Tibetan beads

Chapter 285 Take You Home
Arriving at Duke Zhao's mansion, Yanling got off the horse, threw the reins to the porter, and jumped up the steps in two steps at a time.

"Xiao Er!" A familiar voice came from the front of the hall.

Yan Ling looked up, and it was indeed Yan Cheng standing there, running over with a happy face: "Brother!"

The two brothers hadn't seen each other for more than half a year. When Yan Ling arrived in front of him, he still didn't hold back and threw himself on him.

Yan Cheng was staggered by him and almost lost his footing.

"Hey, keep it up!"

Yan Ling gave him a firm hug before letting go and asking, "Brother, why are you here?"

"Come and see you!" Yan Cheng looked at him with a smile, and reached out to touch the top of his head, "It seems to have grown taller."

"It's just a little bit taller." Yanling asked impatiently, "How is the family? Is father's injury healed? How is mother these days?"

"Everything is fine. Father was only slightly injured, and he has been fine for a long time. Mother is fine, just thinking about you."

Yan Ling was relieved, and while pulling him in, he muttered and complained: "Brother, don't write a letter first if you want to come, so I can prepare in advance. There is nothing now, even the yard has to be called They are now tidying up..."

Yan Chengren let him pull him into the house to sit down, and said: "What do you need to prepare when you go back to your own home? Just tidy up casually, anyway, I won't be staying soon."

What this means is...

Yan Ling hurriedly asked: "Brother, what are you doing here? It's fine if I'm trapped in the capital alone, but you come too, just in case..."

"Don't worry." Yan Cheng patted his arm reassuringly, "Father called me here, it's time to pick you up."

Yan Ling was stunned: "But Your Majesty..."

"Father has already made arrangements." Yan Cheng finished his short answer, and then turned to laughing, "You have had a wonderful six months, and you have messed up the entire harem."

Yan Ling rarely showed embarrassment: "It's not all my fault, in fact, many things are..."

"Miss Xu San planned it?" Yan Cheng said.

Yan Ling nodded, showing off, and said cheerfully: "She foiled King Duan's plot on the first day she came to the capital. At that time, King Duan secretly bought the servants of the East Palace before he showed his feet, trying to create a conspiracy. The Crown Prince was planted in an accident by the startled horse, but the startled horse killed her, and the prince was rewarded instead. Later, when King Duan was exposed, we found out that he was the mastermind."

"Also, Yu Chong harbored evil intentions, and it was she who designed him to confront King Duan. Later, she used this incident to get rid of Yu Chong and planted it on King Duan..."

Yan Cheng listened to him with a smile. In fact, these things had been briefly mentioned in the letter, but it was difficult to go into details. Only now did he know that Miss Xu San had arranged so many things.

Yanling hadn't seen her family for a long time, and she kept a lot of things in her heart. After finally meeting her eldest brother, she eagerly wanted to share those things with him.

He twittered until Duan Wang was imprisoned, and finally stopped to drink tea.

Yan Cheng looked at his ecstatic expression, and said slowly: "Xiao Er, didn't you notice one thing?"

"what?"

Yan Cheng said: "Yu Chong was murdered because of his evil intentions. King Duan wanted to usurp the throne and was imprisoned. Now that the imperial power has returned to His Majesty's hands, the chaos in the capital has gradually stopped and the situation is stable. What good does this do for us?"

Yan Ling was stunned: "Brother..."

"When you came to the capital that day, one was forced by the situation, and the other was that you wanted to find out the bottom line, rather than asking you to help stabilize the situation."

Yan Ling was not convinced, and said: "Brother, we dealt with Yu Chong because he intended to murder his father! With someone like Yu Chong provoking His Majesty, how many troubles will arise and how many people will be harmed? This is also for ourselves!"

"Yes, but he is far away in the capital, what can he do to us?" Yan Cheng said indifferently, "The emperor's order can't enter Guanzhong, at most he is under some pressure on the surface."

Without waiting for Yan Ling to retort, he continued: "Let's talk about King Duan, you help His Majesty eliminate the rebels, what will we learn from you in the future? A Ling, these things you have done seem to have solved the immediate crisis, but the follow-up will lead to the opposite direction." For us, the gain outweighs the gain.”

Yan Ling frowned when he heard this, and couldn't help saying: "That's not the case. Whether it's Yu Chong or Duan Wang, they are making waves in Beijing. In the final analysis, it is the common people who are unlucky! Father said that the world is not fair, so we have to make peace .If we allow them to mess up the court for our own self-interest, what is the difference from rebellious officials and thieves? I killed Yu Chong, not because I wanted to be Yu Chong!"

"Talking like a child again." Yan Cheng showed displeasure, "Only when the world is at peace can the common people live a good life. In order to achieve the goal, sacrifices are inevitable in the process. You seem to have saved them from a disaster today. But it will delay the time, which will make more people suffer."

Yan Ling shook her head: "Brother, you are sophistry. No one is sacrificed for granted, and the life in front of us should be saved. This time can be treated indifferently, then there will be a next time, and there will be a next time. Faith is not established, the so-called peace The world is empty talk, so there is no way to talk about saving more people."

Yan Cheng only said a few words, but was interrupted by his long speech one after another, and couldn't help being annoyed: "Are you accusing elder brother of being cold-blooded and heartless?"

"That's not what I meant." Yan Ling lowered her tone, "I just can't just sit and watch them conspiring to make trouble, and there will be rivers of blood when the time comes."

Seeing him like this, Yan Cheng's attitude also softened: "You, you have been so soft-hearted since you were a child, what will you do when you march and fight in the future? Haven't you heard that compassion does not command soldiers?"

"It's two different things." Yanling lowered her head and whispered, "On the battlefield, you are the enemy, so naturally you can't be merciful. But every life of the common people is precious. Brother, you also taught me that life is at stake. "

Hearing this, Yan Cheng's expression softened.When he was the director of the government office, this kid wanted to play with him to death. It happened that some people sued the gentry to seize the people's land.

Still, he wanted to make a point.

"Xiao Er, aren't you worried that the imperial power will be stable, and we will end up with nothing in the end?"

Yan Ling raised his head and said seriously: "Brother, I have never thought of being a nobleman. Everything that our Yan family has done today is to preserve the hope of peace in the troubled times. If the world is peaceful, so what if you bow your head and bow down as a minister?" ? When that day really comes, we can only say that the destiny is not with us, so there is no pity."

He paused, and then said, "I don't think father will force it."

Yan Cheng sighed silently, and finally patted his head: "I'll talk about this later, and now I'll find a way to get you back. As long as you stay in Beijing, father will be restless."

Yan Ling was both happy and worried: "Then if I leave, Miss Xu San..."

"Do you think Governor Xu won't make arrangements?" Yan Cheng smiled, "Once the limelight passes, the Xu family will definitely find a reason to take her back. Your Majesty has no fear of the Xu family. As long as their attitude is good enough, they will naturally be able to leave Beijing."

Only then did Yan Ling laugh, and pulled him and said, "Brother, you've worked hard on your long journey, and I'll cleanse you up tonight!"

Yan Cheng poked him: "It's only now that I think of catching up with the wind, you little heartless!"

(End of this chapter)