When Sang Luo and Tang Chen met Emperor Ji Chengying in the imperial study, they saw the talisman placed there at a glance.

What does it mean that the emperor did not put away the talisman, but placed it directly on the table?

As a courtier, you must carefully observe the emperor's words and deeds, and carefully figure it out, but for Sang Luo and Tang Chen, two loyal ministers who want to help the emperor regain power and revitalize the majesty of the imperial family, their speculation is to help Ji Chengying solve problems, not to be selfish like other ministers.

Ji Chengying first listened to the two of them talk about the case of the Four Seas Inn, and then asked some things about the army of the Southern Expedition, and then asked Sang Luo to write a note after he returned, indicating how to place the 150,000 army, and then discuss.

"Tang Chen, there's nothing to do with you, you can retire," Ji Chengying picked up the teacup and said, "The great strategist stays, I still have something to discuss with you." ”

Tang Chen left the imperial study after thanking him, and did not return to his mansion, but continued to inspect the nine gates of the imperial city. He knew very well that before the resettlement of the 150,000 troops of the Southern Expedition was completed, he still could not take it lightly.

After Tang Chen left, Ji Chengying put down the teacup and said to Sang Luo: "Sang Luo, come and sit." ”

Sang Luo glanced at the door of the imperial study, his face was embarrassed, and he shook his head slightly.

Ji Chengying said impatiently: "Do you want to resist the decree? ”

"Wechen doesn't dare." Sang Luo hurriedly got up and walked to Ji Chengying, and stood respectfully.

Ji Chengying smiled: "You are really bold enough, the talisman of the Southern Expeditionary Army, you dare to hand it over to someone else to Tang Chen, and then let Tang Chen transfer it to me?" What if something happens? ”

Sang Luo was neither afraid nor panicked: "Back to the emperor, the army of the Southern Expedition is returning in a mighty way, there must be a lot of eyes staring, and I can't hide that I left the camp, in case I attack Weichen on the way, then it will really be a big incident." ”

Ji Chengying said again: "So, you left the camp alone, and deliberately let those eyes only stare at you and not see the people who really carried the talisman, so that the talisman would be safe." It was a risky move, but it worked. The Queen Mother asked me what reward you wanted? ”

Sang Luo knelt down and said, "This is a matter within the scope of the ministers, and there is no need for a reward." ”

Ji Chengying looked at Sang Luo and said in a deep voice: "Or, I'll tell the Queen Mother and let Tang Chen marry your eldest daughter Tang Weige to you?" ”

Sang Luo was stunned, and he didn't know what to say for a while. Because of the matter between him and Tang Weige, as long as the two of them knew, how did this news reach the emperor's ears?

So, the emperor must have had his own sources.

Is it Genbe?

Although Sang Luo had heard rumors about Xuanbu, it was just a rumor, and even his teacher Hu Shen couldn't be sure of Xuanbu's existence.

The emperor suddenly mentioned Tang Weige, obviously wanting to tell Sang Luo that his every move was under the emperor's control. Even if Sang Luo asked the others to return with the talismans, the emperor knew in advance. The deeper meaning is that the emperor may also know that Sang Luo has forged a fake talisman without permission.

Sang Luo, who was kneeling on the ground, lay on the ground and said, "The emperor forgives the sin." ”

In addition to these four words, he didn't know what else to say, just as Nanrong Qufeng had never despised himself, Sang Luo had never despised the emperor in front of him who looked like a faint monarch.

Ji Chengying will pretend to be crazy and stupid in front of people like Nanrong Qufeng, and he will also behave like a child in front of Sang Luo, but Ji Chengying knows very well that Sang Luo, as a close minister like a great strategist, is originally wise in the world, even if his brain is not as good as him, at least let him know that the emperor has more than one pair of eyes.

It's not a threat, it's to tell Sanroku that he's definitely not a waste.

Ji Chengying laughed: "What are you afraid of?" I'm serious. ”

Ji Chengying didn't mention the matter of forging the talisman at all, because the real talisman had already reached the emperor's hands, and if this matter was still investigated, then he would really be a faint king.

Sang Luo said: "Your Majesty, Tang Weige and I haven't yet talked about marriage, and the emperor has already named Tang Wangshu as a concubine. ”

What Sang Luo means is that if I marry Tang Weige, then I and the emperor will be brothers-in-law, how will it be counted at that time? Your Majesty, you call me brother-in-law, and I call your Emperor Long Live Lord, let's talk about each other?

Ji Chengying pretended to be contemplative, and then said: "Also, there has been no such thing since the beginning of the dynasty, and I don't know what to do." ”

Sang Luo immediately said: "The emperor doesn't need to worry, Weichen knows what to do." ”

Ji Chengying said with a smile: "If necessary, I will let you marry Tang Weige, but ......" Speaking of this, Ji Chengying's tone changed, and he said sharply, "From today onwards, you can't get close to Princess Baomeng anymore, don't you know that I have decreed that I will marry her to Tang Chen's son?" ”

Sang Luo closed his eyes and said: "Weichen and Princess Baomeng are just a master-apprentice relationship, and I hope the emperor will see it." ”

Ji Chengying's face was serious: "No matter what your relationship is, from today on, if you dare to step into the Qinghe Hunting Ground for half a step, I will ......."

Ji Chengying didn't say the cruel words in the second half of the sentence, but the meaning was already understood.

Qinghe Hunting Ground was originally a royal hunting ground, it was a plain, because the environment was similar to Rouyuan, so 17 years ago, when Princess Baomeng was still in infancy when she was taken to the imperial city as a hostage, Emperor Shunhe built a Rouyuan Palace for the Qinghe Hunting Ground, which was specially used for Princess Baomeng to live.

When the imperial army approached the city of Rouyuan, it did not continue to attack, but sent envoys to negotiate peace. Emperor Shunhe knew very well that the Tors tribe had ruled Rouyuan for generations, and completely eliminating the Torsi tribe would only make Rouyuan more chaotic. Therefore, after the soldiers came to the city, they did not continue to enter the palace, if more people were injured, it would only make the people of Rouyuan hate the court and the Ji family even more.

The Torsi tribe in the castle was besieged, and he knew that it was pointless to fight to the death, so he surrendered to the court again. Emperor Shunhe also took advantage of the situation to ask for peace, but it could not be a clan relative of the Torsi tribe, it must be the daughter of the king of the Torsi tribe at that time.

Why does it have to be a daughter? Because the mother of all things is respected here, women have the highest status. Even if the king is a man, he must discuss with the queen. At that time, the only unmarried king of the Tors clan was Princess Baomeng, who had just been born.

Therefore, in the end, the imperial army returned to Shendu with Princess Baomeng, ending the war that should not have happened in the first place.

According to the rules of the royal family, the princess must be at least 16 years old to get married.

Emperor Shunhe only has two sons, Ji Chengying and Ji Hanguang, originally even if Princess Baomeng did not marry the emperor, she should have married Ji Hanguang who was the prince of Xi, but after Princess Baomeng turned 16 years old, the queen mother originally wanted the emperor to take Princess Baomeng as a concubine, but was stopped by Sangluo, and the reason given by Sangluo at that time was that now the clan king of the Tors tribe is no longer the father of Princess Baomeng, and he will be accepted as a concubine, but will bind the royal family.

As for how it would be restrained, Sang Luo didn't explain too much, but the Queen Mother seemed to understand, so she didn't insist anymore. Later, in order to get closer to the relationship with the Nanrong family, when the Queen Mother decided to let Emperor Natang Wangshu be the concubine, in order to be close to each other, and to make this relationship more complicated, she decided to let Princess Baomeng marry Tang Xiaohao.

Tang Chen is the bridge between the royal family and the Nanrong family, after the emperor married Tang Chen's second daughter, Tang Chen is the national abbot, and also became a relative of the emperor, the emperor recognized Princess Baomeng as his sister on the premise of letting Princess Baomeng marry Tang Chen's son Tang Xiaohao, this is a kiss and a kiss.

In this way, the royal family, the Tang family, the Nanrong family, and the Tuo Si Department were forced to be entangled together.

When you see this, some people may feel a little confused, so let's sort it out from the beginning and give you a look at the relationship between the characters.

The protagonist of this story, Tang Xiaohao, his father is Tang Chen, the commander of the Royal Iron Guard, Tang Chen's wife is the eldest daughter of the Nanrong family, the most powerful family in Jiuyuan, and his father is the Shangshu Nanrong Qufeng of the Imperial Military Department, and Nanrong Qufeng is also the current head of the Nanrong family.

Tang Xiaohao also has two sisters, the eldest sister is called Tang Weige, and the second sister is called Tang Wangshu. Tang Weige has always been infatuated with the great strategist Sang Luo, and although Sang Luo and Princess Baomeng are commensurate with each other, the relationship is unclear, which is a bit that before Tang Xiaohao married Princess Baomeng, the title of the cuckold king was ready for him.

As for who the great strategist Sang Luo likes, whether his liking is out of the emotion of being a human being, or because of some purpose, that is a later story.

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In the next two days, Tang Xiaohao stayed in the Tang Mansion in peace, in addition to eating and drinking with Wu Tianlu every day, he listened to this sworn brother tell some anecdotes about the rivers and lakes, and by the way, he also studied how to break through himself.

The basement and the Tang Mansion outside are like two different worlds, and the Tang Mansion is busy with the life events of the second lady Tang Wangshu. Although Tang Wangshu was named a concubine, it was not an official marriage, and naturally it would not be as cumbersome and grand as after the emperor married, basically after holding a royal ceremony, he didn't have to swear to the sky, exchange tokens or anything, and directly carried into the harem.

However, for the Tang Mansion and the Nanrong family, this is a big deal, not to mention having to deal with those who come to congratulate and pat on the back all day long.

When the people outside were busy, Tang Xiaohao was rummaging in the warehouse where the congratulatory gifts were stored, because although Wu Tianlu's injuries were no longer serious, he still had some internal qi insufficiency, so Tang Xiaohao decided to find some supplements for his sworn brother.

What he pondered was that even if Sang Luo didn't really want to send Wu Tianlu out of the city, as long as Wu Tianlu fully recovered, he should be able to escape with his skills.

After half an hour, Tang Xiaohao returned to the basement with a box, and then put the box in front of Wu Tianlu: "Big brother, grind this thing into powder, mix it with water to drink, and take it after three meals a day, it will be good for your injury." ”

Wu Tianlu looked at the box: "What is this?" Ginseng? ”

Tang Xiaohao said: "Compared with this thing, ginseng is no different from weeds. ”

As he spoke, Tang Xiaohao opened the box and showed Wu Tianlu the dried corpse of the bird and animal, which looked like a dried pheasant, but it exuded a fragrance that only existed in the mountains and forests.

After Wu Tianlu saw it clearly, he exclaimed: "This is a young phoenix!?" ”

Tang Xiaohao was stunned instead: "Young Phoenix? This is the cloud chicken. Strictly speaking, it is also a kind of strange bird ordered by the imperial court to protect, although this thing is a big supplement, but the legend is that this thing is a sacred bird, so it is not allowed to be hunted, once found, the head falls to the ground. ”

The cloud chicken in Tang Xiaohao's mouth is a rare bird in the deep mountains of Nanling, although it is small, it resembles the legendary phoenix, and it is covered with white feathers, and there is a legend that this bird is a sacred bird above the nine heavens. The royal family is superstitious, so the people are not allowed to hunt and kill.

You must know that before the imperial court ordered, cloud chicken was just a dish on the table of the people, such as what cloud chicken stewed mushrooms, white cut cloud chicken, three cups of cloud chicken, large plate cloud chicken, and some people have made cloud chicken feast, that is, a table of dishes are all related to cloud chicken, this kind of cloud chicken banquet also has a good name called "chicken you are too beautiful".

Wu Tianlu held the box and said, "Brother, where did you get this thing?" ”

Tang Xiaohao said: "The congratulatory gift given by others, isn't my second sister going to become a concubine?" Those officials in the court, as well as those big dogs in the capital, have come to congratulate, in fact, they are looking for an opportunity to pat my father and Nanrong's fart, this kind of thing is more in my family, even if my father and mother know that I took it, they won't say anything, you can eat it with confidence. ”

Wu Tianlu said: "Brother, do you remember what I told you about the shipper faction? ”

Tang Xiaohao nodded: "I know, it is the group of people in the twelve sects of the Sect who specialize in collecting rare treasures all over the world." ”

Wu Tianlu pointed to the air-dried cloud chicken in the box and said: "This cloud chicken is called a young phoenix in the other way, and it is difficult to buy a live young phoenix, even if it is dead, even if it is air-dried, it is also priceless." ”

Tang Xiaohao was puzzled: "Not so much, right?" If this thing hadn't been protected by the imperial court, it wouldn't have become so precious. In the early years, my father used to grind this air-dried cloud chicken into powder and soak it in water, in fact, I can understand the wine, but the soaking water is too weird, who uses the dried corpse of the chicken to soak in water, my father's taste is really heavy enough. ”

Wu Tianlu explained: "The common people don't understand, they just think this thing is delicious, but for people who cultivate internal strength and magical power, the young phoenix is a treasure, and direct blood sucking can make their skills improve by leaps and bounds, even if it is eaten for a long time after air drying, it is also of great help." ”

Tang Xiaohao was stunned, and then asked, "Really?" ”

Wu Tianlu said: "How could the eldest brother lie to you." ”

Tang Xiaohao directly took the box from Wu Tianlu's hand, and Wu Tianlu shook his head helplessly when he saw this.

Tang Xiaohao also smiled, and stuffed the box to Wu Tianlu again: "Big brother, I found this thing for you, your injuries are not all healed, it will help if you eat it." I estimate that in these two days, you will be able to leave Shendu City, but unfortunately, I can't follow you through the rivers and lakes, and I will soon become a colt who will be locked up for the rest of my life. Alas, a colt is also a horse, and sooner or later it will be ridden. ”

Wu Tianlu also knew the dilemma Tang Xiaohao was facing, this kid was definitely not a thing in the pool, but at the moment, he could only be a colt in a proper manner, if he ran away, he would implicate a large number of people, not to mention, maybe he would offend the Rouyuan Torsi Department.

Wu Tianlu thought for a while, took out a bowl from behind his waist, and handed it to Tang Xiaohao with both hands: "Brother, you are about to get married, and there is nothing for you to be a big brother, this bowl has followed me since I joined the beggar gang, and I use it for eating and drinking, for me, it has become a part of my body, today, I will give you this bowl." ”