Qi Xiaoyun looked at the expressionless emperor on the dragon throne with an indifferent face, if the person didn't speak, he wouldn't take the initiative to speak. The relationship between father and son, who was already neglected to communicate, became even colder after experiencing a war that was not cruel. The words are not speculative for more than half a sentence, but they have been so divided that they don't even want to say more than half a word.

"What happened to the disappearance before?" After a long silence, the emperor finally opened his mouth, but the voice did not contain a trace of temperature, cold and cold, without any fluctuations. It was not like a concerned inquiry between a father and son, but a routine inquiry between superiors and subordinates. "You have always been secretive, how did the people of Xilin learn about your whereabouts?"

As he teetered on the brink of death, his father genuinely doubted him. Qi Xiaoyun looked at the emperor with a frosty face, and admitted his mistake straightforwardly, but there was no sincerity in what he said, "There is always a mistake in Baimi, it is the mistake of the sons, so that the Xilin people have an opportunity to take advantage of." The son's dereliction of duty made his father worried. ”

The emperor originally thought that Qi Xiaoyun would definitely quibble, and then he could take the opportunity to reprimand him and sharpen his sharpness, but he didn't expect that he would admit his mistake. The emperor looked at Qi Xiaoyun with an indifferent expression suspiciously, not knowing what kind of ecstasy was sold in his son's gourd. He sighed, he couldn't help it!

"Although you killed Wang Dabiao, the Xilin army still exists, and it is still eyeing it. At this time, you don't want to stay in the frontier, and you don't report to the court and lead the army back to the court privately, what kind of heart do you have? "It must not be a loyal and patriotic heart, otherwise he would not have openly disobeyed the holy will, falsely preached the holy decree, and returned to Beijing privately!

Don't dare to charge any kind of crime, it is a heinous crime. This bastard didn't expect him to do anything to him, that's why he was so fearless. The emperor is angry, but there are really not many people available to him at the moment, those fools in the court can only quarrel with their mouths, and the others are useless, he can only break his teeth and swallow blood.

Aggrieved, incomparably aggrieved. That depression had been gathering in his chest, and it seemed to have become his heart disease. He didn't think about tea and food every day, tossing and turning every night, for fear that if this unfilial son had something that he shouldn't have in his life, then he would be restless on the throne. So, he's anxious, he's suspicious, he's suspicious!

"Father," Qi Xiaoyun glanced at him and said lightly, "Father doesn't need to worry about Xilin's affairs, his sons have already made arrangements." He didn't intend to say so much, the emperor didn't believe him now, and if he said too much, he would be suspected of shirking, so it was better to speak with facts, even if he wanted to find something to do, he would have to worry a lot.

"How can I not be worried, now Xilin is eyeing the tiger, Nanwei is about to move, these people are staring at Dongqi with bad intentions, if there is a slight mistake, Dongqi will fall into a completely passive situation. Although my Eastern Qi is a big country, it is difficult for one punch to reach three generalists, such a simple truth, do you still need me to teach you? ”

Qi Xiaoyun's eyelids didn't lift, he just stood there quietly, not refuting or answering. They are both smart people, and they know exactly what each other is thinking. Since the words have been said to this point, there is no point in talking about it except for quarrels. It's better to shut up and recharge.

"What do you mean by that, why don't you speak?" Qi Xiaoyun wanted a truce, he really didn't want to do anything meaningless, but the emperor was not as good as he wanted, so he had to break the casserole and ask in the end, "What, do you think what I said is wrong?" If the situation changes today, you don't want to protect your family and defend the country all day long. ”

Qi Xiaoyun's brows moved, he was in an unhappy mood, although he was not angry, but his face was not good-looking. He said coldly, "Father, there is a saying in the market, the upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked, if my father has been diligent in government affairs and relieved the worries of the people, how can I have the time to linger in the harem, so I will not fall into such a difficult time." ”

It is said that you cannot live if you do your own sin, and you can only repay the debts you have created. The Emperor was furious and yelled angrily, "Bastard, don't you think I really can't kill you? This son is both his pride and his heart. He looked at the silent and calm Qi Xiaoyun with a complicated expression, and there were many thoughts in his heart.

Qi Xiaoyun said lightly, "The emperor is the king of Eastern Qi, and the king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers have to die." If His Majesty really wants to kill the minister, the minister will naturally have nothing to say. It's just that the ministers are worthy of the king, the people are worthy of the people, and the heart is worthy of heaven and earth. "In his life, there are always years in his life when he doesn't want to live so much, he just wants to live for himself.

The emperor sneered, "What a worthy of heaven and earth, Yun'er, my father really doesn't know when you became so sharp-toothed." He stroked his sore temples with a headache, looked at Qi Xiaoyun whose face did not change, and suddenly lost his interest in competing with each other. He waved his hand tiredly and said weakly, "Go down." ”

Punishment is naturally impossible, although Qi Xiaoyun returned to Beijing privately, this is an unforgivable sin, but he can't easily treat him now, if so, not only will the sharp-toothed ministers in the court make his noisy head hurt, but even the people will complain, this is by no means what he wants to see.

Qi Xiaoyun's prestige among the people is very high, and he has even surpassed him, which he has known for a long time. Although it was unbearable, even if he was a son of heaven, he did not have the ability to reverse his reputation. Taifu told him more than once that the common people are water, and water can carry boats and overturn boats, so they must be both rigid and soft, and treat them comfortably.

"Father," Qi Xiaoyun did not leave, and saluted respectfully, "The son has one thing to ask for his father's consent. After all, this is his nominal father, the one who gave him half of his blood, no matter how bad their relationship is, the etiquette that should be taken is still to go. It's not about family affection, it's just the most basic courtesy.

"What's the matter?" The emperor's voice was a little hoarse, Qi Xiaoyun raised his head slightly, and saw him leaning on the dragon chair with a tired face, you look weak and finally have a little feeling of being an old man in the twilight. The years urge people to grow old, even if they are shouted long live, it is impossible to live forever, and sooner or later they will enter the twilight of their lives, until they go west.

He didn't have the slightest intention of gloating, "Erchen has already chosen the auspicious day of the zodiac, if his father is not busy with government affairs on that day, Erchen hopes that his father can come." Of course, if the father is busy with government affairs, the son will not force it. After Qi Xiaoyun finished speaking, he didn't wait for the emperor to reply, and after a thorough salute, he turned around and left.

Qi Xiaoyun went back to the palace directly, and did not go to the Lu Mansion. It's not because he doesn't want to go, but because he made a mistake first, and he needs to give Lu's father and Lu's mother a chance to buffer, plus the big wedding is coming, and there are many things to prepare, he wants to prepare by himself, no matter how big or small, so as to give Jin'er a grand and unforgettable wedding.

He really didn't want her to suffer a little grievance, but because of his relationship, Jin'er had already suffered a lot of grievances. In the future, he secretly made up his mind that he must protect Jin'er and never let her be bullied by anyone again, including himself.

An An lived two days of peaceful life, Qi Xiaoyun was about to sneak to the Lu Mansion to sneak a look at Lu Anjin, but he was blocked by the old eunuch from the palace, he looked at the old eunuch's wrinkled face coldly, and asked extremely unfriendly, "My father-in-law came uninvited, what is the matter?" ”

The old eunuch shook his body involuntarily under the cold air he deliberately released, and he showed a flattering smile, as if he didn't see his impatience, and said with a smile, "His Royal Highness King Xian, Your Majesty has sent a decree to invite Your Highness to enter the palace to face the saint, no, Your Majesty specially ordered the old slave to come to the palace to pick up the prince into the palace." ”

Qi Xiaoyun sneered, what did he take him into the palace, but he was afraid that he would disobey the yang and yin and find an opportunity to sneak away. "In that case, what are you still doing in a daze, let's go quickly." He can't escape left and right, it's better to go early and return early, he really doesn't want to be hypocritical and aggrieved with an old eunuch here.

The old eunuch took him directly to the imperial study, and after he reported it, Qi Xiaoyun walked in slowly. The old eunuch went out with a very good look, and closed the door very intimately, giving the father and son, who were not close, a space to get along independently.

The emperor was sitting on the dragon throne, and after Qi Xiaoyun saluted, he stood aside as quietly as a chicken. The emperor looked at the fold in his hand, his face rippled with a smile that seemed to be a smile but not a smile, and his somewhat cloudy eyes soaked by the years looked directly into his eyes fixedly, with a sense of oppression.

"Today I received a note." His gaze kept going back and forth on his body, and Qi Xiaoyun accepted his gaze calmly, without even frowning. "The Xilin Palace has been breached."

Qi Xiaoyun congratulated him unconcernedly: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty." ”

The emperor asked with a smile, "I have something I don't understand, and I want you to answer my questions." ”

"Your Majesty, please speak, the minister must know everything and say everything."

"You did the Xilin thing?"

Qi Xiaoyun shrugged his shoulders and admitted unceremoniously, "Yes." "Who else but him? Just the ministers under him who can only babble? It's a dream.

"I need to know what happened."

Qi Xiaoyun didn't hide it, and explained 1510, "Wang Dabiao is not leading an ordinary army, but the elite of Xilin. The troops left behind in the Xilin Jing Division were nothing more than some old, weak, sick and disabled. Erchen ordered the two teams of men and horses to be broken into pieces and secretly infiltrated the Xilin Jingshi, and cooperated with the fine work in the palace to break through in one fell swoop. ”

Although what he said was very plain, the emperor knew that things were not so simple. The emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, even if it is old, weak, sick and disabled, since it can be stationed in the capital division, it is definitely not a simple role.

The emperor thought dissatisfiedly, this kid still refused to tell him the truth. But Qi Xiaoyun didn't want to say it, and he couldn't pull his face to ask.

If Qi Xiaoyun knew what the emperor was thinking at this time, he would definitely pout speechlessly, and sigh, he really thought too much!