wait for me to be king

Qi Yuan looked at the wine bottle in his hand with a wonderful expression.

He glared at Jia, "I told you to keep an eye on Xie Changfeng, but you brought him wine?"

——Who the hell is your dark guard? Hun Dan! !

A almost cried, "General Xie explained that I came to ask you about the taste..."

The implication is that if he dares not to give it, it will be bad luck for Xie Changfeng to come over tomorrow morning.

Qi Yuan rolled his eyes, and said angrily, "Okay, let's go down."

He waved his armor back, opened the wine cork, and a strong smell of wine wafted out.

Qi Yuan shook the bottle, and found that there was not much wine in the bottle, at most three sips, he took a sip, huh?It's the best Thousand Day Drunk!

It is not easy to brew the best thousand-day drunkenness, and Qi Yuan has never drank it a few times in his previous life, shaking the bottle in his hand, his mood is much brighter.

While drinking, Qi Yuan asked Eunuch Cai, "Where did that bastard get his wine?"

As the chief eunuch next to the prince, Eunuch Cai is not only a servant with superb skills, but also an extremely sensitive ear. Since he personally experienced the story that His Royal Highness and Commander Xie had to tell in the study that day, Eunuch Cai tried his best to Collect all the information about Xie Changfeng.

At this moment, although the prince did not say who it was, Eunuch Cai said naturally, "Commander Xie went to Taibai Restaurant today."

Qi Yuan's heart moved when he heard this.

Taibai Restaurant is a well-known restaurant in the capital. The first floor is for eating, the third floor is for private rooms for dignitaries, only the second floor is open to many scholars. All diners eat for free.

Therefore, every year of the Dabi, there will always be many scholars gathering here for banquets. If you are lucky enough to meet one or two court officials who are dining on the third floor, even if you come forward and say a few words, you can add to yourself. Kind of a reputation.

Qi Yuan looked at the wine bottle in his hand thoughtfully. Although there are all kinds of good wines in Taibai Restaurant, it is not easy to brew them for a thousand days. The spring water needed for brewing can only be obtained from the springs of Huangzhuang in the suburbs of Beijing. The restaurant did not have this kind of wine, and Dingguogong entertained his old friends, but he could produce this kind of wine... Or, someone gave Lin Jingcheng a thousand-day drunk!

After gulping down the wine in the bottle, Qi Yuan casually threw the bottle to Eunuch Cai, "Take it and throw it away."

Eunuch Cai's hands trembled, the crown prince said he wanted to throw it away, but he didn't dare to throw it away.

After the prince went to bed, Eunuch Cai carefully sorted out a box and put the wine bottle in it.

On the second day, Xie Changfeng came to work in good spirits.

Qi Yuan pretended not to see him, pinched the red bean cake in the shape of plum petals, and while eating, he thought about the memorial he had read yesterday, thinking about how to deal with Emperor Xuanming's question when he attended the court meeting.

Xie Changfeng glanced at Eunuch Cai with a smile. Eunuch Cai was troubled, he gritted his teeth, waved away the little eunuchs who were waiting around, and retreated himself, guarding the door.

Qi Yuan looked at Xie Changfeng expressionlessly, and saw Xie Changfeng leaning over, smiling wickedly.

"How does Thousand Day Drunk taste?"

For the sake of the bottle of Super Thousand Days Drunk, Qi Yuan's tone was quite gentle, "The taste is naturally excellent, and it's not easy to brew the best Thousand Days Drunk, even I haven't drunk it a few times."

After a pause, he tentatively said, "I didn't expect you to have stock?"

Xie Changfeng looked at Qi Yuan with a smile, "Don't test me, if you want to ask how you got there, just ask."

Qi Yuan sneered, still staring at Xie Changfeng.

Xie Changfeng shrugged, "It was sent by the King of Guanghan County. After all, he is going to the Yanmen Gate."

Qi Yuan instantly understood that Duke Ding had served as the General of Zhenyuan for ten years, and that the king of Guanghan County really needed to have a good talk with Duke Ding if he wanted to gain a foothold in the Yan Dynasty.

Xie Changfeng asked again, "Did you pour it out, or just drink it from the bottle?"

Qi Yuan raised his eyebrows, "There are only a few sips in the bottle, do you need another cup?"

Xie Changfeng suddenly burst into laughter, "Oh! I drank more than half of it on purpose, and only left you a few sips. Sure enough, you drank it directly!"

"..." Qi Yuan accidentally crushed the plum petal red bean cake in his hand, his face became gloomy, "Say it again?"

Xie Changfeng was very happy, rape blossoms seemed to float around him, and his whole body was brightened several degrees, almost drifting away, gone ==

Qi Yuan angrily smashed the pastry plate again.

Qi Yuan went to court, and Xie Changfeng returned to the left and right guards to start dealing with business.

He knew the importance clearly in his heart, the reason why he can hang around Qi Yuan every day is because Emperor Xuanming thinks that he is loyal and diligent, if he is a little slack in official affairs, Emperor Xuanming will no longer value him, let alone pursue love. , Whether he can stay in Beijing or not is a question.

The guards of the Eastern Palace are divided into left and right guards. One guard has four ranks, and the other has eight five. There are about 300 people in each five. There are more than 9000 people in total, and the number is almost the same as that of the imperial palace guards. Xie Changfeng was under Yanmen Pass before. The number of troops is only five or six thousand, and now it has increased by three or four times. It will take some time to really master these soldiers and horses.

Lin Jingcheng has already opened up the noble circle in the capital for him, how to maintain relationship with these people and further deepen friendship depends on Xie Changfeng's own ability.

The composition of the guards in the Eastern Palace is relatively complex, some are excellent soldiers selected from the frontier army every year, some are ordinary military households recruited in Guanzhong, and some are the sons of honored nobles.

Yan Zuowei and Ye Youwei represented ordinary soldiers and honored children respectively. There were occasional conflicts between the left guard and the right guard, but after Xie Changfeng took office, no one caused trouble for the time being.

Xie Changfeng has strength and background, these soldiers and the second ancestor are still waiting and watching, but Xie Changfeng does not intend to give them time to think.

He decided to spend some energy to clean up these soldiers.

He called Yan Zuowei and Ye Youwei, "The sky is bright and clear today, come, come, let me see the level of our Eastern Palace imperial guards!"

Yan Zuowei and Ye Youwei looked at each other, "No."

After the king of Guanghan County came down, he let out a sigh of relief.

Just now in the Imperial Study Room, he had expressed to Emperor Xuanming that he was willing to guard the frontier forever for the Chu Dynasty. At the beginning, Emperor Xuanming naturally tried to persuade him to stay in every possible way, saying that he asked Uncle Wang to go to the Yan Dynasty to guard him because he trusted him, and it only took a few years. return to court.

The king of Guanghan County has no hope.

The first emperor trusted him and let him take charge of the camp in the suburbs of Beijing. Now that he recruits the emperor and a courtier, the camp in the suburbs of Beijing has [-] soldiers and horses. How could Emperor Xuanming rest assured that a clan would continue to control the military power in the suburbs of Beijing?

It is a good result to be able to go to Yandai to guard the border, Guanghan Junwang thought to himself, at least he is better than Chu Wang and Chen Wang who are still detained in Beijing.

Therefore, in front of Emperor Xuanming and the crown prince, Guanghan insisted on pleading for orders, and even took his eldest son with him to go to Yandai to guard the border. Speaking of which, although he was a clan, he did not own feudal lands. He had been staying in the capital since the establishment of the Chu Dynasty. He left Beijing with his eldest son, in fact, he wanted to use Yandai as a vassal land, to show that he was willing to be a vassal king and had no other intentions.

Emperor Xuanming refused, so Guanghan asked for orders. The two came and went a few times. In the end, Emperor Xuanming "reluctantly" agreed to the petition of the King of Guanghan. If the results of World War I and World War II are achieved, you can claim credit, and at that time, an imperial edict will be issued for Jin Feng.

With the approval of Emperor Xuanming, the King of Guanghan County can finally put his heart in his stomach, even if the border is windy and frosty, it is better than being detained in the capital.

Xu Shi saw that the King of Guanghan had such a wink. To compensate the King of Guanghan, Emperor Xuanming appointed the eldest daughter of the King of Guanghan, Anping County, as the Lord of Linchuan County, and designated Linchuan County to the princess as a fief.

Emperor Xuanming comforted the King of Guanghan with gentle words, "Linchuan has a bright and generous personality. The queen mother loves Linchuan very much, so let Linchuan stay in Beijing."

The king of Guanghan County quickly thanked her after hearing this. His daughter is sixteen this year and is discussing marriage. If he goes to the border with him, the quality of the son-in-law will be hard to say. Emperor Xuanming is willing to propose marriage, which is also beneficial to his daughter.

Before leaving, the prince said to him with a smile, "The border war is complicated. If Uncle Wang has any doubts, you might as well meet Duke Ding."

He smiled and said to Emperor Xuanming, "Since Ding Guogong disarmed and returned to the field, I heard that he teased his grandson all day long, went to other courtyards to race horses from time to time, or had wine with old friends. I still had no choice but to tell my son that Duke Ding used chopsticks to feed his half-year-old son with wine, but Mrs. Xie nagged him for an hour."

Emperor Xuanming laughed loudly when he heard the words, thinking of the days when he was acting king, his heart was filled with emotion, and he said to the king of Guanghan County, "The prince is right. Xie Changfeng, the son-in-law of Duke Dingguo, is also a good general. The imperial guards have been training, which shows that Xie Changfeng is still hardworking."

It might be because of his eyesight, but the Prince of Guanghan always felt that the smile on the Prince's face was a bit stiff.

With the words of Emperor Xuanming, the King of Guanghan County did not return home when he came down to court. Instead, he asked people to send greeting cards to Duke Ding in an open and honest manner. However, he did not expect Duke Ding to go out to hunt in the city. The guard said, "Duke Ding's chief manager said that if the prince has any doubts, he can also ask Commander Xie. He said that the Duke has already greeted Commander Xie."

The King of Guanghan County thought about it, and simply asked someone to report in advance, while turning his head, and went to the most famous Taibai Building in the capital to book a box.

"As the clan, Uncle Wang of Guanghan can put the overall situation first, and he can set an example for the clan." After hearing the eunuch Li's report, saying that he had invited Xie Changfeng for a banquet, Emperor Xuanming said to Qi Yuan, "I respect my superiors and be humble to my inferiors. The emperor trusts Uncle Wang of Guanghan so much."

The King of Guanghan County is the only clan that holds military power. When the first emperor was still alive, he held the position of high authority. He was in the heart of the emperor. Such a person would hand over military power immediately after the new emperor ascended the throne. He promised to guard the frontier forever. An idle king.

Although Xie Changfeng was humble, he was a direct descendant of the Eastern Palace. The King of Guanghan County treated each other with courtesy and did not use his own power to oppress him, which showed his sincerity, and Emperor Xuanming was naturally satisfied.

Qi Yuan smiled slightly, "Father said that seeing Guanghan Uncle and Grandpa Huang have such a brotherly relationship, and the monarch and his ministers are compatible, the children and ministers feel ashamed."

He said with some embarrassment, "A few days ago, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that the second brother's house had been settled, but Er Chen didn't care about it. Now that I think about it, I really lose my elder brother's demeanor."

Emperor Xuanming smiled and shook his head, "Recently, the court has been busy with the Enke matter. As the crown prince, you must devote yourself to it, and you must not slack off."

No matter how important the matter of the king of Qi is, can it be compared to the court's selection of scholars?

However, Emperor Xuanming also hoped that his sons could live in harmony. Seeing the prince introspect, he said, "You are brothers, so it is good to be able to care for each other. Respect between brothers and friends is the long-term way."

"Yes, my son understands."

Qi Yuan smiled, "It's better to hit the sun than to choose the day. In this case, Father, why don't we go out of the palace? How about seeing the second brother's mansion for yourself? You come to check it out yourself, and the son can learn from it. Second brother You will be very happy too.”

Emperor Xuanming smiled when he heard it, "Really? I guess you want to go out for a walk?"

Qi Yuan didn't feel embarrassed when his purpose was exposed, he nodded generously, "Yes, in Dai County, my sons can go out for horse racing and hunting on weekdays, but now they are busy with political affairs all day, although they know that the father is training his son, but still I want to take a breath once in a while."

Emperor Xuanming laughed, the young man was bored and busy in the palace all day, he was really aggrieved, and the crown prince was a monk halfway, so it's pretty good that he can bear it until now.

"Forget it, I don't have any discounts today, why not go out of the palace for a walk."