Chapter 94: Family Affection and Hegemony
As the saying goes, good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles. In addition, in a place like Kyoto, gossip about the royal family is always a lot of attention. As a result, the "rumor" of Qin Mubai and Princess Gaoyang instantly spread to every corner of the imperial city, and then spread to every alley in Chang'an City.
Qin Mubai imagined what kind of expression Qin Shubao and Wu Meiniang would have if they knew such news?
"Princess Gao Yang, you little devil is really hurt by you now!"
Qin Mubai did not return to the harem that day. Things are in the limelight, and Princess Gaoyang's excitement has not calmed down, so it's better not to add fuel to the fire at this time.
Back at the government office, he thought carefully for a while about how to clean up the mess now. In fact, the core of the whole thing is nothing more than a disagreement between Princess Gaoyang and her father Li Shimin. Everyone else, including himself and Fang Xuanling's father and son, were all victims who were innocently brought in.
But the affairs of the royal family are sometimes the major events of the world. Although he was used by Princess Gaoyang unreasonably, he did play a very dazzling role in it. It is conceivable that after this incident, Qin Mubai's famous generals will once again resound in Chang'an City, and they will become even more famous.
But Qin Mubai didn't come up with such a name at all, and he was still very annoyed in his heart. Because from the beginning, I never thought of messing with anything, Princess Gaoyang, this little girl is not the dish I like. I didn't want to steal fish, and I was forced to provoke a fishy shame, and no one would feel comfortable if I was anyone.
In the evening, the emperor sent his attendants to Baiqi to issue an edict to continue the implementation of the grounding of Princess Gaoyang. Qin Mubai sent the eldest grandson to go.
In fact, the palace seems relatively calm, not because everyone is not interested in the rumor of Qin Mubai and Princess Gaoyang, but because everyone is a sensible character, and they will not chew their tongues on this kind of thing, so as not to get into trouble.
It's just that Qin Mubai always feels a little uncomfortable everywhere he goes. The way those people looked at him was always a little weird.
Life is actually business as usual.
The next day, Qin Mubai went to the harem to pick up the emperor first, and Li Shimin didn't say anything more, and boarded and left as usual. went to Penglai Hall again, and still took Li Zhi and Li Mingda to practice boxing, have fun, read and write, and didn't have anything special until the evening.
It's time to go to the Immortal Palace.
You can't escape what you should have. Qin Mubai took a deep breath and strode straight towards that eventful place.
The eldest grandson was bored, pacing back and forth outside the hall, and when he saw Qin Mubai coming from a distance, he couldn't help but be taken aback: "This guy has eaten the bear's heart and leopard gall, and he actually dares to come to the Immortal Palace?" ”
Qin Mubai walked over and glanced at him, and without saying a word, he walked directly into the hall.
The eldest grandson took a breath and shook his head: Is this guy really not afraid of death? How dare you come to see Princess Gaoyang so grandly! …… He is my superior, and I have no right to ask him anything. However, it is the will of His Majesty the Emperor to ban Princess Gaoyang, and at the same time, no one is allowed to come to see her. What's more, it's still Qin Mubai...... Shall I report this matter to His Majesty the Emperor?
Just as the eldest grandson was thinking about it again and again, Qin Mubai's figure had already disappeared around the corner of the hall.
As soon as he gritted his teeth, Changsun Jian turned his head and left, and when he was leaving, he threw a sentence to the soldiers guarding the palace: "I will have a stomach, you should guard carefully." ”
Walking to the front of the Immortal Palace, there were only a few eunuchs' palace maids standing outside the door and waiting. As soon as these people saw Qin Mubai, their expressions immediately changed suddenly, which can be described as terrifying.
"Go in and tell Qin Mubai to see Concubine De." Qin Mubai walked in front of a eunuch and said lightly.
"General, the villain will go in and report immediately." The eunuch dodged in with a spirit.
At this moment, Princess Gaoyang is making a lot of trouble in the palace. Concubine Yin De's bitter persuasion had no effect, so she had to sit aside and sigh lamentingly.
"Ling'er said so much for her mother, why don't you understand?" Concubine Yin De sighed: "Our mother and daughter are walking on thin ice in this harem. It's rare that His Majesty the Emperor likes you, how can you be pampered and arrogant? It has always been a major matter of marriage, and parents are in charge. As a royal woman, she must absolutely obey the emperor's orders, and it is an honor to be able to make a little sacrifice for the royal family and the society. You have to be considerate of your father, and he is doing it for your own good. Although the love of the house is not a big thing, it is not a big traitor, and the character and talent are also reasonable. More importantly, Fang Xuanling is your father's henchman, and he is also the founding hero of the Tang Dynasty. As a princess, it is already very good to be able to marry such a family. Don't forget that you're just a concubine. There are sixteen sisters above you, and there are few who have died young, and there are few who are better married than you, so you should be content! ”
"I don't want it! I don't! I'm just not rare! Princess Gao Yang stomped her foot, picked up a vase, and smashed it to the ground angrily, with a loud bang, and debris scattered all over the ground.
Concubine Yin De was so frightened that she screamed, and her face suddenly turned white: "Ling'er, don't be too presumptuous!" ”
"Why do you want to teach me a lesson, beat and scold me, and don't want me? Well, okay! They don't want me, they all hate me! You all want to marry me off early, and you don't dangle it in front of your eyes to make you annoyed, right? The more Princess Gao Yang spoke, the more excited she became, and finally burst into tears: "I won't marry that Fang bereaved if I die!" Father doesn't want me, you don't want me! Just let me be a wild child without a father and a mother, I am not uncommon, what kind of princess lives in this cold, impersonal and stinky palace! ”
"Ling'er, you...... You're going to be angry with your mother! Concubine Yin De was so angry that she trembled all over, bit her lip tightly, and almost bit blood.
Several eunuchs and palace maids only dared to look at them from afar, bowing their heads and no one dared to persuade them.
"Are you still stunned and don't want to clean up quickly? Later scratch the princess's script palace live staff to kill you! Concubine Yin De was angry, and there was no place to scold those palace people.
At this moment, a little eunuch tiptoed in, stood a few steps away from Concubine Yin De, and said softly: "Niangniang, someone asks to see you." ”
"What else can you see when it's like this? Block back! ”
"Yes......"
"Wait!" Princess Gaoyang's red eyes turned and called the eunuch, "Who is here?" ”
"Qin Mubai ......"
"What?!" The mother and daughter were shocked at the same time, and immediately looked at each other.
"Why is he here?"
"How dare he come?!"
……
After a while, Concubine Yin De sat down and resumed her usual dignity and nobility, and said lightly: "Ling'er, Qin Mubai is a person who understands. If it weren't for something big or a very special reason, I wouldn't have come here at such a time when I was committing a big taboo. What he asked to see was for his mother, and he avoided it behind the screen, and waited for his mother to see her and then make plans. ”
"Uh-huh." Quarrel and quarrel, Princess Gaoyang is still very close to her, her mother, who depends on her for her life, and has always respected her, so she obediently flashed behind the screen.
"Go and invite General Qin in, you all retreat first!"
Qin Mubai, who had been waiting for a long time, finally stepped into Concubine Yinde's dormitory and saw the noble woman who once made him feel amazing. But now he is not in the mood to appreciate any beauty. After seeing the salute, Concubine Yin De showed him a seat. The two sat sideways and looked at Qin Mu's white eyes, nose, nose, nose, and heart, and were silent for a long time.
"Since the general is here, why don't you say no?" Concubine Yinde's voice was as gentle as water as always, and she was smiling, "There are no more idle people here." But if there is something that comes out of the king's mouth and into my ears, it doesn't hurt to say it. ”
"The reason why Concubine De Niangniang's matter about Her Royal Highness Princess Gaoyang has come to this point is that Weichen has indeed done a lot of things wrong, and has played a lot of bad roles in it." Qin Mubai paused, the corners of his mouth slightly curled, and he said with a hint on his face: "Niangniang is very smart, of course, I can think of how Weichen would come uninvited at such a time. ”
Concubine Yin De twisted slightly, her fingers as slender as white jade also trembled slightly, and she exclaimed in her heart: Could it be that the emperor specially asked him to come? …… What did the emperor blame him for?
"And what are you doing here?" Concubine Yin De asked.
"The bell still needs to be tied to the bell, and Weichen specially came to persuade Her Royal Highness Princess Gaoyang to obey the emperor and be willing to marry Fang Yiai." Qin Mubai finished this sentence like a routine speech report.
Although she tried her best to suppress her emotions and forcibly calm herself, Concubine Yin De's expression changed suddenly, and she was moved: "What did you say? ”
Weichen said that the bell still needs to be tied to the bell. If this matter is caused by me, it will be solved by my own hands. Qin Mubai repeated it almost word by word, "So Weichen specially came to persuade Her Royal Highness Princess Gaoyang to obey the emperor and be willing to marry Fang Yiai." ”
Concubine Yinde's expression suddenly froze. She looked at Qin Mubai in a daze, as if she was looking at a monster. I thought in surprise: Why did the emperor let Qin Mubai be a lobbyist? …… What is he implying by this?
Dangerous!
Concubine Yin De, who has experienced countless storms and waves and survived the rest of her life for the rest of her life, immediately thought of such a thing - dangerous!
The emperor's move is a hidden murderous motive!
Concubine Yin De thought that the emperor's meaning was - I don't care about this matter, I only ask about the result, not the process. The result of my desire is that Gao Yang obediently marries Fang Yiai. Qin Mubai, you and Princess Gao Yang are the core figures in the whole incident, you must mediate by yourself. It's not too late to make amends, otherwise it's really going to be out of control, in order to take care of the emperor's authority and social face, then I will also open the knife to my own beloved daughter and confidant general!
This is your last chance! Unless you come together to compromise, you will die, and there is no room for negotiation!
The reason why Concubine Yin De thought like this was entirely for one reason - in the past, the emperor liked and even doted on Princess Gaoyang. No matter how she messed around, he would always laugh and pay for it, so there were some rumors that even if Princess Gaoyang burned down the palace with a fire, the emperor would just laugh at it. Although it is a bit exaggerated, it also shows the emperor's love for Gao Yang.
But when Princess Gaoyang stood on the opposite side of the emperor's authority and social face, the emperor, the father of his beloved daughter Mo Shen, would instantly become a cold-blooded emperor. Between family affection and hegemony, he will not hesitate to choose the latter - the blood of Xuanwumen is a witness!
So this time, Princess Gaoyang's refusal to marry made a fuss, and the emperor never came to persuade Princess Gaoyang in person. It's not that he doesn't like Gao Yang, it's not that he doesn't have the patience, but when family affection conflicts with hegemony, in his opinion, this is irreconcilable family affection, and it must make way for hegemony.
Even his most beloved daughter is not negotiable!
So he sent Qin Mubai to be a lobbyist, which is equivalent to directly naked, and Concubine Yinde's mother and daughter are in a showdown - you either obey obediently or die with this man.
This is like the two armies fighting against each other, Li Shimin occupies an absolute advantage, surrounds the other side, and also captures the family members of the opposing general, and then sends one of the family members to persuade the other party to surrender. Either you surrender together, or I'll kill your family before attacking your army!"
Now Qin Mubai and Concubine Yinde's mother and daughter have become people in the same boat, and there is no doubt that this is the relationship.
"He's really ...... It's so ruthless! The muttering Yin Defei was only muttering these few words in her heart.