Xiao Xue forced a smile, Zhao Che frowned and didn't ask any more questions. After a while, they dispersed. He and Xiao Xue went back to Weiyang Palace. Xiao Xue was still good today and in a good mood. She joked with him again and went out.
After the wind blew and she sobered up, her mood became heavy. What happened? Zhao Che didn't understand. Xiao Xue returned to the palace and asked Lu Zhu to get her a plate of sweet and sour yam.
This is a specialty of Beijun. Xiao Xue didn't eat much tonight and suddenly wanted to eat this snack.
Zhao Che watched the memorial quietly on the side, but did not mark a word for a long time. He still had questions in his heart, why is this happening, how could it be happening, what happened to Xiao Xue? Zhao Che knew very well in his heart that Xiao Xue was not an emotionally broken person. She
She always handles her emotions well and rarely gets angry. When she is angry, she often doesn't say a word. Others are fine. Zhao Che just doesn't know why she is angry.
"Xue'er, what happened? Why are you in a bad mood?" Zhao Che couldn't help but asked Xiao Xue what happened. A few months ago, he would not have been so concerned about Xiao Xue's mood, but now he is
I am very concerned and worried, and I am afraid that she will have something to worry about and wrong herself.
In Zhao Che's heart, Xiao Xue is a woman worth liking. She is young, infatuated with him, passionate and cute, simple and kind, and she is also a pistachio. As Zhao Che has grown up, he has never experienced a woman loving him so much.
He cherishes Xiao Xue very much and everything about her, because this is the tenderness and sweetness he has never had before. It is not a disguise, nor because he is the emperor, but because he is Zhao Che, Xiao Xue's man.
Xiao Xue smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I said, you will definitely be unhappy. If you don't say it, it's just me who is unhappy, so there is no need to make everyone unhappy."
Zhao Che nodded, "In that case, it really has something to do with me. What did you hear that made you unhappy? Is it about having a concubine? I said I won't take a concubine, you can trust me."
Xiao Xue smiled proudly, "I naturally believe you in the aspect of marrying a concubine. Look where you can find a woman who loves you as much as I do. She has such a beautiful country and a beautiful country. I have everything you want, and you still have time."
Do you want to find another woman?"
She sounded confident and arrogant, but Zhao Che smiled. He indulged Xiao Xue's little pride and didn't think it was excessive at all. His woman should be like this.
"Then why?"
Luzhu brought up the sweet and sour yam. Zhao Che didn't like sourness and there were almost no sour things in his diet. He didn't eat this sweet thing, but Xiao Xue ate it with gusto, as if he had forgotten Zhao Che's question just now.
Zhao Che had a flash of inspiration and suddenly thought of a possibility.
Xiao Xue has never had a temper with him about taking a concubine. Xiao Xue is not someone who gets angry easily. She is very well-educated and is obedient to him. If he is not happy, she will take everything he orders.
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Why is that?
Only Beijun, only on the issue of Beijun, would Xiao Xue fall out with him. He had undoubtedly mentioned that Beijun had too many troops to manage due to its own weight, but it was actually an unintentional remark. Of course, he subconsciously felt that Xiao Bing was too unruly and untamable.
The tone was inevitably a bit serious. Xiao Xue showed her etiquette and retorted to her seriously. She also explained her brother's temper and what kind of person he was. He would not betray the Southern Kingdom. He also pointed out some issues in the DPRK very sharply.
, the implication is that Zhao Che should take care of his old department, otherwise he has no right to blame others.
Xiao Xue is a woman with both strength and softness. She can be both strong and soft. When she is gentle, she can be like water and the moon. When she is hard, she can be like ice and iron. She did not give Zhao Che face because Zhao Che touched her.
Bottom line.
Her father and brother are Xiao Xue's final bottom line.
Back then, Zhao Che had a group of generals who followed him to defeat the country. Now that Zhao Che has established a firm position in the country, these generals are naturally proud, complacent, and think they have great achievements. They are all arrogant, causing trouble everywhere, and sometimes they don't take Zhao Che seriously.
inside.
General Mu is an example. He promotes his relatives and excludes talented people, which makes the Ministry of War a mess. General Mu still has the courage to let Mu Yunni enter the palace to find Xiao Xue, and yet he dares to kneel down. He is obviously wronged and actually forces Zhao Che to let him go.
Taking a concubine shows that he thinks he is superior to his master.
He is indeed Zhao Che's right and left hand. Zhao Che has just ascended the throne and naturally cannot deal with him. If he is dealt with, others will say that the cunning rabbit is dead and the lackey is cooked. It will have a negative impact on Zhao Che's reputation and status.
Zhao Che has asked Zi Yihou and Beitang Zhennan to try their best to contain him, but sometimes there are still some things that cannot be done, so they can only temporarily indulge him and treat him as a favorite. So when Zhao Che accused Xiao Bing, Xiao Xue felt that his brother had always been loyal
, he just has a bit of an unruly temper, but he has not made any mistakes. It is not his fault that Beijun has strong soldiers and horses. That is the characteristic of Beijun. Men are powerful and war-like. They are talents raised by the land. How can you blame your brother?
So Xiao Xue and Zhao Che were anxious. They had a cold war for a few days because of this matter. In the end, Xiao Xue couldn't help but go to the Yangxin Hall to act like a spoiled brat. The two reconciled again, and later they had a tacit agreement not to mention the matter in Beijun.
Xiao Xue has never been an unreasonable person. She feels that there is really no problem with Beijun. It is all the slander of the ministers in the court, which has put pressure on her brother and father. In fact, they are quite loyal to the South. It is just the independence of Beijun.
This is the system of the Southern Kingdom. People in the Northern County only recognize the king of the county, not the emperor. This is also a problem in the system management of the Southern Kingdom.
This has always been the case. It's not that Beijun belongs to the Xiao family. It's that the Xiao family has been the prince of Beijun for a long time. People in Beijun respect the Xiao family.
They are inevitably a little proud in their hearts. Just like Xiao Xue, she is also arrogant. She was born in Beijun and is the only little princess. In the eyes of Beijun people, Xiao Xue is much more valuable than the princess and queen in the palace. If they are placed together
In Beijun, Xiao Xue must be the most noble, so Xiao Xue also has a sense of superiority. He has regarded Beijun as his home since he was a child, all in Beijun.
If Zhao Che targets Beijun, it will naturally touch Xiao Xue's nerves.
This cannot be avoided.
Zhao Che also guessed that Xiao Xue might have heard something at the banquet. He couldn't help but blame his unreliable ministers. Such important news dared to be leaked and Xiao Xue found out. He knew that Xiao Xue would rebound and be angry.
So he never told Xiao Xue about it.
"You know I want to withdraw from the county." Zhao Che asked.
Xiao Xue nodded, "After the last time you became angry, I knew you would withdraw from the four counties, but I didn't expect it to be so soon. I thought it would be at least three years before you would think of withdrawing the counties. At that time, you would have the foundation
It's stable. It's safe to withdraw the counties. I didn't expect that you would use such an extreme method to regain the four counties."
Zhao Che's face darkened, "Xue'er, I am the emperor, and I have my own difficulties. The four counties have their own troops, and the people in the four counties probably don't even know the name of their emperor. It is imperative to withdraw the counties.
It’s the same morning and night.”
Xiao Xue looked at Zhao Che calmly and argued, "Of course it is different. How could it be the same? If the county is withdrawn in three years, you will definitely have a better way to resolve this matter peacefully without killing anyone. Now.
If you are in a hurry to withdraw from the county, you will inevitably assassinate all the princes and princes of the four counties. Your Majesty, is it necessary? Why can't you find a peaceful way to resolve this matter. I have no objection to your withdrawal of the county. The four counties belong to the Southern Kingdom.
. But it was the late emperor who proposed the county system in the first place, so the four counties have been independent and autonomous for so many years. It cannot be that because the four counties have become stronger, the emperor sees them as a thorn in the side and starts to suppress them. Your Majesty, it is your Cheng family who gives, and it is your Cheng family who accepts.
We only have a share to receive. Since we gave peacefully at the beginning, why can't we receive peacefully now?"
Zhao Che was a little annoyed and became angry. Xiao Xue said what was on his mind, "Queen, you can't discuss politics in the harem, don't you know?"
Xiao Xue's expression changed. It's good that the harem cannot be involved in politics. Zhao Che, why didn't you say that the harem cannot be involved in politics when you told me? Her calmness was too calm, and Zhao Che was a little worried.
Xiao Xue said, "Yes, your Majesty is right, I will just say no more."
Zhao Che knew that she was angry. Xiao Xue was right. He was eager to take back the four counties, so he used the most extreme method, but he never thought of killing the North Commandery King and Xiao Bing. He would communicate with them.
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But Xiao Xue heard part of it and convicted him. Zhao Che felt uncomfortable in his heart. Was he such a murderous person in Xiao Xue's heart? Xiao Xue should know what he did to her, and how could he hurt her?
family.
Xiao Xue ate the yams calmly. Zhao Che suddenly felt a little upset. He said something about returning to the Yangxin Hall and stood up to leave. Xiao Xue went smoothly and ate the plate of yams one by one without any psychological pressure, and then went to sleep.
Lu Zhu was a little worried about her, but Xiao Xue smiled as usual.
Zhao Che didn't step into the harem for half a month. Xiao Xue missed him so much that she had already pretended to be a little bird in her heart and flew over to see him, but her face was extremely calm. Xiao Xue thought to herself, when they quarreled, Zhao Che would always
He was waiting for her to sue for peace. There must be a time when Zhao Che would take the initiative to sue for peace.
This time it's not her fault.
But Xiao Xue waited and couldn't wait. The queen was angry. When she was angry, she went to ride a horse and shoot an arrow. Then she accidentally fell off the horse and broke the back of her head. She fell into a coma immediately. Before she fell into coma, Xiao Xuen was furious. This horse
It's so unreliable. She just wanted to injure it slightly, as a little trick, but she didn't really want to injure it seriously. It fell so hard...
The man passed out, frightening the horse trainer and Luzhu. Ruyi, everyone hurriedly carried Xiao Xue back to Weiyang Palace. Those who asked for the imperial doctor asked for the imperial doctor, and those who returned to the emperor returned to the emperor. So they were so busy.
At that time, Zhao Che was discussing the affairs of the four counties with Ziyi Hou and Beitang Zhennan, and he was asking who leaked the news to the queen. Because not many people knew the news, he had asked everyone else.
Beitang Zhennan and Ziyihou were elves and hurriedly denied it. Zhao Che snorted and Ziyihou asked, "The emperor has not been to Weiyang Palace for a long time recently. Did he have a conflict with the queen?"
"How can I care about her?" Zhao Che said coldly, "The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. The queen has too much control. It's time to teach her a lesson."
Zhao Che spoke very bravely, and even Beitang Zhennan could see how insincere he was. He couldn't help but think to himself, Your Majesty, please don't hold on, everyone can see that you miss the Queen, and a trip to Weiyang Palace will bring you more success.
Without losing your face.
Zhao Che really missed Xiao Xue, but the matter in Beijun was a knot in their minds. When they went to Weiyang Palace, they could only see Xiao Xue's fake smile. He was too lazy to go. Xiao Xue would look like this hypocritically when he was angry.
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He won't bring trouble to himself.
Beitang Zhennan said, "Your Majesty, the affairs of the four counties are really not urgent. Your foundation is not very stable. It is better to stabilize the internal affairs of the court first and then deal with the affairs of the four counties. It will be easy to deal with it then. Now there are some problems in the old ministry.
They have been following the emperor for many years. We also have to consider some face. If we don't handle it well with Beijun and someone takes advantage of the loophole and cooperates with others, it will be us who suffer in the end. It's better to deal with them first and then focus on regaining the four counties.
It’s not a bad idea.”
"We cleaned up the interior and also gave the four counties time to train their troops," Zhao Che said.
Zi Yihou said, "Of the four counties, North County is the most powerful when it comes to strength. If you treat the Queen better, will North County be able to turn against you? I say, Your Majesty, you are really stubborn. It is best to resolve this matter."
, it’s not an issue between you and the Queen at all.”
Zhao Che raised his eyebrows, "How to solve it?"
Beitang Zhennan was also interested in listening. Ziyihou clapped his hands and said, "Simple, my child, if the queen has a child and is lucky enough to get a prince, wouldn't everything be fine? Xiao Xue is the queen after all, and the prince is the grandson of the county king.
Xiao Bing's nephew, how could they harm their own family? I didn't expect this at all. What have you and the Queen been thinking about all day long?"
When Zhao Che thought about it, it seemed reasonable. If Xiao Xue had a child, everything would be easy to discuss, and Xiao Bing would not rebel.
Thinking of this, Zhao Che became cheerful and felt inexplicably better. He finally felt that Zi Yihou was quite reliable sometimes.
Seeing that things were about the same, Zi Yihou said, "Your Majesty, why don't you go to Weiyang Palace? You haven't been to Weiyang Palace for half a month. If you are not diligent, the child will not come."
Beitang Town Nanwaner, in the entire court, only the Marquis of Zi Yi dared to say this to Zhao Che.
Zhao Che snorted coldly, "The Queen will find her herself, I will not go looking for her."
As soon as Zhao Che said this, Lu Zhu came to report. Xiao Xue accidentally fell off his horse and was seriously injured. He was unconscious. After hearing Lu Zhu's report, Zhao Che seemed to have forgotten what he just said and hurriedly got up and ran out of Yangxin.
Because he got up too quickly, he knocked over the teacup and wetted the memorial, but he didn't care.
Zi Yihou and Beitang Zhennan looked at each other, and it was clear that the Queen was of the highest order.