Your majesty, your queen has run away again

Chapter 152 We Are All Good Men

Xia Shize, who was in Duke Xia's mansion, only slightly raised the corner of his mouth when he heard the news, but his eyes were still locked on the military book in his hand.

"Got it, go down and let me know when my dad comes back!"

Xia Shize understood that Emperor Hengchang's intention to keep Xia Yuanting and Murong Lingche behind was obvious at this time, and it is estimated that there will be a next move soon.

Wei Hu responded and went down. Xia Shize has been staying in Xia Guogong's mansion recently and did not go out, so all the first-class guards were dismissed, leaving only Wei Hu not far away to wait for summons at any time.

It was around evening that Xia Yuanting returned to the mansion with exhaustion all over his body. Before he could change his clothes, someone called Xia Shize to the big study in the mansion.

"Why is father so anxious to call his son?"

Just now when Wei Hu said that Xia Yuanting was back, he thought what the heck he would have to wait for Xia Yuanting to change his clothes and take a break before looking for him, but he never expected Xia Yuanting to be in such a hurry.

"Stop pretending, there is something else you don't know..."

Xia Yuanting lowered his head and took a sip of tea, then put the tea bowl on the table, very displeased with Xia Shize's pretentious appearance.

"There are also things that I don't know, for example, what His Majesty said to you and Uncle Murong in Yin'an Hall, my son doesn't know!"

Xia Shize also sat down, sipping the good tea in a leisurely manner. This kind of unhurried and calm temperament made even Xia Yuanting feel ashamed. This kid is a piece of material.

"The old emperor is very angry..."

When only he and Murong Lingche were left in the Yin'an Hall, Emperor Hengchang's old state was completely revealed, and he sat slumped on the dragon chair, as if he would never be able to open his eyes again in the next moment. At that time, Xia Yuanting Suddenly felt compassion for the old emperor.

On the surface, Bei Li seems to be calm, but in fact, there are internal and external troubles, troubles continue, the battle between the princes is obvious, and if one is not handled properly, there will be civil strife.

Although the frontier is still relatively calm now, if civil strife occurs, how can those neighboring countries on the frontier that are eyeing tigers survive, and they must take precautions to seize some benefits and occupy the territory.

"The cause of the self-planting, the evil fruit can only be swallowed by oneself, who can blame this?"

Xia Shize has always believed that Emperor Hengchang is an excellent emperor, whether it is governing the country or serving the people, he can be said to be a wise emperor, and he is alone in his son.

In the early years, Emperor Hengchang expressed his dissatisfaction with the prince Bailixian overtly and secretly, and pampered Zheng Guifei Bailitai in various ways. Heart, after that things intensified.

Feeling that his status was threatened, the prince naturally refused to sit still. With the support of Wu Guogong and the queen, he insisted on confronting Bailitai Zheng Guifei and Zheng Guogong, so that it was out of control now.

It was all caused by Emperor Hengchang himself, how can he blame others for his current fate?
"That is to say, after all, His Majesty is also a human being. It is only natural for King Heng to be more like him and love him more. How can the palm of his hand and the back of his hand be equal to a bowl of water..."

Although Xia Yuanting agrees with Xia Shize's words, many times it may be a sentence or two unconsciously misunderstood by others. This misunderstanding is fine in ordinary mansions, but in the royal family, a sentence has a different interpretation, and it is inherently formed over time. Thinking away.

"It's all because His Majesty married so many wives in his free time. If His Majesty only had the Queen alone, how could there be so many bad things!"

Xia Shize held a different view on this. In his opinion, marrying a large group of wives and having a large number of children of different mothers will not cause trouble?
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Although this point of view is a bit strange, Xia Yuanting thinks it is quite reasonable, but it is unrealistic for the emperor to have only one woman, right?
"You're right, but like your father and me, only your mother is one of the few good men in the world!"

Xia Yuanting never forgot to praise himself anytime and anywhere. Ever since he met Mingyan, he never had the intention to look at other women, but when Mingyan was pregnant twice, I don't know how many people thought of stuffing people into the mansion. Even those sent by Emperor Hengchang were rejected.

People at that time said that Ming Yan was kind and jealous, but how could they know that Xia Yuanting resolved these matters without reaching Ming Yan's ears.

"Father, have you forgotten that there are two people in the Murong Mansion who only married one..."

Xia Shize couldn't see Xia Yuanting's shyness, so he couldn't help hitting him.

"So birds of a feather flock together and people are divided into groups, we are all good men!"

Xia Yuanting found a good explanation. He, Murong Lingche and Ling Kai are all close friends, and they naturally share similar personalities and interests.

Xia Shize nodded his head rarely this time, expressing his agreement with Xia Yuanting's opinion.

Speaking of this reminded him of Murong Yunxiang's request to his future husband at that time that he could only have her once in his life.

But Xia Yuanting was a little uncomfortable with Xia Shize suddenly agreeing with him so seriously, he couldn't think of anything else to say, usually the two of them habitually opposed each other's words.

Xia Yuanting drank a few sips of tea in embarrassment, cleared his throat, glanced at Xia Shize and said, "By the way, let's get down to business! Your Majesty has kept me and your Uncle Murong this time because of the frontier affairs. You know we Bei Li's border guards are rotated every few years. You and I, Uncle Murong, have experienced it before. The only exception is Xiang girl's father, Ling Kai. There was a time when he was temporarily transferred away, and it was after that time that he contracted an incurable disease, and then passed away not long after, it is embarrassing to say."

"These sons know it all!"

Xia Shize nodded, this matter is not a secret in Beili, it is a rule set by the founding emperor

The generals guarding the frontier had to take turns to change their defenses during the period when there was no fighting. The defense was to stay in one place for a long time and form an entrenched force, so that the emperor far away in Licheng could not control it.

This is just a means for the emperor to keep the military power in his hands at all times. As for the rotation of the years, it is all on the emperor's whim. After Emperor Hengchang ascended the throne, he will usually rotate every three years. Three years is not a long time. Not short.

Three years is not enough for an airborne general to dominate one side, but it can ensure that the safety of the frontier will not be affected.

"Well, the current frontier general in northern Xinjiang is Zheng Yuanhao, the distant nephew of Zheng Guogong. Although Zheng Wangzu is a bastard who can't be supported by mud, this Zheng Yuanhao is definitely a character. He became famous in the first battle against Tuhun's invasion as soon as he took office. , that is because he is not yet 20 years old, and now he has a very high prestige in the Northern Xinjiang Army, what's more rare is that Zheng Yuanhao himself is also a very self-disciplined person, Hengwang is confident to a certain extent because of Zheng Yuanhao's strong backing."

Xia Shize knew that Xia Yuanting never admired someone easily, especially the people on the side of King Heng and Concubine Zheng whom he hadn't seen very much. It can be seen that Zheng Yuanhao is a real person.

(End of this chapter)