Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 80 Angry Son of Heaven

  The eighteenth year of Chengde entered February in a blink of an eye, and the weather was a little warmer. On the official road in the south of the capital, the two walked back and forth on two horses, a middle-aged man in a commoner in front and a young man in the back.

   The middle-aged man's skin is slightly darkened, but his appearance is very handsome, and his two beards make him look a little more dashing. He is a middle-aged uncle who looks very tasteful.

   "Zhongming, where are you?"

   The young man walking behind lowered his head and said, "Master Hou, it should be coming to the capital soon."

  This young man speaks with a strong Shu accent, obviously from Bashu.

   And this middle-aged man is Li Shen, the Marquis of Pingnan who has not returned to Beijing for more than three years.

He is the Pingnan Marquis of the current dynasty, and he is also the great general of the imperial court. According to common sense, when returning to Beijing, he must bring at least dozens or hundreds of episodes to show his pomp, but this Pingnan Marquis It happened that only one young man was brought along, and the two returned to the capital very low-key.

  Li Shenzai stretched his waist immediately, looked up at the capital not far in front of him, and whispered, "I've really arrived in the capital, and I haven't been back in a few years, so I almost can't recognize it."

   After he finished speaking, he looked back at the young man behind him and said with a smile: "It will be dark soon, let's hurry up. This capital is much more prosperous than the southern border. After returning to the Hou Mansion, it will be a good time for you to see."

  Zhong Ming lowered his head and said, "Thank you, Marquis."

After speaking, the two of them quickly lifted their horses up quite a bit. In less than a stick of incense, they rushed to the gate of the southern city of the capital. It was getting dark now, and the soldiers guarding the city were about to close the city gate. Li Shenzheng When I was about to call the door, I suddenly saw a gray-haired old man standing under the city gate.

   The Marquis of Pingnan got off his horse, walked up to the old man, folded his hands and smiled and said, "It's been a long time since the Grand Duke, is he still strong?"

   This old man was the great **** Chen Ju who was following the emperor of Chengde. Chen Ju waved his hands again and again when he heard the words, and said respectfully, "You can't be a big character in front of Lord Hou."

  The Marquis of Pingnan and the Emperor of Chengde had a very good friendship in their early years, almost as brothers, so Chen Ju did not dare to put on airs in front of this Marquis.

   Li Shen smiled and said softly: "The Grand Duke is busy with his affairs, why are you free to wait for me here?"

  Chen Ju lowered his head and said, "Master Hou, Your Majesty is eager to see you."

Li Shen pointed to the cloth he was wearing, and said with a wry smile: "Grand Eunuch, Li Shen came all the way from the southern border. He didn't say anything, and his body was a little sloppy. In this way, let me go back to the Hou residence. After bathing and changing clothes, and changing into court clothes, go to meet your majesty."

Chen Ju lowered his head and said, "Don't embarrass me, Your Majesty, Your Majesty made me wait here, just to invite the Marquis into the palace as soon as possible. I haven't seen you for many years, but Your Majesty always misses the Marquis very much. "

  Li Shen hesitated for a while, then said in a low voice, "Grand Duke, I miss Your Majesty very much too, but if I wear this, I'll bump into the Holy Chariot..."

  Chen Ju said in a low voice, "In this way, Lord Hou, please enter the palace with me first, and I will send someone to the Hou residence to get your court clothes, and send them to the palace as soon as possible. You can change your clothes in the palace, and it is too late."

  Li Shen nodded and said with a smile: "In that case, the Grand Duke will lead the way."

   After saying that, he looked back at the entourage behind him, and said indifferently: "This Marquis wants to enter the palace to face the Holy Spirit. You go back to the Marquis' Mansion and report the peace to the family on this Marquis's behalf."

  Zhong Ming bowed his head and said, "Yes."

  …………

   After an hour, the sky was completely dark.

   Li Shen, who was dressed in a high-rank imperial attire, looked much more majestic. He stepped into the Changle Palace and knelt down on one knee to the emperor of Chengde on the dragon chair: "My minister, Li Shen, see your majesty."

  The emperor of Chengde walked down quickly, stretched out his hand to help Li Shen up, then looked up and down at the general, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a few years, my general Li is getting older."

   Li Shen took advantage of the situation to stand up and said with a smile: "This minister is an ordinary person, and when you get older, you will naturally grow old."

  The emperor of Chengde took Li Shen's hand and said with a smile: "I asked them to make a table of wine and food in the side hall, let's go, you and my brother haven't seen each other for several years, let's have a few drinks."

  Li Shen bent down and said in a respectful voice, "I will obey."

The monarch and the minister sat down on both sides of a table in the side hall, and after a few polite words, Emperor Chengde poured a glass of wine for Li Shen himself, and sighed softly: "I haven't returned to Beijing for several years, which shows that the southern border is over there. The affairs are heavy, you were also a handsome young man in the past, and now you have become like this, it is really hard for you."

  Li Shen bowed his head and said, "This is all the duty of the minister. Most of the survivors of the southern border are in the deep mountains. They are stubborn and stubborn. If they are not careful, they will raise troops and cause chaos. The minister is in the southern border, and it is indeed impossible to escape."

  Emperor Chengde squinted his eyes and smiled and said, "Is this time back to Beijing for your little son from Yongzhou?"

About    Li Xin, more than one person wrote to Li Shen, who was far away in the southern Xinjiang, so this Pingnan Marquis knew something about the capital.

The general Zhuguo's face froze, and then he lowered his head and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, there are indeed some rumors in the capital recently, and my brother Li Ye also sent a letter to the minister to explain, but that Li Xin, who is not the minister's son, is with the minister. The minister has nothing to do with it."

Emperor Chengde glanced at Li Shen with a half-smiling smile: "Don't be stubborn, it's normal to be a little flirtatious outside, I've seen your youngest son, and he was born almost exactly the same as when you were young. I have suffered a lot in recent years, and now I am working in Yulinwei, you can see him in the past few days, talk to him well, and make up for it more."

Li Shen's expression remained unchanged, and he said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, I followed my father to fight with the old Shu thieves in the southern border and got injured. It is true that he was injured in Yongzhou for a period of time, but he didn't know any woman in Yongzhou. This woman calls herself Li Xin. The person who is here will never be the son of the minister."

  Emperor Chengde's face became serious.

   "Really?"

  Li Shen shook his head and said, "The minister dare not deceive the king."

Emperor Chengde squinted his eyes and said, "This young man who calls himself Li Xin has made a lot of trouble in the capital during this time. Originally, for your sake, I didn't do anything to him. If it is confirmed that it is a false confession, then I will investigate it properly.”

  Li Shen nodded and said, "This person pretends to be the son of a minister and deceives His Majesty. It is indeed an unpardonable crime."

Emperor Chengde looked at Li Shen seriously, and after not finding any strange expression on Li Shen's face, he smiled and waved his hand: "Forget it, he never said that he was your son, it's just that everyone in the capital It's just a misunderstanding, and besides, he has made contributions a few days ago, so it's not good to settle old accounts with him now."

Having said this, Emperor Chengde raised his wine glass, touched Ping Nanhou lightly, and then sighed softly: "You can be cool in the southern border, but I was trapped in the capital and couldn't move. We were all together back then. Brothers who grew up, the situation is so disparate now, I really envy you."

   Li Shen said with a wry smile: "I am in the southern border and have been injured more than once, but there is nothing to envy."

   "Forget it, let's not talk about that."

  Emperor Chengde raised his head and took a sip of wine, then looked at Li Shen with a sincere expression: "I have a problem now, and I would like to ask you to give me an idea."

   "Your Majesty asks."

  The emperor of Chengde whispered: "You said, who should I appoint among the four princes in the capital?"

   Li Shen's complexion changed drastically, he fell to his knees with a plop, and said in a trembling voice, "This important matter of the heavenly family should be decided by His Majesty, and how can foreign ministers be stubborn!"

  The emperor of Chengde stretched out his hand to help him up, shook his head and said, "Why are you so nervous, I just ask casually."

  Li Shen stood up from the ground, still fighting with both sides.

   When the emperor of Chengde saw this, he lost interest and waved his hand: "Forget it, you haven't been back to Beijing for a long time, you should go back and see your wife and son, I won't leave you."

  Li Shenru was granted amnesty, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and hurriedly retire.

   After Li Shen walked away, the expression on Emperor Chengde's face turned into anger. He swept all the wine and vegetables on the table to the ground with a savage blow, and the floor was immediately covered with shards of porcelain.

   "Slippery!"

  Chen Ju, who was standing by the side, hurried over, stood behind Emperor Chengde, and said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, calm down..."

  Emperor Chengde was furious and patted the table angrily.

   "Then Li Xin, how could he not be his son?"

   "Just because Li Xin was so close to Lao Qi, he abruptly refused to recognize him!"

   "He just wants to take himself and the Li family out!"

   Having said this, Emperor Chengde's face was a little distorted.

   "In this world, there is no reason to fight rebellion and pacify for more than 30 years!"

   (end of this chapter)