system of princes and generals

Chapter 143: Planting flowers without intention
Li Qing knelt on the ground, didn't even dare to lift his head, and was completely in a prostrate position. He swallowed hard, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

Emperor Wu's question could not be answered by Li Qing, but all his actions proved to the people in the hall that the fear at this moment was the fear of facing the supreme rule and the fear of death.

What he is afraid of is the punishment that Emperor Wu will punish him in the future. What he does not understand is why His Majesty, who has always been suspicious and suspicious, did not even give him a chance to finish his speech. The last time he stopped Huo Guang from being the captain of the chariot was obviously smooth, this time it is the same method will fail.

He couldn't understand too much, maybe only the aloof Emperor Wu could give him the answer, or maybe it was the last time he listened to Emperor Wu speak in this way.

Emperor Wu looked at His Highness Li Qing who was kneeling on the ground trembling, and snorted coldly, "You haven't finished talking just now, have you? How about I give you a chance?"

Li Qing quickly raised his head, his greasy face was covered with cold sweat, and as he raised his head, he slammed it on the ground, big beads of sweat split apart the moment they touched the ground.

He didn't dare to talk to Emperor Wu directly, he could only cry and moan silently in his heart, where is the opportunity, what is the opportunity, he wants this opportunity.

Emperor Wu sneered and continued, "I will give you a chance to finish what you have not finished just now."

Li Qing couldn't believe his ears. Could it be that His Majesty was just scaring him, but he still had doubts about Huo Guang in his heart?With this mentality in mind, Li Qing tentatively glanced at Xu Zhang who was squinting behind him.

Xu Zhang, who had been shocked by Emperor Wu's words just now, would have the courage to pass on any message to Li Qing. The Ni Bodhisattva could not save himself when he crossed the river.

Li Qing, who didn't get any response from his "comrades in arms", was like an abandoned boat in the sea, lonely and helpless, but filled with the desire to survive.

He still firmly believed in his original judgment that Emperor Wu was afraid of the Huo brothers, so he would definitely be convinced by him.

Li Qing wiped the sweat off his face vigorously, "Huo Guang is not a child of an ordinary family. He is the younger brother of Huo Qubing, the Hussar General. One holds the military power and the other sits on one side. If you want to take it back, it will be beyond your reach, Your Majesty."

After Li Qing finished speaking, he kowtowed on the ground again. Fear combined with emotion, he burst into tears. Sweat and tears mixed together, and a large area was wet in front of his face.

This statement was a blatant provocation, that is, because Huo Qubing and Wei Qing were both away from the morning court, Li Qing desperately tried to say that it was a provocation, the most important thing is whether the listener has the intention.

Xu Zhang, who was originally worried, became less nervous when he heard Li Qing's reckless words. Maybe His Majesty really believed it. Even if he was dubious, it would have some impact on Huo Guang's career in the future. It's okay to sacrifice a Li Qing of.

Li Qing seemed to be thinking of Emperor Wu completely, lying on the ground sobbing as if he was worried for His Majesty.

"Chang Li really thinks of me in every way, the pillar of the country, the minister of my humerus, then tell me, how can I end the current crisis."

"I swear to be loyal to your majesty to the death, and I am willing to share your worries. In my opinion, after Huo Guang and the princess get married, Huo Guang can stay in Chang'an." Li Qing did not hear the irony of Emperor Wu. He thought that he was provoking After the effect, Emperor Wu believed him again and wavered the use of Huo Guang.

Emperor Wu was stunned, "What about Princess Rongan?"

"After inheriting the title, the princess can return to Beiguan alone to manage the fief." Li Qing's stupidity made all the courtiers ashamed, Xu Zhang gasped, and had already figured out how to draw a line with Li Qing if Emperor Wu asked him.

Emperor Wu didn't speak any more, he had already heard what he wanted to hear, and what he didn't want to hear was even more unexpected.I just lamented that such an IQ person, if it wasn't for the virtue of his ancestors, how could he be qualified to stand on top of the hall and talk nonsense.

Provoking the royal family again and again, sowing dissension with ulterior motives, Emperor Wu has reached the point where he can't bear it.

If it was the first time that Emperor Wu really felt that he didn't know enough about Huo Guang, and was slandered by a group of villains, his ears softened, so he only gave Huo Guang a false job and didn't use him.

But this second time, Li Qing's provocation was so absurd, and even when Emperor Wu already had absolute trust in Huo Guang, Li Qing's words undoubtedly accelerated his own extinction.

At first, Emperor Wu wanted to send Huo Guang to Beiguan. It was indeed because he listened to the slanders of Li Qing, Xu Zhang and others and was afraid that Huo Guang would be by his side. If he and Huo Qubing had second thoughts in the future, he would be caught off guard. In Liu Sheng's words It's a great way to kill two birds with one stone.

After Huo Guang showed his prowess in the Biwen Contest, people began to hand over memorials non-stop, saying that Huo Guang wanted to snatch the meat of Beiguan, and plotted against Huo Qubing in the future. If Huo Guang won the competition, it would definitely be Raising tigers is a problem.

At that time, Emperor Wu was still dubious, until later, Huo Guang personally refused to become a county horse in the main hall, and said that he had no idea that the purpose of this competition was to marry the princess, so Emperor Wu's heart was completely relieved, and he firmly believed that Huo Guang had no idea at all. No double-mindedness, not even a little scheming.

Emperor Wu laughed loudly, and the laughter echoed in the hall, but Li Qing became more and more frightened, chilling to the bone.

"I'll answer your first question first." Emperor Wu stopped laughing and said in a cold tone, "First of all, Huo Guang didn't propose to get married early, he doesn't have the guts, and of course there is no need for it, let alone as stupid as you think. "

Every word of Emperor Wu was like a sharp knife, piercing heavily on Li Qing's body, he trembled even more, his last sliver of hope was cut off completely, and all that was left was endless fear.

"Then there is Huo Guang's premeditation. You don't know anything about it. There is no need to tell you, but I really don't want to hear any more rumors about Huo Guang. Biwen competition, as we all know, is a competition for the son-in-law of Princess Rong'an , It's a pity that Huo Guang is the only one who doesn't know what you all know."

There was an uproar in the hall, no one thought about what everyone was trying to do, but only Huo Guang didn't know it.Zhang Xiangkun was also surprised, but he smiled when he changed his mind. He planted flowers intentionally, but unintentionally planted willows and willows to make shade.

Emperor Wu recalled that Huo Guang was at His Royal Highness two days ago, he said with a confused face that he only wanted jade pendants, and then he was shocked when he found out that he was going to marry the princess, he couldn't help laughing, his brows stretched, and he said, "Li Qing, do you know now? I've told you everything you want to know, and the next day will be Rong An and Huo Guang's wedding celebration, but you won't have a chance to see it."

(End of this chapter)