After that, Zhao Wei inquired outside, it turned out that Wang Dongsheng had been guarding the northwest for many years and had been doing well, although he had a good relationship with Zhao Jue, but he rarely interacted with him in recent years. When it came to rebellion, he didn't participate in the movement, and he was close to a northwest general on King Ying's side, and he still had some contradictions with him on weekdays. To sum up, Wang Dongsheng has become a trustworthy military general in the eyes of the new emperor and courtiers.

The double rebellion of King Ying and Zhu Lifei, because of the existence of Hong Wencheng and Zhao Jue, implicated many generals in the army. Regardless of the garrisons in eastern Liaodong, northwest or various places, there are military generals involved. Fortunately, most of them are only middle and lower-level military attachés, and the number is not too many, so as not to cause great turmoil in the army, but it is enough to make people frightened. The border city of eastern Liaodong can be regarded as one of the hardest hit areas, and several civil and military officials of different levels have been dismissed one after another. The Qing people chose to go south to invade Great Chu in the autumn of this year, in fact, they also saw the emptiness of the defense of the border cities in eastern Liaodong at this time. If it weren't for Fan Benzhang, the former head of the guard of the Guangping Palace, who was in charge of the overall situation and unexpectedly defeated the Qing soldiers, the consequences might have been unimaginable.

The new emperor is not a lucky person, and Jiangnan's distress made him more aware that if he discovered the hostility of others but did not prevent it in time, he would only put himself in danger. Therefore, he immediately began to transfer troops and generals, and transferred trustworthy generals from other regions to supplement the gap in Liaodong. The northwest has been quiet for many years, and there are other generals guarding it, and only one Wang Dongsheng has been transferred, which has little impact. and two other generals were transferred from other provinces to make up for three people, which happened to be able to fill the three vacant military positions in Liaodong. However, it is not necessarily that all three of them will be transferred to Liaodong, there are also generals loyal to the royal family in the forbidden area, and maybe one will be sent over to act as the emperor's eyes and ears by the way, and one of the people transferred from other places just fills this gap. As for which two of the three will go to Liaodong and which one will stay in Beijing, it has not yet been determined. According to the distance on the road, these three people have already set off separately and should arrive in the capital before the lunar month. They also brought their families and a lot of luggage, so the speed of the journey was naturally slower.

Coincidentally, these three generals have some connections with Zhao Laojungong, Wang Dongsheng is the son of his old department, and he is also his old department, and he has also received his support, and the other two, one is his brother in his old department, and the other is from Wuju, just that Wuju is the chief examiner of Zhao Laojungong.

After listening to his grandson's reply, Zhang was silent for a while before saying: "Listening to the tone of the Wang family's housekeeper that day, they seem to be very sure that Jiang Dongsheng will be the one who stays in Beijing." ”

Zhao Wei thought for a while: "Then the grandson will ask Uncle Lu again." He was on duty in the forbidden area, and he must have been better informed than elsewhere. ”

Zhang nodded: "That's fine." said that after the death of the old county prince, Wang Dongsheng has not been in contact with us anymore, and Zhao Jue seems to have cut off contact with Zhao Jue on the surface, and other old county lords' old subordinates have written to me to mention it, saying that Wang Dongsheng is also very cold to them now, and he doesn't even give New Year's gifts, and others give gifts. In the old days, only two people still corresponded with him every year, and they paid tribute every year. Those two people, one of them happened to be in the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, and the other was on duty in Ouchi. ”

When Zhao Xiu heard this, he couldn't help but feel that this Wang Dongsheng was also quite scheming. The others were cut off, leaving only these two correspondence objects, the one in the Five Cities Terracotta Division could let him know the situation in Beijing, and the one in Ouchi could reveal the movements of the emperor and the imperial court, even if he was far away in the northwest, he would not be ignorant of the pattern of the court.

So his housekeeper is sure that his master will stay in Beijing, so what kind of inside information did he get?

Two days later, Zhao Wei heard some inside information from Lu Yunpeng. The new emperor now trusts Fan Benzhang very much, and when he is determined to transfer people to fill the gap in the border city of eastern Liaodong, he must first ask for his opinion, and will not transfer someone who is against him or does not get along well. Fan Benzhang was born as the chief of the guard of the Guangping Palace, and the new emperor has been familiar with him since he was a child, and he has always trusted him. His own family background is not obvious, his in-laws are mediocre, and he has no collusion with any forces in the court except for King Guangping, and King Guangping is a new emperor recognized by the royal family. Compared with other high-ranking generals, the model chapter is undoubtedly more trustworthy. His own ability is outstanding, he has military merits, prestige, and more importantly, in the border city for several years, he has subdued the old Zhao family without revealing anything, and directly brought this army into the hands of the royal family.

Although the old Zhao family has Hong Wencheng, the black sheep, there are not many people involved in the rebellion. Hong Wencheng will have the heart of rebellion, in addition to his own ambitions, but also because his long-lost sister accidentally entered King Ying's mansion as a girl, and was later accepted by King Ying and became a concubine. He made the wrong choice for the sake of this only loved one. But none of the other core old departments of the Zhao family were confused and participated in the rebellion, and only two peripheral generals of the fourth or fifth grades were implicated, but because they were not deeply involved, they were only dismissed in the end. The original Zhao Jungong's men and horses have been preserved to a large extent. And now the Zhao family is a young man named Zhao Wei, who has been literate since he was a child, and plans to take the imperial examination, and has almost no close contact with the old department, and the possibility of taking over this part of the force in the future is not high. The new emperor smoothly took over this force, which was naturally a surprise.

The new emperor hopes that the people sent to Liaodong will not contradict Fan Benzhang, and similarly, he does not want the people sent to have contradictions with the old Zhao family, so he will specially select people who have old ties with the Zhao family. The loyalty of the old Zhao family is credible, Fan Benzhang himself is a member of the royal family, and if he sends a forbidden military general to assist him, he can be foolproof. The new emperor didn't want the defenders to be distracted by internal power struggles while guarding against external enemies.

Wang Dongsheng was born in the old Zhao family, but in the matter of Zhao Jue, he had contradictions with the other old Zhao family, and he had no contact with the latter in the past ten years. It would be understandable if the new emperor did not intend to send him to Liaodong for this reason.

After listening to his grandson's words, Zhang sighed: "The emperor has good intentions. I have to write a letter to all those people in Liaodong, so that they can assist General Fan, act according to the orders of the imperial court, and keep the enemy out of the country. ”

Zhao Wei and Zhao Xiu glanced at each other, and both responded obediently, and then one presented the letter paper, and the other sharpened the ink, waiting for Zhang to write the letter.

Actually, they all know it. From the day they left the Jiannan Hou Mansion and went south to return to their hometown Fengxian, it was no longer possible to take over the force left by their grandfather. Rather than being suspicious of the royal family, it is better to obediently put on a humble attitude, Zhao Wei's talent is not on the march and fighting.

Zhao Wei watched his grandmother write a letter, and a thought suddenly flashed in his mind: Calculating the time, almost when the King of Guangping rescued their three ancestors and grandchildren and returned them to Fengxian's hometown, Fan Benzhang left the post of the chief of the guard of the Guangping Palace, and went north to Liaodong to serve as a border general. Could it be that the King of Guangping intended to let him go to the old department of the Zhao family at that time? At that time, King Guangping was still a popular candidate for the crown prince, did he also plan to return the old department of the Zhao family to the royal family?

However, this thought was only fleeting, and he quickly left it behind. Even if King Quang Binh really did this, it would not be a bad thing. At that time, it was Zhao Jiong who inherited his grandfather's title, if there was no model chapter, the old department of the Zhao family was used by Zhao Jiong's father and son to do something rebellious, wouldn't it ruin the reputation of his grandfather? The Zhao family is more likely to have a catastrophe. King Guangping's arrangement back then was really well-intentioned, not only to save their ancestors and grandchildren. With such a great favor, what else can he be suspicious of?

The letter was written and sent out quickly. In the blink of an eye, it was September, and it was the Double Ninth Festival in a few days. Mrs. Cao of the General Mansion of Zhuguo sent a post to Zhao's house, inviting the three ancestors and grandchildren of the Zhang family to live in Zhuangzi in Xishan, enjoying the autumn scenery by the way, tasting chrysanthemum cake and chrysanthemum wine, and also going to Xishan to worship the Buddha.

Zhang was very moved, but he inevitably wanted to ask Zhao Xiu and Zhao Wei what they meant. Zhao Wei smiled: "Grandmother is in charge, it sounds interesting." Zhao Xiu also thinks it's good to go out and have fun, but she still wants to know, how to spend the Double Ninth Festival in Gaozhen? So he sent for him a letter. Gao Zhen replied that according to the royal practice, the Double Ninth Festival was to climb Jingshan to watch the autumn scenery, and their father and son were going to enter the palace again.

Zhao Xiu sighed to Zhang: "Although the father and son of King Guangping are very valued by the Queen Mother, they have to enter the palace every festival and participate in those ceremonies, which is also miserable, and they can't even eat a meal quietly. ”

Zhang glared at his granddaughter: "Don't talk nonsense." This is the grace of the queen mother and the emperor, the prince and the prince are extremely long, how can it be miserable? ”

Zhao Xiu pursed his lips and smiled without saying a word.

The Cao family set off early on the eighth day of the ninth month, and the two families made an appointment to meet outside the Desheng Gate. At that time, the three grandparents and grandchildren were scheduled to stay in Xishan for three or four days, and they would not return to the city until September 11, and there were many things to prepare.

Just when Zhao Xiu's ancestors and grandsons were busy, Wang Dongsheng and his party also arrived in the capital. Wang Dongsheng looked up at the high city wall in front of him, and his heart was excited. After more than ten years away from Beijing, he finally returned to his hometown!

The housekeeper of the Wang family had been waiting outside the city gate for a long time, and when he saw the master coming, he excitedly greeted him and said hello, and said, "The house has been cleaned, and the wine and food are ready, just wait for the general, the old lady, the wife, and the young master to come back!" ”

Wang Dongsheng nodded and said, "You have worked hard." ”

The housekeeper's eyes were red: "The little ones are not hard, the general, the old lady, the wife, and the young master have worked the road." When I get home, I wash well, eat and drink enough, rest for the night, and then I will go to incense the old lady tomorrow. ”

Wang Dongsheng sighed: "I haven't come back to see my father for more than ten years, and now I have returned to my hometown, and my father is under Jiuquan, I don't know if I will feel gratified?" ”

At this time, a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy ran from the carriage of the lady in the back: "General, the old lady asked, is the housekeeper here?" The things that were sent to the Hou Mansion a few days ago, can Mrs. Zhao accept them? ”

The housekeeper suddenly looked embarrassed: "This ......" He quietly glanced at Wang Dongsheng: "The little one is good to say, but Mrs. Zhao just refuses to accept it, saying that she is an official in Beijing, and the cost is greater than that of the northwest, so let the general keep it for his own use." The little one had no choice but to pull everything back......"

Wang Dongsheng waved his hand at the little guy: "Go and reassure the old lady, I will go to the old lady Zhao with a gift as soon as possible." There have been many neglects over the years, and I will definitely pay for it. ”

The little maid took the order, and after the old lady heard the report, she didn't say anything, and she didn't send the little maid over to talk to her son.

Wang Dongsheng knew that his mother was uncertain, so he could only ask his wife to inform him to go over to appease him, and he ordered his family to drive into the city. But he himself motioned for the housekeeper to come closer, and asked in a low voice, "Where is the Zhao family's small long room...... What is the situation today? Have you ever inquired? ”

"Yes." The housekeeper replied in a low voice, "The eldest wife of the Zhao family, with her five grandchildren, as well as Uncle Jue's concubine, Aunt Xiao Qian, now lives in Zhang Shanjia Hutong outside Qianmen Street, and the house is rented. When they were in the prison that day, it was Mrs. Zhao who ordered the little marquis to redeem a few small ones, among which after the Hunan sister from Uncle Jue came out, she raised money and ransomed the eldest lady, leaving only Aunt Xiao Qian. Later, it was Brother Yan who ransomed Aunt Xiaoqian on the way to exile. The little marquis gave Ze Ge'er a study shop, and gave him five taels of silver a month, and he didn't care about anything else. Recently, Brother Yan also entered the shop and received three taels of wages a month, so they barely survived. But recently, the landlord wants to repossess the house and ask them to move out, and there is a commotion in the two compartments. Looking at the situation, Ze Ge'er is planning to take a step back, and has already rented a house near Yongguang Temple, but the eldest lady still refuses to move out. The little one inquired, and the landlord suddenly turned his face, it seemed that it was instructed by Feng Yushi's wife in the court, because the eldest lady annoyed Mrs. Feng's sister-in-law, Mrs. Huo, and Mrs. Feng helped her sister's nephew to get angry. ”

Wang Dongsheng only felt messy: "With eight taels of income a month, they are just barely getting by?" ”

The housekeeper's voice became even quieter: "In addition to the eldest lady and the five young masters and young ladies in his family, there are also three girls and four old servants, all of whom are old servants. The eldest lady and Sister Xiang...... I paid more attention to food and clothing......"

Wang Dongsheng suddenly had a headache. RS