When Sang Luo and Tang Chen met Emperor Ji Chengying in the Imperial Study Room, they immediately saw the military symbols placed there.
The emperor did not put away the military talisman, but placed it directly on the table. What does this mean?
As a minister, you must carefully observe the emperor's words and deeds and carefully speculate. But for Sang Luo and Tang Chen, two loyal ministers who want to help the emperor regain power and restore the majesty of the royal family, their speculation is to help.
When Ji Chengying solved problems, he was not selfish like other powerful officials.
Ji Chengying first listened to the two people talking about the Guijia case at Sihai Inn, and then asked some questions about the southern expedition army. Then he asked Sang Luo to write a memorial after he went back, stating how to arrange the 150,000 army, and then
To discuss.
"Tang Chen, there's nothing else to do without you. Please leave," Ji Chengying picked up the tea cup and said, "The great counselor is staying here. I still have something to discuss with you."
After Tang Chen thanked him, he left the imperial study and did not return to his mansion. Instead, he continued to inspect the nine gates of the imperial city. He knew very well that he still could not take it lightly until the placement of the 150,000 southern expedition troops was completed.
After Tang Chen left, Ji Chengying put down the teacup and said to Sang Luo: "Sang Luo, come and sit."
Sang Luo glanced at the door of the imperial study room, his expression was troubled, and he shook his head slightly.
Ji Chengying said impatiently: "You want to resist the decree?"
"I don't dare." Sang Luo quickly stood up and walked to Ji Chengying, standing respectfully.
Ji Chengying half-smiled but said, "You are so courageous. How dare you hand over the military talisman of the Southern Expedition Army to someone else for Tang Chen, and then ask Tang Chen to hand it over to me? What if something happens?"
Sang Luo was neither afraid nor panicked: "Back to the emperor, the Southern Expedition army is returning in great force. There must be many eyes watching. I can't hide the fact that I left the camp. If I attack a minor official on the way, then
That means something big will really happen."
Ji Chengying added: "So, you left the camp alone, deliberately letting those eyes only stare at you and not see the people who are actually carrying the military symbols. In this way, the military symbols will be safe. Although it is a risky move, it works.
The Queen Mother asked me to ask you what reward you want?"
Sang Luo knelt down and said, "This is a minor matter, and no reward is needed."
Ji Chengying looked at Sang Luo and said solemnly: "How about I tell the Queen Mother and ask Tang Chen to marry his eldest daughter Tang Weige to you?"
Sang Luo was startled and didn't know what to say for a moment. Because only the two of them knew about the matter between him and Tang Weige. How did this news reach the emperor's ears?
Therefore, the emperor must have his own source of information.
Is it Xuanbu?
Although Sang Luo had heard rumors about Xuanbu, they were just rumors. Even his teacher Hu Shen was not sure about Xuanbu's existence.
The emperor suddenly mentioned Tang Weige, obviously wanting to tell Sang Luo that his every move was controlled by the emperor. Even if Sang Luo asked others to return with military symbols, the emperor knew about it in advance. The deeper meaning is that the emperor
Maybe he also knows that Sang Luo secretly forged a fake military talisman.
Sang Luo, who was kneeling on the ground, said: "Your Majesty, forgive me."
Apart from these four words, he didn't know what else to say. Just as Nanrong Qufeng had never despised himself, Sang Luo had never despised the emperor in front of him who seemed to be a coward.
Ji Chengying would pretend to be crazy in front of people like Nanrong Qufeng, and would also behave like a child in front of Sang Luo, but Ji Chengying knew very well that as a close minister like the great counselor, Sang Luo was already the most intelligent in the world, even if his brain was inferior to
Even if you don't want to fall in love with him, you must at least let him know that the emperor has more than one pair of eyes.
This is not a threat, but to tell Sang Luo that the person he is assisting is definitely not a waste.
Ji Chengying laughed loudly: "What are you afraid of? I'm serious."
Ji Chengying did not mention the forged military talismans at all, because the real military talismans were already in the hands of the emperor. If this matter was still pursued, then he would really be a fool.
Sang Luo said: "Your Majesty, Tang Weige and I haven't discussed marriage yet, and the Emperor has already made Tang Wangshu your noble concubine."
What Sang Luo means is that if I marry Tang Weige, then the emperor and I will be brothers-in-law. What will happen then? Your Majesty, you call me brother-in-law, and I will call you Your Majesty, Long Live the Emperor. Let’s discuss our own affairs?
Ji Chengying pretended to be deep in thought, and then said: "That's right, this has never happened since the beginning of the dynasty, and I don't know what to do."
Sang Luo immediately said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry, I know what to do."
Ji Chengying smiled and said: "If necessary, I will let you marry Tang Weige, but..." At this point, Ji Chengying's tone changed and she said sternly, "From today on, you can no longer approach Princess Baomeng, don't you?"
Do you know that I have decreed that she should be married to Tang Chen’s young master?”
Sang Luo closed his eyes and said, "Wei Chen and Princess Baomeng are only in a master-disciple relationship. I hope the emperor will understand clearly."
Ji Chengying looked serious: "No matter what your relationship is, from today on, if you dare to step into Qinghe Hunting Ground again, I..."
Ji Chengying did not say the harsh words in the second half of the sentence, but Sang Luo already understood the meaning.
The Qinghe Hunting Ground was originally a hunting ground for the royal family. It was originally a plain. Because the environment was similar to that of Rouyuan, when the infant Princess Baomeng was taken to the imperial city as a hostage 17 years ago, Emperor Shunhe ordered the Qinghe Hunting Ground.
A Rouyuan Palace was built specifically for Princess Baomeng to live in.
When the imperial army came to Rouyuan City, they did not continue the attack. Instead, they sent envoys to negotiate peace. Emperor Shunhe knew very well that the Torsi tribe had ruled Rouyuan for generations, and the complete elimination of the Torsi tribe would only make Rouyuan more chaotic.
. Therefore, after the troops arrived at the city, they did not continue to enter the palace. If more people were injured, it would only make the people of Rouyuan hate the court and the Ji family even more.
The Tuorsi tribe in Rouyuan City was besieged. Knowing that there was no point in fighting to the death, he surrendered to the court again. Emperor Shunhe also took advantage of the situation and proposed a marriage request, but it could not be a clan member of the Tuorsi tribe, it must be a Tuorsi tribe at that time.
Thinking of the daughter of the tribal king.
Why does it have to be a daughter? Because Rouyuan believes that the mother of all things is revered, so women have the highest status. Even if the king is a male, he must discuss matters with the queen. At that time, the only unmarried king of the Torsi tribe was his newborn baby.
Princess Baomeng.
Therefore, in the end, the imperial army took Princess Baomeng back to the divine capital, ending the war that should never have happened in the first place.
According to the rules of the royal family, a princess must be at least 16 years old to get married, and she must be at least 16 years old before she gets married.
Emperor Shunhe only had two sons, Ji Chengying and Ji Hanguang. Originally, even if Princess Baomeng did not marry the emperor, she should marry Ji Hanguang, Prince Xi. However, after Princess Baomeng turned 16 years old, the Queen Mother originally wanted the emperor to marry her.
She accepted Princess Baomeng as a concubine, but was stopped by Sang Luo. The reason given by Sang Luo at the time was that the king of the Tuorsi tribe was no longer the father of Princess Baomeng, so accepting her as a concubine would restrain the royal family.
As for the specific methods of restraint, Sang Luo did not explain too much, but the Queen Mother seemed to understand and did not insist anymore. Later, in order to close the relationship with the Nanrong family, the Queen Mother decided to let the emperor accept Tang Wangshu as his concubine.
In order to make this relationship more complicated, they decided to let Princess Baomeng marry Tang Xiaohao.
Tang Chen was the bridge between the royal family and the Nanrong family. After the emperor married Tang Chen's second daughter, Tang Chen became the head of the country and a relative of the emperor. On the premise that the emperor recognized Princess Baomeng as his sister, he let Princess Baomeng
Then marrying Tang Xiaohao, Tang Chen's son, is like getting closer.
In this way, the royal family, the Tang family, the Nanrong family, and the Tuoersi tribe were forced to become entangled together.
When you see this, some people may find it a little confusing, so let’s sort it out from the beginning and give you a sense of the relationship between the characters.
The protagonist of this story, Tang Xiaohao, is the father of Tang Chen, the commander-in-chief of the Royal Armored Guards. Tang Chen’s wife is the eldest daughter of the Nanrong family, the most powerful family in Jiuyuan. Her father is Nanrong Qufeng, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Nanrong Qufeng is also the
The current head of the Nanrong family.
Tang Xiaohao also has two sisters, the eldest sister is called Tang Weige, and the second sister is called Tang Wangshu. Tang Weige has always been obsessed with the great counselor Sang Luo, and although Sang Luo and Princess Baomeng are master and disciple, their relationship is not clear, which is a bit
Before Tang Xiaohao married Princess Baomeng, the title of Cuckold King was already prepared for him.
As for who the great counselor Sang Luo really likes, whether he likes it out of human emotions or because of some purpose, that is a matter for later.
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In the next two days, Tang Xiaohao stayed peacefully in the Tang Mansion. In addition to eating and drinking with Wu Tianlu every day, he listened to the sworn brother tell some anecdotes about the strange world, and also studied how to break through himself.
The basement and the Tang Mansion outside are two different worlds. The Tang Mansion is busy with the life events of the second young lady, Tang Wangshu. Although Tang Wangshu was named a noble concubine, it is not considered a formal marriage, and naturally it will not be as complicated as the emperor's marriage.
It was cumbersome and grand. Basically, after a royal ceremony, there was no need to swear to God, exchange tokens or anything like that, and just carry it directly into the harem.
However, for the Tang family and the Nanrong family, this was a big deal, not to mention having to deal with those who came to congratulate and flatter them all day long.
While people outside were busy, Tang Xiaohao was rummaging through the warehouse where the gifts were stored. Although Wu Tianlu was not seriously injured, he was still a little short of energy, so Tang Xiaohao decided to find some supplements for his sworn brother.
What he was thinking was that even if Sang Luo didn't really want to send Wu Tianlu out of the city, as long as Wu Tianlu fully recovered, he should be able to escape with his skills.
After half an hour, Tang Xiaohao returned to the basement with a box, and then placed the box in front of Wu Tianlu: "Brother, grind this stuff into powder, mix it with water and drink it, take it after three meals a day.
It’s good for your injury.”
Wu Tianlu looked at the box: "What is this? Ginseng?"
Tang Xiaohao said: "Compared with this thing, ginseng is no different from weeds."
With that said, Tang Xiaohao opened the box and showed Wu Tianlu the mummy of the bird in it. It looked like a dried pheasant, but it exuded a fragrance unique to the mountains and forests.
After Wu Tianlu saw it clearly, he was surprised and said: "Is this a young phoenix!?"
Tang Xiaohao was stunned: "Young phoenix? This is a cloud chicken. Strictly speaking, it can be regarded as a kind of strange bird ordered by the imperial court to protect. Although this thing is a great supplement, it is said that this thing is a sacred bird, so it is not allowed to be hunted.
, once discovered, everyone’s head will fall to the ground.”
The cloud chicken mentioned by Tang Xiaohao is a rare bird in the mountains of Nanling. Although it is small, it resembles the legendary phoenix and is covered with white feathers. There is a legend that this bird is the divine bird above the nine heavens.
The royal family was superstitious and did not allow people to hunt and kill.
You know, before the imperial court ordered it, cloud chicken was just a dish on the common people's dining table, such as cloud chicken stewed with mushrooms, white-cut cloud chicken, three cups of cloud chicken, large plate of cloud chicken, and some people even made a cloud chicken banquet.
, that is, the dishes on the table are all related to cloud chicken. This kind of cloud chicken feast is also known as "chicken you are so beautiful".
Wu Tianlu held the box and said, "Brother, where did you get this thing?"
Tang Xiaohao said: "As a congratulatory gift, isn't it that my second sister is going to become a noble concubine? All the officials in the imperial court, as well as the wealthy people in the capital came to congratulate them. In fact, they were just looking for opportunities to take pictures of my father and Nan Rong.
My family’s flattery, I have a lot of this stuff in my house, even if my parents knew I took it, they wouldn’t say anything, so feel free to eat it.”
Wu Tianlu said: "Brother, do you remember the group of cargo chasers I told you about?"
Tang Xiaohao nodded: "I know, they are the group of people from the twelve different sects who specialize in collecting rare treasures from all over the world."
Wu Tianlu pointed to the dried cloud chicken in the box and said: "This cloud chicken is called a young phoenix in the other world. A live young chicken is hard to buy. Even if it is dead, even if it is dried, it is worth a lot of money."
Tang Xiaohao was puzzled: "That's not true, right? If this thing hadn't been protected by the imperial court, it wouldn't have become so precious. In the early years, my father ground the dried cloud chicken into powder and soaked it in water. In fact, I also make wine.
I can understand it, but soaking it in water is too weird. Whoever uses chicken mummies to soak it in water, my father’s taste is really strong.”
Wu Tianlu explained: "The common people don't understand, they just think this stuff is delicious, but for those who practice internal skills and supernatural powers, the young phoenix is a treasure. Directly sucking blood can make their skills improve by leaps and bounds, even if it is dried for a long time
Eating it will also be of great help."
Tang Xiaohao was stunned, and then asked: "Really?"
Wu Tianlu said: "How could eldest brother lie to you?"
Tang Xiaohao took the box directly from Wu Tianlu's hand. Wu Tianlu shook his head and smiled helplessly.
Tang Xiaohao also laughed and pushed the box to Wu Tianlu again: "Brother, this is what I found for you. Your injuries are not completely healed yet, but eating it will help. I estimate that in these two days, you will be able to
It’s a pity that I can’t follow you around the world now that I have left Shendu City. I will soon become a prince-in-law who will be locked up for the rest of my life. Alas, a prince-son-in-law is also a horse, and sooner or later he will be ridden by someone.”
Wu Tianlu also knew the dilemma Tang Xiaohao was facing. This boy was definitely not a creature of the pond. However, for now, he could only act like a consort. If he ran away, a large number of people would be implicated, and he might even be killed.
It will offend the Thorsi Department of Rouyuan.
Wu Tianlu thought for a while, then took out a bowl from behind his waist and handed it to Tang Xiaohao with both hands: "Brother, you are about to get married, and I don't have anything to give you as the eldest brother. This bowl has been with me since I joined the Beggar Clan.
Use it. For me, it has become a part of my body. Today, I give this bowl to you."