The Imperial Study.

Shen Wu'an looked at the stack of recitals in front of him with a gloomy face, all of which were words to dissuade him from driving his own expedition, but he strongly advocated for Qu Wurong to go to Bailiao and his relatives, which made him look very angry.

He knew that the courtiers had long had such an idea, and a few days ago it was just because Qu Wurong was pregnant with a dragon fetus, but now the little prince had been born smoothly, and he had just received news from the border pass, saying that the envoys of the Xisai Kingdom had frequently entered and exited the capital of Bailiao State in the past few days, and they were afraid that it would be unfavorable to Daliang after the two countries formed an alliance, so they began to rush to push out the life-saving talisman of Qu Wurong.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but wave his hand and swept all the stacks of folds in front of him to the ground.

"Tsk!" The originally quiet room suddenly sounded a smack, and then a smiling voice teased, "Who provoked our emperor to lose such a big temper?" ”

Shen Wu'an raised his head when he heard the sound, only to see Gongsun Yifan, who he hadn't seen for a long time, who didn't know when he walked in, he couldn't help frowning and asked, "Are all those minions outside dead?" No one told me! ”

"When you're in a rage, who has the audacity to pick up a tiger's whisker?" Gongsun Yifan shrugged his shoulders, his tone full of innocence, "So, I can only come in by myself." ”

Shen Wu'an barely suppressed the anger in his heart, "When did you come back?" ”

"I just arrived in Tiandu City yesterday, and I entered the palace today." Gongsun Yifan said, bent down and picked up one of the notebooks, after reading the above content, he couldn't help but sneer, "These people are good at it!" Now that the war with the Cissai is imminent, they are not thinking about how to retreat from the enemy, but they want to push a woman out in exchange for an alliance with other countries, and it is really a shame that they can come up with it! ”

This was the most agreeable word Shen Wu'an had heard these days, and the anger in his heart immediately dissipated a little, "If this is not the case, how can they become my 'humerus ministers'?" ”

Hearing the mockery in his words, Gongsun Yifan bent the corners of his mouth, sat down on the chair beside him, straightened his sleeves and asked, "But then again, do you really plan to drive the royal expedition in person, Your Majesty?" ”

Shen Wu'an raised his eyebrows, "What?" No? ”

"There's nothing you can't do." Gongsun Yifan shook his head gently, "It's just that I think it's okay if you can win the battle, but if you are unfortunately defeated, then you will make the concubine miserable!" ”

Hearing his words, a trace of confusion appeared in Shen Wuan's expression, "What do you mean by this?" ”

"Your Majesty, think about it!" Gongsun Yifan said as he poured a cup of tea by himself, took a sip of it to his mouth, and then continued: "Xisai came prepared this time, relying on our own forces, of course, we may not necessarily lose, but it is not easy to win. ”

"Bailiao is located in the middle of our two countries, their every move may affect the entire war, if the emperor insists on not wanting to form an alliance with Bailiao, so as to lead our Liang to lose this war, do you guess the resentment of the people will be you, the emperor who drove the expedition in person, or the concubine Niangniang, who could have turned the situation around but did nothing?"

Shen Wu'an pursed his lips silently.

Of course, he can guess which one the answer will be, if this battle with the Cissai Kingdom is really lost, then Daliang will not only lose a few border cities, but also may lose the hearts of the people, especially after the matter of harmony spreads, all the spearheads will be pointed at Qu Wurong alone, even if this decision is made by him, but the consequences will still be borne by Qu Wurong.

Seeing that he didn't answer his question, Gongsun Yifan didn't care, and continued to say to himself: "In fact, being resented by the people is not a big deal, after all, the concubine Niangniang lives in this deep palace all the year round, and she has no chance to listen to the voices of the people, but what if there are consequences that are stricter than this?" ”

"Xisai and Bailiao are both located in the northern alpine region, and the lives of the people are miserable all the year round, if they win this battle, will they take the opportunity to devour the territory of our Great Liang, rob our Great Liang of their property, and even occupy the capital of our Great Liang? If these become true, then you will become the king of the dead country, and you will not even be able to protect yourself at that time, so what can you talk about protecting the concubine and the little prince? ”

If the assumptions in front of him are acceptable, then the last sentence of "the king of the dead country" is just a big righteousness, if it were a person, he might have been pulled out and beheaded a hundred times, but he has followed Shen Wu'an for more than ten years, and is Shen Wu'an's most trusted subordinate and friend, even if Shen Wu'an is angry, he will not really cut off his head.

Besides, only he dared to say these words in front of Shen Wu'an, saying them without scruples, Shen Wu'an was not angry because of his last words, but he didn't very much agree with what Gongsun Yifan said just now, "These are just your assumptions and assumptions." ”

"That's right!" Gongsun Yifan nodded generously and admitted, "It's my assumptions and assumptions, but the emperor, pat your chest and ask yourself, how sure are you that this war will be won?" Can you guarantee that the things I just said will never happen? ”

Shen Wu'an naturally can't make a guarantee, and it is impossible for anyone to guarantee it, after all, things on the battlefield are changing rapidly, and what the result will be can only be seen after the war is over.

"So you mean, let me promise to make peace?" When Shen Wu'an asked this, he was quite gritted his teeth, he originally thought that no matter how others objected, Gongsun Yifan would at least stand on the same side as him, but in the end, he still helped that group of people to convince him to agree to make peace, how could he not be angry?

Gongsun Yifan raised a finger and shook it, "No, I don't mean anything else when I say this, and I don't want to force the emperor to make any decisions, it's just that I think I should do my duty as a subordinate before the emperor makes a decision, and give you a reminder." ”

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, and then continued: "As for what kind of decision the emperor will make in the end, it actually doesn't have much to do with me. ”

"You've got it all said at this point, do I have any other options?" Shen Wu'an glared at him fiercely, what he hated most was Gongsun Yifan's attitude of "I'm all for your good, listen to you or not", but every time he couldn't refute it, and in the end he could only be persuaded by Gongsun Yifan.

Seeing that he was annoyed, Gongsun Yifan embarrassedly stretched out his hand and touched his nose, "What, in fact, the emperor, you don't need to be so sad, being close is just an expedient measure." ”

"Go on!"

"Although the concubine Niangniang does have an outstanding appearance, but a woman who is more beautiful than her is not impossible to find in my beam." Gongsun Yifan continued, "If the lord of the Bailiao Kingdom just likes the beauty of the concubine, we can choose a more beautiful woman to go to the kiss instead of her, I believe this method The emperor also thought of it, right?" ”

Shen Wu'an didn't answer his words, but he did try this method, but Xiao Nansheng refused to agree, and insisted that Qu Wurong personally go to Bailiao and kiss, so he signed an alliance with Daliang, and Shen Wu'an was so angry that he kicked over the imperial case in front of him.

Although he didn't get an answer, from his expression, Gongsun Yifan had already guessed the result, "The lord of Bailiao Country insisted on refusing to accept others, which shows that he doesn't just like the appearance of the concubine, and in my guess, he is afraid that he has something else to ask for from the concubine." ”

"Something else?" Shen Wu'an was slightly stunned when he heard this, "What is he asking for?" ”

"I don't know about that." Gongsun Yifan spread his hands helplessly, "But the emperor should believe in the feelings of the noble concubine Niangniang for you, and believe that even if she goes to the Bailiao Kingdom and relatives, she will not forget the affection between you, and with her wisdom and intelligence, it is not impossible to return to you." ”

These words entered Shen Wu'an's heart, he was silent for a moment, his face suddenly showed an extremely tired look, and he waved his hand weakly, "Let me think about it again." ”

Knowing that every time he said that he wanted to "think again", he was actually moved by what he said, so Gongsun Yifan no longer continued to persuade, stood up and shook his clothes, "Then I'll go back first." After speaking, without waiting for him to respond, he left the imperial study on his own.

After he left, Shen Wu'an thought a lot alone, thinking about the bits and pieces that happened between him and Qu Wurong before, and also thinking about how lonely and lonely he would be if she couldn't be by his side in the future.

The sweetness of the past and the loneliness of the future alternated before his eyes, and after a while he felt a headache, shook his head and shook the images away from his eyes, and then stood up and walked towards the outside of the imperial study.

When I returned to Xiangxue Palace, a few girls were playing with the little guy in swaddling clothes, and stopped when they saw him enter the door, Yangchun came up and said: "Your Majesty, the little prince has been born for several days, but you and Niangniang are only concerned about making trouble, and you haven't named the little prince yet!" ”

Hearing her say this, Shen Wu'an realized that he was indeed negligent, the birth of the emperor's eldest son was a grand event worthy of national celebration, but he encountered such a bad thing now, and he was really in no mood to celebrate, and he even forgot about such a big thing as naming his name.

"What did Xiao Rong'er say?" He, the emperor, neglected it, didn't he still have a mother's concubine?

"Mother said to let you get up." Yangchun faithfully conveyed the meaning of Qu Wurong.

Shen Wu'an didn't say anything more when he heard this, he picked up the little guy and looked at it carefully for a while, and finally sighed silently: "Since he was only a few days old, his mother is going to leave him, so just call Shen Li." After speaking, he didn't look at the reactions of a few girls, and after handing over his son to the nurse, he walked towards the dormitory.

This was the first time he had entered Qu Wurong's dormitory in a few days, thinking of his young lady's instructions, Jin Yu's first reaction was to go up and stop him, but he was dragged back by Bai Xue, "Are you stupid?" The emperor has clearly figured out that he wants to make peace with his mother, do you still want to stop it? ”