General Raiders

They all reflect the wise, brave and decisive side of the eldest princess.

All his life, Mu Ziyue has been thinking about the eldest princess, and he has a lot of trust in Yunxi, the only son of the eldest princess.It is said that Yunxi resembles the eldest princess very much, and inherited her father for being brave and good at fighting. At the age of 15, she made military achievements and was named a general.But perhaps because of the ups and downs in childhood, coupled with the strict teachings of the eldest princess, Yunxi has always been respectful to Mu Ziyue, but not close enough.

Inside the Xuande Hall, Mu Ziyue, who was sitting on the dragon chair, showed a warm smile, and said to Yun Xi, "You are finally here."

Yun Xi looked solemnly, lifted the hem of her clothes, knelt down and said: "The minister is late, I kept His Majesty waiting for a long time, and please punish him."

Mu Ziyue said softly: "You have always been punctual, I was the one who arrived first. These few years you led the army, and finally returned to the imperial city, and I was too late to be happy. Today's summoning is just a family banquet, and it is intended to clean up the dust for you. It doesn’t have to be too much.”

If before coming here, Yun Xi was a little puzzled about this summoning, but now she finally has some clues.At the age of 13, he was ordered to guard the border and returned to the imperial city. Mu Ziyue once specially hosted a banquet for him in the Xuande Hall, and it should be this time.

Yun Xi thanked him, and Mu Ziyue pointed to the seat directly opposite. After Yun Xi took his seat, he glanced at the people present at the family dinner this time without any trace. He wanted to take a closer look.

2. Accident

Those who can sit at this table of royal family banquet are nothing more than the queen mother, respected clan members, favored concubines and princes and daughters.

It is rumored that the empress dowager has been in poor health and has always been recuperating in the Shoukang Palace, so she never showed up for this family banquet.The clan members present were headed by Mu Ziqi, the younger brother of Mu Ziyue, King Jing.Yun Xi has a good friendship with King Jing, and in his previous life, King Jing's lineage supported him regardless of whether he went to war or court.It's just a pity that the prince later became ill and passed away not long after.Being able to see King Jing again in Xuande Hall this time, Yun Xi felt like reuniting after a long absence.

"My lord." Yun Xi cupped her hands and saluted respectfully, hiding the sadness in her eyes.

Mu Ziqi's appearance remained the same, and he nodded slightly.

Yun Xi thought, since she was reborn, she must find an opportunity to let King Jing pay attention to her body. If she could live a few more years, the friendship between the two of them in the previous life would not be in vain.

Yunxi called on all the clan relatives and concubines of the emperor one by one.

Empress Xiaoyi, the first wife of Mu Ziyue, passed away for many years, and there has been no queen in the palace. Excluding the empress dowager, the highest status in the harem is the imperial concubine Xu.This is the old man who served by Mu Ziyue's side when he was the prince. Yun Xi remembered that Xu's life was very long in the last life, even surpassing the Wu Emperor Mu Ziyue. After Mu Ziyue left, he lived alone as the imperial concubine. For many years, although he has nothing to do, he is still a blessed person.Among the concubines, there are a few young ones who are being favored, they are very unfamiliar. The so-called emperor's love is just passing away.

Crown Prince Mu Chenghong sat on the right hand of the emperor, followed by the princes and daughters in turn.Although the crown prince is very prosperous now, he failed to ascend to the throne in his last life.He and the third prince Mu Chengluo lost both sides in the fight, and both of them were disgusted by Mu Ziyu, but the fourth prince Mu Chengjun, who had always been quiet, succeeded to the throne in the end.

In Yunxi's memory, Chenwu Emperor Mu Ziyue seldom commented on the Fourth Prince.Among the princes, the prince's qualifications are mediocre, but he was born by Empress Xiaoyi, and his status is the most noble. The second prince died young, and the third prince was the son of the noble concubine Zhou. The prince was quite afraid.

At this time, the birth mother of the third prince, Zhou, was already a noble concubine, and she also attended the family banquet. She was a strange person, not only gave birth to two princes, but Mu Ziyue's love for her was enduring.Compared with the crown prince whose biological mother has passed away, the third prince has an absolute advantage, and seems to lack the status of a legitimate son, so he is naturally unwilling to submit to others.And the prince was not willing to give up his position as the crown prince, and fought with the third prince for more than ten years, so that he rebelled against him and was caught by the third prince on the spot.But at the end of the interrogation, it was discovered that the person who persuaded the prince to rebel was actually a confidant sent by the third prince.Mu Zi was deeply stimulated, and after expelling both the prince and the three princes from the imperial city, he fell ill and chose the fourth prince as a last resort.

From this point of view, Mu Chengjun is the final winner of the reserve position battle.It was also the fourth prince who insisted not to send a single soldier when Da Chu's army was besieged and bloody on the battlefield, cutting off Da Chu's last hope.

Yun Xi's eyes were dark and her thoughts were racing, when she suddenly heard someone beside her call "cousin" in a childish voice, she couldn't help but turn her face away.Standing in front of him was a round and chubby little prince about four or five years old, like a jade carved in powder, he looked very pleasing.

Mu Ziyue said proudly: "Yunxi, you have been away for many years, you still don't recognize him? This is my youngest son, Cheng Pei."

Yun Xi nodded, of course he recognized the famous Seventh Prince Mu Chengpei.This is the younger brother of the third prince, who is also the son of Concubine Zhou. He has a spoiled and frivolous temperament since he was a child.Mu Ziyue loved this youngest son very much in his later years, but later the third prince failed to seize the heir apparent, and because of the burden of the third prince, Mu Ziyue's love for the seventh prince became weaker. Taking into account the family law of his ancestors, he did not establish the seventh prince in the end. He was made a prince, but after the fourth prince ascended the throne, the seventh prince was also rejected.

Beside the seventh prince, sat the fifth prince Mu Chenghuan.This fifth prince is a rare and honest person in the royal family. He seldom interferes with government affairs. He only likes flowers, birds, fish and insects. He is one of the very few princes who lived a safe life.

At a glance, all the princes were present except the sixth prince.And the absent sixth prince, Yun Xi, also knows that compared with the seventh prince who is loved by Mu Ziyue, the sixth prince Mu Chengze is simply another extreme. Ziyue ignored him all his life, and ordered him to move out of the palace before he was an adult. Even though the deposed prince and the third prince who were demoted from the imperial city were later made county kings, the sixth prince never received any reward. When you are full, you will end up depressed.As a prince, such an important family banquet has never happened, and no one cares about it, which shows what kind of existence this sixth prince really is.

Even though her heart turned back and forth, Yun Xi still didn't show anything on her face.On the other hand, Mu Chengpei, the seventh prince, seeing that he hadn't spoken for a long time, personally handed a glass full of fruit wine to Yun Xi's hand, and called affectionately: "Cousin."

At this time, Mu Chengpei was still a child, Yun Xi couldn't help grinning, and said softly: "Your Highness Seventh, just call me Yun Xi."

He has almost no blood relationship with the emperor, so he really can't be called "cousin".

"Yun Xi!" Mu Zi said dissatisfiedly: "You are the son of Rong An, and my nephew. Shouldn't Cheng Pei call you cousin?"

Yun Xi smiled wryly: "Your Majesty, it's better not to embarrass me. Even if my mother is alive, she will tell me to remember the way of emperor and minister."

"It's just a title. You are the same as Rong An. You are the prefect." Mu Ziyue sighed slightly, recalling the deceased eldest princess, with a sad expression on his face, and remembered another important matter on his heart, "I will decide this time." If you want to be knighted, you can no longer shirk."

Yun Xi was taken aback, remembering that Mu Ziyue had indeed brought up the matter of conferring titles several times, she habitually evaded and said: "I don't have much credit for it, the emperor insists on conferring rewards, and the censors will come up with it."

"I don't think they dare! You have fought for me all these years, isn't it a great contribution? What's more, you are the son of the eldest princess!" Mu Ziyue stared at the pearls, unable to refuse, "Anyway, this time You are not allowed to refuse again. Really, you refuse to be called my uncle, and you refuse to be granted titles, do you want to piss me off?"

Yunxi's heart warmed up, the eldest princess had warned him to be cautious in his words and deeds, not to be greedy for power, so in his last life he insisted on not wanting a title, which made Muzi even more bitter.

Now he understands that the emperor's heart is far beyond his control. In his last life, he was only a pure minister and never involved in disputes between princes, but the fourth prince Mu Chengjun still feared him a lot after he ascended the throne.In this life, he will never stay out of the matter again, no matter who will be the emperor in the future, he will never let the other party do the same thing as Mu Chengjun again, and he will never let Zhao Yun die in front of his eyes again!

As for the future emperor Mu Chengjun, Yun Xi glanced at the harmless fourth prince who was chatting and laughing with the fifth prince, and curled his lips. In this life, if you want to reap the benefits of a fisherman, it may not be so easy.

Yun Xi pondered for a moment, then said: "The minister would rather be respectful than obedient."

"It's more or less the same." Mu Ziyue finally felt relieved, rubbing his temples and said, "I still remember the first time you put on armor when you were ten years old, and you came to show off to me on twitter. So little..."

He stretched out his fingers, compared a height, and said nostalgicly: "In the blink of an eye, you are eighteen, and you are almost taller than me..."

"Brother Huang." Thinking about the past, Mu Ziqi was also a little moved.

"Yunxi." Mu Ziyue came back to his senses: "I have decided not to send you to fight in the future, and you will stay by my side in the imperial city. Do you still remember Shaohua Palace?"

"Remember." Yun Xi lowered her eyes, it was the former bedroom of Princess Rong An.

"It's still the same over there. I keep everything from Rong An and give it to you. Whether you take it or keep it, it's up to you."

Yun Xi was taken aback for a moment, he clearly remembered that in the previous life, because he refused to be enshrined, he lost the mood of the emperor, Mu Ziyue left the table without saying a few words, naturally he did not mention Shaohua Palace, he did not expect to have an accident joy.

He knelt down and kowtowed, sincerely said: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Mu Ziyue's eyes flickered, and it took a while before he said sadly: "You are always so polite to me. I owe you and Rong'an so much, I don't know what else I can do for you...