Chapter 386: Running towards the road ahead of happiness

In the Ganqing Palace, the emperor sat upright behind the imperial desk, his face turned as frosty.

Huo Xiu knelt on the ground, buried his head deeply and refused to lift it: "The criminal minister thanked the emperor for his mother's grievances. He was stubborn and suspicious of the empress dowager. He did many things that made his relatives feel sorry for his enemies. He knew that his crime was unforgivable. Now he was just relying on the emperor to commit suicide!"

"elder brother!"

Huo Mingyu called him, then slowly walked into the hall.

Zhao Su glanced at the emperor, then looked at the ground, and stood beside him.

The emperor had no expression on his face: "Since you know that you are guilty, you should know that this Weiyuan Marquis is extremely deserving."

"I am willing to die to restore my parents' reputation for life!"

Huo Mingyu's face turned pale with nervousness, and his hands were clenched into a knot!

The emperor looked at Zhao Su and said, "What do the queen thinks?"

Zhao Suke never thought of Huo Xiu's death. He did a lot of wrong things, but he still had a sense of responsibility and did not directly target the court. Moreover, hatred was hatred and suspicion, and as a general guarding the border, he had still managed the border in a sturdy manner over the years. And the emperor asked this, of course he had no intention of killing him. He said, "Nanyue has been causing trouble in recent years. If they knew that the general who defended them seamlessly was killed by the Daliang court itself, how happy would they be? For the sake of the eldest princess, make an exception and let it go."

The emperor nodded. "The death penalty is spared, and the living penalty is hard to spare. Huo Xiu was demoted to a commoner and sent to the northwest to serve as an army for three years."

When Huo Mingyu heard this, tears could no longer be allowed to roll down. She knelt beside Huo Xiu: "Thank you for not killing me!" After that, she pushed Huo Xiu: "Brother, thank you!"

Huo Xiu did not thank him. He looked down at the ground and said half a day: "The merits that my father has earned to death are destroyed in my hands. Although my mother's grievances have been clear, they have also been dragged down by me. If I do not apologize for death, I will be sorry for my parents' heroic spirits, and I will be sorry for the good deeds I have given me over the years. Even if I do not accept punishment, I will not be punished and I will have no face to live in this world!"

Zhao Su secretly complained, "If I had known today, why should I be the first one?" But when he heard that he still had the intention of suicide, he sighed: "If you die, the reputation of Your Highness of the Princess will not be restored. You will be engraved on the pillar of shame, and people will guess whether you have done more bad things, even worse than the Yu family and Luo family. People will say that this is the eldest princess' son. They may also have a lot of words slandering them because of this, and they may even suspect that the emperor is cautious and cannot tolerate you. Is this what you want to see?"

Huo Xiu was speechless.

The emperor glanced at Zhao Su with appreciation and said, "For my own reputation, I will not kill you. In three days, someone will send you to the Northwest to serve."

Zhao Su said: "Master, I have another thing to think of."

"What's the matter?"

"Just Huo Xiu said just now that the title of Marquis of Weiyuan was defeated by the eldest princess and the old Weiyuan marquis, which is a fact. Moreover, the princess was sacrificed on the battlefield and was killed by a traitor for so many years. The court began to investigate thoroughly because of the Huo family's actions. After all, the court also owed the princess a favor. What's more, before she went to war, the empress dowager promised to grant her a title of prince, but she didn't get it. So now, isn't it very inappropriate to take back the title of Marquis of Weiyuan?"

The emperor thought about it seriously and said, "What should we do according to your opinion?"

Zhao Su looked at Huo Mingyu and said, "Huo Xiu made a mistake, but Princess Yanping did not make a mistake. On the contrary, she has always been very sober. She is also a descendant of the eldest princess. Huo Xiu can't be this marquis, so why not let the princess inherit this title?"

After saying this, the upper and lower people were all stunned in surprise.

Huo Mingyu said: "How can I..."

"Why can't you?" Zhao Suyang said with a loud voice, "Who said that women cannot establish a family? If the eldest princess is there, she will also have her own title. As her daughter, you should inherit her perseverance, courage, wisdom and righteousness, and of course you are qualified to inherit her merits!

"What is the purpose of the Empress Dowager's promotion of Huayue? It is to make the woman stand up straight and create a prosperous era for Daliang with the man. The princess should not only accept it, but also accept it unswervingly! From then on, you will become the head of the Huo family, so that you can have the opportunity and strength to make up for the mistakes made by your brother and continue to maintain the foundation created by Lingzun Lingtang. As a descendant of the Huo family, you have the responsibility to bear all this!"

After hearing this, Huo Mingyu, who was still incredible, completely calmed down.

She looked at Huo Xiu, and there was a burning light in Huo Xiu's eyes. He straightened his back and looked at the emperor, his lips twitching, as if there were so many words that he couldn't help but say!

The emperor put down his hand and nodded, "The Queen's suggestion is very correct. The court has owed the eldest princess more than ten years, so it should be expressed. In order to be loyal to the original intention of the late emperor and the empress dowager, it is reasonable to let Yanping inherit the title. - The edict was passed, and the title of Marquis of Weiyuan made an exception and was inherited by Prince Yanping. Since then, both men and women of the Huo family have the qualifications to inherit the title."

Speaking of this, he looked at Zhao Su: "I was anxious and couldn't eat hot tofu. Xijue's rules, I will make an exception from the Huo family first. Can you accept it?"

Zhao Su was already ecstatic and gave a great tribute and said, "My emperor is wise!"

How can reform be achieved overnight? If you don’t add this word “Exception”, it will be like declaring war with all the conservative gentry. At that time, it will inevitably cause backlash again! If you can set a precedent from the Huo family, then when you encounter such a thing in the future, you will have an example to escape. Over time, these outdated rules will always be defeated!

The Huo brothers and sisters also kowtowed in a trembling voice!

The emperor said again: "If the royal promises, I will never go back on my word. I will pass the imperial edict again. The posthumous title of the eldest princess will be changed to the king! The specific posthumous title is planned to be submitted to me for review!"

"Long live my emperor!..."

The excited voices of thanking the Huo brothers and sisters resounded in the hall for a long time. It was not until Sixi helped each other again and again that they got up from the ground.

Zhao Su met the emperor who was watching, and both smiled happily.

They are men and women, and their goals are different, but their ultimate goals are the same, that is, to pray for peace in the world and prosperity in Chang'an!

...

Huo Xiu's day to go to the northwest to serve his sentence.

He walked quietly, and only two inconspicuous carriages were sent out of the city.

Emperor, Zhao Su, Huo Mingyu, and Zhao Yu.

The rising sun dyes the earth a thin layer of gold through the fog.

The emperor looked at the backs of the gradually blurred crowd and looked at Zhao Su: "Don't you really need to go to the enclosure to look for it?"

"No need." Zhao Su shook his head, "If I could find it, I would have found it long ago. Since I can't find it, I can't find it even if I go again."

"Then you are not surprised why you think Qinglian, Yujie'er and the emperor's aunt look familiar?"

"It's still strange. However, this strangeness can't affect my life."

There are so many things that cannot be explained in the world, such as her grandmother in her dream repeatedly reminds herself to live a good life.

Maybe some things are indeed destined.

No matter what, she is no longer afraid of the future, and she should try her best to seize the happiness she wants.

She took the emperor's hand and clasped his fingers tightly.

I inserted my fingers into it, but I found a slightly hot sign.

"What is this?" It turned out to be a token.

The emperor smiled, suddenly looked back at the place of origin, and took his hands: "A special ultimatum to go to the northwest to pass the pass."

"Who is going to the northwest?"

At this time, a large carriage drove out under the city gate behind him. The emperor said, "Luo Yanru."

Zhao Su was shocked and followed his gaze and saw the carriage coming quickly. Luo Yanru, who was wearing a twilight hair, walked down to bow to them: "The young woman bowed to the emperor and thanked the emperor for fulfilling her kindness!"

"What's going on?"

Zhao Su and Huo Mingyu asked at the same time.

Luo Yan was as blessed as if she was in a blessed state: "The daughter of the people kowtowed the emperor yesterday and asked the emperor to allow the daughter of the people to go to the northwest with Qing Lian to serve. The Luo family was ashamed of the Huo family, and the daughter of the people could not repay him, so she could only spend the rest of her life to atone for the Luo family. The emperor agreed."

Zhao Su suddenly realized. If Luo Yan didn't mention it, she didn't remember that the eldest princess died at Luo Ji's hands. When she left, Zhao Su knew that she had made up her mind to stay with Huo Xiu, but would Huo Xiu be stubborn? Will he accept her?

She looked at Huo Mingyu.

Huo Mingyu stood for a while, then took a deep breath and pulled Luo Yanru's hand: "Miss Yan understands righteousness very well, which is very admirable. Brother, please ask the girl."

"Yesterday in front of the Bodhisattva, the young woman had already swearing blood. Regardless of good or bad luck or bad, I will follow Qinglian in this life and never leave her."

Huo Mingyu's eyes turned red, but she couldn't help but hold Luo Yanru's hand tightly and smile.

Luo Yanru held her back and said slowly: "You must be well in the capital... and listen to the words of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor and the Queen. I will say goodbye!"

After saying that, she stepped back from the carriage, waved her hand in the curtain, then put down the curtain and drove away quickly.

The rising sun dispelled the fog, and the road ahead of the carriage was gradually becoming clearer.

The intoxicating osmanthus fragrance floats by the roadside, and the autumn in the capital is beautiful in another way.

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