Emperor Mu's expression changed greatly: "When did it happen?"
Qi Jin was silent for a moment: "Three years ago."
Emperor Mu subconsciously felt angry, furious at Rong Cang's impulsiveness - what if he made a mistake, what would the soldiers do? What should we do to stabilize the border?
He ignored the country and hundreds of thousands of border troops and impulsively put himself in danger. How is this behavior any different from committing suicide?
However, something suddenly occurred to him, and the anger quickly subsided.
If Qi Jin makes a mistake, the southern border will not be stable.
After all, Qi Jin is the only legitimate son of Marquis Zhongyi and the eldest princess. Once something happens to him, how miserable and desperate will the couple be? Under the huge stimulation, it is not impossible to cause the military morale to waver.
There is a wolf in front and a tiger in the back. Mobei is ambitious, and Southern Qi is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Neither Zhongyi Hou nor Rong Cang can have any trouble.
Emperor Mu took a deep breath and raised his hand to touch the sweat on his forehead. Fortunately, that happened three years ago.
Although I was scared at this moment, it was over anyway. Rong Cang was still alive and Qi Jin was fine.
But Emperor Mu was wondering, Qi Jin had been staying in the south with his parents, how could Rong Cang have the chance to save him? Could it be that three years ago he took it upon himself to run into Rong Cang's territory and was captured by the enemy to threaten Rong Cang?
It's really a worry-free thing.
Three years ago, Qi Jin was seventeen years old. Logically speaking, seventeen years old should be stable. Rong Cang had already won several battles when he was seventeen years old. The reputation of the young god of war was spread all over the world.
It was also in that year that Emperor Mu felt extremely proud of having such an outstanding son.
With this in his mind, Emperor Mu didn't ask any more questions because he was worried that he would hear something from Qi Jin's mouth that would shock and frighten him. He was in a bad mood today and his heart was fragile, so he couldn't bear a big blow. What would happen in the future? Let's understand it slowly.
After calming down, Emperor Mu said, "Bring me a cup of tea."
There was no one else here, and the only one who could be ordered was Qi Jin. He stood up, poured out the remaining tea from Emperor Mu's tea cup, replaced it with a new one, and poured himself a cup at the same time.
Then he sat back on the chair with a tea cup.
Emperor Mu almost laughed angrily at his calmness: "You really don't treat me as an outsider."
Qi Jin raised his eyebrows: "Uncle, you want me to treat you as an outsider?"
Emperor Mu was too lazy to pay attention to him and took a sip of tea to calm down his shock: "So you are very grateful to the King of War?"
"Grateful?" Qi Jin thought seriously, "If my uncle had asked me three years ago, I would have said that I hated him."
Emperor Mu was shocked again and almost choked on his tea: "Hate him?"
Why hate him? Where does hatred come from?
"Yes." Qi Jin nodded matter-of-factly, "I hate him for putting me in an unjust situation. If something happens to him, I will become a sinner of the Chu Kingdom forever. My uncle doesn't know what happened to me during the three days when King War was in coma. Those who survive it are no different from being in purgatory.”
The corner of Mu Di's mouth twitched: "So, it was wrong for him to save you anyway?"
"If something happened to the King of War, then he made a mistake in saving me. But what I hated more at that time was myself, but I couldn't face such a result, so I transferred my hatred to the King of War." Qi Jin He smiled self-deprecatingly, "But now my uncle asks me, I can only say that my life belongs to the King of War. No matter it is now or in the future, no matter when and where, as long as he wants me to die, I will never let him personally Take action, find a place to get it over with, and never frown."
"Nonsense." Emperor Mu scolded angrily, "He saved you from a narrow escape, so why would he let you die?"
Qi Jin was silent: "That's what I said."
"In that case, just do whatever you want." Emperor Mu sighed softly, "In the future, you can do whatever you want. If you want to come and go, just do it openly. There is no need to hide it, and there is no need to worry about my suspicion."
After a pause, "Although I also have some of the emperor's suspicions, I will not be suspicious."
Qi Jin was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened: "What uncle means is..."
"Whatever you think it means, that's what it means." Emperor Mu waved his hand, "Go out."
Qi Jin held the tea cup and was silent for a long time. Only then did he vaguely understand the meaning behind his words. He stood up and put down the tea cup. Qi Jin lifted his robe and knelt down, kowtowed to him respectfully, and then stood up and left.
"If the fifth princess comes to you recently, you can deal with it and don't rush to reject her." Emperor Mu added lightly, "I will not grant you a random marriage."
Qi Jin paused slightly, without deliberately considering the meaning of his words. He just turned around, bowed, and left immediately.
The last one to come in was Dou Shangshu.
Emperor Mu didn't say much to him, and only asked him to sort out the list of officials in the DPRK: "Mark the officials who have been promoted in recent years and have performed well for me, and they will be submitted to my case tomorrow."
Dou Shangshu's heart sank slightly, subconsciously thinking that the emperor was picking his fault. Could it be that some outstanding officials were deliberately suppressed? Or someone who shouldn't have been promoted got promoted through the back door?
Although this kind of thing is not uncommon, but...
"Is there a problem?" Seeing his silence, Emperor Mu raised his eyes and looked at him, the heavy pressure making people feel heart-stopping.
Dou Shangshu came to his senses and said hurriedly: "No, no problem, I will go and sort it out right away."
"Don't leave in a hurry." Emperor Mu said casually, "Does Dou Aiqing still have a daughter who has not left the court?"
Dou Shangshu nodded: "Yes."
"Are you planning to get married?"
"Not yet."
Emperor Mu's tone was indifferent: "I want to marry her to the King of War. What do you think of Dou Aiqing?"
What?
After Dou Shangshu was shocked, he knelt down with a plop: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty... isn't the King of War already..."
"You can be a concubine." Emperor Mu said calmly, "Although the position of concubine is a little unfair, I will compensate Dou Aiqing in other ways. When Miss Dou marries to Prince Zhan's palace, I will also give more rewards. "
"Your Majesty, this is not a matter of reward or not, but...but..." Dou Shangshu was so nervous that he was incoherent and had no idea what the emperor was planning, "I..."
"You don't have to be nervous, and you don't have to be in a hurry to reply to me." Emperor Mu's calm tone showed no emotion, "The reason why I didn't directly decree the marriage is because I wanted to ask your opinion first. You don't have to talk to others for the time being. Revealing the truth should be an exchange of opinions between our monarch and his ministers. If you really don’t want to agree, I won’t force you.”
Dou Shangshu was so nervous that he broke into a cold sweat: "I... I must think about it carefully and thank you for your love."
After resigning, Dou Shangshu walked out of the Qinzheng Hall in a daze. He was shuddered by the wind outside.
The emperor suddenly granted a marriage to the war king?
The King of War had chosen his first wife himself, and the emperor had never intervened. Why did he suddenly want to marry the King of War?
Whether his daughter will be a concubine or not is a trivial matter, but the marriage is of great importance. Once his daughter marries the Prince of War, it means that he and the Prince of War will be...
Dou Shangshu shuddered, not daring to think further, and left with weak legs.
