Chapter 22 The Emperor Arrives
Just as Mu Ye looked at these cavalry guards, the team of people had already arrived in front of them. At this moment, a leading knight came to everyone and said loudly: "His Majesty the Emperor is here, please help the Duke of the Protector to lead everyone to take over."
At this time, Mu Junchen bowed to the knight and said, "My Me Mu Junchen is here to pick you up and welcome your Majesty." After that, Mu Junchen took everyone to the team of people.
At this moment, several carriages of different sizes appeared in the team of people, and the leading carriage was the largest and most impressive. When Mu Junchen led everyone to the carriage, an eunuch was helping a middle-aged man in a yellow robe and walked down from the carriage, and behind him was a graceful and luxurious beautiful woman.
At the same time, there was a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy next to the woman. Needless to say, the boy was the crown prince Wen Qi. When the middle-aged man in yellow robe just walked off the carriage, Mu Junchen led everyone to kneel on the ground and shouted three times, the middle-aged man said with a smile: "Sir, please be calm. I will keep the car lighter during this inspection of the northern part of the country. Don't do it too grandly, just be more casual. Junchen, we haven't seen each other for several years. Are you and your family okay?"
"Thank you for your concern. My family and I are very good. At the same time, we welcome your Majesty, the Queen and the Prince to come down to inspect our northern border. I have prepared a banquet in the palace city, and I also invite Your Majesty, the Queen and the Prince to go to the city to relieve the fatigue. I believe that everyone must be a little tired after rushing so far."
Hearing that Mu Junchen had arranged everything, Wen Zhongxi also smiled and pointed to the crowd behind him and said, "Junchen, let me see your family. In addition to patrol this time, our two families have not been around for a long time. I remember when you got married with Wenying, I was your witness. More than ten years have passed in a flash. I really miss the days when we shared the joys and sorrows together in Dongdu."
Wen Zhongsheng's words immediately evoked Mu Junchen's memories of the past. At that time, he was just a commander of the imperial guards, while Xiahou Bo, Tie Zongtang, Linghu Cangyue and others were generals in the army. As for Wen Zhongsheng who had just been promoted to the position of Zhongshu Ling, he was a third-rank official. At the same time, Wen Zhongsheng's father Wen Yu was also the chief minister of the current dynasty, so the Wen family was also a big family in the Daliang Kingdom. Unfortunately, Wen Yu was too upright and repeatedly advised Yang Lie to care about the government and people's livelihood, but in the end he aroused Yang Lie's resentment and sentenced him to death in the prison.
After learning about his father's death, Wen Zhongxian made up his mind to overthrow Yang Lie's tyranny. So he used his power and strategies to transfer several confidants around Yang Lie, and at the same time contacted Mu Junchen, Xiahou Bo, Tie Zongtang and others to launch a mutiny against Yang Lie, and finally assassinated the tyrant in the Palace of Supreme Harmony. Shortly after Yang Lie's death, Mu Junchen, Xiahou Bo and others pushed Wen Zhongxian to the throne of the emperor, which was also a decision made because of their reputation as Wen family and Wen Yu.
More than ten years have passed, but the emperor Wen Zhongqing became more and more cowardly, so he had to drink to relieve his depression. Therefore, the people in Dongdu gave him a nickname called "Wine King".
At this time, Mu Junchen had brought his family to Wen Zhongyong. After seeing Tie Wenying, Wen Zhongyong smiled and said, "Madam Mu, you still look as beautiful as before. I wonder how many talents I had worshipped under your pomegranate skirt when I was in Dongdu, but in the end Junchen could hold the beauty back, hahaha."
"Wenying meets Your Majesty. Your Majesty's words make Wenying ashamed. Wenying is already a mother with several children, so how can she dare to call her beauty? And the real beauty is the Queen. The Queen is the real beauty and the beauty is the beauty of the country."
Hearing Tie Wenying's praise, the Empress Yin Rui'e on the side couldn't help but giggle. The Empress is also from a big family. Her father Yin Shiqin was the Left Pushe of the Shangshu in the previous dynasty. He was a high-ranking official from the second rank, and now he has been promoted to the first rank of the Grand Tutor.
When Tie Wenying saw the Queen, Wen Zhongyong pointed at Mu Lanxin beside Tie Wenying and said, "This should be Miss Lanxin. As expected, she looks beautiful and graceful. I really don't know which lucky boy will marry such a beautiful girl in the future."
At this moment, Mulanxin was immediately happy after hearing the praise from His Majesty the Emperor. At this time, Wen Zhongyong looked at Mu Feng and Mu Yang again, and said with a smile: "I saw these two children when I was a child, and now they have finally grown up and have a handsome talent. If you have the opportunity to come to Dongdu, let the Queen introduce you to a few women from aristocratic families. This is worthy of your Duke's Mansion, hahaha."
When Wen Zhongyong came to Mu Ye again, he suddenly realized that the child looked very much like a person, but after thinking about it, he shook his head and said, "Junchen, this child is your illegitimate child. He looks pretty and beautiful. Why do you think about it?"
After hearing Wen Zhongyong's words, Mu Junchen's expression changed suddenly, but Mu Feng and Mu Yang looked at Mu Ye with jealous eyes. They didn't understand why His Majesty the Emperor was optimistic about an illegitimate son.
But Mu Ye did not react at this time, but he was thinking in his heart: His Majesty the Emperor is really a good method, and a gentle word caused a conflict between his descendants. Moreover, he did not look for Mu Junchen's eldest and second sons, but he found himself, his illegitimate son. It seems that His Majesty's emperor's skills have really mastered the speed.
Just as Mu Ye was refuting the enlistment of His Majesty the Emperor, Mu Junchen hurried over and said, "Your Majesty, my son has always been shy, dull and ungrateful. I would like to forgive him for his impoliteness. As for His Majesty's desire to bring his dog son to the capital, this is also his blessing, and I will never dare to stop him. However, the dog son has never learned any etiquette in the years, so I beg Your Majesty to be lenient for a while. After I trained his etiquette, I will send him to the imperial capital to wait for His Majesty's orders. I wonder what Your Majesty wants?"
"Hahaha, Junchen doesn't have to care. I just joked with you just now, and it's not that I really want to take your son away. Why not wait until he grows up and send him to the imperial capital? I will definitely give him a job and a half position, so that he will have no worries about food and clothing in the future."
After hearing Wen Zhongyong's words, Mu Junchen finally understood His Majesty's thoughts. It turned out that he was afraid that his illegitimate son would have a hard time at home in the future, so he came up with this way to win over his heart. After all, Mu Ye's identity as an illegitimate son cannot inherit his title, and even his family property will not be distributed much. So Wen Zhongyong wanted Mu Ye to go to the imperial capital. After he was given a single official position and half a position, this would be considered a solution to Mu Junchen's worries.
After Mu Junchen understood what His Majesty meant, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. This is really a certainty in the dark. It seems that Mu Ye will definitely be extraordinary in the future.
Just after Mu Junchen expressed his gratitude to His Majesty, he led everyone to welcome His Majesty the Emperor and his group into the northern city. Mu Ye followed the carriage and never said a word. He heard all the conversation between Wen Zhongyong and Mu Junchen just now. He felt that his destiny was not controlled by him, and everything had to be arranged by others, which made Mu Ye very uncomfortable.
Chapter completed!