"Evil barrier, kneel down for me!"
In the Longevity Palace, after listening to Shouguang Hou Wu Tai's intermittent cries, the face of the originally benevolent Empress Dowager immediately sank.
Xiao Ji, who came here after hearing the news, happened to hear the general idea, looked at the uncle who was nearly sixty years old but was still howling like a child, and then looked at the gloomy-faced and solemn-eyed mother, how could he still hold his face, Immediately shouted violently, and snarled at Xiao Jie angrily.
Lian Yi was taken aback, he has been waiting around Xiao Ji, it has been a long time since the emperor got so angry, he immediately told the other palace people to back down, lest anyone who speaks sloppily will cause the whole Changning Palace to be full of storms .
Xiao Jie was unequivocal and didn't explain, just knelt down on the ground without saying a word.
However, Shouguang Hou Wu Tai still refused to give up. He glared at Xiao Jie who was kneeling on the ground, and then cried to the Queen Mother and Xiao Ji: "Queen Dowager, Your Majesty, you have to be the master of the old minister. As you know, there is only one old minister." Son, he died at a young age. Fortunately, he left me a grandson, so that our old Wu family did not lose the incense... Over the years, the old minister has worked hard and cared for him in every possible way. , My son’s last bloodline is gone... Now it’s finally hard to bring my grandson to adulthood, but King Qi is not... not sympathetic to the old minister, and even encouraged the old minister’s grandson to run away from home and go to fight outside the Great Wall. Hu people... the queen mother and the emperor know what Dihu people are, but they are all murderous beasts... If the grandson of the old minister falls into their hands, how can he survive... I have pity My son, if you really have something good or bad, I will die, old minister!"
Speaking of this, Wu Tai couldn't go on talking, he just sat on the ground and cried, it was very miserable.
Xiao Ji was even more upset. He glanced at Xiao Jie who was kneeling on the ground without saying a word, wishing he could kick him to the ground, but he still forcibly suppressed the anger and impulse in his heart, and comforted Wu Tai with kind words: "Uncle, don't worry, Luoyang is far away from Youzhou. I will immediately issue an order to the government offices along the way and the governor's office of Youzhou, asking them to send Wu Ji back to Luoyang as soon as they see Wu Ji, and he will never be allowed to leave the customs. .”
"Yes, yes, the emperor is right!" Wu Tai stopped crying as if he had just woken up from a dream, looked at Xiao Ji with a pleading face, and hurriedly nodded, "Please send someone to stop the old minister's unworthy grandson as soon as possible. If it is too late and he really leaves the customs, then the old minister will really have to die and go to Huangquan Road to make amends to my short-lived son..."
Xiao Ji glared at Xiao Jie fiercely, and was about to order Lian Yi, who was standing by the side, to find someone to deliver the decree, but there was a soft voice in the hall:
"Wait a minute!"
Everyone couldn't help but looked at the expressionless Empress Dowager with puzzled faces. It was her words that prevented Xiao Ji from sending someone to deliver the decree.
"Queen... Jier, he..." Wu Tai wailed, and was about to say something, but was stopped by the stern look of the queen mother, who was too frightened to open his mouth again, but he still did not forget to throw an angry veil at Xiao Jie. However, Xiao Jie's expression remained unchanged.
"Your Majesty, before sending someone to deliver the decree, can the Ai family ask King Qi a few questions?"
The Empress Dowager remained expressionless, with no trace of joy, anger, sorrow or joy on her face, she just looked at Xiao Jie's face calmly.
Xiao Ji couldn't help but startled. The queen mother usually called Xiao Jie "Ju'er", but now she changed her name to King Qi, obviously she was really angry.
However, Xiao Ji didn't show the worry in his heart, he just laughed dryly and said: "What is the queen mother talking about, just ask whatever you want to ask."
Wu Tai wailed again in his heart, what happened to his sister, his grandson was out of the city, why don't he send someone to stop him quickly, why are he still asking Xiao Jie here, can he find out who Chou Yinmao is?
The queen mother looked deeply at Xiao Jie, and slowly asked the first question: "King Qi, Aijia asks you, did my ineffective younger brother offend you in any way? If so, Aijia, who is a sister I am willing to apologize to you for him."
Xiao Jie knelt on the ground, bowed slightly and said: "Grandmother is serious. Marquis Shouguang has always lived in seclusion, and he has never had any quarrel with his grandson."
The queen mother did not comment, she still looked into Xiao Jie's eyes calmly, and then continued to ask: "That is why my nephew Wu Ji offended King Qi?"
Xiao Jie still shook his head: "Returning to the emperor's grandmother, my grandson and Wu Ji didn't have much contact before, and he didn't have anything to offend my grandson."
The Queen Mother finally couldn't bear it any longer, and said with a sneer, "So, is there something about Aijia, the imperial grandmother, who offended King Qi and made King Qi angry to take out my nephew Wu Ji?"
These words were somewhat harsh, but Xiao Jie still calmly explained: "Grandson dare not, the emperor's grandmother has always loved her grandson very much, how dare grandson have the slightest bit of resentment towards the emperor's grandmother."
"Then King Qi talked to Aijia about why he urged Wu Ji to run away from home for no reason, and go to the border to fight some Dihu people." The Queen Mother's eyes and tone became more and more cold.
Xiao Jie did not avoid the cold gaze of the Empress Dowager, and replied in a deep voice: "Grandmother Mingjian, my grandson persuaded Wu Ji to go to the frontier to expedition against Dihu, not to harm him, but to consider the future of him and the Wu family."
"It's a bunch of nonsense, what's for the good of Ji'er and the Wu family, I think you're just uneasy and kind." Wu Tai's nose almost turned out of breath, if the emperor and queen mother were not present, I'm afraid he would have torn with Xiao Jie on the spot.
"Let King Qi continue talking!" The Queen Mother didn't look at Wu Tai, but her voice suddenly raised a bit.
Wu Tai shut his mouth obediently and didn't dare to interrupt, Xiao Jie hesitated for a moment before asking: "May I ask the imperial grandmother a disrespectful question?"
"Ask?" The Empress Dowager was expressionless and concise.
Xiao Jie looked at the Empress Dowager, and asked leisurely: "The imperial grandmother is now in good health, so naturally no one dares to make things difficult for the Wu family, but has the imperial grandmother ever thought about how the Wu family will deal with themselves after a hundred years from you?"
"Nie Zhan, why are you talking to your imperial grandmother! Is there any sense of superiority or inferiority!" Xiao Ji was shocked and angry when he heard the words, and once again scolded Xiao Jie, but looked at his mother nervously.
The empress dowager instinctively sank, but then slowly returned to normal, and said lightly: "King Qi, keep talking!"
Seeing the empress dowager's reaction, Xiao Jie felt confident, so he continued: "It is often said that if morality does not match, there will be disasters. The Wu family has won a lot of favor from the imperial court because of the relationship with the emperor's grandmother, but the Wu family has not done anything for it. No matter what achievements the imperial court has made, once the emperor's grandmother goes to see the late emperor, I am afraid that the good times of the Wu family will come to an end."
Xiao Jie glanced at Xiao Ji, and continued: "Perhaps the emperor will think of the emperor's grandmother and continue to treat the Wu family generously, but if the emperor also passes away, no one knows whether the new king will continue to favor the Wu family. .”
"Enough! The more you talk, the more presumptuous you are!" Xiao Ji was really angry. He didn't know what medicine Xiao Jie had taken today, and he either cursed the Queen Mother or himself.
In fact, he could also understand what Xiao Jie meant. After all, although most of the Wu family kept a low profile, they did not make any contribution to the court. He would think of giving Wu Ji a chance to make great contributions on the battlefield.
But Xiao Ji's understanding does not mean that he can support it. After all, Wu Ji is the only seedling left in the Wu family. It's really the end of the queen, how will I explain to the queen mother and the Wu family at that time.
The queen mother was silent for a long time, and finally sighed: "That's a good idea, but if you send Wu Ji to the border pass to practice in the army, after learning some martial arts and tactics, it's no different to go to the battlefield and mourn your family, but now you How can it be possible to let him, a brat, lead the troops out of the pass to fight the Dihu people."
Xiao Jie shook his head: "Grandmother's words are wrong, grandson thinks he still has some ability to understand people, in grandson's view, Wu Ji is an unborn military genius, as long as he is given a chance, he will definitely It amazes everyone.”
Obviously Xiao Jie was boasting about his grandson, but Wu Tai just wanted to cry at this moment. As a grandfather, he knew exactly how capable his grandson was, and he knew how to boast every day. Good-looking people, what good fruit can they have when they go to the battlefield?At that time, not to mention making great contributions, if you can save a small life, you will be blessed by your ancestors.
Xiao Ji obviously didn't expect Xiao Jie to think highly of Wu Ji, so he couldn't help frowning and said, "You and Wu Ji are just friends, so you think so highly of him?"
Xiao Jie said solemnly: "Father Huang Mingjian, my son is definitely not thinking highly of Wu Ji, but his ability is indeed worthy of my son's evaluation. If father doesn't believe it, you might as well make a bet with my son."
"Presumptuous! As a prince, you should be cautious in your words and deeds, keep yourself clean, and don't be like those street thugs who bet with others at every turn!" Xiao Ji scolded his son, but there was not much anger in his tone.
Xiao Jie glanced at the silent queen mother again, then at Wu Tai who was sitting on the ground like ashes, and said in a deep voice: "As for Wu Ji's safety, the emperor's grandmother and Master Wu don't have to worry, I will send my guard Pang Hu is close to guarding the left and right, so he will definitely be safe."
Xiao Ji also chimed in and said: "I have seen this Pang Hu's ability before. He is indeed invincible. With him personally protecting Wu Ji, he will definitely be able to protect him well."
Wu Tai's face is still ugly, no matter how good Pang Hu's skill is, once he arrives at the battlefield, the Dihu people will kill thousands of horses, and he can kill a few. I'm afraid even he himself will be chopped into meat sauce. How to protect Wu Ji.
But Wu Tai didn't dare to refute the emperor, so he could only look to his sister for help.
The queen mother sighed heavily: "So many soldiers in Daning have been stationed at the border all the year round, fighting bloody battles with the Dihu people in order to defend Daning, don't they have parents and brothers? Since they can go to the battlefield, how can my Wu family My son Lang will not be able to get in. That’s all, since Wu Ji has such an ambition to serve the country, let him go, as long as he doesn’t lose face to the Wu family!”
Wu Tai was completely dumbfounded.
Obviously it was Qi Wang Xiao Jie who fooled his precious grandson Wu Ji to the frontier fortress, but in a blink of an eye, the emperor and queen mother stood by him and no longer cared about Wu Ji's life or death.
In the Longevity Palace, after listening to Shouguang Hou Wu Tai's intermittent cries, the face of the originally benevolent Empress Dowager immediately sank.
Xiao Ji, who came here after hearing the news, happened to hear the general idea, looked at the uncle who was nearly sixty years old but was still howling like a child, and then looked at the gloomy-faced and solemn-eyed mother, how could he still hold his face, Immediately shouted violently, and snarled at Xiao Jie angrily.
Lian Yi was taken aback, he has been waiting around Xiao Ji, it has been a long time since the emperor got so angry, he immediately told the other palace people to back down, lest anyone who speaks sloppily will cause the whole Changning Palace to be full of storms .
Xiao Jie was unequivocal and didn't explain, just knelt down on the ground without saying a word.
However, Shouguang Hou Wu Tai still refused to give up. He glared at Xiao Jie who was kneeling on the ground, and then cried to the Queen Mother and Xiao Ji: "Queen Dowager, Your Majesty, you have to be the master of the old minister. As you know, there is only one old minister." Son, he died at a young age. Fortunately, he left me a grandson, so that our old Wu family did not lose the incense... Over the years, the old minister has worked hard and cared for him in every possible way. , My son’s last bloodline is gone... Now it’s finally hard to bring my grandson to adulthood, but King Qi is not... not sympathetic to the old minister, and even encouraged the old minister’s grandson to run away from home and go to fight outside the Great Wall. Hu people... the queen mother and the emperor know what Dihu people are, but they are all murderous beasts... If the grandson of the old minister falls into their hands, how can he survive... I have pity My son, if you really have something good or bad, I will die, old minister!"
Speaking of this, Wu Tai couldn't go on talking, he just sat on the ground and cried, it was very miserable.
Xiao Ji was even more upset. He glanced at Xiao Jie who was kneeling on the ground without saying a word, wishing he could kick him to the ground, but he still forcibly suppressed the anger and impulse in his heart, and comforted Wu Tai with kind words: "Uncle, don't worry, Luoyang is far away from Youzhou. I will immediately issue an order to the government offices along the way and the governor's office of Youzhou, asking them to send Wu Ji back to Luoyang as soon as they see Wu Ji, and he will never be allowed to leave the customs. .”
"Yes, yes, the emperor is right!" Wu Tai stopped crying as if he had just woken up from a dream, looked at Xiao Ji with a pleading face, and hurriedly nodded, "Please send someone to stop the old minister's unworthy grandson as soon as possible. If it is too late and he really leaves the customs, then the old minister will really have to die and go to Huangquan Road to make amends to my short-lived son..."
Xiao Ji glared at Xiao Jie fiercely, and was about to order Lian Yi, who was standing by the side, to find someone to deliver the decree, but there was a soft voice in the hall:
"Wait a minute!"
Everyone couldn't help but looked at the expressionless Empress Dowager with puzzled faces. It was her words that prevented Xiao Ji from sending someone to deliver the decree.
"Queen... Jier, he..." Wu Tai wailed, and was about to say something, but was stopped by the stern look of the queen mother, who was too frightened to open his mouth again, but he still did not forget to throw an angry veil at Xiao Jie. However, Xiao Jie's expression remained unchanged.
"Your Majesty, before sending someone to deliver the decree, can the Ai family ask King Qi a few questions?"
The Empress Dowager remained expressionless, with no trace of joy, anger, sorrow or joy on her face, she just looked at Xiao Jie's face calmly.
Xiao Ji couldn't help but startled. The queen mother usually called Xiao Jie "Ju'er", but now she changed her name to King Qi, obviously she was really angry.
However, Xiao Ji didn't show the worry in his heart, he just laughed dryly and said: "What is the queen mother talking about, just ask whatever you want to ask."
Wu Tai wailed again in his heart, what happened to his sister, his grandson was out of the city, why don't he send someone to stop him quickly, why are he still asking Xiao Jie here, can he find out who Chou Yinmao is?
The queen mother looked deeply at Xiao Jie, and slowly asked the first question: "King Qi, Aijia asks you, did my ineffective younger brother offend you in any way? If so, Aijia, who is a sister I am willing to apologize to you for him."
Xiao Jie knelt on the ground, bowed slightly and said: "Grandmother is serious. Marquis Shouguang has always lived in seclusion, and he has never had any quarrel with his grandson."
The queen mother did not comment, she still looked into Xiao Jie's eyes calmly, and then continued to ask: "That is why my nephew Wu Ji offended King Qi?"
Xiao Jie still shook his head: "Returning to the emperor's grandmother, my grandson and Wu Ji didn't have much contact before, and he didn't have anything to offend my grandson."
The Queen Mother finally couldn't bear it any longer, and said with a sneer, "So, is there something about Aijia, the imperial grandmother, who offended King Qi and made King Qi angry to take out my nephew Wu Ji?"
These words were somewhat harsh, but Xiao Jie still calmly explained: "Grandson dare not, the emperor's grandmother has always loved her grandson very much, how dare grandson have the slightest bit of resentment towards the emperor's grandmother."
"Then King Qi talked to Aijia about why he urged Wu Ji to run away from home for no reason, and go to the border to fight some Dihu people." The Queen Mother's eyes and tone became more and more cold.
Xiao Jie did not avoid the cold gaze of the Empress Dowager, and replied in a deep voice: "Grandmother Mingjian, my grandson persuaded Wu Ji to go to the frontier to expedition against Dihu, not to harm him, but to consider the future of him and the Wu family."
"It's a bunch of nonsense, what's for the good of Ji'er and the Wu family, I think you're just uneasy and kind." Wu Tai's nose almost turned out of breath, if the emperor and queen mother were not present, I'm afraid he would have torn with Xiao Jie on the spot.
"Let King Qi continue talking!" The Queen Mother didn't look at Wu Tai, but her voice suddenly raised a bit.
Wu Tai shut his mouth obediently and didn't dare to interrupt, Xiao Jie hesitated for a moment before asking: "May I ask the imperial grandmother a disrespectful question?"
"Ask?" The Empress Dowager was expressionless and concise.
Xiao Jie looked at the Empress Dowager, and asked leisurely: "The imperial grandmother is now in good health, so naturally no one dares to make things difficult for the Wu family, but has the imperial grandmother ever thought about how the Wu family will deal with themselves after a hundred years from you?"
"Nie Zhan, why are you talking to your imperial grandmother! Is there any sense of superiority or inferiority!" Xiao Ji was shocked and angry when he heard the words, and once again scolded Xiao Jie, but looked at his mother nervously.
The empress dowager instinctively sank, but then slowly returned to normal, and said lightly: "King Qi, keep talking!"
Seeing the empress dowager's reaction, Xiao Jie felt confident, so he continued: "It is often said that if morality does not match, there will be disasters. The Wu family has won a lot of favor from the imperial court because of the relationship with the emperor's grandmother, but the Wu family has not done anything for it. No matter what achievements the imperial court has made, once the emperor's grandmother goes to see the late emperor, I am afraid that the good times of the Wu family will come to an end."
Xiao Jie glanced at Xiao Ji, and continued: "Perhaps the emperor will think of the emperor's grandmother and continue to treat the Wu family generously, but if the emperor also passes away, no one knows whether the new king will continue to favor the Wu family. .”
"Enough! The more you talk, the more presumptuous you are!" Xiao Ji was really angry. He didn't know what medicine Xiao Jie had taken today, and he either cursed the Queen Mother or himself.
In fact, he could also understand what Xiao Jie meant. After all, although most of the Wu family kept a low profile, they did not make any contribution to the court. He would think of giving Wu Ji a chance to make great contributions on the battlefield.
But Xiao Ji's understanding does not mean that he can support it. After all, Wu Ji is the only seedling left in the Wu family. It's really the end of the queen, how will I explain to the queen mother and the Wu family at that time.
The queen mother was silent for a long time, and finally sighed: "That's a good idea, but if you send Wu Ji to the border pass to practice in the army, after learning some martial arts and tactics, it's no different to go to the battlefield and mourn your family, but now you How can it be possible to let him, a brat, lead the troops out of the pass to fight the Dihu people."
Xiao Jie shook his head: "Grandmother's words are wrong, grandson thinks he still has some ability to understand people, in grandson's view, Wu Ji is an unborn military genius, as long as he is given a chance, he will definitely It amazes everyone.”
Obviously Xiao Jie was boasting about his grandson, but Wu Tai just wanted to cry at this moment. As a grandfather, he knew exactly how capable his grandson was, and he knew how to boast every day. Good-looking people, what good fruit can they have when they go to the battlefield?At that time, not to mention making great contributions, if you can save a small life, you will be blessed by your ancestors.
Xiao Ji obviously didn't expect Xiao Jie to think highly of Wu Ji, so he couldn't help frowning and said, "You and Wu Ji are just friends, so you think so highly of him?"
Xiao Jie said solemnly: "Father Huang Mingjian, my son is definitely not thinking highly of Wu Ji, but his ability is indeed worthy of my son's evaluation. If father doesn't believe it, you might as well make a bet with my son."
"Presumptuous! As a prince, you should be cautious in your words and deeds, keep yourself clean, and don't be like those street thugs who bet with others at every turn!" Xiao Ji scolded his son, but there was not much anger in his tone.
Xiao Jie glanced at the silent queen mother again, then at Wu Tai who was sitting on the ground like ashes, and said in a deep voice: "As for Wu Ji's safety, the emperor's grandmother and Master Wu don't have to worry, I will send my guard Pang Hu is close to guarding the left and right, so he will definitely be safe."
Xiao Ji also chimed in and said: "I have seen this Pang Hu's ability before. He is indeed invincible. With him personally protecting Wu Ji, he will definitely be able to protect him well."
Wu Tai's face is still ugly, no matter how good Pang Hu's skill is, once he arrives at the battlefield, the Dihu people will kill thousands of horses, and he can kill a few. I'm afraid even he himself will be chopped into meat sauce. How to protect Wu Ji.
But Wu Tai didn't dare to refute the emperor, so he could only look to his sister for help.
The queen mother sighed heavily: "So many soldiers in Daning have been stationed at the border all the year round, fighting bloody battles with the Dihu people in order to defend Daning, don't they have parents and brothers? Since they can go to the battlefield, how can my Wu family My son Lang will not be able to get in. That’s all, since Wu Ji has such an ambition to serve the country, let him go, as long as he doesn’t lose face to the Wu family!”
Wu Tai was completely dumbfounded.
Obviously it was Qi Wang Xiao Jie who fooled his precious grandson Wu Ji to the frontier fortress, but in a blink of an eye, the emperor and queen mother stood by him and no longer cared about Wu Ji's life or death.
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