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Chapter 60 The Little Emperor Is Unparalleled 3
As an official in the court, you know that it is difficult for a capable minister to be an upright official, and you lead the army to fight, and you know that the soldiers drink blood for half their lives on the battlefield.Now that he has become more than [-] people, others see Wen Zhuangyan turning his hands into clouds and rain, as if he can easily bring the whole world back to life, but the hard work he put in is not enough for outsiders to understand.
Step by step must be calculated clearly, and the balance between the old ministers who followed, the generals who supported, and the old ministers left by the court must be maintained.As a master, even if you are distracted, you can't show your fatigue. You have to look easy at all times in order to make others panic and surrender.
Wen Zhuangyan would occasionally think about the little emperor's life in the past when he was taking a break. It's not that government orders will achieve the goal. Although he, the emperor, did not do well, he always made himself happy.
Wen Zhuangyan supported his forehead, and after a while he realized that Zhuo Meng hadn't gone down, raised his eyes and said, "Why, is there anything else?"
Zhuo Meng bowed his head and said: "My lord, I am incompetent, I only found these silver coins, Lord Qi has other things here that I want to show you."
"What?" Wen Zhuangyan asked.
Zhuo Meng frowned and said: "I don't know, Master Qi just told you that you can forgive the queen's mistakes."
"Bring it here," Wen Zhuangyan took the memorial and looked at the content quietly, but kept tightening his fingers.
The above is nothing but the money allocated by the courts for disaster relief over the years, ranging from 10 taels to millions of taels. The time and years are recorded in pen and pen, but only a small amount can reach the hands of the people.
The emperor is fatuous and the officialdom is corrupt. Although the little emperor is greedy for pleasure, he is not insensitive after all. It is a pity that if he is an emperor, he can do anything but not be stupid.
If you listen to slander, you can't punish your courtiers, you can't restore the court, and of course the merits and demerits must be tied to that person.
"Go and tell Qi Yu, this time I won't pursue his daughter's fault, but next time if he teaches his daughter to be ungrateful, don't blame me for being ruthless," Wen Zhuangyan closed the memorial and said.
"Yes," Zhuo Meng was still full of curiosity, but he could only swallow the words in his stomach, and turned around to inform Qi Yu of the situation.
After he left, Wen Zhuangyan looked at the contents of the memorial repeatedly, and didn't know what he was thinking when his fingers passed over the handwriting.
The little emperor's stupor is true, but he never thought of treating the people harshly. Wen Zhuangyan still remembered that he was still a child at the age of ten when he became the throne. Well, the crown of the twelve yuen seems to be able to overwhelm his whole body, he is sitting on that tall dragon chair, looking a bit pitiful.
Wen Zhuangyan remembered that at that time, he wanted to help with all his heart, but unfortunately the imperial court had partisan disputes, the little emperor's ears were so soft, and he was also very confused. When he was sentenced to exile, the little emperor was only 15 years old.
At the age of 15, even if I have won the leader at that age and entered the court, I will have a lot of stumbling blocks when I first study government affairs, let alone the emperor at that time.
When he realized that he was making excuses for the little emperor's stupidity, Wen Zhuangyan's heart shook slightly. The three-year hard labor campaign was unforgettable, because the people in this world, because of those loyal ministers and good generals who were slaughtered, had the highest power but Having become a knife in the hands of others, it is difficult for the little emperor to erase those crimes.
Warming slightly in his heart, Wen Zhuangyan snapped the memorial and threw it on the table, then got up suddenly and walked out.
The guards outside the Qianyuan Hall are as strict as ever. When Wen Zhuangyan looked in, the little emperor was sitting at the table and eating quietly. One meat, one vegetable and one rice. He used to eat hard to swallow, but now he eats it very seriously. .
Eyebrows drooping slightly, she was quiet, but her simple movements seemed to be surrounded by flowing clouds and a breeze.
Wen Zhuangyan felt that he could watch such a scene for the rest of his life, so he waved his hand to the side, and the eunuch approached softly and said softly, "Master Wen, what's wrong?"
"Go ask the queen to come over, just say that His Majesty asked her to come over to discuss something important, and please wait in the side hall when she comes," Wen Zhuangyan said with a chuckle.
The eunuch knew what the master was thinking about the little emperor, but he didn't dare to guess randomly, so he sent someone to hurry there.
But here Wen Zhuangyan pushed the door open and entered lightly, but the little emperor, who was eating quietly, subconsciously stopped the chopsticks in his hand when he saw him.
"Your Majesty's meals are too frugal," Wen Zhuangyan sat down on his seat, looked at the two dishes on the table, and commented.
"Enough," Lin Yao said softly.
Wen Zhuangyan chuckled: "Although the minister said that His Majesty was extravagant in the past, he did not want His Majesty to save money on food and clothing. His Majesty's dragon body and health are also a matter of concern to the people. In the future, if you add three dishes and one soup to this dish, Your Majesty thinks it is feasible?"
"I can't eat that much," Lin Yao said with his mouth open. He has a small appetite. In the past, he only took a bite of some of the dozens of dishes, and some dishes were withdrawn without moving at all. Now, he doesn't eat any of the two dishes. It must really be able to finish eating, if you add more, I am afraid there will be a lot left.
"Your Majesty is afraid of waste?" Wen Zhuangyan said with a smile, "I have an idea, Your Majesty would like to hear it?"
Lin Yao didn't even have the room to refuse, so he could only nod slightly.
Wen Zhuangyan clapped his hands, and the outer door was pushed open. Two new dishes and a bowl of rice were placed in front of him. The waiter stepped back tactfully. Wen Zhuangyan picked up the chopsticks and put the food into his mouth. After chewing, he said, "Since we are all afraid of waste, let's eat together, what does your majesty think?"
Then he is afraid that he will not be able to eat well every day, Lin Yao's stomach is tangled for a while, but he doesn't know how to refuse.
"I'm afraid of wronging Mr. Wen," Lin Yao said.
"I'm not wronged," Wen Zhuangyan gave him a dish, "I once tasted the bark and grass roots when I was hungry, and now I still dare not forget my roots, so I am prepared for danger in times of peace."
Lin Yao's stomach was full of entanglements, but he couldn't help but look at the food in the bowl. The food that he thought was delicious at this time was tasteless, and he felt full after just two bites.
But he was full, and there was still a lot of food left. Although Wen Zhuangyan ate politely, he ate much faster than him. He had a manly spirit. After he finished eating his own, he looked at most of the food in Lin Yao's bowl. Rice slightly raised an eyebrow.
Lin Yao thought he was going to condemn him, so he frowned slightly and said, "I'm really full."
He looked really wronged by his appearance, Wen Zhuangyan smiled, brought the bowl in front of him and put it in front of himself, saying: "I'm not full yet, thank you Your Majesty for caring."
He ate the rest of the dishes with the half bowl of rice, absolutely no waste, but Lin Yao didn't know what to say while watching him rinse his mouth.
How can a courtier eat at the same table as the emperor?This person obviously didn't regard him as an emperor, wouldn't he dislike eating what others had eaten?
"I don't dislike it," Wen Zhuangyan replied with a smile, "I have even eaten His Majesty's saliva, so are you still afraid of eating food with His Majesty's saliva on it?"
What he said was frivolous, and Lin Yao didn't know whether to be angry or ashamed for a moment: "You!"
"Your Majesty, do you know why I came here today?" Wen Zhuangyan changed his words, and put a note in front of Lin Yao.
Lin Yao reached out to take it, but when he saw the content and handwriting on it, his face turned pale: "The queen didn't mean it, she..."
"Your Majesty is very strict with you. Passing notes privately from the palace to the outside, even if she is the empress, if I want to accuse her of infidelity with a foreign minister, I can still be charged with the crime of confusing the court," Wen Zhuangyan looked at the pale face of the little emperor. Slightly sinking his eyes, the joy of being alone just now was completely suppressed by the little emperor's caring attitude.
He cares about her, loves her, she is his wife, so even though the Qi family has taken refuge in him, she still seeks welfare for her husband in every way.
In the past, it was only heard that the emperor and the empress were at odds, but now that they are united as husband and wife, he is responsible for it.
The person sitting there was gently hugged into his arms. Lin Yao suddenly realized that when he was about to struggle, the big hand clasped his waist. Wen Zhuangyan's warm voice rang in his ears: "Your Majesty, if you If you want the minister to let the queen go, be good, after all, she took this risk for you."
"If you want to because of this..." Panic flashed across Lin Yao's expression.
"Don't move," Wen Zhuangyan glanced across the door of the side hall, rubbed his lips, and said softly, "I'm in a bad mood right now, I just want to kiss you, you're going to piss me off That's not the case anymore."
Lin Yao's breathing was slightly rapid, but he subconsciously relaxed his body, his slender hands passed behind his neck, and the man's kiss penetrated deeply along the crack of his lips.
The person in his arms is very obedient, it can be said that it is the first time he is so obedient, the warm breath, and the occasional soft whimper sound like a feather scratching the tip of his heart, but the more obedient he is, the more anger in Wen Zhuangyan's heart. The more prosperous it is, the greater the accompanying action.
The person in his arms was not obedient because of him, but to protect a woman. Wen Zhuangyan let go of his lips as he heard a slightly painful voice, watching the moisture in the little emperor's eyes cover them again.
There was a soft knock on the door of the side hall, and along with the flustered footsteps, the voice of the eunuch outside suddenly sounded: "Empress Empress, you are not waiting for Your Majesty, Empress Empress..."
Lin Yao's slightly closed eyes suddenly opened, and after trying to resist, he pushed the man in his arms away.
Looking at each other, Lin Yao could feel the heat on his lips and cheeks, and the reaction of a certain part of his body made him panic even more.
"What's wrong, Your Majesty?" Wen Zhuangyan didn't know.
"Why did the queen come?" Lin Yao grabbed his collar and asked, "Did you ask her to come?"
"I am wronged," Wen Zhuangyan clasped his waist to prevent him from escaping, while admiring the beauty of the beautiful spring tide, he rubbed the tip of his nose against his sensitive earlobe and said, "Maybe the queen knows that the matter has been revealed and wants to I was looking for His Majesty to plead with my ministers, and I happened to meet him."
"How can there be such a good thing?" Lin Yao curled his ears and wanted to get out of his arms, but the contrast of strength made him look like a child, and his efforts were in vain.
"Then if she broke the scandal between the minister and His Majesty on purpose, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep her," Wen Zhuangyan's mood unexpectedly improved when he touched a place where he had a reaction. He was not the only one who kissed before. If you are emotional, even if there is an element of coercion, the person in your arms does not fully agree.
"No, she didn't mean it," Lin Yao felt clumsy for the first time, "She won't say it, really..."
"But the one who sent the news outside the palace was indeed what she just did." Wen Zhuangyan's eyes darkened, "It's really hard for me to believe her."
"You said me just now..." Lin Yao anxiously even changed his name.
"What did I say, Your Majesty?" Wen Zhuangyan loved his anxious appearance so much, the feeling of such a gentle teasing was even comparable to the feeling of a kiss.
"You said that if I behaved better, you would let her go," Lin Yao stared at him nervously, as if afraid that he would go back on his word.
"If a gentleman says it, it's hard to catch a horse. If I promise you the previous matter, I will let it go," Wen Zhuangyan said with a smile, "But one thing is worth one thing. The front is the front, and the latter matter has to be counted separately. "
"What else do you want?" Lin Yao pursed his lips slightly as he looked at him. The lips were already plump and moist from the kiss, but Wen Zhuangyan couldn't hold back the kiss at this time. a mouthful.
Wen Zhuangyan looked at him trying to restrain his retreat and smiled slightly: "I don't like to do things that force people, but there are so many concubines in your majesty's harem, and if you can't keep them all, if the minister wants your majesty to be seen by other concubines on a whim, when the time comes If you encounter them, you have to deal with them as well, and I boldly suggest that Your Majesty's Sangong and Sixth Courtyard will not be used now, nor will they be used in the future, so it is better to release these women, what does Your Majesty think?"
"You want me to disband the harem. They are not perfect. They are said to be released, but they are actually deposed. How do you let them behave in the future." Lin Yao's anger surged up.
"Unexpectedly, His Majesty is so benevolent, and he doesn't have the aura of robbing people's daughters back then. It's really sympathetic." Wen Zhuangyan's mood changes so quickly that Lin Yao never seems to be able to figure out whether he is happy or angry.
"If Your Majesty is not willing to depose, then I will have to deal with it myself," Wen Zhuangyan said flatly, as if he wasn't talking about hundreds of lives.
"No," Lin Yao breathed heavily, and finally said cruelly, "I promise you, I will write an imperial decree tomorrow to release them."
"Your Majesty is so good, that minister can let the queen go for now," Wen Zhuangyan said, kissing the tip of his nose.
The imperial decree was issued, but it was news that the concubines in the palace would be released, and the queen who was in the middle palace would also be sent out of the palace.
"What should I say, what should not be said, Miss Qi, please be careful in your words and deeds in the future," Wen Zhuangyan said, looking at the woman who had regained her simple and elegant attire, "Before doing anything, please think about the more than 100 people in the Qi family. Go out, no matter who passes it on, it will be counted on the head of the Qi family."
His threat was very effective, Qi Wan'er bit her lips and saluted respectfully, she was about to walk out but turned back and said, "Can I see Your Majesty again?"
"Miss Qi is no longer His Majesty's wife. It is better not to see each other too often, so as not to insult the girl's innocence," Wen Zhuangyan flatly refused.
Everyone said that he was a gentleman of Zhilan Yushu, and that he was a saint who saved the people from suffering, but Qi Wan'er felt that he was an ambitious villain who wanted the world, and also wanted the one who once owned the world. people.
"If you really like Your Majesty, please treat him better, he is not what you think," Qi Wan'er had a slight regret flashing in her eyes, and then got into the carriage with the girl's support.
The carriage swayed, and the former deep palace was far away, but her former husband's words were firmly in her heart.
He said: "Thank you for helping me. You are a good girl. If I like women, I will definitely stay with you for the rest of my life. It's a pity that God's will tricks people and almost delayed your life. I will send you out. I hope You can find someone who is truly with you for the rest of your life."
The silk sleeves were slowly rolled up, and the bright cinnabar on the forearm was still bright red and dazzling.
The carriage had already left the palace wall, but Wen Zhuangyan was still standing there, like?
He is not a person who escapes, but he sighs slightly when he faces his heart. People's hearts are hard to control, and he has fallen a little bit after all.
Like this face?I really like it. It would be a lie to say that I don't like such a beautiful face, but the battlefield is thirsty for blood, and the people who have lost countless lives under their hands know the beauty and bones. For decades, everyone looks the same.
The little emperor will also look the same, but if he no longer has that face when he gets old, he is actually willing.
The harem was cleared, and all the officials were talking about it. On the surface, they were talking about the sudden feat of the little emperor. In fact, everyone knew that the harem and court were all controlled by Wen Zhuangyan. Did he intend to get rid of the emperor when he issued this order? Are you in charge?
But rumors are rumors, the little emperor is still sitting safely on his throne, but Wen Zhuangyan has disappeared.
The palace was empty, and Lin Yao would at most go to the imperial garden to sit and walk. Naturally, there would be no problem of getting lost, but the palace is worthy of being called a palace, and the security is strict. The high walls everywhere make people feel like they can't fly. a feeling of.
Lin Yao saw with his own eyes that the carrier pigeon that flew into the palace wall was shot down casually, and the letter box was dismantled with a grunt, leaving only a few drops of blood.
It is so difficult for anyone who wants to send news outside or inside the palace, let alone a living person escape.
"Where's Mr. Wen?" This was a question Lin Yao asked suddenly during the meal. The suddenness of this sentence made the eunuchs serving beside him stunned for a moment.
"Lord Wen was busy with affairs in the previous court, I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany you to have dinner with Your Majesty," the eunuch responded quickly.
Lin Yao also seemed to feel that something was wrong after asking, so he silently lowered his head to pick up the rice after saying that he knew it.
The dishes on the table became three dishes and one soup, but Wen Zhuangyan, the one who came up with the idea, had never been with him since the first time he was with him. The words of a gentleman who said that a horse is hard to catch are really lies.
But he hasn't come for so long, apart from what Qi Wan'er told him to deter him, it must be due to his lack of skills.
Xiao Guo was already in dire straits before, starved to death everywhere, although the dead came back to life, but the emperor is not so easy to do, not to mention the implementation of government orders, even his few emperor uncles may not easily give up.
Before waking up from the big dream, my mind is muddled. After waking up from the big dream, many things can be seen clearly but there is nothing I can do.
"He really asked that?" Wen Zhuangyan was lowering his head to criticize something, but raised his eyes when he heard the report, and the mood that was so busy that he couldn't think about it surged again.
Qi Wan'er said that he likes the little emperor, which is true, but emperors have always been ruthless throughout the ages, and to balance the ruling and opposition forces, one must have the Sangong and Six Courts, as well as continuous descendants.
There are no wives and concubines in his house, and no children under his knees. Ordinary people will get married at the age of thirteen or fourteen. At his age, his sons have already run away everywhere.The ministers recommended that the portraits of women be piled up on the desk, but every time I think about it, I always think that if the little emperor knows that he has a wife and concubine with his arrogance, there is no possibility of getting close.
But they have no possibility at all, liking is only temporary, after a long time, people will become completely different.
Maybe it was because he used to go too often, but he could still say a few words to the little emperor. If he didn't go, he would be left alone, so it was inevitable that he would be lonely and bored.
"Since Your Majesty is upset, let Your Majesty do something." Wen Zhuangyan handed over the written envelope, "The call for conquest is written according to this, and you know what to do later."
"Yes," the eunuch took the envelope and hurriedly withdrew it.
Lin Yao stayed alone for several days, but only waited for the response to the imperial decree, but he had no choice but to write his own handwriting on the bright yellow imperial decree according to the contents of the envelope.
"Take it!" After stamping the seal, Lin Yao threw his hand on the ground, turned around and left, looking like he was about to explode.
The kings united to conquer Wen Zhuangyan naturally need to be justified, and the Qing emperor's side is the best slogan, but once the emperor's proclamation comes out, no matter how righteous you are, you will become a rebellious thief.
It is no wonder that the little emperor would be angry when he personally wrote such a call to action against his relatives.
Looking at the handwriting on the call to action, Wen Zhuangyan seemed to see the beautiful and cold face of the little emperor. The words are handsome and sharp, and the thin gold handwriting is very good. But how would he know that if he wins, For the time being, he can save his life. If he loses, the battle for the throne has never cared about the brotherhood of father and son, so how can he manage the life of a mere nephew? On the contrary, that beautiful appearance will make someone a taboo. skinny.
Just like his initial thoughts.
The kings conquered, Wen Zhuangyan took the fight, and the people's will had the upper hand, and the first battle was a complete victory.Rumors spread throughout the world that the regent was appointed by fate, and he should be the head of the new dynasty.
When the troops of the kings arrived, the people consciously fortified the walls and cleared the fields, leaving no trace of food and grass. However, in March, the armies of the kings collapsed and were killed one after another.
The army returned victorious, and the court, which was still a little ups and downs before, became a sea of congratulations.
"Lord Wen is indeed brave, how can those rebellious officials and thieves fight for the top?"
"Congratulations, Mr. Wen."
"... I don't know what Master Wen wants from a woman."
The issue that had been temporarily put aside due to the war was put on the agenda again by this group of people. Faced with a group of ministers' urging marriage, Wen Zhuangyan felt that he had never been so tired from fighting.
But when he just entered the mansion, before he had time to wash and change his clothes, Zhuo Meng excitedly brought in a bunch of scrolls: "My lord, this is for you from the ministers..."
Wen Zhuangyan stared, and the words behind him fell silent.
"You can't see what they're thinking?" Wen Zhuangyan rubbed the center of his brows with a headache, and said a few words, "Okay, put it down, I'll look at it later."
"Yes," Zhuo Meng put down his things and went out.
The battle of the kings has been won, and the people's will, nothing can hinder him from ascending to the throne of God. If he can marry his daughter in now, it will be of great benefit to his promotion in the future.
The honor and disgrace of the family rests on the women, and the balance of the court also rests on these women. He has seized the country, and if he wants the country to last forever, he must have heirs to pass it on.
Wen Zhuangyan took the scrolls of those women, good and bad must be chosen, family background and status are the most important, character is second, appearance is the least important.
But he flipped through one pair after another, but no one could catch his eyes. Although all of them were considered outstanding, they were far behind the little emperor by a few hundred and eight thousand miles.
He didn't mean it, but when the scroll turned to the bottom, the woman on the painting made him frown fiercely.
In the inner courtyard of the Qi family, it was the first time that a good-tempered person like the Patriarch of the Qi family was furious at his wife: "Wan'er is His Majesty's former queen, you sent her portrait to the regent to choose because you want my Qi family to overturn it." Is it faster?"
"But my daughter is still a perfect body, why not?" Madam Qi was also very angry, "Your Majesty sent her back without even touching her. You can't let your daughter be a widow for the rest of her life. It's better to marry. Naturally, it is best to marry the current regent, and the future emperor will be the best."
The head of the Qi family didn't know for a moment whether he should be shocked by his daughter's perfect body, or that even the woman in the deep house knew what would happen next.
"How can my daughter be perfect?" the Patriarch of the Qi family asked.
"That's because the current emperor is Tianxiong. Not only our daughter is perfect, but none of the concubines who have been released has been touched. It has spread throughout the capital," Mrs. Qi rubbed her nose with a handkerchief. Said next.
The head of the Qi family was stunned on the spot: "How is this possible?"
"How can it be impossible? Your Majesty has so many concubines in the harem, but for so many years, not to mention giving birth to one, not even a pregnant one." Mrs. Qi patted the table and said, "It's obvious that Tianxie is still occupying my daughter, he deserves it The country has been taken away!"
"Shut up! You have to understand the truth that misfortune comes from your mouth," the Patriarch of the Qi family frowned, "Although your Majesty is a heavenly eunuch, your daughter is considered married after all. The women in the deep house are ignorant. Let me guess, if the regent thinks that our Qi family is playing tricks on him, what will happen."
"Then..." Mrs. Qi also panicked, "I was just angry for a while, and my daughter...then I will go and apologize to the regent tomorrow."
"It's not just an apology, it's also about making things clear," the Patriarch of the Qi family said with a sigh.
The former emperor listened to slander and ignored government affairs. Although he was incompetent and incompetent, it made people feel powerless, but the regent made them puzzled why. Maybe he was smiling in front of his face, and he would deal with people when he turned his head.
Although the Qi family is clean and honest, it is difficult to guarantee that some places have done wrong things. Once Nilin is touched, it may be hard to recover.
"Yes, I know." Mrs. Qi had just finished speaking when she saw the servant trotting in and said, "Master Wen, Mrs. Wen, under the order of Mrs. Wen, all the women who submit their portraits will be selected by Mrs. Wen herself tomorrow. "
"This..." It was a happy thing, but Mrs. Qi and the Patriarch of the Qi family looked at each other with gloomy clouds.
"Maybe my daughter can be chosen," Mrs. Qi could only comfort herself in this way.
Once a wife was selected, the Wen family's mansion was full of people. Everyone knew that the current wife of the regent would be the queen in the future, but it was fine for an innocent woman. Even the former queen Qi Wan'er came, which caused more people to talk about it.
"I heard that the Qi family's daughter is still perfect."
"That's not favored. It's really ridiculous to say it."
"I heard that's not the case. It seems that all the returned ones are perfect, and it seems that His Majesty the current emperor is Tianxie."
"No wonder Jiangshan can't keep it."
"..."
The woman in the deep house has nothing to do but like to gossip behind people's backs, and the power of rumors is getting stronger and stronger.
Walking in the palace, Lin Yao felt that the ladies and eunuchs looked at him a bit wrongly, as if they were looking at something, and then shook their heads and sighed.
"Stop, what were you talking about just now?" Lin Yao frowned as he looked at the palace maid talking in the corner.
Although everyone thought that the emperor's life was not long, only the eunuchs who followed him knew that this master was now on the top of that heart.
The eunuch scolded, and the two maids came over and knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the servants didn't say anything."
They are just pity that such a good-looking person like His Majesty is actually Tianxiong's body, Jiangshan has no children and has no heirs, it is more pitiful than these slaves like them.
"Answer truthfully, otherwise I still have the right to kill you," Lin Yao gritted his teeth.
The two maids kowtowed to plead guilty: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. It's not that the servants are unwilling to tell, but it's just some rumors outside the palace that... the Lord Regent wants to choose a wife."
This is also one of the rumors, and it is better to say this than to say that Your Majesty is Tianxie.
"He wants to choose a wife?" Lin Yao was taken aback for a moment, at a loss for what to do.
He likes women?That's right, how can a dignified man like a man, the wanton frivolity before was just teasing.
"That's right, it's today, please forgive me, Your Majesty," the two maids begged for mercy.
Lin Yao waved his hand to let them leave, and stopped strolling in the garden, turned around and walked back.
The eunuch glared at the two maids, quickly followed and asked softly, "Your Majesty, where are you going?"
"Wen Zhuangyan is really going to choose a wife today?" Lin Yao stopped, turned his head and asked him.
What the court lady heard might be just rumors, but what the eunuch beside him knew was definitely the truth.
"They all said it was a rumor," the eunuch pointed at the orchid with a smile on his face, "don't take the rumor seriously, why would Master Wen choose such a wife?"
"Hmph..." But Lin Yao snorted coldly after hearing his words and strode away, obviously not believing it.
How can this be done?The eunuch panicked for a moment, then turned to the maid and guard behind him and said, "Hurry up and follow."
Lin Yao didn't go anywhere, but after entering the Qianyuan Hall, he slammed the door of the hall, said that no one was allowed to come in, and locked himself in the room.
The door closed, and the anger on his face just now disappeared, and turned into thoughtful thinking, how could someone like Wen Zhuangyan suddenly choose a wife?
Even if that person has the Sangong and Liuyuan, he will not let others control him. After the war of kings, the most sensible thing is not to choose a wife so ostentatiously, but to get rid of him as the emperor. Since it does not match his usual behavior, that is to say The last thing his former little queen promised to do for him was about to be done.
It doesn't matter if others mistakenly think that he is Tianxiong, but Wen Zhuangyan will never think so. On the contrary, those women who have been released can find new homes. This is the deal he made with the little queen at that time, and she will complete it very well. good.
The women from various prefectures went in one by one and let Wen's mother see them, and took a quick look. As long as Wen's mother shook her head, those women could only leave with regret.
When it came to Qi Wan'er, she was a queen after all, her every move was organized, and she couldn't find any mistakes in her behavior. Mother Wen nodded with a smile, "Let's stay and talk for a while."
This is what I like.
Mrs. Qi, who was accompanying her, retreated, and Mother Wen also retreated with the help of the maid beside her. Behind the screen, a tall and slender figure stepped out from behind the screen, looked at the dignified and beautiful woman opposite and said, "You don't seem to be I will meet you by accident."
"My lord, please forgive me. My mother recklessly sent Wan'er's portrait into Mr. Wen's home. I don't dare to think about it today, but I just came to plead guilty." be forgiven."
"It's a humiliation for the Qi family to send their second-married daughter here. If you want me to ignore it, you have to answer my question truthfully," Wen Zhuangyan said in a deep voice.
"Your servant must know everything," Qi Wan'er replied.
Wen Zhuangyan sized her up for a moment and said, "When you left the palace that day, you said that your Majesty and I were not in harmony. What do you mean?"
The little emperor was in a daze. He recruited countless beauties in the palace, drank and had fun every day, and even made some incidents of robbing the women of the people, but in the end, not a single woman broke his body. Love in action.
Except for Tianxie, he can only like men, but if he likes men, a majestic emperor doesn't even care about his reputation, and the habit of breaking sleeves was once considered a good thing among scribes, so how can there be no one around him? Rumors spread about a man.
Wen Zhuangyan's mood was ups and downs, first he was pleasantly surprised that he had never touched a woman, then he was worried that he had touched other men, then he was ecstatic after knowing that he had kept himself clean from beginning to end, and then he realized something was wrong.
"Are the rumors from the outside world true?" Wen Zhuangyan asked again.
Qi Wan'er stretched out her hand and rolled up her cuff, revealing the bright red cinnabar mole on her arm, and said: "The rumors from the outside world are half true and half false. Although His Majesty drinks and has fun every day, he has never had sex with a woman, but he But it's not Tianxie."
"How to say?" Wen Zhuangyan clenched his hands behind his back.
Qi Wan'er lowered her head and said: "Because Your Majesty likes men, but Lord Wen, don't worry, Your Majesty has never been close to a man, except you."
"You are infatuated with him," Wen Zhuangyan watched her defending expression, although she knew that this woman and the little emperor were not husband and wife, but a woman defending a man like this can only be admired, "Then why doesn't he get close? Man, how do you know?"
"The court lady doesn't know the details, maybe it's just a guess," Qi Wan'er bit her lip and said, "If I say something wrong, I'm afraid..."
"It's all right for you to say, as for the truth, I'll know for myself," Wen Zhuangyan said, staring at her closely.
"Your Majesty's beauty is peerless, even when you were young, you can get a glimpse of your future demeanor," Qi Wan'er said, with tears in her eyes. "The former emperor kept records for 25 years, and he only loved his youngest son, eating and sleeping together. At that time, Your Majesty It's just a seven-year-old child, but the child enjoys the treatment of a concubine, and there are traces of revisions in the records, there are many princes of the previous emperor, how did your Majesty's mere child survive to the end, and the reason, does Mr. Wen understand?"
"How dare they do that!" Wen Zhuangyan slapped the table with one hand, and broke the table with his unrestrained palm, obviously extremely angry.
No wonder he resisted his approach, it turned out that he was insulted by men when he was young.
As soon as Wen Zhuangyan thought of that scene, he wished that those who had died would come back to life and enjoy the treatment at this table.
Qi Wan'er watched his demeanor, and there was a moment of relief in her eyes. If the love is so far, His Majesty's life may really be saved.
"This matter is not for outsiders, do you understand?" Wen Zhuangyan tried his best to regain his composure.
"Yes, I will keep my mouth shut for the rest of my life," Qi Wan'er kowtowed in salute, "I just hope that Mr. Wen can treat His Majesty kindly for the sake of His Majesty's youth and ignorance."
"Go back," Wen Zhuangyan didn't give her a clear answer, but just sat quietly for a long time after she went out.
Although he is choosing a wife, if he doesn't have someone he likes, others can't ask for anything.
At the corner gate, Mother Wen came in after being notified that Qi Wan'er had left, "Yan'er, I think this girl from the Qi family is very nice, if you like it, it doesn't matter if you have been married once."
"Mother will be the Empress Dowager from now on, so she shouldn't listen to rumors from outside," Wen Zhuangyan got up and said, "I don't need to worry about my son's decision."
He got up and left. Although the etiquette was thorough, there was a sense of alienation everywhere.
Mother Wen looked at his back with a gloomy expression: "He blames me after all."
Marriage pays attention to the right family, the order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, but it doesn't care whether the children like it or not. She married when she was young, but her husband wanted a woman. Even if she gave birth to a child, all her energy was spent fighting with the woman. As if a ghost is obsessed with his mind, he can use everything to the extreme, even his son is a bargaining chip in the competition.
"Old madam, my lord, he didn't mean it. He also loves you very much. There is no overnight feud between mother and child," the girl said weakly.
Step by step must be calculated clearly, and the balance between the old ministers who followed, the generals who supported, and the old ministers left by the court must be maintained.As a master, even if you are distracted, you can't show your fatigue. You have to look easy at all times in order to make others panic and surrender.
Wen Zhuangyan would occasionally think about the little emperor's life in the past when he was taking a break. It's not that government orders will achieve the goal. Although he, the emperor, did not do well, he always made himself happy.
Wen Zhuangyan supported his forehead, and after a while he realized that Zhuo Meng hadn't gone down, raised his eyes and said, "Why, is there anything else?"
Zhuo Meng bowed his head and said: "My lord, I am incompetent, I only found these silver coins, Lord Qi has other things here that I want to show you."
"What?" Wen Zhuangyan asked.
Zhuo Meng frowned and said: "I don't know, Master Qi just told you that you can forgive the queen's mistakes."
"Bring it here," Wen Zhuangyan took the memorial and looked at the content quietly, but kept tightening his fingers.
The above is nothing but the money allocated by the courts for disaster relief over the years, ranging from 10 taels to millions of taels. The time and years are recorded in pen and pen, but only a small amount can reach the hands of the people.
The emperor is fatuous and the officialdom is corrupt. Although the little emperor is greedy for pleasure, he is not insensitive after all. It is a pity that if he is an emperor, he can do anything but not be stupid.
If you listen to slander, you can't punish your courtiers, you can't restore the court, and of course the merits and demerits must be tied to that person.
"Go and tell Qi Yu, this time I won't pursue his daughter's fault, but next time if he teaches his daughter to be ungrateful, don't blame me for being ruthless," Wen Zhuangyan closed the memorial and said.
"Yes," Zhuo Meng was still full of curiosity, but he could only swallow the words in his stomach, and turned around to inform Qi Yu of the situation.
After he left, Wen Zhuangyan looked at the contents of the memorial repeatedly, and didn't know what he was thinking when his fingers passed over the handwriting.
The little emperor's stupor is true, but he never thought of treating the people harshly. Wen Zhuangyan still remembered that he was still a child at the age of ten when he became the throne. Well, the crown of the twelve yuen seems to be able to overwhelm his whole body, he is sitting on that tall dragon chair, looking a bit pitiful.
Wen Zhuangyan remembered that at that time, he wanted to help with all his heart, but unfortunately the imperial court had partisan disputes, the little emperor's ears were so soft, and he was also very confused. When he was sentenced to exile, the little emperor was only 15 years old.
At the age of 15, even if I have won the leader at that age and entered the court, I will have a lot of stumbling blocks when I first study government affairs, let alone the emperor at that time.
When he realized that he was making excuses for the little emperor's stupidity, Wen Zhuangyan's heart shook slightly. The three-year hard labor campaign was unforgettable, because the people in this world, because of those loyal ministers and good generals who were slaughtered, had the highest power but Having become a knife in the hands of others, it is difficult for the little emperor to erase those crimes.
Warming slightly in his heart, Wen Zhuangyan snapped the memorial and threw it on the table, then got up suddenly and walked out.
The guards outside the Qianyuan Hall are as strict as ever. When Wen Zhuangyan looked in, the little emperor was sitting at the table and eating quietly. One meat, one vegetable and one rice. He used to eat hard to swallow, but now he eats it very seriously. .
Eyebrows drooping slightly, she was quiet, but her simple movements seemed to be surrounded by flowing clouds and a breeze.
Wen Zhuangyan felt that he could watch such a scene for the rest of his life, so he waved his hand to the side, and the eunuch approached softly and said softly, "Master Wen, what's wrong?"
"Go ask the queen to come over, just say that His Majesty asked her to come over to discuss something important, and please wait in the side hall when she comes," Wen Zhuangyan said with a chuckle.
The eunuch knew what the master was thinking about the little emperor, but he didn't dare to guess randomly, so he sent someone to hurry there.
But here Wen Zhuangyan pushed the door open and entered lightly, but the little emperor, who was eating quietly, subconsciously stopped the chopsticks in his hand when he saw him.
"Your Majesty's meals are too frugal," Wen Zhuangyan sat down on his seat, looked at the two dishes on the table, and commented.
"Enough," Lin Yao said softly.
Wen Zhuangyan chuckled: "Although the minister said that His Majesty was extravagant in the past, he did not want His Majesty to save money on food and clothing. His Majesty's dragon body and health are also a matter of concern to the people. In the future, if you add three dishes and one soup to this dish, Your Majesty thinks it is feasible?"
"I can't eat that much," Lin Yao said with his mouth open. He has a small appetite. In the past, he only took a bite of some of the dozens of dishes, and some dishes were withdrawn without moving at all. Now, he doesn't eat any of the two dishes. It must really be able to finish eating, if you add more, I am afraid there will be a lot left.
"Your Majesty is afraid of waste?" Wen Zhuangyan said with a smile, "I have an idea, Your Majesty would like to hear it?"
Lin Yao didn't even have the room to refuse, so he could only nod slightly.
Wen Zhuangyan clapped his hands, and the outer door was pushed open. Two new dishes and a bowl of rice were placed in front of him. The waiter stepped back tactfully. Wen Zhuangyan picked up the chopsticks and put the food into his mouth. After chewing, he said, "Since we are all afraid of waste, let's eat together, what does your majesty think?"
Then he is afraid that he will not be able to eat well every day, Lin Yao's stomach is tangled for a while, but he doesn't know how to refuse.
"I'm afraid of wronging Mr. Wen," Lin Yao said.
"I'm not wronged," Wen Zhuangyan gave him a dish, "I once tasted the bark and grass roots when I was hungry, and now I still dare not forget my roots, so I am prepared for danger in times of peace."
Lin Yao's stomach was full of entanglements, but he couldn't help but look at the food in the bowl. The food that he thought was delicious at this time was tasteless, and he felt full after just two bites.
But he was full, and there was still a lot of food left. Although Wen Zhuangyan ate politely, he ate much faster than him. He had a manly spirit. After he finished eating his own, he looked at most of the food in Lin Yao's bowl. Rice slightly raised an eyebrow.
Lin Yao thought he was going to condemn him, so he frowned slightly and said, "I'm really full."
He looked really wronged by his appearance, Wen Zhuangyan smiled, brought the bowl in front of him and put it in front of himself, saying: "I'm not full yet, thank you Your Majesty for caring."
He ate the rest of the dishes with the half bowl of rice, absolutely no waste, but Lin Yao didn't know what to say while watching him rinse his mouth.
How can a courtier eat at the same table as the emperor?This person obviously didn't regard him as an emperor, wouldn't he dislike eating what others had eaten?
"I don't dislike it," Wen Zhuangyan replied with a smile, "I have even eaten His Majesty's saliva, so are you still afraid of eating food with His Majesty's saliva on it?"
What he said was frivolous, and Lin Yao didn't know whether to be angry or ashamed for a moment: "You!"
"Your Majesty, do you know why I came here today?" Wen Zhuangyan changed his words, and put a note in front of Lin Yao.
Lin Yao reached out to take it, but when he saw the content and handwriting on it, his face turned pale: "The queen didn't mean it, she..."
"Your Majesty is very strict with you. Passing notes privately from the palace to the outside, even if she is the empress, if I want to accuse her of infidelity with a foreign minister, I can still be charged with the crime of confusing the court," Wen Zhuangyan looked at the pale face of the little emperor. Slightly sinking his eyes, the joy of being alone just now was completely suppressed by the little emperor's caring attitude.
He cares about her, loves her, she is his wife, so even though the Qi family has taken refuge in him, she still seeks welfare for her husband in every way.
In the past, it was only heard that the emperor and the empress were at odds, but now that they are united as husband and wife, he is responsible for it.
The person sitting there was gently hugged into his arms. Lin Yao suddenly realized that when he was about to struggle, the big hand clasped his waist. Wen Zhuangyan's warm voice rang in his ears: "Your Majesty, if you If you want the minister to let the queen go, be good, after all, she took this risk for you."
"If you want to because of this..." Panic flashed across Lin Yao's expression.
"Don't move," Wen Zhuangyan glanced across the door of the side hall, rubbed his lips, and said softly, "I'm in a bad mood right now, I just want to kiss you, you're going to piss me off That's not the case anymore."
Lin Yao's breathing was slightly rapid, but he subconsciously relaxed his body, his slender hands passed behind his neck, and the man's kiss penetrated deeply along the crack of his lips.
The person in his arms is very obedient, it can be said that it is the first time he is so obedient, the warm breath, and the occasional soft whimper sound like a feather scratching the tip of his heart, but the more obedient he is, the more anger in Wen Zhuangyan's heart. The more prosperous it is, the greater the accompanying action.
The person in his arms was not obedient because of him, but to protect a woman. Wen Zhuangyan let go of his lips as he heard a slightly painful voice, watching the moisture in the little emperor's eyes cover them again.
There was a soft knock on the door of the side hall, and along with the flustered footsteps, the voice of the eunuch outside suddenly sounded: "Empress Empress, you are not waiting for Your Majesty, Empress Empress..."
Lin Yao's slightly closed eyes suddenly opened, and after trying to resist, he pushed the man in his arms away.
Looking at each other, Lin Yao could feel the heat on his lips and cheeks, and the reaction of a certain part of his body made him panic even more.
"What's wrong, Your Majesty?" Wen Zhuangyan didn't know.
"Why did the queen come?" Lin Yao grabbed his collar and asked, "Did you ask her to come?"
"I am wronged," Wen Zhuangyan clasped his waist to prevent him from escaping, while admiring the beauty of the beautiful spring tide, he rubbed the tip of his nose against his sensitive earlobe and said, "Maybe the queen knows that the matter has been revealed and wants to I was looking for His Majesty to plead with my ministers, and I happened to meet him."
"How can there be such a good thing?" Lin Yao curled his ears and wanted to get out of his arms, but the contrast of strength made him look like a child, and his efforts were in vain.
"Then if she broke the scandal between the minister and His Majesty on purpose, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep her," Wen Zhuangyan's mood unexpectedly improved when he touched a place where he had a reaction. He was not the only one who kissed before. If you are emotional, even if there is an element of coercion, the person in your arms does not fully agree.
"No, she didn't mean it," Lin Yao felt clumsy for the first time, "She won't say it, really..."
"But the one who sent the news outside the palace was indeed what she just did." Wen Zhuangyan's eyes darkened, "It's really hard for me to believe her."
"You said me just now..." Lin Yao anxiously even changed his name.
"What did I say, Your Majesty?" Wen Zhuangyan loved his anxious appearance so much, the feeling of such a gentle teasing was even comparable to the feeling of a kiss.
"You said that if I behaved better, you would let her go," Lin Yao stared at him nervously, as if afraid that he would go back on his word.
"If a gentleman says it, it's hard to catch a horse. If I promise you the previous matter, I will let it go," Wen Zhuangyan said with a smile, "But one thing is worth one thing. The front is the front, and the latter matter has to be counted separately. "
"What else do you want?" Lin Yao pursed his lips slightly as he looked at him. The lips were already plump and moist from the kiss, but Wen Zhuangyan couldn't hold back the kiss at this time. a mouthful.
Wen Zhuangyan looked at him trying to restrain his retreat and smiled slightly: "I don't like to do things that force people, but there are so many concubines in your majesty's harem, and if you can't keep them all, if the minister wants your majesty to be seen by other concubines on a whim, when the time comes If you encounter them, you have to deal with them as well, and I boldly suggest that Your Majesty's Sangong and Sixth Courtyard will not be used now, nor will they be used in the future, so it is better to release these women, what does Your Majesty think?"
"You want me to disband the harem. They are not perfect. They are said to be released, but they are actually deposed. How do you let them behave in the future." Lin Yao's anger surged up.
"Unexpectedly, His Majesty is so benevolent, and he doesn't have the aura of robbing people's daughters back then. It's really sympathetic." Wen Zhuangyan's mood changes so quickly that Lin Yao never seems to be able to figure out whether he is happy or angry.
"If Your Majesty is not willing to depose, then I will have to deal with it myself," Wen Zhuangyan said flatly, as if he wasn't talking about hundreds of lives.
"No," Lin Yao breathed heavily, and finally said cruelly, "I promise you, I will write an imperial decree tomorrow to release them."
"Your Majesty is so good, that minister can let the queen go for now," Wen Zhuangyan said, kissing the tip of his nose.
The imperial decree was issued, but it was news that the concubines in the palace would be released, and the queen who was in the middle palace would also be sent out of the palace.
"What should I say, what should not be said, Miss Qi, please be careful in your words and deeds in the future," Wen Zhuangyan said, looking at the woman who had regained her simple and elegant attire, "Before doing anything, please think about the more than 100 people in the Qi family. Go out, no matter who passes it on, it will be counted on the head of the Qi family."
His threat was very effective, Qi Wan'er bit her lips and saluted respectfully, she was about to walk out but turned back and said, "Can I see Your Majesty again?"
"Miss Qi is no longer His Majesty's wife. It is better not to see each other too often, so as not to insult the girl's innocence," Wen Zhuangyan flatly refused.
Everyone said that he was a gentleman of Zhilan Yushu, and that he was a saint who saved the people from suffering, but Qi Wan'er felt that he was an ambitious villain who wanted the world, and also wanted the one who once owned the world. people.
"If you really like Your Majesty, please treat him better, he is not what you think," Qi Wan'er had a slight regret flashing in her eyes, and then got into the carriage with the girl's support.
The carriage swayed, and the former deep palace was far away, but her former husband's words were firmly in her heart.
He said: "Thank you for helping me. You are a good girl. If I like women, I will definitely stay with you for the rest of my life. It's a pity that God's will tricks people and almost delayed your life. I will send you out. I hope You can find someone who is truly with you for the rest of your life."
The silk sleeves were slowly rolled up, and the bright cinnabar on the forearm was still bright red and dazzling.
The carriage had already left the palace wall, but Wen Zhuangyan was still standing there, like?
He is not a person who escapes, but he sighs slightly when he faces his heart. People's hearts are hard to control, and he has fallen a little bit after all.
Like this face?I really like it. It would be a lie to say that I don't like such a beautiful face, but the battlefield is thirsty for blood, and the people who have lost countless lives under their hands know the beauty and bones. For decades, everyone looks the same.
The little emperor will also look the same, but if he no longer has that face when he gets old, he is actually willing.
The harem was cleared, and all the officials were talking about it. On the surface, they were talking about the sudden feat of the little emperor. In fact, everyone knew that the harem and court were all controlled by Wen Zhuangyan. Did he intend to get rid of the emperor when he issued this order? Are you in charge?
But rumors are rumors, the little emperor is still sitting safely on his throne, but Wen Zhuangyan has disappeared.
The palace was empty, and Lin Yao would at most go to the imperial garden to sit and walk. Naturally, there would be no problem of getting lost, but the palace is worthy of being called a palace, and the security is strict. The high walls everywhere make people feel like they can't fly. a feeling of.
Lin Yao saw with his own eyes that the carrier pigeon that flew into the palace wall was shot down casually, and the letter box was dismantled with a grunt, leaving only a few drops of blood.
It is so difficult for anyone who wants to send news outside or inside the palace, let alone a living person escape.
"Where's Mr. Wen?" This was a question Lin Yao asked suddenly during the meal. The suddenness of this sentence made the eunuchs serving beside him stunned for a moment.
"Lord Wen was busy with affairs in the previous court, I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany you to have dinner with Your Majesty," the eunuch responded quickly.
Lin Yao also seemed to feel that something was wrong after asking, so he silently lowered his head to pick up the rice after saying that he knew it.
The dishes on the table became three dishes and one soup, but Wen Zhuangyan, the one who came up with the idea, had never been with him since the first time he was with him. The words of a gentleman who said that a horse is hard to catch are really lies.
But he hasn't come for so long, apart from what Qi Wan'er told him to deter him, it must be due to his lack of skills.
Xiao Guo was already in dire straits before, starved to death everywhere, although the dead came back to life, but the emperor is not so easy to do, not to mention the implementation of government orders, even his few emperor uncles may not easily give up.
Before waking up from the big dream, my mind is muddled. After waking up from the big dream, many things can be seen clearly but there is nothing I can do.
"He really asked that?" Wen Zhuangyan was lowering his head to criticize something, but raised his eyes when he heard the report, and the mood that was so busy that he couldn't think about it surged again.
Qi Wan'er said that he likes the little emperor, which is true, but emperors have always been ruthless throughout the ages, and to balance the ruling and opposition forces, one must have the Sangong and Six Courts, as well as continuous descendants.
There are no wives and concubines in his house, and no children under his knees. Ordinary people will get married at the age of thirteen or fourteen. At his age, his sons have already run away everywhere.The ministers recommended that the portraits of women be piled up on the desk, but every time I think about it, I always think that if the little emperor knows that he has a wife and concubine with his arrogance, there is no possibility of getting close.
But they have no possibility at all, liking is only temporary, after a long time, people will become completely different.
Maybe it was because he used to go too often, but he could still say a few words to the little emperor. If he didn't go, he would be left alone, so it was inevitable that he would be lonely and bored.
"Since Your Majesty is upset, let Your Majesty do something." Wen Zhuangyan handed over the written envelope, "The call for conquest is written according to this, and you know what to do later."
"Yes," the eunuch took the envelope and hurriedly withdrew it.
Lin Yao stayed alone for several days, but only waited for the response to the imperial decree, but he had no choice but to write his own handwriting on the bright yellow imperial decree according to the contents of the envelope.
"Take it!" After stamping the seal, Lin Yao threw his hand on the ground, turned around and left, looking like he was about to explode.
The kings united to conquer Wen Zhuangyan naturally need to be justified, and the Qing emperor's side is the best slogan, but once the emperor's proclamation comes out, no matter how righteous you are, you will become a rebellious thief.
It is no wonder that the little emperor would be angry when he personally wrote such a call to action against his relatives.
Looking at the handwriting on the call to action, Wen Zhuangyan seemed to see the beautiful and cold face of the little emperor. The words are handsome and sharp, and the thin gold handwriting is very good. But how would he know that if he wins, For the time being, he can save his life. If he loses, the battle for the throne has never cared about the brotherhood of father and son, so how can he manage the life of a mere nephew? On the contrary, that beautiful appearance will make someone a taboo. skinny.
Just like his initial thoughts.
The kings conquered, Wen Zhuangyan took the fight, and the people's will had the upper hand, and the first battle was a complete victory.Rumors spread throughout the world that the regent was appointed by fate, and he should be the head of the new dynasty.
When the troops of the kings arrived, the people consciously fortified the walls and cleared the fields, leaving no trace of food and grass. However, in March, the armies of the kings collapsed and were killed one after another.
The army returned victorious, and the court, which was still a little ups and downs before, became a sea of congratulations.
"Lord Wen is indeed brave, how can those rebellious officials and thieves fight for the top?"
"Congratulations, Mr. Wen."
"... I don't know what Master Wen wants from a woman."
The issue that had been temporarily put aside due to the war was put on the agenda again by this group of people. Faced with a group of ministers' urging marriage, Wen Zhuangyan felt that he had never been so tired from fighting.
But when he just entered the mansion, before he had time to wash and change his clothes, Zhuo Meng excitedly brought in a bunch of scrolls: "My lord, this is for you from the ministers..."
Wen Zhuangyan stared, and the words behind him fell silent.
"You can't see what they're thinking?" Wen Zhuangyan rubbed the center of his brows with a headache, and said a few words, "Okay, put it down, I'll look at it later."
"Yes," Zhuo Meng put down his things and went out.
The battle of the kings has been won, and the people's will, nothing can hinder him from ascending to the throne of God. If he can marry his daughter in now, it will be of great benefit to his promotion in the future.
The honor and disgrace of the family rests on the women, and the balance of the court also rests on these women. He has seized the country, and if he wants the country to last forever, he must have heirs to pass it on.
Wen Zhuangyan took the scrolls of those women, good and bad must be chosen, family background and status are the most important, character is second, appearance is the least important.
But he flipped through one pair after another, but no one could catch his eyes. Although all of them were considered outstanding, they were far behind the little emperor by a few hundred and eight thousand miles.
He didn't mean it, but when the scroll turned to the bottom, the woman on the painting made him frown fiercely.
In the inner courtyard of the Qi family, it was the first time that a good-tempered person like the Patriarch of the Qi family was furious at his wife: "Wan'er is His Majesty's former queen, you sent her portrait to the regent to choose because you want my Qi family to overturn it." Is it faster?"
"But my daughter is still a perfect body, why not?" Madam Qi was also very angry, "Your Majesty sent her back without even touching her. You can't let your daughter be a widow for the rest of her life. It's better to marry. Naturally, it is best to marry the current regent, and the future emperor will be the best."
The head of the Qi family didn't know for a moment whether he should be shocked by his daughter's perfect body, or that even the woman in the deep house knew what would happen next.
"How can my daughter be perfect?" the Patriarch of the Qi family asked.
"That's because the current emperor is Tianxiong. Not only our daughter is perfect, but none of the concubines who have been released has been touched. It has spread throughout the capital," Mrs. Qi rubbed her nose with a handkerchief. Said next.
The head of the Qi family was stunned on the spot: "How is this possible?"
"How can it be impossible? Your Majesty has so many concubines in the harem, but for so many years, not to mention giving birth to one, not even a pregnant one." Mrs. Qi patted the table and said, "It's obvious that Tianxie is still occupying my daughter, he deserves it The country has been taken away!"
"Shut up! You have to understand the truth that misfortune comes from your mouth," the Patriarch of the Qi family frowned, "Although your Majesty is a heavenly eunuch, your daughter is considered married after all. The women in the deep house are ignorant. Let me guess, if the regent thinks that our Qi family is playing tricks on him, what will happen."
"Then..." Mrs. Qi also panicked, "I was just angry for a while, and my daughter...then I will go and apologize to the regent tomorrow."
"It's not just an apology, it's also about making things clear," the Patriarch of the Qi family said with a sigh.
The former emperor listened to slander and ignored government affairs. Although he was incompetent and incompetent, it made people feel powerless, but the regent made them puzzled why. Maybe he was smiling in front of his face, and he would deal with people when he turned his head.
Although the Qi family is clean and honest, it is difficult to guarantee that some places have done wrong things. Once Nilin is touched, it may be hard to recover.
"Yes, I know." Mrs. Qi had just finished speaking when she saw the servant trotting in and said, "Master Wen, Mrs. Wen, under the order of Mrs. Wen, all the women who submit their portraits will be selected by Mrs. Wen herself tomorrow. "
"This..." It was a happy thing, but Mrs. Qi and the Patriarch of the Qi family looked at each other with gloomy clouds.
"Maybe my daughter can be chosen," Mrs. Qi could only comfort herself in this way.
Once a wife was selected, the Wen family's mansion was full of people. Everyone knew that the current wife of the regent would be the queen in the future, but it was fine for an innocent woman. Even the former queen Qi Wan'er came, which caused more people to talk about it.
"I heard that the Qi family's daughter is still perfect."
"That's not favored. It's really ridiculous to say it."
"I heard that's not the case. It seems that all the returned ones are perfect, and it seems that His Majesty the current emperor is Tianxie."
"No wonder Jiangshan can't keep it."
"..."
The woman in the deep house has nothing to do but like to gossip behind people's backs, and the power of rumors is getting stronger and stronger.
Walking in the palace, Lin Yao felt that the ladies and eunuchs looked at him a bit wrongly, as if they were looking at something, and then shook their heads and sighed.
"Stop, what were you talking about just now?" Lin Yao frowned as he looked at the palace maid talking in the corner.
Although everyone thought that the emperor's life was not long, only the eunuchs who followed him knew that this master was now on the top of that heart.
The eunuch scolded, and the two maids came over and knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the servants didn't say anything."
They are just pity that such a good-looking person like His Majesty is actually Tianxiong's body, Jiangshan has no children and has no heirs, it is more pitiful than these slaves like them.
"Answer truthfully, otherwise I still have the right to kill you," Lin Yao gritted his teeth.
The two maids kowtowed to plead guilty: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. It's not that the servants are unwilling to tell, but it's just some rumors outside the palace that... the Lord Regent wants to choose a wife."
This is also one of the rumors, and it is better to say this than to say that Your Majesty is Tianxie.
"He wants to choose a wife?" Lin Yao was taken aback for a moment, at a loss for what to do.
He likes women?That's right, how can a dignified man like a man, the wanton frivolity before was just teasing.
"That's right, it's today, please forgive me, Your Majesty," the two maids begged for mercy.
Lin Yao waved his hand to let them leave, and stopped strolling in the garden, turned around and walked back.
The eunuch glared at the two maids, quickly followed and asked softly, "Your Majesty, where are you going?"
"Wen Zhuangyan is really going to choose a wife today?" Lin Yao stopped, turned his head and asked him.
What the court lady heard might be just rumors, but what the eunuch beside him knew was definitely the truth.
"They all said it was a rumor," the eunuch pointed at the orchid with a smile on his face, "don't take the rumor seriously, why would Master Wen choose such a wife?"
"Hmph..." But Lin Yao snorted coldly after hearing his words and strode away, obviously not believing it.
How can this be done?The eunuch panicked for a moment, then turned to the maid and guard behind him and said, "Hurry up and follow."
Lin Yao didn't go anywhere, but after entering the Qianyuan Hall, he slammed the door of the hall, said that no one was allowed to come in, and locked himself in the room.
The door closed, and the anger on his face just now disappeared, and turned into thoughtful thinking, how could someone like Wen Zhuangyan suddenly choose a wife?
Even if that person has the Sangong and Liuyuan, he will not let others control him. After the war of kings, the most sensible thing is not to choose a wife so ostentatiously, but to get rid of him as the emperor. Since it does not match his usual behavior, that is to say The last thing his former little queen promised to do for him was about to be done.
It doesn't matter if others mistakenly think that he is Tianxiong, but Wen Zhuangyan will never think so. On the contrary, those women who have been released can find new homes. This is the deal he made with the little queen at that time, and she will complete it very well. good.
The women from various prefectures went in one by one and let Wen's mother see them, and took a quick look. As long as Wen's mother shook her head, those women could only leave with regret.
When it came to Qi Wan'er, she was a queen after all, her every move was organized, and she couldn't find any mistakes in her behavior. Mother Wen nodded with a smile, "Let's stay and talk for a while."
This is what I like.
Mrs. Qi, who was accompanying her, retreated, and Mother Wen also retreated with the help of the maid beside her. Behind the screen, a tall and slender figure stepped out from behind the screen, looked at the dignified and beautiful woman opposite and said, "You don't seem to be I will meet you by accident."
"My lord, please forgive me. My mother recklessly sent Wan'er's portrait into Mr. Wen's home. I don't dare to think about it today, but I just came to plead guilty." be forgiven."
"It's a humiliation for the Qi family to send their second-married daughter here. If you want me to ignore it, you have to answer my question truthfully," Wen Zhuangyan said in a deep voice.
"Your servant must know everything," Qi Wan'er replied.
Wen Zhuangyan sized her up for a moment and said, "When you left the palace that day, you said that your Majesty and I were not in harmony. What do you mean?"
The little emperor was in a daze. He recruited countless beauties in the palace, drank and had fun every day, and even made some incidents of robbing the women of the people, but in the end, not a single woman broke his body. Love in action.
Except for Tianxie, he can only like men, but if he likes men, a majestic emperor doesn't even care about his reputation, and the habit of breaking sleeves was once considered a good thing among scribes, so how can there be no one around him? Rumors spread about a man.
Wen Zhuangyan's mood was ups and downs, first he was pleasantly surprised that he had never touched a woman, then he was worried that he had touched other men, then he was ecstatic after knowing that he had kept himself clean from beginning to end, and then he realized something was wrong.
"Are the rumors from the outside world true?" Wen Zhuangyan asked again.
Qi Wan'er stretched out her hand and rolled up her cuff, revealing the bright red cinnabar mole on her arm, and said: "The rumors from the outside world are half true and half false. Although His Majesty drinks and has fun every day, he has never had sex with a woman, but he But it's not Tianxie."
"How to say?" Wen Zhuangyan clenched his hands behind his back.
Qi Wan'er lowered her head and said: "Because Your Majesty likes men, but Lord Wen, don't worry, Your Majesty has never been close to a man, except you."
"You are infatuated with him," Wen Zhuangyan watched her defending expression, although she knew that this woman and the little emperor were not husband and wife, but a woman defending a man like this can only be admired, "Then why doesn't he get close? Man, how do you know?"
"The court lady doesn't know the details, maybe it's just a guess," Qi Wan'er bit her lip and said, "If I say something wrong, I'm afraid..."
"It's all right for you to say, as for the truth, I'll know for myself," Wen Zhuangyan said, staring at her closely.
"Your Majesty's beauty is peerless, even when you were young, you can get a glimpse of your future demeanor," Qi Wan'er said, with tears in her eyes. "The former emperor kept records for 25 years, and he only loved his youngest son, eating and sleeping together. At that time, Your Majesty It's just a seven-year-old child, but the child enjoys the treatment of a concubine, and there are traces of revisions in the records, there are many princes of the previous emperor, how did your Majesty's mere child survive to the end, and the reason, does Mr. Wen understand?"
"How dare they do that!" Wen Zhuangyan slapped the table with one hand, and broke the table with his unrestrained palm, obviously extremely angry.
No wonder he resisted his approach, it turned out that he was insulted by men when he was young.
As soon as Wen Zhuangyan thought of that scene, he wished that those who had died would come back to life and enjoy the treatment at this table.
Qi Wan'er watched his demeanor, and there was a moment of relief in her eyes. If the love is so far, His Majesty's life may really be saved.
"This matter is not for outsiders, do you understand?" Wen Zhuangyan tried his best to regain his composure.
"Yes, I will keep my mouth shut for the rest of my life," Qi Wan'er kowtowed in salute, "I just hope that Mr. Wen can treat His Majesty kindly for the sake of His Majesty's youth and ignorance."
"Go back," Wen Zhuangyan didn't give her a clear answer, but just sat quietly for a long time after she went out.
Although he is choosing a wife, if he doesn't have someone he likes, others can't ask for anything.
At the corner gate, Mother Wen came in after being notified that Qi Wan'er had left, "Yan'er, I think this girl from the Qi family is very nice, if you like it, it doesn't matter if you have been married once."
"Mother will be the Empress Dowager from now on, so she shouldn't listen to rumors from outside," Wen Zhuangyan got up and said, "I don't need to worry about my son's decision."
He got up and left. Although the etiquette was thorough, there was a sense of alienation everywhere.
Mother Wen looked at his back with a gloomy expression: "He blames me after all."
Marriage pays attention to the right family, the order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, but it doesn't care whether the children like it or not. She married when she was young, but her husband wanted a woman. Even if she gave birth to a child, all her energy was spent fighting with the woman. As if a ghost is obsessed with his mind, he can use everything to the extreme, even his son is a bargaining chip in the competition.
"Old madam, my lord, he didn't mean it. He also loves you very much. There is no overnight feud between mother and child," the girl said weakly.
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