Chapter 24 Emperors who are jealous of their ministers who are more powerful than their own are all rubbish!
In less than half an hour, the carriage stopped steadily at the gate of Jiang Mansion.
Knowing that His Majesty approved the mother and daughter to return to Jiang Mansion today, the Jiang family was waiting at the gate early.
When they saw the palace's exclusive carriage getting closer, the Jiang couple became excited.
Especially Mrs. Jiang, since her daughter married into the palace and became a concubine in the harem, except for seeing her once at the palace banquet, other meetings have become a luxury.
In the past three years, Yi'er has been banished to the cold palace, and she has not been able to see her even more.
The carriage curtain was opened, and Concubine Yi got off the horse first, "Father, mother, elder brother."
Hearing this familiar voice, Mrs. Jiang's eyes suddenly turned red, "Child, my good child, you have lost a lot of weight."
Mrs. Jiang looked at her daughter's thin chin, and her eyes showed deep heartache.
"Mother, I'm fine." After Concubine Yi finished speaking, she took the little milk ball's hand and asked her to call for help.
Wanwan: "Grandfather, grandmother, uncle."
The soft and cute baby voice came into her ears. Looking at the cute face of the little milk ball, everyone present just took a look and was immediately bewitched by her.
Mrs. Jiang: "Hey, this is my granddaughter? She looks so cute." General
Jiang: "She looks exactly like Yi'er when she was a child."
Just as the family was happily surrounding the little milk ball, a familiar tall figure walked down from the carriage.
Everyone in the Jiang family looked at His Majesty getting off the carriage, their eyes widened in shock.
How did His Majesty come here? !
The next second, when General Jiang was about to kneel down, the tyrant reached out and held him up.
"Father-in-law, there is no need to do this. I am here with Yi'er back to the Jiang family today, and I am here as your son-in-law."
"Your Majesty, how can you do this!" General Jiang was extremely terrified, but he still couldn't stop His Majesty's majesty.
The tyrant: "If I say yes, then it is."
His Majesty went back to the Jiang family with Concubine Yi, which was something no one in the Jiang family had ever thought of.
Everyone in the Jiang family immediately became alert to avoid any mistakes and displease His Majesty.
The main hall of the Jiang family.
As soon as Concubine Yi came back, she went to the inner room with Madam Jiang to reminisce about the past. In the huge main hall, the Great Tyrant, General Jiang, and the eldest son of the Jiang family, Jiang Wenfeng, sat on chairs and chatted.
The second son of the Jiang family, Jiang Wenxue, got married early. The couple was doing business outside. They went out of town half a month ago and have not returned home yet, leaving behind their youngest son, Jiang Jingyi, who is only six years old.
"Sister, this is for you to play with." Although the youngest son of the Jiang family, Jiang Jingyi, is only six years old, he is also well-mannered and takes care of the new sister who just came home like a little adult.
Although Wanwan is not very interested in these children's toys, seeing that this little brother Jingyi wants to give all his toys to her to play with, she still obediently accepted the bamboo dragonfly he gave her.
"Thank you, Brother Jingyi." Wanwan said in a sweet voice.
The tyrant glanced at the two little kids who were getting along very well, picked up the tea in front of him and took a sip.
After all, they were the king and his subjects, so they just talked about state affairs.
The Great Tyrant: "Song Kun committed a crime some time ago, and I gave him a cup of poisoned wine in anger. Now his position is temporarily vacant. I currently have two candidates I like. One is Pei Renshi who has made military achievements before, and the other is Zhao He who has guarded the border for decades. I have been hesitant between these two. I wonder which of these two, my father-in-law, can take on this important task?"
"This..." General Jiang thought for a while. He had met these two generals before. He was about to talk about his own views, but noticed that his eldest son was shaking his head slightly. He shook his head and said, "These two generals are both outstanding. I am afraid that this old minister will find it difficult to make a decision for a while."
General Jiang had already sensed a sense of crisis about His Majesty's sudden visit today. In
recent years, the Jiang family army has fought for His Majesty and made great military exploits. This should be a great joy, but now that the war is over and the people live and work in peace, the existence of the Jiang family has undoubtedly become a thorn in the emperor's eyes.
In times of war, the monarch hopes that you will be strong and fight for him, but if you are still strong in times of national security, it is a great mistake.
Throughout history, there have been many people who have been more powerful than their masters, which have aroused the jealousy and suspicion of the emperor, and were eventually exterminated.
Although General Jiang has fought on the battlefield and made great military exploits, he is now old. Although their Jiang family is loyal to His Majesty, they still cannot resist the treacherous ministers gossiping behind the emperor's back.
His Majesty came here unexpectedly today. I'm afraid he has doubts about them and is testing them. No matter how they prove their loyalty, the emperor will always be suspicious.
His Majesty chopped off Lord Zhang's head for no reason some time ago. Lord Zhang was promoted by their Jiang family. Isn't this a warning to them?
Maybe now he should indeed abdicate and hand over the military power to show his loyalty. I hope His Majesty will give them a chance to live because of the great military exploits their Jiang family has made.
[Tsk, I knew that the scumbag dad must have ulterior motives when he suddenly wanted to come together. It turns out that he was forcing the old general to abdicate and hand over the military power in secret]
[Sure enough, in times of war, the king hopes that you will go to the battlefield to kill the enemy on his behalf. If you are still strong in times of national security, you will be dead]
[Alas, loyal ministers have always had short lives. After all, what the king needs is a sharp sword that can obey orders, not a commander who is more capable than the master]
After hearing the little brat's voice, the big tyrant suddenly felt a thunderbolt strike through his mind.
Looking at the old general's attitude, he realized that he thought he was here to ask him to abdicate and hand over the military power?
He never had such an idea!
Old General Jiang: "Your Majesty, in fact, this old minister is now old, and I think it's time to abdicate..."
"Mentor!"
Before General Jiang finished speaking, the great tyrant suddenly stood up and walked in front of him, holding his hands, and said with a serious expression: "When I was still a prince who was bullied by everyone, it was you, my mentor, who reached out to me for help. If it weren't for you, my mentor, I would never be who I am today. When Emperor Li was incompetent and tyrannical, you and I talked about our ideals on Mount Tai, vowing to overthrow the tyranny and establish a new policy. Now we have done the first step.
I know that although the country is peaceful and the people are safe now, there are still undercurrents of forces and treacherous ministers from all sides, and I need my mentor to accompany me. Although it has been said since ancient times that those who are more powerful than their masters will arouse the suspicion of the emperor, I think that emperors who are afraid and jealous of their ministers who are more powerful than their masters are all wastes who are not worthy of being emperors!
I will suspect that all the ministers in the court are disloyal to me, but I will never suspect you, my dear teacher. If one day my dear teacher betrays me and abandons me, it must be because I have done a bad job and am unworthy of being the monarch of Dongming!"