Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

 Inside the palace.

Today the weather was just right. Emperor Ming had his morning dynasty. He did not go to the Qinzheng Palace to serve as trustees, but entered the inner palace with great interest. He wanted to find Concubine Meng, who had gained the most sacred heart, and went for a walk in the Imperial Garden.

As soon as Emperor Ming stepped into Concubine Meng's Chongyang Palace with a smile on his face, his chamberlain rushed in and presented an urgent military intelligence report from 800 miles away to Emperor Ming.

Emperor Ming opened the report and glanced at it. The smile on her face froze, and her hands couldn't help but tremble.

Gaoshan Kingdom suddenly raised 300,000 troops and pressed heavily on the border. Hangu Pass fell overnight.

Losing Hangu Pass means losing the biggest barrier guarding the south. If the enemy is not contained quickly, large areas of the city in the south will be in danger.

Emperor Ming hurriedly ordered: "Quickly recruit important cabinet ministers and military attachés above the first rank to the Qinzheng Hall to discuss matters."

As soon as Emperor Ming stepped out of the gate of Chongyang Palace, another urgent report was presented.

The Huns' cavalry invaded the border, and the three cities in the north were suddenly lost. The Huns' cavalry burned, killed and looted all the way, and was heading towards the capital with great momentum.

It is true that misfortunes never come singly, and the successive bad news made Emperor Ming almost breathless.

Li Dequan hurriedly supported Emperor Ming. Emperor Ming was so anxious that he stamped his feet and shouted: "Quickly recruit important ministers to the Qinzheng Hall to discuss matters. Hurry! Hurry!"

As soon as Emperor Ming arrived at the Qinzheng Hall, Li Ling was the first one to rush over.

When Emperor Ming saw Li Ling, he felt as if he had found a savior. He quickly took his nephew and told him: "Boyue, I just received the report that Hangu Pass in the south has been lost, and the Huns from the north are attacking again. Oops! Attacked from both sides, it's urgent. What can we do?"

Li Ling was inspecting the generals in the camp when he suddenly received news from Ling Xiao in the mansion that Queen Cao had actually issued an edict and demoted his wife to a concubine. After hearing this, Li Ling was so angry that he mounted his fast horse and rushed to the inner palace to find Emperor Ming to argue. Now that he heard Emperor Ming talking to him about the urgent military situation, Li Ling felt both angry and sad.

He Li Ling lived and died for Da Qi Jiangshan, but the royal family never gave him any respect, and he did such a thing to his wife.

Li Ling glanced at Emperor Ming's anxious look, with a cold face, and replied calmly: "This world belongs to the Zhao family. If the enemy army comes to invade, what does it have to do with me, Li Ling?"

Li Ling was a loyal man. When Emperor Ming suddenly saw his attitude, he was so furious that he didn't come back to his senses for a moment. He stared at Li Ling and said: "Bo Yue, what happened to you today? You are me. A first-class general of Daqi, now that the enemy is approaching, have you been fooled?"

 Li Ling glanced at Emperor Ming displeasedly and said in a tone that it had nothing to do with him: "I am here to address His Majesty today."

As he spoke, he took out the military talisman from his waist and placed it on Emperor Ming's dragon case with a click: "From today on, I, Li Ling, am no longer a first-class general of Da Qi. If your majesty wants to retreat from the enemy, please order good generals." .”

Emperor Ming glanced at the military talisman placed by Li Ling on the desk, and then stared at Li Ling's frosty face, saying in disbelief: "Bo Yue, what's wrong with you? You're fine, why did you suddenly lose your temper?" With that said, he picked up the military talisman, put it into Li Ling's hand, and said half-coaxingly: "You are my nephew. If you don't share my worries at this time, who can I count on? If you have any request, just follow me. I just mentioned it, now I am really anxious and furious, you are my nephew, are you going to get angry with your uncle at this juncture?"

When Li Ling saw this, he knew that Emperor Ming had already forgotten what he had promised him yesterday. Facing his uncle who was getting older and more confused, Li Ling sighed helplessly. He looked directly at Emperor Ming and asked: "Your Majesty, yesterday I have clearly promised not to interfere in my family affairs, so why did I ask the queen to issue an edict to demote my first wife to a concubine?"

As soon as Emperor Ming heard this, he came back to his senses.

He breathed a long sigh of relief, patted Li Ling on the shoulder and said, "I thought it was some big deal worthy of your being so angry, but it turns out it's just for this."

Emperor Ming looked at Li Ling with a look of hatred, and said earnestly: "You think your child is too straight? Which man doesn't have three wives and four concubines? What's wrong with me giving you a princess?" Well, you are my nephew, and after the Lord returns, you will be my half son. Isn’t this a good thing that has the best of both worlds? Besides, if you are reluctant to part with the Shen family, I will not force you, I will just surrender her. For the concubine, just how you doted on her in the past, you can do it on her in the future, she is just a woman."

Everyone has a different temperament, and their thoughts and actions are also very different. Emperor Ming could not understand Li Ling's behavior of being weak and insisting on drinking a gourd alone, and Li Ling also looked down upon Emperor Ming's affectionate and broken promises.

Before Ming Emperor Xu Xu's "preaching" was finished, Li Ling planned in a cold voice: "If your majesty does not let the queen take back her life, I will have no choice but to disarm and return to the fields with my wife and children."

A cold word made the eloquent Emperor Ming completely speechless.

Emperor Ming had no choice but to compromise when he saw that Li Ling was unable to make progress. He had been emperor for decades. Although he was not proficient in the art of emperorship, he was very good at acting.

When Emperor Ming saw that Li Ling was unable to get enough oil and salt, he was determined to find the Shen family. He rolled his eyes, sighed deeply, pretended to be heartbroken, and said to Li Ling: "This Cao family is worthy of being my queen." It has been more than ten years, but she has always done things that are not what I want. A few days ago, she mentioned to me that she would demote Shen to the side room and then give Qingluan to you as your wife, but I just disagreed. "

As he spoke, he spread his hands, pretending to be innocent, and continued: "Tell me, this Mr. Shen did not do anything wrong at all. He demoted someone's wife as a concubine for no reason. If such a thing were to spread, wouldn't it be possible? Isn’t it detrimental to the royal family’s face?”

“I didn’t expect that even after I tried to persuade the queen for a long time, she still insisted on having her own way.”

 “This Empress Cao is so ungrateful and virtuous that she is really irritating and hateful!”

Emperor Ming sighed, stepped forward and patted Li Ling on the shoulder again: "Boyue, you have to believe me. I really don't know about this matter."

As he said this, he put the military talisman into Li Ling's hand again, and said in a friendly manner: "Now the enemy is attacking from two sides, and we are extremely urgent. This is a joke that cannot be delayed. I have just ordered the important ministers of the court to come to discuss it. They will be here soon. You can wait. Don’t get angry again.”

Facing Emperor Ming's overtures, Li Ling remained unmoved. He took two steps back and said with a cold face: "Since your Majesty does not know about this, please order the Queen to withdraw the decree."

As he said that, he once again placed the military talisman given to him by Emperor Ming on the table: "When the queen takes back the imperial edict, apologizes to her wife in person, and promises not to cause trouble to her wife in the future, I will accept your majesty's military talisman."

After Li Ling said these words, he turned around and strode out of the Qinzheng Hall without even giving a courtesy.