Chapter 393: Pushing the Limit and Returning to Beijing without Permission
At this moment, countless thoughts emerged in the mind of the young Third Prince of Jin, Chen Longxiang.
As the younger brother of the current emperor Chen Huaian and the first prince of the Tang Dynasty, Chen Longxiang subconsciously wanted to reject Su Wan'er's proposal.
Although, deep in his heart, he had developed a different kind of emotional dependence on this beautiful, gentle, and considerate woman in front of him;
But if he was asked to lose face for his brother and bring shame to the Tang Dynasty for Su Wan'er, Chen Longxiang would never do it.
However, before Chen Longxiang, who had a serious face, refused, Su Wan'er continued to whisper in his ear as if she didn't see the change in his expression.
Su Wan'er continued with tenderness in her eyes, longing and yearning: "Prince, think about it, this little Lingwu was originally a vassal king of the Tang Dynasty appointed by the emperor, and the Goguryeo Peninsula is his fiefdom;"
"The emperor now has the vast territory of the Tang Dynasty. As the emperor's brother and the first prince of the Tang Dynasty, you are responsible for guarding the Goguryeo Peninsula for the emperor, which is also in line with secular etiquette;"
After a pause, Su Wan'er continued: "Besides, if the prince can take the initiative to go to Goguryeo to assist Xiao Lingwu, it can be regarded as helping the emperor solve his problems;"
"Otherwise, after the Goguryeo war is settled, the prince will return to the court victoriously, and the emperor is expected to Ji Du doesn't know how to reward the prince? "
"You can't give the Dragon City to the prince as a fiefdom, that's the emperor's dragon-raising place!"
Su Wan'er, who had been the queen mother for a few days, said in front of Chen Longxiang: "Prince, you are still young and lack experience and training, but you should also understand the truth that "living with the emperor is like living with a tiger";"
"Even if they are brothers from the same mother, there are not many examples of brothers turning against each other and killing each other because of the throne throughout history?"
"I——"
Hearing this, Chen Longxiang could no longer sit still. He was about to refute Su Wan'er, but the latter pressed a finger on his mouth.
Su Wan'er said: "Your Majesty, I know what you are going to say. You and the Emperor have a brotherly bond, and it is impossible for them to turn against each other or kill each other;"
"But——"
Suddenly, Su Wan'er changed the subject and her tone became sharp, saying: "Your Majesty, you know that your bravery on the battlefield is not inferior to that of the current one;"
"Looking at the founding heroes and brave generals of the entire Tang Dynasty, I am afraid that no one can take advantage of your pair of drums and golden hammers;"
"That's right——"
Chen Longxiang is quite confident about this.
Looking at the military generals of the entire Tang Dynasty, if we only talk about the military strength, the six dukes, eighteen marquises and thirty-six earls of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, one by one, none of them can fight with him, the King of Jin, Chen Longxiang;
Even if they all come together, Chen Longxiang is not afraid, the advantage is still in his hands!
At this moment, a terrible thought emerged uncontrollably in Chen Longxiang's mind - that is, if he faced his brother Chen Huaian in front of the two armies, what chances would he have of winning?
The answer is indeed hard to say, at least Chen Longxiang still has a 50-50 chance of winning.
Su Wan'er was still analyzing, and said: "My lord, these things should not be boasted about by a woman like me in front of you, but for the little prince in my belly, I have to say it;"
"I'm afraid that if I don't tell you about these things, no one will tell you;"
"Your lord's bravery is no less than that of the current emperor, and this time he has been trained and grown up in the war on the Goguryeo Peninsula. The front-line soldiers in the army all admire your lord;"
Su Wan'er said: "For the emperor, the most taboo is that the court's military generals have their own troops, even if the people who have the troops are Even my own brothers can't do that;"
"As the saying goes, how can you let others sleep beside your bed?"
"Although, the prince and I know very well that the prince will never do such a treasonous thing;"
"But, the civil and military officials in the court will inevitably think so, and the prince and I don't know what the emperor thinks in his heart..."
Su Wan'er was analyzing how Jin Wang Chen Longxiang would handle the relationship with the current emperor in the future, and she didn't notice that the expression on Chen Longxiang's childish face had become more solemn and serious.
Obviously, under Su Wan'er's "persuasion", Chen Longxiang, who was not very mature in mind, had begun to associate with the ideas proposed by Su Wan'er.
Yes!
Throughout the dynasties, the emperors were most afraid of their generals holding their own troops. Wasn't his father, Emperor Chen Polu, suspected by the tyrant Zhao Gan of the previous dynasty? Even though he had voluntarily handed over the military power of the Polu Army, he still couldn't escape the fate of being given a cup of poisoned wine and eventually died in a foreign land?
Even if the emperor's brother had no intention of harming his brother, there was no guarantee that his successor would kill his uncle after his brother's death a hundred years later?
Unless he could die before his brother Chen Huaian.
But how could this matter of life and death be transferred by personal willpower?
Gradually, Chen Longxiang's way of thinking had been led by Su Wan'er.
Su Wan'er was still saying: "My lord, I'm not trying to sow discord between you and the emperor. In fact, as a royal family, whether you are willing or not, you have to face this cruel problem;"
"Of course——"
Su Wan'er changed the subject again, smiling and saying: "If the prince returns to Beijing to meet the emperor this time and takes the initiative to propose to go to the Goguryeo Peninsula to guard the border for the emperor and the Tang Dynasty, this problem can be easily solved;"
"Prince, think about it, the Goguryeo Peninsula is not the orthodox territory of the Central Plains Dynasty. All dynasties have been vassal states of the Central Plains Dynasty;"
"Moreover, if the prince can guard the Goguryeo Peninsula, he will naturally stay away from the right and wrong and intrigues in the court, and it will not be easy to attract the attention and suspicion of others;"
"Besides, this little Lingwu has liked the prince since he was a child. , although the prince is assisting Xiao Lingwu to govern Goguryeo for the Tang Dynasty, in fact, the prince is still the actual ruler of the entire Goguryeo Peninsula; "
"This move will not only allow the prince to stay away from the intrigues in the court of the Central Plains Dynasty, but also allow the prince to have his own fiefdom, and it will also allow our family of three to live happily on this Goguryeo Peninsula; "
"Prince, no matter what the consideration is, I dare to ask the prince to consider my proposal!"
After saying that, Su Wan'er actually knelt directly in front of Chen Longxiang. Her pitiful and pitiful appearance made people feel a strong desire to protect her.
Chen Longxiang, who was full of blood and was a big boy who lacked experience and training, could not stand Su Wan'er's series of "sugar-coated bullets" offensive. He immediately agreed to Su Wan'er's request.
Chen Longxiang patted his chest and said, "Wan'er, listening to your words is better than reading ten years of books;"
"In this case, it seems that my king's stay in Goguryeo is the best choice for our family of three, as well as for my brother and the Tang Dynasty;"
"I have decided that when I return to Beijing to see the emperor, I will find an opportunity to report to the emperor and ask him to order the transfer of the three people, Duke of Korea, Duke of Qin, and Duke of Ding, back to the court. I can eliminate Gao Zang, the treasure king of the Goguryeo Dynasty entrenched in Afeihuling, and the rest of the evil;"
"If, if my brother does not agree with my request, then I will take my mother to ask my brother, my mother loves me the most;"
"I believe that for the sake of my mother, my brother will definitely agree to my request!"
"But-"
After a pause, Chen Longxiang finally couldn't help it and told Su Wan'er everything about the fact that Chen Qingzhi, the Duke of Korea, came to him alone today.
Chen Longxiang continued: "Before that, we have to deal with the affairs of Goguryeo first, and, there is also the matter of the baby in my belly."
Hmm?
Hearing this, Su Wan'er frowned slightly and asked with a puzzled look: "Prince, the child, what does it have to do with the child in my belly? Could it be that you are saying..."
Su Wan'er was about to say something but stopped, but subconsciously reached out to cover her mouth, and said with horror: "Prince, you mean the Duke of Korea, he found out--"
As she said this, Su Wan'er pointed to her bulging belly, and fear was evident in her eyes.
Hmm!
Chen Longxiang nodded and said, "Not only the Duke of Han, but also the Duke of Qin, the Duke of Ding, and even the Tang generals stationed in the Goryeo Royal City should all know about it;"
"However, out of fear of this king, they all chose to turn a blind eye until this layer of window paper was broken by the Duke of Han today!"
Su Wan'er said anxiously: "Then, what did the Duke of Han say?"
Ah——
Chen Longxiang sighed, but he couldn't say the words that the Duke of Han Chen Qingzhi warned him.
However, how could Su Wan'er, who was extremely smart, not know what Chen Longxiang's sigh represented?
In her mind, she couldn't help but recall the time outside the Daxin Navy Camp in Jiangyin, when the current emperor Chen Huaian personally announced in front of the three armies: the Queen Mother Su Wan'er of the Daxin Dynasty and the young emperor Zhao Lingwu had committed suicide by jumping into the river today;
Then, he turned his head and said to herself: They were not allowed to set foot on the Central Plains Dynasty in this lifetime.
In an instant, a bone-chilling chill swept through Su Wan'er's body.
I thought that the relationship between me and Jin Wang Chen Longxiang was perfect and no one knew about it.
Who would have thought that it was already known to everyone.
If the news that I was pregnant with the child of Chen Longxiang, the brother of the current emperor Chen Huaian and the first prince of the Tang Dynasty, reached the ears of the Tang Zhaowu Emperor Chen Huaian, what kind of consequences would it cause?
Su Wan'er didn't dare to think about it, and didn't dare to think about it at all.
The next moment, she suddenly burst into tears: "Wuwuwu, Prince, Prince, you must think of a way to save the child in my belly;"
"Prince, the child in my belly is innocent, he is also your flesh and blood!"
Wuwuwu!
Su Wan'er couldn't stop crying.
Even her crying woke up the Goryeo King Zhao Lingwu who was already asleep in the inner hall.
Young Zhao Lingwu also cried loudly, rolled over from the bed, walked straight to the outer hall, rubbed his eyes, and cried out to his mother.
For a while, the whole hall was filled with crying, which made Chen Longxiang, who was already uneasy, even more upset.
Suddenly, he looked at Zhao Lingwu who was crying in Su Wan'er's arms, and a light flashed in his mind - if he could bring Su Wan'er, who was pregnant with his child, back to the capital with him, and tell his brother and mother that Su Wan'er was pregnant;
Then, will the Queen Mother and the Emperor give you some leniency for the sake of the baby in your belly?
Chen Longxiang remembered again that the eunuch who came to deliver the imperial decree said that the Queen Mother and the Imperial Concubine had already given birth to princes for the Emperor’s brother;
Presumably, the Emperor’s brother, who had just become a father, would understand his feelings!
Thinking of this, Chen Longxiang immediately said to Su Wan’er, who was crying bitterly: "Wan’er, don’t cry. This king has thought of a way to not only save the baby in your belly, but also let you be with this king openly in the future;"
Then, Chen Longxiang said word by word: "This king has decided that when I return to Beijing this time, I will take you back with me to meet the Emperor’s brother and the Queen Mother together;"
"Presumably, they will also help us to be a family of three for the sake of the baby in your belly!"