Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

The first good news came from the Western Expedition army one month later. The army had its first confrontation with King Li's army in Chishui, and won a complete victory and captured two cities.

 When the good news reached the imperial city, Li Ling, his wife and children were having dinner.

With a smile on his face, Li Dequan happily presented the good news to Li Ling, uttering auspicious words of congratulations one after another.

After Li Ling unfolded the victory report and read it, he put it aside and remained as usual, without saying anything.

Jingshu and her eldest son and daughter had long been accustomed to Li Ling's displeasure. The young Ji'er couldn't help but raised his head and asked his father: "Father, isn't it a great thing that the Western Expedition army won the battle? Why don't you happy?"

Li Ling looked at his youngest son and said, "Why does Ji'er say that the father is unhappy?"

Ji'er replied: "Happiness should be a smile. I saw that my father saw no change after reading the good news."

Li Ling smiled, raised his hand and touched his youngest son's head, and said gently: "Happiness doesn't have to be expressed externally, it's the same in the heart."

He added: "Besides, this is the first battle, and we are still far from a complete victory. Don't be happy too early."

Princess Bao said excitedly: "My mighty army of Great Qi will definitely win a complete victory in a short time."

As she spoke, she looked at Brother Xuan: "Brother, what do you think?"

Brother Xuan, like his father Li Ling, was not surprised. He just said lightly: "General Zhou has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he will definitely live up to expectations."

Princess Bao originally wanted to hold a celebration banquet, but seeing her father and brother like this, she suppressed the little fire in her heart.

In the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart, the Supreme Emperor was leaning on a soft couch listening to a play. He suddenly heard that the Western Expeditionary Army had won the first battle. He was so surprised that he suddenly sat up from the couch. He even twisted his waist due to excessive exertion. Oops. Baring his teeth and grinning, the chamberlain hurriedly came over to help him, saying hurriedly: "Your Majesty, please take it slow, take your time."

When the Supreme Emperor calmed down, he put his hands on his hands and laughed and said: "My son is really good. It is the long-cherished wish of all the emperors in my Zhao family to withdraw from the vassal state. I didn't expect that my son would actually come true. Wonderful!" "

 All the people in the palace knelt down to congratulate him.

The Emperor was overjoyed and waved his hand. Everyone was rewarded heavily.

After rewarding the palace servants heavily, the Supreme Emperor felt that he still could not fully express his joy. He walked around the palace twice with his palms in his hands, and then ordered: "Quickly change my clothes, I want to see your Majesty. For such a happy event, we Father and son will have a great celebration today."

The palace people took the order, and everyone rushed to dress the Supreme Emperor in more beautiful clothes, and accompanied him to see the emperor in a crowd.

Walking halfway, he happened to meet Li Ling. The Emperor hurriedly called his son, and came forward and said in surprise: "I just heard the news about the great victory of the Northern Expedition. Oh! This is really very satisfying. Brother Ling, my father was It is your grandfather who worked hard all his life. His biggest wish was to remove the vassal king and completely control the power under the imperial power. Alas! It is a pity that he failed to realize it after planning all his life. Before he died, he still said: I sighed. Unexpectedly, you have only been on the throne for a few years, and you have realized the long-cherished wish of generations of emperors in our Zhao family. Brother Ling, you are really good. Daqi has such a capable emperor as you. Father’s heart is very comforted.”

Li Ling was originally a person who accepted the words, but now he had political affairs waiting for him to deal with. He lost his temper halfway through listening to the Emperor's talk.

Li Ling frowned slightly and said calmly: "It's just a small victory. It's too early to say we will win now."

Such an understatement completely choked the Emperor's words before he could say them out. He coughed twice and echoed awkwardly: "You are right, you are right."

Li Ling said: "I want to deal with government affairs in a hurry and take the first step."

The Emperor hurriedly said: "Then go and do your work, go and do your work."

Li Ling said nothing more and strode towards the Qinzheng Hall.

 The Emperor stood there, glanced at the retreating back of Qiang Gan's son, and sighed.

 The news of the first victory in the northwest spread throughout the capital in the blink of an eye.

The emperor is smart and capable, and all the people are happy. Some of the powerful and powerful families are happy, and some are gloomy.

The relationships between powerful and powerful families have always been intricate. Many nobles in Beijing have contacts with these vassal kings and even have marriage relationships. Now the emperor is using such strong methods to deal with these disobedient vassal kings. After the vassal kings are eradicated, who knows whether they will be punished. Implicated. In the old residence of Prince Yong's Mansion, Zhao Xuan and his wife were also most concerned about the withdrawal of the vassal vassal.

Their family was originally a vassal king, and they escaped this disaster because they knew the current affairs, but the emperor's attitude towards other vassal kings still made them worried.

Zhao Xuan was originally a man without any ideas. When he heard that the Korean army had won the first battle, he lost his composure and asked his wife for advice.

"King Li took the lead in disobeying the order. I thought he was very capable, but I didn't expect him to be so vulnerable."

 “Thank you for listening to your advice.”

“Madam, do you think we should do anything else at this time?”

“Why don’t I give the emperor a note to express my congratulations on this great victory?”

Mrs. Xie drank tea slowly, and after listening to her husband's chatter, she frowned and said, "It's just a victory in the first battle. There wasn't even a wedding banquet in the palace. It shows that the emperor is calm. It's a bit inappropriate for us to present a congratulatory table at this time. .”

Zhao Xuan nodded when he heard the words: "Madam, what you said makes sense."

With that said, he stood up and sat down next to Mr. Xie. He looked at his wife eagerly and asked for advice: "Madam, do you mean that we won't do anything at this time?"

Xie thought for a while and replied: "I heard from Pingyang a few days ago that the Queen is calling on the ladies in the capital to contribute funds to support the families of the wounded and wounded soldiers. How about we do something from here."

 When there is a war, there will be casualties. If the soldiers and generals are given adequate compensation, they can work with peace of mind.

The imperial court has a special allocation for the pensions of the wounded and wounded soldiers. As the queen, the money raised by Jingshu can be regarded as an additional subsidy.

Zhao Xuan heard this and praised: "Madam, this is a good idea."

Ms. Xie thought about it and said, "If we give it, we can't be too petty, so just donate everything in the capital except this old house."

Although most of the properties of Prince Yong's Mansion are located in Yizhou, Prince Yong has been staying in Beijing for more than 20 years before going to the back page. As a prince, the property is certainly very rich.

 Zhao Xuan was reluctant to part with him.

“There’s no need to donate so much. I think we can just follow the crowd.”

Mrs. Xie glanced at her husband: "We have to do something outstanding. If we are the same as everyone else, how can we attract the attention of the saints? It is better not to donate."

Seeing that her husband was still reluctant, Ms. Xie advised again: "Don't worry, these donations are not in vain. The saint's name will definitely remember our good deeds."

 “A saint is different from the emperor who is gentle and gentle. The most important thing is that we can have a peaceful and peaceful house.”

Zhao Xuan knew that he was never as far-sighted as his wife on major matters. Although he felt pain, he still followed his wife's advice.

“You’re right, things are really different now than before. Hey! Those who can be at peace are blessed.”

As soon as the couple finished discussing the business, Meng from the west courtyard sent someone to invite Zhao Xuan. Just as Zhao Xuan was about to get up, Taoyao from the east courtyard also sent someone to invite him.

Zhao Xuan was in trouble for a while, and finally Xie persuaded him: "You have been worrying a lot these days, so go to Taoyao and ask her to play a piece of music for you to relax."

Who doesn’t like to see new people smiling?

Zhao Xuan agreed and went to Taoyao.