Chapter 98 Section 5 Deep love between grandparents and grandchildren

Fyodor Dostoevsky once proposed an original concept: the coupled family.Such a family is built on the basis of chance, lacks spiritual ties and common values, and the relationship between family members is indifferent, alienated, father is not father, mother is not mother, brother is not brother, brother is not brother, the final outcome of a coupled family is inevitable. is falling apart.And whenever there is great turmoil and turmoil in the society, a large number of coincident families will rise up and cause countless tragedies. For the emperor's family, maybe it can be done in the same way, giving a definition: porcupine family.

On cold winter days, porcupines huddle together for warmth, but when they get too close and their quills sting each other, they immediately scatter.After spreading out, approach again for warmth.This is repeated until a suitable distance is found, which can keep each other warm without stabbing each other.The Yingzheng brothers kneeling in front of the Empress Dowager Xia's bed are like a group of porcupines in winter. They need to unite to protect the country handed down from their ancestors. At the same time, they have to be wary of each other. The brothers are afraid of being murdered by Yingzheng.

The Empress Dowager Xia had heard too many stories of brothers killing each other, and she was worried that such a tragedy would repeat itself among her grandchildren.But she could do nothing about it, and she could only entreat in vain: "Brothers, you are connected by blood. You should respect and love each other, help each other, and guard the Qin family together for a long time. The ancestors and ancestors have spirits in the sky, and you Your ancestors will see everything you say and do. Your ancestors started a great business, and now you pass on the land to you. You must be trembling and always encourage yourself, lest you fail the trust of your ancestors. If your brothers kill each other, you will die Qiu Kuai, endangering the Qin family, may your bones be abandoned in the wilderness, become food for mustaches and dogs, and never be buried in the ancestral mausoleum. I will go, and if you cherish me and pity me, you will swear here, Comfort my heart."

The Yingzheng brothers burst into tears when they heard the words, embraced and wept, and vowed to keep today's covenant forever.Empress Dowager Xia's face softened a lot, and her spirit also improved.Her eyes stopped on her favorite Cheng Yu.Cheng Yu's mother died early, and she became Cheng Yu's only patron saint.However, she can't protect him forever, since she's gone, Cheng Yu will start to protect himself.She wasn't worried that Ying Zheng would make things difficult for Cheng Yu, but what she was worried about was that the Queen Mother would be unfavorable to Cheng Yu.When the Queen Mother came to power, in order to protect her only son Yingzheng, she must eliminate all those who could pose a threat to Yingzheng's throne. Cheng Yu might be killed by the Queen Mother because of this.

If Cheng Yu has the ability to protect herself, she can go there with confidence.In the view of Empress Dowager Xia, the best way to protect herself is to control the army in her own hands.When Ying Zheng suggested to her that Cheng Yu should inherit the position of general left by Meng Ao, it happened to coincide with her.She was also very relieved that Ying Zheng was a child who was affectionate and caring, and knew how to support and love his younger brother. The Empress Dowager Xia wants to let Cheng Yu be the general while she still has her last breath.What she needs to deal with now is Lao Ai and Lu Buwei.For Cheng Yu to become a general, he still needs the acquiescence of the two of them.As for handing over the military power to a seventeen-year-old kid like Cheng Yu, whether it was good for him or harmful to him, she didn't know, and she didn't bother to think about it.There was only so much she could do.

Empress Dowager Xia looked at Yingzheng and asked, "Have the three princes and nine ministers come?" Ying Zheng replied, "They are all waiting outside the palace. I dare not enter without permission." During the reign of King Qin Zhao, King Yiqurong and Queen Mother Xuan had an affair in the harem and had two sons.The adultery was revealed, even though King Zhao killed Yiqu Rong Wang in Ganquan, it was still widely known as the laughing stock of the world.Since then, the harem of the Qin State has set a rule: if you want to enter the harem, you must first leave the palace.Sangong Jiuqing naturally didn't want to leave the palace, so they could only live outside the palace.

Empress Dowager Xia's strength was gradually disappearing.However, how can the rules of the ancestors be neglected.Empress Dowager Xia couldn't wait any longer, she said sharply: "They can't come in to see me, so take me out to see them." At the last moment of her life, the Empress Dowager Xia, who had been unknown all her life, suddenly showed the brilliance of a strong man.She wants to use the little time she has left in the world to maximize the value of her existence.