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Chapter 80

Qin Zhe returned to the palace that night, and after being received by Emperor David in person, a special celebration banquet was held for him in the evening. As Qin Zhe's uncle, King Qin Huaiyu naturally stayed in the palace to participate in the banquet.

It was not until the next day that Qin Zhao found out that the top leaders of the three provinces, six departments, one station, five prisons, and nine temples all attended the banquet that day.His Majesty David even gave a grand award to Qin Zhe, the eldest grandson of the old side-by-side king and a rising star of the Qin family, at the banquet, and praised him as the No.1 of the younger generation among David's nobles.He also bestowed one hundred taels of gold, one thousand taels of silver, twenty bolts of brocade and satin each, and several pieces of jade. The rewards were so heavy that no one among the young people bestowed by Emperor Li could surpass them.

At the banquet, Qin Huaiyu led Qin Zhe to thank him, and the Qin family had infinite glory for a while, much like when Qin Biao was alive, standing side by side with the king's mansion when it was in its heyday.
But Qin Huaiyu smiled on the face, entertaining the compliments from the big men of various ministries, but was uneasy in his heart.

He expressed his incomprehension that Emperor Li praised Qin Zhe so much, which obviously exceeded the standard of commendation Qin Zhe should have.You know, because Shang Tianchang, the envoy of the three armies of Beiting Dufu Mansion, is actually the eldest grandson Qin Zhe who shoulders the prince's mansion. The Qin family is now in the court. Oil.

In today's situation, anyone who has a little understanding of the situation in the Northwest can figure out the embarrassing situation of the Qin family with a little use of their brains.

First of all, Comrade Qin Huaiyu, the second eldest brother of the palace, as the Beiping Jiedu envoy in charge of the four northern towns of Qing, You, Wei, and other prefectures, holds in his hands the gate of the northwest border of the Kingdom of David, and is responsible for containing Anxi. He and Beiting are the heavy responsibilities of the two Protectorate's.As for Anxi and Beidu, both the Protectorate's Mansions belonged to foreign countries, and David's control over these two places was not stable enough. It can be said that Emperor Li hoped to firmly control these two places under his own control in his dreams. However, the reality is that although these two places surrendered to David and became the territory of the Kingdom of David, the real administrative power is still in the hands of the original royal families of the two countries. David is in these two places, only some military power.

However, after Qin Huaiyu lost his wife, he married the daughter of the Murong family, the chief protector of the Anxi Governor's Mansion. In this way, if Qin Huaiyong was bought by the Anxi Governor's Mansion, then if something happened, it would be like David's northwest frontier was opened. The reason why Qin Huaiyong has not been touched is because of Emperor Li's trust in the Qin family, and in the past few years, Anxi Dufu Mansion has been peaceful enough without any changes.

The original situation, if nothing special happened, might be able to continue.As long as Qin Huaiyong is loyal, then he can indeed enjoy some special preferential treatment in the Kingdom of David. There is no other reason. There are always two aspects to things. The bad side is the situation mentioned above, but the good side Thinking about it from the side, the Jiedushi of the Beiping Mansion is the son-in-law of the Anxi Governor-General. With this relationship, if it is managed well, it may not be a good way to win over and stabilize the regime of the Anxi Governor-General for the future. situation.

As a matter of fact, Anxi Dadu Hu was able to marry his daughter to Qin Huaiyong, and he had the same idea. He hoped that by means of marriage, he would win the court to give them time to rest and recuperate, so that they would not be completely lost in a short period of time. Control the administrative military of the Anxi Protectorate.Secondly, I also hope that Qin Huaiyong will give the Rongmu clan some preferential treatment because of his status as the son-in-law of the Murong clan, so that the Murong clan can have more room to live in the seam.

However, due to abnormal factors, Comrade Qin Huaiyong's own son, Qin Zhe's junior classmate, came back from the dead, and became the three-armed military governor of Beiting Dufu. The northwest border of the country is in the hands of Qin Huaiyong.If one day, Qin Huaiyong had a different heart for David, wouldn't David's North Gate be like a sham, allowing foreigners to drive straight in?

No matter how trustworthy the Qin family was, a decisive person like Emperor Li would never gamble the loyalty of a minister with the stability of the frontiers of the Kingdom of David.Because if you lose the bet, whether you can bear the consequences or not is secondary, Guan Jian is not worth it, and there is no need to gamble.

Therefore, the final result was either that Qin Huaiyong was transferred, or that Qin Zhe gave up his status as an envoy of the Three Armies.

So, what choice will Emperor Li make?

Qin Huaiyu also secretly sighed.

If it wasn't for Qin Zhe, then Emperor Li would have tolerated Qin Huaiyong's situation. Not only would he tolerate it, but he would also give him a certain amount of trust and reuse. This Beiping Jiedu envoy has a different status in Emperor Li's heart.Qin Huaiyong couldn't wait to marry the Murong family back then, and what he fought for, wasn't this the result?
But with Qin Zhe, what choice will Emperor Li make between the two?

Qin Huaiyu smiled wryly, most likely Emperor Li's final choice would be Qin Zhe, not his father Qin Huaiyong.

The reason is very simple. The existence of Qin Huaiyong is an unstable factor that cannot be completely controlled by the Northwest. It can be good or bad.Maybe it won't be better with another person, but at least it can be guaranteed that it won't be worse.

But Qin Zhe is a key figure supporting his Beiting army.Isn't what Emperor Li is thinking of, is to control the military power of the entire Northwest?No matter how he became the envoy of the three armies, whether Shu Hai, the guardian of Beiting, knows Qin Zhe's true identity, one thing is certain, as long as he has truly mastered the command and mobilization of the three armies of Beiting Quan, with the Qin family in the capital, Qin Zhe would not be able to turn back, and the court would be able to truly control the northernmost pass of the Kingdom of David.

Isn't Emperor Li's current attitude very clear?
Thinking of this, Qin Huaiyu had no choice but to secretly look at the handsome and handsome nephew who behaved calmly in the crowd, and he was a little confused about this nephew of his own blood in his heart.

On the second day, all the rewards were carried to the Prince's Mansion.

The old concubine, as the princess of the former royal palace, has been in the dynasty for decades, and has followed the old side-by-side king for decades. How can it be compared to ordinary women in the back house?Her political acumen has never been worse.

Looking at the rewards from the palace people, sons and grandchildren are all the flesh and blood of my heart, I really don't know whether to be happy or worried.

After receiving the reward, Qin Zhe went to the camp outside the city to visit his bodyguards. Qin Huaiyu also did not go to court, but was called into the inner room by the old concubine. The mother and son faced each other in silence, not knowing what to say for a moment.

After a while, the old concubine Yang sighed and said, "Go and write a letter for your second brother."

Qin Huaiyu also didn't know what to say, so he just nodded, the mother and son sat for a while, Qin Huaiyu said: "I want to invite you to be crowned son, this palace will be inherited by Ah Zhe in the future."

The old concubine was startled when she heard that, but through the west window, she glanced at the Lingxiao Courtyard where Qin Huaiyu and Jinyang Gongfang lived, and sighed: "This matter is not urgent, after all, it is a big matter to invite the crown prince. Over there, we have to think about it."

How could Qin Huaiyu not know?Jin Yang seemed neither happy nor angry, but as the most honorable princess of the Kingdom of David, how could she be willing to let the family property fall into the hands of others?Although Qin Zhe is their own nephew, he is not a son in the final analysis, he is related by blood, but as far as Jin Yang is concerned, the nephew is also an outsider in the final analysis.

How can someone so proud of her endure it?
When Ah Zhe mentioned his father, he had the same attitude and tone, except that when he just returned home the day before yesterday, he mentioned that he would write a letter to the second child. It has been three days, and he has not started writing. , has nothing to do with the second child, Qin Huaiyu himself does not believe it.

For the current plan, only the identity of this son, the future family head of the palace, can calm down the resentment in Ah Zhe's heart.

In fact, he himself may not be reconciled, but he is the head of the palace, and the two brothers Bei have not separated from each other.

Furthermore, if he has no children in the end, it is justifiable that this palace, this princely title, will be inherited by Ah Zhe in the future.

Although the second brother has another son, Ah Zhe is also his own son and the eldest son, as long as the Murong family has no wrongdoing, after all, the two of him, father and son, will have a day when their old suspicions will be resolved.

Then it was worth it for him to invite him to be the crown prince.

Qin Zhe didn't know about the matter of inviting him to be crowned son. He had already written a letter requesting Emperor Li to approve his return to Beiting as soon as possible. For important military affairs, it is not appropriate to stay away for a long time.

However, Emperor Li issued a reply with a swipe of his pen, allowing him to leave Beijing after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

And because he knew that his brother and sister returned to Beijing at the same time, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the empress came forward and asked for a feast in the palace, and the old concubine brought the lost granddaughter to the palace to attend the banquet.

I don't know if it's because Qin Zhao is really likable, or because he has won the empress's attention, or because of some other reason, Empress Changsun liked it very much when she saw it. outstanding.And because of his age, in order to relieve his loneliness, he discussed with Qin Zhaoxu's grandmother, Old Princess Yang, to keep her in the palace for a few days.

It was also because of her luck that she was dancing swords for Empress Changsun that day in the Zhengyi Palace. It happened that the Emperor came to visit the Empress. Seeing how young she looked in sword dancing, and how tall she was, she asked Whose family's child is it? When I hear that it is the granddaughter of the deceased king, the eldest daughter of the second son of the Qin family, and the direct sister of the son of the Qin family, Qin Zhe, who has just received his award. After a few times, I realized that it was indeed the tiger girl of the general family, so I called her over and said a few words.

In the end, no one expected that the nine-year-old girl could speak fluently and had a lot of knowledge. She was delighted, and said that Qin Huaiyong had a good official reputation and made several achievements in the border town. Qin Zhe, the eldest grandson of the Qin family, As the Jiedushi of Beiting Dufu Mansion, commanding the three armies, guarding the northwest gate of David like an iron bucket, he felt that the reward was not enough, and was worried about how to reward him again. With the merits of Qin Zhao's father and brother, this The girl shouldn't have no family background, so she simply bestowed Qin Zhao as Princess Chuhuai.

(End of this chapter)