Chapter 1038: Seeking
Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.inforeadx;? Gan Lin knelt on the ground, raised his head, and said loudly: "Weichen is sincere, please also ask Your Majesty to fulfill it,"
"Gan Aiqing......" Tang Ling was undecided, but Shangguan Xiu on the side raised his hand and patted her fragrant shoulder gently, Tang Ling understood what he meant, and sent a respected minister like Gan Lin as a messenger, the effect was undoubtedly the best,
Shangguan Xiu's eyes were deep, he pondered for a moment, and said: "Gan Ping, the eldest son of Lord Gan, is upright and talented, and he is currently the deputy envoy of the Imperial Academy, which is really condescending, I think that the title of Lord Gan, as well as the post of Minister of Finance, can be taken over by the eldest son Gan Ping, what does Your Majesty think?"
Sending Gan Lin as an envoy to negotiate peace with the rebels is to push him to death, and now let Shangguan Xiu talk about the great benevolence and righteousness of killing himself, loyalty and patriotism, etc., he can't say it, and he doesn't have the face to talk about it, the only thing he can do is to help Gan Lin get the greatest benefits, and strive for the greatest benefits for the Gan family, when he becomes a benevolent, there is no worries.
Tang Ling did not hesitate, and immediately agreed: "What the Duke of Guo said is timely, and I also have this intention,"
Gan Lin took a deep look at Shangguan Xiu, kowtowed forward, and said respectfully: "Weichen, thank Your Majesty Longen, thank Your Highness Longen,"
As he spoke, the old man straightened his waist, raised his eyes to look at Shangguan Xiu, and said: "Children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, Wechen doesn't think much about it now, Wechen only hopes that His Royal Highness can give Wechen a promise,"
Shangguan Xiu bowed his head and said, "Lord Gan has something to say, please speak,"
"Weichen hopes that His Royal Highness will be able to treat His Majesty well no matter when," Gan Lin finished speaking, and kowtowed forward again, this time, he knelt down to Shangguan Xiu alone, his head was on the ground, and he didn't get up for a long time,
Losing the capital, losing the palace, the emperor is equivalent to losing the foundation, like duckweed in the water,
If it is said that the strength of Shangguan Xiu and Tang Ling was five or five in the past, then from now on, this balanced situation is bound to be broken, and the Guogong forces will have an overwhelming advantage over the royal forces.
With the throne at his fingertips, who dares to guarantee that Shangguan Xiu will not be disobedient, and now Gan Lin is most worried about this.
His words made Tang Ling inhale, slowly close his eyes, and his heart was like a knife, not because of his alarmism, but because of his loyalty and patriotism, and he was also sad that he was about to lose such a loyal old minister.
When he was about to die, Gan Lin was not thinking about his own gains and losses, but about how to restrain Shangguan Xiu and how to ensure that Tang Ling's future throne was not shaken and threatened.
For a minister like Gan Lin, Shangguan Xiu also admired and respected him from the bottom of his heart, he walked down the steps, came to Gan Lin's approach, bent down, helped him up, and said: "Boss, please get up, the foundation of the Wind Country has been integrated into the blood and sweat of the Shangguan family, although Xiu is not talented, but he does not dare to insult the heroic name of the ancestors, Xiu Ke promises Lord Gan, remember the ancestral teachings, and never disobey,"
The ancestors of the Shangguan family, from Shangguan Yuanji, to Shangguan Yuanrang, Shangguan Yuanwu, Shangguan Yuanbiao, can all be loyal to the monarch and patriotic models, the ancestors of the Shangguan family, even if outsiders are not very clear, but they can guess what the content is, hearing Shangguan Xiu's words, Gan Lin was obviously relieved, and the old man was relieved: "With His Royal Highness's words, Weichen can walk with peace of mind," After speaking, he took two steps back, first bowed deeply to Shangguan Xiu, and then bowed to Tang Lingshi, got up and walked outside the hall,
Gan Lin's actions made all the ministers present moved, and also made many ministers ashamed of themselves, Cai Xiao took the lead in bowing to Gan Lin's departing back, and said: "Congratulations to Lord Gan,"
The rest of the people reacted, and they all bowed their hands in unison, and said in unison: "Congratulations to Lord Gan,"
Gan Lin, as a messenger, went out of the palace and asked to see Tang Yu, which was not a trivial matter for the rebels, and also made the rebel soldiers who had been unable to attack the palace for a long time and were impetuous, see the hope of victory.
As Shangguan Xiu expected, with Gan Lin's envoy, the rebels slowed down their attack on the palace, and took advantage of this rare opportunity to transfer all the main forces in the palace to the West Palace.
As for the South Palace, the North Palace, and the East Palace, only a small force was left to guard it, and on the palace wall, on the arrow stacks, many military helmets and firecrackers were placed.
In the dormitory, Shangguan Xiu accompanied Tang Ling to clean up the softness, the treasures in the palace are as many as cow hairs, countless, but if you want to ask if there is anything Shangguan Xiu can't reluctant, then there is really nothing, if you have to say that there is anything he can't reluctant, it is probably those books in the library pavilion,
In the dormitory, the female officials and palace maids went in and out in a panic, because they wanted to break through, they couldn't take away too big things, and they could only take away the gold and silver that were easy to carry.
Tang Ling took out a small wooden box from the corner of the bed, turned back to Shangguan Xiu and said, "I want to bring this box,"
According to Shangguan Xiu's meaning, in fact, he doesn't need to bring anything, just bring some change of clothes, he doesn't think they will never come back, on the contrary, he thinks that they will come back soon, and the things left in the palace will still be theirs in the end.
He stepped forward and asked curiously, "Xiang'er, what's in here?"
"It's just a little thing," Tang Ling said casually,
"I'll take a look," Shangguan Xiu took the wooden box and opened it, just as Tang Ling said, it was indeed filled with some small objects and gadgets, such as exquisite balls, crystal balls, etc., each of which was very delicate and valuable, but it was not to the point where it was priceless and had to be taken away.
Soon, Shangguan Xiu recognized that these were all gifts he had given to Tang Ling,
The Linglong ball was a trophy he captured during the battle in Ningnan, and he thought it was good, so he gave it to Tang Ling when he returned to China, and the crystal ball was the trophy he fought in Besa, and he also thought it was good, Tang Ling might like it, so he brought it back to the country.
Before, he didn't find out how much Tang Ling liked these little things, and he had never seen her play with them, let alone put them on the bright side, but he didn't expect that she secretly collected them.
"It turns out that these little things are still there," Shangguan Xiu's falcon eyes appeared with a soft light,
Tang Ling's face turned red, he took the wooden box back, covered it, and muttered, "I like it a lot, so it's all put together,"
As soon as she finished speaking, the person had already entered Shangguan Xiu's arms, his chin was gently against her shoulder socket, smelling the unique and charming fragrance on her body, Shangguan Xiu squinted his eyes comfortably, and his face also showed a rare touch of tiredness.
He was too tired, during this time, in addition to the battle, he was in a hurry, and he couldn't be idle for a moment, and now he was holding the person he was thinking about in his arms, he really wanted to sleep, even if it was half an hour, a quarter of an hour, but unfortunately, he didn't have that time,
After struggling in Shangguan Xiu's arms for a while, Tang Ling reacted, feeling that she was being hugged tighter and tighter by him, and she murmured puzzledly: "Ah Xiu,"
"It's kind of ...... I'm tired," Shangguan Xiu said in a slightly hoarse voice,
When Tang Ling heard this, he couldn't help but feel sour, and tears unconsciously swirled back and forth in his eyes.
In her impression, Shangguan Xiu is an extremely forgiving person, no matter how injured he is, he will not cry out in pain, no matter how bitter and tired he is, he will only admit it silently and never speak,
This time, it only took him a month to rush back to Shangjing from Mingshui County in Ningnan, and then enter the palace from outside Shangjing City.
Tang Ling raised his hand, gently stroked his emaciated cheek, and said in a choked voice: "Ah Xiu, I'm sorry, if it weren't for my ......"
Shangguan Xiu smiled, interrupted her words, grabbed her little hand, put it under her nose and sniffed it gently, and said, "If there is no Xiang'er, even if it is on the battlefield of thousands of troops, I will feel that I am alone,"
He is not a person who is good at sweet words, but it is precisely like this, and the occasional sentence is even more heart-pounding.
Tang Ling's heart was sweet, leaned into Shangguan Xiu's arms, and asked, "Have you never missed me these days?"
"I think about it every day,"
"Why don't you go back to Beijing, I'll send you so many edicts,"
Shangguan Xiu sighed helplessly and said: "On the battlefield of Mingshui County, the situation of our army is not optimistic, the main force of the Ningnan Army has not been able to attack for a long time, it has not stopped, and the military salary has been cut off due to the lack of the treasury, in this case, how can I go away,"
"Then why are you coming back now," Tang Ling asked pretending to be annoyed,
Shangguan Xiu said with a smile: "I learned that Xiang'er is in danger, even if the sky falls, my husband has to rush back to protect Xiang'er,"
"Clever tongue," Tang Ling's bulging little face was amused by him, and he scolded with a smile, and at the same time pressed closer to his arms, and at this moment, someone at the door of the dormitory timidly whispered: "Your Majesty, brother-in-law,"
Shangguan Xiu and Tang Ling turned their heads at the same time, standing outside the door, probing their brains inside, but it was Tang Mingzhu who didn't dare to enter rashly, seeing that it was her, Tang Ling frowned, Shangguan Xiu smiled, beckoned and said, "Zhu'er, come in,"
"Yes," Tang Mingzhu responded very obediently, lowered his head, took small steps, and walked into the dormitory in an orderly manner.
She felt that her performance was cautious enough, but she could still feel Tang Ling's fierce gaze when he looked at her,
Tang Ling stared at Tang Mingzhu with bright eyes, and Tang Mingzhu standing in front of her was like a child who had done something wrong, her head was lowered, and she didn't dare to lift it.
Shangguan Xiu explained: "When I passed by the Zhenguo Mansion, I found that Zhu'er was still in the mansion, so I took her into the palace,"
Tang Ling laughed in his heart, Yuan Mu, Qin Chuan, Mengtian and other core personnel of the Shura Hall all lived in the Zhenguo Mansion, but they had already entered the palace, but Tang Mingzhu was the only one who wanted to stay in the Zhenguo Mansion, why,
She asked slowly, "What did you just call me?"
"Your Majesty,"
"What is it called Guogong again?"
"Sister...... Brother-in-law," Tang Mingzhu's head hung lower,
"It's really strange to be called like this," Tang Ling said lightly, Tang Mingzhu's body was shocked, he knelt on the ground with a pop, and said in a trembling voice: "Please...... Please forgive your majesty,"
Shangguan Xiu looked at Tang Ling and Tang Mingzhu puzzled, the two of them were obviously cousins, and they were connected by blood, but the relationship they showed was not like sisters at all, and they were more distant and cold than ordinary monarchs and ministers.
Tang Mingzhu was still just a child in Shangguan Xiu's eyes, and seeing her trembling and kneeling on the ground at this time, Shangguan Xiu couldn't bear it, he lightly held Tang Ling's hand, and said to Tang Mingzhu: "Zhu'er didn't do anything wrong, how can Your Majesty blame you, get up......"
Before he finished speaking, Tang Ling suddenly asked, "Why did you refuse to enter the palace for a long time?"
"Not ...... Without His Majesty's summons, Zhu'er didn't dare to enter the palace,"
I didn't dare, Tang Ling was angry, and asked again: "Why dare you now?"
"It's because of my brother-in-law...... The palace ...... where my brother-in-law brought Zhu'er in"
"It seems that in Zhu'er's eyes, Guogong's words are much more weighty than my words, and they are much closer to Guogong than to me," If she still treats Tang Mingzhu as an ordinary little girl now, then she is not Tang Ling,