Chapter 36: The Return of the King
It wasn't until late at night that Guo Tianyi returned to the Forbidden City.
These days are the coolest times since Guo Tianyi crossed.
King Wei and the others seemed to be avoiding their own edge, and they didn't come to find fault with themselves at all for a day.
"His Royal Highness the King of Han, Your Majesty asked the old slave to ask you, what are you doing outside the city?"
Wei An had been waiting outside the Chengde Palace for a long time, and said with a smile after seeing Guo Tianyi's figure.
"Didn't the king say that?"
"I'm busy with something important."
"Father-in-law Wei is so late, could it be that there is some will on my father's side?"
Guo Tianyi glanced at Wei An and said loudly.
What about him.
The emperor's eyeliner is really everywhere, huh?
Today, I traveled in casual clothes, and I was out of town.
Just this old emperor knows that he is out of the city?
"Your Highness." Wei An arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty still hopes that Your Highness will not delve into some strange tricks too much. ”
"Grandpa Wei." Guo Tianyi said, "What this king is busy with now is definitely a major matter for the benefit of the country and the people, but due to some reasons, this king temporarily asks your father-in-law to keep it secret for me." ”
"Nature, nature..."
Wei An bowed his head and said, "Your Highness, what you said about the great things that benefit the country and the people is true?" ”
Wei Anke remembered that Guo Tianyi had been tinkering with some broken fishing nets and other things in the backyard of Chengde Palace before, and he couldn't figure out what King Han was doing.
"Can this king still coax you?" Guo Tianyi said angrily, "Last time, this king said that this is a gift to my father and even the world, father-in-law, don't ask again." ”
"Good, good..."
Wei An looked at the mysterious Guo Tianyi, and his tone was a little more respectful, "Your Highness, Your Highness asked Your Highness to go outside the West City Gate the morning after tomorrow to welcome Wang Shi back to the court, and His Royal Highness the Great Prince..."
"Huh?"
"Why did you let me go?"
Guo Tianyi was stunned for a moment, and then understood.
This is a big gift from the old emperor?
This time, the eldest prince led an army of 300,000 to the expedition, and only 180,000 returned.
The remaining 120,000 were all killed in battle.
Moreover, they were able to come back safely, and they were indebted.
This is a good time to win over the hearts of the military.
"Not bad." Wei An looked at Guo Tianyi's suddenly realized appearance, and continued, "There is one more thing, Your Majesty asked the old slave to tell His Highness on his behalf, how to deal with the eldest prince, and His Highness still needs to come up with an idea. ”
"This...?" Guo Tianyi frowned and said, "This king can't make a decision on this matter now, wait for the king of Ming to personally go to the imperial study to give His Majesty an answer." ”
"Okay."
"Then the old slave retired."
"If there is anything you need, Your Highness, just give your orders."
"Father-in-law walks slowly."
"Your Highness is gracious..."
Looking at Wei An's distant figure, Guo Tianyi's brows couldn't be stretched.
"Your Highness is worried about the affairs of the eldest prince?"
Oh, Qiu Yu, who was standing behind Guo Tianyi, asked out loud.
Hearing this, Guo Tianyi responded, "Mr. Qiu, tell me, it's true that my father asked me to subdue the army, but how to deal with the eldest prince, this is really not easy to do...?" ”
The captured prince, and the prince who was captured after the defeat, is it not appropriate to deal with it yourself?
It's not something you should have come up with.
It's light, I'm afraid that the cheap old man will not be satisfied.
It's heavy, most of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are not very friendly to themselves, and they can take the opportunity to make trouble.
How good is that?
"Your Highness, according to the opinion of your subordinates..."Qiu Yu squinted his eyes and said, "Your Majesty's move is to test Your Highness's decisiveness and ruthlessness. ”
"Huh?"
"Sir, please be clear."
Guo Tianyi looked at Qiu Yu and personally poured him a cup of hot tea.
"Your Highness." Qiu Yu arched his hand and said, "According to my great law, if the eldest prince is replaced by an ordinary general, it must be a major crime to kill the head, and His Majesty has abolished the crown prince, His Royal Highness only needs to order him to be placed under house arrest in front of the officers and soldiers of the three armies..."
"This...?"
"That's not right, is it?"
"My father just asked my opinion, didn't say let me go beyond my authority?"
"And the eldest prince had a good relationship with this king before..."
Guo Tianyi was shocked, this Qiu Yu was too ruthless.
Directly put him under house arrest, the old emperor hasn't spoken yet, he has so much power?
"Your Highness doesn't know that house arrest is the best way." Qiu Yu said solemnly, "The subordinates also know that the eldest prince has a good relationship with His Royal Highness, you don't believe that tomorrow will look at it, Your Majesty now intends to cultivate you as the prince, and will definitely hand over the handling of these matters to you, and..."
"With Your Highness's order, the eldest prince can still be spared death."
"If it is handed over to His Majesty to deal with, it will definitely be abolished directly, and the relatives of the eldest prince's family represent the queen's lineage, and the queen's lineage has a lot to do with the King of Wei.
Listening to Qiu Yu's suggestion, Guo Tianyi suddenly realized.
It is worthy of being the strategist who helped King Zhou's little son kill King Wei.
This move kills three birds with one stone, is it beneficial and harmless to yourself?
"Okay."
"Wait for the king of Ming to go to the imperial study to meet his father and queen, and then make a decision."
"Mr. Qiu, it's not too early, you should rest early."
"Yes, Your Highness, my subordinates retire."
........
Following.
Guo Tianyi rarely went to the early dynasty.
As Qiu Yu expected.
After the next dynasty, Emperor Feng Jing directly threw a blank holy decree to Guo Tianyi.
And it's sealed.
"Yi'er, what should I do, you can read and write it yourself."
"Yes, father, the son and the emperor are retiring."
After that, Guo Tianyi finished his salute and returned to Chengde Palace with the blank holy decree.
Early in the morning of the third day.
Guo Tianyi was wearing a golden silk python robe, majestic and majestic, and came to the West City Gate surrounded by the honor guard.
Not much.
I saw a mighty brigade of people appear in the field of vision.
headed by a carriage.
There was a man who looked a little similar to Guo Tianyi.
It was the former crown prince Guo Tiande.
Seeing Guo Tianyi wearing a python robe exactly like himself, Guo Tiande hurriedly got out of the carriage.
"Wow~"
"See His Royal Highness the King of Han."
"See His Royal Highness the King of Han."
"See His Royal Highness the King of Han."
“......。”
Although the officers and soldiers of the three armies returned defeated, when they saw Guo Tianyi, everyone's eyes were unstoppably excited.
No one thought of it.
It was His Royal Highness the King of Han in front of them who saved them.
His Royal Highness the King of Han single-handedly bought their lives and Dafeng's short-lived border tranquility, something they had never dared to think of before.
Who can believe that just one mouth and infinite wisdom can make the sharp Wu State regress?
The breeze blew, Guo Tianyi's sideburns and hair flew, and he slowly opened the holy decree in his hand.
Even Guo Tiande knelt on the ground, his forehead pressed against the muddy ground.
"Fengtian carries the emperor, and the system says: The soldiers of the three armies are defeated this time, and it is not because of you, all the soldiers are good sons and daughters of my great service...."
The holy decree was naturally written by Guo Tianyi.
When the soldiers heard that they were not only not punished, but that they were going to get a raise, everyone could not believe it as if they were in a dream.
The generals, in particular, were so moved that they were in a mess.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live...."
When the decree was read, the soldiers of the three armies shouted long live.
They also vaguely knew that nine times out of ten, His Royal Highness the King of Han participated in this holy decree.
Otherwise, how can there be such a good thing?
"Big brother, I've suffered all the way."
Guo Tianyi put away the holy decree, looked at Guo Tiande, and smiled.
"Third brother, I..."
"Big brother, you don't have to say much, my father doesn't want to see you."
"I've tried my best to protect you, and for the time being, I can only wronged you to stay in Chongming Palace..."
"Third Brother Xie, Third Brother Xie....!"
Guo Tiande's eyes were red, and there were tears of remorse and complicated tears flowing out of the corners of his eyes.
He was terrified along the way.
I'm afraid that I will be abolished after I come.
But now it seems that he was insured by Guo Tianyi?