Chapter 1428: Asking for forgiveness
The setting sun shines in the evening, and the afterglow renders the towering palace of Tai Chi 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 himself out and his joints crackled. He took a long breath, picked up the tea cup on the table and drank it all. Then he 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 naturally intensified, causing His Majesty Li Er to have a lot of troubles.
He got up and went to the back hall to wash up, put on 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 shouted quickly Said: "Your Majesty, Qiu Xinggong, the general of Zuo Wuhou, knocked on the gate outside Chengtian Gate and asked to see your Majesty."
His Majesty Li Er frowned and said displeasedly: "Absurd! Floods are raging in Shaanxi Province. As the governor of Ji and Shaanxi Provinces, he is not responsible for controlling the people's sentiments and providing disaster relief in his jurisdiction. He actually leaves his post without authorization for family affairs. Could it be that his father and son really do not know the law? Strict and ruthless rules? ”
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 father and son?
There is absolutely no awe at all!
Wang De hesitated for a moment and then added: "Your Majesty, Qiu Xinggong is kneeling outside Chengtian Gate now, with his chest and back bare and proud of the thorn tree, and he keeps saying that he wants to bear the thorn tree to plead guilty..."
His Majesty Li Er was stunned for a moment: "Are you asking for forgiveness?"
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 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, he and his brother led more than a thousand soldiers to join Li Er in the north of the Weishui River. Since then, he has been a loyal and leading soldier. Pinging Xue Ju, destroying Liu Wuzhou, defeating Wang Shichong... and even killing Li Jiancheng on the night of Xuanwu Gate, Qiu Xinggong never gave up and sacrificed his life...
At present, the world is at peace, the Tang Dynasty is prospering, thousands of miles of mountains and rivers are prosperous, and all the land and wastelands are surrendered. How can I not miss the life-and-death love of fighting side by side in the past, and not fulfill the 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 and is still strong and strong, with strong tendons and numerous scars on his body. Two thin ropes carried a bush of thorns on his back. The sharp thorns of the thorns pierced the skin and drew 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!"
In just 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 to him. As a king, his ministers may be wise 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 slaying sword who could pick out the general's head in the tens of thousands of armies just like picking out an object from a bag. Now, the years are ruthless, and warriors are old. That's it...
As his heart surged, His Majesty Li Er stood up from behind the desk, stepped forward to hold Qiu Xinggong's shoulders, and said softly: "Why is it necessary? You and I are the emperor and our ministers. As long as it is not a serious crime of treason, how can I bear to criticize someone so harshly?" For you? Get up quickly and speak slowly."
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!" His Highness Yang is an old minister who has watched him grow up. A little person with a beautiful soul, so lovable, but he lost his mother at a young age, is frail and sick, and pitiful... If that beast of mine frightened His Highness Jinyang, even if the whole Qiu family died, it would be difficult to redeem him. The crime is just in case..."
His Majesty Li Er couldn't help but feel a little surprised... If Si Zi was really frightened and got sick, he would really have the intention to kill Qiu Shenji to vent his anger. But now that Qiu Xinggong was crying like this, I felt that it was too much for me to have such intentions. Although Si Zi was his darling, he killed the son of a loyal minister simply because of an unintentional mistake...
It is 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 enforces the law impartially. I’ll tell Sun Fuga later, just open the door.”
Qiu Xinggong refused to get up. Hearing this, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, you can't! If a dog makes a mistake, it should be punished according to the law. He will be beaten when he should be beaten, and he will be killed when he should be killed. The old minister will never complain! We followed him in the past. Your Majesty has braved many obstacles, gone through many ups and downs, and passed through many life-and-death moments. Only then did he achieve what he has today. The purpose of the prosperous and prosperous Tang Dynasty was to save the people of the world from the fire and water, and it was definitely not to act recklessly for the sake of fame! Now that the dog has made a mistake, how can the old minister's past achievements mess up the national laws? Become a sycophant!”
His Majesty Li Er was almost moved by what he said...
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 a family, so why do we need to talk about two families?”
It stands to reason that His Majesty Li Er, who has always been nostalgic for the past, has spoken to this point. Qiu Xinggong's goal should naturally be achieved by going downhill.
But Qiu Xinggong still refused to get up...
"Your Majesty, the old minister is rude, and the dog is even more naughty. How can he win over such a virtuous and virtuous noblewoman as Her Majesty Changle? This matter is just wishful thinking of my dog. Because he asked the Duke of Shen, he got your majesty's approval. The old minister is naturally very grateful. This letter I can only repay you if I have trouble with my liver and brain! However, I know my own 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. Therefore, I have the courage to ask Your Majesty to take it back. Become a fate..."
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?
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, but I Jinkou said, there will be no change in this matter."
However, Qiu Xinggong insisted: "Your Majesty is very kind to me, and I will not refuse even if I die. But I really don't dare to obey my 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, every possible way to shirk.
His Majesty Li Er is annoyed...
In the past, he had looked down on Qiu Shenji. He was just a weakling. How could he be worthy of his daughter? But now that the matter has been settled, you, Qiu Xinggong, are pushing back and forth. What is this?
He did not go to help him, and just let Qiu Xinggong kneel on the ground like this. His Majesty Li Er said with a flick of his sleeves: "The marriage has been spread throughout Chang'an, how can it be changed at will? It will never be mentioned again at this time."
Qiu Xinggong also felt His Majesty Li Er's irritation. Nuo was so old that he was sobbing, neither saying yes nor saying no, and kneeling with his head hanging down, 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 but unwilling to obey, but he just kept silent...
His Majesty Li Er also has a bad temper, and his anger 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: "This... 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..."
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Speaking of this, what else doesn’t your Majesty Li Er understand?
It's obviously because of the rumors in the market that this veteran Qiu Xinggong is scared!
Rumor has it that Fang Er coveted Changle, so he framed Qiu Shenji. If Qiu Shenji really marries Changle in the future, I'm afraid Fang Er's boss will be so jealous that he can kill Qiu Shenji...
His Majesty Li Er was furious. Was Qiu Xinggong, who was not afraid of anything, 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? This is simply unreasonable!
(End of chapter)