Linzhi

Since Chang'an has not changed, the imperial palace will naturally not have any changes. The red walls and green tiles are majestic and high, as if they were still the same as when they left.

What has changed is the person, the old appearance.

Because of the outbreak of illness, He Tai lost the excitement and apprehension when he saw his majesty. When he saw his father whom he hadn't seen for a long time, he was calmer than ever before.

"Crassman He Tai, I have met Your Majesty, Your Majesty Wan An."

Kneeling, saluting, the etiquette that has been engraved in the flesh and blood since childhood, after 11 years, although a little rusty, it is still correct.

"Look up." After waiting for a moment, he waited for a response.

He Tai raised his head according to his words, feeling the invisible pressure in front of him, and his heartbeat accelerated unconsciously.

He secretly scolded himself, and tried his best to calm down. There was some distance between the two of them, and He Tai couldn't see clearly, so he had to squint his eyes, but he immediately realized that this act was disrespectful, and hurriedly lowered his head again.

"You look old." Then he heard his father sigh.

Before coming, He Tai had prepared all kinds of excuses, such as how he would answer if the emperor asked him how he had been these years, and how he would answer if he was asked about his performance in the Battle of Zhushan.

But I have imagined a lot of answers, but none of them can match this sentence.

At that moment, He Tai recalled the past 11 years ago, and remembered that he had defended himself hoarsely in this Zichen Palace, but in the end he was deposed as a commoner and exiled to Fangzhou.

Tears flowed down his cheeks, and he bent down, trembling.

The emperor stopped his servants from moving forward, walked up to He Tai, took out the handkerchief, and handed it out with his own hands.

He Tai sobbed and took the handkerchief, thanked him, and was finally able to see the emperor's face up close.

I haven't seen him for 11 years. His father's appearance has hardly changed except for some gray hair. On the other hand, he himself has a vicissitudes of life, and his temples are gray. People will believe that he is his father's father when he goes out.

He Tai felt desolate, wiped away his tears, forced a smile and said: "These years, when my son was away, he never missed his father and your old man's dragon body. Seeing your rosy complexion and your dragon body now, my son is relieved." gone."

Just now when he was looking at the emperor, the emperor was actually looking at him too.

The eldest son's back was slightly bent, he was no longer as tall and straight as before, his eyes seemed to be bad, and his whole body's energy was almost destroyed, and he lost the vigor and vigor of the past.

Anyone with a heart of stone can't help feeling sorry for this scene, what's more, they were supposed to be loving fathers and sons filial, sharing a family relationship.

The emperor sighed again: "Do you know where you went wrong?"

Hearing these words, the hairs all over He Tai's body stood on end, and he shivered.

He will never forget that the night before he was ordered to be exiled, it was here that the same scene where father and son met. His father, His Majesty the Emperor, also asked him such a sentence.

After 11 years, it is exactly the same problem again!

He Tai's heart was beating like a drum, and his breathing was a little heavy.

In fact, he is not stupid, it's just that the royal family who needs to be vigilant all the time, sometimes can't get his head around, but he is very clear that this question is very important, even related to his future situation and destiny.

Eleven years ago, he said with a bit of anger: Your Majesty said I was wrong, so I must be wrong!

Then what answered him was a sneer from the emperor, and a sentence, "Well, since you know your mistake, you should bear the consequences of your mistake. From today onwards, I will not have your son."

He Tai remembered that before he left, he summoned his sons to ask advice as he did when he was in Zhushan.

At that time, the eldest son He Mu advised him to admit what the emperor said, at least to show a sincere and acknowledging attitude; the second son He Xiu proposed to present the prey and dry goods they hunted in Zhushan to express his heart; the third son He Rong speculated that the emperor might He will bring up the past of the former prince and let his father impress the emperor with "tears of remorse". The fifth son, He Zhan, suggests that his father show affection to his grandfather Xiao and state their hardships in Zhushan, so as to soften the emperor's heart.

In all fairness, the opinions of these people are mature and pertinent enough. Given the age and experience of the He family brothers, they can make such a suggestion because they have been living outside and tempered by hardships all these years.

But at this moment, He Tai was flustered, his mind went blank when asked by the emperor, and he didn't know whose answer to choose, so he subconsciously popped out a sentence: "Son, son is wrong, but it's all unintentional mistakes..."

The emperor's face immediately sank.

He Tai hastily added: "Back then, He Lin colluded with He Yi to do the treasonable thing, and my son really, really didn't participate! The prince is also my son's brother, no matter how crazy my son is, it is impossible for him to hide the witch curse at home." The matter of killing the first prince..."

The more he talked, the more he felt wronged, and he couldn't help feeling sad.

The crying stopped abruptly, and He Tai was kicked to the ground!

Frightened overwhelmed the sharp pain from his shoulder, he raised his head suddenly, his expression was dull, and his eyes were wide open.

Not only He Tai, but also Ma Hong beside him was startled.

The emperor sneered, and pointed at him: "I thought you should learn to be smart after all these years outside, but I didn't expect that these 11 years are like a waste of time, and you are still so stupid!"

He Tai hurriedly took two steps on his knees, and knelt down again: "Your Majesty... Father, father, I implore father to show mercy!"

The emperor was so angry that he wanted to give him another kick. He Tai learned to be smart this time, so he quickly changed the direction and knelt down, looking at him pitifully.

"Until now, you still don't know where you went wrong?! Yes, you don't have the guts to get involved in the rebellion, but at that time, you were the one who exchanged letters with He Lin and secretly hooked up with you?!"

He Tai's breathing was stagnant, and his heart was beating wildly!

I was careful enough at that time, and before the rebellion of He Yi and He Lin was revealed, I immediately burned all the letters that might leave traces, but it turned out that my father knew about it a long time ago.

Seeing his changing expression, the emperor sneered: "I didn't expect you to know, did you? You think that the prince is here, and you don't have your share in the throne anyway, so you also want to watch a good show, and hook up with He Yi secretly by the way. Let’s see if we can profit from it, or, let’s have a praying mantis catching cicadas, and the oriole is behind, right?”

He Tai's face turned pale, and he kept kowtowing: "Father, my son knows his mistake! Back then, my son was young and arrogant, and he was confused for a while, so he made a big mistake... These years, my son has been reflecting every day outside, and he already knows that he was really stupid back then. Congratulations!" Yi wolf's ambition, how can it be conspiracy? At that time, my son never thought of following them to do such treasonable things, but they came to the door, I really couldn't refuse, I just perfunctory a few times, and later those things, I swear to God, Didn't take part in anything!"

The emperor said coldly: "As long as you participate in one thing, there is no way I will let you come back."

He Tai felt a chill in his heart and dared not speak.

Emperor: "There is also the matter of hiding witchcraft at home to curse the former prince..."

He Tai cried out for injustice: "Father, my son is irrefutable about the exchange of letters, but if you give me ten courageous possessions of witchcraft, I would not dare to do this! The crown prince and I are, after all, brothers and sisters. How could you do such a crazy thing!"

The emperor: "Even if the matter of witchcraft has nothing to do with you, isn't the Prince Lu's mansion your place? In your own home, someone hides witchcraft without anyone knowing, and you still have the face to complain to me?"

"Ms. Zhao is just an insignificant concubine in your family, but whether she was instigated by others, or was used by others, or was done by someone around her, did you check it at that time? Did you find out!"

He Tai was ashamed and speechless.

The emperor smiled and paced with his hands behind his back: "You can't even take care of your own small family, and you dare to interfere in He Yi's affairs and want to profit from it? I think you are beyond your control!"

He Tai bowed down deeply: "You have taught me a lesson. My son has failed to do the same thing. I am really ashamed of my identity. You deposed me and exiled me with good intentions."

These words do not seem to be false, it can be seen that after 11 years of going out, it is not that there is no progress at all.

The emperor's expression eased slightly: "Born in a heavenly family, others will spend their entire lives enjoying the glory and wealth. You are born with it, but it doesn't mean that you are qualified to have these. If you don't have the corresponding talents and virtues, in the end, you will only He Yi, He Lin, and even Le Bi will end up the same."

He Tai wiped away his tears: "Yes, Fangzhou is located in a narrow place, surrounded by mountains and hills. It is not as rich and prosperous as Jiangnan. During these years, my son stayed there and experienced a lot of people's sufferings. I saw it with my own eyes, and I just realized that I used to be mediocre. Just muddling along, really let down Junfu's heart of nurturing!"

The emperor hummed: "The rebel army besieged Zhushan. With your previous temperament, you must be restless and even want to abandon the city. I didn't expect you to choose to defend to the end this time. It can be seen that the tempering of opportunities over the years is also beneficial. of."

He Tai: "The fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. My son used to be too ignorant of the sky and the earth. In fact, I didn't think too much about it at the time. I just thought that it would be better to fight him vigorously than to just survive. Father's son, even if he died in the battle of Zhushan, he would not have dishonored his surname."

He felt that his response was decent enough, so he couldn't help raising his head slightly after speaking, and secretly glanced at the emperor.

The emperor was happy and angry: "I heard that your Wulang killed more than a hundred enemies this time, and he performed well."

He Tai cheered up: "Yes, there are also Dalang and Erlang. If they didn't go out of the city desperately to ask for help, I'm afraid that when Zhang Hou arrived at Zhushan, he would have to collect the corpse for us."

The emperor: "I understand. This time you have traveled all the way to Beijing, and it must be hard work. Take a good rest for a few days first."

"Then..." He Tai summoned up his courage, "Can my son visit you in the palace often?"

The emperor had a half-smile: "You are just a commoner now, so you must not be called into the palace. What, you forgot the rules?"

He Tailian said he didn't dare.

The emperor waved his hand, signaling him to back down.

After asking a lot of questions, and being scolded by the way, in the end, let alone the reunification, He Tai didn't even get the slightest reward. He Tai was full of resentment, but he didn't dare to say anything. Leave the palace gate.

Back home, facing the eagerly awaited sons, He Tai was full of dissatisfaction, and he didn't bother to repeat the questions and answers of the Golden Palace. He only said briefly, and everyone couldn't hide their disappointment.

He Rong asked: "Has Your Majesty mentioned the marriage?"

He Tai shook his head: "I didn't mention half a word, so I naturally didn't ask, so as not to remind him of such a thing."

Seeing his sons all looking at him, he smiled wryly: "You three sisters, Jia Niang is the only one left now, no matter how hard-hearted your father is, I don't want her to leave home and marry far away!"

He Mu comforted: "Since His Majesty called us back, there must be some arrangements. The future will be long. Father, don't worry."

He Tai groaned, still lacking energy.

Too high expectations led to great disappointment, he simply didn't care about anything, sleeping and reading at home all day long, never taking a step out of the house.

The eyes of the entire capital were almost fixed on this meeting between He Tai and the emperor. If the emperor were to restore He Tai to the title, the threshold of Lu Palace would be trampled to pieces the next day.

Everyone felt that after so many years, He Tai was implicated after all, and he was the eldest son of the emperor. Even if the emperor didn't restore his title, he would at least confer a duke or something so that his son would be honored to raise the capital.

But after the meeting, everything was calm and nothing happened. The emperor didn't even give him any rewards. He only asked Zongzheng Temple to restore the Lumi ration of He Tai's family as the clan to meet their basic living needs, that's all.

What is His Majesty thinking? If you don't want to restore the identity of the eldest son of the emperor, why should you let them come back?Is it just because you are old and miss your son?

The upper part didn't move, so did the people below. Yuan Lu Wang's mansion was still deserted, and the people inside lived reclusively and rarely came out. Compared with other neighbors on the whole street, it was too quiet.

He Tai was depressed, He Mu was fidgeting, but the others were fine. He Rong knew that returning to Beijing was just the beginning, and it couldn't be smooth sailing. He didn't have much expectation at first, but now he was reading and writing every day, and tending to flowers and plants. laid back.

On the other hand, He Zhan, who obviously has his own room, still comes to sleep with him at night, massages He Rong's injured leg, activates the menstrual flow, He Rong doesn't like to trouble others at first, but for this young man who has grown up and watched The older brother, but he couldn't bear to refuse.

A few days later, the emperor suddenly issued two orders: He Zhan, who has made great contributions in defending the city in the siege of Zhushan, will serve in the Beiya of the Imperial Army; He Mu, He Xiu, He Rong, He Xi, He Xi and other children will join Study in Chongwen Museum.

The author has something to say:

Regarding the matter of He Rong's biological mother, in fact, the people inside, the emperor, He Zhan, and even He Tai, all knew that she was either being used or framed, and she had no motive or purpose for committing the crime, but she was just a small person, and the small person was She is not worthy or worthy of other people's efforts, so the emperor used this matter to teach his son, but he would not help a small person to be rehabilitated. The only person who remembered her was her son He Rong.

The lines of this article have to be sorted out one by one in the early stage. He Rong's identity is destined to kill the Quartet as soon as he appears. The story, and I feel that it is hard to live without the expectation of love.It’s okay, don’t force yourself to watch it, if you can’t stand it, see you in the next article~