The king's apex spoils him and is reborn

The days of summer are always hot and long, and misty steam rises from the marble railing outside the hall.Ji Muqing stood motionless not far away, her cheeks were slightly flushed, and beads of sweat had already soaked the white lining.

"General Ji?" Suddenly, an old eunuch passing by approached him and greeted him.He came back to his senses and said, "Where is Your Highness?"

The old eunuch lowered his head, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came here with the Lord. But General Ji, why are you staying outside? You will meet with the envoys in fifteen minutes."

Hearing this, Ji Muqing was in a daze for a moment, and all he could think of was the words of the man under the city gate: Cao Min's surname is Chu.

Chijin's ancestors originally came from all directions, so it is not surprising that there are people with the surname "Chu".It's just that the sick man in the carriage must have another purpose when he deliberately mentioned this matter.But in the huge royal palace, this surname mostly refers to one person—the empress Chu Nanning.

"What's wrong with you?" While he was thinking hard, the old eunuch who hadn't left was concerned, "There's sweat all over his forehead."

"It's nothing." Ji Muqing clenched his fists to cover the glare of the sun above his head, exhaled and said, "Eunuch, let's go to work."

Under the temporary darkness, the line of sight was limited to the eyes.Ji Muqing didn't see the direction in which the old eunuch staggered away, and the royal driver happened to appear at the corner there.

The sky was still shining mercilessly, and Ji Muqing remembered what he had sent someone to find out a while ago.

In the impression of the world, the Queen's ancestral home is in Lucheng.Her father was once the governor of Lucheng. When Xiao Tianze was choosing his concubine, he sent his daughter to the capital.From the beginning to the end, she has nothing to do with the Chu family in Huaizhou where Song Zhengxiu used to stay.

The Chu family in Huaizhou also had a daughter at the time, and they also sent it to choose a concubine, but it is said that they never came back after going to the capital. The Chu family only waited for the news that a carriage turned over on a mountain road and no one was spared.Later, the people from the government went to retrieve the bones, and everyone was right, and it was finally judged to be an accident.

Although the Chu family had a virtuous name, the concept of patriarchy was deeply rooted in their hearts. After the hasty funeral, the family no longer talked about this daughter.

Ji Muqing secretly asked someone to take Bai Ju to rebuild the coffin, and confirmed that it was the skeleton of a young girl.But just like the story that Ji Muqing told Xiao Beichen in a roundabout way, she did have a verbal marriage with Song Zhengxiu before her death.

Originally, Ji Muqing thought that Song Zhengxiu angrily went to the king's capital to ask for an explanation because of the hidden secret behind the death of the daughter of the Chu family.But when the subordinates brought the portraits of the three women, the Chu family thought for a long time, and finally confirmed that the queen's portrait was the daughter of the Chu family.

There are thousands of people in the world, and there are many similar people, but Ji Muqing still feels that there is a deeper connection among them.When everything seemed to be correct, he stopped the head of the country who had just returned from wandering before everyone else.

Ji Muqing originally wanted to go and talk to him in person, but Gu Yuan also returned to Lucheng at that time, and at a glance, he felt that the father of the country looked familiar.Afterwards, he asked many family members, and finally got a letter from an elder who had lived away from the world for many years-the head of the country had no children.

Although there is only one person's evidence, Ji Muqing already feels that he can treat the queen and the daughter of the Chu family on an equal footing.After he told Xiao Beichen the story, Xiao Beichen also found signs of tampering in the household department.

While Xiao Beichen was still hesitating about how to ask the king, Ji Muqing was still thinking about the corpse lying on the ground and the appearance of Rong Yunfei's biological mother.He didn't tell Xiao Beichen about these two things, just because he vaguely felt that there was another truth.

After thinking hard, Ji Muqing, who had previous life experience, suddenly realized that he almost missed Song Zhengxiu's current position - he was colluding with Chi Jin, and it should have been an alliance for many years.

No matter how talented Song Zhengxiu was, he was just an unknown person before.There must be other reasons for the Chijin royal family to find him in the crowd.

But now Chijin has a sick son who claims to follow his sister's surname "Chu", and he wants to make a fuss about his status as a queen.The queen has passed away, and now that the old things are brought up, the purpose is probably to point directly at Xiao Beichen.

"What are they going to do..." After thinking about it, Ji Muqing couldn't hold back his low reprimand.

"Qingqing?"

Xiao Beichen came with Yu Jia.He originally thought that Ji Muqing didn't see him because there were too many guards accompanying him, so after explaining to Xiao Tianze, he stayed where he was.

But after a long time, Ji Muqing still didn't see anyone, so he took the initiative to approach with a puzzled face.

Looking back at his stunning face, Ji Muqing murmured, "It's really annoying."

"What's annoying? Is this palace annoying?" Xiao Beichen stood still in front of the people, pointing at himself and asked in a warm voice.

Hearing these soft words like clouds, Ji Muqing couldn't help shaking her head, "No, I'm the one who is annoying."

Xiao Beichen raised his eyebrows, raised his lips and said with a smile, "That's possible." Then, seeing Ji Muqing's gradually widening eyes, he changed the subject and interrupted what the other party was about to say, "Qingqing hugged me last night. Dead, it took a lot of effort to break free this morning."

"Your Highness dare to say it." Ji Muqing was distracted in an instant, and said aggrievedly, "I've been talking to you for the past few days and you still won't let me finish."

"You want to say it, but I don't want to hear it." Xiao Beichen approached him slowly with a smile in his eyes.

Hearing the words, Ji Muqing tilted his head to look at people leisurely, "Then what does Your Highness want to hear?" He raised the end of his eyes slightly, wishing to indulge in this flirting in broad daylight.

Sure enough, Xiao Beichen also satisfied him, and said hoarsely: "This hall wants to hear you calling over and over again before falling asleep."

Ji Muqing pursed her lips to hide her smile.These words are actually not blatant, at least not as good as what they said in the bedroom at night.But the tips of his ears are still pink at this moment, because Xiao Beichen's tone just now is really reminiscent.

When he was about to be defeated, Ji Muqing opened his eyes and saluted behind him, "Your Majesty."

Hearing this, Xiao Beichen immediately lowered his expression, turned around and bowed, "Father, it's my son who was rude." After he finished speaking, he realized that there was actually no one in front of him.

After he turned around, he found that the triumphant man was smiling happily and trotting away.But soon Ji Muqing stopped suddenly and looked back silently.

Xiao Beichen didn't follow, just watched quietly, but this is him: self-restraint and courtesy, unsmiling, always pay attention to demeanor.And only in Tong Ji Muqing's world, would he do something "disrespectful".

After a while, Ji Muqing sighed and made up his mind: no matter what, protect him well.

Just because of acquaintance, companionship and love, it has always been him, from one end to the end, it has nothing to do with others, and has nothing to do with identity.

***

After the people left, Mo Yu, who had been guarding nearby, walked behind Xiao Beichen, and said back, "Master, since last night, many imperial guards in the palace have been mobilized around the Changhua Palace."

Xiao Beichen paused, slightly surprised: "So urgent?"

"No one has lived in the harem for many years, and you and your majesty don't go there often. It's not surprising that you haven't found any harm. But there were a lot of people in the palace during the time of the previous king, and your majesty's benevolence didn't drive them all out. They were cleaned up ten years ago, but they didn't kill them all. "Mo Yu bowed his head and explained in a low voice, "Nowadays, there are still many people who come to the palace to take up idle jobs for their livelihood. Therefore, except Qinghui Palace and Yugan Palace where the emperor usually lives, the rest are more or less Some unknown people were mixed in."

Afterwards, seeing Xiao Beichen's eyes stern, he hurriedly said, "Master, forgive me, don't hold your subordinates accountable right now."

"Indeed, you have nothing to do with it." Xiao Beichen's tone was indifferent.After he finished speaking lightly, he laughed at himself: "This hall is just thinking that I and my father can still enjoy themselves in the palace all these years. It's really rare."

After Ji Muqing was assassinated in the palace earlier, he felt more and more that there were too many idlers and inactive people in the palace.If you investigate further, you will find that gang formation is prevalent in the harem, and the imperial guards in the harem are gradually obeying the orders of another person secretly.Regarding this point, Xiao Beichen was not surprised, but he did not expect that the person in charge of the whole had already extended his hand to the palace gates.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sighed, but Mo Yu still felt a little relieved, "Master's mood seems to be much better today, and he has been out of his mind since he found out about that incident a few days ago."

Xiao Beichen was silent for a while and then said in a deep voice: "Actually, I expected it. Lingjing once said that there are people in the world who have been planning for more than ten years, just to overthrow Donggan. The hall was small at that time. I understand the affairs of the court. Several humerus ministers who took over the country with their father have successively become the three princes more than ten years ago. Although they can still speak with their father, they really have no power. These years, the father Most of the six ministers who were promoted were rising stars, and some of them were white men in the previous dynasty."

He paused, turned his hands behind his back and said: "So I have to say that the most likely people in the court today are the Ji family, who are respected by civil servants and respected by military commanders. They have entered and left the palace countless times for more than ten years. It is really beautiful Infinity." Unconsciously, he looked in the direction where Ji Muqing left.

It was rare for Mo Yu to hold back a smile.After a while, he listened carefully to the person continuing to say: "Since we can't find a suitable candidate among the officials, we can only look in the harem. If Concubine Mi had the ability, this hall would have handed over the position of crown prince to eldest brother. The only thing left...is the queen mother."

Xiao Beichen pursed his lips, and said very slowly, "The queen mother is dead, but those who stay can inherit the will." He sighed, his tone lightened, "So the hall probably knows what they are going to do this time .”

After hearing this, Mo Yu would be more satisfied.After that, he saw Xiao Beichen looking at the Daiyuan Mountain and the clear blue sky from a distance, and whispered, "Master, I heard that Chijin came this time with an older, sick and weak son, so my subordinates secretly went to see it. The master is somewhat similar."

"..."

Seeing people but smiling without saying a word, Mo Yu probed softly: "Master?"

Xiao Beichen shook his head, Xu asked back or asked himself, "It's okay, you have to face it, right?"

***

News can always spread like wildfire.Chi Jin sent an unidentified person to attract the attention of the officials again, but this time they were not as expected as before.

The envoy who stepped into the hall claimed to be Yajia, but Ji Muqing didn't see any relationship between him and the previously bared Yale.The first thing he said after giving the gift was to ask Xiao Tianze to allow him to bring the sick young man up.

Xiao Tianze's complexion is not very good today, and his every move is slower than usual.He considered for a long time, and after looking at Xiao Beichen, he nodded slightly.

The sick boy came up in a wheelchair, the cone hat was removed from his head, and a mask was replaced to cover the upper half of his face.After the person got close, Xiao Tianze suddenly became energetic.

At this time, Yajia also said loudly: "Last time, the king said that my king was not sincere enough, so this time our country sincerely wants to make friends with Donggan. I especially remember that the two countries had a lot of unhappiness in the past. But in fact, the two countries have long been related by marriage.”

He deliberately paused so that the officials in the crowd could ask: "What does your envoy mean by this?"

Yajia smiled meaningfully, but turned to introduce Chijin's royal family first, "Your Majesty should know that in the past when Chijin elected a new king, it was mostly bloody and bloody. The winner is the king and the loser is lifeless. But the situation is different now. , My king has decided to choose the most capable person from all blood relatives to inherit the throne. Therefore, this time I come here not only to have a friendly discussion with Donggan, but also to implore your highness the crown prince on behalf of my king."

These words were like thunder on the ground, causing everyone present to be dumbfounded.Xiao Beichen looked up in surprise, a strand of forehead hair covered his eyes.

When the officials were discussing, Ji Muqing came to the hall calmly, "The envoy is joking, if His Highness the Crown Prince wants the land of red gold, there is no need to use this method of self-denial."

Hearing this, Yajia turned sideways to salute him, and said calmly: "I heard that General Ji has been very brave in recent years, and the battle of Moyan Pass even defeated our country's soldiers. But now the border defense The truce has long been over, and my king is very confident that the two countries will settle down."

"Confidence?" Ji Muqing sneered, straightened his back and brushed past his shoulders to the back, "Is it because of him?"

The man in the wheelchair was suddenly taken off his mask, and everyone around him gasped after seeing his face clearly.

"The eyebrows and eyes are quite similar." Ji Muqing slowly leaned over to look at him, "I wonder if you can tell me your identity now?"

Earlier outside the city gate, Ji Muqing asked a few questions after knowing the person's surname, but the sick young man always shook his head and said nothing, and before he finally left, he whispered out of good intentions: "I will say it in public when I meet the saint. The general can't be in a hurry."

Because of this sentence, Ji Muqing was completely convinced that they were going to expose the identity of the queen in public, and by then, Xiao Beichen's situation would be difficult in an instant.While thinking about it, he turned his head to look at Xiao Beichen, but saw that the other person's complexion was a little pale.

He hurriedly gave a relieved look.The incident happened suddenly, I should have informed one or two earlier.

At this time, Yajia also began to introduce solemnly: "Your Majesty, this Young Master Chu is a member of the royal family of our country, and is of the same generation as my king. It is a pity that he lost to my king back then, and now he has been demoted to a commoner." But my king is merciful, considering that his elder sister is still working hard for our country, so he spared his life."

Ji Muqing's face also turned pale, but he still remained calm and said: "The envoys of your country have repeatedly failed to inform Donggan, and brought the royal family with them without permission. Do you really think that the court can tolerate your country's dissent?" His His tone was freezing cold, and there was a cold light in the eyes of the Master. "Believe it or not, I don't need any inheritance. Before the age of 23, this general will be able to swing, flat, red, and gold."

Jakarta was taken aback.But he still resisted Ji Muqing's coercion and finished speaking, "Your Majesty, this is really not the way to treat guests. I wanted to speak step by step, but now I can only speak bluntly. The eldest sister of Mr. Chu I once sneaked into Donggan to plan for our country, but in the end I was fortunate enough to be favored by the emperor..."

"Shut up!" Xiao Tianze stood up abruptly, with veins appearing on his forehead.The secret was revealed too quickly, and he looked at everyone in shock, and was still at a loss for a while.Immediately, he was about to deny it, but couldn't help coughing a few times.

There seems to be an uncomfortable smell in this hall.

Xue Tao looked at him from time to time and said on his behalf: "Your envoy knows that criticizing the Donggan royal family is a serious crime. If you continue to speak nonsense, your majesty will not take it into consideration that you will not be executed."

Yajia wiped off his sweat, still unyielding, "What I said is true, when the princess of my country went straight to the south of the Yangtze River, Yirong replaced the status of the daughter of the Chu family in Huaizhou, and then there was an accident, and with the help of the king, she came back again." Changed identities. But our country firmly believes that the queen of the dynasty is the princess of the previous generation of Chijin!"

"Cough cough cough—" Xiao Tianze's cheeks flushed violently, "It's a bunch of nonsense!"

"Your Majesty, Young Master Chu has always carried a portrait of the Queen's real appearance with him, do you dare to test whether it is true or not?" Yajia's attitude gradually became tough.

Xiao Tianze clenched his hands tightly, his voice trembling, "Come here! Take them down!"

"Your Majesty! If this is the case, then our two countries will have a hard time!" Yajia snatched the portrait beside the wheelchair.When it was about to unfold, Ji Muqing's hand knife hit the back of the neck and passed out.

Immediately, Ji Muqing quickly retrieved the portrait that was about to fall to the ground, and held it tightly in his hand.

After Xiao Tianze watched everything with his breath held, his heart slowly sank.He was about to relax his tight strings and take his seat back to the throne, but he saw Dr. Yushi walking to the center of the hall awe-inspiringly, and said: "Your Majesty!" Give the ministers a reasonable explanation about His Royal Highness's biological mother."

He held back his anger to watch the two being framed, and then he regained his thoughts and said, "Why, the other party made you dare to question Gu? The prince is still Gu's son!"

The doctor Yushi looked around and said: "But the crown prince is the one who will inherit the great line in the future. If the biological mother was once sent by Chijin, it will be hard to convince everyone."

"Gu said no!" Xiao Tianze's voice became much hoarse.He pointed at the people below and scolded, "Why, do you still want this farce to continue? Usually, you keep saying how loyal you are, but this will make you feel the same way as outsiders, and you plan to go against it!"

"Wei Chen dare not."

All the officials bowed their heads and said in unison, "Your Majesty, calm down."

Seeing that no one made any noise, Xiao Tianze took a deep breath, turned to others and asked, "Is General Zhao ready?"

Zhao Ke was surprised at the side for a long time, and was called out by the people around him a few times before he came back to his senses, "My lord, the defenders are ready to go, and they can escort the envoy back to Chijin immediately."

Xiao Tianze nodded and sighed, "Please trouble Zhao Aiqing."

After saying this, there was a long silence in the hall.

Ji Muqing kept staring at the portrait after he was taken away.Today's situation is more ominous than good, and several stubborn ministers in the court will not let it go.When he was struggling to think of a countermeasure, he saw a figure approaching him out of the corner of his eye.

"Lingjing." Xiao Beichen called out softly, reaching out to take what was in his hand, "Can I give it to the hall?"

While Xiao Tianze was busy asking someone to stop him, Ji Muqing took a step back abruptly.He looked at Xiao Beichen's face as calm as usual, but he stretched out his hand extremely cautiously, and he panicked even more.

He forced a smile, "What's so interesting." The officials around him were also getting ready to move. He hugged the portrait to death, and before he could speak again, he gritted his teeth and fled outside the hall.

Xiao Beichen saw that people resisted, so he didn't push anymore.Fortunately, Ji Muqing didn't dare to look back after running away, otherwise he could still see the apology in his eyes from the bottom of his heart.

Surrounded by eunuchs and guards, Xiao Beichen didn't want to meet the eyes of the officials anymore.And when everyone retreated one after another, the dullness in the hall was easily swept away by the sudden cool wind.

Surrounded by trusted people who had been transferred to the palace in advance, Xiao Beichen raised his eyes to look at the high throne, straightened his sleeves and sighed: "Let's go."

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The author has something to say: the first update on 21/04/06

This time it stopped for a long time, and the final big plot was completed in one go, and there are still [-] words behind!