Chapter 919: Monarch and Minister
Zheng Fan reached out and grabbed Pixiu's mane. The Jinyi guards camped thirty miles east of the river, while Sword Master and Xu Chuang were waiting not far away.
After all, he is a dignified King of the West, and it is impossible for him to really ride a brave man wearing black armor and ride so far from the new city all by himself.
There are some things that Lao Tian can do, but Zheng Fan can’t do yet.
This is so,
At this time, he was facing thousands of forbidden troops by himself,
and he deserved to be called a single rider.
If something happens, the Juggernaut and Xu Chuang on the periphery will not be able to rescue them in time.
It can be said that
the emperor gives an order,
It was enough to kill Prince Pingxi of Great Yan...oh no, the thief of Great Yan Kingdom Zheng Fan in one fell swoop.
It doesn’t matter how the process went, the main thing is that Zheng Fan has already given his own attitude at this time.
After this scene was publicized, the world must be amazed at Prince Pingxi's frankness. When the ministers in Yanjing City heard the news, they probably had nothing to say for a while.
But for those who really know and are familiar with Zheng Fan,
especially for the emperor standing on the imperial chariot at this time,
The person named Zheng is such a greedy person and afraid of death.
The fact that he can do this really exceeds the loyalty of so-called ordinary courtiers, because this guy actually has no loyalty at all...
The emperor took a deep breath,
calmly suppressing the fog that had just brewed in the corners of his eyes,
smiling and cursing:
"Still so pretentious, still so needy, we are not savage beasts, nor are we fighting against the enemy. He has to show this independent air of the wind and rain Xiaoxiaosi people.
Dog slave,
Do you know,
He is bullying us?"
Behind the emperor, Wei Zhonghe also had a smile on his face.
The Imperial Guard generals around the chariot,
even the Imperial Guards around them, breathed a sigh of relief after seeing this.
The further east we go, the greater the pressure on everyone’s hearts.
The emperor did not mobilize the garrison in Jin to come to respond, which meant that if something happened here, they would have no reinforcements to count on.
Waiting for help?
Whose help are you waiting for?
Did the magistrate from a nearby county who was loyal to the emperor come to the rescue with his government servants and civilians?
Everyone was prepared for the worst, but when Prince Pingxi appeared in this posture, in an instant, after the rain, the sky cleared up, and they all felt that life was so beautiful.
This is a very strange feeling,
Zheng Fan patted Pixiu’s head,
Pixiu shook his body,
The shiny armor fell down directly, covering his body, competing with the sunset in the dusk.
Immediately,
it took steps and walked towards the Forbidden Army in front of it.
It is naturally impossible for the Forbidden General in front to stupidly order his men to set up their spears, raise their crossbows and then ask:
"Whoever comes here, you can tell what crime you should be punished for breaking into the emperor's residence without permission!"
Although the emperor's residence is located in the same palace as the palace, anyone who wants to meet the emperor must first reveal his identity and then report to the authorities step by step. Finally, let’s see if the emperor is interested in summoning you;
But obviously, King Pingxi does not belong to this category.
The general looked back and found that His Majesty's figure had appeared on the chariot.
King Pingxi is still coming over on his Pixiu,
The father-in-law who was delivering the order from behind had not yet arrived.
The general took a deep breath, stepped back three steps to the side, and knelt down on one knee:
"The general will pay homage to Prince Pingxi, Prince Fu. Kang Qiansui!"
The rest of the Imperial Guards also knelt down:
"Greetings to Prince Pingxi!"
The prince nodded slightly and did not interact with the imperial army, but let Pixiu continue to move forward.
This is really not Zheng Fan trying to show off here,
but when a person reaches a certain position, he will naturally have corresponding dignity. We can't be embarrassed, but there is no need to do it ourselves. Isn’t it cheap?
When Lao Tian and Lao Li went to see the late emperor, would the Imperial Guards around the emperor stop them?
Dare you point at his nose and say, do you want to wait for the emperor's edict?
Lao Tian directly deposed the third prince in the capital, and Lao Li roasted the leg of lamb in the imperial garden,
It is true that he is a minister,
but you have to look at your own body,
At this level, it’s better to be more straightforward.
Don’t look at the adults in the capital who shout to themselves “thieves of the country” all day long. They often say that they are “domineering”, “arrogant” and “violating the prohibition”.
If you really want to be cautious, polite and polite, you may be the first to be scared to death.
The prince himself did not straighten his back, and his figure was a bit sluggish.
When the prince came over, the Imperial Guards all retreated and knelt down.
The emperor stood there with a smile on his face.
As we got closer, we could still see the Emperor's hands crossing each other unconsciously, as if hesitating a little.
If the scene is not inappropriate,
If it is in private,
Zheng Fanfei has to tease Ji Laoliu about why this little daughter-in-law behaves like she is looking forward to her husband’s return. .
Finally,
The prince came to the royal chariot.
He did not turn over and came down to salute;
The late emperor allowed him to ride a horse in the palace. At that time, the person who led the horse into the palace for him was His Highness the Crown Prince.
This row is the regulation of the palace, so there is still no need to dismount.
When the new king came to the throne, he issued an edict that because Prince Pingxi had injured his knee during the war in the south and north, King Pingxi was exempted from the courtesy when he met the saint.
In other places, if the emperor gave a piece of meat, he had to take it back, marinate it, and enshrine it as a family heirloom. The emperor would be frightened by any favor he gave.
King Pingxi is serious,
If you ask me to ride a horse, I will ride it,
If you ask me to avoid courtesy, I will do so;
Emperor Whatever is given to me, I will take, whatever I will use, and whatever I will receive.
Oh,
Except for one thing,
that is, if the emperor gives you any "iron coupon", the prince will never believe it.
The emperor stretched out his hand to pull the prince into the chariot.
The prince glanced at him and did not answer;
This is not for show. He is a big man, and the mysterious armor on his body is heavy. With the emperor's strength, he doesn't know whether the emperor will fall or not. He is afraid that he will have to fall too.
At the steps of the royal chariot, the prince fell directly from Pixiu's back and walked up.
The emperor stepped forward, stretched out his hand, and hugged Zheng Fan.
The prince still had his arms open and did not have a greeting with the emperor.
Fortunately, I am wearing armor and there is a thick layer between me, otherwise it would be a bit boring.
"Okay, okay, it's over."
The prince reminded.
The emperor said: "When you came here, I was thinking about how to say hello to you for the first time, but I found that it was not appropriate. I might as well be more direct like this."
While letting go of his hand, the emperor clenched his fist and tapped the breastplate on the prince's chest.
"Zheng, you have grown taller."
"You are also fatter. At first glance from the front, I thought Xu Wenzu was wearing a rebel yellow robe."
"Plop!"
The Yingdu Prefect standing behind the curtain in the back The Lord fell to his knees.
It is true that Lao Xu is a very flexible person, but he is still a person of this era.
He was once loyal to Zhenbeihou Mansion. After Zhenbeihou made it clear that he would not fight for that chair, he became a great Yan Zhongliang in a down-to-earth manner.
Xu Pangpang really upheld the awe that Zheng Fan always sneered at.
"Come in, come in and have a drink of water."
Ever since King Daping Xi appeared, the emperor has never called himself "I" again.
The interior of the royal chariot is very luxurious.
However, in the eyes of outsiders, the most luxurious thing is the thirty-six wild beasts that pull the imperial chariot, which can be said to show the dignity of the emperor.
But Zheng Fan knew very well that those thirty-six wild beasts were idiots, they were bred by the Beast Control Supervisor. Their charge was not comparable to that of ordinary war horses, and their endurance was not comparable to that of pack horses. They were really just serving as a guard of honor.
When the master entered the chariot, Pixiu swayed his shiny armor and paced cautiously and elegantly in front of the thirty-six brave beasts pulling the chariot.
Opening the curtain, I saw a mountain of flesh kneeling in the corner when I came in.
Zheng Fan stepped forward and helped Xu Wenzu up.
Rao is a peerless master of the fifth rank,
It was still a little difficult to help Xu Pangpang up;
The main reason was that Xu Pangpang was frightened by the previous sentence of "yellow robe added to the body" and his body was a little weak.
Queen He Sisi, who was wearing a phoenix skirt but no formal dress, was already standing there. When she saw Zheng Fan coming in, she smiled slightly and
said:
“I’m really embarrassed. , Brother Lao came to pick him up personally.”
The Queen was born among the common people and had an aura of affinity.
In the early years when Ji Laoliu was still a prince, He Sisi, as a princess, was very popular in the imperial circle in the capital, and everyone thought she was genuine.
But Zheng Fan knows that
No matter how down-to-earth a person is, he has been a princess and queen for several years. How much of his original simplicity can he still have left?
The butcher's family does not run a dyeing workshop, and even if it did, the true colors would have been washed away long ago.
It's just that this Tian family couple is the best at this kind of affinity method, especially when it is used on themselves, it can be said that they spare no effort.
But unfortunately, the prince really does this.
The queen said hello, but the prince did not hold it. It is impossible to salute. In this life, except for Lao Tian who comes back from the west, Zheng Fan feels that no one in the entire Zhuxia is qualified to receive his knee. .
But Zheng Fan still smiled and took half a step back, nodded, and said;
“The queen looks so good.”
This is not a scene, because the queen's face is white and red.
The queen smiled shyly.
The emperor was much more free and easy. After sitting down, he beat his waist and said with emotion:
"I watered it!"
The prince nodded and responded: " It’s hard for you.”
"What do you mean!" The emperor was anxious, "The surname is Zheng!"
"Practice more squats when you have time."
The prince gave advice.
The emperor patted the dragon chair beside him,
said:
"Good boy, come up."
The prince didn't go up to sit on the dragon chair. He turned around and looked at the cushions beside him. The interior of the royal chariot was like a small court. The officials he met along the way knelt down on the cushions and played the duets. .
At this time, Eunuch Wei moved a chair and placed it behind the prince.
The prince sat down by himself without waiting for the emperor to shout "Please sit down".
"I know you are a lazy person. Since you had children, you have been staying in the palace to accompany them. It's hard for you to come all the way to pick me up."
The prince smiled,
reached out to take the tea delivered by Eunuch Wei,
smelled it,
Oze Fragrant Tongue.
Eunuch Wei whispered: "Your Majesty, your Majesty brought this from Beijing specially for you. Your Majesty will always remember your kindness."
The emperor shouted directly:
"Does he only have this one sip? If you let him drink Longjing Maojian, can he tell the difference? He only knows this sip."
The prince lowered his head and took a sip. One sip, since I drank this tea as herbal tea in Fan Mansion and fell asleep for a long time, I have to drink this tea slowly.
Put down the tea cup,
The prince said:
"I didn't plan to come to pick you up, but I was afraid that if you crossed the river like this, you would be charged directly by my military leaders, so I had no choice but to make the trip myself."
Xu Wenzu on the side heard this. , I just feel guilty. Isn’t this too straightforward?
If it was something else, such as chatting with the emperor and talking in a normal manner, he would be able to accept it, but telling the reason so openly and openly, is it really too disrespectful to take the emperor seriously?
He had known for a long time that the relationship between the Emperor and King Ping Xi was very good, but he did not expect that it would become so "good".
The historian who recorded the memorials between the emperor and his ministers has turned to stone.
When the queen heard this, she looked at her husband with some worry.
It’s not that I’m worried about safety, but that I’m afraid that my husband will be angry.
But the emperor was not angry.
Instead, he leaned towards Zheng Fan and asked:
"Is this really the case?"
"I have children."
The main thing is that I have a legitimate son.
The emperor nodded, pointed at Zheng Fan again,
said;
"This is your fault. How can Jindong be regarded as the territory of my country, Dayan? If you go to your own country with me, the emperor of Dayan, you still have to worry about being attacked by your own soldiers and horses?
How did you become a prince! ”< br>
The prince rolled his eyes at the emperor,
said:
"Okay, give me all the food and wages you owe Jindong in the past two years, and then I will take him with you. They thanked the emperor for his great kindness.”
"Well..." Ji Laoliu.
The emperor rubbed his hands,
said:
“You know, I originally accumulated some money last year, but after the war, the treasury started to run wild again. I, I really have nothing left.”
“You have also been in business, and your boss doesn’t pay you any wages. Do you want the guys below to still be devoted to you?”
Xu Wenzu then smoothed things over and said: "No matter what, your Majesty is the destined emperor and the lord of Yan, even if..."
The prince spat out the tea foam,
said:
"There are not many serious old Yan people under my command."
"..." Xu Wenzu.
"My surname is Zheng, I haven't even crossed Jiangdong yet, and you're giving me medicine directly?"
"Pre-application."
The prince doesn't think that what he said means nothing. Offense, the correspondence between the two was actually more casual.
"Actually, I can think about it." The emperor shook his legs, "I want the horse to run and how can it be possible if the horse doesn't eat grass. Anyway, your surname Zheng is a good person in governing the place, so you can do it for me. I'll just watch.
These words actually don't scare me.
Back then, even if my father went to Beifeng County, he would have to worry about being overrun by those arrogant generals of the Zhenbei Army, haha. "
"..." Xu Wenzu.
Xu Pangpang felt like he had been hit by an arrow in his knee.
The emperor said again: "Zheng Fan, wait until you cross the river. Take me for a walk around Jindong.
I want to take a look at the Snow Customs Tower.
I also want to visit the national war site at Zhennanguan.
Father, two uncles, you, I want to see how many Yan soldiers fought bloody battles to gain territory.
Let’s take a look here first.
Afterwards,
take me to see Yingdu and Shangjing...”
Having said this,
the emperor suddenly frowned and said
;
“Damn, these two famous places and capitals have been destroyed by you surnamed Zheng. !”
The prince stretched his waist.
At this time, a Forbidden Army general came in to report that the boat was ready.
"Okay, is there anyone on the other side?" the emperor asked the prince.
Zheng Fan nodded and said: "There are my personal guards."
"Then let's cross the river first, and the Imperial Army will stay here to save the trouble of bringing so many people there. "
When Eunuch Wei heard this, he was a little hesitant and wanted to step forward to dissuade him, but before he could speak, the emperor said first:
"You surnamed Zheng have always been stingy, so I won't bring thousands of extra mouths with you so that you don't have to ask the Ministry of Finance for a white slip after you're done."
The prince nodded, stood up, and said, "That's it. Let’s go.”
The boats are quite big, and Wangjiang Navy specially dispatched three large boats for His Majesty’s use.
It is indeed true that the imperial army stayed behind, but the palace maids, eunuchs and officials who accompanied the holy driver had to go with them.
In addition, a group of people from the Secret Service must also follow to facilitate the connection between the emperor and Yanjing.
In fact, since I went out, discounts have been delivered to the royal chariot every day.
If the emperor was so free and easy that he followed King Pingxi across the river with only the queen, then the outside world would immediately think that King Pingxi held the emperor and the queen hostage.
After boarding the ship,
the emperor and the prince stood on the deck and looked at the river.
The emperor asked the boat to stop in the middle of the river. He wanted to pay homage to the soldiers of Yan Army who died here in the battle of Wangjiang.
Eunuch Wei stood a little further away, standing next to the Sword Master.
Questioned:
"Sir, where is your Long Yuan?"
The sword master replied: "Give it to my apprentice."
" Congratulations.”
After the memorial ceremony was over,
looking at the rising smoke,
holding the wine glass, the emperor said with some melancholy:
“I used to travel around a lot, but when After becoming the emperor, when I came out and saw the beautiful scenery, it was really different from before.
It was beautiful,
But it's also too heavy. ”
The prince didn’t say anything and stood there blowing the river breeze.
He himself is a person who likes to express his emotions in beautiful places, so naturally he is too lazy to help people around him praise him at this time, even if This man is the emperor.
Fortunately, the emperor has long been accustomed to this;
After a short period of silence,
The emperor waved his hand and signaled the ship to continue moving.
"Many people are actually watching to see if I dare to cross this river."
"I know you will come over." The prince said.
The emperor held his hands on the side of the ship, looking at the ripples caused by the ship's movement, and said:
"How much do you think I am compared to my father?"
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"It's almost the same."
"Don't deal with me."
"It's really the same. In fact, the late Emperor and I didn't have much interaction, and we didn't even go to Beijing a few times."
The emperor smiled,
said;
"The whole world feels that when my father was on the throne, he pulled out all the thorns, whether they were external or internal, and gave me a big swallow that was a little broken but was quite safe.
I don’t deny this.
But there is one thing that is harder for me than my father, and I do it better than him.
The two kings of the north and south, trust them, let them go, and support them,
Is it difficult?
Is it really difficult?
Which emperor wouldn’t like ministers like Li Liangting and Tian Wujing? "
Zheng Fan looked at the emperor and asked, "You mean, I'm not lovable enough? ”
The emperor stretched out his hand, grabbed Zheng Fan’s arm,
said:
"Mr. Zheng, ask yourself, let's change our positions.
You are the emperor, and I am the King of Pingxi.
You,
what will you do to me?"
“I, I’ve probably slapped you to death long ago.”
"Hahahahaha!" (End of this chapter)