After they parted that day, ten years passed in a flash, and the two brothers had not seen each other for ten years.
Everyone thought that Dongling Yuanyong was living in desolation on the border thousands of miles away, without any power!
As everyone knows, no one knows that Dongling Yuanyong has already controlled the political power in the border areas, and all the spies who originally monitored him and worked for the Ximen clan were subdued by him.
Therefore, all the news about him received by the Imperial City is false, and the truth is that he has developed a force on the border that can compete with the forces of the Imperial City.
Within five years of arriving at the border, he personally led troops to fight, captured bandits, and pacified the people... He accumulated military morale and popular support!
However, in order to deceive others, all the credit for his achievements was "accepted" by Wu Yan, the general who was originally stationed at the border!
Wu Yan was not originally from Dongling Yuanyong, but after being conquered by Dongling Yuanyong, he acted as a "creator" to confuse everyone by making the illusion that Dongling Yuanyong was living a decadent life.
Because he lived a "decadent" life, the people in the imperial city could feel at ease as if he didn't exist.
Wu Yan also often received heavy rewards from the court for his meritorious service in defending the stalemate, and his military supplies were always distributed more than those of other frontier military camps.
Others thought that those military resources were controlled by Wu Yan, but in fact, Dongling Yuanyong had full control.
Dongling Yuanyong only focused on developing and strengthening himself in the frontier. He had almost no time to think about Dongling Yuanhao who was still waiting for him in the imperial city.
However, he did not think about Dongling Yuanhao, but Dongling Yuanhao never forgot him.
At that time, everyone in the imperial city thought that Dongling Yuanyong was living a miserable life in the frontier.
When Dongling Yuanhao had just turned fifteen, he found an excuse to leave the palace for a few months and ran to the border military camp where Dongling Yuanyong was located.
When he finally arrived at the place with his large and small bags, he was escorted to Wu Yan as a jobber as soon as he arrived near the military camp.
But who knew that when Dongling Yuanhao saw Wu Yan, he wouldn't pay attention at all. Instead, the heroic figure standing next to Wu Yan deeply attracted all his attention.
After Dongling Yuanhao looked at the man for a while, he suddenly rushed forward and hugged the stalwart figure tightly...!
Ten years have passed, and Dongling Yuanyong was not able to recognize his brother at first sight when he came to him, but Dongling Yuanhao found his brother with just one glance!
From then on, the two brothers officially began their road to seizing power by cooperating internally and externally.
Five years later, with the help of Dongling Yuanhao, Dongling Yuanyong avoided the situation of a major war with the forces in the imperial city, and they finally took back the imperial power openly and without bloodshed.
Those past memories may be distant or recent, but they are all so precious in Dongling Yuanhao's mind. He said with some gratitude:
"Brother Imperial, I'm very glad that I didn't listen to you and wait for you in the imperial city, but risked my life to find you!"
Dongling Yuanyong smiled and sighed:
"Because you came, Da Chengguo avoided a catastrophe!"
Dongling Yuanyong originally wanted to use force to seize power for revenge, but if he did that, he would accidentally shake the foundation of Dacheng State. At that time, the forces of Xiahou State or other small border countries would take the opportunity to come in and devour Dacheng State.
A piece of cake.
If so, even if his revenge succeeds, he will become a sinner of Da Chengguo.
It was Dongling Yuanhao who made him give up using force and choose to outwit him. It was Dongling Yuanhao who convinced him that outsmarting the imperial power would be beneficial and harmless. At most, it would just take longer.
After Dongling Yuanyong adopted his younger brother's advice, they continued to be useless and down-and-out princes on the border, so that those who were interested could relax their guard.
An idle prince who was just idle in the imperial city and ignored the affairs of his family and country, wandered around the palace eating, drinking and having fun, but in fact he was cleverly secretly investigating the crimes committed by Ximen.
Coupled with Concubine Yi's cooperation in guiding Emperor Hongwen to realize Queen Fuxuan's injustice, things became smoother.
In fact, the reason why Emperor Hongwen decided to restore Dongling Yuanyong's orthodox imperial status overnight was not only because Queen Fuxuan's grievances were true, but also because Dongling Yuanyong had absolute strength to fight against the imperial city.
Before the political change occurred, Emperor Hongwen had a secret meeting with Dongling Yuanyong and had an in-depth discussion. Emperor Hongwen saw that his son, who had been exiled for many years, had already had the absolute courage to create a huge wave.
From Emperor Hongwen's point of view, instead of seeing Dongling Yuanyong seeking revenge at all costs, it would be more beneficial for him to simply let Dongling Yuanyong take charge of the imperial power.
However, there is no point in mentioning these anymore. After all, Dongling Yuanyong has successfully taken over the imperial power and has been recognized by thousands of people. This is the result!
After some sweet and sour memories, the two brothers tacitly understood each other and did not say any more words.
Dongling Yuanyong naturally tolerates and cares for Dongling Yuanhao in his heart, and this emotion has been with him for a long, long time.
Just like now, when he looked at the red swelling on Dongling Yuanhao's forehead, he suddenly felt a little distressed, but he said with hidden concern:
"Go to Dr. Ai to get some medicine so that you won't be embarrassed."
Dongling Yuanhao was stunned for a moment, then he raised his hand and touched his forehead. The obvious pain caused him to "hiss" in pain and the corners of his eyes dangled up. He complained:
"Brother Emperor, if you have something to say next time, please speak it carefully. If you take action, I will not be able to escape at all!"
"Next time you act recklessly, you will still be doomed!" Dongling Yuanyong glared at him and warned.
"I...!" Dongling Yuanhao wanted to protest, but held back. However, he rolled his eyes and said as if he was "accepting his fate":
"Anyway, I can't beat Brother Huang, so I won't fight with you." He pinched his nose and stood up, looking leisurely: "Brother Huang's Longtai Palace will be boring if you stay there for a long time, but Lengyue Palace is more interesting and you won't get tired of it even if you stay there for a whole day.
…Brother Imperial, I’ll leave first if nothing happens.”
"You are not allowed to go to Rong'er!"
Even without asking, he knew that Dongling Yuanhao was obviously planning to go to Lengyue Palace. Dongling Yuanyong found out that Dongling Yuanhao had become a guest of Lengyue Palace, which made him very unhappy.
"Rong'er?" Dongling Yuanhao, who had only taken two steps, turned around and pursed his lips with a hidden smile, joking without fear of death: "Brother Emperor, who is Rong'er?"
Dongling Yuanyong raised his eyes and glared: "Isn't your forehead not hurt enough?"
Dongling Yuanhao subconsciously covered his forehead, but then he simply put it down and approached Dongling Yuanyong and said:
"Come on, Brother Emperor, please give me two more wounds. I'll go and show them to the Emperor's Wife, so she can judge whether I am wronged or not?"
"you……!"
"Brother, your eldest brother is like your father, and your eldest sister-in-law is like your mother! If I get beaten by you, I will have to complain to the emperor's sister-in-law."
"What did you say?"
Complain? He was thinking about beating this guy to the ground, and then seeing if Ximen Yourong would really feel sorry for this younger brother who made him feel bad!
"Brother Emperor, you probably don't know how happy I am with your "Rong'er" now, right? Do you believe it or not that anything I can say in front of the Emperor's sister-in-law is very effective. For example, I can say nice things to you, or say something about your
No matter how bad you say it, the effect will be very good...!"
"Are you threatening me?"
"It's not a threat, it's a kind suggestion to the emperor to take care of himself. You are the most unpopular person among the emperor's wives. If you are not careful, the Lengyue Palace will close the door to the emperor. Then the emperor's face will fall off.
It’s on the ground, how unsightly it is…!”
"Are you sure you want to continue to make me a joke?"
A tone that was absolutely full of warning floated out "leisurely" from Dongling Yuanyong's mouth.
Dongling Yuanhao, who was familiar with the terrifying aura, took two big steps back for safety. He was cautiously on guard, fearing that Dongling Yuanyong would really give him a few more peanuts.
Although offending his imperial brother would not cost him his life, there was no guarantee that half of his life would be lost, so he changed his words very well and said:
"Brother Emperor, let me tell you, the less the Emperor's sister-in-law wants to see you, the more she cares about you in her heart. When you ignored the Emperor's sister-in-law before, I mentioned you in front of her intentionally or unintentionally. Although she was indifferent on the surface, she even half-heartedly
I don’t want to talk about you even a word. But according to my observation..."
Dongling Yuanhao deliberately paused to show off, but a sharp and cold light made him realize: "Imperial sister-in-law is probably in love with you, imperial brother!"
The last sentence was actually made by Dongling Yuanhao in order to protect himself. It was true that he often went to Ximen Yourong. From time to time, he deliberately mentioned Dongling Yuanyong's existence in front of Ximen Yourong. He noticed that Ximen Yourong cared about Dongling.
Lingyuan Yong is even more true.
However, he was not sure that Ximen Yourong was in love with Dongling Yuanyong.
After all, Ximen Yourong is so good at hiding her sincerity. He has almost never seen her expression other than calmness, and her words are neither surprised nor happy, nor panicked. Who can understand her sincerity?
What is it?
However, as of now, he is not sure whether Ximen Yourong fell in love with Dongling Yuanyong, but there is no doubt that Dongling Yuanyong fell in love with Ximen Yourong.
Such an intimate title as "Rong'er" came so naturally from his imperial brother's mouth. Apart from "love", Dongling Yuanhao didn't know what to think of this change in Dongling Yuanyong!
However, his half-guessed conclusion successfully made Dongling Yuanyong's anger dissipate, but he pretended to be indifferent and said:
"If you have nothing to do, go out. I don't have time to listen to your nonsense."
Although the words were cold, Dongling Yuanhao still saw that Dongling Yuanyong's face had become calmer and brighter, and he suppressed his laughter and did not reply.
But when he turned to leave, he seemed to be talking to himself, or he seemed to be teasing Shuang deliberately:
"Tsk, tsk, I just said that Ximen's sister-in-law is very capable. It seems that from now on, I have to work harder to please my sister-in-law. Whether I can go sideways in the future, her sister-in-law is the key!"
After hearing what he said, Dongling Yuanyong really wanted to grab some more peanuts and pop them out, but Dongling Yuanhao's figure was no longer visible.
Although he was separated for a while, Dongling Yuanyong was still in a happy mood.
Ximen Yourong fell in love with him. Is it true that she loves him?!
The corners of Dongling Yuanyong's mouth automatically raised, but he didn't notice that Eunuch Cao was also smiling and exploring his unusual good mood.
Eunuch Cao always thought about what Dongling Yuanyong thought, so he said aloud:
"Your Majesty, now that we have found out what happened to the rats that sneaked into the palace, shouldn't we eliminate them as soon as possible so that Your Majesty can reconcile with the Queen as soon as possible?"
During this period, in order to deceive others, Dongling Yuanyong ignored Ximen Yourong in everything he said and did.
Little did they know, he was not neglecting Ximen Yourong, but protecting her!