Dai Yuxin says

When he was about to arrive at the capital, King Geerqin took off his shirt, exposed his shoulders, and carried a bunch of canes behind his back. He ran to the palace alone, kneeling and begging to see the emperor Shui Jing.

When King Geerqin saw Shui Jing, he fell to the ground and cried loudly: "When the prince came to Hetao, he was ambushed by rebels. When he heard the news and arrived, the prince was wiped out and the prince was also killed. The prince The Lord was killed in an ambush by the rebels in his territory, he is sorry for the crown prince, for the court, and please the emperor to punish him."

Prince Shui Che died, and the whole court was shaken.

Overnight, Shui Jing looked older than ten years.

Shui Jing fell into extreme pain, and he regretted that his decision to send Shui Che to the northwest to comfort Shui Rong was too hasty.

Shui Che has always been under his wing, and has never left the capital.

Even if you want to train him, you have to take it step by step, step by step, how can you just agree to him so easily to travel thousands of miles to comfort the army?

It was a momentary blunder that brought grief to the whole country.

At this moment, Prince Yi's face was full of sorrow, and he looked sadder than anyone else.

When he heard the news of Prince Shui Che's death, he burst into tears, and even passed out from crying in the public.

All the people present praised Yi Wang Ye for his deep brotherly love and for taking brothers very seriously.

Hearing Prince Yi's grief-stricken words, Shui Jing tried to cry and said, "If Che'er has a spirit in heaven, he will definitely remember him as Brother Yi."

After learning from the painful experience, Shui Jing felt that there were many mysteries in the death of the prince that were puzzling.

One: Everyone knows that the crown prince left Beijing, and King Geerqin knew about it, so it is not surprising.But the main force of the rebel army has been driven to the hinterland of Qishan Mountain by Shui Rong, and now the food and grass have most likely been seized by Shui Rong.Now, the leader of the rebel army is huddled in the valley. It is difficult at home and abroad. How can there be a large number of cavalry in the territory of Gerqin?

Two: Even if there are rebel cavalry in the territory of Gerqin, it can only be a small force.Shui Che's consolation was not many, and there were [-] elite soldiers, and [-] of them were carefully selected guards, all of whom were warriors with one pair of ten.How could the wise and courageous guard general who had experienced hundreds of battles be wiped out by the rebels, leaving no one alive?

Three: Calculated according to Shui Che's marching speed, the time Shui Che encountered the enemy should be three or two days away from the Shui Rong garrison. Why did King Geerqin come to Beijing to report the letter?

Four: On the surface, it seems that King Geerqin was negligent in his duties. Although the court killed the prince, it couldn't convict him of any serious crimes.However, he went to Beijing alone to report the funeral.He brought a large number of followers, all of whom were stationed outside the capital, and the most suspicious ones were his two sons, who were also two generals who never left his side, and none of them came with him this time.

It can be seen from this that there must be a reason for Shui Che's death.

Behind the not-so-simple, there must be a not-so-simple background.

Shui Jing's hair became much whiter overnight.

His face was thin and haggard.

He ordered Shui Che's body to be temporarily stored in the royal temple, and the presiding monk arranged for the monks to chant sutras, and appointed King Yi to lead the people to guard the temple day and night, waiting for Shui Che to return triumphantly before burying Shui Che.

Prince Yi showed a very unusual sadness. He cried to Shui Jing and wanted to lead his troops to the northwest to avenge the prince Shui Che.

Shui Jing gently pulled him up, and said coldly: "It's enough for you to have this heart. Che'er is gone, and I don't want to lose another son. There is Rong'er in the northwest, so I'm not afraid that I won't be able to take revenge."

The fifth prince and the seventh prince were overjoyed when they heard Shui Jing's words, thinking that Shui Jing was finally Prince Yi.

Prince Yi was very disapproving, Shui Jing said that he didn't want to lose another son, but this son might not be himself.

In grief, he led the decree to lead Fu Wang, the seventh prince and other princes, and followed the emperor's order to guard Shui Che's dead souls in the temple day and night.Anyone who sees it will praise him: "Prince Yi is really brotherly, he is worthy of being an elder brother!"

The death of the prince dealt a heavy blow to Shui Jing.

The death of the prince did not destroy Shui Jing's mind.

On the second day after the prince's body was sent back to the capital by King Geerqin, Shui Jing made a shocking decision.

To marry the Seventh Prince, and to hold the wedding within a hundred days.

There is a custom in the capital that if an elder in the family dies, it will be considered a funeral within one hundred days.

It is called Chongxi to hold a happy event in the heat of mourning. If you do such a thing, the dead will not be offended, and the living will feel at ease.

In the midst of grief, Shui Jing could still remember that the Seventh Prince, whom he usually dislikes, has reached the age of marriage.

If you don't propose marriage to him immediately, let him get married within a hundred days, then it will take three years before you can propose marriage to him.

This time, not only did Shui Jing not blame King Geerqin for his dereliction of duty, he was arrested and punished, but he also kept King Geerqin in the capital for the end of the New Year, and returned to Geerqin after the Seventh Prince finished his wedding.

The imperial court soon announced that Shui Jing had married King Geerqin's most beloved youngest daughter to the Seventh Prince, so that they could have a closer kiss.

In addition, Shui Jing also asked the whole family of King Geerqin to come to the capital to celebrate the New Year, and wait for the spring of next year to marry the Seventh Prince while the funeral is in full swing.

King Geerqin was overwhelmed with gratitude, and Prince Yi and others thought that the emperor's temperament had changed because of the loss of his beloved son Shui Che. Knowing that he felt sorry for these sons, he couldn't help but relax his vigilance.

Shui Che's bones were not yet cold, and there was a rumor in the court that the prince is the foundation of a country, and there must be rumors that the prince is in the court.

This wind is blowing more and more fiercely, and there is a tendency to fail to achieve its goal and never give up.

Among all the sons of Shui Jing, the one who is the most able to be a prince, apart from the auxiliary prince who fought in the northwest, is Prince Yi of the capital.

Because Shui Rong has not returned to Beijing for a long time, and more importantly, Shui Rong has an upright personality, and has always been disgusted with those pedantic courtiers, and has never liked contact with them.

Occasionally, when Shui Rong met these pedantic and flattering courtiers, at most he glanced at them, and the most annoying thing was just nodding his head and saying hello.

But Prince Yi is just the opposite of Shui Rong, he just smiles when he sees people.

As a prince, Prince Yi's attitude towards courtiers is more polite than that of ordinary subordinates.

Many courtiers weighed in their hearts: Prince Yi is very polite and polite to him.It must be that Prince Yi thinks he is good, so he treats him so courteously.If Prince Yi becomes the crown prince, and later becomes the emperor, and he has made great contributions in supporting the crown prince, it will be difficult for him to succeed in the future!

Therefore, there are a large number of ministers in the DPRK and China who prefer to support Prince Yi as the prince.

Now, the body of the prince sent back by King Geerqin lies quietly in the royal temple, listening to the monks around him all day, buzzing the sound of chanting sutras to save him to the Paradise of Paradise, waiting for the return of the water-soluble triumphant, sending him off He was buried in peace.

The courtiers, big and small, were restless, wondering who the new crown prince would be?Who will be the master in the future?

Some courtiers were so worried that they couldn't eat, and couldn't sleep at night, for fear that they would accidentally stand in the wrong team, follow the wrong person, and would not be able to be an official or make a fortune.

What they are even more afraid of is that if they don't make it right, they will be really unlucky if they encounter a purple pimple!

Seeing that Shui Jing was taciturn and depressed all day long, some ministers stayed in the Hall of Qinzheng and watched memorials from various places, rarely smiling.

The wages of avarice is death.In the face of interests, many smart people will appear stupid.

Seeing this scene, Prince Zhongshun was courageous and eager to try, and asked: "Since the prince is gone, the emperor is working day and night on state affairs, I am not worried after seeing it. Can other princes be allowed to share some things for the emperor?"

"Forget it, Che'er's body is not cold yet, and Yi'er is guarding the temple day and night, let Yi'er do his part as an elder brother. Let's talk about it when Che'er is buried in peace." Shui Jing waved her hand, melancholy Looking at King Zhongshun, he signaled him not to mention this matter again.

The conversation between Shui Jing and Prince Zhongshun quickly reached Prince Yi's ears, and he couldn't help but shouted to the sky: "Ha! Ha! Ha!"

At the beginning of October, the northwest wind was blowing, and a dozen or so exhausted people came to the water solution station staggeringly.

These ten or so people were Shui Che, who survived the catastrophe, and his only remaining guards.

After passing the test of death, it is difficult for ordinary people to understand the feeling of seeing their loved ones.

A man doesn't flick his tears lightly, only because he hasn't reached the sad place.

Shui Che narrowly escaped death, went through untold hardships to see Shui Rong, couldn't help crying loudly while hugging his brother.

Although Shui Rong didn't know the ins and outs, he knew that his younger brother had suffered great grievances and tribulations.

Without saying a word, he hugged Shui Che tightly, conveying his warmth and support to him.

After crying for a long time, Shui Che spoke until his voice became hoarse, and he was really exhausted.

Shui Rong persuaded this time: "Brother, people are like iron and rice is like steel. No matter how sad you are, you have to eat enough."

Shui Che raised his head, wiped his tears vigorously with the back of his dirty hands, making his whole face look like a cat.

Shi Jian brought the face wash, and Shi Mo placed the food on the table.

Shui Che didn't care about washing up, and didn't care about drinking tea and eating, so he immediately asked Shui Rong to send troops to attack King Geerqin to avenge him and his brothers who died.

Shui Rong looked at his compatriots, disheveled and disheveled, ruined beyond human form, how could he still have the slightest radiance of the previous court?

He couldn't help being angry from his heart, and the evil turned to the guts. He immediately ordered his subordinates to assemble the team and prepare to attack King Geerqin.

When Daiyu heard about this, she immediately sent someone to find Shui Rong.

Seeing Shui Rong coming in, he raised his head and asked, "I heard that the crown prince is here, is it?"

Shui Rong was furious and said: "Yu'er, you don't know how hateful that King Geerqin is!" He didn't care to sit down, stood in front of Daiyu, and told Daiyu what happened to Shui Che in detail.And said: "This hatred must be avenged! Otherwise, where is our brotherhood? How is the court's face? How strong is the country?"

Daiyu beckoned gently, beckoning for Shui Rong to sit down beside her, and ordered Zijuan to serve tea.

She looked at Shui Rong, and said softly: "King Geerqin is really hateful! He must be severely punished."

Shui Rong looked at Dai Yu happily and said with a smile: "Yu'er, I knew that your heart is the same as mine! With your support, this battle will undoubtedly be won."

"Brother Rong, drink tea first. I heard what you said, and I think it is necessary for you to attack King Geerqin. I firmly support you. But, have you thought about how to fight this battle? When is the best time to fight?" Daiyu looked eagerly and asked gently.

"Well, if you rely on the prince for this battle, of course, the sooner the better. If you don't kill King Geerqin quickly, how can the bad breath in the prince's heart be released?" Shui Rong said in his mouth, his eyes were full of anticipation He looked at Daiyu anxiously, hoping that she could give him advice again.

Daiyu stood up, walked in front of Shui Rong, gently held Shui Rong's hand, looked at Shui Rong affectionately and said, "Brother Rong, I have an idea, it's right to say it, please listen to it. If it doesn't suit you Don't be angry, I can say it."

Shui Rong caressed Daiyu's warm and soft little hand, the heroic spirit just now was completely gone, he was like a gentle lamb, holding Daiyu with both hands, resting his chin gently on the top of Daiyu's head, sniffing her hair greedily. A unique fragrance emanating from the silk.

He only heard him say tenderly: "Yu'er, look at what you said, how could I be angry with you? Tell me, please speak quickly, don't make me worry."

"Brother Rong, King Nagerqin is between the imperial court and your hundreds of thousands of troops. If he really wanted to rebel against the imperial court, would he choose this time? Isn't he afraid of being attacked on both sides?" Daiyu asked Shui Rong calmly.

"Here, Yu'er, please continue." Shui Rong's eyes flashed with enthusiasm, encouraging Daiyu to continue.

"According to what we know, the relationship between King Geerqin and the rebels here is not very good. They have old enemies. If King Geerqin rebels against the imperial court at this time, you will trigger hundreds of thousands of troops to attack To attack him, it can only be said that he has helped the rebels a lot. This seems to be somewhat inexplicable." Daiyu picked up the tea, took a sip, put it down, smiled at Shui Rong, and observed Shui Rong's expression.

"Well, Yu'er's analysis is very reasonable. However, the prince's consolation team was indeed surrounded by King Geerqin. According to the prince, Geerqin killed them and did not intend to leave anyone alive." Shui Rong blinked his eyes, filled with righteous indignation, and said bitterly.

Daiyu lowered her head, gently stroking the braid in front of her with her two small hands, twirling the ends of her hair around her fingers, pondering for a while, then quietly said: "Brother Rong, you have reached a critical point. "

"Yu'er, please tell me, why did King Geerqin want to kill the prince so desperately?" Shui Rong was asking Daiyu on the surface, but actually asking himself.

"Good question! Brother Rong, if the prince is really killed by King Geerqin and no one is left alive, do you think King Geerqin will admit that he killed the prince? If the prince is really gone, Who in the capital will benefit the most?" Daiyu still lowered her head, twirling her hair with her fingers, and softly asked Shui Rong.

Shui Rong was silent for a while, then replied: "If the prince is really gone, the person in the capital who benefits the most should be King Yi. Because he is the oldest and his mother is the current queen, he can also be regarded as the son of the eldest son." That's right, the old rule of "establishing a heir and not establishing an elder" in the past will not work for him. According to my observation, that Yi Wang seems to be weak on the surface, but in fact it is not the case at all. "

Daiyu raised her chin and smiled at Shui Rong: "That's right! Brother Rong really hit the spot. I heard from Xiugu that the grandfather of the Seventh Prince was King Geerqin, and the Seventh Prince has always been with him. King Yi has a good relationship, is there some hidden conspiracy in it?"

Shui Rong suddenly patted his forehead, and said with a smile: "Yu'er! You are really my star! After your analysis, I understand everything. Yu'er, how do we deal with this matter now?"

Daiyu's eyes sparkled, she looked at Shui Rong and said with a smile: "How do I know anything? Brother Rong didn't lead others to talk about it."

"Good Yu'er, it's rare that you are so proud of yourself. Please, tell me, what should we do best now?" Shui Rong came over with a smile, put his hands on Daiyu's shoulders, and smiled at the corners of his eyes and brows, shaking Daiyu. Yu asked.

"Okay, you're about to knock him out, even if he thought of some good idea, you'll knock him out of it." Daiyu gave Shui Rong a coquettish look.

Shui Rong hurriedly withdrew his hands, put them behind his back, and said with a smile, "Yu'er, look, I've already hidden my hands, I don't dare to shake you anymore, let's talk."

Daiyu looked at Shui Rong and said with a smile: "Listening to what you are talking about now, I guess it has been a few days. But we haven't noticed any movement from King Geerqin so far, which means that his goal is to be in the capital." , not here. It is possible that King Geerqin believes that the prince is no longer here. Maybe he has already found a good excuse and is now in the capital. I believe the emperor will handle this matter well, so we might as well pretend If you don’t know, stop with silence and see what’s happening in the capital. If we attack King Geerqin now, it may be to scare the snake, and those hidden foxes in the capital will hide deeper, and it will be difficult to find them in the future Come on. If the rebels here know that we are going to fight King Geerqin, they will definitely take action. If the rebels have a breathing space, the war will be dragged on longer."

Shui Rong scratched his scalp and said with a smile: "Your analysis is completely correct, let's stop calmly and focus on the rebels' side, trying to end the war here as soon as possible. After that, we will turn back and deal with Geer Prince Qin, you bastards."

Daiyu saw that Shui Rong's opinion was completely consistent with her own, so she couldn't help but smiled happily: "Brother Rong's decision is very good, but the prince's heart is hard to calm down, brother Rong needs to resolve it with the prince more."

Shui Che is worthy of being the crown prince brought up by the emperor himself. After a little analysis of Shui Rong, he understood King Geerqin's sinister intentions, and offered to ask Shui Rong to conceal the fact that he was still alive. He asked to change into the costume of Shui Rong's guard , pretending to be a water-soluble bodyguard.

Shui Rong said in embarrassment: "This can't be done, you are the prince, if this gets out, what kind of talk will it be like!"

"What's so shameful about that? This is just an expedient measure. A man can bend and stretch. I'm just pretending to be the emperor's brother's bodyguard. Why not?" Shui Che insisted.

Shui Rong refused firmly: "If I say no, then I won't. You are the prince, the future emperor, and you are just pretending. I don't feel comfortable watching it. Let me think about it again, how can I allow you to come and go freely in the army? And unobtrusive."

"Report!" A call came from outside the big tent, Shui Rong hurriedly pushed Shui Che behind him, and shouted, "Come in!"

It turned out that Li Yuanba, the second leader of the rebel army, sent a secret messenger to tell Shui Rong that he had killed the leader of the rebel army and was willing to surrender and submit to the court.

I hope that Shui Rong can fulfill the promise he made to the family members of the rebels and protect his family and all the tribesmen from death.

After hearing this, Shui Rong said very happily: "Let the envoy come in quickly, I have something to ask."

Shui Rong turned his head and glanced at Shui Che, smiled and said, "There is no limit to the road, I have a good idea, please sit in the tent for now."

Shui Che nodded with a smile, and just sat down behind the tent when the rebel envoy arrived.

Seeing Shui Rong, the rebel envoy knelt down respectfully and kowtowed, and told Shui Rong the whole story.

It turned out that Li Yuanba, the second leader of the rebel army, knew that Lin Daiyu had rescued his two sons by the Yellow River, and released him and his family members.

He was secretly grateful, but he couldn't show it.

Later, after listening to the family members who were sent back, some clansmen felt that everyone was living a good life, but it was the big leader who insisted on leading them to invade the border, burning, killing, looting, and doing all kinds of evil, which angered the court. The army attacked him, and this war was really on his side.

Now that I have lost the battle and fled to this mountain nest, the court not only released the captured family members back, but also gave the family members enough food to eat on the road. They are really a teacher of benevolence and righteousness.

Seeing that the cold winter was coming, the grain and grass were seized by the imperial army again.

If you keep your eyes closed and follow the big leader to confront the imperial army, if you continue to resist, even if you are not beaten to death by the imperial army, you will be frozen to death and starved to death.

Everyone was thinking in their hearts: It is better to surrender to the court as soon as possible, maybe they can save their lives.

Li Yuanba, the second leader of the rebel army, saw that everyone wanted to surrender and wanted to return to the court.

He looked at his two very cute sons with thick heads and tiger brains, and then looked at his elderly parents. In this mountain nest, they were short of food and clothing.

He knew that if he continued to resist, he would die, and he would bring his relatives to die with him.

After thinking about it, he felt that there was no need to sacrifice himself and his family for the sake of the big leader and his elder brother's ambition to be a king.

Besides, even if the big leader, his big brother wins and becomes the king of Dabai Gao Kingdom, what can he do to himself?You can imagine how he treats his parents.

I remember that day, when I was completely defeated by the imperial army and retreated hastily, I really wanted to take my parents, wife and children with me, but my eldest brother stared and said: "A man, if you want to do a great cause, you can't be like ordinary people. "

According to his thinking, it is very likely that he wanted to kill those old and weak women and children, and he was firmly against it, so he agreed to let those old and weak women and children hide in Helan Mountain.

These old and weak women and children include parents who gave birth to him and him, wives who accompany him day and night, and children connected by his own blood.

When the catastrophe came, the big leader ignored his big brother and was only willing to lead the people who could work for him to escape.

People who don't care about their parents, will they treat their brothers well in the future?

Thinking of this, the second leader, Li Yuanba, no longer had the heart to resist the water soluble army.