Chapter 98: I am no longer me
Ten miles away from Shangjing, a lonely pavilion stands on the side of the road. This pavilion, which looks a bit dilapidated, has left countless popular articles and poems for countless years. As time goes by, his fame has become increasingly popular. After experiencing it, he has seen too many sad or generous farewells, and of course, he also welcomed it with joy.
A ten-mile long pavilion, a scenic spot in the capital.
Although the weather is excellent today, Changting is obviously not a place for sightseeing. Because the martial law is here, the Emperor Shangjing Emperor guarded the Huofeng Army and surrounded the place with 3,000 troops. The people they protected are now sitting in the Changting.
A green veil was pulled on the four pillars to block the sunlight and dust, and also block the vision in the distance.
Min Ruoying was just named the crown prince by the Emperor of Chu and was temporarily reincarnated for the sake of the emperor's health. In a practical sense, Min Ruoying is now the nameless emperor of Chu. He was busy with all kinds of things, and today he went out of the city in person to welcome him is naturally an extremely important person.
Princess Zhaohua returns to Beijing today.
Emperor Min Wei of the Great Chu, and his civil and military achievements, were the most praised emperors in the dynasties of the Great Chu, but the sons were very difficult, and he only had two sons and one daughter, while the second sons Min Ruoying and the third daughter Min Ruoxi all came from the queen's knees.
"Your Highness, they are coming soon." An Ruhai raised his head, stared into the distance through the veil, and gently told Min Ruoying. An Ruhai is a good player at the peak of level nine, but Min Ruoying in front of him, although he was just over thirty, had stepped into the threshold of level nine. However, he rarely took action, so the outside world did not know his background at all. Of course, he could also detect what An Ruhai could detect.
"General An, when they arrive later, Qin Feng will be handed over to you." Min Ruoying said.
"Yes!" An Ruhai was silent for a moment, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, otherwise I would just put aside all the money. After I took him back, I would kill him with one knife. Judging from the information I received along the way, I was afraid that the princess was obsessed with this person and delayed it for a long time, so that the princess would know that something would happen."
Min Ruoying smiled, "I understand what you mean, Commander An, are you afraid that Qin Feng will affect the relationship between us brother and sister, so you want to take the blame yourself, but aren't you afraid that Xi'er will hate you in the future?"
An Ruhai shook his head, "Don't be afraid, it's okay to take the blame for your highness! Besides, if it takes a long time, the princess will eventually understand my good intentions."
Min Ruoxi looked at An Ruhai. An Ruhai did not look at him. Her cold and iron-like face kept looking at the end of the road. Min Ruoying knew that An Ruhai was willing to take the blame for him, not that he wanted to flatter him. In fact, An Ruhai would not flatter him at all. His father was right. In a sense, An Ruhai was a slave of the Min Dynasty. He became the crown prince and became the emperor of the Great Chu. An Ruhai was just beginning to transfer his loyalty to his father to him. In other words, if the brother was sitting here today, he would also say this.
"Commander An, you are also watching me grow up?" Min Ruoying asked suddenly.
An Ruhai was slightly stunned, turned his head, looked at Min Ruoying, and smiled for a while, "Yes, when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was born, I was only in my early twenties and just worked as a guard in front of His Majesty. When you were born, it weighed eight pounds. I remember that His Majesty was so happy that he even rewarded me with a jade Ruyi."
"I was very naughty when I was a child, right?" Min Ruoying asked with a smile.
An Ruhai hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Highness was indeed naughty when he was a child. It was best to fight. He once almost crippled the grandson of the left prime minister who was powerful at that time because the prince, no, was Min Ruocheng bullied in the academy. In my memory, you were almost a small fight for three days and a large fight for five days. In the past two days, you were punished by Your Majesty."
Min Ruoying laughed, looked at An Ruhai, shook her head and said, "Principal An, why have you learned to turn around? Don't say it, it's really clever. Who taught you?"
An Ruhai's black face looked even darker, "Your Highness the Prince."
Min Ruoying knew that the sound suddenly stopped, raised her hand and stopped An Ruhai's next words: "General An, you are an old minister who grew up watching me. My father trusts you and I trust you too much. You can actually tell me directly that you are different from others."
An Ruhai lowered his head.
"I know what you want to say!" Min Ruoying's expression seemed a little sad, but she was extremely determined. "We have all grown up, and the innocence of the past will never come back. I am trying to forget these pasts now. Commander An, I am no longer the boy who fought for the sake of my brother or sister. If I want to realize my dream, I must become another person. A cruel and ruthless person. When I decide to walk this path, I am no longer me."
Looking at An Ruhai's desire to speak, Min Ruoying said, "Uncle An, I know you can't stand it, or you're very upset, or even look down on or hate me, but I have never regretted it. If you want to make a career like Emperor Li Qing, what are you afraid of if you are stained with blood on your hands? Now it's just the beginning, and you'll be afraid of bleeding in the future. The Western Frontier Army is just my first step to take. I will not forget the sacrifices they made, but I don't regret doing this."
"I don't need your understanding, but I need you to still support me."
After hearing Min Ruoying's words, An Ruhai nodded, "No matter what Your Highness has done, since you are already the crown prince of Your Majesty, the future emperor, of course I will do my best to support you."
Min Ruoying smiled on her face, clapped her hands and said, "Okay, I'm just waiting for you to say this. But Uncle An, I want to move a seat for you. This has nothing to do with trust, but another place needs you to take charge."
"Your Highness is talking about the western border." An Ruhai asked.
"The heroes' views are similar." Min Ruoying laughed and said, "There is no Zuo Lixing in the west and no Western border troops. It is completely in chaos. It takes at least five to ten years to repeat the situation of Zuo Shuai. This also requires someone who is not inferior to Zuo Shuai. And you, Uncle An, are the most appropriate candidates not only in terms of ability but also in terms of prestige."
An Ruhai sighed, if he had known this, why would it have been the case? In the past ten years, how much manpower, material resources, and how many lives would be consumed to drive the Western Qin people out of the Luoying Mountains again.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, An Ruhai must do his best to complete your instructions."
Chapter completed!