Imperial Country

In the winter of the 11th month of the lunar calendar, the weather is exceptionally cold, and the cold people are particularly biting.

The Imperial Palace, located in the center of the Imperial City, is bathed in sunlight, as if the sun has given it all its rays, and the entire Imperial Palace looks golden and dazzling.

At this time, such a scene was staged in the imperial study of the palace.

The middle-aged man wearing the crown of nine is none other than the emperor of the imperial kingdom, Emperor Shengjia.

"Come, take down the decree and read it." With a wave of his hand, Saint Gardi threw down a holy decree.

The eunuch hurriedly stretched out his hand to take it, sincerely afraid, full of fear for the emperor on the throne.

Because, the emperor has already issued nine holy decrees, and this is the tenth.

Xingtai

"Slash!"

As the sound ended, the cloth-clothed man spat upwards with a big knife, and a wisp of white gas rose from the blade.

Before the knife could fall, goose feathers and snow fell in the sky, and they fell one after another.

There were five people kneeling on the platform, wearing thin prison clothes, but they did not look constricted at all, but they were as proud as iron bones, their hands were bound behind them, their hair was scattered and messy, and there were a few straws tied together, and there were dried blood stains and black stains on the prison clothes on their noses and faces.

The goose feather snow fell on their faces and bodies, and soon turned into water, and the one in the middle licked the snow from the corner of his mouth, and smiled, laughing desolately.

"Chen An Guozhong has given this name and surname correctly all his life, and he has been loyal all his life, but he can't think of ......" The voice trembled a little in the back.

When they heard this, they wept.

"What are you waiting for?"

Dahan came back to his senses and slashed them one by one, listening to those screams, the warm blood splashed on his face, and it soon froze, and his heart was also very uncomfortable.

In the twenty-sixth year of Shengjia, the war was over, and the world was peaceful, and Emperor Shengjia listened to Qinyuan's slander, thinking that those generals would rebel if they supported their troops and respected themselves, and immediately wanted to abolish those generals.

Hundreds of officials said that Emperor Shengjia even ordered them to be killed, thinking that it was all those generals who were demagoguery.

The generals who remained in the imperial city in the imperial country were not only deprived of military power, but even beheaded, and some were even punished by the nine clans, and there was a sea of blood up and down the palace.

It is known as the 'Ten Decrees without Generals'.

Emperor Shengjia's move caused public indignation, and he felt frightened, and listened to the words of the hundred officials to kill Qin Yuan, and at this time, General Zhenyuan was ordered to return to the imperial city and escaped the execution.

In order to make up for his mistakes, Emperor Shengjia rewarded the mansion of the predecessor of the palace, which covered the largest area, to the family of General Zhenyuan.

……

On a section of Kangzhuang Road, a team of people and horses walked mightily.

"Father, how long will it take to get to the Imperial City?" A small head emerged from the blue-topped carriage.

"It's coming." The father who was still in his prime, said bitterly.

Along the way, all he heard was how brutal the emperor was today, and those people immediately showed pity when they heard that he was a general.

He was furious, his dignified general who guarded the land of the Imperial Kingdom actually showed that kind of look when he was even mentioned, shame, it was a great shame.

"Father......" The blue curtain was lifted to reveal a beautiful face, and he looked at the middle-aged man very worriedly.

"Wu'er, my father is fine, it's a big deal to hand over the military power after entering the imperial city, and we will unload our armor and return to the field." The middle-aged man comforted the sensible daughter.

"Hmm." Jing Wu smiled faintly.

"Wu'er, you go in quickly, you're not in good health, it's cold outside."

Jing's father Jing Rui's concerned words made Jing Wu's heart warm, and he obediently put down the green curtain.

"Sister, give it, this is hot tea, I just poured it in the stove, and it won't be cold after drinking it." Seven-year-old Jing Yi is a well-behaved mess, and his clear voice is like a jade plate.

"Well, Yi'er is so good." Jingwu touched his head in appreciation.

Jing Yi smiled shyly.

The convoy entered the imperial city, and someone at the gate received the news early to greet them.

Father Jing was stunned, he didn't know what this meant, did the emperor want them to hand over the talisman now?

A civil official led by him stepped forward, with a smile on his face, and arched his hand: "Congratulations to General Jing, the emperor asked me to wait here early, and I finally waited." ”

There was also anger in the man's heart, and no one wanted to wait at the door early in the morning, or in the middle of winter.

"This is ......" Father Jing is still more sensible, and it doesn't look like he wants a talisman like this.

As soon as the man saw that he didn't understand, he explained to him: "The emperor has given you a mansion, and you can enter the palace to thank you after arranging your family." ”

"Come, this is the palanquin and horses specially prepared by the emperor for you, you can go around the imperial city and then go back to the general's mansion."

Father Jing saw the sedan chair that was many times more luxurious than their carriage, and his eyes widened, what does this mean?

"Brother Jing, what the emperor means is to let you set an example, and you just do it." The civil official whispered.

Hearing what he said, combined with the rumors along the way, Father Jing suddenly understood, and he didn't say more.

The civil official's name is Zhao Wen, and he is a fourth-grade civil official.

"Someone, bring the sedan chair over." Zhao Wen greeted the sedan chair bearers.

"Wu'er, Yi'er, you guys get on the sedan chair." Father Jing went and called his daughter and son down.

"Yes, father." Jingwu also heard the conversation outside.

"Father, this sedan chair is so big!" Jing Yi had never seen such a sedan chair, and his mouth let out an exclamation.

Father Jing touched his soft hair, a smile appeared on his cold face, and he felt indebted in his heart.

This time when he returned to the imperial city, he only brought a team of personal soldiers and his daughter and son back, and his wife stayed in the border city, not because he was unwilling, but because his wife was pregnant and could not travel long distances, so there was someone to take care of her.

got on the luxurious sedan chair, Jing Wu couldn't help but sigh that this sedan chair was comfortable, and it was not in vain to spend so much effort.

"Sister, this sedan chair is so comfortable." Jing Yi sat on the soft and elastic seat and moved his butt from time to time, patting the cushion under his hand, very curious.

"Well, there's still a lot of stuff for you to play with when you get there."

Jingwu still came to the Imperial City when he was a child, so remember.

"Really?" Jing Yi looked excited.

"It's true." Jingwu was amused by his cheerful appearance.

Outside the embroidered curtain, the people were attracted by the sound of gongs and drums, and they all gathered to watch.

"Sister, it's so lively, are they here to welcome us?" Jing Yi watched curiously through the gap in the sedan curtain.

"Hmm."

"Sister, look, my father looks ...... on horseback" Jing Yi is only seven years old, and some words don't know how to describe it.

"Heroic." Jing Wu added the word to him.

"Yes, heroic." Jing Yi nodded to be taught.

After all, although Father Jing is not in the imperial city, the people also love this general very much, seeing that the emperor also sent someone to pick it up, and those who are shrewd will understand what medicine is sold in this gourd.

After returning to the mansion given to them by the emperor, Father Jing arranged everything and planned to enter the palace to face the saint.

Riding a tall horse and galloping to the palace, there were already people at the palace gate to greet him.

"General Jing, please." The leader is a eunuch, although he is not the chief eunuch, but he is also by the emperor's side.

Jing Rui nodded.

Walk through the long palace alleys, appreciate the luxury and richness of the palace, and finally arrive at the main hall where the Shengjia Emperor is located.

Shengqing Temple

At this time, Shengjiadi was reviewing the mountains of folds, busy with his hands and mind.

He regretted it, regretted listening to Qin Yuan's words, which led to the current result, although Qin Yuan is dead, but the bitter fruit has been brewed.

"Your Majesty, General Jing is waiting outside for an audience." Lin Cheng, the personal eunuch beside him, went over with his ears.

Lin Cheng, the chief eunuch, has served by the emperor's side since he was a child, and has a deep affection for Emperor Shengjia, and is also quite reused by Emperor Shengjia, as soon as he ascended the throne, Lin Cheng was promoted to the chief eunuch.

Emperor Shengjia was upset, and when he heard it, he immediately said with a smile: "Don't you invite General Jing to come in." ”

The eunuch Lin Cheng immediately said in a loud voice: "General Chuanjing is here." The voice was shrill and echoed throughout the hall.

Outside the hall, Jing Rui naturally heard it, smoothed his sleeves, and stepped into the main hall.

Jing Rui naturally didn't dare to raise his head, and stopped when he was still a meter away from the jade steps.

"The last general, Jing Rui, see Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live."

Emperor Shengjia had been looking at him since he first entered the temple, seeing that he was standing tall and in his prime, but he kept his head down and couldn't see his face clearly.

"Aiqing, hurry up and be polite."

Jing Rui raised his head after hearing this, and when Emperor Shengjia saw it, he was indeed a natural general, with a dignified appearance and sharp eyes, and he must have been a beautiful man when he was young.

"What do I think of the General's Mansion that I prepared for Aiqing?"

Jing Rui hugged his fists and said: "The last general came this time to thank the emperor for his love for the last general, of course the general's mansion is good." ”

Shengjiadi was satisfied with his attitude as soon as he saw it, and he also heard the remarks outside, obviously calmed down a little, but it was not enough, thinking that it would be better to improve his general.

Thinking about it, he said tentatively: "Aiqing is tired this time, I think that Aiqing has worked hard in the frontier, so I think it is better to make Aiqing the general of Yipin Town?" ”

Jing Rui's body was shocked, he didn't expect Shengjiadi to say this.

General Yipin Zhenguo, what a powerful temptation, but he didn't dare to agree, there is a way that the sacred heart is unpredictable.

Coming back to his senses, Jing Rui hugged his fists again and said: "The last general will not dare to take credit, it is all the credit of the soldiers, if the emperor insists on rewarding them, it is better to reward those soldiers who defend the country." ”

Shengjiadi laughed after hearing this, he didn't expect this Jing Rui to be so interesting.

"Of course, the soldiers should be rewarded, you, I must also be rewarded, if it weren't for the general's command, how could you win the battle, you also contributed a lot."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Jing Rui no longer shirked, knelt down and thanked him.

Emperor Shengjia was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but feel a good impression of Jing Rui, after all, it was rare to see such a neat person in the court.

"Wait a minute, I will give you a holy decree, and then I will give you a piece of the sigil."

With a wave of his hand, a holy decree has been completed, covered with a jade seal, and the holy decree officially takes effect.

Jing Rui took the holy decree, knelt down to thank Emperor Wu for his holy grace, and then took the sigil from the eunuch Lin Cheng.

"Then he will retire." Jing Rui took the holy decree and the sigil and gave it to him.

"Kneel down and thank you!"

Jing Rui bowed three times to Emperor Shengjia and left the Shengqing Palace.