Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 556 Wisdom

Xie replied: "Loyalty naturally needs to be shown, but it is not as simple as words."

“You need to tell His Majesty that our Prince Yong Palace will abolish the guard army, increase the tribute to the court, and order the descendants of the Prince to study in the palace.”

When Zhao Xuan heard this, he immediately shook his head and said, "This is too harsh."

“Our Prince’s Palace only has 50,000 guards, so where is the room for reduction?”

Xie said: "According to the rules, the prince only has thirty thousand guards. The late emperor, out of consideration for his grandmother's kindness, made an exception and granted us an extra twenty thousand."

“Now that His Majesty is in power, it would be inappropriate for us to make this special exception.”

"What you said does make sense." After saying that, Zhao Xuan couldn't help but sigh slightly, and said: "We have 50,000 troops in our hands. If something happens, we still have some strength to resist. If there are any less, it will really be impossible to restrain the chicken."

Mrs. Xie rolled her eyes at her husband and said helplessly: "Not to mention a mere 50,000 troops, even if I give you another 50,000, if the imperial court really wants to withdraw from the vassal, can you still be able to resist?"

 Don't say give him another 50,000 yuan, even if he gives another 50,000 yuan, it will be easy for Li Ling to cure him.

The current emperor was once the God of War. Not to mention a mere vassal king, even a big country like the Gaoshan Kingdom and the Huns' cavalry were all defeated by him. What qualifications did Zhao Xuan have to fight against him.

Although I am not willing to accept it, I have to recognize the reality.

Zhao Xuan sighed deeply and replied: "That's the same reason."

Xie said: "If our proposal to keep 30,000 guards like other princes is not enough, you have to report to His Majesty and propose to keep only 20,000."

Seeing that Zhao Xuan looked distressed again, Mrs. If you set an example and other vassal princes are aware of current affairs and follow suit, your majesty will be able to weaken the power of the vassal prince without any effort. Your majesty should remember this great contribution to our Prince Yong's palace. "

“Therefore, our sincerity must be fully expressed, and it must be done as early as possible.”

Although Zhao Xuan was not a shrewd and capable master, he was a direct grandson of the royal family and could not be a person without political awareness. He knew that his wife was right, but he was still a little unwilling to do so.

Disbanding the army is equivalent to lowering one's status. Oh, it makes me feel bad just thinking about it.

Zhao Xuan's brows knitted into a big knot. He looked at his wife and said, "I think just removing the guard is enough to show our loyalty. Do we really want to send our children to the palace as hostages?"

 “I think it’s not necessary, right?”

Although there are many descendants of Prince Yong's Palace, Zhao Xuan, as the heir apparent of Prince Yong's Palace, would naturally choose his children if he wanted to send a hostage to the palace.

He now has four sons, and two more are unborn, one in Xie's belly and one in Meng's belly.

Although the two of them don't know their gender yet, he can be regarded as his son Shengmao, and he just wants to send him away. Although he knows that even if he enters the palace, he will live a life of rich clothes and fine food, he still can't bear to part with him.

Furthermore, the wife may not be willing to let her biological son be sent away. If she was interested in the child in Meng's belly, how could Meng be spared.

 Just thinking about it gave Zhao Xuan a headache.

Xie didn't have the same thoughts as Zhao Xuan. She was now considering the issue from the overall perspective of the future of Prince Yong's Palace. As for the child in Meng's belly, it would be best if she could replace her son, but she didn't know what that would be at the moment. Whether Meng's child is a boy or a girl, Xie's thoughts are not directed at Meng.

Seeing that her husband was reluctant to let go of the child, Mrs. Xie sighed and said, "Do you think I am willing to let go? Aren't we doing this for the long-term plan of the palace? In the past, in the past dynasties, were there many examples of vassal kings being eradicated by emperors and their families? Your Majesty is iron-blooded. The emperor, who knows if he will use iron-blooded tactics to deal with us vassal kings."    "Rather than destroying the whole family when the time comes, it is better to sacrifice the small one to protect the big one."

Zhao Xuan took a breath and replied: "Your Majesty is indeed strong today, but our Prince Yong's Mansion has always been honest and honest and has never acted arbitrarily. If your Majesty really wants to withdraw from the vassal, he cannot be harsh to us." Hand?"

Mr. Xie smiled and said: "As the saying goes, there is no need to blame anyone. Our Prince Yong's Mansion is the most powerful among the vassals. If Your Majesty wants to have an attack, who do you think is the most suitable person to be the deed?"

Zhao Xuan let out a long sigh and said, "You are right." But when he thought of sending his children as hostages, he still couldn't bear the thought, so he muttered to himself and said, "If I take the lead in asking for the weakening of the guard army, Your Majesty, in recognition of my merits, might be able to be lenient and not allow us to send protons into the palace again?"

 He began to have no idea, so he looked at his wife and asked, "What do you think?"

Xie was naturally more reluctant than her husband to send her child as a hostage. She thought about it and replied, "I can't guess what your Majesty means. It just depends on fate."

"This is a big deal. After we have agreed upon it, you can write a letter to your father and listen to what your father and concubine think."

Zhao Xuandao said: "Well, I will write a letter to my father tomorrow."

After the couple discussed it, it was already midnight. Xie stretched her waist, got into bed and said, "Go to sleep, I'm sleepy too."

Zhao Xuan also lay down, but he was tossing and turning, still thinking about what he had just discussed with his wife.

As the saying goes, once the emperor has one courtier, now that the emperor has changed, it is no longer the time for their Prince Yong's palace to be so prominent.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xuan couldn't help but feel a little lonely in his heart, but he turned to think about the precedents he had heard of before about princes being executed and exiled, and he couldn't help but feel happy.

Fortunately, his wife was keen, and they were able to put up a good posture before the emperor took action, so that they would not be too passive. Although the value of Prince Yong's palace had dropped, they could at least preserve the foundation and the prosperity of the whole family.

D!

 Forget it, just be content with what you have.

Zhao Xuan finally stopped worrying about gains and losses. He turned around and looked at his wife's peaceful sleeping face on the pillow. He couldn't help but move in his heart, so he leaned over and kissed her gently. Mr. Xie subconsciously touched her while she was sleeping. Cheeks, then turned around and continued to sleep peacefully.

Zhao Xuan smiled and was about to close his eyes and fall asleep when he suddenly remembered what he promised Meng to talk to his wife today.

As soon as he entered the house, his wife discussed with him such a major matter related to the prosperity and decline of the family, but he completely forgot about his original promise to love his concubine.

 I don’t know how to tell my concubine tomorrow.

Zhao Xuan could not help but become agitated after finally calming down.

Mr. Xie, who was sleeping, turned over, and half of his jade arms were loosely put on Zhao Xuan's waist. Zhao Xuan carefully put his wife's arms back into the quilt, and carefully tucked his wife's quilt corners.

 When he lay down again, sleepiness swept over him.

There are no big things in the back house. As for the things I promised to my concubine today, compared to the way out of the palace, they are nothing but sesame seeds and mung beans, so they are not worth taking seriously.

 Forget it, don’t think about it anymore, go to sleep.

 (End of this chapter)