Day 2.

Taihe Temple.

The emperor squinted at the extra person below and couldn't help but chuckle.

"King Qingyang, although you actually used the general's military orders to prevaricate me before, but there has been no war in the border city recently, right? Since I didn't call you back, why are you here? ”

Although the emperor's words sounded fine, if you think about it carefully, they are all pointing at him.

Don't overdo it!

He's been doing something that deceives the king.

And Zhao Yiyan's expression was solemn, and he stood up directly and arched his hand towards the emperor.

"Your Majesty, please let the minister explain this matter to you, the minister really doesn't want to enter Beijing, but helplessly, the minister has more important things to report."

The important thing?

The emperor couldn't help but look at each other curiously, and gently raised his chin.

The eunuch Quan Fu immediately walked down the steps, took the fold in his hand, and respectfully presented it to the emperor.

The emperor glanced at it, but did not speak.

The entire court hall was silent, as if everyone was holding their breath in unison.

The sound of each other's heartbeats seemed close at hand.

Zhao Yiyan has been stationed in the border city since very early on, and he has nothing to do with the people in the court, so no one knows about his situation, but he is also looking forward to the emperor's answer.

"Haha, haha, good! Good Zhao Yiyan, not bad. Present! ”

The eunuch Quan Fu immediately sang, and someone outside respectfully carried things up to the main hall.

Everyone couldn't help but look at that thing, and then turned their heads to look at Zhao Yiyan, who was still kneeling on the ground, and couldn't help frowning.

What is it?

Then, when the thing was opened, everyone's faces changed again.

I only heard Zhao Yiyan kneel between everyone and bow his hand towards the emperor.

"Back to Your Majesty, this is a list of people from the people of the border city to your Majesty, thank Your Majesty for the protection of the border city over the years, if it weren't for your protection, they wouldn't have a good life now. And now, this year's tax in the border cities is three times that of last year, five times that of the year before last, and ten times that of the year before last. ”

Everyone present gasped.

This rate of increase is simply breathtaking.

Even if the emperor had the intention to embarrass Zhao Yiyan, he felt a little embarrassed at this time, not to mention that Zhao Yiyan came with full sincerity this time. He gave half of these taxes to the imperial court, and promised to do so every year thereafter.

The emperor sighed softly and looked at Zhao Yiyan speaking earnestly to everyone.

"You see, this is the talent of our apocalypse. If any of you can have a culture like King Qingyang, who is capable of securing the country and is incapable of determining the country, why is our Apocalypse not strong? ”

Zhao Yiyan lowered his eyes, covering the sarcasm and mockery in his eyes, but spoke respectfully.

"Your Majesty has won the prize."

The Emperor smiled and waved his hand at him, looking as kind as the man next door.

"Modesty what? What should be yours is yours, what shouldn't be yours, you can't snatch it. ”

The hearts of the ministers present jumped violently again, and they only felt that the emperor's words had become more and more unfathomable recently!

The eunuch Quanfu had long understood what the emperor meant, and immediately arched his hand towards the emperor beside him, smiled and reminded in a low voice.

"Your Majesty, King Qingyang is not married yet! Have mercy. ”

The emperor raised his eyebrows and said a word to the eunuch alone.

"Oh? Is it? Why is this happening? Didn't you reward King Qingyang with one person before? Could it be that they haven't gotten married until now? ”

That's a holy decree!

Even if Zhao Yiyan found a reason to prevaricate the matter of not being summoned to Beijing this time, but what about the other thing?

Who doesn't know now, the emperor has made up his mind to take Zhao Yiyan out of anger.

Zhao Yiyan, on the other hand, straightened up, raised his chin high and looked at the emperor steadily, and shook his head gently.

"I beg Your Majesty to take back my fate, I can't give that Miss Xiao happiness, but I have decided to treat people as my sister."

What the?

The whole court directly exploded the pot, there is wood?

What's going on?

And the emperor couldn't help but look at Zhao Yiyan, wondering in his heart what Zhao Yiyan wanted to do?

This is a little different from the court in private.

"You're a bully!"

The emperor reminded him nonchalantly, which made everyone a little confused.

But Zhao Yiyan shook his head lightly and spoke very dejectedly.

"Minister, no!"

The entire court hall was like a drop of water dripping directly into the hot oil pot, and the oil splashed everywhere.

Everyone was stunned for a few seconds, and then quickly turned their heads and ears.

The emperor was stunned on the dragon chair, he thought of a lot of excuses that Zhao Yiyan might find, but he didn't think of this.

However, is Zhao Yiyan really not good?

Zhao Yiyan didn't seem to be worried about the big deal, and continued to speak.

"Because the minister had already injured the root in the previous battle with the enemy, so there was no way to perform the Dunlun ceremony, in the past few years, the minister has thought of a lot of ways, but it is useless. I hope Your Majesty will be able to see it. His Majesty's kind ministers were very grateful, but they could not do it. ”

The emperor fell silent, and the other ministers looked at Zhao Yiyan who was kneeling in the middle with strange eyes, while the corners of the fourth prince's mouth twitched fiercely a few times.

Does Zhao Yiyan want to be a man in the future?

If anyone has this disease, they have to cover it up, right? Is it really good to say it with such fanfare?

Zhao Yiyan spoke softly.

"Your Majesty, my return this time actually has something to do with this. Although I have seen many doctors, they have not been able to cure my illness. So I'd like to ask the Imperial Doctor to take a look. If it really doesn't work, maybe I want my stepbrother's child to be the son of King Qingyang. ”

One stone stirs up a thousand waves.

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, I just feel that the way they came to the court today is not right, otherwise why would such a strange thing happen?

The emperor nodded solemnly, looking at Zhao Yiyan's gaze with a little amusement and a little caution.

"King Qingyang is our god of war of the Apocalypse, how can I bear to watch you fall to such a point. King Qingyang rest assured, I will immediately ask people to find the best doctor in the world to diagnose and treat you. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

A monarch and a minister began to play the role of a monarch and a minister as if nothing had happened before, and the other civil and military ministers had to respond loudly beside them.

"Your Majesty is righteous."

Zhao Yiyan finally prevaricated this matter, and when he arrived at the next court, Zhao Zijian quickly walked a few steps to catch up with the person, and looked at him with some curiosity.

"Is what King Qingyang just said in the court true?"

Zhao Yiyan couldn't help but glance at the other party and spoke coldly.

"Could it be that the fourth prince talked to His Majesty in the past was a lie? That's a bully! ”

After saying that, he left here without looking back.

Zhao Zijian stood behind him, his face changed, and he waved his fist fiercely at Zhao Yiyan's back, and he knew that Zhao Yiyan was not a fuel-efficient lamp.

There are no impermeable walls in the world.

What's more, the emperor wished that everyone in the world would know about Zhao Yiyan, so he didn't stop him at all, so soon the news of Zhao Yiyan's inaction spread throughout the apocalypse.

Originally, Zhao Yiyan was handsome, powerful, and had never married a wife, let alone had no concubines, and many daughters and nobles also set their eyes on Zhao Yiyan, but after this matter came out, the entire people in the capital who were originally ready to move also fell silent at this time.

What's more, he directly set a marriage contract for his daughter, for fear that Zhao Yiyan would fall in love with someone and be given marriage by the emperor again, wouldn't that make the child a widow?

Such a big thing, Zhongli naturally won't know about it.

He nodded in realization.

"No wonder when I talked about this that night, the expression on my eldest brother's face was a little strange, it turned out to be true. It's just that it doesn't seem easy to see this disease! There are no specialist clinics now? ”

Zhong Xuan muttered to himself.

And Wang Qinglin looked at Zhongli but stopped talking.

"Butler, what's wrong?"

Zhongli raised his eyes and saw Wang Qinglin's strange expression, and couldn't help but ask curiously.

Wang Qinglin coughed lightly and shook his head at Zhongli, the expression on his face a little heavy.

"Actually, it's nothing, it's just that this Qingyang King's move is not very good. If this matter is true, although it can withstand the emperor's jealousy, it will not stop him from wanting to start a family. But if this matter is not true, for King Qingyang, it is the real problem. Can he never be married? Or is it possible to never have children? ”

As long as you touch a woman, you are a bully.

Zhongli sighed softly, how could she not know what Wang Qinglin said?

But there seems to be no way to ask about these things!

"So, please let the housekeeper let out the news and find a doctor who can cure King Qingyang, since everyone knows, we don't need to hide more!"

Wang Qinglin nodded, but after a moment of silence, he still confessed, but when he said this, his identity was no longer Steward Wang, but Zhongli's brother-in-law and family.

"King Qingyang is a broken sleeve, it doesn't matter if he really doesn't lift it, I hope the second prince will be cautious and not entangled with him. We still have room to maneuver now, but if we are watched, it may be even more difficult in the future. ”

Zhongli's face was pale, of course he understood what Wang Qinglin said, and the more he understood, the more grateful he became.

No one will tell these words to themselves except for their families, right?

The Four Princes' Mansion immediately sent a post about the poetry meeting, inviting Zhongli to go over together, Zhongli didn't want to participate, so he kept a low profile, but he heard the messenger tell him that if Zhongli didn't agree, the Four Princes would come directly to invite him.

It's like putting her in a blazing fire to roast her.

Zhongli went to the banquet with anger.

When Zhao Zijian heard that Zhongli had entered the door, he greeted him with a smile, but when he saw the smirk on Zhongli's face, he couldn't help frowning.

Zhongli didn't think too much about it, otherwise he had to force himself to come over, wouldn't it be possible that he would have to meet him with a smile?