His Majesty once married me

Ouyang always thought that he didn't care about Qi Yunheng.

Ouyang also always thought that the existence of Qi Yunheng should be dispensable to him - there is not much with him, and there is not much without him.

However, when things came to an end, Ouyang realized how unreliable the word thought was.

Even if you put a doll next to the pillow, feelings will develop after a long time, let alone a real intimate couple.

As the so-called one-day husband and wife, one hundred days of grace, the time they have been together has already exceeded one hundred days after another, accumulating to a thousand days, getting along day and night, embracing each other every night, no matter their temperament or body are compatible, together When we are together, we are always indescribably happy.

Once the mood is comfortable and the body is relaxed, the so-called sense of proportion and the so-called bottom line will loosen and disintegrate unconsciously and cease to exist.

Before I knew it, my mind had changed.

Things that didn't matter before became a matter of course, and the possessive desire that didn't exist before also quietly sprouted, and it was too late to restore the original state, and it was impossible.

For a moment, Ouyang even wanted to ask Qi Yunheng, "Can you stop having children?"

But Ouyang didn't ask this question in the end, because he knew that instead of asking this, it's better to ask Qi Yunheng directly: "Can you not be the emperor?"

The answers to these two questions are actually the same.

Just like Qi Yunheng asked Ouyang: "Can you give up your power and be an ordinary person?"

The answer given by Ouyang must be negative.

No.

He can't.

Do unto others, do not impose on others.

Ouyang couldn't force Qi Yunheng to give up things that he couldn't let go of, so he could only see what he couldn't see, and be that turtle with its head shrunken or an ostrich with its head stuck in the sand.

And Qi Yunheng's reaction did not exceed Ouyang's expectation.

After failing to persuade him to stay, Qi Yunheng discussed with Ouyang the date of travel, where to go, who will go, and how soon he will return...

When making the decision to "go out for a walk", Ouyang had already thought about the reason for leaving.

Road construction has already been put on the agenda. This time, he happened to take relevant personnel including Su Su out of Beijing in the name of field investigation.

But when Ouyang didn't expect, perhaps because he was worried that he would leave and never come back, Qi Yunheng actually stuffed his two daughters into his team, and even transferred a group of people from the imperial army to guard him and the two. a daughter.

Ouyang was very depressed, but Qi Yunheng was resolutely unwilling to give in, put down his words, and either follow his arrangement, or stay in the capital honestly.

"If something goes wrong in the middle of the road, and people take it out but can't bring it back, I won't be responsible!" Ouyang also said harsh words angrily.

Ouyang didn't go out of Beijing this time entirely as a deserter, more or less with the intention of using himself as bait to lure Zhao He to show up.

Zhao He has always done things to achieve his goals by any means. If he finds out that Ouyang is surrounded by the emperor's daughters, he might use them to do things like kidnap.But Ouyang has never been threatened by others. If Qi Yunheng's daughter is really controlled by Zhao He, he will not go to save her, and exchange his own or other people's lives for two hairless children.

But Ouyang's words aroused Qi Yunheng's vigilance, and he immediately asked the real reason why Ouyang left Beijing.

Ouyang was so annoyed by him that he couldn't help it, so he had no choice but to express his consideration of using his body as bait.

Qi Yunheng suddenly didn't want to let Ouyang go.

The two wrangled back and forth for several days, and finally reached a compromise: the daughter only brought Qi Yulin, the smallest and most worthless, but the number of forbidden troops had to be doubled, and they had to follow the official path along the way, and they couldn't change the itinerary at will. ——Must be back before August [-]th.

"Don't worry, Jing'er gets married on August [-]th. Even if I can't come back on August [-]th, I have to come back on August [-]th." Ouyang made a promise to Qi Yunheng.

On the fifth day of June, Ouyang, who had been with Qi Yunheng for nearly half a month, finally set off officially.

Although Qi Yunheng didn't prepare any grand farewell ceremony for Ouyang, and only lingered with him the night before, so that Ouyang was carried on the horse by Qi Yunheng in his sleep on the second day, but this time the team is really huge. It took less than half an hour just to go out of the city, and it was impossible not to attract the attention of the whole capital.

As soon as a newcomer entered the harem, the imperial concubine left the capital, and the gossip-loving people immediately chatted happily.

But the officials headed by the household department are more concerned about the purpose of the emperor's trip - road construction.

In this day and age, any engineering work is regarded as a waste of time and money.

Even if everyone understands the importance of roads, they dare not easily propose road construction.

As soon as the emperor heard that His Majesty wanted to build roads and sent the emperor's wife out to investigate, the officials headed by Shangshu Wanshan wrote letters to dissuade them, thinking that the national treasury was just a little more abundant, and they should plan ahead for emergencies, not Build big buildings and squander the newly accumulated wealth.

But His Majesty the Emperor told them that this road construction will not allocate money and grain from the treasury, and will not use civilian corvees, so they can rest assured.

Wan Shan and the others didn't know why, but His Majesty the Emperor had already given a guarantee that he would never use a copper coin or a grain of grain in the treasury.

Some officials felt that His Majesty the Emperor was just perfunctory them, planning to cook the raw rice before reaching out to the treasury.

But Wan Shan felt that His Majesty the Emperor probably wanted to pay for the matter out of his own pocket.

Although the Ministry of Households has to allocate part of the national tax every year and transfer it to the emperor's internal treasury, in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, a lot of waste was waiting to be done, and taxes in many places were reduced or exempted. Where can more go?For ordinary people, this may be a number that they dare not even think about, but for an emperor, it can only be regarded as better than nothing.

Since the second year of the establishment of the Hua Kingdom, the emperor has not advocated frugal measures in the palace, and the pavilions, pavilions, palaces and gardens have been repaired and rebuilt one after another. The queen has to entertain the women in the palace every quarter Appreciating flowers and going to banquets, the palace banquets during New Year's festivals are more exquisite and richer than ever.

The addition of these alone is not affordable for the national tax set aside by the Ministry of Household Affairs, not to mention that His Majesty the Emperor also raises the Imperial Guards and Golden Sword Guards, and distributes benefits to officials like them every now and then to improve their treatment...

After quietly calculating, Wan Shan felt that, not to mention the internal treasury, even the national treasury, it cannot bear His Majesty's extravagance now!

However, the emperor never reached out to the Ministry of Households to embezzle the part of the national tax revenue in charge of the Ministry of Households.

In this way, Wan Shan has no choice but to doubt——

His Majesty the Emperor must have another way to make money, but he just kept it from the ministers and kept them from knowing!

The first thing Wan Shan doubted was Huangzhuang, but Huangzhuang is such a big place, with so few workshops, whether they can be self-sufficient or not is another matter. Where can they help the emperor make money and let the emperor spend lavishly?

Wan Shan has studied for a long time but still can't figure it out. He can only go to Huangzhuang as a cover to deceive people, and the real source of income is hidden by His Majesty the Emperor... Such a guess.

Not long after Ouyang set off, Zhao He also learned the news of Ouyang leaving Beijing with great fanfare through his eyeliner in the capital.

But Zhao He's depression at this time is no less than that of Ouyang.

Even though he knew that Ouyang probably came out of Beijing to relax because the newcomer in the harem had a quarrel with the emperor, Zhao He couldn't take advantage of it and abducted the beautiful woman he had been thinking about for two lifetimes into his arms.

As for the reason, it can be described in one sentence.

Make bricks without straw.

Zhao He decided on a strategy, wanted to expose Ouyang's identity as a ghost, and used the rules set by the cultivator sect to force him away from the emperor of Chengguo, and then let the people of Zen sect take action to capture him and deliver him to himself.

However, the Zen sect did not cooperate, and Jiu Ji said "Master is still in retreat, the poor monk can't make the decision" and blocked Zhao He back.

Zhao He talked about it, but Jiuji just spread his hands and told him: The capital is now the Daozong's territory, no matter what the reason is—even if there are demons and monsters to confuse the master and mess up the world, they are not good to cross the Daozong and intervene in the capital Things.Of course, if a Zen elder of Wu Zhai's level speaks out, there is still the possibility of letting go, but the problem is that Wu Zhai is currently in retreat, and he doesn't care about others, and he, a leisurely apprentice, can't do anything for this kind of important thing. The matter that may cause the two sects to turn against each other has been finalized.

Without Jiuji's support, Zhao He couldn't mobilize Zen disciples to do things for him, but his slain warriors were determined but powerless, so they could only complete the step of spreading rumors.

However, the influence of rumors is limited after all. If the parties do not take it seriously, the rumors will not have a truly meaningful effect.

What's more, Zhao He's ultimate goal is to get Ouyang. If he can't be captured and possessed, even if he is forced away from the emperor of Chengguo, what's the point?The world is so big, if Ouyang is really going to be forced to fly away and disappear without a trace, then Zhao He may not know where to look for him even if he wants to find him. It is better to maintain the status quo and let Ouyang stay in the open.

Only at this time did Zhao He completely realize that he was no longer the emperor who promised everything and was obeyed by all.

Without soldiers and horses, without courtiers, no matter how good the idea is in his mind, no matter how many ideas he has, he will not be able to realize it.

But Zhao He is not reconciled, let alone give up.

It's not that he hasn't been single and weak.

In order to climb to the highest point, in order to get his wish fulfilled, Zhao He bowed his head to all kinds of people and had a smile on his face. Now that the situation is changing, it is nothing more than repeating the past, doing what he has done again.

Knowing that Ouyang left the capital, Zhao He immediately entangled Jiuji, and asked Jiuji to lend him another manpower.

Jiuji was so entangled by Zhao He, and felt that the emperor's husband would not be a big person even if he was nine thousand years old, so he simply said to Zhao He: "Since Your Excellency cares about this person so much, why don't you let the poor monk do it yourself?" Your Excellency, go on a journey and bring this person back."

"Master is willing to do it himself?" Zhao He's eyes lit up immediately.

"It's a trivial matter, so I won't bother the other juniors and nephews." Jiu Ji clasped his hands together, "Please wait patiently, don't disturb the cultivation of my juniors and nephews."

"Master made a joke." Zhao He smiled smugly, but couldn't help but add another request, "I wonder if Master can take me along?"

Jiu Ji looked at Zhao He helplessly, and finally nodded.