That year, the Crown Prince of the Great Qin Empire returned to the capital to celebrate his father's birthday. On that day, the capital was decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers. The atmosphere was even more peaceful and peaceful than the New Year. The Emperor did not care about the New Year when he killed people, but he would still avoid it when he celebrated his own birthday!
Crown Prince Su was Ying Luo's grandson and Ying Ji's eldest son. He was seven feet tall and had no beard. His eyebrows were like hooks and his eyes were like stars. When he was young, he was busy with national affairs. Later, he guarded the border for the Great Qin Empire for decades and never married. However, because of his cultivation, he looked like he was only in his thirties. When Great Qin was established, his father was in charge of the capital, and he had been patrolling the world on his father's behalf. Wherever there was a flood, a famine, or a war, he was needed.
The hardships at the beginning of the founding of the country created the supreme reputation of Crown Prince Su. In the eyes of the poor people, he was not a high and mighty noble, but a peaceful neighbor.
Two years ago, Crown Prince Su had married the daughter of the Li family, Li Muxi, who was the general of the imperial army in the capital. The couple was unusually loving and gave birth to a son last year. They had guarded the border for many years, and Crown Prince Su and the Crown Princess had never returned to the capital. Although they were a little dissatisfied with the current Emperor, they could not match their longing for their family. The child had not seen his grandparents yet, so although their speed was slow, they all looked hurried because of the pedestrians on the streets.
The group of people who should have arrived in the capital a few days ago had been delayed by the road. Thinking of the twists and turns on the road, Crown Prince Su shook his head and still could not understand, but with the Imperial Palace in front of him, he decided not to think about it. The group of people with carriages and guards at the city gate looked rather eye-catching, but the group of people standing behind them without riding into the city was even more eye-catching.
In the eyes of the soldiers guarding the city gate, these people seemed incredible. However, in the eyes of the ordinary people who woke up early to go to the city to catch up with the morning market or do small businesses, they couldn't help but feel a little affectionate.
The people of Great Qin were quite bold and unconstrained. Seeing Crown Prince Su riding on his horse and looking at the city gate, someone shouted,"This young master must have returned to the capital with his family!”
The first sentence was said while looking at Ying Su, and the second sentence was shouted at the group in front,"Hey, fellow villagers in front, should we make things easier for this young master? Seeing that he's tired and didn't snatch the road with us, should we let him go first?”
When Ying Su saw the big man shouting at him, he was stunned for a moment. He immediately cupped his fists and wanted to reply, but in the blink of an eye, the big man had already turned around and started shouting.
It was drizzling from the sky. The rain was not heavy, as if it was a thick fog that could not be dispersed. The quiet crowd in front of them was like a lotus leaf blown by the wind.
"What's the hurry? Aren't we waiting?”
"Young Master is tall and strong. If you want to go over, you only need the guards to open the way.”
"Keep your voice down. He looks like someone with some power."
“......”
Looking at the commotion in the crowd and the whispers that came along with the wind, Ying Su wanted to be polite, but he remembered that his wife and son had already traveled the entire night, so he paused.
The burly man saw that everyone was complaining and some of them were still standing there without moving. He felt that he was very embarrassed. He glared at the people in front of him and stretched out his hand to push them away."Get up, get up! Didn't you see that he was riding a war horse from the border army? My son went to serve the country in the border army. He came back from afar once. If you want to enter the city, you have time every day.”
Originally, he was very dissatisfied that the heavy responsibility in front of him had been pushed away by the burly man. However, when he heard the burly man's words, he muttered a few times and stood by the side of the road to make way for the carriage.
The Great Qin Dynasty advocated martial arts, and the people were valiant. However, they treated the border soldiers who served the country with great respect. If he lived a stable life in the pass, the border soldiers would bleed and sweat.
Ying Su cupped his fists and saluted the commoners around him with a knight's salute, which was commonly seen in the army. After saying a few words of apology, someone laughed and said,""General, please don't blame us. We've been waiting here for a long time. Everyone wants to enter the city as soon as possible, so we blocked the road into the city.”
Someone even said quickly," Yeah, it's not like before. The soldiers at the gate are very lazy now. The city gates open late and close early. Unless there are documents to go out and enter the city, it's very difficult to open the city gates. Even if we do, they'll still…"
At this point, a cautious neighbor interrupted him and tugged at the man's sleeve."Stop talking and don't cause trouble!"
The man who spoke had an indignant expression, but he remembered that it was better to avoid trouble. The current situation was not like the previous years, so he cupped his hands and moved to the side.
Ying Su saw this and felt very displeased. He didn't take the main road of the capital city, because it was a long detour, and because of some things that had happened on his way back, he wanted to quickly enter the city in a low-key manner. Therefore, he took the side door that ordinary people used. Speaking of which, he had caused them trouble.
As they thought about it, they walked to the city gate. The soldiers guarding the gate saw a group of burly men riding on tall horses guarding a carriage in the middle. Although it was not luxurious, it was very grand. They hurriedly stood up straight. Their waists and chests were like bean sprouts that had just rolled in boiling water.
Ying Su and the others didn't even look at these soldiers. After Ying Su entered the city, the last knight carried Ying Su's waist token and walked into the room where the gatekeeper lived.
Ying Su thought that he was already a few days late. He should first go to the Imperial Palace to pay his respects to his Imperial Father, then accompany his wife to his father-in-law's house. Thus, he spurred his horse straight to the Imperial City.
Looking at the lanterns hanging everywhere and the blood-like candlelight in the lanterns, Crown Prince Su led his retinue into the city gate that seemed to separate the two worlds. The border was incredibly cold, and even though the neighboring countries did not openly invade Great Qin, there were still many conflicts at the border. Even though Great Qin had recovered a lot over the years, the people could not withstand such torture.
Meanwhile, Crown Prince Su had heard at the border that his father was becoming more and more extravagant and was treating the civil and military officials more and more harshly. He had come to the capital this time to find an opportunity to persuade his father to control himself.
A group of people rode their horses on the Vermilion Bird Avenue in the early morning. There were still very few pedestrians on the street that was dozens of feet wide. The road paved with green bricks made a pleasant sound under the hooves of the horses, and the sound of the wheels rolling could be heard far away.
Ying Su rushed to the front of the palace. It was still time for the palace to be closed, but when the guards saw Ying Su's waist token, they quickly opened the palace door and let him in. This was a person's home, and there was no reason for the owner to be rejected when he returned.
After entering the palace, Ying Su asked about his father. Before he could get up, he turned around and ran to the Crown Prince's bedroom, which he had not stayed in many times. He asked someone to prepare a fragrant bath to wash away the dust on his way.
After Ying Su and his wife took a bath and changed their clothes, he picked up his son and saw that the inner servants of the palace had come to deliver an edict for Ying Su to meet his father. Ying Ji was already old, but the growth of time had not made his passion for power weaken even a little. As a former martial arts expert, Ying Luo looked older than they had imagined. However, because of his lack of energy, his half-closed eyes shone with a bright light from time to time, making the ministers feel as if they had thorns on their backs. They didn't dare to treat him as an old man.
Today, Ying Ji was in a very good mood. After all, it was his once-in-a-decade birthday celebration, and he heard that his grandson had also returned. The Crown Prince should be in the rear hall by now, and he would be able to see his grandson soon.
When he was young, he fought with his father to the north and south. He did not care about these things when he first established the country. Therefore, although he had the best elixir in the world, he did not have another son or daughter. However, he was also content. He was very satisfied with his two sons. The only thing he was dissatisfied with was that Su 'er was too generous. Over the years, she had made great contributions to the Great Qin Country. Half of the credit for this great country's current situation was due to Su' er.
The younger son was not a big deal, but wasn't this what he wanted to see? He didn't want the brothers to fight for the throne to add frost to his thin bloodline. The only thing that made him unhappy was that his youngest son had countless beautiful wives and concubines, but he did not have any children.
As he thought about it, the ruler of the empire felt that his energy was unable to keep up, and he felt that his body was unable to keep up. After recalling the Crown Prince from the border, he did not plan to let him go out again. The Crown Prince's reputation over the years had made him a little jealous, but he was still his son, so he felt quite at ease handing Great Qin over to his son.
The Emperor announced that he was withdrawing from court. He also canceled the afternoon court session and invited all the officials in the palace at night.
The civil and military officials in the court couldn't help but sigh in relief. They heard that the Crown Prince had returned to the capital. The Crown Prince's virtuous reputation was outside, and the Emperor was also old. It seemed that the Crown Prince would be in charge of the government from now on. With the Crown Prince watching over the Emperor, the days of these officials would be better.
Crown Prince Ying Su had brought his wife and son with him to the Hall of Martial Virtue to meet his father. He had just heard the ministers 'cheers. The morning court session in the Hall of Political Decrees must have ended, and his father must have missed his grandson.
When everyone left the Eastern Palace and turned into the Hall of Martial Virtue, they heard someone shouting from behind the garden opposite them,""Royal brother, royal brother, wait for me.”
Ying Su raised his head and saw that it was his younger brother, Prince Ji, Ying Hai. He stopped in his tracks, and Ying Hai walked up to Ying Su and bowed,""Greetings, Imperial Brother and Imperial Sister-in-law."
Ying Su quickly helped Ying Hai up and said with a smile,"This is my own place, where do all these rules come from? This brother has just returned to the palace and is going to see Imperial Father.”
Ying Hai hurriedly said," I heard that Imperial Brother has returned to the palace, so I came uninvited to meet Imperial Father with you. I heard that Imperial Brother has a son. It must be the one in Imperial Sister-in-law's arms. As expected of Imperial Brother's son. He has the bearing of a dragon and a phoenix!"”
Originally, the Crown Princess did not like her husband's brother-in-law, but seeing that he praised her son in front of her, and that her husband had a deep brotherly relationship with her brother, it was naturally inconvenient for her to show it. She went forward to greet Ying Hai and handed her son to her husband.
Ying Su took over his son and carried him in front of his brother. The one-year-old child was as fair as jade, and his big black eyes were like ink. There were even a few bubbles on his lips. He had been cooped up in the car for the past few days, but he wasn't afraid when he suddenly saw so many people. When he saw his father hugging him and talking to someone, he also stared at that person.
Ying Hai saw his Imperial Brother carrying the child towards him, so he reached out and rubbed the child's chubby face. As he rubbed, he said,"Sigh! Sigh! Little guy, come and call me uncle. Call me uncle, uncle will give you a present!”
Ying Su couldn't help but laugh at him," Your own son can't even call you father and mother. How can he call you uncle so quickly?"”
Unexpectedly, the son in his arms tilted his head and looked at the person in front of him who kept talking. Perhaps he understood the meaning of the word gift, he opened his mouth slowly and called out,"Shh, shh, shh."
Ying Hai saw that his nephew had really shouted out. Although he had already started to drool after saying " shh shh ", Ying Hai still reached out to take the child from his brother's hands and laughed out loud. He looked at Ying Su and said,"Royal brother, did you see that? Nephew is still close to uncle, hahahaha! You're still close to Uncle."
Ying Su didn't understand, but said carefully,""Don't raise it too high. Don't scare my son.”
Ying Hai held the child in his arms and said,"The men of my Ying family are not so delicate!"”After saying that, he turned to the child in his arms and said,"Uncle came in a hurry and really didn't bring a gift. I'll give this to you first. I'll prepare it for you when I get back.”As he spoke, Ying Hai took out a jade pendant from his waist and tied it around the child's neck. The jade pendant was half the size of a palm and had a tassel attached to it. It hung on the child's chest like a longevity lock on a farmer's child's chest.
There was a divine beast carved on the jade pendant. The divine beast had a ferocious face, canine teeth, and two red spots in its eyes. Clouds swirled around the beast's body. One look and one could tell that it was not an ordinary item.
When Ying Su saw this, he quickly said,"How could you give this jade pendant to him? Brother, this is…"
At that time, Ying Hai waved his hand and said," How can Imperial Brother be so reasonable? Uncle only gave me a jade pendant. Look, I've already accepted it."”
After saying that, he looked at the child playing with the jade pendant with his head lowered. Ying Hai asked,"Royal brother, have you given your nephew a name?”
Ying Su said," I'll have to wait for my father to give me the name. I only chose the word 'Bang'. I hope that he will be able to stabilize the country in the future and surpass his predecessors."”
At this moment, the Crown Princess saw that the two princes were chatting happily as if there was no one else around, so she went forward and said,"Since Your Highness is here, why don't you go with your husband to see Imperial Father? Don't let Imperial Father wait for too long."
Only then did the two brothers enter the Hall of Martial Virtue together to meet the current emperor of Great Qin, His Majesty Ying Ji.
Although Ying Ji was strict in governing the country, he was still very kind to his family. In the past, Ying Ji and his wife, Ying Su and Ying Hai's mother, were deeply in love. However, not long after the founding of the Great Qin Dynasty, his wife was stabbed to death in the midst of the war. Therefore, despite the opposition of the ministers, Ying Ji had not been appointed as the queen for a hundred years.
Ying Ji saw his two sons walking into the hall hand in hand, and the one Ying Hai was carrying in his arms was probably his grandson whom he had never met before. Ying Su and his brother walked up to him, knelt on the ground, and said in unison,""Greetings, Imperial Father. I wish Imperial Father a long and healthy life!”
"Sigh! 'Alright, alright, alright. We're a family, so why are there so many manners? Little brat, get up quickly. Don't touch my good grandson!'”Ying Ji hurriedly stood up, ignoring the attendants who came forward to support him. He walked down the steps and picked up his grandson from Ying Hai's arms.
Ying Su stepped forward and said," Father, the child hasn't given a name yet. I've only given him the word 'Bang'. I hope that he will be able to stabilize the country better than his predecessors."”
Ying Su told his father what he had told Ying Hai outside. Ying Ji nodded and said with a smile,""The word 'nation' is a little too literary, but since we fathers have already done the work of conquering the world, it's good to let him be a peaceful emperor! Hahahaha."
Ying Su did not expect his father to say that. From this point of view, Ying Ji and Ying Hai's temperaments were quite similar.
Ying Ji continued," My son, you have read a lot of books and poems, and your knowledge is not something that I and Hai 'er can compare with. Since you have already taken it, then we shall do as you say. We shall call it' Ying Bang'."”
While speaking, Ying Ji was playing with his grandson while calling him 'Bang' er,'Bang' er. The little boy was not shy with strangers, and he was grabbing Ying Ji's beard and laughing out loud.
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