Chapter 208. Rebellion
Kyushu Qing feast, singing and dancing, but the banquet is tense.
Moge was arrogant, and after entering the hall, not only did he not meet him in the rules of the Qing Dynasty, but he also deliberately greeted him in the Zhun Geer language, without seeing half of the respect, Zhen Huan returned the ceremony of pouring the ground with sake, and gave him a dismount.
"Concubine Xi is really sharp-toothed, not at all like a person who is in the harem all day long and stays at home." Moge sneered again and again, looking at Zhen Huan's carefully dressed face with malicious intent, and his dignified gaze swept over her face inch by inch.
Zhen Huan smiled dignifiedly: "The Khan is smiling, the palace is only shallow in learning, and a little understanding is also the emperor's accidental guidance, how dare you be so praised by the Khan?" She smiled calmly, as if nothing happened, but a cold sweat was already pinched in her palms.
This Mog Khan is none other than the foreign man rescued by Zhen Huan and King Guojun on Lingyun Peak back then, although he is a little more bearded than when he first met, but his gaze is exactly the same as back then. Zhen Huan held back the horror in her heart, and her face was completely disguised, but she knew that Mog also recognized her.
"What Concubine Xi said is exactly what I want, please drink this cup to the fullest of Khan, so as to enjoy the joy of seeing each other today." The emperor raised his hand slightly, interrupting the two looking at each other.
Zhen Huan sat down, wiped away the cold sweat on her hands, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally got into the table, but Moge asked people to take out a pair of nine rings, deliberately making it difficult: "Today is the day of the seventh day of July, Ben Khan has a clever thing to enjoy with everyone, this is the nine jade rings that Ben Khan got by chance many years ago, I heard that it was the jade craftsmen of the Western Regions who lost their lives to get this beautiful jade, and they went to great lengths to make this ring." He raised his eyebrows and sneered, "It is said that there are many wise people in the Central Plains, can you ask the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty to untie these nine jade rings for Ben Khan?" ”
These nine jade rings are exquisite, they are carved from a whole piece of jasper, interlocking, and integrated, asking all the ministers and princes in the court, no one can solve it, and Zhen Huan does not want to come out again, only shirks his own incompetence, which makes Moge rampant.
"Huang Ama, my daughter has a way, maybe she can solve it." Haoyue's immature voice sounded loudly.
"Even the officials of the DPRK and China can't do it, what can your little daughter's family do." There was a little helplessness on the emperor's face, but he couldn't resist Haoyue's coquettishness, so he let her go, "It's okay, you can give it a try." ”
I saw Haoyue raise the nine rings and throw them to the ground hard, the jade rings shattered in response to the sound and broke into several pieces, and she suddenly laughed happily: "Huang Ama look, my daughter is untied." ”
Moge was furious, and the Zhungar envoy was even more dumbfounded, and even said that this jade ring was worth a lot, but the emperor smiled and said: "Haoyue is the most heartfelt." ”
Haoyue stepped forward to mend the knife, and smiled like a flower on her back: "You don't need to praise Princess Zanben for being smart, everyone knows this method in the Qing Dynasty, but they just don't bother to tell you." The priceless treasure in your eyes, but this princess is commonplace, why bother to lose her courtesy for a jade ring, but it makes people feel that Zhun Geer is stingy. ”
Mogg was so angry that his face turned pale, but he was speechless.
After several confrontations, Moge didn't ask for half a point, but let himself lose face, he looked at Zhen Huan with gloomy eyes, and glanced at King Guojun who was sitting at the bottom again, as if he had thought of something, he suddenly calmed down his anger, and said with a smile: "This is the daughter of Concubine Xi?" Sure enough, where there is a mother, there must be a daughter, and Ben Khan admires the wisdom of this princess. He took off the bronze eagle that he was wearing and handed it to Haoyue, "Be careful, please don't dislike the princess." ”
Haoyue just glanced at the emperor reservedly, and only after seeing him nodding did she signal the maid to come forward and take it, and she leaned over and saluted, dealing with it decently: "Thank you Khan." ”
The emperor nodded in satisfaction and raised his glass to open the table.
After three rounds of drinking, Zhen Huan was a little drunk, holding Cui Jinxi's hand and quietly leaving the table, strolling through the forest to disperse the smell of wine, but saw Su Peisheng coming over with a happy face: "What good news is this from Father-in-law Su?" So happy. ”
"Lord Yue Zhongqi pretended to confront the Junggar Ministry, and secretly sent elite cavalry to raid the grain and grass army of Junggar." Su Peisheng laughed twice, and there were laugh lines that couldn't be hidden in the corners of his eyes, "There is no food and grass, and the soldiers of Junggar are infected with the epidemic again, so let's see how this Moge is still a horizontal method!" ”
"It's really good news, the emperor knows it, and he will definitely be happy." Zhen Huan sighed, for more than a year, she has never seen the emperor smile, and she doesn't know if today's news can make him show his face, "You go back first, and the palace will come immediately." ”
Before Su Peisheng left, Zhen Huan heard a shout behind him, and when he looked back, he saw Mog striding over, and suddenly felt that something was wrong. After stabilizing her mind, she greeted her with several courtesies: "Khan is blessed." ”
"Concubine Xi, don't come unharmed." Mog didn't want to pretend anymore, and sneered and spoke, almost wanting to expose her disguise for a second.
"The Khan's words are wrong, this palace has never seen the Khan, why don't you say that you are safe?" Zhen Huan suppressed her panic and said with a smile, and suddenly she was glad that she was attending with heavy makeup today, otherwise she would definitely be seen to be pale at this moment, "Today's Khan is a distinguished guest, coming from afar, why did he escape at this moment?" But don't think the wine is mellow enough? ”
Moge looked at Zhen Huan coldly, as if he was about to eat people: "Ben Khan has eagle eyes, and he will never forget when he sees people, Xi Guifei, you are very bold, you dare to have an affair with the emperor's own brother!" He looked at Zhen Huan's slightly changing expression with satisfaction, and there was a bit of contempt in his eyes.
"This palace has never offended the Khan, why does the Khan put this palace in the crime of destroying the door?" Zhen Huan smiled, but her face also cooled slightly, "Isn't it because of a few words of confrontation between the palace during the banquet, the Khan wants to slander the palace like this?" It's too small-bellied. If the khan is really not angry, this palace can make amends to you here, but it is only a crime of fornication, and this palace will not dare to do it. ”
"Concubine Xi, you are really clever and eloquent!" Moge laughed loudly, with a bit of covetousness in his eyes, "A smart and handsome woman like Concubine Xi likes it, and your Qing Emperor likes it, and Ben Khan likes it too." ”
Zhen Huan's smile disappeared, and she looked at him coldly: "Khan is drunk." ”
"Concubine Xi doesn't have to talk about him left and right, Ben Khan knows what he's talking about." Moge approached Zhen Huan, and his words spit out like ice beads, "Your Qing emperor stole the grain and grass of my army, and used the epidemic to threaten him, and his methods were despicable and despicable, but Ben Khan has lost something, and he must have what he has gained before he is willing to give up." ”
"As long as you can turn the soldiers into jade silk, you can get it for the Qing Dynasty and for Geer." Zhen Huan faintly sensed that something was wrong, barely calmed down, and smiled gently.
"I hope that what Ben Khan wants, your Qing Emperor can be willing to give." Moge stared at Zhen Huan's eyes, like an eagle on the grassland staring at a prey, his eyes were full of imperativeness.
Zhen Huan's heart sank suddenly, looking at the back of Mog leaving, her heart was beating wildly.
At night, Zhen Huan came to the palace to wait, but she waited for a long time for the emperor to come, and couldn't help but think a little more, and suddenly the sound of the door opening made her body tremble, and in a blink of an eye, she saw the emperor walking in alone, she only thought that the emperor was busy with government affairs and delayed, and stepped forward as usual: "The emperor is back." ”
The emperor looked at Zhen Huan fixedly, his eyes were as cold as ice, and he asked abruptly: "When is it?" ”
Zhen Huan chuckled violently in her heart, thinking of Mog's sharp eyes, she couldn't help but tremble, she froze in place, trying not to think about whether the emperor was asking about her and Yunli, but she clearly saw the dark killing intent in the emperor's eyes, and finally gritted her teeth to hold back the cold and timidity, she asked calmly: "The concubine is ignorant, I don't know what the emperor is referring to?" ”
On a midsummer day and a hot night, Zhen Huan broke out in a cold sweat.
The emperor suddenly stretched out his hand and lifted Zhen Huan's chin, and said coldly: "I have always doted on you, but at this moment, I really hate your face." His eyes were deep, like a sharp blade piercing Zhen Huan's heart, "Someone told me the story of Zhaojun just now." ”
Zhen Huanzhong was stunned for a moment before coming back to her senses, the evening breeze blew in through the crack in the door, blowing the cold sweat behind her back, the huge panic and fear suddenly faded, replaced by shock and suspicion, she looked at the emperor and whispered: "It's Moge......"
"Mog came to see me on purpose, and asked me to allow you to be reconciled." The emperor's tone was no different from usual, but there was coldness and disgust in his eyes, "When did he fall in love with you?" ”
"The concubine is the concubine of the Son of Heaven, how can she be committed to harmony? Mog is ridiculous! Zhen Huan didn't expect Moge to really mention this matter to the emperor, and she didn't expect the emperor to refuse on the spot, but to question her at this moment, is it possible, is the Qing Dynasty really powerless to fight with Zhungeer?
"I don't know he's ridiculous? I just used your words to gag him, but he moved out the allusion of Emperor Han Yuan, and compared you with Concubine Zhaojun, and wanted me to cut his love. The emperor looked at Zhen Huan, and couldn't tell whether he was sad or regretful, "Your face is so attractive to me, and it can also attract others, I shouldn't let you see him." ”
Under the dim candlelight, the emperor's face looked so strange and terrifying, Zhen Huan seemed to understand something, and her heart was sour: "Concubine Ming's exit is the pain of Emperor Yuan's life, if you want your concubine to marry Moge, is the emperor really willing to do it?" With tears in her eyes, she tried her best to awaken her love for the emperor, wanting to be impressed, "Even if the emperor is willing, how can he raise his head and be a man in the future?" ”
"I have been in love with you for ten years, and I am reluctant to let you go, but what is the use of me being reluctant?" The emperor's face showed a touch of reluctance, but it seemed to be smiling, "Although the Qing Dynasty forced Zhungar with the epidemic for a while, it was not a long-term solution, if you start a war with Zhungar, it will only do all kinds of harm and no benefit." Mog clearly told me that as long as you are allowed to be the princess of the Dzungar tribe, all the army of Dzungar will retreat......"
Zhen Huan knelt on the ground silently, her tearful eyes were dry at the moment, and it hurt a little, the silence of the hall made her feel numb and dazed, she thought that the emperor still had at least a trace of love for her, but she didn't expect that he didn't even have such a little bit, he was so cold to her that he could give her to others.
"Concubine, ......understood," Zhen Huan's voice trembled imperceptibly, "As a concubine, the concubine has been favored by the emperor for many years, and now it is time to repay the emperor's kindness." ”
The years in the deep palace are lonely, she Zhen Huan is just one of the thousands of flowers in the harem, no matter how good and beautiful it is, it will finally usher in the day of withering, and her flower is grateful, there will naturally be other flowers blooming again, and when the war in Zhun Geer subsides, the emperor will conduct a draft again, and then it will be full of flowers, hot cooking oil, and it has nothing to do with her.
Zhen Huan kowtowed to the ground, and tears finally fell one by one: "Spring banquet, a glass of green wine, a glass of songs, and then worship Chen Sanyuan." One wishes Lang Jun is a thousand years old, the second wishes that the concubine is always healthy, and the third wish is like Liang Shangyan, and the years are long......"
A sharp arrow shot through the air, interrupting Zhen Huan's choking, and the door of the hall was slammed open.
"Who?!" The emperor was suddenly startled, and he didn't have time to call someone to escort him, but he saw two familiar figures flying to both sides of him, and he thundered out to restrain him, "Xia Yao Xia Ge, you two ...... Dare to betray me! ”
King Guojun came slowly in a military uniform, his face was full of slaughter, and he completely lost the demeanor of the young man in the past, he held a bow and sneered, and stood still in front of the emperor.
"In the history of the Han family, the most clumsy plan is to be close, and the emperor's fear of war is really beyond the expectations of his younger brothers. Sheji is according to the Ming Lord, and the safety of the woman is entrusted, how can she be jade, so she will be quiet, Hu Chen, a thousand years of bones underground, who is the assistant minister. King Guojun didn't look at Zhen Huan at all, walked to the dragon chair step by step, and reached out to touch the golden dragon head, "Brother Huang, if you don't want to fight, the younger brother is willing to lead the troops out of the customs, but the younger brother wants to ask the imperial brother for a favor......"
"Presumptuous!" The emperor never thought that tonight would be such a situation, and there was a monstrous murderous intent in his eyes, "Old Seventeen, you actually dare to plot rebellion?!" (End of chapter)