[Red House] But for the sake of the king

With just three words, Jun Qi understood Lin Ruhai's meaning.After dismissing the bewildered Jun You, Jun Qi turned out the portrait once again.These years, the two of them have been in the same mind, and they have been together day and night. Except for a moment of emotion, this painting will be taken out to miss the ups and downs of that day, and there is no chance to display it. Today, he couldn't help but show it again.

Thinking of Jun Qi back then, he kept a low profile and knew how to hide best.Even if he is not interested in the throne, in order to protect himself, he has learned to cover up all his preferences, neither fighting nor grabbing, neither liking nor hating, neither sad nor happy.Since succeeding to the throne, except for the great power that comes with being an emperor, he still walks cautiously, thinking twice before taking every step.

But only for Ruhai, Jun Qi couldn't let go, let alone conceal his love for him.But now, he couldn't stop the thought in his heart, to hide Ru Hai!To get rid of the women in the harem one by one, this is what Jun Qi has gradually planned in the past two years. It is not to appease Mrs. Lin, but because he is tired of dealing with these people. He clearly has that person in his heart and wants to treat these women Soft-spoken.He thought he could do a good job, but the more time passed, the shadow of that person was in his mind, and in the end, he didn't even bother to give it a perfunctory.

Thinking of this, Jun Qi couldn't help but wry smile, he didn't expect that the glimpse back then would leave such a deep bond that today, they can no longer be separated.But he was rejoicing again, luckily that person was Ru Hai, if it was someone else, he might not be able to reach this step.

Dai Quan drove away the little eunuch who was passing on the message, and glanced inside with some embarrassment, the emperor is like this now, wouldn't it be a pleasure for anyone to go in.But there can't be any delay here, as the general manager, he can only take the lead, and he has to face the difficulties.Gritting his teeth, stomping his feet, and shaking his heart, Dai Quan stepped in and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager sent someone to send a message, please come over."

Jun Qi's turbulent face was too late to calm down, and when he heard such a troublesome matter, the expression on his face was extremely tangled for a while, which was quite interesting.But it's a blessing not a curse, and a disaster can't be avoided. He knows that this day will come sooner or later, so it's better to make it clear as soon as possible.It also saves Ru Hai from worrying so much on his behalf, but each of them is wronged.

The empress dowager was one of the four concubines back then, but she was not favored for various reasons. Even with the prince by her side, her status in the palace was not necessarily high, and her palace was like a cold palace. Few people care about it.But she insisted on keeping her only son in the ever-changing harem, and taught him to be a qualified "leisure king", only hoping that mother and son can spend the rest of their lives safely.Later, with Jun Qi's accidental ascension to the throne, her status naturally rose, and she was honored as empress dowager.Although the Supreme Emperor still didn't want to see her as before, she was happy to spend her old age in the palace contentedly without looking at his face.

Jun Qi has never dared to underestimate his mother, and because he has depended on each other for life since he was a child, he has an extraordinary affection for his mother, and he has never disobeyed her in anything since he was a child.Only this time, I'm afraid there will be an exception.

"My son, please greet the queen mother."

The empress dowager, who was reclined on the imperial concubine's couch, heard the movement, slowly opened her eyes, glanced casually, then closed them again, resting her head in one hand, and said softly, "Your majesty is thinking of the empress Aijia, if not Aijia ordered someone to invite him, and the emperor doesn't know when he will think of Aijia."

Jun Qi waved his hand, and drove all the ladies out of the palace, took two steps and picked up the beauty on the couch to beat, and did it himself, "My mother's words are really embarrassing, the government is busy recently, and my son and minister have no time to do it again, Wan Wang's mother Forgive me."

The empress dowager said with a light smile, "What the emperor said, it seems that the mother of the Ai family has delayed your business. I am the empress dowager, and I can't bear the crime of delaying the government affairs. That's all, my subordinates." Let go of everything, light or heavy."

Jun Qi put down the beauty hammer according to his words, touching his nose in embarrassment, "I still remember when I was a child, the queen mother liked to make my son beat his legs, why do you despise Erchen now?"

"You had thin arms and legs back then, how could you have such great strength." The Empress Dowager made a gesture to sit up, but Jun Qi immediately reached out to help her.The empress dowager seemed very satisfied, and she no longer had the half-smile just now, "Hey, back then, our mother and son depended on each other for life, never thought that we would have the prospect of today. You know, I never ask you to do anything, I just ask you It's safe and smooth. But people say that the royal family is born to be involuntary. Fortunately, you have always been a measured person, and you didn't worry about it when you were a child. Ordinarily, at your age, the eldest prince should get married , There are some things that I don’t need to talk about as an old woman. The queen is unlucky. She has managed the huge harem for you all these years without any mistakes. It’s a bit too anxious to be the empress, but it’s also appropriate to choose someone who stands out and lead the sixth palace temporarily. I think this harem is almost a decoration, so you might as well choose it yourself this time.”

Jun Qi didn't expect to get to the point so soon. It seems that this time the queen mother is determined, but he has made a decision long ago, and he can't compromise easily, because he said, "My son is very busy when he comes in, so it's okay not to mention such trivial things. But I want to bother my mother to take a look for Junyou. At his age, let alone a son in the house, he doesn’t even have a daughter. If two are good, it won't work, and she can't let her do whatever she wants this time."

The smile on the empress dowager's face faded in an instant, "Of course the Ai family has to take care of his affairs, and the concubine is too ignorant. If she dares to stop her this time, let her go back to her mother's house. No child is jealous, but Big taboo. Since you say you are busy, you have to pay more attention to your affairs, so you can leave it alone. Four concubines and six concubines, no matter what, two concubines should be filled in. There are four concubines now, just Make up the remaining two."

"Mother..."

"You don't need to say it." The Empress Dowager said decisively, "I don't care what you think in your heart, and I don't care what you have with him. You are an emperor, so naturally you should look like an emperor."

Jun Qi was startled, this is obviously going to be put on the table, but what a big deal, "I remember the teachings of the queen mother, and I wanted to say that I don't want the queen mother to work too hard. If you like it, you can do whatever you want Come on. For those who are concubines, we should mention Wu and Ye, and the rest will be decided by the queen mother."

The empress dowager was relieved now, it seemed that her son hadn't lost his mind yet, "The Ai family has made a note of this matter, so you can rest assured."

Jun Qi had an apologetic smile on his face, but in his heart he hated himself for being useless, he had made up his mind before coming here, but when his mother saw it, he didn't even have the courage to say it.The queen mother is right, he is still an emperor after all.

The matter of the draft is just a little bit of a clue, Jun Qi didn't even dare to mention it in front of Lin Ruhai, he was busy with the affairs of the cloud country, and he didn't have time to worry about it.This Izumo Kingdom faces the Celestial Dynasty across the sea, and in Jun Qi's view, it is just a larger island.But it is such an island country, relying on its superior terrain, it is good at naval warfare, and constantly invades the southeast coast.Some small countries in the south have already bowed their heads and surrendered to the Celestial Dynasty. Only this Izumo country has been unable to take over for a long time, and Jun Qi has always regarded it as a serious problem.

Now Jun Qi has made up his mind to take down the Izumo country, not to make it a vassal and pay taxes, but to completely take it back to his country, so as early as last year, the Fujian Navy was formed and sent troops to Izumo.Unfortunately, the naval division has not been established for a long time, and its combat readiness is not very strong. Therefore, after several battles, it did not take advantage of it.Therefore, gradually, some ministers went to Shu, proposing peace talks with Izumo, and accepting it as a subject country, just like Qianxiang and other countries.At first Jun Qi still insisted on his own opinion, but after a long time, he also had to reconsider.

Throwing the booklet away, Jun Qi sneered and said, "It would be great if your wish is fulfilled. Since you want peace talks, you should talk about who is suitable to send."

There was no sound in the hall for a while, and no one dared to whisper in front of the emperor, but the emperor suddenly let go of this matter and let the candidates be elected, no one was prepared for this.

While everyone was hesitating, an old man with a gray beard stood up and said, "I believe that this peace talk is the key to a war or a peace between the two countries, and since the two countries are in a stalemate, there must be an eloquent and eloquent person." Only people with proper status will have a better chance of winning. I think that Lin Hai, a cabinet scholar, is worthy of this important task."

Jun Qi looked over, that old man was none other than Wu Shangyong, the father of Concubine Wu Shu, a scholar of the Wenhua Palace.It stands to reason that Lin Ruhai's identity and talent are really suitable for this job, but at this time, Wu Shangyong proposed it again, Jun Qi had to think more.

The ministers below didn't know the emperor's true intentions, they finally had a high-profile bird, and they were old and famous, so they naturally echoed their voice and kept recommending Lin Ruhai.Jun Qi thought that going on like this would not work, if Ru Hai was really let go, not to mention whether it was a trap set by them, Fujian was not peaceful in the first place, how could he be willing to take Ru Hai's risk.

And Lin Ruhai's second cousin, Tang Hao, was also a little worried, so he took the initiative to invite Ying, "My Majesty, Mr. Lin is in the capital, and I'm afraid he doesn't know much about the war in the south. I have stayed in Fujian for a few years, and I am familiar with its customs." There is not much difference between human feelings and Izumo country. I beg for orders, and I am willing to go south for peace talks, so as to do the work of dogs and horses."

Jun Qi thought to himself, what Tang Hao said was right, and now the Admiral of the Fujian Navy has a very good personal relationship with Tang Hao's brother Tang Yan, so it is much easier to act in Fujian, because he said, "Tang Aiqing is right..."

Unexpectedly, Lin Ruhai suddenly stood up at this time, "Your Majesty, Mr. Tang is a minister, how can he leave Beijing so easily. A humble minister is not talented, but he is willing to do his best for the emperor to repay the emperor's kindness."

Jun Qi didn't understand why Lin Ruhai had to stand up at this time, but looking at the situation below, it was clear that it was Lin Ruhai.Carefully scanning the several important ministers in the front row, Jun Qi stroked his thoughts, but he had no clue.

"The peace talks will be discussed later."

Jun Qi fixed the world with one word, suppressed the matter for a while, but it was only for a while.What's more, Lin Ruhai was never someone who would obey Jun Qiyan.

"Your Majesty, it is very appropriate for me to go to this matter. I implore the Emperor for his permission."

Jun Qi sat behind the table and felt depressed all by himself, even though Lin Ruhai was still kneeling below, he just didn't speak.At this time, he really hated Ruhai's stubborn temper, and once he made a decision, it was difficult to change it.Like the previous Northwest War, Jun Qi didn't dare to take the risk again.Besides, it is still unknown whether Wu Shangyong did it on purpose or recommended him sincerely. He has many other things to rely on, so how can he let people go out of Beijing easily.

"Your Majesty." Lin Ruhai called out again, but he didn't ask anymore, and knelt there straight.He also didn't want to leave Beijing at such a time, the daughter of the Su family was about to arrive in Beijing, and there were many things waiting to be done for the four major families, even at home, he was worried.But there is no way, he can almost imagine that if he does not leave Beijing at this time to avoid the limelight, what awaits him will be a more difficult situation.He himself is fine, if the whole family is involved, the loss outweighs the gain.

Jun Qi had no choice but to put down the unturned page of the book in his hand, and sighed, "Why do you bother to join in, and stay obediently in the capital to be your cabinet minister, wouldn't it be good?"

Lin Ruhai smiled wryly and said, "If I can really be a good cabinet minister, why would I bother to make this trip? Anyway, there are plenty of people in the six ministries and nine ministers of the cabinet. You and I know it well, I'll go this time."

"Ruhai, you see it too clearly."

Wu Shangyong is an old, treacherous and cunning man, he does not seek merit but seeks no faults. Although he was secretly dissatisfied with Lin Ruhai in the past, he has never been against Lin Ruhai.This time, he did not hesitate to recommend Lin Ruhai as an imperial envoy. Others seemed reasonable, but Jun Qi knew that if he hadn't been fully sure that he had guessed the emperor's mind, or if there were someone more powerful behind his back to point out, Wu Shangyong would be absolutely right. I won't do this early bird.And the person behind this, as long as he thinks a little, Jun Qi has the answer.

Lin Ruhai dejectedly said, "I never wanted to see it so clearly. I think when I come back, the draft will be almost finished. Just don't forget about the five-year agreement. I don't want to care about the rest. What's the point?"

Jun Qi clenched his hands tightly, restraining himself from rushing over, and said word by word, "Okay, I will accept this time. I will never forget the five-year agreement. Remember, you must come back .”

Lin Ruhai laughed, "I'm just an envoy, and I'm not going to fight on the front line. Besides, the two armies are fighting without beheading the envoy, so the emperor doesn't have to worry."

It wasn't until Lin Ruhai's back disappeared that Jun Qi couldn't hold back and sat slumped on the dragon chair, with a wry smile on his face, thinking in his heart, I don't feel at ease with you under my nose, and now I have to run so far, why? Can you not worry.