Fake concubine, real queen

As soon as He Gu and Pei Zhaoheng entered the king's tent and sat down, they couldn't help asking him: "What's going on? I saw that the internal officer acted suspiciously just now. Since you knew someone was going to steal something, why didn't you be more careful? I am afraid that if the servants look for him now, they will not be able to find him, so what should we do?"

Pei Zhaoheng said: "The share he took away was not real at all."

He Gu was stunned, and said: "My lord...he deliberately prepared a fake copy, waiting for someone to steal it? What is that?"

Pei Zhaoheng sat down, poured a cup of tea for He Gu, and then replied: "I took over the Ministry of Industry. Due to the floods in Jiangluo last year, my father asked me to check the water conservancy projects in various states, prefectures, and rivers, and the dams were not solid. It's just that our dynasty has a vast territory, and it will not be a day's work to check them one by one. It takes nearly two days to go to and from nearby places such as Jiangqing and Luoling. Slow down, you won't be able to go back and forth for a month or two, and if you send people to find out one by one, I'm afraid you won't be able to find out what's wrong in three to five years."

He Gu thought for a while, nodded and said: "That's true, and where there is water, there are embankments, so there are at least dozens of state roads up and down, and the construction is cumbersome. What method did the prince think of? This is different from that What's the matter with a thief who steals?"

Pei Zhaoheng said: "I have listed all the prefectural government offices that have been reinforced and repaired or flooded in the past ten years, and all those that have asked the court for money to rebuild have been recorded and made a list, and the expenditures have been calculated. If there are those who are too big or too small, a roster is drawn up based on this, and Cheng Wei is asked to take people to various banks to check the records of these officials withdrawing and depositing money. When the renovation time is right, we only need to follow the vines for the rest of the work."

He Gu was a little surprised, and said: "The account records of the bank, aren't they all the private records of various banks, how can they show Cheng Wei and the others?"

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, He Gu immediately reacted, secretly thought that he was really getting more and more stupid, Cheng Wei and the others were born in the twelve guards, and they used to work by the emperor's side, so how bad is the light function?It is really not difficult to go to the house to uncover the tiles, sneak into the room, and look at the ledger. It's just that he never expected that the third highness, who always looks very serious, would use such a method.

It seems that in the past six months, he went to attend the funeral for the "Eldest Princess", and the Third Highness stayed in Beijing alone. The Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Punishment had complicated affairs. He was indeed much more experienced by these trivial matters. He had worried about the Third Highness before, afraid He will only have fair thoughts and do fair things, but in the end he will be calculated by the villain's insidious tricks. pass.

As for the thief who stole just now, He Gu thought about it carefully, and he probably understood that those officials would store the money in the bank. I am afraid that behind these banks, they are also implicated.

Pei Zhaoheng said: "Chengwei and his subordinates have clean hands and feet. Ordinary people can't find their whereabouts. Before I left the capital, I noticed that there were more suspicious people near the palace. At that time, I guessed that they would not sit still and let it go. Most likely He wanted to steal the roster and evidence before dying, so he specially made a fake one and brought it to the Bow and Horse Conference."

He Gu was stunned for a moment. In fact, he had already guessed who the thief was. After all, except for the officials and the crown prince, no one had such great power to control the transfer and appointment of officials. Feeling drawn from the bottom of the pot——

I'm afraid that the thief, seeing that Pei Zhaoheng keeps the fake roster and evidence sheet close to his body, is so precious, he will believe it and think that the things are genuine.

He Gu said: "It's just that they took such painstaking efforts to steal it, but it's actually not very useful, too...how did he know that you only copied such a copy?"

Pei Zhaoheng shook his head slowly, and said: "Zihuan's thinking is wrong, what he wants is not that I can't keep the evidence and the roster, he just wants to know what evidence I have in advance, in case I will report to the emperor, so I should make preparations early That's all."

He Gu let out an "ah" and suddenly said, "...So that's how it is."

After a pause, he said again: "Then...after returning to the capital, I have to go to Chenghe when I get a job. At that time, he will know that the prince is investigating this matter, will he..."

He Gu hadn't finished speaking, but just now he was anxious and thirsty, and drank tea with a big gulp, the corners of his lips were stained with water, rolling down his chin, he didn't care.

Seeing this, Pei Zhaoheng put down his teacup, took out a pure white silk handkerchief from his sleeve, and said while dipping the water stains on his chin: "Don't worry, my father has always arranged for someone to be by my side, and he is still there." Don’t jump over the wall in such a hurry, always take into account the dignity, and dare not do anything.”

He Gu was still worried about the prince, but suddenly the Third Highness wiped him with a handkerchief. For some reason, he felt a little bit ashamed, his face turned red, and he wanted to refuse. , said to wipe it by himself, but when he looked up, he met Pei Zhaoheng who was also looking down at his peach blossom eyes quietly, and suddenly his heart skipped a beat. I almost couldn't even speak, and my tongue was tied up for a while, so how can I remember how to refuse?

Looking at each other silently like this, the tent suddenly became quiet, and there was only silence, only his own heartbeat and the sound of the third highness's breathing, but He Gu could clearly hear the voices of people coming from a distance outside the tent. The hustle and bustle, despite this, he suddenly felt that the noisy and noisy world inside the tent and outside the tent seemed to be divided into two. It belongs to him and Pei Zhaoheng alone.

Pei Zhaoheng's fingertips were warm, even through the silk handkerchief, He Gu's skin could sensitively feel the heat of the fingertips.

The silk handkerchief was slightly cold, but the warm fingertips moved gently on He Gu's jaw through the slightly cold silk handkerchief. , Finally, the fingertips finally covered He Gu's lips, and stopped moving.

He Gu felt a little hot on his face and buzzing in his head, but his thoughts were very clear. He knew that he was too excited, or that every touch from His Highness would make him feel so uncontrollable. The suppressed heart beats faster, and the spirit is highly tense and excited.

He Gu's eyebrows and eyes are usually heroic. Such clear-cut, clean and sharp sword eyebrows and star eyes are the good looks that all men should envy. At this moment, he raised his eyes and looked at Pei Zhaoheng for a moment. The eyes are even more shining, as if they can speak.

Pei Zhaoheng was silent for a moment, then suddenly said in a low voice, "...don't look at me like that."

He Gu went in without knowing it, and didn't think too much about it, he just laughed a few times heartlessly, and said: "I can't help it, Your Highness is so good-looking, why don't you let people see it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt that the fingertips of the silk handkerchief were on his lips, and the force was a little stronger. The fingertips were holding the silk handkerchief, rubbing He Gu's plump lips, gently squeezing and slowly rubbing the polyphony, Inexplicably, He Gu sensed a bit of ambiguity and playfulness from such touching, and quickly thought of some episodes in Yan Zhiya's storybook, which were very difficult to be elegant, and was a little embarrassed, so he hurriedly Pushing away Pei Zhaoheng's hand, he said: "I... I can just wipe it myself, I don't dare to bother my lord."

He pushed away, but Pei Zhaoheng didn't have to continue to rub him hard, but he stopped talking, but his eyes still fell on him. He Gu felt hairy when he was staring at him, and the more he rubbed, the more embarrassing he was. Fortunately, he remembered another Regarding the incident, he put down his handkerchief and took out the piece of jade from his pocket, saying: "I am here today to return this thing to the prince."

After speaking, he put the jade on the small case.

... His Highness, for some reason, suddenly became a little strange, and his eyes were also very strange. He Gu didn't know what was wrong with him, but instinctively felt that he should run away now, so he stood up without waiting for him to answer Said goodbye, and ran away in a hurry.

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The last day of the martial arts competition was successfully concluded. There were three contestants in the southeast, northwest, and a total of sixty contestants were selected. They were qualified for promotion. After returning to Beijing, the Ministry of Military Affairs issued an order for the promotion of officials, and they could go to various places to guard the camp.

In the next few days, there will be the Bow and Horse Competition, but the Bow and Horse Competition does not divide the stage, does not divide the field, and does not have clear rules and practices like the ring competition. They can be promoted and employed, but they are favored by the emperor for being outstanding, and those who are promoted and appointed are exceptional. In a word, it depends on their ability and luck.

This is also due to the fact that in the early years, the Horse Bow Conference was not born for the selection of generals, but a gathering spontaneously organized by the sons and daughters of aristocratic families.

The horse-bow ring is especially suitable for a group of people to eat and drink at the side of the racecourse, watching the people in the racecourse sweat profusely and gallop, and compete with each other. Therefore, for many years, the nobles have always enjoyed competing with bow horses. Enduring prosperity.

It's just that this day when He Gu went back at night, there was a strange thing. He Cheng actually told him that he wanted to join in the fun tomorrow, and asked his elder brother to teach him to see if there is any way to hold Buddha's feet temporarily, so that tomorrow he won't be in the school field It's too embarrassing.

He Gu was very puzzled.

Without him, although he didn't know that he and Brother Cheng were siblings before, and he was not very close to He Cheng, but at any rate, he watched He Cheng grow up, and he really didn't remember that he used to be familiar with bow horse and martial arts. I had a little bit of interest, why is there going to be a bow and horse competition tomorrow, He Cheng, a frail man with almost no experience... Uh, well, maybe not very frail, but anyway, he is still just a scholar, even if Really born with great strength, he hugged his feet again tonight, and tomorrow he may not be able to win against those rough boys who grew up playing on horseback.

He Gu told He Cheng this truth, and deliberately advised him not to make trouble, it is better to retreat when faced with difficulties, but don't turn around and throw something bad or bad, and put a burden on Miss Yan, but He Cheng is very stubborn , did not listen to persuasion at all, and still insisted on comparing.

He Gu was helpless, and only got: "Well, even if this is the case, you have to think about it, you are different from others, you only have one eye to see, so it is much more difficult to ride and shoot and aim than others, and it is probably half the effort. "

But He Cheng said: "Brother, with this eye of mine, I was able to see things yesterday."

He Gu was startled when he heard the words, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses, a little unbelievable, he grabbed He Cheng's shoulder, and sure enough, he saw that his eyes seemed to be a little brighter, and they were able to move with the movements.

It's not the same as the previous dull look, this change is very subtle, if He Cheng didn't take the initiative to mention it, he almost didn't notice it.

These few days, in order to recover and adapt to the light, He Cheng insisted on not wearing a blindfold. He Gu stared at him for a long time with mixed feelings in his heart.

This younger brother didn't know that he was still alive until his mother passed away, and at that time his mother died of illness on the couch, and brother Cheng didn't know that the one who died in the main courtyard was not only his aunt, but also his aunt. biological mother.

He Cheng's life is bitter, and this life is suffering even more in the previous life. Fortunately, he was reborn once, and fortunately, the Third Highness found out something was wrong after careful consideration. Fortunately, he did not let Chengdi's eyes go because of the grudge in his heart. He Cheng Only then can there be such a day of seeing the light again.

Thinking of this, He Gu's eyes turned red. Holding back the soreness in his nose, he patted He Cheng's shoulder and said, "It's good that I can see it, everything will be fine in the future, and there will be nothing wrong with it." It's gone."

After a pause, he said again: "Since Brother Cheng wants to learn, let's learn. It's just that your eyes have just recovered, so you have to be more careful. Did you ask Miss Yan? She said that she can ride and shoot, really no problem ?”

He Cheng rubbed his head, and said: "I went to ask yesterday, and the girl said that since I can see it, it should be great, but I have to be careful..."

Before he finished speaking, He Guwenyan stared and said: "Then what are you going to do with the Bow and Horse Competition? Why don't you just sit still!"

He Cheng shrank his neck and whispered, "I just want to try..."

He Gu frowned, and said coldly: "Did that little bastard Yan Dingye push you to go?"

He Cheng was startled when he heard the words, he quickly shook his head like a rattle, and said, "No, no one is pushing me, I just want to go."

"……real?"

"real!"

He Gu was silent for a while, but after all, he couldn't resist his brother's sincere and pleading eyes, and sighed, "Okay, but it's fine to join in the fun, don't make it too tiring, if your eyes feel uncomfortable , you immediately admit defeat, remember?"

He Cheng nodded quickly.

That night, the two brothers took a small horn bow. He Gu told him how to draw the bow immediately and how to maintain balance without holding the rein when drawing the bow. Seeing He Cheng nodding his head like a pest, he didn't know how much he understood.

Master He Xiaohou couldn't help but secretly sighed in his heart. After all, he was born as a general. Although Brother Cheng decided to take the imperial examinations since he was a child, now that he saw such a grand event as the Bow and Horse Conference, he met a group of his age and generations. As expected, Congwu's noble sons were immediately assimilated, and they also began to strive for strength.

This is also a good thing, both civil and military, will always be useful in the future.

It's just that soon after He Cheng went to the school field on the second day, He Gu realized that something was wrong.

He Cheng is smart and has a strong learning ability. He Gu only taught him a little bit of rough fur last night, but today he can play without showing timidity, and even with a horse-drawn bow, it can barely be regarded as such a thing, but with a bow, he is really not good at it. No matter how accurate, a dead target can barely touch the edge of the target, but a living target is really a stroke of the law, and an arrow will miss.

He Gu didn't find it embarrassing, he felt that He Cheng's behavior was already very good, and he was applauding him off the court. He had already obtained the qualification for promotion, so he didn't plan to join him on the court to stir up trouble.

And there is another reason. If he competes with bow horses, he will definitely attract everyone's attention. This is not what He Gu wanted. After all, the crown prince is also there. For him, the plan of a group of trustworthy confidants and dead men is best not to attract the attention of the emperor, the crown prince, and even Wen Xiuming right now.

It's just that He Gu watched his younger brother galloping on the field all morning, and for some reason, he always felt that something was wrong.

He Gu looked carefully, and soon realized something was wrong. Every time He Cheng shot an arrow, he always turned his head to look in a certain direction, with a somewhat familiar smirk on his face. This scene was inexplicably called He Gujue. Feeling somewhat familiar, his heart moved, and he followed He Cheng's gaze, and he saw a little girl of foreign race with snow-white skin, red lips, and deep eyebrows standing on the edge of the school field in the distance——

It turned out to be the jewel in the palm of King Khuppen Khan, the little princess of the Qiurong tribe.

The girl's name was Duo Muqi, He Gu remembered, following Duo Muqi's gaze, she was indeed looking at his silly brother, the little girl's face was flushed, her bright eyes were kind, and there was a slight smile on her face He didn't care, and never took his eyes off He Cheng.

He Gu thought he was dazzled, but after staring at it for half an hour, he finally made up his mind, he was absolutely right, these two were flirting, and looking at He Cheng's stupid look, it was clear that he had taken a fancy to him , the first love opened.

It's no wonder that he wants to go to the bow and horse competition today, just to show off in front of the little girl he loves for a long time, but the problem is that his extremely smelly archery skills have not given much limelight...

This guy is not afraid that other girls will dislike him, and his heart is really big enough...

Really confident.

He Gu comforted himself, that's all, self-confidence is also a good thing.

The key is who is not good for He Cheng, who is a dignified princess, how can He Gu propose marriage to him?

Moreover, this bastard knows how to stay put and not tell him without telling him. If he didn't feel strange and suspicious when he looked at He Cheng's appearance, could it be that He Cheng still planned to keep it from him and not let him know?

The first day of the Bow and Horse Competition just passed by. He Cheng shot blindly for a day, so he didn't get any rankings, but I guess he didn't intend to compete for any rankings. Shi Shiran came out of the school grounds, but he didn't see an expression of shame and self-ashamedness.

No, don't be ashamed——

He Gu felt that this guy was probably still beautiful in his heart.

He Gu dragged him back into the tent, and he didn't beat around the bush when eating at night, he just cut to the chase and asked what was going on between him and that princess.

He Cheng also never expected that this matter would be noticed by his elder brother so quickly. He thought that his elder brother was not very smart, so he should be able to fool him back to Beijing. Suddenly, his face turned red and he hesitated for a long time. , finally couldn't hold back the loving eyes of old He Gu's father, and confessed truthfully.

It turned out that He Cheng was taking a nap by the Cheng River a few days ago, and it happened that Duo Muqi took a few maidservants and rolled up his trouser legs to play in the shallow water. At first glance, what I saw was this scene. Han women pay attention to etiquette, and of course they would not be bare-legged and bare-footed outside. It was the first time for He Xiaoer to see this scene, but he didn't think it was indecent, and he didn't know whether it was a loss of morality. , or the collapse of etiquette, in short, he didn't remember seeing no evil, only "ah, the girl is so beautiful, ah, the girl is so cute", and fell in love at first sight very quickly.

Fortunately, Duo Muqi is not a woman from the Central Plains. He found someone sleeping by the river, and he was not ashamed when he saw his bare feet. He generously invited He Cheng, saying that the water here is very cool and the weather is hot. Brother, let's wash your feet together——

He Gu: "..."

He Cheng didn't wear a blindfold that day, and he was not bad at first, but compared to He Gu Ying, who was bright and cheerful, like his mother, Miss Yan, He Cheng's appearance was more like his uncle Yan Song, with a little more bookish air, What's more, He Cheng's book is full of love. Although he fell in love with her girl at first sight, he just blushed, and his conversation and demeanor were elegant and polite. Clear stream.

It was the first time I met a handsome young man with a Central Plains style, and he was determined to marry the little princess who was a powerful warrior. It was so sweet, and instantly threw all the hairy monkeys out of the sky.

He Chengcheng is an honest boy, if He Gu told him to tell the truth, he would really tell the truth, without any concealment, he almost explained all the details of the past few days when he and Duo Muqi met and fell in love quickly This is very clear, and I don't even omit the praise and flattery in my heart for how cute the little girl is every time I see Duo Muqi.

He Gu was speechless after listening to the scriptures, and said after a long while: "...Are you sure that people also have a crush on you?"

He Cheng looked firmly and said: "I didn't lie to you, big brother, Duo Muqi told me personally that she doesn't want to marry someone else. In two years, when I get fame, I will definitely..."

Master He Xiaohou said ruthlessly: "You are so confident that you will be able to win the next list? You are as talented as the second brother of the Wang family, but you are not as famous as Sun Shan, and even if you are in the top three of the first class, you will have to be a top student for ten years. Poor Hanlin, the oil and water of the Hanlin Academy is not as good as the Yangchun noodle stall on the West Street, are you sure that there is a princess who is willing to marry here and accompany you to suffer grievances?"

He Cheng's expression felt a little guilty in an instant, he hesitated for a moment, and seemed to have finally made up his mind, saying: "When I go back this time, I must study hard and try to get one in the list, and then I will go to marry you, I will definitely marry you." I will treat Duo Muqi well. Although I was poor when I first became an official, I usually don’t spend any money except buying books. I save it for her. Life will be better in the future. If... if I fail the exam, then I will Don't go to ask for a marriage, it will delay her lifelong event."

The last sentence was very lonely. Obviously, He Cheng also knew in his heart that Duo Muqi was a dignified princess, and he had no worries about marrying her at all.

If he is worthless, he has plenty of choices.

He Gu didn't disagree at first, but he deliberately wanted to pour cold water on him, but he just felt that this relationship was a bit difficult. After all, he heard what King Khupeng Khan said in the imperial tent that day, and King Khan was anxious to marry his daughter to escape the disaster. , but He Cheng, a silly boy, is planning to get married after getting a good grade. By that time, the day lily will probably be cold.

Seeing his appearance, He Gu couldn't bear it, so he had to surrender and said: "Forget it, I was just scaring you, our family is not poor enough to depend on your salary, it's not a problem, it's just ..."

He Cheng looked at He Gu's expression. His elder brother seemed to know something, so he felt a sudden shock in his heart, and quickly asked, "Just what?"

He Gu was silent for a while, but still told him what he heard in the imperial tent that day, the discord among the three tribes in the Budan Grassland, and the fact that the Khan of the Qiduo tribe wanted to marry Duo Muqi by force.

After He Cheng heard it, he panicked for a moment, stood up abruptly, and said, "Unexpectedly... there is such a thing, but why didn't Duo Muqi tell me..."

He Gu said: "She herself is only twelve or thirteen years old, and she is still a child. The King Khan is afraid that this matter will be on his shoulders, so he doesn't have the heart to tell her. Forget it, I'll go and find out tomorrow, to find out, you Don’t worry too much, Big Brother will help you figure out a way.”

Hearing what she said, He Cheng felt confident, looked at He Gu eagerly and said, "Brother is really kind."

He Gu said: "It's good to know big brother, next time if you have something to do, don't hide it from me, or you won't help me anymore, do you remember?"

He Cheng naturally nodded his head.

On the second day, He Gu got up early, tidied up, had breakfast, thought about it and didn't go anywhere else, and went directly to the highest platform on the school grounds.

This platform was set up by the Second Department of Internal Affairs and the Inner Court, and it was specially set up for the emperor and empress to watch the bow and horse competition. It has a wide field of vision and pleasant scenery.

In the past few days, the emperor was mostly on this stage, watching the competition with several generals, the empress and the prince, chatting and laughing.

He Gu asked someone to report, and when he got to the stage, he found that the empress, the crown prince, King Ke, Li Qiushan, Ji Hong, and Wen Xiuming were all there, and there was also a fat man of a different race, who was Hu Peng. King Khan.

Speaking of this bow and horse meeting, not only the northern tribes of the Qiu Rong tribe came to participate in the meeting, but the King Khan came in person, but only the Qiu Rong tribe. It can be seen that they are very close to the Dayue Dynasty, and the emperor naturally treated them with extra courtesy. Reveal the holy family.

He Gu Xindao was really a coincidence, he came here because of his daughter, and he happened to be here, but there were so many people at the moment, it was hard for him to speak, so he planned to wait and see what happened.

Seeing that He Gu was coming, the emperor asked the palace servants to give him a seat, and asked with a smile, "The son-in-law is here too, by the way, why didn't I see you compete yesterday?"

He Gu replied: "I have already obtained the qualification for selection. If I go to the bow horse competition again, I may occupy the places of other people who are determined to serve the country loyally, so I will not show my shame."

The emperor said: "That's true, that's just right, you should take a look together today, after all, your bow and horse are good, so you can help me palm the eye, and see what good seedlings are there that can be used."

Ji Hong, the Commander of the Imperial Army of the Five Divisions of Gyeonggi Province, said with a smile, "Your Majesty's eyes are as bright as a torch, and only the Sacred Heart is enough to pick out available talents. Otherwise, at the beginning, I couldn't have caught the young master..."

However, before he finished speaking, the emperor's face turned cold quickly. Seeing this situation, Ji Hong suddenly realized that he was only thinking of flattery, and he said the wrong thing, and his face suddenly turned pale. Exit, no matter how much you want to go back and swallow it back, you can't continue to talk, and there was silence on the court for a while, which was very embarrassing.

The prince's face twitched twice, and he was about to smooth things over for Ji Hong, but the emperor changed the topic himself, as if he hadn't heard anything just now, he just smiled very naturally: "King Khan, has he ever taken a fancy to anyone in the past few days?" Young man, have you picked a good husband for the little princess?"

King Hu Peng Han sighed when he heard the words, his face was full of misery, and he said: "Of course there are a lot of talents in the horse bow meeting in the Celestial Dynasty, but...Although Hu Peng has taken a fancy to several brave young men, but only Hu Peng I like it, but it's useless, Duo Muqi doesn't like any of them, saying she won't marry, and I have nothing to do with this stinky girl, so I have to watch it."

After hearing this, Empress Chen smiled and said: "As the saying goes, children are enemies, so parents have to worry about it. The conference is still a few days away, so don't be in a hurry now. No matter how hard King Khan chooses for the little princess, there will always be someone who will catch your eye. of."

Hu Peng sighed: "I'm afraid this girl doesn't like this or that, then it will be troublesome."

Hearing this, the crown prince observed Junfu's expression and saw that the emperor had a smile on his face. He didn't seem to mind what Ji Hong said just now, so he paused and said, "I have an idea. .”

The emperor glanced at him, and said with a smile, "Oh? Yuan'er, what can I do to move the princess?"

The prince said: "On the day of the celebration, since the princess said that she wanted to choose the bravest person in my court, why not take this opportunity to marry the princess and the last leader of the bow horse competition? Wouldn't everyone be happy?"

When He Gu heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

He Guquan recognizes those who are about the same age as him in Jingzhong, and who have not yet been sent out to serve as officials. He Guquan can recognize those who have some skills. As long as he does not participate in the competition, there will be eight or nine leaders in the competition. It will be decided between the two—

Either it was Liu Jianshan.

Or it was the cousin of the leader Ji Hongji who said the wrong thing just now, Ji Fei.

In his last life, Ji Hong served under the crown prince just like him, but he died earlier than him. His cousin was also a practicing family man with real skills. It's just that Xiao He was successful and Xiao He was also defeated. Xiao He was honored by his cousin Ji Hong, but it was also because of Ji Hong that he was imprisoned and executed.

The prince's abacus made a lot of noise, but he didn't know whether the emperor knew that Ji Hong belonged to the prince and had a capable cousin.

If this is allowed, it will be troublesome.

He Guzheng was racking his brains to figure out how to raise an argument so that the emperor would not agree to the proposal, but Khupeng Khan sighed and said, "That's unnecessary, Duo Muqi just told me yesterday that she changed her mind, I don’t want to marry the bravest person anymore.”

Everyone present, including the empress, couldn't hold back their laughter when they heard the words. After the emperor finished laughing, he asked, "What? You made a vow that day, so you changed your mind soon?"

Hu Peng Khan Wang said sadly: "This little girl has been weird since she was a child, and I can't do anything about her."

The prince frowned, and said: "King Khan, I have a single word, which may not be very pleasant, but it is also for the good of the king and daughter. We Han people get married, it is the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker. No one is based on the thoughts of the children. It's up to you, although your ministry has its own customs, what can the princess know at a young age? She doesn't know anything about it, whether her husband is good or not, and whether she is suitable for her, I'm afraid she can't see anything. King Khan is a leader , and a heart full of love for daughters, how could your decision be wrong? I feel that it is better for King Khan to decide on the marriage of the prince and daughter by himself."

King Hupeng Khan was silent for a while when he heard the words, and then said after a while, "Thank you for your kindness, but Hupeng doesn't want to force Duo Muqi to marry someone she doesn't like. I think I'll let her see for herself."

Wen Xiuming frowned slightly when he heard the words.

He Gu felt something, and couldn't help but sneered in his heart.

Although the Qiurong tribe is not powerful compared with other tribes, it is on the Budan grassland after all. The Budan grassland is the only way to go from the Central Plains to the Yanduan Mountain. It is also the largest plain at the Yanduan Mountain Pass. This position is very important in the northwest , if we can get the support of the Qiu Rong Department, and the Forbidden Army in Beijing is under Ji Hong, even if Wen Xiuming is in charge of the Chenghe camp, if there is a change in the future, Pei Zhaoyuan can take advantage of the geographical advantage to make Wen Xiuming face the enemy.

It's just that he probably didn't think about it, King Khupeng Khan loved his daughter like his life, and he didn't want to let Duo Muqi suffer any grievances, so he miscalculated.

He Gu looked to understand the situation. He was not sure about He Cheng's marriage in his heart, but now he suddenly felt that it was not hopeless. After all, Duo Muqi also liked He Cheng, this was the best bargaining chip.

One day in the big competition, He Gu didn't speak on the field, but just watched silently all the time, secretly glanced at His Royal Highness Ke over there, and was caught by him...cough.

At sunset, the competition was finally over, and the people on and off the stage retreated scatteredly. He Gu waited for a while, followed the emperor to the imperial tent, and begged to see him alone.

In fact, he was also a little uneasy. After all, Duo Muqi is a princess with a sensitive identity. If he wants to speak about this marriage for He Cheng, he is indeed afraid that the emperor will be suspicious. Even if he is as slow as him, he can still guess why the prince beat Duo Muqi The emperor is naturally not stupid.

But He Gu couldn't bear to watch He Cheng's longing for nothing, so even though it was difficult, he decided to give it a try.

It's OK, it's OK, it's okay.

He had something to say to the emperor, and asked to see him alone, the emperor didn't seem too surprised, he only gave him a seat and food, and then asked him what was the matter.

He Gu hesitated for a moment, and simply told the emperor what He Cheng told him yesterday, only slightly embellished, and did not hide the specific content, and finally stood up and kowtowed, saying very sincerely, He also knew that his younger brother was a bit high-flying, but he had already planned not to marry for life, and he really couldn't bear to see He Cheng's wish come to nothing, so he came to talk to the emperor.

At the end, he said: "Naturally, I just have the audacity to ask for it, and I dare not ask His Majesty for permission. No matter what His Majesty decides, I and my younger brother will strictly follow His Majesty's orders."

The emperor seemed a little surprised, he didn't seem to care about being high or not, he only raised his voice slightly, said "oh", put down the bowl and chopsticks, and said strangely: "So, the princess also has a heart for the second son?"

He Gu hesitated for a while, and said: "This... a girl from the northern tribe has a lively and cheerful personality, and I dare not say it. Maybe my younger brother himself made a mistake. I don't know."

But the emperor waved his hand and said: "It's okay, just call the princess and ask, and you will know."

He Gu suddenly became a little stupid, and said: "This... I'm afraid this is inappropriate? After all, the princess is also an unmarried woman, so asking this is not a bit abrupt..."

The emperor said: "It's okay, they don't have as many rules as the Han people, and that girl has often been stubborn in the queen's tent these few days. I think she has a lively temper and is informal, just like her father Khan. Since the Khan is determined to find a princess The Ruyi Langjun you like always wants her to nod herself."

"If it's as Gu'er said, it's a good thing, why don't I make it happen?"

The emperor had a smile on his face, these words did not seem to be fake, besides, you were not joking, He Gu was a little dazed, he really did not expect to tell He Cheng about this marriage, it would be so easy.

Duo Muqi was quickly led into the tent by the nanny. She first looked at the emperor, then at He Gu, she was obviously startled, and said hesitantly, "You...you..."

But the emperor asked straight to the point: "Duo Muqi, do you recognize him?"

Duo Muqi hesitated for a while, then nodded: "Yes."

The emperor said: "Then do you recognize his younger brother?"

This time Duo Muqi blushed instantly, she blinked her eyes, looked at the emperor, and whispered after a long while: "...Your Majesty, do you know everything?"