There is a black lotus in the deep palace

Chapter 34
After exchanging pleasantries, Emperor Jingyuan stayed for a meal.

"Aiqing, don't leave at noon, I haven't seen you for many years, and have a drink with me!"

Tang Zhenxiao was a little embarrassed.

"The old minister has been disheartened all the way, and he hasn't even had time to change his clothes, for fear of dirtying the emperor's holy eyes!"

"How about another day, the old minister will definitely go to the palace to drink with the emperor!"

Emperor Jing Yuan looked at his clothes.

"I was careless!"

"Aiqing has worked hard all the way, I won't keep you here, go home and rest first!"

Originally, it was just a polite way to save face, so as to show my sageness and magnanimity, it doesn't matter if I really stay or not.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Tang Zhenxiao thanked En happily and resigned.

After he left, Xia Houjue got up too.

"Father, son..."

Emperor Jingyuan glanced at his son: "Why, you want to go too?"

Xia Houjue's expression froze: "Father, is there something else?"

Emperor Jingyuan sighed secretly and motioned him to sit down.

"I came to you, not just to let you see him!"

"There's one more thing I'm always worried about!"

Xia Houjue frowned: "What's the matter?"

"The barbarians came to commit that war last year!"

"He was able to mobilize one hundred thousand soldiers without obtaining the tiger talisman. One hundred thousand! Not five hundred, not one thousand! One hundred thousand!"

Emperor Jing Yuan was very anxious, several veins popped out on his dark red face.

Xia Houjue lowered his head and looked indifferent.

For this matter, the father disregarded his objection, and decreed that the daughter of the Tang family should be married to his concubine. It was obvious that he was treating the meritorious officials favorably, but in fact it was hindering the Tang family.

He clearly knew that Tang Zhenxiao only had one daughter, and he regarded her as the jewel in his palm, so he would definitely not be willing to marry far away.

He also clearly knew he was disgusted.

Although he doesn't care about women, his main wife is always a virtuous and virtuous woman, who can perform filial piety for him, raise children, set an example for the world outside, and take care of palace affairs inside.

Who would have thought that his father would give him a hostage?Still a rude and savage hostage.

Thinking of Tang Wanning's wheat-yellow complexion and rude eating, he couldn't help but touch his forehead.

But this matter has passed after all, why did the emperor bring up the old matter again?

"What are you thinking? You are talking!" Emperor Jing Yuan was anxious.

Xia Houjue hooked his lips: "What does the emperor want my son to do?"

He suddenly felt an indescribable irony, always feeling that he was going to be used again.

Sure enough, Emperor Jingyuan said.

"Tang Zhenxiao must stay in the capital!"

"He is getting old and has worked hard for Daxia Dynasty all his life, so it's time for him to rest!"

"I plan to make him the North Marquis of Yipin Zhenbei and give him a mansion so that he will not go back to the Northwest in the future!"

"How about you think of a way to persuade him not to let him feel resentful?"

Xia Houjue: "..."

The feeling of irony became stronger and stronger, and he couldn't help frowning: "Father, my son thinks it's wrong! The Tang family..."

"What's wrong!" Emperor Jing Yuan instantly lowered his face.

"This is to reward the hero, how could it be wrong?"

"The Tang family has controlled the Northwest Army for too long. If this continues, the surname of the 10,000+ army will be Tang or Xia!"

"He can easily mobilize 20 now, and [-] tomorrow! What if..."

"Father!" Xia Houjue's face was ashen, and his voice was extremely suppressed.

"The situation was urgent, and General Tang had no choice but to do it!"

"Without any evidence, how can you make wild suspicions! Besides, this matter is no small matter..."

It's one thing for him not to like the Tang family, and it's not wrong to be on guard against them.

But just relying on these groundless suspicions to detain their family in the capital, this...

Xia Houjue felt cold!How is this kind of behavior different from those women in the backyard who are making trouble!

"Shu'erchen cannot agree!" He refused with a cold face.

"You!" Emperor Jing Yuan was furious: "How can this be random suspicion!"

"How many things have you experienced, and you have only been in power for a few years! How many rebellious officials and thieves have been born as frontier generals throughout the ages!"

"Don't look at how they usually pretend to be good, and they are also respectful to the royal family, but when they go back to the border, the emperor is far away from the mountains, and he has a heavy army in his hand! Who do they care about! In the local area, he is the emperor in real life! I don't know if I look at it ?!"

"Yes! They have made meritorious service and protected the people of one side! But they are members of the imperial court after all!"

"I've already treated you preferentially enough, what else do you want to confer on a concubine and a noble?!"

"Father!"

Xia Houjue knelt on his knees, his face extremely cold.

"If the father insists on doing this, there is nothing the son can do, but I forgive the son for not being able to help!"

"You...!" Emperor Jing Yuan trembled with anger.

"Okay!" he sneered.

"What a majestic prince, what a rebellious prince!"

"Since you don't help, then go to Fengxian Hall and kneel down! Kneel for six hours a day, ten days in a row! Reflect on yourself!"

Emperor Jing Yuan let out a cold snort and walked away, leaving only Xia Houjue kneeling on the spot.

"Your Highness! Please!" The chief eunuch Li Baoyuan stepped forward cautiously.

Xia Houjue looked at him coldly, got up slowly, and walked out the door.

After leaving the Imperial Study Room, Xia Houjue looked in the direction of Yuqing Palace, turned around and went to Fengxian Palace!

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Fengyang Palace.

Emperor Jingyuan came to complain to the queen full of anger.

"That child is too outrageous! How dare you openly contradict me!"

"Fortunately no one saw it at the time, otherwise what would it be like! I just got too used to him!"

The queen personally offered a cup of fragrant tea, stuffed a soft pillow behind him, and said with a smile while pinching his shoulders.

"emperor!"

"Jue'er is young and energetic, how can I understand your painstaking efforts!"

"Besides, the Tang family is the crown prince's Yue family after all, and the crown prince just wants to agree in his heart, so he can't face it!"

"It's not like you don't know that kid's temper!"

Emperor Jingyuan's anger subsided a little, he frowned and nodded.

"Yes!"

"If I did this, I would really embarrass him!"

It's not a glorious thing for my father-in-law to be deprived of his military power by his own father!

Emperor Jingyuan suddenly calmed down, took the queen's hand and sighed.

"You can see it clearly. Fortunately, I entrusted Jue'er to you to raise, otherwise, with that child's temper, I'm afraid it will be against the heavens!"

"Yunzhi, these years... I have suffered for you!" Emperor Jing Yuan was very touched.

The queen bowed her head in embarrassment.

"What's the matter with the emperor! As the lord of the six palaces, the concubine is the child of the concubine, and the concubine is just doing her best to share the worries of the emperor!"

Emperor Jingyuan stared at her for a long time, then patted her on the shoulder with emotion: "Fortunately, I have you!"

"Otherwise, I really don't know what to do with this dense royal family!"

The queen bowed her head in embarrassment and changed the subject.

"Then what are you going to do about it?"

"What else can I do!" Emperor Jing Yuan sneered.

"I have made up my mind, even if he loses face, even if he disagrees, the common people cannot bear such a risk!"

The Queen hesitated for a moment.

"Since this is the case, then it is better to leave this matter to Yan'er!"

She smiled and said: "That child has always listened to you, he is smart and likable, why not let him share your worries..."

Emperor Jingyuan nodded without thinking much.

"Yeah, and Yan'er, I forgot!"

He smiled: "Sure enough, you know me best!"

(End of this chapter)