Chapter 51: The Battle (3)

The queen mother wants to go out of the city to see Xu Yuan, the whole Gyeonggi City is fried, everyone is guessing what kind of relationship the two have, all kinds of storytellers write books in the city are selling crazy, some people say ah, this Xu Yuan is the mother's family who fled back from Mongolia; Some people say that the two of them have been married since the beginning of the year, and they are now His Royal Highness the Prince; Some people say that Xu Yuan is an immortal, and he sits in the military camp of Prince Shen to ensure that they win every battle. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince listened to his subordinates talking about the rumors in the East Palace, and his face turned ugly for a while, "This Xu Yuan deceived people too much, and he even spread rumors about the queen mother of the palace and him, and dared to spread rumors about the life experience of the palace!" The staff next to him nodded again and again: "Yes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was born when His Majesty ascended the throne for three years, what does it have to do with that thief." Tianjiao stood up: "This palace must go to meet my father, and I must not let those chaotic ministers and thieves insult my mother!" He glanced at several of his staff: "You also have to go up to the fold to defend the queen mother." ”

"Your Highness, you shouldn't rush into the book at this time, you should be wise and protect yourself is the most important thing." "What did the gentleman say, that is the mother of the main palace, how can you watch her go to the enemy barracks with your own eyes?" "Your Highness, if the queen mother goes, why?" "Of course it's the thief... Hum! I get angry when I think about it. "Your Highness, don't be angry, my mother is willing to go for you." "What are these words, sir? Hongu doesn't understand. "Your Highness, as the eldest son of Your Majesty, you are the eldest son of Your Majesty, and this time you are in charge of the East Palace, not only because of your status, but also because the Queen Mother understands the righteousness!" "Exactly, Your Highness, although you are the only son of Your Majesty, Your Majesty doesn't say it, but in your heart you have always remembered that Niangniang was born in Mongolia, and she has been unwilling to make you the crown prince, because she is afraid that Mongolia will intervene in the politics of our country.

At this time, the emperor frowned and looked at the table full of twists and turns in front of him, and asked the chief chamberlain beside him: "Tianjiao has never been in the book?" "No, I didn't." "What a heartless person, my mother was insulted, and she didn't even ask! I really don't know how to give birth to this evil obstacle! "Your Majesty is angry, and now the rumors in the market even suspect the identity of His Royal Highness the Prince, I'm afraid that His Royal Highness is trying to avoid suspicion..." His teachers taught him so well! He who teaches those useless great truths is ruthless and unrighteous. Go, and call him to me. ”

Outside the city, a pair of monarchs and ministers had heavy faces, and Zhao Qian asked, "Didn't you say that she absolutely refused to leave the city?" Xu Yuan nodded: "If the emperor has a little backbone, he will not send his queen to the enemy camp." Zhao Qian said: "It doesn't matter if he has the backbone or not, what matters is what we should do next?" Do you really want that queen to come to my camp? And the people of the world will not laugh at me for insulting women? "Her Highness's concerns are reasonable, so in that case, we must not despise her." "Treat it with great courtesy." Zhao Qian's face was serious. "Let the world know our sincerity." Xu Yuan nodded: "The minister will arrange it." Zhao Qian shook his head, "I'll go in person, you still look at the morale of the army first, and prepare to attack the city all the time." ”

The news that Prince Shen treated the queen with a great courtesy and personally arranged to welcome the queen spread in Gyeonggi City, and everyone was curious about when this absurd farce would end, the queen's honor guard was ready, and she could leave at any time, and the ceremonial officer went to ask the emperor, but he was left to stand outside the Qinzheng Hall for half an hour before the emperor let him in. "Time to go? Then I'll go early tomorrow morning. The ceremonial officer replied: "According to the ancestral practice, you should be appointed by the Qin Heavenly Supervisor to perform the auspicious time before you can set off." The emperor raised his eyebrows: "Is there a precedent in the history books for the queen to go out of the palace to see outsiders?" "No, I haven't." "That's not over, I just want this to end as soon as possible." "Your Majesty, please decree that etiquette should not be wasted." The emperor looked at him, still kneeling in place, "Okay, you go first, I will send someone to order, and I will summon you at a fixed time." "Only then did the ceremonial officer kowtow and go out." This petty official is quite interesting, how many years have you been in the office? "Your Majesty, he has been in the office for three years." The emperor nodded, "This time out of the city, let him go with him." ”

When the sun was ugly, outside the palace, the guard of honor set off on time, everything was in accordance with royal etiquette, and the people poked their heads out of the windows to look up at the appearance of the mother of the country. In the guard of honor, the queen used a curtain of light yarn to cover the communication with the outside, sitting in the guard of honor, the people could only see the dignified back step by step with the sedan chair to the outside of the city, there are legends about her, but it will be passed down for thousands of years with generations of storytellers.

A gorgeous guard of honor came out of the city, Xu Yuan dismounted, and looked towards the beautiful guard of honor, he was actually a little nervous, looked down to see if he was undressed today, and looked at whether his saber was pinned to his body, his small movements alarmed the deputy general, and he reminded in a low voice: "General, decent." Xu Yuan nodded, and stood up pretending again, watching her walk towards him step by step. Xu Yuan thought: Should I bow down, or should I just step forward and take her away?

In the guard of honor, the queen watched herself walk step by step towards the military formation, the slender figure in front of the formation, was it Xu Yuan? I can see him again. How should I face it, should I take out the queen's shelf, or should I be the little Mongolian girl again? In this way, the two met in front of the formation with complicated feelings, and at this time, the ceremonial officer had already arrived in front of Xu Yuan: "General Xu, the queen mother has arrived, you should welcome it." "Welcome?" Xu Yuan glanced at him coldly, "I and the queen are old friends." When the old people meet each other, what is the difference between dignity and inferiority? "It is also a monarch and a minister, no matter when, the monarch and the minister must be before the father and son, and the old friend." "Now Your Majesty is being held hostage by traitors, you don't think about admonishment, but think about whether I should kneel, I raised troops this time, just to kill all the traitors, and return the government and the opposition to Qingping, now that I see Feng Jia, why do you stop me?"

"It is the duty of the official to admonish him, and it is the duty of the official to adhere to etiquette. The general is in the rivers and lakes, but he and Prince Shen want to seek the world, isn't that a great rebellion, and the following offenses are not extremely arrogant? Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows: "Really?" Now that I am in the city with thousands of troops, whoever wins the battle will be the winner, so why should you force it for a while? Well, I'll ask, Queen! Xu Yuan, please come out for a while! Do you need me to greet you? ”