Fengmou Jiangshan

chapter 24

In late March, after national auditions, Honglu Temple, the Ministry of Rites, and the Clan's Mansion, the candidate for the imperial concubine was finally determined. A total of 26 people made it out of the encirclement, and the list was handed over to Gu Qinghua.

Gu Qinghua unfolded the names of dragons, phoenixes and phoenix dances, full of pen and ink on the big red gilt paper, leaving only a sigh.

What can these 26 names represent?Except for the two bastards, Mu Tiannan and Mu Zhen, she had hardly even heard of the others, but now, she had to choose one of them to be her husband. Thinking about it, she found it ridiculous and even more pathetic!
"Your Majesty, have you decided who to choose?" Xiang Lin asked from the side.You must know that it is true that everything should be done personally. If she is the one who chooses the emperor's husband at this time, she would rather die. Seeing Gu Qinghua's embarrassment, she will not be afraid to say the truth in anger: She doesn't think it's such a big deal. Difficult, what a miserable thing.

"It doesn't matter who you choose!" Gu Qinghua glanced boredly at the names, tossed the gold-plated red note lazily, and said, "As long as it's not from Mu Laozi's family, it's fine!" Selected from among young men across the country, When the list was finally presented, she didn't believe that the people below dared to send that fat, wretched, armless, and legless man in front of her!So, the appearance of these people must not be much different!What more could she ask for?But please don't feed the unfamiliar white-eyed wolf!
Xianglin was speechless to answer, looking at her aggrieved and annoyed look, she couldn't help but pursed her lips and smiled.Before the smile faded away, his expression froze suddenly, and he sighed worriedly: "But, that old thief made it clear that he wanted to bring people from the Mu family in. When the time comes, I'm afraid there will be a dispute!"

"Hmph!" Gu Qinghua sneered, and said, "That's inevitable! I can't let him rub it round and flatten it. Whatever you say about this matter, you have to stick to it to the end!"

"If you can find a way to get the two of Mu's family out of the competition and disqualified from running for the election, that would be great!" Xiang Lin said.

Gu Qinghua's eyes moved, and he said with a wry smile: "It's easy to say, how could the old thief be unprepared? I'm afraid it won't work in a short time! However, we can also make preparations early."

When Xiang Lin was about to ask her how to prepare, Aunt Su raised the bead curtain and came in, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Zong Ling, Minister of Honglu Temple, and Minister of Rites, please see me."

Both Gu Qinghua and Xianglin were taken aback, Gu Qinghua waved his hands a little irritably, and said casually: "Let them go down! Why do you come to me if you have nothing to do? Didn't you say that there will be a spring banquet in Qionglin Garden on the eighth day of April? Let's see how everyone behaves at the Spring Banquet before discussing the rest of the matter!"

Aunt Su couldn't help smiling when she heard this, knowing that she had been making a lot of trouble and finding fault with the selection of the emperor's husband these days, so she didn't expose her flaws at the moment, and said with a smile: "The servants also said the same, but the three adults said no. This matter, and other things need to be reported to His Majesty, let His Majesty decide!"

"Anything else?" Gu Qinghua was very surprised, thought for a while and sneered: "Forget it! Let them in! I am also curious, what 'other things' can bring the three of them together!" He said and stood up , came to the front hall.

Those three people were not ambiguous. After seeing the ceremony, before Gu Qinghua could speak, Honglu Temple Minister Zhao Shixuan, Mr. Zhao stepped forward and bowed, holding up two red and gold-covered letter papers with both hands, bowing his head and saying: " Your Majesty, here are two lists of candidates for imperial concubine. One is Ge Shuyu, the second prince of Geshu Kingdom in the north of Daxi Kingdom, and the other is Su Jun, the son of General Su Yan who guards the northern border. Both lists are due to the long distance As a result, it has been delayed for two days, so it is only here today. If it is someone else, it is needless to say that you will go back the same way, but this, this, I ask your majesty to decide!"

Not only Gu Qinghua, but also Aunt Su and Xianglin's eyes lit up in surprise.

Gu Qinghua ordered Xianglin to take over the two late candidate list materials and held them in her hands, full of hesitation.Since Gu Fengqing, the first emperor of Xiguo, fought against Geshuguo more than ten years ago, over the years, through Su Yan's efforts, the border between the two countries has gradually returned to peace as before, and the relationship between the two countries has also been restored to a certain extent. ease.

However, this cannot completely eliminate the rift caused by the war between the two countries.

Because the battle that year was too tragic, both sides were seriously injured, and then the Shu Kingdom joined by surprise, and almost invaded the capital of Geshu Kingdom, causing Geshu Kingdom to almost face the crisis of subjugation and extinction overnight!For this reason, Geshu Kingdom had no choice but to make a contract with the Xi Kingdom for compensation, bowing its head and proclaiming itself a vassal. They have not dared to act rashly for so many years, but their vigilance has not been relieved.

Obviously not sincere surrender, but after so many years of recuperation, he did not dare to act rashly at all. This point was also very strange to Gu Qinghua.

And at this moment, the second prince of Geshu Kingdom actually came to run for the emperor's husband, which made Gu Qinghua feel even more strange.

"This brother Shu Yu—" Gu Qinghua raised his eyebrows down, his tone full of doubts.

"Your Majesty," Zhao Shixuan took a step forward, bowed and cupped his hands and said, "Geshu Kingdom has always paid tribute to me, and has paid tribute to me for many years. The second prince of Geshu admires His Majesty's reputation, and there is nothing wrong with wanting to serve His Majesty! If this matter happens, the relationship between Geshu Kingdom and Daxi will become closer, which will not only benefit the people of the two countries, but also a good thing and a good story!"

Gu Qinghua's eyebrows moved slightly, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, quite disdainful of Zhao Shixuan's statement.It is an indisputable fact that the two countries do not agree with each other, she does not believe a word of admiration for prestige or service!Although she doesn't have any clue about the reason for this guy's visit at the moment, she doesn't need to guess. He definitely doesn't have any good intentions!
But it doesn't matter if you come here, it will be even more exciting to watch!Moreover, since he dared to come, why didn't she respond?

"That's all!" Gu Qinghua smiled slightly, then raised another famous post, and said with a smile: "What is the situation of the young master of General Su?"

Zhao Shixuan's face suddenly showed two or three points of discomfort, and he smiled sarcastically—since Su Yan was exiled by the late emperor Gu Fengqing to guard the border in the north more than ten years ago, and ordered him not to return to the court for the rest of his life. People have a kind of taboo towards the Su family father and son, and dare not mention it easily, let alone mention it in front of the king.Although Gu Fengqing was no longer there at this time, the subconscious habits of the ministers remained, and they still felt embarrassed facing Gu Qinghua.

"Here, Mr. Su is said to have been in poor health since he was a child, and he failed to inherit the mantle of General Su. This time, he heard that His Majesty chose the emperor's husband. Perhaps he thought that he wanted to use this to find a family background!" Zhao Shixuan bit the bullet and explained embarrassingly, But I don't know which Gu Qinghua, no matter which one is true or false, knows nothing about Gu Fengqing's past more than ten years ago-it is not a glorious thing, and Aunt Su will naturally not take the initiative to provoke and tell her, while others Some people either don't know, or know and dare not speak!

"Puchi!" Gu Qinghua couldn't help laughing, and said, "This Mr. Su is quite interesting! Since you can't learn martial arts because of your poor health, it's not bad to abandon martial arts and follow literature. Why, it's really ridiculous to seek a family background like this!"

Seeing Gu Qinghua smiling, Zhao Shixuan and Zonglingli County King forced a smile along with him, saying that they agreed with Gu Qinghua, but they all thought in unison: This is probably General Su's idea, and they want to make up for it on the next generation. The regret between myself and the late emperor...

"Then, what does your Majesty mean, this Young Master Su Jun--to stay or not to stay?" Prince Li asked.

Gu Qinghua pondered for a while, and said for a moment: "I have to give General Su some face! This Mr. Su, not only wants to stay, but also Prince Li, Zhao Qing, you have to treat him well, understand?" Come one is also lively , two of them are also exciting, why would she refuse?Besides, Su Yan has guarded the northern border for many years and holds the military power in his hands, she really can't refute his reply casually!

"Yes, my minister complies with the order!" King Lijun and Zhao Shixuan bowed to each other at the same time, they glanced at each other from the corner of their eyes, and they looked at each other unconsciously: Your Majesty is very excited about choosing a husband!Who said what was going on between her and Prince Fan Guo?

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