Reborn as the Savior of a Short-lived Father and Son

The Lin family is obviously no longer useful now. The emperor had reminded the fourth prince earlier that he could make friends with the two young masters of the Qi family.

The elder Qi Mingjue is a stubborn person. He spends all day immersed in those wooden stakes and doesn't care about the world, but that's not a big deal.

But in the emperor's eyes, the young Qi Mingyu was someone worth winning over.

The fact that he was able to stay on the throne for so many years was closely related to his ability to understand people's hearts.

He looked at his fourth prince and sighed, "I originally wanted to find you a good marriage, which would be a great help to you."

"But Prime Minister Li is old and confused, and his daughter is stupid. Not only can she not be a help, but she will also hinder you in the future. The Ming family is suitable, but apart from the married daughter, there are no other women of the right age in the Ming family. The Lin family is a mess now, and I don't bother to manage it. I called you here today to ask you if you have a woman you like in your heart?"

The fourth prince said respectfully: "I will obey you, father."

After a moment of silence, the emperor waved his hand and said, "Go back. I will think about it carefully."

He is old, and these people in the court have now started to make plans one by one. He sees everything, but he can only pretend to be confused.

Shao Wei was a useful general, and Zhang Luyuan from the Hanlin Academy was also good. He pondered over and over again, but before he could figure it out, he heard a palace attendant announce, "Your Majesty, General Shao wants to see you."

"Shao Wei?" The emperor frowned. "Shouldn't he be staying in Chizhou? Why did he come back?"

When Shao Wei came in, the emperor's expression was not good. His gloomy eyes fell on him, full of scrutiny, "General Shao, are you here to stand up for Doctor Gu?"

"Your Majesty, you misunderstood. I came back this time to report something."

"What's the matter?"

Shao Wei talked about the matter of the Chizhou prefect. The good deeds he had done in the past and his foolishness in defending that charlatan had not been erased in the slightest.

The emperor's expression softened slightly. "Speaking of the prefect of Chizhou, I have had some interactions with him before. He is indeed a good person. I think he was just confused this time. I will give him some advice and let him remember not to make the same mistake again. If he does it again, I will punish him severely."

"Yes."

"Just for this?"

Shao Wei said: "This is secondary. I came back this time because I found that there have been some unusual movements in Lirang recently, and it seems that they have had contact with Huxiang."

Huxiang was not a very large country, being located in the eastern part of Lirang. The people of Huxiang seldom intermarried with outsiders, causing the country's population to become increasingly smaller.

But this does not affect the fact that others dare not invade this country.

After all, Hu Xiang's soldiers were famous for their bravery and fighting skills, and the women were famous for the beast taming skills they learned since birth.

Be it the ferocious beasts and poisonous snakes in the jungle or the terrifying scorpions and poisonous insects, Hu Xiang's women have grown up with these things since they were born.

In their country, baby girls must go to the mountains alone to spend the night when they are fifteen years old to collect poisonous insects and fierce beasts that will be loyal to them.

Upon hearing this, the emperor sat up straight and asked, "Are you serious?"

"I have planted several spies in Liyang, and the information is absolutely true. I think Liyang's surrender is just a cover. The real purpose is to let our country relax its vigilance. Then they will join forces with the people of Huxiang State to launch an offensive against our country."

The emperor was furious. "These shameless people."

Shameless?

Shao Wei's eyes were cold. At this moment, he should be extremely regretting that he had attacked General Huoqiu so early.

If General Huoqiu were still alive, why would he need to worry so much?

"The princess of Liyang is now in my court. If a war really breaks out, tie up the princess of Liyang and bring her to the front of the army so that the soldiers of Liyang can see her."

Shao Wei did not respond.

After venting his anger, the emperor softened his expression and looked at Shao Wei, "Huoqiu was harmed by a traitor. Fortunately, there is still General Shao in the court. If the war really breaks out again, I will definitely give you the title of Duke Dingguo when General Shao returns victorious!"

Shao Wei shook his head, "I don't need those."

"Then what do you want?"

"To be honest with you, Your Majesty, I came back this time for some selfish reasons besides this matter."

He said calmly, "Your Majesty should also know about the situation between me and Gu Qinghe. I have feelings for her and want to marry her as my general's wife, but now is obviously not the right time. When the people are stable and don't have to worry about foreign enemies, I will welcome her into the general's mansion."

"That's easy," the emperor laughed. "I saw her mentioning a few days ago that she wanted to marry you two, but she is a woman of her own ideas and declined my proposal, saying that now is not the right time. It seems that you two are really a good match."

Shao Wei smiled softly and said in a gentle voice, "Chizhou is too far from the capital. I heard that she was framed and stayed in prison for several days and nights. I wished I could grow a pair of wings and fly back directly. Unfortunately, several horses died from running away, so I could only rush here today after the incident was resolved."

"She never complained about it, but Your Majesty, the more she did so, the more I blame myself. This matter was caused by me, but I seemed to be staying out of it. If something really happened to her this time, I don't know if I would do something impulsive."

He looked at the emperor and said, "So I would like to ask the emperor to grant her a gold medal of immunity from death, so that no matter what happens, she can live and wait for me to return."

The emperor's expression was not very good, but Shao Wei seemed not to see it. He just stood there blankly, looking as if he would not give up until he achieved his goal.

Finally, the emperor relented, "Well, you are right to be so worried. It is rare that you have this intention, so I will naturally fulfill your wish."

He called the butler, took out the gold medal of immunity from death and handed it to Shao Wei, "This time, it is indeed that I did not handle the matter properly. Don't blame yourself. If you really want to blame someone, blame me."

"Your Majesty, I am sorry for the loss of this general."

Not far after leaving the imperial study, Shao Wei heard crackling sounds coming from the study.

The young eunuch who followed him shrank back and dared not utter a word, but Shao Wei remained calm and left the palace with a cold face.

Whether he was being arrogant because of his favor or taking advantage of someone's misfortune, since he regarded General Huoqiu as a thorn in his side and couldn't wait to get rid of him, he had to bear the price.

Now that foreign enemies are eyeing him covetously, even if he is dissatisfied with Shao Wei, he will definitely not easily break off relations with him.

Shao Wei didn't care about those things. He got the immunity from death token for Gu Qinghe today and got the emperor's personal promise. At least, this incident would not happen again.