Chapter 561: Chaos at home and abroad
On the battlefield, Xiaobai was unstoppable, winning every battle, and had led the army into the territory of Xu Kingdom.
The king in the royal capital was greatly encouraged and moved when he heard that his new queen was working so hard. She has paid so much for herself, and as her husband, he must not let her down, and must firmly hold the power of the country in his hands.
When she returns, hold a grand celebration banquet for her, and no one will question her position as queen again.
In the name of fully supporting the military, he rectified the whole country and killed those who delayed food and grass, tried to tamper with military expenses and conscription, and made stumbling blocks. Among them were many people who were chief ministers.
Da Situ knew clearly in his heart that the monarch was the one dealing with him. He was very angry and planned to make this young boy suffer a lot in political affairs.
In a relatively poor county in the west, because the military service was too heavy and no one was farming, a famine occurred, which led to a large-scale riot.
This is the first time for the new king to encounter such a thing. The chief minister of the country stood aside and did nothing. He even claimed to be ill in the past few days and did not go to court.
He became very angry about this and rushed straight to the Queen Mother's palace, asking his grandfather if he wanted to replace him as the king and establish a new king.
The Queen Mother was a little frightened by him and argued that there was nothing she could do but hold a banquet for him and Da Situ to ease the relationship between them.
He also persuaded him to spare the people in Da Situ's house, so that perhaps Da Situ could return to the court and help him.
Seeing the Queen Mother say this, the king became even more angry, but calmed down. At this moment, he finally realized that the mother he relied on before was just an ordinary woman.
When faced with national events, she didn't know how to deal with them, so she could only listen to her father and son. She couldn't influence her decision, let alone convince Da Situ.
He has to solve all this by himself.
He bowed to the Queen Mother and apologized, "Mother, I'm sorry, I was impulsive and scared you today. These matters should be handled by me, and I shouldn't be angry with you." Before leaving, he asked the palace attendants to send something to express his apology.
After he left, the look on the Queen Mother's face was not relaxed, but sad, "I will lose one of my sons and my father, or I will lose both."
Palace Man's Persuasion Said: "The Queen Mother is too worried. They will not come to this point. Let me go to Da Situ's Mansion for you. Please come into the palace and reconcile with me."
The Queen Mother stopped her, "No need, everything is too late. There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. It is because I am greedy and always want to balance, so I keep ignoring this matter, but it is useless to hide my ears and steal the bell."
The king who returned to the Ideological and Political Hall took a deep breath He took a breath and subconsciously touched the jade pendant on his waist. It was carved for him by Xiaobai himself. Now the new queen on the battlefield is his spiritual sustenance.
Suddenly a palace official came into the palace and told him that the queen who was recovering in the palace was not well and wanted to see her one last time.
The king sighed, bad things happened together, he didn't lack the effort, so he might as well go and take a look.
The queen who was lying on the bed was indeed breathless and still holding on, which showed that she really wanted to say something to the king.
The king said: "If you have anything to say, just say it, I will try my best to agree to you."
"I am not dead yet, why did the king make Xiaobai your queen?"
The king was silent for a while, "If you just want to say these words, I will leave. She went to fight for me personally, and she needs a higher status, so that the officers and soldiers of the three armies will be inspired. I believe you will not understand this truth. I don’t understand.”
The queen smiled reluctantly, “Yes, I should understand. She is good-looking and can do so many things for you. How can I compare to her?
It’s just that I hope the king will agree to make our eldest son the crown prince. This is the etiquette.” The monarch said, “Do you know that I am neither the eldest son nor the legitimate son?”
"Then...how can it be the same?" The queen on the bed was very excited and coughed. The royal doctor and palace people beside her quickly stepped forward to help the queen reduce her pain.
The king suddenly thought of something. The queen’s brother is a young and promising man, and he also has connections left by the chief minister. “If you can promise me something, I will give us a gold medal to avoid death. My eldest son, save his life, I can’t give you more.”
The queen said: "The king is so ignorant of etiquette?"
"The queen always remembers etiquette. This is a good thing, but you should also know that etiquette is mostly used to restrain officials and common people, not to restrain the royal family. . "This is the royal way that the third prince learned when he was in charge of the country.
The queen looked at him blankly, and then smiled bitterly, "Yes, you are the king, so naturally you can do whatever you want. It's ridiculous that I haven't been able to understand this truth for so many years.
< br>Your Majesty, she knows more than me, so she can live a better life than me. She is worthy of being a woman who was dedicated to God."
The monarch sighed, "Save some energy and talk about important things. Well, will you promise me?"
"Now that I am dying, what else can I give to the king?"
"I want a trustworthy person in your palace to bring a letter to me. Your brother, ask him to quell the rebellion in the west. If he does a good job, I will give your child a gold medal to avoid death, and I will take care of your family in the future.
You can also send it to your home and send it to the palace. , can you agree to my condition?"
The queen smiled miserably, "It turns out that I want my brother to sacrifice his life, that's all. What can I do?" In fact, what the king said was almost the same as what her mother said. .
They all asked her to propose to the king that she should reuse her brother and accept her concubine into the palace, so that the king could take care of the old relationship and show more pity to his concubine.
After the death of the chief minister, her natal family's status plummeted. There was no high-ranking official in the family, and her life was worse than before. That's why her mother went to the palace specifically to give her instructions, hoping that she could use her relationship with the king as husband and wife to bring some benefits to the family.
And repeatedly warned that now the king already has two queens, the king likes the one who is on the battlefield, and she, the "first queen", cannot make more excessive demands.
But she was unwilling to give in. She was obviously the royal wife and her son should inherit the country, so she first proposed to make her eldest son the crown prince.
Sure enough, as his mother said, he did not agree. The queen said: "I will ask a trusted person to go home to tell you about this. I hope you can keep your promise."
The king probably hoped that the woman's son would inherit the throne. In this case, it would be very rare for her son to survive.
The man in front of me said: "I will remember our friendship over the years, as well as your sacrifice."
This night, he has been guarding the queen's palace, I watched her die with my own eyes. The queen's face was very calm, and it could be seen that she was walking peacefully.
The king summoned people to discuss the funeral. Xiaobai had managed some private property for him when he was in Temple Mountain, so his private treasury was abundant and he still had room for a decent funeral.
Having money makes it easier to do things, which is why he can challenge Da Situ. Marry a virtuous wife. Xiaobai is so capable and virtuous that she should be his wife.
(End of this chapter)