Chapter 3 Secret Talks between Monarchs and Ministers
Because Uncle Cao Guo made this scene, Rong Jiang delayed a little more effort in Ruyi Building, when she entered the palace, Wei Jin had already waited for her to be two pillars of incense, and when he saw her, he saluted first, and then led her into the Qingfeng Palace.
Zhao Heng is the only son of the first emperor, the first emperor's heirs are difficult, and he only got a son and a daughter in his life, the eldest daughter died at the age of five, only this son grew up, but he was not very pampered because of this, but he was able to take the experience of hand-in-hand, and he could do everything in martial arts. It's just that his temperament is not very good, and he is also hypocritical, which is what the old lady Fu Zhou You said when she advised Zhao Liang later, so I won't mention it for the time being.
"You're late." Zhao Heng opened his mouth before Rong Jiang saluted, "There are no outsiders here, you can sit down." ”
Rong Jiang naturally didn't dare to look up at him, lowered his head and answered "yes", and sat down.
As soon as she sat down, Zhao Heng asked with a smile: "You have done a good job in the affairs of the three princes of Xirong." Rong Jiang," as if there was something embarrassing, he called Rong Jiang and didn't speak for a long time.
In fact, Rong Jiang is very reluctant to meet this son of heaven alone, she knows that accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, and she has heard her grandfather say a past between Zhao Heng and the Rong family since she was a child, and she will not think that the emperor has any good impression of the Rong family. Now that he heard him call himself, he didn't have any words, and he probably understood a little in his heart, and bowed to the top once, and replied very calmly: "This is all due to the minister, not to ask for any reward." ”
She is a smart person, Zhao Heng has always admired smart people, if she is not a descendant of the Rong family...... Zhao Heng smiled, called her again, and when he saw Rong Jiang looking at her, he beckoned to her. When Rong Jiang approached, he took a recital sheet and handed it over: "Look at it." ”
Rong Jiang didn't dare to take it, Zhao Heng urged her again, she took the watch worriedly, and when she opened it, her face became more and more pale, and when she saw the last "snap" of closing the watch, she immediately knelt at Zhao Heng's feet: "Your Majesty Xià Mingjian." Lord Zhang impeached the ministers for controlling the three armies, and the ministers did not dare to accept it. ”
Zhao Heng just said "um", didn't help her, didn't call out, but didn't speak.
Although Rong Jiang is not sure what he thinks, if she doesn't speak for herself at this time, and lets others splash dirty water on her, won't she become a fool? She kowtowed to Zhao Heng: "The minister led the troops at the age of thirteen, and now he has been more than four years. The glory of the minister, the military merits, are all given by His Majesty, if there is no Majesty, there is naturally no today's Rongjiang. As the imperial history, Lord Zhang poured dirty water on the minister like this, and the minister really didn't know what to say. ”
She bowed and knelt on the ground, cautious and cautious, probably touched by this gesture, and spoke: "I naturally know." As the commander of the three armed forces, if you can't hold the heart of the army, what can you talk about winning the war? ”
Zhao Heng only said this, and there was no follow-up. Rong Jiang didn't answer when she saw this, she naturally wouldn't be stupid enough to think that the Son of Heaven would be relieved to say such a sentence. Since ancient times, the most taboo thing for the Son of Heaven is that military merit is too much, and the merit is too high. Or Zhao Heng has long been afraid of her, the Rong family, or Lord Zhang's table...... Rong Jiang didn't dare to think further, she was only seventeen years old, and she didn't want to participate in such a political fight.
Zhao Heng looked at her kneeling at his feet, and couldn't tell what it was like in his heart, he thought of Rong Zhen, thought of the Rong family, and thought of what happened a few years ago.
After a long time, Rong Jiang's knees were almost unconscious, and Zhao Heng opened his mouth: "Rong Jiang, stay in the capital in the future." ”
Rong Jiang was stunned. What does that mean? The Son of Heaven said lightly and told her to stay in the capital in the future? She suddenly understood that this was about to relieve her of her military power. She couldn't refute it, Zhang Wei's recital was still burning her heart like a hot in her hand, these words and officials didn't open their mouths, as soon as they opened their mouths, they were every word of the heart, and every word they wrote was poked at the key points of the person. Can she say "I am willing to stay in Jiangbei for the rest of my life"? No. Not to mention that she can't give up Yecheng's family, even this sentence, she can't say it. Once he spoke, wouldn't he confirm Zhang Wei's words?
Before she could come back to her senses, Zhao Heng opened her mouth again: "You are my lucky general, and you are also very capable, I can't bear to ......" The Son of Heaven seemed to sigh and went to help her up, "Let's talk about this later." At present, I have ordered you to return to Beijing, and there is an important matter. ”
Rong Jiang's knees were a little numb, Zhao Heng helped her, but she didn't dare to put the weight of her body on one of the arms of the Son of Heaven, she stood up straight, and got Zhao Heng's permission to go down to the palace to sit. Hearing "an important matter", Fang asked: "If Your Majesty has anything to tell the minister, the minister will naturally do it with all his heart." ”
Her expression seemed to make Zhao Heng very happy, and when she spoke again, her tone rose a little: "The Queen Mother wants to live in Changlong for a while, you can take it with you during this time, and I will let Concubine Shu and Concubine Kang go to serve with me." As if he was afraid that she would think too much, he added, "The safety of the Queen Mother is entrusted to you, and I don't want to detain you." You just need to arrange the people below, Changlong and Yechengyuan are not far away, you can go back to Rongfu every day, you can also live in Changlong Palace, about ten days......" Zhao Heng's expression changed slightly, Rong Jiang naturally didn't see it, but felt that his words behind him were a little stiff, "The King of England will go back to Beijing to accompany him, and when the time comes, I will assign someone else to go over, and your burden can be unloaded." ”
Rong Jiang probably understood that the Queen Mother wanted to leave the palace, and safety was the top priority. At this time, she was summoned back to Beijing to escort, naturally because most of the women in this line were the female dependents of the Son of Heaven, and it was not easy to hand them over to the men, so it was appropriate for her to do it. After ten days and a half months, the British king returned to Beijing, and naturally the forbidden army took over their security in Changlong.
It's just that there is only a big article here, and the war ahead is over, the queen mother is going to go out of Beijing at this time, and the emperor has a secret decree to call her back, rumors are spreading in the capital, and Zhang Wei is impeaching her...... During this period, there seems to be some kind of continuous connection, and for a while Rong Jiang is a little uncertain, but what about the British king? What kind of role did the younger brother of the former emperor, the former emperor's younger brother, play in this game of chess?
She was stunned, and Zhao Heng was not annoyed, she only asked with a smile: "Is Rong Qing unwilling to accept this errand if he is not free in Jiangbei?" ”
Frightened, Rong Jiang immediately came back to his senses, hurriedly said, "Naturally not", and then took the will, saying something like "The minister swears to protect the queen mother and the well-being of all the mothers".
Zhao Heng saw that she should come down, so he let her go out of the palace and went home. As soon as she entered the house with her front foot, the reward from the palace came down with her back foot, and she was rewarded with fifty gold and one hundred silver, as well as jewels and brocades, without mentioning anything about staying in the capital.