In mid-November, outside Qingyang City, Gongzi Xiu still embarked on the journey to Lingnan as scheduled, and now he is already the emperor's personal Ping'an Marquis, eating and eating thousands of households, and he must be rich and expensive in this life. At this time, the two sides of Gongzi's carriage were still guarding the five hundred personal guards and cavalry given to him by the emperor, and the honor guard of the dignified Ping'an Marquis suddenly became a lot more majestic.

At this time, Gongzi Xiu's mother, Mrs. Yang, came with the eldest princess to see him back to the fiefdom.

Mrs. Yang was naturally reluctant to let her son leave her, stepped forward and held his hand tightly, and said with tears in her eyes:

"Xiu'er, when today's son is already very good to you, it can be said that he is benevolent and righteous, and he is exempt from sin, and he has sealed you Wanhuhou, such kindness, you have to cherish it and take good care of yourself."

Mother Mrs. Yang can be said to be the weakness of Gongzi Xiu's heart, and what his mother said is also very reasonable, if he inherits the throne, it is impossible to spare Gongzi Sheng easily, and now the emperor is so generous, it is indeed beyond his expectations.

Gongzi Xiu choked up and said: "Mother, my son knows, His Majesty is virtuous today, and he does have the demeanor of an ancient sage, I will definitely take care of myself when I go back, you look at my physique, it is not a problem to live him to be eighty or ninety years old." ”

In this era, people think that obesity represents wealth and longevity.

Mrs. Yang wiped her tears and said with relief: "That's good, that's good, I'm going back to marry a daughter-in-law, and I'm giving my mother a few more fat grandchildren." ”

Hearing this, Gongzi Xiu nodded again and again, and agreed: "Hey, my son knows." ”

Gongzi Xiu bowed slightly to the eldest princess who came to see him off: "Eldest princess, take care." ”

Princess Qinghe bowed her head and said, "Brother Jiu, don't worry, you are not by her old man's side, I will serve Mrs. Yang like a mother." ”

Gongzi Xiu was moved by the words and said, "Eldest princess, I really don't know what to say. ”

Princess Qinghe comforted: "Brother Jiu, they are all a family, why be polite, this trip is a long way, Brother Jiu must take care." ”

At this moment, the emperor's guard of honor arrived, and Gongzi Xiu, the eldest princess, and Mrs. Chen greeted the holy car.

Mu Sheng stepped forward and said, "No courtesy." ”

After greeting Mrs. Chen and the eldest princess, Mu Sheng came to Gongzixiu's side and said, "Ninth brother, I came here today to send you off. ”

Gongzi Xiu saw that the emperor came to send him away with a group of civil and military officials, and he knew that the emperor was showing off to outsiders this time, since he didn't move him, he also had to use him to brush a wave of good drama of brothers, friends and brothers, so as to establish his own virtuous persona, which is much better in the history books, you see how good the emperor is to you? and marquis, and personally came to see them off.

Of course, Gongzi Xiu understands people, and hurriedly stepped forward to thank the emperor for cooperating with the emperor to set up a person, so that people don't kill you, it is indeed called benevolence and righteousness, what is wrong with cooperating with others to act?

Gongzi Xiu's eyes were full of tears, and he said excitedly: "Your Majesty is far away, and the minister is deeply honored,"

After the two of them performed a brother, friend and brother gong, Mu Sheng looked back at Mrs. Chen in the crowd, and said with a somewhat gloomy expression: "Brother Jiu, I really hope that my mother is still alive, sometimes I envy you very much, your mother is still in the world, and she can still do her filial piety." ”

Gongzi Xiu was stunned when he heard this, but he didn't know how to comfort the emperor, at this moment he suddenly felt that if he couldn't compete for that position, he couldn't fight for it, and it was already a great creation to be able to have a happy family.

Gongzi said: "Your Majesty, the minister is afraid, if it is not for the gift of Your Majesty, how can the minister have the opportunity to come to see my mother." ”

Mu Sheng glanced at him up and down, and said: "Ninth brother, after you go back, exercise more, lose weight, every time I hunt with you, it is difficult for you to even get on the horse, are you still the An Guojun I knew at the beginning who chased the Dongyi people for three days and three nights and thousands of miles to defeat the tens of thousands of troops of Dongyi in one fell swoop?" ”

Gongzi Xiu said gratefully: "Thank you Your Majesty for your concern, don't mention these things, the old Huang calendar, the minister must lose weight well after he goes back, so obese is really unsightly." ”

When Mu Sheng heard this, he said earnestly: "Brother Jiu, you don't have to be like this, if I want to kill you, no matter how hard you try, you will not be able to live now, I seal you as a peaceful marquis is to hope that you will live peacefully and well in the future, presumably this is also what my father and his old man want to see in the spirit of the sky, you remember, as long as I reign for a day, I will keep you safe for a day, and no one can touch you." ”

Gongzi Xiu saw that the emperor's words were clear, and his heart was a little calm, and he nodded yes again and again, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, your kindness and ministers have nothing to repay, and I hope that Your Majesty will be eternal and long-lived, and the ministers will go." ”

Mu Sheng said: "The journey is safe. ”

After Gongzi Xiu thanked him again and again, he boarded the carriage and officially went on the road, he guessed that the emperor might kill him if he sat in a secure position, and he was also trembling and restless along the way, he never thought that the emperor really didn't mean to kill him.

After Xingshi sent off Gongzi Xiu, Mu Sheng drove back to the palace......

In the Zhangtai Palace, the right prime minister Zhao Shu saw that there was no one left and right, or decided to touch the emperor What does it mean to act like this? Maybe it's not necessarily to use him to set up a character before killing Gongzi Xiu.

Zhao Shu stepped forward and said tentatively: "Your Majesty, you have cultivated your son to be a marquis of peace this time, but you have another deep meaning?" ”

Mu Sheng didn't go around the bend, and said directly: "Uncle, the matter of Gongzi's cultivation is over." ”

Zhao Shu understood when he heard this, and the emperor was still soft-hearted and was waiting to speak up.

Mu Sheng directly interrupted: "Uncle, I know what you want to say, I understand the reason, now I have sent five hundred guards to protect the Ping'an Marquis Mansion, and it is only a matter of killing him." ”

Zhao Shu couldn't help but persuade in the end: "Your Majesty, the society of the country is important, and killing the son is not a personal vendetta, but only for the world's society, the minister has no grudge against him, the minister is just out of a public heart." For example, in the era of the Five Sage Emperors of the Yu Dynasty in ancient times, didn't Emperor Xianjun also kill all his brothers to be able to take the throne? Your Majesty, even if it is an ancient virtuous monarch, there are people who kill their brothers and fathers, although there is a loss of personal morality, but as long as the monarch is dedicated to the public and governs the world well, so that the people of the world have a good life, the history of the knife is like a pen, and it will not detract from Your Majesty's holy name in the slightest. ”

When Mu Sheng heard this, he couldn't help but think of the generation of Ming Jun who created the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty, Tang Taizong Li Shimin, after the success of the Xuanwumen Revolution and the seizure of power, he did not hesitate to kill the entire family of the prince Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, and even the infant child did not let go, since ancient times, the power struggle has been so cruel and bloody, no matter who sits on this seat today, it is inevitable that his hands are full of blood, and if he wants to wear the crown, he must bear the weight.

Mu Sheng hesitated for a long time, and then remembered that the first emperor entrusted him with a dream last night, and after thinking about it, he still gave up, he was not soft-hearted, but the old man who had already ascended to heaven refused to let him, who called someone in the sky? In the end, he is just a mortal emperor, as a monk, he understands very well what people are doing, and the sky is watching, this sentence is really not an empty word to intimidate good men and women, it does have a cause and effect relationship, and he doesn't dare to do things too much.

Mu Sheng had no choice but to point to the sky helplessly and said to Zhao Shu, the right minister: "Uncle, there is a god three feet above your head, I have made up my mind, and without my order, no one is allowed to touch a single hair of Ping'anhou." ”

Seeing that the emperor was so resolute, the right prime minister Zhao Shu couldn't say anything more, so he had to say goodbye and leave.

Out of the palace gate, the right prime minister Zhao Shu remembered the emperor's last inexplicable words, and said to himself: "There is a god three feet above your head? What does this mean, Your Majesty? ”

Zhao Shu frowned and thought about it for a long time but didn't understand, so he simply didn't want to, since the emperor didn't want to kill, as a courtier, he could only act according to orders......