The setting sun shines in the evening, and the afterglow renders the towering palace of Taiji Palace into a magnificent sight. The glazed tiles reflect the golden light and make flowers bloom.
After the mountain of memorials were finally reviewed, His Majesty Li Er stretched out after the examination, and his joints crackled. He took a long breath, picked up the tea cup on the table and drank.
After being drained, I felt a little more comfortable.
Ever since Ma Zhou took office as Jing Zhaoyin, the remaining Zhongshushe staff have fallen far behind. They just cannot give His Majesty Li Er too much burden in handling government affairs, and His Majesty Li Er cannot trust their abilities. As a result, government affairs
The natural intensification has caused His Majesty Li Er a lot of troubles.
He got up and went to the apse to wash up, change into a dry dress, and ordered the servants to prepare dinner.
Just as he was about to instruct the chamberlain to go to Shujing Hall and Lizheng Hall to summon Changle and Jinyang to have dinner with him, he saw the chamberlain chief trotting in from outside in a hurry. When he saw His Majesty Li Er, he said quickly
He said: "Your Majesty, General Qiu Xinggong of Zuo Wuhou is knocking on the gate outside Chengtian Gate to ask for an audience with Your Majesty."
His Majesty Li Er frowned and said displeasedly: "Absurd! Floods are raging in Shaanxi Province. As the governor of Ji and Shaanxi Province, he is not in control of the people's sentiments in the area and is responsible for disaster relief. He actually left his post without authorization for family affairs. Could it be that his father and son really do not know the law?
The rules are so strict and the rules are ruthless?"
He couldn't help but not be angry.
First, Qiu Shenji treated the Ministry of War like a street market and made a big fuss, and then Qiu Xinggong left his post and returned to Beijing alone. What do national laws and regulations mean in the eyes of your Qiu family?
There is absolutely no awe at all!
Wang De hesitated for a moment and then added: "Your Majesty, Qiu Xinggong is kneeling outside the Chengtian Gate right now, with his chest bare and his back bare, and he keeps saying that he wants to bear the thorn as an apology..."
His Majesty Li Er was stunned for a moment: "Apologise for your sins?"
Haha, are you trying to play a trick on me?
The anger in my heart is still lingering, and I really want to let him kneel like that outside the Chengtian Gate to see how long his cruel trick can last...
But as soon as I thought about it, I remembered that although this guy was hateful, Li Er and his brother led more than a thousand soldiers to join him in the north of the Weishui River. Since then, he has been a loyal and pioneering soldier. He defeated Xue Ju, destroyed Liu Wuzhou, defeated Wang Shichong... and even
On the night of Xuanwu Gate, Li Jiancheng was killed, but Qiu Xinggong never gave up and sacrificed his life...
At present, the world is at peace, the Tang Dynasty is flourishing, thousands of miles of mountains and rivers are prosperous and beautiful, and all the land and wasteland are surrendered. How can I not remember the life-and-death love of fighting side by side in the past, and not fulfill this righteousness of a monarch and a subject?
I sighed in my heart, that's all...
"Let him in."
"Here."
Wang De bowed and retreated.
After a while, Qiu Xinggong, with his shoulders exposed, was brought into the Dragon Hall.
Although this guy is over fifty years old, he has been in the military all year round. He is still strong and strong, with strong sinews and numerous scars on his body. Two thin ropes carry a clump of thorns on his back, and the sharp thorns of the thorns pierce the skin.
Drenched with blood.
When he arrived at the palace, Qiu Xinggong knelt on the ground and shouted: "The humble minister is incompetent in running the family and has made things difficult for Your Majesty. He deserves death!"
Just for a moment, His Majesty Li Er softened his heart...
Although this person is cruel and cruel and does not please him, he has no doubts about his loyalty. As a king, his ministers may be virtuous or foolish, as long as they are loyal.
Looking at Qiu Xinggong's gray hair, His Majesty Li Er secretly sighed. In the past, this was a brave and invincible general with a sword that could kill an admiral in the battle of thousands of soldiers. Now, the years are ruthless, and the warriors are old.
That's it...
While his heart was ups and downs, His Majesty Li Er stood up from behind the desk, stepped forward to hold Qiu Xinggong's shoulders, and said softly: "Why is it so? You and I are a monarch and my ministers. As long as it is not a serious crime of treason, how can I bear to criticize someone so harshly?"
What about you? Get up quickly and speak slowly if you have something to say."
Qiu Xinggong burst into tears of gratitude, with tears streaming down his face. He beat his chest and stamped his feet and said, "Your Majesty cares about kindness. How can Qiu Xinggong be an unjust person? That beast of mine rammed His Highness Jinyang's car. This is a huge sin! Jin
Your Highness Yang is a little person who has grown up under the watch of an old minister. He is such a lovely little person, but he lost his mother at a young age, is frail and sick, and is pitiful... If that beast of mine frightened His Highness Jinyang, it was Wu Qiu.
It’s hard to atone for one’s sins even if the family and the whole family are at risk of death..."
His Majesty Li Er couldn't help but feel a little surprised... If Si Zi was really frightened and got sick, he really wanted to kill Qiu Shenji to vent his anger. But now that Qiu Xinggong cried like this, he felt that he had such intention
It's too much. Although Sizi is his heartthrob, he killed the son of a loyal minister just because of an unintentional mistake...
It was really the work of a foolish king.
Feeling guilty, he quickly pulled Qiu Xinggong up and comforted him with gentle words: "Your family's achievements are also unintentional. It's not a big deal if you just die. You can rest assured. It's just that Dali Temple is enforcing the law impartially.
I will tell Sun Fuga later, and we will just open the net."
Qiu Xinggong refused to get up. Hearing this, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, no! If a dog makes a mistake, it should be punished according to the law. He should be beaten when he should be beaten, and he should be killed when he should be killed. The old minister will never complain! We followed him in the past.
Your Majesty overcame all obstacles, went through many ups and downs, and passed through many life-and-death moments. Only then did he have the prosperous and splendid Tang Dynasty today. This was to save the people of the world from dire straits, and he was definitely not acting recklessly for the sake of fame! Now that the dog is making mistakes, how can it be because of the old minister?
His mere achievements have disturbed the laws of the country? If word spreads about this, I may become a sycophant!"
This is almost true, His Majesty Li Er was so moved...
consciousness!
His Majesty Li Er patted Qiu Xinggong's shoulder hard and praised: "Well done! If you care about our old friendship and don't embarrass me, can't I forgive the mere sins of your descendants? Get up and
I have my own opinion on this matter, so don’t say more. Besides, you and I are about to become in-laws, so why do we need to speak two different languages?"
It stands to reason that His Majesty Li Er, who has always been nostalgic for the past, has spoken to this point. Qiu Xinggong should naturally have to go downhill to achieve his goal.
But Qiu Xinggong still refused to get up...
"Your Majesty, the old minister is rude, and the dog is even more naughty. How can we get a noble lady like Her Majesty Changle? This matter is just wishful thinking of my dog. It was only because of seeking help from the Duke of Shen that I got your majesty's approval.
The old minister is naturally very grateful. This kind of trust can only be repaid in the unlikely event that the liver and brain are messed up! However, I know my own family affairs, and my dog is really not worthy of His Highness Changle. If we form a marriage, I am afraid it will ruin His Highness Changle's lifelong happiness.
, so I have the courage to ask Your Majesty to take back my order..."
His Majesty Li Er was stunned.
This old guy... actually broke off the engagement?
Mother! I am the emperor, and you can marry my daughter if you want, and withdraw if you want to?
Do you want my face? Do you want Datang’s face?
His Majesty Li Er looked gloomy and said coldly: "How can a marriage be such a trivial matter? Although your family and I have not written down the three etiquettes, I have spoken with a golden mouth, and there will be no change in this matter."
However, Qiu Xinggong insisted: "Your Majesty is so kind to me, I will never refuse. But I really don't dare to obey your orders in this matter. How can my dog be worthy of His Highness Changle, who is Lan Zhihuixin? If I ruin His Highness Changle's life, I am so stubborn and rude."
, then all my Qiu family will die and there will be no land..."
In short, I tried to evade it in every possible way.
His Majesty Li Er is annoyed...
In the past, he had looked down upon Qiu Shenji. He was just a weakling. How could he be worthy of his daughter? But now that the matter has been decided, you, Qiu Xinggong, have pushed back. What's the matter?
He didn't go to help him, and just let Qiu Xinggong kneel on the ground like this. His Majesty Li Er waved his sleeves and said: "The marriage has been spread throughout Chang'an, how can it be changed at will? It will not be mentioned again at this time."
Qiu Xinggong also felt His Majesty Li Er's annoyance. Nuo was so old that he was sobbing, neither saying yes nor saying no, kneeling with his head hanging down and unable to get up...
This time His Majesty Li Er finally noticed something was wrong and asked curiously: "Is there any reason why I love you so much?"
Qiu Xinggong wiped tears from his eyes, feeling aggrieved and unwilling to obey, but he just didn't make a sound...
His Majesty Li Er also has a bad temper, and when his anger rises, he is about to explode. Suddenly, an idea flashes in his mind and he asks: "Is it possible... is it because of the Fang family?"
Qiu Xinggong mumbled and said: "Well... the Prime Minister is a gentleman. He also promoted the old ministers in the past. The old ministers have always admired and respected the Prime Minister and never dared to offend him in the slightest..."
Speaking of this, what else doesn’t your Majesty Li Er understand?
It was obviously because of the rumors in the market that the veteran Qiu Xinggong was scared!
Rumor has it that Fang Er coveted Changle, so he framed Qiu Shenji. If Qiu Shenji really married Changle in the future, Fang Er might be so jealous that he could kill Qiu Shenji...
His Majesty Li Er was so furious that even Qiu Xinggong, who was not afraid of anything, was afraid of the power of the Fang family?
Doesn’t it mean that no one in this world, except your second roommate, dares to marry my daughter?
If your second roommate doesn't marry, my daughter will have to be an old daughter?