Chapter 311: Choice
There is a scene, and the atmosphere at the dinner is naturally no better than that of his own family, whether it is Huo Dazhuan or Jiang Xuewen, they both understand the weight of this father-in-law by the emperor's side, and they are very polite and courteous. Jing Tong didn't dare to hold it up, with Huo Nineteen Town here, he was afraid that it would be difficult to digest it even if he ate it in his stomach.
It was Jiang Chenfeng, who looked at Huo Shijiu's eyes completely different from when he came back, eagerly as if two clusters of flames could be lit in his eyes. Huo Shijiu knew that Jiang Xuewen must have said something to Jiang Chenfeng.
Now that the Yue family can sit with them and have a good meal, this is already a scene that Huo Shijiu didn't dare to imagine before, but now he can do it, and the relatives around him also understand his hardship, with their support, even if everyone in the world misunderstands him, what's the matter?
This change in qiē all originated from Jiang Yu. If she hadn't entered the door of the Huo family, if she hadn't had such a pleasing temperament and what she had learned, things wouldn't be the way they are now.
Huo Jiu looked at the ink carp playing in the water between the dining tables, under the projection of the light, Jiang Yan's figure was outlined, and the bun and hairpin rings on her head were all his handiwork.
After the banquet, the subordinates removed the tea from the table, and when everyone was drinking tea and chatting, they suddenly heard a loud gong outside. When the matter had come to an end, it was supposed to be the time when the courtyards were silent, but suddenly there was such a voice in the silence, and everyone who was really shocked jumped in their hearts.
"What's going on?!" Huo Da got up and was about to pick up the chair as a guy casually.
Huo Shijiu soothed: "Dad, don't be anxious, don't be impatient, maybe there is another uninvited guest to visit." ”
Jiang Wei had put down her ivory chopstick. Holding the lilac silk shawl, he walked quickly outside: "I'll take a look." ”
At the moment when Jiang Wei lifted the soft curtain. The people in the room had seen the orange fire light up half of the sky. I could faintly hear someone shouting for a fire not far away.
At this moment, no one could sit still, and they all followed to the bottom of the porch.
I saw the fire jumping in the outer courtyard on the south side of the Hou Mansion, and I didn't know how many rooms were burning. Cao Yu was flying in at this moment, standing beside Huo Shijiu, and said calmly: "It's just an arson thief, it has been taken down, and the second lady has also sent more people to protect it, please don't leave here for the time being." ”
Huo Nineteen bowed his head and said, "I think which chivalrous warrior came for those ten thousand taels of silver." these months. I don't know how many times. ”
Seeing that the scene could be controlled, Zhao sighed slowly: "It's really scary to death, fortunately, not all of those chivalrous warriors are masters, otherwise we don't know how many times we will die." ”
"My mother is wrong. It's not that they aren't masters, it's that they don't have the skill to dye ink. Jiang Yu smiled and held Zhao's arm.
Cao Yu was praised by Jiang Yu, her face was hot, but she also said honestly: "Madame praised it." It's just a matter of luck. If I really come more, I'm afraid I won't be able to withstand it. ”
Huo Nineteen looked at the firelight with his hands in his hands, his expression was lonely, and his figure was lonely. muttered: "Although I, Huo Ying, am not a hero who stands up to the sky, I can do my best for the emperor." No one in the world knows about it, and even if I concealed it, I didn't let anyone discover my true nature, I was misunderstood, I was scolded, and I was hunted down, I don't blame them. But I can't say a word for me......"
"A-Ying." Huo Dazhuan was worried, and stretched out his long arm to put his arm around his son's shoulder: "Don't worry, you have a father." ”
"Yes, big brother, I don't care what others are doing, I'm on your side."
"Me too."
Huo Twenty-one and Huo Chuliu both looked at Huo Nineteen eagerly.
Hearing Huo Nineteen's words, Jiang Xuewen, who was in a wheelchair, looked at Jing Tong thoughtfully, and then at Huo Nineteen's side face. vaguely understood something, and pondered: "It's not a day or two that the Hou Mansion has been harassed these days, and the old man also thinks that it is not a way to go on like this, the emperor is a Ming monarch, and he will rehabilitate his loyal ministers one day, right?" After all, the previous qiē was also a last resort. Loyal ministers are also human beings, and they will be tired. ”
Jing Tong lowered his head, listening to Huo Shijiu and Jiang Xuewen Weng's son-in-law singing and harmonizing, and already understood what they meant.
It is still unknown whether today's fire was set on fire by bandits.
But the meaning of Huo Shijiu and Jiang Xuewen has been conveyed very clearly.
Loyal ministers are indeed people, if they have been doing good deeds for a long time and still have infamy, people like Marquis Jinning who can persist for five or six years without saying a word are already heroes among heroes. Even Jiang Shishi would say 'tired', I am afraid that the Marquis of Jinning wanted to use his mouth to tell the emperor that his loyal ministers were tired.
Jing Tong didn't dare to be careless, because of Jiang Yan's conversation with him, and because of Huo Shijiu's coercion, he would only think that no matter what he wanted to do, he would save his life first, and besides, what he was going to do, once Huo Shijiu was defensive against him, it would not work. Now is the time for him to show his loyalty.
Jing Tong smiled and said, "What Master Jiang said is extremely true. The emperor is a Ming monarch, and he cares about the Hou Ye, if the emperor sees this scene today, I am afraid that he will also feel it. ”
"After all, Gonggong Jing is a person close to the emperor, and he also knows a thing or two about the emperor's temper."
"Lord Jiang is really overrated, and the slave is just serving the master wholeheartedly."
As he spoke, the fire gradually went out, and there were people going back and forth outside, saying that with the help of the Water Dragon Bureau, the fire was finally extinguished, and there were no casualties, but a few rooms were lost.
"It's a blessing that I didn't hurt anyone." Zhao folded his hands and bowed to the sky a few times.
Everyone had no intention of continuing to chat, so they went back to rest.
Jiang Chenfeng pushed the wheelchair for Jiang Xuewen and walked on the way to the outer courtyard, because the father and son wanted to say something considerate, and no one was waiting for them.
Jiang Xuewen looked down at the lantern in his hand and said in a low voice: "Brother Chen'er came back this time, so he won't leave, right?" ”
Jiang Chenfeng still minded what Jiang Xuewen had done, and only gave a cold "um".
Jiang Xuewen didn't mind, and said, "It's okay." Your third sister-in-law is a capable person, above the officialdom, you learn more from him, and if you have an effective career in the future and become an official, you can also take care of each other. Your heart is too solid, but you don't have the same skills as your third sister-in-law. ”
The original traitor, this is the third sister-in-law who is full of praise?
Jiang Chenfeng said "um" again.
Jiang Xuewen whispered to him: "Today's incident is also a way for people and courtiers to protect themselves......
When Jiang Xuewen spoke, Jing Tong had already talked to Huo Jiujiu, asked for a fast horse, and galloped to the palace.
After Jing Tong left, Jiang Wei asked in a low voice: "I don't think that Jing Tong is a good thing, will he add fuel to the arrangement of you, I am afraid that the emperor will be more suspicious of you at that time." ”
"No, it won't." Huo Jiu lazily looked at Jiang Yu and said gently: "He is not a stupid person, no matter what he thinks, if he wants to do something, he must first save his life." He knew this better than anyone else, otherwise he wouldn't have taken such a big turn in his attitude. ”
Sure enough, Huo Jiu's guess was right, Jing Tong met the emperor in the palace, and added fuel to the news that the Huo family was on fire and there were thieves breaking in.
The little emperor listened to Jing Tong's words and said worriedly: "You say, will Brother Ying get bored?" ”
"The slave doesn't think that the Marquis of Jinning has no complaints, but the slave feels that he can't look at it, the servant has not followed the emperor for a long time, but during this time, the Marquis of Jinning has indeed paid a lot to the emperor, even if he is a little arrogant and domineering, he can be regarded as a loyal person, now that their family has been harassed for so long, and the Marquis of Jinning is sick again, the slave is afraid that the Hou Ye is in a bad mood, and his body is not good. When the time comes, it will affect the emperor's affairs. ”
"You're right, I'm worried about that."
The little emperor's confused index finger tapped on the table.
Then the dim candle flame, he thought for a moment what would happen to Huo Nineteen if he refused to help him, and then thought about what Huo Nineteen would do if the British Duke took it.
As a result, I didn't even sleep well, and I barely slept for a while in the early hours of the morning after turning over and over the pancakes all night.
I wanted to sleep a little longer, but he was lazy and playful in front of outsiders, but he didn't expect Jing Tong to reply outside in a panic: "Your Majesty, something happened in the Marquis of Jinning's mansion!" ”
"What's the matter? Didn't you talk back to yesterday's fire? The little emperor's voice was lazy and hoarse.
Jing Tong didn't care much, hurriedly entered the palace, and saluted: "Back to the emperor, it was someone from the Hou Mansion who spread the word outside the palace gate, saying that it was early in the morning before dawn for the British duke, so he took someone to the Marquis of Jinning's mansion to get people, saying that the Marquis of Jinning was going to murder the emperor and ask the emperor to take five stone powder!" ”
The little emperor was a spirit, and he had no sleepiness.
The matter of Wushi San was spread before, but there was this rumor, which made the people of the world suspicious, but now the British Duke really wants him to sit down shamelessly in the position of emperor!
"What about Big Brother Ying?"
"The Hou Mansion is heavily guarded, even if the British Duke brings people, he can't break in for a while, and General Jiao of the 3,000 battalions also brings people to guard the Hou Mansion at this time, it's okay at the moment, but the servants are worried...... If the British public arrests Jinning Hou in case it fails, he will be really angry all of a sudden, what should he do if he directly makes trouble! ”
What Jing Tong said was exactly what the little emperor was worried about!
The British Duke has been waiting for an opportunity to find a suitable opportunity for him to ascend to this highest position and still be justified, so that the world will not accuse him of being a usurper and thief. So with so much capital in his hands, the British Duke has been treating them playfully like a cat teasing a mouse in a cage.
Today, Huo 190,000 is really in a head-on conflict between the two sides because he does not obey the British public, what should he do?
"Your Majesty, please make a decision, if you go to help Marquis Jinning, it will be too late. If the Marquis of Jinning is arrested, his crime is small, and who will you rely on to do it in the future, Your Majesty! I can't find a second person in the world who can do this for you! (To be continued......)
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