Chapter 298, sending charcoal in the snow
A month after the palace change, the emperor finally issued an order to convict, but he forgave the prince lightly and punished King Su heavily. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info King Qing's father and son discussed behind closed doors, judging the situation and the emperor's intentions, how much can be guessed.
"One article and one martial arts, the civil servants are in Beijing, and the military generals are outside, as long as the emperor reigns for one day, even if the civil ministers in the capital make trouble, they will not be able to make trouble. However, the generals who are far away at the border pass are different, as long as King Su ascends to the top and shouts, it is likely to cause a mutiny. That's hundreds of thousands of troops, in case King Su waves his army into Beijing, even the emperor has to be afraid! Nangong Xun's words confirmed what his younger brother thought, and even Prince Qing nodded.
"I heard that my father was dissatisfied with King Su, and he couldn't write a book, so he didn't obey the decree and didn't want to leave Beijing?" Qing Wangye also has some guards available, and he has been asking outside these days.
With such a punishment, King Su has already lost his usual calm, and resisting the decree will only make the emperor even more angry. He can resist the decree today, and it is difficult to guarantee that one day, he will not wave his army to attack the capital. This will only make the emperor even more dissatisfied with him! Nangong Xun felt that King Su was too uncalm.
"Father, my son thinks that since King Su is leaving Beijing, his father might as well send some Cheng Yi!" At present, in the capital, no one will rush to have something to do with King Su again, and they can't wait to get away from King Su's mansion. But Nangong Shumo actually let his father take the initiative to contact King Su, and was so shocked that Prince Qing couldn't even speak for a while.
calmed down for a moment, and then looked at the concubine, "Why did Shumo say this, you need to know that we can't avoid trouble now, how can we be involved with King Su again, what if the emperor suspects us because of this?" ”
Nangong Shumo didn't answer his father's question, but looked at his brother, Nangong Xun was also looking over, with some uncertainty in his eyes, but soon he understood why his younger brother had this idea, and turned his head to look at his father, "Father, my son thinks that the second brother's suggestion can be tried!" ”
"First, the icing on the cake is easy, and it is difficult to send charcoal in the snow, when my father was in trouble, he cared about his brotherhood, which not only left a good impression on King Su, but even let everyone know that his father values love and righteousness. Second, my father wanted to be in charge of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment, both of which were previously under the control of King Su, and naturally they were all people from King Su, although King Su was convicted, but the emperor did not sentence others heavily because of this, these people are still in their original positions, and we show favor to King Su, which is also equivalent to showing favor to them. Third, the emperor is old and attaches great importance to sibling affection, otherwise according to the actions of the prince and King Su, according to the law, he will be beheaded all over the house. But the emperor didn't. If we do this, even if the emperor knows, he will not blame more, but will feel that his father is responsible. ”
Nangong Xun thought for a moment, and then continued, "Fourth, King Su's military achievements are great, even if he is demoted and punished, it will not affect his prestige in the army. If my father wants to sit firmly in that position, he must have the support of these people. Fifth, my father can take this opportunity to show goodwill to King Su and his party, and when we act, these people will not become a hindrance, if not a helper! ”
Nangong Shumo's suggestion, Nangong Xun only thought about it for a while, and felt that it was a very good idea. So there are five major benefits listed in a row.
Qing Wangye was originally just surprised, but now he feels that he is still a little short-sighted compared to his two sons.
"It's not just good, it's not bad, is it?" There are two sides to everything, and not all of them are good. Qing Wang Ye has always been cautious, and he is not completely sure, he would rather not do it.
"Those who become big things are not informal, even if this matter will arouse the emperor's suspicion, but after all, my father did not have direct contact with King Su, only because King Su was fined for three years, and we are concerned about family affection, so we sent some Cheng Yi. Even if this Cheng Yi is not directly given to King Su, it is okay to give it to Princess Su. We can't always be careful everywhere, that will only hinder us, but let ourselves be led by others! "Nangong Shumo and Nangong Xun are young after all, and they dare to fight.
"This is a good idea, I will prepare for my father, but how much is it appropriate for this Chengyi to send?" This less will not play the role of sending charcoal in the snow, but sending too much will arouse the emperor's suspicion. It's not easy to get this degree right.
"Give five thousand taels of silver tickets and a set of pure gold noodles!" According to the past, even if you directly send 10,000 taels of silver tickets to King Su, it is not much. But now is different from the past, five thousand taels is not much in the eyes of the emperor, but in the eyes of King Su, it is rare for King Qing to remember him at this time. And the golden head noodles given to Princess Su are worth three thousand taels, to say the least. That's a lot of money.
Sure enough, after Cheng Yi was sent to King Su's mansion, King Su sighed repeatedly, and even wrote a letter to King Qing to express his gratitude.
Nangong Shumo spread the news out of the house and told his wife Mu Chenxue. "Young lady, will the young master be dissatisfied with the emperor by doing this, you must know that now in the capital, everyone is afraid to avoid it, why would the young master make such a proposal?"
Although Baoru is very smart, he still knows too little about the art of scheming. In fact, Mu Chenxue didn't immediately understand it for a while, but she would draw inferences from one another, and after careful consideration, she naturally understood the meaning of Nangong Shumo.
"Although this will arouse the emperor's suspicion, sometimes, it is better to do something wrong than to do nothing. And if the pros outweigh the disadvantages and the foundation will not be shaken, then this can be done, and it must be done! Mu Chenxue didn't say it too clearly, she hoped that Baoru could think and understand it herself, so that she could make progress.
"Young lady, Tong Jiang came to report yesterday, and we have made a lot of money these days. There is Tang Lao watching in the pharmacy, or you don't go every day, the slave and maid see that you have lost weight these days, in case the young master comes back and sees it, I don't know how to feel distressed! Baoru helped the young lady polish the ink while persuading hard. She said these things every day, and she couldn't even remember how many times she said them. But the young lady couldn't listen to a word, so she was anxious.
"How can it be so delicate, and I like to see people for medical treatment, which can be regarded as accumulating blessings for Brother Feng. He has suffered all these years, and his hands have been stained with blood involuntarily. He kills, I save people, and I hope that in a hundred years, we can reach bliss together. I don't want to be separated from him at any time! Mu Chenxue's tone was flat when she said this, but she was very moved when she heard it in Baoru's ears. I am glad that the young master can marry such a young lady.
"Baoru, the first few **** said that there were a lot of strangers staring at us, I don't know if there will be any more in the past few days?" Because of Baoru's reminder, Mu Chenxue has been more cautious than usual these days, and even discussed things with Baoru many times, but he used pen instead of mouth, and he didn't dare to say more.
"Also, not only the Qingwang Mansion and our mansion, but even the young lady's maiden family is staring at it. And these people are very mysterious, and the slaves and maids sent many people, but they can't find out their identity and background! Baoru felt that this was a dereliction of duty.
"Don't send someone to check, I think these people may have been sent by the emperor, the more we check, the more we will expose our hole cards!" Mu Chenxue thought for a while, took out a silver ticket of five thousand taels from the dark pavilion, and handed it to Baoru, "Give this silver ticket to my mother, and tell my mother on my behalf, don't worry about the silver, take care of grandma and the ninth brother!" "When she first entered Beijing, Mu Chenxue occasionally went back to her parents' house to have a look, but these days the capital is not very peaceful, in order not to attract the attention of others to Mu Chenfeng, she rarely goes back to her parents' house to walk around. (To be continued.) )