Chapter 34 The Nation and the Foreigners, Fighting for the Ball and the Country (2)
Liu E was silent, yes, Ye Pei is too much like her, too much like her when she was young, the girl who dared to love, hate, resist, and pursue, and even Ye Pei did what she didn't dare to say or dare to do when she was young.
The fifteen-year-old drum girl, she is shrewd and pungent, she dares to pursue, she has not dreamed of love that grows old together, but what did she get?
If she had been in love with her lover at that time, would she still be her? How could she become the heroine of the world now?
She didn't know whether to rejoice or sigh. Life gave her pain, the pain of losing everything.
But it was this painful suffering that made her reborn in hellfire, and this pain also gave her a broader world and a more brilliant life.
Liu E was silent, she hoped that Ye Pei would be happy, but at the same time, she didn't want her to be tied to the love of the children in front of her. Only pain makes people sober, only pain makes people forge ahead, and her experience over the years has made her realize this even more!
At this time, Liu E looked lonely and didn't say a word.
Everyone listened to Ye Pei's words, but saw that the Queen Mother did not express her position, some pouted, some smiled, and some felt that this county lord was very innocent.
It's just that the diplomacy between the two countries is no trivial matter, and everyone's eyes are focused on the Uighur prince Yusupu.
But Yu Supu also groaned and didn't say anything, Zhao Zhen clenched his fists and looked at the hundred officials eagerly, hoping that someone could resolve the embarrassing scene at this time.
But when it looked like everyone, everyone looked at each other, and no one wanted to wade into this troubled water. No one wants to offend a foreign envoy.
Just as Zhao Zhen was in a hurry, a person stood up from the seat at the end, walked to the center of the main hall, bowed and saluted, and said without humility or arrogance: "The minister will be the supervisor Cheng Fubi has seen the official family, the queen mother, and Prince Yusupu. ”
Zhao Zhen was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Rich eunuch, please speak." ”
Ye Pei looked back and saw that it was Fu Bi, Fu Yanguo, whom he met at Liu Wan'er's house that day. At this time, he was appointed as a prisoner, but he was just a petty official in charge of palace buildings and gold and jade utensils.
Fu Bi said with a serious expression: "Forgive the minister's humble opinion, Prince Yusupu, marriage is easy to cause complaints and estrangement, you and the county lord are only one-sided, how to determine her personality and character?" Therefore, please think twice about the matter of harmony.
Moreover, the eldest princess of this dynasty is married, and the dowry does not exceed 100,000 yuan, not to mention the county lord? It would be more affordable for the prince to ask for some gold leaf gifts.
If there is a long-term trade between the two countries, I am afraid that the benefits will be more beneficial to the country and the people than intermarriage, right? ”
After listening to Fu Bi's words, Zhao Zhen was very happy, "Fu Qing's words are very reasonable. Prince Yusupu, I promise you 100,000 yuan a year, and give it to your country every year as a sign of friendship, and promise the Uighurs to open trade and trade forever without saying a word for ten years. ”
Yu Supu didn't expect Zhao Zhen to agree to such a lucrative condition, so he laughed dryly and said, "Since the county lord has no intention, the minister is not willing to force it." Thanks to the generous courtesy of the Great Song Dynasty, we Uighurs will certainly live up to the favor of the Great Song Dynasty, and we hope that we will be reconciled forever and peaceful forever. The minister also wished that the county lord would find a good fate in the future and get what he wanted. ”
Seeing that this matter was resolved, the Empress Dowager Liu E also raised her glass and said: "Prince Yusupu came from afar and returned with a full load, I also toast you, may the two countries be reconciled forever!" ”
The ministers and officials raised their glasses together with the Uighurs and congratulated in unison: "May the two countries be reconciled forever and be peaceful forever!" ”
After that, there was another round of singing and dancing.
Ye Pei pondered alone for a while, and seeing that everyone's eyes were no longer focused on her, he got up and walked to the Fu Bi table, and said gratefully: "Ye Pei thank you to the rich eunuch for relieving the siege!" Rich boy, don't come unharmed! Ye Pei smiled at Fu Bi.
How do you know that Fu Bi got up, his eyes only looked at his feet, and he didn't raise his eyes at Ye Pei, and said solemnly and respectfully:
"As a minister, it is within his duty to share the worries of the country, and the county lord does not have to be grateful to his subordinates. The minister has a word to advise the county lord, as a subordinate, to make the monarch worried, not the way of a human minister, as a woman, should not be ostentatious in the market, so as not to bring humiliation on himself. ”
Ye Pei's originally smiling face immediately froze, she was very grateful for Fu Bi's righteousness and admired his talent.
Who knew that after Fu Bi recognized herself as Ye Gongzi that day, she actually said these words, she suddenly felt that Fu Bi was so hateful, how could he be so old-fashioned and unreasonable at a young age!
Ye Pei bit his lip and said, "Thank you for teaching the rich eunuch!" With that, he turned back to his seat and said no more.
Until the banquet ended and returned to Qifeng Pavilion, Ye Pei was still angry. But after entering the house, she heard Miao Jinhe tell her what happened to the official family in Zichen Hall today, and she couldn't help but worry about Zhao Zhen.
Miao Jinhe waited for Ye Pei to remove the hairpin ring and remove the makeup, and Ye Pei was alone in a daze with the bronze mirror.
She brushed her hair through a comb and thought about everything that had happened throughout the day, as if she had had a big dream.
After the decision, Zhao Zhen really hurriedly ran into Qifeng Pavilion, and he didn't even change the robe he wore during the banquet.
After entering the house, he went straight to the inner room, Chen Zhongyi and Miao Jinhe saw this, and quickly closed the door.
After entering the house, Zhao Zhen hugged Ye Pei and cried bitterly, he endured his emotions all day, and finally lost control the moment he hugged Ye Pei.
He cried desperately and broke down, like a child thrown into his mother's arms, aggrieved, painful, fearful, and unwilling......
He couldn't bear it any longer, he pretended to be too tired, and the breakdown erupted with bursting tears.
Who would have thought that as an emperor, he would live such a forbearant and aggrieved life?
Only this embrace in front of him is the warmest, most reliable, and safest place, but even this last harbor is almost lost to him, what kind of grievance and fear he has in his heart!
Ye Pei understood him, she didn't persuade him a word, just silently accompanied him, hugged him tightly, and let him hold herself tightly.
Zhao Zhen sat on the spring bench where Ye Pei was dressing, and Ye Pei stood in front of the bronze mirror, forgetting to put down the comb in his hand.
After a long time, Zhao Zhen's tears gradually subsided, but he didn't want to move, he still hugged Ye Pei tightly.
It was pitch black outside, there was only a faint light in the room, and the inner room was extremely quiet, and the two of them were silent.
The bell and drum tower sounded the drum of the watch, and the night patrol of the two eunuchs in the distance was faintly heard, "The weather is dry and dry, be careful of the candles".
Ye Pei called Zhao Zhen gently, "Sixth brother, you have already entered the shift." ”
"I'm not leaving! I'll stay in your pavilion tonight, and I'll tell the world that you're my woman!" ”
"Tomorrow, the slashes of the temple will fly like snowflakes. Life for you and me will only get harder. ”
Ye Pei picked up Zhao Zhen's face and looked at him sadly, but his tone was extremely firm.
"The official family will be called a debaucherous and unscrupulous king, and I will be scolded as a bewitching queen who charms the lord and deceives the public!"
Zhao Zhen closed his eyes and took a deep breath, "Let me hold it for a while!" ”
Ye Pei caressed Zhao Zhen's face with his hand and wiped away his tears.
Zhao Zhen asked: "How can Pei'er be so strong?" Why do you never shed tears? ”
"I'm not strong, I can't shed tears, because in the year my parents died, I dried all the tears of this life!"
Zhao Zhen listened and hugged Ye Pei tighter. "When I get in power, the first thing I want to do is to return my uncle's innocence!"
Ye Pei raised Zhao Zhen's head again, "That sixth brother has to do what he says!" ”
Tears welled up in the corners of Zhao Zhen's eyes, and he said, "But I have been planning for half a year, but today I lost everything!" I'm not reconciled! ”
"It doesn't work for traitors to crowd out traitors, they can't be trusted. The official family can only succeed by cultivating their own loyal and brave ministers. ”
"I don't know, but it's too hard, it's too hard!"
"If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight. As the emperor, how could the sixth brother know the difficulty and retreat? ”
"With Pei'er by my side, I'm much stronger."
Ye Pei reassured Zhao Zhen again: "Everything will be fine!" ”
Ye Pei was silent for a while, and then said softly: "My master once told me that there is no shortcut to learning martial arts, and if you want to do well, you can only keep thinking, keep training, and work hard.
I don't think there is a single thing in the world that is not like this, everything has to be done with hard work, and it will definitely be successful. Tianxingjian, a gentleman strives for self-improvement. ”
"But I've worked so hard, why do I still fail?"
"Why didn't the sixth brother know that in "Mencius, Confession of the Son", it is said that the heavens will descend on the people, and they must first suffer their minds, strain their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skins, empty their bodies, and act chaotically, so they are tempted to endure and benefit what they cannot.
People are permanent, and then they can change; Trapped in the heart, balanced in the mind, and then done; Signify in color, sound in sound, and then metaphor. Since you are the chosen one, you must endure unbearable pain and unbearable pressure before you can achieve great things.
If the sixth brother feels lost and at a loss today, then think again, act again, and wait for the right time, place, and people. One day, the sixth brother will become a generation of emperors admired by all generations! ”
"Can I really?"
Ye Pei looked at Zhao Zhen gently but firmly, "It will definitely be, even if it is for me, the sixth brother must cheer up." It's no one else who crushes you, only your own demons! ”
Zhao Zhen gradually perked up and nodded firmly, he puffed up his chest and said to Ye Pei, "Well, I will do it!" He looked at himself in the bronze mirror and instructed Ye Pei: "Comb my hair for me!" ”
Zhao Zhen faced the bronze mirror, Ye Pei stood behind him, carefully combed his hair, and tied it with a jade hairpin. In the end, Ye Pei put the flat-legged long-winged gauze hat firmly on Zhao Zhen's head.