Chang'an City, Imperial Palace.
"What on earth is going on? Didn't you tell me that your son is studying at the Cui family in Qinghe? How did it end up in Jie Li's hands now?"
"Did you and Xiao Rui team up to lie to me?"
"If I don't make it clear today, I won't be able to survive this day. You can make a decree to give me my concubine to death..."
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In the Li Zheng Palace, all the chamberlains and maids hid far away, but one could still faintly hear the quarrels one after another, of course, most of them were the Queen's roars.
The emperor's head was so big.
"Will you allow me to go back and find out? Now the news has just come back. I don't know whether it is true or false. How long are you going to keep making trouble like this? Isn't Cheng Qian my son? Don't I want to save him?"
The emperor couldn't bear it anymore and roared angrily.
He also wanted to know how it was that he was so fine, and he was still replying with good news not long ago, but in the blink of an eye, his son was kidnapped by the Turks?
"Come here, go and call Xiao Rui back... No! Catch him back!"
The queen was stunned. He finally calmed down. Looking at it this way, the emperor seemed not to know what was going on.
Li Er turned around and supported the queen, and said softly: "Mr. Guanyin, I also want to save Cheng Qian. Now everyone in the government and the public knows that the crown prince is missing, and there will definitely be a turmoil in Chang'an. There can be no more chaos in the palace, don't Is it okay to make trouble? Help me stabilize the harem. You know the seriousness, Cheng Qian is missing, and someone will be ready to take action soon. I need your help, and we can only save our son by working together. "
The queen wiped her tears and realized that she had lost her composure. She was moved and bowed to her husband to leave, "Don't worry, husband, I have my concubine here and no one in the harem dares to cause trouble."
Xiao Rui was already on his way back to Luoyang from Youzhou, and the chamberlain Lao Gao's face was full of frustration and guilt.
Xiao Rui smiled and comforted and said: "Come on, Lao Gao, it's all fate, don't cry in despair. Isn't it just a trip to the Turks? What experience is not a training? Back then, the First Emperor returned the State of Zhao as a hostage. With this experience, I guess Chengqian won’t like the prairie style anymore.”
Lao Gao forced out a smile and said: "Prince Prince Consort, this old slave is not worried about His Highness the Crown Prince. He is worried about you. If it weren't for the old slave's incompetence in doing things, which led to the disappearance of the prince, there would not be today. In order to protect the old slave and all the secret guards, I will take the blame with my own life..."
Xiao Rui waved his hand and said: "I have always believed that everyone is born equal. At least in terms of personality and dignity."
"It was my idea for Cheng Qian to go out for training, and it was the emperor who made the decision. Since you dare to take risks, you should be prepared to bear all the consequences. If something happens, let the person in charge take the blame. Haha, what do you think of me, Xiao Rui? Human? Who do you think your Majesty is?"
"It's not terrible to lose the prince. He just went to the grassland to study abroad, and at most he lost some money or something. What? He ran away from home privately, was sold several times without mentioning it, and finally fell into the hands of the enemy. It was completely It was Cheng Qian himself who caused the trouble. Are you and these loyal secret guards going to be killed because of this? Is human life so worthless?"
Lao Gao and a group of secret guards were moved and couldn't help but shed tears. Especially Lao Gao, who is used to seeing the warmth and coldness of human relationships in the world, and understands the value of human life. However, all the truths in the world seem to be in vain in front of the Prince Consort. He can always come up with other explanations that are incompatible with this turbid world. Sometimes I really doubt, is he really a star in the sky descending to earth?
"Prince-in-law, you are trying to save our lives. But how can we not know what is good and what is good? The Lord has humiliated his ministers and died, and the Prince has been lost. We deserve to die. This is the rule. For us servants, you go to contradict His Majesty, a If it's not good, it's a serious crime. If we implicate you, we will never redeem ourselves. Even if we survive, how can we feel at ease?"
"Thank you very much, Prince Consort, for your kindness. We don't want to inconvenience you, so we'll say goodbye. I'll repay your kindness in the next life."
All the secret guards looked at each other, knelt on their knees, kowtowed and said goodbye.
Xiao Rui scolded sternly: "What? You don't even listen to what I say? Until there is no new decree from Your Majesty, I am still the commander-in-chief of this operation. You all have to obey my orders. Live or not. Death is also decided by me. Without my order, you dare to die? Let’s ask the King of Hell if he dares to accept it!"
The secret guards stopped and looked at Lao Gao, the chamberlain.
Lao Gao sighed, knelt down and kowtowed to Xiao Rui, "I'm sorry, Prince Consort."
What? ? ? Are you like them? Want to seek death?
Xiao Rui was so angry that he rushed forward and kicked Lao Gao to the ground, "Confused! The prince has been lost. What's the point of killing yourself collectively? Know your shame and then be brave. Why not turn your grief and anger into strength, wait for the opportunity, and rush into the grassland Rescue the hostages, and you can atone for your sins. If you die on the battlefield, you are still considered a martyr and have military merit. What does it mean to die like this? Sinners! Don’t you all have family?"
"Fifth brother, go to the Luoyang camp to mobilize people and take down all these idiots. Who dares to resist?"
Lao Gao was dumbfounded, what kind of operation is this? Then I thought about it, the Prince Consort has always been so lawless, no rules or conventions may work in front of him, he only recognizes his own rules.
He had no choice but to stop Li Junxian and said, "That's it, we all follow the Prince Consort's arrangements. General Li, don't bother to mobilize troops, we won't run away."
Xiao Rui said proudly: "That's right. Luoyang is right in front of us. Join us in the camp later and temporarily join the cavalry team under General Su. Then you will have a chance to atone for your sins."
As soon as the subordinates were calmed down, a messenger came flying towards them, "Report, urgent report from Chang'an, please accept the order from the Marquis!"
Um? Xiao Rui and others frowned slightly. Our whereabouts are hidden from others. We have always been secret guards delivering messages. This kind of messenger?
They stopped in formation, straightened their clothes, and began to receive orders.
After hearing the imperial edict, Xiao Rui was dumbfounded. Did I hear it correctly? Take me back? Didn't you ask me to go back or invite me to go back?
"Are you sure His Majesty meant arrest?"
The messenger lowered his voice and said: "Yes, Mr. Marquis, your identity cannot be exposed. So we have prepared a carriage for you. Don't worry, we dare not be disrespectful to you."
Li Junxian unsheathed his sword and said sternly: "You dare?"
"General Li, we are acting under orders. This is the holy will. If we don't use the torture device, we are already risking our lives. You can't stop us anymore. As a soldier, you must obey orders, and brothers must have a way to survive. We also know that Hou I am a good man, but..." The man begged sincerely.
Xiao Rui patted Li Junxian on the shoulder, "Fifth brother, put the knife away. It's okay. This matter may not have been His Majesty's original intention. As the news spreads to the world, someone has to come forward to take responsibility for this infamy. Maybe His Majesty also Embarrassed."
"But..." Li Junxian said worriedly.
Xiao Rui smiled: "Don't worry, if you want to rescue the hostages, you will eventually need me. I will be fine."
"You stay here and help me watch these idiots deliver them safely to the Luoyang camp. I can take care of Chang'an alone."
What Li Junxian is most worried about is, "What about your safety?"
Xiao Rui laughed loudly and said: "I think that since he said he would take me back, His Majesty is more concerned about my safety. It just so happens that before, I was worried that I would not be able to see my son born, but now I have a chance."
Seeing Xiao Rui get on the carriage and being taken away, everyone felt bad, but Li Junxian was right, they couldn't let the Marquis sacrifice his innocence in vain, they all lived well, waiting to be punished and meritorious service.
