Qiantian Hall, Nuange Study Room.
Emperor Yongping changed into casual clothes, leaving only Eunuch Lan beside him, and he sent the rest away.
When King Yan followed Emperor Yongping's chamberlain to Nuange's study, he was slightly stunned when he saw the situation inside. Ever since Emperor Yongping ascended the throne, when the two brothers met, Emperor Yongping seemed to have always been wearing a bright yellow dragon robe. Meeting in casual clothes like today was definitely the first time in King Yan's memory.
"My brother has met the emperor!"
When King Yan entered the door, he was still greeted first.
"Second brother, there are no kings and ministers today, only you and me, brothers, no need to be restrained!"
Emperor Yongping spoke like this, making King Yan confused again.
Well, he must admit that right now, he has no idea what tricks his royal brother is trying to play.
Playing the family card
There doesn't seem to be any cracks in the relationship between them. At this time, playing the family card has no meaning at all.
However, since his royal brother wants to play, King Yan doesn't mind playing with him.
Speaking of which, the brothers hadn't spoken like this for a long time.
"really?"
"When did eldest brother lie to you?"
Emperor Yongping chuckled and pointed to the dining table in front of him filled with various cold dishes, "Come, sit down, we brothers will talk while drinking!"
"Then my little brother, it's better to be respectful than to obey!"
King Yan laughed, strode forward, and sat down opposite Emperor Yongping.
No matter what Emperor Yongping wants to play, he just plays with him.
Although King Yan was shocked by the words he heard outside the Queen Mother's palace earlier, it did not affect his brotherly relationship with Emperor Yongping.
From the time he could remember, he had been brothers with Emperor Yongping.
So what if they are not related by blood
Brothers are brothers.
"Come on, let's eat some vegetables first. We brothers won't go home until we're drunk today!"
"Brother, when it comes to drinking, you're not good at it!"
In terms of drinking capacity, King Yan had already developed a huge amount of alcohol during his years guarding Northern Xinjiang.
Longxi Mansion is located in the northwest, and it is really cold in autumn and winter. King Yan, who shared the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, could not stay in a room with a hot earth dragon burning. If he wanted to keep out the cold, he had to drink alcohol and strong liquor like the soldiers.
Over the past few years, King Yan's drinking capacity has become really huge.
"Second brother, don't talk too much!"
Naturally, Emperor Yongping would not surrender just because of a few words from King Yan. When it came to drinking, Emperor Yongping felt that he was not bad either.
As an emperor, he was under a lot of pressure, and there were not many people around him who could talk, so Emperor Yongping would have a drink when he had nothing to do at night. As time went by, Emperor Yongping's drinking capacity actually became quite high.
"Then let's compete!"
King Yan chuckled, holding out his chopsticks to pick up the vegetables. When drinking, you have to rest your stomach first, so as not to hurt your body and not get drunk quickly.
Emperor Yongping and King Yan ate for a while, and then started to drink wine.
After a few glasses of wine, both of their expressions remained unchanged.
"Brother, that's not bad. You can drink a lot!"
King Yan was really surprised by Emperor Yongping's ability to drink. He really didn't expect that his imperial brother really had some ability to drink.
"Second brother, you should treat each other with admiration after three days of separation. Don't forget these words!"
Emperor Yongping was quite proud.
King Yan smiled and didn't say much.
After drinking a few more glasses of wine, King Yan looked at Emperor Yongping and said in a deep voice: "Brother, just tell me if you have something on your mind. My other abilities are average, but I am still very competent as a listener."
"Second brother, I do have something on my mind!"
Emperor Yongping immediately started talking and told the Northern Barbarians from the beginning to the end about his plan to invade the South.
"Second brother, you said that the eldest brother wants to conquer it himself, is it wrong?"
"Brother, this is not wrong!"
King Yan smiled, "It's just that, brother, you are still wrong!"
"On the battlefield, what matters is knowing yourself and the enemy. You don't even know the situation of the two battalions in the north and south, let alone the situation on the northern barbarian side. Under such circumstances, it is a big mistake for you to go on a personal expedition. wrong!"
It was only at this moment that King Yan knew why Emperor Yongping asked Xu Shuo to command the northwest army, and why he asked Mr. Xu to guard Huangfengkou.
Everything is paving the way for his imperial brother to become famous.
It's a pity that his imperial brother's plan was a little too ambitious.
"Yes, brother is totally wrong this time!"
"If my aunt hadn't woken me up by scolding me, perhaps my eldest brother would have become the eternal sinner of the Tang Dynasty, and even become the king who subjugated the country!"
Emperor Yongping was frightened when he thought that he almost went on a personal expedition.
The thirty-six guardsmen and horses in the northern and southern battalions were no longer able to bear a battle.
He led a large army of good-looking people to march in person. Isn't this an old man who hangs himself because he thinks he has a long life
"Brother, the northern and southern camps are corrupt. Now that you have discovered the problem, you can slowly rectify it. This is not a big deal!"
"Second brother, the problem is, there is no one available for the eldest brother!"
"How come there is no one available?"
King Yan glanced at Emperor Yongping and said, "Zhenjun Hou Yanmei is a good candidate!"
Knowing that Emperor Yongping was suspicious of Mr. Xu and his son, King Yan would naturally not be able to recommend them. Among the many nobles in the capital, the one that King Yan could take a high look at was Yan Mei.
The Marquis of Zhenjun, in charge of the Imperial City Division, must be famous and powerful.
"Second brother is joking!"
Emperor Yongping sighed again, "With the Marquis of Zhenjun leaving the Imperial City Division, who will be in charge of the Imperial City Division? The Imperial City Division is related to the security and defense of the capital. If it were anyone else, I would not be at ease!"
"Brother, are you planning to ask me to help you reorganize the northern and southern camps?"
Well, at this moment, if King Yan still doesn't understand what his royal brother is planning, he can really find a piece of tofu and kill him.
"Second brother, you are the only one who can help eldest brother right now!"
Emperor Yongping looked at King Yan with a very pious expression.
"Did you know? Back then, my aunt took her female guards all the way into the palace city and broke into the Qiantian Palace. However, the Yulin guards who were responsible for the defense of the palace city waited for my aunt to lead people away before arriving too late."
"In those days, my eldest brother often thought that if it was not my aunt who broke into the palace that day, but a mob, my life would have been lost!"
Although there are expert guards like Eunuch Lan around him, Eunuch Lan is only one person after all. In the middle of a battle in the military formation, why can Eunuch Lan protect his safety
"Brother, you..."
King Yan made a sad face. He really didn't want to take on this job.
"Second son, do you still remember what father said?"
"You and I, brothers, work together, and we can cut through gold!"
"Now, eldest brother can only rely on you!"
Emperor Yongping put down his chopsticks and looked at King Yan seriously.
What else could King Yan say
This is his royal brother!
Even if there is really no blood relationship, can he refuse the friendship that he has grown up with? (End of chapter)