Seeing that Lai Xing'er refused to back down at all, but used his net worth and life to vouch for Lin Shu, the emperor couldn't help but hesitate in his heart, and his tone was not as tough as Fang Cai's. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Lin Shu is my old man when I was in the East Palace, why am I willing to kill him?" The emperor began to enlighten Lai Xing'er earnestly, "But think about it for me, if a subordinate like Lin Shu, who does not hesitate to betray the country and commit himself to a foreign country, cannot be punished, then how can I govern the country and the world in the future, and which courtier is willing to serve the court loyally?" I know you have a deep friendship with Lin Shu, but why can't I be like that? Even if the King Mu standing next to you has been taught by Lin Shu since he was a child, and he has had a teacher-student relationship with him, if it weren't for Lin Shu's complicity, how could he persuade me to behead him? ”

Li Qi was surprised to find that his father's attitude towards Lai Xing'er had changed dramatically in an instant, not at all like the emperor was talking to his courtiers, but like the elders were diligently enlightening the younger generations, and he couldn't help but regret that he had just fought with Lai Xing'er, and hurriedly followed the emperor's words to persuade Lai Xing'er and said: "What my father said is extremely true. Not to mention that this king heard earlier that during the period when you went to Tibet with Lin Shu, Lin Shu took charge of his own actions, and asked you to continue to pretend to be the king to enter the city of Luo, and meet Tubo Zampu, which was almost recognized by people and misunderstood the plan of the court and the domain, but only said that Lin Shu calmly accepted the official title of Tubo and was in a high position in the Tubo court, which shows that he was rebellious and by no means loyal. You are young, and you must not be deceived by his appearance of loyalty and treachery. You went to Liangzhou on an errand this time, but you have made a great contribution, so don't get into trouble because of intercession for Lin Shu. ”

Lai Xing'er has made up his mind, risking his own life, but also to persuade the emperor to spare Lin Shu's life, listen to the words of the emperor and Li Qi, and not be moved by it, kowtow to the emperor and say: "Your Majesty, your earnest teachings, Lai Xing'er does not dare to have a trace of disobedience. Regarding Lord Lin's stay in Tibet and the matter of being an official, I wonder if His Majesty gave him a chance to explain the reason in person after Lord Lin returned to Chang'an? A person like Lord Lin who is loyal and pure-hearted and dares to be a person who dares to be a man will never believe that he will do anything to betray his lord and seek glory. ”

Seeing that Lai Xing'er was still obsessed, the emperor only wanted to exonerate Lin Shu, and did not care about the gains and losses of his face, a wave of anger rose sharply in his heart, and he opened his mouth to summon Pang Ming outside the hall to enter the hall and blame Lai Xing'er. But when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed it back vigorously, and thought in his heart: Lai Xing'er is the Qincha sent to the western Xinjiang by himself, and has made great contributions in Liangzhou, if he only returned to Chang'an, he was heavily blamed for interceding for Lin Shu, who would be willing to die for himself in the future.

"Lai Xing'er, you just returned to Chang'an, and you didn't enter the house, so you were in a hurry to enter the palace to see the military situation, which shows that you are concerned about the court and are anxious for justice and justice." The emperor deliberately pulled the topic away from Lin Shu, forced a smile on his face, and said to Lai Xing'er, "Regarding what you played today, as well as the before and after of this order to go to Liangzhou on an errand, you go back, write a separate recital, and I will gather the civil and military ministers on a certain day to discuss the strategy of resisting the enemy." I heard that Jinping gave birth to a big fat boy for you a few days ago, I'm afraid that your father and son haven't met yet, right? Go back and rest for two days, and the wife and children will be reunited and the family will be reunited. ”

Seeing that Lai Xing'er was still kneeling in the hall and refused to get up, the emperor had no choice but to add: "Don't worry, I won't give Lin Shu to die until I find out the truth." In your spare time, you might as well go to the prison of Dali Temple to visit Lin Shu, and by the way, ask him about the recent developments in the Tubo Dynasty, and use troops in the western Xinjiang in the future. ”

When the emperor said this, no matter how strong Lai Xing'er is, he can't afford to kneel, he is not interesting. He thanked the emperor for his concern, stood up, and was about to retreat as ordered, but was stopped by the emperor.

"Qi'er, you ask to see me today, do you have anything else to do besides suggesting to me that you want to execute Lin Shu?" The emperor intended to stay in Xing'er, and asked Li Qidao in front of him.

Li Qiman hoped that after Xing'er was ordered to withdraw from the Yanying Palace, he would have the opportunity to get along with his father alone, and take this opportunity to explore his father's mouth on the matter of establishing a prince, but now he saw that the emperor opened his mouth to leave Xing'er in the future, and clearly did not give himself the opportunity to play alone, he was inevitably disappointed in his heart, but he said in his mouth: "Erchen entered the palace to face the saint today, one is to ask his father for peace, and the other is to ask his father for orders, and the quasi-son-in-law will lead troops to fight and recover Western Xinjiang." Lin Shu and Erchen did have the grace of enlightenment, and Erchen did not want to see him end up in a different place, but his betrayal of the Lord and his pursuit of glory was like rebellion, and he could not be ignored. ”

"Well, my son's public and private are clear, I am very relieved, I have nothing to do and retreat with Lai Xing'er, about whether you go to the Eastern Capital or stay in Chang'an, Rong Zhen thinks about it, and there is a will for you." The emperor yawned heavily, waved his hand at Li Qi, and motioned for him to step back with Lai Xing'er.

Looking at the backs of Lai Xing'er and Li Qi leaving, the emperor couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of his heart.

In the past few months, the most troublesome thing for the emperor was not the military situation in Western Xinjiang, nor the gradual tendency of the generals of various official and military forces who participated in the counterinsurgency in Hebei, Hedong and other provinces, but the increasingly fierce dispute between the emperor and the prince in the harem.

Speaking of which, it has been nearly a year and a half since the emperor succeeded to the throne, and according to the practice of this dynasty, usually in the first year of the new emperor's ascension to the throne, a reserve should be established in case of emergency. However, to this day, the position of the East Palace is still vacant, which inevitably causes a lot of speculation in the government and the opposition.

A year ago, almost no one doubted that Li Qi, the king of Mu, would become the new owner of the East Palace. Whether it was the emperor who appointed him as the ambassador to Tibet at the beginning of his succession, or after he returned to Chang'an from Bazhou in danger, he was appointed as the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, even if the emperor did not issue an edict to establish him as a prince, but in the eyes of most people, this is an unshakable thing.

However, during the time when Lai Xing'er was ordered to go to Liangzhou on an errand, there were sudden waves in the harem. In the eyes of the emperor, Concubine Li, who has always been docile and demure, changed her temperament just because she casually refused to make her queen, and she tirelessly nagged in her ear for several months, checking her mind, nothing more than either making her the queen or choosing one of her own sons to be the crown prince.

Wanrong's eldest son Jixiang is less than three years old this year, and after the emperor returned to Chang'an from Shaanzhou, in order to avoid the unhappiness caused by the promotion of other concubines, Jixiang and his twin sister Ruyi were specially named princes and princesses. And the prince that Wanrong just gave birth to is only full moon today, and she hasn't thought of a name yet. To choose one of these two princes as the prince, not to mention that it would attract the unanimous opposition of the ministers of the court and the central government, that is, even the emperor himself could not convince himself. (To be continued.) )