Qin Liyang waited in front of a flower hall for about two hours, and waited until noon before His Majesty came.
"I see you, Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty." Qin Liyang saw the emperor coming in and quickly knelt down to salute. Although he was a military commander, the summer sun was really strong. He stood under the white sun for two days.
For an hour, he couldn't help but feel a little dazzled. After he knelt down, he felt
Feeling dizzy, he took a deep breath and calmed down. After all, he was getting older. He couldn't help but feel gloomy in his heart. The ground under his knees became hot due to the sun's heat. He held his hands on the ground,
You can feel your palms being burned by the surface temperature.
"Hey? Why do you let the Duke kneel outside?" His Majesty sat down in the flower hall. There were two large ice bowls in the flower hall. The hall was extremely cool, and it was like a completely different world from the outside.
"This slave didn't think well." Li Changgui quickly bowed and said, "Please come in and speak, Duke Qin."
Qin Liyang slowly stood up. He had been in the sun for two hours and was already soaked with sweat, and his mouth was dry and smoking.
After entering the flower hall, he felt the coolness all over his body, and his spirit cheered up slightly. "I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness." He knelt down in the flower hall again.
"Get up." The emperor was very satisfied. He deliberately held off because he wanted to kill Qin Liyang and let him know who is the king and who is the minister. "Show me your seat for the Duke."
"Yes." Li Changgui was about to wave, but Qin Liyang waved his hand, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty." He directly took out his commander's seal and military talisman, held them in both hands, "Your Majesty, I have received your Majesty's care and grace, and led everyone here.
I have been guarding the northwest for more than 20 years, and I have not seen your Majesty for many years. I feel that time has passed by, and I feel that I am already old. Now that your Majesty is personally conducting the expedition, I am willing to resign from the post.
I would like to hand over my military power as Marshal of the North and ask for your majesty's permission to resign. If your majesty can still use my old minister, I am willing to take a few of my sons to serve as your majesty's pawns, leading your majesty's horses and pedaling for your majesty, until your majesty breaks through the desert.
The Northern Alliance Army, I will tell my old man to return to Beijing, spend the last years of my life with my old wife, and also let my several sons gather with their family members to talk about their family relationship. I hope your majesty will give me your permission!"
Qin Liyang knelt in front of His Majesty, holding his commander's seal and the military talisman for commanding the northwest garrison high above his head with both hands. From His Majesty's point of view, what caught his eye was the commander's seal wrapped in red silk and a shining weapon.
The tiger charm of dark golden light.
For a moment, the emperor, who had been holding back his anger and wanted to curse, was speechless.
He felt that when Qin Liyang came with his commander-in-chief, he would definitely come to take advantage of his merits. After all, he had guarded this place for so many years, not only with merit but also with hard work. Besides, he also had great merit. This time, the Mobei Allied Forces were 800,000 strong.
The crowd unites to press
In this situation, he persisted at Fengxiaguan for more than five months with a force of 400,000. Even if His Majesty is reluctant to admit it, he has to say that apart from the Qin family, it is difficult for any other general in the Great Xie Dynasty to do this.
This is the point.
Not only did Qin Liyang fail, he was a man of extraordinary merit.
"Your Majesty." Seeing that the emperor had not spoken for a long time, Qin Liyang raised his hands a little higher again, "Your Majesty, please grant my request."
"Li Changgui." His Majesty coughed lightly and came to his senses, "Since the old prince has such a wish, I am also willing to fulfill it." As he said this, he asked Li Changgui to get the marshal's seal and the military talisman.
Seeing Li Changgui take back his commander's seal and military talisman, the emperor didn't seem to feel any joy in his heart, but instead felt a sense of loss.
So easy!
This military power was too low to challenge! It was as if I had accumulated strength for a long time and punched out, but landed on a pile of cotton, completely draining my strength.
I have to say that that girl Fu Mingyu has indeed guessed what he was thinking. After taking back the military power and military symbols of the Qin family, it seems that he can no longer be angry with the Qin family.
His Majesty couldn't help but sigh deeply in his heart. The Qin family had meritorious service, and he couldn't erase it. Rather than having an angry quarrel between the monarch and his ministers, it would be better to end peacefully like now.
"Get up, Lord Dingguo." His Majesty waved his hand, his face and tone had obviously softened, "I also missed that you have been stationed at the border for many years. Your body needs to be recuperated. Besides, you and your wife have been separated all year round.
One is in the capital and the other is in Mobei. Now that we are old, it’s time to reunite together. I took away your military power, so you won’t blame me!"
Humans are such strange animals. His Majesty clearly wanted to take back the military power of the Qin family. Now that the military power is back, he seems to feel a little confused again! He feels a little unsure.
In other words, Your Majesty is a little worried about gains and losses.
Without the Qin family stationed in Mobei, would it still be an iron barrel?
That's all, the military power has been taken back, there is no reason to return it to the Qin family. Since the Qin family is so sensible and Fu Mingyu is here, there is no need to argue with the Qin family.
In just a moment, many thoughts flashed through the emperor's mind.
"Your Majesty, you are the lord of the world. Thunder, rain and dew are all grace. No matter what your Majesty asks me to do, I will not complain at all." Qin Liyang said slowly. "Thank you for your majesty's approval of my request. I thank you for your kindness.
I also want to thank His Majesty for your grace on behalf of my children."
"Okay, you get up. Since you have handed over your military power and command seal, you will return to Fengxiaguan once and hand over all the matters that need to be handed over. Your son, I will also allow them to step down from their official positions and return to Beijing to recuperate. This
Next time you go, you can take your children back to Linchuan and return the Marshal's Mansion to Linchuan Mansion." His Majesty waved his hand. "I won't let you have a meal."
"Yes, thank you for your grace. I will go to Fengxiaguan to handle the handover." Qin Liyang kowtowed again and then left the flower hall.
By the time he sat in his carriage, Qin Liyang's sweat had soaked through his court clothes, but he felt desolate in his heart.
He had worked hard for half his life, but His Majesty didn't even mention a word of commendation. That's all. Qin Liyang sighed. After all, he didn't guard this place just for a word of praise from His Majesty. Now it seems that Fu Mingyu was right. Fortunately, he listened to this.
The advice from the fifth daughter-in-law, I think the reason why he waited for His Majesty for two full hours before was because His Majesty wanted to establish his authority again.
Although the military power was handed over, the whole family was saved.
Although Qin Liyang felt chilled, he felt more relaxed and happy than ever before, as if the heavy burden that had been weighing on him had been lifted away in an instant.