Unparalleled Concubine

Li Shen, who was dressed in the court uniform of the Yipinzhu Kingdom, looked much more majestic. He stepped into the Changle Palace and knelt down on one knee in front of the Chengde Emperor sitting on the dragon chair: "Minister Li Shen, I bow to Your Majesty."

Emperor Chengde hurriedly came down, stretched out his hand to help Li Shen up himself, then looked the general up and down, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a few years, my great general Li is getting older."

Li Shen stood up and said with a smile, "I'm an ordinary person, and when I get old, I will naturally grow old."

Emperor Chengde took Li Shen's hand and said with a smile: "I let them set up a table of food and wine in the side hall, let's go, you and my brother haven't seen each other for several years, let's go have a few drinks."

Li Shen bent his waist, and said in a respectful voice, "I obey."

The two monarchs and ministers sat down on both sides of a table in the side hall. After a few words of politeness, Emperor Chengde poured Li Shen a glass of wine with his own hands, and sighed softly: "I haven't been back to Beijing for several years, which shows that the southern border The affairs are heavy, you were a handsome young man back then, but now you have become like this, it is really hard work for you."

Li Shen bowed his head and said: "This is the duty of the minister. Most of the survivors in the southern border are deep in the mountains. They are stubborn. If they are not careful, they will rise up and make trouble. The minister is in the southern border. It is true that he cannot escape."

Emperor Chengde narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Is it because of your youngest son from Yongzhou that you are returning to Beijing this time?"

About Li Xin, more than one person wrote to Li Shen who was far away in southern Xinjiang, so the Marquis of Pingnan knew something about the capital.

The general of the Zhu Kingdom's face froze, and then bowed his head and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, there have indeed been some gossip in the capital recently, and my brother Li Ye also wrote to the minister to explain it, but that Li Xin is not the son of the minister. The minister has nothing to do with it."

Emperor Chengde glanced at Li Shen with a half-smile: "Don't be stubborn, it's normal to be a little flirtatious outside. I've seen your little son before, and he was born almost exactly the same as you were when you were young. Nian has suffered a lot, and now he is working in Habayashi Guard, you should go see him in the next few days, talk to him well, and just make up for it."

Li Shen's face remained unchanged, and he said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I was injured in fighting with the old Shu thieves with my father in southern Xinjiang. I did spend a period of time recuperating the wound in Yongzhou, but I didn't know any woman in Yongzhou. This person who called himself Li Xin The person who is here will never be the son of a minister."

Emperor Chengde's face became serious.

"Really?"

Li Shen shook his head and said, "I dare not deceive the emperor."

Emperor Chengde narrowed his eyes, and said: "This young man who calls himself Li Xin has caused a lot of troubles in the capital during this period. I didn't do anything to him for your sake. Now that If it is confirmed that it is false, then I will investigate it carefully."

Li Shen nodded and said: "This person pretends to be the son of a minister and deceives His Majesty. It is indeed an unforgivable crime."

Emperor Chengde looked at Li Shen seriously, and after not seeing any strange expression on Li Shen's face, he smiled and waved his hands: "Forget it, he never said that he is your son, but everyone in the capital It’s just a misunderstanding, and besides, he did meritorious service a few days ago, so it’s not easy to settle old scores with him now.”

Speaking of this, Emperor Chengde held up his wine glass, touched Pingnanhou lightly, and then sighed softly: "You can be unrestrained in southern Xinjiang, but I was trapped in the capital and couldn't move. Back then we were all together Brother who has grown up, now the situation is so different, I really envy you."

Li Shen smiled wryly and said: "The minister was injured more than once in southern Xinjiang, but there is nothing to envy."

"Forget it, don't talk about it."

Emperor Chengde raised his head and took a sip of wine, then looked at Li Shen sincerely: "I have a problem now, and I would like to ask you to give me an idea."

"Your Majesty just ask."

Emperor Chengde said in a low voice: "Tell me, among the four princes in the capital, who should I appoint?"

Li Shen's complexion changed drastically, he fell to his knees with a plop, and said in a trembling voice: "This important matter in the family should be decided by His Majesty, how can foreign ministers talk about it!"

Emperor Chengde reached out to help him up, shook his head and said: "What are you doing so nervous, I just asked casually."

Li Shen stood up from the ground, still fighting with both hands.

Seeing this, Emperor Chengde lost interest, waved his hand and said: "Forget it, you haven't been back to Beijing for a long time, you should go back and see your wife and son, I won't keep you."

Li Shenru was granted an amnesty, wiped the sweat from his brow, and hurriedly resigned.

After Li Shen walked away, the expression on Emperor Chengde's face turned into anger. He slapped all the wine and vegetables on the table to the ground, and the ground was immediately covered with shards of porcelain.

"Slippery!"

Chen Ju, who was standing aside, hurried over, stood behind Emperor Chengde, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, calm down..."

Emperor Chengde continued to be angry and patted the table angrily.

"Then Li Xin, how could he not be his son?"

"Just because Li Xin got close to Lao Qi, he refused to admit it!"

"He just wants to get himself, the Li family out!"

Speaking of this, Emperor Chengde's face was a little distorted.

"In this world, there is no reason to suppress rebellion for more than 30 years!"

Chapter 81 Broken Leg

The army of the Great Jin stationed in southern Xinjiang was called the Pingnan Army. At the beginning, Li Zhijie, the first Pingnan Marquis, led this army to break through the capital of Nanshu and bring the territory of Nanshu into the territory of Dajin.

This is the credit for destroying the country.

If the merit is high, the master will be shocked. Logically speaking, the Pingnanhou Li family should not and will not have a good end, but the fact is that the two generations of the Li family, the Pingnanhou and the Ji family, lived in peace. In Li Shen's generation, they became even closer. Therefore, the monarch and his ministers were passed down as a good story by the ruling and opposition parties.

However, there are not so many good stories in this world. The reason why the two families can live in peace is because the Pingnan Army no longer takes the emperor's surname.

The number of this army reported to the imperial court was 10, but only Li Shen, Marquis of Pingnan, knew exactly how many people there were.

This Marquis of Pingnan, who was "fighting with two strands", left the imperial city tremblingly, his legs stopped shaking immediately, and he led his own horse, the black horse, at the gate of the palace, to the eunuch Chen Jugong who came to see him off After clapping his hands, he got on his horse and walked towards Yonglefang.

Yonglefang is not far from the imperial city, and Li Shen's horse is a rare good horse, and he arrived at the main gate of Pingnanhou's mansion in less than a stick of incense.

Soon, the middle door of Pingnanhou's Mansion opened wide, and Mrs. Yu walked in the front, leading a group of family members to salute Li Shen.

"Welcome Lord Hou to return home."

Li Shen, who looked dark and thin, waved his hand lightly: "What should I do?"

As soon as he said this, the servants of the Marquis of Pingnan immediately dispersed, leaving only Mrs. Yu and the young master Li Chun. Li Shen took a look at his eldest son with a blank expression on his face.

Madam Yu stepped forward and pulled Li Shen's sleeve, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has been working so hard all the way, and you haven't eaten yet. After I received the report, I asked my family to prepare a table of my Lord's favorite dishes." , waiting for Master Hou to come back."

Li Shen nodded lightly: "I've been tossing around in the palace since I came back, and I'm really hungry."

Drinking with the emperor, of course, can't eat all the time. In fact, in the conversation just now, the monarch and his ministers were intriguing and trying to test each other, so they didn't eat a few mouthfuls.

Madam Yu surrounded Li Shen, and walked into the dining hall of the Marquis of Pingnan. The side hall was filled with a table full of dishes. After Madam Yu took Li Shen to sit down, she said with a smile: "Wait, Lord Marquis!" After a long time, some dishes were cold, so I asked them to warm them up."

"no need."

Li Shen sat down on the main seat, and then waved his hands: "In the army, it's good to have a bite to eat, it doesn't matter if it's hot or not, you all sit down and eat."

Li Shen arrived in the capital in the evening, and it was already late at night when he came back from the palace, but at this time, no one in the Pingnanhou Mansion had dinner, because his master did not eat, and no one below dared to eat dinner. move the chopsticks.

The young master Li Chun was also hungry, so he also sat down after hearing this, and picked up the chopsticks on the table.

At this moment, Li Shen, who was burying his head in his meal, raised his head and looked at Li Chun with his eyes like a tiger: "Who made you eat it?"

Li Chun was terrified, stood up quickly, and looked at his father with some puzzlement: "Father..."