Chapter 237

I heard that someone in the palace announced that a man would enter the palace, Concubine Dong and Concubine Yang also hurried to this side, and when they saw Prince and Princess Ren, they couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, Concubine Yang has no illustrious family background, no son support, can gain a foothold here, is good at taking advantage of the situation, Princess Ren and Concubine Dong are fighting each other, she fishes in troubled waters in the middle, and takes the opportunity to cultivate her own power, although it is far less than these two, but her people are all hardcore, extremely loyal, and can win a piece of their own sky.

Concubine Dong gave Concubine Yang a look, and Concubine Yang affectionately held Princess Ren's arm after saluting: "Doesn't the princess like peony flowers the most?" Go and take a look at the one in my yard, it's fully blooming today, it's so big and fragrant. ”

"At this time, it has long passed the season, how can the peony still bloom?" Princess Ren wondered.

"Sister, won't you know if you go and see?" As he spoke, he lured and tugged lightly, wanting to take Prince Ren away.

Princess Ren was worried that Concubine Dong would slander in front of the prince, so she naturally refused, but Concubine Dong's people took the opportunity to surround them, Prince Ren still had business, of course he would not stay, Concubine Dong took the opportunity to follow the man out of the yard, Princess Ren was so angry that she stomped her feet, but she had no way to take Concubine Yang, sometimes, she fought with Concubine Dong, she still needed Concubine Yang's help.

Concubine Dong made progress and kept up with the man's footsteps: "Lord, when you entered the palace this time, did you discuss the choice of the prince with the emperor?" The prince has to have a plan in his heart. She didn't dare to say that the position of the son of this world was left to her son, after all, there was still a layer apart, but on weekdays, Prince Ren's dissatisfaction with the second son, she had long been aware of it, and at this moment, she tried her best to delay, and wait for a few years, when her son grew up, if he was born, he could also get this position for the reason of "Lixian".

To tell the truth, her son not only looks like her brother, but also reads alike, at a young age, he has the reputation of a prodigy, and several Hanlin scholars of the sect often compare their sons when criticizing other children: "Look how old you are, you are not as good as a nine-year-old child-"

Prince Ren loves Concubine Dong very much, and feels that she has both the talented and female demeanor of Shen Mingting back then, and she is not as arrogant and arrogant as Shen Mingting, smart and gentle, and empathetic, especially the son she gave birth to, Prince Ren is extremely fond of it, if it is not a concubine, she is definitely the best choice for the prince.

He nodded lightly to Concubine Dong almost invisibly, and agreed to her request.

Concubine Dong smiled, as bright as a summer flower, that young and beautiful face, Prince Ren's heart unconsciously became younger, he couldn't help straightening his back and walked towards the hanging flower gate.

Gonggong Guo reported to the emperor that he had asked the imperial doctor to concoct medicine for heart disease, and as soon as the people arrived, he would let him take it first.

Emperor Yongchang nodded, feeling that although Guo Gonggong had lost his previous vigor in the past few years, he had done things more appropriately and meticulously than before.

Today, Emperor Yongchang has been on the throne for ten years, and he has also become a middle-aged uncle with long hair from the prime of his life.

Prince Ren entered the upper study and saluted the emperor very seriously, but Emperor Yongchang hurriedly stopped: "You are my imperial uncle, these red tapes can be avoided." ”

"The emperor will always be the emperor, and the minister will always be the minister." Prince Ren insisted on bowing and bowing, and then he respectfully sat down on the chair given by the emperor.

"Uncle Wang, come, just now I asked the Imperial Doctor to prepare a nourishing liquid for you, you can drink it first."

Since he had a heart disease, Prince Ren has not drunk less medicine, and he is not surprised to hear it, he thanked the emperor, picked up the medicine bowl offered by the little eunuch, drank it all, and then took the boiled water next to him, took a sip of it, rinsed it, and swallowed it.

"Uncle Wang, I invited you over today to discuss the war in Northern Xinjiang."

"Aren't you planning to negotiate peace?"

"Hehe, this peace negotiation also wants the Tartars to beg us, we can't rush to put it forward, otherwise, they will definitely take the opportunity to increase the weight and make demands that should not be made."

Prince Ren was in the western Xinjiang back then, and the Tartars were defeated, and later there was internal strife in the western Xinjiang, and the Tartars had to take refuge in the northern Xinjiang, and they did not sue for peace with Jurong, in his concept, the Tartars would never make such a request.

Emperor Yongchang naturally knew his uncle's thoughts, and he smiled: This time, we want to make the two sides of their internal division evenly matched, especially the side supported by the imperial court, which is always a little powerless and has to take refuge in us. ”

Prince Ren was dumbfounded: "We supported one of the tribes of the Tartars? ”

"Well, it's still a big tribe."

"The Huluner tribe usurped the throne because of Wangdun's murder of his brother, and united Mingda and Amin to rebel against the Tartar royal court, because of a sudden drought, they were almost destroyed by the sky, but they suddenly miraculously survived the disaster, just because the court lent a helping hand to them?"

"Well, instead of waiting for Wangdun to sit down and then exterminate him, it is better to cultivate an enemy for him, and let's sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight."

Prince Ren became excited: "Clever plan, the soldier who surrenders without a fight, this is the best policy among the best strategies, the emperor's move, it is really clever, it is really high!" ”

Emperor Yongchang sat with a smile, and Prince Ren was so excited that his face turned red, and it took a while for his emotions to calm down.

At this level, almost everyone can be moody, and Prince Ren is so happy that he can't help it like a child. Over the years, he has been able to gain the emperor's trust, and it is also related to not particularly hiding his emotions, the emperor can see your thoughts at a glance, and he can't be wary of you.

"Old prince, don't you want to know who came up with this plan and who implemented it?"

Once Prince Ren calmed down, his brain was also very sufficient, he shook his head: "This person must be familiar with the affairs of the Northern Xinjiang Tartars, so he will make this strange move, maybe he provoked the Huluner tribe, this trick is dangerous and dangerous, a careless, it is difficult to protect his life, brave and strategic, and loyal to the court, the emperor, can be rewarded to him." ”

"He said that if it is a commendation, it is easy to arouse the suspicion of Huluner, and it is better to be plain."

"How can you be so loyal?" Prince Ren clapped his fist high-fives and sighed with emotion, "Who is he?" ”

"Except for our clan relatives, who is willing to do the money family, anonymous and profitless, regardless of the fear of life?"

Prince Ren couldn't think of who it was, and looked at the emperor with blank eyes.

At this time, Prince Ren thought of another question: "How did the children of the clan sneak into the Tartars?" Did he first get the emperor's instructions, or did he discover the clues before proposing this method? ”

"He found out first."

"Who is it? How was it discovered? ”

"It's a very coincidental chance, he has lived in the Tartar tribe in northern Xinjiang for nearly a year, and he has a close relationship with the second prince of the Hulun Er Department, otherwise he would not have been able to promote this matter."

"......" Prince Ren was dumbfounded, the children of the clan actually went to the tribe of the Tartars, and they had not yet been allowed by the emperor, this is treason, if it is not for such a miraculous feat, they should be given three feet of white silk or a cup of poisonous wine, who is it, is it the clan that has fallen down? The descendants of Gaozu's cousins back then have now come out of the five suits, and the title is gone, is someone using this method to revitalize the family?

Emperor Yongchang and Prince Ren talked for half an hour, and it was estimated that the medicinal power had come up, and then they were ready to reveal the truth: "Uncle Wang, you never imagined this person, I was shocked when I heard it at the time." ”

"Who?"

"He's the person we're closest to, the person we least want to lose, the person we miss day and night."

Prince Ren blinked: "Our dearest?" "He is closest to the emperor, in terms of blood, it is the emperor's half-brothers, but those people are not close in their hearts, they are close in blood and emotionally, except for his son Qian Jun, who else can there be? But the son who had high hopes for him is already dead.

After so many years, Prince Ren still can't help but have red circles in his eyes, he really misses his son, and at the same time hates him. The children of this era must obey their parents unconditionally, and they must unconditionally assume the responsibilities of the family, Qian Jun for the sake of his love, left his father, and left his responsible Prince Ren's mansion, in the eyes of Prince Ren, it is a big mistake, unfilial piety, and rebellion.

The study room was silent for a while, Prince Ren didn't realize it, his eyes were already red, no matter how much he complained about his son, he still asked hopefully: "Could it be that Xiao Jun is not dead, the news was misreported back then?" Only in this way can we explain why he has disappeared for so many years, why he has made great contributions, and why he does not dare to receive the emperor's award.

Emperor Yongchang nodded seriously: "It is indeed him!" ”

"This rebel!" Prince Ren scolded fiercely, but couldn't help but tears flowed down his eyes, "How did he go to the Tartar tribe?" This one is heartache, and the next is blame, "He actually went to the Tartar tribe!" ”

"It is said that he ran away from home with two Suihu, originally went to Liangzhong Province to relax, but he didn't expect to encounter heavy rain on the road, a landslide on a cliff, and two Suihu died in Huangquan, he was also seriously injured, although he was saved, but he couldn't remember anything, and he didn't even know what his name was."

"This, why is it so unlucky!" Prince Ren has been in the Western Xinjiang Army for ten years, and there have been generals who have been injured and can't remember the past, and they don't feel incredible, but they are sad that their son is so unlucky.

But he didn't condemn himself, why did Qian Jun encounter such a thing!

Monarchs, ministers, fathers, sons, fathers and sons, feudal society, that is, parents and elders, will never be wrong, even if they do something wrong, the juniors have to obey, so Prince Ren has no self-blame, and he can't be blamed all, social customs are like this.

"And now, but he remembers?"

"Well, he wrote to me that he was a troop of tea sellers, and that he had gone there, peddling tea in the Tartar tribes, and then buying medicinal herbs and skins, and in the meantime he had attended the Naadam Conference, where he defeated the second son of Huluner, and the two became friends. That's right, that is, he is friends with the little Huluner prince who is now rebelling against Wangton, the big Huluner was killed by Maodun, but he didn't let the little Huluner only be sixteen years old and dared to go against him, Qian Jun only heard that he was a royal clan at that time, and received a letter of help from the little Huluner, thinking that this was an opportunity, so he risked his life to go north, and made him a strategist for the little Huluner, so that he won a few battles, which made the situation in northern Xinjiang a mess, when he was fighting, he suddenly remembered that he had fought with the Tartars in the past, but he vaguely knew, I have caused a big disaster, and I don't dare to go back to Beijing to recognize my relatives, I just want to make a great contribution, in exchange for my forgiveness, in exchange for Uncle Wang's forgiveness! ”

"Shaft, so far, he has to think like that, I don't know-" Prince Ren couldn't say that he was thinking about his son. After a pause, he thought of something else and asked, "Who told him that he was a member of the royal family?" Why didn't this person who recognized him report to the emperor? ”

"Qian Jun didn't let him, and besides, this person was also greedy for profit, so he even married his daughter."

“？” Prince Ren really couldn't accept this fact, he almost jumped up, "I will never admit such a relative." ”

"Qian Jun made such a great contribution to return to Beijing, just so that we can accept this relative, do you know who he is?"

"It can't be Xiao Yat, right?"

"Indeed, it's him!"

"This Xiao Yi, how daring, how dare he do this!"

"Uncle Wang was angry, Xiao Yi also invited the guilty fold to come up, saying that Qian Jun's memory was completely lost, and he was completely a businessman who could only use force and sell, and he didn't want to go back to Beijing to recognize his relatives, and he even ran into a family surnamed Jin whose son was abducted, mistaken for his son, and the surname Jin proposed to him, he was afraid to refuse, and the Jin family gave Qian Jun the daughter of a peddler's pawn, so he had to agree, he said, he was not sure that it must be Qian Jun, because he had a big scar on his forehead, his appearance changed, and his speech was not Beijing."

"Nonsense, I don't believe that Xiao Yiken married his daughter to a civilian family, he is opportunistic, ingenious, this family, I can't recognize it!"

Emperor Yongchang was afraid of such a situation, but Prince Ren thought like this, he couldn't help sighing, and scolded Qian Jun for being sad for being a beauty for a while, and blaming Prince Ren for being stubborn for a while, the eldest lady of the Xiao family has given birth to two sons for Qian Jun, and the identity is enough to match Qian Jun, not to mention the previous relationship between the two, just seeing the truth in this crisis, Xiao Wenjin married Qian Jun in that situation, this love and righteousness, Qian Jun could not refuse. Up to now, Emperor Yongchang thinks that Prince Ren should take advantage of the slope to get off the donkey, see the opportunity for his son to make great contributions and be rewarded by the court, and rebuild the old friendship with his son, instead of pursuing the rights and wrongs of the past and separating them by force. Back then, Qian Jun was not allowed to marry the daughter of the Xiao family, he could run away in a bad mood, but now that the family has a son, they still don't accept Miss Xiao, and they don't know what will happen.

Although Emperor Yongchang was a little angry that Qian Jun was messing around, he was moved that in that case, he was still anxious about what the court was anxious about, thinking about what the court thought, and weighing it again and again, he felt that it was the best policy to envelop this capable minister.

"Uncle Wang, Qian Jun and the eldest lady of the Xiao family have been married for seven years, and they have already had two sons, I think that for the sake of the children, I will recognize this family business, as for Xiao Yi, add taxes to Nanlin Mansion, no matter what merits he makes, I will never give him an official and a knight."

"You can't be so cheap for him, Xiao Yi, this is a big crime of deception."

"Xiao Yi said that Qian Jun didn't know who he was, his appearance had changed again, and he had changed his surname to Jin, and he couldn't be sure."

Prince Ren was speechless, and he wrote to the emperor without conclusive evidence, if he made a mistake in judgment in the end, he would have to bear the crime of bullying the king, Xiao Yi's defense was not completely unreasonable, not to mention, he still had the kindness of not leaving Qian Jun when he was in the most danger, if the emperor dealt with Xiao Yi strictly, the impact would not be good.

Xiao Yi doesn't care if Prince Ren is good or bad, and the emperor doesn't care, what is difficult to do now is that Qian Jun's attitude, strictly dealing with Xiao Yi, and driving away Miss Xiao is forcing Qian Jun to leave Prince Ren's mansion again, and it will also make their father and son completely turn against each other.

"Hmph, doesn't Xiao Yi just want his daughter to be the future mistress of Prince Ren's mansion? I didn't want him to do it. Prince Ren gritted his teeth and was ruthless, he thought about it, and suddenly had an idea: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Xiao Yi is still suspected of bullying the king, and his daughter, since she is not married to the royal family, can demote this woman to a concubine, and then, marry another noble daughter for Qian Jun." ”

Emperor Yongchang couldn't cry or laugh: "Isn't this okay? Qian Junshang made it clear that he hoped to make meritorious service to atone for his sins and protect his wife and daughter, so I agreed to him before I ordered him to enter Beijing. ”

"He, he still dares to threaten the emperor?" Prince Ren frowned.

"No, he said that if his sins are not worth it, then take the eldest lady of the Xiao family and the two children to the Tartar tribe in person to ensure the safety of the northern frontier of the Jurong Dynasty for generations."

This is also a threat, a naked threat, Qian Jun even dared to scare the emperor - if he didn't agree to the conditions, he would take his wife and children and never come back.

Prince Ren was angry and helpless, could it be that his father, had failed like this? There is no way to take his son, if this thing is spread, what face does he have to behave?

"This rebel!"

Emperor Yongchang didn't echo it in his mouth, and he did scold Qian Jun as a thief to death in his heart, after all, the royal bloodline, so he became a pro-so-so, and ran back to make up for the document to join the clan, or the first one, he was the emperor, he was so faceless, but he didn't dare to say it, he was angry, so he didn't have a bag.

Prince Ren sat down with a tiger face, without saying a word, but did not promise to let Qian Jun return home.

Emperor Yongchang snorted: "Uncle Wang, I have already ordered him to return to Beijing, you see-"

"If he wants the daughter of the Xiao family, don't go back to the palace!"

Emperor Yongchang's eyes widened in surprise, he didn't expect Prince Ren to be so tough. Immediately, the emperor saw that Prince Ren was fearless, and he thought that Qian Jun had spent so much effort, and he was still reluctant to give up the title of Prince Ren's son, and when the time came, he might have to accept the condition of letting Miss Xiao be a concubine.

Even if Qian Jun gave birth to a concubine, it would be easy to marry a talented and good-looking noble girl in the capital. Talented, good-looking and status-oriented, such men are very rare.

"Uncle Wang, aren't you afraid that Qian Jun won't return to the palace?" Emperor Yongchang kindly reminded. "Forgive him for not daring!" Prince Ren Zhenzhen said, "The emperor thinks, does he dare?" "This is to ask the emperor to blackmail his son on his behalf. Emperor Yongchang shook his head: "He may dare!" ”

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