A gust of wind passed by, floating clouds covered the moon, and a few withered yellow leaves fell on the neat palace roads. Under the night, the imperial city was brightly lit, but it could not illuminate the preoccupied people present.
Suddenly, a deep voice broke the silence!
"good!"
The emperor actually shouted "Okay"!
This word "good" made the surrounding civil and military ministers dumbfounded. Shouldn't the emperor be furious? Why did he take the initiative to shout "good"?
Obviously a few days ago, in the court hall, the emperor even criticized the ministers who spoke justice for the Xiao family.
"Okay!" The third prince Yu Wenyao was the first to cheer, as if he had arranged all this.
In just a few seconds, Yu Wenyao has been suffering in his heart. If His Majesty gets angry, he will be the first to jump out, draw a clear line with Xiao Wenjun, and stay alone.
However, His Majesty's reaction was also within Yu Wenyao's expectation. After Xiao Wenjun came to Kyoto, he took every step of the way. Many things seemed reckless, but if you think about it carefully, it was she, Xiao Wenjun, who benefited the most from the recklessness.
Even he was used by Xiao Wenjun again and again. If he really married her, Xiao Wenjun was not as easy to manipulate as he thought, and his life in the future might not be that simple.
Only then did everyone react. Although they were shocked, they had no choice but to follow and cheer together. The scene was very delicate for a time.
The maids, eunuchs, princes and ministers in the rear also applauded. Whether it was the performance on stage or the emperor himself applauding off the stage, Xiao Wenjun's performance turned out to be the best of the night.
In fact, Xiao Wenjun, as a reborn person, was also betting. In her impression, the emperor would be bedridden in the near future and would never get up again until his death a few years later.
However, as time went by, the emperor's hatred for the Xiao family became weaker and weaker. In fact, the emperor recognized the Xiao family's military exploits, but it was just because of the awkwardness in his heart when he was young.
Today's drama has completely activated the emperor's memories.
In addition, Yu Wenyao had hit the ground crookedly before and used the Lu sisters to make the emperor relax his mentality. Otherwise, I am afraid he would have to waste a lot of words.
"Xiao Wenjun, do you know about the 'Bloody Battle of Lingbei'?" the emperor asked, and everyone immediately stopped cheering and applauding and became quiet.
"Of course! I often hear my grandma mention it, and I will never forget it!" Xiao Wenjun was neither humble nor arrogant. Compared with the nervousness he felt when he met the saint yesterday, he was more calm this time. Since His Majesty took the initiative to mention it, it means that he made the right bet!
"Your grandmother used to fight with the late emperor to kill enemies, and your father always protected me at that time. She was not even older than you!" The emperor joked, but he quickly changed the subject, looked around, and casually nodded to the fifth prince.
: "Do you know the outcome of this battle?"
The fifth prince, who was watching, did not expect his father to point his finger at him. He was very frightened. He did not know why his father would ask about him. He was not yet born at that time and knew very little.
Fortunately, someone reminded him and quickly replied: "Of course, my father was so wise and powerful that he defeated the enemy and brought peace to Da Qi!"
This is a well-known thing. I couldn’t fault the fifth prince’s answer, but it didn’t have any new ideas. It was obviously unintentional. But the emperor frowned, a little dissatisfied, and turned to look at the eldest prince: “Here you go.
Talk about it!”
"My father personally led an army of 300,000 to attack Huanglong. Not only did he regain the lost territory, but he also pushed back Xiliang for more than 300 miles! It can be said to be a great victory!" The eldest prince added, although it was an old story, but the eldest prince was right.
Need to be more detailed.
The emperor shook his head, still dissatisfied.
He turned to look at Yu Wenyao and didn't ask him anything. He probably couldn't answer anything. Although this kind of ignorance made Yu Wenyao extremely uncomfortable, it was the character he created for himself. He didn't care about government affairs or make personal connections.
The Party is naturally not welcome either.
The emperor still didn't get the answer he wanted. Looking at Xiao Wenjun, he seemed to see the shadow of Mrs. Xiao: "Xiao Wenjun, you won't also say some clichés, right? If you have any opinions, let me know!"
Wow!
The ministers have finally seen Xiao Wenjun today. What is her ability? Why did he ask her directly after asking the two princes?
At such a young age, can she give an answer that satisfies the emperor?
I have been in high and low officialdom for many years. Isn’t it possible that I don’t know how to understand the Sacred Heart better than a girl like her?
"Your Majesty, this is what you asked me to say. If you don't say it well, don't blame me!" Xiao Wenjun looked confident and directly discussed the terms with His Majesty.
"You little girl, you are quite interesting! In this way, if I am angry, it will appear that I am stingy! But it doesn't matter!" The emperor's face was tense, but he said some joking words. Obviously he also wanted to hear what happened to the Xiao family.
How to view this war.
"Then I'll tell you the truth!" Xiao Wenjun cleared his throat, his voice full of sadness.
"In this battle, Da Qi's 300,000 people faced Xiliang's 180,000 people. To say it was a great victory is definitely not possible!" Xiao Wenjun turned to look at the eldest prince and said slowly: "The word "miserable victory" is even more
It’s appropriate!”
The corner of the eldest prince's mouth twitched, and the words were obviously directed at him. He was about to have an attack, but saw his majesty closing his eyes tightly and clenching his fists, as if he acquiesced to Xiao Wenjun's words.
"Xiao Wenjun, do you know this? In this battle, we killed the leader of Xiliang and defeated the enemy to a complete defeat!" the eldest prince argued forcefully.
"It does seem so, but do you know how many casualties our army and the enemy suffered in this battle?"
The eldest prince trembled, obviously not expecting Xiao Wenjun to torture him in turn. Xiao Wenjun looked at the emperor and he nodded. These data have been kept in dust for many years, and only a few people know the compiled data.
"Our army suffered casualties of 197,326, but the enemy only left more than 30,000 corpses!" As soon as this statement came out, the whole audience was in an uproar. In a battle that seemed to have an absolute advantage, the casualties were actually the opponent's.
several times of.
However, the emperor still did not speak. It seemed that all this was true.
"But we, Daqi, have regained the lost territory and pushed back three hundred miles, which is a real deal!" The eldest prince still didn't want to lose his dignity in front of Xiao Wenjun, so he retorted.
"Do you know that after decades of recovery, how many people are willing to return to their hometown? No! Because to this day, there is still friction between the two armies there." Xiao Wenjun talked about the pain points of the emperor and the pain points of everyone present.
"Xiao Wenjun, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, why do you deliberately stir up the past?" The fifth prince couldn't help but said. In his opinion, whether Xiao Wenjun was rehearsing or speaking today, it was too sad and inappropriate.
"Keep history in mind, remember the heroes, and forge ahead!" Xiao Wenjun said slowly: "Do you know that the great rivers and mountains in Daqi today were brought back by His Majesty and the generals who sacrificed their lives back then!"
After saying that, Xiao Wenjun looked around proudly. Wherever he looked, everyone lowered their heads in shame and did not dare to look at him.
"Today's play is very close to my heart!"
After the words fell, some people were happy and some were sad. The director of ceremonies had been worried about it, and finally he could put it in his stomach.
What worries Wang Jiuyuan is that the emperor neither rewards nor punishes him. His attitude is ambiguous every time, which makes people really confused.
Of course there are others who are worried...
The moon was high in the sky, it was time for the show to end, and the emperor suddenly said: "Xiao Wenjun is staying, I have something to ask..."
Before he finished speaking, the emperor rolled his eyes and fell backwards. Chaos broke out in the imperial garden, with women's screams and men's low shouts!
"Your Majesty!" The queen quickly reached out to help the emperor, but she was too weak and they both fell to the ground.
A group of people swarmed around!
"Everyone spread out! Get out!" the queen scolded sternly!