lcionline Chapter 386 Who do you see through my eyes?
Chapter 386 Who do you see through my eyes?
She didn’t feel it just now because there were so many people around, but now that she has calmed down and thinks back on it, Ye Xinran still feels that the dream was extremely terrifying.
Why is my body controlled?
Looking at Xiao Huaian’s expression, it seemed as if he saw the shadow of another person in his own eyes, so who did he see?
After traveling through time for so long, it was the first time she felt such fear.
Ye Xinran felt a headache and pressed her fingers on her temples, applying gentle pressure.
The door of Fan Qingzhou's room suddenly opened, and Ding Qiao helped Fan Qingzhou walk out of the room.
Every time after taking a bath, Fan Qingzhou would feel sore all over.
Ding Qiao had just finished massaging her master's legs in the room.
Seeing Ye Xinran sitting there in a daze, Ding Qiao quickly asked, "Master, are you awake?"
"Ah."
Ye Xinran answered absentmindedly.
Seeing that she looked upset, Fan Qingzhou also asked, "What's wrong? Are you upset by those fools?"
Ye Xinran shook her head.
Seeing Fan Qingzhou, she suddenly thought of something and asked, "Master, when the Xiao family was in trouble, were there any elders in Huai'an?"
"Why do you suddenly ask about this?"
Fan Qingzhou was stunned for a moment.
During this period of time, no one mentioned what happened back then. Fan Qingzhou thought that everyone was deliberately avoiding talking about it.
"Nothing, I just thought that since I will be returning to the capital soon, if Huai'an has any relatives in the Northern Frontier, should I bring them to the capital as well?"
Fan Qingzhou sighed, "Huai'an may not have told you in detail about what happened back then, and there really aren't many people from the Xiao family left here.
But in the capital..."
Fan Qingzhou hesitated for a second before finally saying, "Forget it. He really doesn't have any relatives left."
"Oh!"
Ye Xinran nodded.
Maybe it was just a dream and I was overthinking it.
The next day, she found another video of corn from planting to harvesting, and asked Zhao Yun to bring people to watch it.
With yesterday's experience, everyone has become much more accepting of mobile phones and reads much faster.
Half a month later, Xiao Huaian returned to Xueyue City.
All matters that needed to be dealt with in the northern border have come to a temporary end. King Rui has assembled his troops and is preparing to return to the capital.
Chuyi brought other brothers to see Xiao Huaian off.
There are fifteen people, from the first to the fifteenth. These are the names given to them by General Qi when he took them in.
During the past six months in Northern Frontier, Xiao Huaian was both his superior and his elder brother.
In just a blink of an eye, General Qi is gone, Fifteen left, and now, Xiao Huaian is also about to leave Northern Frontier. Everyone feels unhappy.
"Chuyi, now that you are the deputy general, remember to get along well with the new General Lu."
Xiao Huaian instructed him.
"Don't worry, Boss. We are already familiar with General Lu, and he is a nice guy."
Lu Qi was also one of the deputy generals brought by King Rui this time. This time when he came to Northern Xinjiang, he arranged both deputy generals here. For King Rui, this had never happened before.
He was unwilling to get involved in too many political affairs, and even more so did not want to arouse the emperor's suspicion, so he rarely took the initiative to intervene in the court's personnel selection.
But this time, he saw with his own eyes how hard the people of Northern Xinjiang lived and how sad the soldiers of Northern Xinjiang lived, and he decided not to stand idly by.
History cannot be repeated, and the blood of soldiers cannot be shed in vain.
Things in the capital have not been dealt with yet, so he must let someone he trusts take the initiative in the northern border.
Lu Qi is good at deploying troops and his methods of fighting the enemy are often unconventional, which is very similar to Xiao Huaian's previous style.
King Rui arranged him here because he knew that he would quickly gain recognition from the soldiers in the Northern Frontier.
……
While Xiao Huaian was talking to his brothers, Lu Qi was also saying goodbye to King Rui on the other side.
“This time I’m leaving you in Xixia Mountain as a general so that you can guard the first line of defense in the northern border.
You must remember that your mission is to ensure that the barbarians cannot enter Xueyue City. If you have any problems, you should discuss them with Zhao Yun.
As for the imperial court, ignore any news that is unfavorable to you.
If you really have to, I have no objection to you ceding territory and exercising self-government."
"Your Majesty, be careful with your words!"
Lu Qi was shocked. If any civil servant in the court heard this, they would report it to the emperor, saying that Prince Rui was plotting treason.
"I know you."
King Rui continued, "So I give you such an important task. I want you to ensure peace in the northern border area for at least ten years."
"Don't worry, Prince Rui!"
Lu Qi also said very seriously: "I will definitely live up to King Rui's expectations of me. Within ten years, I will ensure that not even a single toe of the barbarians can set foot on our Daliang land."
"I feel relieved when you say that."
King Rui patted Lu Qi on the shoulder.
……
On the other hand, Xiao Huaian also gave a lot of instructions to Chuyi and the others.
"I will respect General Lu as much as I respect you, Boss. As long as he gives the order, we will ensure that it is carried out immediately."
"Since the boss has said so, we will definitely follow General Lu's lead in the future!"
Xiao Huaian nodded, "From now on, the safety of the Northern Frontier will depend on you all."
"Boss, remember to write to us when you return to the capital. Don't let us worry."
Chuyi warned.
"Boss, please come back and visit us when you have time."
Little Fourteen was also very reluctant to leave.
Xiao Huaian touched Fourteen's head and said, "Don't worry, I will come back to see you on the anniversary of General Qi and Fifteen's death."
"Then remember to bring some more jerky for Fifteen!"
Fourteen wiped his eyes.
Chu Er also said sadly: "The thing that Shi Wu missed most before he died was the dried meat that his brothers owed him.
If I had known this would happen, I would have stayed up all night to find a wild boar in the mountains and made some dried meat for him to eat.
We sent the dried meat to his grave yesterday, but we don’t know if he likes it or whether he can eat it.
Boss, the dried meat in Beijing must be better than here, remember to bring some back for Fifteen."
The other people also became sad after hearing this.
Xiao Huaian nodded: "Got it, when I come back, I will definitely bring back a lot of dried meat and let Fifteen choose for himself."
……
When we were about to leave, time seemed to pass especially quickly.
No matter how reluctant you are, the day to leave has finally arrived.
King Rui led his troops out of Xueyue City, heading southwest and moving quickly towards the capital.
What was different from the time they came here was that this time they did not choose a small path away from the crowd, but took the official road instead.
The people of Daliang all knew the news of the recovery of the northern border. When they saw the team passing by, they lined the streets to welcome them and prepared water and steamed buns to express their gratitude to these soldiers.
There were more than 10,000 people when they came, but only less than 7,000 were left when they left. Everyone felt unhappy.
But after hearing the voices of the people, everyone still felt that it was all worth it.
That night, they found a dilapidated temple to rest. After running around for so long, they finally had a place that could shelter from the wind and rain.
After dinner, Prince Rui and Xiao Huaian got together for a rare chat by the fire.
"What are your plans for returning to Beijing this time?"
King Rui asked.
"Planning?" Xiao Huaian curled his lips, "Of course I am waiting for the emperor to promote me to a higher position."
"I thought you wouldn't mind this!"
King Rui looked at Xiao Huaian's profile reflected by the firelight.
"Why not?"
Xiao Huaian looked at the starry sky outside through the cracks in the ruined temple.
"I don't want to be a fish at the mercy of others anymore. I want to be the cook holding the knife."
"Will you attack the emperor?"
King Rui asked.
Xiao Huaian retracted his gaze and looked at King Rui, "If I say yes, will you attack me?"
The two looked at each other, trying to see from the other's eyes how sincere the words they were saying were.
After a while, it was King Rui who looked away first.
"After so many years, how come you are still like a sharp steel knife? Not only have you not become smoother, but you have become thinner and sharper."
Xiao Huaian closed his eyes, hiding the sharpness in his eyes, and said, "Prince Rui may have seen it wrong."
“I can answer your question just now. As a prince of the court, I cannot watch the government fall into chaos.
So, if you really want to harm the emperor, I won’t agree.”
Xiao Huaian said softly: "I guessed you would say that.
But, Your Majesty, do you really think that the government is not in chaos now?"
King Rui didn't say anything.
Xiao Huaian continued, "The prince left his two capable lieutenants in the northern border. Do you know what the emperor will think of you? When the border is in danger, you are a capable general of the court. When the danger is over, you may become a person who disrupts the court order in the blink of an eye.
Your Majesty must have seen this kind of thing many times, why do you still need me to remind you?"
"How do you know that I didn't think about these issues when I did these things?"
King Rui raised his hand and flicked the sparks from the fire.
"Since I dared to place them there, I must have had a plan in mind."
"How long can the prince protect the Northern Frontier? Ten years? Or fifteen years?
When the prince passes away, can he arrange everything properly? "
Xiao Huaian's words were very impolite.
If it were someone else, he might even lose his life.
But Prince Rui didn't seem to care at all.
"You are so confident. Do you have a better idea?"
Xiao Huaian looked at King Rui again, his eyes shining frighteningly.
“Of course, this kind of thing must be solved at the source.
If you want justice in the court, you need a good emperor!"
Xiao Huaian revealed everything about himself.
He was betting that King Rui would definitely stand on his side.
Of course, Xiao Huaian is not a reckless man.
He knew the relationship between Prince Rui and the Emperor, and he also knew that the Emperor had been very accommodating to Prince Rui in recent years.
These would make Prince Rui naturally choose to stand on the side of the emperor.
However, the trauma of the Northern Frontier has not yet healed, and the fact that King Rui left Zhao Yun and the other man in the Northern Frontier shows that the scale in his heart has become skewed.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xiao Huaian needs to pull King Rui to his side.
At least, you won’t become your enemy!
“The better emperor you are talking about, is it you yourself?
Regardless of whether you are suitable for that position, my Daliang's century-old foundation cannot be destroyed in my hands."
King Rui still refused.
Xiao Huaian smiled, "Who said it was me!
The Chen family's Daliang is still the Chen family's, but I just want to choose a competent and wise ruler from those termite-like wastes!"
"Who are you talking about?"
King Rui narrowed his eyes.
Among Emperor Yongfeng's sons, he really couldn't see which one could be a wise ruler.
This is also the reason why he has been determined not to take sides over the years - in fact, he doesn't like any of them.
“I’m afraid that several princes are no longer able to survive.
But if you look further down, maybe there is something suitable?"
Xiao Huaian meant something.
"You mean, the emperor's grandchildren?"
This actually surprised King Rui.
He has been in the capital for so many years, but he has never noticed any grandson of the emperor with the appearance of an emperor. Xiao Huaian has been away from the capital for so long, what does he know?
Xiao Huaian seemed to have guessed what King Rui was thinking, and smiled and said, "King Rui, don't be nervous. I don't have my eyes on any of the grandchildren. It's just that the princes are not capable of great use, and the grandchild is still young. If King Rui is willing to teach him carefully, he will definitely become a wise ruler!"
"Is this also the reason why you insisted on bringing your master to the capital?"
King Rui suddenly thought of it.
Although Fan Qingzhou was a wanderer, he was also a top scorer in the imperial examination.
At that time, he won the first place in both civil and military examinations, and was the most famous person for a time. He was also the emperor's favorite imperial tutor.
It’s just that Fan Qingzhou is too arrogant and conceited, and he doesn’t take the mere imperial teacher seriously at all.
After teaching the princes for a few days, he resigned, saying that he was in poor health, and returned to his hometown.
Later, the emperor heard that he had gone to the northern border to teach the Xiao family's children, and he complained to Prince Rui.
If I had known this would happen, I should not have let Fan Qingzhou leave.
Now that Xiao Huaian has such an idea, I'm afraid you have already persuaded Fan Qingzhou to come out of retirement.
"King Rui should have heard about my master's character."
Xiao Huaian replied, "He will never teach anyone he doesn't like. If King Rui thinks that a certain grandson is smart enough, he can introduce him to the master."
King Rui wanted to take back what he had just said.
Xiao Huaian is indeed more smooth now than he was a few years ago.
If you are not careful, you will fall into the pit he has dug.
If he selected the imperial grandson and introduced him to Fan Qingzhou, wouldn't he become the mastermind of the treason?
Besides, he really didn't have any good candidates.
"If Mr. Fan is really interested, you can choose for yourself after you return to the capital."
In the end, King Rui did not reject Xiao Huaian's request.
If you don't refuse, it means you have acquiesced.
Xiao Huaian suppressed his surprise and said, "If Master has a suitable candidate, I will definitely tell King Rui."
The two reached an agreement.
What Xiao Huaian said today is actually what King Rui has been considering all along.
If it were in the past, he might not have thought so far for Daliang.
After all, life is only a few decades long, and we cannot control what happens after our death while we are still alive.
But now that Chen Rui's health has just recovered, how to let Chen Rui continue to live his current life after his death has become a problem he must consider.
So he felt that Xiao Huaian was right, Daliang really needed a wise ruler.