【Emperor】

When they heard the good news of chasing the enemy for hundreds of miles, those officials who were still waiting at the celebration banquet raised their necks one by one, turned their heads to the west, and prepared to read out the triumphant words that they had been brewing in their stomachs for a long time in their loudest voices, but unfortunately, the first thing they saw was me.

I can certainly imagine the astonishment of the sanctimonious officials, and in fact I wonder how wide the mouths of those guys can be, because it is ridiculous that so many people have their mouths open like chicks waiting to be fed at the same time.

"Emperor," I can even hear the muttering in their hearts, and the lines that are ready to please the master are suddenly useless, and everyone must be a little frustrated, looking at their uneasy appearance, as if they are guessing my intentions, they quickly exchange eyes that can imagine what the meaning is, I suddenly laughed: "This is a celebration banquet, not a court, there is no need to be so formal, everyone sits, in the past, King Zhuang feasted the heroes with a great feast, Even a courtier who wants to secretly scare his favorite concubine when the wind and lights go out can laugh at it, and now everyone is not blaming me for not bringing a few orchids to help the fun, right? ”

Some confused prefects and border city guards had no choice but to answer honestly: "The minister doesn't dare." ”

"Then what are you waiting for," I poured the wine first, and suddenly walked a little faster, straight to the door, and pulled the two bewildered young generals into the lobby.

"This celebration banquet, of course, the first glass of wine is to be given to today's greatest hero, General Li, Chai Shuai, you have made great contributions to the fight against the Hui people, this cup of wine will be honored to you first!" Saying this, before they could react, I drank all the wine from the Western Regions.

"This second glass of wine, I have to pay tribute to these two young princes, they are really the talents of my Great Zhou Dongliang, I have decided to marry the two small county lords of King Qinghe to the prince as the princesses, I hope that the two of them can spread out as soon as possible, and add a few more rising stars to my Great Zhou!" Without waiting for them to answer, I drank another half glass.

From the copper bottle, I could clearly see the faces of the people with different expressions. The two princes couldn't cry or laugh, the important ministers were silent, the elders were full of thoughts, and most of them were at a loss, the most interesting thing was that Lord Feng had just come down from the warm sedan chair, and Lord Feng who heard my words before he entered the door, and the old Feng Pavilion who had a bad face was even worse now. He closed his eyes again, whispered a few words to the guard next to him, and then got into the only palanquin again.

Seeing all of this, I suddenly felt the urge to laugh out loud, and it was the first time I had felt so exhilarating since I ascended the throne. However, I still have to cooperate with this scene, swallowing the last sip of wine, and at the same time pretending to listen to the guard's "truthful report"

When the sharp-eyed people saw this scene, the voice of discussion gradually became louder, not to mention that the elders of the pavilion, who had always been the party of Ning Guogong and Zhu Guogong, did not appear on such an important occasion, that is, the marriage between King Qinghe and these two families was a blessing or a curse for most of them, and it was something that had to be considered. Almost everyone knows that King Qinghe is not only the dearest brother of the first emperor, but also my arm's minister, and when my foundation is not deep, he is the only one who stands firmly on my side and helps me clear all opposition. At this time, if such a hardcore imperial prince wants to marry the biggest force in the court, everyone is a little confused, does that mean that the emperor only wants to win over the forces represented by the two princes, or does it mean that he has made up his mind to eradicate them?

I sneered in my heart and looked at everyone's reactions, even if they are not in the capital division, the power of those two old foxes is not small, this kind of thing has nothing to do with them, local officials, border city guards, but looking at their uneasy appearances, it seems that there is no silver here? I quietly took a bite of the snack, but I was annoyed in my heart, if it weren't for the desperate fight between Zheng'er and the Hui army today, how could I take the opportunity to see the hearts of so many people.

"But isn't Ning Guogong's son already going to marry Chen Ge's granddaughter next month, and the one from Zhu Guogong, it seems that he is in love with the daughter of Zuozai Zhang Youhe..."

I stared straight at the uninteresting person for a long time, until the sesame little official in the six-grade official uniform was weak and collapsed on the ground, and I walked over and said to him with a pleasant face: "Chen Ge Lao and Lord Zuo Zai's daughter I will find them better relatives, King Qinghe is my own uncle, the two princes, do you think that the threshold of these two county lords I refer to is too low, so I can't look down on them?" At the end of the day, even I could hear my anger.

Sure enough, the two young men looked at each other with pale faces, gritted their teeth and knelt down to apologize: "The minister doesn't dare." ”

"Even the prince has already admitted this family business, so I guess you won't have any objections, right?" I was smiling, and my eyes were indeed staring coldly.

Another cry of disdain, hum, if it weren't for that guy just now, I really don't know if you don't dare to be disrespectful to me or not to be disrespectful.

"Your Majesty, the Seventh Prince is back!" A guard hurried in, looking agitated.

I naturally know why he is excited, I can personally see the big hero who killed the king in embarrassment, it must be something that every soldier who has fought with the army will be crazy about, not to mention that they fought side by side just now.

"Oh, I see," I replied faintly, "let him go back and change into some clean clothes." As he spoke, he ignored the stunned crowd and strode up to the top seat, and ordered in an unquestioning voice: "Feast!" Play the triumphal music of the army! ”

Even the Right Prime Minister, who is regarded by everyone as my confidant, doesn't know why I did this. They all tried their best to suppress the surprise in their hearts, and let their calm, even dull, faces be painted with a cold color. They were probably thinking that the Seventh Prince, who had made great achievements but was excluded, was probably the most unfavored son, and the emperor's gaze on him was only because he could fight, nothing more.

How could they have thought that the power of the princes in the current court is all big, and only by creating such an illusion can Zheng'er, a small grass with an unstable foundation, grow into a towering tree when they won't notice it at all. I don't know what kind of mood Zheng'er in the tattered, blood-stained robe will be in when he looks at the brightly lit and lively palace not far away, I don't know what kind of feeling those auspicious music mixed with songs and laughter will feel in his heart, I only know that through the vermilion lacquer door, when I gaze at the young face with endless vicissitudes again, there is only a tiredness in his eyes that goes deep into the bone marrow.

That's enough.

Those who achieve great things are not informal. The heavens will descend on the people, and they must first suffer their minds, strain their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skins, empty their bodies, and do what they do, so they are tempted to endure their surnames and gain what they can't・・・・・・ I have been reading these words there in a daze, but for some reason, those eyes full of tiredness have been lingering in front of me. Not only that face, but even those dark eyes that seemed to be bottomless were so similar to Yi'er, I still remember, when I stared at the red paper held by the maid and thought for a moment, I waved my hand and wrote' When the word 'Zheng', Yi'er also looked at me with this kind of gaze, which was the first time she disobeyed me, regardless of her physical weakness, she stared at me tightly with a frightened gaze as if she was a frightened fawn, as if she was so afraid that I would take her child away and held the child tightly in her arms, and even Zheng'er's appearance did not let me see it. After her eyes touched the red paper, she rushed over desperately and tore the paper to shreds.

She said that she was going to call him Rui'er, the auspicious and safe Rui. She said that I was not allowed to call her child that word again in my life, otherwise she would ignore me. She said she would rather let the gods, who have always guarded her hometown, bless the child. She said that as long as he lived a safe and happy life, she would be content. She said that she didn't care if he was the prince or not, whether he would sit on the throne with infinite beauty, as long as he could find a girl he liked and liked him at the same time in his life, she would be very happy as a mother・・・・・・

However, now, I still started to call him Zheng'er slowly.

Perhaps, when it comes to children, a man as a father will never think the same as a woman who is a mother. My father hoped that he could make meritorious contributions as soon as possible, expand his territory, achieve the hegemony of the emperor, and leave a name for all generations, but what his mother cared about was always whether he could eat enough and dress warmly now, and whether he had found the girl who hoped to protect him for a lifetime.

Yi'er, he still wants to be an emperor, just like the 'government' he was destined to be...

Yi'er, I'm sorry・・・・・・