After marrying wrongly, I became the general's white moonlight

Chapter 410

Sunshine shines through the silk gauze windows coated with tung oil, casting yellowish light on the quiet imperial study room. The furnishings in the hall are many carved dragon bookshelves made of huanghuali wood, and those bamboo slips or scrolls wrapped in gauze ribbons seem to be able to ooze ink. fragrant.

There are golden beasts on the ground near the pillars, and white smoke rises from the incense burner, turning into indistinct shapes. The hall is filled with sweet pine, moon lin incense and water aloes, most of which are spices for calming the mind and improving eyesight. The perfumer in the palace specially made it. It seems that no one cares about the emperor's body.

It's just that the emperor insisted on staying awake.

Under the quiet sunlight, the emperor in the bright yellow dragon robe stood in the main hall, and a handsome young man was kneeling not far away.

"Ah."

Fang Anren chuckled softly, with a hint of displeasure inside.

The emperor raised his hand and stroked his beard. He didn't have such a habit before. It was the worry during this period that made him acquire this habit.

"Anren, I'm old, and I can't do many things. Now the commander-in-chief of Xiguan is in his forties, and he is also old. He is too old to even lift a spear. How can he protect my family and the country for me? I have no heirs, and there are too few descendants I can trust, only you, wise and brave, able to bend and stretch, what I lack is a young general like you!"

Against the light, the emperor looked at Fang Anren in front of him, the expression on his face was like the sunlight outside the window, changing from dark to bright, cloudy or sunny.

He began to be gentle, and he seemed to say such things so often that now he could tell lies without blushing.

It's a pity that the emperor's Huairou is used in the wrong place, Fang Anren's heart is as cold and hard as a stone in the cold winter of the frontier, he does not want to experience the emperor's 'good intentions' at all.

"I think that the captain of the Xiguan Guard and Superintendent has been with the commander all the year round, is more familiar with the affairs of the Xiguan army, and is more capable of taking the post of commander than the minister. Please think again, Your Majesty."

The border is bitterly cold, he went to Xiguan this time, and he didn't know when he would be able to return to Beijing. He just married Yanru, so how could he be willing to be separated from her thousands of miles away and not see each other.

He doesn't care if the emperor is old or not.

Fang Anren didn't notice, the moment he finished speaking, the emperor's face turned cold, like a face changing in a drama.

The imperial study room fell into silence, Fang Anren knelt on the ground and did not dare to raise his head, he just felt that the silence was extremely tormenting, he was like a fish on a chopping board, or an ant on a frying pan.

A look of cruelty flashed in the emperor's eyes, and he said coldly, "Anren, the previous dynasty emphasized civility over military affairs, so that when I was young, I had to put on armor and go to war in the north and south, in exchange for the prosperity of the country and the people of Dashun today. I vigorously promote generals, but I still can't match this iron-clad hairpin family."

Speaking of this, the emperor paused, focused his gaze on Fang Anren, and continued, "It's a pity that there are no available people in the court today. If this is the case, then I have no choice but to pass this imperial decree on to Zhong Qian." , Let him guard the border for you!"

"Your Majesty must not!"

Fang Anren raised his head anxiously, Zhongqian is his father's name, his father is so old, how can he still guard the border?

The emperor seemed to snort coldly, he shook his sleeves and put his hands behind his back, "Zhongqian has fought with me for many years, so I can trust Zhongqian, with him here, I can rest assured."

Fang Anren's face froze, he was at a loss for the first time, and the situation before him made him panic even more than the first time he saw Yan Ru cry.

Others may not know it, but he knows it very well. His father's body is not as good as before, and after autumn, he can't get cold wind. Once he catches the cold, he will suffer from back pain and shoulder pain, and sometimes he can't even get off the ground.

Every night, the shadow of his mother sitting by the bed and applying medicine to his father will be printed on the window. Once he wanted to bring some sweet soup to his mother at night. When he saw this scene, his steps seemed to freeze, listening to his father and The mother's nagging voice made him feel sour.

Fang Anren knew that this was the fate of their Fang family. Maybe ten years later, he would be like his father with hidden wounds all over his body that could not be healed. After rubbing medicine on him and grabbing his ears to remind him, he felt that the pain was not unacceptable.

But now the emperor wants his father to raise the spear to guard the border again when he is old, how can he accept it?

In the more than a year since he returned to Beijing, he didn't even have time to show his filial piety in front of his father.

He swallowed hard, and then he understood the emperor's thoughts, and a trace of bitterness flashed in his eyes.

The emperor was forcing him to make a choice. If he didn't go to Xiguan, then his father would go. Obviously Dashun still has so many generals, why should it be their Fang family.

Fang Anren felt a dull pain in his heart. His arms that were pressed on the floor were trembling slightly. Thinking of the wrinkled faces of his parents, he clenched his teeth and secretly clenched his hands into fists, feeling his nails scraping across the floor. With the slight pain, he made up his mind.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to serve Dashun. The border is an important place, and non-minor officials cannot guard it. Please also remember that my father is old, and let my father enjoy his old age in Beijing."

"Haha, it's Anren who wins my heart the most. Don't worry, Zhongqian and I have been friends for many years, so naturally I won't treat him badly."

Seeing that Fang Anren agreed, the emperor finally showed a smile on his face, he waved his hand, and was about to go up the steps and sit back on the dragon chair, but Fang Anren spoke again.

"I voluntarily go to Xiguan, and I have one more request. I implore the emperor to allow me to go to Xiguan with my wife."

It stands to reason that any soldiers guarding the border are not allowed to bring relatives, especially relatives such as wives and mothers, not to mention dragging down the army's itinerary, and prone to chaos.

What's more, as far as the emperor knew, Fang Anren's wife, Wang's daughter, was pregnant. Wouldn't it be a joke to bring a pregnant woman to the border?

Therefore, the emperor thought he heard it wrong, "What did you say?"

Fang Anren repeated neither humble nor overbearing, "The humble minister is willing to guard the Xiguan, and begs to take my humble nephew to Xiguan together."

The implication is that if the emperor doesn't follow the order and he takes his wife with him, he won't go.

The emperor couldn't understand what he meant, so he was immediately laughed out of anger. He really deserved to be Zhongqian's son, who dared to make a condition with him. He was sullen for a moment, but he thought that he had achieved his goal anyway. His wife and children are Fang An Ren's, if there is any mistake on the way, it is his own business.

"Forget it, up to you." The emperor glanced at Fang Anren coldly, "Li Fuquan, grind ink for me!"

"The road to Xiguan is far away, so I can feel at ease if you leave earlier. How about this, I will give you three days, and you can start your journey after three days."

As the emperor said, he picked up his pen and wrote on Minghuang's imperial decree, Fang Anren's future seemed to be finalized.

Fang Anren, who was kneeling, was heartbroken, and he heard his own hoarse voice, "I take orders..."

(End of this chapter)