Volume 1 The Cold Front, the Troubled Times Chapter 0186 The Family and the Country
Zhang Teng listened, sighed slightly, and said: "Well, this time when I go to Yunjing, I want to learn ancient etiquette from her, and I hope that my mother-in-law can get better soon." ”
Sister Chen stopped, looked back at Zhang Teng, and said seriously:
When Mother-in-law Duoli taught etiquette, she rarely praised people, but Childe's name was on her lips all day long, and Childe's academic ability was extraordinary, which made the concubine deeply admired. However, compared to my mother-in-law's wish to let you learn all the ancient rites, she has another wish on it. Originally, the concubine thought that she was talking nonsense in her illness, but now it seems that it should be her deepest wish. ”
Zhang Teng asked in surprise, "Oh, does my mother-in-law have other wishes? What is that? Can Sister Chen tell me about it?"
Sister Chen shook her head and said, "Granny Doli's wishes, apart from herself, only I know. At that time, my mother-in-law was seriously ill and asked me to do so on a temporary basis, and I learned about it. At present, Mother-in-law Duoli is still conscious, so it is better to let her tell you in person, please forgive the concubine for not being able to tell her son for the time being. ”
"Okay, then I'll wait for Granny Dory to tell me herself. Zhang Teng was helpless and did not insist.
Nie's Mansion is huge, along the way with green trees, pavilions and pavilions, small bridges and flowing water, lotus ponds and pools, rockeries and strange stones, strange flowers and plants, reflecting each other, setting off each other, the scenery is extremely elegant and beautiful, so that Zhang Teng and the three of them opened their eyes.
Zhang Teng couldn't help but sigh, this mansion must be in the hands of a famous craftsman, and he was only afraid that it was extremely extraordinary in the past.
However, there were very few people living in it, and along the way, Zhang Teng only met one or two old gardeners and gardeners, as well as a few elderly maidservants, and some disabled middle-aged domestic servants.
According to Sister Chen, in fact, the Nie Mansion has been vacant all these years, and everything inside has been taken care of by a few dozen servants.
These gardeners and gardeners, elderly maidservants, and middle-aged domestic servants with disabilities, have always lived outside the mansion and have hardly rested in the mansion.
Some of them were Nie Qingniang's father's personal guards, and some were Nie Qingniang's mother's maids.
These gardeners, gardeners, maidservants, were dismissed by Nie Qingniang very early, dissolved the contract, and had no master-servant relationship with Nie Qingniang.
However, these people didn't care, they still regarded themselves as slaves, and willingly returned to Dali Nie's Mansion and spontaneously took care of Nie's Mansion.
In many cases, they also paid their own silver taels to repair the Nie Mansion and protect every grass and tree in the Nie Mansion.
Of course, they paid out of their own pockets, not because Nie Qingniang was stingy and didn't pay them, but because they didn't want to.
These gardeners and gardeners, maidservants and domestic slaves, thanks to Nie Qingniang's favor, have their own family business, even more generous than Nie Qingniang's hand.
In fact, don't look at Nie Qingniang's food, in fact, she doesn't have many assets around her, and she is quite tight in her hands.
The main reason is that Nie Qingniang is in charge of a large area of her parents' property, she doesn't eat much herself, and most of the money is used to house her father's old ministry and her mother's disciples.
Many rooms in the Nie Mansion were empty, and there were no popularity, and there were even rumors of hauntings at one time.
Since Nie Qingniang came back a few months ago, this mansion has only regained a trace of popularity.
Because she let these gardeners, gardeners, maidservants, and domestic slaves who had been volunteering to take care of them, live in the mansion, and not have to go back and forth and toil, as before.
These people are loyal, they are old, and most of them are disabled, so it is difficult to run around.
She couldn't bear to be cold to their kindness, and she didn't want to watch them work so hard.
After these people stayed, Nie Qingniang symbolically gave them some silver and jade wages.
Originally, these people didn't want it, but Nie Qingniang insisted on doing it, and told them that this was the premise for them to continue to take care of it in Nie's Mansion.
The three of them followed Sister Chen for a long time before they arrived at where Nie Qingniang was.
It was a large and bright room, with tables, beds, chairs, cabinets and other furniture made of precious wood. There are also rosewood shelves in the room, on which are placed many jade antique books and so on.
On the clean and tidy table, there are all kinds of purple gold tea sets and wine sets, and there are many calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls, some of which are the authentic works of ancient famous teachers, some are gifts from confidants and friends, and some are the posthumous works of Nie Qingniang's mother.
Before coming here, Zhang Teng heard Sister Chen say that this was Nie Qingniang's mother's study, and everything in it remained the same, and it had never been moved for so many years.
The person in charge of taking care of this room is Si Wen, a servant girl of Nie Qingniang's mother.
Si Wen is the sect master of the Qingyue Sect of Yunxia Kingdom, and he will go back to Nie's Mansion every ten days and make a special trip to this room to clean and take care of it.
She would take a nap in her room for half an hour at a time, and each time she would wake up crying, her eyes red and swollen away.
When Nie Qingniang's mother was reincarnated, Si Wen was in charge of the care of this study, and every time she finished taking care of it, she would be lazy and sleep comfortably.
Si Wen is younger than Nie Qingniang's mother, and her name was also given by Nie Qingniang's mother, and she is like a sister to Nie Qingniang's mother.
Nie Qingniang's mother's name is Xia Yanrou, a descendant of Xia Gui, the founder of the Feiyun Sect, with a peerless appearance and versatile talents.
Although Si Wen slept lazily every time, Xia Yanrou was very indulgent to Si Wen, and would always wait for her to sleep almost before waking her up, and habitually counting her down.
Nie Qingniang's father's name is Nie Yuanpeng, a descendant of Nie Zhan, the founding father of Yunxia State.
At that time, Xia Yanrou refused to accept the arranged marriage of her elders, she left the Feiyun Sect and created her own Qingyue Sect, which only accepted women.
At that time, the Qingyue Sect opened the door widely, accepting hundreds of disciples every year, teaching them martial arts, passing on culture, teaching them to piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, female embroidery, etc., so that women could have their own self-esteem and make a living alone.
As for Nie Yuanpeng, he was forced by the children of the clan and had to sever relations with the Nie family, and resolutely joined the army at the age of thirteen.
He defended his home and country on the frontier, showed strong military strategy ability, and defeated the surrounding countries to obey, and the Xiban Hu people were even more frightened.
When Nie Yuanpeng was guarding the barbarian territory, the Western Barbarian Hu people not only did not dare to attack, but also took the initiative to retreat more than 200 miles to show that they had not committed any offense against Yun Xiaqiu.
When Nie Yuanpeng was twenty-one years old, he had been made an earl, and that year he returned to Beijing to report on his work and met eighteen-year-old Xia Yanrou.
Heroic beauty, the two fell in love at first sight, became a lover, and soon had Nie Qingniang.
However, when Nie Qingniang was seven years old, Nie Yuanpeng died on the battlefield, Xia Yanrou died of martyrdom, Xia Yuanpeng's old department, and Xia Yanrou's disciples, who raised her.
Nie Yuanpeng is a legend, he was promoted from a small soldier to the youngest general of the Zhu Kingdom in Yunxia, it only took fifteen years, and his power was on par with Qinglong, and his edge even surpassed that of Qinglong.
The most important thing is that Qinglong and Nie Yuanpeng have an excellent relationship, and the two have experienced life and death with the current Yunxia monarch, and the three of them are like brothers.
The three of them worked together, Zhongxing Yunxia, faintly wanted to roll the western barbarians, and planned to take Dongyang first, open up the main road, and compete with Emperor Qin all the way to the east.
At that time, Nie Yuanpeng was already twenty-nine years old, and he was named a marquis and a marquis.
At that time, the six countries of Dongyang, Nanyan, Northern Liao, Ximan, Han Dynasty, and Buyeo had insight into the ambitions of Yunxia, and in order to suppress Yunxia, the six countries joined forces to attack instead of defend, and preemptively invaded Yunxia.
The monarch of Yunxia is stubborn and stubborn, sitting in Yunjing, withstanding the pressure of the imperial court and resisting the enemy inside, while Qinglong guards the barbarian frontier, and one person resists the pressure of the five countries and resists the enemy outside.
Nie Yuanpeng himself commanded a large army to attack Dongyang, and soon his troops came to Xujing, the capital of Dongyang, and fell in a few days.
Jun Wei, the king of Yunxia, received the news, he didn't sleep all night, and even the holy decree was ready, planning to kill Dongyang, and then seal Nie Yuanpeng Qinglong and the two kings.
As long as Dongyang is captured, Jun Wei, the king of Yunxia, is ready to sweep away the Southern Yan one by one, and the five kingdoms of Northern Liao, Western Man, Han Dynasty, and Buyeo can expand tenfold.
At that time, Yun Xia only needed to recuperate, and when a master above the Linghai Realm appeared in the country, he could continue to expand eastward, bordering Emperor Qin, and finally competing with the chaotic and weakened Emperor Qin.
It's a pity that on the eve of Nie Yuanpeng's attack on Xujing, Xia Yuanpeng's camp changed.
The specific reason is not clear, but it is known that the army was suddenly defeated, and the army of more than 100,000 was scattered at once, and the siege of Xujing was lifted.
Nie Yuanpeng struggled to gather tens of thousands of soldiers, and when he returned to the division, he was suddenly surrounded by the Dongyang army, and finally died in battle.
Jun Wei, the king of Yunxia, received the new news from the front, fainted on the spot, and since then he has been ill and has lost all his ambitions at once.
Qinglong repelled the attack of the Six Kingdoms with difficulty, and the class returned to the court, but the strange thing is that he was deprived of military power without even seeing Jun Wei.
After Jun Wei woke up, he tried his best to protect Qinglong, demoted him to the commander of the forbidden army, and then ignored the government again, and the Yunxia court was in chaos.
After a few more years, the Six Kingdoms invaded, and Jun Wei used Qinglong again, barely holding Yunxia, but also lost a lot of cities.
After the Six Kingdoms retreated, Qinglong was recalled to Yunjing and commanded the elite of the forbidden army.
Qinglong is the last pillar on Yunxia's face, once Qinglong is not there, half of Yunxia's rivers and mountains may not be able to be saved.
However, in recent years, inexplicable rumors have begun to appear.
It is said that Qinglong wanted to seize the throne of Yunxia, so he joined forces with the Six Kingdoms and released part of the Six Kingdoms army to attack Nie Yuanpeng, which eventually led to Nie Yuanpeng's defeat.
The Yunxia Imperial Court did not clarify, nor did it take any measures to stop these rumors, allowing it to flourish.
Soon after, Qinglong's military power began to be gradually elevated.
At the beginning of this year, Jun Wei, the lord of Yunxia Kingdom, announced his abdication, gave up the throne to the third prince, and went to the Qianlong Pavilion by himself.
The Qianlong Pavilion is the secret realm of the cultivation of the Yunxia monarchs of the past dynasties, and the successive Yunxia monarchs who have retired from the throne have never come out as long as they enter the Qianlong Pavilion.
Jun Wei, the lord of Yunxia, reigned for 20 years, and the national strength reached the peak of the previous dynasties, surpassing the six countries, but it was repeatedly weakened in the middle and late stages, which eventually led to Yunxia's strength being at the end of the six countries and being bullied by the six countries.
The lord of the country, Jun Wei, abdicated, Qinglong's military power was hollowed out, and the six countries invaded Yunxia again, and for a time the frontier was full of smoke.
After Yunxia lost some more cities, the new king Junyu had to make peace with the six kingdoms as a princess and ask the other party to withdraw his troops, in exchange for a while.
However, the armies of the six countries retreated, and the domestic turmoil in Yunxia was not settled.
The princes were quite dissatisfied with the new monarch, and several princes quickly left Yunjing, returned to the domain, sharpened their swords, and rebelled at any time.
Not only the princes, but also some of the generals who guarded the frontier were not suppressed by Qinglong, and they gradually became dissenting and began to make all kinds of unusual moves.
The reason why Nie Qingniang returned to Yunjing is actually related to this matter.