After raising the emperor, he always wanted to marry me

Five drums in the morning, after an autumn rain, the weather is getting colder and cooler.

On the way Gu Xiu and Han Mochu rode their horses from the outskirts of Beijing to the court, the air that came out of Fifty Gold's nostrils was already white.

Along the way, Gu Xiu didn't speak to Han Mochu. In fact, Gu Xiu didn't answer Han Mochu since last night.

Han Mochu knew that this little wolf cub was angry, but Gu Xiu, who was angry, couldn't be coaxed. Han Mochu could only wait for Gu Xiu's temper to ease up a little before admitting his mistake and apologizing to him.

Last night, it was the first time in these years that he mistyped Gu Xiu.

At that time, he really had to be in a hurry.Last night, when he walked out with Gu Xiu, he saw with his own eyes the gatekeepers in the prime minister's mansion fell to the ground and hummed, and a huge group of people held torches in front of the prime minister's mansion.

That group of people running around in the imperial city during the curfew was louder than thunder.It is impossible for those good officials and censors to remain silent.

It is impossible for the uncertain emperor not to be punished.

Maybe it's because this trick is so similar to what Gu Xiu did, that he can openly deceive everyone, including him, Han Mochu.

He also knew that what made Gu Xiu angry was not that he beat him himself, but that he always wanted to protect him, and he didn't believe that the child had become strong enough to protect him safely on the premise of protecting himself. in the back.

When the two arrived, an earth dragon was burned in the Xinuang Pavilion in the Xuanzheng Palace.

Even so, Gu You, who has always been pampered, still felt cold, with a well-heated stove in his arms: "Phew, Seventh Brother is so cold today, aren't you cold?"

"It's not cold." Gu trimmed the skirt of the court clothes, as if he couldn't understand what Gu You was saying.

Even when the dripping water turned into ice at Mohe Border Pass, he did not take a heater. Sometimes after a day's battle, the flesh on his hands was frozen together with the gun barrel, and when he tore it off, it became a layer of skin.

"It's not cold yet? The seventh brother's body is really strong." Gu You hugged the stove, and his eyes fell on the medicinal cloth on Han Mochu's neck: "Eh? Han Canjun was injured? Why is it here? "

"Return to Your Highness Sixth, I accidentally injured my neck in the barracks yesterday, and I have already taken medicine, and it will be fine in three or two days." Han Mochu replied with a smile.

"In this way, Han Canjun must be careful. If the neck is seriously injured, it will be fatal." Gu You, who didn't know why, made a gesture of wiping Han Mochu's neck, which attracted everyone's attention when he didn't pay attention.

When the court opened at Chenshi, the nearly fifty-year-old king Gu Hong hugged a stove in his arms, and as soon as he took his seat, Liu Zichen, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, presented a fake sticker from Prime Minister Han Ming.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Lord Zaifu was palpitated and frightened yesterday, so he cannot come to court today."

Gu Hong glanced at the vacant position of the first assistant, frowned and said: "Why is the heart palpitation so frightened? Do you know the reason?"

"Your Majesty, I received a fake sticker at midnight last night. Although I was puzzled, I didn't ask any more questions." Liu Zichen, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, replied truthfully.

"Since that's the case, it's enough to send the imperial physician to inquire after the court meeting." Gu Hong put the hand stove in his arms on the table in front of him.

"Your Majesty." Yushi Zhongcheng Liu Min, who received the letter last night, did as Han Ming said and knelt in front of King Gu Hong: "I know why Zaifu was frightened last night."

"Oh? Then tell me."

"Your Majesty, the mansion of the minister's family is only one street away from the mansion of Lord Han Ming's family. During the curfew last night at the beginning of the Xu Dynasty, the minister heard the movement on the street, so he sent his family to check outside to see King Zhan. For some reason, Your Highness secretly brought swordsmen to surround the Prime Minister's Mansion at night, and the battle was so great that the subordinate officials did not dare to ask more questions. I don't want Mr. Zaifu to be bedridden in fright this morning, and I feel that this should be related to His Highness's incident of besieging the Prime Minister's Mansion last night." Liu Min finished speaking in one breath, and kowtowed to Gu Hong very solemnly: "This matter is absolutely true, please investigate thoroughly, Your Majesty."

Although Gu Xiu was in charge of the military, during the curfew in the imperial city, taking soldiers to the streets was regarded as rebellion.Surrounding the courtier's mansion in the night can be regarded as bullying others, not to mention the fact that privately armed soldiers caused such a big commotion in the previous dynasty.

With the pressure of these two mountains, even if Gu Xiu is the prince born in the first place, he can't bear such a crime.

Hearing this, Gu Hong looked around the four seats in the court hall with eyes like torches, and asked in a low voice: "Xiu'er, is what Yu Shi Zhongcheng said true?"

Gu Xiu stepped forward and said: "Father, I did pass through Lord Han Ming's gate last night."

"Have you brought weapons?"

"Go back to Father, take it with you."

"Presumptuous!" Gu Hong slapped the armrest of the dragon chair with a sullen face, "Gu Xiu, do you know what a crime it is to lead troops into the city without permission after the curfew!"

"Go back to the emperor, my son knows."

Gu Xiu's unchanging answer made Gu You, who was always reluctant to discuss politics, anxious: "Father, the seventh brother has never been the kind of person who doesn't know the importance, there must be a reason for acting like this, you should ask first The reason, it will not be too late to deal with it."

"That's right." Gu Hong calmed down a little, and motioned to Gu Xiu, "Tell me, what was it about last night?"

"My son entered the prime minister's mansion last night to find Han Canjun." Gu Xiu glanced at Liu Min who was kneeling on the ground from the corner of his eye, and continued: "Yesterday, Han Canjun and my son asked for leave to go to Mr. Han Ming's mansion." Banquet, I haven’t returned to the camp after hours. Originally, I wanted to send someone to look for someone at Lord Han Ming’s mansion. Because the curfew had passed at that time, and Lord Han Ming was the chief assistant of the first rank. To avoid a lot of troubles in communication. So my minister went to Lord Han Ming's mansion at the beginning of Xu and brought Han Canjun out."

"Since that's the case, what's the matter with leading troops to surround the mansion?"

"Returning to the emperor, the son of the minister is not bringing the personal soldiers of the camp in the suburbs of Beijing, but the forbidden army in the imperial city."

"Forbidden Army?" Hearing the word "Forbidden Army", Gu Hong's face immediately turned ugly.The Forbidden Army of Xuncheng in the Imperial City has always only obeyed his orders, why Gu Xiu was able to drive the Forbidden Army and dared to speak out so grandly in the previous court.

"Come here, tell the commander of the forbidden army, Zhong Peiyi, to the Xuanzheng Palace. I have something to ask him."

Shaoqing, Zhong Peiyi, the commander of the imperial army in armor, was called down from the city defense by the old eunuch Cui Shang, and brought him to the king.

"Chen Zhong Peiyi sees Your Majesty." Zhong Peiyi knelt on one knee, cupped his fists and saluted upward.

"Stay flat." Gu Hong nonchalantly raised his arm to signal Zhong Peiyi to get up: "I ask you, did any of your forbidden troops go to Zhongqin Zaifu's mansion with King Zhan last night?"

"Return to Your Majesty, yes."

"Then, is it the King of War who drove you to leave your post with him?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, when I was waiting to patrol the outer city last night, I saw His Royal Highness Zhanwang entering the city alone. After asking the reason, I found out that His Highness was going to find someone at Lord Han Ming's mansion. I saw that Lord Han Ming's mansion was deep in the inner city. At that time, it was already a curfew and the streets were empty. I was worried that it would be dangerous for His Royal Highness Zhan Wang to travel alone, and it would be easy to cause misunderstanding. Therefore, he sent a patrol team of 300 people to accompany the Zhan Wang Your Highness will go and escort His Highness."

"Then you have brought weapons?" King Gu Hong's expression softened a little.

"The ministers and others patrolling the city are all fully armed and dare not slack off." Zhong Peiyi lowered his head and cupped his fists, saluting: "Your Majesty, the team escorted His Highness Zhan Wang out of the city last night in a quiet way, and did not encounter any danger. His Royal Highness is injured?"

"The King of War was never injured, so I'll ask you again. Did you follow the King of War into Prime Minister Han's residence with swords last night?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, this has never happened. We are only guarding the outside. Less than ten people went in with His Royal Highness Zhan Wang, and they only stayed in the outer courtyard. Only His Royal Highness Zhan Wang went in in the inner courtyard. I don't know what I did. If there is any violation of the rules, I ask your Majesty to punish you!"

With Zhong Peiyi's thoughtless words, he unknowingly took off the two mountains that were on his head.

Gu Hong's expression is obviously much better than before.Turning to glance at him, who had always been rigid, the youngest son, who didn't know how to explain, sighed, and his eyes fell on the other party involved, Han Mochu: "Such a little thing, after talking about it for so long, it seems that this son of mine is really serious. Not good at words. Han Canjun, let's talk about what happened last night."

"Return to Your Majesty." Han Mochu, who had been waiting for a long time, came out after hearing the words, and played up: "What happened last night seems to be a misunderstanding. I sat for a while, and I forgot the time during the chat. I didn't realize that the curfew had passed until His Royal Highness Zhan Wang came to look for it. Yesterday, His Royal Highness Zhan Wang entered the mansion. There was indeed only one person, and he never had anything to do with Lord Han Ming. Therefore, I feel that Lord Han Ming's absence from court today due to illness should have nothing to do with His Royal Highness Zhanwang."

Han Mochu made his bet, even if Han Ming confronted him in court, he would not raise any doubts about what he said.Because of what happened last night, Lord Han Ming tried to win over the courtiers but failed, and even wanted to kill people to silence him.

"Speaking of it, that's all it is?" King Gu Hong rubbed his swollen forehead: "Liu Aiqing, as the imperial censor, why didn't you ask more questions before the report?"

"Back... back to Your Majesty... I did see it last night... Time is too tight... I haven't had time to check it out... I just found out that it was a misunderstanding... I missed it, Your Majesty Forgive me." Liu Min, who had spoken so convincingly just now, was already pale, and kowtowed tremblingly to the king to make amends.

"Hey, it seems that I have been lenient towards you officials and censors. Are you going to kill my son unjustly because of your negligence and misunderstanding? If there is no witness to what happened today, I will really deal with the King of War , how are you going to explain to me?" King Gu Hong picked up the half-warmed stove on the table, Gu Hong is a father and an emperor, he can discipline and punish Gu Xiu, but he really He couldn't bear the fact that a foreign minister poured dirty water on Gu Xiu out of thin air in front of the civil and military officials of the court.

"Your Majesty... I know I'm wrong... From now on, I don't dare to act rashly on things that haven't been verified." Liu Min grabbed the ground with his head, shaking like sifting chaff.

"I'll ask you again, did you really see what you said today, or did someone tell you to say it?"

Gu Hong has been the king for nearly 20 years, and he is not a master who is blind and can be deceived by others.He can't understand Han Ming who he personally supported, but because Gu Xiu received a few words of praise from him in the previous court, he was worried that it would hinder his nephew's future, so he moved to frame him.

Didn't he know that his young son, who was born decent and unsmiling, has a personality that even the old speech officer can't pick out any faults with his thumbs up.

How could it be possible for someone to grasp such a big handle?

The people above the court are not fools, who can't see the mastermind of today's incident?

"Your Majesty...this matter...it is indeed a misunderstanding by the minister, and no one ordered it." Liu Min raised his head, subconsciously glanced at His Royal Highness King Xun who was above the court hall, and kowtowed to Gu Hong in resignation. He shook his head: "Your Majesty, I'm convicted."

"Since this is the case, then drag this nonsense thing down. You will be punished with a hundred rods and three years." Gu Hong turned to Gu Yan, the fourth son who was the head of the ministers, and said, "Let's go and see after the court is over today." Look at your uncle, tell him to take care of him, so he won't have to go to court these days."

"Yes, my son obeys the order."

After the court meeting, Gu Hong left Gu Xiu alone, and the old eunuch Cui Shang brought him to Chongning Palace.

In Chongning Palace,

King Gu Hong has already taken off his dragon robe and changed into a brown dragon-pattern uniform.

Guided by the old eunuch, Gu Xiu walked up to Gu Hong, lifted up the hem of his shirt, bowed down and said, "I see my father."

"Let's get back down, you don't need to perform such a big gift when you arrive in the inner palace." Gu Hong rubbed a string of translucent green beads in his hands, and spoke in a relaxed and peaceful tone.

Nearly half a century old, he has also figured out a lot of things. Being too strict with Gu Xiu's son will not work.Although Gu Xiu is now at this age, he also wants to see if this child will get closer to him if he is treated like Gu You.

"Thank you, Father."

"Do you know why I keep you in the palace today?"

"I don't know." Gu Xiu answered truthfully.

"I left you here to tell you that I have already dealt with the matter of the previous court today. You don't want to hold grudges against your fourth brother because of this, you know?"

"My son, I got it." Gu Xiu replied softly, but there was a hint of ignorance in those eyes that were naturally impervious to emotion: "I just don't know what this matter has to do with Brother Four."

"You...why don't you understand this?" The king frowned and didn't know where to start.

Liu Min, who falsely accused him in the previous court today, was obviously instigated by Han Ming.Han Ming is Gu Yan's biological uncle, such an obvious relationship, Gu Xiu can't see it at all?

He really wanted to find a good time to ask that Han Mochu what he had taught his son all these years?Why don't you even have the heart to guard against others?

This drastic change in the court, if you can avoid it today, will you be able to avoid it tomorrow?It seems that if he, the father, doesn't care about him, sooner or later, this child will be eaten up by this court.

"Father, today's incident has already been said to be a misunderstanding, and the fourth brother and Liu Min have never met each other. I really don't know what this matter has to do with the fourth brother." Because of King Gu Hong's questioning, Gu Xiu's face Therefore, the unknown in the past has turned into a daze.

"Oh, that's all, you don't understand if you don't understand." Gu Hong changed the subject rather helplessly: "How are you doing in the army these days?"

"Father, my son is doing very well in the army." Gu Xiu replied, his gaze fell on the half plate of unremoved sesame cakes on Gu Hong's table.

Gu Hong saw Gu Xiu's subtle movements, "What's the matter? Didn't you have breakfast today?"

"Return to father, my son came here from Daying in the suburbs of Beijing today, so there is no time for breakfast."

"Cui Shang is going to pass on the meal." Gu Hong held out the half plate of sesame cakes and handed them to Gu Xiu.

"Father, you don't have to worry about it. You can use as much as you like." Gu Xiu took the plate with both hands, and after thanking him, he turned his back to hide his appearance, and ate a piece in two or three mouthfuls.

"Sit down and eat slowly, Cui Shang, go and bring a cup of tea."

Gu Xiu sat on the small chair beside the Chongning Palace study according to his words, and ate up the half plate of sesame cakes without raising his head in front of Gu Hong.

When the last bite of snack fell into his belly, Gu Xiu put the empty plate back in his hand with the sesame seeds on the corner of his mouth, stood up and said, "Thank you, Father."

"Is that enough? If it's not enough, there are other things in the small kitchen in the palace." Gu Hong couldn't help feeling sour when he saw Gu Xiu's gobbled-up look just now, and blamed him: "You said you child, this What do you forget to eat and sleep for? It’s fine if you don’t need anyone to serve you in the house, and you can’t even eat right now? I never forced you to make contributions.”

"Father trusts the son, and the son does not want to disappoint the father."

"I'm very pleased to be able to do this at your age. Why do you have to be so engrossed? Do you know that everyone in the court secretly calls you a Wu lunatic? Is there any general in the court who is not paying for military expenses? Paying empty salary? Who have you ever seen to fill the hole of military expenditure with their own money? How can you teach those generals who can’t do this how to live? You don’t know that you will attract jealousy over time?”

"I don't know." Gu Xiu looked into Gu Hong's eyes and shook his head calmly: "I only know that the emperor trusts me and entrusts the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers to me. Those military expenditures are also rewards from the father. The son wants to fight for a stronger country for the father. One day, the son will make those people of other races submit to the father. The son knows that the father must be stable. I lived in the political situation of the previous dynasty, so I entrusted this matter of conquering the world to my son, I am not afraid of jealousy, and I don’t know who would be jealous, I just want to do this well so that my father can feel at ease."

Gu Xiu's tone was firm and sincere, without selfishness.

Gu Hong has not heard such sincere words for many years, and has not thought of those glorious years in the past.

"Xiu'er, have you ever thought about how you will stand in a hundred years from now when you act like this?"

Gu Xiu looked at Gu Hong with some surprise: "You said that after a hundred years, I only need 30 years. And I also heard that Yuxuan Palace made a longevity pill for my father, and if I take it, I can enjoy the longevity. My son feels that he will fight for his father in this life."

Gu Hong was taken aback by Gu Xiu's words. Many, many years ago, when he was the crown prince, his father asked him such a question. What he answered at that time was nothing more than those far-sighted futures, the future that made his father feel at ease. .

There is no prince in the world who does not think of replacing him when facing such a question from his father.

Gu Xiu, a silly child, never thought that he, a father, would one day pass away before him.

Those longevity pills, even he himself knows well, are just pills that can prolong life.There is no medicine in this world that can make people live forever.

But Gu Xiu believed, he believed that his father could live forever, and he could live for his father for the rest of his life.

Gu Xiu regards him as a father from the bottom of his heart, not a high-ranking monarch.Therefore, this child is not greedy for merit, not for power, he will give up boundless wealth and honor, and only do things that are beneficial to the monarch and father, and to the country.

"Xiu'er, I ask you, did your mother tell you why you didn't grow up beside me when you were in the Northern Wilderness?" Gu Hong stared at the son in front of him, the eyes of the decaying king were already cloudy, Live up to the fierceness of the past.

He was looking forward to an answer that would comfort him.

"My mother told Erchen that she said that the emperor wanted him to see more of the world here. In fact, Erchen also felt the same way. I learned a lot in Beihuang." Gu Xiu's expression was very clear, Those cold eyes were as clear as a child's at this moment.

"Then, did she tell you why your relatives are..." Gu Hong asked tentatively.

"My mother said that my grandfather committed a serious crime. It is not easy for my father to save the lives of my grandfather's family. My grandfather's family is grateful for my father's kindness, and my sons are also grateful for my father's kindness."

"That's how it is." Gu Hong breathed a long sigh of relief, and said to himself with a relieved expression on his face, "So she said so."

He was very happy that Yunyao didn't hold grudges against him, let alone let this child grudge him, everything was caused by his guilty conscience.In fact, from the very beginning, he had preconceived taboos on this child Gu Xiu, thinking that when he grew up beside Yunyao, he would inevitably set things right for the Yun clan.

Does anyone know how long this child has lived with such a pure mind.

Perhaps from the very beginning, he completely misunderstood Yun Yao's intention to leave the northern wilderness with the Yun clan.Maybe she just wanted to stabilize those Yun clan members for him.

Maybe she'd been waiting for him to figure these things out before she died.

At this moment, Gu Hong finally realized what regret is.

In the past, if the courtiers hadn't criticized him and compared him to the puppet of the Yun family, he would not have dealt with the Yun family so resolutely.

If he hadn't dealt with the Yun family back then, he and Yun Yao could have raised Gu Xiu together.He can hug Gu Xiu like Gu You, and let him ride on his neck to reach the high flowers.When Gu Xiu grows up, he can teach him horseback riding and archery with Yunyao...

Such a scene was something he had fantasized about more than once before marrying Yunyao.

All the teenage couples in the world have fantasized about growing old with the king on their wedding night, with children and grandchildren around their knees, and family happiness.However, these things that should have happened were all torn to pieces by the supreme position in the world.

He will never see that woman as bright as the sun again, and he will never hear her speak again.

Just like what Meng Xuefu said back then, he must treat this child well, this is indeed his only chance to pay off the past.

Gu Hong walked up to Gu Xiu and shook Gu Xiu's straight and strong shoulders, and said with warm eyes, "If you don't have breakfast in the future, you can come to this palace to eat. Riding a horse on an empty stomach is not good for your health."

"Yes, thank you, Father, I have made a note of it."

When Gu Xiu rode back to the palace, Han Mochu had already warmed up a charcoal basin in the mansion, and there were a few snacks that Gu Xiu usually liked to eat on the table.

With a cold face, Gu Xiu untied the cloak on his shoulders, wiped his hands with the basin on the copper stand, and sat beside Han Mochu with his shoulders in his arms.

Seeing this, Han Mochu smiled and unwrapped the plum blossom cake wrapped in oil paper, and handed it to Gu Xiu with a smile: "Your Highness, I'm here to apologize."

"En." Gu Xiu's expression was serious, but his body was very honest and took the snack.

"The minister wrongly punished His Highness last night, what does His Highness want to do with him today? No matter what Your Highness says, I will admit it."

"This king doesn't want to talk to you right now." After Gu Xiu finished speaking, he turned his back again.

"In this case, the minister has no choice but to kneel in front of His Highness until His Highness calms down."

Hearing this, Gu Xiu turned around and pressed Han Mochu's shoulders as he was about to get up.Looking at each other, Gu Xiu let go of his last stubbornness: "Next time, I will really make you kneel."

"Okay." Han Mochu raised an earnest smile, and pushed the snacks on the table towards Gu Xiu again: "Your Highness, can you show me your hand?"

"En." Gu Xiu spread his left hand according to his words, revealing the conspicuous scars on the palm.

Han Mochu took the swelling and blood stasis ointment and rubbed it on Gu Xiu's swollen palm and asked softly, "Does it hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt."

"Your Majesty stayed with His Highness today, what did you ask?"

"Father said, don't want me to bear any grudges against my fourth brother."

"Then how did His Highness answer?"

"I said, I don't know what this matter has to do with my fourth brother?" Gu Xiu pushed the whole piece of dim sum into his mouth, picked up the residue of dim sum on his fingertips, patted Han Mochu's shoulder and raised it unceremoniously eyebrow peak.

"Tsk tsk, Your Highness's answer is really good." Han Mochu rubbed his forehead helplessly, and he still fulfilled Gu Xiu's somewhat preemptive request: "Your Highness, do you like to let the minister carry it so much?"

"En." Gu Xiu wrapped his arms around Han Mochu's neck, stuck his whole body together with Han Mochu, and closed his eyes comfortably: "Today, I will tell you when I will come down."

"Okay, Your Highness said when it will come down, but Your Highness is really heavy right now."

"There are stone locks and iron bricks in the big camp in the suburbs of Beijing. When Han Canjun ignores military affairs, he can practice."

"Okay, I obey." Han Mochu straightened up, and walked back and forth in the empty courtyard of Zhanwang Mansion with Gu Xiu on his back.A little bit of indescribable sadness arose inexplicably from the relief.

Before he knew it, Gu Xiu had almost grown up.Ever since he carried Gu Xiu back to Yun Palace from Fengxian Hall for the first time, Gu Xiu always asked him to carry it from time to time.From being cramped at the beginning, to being calm and natural later, to being a bit childish and rambunctious later.

He could clearly feel the young Gu Xiu's growing trust and dependence on him.As Gu Xiu gets older and older, he doesn't know how long this dependence can last, and maybe he can't hold it anymore in a blink of an eye.

Sometimes he even thinks that Gu Xiu doesn't have to grow up so fast, and just hang on his back for a few more years.Because at least Gu Xiu was really happy when he was sticking to him like this.