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?Three years later

There was the sound of the flute lingering in his ears, like weeping, complaining, resentment, and admiration. He moved his steps instinctively to chase the familiar sound of the flute, and seemed to see the figure in blue in front of him. In just a few steps, the figure and the sound of the flute can be held in his arms.

He should stride forward and catch him, otherwise, he will go further, farther and farther.

But no matter how hard he tried to walk, or even run away, the blue clothes were still in front of him that he couldn't reach.He yelled loudly, hoping that the man in blue would turn around, but the man in blue kept his back to him, playing his familiar flute in the same posture, as if he couldn't hear his cry.

Suddenly, the sound of the flute floated farther and farther away, and the man in blue also moved forward.

He wants to chase, he can't let him leave again, but he seems to be fixed in place, he can only watch the blue clothes blur in front of his eyes, and the moment he disappears, he wakes up with a start and subconsciously wakes up. He said the name that haunted him: "Pu'er."

Just this sound made Huai Jun hold his aching heart tightly, remembering the scene in the dream where Chen Pu left but he couldn't catch up with his best, the deep uneasiness hit his heart like a huge wave.

For the past three years, he has had this dream over and over again, as if to punish him for the harm he did to Chen Pu back then, to make him blame himself both in the dream and out of the dream.

Just because of this guilt, he always wanted to take Chen Pu back to the palace and make up for the person he loves the most.

But he couldn't, he couldn't let Chen Pu struggle like him on the verge of life and death. Most importantly, he didn't know where Chen Pu was going.

For three years, there was no news from Chen Pu. He couldn't help but smile wryly. Did he still think that Chen Pu would write to him and tell him where and where he had a good life, and where did he play today and tomorrow?

He lifted the quilt, only to find that the person next to the pillow was gone.

He hurriedly sat up, only to find that the person who made him worry in vain was sitting at the table, holding a baby in his arms, and dozing off at the same time.

"Jing'er, Jing'er..." He walked up to her and whispered to her.

"Your Highness?" The person who was called turned and opened his eyes, but there was still something wrong.

"Why don't you sleep on the bed?" The sky was still dark at this time, but there were already a few glimmers of light that were enough for Huaijun to see the sleeping baby in Dong Jing's arms, and immediately frowned: "Nianyu is making trouble again. temper?"

"Just now when Nianyu woke up crying, she stopped only when she wanted to be hugged by my concubine. I had no choice but to get out of bed and coax her to sleep. I don't want to..."

"You don't want her to disturb me to sleep." Huai Jun recited this sentence that he had heard a hundred times, then reached out to hug the sleeping child in Dong Jing's hand, and said, "How many times have I told you that you should put her in bed?" Put it with the nanny and let the nanny take care of it."

"It's better to keep the child by my side." Dong Jing insisted.

"At least let her sleep with the nanny at night. It's not a good idea to wake her up crying in the middle of the night, and then hold her all night." Huai Jun walked to the door, called a servant, and stuffed the child into his hand Above: "Take the baby to the nanny, and don't bring her back until the nanny has slept enough."

"The child will be scared if he doesn't see his mother after he wakes up!" Dong Jing didn't agree with Huai Jun sending the child away, so he wanted to stop the slave, but Huai Jun closed the door one step ahead of her, and pulled her onto the bed.

"Give me a good night's sleep now, otherwise this child will sleep with the nanny in the future!"

Dong Jing knew that Huai Jun would do what he said, so he had no choice but to keep silent and stop refusing.

But the next moment, she spoke again: "Let the concubine change for His Royal Highness first." After that, she stood up, picked up the official uniform hanging on the side, and changed for Huai Jun.

At this time, she looked at Huai Jun's more mature and masculine face than three years ago, and she was still beating his heart like a girl.

Three years ago, she never dreamed that she would be able to marry this man she fell in love with at first sight, and she never thought that she would give up the long-awaited freedom for him; three years later, she still felt that this was a flashy dream.

God has given her a good husband and a daughter who is just one month old. Even if this is just a dream, it is worth her life to be free.

After putting on the official uniform for Huai Jun, she pulled him to sit down in front of the bronze mirror, then picked up the comb and combed his messy black hair. The white jade fingers contrasted sharply with the black hair.

Looking at Dong Jing's focused expression through the mirror, Huai Jun sighed quietly.A woman as good as her should not be owned by him.

Dong Jing tied Huai Jun's hair in a bun, and then put on the court crown for him.

"Your Highness, it's time to go to court." She looked at Huai Jun's neat clothes with satisfaction. Three years ago, she would never have imagined that she would be able to memorize the heavy palace clothes so skillfully, just to wear them for her husband. appropriate.

"Yeah. Then you should sleep a little longer." He looked at Dong Jing with a smile on his face. He didn't stand up until she was lying on the bed, covered her with a quilt by the bed, and said, "I'll hug Nianyu in the next court." Come back, sleep well now."

Dong please nodded obediently, and Huai Jun went up in peace, and when he left the bedroom, he glanced at the person on the bed again.

Maybe that's all he can do for her.

At that time, the sky was still gray.Renfu Palace is only two corridors away from the main hall, and is located in the middle of the palace. It has been designated as the prince's palace since Taizu, so that it is convenient for the prince to go to court and meet ministers.

When Huai Jun stepped into the main hall, all the officials had already gathered.He walked up to the Baiguan, nodded slightly to Nuo Xu next to him, and stood side by side with him.

Thinking back to three years ago, in just a few months, he kicked out Yong Ting, who had worked hard for several years, from this position, and even Nuo Xu, who was beside him, was one rank lower than him.

His two imperial brothers were high-spirited from the beginning, but they had to submit to him in the end.

However, Nuo Xu still secretly recruited courtiers and talented people from all over the past three years, and later married General Peng's daughter. It seems that his being crowned prince did not make him give up on the throne, but intensified his determination.

"The Holy Majesty is here!" Eunuch Li helped the Holy Majesty, who had been getting worse and worse over the past year, into the court hall. He didn't respectfully back away until the Holy Majesty sat on the dragon chair safely.

"Long live the sage." All the ministers bent down and said in unison, only waiting for the sage to say: "Be flat!" before they straightened their backs.

Before the discussion started, there were several coughs in the hall. The emperor on the dragon chair covered his mouth and coughed violently. Eunuch Li immediately took a bowl of water from the eunuch behind him, and served the holy majesty to drink it, coughing It gradually calmed down.

His Majesty had a serious illness three years ago. At that time, Yong Ting was handed over to be the regent. Not long after, Yong Ting did not go to court again. The Holy Majesty, who had not yet recovered, took over the government affairs again. In vain.

Later Huai Jun was crowned as the crown prince, and after marrying Nuo Xu one after another, the Holy Majesty's dragon body recovered, and everyone in the palace said that he rushed back for joy.

Unexpectedly, this year, the health of the Holy Majesty has continued to deteriorate, and the white hair on his head seems to have grown a few more clumps.

The Holy Majesty waved his hand, signaling Eunuch Li to step back, and then said weakly: "Everyone has something to do, please play."

Huai Jun immediately stepped forward, took the memorial and said: "General Zhenyuan recently invaded the border of the Hungarian country for no reason, causing hundreds of deaths and injuries to the people of the Hungarian country. Shanyu was very dissatisfied with this and demanded compensation from our dynasty. The national prestige cannot be destroyed, but General Zhenyuan has no reason Sending troops is contrary to the peaceful coexistence that our dynasty has always advocated. If the dead and injured are not properly compensated, I am afraid that other countries will complain, and there will be wars on the border. Please be careful."

"I believe that General Zhenyuan didn't enter the country for nothing." Hearing Huaijun's mention of this matter, Nuo Xu, who had anticipated this, immediately stood up and refuted: "The Hungarians have been invading our border in the past few years, until General Zhenyuan repelled it two years ago. They didn’t dare to commit another crime after their enthusiasm was dampened. However, the Hungarian state has been raising troops and training horses, and its ambitions are well known. I believe that General Zhenyuan entered the country for a reason. Your Majesty, don’t listen to one-sided words. You must wait for General Zhenyuan to return to the court. Make a decision, otherwise it will be less of a problem to compensate the Hungarian country, and it will be more important to let the countries think that our dynasty is tolerant of the Hungarian country.”

The Holy One frowned and said, "What do the two prime ministers think about this matter?"

"I also believe that there must be a reason for General Zhenyuan's entry." The speaker was Prime Minister Li: "General Zhenyuan is not a reckless person. If our court is eager to compensate the Hungarian Kingdom and ignore the truth of the matter, it will damage our court's reputation. Make a certain impact."

"Then what is Prime Minister Mo's opinion?" Seeing that Prime Minister Mo was still silent, His Majesty knew that he had an idea in his heart.

Prime Minister Mo pondered for a while before slowly opening his mouth and said: "I think His Highness and Wang Wang have their own reasons, but the matter is of great importance. We should immediately call General Zhenyuan back to the court and listen to his explanation. As for the compensation, it should also be done right away."

Puzzled eyes were cast everywhere, but the Holy One never doubted Prime Minister Mo's opinion, Huai Jun and Nuo Xu below should learn from him, even if it was Nuo Xu, he was still not half as good as Prime Minister Mo in handling political affairs.

"Why did the prime minister say that?"

"I have always emphasized peaceful coexistence with border countries. For the Hungarian people who were hurt by our dynasty, we can allocate a sum of money to appease their families, highlighting the heart of benevolence and righteousness. If the matter is wronged by Hungary, the countries will condemn it Even if it is the Hungarian country, our court will gain a good reputation and make all countries more convinced of our court's claim of peaceful coexistence; if the matter is lost to the general, we will make proper compensation without losing our prestige."

The Holy Majesty thought about it for a while, then nodded and said: "Just do as the prime minister said."

"But General Zhenyuan sent troops without notifying the court in advance. This move may set up a bad trend." Huai Jun saw that everyone was trying to protect General Zhenyuan, so he had to start from another point.

The Wuzhi Dynasty was founded by warriors, and the most feared thing is that the generals will support their own self-respect, so all troops must be ordered by the court and the other half of the tiger charm. Now General Zhenyuan sends troops privately, which can be said to be a serious crime, even if he can escape the responsibility to compensate the Hungarians , and cannot escape this crime.

Huai Jun didn't want General Zhenyuan to be punished, he just wanted him to be deposed as a general, because this General Zhenyuan was Yong Ting.Three years ago, Yong Ting left everything in the palace and went to the border to become a general. Huai Jun knew very well what his purpose was.

If Yong Ting wanted to control the military power, he couldn't let him have it.

"This wind really can't last." Nuo Xu knew Huai Jun's intentions, so he couldn't let Yong Ting suffer such misfortune, so he defended him: "But the border is far away from the imperial court, even if you go back and forth quickly, it will take more than ten It’s a long journey, if something urgent happens, the general will naturally not bother to inform the court. From my point of view, this matter should be decided after General Zhenyuan returns to the court and knows the reason for sending troops.”

"But..." Huai Jun still wanted to say something, but was interrupted by His Majesty.

"Let's wait for Yong Ting to come back to defend this matter. As for the compensation, I will leave it to Prime Minister Mo to handle it. Do you have anything else to discuss?"

Seeing this, Huai Jun had no choice but to retreat to his seat silently.

He glanced at Nuo Xu next to him, his face was always full of confidence, and this confidence had never been reduced by half because he was named the prince!

Nuo Xu has been in the imperial court for many years, and he already has certain contacts. In addition, Yong Ting, who lost his crown prince three years ago, decided to help him. Most of the important ministers who used to stand on Yongting's side switched to Nuoxu because of Yongting's decision.

Of course, Huai Jun has also cultivated many cronies in the past three years, and he has enough ability to compete with Nuo Xu and others.But what he wants is a 100% chance of winning, and he will never allow anyone to shake his position.He wanted to cut off Yong Ting's military power, just to cut off Nuo Xu's right wing, and he wanted to bring Chen Pu back to the palace as soon as possible.

For three years, every time he did something, he would tell himself that he was one step closer to taking Chen Pu back to the palace.