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Emperor Tianyou pulled Qin Lei into the car and motioned for him to stand side by side on top of Luan Yu and accept the cheers and worship of all the people. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info Qin Lei didn't want to provoke everyone's attention for a little vanity. I saw him smile slightly, but he still took a step back and stood behind Emperor Tianyou.

Emperor Tianyou tugged at his cuffs, pulled him to his side without a trace, and said indestructibly: "Accept it calmly." Qin Lei had no choice but to stand as ordered.

After accepting the worship of all the people, Emperor Tianyou and Qin Lei returned to the palace from Chengtianmen, and feasted in the Taihe Palace, Baohe Palace, Jin'an Hall and Yin'an Hall to congratulate Prince Wucheng on his triumph. The palace maids led the princes and ministers, civil and military officials to sit on their seats, and the wine and food came up like water.

Emperor Tianyou and Qin Lei are naturally in the most noble Taihe Palace, and the people who sit with them are all princes and dukes, the elders of the Three Dukes, the six departments and the nine kings and the generals who have made great contributions, etc., either dignitaries or dignitaries.

Emperor Tianyou pulled Qin Lei to sit side by side with him, Qin Lei wanted to excuse himself, but Emperor Tianyou insisted on pulling him to sit down, raised his glass and said, "Ladies and gentlemen." There was a melodious chime sound, reminding the officials in several halls to be quiet.

Glancing at His Royal Highness's meritorious heroes, Emperor Tianyou's elegant and gentle voice sounded: "It has been a full nine months since the army set out last year. In the past nine months, what kind of crisis has my Daqin faced? What kind of difficulties did you encounter? I know it, everyone here knows it, and so do the people of the world. ”

Following the emperor's words, everyone recalled the ups and downs of the past year, and they were all embarrassed, and Qin Lei was also full of emotion on his face, but the people in Beijing were like a thorn in his heart, no matter how big the honor was, he couldn't feel comfortable.

Qin Lei sat there quietly, some emotions in his chest were churning and fluctuating - many people didn't understand his various behaviors in the past year, even if he was close to his subordinates, he couldn't help but advise him on the side, don't be too stupid, and consider your own interests. It is no exaggeration to say that this period of time has been the period when he has been questioned the most, although Qin Lei smiled, he really wanted to ask them - under the nest, are there any eggs?

If a person is not a sage, who can be selfless? He, Qin Yutian, is also selfish. But he is sober-minded, knowing that he is surrounded by thousands of people and supported by hundreds of millions of people, not because he is a good Qin Lei person, but because he is the prince of the Great Qin Dynasty, if the Qin State is gone, what is the point of him as a prince? Can everything about him still exist?

It is true that in the final analysis, he is to defend his position and protect everything he has, but he is willing to take risks and is not afraid of sacrifice to save hundreds of millions of people of Great Qin; It saved the national fortune of Great Qin and the wealth of everyone at this feast, but it is an ironclad fact!

But what did these people whom he saved do? During the entire Tongguan offensive and defensive battle, he did not get a single reinforcement or a grain of food...... Not even a word of condolence. Now that you are greeted with enthusiasm and a tide of words, what did you do earlier? If you could help, would I have died so many brothers?

Thinking about it, Qin Lei's face became more and more pale, and he had to force the corners of his mouth to rise in order to keep his expression from being too terrifying.

Glancing at the excited younger brother beside him, Emperor Tianyou said in a deep voice: "Fortunately, the sky will not kill my Great Qin, and a pillar of protection and mainstay for my Great Qin will be lowered, which will support the building that will fall; Let me Daqin go from a plate of scattered sand and about to collapse to a united city and as solid as a rock; From the clouds in the sky and the soldiers coming down to the clouds and fog dissipating and breaking the enemy for thousands of miles, my Great Qin finally defeated the invincible Baisheng Gong of Qi State, finally turned the corner to safety, and finally created a miracle that turned the tide! ”

Saying that, his right hand raised Qin Lei's left hand high, and Emperor Xinghua's face turned slightly red and said: "The creator of this miracle is none other than my younger brother, Qin Lei, Prince of Wucheng, Qin Yutian!" When almost everyone despaired of the status quo, he stepped forward, regardless of his personal safety, and took on the heavy responsibility to save the country from peril! When the situation was chaotic and the country was in a desperate situation, he took it on and supported it until victory came! ”

Finally hearing a few words, the depression in Qin Lei's heart was slightly reduced, and his expression finally relaxed.

Emperor Tianyou took Qin Lei's hand excitedly, as if he wanted to draw that kind of fearless courage from him, only to hear his voice become louder and louder, and his tone became more and more high-pitched: "No matter how complicated and difficult the situation is, and how dark the prospect is, he has never given up hope, and has always insisted on his efforts and struggle!" It is no exaggeration to say that without his uncaring dedication and his sacrifice to take the overall situation into account, our Great Qin would undoubtedly perish, and I, the emperor, would have become the king of the country; You princes and ministers have all been made prisoners! ”

Everyone was silent and nodded their heads.

The emperor suddenly changed his words, and said sharply with a sad face: "Compare him with him, what have those of us who have done to sit back and enjoy his success?" As he spoke, he let go of Qin Lei's arm and said, "Since I ascended the throne, I have issued seventeen decrees in a row, asking the household department to send supplies to Tongguan; The military department sent additional reinforcements to Tongguan! Why until the end of the war, there was not a grain of food, and a team of reinforcements was sent to Tongguan City! ”

Qin Lei suddenly realized, and all the ministers present also suddenly had an epiphany, it turned out that His Majesty was going to take advantage of this victory, which had nothing to do with the Taiwei, to declare war!

Several scholars hurriedly got up and pleaded guilty: "Your Majesty's anger is all the fault of the ministers. All the ministers in the hall also stood up and said, "The minister is guilty, please punish Your Majesty." ”

"Don't rush to take responsibility!" Emperor Tianyou waved his hand and said, "If you are responsible, you are not responsible!" He said: "Today is a day of great joy, I will not hold them accountable one by one, and after I go back, I will have some folds, talk about my views on this matter, and see why this shameful situation has occurred, before noon tomorrow, I will see it!" ”

Everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and just sat down with thanksgiving, but they listened to the emperor's hard words: "But there are two people, who can't explain to the emperor's brother without asking, and can't explain to the soldiers who died without asking!" As he spoke, his gaze swept to the first two on the right and said, "Li Qingqian Weiyong, should you be the hall officials of the military department and the household department, should you explain the law to me and Prince Wucheng?" ”

Qian Weiyong is nothing, Li Qingke is angry, although he is not very shrewd, but he also knows that Emperor Tianyou suddenly attacked, and the knives were cut at his Li family. Today, his elder brother said that he was unwell and did not attend today's ceremony, and he was the only one who could speak on behalf of the Li family.

'At this critical moment, I have to withstand it! Li Qingtie stood up with a blue face, but his head was held high, like a winning rooster.

The hall was very solemn, there was no such joyful atmosphere as at the beginning, and people held their breath and quietly watched the first confrontation between the Qin and Li families in the Tianyou years.

"Why don't you obey orders and don't save you when you die?" Although it was two people who asked, Emperor Tianyou's eyes that were similar to those of his father were staring at Li Qing and the others.

But Li Qing turned a blind eye and pointed his nostrils at His Majesty the Emperor.

Emperor Tianyou had no choice but to say angrily: "Qian Weiyong, you say it first!" ”

Qian Weiyong hurriedly bowed his head and pleaded guilty: "Your Majesty, in order to raise military salaries for the front line, the household department has stopped all kinds of expenditures last year, and even officials at all levels have only paid half a salary, which has saved 3.73 million taels of official silver...... All this is well documented, and Your Majesty can send someone to investigate it in detail! ”

"There is a division, which division?" Emperor Tianyou asked in a deep voice.

"The Army." Looking at Li Qing, Qian Weiyong completely cleared the way.

"Li Bingbu, Qian Shangshu said that the money and grain have been allocated to your military department, why don't you allocate materials and send reinforcements?" Emperor Tianyou had no choice but to name him directly.

"The Ministry of War did receive supplies, and it is true that no reinforcements were sent." Li Qing turned over the river and the sea in his heart, carefully pondered the wording, and lowered his head for a long time before he lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, you also know that we followed the road of Qi and were blown up on the road back to China. And I, Daqin, are all cavalry, and I can't go into battle without war horse armor, so I have to replenish it first and then go into battle. ”

"You're saying that the supplies are all used to replenish the reinforcements, and the reinforcements didn't have time to get on the road, did you?" Emperor Tianyou asked coldly.

"Your Majesty is wise, and this is exactly what Weichen means." Li Qing said in a sullen voice.

"Ridiculous, why was Prince Wucheng able to block hundreds of thousands of Qi troops without repairing?" Emperor Tianyou slapped the table and said: "Even if you are really unbearable to fight, then you should send the materials out, how can you occupy the pit and not be respectful?" ”

"That's because Lord Taiwei is strategizing!" Li Qing said on the top: "Tongguan Pass has both natural dangers to rely on, and abundant materials, with the posture of Prince Wucheng, there is no need for the imperial court to allocate a soldier and a grain to keep the Qi army out!" Instead of sending more materials in one move, it is better to use good steel on the blade to restore our combat strength and use it to counterattack the Qi country! ”

As he spoke, he glanced at Qin Lei, who had a gloomy face, and said, "The fact that the prince was able to win before the reinforcements set off shows that Lord Taiwei has no last resort, how can he blame his subordinates instead?" These words are strong and reasonable, but they are extremely difficult to refute, they are definitely not what Li Qing can say at this level, obviously there is a master behind him!

Seeing that everyone looked sideways, Li Qing squeezed down two more tears, kowtowed and cried: "Your Majesty and your colleagues don't want to think about it, my eldest brother's three sons and three tigers are folded on the Muye Plain of Qi State, and my Li family and Qi Country can be described as a blood feud; And the eldest brother's last lone seedling, Sihai, is also trapped in Tongguan City, even if the eldest brother has a selfish heart, how can he not save him from death? As he spoke, he cried and said, "Your Majesty Mingjian, the loyalty of my Li family can be seen from the sun and the moon, and it is worthy of heaven and earth...... but he scolded secretly in his heart: "This hand works, if it doesn't work, I must pull out the beard of Mr. Yin's old bastard!" ’

After crying and fighting, Emperor Tianyou's long-planned difficulties were eliminated, which made the emperor, who thought that he was in control, look extremely ugly, and he was so angry that he couldn't speak for a while.

As soon as Qin Lei saw it, I don't want to be bored, let's say a few words, so he cleared his throat and said: "Master Li is thoughtful, Lao Cheng Mouguo is like your family." ”

He opened his mouth and went directly to the Li family, which was much beyond Li Qing's expectations, and said in his heart: "Lao Yin didn't teach me how to speak." But he couldn't help answering, so he had to wipe his tears and said, "It's good that the prince understands." ”

"It's just that the battle on the front line has been decided, Tongguan City has been defended, and Hangu Pass has also been recovered," Qin Lei played with the wine glass in his hand and said, "I don't know what Captain Li is going to do with so many troops and so many supplies?" ”

"Well...... this" Li Qing scratched his head and said: "Originally, I was preparing to counterattack the Qi Kingdom, but who knew that the prince's movements were too fast, and it seemed that he would not be needed." ”

"Oh," Qin Lei sat up straight and said coldly: "How miserable this battle is, you also know in the palace newspaper, should the military department give an explanation to King Lone?" ”

"That's nature." Li Qing nodded and said, "I will give the prince an explanation." ”

"What's the explanation?" Qin Lei smiled again and said, "The Lone King has to know now." ”

"The losses will be replenished, and the dead will give you a pension." Li Qing secretly complained in his heart, he really didn't want to give this blood, but Qin Lei was the biggest today, how could he refuse the request he made?

"Good!" Qin Lei patted his thigh and said, "I'm relieved to have your words." As he spoke, he bowed his hand to the emperor and said, "Brother Huang, my brother has a reluctant request." ”

"Brother, please speak." Emperor Tianyou smiled reluctantly.

"Today is also a day of great joy," Qin Lei smiled faintly: "Let's put aside the unpleasant things first, and let everyone have a banquet first." "The ministers also looked at the emperor pitifully, and said in their hearts: 'The dishes are cold, and if you eat them, you will have stomach trouble.'"

Knowing that he had broken again for a while, Emperor Tianyou said calmly: "Let's start the table." Suddenly, the drums rang out in unison, and the singing was curling, dispelling the solemn aura that permeated the main hall.

Emperor Tianyou was in a bad mood, the wine glass was only slightly touched to his lips, and he said in a low voice: "Brother Xian and the Zhongqing family have a feast, don't forget to go to the imperial grandmother to say goodbye when you have fun, and then talk to me later." After speaking, he glanced coldly at Li Qing, who was doing nothing, and then got up and left the table.

After sending the emperor away, everyone got up one after another to toast Prince Wucheng, but Qin Lei did not refuse to come, and after dozens of glasses of wine were down, he got up and said: "Yutian is already enough, and I have to go to the imperial grandmother to say goodbye, and it will be too much to drink again." He moved out of the old lady, and everyone had nothing to say, so they had to praise one after another: "The prince is filial, how can we stop it?" ”

"Then you'll be out of company, everyone." Qin Lei bowed, then left the seat and walked out of the main hall and went to the harem.

As soon as he got out of the Taihe Palace, Qin Lei found a corner to stand, adjusted his breath, carried Zhou Tian, and ran the longevity recipe passed on by Le Buyi. He has now achieved a little success, and in just one week, he has exhausted all the wine in his body, and his mind has regained his clarity.

Slowly opening his eyes, Qin Lei saw that Shi Dang was beside him, and asked softly, "What about the people, have you been sent to the palace?" ”

"It's all sent in." Shi Dang replied in a low voice: "It was His Majesty's personal eunuch who picked it up, and according to the orders of the prince, we escorted it into the harem before turning back." ”

Nodding, Qin Lei said in a deep voice: "Look at what the imperial brother means, he is not going to make this matter public, but don't leak the news." ”

"There's no way to say that," Shi Dang said softly, "there is no impermeable wall in the world." ”

"Yes," Qin Lei frowned and said, "I'll persuade the imperial brother later." As he spoke, he went to Cining Palace, where the Empress Dowager lived.

Eunuch Qiu had already waited at the gate of the palace with the eunuch and palace maid, and when he saw Qin Lei appear, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, Qin Lei patted the old eunuch's shoulder cordially, and said with a smile: "Old Qiu's health is good." ”

Eunuch Qiu smiled like a chrysanthemum and said: "Thanks to the blessing of the prince, you are also more heroic." As he spoke, he welcomed Qin Lei into the palace, and Qin Lei asked in a low voice, "How is the imperial grandmother's body?" ”

Eunuch Qiu sighed lightly and said: "Sometimes it's good and sometimes it's bad, today I know that the prince is coming, and it looks good," said and lowered his voice: "Mr. Cola told me that the mother has only been in the past two years." "He is an old man, and he is still an old eunuch, he sees life and death very lightly, and he does not have a trace of pretentiousness when he speaks.

Qin Lei's heart sank, and he nodded slowly without speaking.