bayedsolid Chapter 323 I Want to Reward Him
Chapter 323 I Want to Reward Him
Chapter 323 I Want to Reward Him
In the palace.
After reading the letter of peace proposal from Prince Su, Emperor Jingde laughed out loud with joy.
"Good, good! Guo'er has demonstrated the power of our Qi Dynasty in this battle. I am very pleased."
Prince Su knelt in the hall, lowered his head and said respectfully:
"This is all thanks to my father's wise governance. Our Great Qi nation is rich and our people are strong, so we can unite and defeat the enemy. Long live our emperor!"
Prince Su's flattery made Emperor Jingde smile from ear to ear.
"Father, on your birthday next month, Beimang will send people to Daqi to pay tribute and declare vassalage, to congratulate you on your longevity."
"it is good!"
Emperor Jingde is very happy today.
Beimang and Daqi had been battling back and forth for hundreds of years, always evenly matched. This time, perhaps truly frightened by Daqi, they were willing to pay tribute and submit! He could finally appease his ancestors!
Emperor Jingde accepted the letter with a smile and changed the subject to ask:
"Guo'er, I heard that you have gathered many talented people around you, and one of them, Su Yanzhi, is quite remarkable."
"I heard that he can summon the wind and rain, destroy the enemy army, and is also good at both civil and military affairs, making plans and winning battles thousands of miles away! He has the style of Pei Heng in his youth. Guo'er must introduce such a talent to the emperor. The emperor is very curious to know who is better between him and Pei Heng!"
When Prince Su heard that Emperor Jingde wanted to see Su Yanzhi, his heart skipped a beat, but he kept smiling and said:
"Your Majesty, Mr. Su did offer some advice during the battle in the north, but victory was entirely due to the heroic efforts of all the soldiers and the unity of the court. How could it be Mr. Su's achievement alone? Su Yanzhi is just a scholar, an ordinary counselor under your command. How could he be so amazing as the rumors say? He is certainly not comparable to General Pei. These are merely rumors and exaggerations! Your Majesty, you are over-praising him."
As soon as Prince Su finished speaking, Prince Kang said:
"Seventh brother, the emperor wants to see Mr. Su, but you're making all these excuses. Is there something inconvenient about this?"
Emperor Jingde also stared at Prince Su quietly.
Good god, the person he sent to Jiangnan to invite Pei Heng and his family back has not been heard from since. However, he heard that Pei Heng appeared in Quanzhou not long ago and was awake!
Is it such a coincidence?
As soon as the Northern Territory was defeated, Pei Heng woke up!
Now he wanted to meet Su Yanzhi, but Prince Su refused in every possible way, and Emperor Jingde gradually felt a little angry.
Seeing that he was in a difficult situation, Prince Su could only smile and say:
"What are you talking about, Fifth Brother? It's not inconvenient at all. Since the Emperor wants to see him, I will have him brought back from the northern border."
"Call back?"
"That's right." Prince Su bowed. "Father, although the Northern Territory is superior, it's full of complicated matters. I've left Mr. Su in the Northern Territory to keep an eye on it for me. Since Your Majesty has specifically requested to see him, I'll summon him back immediately. However, the Northern Territory is a long way from Shengjing, and I'm afraid the trip back and forth will keep Your Majesty waiting for a long time."
Emperor Jingde chuckled lightly and squinted his eyes at Prince Su.
"It doesn't matter. Father can wait no matter how long it takes!"
He wanted to see how they would cover up this lie.
At this time, someone from the Ministry of Rites suddenly stepped forward:
"Your Majesty, Jing... the body of commoner Li Gan has been transported outside the city. I would like to ask Your Majesty what should be done with it."
Emperor Jingde's heart suddenly fell into dust and was covered with a thick layer of haze.
The hall was completely silent, and no one dared to breathe. After a long while, Emperor Jingde sighed deeply and said bitterly:
"Rebellious son! Why are you back? Just find a random place to bury him!"
"Yes!"
Prince Su reported some military affairs, and Emperor Jingde waved his hand and said:
"I'm tired, you all should step aside."
After everyone in the hall had left, Emperor Jingde sat alone on the dragon throne for a long time without saying a word.
……
In the harem, Concubine Li heard the maid's report on the emperor's treatment of Li Gan. She jumped up from her chair in joy and asked loudly:
"Really? Let's go to the cold palace."
She couldn't wait to see the bitch named Wen and tell her the good news.
Walking into the cold palace, Concubine Wen was leaning against the wall basking in the sun.
The autumn sunshine fell on her dirty body, feeling warm.
This is the best time of the year.
It's not like winter, with its biting cold that makes your bones stiff, nor is it like summer, with its scorching sun and a foul smell everywhere.
Leaning against the corner, you can still smell the sweet scent of osmanthus wafting faintly from outside the wall.
Gan'er loves the osmanthus cake she makes the most.
"Hey, basking in the sun!"
Concubine Li walked in gracefully. Her maid brought in a chair. She sat down slowly in the corridor, looking at the thing in the corner that looked like neither human nor ghost.
"Gan'er will definitely come back to pick me up! She definitely will!"
Hearing Concubine Li's voice, Concubine Wen in the corner suddenly shrank into a ball as if by reflex, hugging herself tightly and shouting nonsense.
"Pick you up? Hehehe,"
Concubine Li burst into laughter, and only stopped laughing until tears came to her eyes and her stomach cramped. She chuckled twice and said:
"You don't know yet. Li Gan is dead! The body has been brought back!"
"What did you say!"
Concubine Wen suddenly looked up.
Beneath the messy gray hair was a face resembling that of an old woman, with wrinkles all over it and as old as tree bark. Where was the appearance of the once graceful and elegant imperial concubine?
"Don't you understand? Hahahaha, I said Li Gan died, and the people from the Ministry of Rites asked the emperor what to do with him. Guess what the emperor said? Hehehe, the emperor said to just find a random place to bury him!"
"No! Impossible! Gan'er, my Gan'er!"
Concubine Wen crawled on the ground, opened her mouth and cried to the sky, but not a single tear could flow from her dry eyes. Her hoarse voice sounded like a broken bellows, which was disgusting.
After crying for an unknown amount of time, she suddenly sat up straight, wiped her eyes, picked up a stone from the ground, and said with a smile:
"Gan'er, I made your favorite sweet-scented osmanthus cake. Wait for me and I'll bring it to you."
As soon as she finished speaking, she stood up suddenly and slammed into the wall with a bang.
The violent collision startled Concubine Li.
When he looked again, he saw a large pool of blood in the corner of the wall, and Concubine Wen had collapsed limply on the ground.
She held the stone tightly in her hand, smiling:
"Gan'er, mother is here. Osmanthus cake..."
"unlucky!"
Concubine Li covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, glanced at the dirty corpse in the corner, frowned and said:
"Drag him out and feed the dog!"
In the cold palace, Concubine Wen died by hitting her head against the wall.
……
The sun had already set, and the hall was gradually darkening. Emperor Jingde sat motionless with his head lowered, as if asleep. Eunuch Shun stole a glance, not daring to breathe.
When the lights were turned on, a young eunuch hurried in, knelt on the ground and whispered:
"Your Majesty, the Wen family in the cold palace... Wen family has died by banging their heads against the wall!"
Emperor Jingde suddenly woke up.
After a moment of astonishment and loss, he said calmly:
"understood."
After a while, he shouted, "Someone come!"
The commander of the imperial guards came in with a thud. Then Emperor Jingde asked:
"We were welcomed at the city gate today. Did anything happen?"
The commander of the imperial guards recounted the events at the city gate, then bowed and said:
"The Ministry of Rites withdrew the ceremonial guards, and Prince Su followed Prince Kang into the city. Before entering the city, Prince Su took off his sword and ordered all the guards to go to the camp outside the city. But, but..."
"But what?"
Emperor Jingde's body was hidden in the darkness and could not be seen clearly. Only the dull sound echoed in the bedroom.
"But after His Highness entered the city, the people of the city poured into the streets to welcome him, shouting... shouting..."
"What to shout?"
The commander of the imperial guards swallowed his saliva and spoke word by word:
"The people all knelt on the ground, shouting long live His Royal Highness Prince Su!"
There was dead silence in the bedroom.
The commander of the imperial guards lowered his body even lower.
Perhaps it was too hot and stuffy in the hall, and Shun Dajian, who was standing next to him, had a few beads of sweat the size of beans on his forehead and dripped down his cheeks.
"boom!"
With a crisp sound, a cup was smashed to the ground, shattering into pieces. Emperor Jingde rushed out from the darkness, pointing at the commander of the imperial guards and cursing:
"You bastard! I told you to send someone to Jiangnan to ask Pei Heng to come back, and it's been two months already, and where is he!!! Where the hell is he!!! You son of a bitch, what the hell are you doing!"
The commander of the imperial guards was so frightened that he fell to his knees on the ground, crouched low and trembled, saying repeatedly:
"I deserve to die! I deserve to die! Your Majesty, I will order the horses to hurry up!"