Spring and autumn

"Xiaoguang, why is it you?" Jin You squinted his eyes and looked again and again, still unable to hide his shock, "You... Didn't you die on the way to Fuzhou?"

Jin Guang was taken aback for a moment, and immediately understood the meaning of the words, so he said with a wry smile: "It turns out that Zhao Xu told my brother that..."

One sentence made Jin You think and think again, and stared at Jin Guang again as if suddenly realized, seeing that his face was morbidly pale, and he was so thin that he was about to sag, it seemed that he was different from the younger brother in his impression.Jin You hurriedly got down from the seat, almost stumbled over, and reached out to hold his shoulder, which was so skinny that his hands were so skinny, Jin You frowned, and asked, "Xiaoguang, why did you become like this?" ?”

"Maybe I should have been intercepted and killed on the way to Fuzhou, but thanks to the slain men who protected me, I escaped unharmed." The wry smile gradually dissipated. Calm remained, "It was Zhao Xu who personally led the men to hunt me down. I rushed out of Bingling Pass, and everyone around me died in battle. I crossed no-man's land and arrived at Chu State alone. Fortunately, I was rescued by Zhong Yue."

The calm tone still made Jin You terrified. It turned out that when he was trapped in this royal city, the only younger brother was experiencing life and death disasters, which he did not expect and could not prove.Jin You cast a grateful glance at Jiang Chun who was on the side. Jiang Chun pursed his lips and lowered his head lightly. He pulled his robe and stood up. Just in case, and to let the two brothers have a good talk, he bowed first. Get out of the hall.

Pushing open the hall door and standing on the porch, I saw someone coming at the door from a distance, but the guard at the door couldn't stop him, and the man dressed as a general barged in, because Jiang Chun guarded the door and didn't mean to let it go , had no choice but to hold the sword and stand still under the high steps.

Jiang Chun's indifferent expression didn't change at all, only the people under the steps bowed their hands casually and shouted: "Wei Fan, the right master of the state of Jin, begs to see His Majesty the Son of Heaven on behalf of the Duke of Jin!"

"Your Majesty is asleep, please talk about it tomorrow if you have anything to do." Jiang Chun replied indifferently.

"Who are you? Duke Jin really has something important to do. If it is delayed, can you afford it?"

Threatening if he fails to seek a meeting, the method of seeking to see the emperor is still the same as his own, except that Jin Guang is inside, this is a major event that must not be revealed.Jiang Chun smiled contemptuously, and reported his identity: "The widow is the king of Qi, if he really delayed Duke Jin's important affairs, the widow should personally plead guilty at the alliance meeting."

He hadn't seen the new king of Qi yet, Wei Fan was taken aback by this narrow encounter, he hurriedly saluted respectfully and said with a smile: "I don't know Duke Qi is here, please forgive the foreign minister's abruptness."

"Since you know it's abrupt, then back off." Jiang Chun didn't want to talk to him any more.

Wei Fan had no intention of retreating at all, instead he continued to ask boldly: "The Emperor's Guard is actually a group of incompetent people, do you need to trouble Duke Qi to guard the gate in person so early?"

Is this trying to trap him?After several twists and turns, Jiang Chun also learned to argue with others without changing his face: "The first Duke of Qi State has just passed away, and His Majesty Lao is thinking about sending envoys to express his condolences. As the heir, I should serve Your Majesty with this."

"I'm afraid it's not repayment, but blackmailing the emperor!" Wei Fan suddenly raised his voice and said, holding his head up without fear of Qi Gong's majesty. There is a mistake. Sure enough, Duke Qi has no faith, and he is holding the emperor in the forbidden area, is he planning to make a fortune at the alliance meeting?"

"Did Duke Jin do too little to hold the Son of Heaven!" Jiang Chun scolded angrily, not only as an attack on himself, but also as an injustice for his brother Ziming, "How did Duke Jin come to power? General, you must be aware of it, right? The world has not discussed it together, so it should be peaceful and happy. The emperor opened the alliance to reconcile the four kingdoms. Provoking disputes between the Qi and Jin countries, and calling the widowed one disloyal and unrighteous, are you preparing to reject the emperor's kindness and meet in battle at Qingmu Pass!"

Although this Duke of Qi is young, his ability is not small. Wei Fan was a little taken aback. After all, he didn't want to force him into the emperor's bedroom. who.The new Duke of Qi has not yet shown his strong ambitions, so who would go to meet a puppet emperor in such a mysterious way?

Wei Fan was sure about this matter, but Zhao Xu couldn't figure it out. It was clear that Xun Hui couldn't find anything even if he went looking for it. Zhao Xu almost believed that Jin Guang had died on the way.But Wei Fan always had a little bit of disbelief, he let him go by himself, and if he dared to let him go under Zhao Xu's nose, he must have confidence in Jin Guang.Although he occupies the position of the right master of the Jin Kingdom, he has always cherished his old master. Although Zhao Xu has no choice but to be in the position, he is not honorable after all. However, if this conspiracy is uncovered, the world will definitely be in chaos.

This was something Wei Fan didn't want to see, but he was too weak to stop it.On the way here, he also tried to find a way to let Jiang Chun, who might be in the same camp, understand his thoughts, but he still didn't dare to speak out.Hidden conflicts of interests will always blind people's eyes. After all, he can't trust anyone now—even Xun Hui, who has always been in the same camp, has gradually alienated him because Zhao Xu gave him the position of Master Right up.

After thinking about it, it seemed that he should stay dormant until Jinguang himself broke through the fog. Wei Fan saluted the angry Jiang Chun, turned and left without saying a word.

Some couldn't understand the loneliness of his back, Jiang Chun clenched his fists and looked back at the closed palace door.

The turmoil outside the hall made the inside dare not speak. He listened nervously to Jiang Chun's successful rejection of the visitor. After relaxing, Jin Guang couldn't sit still and leaned forward. Jin You hurriedly reached out to catch him, just as he was being gently When I hugged her into my arms, I could no longer control the tears that welled up in my eyes.

"Xiao Guang..." His tears wiped carelessly on his robe, and Jin You felt great pain in his heart.

During the past three months of living in Chu State, and then transferred to Qi State, Jin Guang has always been nervous and kept a high degree of vigilance.He is relying on his backbone to survive, and his mental fragility cannot be exposed to anyone - Boqiu and Zhongyue are friends, and it is not their obligation to take him in for the sake of friendship; Mi Feng is his How can he talk to a woman who loves him deeply about the details that may die at any time?Mentally fragile, no one can say.But only his elder brother was different, his elder brother was the only family member, and it was also the purpose of his enduring like this. His tense nerves finally relaxed, and he was finally able to cry in his elder brother's arms.

Facing this younger brother who "resurrected from the dead", Jin You also shed tears. There are some things that only he knows, and these things are now pressed in his heart like a huge rock, and strong guilt occupies the whole emotion. , as a failed Duke of Jin, he not only felt sorry for the people caught in the war, but he was most sorry for this younger brother.

"Xiaoguang, you have suffered..." Jin You's voice trembled, telling his guilt, "All this is my fault..."

Jin Guang sobbed and couldn't answer, slowly raised his head from Jin You's arms, didn't wipe his tears, just stared at his brother with tears on his face and eyes full of tears.

"I inherited the Taiping of the Jin Kingdom, but I failed to keep it. Only now do I understand that a king cannot have love. I just love Hua Ji and I don't want to provoke border disputes. I can't delegate power. After three months, I will never get it back." Jin You suddenly said this for no reason, and Jin Guang was stunned when he heard it, "Do you know why you haven't seen me for almost two years? I can't bear to How can you not see you when you are sealed off to other places? Zhao Xu stopped all my summons for you."

This was something he had never heard of before. It turned out that two years ago, his elder brother had been gradually dismissed, and in the end he couldn't even see his own younger brother.Jin Guang also began to feel guilty, because he complained to his brother because he didn't know before.

Jin You sighed, and continued: "He monopolized the power alone, although he did not do anything harmful to the people, but the nobles in the public office were like the meat on his chopping board, and I have not stepped out since then. Passing the palace ban, the palace ban was blocked by the Prime Minister's Guards, and I couldn't even deliver letters to the outside world. I also tried to unite with Wei Fan, the general of the imperial guards who thought he was a confidant, to resist, but on the night of the uprising, Wei Fan actually turned against him, and the matter was suppressed Be strict, I'm afraid even you don't know, right?"

This is something I really don’t know. Wei Fan actually turned against him. It shouldn’t be. He was the one who let him out of the Bingling Pass. Which side is this person on... Jin Guang thought about it again and again but couldn’t figure it out, so he was at a loss Looking at his elder brother, he asked, "I only know that General Wei was released as the guard of Bingling Gate the year before last. Could it be because of this incident?"

"Probably." Jin You affirmed, "Although he turned against him, after all, I instigated him to turn against him. Probably Zhao Xu had suspicions about him, so he let him go."

Although he was suspicious, he didn't mention it.It seems that the year before last was really a year of great changes. Jin Guang suddenly remembered something, and asked further: "Then the year before last, Yang'er's death and Hua Ji's sudden death were also related to Zhao Xu?"

Mentioning this matter, Jin You suddenly fell silent, got up and went out the window to look and look again, and came back after making sure there was no one there, and said in a low voice: "The reason why I have lived until now is to entrust this secret to someone I trust. People. Even Wei Fan betrayed me, and the only person I can trust is you, Xiaoguang. If you hadn’t made a Zhongyi agreement with Duke Qi to bring you here, this secret would really be sealed forever.”

Seriously?Jin Guang frowned and looked at his brother suspiciously.

Jin You sat down next to him and leaned over, whispering something in his ear that shocked him.

"Both of them are not dead."