My vicious dog, my horse, I can do whatever I want with it

"Teacher's voice..." After receiving the reward, He Honglang finally had the opportunity to talk to Zong Yanli alone. While he asked someone to invite the Queen Mother, he looked at Zong Yanli with a worried look and asked in a low voice: "Is there a cure?"

"No problem." Zong Yanli shook his head and bowed slightly to He Honglang and said, "Although it sounds a bit unpleasant, it's enough to be able to speak and pronounce clearly."

"Teacher, please don't say that. You have devoted yourself to Daqian to this extent." He Honglang immediately said that he would let the imperial physician treat Zong Yanli. His tone was full of respect. "The world has just been settled. I can't do without you. Although there are no external enemies, I still need to shock the world."

"The teacher's health is of utmost importance and must not be taken lightly."

After hearing these words, Zong Yanli no longer stubbornly refused and agreed obediently.

Then the king and his minister talked about some detailed issues in the northern countries, such as the death of Princess Saiya, the feud between Du Zhe, the death of the old emperor of Lu, the prince's abandonment of the country and so on.

Zong Yanli took this opportunity to propose posthumous titles, and all the brothers who died fighting for the country, from Gongsun Pu to Bai Xiuyun, should be given posthumous honors.

He Honglang had no objection to this, but it was easy to confer titles upon one, but it was difficult to give compensation money. Now that many titles and rewards had just been given, he might have to wait a while.

Zong Yanli understood this very well, and was willing to halve his reward so as to prioritize the soldiers' descendants and families. Zong Yanli discussed this with He Honglang for a long time, and only stopped talking until the Empress Dowager Gao arrived.

"Teacher must have something to say to mother. I will go to the outer hall first." He Honglang's expression restrained a lot. After bowing to Gao Jiayue, he went out.

"..." Zong Yanli clearly felt that there seemed to be some rift between He Honglang and Gao Jiayue, mother and son, and they were not as close as they used to be.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to the Empress Dowager." Zong Yanli stood up and saluted.

"General, you are welcome." Gao Jiayue paused and pursed her lips before saying, "Now I should call you King of Zhenbei..."

Zong Yanli lowered her eyes and said nothing. Gao Jiayue raised her eyes slightly and looked at her, her expression a little dazed. She might not have expected that an impulse and a plan back then would lead her to such a position today. Now her son is not only the emperor of Daqian, but also the master of the world!

What Gao State, what Wu State...

Now it's all just dust under her feet.

And the source of all this is because of Zong Yanli.

General Zong Yan.

"I still like to call you General." Gao Jiayue sighed deeply and said, "I think the general has also seen that there is a rift between the emperor and me."

"It's because I interfered in the matter of choosing his queen, and I don't like that woman." There was some resentment in Gao Jiayue's eyes. The emperor whom she had cultivated with all her heart and soul had finally grown up, but the price of growing up was that he was no longer under her control.

Now he had a rift with her because of a concubine, which really made Gao Jiayue feel heartbroken.

Gao Jiayue didn't care whether Zong Yanli was listening or not and just started talking to herself.

It turned out that the queen Gao Jiayue had originally chosen was the daughter of the right prime minister, who was extremely suitable in terms of character, status, and family background.

But He Honglang was inexplicably unhappy, and they didn't know how a dispute arose. In the end, He Honglang said that he wanted to make Concubine Chun the queen. Concubine Chun's father was just a small official in the Supervision Bureau. He had a good look but no talent. How could he compare to the daughter of the Right Prime Minister?

Gao Jiayue naturally disagreed, so the mother and son quarreled more and more fiercely, until it evolved into the current situation.

"Who am I doing all this for?" Gao Jiayue felt more and more heartbroken as she spoke. She looked up at Zong Yanli and said, "General, I'm sure you will understand my painstaking efforts."

Zong Yanli: “…”

How could she not understand why Gao Jiayue said this to her? She sighed in her heart and said helplessly, "The Empress Dowager is devoted to Daqian, and her thoughts must be the same as the Emperor's. The selection of the Empress is of utmost importance and must be carefully considered."

Zong Yanli bowed his head and said, "When I have time, I will ask the emperor what he thinks. I hope the empress dowager will not blame the emperor for this. Mother and son should understand each other."

Gao Jiayue listened to Zong Yanli's words, her eyebrows relaxed and she smiled: "Fortunately, we still have the general. I'm afraid the emperor can only listen to the general's words now."

Zong Yanli even said he didn't dare, and stayed and said some polite words before finally leaving.

He Honglang did not leave the palace. When he saw Zong Yanli coming out, his expression changed slightly. It was obvious that he had guessed what the Queen Mother would say to Zong Yanli, and was waiting for Zong Yanli to speak.

"Teacher, do you have anything to say?" He Honglang looked at Zong Yanli and said.

"But I have something to say." Zong Yanli lowered his head slightly, met He Honglang's eyes and said, "The palace rules are complicated, I would like to ask the emperor to exempt me from the morning court meeting."

"..." He Honglang raised his eyebrows and said, "For such a small matter, I will naturally agree."

Zong Yanli breathed a sigh of relief, thanked him quickly and said nothing more.

He Honglang asked doubtfully: "Is that all? Nothing else?"

Zong Yanli smiled slightly, revealing an expression of serious thinking. After a while, he said, "Your Majesty must be bored after staying in the palace for so long. In two days, I will host a banquet for my brothers in the army. I wonder if Your Majesty is willing to leave the palace to attend the banquet. If Your Majesty comes, please don't make it public..."

He Honglang was really stunned this time. He couldn't help but stand up and looked at Zong Yanli for a long time before he said, "I know that the Queen Mother must have asked the teacher to be the lobbyist. Why didn't the teacher say a word?"

"If the teacher advises me, I will listen."

Zong Yanli shook his head after hearing this, and said calmly and firmly: "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, he should do as he pleases, but because he is the Son of Heaven, he cannot do as he pleases."

Zong Yanli looked at He Honglang with a look of helplessness and pity, and said, "Your Majesty must be feeling wronged, right?"

"I only listen to the Queen Mother's words. How can I deny what the Emperor thinks?"

"Your Majesty, do you want to hear me say such words of persuasion against my will?"

He Honglang pursed his lips and looked at Zong Yanli for a long time. He didn't know why, but when he heard the word "grievance" from his mouth, He Honglang felt a pang of pain in his heart, as if he had returned to his childhood when he was exchanging letters with Zong Yanli.

It's great that his teacher never changes.

He Honglang pursed his lips and smiled, "I will go to the teacher's house for the banquet."

Zong Yanli also smiled, leaned over and said to He Honglang: "Your Majesty, I am waiting for your arrival."