In Eastern Xinjiang, on Meng Chang'an's birthday, the Mengzi flag was raised in the sword battalion, looking at the Peizi banner that slowly descended, everyone was silent, they were a little sad and sad, but there was no resistance.

Meng Changan put away the Pei Zi flag, folded it solemnly and seriously, and kept it neat.

"If the sword soldiers go out to fight in the future, they will also hold the Pei Zi banner at the forefront."

Meng Changan commanded, holding the folded banner with both hands and bowing deeply, the entire sword battalion, all the soldiers followed him and bowed neatly, they had already bid farewell to the old general a few years ago, this time, their farewell seemed to be more meaningful.

Meng Changan held the big flag, and he didn't just think of Pei Tingshan in his mind.

At the moment when the generals gave him a birthday gift with the banner of Mengzi, he suddenly had a trance in his mind, and unconsciously thought of the relationship between His Majesty and Pei Tingshan, the first emperor died and Daning had no owner, His Majesty had just rushed to Chang'an, and Pei Tingshan, who was far away in Dongjiang, also rushed to Chang'an, at that time, the news of the death of the first emperor Li Chengyuan had just arrived in Dongjiang not long ago, Pei Tingshan was worried all day, and soon after the old dean sent someone to urgently send the news that the king was about to enter Beijing to Dongjiang, and Pei Tingshan led his troops to leave Dongjiang almost without hesitation.

Pei Tingshan is a military general and a general of Eastern Xinjiang, so people will always forget that he is actually from Yanta Academy and a disciple of the old dean.

People will always ignore that this great general was in the academy with His Majesty back then.

Time will make people ignore a lot of things, and these things that are ignored are not directly related to themselves, but those who are related will never forget that brotherly feeling, that year in the academy, the sixteen-year-old His Majesty learned that the Northern Xinjiang Heiwu Koubian decided to leave the academy, Pei Tingshan didn't say a word, and simply packed his bags and went to the northern Xinjiang with His Majesty.

Since then, a lot has been predestined.

Just like Shen Leng and Meng Changan, when an accident happened at Meng Chang'an's house, he returned to Chang'an with a salute on his back, and many things were already doomed when Shen Leng caught up.

Meng Changan is not a perfect person, he doesn't want to be good to anyone like Shen Leng, he even thinks that Shen Leng's character is not good, too tired, just take the attitude towards women, Meng Changan will not be as single-minded as Shen Leng, he can even be regarded as ruthless, in his heart, military affairs are also above family affairs, he is by no means a qualified husband and a qualified father, but he is definitely a qualified general, but also a qualified brother.

If there is anything in this world that he can't give up, it's just Shen Leng.

Swords in hand.

Meng Changan had only one thought in his heart, since then, with a long knife in his hand, whoever is sorry for Leng Zi, whoever forces Leng Zi to a dead end, he will drive him to a dead end.

Western Xinjiang.

Shen Leng politely said to Modeo, the king of the right sage: "Wait a minute, prince, you can also measure it." ”

He shook the ruler in his hand, and Modeo's body trembled involuntarily.

"No...... No need. ”

Modeo's Adam's apple moved up and down, and his face was extremely ugly: "I don't mean anything else, I ...... Can't afford it. ”

Shen Leng: "What about free?" We just made a big order of 100,000 taels of silver, and I will give you this order. ”

Modeo turned and walked away, not saying a word.

Shen Leng sighed: "This person is a little boring. ”

Chen Ran also sighed: "It's good if you don't scold your mother, what else do you want." ”

After returning to the room, Chen Ran peeled a few carrots, Shen Leng thought while gnawing on the carrots, and he spread out the map: "Yash has a hundred thousand troops in his hands, but at most 80,000 people, and the soldiers available in my hands are about 35,000, Ranzi, if this battle is over, we will have to go back to Dongjiang." ”

"Also, Your Majesty's side can't help you explain, the Eastern Frontier Sailor has been put down for so long."

"It's not."

Shen Leng moved his shoulders: "I want to be a tea master." ”

Chen Ran: "......"

Shen Leng smiled: "I'm sorry I forgot that you already have a wife, and this kind of blow suddenly became no fun." ”

Chen Ran sighed: "I'm also a general, and I can also take my family, but Gao Xiaoyan can't leave Chang'an yet, and I also know that she has too many things to do...... Sometimes I think about it, I'm really sorry for others, and those of us who are soldiers shouldn't have wives. ”

Shen Leng's heart also tightened, Gao Xiaoyan couldn't leave Chang'an because of the sky ticket number, and the sky ticket number was built for him by Lin Luoyu and Mr. Shen, so Gao Xiaoyan and Chen Ran were separated like this, and he felt that it was his responsibility.

"Have you thought about staying in Chang'an in the future?"

He asked.

Chen Ran pouted: "Stay in Chang'an?" Staying with Gao Xiaoxiang every day? I don't ...... Leng Zi, it seems that I am very incompetent. ”

Shen Leng was stunned: "Men are so hypocritical." ”

Not long ago, Lin Luoyu said in front of him that women are really hypocritical.

"How can this be considered hypocrisy?"

Chen Ran said: "If I am not in the army, I don't have my own business, follow Gao Xiaoyan to help in the ticket number, in fact, what can I do, there is more than me in the ticket number, I am not much, I am not a lot, I have no existence value, but you are different, you can't do without me by your side, besides, I can't stand it when I think of people talking behind my back saying that I don't have a serious thing to eat my wife's soft rice, of course, this is also a kind of hypocrisy." ”

Shen Leng gnawed on the carrot, clicked, and said after a while, "Why don't we make a retirement plan for ourselves?" ”

Chen Ran glanced at him: "Are you dreaming?" ”

The emperor appeared in Shen Leng's head, the old dean appeared, Mr. Shen appeared, Concubine Zhen appeared, the second prince appeared, the tea master appeared, the child, and Meng Chang'an, one by one, people kept flashing in his head.

"yes...... That is, dreaming. ”

He got up: "I'm going to the event." ”

It is about a thousand miles away from the western frontier, on the official road, the carriage that looks luxurious stopped, and the messenger who caught up behind handed a letter into the carriage, Han Zhaozhi reached out and took it and opened it to look at it, and then frowned.

Soon after Han Zhaozhi left Chang'an, a lot of rumors suddenly began to appear in the city, saying that Shen Leng was the child born by Concubine Zhen, and His Majesty did not know about it, and also said that Concubine Zhen had never kept women's morals, and hooked up with many people when she was in the palace, saying that any guard in the palace could sleep with her, and also said that the reason why Shen Leng was able to become a general was because Concubine Zhen said good things in front of His Majesty.

These rumors popped up all of a sudden, and soon swept the entire Chang'an, and these words were not passed on when Han Zhaozhi did not leave Chang'an, Han Zhaozhi just left on the front foot, and rumors spread on the back foot.

"How is Your Majesty?"

Han Zhaozhi asked the court lieutenant who delivered the letter.

"Your Majesty has not yet said anything."

"Hmm."

Han Zhaozhi was silent for a moment, and looked at Tingwei who delivered the letter: "Go back and tell Fang Bailu and ask him to see Ye Liuyun, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and listen to Lord Ye's arrangement for the specific instructions." ”

"Yes!"

Tingwei answered, turned around and hurried back to Chang'an.

The second prince sitting opposite Han Zhaozhi didn't speak, he deliberately turned his head sideways and didn't look at Han Zhaozhi, and he didn't even ask what was going on, Han Zhaozhi thought about it and handed the letter to the second prince: "There will always be a lot of disgusting people, lest the world be chaotic." ”

The second prince took the letter and looked at it, and an angry look immediately appeared on his face: "Do these people want to die?" ”

He looked at Han Zhaozhi: "Lord Han, you may speculate who is doing such a disgusting thing behind your back?" ”

He asked

After the sentence, his eyes suddenly flickered, as if he thought of something.

One of the two rumored people is his mother, although he is not his biological mother, but he treats him as his own, Concubine Zhen of course feels what kind of second prince he is, the other is his own master, Shen Leng's status in his heart is not comparable to few people, and there are only a handful of people who can pat in front of Shen Leng in his heart.

"I ......"

Han Zhaozhi opened his mouth and shook his head: "I haven't checked it out yet." ”

In fact, of course he can guess who is behind this person who is spreading gossip in Chang'an, the prince should have felt that he was in danger and was building momentum for himself, the second prince suddenly left Chang'an, and the prince was not stupid, of course he could smell something wrong from it, so he should have thought that his father was going to attack him.

The rumors in Chang'an City are not only Shen Leng and Concubine Zhen, but also Concubine Yi, but they are not mentioned in the letter sent by Fang Bailu to Han Zhaozhi, because Fang Bailu knows that the second prince and Lord Han are together, and there are rumors that the second prince is not His Majesty's child, but was born by Concubine Yi and someone else.

If the prince sits still, is it still the prince taught by the queen?

He is building momentum for himself, first spreading rumors to slander Concubine Zhen and Shen Leng, slandering Concubine Yi and the second prince, the city is full of wind and rain, if the emperor wants to abolish him at this time, he is desperate, no matter how much hope he has to inherit the throne, the prince is the prince after all, if he is not even the crown prince, what is the point of his life?

"It's big brother."

The second prince suddenly said.

Han Zhaozhi's face changed.

"Your Highness...... Probably not. ”

"Don't lie to me, I'm not a kid anymore."

The second prince handed the letter in his hand to Han Zhaozhi, his face no longer had the intense anger just now, but instead there was a kind of sadness, a child who was only thirteen years old had sadness in his eyes, which was a very sad thing in itself.

"My eldest brother has actually treated me very well, since I was a child."

"The minister knows."

"Lord Han, is Shen Leng also my brother?"

"Minister...... I don't know. ”

The second prince let out a long breath: "I read the history books of the previous dynasty, the princes did everything to compete for the throne, at that time my mother told me that the throne was not fought for, but given by my father, if my father felt that who had the ability would naturally choose whom, if my father felt that who was not good, it was useless to fight, and my mother also said that she hoped that I could grow up peacefully and live my life peacefully." ”

The mother he said was not Concubine Zhen, but Concubine Yi.

"Actually, my mother should know a lot of things, but she won't tell me."

He glanced at Han Zhaozhi, and quickly lowered his head: "Lord Han, do people have to face many choices from birth?" Adults have the choices of adults, children have the choices of children, and these choices cannot be escaped at all, and no one can escape them...... Maybe one day I'll be faced with a choice. ”

He thought of his eldest brother, the crown prince Li Changze, and then thought of his own master, Shen Leng.

If one day, this choice is placed in front of him, how should he choose?

"Your Highness."

Han Zhaozhi glanced at the second prince: "Actually, His Royal Highness just said something very right, everyone is faced with a choice, and they can't escape it, but don't forget, there are some choices that we can't sit on the master, and Your Majesty is in charge." ”

The second prince suddenly understood something, and he looked at Han Zhaozhi: "Actually...... The eldest brother is also bitter in his heart. ”

Then he let out a sigh: "But he was wrong, bitterness is bitterness, mistake is wrong." ”

Han Zhaozhi's heart was shocked, he didn't expect the second prince to say such a thing.

The second prince continued: "There are people who are more bitter than him, but they know what is right and wrong. ”

His gaze drifted out of the window: "For example, Shen Leng." ”