Poor family mother and son

Chapter 591

buffer zone?

Chu Qing thought about it seriously, and said: "This...you are right, Donglun is sandwiched between Daxuan and Voss, and if the two countries go to war, Donglun will be a buffer zone."

The old man nodded: "Yes, the former emperor has always regarded the country of Voss as his greatest enemy. The reason is that after the previous emperor expanded the territory and attacked the Donglun Kingdom, he planned to march all the way to the country of Voss;

At that time, the people were in dire straits, and it was in such a triangular entanglement that Emperor Gaozu took the opportunity to destroy the previous dynasty;
After Emperor Gaozu won the world, he did not take all of Donglun Kingdom as his own, but stationed some forces along Jizhou. It should be said that half of the current Jizhou belongs to the original Donglun Kingdom;
Then take gentle measures against the East Lun Kingdom, win them over, and use a lot of national power to resist and guard against the Voss Kingdom. Therefore, Daxuan has enjoyed peace for more than 100 years;
However, Voss has always been the scourge of my publicity. The hidden guard team established during the Gaozu period has one more branch than the previous dynasty-Secret Guards, which were inserted into the East Lun Kingdom and the Voss Kingdom to monitor their movements;

When Emperor Gaozu seized the country, the treasury of the previous dynasty had already been exhausted, and Emperor Gaozu redoubled his efforts, and the treasury had been insufficient;
The biggest hidden danger of Daxuan is not the neighboring East Lun Kingdom, but the Voss Kingdom. They have a vast territory, excellent horses, and sturdy people;

Therefore, after Emperor Gaozu, the emperors of all dynasties have always regarded the conquest of Voss as their lifelong ambition. Until the time of the first emperor, the treasury gradually became abundant;

However, the first emperor was past his prime at that time, and Da Xuan's combat power still hadn't met his expectations. We were not equipped with weapons and horses;
That's why the former emperor has been manipulating the Eastern Lun Kingdom, because as long as they act as a buffer, Daxuan can continue to accumulate strength, and even if there is a war with Voss, they will not turn against each other. "

Won't you turn against each other?Chu Qing was noncommittal.

It all depends on whether it is worth it or not. As long as it is profitable, there are many people who turn their faces and treat them like white-eyed wolves. If Dong Lun Kingdom does not turn against them, it may not be the time.

The old man didn't notice Chu Qing's expression, and continued: "It's a pity, the common people only think that the late emperor is stupid, save face, and raised Dong Lun as his son, but they don't know the late emperor's painstaking efforts...

Let’s not talk about these, let’s talk about secret guards and shadow guards, they are collectively called dark guards, and they are inherited professions, passed on from generation to generation;
Due to the particularity of this occupation, they cannot marry and have children like ordinary people, and can only marry female secret guards or female shadow guards. However, there are more men than women, and it is not easy to get married, so they have fewer children. "

This is inevitable, because you have a dual job, you have to work overtime, and you have to find time to have a child.

The old man continued: "Later, some trustworthy palace people were simply filled into the secret guards and shadow guards as family members;
Many of these secret guards died in foreign countries and never returned. Fortunately, they can leave their flesh and blood to continue to enrich the royal secret guards. "

Alas, bad luck, it's not good to do something to make a living.Chu Qing cursed in her heart.

"My three sons are secret guards," said the old man.

"Ah!" Chu Qing was shocked!
San Fatty's family, oh no, their Luo family is actually a secret guard!

"Then you..." Chu Qing's tone showed respect, but her emotions were complicated.

It is inevitable for a son to inherit his father's career in this world, but if he inherits such a dangerous and lonely profession as secret guard, in Chu Qing's view, it is admirable and bitter.

This is not only the inevitable continuation of a profession, such as carpenters, they are carpenters, they are occupations that they must engage in for generations, and they are class regulations;

It's not just a love for a profession, such as Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi's father and son, while working as officials, they still love the art of calligraphy without forgetting their original aspirations;

But not for secret guards, secret guards are a group of people who exist by virtue of their sense of responsibility to this profession, their loyalty to the country, or to the emperor, and they have been helpless for generations.

No wonder Chu Qing has always only had an impression of San Pang's family and her mother-in-law, but has never seen any men other than the children. It turns out that they are secret guards.

The old man nodded: "Yes, I am also a secret guard, a maid personally selected by Empress Dowager Xiaohui, the maid who continues the secret guard.

We came to live in Wukeshu Village with false identities, because we were both court ladies and had read some books, so we lied that I was Juren's daughter, my family was ruined, and I came to the village to settle down. "

Empress Xiaohui, the birth mother of the current emperor?
The maid who continued the secret guard, the old man looked solemn and solemn when he talked about it, but in Chu Qing's view, if he didn't have enough faith in his heart, he would not have behaved like this at all.

Isn't the continuation just to give Mi Wei a wife and a child?At best, these women are reproductive machines, but from the expression of the old man, it is clear that they have a sense of mission.

Feeling complicated, Chu Qing didn't know what to think, so she just asked, "You're looking for me...?"

The old man's expression became a little ashamed and anxious: "Master Chu, please keep it secret, my eldest son is back!"

Chu Qing didn't understand what this meant: "Wouldn't it be a good thing to come back?"

The old man sighed: "Oh, it's a long story... My Dalang and Erlang are twins, it would be such a happy event in a common people's family, but for a family like us, it takes one hand and one foot. Raised by the earth, and then both sent out for adventure..."

That's what a mother would say!
Chu Qing couldn't help but think that no matter how responsible and mission-oriented she is, she is also a mother, so how can she not feel distressed when she sends her child on a dangerous road with her own hands?Unless it's not your own!
Thinking of the news that the astronauts were successfully sent into space, and the screen switched to the proud expressions of their family members, Chu Qing always wondered, would these parents and relatives outside the camera, they would not be able to sleep all night?
Someone has to sacrifice, someone has to give, but the choice and abandonment of their relatives between righteousness and affection, isn't it sacrifice and dedication?

Otherwise, how could there be the lament of "repenting to teach your husband and son-in-law to seek a title", and the sigh of "one general will be successful and his bones will be ruined".

The voice of the old man continued: "At the beginning of the 35th year of Hongzheng, our secret guard in Voss was killed, and our family received an order to sneak into Voss to hide;

It's not easy to lurk in Voss, because we Daxuan people are so different from them in appearance, usually only one out of ten can stay, and the rest basically can't come back;
The child's father is a southerner, and he can be regarded as having a high nose and deep eyes. My sons have followed him, so it is easy to get in;
At that time, the first emperor was ill, and several princes provoked their forces to fight each other. Under the instigation of Voss, Dong Lun attacked me to declare the southern border;
So, his father took Dalang and Erlang and left home by taking advantage of the opportunity to collect food from the peasants;

The appearance of the two brothers is almost indistinguishable, they can serve as substitutes for each other, and the family can still get some news, that is, that year, their father contracted dysentery in Donglun and passed away;
However, with the death of the first emperor and the beginning of civil strife, the power of several princes ebbed and flowed, and the defenses at various gates in Daxuan territory became more and more strict, and there were fewer and fewer times when they could send back news;
Later, the East Lun Kingdom had frequent exchanges with the Voss Kingdom, and adopted a guerrilla strategy against Daxuan, only committing small-scale border violations rather than large-scale attacks;
The Daxuan court was also restrained by the princes at that time, and the ministers were too busy playing with the wind, and there were not many secret guards, so the two brothers were put on hold in Donglun, unable to advance or retreat;

It wasn't until the second year of Emperor Qingde's ascension that the situation improved, and Dalang and Erlang joined Voss with a group of shareholders' aristocratic forces;
However, after that, there was another three years of no contact, and during this period, San Fatty also left in the name of conscription because he wanted to inquire about the news of his two brothers..."

(End of this chapter)