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

After autumn, a continuous autumn rain fell in the city of Tangjing. The sky that hadn't cleared up for many days was a bit bleak and bleak, reflecting the complicated and complicated court situation in Beijing, and it seemed that the rain was about to come. The weather is coming.

The Prince Jin's Mansion, which had just escaped from the dangerous situation, became the only quiet place in this piece of Su Ning.

Xie Zhiyao looked helplessly at Xie Ke who was sitting in his room and refused to leave, struggling and said: "Your Highness, I have already explained to you, I am really not the beloved person of His Royal Highness..."

Even if it is, there is no reason to hold it down and watch it personally every day, right?

After staying in Prince Jin's mansion for so many days, Xie Zhiyao finally understood the purpose of King Jin preventing him from leaving.

King Jin actually felt that the crown prince loved him!

Ning Xun hid outside the city, and couldn't enter Tangjing for a while, King Jin was worried, so he thought of such a bad move.

In the first two days, there were only two guards standing not far from the door of the room. In the past few days, Xie Ke didn't know whether he was too busy or curious. He came to report to him three times a day, as if he was afraid that he would run away. appearance.

Just kidding, a few guards are added every day, the defense in his room is almost stricter than that of King Jin's own main house, how can he run away?

Xie Ke stared at him, and said meaningfully: "You really have a good understanding with Brother Huang."

Xie Zhiyao was completely puzzled, and returned a puzzled look with all his strength.

Xie Ke took out a piece of gold-painted letter paper bearing the emblem of the Eastern Palace from his sleeve: "The emperor also said the same."

Xie Zhiyao knew that the letter in his hand was from the Eastern Palace, and it should be the crown prince's reply to King Jin's 'kidnapping letter', but he still couldn't figure out what it means to have a sympathetic heart.

What does the prince say?Say you really don't like yourself?

Can this also be called a tacit understanding?

Xie Ke sat up straight excitedly, and said with a smile: "This king has already held you in his hands. Of course, the emperor can't admit that he loves you, otherwise, wouldn't it be giving his weakness to others for nothing?"

The expression on his face is particularly sympathetic: "Children of the royal family, especially those who have a great relationship with the reserve, should not easily expose their loved ones to the scorching gaze, otherwise it is easy to hide the spear and difficult to guard against it... In the past, this king, And I dare not put Ning Xun on the bright side."

Xie Zhiyao: "..."

You have figured out the truth about the aspect of judging others by yourself.

"But you are the eldest son of Zong..." Xie Ke said, "I am officially married. I am afraid that Zongzheng will not be able to pass the test. It is not bad to be a favored minister in secret. It is no wonder that the emperor wants you to go to southern border. He is not on good terms with Qin Ye." Sooner or later, he will be promoted to his own people, and the military merits of guarding the border will come quickly, and he will be promoted back to Beijing as a commander in the Dianqian Division in the future, which is justified."

Xie Zhiyao originally accompanied him with a smile, but the moment King Jin said these two words, his back tensed up, and his back was already covered in cold sweat.

He suddenly tensed up, and said in a hoarse voice: "How does Your Highness know?"

The prince never talked to him about asking him to serve in the Southern Border Army. The only time he mentioned it was that after he was detained by Xie Ke, a young boy with a dull face in the backyard quietly handed him a meal on the pretext of delivering food. A note in hand.

The meaning on the note was simple and clear: Let him be wronged for a few days, and when all the dust settles, he is allowed to serve in the southern frontier army.

Zhu Shiwei was originally the prince's confidant, now that Duke Dingguo has returned to Beijing, and Yang Chong's generals have all been liquidated, now let Xie Zhiyao go to the Southern Border Army with the resumes of Zhu Liwei's thousands of households, that is a bright line Tongtian Avenue.

But this note was passed on secretly, how did King Jin know about it?

Knowing what he was thinking, Xie Ke smiled proudly: "This is the king's residence, do you know how many people are watching here?"

Xie Zhiyao moved his lips, but he was a little speechless.

He wanted to say that from the perspective of him serving the prince for more than a year, the note may not have been written by the prince.

The crown prince's handwriting has developed rapidly in the past year. Looking at the elegance and openness, it is quite vertical and horizontal. Although the words on that note are similar in shape, the lines between the lines are mostly murderous. Like a book written by a battle-tested general.

It was true in the first place, he is a subject of the Eastern Palace, so what kind of hard work is it to eat and drink in the Prince Jin's mansion?Is it worth the crown prince eagerly handing over a note to make a big profit?

In Xie Zhiyao's mind, this seems to be a common method used by some aristocratic mistresses to send people far away. It doesn't matter if some benefits are given out, the important thing is to send people far away...

If this idea is true, who even wants to throw him to the southern border, will he let Jin Wang make trouble and spread rumors?

About the last time I ordered aphrodisiacs, I haven't had time to settle the bill...

Xie Zhiyao thought about it, and suddenly he calmed down a little, looking at King Jin with pity.

Xie Ke was baffled by him, and said with some surprise: "Look at what this king is doing? Could it be that what this king is saying is wrong?"

Xie Zhiyao let out a long sigh.

"Your Highness is really... a clever plan," he said. "I am ashamed of myself."

-

Three days later, Tai Chi Hall.

The gray-bearded emperor was supported by Wang Ruhai and sat on the throne in the palace. Amidst the sound of greetings, the emperor first looked down with a pair of dim eyes.

On the first seat on the left, people who involved him, who are half-hearted these days, stood tall and tall, with a stern and clear face rather indifferent, and even the posture of bowing down was quite casual.

But it is here.

The emperor's heart, which had been heavily suppressed, seemed to have lightened some of the burden. Finally, a smile appeared on his bitter and vengeful face, and he waved his hand tiredly: "Everyone, sit down."

Everyone sat down as promised, and the emperor paused before saying: "The purpose of letting Zhu Qing come here today is to... cough, to discuss the matter of attacking the Southern Zhou Dynasty."

He spoke with some difficulty, and the prime minister sitting on the right side responded with acquaintance, and took over the conversation: "The frontier of the southern border reported urgently the day before yesterday, and the southern peripheral army has been mobilized recently, and its Xingluo and Xingqi armies have switched to the Sui Dynasty. In the city, the new ruler has repeatedly summoned Dingbei King He Qiannian, General Chen Chen and others into the palace for secret talks, and it seems that he wants to send troops to the border to attack our border in order to promote his national prestige."

This news is not new, all the civil servants and military generals in the Qi Dynasty who are well-known here have already been familiar with this matter, but they also honestly listened to what the prime minister had to say, and then started discussing it in a hurry.

"The new emperor of the Southern Zhou Dynasty is only a yellow-mouthed child, and his father can't stop me from riding cavalry, let alone him? I ask for orders to prepare weapons and food, and defeat his power head-on!"

"It's better to be still than to move. Now money is tight in the court, and money is used everywhere. How wasteful is it to send troops to attack the city? Is it possible to move it out with just a few words?"

……

The emperor leaned on the throne, closed his eyes and listened for a while, seeing that they couldn't say anything new, he sighed and asked, "What do Duke Ding think?"

Next, Qin Ye nodded slightly and said, "Your lords are right."

This person has always had a clear attitude and does not love hypocrisy or subservience. It was the first time the emperor saw that he was innocent of both offenses, and he couldn't help being surprised: "Then Duke Ding thinks that he should be the main attacker?"

Qin Ye's face was flat and indifferent: "As the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs said, it is true that the Bank of China is short of money and cannot raise food and wages for a while."

"Then just stand still?"

"If it is attacked by the Southern Zhou army, I am afraid that the frontier will suffer heavy losses."

The emperor was almost laughed angrily by him, raised his eyebrows and said: "Whether it is offense or defense, there must be a decision."

Qin Ye didn't even change the expression on his face: "I will obey His Majesty's order."

……

There was a moment of silence in the hall, and many Qi Dynasty bigwigs held their breaths and exchanged glances in secret.

What kind of medicine did Qin Ye take wrongly?

How come I didn't see him so obedient and loyal before?

The emperor sat at the top, but he couldn't figure it out for a moment, he was puzzled, and he had no idea for a moment.

It was just a cover for him to call this small court meeting.

He didn't care if he fought against the Southern Zhou Dynasty or not, and this broken body really couldn't support military affairs. All the emperor wanted was to bring Qin Ye into the palace.

But right now... what's the situation?Could it be that Qin Ye had already heard the wind?

The emperor's heart seemed to be clenched with five fingers, and he was indecisive when he heard the door of the palace door, and a little eunuch dressed in messy clothes ran in from outside the palace out of breath.

Wang Ruhai, who was standing beside the emperor, had his eyes fixed, and before the emperor got angry, he said angrily: "Presumptuous! Your Majesty is discussing matters with all the adults here, who will allow you to interfere indiscriminately!"

The little eunuch knelt down with a 'plop', and the sound of hitting the ground was terrifyingly loud. He was trembling when he spoke, and he could barely catch his breath: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty! Someone has brought troops into the palace, and now they are in the Xuanzheng Hall Fighting with the guards in the palace, soon... almost to the Tai Chi Hall!"

The whole place was shocked.

The dignitaries who are usually very powerful and high-ranking can barely maintain their calm faces. Some people accidentally dropped the bowl in their hands, and they can hardly sit on the seat below them. But trembling slightly.

The emperor's eyes widened with anger, and he gasped and coughed almost crazily. After being comforted by Wang Ruhai's unwilling back, he calmed down, and gasped, he said, "Leading troops into the palace? Who is it? Who has the guts! Disobedient officials and thieves!"

He casually swept the things on the small case around him all over the floor, and then managed to regain his senses under the trembling expressions of everyone, and then asked: "Who is it? The prince? Or the King of Jin?"

The little eunuch knelt on the spot, his neck was scratched by the flying porcelain, and a smear of color flowed down, staining his robe blood red, but he didn't dare to move at all, lowered his head and said in a trembling voice : "Yes...it is Song Qiansong, the commander of the front of the palace!"

"The guards who were withdrawn from the Xuanzheng Palace said that they also saw...His Royal Highness Duan Wang."

The emperor's sense of flying beyond the sky was completely dragged back by these words.

"Song Qian... King Duan..." he said, "So that's how it is, a nest of snakes and rats, that's how it is!"

He looked around, and grabbed Wang Ruhai's hand beside him: "Song Qian and King Duan don't have many people in their hands, even if they gain power for a while, they can't make much trouble. You go to the court ladies and eunuchs to find an unremarkable one who will hold my jade seal." He Bingfu went to the barracks outside the city to dispatch troops to rescue him! Go!"

Chi!

As his words fell to the ground, Wang Ruhai turned around and stabilized his trembling hand, and staggered to find Yuxi, but at this moment, he heard the sound of a feather arrow falling to the ground.

The rebels have already arrived outside the Tai Chi Hall.

The emperor seemed to have been drained of all his strength by the violent action just now. He leaned back on the throne that he had sat on for decades, staring blankly at everything in the hall.

The group of well-dressed court officials may not be much more respectable than the servants in the palace at this time, they all stood up straight with nervous expressions, and a little farther away, the most elite imperial guards around him stood guard with their soldiers. Inside and outside the hall, waiting for the coming fight.

The emperor opened his old and dim eyes, and after an unknown amount of time, he finally saw the door he had seen opened and closed countless times open again, pouring out some light.

He concentrated on it, raised his eyes, and sure enough, he saw his sick and weak son walking in with a smile on his eyes.

"I will see my father." Xie Wei said.