After refusing to marry the prince, the general regretted it too much

Tai Chi Temple.

Emperor Hui, who had added a strand of white hair to his temples, sat on the throne and sighed deeply.

The long imperial case was almost submerged in all kinds of memorials, and the unimportant ones were casually swept aside, waiting for the emperor to browse by chance.The few copies that were picked out and placed separately were the memorials that the Lizhengtang considered extremely important and needed to be personally reviewed by the emperor.

Emperor Hui had only read the first copy on the face, and had no intention of reading any more, the displeasure on his face was very obvious.

"Why hasn't Ke'er entered the palace in the past few days? The prince's tour is almost finalized, and he hasn't responded at all?" Emperor Hui rubbed his brows in displeasure, remembering something, and looked at the chief eunuch Wang Ruhai next to him.

Wang Ruhai bowed and said with a wry smile: "There was a message from Jin Wang's residence that His Royal Highness Jin seemed to be really ill. A few nights ago, he went straight to Wang Taiyi's residence to announce him. It was said that His Royal Highness was so sick that he could barely get out of bed. Even Marquis Xuan Ping refused to see him, and only Mr. Ning Xun was allowed to take care of him by the bed every day."

Huidi looked very surprised.

Jin Wang Xie Ke has been good at martial arts since he was a child. Although he can't be regarded as a great master, he can still be considered to be physically strong. Considering that the government has not announced an imperial doctor for many years, how could he suddenly pretend to be sick? ?

He said with a sullen face: "Don't you think that Ning Xun is going to Huai County to inspect the salt administration, deliberately pretending to keep him here? You send an imperial doctor who is not familiar with King Jin and Concubine Xian to Prince Jin's mansion, let him After taking the pulse, come back and report."

Wang Ruhai responded, and saw a young eunuch stooping in from outside the hall, and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhao, the Minister of Zhongshu, has arrived."

Zhao Shuyao, the Minister of Zhongshu, is the younger brother of the current empress and the uncle of the prince Xie Heng. Everyone in the court respectfully calls him "uncle of the country".

Zhao Shuyao was born in a family with literary talents, and was born as a serious imperial examination champion. He has stood in the court for decades.

As soon as he stepped into the inner hall with his front foot, he saw Emperor Hui pick up an object from the table and throw it at him from a distance.

"Look." Emperor Hui's old and tired voice sounded.

Zhao Shuyao took the bookfold, and after seeing the ceremony, he stood still not far from the throne, opened it and read the ten lines at a glance, and his heart said yes.

This memorial was handed over by the Duke of Dingguo, stamped with the seal of Qin Ye, Governor of Southern Border, and the content is very simple and clear.

Qin Ye said, after all, he is the Governor of Southern Xinjiang, and he cannot escape the blame for such a big incident in Southern Xinjiang. Now that the old wounds on his body are almost healed, he is willing to share his worries.

In a word, he will also go to southern Xinjiang for inspection.

Before Zhao Shuyao was summoned by Emperor Hui, he actually received two messages.

One time, a visitor from the Eastern Palace asked him that if His Majesty summoned him to ask Duke Ding to accompany the crown prince on a tour of southern Xinjiang, let him make a fool of himself and pretend to be reluctant to accomplish the matter.

The other time, someone from the Queen's Lizheng Palace asked him to refuse to persuade His Majesty if His Majesty summoned him to inquire about Duke Ding's inspection of southern Xinjiang.

Zhao Shuyao will not be able to fix it.

At this moment, he himself looked at the letter, hesitantly, but he still pondered for a moment and said: "Ding Guogong is the Governor of Southern Xinjiang, he never acts presumptuously, please be reasonable, if there is no other reason, His Majesty should not refuse. "

The reason for Qin Ye's return to Beijing was to recover from his injuries and to take up the above-mentioned duties. He also possessed a lot of official titles and titles. He was still the head of military officers in the Qi Dynasty and had a great reputation in the army.

Zhao Shuyao's simple sentence expresses his attitude very clearly.

"I know." Emperor Hui still rubbed his forehead and sighed deeply.

"Southern Xinjiang is Qin Ye's territory. The crown prince just turned his back on him and divorced him. Now he is going to southern Xinjiang to investigate secret spies. It is reasonable for him to be anxious."

Emperor Hui frowned, and his tone was low.

"I just want to know, will he come back after he goes?"

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The chill of winter swept across quietly, a layer of plain white covered the red walls and green tiles of Miyagi,

In the Mingde Palace, because the prince was afraid of the cold, the earth dragon was ignited early, and the charcoal fire was also ignited in the palace. The thick warmth enveloped the entire palace, creating a room as warm as spring.

Gu Mingzhao was sitting in the prince's study room, writing furiously on the same table full of books and information.

"Master Gu, someone from outside has reported that it is General Huwei, Lord Qin, who is begging to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

The East Palace has been busy these few days, and the Crown Prince is weak. After a few days, he couldn't bear it anymore, so he went back to the bedroom to rest early today, because the little eunuch who served outside the palace would report to Gu Mingzhao.

Gu Mingzhao stopped waving for a moment.

"General Huwei?" He didn't know the name for a while, and frowned, "Your Highness finally took a break, can anyone come to see the prince now? No see!"

The little eunuch answered and was about to turn around and go out, but Gu Mingzhao called again.

"Come back first," Gu Mingzhao rubbed his forehead, finally found a trace of clarity from the groggy, and asked, "I remembered, General Huwei, Qin Shuo, is Duke Ding's incompetent elder brother, right?"

He snorted again: "Why, their Marquis of Wuning's mansion has become more capable now, and everyone likes to meet the prince often?"

This is right, sour and jealous.

It's not Gu Mingzhao's fault, it's because there are too many moths in Hexi Lane these days.

Prince Xie Heng has been sitting in the East Palace for almost ten years, and his camp is very clear.

Of course, there is no civil servant who can compete with the uncle Zhao Shuyao. The next one is the old prince Taifu Chen's family and the two bachelors. The military officer is headed by Ning Guogong Gu's family, followed by Jinghai. Hou Mansion and Suyonghou Mansion.

The prince has a gentle temperament, and he usually doesn't like to mess with things. Everyone has a clear division of labor and doesn't interfere with each other, and they get along harmoniously.

But Dingguo Gong Qin Ye doesn't talk about Wude!

Ever since the crown prince went to the house at the end of Hexi alley and met Qin Ye for the first time, Gu Mingzhao's nightmare came.

Qin Ye gave half of the information about Dingguo Mansion's years of operation to the crown prince, and the rest was hard to let go of. The East Palace also received a transcript every day.

The Southern Border Army and the Ningguo Government have quite different emphasis on intelligence gathering. Comparing the two can often yield a lot of gains, which is a good thing.

But the problem is... It is Gu Mingzhao himself who is in charge of gathering information and managing the guards.

Inexplicably, Gu Mingzhao doubled the number of books he needed to read every day.However, Qin Ye especially liked to invite the prince to meet. The two often settled down many things while talking in the courtyard on Hexi Lane. Afterwards, the prince ordered that Gu Mingzhao had to deal with the matter.

This feeling of doubling things and declining status made Gu Mingzhao very unhappy.

Unhappy, Gu Mingzhao, who remembered Qin Shuo's identity, still said coldly: "Let him wait outside, Your Highness will rest for a while and see him again."

Qin Shuo honestly waited for almost two hours under the corridor of the East Palace before he got the pass and saw Xie Heng who was dressed casually in ordinary clothes.

Xie Heng put on his outer clothes, glanced at this brother Qin Ye who had only met once, and was quite puzzled.

In detail, a miscellaneous general like Qin Shuo doesn't even have the chance to pass a badge to enter the palace on weekdays, that is to say, it coincides with today's grand court meeting, and all officials above the fifth rank in the capital have to respond, so he has the opportunity to enter the palace qualifications.

Xie Heng really didn't know what Qin Shuo could do with him.

He just thought that although Qin Ye had a bad relationship with the Marquis of Wuning, the Qi Dynasty has always been a one-family family. If he shamed Qin Shuo, wouldn't he be too tired ?

So the prince put on a gentle smile on his face, and gave Qin Shuo a seat with a smile. He also gave Qin Shuo a cup of tea. what's the matter?"

Qin Shuo sat on the small stool brought by the little eunuch, originally he was apprehensive, but after these three or two sentences, his eyes were almost moistened by the prince's extra gentle and caring attitude.

He bent over respectfully, and said: "I heard that His Highness is about to go on a tour of southern Xinjiang, and I would like to accompany His Highness to protect His safety."

Xie Heng raised his eyebrows.

Qin Ye said it was all right to protect him well, why did Qin Shuo come to this?Does he, the prince of a country, seem to be prone to trouble in southern Xinjiang?

He didn't show anything in his mind, but said softly: "I would like to hear more about it."

Qin Shuo was greatly encouraged, and hurriedly said: "I have already heard that because of some trivial matter, Qin Ye actually raised his sword and divorced His Highness, which caused His Highness to be furious."

"Although I am his elder brother, I know that he has always acted wildly, perversely and violently. Your Highness is going to the southern border. Firstly, the journey is dangerous and you may be assassinated by Southern Zhou's secret spies. Secondly, there is no guarantee that he will not be a hindrance."

"The Marquis of Wuning's mansion has been operating in southern Xinjiang for many years, and it is considered popular. I am willing to go with His Highness and be dispatched by His Highness."

Xie Heng: "..."

Last time, Qin Ye's father suggested to him that he would accept the order and force Qin Ye to marry. This time, Qin Ye's brother told him that he acted wildly, perversely and violently.

This person's kinship is really shallow.

Xie Heng looked at Qin Shuo's handsome face, which was somewhat similar to Qin Ye's but not as good as that man's. There was no joy or anger on his face, and he just said, "General Qin doesn't know something. I came back from the Lizheng Hall today and saw Duke Dingguo Shangzuo said that he was going to accompany Gutong on a tour of southern Xinjiang."

Qin Shuo was stumped by this emotionless sentence.

When he came here, he thought simply, the crown prince and Qin Ye turned their faces, and this time he was going to inspect the southern border again, maybe he would 'find out' Qin Ye's many mistakes.

He came to express his loyalty to the prince at this time, and used some connections in the southern border of the Marquis of Wuning to help the prince save some troubles. Credit, how could the prince not promote him one or two?

But he didn't expect Qin Ye to have such a skill.

"Your Highness!" Qin Shuo was stunned for a moment, and said anxiously, "Qin Ye's move must be to cover up something. If he goes to the southern border, with his prestige and contacts in the army, it will be easy for him to do something wrong or perjure. You Do not go with him!"

The tone was anxious and sincere, as if he was really devoted to the prince's loyalty.

Xie Heng held his chin, frowned slightly, and asked: "Keep Ding is the governor of Southern Xinjiang, and it's only natural to go to Southern Xinjiang to inspect it. What can I do?"

Qin Shuo was a little confused.

He just followed the trend and had to say it. In fact, Qin Ye has always said that one thing is the same and acts decisively. If the prince can't do anything, what can he do?

Xie Heng looked at Qin Shuo's brows furrowed and thinking hard about countermeasures, and felt that this person was here to tease him.

He had seen Qin Shuo's files in the Ministry of Officials, and knew that this person's ability was mediocre, but he was very happy. If it wasn't for the shadow of the Marquis of Wuning, he might not even be able to keep his false title as a fourth-rank miscellaneous number.

However, Qin Ye's light is too dazzling. This person doesn't know whether it's because of his unbalanced mentality or what. He always creates troubles for Duke Dinggong's mansion. It's because of his brother's sake. Otherwise, he would have found a fault for Qin Ye. dealt with.

Xie Hengxing was in a hurry and was about to send him away, but Qin Shuo suddenly saw a flash of light in his eyes, and said: "There is a prescription in the minister's house, which can make people suffer from a serious illness. Dangerous, but not life-threatening."

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Xie Heng originally thought that he was going to give Qin Ye medicine, so he became more interested. He was about to interrupt him to send him out, but Qin Shuo took a deep breath and continued: "If my father takes this medicine, he will be seriously ill and the whole city will be sick." Everyone knows that His Royal Highness only needs to use a word of filial piety to stop this trip."

This is a good idea that Qin Shuo came up with in a flash.

The Qi Dynasty established the country with filial piety, and naturally no one dared to use Wu Ninghou to suppress Qin Ye, but as long as the prince's party made a fuss about this matter, Qin Ye had to give in and stay in Beijing in the face of righteousness.

He felt that this strategy was very good, so he raised his head full of confidence to see the handsome and gentle prince who was tall and gentle in front of his seat.

But the prince sighed heavily, looked at him and said, "Do you know Ning Xun?"

This question was so strange that Qin Shuo was puzzled, but the crown prince had to answer the question, so he said: "Xuan Pinghou's only son, I have met several times, but I am not familiar with it."

"See you later," the prince looked at him, waving his hands with a complicated expression, "Maybe we can have more confidants."