I rode and slashed unparalleled in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 230 The Emperor is returning home

Su Yao nodded:

"Last night, I accidentally looked up and was surprised to see the purple star shining brightly, which seemed to be a sign of destiny.

In my dream, I saw purple energy coming from the east and auspicious clouds lingering around me.

I thought that such auspicious omen must be revealed, so I am very happy. "

There is no emperor in this world who doesn't like to hear good omens.

Some emperors even deceived themselves and encouraged their officials to report good omens to each other, and the forms of good omens became various.

This is human nature, not to mention that Liu Hong had just held a grand and grand triumphal prisoner presentation ceremony yesterday. The scene of being watched by everyone and hearing the mountains shouting "Long Live the Mountain" made him even more elated.

Therefore, although he knew that this boy was flattering him at first glance, under his filial wit, Liu Hong still showed a satisfied smile:

"Haha, from what I can see, the Marquis of Guannei is my greatest good omen. He is simply my guardian."

However, since the golden words have been spoken, how can they be easily changed?

"Therefore, I am very relieved and want to reward you again."

However, under the nervous gazes of the people in the court, Su Yao's words confused them again:
"I heard that Your Majesty intends to return to his hometown to worship his ancestors."

"Your Majesty is so kind to me, and I am so grateful that I will not be rewarded for my merits."

So, when they heard that the main event was coming, all the ministers held their breath and concentrated to see how Su Yao would reply.

"Your Majesty's favor is too generous, which may not be the way to serve as a royal servant."

Based on their understanding of this Supreme Being, it was undoubtedly a slip of the tongue. In the heat of the moment, they forgot that they had already appreciated it.

Although he has three thousand beauties in his harem, none of them are superfluous!

The emperor's heart suddenly became tight. Money and beautiful women were the most important things for Liu Hong.

"If this person is greedy by nature, Your Majesty will find out as soon as possible, and we can reprimand him in court."

This can be said to be one of Su Yao's main tasks in going to court. The other is naturally to deal with the pseudo-emperor Zhang Ju who was pushed out by Zhang Chun, the Prime Minister of Zhongshan.

Good guy, change your face, change your face on the spot.

Yesterday, His Majesty, on a whim, said at the ceremony that he wanted another generous reward.

However, the reaction in the court was far beyond his expectation.

What would he want?
Considering that the boy searched for beauties along the way and wanted to marry the Hun princess, and on the day he returned to the capital, he couldn't wait to make a scandal that shocked the capital, Liu Hong thought, this boy wouldn't want a woman from me, would he?

Therefore, when the emperor unexpectedly asked him what reward he wanted, Su Yao immediately thought of advancing his main mission.

Lu Zhi thought about this for a moment and then said:
"Then your Majesty might as well ask him in public tomorrow what reward he wants."

Huangmen and the officials who had originally given up on treatment and were about to refute and attack Su Yao's words brightened up and became energetic again.

Follow the emperor back to his hometown to worship his ancestors.

"Let me ask you, do you want any more rewards? It doesn't hurt to just say it."

"As the saying goes, there is no greater merit than the Savior, and no greater sin than rebellion."

As soon as these words came out, all the officials were indignant, but Liu Hong was stroking his beard and was very pleased. Just when he was about to be more generous with his words, and the two of them walked through the process and showed some humility, Su Yao did not press the button again. The routine is out
Su Yao smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said:
"However, I am so favored by His Majesty, but I am afraid of being disrespectful by rejecting him, so I have something to ask for."

"Your Majesty wants to return to his hometown to worship his ancestors?!"

The emperor's hand stroking his beard also froze.

Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu are fighting against Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju who are endangering Youji. Su Yao doesn't think that with his new situation in Beijing and his current influence in the meeting, he can persuade the court to send him to go out immediately. and things up north.

"Therefore, if Your Majesty does not give up, I am willing to accompany Your Majesty and return to my hometown to worship my ancestors to fulfill my filial piety. This honor is worth thousands of rewards."

After a final discussion, it was nothing more than giving more money, beautiful women, etc., which made Liu Hong very distressed.

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All the officials who were waiting for a good show suddenly saw the scene of the monarch and his ministers complimenting each other in the court, and they were all dumbfounded.

Then it shouldn't be a big problem to advance the emperor's mission of worshiping his ancestors.

Although Su Yao didn't know there were so many twists and turns behind it, when faced with the emperor's question, he had already thought of an answer:

Liu Hong didn't expect this kid to be so shameless. He only showed his true colors after giving in for a moment?

"If this person has an upright character and refuses the reward, Your Majesty will be relieved of his worries."

However, the emperor's next thing immediately made them nervous:
"If it weren't for your outstanding performance in Bingzhou, I would have lost a good thing to express my happiness to my ancestors this time."

Sure enough, after returning to the palace yesterday, His Majesty had already regretted it and asked Ji Shangshu Taiwan how to reward him.

"It's already two thousand yuan to be given to the Marquis of Guannei. How can I give him another reward?"

I haven't made any achievements in recent days, so how can I dare to be so shameless as to ask for reward? "

This was the result of Su Yao's discussion with Wei Ming, Wang Ling and others last night after learning that Xu You was the Confucian scholar Meng Jindu conspired to depose the emperor.

"what?!"

"With this secret in hand, if we plan carefully, the Marquis of Guannei will not only be able to proceed further calmly, but Xu You will also pay the price for his actions."

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, there was silence in the court.

"No, absolutely no!"

Amidst the opposition, the emperor also put away his smile.

The emperor first raised his hands and pressed them twice, and then suppressed the noise among the eunuchs' voices.

Then he turned his head, stared at Su Yao sharply, and asked in a deep voice:
"I want to return to my hometown to worship my ancestors. How did the Marquis of Guannei know about it?" "."

After the emperor's words fell, the court fell into silence again. Everyone's eyes were focused on Su Yao, waiting for his answer.

Especially the emperor, He Jin, Lu Zhi, Zhang Rang and other central officials were all surprised.

It was indeed not a day or two that the emperor wanted to return to his hometown to worship his ancestors, but this matter was only discussed a few times among the upper echelons, but due to the endless wars in all directions, it was untimely and never started planning.

Therefore, when Su Yao mentioned it just now, they thought that His Majesty was watching the ceremony and the surroundings were calm, and wanted to use this stupid young man's mouth to raise it again and discuss the matter openly in the court.

But right now, His Majesty doesn’t know anything about it either.

This is strange. How did this person know about it?
Facing the gazes of the emperor and ministers, Su Yao also had countless thoughts flashing through his mind.

This scene completely exceeded Su Yao's expectations.

How to answer?

Su Yao knew that his answer might not only affect the evaluation, but also directly lead to the development of the main plot.

What a hell.

How could this first court incident be so full of twists and turns?

He originally thought that the emperor was going to return to his hometown, and this was something that everyone in the court knew. From this point of view, it was Yuan Shao who secretly passed the news to Xu You, and even Yuan Shao himself was one of the leaders of the conspiracy to abolish the throne. one.

Also, compared to Yuan Shu, who later directly overrode and proclaimed himself emperor, Yuan Shao, who did not proclaim himself emperor, probably had no loyalty or respect for the Liu family.

However, the matter has come to an end, and Su Yao cannot tell the secret openly so as not to alert others.

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, and finally Su Yao said:
"what?"

Su Yao blinked his big innocent eyes:
"Didn't His Majesty just say that he wanted to say goodbye to his ancestors?"

"Are you not going back to your hometown in Hejian?"

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The emperor was speechless:

"What I just said was about worshiping ancestors in the Mingtang!"

Mingtang was the most solemn building and the most important place in the feudal emperor era.

In traditional culture, it is a place that can connect to the heavens and govern all things. It is a place where the emperor can not only observe the world, but also declare politics and religion. It is a sacred place that embodies the unity of nature and man, and is a symbol of imperial power.

Therefore, the Mingtang not only has the functions of meeting the princes, issuing government orders, and offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, but it is also a place for ancestor worship.

This is the reason why Mingtang was chosen as the place to offer prisoners. Of course, Liu Hong also sued his ancestors here.

Of course, Su Yao was well aware of this, but fortunately, his persona of a rural roughneck in a border county did not seem to be inconsistent with his pretending to be dumbfounded.

On the contrary, after Su Yao's uproar, the matter of ancestor worship at the old house in Beixun Hejian, which Liu Hong originally planned to discuss on a small scale, was exposed to the public.

Then there were voices of approval and opposition in the court hall. Su Yao, who had stirred up everything, saw that everyone's attention had been diverted, and quietly sat back down, like an old monk sitting still.

In the end, the emperor personally made the decision:

"Now that Bingzhou has been pacified, Baibo in Hedong has also been severely damaged, and the capital is safe, this matter has been settled."

"Order, Wang Fen, the governor of Jizhou, and Wang Rou, the prime minister of Hejian, clear out the bandits and prepare for the northern patrol."

"Order, General He Jintong, General Yuan Shao, Commander-in-Chief of the Tiger Guard, Su Yao, the Cavalry Commander, and other generals will be jointly responsible for the security matters of the Northern Patrol."

"Order, Shangshutai will make arrangements for other accompanying persons and itinerary, etc., and make preparations for travel as soon as possible."

"Life,."

With the issuance of such edicts, His Majesty the Emperor's northern inspection of the ancestral home in Hejian was confirmed.

The ministers in Luoyang, the capital, immediately entered into the intense task of preparing for the emperor's northern tour after concluding the grand and busy triumphal ceremony of presenting prisoners.

After the dispersion of the dynasty, the emperor left Su Yao alone again. The emperor and his ministers went to Xiyuan and summoned a group of royal family members to listen to Su Yao's story about Bingzhou.

At the same time that Su Yao was heading to the West Garden with the emperor, Yuan Shao, who had gone to court, was also leaving the North Palace. After bidding farewell to all the officials, he opened the curtain of the carriage in two steps and stepped in:

"Ziyuan, it's a disaster!"

"Why did you say this at the beginning?" Xu You stroked his beard and his pupils shrank.

After the conflict with the Marquis of Guannei last night, he immediately rushed into the city and fled to Yuan Shao's house.
What Su Yao thought did not happen.

In fact, due to the strict palace restrictions, although Wu Qiong, the captain of the city gate, was a good friend of Yuan Shao, Xu You and others, he still did not dare to blatantly regard the palace restrictions as correct and open the door to let Xu You in.

But although the city gate cannot be entered, there will be no problem in conveying the news.

This was a major scene at the end of the dynasty. The imperial palace existed, but it was not completely there. It was riddled with holes and only a formality was left to fool the public.

Even the emperor was well aware of this, but it was difficult to change anything, and he had even become accustomed to it.

Talking back to the present moment, Xu You was puzzled by Yuan Shao calling for trouble when he came in.

Could it be that the Marquis of Guan Nei didn't appreciate it and insisted on going against them?

It doesn't make sense. It's obviously his own good deeds that have been ruined. If we don't find fault with him, we are already a lot of adults. Why is he taking the initiative to find trouble?
Just when Xu You was focusing on Su Yao, Yuan Shao's next words cheered him up:
"The emperor's northern tour has been decided!"

"What a good thing!"

Xu You's eyes lit up:
"Young Master is the commander of the Tiger Guard, and he is responsible for protecting the safety of the faint king. Isn't this a God-given opportunity?"

That's true, but the point is:
"But the Marquis of Guannei named Su also has to go with us!"

Yuan Shao looked angry.

(End of this chapter)