Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Emperor's Thoughts
The hot teapot in Su Wanxin's hand fell, and the blood-splattered water stains on the green jade floor tiles of Rende Palace.
The sound was too loud, and the Saint Emperor's icy gaze shot towards Su Bangxin like a sharp arrow.
Su Wanxin couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart, and immediately owed a debt, and he didn't care about cleaning up the mess, so he bowed down and retreated.
Su Wanxin took small steps, walked to the outside of Rende Palace very quickly, and all the palace people he saw along the way rushed out, cleaned up the Rende Palace, and was about to rest a little by leaning on the pillar with his hands in his cage, by the way, he wanted to think about when to prepare some tea and snacks to send in, after all, the Holy Emperor's body was not as good as before, and he seemed to be as fierce as ever, but he couldn't bear the hunger......
When I looked up, I saw Fu Huanqing on crutches outside the hall, and there was a young man kneeling on the ground with his hands and feet locked, and he hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Little general, hurry up, the Holy Emperor is in a bad mood today, and His Royal Highness has been detained." ”
Fu Huanqing was stunned for a moment, thinking that the matter of his man's body might have been exposed, maybe someone would take advantage of this to make Jia Dongfeng difficult...... Immediately, regardless of his leg injury, he knelt down on the bluestone steps outside the Rende Palace and said, "I want to face the saint!" "The matter was caused by myself, and Jia Dongfeng must not be implicated.
Su Wanxin walked a few steps, helped Fu Huanqing up, and glanced at Xiao Hengyuan, who was kneeling on the ground: "Little general, I also watched you grow up, this time you listen to your aunt, Your Majesty and Your Highness are mother and daughter, no matter what, you will not really embarrass Your Highness." What you can do is to be optimistic about the results of this expedition for Your Highness. ”
Fu Huanqing also turned his head to look at Xiao Hengyuan, Jia Dongfeng really didn't care about placing this person, and Zhen Liancheng of Chonghua Palace was not the reliable person they thought before...... Today's plan, indeed, as Su Wanxin said, no matter what happens, only by protecting Xiao Hengyuan, the biggest result of the Northern Expedition, can Jia Dongfeng stabilize the position of the prince.
Thinking of this, Fu Huan's heart was at ease, so he arched his hand towards Su Wanxin and said, "Thank you, auntie." Then he took the iron chain that locked Xiao Hengyuan, and took the reluctant Xiao Hengyuan to the Protector General's Mansion outside the Huangji Gate. Although the General's Mansion does not have a dungeon than Dali Temple or Lanling Terracotta Division, it is definitely safer than these places where dragons and snakes are mixed, at least in the General's Mansion, Xiao Hengyuan can't die, and he can't escape.
Jia Dongfeng was slightly shocked in his heart, the Holy Emperor at this time was as cold and strange as he was going to destroy the Zhen family three years ago, but he really didn't know what mistake he had made. I could only walk down the jade steps quickly, pick up a book and examine it carefully, and sneered while reading: "The Fu family bullies? Mother, it's not for me, it's for you. Who's on it? Lee Woo Kwon? His heart should be punished, and his heart should be punished! ”
The Saint Emperor also sneered: "You take a look at another one, think about it, who else should be punished!" ”
Jia Dongfeng picked up another notebook, just opened the first page, and saw hundreds of familiar names of Meng Chang and Huo Tianqi, his face turned pale, his legs were weak and he knelt down and said, "Mother, I was wrong......
Under the hood of the Holy Emperor's angry rebuke:
"You've been in the face for so many years, when did your stupid brother discover this secret? You set out on this expedition with Fu Huanqing's protection, how could you encounter such a risk? Fu Huanqing is actually a man, and it is still exposed at this time...... I thought you were really in your hands and able to subdue the tigers coming down from Shouyang Mountain, but I didn't expect you to be so stupid that you let him take all your old bottoms and almost die! ”
Jia Dongfeng knelt on the ground and muttered in a low voice, "Mother, I was wrong......"
"A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, you are the prince of a country, how dare you make such a fatal mistake? Do you know that if it weren't for a fluke, you would never come back! ”
"Mother, I ......"
The Holy Emperor raised his hand tiredly: "You stay here for me, approve these folds for me, and be sure to protect yourself." Then, you think of another way to kill Zhen Liancheng unknowingly. ”
"Mother!" Jia Dongfeng raised his head in horror and stepped forward to hug the Saint Emperor's legs, "Give me another chance, he is the apprentice of Xuanweizi on Shouyang Mountain!" ”
"Do you remember when I taught you how to tame a fiery horse?" The Holy Emperor lowered his eyes and said coldly, "No matter how good a horse is, even if it is a thousand miles horse, if you can't tame it, you will kill it." You want a chance to surrender to him, but you don't know, he also wants a chance to harm you. If you keep interrupting, you will suffer! ”
"Mother, three years ago, we couldn't live with the Zhen family!" Jia Dongfeng grabbed the hem of the Holy Emperor's skirt tightly, his fingers trembling slightly from excessive force.
"Three years ago, you told me about three years ago!" The Holy Emperor's hand pressed on the imperial case, and his heart was moved, and he seemed to get up and scold at any time, "It doesn't matter too much that you admire Zhen Lianbi, anyway, he has already married someone else, but you are so obsessed and absurd that you take a husband; It doesn't matter if Zhen Xiang is pushed out as a rafter, at most he is alone. But you ignored the background of Zhen Xiang being used and jumped out to intercede for the Zhen family...... One by one, they all committed the emperor's taboo, why should I punish the nine clans of the Zhen family, haven't you figured it out until now? ”
"Mother, the Zhen family was wiped out because of me?" It was like a soft and cold insect crawling up her spine, Jia Dongfeng suddenly felt chills all over her body, shock, despair, resentment, sadness, self-blame, thousands of emotions mixed together, and she only felt that the strength of her body was withdrawn. That's it, that's the case, it's because of yourself that the Zhen family is so miserable!
"You are the future emperor, and as an emperor, you must break off your love, not be affected by external objects, and be able to make rational judgments and decisions in any situation. Because as an emperor, if you make a mistake, someone else will pay the price, and this price is sometimes greater than your own death...... If the Zhen family is not destroyed, it may be my Da Zhou, and it is not the dozens of people of the Zhen family who die, but the people of Da Zhou! The Holy Emperor scolded sharply, his words were as strict as piercing his skin, and his expression changed from excitement to coldness, "Jia Dongfeng, you are all right...... But breaking off love, you really can't compare to Ye Nanfeng. This is the last chance, don't let me down again. ”
"Broken love? Mother, if a person breaks off love, how can he have the world in his heart? Jia Dongfeng's eyes were full of exhaustion and sorrow, and at the same time mixed with deep and irreparable resentment, she closed her eyes slightly, revealing a sad smile, "Mother, have you ever loved the first emperor?" ”
The Holy Emperor's gaze looked ahead, and he said in a calm voice: "The first emperor gave me a lifetime of honor, and I have nothing to repay for this kindness, so I can only guard this country for him." ”
"Mother, have you ever loved the first emperor?" Jia Dongfeng shook his head, this was not the answer she wanted.
The Holy Emperor walked quickly to the imperial case and pointed to the sand table with mountains, hills, and cities next to the case: "You look at the territory of our Great Zhou, the west is Daqi, the north is the Northern Wei Dynasty, the south is Dali, and the east is facing the sea. The land of Daqi and Western Wei is barren, and everyone is eyeing each other, and Dali is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so it can only protect itself. Who of your two unsuccessful brothers can afford to protect their family and defend the country?! ”
"Mother, have you ever loved the first emperor?" Jia Dongfeng still didn't give up, and continued to press.
"Your eldest brother is ambitious and talented, but he still only wants to trample you under his feet and become the crown prince himself; Your third brother reads poetry and books but has a cowardly personality...... Besides, it's up to you to choose to guard this country! Jia Dongfeng, you have no regrets, how can you go back on your word! The Holy Emperor held the imperial case with both hands, and his face was imprinted with an abnormal flush.
"Mother, you love the Emperor. It is precisely because you love the first emperor that you love his people. So you have set your mind to all the people you have at your disposal! Jia Dongfeng's smile was extremely sad, his slightly tearful eyes were burning like fire, his voice became more and more excited, and a faint flush swelled up on his face, "I am used to stabilize the country, Ye Nanfeng is used to sharpen my mind, Zhen Lianbi is used to make me break off love, in your heart, who else can't use it?" ”