Everyone can see that Xin Yanque's rebellious heart is a bit serious, especially in recent days, even the not-so-smart courtiers can see it.
Who would have thought that General Lin Ye, who has always listened to His Majesty's words, is not at all rebellious in his heart.
The emperor's repeated tests on him were not tests, but like examinations.
But even if he had to analyze it like this, Lin Ye didn't understand it, because he didn't have to go through these tests one after another.
What is the purpose of these exams? To prove that Lin Ye is qualified to be a general?
No, it was testing Lin Ye's abilities in all aspects.
So this is unreasonable.
The emperor was equivalent to using another method to teach Lin Ye step by step how to deal with various emergencies, various problems, and even various fatal traps.
Lin Ye thought about it more than once. In the past few years, every experience, every trap, every being played, every ups and downs seemed to be dangerous, but when resolved, everything was calm and calm.
In the final analysis, Lin Ye had no problem coping?
Yes, there is a reason for this, but ultimately, His Majesty had no intention of dealing with him from the beginning.
If the emperor really wants to deal with someone, does he care whether he is dealing with it correctly or incorrectly?
Over the years, to whom has the emperor struck again and again and shown mercy again and again?
Some people compared Tuoba Lie with Lin Ye, saying that Tuoba Lie was also like this at that time, and the emperor kept testing him.
Yes, it is the same temptation, but the difference is that every time the emperor tests Tuoba Lie, it is equivalent to cutting Tuoba Lie with a knife, and each knife can cut something off.
Therefore, for more than ten years, Tuoba Lie could have been deeply entrenched in Yunzhou, but in the end he lost so easily.
Is the test for Lin Ye the same?
The questions were asked, Lin Ye answered them, and then it was over. What is this if it's not an exam?
The emperor didn't want to take away Lin Ye, but wanted to see the answer Lin Ye gave.
Even Xie Yunxi felt that the emperor treated Lin Ye exactly the same as he treated Tuoba Lie. Only Lin Ye himself noticed the difference.
This difference was the last question that troubled Lin Ye.
Maybe until the last moment, Lin Ye wouldn't be able to solve this question and didn't know what the correct answer was.
He rebelled against an army, which seemed to be a test in the opposite direction, but to the emperor, it was just like a child's rebellious behavior, and the emperor would not care at all.
Geling City, Zhenyuan Palace.
The emperor was also pruning a potted plant that he had just planted, which made Concubine Wan Gui look a little strange.
After so many years, the emperor has never planted potted plants with his own hands, let alone taken care of them.
"Your Majesty, you have been in a good mood these past few days."
Concubine Wan Gui tried her hand.
The emperor smiled and said: "If you want to ask anything, just ask directly. I won't hide it from you. Why do you have to imitate them and be careful and test."
Concubine Wan Gui said: "I just feel that your Majesty has been a little different these past two days. It feels like you can let go of some worries and stop yourself from working so hard."
The Emperor smiled and said: "If you are a teacher, and one of your disciples is particularly outstanding, and you give him questions in different ways, he can always solve them, but his character is a bit rebellious and he thinks you are trying to solve the problem.
Targeting him, I asked you a question backhand, what do you think of such a disciple?"
Concubine Wan Gui said: "When I was in the school, Master once said that students who look obedient and obedient may not be really good students. Those who look naughty and mischievous may be smarter."
The emperor said: "I'm asking you, how do you feel about such a student?"
Concubine Wan Gui said: "What I mean is that this kind of student is good."
The emperor said: "Childish."
Concubine Wan Gui said: "Did I say something wrong?"
The emperor said: "I'm not saying that you are naive, I am saying that that student is naive and will rebel against an army... You also want to tell me clearly that this is what I am. If you want to do something to me, then just do it directly
Come."
Concubine Wan Gui said with a smile: "A student is a student, and he looks a little naughty, but his biggest trick is this, isn't it? He just wants to see what his husband is up to, instead of jumping up and actually confronting him.
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The emperor laughed.
This is where he is happy.
That guy Lin Ye put everything out there and told the emperor to stop asking, I will do it myself.
Then he looked at him with a look that said, "I've done it all, do you want to deal with me or not?"
Concubine Wan Gui took the scissors from His Majesty and handed over the kettle naturally.
The emperor took the kettle and watered the beautiful-looking potted plant, quite attentively.
Concubine Wan Gui said with a smile: "Your Majesty was defeated by an army, but your Majesty was very happy. In fact, your Majesty already knew how the student was. When he asked me, I just wanted my concubine to praise him more. The more I praised him, the more I praised him."
The more, the happier Your Majesty will be."
The Emperor?????????????????? smiled so hard that he couldn’t even open his mouth from ear to ear.
"People like me will not perform well in front of people like you. No matter how I act, you can see through it at a glance."
The emperor put down the kettle, picked up the potted plant and looked at it.
No one knew that his potted plant was almost identical to the one planted by Lin Ye at Nushan Camp, both in terms of variety and pruned form.
Concubine Wan Gui said: "That's because Your Majesty doesn't act in front of his concubines. Everyone has one or a few beloved relatives and friends who don't need to show off in front of them."
The Emperor said: "Ning Weimo's flattery sounds exquisite and unique, but it is emotionless. Compared with your flattery, it is inferior after all."
Concubine Wan Gui said with a smile: "What I want to know is that your Majesty gave the student questions, but did he give enough questions?"
The emperor shook his head: "I didn't ask enough, but... I won't give him any more questions. I will leave the questions to his real opponents for him in the future. I just want to do another thing now."
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He took Concubine Wan Gui's hand, looked into Concubine Wan Gui's eyes and said, "Elope with you."
Concubine Wan Gui said: "Your Majesty is joking, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and many important events are still waiting for Your Majesty. Even if...even if you really want to leave, it shouldn't be years ago."
"It was years ago."
The emperor answered quickly and firmly.
He smiled and said: "Everything I should arrange has been arranged. All the people I should teach have been taught. All the roads I should pave have been paved. What other major events can there be before this year? It's just to watch them lively."
Are you bothered by the thought of sending me New Year greetings in a noisy and hypocritical way?"
"It's obvious that I can't bear to see someone alone every day, but I still get together to see you during a time like the Chinese New Year that is supposed to be joyful. Are you annoyed? Just say you are not annoyed?! The most important thing is that I am very annoyed.
, and I have to prepare red money for the people I hate."
He said: "Let's have a happy New Year this year and be really happy."
Unknowingly, Concubine Wan Gui burst into tears listening to his words.
He didn't sensationalize, didn't confess, or even mention her, but every word in these words expressed his care and commitment to her.
The emperor raised his hand and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of Concubine Wan Gui's eyes.
He said: "I asked the old master to calculate it. In two days, the 22nd of the twelfth lunar month will be a good day for travel. We will leave on that day."
Concubine Wan Gui said quickly: "No, no, I am happy, but this arrangement is too hasty."
The emperor said: "What's the rush? I just want to scare them, just to catch them off guard."
He smiled and said: "I got news today that the Cowardly Army will arrive at the Nushan Camp at the latest on the 21st of the twelfth lunar month."
After he said this, he took a long breath. He often took such long breaths, and every time he felt that there was still siltation in his heart that had not been spit out. This time was different, he really let go.
What came out in this long breath was the accumulation of more than twenty years of his life.
Concubine Wan Gui asked the emperor: "Then, do you want to tell Yan Que about this?"
The Emperor said: "If you don't tell me, he won't make me feel comfortable, and I won't make him feel comfortable either. Let's travel on the 22nd of the twelfth lunar month, and we'll tell him on the 21st of the twelfth lunar month."
Concubine Wan Gui really couldn't express her feelings at this time. She was even more happy that she saw a childlike look on the emperor's face that she had not seen for a long time.
Men, no matter how old they are, they still show their childish side occasionally.
The emperor didn't have it for so many years because he didn't allow himself to have it.
He has too many enemies, and there are too many people in the Great Jade Mountains who want to defeat him. He does not allow himself to relax in the slightest, and does not allow himself to have the slightest flaw.
He must maintain his correctness and ruthlessness. He may be a sinner, a villain, and an enemy in the eyes of some people in the Xie family, but he must be Dayu's benefactor.
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Without him, Dayu's huge empire might collapse in one of these twenty years.
When the empire collapsed, no one could survive.
His ruthlessness towards the people of the royal family and the noble clan is precisely because of his passion for this country and the hundreds of millions of people.
Now, he let it go.
The emperor took Concubine Wan Gui's hand, and they stood side by side at the window of the imperial study.
"Let's take a look again. We won't come back here in the future."
The emperor said in a very calm tone: "I have lived here for decades, but there is not a single day that I like it here."
Concubine Wan Gui nodded vigorously, she understood.
"Back then, I came to Geling from a remote place with my father, and lived in this splendid Zhenyuan Palace. I was not happy every day, and I was terrified every moment."
"At that time, someone told me that there was a place outside the territory with a hot and dry climate. There was a thing called an ostrich. It was a very big bird with a long neck. When it encountered danger, it would bury its head in the sand.
, probably because I feel that as long as I can’t see it, the danger will not come.”
When the emperor said these words, his heart was not heavy, because for him, it was all in the past.
"In those years, I was just like an ostrich, always thinking about hiding my head. As long as I couldn't see it, no one would harm me. But later, I realized that no matter whether I hid it or not, they wouldn't.
Will let me go..."
The emperor pointed to the palace outside and said: "It looks so beautiful, especially when the sun sets. This palace looks even more beautiful, but I... hate it."
"When I made changes more than twenty years ago, the last question I thought about was, why am I afraid of them?"
He looked at Concubine Wan Gui: "Because they are more ruthless than me. If this is the case, then I will be ruthless, ruthless than anyone else."
Concubine Wan Gui listened quietly. These were the emperor's inner words, inner words that even she could rarely hear, because these words were hidden deepest in the emperor's heart.
"I have never liked being an emperor, never... never."
The emperor curled his lips: "What kind of bullshit job is this? It's tiring, annoying and trivial, but I have been an emperor and I have done well. Throughout the ages, few emperors can say that being an emperor is not bad.
in this way."
He held Concubine Wan Gui's hand tightly and looked at the palace city, which was dyed golden in the sunset.