Chapter 535 535 Reply, From now on the king will not come to court early
Xiao Jiuan was extremely satisfied holding Ji Yunkai and slept soundly, but it made Xiao Shaorong extremely depressed.
Xiao Shaorong originally thought that their prince would continue talking about official matters after bathing, but when he turned around and came back, his bodyguard told him that their prince had gone back to the main tent and went to sleep.
He went to bed, he heard it right, their prince went to bed!
"When did the prince become so active in going to bed?" In the past, he was a person who would never sleep until he had finished the day's affairs. He would even stay up all night to deal with official duties from time to time. How could he sleep as soon as he came back now?
Although it is no longer early, today's affairs have not been finished yet. Is it really a good thing for the prince to go to bed so early?
"The princess is here!" the guard reminded silently.
"Is this going to stop the king from going to court early in the morning?" Xiao Shaorong became even more sad and angry, and his voice could not help but rise.
When did the relationship between the prince and the princess become so good? The last time he went to the palace, the prince still looked dismissive of the princess. How could the prince turn into a good family man in just a short time?
"Lieutenant General Xiao, the main tent is less than half a mile away from here." The guard silently mourned for Xiao Shaorong in his heart. He can guarantee that their prince will definitely hear it.
After all, it was impossible for their prince to fall asleep after such a short amount of time.
"Uh..." Xiao Shaorong stayed where he was, glared at the guards, and lowered his voice: "Why didn't you remind me earlier?"
The guard was silent, bowing his head and saying nothing.
They clearly reminded me that the princess is here, the princess is here!
Xiao Shaorong returned to the camp with a nervous and uneasy heart, but he couldn't sleep at the thought that the prince might have heard his complaints.
After tossing and turning all night, he couldn't sleep for more than two hours. At dawn, Xiao Shaorong got up early again, but he was not in good spirits.
He went out for training with the soldiers. After running thirty miles on the mountain road, Xiao Shaorong's energy had mostly recovered. He returned to the camp to tidy up and was ready to have a meal. However, he had just walked two steps when he saw Xiao Jiuan's personal soldiers coming over and saying
: "Vice General Xiao, Your Majesty invites you."
"Okay." The prince invited him, so Xiao Shaorong didn't even bother with breakfast, and quickly came to the tent where the meeting was held.
Xiao Jiuan was dressed in military uniform today and was sitting at the top of the table. He looked indescribably powerful and domineering, but Xiao Shaorong felt inexplicably uneasy.
Unless he is on the battlefield, the prince rarely wears military uniform. Without it, it is too heavy and difficult to move.
It's really unusual for him to be wearing a military uniform.
"Your Majesty..." Thinking of what happened last night, Xiao Shaorong felt inexplicably guilty.
"From now on, the king will not come to court early?" Xiao Jiuan did not mourn Xiao Shaorong for too long. When Xiao Jiuan opened his mouth, he repeated what Xiao Shaorong said last night.
"Your Majesty, this is a misunderstanding, I can explain it." Xiao Shaorong knew that this would be the case, and he was about to cry.
He has a mean mouth. He just said that last night. How could it be such a coincidence that the prince heard it?
"It is indeed a misunderstanding. I am not a king, and there is no need to go to court early." Xiao Jiuan did not give Xiao Shaorong a chance to explain, and blocked Xiao Shaorong's words coldly.
When Xiao Shaorong heard this, he knew that the prince was serious. He immediately performed a military salute, stood up straight and said: "Your Majesty, I will eventually realize my mistake. Please punish me."
"Go and get the ten army sticks. I don't want it to happen again." He didn't want people in the army to regard Ji Yunkai as a troublemaker, and he didn't want people to think that he didn't handle official duties as hard as before.
, is related to Ji Yunkai.
Although this was the truth, he just didn't allow others to say it.
As for why the punishment of being beaten with ten army sticks was so light?
Naturally, he is afraid that he will be broken. Who will do things for him? If no one does things for him, how can he not go to court early as a matter of course?
"The last general will be punished." It was only ten sticks, so Xiao Shaorong breathed a sigh of relief.
After the punishment was over, Xiao Jiuan got down to business. "Tell me, what's the matter?"
"Ahem..." Xiao Shaorong cleared his throat and said, "Prince, Mu, Ye, and Chu have given their replies."
"Oh? What did you say?" He said yesterday that he would entertain these three families. I'm afraid not everyone would dare to accept it. After all, although the emperor took action, he was not ruthless enough to kill them all, nor did he take action against the Ye and Mu families.
Moreover, he has now made it clear that he wants to fight the emperor. As long as he diverts the emperor's attention, the emperor will not take action against the Ye and Mu families.
This is politics, this is allies.
There are no permanent allies, only eternal interests. For the sake of one's own interests, it is normal to abandon allies, just like Beichen Tianque abandoned Feng Ning.
"The Chu family gave a positive reply and said they would definitely attend. Both the Ye and Mu families couldn't help but decline because they were feeling unwell." When Xiao Shaorong said this, he couldn't help but show a trace of anger.
Why didn't you feel sick when you asked their prince for help earlier?
Now, seeing that the crisis has been resolved, do you feel unwell?
It's simply shameless.
Things turned out exactly as he expected, and Xiao Jiuan was not surprised at all: "In this case, we will just invite Major General Chu to the banquet."
He had never thought that the Mu and Ye families would turn against him. If he captured both the Mu and Ye families, what else would he have to fight with the emperor? He could just rebel directly, as the emperor would have no power to fight back.
It was enough that the Chu family made it clear that the chariot and horses were turning towards him.
At least it proved that he and Ji Yunkai did not see the wrong person and did not save the wrong person.
"The general will make arrangements right now." Xiao Shaorong saw that Xiao Jiuan was not angry at all, and the dissatisfaction in his heart dissipated.
There is nothing to be dissatisfied with. Everyone has their own position. The Ye and Mu families have climbed to the highest position of military commanders, and the emperor has always treated them well and has not taken action against them. It is normal that they do not want to betray the emperor.
thing.
Fortunately, there is still a Chu family, with the support of the Chu family, and the Xiao family, the prince can be regarded as an ally in the court, which is much stronger than the one who was alone before.
As a person, you can't be too greedy.
Xiao Shaorong turned around and went to finalize the banquet with the housekeeper of the Chu family. As for the Ye and Mu families?
Xiao Shaorong originally wanted to give them a look, but seeing that Xiao Jiuan didn't care, he gave up the idea.
He is very busy now and has no time to care about unimportant people.
The Ye and Mu families thought that they would face revenge from the Yanbei Palace for rejecting Xiao Jiuan, but after waiting for several days and seeing no action from the Yanbei Palace, they breathed a long sigh of relief.
"As long as King Yanbei doesn't care, this matter... I am indeed sorry for him." Admiral Ye looked ashamed, but he did not waver in his decision.
The emperor obviously did not deal with King Yanbei, and the risk of falling to King Yanbei was too great, and he did not want to take the risk.
General Mu's thoughts were similar to General Ye's, but he was not as ashamed as General Ye. He was more dissatisfied with Xiao Jiuan's coercive behavior.
"If you ask me to show off my horse and carriage in front of the emperor's eyes, isn't this embarrassing for King Yanbei? Can't he keep a low profile?"
If he keeps a low profile, he is willing to interact with Yanbei Mansion. After all, the emperor has already turned against the Chu family. It is hard to say whether he will take action against the Mu family in the future, but one more ally means more insurance. Admiral Mu does not mind Xiao Jiuan.
Invest, but only in private.
In other words, Admiral Mu just wants to be a walleye, but unfortunately Xiao Jiuan doesn’t need such a person... (To be continued)