The King's Favor [Rebirth]

The little emperor Qi Yu is now 11 years old. Because he stayed in the mother's womb for a long time when he was born, his body was very weak.I have been taking medicine for these years, and I take medicine for more than half a year.

Perhaps it was because he had been taking the medicine for too long, and if he got a little closer, he could smell the bitterness of the medicine on his body.

Because the little emperor didn't deal with government affairs very much, he usually returned to his Qianchen Palace after the court.

Although Qi Jingyuan is powerful, he is the regent king, respected by the emperor and feared by his courtiers.But his identity is still a prince after all, no matter how young the little emperor is, no matter how no real power in his hands, he is still the emperor.

Therefore, when the little emperor had something to discuss with him, he was the only one who could go to the Qianchen Hall, and there was no way for the little emperor to go to the Jinghua Hall.

This is also the place where Qi Jingyuan was most criticized by the world after the censor who cursed Qi Jingyuan committed suicide, and the little emperor went to Jinghua Palace to express his heart in fear.

The emperor came to his residence to express his apology, which was a big taboo in the eyes of outsiders.

After that time, Qi Jingyuan didn't say much, but said a few words of concern to the emperor with a half-smile.In the future, the little emperor did not do such a thing, nor did he exercise the emperor's right to summon him.

Otherwise, it would be unbearable for such a thing to happen every two days.

When they arrived at the Qianchen Palace, Xie Linxi greeted the little emperor with a straight face.

But before the others knelt down, the little emperor stopped him and said, "Commander Xie, get up quickly, there is no need to be polite."

Because of his status, the little emperor tried his best to show the majesty that an emperor should have when speaking, but he was still a child after all, and he spoke in a crisp voice.

Xie Linxi followed the little emperor's words and stood up, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." Then she took two steps back and stood half a step behind Qi Jingyuan.

Everyone in the court knew that he was the most trusted person around Qi Jingyuan, and for Qi Jingyuan's sake, he would not make things difficult for him, and would even compliment him.

For example, with the little emperor, under normal circumstances, he would not be allowed to salute and kneel down.One is to show Qi Jingyuan’s respect and approval, and the other is that the little emperor also has his own thoughts, at least appearing to be approachable, or it is to make the emperor afraid of the regent, even those around the regent dare not offend.

All in all, since the little emperor said so, if he insisted on saluting, it would make both Qi Jingyuan and the little emperor look bad.

What's more, he didn't have any second thoughts about Qi Jingyuan, and he didn't have much other thoughts about the little emperor's seemingly flattering but flattering attitude. He even thought it was good, and he was naturally happy to kneel less.

This room Qi Jingyuan greeted the emperor and sat down, then said softly, "Commander Xie, sit down too."

Xie Linxi was slightly surprised. In his eyes, Qi Jingyuan had always been more measured in his actions, and he rarely left any excuses for others.

But now he offered to sit down in front of the little emperor without even asking the emperor, which is undoubtedly crossing the line.

The little emperor was also taken aback, a little surprised and uneasy.After all, he was young, and the expression on his face was not well controlled. After a while, he suppressed his expression and said softly: "What the emperor said is, come here, show Commander Xie a seat."

"Just sit here with me." Qi Jingyuan said with a smile. From the sound, it could be heard that he was in a good mood.

Xie Linxi's expression remained unchanged: "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Wang Ye."

Then he sat down behind Qi Jingyuan.

The hall became silent, and the surrounding palace people stood still.Qi Jingyuan drank his tea silently, while Xie Linxi looked at the top of his head intently, studying his ink-like hair.

The little emperor fidgeted restlessly on the throne, looking hesitant to speak.

If it had been in the past, Qi Jingyuan would have taken the initiative to step up to the little emperor when he saw this scene, and asked him what's the matter.

But today, Qi Jingyuan didn't say a word, just drinking tea seriously.

Even though no one was looking at him, the little emperor Qi Yu still felt that his palms were covered with cold sweat.

He felt a little embarrassed and a little nervous.

In the end, he gritted his teeth and said as calmly as possible: "Uncle Huang, I have something to ask Uncle Huang."

Only then did Qi Jingyuan put down his teacup, looked at the emperor and said softly, "Please speak, Your Majesty."

The little emperor said: "The queen mother is not feeling well these few days, and I can't go to serve because of my illness. When I was bored, I suddenly thought of the things about filial piety that the emperor's uncle and Taifu had told me, and I deeply felt that I was The most unfilial person in the world. Since I came to the throne, I have never been extravagant and wasted. One cannot make the treasury full and the queen mother cannot be safe. Thinking of this, I feel very anxious. So today I specially want to ask the Pope uncle, I As an emperor, how can he be filial to his mother and loyal to his country."

He didn't say a word about the Empress Dowager's plan to build the Shenglin Tower, but he talked about it every sentence.

Xie Linxi thought, this royal man likes to beat around the bush so much, don't you feel tired?If there is something that cannot be said openly, it must be turned at the eighteenth bend of the mountain road.

Obviously they are relatives, and they have to hide their own thoughts when they say something. Thinking about it, it is also because of distrust, which is strange and boring.

As for Qi Jingyuan, when he rejected the little emperor for a while, he would definitely quote the scriptures and analyze all kinds of classics, and finally came to the result that the Shenglin Tower could not be built.Although it can be convincing, it will eventually be said to ignore the queen mother and despise the emperor.

It's better to just say it directly, it's okay to build the Shenglin Tower, but where will the money come from?The little emperor also knew about the situation of the treasury, or else everyone would spread the matter out and see what the courtiers and common people had to say.

Why do such a difficult thing.

When Xie Linxi was so compelled to babble, Qi Jingyuan took a fixed look at the little emperor, and said, "The emperor is talking about building the Shenglin Terrace in the palace for the empress dowager?"

There was silence everywhere, no one thought Qi Jingyuan would ask such a question.

The little emperor instinctively wanted to deny it, but he couldn't deny it at all. He said that the ultimate purpose of so many is still the queen mother.

Xie Linxi was also surprised. Although he had such thoughts in his heart, he never thought that Qi Jingyuan would really say and do so.Could it be that the half a mouthful of medicine at the beginning was too effective, making him irrational?

Qi Jingyuan expected no one to speak.

He waved his hand and ordered a few words to the eunuch who was serving beside him, asking the eunuch to call Taifu Ji Mingyi, Liubu Shangshu and other officials above rank three.

The little emperor's expression changed slightly when he heard this, and he said, "Uncle Huang, is this?"

Qi Jingyuan smiled faintly, his eyebrows and eyes were cold: "Your Majesty, I am not a teacher, and I can't explain a lot of truths. Since this doubt is left by the Taifu after the lecture, the Taifu should answer it for the Emperor. As for other adults, I think there are some things that the Emperor also understands." You should listen to what they have to say."

The little emperor forced a smile and said, "What the emperor said is true."

No matter what everyone thought about Qi Jingyuan, whether or not they thought he was a domineering person, they would always come when they were summoned.

What's more, this time was different, Qi Jingyuan had never summoned ministers in the emperor's palace.

If this matter is small, it is to discuss matters with the emperor. If it is large, it will either be regarded by others as an act of return to power or contempt and oppression of the emperor.The courtiers naturally felt that this was the last case.

After everyone arrived, they sat down according to their official positions.

Qi Jingyuan was not ambiguous, and directly expressed the emperor's doubts. Finally, he said: "The emperor has been worried about the construction of the Shenglin Tower, so that he can't sleep or eat. The king wants to hear what the ministers think. Whether to cultivate or not, there must always be an explanation.”

As soon as he said this, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.

Many of the officials in the six ministries were promoted by Qi Jingyuan.

For example, Guo Gang, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Mei Liang, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Xu Jie, Minister of the Ministry of War, etc., are all intelligent people and understand the situation of Daqi's treasury.Naturally, they opposed the construction of Shenglin Tower. The reason for their opposition was not that they were on the regent's side, but more because they felt that it was too laborious and costly.

The national treasury is empty, and there are too many places that need to spend money. It is really not worthwhile to build the Shenglin Tower.

When they spoke, many people remained silent, seemingly neutral, but in fact they acquiesced not to build.

The little emperor has seen this kind of scene a lot, every time Qi Jingyuan wants to deny something, this kind of scene will happen.In the end, dissent was suppressed, and the voices of others were ignored.

Every time the little emperor would feel powerless, especially today.Because what we are talking about today is not a court matter, but a private matter.

This made the little emperor feel that the gap between him and Qi Jingyuan was too great, and the people standing around him all hoped that he could surpass Qi Jingyuan, but Qi Jingyuan was like a mountain, crushing him to death, unable to move.

Ji Mingyi glanced at the little emperor whose face was flushed and looked a little embarrassed, and couldn't help shaking his head in his heart.He was left by the old emperor to assist the young emperor, and the young emperor was named Taifu before he ascended the throne.

This is also why the old emperor was worried about Qi Jingyuan, leaving behind a person who divided his rights in disguise.

Speaking of which, Ji Mingyi has another identity, he was the teacher of the old emperor and Qi Jingyuan when they were young.

If it weren't for the presence of an old man like Ji Mingyi, Qi Jingyuan's voice would have been established in the court these years.

Under such circumstances, Zuo Min, the servant of the Ministry of Justice, stood up and said with a righteous face: "The emperor was taught by the saints, and he learned the way of filial piety. The queen mother is the emperor's biological mother. Her birthday is a great joy. We will build a Why not congratulate the Empress Dowager on the Shenglin Terrace? It’s only a birthday, so the prince is too unreasonable.”

The Zuo family represented by Zuo Min is related by marriage to the Empress Dowager’s mother family, Duke He, and they are blatant supporters of the little emperor. They are very hostile to Qi Jingyuan, and feel that everything he does is purposeful and does not want to return to the government.

This time the Empress Dowager's birthday needs to be celebrated because the Zuo family encouraged some small officials to speak up, and the He family supported them behind the scenes.

They wanted to test the waters. Seeing that the emperor was already eleven and had no right to speak in the court, they were a little impatient.In their eyes, the past few years, the empress dowager and the little emperor have lived quite aggrievedly.

If the Regent says one, they cannot say two.

Everyone in Daqi only knew that there was a king regent, but they didn't know that there was also an emperor and a queen mother.

Besides, this kind of thing is harmless to them, if Qi Jingyuan agrees, outsiders will feel that he still has to take a step back in front of the emperor, and the regent is just a prince.If it is better not to agree, a thorn will be planted in the emperor's heart again, and it will become a handle to attack him in the future.

The people in the court were full of emotions, and not everyone listened to Qi Jingyuan.

As soon as Zuo Min said this, several small officials expressed their opinions one after another.

Since ancient times, it is easy for the king of Hades to see little devils as difficult to deal with, and these people have only one meaning.

It was intentional for Qi Jingyuan to suppress the paper and not approve it, to give people the feeling that the regent had the final say, after all how much money it would cost to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday.

There were some things that Qi Jingyuan couldn't say, so Xie Linxi replaced them. Sometimes he just wanted to provoke hatred, and what he said was very poignant.

I saw his brows and eyes turned upside down and said: "I heard what the ministers said. Who has the prince been treating harshly these years? The queen mother's birthday is considered to be He Guogong's birthday. Have you ever missed it once? It's also the prince's part."

Qi Jingyuan has been the regent himself, but he hasn't celebrated a single birthday.

Although the birthdays of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor are not very luxurious, they are definitely worth it.

Xie Linxi was originally good-looking, but when she raised her brows and eyes like this, she showed a bit of anger.Coupled with his annoying identity, ordinary people would not dare to provoke him easily.

Qi Jingyuan glanced at him, and a faint smile appeared in his eyes.

He looked at Ji Mingyi and said, "What do you think?"

Ji Mingyi was watching from the sidelines, not wanting to be drawn into the battle suddenly. Hearing the question, he hurriedly said: "The emperor is filial, the prince is thinking about the overall situation, Mr. Zuo is dedicated to the king, and the veteran thinks there is nothing wrong with it."

If it's not about right and wrong, Ji Mingyi likes to make peace with many things, and this time is no exception.

Qi Jingyuan laughed out loud, he stood up and said: "The emperor wants to express his filial piety, and the queen mother has a heart disease because of it. The Taifu also agrees. Since this is the case, the king does not want to be disliked by others. This matter is according to the emperor and the queen mother."

After saying this, he slightly turned his head towards Xie Linxi and said, "Let's go."

The two had already left before the others recovered, leaving everyone looking at each other in blank dismay.

Ji Mingyi stroked his beard and sighed twice, thinking, how come he agreed.

He didn't object, but he didn't agree either.

Didn't Qi Jingyuan have to make up his mind to refuse this matter?Why didn't you refuse?

The little emperor Qi Yu was stunned and at a loss, the first time he wanted to do something private was not refuted, and it was the first time he had been emperor in these years.

But for some reason, he was not happy, and he was even a little apprehensive.