Chapter 289 Good Man
The emperor's words were so clear that Yue Fei had already realized what was happening. He quickly pulled his stupid son away from the table and stood up. Then he bowed to him in the pavilion and said, "Your Majesty, this boy is rude and stupid. How can he be worthy of the princess?"
After hearing this, Tian Shizhong and Yang Yizhong remained calm, as if they had already realized what was going on. However, Zhang Xian was obviously stunned for a moment, and then he came to his senses. Yang Zaixing and Guo Jin were still a little confused until this moment, and their reactions were no better than Yue Yun's... It can only be said that in certain areas, there are still some differences between people.
"No problem." Zhao Jiu seemed to have expected this, and picked up an apricot and said, "Not to mention that there is already a precedent of royal family marrying meritorious officials in this dynasty, even if there are some obstacles, you don't have to worry about it, because after the Shaoxing incident, I made up my mind to re-establish some rules, and marrying a princess will not hinder his promotion and work in the future."
Yue Fei felt a little relieved, but still a little worried: "There will always be gossip outside..."
"If discussion was useful, the Jin people would have been gone long ago, and I would have been struck by lightning long ago." Zhao Jiu stroked the red apricot with one hand, still casually. "But Yue Qing, you are pushing it back and forth like this, don't you think my reputation is not good and you don't want to have anything to do with me?"
Yue Fei was stunned for a moment, and this time it was his turn to fail to react.
"The country has lost half of its territory. The people south of the Yangtze River only regard me as a tyrant who exploited too much. After the Shaoxing incident, many scholars and officials were offended. The reputation of the capital is not very good either, and there is a faint reputation of a tyrant..." Zhao Jiu said with a relaxed expression. "In this situation, if I don't capture you generals and take control of the military power, I am afraid that I can't even hold the throne. That's why I hurriedly begged to marry you and Han Taiwei."
Yue Fei knew that the emperor was joking, but he could not bear such a joke, so he could only bow his head awkwardly: "I have no such intention. If the emperor really likes this boy, I can only accept this great favor."
"You said that reluctantly." Zhao Jiu continued to laugh. "Do you really think my daughter will have trouble finding a husband?"
"Your Majesty." Yue Fei couldn't bear to hear that, so he could only look up and give a serious remonstrance. "Stop saying that... At this point, I know you are joking, but if some stupid people hear that, they might really think that your Majesty is in trouble and we can bully the royal family, and they might have bad intentions... Three people make a tiger, Zengzi killed someone, the rumors should be stopped for a while."
Zhao Jiu nodded with a smile, and Zhang Xian and others beside him realized that the emperor was joking.
Jokes aside, things still need to be settled, so after Zhao Jiu nodded, he opened his mouth to ask again: "Foyou and Shenyou are both eight years old this year, so we have to choose one. But an eight-year-old daughter is really a yellow-haired girl, and there is nothing to see when she is brought out. As a father-in-law, you can just choose one blindly!"
Having said that, how could Yue Fei choose blindly?
In other words, although both princesses were eight years old, they were born one after the other. How could he choose the second princess over the eldest? And of course, the closer their ages were, the better.
So, the man immediately pressed Yue Yun's head and bowed: "Thank you for your kindness, I would like to pray for the blessing of the princess for my son..."
Zhao Jiu nodded repeatedly and asked Feng Yi and Feng Erguan to take Yue Yun to see the two empress dowagers and two imperial concubines, saying that the empress dowagers would make the decision. But in fact, everyone knew that the marriage had already been done... Were the two reclusive empress dowagers crazy to get involved in such a matter?
Since the engagement was concluded, everyone knew that the princess would have to wait seven or eight years before she could really get married, and the emperor was there, so Tian Shizhong just stood up and bowed to Yue Fei indifferently to congratulate him. Then, the emperor did not say much about the matter, but took advantage of Yue Fei's advice to casually say a few words about the rumors in the capital.
"I was deliberately a bit lax because of the war in Jingdong, but now that the war is going so smoothly, I can be more restrained." Zhao Jiu said frankly. "But the peace in Jingdong has diluted the previous rumors, so there is no need to worry too much... The official report is still useful... Besides, I have other preparations."
It was not the business of a military official to say anything about this matter, but he was forced to speak. Since the emperor had agreed, Yue Fei nodded in agreement and did not mention it any further.
But at this moment, Tian Shizhong, the deputy commander of the right army of the imperial camp, saw that he was about to talk about serious matters, but he did not hesitate, and when the time came, he stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty, I have something to say."
"Come on." Zhao Jiu finally took a bite of the apricot in his hand. He had to admit that this big red apricot was sweet and less sour, juicy and really delicious. However, this kind of apricot was very suitable for making wine, but not for making dried apricot preserves. He might have to collect and sell them quickly before the arrival of autumn, otherwise he would have to take the almond kernels.
"I impeach Yue Fei, the commander-in-chief of the front army of the Imperial Camp, for acting out of selfish motives and harming friendly forces. In the battle of Zibo-Longshui, because my troops were foreign troops, they were sent to the front, resulting in my troops fighting the longest and suffering the heaviest casualties..." Tian Shizhong's words were calm, and just like his notes, there were no superfluous harsh words. Apart from some of the inevitable heart-piercing remarks in the impeachment process, there was a sense of seeking truth from facts.
"I have read your letter. Your troops indeed suffered the heaviest casualties, and you were at the forefront of the battle." Zhao Jiu nodded slightly, threw down the apricot kernel, and looked directly at Yue Fei. "What do you say, Mr. Yue? They impeached you in front of the emperor, you have to give an explanation."
Yue Fei was silent for a moment, and could only bow again: "The troops of the Imperial Camp Right Army led by Deputy Commander Tian did suffer the heaviest casualties and made the greatest contribution in this battle, but my behavior that day was, firstly, as a military governor, I had the authority to dispatch the Imperial Camp Right Army and other troops; secondly, I thought that General Tian's troops had the strongest infantry combat power and should be the first in the entire army, so I sent them to the front in the oblique formation, but it was not out of personal motives."
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