late night song

Chapter 184
In Beiling Yunjing, Ling Buhuo and Ling Ziyu rushed back to Ziyan Palace late at night to persuade Beiling Old King to send troops. Then everything went as they expected, not so smoothly.

After Beiling Laowang heard that his two sons had returned together, he was so happy that he had no time to change out of his purple clothes and only wore a dark cloak. He ordered his officials to call his two sons into the bedroom to continue talking.

"Father, how can you be so energetic at such a late hour? No one believes you when you say you are sixty." Ling Ziyu came up, bowing and flattering, his usual lack of seriousness.

Old King Ling seemed to be used to this naughty son. Not only was he not angry, but he was cheerful.

But when he turned to look at Ling Buhuo, a trace of guilt and uneasiness flashed in his eyes, and then he took the initiative to greet him with a smile, as if he wanted to please him.

"The boss is back too."

"Yeah." Ling Buhuo nodded, his attitude was good, but the expression on his face was a bit perfunctory.

"Hey, what's the matter? I'm here, isn't it convenient for you two to talk?" Ling Ziyu interjected and muttered.

"In front of your father and brother, don't act nonsense." Old King Ling pretended to be angry, but in fact he was pampering him. Even his title was ordinary, without the dignity of an emperor at all.

"It only took half a stick of incense to burn. Why did he take such a big advantage?" Ling Ziyu was very dissatisfied with the order of elder and younger.

"Don't talk about anything." Ling Buhuo glared at him, and then asked politely to his father, "When does your Majesty plan to send troops to achieve peace?"

"Boss, you know in your heart that it's not yet time." King Ling always felt nervous unconsciously when facing his son.

Ling Buhuo remained silent and just stared at his father. Ling Ziyu also became quiet at this time.Yes, all three of them knew in their hearts that if they wanted to dominate the Eastern Territory in one fell swoop, now was really not the time to send troops.

But if Beiling cannot seize the right opportunity, it may also hand over the prosperity of the Eastern Territory to the Xirong barbarians.

"When is the best time, are you sure?" Ling Buhuo thought of Yuchi Yuchu's expectations for her, and couldn't help but clenched her fists and asked, as if Beiling's dominance was not worth compared with her trust. Mention it.

"Today's Xirong is different from the past. With the intervention of the King of Liaoyuan, no one is sure about the future of the Eastern Territory." Ling Ziyu changed his usual cynicism and spoke calmly and leisurely.

"So, if the stability of the Eastern Territory is not there, there is no need to talk about Beiling's hegemony." Ling Bu was confused and expressed his opinion.

"Dongqi and Beiling have coexisted for hundreds of years. One is declining and the other is increasing, and they are at a stalemate. Such a good opportunity should not be let go easily." Beiling Old Wang insisted.

"The old alliance between the East and the West is still there. You are the only king who is still alive. Are you really not afraid of the accusations of thousands of people?" Ling Buhuo seemed to be threatening. After hearing this, Ling Ziyu glanced at his father nervously.

"If it were Emperor Ming Qi Yanzhao today, he would reject you without hesitation. If you want to achieve great things, why bother with slander." Old King Ling frowned, and when he talked about state affairs, he immediately became dignified.

"Father, don't be so stubborn, old man. The current situation is really dangerous. If Dongqidu can't resist Xirong's iron army, surely Beiling can?" When it came to the key point, Ling Ziyu still helped Ling Buhuo, and the brothers were united. It can be seen.

Old King Ling thought for a while: "It's not impossible to send troops immediately, but I just don't know how to give this order."

"Father, I praised you for your age just now, why are you so confused now! You are the king of a country. If you don't give orders, who can do this?" Ling Ziyu folded his arms with a look of surprise on his face, Ling Buhuo also locked eyes Eyebrows are silent.

At this time, the old King Ling gave this turtle son a look, and Ling Ziyu instantly understood.

"My father is old and very confused. I am afraid that the crown prince must make the final decisions in the army."

"Well, if you have no objection, let him make the decision." Ling Buhuo immediately agreed to the proposal without thinking too much.

"I can't be the master, and I'm not the crown prince." Ling Ziyu acted rogue.

"What is the prince if he isn't the heir apparent?" Ling Buhuo asked, glaring at him.

"You know very well in your heart that Ling Ziyu is the prince, am I Ling Ziyu?" Ling Ziyu suddenly stood up, pointed angrily at the nose of his heartless brother and asked, scenes from more than ten years ago came to mind again, like Hai's grievance suddenly came to his heart.

After the Dongqi rebellion in the Northern Qi Dynasty was suppressed, their aunt was executed and her aunt was thrown into a well. Under this double blow, their mother Chang Leshui was already heartbroken and ill. Unexpectedly, Hehe was lurking in the Beiling Palace at that time. The female doctor made a careful investigation and deliberately revealed to her that Old Ling Wang had borrowed her hand to achieve the purpose of disrupting the situation in Dongqi. Only then did Chang Leshui realize that her husband was the initiator of this tragedy, and she herself had killed him with her own hands. After losing her sister and aunt, she decided to leave the palace in despair.

But she couldn't let go of her two sons, and she was grateful for the friendship that King Ling had for her in the past when he dismissed his concubines and his only concubines. After much thought, she decided to take only one son with her.

The palms and backs of my hands are full of flesh. As a mother, it’s hard to give up. Which one should I take away?
Fortunately, the temperaments of the two brothers are completely different. The younger son Ling Ziqi is obsessed with music and is eclectic, while the older son Ling Ziyu is calm, sophisticated, and ambitious for the country. It doesn't matter what their temperaments are, they don't have to live their lives in vain because of their own selfishness.

But the eldest son was alert and noticed something strange about his mother, and inadvertently overheard her plan with her personal maid, only to realize that he had been abandoned by his mother.He knew the pain in his mother's heart and did not dare to dissuade her. Moreover, he knew his mother's character in his heart, and no one could change her determination.

On the day the plan was implemented, Chang Leshui originally wanted to send his eldest son to the Xianzhe Palace to listen to King Ling's political discussions. Unexpectedly, Ling Ziyu tricked his younger brother Ling Ziqi into exchanging clothes with him in order to tease his father.

Ling Ziqi was a rogue, so he naturally agreed wholeheartedly, but after he left happily, his mother set a fire, took his brother wearing her own clothes, and sneaked out of the palace through a pre-planned route. go.

Later, when the fire was put out, King Ling released the news that the queen and his eldest son had passed away, and found other corpses to bury in place of his mother and brother. Only then did Ling Ziqi suddenly realize that his brother had plotted against him in order to follow his mother.

A ten-year-old child was robbed of his mother and went crazy with rage. He stayed in the house for ten days.

After he came out again, Ling Ziqi changed his name to his brother Ling Ziyu, and then he behaved even more naughty than before. When he grew up, he deliberately indulged in sex and indulgence. The more people there were, the more he became proud and crazy, in order to bring down the family. His brother's name was so corrupt that it relieved the hatred he had harbored for many years.

As he wished, within 15 years, the whole world knew that Ling Ziyu was Beiling's absurd and dissolute prince who could not be supported. Although Ling Ziyu himself hated him with itching teeth, he had no choice but to change his mind because he could not bear to take his younger brother first. Got the new name Ling Buhuo.

King Lao Ling was well aware of the grievances between the two brothers, and he knew better than anyone that his younger son had no ambitions in the country. However, because of his guilt, he loved and indulged him more and more, and even made him the prince despite the objections of the courtiers.

However, he had other plans in mind.

He secretly went to Sanxing Academy many times, and his eldest son, who had been good at scheming since he was a child, finally agreed to come back to help him deal with the secret affairs of the inner court, which made him extremely happy.

As for Ling Buhuo, he was concerned about the harm his father had done to his mother and still refused to call him father, but the old King Ling didn't care either.

He knows his two sons better than anyone else. They seem to have very different personalities, but they are both equally filial and transparent. Although they may not understand his cruelty as a husband, they can definitely understand his ambition and dedication as a king. .

"No matter what happened before, you are Ling Ziyu now." Ling Buhuo didn't want to get entangled with him.

"I can't do the emperor's job, and I can't stand up to this power. Besides, why do you choose first every time? Why don't you just force me to get it? It's not fair." Ling Ziyu shouted angrily when he saw his unrepentant brother. out. "Compared to me, you have long been accustomed to life in the palace, haven't you?" Ling Buhuo was used to being carefree and wanton. Under the heavy burden of the country, he was worried that he would indulge in power and lose his true heart.

"You act like a rogue, but you are really my brother." Ling Ziyu mocked.

"Think about it, when the emperor has three thousand beauties in his harem, you have the first chance to choose from all the beauties in the world, whatever suits your fancy." Ling Buhuo changed the topic and started to fool his stupid brother again.

"It's not my style to use power to conquer beauties. I rely on Yushu Linfeng's good looks, charming true temperament and gentle Zhang Nuan's good skills."

Ling Buhuo could only roll his eyes with such arrogance.

The old King Ling listened with great interest. Instead of being blamed for their disrespect and overstepping of the throne, he was full of doting and enjoyment.

"Shameless." Ling Buhuo cursed.

"Anyway, it's 'Ling Ziyu' who is shameless, not me." Ling Ziyu's excitement suddenly calmed down, and he laughed and said back, "Besides, if I become the emperor, the first thing I will do is marry Yuchi Yu for the first time. Queen, and then let her stay alone in an empty house and die alone."

"How dare you!" Ling Buhuo jumped up when he mentioned the woman he loved, glaring at his cowardly brother.

"If you dare to leave the country to me, I will do anything!"

"Cough cough..."

At this time, Old King Ling coughed a few times and reminded the two wolf cubs to pay attention to the propriety of communication. After all, he was still alive and well, and besides, for the power of the country, brothers in any dynasty and generations would not fight for anything but bloodshed and disownment. , but when it came to his own place, his two sons were so humble and did not take the country of Beiling's 360 Eight Prefectures into consideration at all. He really had nothing to say.

"How did I hear that Yuchi Yuchu was the princess when Qi Ji was still King of Qin? Gu Ying's child is really amazing."

"They have nothing to do with each other anymore." Ling Buhuo emphasized, unable to hear the past between this woman and Qi Zhen.

"I think there is some affection, otherwise why would the throne remain vacant after he ascended the throne." Old King Ling quietly glanced at his younger son, already colluding with him and plotting against the boss.

"Although this Yuchi Yuchu is average-looking, it can't stop Qi Jian from falling in love with him. He is the king of a country. Who are you? A country doctor? If I use some tricks, that stupid woman will probably lose her soul and go back east again. Qi went to be her queen. The last time she was overseas, she didn't go back with the guard, but she still accepted the golden phoenix feather hairpin."

"She is not a hesitant person!" Ling Buhuo believed in her decisiveness, but if she was really asked to choose between himself and Qi Jian, he really had no confidence.

"Anyway, she is either the queen of Dongqi or the queen of Beiling. If you don't accept this rich burden, then I will do it. When the time comes, I will marry her. You don't have any objections." Ling Ziyu continued to stimulate.

"What's going on? Why did the discussion about sending troops have to do with her?" Ling Buhuo realized then that they had strayed far away from the topic.

"I think we can consider sending troops in half a year. By then, both the East and West will be defeated. It is the time for me, Beiling, to reap the benefits." King Lao Ling sat upright, no longer talking and laughing with his two sons, and resumed his duties as an emperor. Some are majestic and cold.

"Xirong used Hehe as a backup stronghold this time. It was obvious that they came well prepared. Although half a year is not long, it is difficult to drive away the Xirong iron army even if Dongqi fights with all his strength. If Xirong sits firmly on the eastern border, then the Three Kingdoms will stand firm. I think Beiling doesn't want to see this situation." Ling Buhuo analyzed patiently in order to reach the point of sending troops.

"Three Kingdoms?!" Ling Ziyu and Old King Ling became quiet and kept thinking in their minds.

"We can't tell now whether reinforcements from the King of Liaoyuan will arrive in half a year. If that happens, Beiling and Dongqi will have missed the opportunity to join forces to counterattack. The fire in the East has been completely ignited, and no country will be spared. , What’s more, the entire Eastern Territory will be surrendered to others.”

"Boss, when do you think Beiling will send out troops?" Old King Ling gathered his cloak and asked modestly.

Although he is old, he is not stubborn. What's more, the reason for not sending troops is to let his eldest son take the initiative to come to him, so that he can take the opportunity to entrust the country. Now that he has achieved half of the goal, the fire in the Eastern Territory is getting stronger, and he is really There is no need to be a villain for the sake of the overlord of the world, taking advantage of the situation and allowing barbarian foreigners to tear apart the peace of the Eastern Territory.

"February. The messengers in embroidered clothes are in Hehe to incite the slaves to resist. When Beiling unexpectedly sends troops to support them, they can overthrow the Xirong reserve stronghold in one fell swoop. They will attack Xirong from a flank with Dongqi. In this way, they can counterattack Xirong. Even if Liaoyuan reinforcements arrive, Without sufficient food and grass support, it would be futile to annex the Eastern Territory."

"Okay, this is the military talisman. From now on, you will be able to command all the 100 million lions in Beiling." King Beiling did not hesitate. He took out the red gold lion-faced military talisman from under the pillow and handed it to Ling Buhuo. This son was born to be an emperor. Talent, he never doubted it.

"Have you been feeling unwell lately?" Ling Buhuo stepped forward to take his father's pulse, but the pulse was strong and undulating, with nothing unusual at all. He frowned and asked, "You are as strong as an ox, at least you can still... If you live for 20 years, why are you so anxious?"

"If you stay in this palace all day and work hard on government affairs, it will be a curse for your father to live another 20 years." Ling Ziyu suddenly interrupted.

"Uh-huh!" Old King Ling crossed his legs and sang along with Ling Ziyu, "I have been leading Beiling for more than forty years and have only traveled through a few dozen counties. In the remaining years, I must taste all the fine wines in the world and listen to all kinds of music. Fang Xiaoqu'er has just lived her life in vain. If you are filial and have finished this important matter, then hurry up and take over the throne. I won't care who you marry as the queen."

"What about him?" Ling Buhuo raised his chin, referring to Ling Ziyu.The words were heartbreaking, and he heard them clearly. The emperor has always been the biggest prisoner in the world, and perhaps only they themselves know the feeling of this best.

"I'm accompanying my father." Ling Ziyu took out a winter jujube from somewhere and ate it.

"You are so filial!" He mocked.

"That's not!"

"That's it, it's settled. The two wolf cubs don't disturb your old father's rest. Let's all disperse."

"Hey, you..." Ling Buhuo was about to say something when he was dragged out by Ling Ziyu with a smile.

"What are you doing? Did you come back all the time just for this?" After leaving the door, Ling Buhuo asked Ling Ziyu angrily.

"You are only allowed to set a trap on me, but you are not allowed to retaliate in kind?" Ling Ziyu had avenged his great revenge.

"How can national affairs be a trivial matter?"

"Brother, if my father passes away after a hundred years, will you really watch Bei Ling defeated at the hands of me or that young kid? No one is more suitable for that position than you." Ling Ziyu suddenly called him respectfully. Brother, this surprised Ling Buhuo.

"You won't." His eyes flickered with trust. He knew his brother very well. Behind his wild and unruly attitude was wisdom, responsibility and kindness that were not easily revealed.

"My dream is to live freely and have no worries about food and clothing. It's just such a small luxury. Brother, you have to fulfill it for me." Ling Ziyu smiled and walked forward quickly, but he didn't take two steps. He saw that Ling Buhuo was not there. He followed up, turned around and put on a cynical smile, "Besides, you owe me, and I can't pay you back."

Ling Buhuo then started to laugh. Maybe this was his fate, and it was still in vain after going around in circles.

(End of this chapter)