Before Princess Zhaoyang entered the palace, she had been called away by the Queen Mother. But this had no impact, because Jia Lian originally felt that he should come alone for this matter.
It's just that Princess Zhaoyang felt that it would be easier to persuade Emperor Ning Kang with her around, so it would be difficult for Jia Lian to refuse her.
Sure enough, Emperor Ningkang had known about his affair with Princess Zhaoyang for a long time. When he first asked to marry the princess, Emperor Ningkang stopped talking and pretended not to hear.
Jia Lian naturally knew that Emperor Ning Kang was expressing dissatisfaction, so he knelt down honestly.
After a long time, Emperor Ning Kang asked without emotion: "What did you just say?"
"Wei Chen implores Your Majesty to betroth the eldest princess to Wei Chen..."
The sound of "bang" was the sound of Emperor Ning Kang slapping the memorial on the dragon table.
I only heard Emperor Ning Kang's gloomy words: "If I remember correctly, the Queen Mother intended to arrange a marriage between you and Zhaoyang, but you, Jia Lian, care about your reputation and integrity, and would rather be dismissed from office and lose your title than follow?"
Why, now that you have figured it out, are you begging me again? Do you think you can just ask for my daughter if you don’t want it, and you can ask for her to marry you? Or do you think I have a good temper and don’t dare to kill you?”
The emperor's cold voice would have made any other minister break out in a cold sweat, even if he wasn't scared to the point of peeing.
But Jia Lian did not, and still said sincerely: "Wei Chen is guilty. When I first met the eldest princess, I didn't know that the princess was such an outstanding woman, so he was unwilling to abandon his wife who was a loser in the family. People thought that Jia Lian was a man who clings to the dragon and clings to the phoenix.
An ungrateful person.
The year before last, Weichen was ordered to send the princess out of the country, but encountered the conspiracy of the third prince of Wala to rebel. Weichen saw that Her Royal Highness the Princess was not afraid of danger, and was willing to put herself in danger for the dignity of our state. She only led dozens of personal guards to divert the main force of the rebels.
Buy precious time for our reinforcements.
Such a womanly demeanor deeply attracted Wei Chen.
Then the minister escorted the princess all the way back to the Han Dynasty. From that time on, the minister and Her Royal Highness formed a deep friendship and became mutual friends.
However, I know very well that Her Royal Highness the Princess has a distinguished status, and if this matter is spread, it will definitely harm her reputation. Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, I came boldly to beg Your Majesty to grant my request.
As long as your majesty shows mercy, I am willing to accept any punishment from your majesty for my ignorance."
"You are good at talking. Why are you worried about hindering the princess' reputation? If Zhaoyang is not pregnant, you know that you can't hide it. I'm afraid that your Jia Lian may not come to see me today.
I have to say that you are very capable, and you can coax my daughter into a tailspin!"
Emperor Ning Kang became more and more angry as he spoke. He walked out of the dragon case and walked step by step in front of Jia Lian. Jia Lian was ready to be kicked by the dragon at any time.
He lowered his head and said, "The humble minister is guilty."
At this time, too many explanations are useless because they don't make sense at all. Sophistry is a way to death. The only correct answer is to admit your mistakes honestly.
Emperor Ningkang stood in front of Jia Lian. Seeing that even though the boy was kneeling on the ground, he still looked tall and graceful, and did not look bloated at all. He really had the urge to kick Jia Lian.
It's this kid who has such a smart daughter of his that he is obsessed with all kinds of things, and he can do whatever he wants!
Emperor Ningkang had naturally known about the affair between Princess Zhaoyang and Jia Lian for a long time. After all, the other party seemed to have never thought of hiding it from him.
He could even see that the reason why these two people became successful was probably because his daughter was more proactive. After all, in order to take care of his father-in-law's worries, Zhaoyang's only request when agreeing to get married was to let Jia Lian be her daughter-in-law.
Send a messenger.
Emperor Ning Kang knew very well that no man in the world could refuse the favor of such an outstanding princess as him! Even if this person was Jia Lian.
Fortunately, Jia Lian just faced his pressure and did not intend to put the blame on Zhao Yang, and he still had a conscience.
So in the end, he didn't kick her, and just asked lightly: "Let me ask you, what are you going to do with the Wang family in your family?"
"I dare not hide it from Your Majesty. Wang has been married to a minor minister for many years and has been silently serving his elders and taking care of the family business. He even helped organize my father's funeral.
I can't bear to abandon you like this. I have sincerely asked the eldest princess, who is generous and has allowed the Wang family to continue to stay in the mansion and create a side room."
Emperor Ning Kang frowned and said nothing in the end.
Although he looked like Long Yan was furious just now, he was just warning Jia Lian not to forget the dignity of the king and his ministers.
If he was really angry, how could he have ignored and said nothing about the two of them for so long?
After all, Emperor Ning Kang was also responsible for things developing like this. After all, if he had not agreed to Princess Zhaoyang's request, Jia Lian and his wife probably would not have had the chance to achieve this bad fate.
Of course, if someone else had been the messenger, there might not have been anything that could have been done about Prince Wala's rebellion.
Zhaoyang may not have the chance to return to Han Dynasty.
Although Emperor Ningkang had several daughters, Princess Zhaoyang was undoubtedly the best among them and the one who made him most at ease. It was impossible for him not to care at all.
"Zhaoyang is young and ignorant, obsessed with love, and willing to make sacrifices for you. You, Jia Lian, must keep this in mind.
You should know that Zhaoyang is easy to deceive, but I am not easy to fool. As for the Queen Mother, you should know that the Queen Mother has no children. She has regarded Zhaoyang as her own for so many years. If you dare to treat her badly in the future, I believe you will not
If I take action, the Queen Mother will definitely not be able to circumvent you.
You have to take care of yourself."
"I understand, thank you for your grace."
Hearing that Jia Lian had already begun to express his gratitude, apparently tacitly agreeing, Emperor Ning Kang gave Jia Lian an annoyed look.
Fortunately, it was not the first day I met Jia Lian, so I didn't pay too much attention to him. He just cursed: "Get out of here."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, hehe."
Jia Lian laughed in response, stood up and looked at Emperor Ning Kang as if to please him, without the solemn look that he had before, as if he was ready to die.
This change of attitude made Emperor Ningkang very displeased, and he scolded: "Children are long in love, but heroes are short-tempered! A man should put his family and country first, how can he be limited to the love of his children all day long?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! As everyone knows, many heroes throughout the ages have been defeated at the hands of women!
With you looking like this, how can I safely entrust you with this important responsibility?"
Jia Lian did not expect that Emperor Ning Kang would actually say this. The general idea was that men should put their career first and talk about love all day long. This boss is very worried about you.
If other emperors had said this, Jia Lian would probably have laughed inwardly. But he knew that Emperor Ning Kang might be serious, because the emperor in front of him seemed to be really lustful!
Apart from anything else, he didn't even take a look at a gentle and virtuous beauty like Yuanchun who had been kept by his biological mother, the concubine, for seven or eight years.
Even if she was later adopted as a concubine, she seemed to be indifferent...
So he smiled and replied: "Although what your Majesty said makes sense, I don't fully agree with it."
"Oh?" Emperor Ning Kang raised his eyebrows.
You know, as a respected person, he rarely preaches. Once he says something, who dares to be disrespectful?
Not to mention those who dare to refute his words.
“I believe that a daughter’s long-lasting love may not necessarily mean that a hero’s short-tempered spirit.
Compared with this sentence, I believe in another sentence more."
Emperor Ningkang never went back after leaving the imperial court. At this time, he was standing in the same hall as Jia Lian, listening to Jia Lian's sophistry with great interest.
This scene made Dai Quan, who was smiling at the side, very touched in his heart, with a hint of envy and jealousy.
You know, even a few princes must abide by the etiquette of monarchs and ministers and behave themselves in front of Emperor Ningkang. When did they dare to talk face to face with Emperor Ningkang like this?
Not to mention him as an eunuch. Although everyone compared him with others, he was still just a slave. He never dared to go beyond the scope of Emperor Ningkang.
"Comparatively speaking, I believe more in the saying, 'A ruthless man may not be a true hero, but a pity for a son is not a husband!'"
I believe that when a man establishes himself in the world, friendship comes first. If the so-called heroes are heartless people who abandon their wives and children, then even if they become heroes, it will be in vain.
I always firmly believe that a person who doesn’t even love his wife, children, or family, how can he love his country and sincerely support his king?”
"A ruthless person may not be a true hero. How can a pity for a child not be a husband..."
Emperor Ning Kang recited something softly, then looked at Jia Lian and said, "I can often hear some fresh words from your mouth."
Emperor Ning Kang suddenly felt that Jia Lian's concept was not necessarily bad.
As an emperor, he has seen too many courtiers who professed their loyalty in front of him. Most of them, he did not believe.
He prefers to verify his loyalty and ability from his daily performance.
Obviously, Jia Lian has always been relatively loyal to the emperor and the country in his eyes.
He also knew that Jia Lian was more capable than most of the ministers in the court. Moreover, Jia Lian was promoted by him, so he would definitely use such a person.
The king looks at issues differently from other people. Many times, right or wrong does not mean much to the king. Emperor Ning Kang just felt that it would be a good thing if Jia Lian really valued "friendship" and his "family" so much.
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At least, it won't make him feel uncontrollable.
Some such thoughts flashed through his mind, but Emperor Ning Kang continued: "However, it is still the same as before, full of lies.
Since you said that a man should put friendship and righteousness first in his life, I would like to ask you, since ancient times, loyalty and righteousness cannot be both balanced. If it were you, what should you do between loyalty and righteousness?"
Emperor Ning Kang's eyes became playful.
This question of his can be regarded as having "evil intentions". It is a dilemma between loyalty and righteousness. Facing the emperor, this is actually a multiple-choice question.
But just now Jia Lian said that a man should put friendship first in the world, and if he changed his words now, wouldn't he be breaking his words and doing what he said?
Jia Lian did not panic at all and said with a self-deprecating smile: "Maybe I am greedy. I feel that under normal circumstances, there is no conflict between being sentimental and righteous and being loyal to the emperor and patriotism. Maybe I will not have to make such a choice in my life.
Besides, Your Majesty is a benevolent and sage king, and he is willing to fulfill his ministers’ honors, so he will not let his ministers make such a decision easily..."
"You are naughty."
Emperor Ning Kang replied noncommittally, and then the monarch and his ministers seemed to have said that. Emperor Ning Kang silently walked back to the imperial desk and said: "Seeing that the Queen Mother summoned Zhaoyang just now, I think the Queen Mother knows what happened to you.
You should do everything according to the Queen Mother's requirements.
I only want to warn you, don't let my princess suffer any injustice in your family."
"I obey the decree."
"Go down."
"yes."
"return!"
Jia Lian turned around and looked at Emperor Ning Kang with confusion.
However, Emperor Ning Kang seemed to be thinking for a while, then picked up a jade plaque from the case and threw it towards him.
"This piece of jade is something I often wore when I was hiding in my mansion. It comes in two pieces. This is one of them, so I'll give it to you."
"I thank you, Your Majesty."
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People say that being with a king is like being with a tiger, making it difficult to sleep and eat well, but for Jia Lian, this does not seem to be the case.
He found that as long as there was a method, the emperor was actually very easy to coax.
Come to think of it, those ministers in history who were clearly loyal but had difficulty gaining the emperor's favor all failed to get their way.
Thinking about it this way, Jia Lian felt that he might be the same as An Lushan and his ilk.
Ahem, in fact, as long as you don't harbor evil intentions and do things that harm the country and the people, being like An Lushan is not necessarily a bad thing.
only……
Jia Lian took out the jade plaque given to him by Emperor Ning Kang just now from his sleeve.
The material is not too special, but the big and conspicuous "chang" character in it is more eye-catching.
Jia Lian knew that before Emperor Ningkang ascended the throne, his title was "King Chang".
But he didn't know why Emperor Ning Kang suddenly gave him such a jade tablet.
While he was contemplating, he suddenly saw a palace maid coming hurriedly in front of her. Jia Lian vaguely remembered that she was the person next to Princess Zhaoyang.
So he hid the jade plaque back in his sleeve and stepped forward.
"Master Hou, the princess is waiting for you in front..."
Although Jia Lian saw that the palace maid had a strange expression, he didn't care much about it. He walked forward for a while and saw Princess Zhaoyang in a plain dress standing far away on the white jade stone steps.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The spring breeze blew the silk ribbons flying all over her body. For some reason, Jia Lian suddenly felt a strong sense of loneliness from her body.
It was very different from the brisk pace when entering the palace.
Perhaps when she heard Jia Lian's footsteps, Princess Zhaoyang turned around and looked at Jia Lian blankly. Suddenly, a hint of grievance emerged, and then she tried her best to cover it up and said with a smile: "Er Lang is here..."
Jia Lian felt uneasy in his heart and hurriedly stepped forward to grab her hands and asked, "What's wrong? Your Majesty has already agreed to our marriage, why do you look unhappy?"
"Has your father agreed to Erlang? Erlang is really capable of convincing his father so quickly..."
Jia Lian felt even more uneasy because he heard that Princess Zhaoyang's words were not sincere.
"Tell me what's going on and don't make me worry, okay?"
Maybe Jia Lian's words were too gentle, and Princess Zhaoyang couldn't bear it anymore. She threw herself into his arms and cried: "Queen Mother, she just called me over and said... she wanted to cancel our marriage. Abort the child in my belly..."
Jia Lian was suddenly stunned. If he hadn't been familiar with Princess Zhaoyang's character, he would have almost thought that she was deliberately teasing him.
Taking a deep breath, Jia Lian said calmly: "Why did the Queen Mother suddenly go back on her word yesterday if she had not promised well?"
Princess Zhaoyang shook her head in Jia Lian's arms, "This is not the Queen Mother's intention. According to her old man, this is the intention of my Grandfather.
After the Imperial Grandmother and the Imperial Grandpa talked about you and me this morning, who knew that the Imperial Grandpa was furious, and even the Imperial Grandmother was rarely scolded.
Grandpa Huang said that if this matter spreads, the Tian family will become the laughing stock of the whole world..."
Princess Zhaoyang, who had always been elegant and confident, and did not panic even when she was in danger in the desert, now fell into Jia Lian's arms, but she looked very helpless and confused!
She had waited so hard for so long, overcome so many obstacles, and was finally able to be with the one she loved.
Who knew that at this last moment, at the most unexpected link, something unexpected happened.
Moreover, judging from the reaction of the emperor's grandmother, the emperor's grandfather's attitude is probably quite firm, and there is little room for change.
If she hadn't begged hard and promised to come only to see Jia Lian, the Queen Mother would not have let her out of Weiyang Palace!
Jia Lian patted Princess Zhaoyang's back to comfort her, but her brows had long since formed the character "Chuan".
Before that, he had thought that the Queen Mother would object, and that Emperor Ningkang would object, but he did not expect that the Emperor would object.
In other words, in his eyes, the possibility of the Emperor's opposition was no greater than that of the Queen Mother and Emperor Ningkang.
After all, the Supreme Emperor had been raised in honor a long time ago and did not care about state affairs. The possibility that he would care about the emotional entanglements of his grandchildren was very low.
Who knew that the most neglected place would become the final stumbling block?
Taking a deep breath, Jia Lian helped Princess Zhaoyang up and said with a smile: "We have overcome many difficulties along the way, why are we afraid of this one more time?
The Supreme Emperor has ruled the world for so long, how have you ever seen him intentionally embarrass us juniors?
Let's go, maybe if we beg him seriously, he will relent and agree?"
Princess Zhaoyang's eyes were red and she was born in the royal family. She knew better than Jia Lian what kind of person the Supreme Emperor was.
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