The harmonious relationship between husband and wife like Uncle Xie's family is also counted in Dajin and even in the whole world. The social tone of male superiority and inferiority of women has basically firmly tied a woman's life to one acre and three points of land for her husband and children, not to mention in national affairs, even at home, women rarely have the right to speak. Of course, except for a few cases (Wang Ding lying gun). The status of the eldest aunt in the Xie family is very special, although she did not give birth to a boy for the uncle, but the status of the head of the Xie family for more than 20 years, let Uncle Xie take a few more concubines and accept a few concubines.

After a family meeting, the eldest aunt went down, leaving time for the three uncles and nephews.

"Entering the palace tomorrow, are you ready?" Xie Yi asked. This kind of thing was naturally decided before Xie Shence came back.

"Not yet, I'll talk about it when I ask grandpa in the evening."

After the eldest aunt left, the three of them returned to the topic, and the atmosphere was much more formal unconsciously.

"Hmm. This matter really needs to be handled well. How's the Hakatei Pavilion? ”

Brother Xiao Xie said: "There were no branches along the way, it was surprisingly quiet, and the injury was stabilized." Grandpa should have seen him already.

Uncle Xie put down the teacup, pinched his beard and said, "Yuhua Pavilion has planted a big heel." There are internal ghosts in his own soldiers, and he was almost regarded as an outcast, and this time he should be honest for a long time. ”

"Abandoned son?" Xie Shence was surprised.

"Nothing surprising, you have to get used to it. Don't trust anyone easily. Uncle Xie said slowly, "What to do with the dead parts?" ”

Xie Shence said: "I have already taken out three thousand taels of silver and handed it to Zhao Qi so that he can live a good life." Orphans and widows were sent to the manor outside the Xie family, and if there were brothers in the family, they were given silver, or houses and land, and no one was treated badly. ”

"Well, you're doing a great job. These are the soldiers I brought out from the Northwest, and they are different from the ordinary. They are the people of the Xie family, since they shed blood and died, the family will not wait to ignore them. Let Zhao Qi do it, you don't have to come forward. ”

The two brothers nodded yes.

"In the future, think more about things for yourself, and it's best to discuss them with your father more."

Before going out, Xie Yi said this.

It seems to be exactly the same as what my aunt Xie Yun said when I left Chuzhou.

Xie Shence was a little incomprehensible.

When he got home, Xie Shence went straight to his grandfather's study.

On the way, I saw a eunuch leading two officers with Yuhua Pavilion to prepare to leave the palace. Xie Shence, who wanted to avoid it, didn't want the eunuch to recognize him, and took the initiative to greet him.

"Yo, little marquis, the slave said why didn't I see you in the house today, the little marquis has made a great contribution this time, I think there will be a reward soon after coming to the emperor, and the slave and maid are here to congratulate you in advance." The eunuch smiled flatteringly.

Xie Shence didn't know how to respond, but bowed his head and said, "My lord is serious, I don't dare to be." ”

The eunuch listened to Xie Shence and called himself an adult, and his smile was even more creepy, but he didn't dwell on it, and led the people out with a little politeness.

Xie Shence glanced at Yuhua Pavilion, Yushuai was very cold and expressionless. The greetings between Xie Shence and the eunuch were coldly parted.

When I walked into the study, I didn't want my father to be there. After a formulaic greeting, Xie Shence stopped talking. Listen quietly to the two elders.

I only heard my grandfather say: "Last year, there was a big drought in Shandong, and the heavy rain continued this summer, and it is estimated that Shandong Road will not have a good time this year." ”

The father replied, "Last year we were already preparing for this year's heavy rains. ”

"The Yellow River embankment, will there be anything?"

"Last year's drought, Li Tu (the governor of Shandong Province) levied tens of thousands of people to repair the river, not to mention the relief of the victims, but also saved a large number of silver taels for the river repair work, and His Majesty personally summoned him to give a reward. If you want to come to the river work, there will be no major problems. This year, even if there is more rain this year than in previous years, it should still be able to bear it. ”

"Cash-for-work is a good way for Ce'er to think. Since you said so, I think the Yellow River will not burst its banks again this year. Citations (Li Tu, Governor of Shandong Province, the word citation) can always slow down this time. The old lady said, and glanced at Xie Shence with appreciation.

"Well, Ce'er is a very good method. In the future, regardless of natural disasters**, there is finally a good countermeasure for the country and the people. ”

The old lady snorted, pondered for a moment, turned to Xie Shence and said, "Do you know why you can still escape from Yuhua Pavilion after saving Yuhua Pavilion from Yecheng this time?" ”

Xie Shen thought about it for a while, and said: "Sun Er doesn't know, but I feel that all the way back, it seems to be too quiet, and the obstacles are not as big as I imagined." ”

The old lady nodded, "This time it's just luck, don't underestimate the energy of the Sima family, there are many reasons why you can come back intact." ”

The father took over the topic and said: "Since the death of the previous head of the Sima family, Sima Yu has succeeded him, and Sima Yu does not interfere in the affairs of the clan, but only receives a vacant position as a scholar of the Hanlin Academy. All the affairs of the Sima family, including the family and officialdom, are all led by Sima Lao, that is, Sima Bi. Sima Bi led the Northern Army in my Great Jin Dynasty, and unlike your uncle who led the Northwest Army in Jingyao, Sima Bi led the troops abroad for many years and rarely returned to the dynasty to report on his work. Therefore, for the mastery of the Northern Army, the Sima family has considerable authority in Shandong Road and Guannei Road, which is also the reason why Yuhua Pavilion can go from the Northern Army to Yecheng. ”

Moistening his throat, Second Master Xie continued: "This incident is extremely related, and it even involves the destruction of the country by Eastern Wu twenty years ago, so the Sima family can't really let go of their hands and feet. But what really made Sima Lao Er restrain his hands was because of the prince. The queen didn't like the prince and liked the king of Qi, and two years ago, I didn't know how to move Sima Bi and switched from the princeling party to the Qi Wang party, so the strength of the prince's family was greatly damaged, and the king of Qi rose rapidly. And this battle for the jade seal of the country is very likely to be the opportunity to decide the prince, so it is normal for the two sides to dispatch heavy cavalry and fight on the official road. But Sima Bi didn't dare to do too much, firstly, the prince was known as a virtuous name, secondly, the prince was the eldest son, and thirdly, His Majesty's attitude was unclear. So this matter is cleverly controlled in a very balanced degree. Neither side dared to make the final bet, but they were extremely tacit in keeping the contention at a critical point. Therefore, it did not cause much noise in the DPRK and China, and even many ministers did not know about it.

However, this balance has been broken by you. Do you understand? ”

Xie Shence shook his head, his father's words contained too much information for him to get around a little, and his instinctive reaction was why he had broken the balance and was able to bring Yuhua Pavilion back. So he asked: "Since this is the case, the balance has been broken, why didn't Sima Lao Er give it a go and save Yuhua Pavilion?" ”

"Rescued? It's not that simple. The father continued: "First of all, the Great Jin Dynasty forbids crossbows and forbidden bows, if it is not for the approval of the military, any person with more than three people holding a bow and crossbow privately, once discovered, will be killed. The people brought by your eldest brother have the approval of the Northwest Army, and the number of people is small, so they can't attract attention. But Sima Lao Er would never dare to let his subordinates hold bows and crossbows privately, and calling hundreds of private soldiers was already his limit. That's why you can get out safely. Moreover, with the use of cavalry, the goal of more than 200 is too obvious, and it can only be dispersed and gathered, which is not easy to command.

You should probably be able to guess the prince's hole cards, it is the Shandong horse bandits, as for how they were hooked, you don't need to know. In short, the two sides have a tacit understanding to control the number of people to a small number, and your grandfather and I estimate that the total number of people that the two sides can open privately is only 500 people.

And the timing of your attack is too coincidental, it is only four or five days away from Jinyang, and they don't have time to send more people to make more precise deployments, plus Sima Lao Er can't leave the north, so they won't be so tight in terms of containment.

If Sima Bi commands it personally, even if he gives you and your eldest brother another two hundred horses, he will not be his opponent. Last but not least, no one knows what His Majesty the Emperor means. And the emperor didn't show any attitude towards your involvement, so not only the princelings, but also the Qi Wang party, and even the empress, didn't dare to make radical moves towards you. In the battle for the country, the Xie family is independent of the two parties, and it is a person that neither the prince nor the king of Qi dares to offend at will. So, you got it? ”

Xie Shence understood a little bit at this time. It's just that I'm still a little entangled in my heart. "By the way, on the way to the study, I saw a father-in-law leading someone out with Yuhua Pavilion."

The old lady smiled slightly: "It's Gonggong Cai, he has a good relationship with our family, he can get closer and closer, and he will have to deal with more in the future." ”

There are people in the palace at home, Xie Shence is not surprised, it's just Yuhua Pavilion

"You don't have to think about the matter of the Feather Flower Pavilion, leave it to Your Majesty. From today onwards, since you have returned, there are some things that I must explain to you clearly. Xie Sheng said with a straight face, "Your Majesty's princes, you can socialize, but don't stand in line." What you should learn on weekdays can't be wasted. There are many powerful people in Beijing, so don't easily clash with others. Others, wait until Your Majesty summons you, and then talk about it. ”

Xie Shence hurriedly said yes. After Xie Shang finished speaking, he left.

Xie Shence watched Xie Sheng leave, full of uncalmness.

It's weird, this cheap Lao Tzu has always been stingy with words, why did he say so much today? Today, the previous decade combined is not as much as it was just now.

The important thing is that the amount of information today is indeed a bit large, and the dispute between the jade seal of the country, the dispute between the prince, the dispute between the army, and the dispute between the monarch and the minister Xiao Xie Ge's brain can't react a little. But the only thing he recognizes in his heart is: this family is not simple!

Uncle Xie is not so unscrupulous and domineering as the legend, he can approve the hand of the military-made bow and arrow, Sima Lao Er can't do it, he did it. Grandpa doesn't know everything as the legend says, but he can put his hand into the palace. The most surprising thing is that his cheap old man seems to have been pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, and he has been pretending to be ruthless in front of him for at least ten years.

The women of the Xie family are not simple, and naturally the men of the Xie family are not simple.

It's just that it rarely shows itself. This is not clumsy, nor is it obscure, but the aristocratic temperament of a family that has gone through hardships. I have more weight than you, but I don't compare with you, you can look up to me, you can disdain me, you can attack me, but that's your business, I don't care.

In other words, for the vast majority of people in this country, the Xie family can be seen without raising their eyelids. Perhaps this is the arrogance that Xie Shenwei inherited from Uncle Xie that melted into his blood.

And Xie Shence is not a person in this world, and he didn't grow up at home since he was a child, so he seems to be a little out of place with this family.