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Snow falls in October, and every house surrounds the hearth.

Duan Wang Ye received a holy decree on this day and was summoned to the palace.

It's been almost a month since the last time I saw the emperor, and the emperor's complexion seems to be even worse.

"Twin Cities, are you also weirding me?" The emperor called the name of King Duan, their brothers have been close since childhood, and they never had a bad relationship when they were young, but who wants to think about it now, but they often disagree.

King Duan was looking at the snow outside the window, but after listening to the emperor's words, he turned his face, his temples were much whiter than in previous years, and there were more fine lines at the corners of his eyes.

"Brother Huang, I remember that after you ascended the throne, the court came to me and told me that I would never tell you a lie, if you are wrong, I must do my best as a younger brother." King Duan sighed and said: "I also know that it is not easy to be a king, so for so many years, I have only watched and not talked about it in the court most of the time. But in recent years, because you have favored the imperial concubine too much, the harem is no longer stable, and the queen mother is gone, so I have to fight on the basis of reason. ”

"I know you are kind," the emperor couldn't help but feel sad when he heard King Duan mention the past: "But things are not what you think." You don't know her, she's a person who can't fight for anything. ”

"But she got everything." King Duan stated the facts expressionlessly: "The soldiers who surrender without a fight are really masters." ”

"Don't be so cynical, I called you into the palace today just to talk about brotherhood, don't talk like this." The emperor's tone even had a little pleading in it.

"Then when did Your Majesty go to court?" Duan Wang finally eased up.

"The recurrence of my old illness is really unbearable." The emperor smiled bitterly and said: "What's more, as soon as the ministers of the court quarreled, I was not sick and they quarreled about it." ”

"Is Your Majesty trying to use this trick to force the ministers to relax?" Duan Wang couldn't help but ask.

"I'm not there yet." The emperor glared at him: "Speaking of which, your grandson is almost one year old, right?" ”

"He's younger than the Fifth Prince!" Duan Wang corrected: "But I can already call grandpa." ”

Speaking of his grandson, King Duan couldn't help but bring joy to his face.

"Where would such a small child be called? It's just an accidental sound. The emperor didn't believe it: "Yu'er will call her mother, and she will also say hug." ”

"Your Majesty's eyebrows fluttered as soon as he mentioned the five princes, mother and son," King Duan looked disgusted: "I really love the house and Wu." ”

"Okay, okay, don't talk about it, you always laugh at me." The emperor said helplessly: "Recently, the world has been quite peaceful, and the hearts of the ministers of the court and the central government are still stable, right?" ”

"Didn't the emperor entrust it to the prime ministers? This should be asked of both of them. Duan Wang refused to answer.

"The reason why I entrusted it to the two of them is not because I am angry with you." The emperor said: "But how can the two of them compare to you? ”

King Duan lowered his head and didn't speak, why wasn't he angry with the emperor?

"I called you here today to renew my brotherhood, and I have two things to discuss with you." The emperor drank a glass of Suhexiang wine, and his stomach suddenly became warm.

"What's the matter?" King Duan asked, "Is it related to the imperial concubine?" ”

"Of course not," the emperor said: "The first thing is that I want to marry Qianyi, although he already has a princess, but there should always be one or two side concubines." ”

"When did the emperor care about these non-important things?" King Duan said strangely: "You put aside the major affairs of the previous dynasty, and you have become a matchmaker." Lan Er, the two of them are fine, why do you have someone in the middle, it's awkward. ”

"How many husbands are not three wives and four concubines, what's so awkward?" The emperor disagreed: "The king of a country, can't he even keep a match?" Fanghua's companion Yu Shan is a good girl, she has always refused to accept the marriage, in fact, she is interested in Qianyi, she grew up in the palace since she was a child, she knows the rules and etiquette, and she is gentle and virtuous, she is a good horse. ”

"I know about Yu Shan, but how can the emperor know about her heart? Could it be that Concubine Shu told you? Duan Wang said strangely.

"That's right, I owe her a favor." The emperor had to tell the truth: "The reason why Wanshou was able to conceive Yu'er smoothly was because she offered her child." The imperial concubine had already told me about this, and I was going to reward her well. But she refused to accept any other reward, and only asked me for one such thing. ”

King Duan was dumbfounded when he heard this, this Yu Shan turned out to be the person who served Zengwan!

The emperor probably wanted her to marry close to Duanwangfu, just enough to eliminate the suspicion between Zeng Wanshi and Duanwang.

But King Duan felt that things were by no means so simple, and he was afraid that this Yu Shan was a spy that Zeng Wanshi had planted in his family.

"You're saying something!" Seeing that he was silent for a long time, the emperor couldn't help but urge.

"Please forgive my brother for not agreeing to this matter." Duan Wang resolutely said: "If you want me to say that this Yu Shan is also a little too shameless, in order to marry a man, it is so much trouble, such a scheming woman, our family doesn't want it." ”

"You ......" the emperor choked angrily: "Why do you speak so ugly?!" ”

"No way, the older you get, the more stubborn your temper becomes." King Duan coughed and said, "The minister is still preparing to return to his hometown." ”

"Farewell to the old and return home? Which township are you still in? The emperor said, "You can figure it out!" ”

"Go back to my fiefdom in Chenzhou!" Duan Wang said: "It's good to plant a few acres of land and be self-sufficient." ”

"Don't rush to push this family business, go back and think about it." The emperor said: "There is another thing about Zhong Ye, I have recently received several excerpts, all of which accuse him of killing too much during the suppression of bandits and being greedy for military salaries. He also said that he was rude and undisciplined in office. Is this all true? ”

"Zhong Ye is indeed a more casual person, and his personal temperament is just understandable." Duan Wang said: "Speaking of the suppression of bandits, doesn't the emperor have a scale in his heart?" It only took Zhong Ye two months to put down the Yuan Shichuan Rebellion. Although he took hundreds of thousands of taels of silver when he left, the weight of the baggage that could be seized was several times greater. Speaking of indiscriminate killing, this is true if Ci is not in charge of the soldiers. How can there be immortals in war? Not to mention dealing with anti-thieves. Zhong Ye's previous official army was defeated and retreated, if he didn't stand up for power, how long would it take? Who handed the excerpt? Aren't they afraid of being punished by heaven when they slander meritorious men in this way? ”

"Why are you so excited? I didn't say I believed them. The emperor said: "This Zhong Ye was recommended by you, of course I have to ask you." ”

"I am virtuous and capable, unlike some people, who will only speak for others after receiving benefits." Duanwang snorted coldly.

"Okay, okay, you just need to know these two things." The emperor compromised: "Drink quickly!" It's all cold. ”