Chapter 21: Ning Lianghou's overtures
"Why don't you go home and grow sweet potatoes?" Yuan Jinpei listened to the report of his subordinates and repeated a sentence with a slight smile in his eyes.
When the father and son of the Ministry of Rites went out, the housekeeper of the Gonghou Mansion shouted at the door in front of the people: "Our Hou Ye advises my lord, Ling Gongzi has been bullying the people in the fish and meat township these days, not only do you not care about it, but also support it, and if you are an official and do not make decisions for the people, it is better to go home and plant sweet potatoes." ”
This sentence spread throughout the city at once, and even the children playing on the side of the road shouted smoothly, "If you are an official and don't make decisions for the people, you might as well go home and plant sweet potatoes"
Everyone is rumoring that Lord Ning Lianghou and Monk Shang have made an unpleasant fuss, and now it is estimated that they have made a feud.
The Ministry of Rites Shangshu left from the Prince's Mansion and returned to Shengjing directly with Fan Kui, in fact, not only Fan Kui, but Fan Mofu was also frightened by Gu Qingchu's eyes, Ning Lianghou was a bastard who did things without discipline, although he was not in the officialdom back then, he had heard of Ning Lianghou's actions.
Fan Mofu panicked in his heart, he was afraid that his son would be in danger if he stayed in Chaoge, so he decided to take him back to Shengjing with him.
According to the report of Ying Thirteen, after Gu Qingchu "bombed" Ning Lianghou away, he summoned all the shopkeepers to come to the Hou Mansion to discuss matters, and asked the little servant to prepare the carriage, and it seemed that he was going out tomorrow.
Ying Thirteen can speak and please Mama Zhang, and she has become the other party's goddaughter, it is easier to inquire about the news in the house, of course, at this stage, I can only inquire about these, and I don't know the specific content.
On the table is not only the news of Ying Thirteen, but also the letter from Sheng Jinglai, which was written by the little emperor, explaining that Yuan Jinpei is relieved to investigate the matter of the gentleman's withering in Chaoge, everything is based on detoxification first, and in case of trouble, it can be cut first and then played.
The little emperor gave Yuan Jinpei considerable rights, and he hoped that Yuan Jinpei's poison could be solved. If it weren't for Yuan Jinpei, he wouldn't be alive now, and his cousin's poison was a matter on his mind.
Yuan Jinpei sat at the table and concentrated, the pen had not fallen for a long time, and the ink dripping on the paper became a large piece of wetness, and he suddenly thought of the reason for what Ning Lianghou had done.
deliberately becoming the opposite of the Ministry of Rites is not a kind of "goodwill" behavior of Ning Lianghou.
The Ministry of Rites Shangshu belonged to the important ministers of the court, and Ning Lianghou offended him, which was considered to be in an awkward position with the faction of civil servants behind him. Obviously, it is impossible to make friends between the two, and the relationship can only be maintained lightly.
If Ning Lianghou wants to regain his position, he must first get the emperor's respect and affirmation, if Ning Lianghou has a good relationship with the ministers of the court and the central government, the emperor will be even more guarded.
When the emperor was in power, Ning Lianghou was a pure minister, and she did not mix with the civil ministers and military generals, and she was the imperial power. So she is not afraid of offending either faction on both sides, she just needs to support the emperor, and she can stand up if the emperor values her.
Dealing with the Ministry of Rites is to show goodwill to the emperor! Next, she will probably make some more moves.
Yuan Jinpei figured this out, and appreciated Gu Qingchu more and more, it was very smart to be so decisive and not to drag the mud and water to please both sides.
Thinking of the first emperor's evaluation of Ning Lianghou, Yuan Jinpei felt that it was very right, Gu Qingchu was a woman with a high chest. The authorities are fascinated, and many officials in their positions do not think of these things, and they do not show that they are calm and stable.
Once you wake up after being in a coma for 30 years, your mind can still be so stable, it's not simple. After changing the piece of paper, Yuan Jinpei wrote four words in his reply to the little emperor: temporarily credible
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As Yuan Jinpei thought, Gu Qingchu was indeed courting the emperor, she was showing her loyalty, and Ning Lianghou, who woke up, was definitely looking for death when she "formed a gang" in the court.
Ning Lianghou is very popular with the people, as the saying goes, high merit shocks the Lord. The first emperor is not afraid, it does not mean that the little emperor does not mind.
Thirty years ago, when the Nanban attacked, her brother died on the battlefield, Gu Qingchu turned his sadness into motivation, and beat the Nanban back to his hometown in one go.
Including Gu Qingchu's establishment of a free school, a voluntary medical hall, etc., even if there is a royal name behind it, the people remember Ning Lianghou more, and the attitude of supporting praise is unprecedentedly high.
Now that she has woken up, Gu Qingchu can't figure out the little emperor's temperament, and it is imperative to weaken the other party's vigilance, otherwise her situation will be even more dangerous.
She is not afraid of offending the ministers of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, this is how she came over at the beginning, a woman was an official, and who of the civil and military officials at that time did not object? Now she just needs the little emperor not to see her as a threat.
The real power scattered in her hands during the thirty years of being in a coma, the wealth of the Gu family will be recovered by her.
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The contradiction between her and the Ministry of Rites Shangshu will spread soon, but this matter is not in a hurry, there is still some time before returning to Shengjing, and now the matter of Chaoge will be solved first, and then you can go to Shengjing at any time.
On the afternoon of the day when the Ministry of Rites Shangshu came to the door, Gu Qingchu summoned the shopkeeper, and even brought Gu Changfeng and others over, there was nothing else, there was only one meaning, in the future, these shops would be under the control of the Gu family's descendants, and she didn't care about the previous accounts, and the future accounts would have to be recorded according to her requirements.
Gu Qingchu didn't have to deliberately give the shopkeepers a horse, as soon as she sat there, everyone didn't dare to say anything, they didn't dare to use Gu Wuzhi's slickness before, they only dared to answer yes.
After knocking on these shopkeepers, Gu Qingchu planned to go to Zhuangzi on the second day.
Ning Lianghou has thousands of acres of fertile land, which is the only top use for Gu Wenzhiwu's brothers when they can't make ends meet in their homes.
After the little emperor ascended the throne, the wind and rain have been smooth in recent years, and the harvest of crops is very good.
This year, the price of grain is expensive, and combined with all kinds of Gu Changfeng and other talents, they have thought about Ning Lianghou's field. Gu Qingchu planned to go to Zhuangzi's field tomorrow to have a look, and if he could, it would be best to promote some top officials from the tenants.
With her own people, plus her in charge, the clansmen can't make any waves. Gu Qing's heart was measured, and things were done one by one.
Early in the morning of the second day, Gu Qingchu got into the carriage and led the jade bracelet and about 20 servants out of the city. Not far behind her was followed by a carriage, in which sat Yuan Jinpei.
Yuan Jinpei received the news that the people of the Gu clan were going to make a move, so they came over to take a look.
Not only did he have people in Gu Qingchu's mansion, but he also kept people from the Gu family elsewhere, Yuan Jinpei has always been cautious and comprehensive, and he will not skip the investigation of Gu Qingchu and the people around her.
Unexpectedly discovered Gu Changfeng's conspiracy, after Gu Qingchu finished discussing with those shopkeepers yesterday, one of the shopkeepers did not go home and went into Gu Changfeng's mansion.
Then the people of the Gu clan devised a shocking plan, they wanted to kill people. took advantage of Gu Qingchu's trip to Zhuangzi for the past two days.
Yuan Jinpei didn't think much about it and decided to follow, no one was allowed to hurt Gu Qingchu until he figured out what was going on with Gu Qingchu's poison.