Three months later.

The hot summer has passed, and it seems that in the blink of an eye, it is the clear and refreshing autumn day.

The people in Shandong were in chaos and finally pacified. The Marquis of Pingxi and Marquis of Jinning led their troops back to the court.

Emperor Xuanhe praised the Marquis of Jinning, but was quite dissatisfied with the Marquis of Pingxi. In front of the court officials, he angrily denounced the Marquis of Pingxi for "ineffective leadership of the troops" and "not going well in the war."

Pingxi Hou was also unlucky.

The civil unrest in Shandong was much more powerful than the imperial court expected. In the memorials reported, it was said that there were less than 10,000 people. But when he led his troops to Shandong, he learned the truth.

There are indeed less than 10,000 bandits. But there are more than one bandits. Not to mention the size of hundreds of people, there are more than a thousand bandits.

He concentrated his troops and tried his best to eliminate the civilian bandits with the largest number of people and the most powerful troops, and he also lost a lot of troops. As a result, the remaining civilian bandits simply united, with a total of 30,000 people.

Although they often win battles, the number of people and bandits has increased but not decreased. The people in Shandong have lost their hearts. Not only are there people and bandits, but there are also many gentry families who have taken the opportunity to rise up.

No matter how powerful he is, he has to ask the court to increase troops and reinforcements. As a result, he worked hard for several months and was scolded by the emperor for being mediocre and incompetent. He asked Jinning Hou to pick peaches for nothing.

Jinning Hou’s own sister is Concubine Zheng. I don’t know how much pillow wind the Concubine Zheng blew.

The Marquis of Pingxi returned home with a look of bad luck, and then said he could not come out of illness.

That night, He Qi came to Pingxi Hou Mansion to "visit the disease".

...

The Marquis of Pingxi did not see anyone else, and the nephew of the legitimate relatives always wanted to see him.

"The hard work of my uncle's trip is obvious to everyone." He Qi whispered to comfort the dark-looking Hou Pingxi: "No one can erase my uncle's credit."

The dissatisfaction flashed in the eyes of the Marquis of Pingxi, and snorted coldly: "It must be the villain of the Marquis of Yong'an, who was making trouble in front of the emperor and maliciously instigated me. Otherwise, the emperor would not embarrass me in public."

When it comes to war, the Marquis of Yong'an is not as good as the Marquis of Pingxi.

But when it comes to guessing the saint's will, the Marquis of Pingxi is far from being able to beat the emperor.

The Marquis of Pingxi and the Marquis of Yong'an have always been inconsistent with each other. As the Marquis of Yong'an, I have learned so much slander in the ears of Emperor Xuanhe in the past few months.

The Marquis of Pingxi dared not complain to the emperor, so this account was naturally counted on the Marquis of Yong'an.

He Qi's eyes flashed and he said lightly: "In a few days, the emperor will go to the imperial village to hunt. My uncle will be ill for a few days and be 'healed' sooner. At that time, he will go hunting with the emperor. If he is braver, the emperor's anger will naturally disappear."

Emperor Xuanhe was fond of martial arts and was not convenient to lead troops to fight after sitting on the dragon throne. So he set the rules for autumn hunting. Every October autumn hunting is huge in scale, and the civil servants and generals who were summoned by the emperor Xuan were all the people who were Jian Zai's heart.

In previous years, Pingxi Hou was one of the military generals who accompanied him. This year, Pingxi Hou was not sure and sighed helplessly: "The Emperor may not call me with you."

He Qi raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Don't worry about this matter. I will accompany you every day and just put a few words on the emperor."

The Marquis of Pingxi moved his heart and looked at He Qi.

He Qi is not a person who likes to brag about the magnanimity. Since he said that, he is at least 80% sure.

He has been leading troops outside in the past few months, busy fighting, and is not clear about the movements in the court. It turns out that He Qi has gained the holy heart so much...

The eyes of Pingxi Hou showed sincere praise and joy: "Okay! OK! My uncle is waiting for your good news in the mansion."

The uncle and nephew looked at each other and smiled.

Pingxi Hou laughed for a moment, and didn't know what he thought of, and sighed again: "This time I led my troops to Shandong civilian bandits, and there was no one to farm. Although the civilian bandits were pacified, the lives of the people were really hard to bear."

The taxes are increased every year and the number is drawn every year. Where can the people still have a way out?

As a military general, he followed the emperor's orders and led his troops to fight and quell the rebellion. With great military achievements, he could be promoted. Those who could sigh for the people like Pingxi Hou were considered very conscientious.

He Qi also fell silent, and after a while, he whispered: "The emperor is stubborn, is very happy with achievements, and is full of military force. If this continues, the people will lose their hearts. The Great Chu is in turmoil, and I don't know when it will last."

Pingxi Hou: "..."

Pingxi Hou gasped in a cold breath, his eyes suddenly widened, and the sound of being pressed so low was filled with horror: "Stop your mouth quickly! How can you talk nonsense like this?"

If these disrespectful words are heard by the emperor, even if He Qi is in the emperor's heart, he will be punished!

He Qi's expression did not change and said lightly: "Don't worry, uncle, I have never said this to anyone. I only said a few words to my uncle."

"Every year, most of the money in the treasury is used to raise soldiers and train soldiers to fight. The chaos in the Great Chu people is because the people cannot live and are forced to have no way to survive."

"Everyone in the court's civil and military officials knew it in his heart. However, the emperor acted arbitrarily and killed people at any time. No one dared to persuade him, and even if he persuaded him, he could not persuade him."

The Marquis of Pingxi was speechless again. After a long time, the Marquis of Pingxi breathed heavily: "Sanlang, I just pretend that you have never heard what you said today. In the future, no matter who you are facing, you can't say these words."

"We are military generals of the Great Chu. We are highly loved by the emperor and have a status and power in the court. We should obey the emperor's orders and be loyal to the emperor."

He Qi looked at Pingxi Hou deeply: "Uncle is right, I am willing to be loyal to the Great Chu."

Is there anything different between being loyal to the emperor and being loyal to the Great Chu?

The Marquis of Pingxi swallowed the words to his mouth and said instead: "It's good that you understand in your heart. As generals, we just need to be the sharpest sword in the hands of the emperor."

...

After He Qi left, the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. He simply called Zhu Qijue over and asked indirectly: "Is Sanlang trusted by being a servant by the emperor?"

Zhu Qijue thrust his chest proudly: "That's all right! Even the emperor went to the harem and asked his cousin to accompany him."

The guards in front of the emperor are the personal soldiers of the emperor. They accompany each other every day, which shows that He Qi is indeed highly trusted by the emperor.

Where did He Qi's thoughts come from?

If the emperor noticed it, it would be a disaster for death...!

Pingxi Hou frowned even tighter.

Seeing that his father's face was not good, Zhu Qijue did not dare to ask too much. He shrank his head and pretended to be a quail. Hou Pingxi came to his senses. Seeing his son's appearance, he felt more and more unhappy. He scolded him and drove him out.

Zhu Qijue was full of grievances.

Who is he provoking whom!

The next day he entered the palace to be on duty, and Zhu Qijue and other imperial guards stood outside Baohe Hall.

There will be no more than twenty imperial guards qualified to enter the Baohe Hall near the emperor. He Qi is the closest to Emperor Xuanhe.

No one expected that when Emperor Xuanhe summoned all his ministers to discuss matters, he suddenly suffered from a chronic illness.
Chapter completed!