Chapter 224: Rapid Retreat
The three of them looked at each other and smiled, and then went to the palace together, and the loss on Xiao Zhan's face also dissipated at this moment.
After returning from the great victory, the emperor personally set up a banquet in the Taihe Hall to reward the commander, and the three armies stationed in the suburbs of Beijing were rewarded, and Xiao Zhan Liu Yunting made the first contribution, which must be beyond doubt.
But Xiao Zhan is the first merit, Xiao Zhan also has his own thoughts in his heart, and this thinking has been planned after returning to Beijing in the morning!
At this moment, Xiao Zhan and Liu Yunting stood at the forefront, Gu Tang and Wei Guogong stood on the side of the two, who was the main and who was the deputy, none of the people present invited the credit, the credit belonged to them, and it was their family members who carried the ugly words in this capital.
Sitting on top of this hall in a crown dress and looking down at His Highness's countless achievements, he has already been a few people who are invaluable, and now he cleared his throat, and his face was a warm smile, but he laughed, and the smile was not real.
At a glance, in addition to calculation, the emperor's eyes are still calculating!
"All Aiqing have worked hard, this battle, you have worked hard, your family has also been wronged, you have returned from a great victory, you ......"
"Your Majesty, this battle of the ministers, let my mother suffer a lot of worries, I see that her temples are gray, she is really exhausted, the minister asks the emperor to hand over the military power, let the minister take his mother to travel to the four lakes and seas of my Great Zhou, accompany her to live a stable life, and enjoy her old ......age in peace."
The emperor with a solemn face had prepared a lot of scenes to say to the few who had returned from this great victory, but he didn't want to, but before he finished a sentence, he first asked Xiao Zhan to silence him.
Xiao Zhan knelt on the ground, clasped his hands into fists, and said that he really couldn't bear to worry his old mother, and then the matter of licking blood on the tip of the knife, and in this military camp, there are many capable people, who can do everything well, he handed over the military power, and the emperor will definitely be able to find a more suitable one.
Xiao Aiqing...... This ......"
The emperor has long been ready to hand over the post of general of the town to Xiao Zhan, whether passive or active, this position can only be handed over to Xiao Zhan, and it must be handed over to Xiao Zhan.
If he gives so many military exploits to others, then he will really become a faint king!
"Your Majesty, please rest assured, if the emperor answers the call of his subordinates, his subordinates will inevitably return, only now the Great Zhou Kingdom is peaceful and peaceful, and the emperor is also the wisest monarch, and the ministers can also accompany their mother to spend the days of traveling in the mountains and rivers."
Xiao Zhan is not stupid, he is too sharp, and this time, although the "rebellion" was discussed with the emperor, the soldiers he had led chose to follow him one by one, which was already a royal taboo.
The emperor gave him the position of general of Zhenguo, and he must not say it well, the military power is too strong, Xiao Zhan handed over all his rights first, lest he lose his life in the emperor's calculations.
Xiao Zhan guessed the emperor's thoughts, the emperor was really not at ease, and he was suspicious, if he wasn't suspicious, how could he deliberately pull out Gu Tang and Wei Guogong to contain Xiao Zhan.
Because of this, after hearing Xiao Zhan's words, the emperor had a fleeting smile on the corner of his mouth, and after that, he only said, "Let's talk about it...... Renegotiate......"
The so-called renegotiation must be for Xiao Zhan to push back again and again, so that everyone can see that this is Xiao Zhan's own meaning, not his meaning, if not, the emperor will be criticized by the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, what to do, Xiao Zhan knows.
"Your Majesty, you also knew that Weichen was newly married, his wife had been worried about Weichen at home for a long time, and Weichen intended to take leave, accompany his wife more, and ask the emperor to agree!"
Xiao Zhan made his position clear, Gu Tang followed Xiao Zhan closely, and only said that he wanted to rest and rest, and accompany his wife to live the life of a newlywed at home.
They are all smart people, what is Xiao Zhan for, they all know in their hearts that it doesn't matter if Wei Guogong is here, he is an old minister, he is old, and he can't toss anywhere.
Now seeing the expressions of the two young people, Wei Guogong didn't say much, "Your Majesty, the minister is old, and he has been able to move his muscles and bones for only two years, what reward do you give, I don't want it here, and I don't ask for anything else, just ask you to let my daughter live a comfortable life, don't fake it." ”
Wei Guogong has always been such a straightforward character, he really said this to the emperor, he didn't have any ideas when he made trouble, if he really had ideas, he wouldn't sit in the position of Wei Guogong.
But his own daughter always has to be protected, how did this "fake show" start at the beginning, that is, the emperor really welcomed Princess Changping back.
Who is the princess of Changping, she has countless grievances with her daughter, most of these grievances are found out by the emperor's good sister, no matter what, the emperor can welcome anyone back, this princess of Changping, how to send it back, and how to send it out for herself.
He is so old, and he has run around for the emperor for so many times, and he doesn't ask for anything, as long as he makes such a small request, this is always okay.
"Wei Guogong rest assured, Changping has already followed the Queen Mother to the temple where she originally practiced, since I personally asked her to practice, I naturally won't talk or talk."
Wei Guogong said it so directly, but the emperor was slightly stunned here, and after being stunned, the emperor hurriedly promised Wei Guogong that this thing would definitely not be done.
Fake drama is really done......
This fake show is already powerful enough, where does he dare to really do it, if he really leaves Changping in this capital, I am afraid that there will really be a big disaster.
The emperor has a clear heart, that is, he is not very respectful like Wei Guogong, and he does not take it to heart, he only lets Wei Guogong worry, he himself must handle things properly and handle them cleanly.
As soon as Wei Guogong heard this, he smiled and said very happily, "Since the emperor said so, the minister is naturally relieved, very relieved, the old minister doesn't want anything else, just the emperor's words, the rest, the emperor doesn't have to give me anything!" ”
Wei Guogong was happy, he went out and came back this time, coupled with those previous exploits, he wanted Princess Changping to never return to Beijing, saying so, but the emperor heard it, but he couldn't even say it.
The emperor in the palace wore a mask, and the ministers played Tai Chi on their faces, but in fact, their hearts were full of calculations, for fear that their pillows would allow others to sleep soundly.
After a feast, the emperor smiled hypocritically more than anything, and after that, several people who knew it left the palace together, and this banquet was not full, and it was terrible to watch.
"The birds are all gone, the good bow is hidden, it's boring!" Ding Guogong glanced at the palace gate, and before a few people got on the horse, he said this, and the voice was not loud, enough for a few of them to hear it.
The emperor is now guarding against a few of them, and he still whispers!
"Tomorrow, I will take my mother out of the city, go to the south of the Yangtze River, go to Mobei, see this great mountains and rivers, and hide the birds with good bows!"
As a courtier with military power, Xiao Zhan has been accustomed to the emperor's suspicion over the years, after all, in such a high position, only one person can sit and understand.
"My family went to see my son, look at the backyard, heh......"
Xiao Zhan was forced to take his wife out to "scatter his heart" Liu Yunting only said this sentence here, just go, just hide, after that, as soon as the limelight passes, it is time to come back, and it is still necessary to come back.
The emperor is not a fool, who is the pillar, he knows it in his heart, but now each of them is famous, and the emperor is uneasy.
After all, the "fake play" is too real, it is a drama for them, and for the emperor, Xiao Zhan and himself really have the ability to rebel.
"Heh......"
After a long sigh, the four men present all sighed, and then laughed, and after that, they rode their horses and whips, and returned to everyone!
The carriage of Qixi Festival stopped at the inner city gate, the carriage prepared a cloak, and a decanting soup, which was more deeply exposed outside, a wine banquet was eaten from the day to the evening, she thought about it, or prepared a decanting soup, and waited at the gate of the inner city.
Gu Tang's eyes were sharp, he hadn't taken a few sips of this banquet, but now when he saw his own carriage, he hurriedly restrained the horse.
"Uncle!!" Linglong sat outside the carriage and waved vigorously at Gu Tang, for fear that Gu Tang would not be able to see it, Gu Tang knew that it was Qixi in this carriage when he saw Linglong, and the horse would not be wanted anymore, so he got into the carriage directly and threw the horse to Ah Ji.
"It's deeper, how can you stay in this place and blow the wind, although it's May, but there is a night wind at night, your body is thin, and it will blow."
Gu Tang, who got into the carriage, was the first to hold Qixi's hand, checked the temperature of Qixi's hands, and found that there was a little bit of coolness, so he directly put Qixi's hand into his shirt and covered it there against his chest.
"I didn't drink, I originally prepared a decanting soup and a cloak, let's go back!"
Tanabata made his cheeks flush with a movement at the moment, and at this moment, his face was full of red tides, and now he blushed with shame, and put his eyes on the decanting soup that was still warm in the corner, and only said back.
"Why don't you put some dogwood wasabi or something in this decanting soup?"
Gu Tang saw this sobering soup, Gu Tang, who had the intention of making Qixi smile, began to tease Qixi and make jokes about Qixi Festival. ”
A joke, a coquettishness, now this carriage is very lively, and Linglong and Ah Ji, who are waiting outside the carriage, are also with a stupid smile.
There is only one way back to the inner city, Gu Tang got into the carriage, and with Linglong, they will also know who is sitting here.
And outside, the two people who were traveling together, Xiao Zhan and Liu Yunting, each glanced at each other, revealing a look that only the two of them understood.
"It was his!" At this moment, Liu Yunting only said this sentence, smiled slightly, and only opened his mouth like this.
"Yes!" Xiao Zhan also responded......