Chapter 234 Four Kings Meet

On the seventh day of September, the weather was sunny and cloudless.

Yan Qing and Wen Jin were handling government affairs in the Qinzheng Palace. Shen Mo, who had become the commander of the Royal Forest Army, was patrolling at the entrance of the palace. There was a sound of horse hooves. Ji Lin, who was transferred to patrol outside the palace, turned over and dismounted: "Commander Shen, the four vassal princes have arrived. Please report to Your Majesty outside the city gate."

Shen Mo nodded, took two people with him, turned around and walked quickly in the direction of Qinzheng Hall.

"Your Majesty, the four kings have arrived outside the city gate. Please make your decision."

Yan Qing raised her hand: "Let them enter the city."

"Yes." Shen Mo was silent for a moment, and then asked: "Do they need to remove their swords?"

The four vassal princes are military generals, and the generals will carry swords with them. However, no one is allowed to carry weapons when meeting the emperor.

Wen Jin said: "I'd like to trouble Commander Shen to pick them up personally. It's up to them whether they want to take off their swords or not."

"Yes." Shen Mo took the order and left.

The two father-in-laws, Ruyi and Jixiang, who were standing at the door of the palace, looked at each other, then lowered their eyebrows and thought for a moment. After a moment, Ruyi turned around and walked to the imperial cabinet and knelt down: "Your Majesty."

Yan Qing raised his eyes.

Ruyi lowered her eyebrows and asked for instructions: "Four vassal princes have come all the way. Your Majesty, do you want to keep them for dinner tonight? Do you need me to tell the imperial study room to prepare more dishes?"

"Just follow the usual standards for dinner." Yan Qing said, "Don't worry too much."

"yes."

It was only the third day that Yan Qing ascended the throne. During these three days, the meal specifications had not changed much from when Yan Chen was here. Dozens of dishes were spread across the table, and she and Wen Jin could not finish them all. Some dishes were taken away without even being tasted, or were given to the palace servants serving in the palace.

Dozens of royal meals were enough to entertain a few people, and besides, the four feudal princes didn't come just for the meal.

It took Yan Qing and Wen Jin another half an hour to finish today's government affairs. Wen Jin handed the approved folders to Ji Xiang: "These folders are sent back to the various ministries."

"yes."

Yan Qing left Qinzheng Hall, and soon after, the four vassal princes entered the palace and arrived at Jiuhua Hall.

"The four princes took the initiative to take off their swords and came empty-handed without any weapons." Shen Mo reported in front of Yan Qing in a low voice, "Even the guards stayed outside the palace gate."

Yan Qing hummed: "Let them come in."

"yes."

Shen Mo bowed and left, turned around and walked out.

The four men standing outside the hall are all talented people. They are all tall and impressive. The oldest is less than thirty years old, and the youngest is still a teenager. All four of them are wearing black royal robes, but the robes are embroidered with " have different patterns, representing different titles.

After receiving the summons, the four of them walked up the stone steps and entered the palace door. After entering the palace, they performed a salute: "I will see you, your majesty. Long live my emperor! Long live my emperor! May I live a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand years!"

Yan Qing raised his eyes slightly: "Everyone, please excuse me."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Give me a seat."

The palace people quickly set up seats for the four feudal princes, two on each side under the main throne. A long sandalwood table was placed in front of each person. The palace people served wine, tea, snacks and fruit plates as quickly as possible.

Mu Han and others thanked each other and sat down one by one. They followed the etiquette of monarchs and ministers, and their attitudes were obviously different from when they were in Suzaku City.

"This minister has come uninvited. Please forgive me in advance." Lu Ming sat in front of the case and bowed in the direction of Yan Qing, "Your Majesty's enthronement ceremony. I should have come to congratulate you, but I couldn't. According to the decree, the vassal king guarding the fiefdom cannot leave the fiefdom without authorization, otherwise he will be punished for the crime of treason, so——"

"We didn't get the order this time, so didn't you come too?" Yan Qing cut off his words lightly, raising her eyebrows slightly, "Is it possible that someone kidnapped you?"

Lu Ming, who was originally respectful and serious, immediately returned to his usual carefree attitude after hearing this: "Your Majesty is joking, who dares to kidnap me? It's just that things are different now."

"Tell me about it."

"Hasn't His Majesty already ascended the throne?" Lu Ming picked up the wine cup and took a sip of the palace wine, "The new emperor has a new atmosphere, and it is not suitable to continue to follow the past rules."

After saying that, he looked at Wen Jin, who was sitting next to the throne, "Congratulations to your Majesty, Your Majesty, for getting what you wanted, and now you have finally become His Majesty's most favored minister... Oh no, beloved husband."

Wen Jin not only has an outstanding appearance, but also has perfect manners, "Thank you very much, King Suzaku. Dayong has a vast territory, and the city of King Suzaku still needs your efforts. I hope King Suzaku can be your majesty's forever loyal minister and good general."

Lu Ming subconsciously wanted to reply to him by saying "you say this", but as soon as he raised his eyes, he met Yan Qing's eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling. Lu Ming's expression paused, and the words were swallowed back.

Clearing his throat, he said: "It is the responsibility of our four vassals to defend the territory for Your Majesty. Please rest assured, Your Majesty."

"King Suzaku is indeed the most reliable. He is obedient and loyal to His Majesty."

Be obedient and obedient?

Lu Ming's expression cracked for a moment, and his hand holding the wine cup tightened. For a moment, Wen Jin felt as if a villain had succeeded.

Didn’t he just become His Majesty’s royal husband? What's there to be proud of?

If he didn't have the responsibility of guarding Suzaku City, he could also be an emperor's husband. It's not sure who will be the favorite in the harem.

Lu Ming thought so, and suddenly felt a sour feeling.

Yan Qing grew up in Suzaku City, and Suzque City seemed to be her home. But now that she has ascended the throne as emperor, she will go back to Suzque City less and less in the future. Maybe it would be good to go once every few years.

In the next few years, decades, or even this life, he will probably be the only one guarding Suzaku City.

Thinking of this, he felt particularly sad.

"What's wrong?" Yan Qing keenly noticed that Lu Ming looked melancholy, and couldn't help raising his eyebrows, "Does it make you feel homesick just after arriving?"

Lu Ming came back to his senses, drank the wine in his hand, and then put down the wine cup, sighing faintly: "When I think that I can no longer meet Your Majesty every time in the future, I feel a little uncomfortable."

Yan Qing was silent for a moment, and gave a more pertinent suggestion: "You can marry and have children earlier, and when Zhuque City has an heir, you can pass the throne to your son. I will give you a mansion in the imperial city and make you an idle prince."

In this way, it will be much easier to meet. As long as you submit a memorial to the palace, you don't have to worry about the long journey, and you don't have to worry about any troubles in the fiefdom.

Lu Ming's expression was subtle, and he thought this suggestion was really terrible.

"Your Majesty, you are joking." Wen Jin sat aside and spoke slowly, "The King of Suzaku has a great responsibility to guard the fiefdom. Marrying a wife is certainly a major event in life, but it cannot be sloppy at all. The succession is even more cautious. Even if the King of Suzaku marries a wife and has a son, he can only consider passing the throne after the child reaches the age of twenty, and he must ensure that his son has the ability to guard the Suzaku King City."

There is no ready-made wife, and it is impossible to have a son at any time. Even if he goes back to discuss marriage this year, he will have to wait at least one or two years before it is done, and wait another one or two years before he can have a child. What if the first child is a daughter?

Not to mention whether it is a boy or a girl, even if the first child can inherit the throne in the future, he will have to wait another twenty years.

"Besides, when the King of Suzaku has a wife, he will have to drag his family and travel a long distance to the imperial capital with his wife and relatives, which is really hard."

In a word, your majesty's proposal sounds simple, but it is difficult to implement, so it is better to give up this idea.