At the beginning, his wife came to him, and he became rich by selling kidney treasures.

Hanking.

When the scout came to report to Wen Yan that Sikong Ren and General Xu Qing would arrive in Hanjing in two days, Wen Yan was happy for a while, then he pushed all the letters on the imperial desk to the ground and became furious.

The good news is that Ren Hao not only came back alive, but also made many outstanding achievements. According to the standard, he should lead all the officials to welcome him.

But what made Wen Yan furious was that this bastard actually married Princess Rouyue of Minglan Kingdom, and even said under the euphemism that he had to marry Princess Rouyue in order to better maintain the alliance between ancient Han and the countries in the Western Regions.

To describe possession as a last resort.

What a shameless bastard!!!

How come this bastard didn’t die under hundreds of thousands of cavalry?

I am so mad, I am so mad!!!

Am I so ugly that I don’t look as good as a Hu woman?

Faced with the furious emperor, the old imperial physician Li Mu trembled with fear, and mistakenly thought that the needle he had just given had hurt the emperor.

"I...I am guilty of a thousand deaths. Please punish me, Your Majesty." Li Mu lay on the ground trembling, sweating profusely.

Wen Yan glanced at Li Mu lying on the ground, and asked after coming to his senses, "Punish me, what crime will I punish you for?"

"Your Majesty, please punish me for my dereliction of duty."

"It's all my fault that I was distracted for a moment and hurt Your Majesty when I inserted the needle." Li Mu said tremblingly and quickly accused himself of a crime.

After all, if the emperor were to personally charge someone with a crime, it would be hard to say how serious the crime would be.

Wen Yan was speechless for a while, then waved her hand to let Li Mu get up.

She was angry not because he hurt her by injecting too hard, but because she felt sad.

"I have a medicine here that can relieve heart disease..." Li Mu got up in panic and presented another prescription to the emperor.

"Although this prescription is good, it can't really cure my heart disease." Wen Yan sighed and picked up the bronze mirror next to him.

Li Mu was one of the few old ministers who knew that the emperor was a woman.

The moment he saw the emperor pick up the bronze mirror, he instantly understood why the emperor was heartbroken.

It's because of love.

"Li Mu." Wen Yan called softly and put down the bronze mirror in her hand.

"Old...I'm here." Li Mu said anxiously.

"What do you think I look like?" Wen Yan asked softly.

"I, an old minister, dare not speak ill of Your Majesty. This... this is a serious crime." Li Mu shook his head, looking as if he dared not say anything.

"I forgive you for your innocence." Wen Yan waved her hand, telling Li Mu not to treat her as the emperor now, but just as the little niece next door.

"Your Majesty is born with a beauty that is so stunning that all things in the world will be attracted to him."

"It's a pity that Your Majesty cannot reveal the truth to others because of the throne. It is truly a pity in the world." Li Mu sighed and spoke from the heart.

"Is that really the case?" Wen Yan suddenly laughed at herself.

"What this old minister said is absolutely true." Li Mu said seriously.

"If it is absolutely true, why can't I win someone's heart?" Wen Yan sighed softly.

This bastard would rather marry a Hu woman than marry me.

"Um, this..." Li Mu was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

"Forget it, you can go down." Wen Yan waved her hands, feeling very annoyed.

"Old minister, please retire."

After Li Mu bowed and left the Tianlu Pavilion, the old eunuch entered the pavilion and reported: "Your Majesty, the envoys from the Western Regions led by General Ren and General Wu have arrived in Hanjing. Your Majesty, would you like to host a banquet for the two of you and the envoys from various countries?"

"What a show! Let them all go hungry!!!" Wen Yan was so angry that he slammed the imperial desk, scaring the old eunuch so much that he shrank his neck.

I don’t know what happened to the emperor today?

When Ren Sikong hadn't come back yet, I was extremely worried every day.

But now that Sikong Ren is back, His Majesty suddenly became unhappy.

The heart of an emperor is really hard to fathom.

The old eunuch cautiously left the Tianlu Pavilion, fearing that he might bring bad luck to the emperor.

……

On the other side, although Ren Hao and Xu Qing, who led the envoys of various countries back to Hanjing, were not welcomed or valued by the emperor, Li Shiji and Shen He still led the officials of the Ministry of Revenue and waited early at the north gate to welcome them.

"Master Sikong, we knew you would never die so easily. As expected, this is just as our brothers expected. Not only are you still alive, you have also done something earth-shattering!!!"

Li Shiji stepped forward to greet him, and Shen He held the horse for Ren Hao.

"Minister Li, I haven't seen you for a long time. Your flattery skills have improved a lot."

"Who did you learn all this from? I don't think you learned it from Minister Shen." Ren Hao laughed and teased.

"Haha, isn't this all learned in order to welcome your triumphant return?" Li Shiji smiled and bowed to Xu Qing and the envoys from the Western Regions as a greeting.

On their way to Hanjing, these envoys from the Western Regions had also learned about Han etiquette and culture.

They all bowed to Li Shiji and returned the greeting.

"Please come in, everyone." Li Shiji made a gesture of invitation to everyone.

After Ren Hao and his companions entered the city gate, they were welcomed by the officials of the Ministry of Revenue.

Li Shiji has already arranged a welcoming banquet in his mansion and invites everyone to come and get drunk.

But when Ren Hao arrived at the mansion, he did not attend the banquet, but asked Li Shiji to find a bundle of brambles.

"Brother Ren, what do you want the rattan for?" Li Shiji asked puzzledly.

"Of course I'll go to His Majesty and apologize." Ren Hao sighed and shook his head. Although he had achieved two great feats, first he destroyed the Wei River to relieve the siege of the God of War Pass, and then he annihilated hundreds of thousands of cavalry of Wudun Chanyu under the snow-capped mountains, but all this was against the will of His Majesty.

Now that he and Xu Qing have returned to Hanjing, His Majesty did not lead the ministers to welcome them, which means that His Majesty is waiting for him to apologize.

"Brother Ren, aren't you being too petty about what you said about His Majesty?"

"He is just ill and unable to lead his ministers to welcome your triumphant return, so I have no choice but to come and welcome you." Li Shiji guessed.

"Haha, why can't he get sick at any other time? Why did he have to get sick when I came back?"

"Isn't it obvious that he is waiting for me to apologize?" Ren Hao smiled helplessly. He knew the emperor's thoughts too well.

"In that case, I'll go get someone to find some rattan for you." Li Shiji nodded, then went back and told Liang Hao to get a bundle of rattan.

Although Liang Hao, who was drinking, had no idea what the young master wanted the rattan to do, he still did as the master asked and bought a bundle of rattan.

Ren Hao took off his robe and carried the whip on his back with his bare arms. He also gave Li Shiji a horsewhip and asked him to whip his back a few times.