Ninety-eight

Xiao Hongqing's iron-blooded wrist caused a great shock in the south of the Yangtze River, and he quickly launched his actions with lightning speed, and he could not see that he was ordered to be ordered in danger and led troops to suppress it, but it clearly revealed the traces of long-term planning and layout, and he was orderly and acted extremely quickly on the distribution, mastery, differentiation, co-optation, and uprooting of the forces of all parties.

Xiao Hongqing arrived in Jiangnan only seven days ago, he uprooted the Liang family and the Xu family of the Jiangnan family, and under the imperial power concession of first beheading and then playing, on the charge of treason of colluding with pirates to plot rebellion, just before Jiangnan Qin's mission, the two family heads were beheaded on the spot, and blood was splashed three feet, which was eyed by the world. The rest of the people involved were put in prison and waited for the ruling of the imperial capital.

The two major families, operating in Jiangnan for hundreds of years, are intertwined, involve a wide range of people, and have countless children, everyone is in danger for a while, and the people are panicked, not only the officials at all levels in Jiangnan or the impeachment or impeachment snowflakes fly to the imperial capital, but also the rest of the provinces, can not be held back, there are impeachment families colluding with officials, endangering the locality, and the tail is too big to fall, and there are also impeachments of Xiao Hongqing and overstepping his power, causing panic and turmoil in Jiangnan.

The emperor was furious, and he threw down the impeachment of Xiao Hongqing in the early court: "My crown prince is trapped in the south of the Yangtze River, and you still have to defend those rebellious ministers and thieves?" Where is the Father? ”

He immediately ordered the investigation of how many children he had, and sent his sons, sons-in-law, and grandchildren over the age of fifteen to Xiao Hongqing's army to serve his orders: "I also ask your children and grandchildren to see what the situation in Jiangnan is now, so that I can come back and know you about it!" lest you sit in the imperial capital, live in peace, and point fingers, wanton accusations, and fabricate charges! ”

This unbelievable disposition is not in line with the law, and there are also officials who have expressed their advice, but they were all thrown down by the emperor, and all of them were handled in this way, and under the high pressure of the imperial power, no one dared to speak up.

The eyes of the entire Dasheng Dynasty were focused on Jiangnan, and in such a situation, Zhou Baolu's ceremony was not fanfare, and only invited his close relatives and friends, but more than a dozen people.

But in this case, the emperor still appreciated Zhou Baolu's things, Zhou Baolu was a little dazed, does the emperor know the Tao or not?

If you don't know what to do, the emperor doesn't even have a son, and he is still in the mood to think about his daughter-in-law who has no name?

But if the emperor knows the Tao, then with this series of iron-blooded deeds now, is he willing to give up his second son? Or the emperor's original intention was to clean up the Jiangnan clan.

The family and the imperial power have always been natural opponents, no emperor likes the family, but no emperor will despise the family and easily fight against them.

But this time, the emperor is famous, the crown prince of a country is in distress in Jiangnan, life and death are unknown, this is a major event that shakes the country's foundation, if the family is in charge of this matter and is exterminated, it is indeed not wronged.

In this kind of matter, Zhou Baolu can only ask Chen Xihua.

Chen Xihua said: "Things have progressed to this point, I believe that the emperor and the crown prince have a tacit understanding. ”

Zhou Baolu sat obediently, listening to his uncle's teaching, and Chen Xihua's eldest son Chen Yi'an was sitting beside him.

Chen Yi'an is fourteen years old this year, and since he was seven years old, Chen Xihua has chosen a famous teacher and sent him to study abroad, and he is not at home for half of the year.

Zhou Baolu and Chen Yi'an have always been close, the age difference between the two is less than two years, they grew up together, and they are the age when they can speak, even if Chen Yi'an doesn't have many days at home, but the two are not close to Zhou Anming.

Especially Zhou Baolu knows how much his uncle and aunt value this eldest son. She has also loved him since he was a child.

Of course, Chen Yi'an is not a worry-free master, he has been very smart since he was a child, full of tricks, and never suffers.

At this time, Chen Yi'an glanced at his cousin in a little surprise, and said with a smile: "Cousin, don't be angry if I say something, even if this is the Holy Lord and the prince cleaning up Jiangnan Yiye, this is a major event in the imperial court, what does it have to do with my cousin?" ”

He is a handsome young man, and he is still very sincere, Zhou Baolu was choked half to death by him, and looked back at his uncle.

Chen Xihua said leisurely: "An'er, it won't be long before you see your cousin, and you have to kneel and bow." ”

Chen Yi'an was shocked: "What! Is my cousin going to the palace to be a queen? ”

Chen Xihua held back a smile, Zhou Baolu jumped up and chased after Chen Yi'an: "What nonsense are you talking about!" Look for death, I will fulfill you! ”

She didn't believe that Chen Yi'an couldn't imagine that she might be the crown princess, this bastard brother, this was obviously deliberately mocking her.

This is Chen Xihua's outer study, not the most reliable and trustworthy person can't get close to here at all, ironclad, and there is no need to worry about missing a word.

After the two of them made a fuss, Chen Xihua said with a straight face: "It's so old, it's still like a child, like something!" ”

Chen Yi'an raised his hand to forgive, cousin, I was wrong!

Zhou Baolu glared at him, and then sat back stupidly, and Chen Xihua said: "Although the prince's move has put himself in danger, it is needless to say that he has won the emperor's heart." ”

He explained: "The tail of the family is not down, especially in the south of the Yangtze River, for hundreds of years, the family is entrenched, the end echoes, the power is big, the children of the various ethnic groups are innumerable, and there are more than a dozen surnames married to each other, each other is relatives, grasp the lifeblood of Jiangnan, officials are controlled by it, the court instructions can not be issued from above, in vain there is such a rich place in the south of the Yangtze River, since this dynasty, whether it is the salt class or the tax per acre are less and less year by year, Yuanjia eighteen years, I serve King Cheng, now the prince of Jiangnan to rectify the salt class, personally experience the disaster of the Jiangnan family, Selling salt at a high price has led to the flood of illegal salt and the boiling of public resentment. Hoarding grain at a low price when paying the tax per acre, and selling it at a high price when the green and yellow crops are scarce, can change hands in this way, and plunder more than half of the people's harvest, all kinds of exploitation, and so on. Above the officials of the world, often a single order can enslave the officials of the state capitals, that is, with the authority of King Cheng and the identity of the prince, it is as if they are in a quagmire in the south of the Yangtze River, and they often have a sense of difficulty moving. ”

Chen Xihua said with a little sigh: "After returning from Jiangnan, the prince secretly played the matter of the saint on the south of the Yangtze River, and I was also present in the first half of the conversation. ”

He patted Chen Yi'an on the shoulder: "At that time, the crown prince was your age. ”

Chen Yi'an smiled: "Daddy, don't worry." ”

Zhou Baolu looked at Chen Xihua and then at Chen Yi'an, a little suspicious.

Chen Xihua said cautiously: "In the first month of the nineteenth year of Yuanjia, the concubine of Emperor Chun'an passed away, and the saint did not register the imperial concubine again, but Concubine Qing was in charge of the harem affairs, and promoted to the position of concubine. ”

Chen Yi'an saw his father staring at him, so he spoke: "What my father said is that with the strength of the Jiangnan family, if the Third Highness moves rashly, it will be impossible to take down the Liang family and the Xu family in just a few days. ”

Chen Yi'an pondered for a while, and then said: "I have talked to my father many times that the two Huai Liang clans are in contact with each other, and they support the two princes to seize the throne with such a huge momentum, and now that the emperor has appointed His Royal Highness as the crown prince, the Liang family will never give up." This time, the emperor used the crown prince as bait to be so smooth and effective. Yes, the son thinks that in order to eradicate the cancer of the family, the emperor is not only willing to give up a second prince, but even the prince of a country can be put in danger, and the emperor is afraid of the family, so much? ”

Chen Xihua said: "I think it was the crown prince who took the initiative to attack, according to the current view, the crown prince does not take this risk, let alone whether he can sit firmly on the throne of the prince, that is, in the future, after a hundred years of sainthood, it is still doubtful whether the crown prince can successfully ascend the throne." Jiangnan is the richest place in the Central Plains, and the emperor and the crown prince must firmly control this in their own hands, and must not let the family ride upside down to the neck of the court. ”

Chen Yi'an groaned again, then turned his gaze to Zhou Baolu, and said with a smile: "My cousin must have private news, which we don't know." ”

Zhou Baolu said slowly: "Now the favorite concubine of the East Palace, Concubine Wu, is the concubine of the Wu family of the Jiangnan family, and the emperor has also advised the prince to allow his brothers. ”

Chen Yi'an nodded and smiled: "It seems that the prince has been laying out Jiangnan for more than one day. ”

Then he came to a conclusion: "Father is right, the saint has the heart to subdue Jiangnan, there is already a layout, the harem often alludes to the previous dynasty, Concubine Qing is the only big harem, and the second highness's heart to win the heir is obvious, and the prince knows the sacred heart, with himself as bait, lure the second highness to make a move, to lead the whole body and move the whole body, directly hit the foundation of the family, the prince builds momentum, attack, and makes the situation like this, the saint obviously can't let go of such an opportunity, so he has to cooperate with the prince to make a move, and naturally it is just like the prince's wish, and he abandoned the second highness." ”

He said: "My father chose to assist the prince before he became the prince, and he was far-reaching, and his son admired him. ”

looked at Zhou Baolu again, and said with a smile: "I also married my cousin to the prince, this vision is even more unique!" ”

Zhou Baolu was stunned when she heard it, she didn't notice that Chen Yi'an, the villain, was teasing her, her uncle and father and son asked and answered, step by step, and they actually analyzed the entanglement layout of the court, the prince, and Jiangnan over the years, all kinds of means, all kinds of deep meanings, and analyzed them clearly, Brother An is not yet fourteen years old!

Although this is his uncle's intention to teach him, he looks like a monster who is also precocious.

Chen Xihua said: "The prince took a huge risk and subdued Jiangnan, definitely not only for a second highness, but also purely for the emperor to share worries, the prince must have the mind to master Jiangnan, Jiangnan in hand, there is a source of wealth, the emperor wants it, the prince must also want a piece of the pie, so as not to take this risk in vain, I think, after the prince appears, let Brother An go to Jiangnan to assist the prince." ”

Both father and son looked at Zhou Baolu.

Zhou Baolu was inexplicable: "Look at what I do?" Brother An is only fourteen years old, in what name does he go, and how does the prince use him? ”

The two fathers and sons showed exactly the same smile, Chen Xihua was no more, Chen Yi'an was only fourteen years old, and his handsome face was still very childish, and he even showed such an old fox-like smile, and suddenly called Zhou Baolu a spirit, suddenly realized, and pointed to his nose: "Me? ”

Chen Yi'an smiled: "Cousin Shengming! ”

Zhou Baolu is about to faint, and before she gets married, she has begun to have nepotism!

Chen Xihua said to his niece very frankly: "You write a letter, I don't care how many days you have to write in the first half of the day, and I don't care if you don't see you, and then you write about such a big event in Jiangnan today, naturally there are a lot of clues, where don't you need people?" The prince is naturally short of manpower, and it just so happens that our family wants to find a career for Brother An, so we take this opportunity to ask him to go to Jiangnan for training first, which is also to share the prince's worries. The prince looks at your face, and he will definitely look at An Ge'er differently, as for what he can do over there, it depends on An Ge'er's own ability. ”

Zhou Baolu said slowly: "Okay." ”

Chen Xihua said: "Your relationship with our family, the prince does not know the Tao, your cousin, he naturally makes it more reassuring, the prince is building his own team, this is also a great opportunity for Brother An, and it is a thing that is helpful to both parties, I think the prince will definitely understand." Furthermore, if Brother An is out, it will be good for you to be in charge of the prince's financial resources in Jiangnan in the future. When you enter the palace in the future, it will be a long time, if the situation is different from now, there is Brother An to support you outside, and if you say something disrespectful, even if the prince ascends the throne as the emperor, he will not dare to do anything to you. ”

His eyes are as warm as a loving father, and the fatherly love that Zhou Baolu didn't get is made up here, Chen Xihua said: "I'm just your niece, and you are willing to enter the palace, so I have to stop worrying." I just want to tell you, a woman's life, first rely on her mother's family, then rely on her son, and it is your husband's turn to rely on the husband, you are a smart child, and your temperament is also strong, you are in the palm of your hand, in the future, there is the Chen family behind you, and then you have a son-in-law, no matter what, you will never end up. ”

Zhou Baolu smiled and agreed: "Well, I understand." ”

Although she is in desperate love, but when she lives in the palace, in addition to the real and irreplaceable love, she really has to have confidence, and her uncle's words are her confidence.

This is also my uncle's style, no matter what happens, there is always no single purpose, all sides are exquisite, and everyone can always benefit, even if he frankly says, I am using you, I can make you let him use it willingly.

At this moment, someone knocked lightly on the door twice. Because the situation in the Hou Mansion of Wu'an is like fire and water, for the sake of confidentiality, Chen Xihua's outer study has the biggest rules, and now in such a confidential situation, someone dares to knock on the door, Chen Xihua and Chen Yi'an glanced at each other, and there was joy in their eyes, obviously thinking of the same thing.

Sure enough, the man outside the door replied softly: "Receiving an urgent report, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was rescued in Jiangnan, His Royal Highness is unharmed, and he has entered the Third Highness's Qin Mission." ”

The die is cast!

The author has something to say: Hey, how can it be so coincidental that it just happened to be able to marry in chapter 99, is it really a long time?

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