After hearing this report, everyone in the hall looked uncomfortable.

Today, the second prince Li Yao originally reported illness and only sent Princess Chen to celebrate his birthday.

Everyone also understood that Li Yao's fall was a bit harsh this time.

The more distinguished a person is, the more important his face is.

Originally, people who were born rich and noble should constantly cultivate their noble reputation.

Once you fall down and lose your face, then you really have nothing.

At this time, Li Yao should have been hiding in the palace, which had not yet been downgraded, and quietly licking his wounds.

Come now, what's the point?

However, after all, except for the eldest prince, he is the eldest among the other four princes.

When they heard that he had arrived, Li Shi and Li Xuan also stood up to greet him, as did everyone in the Yin family.

After a while, I saw Li Yao coming in wearing regular clothes. Fortunately, as soon as he entered the door, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, saying auspicious words.

Everyone's faces brightened a little. As soon as Mrs. Che called him up, Li Yao turned around and looked at Jia Qiang who was standing aside. He sneered, "How dare you, a foreign minister, not kneel down when you see Gu?"

After hearing this, everyone's expressions changed suddenly, and they realized that the person who came was not good. Even Li Xuan was ready to smooth things over, but Jia Qiang heard curiously: "I, the Duke of Ningguo, am attacking the first-class Marquis. When I see a auxiliary Duke, I have to kneel down to see him." An? It’s time to learn the etiquette of the Duke. Can a person who assists the Duke also be called a loner?"

Damn it!

Damn it!!

Only then did the Yin family and the two princes see what it means to be tough!

A foreign minister dared to confront a prince like this. This happened during the founding years of the People's Republic of China, and also happened during the dynasty of the ancestors.

But that’s when someone has made military exploits and made great contributions to the country!

Even the emperor gave him some dignity, but now...

Li Yao was almost mad. His face turned black and his voice changed. He pointed at Jia Qiang and said, "Okay! Okay! You are truly a good minister of my Dayan Li family!"

Jia Qiang said lightly: "There is no need to emphasize this point, Duke Fu. From the second Duke Ning Rong, to the second Duke Rong, and then to this prince, there is no one in our Jia family who has not shed blood for the Yan State." Injured? At the founding of the Yan Kingdom, the ancestor Ning Rong and his sons led the clan to revolt against the dragon. The number of men named Jia who died in the battle was unknown. The Jia family never dared to claim that they had made great contributions to the country, but when it comes to loyalty and filial piety, they are We can learn from heaven and earth! But I don’t know how much contribution the auxiliary Duke has made to the country, dynasty and society?”

"you……"

Li Yao's talkativeness can't really outshine Jia Qiang, a second-generation keyboard warrior.

Before Li Yao could say anything else, Mrs. Yin's wife said in a deep voice: "Okay, today is my birthday, the second prince wants to come and cause a scene?"

Li Yao was startled when he heard this and hurriedly knelt down and said, "Grandma, how dare your grandson?"

Mrs. Che sighed and said: "Come on, how can I handle this public case? Let's go to the palace together. Qiang'er just said that someone deliberately made trouble and wanted to provoke him to fight to the death with you, so he asked me to go to the palace to intercede. , you should go too."

Li Yao, who originally had no intention of entering the palace, heard this, nodded and smiled and said: "Okay, my grandson will enter the palace together with his grandmother."

When the Yin family girls and Yin Ziyu helped Che go inside to change her makeup, Li Yao looked at Jia Qiang and sneered: "Tell the Xue family that the Bai family paid 50,000 taels of filial piety to the orphans in the first year. The Xue family is rich, isn't it?" Is there such a thing as a good year with lots of snow, and pearls like earth and gold like iron? Just give me one hundred thousand taels of silver every year."

Jia Qiang looked at him and sneered: "With your virtue, are you worthy of the title of Tianhuang Noble?"

Li Yao was furious in his heart, but he sneered on his face and said, "You continue to be tough! Today, my father, the emperor, and my mother are going to take back the decree. I, the auxiliary of the country, am no longer worthy of my duties!"

"Second brother!"

Li Shi and Li Xuan were startled when they heard this, and quickly spoke out to stop him.

Such words that contain threats or even resentments are absolutely taboo in the Heavenly Family.

But it can also be seen how much hatred Li Yao has in his heart.

Yin Chu and Yin Chao looked at each other and saw the worry in each other's eyes.

This matter is not easy to handle!

…

Daming Palace, Yangxin Palace.

Emperor Long'an was looking at the newly submitted documents from the Ministry of Finance. Although he had known that Lin Ruhai was a capable minister, he was very pleased to see that the Ministry of Finance had recovered 10% of the deficit in such a short period of time.

In particular, he was even more satisfied when he heard that the families of the founding heroes had sold off their businesses and repaid their shortfalls to show their loyalty and respect.

However, Emperor Long'an made another circle around Jia Qiang's name with a red pen.

Jia Qiang!

This young nobleman whom he originally planned to use as a sword really amazed him.

When I first heard what he said to the Supreme Emperor in Zuixian Tower, I thought he was a sycophant.

Therefore, Emperor Long'an originally arranged for Jia Qiang, a good minister of the Supreme Emperor, to fight to the death with Jingchu's old minister. It would be best for both sides to suffer losses and die together.

But after the Jiangnan incident broke out, Han Bin and Lin Ruhai presented several envelopes, and Jia Qiang's various behaviors in Yangzhou Mansion finally made Emperor Long'an realize that this young man might really be just a straight man.

He respected the Supreme Emperor so much.

After he returned to Beijing, this series of things happened, which allowed Emperor Long'an to completely see his true nature.

Although he is very sharp, his filial piety is commendable, and he is as pure and filial to Lin Ruhai as a child.

As a disciple of Lin Ruhai, there will be no problem with loyalty.

He is brave and cruel, and he is indeed a good minister...

Of course, he is not without his shortcomings. He is a bit impatient and reckless. In addition, he has a stronger love for his children.

How could what happened that day in Rongqing Hall be hidden from the ears of Emperor Long'an?

For the sake of a girl, you have to go to the point of resigning and giving up your title. It's just a bastard!

However, for such a person who is not greedy for power, at least it seems so for now, he can be used with confidence.

You are still so young, and if you have polished yourself for a few years, you can leave it to your successors as ministers of the humerus.

As for whether you are worried or not, Jia Qiang will sit tall...

The emperor was suspicious, but also conceited.

The more ambitious the emperor was, the more suspicious he was, but also the more conceited he was.

With so many shortcomings that Jia Qiang has revealed so far, if Emperor Long'an still doesn't have the confidence to control him, then he shouldn't become the emperor.

Just as he closed the memorial with satisfaction and was about to handle the next official matter, he suddenly heard a report from Huangmen: "The second prince, the fourth prince, the fifth prince and the wife of the Yin family, the first-class Marquis Jia Qiang of the Ningguo Mansion came outside the palace to ask for an audience."

When Emperor Long'an heard this, he immediately frowned, his heart sank, and he said: "Xuan."

After saying that, he got up and greeted him personally.

Mrs. Che of the Yin family was one of the few women in the world whom Emperor Long'an respected very little. He always believed that the reason why the queen was so virtuous was inseparable from Mrs. Che's teachings.

There are not many understanding people in this world, and it is even more difficult for an old woman who has been widowed for many years to understand so well.

In addition, when he was in the most difficult situation last year, Empress Yin went home in person, ransacked her parents' house, and escorted several large carts of property back to the palace, which relieved Emperor Long'an's urgent need.

Over the years, the Yin family has always silently supported him behind the scenes, but never asked for favors and abided by their duties. Based on this, it is not an exaggeration to say that Emperor Long'an stood up to welcome him.

Not long after, after Huangmen Shilang led the three princes, Che family and Jia Qiang inside, Emperor Long'an quickly ordered the fourth and fifth princes without waiting for Che family to bow, and said: "Li Shi, Li Xuan, hold on to you." Grandma, please sit down."

The second prince Li Yao's face turned pale and he knelt down in a polite manner.

Jia Qiang is naturally indispensable...

Emperor Long'an just pretended that he had not seen her, and asked Che with a smile: "Today is Mrs. Tai's birthday. I should have come to congratulate the Queen in person, but because of the heavy state affairs, I delayed it."

Mr. Che smiled and said: "There is no such thing as a birthday or a birthday. I haven't lived it for many years in the past. My wife is blessed with great grace from heaven. After the queen served the emperor, she was able to breathe and live a good life with this blessing." Speaking of which, it is all due to the mighty grace of the Emperor."

Emperor Long'an said with a smile: "Hey, this is because of Mrs. Tai's virtuous virtues, which inspired God to send this favor. Is Mrs. Tai's body and bones okay? Is everything going well at home? Is there anyone who dares to be disobedient and make Mrs. Tai angry?"

As he said that, his gaze was like a knife scraping across the face of the second prince Li Yao, making Li Yao's face turn paler.

However, Mrs. Che said with a smile: "It's better to thank the emperor Hongfu. The children in the family are still filial. Having a baby is not an integer. Even five princes are here. It's too much. Don't do this next year. I can't afford it." ah!"

Emperor Long'an said with a smile: "It's their fair share. Even if they were born in the Heavenly Family, they should pay more attention to filial piety. But I heard that only four of them went, so why did another one go later?"

Li Yao hurriedly kowtowed and said: "Returning to my father, I have disobeyed the holy will today and made my father angry, so I have been thinking behind closed doors. But I have been thinking about my grandmother's birthday. It is difficult to go there during the day because there are so many people, so I wait until the afternoon. When the time comes, go kowtow to grandma again."

Emperor Long'an snorted and was about to say something when he saw the queen coming in from the outside and said with a smile: "I heard that my mother came into the palace to thank her, so I came to have a look. My mother is also old, so she wanted to thank her. You should hand in the paper first, and you shouldn't disturb the emperor's state affairs."

When Emperor Long'an heard this, he immediately waved his hands and said, "Hey, what are you talking about, Queen? I can't even invite the Madam, so I'm very happy to be able to come, so what else can I give you?"

Empress Yin hurriedly stepped forward to hold down Mrs. Che who stood up to give her a national gift, and said with an angry smile: "The emperor is not willing to accept your gift, but my mother wants me to give her a gift?"

Mrs. Che smiled and said: "National gifts can never be abolished." After a pause, he pointed to Jia Qiang and said: "You sent this to your home. I was very satisfied with it and agreed with Mrs. Rongguo. , I have recognized this grandson-in-law. Today, he has come to beg me for the first time. It is because of my fault, so I can only shamelessly come to the palace to ask for favors from the emperor!"

As soon as these words came out, Emperor Long'an and Queen Yin were both startled. After looking at each other, Queen Yin smiled and said: "It turns out it was my fault..." After saying that, she looked at Jia Qiang and said: "Ninghou, you Tell me, what's wrong with me?"

Jia Qiang said in a deep voice: "How dare I say anything about the fault of the mother of the country? I just want to report to Madam Tai that there are people with ulterior motives in the palace, the fake queen, who wants to provoke a deadly fight between me and the second prince, so I beg to be shamelessly Go to Mrs. Tai and ask Mrs. Tai for help!"

Queen Yin's face changed suddenly when she heard this, and she sternly scolded: "How dare you! Jia Qiang, what are you talking about? People with ulterior motives? How can there be people with ulterior motives in the palace? You are teaching me a lesson and disciplining the six palaces for their lack of virtue." ?”

Jia Qiang did not give in, but looked at Empress Yin stubbornly and said: "If you don't have ulterior motives, how could you accuse the Xue family daughter of entering the second prince's house?"

Empress Yin was simply confused and became more and more angry, saying: "What are you talking about? Since the daughter of the Xue family and the daughter of the Kong family are named in the Ministry of Rites, it means that it is her duty and her blessing to serve in the prince's palace. Are you allowed to be picky here? Although Li Yao made a mistake and was punished by his father, he is still the emperor and my royal son. Who gave you the courage to interfere in palace affairs? I see You are so arrogant that you have lost your mind!"

Hearing this, Li Yao shed tears that had been suppressed for a long time. He knelt down and kowtowed and said: "Father, Emperor, Mother, Jia Qiang has humiliated my son and ministers several times. Just now, he was mocking my sons and ministers in front of my grandmother's house. I didn't even look at him." The Heavenly Family. I, my son, ask my father, the Emperor, and my mother to make the decision. If my son is really not from the Heavenly Family, I would rather die!"

As soon as these words came out, Emperor Long'an's face instantly became extremely gloomy, and he looked at Jia Qiang with a serious look.

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Chapter completed!