Time left in a hurry, and it was noon in a blink of an eye.
"Your Majesty! The Supreme Emperor sent a message to invite Your Majesty and Prince Zhongping to go to Chongming Palace for dinner." After the monarch and ministers in the Longde Palace completed the plan, they were chatting. Xia Shouzhong whispered in the ear of Emperor Longchang.
"Yu Bai, the Emperor has sent a message, asking me to take you over for dinner!" After listening to Xia Shouzhong's report, the emperor looked up at the sky and saw that it was already noon, and then said to Japer with a smile.
"It's your Majesty!" For the Emperor Japer, he had seen him on the day he was crowned king. He was a very thin old man with a majestic face. Although he was old, he could tell that he must have been a handsome guy when he was young. And he found that Qin Keqing and the Emperor There is a slight resemblance in appearance, and I remembered the speculations about Qin Keqing's life experience by netizens in his previous life and the items he found for the royal family in Qin Keqing's room. I sighed in my heart. If necessary, I would take the beautiful woman to live a life of men farming and women weaving. As for rebellion, He had never thought about it, not to mention the emperor's trust in him now, but he couldn't stand the fact that the emperor had to get up before dawn that day to review the memorial.
Soon the monarch and his ministers left Longde Palace and walked towards Chongming Palace. The emperor also thought of Qin Keqing he met that day, and felt expectations, guilt, pampering, and nostalgia in his heart. "If she is really that girl, maybe the father and mother can reconcile!" The emperor sighed in his heart.
"Haha! Okay!" Soon the emperor and his ministers arrived at Chongming Palace, and saw the Emperor laughing loudly. They looked at each other with curiosity on their faces. It has been a long time since the emperor saw the Supreme Emperor smiling so happily. The last time he smiled so happily was when the little girl was born. Japer, on the other hand, was simply curious.
"My sons and ministers meet their father"
"Your Majesty, Japer is meeting the Supreme Emperor."
The monarch and his ministers saluted after entering the palace.
"The emperor and Japer are both here, no courtesy! Take a seat!" The Supreme Emperor, who was sitting happily on the dragon throne, said with a smile when he saw both the emperor and his ministers arrived.
"Slave, slave, see your majesty, long live your majesty!
"Slave, slave, please see Prince Zhongping. The prince is a thousand years old!" As the emperor and Japer sat down, the eunuchs and maids in the palace quickly saluted.
"Excuse me!" The emperor raised his hand to signal.
"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you Qiansui." The palace man thanked him and stepped aside.
"Why is my father so happy today?" The emperor asked, seeing the bright smile on the Emperor's face.
"Haha, your mother just sent someone to say that she would come to Chongming Palace later to meet this boy Jiapo, so I am so happy." The Supreme Emperor said with a smile on his face.
"It's great, the Queen Mother is finally willing to come out to see us." Hearing what the Supreme Emperor said, the Emperor stood up happily, with tears in his eyes.
The Queen Mother and the Supreme Emperor knew each other since childhood, and fell in love with each other later. They gave birth to four sons for the Supreme Emperor, namely the then Crown Prince Yang Xiao, the current Emperor Yang You, the King of Qi Yang Qi, and the King of Han Yang Ting. They supported each other all the way. The two had a very deep relationship as husband and wife. Later, after he ascended the throne, he took in four concubines due to political needs. However, in the heart of the Supreme Emperor, only the Queen Mother was his wife. Later, the Crown Prince Yang Xiao rebelled and was killed. The Queen Mother vomited blood and fell unconscious on the spot. When she woke up, she moved away. After entering Ci'an, he stayed in seclusion for more than ten years. During these more than ten years, the Emperor went to see the Queen Mother every day, but the Queen Mother did not see her or reply.
"The Emperor Japer is also here today. Before your mother comes, let's have a chat as father and son!" The Supreme Emperor sighed inwardly as he looked at the Emperor with tears in his eyes.
"Sit tight, kid, you can hear these things!" Seeing Japer getting up and leaving, leaving father and son to talk, the Supreme Emperor smiled and said
"It's Father."
"It's the Supreme Emperor"
The Emperor and Japer bowed.
Seeing the two people sitting down, surrounded by the palace maids and eunuchs, the Emperor seemed to be sighing with emotion, and said slowly as if recalling: "Back then, when Yu just ascended the throne, the situation in the DPRK was unstable, and foreign enemies were eyeing it. Yu was also high-spirited and wanted nothing more. Expand your territory and make a career.
Later, in the second year after he ascended the throne, when I had just reorganized the imperial court, I mobilized an army of 100,000 from Beidi and marched south to plunder. In less than ten days, I broke through the Judi Pass and marched directly to the Shenjing City. I mobilized an army of 400,000 from central Beijing to join the army from Beidi. In the decisive battle on the outskirts of Beimen, Ke Yu did not expect that the 400,000-strong army would be defeated and dispersed in less than half a month. Fortunately, King Qin's army from the surrounding area arrived, and King Beidi retreated after seeing the situation. That battle greatly damaged the country's strength, and there were signs of unrest in the world.
I had to appoint eight military governors to suppress the world, but each of the eight military governors was ambitious, and the prince of Nan'an County was even more self-respecting. Over the years, the imperial court's national strength has been restored, and it has vigorously promoted military honors, used civil servants to fight against the noble lineage, and allowed the civil and military forces in the court to check and balance each other. This made them dare not act rashly. "After speaking, the Supreme Emperor sighed and looked at Emperor Longchang and said: "I know that when I abdicated the throne to you, you thought that I would let you bear the infamy of being the king of the country's subjugation. I also know that you thought that I regarded you as a human being. Puppet emperor. "
"Father, don't you mean that?" Emperor Longchang asked with an aggrieved tone as he looked at the Supreme Emperor.
"Silly boy! You are Yu's son. How could Yu do that? If Yu really needs a puppet emperor, the King of Han would be more suitable than you." The Supreme Emperor said sincerely. He raised his hand to stop the puzzled emperor from continuing to speak: "You are the most thoughtful, the most motivated, and the most capable of Yu's many children, except for your eldest brother. You have gone to the border to kill enemies under an alias many times, and every time I rushed to the front, climbed first several times, had dozens of injuries on my body, and almost died when it was serious, I know all this." When he said this, tears streaked down the corners of the Emperor's eyes.
Japer also looked at the emperor with disbelief on his face: "My dear, he is also a ruthless man!" You must know that the emperor has no help from the system, and he dares to join the army under the pseudonym of a prince. He is the first to fight in every war, and he has been the first to join the army several times. This is a completely lifeless rhythm.
"Father, you know, you know everything, but why do you...?" At this time, the emperor also had tears on his face and looked at the Supreme Emperor with confusion in his eyes.
"Why is it that after I made you the emperor, I was unwilling to delegate power to you?" The Supreme Emperor looked at the Emperor with a loving face and said.
The emperor did not speak, but looked at the Supreme Emperor quietly with tears in his eyes, waiting for the answer he wanted to know.
Seeing the emperor like this, the Supreme Emperor continued to speak, "You are different from your eldest brother. Your eldest brother had a large number of followers around him before he became the prince. The Hachigong lineage headed by Rong Ning's second house has completely surrendered to your eldest brother, civil servants. He is also your eldest brother's supporter. The forces in the DPRK are as stable as Mount Tai. But you have no foundation in the DPRK. In addition, once your character comes to power, you will definitely make drastic changes, and the government and the public will be in turmoil. In addition, Beidi was eyeing it at that time, and the major internal forces were very ambitious. , Yu has to continue to be in power. When the situation stabilizes, Yu will not see anyone in Chongming Palace, just to let you go and do what you want. At least Yu is still there and can leave a way out for you." At this point , the Emperor's tone was full of helplessness, and the eyes he looked at the Emperor were full of love.
"Later Beidi went south to attack Taihe Pass, and the great prosperity was in turmoil. The major forces kept making moves in private, so I had to come out and continue to take power." At this point, the originally ugly-faced Emperor's tone became excited, and his expression became excited as he looked at the monarchs and ministers in front of him. The two of them said, "You two, monarch and minister, are really brave enough. What I didn't expect is that you succeeded."
"That's why the father will completely hand over the power to his son that day, right?" The emperor looked at the excited Supreme Emperor and asked the last question in his heart.
"Yes, after this battle, there will be no hidden dangers in the northern part of Daxing, and the imperial court will also be able to take care of the vassal kings and military governors within." The Supreme Emperor looked at Emperor Longchang with a smile on his face and said.
"Son, thank you father for your love and care." Emperor Longchang did not address him as "father" this time, but called him "father". He no longer had any hostility and defense against the Supreme Emperor in his heart. This call was truly affectionate.
"Haha, why do you and I need to be like this? When the time comes, Japer, you will help me relieve the knot that has been in my heart for many years. Whatever reward you want, just tell me." The Supreme Emperor smiled and said to Emperor Longchang, then turned to face the man sitting there. Japer said with a smile.
"I thank the Supreme Emperor! But I don't have what I want for a moment." Jiapo glanced at Emperor Longchang, saw him nodding, and then bowed to the Supreme Emperor.
"I heard that you already have someone in mind and asked the emperor for a marriage decree. Then I will give you a pair of amethyst and jade as you wish." Looking at the Emperor Japer, he said with a look of pain on his face.
"I would like to thank the Supreme Emperor for the gift of this treasure!" Japer glanced at the emperor who was frantically accepting the gift, and then at the Supreme Emperor with a pained face. Japer immediately bowed and saluted. Hey, I'm so happy to get a big baby.
Then the monarch and his ministers chatted for a while and then heard a voice: "The Queen Mother has arrived! The Queen Mother has arrived!"
"My son, I pay my respects to my mother," Emperor Longchang stood up and bowed with red eyes.
"My lord, Japer pays homage to the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother." Japer stood up and bowed.
"I pay my respects to your majesty and my father." The queen bowed slightly.
"Okay, no courtesy! Everyone, please sit down!" Just as everyone was greeting each other, a kind and kind voice interrupted everyone.
I saw an old lady wearing plain clothes, with gray hair, a kind face, sitting next to the Supreme Emperor and saying.
"Similar, so similar." As the Queen Mother spoke and everyone sat down, Japer raised his head and looked at the Queen Mother who was looking up. He was shocked. The Queen Mother and Qin Keqing looked so similar.
As the Queen Mother arrived, everyone began to eat. The Queen Mother did not ask Japer any more questions. She mainly listened to Japer's stories about the border and how he planned the affairs of the Beidi Royal Court. After listening, the Queen Mother looked at Japer with softer and kinder eyes. .
After finishing the meal quickly, the queen supported the queen mother and left under the look of reluctance on the emperor's face.
And Jiapo left the palace under the emperor's pained look. As for the reason for the pain, the queen gave Jiapo a pair of golden hairpins with phoenix wings as a wedding gift to Qin Keqing. It is said that they were left over from the previous dynasty. The treasure under the banner was still a love token given by the emperor to the queen.
