The Cannon Fodder and Villain’s Happy Ending

Gu Jing really thinks so. In his eyes, the father emperor is a bright emperor, and he has the will to make Daqi a prosperous and prosperous world. However, the late emperor was lethargic in his old age, which made Daqi a mess, and the people could not live.

Even if the father has a heart, it is inevitable that he has more than his heart but is not enough.

Gu Jing took two deep breaths, calmed down a little, and said sternly: "Father, my son, of course, wouldn't be so stupid, the design drawing for Yeluluan is fake."

The emperor raised his eyebrows in surprise.

This was something he hadn't thought of.

Seeing that the emperor was moved, Gu Jing continued: "Father Emperor Mingjian, perhaps Erchen did not think carefully enough in some aspects, but Erchen never had the heart to betray Da Qi."

"The drawing of the compound bow was given to Erchen by Yingluo. She said that she knew that Erchen was negotiating with Beiyan. This drawing would allow Yeluluan to agree to the terms of the peace as soon as possible."

"I don't think it's inappropriate, but I thought that Yelu Luan had said before that if Da Qi was willing to donate the design drawings of the compound bow, he could give Da Qi an extra thousand Turkic horses, so I thought about it."

"Ke'erchen also knows that the compound bow is of great importance and must not fall into the hands of the Beiyan people, so the Erchen gave a fake blueprint to Yelu Luan."

The emperor looked at Gu Jing silently, slowly turning the jade wrench, noncommittal.

Gu Jing took out a drawing from his arms and held it up with both hands. Zhou Xin took the drawing and passed it to the emperor.

Gu Jing kowtowed heavily to the emperor, "Father, my son wants to sign a peace agreement with Beiyan as soon as possible, hoping that the two countries can truce, but they will never betray Daqi."

The emperor took the design drawing of the compound bow without looking at it, and handed it over to Gu Zezhi, looking at him with inquiring eyes.

Since Gu Zezhi has set up this game, of course, he will not really let Yeluluan get the real blueprint.

Gu Zezhi glanced at the blueprint in his hand. It was a drawing he drew with his own hands, and he naturally would not admit his mistake.

But that's just a drawing.

Gu Jing noticed the exchange of eyes between Gu Zezhi and the emperor, and secretly heaved a sigh of relief, knowing that the most difficult stage was over, and a cold sweat broke out on the back of his neck.

"Royal father, although the peace talks between the sons and the ministers are not good, they really didn't do anything to betray Daqi."

Gu Jing emphasized again, "Peace between the two countries is not easy to come by, and my son always believes that we can't fight again!"

The emperor looked at Gu Jing and hesitated, but he didn't say anything after all, his thin lips pursed slightly.

After a while, the emperor said: "Go back to the palace and self-examine."

This sentence is equivalent to unloading all the errands on Gu Jing.

"Yes, Father."

At this moment, Gu Jing didn't dare to say a word, and after kowtowing to the emperor again, he got up and left.

When he bowed to exit, the hand hidden in his sleeve was still trembling slightly, and his heart was tight.

In the imperial study, only the emperor, Gu Zezhi and Gu Zhen were left.

The emperor began to slowly turn the jade wrench again, and after a while, he sighed: "It's a pity."

Gu Zezhi knew what the emperor was talking about, and nodded slightly.

What a pity.

Da Qi's foundation is too thin.

Since the late emperor's death, Daqi has been riddled with holes, the treasury is empty, and there are chaos everywhere. In addition, Beiyan and Xidi have violated the Daqi frontier for years. Today's Daqi is just showing that it is still barely glamorous, or else , Taking advantage of this great victory in the Northern Xinjiang, they should pursue the victory, maybe they will really be able to take Beiyan, so as to end the disaster in the north.

The emperor sighed softly again, his body was not good for many years, and his spirit was not good.

At the beginning of his ascension, he also tried his best to manage, but he was helpless. It took ten years of work to get Daqi out of the predicament of almost subjugating the country, but internal and external troubles continued.

No matter if Gu Jing was just excusing himself, but there was one sentence, he was right, Da Qi no longer had the strength to fight anymore.

"It's a pity..." The emperor couldn't help but say it again.

Gu Zezhi said warmly, "Your Majesty, wait for Da Qi to recuperate and then fight again."

The emperor was stunned, and looked at Gu Zezhi subconsciously.

Gu Zezhi stood with his hands behind his back, and there was a sharpness between those beautiful and gentle eyebrows, like an unsheathed sword, flashing with a chill.

A smile slowly escaped from the corner of the emperor's mouth, and his expression became open-minded.

The emperor rubbed his palms heavily and said with a smile: "Then I will wait for you to open up territory for Daqi."

Gu Zhen was also learning from the emperor's palms, and nodded heavily.

"Your Majesty," Gu Zezhi smiled and cupped his hands, "Da Qi and Yu Fuyun."

"well said!"

The emperor laughed heartily.

Yes, Daqi has Yu Fuyun and Gu Zezhi...

The emperor's previous gloom was swept away, and he looked at Gu Zhen lovingly, and patiently asked: "Jin'er, what do you understand?"

Gu Zhen jumped out of the chair and bowed to the emperor earnestly: "Back to the father and the emperor, you can't just look at the success or failure in front of you when doing things."

The emperor smiled encouragingly and asked, "What else?"

Gu Zhen, who had just turned six years old, still spoke with a soft little milk voice, but she was already organized and said, "Beiyan took the initiative to donate Turkic horses before, we should not only see how good the Turkic horses are. , and they should also ponder their intentions for giving horses."

The emperor listened with a smile, his eyes flashing slightly.

At first, when he heard that Beiyan was willing to donate 500 Turkic horses, the emperor could not contain his excitement.

These Turkic horses are too important to Daqi, and they can improve Daqi's war horses, but Gu Zezhi poured cold water on him: "Turkic horses are very important in Beiyan, Daqi and Beiyan are very important. Yan is a world feud, Yelu Luan promised five hundred Turkic horses so easily, there must be some deceit."

The emperor felt that what Gu Zezhi said was reasonable, and he also kept a heart.

However, he originally thought that Beiyan was bestowing some bad horses to Da Qi, but he never imagined that Yelu Luan used such a cruel trick as Ma Wen.

After all, the temptation of the Turkic horses was too great. If it wasn't for Gu Zezhi's reminder, maybe they would have fallen for Beiyan's plan.

Then, the war horses in the northern Xinjiang are in danger!

The emperor was afraid after thinking about it for a while, and after drinking two sips of tea, his mood stabilized.

After the emperor put down the tea cup, he looked at Gu Zezhi again and asked curiously, "Zezhi, did you know it was Ma Wen?"

Gu Zezhi shook his head and answered truthfully, "I don't know, but I don't have the ability to predict."

He has a smile on his brows, like the breeze blowing through the willow branches, the clouds are light and the wind is light.

The emperor looked at him, a little unable to guess whether his words were true or false.

Gu Zezhi is obviously not in the age of the weak, but his agility is far better than ordinary people. Taking one step and thinking about ten steps is more mysterious than a prophet.

"I know I know!"

Gu Zhen raised his hand excitedly, his eyes sparkling, "This is called planning ahead."

"That's why General Yu went to Northern Xinjiang, right!"

Gu Zhen looked at the emperor with bright eyes, his face lit up, as if the words "come and praise me" were written.

This is what he wants to understand!

The emperor laughed again, boasting as he wished: "Zhen'er is really smart."

Gu Zhen smiled, and a pair of shallow smirks appeared on that round little face, with a touch of embarrassed shyness.

The emperor called Gu Zhen to him, rubbed the top of his soft hair, and sent him away, letting him go to the study first.

Gu Zhen obediently left with a small servant.

The emperor looked at Gu Zhen's back, and suddenly asked Gu Zezhi in a low voice, "Zezhi, what do you think of Zhen'er?"

The curtain was beaten up and fell again, and Gu Zhen went out.

Gu Zezhi: "Be kind-hearted, good at thinking, and one point is everything."

This was a compliment, but the emperor's expression became more solemn.

In the imperial study, there was silence for a while, until the door curtain stopped, and the emperor asked again: "Is it suitable to be a prince?"

Gu Zezhi looked at the emperor calmly, and said calmly:

"The second prince is ambitious but short-sighted; the third prince is mild-mannered and lacks assertiveness; the fourth prince is young and frail, and is raised in the hands of women..."

The emperor's descendants were weak, and the fifth prince died at the age of five, followed by the youngest sixth prince, Gu Zhen.

"Although the sixth prince is small, there are small advantages to being small..."

Gu Zezhi didn't say anything further.

In fact, the person who knows the strengths and weaknesses of several princes is the emperor.

The country does not have a young master. Gu Zhen's young age is both a disadvantage and an advantage. He is a blank sheet of paper because he is young, and it is easier to teach.

Moreover, Gu Zhen is a smart, infers other things from one case, and has a clean mind. Although he does not have the resolute and decisive actions that a ruler should have, he is not the kind of hegemon who opens up territory, but he has a benevolent heart, saves others by himself, and Be humble and eager to learn, you should be able to keep it.

And now Daqi also needs a master of ZTE!

The emperor was silent, his eyes lowered in thought.

The courtiers have quarreled many times over the issues of "establishing the direct descendant or not establishing the elder" and "establishing the long standing or not establishing the young man", and basically all of them revolved around "the direct son and the non-direct son", but Gu Zezhi is different, he is It is analyzed from the personal characters and abilities of several princes.

The emperor thought about it for a long time, and finally said nothing, just let Gu Zezhi retire.

In the imperial study, only Zhou Xin stayed to serve tea to the emperor.

Outside the window, the spring breeze gently swayed the branches and leaves, the subtle rustling sound made the house quiet and unusual, and the mottled light and shadow cast on the emperor's face, making his face dark and complicated.

Inside and outside, it was quiet.

In the early morning of the next day, as soon as the emperor opened his mouth, he directly announced several things:

"Yu Fuyun led his army to capture Beimeng City, Tuli City, Lunta City and the Lunta River."

"The peace talks between Daqi and Beiyan have been concluded, and Wang Jilin, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, will be sent to Beiyan with the two Beiyan envoys to send the two countries' peace book to the King of Yan."

"Give marriage to the second prince of Beiyan and the third princess, Changning and Yingluo county master."

"Establish the sixth prince, Gu Zhen, as the crown prince."

Every word of the emperor resounded in the ears of everyone like thunder from the sky. Everything in these words was of great importance, and even if they were separated, it was enough to shock the court.

There was an uproar in the Golden Palace.

All the ministers were stunned by the first three things, and there were countless doubts in their hearts, such as when did Yu Fuyun go to Northern Xinjiang, such as the two countries and what the terms in the book were, such as how the emperor would let the three princesses at the same time Reconcile with Princess Yingluo...

But these doubts are not comparable to the shock that the emperor's last sentence brought them. The emperor suddenly planned to make the sixth prince the crown prince!

After a brief shock, all the ministers came back to their senses, with different expressions, some were stunned, some disagreed, some were noncommittal, and some immediately stood up from the queue, expressing their opposition:

"Your Majesty, the sixth prince is young. There is a saying that if the country does not establish a young master, please think twice before acting."

"Your Majesty, what Zuo Shangshu said is very true.

The Sixth Prince was six years old, and it was really difficult for him to be a big boss. "

"My minister agrees."

Some of these opposing courtiers simply felt that the appointment of the emperor, the crown prince, was too hasty, but there were also those who supported the second prince.

The second prince has been busy with the Beiyan peace talks recently. Now that the peace talks have been concluded, the second prince has been accused of closing the palace for self-examination. He must have made a big mistake in the peace talks.

The situation of the second prince is obviously unfavorable now, but the emperor wants to establish the prince, which has to be delayed no matter what.

What's more, the Daqi Dynasty paid attention to the ability to come first, and four of the previous generations of emperors passed over their direct sons and sat on the throne.

The emperor sat on the high Jinluan Palace without changing his face, neither frightened nor angry, neither sullen nor angry.

It wasn't until these courtiers finished speaking that the emperor in front asked indifferently, "Is I going to die?"

"..."

"..."

"..."

The emperor's short five words made the whole room silent and stood in awe.

Who dares to answer?

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As the emperor said, he is still alive, the prince is just the prince, what kind of young master?

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However, even so, many courtiers still feel inappropriate.

After all, the sixth prince is too young, and people who are "younger, not necessarily better" are not uncommon in history. Now that a prince is established, if the sixth prince feels inappropriate to abolish the prince in the future, it will lead to the imperial court. The turmoil in the hall will even cause grudges between the future new prince and the brothers of the sixth prince!

So, another seven or eight courtiers jumped out:

"The emperor's good health is my great blessing. The matter of establishing the crown prince should not be rushed. Why don't we take a long-term plan?"

"Sir Chen is very true.

His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince is young, it would be better to wait a few more years for His Highness to grow up, and it will not be too late to establish the Crown Prince! "

"..."

On the Golden Palace, it was a mess.

The matter of establishing the crown prince is related to the lifeline of the country. Even if some courtiers originally had important things to report, they are now hiding the book. Compared with the matter of establishing the prince, other matters are nothing.

The morning of this day did not leave until noon.

Not only is the front court in chaos, but so is the harem.

In Fengluan Palace, Concubine Xu An and Chang Ning knelt in front of Empress Wei. Chang Ning cried so hard that pear blossoms were raining.

Qin Di was also there, sitting on the armchair beside him, silently watching Xu Anconcubine and Changning mother and daughter.

Xu Anconcubine and Changning came to ask to see Empress Wei more than an hour ago, but Empress Wei refused to see them. The mother and daughter were kneeling outside Fengluan Palace, crying all the time. No matter how persuaded the palace maids and servants persuaded them, they would not leave.

At that time, Qin Di was accompanying Empress Wei to have breakfast. Because Empress Wei was still taking care of her body, she avoided the greetings of the concubine and the princes and princesses during this time, and she got up late.

The two had only had breakfast at the beginning of the day, but due to the trouble with Xu Anconcubine's mother and daughter, Qin Di ate one less bowl of porridge.

After eating and eating, Queen Wei did not let Xu Anconcubine and her daughter come in until a cup of tea. As soon as the mother and daughter came in, they knelt and cried until now.

Qin Di looked at the mother and daughter with great interest, and felt that they were indeed their own mother and daughter. The beauty is soft and weak, with a kind of pitiful beauty.

Empress Wei ignored Xu Anconcubine and Changning at all, smilingly talking to Qin Di.

Concubine Xu An and Chang Ning, who were kneeling on the side, wiped their tears with their handkerchiefs, and quietly looked at Empress Wei from the corner of their eyes.

They originally wanted to wait for the Queen to ask, but they listened to Queen Wei chatting with Qin Di on her own. The two chatted from "The Peony Pavilion" to "Mu Guiying Takes Command", and then talked about a book of bells and drums. The book of words just handed over.

Xu Anconcubine: "..."

Xu Anconcubine wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes again with a handkerchief, her eyes twinkling.

There was really no other way, Xu Anconcubine could only take the initiative to speak, and said to Changning: "Changning, you are still ill, do you care?

Can the decoction be taken on time? "

"The concubine knows that you are filial and prays for the Queen's concubine to copy the "Ksitigarbha Sutra" every day, but you have to do what you can..."

Concubine Xu An's words meant that Changning was all for the blessing of Empress Wei, so she was tired and sick.

Queen Wei still didn't ask much, as if she hadn't heard of it.

Chang Ning choked a few times, holding back his tears and said, "Mother concubine, my son is fine, so I am worried about my son."

"Changning, you have been like this since you were a child, you have to support everything by yourself..."

As Xu Anbi spoke, she began to sob and wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

"Since you're sick, go back and let the imperial doctor see you, so don't delay the wedding."

At this time, Empress Wei finally spoke up, her graceful face was calm.

When it came to the last word "marriage date", her voice was so cold that it almost fell out of ice.

Qin Di had heard from Empress Wei that the emperor gave Yeluluan, Changning and Yingluo marriages, and his expression was subtle.

Originally, the emperor didn't want to be in a relationship. Qin Di could see that, and he heard Empress Wei mention it personally.

What's more, according to Empress Wei, Yelu Luan will "live long" in the capital in the future, so that he can't leave the house for anything, which clearly means that he will be imprisoned for life.

After getting along for the past few months, Qin Di has some understanding of the emperor's uncle.

He is used to being gentle with people, so gentle that he doesn't look like a high-ranking emperor.

Therefore, this paper conferred the marriage obviously because the emperor was very tired of Changning, so he let her marry Yelu Luan.

Qin Di's eyes flashed, and there was a vague guess in his heart: The reason why the Queen's aunt had a sudden asthma attack was really related to Changning!

Hearing Empress Wei mention the "marriage date", Chang Ning's face turned pale again, even paler than white paper. The slender and delicate body shook violently, almost not falling down.

"Changning!"

Concubine Xu An exclaimed, rushed over and hugged Chang Ning in her arms, tears poured down like rain, as if her daughter had died.

Xu Anbi patted Chang Ning's back soothingly, and pleaded again to Empress Wei: "Empress Empress, Chang Ning was brought up by you, she has always been filial to you, even though she had a fever from a knife wound two days ago, and she has been thinking about it all the time. Praying for you..."

"Empress Empress, forgive the concubine's boldness to say that Changning is frail and cannot endure the hardships of marrying away from the country of Yan."

Concubine Xu An said sadly, her eyes flushed.

She really felt sorry for her daughter, and she couldn't help but complain that Queen Wei was cruel.

Also, who made her Changning not crawled out of the queen's belly, Changning cut flesh and prayed for the queen, but the queen didn't have a trace of love for her...

There was a sneer on the corner of Queen Wei's lips, and she looked sharply at the mother and daughter kneeling on the ground, and said indifferently, "filial piety, did you deliberately scatter catkins where the palace passed by?"

Xu Anconcubine and Changning froze as if they were slapped in the face. The mother and daughter both forgot to cry and looked up at Empress Wei in disbelief.

How did the queen know?

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Qin Di secretly said: Sure enough!

"Come on."

Queen Wei raised her hand and made a gesture.

The door curtain was immediately opened from the outside, Xiao Kouzi walked at the front, followed by two other inner servants who were guarding a palace maid in Tsing Yi, and a group of people filed in until they came to Queen Wei.

"The Empress, Ming Fang and Li Rende brought it."

Xiao Kouzi bowed to Queen Wei and said.

Xu Anconcubine and Changning's expressions changed, and their eyes fell on the palace maid Mingfang.

Mingfang was a maid in Changning Palace.

Mingfang staggered to kneel on the ground, her face turned pale, her whole body shivered, like a leftover leaf in the wind and rain.

Empress Wei nodded slightly, and Xiao Kouzi said to a square-faced waiter next to him: "Li Rende, you speak first!"

Li Rende also bowed to Empress Wei and said tremblingly: "On the first day of the first day, before the Empress went for a walk in the Imperial Garden, the servant saw Mingfang from a distance carrying a basket through Yuanxiang Water Pavilion and onto the rockery next to it.

At that time, the servant thought that Mingfang was going to pick flowers and didn't care. "

Xiao Kouzi took a bamboo basket from the other round-faced waiter behind him, presented the basket to Youbai, and said, "This basket was found in Mingfang's house, and it is still on it. There are remnants of catkins."

In just a few short sentences, Mingfang's body trembled even more.

"The Empress, please spare your life."

She kowtowed heavily to Empress Wei, her forehead pounding loudly, and after a few moments, her forehead was red and swollen, "It's all the servants who were instructed by the third princess to do this."

Xu Anconcubine's face was extremely ugly.

There are both human and physical evidence, and they cannot be refuted at all.

In other words, the emperor has already believed it, and it is useless for them to say more!

Empress Wei's eyes became colder, looking down at Xu Anconcubine and Changning who were kneeling on the ground, and the mockery at the corners of her mouth became even stronger, "So this is filial piety!"

"..." Concubine Xu An was speechless.

Just now, when Mingfang appeared, Changning knew that the situation was not good. At this moment, he was so shocked that he couldn't move, his mind was blank, and he couldn't think at all.

She had no other way to make this decision. After all, she was just a prostitute. Although she was a high-ranking princess in the eyes of others, in fact, she was still a prostitute, and the queen could decide her own marriage with a single word.

She didn't intend to harm the queen, but just wanted the queen to get sick a little, so that she had the opportunity to show her filial piety.

Obviously from childhood to adulthood, as long as she cried, some people would soften, and she thought it would be the same this time.

Obviously she has calculated everything, why did things develop to this point?

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Chang Ning felt cold all over his body, and felt a chill in his heart.

"Mother, Erchen... I know I'm wrong!"

Chang Ning took a few steps towards Empress Wei's knees in a panic, tears rolled down his cheeks again, and pitifully begged for mercy, "Please forgive Erchen, Erchen did not intend to harm you!"

That's right, isn't the queen good, she has no intention of harming anyone! She just wanted to find a way out for herself!

Concubine Xu An also cried and begged: "Empress Empress, Chang Ning really knew something was wrong.

In the future, Changning will listen to you. She is too weak to marry a barbarian like Beiyan. "

Empress Wei raised her eyebrows and said calmly, "Can't you marry far away?

Don't worry, the second prince Yelu will stay in the capital for a long time in the future, and the emperor will give the mansion in a few days. "

"As for Changning..."

Empress Wei's indifferent gaze fell on Chang Ning's pretty face with tears in her eyes, which I felt pity for, without any reluctance.

She still remembered how Chang Ning used his sublime means to calculate Xiaoji in the Hunting Palace last year. Fortunately, Xiaoji was clever enough to not let her calculate.

Changning has too many thoughts, and staying in the palace is also a hassle.

Empress Wei said again: "Changning, don't go back to the palace after you get married, lest the catkins will flutter at every turn, and this palace will be uncomfortable."

Changning: "!"

Chang Ning's pupils shrank sharply, he couldn't believe his ears, and all his strength seemed to be taken away in an instant.

Before coming to Fengluan Palace today, she imagined the worst situation, that is, she has to be with her relatives Beiyan.

However, she is also a princess, her status is higher than that of Yingluo, she is the main family, and Yingluo can only be a concubine. Even if she marries Beiyan far away, she is still a prince and concubine, and she may even become the queen of Beiyan in the future.

She had no idea that Yelu Luan would stay in the capital as a proton, and she would also be placed under house arrest. Wouldn't that be the same as being in prison?

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Wouldn't she be trapped in a square inch of land for the rest of her life, and could only see that square piece of sky?

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There was a deep despair in Chang Ning's eyes, then her life was already over before it even started!

"..." Chang Ning's throat tightened and he wanted to speak, but he couldn't make a sound. A thick bitterness spread from the bottom of his throat.

"The Queen Mother..."

Concubine Xu still wanted to plead for her daughter, but Queen Wei no longer wanted to talk to the mother and daughter, and said to Concubine Xu: "As for you, you are downgraded to the third rank, and there is no order from this palace from today onwards. , don't come out."

If the concubine is downgraded to the third rank, she will be a beauty. In the future, concubine Xu An will be a beauty.

Empress Wei also instructed: "Little Kouzi, take the people down, the third princess should get married, and then stay in her palace and prepare for marriage."

Xiao Kouzi immediately bowed and took orders, so several palace maids rudely "helped" Xu Mei and Chang Ning up from the ground and escorted them out of Fengluan Palace.

These palace maids are not polite at all, after all, anyone can see that Xu Meiren and her daughter are completely useless.

In the palace, this kind of thing has long been seen.

Chang Ning's mind was buzzing, the whole person was confused, and the palace maid dragged her out of the East Side Hall foolishly.

When she left the main hall, she saw a familiar figure not far in front of her, her eyes narrowed slightly.

Princess Tai led Yingluo into the main hall of Fengluan Palace, and Yingluo followed behind Prince Tai in a daze, her eyes dazed, as if she didn't see Changning at all.

boom!

Chang Ning felt as if a flame had exploded in her head, and the anger spread to her whole body instantly, burning her to the point of losing her sense of reason.