you leave Beijing until the crisis in the Northwest is resolved." Li Cheng also beamed with a smile.

King Guangping's eyes were dark and deep, he flicked his sleeves, Dama Jindao sat down, and urged: "This opportunity must not be missed, we must come up with a safe countermeasure as soon as possible, the main opponent is my good brother!"

at the same time

Imperial Palace Baohe Palace

There was a crisp "crack", and the high-quality thin porcelain bell shattered in response.

"Hmph, King Guangping has been taken advantage of for nothing!" Concubine Han Guifei raised her brows and was furious.

"Mother and concubine, calm down, it's useless to get angry, father and emperor have decided to stay with brother Xiang temporarily." The eldest prince persuaded helplessly.

"Isn't it possible that the war in the northwest will be uneven, so Your Majesty will keep Zexiang for a day?" Concubine Han was so anxious that she couldn't sleep or eat, her mouth was dry and her throat was dry. When I smashed it, my heart suddenly became angry, and I slapped the table angrily and "bang"!Then raised her hand to rest her forehead, she gritted her teeth, and the end of her eyes was wrinkled.

"Probably so." The Eldest Prince's face was gloomy. He had planned for many years and was getting impatient with waiting. He pointed out angrily: "Father, he is specially guarding against me!"

"Emperor, don't be disheartened. The emperor is the king of ninety-five years. How can he not protect the dragon chair? No matter who it is, he will always be on guard." Analysis coldly: "The empress is dead, Pingnanhou's mansion is in decline, Zexiang has no power in his hands, and the mere King Guangping is not a threat, at most it will add trouble to others. If we deal with him seriously, won't we fall into the trap of His Majesty's checks and balances?"

"It's better for you to be sober and wise." The eldest prince gradually calmed down, and nodded in agreement: "Our equal opponent is the third child, and we must not be led by the emperor to deal with Ze Xiang!"

"That's right." Concubine Han smiled happily, her eyes were indifferent, and she whispered bluntly: "If King Qing died heroically for the country on the battlefield, it would save a lot of trouble. We can just mourn and posthumously after the war is settled."

"This..." The eldest prince hesitated, squinted his eyes, and lowered his head in thought.

"The dragon chair can only be seated by one person." Concubine Han sighed, her fingernails were dyed red kodan, brightly colored, she tapped on the armrest absently, reminding faintly: "At this critical moment, Emperor, if you are merciful , our mother and the entire Taifu Mansion will have no way out."

The First Prince shuddered and nodded his head: "I understand."

The border in the northwest is not stable, some people are happy while others are worried.

late at night

"Alas." A sigh sounded in Qianming Palace.

"Your Majesty, it's late at night, please rest." Li Deying accompanied the driver day and night.

"I don't know what's going on in the northwest at this moment." Emperor Chengtian's voice was old and vicissitudes, and he stared at the sandalwood carved pine and crane Yannian enclosure, thinking hard.

Li Deying tried to comfort him: "With you sitting in the palace to personally supervise, and His Royal Highness King Qing is familiar with every plant and tree in the Northwest, and has repeatedly defeated the enemy army. In addition, all civil and military officials have made suggestions and worked together. Dacheng Kingdom will surely win!"

Emperor Chengtian put on a straight face, and said slowly: "I am not questioning King Qing's ability, but he is in the capital right now, thousands of miles away in the northwest, once a war breaks out, the border people will inevitably panic, the imperial court must quell the war as soon as possible."

"Your Majesty Shengming."

"Now I only hope that the northwest will be peaceful for a few more months, good or bad, good or bad..." Emperor Chengtian's ending disappeared, he pondered for a while, and then murmured: "Zeyong is deeply trusted by the people in the northwest. If the battle is urgent, I should not replace it temporarily." Commander, he must probably be sent out to fight, to hold on to every inch of Dacheng's land."

Li Deying hesitated to speak, knelt down on both knees, and said carefully: "The old slave is lucky to be able to serve the Holy Master for most of his life. Your Majesty is wise and powerful. The decisions you make must be carefully considered. Naturally, it is appropriate——"

"You don't need to beat around the bush, I understand." Emperor Chengtian waved his hand majestically, and said in rare annoyance: "Today, Lu Zixing and the others also gave advice. I have observed and tested the princes for decades. I originally planned to announce it in the next year. Who knows? A battle report suddenly came from the northwest!"

"This... is really unpredictable." Li Deying clasped his hands tightly.

"Forget it, let's wait and see what happens." Emperor Chengtian lay down slowly, pulled up the quilt casually, and said wearily: "I will call all the ministers to discuss in the morning."

Li Deying silently tucked the quilt for the emperor.

another place

In the stillness of the night, "Bang bang~" was loudly beating a few times, faintly transmitted into Prince Qing's mansion.

"What time is it?" In the darkness, Rong Youtang raised his head and glanced outside the bed curtain.

"Hai Shizhong." Zhao Zeyong hugged the man in his arms, and stroked the other's smooth back with his right hand.

Rong Youtang nodded, and continued to ask the bottom line: "Your Highness, is the wind on the grassland really that terrible?"

"En." Zhao Zeyong nodded, and explained in a low voice: "The northwest grassland is very vast, endless, and when the wind blows, it is not blocked by hillside forests. People, horses, tents, cattle and sheep, etc. rolled into the air."

"Wouldn't the living thing fall to death?" Rong Youtang had never been far from the frontier, so he couldn't imagine the scene of the storm.

"It's inevitable that there will be bad luck." Zhao Zeyong sighed.

"According to the book, the Loren River is revered as a holy river by the nomads in the north. It originates from the snow-capped mountains in the extreme north. When wars start, the enemy often turns around the river bay to wait for an opportunity to attack our soldiers and civilians, right?" Rong Youtang continued. ask.

"It's just each other, people can't live without water." Zhao Zeyong was very patient, and told calmly: "The distribution of water sources on the grassland is very scattered, and many of them dry up seasonally. The Loren River runs from north to south. It is also easy to point to, so it will be greatly utilized."

Afterwards, I asked back and forth when I was tender, and finally asked to the end.

With his eyes closed, Rong Youtang groped for several scars on Prince Qing's chest, with mixed feelings in his heart, he asked solemnly:

"If the battle is urgent, Your Highness must go to the expedition?"