Reborn Concubine Queen

Chapter 202: A Fate (2)

In the first year of Qingfeng, on the first day of September, it is written on the auspicious day that it is suitable for sacrifices, marriages, and groundbreaking. It is clearly a good day.And on this good day, Emperor Mingqian of the Yan Dynasty welcomed back Gao Qichang who had returned from the victory of suppressing bandits in Qimen Mountain. Emperor Minggan, who was over forty years old, went to Minglumen in person despite the objections of his loyal ministers. meet.

Gao Qichang was wearing a silver-white armor made of thousands of gold, a red cloak, and a long sword pinned to his waist, which made his whole person even more majestic.Everyone rode slowly, let the passers-by on both sides shout happily, and the soldiers following Gao Qichang all stood up with their chests high and majestic.

From a distance, he saw Emperor Mingqian's guard of honor stopped in front of the Minglu Gate, Gao Qichang led his lieutenant and hurriedly rode forward, got off the horse before the emperor's guard of honor, bent down and knelt on the ground: "The emperor killed the last general."

Seeing that Gao Qichang was respectful to him, and he was not at all rebellious, Emperor Mingqian couldn't help but be more happy, he got off the reception platform himself, walked up to Gao Qichang and leaned over to help him up: "You are my hero, you should be in this way!"

The monarchs and ministers respected each other, which surprised the important officials behind him. Everyone began to pay more attention to the young general in front of them, and they all wanted to go forward to curry favor with them.

Gao Qichang bowed to the ministers who said good things about him, and said humbly: "Ministers, ministers! You really killed Gao, and killing the leader and general of the Qimen Mountain bandit is not the first hero!"

Everyone was amazed: "Could it be that there is someone more strategizing than the Major General?"

Gao Qichang smiled and said: "This person is not only planning a strategy thousands of miles away, he is no exaggeration compared to Zhuge Liang in Langya in the ancient book!"

The ministers smiled and asked who it was, and Gao Qichang took advantage of the situation and bowed to Emperor Minggan, and said respectfully: "If the emperor hadn't had the insight to know the pearl, and dared to use such a paper boy to wipe out the bandit leader, how would he be able to achieve today's success?" Gong? If it weren't for the concerted efforts of the soldiers and the unity of will, they broke through the dangerous terrain of Qimen Mountain in one fell swoop, how could the last general talk and laugh with the emperor and the ministers on this welcome platform? Speaking of which, this is the first achievement in suppressing the bandits. It should belong to the emperor, followed by the soldiers of the whole army, and the last general is only due to the credit of the emperor and other ministers."

The ministers who followed Emperor Mingqian agreed after hearing this, and even borrowed Gao Qichang's words and said, "This merit should indeed belong to the emperor" and so on.

Gao Qichang lowered his eyes and smiled faintly, folded himself and knelt in front of the smiling and silent Emperor Minggan, humiliated into the dust and roared: "The last general invites the emperor to mount his horse!"

Seeing that Gao Qichang gave himself enough face, Emperor Mingqian smiled and raised his hand and asked the chief eunuch who was serving by his side to help him up, and said with a smile: "General Gao has worked hard and made great achievements, and he has wiped out my Great Yan Dynasty for many years. Bandit trouble, today I want to entertain all the soldiers, we will not return until we are drunk."

Gao Qichang hurriedly checked his head, and said shamelessly: "The general has been stationed at the border for many years, and he has never gone home to visit his mother. Now the general has gone to Beijing to go home. If he dare not go back to visit his old mother, I am afraid that the old mother will not follow her, and his uncles will also scold him. will be unfilial."

Emperor Minggan laughed loudly and said: "That's all, go home and visit your mother first, and then go into the palace to drink with me after changing your clothes!" Saying this, he led the mighty team back to the palace.

The deputy general who was following Gao Qichang stepped forward and asked puzzledly: "General, you are the one who won the battle, why do you look like you have lost the battle?"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Gao Qichang looked around cautiously, and said in a low voice, "You pass on the message later, just say that you should pay attention tonight, don't harass the place, don't leave the camp at will, otherwise military law will be enforced! And I will see you in the palace tonight, you tell me to go on, just say that I said it, no one in this capital can be big, can't cause trouble, and can't get drunk, let me be a man with my tail between my legs, don't let others control us We didn’t die at the border, so don’t die here! Got it?”

Although the deputy general didn't know much about it, he didn't ask any further questions, and got on his horse and led his troops to station in the outskirts of Beijing.

Gao Qichang saw the troops galloping away, and was about to get on his horse and go back to Gao's house, when he saw a boy jumping out diagonally, standing in front of him, before Gao Qichang could ask, he called him young master.

"Young Master, Third Young Master, Madam asked me to call you over."

Gao Qichang followed the boy's fingers and looked back, and he really saw his old mother and several aunts leaning out of the window to wave to him, he quickly turned to the boy and said: "Go back to the old lady, just say that my military order is here. I can't go home to visit my mother right now, and when I arrange the team, I'll go back home and catch up with my mother immediately!"

After finishing speaking, Gao Qichang got on his horse and quickly disappeared from Mrs. Gao's sight.

In a secluded small alley, Gao Qichang dismounted and parked the horse aside, watching warily that no one was around, then walked quickly to a farmhouse, knocked on the door of that house, and walked in cautiously , following the person who opened the door, turned left and right for a while, and when he came to a door, he pushed it open impatiently and broke in.

"How about it, have you found Qing'er's whereabouts?"

The military adviser dressed as a Confucian scholar shook his head with embarrassment, and said in a low voice: "The plan has changed, it seems that we have to act in advance."

Three days later, the great rise of the Yan Dynasty ushered in. This was the time when all civil and military officials had to go to the court to discuss matters. Gao Qichang, who had just returned to Beijing, was no exception. Palace, waiting in Jingyang Palace, led by the eunuch in charge of ceremonies to go to court.

From dawn to hunger, several ministers were still arguing endlessly about how the Queen Mother should celebrate her birthday banquet, citing scriptures one by one, and they seemed to be trying to fight to the death.

Several families were chaotic, and the decision could not be made. In the end, it could only come from the Holy Judgment. Emperor Minggan's head was about to explode when he heard it, so he had to take a compromise method, which also stopped the quarrel among the ministers.

Seeing that it was almost noon, the eunuch in charge of ceremonies scratched his neck and yelled, "If you have a book to play, you can leave the court without a book!"

"My minister Dali Siqing, I have a book to report to the emperor!"

Emperor Ming Qian frowned and looked at it: "Master of Dali Temple, what do you want to play?"

Dali Temple Minister held up a memorial and presented it to the eunuch Sili, bowed and replied: "My Majesty, it stands to reason that the people's livelihood in Beijing should not be managed by ministers, even if someone dies, it should be transferred to the government office." , transferred from the government office to the Zhongshumen, and the court will make a ruling."

Emperor Minggan glanced at the memorial, but Longyan was furious.

(End of this chapter)