The close minister held several envelopes in his hand and told Liu Che the emperor's original words: "Ding'an has done great work in pacifying Beiguan. I want to reward you. What do you want?"
Liu Che bowed his head to the capital from a distance to show his respect: "How dare you claim your merits for the sake of the country?"
When the minister heard this, he opened the first envelope, took out the emperor's edict inside, and read it to him: "Am I the one who made false promises about the reward? Tell me quickly, without any violation!"
Everyone around them changed their colors when they heard it.
How could the emperor guess how Princess Zhenguo would reply when he was in the capital, and respond early?
They subconsciously turned their attention to the remaining envelopes in the hands of the minister.
And he recited silently in his heart: "Hurry up and let the emperor canonize you as the crown prince, princess!"
How could there be a more practical request than this? !
I just changed my mind and thought it wouldn't work.
If the princess takes the initiative to request to be the crown princess, then the political meaning is completely different!
The emperor's ascension to the throne has always required repeated invitations from the ministers. How could anyone rush up and say, "I want to be the emperor?"
But if that's the case, wouldn't this excellent opportunity be given up in vain?
Fu Bolin was at the side, also frowning.
He has served the emperor for many years and knows very well how twisted the emperor's character is!
If he doesn't give it to you, you can't ask for it!
He wants to give it to you, but you can't take it. You have to be humble and give in over and over again, and then you can finally ask for it as a last resort!
If he were an ordinary person, he would have no friends at all, but he is the emperor, and he can only be supported by others, and he has no reason to be considerate of others!
If Princess Zhenguo really wants to be the crown princess, she is afraid that the emperor may not be happy yet...
Princess, Fu Bolin thought, how are you going to break this game?
But the close minister was urging Liu Che: "Princess? What reward do you want? There must be something to say."
Liu Che thought for a moment and then said: "I have been blessed by the country and have no worries about food and clothing. If I really want it..."
He bowed his head to the seat of the capital: "I would like to ask Your Majesty to grant your father, who has been deceased for many years, a grieving honor as a token of filial piety!"
After hearing this, the ministers were startled at first. Apparently they had never thought that Princess Zhenguo would mention the East Palace. After a moment, their expressions suddenly changed.
Even Fu Bolin couldn't help but cheer fiercely in his heart for Princess Zhenguo's answer!
Even though she knew that Princess Zhenguo was chosen by the emperor as a daughter, she was definitely not an ordinary person, but she never expected that she would have such an unexpected change. In just a few seconds, she came up with this way to break the situation!
Donggong is already the prince, what else can he get if he asks for the honor?
Gold, silver and jade?
To the East Palace, these things are no different from dung!
Of course it’s a righteous one!
What does Princess Zhenguo lack most at this time?
Not money, nor soldiers, but legal system!
It’s so difficult to become the crown prince as the emperor’s granddaughter!
But there is a shortcut here, which is the most fortunate thing among misfortunes - the father of Princess Zhenguo is the Eastern Palace appointed by the emperor!
The emperor can follow the old example of Xuanzong of the previous dynasty, who posthumously promoted his elder brother to be emperor, and posthumously posthumous his beloved son as emperor!
The emperor who is posthumous is also an emperor!
As a result, except for the East Palace, all the kings instantly became minor sects in terms of etiquette and law, and all of them had to step aside in the succession sequence, but Princess Zhenguo was the legitimate daughter of the eldest clan!
Although he doesn't have the advantage like the son of the great sect, in this way, he can at least be on par with the kings in terms of fame!
Princess Zhenguo can be regarded as the crown daughter-in-law, and Princess Zhenguo can be regarded as the adopted heir of the East Palace. Princess Zhenguo supervises the country as the eldest sister. As for the kings - you have become a small clan, what does the throne have to do with you? ?
Stay away and don't get involved.
Chapter 98
Fu Bolin couldn't help but applaud the Princess Zhenguo's wonderful response from the bottom of his heart. It also took a long time for the ministers over there to deliver the edict on behalf of the emperor. He woke up from the tremor.
His eyelids drooped slightly, and he opened the second envelope that the emperor had given him before leaving the capital. He glanced down, his fingers shook, and the thin page of paper in his hand almost fell to the ground. .
The ministers composed themselves and read the emperor's message to the princess: "I already know your filial piety, and this dynasty has always governed the world with filial piety. How can I not accept it?"
The emperor actually guessed what answer Princess Zhenguo would give!
What kind of thinking and calculation is this? !
Xie Shu knelt behind Liu Che. After hearing this, the veins on his forehead jumped involuntarily.
In fact, he has not experienced the hard days of making a living under the nose of the emperor. After all, the East Palace is the emperor's white moonlight and eldest son. It started from the time when the princess married into the East Palace and ended when the East Palace passed away due to illness. Neither Dong Gong nor the Xie family had ever been suppressed or chastised by the emperor. After that, the Xie family honestly took a step back. The emperor was especially kind to Dong Gong for his sake. Treat them a little.
But it is precisely because of this that the emperor's sophistication and difficulty at this time made Xie Shu even more stunned.
As his nephew, Chunlang was still acting in Beizhou in the name of the emperor's granddaughter. Even so, he was still trembling with fear, thinking about what he thought of being rounded and flattened under the emperor's eyes. He rubbed as hard as he wanted, but in the end he was so rubbed that his spirit collapsed, and King Chu went crazy and knocked out King Yan. The admiration in Xie Shu's heart almost overflowed!
Being able to serve the emperor for more than ten years before going crazy... there is something!
Xie Shu was so sad in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it on his face. He was worried that the strange appearance in front of the angel would reach the ears of the emperor, so he quickly lowered his head to cover it up.
Fu Bolin felt as if he had already seen the emperor himself, and also saw the usual smile on his face and those sinister eyes, with his head lowered submissively, like a tame quail.
Only Liu Che looked as usual, with a bit of emotion and sadness about missing his late father on his face.
Konomi looked at her calmly, and couldn't help but secretly said something awesome in his heart, his eyes moved to the bottom of the paper...
He obeyed the instructions and opened the third envelope. His eyes fell on it, and he saw the emperor's vigorous and powerful handwriting penetrated the back of the paper:
"Tell Princess Zhenguo to leave all matters in Beiguan to Fu Bolin's hands, and return to the capital with you to make arrangements for the posthumous emperor's title for the East Palace."
When the ministers saw this, they couldn't help but twitch their brows - at this moment, they ordered Princess Zhenguo to leave her power base and go to the capital to face the wind and rain. For Princess Zhenguo, this can be said to be a big deal. What an extremely bad arrangement!
Looking further, the emperor has another instruction:
"If she agrees without thinking, let her go back to Beijing with you."
"If she hesitates before agreeing, tell her that the affairs of the Beiguan states are complicated and cannot be separated from her. Although the family affairs are big, they are not as big as the state affairs. Let her stay in Beizhou. , no need to return to Beijing.”
"This matter is of great importance. You must obey orders and do not violate them!"
The last four words came into view, and the ministers could not help but breathe a little faster. They calmed down and said to Liu Che with a pleasant expression: "Princess, Your Majesty has not seen you for a long time and is thinking about you very much. Besides, you have drafted an imperial plan for the East Palace." The number issue should be handled by you, your biological daughter, so that you can show your filial piety, right?"
"Your Majesty has ordered you to leave all matters in Beiguan into the hands of Mr. Fu, and return to the capital with your ministers in the afternoon."
As soon as the words hit the ground, everyone's expressions changed.
Let Princess Zhenguo go back?
How does this happen? !
The kings have been operating in the capital for decades. Not long before taking the throne, she was attacked and killed on the way to worship the East Palace. Although the princess of Zhenguo is very prestigious in Beiguan and should not be underestimated, she really came to the capital. , wouldn’t it just become fish and meat on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered? !
Not to mention Xie Shu, even Tang Zuo almost lost his voice and shouted, "Don't go!"
The minister had no time to pay attention to the faces of the others. The only one he really needed to care about was the princess of Zhenguo.
There was a hesitant look on Liu Che's face, hesitant and speechless, and there was a hint of embarrassment between his brows.
But secretly, he was still talking to the emperors in space: "This is fake, and they are deliberately testing me."
"The emperor knows very well that if he calls me back to the capital at this time, I cannot say that I will definitely die, but I will also encounter countless open and secret arrows. I may be damaged here, or my mind may be wasted by the wealth and wealth of the capital. .”
"But he needs a guarantee, a guarantee of absolute loyalty from me - even if I encounter danger, even if I narrowly escape death, even if my wings are stiff, I will follow his order after receiving his summons. OK."
"As an emperor, he needs me, his chosen successor, to give him a sense of security, and I must also give him a sense of security. If I can't give him what he wants, then he will give me what he wants. of."
"But I can't agree too readily. As soon as the other party finished speaking, I said yes right away. That wouldn't work either."
Liu Che had enough time to analyze the psychological state of contemporary Lao Deng with them: "At first glance, this seems fake. It's like an emperor asking a minister, "My beloved, are you willing to go through fire and water for me, and do everything to your heart's content?" Do you want to resign? The minister said without thinking, of course I am willing - this was said to make people happy. The emperor may feel happy when he heard it, but at the same time, he also felt This person is not sincere."
"Secondly, it will also make people feel weird - you agreed to such an embarrassing thing as soon as I mentioned it. Did you agree with your mouth happily, but you were secretly planning to do it?!"
"Third, and the most dangerous possibility, this will make the emperor feel that he knows what I am thinking!"
"Have you seen through my thoughts and known that I will not let you come back, so you agreed?!"
"The emperor hopes that someone will understand him, but this person cannot understand him too well. This person should be informed and knowledgeable, and he should obey and do whatever the emperor wants him to do, but... This kind of obedience must come from the heart, rather than an accurate guess of the emperor's mind, otherwise..."
Liu Che sneered: "He is dead."
Li Yuanda: "Fuck, so much trouble!"
Zhu Yuanzhang: "Fuck, there are so many difficulties!"
Li Shimin: "The two brothers speak such beautiful Chinese!"
Ying Zheng: "..."
Ying Zheng was annoyed: "I'm dying, is there anyone to take care of it?"
Liu Che smiled and continued: "But I absolutely cannot not agree."
"If I categorically refuse, then the trust between me and the emperor will be over. Based on my understanding of Lao Deng, he will definitely get angry on the spot and try to take me away in a wave. ——Then don’t forget, the thirteen thousand soldiers who are getting married in Juyanguan are all selected from the capital camp. Their parents, wives, and children are all in the capital. The emperor sent them out. , just keep your backup plan!"
"So, you have to agree hesitantly."
"Create an atmosphere in which although I am very embarrassed and really don't want to do it, I am willing to do it for my beloved grandfather..."
As he said that, he hesitated and spoke to his ministers: "As the saying goes, filial piety is the first of the hundred virtues, and filial piety is the first. Since the emperor has given orders, why should I disobey him? Give me some time, and I will do it in the afternoon. Set off back to Beijing..."
Tang Zuo couldn't help shouting: "Princess!"
The minister was strangely relieved for Princess Zhenguo. He followed the emperor's instructions and informed Princess Zhenguo of his words: "But your Majesty also said that no matter how big a family matter is, it can't be bigger than a national matter. Beiguan I can't do without you at this time, he will be the one to decide on the posthumous title for the East Palace, so you can stay in Beiguan to take charge of the overall situation."
Liu Che was startled at first, then surprised, then slightly happy, and finally a little astringent, a complex emotion with all five flavors in his heart.
Ying Zheng commented: "There is no emotion at all, it's all skills."
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After the group of angels left the place, Xie Shu realized that his hands and heart were sweating. Then he looked at the faces of the people around him and found that his condition was probably still good.
