Chapter 18 Adoption of Shangguan Wan'er
On December 18 of the first year of Lin De, the edict reported that the former superintendent of the imperial history Cui Xuanzhe committed suicide, and the head of the Shangguan Yi family slave Shangguan Fu hit the wall and died, saying that both were afraid of crime and self-judgment, Gaozong was furious, and the general of Yulin Xue Rengui blocked the scene, and ordered the officials of the criminal department to cooperate with the review to find out the truth, however, several days of turmoil, and finally no decision, the ministers were furious, and they wrote to impeach Dali Temple for negligence and disregard for human life, and the bullet seal flew into the inner court like snowflakes, and the emperor was troubled by it.
On December 20, Li Xian, the king of Lu, and Li Xian, the king of Zhou, jointly went to the book, saying that although the Dali Temple was in danger of dereliction of duty, it was not out of the heart, and it should be punished. As soon as this seal came out, the ministers were controversial, those who were in favor of it, and those who opposed it also were, for a time the original ministers besieged Dali Temple and the trend was dissolved, Gaozong was fortunate to do so, and then approved this chapter, a possible uproar was regarded as an end, and Li Xian's name of "King Xian" spread all over the world.
"The fog covers the moon, and the wind startles the cicadas. The book is waiting to be returned, and the tears are all over the clouds. ”
On a hill in the east of Chang'an City, Shangguan Yi, a gray-robed Shangguan Yi stood silently in the snow, looking back at the misty Chang'an City with a pair of eyes, just like a sculpture, letting the snowflakes fall on his body, but he never moved, and his mood was difficult to calm down, and he couldn't help but think of the old work "Zhaojun's Resentment" that he had chanted last year, and the corners of his mouth trembled slightly, and he immediately chanted in a low voice, and his tone was full of bitterness.
Exile Aizhou (now Thanh Hoa, Vietnam), this is where Shangguan Yi is about to take office, and it is also the place where the famous minister Zhu Suiliang matched ten years ago, thinking that at the beginning, when Zhu Suiliang was matched, he Shangguan Yi also secretly ridiculed Zhu Suiliang's ignorance of current affairs, but now, the person who did not know the current affairs was replaced by himself, and when he remembered that Zhu Suiliang had not been able to return to Chang'an until he died, Shangguanyi's heart sank like a mountain.
"Father, it's time to go."
Just when Shangguan Yi's heart was in turmoil, Shangguan Tingzhi, who was full of haggardness, cautiously walked behind him and reminded him in a low voice.
Yes, it's time to go, despite countless reluctance and memorials, but after all, it is time to go, Shangguan Yi shook his head bitterly, finally glanced at Chang'an City, turned around stiffly, looked at Shangguan Tingzhi wordlessly, and then silently walked towards several carriages under the hill, his back was gloomy and lonely.
"Father, look, someone's coming!"
Shangguan Yi had just walked a few steps, and Shangguan Tingzhi's suspicious voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Oh?" As soon as he heard this, Shangguan Yi's body first stiffened, and then turned back suddenly, hurriedly walked to a high place, put his hand on his eyebrows, and nervously looked at a carriage galloping from Chang'an City, the look on his face was flustered and uneasy, until the carriage rushed to the point where he could see the emblem clearly, Shangguan Yi's face eased, and he didn't care how his son was chattering on the side, he rushed down the hill bag and stumbled in the direction of the carriage.
"The prisoner Shangguan Yi greets His Royal Highness King Zhou."
The carriage ran wildly all the way, rushing to a place not far from Shangguan Yi, only then did it slowly stop, the curtain of the car moved, and Li Xian, who was dressed in a white fox robe, walked down from the carriage under the escort of Gao Miao.
"Lord Shangguan doesn't have to be so formal, Xiao Wang planned to come early in the morning to see off the boss, but it was delayed due to mundane affairs, fortunately, he finally caught up." Li Xian raised his hand calmly, signaled Shangguan to be exempt from courtesy, and then explained a few words with a smile.
"Your Highness, how can the criminal official be able to dare you to come, the criminal official ......"
Shangguan Yi has never paid attention to Li Xian, a lonely and unknown prince in the years since he was the prime minister, even if he met the ministers at the banquet of the Son of Heaven, he rarely looked at each other, but such an inconspicuous little guy became his savior of Shangguan Yi this time, which made Shangguan Yi feel a little emotional, and for a while he choked up and was a little speechless - it was rumored in the market that Shangguan Yi could not live the rest of his life because of the desperate rescue of Li Xian, the king of Lu, But Shangguan Yi himself knew that this matter was actually done by Li Xian, the king of Zhou, just because Li Xian's performance on the execution ground was obviously stronger than that of Li Xian, who seemed to be extremely majestic - although Li Xian's words were not much, but they all happened to be on the key point, and others may not be able to see the strangeness, but Shangguan Yi has been in the sea for decades, how can he not understand who is the one who really presides over the overall situation.
Alas, poor old man! Looking at Shangguan Yi's excited look, Li Xian's heart was also a little uncomfortable, of course, not because he was grateful for Shangguan Yi's tragic experience, but because he was reminding himself to be cautious, after all, the political road has always been intolerable to make a little mistake, and one carelessness is a catastrophe, especially in the face of a big enemy like Wu Meiniang, it is even more cautious and cautious.
"Lord Shangguan has traveled thousands of miles to Aizhou, the road is difficult, I hope to take care of yourself, Xiao Wang has prepared some entanglements, or it may be able to make up for it." Li Xianshi couldn't bear to see Shangguan Yi too sad, so he smiled and waved his hand, signaling Gao Miao to take out a small box from the car and hand it over to Shangguan Tingzhi, who was following him.
"Your Royal Highness's great grace, the offender is unforgettable, if he is possible, the offender, the offender will be the work of dogs and horses." Although Shangguan Yi didn't know why Li Xian had to go to great lengths to rescue his family, he knew that this favor was as deep as the sea, and he was afraid that it would be difficult to pay it off for the rest of his life, so he simply expressed his intention to serve.
Future? How can there be any other day, alas, poor old man, don't talk about other days, even Aizhou is afraid that you will not be able to reach it when you are old! In the face of Shangguan Yi's investment, Li Xian didn't feel excited at all, just because he had guessed that Shangguan Yi's ending would definitely not be good, although he had the heart to save him, but unfortunately he couldn't do it, and he didn't dare to break this article again, in fact, Li Xian didn't come here to buy Shangguan Yi's heart, but had another thought, so Li Xian didn't say anything to accept Shangguan Yi's investment, but just nodded with a light smile and said: "Lord Shangguan is polite, well, Xiao Wang does have something to discuss with the boss here, please borrow a talk." ”
"Yes, Your Highness, please!"
Shangguan Yi couldn't figure out what Li Xian's intentions were, but he didn't hesitate, nodded, waved his hand, and let Li Xian go to the side of the road.
"Lord Shangguan, I heard that a new daughter was added to your mansion half a year ago, it seems that she is called Shangguan Wan'er, right?" After the two walked to the side of the road away from everyone, Li Xian asked with a smile.
"Yes, this is true, I don't know why your Highness ......"
Shangguan Yi originally thought that Li Xian's move was either to accept him in private, or to ask himself about the secrets of the imperial court, but he never expected that Li Xian would ask his granddaughter, who was not yet a year old, so he couldn't help but be stunned, stood for a moment, and then hesitantly replied half a sentence.
Why? This is a long way to say, Shangguan Wan'er in the previous life is a generation of talented women, with good appearance, Li Xian and he had deep affection, but unfortunately he was blocked by the Empress Wu, and he has not been able to include it in the house as he wished, until Li Xian ascended the throne for the second time, he got his wish, and said that he would get up, the reason why Li Xian would do his best to overturn the case for Shangguan Yi in his previous life was because he loved the house and Wu, this time he could save Shangguan Yi once, but he was absolutely unable to save it for the second time, Li Xian did not want his lover in his previous life to be prematurely annihilated in the conspiracy, It is inevitable to come to the rescue, but the reason is not enough for outsiders.
"Well, that's the case, Xiao Wang thinks that Aizhou is far away, and it is located in a land of smoke and miasma, Wan'er is newborn, I am afraid it will be difficult to go through such hardships, if the old man can rest assured, he will be fostered in the Xiao Wang's mansion first, and it is good to return home when the old man returns to the court in the future, I don't know if Lord Shangguan can rest assured?" Li Xian really couldn't follow Guan Yi to explain the secret inside, so he could only vaguely put forward a reason.
"This ......"
The more he listened to Li Xian's explanation, the more confused Shangguan Yi became, and he couldn't figure out why Li Xian was doing, you must know that although Shangguan Yi only has one son, there are three grandsons, all of whom are young, and the eldest is just over six years old.
Interpretation? No matter how you explain it, you can't explain it clearly, and it will only be wrong to say more, since this is the case, then simply don't say anything, facing Shangguan Yi's doubts, Li Xian closed his mouth, but smiled silently, and let Shangguan Yi make a decision on his own.
"What's more, Wan'er is young, and it is really difficult to suffer from turbulence, since she is wrongly loved by His Royal Highness, how dare the offender disobey his orders, and this will be handed over to His Highness, and it will be up to His Highness to be a slave and a maid in the future." Shangguan Yi is a simple person, although he couldn't figure out what Li Xian's intention was to take in his granddaughter, he didn't hesitate much, and after a little silence, he happily agreed.
"Lord Shangguan, rest assured, Xiao Wang will not let Wan'er suffer the slightest grievance, but with Xiao Wang in one day, there will be no time for Wan'er to suffer!" As soon as he heard Shangguan Yi speak, Li Xian's originally somewhat apprehensive heart finally settled down, he arched his hand with a smile, and replied in a firm tone.
"Your Highness, wait a minute, the criminal officer will go and bring Wan'er over." Shangguan Yi didn't talk any more nonsense, and after returning the salute, he strode towards his own convoy.
"Your Highness, this is the dog's daughter-in-law Sun, and the one in her arms is the old and decrepit granddaughter Wan'er." After a period of turmoil, Shangguan Yi led a haggard young woman with a baby in her arms and walked back, hugged her fist at Li Xian, and briefly introduced a sentence.
"The slave family has asked His Highness for peace."
Shangguan Yi's daughter-in-law Sun is not very old, less than thirty, and she was originally a pampered person, but she was imprisoned for several months, and she was already destroyed and old, her face was as pale as paper, almost bloodless, and when she saluted Li Xian, her movements were extremely stiff, and the whole person was shaky.
"Mrs. Shangguan is polite, this is Wan'er." Li Xian calmly accepted Sun's salute, but his eyes were attracted by the red-faced little guy in Sun's arms.
"It's the little girl, Wan'er can be taken in by His Royal Highness, and the slave family is grateful." Sun was obviously reluctant to let his beloved daughter leave, but he didn't dare to disobey his father-in-law's order, so he reluctantly hugged Wan'er in his arms and shook it gently, and then hesitated to hand Wan'er to Gao Miao, who had followed him.
"Let the lonely hug." Without waiting for Gao Miao to reach out to pick it up, Li Xian had already stretched out his hand first, hugged Shangguan Wan'er from Sun's hand, looked down, and dimly remembered Wan'er's peerless face in his previous life, and his eyes couldn't help but be a little stupid......