You say one thing, I say another.
Bei Mingxuan looked at the court officials coldly.
He knew exactly what these people were thinking. "Alright, Tianshu will stay."
When everyone left, only Tianshu was left.
"You and Liuying have always followed me," Bei Mingxuan said. "You are both the backbone of our Shuzhou Kingdom. We should live in harmony."
Tianshu said, "Yes."
Your idea coincides with mine.
The Shijin Kingdom is going too far. They openly ask for the Queen of the Southern Kingdom to marry them. They don't respect me and Princess Lan. They really should be taught a lesson."
Tianshu listened to Bei Mingxuan's words and suddenly realized that he had been tricked. What matter concerning Princess Lan was all because of Gu Changan.
To put it bluntly, the emperor wanted to marry Gu Changan because Dongfang Ge wanted to.
But at this moment, I advocated sending troops, and I couldn't bring myself to go back on my word. I felt extremely annoyed.
"Why aren't you talking?" Bei Mingxuan naturally noticed that Tianshu had already realized what was going on.
With displeasure on his face, he looked directly at Tianshu and continued, "General Shu, you must remember that you are a general of Shuzhou State, not a general of the Xu family, nor a general of Xu Mengyun."
"Yes." Tianshu knelt down suddenly, lowering his head. "I will remember this."
"Since General Shu is sending troops," Bei Mingxuan's voice was devoid of any underlying emotion. "Then I grant your permission. I appoint you as General Fenglan and send you to the Kingdom of Shijin to seek justice for Princess Lan."
"Yes." Tianshu was extremely unwilling at this moment, but he couldn't say anything.
Bei Mingxuan was deliberately trying to make himself jump into the pit.
"Only victory is allowed, not defeat." At this time, Xu Zichu walked in.
When Tianshu saw that it was someone coming, he felt much more relieved.
"Xu Zichu greets the emperor." He knelt on the ground respectfully.
Along with Xu Zichu came Xu Mengyun.
"Cousin." Xu Mengyun did not salute.
Bei Mingxuan didn't even look at Xu Mengyun, his eyes fell on Xu Zichu's face, "Zichu, why did you enter the palace?"
He didn't let Xu Zichu get up.
In fact, Bei Mingxuan had nothing to complain about Xu Zichu.
But Xu Mengyun is someone Bei Mingxuan will never forgive.
"I heard that the emperor was planning to send troops to Shijin Kingdom, so I came here." Xu Zichu lowered his head, "And the person who advocated this time, Tianshu, was brought up by me.
So, I came here specifically to tell him that only victory is allowed, not defeat.
I suggest that before we go out to fight, we sign a military order: if we cannot save Dongfang Ge's life, we will sacrifice our own life in exchange."
Bei Mingxuan raised his eyebrows slightly, and a strange look flashed in his eyes. He didn't say anything, just looked at Xu Zichu.
At this time, Xu Zichu was still kneeling, his eyes fixed on Tianshu.
Tianshu wanted to say something.
But he didn't have the courage, especially in front of Bei Mingxuan.
But Xu Mengyun was puzzled, "Brother, did you do this on purpose?"
Xu Zichu frowned and looked at Xu Mengyun, obviously dissatisfied with his sister.
Bei Mingxuan understood Xu Zichu's intention, but even if she understood, what could she do? She, Xu Mengyun, didn't know who she was.
He thought that no one would know if he could change his mind in the court, and he really thought that he was half the master of the country.
"Get up and talk."
Xu Zichu said respectfully, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
What no one expected was that the moment Xu Zichu stood up, he raised his hand and slapped Xu Mengyun in the face, "Kneel down!"
Xu Mengyun subconsciously covered her cheeks and looked at her brother in disbelief.
Tianshu who was standing beside him was also surprised.
When he realized what was happening, he immediately protected Xu Mengyun behind him and asked, "She's your sister, what are you going to do?"
"What?" Xu Zichu sneered, "She has no regard for the ruler or the minister, no regard for the superior or the inferior. How dare you ask me what I do?"
As he said that, Xu Zichu pushed Tianshu away and said, "Get out of here."
Xu Zichu pulled Xu Mengyun to his side and kicked her on the leg. Xu Mengyun was not paying attention and fell to her knees on the ground.
"You don't kneel down and bow when you meet the king. Is that what your father taught you?"
Xu Mengyun glared at Xu Zichu angrily, then looked at Bei Mingxuan, who was sitting on the dragon throne in a dragon robe, and said, "Cousin..."
However, Bei Mingxuan seemed not to see or hear anything, and just sipped a cup of tea leisurely.
Xu Mengyun frowned, "Xu Mengyun greets you, Your Majesty."
"The Queen Mother is here." A high-pitched voice outside alerted everyone in the hall.
When Xu Yitong walked in, he saw Xu Mengyun kneeling on the ground with a look of grievance on her face. "What happened?"
"aunt……"
Xu Zichu frowned, his face filled with anger, and gritted his teeth, "Xu! Meng! Yun!"
"..." Xu Yitong didn't know what was going on and looked at Xu Zichu, "Did your sister offend you in some way? You called her name as if you were calling an enemy."
Tianshu knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, I greet the Queen Mother. May the Queen Mother be blessed and healthy."
"Well, General Shu, get up," Xu Yitong said casually, his eyes falling on Xu Zichu again. "Zichu, you've been gone for a while, but when you come back, you're like you've eaten gunpowder. Are you planning to blow someone to death?"
"..." Xu Zichu was stunned and immediately knelt down, "Zichu greets the Queen Mother."
"There aren't so many rules. Get up," Xu Yitong said. "We're all family."
Xu Zichu was still kneeling on the ground. "At home, we are family. In the court, we are the emperor and his subject. Zichu dare not overstep the boundaries.
The Xu family's present state is a gift from the Emperor. I will bear this in mind and hope that the Empress will grant my blessing."
Xu Yitong was stunned and glanced at his son who was sipping tea.
Ever since Chang'an left, Xu Yitong always felt guilty when she saw her son. She knew that she had been biased towards Mengyun.
But it is a fact that the Gu family is a descendant of the royal family of Shijin Kingdom.
Xu Yitong looked at Zichu and Mengyun, "You two, brother and sister, get up first."
Xu Mengyun wanted to get up, but when she saw her brother's eyes, she stopped moving.
"Since the Queen Mother asked you to get up, then get up." Bei Mingxuan spoke slowly, his voice lazily, "Mother, you must learn to cherish all the blessings and graces you receive, otherwise, once they are used up, they will no longer exist.
I think what Zichu said is right. What do you think?
"If it weren't for Zichu and your uncle's accumulation and help over the years, you wouldn't be where you are today." Xu Yitong said, "So, don't let Mengyun down."
"Your Majesty, you are wrong!" Xu Zichu said, "If it weren't for the Emperor and our ancestors' protection back then, the Xu family would have long since disappeared. For so many years, we have been under the care of the current Emperor.
As for the accumulation mentioned by the Queen Mother, those products originally belonged to the Emperor, but the Emperor was unable to show up at the time, so the name Yin Chujiu was used to manage them on his behalf."
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