Chapter 158: To Teach or Not to Teach? (below)
Yu Jin couldn't help but glance at Jiang Rin, who was standing on the side, and reported: "Ashdu, the son of Xichuan Yongdeng Lu Tusi, had a discord with his brother, beheaded him and raised the flag to rebel...... Unfortunately, the army was defeated, the rebels surrounded the governor's middle camp, and the governor Xu ordered people to rush out of the encirclement, and quickly sent the horse to the Beijing division, at this time I am afraid that it has been killed by the thief army...... The gaffe is urgent, and the ministers are afraid of delay, so they came to see him and hope that His Majesty will forgive him. ”
Emperor Zhaoren had time to care whether he was guilty or not at this time, so he hurriedly took the report from Yang De'an and quickly skimmed it.
The news...... It's still unexpected. Xu Rong is a dignified governor, and his political achievements are famous, how could he cause a rebellion and be killed by the thief army?
When the rebellion in the northwest was quelled, the imperial court was particularly concerned about the affairs of this place, so when choosing a candidate for governor, both Emperor Zhaoren and the cabinet thought that Xu Rong, who had excellent political achievements, was the most suitable person.
Yu Jin saw that the emperor's face was not good, and he said stubbornly: "It is said that the Ashdu brothers have already had contradictions, and Lord Xu went to say peace, thinking that the matter would pass after the peace, who would have expected that Ashdu would directly kill his brother and raise the flag to rebel......"
Emperor Zhaoren's face was pale, and the rebellion of the small Tusi would not have had much impact on the imperial court, but in fact, Xu Rong actually wiped out the army of more than 10,000 judges, and at this time, the dragons in Xichuan Province were leaderless, and the small prestige of the imperial court in that side would also be gone.
For a while, everyone in the warm pavilion was dumbfounded, of course, except for Jiang Rin, because when he chose Xu Rong, he said something inappropriate about this person.
Cabinet scholars Liu Gu, Qin Yong, and Li Chengyi all looked miserable, and Liu Gu hurriedly pleaded guilty: "Your Majesty, this is the negligence of the old minister, it was the minister who recommended Xu Rong ...... at the beginning."
Emperor Zhaoren clenched his hands into fists and held the imperial case, he wanted to reprimand Xu Rong, but Xu Rong had been martyred, and it was not good to be too harsh after all. Qin Yong said: "It's too late to ask for guilt now, the most important thing is to immediately send troops to quell the rebellion, and never let the situation get out of control." ”
Li Chengyi, who was on the side, looked at Jiang Rin, who had been silent, in surprise, and a look of horror flashed in his eyes.
When everyone saw his actions, they also remembered something, and they all looked at Jiang Rin in unison. Because they suddenly realized that when the ministers recommended Xu Rong, only Jiang Rin privately told people that Xu Rong would definitely do bad things. When these words spread outside, he was impeached by many imperial historians, saying that he was talking nonsense and disrespecting virtuous ministers. Emperor Zhaoren called him here today to teach him a lesson about this matter.
As a result, what he said was not far from what he had privately predicted.
Being stared at by Emperor Zhaoren and the three cabinet scholars, Jiang Rin was still indifferent, thinking that I was impeached by so many people, and you still have to teach me a lesson one by one, but now that the incident has happened, what do you want me to say? His skin is as thick as a wall, and as long as there are no hairy worms, he won't change color even if the sky thunders.
Everyone stared at each other for a long time, and seeing that he didn't mean to explain, Emperor Zhaoren said speechlessly: "Jiang Qing's family, you can talk about it." ”
Jiang Rin listened to Emperor Zhaoren's personal inquiry, and then slowly handed over his hand to report: "Lord Xu had outstanding political achievements in Shandong, Henan and other places, but this person is very angry, and he is not suitable to be in charge in Xichuan. The Ashdu brothers all have heavy troops in their hands, and they are full of money and food, and when they perceive something different, they should immediately send troops to garrison and monitor their respective walled cities to prevent trouble, even if the Ashdu brothers are temporarily placed under house arrest, but Lord Xu went to say peace......"
Xichuan Tusi has always been respectful to the court on the surface, and he has his own affairs behind his back, and he must be tough when he should be tough, otherwise the other party will only be false and wronged with you. It's just that when Jiang Rin said this, not only did everyone not take it seriously, but they also scolded him and impeached him.
However, it is normal for Jiang Rin to be fledgling and difficult to be recognized by others.
Emperor Zhaoren paced back and forth with his hands behind his back: "The top priority is to suppress the rebellion first. Ordered the hussar captain Song Yu, who was also the left deputy imperial envoy of the Imperial Inspectorate, to temporarily act as the governor of Xichuan, and to transfer troops and horses to fight the army! ”
The will soon reached the Song family, Song Ting'an and the Lin family looked at their son Song Yu with some reluctance, and they told each other to dig up and instruct, and there were those few words back and forth, but Song Yu was not annoyed, just listened quietly, and agreed with a smile. Song Ying and Xue Zhun also came back when they heard the news.
Qing Ruxu was almost stuck in the crowd, and she didn't have a chance to come forward and talk to her cousin. However, she is not worried, Song Yu also went through this scene in her previous life, and she will be able to return to Beijing safely and securely after half a year.
It's Lin Yi's big fool who is what Qing Ruxu is staring at now. However, I heard that the Xie family went to the Empress Dowager's palace early this morning, and presumably things will come to an end soon.
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In the Frost Cloud Palace, Concubine Zhen silently stared at the scrolls in front of her in a daze.
As soon as the third prince Li Yan came in, he looked at the appearance of his mother, and he was not only stunned for a moment: "Mother? What is this doing? ”
As soon as Concubine Zhen saw her son coming, she quickly got up and pulled her to sit down, and said, "It's over, son, now our mother and son, after all, people are still targeted!" ”
Li Yan thought to himself, he has been transparent since he was born, not only his father can't see him, but other concubines and even the queen have never taken him seriously, at this moment, who is so discerning that he finally noticed him?
Seeing that he looked stupid, Concubine Zhen hated iron and said, "Alas, why did I give birth to such a stupid son as you." ”
Li Yan: "......"
"Look, what is this?" Concubine Zhen pointed to a scroll on the table and said, "The queen mother sent these over early in the morning, saying that the emperor is not young, and it is time to choose a daughter-in-law!" ”
Li Yan raised his eyebrows, "The queen wants to choose a daughter-in-law for me?" ”
"yes!" As soon as Concubine Zhen heard what Empress Chen said, she immediately became conspiracy theorists and said: "Empress Chen was angry after Liu abolished, and she has been in a panic recently, maybe she wanted to find a punching bag, so she found our mother...... Eighty percent of them are ugly, or they come from humble backgrounds. ”
Li Yan raised his good-looking eyebrows and said in surprise: "The mother concubine hasn't seen it yet?" ”
Concubine Zhen sighed: "Alas, I didn't dare to look at it...... I'm afraid of stabbing the old eye. ”
Li Yan: "......"
Seeing that her son was speechless, Concubine Zhen became more and more annoyed: "One misstep becomes a thousand years of hatred, I shouldn't have talked to the emperor back then......"
She was born as a palace maid, and it was only an accident that she was favored by Emperor Zhaoren.
At that time, the emperor was saddened by the death of the imperial concubine, and the emperor was heartbroken, and inadvertently saw the lively and active concubine, the concubine had a low status, but she was smart and clever, and she was also very interesting, which relieved the emperor's depression. She thought that she had made the emperor happy, and when the time came, she might reward herself as a palace maid.
The emperor really didn't disappoint her, and her rank among the concubines could only lead the palace maids......
After Queen Chunrong was canonized, the emperor always had to take care of his serious wife, and he didn't have time to listen to her comfort from a humble talent, but she was lucky to have a son, who made the emperor come back to his senses slightly and gave her a concubine. Because the eldest prince and the second prince died of illness when they were young, her son became the only prince in the palace......
Later, Liu Zhaoyi entered the palace and became the queen, probably because she had just arrived on this territory, and it was not good to reach out to the children, and their mother and daughter had been calm for more than half a year.
Just when Concubine Zhen was becoming more and more restless, always feeling that she and her son were going to suffer, Liu Zhaoyi was actually beaten into the cold palace! Concubine Zhen was stunned and continued to live in the harem with her son, pretending to be transparent, simply her son was the only son of the emperor, and the palace people didn't dare to do anything to them, and they could get by.
Later, Concubine Chen Shu became the queen, probably because she wanted to be an example of the harem, and she tried her best to show her virtuous virtues, but she did not extend a poisonous hand to the emperor's only son. It wasn't until a low-grade concubine in the palace gave birth to two sons that Concubine Zhen's heart finally relaxed, and she was finally able to take off the hat of "Dumiao" and become less conspicuous.
She is very lucky, she has no background and no backer, so she spent year after year with her son safely, her son gradually grew up, his temperament is very similar to her, smart and lively, but she tells her son every day to hide clumsy, in front of others, even in front of his father, he must pretend to be a big fool, and do not attract anyone's attention, otherwise, his life will not be guaranteed.
But after hiding for so many years, he is finally targeted......
"Son, you have something to say!"
Li Yan's temperament is like a concubine, but his appearance is very similar to Emperor Zhaoren, and the corners of his eyebrows are slightly raised: "What are you talking about?" Since the queen wants to choose a daughter-in-law for her son, isn't it just right? When the son leaves the palace to open the house, the mother concubine will pretend to be terminally ill, and the son will find a way to take you to his house to "recuperate", haven't we planned it a long time ago! ”
"Tsk!" Concubine Zhen glanced at her son with disgust: "Are you stupid?" Can Empress Chen kindly choose a daughter-in-law for you? Do you dare to ask for a chosen daughter-in-law? Don't have any conspiracy to trap our mother. ”
Li Yan glanced at her speechlessly, picked up a scroll and opened it, and saw a slim, graceful and feminine girl, with her name and origin written next to her: Xue Liang, the eldest daughter of the household servant, Xue Junru.
"Huh?" When Concubine Zhen saw this great beauty, she muttered: "This, there must be something wrong......
Li Yan opened another one casually, and he was still a beautiful woman with a noble background and beautiful appearance.
Concubine Zhen frowned and shook her head: "These two must be used to support the scene!" ”
Li Yan: "......"
Concubine Zhen unfolded one by herself, and when she saw that it was still a candidate with good looks and experience, she couldn't help but fall into a daze. “……”