Prince's Revenge

Chapter 6

The next day, the rain that had been raining all night finally stopped. It was said that there was a spring rain and a warm one, but this day did not clear, the sun did not come out, and the temperature never rose.Wu Enqi held a cloak and said: "My lord, you want to ride a horse, and the slaves dare not stop you. You should order more clothes. If it freezes, the empress will blame you, and we slaves will eat again." It's the board. Or you marry the princess quickly, and someone will take care of the food and daily life, so we can take less responsibility."

He Yaodu got on the horse, laughed loudly, and said, "You are really more talkative than a woman. I am afraid that I will marry a concubine who is as clumsy as you, and I will take care of everything. What kind of life will I have?" After finishing speaking , put his legs on the horse's belly, and ran to the palace, Wu Enqi followed behind, still holding the cloak in his hand, pouted in dissatisfaction, and made up his mind that next time the empress asked questions, she must encourage the queen to give the prince He doesn't want to do something thankless for bestowing a marriage.

When He Yaodu arrived, it was not yet time to go to court, so he ignored the probing eyes of others and stood in his place.

"What's going on today? My third brother has come to court, everyone, come and see, it's really my third brother! Hurry up and salute the third prince!" It was He Yaodu's younger brother, the current emperor He Dichi who spoke. He Yaoqian, the fourth son of He Yaoqian, just over 25 years old, the only son of the Taiji imperial concubine, was named king of Jingjun. His tall and thin stature stands out especially among the tall He people, and his eagle eyes are always slightly squinted. .

The ministers of the He clan put one hand on their chests and bowed slightly to salute. According to Emperor He's rules, the ministers of the He clan did not need to kneel down to salute when they met several princes, as a show of sympathy.The Han ministers were different. The Han ministers who came earlier kept kneeling on the ground, and the He clan ministers could not get up unless they barked.After the He people entered the customs, they made a rule that the ministers of the Han Dynasty must kneel and salute when they saw the ministers of the He people, regardless of their rank.He Yaomo once asked for an order to abolish this rule, but it was a pity that the officials of the Manchu He family opposed it. He Dichi refuted He Yaomo's order on the grounds that such a trivial matter was not worth changing the rules alone.Usually, before going to court, He Yaomo would immediately wake up the ministers of the Han Dynasty, but now that He Yaomo was punished, no one asked them to get up, so they could only kneel until the emperor went to court.

He Yaodu hadn't been in court for a long time, how could he have thought of this, after He Yaoqian mentioned it, he found that the Han minister was still kneeling.The young minister was fine, poised and calm, but the elderly minister was already a little wobbly and almost unable to hold on.

He Yaodu glanced around, faced those searching and warning eyes, and said loudly, "Everyone get up." After speaking, he ignored the others again and stood upright like a green pine, waiting to go up. The whip sounded towards the direction.

He Yaoqian stood at the front of the other column, his slender eyes showed no expression, and his voice was as cold as the weather: "Third brother, is the second brother okay? I went to see him in the East Palace yesterday, and Schaub said that the second brother had an infection. It's cold and it's not suitable to see people, but I heard that you only went to the East Palace at noon yesterday. How is our prince?"

He Yaodu's resonant voice was completely different from He Yaoqian's: "Second brother is doing well, but he occasionally catches a cold, and he will recover after a few days of rest. I think the second brother saw that the fourth brother was skinny and weak, and was afraid of infecting you. Second brother has loved you since he was a child, and he always thinks about you, you should understand what second brother thinks."

He Yaoqian snorted coldly from his nose, and said in a low voice: "It's nice to say, your brothers naturally have no more feelings than others."

He Yaodu glanced at He Yaoqian, and reminded: "Third brother pretends he has never heard of this, be careful that the father is not happy when he hears it, they are all the sons of the father, who is not a brother."

The front vermilion hall door opened from the inside, and an eunuch with a long whip came out, "Pa...pa...pa..." There were three clear and powerful whips in a row, and all the ministers stood solemnly, one by one. Not moving, waiting for the whip to finish.

The two teams of ministers filed in with their heads down.

Sitting on the throne is Hedi Chi, who is 55 years old this year, with a burly figure, a majestic and resolute face, and a pair of sharp eyes that seem to be able to shoot directly into the bottom of people's hearts, making people afraid to look directly at him.Emperor Yude, who conquered the world on horseback, had been fighting outside for many years before he ascended the throne. His bronzed face looked older than his actual age, and his temples had gray hair.

"There is a book to play! There is no book to retreat!" The eunuch Amur's shrill voice sounded.

No one spoke, both Minister Han and Minister He stood with their heads bowed. The emperor only punished the crown prince yesterday, and there is nothing particularly important to discuss today.Hedi Chi's sharp eyes scanned the entire hall, everyone's expression was noticed, and the Minister of Han was trembling, for fear that if he was not careful, his head would be lost.The ministers of the He clan were full of complacency, but they did not forget their actions. It was different from the past, when they gained the upper hand, they were arrogant. I am afraid that someone behind them gave advice.His eyes finally fell on the two sons. He Yaoqian rarely showed a smile in his perennially gloomy eyes, while the third son, who could count the number of court visits in five years with one slap, looked at him with concern. Look at him, his father.

He Dichi felt much lighter in his heart, and asked with a smile: "Du'er looks very good, I think you have almost done the things I entrusted to you."

He Yaodu came out, knelt down and replied: "Yes, the emperor asked my son to collect the treasures of calligraphy and painting scattered among the people. After several years of hard work, my son has indeed collected quite a lot, which has been recorded in the book, and will be sent together soon. Go to the palace and ask Father to have a look."

He Dichi praised with satisfaction: "Okay! This matter is well done! Take a few days off and I will give you a new job."

He Yaodu said: "Thank you, Royal Father. When I was collecting calligraphy and painting treasures, I heard a lot of interesting things. If I have time, I will tell my Royal Father to relieve my boredom."

The father and son were having a good time asking and answering questions. He Yaoqian felt uncomfortable, and gestured to Mandu, the servant of the Ministry of War behind him, and Mandu came out, saying loudly: "Report to the Holy Majesty, last night I received a big According to the prince's battle report, the eldest prince has won the battle again!"

He Dichi stared at Mandu for a while, Mandu panicked at being watched, he didn't know where he said something wrong and angered the emperor.

"Since it's a battle report, why wasn't it delivered to the palace last night!"

Kneeling on the ground with a full belly, he said: "It was already past time when I received the battle report, and the palace has already been closed. I dare not disturb the emperor's rest. I think the report will be the same this morning."

"Huh!" He Dichi's voice was cold, "He clan's rules, the battle report must be submitted to me immediately, and I will open it myself, and outsiders are not allowed to open it. Have you all forgotten?"

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