Chapter Twenty-Nine: Storms on the Frontier
No matter what dynasty it is, the frontier will always be one of the most important government affairs, Lin Chen'an understands this truth, and naturally will not treat the frontier soldiers harshly, but there are still some exceptions, such as the remnants of the previous dynasty.
Lin Chenan is not a mother-in-law, and after seizing power, he has cleaned up a large number of people loyal to the old dynasty, but there are still some people who are not moving, so they can't all be killed. In order to show his tolerance, Lin Chen allowed those people to stay in the barracks, but everyone knew that these people were not treated well, so some people left, but some people persevered.
All this is still related to the tragedy in front of Qiao's house!
"Your Majesty, some people in the frontier are deliberately slandering Your Majesty, spreading rumors of Your Majesty's tyranny everywhere, if this continues, I am afraid that the army's morale will be unstable!"
Another day, the courtiers still reported the same problem, and the form became more and more serious.
Lin Chenan rubbed his forehead, there is really nothing to say about this matter, he also sent someone to investigate, but found nothing, in other words, not to mention the frontier, even if it is the capital, this matter is unknown to everyone. This may be the fault of a letter from home, or it may be that someone is fueling the trouble, and the truth is really not found.
"What is the best plan for the Aiqing?"
"Weichen thinks that His Majesty can severely punish those who openly shout, maybe they are all people from the previous dynasty, so they kill two birds with one stone, one is to deter the three armies, and the other is to clean up the barracks......"
Before the man could finish speaking, the general was dissatisfied: "Let your mother's bullshit!" ”
Hearing this, Lin Chen'an had an even more headache.
"The frontier soldiers are all hot-blooded, all of them are guarding the country, and a few rumors are about to be killed, is it possible that they will send people to monitor them from time to time in the future?" The general took a sip: "I think some people are used to living a comfortable life, and they forget how this comfort came from!" ”
"The minister seconded the proposal!" It is rare that the prime minister is on the same front as the general, "Doesn't this confirm the tyranny of His Majesty?" It's not right, it's not right! ”
"Jiang Aiqing, what do you say?" Lin Chen'an was directly named.
"The minister is ashamed and doesn't know much about the frontier, but the minister thinks that the general and the prime minister are reasonable." Jiang Yan thought for a while, and then continued: "In the people, if there are rumors, it will be self-defeating when you see the main master. ”
This is cleverly said, it is almost like telling the emperor directly, you can go to the frontier to explain, as long as you are embarrassed.
Lin Chen'an was a little speechless, but he finally endured it, although this person can't speak, he is rarely a person who thinks about the people. If you don't even have this tolerance, you don't need to be on this throne.
"Lord Jiang's words are inappropriate, Your Majesty's golden body, how can you leave the capital at will?"
Don't say it, there are really people who don't understand, the prime minister held back a smile, and could only continue: "Among the ministers, just send someone to the frontier to pacify." ”
That's all it can be, but who are you going to send? Lin Chen'an looked at the people standing below, and began to have a headache again, this bull ghost and snake god of the dynasty!
After going down, Lin Chen'an walked slowly with a group of people, and somehow, he came to the door of the Jiaofang Palace, where a large number of people were sprinkling and sweeping, but the smell was a little unpleasant.
"Back to Your Majesty, the Queen Mother said that this is an unlucky place, and someone invited a mage to go to bad luck!" Seeing the emperor's puzzled gaze, Gonggong Zou immediately explained, "Niangniang said that within three months, this place will be sprinkled with incense ash every day. ”
Lin Chen'an retracted his gaze and didn't say anything, there were inconsequential little things, and he didn't care.
"Let's go see the concubine!"
The group came to the palace of the concubine, and when they arrived at the door, Lin Chen'an suddenly became interested, and asked everyone to wait in the distance.
"Niangniang, I'm afraid I've been sick for some time!"
Inside the house, a man's voice sounded, Lin Chen settled down, this is the Imperial Doctor? He looked back at the kneeling subordinates around him, all of them buried their heads deeply, and they couldn't see any expressions.
"Taiyi Mingjian, my mother listened to a play a few days ago, and she has always felt tightness in her chest, and she has been groggy these days, and she may not be awake." The voice of a little palace maid sounded, quite unfamiliar.
"Don't talk nonsense." This time it was the concubine's voice that sounded, soft, but there was also a sense of lack of qi, "The imperial doctor didn't listen to her, but she was just a little bored, and she even alarmed you." ”
"Niangniang's words are wrong, Weichen thinks that the depression in Niangniang's heart needs to be exuded as soon as possible, otherwise it will be more difficult to solve it as time goes by."
"What kind of drama is this? I even heard the depression! ”
Lin Chen'an strode in, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw the imperial doctor sitting on the chair, very young, in front of him was a screen, behind the screen, he could vaguely see the concubine lying on the couch on her side, and a little palace maid was smoothing her down. When the three of them saw him come in, they were all surprised and hurriedly saluted.
Lin Chen'an passed by the imperial doctor, walked to the screen and held down the concubine: "Don't move, your body is uncomfortable, so you don't need to salute." ”
After that, he didn't ask the little palace maid and the imperial doctor to get up, and asked directly: "Imperial doctor, what is the disease of the concubine?" ”
"Back to Your Majesty, the concubine is depressed, I'm afraid it's not a day or two."
"Oh?" Lin Chen'an looked at the little palace maid at her feet again, "You say, what did Niangniang do on weekdays to be so hard-working?" ”
"Back to Your Majesty, Niangniang takes care of the harem every day, and occasionally there are troubles, so I often listen to the drama to pass the time, even if there are troubles, I will slowly relieve them, and in the long run, there will be this unhappiness." The maid knelt on the ground and did not look up.
It's just a reply, this palace maid is a little too nervous, Lin Chen'an asked her to raise her head, and sure enough, she still made a different discovery.
"I've never seen you before, what palace are you from? Why did you serve in front of the concubine? ”
"Slave maid...... The slave maid ...... "The palace maid slowly began to tremble.
"Say!" Behind him, Gonggong Zou suddenly snorted; "Don't lie a word!"
"The slave maid served in the Jiaofang Hall before!"
"Nonsense!" Without waiting for the emperor to speak, Gonggong Zou hurriedly stopped the conversation, "Why have I never seen you before?" ”
"The slave maid is in charge of the sprinkling and sweeping of the Jiaofang Palace, and she is at the bottom of the ranks, and she can't get to the ...... Serve before you. "Maybe I'm afraid of getting into trouble, this palace maid vaguely brought the identity of that person.
"Even so, how did you end up in the palace of the concubine?" Lin Chen'an was a little puzzled.
Before the little palace maid could answer, the concubine laughed out loud first: "Your Majesty, don't be annoyed, it was the concubine who lost her handkerchief in the imperial garden a few days ago, and when she sent someone to look for it, she found that this little girl had been waiting in place, and the concubine felt that she was loyal, so she brought it back." ”
"A sprinkler girl, why did you put it directly in the inner sanctum?" Lin Chen'an put his mind at ease, but there was still some reproach in his tone.
"This is wronged, where is it placed in the inner hall, this girl is quite talented in pruning potted plants, and the concubine asked her to serve those precious plants." The concubine smiled, "It's just that this girl is careful, and when she saw me shaking twice today, she called the imperial doctor." ”
"It's a protector, much stronger than your big girls!" Lin Chen'an glanced outside the hall, when he first came, some girls were so unhappy!
At this time, the people outside the hall were still kneeling, and some people had already begun to beat drums in their hearts.
"Since he is a loyal person, he will be promoted to be a big girl, and those people outside should also be disciplined and disciplined."
"Your Majesty said yes!"
The concubine smiled faintly, she once brought a girl in from outside the palace, but when the emperor was calculated by the noble Wan, her palace was not at peace, the girl was framed and stolen from the nobleman, and she was directly beaten to death.
The concubine is not a fool, in this palace, I am afraid that there are few people who dare to touch her. Qiao Yanran naturally won't, and she has no interest, and the emperor won't either, so there is only ...... left The girl who was replaced later just wanted to spy on her. But why is that?
The concubine glanced at the person kneeling outside the screen, and moved away without a trace.
"Get up!" It wasn't until this time that Lin Chen'an spoke, and then asked the little palace maid, "What's your name?" ”
"Back to Your Majesty, slave Xiaojiu."
"What's the name? How is it so strange? Lin Chen'an thought of Ah Qi almost instantly, they are all ranked!
"This is the name given by the master of the Jiaofang Palace, there are a total of twelve low-level sprinkling palace maids in the Jiaofang Palace, and the name given by the master is one to twelve."
This is indeed something that Qiao Yanran can do, Lin Chenan thought about it, and looked at the concubine: "Why don't you make another one for her?" ”
"No need, I think it's good, remember!"
The emperor went to the palace of the concubine, and soon after drove away several big maids, the news soon reached the ears of the queen mother, and she also felt a little strange, but after all, she didn't say anything. These palace maids were all recommended by the noble Wan at the beginning, and she didn't care about herself after she died, thinking that she had caused a big disaster.
The concubine is not in good health, this is something that everyone in the palace knows, the imperial doctor goes to the concubine's palace twice in three days, which has made some people start to gossip, and some people even speculate about what the concubine and the imperial doctor have, and this word naturally reached Lin Chen'an's ears.
It's just that today, it seems that those unbearable words may come out of the mouths of these big palace maids, and Lin Chen'an threw those palace maids who were beautiful in the past to wash the toilet, and this matter is over.
It's just something! It's far from being as simple as it seems!
A few days later, someone returned to the concubine, and there was a delicate and noble palace maid who couldn't stand the suffering and committed suicide by throwing herself into a well. The most taboo thing in the palace is such a thing, their families may be implicated, but the palace rules are here, and they have to be punished.
"Back to Your Majesty, the concubine Niangniang sent someone to expel the palace maid's family from the capital, and if she lived in the same room with the palace maid, she was fined half a year."
After the little eunuch finished speaking, he saw the gesture of Grandpa Zou, bowed and retreated.
According to the palace rules, the palace maid's family will have to be cheap!
She's a good person!