Wang Lin walked down Danqi and personally helped Xiao Duolilai and Yelu Yuliyan up.
If Xiao Duolilai is a blooming peony, and Yelu Yuliyan is a rose in bud on the grassland, both are charming and slightly wild.
Wang Lin couldn't hold it back for a moment and almost wanted to execute the two women on the spot.
Unfortunately, four military ministers were already waiting outside the hall at this time.
Xiao Duolilai and Yelu Yuliyan had no choice but to retreat quietly with shy faces.
Zhang Jun, Han Ting, Ma Kuo and Gu Qingchuan prostrated themselves on the ground: "Long live my emperor, long live the emperor!"
Wang Lin said slowly: "My dear friends, stand still and watch your seats."
An internal official moved seats for Zhang Jun and the four of them.
Wang Lin was originally a little impatient with these monarchs and ministers prostrating themselves, but he knew that this was an important carrier for safeguarding imperial power, so he silently accepted it all.
Sometimes he would think of the words of the deputy director in charge of his previous life.
Subordinates' reverence for their superiors, respect should always come before fear, and the two are actually inseparable.
If you allow your subordinates to lose basic etiquette towards you, then over time, your subordinates will get used to standing and talking to you, and there will be no guarantee that people will not point their noses at you and scold you in the future.
Zhang Jun said: "Your Majesty, I think that the Liao people have ulterior motives and the Lingqiu alliance is afraid that they want to lure us, the Yan, into trouble, take our Yan envoys hostage, and seek refuge with the Jin people."
Ma Kuo and others said: "I second the proposal."
Wang Lin smiled: "Even though I know that the Liao people have ulterior motives, since they want to join Dayan, no matter whether it is true or not, I cannot sit idly by and ignore them.
So, I just want to use the trick, and maybe I can make the lie come true, haha."
Gu Qingchuan cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that Your Majesty has ordered Prince Daitian of Henan County to come to Lingqiu in person to attend the ceremony of canonizing Liao people?"
Wang Lin knew what Gu Qingchuan wanted to say, so he was silent for a while, nodded and said: "Exactly, the person who is important around me and who can represent me is Gou'er."
Gu Qingchuan gritted his teeth: "Your Majesty, I think that the prince of Henan County is the prince of the former Song Dynasty and has a noble status. If something goes wrong and he is trapped in Lingqiu, the people of the world will criticize your majesty's holiness. It is better to use me as an envoy to replace him."
The Prince of Henan Province is heading to Lingqiu!"
Gu Qingchuan kowtowed and could not stand.
Wang Lin's face turned indifferent.
Wang Lin knew very well that among the current ministers, there were still many people who had certain feelings for the former Song Dynasty royal family. Gu Qingchuan was one of them.
He may not have the intention to restore the former Song Dynasty, and there is no need to doubt his loyalty to Wang Lin and Dayan, but he can't bear to see Zhao Gou fall into the enemy's territory, and he will die with hatred.
Zhang Jun and others knew how sensitive this matter was and did not dare to interrupt.
Wang Lin said lightly: "Gu Qingchuan, don't you think that I intend to kill the prince of Henan with the help of the Liao people or the Jin people?"
Gu Qingchuan was horrified and kowtowed to the ground: "I don't dare, how dare I!"
Wang Lin stood up suddenly and said in a deep voice: "Why do I need to do this?!"
The emperor was angry, and Zhang Jun and the others did not dare to sit there anymore, and fell to the ground one after another: "Master Gu has no such intention, please calm down your anger."
Wang Lin smiled indifferently and looked around at the four people kneeling at his feet. These were the four military ministers and confidants he had personally promoted.
They had some old feelings for the royal family of the former Song Dynasty, which in Wang Lin's opinion was just a matter of human nature.
But Wang Lin would never allow his subordinates to have any doubts about him.
This is the bottom line.
"Gu Qingchuan, you were not a general judge in Hangzhou back then. The Gu family in the south of the Yangtze River was rebellious, and I recommended you out of trouble until now. I originally thought that you and I could be honest with each other, but I didn't expect that you would doubt me...
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Gu Qingchuan suddenly raised his head, his forehead was covered with blood, he was sweating coldly and cried out: "Your Majesty, I have no doubts about your Majesty's heart, but I insist that I can understand your Majesty's heart, but the people of the world may not.
If the prince of Henan County is trapped in enemy territory, it will damage his sanctity, so please think twice!"
Even in this situation, Gu Qingchuan still wanted to speak up and remain true to his original intention.
In fact, Wang Lin knew Gu Qingchuan's temper very well. His qualities were a breath of fresh air in the officialdom, which was also the key factor why Wang Lin was willing to use him.
But Wang Lin intended to use Gu Qingchuan to beat Zhang Jun, Han Ting, Ma Kuo and the others.
Then he pretended to be angry and said: "If I insist on sending Zhao Gou there, Gu Qingchuan, what will you do?"
"Your Majesty has shown great kindness to me, and I cannot repay it even if I am heartbroken. In order to protect your virtue, I am willing to die to apologize!"
Wang Lin was furious and slapped the table: "How outrageous! Do you think I can't kill people? Come on!"
More than ten imperial guards burst into the hall with a bang.
Seeing Wang Lin being so furious, Zhang Jun, Ma Kuo, and Han Ting were all so frightened that they did not dare to say a word.
Wang Lin said coldly: "Drag Gu Qingchuan out...and give him a hundred punishments!"
Zhang Jun was shocked. Gu Qingchuan was a powerless civil servant. How could he survive after being beaten a hundred times with a stick?
Zhang Jun fell to the ground with a bang: "Your Majesty, please have mercy!"
Han Ting also knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, please show mercy!"
Only Ma Kuo felt that Wang Lin would not kill Gu Qingchuan because of this matter, but he knelt down without asking for mercy.
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Of course Wang Lin doesn't want to kill Gu Qingchuan with a stick, but he just wants to give Gu Qingchuan some pain. Otherwise, Gu Qingchuan's stubbornness may become more and more serious in the future, until he gets out of control.
By then, I'm afraid Wang Lin will have to shed tears and kill Ma Su.
The news that Gu Qingchuan, the military minister, had advised him and was punished by the emperor with a hundred sticks, quickly reached the palace where Zhao Gou was staying. Zhao Gou's already ugly complexion turned even paler.
The emperor wanted to appoint him as an envoy to go to Lingqiu to attend some kind of canonization ceremony of the Liao people. This was regarded by many people as a very dangerous job.
Although Zhao Gou did not suspect that Wang Lin wanted to borrow a knife to kill someone, some doubts were unavoidable in his heart.
He knew better than anyone that if Wang Lin wanted to kill him or exterminate the royal family of the former Song Dynasty, there would be no need for such a big war.
When Wang Lin wanted to exterminate the former Song prince, it was only a matter of words.
Besides, his mother is still here.
He highly recognized what Wei Ying had said in private in the past. Wang Lin was an emperor for eternity, and he was extremely open-minded. He was true to his word and had love for their mother and son.
And all this time, Wang Lin has really been treating Zhao Gou as one of his own.
At least I wouldn't kill him intentionally.
Zhao Gou was pacing back and forth in the palace, anxious.
He wanted to go because he didn't want to disappoint his master, and he also wanted to show his abilities and courage as a former Song prince, so that the world would know that former Song princes were not all greedy for life and afraid of death.
I don’t want to go because the danger is on the table. Of course, I’m still a little worried that if something unexpected happens, Wang Lin will sacrifice his dispensable student for the sake of the overall situation.
While he was wandering, Zhu Lian arrived with several palace maids and female officials.
Zhao Gou quickly came forward to pay homage: "I have met your empress."
Zhu Lian chuckled lightly: "Ninth brother, you don't have to be so restrained. You can still call me sister-in-law."
Zhao Gou's heart skipped a beat and he lowered his head without saying a word.
He thought to himself, aren't you talking nonsense? You are the emperor's concubine now, how can I dare to call you sister-in-law again? If the master hears it, will I still be alive?
Zhu Lian seemed to want to tease him, so she smiled and said, "You can also call me Sister Lian'er."
Zhao Gou's face turned bitter: "Your Majesty, please stop teasing Gou'er. How dare Gou'er not know his dignity?"
His mother is Wang Lin's concubine, and so is Zhu Lian. If he calls her sister Zhu Lian, where will his mother be? Where will Wang Lin be?
Zhu Lian burst into laughter.
She laughed for a while and then said seriously: "Prince of Henan County, Your Majesty asked me to say a few words to you."
Zhao Gou hurriedly bowed respectfully and said: "I listen to the imperial edict!"
Zhu Lian said: "Your Majesty asked me to ask you, do you suspect that Your Majesty wants to take this opportunity to kill you?"
Zhao Gou shook his head hastily: "I don't dare."
Zhu Lian smiled half-heartedly: "I don't dare, or I don't."
Zhao Gou said firmly: "The student has no doubts about Your Majesty."
"Okay, Your Majesty knows that you have always had the ambition to make great achievements, and he wants to give you a chance this time.
Your Majesty knows the thoughts of the Liao people very well, and he asked me to tell you that if you can always trust your teachers and students and believe that your Majesty will not harm you, then he will keep you safe for the rest of your life."
After Zhu Lian finished speaking, he cast a meaningful glance at Zhao Gou.
"Your Majesty, Ninth Prince, Your Majesty will treat you like a nephew and will never put you to death. You must believe in His Majesty, and you must also believe in me and your mother."
"Your Highness, Ninth Prince, you are a Miao descendant of the Song Dynasty. Your mother and I both hope that you can make great achievements and rectify the name of the Song Dynasty royal family. Your Majesty shares the same intention."
After Zhu Lian finished speaking, he nodded slightly, turned around and left.
Zhao Gou was left alone, standing alone in the palace, lost in thought.
Zhu Lian returned to his palace and saw that the emperor was already waiting. He smiled like a baby swallow throwing itself into the forest, and threw himself into Wang Lin's arms with brisk steps.
Wang Lin smiled at the corner of his mouth and hugged Zhu Lian tightly. His hands caressed her soft back casually. Sensing the emperor's abnormality, Zhu Lian's face turned red with embarrassment. He turned around and hurriedly gestured to the two female officials.
wink.
The two female officials hurriedly retreated.
Zhu Lian said shyly: "Your Majesty, I also want to have a child."
Wang Lin was startled.
Among his women, Zhu Lian is the only one who is not obsessed with having children. Even Wei Ying is pregnant.
Wang Lin knew that this was probably because she had a son.
Now her son is being educated in the Imperial Palace of the capital, and his treatment is no less than that of a prince.
Wang Lin smiled and said, "Now that you're happy, are you willing to give birth to a son for me?"
Zhu Lian was so ashamed that she lowered her head.
Wang Lin said again: "Don't worry, I will treat your son as my own. In the future, there will always be someone who holds the throne."
Zhu Lian was moved in her heart and pressed her pretty face tightly into Wang Lin's arms, but she did not open her mouth to thank him because she knew that the relationship between her and the emperor no longer required such kind words.
The two of them clashed with each other, and their enthusiasm warmed up a few degrees.
When the rain dispersed and the wind subsided, Zhu Lian remembered the business and said, "Your Majesty, Sister Wei is expecting a baby. Your Majesty must ensure the safety of His Highness the Ninth Prince..."
Wang Lin smiled slightly: "I really want to give the Liao and Jin people a sufficient...bait. Among me, only Zhao Gou has this weight. If he doesn't go, I can only lead the expedition myself."
Zhu Lian's pretty face changed, and she immediately sat up on the couch and said hurriedly: "How can your Majesty, the most powerful person of all ages, take the risk himself?"