Chapter 242 Fire and Water
In front of Tang Wanzhuang, of course Zhao Changhe could only distance himself from the relationship with the imperial concubine: "Where are you thinking? Isn't it just that if you are good-looking, you will naturally look at it twice? It is human nature, human nature..."
Tang Wanzhuang stared at him without speaking.
Zhao Changhe said carefully: "Actually, I stared at you for a longer time. Didn't you feel it..."
Tang Wanzhuang subconsciously glanced around and said expressionlessly: "Remember what you said."
It means to remind him that everyone has agreed that they are not interested in marriage, so don't go back on your promise.
Zhao Changhe rolled his eyes. They could tease each other a little bit in Gusu before, but they started again in the capital. The skin is very tender and I won’t find anyone else.
Tang Wanzhuang ignored his expression and continued to ask: "It's okay to look at her a few times. Is it normal for you to want to stay in the Huangfu family?"
“I have no place to stay, can I stay here with you?”
Tang Wanzhuang: “…”
She found that she had no position to quarrel, so she could only say: "Anyway, regardless of whether you admit her identity or not, she is still a noble concubine. Even if you are just an ordinary commoner, you can't covet her. Be careful. And according to that identity, she is just a noble concubine. Even…"
Zhao Changhe felt a little guilty and said helplessly: "Where are you talking about? What's going on with you today? Why don't you just take a second look at things like this? Isn't this the angle from which our Tang Dynasty leader should look at things?"
Tang Wanzhuang also felt that she had lost her temper. She adjusted her mood by lowering her head and sipping tea, and then slowly said: "Because I know that she, a so-called noble concubine, doesn't take it seriously, and neither does His Majesty. So I must be a little worried. "
Zhao Changhe became interested: "How do you say it?"
Tang Wanzhuang hesitated for a while. Of course, this kind of thing cannot be said to anyone casually, but if this person is Zhao Changhe, does it count as a family matter in a sense? Or is it better to let him know?
After hesitating for a long time, he finally said: "The Huangfu family is a general in the northwest and did not originally live in the capital. Since several young masters died in battle one after another, His Majesty asked Marquis Jingyuan to return to the capital to retire, which was an extremely gracious blessing..."
Zhao Changhe said: "Are you afraid that your achievements will shock the master? Or are you afraid that General Huangfu will lose too many sons and his mentality will explode? He said that he was returning to the capital to retire, but in fact he was disbanded and returned to the fields to seize military power. He also had people leave the place where they had been stationed for generations and live in captivity in the capital."
"Maybe...a little bit." Tang Wanzhuang said, but she also felt that it sounded unpleasant, and defended the emperor: "But your Majesty has not killed any meritorious officials so far, which is also rare in history. It is really not good for the general family to stay on the border for a long time... Moreover, the Huangfu family is a subordinate of the former dynasty, so it is not incomprehensible for them to defend themselves against the emperor. "
The former dynasty... Zhao Changhe remembered for the first time that there was such a concept. It had been decades since the founding of Daxia, and the concept of the former dynasty had long faded out among the people. It had not been heard of for so long.
Speaking of which, it is quite normal for Miss Huangfuqing to feel resentful about what happened to the Huangfu family, but the family doesn’t know what to think. So she joined the Four Symbols Cult herself? I wonder if her father knows... Anyway, judging from the current situation, at least the Zhenmo Division doesn't know, otherwise Tang Wanzhuang would not have this attitude.
He also declined to comment: “Then what?”
“The Huangfu family entered Beijing more than ten years ago. At that time, Huangfu Shaozong was still wearing crotchless trousers, and Huangfu was in his prime love years. At that time, his reputation was really well-known in the capital..."
“Where were you then?”
“…” This question was indeed the precise entry point that solved several cases.
Tang Wanzhuang didn't want to answer, but she could only answer expressionlessly: "Traveling around the country... studying in Beijing."
Zhao Changhe urgently held back his smile.
About the same age, about the same beauty, and about the same family background. I guess there is not much difference in talent and learning. Maybe your martial arts is better than hers... Zhao Changhe has not thought that the Winged Fire Snake is Suzaku, otherwise even the martial arts are similar. .
A woman from a water town is gentle, elegant and serious; a woman who is a tiger general is fiery and may even be a bit of a goblin.
One is the mainstay of the imperial court, and the other is a traitor behind the scenes.
Time flies by, one becomes the leader, the other becomes a noble concubine, and the inertia is still tearing...
If Zhao Changhe could connect Suzaku, he would know that back in Luojiazhuang, in the tense atmosphere of massacre and annihilation, Suzaku's first words when he saw Tang Wanzhuang were: "The name of Spring Water Sword Technique is a bit vulgar. It’s nice to look at.” The little taste in those words is really hard to explain to outsiders.
Tang Wanzhuang looked unhappy: "What's that expression on your face? Do you think I told you not to get close to her because you and she don't like each other?"
Isn’t it?
Zhao Changhe sat obediently, lowering his head and drinking tea.
Tang Wanzhuang knocked on the table: "What does this matter have to do with me? It's after the Huangfu family entered Beijing! Don't change the subject!"
“Hmm, what next?”
Tang Wanzhuang stared at him for a long time, and finally got back to the topic: "In general, in the many wars with the Hu people in the future, the imperial court was defeated badly, and many elite border troops were killed. It is said that some of His Majesty's stupid moves in his later years caused the world to collapse. Chaos, this can be considered one of them. Marquis Jingyuan couldn't sit still anymore and asked for an expedition many times. "
Zhao Changhe said: "So sending your daughter to the palace is considered to reassure him? How can your daughter be reassured? It's useless. It's not as meaningful as leaving Huangfu Shaozong to live in the capital."
“Obviously, the real proton is Huangfu Shaozong himself, not Huangfu Qing. I don’t know if Huangfu Shaozong himself understands it.”
“...That is to say, there is no need for Huangfu Qing to enter the palace.”
"Yes, it's unnecessary and meaningless. In this matter, it is very likely that Huangfu Qing and the Jingyuan Hou family are treated separately... At most, it would be nicer to let Jingyuan Hou use his relatives to lead the troops, which is better than taking someone else's son into custody. It sounds good in Beijing, but I still think it’s Huangfu Qing’s own business.”
“Is it because Lao Xia was guilty of sexual misconduct and forced her to enter the palace?”
"No, His Majesty has not been flirting with women for at least ten years, maybe even longer. He has not even chosen a beautiful girl in twenty years." Tang Wanzhuang said seriously: "In fact, your Majesty's cultivation has reached such a level that the unity of heaven and man is achieved. At this level, I will no longer be interested in these things. I have never seen anyone in the Tianban who is interested, such as Cui Wenjing. Since Cui Yuanyang was born, he has never touched his wife or concubines. The reason why His Majesty only has one. Prince, for this reason, according to my secret information in the inner palace, His Majesty has not touched Queen Wang for at least fifteen years. Maybe the Luo family matter is his last interest..."
“…” Although it was consistent with Huangfu’s judgment of his virginity, Zhao Changhe’s CPU was about to burn out again.
Since entering the palace has no meaning to the Huangfu family, why would she enter the palace? To seduce the emperor? The emperor is no longer flirting with women, and he seems to know a lot of people. It makes no sense that you don't know, and you still want to hook up with a hammer? And this kind of thing doesn't seem like something the Winged Fire Snake would do with its temperament.
It makes sense to deliberately enter the palace to cause trouble for a certain purpose, such as plotting to assassinate the emperor. But Xia Longyuan couldn't make sense. Since he didn't even choose a beautiful girl, why would he find a noble concubine if he thought he didn't have enough things to do? Maybe she killed your son and you didn’t care?
But fortunately, this matter probably doesn’t require any brain-burning. If you ask Huangfu directly later, she should be able to tell.
The worst case scenario would be to join the religious community in exchange.
Tang Wanzhuang said: "In short, the relationship between your Majesty and Huangfu is definitely not the relationship between the emperor and the concubine. It must be just a name, and they are cooperating for a certain thing. Your Majesty's idea may be barely explained as promoting a noble concubine to beat the king and empress. , but I really don’t understand Huangfu Qing’s purpose, and it’s impossible to have a son. What is she trying to do? In short, this woman is very dangerous, especially your identity..."
She paused, frowned and said: "You shouldn't have entered the capital. There is no big difference between your entering the capital and announcing that you will succeed. What does the Queen think, what does Huangfu Qing think, the attitude of the officials... His Majesty's own attitude. Here is the volume I can't deduce it for a while because of the trouble, why would I come to Beijing at this time? "
The shadow of Xia Chichi flashed through Zhao Changhe's heart, and he knew that his entry into the capital this time was not entirely the result of a few words from the Winged Fire Snake. The reason for entering the capital was not that important.
The real reason was that Xia Chi sighed. She felt that her father was going to die, but she didn't even know the situation.
Zhao Changhe took a deep breath: "The Wang family is in turmoil. I feel that Queen Wang has revealed some serious information to the Wang family. I want to know your majesty's true current situation. Once I know, I will leave. You said you have a hidden secret in the palace, can you? Give me a letter?"
Tang Wanzhuang shook her head: "According to my information, His Majesty's complexion is obviously fine. I don't know how the Wang family judged it. Even this morning he went to court and sent additional troops south, and there was no problem at all. "
Zhao Changhe scratched his head and thought to himself that if you don't let me get in touch with Huangfu Qing, I'm afraid it won't be possible. I have to ask Huangfu Qing about this anyway...
Just as he was thinking this, the announcement from the Demon Suppression Department personnel came from outside: "First Officer, Mr. Huangfu is outside and invites Zhao Changhe to a banquet."
Zhao Changhe looked at Tang Wanzhuang pitifully. Tang Wanzhuang glared at him angrily, then shook his head and laughed: "Go, go, you're here, how long can you hide? Let's see if the smoke and clouds in Beijing are as good as you." wish.”
(End of this chapter)