Rebirth of the Faint Lord

What the emperor said was very righteous and reasonable, and Shen Nian couldn't find anything to refute.Furthermore, what the emperor discussed with him was a serious matter, it was related to the fate of Prince Rui, and it was also related to the stability of Da Qi's border.

Since the emperor asked, he still had to calm down his restless heart, and he could discuss private matters later.

Thinking about this, Shen Nian suppressed the excitement and trance in his heart, pulled back his thoughts, and said with the same solemn expression: "Back to the emperor, you guessed well, Cheng Jin did write to Weichen, and also mentioned Rui king."

Having said that, he smiled, and looked at the calm emperor before continuing to speak: "Cheng Jin said in the letter that although Prince Rui tried his best to suppress his temper, he was still a bit headstrong in essence. Yes, I don't like to listen to other people's opinions, I am very arrogant, and I am a little jealous of the emperor."

Qi Junyan was born as a legitimate son, and was displeased by Emperor Jing because his mother was implicated.It is absolutely impossible for such a person to say that he is not a little jealous of Qi Junmu, who ascended the throne for nothing.

Under this kind of jealousy, did he recognize the facts clearly, and would he collude with Sidi to seek skin from a tiger in order to ascend the throne?

"Prince Rui is quite interesting." Shen Nian said finally.

Qi Junmu glanced at him and nodded his chin to signal him to continue.There are not many people who can make Shen Nian open his mouth to say something interesting, Qi Junyan is one of them.The emperor naturally wanted to know what was so interesting about this man.

Shen Nian said softly: "This minister is just thinking, if Prince Rui shows no jealousy, His Majesty may suspect in his heart that he is holding back and has the intention of treason."

If you put these words in the past, Shen Nian would never say them. You just need to understand the emperor's thoughts. If you say it, the emperor may keep it in his heart and think you are too smart or too sensitive.

Many emperors superficially tell their ministers that if you have any opinions on me, you can say whatever you want, and I will never turn against you, but he will be very unhappy if you really speak his mind.He forbears his face for a while, but later finds an excuse to kill the person if he is not sure.

In the past, Shen Nian was valued by Qi Junmu and had a good relationship with each other, but he would not say such offensive words.

Now... now it's still a little bit different.

Qi Junmu was too frank with him, not like an emperor.

Facing such an emperor, he was still the one he liked, Shen Nian felt that he should be more frank, at least he should say what was on his mind.The emperor is not the kind of petty person, but this matter involves Prince Rui and the royal family, he, an outsider, said that if other people heard it, he would be impeached at the meeting.

Even if Prince Rui was not liked by Emperor Jing, there were still some stubborn people who supported orthodoxy behind him.

Hearing Shen Nian's words, the emperor's expression didn't change for a moment, and he said, "You're right." If Qi Junyan was really the kind of forbearing and witty person, then he would really doubt that his elder brother was right for the throne. Any other ideas.

The emperor was suspicious, and he was no exception.

Especially when he got the throne too unexpectedly, Emperor Jing's death was too sudden, and it was even more sudden with the will. The passing of the throne to him, the third prince with two older brothers, was absolutely sudden.

At that time, he was stunned when he received the imperial edict, and the battle for the throne that he thought would lead to bloodshed easily fell into his hands.

After living two lifetimes, thinking of the scene at that time, Qi Junmu still couldn't think of how he could impress Emperor Jing and let him pass the throne to him just like that.

However, Emperor Jing has passed away, and the past cannot be traced back.

Anyway, no matter what Emperor Jing thought in his heart, the throne belonged to him, and it could only belong to him.

The next heir can only be designated by him, not anyone who wants to sit can sit in this position.

Thinking of this, Qi Junmu looked at Shen Nian and said, "Then do you think Prince Rui is a smart man?" If not, then how could he show his jealousy in front of Cheng Jin, and make Cheng Jin believe it.

If so, how could there be Xidi envoys at the border, not afraid that the emperor would take the opportunity to attack him when the news spread to the capital?

"I don't know if Prince Rui is a smart person, but Prince Rui's family members are all in the capital, no matter what happens in the western region, he will return to the capital." Shen Nian said.

Qi Junmu nodded in agreement.

He knew that it was related to Qi Junyan's private matter, and it was inconvenient for Shen Nian to say more.He is a person who lives an extra life. Although Qi Junyan is a bit arrogant, he has no mother since he was very young, and he is not liked by Emperor Jing, so he values ​​his family very much.

Princess Rui's family background is not obvious, but her temperament is extremely gentle, Prince Rui's son is also very smart.

Qi Junyan still likes them very much, at least in the most prosperous and indifferent place in the capital, Qi Junyan is very protective of his wife and children.

Of course, most of the time people in this world like to use appearances to cover up their true emotions. When Qi Junmu felt something was wrong in his previous life, he immediately sent someone to investigate the behavior of Prince Rui Qi Junyan and Prince Qi Junyou.

Both of them were more or less suspicious, but he died before he could thoroughly find out whether they were innocent or wanted to rebel.

Xi Di invaded the western border, and was often victorious and defeated. The army of the western border killed and wounded over [-] overnight. There must be some kind of conspiracy here.

He always felt that someone secretly colluded with Xidi to do this, because Xidi's attack was too sudden, and later Qi Junzhuo's disappearance, all his eyes were focused on the western border, some things and some people It is inevitable to ignore it.

Colluding with foreign enemies, killing compatriots, and seeking to marry rich and powerful people will be cursed and cast aside by others.

But looking at the history books, it is not difficult to find that there are some princes who will do this even if they risk being scolded for their status.

Became the emperor, gained power, who cares about these.

Qi Junmu thought he would not do this. Although Emperor Jing was not warm enough to these brothers, he treated them equally. The teachers who taught them since childhood were all selected by Emperor Jing himself.

The brothers learned etiquette, righteousness and shame, and learned heroic spirit.

After more than ten years of subtle influence, he has never had the idea of ​​compromising with me in collusion with foreign enemies.

Just as Emperor Jing had just ascended the throne of God, Beirong sent envoys to ask for a marriage, asking the princess to go and marry him, and Daqi asked Beirong to give Beirong an extra 5 taels of peace silver and 5000 taels of gold every year.

The so-called Peace Silver is the agreement signed between Da Qi and Bei Rong.

Beirong is located in a colder place with poor resources, but the people are tough, not afraid of death in fights, and they are familiar with the mountainous terrain.Da Qi has never taken advantage of fighting against them.

Later, a minister came up with an idea, Daqi gave some money to Beirong every year, and they promised not to harass the people in the northern border of Daqi, and they could live in peace with each other.

This was the peace silver known to everyone in Daqi at that time.

Later, this custom continued, and Beirong's appetite became more and more large, and the amount of silver and gold asked for was higher and higher each time.

Beirong knew that when the power of Daqi was handed over, it was the time when there were the most things, and it was also the time when it was easiest to get a bargain.So when Emperor Jing just came to the throne, they couldn't wait to send troops to the north, and at the same time sent envoys into Daqi to ask for silver and princesses.

Emperor Jing was not as good-tempered as the other emperors. When he heard this, he snorted twice and detained the Beirong envoys in the capital. Not given.

Shen Yi also became famous in that battle, and later became a mountain in the northern border that outsiders could not cross, firmly guarding the border.

Qi Junmu is a bit like Emperor Jing in this respect, he can't bear to exchange money for a moment of peace, and feed the hungry wolves with his own meat.

As for Qi Junyou and Qi Junyan, they learned the same thing since they were young. It's just that people's hearts are separated from each other, and no one knows what anyone is thinking deep in their hearts.

So in this life, Qi Junmu took two dangerous moves. First, he asked Qi Junyou to go to the Zhou family base camp in Qingzhou to try his heart.

Concubine Xian still had some reason in her consideration at that time. At that time, Qi Junyou was a little bit single-minded to instigate the people of Qingzhou to separate from the emperor, so what was waiting for Qi Junyou was a death sentence.

Qi Junmu understands that Qi Junyou should be the most unwilling person when he takes the throne, because that position is only one step away from him.It was clearly available at your fingertips, but it turned out to be cheap for yourself.

So it is conceivable for him to do some things in private.

When Qi Junyou was under house arrest in Qingzhou, he was irritable and restless. He hated Qi Junzhuo, wooed Yang Jinglei, and even mocked him as the emperor, with selfishness of one kind or another.

But the only thing is that even though Qi Junyou in Qingzhou was too irritable to maintain his handsome appearance, he still didn't contact the Zhou family, allowing those people to misunderstand that Qi Junzhuo was King Ping.

He didn't let the people of Qingzhou stand up for him, because the people are the most easily incited people.

But if Qi Junyou gave the Zhou family a little hint, with the power of the Zhou family in Qingzhou, they would definitely organize some people to make trouble.Of course, they are people behind the scenes and will not appear in front of everyone. Only innocent people make trouble.

At that time, the emperor's thunderous anger will only burn on these ordinary people, and they, the people behind the scenes, can escape perfectly.Qi Junyou didn't do that, and the Zhou family suffered a lot from it.

Now both Concubine Xian and other forces in the Zhou family are very quiet and low-key.

Qi Junmu also took this opportunity to give a big compliment to the Zhou family in Qingzhou, and gave them a lot of rewards without mentioning them personally.The Zhou family in Qingzhou was praised as the same as the Zhou family in the capital, with both power and status, and was valued by the emperor.

In the past, Qingzhou was a side branch, and everything depended on the face of the Zhou family in the capital. No matter how good things were, the people from the Zhou family in the capital would come first.This is not the case now. The Zhou family in Qingzhou is becoming more and more dissatisfied with the capital. They also want their descendants to gain fame instead of relying on others. The support forces behind Qi Junyou have a faint tendency to be separated.

Concubine Xian became ill because of this, but Qi Junyou just sneered twice, and even persuaded Concubine Xian to be half-hearted.Concubine Xian scolded him for being stubborn, but Qi Junyou didn't say anything else.

So no matter what Qi Junyou's mood is, Qi Junmu at least knows that he is not a person who will take the death of ordinary people to achieve himself.

So even if he wanted to get the throne in his previous life, he would not collude with Xi Di.

After trying Qi Junyou, the emperor naturally set his sights on Qi Junyan, that's why Prince Rui had this trip to the western region.

Xing Yi is a person of good ability, as in his previous life, and he is still very loyal to him, the emperor.This time, everyone's eyes were on Cheng Jin and Qi Junyan, and the punishment seemed insignificant.

But only the emperor himself knew that in addition to supervising the repairs of the western frontier defense, Xing Yi also monitored Qi Junyan.

It's not good for outsiders to know about this kind of thing, and Xing Yi is not as sophisticated as Yang Jinglei in doing things. If something happens in the middle of the superstition, it will be bad.So when the emperor left, he specially instructed Xing Yi that if Prince Rui did anything wrong, he would send a secret letter to Shen Nian.

Outsiders would never have thought that the emperor trusted Shen Nian to such an extent.

Just in case, Xing Yi will send another copy, but the time will be later than Shen Nian's.Of course, doing this also has the intention of testing Shen Nian, in case this person does not hand over the secret letter to the emperor.

The emperor will make other preparations.

So, could it be Prince Rui who colluded with Xidi in the previous life?His performance in front of Cheng Jin and others, did he know that the emperor likes him?

Qi Junmu knocked on the case unconsciously, thinking anxiously.

The self-willed and arrogant prince was originally a noble son, but in the end he had to rely on others' faces to survive.

He doesn't have much power himself, so will he use foreign enemies to seize the throne?

Is the way he loves his wife and children in the capital an appearance?Then when did he get in touch with Chang Sheng? This time Chang Sheng was suddenly sent to the north by him and disappeared again. Did he disrupt their plan, so they showed their feet in a panic?

Because Qi Junyan didn't know that this trip was a trap set by the emperor, let's see if he goes inside?

"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. I feel that it would be better for the Emperor to inquire after Prince Rui returns to Beijing." Shen Nian watched Qi Junmu's narrow and long eyebrows wrinkle unconsciously, and said softly.

The emperor recovered and nodded.

There are too many doubts, and it is really necessary to settle down and think carefully before making a decision.

If you can't figure out these things for a while, there is no need to dig into the corners, so as not to miss any clues.

Thinking of this, the emperor looked at Shen Nian and told him: "Just pretend you don't know about this matter." Then, afraid that Shen Nian would overthink it, he told Shen Nian what he had confessed to him.

Shen Nian smiled slightly, he said: "My minister said that there is no emperor's order, how dare Mr. Xing send the secret letter to this minister."

"Aren't you angry?" Qi Junmu raised his eyebrows and asked.

Although Shen Nian didn't say anything, he knew that his doubts would definitely not be able to hide from this person.

The smile on Shen Nian's face deepened, and he said: "You are the emperor, you are different from ordinary people, you always have some doubts about people and things in your heart, even humble ministers are no exception."

"However, I am very happy because the emperor has confessed to me." He paused for a moment before slowly saying, "This way, I will feel that the emperor cares about me."

Qi Junmu did not expect that Shen Nian would say such a sentence at this moment, it was obviously not a joke, but it made the emperor feel a little embarrassed and uncomfortable.

He felt that his ears were going to heat up, so he slightly shifted his eyes and said indifferently: "I only let Xing Yi stare at Prince Rui, not at Cheng Jin." The implication is that he didn't let anyone monitor Cheng Jin, so The correspondence between Cheng Jin and Shen Nian was just his guess based on Cheng Jin's temperament.

Shen Nian did not smile this time, he looked at the emperor quietly, the emotions in his eyes were calm and complicated.

Qi Junmu didn't hear the voice for a long time, he couldn't help but look at the person in front of him, only to see that Shen Nian's elegant and gentle face had a sharp expression, which was very different from the past, with a strong aggressiveness.

The emperor said: "What's the matter?"

Shen Nian pursed his lips, and said: "Your Majesty, sometimes you don't even know how happy you are with what you have said and done."

There was one thing he didn't say, especially now.

The emperor already knew what was on his mind, and he still explained it to himself.It was obviously not necessary, but the emperor still did it, as if to say that he cared about himself.

This kind of person is what Shen Nian likes, it's really exciting.

As an emperor, Qi Junmu was a little at a loss, he didn't know that he was talking about something serious, so Shen Nian got involved elsewhere.

He groaned, and then said: "You go back first, I will summon other ministers in a while. It is not suitable for you to meet them at this time."

"Wei Chen knows, I will leave first." Shen Nian said.

The emperor hummed.

After Shen Nian left, the emperor did not summon anyone immediately.What happened in the Western Territory of Qi Junyan has not been reported to the capital through formal channels, so Lin Xiao naturally does not need to know.

The other ministers didn't need to know, so the emperor just wanted to send Shen Nian away.

He was thinking about the matter between himself and Shen Nian, he said that he would think about it, so he would naturally think about it seriously.

Thinking about this life from the previous life, thinking about it bit by bit.

It is obvious that we get along very normally on weekdays, but when I think about it now, there is an extra layer of indescribable ambiguity and joy.

He didn't know when Shen Nian's eyes on him changed, but he remembered the warmth of his palm when he touched Shen Nian's eyelids.

Qi Junmu thought for a long time, and suddenly found that he couldn't find a reason to reject Shen Nian.

He doesn't need a harem, he doesn't need heirs, he doesn't hate it, he even likes it a little bit, he likes both his heart and appearance, otherwise he wouldn't take the initiative to caress Shen Nian's face with ambiguity.

So there is nothing wrong with being with Shen Nian like this.

This is from the point of view of personal feelings, but from the point of view of the monarch and his subjects, if they really get together, the only one who will be wronged in terms of reputation is probably Shen Nian.Others would only say that he seduced the emperor, not that the emperor was shameless.

Thinking of this possibility, Qi Junmu frowned, Shen Nian shouldn't bear such a reputation.

There are still a lot of unresolved matters inside and outside the palace. Fortunately, Shen Nian is still in the filial piety period, so even if they are together, they don't need to be too close...

Thinking of the intimate emperor regaining his senses, his eyes widened slightly. He had said that he would think about it for a few days, but now he actually thought about things after being together.

The emperor squinted his eyes, suppressing such thoughts.

Not rejecting being with Shen Nian does not mean that there are no difficulties between them.

These are also things that Shen Nian needs to consider, what is gained and what is lost, both of them should think carefully about it.

Thinking of this, the emperor called Ruan Jiqing.

After Ruan Jiqing trotted in to salute, he smiled and said, "Does the Emperor want tea?"

The emperor shook his head, he said: "You help me with a private matter."

When he heard that he was helping the emperor with his personal affairs, Ruan Jiqing was very excited. There are not many people in this world who can help the emperor with his personal affairs. He is probably the first one.

So Ruan Jiqing said happily: "Whatever the emperor wants to do, the servant will complete it with all his heart."

The emperor coughed twice, beckoned to him and said, "Come here."

Ruan Jiqing thought that it seemed that what he was going to do this time was quite private, so he walked over in a hurry.

The emperor whispered a few words in his ear.

As the emperor spoke, Ruan Jiqing's smile froze on his face little by little. When the emperor finished speaking, he trembled all over, and his eyes were a little frightened.

The emperor said indifferently: "Be careful when you go to get it, don't let people find out. If there is any news about this matter, I want your head."

"Your Majesty, this..." Ruan Jiqing was about to cry, what happened, what kind of stimulation did the emperor get, and it was only a few minutes, why did the emperor want to read that kind of picture book?

To Da Qi, this was like a bolt from the blue.

Ruan Jiqing's legs were weak, he had just called out to the emperor, only to hear someone from outside reporting that King Ping was begging to see him.

Qi Junmu raised his eyebrows when he heard King Ping begging to see him. He really didn't expect that Qi Junyou would enter the palace to see him.He thought to himself, this person really doesn't talk about it, as soon as he thought of him, he entered the palace.

The emperor waved his hand at Ruan Jiqing and said, "Go ahead and let King Ping come in."

With outsiders around, Ruan Jiqing didn't dare to let go of his limp legs, so he walked out stiffly with a wooden face.

Qi Junyou came to see the emperor because of the anger in his heart, but the anger in his heart also went down when he arrived at the gate of the palace.He originally wanted to turn his head and go back, but the palace servants had already informed him.

Qi Junyou thought to himself, this is the end of the matter, and he can only take one step forward.

As a result, he saw Ruan Jiqing crying and saying that the emperor let him in, Qi Junyou was angry again when he saw this mournful face.

He knew that whatever mood the master was in, the servant would look like that.

If Ruan Jiqing dared to face him like this, it must be Qi Junmu's gesture.

Thinking of how Qi Junmu made himself into Qingzhou, his reputation was gone, and now he didn't like him so much, Qi Junyou also snorted in his heart.

He flicked the dust that was not on his fingers and looked at Ruan Jiqing contemptuously, only to see that Ruan Jiqing was still looking hopeless as if the sky was about to fall and smash himself to the ground.

Qi Junyou frowned, Ruan Jiqing glanced at him quietly, turned and left.

Qi Junyou froze for a moment, then opened the door and entered the hall.

The emperor in the hall was reading the scriptures. After he greeted him, the emperor asked him to stand up and said, "What's the matter?"

Qi Junyou replied in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, there has been some unrest in my palace recently, but it's all about internal affairs, and besides, my concubine and side concubine are all full, and there is no other place to accept the empress dowager and concubine." The emperor's kindness."

"What?" Qi Junmu was at a loss, he had no idea what Qi Junyou was talking about.