Chapter 58: Command of the Imperial Guard

Hua Liuli crept into the courtyard door, her hands had not touched the door of the room.
"stop."
She stiffened and slowly turned her head to look at Wei Mingyue, who was standing under the tree, and walked down to her in despair: "Mother."
"Very well, remember to come back before the curfew." Wei Mingyue walked over to the stone carved Eight Immortals table and sat down, pointing to the stone bench beside him: "Sit down and say."
"The daughter just thought that the weather was getting warmer and wanted to buy some rouge gouache for replacement." She took out a box of rouge from the sleeve cage, "This daughter honors you."
"I went out to buy rouge in the morning, and I came back after I bought a curfew. I thought that you were doing rouge, not buying rouge." Wei Mingyue took the rouge and put it in his sleeve cage, "I heard that Princess Shun'an and There are some contradictions in Princess Leyang?"
Hua Liuli shrank her head and dared not speak.
"Okay, you don't want to be too prosecuted for your affairs, I believe you have a decent way to do things." Wei Mingyue said, "I came to see you, there is something serious."
Hua Liuli quickly sat up straight, as long as she was not allowed to copy books, everything was easy to say.
"Your Majesty wants your father to take charge of the Imperial Guards in Beijing, and also gave the six neighboring guards in Beijing to mobilize command." Wei Mingyue looked serious. "You need to be more careful in the future."
"Your Majesty...Is there any new decree to be issued?" The smile on Hua Liuli's face disappeared. How important the Beijing Imperial Guard was, but anyone with a little brain could understand it.
Since the founding of the Jin Dynasty, the Imperial Guards in Beijing have been the most trusted people of the emperor.
Although her father had been dismissed and returned to the field, his prestige in the army was unmatched. Now if he is in control of the Imperial Guards in the capital, if there is any rebellion, your majesty is enemies.
"Is my father ordered?" Their family is now full of flowers. Since the end of the war, the second elder of the family has withdrawn from the barracks, just not wanting to make the Huajia a nail in others' eyes.
Although His Majesty trusted the Flower Family, he who is a courtier must also be fun. Don't just lose your trust to suspicion because you are so proud of yourself, and you will end up with a centrifuge.
Wei Mingyue shook his head: "For those who are subjects, they deserve to worry about the emperor. But in such an important position, our family cannot easily respond, at least not easily."
The way of getting along with each other is something that every flower family learns from a young age.
Blind obedience is the best way to go. It’s not the best way to do what you want. You can only protect the family if you are well-mannered, advancing and retreating, and investing in the truth, but you can’t forget about it.
"You learned to be a good minister from my childhood, but I hope you won't need it in your life." Wei Mingyue reached out and touched the top of her daughter's head. "Only the world is peaceful and there is no war, this is us The time when the military commander family was truly dismantled and returned to the field. These years, you have been wronged."
If the daughter is an ordinary family girl, she will not be a bachelor in a small age, or even use her as a bait for the safety of the people, and almost hangs a line.
Outsiders only feel that the Hua family treats women like pearls, but they don't know how cruel and helpless they are to throw their ten-year-old daughter in the barracks.
Hua Liuli took her mother's hand and smiled coquettishly: "My mother, my daughter has never been wronged since birth."
She remembered that her father lifted his trouser legs to the fish pond to catch fish for her. She remembered that the brave mother-in-law was riding on her horseback. She was far away from the gate and looked back frequently, just to see her standing on the gate.
Later, after defeating Guicheng, she took a bow and arrow and walked to her mother. She just said, "Mother, I just took someone to stop a few spies who were about to enter the city." The mother kissed her in front of the lieutenant general. Clenched into his arms and wept bitterly.
There are also three elder brothers who, when supplies are most in short supply, try their best to make her delicious.
What she wanted to do, what to do, they all accompanied her to make trouble, that is, she said she wanted to raise her face, and her brothers also saved her money.
She was born when her parents fought against foreign enemies and grew up under the care of the border soldiers and civilians. She never felt that she had been wronged.
"It's precisely because you never feel wronged. You feel wronged for your mother." Wei Mingyue looked at his daughter tenderly. "Whoever you like, you like it boldly, without any worries." Wei Mingyue is very worried about her daughter's family. , Buried his love for the prince in my heart, leaving a lifetime of regret.
"Ah?" Hua Liuli was puzzled. Why did her mother suddenly mention something she liked?
"Mother." Hua Liuli looked at Wei Mingyue suspiciously, "Daughter is only fifteen years old, don't you want to marry her daughter?"
"Nonsense." Wei Mingyue only used Hualili to be crazy and sell silly. "You remember, don't grieve yourself. Dad and his mother are desperately fighting on the battlefield, for the common people to live and work, not to let their children grieve."
She understands every sentence, but why is the expression so profound?
Hua Liuli felt that there must be some misunderstanding between her and her mother. But looking at her mother-in-law, she seemed to believe that she was lying.
Forget it, the mother-in-law is so beautiful, what the mother-in-law says.
Early the next morning, Hua Yingting went to squat outside Yu Study. There were several other officials waiting to meet the holy saint. They exchanged a few words with each other, and then stood respectfully and waited for the call of His Majesty.
"Masters." Zhao Sancai came out with a smile, "Your Majesty and His Royal Highness have important matters to discuss. If you have no important matters, please come back in the afternoon."
Several officials thought for a while and all left in a fun way.
"General." Zhao Sancai summoned Hua Yingting, who was about to leave with other officials, "Your Majesty, please come in."
"Your Majesty has an important matter with the prince. Isn't it appropriate to go in now?"
"No one else can, the general is OK." Zhao Sancai gave a gift, "Your Majesty said, you don't need to be polite."
Hearing this, Hua Yingting felt a bit wrong, and it was good to be trusted by His Majesty, but how could it be easy to use such a "self" speech?
Pretending not to see General Hua's doubts, Zhao Sancai smiled and introduced him into the Imperial Study, and then quietly stepped aside.
When Hua Yingting walked into the Imperial Study Room, it seemed that His Majesty and the Prince were talking. When they came in, they both smiled together.
"Ai Qing, sit down and talk." Before Hua Yingting finished the ceremony, Emperor Changlong greeted Hua Yingting to sit down.
"Your Majesty, the last general is here today for the purpose of the Imperial Guards in Beijing." Hua Yingting opened the door immediately. "Your Majesty is willing to hand over these major tasks to the last general. It is an honor for the last general, but this matter involves His Majesty and the capital. The safety of the people will be taken for granted, Your Majesty needs to think twice before proceeding."
"What do you mean by Ai Qing?" Emperor Changlong was not angry when he heard that Hua Yingting refused to appoint the commander of the Imperial Guard of the Beijing City. He smiled and said, "Ai Qing can even repel the enemy forces of Jinpo. Are these 30,000 Imperial Guards bad?"
"Your Majesty, you know the meaning of the last general." Hua Yingting smiled and scratched his head. He looked good when he was young. Even if he is almost fifty years old now, he looks better than his peers when he laughs. Now, the end will say something bold. The end will be able to do this command, but you should not give this to the end. It is about your safety. Please think twice."
The Emperor Study Room was quiet for a few breaths, and then Emperor Changlong laughed; "This kind of thing should have been said by others. As a result, others have said nothing, but you are worried about it."
With such a courtier, why is he not at ease?
"Your Majesty, you will be talking about something very serious." Hua Yingting was helpless. "Please also be more serious."
"When you tricked me into climbing a tree and digging a bird's nest, you didn't make me serious." Emperor Changlong smiled and coughed twice. "Now I'm finally sensible."
"When I was young and ignorant, I was always fearless." Hua Yingting's face was a little bit nostalgic, and he couldn't help laughing. "But your majesty, you have no talent in climbing trees."
The two spoke easily, but there was an incident related to tree climbing that neither of them mentioned.
When the demon princess sent someone to assassinate the prince, Hua Yingting hid Changlong Emperor in the tree, and cut dozens of top assassins alone. In the end, Changlong Emperor only suffered a little skin trauma, or was scratched when he climbed down from the tree.
Hua Yingting was bathed in blood, and he had been wounded for a long time.
Soon after the assassination, Emperor Xian was sick, and he was so sick that he didn't even have the energy to do so. At that time, Emperor Changlong was a prince. He naturally wanted to assist the government, and the demon princess went crazy, and wanted to kill him to make his child enthroned.
Hua Yingting and Wei Mingyue stood beside him day and night, and no one hurt him half.
Everyone in the world feels that as emperors, the last thing they like is those who have seen themselves in embarrassment.
Emperor Changlong did not agree with this sentence. When he was most embarrassed and miserable, the people who were willing to work hard for him were the most worthy friends.
Over the years, Hua Yingting and Wei Mingyue never mentioned the past affection in front of him, but every letter they wrote at Bianguan, and every object they sent, could make Changlong Emperor feel that young Tenderness.
Thirty years ago, he asked Hua Yingting to leave him alone and hurried away.
Hua Yingting dragged him to the tree, saying one word at a time, saying that if there is a good life and death, there is no reason to escape halfway.
This guard is thirty years.
"Ying Ting, I believe you." Emperor Changlong patted Hua Yingting's shoulder. "You guard this capital city for me and help me guard these children."
Hua Yingting was silent, and he stood up and paid a tribute to Emperor Changlong: "Your Majesty pays sincerely.
"I want you to keep your life well. When we are seventy or eighty, we will drink tea and play chess together, regardless of the status of others." Emperor Changlong had already begun to think about his old-age life in his mind.
"Your Majesty, this is not very good." Hua Yingting smiled. "The end will have promised Uchiko. When we are old, we will accompany her to tour the mountains and waters. If you don't mind, you can join us."
Emperor Changlong: "..."
But he was afraid that Wei Mingyue would smash a table in front of him.
The prince stood silently, seeing that the tea in Huayingting's cup was cold, and stepped forward diligently to change a cup of tea for him.
"How can this kind of thing make the crown prince come down to do it." Hua Yingting quickly got up and took the tea cup with both hands.
Emperor Changlong smiled and said: "You taught him this kid when he was a kid, and it counts as your junior. There is nothing you can do with a cup of tea for the elders." He turned his eyes to the prince, his son, and his father could do it for you There are only so many.
"General, the father and emperor said so." The prince smiled. "The lonely is your half student. As the saying goes, one day is a teacher for a lifetime and a father. On the other hand, lonely is your half son."
What half son?
Does he dare to take the current prince as half son?
This is not his son-in-law, the folks only take son-in-law as half son.
"His Royal Highness laughed, he wouldn't dare." The more polite and humble the prince, the more complicated Hua Yingting's mood will be. If such a good boy is harmed by his own daughter, will he have a good conscience?
Naturally it is not going to be easy.
He took a sip of the tea delivered by the prince himself, the heat was moderate, the tea was fragrant and delicious, and good tea.
The prince smiled at Hua Yingting and drank half a cup of tea, his smile full of joy.
"Your Majesty, there will be a suggestion at the end." Hua Yingting put down the teacup and saw the Prince looking at him with a smile, and quickly returned a smile, before looking away embarrassedly and looking at Emperor Changlong: "Only by the end general As the leader, he will be afraid of being busy. Why not choose two deputy leaders?
"Can there be a suitable person in Ai Qing's heart?"
"The end will be away from Beijing for many years, and I don't know much about the capital. Your majesty is a difficult end for you." Hua Yingting paused. "However, the end will think that King Kang can be one of the deputy commanders."
King Kang was timid and cautious. He didn't have much presence in the capital. But he has an advantage, that is, what your majesty says, he will do anything.
The prince packed up a few entrapped corrupt officials, and King Kang was scared to disperse his encircled land cleanly, lest he be blamed.
"Kang Kang?" Emperor Changlong pondered for a while, "I think about it."