After raising the emperor, he always wanted to marry me

The Battle of Goguryeo lasted another year.

When Gu Xiu returned to the court, it happened to be the day of Lidong, and a heavy snowfall made the whole city of Bianjing turn white.Same as last time, Gu Xiu first settled the garrison in the camp on the outskirts of Beijing, and arranged for the generals to go home in batches to visit their families.

Han Mochu also asked for leave, and took a few jars of high-quality rice wine brought back from Korea to Su Che's small medical clinic to talk to people about the old days.

After drinking for three rounds, Han Mochu unceremoniously took away the consultation fees that Su Che had saved for more than ten days, and went to match Gu Xiu's fifty gold with a pair of good saddles.The original pair was too hard, and Gu Xiu's back was worn out after riding for a long time.

The day before entering the palace, Gu Xiu also went to Jinghua Temple to visit Empress Meng as he did last year, and only entered the court the next day to report on his duties.

In the year since Gu Xiu left the palace to fight, the situation in the DPRK and China has changed again and again.

In the past year, the king has suffered from some weak diseases that only the elderly have. The Yuxuan Palace has prepared a particularly effective longevity golden elixir for the king.Whenever the king feels that his blood is surging, or his limbs are tired, he will be full of energy if he takes it.

Since then, the alchemy room in Yuxuan Palace in the palace has been working almost day and night.

In daily life, except for the old eunuch Cui Shang, only his favorite minister Nan Xi takes care of him.Every day after the court, I will no longer meet with the ministers, or discuss the government affairs again.

The old general Ding Yu, the general of the Fuguo, passed away, and his eldest son Ding Run inherited the title.Ding Runqi and Zhongqin Zaifu Han Ming used to be classmates, and the balance and constraints between the powerful and ministers seemed to be broken.

The wife of Jing Yuan Hou Gu Zhi gave birth to the eldest grandson of the emperor as she wished. The king has already decreed that Jing Yuan Hou's family will be taken back to Beijing on the new year and allowed to live in the previous palace.

King Xie Gu Yan checked the salt and iron taxes in the south, communicated with the four directions of business, and made up for the increasingly empty treasury of the kingdom after two consecutive years of fighting.

Duan Wang Gu Shen also performed several major events for the king one after another in the court hall, and with the support of only a few people, he managed the affairs pretty well.As a result, he temporarily got rid of his reputation as a waste of these years.

The sixth prince, Gu You, has found a man he likes. He is Concubine Li's niece from Jin's mother's family, who is the same age as Gu You. Hearing that she just followed her mother into the palace to visit Concubine Li, the sixth prince Gu You immediately took a fancy to him.The emperor's attitude towards Gu You has always been eccentric and loving, and Gu You couldn't stand it for three days, so he decreed a marriage, and the wedding date was set in February of the following year.In order to complete Concubine Li's face, Gu You, who is still underage and has not made an inch of merit, was also named King Ningjun.

Only the palace, after all, was not located next to Gu Xiu's Zhanwang Palace.

At the end of last year, Princess Qingzhao brought the offerings from Monan back to court for seven or eight days, but she had to go back because of trivial matters in the Monan tribe.

At the court meeting in Hanyuan Hall, Mo Zhili, the crown prince of Goguryeo, knelt down and knelt in front of him with a bandage wrapped around his head.Han Mochu held the Jiang Biao with both hands and read it aloud. Every line in the Jiang Biao revealed his fear of the royal master of the dynasty.

King Gu Hong was embracing a tuft of fox fur, and the corners of his mouth gradually rose following Han Mochu's words.This victory completely deterred the small countries around the country, and some small countries even offered a lot more annual offerings than in previous years in order to beg for peace.

At the court meeting, King Gu Hong accepted Mo Zhili's peace proposal, and praised Gu Xiu as "the blade of the country" in front of all the courtiers.

And the court decreed to make him a prince, confer the post of first-rank national protector general, and hold the tiger talisman with the king.As a result, almost all the military generals of the entire dynasty were brought under Gu Xiu's command, except for the Royal Forest Army guarded by the king.

Gu Hong stood the banner of Gu Xiu firmly in the army. Since the Ding family of Fuguo General is not completely neutral, it naturally needs a legitimate restriction.

Although they are both princes, Gu Xiu's title is obviously much more important than that of King Xun Gu Yan.

All of a sudden, the threshold of Gu Xiuzhan's palace was almost broken through, no matter whether they had met before or not, they all came to congratulate him.

Gu Xiu is still the same, only expressing his heart, not accepting gifts.Only make friends, not party.

After the beginning of winter, the weather will be completely cold.

King Gu Hong then moved into the warm pavilion of Chongning Palace, and even the court meeting was changed to a court every five days, only guarding Nan Xi, who was warm and fragrant and nephrite, to live in peace.

In the afternoon of that day, King Gu Hong was resting on Nan Xi's lap when the old eunuch Cui Shang came in from the door with a whisk in his hand and whispered, "Your Majesty, Han Canjun is asking to see you."

Gu Hong slowly opened his eyes, turned half of his body and frowned and asked, "What's the matter with him coming?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, I heard that Han Canjun prepared a list of congratulatory gifts from those courtiers and presented them to His Majesty according to His Royal Highness Zhan Wang's orders, so that they can be filled into the treasury some other day."

Hearing this, Gu Hong turned over and sat up, stretched out his hands and rubbed his slightly swollen temples and said to himself: "Hiss...these are stubborn... I can't teach you anymore." Gu Hong waved his hand to Cui Shang and said, "Forget it, You let him in."

Han Mochu was dressed in the court uniform of a fourth-rank military general with a plain light fur over his shoulders, which made the young man more and more youthful and unparalleled in appearance.

"The minister, Han Mochu, has met His Majesty."

"Han Canjun doesn't need to be too polite. Cui Shang has already returned to me just now. I called you here to ask you, what is Zhan Wang doing these days?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Your Highness is busy these days visiting the widows of the fallen soldiers in the suburbs of Beijing or Lincheng to appease the soldiers. After returning, he will lead troops to practice in the battalion and meet with local officials to plan the recruitment of new soldiers from various parts of the country next year. After dinner, review the military report submitted by the Ministry of War and the detailed list of military equipment from the Ministry of Households, as well as..."

"And? Then how many hours does he sleep every day?" King Gu Hong frowned, and his tone became stricter.

"Returning to Your Majesty, sometimes it takes three hours, sometimes two hours, and sometimes less than one hour. However, I will stare at His Highness and sleep for a while every day beside His Highness."

"Tsk tsk, you are probably the only one in this world who can afford to spend with this child." Gu Hong stretched out two fingers and pinched his sore eyelids: "It seems that I should let the official department pay you double salary, otherwise Wouldn't it be worth your hard work?"

"Your Majesty, you have praised me. These things are what I should do." Han Mochu smiled and bowed to Gu Hong: "Your Majesty, there is another matter for His Highness to let the minister into the palace this time."

"What's the matter? Tell me."

"Your Majesty and Your Majesty are going to Goguryeo this time, and saw that the armor and shields used by the Goguryeo army are much stronger than those used by the imperial court, so they want to modify the armor of our army in the same way. If successful, we can promote it to the entire army. His Highness said that he discussed this matter with His Majesty four days ago, but I don’t know why you haven’t approved it yet.”

"Really?" Gu Hong recalled it intently, and it seemed that it was true, but his mind was not on court affairs these days, so he delayed it.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness said that this reform does not need to use official and military expenses, only the iron tools used in the victory are needed for reform, and he can fully bear all the expenses."

"That's not what I meant." Gu Hong sighed: "Where did this child go? Go back and tell him that I have approved the new armor and let him implement it with peace of mind. If there is a deficit, he can report to the account department and transfer the money." make up."

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty." Han Mochu happily bowed deeply to King Gu Hong: "Your Majesty, if you have nothing to say, I will leave first."

"Wait a minute." Gu Hong sat for a while and felt a sore back, then turned over and leaned on Nan Xi's lap: "I ask you, where does King Zhan use his three meals a day these days? Is it still time?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, His Highness eats with all the soldiers in the camp most of the time these days, and sometimes he is taken care of by the cook when he returns to the mansion." Han Mochu replied truthfully.

"Fortunately, he still knows that he has a palace, and I think he is going to grow up in the barracks." Gu Hongban closed his eyes and closed his eyes to rest: "You go back and tell him, and then say it's my words. From now on, you must take a vacation every ten days. , let him go and play with his sixth brother, don't be bored in the barracks all day long."

"Yes, I obey the order."

At the same time, Concubine Li was in the Bihua Palace of the Jin family.

The big court lady Biyun is holding a five-feathered phoenix hairpin and presenting it to Concubine Li who is dressing up.

"Your Majesty, this was sent by Han Canjun just now, saying that His Royal Highness Zhan Wang specially brought it back from this expedition to honor you."

Concubine Li took the phoenix hairpin out of the brocade box and looked at it carefully. The hairpin body made of pure gold and the phoenix eyes embellished with rubies are all common styles. The most unusual thing is the string of jade beads held in the mouth of the phoenix. .All of them are smooth and green, and they are all natural.Even Li Concubine, who grew up rolling among treasures, rarely sees such fine pearls.

"I heard from Han Canjun that this phoenix hairpin was originally used by the Queen of Goryeo, and it was given to Her Royal Highness Zhan Wang privately by the King of Korea in order to seek peace. Although His Highness Zhan Wang has always been ruthless, he still left a bunch of five spices in these private gifts I gave the beads to Mrs. Huining, and I gave you a golden hairpin." Seeing that Mrs. Jin liked it, the grand lady continued, "Han Canjun said that His Highness has always been grateful to you for taking good care of him all these years, and now he has meritorious service. I should also be filial and filial to your mother.”

"Xiu'er, this child really has a heart." Jin's happily compared the phoenix hairpin to her temples: "Much better than the old sixth in this palace, that little bastard has been away from the palace for so long. The world's crazy play, I didn't even bring a piece of cake to me."

"Your Majesty, His Highness King Ning is lively, and he is the best at making Your Majesty happy, isn't he?"

Because the king didn't enter the harem for a long time, the women in the harem didn't have much thought of competing for power and jealousy, and most of the time they got together to pass the time.

As soon as Concubine Li woke up from her afternoon nap, two noble concubines from the neighboring palace came to greet her and talk to her.

These two noble concubines often came when they were bored in the afternoon, and sometimes they would chat until after dinner before reluctantly leaving.The maids in Bihua Palace also took it for granted and prepared some snacks and tea for the three masters as usual.

"Your Majesty, it's really cold today." Zhou Guifei sat near the smoker's cage with the stove in hand.

"No, it's still warm here, Madam." Wu Guipin also clasped her hands together, and picked up the boiling hot tea.

"This year's weather is very cold. There are six smokers in this palace, which makes it a little warmer." Li Fei sat on the main seat with her legs crossed under a thin blanket, stroking her delicate fingers intentionally or unintentionally. hair on the temples.

At present, Concubine Li's head is devoid of jewels and emeralds, only this phoenix hairpin is used for decoration, anyone with a discerning eye can see what this first-rank concubine wants to hear.

"Hey, empress, this phoenix hairpin of yours is really beautiful, but is it newly made by the Secretary of the Inner Palace?" Zhou Guifei, who has sharp eyes and a sweet mouth, praised.

"I don't think so. Look at the fineness and style of this phoenix hairpin. It's not ordinary. Where can it come from a place like the Inner Palace?" Wu Guipin put down the teacup and looked enviously. Looking at the golden hairpin on Concubine Li's head: "It must be the tribute from the empress' mother clan."

"You're talking about this hairpin? It was sent by Xiu'er at noon. It was said to be a tribute from the Queen of Goryeo. It was carefully selected and kept. This palace originally thought about not wanting it, but was afraid of letting it down. If you have the child's heart, don't you just keep it?" Concubine Li was talking while fiddling with the pearl in Fenghuang's mouth.

"What should I say, Empress Li, you are the most blessed person in this palace? No one in this palace is not destined for children, only empress, you have two sons under your knees." Zhou Guifei accompanied Said with a smile.

"You can't talk nonsense, after all, His Majesty has no will for me to be Xiu'er's adoptive mother." Although Concubine Li said this, she was already very happy in her heart.

"Your Majesty, who in this palace doesn't know that His Highness the Sixth and His Highness the Seventh are the best friends? The friendship between the two Highnesses since childhood is here. Is there anything important about His Majesty's will?" Wu Guipin also echoed: " Not to mention anything else, just look at the phoenix hairpin on your head, His Royal Highness Zhan Wang is an upright person, and never takes any kindness. If he didn't regard you as a mother, how could he be so filial?"

"That's...that's not false." Concubine Li happily peeled open an orange, and put it in her mouth regardless of whether it was sweet or sour: "Xiu'er has never liked being close to others since he was a child. Gong still regarded him as an unreasonable wolf cub. It took a long time to realize that this child has a cold face and a warm heart, but it hurts a lot."

"That is, everyone in the palace can tell that you love His Royal Highness Zhanwang. Whatever His Royal Highness Ning has, there is His Royal Highness Zhanwang. Now His Royal Highness Zhanwang has appointed a prince who plays an important role in the previous dynasty. In the future, the days of honoring you will be all It's in the back." Wu Guipin said.

"I don't want to be filial or disrespectful. As long as the two children are as close as possible, it will be great if I and His Majesty can support each other after a hundred years." Concubine Li also took a sip of tea and smiled. Suddenly a little lonely.

"Why do you say this so politely, Your Majesty? You see, in the future, His Royal Highness Zhan Wang will fight in all directions, and His Royal Highness Ning Wang will be at his knees. No matter what happens to you, the two His Highnesses will honor you together. Besides, His Royal Highness Ning Wang will get married soon, and we will meet again in a few days." You have added a few grandchildren, what are you worried about?" Zhou Guipin comforted softly when she saw this.

"It's nothing to me, I just wonder why this child has grown up all of a sudden? It was obvious that he was sleeping on my lap yesterday, and now he is going to get married. In the future, I don't need to worry about it. "As Concubine Li spoke, her eye circles turned red, and Gu You's love for crying probably followed this concubine mother.

"Where is the empress talking? How can a mother have the heart to worry about it? Now His Royal Highness Ning has already fixed the marriage date, and His Royal Highness Zhan Wang has reached his age and is still alone. You should also worry about His Royal Highness Zhan Wang Master Huining doesn’t care about things in this palace, if you don’t care anymore, do you still expect the imperial concubine to handle the marriage for His Royal Highness Zhan Wang?” Wu Guipin’s words were originally intended to appease Concubine Li Jin’s tears A tactic to delay the attack, I don't want the Jin family to take it seriously.

"That's right, I almost forgot about it. Xiu'er is 17 years old now, and it's time to look for relatives. If she is counting on that Concubine Han, Xiu'er may not be able to marry a wife in her seventies." Jin held the handkerchief Wipe away her tears, she flicked the phoenix beads on top of her head again: "After all, you guys reminded me, if I propose marriage to Xiu'er right now, the two children's marriage dates will be within a few days."

"Yes, yes, what you said, my lady, is right." The two noble concubines Zhou and Wu looked at Concubine Li Jin who was excited in front of them, and they didn't know what to say and could only agree: "My lady, you are going to be troubled."

"What's the trouble?" Concubine Li wiped the tears from her eyes, and said with a spring breeze, "Is there any woman in your mother's family who can match?"

Zhou and Wu looked at each other, and smiled awkwardly at Jin.

Only today did the two of them understand what it means to lift a rock and drop it on one's own foot.