Chapter 10: The Twilight of the Emperor

As a strong Han empire that inherited Great Qin to a certain extent, its territory is vast and not much inferior to Great Qin, except for the Taiwu Dynasty, all the land of Great Qin was unified by the strong Han, as one of the most wealthy nobles of the strong Han, even if Chen Wanqing traveled all the way by chariots and horses, but it still took some time from the west to Chang'an.

After the carriage decorated with gold and vermilion drove into the noisy Chang'an City, Chen Wanqing lowered the curtains, Chang'an was prosperous, but after seeing the heaven and earth in the Daming Palace, he had no interest in the noisy Chang'an City.

The streets in Chang'an City are not narrow, but the city is full of traffic, and there are countless people and cars and horses, which make people feel crowded and narrow, but this crowding does not cause any obstruction to the carriage that Chen Wanqing is riding.

From noisy to quiet, Chen Wanqing crossed Chang'an City and came to the Daming Palace, which was coveted by all scholars in the world, but as soon as she got out of the car, the second princess of Song, who had been waiting here, had already thrown herself into her arms.

Although she described the second princess of Song like Chen Xikang when she returned home, the relationship between Chen Wanqing and the second princess of Song was actually like sisters.

"Sister Qing, you're back, I've missed you these days. Did you bring me any good things from the West?"

The second princess of Song, who was holding Chen Wanqing's arm, said in a jingling voice, her face was smiling like a spring breeze, people were like tender willows in early spring, and her eyes like a mountain stream and a clear spring were full of expectation.

"You, all day long, think about pleasing things from me, what good things can be in a remote place like the West. Although the forging in the west is somewhat famous, it is not higher than that of Hanyang Zhuji. ”

Looking at the woman in front of her who was as warm as the breeze, Chen Wanqing's tone was strange, but she still motioned to the entourage behind her to take a delicately packaged box from the car.

Looking at the little princess who was happy like a child in front of her, Chen Wanqing shook her head softly with her eyes, if Queen Ruo and the Manchu Dynasty did not have such a strong suspicion of her father and Xikang, Zhitu was very suitable for Xikang, but unfortunately the world was always not as people wanted, if Emperor Han intended to let Xikang marry Zhitu as his wife, but she could not agree.

"I knew that Sister Qing loved me. Let's go, Sister Qing, my father is waiting, and I will let you see him first after I see you. ”

asked his entourage to give gifts, and Song Zhitu took Chen Wanqing away with a smile and a smile, leaving Wang Ma standing in place with a confused expression.

When she left the western region, Wan Qingming still slandered the little princess like that, but now it seems that the relationship between the two seems to be very good, what's going on?

"Tutu, you go down first, I have something to tell your sister Qing. ”

Although he is the monarch of a country, but at this time, the tone and eyes of the Han Emperor are all doting on Princess Tutu, unlike other kings who prefer sons to daughters, the Han Emperor, who has three sons and one daughter, is extremely spoiled by his little daughter, and is the most favored one of the four children.

"Wanqing, what can you say about your father when you go back from this trip?"

After taking Princess Tutu away, Emperor Han asked, although his face was extremely calm, Chen Wanqing still heard some helplessness in his tone.

"Uncle Song, my father said that the love of children is free for children to decide, and the affairs of Tutu and Xikang are all decided by Xikang and Princess Tutu, and he doesn't plan to interfere. ”

Looking at the Han Emperor in front of him, although he had not yet reached the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, Chen Wanqing said dignified and decently that as the current Son of Heaven and the person in charge of the world, the Han Emperor has already appeared in his twilight years, and the imperial spirit on his body is far less than that of the past, let alone the momentum and demeanor of swallowing mountains and rivers as his father said.

In the change of years, the Han Emperor, who saw the hidden dangers under the changes of the times, was already haggard.

Dad and Emperor Han, it's hard to say who wronged whom.

Emperor Han, who was originally quite relaxed, had even more sorrow on his face after hearing Chen Wanqing's words, and such a change had already occurred in less than 30 years since the establishment of the strong Han Dynasty, which he had never expected when he founded the country.

Over the years, he has made light contributions, made the people recuperate, and elected officials with the imperial examination, step by step to today, but behind the extreme prosperity, there are hidden dangers that can subvert everything.

"I have been a strong man for twenty-three years, and the only one who is sorry is your father. No one in the world knows your father better than me, the prime minister is not worried about your father, the queen is not worried about your father, and there are many people in the civil and military officials who are suspicious of your father, and I can only send your father to the west in desperation, and now Heng'er is even more wary of the 500,000 founding teachers in the west. Your father and I will never be able to go together again. ”

"The Huai King of Tanglin is ambitious, and he will rise up from the opportunity, thinking that it will not take long to establish himself as the king and dominate Dongling, and the Taiwu Dynasty is also eyeing the tiger, under the troubled times, it is impossible for the West to be alone, Heng'er is not only ambitious, but also ruthless more than me, even if I say more, he will vigorously weaken the West after I leave. ”

"That year, your father and I led troops to break through the capital of Daqin, your father said that he had no force and no strategy, and he was the founding general, but he couldn't be the Ninth Five-Year Honor, and at that time I was in my prime, and I had a lot of pride and ambition in my heart, so I was the monarch of all peoples, but now I have made a strong man fall into such a situation, I am ashamed of your father. ”

Although what he said was a taboo thing related to the overall situation of the world, Emperor Han did not hide it at all because the person in front of him was Chen Wanqing, and he didn't believe that the Fulong strategist in the Rishen Pavilion couldn't see the current situation, but even if he could predict the future situation in the world, he was still powerless to change.

King Huai and Taiwu alone were already a headache, and with the crowd persecuting Tangshan again and again, he knew that Tangshan would eventually embark on the road of becoming a king on his own.

Taiwei Lu Wei is a pro-war faction, as ambitious as Heng'er, even if he has been immersed in his own persuasion over the years, he is not satisfied with the present after all.

Prime Minister Li Rui is a planner who cares about the common people in the world, only the peace of the world in his eyes, there is no so-called so-called human sophistication, even if he knows his relationship with Tangshan, but he still insists on the marriage of Tutu and Xikang, this world, is gradually out of his grasp, but unfortunately the years are no more, he has more than enough strength and strength, and it is difficult to do anything more.

Chen Wanqing just listened quietly to what the Han Emperor said in front of her, she knew that as an ordinary courtier, she was not qualified to discuss the pattern of the world in front of the Han Emperor, but for the Han Emperor's feelings for her father, she thanked the Han Emperor from the bottom of her heart.

If you think about it carefully, if it weren't for the suspicion and awe of the Taiwei and the eldest prince and others towards their father's past, the tyrant would not have fallen into this step. With only the 500,000 founding divisions under his father, not to mention the Taiwu in the west, and then give the Huai King of Tanglin a guts, he will definitely not dare to rebel!

"Uncle Song is serious, and I don't dare to talk about my father's affairs, but the matter between Princess Tutu and Xikang is not impossible. Uncle Song also knows that Xikang has been spoiled by my father since he was a child, he is idle all day long, spending time before and under the moon, accomplishing nothing, short-minded and unstrategic, except for a handsome skin, he has nothing to offer, but he is afraid that Princess Tutu will not like it. With Xikang's character, he would be so excited that he couldn't sleep at night to be able to take someone like Princess Bunny. ”

When Chen Wanqing and Emperor Han continued to talk in the house, the eldest prince Song Heng also came outside the palace.

"Tutu, what are you doing here?"

Song Heng, who had something to discuss with the Han Emperor, also asked suspiciously after seeing his little sister, since the little sister was waiting outside, I thought that someone had talked to her father inside, Tutu has a simple personality, and they have never talked about Tutu about things in the palace, because this is the best way to protect Tutu.

"Big brother, Sister Qing has come back from the West and is inside, I'm waiting for her here. ”

Like the well-behaved by Chen Wanqing's side, Song Zhitu also looks particularly lively and elf in front of the prince, and it is not Queen Yan who is loved by thousands of people in this Daming Palace, nor is it the Gongsun dancer who is deeply liked by the Han Emperor, it is the youngest princess Song Zhitu.

Even if because of the throne, the three princes have something in their hearts and will fight wits and courage in private, but for this little sister, the three elder brothers are more spoiled than the other, even if they know their father's intention to marry the little sister to the founding son, but the three princes have rare opinions and have raised objections.

"In this way, the big brother is also here to accompany you and wait. ”

Song Heng glanced at the palace behind him and said thoughtfully and came to Song Zhitu's side, as a martial and successful sword practitioner, Song Heng was already tall, and when he stood beside the petite Song Zhitu, he looked even more majestic and majestic.

"Tutu, Dad intends to marry you to the founding son, are you willing?" the eldest prince looked ahead and said in a flat tone.

The towers and palaces in the Daming Palace are all rammed earth and rise, all of which must be higher than the ground, and the railing where the two brothers and sisters stand is also the same, the breeze is coming, and with the turn of the rabbit princess, the gold ornaments on her ears make a crisp jingle sound.

"Chen Xikang? I saw him a few times when I was a child, and although I didn't like it, I didn't dislike it? I just heard that he had a good-looking face but no other strengths, and he was a good female swinger, and such a person Tutu didn't want to marry. ”

Song Zhitu, who looked at the side face of his brother next to him, thought about it and said seriously, although Uncle Tangshan has a bad relationship with his father, and Sister Qing is also very good to her, but she won't do it if she wants to marry such a person who makes music, poetry and wine but has no strengths.

"Hahaha, if you don't want to marry, then you won't marry! If Dad insists on going his own way, then let's go and beg Dad together. Our rabbit has to be married by someone from the world who is in the dust!"

Looking at his little sister's serious and determined expression, Song Heng couldn't help but smile and said, if Chen Xikang is really a waste, how can he marry his little sister as his wife, if he is a high-minded and rich acrylic planner, then he can't let his little sister marry out.

"From the sky to the dust? Isn't that just an immortal? Is there really such a person in the world?"

"Yes, big brother can still lie to you. Hearing the little sister's questioning, Song Heng said with a solemn expression that the white clothes he saw in Hanyang that year were the immortals on this land, but unfortunately he only saw them from a distance back then, and he didn't have time to talk to them in the future.

"There really is such an immortal in the world, what is his name?"

"Except for the triple snow on the king's body, who in the world is better than the white clothes. A Xiao and a sword level business, and have been famous for fifteen years. His name is Xiao Jianyi. ”

Looking at the rare look of appreciation on the eldest brother's face, Song Zhitu began to frown and ponder, and combined with what he had seen in his life, he began to construct an immortal in his mouth.