Chapter Thirty-Four
After receiving the notice, King Zhao took a few followers with him, packed lightly and hurried on the road. However, when he arrived at the imperial city, he was still more than ten days later than King Li, but the progress was much earlier than King Li expected.
When King Zhao arrived at the inn, he did not meet King Li and King Pluto. Instead, King Zhao's personal guard and counselor Zhao Huaijin had a few words with them.
"Little Duo has a few words to say. This time I followed King Zhao into the palace. I was lucky enough to enjoy the spring in Hancheng and Mocheng on the way. Needless to say, Hancheng has hundreds of flowers in bloom in spring. Even though it is April, there are also all kinds of flowers.
The children compete for beauty, adding a bit of beauty. The streams and rivers are crisscrossed, the pavilions and corridors are wandering around, the white walls and black tiles are quiet and quiet. The women in Hancheng are more graceful and virtuous, and the men mostly consider themselves literati. It is worthy of being a paradise on earth.
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"Mocheng certainly has its own charm. April is full of flowers, the sky is high and the clouds are clear, and the breeze is blowing on your face. Mocheng has a long history, is densely populated, and is a gathering place for businessmen from all over the world. It has an eclectic culture and can be said to be extremely prosperous. It's really
admire."
The speaker was none other than Zhao Huaijin, who was regarded as King Zhao's right-hand man. He was half a head taller than King Zhao, tall and handsome, and was regarded as the top scholar among King Zhao's men.
"Is it possible that Mr. Zhao only knows this?" Pluto replied.
"Master Zhao praised Han Cheng so much, why did Mo Cheng finish the job in just one or two sentences? Is it possible that Mo Cheng is not as good as Han Cheng?" King Li said provocatively.
"That's right." Mo Qi also agreed and rolled his eyes at Zhao Huaijin.
When Mo Qi met Zhao Huaijin for the first time, he didn't have much of a good impression. He always felt that his gentleness was just an act, and there was a hint of vileness in his words. Only Qingfeng, who was truly elegant and gentle, fit the title of elegance, and Mo Qi had no other choice.
In his eyes, he is a polite scumbag.
Zhao Huaijin didn't seem to want to give an answer, but just smiled to ease the embarrassment, which seemed to Mo Qi to be almost mocking and sarcastic.
"Since ancient times, Hancheng has been home to beautiful people, beautiful scenery, rich things, and Mocheng cannot compare with it." Yanzhi also agreed proudly. "You two princes, if you have time, you can visit Hancheng more. Maybe you don't want to go back."
" Rouge smoothed her hair on her temples and smiled even more eagerly.
"What fun is there in Hancheng?" Compared to Zhao Huaijin, Mo Qi disliked Yanzhi the most, "Who is so beautiful? I looked at them all and looked at them. They are so shameless. They even look so pretentious when walking.
, this will be blown down if there is a strong wind."
King Zhao didn't seem to be interested in their conversation, and his eyes signaled Zhao Huaijin to leave.
When King Li heard Mo Qi's words, a smile appeared on his lips. King Pluto still wore a mask, and his lips seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
"Is it possible that Chengdu is like the women in Mocheng who eat dirt every day?" Yanzhi said disdainfully, then picked up the bronze mirror and looked at it, and said: "In the north these days, the skin has deteriorated a lot, and women need protection the most.
The good thing is the face." After saying that, he made a few gestures on Mo Qi's face and burst into laughter.
Mo Qi shook her hand away impatiently.
"Rouge, why bother with a child." Pluto added and left, and Rouge followed behind, twisting her waist and leaving.
Mo Qi was so angry that he threw the tea cup next to him, but Pluto caught it. He looked back at her and said, "Be careful." He threw the tea cup towards Mo Qi again. Mo Qi didn't have time to avoid it, but was caught by King Li.
Caught it with one hand.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
"Asshole." King Li threw the tea cup to the ground and was very angry. He shouted at Mo Qi: "You are usually very smart, why are you so timid now?"
"Why don't you get angry at them? Why do you always talk about me?" Mo Qi contradicted him.
"It's all against you!" King Li kicked the table and said.
The three parties set out together early the next morning to enter the palace to meet the emperor. Before entering the main hall, they heard a heartbreaking cough. The three of them did not seem surprised. They walked into the main hall. At this time, the emperor was lying on the dragon bed.
Wearing a gauze curtain, only the figure of the body can be seen.
"You are finally here." His voice was very weak and weak, but it could be heard that this was his greatest strength. His body was still strong compared to last year, but it only took more than half a year to become so weak.
"The three princes are summoned this time, mainly because I don't have much time, and Prince Kang is still young. In the future, three more princes will be needed to assist him, so that he can become a talented person as soon as possible and govern the country well."
The three looked at each other and agreed. However, it could be seen that although the emperor's time was short at this time, it was not a matter of two or three days. The three princes were ordered to stay in the palace, and the news outside the palace was unknown.
"Brother Li, you haven't been here for a long time." Prince Kang called out affectionately when he saw King Li. Prince Kang was only thirteen or fourteen years old. He had seen King Li since he was a child, and he would occasionally visit King Li when he came to the palace.
The two of them seemed to have a good rapport. The prince seemed to like King Li very much, and King Li felt very friendly when he saw him. However, the prince's mother seemed to dislike King Li very much, and would send him away with excuses every time.
, King Li was naturally aware of it, so the two of them did not meet many times, but even so, the relationship between the two was very good.
But the prince was not so kind to Pluto and King Zhao. After the two parties only exchanged a few polite words, the prince left King Li alone.
"In front of outsiders, you are the prince, and I am just a prince." King Li said with a smile, obviously he was in a good mood.
"Being a prince is the most annoying thing. You can't do this or that." Prince Kang complained.
"You still haven't grown up." King Li sighed.
"I know, I'm just complaining in front of you. My father is not in good health, so he handed me over to you three princes." Prince Kang lowered his head and said with a sad tone. "But I heard that you don't want to help.
Some people say that you want to harm me. Brother Li, you don't really want to kill me." Kang's tone was sincere, but at the same time it was filled with fear.
King Li quickly covered his mouth, looked around, and said softly: "Who are you listening to nonsense? You will be fine, I will protect you, don't worry!" King Li said and held him in his arms.
"Brother Li, it would be better if I were not the prince. But don't worry, I will live a good life."
"I have met King Li." As he spoke, a woman came to the palace.
"Kang'er, why don't you do your homework yet?" the woman scolded angrily.
When the prince saw this, he had no choice but to leave obediently.
"King Li rarely comes to the palace. There must be a lot of things to do when he comes this time. It is inconvenient for me to keep King Li here longer." The woman's tone was very calm, but she could not refuse.
King Li knew what he meant and left.
"Wait a minute, if I remember correctly, the prince is only twenty-two?"
King Li didn't know what it meant, so he nodded.
Chapter completed!