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Chang Tingzhao and Zhao Qinghe had known about the fact that the imperial court sent people to deliver food and grass, but they did not expect that the two brothers Yan Ke and Yan Huang would come.Although the grain and grass were all donated by the Yan family, there had never been a precedent for the two brothers to personally escort them, and it was really unreasonable, I'm afraid there were other reasons for it.

Ever since Emperor Ming became obsessed with elixir and the sixth prince supervised the country, Concubine Yan's situation has become more and more difficult, and the Yan family has been suppressed all the time.When Emperor Ming was in power, he still cared about Concubine Yan anyway, and would not do too much, but the sixth prince had no scruples when he came to power.In addition, the queen has never liked Concubine Yan, and the Yan family is a big piece of fat, so it has been squeezed hard during this time.

Yan Ba ​​was able to climb from an unknown person to today's position. He is definitely not an incompetent person who can swallow his anger. The salt merchants have been a powerful force since ancient times, and they can sometimes overthrow the government.The thousands of Yan Ding under Yan Ba's command should not be underestimated. They are all outlaws. Even if Chang Tingzhao leads an army to suppress them, it may take a lot of trouble.That's why Emperor Ming would search but not go too far, leaving a little room for mutual benefit and avoiding trouble.He deliberately kept Yan Ke and Yan Huang in the middle of the capital, because he was afraid that Yan Ba ​​would turn his back on him.

After a few people warmed up, the food and drink were ready, Yan Huang stopped being so noisy, and ate quietly and obediently, not at all like the one who was startled and noisy just now, the roof of the tent was about to be overturned.

Chang Tingzhao waved the others to retreat, and then said, "Is the emperor willing to let you go out of Beijing?"

Although Emperor Ming didn't care about things now, the sixth prince was not confused, he understood why Emperor Ming did what he did back then.

Yan Ke was okay, Yan Huang was strictly watched, and in the past he couldn't even go back to Yangcheng to see his father, but now that the two of them appear here, there must be a change in the court.For more than a year, Chang Tingzhao has secretly reached a tacit understanding with the Yan family and the Thirteenth Prince, although there is no formal alliance, it is still close.This is also forced by the situation, if the sixth prince takes power, the three factions will suffer.

Although Emperor Ming was afraid that the Chang family would hold a heavy army, he also firmly believed in Ding Guogong, who was worthy of use but had no great ambitions.Moreover, Dayou has not been peaceful these years. Xi Rong has been the biggest threat to Dayou since ancient times. Duke Ding needs to be shocked like this, otherwise Dayou will be in danger.But now that Xi Rong has surrendered and was beaten to the ground, at least he will not dare to invade for decades, and now that another person is in power, it is difficult to say where the Chang family will go.

Even if the Chang family's army still survived, Ding Guogong might be able to save his life when he was old, but Chang Tingzhao, whose prestige in the army was no less than that of Ding Guogong after winning a beautiful battle, was hard to say.Coupled with the relationship between Feng's concubine and the He family, I can figure out how the sixth prince and his party will choose with the soles of their feet.

If it is said that Chang Tingzhao was influenced by Ding Guogong before, he would not have second thoughts. After Cui Yunchan's accident, he would not dare to take chances.It is true that Cui Yunchan has misbehavior, but Chang Tingzhao also knows what kind of person Cui Yunchan is.Although Cui Yunchan was rather muddle-headed and eager for quick success, she wasn't that skittish and undisciplined, and she certainly wouldn't be so credulous in this kind of matter.If someone had not intentionally induced her, Cui Yunchan would not have done such a thing no matter how out of her wits she had. It would be too risky to do so, and she would be caught easily, and Chang Tingen would not let her escape.

Although Chang Tingen has been imprisoned in the back house for many years because of physical weakness, he is not really cowardly and can't do anything. He must have thought about what he did.And this incident also gave Chang Tingzhao a wake-up call. Although he and Chang Tingen had been suppressed and framed all the time, he still gave a glimmer of hope, and the two brothers also thought about avoiding it.Chang Tingzhao didn't know what would happen if Chang Tingen had no offspring and he only married a male wife, and he also wanted to quit.

But the other party will not give up because of this, always feel that the two brothers are a scourge and dare not stay.Just like a prince, he has been pushed to a desperate situation but still doesn't let him go.

If he retreats again, there will be a cliff, and no one wants to die like this, so the only way is to move forward.

The same is true for the Yan family and the thirteen princes, they are deeply feared by some people, if there is no way to retreat, there is no need to retreat, and taking precautions in advance is self-protection.

Yan Ke was helping Yan Huang pick up vegetables. Yan Huang couldn't help wrinkling his nose when he looked at the vegetables on the plate that he didn't like the most, but he also ate them.The corners of Yan Ke's mouth curled up slightly, with a satisfied look in a good mood.But when he heard Chang Tingzhao's words, he couldn't help snorting, "People like He Jianjun are the most outstanding descendants of the He family. Where Huang'er and I want to go is just a matter of a few taels of silver."

Yan Huang nodded approvingly, but still didn't speak. Yan Ke picked up a handkerchief and wiped his mouth. Yan Huang pouted very cooperatively, and the two looked like brothers and friends.But the problem is that Yan Huang is not a child, such a big stabbing action is really blinding people's eyes, Chang Tingzhao couldn't help but his eyelids twitched.Zhao Qinghe just pretended not to be able to see, and silently buried himself in hard work.

The six princes oversee the country, and many changes have taken place in the court, and the He family is unparalleled in the limelight.The sixth prince is not stupid, but the people below are not so good.The He family is the most greedy for money, and the Yan family's most important thing is money. It is indeed not difficult for Yan Huang to leave the capital.The most important thing is that Concubine Yan is still trapped in the palace, let them dare not do anything.

Chang Tingzhao didn't want to play tricks with them, so he asked directly, "Tell me, why did you come all the way to this bitter cold place?"

Yan Ke's eyes darkened, "The eleventh prince almost died when he fell into the pond some time ago."

As soon as this matter was mentioned, Yan Huang, who had been silent all this time, couldn't help it anymore, put down his chopsticks and said angrily: "My pink and tender nephew is not yet three years old, and he is the most obedient and obedient on weekdays, and he doesn't run around at all. Why did so many maids and nuns fall into the pond, someone must have deliberately framed it! You have been away for more than a year, and this happened more than once, even Peier was in danger!"

Yan Ke frowned slightly, picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks and stuffed it into Yan Huang's mouth, "Don't talk while eating."

Yan Huang's face was puffed up, his eyes were full of resentment, didn't you guys keep talking!

Yan Ke touched his head and said softly: "You didn't eat anything along the way, and now you have lost a lot of weight. Be good, eat well, and I will take you to play later. Although this place is not as good as Beijing and Yangcheng, it is also different. smell."

Yan Huang suddenly turned from cloudy to sunny, nodded obediently, and ate in silence while listening to their conversation.

Chang Tingzhao looked at Zhao Qinghe and rubbed his arms, these two people are really disgusting!Zhao Qinghe laughed, deeply convinced.

When Chang Tingzhao heard these words, he also understood that Yan Jiaruo said that he had been thinking about other dead ends before, but now he was completely chilled and started to plan a way out.Emperor Ming is still blatantly framed like this, if Emperor Ming dies, I am afraid that Concubine Yan and her two children will surely die.And the Yan family will also be wiped out, if it is not arranged now, then it will be too late.

Chang Tingzhao asked, "Are you planning to go back this time?"

Yan Ke shook his head, "Concubine Yan is still in the palace."

Chang Tingzhao nodded. The reason why the sixth prince agreed to transport the grain and grass to the Yan family brothers must be determined by this point. Forgive them for not daring to do anything.But the question goes back to the distance, why it came.

This time, Yan Ke didn't go around and hide it, and said bluntly: "I thought this battle would not be won so quickly, and I wanted to avoid the limelight here. I didn't expect you to win a big victory before our food and grass arrived."

Yan Ke was also a little helpless. It was not unusual to see that the situation would last for another two or three years, but they won as soon as they came. I really don't know whether to laugh or worry.As long as the two brothers of the Yan family were in the capital, they would treat them like money bags, and they would have all kinds of excuses, they just wanted to scrape off a layer of skin.No matter how rich the Yan family is, it can't fill this big hole. Concubine Yan is not favored by the Emperor Ming as before, and she can't protect herself or protect the Yan family.The two brothers simply avoided for a while, and if they can hide for a while, it will be a while.

Chang Tingzhao said with a smile: "A shrewd person like you will be blackmailed? The sixth prince ordered me to make Xi Rong surrender within three months."

If Yan Ke wants to stay here like this, he will also be exploited by the new generals, and the army is already costly, and it is justifiable that it will definitely not be much better than the capital.The sixth prince has a good plan, no matter where you go, he has the ability to make you take out the money obediently.

Yan Ke didn't take it seriously, and looked at Yan Huang who was eating happily, with a smile on his face, "I didn't expect to be able to hide in peace, but Huang'er hasn't been out of Beijing for many years, so I took the opportunity to sneak out to catch my breath, but I didn't expect this Just take a breath and go back."

"I didn't evacuate so quickly, I still have to stay here for a while."

Yan Ke said with deep meaning: "The army will definitely not return to the court so quickly, but you, a great hero, must go back quickly, and, I am afraid that even the cavalry will not follow you first, at most dozens of relatives Soldiers follow."

Chang Tingzhao's eyes darkened, and he sneered, "I want to see what tricks they will play."

After eating and drinking, Yan Huang wiped his mouth and said, "Why don't we go back together? Don't look at the inconspicuousness of our family's Yanding, but it is no worse than your Chang's army. And don't you have that bomb? It must be lively. Ouch, I'm looking forward to it when I think about it."

Zhao Qinghe looked at Yan Huang in surprise. Although the two hundred and five are often unreliable, it is quite clear.He Jianjun tried to frame Chang Tingzhao many times but failed. Now that he won the battle, he can occupy a place in the court, which is hard to shake.Even if the sixth prince ascended the throne to consolidate the country for a while, he would not dare to do anything to a hero like Chang Tingzhao.And this period of time was enough for Chang Tingzhao to make plans, but it was not so easy to suppress it at that time.But if you are 'unfortunately killed' on the return journey, it will be much more convenient.

And the article here is also very easy to do, it won't leave any excuses, and it can even push everything to Xi Rong's head. This time the return trip must be dangerous.

Yan Ke didn't refute, stroking the wine glass as a default.

Chang Tingzhao looked at Yan Ke, clasped his fists and said, "The Yan family is indeed sincere, and I, Chang Tingzhao, took it."

The corner of Yan Ke's mouth curled up, he picked up the wine glass and drank it down, "General Chang is happy."

Although the words were unclear, everyone present knew very well that if they returned to Beijing together this time, they would be a real alliance.

Chang Tingzhao was not in a hurry to drink the wine in his hand, "It's just that the eleventh prince is still young and can't do anything..."

Yan Ke only said: "The thirteenth prince loves Xin'er very much. I heard that Qinghe has a relationship with the princess. The three of us can hang out and drink together when we have free time."

Chang Tingzhao had expected it long ago, and he wanted to get a definite answer by saying this.Although it has been known for a long time that the relationship between the two is not shallow, but now it seems that a certain agreement has been reached and they have become an alliance.In this way, it is a lot more convenient, and each takes what he needs without conflicting interests. This kind of alliance is more reliable.

In just a moment, the future of Daisuke is decided.

Yan Huang couldn't sit still for a long time, and was about to run out while pulling Zhao Qinghe, Yan Ke frowned, "Where are you going?"

Yan Huang muttered, "I'm impatient to hear what you say, I'll let Qinghe take me around."

Yan Ke said slowly: "I will accompany you later."

Yan Huang shook his head again and again, "You don't know when you're done, and now there's not much time left, I have to look around quickly, don't come here because I don't know what it looks like, and when I go back, I'll be caught by someone. You can’t die laughing, you don’t have to worry about Qinghe taking you.”

Yan Ke didn't speak, obviously very unhappy.Zhao Qinghe said with a smile: "This is the territory of the Chang family army, and Xirong was beaten to pieces again, so it's strange that something happened."

Yan Ke still didn't speak, but Chang Tingzhao waved his hand, "You go, Yan Ke and I are just in time to discuss various matters for the return trip."

As soon as the words fell, Yan Huang pulled Zhao Qinghe and disappeared, Yan Ke's face was dark and very unhappy.

Chang Tingzhao patted him on the shoulder, "Are you still afraid that my wife will do something to your daughter-in-law? Nothing will happen between the two of you, you are too nervous. Don't say my brother doesn't remind you, if you If you go too far, accidents will happen, no matter what, your bastard brother is also a man."

Yan Ke sighed, rarely showing a sad look, "I was scared once, and I have been afraid of straw ropes for ten years."

Chang Tingzhao looked at him, "Since this is the case, why would he be willing to take risks?"

Yan Ke smiled, his eyes showed firmness, "As long as I stay by his side, nothing will happen to him."

The corner of Chang Tingzhao's mouth curled up, "Still so arrogant, as expected of a businessman, it's getting more and more slippery."

It is also unsafe for Yan Huang and Yan Ke to go on the road. They can be a companion with Chang Tingzhao, and it can make Chang Tingzhao feel that their Yan family is sincere.If something really happened to Chang Tingzhao, without this mountain, even with the support of the thirteen princes, it would be very difficult for the Yan family to move. Once the sixth prince ascends to power, the Yan family will not be able to do well in the future. This Yan Ke really It's all over.

But having said that, the two brothers of the Yan family can avoid this danger at least for now, and the future is hard to say after all.Although it is not safe in the capital, it is also less worrying than going out, which is also the sincerity of the Yan family.

Without Yan Ke watching, Yan Huang ran around like a monkey in the wind, screaming like a fuss when he saw everything.Zhao Qinghe understood that it wasn't that Yan Huang hadn't seen the world, but that the depression during this period gave him an excuse to shout and have fun.

"Tsk tsk, thanks to you staying here for more than a year, this place is really not a place for people to stay." Yan Huang walked around and came to a conclusion.

Zhao Qinghe has long been used to him not saying any good words, "You think that credit is so easy to get, let's just forget about it, at least we don't have to worry about food and drink. If it weren't for your support over the past year, the little food allocated by the court would have long been exhausted." gone."

Yan Huang snorted coldly, "Those people are really short-sighted, as if they have never seen money. Can the military rations be deducted at will? I took such a large pile from my house and left you with such a small amount. It's really embarrassing. Very. If you don’t have enough to eat and can’t win battles, no matter how rich they are, they will belong to Xirong people.”

Yan Huang gestured while talking, with an expression of indescribable contempt.

Even a simple person like Yan Huang knows this truth, but throughout the ages, there have been many people who don't understand it.To be exact, it's not that I don't understand, but that greed blindfolds my eyes, and I don't care about the long-term in front of me.

Zhao Qinghe waved his hand, "Don't talk about these spoilers, there are such people everywhere, and I can't worry about it. In other words, you really surprised me by coming."

Yan Huang smiled and said: "Accident, right? I didn't expect my brother to agree. My brother is fine with everything, but I am too nervous. But I am also a member of the Yan family. How can I ignore everything and let him It took me a lot of effort to agree."

As Yan Huang said, he couldn't help touching his waist, which was no longer sore, and it still feels uncomfortable in retrospect.

Zhao Qinghe's eyelids twitched, "You and your brother, um, like this, your father won't, um, so what?"

Yan Huang was confused, "What is this and that?"

Zhao Qinghe pushed him with his elbow, "I'm still playing tricks on me."

Yan Huang chuckled, and said proudly, "My father and sister know about it."

Zhao Qinghe was taken aback by this, "They all agree? I'm afraid you and your brother will not be able to marry a wife if you are like this. Isn't that like having no future?"

Yan Huang gave him a contemptuous look, "Your ideas are so outdated, so what if you have no descendants, our family doesn't believe in that. My father doesn't even know who his father is or what his last name is. Who knows the ancestors hundreds of years ago. Besides, my family is not without descendants. Aren't Pei'er and Xin'er the blood of my family, so we can't be disqualified just because we don't agree with our surname? Besides, my family's surname is not an old ancestor. It has been passed down, and now it is easy to change it to the national name immediately."

This family's thinking is advanced, Zhao Qinghe also breathed a sigh of relief, although Yan Huang is very kind and stubborn.If Yan Ke really finds another woman for staying behind or something, I'm afraid Yan Huang doesn't know what will happen.

Yan Huang blinked ambiguously, "Just talk about me, what about you? Your general's family is not like mine. My family doesn't care about these things. I can't keep our family with my temper. If my brother has a wife Even if you own your own family, you will have selfish intentions, so my father and my sister are happy to see the results for the two of us. Your general’s family is different. I heard that your general’s elder brother has no children, and now the position of the son is no longer guaranteed. Just wait for Duke Ding to go back and decide. Your general will marry you again, hehe..."

Zhao Qinghe squinted, "You know quite a lot."

Yan Huang puffed out his chest, "My brother said, now that I'm older, I have to know some dirty things about wealthy families."

Zhao Qinghe was bored for a whole day, couldn't stand it and said: "Your brother, your brother all day long, I really can't stand you."

Yan Huang laughed so hard that he couldn't see his teeth, "Are you envious? Are you jealous?"

Zhao Qinghe snorted coldly, "Why am I envious and jealous, I also have a brother."

Yan Huang opened his eyes wide, "Huh? Where did you get your brother from?"

Yan Huang is very clear about Zhao Qinghe's life background. Thanks to Yan Ke, he is even clear about the fact that a man is about to die, and there are many jokes.

Zhao Qinghe looked arrogant, "Brother Qing is also a brother!"

As expected, before the war here was cleared up, Supervisor He came over to send a message to Chang Tingzhao to return to Beijing early. The army still needs to stay here for a while in case Xi Rong has other plans in the negotiation. Duke Dingguo As the commander-in-chief of an army, he will return to the court after a while.

Although this order feels strange, there is nothing wrong with it.It is not without precedent for a general to return to his command early, and the real commander in chief is Ding Guogong, so it is reasonable to have him guarding Chang Tingzhao to return to Beijing early.

But no one is stupid, Ding Guogong smelled something strange.

After Supervisor He left, Duke Ding asked, "What do you think of this?"

Chang Tingzhao thought for a while and said, "Father, do you want to hear the truth or lies."

Duke Ding gave him a deep look, "Answer truthfully."

Chang Tingzhao cupped his hands, "If I die, who will be the most proud?"

Duke Ding closed his eyes, took a deep breath, "I'm the one who's sorry for your mother."

It's not that Chang Tingzhao has never complained in recent years. Whether Chang Tingzhao's mother, Mrs. Yin, died of dystocia, or he was pushed into the water when he was young and almost died, causing his elder brother to be in poor health all these years, it was all because of Dingguo At the beginning, Gong couldn't keep the promise with his mother that he would be a couple for a lifetime.If it is said that it is helpless to marry Mrs. Feng, but it is Ding Guogong's own wish to take a concubine later.

Although these matters had nothing to do with Ding Guogong, they were caused by those greedy and vicious concubines, but Chang Tingzhao clearly understood where the source of the matter was.They are also women, even if they are born with different status, but they still hope that their children will not have the same fate as themselves, and even crazily plunder.Whether it is for the sake of children or self-interest, if there is no opportunity, there will be no disputes.

Even Zhao Qinghe couldn't help but be surprised when he heard Chang Tingzhao's inner thoughts. Not to mention that it is normal to have three wives and four concubines in this life, even if he had only one wife in his previous life, there are many men who like to hug left and right.I always feel that these are not things, subconsciously look down on women, and only regard women as belongings, and the ship capsizes in the gutter.It was not easy for Chang Tingzhao to come to this realization, perhaps because he had seen all these ugliness since he was a child.

But now there is no point in entangled with these things, Chang Tingzhao said: "Father, do you really think that if the sixth prince is the emperor, and my elder brother and I step down, will the Chang family be safe?"

Duke Ding's eyes were dark, and he looked at Chang Tingzhao coldly, "What are you going to do?"

Chang Tingzhao cupped his hands, "I don't dare, I just want to save my life, that's all."

"If I say no."

"Father, you still have several close relatives, but I only have one real brother, whose body has been almost spoiled." Chang Tingzhao's eyes were slightly sour, and every time he thought of Chang Tingen's body, he couldn't calm down.

How could Mr. Dingguo not feel sorry for Chang Tingen, who is the most intelligent? He has always felt ashamed all these years, so he closed his eyes and sighed, "I am old, and I should take good care of myself when I return to Beijing this time. I will take care of your young people's affairs." It’s gone. Just remember, those are your brothers after all.”