Hidden golden branches

Chapter 4 Bottom Line
  He is serious about marrying someone else instead of himself.

Chen Rong stood there frozen, unable to deceive himself or others even if he wanted to.

"Pine forest." Chen Rong stood in front of the palace gate. It wasn't until Sun Yi left the palace gate on horseback and the carriage disappeared completely in the bustling streets of Kyoto that she asked hoarsely: "Why didn't he come with us?" Shall I explain?"

Song Lin, who had been guarding behind Chen Rong, finally said, "Miss, go back. There will be countless people who love you when you go back."

Chen Rong didn't react much when he heard this, but said in a steady voice: "I want to meet that girl."

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  Besides, Chen Wanru, the imperial concubine in the harem, learned from her subordinates that her niece failed to enter the palace and was waiting there for the heartless Han Sun Yi.

Needless to say, the thoughts in my heart are the same as those of my sister-in-law Yun Man, who hate iron but not steel and have mixed feelings.

As the saying goes: The shores of the land are not the king's ministers, and the whole world is not the king's land.

What qualifications do you, Sun Yi, have to negotiate terms with the emperor?
  This Sun Yi really has no ability to protect his family and country, but he is a brainless idiot.

If such people are allowed to guard the border, they will easily be plotted by foreign enemies and easily used to instigate rebellion.

Therefore, it is not said that Chen Wanru, who lives in the harem, knows this truth.

As an emperor, Xiao Xuan also understood.

Therefore, as soon as Sun Yi spoke up in front of the palace, Emperor Hui agreed.

Then, he waved coldly and told him to leave.

The emperor's prestige was suppressed to the extreme.

At nightfall, he looked calm and said to the other soldiers: "Everyone has worked hard, and I will reward you tomorrow morning for your merits. When Ji Yuxian returns to the capital in a few days to carry out disaster relief, I and you will be happy together."

In fact, this victory had nothing to do with Sun Yi. It was all the hard work of his veteran players that allowed him to win. But he thought that he could become a general easily and be qualified to negotiate terms with the emperor.

Those generals were quite critical of Sun Yi's move. They thought they had made a great contribution and had the capital to negotiate terms with the emperor. When others shouted: "Little General", could it be that he was a general?

What a stupid person who doesn't know himself
  If the emperor's thunder is wrathful, it will bring disaster to the fish pond. Isn’t it because they can’t get promotions?

They sacrificed their lives to kill the enemy on the front line, narrowly escaping death, and in the worst case, they were defending their homeland. However, after risking one's life and achieving military exploits, who in the private mind is not fighting for promotion and a future for his family?

Therefore, when he heard what the emperor said, he knelt down and said loudly: "I thank you for your kindness!"

It is estimated that Sun Yi's life will not be much better from now on - the salary and demotion are still a trivial matter; what is really unbearable is the rejection, contempt and targeting from his colleagues. In particular, the person leading the troops was Lin Qingxuan, the new General of Zhenxi, who was Xiao Xuan's confidant general.

Otherwise, how could Sun Yi, a seventh-rank petty official and young man, go to the battlefield and lead his troops to achieve military success?

There are many soldiers in the army who are more capable and qualified than him. Isn't it just for the sake of the emperor?

Unexpectedly, Sun Yi returned to Beijing. He actually used his so-called military exploits to blackmail the emperor into withdrawing from the marriage that the emperor had given him personally!
  Isn't this a slap in the face to the emperor?
  Xiao Xuan is a rational and wise king, so before making any decision, he will try his best to eliminate the influence of personal emotions and weigh the pros and cons of various responses.

As long as he doesn't touch his bottom line and reverse scale, he will also open up a wide range of things.

In fact, Sun Yi has already touched his bottom line.
  It seems that Sun Yi rejected the emperor's proposed marriage on the surface, but behind the scenes, he must not be reused.

Think about it, in an imperial society, the emperor is first of all respected.

The first rule of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism must be to listen to the emperor's words and not to violate them. Let alone you, a fledgling junior who has just made some military exploits, you are using this to blackmail the emperor into agreeing to break off the engagement.

In time, when you hold great power, won't the emperor be at your mercy?
  Therefore, a reckless young man like Sun Yi will not have a long and bright future.

At dusk, the setting sun reluctantly descended from the eaves of the palace. The golden glow shone on the golden hall, and slowly moved across the lacquered red pillars, making the entire palace shine beautifully. ,
  Xiao Xuan changed out of his python robe and wore a black python pattern robe. He has a majestic figure, wide shoulders and narrow waist, and the waist is tied with a very eye-catching white jade belt with lion pattern, which makes him look even more elegant and noble.

Although he is in his forties, due to his good health and well-maintained body, he looks like he is in his thirties.

Xiao Xuan finished handling political affairs from Qinzheng Palace and walked towards Concubine Chen's bedroom in Minghua Palace.

The chamberlain Yun Fu and two bodyguards followed closely behind the emperor, while several Qianlong guards hid themselves and followed in the dark.

Minghua Palace is the closest to the Zichen Hall, the emperor's sleeping quarters, and the Qinzheng Hall, where political affairs are discussed, so you don't need to take a royal palace and walk a few steps to get there.

Thinking of the imperial concubine Chen Wanru, Xiao Xuan relaxed with a cold expression on his face because of Sun Yi.

Chen Wanru was not drafted into the palace, nor was she sent to the palace for family interests.

It was the person Xiao Xuan fell in love with at first sight.

Like is never measured by status, it is about meeting the right person at the right time, it is the congeniality of two people's personalities, it is the complementarity of two people, it is the mutual tolerance of two people, it is the two people walking together step by step, on the road wind, rain, snow, spring.

Thinking of the flower-viewing banquet held by the Empress Dowager that year, Xiao Xuan seemed to see the smart and agile little girl again. She was being outnumbered and blocked in front of her without any mercy at all.

In the autumn of that year, the Queen Mother had just acquired some rare peonies that bloomed in late autumn, and held a flower-viewing banquet.

Xiao Xuan was also extremely glad that he went to the Queen Mother's Wanshou Palace that day, but no one else showed up. He stood at the pavilion in the Wanshou Palace and looked at his mother from a distance. He looked at her like a treasure and just asked the palace people to bring it out from the greenhouse to show off. pots of gorgeous burning peonies.

Although Xiao Xuan was in his late thirties and in his prime, he was not an emperor who valued beauty.

The number of visits to the harem every month was very few, no more than seven or eight times at most, and only two of these seven or eight days were spent in the Queen's Fengzao Palace.

Queen Cui Ying is the daughter of the Queen Mother's maiden sister and the emperor's aunt, but she has been married for many years and has nothing to do.

Even so, Xiao Xuan did not point out the prince born to the concubine to her and keep him by her side.

Because in that way, it would be easy for the officials to misunderstand that the prince raised by the queen might be the first choice for the crown prince.

From the time when the emperor was the crown prince until he ascended the throne as the emperor, the emperor only had about twenty concubines in his harem.

In more than ten years, they gave birth to and raised four princes.

Of course, most of these concubines are the daughters of important officials in the court.

Sometimes concubines are not just concubines, there may also be a natal family standing behind them, and this natal family may be powerful, influential or wealthy.

Concubines who have no power behind their backs rarely reach high positions, and most of them are lost in the palace.

　Xiao Xuan: Someone else shouted: "Little General". Could it be that he is a general?

　　How dare you resist the decree with such small merits!
  　　
  　
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