Marshal, your vest is off

Chapter 169 Please leave it to her
Cheng Qing was not afraid of his intimidation. He curled his lips and said, "Isn't it just that the emperor retreats to allow his servants to speak freely?"

"What a person who speaks freely!" The emperor laughed and said, "Qing'er, I really can't scare you at all. You and your brother are so similar."

Cheng Qing's heart skipped a beat, wondering why he suddenly mentioned her brother?

"You, like your brother, are both thoughtful, bold and careful people. You dare to refute what I mean, and you can guess my thoughts accurately. Some processes are not as good as I wanted, but the results satisfy me. That's incredible." The emperor smiled nostalgically and said, "Speaking of which, I miss Cheng Yue a little bit."

Cheng Qing realized that the emperor was talking about her.

"If my brother hears the emperor say these words, he will definitely die without regrets."

The emperor shook his head, but he still couldn't say what he wanted to say. Cheng Qing must not know that he actually killed her brother.

If he hadn't deliberately hinted in his last dozen letters that he was afraid of him so that he didn't have to come back alive, Cheng Yue might not have died at the border.

"I think if he is here, I will definitely hand over the position of Assistant Minister to him."

Cheng Qing was shocked and checked his expression without leaving any trace, wanting to know whether what he said was true or false?

The emperor smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "Unfortunately, it's too late to say anything now."

"Your Majesty..." Cheng Qing's mood was complicated, because she could see that the Emperor was telling the truth.Did she understand it wrong at the beginning?Wasn't the emperor actually afraid of her and wanted to kill her?
There is no way to verify this. Things have developed to this point, and she can't help but look back.

The emperor looked at her and said, "The generals under your brother have not taken refuge with any prince yet, have they?"

Cheng Qing nodded. They had no soldiers and no power. Even if she did not deliberately instruct them not to seek refuge with the princes, the princes would not necessarily think highly of them.

"I will return their military power. Can you persuade them to become the crown prince's confidant for me?" the emperor asked.

Cheng Qing looked at him and said: "Your Majesty, I am my brother. I understand and believe that the people taught by him will not be ambitious. Their loyalty is only to the Emperor, not to others."

"You mean they are loyal only to the emperor, not to who is the emperor?" The emperor asked in surprise.

"Yes." Cheng Qing said: "Although they are rough people, they are loyal and courageous people. As long as the prince ascends the throne, they will definitely be loyal to the new emperor. The emperor does not have to worry about this."

"Well, with your words, I won't worry anymore." The emperor said, showing a look of regret, and said: "It would be great if your brother was here. Everyone under him is like this, not to mention himself. ?”

"This may be her fate. She was destined to end the war. Once the war is over, he will pass away from this world." Cheng Qing said.

"But now, Zhao is worried about foreign troubles, and the Yuan Kingdom is eyeing it. It is very likely that it will raise troops again. This time, who can lead the soldiers to repel the enemy?" The emperor said worriedly.

Cheng Qing said with a smile: "My daughter is talented, but she wants to serve the country. However, if a woman joins the military camp, it will be a 'death'."

"Qing'er, I don't allow you to say such things." The emperor was frightened. If she went to the battlefield, how could she survive?
Both of them thought about death, but in different directions.

"Your Majesty, I'm just talking. As a woman, how can I go to the battlefield?" Cheng Qing said.

The emperor calmed down, nodded and said: "You are right, how can a woman go to the battlefield? I am so confused, how can I think that you will go to the battlefield?" Cheng Qing curled his lips and said: "Is that the case? Is it understandable that the emperor has recognized that my daughter is qualified to go to the battlefield?"

It was already clear that she could not go to the battlefield, and the emperor no longer had any scruples. He objectively commented: "You are a woman and you are indeed qualified to go to the battlefield."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your affirmation. With these words from the Emperor, Cheng Qing's life is enough." Cheng Qing's words came from her heart. She did fight for the people many times, but she was able to gain such a gift from the Emperor as a woman. Recognition, for her, is it not an honor?
It was rare for the emperor to see such a sincere expression on her face. He looked at her intently, not even blinking, greedily absorbing the fleeting sense of closeness from this sincerity.

But good things never last long, and Cheng Qing quickly restrained his emotions.

The emperor felt a little regretful and continued calmly: "Qing'er, do you have a suitable candidate for the assistant minister?"

Cheng Qing thought for a while and said: "My daughter knows very little about the court officials. If we talk about assisting the government, I think that only my foster father can take on this important task. He has a high prestige in the court, and at the same time Relatively familiar with the royal family and the court.”

The emperor nodded slightly, and said: "That's right, in my heart, only he is the most suitable candidate."

"Your Majesty," Cheng Qing said sincerely. This sentence was not flattery, but the truth.

He was not suspicious, but thought about it to this extent, which proved that he was really planning for the future of Zhao State, and no longer for himself.

"Qing'er, if I leave, you must take good care of yourself and find someone who loves you. Never look for my sons. They are still young and don't know what love is. But in the deep palace, there are far more things than It's more complicated than you imagined, and I'm afraid none of them can protect you." The emperor looked at her and said.

Cheng Qing had mixed emotions when hearing these parting words, "Your Majesty, thank you."

Thank you for liking me, thank you for everything you do for me.

Although she was grateful, all she could do was refuse.

"Your Majesty, I already have someone I like." Cheng Qing said with a smile.

"Oh? Who is it? Do you need me to issue an imperial edict for you so that you can get married in a beautiful way?" The emperor asked jokingly, but there was not much smile in his eyes, and there was even some sadness.

Cheng Qing smiled and said, "He is Bai Xiuyuan. As for the imperial edict, please don't do it, Your Majesty."

"Why?" Just after asking, the emperor looked at the white clothes on her body and realized that Cheng Qing was still wearing her mourning. If he issued an imperial edict to get her married, wouldn't that put her in a dilemma?
The atmosphere became heavy again.

The emperor said: "I forgot about it all of a sudden."

"It's okay, Your Majesty. In fact, I feel that my father is always here, and I don't feel that he has left me." Cheng Qing said.

"Qing'er." The emperor looked at her like this and didn't know how to comfort her for a moment.

"What I'm saying is true. Your Majesty, I actually understand it in my heart. It's just emotionally, actually..." Cheng Qing let out a long sigh.

(End of this chapter)