The next day, General Zhao Lu was ordered to enter the palace again and met with His Majesty the Emperor in the Ganlu Hall.
Compared to yesterday, the general's face looked a little haggard today, as if he had not slept well all night. After seeing the emperor, he knelt down neatly, with a respectful look on his face, and lowered his head and said: "I pay homage to your majesty.
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At this time, His Majesty the Emperor's face also had a little dark circles. He sat on the base, looked at the kneeling general below, and raised his hand: "General, you don't have to be polite, just get up and answer."
The Marquis of Anping got up from the ground and stood aside with his hands down.
A smile appeared on the emperor's face and he asked: "The general went back and thought about it all night yesterday. Have you made up your mind?"
Zhao Lu took a deep breath, lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I went back yesterday and discussed it with my mother and my first wife at home. Since it is a marriage granted by the Heavenly Family, I naturally have no reason to refuse. As long as the Queen Mother nods in agreement, I will refuse."
Nothing to say..."
"The Queen Mother agreed."
A smile appeared on the emperor's face and he said with a smile: "In this case, this marriage is settled. Today is the old lady's birthday. For the time being, celebrating the birthday is more important. After today's events, I will arrange for Li Yu to meet the general's family.
Meet my daughter."
Having said this, the emperor looked at Zhao Lu and asked: "I wonder which daughter in the family the general is planning to marry to my brother?"
Zhao Lu bowed his head respectfully: "Your Majesty, my daughter, who has just turned thirteen this year, can meet with His Highness. If His Highness feels it is not appropriate..."
"I have other daughters in my family..."
The emperor narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "Well, I will go find my second brother later and tell him about this matter."
"I heard that the little girl from the general's family is tall and graceful, and my second brother will definitely like her."
In political marriages, personal preferences are actually not that important. To put it more bluntly, they are not important at all.
Take the matter of "marriage" between two families as an example. As long as the emperor and Zhao Lu nodded, the boy and girl involved had no room to refuse.
To put it harshly, even if the other person is about to vomit when he sees her, the marriage must be concluded.
Under this premise, the prince Li Yu, as the male partner, actually took advantage.
Because after he gets married, he will leave the palace, open a palace and be crowned king.
At that time, if he really doesn't like this daughter of the Zhao family, he can go his own way after getting married, and it won't have a big impact on his life.
Of course, his wife family can be said to be one of the most powerful wife families in the court. Even after getting married, His Highness the Prince will not go too far and needs to leave some face for the other party.
When the two people talked to this point, the matter was actually settled. His Majesty the Emperor stood up, glanced at Zhao Lu, and then smiled and said: "Today is the old lady's sixtieth birthday. The Anping Marquis Mansion must still have many things to be busy with.
, I won’t keep the general any longer, the general will go back to work.”
Zhao Lu bowed his head respectfully and said: "Thank you for your understanding, Your Majesty. I will take my leave..."
Having said that, the Marquis of Anping left the Ganlu Hall respectfully.
After Zhao Lu turned around, the emperor silently looked at his leaving back and murmured.
"I accepted the move..."
After muttering this sentence in a low voice, the emperor glanced at the eunuch Gao Ming standing next to him and said calmly: "Gao Ming, go and call the second son here. I have something to say to him."
Eunuch Gao quickly lowered his head and said yes.
Because the Second Highness Li Yu lived in the imperial city, within half an hour, this handsome young man in purple was brought into the Manlu Palace by Gao Ming. After entering the Manlu Palace, the Second Highness first performed a ritual for the emperor.
With courtesy, he then stood up with a smile on his face: "Brother, what do you want from me?"
"Um…"
The emperor was sitting in his seat now. He glanced at the brother who was already taller than his shoulders, and a complicated look flashed in his eyes.
Soon, the emperor calmed down and showed a smile on his face: "I want you to come out of the palace to do something for me."
Li Yu was stunned for a moment, and then his face showed joy: "Brother Huang, if you have any orders, I will go and do it right away."
He hasn't left the palace for a long time.
Firstly, it was because he had not yet reached the age to leave the palace and open a palace, and secondly, because the young emperor was still young a few years ago and his throne was unstable, so the Empress Dowager Sun was more strict with the emperor's two brothers and basically did not let them go.
The two of them left the palace.
Now that he suddenly had the opportunity to leave the palace, Li Yu was naturally very happy.
After a pause, the emperor continued to smile and said: "The old lady of the Anpinghou Mansion turns 60 today. The Anpinghou family has made great contributions. Our family should send someone to have a look. I should go there in person, but
Your imperial sister-in-law is getting older, so I have to stay with you in the palace."
"Just go there on behalf of my brother and wish the old lady a happy birthday."
Hearing this, the young man in purple clothes was startled for a moment, and then he was at a loss: "Brother Emperor, how can I go to celebrate someone's birthday if I haven't prepared anything..."
"You don't need to prepare anything..."
The emperor smiled and said: "You can just go. I will ask Gao Ming to accompany you, and Gao Ming will prepare everything for you."
Hearing this, a smile appeared on Li Yu's face. He bowed politely to the emperor and smiled: "Thank you, brother."
After saying this, he turned around and left the Manna Hall.
Eunuch Gao bowed his head slightly towards the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, this servant has followed the Second Highness down..."
"Um…"
The emperor nodded and said calmly: "He is still young and has never been out of the palace to do anything. Please take care of him and don't let him make a fool of himself."
Gao Ming quickly lowered his head: "I understand."
The great eunuch took several steps back and was about to turn around and leave when he heard the emperor's voice coming from behind him again: "Prepare thicker gifts, don't be stingy."
Gao Ming stopped and greeted him again. This time he stood there for a long time. After confirming that the emperor had no other instructions, Eunuch Gao silently turned around and left.
At this moment, all the emperor's thoughts were reflected in the heart of his great eunuch.
Gao Ming knew very well that the reason why the emperor wanted to give generous gifts to the Zhao family and grant marriages to the Zhao family was partly to paralyze the Zhao family and make the Zhao family believe that the emperor still favored their family.
As for whether the Zhao family will believe it...
That was beyond the control of a great eunuch like him.
Thinking of this, Gao Ming took a deep breath and walked faster.
He will accompany His Highness the Second Highness to handle this errand well.
Shortly after Gao Ming left, His Majesty the Emperor in the Manna Palace silently stepped down from the throne and walked to the door of the Manna Palace with his hands behind his back. He first glanced at the south, and then thought of the scholar who was from Jiangdu and about his own age. .
"With all this trouble in Jiankang City, they probably won't pay attention to you anymore..."
The emperor thought so in his heart.
Because he knew very well that the anti-Japanese army in the south would launch a war of annihilation against the Japanese pirates before the end of the year.
At this time, he couldn't let people from Jiankang City disturb Shen Yi's work.
After thinking about the fight against the Japanese army for a while, His Majesty the Emperor looked in the direction of the Anping Marquis Mansion. He was silent for a while and let out a long breath.