Emperor Que Shaohua

On the first day that Yun Wang Luo Linpian returned to Beijing, he met the saint in the Zichen Palace. Emperor Tianyi was not only amiable, but also very happy.

From the beginning to the end, all the civil and military officials and internal guards in the Golden Palace saw the emperor's gentle expression and a lot of smiles on his face. In addition to praising the four princes for their contributions to Yu Zhou, they also asked him about the daily details at the border with gratification and concern. Only when Luo Linpian resolutely asked to resign from the military power, saying that he only wanted to disarm and rest and enjoy the family relationship, did he seem a little dissatisfied with this brilliant son.

The emperor frowned slightly and said: "The emperor has honed his skills at the border for three years, and he has finally become sharp. Now that the Jiangong class is returning to Beijing, the imperial court is relying on your ability to manage the army. Of course I know that you have worked hard, and I want to rest for a while. It can be allowed, but how can the one hundred thousand soldiers under your command just ignore me and push back as soon as they see me?"

The tone was slightly reproachful, but Wu Yong, who was standing closest to the emperor's seat, noticed that when he said these words, the emperor's eyes and forehead stretched more than usual, which showed that he was in a very happy mood.

"Father, my son is a lazy person by nature, and it's not like you don't know it," Luo Linpian saluted and said in his heart, thinking that it would take a few rounds of father's kindness and filial piety to meet the official needs of the court.Of course, you can’t speak coldly to the emperor. His voice is not consciously a little lazy, "In the past, the battle at the border was not over, so it’s okay to ignore it. Now it’s so easy for the Liao people to beg for peace. Naturally, it’s not my business. , there is a crown prince in the court, and there are five emperor brothers to help the father to share his worries, and the son only wants to live a comfortable life without worrying about it for a few years, so the father will allow it."

From Emperor Tianyi down, everyone was dumb.Although it is true that apart from the prince who must be conscientious and diligent in state affairs, the other princes do not need to be diligent and promising, but there has never been any prince who does not want to appear talented and ambitious.In Zichen Hall like the Fourth Highness, in front of all the officials of the emperor, he said that he would be lazy and live a leisurely life. It is very rare, but he has just returned to the court after three years of victorious garrison, and he has worked so hard. This request seems to be reasonable. There is nothing wrong with it.

The crown prince has gradually lost his sanctity in the past year, and the courtiers have already seen it clearly. Since King Yun's victory in Jingbei, many courtiers have been secretly planning to observe the direction of the wind and consider changing course.The fourth prince has been favored by the emperor since he was a child, and now his military achievements are world-class, he holds a heavy army, and his peerless appearance, the degree of support among the army and the people of Yuzhou is far beyond Luo Wenxiao's comparison.

Some people secretly believed that the reason why the Second Prince was established as the Crown Prince five years ago was due in part to the fact that his mother, Concubine Han Guifei, had a high status and was favored, and was good at planning and fighting for her son; One reason is that although the First Prince had been abandoned at that time, the power of the etiquette system was powerful. From time to time, the government and the public still had objections, and they felt that the candidates for the future successor should not bypass His Majesty's eldest son. It is necessary to appoint a prince as soon as possible to suppress this undercurrent.

In the previous dynasties, the establishment of a reserve was mostly a dispute between the eldest son and the eldest son. If the Tianyi Dynasty did not establish an emperor or an elder, there was only Lixian.At that time Luo Wenxiao had already shown a certain amount of talent, and most of the court thought that the second prince was serious and rigorous, and he was the oldest among the other princes; the third prince was too harsh, and his virtue was not popular among the public.The fourth prince was only 16 years old at the time and had never been to court. Apart from being not generally beautiful, the impression he left on the officials was that he was too noble and never interacted with others; The status in the harem is very common.As for the fifth prince who was studying art in Cuiping Mountain, there was no one of his own in the palace, and he was completely forgotten.Therefore, Luo Wenxiao's becoming the crown prince, although not exactly what everyone expected, at least it was a matter of course.

Time has changed, and in the 21st year of Tianyi that is about to pass, Concubine Han has obviously lost her power. Concubine Lian assists in palace affairs. Unknowingly, the layout of the harem has changed, which seems to indicate that the emperor's mind has changed direction.In the court hall, the young King Ning's all-round talent in civil and military affairs is already eye-catching; now King Yun's achievements and return are even more thunderous, making the prince's already unstable position even more precarious.Even the less active courtiers couldn't help but think about the matter of choosing a virtuous person to be established, and then speculate that the emperor may have already regretted that it was too early to establish a reserve.

Therefore, apart from the mesmerizing commoners lining the streets to welcome them, in Luo City, in the Zichen Hall, countless pairs of eyes with different thoughts were closely watching King Yun's every move, speculating on the meaning of his every word and every action. , but also to figure out the holy will according to the emperor's reaction.Most people never thought that the first thing Luo Linpian would do when he came back was to resign from the army. There are many people who feel sorry for him, but the close ministers who are more scheming and understand the emperor's temperament see His Royal Highness's actions. They all couldn't help admiring in their hearts, they are really brilliant, the leading generals are the most shy of meritorious deeds, they can show respect and humility when they are most prone to arrogance. Back to the army, the prestige and influence in the army brought by real swords and guns are by no means comparable to others. The future of His Royal Highness King Yun is limitless.

However, no one ever thought that Luo Linpian would openly say that she didn't want to do anything other than rest, which meant that as long as there were no wars on the border, she would go back to the mansion and enjoy life forever.The courtiers of the court suddenly felt like they were in a fog. If they were playing hard to get, it seemed a bit too much. What should His Majesty do if he takes it seriously?Or is it that His Royal Highness King Yun has no great ambitions, and he is saying this in order to distance himself from His Majesty and the Crown Prince?

The prince had just experienced King Yun's icy attitude outside the city, so he didn't have any illusions, but he couldn't help thinking: Could it be that Luo Linpian really didn't intend to fight for the throne?With his current advantages, even if he didn't have this idea at the beginning, there must be people around him who encourage him.

Emperor Tianyi couldn't help shaking his head and smiling: "I've been there for three years, and I've been the commander of the three armies. I thought I would definitely improve. Who would have thought that I would still have the same temperament when I come back."

Luo Linpian used to be very casual in front of the emperor. The other princes were respectful and afraid of saying the wrong thing, but he was not very particular about it. It was said that they all came out of pets.

Everyone could hear that the emperor's tone was not displeased, and it was quite useful, so some people wanted to make fun of it.But at this time, His Highness sneered: "Father, when the fourth brother arrives at the border, he must be majestic and unyielding. He said a word casually. In Shao'an City, everyone needs to go up to the imperial court officials, down to the soldiers, and the common people." I have to bow my head and obey orders. I am afraid that this temper will not be easy to change."

It was King An who spoke. He didn't go to the suburbs to welcome him today, but King Yun's entry into the city was so grand that he still couldn't help feeling glaring, but seeing that Luo Linpian went like stars holding the moon, his heart was already pricked. In addition, when the other party talked about handling state affairs for the king just now, even Luo Pingyuan mentioned it, but he ignored himself, obviously not paying attention.

Luo Junping grew up to be 23. In his life, he once hated the contempt of these four younger brothers who turned a blind eye;At this moment, Luo Linpian stabbed her twice in a row, how could she hold back her anger.

King Yun had so many things going on today, he really didn't notice King An after he entered the palace, he turned his head and glanced at him only after hearing the sound.I thought that the people here in Luocheng hadn't changed. Luo Junping was a few years older, but he was still the same as before. Knowing that it was useless, he still jumped out to fight against him inexplicably from time to time.

He didn't bother to talk about it for a while, but he still gave me some face and said lightly: "Brother Sanhuang hasn't been out of Los Angeles in these years, no wonder he has some misunderstandings about the border. If he has the opportunity to go to the northern border in the future, he won't be so eloquent." There is no progress."

King An was angry, not because of King Yun's words, but because of the long-standing grievances.Luo Linpian's pattern of turning a blind eye to him most of the time, occasionally condescendingly or coldly replying a sentence can be traced back to about four or five years old, let him be arrogant, Luo Linpian's nature is ten times higher than him, The degree of being valued and loved by the emperor is eight times more than ten times.

It's okay for Luo Jun to be crushed by his brother who is two years younger every year. The most intolerable thing is that the other party doesn't target him at all every time, but just does it on his own. He doesn't notice that he has deeply offended this limited-minded man Brother Sanhuang; naturally, even if he notices it, he won't take it personally, and he won't take it to heart.

The third prince has held grievances for a long time, but he has never had a chance to vent it, so now even when he hears Luo Linpian's name being mentioned, he will feel angry.

He couldn't help but sneered again, but he didn't answer right away. He couldn't refute that he had at least been to the Wulan paddock, and he had inspected Huangzhuang Yutian in the counties around Los Angeles.

"Okay, let's stop here." Emperor Tianyi raised his hand to stop King An, "Is this what you should look like as an elder brother? In vain I always let you cultivate your self-cultivation, but you still say nothing at every turn."

King An's face turned red with anger, but he was just as unhappy as the prince recently, and he could hear the partiality in the emperor's words, so he had no choice but to hold back and stop talking.

"Lin Pian's years of fighting have been hard work. Since you insist on resigning, I allow you to temporarily return your military talisman and rest for three months before making arrangements." Emperor Tianyi said, King Yun's firm resignation is of course a bit out of the ordinary. He didn't expect it, but thinking about it, it still conforms to the son's usual style of behavior. If he is obsessed with military power or becomes enthusiastic about government affairs, no matter how many grandiose reasons there are, it is abnormal.

He felt relieved, and wanted to give the fourth prince more rewards: "King Yun has made great contributions to the country. When I come back this time, I have ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to repair the mansion for you. If you have any wishes or needs, you may as well tell me Speech."

"Thank you, father and emperor Long En." Wang Wang said, his expression changed from the usual indifference to awe-inspiring, "The victory in the northern border was bought by my [-] soldiers from Yu Zhou who stained the battlefield with blood and exchanged their lives. A piece of heart for the country can be seen Sun and moon, my son would like to ask the father to issue pensions for the dead and wounded soldiers and righteous men as soon as possible, to judge the meritorious service and give rewards to those who have done meritorious service, and there is no other request."

The gentle smile on Emperor Tianyi's face froze imperceptibly. When King Yun was still in Shao'an, the report of the battle and the list of casualties had already been sent to Luo City, and the imperial court had rewarded some of them for their meritorious deeds or paid them according to the law. For example, pensions, but in the two lists, although the word Langhuan is not clearly written, the words Hengdao and Lingxu are clearly written. Two orders.

According to the battle report, Langhuan's troops made great contributions in the battle of the Guiyan Summit, and a reward or a generous shirt is very deserving.However, the court or he himself has not yet agreed to clear Langhuan of the suspicion of treason in the Shaoan incident, and the answer to Luo Yanhua has always been vague. Slapping himself in the face.It is the same reason that some reward shirts have not been issued yet.

The problem is that it is very difficult to tell all the officials, especially King Yun, such reasons in the Zichen Palace. No matter what happened in the past, Langhuan's contribution is real.

He subconsciously glanced under the imperial steps, King Jing was not there, but at this moment, he felt the silent power flowing softly and firmly in the intended direction.It seems to have existed for a long time, not so much to achieve the purpose, but more like a certain belief, from Langhuan, but also from Luo Yanhua himself.Just because King Jing has never publicized it, once it is revealed in public, it will be particularly impressive.

"In that case, I will issue an order later, and the Ministry of War will speed up the process, and the emperor can also send someone to supervise." He thought about it for a while, and reluctantly agreed.

King Yun thanked Shengen, and the first meeting after returning to Los Angeles was successfully concluded.

After the emperor disbanded, it was inevitable that the emperor would leave the long-absent four princes behind to discuss some family matters, and the prince and King An had to be by his side.

As the elder brother, the prince needs to show his love for the emperor's younger brother. Luo Linpian thought to himself that there is no need to do more entertainment with him. Although he didn't embarrass him face to face, his expression remained calm, making it difficult for people to warm up; Luo Junping tried his best to restrain himself , There are still two sarcastic remarks that come out from time to time.

Emperor Tianyi saw it and didn't point it out.Luo Linpian was not close to his brothers since he was a child. He has seen many times, but today he feels a little bit emotional: the relationship between the few princes is too close, which makes people feel uneasy, but look at this situation, that is, in front of himself. Just keep face.

He then said: "Linpian doesn't need to rush out of the palace, first go to the harem to visit your mother and concubine, and talk to her for half a day. In the evening, I will also go to Zhiting Palace to have dinner with you. After two days at home in the palace Banquet, you can see your uncle and relatives."

Luo Linpian bowed slightly in response.The crown prince smiled and said: "I know that the fourth brother still has official business to do, so when you have free time, you can sit in my mansion. You and the third brother have always had their own tempers, why should my brothers have a few cups together? .”

"Thank you, Prince, for your kindness, but I have made arrangements for the past few days, so I'm afraid I won't be free." King Yun said indifferently, and then said to Emperor Tianyi, "Father, since my son guarded the border, I feel that the Liao people are cunning and good at fighting. It is indeed the great enemy of our Yu and Zhou army. The situation of this battle can be said to be dangerous, and my ministers can be lucky to win, not only because our soldiers fought the enemy bravely to protect the land, but also because the imperial court supported the food, grass and soldiers from the rear. And benefited from the fact that the former Langhuan Ministry put the country's righteousness first, and helped each other repeatedly; one of them is indispensable. Since the minister returned to Luocheng, after finishing his official duties, he planned to visit the big emperor brother first and thank him face to face "I heard that the Fifth Emperor's younger brother is also temporarily staying in Prince Jing's Mansion, so I happened to drop by to visit."

The smile on Emperor Tianyi's face visibly froze again. He did not allow King Jing to use the name of Langhuan, but he couldn't resist the Fourth Prince mentioning it to him face to face, which seemed difficult to reason with.

The crown prince and Wang An glanced at each other, and at the same time thought of Luo Linpian's deeds that turned the imperial hospital upside down when he heard that the imperial doctor was too late to see the eldest prince.Because the scolding was justified, the emperor had no choice but to lose his temper.At that time, it could be said that it was accidentally invisible, but now three or four years later, the situation is different.Both of them had mixed feelings for a moment, it was hard to say how much of a threat King Yun would pose, but once he arrived, Luo Yanhua had an extra backup that no one in Luo City could afford to mess with.

King Yun went to King Jing's mansion on the third day after arriving in Luocheng, which was exactly the time he had agreed with Luo Pingyuan.

There was light snow in the sky since the morning, and a dozen guards hugged Luo Linpian in white fur and dismounted in front of the gate of the mansion, attracting countless attentions along the way.

It was the first time for King Yun to come to the door. Luo Yanhua led him to a small pavilion in the back garden, and said with a smile: "It has been snowing in Luocheng for a few days, it seems that the four emperors brought it back from the north. Originally in the room It’s not bad, but enjoying the snow in the pavilion is even more elegant and spacious.” Then, he asked someone to invite King Ning to come over.

The pavilion was shielded from the cold with curtains, and there was a melting stove in the corner.Luo Linpian sat down casually in the pavilion, and saw that there was a vast expanse of snow around her, only an old pine accompanied by a half-tree of newly bloomed wintersweet, the flower was light blue in the light yellow, and the blossoms were as clear as jade, really elegant and peerless .He nodded and said: "Brother Dahuang, this garden is a bit wild. I just returned to the mansion yesterday, and when it's cleaned up, I invite you to come and have a sit."

"I don't care about carving in my house, so I'll make a wild one." King Jing smiled.It is said that King Yun's mansion is very exquisite, but the owner has been away for several years, and even though there are servants to take care of it, it is inevitable that it will be depressed. "But it has been handed over to the Ministry of War?"

"It's almost there, otherwise, according to your instructions, I have to continue to live in the posthouse." Luo Linpian's lips had a faint smile, "I also want to thank you, brother, I can't think of this much. It’s been a long time outside, and I’ve almost forgotten what’s going on in the palace in the city.”

"In the early days, I was also very negligent, and it was only after time passed that I slowly realized some of it." Luo Yanhua said leisurely while sitting down beside him.The old self was also full of admiration, blindly thinking of doing everything perfectly, thinking that his father and queen are the same, and would wholeheartedly be happy for every inch of his progress.Therefore, he always worked hard and even forgot to sleep and eat, and showed his talents without thinking, for fear that the emperor would be disappointed because he did not work hard enough.

It wasn't until the world turned upside down overnight, until the father he thought he was familiar with became strange and distant, until there was no more reason to say, that he vaguely felt that the emperor's mind was superior to all the sages and philosophies he had learned so far. .As the future crown prince, Tai Tu also taught power, but he didn't understand the cold desire that drives everything.

Just like King Yun who returned from victory, someone with a heart sees the proud feats of the fourth prince and the emperor's preference over the years, and thinks that he already has the strength to compete with the prince; That said, before touching the crown prince, the eyes of Emperor Tianyi were already burning.At that moment, all the advantages of Luo Linpian will become unforgivable sins, and if she handles it improperly, it is not impossible to repeat her own mistakes.

Fortunately, as long as this crisis is avoided, it doesn't matter that King Yun is cold and arrogant, even if he is ten times more arrogant and twenty times more domineering than King An, no one will be able to touch him.

Thinking of this, King Jing couldn't help smiling slightly, in the drifting fine snow, he saw Luo Pingyuan walking towards this side along the path.