novelweb Chapter 226
Chapter 226
Han Ting.
Yongming is the only general who is allowed to bring weapons into the palace and command the three armies. He has been fighting at the border for ten years and is only 27 years old now.
"I am here to see you, Your Majesty and Queen."
Amidst the clanging of armor, the man nodded slightly and saluted.
This move made the courtiers, including Liu Yong on the throne, frown.
"General, although you have worked hard and accomplished great things, why don't you kneel down and bow to me when the king and his ministers meet?"
Hearing this, Ye Lan's eyebrows moved.
In fact, just now she was curious about whether men would kneel down.
The next second, the man raised his eyes. His eyes first passed over the face of Ye Lan who was watching the excitement, and then he said in a cold voice: "I have an old illness and am unable to salute."
Ye Lan: "..."
She tilted her head slightly to prevent herself from laughing.
The court also fell into a brief silence.
Liu Yong had a gloomy look on his face, holding the handrail of the faucet tightly with his hand. He held back his breath for a long time, smiled and waved his hand, "General, you have worked hard and served your country for many years. Of course I know this. Our monarchs and ministers are like brothers, so this ceremony is unnecessary. I also want to introduce to you the queen I canonized, Xuan Ji, who is the beauty I found when I went to the south of the Yangtze River. You can call me sister-in-law."
sister in law?
Xiao Yunting frowned and followed the direction pointed by the other party and saw the dress of the girl on the phoenix seat, and couldn't help but feel cold again on his face.
The temperature in the hall dropped instantly.
At this time, the deputy general standing behind Xiao Yunting happened to glance at the new queen secretly, but immediately his eyes widened and he said in disbelief: "General, that's not..."
The rest of the words were stopped abruptly after realizing that the situation was not right.
But anyone with a discerning eye can see the clues.
From the high position, Liu Yong looked at the man's face, but he was in a good mood, and laughed loudly, "Aiqing, do you think my queen is very beautiful? When we first met by the Jiangnan Bridge, I was also shocked. I heard that When you were young, you also had a lover from Jiangnan, but I don’t know if he is married now. Why don’t you go back and look for her? If you are not married yet, I can grant you a marriage.”
He seemed to mean well when he said it, but Ye Lan could keenly detect the teasing and malice in the other person's eyes.
She groaned inwardly.
It can't be such a coincidence...
It turns out that the storyline is so bloody.
The moment her eyes met Xiao Yunting's again, the overwhelming sourness in her heart made her understand the whole story.
Xiao Yunting also frowned rarely, looked away, lowered his eyes and said in reply: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, but I am used to killing one person for many years, and I have no plans to marry and have children."
"That's it, then from now on my and the queen's children will also call you uncle." Liu Yong continued to poke his lungs in a despicable manner, and then rewarded him with some gifts based on his merits, and then said slowly: "Ai Qing has been marching for many years. It’s really hard work. It’s already a peaceful age, and I can’t bear the thought of you suffering at the border all the time. Why don’t you just stay in the royal capital. If you don’t want to get married, you can still take care of your elderly parents, what do you think?”
As soon as he finished speaking, the court couldn't help but fall silent again.
The lieutenants standing beside him grasped the reward plates tightly, eager to throw the gifts onto the throne.
Before they take off their armor, Liu Yong is about to cross the river and demolish the bridge and let the general hand over the military power!
However, before they could stand up to object, Xiao Yunting stepped forward and said in a cold voice: "Your Majesty, I also have something to report. There are several other forces secretly gathering outside the country. I suspect they are collaborating with our spies. , I ask the king to send out troops to push the remaining countries back a hundred miles to protect the current rivers and mountains."
send troops.
As soon as these two words came out, everyone immediately started talking.
Naturally, the courtiers have also been exposed to the rumors, and there are deep resentments among the people. It is entirely possible to collude with outsiders. At this time, taking advantage of the general's prestige, sending troops to attack the outside world is actually the best way.
It is a pity that Liu Yong, who has not read the memorial for a long time, does not know this.
He only thought that the man wanted to monopolize the military power, so he flatly refused without thinking, "Impossible. The people of my country live and work in peace and contentment. How can I do anything wrong? The general must have guessed wrong. Besides, the treasury is empty now, and even my expenses are very tight. , where is the food and salary for you to fight, so it is absolutely impossible to send troops!"
He still thought that he was the emperor and could speak his mind, but he forgot that for ten years at the border, in the hearts of the soldiers, the general's majesty had long surpassed that of the emperor who was far away in the court.
So as soon as he finished speaking, a group of lieutenants rushed out and knelt down to beg for their orders.
"I beg your Majesty to send troops!"
"I beg your Majesty to send troops!"
……
They really serve the country and the people, and they also understand that the war is critical.
But the moment made Liu Yong furious.
"Are you going to rebel? Who is your king? Do you want to listen to me or his?!"
"Your Majesty, we just..." The lieutenants were shocked when they heard this. They realized that they were in trouble and wanted to explain, but unfortunately Liu Yong did not give them a chance.
"Come here, arrest these rebellious officials and traitors, and punish the nine tribes! In addition, remove the general's military power and order him to hand over his seal of command!"
The emperor was so angry that millions of corpses were thrown up, and his words were even more precise.
Before the courtiers could react, Xiao Yunting and several soldiers in the palace were already surrounded by guards.
"Han Ting! Hand over the seal of command!" Liu Yong held a sword and was determined to seize his military power.
The other courtiers saw this and were all as silent as a cicada.
At this time, Ye Lan, who had been watching the play, felt his sleeves being pulled. Looking back, he saw the maid looking at her expectantly with tears in her eyes, silently mouthing: "Queen, save the general." '
Those teary eyes made Ye Lan's suppressed emotions surge up again, almost making her want to cry.
But she still sat there and didn't move, but asked herself.
'Xuan Wuji, what do you want from me if you let me experience everything you have experienced?It was your own choice to enter the capital, and it was also your own choice to hide your name in the harem to handle government affairs for the faint king. Why are you so pretentious now? '
Ye Lan watched all the way and didn't feel any sympathy for the queen who was hung up on the tower.
And she firmly restrained herself from taking action, and her unwillingness to take action finally caused the space to stop again.
The night fell again, and the bricks and tiles in front of them were emitting a dim light, and a huge formation rose from under their feet.
Ye Lan raised his eyes and looked at the faint shadow emerging in the air.
"Demon." She spat these two words out of her mouth.
Xuan Wuji, whose strength was almost comparable to that of a god, waved her sleeves, and a strong wind suddenly blew up in the space, and even the dark clouds above her head began to thunder and lightning.
But the woman's face was still neither sad nor happy, "Even with such powerful power, I can't change the fate of the Ming Kingdom, nor can I change my own destiny."
Ye Lan was pinned to the spot by her.
Not to mention that her body was destroyed and most of her strength was lost. Even at her peak, she and Xuan Wuji were inseparable from each other, so she simply gave up her resistance, sat on the chair An Ran and said: "So you want me to help you change your destiny?" ?”