Not long after Xiang Ju'an woke up, he got up and went to the palace to report to Emperor Shu about the war situation in the east.
He was unable to walk due to the injury on his leg, so he had to be pushed to the palace in a wheelchair.
Guan Jiyu and Jiang Yingnian were naturally worried and asked to accompany him into the palace, but Xiang Ju'an refused, saying that Jiang Yingnian was also injured, so there was no need to run around. As for Guan Jiyu, it was rare for him to come back to rest.
There is really no need to spend so much time and energy by his side.
Xiang Ju'an has a stubborn temper and speaks his mind. Others cannot refute what he says, so they can only let him go.
Xiang Ju'an's expression gradually became serious as he entered the palace gate. Every time he was about to step into the Yihua Palace, it felt like a huge stone was pressing on his chest, making him breathless.
When the palace servants saw Xiang Ju'an coming, they quickly invited him in. Shu Di was inside, playing with a canary in the cage. The canary was petite and happy, and Shu Di was having a great time playing with it.
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"Your Majesty, I am injured in the leg. I am sorry that it is difficult for me to salute you." Xiang Ju'an bowed his head and clasped his fists. When Emperor Shu turned around, he said, "It's okay, general. I'm sorry. w_/a_/p_/\_/.\_/c\_
/o\_/m “After that, he sat upright.
"Your Majesty, when I return to Beijing this time, in addition to recuperating from my injuries, I have one more thing that I would like to report to Your Majesty." Xiang Ju'an said: "The number of border troops is really limited, but I still want to..."
The smile that was still on Emperor Shu's face soon disappeared and he said: "Xiang Aiqing, you know how I treat you. You are guarding the gate of Xuli for me at the border. It can be said that
You can do whatever you want. Your Xiangjunying dominates the field. Why did I say anything? Now that you want people from me, have you ever thought about what will happen to my imperial city if all the people are given to you?"
Xiang Ju'an's face turned pale and he said: "Your Majesty, how can I dare to dominate one side? These four words are too strong. Your Majesty, don't you know what the Xiang Army Camp in the General's Mansion is used for?"
All my life I just want to protect the rivers and mountains, that’s all!”
As soon as Xiang Ju'an opened his mouth, he felt more and more pain in his chest. He endured the discomfort and spoke sonorously and calmly.
Emperor Shu looked uncomfortable and said: "Hey, my good general, please don't give me any more problems. Originally, the construction of border defenses in the north last time made Hechiliu unhappy. This time the east side was unhappy.
Regarding the matter, Hechiliu has stopped supporting us."
He looked at the caged bird beside him and said: "How capable I am. I took over this position from my father. I just want to hold on to this country... It's not easy for me either.
ah!"
Xiang Ju'an said: "I don't dare to discuss politics arbitrarily. I just hope that your majesty can see the situation clearly and don't let anyone manipulate me! Since Hechiliu's attitude has changed, we should be vigilant and not let it develop. Your majesty
, they are good at forging, but think about it, most of the raw materials they forge are excavated from our land in Xuli. If they are unwilling to support, then we can also "cold treat" them in terms of mineral materials.
Reverse sanctions.”
As soon as Xiang Ju'an said this, Emperor Shu's eyes widened in shock. Emperor Shu seemed to have heard something outrageous and waved his hands repeatedly: "General, this is a serious matter. You and I can't just say sanctions."
Sanctions, after all, we have always had good relations with Hechiliu Kingdom since the time of the late emperor..." He looked at Xiang Ju'an in embarrassment and said: "I'm afraid it's best not to do such a face-breaking thing... In short,
We must not break up first."
Xiang Ju'an opened his mouth and wanted to say something more, but was hurriedly interrupted by Emperor Shu: "The general's injury needs to be recuperated. Let's not talk about these things for now. If there is any problem, we will discuss it later. We will discuss it later."
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After saying that, Emperor Shu looked like he was troubled. He rubbed his temples painfully and said that he was feeling unwell and needed to rest.
Xiang Ju'an sighed helplessly and had no choice but to exit Yihua Hall.
As soon as he left the palace gate with a heavy heart, he met someone who was also in a wheelchair.
The man in the wheelchair gently shook his paper fan and whispered: "Who am I? How come our famous general, whom we haven't seen for a long time, is sitting in a wheelchair like a useless person like me?"
Xiang Ju'an raised his head and said calmly: "I have met the Sixth Prince."
Prince Ying closed the fan in his hand, looked Xiang Ju'an up and down, and said with a smile: "The general is used to fighting on the battlefield, and suddenly he got into a wheelchair. Even when I saw it, I was worried for the general, and I wished I could lift my legs."
Dedicated to the general’s use.”
He gently stroked his legs covered by the blanket and said: "It's a pity, I have a heart. (The next page is more exciting!)
There is not enough energy left."
Xiang Ju'an still said without changing his expression: "I don't need anyone's legs to use them. It's just that the sword has no eyes on the battlefield. I suffered some injuries on my legs and am temporarily unable to walk.".br
King Ying stretched out his hand to spin the wheel under him, and turned the wheelchair closer to Chao Xiang Ju'an, and said: "It's just a pity that the general has a sincere heart, but some people don't know how to cherish it. If it were me, if someone
If he can help you with such dedication as the general, I will definitely give him a golden wheelchair and push him myself."
Seeing Xiang Ju'an's expression turn from normal to serious, Prince Ying smiled as if he had succeeded, his young face showing cunning.
He stretched out his fair neck, leaned close to Xiang Ju'an's ear, and said: "But if you think about it again, this world is not my world. It has nothing to do with me whether it is here or not. What do I care about it?"
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Xiang Ju'an's face finally turned livid. He stared at King Ying and said in a deep voice: "Zhao Jin, be careful what you say. This is not a place for you to talk nonsense."
Prince Ying took out his ears, blinked and said, "Well, I haven't heard anyone call my name like that for a long time. I almost forgot these two words."
Xiang Ju'an sat upright and said: "Your Majesty must have something important to do when he comes to the palace, so I won't bother you for now. w_/a_/p_/\_/.\_/c\_/o\_/m " He raised his voice
He raised his hand, and the servant following him was about to push the wheelchair to leave, but was stopped by King Ying.
"Xiang Ju'an!" King Ying finally put away the smile on his face, and his voice was a little more angry, saying: "Do you also think that I am a useless person? Now you are not even willing to say a word to me?
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Xiang Ju'an regained his composure and said calmly: "What right do I have to dislike you?"
After saying that, he motioned to his servants to push him to continue walking, but King Ying was reluctant and stretched out his hand to pull his sleeves, unwilling to say: "You said you don't dislike it. If you don't dislike it, why are you in such a hurry to leave? You want to hide.
What do I mean?"
Prince Ying was so rude that even Xia Mingzhong, who had been standing silently behind him, frowned and tried to persuade his master in a low voice: "Your Majesty..."
At this moment, in addition to wearing the royal family's unique dark-bottomed gold-trimmed clothing, he doesn't have half the arrogance that a royal bloodline should have.
Because of Prince Ying's emotion, his originally pale face began to turn slightly red. Not only his face and neck, but also his eye sockets were also stained red.
"Everyone in the world can abandon me." King Ying said softly: "Only you, Xiang Ju'an, you are not qualified to avoid me."
Xiang Ju'an clenched his fists, and his joints made a sound. He still maintained his calm expression and said calmly: "Zhao Jin, wake up. The world has changed. No matter what you do, this is impossible."
Things that change.”
He looked directly at King Ying and said: "Also, I, Xiang Ju'an, am not close to anyone, I only know the king of Xuli, and I only know the land of Xuli, because I have only one mission in this life, which is to assist you.
Go up and guard the rivers and mountains."
King Ying shook his head and said: "But you told me this before, didn't you? You also told me that you would help me well..."
"That's enough!" Xiang Ju'an interrupted him sternly, his eyes were terrifyingly cold, and said: "Do you know where this place is? You dare to talk nonsense here! Listen to what you are saying.
Aren’t you going to lose your head with just one word?!”
King Ying really raised his head, looked at the imperial city carefully, and asked: "What? This is just here, just a corner outside the palace wall. Is it some kind of amazing place?"
He suddenly laughed twice, raised the corners of his lips and said: "If you lose your head, you will lose your head. Anyway, I don't want to live for a long time. He Emperor Shu will kill me if he has the ability!" He said almost madly: "What about you, General? How dare you?
Don’t you dare to die with me?”
Xiang Ju'an looked at him helplessly and said quietly: "You are crazy, you are completely crazy."
King Ying's hand was still holding Xiang Ju'an's sleeve. Xiang Ju'an used all his strength to open his hand and said coldly: "If you want to die, then die by yourself. I will never die with you. I, Xiang Ju'an,
An would only die for the country and would never die in such a cowardly manner."
After saying that, Xiang Ju'an didn't bother to call out to the servants behind him to push him. He pushed the wheel and turned around, struggling to leave.
Prince Ying looked at Xiang Ju'an's retreating back for a long time, and then said calmly to Xia Mingzhong: "Look at how he has become so annoying."
Xia Mingzhong did not respond to this. (The next page will be more exciting!)
After saying a few words, she just silently pushed him to change direction and continue walking towards the palace.
As soon as Xiang Ju'an entered the gate of the mansion, it started to rain.
He had no appetite to eat and only felt soreness in his legs, so he ordered his servants to push him back to his room to rest.
Xiang Ju'an's legs suffered from rheumatism in his early years. Whenever it rained, his legs would be sore.
The servants helped him lie down and tucked him in before going out. Xiang Ju'an closed his eyes, and his mind was filled with the words that King Ying had just shouted to him out of control: Xiang Ju'an, you have no right to avoid me!
Xiang Ju'an had so many thoughts for a while that he couldn't fall asleep.
He is not a person who likes to recall the past. What happened in the past has passed, and there is no point in thinking about it again.
But at this moment, Xiang Ju'an couldn't help but think about the past.
Xiang Juan recalled the years before Emperor Shu ascended the throne.
In fact, everyone in the Xuli Dynasty knew that the current Emperor Shu was not the crown prince established by the late emperor when he was still alive.
There was another Crown Prince, Prince Qian Zhaojin, who was highly valued by the late Emperor and was extremely famous at that time.
The late emperor did not have many children, most of them were princesses. He had very few princes, only the fifth prince Zhaoshu and the sixth prince Zhaojin. Zhaoshu and Zhaojin were not born from the same mother, and neither was born to the empress of the middle palace. The queen of the middle palace Jiujiu
As he was ill and had no hope of giving birth to a legitimate son, the late emperor was already old, so he advocated establishing merit rather than seniority, and chose Zhao Jin, the most intelligent and talented sixth prince, as the crown prince.
At that time, Zhaojin was full of youthful spirit. He was highly regarded by his father and was very proud of himself. Whenever he met the ministers of the court, he did not show any arrogance as a prince. He was always polite and humble in his words.
Xiang Ju'an had just entered the military camp at that time. As a military minister, he always met Zhao Jin who was observing when he went to court.
All the ministers in the court were quite old, with the exception of Xiang Ju'an, who was only a few years older than Zhao Jin. At that time, Zhao Jin had already been allowed to try to assist the late emperor in handling court affairs. Xiang Ju'an had just left the court.
Once you reach the main hall, Zhao Jin will follow you in a hurry.
"General Xiang stays."
Xiang Ju'an, a martial arts practitioner, was walking fast. Zhao Jin held the scroll in his arms and ran until he was sweating profusely before he could catch up. He wanted to ask him about military affairs.
Xiang Ju'an looked at Zhao Jin in a funny way and said, "I'm just a fourth-grade military general. Why don't you ask the several people above me, but why do you want to ask me?".