Chapter 197 The Beginning of the Country
"You mean..." Zhuo Ruitong's heart beat faster. The king of Wu changed the title of King of the South and asked to return to the vassal state, which means that Zhuo Yuanle gave up the dispute of imperial power, and was willing to go back to be a vassal king. Huanying asked for the emperor. At the same time, he implied that he was the emperor who was benevolent. Everything came so suddenly, and the throne was in front of him. And it was easier than expected. Zhuo Ruitong couldn't believe it for a while, or felt more appropriate in a dream.
There are small countries in the country. Although it is very likely to bury hidden dangers for the future, it is reasonable for Zhuo Yuanle to be free and unfettered. What's more, according to Zhuo Yuanle's temperament, this is already a great concession. What's the reason for him to disagree?
Zhuo Ruitong nodded and turned to Zhuo Yuanle, "Brother Yuanle, I know I call you like this. It sounds a little awkward. From childhood to such a big age, we have never called you big brother, but I sincerely want to call you at this moment. Brother, I promise you that as long as Nanguo does not raise an army, it will always It is a happy land independent of the court. I wish my eldest brother that he can be like a fairy couple with a fearful girl, happy and free!"
Zhuo Yuanle lowered his eyes and said nothing for a long time. When he looked up again, his eyes were slightly red. "It's enough for you and me to call once. From now on, you and I will be the relationship between you and my minister. Don't talk about it again! In addition, if you say goodbye here, you may not see each other again for the rest of your life. Every year during the Qingming Festival, remember to pay tribute to my mother and father for me!"
There was a dull pain in Zhuo Ruitong's heart. He bit his lips hard before he barely restrained the tears that were about to come out of his eyes. "Don't worry, I won't forget!"
Seeing this, Zhuo Yuanle turned his head aside and did not want to touch the scene. The only time they were brothers, and they turned around and never saw each other again. Perhaps, it was really difficult to be a brother born in the royal family. This is their life!
After thinking about it, Zhuo Yuanle's always arrogant and cold face suddenly squeezed out a smile, but because of his reluctant smile, his facial muscles looked strangely twisted. "In fact, you won this round, Zhuo Ruitong, I bet with your beauty that the world's most affectionate person will never be except me. There is a second person. I want her to see who dares to be an upright man, and the result..."
"No wonder Linger deliberately pretended to be held hostage by you. So you have a bet first? I don't know, I don't know what will happen if you lose the bet?" Zhuo Ruitong was worried for a while, because he knew that it would never be so simple to bet with Zhuo Yuanle.
"What do you think?" Zhuo Yuanle returned a meaningful look to him, "The throne is not casually concede. Fortunately, you can barely make it!"
"All's it!" Zhuo Yuanle waved his hand after saying, "If there is nothing to do, I won't accompany you here. Don't forget that tomorrow I will send someone to escort me to Weijun. In your territory, you have to do your best to be a landlord! The place where I stayed, your beauty knows. Just ask her. Let's go. He Ning, let's go. These people are really boring. Let's go back to our own house and be as happy as we want!"
Zhuo Yuanle said and left. He stepped out of the hall and did not look at anyone again. He Ning followed two steps, but turned around and glanced at the people in the hall with resentment. Huanxuan and Zhuo Ruitong's heart sank at the same time, because in He Ning's eyes, there was clearly a vicious light, especially through Huan. When Xuan and Zhuo Ruitong were there, they even smiled ferociously.
Zhuo Ruitong suddenly felt bad and wanted to remind Zhuo Yuanle to pay attention, but Zhuo Yuanle had already gone far away. He Ning's smile left a shadow of doubt in Zhuo Ruitong's heart. However, when the topic in the hall turned into the matter of Shang's proposed accession to the throne, He Ning's ominous foreboding. Gradually, it was forgotten by Zhuo Ruitong.
Maybe he is too worried. How big a storm can be caused by bullying the weak and fearing the weak? Zhuo Ruitong was relieved when he thought about it.
On the second day, Zhuo Ruitong and Huanxuan went to see Zhuo Yuanle off in person. They saw Zhuo Yuanle and his party's car gradually drift away. Zhuo Ruitong sighed and hugged Huanxuan's shoulder and said, "I really envy him. I didn't expect that Yuan Le, who was so cold and hard, also had an affectionate side."
"I don't envy him!" Huanwen looked back and smiled gently at Zhuo Ruitong, "Isn't we the same? Isn't the prince also affectionate and righteous to me? It's my blessing that fate pushed me to you, Ruitong!"
"It's also my blessing, both of us!" Zhuo Ruitong gently took Huanxuan's hand and slowly walked back. "Unfortunately, life in the deep palace is not as free as being a vassal king. I'm really afraid of wronging you, Xuan'er!"
Huanying frowned slightly, and a trace of imperceptible worry flashed through her eyes, but she quickly pretended to be indifferent and smiled, "If you are wronged, let's talk about it later. Now that you have come to this point, Ruitong, don't hesitate!"
Zhuo Ruitong glanced at Huanxuan, "How on earth did you convince Zhuo Yuanle? I don't think he really gave up the throne out of gratitude.
"Uh-huh!" Huanxuan admitted, "But it's about Zhuo Yuanle's face and should not be publicized, so I could only find an excuse for him in the hall yesterday."
"What the hell is going on?"
"The crux of the problem is the fear!" Huanying said, "You have also seen Wei'er. In addition to his broken face, he is injured all over his body, right?"
Zhuo Ruitong nodded, "That's right. Before Mei Zheng sent her to leave Beijing, you also asked Lang Zhong to test her for her injury first, and prescribed a prescription to catch the medicine for the road!"
"Yes, her injury is not serious. I'm worried that there will be a toss on the road. Before she can hold on to Weijun, she will be damaged. After diagnosis and treatment for her, Lang Zhong told me that other injuries are easy to deal with, and she will slowly recover in time, but I'm afraid she will never be able to have children all her life." Huanxuan said and raised his eyebrows and looked deeply at Zhuo Ruitong.
"I told Zhuo Yuanle the truth about Wei'er. Maybe Dr. Ji still has a way to hurt Wei'er's face, but to have children... If Zhuo Yuanle wants to inherit the throne, the problem of children will soon become the biggest problem between him and Wei'er. At that time, under pressure, no matter whether he wants to, he must set up another queen. Although as the emperor, three thousand beauties in the harem are really normal, but for fear, the harem will be difficult. If there are no children, they will be favored by the emperor, and they will be hated. If no children are not favored by the emperor, it is like a cold palace, and they will die by themselves!"
"The harem is indeed like this!" Zhuo Ruitong's face was solemn, "How about entering the palace door as deep as the sea? In fact, Zhuo Yuanle should be deeply sad about this.
"It's because I know his past that I deliberately remind him." Huanling lowered his head helplessly. "However, Zhuo Yuanle finally chose to spend time with Wei'er, which was beyond my expectation. He said that he never wanted Wei'er to become the second mother's concubine again, and he didn't want to let himself become another Suwu Emperor."
"It's rare that he still has this heart." Zhuo Ruitong slowly clenched Huanxuan's hand, "But what can I do for you, Xuaner, tell me honestly, are you ready to spend the rest of your life with me in the high wall and deep palace?"
Huanxuan took a deep breath and fell into silence again. Her silence made Zhuo Ruitong more and more heart, "Speak, linger, we have experienced so much together. We have finally come to this day. What else can't be honest with each other?"
Huanling is still silent.
Zhuo Ruitong's body was a little cold. "I see. You're afraid to say it. I won't succeed to the throne, right?"
"Ruitong!" Huanxuan quickly interrupted, "Don't think too much. I have to leave you, but in my heart, I still hope to find Yuan Can. At least, I hope to have a real ending with the past. If possible, how I want to hear Yuan Can's blessing to us."
When Zhuo Ruitong heard the words, he unconsciously slowly let go of Huanxuan's hand and fell into meditation. The two walked for a long time. Huanxuan couldn't help gently dragging Zhuo Ruitong's sleeve and said, "Ruitong, what's wrong, are you angry with me?"
"Where is it!" Zhuo Ruitong shook his head, "I'm not the same as you, but I'm thinking, what should we do if we really can't find Yuan Can?"
"Is five years good? We will take five years. If we still can't find Yuan Can, then I will completely give up. At that time, I will definitely be by your side and stay with you for the years in the high wall of the deep palace for a lifetime!" Huanxuan gently advised.
"Five years?" Zhuo Ruitong laughed and was relieved. "That's too simple. I thought you would let me look through Qiushui for a lifetime. It's okay to look through Qiushui for a lifetime. The key is that I was just thinking about how to explain to my mother, so that she would not constantly annoy me and force me to marry."
"I wronged you, Ruitong!"
"What are you talking about? I took advantage of it. I took five years of waiting in exchange for a lifetime with you. You know, this is not an ordinary life, but a lifetime full of thorns, hardships and freedom imprisoned."
"I understand! So in the past five years, I want to be free. No matter what I do, you don't want to interfere. What are you laughing at? If you laugh so much, I'll take it as a promise. Don't go back on your word! Don't change if you hang yourself for a hundred years. Come on, why are you hiding? Hey, don't run away. You think you can run away!"
On the rare streets in the morning, two playful and chasing figures returned to their youth. With crisp laughter resounding through the streets and alleys, a rising sun is getting brighter and brighter reflecting Kyoto, which has been baptized by several storms. In the precipitation of the world, the city has become more and more tough and simple, and it is full of disasters. The vitality of revitalizing.
In the first month of the year, the auspicious snow promises a bumper year. Zhuo Ruitong became the emperor, became the emperor, changed his name to the year, was respected as the filial piety emperor, and the next party of the whole country was jubilant. Soon, Zhuo Ruitong began to vigorously rectify the governance of officials, implement the national policy of martial arts and culture, build water conservancy on a large scale, develop agricultural and animal husbandry production, and advocate the world to study and govern the country with great ambition.
In Jingming Temple, far away in the southwest, an uninvited guest came on this day. The female Ni Huijing, who was practicing, led the guest to the backyard of the temple. Huijing made a large pot of hot tea for the guests, and the two sat next to the stone table.
"Has his situation improved recently?" The visitor asked.