Chapter Seventy-Eight: Temporary Pilgrimage
It was nearly noon, and when the bell rang, the ministers of the court had come to the Tai'an Hall one after another. At that time, Emperor Honghua was still in the dormitory and had a deep affection with Empress Yixian.
"Your Majesty's spiritual qi has been better these days, it seems that the Heavenly Master's medicine is really useful." Empress Yixian Wen Xian sorted out the complicated dragon robe for Emperor Honghua, and Ying Ying smiled.
Emperor Honghua was in a good mood when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Yes, the Heavenly Master's medicine is very effective, and I feel energetic every day after taking it for half a month." Saying that, he looked at the beautiful and virtuous woman in front of him gently, gently held her hand, and sighed, "I have neglected Huan'er in the past few days, will Huan'er blame me?" ”
Empress Yixian lowered her head and smiled softly, and said coquettishly: "The concubine is naturally to blame Your Majesty." ”
Emperor Honghua's face changed slightly when he heard this, his eyes were slightly dignified, and he opened his mouth to speak.
"The concubine blames His Majesty for handing over the affairs of the court to the prince." Empress Yixian frowned, and said aggrievedly: "The prince is still young and has little experience, so it is inevitable that he will make mistakes in the handling of some things, which will cause criticism from the ministers in the court, and the concubines will feel uncomfortable, thinking that it would be good if His Majesty was here." ”
When Emperor Honghua heard this, his expression was a little gloomy, he took her into his arms, and said gently: "Huan'er, it's all bad to blame." However, the prince is becoming more and more calm, and I am getting old, so it is time for him to share my worries. ”
When Empress Yixian heard this, she straightened up, looked at the noble man in front of her with gentle eyes, and said in a gentle voice: "In the eyes of the concubines, Your Majesty is in the prime of life and is not old. ”
"Hahaha······" Emperor Honghua laughed happily. After laughing, thinking of Huangfu Yuntian's words, his face was covered with another layer of darkness, and he shook his head and sighed, "I am really old, and there are some things that the prince should worry about for me." ”
Empress Yixian lowered her eyes, frowned again, and sighed faintly: "What Your Majesty said really made the concubines panic, the prince was too young and reckless, and the concubines were afraid that the prince would not be able to handle the major affairs of the court and China, not only offending the courtiers, but also making His Majesty angry, and the concubines were both anxious and sad." As he spoke, tears welled up in his eyes.
"In the past few days, the prince has been unable to sleep and eat peacefully for Yan's return to China, everyone has lost weight, and the concubines are really distressed. And Junhuang has also been sullen these days, and the concubine is worried and helpless in her eyes. Fortunately, His Majesty came out, and the concubines felt more at ease. With that, tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Okay, okay, it's not good for me to let Huan'er be wronged." Emperor Honghua cried before the meeting, I saw pity, my heart was soft, and I took her into my arms again, "Having said that, Huan'er don't worry about the prince, I let him have a lot of experience, it would be good to have experience, after all, this court will still rely on him in the future." ”
"The concubine thanked Your Majesty for the crown prince." Seeing this, Empress Yixian smiled and bowed down.
"Huan'er doesn't need to be polite to me." Emperor Honghua stretched out his hand to support her, "Huan'er said that Junhuang is depressed all day long, what's the matter?" ”
Huangfu Junhuang is Emperor Honghua's favorite daughter, and when he heard that she was unhappy, Emperor Honghua naturally cared.
"Naturally, His Royal Highness, His Majesty's favorite princess, has grown up and has begun to have her own careful thoughts, so sometimes it is inevitable that she will be cranky and depressed." Empress Yixian handed a cup of ginseng tea to Emperor Honghua and said with a smile.
Emperor Honghua took a sip of ginseng tea, nodded and said, "Junhuang has indeed grown up, and it is time to recruit a colt for her." ”
Empress Yixian Ying Ying smiled and said: "Your Majesty really understands Junhuang, this girl has been sullen about this matter for the past few days." ”
"Oh, is it possible that my little princess already has someone she likes?" Emperor Honghua asked with interest.
"Your Majesty is really like a god."
"Which son?" Honghuadi is even more interested.
Empress Yixian's eyes wandered, and she said with a smile: "Who else can fascinate our little princess except Qi An Houye." ”
"Qi Anhou?" When Emperor Honghua heard this, he laughed, "This little girl has a good eye. Qi Anhou is young and promising, and he is a rare talent, and Junhuang is a good match for him. ”
"Just ······" Empress Yixian wanted to speak and stopped, her eyebrows frowned, and she hesitated.
"What's wrong, Huan'er?" Emperor Honghua asked suspiciously, "What makes Huan'er so embarrassed?" ”
Empress Yixian sighed: "It's a pity that Qi An Houye already has a sweetheart, and Junhuang is worried about this matter these days." ”
"Is that so?" Emperor Honghua's face became a little ugly, and his gaze became sharp.
"Yes, Your Majesty, what do you think of this?" A trace of sorrow flashed across Empress Yixian's face.
"Huan'er, don't worry, my princess is so noble, as long as Junhuang wants it, I will definitely help her, even if Qi Anhou has someone in his heart, he can only be my favorite princess." Honghuadi said firmly.
When Empress Yixian heard this, her sad face was swept away, and she smiled coquettishly: "Your Majesty the concubine for the princess, Junhuang doesn't know how happy she should be if she knows." ”
Emperor Honghua nodded and said, "I haven't seen Junhuang for a few days, so let's announce her to see me after I retire." ”
"The concubine obeys." Empress Yixian's eyes were dark, and she smiled and bowed.
"Your Majesty, it's time to go to court." Grandpa Sun reminded on the side.
"Okay, let's go to court." Emperor Honghua held Empress Yixian's hand and rubbed it gently, "Huan'er, I'll accompany you when I go to the next court." ”
"The concubine understands, send your majesty." Empress Yixian's eyes were full of smiles and said gently.
Emperor Honghua nodded, let go of her hand, and walked out of the dormitory.
Above the court, the ministers have gathered on the Tai'an Palace.
At this time, the ministers were not calm.
Since Emperor Honghua ascended the throne, except for the rebellion of the twelve cities of Yanzhou and the rebellion of Tianguimen six years ago, Emperor Honghua was furious, and he had never seen Emperor Honghua so nervous in the future, and suddenly issued an order to temporarily convene a court meeting.
So the ministers speculated about Emperor Honghua's intention to temporarily go to the court this time.
"Elder Guo, Master Hou, do you know what happened to Your Majesty this time?" Zhao Chaodong, the secretary of the court, asked in a low voice.
Baili peerless rubbed the jade wat in his hand, his expression was indifferent, and he did not answer.
Su Liangren's eyes flashed slightly, shook his head and smiled: "This pavilion doesn't know about this either. ”
Zhao Chaodong lowered his voice again: "Xiaguan guesses that it is probably related to Yan's return to the country and the invasion of the west, and Your Majesty has finally paid attention to this matter." ”
"The matter of Yan's return to China and the invasion of the west is very important, and Your Majesty naturally attaches great importance to it." Su Liangren stood with his hands in his hands and said lightly.
"That's what the old man said. If Yan returns to China and invades the west, I don't know how His Majesty will deal with it? Zhao Chaodong said in a low voice.
Su Liangren's gaze fell on the crown prince Fu Yi, who was arguing with Wang Rong Huangfu Yun, seeing that the two seemed to be brothers, friends and brothers, and they talked happily, but in fact, they were testing each other, secretly guarding themselves, and their eyes couldn't help but sink, and said: "Lord Zhao doesn't need to worry, Your Majesty has his own magic method." ”
"Yes, yes, yes." Zhao Chaodong suddenly saw Su Liangren's dark gaze, and his heart froze, thinking that he was blaming himself for saying the wrong thing, so he hurriedly responded at the moment, not daring to say more.
Baili peerless' eyes glanced lightly, and the ministers who gathered together to guess Emperor Honghua's thoughts. He is strong in martial arts, so he naturally listens to the whispers of the ministers word for word in his ears, and he can't help frowning slightly.
"Master Hou, what's wrong?" Su Liangren noticed Baili's peerless expression and asked in a low voice.
Baili Peerless shook his head and said, "It's nothing." ”
Su Liangren saw that he didn't want to say it, but he didn't force it.
"Can Yun Tian know the intention of my father's sudden convening of the court meeting this time?" Huang Fu asked with a gentle smile.
Huangfu Yuntian looked cold and said, "This king doesn't know. ”
Huang Fu Yi sneered in his heart, his people came with the news, since Huang Fu Yun went to the Tianji Palace to see Emperor Honghua, Emperor Honghua ordered to hold a court meeting, he would not know?
"Why should Yun Tian be modest, but this palace heard that Yun Tian was extremely favored by his father during this time, how could he not know his father's thoughts?" The smile on Huangfu Yi's face remained unchanged, and he approached Huangfu Yuntian and said in a low voice, but the smile in his eyes was a little cold.
Huangfu Yun's eyes were like snow, and he sneered and said coldly: "Speaking of being able to get the favor of my father, who in this court can compare to His Royal Highness the Prince?" ”
"Yun Tian, you and I are both the princes of my father, and my father naturally treats everyone equally, is Yun Tian blaming his father for being biased?" Huangfuyi's smile remained unchanged and said lightly.
When Huangfu Yun heard this, he couldn't help but be angry in his heart, and he wanted to kill him immediately.
"Your Majesty has arrived." Grandpa Sun's voice resounded throughout the hall.
The ministers instantly fell silent in the sound of "Your Majesty has arrived".
Huangfu Yuntian glanced at Huangfu Yi coldly, and then regained his expression.
With a majestic face, Emperor Honghua slowly walked up to the main hall and sat down on the dragon chair.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live." The ministers bowed down in unison.
Emperor Honghua's majestic gaze swept over the ministers before he said, "The ministers are flat." ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The ministers thanked and stood up.
"Ladies and gentlemen, do you know why I suddenly ordered the convening of the court meeting?" Honghua Emperor said majestically.
"This ······" The ministers are in turmoil, you look at me, I look at you, and do not answer.
Emperor Honghua's eyes sank, and he said, "Lord Zhou, can you tell me?" ”
Yushi Zhou Changwen was suddenly called, his heart was shocked, he stepped out of the ranks, and said in fear: "Weichen doesn't know, please make it clear to Your Majesty." ”
"I don't know? As a master of imperial history, don't you even know what has happened in the court these days? You don't have to do it. Emperor Honghua said angrily.
Zhou Changwen was shocked when he heard this, he broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly fell to the ground, and shouted in a lost voice: "Your Majesty is angry, Weichen is derelict in his duties, please punish Your Majesty." ”
Huangfu Yun pursed his thin lips, he knew why Emperor Honghua was stabbing his people, and immediately said: "Father, Lord Zhou has been working hard for Yan's return to China and the westward invasion these days, and I also ask my father to be gracious." ”
Emperor Honghua's gloomy gaze fell on Huangfu Yuntian, and he said coldly after a while: "That's it, I won't pursue this matter first." ”
"Thank you, Father."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Emperor Honghua retracted his gaze and said, "What do you think about Yan's return to China and the invasion of the west?" ”
"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that Yan has committed a crime after returning to China, and the crime is unforgivable, and His Majesty should give an order to go to crusade to correct the country's prestige." Zhou Changwen played.
Emperor Honghua's eyes turned slightly, and he said, "What does the prime minister think?" ”
Su Liangren stepped out of the column and said respectfully: "Weichen does not agree with Lord Zhou's opinion, the war between the two countries will inevitably lead to the destruction of human lives, and please think twice before making a decision." ”
"Father, Lord Xiangguo is right." "If the two countries go to war, not only will the lives of the people be ruined, but it will even attract the covetousness of other countries for the land of our great Asia, and the son thinks that peace between the two countries is the best way." ”
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's words are wrong." Huangfu Yun said loudly, "If Yan returns to China and commits a crime, if I don't take a little tough measures, if I let Yan return to China and succeed, other countries will definitely take advantage of the situation, where is my Daya's face at that time, how to lead the six countries?" ”
"His Royal Highness King Rong, do you know how many ordinary people will suffer from war, is it true that His Royal Highness King Rong has never been considerate of the people?" Huang Fu Yi sneered.
"It is precisely because of this king's compassion for the people that he advocates raising troops to crusade against Yan and returning to China." Huangfu Yun said coldly, "If the land of the western realm is allowed to fall into the hands of Yan Guoguo, the people of the western realm will definitely be subject to Yan's return to the country, won't the people suffer?" ”
"Father, isn't Yan's return to China just for the second prince, as long as we find the second prince, we will definitely resolve the contradiction between Daya and Yan's return to China, and I hope that my father will adopt the advice of his son." Huangfu said respectfully to Emperor Honghua.
Huangfu Yuntian also hurriedly said: "Father, Yan returned to China to rebel, the crime is unforgivable, and I also ask my father to issue an order to raise troops to fight, and my son is willing to share his father's worries." ”
"Father's ······"
"That's enough." Emperor Honghua shouted, "Lord Weng, what do you think? ”
Weng Shangqi hurriedly said: "The minister thinks that His Royal Highness the Prince's proposal is more appropriate. ”
"Ladies and gentlemen, do you have any opinions?"
"The minister seconded His Royal Highness King Rong's proposal." Yu Shi Cheng Hongyuan played.
Emperor Honghua's gaze swept over the ministers, fell on Baili peerless, and asked casually: "Qi Anhou, what do you think?" ”
Baili's peerless face did not change, and he said leisurely: "The minister obeys His Majesty's will." ”
"Good. I already have an idea about this matter and retreat from the court. Honghua Emperor said loudly.
When the ministers heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other.
What Honghuadi said was the idea, they couldn't guess. Only you look at me, I look at you, and then exit the main hall.