Chapter 19: The King of the East
"Xiao Li'er! ~" The Eight Kings looked at her, couldn't help the joy in their hearts, called out again, shouted, and opened their arms again to try to hug Han Li again. "Hachi!" Thanks to the emperor's stern shout from behind, he reluctantly withdrew his hand. But in the blink of an eye, he reached out and grabbed the cold pink little hand and squeezed it firmly in the palm of his hand.
Han Li looked at his handsome and inexplicable imperial uncle, and had to smile bitterly.
In addition to Sheng'an, Kyoto, the Tang Xia Kingdom also set up six counties guarded by the imperial princes, namely Jinchu in the northwest, Linyang in the north, Beili in the north near Sheng'an, Nanying in the south, Xiyan in the west, and Dongyun in the east. In addition to these six counties, there are two small territories in the west of Sheng'an City, one is the Royal Summer Resort, and the other is the Huayang Mountain Villa, which integrates forest farms and hot springs.
The summer resort and Huayang villa directly belong to Sheng'an, and the other six counties are guarded by the imperial family, respectively, there are Jinchu Wang-Gong Xixiang, the emperor's second brother, Jinchu is the northwesternmost place of Tang Xia, it is a dangerous place for soldiers, close to the Tailuo country, and there are often foreigners coming and going; King of Linyang - Gong Xiyu, the emperor's third brother, Linyang is a poor place, in the north of the country; King of Beili - Gong Xijun, the fourth brother of the king, fief Beili, close to the capital Sheng'an; King of Xiyan - Gong Qihong, Wang's cousin, fief Xiyan, has more dealings with the Tailuo Kingdom than Jinchu; King Nanying-Gong Xiyin, the king's cousin, fief Nanying, is the richest state in the country, the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River is intoxicating, rich in beauty; King of Dongyun - Gong Xichen, the eighth brother of the king, the fief of Dongyi, is close to Shengrui, the state of Nanyang.
The national strength of the Tang Xia Kingdom is the strongest, and the surrounding countries, such as the Tailuo Kingdom in the West, the Shengrui Kingdom in the South Seas, and the Dongying Kingdom in the East Ocean, all come to Sheng'an on January 1 every year to pay tribute to the Tang Xia Kingdom.
Today's come, is the youngest and most talented of the six county kings of the Dongyun King - Gong Xichen, he is the emperor's favorite eighth brother, this year is only nineteen years old, grew up in the palace since childhood, since childhood very fond of the fourth daughter of the emperor, four years ago Gong Xichen passed the age of fifteen, the emperor named him the king, let him guard the east, but he did not want to be separated from the fourth daughter of the emperor and even openly rejected the king. Later, the fourth daughter of the emperor, who was only nine years old at the time, had a secret conversation with him alone, and forced him to agree. But the content of the conversation between the two back then is still a mystery to this day.
Although he went to Dongyun, he was the one who returned to Beijing most frequently among the six kings, and he could find a good reason to come back two or three times a year. This is the third time he has returned to Beijing this year. Because of his extreme love for the fourth daughter, he has to "ravage" her every time they meet, which makes the fourth daughter of the emperor have a headache when she sees him now.
"Alright, alright, you two can come in and eat." "Yes, Brother Huang." "It's my father." After that, the three of them entered the Linzhao Palace under the support of everyone.
The round table inside is ready, and a dozen or twenty exquisite dishes are arranged, which is appetizing at a glance. Just as he was eating, the emperor suddenly opened his mouth: "Xiaoba, in this draft, the show girls selected for entering the palace are all superior, and I am ready to give you one so that you can get married as soon as possible." ”。
Gong Xichen was stunned for a moment, and refused: "Brother Huang, I don't want it!" ”
"Little Eight, you are about to reach the age of the weak crown, and you haven't married yet, you have to listen to me this time!" The emperor reprimanded him solemnly.
"Brother Huang." Gong Xichen looked at the emperor's eyes and shouted lightly, and then spoke: "Unless you reward Li'er to me, I will never marry another woman!" ”。 The tone was low, but there was an unshakable firmness.
"Nonsense!" The emperor took the case.
Han Li felt a ripple in his heart when he heard his words, and when he looked up, he found that he happened to be staring at him, and the emotion in his eyes was so thick that he couldn't dissolve. Seeing that his father was angry, he lowered his head and didn't dare to look at it again.
The emperor noticed the actions of the two, and the anger in his heart became even stronger, and he angrily reprimanded: "Gong Xichen, this time I have made up my mind, you don't need to say more, wait for the auspicious day to welcome your wife into the mansion!" ”
To be continued