In the council hall, Emperor Teng Yijue was still reviewing the chapters, and a little eunuch trotted in and whispered something in the ear of the chief administrator Zhao Xi, Zhao Xi signaled the little eunuch to leave, stepped forward, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Situ father and son are already waiting outside the hall." ”

"Oh? They're coming. Let them in. As he spoke, he put down the fold in his hand and picked up the teacup in his hand.

Zhao Xi's efficiency is also extremely high, and with a sip of tea, he led Situ and his son into the hall.

Please come to peace, give a seat, and serve tea. Teng Yijue never spoke, just observing the father and son.

His eyes swept to Situ Huantong, and his pupils contracted slightly, but he quickly returned to normal, and no one noticed his abnormality.

The emperor didn't speak, and Situ and his son were not in a hurry, just quietly sipping tea. Teng Yijue observed for a while, and found that the two of them were calm, so he asked questions first.

"General Situ is old, the border is difficult, I really can't bear the old general to suffer outside, and the house is given to the general for the elderly. The general doesn't have to worry about the border pass, I will choose another good general. Therefore, the old general can live in Kyoto with peace of mind, and Situ Gongzi will also find him an errand. ”

Of course, Situ Hao understood that the emperor recalled their family to Kyoto this time to take back the military power, and now he just wanted to let both sides live.

Situ Hao has been fighting horses all his life, and it is indeed time to enjoy his old age, so he naturally has no interest in this military power, but his son is still young.

Situ Hao glanced sideways at Phantom Tong, as if he had made up his mind.

"The old minister is really weak, and it is good to hand it over to the young man here, I don't know if Your Majesty has a satisfactory candidate. If not, the minister wants to recommend the dog, the dog follows the minister all the year round in the border pass, naturally more familiar with the Tongjiang River than others, I don't know what His Majesty wants. ”

Huantong looked at his father with some surprise, the emperor's purpose this time is to let Tongjiang out of the control of the Situ family, the emperor can't let him go back to Tongjiang anyway, his father and he are very clear about this matter, then what his father is asking for him must not be to serve in Tongjiang.

The emperor was also a little embarrassed when he heard this, and he didn't reply for a long time with the teacup.

Situ Hao took advantage of the emperor's stunned effort, and then said: "That is, Your Majesty already has a candidate in his heart, so the minister will not embarrass Your Majesty." It's just that the old minister only has such a son under his knees, and let him go to a strange place alone, and the minister really can't rest assured. ”

"It's easy to say, just let Ling Lang find an errand in Kyoto, and the general is by his side, can you rest assured?"

Teng Yijue instantly understood Situ Hao's intentions and hurriedly made a promise.

"The old minister thanked Your Majesty." Situ Hao got up and bowed to Teng Yijue, took out the jade pendant in his arms, and handed it to the table, "This is the talisman of the Tongjiang military camp, it should be returned to Your Majesty." ”

After receiving the talisman, the big stone in his heart fell to the ground, and Teng Yijue felt refreshed for a while.

Thinking of Situ Huantong again, he always felt that Huantong's appearance was a little familiar, like an old man.

"I heard that Mrs. Situ is weak and has not come out for a long time, so she must have consumed a lot after giving birth to a little son, but can she make up for it? There are a lot of good things to replenish the body in Kyoto, so if you need to, just ask. ”

"Let Your Majesty see the joke, it is not my father's own son, but an orphan who was adopted by my father. The parents have no children, so they adopted the subordinates, and the ministers also regarded them as their biological parents. ”

Huantong took the lead in answering the emperor's question, he knew that his father would definitely conceal his identity as an adopted son, but since the emperor asked like this, he must have been aware of it, and concealing it today would be a big crime to deceive the king in the future.

Teng Yijue listened to Huantong's answer, seemed to be a little excited, and wanted to continue asking, but his father-in-law's voice came from outside the hall, and Prime Minister Nan Hezhang arrived.

Even if the emperor was unwilling, he couldn't leave the prime minister outside the palace at this time, and impatiently beckoned the little eunuch beside him to invite Nan Hezhang in.

"It's still early before the banquet starts, I don't know what the prime minister is doing now."

I didn't finish asking Situ Huantong yet, Nan Hezhang suddenly came, and was interrupted in the middle of the chat, Teng Yijue was a little unhappy, and his tone was a little worse.

Nan Hezhang didn't know the reason for this, and when he found that the emperor was in a bad mood, he thought that Situ Hao was holding on to the military power.

"Some time ago, the secretary of the Japanese military department mentioned to his ministers that there was a lack of a staff leader in the White Tiger Battalion in Kyoto. Today, General Situ returned to Beijing with his son, and I thought that Situ Gongzi had made meritorious contributions to the border but did not have an official position, so I rushed over earlier to ask His Majesty and General Situ to see if this position of general was still suitable. ”

Nan Hezhang knew that if he wanted to keep Situ Hao in Kyoto, he had to let Situ Huantong stay in Kyoto.

"It just so happened that Nan Aiqing came, and I was discussing this matter with General Situ, and it was appropriate for this White Tiger Battalion to be the leader. However, I didn't expect that Li Chenghong had a good personal relationship with Zuo Xiang, and the matter of the Kyoto military camp was not with me, but with Zuo Xiang. ”

"The emperor Mingjian, the minister just heard some rumors when he met Master Li, the secretary of the military department, and thought that General Situ was about to return to Beijing, so he inquired carefully. The minister just wants to share his majesty's worries, and he has no personal relationship with the military department. ”

Nan Hezhang knelt in front of the hall, his head buried in the ground, and looked like the emperor had been kneeling like this without opening his mouth to forgive.

Teng Yijue snorted lightly, then adjusted his state, and a smile appeared on his face: "I naturally know that the prince is loyal to the country, and like the queen mother, he worries about me and Shang Qu day and night. Prime Minister, please get up, I don't blame you. ”

Huantong looked at the emperor on the dragon chair, and then looked at Zuo Xiang who was kneeling on the ground, and couldn't help but feel funny, these two people knew in their hearts that one was reluctant to ask for sin, and the other was not so sincere, but they still had to pretend to be kind to the monarch and ministers.

Kyoto is bustling, but it's just a cloud of smoke, and if you look closely into the fog, you'll find that it's full of filth.

Without any further delay, the emperor immediately issued an order and gave Situ Huantong, who had not yet reached the crown, the position of Sanpin Counselor.

In Shangqu, this is also a ridiculous thing. However, no matter how high the official position is, he can't get any real power, it's just a comfort for the emperor to the Situ family who lost their military power.

After thanking him, Nan Hezhang was left in the council hall, and Situ and his son were taken by Zhao Xi to the side hall in the east to rest.

In the council hall, Situ father and son had just left with their front feet, and Ran Sheng, the right minister, seemed to smell the smell of conspiracy, and his back feet arrived.

"When I heard that His Majesty wanted Situ Huantong to serve as the leader of the White Tiger Battalion, I felt that it was inappropriate. This move is tantamount to raising a tiger on your side, and please think twice. ”

The right minister came to the emperor's decree just promulgated, and as soon as he arrived, he knelt in front of the palace, looking ready to die.

After speaking, he found that the emperor had no reaction, and the right minister didn't know what the emperor thought, so he gritted his teeth and had the courage to continue.

"If Situ Huantong develops and grows in Kyoto in the future, and Situ Hao uses his old feelings to incite the soldiers of the Tongjiang military camp, the two forces should cooperate with each other, and Kyoto will be very dangerous. The minister felt that His Majesty might as well find a wrong place to send Situ Huantong to Shacheng in Northern Xinjiang, and let him fend for himself there, and there would be no waves. ”

After listening to the advice of the right minister, the emperor felt very upset, and his face became very bad.

"The right minister's words are wrong, and letting Situ Huantong go to Shacheng is to let the tiger return to the mountain, which is equivalent to letting the Situ family hold the two major border passes of my Shangqu. Besides, stay in Kyoto to control him. ”

Nan Hezhang has always been at odds with Ran Sheng's politics, and today is no exception. But there is a difference today, that is, the left minister knows that the emperor will support him.

The right minister snorted coldly, ignoring Nam Hyuk Chang, who was standing on the side, and continued to state his views to the emperor.

"The power in Kyoto is complicated, and the relationship is also intertwined, if Situ Huantong climbs the relationship in Kyoto and goes deep into this court, it will be difficult to uproot him in the future, Your Majesty."

Without waiting for the left minister to refute the right minister again, the emperor spoke: "You have no jokes, the holy decree has been written, is it possible for me to take it back?" Right Minister, I have decided on this matter, and I will not mention it again in the future. ”

Ran Sheng still looked worried, but the holy decree had been issued, and there was no turning back, so he had to give up.

The emperor's face was also extremely bad, and when he saw the two prime ministers standing in front of the palace, he felt tightness in his chest, so he casually found a reason and sent the two away.

Teng Yijue sat alone in the council hall, and he couldn't read the recital on the table anymore, and his mind was full of phantom figures, lingering.

Huantong's eyes are very similar to his eldest prince, Teng Zijin.