Long live Emperor Wu!

Chapter 52 I Don't Care
"On the way back with the cat in my arms, I heard two chamberlains passing by saying... that the prince's temperament has changed drastically recently and that he doesn't like anything. Maybe..."

"That's enough!" King Jin suddenly shouted loudly. The young man's gentle temper changed. The servants and guards following him couldn't help but look sideways and were frightened.

King Jin raised his chin slightly, as if he was trying his best to suppress his anger, and said coldly:

"You go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to receive your punishment, and tell the chief supervisor that you are spreading rumors and causing trouble in the palace, and he will deal with it!"

When the young eunuch heard this, he was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and cried:

"Your Highness, King Jin, you are wronged. This is not what the slave said. It was said by two young eunuchs who were passing by. The younger one was just afraid that His Highness would be curious, so he just told the truth. I beg Your Highness to have mercy and spare the slave..."

King Jin frowned slightly and turned half of his body, as if he was tired and tired. He did not look at him and said in a calm but cold voice:

"I don't want to say it a second time. If you don't go, I will tell His Majesty and see what he will do."

As soon as these words came out, the little eunuch was so frightened that he immediately lost his soul, his pupils flew around, and he responded repeatedly:

"The servant girl is going now, the servant girl is going here..."

As he spoke, he got up from the ground and ran away while rolling.

Only then did Wu Rou understand that the reason why this young eunuch dared to speak ill of the prince in front of His Majesty the King of Jin was because he thought he was kind and soft-hearted and would not cause any serious problems.

It seems that it is indeed no big deal, at least it is much cheaper than letting His Majesty know.

King Jin then turned around again and looked at the black cat on the ground, with sadness on his face and eyes, as thick as a fog that could not be dissolved.

The guard following him asked softly:

"Your Highness, otherwise... just bury him. He will definitely not be able to survive in such a big hole."

King Jin knelt down and reached out to touch it, but he was afraid of hurting it, so he retracted his trembling hand and said in a sad voice:
"...But he is still panting. Maybe it can be cured. Let the veterinarian come and let him take a look."

After a while the veterinary officer came, squatted on the ground, picked up the bell, looked at it, sighed and said:
"It's no good. Although the internal organs were not injured, such a big hole can't be healed at all. It will only slowly fester and produce maggots. It's better to give it a break as soon as possible."

King Jin squatted beside him, looking at the bell, his eyes shining with tears, but he didn't say a word.

Seeing that he had no instructions, the veterinary officer resigned and left.

"Kill him." King Jin said.

When the guard heard this, he drew his sword and stepped forward, swinging it and preparing to chop.

But when he saw Lingdang's amber eyes turning and looking at him with wetness and pity, his heart skipped a beat and he hesitated again. He quickly reached out to stop him and said anxiously:
"Wait! Maybe a miracle will happen. Let the veterinarian come back and give it a try."

The guard's movements froze there, not daring to move anymore.

Wu Rou saw that King Jin's hands were shaking, his eyes flashed, and he looked at the bell for a moment, as if he could see it alive after looking at it for a few more times, so he said:

"Your Highness, I know you are reluctant to part with it, but you also know that it will never survive. It would be merciful to kill it after suffering such a big wound until it dies. Besides, if Princess Jinyang sees its miserable appearance, she will It’s time to be sad for a few days.”

Prince Jin's wavering eyes dimmed again, and he pursed his lips and remained motionless as he looked at Ling Dang panting in pain.

The guard stood there holding the knife. Seeing that King Jin was hesitant, he couldn't decide whether to cut or not. He looked at Wu Rou again as if asking for help.

"Your Highness, if you really can't bear it, just leave it to them and stop looking." Wu Rou advised him.

After hearing this, King Jin's eyes flashed, and he turned sideways and wanted to leave, but he could not bear to look away, with a sad look on his face.

When the guard saw this, he put away his knife and said:

"Your Highness, why don't you keep it until you die? I don't dare to do this. What if you regret it again and remember that I was the one who used the knife and you don't like me? I still want to follow Your Highness forever. .”

Wu Rou glanced at him, pursed her lips speechlessly, stretched out her hand and said:
"Give me the knife."

The guard held the handle of the knife and glanced at King Jin. Seeing that he didn't respond, he pulled out the knife, turned the handle upside down and handed it to her.

Wu Rou held the knife in one hand, turned her head and looked into King Jin's eyes, and said:
"Don't watch it if you can't bear it."

As he spoke, he covered his eyes with his other hand, and when he turned back, he stabbed Ling Ding in the neck with a knife.

The attack was so ruthless that it penetrated the ground, leaving no room for himself.

She had never even killed a chicken before, and she was afraid that she would hesitate to make the move, so she stabbed it without thinking.

Then she let go of the knife and the hand covering Prince Jin's eyes, turned around and left, fearing that she would feel sad when she saw Ling Dang's miserable state.

Prince Jin stood slightly sideways, with his eyes lowered. From the corner of his eye, he saw the blue cloth on the ground, the small black cat body on the blue cloth, and the knife inserted in its neck.

Suddenly everything feels so absurd, which makes people feel tired and a little relieved after giving up.Yeah, give up.

As long as you are ruthless and can afford to lose yourself, nothing can hurt him.

He turned around and walked away, five or six steps behind Wu Rou.But while walking, he suddenly burst into tears.

When Wu Rou heard his suppressed cries, she turned her head, and then saw him turning his face sideways, facing the wall, trying to hold back, but she could not stop the tears from breaking down.

Seeing this, Wu Rou's eyes couldn't help but become moist, but she didn't speak, she just looked at him quietly.

After a while, King Jin raised his hand to wipe his tears respectfully, his posture still elegant.

He exhaled deeply, seeming to relieve the fatigue and pain in his heart, and forced himself to explain:

"I'm not sad just because of a cat...there are so many sad things lately."

He tilted his head, the ends of his eyes were red, his thick black hair made his face look like a crown jewel, and the two hairbands hanging down from his heavy bun were gently fluttering in the wind, making him look fragile yet strong.

Wu Rou's heart skipped a beat and she felt sad. She gritted her teeth and said:

"I will definitely report this matter to the Imperial Concubine and ask her to find out who dares to harm His Highness's cat. He must be found out to avenge His Highness!"

"No need to check," he said wearily.

Wu Rou frowned, took a step forward and asked:
"Is His Highness afraid that it will be found out that he is really His Highness the Crown Prince..."

"Impossible!" Prince Jin interrupted her immediately, and looked directly into her eyes and said, "My eldest brother is such a proud person, even if he is not happy, he will never vent his anger on a cat. What's more, that I can still raise a cat."

Seeing how determined he was, Wu Rou asked again:
"Since you believe him, why don't you investigate?"

"What are you checking... It's nothing more than a trick of one of the brothers trying to get the upper hand and sowing discord. I feel that my father loves me. If I go and cry to my father, I will definitely get rid of my father's preference for the prince's brother." King Jin said calmly, His eyes were full of boredom and boredom after understanding.

Wu Rou's frown deepened and she said:
"Wouldn't it be more necessary to investigate? If we find out who it is, we can help His Royal Highness."

"Suppressing others cannot help him. The only one who can help him is himself! As long as he can overcome this hurdle, it will be the same as before. These people who covet the position of prince will stop, otherwise there will be one more. In the past, these people , who has ever been looked down upon by him?!"

King Jin seemed very angry. His eyes were red, and he calmed down and added:
"It's a shame for the prince to argue with them!"

Wu Rou's eyes widened. She didn't understand. After a while, she asked again:

"Is this the end of it?...Your Highness, are you really willing? That person killed your bell."

King Jin regained his dignified and calm appearance, passed by Wu Rou, and said coldly:
"It's just a cat, I don't care."

……

……

It's August again.

A major event happened this year. The prime minister of Tuyuhun was dissatisfied that his country was a subsidiary of the Tang Dynasty. He plotted to assassinate Princess Honghua, and planned to kidnap the ruler of Tuyuhun and send him to Tubo. He wanted to sow discord between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo and seek for Tuyuhun to secede. Tang Dynasty.

As a result, she was noticed by Princess Honghua, who broke out of the siege with her own soldiers and escorted the leader of Tuyuhun to Shancheng on the border of Tang Dynasty.

Not only that, Princess Honghua used the talisman given by her majesty to request Ximaijun, the captain of Shancheng, to send troops to suppress the rebellion.

She asked her husband, King Tuyuhun, to stay in the Tang Dynasty to ensure peace. She went out with the army and led the Tang army to accurately find the rebel camp. The Tang army quickly defeated the rebels and pacified them with only 200 cavalry. There was civil strife in Tuyuhun.

When the news came back to Chang'an, the emperor was overjoyed and highly praised Princess Honghua and Lord Ximai. He specially sent his trusted ministers to Tuyuhun to express condolences with additional troops and assets for the princess.

After this incident, the reputation of Princess Honghua of the Tang Dynasty spread far and wide, which made Tibet strengthen its desire to marry the Princess of the Tang Dynasty, and sent another five thousand gold and a large amount of property to show its sincerity.

At the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, the Tubo envoy said to the emperor with a smile on his face:
"...The Tang Dynasty has outstanding people. Even the princesses of the Tang Dynasty are both civilized and military, and have extraordinary courage. I, the leader of the Tubo Kingdom, want to marry a princess of the Tang Dynasty. He can't look down on any other woman. I beg God. Khan just agreed."

In fact, the emperor wanted to agree to it for a long time, but Tubo had a vast territory and was quite powerful. If it happened again and Tang Dynasty had no intention of annexing it, it would be a mere slap in the face that would not relieve his anger.

He couldn't stand the fact that he had suffered a loss and couldn't get it back.

The emperor smiled and said:

"I didn't agree before because Tubo is a long way away and the terrain is high. I heard that when people from the Central Plains went there, it would be easy to get out of breath and have difficulty adapting. I felt sorry for the people of the Tang Dynasty, so I refused again and again.

But since your country has been on the throne many times, you have persevered and are preparing to build a palace in Tubo in order to welcome the princess.With such sincerity, wouldn’t it be too unkind if I didn’t agree again? "

(End of this chapter)