Mountains and rivers are in her palm

Chapter 152 Don't Reach For What I Don't Give You
"This war was mainly caused by the civil strife in Qin some time ago. They are allies of our country and should take care of them..." Shang Shu thought for a while and said slowly.

The emperor raised his head and glanced at him: "Either tell me what I know, or keep your mouth shut."

Shang Shu lowered his head.

"How long has it been since the internal turmoil in Qin! You have been carrying the imperial court's offerings all day long, but you didn't know how to deploy them in advance, so that a few tribes in the western area dare to openly enter our Dawei border!" The emperor slapped the table as a gesture ring.

"Do you think you simply lost a few villages?" He gritted his teeth and slapped his hands on his face: "It's Zhen's face that's lost! It's the face of Dawei as a whole!"

"Your Majesty, calm down—!" All the ministers couldn't afford to bow down, each feeling anxious.

The emperor looked at the group of civil servants in a panic.

"Can you say something useful!" The emperor scolded loudly: "If you know how to calm me down, if I calm down, will my face be back?!"

"If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here, casually dispatching soldiers from a few villages will surely have a deterrent effect, and the villages in the west are not very far away..." Another veteran said.

As soon as he finished speaking, the emperor stood up directly: "Prince, prince! The whole Dawei left him, Xiao Pingfeng, can't he pass?!" After losing his temper, he realized that what he said was wrong, and added: " Right now the crown prince is going on an expedition in the north, and the battle is fierce, and several villages want him to send troops, are you a group of people who have nothing to eat?!"

As he spoke, his eyes fell on the Seventh Prince Xiao Hongshen who was kneeling at the front.

"Old Seven, would you like to go west?"

Xiao Hongshen had 1 reluctances in his heart.

It's just a few villages, if you lose it, you lose it.

The current situation in Chaozhong is very good, if he leaves, and the situation in Chaozhong changes, when he comes back, he might face the same situation as the prince.

But he couldn't refuse directly.

Otherwise, you will fall into the trap of your father.

Xiao Hongshen restrained the coldness in his eyes, bowed his knees and said: "Since it is what the father needs, I will spare no effort to complete it."

The emperor's eyes kept falling on him, and he narrowed his eyes: "Really?"

Xiao Hongshen knelt in an extremely submissive attitude: "My son is willing to follow the example of the emperor, to drive out the Tartars for the father and Dawei, and to promote the prestige of our country!"

"Okay!" The emperor's face improved a little after hearing this.

He glanced at the other courtiers, and said, "Is there anyone willing to go with the Seventh Prince?"

Many of the courtiers stood up, and the emperor swept over their faces one by one.

"Okay, since this is the case, then prepare to leave and return to Beijing immediately. After a little adjustment, we will send troops to go out." The emperor waved his hand and made a conclusion directly: "I will give you three thousand cavalry, go and return quickly."

Xiao Hong bowed his head deeply: "Promise, I will not disgrace father's mission."

All the princes who were supported by the ministers in the court were sent out. Many old ministers complained about the emperor's actions, and no one knew what he wanted to do.

If the princes made any mistakes along the way, then the emperor is old and ignores political affairs, and Dawei will perish!
The veterans looked at each other, and they all saw the worry in each other's eyes.

It seems that I have to meet His Majesty again later.

Let him dispel the idea of ​​sending the Seventh Prince to go to war.

"Everyone else goes out, and Lao Qi stays." The emperor said suddenly.

The old minister sent a representative: "Your Majesty, the old minister also has something to say to His Majesty."

"As I said, Lao Qi stays, and the others go out." The emperor glanced at him, and the old minister was angry, but he could only bow his head and say, "No."

The emperor has been obsessed with the art of elixir these years, and he has long since stopped getting close to their courtiers, and now they are talking about it. Anyway, these veterans have dedicated themselves to Dawei for so many years, which is really too much.

The veteran walked out with tears in his eyes.

As soon as he went out, he took off his official hat, put it on the ground respectfully, and kowtowed towards the sky outside.

When everyone was shocked, the courtier said with tears: "Dawei is going to die!"

"My lord, you can't talk nonsense!" Shang Shu hurried over to help him up, then picked up his official hat and dusted off it: "This man has a lot of eyes, my lord, don't let the trouble come out of your mouth." ah."

"You bastard!" The veteran glanced at Shang Shu: "How can you be a courtier if you don't dare to speak!"

Shang Shu was scolded, and he was a little embarrassed: "My lord taught me a lesson."

"Hmph!" The old minister took the official hat from his hand and walked among his old friends. Several old men with gray beards gathered together and began to speak with serious expressions.

Shangshu knew at a glance that this was something he couldn't easily mess with, so he simply hid away.

He can't be provoked, he can hide.

Let's talk about the hall.

Xiao Hongshen was still kneeling on the ground.

The emperor just looked at him condescendingly, and suddenly said: "I want to take back the control of your Imperial Forest Army, do you have any objections?"

Xiao Hongshen thumped in his heart: "Why is it so sudden, father..."

He raised his head with a very fragile expression, looking at the emperor like a wounded child.

The emperor was expressionless: "You just say, are you willing or not?"

Xiao Hongshen's hand on the ground couldn't help clenched into a fist: "What mistake did my son make to make my father unhappy? Please punish my father, please don't let us father and son be separated because of these things." .”

After hearing this, the emperor snorted softly: "You haven't answered my question yet."

The coercion of being an emperor burst out from him, and dense sweat began to ooze from Xiao Hongshen's forehead.

"Everything that I have is given by my father, and it is right for my father to take it back. I dare not object."

The emperor looked at him deeply, and said meaningfully: "You really should remember that everything you have is given by me. Without me, you are nothing."

He said with a sneer: "Dragon begets dragon, phoenix begets phoenix, the son of a mouse can make holes. This is a folk joke, but I think it makes sense." Slowly walking to Xiao Hongshen, he looked down at himself Kneeling well, he looks like a very obedient child, but he always does something that makes him uncomfortable.

"You should be most grateful that half of my blood is flowing in your body. Otherwise, as your lowly mother, no matter what, you are not qualified to kneel here and listen to my lectures."

After hearing this, Xiao Hong couldn't help but tremble: "...Father taught me the lesson."

"There are some things that I am willing to give you, and that is a gift." The emperor said word by word: "In other words, if I am not willing to give it to you, you should never reach out for it!"

Xiao Hongshen's complexion was as pale as paper, the skirts of his clothes were already wet with cold sweat, and his whole body seemed to be poked all over by needlepoint.

Sure enough, it was because of what Li Chengyuan said last time!
Father must know something!
He frantically went through the ins and outs of the whole thing in his mind, for fear of forgetting any details that would make him lose his head...

(End of this chapter)