No one knows how this meeting went, not even Li Yuangui. After the meeting, the emperor spent the night alone, and the lights in the palace stayed on all night.
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the imperial court's annual vacation was over, and the morning court resumed this morning. When the five drums were about to come, Li Yuangui went in to wait on him. He saw the emperor still dressed in the same clothes as last night, sitting on a screen couch with a gloomy face and bloodshot eyes, as if he had not slept all night.
"Long live, can we postpone today's morning meeting, or just wait until tomorrow?"
Li Yuangui asked carefully.
The emperor slowly turned his neck and looked at Li Yuangui. He stared for a long time with dark eyes. Just when Li Yuangui gradually felt uneasy, he suddenly heard the emperor ask: "Li Yuangui, you think I am wrong too, right?" "The voice was hoarse and extremely unpleasant to hear.
Li Yuangui was startled and hurriedly knelt down on the ground and kowtowed: "How can Long Live say this? There is no one who has no fault in the world. Not to mention that since Long Live ascended to the throne, he has been diligent in governing and caring for the people. Long Live can go to the South Gate Tongle Building to have a look. In the past few days, from morning to night, all the people rushed to worship in front of the city tower and spontaneously prayed to heaven for long live. This is true for all the people, and the same is true for the slaves!"
The emperor sneered: "What you say sounds nice, but I'm afraid you are slandering me in your heart! Yes, every one of them is a loyal minister! They are all righteous! Only I am an unjust one!"
Li Yuangui lay on the ground, kowtowing: "Long live your anger, I dare not!"
The emperor stood up from the couch, put his hands on his hips, and walked up and down on the ground, his expression gradually getting excited.
"That's all, so what! Let them be loyal ministers! Be righteous men! Let me be the unjust person! I'm not afraid!"
After almost roaring, the emperor stopped in front of Li Yuangui. He was lost in thought for a moment, and then sneered: "Even God is on my side! You An thought he had won me this time, but he didn't expect that, In the end, he lost!"
"My son doesn't know my hard work, refuses to recognize me, and is against me. He doesn't want my things!"
"No one in the world can take what I don't give you. No one in the world can refuse what I want to give you! Does he think he can win against me?"
"Li Yuangui, look, I put my words here. One day, I will ask him to come back on his own and bow to me willingly!"
"He can't defeat me." The emperor said every word.
Li Yuangui lay on the ground, looked up at the emperor in surprise, and did not dare to speak for a moment.
The emperor closed his eyes, exhaled a long breath from his chest, and his expression finally returned to calm.
"There will be no changes in the court meeting today. Let's change clothes!" the emperor said solemnly.
Li Yuangui responded, hurriedly got up from the ground, and called the people into the palace.
"Has King Liuyang arrived?"
While changing clothes, the emperor suddenly asked.
The King of Liuyang was granted a title in the remote land of Xiangxi. He was a close branch of the clan. In terms of seniority, he was Xiao Lie's nephew, but he was older than Xiao Lie. For many years, he worked honestly in that small land of Western Hunan. The vassal king, however, was unlucky. He was now over fifty years old and had not given birth to a successor. He was childless and gradually despaired. He only waited for his death to have the title removed. In the Wei Dynasty, there were many royal relatives and nobles. Among them, it is inconspicuous. At the end of every year, as usual, the emperor would select some vassal princes to come to Beijing to attend the imperial congratulations, as a way to show the family's favor. King Liuyang had not been allowed to enter the capital for more than ten years. At the end of last year, he had never thought about this, but unexpectedly he was summoned and allowed. I was very pleasantly surprised when I arrived in Beijing to attend the imperial congratulations. I prepared my tribute and took the old princess with me, and immediately set off for Beijing. However, due to bad luck, the road was not smooth, and I was delayed for several days, so that I missed the grand imperial congratulations on the first day of the new year.
"Long live your Majesty, the King of Liuyang and his wife just arrived in the capital yesterday. They were frightened because they missed the greetings, and begged for forgiveness."
Xiao Lie smiled and said, "It'll be good when we get there. What's the crime? I'm going to summon the Liuyang King and his wife today. You go and make arrangements."
Li Yuangui should be.
On the fourth day of the first lunar month of the second year of Zhaoping, after the morning meeting, the emperor summoned the King of Liuyang and his wife in the palace. He said that the King of Liuyang loved the people with integrity and his virtuous reputation spread far and wide. Therefore, this year he specially allowed the couple to come to Beijing to congratulate him and gave him a generous reward. Liuyang The Wangs were so grateful that they spent half a month in the capital. After the Lantern Festival, they left the capital and returned to western Hunan.
This King of Liuyang had a small fiefdom, was poor, and was old. The king's title was cut off as soon as he died. He was too inconspicuous, so even the emperor's extra generous treatment of him did not attract much attention. The courtiers only thought that EmperorHe said, giving out a cheer.
This is a black little colt. It looks very beautiful. It is lying in a thick pile of hay, all wet. It soon opens a pair of round eyes, shakes its little head, and looks at this new baby curiously. world.
The mare quickly stood up from the ground, came to the foal, stuck out her tongue, licked her newborn baby tenderly, took its neck in her mouth, and helped it lift its neck to stand.
Slowly, the foal's neck straightened, and its two front legs knelt on the ground. The mare continued to lick it. Slowly, the foal's hind hooves also knelt up, and finally, staggeringly, She stood up, rubbed the mare's neck and belly, and made love to her son.
Jiafu was actually moved to tears by this scene and was reluctant to leave. Pei Youan called her several times, but when she didn't leave, he lay in front of the fence and looked at the mother and son in the stable, as if he wished he could stay here at night. , smiled and said: "Zao Ma knows how to take care of the foal, don't worry. It's getting late, you might as well go back and go to bed!"
Jiafu reluctantly left the stable, and the two returned to the house. Pei Youan went to take a bath, while Jiafu sat on the bed, holding her chin in trance.
Pei Youan came out of the bathroom, got on the bed, and the two of them lay with their heads side by side.
"Cousin, I want to give you a baby, do you like it?"
Kafu whispered.
Pei Youan closed his eyes and did not respond, but the corners of his lips slowly turned up.
"Cousin, do you like boys or girls?"
Jia Fu put her hands tightly on his rock-like shoulders and asked again.
"As long as Fu'er gave birth to me, I like it"
Pei Youan opened his eyes, turned his face towards her, whispered, and kissed her lips.
Everything is silent. The snow that night falls on the roof, making a thin rustling sound. There is peace between heaven and earth.