Chapter 41: Castle Peak Castle (1)
Rong Junzhi finished reading the entire letter, his eyes fell on the words 'Li Tang's bad intentions towards her', a cold color flashed in his deep eyes, and he picked up the pen and paper next to him and quickly wrote a letter: "Someone, hurry up and send it to Prince Lu." ”
Prince Lu is the cousin of Emperor Xia, he has a fief but no real power, a prince who is not involved in politics at all, he only knows how to watch flowers and birds all day long, but he has an identity that makes the clansmen of the Xia royal family fearful, he is in charge of the Xia clan's clan's mansion, specializing in trying the royal family who have committed crimes.
That Li Tang can also be regarded as a member of the Xia clan, and he has not yet left the five suits, so it will naturally be tried by the Zongren Mansion.
Since Li Tang is so arrogant in making trouble, I am afraid that there is more than one bad thing he has done, and Prince Lu is too idle to do anything, so he just went to investigate.
So His Royal Highness the Crown Prince saw that someone had bad intentions towards his little guard, so what about the little guard using his name??
Uh, Yan Qi is his bodyguard, and Shen Jinqiao uses Yan Qi's identity, so that's it, um...... Naturally innocent.
A letter, Shen Jinqiao thought that he was written in a proper manner, without any arrogant words, but the prince read it, and he didn't know what he saw from it, and the impetuous anger on his body seemed to sink gradually, although it was not so pleasant to say that it was pleasant, but the murderous spirit was at least gone.
The duke looked at the yellow and depressed scenery of the fallen leaves outside, it was early winter, and it would not be long before winter passed, and spring should come.
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Qingshan City, just like its name, is a city surrounded by green waters and green mountains, except for the location of shops in the middle of the city to look more prosperous, the surrounding is completely a scene of rural mountain villages, because the mountain roads here are rugged, merchants are not willing to come here, compared to Liangzhou City, here can be called a poor countryside.
The world is divided and combined, and countless battles have been fought, but Qingshan City, the last time there was a war here was three hundred years ago, and even if there was a war later, most of them were unwilling to enter Qingshan City around the fight, which shows how remote this place is.
And the remote is also remote, there is no war, there are not so many intrigues, here is a rare pure land, the people are simple, like a paradise.
The Huo family's house was built in the mountains, it was not big, five main buildings, surrounded by a wall, this is the Huo family.
Scholarly family, a century-old family, but there is not even a plaque at the door, after entering the door, you can also see two elderly house slaves chasing the chickens who ran out of the cage.
The Huo family is not like the wealthy family in Shengjing, the house is carved and painted, and the family is full of slaves, and the interior of the Huo family is very similar to the folk customs here, simple and simple.
There are only two masters in the family, the old man Huo and the son Huo Changfeng, there are more than a dozen slaves, but most of them are elderly house slaves, and the family is not dressed up in a fancy way, but it is clean and tidy.
Seeing that Shen Jinqiao was back, these people did not salute respectfully, but shouted very cordially and enthusiastically: "Miss Qiaoqiao is back, she is beautiful again." ”
"The little lady has lost weight, so my aunt will go and stew chicken soup for you."
"Get your chickens back, old man, and don't stain Miss Jojo's dress."
"Aren't I being caught?"
Shen Jinqiao looked at this scene with a smile, and shouted all the way 'Uncle Zhang, Aunt Zhang, Aunt Liu, and Aunt Li', there was no eldest lady at all, these were all elders who watched her grow up since childhood, in addition to the master and servant, there was more family affection.
Shen Jinqiao went to find his uncle as soon as he came back, but this uncle was obviously unreliable, probably because he was afraid that he would be beaten by Shen Jinqiao, so he actually hid.
Shen Jinqiao could only go to see his grandfather by himself, that strange old man with an old-fashioned temper.
Holding the gift he bought on the road, he rubbed his face and showed an extremely well-behaved smile: "Grandpa, I'm back." ”
Of course, Huo Zhang knew that Shen Jinqiao was back, and he heard the people in the courtyard shouting from afar, how could he not know?
Huo Zhang sat on the Taishi chair at the window, holding a book in his hand and opening it, without raising his head, obviously not wanting to deal with her, and was angry.
It's not the first time that Shen Jinqiao has coaxed people, so he put down the gift in his hand, walked to Huo Zhang's side and squatted, extremely well-behaved: "Grandpa, don't be angry, okay?" I know it's wrong, I shouldn't have risked my life alone, I shouldn't have gone to the southwest, I shouldn't have used you as a cover, you just forgive me once, okay? ”
Old Man Huo didn't answer, and turned another page.
Shen Jinqiao sighed, moved a small stool and sat next to Huo Zhang: "Grandpa, do you want to know what I gained from this trip?" You also told me before that it is better to read 10,000 books than to travel 10,000 miles, and it is only after experiencing a fight that you can really grow, this time, I really understand. ”
"The southwest was in a big disaster, a mess, a lot of holes, and when everything was laid out in front of me, I found that I didn't know where to start."
"The prince is decisive, neat, and quick to cut through the mess, which seems too arbitrary, but he retains the really useful, removes the biggest obstacles, and then sorts out, revives, and reshapes the southwest."
"For the first time, I have seen the true rule of kings, and for the first time, I have truly understood what you have taught about governing the world and establishing affairs.
Huo Chang finally put down the book in his hand, looked down at the little girl who had grown up slimly, compared to the indifference and gloom when she left here, at this moment she talked about what she saw and heard, and the whole person seemed to be shining.
Jin Qiao has always been keen and studious, and it seems that this trip to the southwest has really taught her a lot.
"You gave the token away?"
Shen Jinqiao sat down and nodded: "Given." ”
"Who?"
"Prince."
Although there was some speculation, Huo Chang was still a little surprised when he heard this answer: "You have promised to become the king, how do you choose the prince?" ”
"My choice is before the marriage." This choice has nothing to do with becoming a king.
"Regret?"
Shen Jinqiao shook his head: "No regrets." ”
"King Cheng is cowardly and mediocre by nature, and his current situation determines his starting point and the inferiority complex in his heart."
"A person who is too inferior is not suitable for being an emperor, because he was once humiliated at a low point, and once he gains power, his inferiority complex will become conceited, and he is more likely to swell and get carried away, not to mention the original intention of being an emperor."
And he doesn't have any capital himself, and if he wants to support him to ascend the throne, he needs a lot of manpower and material resources. And even if he is supported to ascend the throne, he is not necessarily a qualified emperor. ”
Huo Zhang asked: "Then the crown prince must be a qualified emperor?" ”