Chapter Seventy-Seven: Iron-fisted Measures
Since he couldn't stop the Queen Mother from going, he had to calm down and wait, Zhou Bian knew that he couldn't do everything alone, so he had to hold down his temperament and go back to the house and sit down. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Taishi was worried that the king was going to come and go, and no one could stop him, but when he saw that the king had calmed down at this time, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and hurriedly followed in.
This thought calmed down, and the problem became much clearer, and when I thought about Bai Gui again, I felt that it was not so troublesome. I'm just getting into the horns, since I chose to believe in Bai Gui, why bother thinking so much, as long as I believe it, why care about other people's opinions. Talking about this idea with the two of them, the master knew that the king had made up his mind, so he didn't say anything more, but the young master didn't have any objections again. This made Zhou Bian can't help but look at him a few more times, could it be that this matter of grabbing the reward is really related to him, otherwise when would the young master's temperament be so docile?
Why is it that whenever you want to do something, a large number of people jump out, always trying to drag your feet, even if you don't see that the royal family has hope for revitalization, can't you see how hard you work to be a king? has been running around, and the only thing that stopped was because he was sick in bed, and these scholars who had eaten royal meals for nothing in their lives couldn't think about the king who was still a child?
For a while, no one in the room spoke, and they were in deep thought, and the silence was interrupted by the Taishi for a long time, "King, in fact, it is not without benefit for them to make trouble. ”
What kind of words is this, if you don't have merit, you have to ask for a reward, and if you can't get a reward, you will rob the reward money, but this is also good for the royal family, Zhou Bian couldn't help but wonder, "Taishi, why is this?" ”
"The king didn't know that some time ago, when the royal family first issued a fortune to all the registered nobles and children of the clan, it attracted the attention of both sides of Luoyang and Gongyi, and after sending it several times in a row, it caused their dissatisfaction with Zhou Gong and Gongzi's class, and even made a few small troubles, but they were all suppressed by Zhou Gong and Gongzi's class."
Zhou Bian nodded, this is the first time I have heard of this, but I want to get it, all kinds of envy and jealousy, but the children of Cheng Zhou are the descendants of King Jing of Zhou after he retreated to Cheng Zhou, as well as the descendants of the nobles and heroes who followed King Jing to Cheng Zhou at that time, so the royal family has to take care of it, as for Luoyang, it can be said that the city is full of royal families and noble children, after all, the Zhou Dynasty has lasted for more than 400 years, but almost all those who remained in Luoyang supported the Prince Dynasty during the rebellion of the Prince Dynasty, that is, they stood on the wrong team, so they can only get to the Duke of Zhou. As for Gongyi, there are many fewer children of the nobles, and they are all descendants of the royal family who are divided there. These people are all ignored by the royal family now, even if Luoyang is recovered in the future, Zhou Bian will not send money to all the scholars, otherwise there are so many descendants of King Wen, where did they send it, and now the children of Luoyang are making trouble, but it can only increase the suspicion of the prince of Zhou against the royal family, where will there be any good things, and how it is related to the scholars on Cheng Zhou's side to coax the reward, I don't know what the Taishi said.
was puzzled, only to hear the Taishi continue, "Zhou Gong suppressed the down-and-out scholars, and naturally suspected my royal family, thinking that my royal family was provoking the relationship between the upper and lower classes in Luoyang City, which was a bad thing, but it was resolved by this group of scholars, so the old man said that it was not without benefit for them to make trouble." ”
Zhou Bian understood now, nodded with a smile, but did not speak, but the young master on the side was anxious, and when he saw that the master continued, he hurriedly asked, "Master Taishi, the old man is unknown, how can he resolve it?" ”
has always been a little at odds with the young master, the Taishi couldn't help but snort and said, "Robbing the royal family has not yet sent the reward, this is a big crime, no matter who he goes, it is inevitable that he will be angry, under severe punishment, the scholars in Luoyang and Gongyi will no longer dare to think that the royal family treats the children of the nobles of the clan preferentially, and after they no longer envy the scholars of Cheng Zhou, they will no longer make trouble." The queen mother is here to be a villain for the king. ”
This last sentence was said to Zhou Bian, but Zhou Bian already understood it after thinking about it slightly, and couldn't help but be grateful to his mother. The tiger ben in the palace has always been guarding the royal family's secrets and treasures, although the royal family is not wealthy, but that is the first king's hard work and the hope of the royal family, and as the main guard force of the tiger ben is the only single soldier of the royal family that can compete with the princes' strong army, that is, even Zhou Bian, who is the king, can not move, after the first royal brother fell ill, this team of only fifty people only listened to the queen mother's orders, and the queen mother actually took away a part of these tiger ben when she left, it can be seen that the queen mother attaches great importance to this matter, and the tiger is not only to demonstrate strictness, I'm afraid I'm going to be ruthless. Zhou Bian thought that if he went by himself, he would probably be beaten with a stick, but he didn't know how the Queen Mother would deal with it.
After the master finished speaking, the room fell into silence again, Zhou Bian lowered his head and thought, Taifu didn't know what to think, and he lowered his head and didn't make a sound, for a while, he only heard the occasional call of the summer insects outside the house, reminding him of his existence and the arrival of summer.
After being silent for a long time, it was finally interrupted before the sun climbed to the peak, and the person who came was naturally the Queen Mother.
The queen mother's expression was as calm as before, with some majesty, but the fierce momentum faintly exuded from her body still made the maid who followed closely behind her unable to raise her head, and the queen mother, who had been quiet for a few months like an ordinary housewife, still returned to the solemn posture that Zhou Bian had before she ascended the throne, silently announcing to others that she was the most powerful person in the royal family. Feeling the difference between the queen mother, Zhou Bian was also inexplicably nervous in his heart, and hurriedly got up with the young master and went out.
Helping up her beloved son's salute, at that moment the Queen Mother seemed to have become a loving mother again, and nodded slightly to the young master, and the Queen Mother took Zhou Bian's hand and walked into the house together.
Seeing Zhou Bian's eager gaze and knowing that Wang Er was most concerned about the outcome of the matter, the Queen Mother couldn't help but smile at Zhou Bian, stretched out her hand and scratched Zhou Bian's nose, and said with a little smugness, "Wang'er, don't look at the queen mother who hasn't taken care of things in the past few months, but she can still give you the difficult things." Wang Er rest assured, the children of the nobles of the clan who are full of Cheng Zhou, no one will dare to make trouble in the future. The king is in charge of staying in the palace, and the queen mother is here. ”
It's not that the Queen Mother boasts, in fact, now in the city of Zhou, the Queen Mother's face is indeed better than Zhou Bian, because the Queen Mother has presided over the palace for many years, and the old ministers and nobles have served the Queen Mother, and Zhou Bian is a nineteen-year-old child.
However, after the Queen Mother finished speaking, the Taishi and the Young Master couldn't sit still, the Taishi was concerned about how things were handled, and the Young Master, who knew what he cared about. Finally, it was the Taishi who opened his mouth and asked, "Queen Mother, I don't know how things are going?" And please solve the doubts for the old minister. ”
When the princess asked, the Queen Mother naturally wanted to say, even if the Queen Mother didn't want to mention it. I saw the queen mother nodding at the princess and turned to Zhou Bian and said, "The king, the queen mother is not a soft-hearted person, just now, after the tiger army suppressed the field, but there are still scholars who are dissatisfied, loudly accusing my prince of being unfair, the queen mother remembered that my prince said that the decree was promulgated first, and then the law was implemented later, and the queen mother felt that what she said was very reasonable and said it. This reward for military merit was proposed by the king not long ago, so no one will send it right, why do you make trouble now when you see that you are going to pay money? Such a scholar is really bold, in fact, the palace is in favor of the prince's idea of changing the law. I didn't think that the palace was easy to say, there were still famous people who were not convinced, and the palace was not a good-tempered person, so even if the tiger was caught, he was beheaded on the spot in the barracks to show the public. It's also a loss to the head of this guy, otherwise the crowd of scholars would not have dispersed at once. Wang Er don't worry, your queen mother is supportive, and the queen mother has ordered the young master to continue to give out the silver, presumably this will also be over. ”
To put it mildly, it is a human life, the Queen Mother is really ruthless than herself, and she is also good at her own people, and her iron-fisted methods are even more convincing, it seems that she will have to strengthen her study in the future, if you can't transform this world into the civilization you are used to, then let yourself get used to a little barbarism in this era.
After listening to the Queen Mother's words, the Taishi naturally praised the Queen Mother for her wisdom and stopped talking, but the young master couldn't sit still, and wanted to leave but was embarrassed to speak, which made several people in the room see it clearly. Seeing the young master's anxious appearance, the Queen Mother couldn't help but ask, "I don't know if there is an urgent matter at the young master's house?" ”
The Queen Mother is really good at asking, she just killed someone, and now she asks the young master if there is an emergency at home, and sure enough, the young master choked on it, only to hear the young master's embarrassing cough a few times and said, "Back to the Queen Mother, the old man is slightly unwell, and there is nothing else." ”
"Oh, that's fine, as a royal minister, you have to pay attention to your body." The Queen Mother seemed to be joking, and then changed her words again, "What does the scholar who disobeyed the king's religion killed in this palace seem to be called Ziwei, can the young master recognize it, I heard that he is good friends with the young master's son." After the young master goes back, you still need to discipline your family well, don't be spoiled by this kind of villain who does not accept the king. ”
Originally, when he heard that someone who was not his own family was killed, the young master breathed a sigh of relief, but the second half of the queen mother's sentence immediately made the young master break out in a cold sweat, and he was busy kneeling down and kowtowing, even saying that he did not dare to be taught.
Seeing the frightened appearance of the young master, Zhou Bian thought to himself that it was really a thing to a thing, this young master was always pretending to be forced in front of him, but in front of the queen mother, he was like a good girl, fortunately there was still the queen mother, otherwise he really couldn't suppress such an old minister, God knows what they would do, I was afraid that they would not go far before they were dragged back by their hind legs, it seems that the queen mother can not be ignored, and the queen mother will still have to be invited to come out more in the future.
After the queen mother received a few big gifts from the young master, she gently persuaded a few words and let the restless young master go home.