In the first month of the twenty-first year of Jingrui, the Son of Heaven decreed that the eldest son of the emperor Xiao Huaiyou was canonized as the crown prince, and the second prince Xiao Huaishuo was also promoted to Danyang Yin at a young age.

The imperial capital of Jiankang City was subordinate to Danyang County, so the governor of Danyang County was not called "Taishou", but was called "Yin" in imitation of the story of the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, and was in charge of Gyeonggi military power, civil affairs, and many matters, and participated in court politics. It has always been entrusted to people close to him, and no one has always been able to sit for a long time - most of them will soon leave the town to take charge of the military and political power of one side, or enter the court to assist in national affairs, which is just a springboard.

At the same time as canonizing the crown prince, the second prince was granted real power, and the courtiers had their own speculations about the meaning of the Son of Heaven's move. Therefore, although the dispute over the storage position has come to an end for the time being, it is still unknown whether the dust will settle before the second prince really leaves Beijing and leaves the town.

Out of the first month, Jiangzhou assassin Gu Huai left Beijing - over the years, he has been in charge of Jing, Ning, Guangzhou, Jiaojiao, Jiangzhou military, has been running in southern Xinjiang to quell the rebellion, and calm the people's hearts. Even if he served as the assassin of Yangzhou for a short time in the middle, he never really stayed in the capital for a long time. Now that the situation in Lingnan has finally calmed down, everyone originally thought that he was going to enter the court as a minister, but who knew that he went out of Zhenjiang Prefecture again.

The Son of Heaven and he have been friends for many years, and he personally went out of the city to see him off. After a long dry time, go out of the south fence gate, and go to the phoenix platform.

It was still very early, and when the sun was about to rise, the sky and water were vast. The water is scattered, and it is silent. Occasionally, the egret is seen standing on one foot above the clear water, and it is only a little white. The sky is extremely clear, the rivers and mountains are vast, and there is a potential of thousands of miles.

The Son of Heaven poured wine for Gu Huai and sighed, "Farewell today, I don't know what it will be like to see each other next time." ”

Gu Huai said with a smile, "When Your Majesty wants to see the minister, a decree is announced, and the minister does not disobey it." ”

He is both civil and military, elegant and graceful, when he was young, I don't know how many girls dreamed of spring, but now that he is older, what he has added to his body is not old, but calm and experience. Compared with him, all the girls of this generation have become light teenagers in their spring boudoir dreams, and he still monopolizes the romance.

Even being old and strong is not enough to describe it, he has clearly never been old. The Son of Heaven looked at him and was a little jealous for a while. I couldn't help laughing, "You're not afraid of thousands of miles away, but I'm old." In the past, seven or eight of the ten companions had gone, and I don't know when it would be my turn. ”

Gu Huai disagreed, and said, "According to the minister, His Majesty must be a first-class long-lived person." ”

The Son of Heaven thought that in the past when they were under the command of King Nankang, he once talked about which types of people were easy to grow old and not die, and Gu Huai was talking about ruthless people and harmful people, but they lived a long life.

The Son of Heaven looked at Gu Huai unconsciously, Gu Huai seemed to be smiling, and it was clear that he had thought of it before he deliberately said this. The Son of Heaven knew that he was born like this, and he dared to speak like this to anyone, and he did not think he was angry. only smiled, "If that's the case, I'll borrow your auspicious words." Unconvinced, he said, "According to me, you are also the first-class longevity person." ”

The two men looked at each other for a moment, and both looked up and laughed.

Between this smile, the depression was gone.

The Son of Heaven asked, "Do you have a daughter in your family who is waiting to be married?" ”

Gu Huai guessed that he wanted to hire a concubine for the East Palace. He was not dissatisfied with the crown prince, but unfortunately he did not have a daughter under his knees, so he regretted, "There are some in the clan, but there are only six sons under the knees." ”

When the Son of Heaven thought of Liuli, his heart moved, and he asked, "Have you been hired?" ”

Gu Huai said, "The eldest five have all been hired, and only one of them has not yet said goodbye." But he immediately thought of Ruyi - he had seen several children of the Son of Heaven, except for the two princesses of Miaoyin and Miaofa, he had the deepest fate with Ruyi. In the early years, due to Vimo's introduction, he also told Ruyi stories and instructed her martial arts. He is also very satisfied with Ruyi's heart. He said, "Of the minister's six sons, this one is the best-looking." It's just that he grew up with his ministers since he was a child, and he fought in the east and west, and his temperament is not as beautiful and elegant as that of the children in the capital. ”

How can the Son of Heaven look down on those "splendid and elegant" teenagers in the city? What he wants is a healthy man who stands alone in the world.

While the two were talking, they heard a voice, but there was a ferry coming up from the river.

Gu Huai looked back and said with a smile, "-It's the dog." ”

And the Son of Heaven looked at it.

At this moment, the red sun on the river has just risen, and the mist in the sky is like a red lotus industry burning, and the ferry boat will come from the side of the sun. At first, he was submerged in the red light, only a black silhouette with a blurred outline, but he could vaguely see the figure of the young man sitting in the bow of the boat, and when the bright light dissipated, the boat was approaching, and he could finally see the whole picture.

The boat was narrow and long, and it was thought to be a temporary requisitioned civilian fishing boat, with only one long and one boatman. The boy at the bow of the boat sat cross-legged with a sword in his arms. The sword was longer than his weight.

The young man was dressed very roughly, and his clothes were no more than the color of blue and brown, and there was nothing like brocade. The large coat on his body was made of a whole piece of animal skin. However, the handsome appearance that can't be covered is full of spirit. The Son of Heaven only glanced at it and knew that it was indeed Gu Huai's son.

Near the river, the young man shook his arm sharply and got up with his sword. Without waiting for the boatman to drop anchor and dock, he kicked under his feet, stepped on the hidden stakes in the water, and jumped to the shore after a few ups and downs.

He saluted Gu Huai in front of the audience and said, "Father." ”

Gu Huai glanced at the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven smiled and said nothing. Gu Huai asked, "Didn't I tell you to wait?" Why did you come here without permission? ”

The young man said, "Daddy said to cross the river this morning, I was impatient to wait, so I simply crossed the river to pick it up." He obviously also saw the Son of Heaven, and looked at it without evasion, and when he met the gaze of the Son of Heaven, he bowed and saluted, saying, "The younger generation has asked Shibo for peace." ”

The Son of Heaven smiled, "Do you recognize me?" ”

The young man was stunned for a moment—he obviously didn't recognize the Son of Heaven, but he deduced from Gu Huai's and the Son of Heaven's demeanor that the Son of Heaven was his father's old friend, and he should be older than his father. Who knew that the other party actually called himself "I", which surprised him.

Gu Huai signaled that he didn't need to panic, and said, "This is today, you kowtow." ”

The young man knelt down quickly and kowtowed to the Son of Heaven three times. The Son of Heaven ordered him to get up, and after he got up, he couldn't help but look at the Son of Heaven again. The Son of Heaven liked his fearless appearance very much, so he smiled and said, "You have seen me for a long time, can you see anything?" ”

The young man said bluntly, "Your Majesty is unfathomable, but it doesn't have three heads and six arms. ”

The Son of Heaven laughed, "I don't have three heads and six arms, so you feel disappointed?" ”

The boy admitted, "A little. ”

The Son of Heaven saw him trimming his eyebrows and flying obliquely, his black eyes were clear, and his appearance was extremely handsome and eye-catching. It's not worse than Xu Yi, and her personality is frank and fearless, much cuter than Xu Yi, and I like it very much in my heart. Thinking that he grew up beside Gu Huai, and having to be taught by Gu Huai's words and deeds, I felt more and more satisfied.

Then he smiled and said, "I have something to tell your father, you should go to the boat and wait for a while." ”

After the young man saluted and left, the Son of Heaven smiled and asked, "This is your Rokuro?" ”

Gu Huai smiled, "Yes." Not bad, right? ”

The Son of Heaven said, "Very good, very good—you don't have to kiss him, my third daughter's age and appearance match him very well, so let him be my son-in-law." ”

Gu Huai heard him say that his third daughter, only then did he know that the Son of Heaven was talking about Princess Shuyang - because Ruyi and Weimo were close, and Gu Huai himself was more familiar with Ruyi, so when it came to the princess of the right age, the first thing he thought of was Ruyi. I thought about it.

He had only met Liuli once, and he didn't have any dissatisfaction with Liuli. I just vaguely remember that this princess was very delicate. Although this is also the common denominator of all princesses in the world, it ......

When the Son of Heaven saw that he hesitated, he said, "She and Vimo are from the same mother, and they are also the pearl of my palm. If it weren't for your son, I wouldn't be willing to give her up. ”

Gu Huai said, "The minister hesitated, and it was precisely because of this - Liulang was a concubine, and his biological mother was poor. ”

The Son of Heaven was stunned for a moment, but after a moment he understood.

If it's an ordinary concubine, it's just that, Gu Huai is the father, what does it matter if his son is a concubine or a concubine. Originally, the Son of Heaven valued Gu Huai, not his wife.

But Gu Huai's wife is quite special. is not an outsider, it is the youngest daughter of King Nankang, the lord of Jingle.

Gu Huai and the Son of Heaven both came out of the shogunate of King Nankang, and King Nankang had the grace of knowing them. The descendants of King Nankang are now the only ones left with the lord of Jingle, whether it is the Son of Heaven or Gu Huai, they must take care of her. If you marry into the Gu family, your mother-in-law and daughter-in-law will be harmonious, but if you can't...... At the very least, the Son of Heaven has to ensure that his daughter will not oppress this mother-in-law.

But with the character of the county lord of Jingle, she will definitely not be able to tolerate this concubine, and even turn against her - the Son of Heaven does not understand the temperament of the county lord of Jingle, she is really the world's first-class tyrannical and jealous mother. was afraid that the young man's biological mother had been folded in her hands, so Gu Huai personally took him with him to raise him, so that he would not be killed as well.

If you are bullied to the head, where is the character of Liuli willing to endure? It is bound to be pushed back even harder. And if either of these two people is wronged, it is not easy for the Son of Heaven to deal with it.

……

But it's not that difficult, as long as you don't live in one place, Liuli will naturally have her own princess's mansion in the future, and she will not live with the lord of Jingle.

The Son of Heaven smiled and said, "When did you care about these things?" He added, "If he was raised by his mother-in-law, I might still be worried, since he grew up next to you, what else is there to find fault with?" It's settled. ”