Chapter 223: The King's Heart is Hard to Predict
In the side hall of Chongzheng Hall, Gu Huan met the emperor.
"Stand up, and take a seat."
The emperor raised his hand, and Zhao Luoxuan wanted to help Gu Huan up, but Gu Huan broke free from her hand and insisted on kneeling.
She raised the tiger talisman high above her head with both hands: "Your Majesty, the old lady ordered me to present the tiger talisman of the Mu family army."
The emperor looked at the tiger talisman of the Mu family army and his expression changed slightly: "What does this mean?"
But Gu Huan could hear a sense of ease and joy in his tone.
I'm afraid he is just waiting for the Mu family to hand over the tiger talisman on their own initiative?
Gu Huan calmed herself down and said calmly, "My husband has died in battle. Now the Mu family army is leaderless and the southern border is in danger. If we don't stabilize the army's morale as soon as possible, it may be difficult to stop the invasion."
"However, the Mu family army is an ever-victorious army, and it is not easy to train a group of brave and loyal generals. Your Majesty, do you still remember that five years ago, the older generation of generals under the old Duke were innocently implicated and tortured to death in the Juzhou Prison? If they were still there, there would be no need to wait five years to suppress the enemy country. The southern border of Daliang would have been peaceful long ago, and the people would have been able to live and work in peace.
But now, the people are living in misery, countless soldiers were killed and wounded, they defeated the enemy with their flesh and blood, but who would have thought that they were deceived into coming to the capital, and the generals with great military exploits were thrown into prison. People in the capital have been talking about it for a long time, and anyone with a discerning eye knows that someone has ill intentions. Your Majesty is a wise monarch, how could he not know? ”
The emperor's eyes darkened.
It turns out you know everything. Are you trying to avenge what happened five years ago?
Gu Huan didn't care what he was thinking and finished what Min Dongsheng taught her in one breath.
"It's fine that the veterans died unjustly five years ago, but the important thing is that there is no one to lead the army to fight, no one to defend the southern border for Your Majesty, this is Your Majesty's loss! If what happened five years ago happens again, who can guarantee that it will take another five years to train a group of outstanding generals to lead the troops?"
"Princess Shuhe has been to Juzhou. She saw with her own eyes how arrogant the enemy country is. Even after being captured, Prince Duan of Dali still dares to act arrogantly. If we let the tiger go back to the mountains, our generals will be in a state of shortage of successors. Your Majesty, you are a wise ruler. How can you not know how dangerous this is?"
"presumptuous!"
The emperor's face darkened completely: "Are you teaching me how to do things?"
"Father, Sister Huan is not..."
The emperor glared at Zhao Luoxuan and shouted, "Get out!"
"Father!"
The emperor shouted coldly: "Come here, take the princess away!"
The eunuch hurried forward to invite Zhao Luoxuan, who looked at Gu Huan nervously, her eyes full of worry.
Gu Huan nodded to her, telling her not to worry.
Zhao Luoxuan had no choice but to retreat, and the emperor waved away everyone.
Gu Huan felt relieved at this time.
The emperor stepped down from the dragon throne, walked in front of Gu Huan, and softened his tone: "Get up, you are still pregnant with Ziyuan's child. This is Ziyuan's only bloodline. If something happens, I will not be able to explain to him and the heroes of the Mu family."
Gu Huan stood up slowly with red eyes: "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."
The emperor looked at the tiger talisman in her hand and asked: "How did this tiger talisman come into your hands?"
Gu Huan knew that he was suspicious.
"It was brought back by Chi Yan who was with Zi Yuan. I am a woman and child, I don't understand government affairs, let alone interfere in government affairs. The old lady is too old to lead the army anymore, only the emperor can convince and control the generals, so the tiger talisman of the Mu family army can only be handed over to the emperor. But just when I was about to hand it over to the emperor, General Qi Jun and his men were arrested. I waited for a few days, because I had selfish motives."
The emperor raised an eyebrow: "Oh, what selfish motives?"
"I am worried that Your Majesty will not believe Ziyuan, but will believe the treacherous one."
The emperor looked at her meaningfully: "Ha, you have become bolder. Who do you mean by treacherous?"
Gu Huan raised her eyes and looked directly into the emperor's intimidating gaze: "Whoever wants to go beyond His Majesty and seize the military power of the Mu Family Army is the one! Southern Xinjiang has just won a victory, but Prince Duan has not been dealt with yet, and the issue of whether the two countries can live in peace in the future has not been advanced. The main generals should not be recalled to Bianjing. Several generals were detained without asking any questions, and tortured to force them to confess. This is clearly to make room for the enemy country so that they can rescue Prince Duan and make a comeback.
Besides, the generals had just made military achievements and were all injured. Wouldn't it chill the hearts of the people of the world and hurt the hearts of hundreds of thousands of soldiers to treat them like this? The evil intentions of some people are obvious! ”
The emperor raised his eyebrows: "Gu Huan, you are different now."
Gu Huan's eyes were red, and she choked up and said, "Your Majesty, I have traveled thousands of miles to deliver food. I have seen with my own eyes the dead bodies everywhere and the blood of soldiers spilling on the battlefield. I have a heart of stone, so how can I not change? I only hate that I am powerless and cannot take up my sword to the battlefield to kill the enemies for Your Majesty!"
She clasped her hands together and bowed respectfully.
"I am a woman and child, I don't understand government affairs, let alone interfere in them. The old lady is too old to lead the army anymore, only Your Majesty can convince and control the generals."
"I am guilty. I just went to the Imperial Prison and met several generals. They said that Your Majesty must not know about it and someone did it on purpose. So I decided to hand over the tiger talisman to Your Majesty and ask Your Majesty to save them. Their loss is the loss of Daliang!"
After Gu Huan finished speaking, tears streamed down her face.
The emperor believed the sincere words.
After Mu Junyan's death, no one handed over the tiger talisman.
The emperor believed that the tiger talisman must be in the old lady's hands, and since she was reluctant to hand it over, she must have other ideas.
Speaking of Old Madam Mu, he still felt scared, because she dared to hit the emperor with her dragon-headed cane.
As long as the Mu family does not rebel, he will have to take into account the status of the Mu family in the eyes of the people of Daliang.
Therefore, he allowed the Ministry of War to detain and torture several generals.
He certainly didn't want the Mu family army to fall into the hands of the Jiang and Yuan families, otherwise, he would not be able to compete with his mother and the imperial concubine.
He just wanted the Mu family to hand over the tiger talisman obediently, so that people in the world would not say that he was an emperor who was getting rid of him and would seize military power as soon as Mu Junyan died.
The emperor took the tiger talisman and held it in his hand, feeling relieved.
He asked tentatively: "Madam Mu, did the old lady say who is suitable to be the military supervisor of the Mu family army?"
Gu Huan sighed inwardly.
The old lady and Min Dongsheng guessed all of them correctly.
The emperor would definitely ask her this.
Gu Huan said in a deep voice: "Neither the old lady nor I dare to discuss state affairs. However, I have seen it with my own eyes. Please do not give it to anyone related to the Jiang and Yuan families.
Yuan Zhongyong, the military supervisor, rode his horse to commit crimes and harmed the people. He also hired prostitutes in the army, which caused condemnation from the officers and soldiers and the people of Juzhou. The impact was bad, and those who didn't know thought that the courage was given to him by the emperor. Jiang Duo's remarks during the peace talks made people suspect that he was collaborating with the enemy and selling out his country, and..."
Gu Huan raised her eyes and met the emperor's gaze. "He is suspected of reselling state-owned minerals. The Mu family army guards the state-owned minerals in the southern border area. Your Highness suspects that the Jiang family is in a hurry to force the emperor to abandon his most beloved Princess Shuhe and marry her without waiting for the Mu family army to win. This is to please the enemy country and resell the southern minerals!"
As long as the Jiang family and the Yuan family cannot touch the Mu family army, the only one left is the second prince.
What's more, the second prince also went to the Mu family army to train for a period of time.
The emperor frowned.
“Is there any evidence for this?”
"Your Majesty, we are investigating and have found some clues. Also, Your Majesty, the old lady asked me to ask you, do you want to completely break away from the constraints of the Empress Dowager?"
"presumptuous!"
The emperor's face darkened.
Gu Huan knelt down again, clasped her hands together and raised them above her head: "I, your humble servant, follow the orders of the old lady to report to the emperor that the Mu family swears allegiance to the emperor until death. The Mu family is willing to sacrifice their lives for the emperor, and is willing to be his vanguard and a sharp weapon."
The emperor looked at the woman's back and saw that it was straight. She no longer looked as fragile as when he first saw her.
Today, Gu Huan has acquired some of the character of the Mu family.
The emperor reached out and held her arm, gently lifted it up, and said gently: "Get up and talk."
Gu Huan finally let go of the worry in her heart.
Done!
"All loyal."
"I'm here." A figure emerged.
Gu Huan recognized him. He was the number one eunuch and the left-hand officer beside the emperor.
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