Zhu Shengfei thought about it again and again, and could only respond in a low voice, roughly recounting the several angry words that Emperor Zhao had said before.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Ji only heard half of it, and didn't even hear "everyone rebelled against Cao", and he cried loudly on the ground, which frightened Zhu Shengfei so much that he completely lost his voice, and he hurried to help him. Then there was another big chaos, which made Zhang Rong standing by with his neck stiffened and staring in a daze... The latter still doesn't understand now, how could such a person harm thousands of people and turn them into thieves just for the sake of building a garden?
Over a hundred steps away, Zhao Jiu, who was watching the farce at the dock from afar, remained seated motionless, while most of the ministers around him had stern expressions on their faces. Even the ministers and generals behind Zhao Jiu began to exchange glances with each other in private.
But no matter what, Zhu Shengfei still came over, and on his purple robe, there was a little bit of snot and tears shining, which made many people think.
"Your Majesty." Zhu Shengfei bowed his head, looking like he had fulfilled his mission. "The two emperors have issued an order that when they meet each other, a simple bow is enough, and other princes, dukes, and dukes should pay homage to the emperor with great ceremony..."
"Then let them come over." Zhao Jiu still sat still.
Zhu Shengfei was stunned again, but this time, he didn't dare to say anything and could only turn around and leave.
"Officials."
Lu Haowen, Zhao Ding, Zhang Jun and other ministers could no longer hold on and stepped out.
"Now that things have come to this, there is no need for you to say more." Zhao Jiu remained seated. "Don't delay the meeting at the Heavenly Family."
It's not that the ministers didn't want to argue, but they were intimidated by His Majesty's aura and dared not say anything when they thought about the more important matter of settling the two saints.
Besides, Emperor Zhao has been staying in the harem for a long time. Today, he suddenly came out again to welcome the two emperors at Baimajin. All the civil and military officials in the court, not to mention the military officials, even the civil officials were quite timid. Now, because the gentlemen were worried about the danger that might happen, they dared not say much for a while, which seemed to let Emperor Zhao have the final say... Even Li Guang and others stopped arguing.
However, just when everyone thought that the emperor was going to openly violate the etiquette, a moment later, as Zhu Shengfei led the two saints, the princes, dukes, dukes, and princesses to arrive, Emperor Zhao did not sit still as expected, embarrassing the two saints, but took the initiative to stand up and bowed to the two red-robed men from a distance: "Greetings to the Supreme Dao Emperor, greetings to the Supreme Yuansheng Emperor."
The three emperors met each other in a friendly manner. All the ministers were relieved for a moment, and even Li Guang sighed.
"Hello, Ninth Brother!" Emperor Yuansheng was the first to bow in return.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." Emperor Daojun actually bowed in return, but was cautious and took the initiative to address Jiuzi, whose appearance he was familiar with, as "Your Majesty".
"Greetings, Your Majesty." Zhao Huan came to his senses and immediately changed his words.
"Thank you for your hard work on the journey, both emperors." Zhao Jiu smiled and bowed again.
"It's not as hard as yours." Zhao Ji, with red and swollen eyes, said earnestly. "As a father in the north for several years, I have heard many times that yours was victorious in the south. I am very happy, but I also know how hard yours is... In the history of revival, it has never been as difficult as yours."
At this point, Zhao Ji paused, and then said seriously: "If I had known that the emperor was so wise and powerful, I should have entrusted the affairs of state to you earlier... If I led the country as my father, and it was so chaotic and disobedient, and the humiliation of the northern country was all my own fault."
Zhao Huan was stunned for a moment, and quickly followed: "Brother, I only hate myself for being blind."
Zhao Jiu shook his head and laughed, but ignored the two saints. He turned to the others behind the two saints in the gradually rising wind and said, "You are my brothers... After five years of separation, your voices and appearances have changed. Why don't you report your names in order of age so that I can get to know you again, which can be regarded as officially welcoming you back."
The princes were not fools. Many of them had experienced the ups and downs of the Fenghengyu era, so they naturally behaved themselves when they heard this.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." One person came out first, but he was so thin that he was almost skin and bones. He only brought three little boys with him to pay respect. "I am Zhao Kai, the Prince of Yun, the third son. This is my third son... Last year, I was seriously ill in the north. If it weren't for your great victory in Yaoshan, the Jin people were afraid and respected, and promised to give you clothes and medicine, otherwise there would be no reason for us to meet today... After experiencing this, I know that no one in the world is more important than you. I know that I have behaved in a disrespectful manner in the past, and I am ashamed of it. So I dare to ask the emperor to strip me of my title and demote me to a commoner. I can retire to my hometown with my wife and children, which will be enough for my life."
"Are you Zhao Kai?" Zhao Jiu looked him up and down, nodded, said something strange, and then smiled. "If you are not feeling well, take a rest first... Sister-in-law has returned first, and she is probably living in her parents' home, so just go back and find her."
Although he did not mention the placement of the title, the casualness in his words was evident. Zhao Kai felt relieved and quickly withdrew.
Zhao Jiu continued to stand with his hands behind his back, watching the other princes come forward with their hands folded and bow respectfully.
It can be seen that the life in Wuguo City has destroyed these royal relatives and nobles physically and psychologically. Many of them are no longer human. Seeing this, many officials finally couldn't help crying, breaking the silence. Even many military officials who were prepared sighed at this time and relaxed their minds.
The scene still looked very harmonious, so harmonious that people almost forgot Emperor Zhao's previous impatience, forgot that he was angry and didn't go to court, forgot that he "always opposed Cao" a few days ago, and forgot that he just asked Zhu Sheng in a sarcastic tone whether he wanted to kneel or not?
The only accident happened to a twenty-year-old young man.
"What's your name?" Zhao Jiu suddenly frowned.
"Brother Nine, Your Majesty, I am Eighteenth Prince... Prince Xin!" The young prince was frightened for a moment. "You don't recognize me?"
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