Prince An's son Xiao Jue?

In Gu Huaiqing's mind, a pair of amorous peach blossom eyes, a suave prince in white dark clothes appeared, and then he thought of the three handsome scholars who died tragically in Jinjiang Academy.Although it was finally proved that these three people were not killed by Xiao Jue, it is undeniable that their deaths were more or less due to the romantic debts caused by Xiao Jue's indiscriminate love.

Gu Huaiqing said with a bit of disdain: "It's not very good, it's just a flirtatious dude with a golden appearance and a ruined appearance."

Xiao Jing hummed and said: "Everyone said that, but I still find it strange that Uncle Yu Huang is both civil and military, talented in heaven, and Princess An is also a lady from a noble family, and Xiao Jue is their only heir. It is impossible for the tutor to be so bad."

Gu Huaiqing took a look at Xiao Jing and thought, the more useless Prince An is, shouldn't you be more at ease?However, all emperors are suspicious, and Xiao will not let down his vigilance against anyone who may threaten the imperial power.

"The nine sons of Longsheng are all different. Even if Wang An is a talented man, his son may not be as good as him?" Gu Huaiqing asked again, "Why did your majesty suddenly ask Xiao Jue? Didn't he not long ago Have you invited yourself to Qingyuan Temple to repent and practice?"

"As soon as King An returned to the feudal Suzhou, bad news came. Concubine An was seriously ill. She might not be well. Concubine An was thinking of her son who was not by her side on the hospital bed, so King An sent envoys to attack him thousands of miles away. Come here and ask me to allow Prince An's son to return to Suzhou to meet Princess An."

"Is that so..." Upon hearing this, Gu Huaiqing understood why Xiao Jing was so troubled.

The mother was seriously ill, and when she was dying, she wished to see her biological son for the last time. Such a request was emotional and reasonable, and it was difficult to refuse. After all, filial piety comes first in everything.

However, family affection in the world cannot be so pure in the royal family.In order to restrain King An, Xiao Jing spent a lot of thought to let Prince An's son leave the fief to study in Beijing. It was hard to put him under the watchful eye and supervise him. In just one year, he had to send him back again.There is a saying that it is easy to let go of a tiger, but it is hard to catch a tiger!

"What's the Queen Mother's attitude?" Gu Huaiqing asked.

"The Empress Dowager has always had a good impression of Xiao Jue. Otherwise, she would not have thought of marrying her niece to him. It was only after she left the academy that Xiao Jue went to the monastery to practice. The day before yesterday, Princess An's mother entered the palace, I cried to the queen mother for a long time, saying that her poor daughter only wanted to see her son one last time before she died, but the queen mother looked at her pitifully, and her attitude relaxed, and she told me that it would be better to let Xiao Jue go back and do her best as a filial piety."

Gu Huaiqing frowned when he heard this, how much kinship can there be in the royal family?For the sake of the supreme power, some people will do whatever they can to kill their wives, children, and siblings. What can't be done?

The Empress Dowager was also a powerful and decisive person in the palace, otherwise she would not be able to sit on the throne of the Empress. Who would have thought that when she was old, she would eat fast and chant Buddha every day, and she would have the benevolence of a woman.

Gu Huaiqing lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said: "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. In my opinion, it is filial piety for a son to visit his mother when he is seriously ill. Your Majesty might as well allow Xiao Jue to go back to Suzhou, but also ask him, no matter how safe he is. What is the situation of the princess, I have to return in half a month. If you are not at ease, you might as well send someone you trust to escort Xiao Jue back and forth. The name is escort, but it is actually surveillance. In this way, even if they have any plans, they will not dare to mess around .”

Gu Huaiqing's thoughts fit Xiao Jing's intentions, Xiao Jing nodded in approval and said: "Hui Qing has become more sophisticated in handling things, and he is very thoughtful, I also think this is feasible. It's just..."

Gu Huaiqing saw Xiao Jing showing a look of embarrassment, so he asked: "What are you worried about, Your Majesty?"

Xiao Jing sighed and said: "It's just that there are very few people who I can trust and who are capable of taking on this task..."

Xiao Jing spoke meaningfully and looked at Gu Huaiqing, Gu Huaiqing is so smart, he immediately comprehended the Holy Will, dare the emperor dig a hole and wait for himself to jump?

However, when is it not time to show loyalty?What's more, Xiao Jing has treated him well these years, both public and private, Gu Huaiqing is willing to serve Xiao Jing.

Gu Huaiqing's kneeling body leaned forward slightly, and said with a smile, "Why don't you let my minister share your majesty's worries?"

Xiao Jing's eyes were dark and narrow, and as an emperor, he possessed an aura of power without anger, but after hearing Gu Huaiqing's words, his eyes instantly softened a lot, and he said: "Huiqing is willing to share my worries, so loyal, I'm very happy, but it's a long way to go to Suzhou. It will take at least a month to go back and forth, and I have to go through the area where the White Lotus Demon Sect is in trouble. It is said that there are refugees and bandits everywhere. I... actually feel relieved I can't let you down, and I'm not willing to let you go for so long..."

Xiao Jing sighed softly: "Oh, but you are the only one who understands my thoughts best. You are smart and loyal, and you are the one I trust the most. I don't feel at ease if I change someone else. .”

Gu Huaiqing listened quietly. As the emperor's confidant, he can naturally see that Xiao Jing has been under a lot of pressure recently, and the matter of Prince An's son is still a trivial matter. The White Lotus Sect uprising caused him a lot of headaches.

The White Lotus Sect originated in the previous dynasty. It was originally a folk religion, which originated from the White Lotus Sect of Buddhism.After hundreds of years, the White Lotus Sect has grown rapidly, evolved into countless branches, and spread all over the country.Their overall teachings are similar, and they all honor the Virgin of Heartlessness.Congregants do not need to become monks, regardless of men and women, they often gather at night and leave at dawn to preach teachings and confuse people's hearts.

Most of the believers of the White Lotus Sect are poor people at the bottom of society. They are usually oppressed and exploited heavily, and they have hatred for court officials and wealthy merchants and landlords.Originally, these people were scattered, and even if they were dissatisfied, they were not a threat. However, the White Lotus Sect used a unified religious belief to organize them together. As long as they were a little incited, the congregants would revolt and riot, causing social unrest.

Therefore, no matter whether it is the previous dynasty or the current dynasty, the White Lotus Sect is listed as an evil sect, and it is the key target of the court.However, no matter what kind of ban is adopted, the White Lotus Sect is still like a stubborn poisonous weed. Not only cannot it be eradicated, but it is getting worse.

Not long ago, severe droughts and locust plagues in Shandong made crops unreapable. The affected farmers had no food to eat, so they could only eat bark and grass roots. After the bark and grass roots were stripped off, they ate Guanyin soil. The situation is dire.Although the imperial government allocates funds for disaster relief, it is a drop in the bucket, coupled with corruption and exploitation by officials, very little money and food reaches the victims.

At this time, the local branch of the White Lotus Sect led the victims to riot. The rebel army captured three towns in just three days, killed local officials, ransacked granaries, robbed wealthy households, and burned down the city walls.Feng Kun, commander of the Shandong capital, led his troops to crusade, but was defeated and returned. It is said that the leader of the White Lotus Sect can sorcery, spread beans into soldiers, cut paper to drive away ghosts, and has great magical powers.

The memorial flew to the Forbidden City like snowflakes, Xiao Jing hurriedly sent troops to reinforce it, dispatched [-] soldiers and horses and finally suppressed the rebels, but the leader of the White Lotus Sect did not catch them.

Not long after, the White Lotus Rebellion broke out in many places in Shanxi, repelling the troops sent by the imperial court many times. The imperial court had to take the risk of dispatching half of the main force of the Northwest Army to counter the rebellion. They were finally suppressed, but they also paid a heavy price.

The capital city is not peaceful either. Several officials have been assassinated for no reason, causing panic. They all suspected that it was done by the White Lotus Sect. Jin Yiwei has not been able to find out the criminals until now. For this reason, Xiao Jing reprimanded Jin Yiwei Commander Liu several times. worship.

Looking at Xiao Jing's slightly thin face and the few gray hairs that grew early at the sideburns, Gu Huaiqing deeply felt the hard work of being an emperor. Outsiders may think that the emperor is supreme and has infinite glory, but in fact he is under tremendous pressure all the time.

It would be okay if the country was rich and the people were strong, but today's Daqi is still glamorous on the surface, but the inside has begun to decay slowly, and there is a danger of collapse if one is not careful.As the king of success, Xiao Jing has to keep the country undefeated, balance the internal and external, and work hard to become stronger, which is really not easy.

People's hearts are fleshy, and Gu Huaiqing is grateful for Xiao Jing's kindness to him, and is naturally willing to share his worries and solve problems for him.

"It's my honor to be able to serve His Majesty. If Your Majesty is not at ease, you can order me to be the imperial envoy and give me a Shangfang sword, engraved on it with the inscription on behalf of the sky patrolling hunting for the sky!" Gu Huaiqing picked up the decoration hanging on the wall Saber, compared a posture chicly.

Xiao Jing was amused by him and laughed out loud, and the melancholy of the upcoming parting was also diluted a lot.

"You thought you were watching a show, and Shangfang's sword came out! It's not like you don't know that Daqi hasn't had such a thing as Shangfang's sword since the founding of Taizu. However, although Shangfang's sword is not there, I will give you a piece A gold medal is given, and with this card you can command local officials and even command the army."

Xiao Jing said, took out a small sandalwood box and handed it to Gu Huaiqing.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward." Gu Huaiqing took it over. Although the box was small, it was very important. When he opened it, there was a token of agarwood inlaid with gold, engraved with a five-clawed golden dragon with open teeth and claws.

Gu Huaiqing knew the importance of this item, so he put it in his arms solemnly, then looked up at Xiao Jing and said, "Apart from escorting the son back to Suzhou, does your Majesty have any other instructions?"

Xiao Jing smiled, sure enough, Huaiqing knew his thoughts best, even if he didn't say some words, Gu Huaiqing could understand, is this called the tacit understanding between the monarch and his ministers?

Xiao Jing beckoned Gu Huaiqing to come closer, then whispered some instructions to him, Gu Huaiqing nodded and wrote down one by one.

"I have written it all down, please rest assured, Your Majesty."

Xiao Jing paused, looked at him deeply and said, "Does Huaiqing have any other requests?"

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