Do you know: I have a different surname: Wang, uncle Minglan

Chapter 215 If you are unsure about foreign affairs, ask Wei Yuan; if you are unsure about domestic

Inside Xuanzheng Hall.

Zhao Zhen, leaning on the Arhat couch, stared at Wei Yuan through a beaded curtain.

He really couldn't understand. Wei Yuan did a great job on the trip to the southeast. What crime did he commit?

"Wei Qing. Tell me, what crime have you committed?" He spoke slowly.

Wei Yuan said: "I didn't do a good job in the military weapons issue, and the Japanese envoys took the opportunity to cause trouble, which made many nobles dissatisfied." Zhao Zhen coughed twice again, smiled, and said: "You did this according to my order. If you are guilty, I can't escape the blame." Wei Yuan's heart trembled, and then said: "I killed many people in the southeast, not just Japanese pirates." He pleaded guilty just to reassure Zhao Zhen. The reason was not important. The important thing was to let Zhao Zhen find a reason, but Zhao Zhen's answer was beyond his expectations. "The Imperial City Department reports to me every day what you did in the southeast. I think you are right to kill. A general should act like a general." Wei Yuan thought about it and wanted to speak again: "I will be a general." Zhao Zhen suddenly interrupted, waved at him, and said: "Come closer, let me see you, I haven't seen you for a long time." Wei Yuan was stunned. Seeing this, Zhu Zongguan quickly made a gesture to him. He just came back to his senses, stood up and came to Zhao Zhen, and was about to kneel down again, but saw Zhao Zhen waved his hand and ordered someone to bring him a chair,

"Sit in front of me, let me take a good look at you."

Wei Yuan followed the order, he sat on the chair, frowned slightly, and didn't understand what the other party meant.

He made himself stand outside the palace for three hours, and pretended to be a harmonious monarch and minister.

What exactly does Zhao Zhen want to do?

For a while, Zhao Zhen didn't say anything, just looked at Wei Yuan quietly.

After a long time, he suddenly coughed violently again. Wei Yuan looked at the eunuchs and palace maids who served him, as if they were used to it?

"My lord, are you okay?"

Wei Yuan asked hurriedly.

Zhao Zhen waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I just caught a cold, and I'll be fine in a few days."

Cold?

Looking at the cough, it doesn't seem to be as simple as a cold!

"I hope the lord will take care of his body."

Wei Yuan bowed his hands.

Zhao Zhen smiled, "I still remember the first time I saw you, it was also here, and I made you wait for a long time."

"You were still a young boy at that time, but now you are more calm."

Wei Yuan was distracted for a moment.

When he first came to the capital, he did stay outside the palace for a long time as Zhao Zhen said.

At that time, Zhao Zhen wanted to kill his own spirit.

But what about now?

Wei Yuan fell silent.

Zhao Zhen continued, "In a blink of an eye, many years have passed, and you are about to get married."

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "Your Majesty has a good memory. When I first met you, I remembered nothing except fear."

Zhao Zhen rarely smiled, then turned serious and said, "Don't blame me."

Wei Yuan was shocked, "How dare I blame Your Majesty?"

Zhao Zhen said earnestly, "My body is not good. If no one supports me, I am afraid that even walking will be a bit difficult."

"If I were ten years younger, why would I treat you like this."

"If I were gone, I am worried that the prince would not be able to protect you."

Wei Yuan knelt down and kowtowed, "Your Majesty will live a long life and live for ten thousand years."

Zhao Zhen said, "There are no outsiders here. Get up, sit down, and chat with me. I am worried that there will be no such days to talk to you again."

Wei Yuan sat down again.

Zhao Zhen said again: "Is there a emperor who can rule for ten thousand years in this world? In my reign, I have both civil and military achievements."

"I am satisfied, I only hate heaven, why did I meet you in my old age."

Wei Yuan lowered his head and remained silent. At this time, he didn't know what to say.

Zhao Zhen sighed and continued,

"You have offended many people on the trip to the southeast. In the past few days, the letters signed by the nobles alone have piled up into a mountain, all of which want to punish you."

"I let you stay outside the palace for so long, it is also for your own good, but also to give an explanation to those nobles, otherwise, this matter may not be settled well."

"Good Wei Qing, I have difficulties, you must understand my intentions."

Just as Wei Yuan thought before coming to Xuanzheng Hall.

Zhao Zhen could give a reason for ignoring the Danglu Army no matter what.

To outsiders, it could be Wei Yuan's great achievements, or his failure to safely escort the military weapons to Japan, giving the nobles an attitude.

This attitude does not necessarily mean to punish Wei Yuan.

But it must be there.

For Wei Yuan, it can be said that he was thinking for his own sake, otherwise, Wei Yuan would really become a "lonely minister".

"When I am here, I can still protect you, but if I am gone, I am worried that you will not have a good end, just like Di Qing back then."

When he heard Zhao Zhen's words.

Wei Yuan felt dazed.

He originally thought that the emperor had changed after the two kings case.

But now, he has another illusion that the emperor is still the same emperor, without any change.

Who is the real emperor?

Or, he has never understood the true side of the emperor from beginning to end?

"If I could be ten years younger, how great it would be"

"Good Wei Qing, in the future, it depends on you and Wang Anshi."

At this point, Zhao Zhen waved his hand at Wei Yuan, signaling him to leave.

Wei Yuan did not dare to stay for long, so he left.

When he stepped out of the threshold of the hall, he suddenly heard Zhao Zhen's words again,

"Good Wei Qing!"

Wei Yuan was stunned.

Zhao Zhen said as if in a whisper: "Good Qing Wei, slow down!"

Wei Yuan looked back, bowed, and left.

Subsequently.

Prince Zhao Xi walked out from the back of the palace and came to Zhao Zhen, "Father."

Zhao Zhen did not look at him, but looked at the direction Wei Yuan left and murmured:

"He has always been my good guard, but as I get older, I want to be younger. It's a pity that he has to be a lonely minister. I can keep him safe."

"I am old"

Zhao Xi took a deep breath and said seriously: "My son, I will be able to protect our division in the future."

Zhao Zhen shook his head, "When I first met Di Qing, I had the same idea as you, but I still couldn't save him."

"Above this temple, you and I, father and son, seem to be the highest people, but they are also the most powerless people."

"When you become emperor in the future, you will know that it is often not you who want the world to be one for all, but the general trend that forces you to do so."

Zhao Xi was silent.

Zhao Zhen sighed and said: "If I punish Wei Qing harshly, you will treat him well. In this way, you can control his heart."

"From now on, if you are not sure about foreign affairs, you should ask Wei Yuan, and if you are not sure about domestic matters, you should ask Jiefu. These two are the capable people I have left for you. With them here, I can guarantee that you will be fine this day."

Wang Anshi, courtesy name Jiefu.

Zhao Xi bowed deeply and said, "My son, please remember this."

Zhao Zhen did not forget to warn: "Wei Qing has just returned to the court, and there may be some things that need to be taken care of."

"On his wedding day, you go on my behalf, and I will give you an imperial edict. Just tell him that it is the grace you asked for."

As the ancients said, if parents love their children, they have far-reaching plans.

Even Emperor Zhao Zhen was not exempt from this custom.

Regardless of the case of the two kings or the deliberate alienation of Wei Yuan in front of outsiders today, it was all to pave the way for Zhao Xi.

This is the only thing Zhao Zhen can do and want to do in his later years.