In Zhangtai Palace, the emperor looked gloomy. After reading a memorial, he threw it aside. At this time, an eunuch from outside the palace hurriedly ran over and handed a memorial to Lu Liang, the general manager of the inner court. Lu Liang ran all the way to the palace. He presented the memorial to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, the memorial from King Zhennan has also arrived."
The emperor opened the memorial and glanced at the ten lines. After reading it, his expression became even more gloomy.
At this time, the left and right prime ministers had already known what happened. Since the matter was serious, they all went to Zhangtai Palace to deal with the matter.
Right Prime Minister Wang Yi and Left Prime Minister Huo Zheng came forward to pay homage to the emperor and took their seats. Seeing the arrival of the left and right prime ministers, the emperor first asked the new right prime minister Wang Yida: "Wang Aiqing, have you read the memorial? How do you think this matter should be handled? ?”
Wang Yidao: "Your Majesty, I have already sent a letter to ask the court officials. The cause of the matter is not complicated. There were many witnesses at Huadengfang. Young Master Zhuo did intend to molest the princess of Zhennan King in public. He also uttered arrogant words. On the spot Insulting King Zhennan as the Caotou King of the Barbarians. Although it was these southern barbarians who started fighting with weapons, Master Zhuo was so outrageous and rude, which really insulted the dignity of the country. The envoys from all over the world also knew about this and asked the court how to deal with it. This matter? Now everyone in the government and the public are talking about this matter. I believe that it is related to the dignity of the court and the face of the King of Zhennan. The court must be cautious in handling this matter."
When the emperor heard this, he turned to the left prime minister Huo Zheng and asked: "Huo Aiqing, what do you think of this matter?"
Huo Zheng thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, I think the matter is not that simple. I feel that there is something fishy about the King of Zhennan. When this happened, Qingyang ordered Yan Chong to be the first to rush to the scene. To maintain order, the King of Zhennan and Young Master Zhuo went to the Yamen to confront each other. According to Yan Chong, the King of Zhennan had actually already reached a private reconciliation with Young Master Zhuo."
The emperor said: "Huo Aiqing, do you mean that King Zhennan has also been taken advantage of?"
Huo Zheng nodded and said: "Your Majesty, the King of Zhennan handled the matter properly, took the overall situation into consideration, and did not pursue the matter too much due to personal grudges. But now it is known to everyone that the King of Zhennan, in order to take care of his own face and the relationship between the two countries, We can only write to His Majesty to pursue this matter to the end."
At this point, Prime Minister Huo stopped. When the emperor heard this, he understood that someone was deliberately creating public opinion behind the scenes, spreading evil rumors, and wanted to use this matter to target Young Master Zhuo.
The emperor's face was as dark as water, and there were not many mood swings. The emperor raised his hand and ordered: "Prime ministers, please step aside first. I have some family matters to deal with."
"No, I'll take your leave."
Huo Zheng and Wang Yi felt that the emperor was very angry at this moment. In fact, in the end, it was Young Master Zhuo who was stupid and caused a lot of troubles, so he was deliberately targeted. If he didn't handle it well, it might also affect the imperial court and southern Xinjiang. Diplomatic relations between countries.
When the emperor saw that the prime ministers on the left and right had retired, he summoned Eunuch Lu and said in a deep voice: "Lu Liang, go and bring that bastard to me."
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When Lu Liang heard this, he sighed in his heart and went outside the palace to deliver the order.
At this time in the inner palace, of course Young Master Zhuo also knew that the Huadengfang incident was a big deal. Even though he was being stupid, he also realized that something was wrong. He still ran to find his mother Li as soon as he did in the past. The wife complained in the palace, hoping that my mother could go to the emperor and say a few kind words, so that she might be exempted from punishment.
When Prince Zhuo entered the palace and saw his mother, Mrs. Li, he immediately pretended to be pitiful, knelt down and cried, "It's a disaster. I beg my mother to make the decision for my son."
Although Mrs. Li is nearly forty years old, she is well-maintained and still retains her charm and radiance. Although she is not as favored by the emperor as Mrs. Sun, who is younger and more beautiful than her, she often goes to serve the emperor.
When Mrs. Li saw Young Master Zhuo coming into the palace to see her, she quickly helped her son up and asked, "Zhuo'er, what's the matter? What happened?"
Gongzi Zhuo then explained the cause and effect of the matter. After saying this, Gongzi Zhuo said aggrievedly: "Mother, I have obviously apologized and reconciled to the King of Zhennan in person. I really don't know which evil thief deliberately publicized this matter, so that With the situation like this now, I guess my father also knows about it..."
Although her son was stupid, Mrs. Li was a sensible person. Seeing her useless son, she got angry and slapped him directly, angrily scolding: "It's not good for you to provoke anyone. You must provoke the town." The woman of the Southern King? Don’t you know that these Southern Barbarians are now His Majesty’s guests? Are you still provoking them? Do you have any brains?”
When Master Zhuo saw his mother scolding him, he quickly knelt down and kowtowed to admit his mistake.
Mrs. Li looked at her son's pitiful appearance and sighed. After all, it was just a piece of flesh that fell off her body. The so-called "helping relatives but not helping", she understood that if His Majesty pursues the case, don't fight for the big position. Mr. Zhuo may be very unhappy. She might not be able to keep her status as a clan member, so she had to do everything possible to keep her son alive.
Just when Mrs. Li was anxious and thinking of countermeasures, the eunuch came to summon Master Zhuo Mian Sheng.
When Prince Zhuo saw the eunuch coming to convey the order, he saw that he could not escape, so he knelt down in front of Mrs. Li and cried: "Mother, save me..."
Mrs. Li helped Young Master Zhuo up and said earnestly: "Zhuo'er, don't worry, I'm here. You go first. Remember, no matter what your father does, you have to admit your mistakes. Every mistake is yours." Wrong, never make a mistake..."
Hearing this, Young Master Zhuo looked aggrieved and said, "Why is it all my fault? I..."
Before Young Master Zhuo could finish his words, he received another slap from Mrs. Li. Mrs. Li showed an expression as if she could not hold herself up against the wall, and cursed angrily: "You still dare to talk back? You, how many bastard things have you done over the years? Yes. Who repeatedly begged for mercy on your behalf in front of His Majesty? You? You are such an old man. If you don’t let your mother worry, you will just eat, drink, have fun, and hang out with those gangsters..."
Mrs. Li cursed for a long time and seemed a little tired. Seeing this, the eunuch who delivered the order urged his majesty to summon him again.
Mrs. Li turned around and scolded Si Rang angrily: "Slave dog, what's the matter if you wait a moment and a half? Wait until I take care of this traitor."
Seeing Mrs. Li's anger, the eunuch had no choice but to retreat aside and did not dare to urge her any more.
Mrs. Li felt a little distressed when she saw a redwood slap mark on the left and right sides of her son's face. She couldn't bear to slap her, so she had to be moved by emotion and reason, and understood the stakes. As long as he was sincere, he might be able to avoid this. Tribulation.
Young Master Zhuo left the inner palace and followed the eunuch who conveyed the order to Zhangtai Palace in fear. After entering the palace, Young Master Zhuo did not dare to raise his head to look at the emperor. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed as if pounding garlic, saying: " Father, my son is guilty..."
There was silence in the main hall. The emperor sat on the throne and said nothing. He could only watch his highness, Young Master Zhuo, who kept kowtowing and admitted his mistake.
Seeing that the emperor remained silent, Young Master Zhuo turned pale, sweating on his forehead, and lay motionless on the ground.
After a long while, the emperor asked calmly: "You, where did you go wrong?"
Young Master Zhuo quickly kowtowed and said: "Father, I am guilty. I should not insult the King of Zhennan in public, molest the princess, or affect the relationship between the court and the countries in southern Xinjiang. I am confused. I accept my punishment. Please severely punish me. "
When the emperor saw the two obvious palm prints on the left and right sides of Gongzi Zhuo's face, he knew that it was Li's work. In addition, Gongzi Zhuo looked pitiful and had a better attitude in admitting his mistake, so the emperor's anger was reduced by half.
At this time, Mrs. Li took the opportunity to enter the palace and knelt beside Young Master Zhuo. She cried and pleaded for Young Master Zhuo: "Your Majesty, Zhuo'er is still young and has troubles. It's all my fault. It's my fault that I neglected to discipline me. Zhuoer caused this trouble, if you want to punish me, punish me... Your Majesty."
The emperor saw the mother and son with helpless expressions. After a long while, he said: "Zhuo'er, King Zhennan will come to the palace later to ask for a memorial. Please stand up and apologize, and solemnly apologize to King Zhennan and the princess. This matter is also Just give it up."
Young Master Zhuo was overjoyed when he heard this. He kowtowed repeatedly and said, "Thank you, Father, for your kindness. Thank you, Father, for your kindness."
Mrs. Li finally felt relieved when she saw this.
After a while, Lu Liang, the general manager of the inner court outside the palace, led Zhennan King and Princess Dia Melissa to Zhangtai Palace.
As soon as Mu Sheng entered the hall, he saw the unfortunate young master Zhuo wearing only his underwear and carrying a bunch of thorns on his back. He looked aggrieved. It seemed that he was going to bear the thorns to plead guilty. The standard of this apology is quite high.
Mu Sheng chuckled to himself as he saw young master Zhuo having bright red palm prints on his left and right faces. It seemed that young master Zhuo had been scolded by his parents a lot.
Diya Melissa, who was following King Zhennan, was secretly relieved when she saw the appearance of the trapper who had tried to belittle her.
At that moment, Mu Sheng didn't care about anything else. He pulled Diya Melissa forward and bowed in front of the emperor, saying: "I pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor. Long live His Majesty. Long live His Majesty."
"My beloved, I will be free of any courtesy."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
When the emperor saw the arrival of Prince Zhennan and his wife, he glanced at it and stayed for a moment on the stunning beauty of Princess Dia Melissa. He was stunned and sighed in his heart, no wonder his incompetent son couldn't help but tease the princess. Tai Princess Sha can indeed be called a beauty of beauty and calamity.
The emperor turned his head again and glanced at Gongzi Zhuo, who was standing aside with his head lowered.
Seeing this, Young Master Zhuo immediately knelt down in front of the King of Zhennan with a thorn stick on his back, and bowed three times sincerely: "Junior, I bow my head in obeisance. I hope that Your Majesty, Your Majesty, will not remember people's faults. I, a junior, have no trouble, and for a moment, I was obsessed with it and bumped into the princess and the king. You, I hope the king will ignore the past grudges and forgive this junior."
When Mu Sheng saw his twelfth brother kneeling in front of him, pretending that his grandson had admitted his mistake, Mu Sheng secretly laughed in his heart. He quickly got into the act, pretended to be generous, stepped forward to help Young Master Zhuo up, and personally untied the thorn stick from Young Master Zhuo's back, comforting him:
"Master Zhuo, please get up quickly. You are Huang Guizhou, your majesty's dragon son. I am just the lord of a country. I can't bear to be worshiped by you. I accept your apology, sir. This matter is related to the dignity of the country." , as a last resort, I wrote to the court with deep sorrow and concern. Now that Mr. Zhuo has admitted his mistake, I will not take it seriously."
Seeing the kind smile on King Zhennan's ugly face, Young Master Zhuo knew that the matter was over. After standing up, he solemnly bowed to King Zhennan before standing aside.
Mu Sheng turned around and saluted the emperor again and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhuo has demonstrated his talent and corrected his mistakes when he knew they were wrong. I am deeply impressed by him. On behalf of the people of our country and the envoys from all countries, I would like to thank you for your kindness."
Seeing the smile on King Zhennan's face, the emperor said: "Okay, a rebellious son has no virtue, but today I have taught Aiqing a joke."
The emperor also knew in his heart that King Zhennan did not want to be acquainted with Master Zhuo in the first place, and he was threatened by public opinion today. Fortunately, both sides now have face, and it will not affect the relationship between the two countries in the future. This matter can be considered to have been revealed.
