Reborn as King again

Xia Li was just sent by me to attack the country of Yan, and within half a year, the country of Yan surrendered automatically, which was a bit too fast and too smooth.

The task I assigned to Xia Ligang is very simple, to capture the Lord of Yan Kingdom Ji Ze alive.Although I had considered Yan Guo's surrender, I never thought that I would surrender so soon, with almost no resistance, so how can I take Ji Ze as a prisoner?I don't mind making him a prince with a different surname, but all my plans have been disrupted.

Zhang Cheng knelt on the ground and cupped his hands to congratulate him: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, you captured Dayan without a single soldier, and the unification of the Central Plains is just around the corner."

I am not in the mood to listen to these good things now, so I asked, "Since you entered Beijing, have you discussed this matter with other ministers?"

"For important military affairs, I will definitely ask the emperor to report first." Zhang Cheng replied: "I just returned to Beijing this morning, and after returning to Beijing, I went directly to the palace. No one was seen."

I nodded and continued to ask: "Then in the army, who else knows that Yan State has surrendered?"

After thinking for a while, Zhang Cheng replied: "The envoys from the Kingdom of Yan came here and handed over the letter of surrender to General Xia. According to military regulations, no matter what happens on the front line, they should report to you first, so knowing the surrender Regarding the book, there is no one else except Weichen and General Xia."

"Very good," it's easy, I told Wanfu, "I suddenly feel a little cold, go out and bring a brazier."

"Yes."

After a while, Wanfu took a brazier from the outside and stepped into the imperial study room, and put the brazier on the ground.

I stood up and walked towards the brazier, the fire was burning very vigorously.Wan Fu said: "Your Majesty, be careful, don't get burned."

If you really want to enjoy the fire, you can use the stove. I asked Wanfu to bring in the brazier from the outside. Of course, it was used to burn things. I threw the Jiangshu in my hand into the brazier and watched him being lit and burning. , reduced to ashes.

Seeing this, Zhang Cheng opened his mouth, "This..."

"Master Zhang," I looked at Zhang Cheng and said deeply, "Yan Kingdom has never sent a letter of surrender, do you understand?"

"Weichen understands," I am the emperor, I can say whatever I say, and he can't refute, but Zhang Chengxin has doubts, "But... but why..."

I said indifferently: "If Yan Kingdom surrenders, what reason do I have to 'play games' with Emperor Yan? So there is only war. He disobeyed Datong, was subjugated, captured, and imprisoned. That's what I said , Zhang Chashi, can you understand?"

"..." Zhang Cheng was silent. He probably didn't expect me to do this.

I continued: "So you go back and tell General Xia, as if there is no such thing as surrender, continue to attack the Yan Kingdom and capture the Emperor of the Yan Kingdom alive."

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid General Xia won't obey his orders, isn't he..." Zhang Cheng dared not speak in the middle of his sentence.

But I could understand what he meant, and I followed his words and said, "You want to say that he is not General He, so he won't kill and surrender, right?" Only He Wenwu can kill and surrender. Can do it.

Hearing this, Zhang Cheng immediately changed his face, and kowtowed non-stop: "I deserve to die, I don't mean that, please... please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

"It doesn't matter, this matter was ordered by me, and I will give General Xia a secret letter, so you don't have to worry, let alone be afraid of being discovered by the spokesperson afterwards, and General Xia will be impeached," I comforted him: "Think about it, if Yan Kingdom surrendered, General Xia would not be able to make military achievements, but if the letter of surrender is destroyed, General Xia can flex his fists and record the most brilliant stroke of his military achievements. I can justifiably turn the Emperor of Yan into a prisoner for my entertainment, isn't this killing two birds with one stone?"

I went back to the desk, sat down, unfolded the rice paper, let Wanfu grind the ink, wrote the letter, put it in the envelope, and sealed the seal with wax oil.Then Wanfu handed the letter to Zhang Cheng for me.

I said: "Except for General Xia, don't tell anyone about today's matter. You should go back today and don't stay in the capital. Do you understand?"

Zhang Chengdao: "I would like to abide by the holy will." After speaking, Wan Fu led the way and asked An to leave.

After the matter of sending the book was settled, I stretched my waist, glanced at Duanmuchen who was sitting on the soft couch, and saw that he just looked at me, hesitant to speak.

I smiled and said, "Is there anything Chen Fei wants to tell me?"

Duanmuchen was really blunt, and said directly: "You burned the letter of surrender and attacked the country of Yan for your own selfishness, have you ever thought that those who fought for you also have family members, you do this , It’s too chilling for those who work for you.”

I raised my eyebrows and asked calmly: "Then... Concubine Chen, are you accusing me?"

Only then did Duanmuchen realize that he had contradicted his words, and immediately knelt on the ground, saying in fear: "This minister said something wrong, this minister didn't mean that, I just felt that there is a better way, why do you have to use it?" Yan Guo is cornered?"

"Because it's fun." I answered him.

Duanmuchen stared at me with wide eyes, as if he had heard an unacceptable fact, I smiled and helped him up from the ground, he was terrified, I pulled him to sit on the soft couch, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'm not angry with you."

Duanmuchen lowered his head, not daring to say any more, I stretched out my hand to caress his smooth black hair, and asked, "Do you know why I was the one who ascended the throne?"

Duanmuchen was silent for a while, and then said: "I remember, you were canonized as the emperor's younger brother back then."

"That's right, the crown prince," I said softly, "not the crown prince."

When Duanmuchen heard this, he looked at me with a trace of pity. He probably thought that I wanted to say something about snatching the throne. After all, he had experienced it before. For the sake of the throne, brothers could kill each other.

I could see what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "It's not what you think, I have no interest in the throne from the very beginning, even now."

"How come, you..." Duanmuchen obviously didn't believe me, he still knew how many people his elder brother killed for the throne.

"I am indeed the son of the eldest son, but not the eldest son. The first emperor is my elder brother. He was established as the heir apparent since he was a child. He has a very good relationship with me. I have never peeped at the throne. I just want to be a prince of pleasure. But the emperor is young. I died young and had no heirs, so I was pushed up. My father never taught me how to be an emperor, let alone I don’t want to be an emperor at all. The last wish of my father and brother is to unify the Central Plains, and I will definitely Help them fulfill this last wish, as for how to fulfill this last wish, that is up to me."

"..."

I looked at Duanmuchen, and continued: "Concubine Chen, you used to be the prince of a country. If it were you, Duanmufeng died, all your brothers died, and all the officials insisted on pushing you to the throne." Now, how do you deal with yourself?"

"I don't know how to answer this impossible thing." Duanmuchen replied lightly.

I smiled and patted the back of his hand, stood up, and said with a smile: "Believe it or not, what I just said is a secret in my heart. The first emperor didn't know, the mother didn't know, the queen didn't know, even... ..." Even Concubine Wen didn't know.Maybe it's because Duanmuchen was once a prince, and the situation is more or less similar to mine, so I don't know what to say.

"But... I think that if you have any status, you should bear the responsibility." Duanmuchen didn't finish what he said just now, he also stood up, looked at me at the same level, and said very seriously: "When you were a prince, you have a noble status. , enjoying the glory and wealth, and being sought after by everyone, all of these are brought to you by your family, your blood, if the family is in trouble, you should stand up to face it, not avoid complaining, as much as the glory, the responsibility is How big is it, do you only care about enjoying the convenience brought by your status, but can't bear the pressure brought by it?"

I was dumbfounded by what Duanmuchen said. To be honest, since I was reborn, it was the first time someone dared to educate me like this. It was really too courageous!I sort of found the difference between He Wenliu and Duanmuchen. He Wenliu is very smart, he sees it clearly, but he never points it out, because he knows that it can't affect me. If there is something really bad for me, he will himself Call the shots and bear it for me.And Duanmuchen was so stupid, he dared to blurt out what was on his mind even though he was in danger, he really wasn't afraid of death.

I just thought of this, but I saw Duanmuchen's flushed face, well, I still take back the last sentence just now, Duanmuchen is still very afraid of death, his body is trembling so badly, I'm afraid he will realize that he said no again It's time to say something.I thought, maybe Duanmuchen agreed to my request with this sense of mission, so that his family can survive.

"For so many years, this is the first time I have been preached by someone." I smiled and said, "I have also benefited a lot. Concubine Chen has a heart, and I will be the emperor." reason.

"Weichen...Weichen is just talking fast for a while, it doesn't mean that you are evading your responsibility..." Duanmuchen began to stutter.

Seeing Duanmuchen's panicked look, I laughed again, scratched the tip of his nose, and said with a smile: "You don't have to be afraid, I'm not angry with you."

Looking at Duanmuchen with lingering fears, I couldn't help but think of He Wenliu. He Wenliu is also like this. Every time he thinks that he may have offended me, he immediately turns around and keeps explaining and apologizing. But the more he explains, the more unclear he is. I just love seeing him flustered like this.

I stretched out my hand to caress Duanmuchen's cheek, for some reason, I suddenly felt very disappointed, and said involuntarily, "It would be great if he apologized to me."

"Huh?" Duanmuchen looked at me in confusion.

I didn't continue this topic anymore, instead I pulled him to the desk and let him sit on my lap, I continued to correct my memorial, Duanmuchen still wanted to leave, I put my arms around his shoulders, and didn't let him get up, " Be obedient and sit down obediently, otherwise I won’t be able to finish reading the memorial, or do you want to read the memorial for me?”

"..."

This trick worked quite well, and Duanmuchen immediately became quiet.