fifteen

The shogunate is located in the hidden place on the right side of the temple, as a place for the emperor to rest and recuperate during the long court council, and the emperors of the Northern Han Dynasty did not use it often, but the new lord Li Ang especially liked this small room.

In the court, the dragon seat was empty, and hundreds of civil and military officials stood for more than half an hour, some officials stretched out their heads and ears, whispering, some officials closed their eyes and fell asleep, swaying from side to side, and some officials took out grapes from the cuffs of their clothes to eat secretly.

"Hahaha, Prime Minister Xu stole grapes, and didn't spit out the skin, and was finally caught by me. ”

Li Ang peeked at the behavior of the court officials through the window of the shogunate, looked at it seriously, and smiled even more happily, while the father-in-law next to him carefully added ginseng tea, but the kind behavior angered Li Ang: "Who let Tian Tea disturb the interest!"

"The minions know their mistakes. Coaxing his father-in-law to kneel and kowtow immediately, Li Ang was displeased, and asked while drinking ginseng tea: "Guess what, did Prime Minister Xu eat secretly with a greedy mouth, or did he deliberately eat it for me to see?"

"Prime Minister Xu Cheng eats grapes without spitting out the skin, it is estimated that he is hungry, maybe he will steal apples next time, or it may be pears. ”

"The prime minister of the Northern Han Dynasty, above one person and under ten thousand people, would he do such a ridiculous and shameful thing?"

Li Ang slapped the red sandalwood table angrily, kicked it up, kicked the father-in-law over, and after the chubby body rolled on the ground, the hat was crooked, and the clothes were uneven, and the other palace maids who served did not dare to laugh, but the guards guarding the door laughed.

"The guards come in. ”

The guards didn't dare to enter with their swords, but Leon insisted that he come in, so that he would not kneel, and let him sit beside him.

"Are you a confidant of Commander Su?"

"He has been under the command of Su for 12 years, and he is a first-class imperial guard, and he has escorted many times. ”

"Oh~ You have also escorted me many times, no wonder your face is familiar and you have worked hard. ”

"This is a lowly duty. ”

"How can the imperial guards guard the door? Is this Commander Su's idea?"

Recently, there are a lot of weapons hidden by the people, and the thieves intend to cause chaos, so we must always be vigilant. ”

After hearing this, Li Ang was very happy, he ate grapes himself, and also rewarded the imperial guard with three grapes, and continued to ask: "Then what does Prime Minister Xu mean by stealing grapes?"

"I don't dare to speculate. ”

"I appreciate people who are brave and resourceful, and since you have the courage to come and guard the door, then you should have some strategy, so to speak, I don't blame you. Leon smiled at the blue and white porcelain next to the curtain, expecting the answer from the imperial guard.

"Prime Minister Xu Cheng has followed His Majesty for many years, supervising the civil and military officials for His Majesty, worrying about hard work, and doing his best, but after the discussion of the court, the hundred officials have not retreated, which is His Majesty's test of whether their hearts are firm and tough, but the hearts of the people are flesh and blood, and it is inevitable that the hundred officials will have stubble. ”

And then I love to listen. ”

"Then Prime Minister Xu eats grape flesh, and even eats bitter skin, which means that as the head of a hundred officials, he must prosper and bear the same guilt with hundreds of officials, jointly support the cause of the Northern Han Dynasty, solve problems for His Majesty, and dominate the world. ”

"Yes, I heard you, this imperial guard is not only courageous, but also sensible, and I will reward you well. Li Ang was even more pleased, and ordered the hundred officials to retreat from the court, the imperial guards to retreat, and the palace maids who served to retreat, leaving only the father-in-law.

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The curtain is small, the furnishings are simple, but the items used are high-quality and expensive, the decoration is also high-quality, the golden furnace burns incense, light and fragrant, has the effect of easing the mind, Li Ang lies barefoot cross-legged on the dragon couch, concentrating on annotating the folds.

After two hours, Li Ang finally asked, "How is Situ Haoran, the Admiral of Dali Temple, investigating?"

As soon as the words fell, he coaxed his father-in-law to lift his spirits, hurriedly knelt down, and then looked at Li Ang's disdainful eyes, so frightened that he hurriedly replied: "Situ Haoran has a message, the investigation is going well, and the report will be made tomorrow, and Princess Xianshu should also go to Luoyang City tomorrow." ”

"The plot for the princess to return to Luoyang this time was done by Li Jian (the fourth prince)?"

"Reply—yes. ”

"Let Dali Temple investigate again, I don't believe he can do it alone, if he forms a party with an official in private, there is no need for three trials, he will be quickly detained and detained in prison!"

"As a prince, His Royal Highness will naturally get acquainted with some officials, and if he is detained in prison without censorship, it will inevitably ......"

"What is inevitably?" Li Ang stared at his father-in-law, and then he broke out in a cold sweat, wet his back, and faced the emperor's question, the slightest careless answer would lead to his head to the ground, and before he could deploy, fifteen personal eunuchs had been executed.

"The slave saw that the fourth highness had no quarrel with the world, so he said a good word for him, and the slave knew the sin, and the crime deserved death. ”

"I don't have to hide it, back then, the Empress Dowager Lu forced the first emperor to death, supported the puppet to offer the emperor, listened to the government, and leaned towards the government and the opposition, if it weren't for me, this century-old foundation of the Northern Han Dynasty would be swallowed up by the Lu family, and although Li Jian has the blood of the royal family, he also has the blood of the traitor of the Lu family!"

The father-in-law trembled with fright and didn't say a word.

"I drove him out of the palace and named him King Ning, which is already considered merciful, if he has half of the politics and the slightest idea of succession, then I will kill him. ”

"Then does Your Majesty want Princess Hyun Sook to return to the city? This time the hostages escaped, Yeonguo must be unhappy......

Before the father-in-law's words fell, Li Ang was furious, lifted the sandalwood table and threw it to the ground, the jade cup and silver pot slammed and scattered all over the ground, and angrily reprimanded: "What is it called running away! What is it called being unhappy! How dare Yanguo be presumptuous! My daughter is a dignified and upright return to the Northern Han Dynasty, and she will suffer a lifetime of glory and wealth, brocade clothes and jade food,"

Li Ang's anger came from the incompetence of Emperor Xian and his involvement in politics by the harem, which led to the Northern Han Dynasty turning from prosperity to weakness, which led to the hostages being held hostage by Yanguo and the land being eaten by Yanguo.

"Your Majesty was angry, and the servant sent an order to the Ministry of Rites to welcome Princess Xianshu back to the city. ”

Coaxed his father-in-law to slap himself while talking, with heavy force.

"Dog minion! Pig head! I don't need to be greeted by the Ministry of Labor and Etiquette, and I can't go back to the palace through the east main gate, I have to go around the south gate to enter, and there is also a herald to write an edict in the province and tell the world - it probably means that Princess Xianshu is tired of the poverty of Yanguo, so she returns to the Northern Han Dynasty to enjoy the glory. ”

Li Angxi laughed angrily, and the coaxing father-in-law in front of him kept slapping himself, and his lips cracked and oozing blood.

"Coax my father-in-law, step down. ”

"But what does Your Majesty want to reward the royal guards?"

"Oh~ I almost forgot. ”

Li Ang got up and pushed the blue and white porcelain to the ground, pointed to the tattered fragments and said, "Reward this." ”

"There is another thing, Princess Xianshu can return to the Northern Han Dynasty smoothly, thanks to a guard who is trying to protect her, will Your Majesty also reward him?"

"What's the name?"

"Nameless. ”

"What a strange name. ”

"This is the illegitimate son of Dr. Qing's childless pine. ”

"Then I don't think it's strange, you know why?"

"The minions don't know. ”

"This life is in the world, it is nameless and partless, it is a superfluous existence, there is no need to reward, let him fend for himself. ”

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The next day, the imperial guard committed suicide.

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(It's original Mint Lotus, please don't plagiarize.) Note: At the time of the death of the first emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty, it was passed down to the youngest son (Emperor Xian). And the current emperor is Li Ang, also known as the new lord of the Northern Han Dynasty, that is, the eldest son of the first emperor and the eldest brother of the emperor. The above unorthodox history is purely unorthodox. ）