As the elder brother of Prince Qing, the emperor knew a little about his brother and wanted to trust him. However, as the king of a country, the emperor really did not have the courage to trust him...
This unbreakable contradiction was driving the emperor crazy.
He put down the roll of sheepskin and picked up another military book. This was a rush order from King Qing, saying that the troops on the battlefield in Western Xinjiang were exhausted, supplies were in short supply, and assistance was urgently needed.
Prior to this, due to several defeats, countless people died, and the loss of soldiers was great, King Qing had repeatedly asked for more troops. The emperor complied with him.
But if the forced conscription continues, the people will inevitably complain. If there is no conscription, there will be no troops to send. The only ready-made troops are the elite soldiers of the Tianji Battalion stationed near the capital. These elite soldiers are to protect the imperial city.
They are the emperor's personal bodyguards and only listen to the emperor.
Once the emperor dispatches these troops, the security of the capital will be empty. If this deployment of troops is just a ploy, and once the troops are withdrawn, King Qing will send people to force the palace... Then he will lose everything.
The emperor had a headache. He pressed the military book under the Wen Yu paperweight and sighed: "My good brother, please wait a little longer. Reinforcements... I'm afraid they won't arrive so soon. Don't blame the emperor, Tianji Camp
I really can’t move…”
Eunuch Gao came over, bowed his body, and whispered beside the emperor: "Your Majesty, the princess and the others have arrived."
The emperor hummed, but his brows furrowed tighter.
He put his hands behind his back and walked out of the house.
When the people outside saw the emperor coming out, they knelt on the ground and shouted in unison: "Long live my emperor, long live the emperor."
The emperor was also easy-going. He smiled and waved his hand and said, "We are all distinguished guests. Stop kneeling and get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Except for the emperor's dragon chair, there was not a single chair in the huge hall. Everyone was standing there, waiting for the emperor's instructions.
"Give me a seat." The emperor gave the order, and a group of eunuchs brought up the pear wood chairs carved with dragon patterns.
After everyone sat down, the emperor looked at Ningwu and said, "I haven't seen you for a while, and little Ningwu looks even prettier." He glanced at the people next to him, and finally his eyes fell on Bai Qinghan.
The emperor nodded approvingly and said: "My niece has good taste, and the husband she chose is indeed the best among men."
As soon as the emperor finished saying these words, everyone's expressions changed. The most embarrassed ones were Ning Wu himself and Chu Ao who was so ashamed that he couldn't lift his head.
Ningwu quickly explained: "Uncle Huang, this is my friend Bai Qinghan. He is not..." She pointed at Chu Ao who was sitting next to her and said: "He is. Chu Ao gave birth a few days ago.
He is suffering from a strange illness, so his facial features are sunken. When he recovers, he and I will definitely come to see the emperor again."
The emperor said oh, but without saying anything, he had an idea in his heart.
"This one must be Ruyi. I didn't expect him to be so young. There are many young people with courage, but there are not many who have the strength. The future is limitless, limitless." The emperor looked at it with a smile.
As you wish.
Ruyi blushed and said: "Your Majesty, you are ridiculous. The women of the people only did their meager efforts. In addition, the incident in Jimo City was not the result of the women of the people alone. Everyone here has contributed a lot."
Then there was a formality. The emperor praised everyone, which was nothing more than some gold, silver and jewelry. After that, the emperor stood up and wanted to see off the guests. He raised his finger and pointed at Ningwu and said: "You stay here
Well, I haven’t seen you for a long time and would like to chat with you more.”