Step on a branch

Chapter 220 Mother and Son
In the imperial study room, there was a moment of silence.

The emperor rubbed his eyebrows.

He knows very well that when it comes to rewards, he shouldn't respond like this.

No matter what he thinks in his heart, at least on the surface, he should be more active and show his joy and excitement for the great victory.

The truth is this, but it can be done...

His internal organs are all clamoring for "rejection".

Reluctantly cheering up a little bit, the emperor said: "The reward is a reward. After they return to Beijing, they will receive the reward in person."

Taishi Huang disagreed.

The class teacher's reward for meritorious deeds after returning to the court is different from the current reward for the family members of the Qin family and Lin family.

No conflict.

There is no shortage of money or things in the treasury.

You can't be reluctant to give it, can you?

To put it bluntly, I don't want to.

As for the reason for the emperor's "unwillingness", it is exactly what Huang Taishi is so unable and unsuitable to think about.

Grand Master Huang wanted to persuade him again, but seeing that the emperor couldn't stop pressing the center of his eyebrows, looking weak, he had no choice but to give up.

When Grand Master Huang left, the emperor put down his massage hands.

His spirit is not that bad, but the depression between his brows is still strong.

In any case, Lin Fan must be allowed to leave Feimenguan.

On the other side, Taishi Huang returned to the Thousand Steps Corridor.

Fan Taibao glanced at him, quite surprised.

Although I don't understand the emperor's true thoughts, it's a bad idea to go to the wrong place, but it won't be fruitless.

Especially Huang Taishi, who is familiar with the emperor, is very skilled in persuasion and coaxing. He can't agree on the military situation, and there are difficulties in setting rewards?

Considering Taishi Huang's expression, nine times out of ten, the rewards were not discussed.

This is really...

The more Fan Taibao thought about it, the more something went wrong, he dismissed the others, and asked quietly, "Is the treasury empty?"

"What?" Grand Master Huang was taken aback by him.

Has something happened to the treasury that he doesn't know about?

The two stared at each other before reacting, and finally both sighed.

The treasury is empty, the emperor is being "stingy"!
Grand Master Huang cleared his throat, and somewhat added a sentence for the emperor: "The emperor is not mentally stable, so I didn't say much."

Fan Taibao smiled, and let the topic go, saving each other's face.

After all, it was clear in the paperwork handed over that every regulation was clearly written, and the two of them also looked over it to make sure that there was no problem.

When it was time for dinner, the Compassionate Ning Palace invited the emperor over.

Concubine Shu was accompanying the empress dowager to chant scriptures, got up and greeted the emperor, knowing that their mother and son had something to say, she retreated tactfully.

"Let her wait in the side hall and have dinner with Ai's family later, don't go back," the empress dowager told Mother Xia, then looked at the emperor, and said calmly, "Concubine Shu is sensible."

It's just too sensible.

She only knows how to serve in the Palace of Compassion and Ning, but she doesn't know how to please the Emperor.

A while ago, under her exhortation, Concubine Shu finally got the hang of it, knowing that Concubine Shun had tripped her up, but she only stumbled once.

Instead, the empress dowager looked anxiously.

After all, compared to the empress appointed by the former emperor and the concubine Shun who the emperor always liked, in the eyes of the empress dowager, concubine Shu is the most eye-catching.

The emperor sat down and said: "She is sensible, so you have always spoiled her."

"Great victory at the border, Aijia is not happy to see the emperor?" The empress dowager also sat down and said.

"Should I be happy?" the emperor asked back.

The empress dowager frowned suddenly.

She knew exactly what the emperor was referring to.

"The Ai family knows that you are unhappy, and the Ai family is the same. When I think of that child, Ai's family is like sitting on pins and needles." The empress dowager lowered her face. It is the Great Zhou, and it is the Great Zhou that resolves the crisis. None of the officials and people know the inside story, what they see is that a great victory is ahead, and the emperor of the Great Zhou is not happy!"

"I……"

What the emperor wanted to say was interrupted by the empress dowager.

"What about the reward? Ai's family has waited until now, but they haven't seen the reward coming out of the palace!" The Empress Dowager said, "Dingguo Duke's Mansion, Yongning Hou Mansion, Anbei Marquis Mansion, and General Feng's Mansion, it is reasonable to go to the mansion in the morning. Until now, nothing.

This is not reasonable!

Your Majesty, you always say that you are not the little emperor who first came to the throne 20 years ago, you have been in charge of the Great Zhou for more than 20 years.

This matter today, if it were 20 years ago, you would have already done it!

These 20 years have passed, where has your city mansion gone? "

The emperor stood up abruptly, with a flushed face, staring at the empress dowager.

These words cut his heart like a knife.

Yes, he did a great job.

He listened to what Xu Taifu said about him; Qin Yin went straight to and fro in the imperial study, and he endured it; the courtiers raised some political opinions he didn't want, and he made do with whatever he could...

But those dissatisfaction and discomfort have been accumulated in his heart.

What he had to accept then, would he continue to accept it now?

"Do you think that your country is too stable?" The empress dowager asked, gritted her teeth.

"Is it stable?" The emperor asked back, "Look at the border, do you still think it is stable?"

The empress dowager got up, took a step forward, and looked up at the emperor.

She wanted to say, if I knew today, why bother!
Back then, she suspected Lin Fan's parentage, but the emperor didn't take it seriously.

Lin Xuan was still there at that time, and the empress dowager would not touch Lin Fan even if she had doubts again. Lin Fan was the lock that Lin Xuan served for Da Zhou.

Later, Lin Xuan died of illness, and the empress dowager did not choose to do anything.

After being loyal for no reason, it is not good for the imperial power. Lin Fan, who has lost Lin Xuan's support, will hardly pose a threat even if he grows up.

What the empress dowager was most dissatisfied with was that the emperor let Lin Fan go to Chiyiwei.

Being an imperial bodyguard would not be very promising, but as a red-clothed guard, this kid would be like a fish in water.

Once you emerge, it's not easy to cut your roots.

Let alone going to the border.

The empress dowager took a deep breath and swallowed all these words.

Let's talk about the matter right now, turning over old scores will only intensify the conflict, which is of no benefit. After all, the matter has come to this point, can venting one's temper change anything?

"It's not stable, so you can't give up on yourself," the empress dowager held back her temper and advised, "Send the rewards out first. In terms of military situation, instead of withdrawing troops, it is better to let them continue to advance westward. You regard them as thorns in your eyes, especially in Xiliang. You If you can’t move them, let Xiliang do it.”

"People from Xiliang again..." The emperor raised his head, a thought crossed his mind, and he didn't continue.

That's right, the result he originally wanted was to make Qin Yin and Lin Fan unable to come back after defeating the Xiliang people...

A great victory made him even forget his original intention.

What reason is there for the real class teacher to return to the dynasty?

"I will think about it." The emperor said.

After finishing speaking, there was nothing else to say between mother and child.

The emperor had no intention of having dinner with the empress dowager, so he turned and left.

The empress dowager sent her son away, and in a blink of an eye, she saw Concubine Shu who was invited in by Madam Xia, and waved to her.

　Thanks to book friends jojo8129, a certain fox, Wow Xiaoyao, Bu Bu Sheng Lian, and An Xin for their rewards.

　　
　
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