Chapter 061 Chapter 61
Chapter 61
"This is impossible! How could the Imperial Uncle issue such an imperial decree? The Imperial Uncle loves me and my sister the most, how could he allow my sister to marry? No, I have to go to the palace and ask him about it!"
The young prince spoke in a daze, his beautiful cat eyes full of disbelief.
He was about to rush out of the palace with the imperial edict, but as soon as he moved his feet, Marshal Bai at the side pressed him to his knees with a hand.
"Your Majesty, please accept my order first."
Marshal Bai said with a warning in his voice.
The young prince turned around and looked at his grandfather with disbelief, but after seeing the serious look in his grandfather's eyes, he still obediently followed his grandfather's words.
There is something weird about what happened to grandpa today, so he should just listen to grandpa.
Seeing the young prince kneeling down unwillingly, Zhang Dehai still maintained a normal smile on his face, as if he had not seen the young prince's attempt to refuse the imperial edict just now.
"Your Majesty, please remember to help Princess Funing prepare for her wedding. Although Your Majesty has provided the dowry, it is still up to you to decide how Princess Funing will live in the Xiongnu."
Zhang Dehai seemed to be thinking about King Chungnyeong, but every word he said hit King Chungnyeong's sore spot.
Marshal Bai looked at his grandson who seemed to be about to rush up and fight with the eunuch in front of him, and he increased the strength of his hands once again.
The current situation is not right. I hope that before my granddaughter is rescued, my grandson will be punished for being disrespectful to the angel who reads the imperial edict in public.
Things are different now. His Majesty knows Yuanbao's temper. He dares to do this and must have anticipated Yuanbao's reaction.
This is an open conspiracy. It would be best for Yuanbao not to conflict with this eunuch now.
Old Marshal Bai, who had been ill for a long time but still had his strength, stared at the young prince with his tiger eyes, the warning in his eyes almost overflowing, but it was of no use.
Marshal Bai sighed secretly in his heart, and then hit the young prince on the neck with a knife in front of everyone.
The young prince fell down limply.
"The prince and his sister have a good relationship. He fainted from surprise." Marshal Bai lied with his eyes open.
Zhang Dehai was also an old master of deception. He did not expose the truth in public, but said a few polite words with a look of regret on his face.
Seeing the regret in Zhang Dehai's eyes, Marshal Bai realized that he had helped his grandson avoid a big pit.
The last part was just some nonsense, but every word of it was a poke at the little prince's lungs.
What about helping to prepare for the wedding, what about the emperor not being able to bear it, but now there is only one suitable candidate, Princess Funing, what about the Princess Funing's gentleness and virtue, which will definitely win the favor of the Xiongnu king, and then the couple will be able to live in harmony.
Marshal Bai was gritting his teeth after hearing this, and was even more grateful that he had just knocked his grandson unconscious. Otherwise, even if he was very strong, he would not be able to stop his grandson from wanting to kill Zhang Dehai.
After Zhang Dehai left, Marshal Bai looked at Princess Funing who had been silent behind the screen, and could not help feeling a sweetness in his throat, but he still swallowed back the blood that had already rushed to his throat.
"It's okay, Yuanfu. Grandfather will find a way. Grandfather is the Grand Marshal and will definitely not let our Yuanfu go to marry."
Marshal Bai said as he forced out a smile that was uglier than crying.
Princess Funing looked palely at Marshal Bai and then at her brother who was carried away by the servant. There were tears in her eyes, but she still smiled, clenched a bag on her waist, and spoke to Marshal Bai in a suggestive manner.
"Grandfather is fine, he is just going to marry. I am your granddaughter, and I have my mother to protect me, so I will be fine."
Seeing Princess Funing tightly grasping the fairy purse on her waist, Marshal Bai's heart felt like it had been soaked in coptis water, bitter and astringent.
After Princess Funing left, Marshal Bai returned to his room, then he covered his face and cried silently. How much of a failure he had been in his life! What kind of marshal was he!
He couldn't protect his daughter back then, and now he can't protect his granddaughter. He couldn't even protect Ning Yun Pass!
Marshal Bai was crying bitterly because of the news, and the reactions of the princes and princesses were not much better.
Pei Muli's eyes widened in disbelief when he heard the news. He asked his companion, "Didn't the emperor say that he had sent new negotiators? Why is there still a marriage alliance, and to Fu Ning?"
Pei Muli thought of the dignified princess in his memory. Although they had no feelings for each other, Fu Ning was still his sister. Moreover, once the marriage proposal was made, what if other princesses also wanted to marry?
Looking at the look of disbelief and immediate anger on His Highness's face, the companion said helplessly.
"Your Highness, this is His Majesty's decision. Please do not show your aversion to the marriage in front of His Majesty."
The companion knew that His Highness was only 18 years old, and was in the prime of youthful vigor. Wasn't he the same? When he heard the news, he couldn't believe it, and then he felt deeply humiliated.
To marry a princess to a foreign country, and to be forced to do so by being beaten, was a humiliation for the entire Feng Dynasty.
But it was His Majesty who made this decision and issued the imperial edict. What ability do they have to go against His Majesty?
Pei Muli also thought about this matter clearly. He was silent for a long time before he nodded. When he raised his head again, the desire for power in his eyes reached its peak.
For the first time, he realized so clearly that his father was really not suitable for that position.
The third prince Pei Muyan heard the news from his mother.
While feeling sad for Princess Funing, the mother kept on muttering thanks to God for not giving birth to her as a girl.
Pei Muyan's mood was quite complicated. It was the first time he realized that he could not get away with it just by not fighting.
Princess Funing was already quite noncompetitive, even though her brother was so conspicuous in the entire court, if one thought about it carefully, those were all childish tricks, and King Chungnyeong had never once been involved in actual power, they were all just private matters.
However, even so, the emperor did not let them go.
Things like we can't fight anymore and we're out of food supplies were all excuses made by my father.
Pei Muyan has learned a lot of information from Pei Muli during this period. The Ministry of Households has sufficient grain and money, but they are all preparing for Emperor Yuanxing's birthday celebration this year.
The Huns’ breakthrough is not as important as a Wanshou Festival?
When this idea appeared in Pei Muyan's mind, he almost dropped the pen in his hand.
This kind of behavior is exactly what a king who lost his country would do in history. But then Pei Muyan shook his head. How could he think that his father was a king who lost his country?
But once he had this idea, his thoughts would unconsciously go in this direction. Pei Muyan had no choice but to admit that his father might really have some signs of being a tyrant.
"…I just feel sorry for Funing."
Pei Muyan murmured softly.
The princesses all breathed a sigh of relief, but their emotions were quite complicated in the end.
However, when this matter was reported to the court, the officials there were much more tolerant than these young people.
They all praised Emperor Yuanxing for making a good decision, saying that he was worthy of being His Majesty.
"... This way, the government and the people can rest and recuperate, without wasting money and manpower, and we can slowly make plans later."
Prime Minister Liu's flattery really touched Emperor Yuanxing's heart.
Yes, he is such a man of great talent and vision. He asked Fu Ningsen to prepare for the marriage at night so that he could plan for it slowly in the future.
As for how long it will be in the future...it depends on the specific situation.
However, not everyone in the court agreed. But seeing that Emperor Yuanxing had already nodded, these officials could not say anything more. They could only suppress their anger and think about when to admonish His Majesty.
They agreed to the marriage this time, but they still had to fight the Huns.
Thus, the rare harmonious atmosphere in the court ended.
As a result, when Emperor Yuanxing returned to the imperial study, the smile on his face had not yet faded.
He looked at the memorials on the imperial desk and for the first time did not want to deal with government affairs. However, after thinking about it, seeing the look in Zheng Sisi's eyes and those of other officials who wanted to leave their names in history, Emperor Yuanxing regretfully gave up the idea of getting drunk.
He then picked up his paintbrush with great interest and began to paint on the fine tribute paper.
As Emperor Yuanxing painted, a beauty gradually took shape.
Even in a detailed painting, one can still see this beauty's icy skin and stunning beauty.
But as the beauty gradually took shape, Zhang Dehai could see that the facial features of this beauty were similar to those of Princess Funing. It should not be said that the facial features of Princess Funing were similar to those of this beauty.
Zhang Dehai immediately lowered his head, pretending that he was blind today, and did not dare to look at the painting at all.
Fortunately, Emperor Yuanxing did not think about asking people to comment on his painting today. After he finished the painting and put a small mole on the beauty's eyelid, a surge of emotion suddenly emerged in his heart.
He sat down slowly and looked at the painting.
Will A Yue blame him?
She would definitely blame him, after all, he sent her beloved daughter to marry a foreign prince. She would also hate him because he raised the child she risked her life to be a waste, and she even wanted to kill him.
"Ah Yue, if you hate me, then go ahead and hate me. It would be best if you hate me enough to come back from the underworld for me."
Emperor Yuanxing thought about it with affectionate and sad eyes.
Seeing this, Zhang Dehai lowered his head even lower. He really couldn't understand what his Majesty was thinking. He liked the former Crown Princess but forced her to death, and then didn't treat her children well. Isn't this pure insanity?
He even claimed to be the most romantic man in the world, which made even a eunuch like Zhang Dehai feel creepy.
Just when Zhang Dehai felt that the atmosphere in the imperial study had become depressing to the extreme, his savior finally arrived.
"Report! Your Majesty, King Chungnyeong is here!"
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Upon hearing the news of that person's arrival, Emperor Yuanxing immediately put away the paintings on the imperial desk, and then sat upright waiting for Prince Chungnyeong to arrive.
Emperor Yuanxing had already anticipated that this time the visitor must have ill intentions.
Sure enough, the little prince rushed in like a little cannonball and went straight to the imperial desk.
"Uncle Emperor, please take back the imperial decree. I don't want my sister to marry into a foreign alliance. Those Huns are not worthy of my sister at all!"
The young prince hugged Emperor Yuanxing's thighs without hesitation, and his eyes reminded Emperor Yuanxing of the cat begging for food he saw at the concubine's place a few days ago.
"This matter was decided by the entire court, Yuanbao can't mess around."
Emperor Yuanxing did not tear off the mask immediately, but pretended to be a good uncle to fool the little prince.
"This is no joke! How could our great Dafeng be reduced to the point of having to marry a foreign princess? It must be because those people are not good at fighting! Uncle Emperor, please issue an order to let grandpa go to the war. Grandpa will definitely defeat those Huns!"
The young prince spoke excitedly, standing up from the ground with his eyes shining.
Emperor Yuanxing narrowed his eyes, and the look he gave the young prince became dangerous.
But the young prince was completely unaware that he had never been able to read other people's expressions. He happily talked about his arrangements.
"When the time comes, grandpa will defeat the Xiongnu and bring the Xiongnu king back to dance for you, uncle. I heard that the Xiongnu can all do a kind of Huxuan dance. Then let them dance for you, uncle!"
The young prince seemed to be very happy as he gestured as if the Hun king had been captured.
But Emperor Yuanxing had already noticed that the little prince was in a state of panic and his hands were shaking. It was obvious that this child, who had inherited the bloodline of his extremely intelligent younger brother, the crown prince, and A Yue, had no talent for politics.
His political tactics were so clumsy that Emperor Yuanxing wanted to laugh out loud.
He did laugh out loud.
“Hahahahahahahaha—!”
Emperor Yuanxing laughed loudly, showing his happiness and joy. He did not hold back as he did before, lest that evil creature notice anything wrong.
There was no need for him to endure it anymore, as he had already won the situation.
The Bai family army was already in ruins, with only a bunch of defeated soldiers left.
Marshal Bai was so exhausted by the news from the border that he was just hanging on for life.
And that evil creature had offended the entire court, and he didn't even have anyone to turn to for help.
How could this not make him happy?
Emperor Yuanxing was happily watching the bastard's expression turn into one of fear and anxiety. The corners of his smiling mouth drooped, and he pinched the corner of his clothes in panic.
"Yuanbao, you know that your uncle will never agree to this. Stop making trouble and go back to help your sister prepare her dowry, okay?"
Emperor Yuanxing maintained his smile as he spoke.
The young prince looked at the familiar uncle with fear and trepidation, who suddenly smiled at him and seemed to be very satisfied with his elder sister's marriage.
The little prince's smile finally faded, and he pleaded with Emperor Yuanxing: "Uncle, I don't want my sister to marry, I don't want my sister to marry, please, take back the imperial decree."
However, Emperor Yuanxing did not respond to him, but continued to look at him with that half-smile expression.
"Uncle Emperor, if you don't agree, I will kneel outside and won't get up!"
The young prince made up his mind and came up with the most lethal move he could think of at the moment.
He wanted to kneel outside the imperial study and make his uncle feel distressed!
The young prince's face clearly expressed this statement, and Emperor Yuanxing found it even more amusing as he looked at his stubborn look.
He watched the bastard run to the bluestone road outside and kneel down without hesitation.
Emperor Yuanxing did not stop him, and even watched the evil creature kneel down with interest.
It's really rare. Even with his indulgence, this evil creature has never shown such a helpless expression.
Thinking of this, Emperor Yuanxing happily moved back the memorials that had been moved away. While admiring the scenery outside the imperial study, he began to review the memorials.
As time passed, Emperor Yuanxing also discovered that the evil creature had good physical strength. Until the evening, the evil creature was a little shaky.
Emperor Yuanxing still looked at the fragile appearance of the bastard with great interest. He was so kind as to ask Zhang Dehai to provide the bastard with some cakes and tea.
The bastard was quite stubborn at first and didn't want to eat, but he couldn't resist the temptation of the cakes and finally ate the cakes and drank some water, and then he continued to kneel obediently.
When Emperor Yuanxing saw the little figure still kneeling outside the imperial study in the evening, his original interest gradually disappeared and his mood became complicated.
He remembered what this bastard looked like when he was a child. This bastard had been stubborn since he was young.
With his indulgence, this girl becomes stubborn and overbearing no matter what happens.
Sometimes he even felt that this bastard's personality was particularly similar to A Yue's. When combined with A Yue's eyes, Emperor Yuan Xing felt as if this bastard was the continuation of the bloodline between him and A Yue.
But this evil child looked very much like his younger brother, the Crown Prince, which proved that this was just his imagination.
"Your Majesty, you see the little prince has been kneeling for such a long time, how about letting him rest for a while?"
Zhang Dehai saw that Emperor Yuanxing looked a little shaken and stepped forward to make a suggestion.
"…If he wants to kneel, then kneel! How can government affairs be treated as a joke!"
Emperor Yuanxing was silent for a long time, and finally spoke in a stern voice.
By the next morning, the news that King Chungnyeong had kneeled outside the imperial study for a whole day and night had spread throughout the court and the country.
Although the ministers felt somewhat reluctant, thinking about how King Chungnyeong had offended them in the past, they finally remained silent.
The princes and princesses wanted to help King Chungnyeong. After all, they had a good relationship with Princess Funing. However, Emperor Yuanxing seemed to know that his children would plead for King Chungnyeong, so he did not meet them.
So everyone could only watch King Chungnyeong's small body kneeling outside the imperial study for another day and night. On the third day, the situation changed, and it was not because King Chungnyeong suddenly figured it out.
——Instead, Marshal Bai entered the palace quietly and then knelt beside his grandson.
"Old minister, I beg Your Majesty to allow me to lead the troops to war!"
"Old minister, I beg Your Majesty to allow me to lead the troops to war!"
Marshal Bai pleaded again and again.
During these two days, he searched for all his relatives and friends, even Marquis Weiyuan, but unfortunately, Emperor Yuanxing was determined this time.
He ran around outside for two days and two nights. When he returned home, he found out that his poor grandson had been kneeling outside the imperial study for two days and two nights, and none of his relatives and friends even notified him.
Anyone with a discerning eye in the court and the country can see that Marshal Bai and Prince Chungnyeong's Palace are on the verge of decline. Now it depends on whether Your Majesty wants to deal with them.
In fact, those officials all thought that Marshal Bai and Prince Chungnyeong were stupid enough to go against His Majesty to such an extent for a female relative, and even went against His Majesty as soon as the imperial edict came down.
What if they just endure it a little and wait until later to take things step by step?
It’s a pity that Marshal Bai and King Chungnyeong are worthy of being grandfather and grandson, and they really have the same stubbornness.
When the news was heard again, Marshal Bai and King Chungnyeong had been kneeling outside the imperial study for another day and night. King Chungnyeong was already on the verge of death, and Marshal Bai's health was not much better.
And it seemed that God was also feeling sad for this pair of grandparents and grandchildren. The sun had been out for several days, but on this day the whole weather became gloomy and the sky was covered with dark clouds.
However, their actions were rewarded with an imperial edict.
An imperial decree ordering Prince Chungnyeong and Marshal Bailao to present the wedding.
“…I hereby order.”
When Zhang Dehai saw this imperial edict, he took a deep breath. This was truly a murderous and heartbreaking decree!
Let alone Marshal Bai, his entire family had a blood feud with the Huns. Asking him to marry his granddaughter to the Huns with his own hands was almost the same as killing him.
King Chungnyeong was even willing to kneel outside the imperial study for three days and three nights for his sister, and now he wants these two to go to see her off...
Even Zhang Dehai couldn't help but look at the two people who had frozen in place with sympathy.
But the procedure still had to be followed. Zhang Dehai was just about to ask the two people in front of him to accept the order and express their gratitude, but he saw the little prince suddenly jumped up from the ground and ran directly to the door of the imperial study. His movements were very agile and he did not look like someone who had been kneeling on the ground for three days and three nights.
If the guards had not been quick to lift the young prince up, I'm afraid he would have really rushed into the imperial study.
However, although the man was being held up, the little prince still kept talking.
However, the little prince's next words shocked everyone present and left their minds blank.
"Pei Lichuan, you are a coward! You are a coward who married off his niece to the Huns because you couldn't defeat them! You are such a softie! A dog tied to the throne is tougher than you. Even dogs know that they have to bite back if they are hit, but you don't!"
The young prince struggled in the hands of the guards and cursed at the imperial study.
"Master and mother said you were a coward, but I didn't believe it. Now I believe it. Pei Lichuan, you are a coward! You are!"
These words came out of the little prince's mouth like a machine gun. When everyone regained consciousness and were amazed that the little prince dared to call the emperor's name directly, the sound of porcelain breaking was heard from the imperial study.
The guards and Zhang Dehai present felt a chill down their spines.
It's over! His Majesty has heard it!
"Zhang Dehai! What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and drag this bastard away and beat him to death with a stick!"
Emperor Yuanxing roared almost angrily.
However, as soon as these words came out, Marshal Bai immediately got up from the ground. Unfortunately, after kneeling for a whole day and night, he fell several times on the ground before he finally crawled to the side of the guard.
He was the majestic marshal at the border, but now his hair was disheveled and even his crown had rolled to the side, and he was shouting like a madman.
"Your Majesty, please calm down! Your Majesty, please calm down! Yuanbao has only been kneeling for three days and is mentally disturbed and talking nonsense. He is not really disrespectful to you, Your Majesty!"
Marshal Bai knelt on the ground and tried to snatch the young prince away, while shouting towards the imperial study.
However, a sinister voice came from the imperial study.
"Zhang Dehai! Since Marshal Bai doesn't want to leave..."
"——Then let him have a good look at how his good grandson was beaten to death with clubs!"
Marshal Bai's eyes were bloodshot!
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“Bang!” “Ah!”
The heavy sound of the board hitting flesh mixed with the screams of children.
“Yuanbao!”
Marshal Bai was forcibly pressed on the chair next to him, forced to watch Yuanbao's small body being tied to the bench, and then a heavy board smashed down on him.
Along with the child's screams, Marshal Bai shouted the child's nickname heartbreakingly.
The child's instinct seemed to be aroused by such severe pain.
After the third blow from the stick, the child tied to the stool's originally loud shouting became quieter.
"Mom! It hurts!"
"Mother!"
"mother!"
Then the scream went straight into the sky, and even caused Marshal Bai to bleed from the corners of his mouth.
However, God seemed to have heard the shout. The clouds in the sky rolled continuously, and then a thunderclap sounded on dry land, causing the executioner's hands to pause for a moment.
The executioner paused and was about to continue hitting when a huge air wave smashed him and the board in his hand heavily against the wall.
"——Who dares to hurt my son!"
A huge roar echoed throughout the palace from above the clouds.
As the sound came, the clouds dispersed and sunlight shone onto the ground from the gaps between the clouds.
A figure appeared in the sunlight, wearing an extremely luxurious headdress and a dress that fluttered in the wind.
This is a fairy!
Before everyone in the palace could kneel and kowtow to the fairy, they saw the fairy descending from the sky at a rapid speed, floating above the entire palace with a long sword under her feet. She paused, then seemed to have found her target and landed next to the bench.
Zhang Dehai, who was already paralyzed by fear, noticed that when the fairy blinked, there seemed to be a mole faintly visible between her eyelids.
Wait, eyelids, moles.
The combination of these two conditions made Zhang Dehai have a bad feeling.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, mother is late, mother's gold ingots..."
The fairy burst into tears when she saw King Chungning being beaten unconscious, and hurriedly stuffed the elixir into his mouth. Under the gaze of everyone, King Chungning, who had been on the verge of death, gradually returned to normal breathing.
Zhang Dehai knew that his premonition had come true.
This fairy...I'm afraid she might be the former Crown Princess!
And her next action also proved this point. While the fairy hugged King Zhongning with heartache, she also threw a bullet to Marshal Bai.
Marshal Bai, who was still in a daze, reacted and took the medicine immediately. His face, which had been almost exhausted, immediately became relieved.
He looked in the direction of the fairy with bloodshot eyes due to what had happened before, and couldn't help but have a bold guess in his mind.
Could it be... Yue'er?
Soon, after confirming that King Zhongning's wounds had begun to heal under the effect of the elixir, the fairy immediately stood up and looked in one direction with tearful eyes full of murderous intent.
She stepped on the sword, flew into the air and headed straight for the imperial study.
Then, a bright yellow figure was seen being grabbed by the collar by the fairy and flew into the air.
Zhang Dehai watched helplessly as His Majesty was fixed in mid-air by the fairy's magic, and then the fairy threw a pill at His Majesty.
The fairy's calm yet angry voice echoed throughout the capital.
"Pei Lichuan! If you hit my son a few times, I will return it a hundredfold!"
Along with the heavy cracks of whips, Emperor Yuanxing's screams echoed throughout the capital.
"ah--!"
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