concubines are respected

Chapter 130 Boundary Mutations
In the past few days, the atmosphere in the palace was extremely abnormal. The emperor had not gone out to hunt for three days, and stayed behind closed doors in the Crouching Dragon Hall all day long.

Occasionally, some palace people rushed in with letters to report, and then the emperor's furious shouts and the movement of porcelain breaking to the ground would be heard from the back of the palace.

Everyone in the palace is in danger, lest they offend Longyan and hurt themselves.

The queen mother sent people to investigate why the emperor's mood suddenly changed several times, but they all failed.After thinking about it for a while, the Queen Mother decided to go to the Crouching Dragon Hall in person.

"Your Majesty, why don't you go hunting recently, but that ignorant concubine made the Emperor feel uneasy."

Inside the Crouching Dragon Hall, the Empress Dowager said with a smile, deliberately describing the incident as a trivial matter in the harem.

"Ah!" Facing the queen mother, the emperor no longer concealed his emotions, and sighed heavily, "The queen mother doesn't know something, I sent Zhi'er to the border area to check the people's conditions, and there has been no news for a month. A few days ago, news came from the frontier defense forces that I am afraid that it will be difficult to treat my son, so I am not sure."

"What? It's difficult to treat my son. Who is so courageous to harm the second prince of Da'an Dynasty?" The Queen Mother was slightly startled, it seemed that something big had really happened.

The Zhi'er mentioned by the emperor is the second son, Nangong Zhi.Nan Gongzhi suffered brain injury due to illness in his early years. Although he recovered after being diagnosed and treated by the imperial physician, he was not as intelligent as his third and fifth sons.Even so, in order to train the second son, the emperor still sent him out on business from time to time.

A month ago, the crops were lost due to the locust plague in the frontier area, so the emperor sent the second prince to inspect the disaster situation.It was an extremely easy task, and I thought he would be able to do it, but unexpectedly, there was no news for a month.

It wasn't until three days ago that the border guards sent a secret report that the emperor learned that the second prince was taken hostage due to rebels in the border area, and his life and death are still unknown.The emperor has issued three secret decrees in a row to rescue the second prince with all his strength, but no good news has come.

That's why the emperor was distracted and didn't care about other things.

"Mother, don't worry, I've made an order to rescue her. The traitor knows that Zhi'er is the prince, so he probably won't take his life, but just threatens me with him." Seeing the empress dowager's complexion changed drastically, the emperor worried that she would be frightened, and quickly He said comfortingly, in fact, these words should all be comforting himself.

"Poor Zhi'er, who has been weak since he was a child, and is still being taken away by thieves. Your Majesty, you must ensure that Zhi'er returns to Beijing safely!" Although the emperor said generously, the queen mother still burst into tears , Qi Sheng said again and again.

"Don't worry, queen mother, I will do my best to rescue. I have made a decree that no matter who is rescued and cured, my son will return to Beijing safely, and I will add officials and ranks to let his offspring enjoy the glory!" The emperor said to this troubled man. The second son also regretted it very much. Although he was not among the candidates for succession due to early illness, his son was honest and filial.For such a son who does not think about fame and fortune, and has no desires, the emperor loves him even more.

Both the mother and the son were worried about the second prince, and while they were chatting softly, a faint sadness floated in the Crouching Dragon Hall.

At this time, the people outside the palace circulated, "Go back to the emperor, and Marquis Annan asks to see you."

"Quick pass!" The emperor raised his voice and responded.

Ever since he got the news that his son was in trouble, the emperor ordered An Nanhou to take full charge of the matter.A few days ago, Marquis Annan made a special trip back to the capital to make arrangements, and today he asked for an interview in person, but things turned around.

"I see the emperor." Murong Haotian entered the Crouching Dragon Hall in a busy manner, and greeted the emperor.Immediately after seeing the Queen Mother, he saluted again.

"Haotian is free of courtesy!" The queen mother was still anxious for the emperor, so she hurriedly asked, "Tell me, is Zhi'er from the Ai family okay?"

Haotian replied in a deep voice, "Please rest assured, the emperor and the queen mother. The minister just received a secret letter that the second prince has been successfully rescued, and his life is safe. At this time, he is on his way back to Beijing under the escort of the defense army. "

"That's good, that's good!" The emperor finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your Majesty, in the rescue of the second prince this time, one person broke into the enemy's camp alone, secretly stabbed the leader of the rebels, captured the thief and captured the king, so the defense army was able to defeat the rebels in one fell swoop, and successfully rescued the second prince. I think that this person made a contribution. You must." Murong Haotian continued.

"Okay, I'll reward you a lot. I've made a promise first to save the person who treats the child. After returning to Beijing, I'll be promoted to a higher rank!" The emperor said without hesitation.

"But..." Murong Haotian said hesitantly, "but this person is a criminal..."

"Criminal? Who is it? Tell me!" The emperor asked with strange eyes.

"This person is Zhang Enyuan, the son of Zhang Tingyuan, the former general of Zhenyuan." Murong Haotian said each word with a pause.

The emperor was silent, thinking quietly for a while, and then said in a broken voice, "After so many years, I almost forgot about Zhang Tingyuan. You are right, the descendants of the Zhang family did send Bian Yu as slaves. Unexpectedly, this person is so brave that he dared to sneak into the enemy camp alone to assassinate the leader of the rebels..."

"Your Majesty, General Zhang Tingyuan is brave and good at fighting, and his descendants inherit his mantle. He is really a rare general. Moreover, I think that there are many doubts about the case of General Zhang's treason back then. Just imagine, Your Majesty, if General Zhang had treated the Daan Dynasty If there is a heart of betrayal, how can the descendants be so loyal and break into the enemy's camp alone regardless of safety and danger. It can be seen from this that the Zhang family is loyal to the emperor, and there must be doubts about what happened back then." Murong Haotian saw that the emperor's mind was slightly disturbed , Immediately take advantage of the victory to make suggestions.

The Queen Mother also said at this time, "Your Majesty, the Ai family also had some friendship with General Zhang back then. General Zhang has an upright personality. He wanted to help the late emperor win the world with all his strength and conquer Da'an with his flesh and blood. How can such a loyal person I will betray Daan..."

As soon as he said this, the emperor's face became very worried.

Back then, General Zhang was given the order to die, but now according to what the Empress Dowager and Murong Haotian said, the Zhang family has no betrayal, so does it mean that he made a wrong judgment and killed Zhongliang by mistake?

The emperor's temperament is so aloof and arrogant, even if he knew in his heart that he made a wrong judgment back then, he would never admit it with his mouth.Everyone in the world can make mistakes, but the monarch is not.

No matter right or wrong, the Zhang family's extermination of the family cannot be overturned!Otherwise, it would be a slap in the face of the emperor!
The Empress Dowager obviously sensed the emperor's thoughts, and immediately kept silent and did not speak further.

Murong Hao's thoughts moved a little, and he respectfully said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, I have something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not."

"Say!" The emperor said a little angrily.

"Although Zhang Enyuan has meritorious service in saving the second prince, he is the son of a criminal minister after all. Although the emperor has said beforehand that anyone who saves the second prince can return to the capital and become an official, but now the person who rescued the second prince has different identities. I am afraid that the courtiers will not be convinced if the officials reward you heavily."

"What does Haotian mean by this statement?" The emperor asked.

"I think that the reason why the bandits are so rampant in the border areas is because the barbarians from neighboring countries are backing them. Why don't the emperor order Zhang Enyuan to be the vanguard and lead the army to fight against the barbarians. If we can return with a big victory, we can discuss Reward for meritorious deeds, in this way, it will be more justified. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

(End of this chapter)