Chapter 221: Grand Tutor Zhao was so angry!
After much deliberation, Grand Tutor Zhao refused, saying, "Your Majesty, although Concubine Rong is my granddaughter, she has been in the palace for many years and has yet to bear your Majesty a child. I feel she is unworthy of the position of Empress. Please reconsider!"
Emperor Liang waved his hand and said, "What's the problem with having an heir? If that's not possible, I can choose a smart and clever girl from the royal family and adopt her to Concubine Rong. Wouldn't that ensure I have an heir? Besides, I'm grateful to Grand Tutor Zhao for all the hard work and contributions he's made. So, looking at the harem, if Concubine Rong isn't worthy of the position of Empress, who else is?"
Zhao Taishi clearly sensed that Emperor Liang had something to ask of him; otherwise, he wouldn't have been so kind. Furthermore, adopting children was not without precedent in the imperial family, but Emperor Liang already had a legitimate eldest son. Wouldn't it be a waste of time for Concubine Rong to adopt an adopted prince?
"Your Majesty, as the Imperial Noble Consort, it is not impossible to adopt a child from the royal family, but if it is the Queen, this is really not possible! Even the elders of the royal family will not agree!" Grand Tutor Zhao said with a sullen face.
Emperor Liang felt his scalp tingle when he thought of those nagging old men, so he had no choice but to compromise: "Since Grand Tutor Zhao is determined to refuse, then I will give up for now! However, Concubine Rong must have been lonely all these years. Let's adopt a child from the royal family for her, so that she will have someone to rely on when she gets old."
Grand Tutor Zhao thought this was a good idea, and he immediately had a candidate in mind, but he didn't intend to say it out loud before finding out what Emperor Liang had to say.
"Thank you, Your Majesty! Long live the Emperor!" Grand Tutor Zhao kowtowed in gratitude.
Seeing his goal achieved, Emperor Liang continued, "One more thing. I've been having a splitting headache lately thinking about Liang Jingyao's rampages in Yangming Town. He's the only legitimate son of my uncle, and he's deeply loved by the late emperor. I really can't do anything about him. I wonder if Grand Tutor Zhao has any plans to capture him?"
Grand Tutor Zhao scoffed at Emperor Liang's words. It was well known that Emperor Liang hated Prince Rong's family, so why did he have to say it in such a high-sounding way?
However, Prince Rong is too powerful, and his son Liang Jingyao is very smart and has high martial arts skills. If he does not kill this family, when Prince Rong sits on the throne in the future, the first person he may kill is himself!
Because in order to cooperate with Emperor Liang, he was the first person to propose exiling Prince Rong and his family!
Prince Rong and Liang Jingyao must hate me to death, but who made me stand on the side of Emperor Liang? For the sake of the Zhao family's continued honor and favor, and for myself to secure the position of Grand Tutor, I have no choice but to do this!
Grand Tutor Zhao thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that Liang Jingyao has sealed off all the entrances to Yangming Mountain, so it's impossible for us to mobilize troops north. Although there haven't been major battles in the south in recent years, there have been constant minor conflicts, so we can't send support here. However, every soldier in the capital must protect Your Majesty's safety and cannot be moved. Therefore, the only place we can mobilize troops now is west."
Liang Jingyao raised an eyebrow and asked, "West? Are you talking about the westward march to suppress the Wu Clan? I remember that when the late emperor was alive, he sent them to guard the Wu Clan, and they never returned. Can they really come back? Will the Wu Clan take this opportunity to retake power in the west?"
Grand Tutor Zhao shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, you're worrying too much! After the Western March suppressed the Wu Clan, they were forbidden to practice witchcraft. After several generations, they have long lost their offensive power. Your Majesty can rest assured!"
Emperor Liang was still worried. What if Liang Jingyao had not been killed and the Wu clan started to rebel again? Would he be able to sit firmly on the throne?
"No! Master Zhao, you have a Falcon Army that is very brave. I hope you can lead the Falcon Army to kill Liang Jingyao and the others!" Emperor Liang looked at Master Zhao hopefully.
Grand Tutor Zhao's face suddenly became very gloomy. Back then, when the late emperor still trusted him very much, he asked him to establish the Falcon Army to ensure the safety of the capital. After so many years, there has not been any turmoil in the capital, and since the late emperor passed away, he has been in charge of the Falcon Army.
I didn't expect that Emperor Liang would set his sights on me!
"Your Majesty, the Falcon Army hasn't been on a mission in years and has long been abandoned. It's better to let the Western Marching Army return to the capital! They believe that with their reputation, they will definitely be able to kill Liang Jingyao!"
Emperor Liang looked at Grand Tutor Zhao with great dissatisfaction. As the sky outside gradually darkened, Emperor Liang's face became darker and darker.
"Grand Tutor Zhao, I just said hello to you and didn't ask for your opinion! Also, the westward march cannot move, so you'd better not mention it again, otherwise, I will regard you as colluding with the Witch Clan!" Emperor Liang didn't want to beat around the bush anymore and said directly.
After all, Grand Tutor Zhao was old, and he was so angry that the blood in his chest was surging. Suddenly, he couldn't breathe and fell to the ground.
Emperor Liang instinctively knew this was an opportunity, so he said to the young eunuch beside him, "Go to the Grand Tutor's Mansion and have Grand Tutor Zhao's legitimate son, Zhao Shuyi, bring the Falcon Army's tiger talisman into the palace. If he refuses, then Grand Tutor Zhao will never be able to leave the palace again!"
After the young eunuch responded, he hurried back to the Grand Tutor's Mansion.
Zhao Shuyi was very timid and only held a small position in the Shangshu Bureau, but that was only because of the face of Grand Tutor Zhao.
When the young eunuch saw Zhao Shuyi, he started to talk nonsense with exaggerated words. Zhao Shuyi's face turned pale. Without thinking for a second, he went to the study of Grand Tutor Zhao to get a tiger talisman.
"Eunuch, this is the tiger talisman that the emperor wants. Can I go to the palace now to bring my father back?" Zhao Shuyi asked cautiously.
The young eunuch hid the tiger talisman, nodded, and said, "Alright, follow me!"
The moment Zhao Shuyi stepped into the Qinzheng Hall, he saw his father lying motionless on the ground. He was so frightened that he immediately fell over and cried, "Father, what's wrong with you? Father, don't scare me, wake up!"
But Zhao Shuyi did not wait for Grand Tutor Zhao to wake up. He only waited for Emperor Liang to step on his own hand.
Emperor Liang looked down at Zhao Shuyi and said, "Where's the tiger talisman? If you can't produce it, you can't go back today!"
Zhao Shuyi endured the pain and tremblingly pulled out a tiger talisman from his waist. He handed it to Emperor Liang and said, "This is the tiger talisman of the Falcon Army. Please take a look, Your Majesty!"
Liang Jingyao immediately returned to the desk with it. He compared it with the blueprint he had found beforehand and said with satisfaction, "Okay, you're smart! Now I'll confer the title of Marquis of Anle on you!"
Although Zhao Shuyi was timid, he was not stupid. If he had not handed over the tiger talisman, the emperor would not have made him the Marquis of Anle. A marquis without military power is nothing but a waste! The emperor can do whatever he wants to him!
But the emperor’s words are his bond, so how could he go back on his words?
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