After raising the emperor, he always wanted to marry me

The downpour is about to die down, and the dawn is breaking.

Gu Xiu was dressed in plain clothes, and knelt beside the king's bed calmly.Inside the sleeping hall, the old eunuch Cui Shang commanded several nimble young eunuchs to carry the overcoat of the emperor's coffin.

According to the filial rituals of the Great Zhou Dynasty, after the death of the king, the successor king must change his clothes and bury him in order to show filial piety.The rest of the people should not look at the dead body of the king.

Although Gu Xiu was not appointed as the crown prince, he was regent and supervised the country when the king was seriously ill.

This filial ceremony should be kept by him as a matter of course.

The old eunuch Cui Shang personally brought a warm water soft towel, bowed his head and said: "Please change your majesty's clothes!"

Gu Xiu silently bowed to the king three times, and performed the big ceremony.The old eunuch Cui Shang also retreated with the support of two young eunuchs.

The palace door was closed, and only the bodies of Gu Xiu and Gu Hong remained in the huge bedroom.

Gu Xiu first gently lifted the bright yellow brocade with dragon patterns on Gu Hong's body, and folded it flat on the side.

"Father, you know that I have always been reluctant to talk." Gu Xiu untied the pajamas that Gu Hong wore last night, and carefully scrubbed the king with a soft towel in his hand: "But today, this is the last time that I will talk to you." gone."

The king didn't respond.

"Remember that year you asked Erchen, did your mother tell Erchen why Erchen didn't grow up beside you, and did you tell Erchen about his grandfather's family?" Gu Xiu turned Gu Hong's body contemptuously. Turning around, his tone was as calm as a bystander: "This matter, my son lied."

"Actually, ever since Erchen can remember, my mother has told Erchen everything. But she doesn't bear any resentment for betraying you, Emperor Father, and she never talked to Erchen about the past between you and her. She only told Erchen Minister, she regrets it. She regrets working so hard together with the Yun family to promote a king like you who caressing about human life."

Gu Xiu lowered his head and rinsed the soft towel in the clear water, and wiped the king's back: "Do you think that mother really didn't notice the military chaos in the 22nd year of Yongping? That year the deposed prince Gu Tan attracted [-] Xirong barbarians When you entered Beijing to burn, kill, and loot, it was you who sent the defenders in the suburbs of Beijing to change defenses, leaving only the [-] forbidden troops in Bianjing. When my mother led the troops into the imperial city, both the deposed prince and the first emperor were dead. Who killed them? The first emperor? At that time, my mother trusted you blindly. In the second year of Yongxi, [-] frontier defenders died at the frontier because of lack of food and clothing. In fact, with the military power in the hands of my grandfather at that time, I wanted you It was easy to pull off the chair. But why didn't he? That's because at that time, there was no one in the world who could take on the heavy responsibility. If you kill you, more people will die."

Gu Xiu got up, and took off the solemn gown from the wide wooden hanger behind him, starting from the inner garment, and put it on for the king bit by bit.

"So, my grandfather can only use his life to pay homage to those frontier soldiers who died because of him. The days and nights that my mother and the Yun family have endured in the Northern Wilderness are all atonements for those frontier soldiers who died in vain. You Do you know that they are all the men of the state, and they are the pillars of every family?" Gu Xiu turned his head away, and calmed down a little: "Of course you don't know, you have been a king for 23 years, playing tricks, being headstrong and conceited, trusting favored and slandering ministers, Abuse of life and death, without compassion. You have no people, no country, only the old grievances and grievances you experienced when you were in trouble. So after you take power, you will only revenge the old injustice..." Gu Xiu's tone became colder, and he almost paused every word: "Seriously speaking, you are not worthy of being a king at all. Your mother raised you up in the northern wilderness, and your son and minister worked hard in the previous dynasty, so that one day you will replace you. Of."

Gu Xiu pulled up the wide waistband, tied it around the king's waist, and adjusted the neckline for the king with both hands: "When you were alive, you often said that your subjects don't know how to manage. A real monarch, why do you need to manage power? A monarch governs the world, and It's not for a little bit of glory and wealth in this square inch. The monarch should be admired by merit, not feared by killing innocent people indiscriminately."

Gu Hong's body was already stiff, so Gu Xiu's movements became more careful and his voice became calmer.

"On that day, you asked my son if he hated you because of the harshness of the young man. He said he didn't hate you, and he meant it. Because he never regarded you as his father, and he never held the burden of father and son's affection. When we get along with you, you are just the emperor and emperor to my son. Your punishment is just to make my son suffer some flesh and blood, but my heart is not sad. My son has never been as pure as you imagined, my son The isolation and helplessness that you see, and the family happiness that you feel when you are with you, are just lies to make you calm down."

Gu Xiu closed his eyes slightly ironically, and shook his head: "Why don't you think about it, there are such cheap things in the world? A person whose faith is destroyed and pride is broken, even the military and military people care most about Loyalty and reputation have been stepped into the dust. The love of husband and wife, the kindness and righteousness of youth are no match for the court and China. You have no faith in your mother, and you have ignored it for more than ten years. Why should your mother never forget you? When I return to the palace, you are ignorant and indifferent to my son, severely punished and punished, suspicious and jealous. Why are you confident that my son will regard you as a real father and son? But if my son says so, you believe it. You have always been like this, you just want to believe I want to believe it. So in the past few years, Erchen has created a dream of fatherly kindness and filial piety for you. Now I wake up from the dream, and Erchen and you are both liberated."

After a long time, Gu Hong's clothes were neatly dressed, and Gu Xiu let out a long sigh of relief, which Gu Xiu had been holding back for eight years.

After the filial ceremony was completed, he walked back to Gu Hong's bedside and bowed respectfully three times, saying respectfully: "Father, my son's filial piety this time is to thank you for your trust for many years, so that this son can gain a foothold in the army. Prestige, show off your strengths and garrison more than 170 million armed forces for our country to keep the four territories peaceful and the world peaceful. Today's filial piety has been completed, and the grievances between you and my father and son are settled here. Bliss."

Gu Xiu stood up, raised his foot and stomped on the brick floor three times.

Gu Jin, who was kneeling outside, and Gu You brought a group of concubines and family members into the inner room and knelt in front of the king's bed.

Gu Xiu also joined the crowd kneeling, silently kowtowed and wept.Gu Xiu's tears were true, and what he said just now was also true.

If you don't complain, you actually complain.Just how much.

I don't hate it, but I hate it.It's just shades.

Said it was not for revenge, but in fact it was revenge at heart.

Gu Xiu aroused the king's self-blame with his scars and despair, and aggravated the king's remorse with pure loyalty.The king's guilt was aroused with the most precious family relationship of the royal family.

The days before the king's death were spent in remorse.

As long as he is a human being, no one can take it seriously.

A filial ceremony is Gu Xiu's final farewell to the burden on his heart.

He, Gu Xiu, has relatives and friends, a true love, and a family.

From now on, the road ahead is infinitely bright.

The king went to the funeral, and the death bell rang in the palace.

When the death knell rings, it means that a bigger storm is coming.

******

The morning sun breaks out, and the wind and rain calm down.

When the dark clouds cleared and the sun rose in the sky, everyone in the palace was in plain sight.The nimble palace people have already covered the palace city with a sad plain white.

The autumn wind suddenly blows, and the autumn rain is cold.

Gu Xiu stood on the cloud platform of the main hall of Hanyuan Hall with his hands behind his back, and Han Mochu, who was in heavy armor and carried a long sword, stood beside Gu Xiu.The [-] elite soldiers and generals around the Hanyuan Hall are all fully armed, holding tiger-head shields, and are ready to fight.

Xiong Hu embraced the nine-ring sword and paced back and forth behind the first row of shields.

Gu You was holding a tray in his arms, and inside the tray was a filial piety. He had just cried in front of Gu Hong's bed, and Gu You's eye circles were red.

"Seventh brother." Gu You looked at Gu Xiu solemnly and complicatedly, and called someone, but didn't know what to say.

Today, he and Gu Xiu not only lost their father.There is also a contest with another elder brother who grew up with him.

"Sixth brother, it's okay." Gu Xiu patted his shoulder firmly.

"Yeah." Gu You also nodded heavily, hugging the tray in his arms even tighter.

When the sun rose, a team of 500 people rushed towards the Hanyuan Hall with chaotic steps, roaring with ragged killing sounds.

The leader was dressed in black armor and held a sword high in his hand.The followers behind him include a few old ministers under Han Ming's seat who were not implicated, scattered followers include government soldiers, guards, and young and powerful males from various families.

Rushing to the front of the Hanyuan Hall, seeing those well-armed elite soldiers, the already chaotic team suddenly became even more chaotic.

Most of them have never been on the battlefield, and they don't know what their chances of winning if they fight seriously.

When they rushed into the imperial city just now, no guards stopped them, and the unhindered journey greatly boosted their morale to serve as the king's escort this time.

But when their people really came to Hanyuan Hall, they retreated and hesitated.When the new emperor ascends the throne, they may not die, at most they will be dismissed from office.Today, if they really raised their troops to seek rebellion, they would definitely die.

On the high platform, Gu Xiuli shouted from the railing: "Fourth brother, put down the sword, I won't kill you."

"Gu Xiu! When the emperor was alive, he didn't set up a heir. Everyone has a chance today. You rely on military power to occupy the imperial city. What are your intentions!" People are gradually retreating.

"Fourth brother, put down your sword and come up, and put on your plain clothes. Let's go to Fengxian Hall together!" Gu You, holding a tray, stood beside Gu Xiu.

"Brother? Now you are the only one who remembers the word brother." Gu Yan raised his sword and suddenly pointed at Gu Xiu's face. Han Mochu beside Xiu also slowly pushed out the sheath with his thumb: "Sixth brother, have you seen it? This is the brother you said."

"Fourth brother, I have ordered the removal of all the guards along the way you entered the palace, and stopped all the clan officials who were going to enter the palace for the funeral. You have not seen blood or used weapons, and everything can be turned around." Gu Xiu raised his hand. , After all those sharp iron tools were withdrawn from the shield armor: "Put down the sword, and you will still be the prince in the future."

"Prince? Are you a prince?" Gu Yan snorted coldly: "Who do you think you are? Datong!"

The words of Gu Xiu and Gu You could not wake up a person who was already obsessed. The two looked at each other, and Gu Xiu looked at Han Mochu beside him.

At the time of this dilemma, Weirong General Meng Shao brought the relatives and nobles of various clans who should have been blocked outside, and went to the Chinese and military courts, and [-] Imperial Forest Army with longbows entered through the palace gate. The group of rebels armed with swords surrounded the center.

The high-firing weapons in the hands of that group of people gradually lowered, retreating bit by bit into the surrounding flow of people, and only let Gu Yan out.

Gu Xiu glanced at Han Mochu suspiciously, and Han Mochu also frowned slightly.

With a creak, the door behind him opened wide.

Princess Qingzhao walked from the hall with the help of Empress Meng.

Empress Meng is dressed in a gold-winged auspicious cloud and phoenix gown, covered with Zhai clothes, wearing a crown of nine dragons, four phoenixes and eight immortals, and holding the imperial edict jade seal in her hand.A woman who is as gentle as a flower and a moon is actually the domineering mother in the world at this moment.

"My lords, listen to the order." Empress Meng's deep and solemn voice spread up and down the cloud platform, and on the high platform, all of them raised their robes and knelt down.

Under the cloud platform, General Meng Shao and his family and officials all knelt and waited to hear the order, leaving only Gu Yan standing there holding a sword in a daze.

"In the ancient state system, the monarch and the queen are one. When the first emperor was alive, he did not appoint a crown prince, so he could not avoid fighting with the same family. Now I will perform the responsibility of the queen, and use the body of the middle palace to recognize the king of war Gu Xiu under his knees. From today on, the king of war Gu Xiu He is a descendant of the main palace, according to the ancestral system of this dynasty, succeeds to the throne and proclaims himself emperor!"

Holding the jade seal, Meng Xuefu stood in front of Gu Xiu.The astonishment in Gu Xiu's eyes was fleeting, and he knelt and kowtowed to Empress Meng.

"My son, thank you for accepting the order."

Gu Xiu took the seal from Empress Meng and held it in front of his chest with both hands. He knew that what he was holding was not just a seal, but the country of the Great Zhou.

Empress Meng helped him up from the ground with both hands, and silently patted Gu Xiu's shoulder.She knew Gu Hong's character too well, even if she was about to die, she would always hold the bargaining chip to hold her parents and children hostage.A few months ago, she returned to the palace from Jinghua Temple for this moment.

On the high platform, Gu Xiu held the jade seal in his hand, looking down from above.All the ministers under the high platform knelt down one after another, shouted in unison, and kowtowed: "The ministers and others see the new king long live! See the new king long live!"

Meng Xuefu looked with relief at the child next to him who was about to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the country.

From this moment on, Gu Xiu finally became her child, the child of sister Yun who was separated from her forever.

She was probably the only woman in the world who fell in love with the same person as her husband.

It is an indescribable dependence and affection, worship and respect.It was a silent emotion like a gentle breeze and rain.It was an emotion that you knew you couldn't express, but you couldn't suppress it.

She is a timid woman who has been cowardly all her life, only Yunyao didn't bully her because of her weakness, didn't laugh at her because of her cowardice, and didn't force her to be strong.

She used her brilliance to warm the darkest time in her life.

Later, Yun Yao left.Her cowardice and ignorance ruined her own son, and she will never allow Sister Yun's child to be ruined again.

She used to hate her complicated phoenix crown and phoenix robe, but now, as a queen, she finally handed over the country to Gu Xiu in a safe and secure manner.

At this moment, she is the queen and also the mother.

******

Queen Meng's behavior made Gu Yan look like a clown at the moment.

He wanted to fight hard for his unborn child, and he wanted to pray for a victory that had no chance of winning.He fantasized about blood-staining the palace wall on this day, completely venting out the depression of these days, even if he is notorious in the history, at least he has fought in this palace wall once.

But the reality is that he didn't kill anyone, nor did he shed a drop of blood.Gu Xiu put a soft knife named Renyi on his neck, trying to make him submit, and become a heartless waste like Gu You from now on.

Holding the sword in his hand, he laughed a few times in pain.

There was no one behind him who was willing to fight with him anymore, and he stood wobbly with his sword in his hand.

"Fourth brother, now that the dust has settled, come up quickly." Holding the plain clothes in his arms, Gu You shouted anxiously to the audience: "Fourth sister-in-law is still waiting for you to go back at home."

Gu Yan raised his eyes, and his out-of-focus gaze became firm again.He once again raised the long sword in his hand and pointed it at Gu Xiu: "Gu Xiu, I know, you want to kill me in your heart. But you can't bear to kill me because of the evaluation of history books, right? Today, this king How about just selling you a favor and letting you be the emperor dignifiedly?"

"Fourth brother, why are you bothering at this point?" Gu Xiu held on to the railing, suddenly having a bad premonition in his heart.

"Gu Xiu, I will never be able to treat you as the king in this life, so you don't need to say any more." Gu Yan put the long sword around his neck and crossed it: "Gu Xiu, today I will not let you I won't make it difficult for you to get your brother's blood on your hands. But you also have to promise me that after I die, no one in Lu Guogong's mansion will be implicated. You have to take good care of my wife and children, otherwise I will Even if I turn into a ghost, I won't let you go!"

"Fourth brother, listen to me. I will not implicate anyone, let alone you, I will give you the honor of the king, and you will take care of your wife and children yourself!" Gu Xiu took Gu You's hand and supported it together On the railing on the cloud platform, Gu You also yelled to the audience with tears: "Fourth brother, come back quickly, stop making trouble! Stop making trouble!"

Gu Yan shook his head calmly, turned around and shouted to all the clan officials: "Listen up, today I, Gu Yan, led troops into the palace in an attempt to seize the throne, and now I am dying to plead guilty. Zhu! You will all use this as history in the future, and you can’t talk about it in vain!”

After Gu Yan shouted, he swept the long sword in his hand without hesitation, and the sword cut through his throat, and the blood flowed all over the place in an instant.

The most proud prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty in the past, at the age of 22, for the sake of the stability of the country, he left his life in this bleak autumn.

"Fourth Brother!"

On the cloud platform, Gu Xiu and Gu You screamed and rushed down at the same time, ran to Gu Yan's side and knelt down, and at the same time stretched out their hands to hold Gu Yan's bleeding wound.But no matter how tightly they pressed, blood would overflow from their straight seams, staining their hands and the plain robes on their bodies red.

"Fourth Brother, Fourth Brother..." Gu Xiu locked his eyebrows, looked around helplessly, and called out loudly, "Where's the imperial physician? Where did the imperial physician go?!"

However, no matter how Gu Xiu yelled, no one stepped forward.

Everyone knows that no matter what kind of magic medicine or medicine, they are powerless.This farewell between brothers should not be disturbed by anyone.

"Fourth brother, don't close your eyes, I'm afraid. Fourth brother, don't close your eyes, okay?" Gu You desperately covered Gu Yan's wound, the teardrops in his eyes seemed to be broken: "Fourth brother, I'm afraid ,I am afraid."

Although Gu You is a prince, he was soaked in a honey pot from birth.He is pure like a piece of white paper, a relative of the emperor.For him, his father is his father, and his elder brother is his elder brother.Competing for the heir apparent is like a few brothers fighting for toys when they were children. After the fight, they can still be brothers.

He didn't understand why Gu Yan had to end himself in such a way. After everything was over, what was the difference between him being the emperor and Gu Xiu being the emperor?

He even couldn't understand why he had to lose two close relatives within one day.

Gu Yan, who was almost in a daze, heard the call in his ear, and suddenly his eyes widened. In front of his eyes were the blurred figures of Gu Xiu and Gu You.Gu Xiu's arm dragged him as if to stop the bleeding, Gu You was crying, the crying sound was exactly the same as when he was a child.

Gu Yan couldn't figure out why his little brother loves to cry so much?He is always crying and has no temper at all.

Why is his seventh younger brother, Gu Xiu, who has always been stern and unsmiling, crying too?

He and Gu Xiu have been fighting against each other for these years, with constant disputes, and finally ended up in a life-and-death situation.

Yes, what Gu You said was true.

The three of them are brothers, similar in age, and connected by blood.They were supposed to be together and support each other.

He will never be able to achieve such a beautiful blood relationship in this life, and only Gu Xiu and Gu You will be left on the road ahead.

With the last bit of strength, he grabbed the arms of the two younger brothers, and said to the two of them very solemnly before his consciousness completely lost: "You... two... from now on...be good..."

Gu Yan leaned on his back in the arms of his two younger brothers, looking at the sky that cleared after the rain and looked like white practice.The sharp blade pierced his neck, causing more blood to gush out of his mouth with every word he said just now.

Today he made his own choice, and he has no regrets.

In life, there are more or less difficult and unsatisfactory times.The poor worry about wrapping their stomachs every day, and the laborers run around for their livelihoods every night.And he was born in a family of imperial power, and he would be branded to live from the moment he was born, and now it is worth it to get a few drops of sincere tears from his brothers.

Looking at a bird that happened to fly across the sky, Gu Yan smiled with relief.

Gu Yan closed his eyes comfortably, and slowly dropped his hands on the arms of the two younger brothers, no matter how much Gu You called and shook, there was no response.

The blood on Gu Yan's neck finally stopped flowing.

Gu Xiu and Gu You knelt and sat beside Gu Yan. The powerless two could only lay Gu Yan's body on the ground, and spread out their blood-stained hands dejectedly.

Looking up again, both of them had red eye circles.

Gu Xiu opened his lips as if he wanted to say something, Gu You raised his arms and hooked the person's shoulders, stood up and pressed his forehead against the person, and kept repeating in his mouth: "I don't blame you, seventh brother, I don't blame you."

For some reason, Gu You's tone was slightly begging for mercy.He was comforting Gu Xiu, and he was also comforting himself.How much he wished that everything in front of him was just a nightmare, as long as he woke up, everything would still be there.

Gu Xiu stared blankly at Gu Yan's body, and Gu You's words turned into a buzzing noise in his ears.

Can't hear a word.

Gu Yan, the elder brother, is a very contradictory person to Gu Xiu. He is neither as unfamiliar as Gu Zhi and Gu Shen, nor as close as Gu You.

The origins of the two of them did not allow them to get close, but they sometimes shared the same interests.

They all like those vigorous war horses, and they all like to eat the white jade hibiscus cake made by Gu Jin himself.I like to read military books, and I also like to read political history. If I can sit down and talk seriously one day, I will probably be more speculative than Gu You.

They are unwilling to admit each other's strength, and they have to regard each other as jealous.

But for the sake of Gu Jin's matter, the two of them will definitely fight against each other, and no one is more willing to fight than the other.

It is a kind of family bond that is integrated into the flesh and blood.

Maybe they should have been great brothers too.

Only at this moment did Gu Xiu understand why the ancients compared brothers to siblings, and today his hands are covered with the blood of his own brothers.

It turned out that my brother's blood was so hot that it seemed to be able to burn through his flesh and seep into his blood vessels, flowing together with his blood.

Brings severe pain like a severed arm.

At that time, Gu Jin also stepped off the high platform and came to the side of the two lonely brothers.She folded her skirt and sat on her knees, covered Gu Yan's face when she died with a light-colored ropa, and opened her arms to embrace the two younger brothers on her shoulders, stroking the backs of the two younger brothers very tenderly: "Don't be afraid, Don't be afraid, elder sister is here, elder sister is here."

Gu Jin embraced the two younger brothers, and Gu Xiu silently leaned against the side of the elder sister's face, one hand tightly grasping the sleeve robe on Gu You's shoulder, with such strength that his knuckles turned white and his veins bulged.

Gu You, who still had a sliver of reason just now, completely collapsed when he leaned on Princess Qingzhao's shoulder. He wailed with tears all over his face: "Eldest sister, fourth brother is gone! Fourth brother is gone!"

The cool autumn wind blew the hem of the clothes of the three of them, and also spread Gu You's crying farther.

At this moment, they are not new kings, county kings, or princesses.

Just three poor souls who lost a sibling.

The screen changed, and the four of them returned to that night many years ago.

The moonlight was bright, and the three teenagers of the same age rode behind Gu Jin's horse and threatened Ari Silan.

In order to embarrass that annoying Prince Monan, he went out of the tent in the middle of the night to steal the quiver from Ari Silan's residence.

Gu You watched the wind, Gu Xiu implemented it, and Gu Yan cut off the rear.

Gu You sneezed and startled the wolves tethered in front of the camp of the Monan Tribe, so that the three who had just won ran wildly all the way. The terrain of the hunting mountain was complicated, and the three almost lost their way.They had no choice but to put their shoulders on each other and touch towards the bright place, thinking that they had slipped back into their respective tents without anyone noticing.

Later, the three of them fought with the Prince of Monan again in Jinghua Temple, and they were all punished to kneel in front of the altar without any food to eat.The three of them took turns to cover each other and steal the tribute from the altar.

Gu You was so small that he managed to reach a tribute orange and it was so sore that his molars clenched.In the end, it was Gu Xiu and Gu Yan who each saved half an apple to feed Gu You, a crybaby.

When they were teenagers, they did so many stupid things without knowing it, and now thinking about it, they still unconsciously raise the corners of their mouths.

Turning the screen again, the four of them have become what they were when they were a few years old.At that time, Yun Yao never left the palace, and the eldest son Gu Chang never died.Gu Xiu is just as naughty as Gu You. Gu Yan and his two younger brothers are running on the grass in the wilderness, laughing and playing carefree.

Gu Jin followed behind them, with the most beautiful garland in spring on his head, calling cheerfully: "Run slower, run slower."

Everything that was supposed to be beautiful and pure was torn to pieces by something called imperial power.Such extravagant family affection can only exist in the fantasy of Ruo at the beginning.

The reality is that the four happy children in the fantasy are now only a cold corpse and three weak and sad people.

All the courtiers and soldiers around who witnessed everything had red circles to varying degrees.

Perhaps the passing of a young life is so embarrassing.

The family relationship of royal siblings seems sad and pitiful at such a moment.

Standing on the high platform at the beginning of Han Mo, there was a faint soreness in his heart.

He wasn't envious of Gu Xiu being surrounded by such flesh and blood ties, he just felt sorry for Gu Xiu losing a blood relative again.

What he couldn't see the most was Gu Xiu crying expressionlessly.