Chapter 617 Unexpected Disaster

Regarding Jia Lian’s sudden flattery, not only the princes in the palace were speechless, but even the Supreme Emperor was stunned.

Ning Kangdi couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth, and he almost couldn't help smiling as he was in an extremely unhappy mood.

Looking at Jia Lian who was kneeling on the ground solemnly and begging the Supreme Emperor to fulfill his wish, Emperor Ning Kang felt that this was not unexpected at all, and even very Jia Lian.

This boy has an active mind and is always good at asking for help. After careful calculation, I seem to have been deceived by his appearance...

"Hahaha, okay, I will grant your wish."

The Supreme Emperor smiled happily and actually agreed to Jia Lian's request. For a moment, everyone in the palace didn't know whether to envy Jia Lian for winning the Emperor's favor, or to laugh at him for wasting a golden opportunity.

But Jia Lian doesn’t care what these people think.

He neither needed to please the Emperor nor felt that he had missed a golden opportunity.

First of all, the Supreme Emperor has abdicated. If it weren't for a major matter like clearing land, he might not even bother to ask about it.

Therefore, pleasing him is far less beneficial than hugging Emperor Ning Kang’s thigh.

What's more, today was the first time he met the Emperor. He didn't feel that he could really get any great benefits from the Emperor. The disadvantage is certain, what is taken from the Supreme Emperor at this time will definitely be lost from Emperor Ningkang in the future.

But if you don’t take it at this time, maintain a good relationship with Emperor Ningkang. In the future, after Emperor Ningkang removes all the stumbling blocks left by the Supreme Emperor, how many good opportunities will be waiting for him!

Be a long-term person.

Under Jia Lian’s operation, the atmosphere of the banquet improved significantly.

Jia Lian finally stepped aside and allowed the Emperor to continue counting his birthday gifts.

After all the birthday gifts that had been selected were viewed, it was past noon, and the Emperor did not stay any longer. He took the Queen Mother away with him on the grounds that he was tired.

And Emperor Ningkang immediately left the Chonghua Palace with his queen.

After all the saints left the table, the scene became really lively and became more casual.

The fourth prince was a careless and careless person. He quickly forgot about what happened before and went around looking for someone to have a drink with and brag about.

And Jia Lian, who had shown off his face before, naturally faced the toasts and friendships of people from the clan and relatives with various thoughts.

Jia Lian doesn’t like people to toast him. Except for his sisters at home, he doesn’t like to find anyone to toast him, no matter how distinguished the other person is.

He would just deal with it when someone came, but when no one was around, he would just sit and eat delicious food and drinks, occasionally enjoying music and dancers...

Suddenly he noticed a young eunuch approaching him Next to him, he whispered: "Marquis Zhenyuan, the Queen Mother has summoned you."

"The Queen Mother?" Jia Lian was confused, but didn't show it on his face. He glanced at the little eunuch, nodded, and followed him away. seat.

When he arrived outside the Chonghua Palace, there were indeed several palace maids waiting for him. Seeing their dress and posture, there was no doubt that they were from the Chonghua Palace.

But Jia Lian still couldn’t imagine why the Queen Mother summoned him. Even if he is summoned, he is still so mysterious.

Following these palace ladies, they walked around and around to the inner palace, and soon they came to a side courtyard.

The maids stopped and signaled Jia Lian to continue walking. They bowed and then withdrew.

Jia Lian didn’t think he would be in any danger in Chonghua Palace, so despite his doubts, he still moved forward.

After walking a few steps, he suddenly laughed and walked quickly towards the beautiful figure under the begonia flowers in front of him.

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Daming Palace, when Dai Quan walked into the south study room, what he saw were documents and imperial edicts scattered on the floor, while Emperor Ningkang was crouching in the light. After Liu Liulong's case, he quickly splashed his brush and ink.

Dai Quan calmly signaled to the little eunuch standing beside him to clean up the ground, then he approached Emperor Ning Kang and whispered: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Mr. Xiao from the cabinet are outside asking for an audience. !"

As soon as he finished speaking, a cold look suddenly appeared on the face of Emperor Ningkang, who was originally relatively calm.

“He still dares to come to see me!”

Dai Quan, who was well aware of Emperor Ning Kang’s temper, did not dare to reply a single word at this time.

Fortunately, after a while, Emperor Ning Kang put away his calligraphy pen, put it on the pen holder, and said: "Let them come in."

"Old minister, come and see Your Majesty."

"My son, I see my father."

Emperor Ning Kang did not give in as usual. He did not even raise his head, just looked at the hand in his hand. After a while, he slowly asked: "I wonder why Mr. Xiao Ge came to see me in such a hurry?"

"I know that I have offended Long Yan, so I came here to apologize to Your Majesty .”

“Please forgive me?”

When Emperor Ning Kang heard these two words, he could not suppress his inner anger.Fire.

"There is no need to apologize. Mr. Xiao Ge only thinks about the country and the country of Wei Dynasty. Even I can't compare with him in this. He is the most loyal minister in our dynasty. What's the crime?"

Xiao Jing said: "If your Majesty really misses me so much, I will die with no regrets! The policy of clearing the land may seem like a good policy, but in fact it is harmful to the country..."

"That's enough!"

"If Mr. Xiao Ge comes to plead guilty to me, there is no need. If he comes to teach me, I don't want to listen. If there is nothing else, you should leave first. Let's do it."

Emperor Ning Kang's indifferent attitude made Xiao Jing's heart sink, but he still insisted: "I know that your majesty cannot trust me, but I still want to make it clear to you that what I did today will definitely It’s not because of personal gain. The veteran’s loyalty to His Majesty and to the Wei Dynasty can be learned from heaven and earth, and can be expressed by the sun and moon."

"Hmph, hum."

Listen When Emperor Ningkang made a silent mockery, Xiao Jingxin said: "If your Majesty does not believe it, I am willing to donate all the farm property in my family to the court to show my loyalty!"

Xiao Jing said seriously, with his perseverance and helpless expression at this time, it seemed that he was really a loyal and patriotic minister, but was not cared for by the king.

Emperor Ning Kang looked hard at the gray-haired man in front of him. He was already a cabinet minister during the period of the Supreme Emperor, but he didn't have any sympathy or respect in his heart.

"No need, Xiao Ge is old, and your family's farm property should be left to Xiao Ge to support him in his old age, lest people in the future talk about me and treat Zhongliang harshly."

Emperor Ning Kang specially added an accent to the word Zhongliang.

Naturally, it is impossible for him to think that Xiao Jing is Zhongliang. This old guy has caused him so many obstacles overtly and covertly over the years.

He could not care about those things in the past, because those things could be regarded as differences in the philosophy of governing the country, and he could allow the ministers in the court to have slightly different ideas from him.

However, Xiao Jing's actions today not only completely touched his bottom line, but also trampled his dignity as an emperor to the ground. This has long exceeded the limit of what he can tolerate. In his heart, Xiao Jing has been sentenced to death.

So, he didn’t bother to talk nonsense with Xiao Jing. For the sake of the Supreme Emperor, he is only allowed to live a few more years.

As for why Xiao Jing did what he did this time, in Emperor Ning Kang’s opinion, there were probably only two possibilities.

One is to gain fame and buy the right, to prevent the clearing of the land, and to oppose him as an emperor to show that he is not afraid of imperial power and loyal to the country.ambition.

The second is that this old guy has benefited from others, or has colluded with interest groups such as the court, the clan, etc., and he has come forward to guide today's events.

On these two points, Emperor Ning Kang preferred the latter. Because in Emperor Ning Kang's view, these people today, especially Xiao Jing and the clan kings, cooperated so well and gave him the heaviest blow at this last moment.

If there was no premeditation, how could it be possible?

What's more, Emperor Ning Kang even suspected that today's events were led by the Supreme Emperor, and Xiao Jing was just a pawn...

If this is true, Emperor Ning Kang had nothing to say. But what made him extremely chilling was that if the Supreme Emperor disagreed with the land clearing, why didn't he explain it to him earlier, but waited until he had overcome many obstacles and had everything ready before giving him a heads-up?

Emperor Ning Kang didn’t want to pursue the truth, because it was meaningless. Unless he dares to risk the disapproval of the world and directly oppose the Supreme Emperor!

Therefore, it is impossible for him to do anything to Xiao Jing now, and it is even less possible for him to donate any family property. Wouldn't that just be the invitation to him?

Xiao Jing's words were blocked one after another, and he already knew in his heart that no matter what he said, Emperor Ning Kang would never be able to listen. He sighed in his heart, expressed his loyalty again, and exited the South Study Room. .

Since the prince entered the south study room with Xiao Jing, he had been kneeling and did not dare to say a word.

At this time, Xiao Jing left, but Emperor Ning Kang seemed to have forgotten him and lowered his head to read.

As a last resort, he could only say aloud: "Father?"

Emperor Ning Kang glanced at him and asked, "What are you still doing here? Could it be that you also want to Do you want to be like your father-in-law and explain to me how land clearing is harmful to the country and is a chaotic government that shakes the foundation of the Wei Dynasty?"

Hearing Emperor Ning Kang's sarcasm, the prince felt in his heart He was in unspeakable pain, and he complained to Xiao Jing to death in his heart.

Xiao Jing actually did such a big thing without telling him in advance. This made him so passive! Although this matter had nothing to do with him, I'm afraid Emperor Ning Kang didn't believe it.

After all, Xiao Jing is not only his father-in-law, but also one of his most critical and important supporters in the court.

What’s more important is that he was skeptical and unsupportive of the land clearing matter at the beginning. Now that Xiao Jing has taken the lead in causing this incident, if Emperor Ning Kang suspects that he is behind it, it will be difficult for him as the crown prince!

"Father, the Emperor Mingjian, what happened today has nothing to do with my son. Since the fatherSince the decision was made to formulate a policy to clear the land, the ministers have worked hard and devoted themselves to the smooth implementation of the policy.

My son swears to God that what happened today was really caused by Mr. Xiao Ge’s own will and had nothing to do with me. My son only found out about it just now. Please trust me. "

Emperor Ning Kang looked at him, not knowing whether he believed what he said. After a while, seeing that the prince had nothing to say, he said in an indifferent voice: "This time, in order to prepare for the emperor's Birthday, you have worked hard too.

After your birthday is over, you can rest in peace and cultivate yourself. You don’t have to worry about government affairs for the time being. "

"Father..."

"Please step back, I am tired. ”

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