【468】Departure Modern (2nd Watch)
Qin Shuang and Ah Chen listened to the conversation between the emperor and the crazy old man in amazement, and felt that their brains were a little insufficient.
The crazy old man is the emperor's 'father'? In other words, he is actually from the Xuantian Kingdom - the Emperor Taishang!?
Qin Shuang's eyes stared strangely at the appearance of the crazy old man who didn't look sloppy, but he didn't neatly go there, and he really couldn't accept the other party's new identity!
I've never noticed it before, and I haven't noticed it, the appearance of the crazy old man, if you look closely, it really looks like the emperor, and when the emperor reaches the age of the crazy old man, it is estimated that it will be about the same! So, these two are really father and son?
The Emperor Taishang of the dignified Xuantian Kingdom actually ran to mix the rivers and lakes, and ran around like a beggar old man, and even more, he was almost killed by the enemy on the rivers and lakes?
Isn't there a better setting?
This sudden change, Qin Shuang and Ah Chen both said that they couldn't adapt to it!
Ah Chen's master who worshiped by mistake at the beginning was actually his own, is his own grandfather? So did the crazy old man deny Ah Chen at that time? Or did they later learn that Ah Chen was his grandson after they learned that Ah Chen was his grandson?
Either way, the crazy old man hasn't leaked any of his tone for so many years, but he has kept it a tight enough!
Speaking of which, Qin Shuang should have thought of it as early as when the crazy old man was so obviously unwilling to see the emperor and the queen and the others, if he was really afraid of the royal family, he should also avoid suspicion after learning about Ah Chen's identity, and not get along with them more deeply.
As long as Ah Chen is the crown prince, it is inevitable that one day he will be exposed to the emperor and queen, and the truth that paper can't hold the fire remains unchanged.
But what about the crazy old man? Not only has he never stayed away from them, but he has kept a distance from them, and it seems that since Tuan Tuan Tuan was born, he has rarely disappeared for a long time, and more time is spent in Ruyi Zhuang to tease the two little ones when they have nothing to do.
At that time, I only thought that the old man wanted to cultivate Tuan Reunion and learn his skills from an early age, but now it seems that this is not necessarily the case, right? In terms of generation, Tuan Tuan Reunion should be called his grandfather, his great-grandson, they all say that they are next generation, this is two generations apart, can you not be happy!
The crazy old man saw that Qin Shuang and Ah Chen's expressions were constantly changing, and he was afraid that they would complain that he was hiding too much, so he had to tell him what he had concealed before.
The crazy old man is indeed the emperor of the Xuantian Kingdom, and it was also at the emperor's age that he lost the queen, and he had no intention of continuing to be the emperor when he was sad, and he disappeared from the palace after abdication, which was decades away.
At first, he just wanted to leave the sad place that would evoke his memories, but then he gradually walked more places, broadened his horizons, and calmed down, but he was unwilling to go back because of the excitement of the outside world, knowing that the emperor had been sending people to look for him, but he deliberately changed his name and surname and wandered around the rivers and lakes.
I don't know if every word and deed when I was the emperor represented the Xuantian Kingdom, which was related to the development of the Xuantian Kingdom in all aspects, suppressed for too long, suffocated, and when I was mixed in the rivers and lakes, the old man's style of acting was very arbitrary, sometimes doing good things, and sometimes acting wantonly without any scruples.
People in the rivers and lakes don't take the people in the court very seriously, and the old man doesn't want to lead those enemies to the palace to bring danger to his son and daughter-in-law, so naturally he can't go back more and more, and if he wants to go back, he can only wipe his ass little by little and solve the enemies.
When he met Qin Shuang and Ah Chen, it was in the process of cleaning up the enemy family, who thought that those enemies didn't know where they heard the rumor, and they actually joined forces to kill the crazy old man, if it weren't for Qin Shuang, it would be hard to say whether he would have come back now or not.
Over the years, the old man has not come back to see the emperor and queen, as well as the eldest prince they gave birth to later, including Ah Chen when he was young, the old man has also witnessed their birth, but every time he comes back, he avoids everyone, including those secret guards hiding in the shadows.
At the beginning, the old man and Qin Shuang mentioned that he had sneaked into the palace several times just to steal the delicacies of the imperial dining room, but he was just to hide this fact, not wanting to arouse Qin Shuang's suspicion.
Where could Qin Shuang have imagined that an old man who was messing around with the rivers and lakes was actually the emperor?
Later, when he stayed in Ruyizhuang, it was several years since the old man last returned to the capital, and he really failed to recognize Ah Chen at first, the child grew up, and there will definitely be a big difference from when he was a child, Ah Chen's clothes at that time, and the formation of a beggar for a few years can not see the slightest bit of even the words and deeds of the shadow of the children of the family, and the old man can not think of his own grandson.
It was also after a long time that he accidentally discovered this fact, at that time, Qin Shuang and Ah Chen had not been to the capital, and the old man also knew about the dispute between Xuantian and Red Blood in the past few years, and felt that it was not bad for Ah Chen to live here for a while away from the court, so he did not take the initiative to mention the matter.
After arriving in Ruyizhuang, the old man had disappeared several times, and it was precisely because he knew that the red-blooded person actually caused his grandson to suffer in exile for several years, and he also lost his memory and went to find the red-blooded revenge and settle the account.
Speaking of which, the red blood suddenly became more hostile to the Xuantian Kingdom later, and the offensive trend was also blinded a lot, among which the toss of the crazy old man was indispensable, and the people in the red blood were sure that it was the people of the Xuantian Kingdom who were looking for their trouble, in fact, it was true, since both sides looked at each other unpleasantly, then what else was there to be polite?
Another part of the reason is that they are greedy because they heard about the fact that Xuantian has a good fertilizer that can increase production in large quantities, and they are also worried that if this fertilizer is promoted to all parts of Xuantian Kingdom, the national strength of Xuantian Kingdom will increase significantly, and the gap with Red Blood will become longer and longer, and they will not be able to get any benefit if they want to start a war in the future, and their years of dormancy will be in vain.
The contradictions were constantly intensified, and even if the red blood started in advance, it could not change the outcome of their defeat, and finally led the red blood to surrender later, and the people and land were returned to the Xuantian Kingdom, making an indelible 'contribution' to the expansion of the territory of the Xuantian Kingdom.
Qin Shuang Ah Chen and the emperor listened to the crazy old man finish telling what had happened, and their expressions were indescribably entangled, they didn't expect that there were so many things about him here.
If you want to complain, it's not enough, what's wrong with people just trying to settle accounts for their grandson? The battle between Xuantian and Red Blood was not avoided in the first place, and it was better to let them wait to make the first move before Red Blood was fully prepared than for the other party to be prepared to hit Xuantian again, right?
After all, he was also the one who used to be the emperor, and no matter how crazy the old man was, he didn't really act completely impulsively in these things, and he didn't think about anything.
is in the rivers and lakes, but it doesn't mean that he doesn't know anything about the affairs of the court.
After all the explanations were finished, the crazy old man brought up his previous words again and said: "Yan'er, don't insist on it, the preparations you made, put them in the next few years, don't be busy abdicating first, Chen Xiaozi and Frost Girl are not such irresponsible people, since they said that they don't want to accept your throne for the time being, don't force them." ”
"Father, the emperor ......," the emperor said with a wry smile.
Qin Shuang and Ah Chen were still digesting the words of the crazy old man, and they didn't worry about convincing the emperor anymore, just like Ah Chen, as a son of man, no matter how insistent on his own opinions, he couldn't really fight his own father to the end, and the emperor couldn't do anything about the old man.
After all, the emperor agreed to stay on the throne for a few more years before leaving, but he also made it clear: "I will only sit for another five years at most, and if you still shirk all kinds of shirks after five years, I don't care." ”
The emperor is also very hard, think about him, there are old and young, the younger ones have two generations, not to mention the reunion of their youngest generation, whether it is the crazy old man or Ah Chen, they are much stronger and fitter than him, but he is detained on the throne and can't go anywhere, but these two are in front of the shopkeeper, and they don't go anywhere in the south and north, how can it be so unfair?
If the matter on Ah Chen's side hasn't been resolved in five years, don't say that he is irresponsible, since they can all get rid of these responsibilities, then why can't he?
If you are really worried that something will go wrong in the Xuantian Kingdom, any one of them will be on top, and he won't mind the old and young! Anyway, when the time comes, he's decided!
In this way, the edict to be announced at the crown princess's canonization ceremony was temporarily suppressed, and a few people in the know, such as Taifu Wen, in order to prevent any of them from accidentally leaking the news and making it difficult for this matter to end, the emperor also ordered someone to give a special notice.
The Emperor Taishang has been gone for decades and has not been heard from for decades, and the old ministers such as Taifu Wen who changed his position when the crazy old man was still in power have doubted whether the Emperor Taishang is still dead all these years, and no one thought that one day the other party would appear again.
After confirming that the news was correct, although they did not understand that the emperor suddenly changed his mind and did not plan to abdicate, the news of the emperor made them even more excited, and several old ministers led by Taifu Wen, including General Hong, all asked to meet the emperor one after another.
The crazy old man saw that Ah Chen and the emperor couldn't come to a conclusion for a long time, and he was impatient to hear it, and he also felt that he had hidden long enough before he appeared, but revealing his identity in front of his relatives did not mean that he also had to appear in front of the courtiers, he was old, and no matter how good his health was, he didn't want to toss anymore.
After ignoring the affairs of the court for decades, the old ministers suddenly saw that the crazy old man was quite resistant.
But he also knew that these old ministers were extremely loyal to him and the country back then, and they had done their best for the country for half their lives, and half of their feet were stepped on in the coffin, and it was a good thing to see these old courtiers again.
Otherwise, when the real one of them lives to the end and dies, he won't have a chance to see him again, and he can't say that these people who have been thinking about him will regret not being able to see him when they get down, how bad it is.
After hesitating for a long time, the crazy old man still met with them in private, not mentioning that he had been in Ruyizhuang all these years, just saying some considerate words, saying that they assisted Xuan Yan to work hard over the years, and they worked hard, if they couldn't do it anymore, they would give up their position to the capable juniors in the family, and enjoy the happiness in their later years.
If it had been before, the crazy old man would definitely not have told them so bluntly to let them grow old early, the old ministers have all retreated, and those who came up are all young people, I am afraid that there will be turmoil in the country!
Times are different now! The names of Qin Shuang and Ah Chen are shocking, as long as they are there, even if the Manchu Dynasty is a young generation, people from other countries will not dare to be disrespectful to their Xuantian Kingdom.
If not, the emperor would not suddenly say that he was going to abdicate! is not yet forty years old, and it is not that there is any physical problem, who has ever seen the emperor of any country consider abdicating to become the emperor so early?
Letting people from other countries know that he had such intentions was enough to make many emperors fall through their glasses.
There was no edict that needed to be announced, but the crown princess canonization ceremony came as scheduled.
The people of the capital, who had already received the news, were extremely festive on this day, and the atmosphere was lively as if it were a festival, and everyone was talking about the topic of the crown princess.
Let's talk about how many good things Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess has done to the Xuantian Kingdom over the years, so that the people in the poor land can eat the fertilizer that fills their stomachs, the credit of expanding the land area of the Xuantian Kingdom, and the fact that she gave birth to three healthy children to the royal family, each of which can make the people grateful and admire her.
There is only Qin Shuang who is qualified to be their crown princess in the whole world!
The nations that had also known the news in advance had also sent envoys to say goodbye, and no one at home and abroad felt that there was anything wrong with the post-ordination ceremony.
The whole ceremony was complicated and solemn, and Tuan Tuan Reunion also wore a beautiful costume of the emperor's grandson, standing beside the queen to watch the whole ceremony, Taotao baby was too small, but she didn't let her toss with it.
The crazy old man only showed his face in front of Mrs. Wen and others, and did not show up at the ceremony, hiding in the dark while eating snacks while watching the excitement, he was also very uncomfortable.
The canonization ceremony went smoothly, nothing happened, and when the last link was over, Qin Shuang was also tired and sweating, whether it was the princess dress on her body or the lengthy ceremony process, it made her, who had only been out of confinement for half a month, a little unbearable.
This is still the result of the queen deliberately discussing with the emperor after taking into account her physical condition, and some irrelevant and troublesome steps were directly eliminated, and in this way, the whole ceremony was carried out for three hours.
At the banquet in the evening, Qin Shuang only sat for less than half an hour before leaving the table to go back to rest, and the emperor and ministers also expressed their understanding.
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After completing this ceremony, Qin Shuang and Ah Chen had nothing to do, they only needed to concentrate on taking care of Taotao, who was still energetic and noisy, as well as Tuan Tuan, who had learned more and more knowledge and gradually became more sensible, and the three children were thriving by their side.
After Taotao passed the first birthday, he gradually no longer rejected people other than Qin Shuang and Ah Chen, and he was also very close to the emperor and queen, and he liked to pull the hair of the crazy old man when he had nothing to do.
When she was two years old, she didn't need her father and mother to accompany her when she slept at night, occasionally Qin Shuang and Ah Chen tried to leave her sight for a few days, and when they came back, they also heard from the queen that the little guy didn't make much trouble, and he was accompanied by a reunion, and he lived a good life every day.
As long as Taotao doesn't leave her father and mother, she can't sleep well, and Qin Shuang and Ah Chen can settle down a little and put the previously shelved plan back on the agenda.
The arrangements that Taotao made before he was born are not completely unavailable, and nothing has happened in the past few years, and it doesn't take long to directly copy the original arrangement.
After waiting for more than three years, Qin Shuang and Ah Chen didn't want to waste more time on other things, and it only took less than ten days to arrange Yiqiē, and they also went back to Ruyizhuang during this period.
Because the three children stayed in the palace temporarily, Qin Shuang and Ah Chen set the departure location at the Prince's East Palace.
There were only a few people in the royal family who saw them off, the emperor and queen, the crazy old man, and Tuan Tuan Reunion, as well as Taotao, Baizhu and others who were held in the queen's arms, and other palace maids and eunuchs and even the secret guards were all retired.
They still don't know where Qin Shuang and Ah Chen are going, so they can only tell them to pay attention to safety, let them come back as soon as they finish their errands, don't let the children wait for a long time, and then watch the two people with their hands clasped look at each other, and their bodies are decomposed little by little in front of everyone, and finally disappear without a trace!
------Off topic------
In the last chapter, Xuan Jingxi's child's nickname is Haohao, which is now thought, and it doesn't feel like a girl, so it has been renamed Taotao, if there are one or two that haven't been changed occasionally, everyone knows it in their hearts!
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