Emperor Pu Xuan thought that those royal relatives and nobles, who were very good, would not be willing to marry Princess Xueyin, because Princess Xueyin's conditions were really harsh, and she was not allowed to take concubines, but only favored her.

I didn't expect that there would be so many excellent people who submitted marriage proposal posts.

It seems that in the face of interests and glory, any rule can be changed.

Of these suitors, two are the most competitive.

One is Qin Zhenying, the son of the local official Qin; One is Ding Xiaochen, the son of the Qiuguan Ding family.

The magistrate was in charge of the military and the autumn magistrate was in charge of the criminal law, both of which were hereditary.

The Qin family and the Ding family shared the same ancestor with Emperor Pu Xuan, but the fief was once Qin and Ding before changing their surnames, and the ancestors of Emperor Pu Xuan destroyed these small feudal states and changed all the feudal states into counties, which are still hereditary by these families.

Qin Zhenyi and Ding Xiaochen have prominent backgrounds, not only the royal family and nobles, but also the sons of the family, they are outstanding in appearance and talent, and they will inherit the title in the future, and they are qualified to marry Princess Xueyin.

The two of them are not up or down, but Emperor Pu Xuan has his own idea in his heart, and what he wants to recommend is Banyue.

Compared with these two, Banyue can't get on the stage at all.

In this case, Emperor Pu Xuan couldn't shoehorn either, which is why he asked Banyue to keep it a secret for the time being, because he had to take the time to package Banyue.

This is a bit nerve-wracking, temporary hugging of feet, and the time is too hasty.

At this time, the subject country suddenly suffered a stroke and couldn't speak because of a night of drinking and carnival in the flower building.

The subject country is the head of the foreign minister, how can such a profession that requires the mouth to be spoken?

The re-election of the subject states is imminent.

The two major factions, the crown prince and the king of Qi, wanted to compete for this position, and each recommended his own people to Emperor Pu Xuan through his ministers in the court.

Pu Xuanhuang's desk was full of various silk letters of recommendation, one was represented by Prime Minister Liu Cheng (Prime Minister Zuo), who strongly recommended several officials under the prince's door as candidates; One is represented by Prime Minister Shang (Prime Minister on the right), and several officials under King Qi are recommended as candidates.

A smile appeared on Pu Xuanhuang's face, it was really timely for the pawn country to have a stroke, and he decided to let Ban Yue take this position.

The subject country must often deal with Princess Xueyin, and the building near the water will get the moon first.

So Ban Yue didn't come to find Emperor Pu Xuan, and Emperor Pu Xuan was about to pass him into the palace.

"Banyue, I have read your recital, and the plague in the coastal counties is currently under control for the time being, and there is nothing else to do. There I have appointed someone else to take charge of the coastal defense battalion, but the deputy position, the position of general is still reserved for you, but you have no special circumstances, there is no need to take office. Emperor Pu Xuanhuang first vetoed his request to return to the Haiphong Battalion to take up his post.

"The minister really doesn't want to be idle." Banyue said.

"Don't worry, I'm not done yet." Emperor Pu Xuan waved to Gonggong Li as he spoke.

Gonggong Li immediately announced the edict written by Emperor Pu Xuan himself: "The mandate of heaven is normal, teach virtue and protect the people, and the emperor system said: General Banyue, a young talent, stood up in times of crisis, repelled Yukou, defended the country, and the coastal counties were thus healthy and remarkable. Chin this. ”

Banyue was in a hurry, he was trying to escape from Kyoto, but the emperor asked him to receive Princess Xueyin, how could this be done?

He refused to accept the order and explained: "Your Majesty, the minister is not up to the task, please choose someone else." ”

Pu Xuan Huanghu lowered his face: "Banyue, I promoted you, did you refuse and ignore me?" ”

"No, the emperor, the minister is honest, the minister regrets what he promised the emperor before, because the minister can't sleep day and night, I figured it out, the minister is unwilling to give up Hanxiao, and is willing to grow old with Xiaoxiao."

"Presumptuous!" Emperor Pu Xuan angrily snatched the edict and slapped it directly on Ban Yue: "A gentleman's words, it is difficult to chase the horse, how can he go back on his word?" You don't want to be a pawn country, you have to be! ”

Pan Yue knocked his head to the ground: "The minister will not dare to disobey the emperor, but his mind is difficult to disobey, even if he becomes a pawn country, he does not want to propose to Princess Xueyin." The minister is not smiling and does not marry! ”

"You ......" Emperor Pu Xuan picked up something from the desk and wanted to throw it when he lifted it.

Gonggong Li hurriedly knelt down: "The emperor is angry, Banyue is young and ignorant, give him time, he will definitely be able to understand the emperor's painstaking efforts." ”

Emperor Pu Xuanhuang stopped, only to find that he was holding a picture scroll in his hand, so he didn't throw it out, and said angrily: "Stand down!" ”

Ban Yue got up, Gonggong Li picked up the edict and handed it to him, sent him out, and persuaded him halfway: "General Pan, the emperor doesn't think about your tea and dinner these days." ”

Ban Yue looked at Gonggong Li with annoyance: "The minister is not worth the emperor's worry. ”

"You don't understand...... Gonggong Li stopped talking, rolled his eyes, and continued, "The emperor brought you into the palace and cultivated you carefully, you are like a sapling carefully cultivated by him, he hopes that you will grow into a towering tree, you can't break his heart." ”

"The minister can be a cow and a horse for the emperor, but he doesn't want to marry Princess Xueyin."

"Marrying her can completely change your civilian status."

"To be a general, the minister is already satisfied. A lifelong event, the personal happiness of the minister, must not be exchanged for a future. Ban Yue was resolute, "If the emperor must force him, the minister would rather not do anything." ”

"The general should carefully consider this matter and don't jump to conclusions."

"Don't think about it, please tell the emperor, the minister's mind for Hanxiao will not change. If the minister must change, the minister would rather die. ”

Gonggong Li sighed: "The general is too young. Let's not talk about this matter for now, you can go, and your father-in-law will be sent here. ”

Banyue said goodbye and strode away, feeling much more comfortable.

Being a man should be like this, follow your heart, and don't have to compromise on everything.

When Gonggong Li returned to the imperial study, he saw that Emperor Pu Xuanhuang had already hung the scroll of calligraphy and painting in his hand on the wall, and was looking at the painting in a daze.

His back was a little desolate.

That picture is the picture of the bamboo forest girl he has been drawing before, and he has been painting it for two months.

The bird on the girl's shoulder, fluttering its wings, is very agile.

The place where a drop of ink was accidentally dropped turned out to be the most wonderful part of this painting.

"You say, am I wrong?" Pu Xuanhuang asked in a low tone.

"How could the emperor be wrong?"

"No, I was wrong, I shouldn't have been wishful thinking."

"But the emperor is for the good of the general."

"Didn't the emperor also do it for my good?" His voice was full of sadness, "But I regret it very much. If I could do it all over again, I'd rather follow my own path. ”

"The emperor has done his best."

"Won't Begonia be resentful?"

"How come, you see, her steps are light, the birds are joyful, what a happy ending." Father-in-law Li comforted.

"Your Majesty, the crown prince is kneeling outside the palace." The eagle guarding the door outside came in to report.

Emperor Pu Xuan turned around, the melancholy in his eyes was swept away, he became sharp, and ordered: "Just let him kneel!" ”

Eagle Guard reported to himself the results of the follow-up investigation of the Banyue corruption case:

The source of the box of silver taels falsely accused of embezzlement by Banyue has been ascertained, and it was extracted by Xiong Qi, the deputy commander of the coastal defense battalion, with the prince's edict.

The crown prince explained to Yingwei that he had listened to the rumors and fell for Xiong Ji, and it was Xiong Ji who lied to him and said that he wanted to borrow some silver taels to improve the food of the coastal defense camp in order to stabilize the morale of the army, so he gave Xiong Ji a handwritten message, and did not know that Xiong Ji was to frame Banyue.

Eagle Guard went to investigate the three bookkeepers of the Haiphong Battalion, and found that not long after the three of them returned to the Haiphong Battalion, they collectively hanged themselves, leaving a suicide note in their hands, saying that they should not accept bribes from the deputy marshal Xiong Qi, deliberately cooperated with the robbers, and let the account book be snatched away in order to frame General Panyue.

Although there are still suspicions, the conclusion of the investigation can only be that Xiong Ji framed Banyue, and the prince was deceived and implicated by Xiong Ji.

Emperor Pu Xuanhuang knew in his heart that if there was no one to support a small bear, it would be impossible for such a big leopard to use so much manpower and material resources to kill people and cheat money to frame Banyue.

The only explanation is that the mastermind behind the scenes is the crown prince.

I really didn't expect the prince's quality to be so bad, and now he came to perform Jing Guilt, isn't it to reduce his punishment for him? ?

Then let him kneel, preferably until he truly admits his mistake!