Chapter 802: Recovering Mengzhou
This time I entered the palace, although there was only a gap of more than ten days, but compared with the last time, there was an inexplicable tension, especially the forbidden troops along the way, their faces all carried an inexplicable aura of slaughter.
Walking through the long palace wall, everyone was quiet, silent, Su Qi'an was in the middle, silently following, his face was calm, and his eyes scanned.
This long palace wall also gives people a sense of depression that is difficult to breathe, and Su Qi'an has been fighting outside all the year round, this kind of depression seems insignificant to him, if he were someone else, he would have been afraid that he would have been scared and sweaty.
After a while, everyone finally walked out of the palace wall, and what greeted them was no longer a feeling of suffocation, but an empty and huge square.
Before he could scan his eyes, suddenly, in front of Su Qi'an, a figure shook.
Looking closely, a middle-aged man in dark yellow armor walked towards him.
When he saw Su Qi'an, this person had a smile on his face and said with respect on his face.
"Ah, I didn't expect to see you here, it's really an honor for the general."
Su Qi'an's eyes were surprised, this person was none other than the commander of the forbidden army, Han Qing.
Compared with the deputy commander Liu Xin, Su Qi'an didn't have much affection for Han Qing, from the beginning of contact, this person didn't give Su Qi'an a good face, if it weren't for Su Qi'an's attention to Su Xuanyong and some talent, this commander of the forbidden army would not be so polite to him.
Although he didn't have a good impression, Su Qi'an didn't want to deal with Han Qingjin, showed a surprised look, and pretended to ask.
"Yes, I didn't expect that a regular meeting of Your Majesty would make Commander Han dispatch, it seems that Your Majesty attaches great importance to today's meeting."
Han Qing hurriedly waved his hand and said with a smile, "Master Hou's words are wrong, as the commander of the forbidden army, he is responsible for the security of the imperial city, it is a matter of duty, be cautious, it should be right."
"Well, Commander Han said this, Ben Hou agrees, the security of the Imperial City and other places, to have today, it all depends on the dedication of Commander Han and other forbidden army brothers, speaking of which, Commander Han is really hard."
Han Qing looked humble, waved his hand and said, "Hou Ye is polite, this time I will not delay Hou Ye and His Majesty to discuss important matters, I will have the opportunity in the future, I will catch up with Hou Ye, Hou Ye is here." Xiushu.com
Su Qi'an nodded, and under Han Qing's signal, he walked towards the main palace in front of him, but after just a few steps, he seemed to think of something, his steps froze, and he suddenly asked.
"By the way, Commander Han, so many forbidden army brothers are dispatched, why didn't you see Deputy Commander Liu? Speaking of the affairs of Xizhou back then, Ben Hou still owes Vice Commander Liu a favor."
"Hou Ye is like this, this time His Majesty summoned all the courtiers into the palace to discuss important matters, the forbidden army is responsible for a lot of affairs, Deputy Commander Liu and another part of the people, there are other arrangements, after the meeting, if you meet Deputy Commander Liu, the last general will definitely tell Hou Ye what he said."
"Oh, I see, that's a pity, but it's troublesome for Commander Han." Su Qi'an showed a sudden look, and then walked towards the main palace unhurriedly.
It's just that no one saw it, and when Su Qi'an turned around, a strange gaze flashed in the depths of his eyes.
And Han Qing, who had always been respectful as usual, saw Su Qi'an go away, and his face had just returned to normal, when suddenly, a forbidden soldier walked briskly and whispered in his ear.
All of a sudden, Han Qing's face changed instantly, his eyes were cold, and he asked in a cold voice.
"What's going on? How could such a thing happen at this juncture? Tell you to go down, don't startle the snake, secretly search, as long as this person is still in the imperial city, he can't escape."
"Remember, if today's incident is ruined, your little life will be at risk, act quickly, and be sure to capture this person."
The forbidden army under his command nodded hurriedly, and then left quickly with a forbidden army team.
At this time, Han Qing's face returned to normal, but there was a faint coldness flashing in his eyes, and as the courtiers passed through the palace wall one after another, they walked towards the main palace.
Han Qing didn't say anything, waved his hand, and after a while, the long palace wall gate behind him slowly closed.
The entire square, and even the main palace in the middle, were all guarded by the forbidden army, and under this kind of defense, not a single bird would want to fly in.
Compared with the square guards, the forbidden army is tight and serious, and in the main palace, as the ministers of the court and the central government enter the palace one after another, the atmosphere is obviously much more relaxed.
In the hall at this time, Su Xuanyong did not appear, only a group of courtiers.
Under this kind of waiting, the courtiers were not in a hurry, but enjoyed this waiting time.
Some courtiers who knew each other took advantage of this opportunity to get together in twos and threes, and they exchanged heads, all speculating about today's events.
And Su Qi'an, who walked into the main palace, simply greeted some ministers, and then walked to Wenxuan's side and communicated in a whisper.
"Teacher, students always feel as if something is going to happen with this summons."
"You have that hunch too?" Wen Xuan's face was calm, his eyes scanned the surroundings, and he was talking to Su Qi'an.
"Yes, although students don't know what will happen today, there is always a bad premonition, I think we should prepare for it in advance, so as not to be tricked."
"Well, what you said is reasonable, before entering the palace, someone was sent to investigate, and once there is any change, the message will be transmitted as soon as possible, I think here, summoned by His Majesty, there should be no major incident."
"After all, Your Majesty's control over the court is still very strong, and it's not just someone who can easily turn the tables."
"I hope everything is as the teacher said." Su Qi'an nodded slightly, but his sweeping gaze was always filled with a little solemnity.
Not to mention anything else, just scanning the courtiers just now made Su Qi'an discover a lot of strange things.
A group of courtiers, acquaintances are all talking to each other, except Zheng Yuan, Zhao Cheng, and Sima Yue, who are the three first-class princes, with calm faces, standing in front, completely indifferent to the exchanges behind them.
It can be said that the three of them have noble statuses and disdain to talk to the courtiers behind them, and it can also be said that the three of them have known about His Majesty's summons in advance and are prepared.
These remarks are also normal, but under the calm gaze of the three of them, Su Qi'an found a trace of unusualness.
It's not smugness, it's not arrogance, it's a kind of bamboo that resembles a broken kettle.
can make the three noble ministers have this kind of thought, and this court meeting, I am afraid that something really big will happen.
Just as Su Qi'an's eyes flashed and he was thinking about something in his heart, the voice of an attendant suddenly sounded.
"Your Majesty is here!"
All of a sudden, the discussion in the hall immediately dissipated, and everyone looked solemnly at the vacant seats above.
After a while, under the gaze of everyone, Su Xuanyong was the leader, and the three princes, Su Zhe, Su Tai, and Su Kang, appeared in turn.
Su Zhe and Su Tai followed together, the courtiers were not surprised, and Su Kang's appearance was the most unexpected.
You must know that Su Kang rarely participates in this kind of court discussion, mainly because of his inconvenient leg disease, and compared with King Jin and King Zhao, the preference of the six princes is obviously much less.
It's normal to not be able to participate in court proceedings, but when they appeared together today, it seems that Su Xuanyong at least attaches a lot more importance to the six princes than before.
I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing.
The courtiers' eyes flashed, thinking inwardly.
With the appearance of the four, under the sound of worship, the courtiers returned to their positions one after another.
Su Xuanyong smiled and looked at the courtiers below, and then said unhurriedly.
"Today's court deliberations, nothing else, only three things, one is about some time ago, the hundred princes refused to accept the title, although they contradicted the widow, the widow was also very angry."
"But after calming down, I also thought clearly, some things are too anxious for the widow to refuse to accept the national government, you can temporarily postpone it, and the confrontation of the hundred marquis has also given the punishment of the ban, these few days of banning, I think the hundred marquis should also understand some things, so this matter is over, so far, you should have no opinion."
As a result, the courtiers were all expecting that the relationship between Su Qi'an and Su Xuanyong was clearer than anyone else, and Su Qi'an dared to collide with Su Xuanyong like this.
But if they were someone else, they would have been beheaded a long time ago, how could Su Xuanyong punish him, what else could they say?
It is impossible to add fuel to the fire, really want Su Qi'an's life? If you do this, you don't have to think about it, after Su Xuanyong calms down, they will be the first to be punished.
Who made Su Qi'an himself talented and capable, everything he did was really seen, and he was a concubine, such a royal relative, even if he was punished, it was the royal family's own business, they were just courtiers, they could only watch silently.
Listening to Su Xuanyong's narration, the courtiers were expressionless, clasped their fists, and praised Su Xuanyong for his sage.
Su Xuanyong was also very satisfied with the result, he smiled and waved his hand, and then began to say the second thing.
The second thing is about the war in the two northwestern states, after Su Qi'an returned to Beijing, until now, about half a month, the war in the two northwest states, finally came to the latest war situation. xь.
As everyone imagined, after the cooperation between the two states and the continuous struggle, the last military town was finally taken, and Mengzhou was completely recovered.
When the news came, except for Su Qi'an, the other courtiers all showed excited expressions and kept shouting loudly, Su Xuanyong's wisdom and martial arts, Mengzhou can be fully recovered, and everything is up to Your Majesty.
Su Xuanyong still felt very useful for this kind of sycophancy, and he did not stop the courtiers from cheering.
This time, he summoned all the courtiers and announced this matter, in order to make the courtiers happy.
Under the cheers of the crowd, Su Qi'an's calmness seemed a little out of place, which Su Xuanyong also noticed.
He smiled and said, "Why, the recovery of Mengzhou, isn't it that the Hundred Princes are unhappy?"
Su Qi'an came back to his senses and was about to explain, but was stopped by Su Xuanyong, and he continued.
"The widow knows that the Baishou Hou is unwilling, after all, after so many years of fighting in the south and the north, which war is not caught by the Baishou Hou himself, but this time, he didn't see the final victory, so he was transferred back by the widow, and if he was anyone, he would be unwilling, which the widow can understand."
"But there are many generals in Da Liang, and they can't always watch the Hundred Shouhou fight in the south and the north, they are just like no one, they must always have proper experience."
"Don't worry, the exploits of the hundred marquis, the widow will remember it in his heart, the recovery of Mengzhou, you are still the first merit, the widow will not forget, and I hope that the hundred marquis can be generous, after all, harmony is the most important."