Chapter 14: The Emperor's Heart
"No... It's not..."Nangong Baowen smiled and feared: "You don't know what kind of temper my father has, I dare to steal this superb tribute, his old man can break my claws, this is sent by a friend of mine in Huainan through a trading house, I didn't even enter the door to come to you!" ”
"That's great!" Hearing this, Yu Changhai breathed a sigh of relief, took off his armor, and hugged his fists at Nangong Bao: "Brother, Xiaoyue Tower, let's go!" ”
In the study, in front of the courtyard door, a team of gold-armored guards stood vigilantly with lances in their hands, and occasionally the little eunuchs of the inner court came, but they were also stopped by the guards.
"Your Majesty, the old minister is worried..."
In the warm study, the faint rosin fragrance is absent, Emperor Xia An only leaned on the dragon chair in a golden silk dragon robe, in front of him, Prince Qing sat on the chair and whispered his worries, until Prince Qing finished speaking, Emperor Xia An opened his eyes slightly.
"Qingyu, I think you followed me west to Tatar, and the Yuwei under your command was so brave..."Hearing this, Prince Qing quickly thought urgently, I don't know why His Majesty ignored the suspicious situation in front of him, but talked about the old things from decades ago. Perhaps it was the heroic posture that aroused the ambition of Emperor Xia An, he took a light breath and stood upright, and Prince Qing hurriedly stepped forward and supported him left and right.
"Your Majesty, be careful!"
"Qingyu, are you underestimating me? In that year, I led the Jin Wei Battalion to settle the western border in a battle..."The more Emperor Xia An spoke, the more he became more and more excited, and even his complexion eased a lot.
"Your Majesty's words are really annoying to the old minister, the old minister was just His Majesty's pawn, with his recklessness and bravery, he won that trace of merit, the old minister still vaguely remembers the last battle with the Tatars - the battle of the Vala Pass, at that time, if it were not for His Majesty's Jin Wei Camp to rush to the aid in time, the old minister would have died in that barren land."
"Hahaha... Therefore, I am not old, but the years have made me look old..."At this point, Prince Qing was suddenly stunned in his heart, which seemed to be true. And Emperor Xia An's laughter gradually disappeared, he slowly turned his head, and the deep view of the world Mu Zi was like two sharp knives, shooting directly into Prince Qing's eyes, and after an instant, Prince Qing woke up completely, immediately retreated, knelt down and listened.
"Qingyu, you said that the first emperor Yingwu I created a prosperous era of Great Xia, although I am not as good as the first emperor, but I also fought the golden family in the north, suppressed the Donglin countries in the east, and deterred the Tatars in the west, and the borders of Great Xia were nearly thousands of miles wide..."
"Your Majesty God blesses, the dragon leaps into the sky, the Eastern Forest, the Northern Barbarians, and the Western Tatars, all of which are not enough to worry about, and the old minister believes that in His Majesty's heroic martial arts, Great Xia will definitely be able to last forever..."
"That's it!" Emperor Xia An seemed to be anxious, and stopped Prince Qing in a loud voice: "Qingyu, you said that these sons of mine, who is the most suitable for protecting the foundation..."
Hearing this, Prince Qing suddenly chilled his back, frightened like ten thousand insects devouring his body, making him feel no peace: "Your Majesty... The old minister is loyal... But whatever His Majesty says, the old minister is indomitable..."
"Qingyu, what are you talking about, I just want to find someone to talk to me! Alas...."Emperor Xia'an's temperament was fighting for a few minutes in this instant, and after a while, he bowed down and sat in front of Prince Qing: "I know that I am old, the limit is approaching, the emperors below can't wait, and even some courtiers can't wait. These people are starting to take sides... The palace guard is adjusted... It's just a bug... What's the concern... Qingyu, you're too worried, don't forget that you're the prince of the Yu Guard... I am the dragon head of the Golden Guard Camp..."
"Your Majesty..."Hearing this, Prince Qing was already sweating, his face was slightly red, and he was angry: "Your Majesty, although the old minister is old, but the old minister asks himself with a sharp blade, but whoever invades His Majesty's majesty, the old minister will definitely cause the blade to cut off the head of the little dog that night, and protect the prestige of the Great Xia Emperor..."
Emperor Xia'an's expression changed slightly: "Nangong Bao is the left Qianniu guard of the palace guard, and the right guard Wei Donglin has a close intersection with Qi Wang Tian'er a few days ago, but it is still within the limits of my authority, you let Nangong Bao rest according to the order, let them go... I want to see how a bunch of insects can steal the foundation of the dragon..."
For this sad and angry, Prince Qing could only suppress all the thoughts before in his heart, in the end, this is just the emperor's family matter, even the emperor is undecided, what can he do as a courtier?
"Qingyu, tomorrow is the Northern Xinjiang Army's Meritorious Service Meeting, you and Qin Yi haven't seen each other for decades, right?" As soon as the words changed, Prince Qing responded: "Back to Your Majesty, it's been nineteen years!" ”
"It's time for you veterans to get together, otherwise there will be no chance in the future!"
Xiaoyue Tower, Yu Changhai and Nangong Bao were drinking alone in the private room, during which Yu Changhai's cronies came three times, but they were all driven away by Yu Changhai, which made Nangong Bao wonder: "Brother Yu, is there something in the pavilion?" ”
"Good tea... Mellow aftertaste, refreshing... It's good tea..."Yu Changhai dropped his cup on the table and said: "Brother doesn't know, since I was in the middle of the Forbidden Army Pavilion, there has been no quiet in this ear, and everything is pushed to me... Alas, dry people..."
"Where is the elder brother, the Forbidden Army Pavilion, where the Imperial City Guards are located, how can such a heavy burden be light?"
As he was talking, there was a sound of the cup breaking next door, and he immediately cursed in his ears.
"Son of a bitch... Emperor Xiaowu's gang of miscellaneous people didn't fight any war, why did they become the masters of this feuding meeting, could it be that the people of our Liaoyuan Army died in vain! ”
"Bastard, you shut up Ben!"
"General, why are you still so pedantic, the matter has come to this, the Liaoyuan army is hopeless, even the old commander has no fingers, his son Qin Yuzhi can follow the knighthood and be a general of Anle, but what about us? A few hundred bucks? How many rotten silks? There's a fart, general, do you really don't know, or pretend not to know, He Shuhuan, Fu Ruzhen, those generals and pioneers have long been secretly connected to other forces and seek their own future..."
"Shut Ben!" With an irrepressible roar, a muffled sound hit, and with a crisp sound, the irritable sound suddenly dissipated.
Hearing this, Nangong Bao and Yu Changhai's tea-tasting mood had long been wiped out.
Yu Changhai held the teacup in his hand and said to himself indifferently: "In this life, people are nothing more than for power and profit, once the tree falls to the ground... That's it, it's none of my business, I'm a military general in the middle capital, and I'm already disheartened when I hear this... What are you talking about? ”
Nangong Bao frowned, and didn't know what to answer for a while, then Yu Changhai had already gotten up: "Brother Nangong, thank you for your superb fragrant tea, I will thank you from the Shangfu another day, and meet the old prince by the way!" ”
Next door, Gao Chonglian, the deputy general of the Liaoyuan Army, and several generals and colonels in his headquarters drank freely, but the dissatisfaction of these generals and schools was aroused by the fact that they did not say anything.
"General, in this battle in the northern frontier, the soldiers of our headquarters died cleanly, and we waited for a big fate to survive, but now that I think about it, it is better to die at the beginning!" It was Gao Yue who said this, the captain of Gao Chonglian's headquarters.