The good thing?
In the clan of this dynasty, the more senior and virtuous ones serve in Zongzheng Temple, while the rest are detained in Chang'an and raised as pigs. Do you want to go to the dynasty to work? dream!
That is to say, if you talk about the title, it sounds nice, but when it comes to your future, how can it compare to his past?
The eldest son of the Haoying family, the nephew of the Empress Dowager, his father is the prime minister of the dynasty, and his mother is also a noble daughter - why should he work so hard to be an idle family member if it is not for that position? The crown prince? !
He abandoned everything that was his origin, severed the relationship between his parents, the Queen Mother worked hard for the whole family, and the nine members of the Feng family put their heads on the line, all just to be a shitty prince in Prince Ji's Mansion? !
How could he be willing to do this? !
Furthermore, Prince Ji sneered - now, at this juncture, Tuqiongdijian had already reached the threshold. Even if he wanted to be a peaceful and peaceful descendant of the clan, the emperor would definitely not tolerate him, right?
I'm afraid that at this moment, the men in black will touch the door of Prince Ji's Mansion!
He directly told his wife about this matter: "It's impossible. As of now, Murong Jing and I are in a fight to the death. Either he dies or I die! Make your own choice!"
After saying that, he didn't look at his wife's expression for the first time and walked away.
Mrs. Yu looked at his back and stood up worriedly: "Husband..."
Prince Ji left, and Mrs. Yu was devastated. Aunt Wei, who had served her since she was a child, quietly came in from outside. Seeing how she described it, she guessed that there was a quarrel between the couple. .
She sighed secretly, picked up the round fan, and went to fan Ms. Yu: "What's going on? You two were so close in the past, why did you quarrel?"
Yu's eyes were sore, she shed tears unconsciously, and she told the whole story in grievance.
Aunt Wei felt a little pity, but more helpless: "Even now, has the princess still not changed her original intention?"
Mrs. Yu looked over with tearful eyes: "What?"
Aunt Wei whispered: "Princess, you still insist on the original plan. Are you trying to find a way to win over the emperor and ask the prince-in-law to take over the Taiji Palace as the clan's son?"
Yu's tears became even more fierce: "Mommy, do you think I'm too greedy? But this is my father's world. I am his only surviving daughter. This world belongs to me." My husband, shouldn’t he?”
Nanny Wei thought to herself that if this was really the case, why didn't the late emperor pass it on directly to his consort instead of having to go through such a big circle?
But he couldn't say this, so he only comforted: "This moment, that moment, princess. The prince-in-law is right. In the current situation, he and the present have a life-or-death relationship. What do you do? What do you think?"
Mrs. Yu said: "Why do you need to ask? I am naturally on your husband's side."
Aunt Wei apologized and said, "Even if you go to hell with your consort, don't you regret it?"
Mrs. Yu showed displeasure and said with dismay, "Mother Wei, what do you mean? Does Murong Jing really dare to kill me?!"
Aunt Wei asked her back: "Guess, before the Empress Dowager left home, did she ever think that this day would come to her?"
The color on Yu's face faded a bit, her lips moved, but she didn't say anything.
When Nanny Wei saw this, she knew that she was just being strong in words, but she was not afraid in her heart. She sighed secretly, put down her fan, knelt down and said: "I know that you and your consort are deeply in love, but they are just separated from each other. I'm telling you what I'm telling you, but you must never let the consort know about it."
Mrs. Yu looked at her with some confusion: "Mommy..."
Aunt Wei knelt in front of her and whispered: "Before the late emperor passed away, he sent a message to the servants, saying that he only had a little bit of blood like you in the world, but you were born more innocently, and the plans in his heart were so earth-shattering. Even if he went underground, he could not sleep peacefully for such a big event. Just in case, the late emperor quietly left two secret decrees. He did not tell the princess and only asked the slaves to keep them. "
"The first secret edict is about the identity of the consort and the Feng family's plans. The late emperor said that if the great event is successful and after the consort ascends the throne, if there is any unlucky act, the princess must not think about it and tolerate it for a while. He changed his mind."
The sigh in Aunt Wei's words became more and more profound, as if she had returned to the sunset before the death of the late emperor.
At that time, the late emperor was leaning on the cave and said to her feebly: "Once a man changes his heart, he will never change his mind. He will definitely kill me and kill me. If my son has any heirs, he will only I'm afraid I won't be spared. If that time comes, ask the internal guards to send this secret edict to Wei Shizhong's house, and my son and his heirs will be safe."
Thinking of her father's love for her during his lifetime, Mrs. Yu was still worried about her even before his death. She couldn't help but shed tears on her clothes. However, she said firmly: "Father is worried in vain. This secret decree will not be used. The prince-in-law is not such a person." !”
When Grandma Wei saw this, she was helpless: "The second secret decree is that big things have not been accomplished, just like this."
When Mrs. Yu heard this, she felt that she had a savior. She wiped away the tears on her face with a handkerchief and said impatiently: "What did your father say? Is there any way to save him?"
Aunt Wei looked at her intently and said slowly: "The late emperor said that if things fail, please bring the second secret order to the palace of Wei Shizhong to expose the conspiracy between the consort and the Feng family and give a bitter explanation." It’s my own fault, so even though I can’t become a princess again, I can still be rich and honorable for the rest of my life.”
Mrs. Yu suddenly changed her expression and said immediately: "Husband and wife are one, and I naturally want to share the honor and disgrace with my husband. How can I abandon him? This is absolutely out of the question!"
When Nanny Wei saw this, the fire of hope in her heart was instantly extinguished.
Somehow, she had even sensed the inevitable tragic fate of Princess Chongqing.
She stopped trying to persuade her: "The late Emperor has left his last words. Princess, do you want to listen?"
Yu said with tears in her eyes: "Of course I will listen to your father's words."
Aunt Wei looked solemn and said word by word: "The late emperor said that I want you to swear to heaven that you will not inform the prince-in-law of the existence of these two secret decrees. Otherwise, his soul will be uneasy under Jiuquan and he will not be reincarnated! "
Yu's expression was suddenly shocked, and she couldn't accept it: "Father, why are you so suspicious of the prince-in-law?"
Aunt Wei hated the fact that iron cannot become steel, so she interrupted her almost harshly: "Is the princess really going to let her father, who has loved her for more than ten years, suffer under the Nine Springs for the sake of an outsider? !”
Mrs. Yu moved her lips apologetically, then straightened her expression and swore to the sky that she would never tell her husband about this.
After experiencing this, Nanny Wei was already a little tired, almost exhausted, looking at the princess she had seen growing up in front of her, and sighed quietly.
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On the other side, someone quietly went to the study to return to Prince Ji: "After the prince left, Aunt Wei went in and talked to the prince's wife for a long time. Because there were people guarding outside, our people could not get close. , but later, I don’t know where they were talking, and they became excited, and their voices were a little louder, and they listened vaguely, as if they were related to the late emperor..."
Prince Ji's movement of tapping the table with his knuckles suddenly stopped.
He said quietly: "That old guy really left some options for his own flesh and blood."
After returning to the room that night, I was inevitably more gentle towards Mr. Yu, and said in an apologetic tone: "I have been upset and impatient these past few days, and I really can't help you..."
Mrs. Yu was feeling guilty for concealing her husband's two secret decrees, so naturally she would not entangle too much. Lang was interested in concubine, and soon the couple hugged each other, and they were deeply in love. Lovers.
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Wei family.
After Wei Zhong finished speaking, he was still immersed in the pain of being forced to go into the sea. He sighed from the bottom of his heart and left with a black cloud above his head: "I'm going out for some fresh air. You young people are in this place." Just talk."
Su Zhan watched him leave, and then treated the young master with courtesy: "Erlang."
The young master returned the gift: "Mr. Xing Guo."
Then he unfolded the book in his arms - and it was only at this time that Su Zhan discovered that it was not actually a book, but a rolled-up, paper-thin leather map with a book inside. A charcoal pencil.
The young master sat down and said, "I heard that Duke Xing has been garrisoning Fengzhou for a long time. I have some doubts. I would like to ask Duke Xing to explain."
Su Zhan said: "Please tell me?"
The young master then pointed to a certain place on the map with the charcoal pen: "In the autumn of the 13th year of Yansheng's reign, Duke Xing sent out his army in Yunzhong and marched seven hundred miles north to fight for several days. Why did he return without success?"
Su Zhan was startled and couldn't hide his surprise: "How did the young master know about this matter? There were many things involved in the incident, and it shouldn't be mentioned in the book."
The young master said: "I looked through the entry and exit records of grain depots, ordnance storage and other materials in Lingzhou, Yanzhou, Xiazhou and Fengzhou in the 13th year of Yansheng, and then compared them with the recruitment of civilians under the Yunzhong Duhu Mansion. Naturally You can know it.”
When Su Zhan heard this, he already had a clear understanding of the identity of the young master. When he was surprised, he couldn't help but ask another question: "It has been four years since the thirteenth year of Yansheng. And there are so many prefectures and counties in the world, and how clever things are, that the young master alone won the memorial to the Yunzhong Protectorate in the 13th year of Yansheng's reign?"
"Of course it's not that things are clever," the young master said calmly, "it's because I have read all the memorials from all the prefectures and counties in the world since the tenth year of Yansheng's reign, and then I came up with today's question."
Su Zhan didn't say anything for a long time.
How long has it been since the late emperor passed away?
And there are so many official documents from various places that it is difficult to estimate the amount that can be carried on a truck.
In such a short period of time, they were able to peel off the cocoons and find clues hidden in old official documents from a few years ago. The meticulousness of their thoughts and the depth of their strategies are truly jaw-dropping.
Su Zhan sincerely praised: "Young master is really diligent."
Then he told him the inside story of that year: "I had just arrived in Fengzhou at that time. I was a newborn calf and was not afraid of tigers. There was also the veteran general Xue Shuai, so I petitioned the court, hoping to reopen the Hexi Corridor and connect the Western Regions. At that time, the trend of emphasizing literature over martial arts in the court was extremely strong. Although the late emperor was moved by Xue Shuai's memorial, he was a little hesitant in his actions. Therefore, the decree did not go through Zhongshu's disciples, but was sent directly to the Central Government bypassing three provinces. Toyosu.”
Looking back on the past, he couldn't help but sigh: "The country has not sent troops to the north for a long time. It lost the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures first, and then the Hetao Plain. Although there were troops stationed in the Hexi Corridor, it was difficult to support it alone, and there was no news for several years. , and many small countries in the Western Regions that attached themselves to the imperial dynasty in the past have already changed their tune and considered the Turks as their mainstay. However, when we sent out troops, we still embraced the arrogance of the heavenly dynasty, and then..."
The young master answered clearly: "I was taught a lesson."
Su Zhan choked at this comment, and then laughed: "You can also say that."
His expression was a little complicated: "After the defeat in this battle, Xue Shuai died of grief and anger not long after, and the late emperor no longer had the intention to go north to regain Yanyun. The civil servant factions in the government and the public have become increasingly powerful. Now Fengzhou is also Well, even the Yunzhong Protectorate is just keeping its attitude."
After hearing this, the young master was silent and thought deeply. When Su Zhan saw this, he did not make a sound to disturb him.
After a long time like this, the young master said again: "Mr.
Su Zhan has stayed in Fengzhou for several years. It is like his second hometown, and he sincerely operates there. When he talks to the young master, he is naturally clear and logical.
Halfway through the story, the young master suddenly asked: "Does the river named Julan still produce crucian carp?"
"Ah, yes." Su Zhan replied subconsciously, and then he was very surprised: "The river is not very vast. I'm afraid no one outside Fengzhou knows about it. How did the young master know about it?"
The young master slowly said "Huh" and then smiled: "Wu Dun and Wu Daru once ate crucian carp from the Julan River."
Su Zhan didn't know that there was Wu Jieyu in the harem, the daughter of Wu Dun. Seeing that the young master had no intention of saying more about it, although he was surprised, he continued to talk about his stay in Fengzhou over the years. What I have seen and heard, from the situation in Fengzhou when I first arrived in Fengzhou a few years ago, to before I left...
If this is the case, it is inevitable to mention the reason why he returned to Beijing following the emperor's edict.
When he first met the emissary and heard him say that the newly enthroned emperor had summoned him to return to the capital, he felt that it was absurd and disgusting. When he made all arrangements and set off to return, he heard the emperor's words and deeds along the way, and felt that In the past, maybe I had thought wrongly, or maybe there was someone behind the chamberlain who was interested in the discord between the monarch and his ministers, intending to take the opportunity to cause trouble.
When he really arrived in Chang'an and learned about the emperor's past before entering the palace and what he had done after he ascended the throne, he came to Wei Shizhong's house almost full of despair.
The Duke of Xing has been a loyal man for generations, and the good name passed down from his ancestors must not be destroyed in his hands. If anything happens, he will die to remonstrate with him, and he will not dare to shame his ancestors.
But he never expected that he would be such an emperor today...
Decisive and wise, calm and easy-going.
He was not lacking in iron and blood skills. Within a few months after he ascended the throne, he made the three provinces surrender and Xingqing Palace could not escape from the world.
He was also full of warmth. When he listened to himself describing the situation in Fengzhou, he even asked with a smile, does the Kulan River still produce crucian carp now?
Su Zhan had a good eye for recognizing people. Although he had heard Wei Shizhong say before that the emperor was indeed as good as the south wind, but in the short few minutes he spent with the emperor, he had not noticed that the emperor To him, there was a sense of insult and playfulness, but instead there was a peaceful and soothing feeling of friendship between peers...
Su Zhan thought about this, so he sat upright and said what he was thinking: "That day in Fengzhou, after receiving the order of today's summons, my colleagues in the army complained a lot, but I even As a minister, it is inevitable for me to feel resentful. But along the way from Fengzhou to Chang'an, I feel that the emperor today is not a mediocre and lustful person. But if this is the case, why did the emperor summon me to the capital? Young Master, what do you think is the reason for this?"
The young master did not change his expression after hearing this, and his expression remained calm: "I think that the emperor may not have known about those bastard words that the servant said when he went to Fengzhou to deliver the decree."
Su Zhan's expression moved slightly, and he couldn't help but think of the recent changes in the palace: "Did someone deliberately give instructions?"
The young master did not comment, rolled up the map on the table, and said leisurely: "Who knows."
After a pause, he added: "But after he found out, he still didn't stop me. It's true."
Su Zhan's brows moved slightly, looking at him puzzledly and intently.
The young master slowly recited: "In ancient times, the so-called heroic men must have the integrity to surpass others. If you can't endure human feelings, if a common man sees humiliation, he will draw his sword and stand up to fight. This is not brave enough. . There are great brave men in the world who are not startled when they are attacked unexpectedly, and are not angry when they are attacked for no reason. The person they hold hostage is very big, and their ambition is far-reaching."
Su Zhan said: "This is the "Lun on Liuhou" written by the great scholar Su."
The young master said: "Victory or defeat has been a common thing for military officers since ancient times. Now, who can predict what will happen in the future? If I can't endure such small details, how can I safely hand over the northern territory to you and let Duke Xing Will you go and recover Yanyun’s homeland and the Hexi Corridor for me?”
