Chapter 96 Audience with the Emperor
Chapter 96 Audience with the Emperor (Part )
Exactly one hour later, Yang Lihua walked into the room with the letter. Yang Guang had been kneeling for an hour and his legs were numb, but he still dared not move.
He saw the letter in Yang Lihua's hand and recognized it at a glance. It was the letter he had written that year. He had been on the verge of despair, but he suddenly came back to life.
"Father, this is the original!"
Yang Lihua handed the letter to her father Yang Jian. Yang Jian narrowed his eyes. He didn't expect that the original was still there.
He opened the letters and compared them. The handwriting in the two letters was exactly the same, but that sentence was not in the original.
Yang Jian was furious and turned around to glare at Concubine Chen. Concubine Chen quickly knelt down and said, "It was the King of Han who asked me to pass the letter to Your Majesty. I was just helping to deliver the letter. I know nothing else!"
Yang Jian's face darkened, and he ordered, "Prince Xuanhan, please come to see me!"
The guard left in a hurry.
Yang Jian saw his fat grandson Yang Zhao at the door and said with a smile, "Little Fatty, hurry up and help your father up!"
Yang Zhao hurried in to help his father up. Yang Guang's knees were stiff and it took him a long time to stand up. Another guard hurried forward to help and finally helped Yang Guang up.
Yang Jian smiled and said, "Second brother, I'm sorry for wronging you. Sit down and take a rest!"
Yang Guang was reborn from the dead, almost crying, and choked up, "Thank you, father!"
Yang Guang was helped to sit down. He was also very confused as to why the original letter was still there. Yang Zhao whispered to his father, "Someone stole the letter, and my third brother replaced it with a fake one!"
Yang Jian narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Little Fatty, is there anything that the Emperor Grandfather can't listen to?"
Yang Zhao was startled, and quickly lowered his head and said, "I heard from my uncle that someone went to the Xiao Mansion to steal a letter, but ended up stealing a fake letter."
Yang Jian smiled faintly and said, "But I clearly heard you mention the third brother!"
Yang Guang secretly cursed his eldest son for being confused. His father was a martial arts expert when he was young. Although he is old now, he is still sharp-eyed and sharp-eared.
He quickly winked at his eldest son. Yang Zhao did not dare to hide anything and could only whisper: "It was my third brother who suggested making a fake letter for the letter thief to steal. My uncle wanted to burn the original letter, but my third brother stopped him. He said that if the real letter was burned, the fake letter would become the real one in the future, so the real letter was kept."
Yang Jian nodded, "This kid is very knowledgeable!"
He then said to his daughter Yang Lihua: "Tomorrow morning, I want to see this smart grandson!"
Yang Lihua was overjoyed and said quickly, "My daughter will arrange it!"
At this time, Han Wang Yang Liang hurried in, knelt down and bowed, "Your Majesty, your son pays homage to you, father!"
Yang Jian threw the two letters in front of him and said coldly: "Explain to me what these two letters are about."
Yang Liang's head buzzed. The original copy was still there. Was it not burned?
He was extremely frightened, but he could not deny it, so he kowtowed repeatedly, "I know my crime! I know my crime! It was Pei Wen'an who instigated me to do it, and it was he who sent people to find Zhang Qianhe in Luoyang to forge the letter. I didn't want to do this, but they kept instigating me, and I made a big mistake when I was confused!"
Yang Jian gritted his teeth and said, "Pass on my order to execute Pei Wen'an and Zhang Qianhe's entire family!"
Yang Jian pointed at Yang Liang and said, "You bastard, you have no brotherly love in your heart. You were led astray by a few words from others. Now get back to Chang'an and reflect on your mistakes for a year. If you dare to do it again, I will kill you!"
Yang Liang kowtowed repeatedly to express his gratitude, then crawled out. Yang Lihua sighed in her heart that her father was still partial to his youngest son, and he let him go despite committing such a serious crime, and even did not deprive him of his title of King of Han.
The next morning, Xiao Xia was taken to the emperor's dragon boat, and a eunuch took him to bathe and change clothes.
Then he sat in a quiet room and waited patiently for an audience.
At this time, Yang Lihua walked into the quiet room. Xiao Xia quickly stood up and saluted. Yang Lihua waved her hand and said with a smile: "Sit down, auntie will tell you something!"
Xiao Xia sat down, and Yang Lihua sat down opposite him and said with a smile: "I have already given the jade pendant to your royal grandfather. He is very happy that you still keep the token, but I still have a few words to tell you.
First, the emperor has already acknowledged you as the emperor's grandson, so you should call him the emperor's grandfather. Although you cannot join the clan for the time being, the blood relationship is there and cannot be denied."
Xiao Xia nodded silently, and Yang Lihua continued with a smile: "Secondly, the emperor's grandfather likes to test his grandson. You should tell the truth about what he is testing you on. Don't pretend to know something you don't. Do you understand?"
"I remember!"
"And the third point, your royal grandfather has not been feeling well these past two days, so just say a few words and then leave. Don't let him get tired!"
Xiao Xia nodded slightly in agreement.
Seeing that the eunuch at the door was hesitant to speak, Yang Lihua smiled and said, "It's time, go!"
Xiao Xia followed the eunuch towards the emperor's bedroom.
Of course there was no body search. Bathing and changing clothes is actually a polite way of searching.
As I walked into the cabin, the heat mixed with a strange fragrance and a faint smell of medicine hit me in the face.
Xiao Xia saw a burly old man in a yellow robe sitting on the couch. His eyes were like knives, and he looked intimidating without even getting angry. He took out Xiao Xia's jade pendant. Xiao Xia hurriedly stepped forward, knelt down, and bowed respectfully, "Grandson Xiao Xia pays respects to the Royal Grandfather. I wish the Royal Grandfather a long life!"
"Be flat!"
Xiao Xia stood up and stood with his hands hanging down.
Yang Jian looked carefully at this grandson of a different surname. He saw that he was about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a handsome face, fair skin, and a gentle appearance. However, he was very tall and had a very strong physique. He was not the stocky type, but rather well-proportioned and strong, with especially long hands.
Yang Jian pointed at the jade pendant and said with a smile: "You can keep the jade pendant I gave you well, which shows that you cherish this blood relationship in your heart. I am very happy."
Xiao Xia was ashamed. He had given the jade pendant to an old prisoner on death row in prison. Fortunately, Liu Wenjing snatched it back.
"My grandson will never forget his roots for even a moment."
Yang Jian nodded approvingly, turned around and asked a eunuch, "I can't remember, what is his ranking?"
The eunuch bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am ranked seventh!"
Yang Jian smiled slightly and said, "From now on, I will call you Xiao Qilang!"
Only then did Xiao Xia understand the origins of her son Xiao Qilang.
"Thank you, Grandfather Emperor, for the name!"
Yang Jian smiled and asked, "Have you ever read a book?"
"Reporting to the Emperor, Grandfather, I have studied for a few years, and my handwriting is not very good."
Yang Jian laughed, "I haven't even asked you yet, but you admitted it. Have you ever practiced martial arts?"
"Reporting to Grandfather, I have practiced martial arts for several years!"
"To what extent?"
Xiao Xia hesitated for a moment and said, "Reporting to Grandfather Emperor, the consolidation of the Yuan was successful a few months ago!"
Yang Jian's eyes lit up, "Really? Chengdu, come and give my grandson some pointers."
Xiao Xia was shocked. Yuwen Chengdu?
I saw a young general of about 27 or 28 years old walking over. He was tall and slender, with an imposing manner, about 1.9 meters tall, wearing an iron helmet and silver armor, with a handsome face and bright eyes.
This person is none other than the palace guard general Yuwen Chengdu, a true ninth-grade master feared by the whole world.
An eunuch came in with a silver tray containing two wooden swords. He handed it to Yuwen Chengdu first, who picked up the wooden swords from the tray. The eunuch then handed the tray to Xiao Xia, who also picked up the wooden swords. He bowed to Yang Jian and said, "Please forgive my rudeness, Grandfather!"
Yang Jian smiled and waved his hand, "It's okay, just go ahead and do it!"
Yang Lihua next to her was really worried. Her father obviously didn't believe that Xiao Xia had succeeded in consolidating his energy.
The news she got a year ago was that Xiao Xia didn't know any martial arts, but now he has gained the upper hand.
This kid must be bragging!
Yuwen Chengdu held the wooden sword horizontally and said with a slight smile, "Seventh Grandson, please!"
In an instant, a strong murderous intent rushed towards Xiao Xia. The two were ten feet apart, and Xiao Xia clearly felt this powerful pressure. Xiao Xia held a wooden sword in his hand, his expression was natural, but his eyes were staring at Yuwen Chengdu like a leopard.
There was a flash of surprise in Yuwen Chengdu's eyes. He knew what the emperor meant. He wanted him to see whether the seventh grandson of the emperor had really succeeded in consolidating the Yuan Dynasty.
So he used his inner force and murderous aura to intimidate the opponent. Any warrior who could break through the barriers would be forced to lose his energy under his pressure, and he would know it at a glance.
But the young man in front of him was completely different. He restrained his aura completely and didn't reveal it at all. It was as if he was punching a piece of silk cotton.
What was going on? Didn't he break through the barrier? Impossible, a warrior who didn't break through the barrier couldn't stand in front of him.
Yuwen Chengdu's heart moved, "Could it be that he also practiced Master Yuan's Taoist method?"
Yuwen Chengdu's expression suddenly became extremely serious. He slowly unsheathed his wooden sword, and his figure flashed before returning to its original position. It was so fast that no one could tell that he had already attacked.
Xiao Xia's body also shook a bit, then returned to its original position, motionless.
Just now, when the two of them exchanged a move, Xiao Xia used the thirteenth sword of the Tan style, drew his sword and stabbed, using attack instead of defense, and used all his strength to block Yuwen Chengdu's ghost sword.
At this time, Yang Jian clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Little Qilang is the first among my grandchildren who can make General Chengdu draw his sword."
Yuwen Chengdu handed the wooden sword to the eunuch, stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, the seventh grandson's martial arts is above the seventh rank, but I can't tell how high it is. He blocked my sword just now, and this is the first time I have encountered such a thing."
(End of this chapter)