Chapter 653 A Farewell Between Emperor and Minister Becomes a Beautiful Tale!
After hesitating for a while, Liu Xian decided to give him a chance.
"If you love His Majesty, why did you marry me?"
Xiao Fang's eyes widened: "I'm innocent! Who likes His Majesty? Don't frame me!"
Seeing his evasive manner, Liu Xian couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Behave yourself and be serious."
Xiao Fang belatedly realized that she had misunderstood.
"Heaven is my witness, you've seen His Majesty before, you've lived in the capital. Don't you know what the people around His Majesty are like?" He looked terrified.
Liu Xian wiped away her tears haphazardly, no longer angry, but instead intrigued.
"What is His Majesty like?"
Xiao Fang: "You don't know?"
Liu Xian got angry when she saw Xiao Fang's expression, as if he didn't even know this.
"I wasn't His Majesty's confidant back then." Although I still am.
Is it that she doesn't want to? She had just become an official when His Majesty sent her to Tianjin to settle the people? She could count the number of times she had seen His Majesty on one hand.
"Hey, why did you kick me again?"
"If you break it, will you take care of me?"
Liu Xian put her hands on her hips and gritted her teeth, saying, "Speak properly to me."
"Okay, all done!"
"Those who serve His Majesty are either tongueless or not even men. Which one do you want me to be?"
Liu Xian raised an eyebrow. What did that mean?
Xiao Fang patiently explained, "Does Cheng Zhengsang know about this?"
She knew, of course, that she served the emperor; everyone in the Great Zhou Dynasty knew that.
Xiao Fang opened his mouth, pointed to his tongue, and said, "They don't have tongues."
Liu Xian was shocked.
Xiao Fang, acting as if no one but me knew, said, "Of course I admire His Majesty. As for the feelings you mentioned, there might have been some at the beginning. I'm not lying to you."
"But then Wei Dongzhu came along, so I immediately pulled back from the brink."
"Later, Wei Dongzhu... left. I couldn't see clearly at that time. Later, Che Mingyuan guessed His Majesty's thoughts and sent Cheng Zheng to Sang Guo."
"Later, as I pondered it more, I discovered something."
"I'm only telling you this, but you absolutely mustn't tell anyone else."
Liu Xian's curiosity had already been piqued, and she immediately urged, "Tell me quickly."
"I've discovered that Your Majesty truly lives up to your title. Those who can be Your Majesty are all extraordinary!"
Liu Xian: "What's so special about it?"
"That's incredibly ruthless!" Xiao Fang said, immediately receiving two glares from Liu Xian.
"Later, after thinking about it again, I understood."
"When His Majesty was in Tianjin, he saved the students of Qinglan Academy whose tongues had been cut out. There was a deeper meaning to that."
"If you want to serve our Emperor, you can't have anything in your mouth!" Xiao Fang said, immediately scratching his arm, his skin crawling with fear.
"If things are like this, who would dare to like her? Haven't you seen that Liu Yanhui has already gotten married?"
Liu Xian was stunned.
It took her a long time to speak.
"Isn't Your Majesty afraid of getting bored?"
Xiao Fang replied with a nonchalant air, "Who knows? No one can guess His Majesty's thoughts."
"You can admire His Majesty, respect His Majesty, and look up to him, but you can't like him. Even if you do like him, it won't lead to anything."
He had already come to terms with it.
Liu Xian thought about it carefully and felt that His Majesty was unfathomable.
"What do you think will happen to His Majesty in the future?"
Xiao Fang shook his head: "Who knows? I just know that Her Majesty is doing very well now. She can ensure that the people have enough to eat and wear, end the border wars, and deter foreign enemies from invading."
"She can still... Anyway, just don't treat her like an ordinary person."
Those are the sun, moon, and stars hanging in the sky, things that ordinary people like them can't touch.
"You're not angry anymore?"
Liu Xian said irritably, "I'm angry, I don't want to talk to you."
"Why are you still angry? I've received news from the capital that my father-in-law is on his way here. If you get angry with me now, my father-in-law will surely beat me up..."
Xiao Fang smiled and chased after him.
...
The day Empress Dowager Minrou entered the palace had not yet arrived when news of the Grand Tutor's departure from the capital arrived.
"Today, I hereby present the Grand Tutor with half of the imperial regalia. Anyone who dares to disrespect the Grand Tutor is disrespecting me. The Grand Tutor may kill or punish him as he sees fit!"
The old Grand Tutor looked at the procession seeing him off with a broad smile.
When Liu Mingxin left, it wasn't like this.
"This old minister will not fail Your Majesty on this journey."
"This old minister is willing to die with resentment to repay Your Majesty!"
Shen Lanxi led the officials to see the Grand Tutor off out of the city, escorted him to his imperial carriage, personally helped him into the carriage, and watched him leave the capital.
Not far away, the painters in the Ministry of Rites' studios, with their divine brushes, swiftly captured the touching scene between the emperor and his ministers.
"Has it been drawn yet? His Majesty respects his teacher and personally drew back the carriage curtain for the old Grand Tutor."
"It's been drawn, and His Majesty's concerned expression has also been drawn."
"Write this down: His Majesty personally drew back the carriage curtain for the Grand Tutor, speaking with deep concern. The Grand Tutor was deeply moved, secretly wiping away tears. A wise ruler and a virtuous minister—truly touching!"
"Have you written it down? All of this must appear in the bulletin tomorrow; there can be no mistakes!"
"I know, I know..."
Shen Lanxi watched the old Grand Tutor leave, and then went to the largest pharmacy in the capital.
"Shopkeeper, do you have any news about the precious medicine?"
"Your Majesty, you have come here in person many times. If there were any, we would have sent them to the palace immediately."
"Knowing that you care about your family and the Empress Dowager, we servants would never dare to deceive you!"
Ministry of Rites officials
"Quickly write it down! His Majesty has condescended to personally search for precious medicines for his family; his filial piety is truly moving! Heaven, please grant His Majesty's wish for this act of filial piety!"
"After being exiled to Dongchuan, my mother's health has been poor. She often suffers from insomnia and nightmares, and is frequently ill. The thousand-year-old ginseng that I ordered to be sent to the capital from Dongchuan was intercepted by Zhou Ruyuan. Now that I think about it, I wish I could kill Zhou Ruyuan eight hundred times over."
Ministry of Rites
"His Majesty once obtained a thousand-year-old ginseng for the Empress Dowager, but unfortunately it was stolen by the Zhou traitor! What a pity! Write it down quickly!"
As Shen Lanxi walked, she spoke casually, as if chatting about everyday matters: "Father has taken a liking to drinks for some reason. Drinking too much is bad for his health. I feel deeply guilty that I cannot accompany him often."
Ministry of Rites
"Write it down quickly: His Majesty cares for his father, but his father is addicted to fine wine. His Majesty often worries about him, but due to the busy affairs of state, he cannot be with him often and often feels guilty!"
Shen Lanxi: "My second and third uncles manage the household affairs diligently and conscientiously, and I am grateful to them. I would also like to help share the burden..."
Ministry of Rites
"Your Majesty is concerned about the affairs of the state, but he also cares deeply for every member of his family. Your Majesty is not only a wise ruler throughout the ages, but also a wise ruler who values loyalty and righteousness. What virtue or ability does our Great Zhou have to deserve the arrival of a true dragon from the heavens to protect the people of our Great Zhou!"
The following day, the heartwarming story of the emperor and his ministers bidding farewell was printed in the express newspaper and sent to various regions. It was carefully accompanied by several farewell illustrations, and the illustrated newspapers became an instant bestseller, enjoying unparalleled popularity!
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