The imperial city is much more peaceful than before.
On the wide stone-lined avenue, except for the officers and soldiers of the guard, no pedestrians could be seen.
He dismounted at Xihua Gate and walked to Daming Palace. Soon Jia Lian was summoned by Emperor Ningkang.
"Your Majesty, Jia Lian, comes to see my emperor, and my emperor is in peace."
"I'm safe, get up."
Emperor Ning Kang put down the memorial in his hand and looked at His Highness's young man.
No one in the civil and military circles of the dynasty would be cautious when entering the palace. The first words of greeting they uttered were mostly in strict compliance with the standard speech skills set by the Ministry of Rites, which made him feel numb.
Only a few people dare to make slight changes.
Among these few people, Jia Lian is the most outstanding. Almost every time before he opens his mouth, you don't know which words he will change today.
After all, he still had a little expectation.
"I heard that you had a very leisurely life these past two days. The eunuch who just delivered the message came back and said that when I summoned you, you were planning to go out to the city for fun?"
"That's the plan."
Jia Lian glanced at Emperor Ningkang and saw that his face was not kind, so he hurriedly said: "It's all thanks to His Majesty's blessing that I can rest at home.
I saw that the weather is good today, so I thought of taking my two cousins out of the city to live up to this good time."
After hearing this, Emperor Ning Kang looked even worse.
He has been extremely busy these days. He can't sleep for more than two hours every day. When he opens his eyes, there are a lot of bad things waiting for him to approve and deal with!
This guy is good, he still has time to take his cousin out for a stroll in the city, and two more?
"You don't want to make progress, you have a lot of talent, but you only know how to play and enjoy yourself, indulge in sensuality, and waste your time like this. How will you take on big responsibilities in the future..."
Listening to Emperor Ning Kang's familiar insults, Jia Lian was speechless and raised his head and blinked at him.
Your Majesty, do you want to listen to what you are saying?
I don't want to waste my time, but I want to take on a big responsibility, but you won't let me!
If I don't act like a bachelor, you are in a sensitive period, so I have to be afraid of you messing with me.
Emperor Ning Kang was also used to scolding Jia Lian. He realized what he was saying halfway through, snorted coldly, and took back the rest of his words.
After glancing at Dai Quan, Dai Quan bowed his head and went out, and soon brought in an old eunuch who looked very old.
Ignoring the old eunuch's frightened kowtow, Emperor Ningkang said: "This is the manager of Xichun Garden. He was also one of the eunuchs who served beside the Supreme Emperor back then. He once followed the Supreme Emperor on border inspections...well, it was the time when Marquis Anyang rebelled."
When Emperor Ning Kang clicked, Jia Lian naturally understood what Emperor Ning Kang meant immediately and looked at the thin, monkey-like old guy next to him.
As an old man next to the Supreme Emperor, this old eunuch's qualifications are naturally extremely high.
But at this moment, he seemed very humble and respectful. Seeing Jia Lian looking at him, he immediately said respectfully: "Old slave Shi Le, pay your respects to the Marquis of Zhenyuan."
Emperor Ningkang summoned him and also called the old eunuch. It was obvious that the old eunuch knew about his life experience, so Jia Lian was naturally not polite.
"My dear, you are so polite. Since you are an old man next to the Supreme Emperor, how much do you know about what happened back then?
Is my father really the illegitimate son of the Supreme Emperor?"
"I don't dare to deceive Mr. Hou, and I don't know much about Mr. Hou's life experience.
But the old slave followed the old emperor to Datong Town and did know some things.
When the old emperor was inspecting the border towns on the orders of Mu Zong, he passed by Datong Mansion and fell in love with the beauty of Mrs. Marquis Anyang, so she was recruited to serve in the middle tent.
Unexpectedly, Anyang Hou knew about this matter. In anger, Anyang Hou led his troops to surround the imperial mission. Fortunately, the captain of the Chinese army, later the Rongguo Gong Jia Daishan and others fought to protect him, and the old emperor was able to escape safely...
"
"Mrs. Anyanghou? Isn't she the sister of Anyanghou?"
Jia Lian's face looked a little ugly.
The old eunuch also looked a little worried. He glanced at Emperor Ning Kang above and quickly replied: "Anyang Hou Geng Rong is the only son of the Geng family and has no brothers or sisters. This is easy to verify. If Zhenyuan Hou doesn't believe this old slave,
If so, you can go find someone who knew the inside story back then..."
Nan Study fell into a brief silence.
"What happened next?"
"When Geng Rong saw that the old prince had escaped, he simply refused to do anything and directly raised an army to rebel. However, he was quickly wiped out by the troops led by the old prince and Dai Shangong.
What happened next is not very clear to me.
After the old emperor returned to Beijing, Mu Zong died and the old emperor ascended the throne.
Soon after the death of Duke Rong, Duke Daishan inherited the title. About a year later, Duke Daishan gave birth to his eldest son.
Because the relationship between the old prince and Dai Shangong is very good, the old prince also likes this child very much. At a palace banquet, the old prince personally commended him for his cleverness and intelligence, and when he grew up, he became a marquis and a prime minister..."
Jia Lian and others were speechless for a while.
Jia She? Conferred the title of Marquis and the Prime Minister?
Monkeys are monkeys, elephants are elephants.
However, things are probably clear. Most of what the Supreme Emperor said that day was true.
But for the sake of his own face, the Supreme Emperor said that Mrs. Anyanghou was the sister of Anyanghou.
Mrs. Anyanghou, her own cheap grandmother, should have been secretly sent to Rongguo Mansion by the Supreme Emperor after Anyanghou's rebellion was wiped out, and she became one of Jia Daishan's nominal concubines.
However, how Jia She suddenly became Jia Mu's biological son and how Mrs. Anyang Hou died are still mysteries.
Ask the old eunuch and he doesn't know.
After all, fifty or sixty years have passed. There must not have been many people who knew the inside story at the beginning, and most of them are probably dead now.
It seems that only by meeting Grandma Lai can we learn more about the inside story.
When Jia Lian finished thinking about this and came to his senses, the old eunuch had already retreated, leaving only Emperor Ning Kang, Dai Quan and others still looking at him.
Jia Lian immediately thanked me and said, "For the sake of my life experience, I have troubled your majesty so much. I am frightened."
Emperor Ning Kang snorted, as if to say, you just need to know.
But then he narrowed his eyes, looked at Jia Lian sharply, and said in a deep voice: "So, now you know why the Supreme Emperor has never disclosed Jia She's identity after so many years.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Even if you perform so well, he has never wanted to recognize you and give you the status and honor that the royal descendants deserve.
It wasn't until that day at Tienwang Mountain that he had no choice but to make your life experience public!"
Emperor Ning Kang looked at Jia Lian with sharp eyes, trying to discern his thoughts and ideas from Jia Lian's immediate reaction.
Jia Lian's face was also very serious, even a little indignant.
"I know! I, no, I and my father's lineage are a stain and a shame in the life of the Supreme Emperor.
He never really regarded us as his descendants.
That day at Tiewang Mountain, he just wanted to borrow the soldiers and horses in my hands to fight against His Majesty, that's all!"
Jia Lian said, like a cupping pot who was about to lose control. He knelt on the ground with a thud and said angrily:
"But it has been said since ancient times that loyal ministers do not serve two masters! Even though the Supreme Emperor is also my monarch, over the years, I have received great favor from His Majesty, and I have gradually grown from an unknown person to the world-famous Zhenyuan Marquis, and he has played many important roles in the court.
It’s a position of high authority!
All these are given by His Majesty.
Therefore, in my heart, Your Majesty is the only person I truly want to be loyal to.
Therefore, even if the Supreme Emperor promised him the position of prince that day, he could not shake the will of the minister at all.
My greatest wish in this life is to be your majesty's hussar general, to conquer the barbarians from all directions for your majesty, and to conquer a large territory for me, the Wei Dynasty!"
It was clearly a long paragraph expressing loyalty, but Jia Lian said it almost in anger, which can be said to be a disgrace before the king.
But Emperor Ning Kang was very impressed by it.
It's no wonder that he spared his energy from his busy schedule to help him figure out his life experience.
but……
"Are you worthy of being compared with Huo Qubing?"
"Uh, Your Majesty, I only said General Hussar, but I didn't say it must be Huo Husband.
But when His Majesty said this, it seemed that he was acquiescing to the fact that he was the Han Wu..."
"Huh??" Emperor Ning Kang raised his eyebrows.
Dai Quan next to him couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.
My little ancestor, are you feeling unhappy for not stroking the tiger's beard or what? This has finally made His Majesty happy. If you don't take the opportunity to say something nice to win the Emperor's heart, you actually dare to taunt him. It's also... a man of skill is bold.
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Emperor Ning Kang glared at Jia Lian fiercely. Seeing that he lowered his head and did not dare to do anything again, he snorted softly and said: "The Supreme Emperor wants to see you, so get out of here."
"Um, can I go see you, sir?"
"Why, do you also think that I am a treasonous person who would not even allow the Supreme Emperor to summon a foreign minister?"
"I have absolutely no intention of doing this. Who in the world doesn't know that your Majesty is..."
"roll!"
"Okay."
Jia Lian got up, took a few steps back, and suddenly came back.
In Emperor Ningkang's obviously impatient eyes, he suddenly said: "Your Majesty, although state affairs are important, there is an old saying: if you keep the green hills, you will not be afraid of running out of firewood.
There are so many civil servants and generals around His Majesty, and many less important matters should be left to them to worry about.
In your spare time, Your Majesty should also focus on maintaining your dragon's body.
Only when your Majesty's dragon body is healthy will he have more time to manage these thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, and will he have more time to work for the welfare of the 20 million people of Wei Dynasty.
I sincerely hope that I can always be by your side..."
Emperor Ning Kang originally thought that Jia Lian was going to cause trouble again, but as he listened, his expression changed.
He was silent for a moment and said calmly: "I understand."
Jia Lian stood still. Seeing that Emperor Ning Kang paid no attention to him, he bowed, turned and left.
After leaving the Daming Palace, Jia Lian let out a sigh of relief.
If he was somewhat worried that Emperor Ning Kang would deceive him before, after today, he was really confident.
Obviously, the Supreme Emperor wanted to see him today, so Emperor Ningkang announced his entry into the palace.
But the fact that Emperor Ning Kang brought the old eunuch here is quite interesting.
It's like three children who have a good relationship, and now two of them are falling out.
Then one of them brought evidence and said to the third one, look at how he treated you back then, he didn't regard you as a true friend (grandson) at all.
Who is pictured?
Doesn’t he just want you to be on good terms with him or not?
Jia Lian was keenly aware of this at that time, so he showed his loyalty to the donkey and completely dispelled Emperor Ningkang's concerns.
As for the later concern for Ning Kangdi, it was basically sincere.
As soon as he entered the palace, he noticed that Emperor Ning Kang's complexion was very poor, but he tried hard not to show it.
Thinking about the previous mutiny that forced the palace, the death of the prince, the viciousness of the third prince, etc., these things had already dealt a huge blow to the emperor who was eager to establish his career.
In addition, although the seizure of power was successful, it was not smooth.
Because the prince's betrayal interrupted his overall plan, the fact that he rebelled and seized power almost became known to the world.
It is conceivable that in the two days after returning to Beijing, he must have encountered a lot of troubles and heard many voices of opposition and even criticism.
Under such circumstances, Jia Lian was really afraid that he would not be able to hold on for a while and give up the job.
Although he secretly made the third prince's murder of the prince known to many people, which damaged the third prince's "virtuous reputation". However, it was learned from Princess Zhaoyang that Emperor Ningkang probably regarded the third prince as his heir.
Under such circumstances, if Emperor Ningkang leaves and the third prince takes the throne, will he still be able to reap the benefits?
Although he asked Princess Zhaoyang to come forward that day, he himself never showed up. But he did not think that the third prince would always be kept in the dark.
Even if the third prince did not suspect him in this matter, he would still confront the third prince later when he helped the fourth prince to seize the throne.
Therefore, he was really afraid that Emperor Ning Kang would suddenly belch.
For Jia Lian, the longer Emperor Ningkang lives, the better. It is best to be like the Supreme Emperor and turn the third, fourth, and fifth princes into old princes...