Huang Qiong said nothing else. He didn't even say anything about it, even if he didn't make an example next time. Although those Yi tribes were a little ignorant of praise, they still dared to cooperate with the rebels against the imperial court at this time. It can be said that death would not be a pity. But Huang Qiong still couldn't accept this practice of genocide at every turn. Even he knew clearly in his heart that this kind of thing was normal in this era.
But just as Lu Mengzheng reported and Kou Zhun said, some things should not be too harsh. If this time I reprimanded or punished someone. On the contrary, the frontline generals will be restrained, and there will be no way to fight this battle. Now that the counterinsurgency has come to an end, if I am too strict in some aspects, it will actually bring some pressure to the front line.
Thinking of this, Huang Qiong felt much calmer. It's just that Lu Mengzheng has sent people to escort all the Wang Zong from the Guilin County Prince's Palace to Beijing. Huang Qiong had a slight headache as to how to deal with these Wang Zong. According to the practice of past dynasties, starting an army to rebel will naturally involve the nine tribes. Even if the clan cannot be exterminated, at least one cannot escape being exiled and confiscated as a slave.
But these guys have found a good ancestor for themselves. After being the first hero in the founding of the country, he was given a hereditary alchemy iron coupon by the emperor. He was the descendant of Empress Taizong Xiaohui, which gave him a lot of support. It's not a problem if these people kill, but the problem is that at this time, it is not the time to kill. But how to deal with these people, I still need to think carefully and think about it.
After pinching the bridge of her nose, Huang Qiong decided to put the matter aside for a while. However, after leaving Wende Palace, Huang Qiong hesitated and went to Liu Min and Liu Ling's place. When seeing the two daughters, Huang Qiong didn't hide much. He just told them that Jingjiang Mansion had been recovered by the army. Except for the puppet emperor, all the Liu family members had been captured and were now being escorted to Beijing.
After telling the second daughter about this, Huang Qiong originally thought that the second daughter would be very sad. But he didn't expect that the two women just said one sentence, God's sins can still be forgiven, but they never showed any signs of death after they committed sins. Seeing the two girls' calm expressions, Huang Qiong was somewhat surprised. He himself never thought that the two girls would be so calm. Calmly, it was as if he was not talking about the place where they were born and raised.
Seeing Huang Qiong, who had lost all emotion and anger due to being in power for a long time, a rare look of surprise appeared on his face. Liu Ling sighed and said: "Although we were born in the royal palace, we have been raised outside since childhood. Because the palace's daughter must choose a husband from the court, even if it is a daughter born from a concubine, it cannot be done. So from my grandfather From that generation onwards, some of their daughters were raised outside.”
"Especially for the legitimate daughter, it is necessary to ensure that she is raised outside so that she can marry with surrounding forces. In order to expand the power of the palace, or help the palace in business. Although the palace has a noble status, the surrounding Annan and Dali are in The area around Guangnan West Road is also considered a powerful country. The royal palace is in Nanyang Commercial Port, and many countries also have certain strength. Overseas, even if the royal palace is strong, it must bow its head."
"Those who can marry into the royal palace in these countries are either the royal family of the country or high-ranking dignitaries. They also look down on women born from concubines. If the royal palace wants to marry with them, they will also name their legitimate daughters. Therefore, Grandfather made it clear that if the palace has two legitimate daughters, one of them must be chosen. Even the only daughter must be reported to the court to die young and be raised in another family to prepare for marriage."
"My sixth aunt is my grandfather's only legitimate daughter, but she was raised in a wealthy businessman's house on Guangnan West Road since she was a child. She was married off to the Chenla Kingdom in Nanyang when she was seventeen, and the third prince was her wife. Because she is really The Kingdom of La has very strict requirements for legitimate children and concubine children. If you are not a legitimate son, even the only son cannot inherit the throne. Therefore, when people get married, they only have legitimate daughters."
"Because Chenla has always been a powerful country in Nanyang and is extremely important to the royal family's overseas trade routes. Our ancestors could only ignore it and marry off their legitimate daughter to Chenla. Although my sixth aunt is the only legitimate daughter of my grandfather, According to the original theory, the girl should be of extremely noble status. But because she has been raised outside since she was a child, her body is already fragile. The climate in Nanyang is extremely hot. "
"There are no four seasons in a year. During the rainy season, it rains for several months in a row. In addition, he has a language barrier and is extremely unaccustomed to eating. The husband is also a womanizer and has an extremely rude temper. There were nearly a hundred famous and famous concubines around her. She didn't care about the sixth aunt at all, which made the sixth aunt even more depressed. She died of depression in less than five years.
"After death, even the remains could not be brought back. Although I am also the legitimate second daughter of my father, I cannot escape this fate. I have been raised outside the palace since I was one month old, and raised by a family from the Yuanzhi Royal Sect. Here we are. At the age of eighteen, I was directly betrothed to the Shanchanhou Mansion. Even when I got married, I was married to my adoptive father's house. From the time I was a full moon to the time I got married, I almost never lived in the palace."
"Xiao Min's experience is basically the same as mine. It's even more miserable than mine. My biological mother has two daughters, and I have an older sister. When I was taken away, my biological mother arrived. But he persisted. After that, he visited me once or twice. Occasionally during the Chinese New Year, in the name of visiting relatives, he would take me back to the palace to spend a new year or stay for a few days. "
"But Xiao Min's biological mother was already delicate. When she was born, her two daughters did not stand still. After she was taken away, she fell ill and died in less than two years. She was adopted. Min's adoptive parents are the poorest in the Wang clan. Although the royal family provides subsidies, they also have their own biological children. All the royal family's subsidies go to the mouths of their own children."
"So, after Xiao Min was adopted, she almost became an orphan without anyone to take care of her. If that family hadn't been afraid that her biological father was the contemporary king of the county and did not dare to abuse her too much, Xiao Min would have died long ago. Ten When she was eight years old, Xiao Min was taken back to the palace as an adopted daughter. However, less than half a year later, the beast who secretly went to the palace to talk things over saw her and was forcibly sent to him. "
"Although we are both legitimate daughters of the palace, Xiao Min is the only legitimate daughter. But we have never benefited from the palace, let alone enjoyed the glory and wealth. However, we have suffered endless harm in the palace. My experience was better. Although the family that adopted me was not well-off, they did not have a daughter at home. They always treated me as their own daughter and treated me the same."
"But the family where Xiao Min was adopted has his own biological children, and the family is not well-off. Why should I act as the king of the county for you and raise a daughter? Xiao Min was also taken away when he was full moon, but that family They didn't even hire a wet nurse for her. All the money given by the palace was embezzled by their family. Xiao Min grew up drinking rice cereal, and when she was three years old, she couldn't sit up yet."
"When I was five years old, I still looked like bean sprouts. But at this young age, I still had to wash and cook for the family. If I neglected the slightest bit, I would be beaten. These things, she was in the Wang Zong gathering area. , my biological father, who has eyes and ears almost everywhere, really doesn’t know anything at all? But has he ever taken care of it? His own daughter has not enough to eat all day long and has to wait on others, has he ever asked her? "
"With such a palace and such an experience, how can your Majesty let us have good thoughts about that cannibalistic place? They treat us as pawns, as their tools to seek benefits, as chips that can be used to exchange benefits at any time. . But the only person who has not regarded us as their own daughter is their biological daughter. We are lucky to be able to survive and meet His Majesty."
"When the two of us were in trouble, which of the Wang Zong sympathized with us? Which one extended a hand and helped us? Some only had endless ridicule and adding insult to injury from time to time. To where they are now, it can be considered They deserve it themselves. Since they have enjoyed the wealth and food and clothing brought by the royal palace, they should bear the price that they should bear sooner or later."
When Liu Min said these words, he still couldn't understand his hatred for his relatives, his father and brother. When looking at Liu Min, who had been silent and trembling slightly when his father was mentioned. Huang Qiong knew that perhaps what the Guilin County Prince's Palace had done over the years had caused them too much harm. To this day, it is still a nightmare in their hearts.
Huang Qiong also knows the kind of person who has been abandoned since childhood. As the direct princess of the palace, she was left to live outside the palace. Not only did he not enjoy any of the glory and wealth he should have enjoyed, but he suffered even more hardships. As an adult, he was used as a pawn again and again. The luxurious palace of Jingjiang Mansion, especially the harm caused to them by the person who did this kind of thing to pay back their father and brother, can be imagined.
Reaching out to hold the two girls in his arms, Huang Qiong gently stroked the soft hair of the two girls, and comforted and kissed them for a while before they calmed down. After the two girls calmed down, Huang Qiong sighed softly and said: "I am not telling you these things to cause you any further harm, let alone to test whether you have any feelings for them. What thoughts.
"But I want to tell you that no matter how the world changes, I will always be by your side. My attitude towards you will not change because of any changes in your origins. As long as I am here, this No one in the world can bully you. In my heart, you have never been pawns, let alone tools. The only thing you have is the woman I love."
Listening to Huang Qiong's heart-warming words, neither of the two girls said anything, but quietly nestled in Huang Qiong's arms. They really had no feelings at all for that palace and the people who used to be in charge of it. There was even a trace of resentment towards the palace and the person in charge because of the ordeal he had gone through. What will be the final outcome for those of my relatives?
They didn't have any thoughts in their hearts, and they didn't want to interfere with Huang Qiong's treatment of those people. Moreover, this dynasty has always had an ancestral motto that concubines are not allowed to interfere in politics, so the two daughters did not want to deal with this matter. The life and death of those in the palace have nothing to do with them. Huang Qiong felt relieved at the calm expressions of the two women. In fact, when Huang Qiong came to the second daughter's place, Huang Qiong was still somewhat hesitant.
If the second daughter really comes to me to plead for mercy, for no other reason than because the second daughter has always tried her best to serve her. I will definitely consider it, and look at their face-to-face approach in handling it. And this matter also involves government affairs. Not only does the ancestral system have strict rules and the harem interferes in politics, but I also hate this kind of thing. The women around him all know his bottom line.
Therefore, no one ever touches his bottom line. Even if many officials want to take the wife route, no one has ever tried it. Perhaps most of them come from humble backgrounds, so they are very cautious. As for Duan Jin and Cai, who came from a wealthy family, they were indifferent to power, and they would not even think of intervening in government affairs.
