Chapter 172: Deciding to stay
In fact, what the emperor talked about when he came to Xiangguo was nothing more than how to arrange me, for the imperial court, I was an outlier, young, and I entered the emperor's field of vision in this way.
But these are not the key, the key is the title, directly named the marquis, which makes many people unhappy, especially some generals, who have worked hard for half their lives, and have not reached the marquis, although the official position is high, but the title is low.
Perhaps this is the root cause of the obstruction of the ministers.
Then after conspiring for a while, Xiangguo went out without sadness or joy, but the emperor fell into deep thought.
As time passed, it became darker
Eight cars drove to the door of the welcome building, and soon someone went to inform the participants to get on the bus and go to the palace.
Coincidentally, the man in black and I walked to the door of the welcome building at the same time.
Black, how about riding in the same car with me?
This... All right!
After that, pull up my car with me.
Say it, say your terms. As soon as he got into the car and sat down, the man in black asked tightly.
Why are you in such a hurry? I'm not afraid that you'll run away, what are you anxious about?
Hum... I can't run, to be a man is to be true to my word and do what I say.
Good... If I do it, then my condition is.... How about following me and being my right-hand man until I die?
You.... No way, I'm not going to be anyone's follower.
Cut... Just now I swore that if you are a man, you have to do it, but now you won't do it as soon as I open my mouth, and you're weird-skinned.
The man in black blushed at what I said, but he still insisted, except for this one, everything else is fine.
That's all I have to say, no other requirements, if you can't do it, forget it! Just when our agreement is to fart, I won't pay attention to him after saying that, close my eyes and recuperate.
At this time, the man in black had a blue face and a red face, and he was anxious and angry.
After thinking for a while, he said: It's not that I don't want to talk about credibility, but I really can't help myself, I have a sea of blood and hatred, and I need revenge.
Well... It's just revenge, do you think you can do it on your own? Two fists are hard to beat with four hands, you are willing to follow me, and when you need revenge, I will join you and bring hundreds of thousands of troops, hehe...
This....
How long do you think it will take you to get revenge on your own?1 year?10 years?10 years?Or 100 years?Don't forget, you are growing, others are also growing, if you are not happy, I am not reluctant, you can do whatever you want.
You can think about it clearly, if you are willing to follow me, after the banquet in the evening, when the emperor asks, you can just say that you can follow me, and don't say anything else.
All right... I think about it.
By the way, I have a mental method and martial arts of the dark attribute martial vein here, hehe....
Hmm? What kind of mental method, what kind of martial arts?
I pretended not to hear and closed my eyes and recuperated.
Now I'm so anxious that I scratch my ears and cheeks, but no matter what he asks, I just don't pay attention to him.
This time, for some reason, I didn't encounter any checks along the way, maybe there was a special token or something.
Then he got out of the car and was led by a chief eunuch towards the depths of the palace.
Righteous and brave and all the heavenly pride...
With the old eunuch's announcement, it means that we have arrived at the place to eat.
Come on... Ladies and gentlemen, take your seats, I have been waiting in this imperial garden for a long time.
Be... Your Majesty...
Follow the maid who led the way and walk all the way to the first table on the right.
It seems that I should be the first table on the right, and the row of tables on the left of the emperor is already full of people, who seem to be the emperor's princes or some ministers.
Then after taking a seat, the emperor slowly spoke
Dear dear gods, I would like to introduce you to you
The first one here is my eldest prince
The eldest prince immediately stood up and hugged his fist in our direction to show his salute.
Next, come the Minister-sama
....
Its Chinese military generals each came, namely Xiangguo Gongsun Haotian and Zhenguo General Zhang Zhenguo, and the rest were the emperor's princes, including the eldest prince, the third prince, the fifth prince, the sixth prince, the ninth prince, and the twelfth prince.
After seeing each other, the emperor began to let the food be served, and then they raised their glasses frequently.
Of course, the person who was toasted the most was me, except for the three princes, the other princes all showed their ability to win over, anyway, it was intentionally or unintentionally pulled, and I had to laugh.
This dinner is said to be to thank us for our hard work, but in fact, everyone knows that the words are just in our own understanding. Of course, it's for our top three.
The next few people are going to study at the martial arts academy of the imperial dynasty, and they are from the imperial court sooner or later, so the emperor is not in a hurry.
For a dinner party, the guests and the host were happy, the dishes were well-cooked, and the wine was an aged imperial wine, but I didn't taste the deliciousness, but what I tasted was dry.
In the end, the so-called thank-you dinner ended in the dancing of the singer, but not surprisingly, our top three did not leave immediately, because the palace maid next to him had already said that after the dinner, the emperor would meet the three of us in the imperial study.
It seems that the expected thing is still coming, no way, just bite the bullet.
Using the aura to make the wine clean, the three of us got up, glanced at each other, and followed the eunuch who led the way to the imperial study.
When we arrived at the imperial study, we were told that the emperor was bathing and changing clothes, so let's wait for a while.
Half an hour later, the dynasty walked out from behind.
Three Aiqing, I've kept you waiting.
Your Majesty, you're welcome... Subordinates see the emperor...
Hi.... Free of courtesy, you are all the future pillars of the country elected, why do you talk about so many secular rites.
I opened my mouth and said, Your Majesty, you are the emperor, you can let us be exempted, but the etiquette that we can't understand is not...
Ha ha... Yeah. Su Houye is right. Someone... Bestow the seat.
Your Majesty...
Then the three of us lined up and sat on the wide seats, saying that it was sitting, but in fact, it was a butt side, who dared to really sit on it, it was purely an act of looking for death.
The emperor glanced at the three of us and nodded with satisfaction.
Three Aiqing, I think you must have some doubts in your hearts, why did I specially invite the three of you to meet you, right?
The three of us nodded yes.
In fact, the dynasty is now an eventful time, internally, some people form parties for personal gain, collude with each other's princes, and eyeing me as a seat, and externally, they are also inseparable from some dynasties.
There are wars going on at several border gates, which can be said to affect the whole body...
Then the emperor turned on the spit mode, which was really a headache to listen to.
After being verbose for nearly half an hour, he suddenly changed his style and asked, I don't know if the three Aiqing are willing to enter the court as officials and serve the court?
Forehead... Suddenly, the three of us didn't react for a while.
It's okay, it's okay, the three of you can think about it first, and after speaking, you picked up the teacup and drank it, presumably saying that now, you must be thirsty.
After drinking a cup of tea, the emperor looked up at us again, and finally looked at me.
Seeing the emperor's gaze, I knew that I couldn't do it if I didn't speak, so I sorted out the manuscript and said slowly:
Your Majesty, I should be willing to serve the court and share your worries, but Your Majesty, I am not yet 18 years old, but I have been made a marquis by you, and I think I am afraid that I am now the enemy of all the adults in the court.
Looking at my intentions, Your Majesty, can you ensure the safety of my life? Can you ensure that I will not be corrupted and co-opted by others? You have also seen the banquet tonight, and I believe that the performance of all the princes is in your eyes.
As soon as I said this, the emperor was obviously stunned, maybe he didn't expect me to think so deeply.
So, Your Majesty, the answer I can give you is that I am willing to be loyal to you, but I now want to leave the royal court for a while, away from this place of right and wrong, to train myself and accumulate strength.
If one day, Your Majesty, you are in need, I will have a trick for you, I will return, I will be able to fight, and I will win.
Syllable...
The emperor was so excited that he slapped the table and startled me.
Spoken: Okay... Very good... Su Xiao, you are not at a loss to the person I fancie, and then we will discuss it again.
Be...
Speaking of which, everyone also understands that the emperor is going to leave me to speak alone.
The emperor looked at the man in black
At this time, the man in black froze and looked at me again, presumably struggling in his heart. Especially when I said that I wanted to serve the emperor, the disappointment in my eyes flashed, and I also saw it in my eyes.
It took a long time for a cup of tea to look up at the emperor.
Emperor... I am willing to follow Su Gongzi, we made a bet in the ring, and Su Gongzi offered to let me follow, so I am willing to bet and lose, no matter where Su Gongzi goes, where I go, what Su Gongzi does, I will do!
Good... Very good...
finally looked at Xu Sanduo
Xu Sanduo hurriedly said, Your Majesty, my cultivation is still shallow now, I hope to study at the Martial Arts Academy first, and then His Majesty is assigning me to enlist in the army, I am willing to be loyal to you like Brother Su.
Good... Very good... I was right.
Wait a minute, get up and walk to the back.
After a while, he walked out with 3 gold tokens in his hand.
These are 3 tokens specially made by me, you keep them, don't give them away until you have to, if one day, I need you, and I will also let people carry the piece that matches your token to mobilize you.
Secondly, such a token has the authority to cut first and then mobilize a city's soldiers and horses, I hope you 3 use it carefully.
Be... Your Majesty... Subordinates obeyed.
Then the two of you should leave first, I need to discuss some things with Su Xiao here, remember, what I talked about tonight must rot in my stomach, if there is a rumor to let me know, I will not be spared...
Be... The subordinates obeyed, and then the two of them left, leaving me alone to watch the emperor eye to eye.
Come... Serve tea
Come.. Su Xiao, taste, this is my treasure,
Be... Then the subordinates are disrespectful!
Ha ha... You...
Let's talk about it, your own thoughts, as you said, I want to canonize you as an official, and the matter of leading the army has been opposed by the ministers, so I have to think about it in the long run.
Your Majesty....