Chapter 725: The Emperor Mingde (The Finale)(2/3)
Thinking that the two of them would be together forever soon, Yuwen's heart beat faster and asked again: "What's the matter? Are you in a hurry to let me come back?"
"Your Highness, the princess of the Roman Kingdom arrived in Chang'an by train with the envoy. The Queen's Palace came down and asked His Highness to return to Chang'an quickly..."
Yuwen stopped suddenly, and the guard who followed closely followed was caught off guard and almost hit him. Then Yuwen grabbed his shoulder and shook him: "What did you say? Say it again!"
"Your Highness, the princess of the Roman Kingdom has arrived in Chang'an, Your Highness..."
"Hmph!" Yuwen? turned around and ran to the palace, with a stinking face. The palace maids and eunuchs along the way avoided each other when they saw this.
The joy that had just passed away instantly disappeared without a trace. Yuwen felt so depressed when he thought of being married to a foreign woman without emotional foundation in the future.
What I like is Cen Zhaolin, not a princess from Rome!
The more he thought about it, the more he became more and more aggrieved he felt. He ran faster and faster, and he was determined to find that person to "preserve justice."
When I rushed to the garden, I saw "that person" standing next to the pavilion, and there was another person next to me, Cen Zhaolin's father, Nayan Cen Wenben.
The future father-in-law is here, Yuwen? He calmed down instantly, quickly "slowed down" and walked as if nothing had happened.
Cen Wenben, whose hair was a little gray, glanced at the crown prince who suddenly ran over. He was puzzled and could only pretend that he had not seen the other party running wildly, but heard the voices coming from his ears:
"Boy, come here in a hurry. Are there any good news to tell my great-grandfather?"
The sound is full of energy, and it comes from one person.
The man was bathed in the sun, his hair and beard were white, but he stood with his hands behind his back, and his waist was straight as if he was strong and loose.
Yuwen Wen, who had a wrinkled face but was energetic, looked at his young great-grandson with loving eyes.
Yuwen? He quickly saluted to his great-grandfather, then saluted to his great-grandmother who was sitting in the pavilion, and then came to his great-grandfather honestly: "The grandson has nothing to do, he just misses the Supreme Emperor."
"Is that so? I just saw it this morning, so I went out with a smile..." Yuwen Wen narrowed his eyes and looked at his great-grandson with a hint of contempt.
He knew exactly what his great-grandson was going to do today.
Yuchi Chifan, who was sitting in the pavilion, was worried that his wife would tease others, so he quickly rescued his great-grandson and asked him to come and sit down.
Xiao Jiuniang, Yuchi Mingyue and Chen Jae, who were also sitting in the pavilion, were covered with silver silk like Yuchi Chifan. They were not in the past, but they looked good, with smiles on their faces. Looking at the young crown prince, it seemed as if they had seen Yuwen Wen back then.
Chen Wu, who is nearly 60 years old, is sitting aside and feeding the white parrot "a cube of hair". Everyone is already old, but the youngest still retains a bit of her appearance.
There are only five Big Dippers left in the past. The older Zhang Lihua and Yang Lihua have passed away one after another in the past two years. The remaining five people continue to accompany Yu Wen Wen and walk the rest of their life together.
Seeing that his grandparents and grandchildren were having fun, Cen Wenben quickly retreated and walked out of the palace. Before leaving the hospital, he stopped and looked back at the pavilion.
That figure was still tall, just like he saw when he passed the Jinshi period.
This Emperor Mingde has been in the inner sect for twenty-five years, and during this period, he changed from the Supreme Emperor to the Supreme Emperor. However, the achievements of Emperor Mingde are still remembered in everyone's hearts. Cen Wenben's respect for the Supreme Emperor was sincerely expressed like others.
Cen Wenben was born in the first year of Mingde. He grew up in the Mingde year. He studied and studied in the Mingde year and took the imperial examinations. He was awarded the imperial examination list on the Mingde year, and entered the officialdom as a Jinshi.
At the end of the Mingde year, he followed the emperor to the north to attack Jibei and saw the "Yanran Mountain Inscription" with his own eyes.
Then, watching the Mingde Emperor Zen and became the Supreme Emperor.
The new king ascended the throne and lived in the country for twenty-three years. He was unable to cure his illness and returned to heaven.
Then, the civil and military officials in the court saw the white-haired Emperor Mingde again. He watched Emperor Mingde stand in front of the imperial throne and put the emperor's crown on the new emperor's head. His grandson changed the reign to "Yuanhe" the next year.
Cen Wenben's generation has been marked with the "Mingde". He grew up during the Mingde period and witnessed the continuous expansion of the dynasty.
The Central Plains has an unprecedentedly large territory. The southern border crosses the South Ocean and goes directly to Australia; the western border directly borders Persia, and the Hezhong area west of the Pamir Mountains is captured; the northern border can be seen all year round, and the eastern border reaches North America, thousands of miles away, turning it into the "New Central Plains".
On land, there are railways and telegraph lines connecting the frontiers, on seas, and there are steamship routes to all parts of the country.
The priests' eyes were not limited to the Central Plains, but looked around the world and reached the limits of the eight directions.
These are the foundation laid by Emperor Mingde and will always be remembered in the hearts of the world. Now that I see this person still in good spirits, Cen Wenben feels that he is not qualified to feel old.
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On the small road, Yuwen Wen and his great-grandson Yuwen walked side by side. Although the age difference between the two was huge, Yuwen Wen walked as fast as he could, and his speed was no slower than his great-grandson.
As he walked, he asked, "How, how is it going today? What is the method taught by great-grandfather, and how is the white turtle biting his hand routine? "
Of course the effect is good, Yuwen? nodded and then said sadly: "The grandson doesn't want to marry the princess of Rome."
Yuwen Wen disagreed: "Yoyo, my little wife traveled thousands of miles to study in Zhongyuan. Who said she wanted to marry you?"
"Great-grandfather, she came here just to get married..." Yuwen muttered, kicking the stones on the road away, "I don't know her, and I can't speak, why do I get married..."
"So what if you want to get married? You are the crown prince and the future emperor, and you have to perform the emperor's duties and marry a friendly country."
"Oh, when the soldiers guard the border and fulfill their obligations to the country, the scene was so loud that they were talking. What kind of dedication is that they cannot achieve both loyalty and filial piety... When it is my turn to fulfill my obligations to the country and marry a foreign princess, I will say 'I don't know her'?"
"What can you suffer if you marry a foreign princess? Besides, the Roman princess is said to be a peerless beauty. At the age of fifteen or sixteen, how can you lose? Could it be that the children born don't take your surname?"
"I won't marry! I, I, what I want to marry..." Yuwen? was so anxious that he was sweating, but the woman's name could not be said. Yuwen Wen smiled when he saw this: "Haha, you are the same as your father back then."
Seeing his great-grandson being surprised, Yuwen Wen continued, "Your father, that is, my grandson. Back then, he was under 20 years old. He had someone he loved and was fascinated by... "
"Who ever thought that your grandfather had engaged him, that is, he was the crown princess, but the candidate was not the little lady...Oh, it was a fuss at that time, and that was anger..."
"What later? What about the great-grandfather?" Yuwen was energetic and couldn't help asking. He didn't expect that his father, who looked serious, had been angry at the "love" back then.
"Later? Your father refused to admit it with his neck, and gritted his teeth and said that he would not marry that little lady. He was so angry that his grandfather had broken a few of his vines. It was so anxious that your grandmother cried so hard that he was useless."
"Great-grandfather, what about later?"
"Later? Your father came to me and asked me to be fair." Yuwen Wen recalled and said slowly: "Where is me, I told him that the emperor or the crown prince have an unshirkable obligation. He cannot be willful in his marriage."
"Even if you have any grievances, you have to endure it. How can that passage be said? Being affected by the country is called the ruler of the country, and being treated with the country is for the king of the world! You can't bear the grievances of getting married, how can you be the ruler of the country, the king of the world?"
"What should I do if my wife is not necessarily the one I like most, but I don't want to let her be a humble concubine? I have to make choices."
"But, the emperor is different. The queen is of course noble, but the concubine will not be as humble as the ordinary concubine. After all, she is of a rank. Since she likes someone, she can treat her with care no matter whether the other person is a wife or a concubine."
Hearing this, Yuwen? He thought about something, and then thought of a possibility: "Great-grandfather, could it be, could it be..."
"That's right, Concubine Liang Shu, is the girl your father loved so much that he was alive. Your mother, the queen, is the latecomer."
Yuwen Wen looked at his great-grandson and asked, "What's the relationship between your father and mother?"
"The relationship is very good." Yuwen? replied, he was sure of this. When his father and mother were together, he always smiled. Even if he was with his sister and two younger brothers, the whole family was happy.
Of course my father likes his mother, otherwise why did he give birth to four of him in a row?
It's only one year apart from each other, that's really not a waste of time.
Yuwen Wen asked again: "So, where are your father and Concubine Liang Shu?"
Yuwen? Knowing that his father was also very nice to Concubine Liang, he also had two sons and one daughter, his half-brother and sister-in-law, so he nodded.
Seeing this, Yuwen Wen spread his hands: "So, who is right and who is on the side, is this a problem?"
Yuwen was stunned when he heard this, and then shook his head: "I, I want her... to let her be the crown princess..."
"Silly boy, who told you that the Roman princess was the official wife for you?"
"Ah? Isn't it?" Yuwen couldn't believe his ears, "Okay, Rome is a big country, can the Roman emperor let his daughter be a concubine?"
"A great country? It depends on whom you compare with!" Yuwen Wen said this, his momentum suddenly surged. "It was them who wanted to marry the dynasty, but no matter how noble the princess born in the Purple Palace was, she could only queue up!"
"You secretly dated the Cen family's little lady, and you didn't know about your parents?" Yuwen Wen touched his great-grandson's head and smiled. "Silly boy, if you don't have the courage to say that, why should your father think that you have a lover?"
Yuwen? Asked quickly: "What's the saying?"
Yuwen Wen smiled without saying a word, just walked forward, Yuwen? Stopped in place, thought for a moment, his frown brows stretched out, cheering: 'I understand, I know my great-grandfather!"
"If you know, you should move quickly. You must know. If you drag on it, the princess of Persia will also come to Chang'an to study. Now they are strong in their country and strong in their troops!"
Yuwen Wen said with a smile, but his tone clearly did not take Persia seriously. After all, the Persian army still belongs to the army of cold weapons and will definitely not be able to defeat the Zhou army, which has begun to popularize the rear-loading rifled guns.
He thought about it and added: "By the way, in the Tubo side, Zanpu sent an envoy to propose marriage, begging your father to agree and want to marry your sister."
"Tubo? Zanpu is not qualified to marry my sister!" Yuwen? After hearing the news, Aoqi came back instantly: "Hmph, they had no idea what they were doing before, but they actually dared to provoke the Qinghai garrison. What's the result?"
"Their so-called strong soldiers were defeated and they didn't even have the power to fight back. They were almost scared to move the capital. They were just that little territory, so they were embarrassed to come and propose marriage!"
"Don't talk about my sister, even the royal family girl can do it!"
Seeing that his great-grandson had recovered his energy, Yu Wenwen was very satisfied and walked along the path, and the past was vivid in his mind.
It has been twenty-five years since he abdicated, eighty-four years old (the 85th year of the lunar calendar), and is "temporarily" one year younger than Emperor Wu of Liang Xiao Yan.
The body is still healthy, can eat and sleep soundly, but you don’t have to worry about being old and stupid, making the country messy.
Now it seems that the fainting that year was probably accidental, but perhaps it was because he was calm and paid attention to conditioning after "retirement", so he resolved the hidden diseases.
Yuwen Wen became the Supreme Emperor and lived in Chang'an for a few years. When his son stabilized the situation, he took Yuchi Chifan and his concubines out for a trip.
Take a steamship, take a train, walk around the world, and enjoy the mountains and rivers.
We have seen the mountains and rivers of Guilin, the northern lights, the lonely smoke in the desert, and the beautiful scenery everywhere.
He survived to death by the previous generation, most of his peers, Emperor Xun and his nephew Yuwen Li, and most of his Yuan Cheng's old friends.
It was the industrial era that came and the prototype of the cabinet system appeared.
After experiencing the pain of losing his son, he became the Supreme Emperor. He watched his grandson ascended the throne and became emperor, watched his children and grandchildren bid farewell, went to the fiefdom, watched the manor's economy die, and watched the gentry "become the crowd".
Seeing that the proportion of officials from the imperial examinations is increasing, and watching trading companies frantically encircle land in all directions.
Watching the mass production of penicillin, watching artemisinin and cinchona cream enter clinical trials, watching the rubber trees introduced in Nanyang produce rubber, and looking at corn, potato selection succeeds.
To be continued...