At the great court meeting, the chamberlain holding the military newspaper in both hands climbed up the walkway, entered the main hall, passed the officials, and knelt in the center with an excited expression.
"Great victory, great victory in Yumen!"
On the dragon throne, the Holy Emperor stood up excitedly.
"Quick," he said to Eunuch Cao, "quickly bring it over and show it to me."
Eunuch Cao hurriedly walked down, took the military report, and presented it to the Holy One.
The Holy Father opened it with no concealment of joy in his brows. After reading it, he said "OK" three times in a row.
Afterwards, he handed it over to Eunuch Cao and read it to the courtiers.
Eunuch Cao glanced quickly, cleared his throat, and read aloud.
The Holy One sat back on his throne, listening to the voices echoing in the hall, and felt that the pent-up energy in his chest was dissipated.
You know, just before the military report was delivered, the civil and military officials were still discussing the case of Dingbei Hou's rebellion.
Except for the two gold bricks, no other clear clues were found in the Dingbei Hou Mansion. The Holy Emperor did not want to doubt the Ji family and insisted that there would be no change of generals before the formation. However, he was read about by the censors every morning, and he also refused to doubt the Ji family.
It's not a pleasant thing.
The same is true today.
Yumen was the main defender and there was no formal battle with the enemy. The battle could not even be called a stalemate.
Although the Ministry of War has explained the reasons for such a layout several times, as long as victory is not achieved, anyone can come out and give advice.
Talking on paper is the easiest.
He was never proactive, but instead became a tacit understanding with Dingbeihou and Gu Yue. This tacit understanding came from Li Du...
Now that the battle report of the great victory has arrived, those doubts are no longer valid.
After the early dormancy, Yumen's soldiers calmed the doubts in the capital with a victory.
After Eunuch Cao finished reciting, he turned around and saluted His Majesty: "Yumen is victorious. Congratulations, Your Majesty."
Regardless of what they were thinking, the courtiers below also saluted and congratulated him.
After leaving the court, the honor guard left.
Before the security guard could leave, he was surrounded.
In addition to Ji Xin, who led the army, there were also about ten soldiers with names in the night attack. They were either of military rank or descendants of nobles.
Those who write military reports are not only clear in order, but also very shrewd in their worldliness.
Therefore, Yu Chengan's name is among them.
Amidst the congratulations, the security guard kept speaking modestly, and his eyes were almost narrowed with joy.
To be honest, he had not tasted this kind of praise that everyone envied for many years.
In the past few years, the person who mentioned Yao Sun to him the most frequently was Shan Shen. From time to time, Shan Shen would chat with him and tell him not to cause trouble in the Yamen again, otherwise everyone would look bad.
Now, the security guard’s face looks very good.
The moment I walked out of the main hall, my steps even felt a little wobbly.
Marquis Baoan really didn't expect Yu Cheng'an to achieve many military exploits in Yumen. After going through the experience and suffering, he would be satisfied if he could be down-to-earth after returning to the capital and no longer be the same playboy as before.
Who would have thought that the unscrupulous grandson who spent all his time fighting cocks and crickets would suddenly be of some use.
It wasn't until he was invited to the royal study by the chamberlain that the security guard's light steps finally became more steady.
The Holy One smiled and said, "Your grandson is doing very well."
"I am ashamed, I am ashamed." Marquis Baoan bowed to the Holy One and said, "You also know what he was like in the past. I have never thought in my life that one day I will hear you and your colleagues praising him."
"General Cricket?" The Holy Sage joked and asked Eunuch Cao to take a military report and give it to Marquis Baoan.
The security guard took a closer look and his eyes suddenly widened: "This, this..."
The news that Cheng Xi was arrested was sent to the capital just two days ago.
There had been no one who captured Li Du for a while, but suddenly he caught one, and he was still respectable, which boosted his morale.
The court only said that he was caught in Chengyuan County. Cheng Xi seemed to be planning for Li Du to destroy Yumen's supplies. There was no clear explanation of how he was caught.
It wasn't until he saw this military report that Marquis Bao Bao knew that Cheng Xi had been arrested by Yu Cheng'an.
His grandson did something big without saying a word!
Even though the emperor did not dare to feel proud, the Marquis Baoan could not conceal his joy, and his voice trembled: "Really, really! You stinky boy! He became famous after fighting crickets! It's really a blind cat that caught a dead mouse, stinky
The boy is very lucky."
"Don't underestimate good luck," the Holy Sage said with a smile, "It is this kind of luck that can be called a 'lucky general'. Because it involves Li Rong, we have not elaborated on it with the outside world for the time being. You can just know it yourself."
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"Yes." The security guard responded.
The Holy Master asked again: "With this great victory, there will be a rift between Xiliang and Gu Yue, and Yumen's Qiuhou attack will become smoother. I will definitely reward them heavily when they return to the court."
The Marquis of Baoan thanked Yu Chengan for his kindness.
Coming out of the Imperial Study Room, his steps were even more wandering.
Eunuch Cao sent Marquis Baoan away and returned to the imperial palace, where he saw that His Majesty's smile gradually faded.
The Holy One leaned on the pillow and sighed: "Is Yu Cheng'an one or two years older than Shao'er?"
Eunuch Cao responded.
He understood what His Majesty meant, and His Majesty hoped that His Highness would be like Yu Cheng'an, change his previous temper, and become more respectable.
Speaking of age, the Holy Father asked again: "De Rong's birthday will be in a few days. Has she made up her mind?"
Eunuch Cao reported, "It's decided that we will go to Cining Palace at noon and return to the Princess's Mansion for dinner. It will be a family banquet."
The Holy One nodded.
Although Derong likes to have fun, he doesn't like frivolous etiquette.
In previous years, for birthdays, one would either close the door and not invite guests, or simply leave Beijing for a trip with the consort early.
This year coincides with the round number of thirty, and we are in Beijing, so it should be handled well.
Derong said, "I don't want to make it big." He gave various reasons, such as "Which woman likes to be a year older?" and "You can give me a bunch of things under the pretext that I will give them a gift in return. If I don't return the favor, why should I?"
Does it look greedy?”
At the end, he added, "The third brother was killed and the second brother rebelled. This has been the case this year. I have no intention of celebrating."
After talking about this, the Holy One just let her go.
"As long as she makes the decision," the Holy Master said, "I will also go to Cining Palace for lunch that day."
Princess Derong’s birthday was a sunny day.
The hottest period has passed in Beijing, and there is still some coolness in the morning and night.
Lin Yunyan prepared a gift and arrived at Cining Palace.
Princess Derong was already there, smiling and talking to the Queen Mother.
The Empress Dowager greeted Lin Yunyan and pursed her lips at Derong: "She came here on her own and didn't ask the consort to come."
"They are all members of my mother's family, why should I ask him to do this?" Princess Derong said angrily, "Aren't they all members of his family at night?"
Lin Yunyan stepped forward to salute and say congratulations.
"When you reach my age, you will know that there is nothing easy about birthdays," the eldest princess gave Lin Yunyan a hand, "I envy you the most at your age, you are so smart, and you have endless energy all day long."
Lin Yunyan smiled.
The Empress Dowager pretended to be dissatisfied: "The Aijia really don't like to hear what you are saying! Add one piece and it won't make the Aijia old. That's all there is to it."
Derong repeatedly confessed, making the Empress Dowager laugh.
"It's still early," Princess Derong suggested, "Let's hang out for a while. Brother Six will have time to come over when he gets lunch. I even asked him to call Li Shao."
Lin Yunyan heard the sound and looked at her.
The eldest princess didn't even hide her displeasure with Li Shao in front of the empress dowager. How could she think of calling Li Shao on her birthday?
"The Ai family thought you didn't want to call him." The Queen Mother said casually while asking Grandma Wang to prepare the card table.
"I have a problem with him, but who told Sixth Brother to favor him? As an aunt, it's not good to always compete with the younger generation," the eldest princess sighed, "Besides, the boy from the Baoan Hou Mansion has changed his mind, what should we say?
,You have to give Li Shao a little more chance, right?
To be honest, the sons of Sixth Brother are all the same to me. There is no difference between them. How can I still look forward to Li Shao?
The more progress he makes, we as elders will be happy."
The Empress Dowager nodded: "That's right."
After several rounds of slinging, the holy cavalry outside arrived and everyone stopped.
Li Shao came in with the emperor, saw the card table, and asked with a smile: "Who won?"
The Empress Dowager smiled and said: "It's Derong's birthday, so I'm very lucky."
When the table was set for lunch, Princess Derong wanted to drink some wine, so she asked someone to prepare some.
Li Shaozuo had a few drinks with him. The food was good and the wine was good, but he didn't enjoy the meal very much.
He always felt that his aunt was looking at him, her eyes flicking from his face, which sent chills down his spine.
How did he make his aunt unhappy?
The eldest princess was slightly drunk, holding Lin Yunyan's hand, and said Xu Xu: "I still remember when I was a child, my mother and concubine left early, and every time I had a birthday, my mother would arrange it for me.
Your mother was also in the palace at that time, sending me gifts and making me happy. She was a very good sister.
Later, when she got married, she never forgot my birthday.
Today I am only inviting family members, Ning'an, you are also a member of my family, so I asked my mother to call you here."
Lin Yunyan smiled and responded to the eldest princess's words.
After another glass of wine, Princess Derong looked at Li Shao again. This time, she did not look away and squinted for a long time.
Li Shao couldn't help but raise his hand to wipe the back of his neck, and couldn't help but ask: "My aunt keeps looking at me, what's on my face?"
"It didn't touch anything," Princess Derong paused, with a look of dissatisfaction on her brows, "I just recalled Ning'an's mother, and also remembered Sixth Sister-in-law.
There are no outsiders here today. I will tell you the truth. I have heard some bad rumors recently, and they are related to Sixth Sister-in-law.
Of course I don't believe a word of it, and I am familiar with Sister-in-law Six. What kind of person she is, I have a heart and ears, so I naturally have a judgment."
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere became tense.
"You don't even ask me what I heard?" Princess Derong sighed, "It seems that everyone knows what they know and has heard something about it, right?"
The Holy One cleared his throat and said, "You know it's all nonsense..."
"Even nonsense can cause trouble. If it reaches my ears, it will also spread to other people's ears," Derong said, "I don't want the outside world to talk about Sixth Sister-in-law like that."
Li Shao muttered softly: "I don't want to either."
"You should be tight-lipped!" Derong glared at Li Shao, "Don't blame your aunt for speaking outright, not to mention how much the stigma of Sixth Sister-in-law will affect you, but what about the other way around?
Shao'er, if you can't be down-to-earth and still act like before, sometimes being arrested by Shuntian Prefecture, sometimes making trouble in the palace with swords drawn, and behaving in a stateless manner, what will others say?
Didn't it give others evidence to tell them what happened to Sixth Sister-in-law?
If Sixth Sister-in-law is nothing, Shaoer, can you do this or that?
Your reputation is equal to that of your mother!
If you don’t want your mother to be misunderstood and used as an excuse, you have to wake up!”
After saying this, Li Shao's face turned red, as if he had been smoked by wine or being bullied.
But the words are hard to hear, but the truth is still the same.
"Shao'er, do you hear that?" The Holy Emperor smoothed things over and said to Li Shao, "If you understand, please acknowledge your aunt."
Li Shao's mouth moved, but he made no sound for a while.
At this moment, he seemed to have returned to more than ten years ago. When he was a young child, he was told various truths by the elders around him. He not only had to listen, but also responded.
But is he still a childish child now?
never mind!
Li Shao thought, who gave birth to his aunt?
Don't care about the person whose birthday you are celebrating.
"I heard it," Li Shao said in a muffled voice, "Thanks for the advice, Auntie."
Lin Yunyan took a sip of the drink at hand and said to herself, this is actually weird.
She had seen the eldest princess drinking wine before. She was a hero among women, and her face did not change even after one or two bottles of wine. Today, she only had two bottles of wine, and she shared it with the Holy Emperor and Li Shao. How could she be so drunk that she lost her words after drinking?
Yes, admonishing Li Shao was considered a faux pas by Princess Derong.
The eldest princess would complain to the empress dowager, but she had never looked down upon Li Shao in person, especially since she specially called Li Shao here.
So……
Lin Yunyan had a thought in her mind and whispered softly: "Eldest Princess, compared to the previous two years, Your Highness has changed a lot this year."
Li Shao's face turned slightly pale.
Lin Yunyan added: "You don't have that much contact with His Highness on a daily basis, so you'd better understand the changes in your body if you interact with him more.
It’s not just me who says this, our father-in-law also thinks so.
Your Majesty, the Queen Mother must also think so, right?"
"Really?" Princess Derong asked.
The Holy One smiled and said: "I see that Shao'er has matured a lot, which makes people very happy. I also believe that Shao'er will get better and better."
Li Shao raised his chin, with a bit of pride in his eyes.
"Sixth brother, what you said is a big deal. What you said is that you trust him and see his changes." Princess Derong burped slightly, "If you really trust him and trust him, as for letting people go every day
Staring at him?
I heard that the chamberlain followed him almost every step of the way, wishing he had two pairs of eyes to look at him.
Shao'er, when will you be able to look presentable without anyone around you, my aunt will be completely relieved!"
Li Shao's pride was wiped out by these few words.
He thought of Eunuch Guo in Yuqing Palace and Eunuch Gao who followed him every day, and he felt uncomfortable all over.
yes.
If the father trusted him, how could Eunuch Cao arrange for his confidants to follow him?
And if he wants to completely gain his father's trust and make a comeback, he must perform better.
Whether these eyes are present or not, they must stand.
This is proving yourself.
"Father," Li Shao became more and more excited as he thought about it. He looked at the Holy One and said sincerely, "I think what my aunt said is very reasonable."
