Chapter 24: Prelude (2)

Where there is light, there must be darkness, some people want to fight with them, some people want to keep their position, and some people want to seize power.

What Bao Chun wants is just to keep his vested interests in Qiuci, so the most important thing for him is to ensure his status as the actual ruler of Qiuci, as for whether to call him the King of Qiuci, the Emperor of Qiuci, or the Jiezhong, and the military governor of the Western Regions, Bao Chun actually doesn't care too much, and Bo Chun is very pragmatic.

The reason why he has not agreed to the conditions brought by Duan Ye is mainly because he is afraid that as soon as he enters the court, he will be detained, and everything will be over. As for the prince as a hostage, it is actually easy to do, it is not a question who to appoint as the prince, and the son seems to be a little further behind in relation to the throne.

Although Duan Ye has repeatedly declared that the Great Qin Empire is true to its word, and now His Majesty's benevolence is spread all over the world, and even Murong Chui and Yao Chang can be so trusted, what are you afraid of King Qiuzi? Jiang Yu also repeatedly persuaded Bao Chun, and Bao Chun couldn't say that he was not moved, but if he didn't fight, he was scared by a scholar and obediently entered the court with a few words, and he couldn't turn this corner in his heart.

I was aggrieved, so I had to drink to kill my sorrows, and if I drank, I had to find someone to accompany me, and it was best to be a trustworthy person, so my younger brother Bo Zhen, who had just returned from Khorasan, was found. This good brother has no other interests, he likes to practice martial arts, the long Kong Wu is powerful, nothing to fight with warriors, fight with tigers, wrestle with camels, don't recognize a few words, and he is also very arrogant, but because of this, Bo Chun is a sincere love for this younger brother, what does the younger brother want, the younger brother wants to marry a wife Bo Chun personally said peace, and the younger brother's house is also a good house in Qiuzi City. Bo Chunping was upset, and he was angry in front of his little aunt, so he often came to talk to Bo Zhen. Although Bao Zhen doesn't talk much, he is really a very suitable listener, and every time he complains in front of his younger brother, everything is fine.

After three rounds of drinking, Bo Chun was already half drunk, Bo Zhen was still gobbling up food, seeing his younger brother eating happily, Bo Chun also remembered a lot of things when he was young, happy at that time, carefree at that time, couldn't help sighing, and said: "Good brother, it's really better for you to be the king of turtles, don't you know, my brother became the king of turtles, but now he is forced to be cornered." ”

Bo Chun put down his hand to grab the mutton, wiped his mouth, and said angrily: "Brother, what are you talking about, then Lu Guang Xiao'er, what are you afraid of?" Brother, you have a word, brother, I will also take Lu Guang's head when I go to the soup! ”

Seeing that Bo Zhen was angry, Bo Chun's heart was warm, he was still a brother, and he was a compatriot who could be relied on, but he smiled bitterly and said: "Good brother, don't say that, I'm afraid that in the future, we will have to be ministers in the same palace as Lu Guang." Besides, you can kill Lu Guang, but Qin still has Fu Rong, Liang Cheng, Quan Yi, Dou Chong, and countless soldiers, horses, money and food, we can't beat it. ”

"Then you have to fight too!" Bo Zhen slapped the table, "Can the inheritance passed down from the ancestors still be handed over?" ”

Bao Chun did not reproach him for being rude, in front of this younger brother, Bao Chun can be himself again, and he doesn't have to wear so many masks. "Alas, what if you really fight? The little aunt went to Lu Guang's camp to explore the details, their catapult, a hundred catties of boulders can hit a hundred zhang away, and the steaming earth to build the city is still vulnerable, if you fight down, it is nothing more than the destruction of my turtle country, you and I have become prisoners, what is the benefit of my wife and children? ”

"That'...... Brother, you want to surrender? Bao Zhen was a little dissatisfied.

"It's not a surrender, it's a temporary peace." Bo Chun poured another glass, "Don't I want to fight?" Fight Chechnya, fight Shache, brother, when have I ever been cowardly? But the Han people have a saying, the situation is stronger than people, Lu Guang's 100,000 army is outside, and my Qiuzi is only this number, if we really fight, even if we win, we can't afford to lose, and we will only cheapen those small countries who are watching from the wall. ”

After another drink, the more Bo Chun thought about it, the more reasonable it became, "We don't fight, save our strength, and let Lu Guang fight other countries, the Western Regions are so big, how long will he fight?" If those countries want to follow our example, we will give them no chance to surrender. At that time, after a few big battles, their vitality was exhausted. The Han people's books say that at the end of the strong crossbow, you can't wear Lu Min, and Lu Guangzhen wants to fight from Yanze to Green Ridge, how many people are there in his army? Is there enough food for him? By that time...... Hey, hey, hey, it's time for us to rise and fall! I can't say, we can still dominate the Western Regions! When the time comes, my good brother, when the time comes, Wuzhen, Nandou, donate drugs, Gaochang, and my brother will be sealed to you! How is it, brother, are you happy or not? ”

Bao Zhen was distracted, and suddenly looked at Bo Chun's eager gaze, and then smiled: "Where does my brother dare to afford it, when the time comes, I just hope that my brother will give me the beauty of things, so that my brother can collect taxes on salt tea, so that your good nephew can have a rich inheritance, and it will be satisfied." ”

"Hahahaha." Bo Chun laughed, so the brothers drank cup after cup and drank very happily. Seeing that he was about to get drunk, Bo Chun suddenly asked: "Lu Guang wants me to enter the court, I'm afraid it will be difficult to shirk, at that time, Qiuzi will be handed over to you to supervise the country, and my brother will go to Chang'an, as fast as 8 months, slow as a year, I will definitely come back, if my brother has not come back in two years, you will be the lord of Qiuzi, how about it?" ”

"What are you kidding, brother!" Bo Zhen was furious, "Guizi will always be my brother's, Bo Zhen has been showing my brother the door here, if my brother comes back in ten years, I will wait for ten years, if my brother doesn't come back, Bo Zhen will assist my brother's son." ”

"Good! Good! Good! After saying three good things in a row, Bo Chun drank a glass of wine, and finally got drunk and lay on the table.

Bao Zhen took a sip of wine lightly, thoughtful.

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"Uh, my lord, your arm strength ...... Ahem, the lowly job is to say, you may have been too tired recently, this stone bow, in fact, is not a sharp weapon now, adults still practice the knife technique, the lowly family knife is easier to practice. Duan Ping's face was a little embarrassed.

Duan Ye didn't think it at all, although his arms were counted and his fingers were bleeding, he was still very happy, after all, he basically didn't need to use his hands in the future, and now a stone bow can barely be pulled away, and the arrow can still shoot without missing the target, which is already very good.

"Okay, your family heirloom skills, as long as they can be passed on, they will be taught to the official, and those who can't be passed on, uh, if you need to apprentice, the official will apprentice, and if you can't, forget it." Duan Ye wiped his sweat, and saw Xiao Derivation holding the teapot, cup after cup, drinking interestingly, and couldn't help shouting: "Okay, you derivative, you didn't touch the tea we brought ourselves last time, and you drank it non-stop when the Qiuzi people gave it, what do you mean?" ”

"Cut, such a big person, the bow can't be pulled." Derivation pouted with disdain, but ignored him no more.

Duan Ye blushed slightly, the little monk in front of him was not simple, Duan Ye asked Duan Ping to teach him martial arts, and he said it solemnly, but he really got on the road, only to find that Duan Ye was really good at cooking, Duan Ping was not easy to say in view of the relationship between his superiors and subordinates, and the little derivative couldn't see it, sneering, no good words. Duan Ye couldn't get angry for a while, so he asked Duan Ping to teach him a lesson, but as a result, he actually had a draw with Duan Ping, and Duan Ping kept saying that he would give up. Since then, Duan Ye has been impressed by the little monk.

At this moment, Zhang Meng accompanied Jiang Yu, who was dressed in plain clothes, and Jiang Yu couldn't help but be a little surprised when she saw Duan Ye dressed in a short dress, but at this time, she didn't ask questions, but said: "Lord Duan, please go to the inner hall." ”