The emperor heard that Su Rong had come to Beijing and had been waiting for Su Rong to enter the palace.
Ever since he heard what the old Protector told him about countering the rebellion against Zhang Ping that day, the emperor truly realized that Su Rong was really a powerful little girl. Especially when she used Zhang Yun to deal with Zhang Ping and subdue 250,000 soldiers and horses, no one else but her could have done this.
It can be said that half of the credit for relieving Daliang's internal problems lies with her.
If it weren't for her and Zhang Ping had survived, then if the soldiers and horses led by Zhang Ping fought with the soldiers and horses led by the old protector, even if the old protector won in the end, Daliang would have suffered heavy losses.
Nowadays, no soldiers are wasted and no soldiers are killed. This is a good result that no one expected.
He waited for most of the day and was not angry when he heard that Su Rong had gone to the East Palace first. After all, the relationship between Su Rong and Yan Huisheng's cousins was deeper than that of his uncle.
Hearing that Yan Huisheng had been waiting at the gate of the East Palace for a full hour, the emperor was a little annoyed and sighed to Yu An beside him, "He has never greeted me so respectfully. I have been to his East Palace several times, and he always treated me slowly and leisurely." He came out of the study to greet me. On such a cold day, he was willing to wait for Su Rong for more than an hour. He didn't summon the little girl in advance because he didn't know when she would come. If Su Rong didn't go today Doesn't he have to wait for a day in the East Palace? He is really patient."
Yu An whispered: "Miss Su Qi has done great service in quelling the rebellion, so His Highness has been waiting for so long. You and Miss Su Qi are naturally different. Every time you go back to the East Palace, you don't let anyone know. His Highness doesn't know you are going. When I get the news, won’t I come out to greet you?”
In the past, no one knew the affairs between His Majesty and the Crown Prince better than Yu An, the eunuch in charge who followed the Emperor.
The emperor nodded, "Yes."
When he went to the East Palace before, he naturally went there with the intention of making a sneak attack. He had the purpose of seeing what his prince was doing in private when he was usually in the East Palace under his pressure. If he was dissatisfied with him, he summoned his staff. Discuss how to deal with him.
He thought of his past self and fell silent.
Because every time he went to the East Palace quietly, he didn't catch Yan Huisheng's pigtails. He was suppressed by him. Most of the time, when facing him, he remained silent. He did not win over the courtiers, nor summoned his staff to discuss matters. When I was working, I would stay in the East Palace alone and read in the study.
Oh, there is also Zhou Gu, who is accompanying him, but he is not alone.
Thinking of Zhou Gu, the emperor felt that he had really made a mistake. The old protector and Yan Huisheng were still discerning and valued and cultivated him. Zhou Gu had been under his nose for so many years, and he did not take Zhou Gu seriously. thing. Even if he got the same rank as Su Xingze, the number one scholar he selected in the imperial examination, he didn't think that boy could be that powerful.
Being able to read is a sign of intelligence. Grand Tutor Qin taught him well. He should have been an official in the court, but he refused to do so and said he wanted to travel for three years. The old protector was willing to indulge him, so he naturally had no objection. He had tested Su Rong earlier and felt that it would be best for him to go to Nanchu to be the prince's wife, which would make the relationship between Daliang and Nanchu stronger. However, Su Rong, the little girl, seemed to have decided on Ye Guixue. He He had no choice but to give up. Now, if Daliang had such a capable minister as Zhou Gu, he would be really happy.
After Zhang Ping's rebellion was resolved, if the Wei Dynasty did not violate the situation and start a fight, he would also have to think about what reward to give to Zhou Gu when it came to rewarding him based on his merits. Perhaps, Yan Huisheng had already thought about it without him having to think about it.
He still doesn't know, and no one has told him, that Zhou Gu will not come back after traveling, and that Su Rong and Ye Guixue regretted their marriage and chose Zhou Gu again.
When the emperor was thinking about a lot of things, he heard someone report, and the prince and Miss Su Qi asked to see him.
The emperor immediately said: "Please come quickly!"
Yan Huisheng and Su Rong entered the Yangxin Hall together. The emperor did not lie on the bed as usual, but sat at the table. When he saw the two coming in, he smiled and waved to Su Rong kindly, "No need to be polite, get up quickly. ."
Yu An and his men made a plan and asked Yan Huisheng to sit with Su Rong.
Su Rong was halfway through her salute. Although the emperor waved her hand, she still finished the salute. Then she stood up with a smile, sat on the chair, and asked with concern: "Is your Majesty in good health?"
"Hey, you girl, you are close to your cousin, but you are so alienated from me." The emperor was helpless, "Just call me uncle, and you are not allowed to call me anything else in the future."
Su Rong said calmly, "Okay, uncle, are you in good health?"
As long as the emperor sits in this position for a day, he is the emperor. She should respect him and still respect him.
"It's almost done." The emperor smiled with satisfaction, "I heard about your departure from the capital this time. I want to thank you very much. That bitch Zhang Ping died suddenly."
Su Rongwaner said, "Daliang has no internal worries, and it is also beneficial for me to return to Nanchu. Helping Daliang is helping myself. Uncle, you don't have to be polite."
The emperor laughed, "That's what I say, but I still have to thank you. What do you want? I see that you don't have many jewelry, so I will give you the key, and you can go to my private treasury to pick out a few pieces of jewelry?"
Su Rong took out the "I am here in person" token given by the emperor, "My uncle has already given me good things. This is tens of millions of times more valuable than jewelry. Moreover, he also lent me a camp of 300,000 soldiers and horses. I’m not that greedy, and I don’t dare to take advantage of my uncle anymore.”
The emperor smiled heartily, "This token is only useful in Daliang. It is useless in Nanchu. I will lend you 300,000 troops and horses. To be honest, I was reluctant to part with it, but the Daliang treasury really cannot afford to support these many troops." Soldiers, raising them with your hands and being used by you is the best of both worlds. If I give you jewelry, just keep it. Otherwise, I don’t know what else to give you. Even if you don’t make such a great contribution, you are my niece, and I will give you the best of both worlds. The jewelry you have is what it deserves, so how can you say you are taking advantage of it?"
After he finished speaking, he put away his smile and said, "It is a gift given by the elders and cannot be declined."
Su Ronxiao said, "Well, I have poor eyesight and don't know what good things are. Why don't my uncle help me pick a few at random? I will take them with me to Nanchu in the future, and wear them in front of my father, and let him see them." Look, I am also someone who is loved by my mother's uncle and has a backer. He can't think that no one cares about me just because my mother is gone. "
The emperor laughed again, "Okay, since you said so, I will help you choose and have someone send it to Xie Mansion for you later."
He asked again: "When do you plan to go to Nanchu? I thought you would go directly to Nanchu, but I didn't expect you to come back to Beijing again?"
Su Rong sighed, "If I just go to Nanchu with 300,000 soldiers and horses like this, without writing you an IOU or an agreement on a return date or anything like that, are you relieved? That's 300,000 soldiers and horses. I'm afraid you won't be able to sleep or eat well." It’s safe.”
(End of chapter)
