Chapter 165: How the Queen Chooses One of Seven (I)
After a few days of long travel, the reincarnated general of the little camel and his capable brothers finally escorted the seven little princes of the Iron Elephant Kingdom and others to the territory of Purple City safely.
The general and the brothers did not dare to slack off, and arranged the group to a more comfortable inn. Then hurry to the main hall of the Purple City to report the situation to the emperor and the queen.
Since the emperor and the queen already knew everything about the situation of these little princes coming here in the treasure mirror, the emperor only asked the military general to give him a few words of brief description before letting him retreat. The military general was ordered to retreat, and only the emperor and the queen were left in the hall.
The emperor said happily to the queen: "Queen, I really didn't expect that this time we could divide this Iron Elephant Kingdom into two so smoothly, and we suddenly have so many 'sons' and 'daughters'. What a surprise to me! ”
The queen pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this is not a place to speak!" The concubine has a lot to say to you! Why don't you move to the concubine's bedroom, so that it will be much easier for us to talk! After hearing this, the emperor understood and smiled slightly. The two walked hand in hand to the outside of the main hall, and a group of eunuchs and palace maids had been waiting for the emperor and queen outside the door for a long time.
The palanquin of the emperor and the queen walked for about a few minutes to the entrance of the queen's bedroom. The emperor instructed everyone to say loudly: "I have something important to discuss with the queen in a while, and you will be disturbed later." If any ministers come to disturb me, I and the queen will not be seen! Did you all hear me clearly? After hearing this, everyone immediately knelt on the ground and responded in unison: "Please rest assured, the emperor will do my duty, and I will never dare to disturb you to discuss business with the queen!" Long live my emperor, long live it! And when they had said that, they all stood up one after another. The emperor and the queen walked side by side towards the queen's bedchamber.
The Emperor and the Empress came to the most secluded room in the palace, and the two walked in hand in hand and sat together on the mahogany bed in the room.
The emperor whispered: "Qin'er, there are only the two of us left, if you have anything to say, tell me immediately." I'll do what you say! ”
The queen said with a serious expression: "Your Majesty, have you ever thought about how the future emperor of the Northern Elephant Kingdom should be elected?" This is how the princesses should be placed? How can the biological mothers of these little princes be arranged more securely? ”
The emperor said in an extremely gentle tone: "Qin'er, I just said that you are in charge of these things!" Deal with it as you say! You just killed them all, leaving only a little emperor of the Northern Elephant Kingdom, and I don't have any opinions! ”
The queen smiled and said, "Okay, then the concubine will be the one to be done!" I decided to let the princess and the prince's biological mother live in the inn for a while. The most important thing now is to choose a future Little Emperor of the Northern Elephant Kingdom from these seven children! I decided to do it in four steps. In the first step, seven children are asked to test archery, and in the second step, seven children are asked to test the essay. As for the third and fourth steps, the concubines have to sell them, and the answer will be revealed tomorrow! Your Majesty, what do you say? ”
The emperor let out a hearty laugh! While laughing, he said, "Okay, Qin'er." You want to surprise me! But Qin'er, I think this puppet little emperor is too smart to control! What do you think? ”
The queen shook her head and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I think you are only half right!" This wise man can be said to have knowledge, and we just need him to know. But if he has the courage and the knowledge, that's what we have to avoid, which means that I want to be a smart slave. Don't be a stupid slave, and don't want a little emperor in the true sense of the word who can completely control his own destiny! The concubine said this, can you fully understand the emperor? ”
The emperor gently kissed Qin'er's forehead and said, "I have you, it's really better than having thousands of troops!" I understand what you mean, Qin'er, you are really my good queen! Qin'er, now that we're done with business, why don't we take it easy now, okay? ”
Qin'er said softly: "Your Majesty, it seems that although you are the Son of Heaven, you are still vulgar after all!" Well, the concubine will promise you. The emperor smiled, and the two closed the red curtain next to the mahogany bed.
On the second day, the emperor announced above the early dynasty: "Everyone, I have sent someone to the post house to call these seven little princes of the former Iron Elephant Kingdom first. Lian decided to let the seven of them go to the martial arts arena in my back garden to test their archery skills in a moment. After the competition, two people must be eliminated first. The remaining five people returned to the hall and competed in poetry. This article and poem can be improvised by the first lord on the spot, and the first three people who answer well and quickly are the winners. The remaining three enter the final two rounds of the competition, and the content and winning criteria of the last two rounds are determined by the queen! What do you think? ”
The ministers of civil and military affairs looked at each other, but none of them expressed any doubt. The emperor said happily: "Ladies and gentlemen, since you all have no opinions, then the last child to win is the little emperor of the future Northern Elephant Kingdom!" As soon as the emperor's words fell, Ran'er and Bi'er took the seven children to the top of the main hall, and the seven children stood there stupidly, not knowing what to do!
The emperor said loudly in a kind tone: "Little princes, don't be afraid! I like children the most on weekdays, you are all dragons among people, so naturally you don't have to kneel when you see me! However, there can only be one emperor of the Northern Elephant Kingdom in the future, so I will let you compete in a while, and the last person to win is the future emperor of the Northern Elephant Kingdom. Do you have any thoughts on this? ”
One of the older children, dressed in blue satin, asked aloud, "Are all your competitions absolutely fair?" Will we be killed if we lose? ”
The emperor smiled and replied, "Of course the competition is fair!" Those who lose just can't be the emperor of the Northern Elephant Kingdom in the future. Maybe it will be the prince of the Northern Elephant Kingdom in the future, and he will not be killed. You are so young, how can you think about the problem so bloody! The heavens have the virtue of a good life! You can't always think about killing people or something, you know? ”
The child suddenly laughed and roared, "Then you have divided our Iron Elephant Kingdom in two, which is a despicable means of killing people invisibly!" In my opinion, even more heinous than real killing! Isn't it? ”
After listening to this child's words, the emperor's angry face changed instantly! He glared at the child, speechless!
At this moment, the queen walked into the main hall, and she came to the child who had just spoken, and said softly: "Good boy, you ask well! I'm guessing your name is like a wind dragon, isn't it? ”
The child looked at the queen with a puzzled face, and asked softly, "This lady, how do you know my name?" Are you a fairy, will you be counted? ”
The queen smiled and said, "Good boy, you are right! I am indeed the stars in this sky, I can really pinch it! If you want to learn, I can teach you how to do the math. Do you want to learn? ”
The boy danced happily and said loudly, "Fairy Gu, I want to learn!" Why don't you take me as an apprentice? ”
The queen smiled and said, "It's okay to take you as an apprentice!" However, I have one condition, can you promise me? ”
The child exclaimed, "Say it! As long as you can accept me as an apprentice, I will promise you any conditions! ”
The queen put away the smile just now and asked seriously, "Good boy." If you can automatically withdraw from the competition for the future emperor of the Northern Elephant Kingdom, I will promise to accept you as an apprentice!" What do you think? I'll give you two minutes to think about it. ”
The child looked at the queen in a daze, not knowing how to answer!