Chapter 68: Ambition (4)

Sima Daozi saw that this rhythm was not right, and hurriedly tried to reverse the emperor's thoughts: "Brother Huang, that's not what I said, you think that Xie An, who is known as a famous master, should be the most disdainful of this kind of officialdom. Therefore, his lofty bearing and feelings are all pretended, and they are an illusion for the world to see. ”

As long as he is an emperor, there must be a major common problem, that is, "suspicion".

Although these words did not immediately touch Sima Yao's heart, they planted a question mark in his heart, is Xie An really not the same as he seems?

Sima Daozi continued to take the medicine: "Wang Guobao also told the princess another thing, when his father first ascended the throne, Xie An was opposed. ”

Sima Yao was really shocked in his heart and asked, "Why?" ”

"In the sixth year of Taihe (371 AD), Huan Wen asked the Empress Dowager to order the abolition of Ma Yi of the Haixi Company and the establishment of his father as the emperor, at that time Xie An once called this behavior 'usurpation'." Sima Daozi said unhurriedly.

This is very skillful.

At that time, the purpose of Huan Wen's abolition of the emperor was to set up an old, weak, sick and disabled emperor so that it would be convenient for him to usurp the throne, from this point of view, Xie An's evaluation is understandable. But on the other hand, if Huan Xuan's behavior is really characterized as "usurpation", then the emperor who was set up at the beginning, that is, the father of Sima Yao and Sima Daozi, and Sima Yu's throne, is not justified. It is precisely because of this reason that after Huan Wen's death, Sima did not go through the old accounts to settle him, so to speak, without Huan Wen, there would be no Sima Yao's throne.

Sima Yao couldn't help but be very frightened, his throne was inherited from his father, if Wang Xie and his family seized this handle back then, and insisted that their throne was not right, it would not be impossible to abolish it again.

Although Xie An was not targeting Sima Yu when he said this, it can be said that the situation was completely different from now.

What is the intention of the Xie family?

There is a saying called "the suspect steals the axe", which is a very true portrayal of Sima Yao.

No matter how Sima Yao guarded against Xie An before, he was very obscure, and he didn't really think that Xie An still had bad intentions.

And after this thought was planted in his mind, how he used to see how hardworking and brave Xie An was, but now he was full of conspiracy. In particular, Xie Xuan's Beifu soldiers, due to the increasingly serious civil strife in the post-Qin Fujian regime, and the road of the Northern Expedition became smoother and smoother, and the pressure on Sima Yao became more and more intense.

Didn't Huan Wen back then also use the name of the "Northern Expedition" to seize power?

Seeing that his words had an effect, Sima Daozi couldn't help but feel very proud, and decided to go back and praise his brother-in-law Wang Guobao, thanks to him for coming up with a good idea.

The snow in Jiankang is completely different from the goose feather snow in the north, when it snows in the north, it is not cold, and when the snow melts, it is bitterly cold, while in the south Jiankang, it rarely snows, and it can rarely accumulate, but it is cold and damp, which makes people very uncomfortable.

Hagi Niang sat in the house, looked at the snowflakes that slowly accumulated on the eaves, and said affectionately to Cai Ling: "Cai Ling, you see that this snow is bigger than before." She and Cai Ling are both very introverted people, but at this time, they are like two real little girls, and their eyes are shining with excitement.

Maybe it's because the Zheng family's majesty is no longer related, Cai Ling's expression is a little more lively than before, no longer trembling before, and he will never dare to make mistakes, and he looks like he looks at each other. She replied with a smile, "It's better to wait a little longer, and when the snow stops, we can go build a snowman, and let my mother bring a carrot to make the nose, it's fun." ”

Hagi Niang sighed in her heart, she always felt that she was under pressure to survive before, but she didn't know that the people around her were walking on thin ice.

After all, Cai Ling is only a thirteen-year-old child.

Now the "power" of the Zang Mansion has fallen into the hands of Haginiang, Zang Jun has left it alone, the Zheng family is under house arrest again, and the management and control of the family's daily expenses are all in charge of Haginiang. Xiyuan, which used to be very clean, had to make a fuss every morning, the kitchen, the carriage, the cleaning, the purchasing, the mothers of the housekeepers came to her to talk back, and even the most serious mother Liu couldn't help but smile when she faced her.

The purchase needs to be billed and the price list, the carriage and horse must prevent the forage and consumables from being greasy, the kitchen needs three meals a day to report the menu, and even the person in charge of cleaning has to take her idea, and the important solar terms and sacrificial days need to focus on cleaning the family temple or something. It's just that there is no link that can be saved, and Hagi Niang is too annoying. It's just that in addition to the Zheng family, she is the only master who can take ideas, Zang Jun is a fairy who doesn't know how to do things, if it is handed over to Zang Jun's housekeeper, Zang Mansion will have to rely on debt to survive in less than three months.

But all she was thinking about was how to get her own brother back as soon as possible, and she must have to pick it up in person, and she couldn't write a letter to Mrs. Ruan asking her to help send it back. But the family has not yet completely settled down, and reliable people have not been arranged in key positions, so they still have to be watched every day. She couldn't help sighing, no matter how life is lived, there will always be all kinds of unsatisfactory, this is true.

Hagi Niang looked at the ledger in her hand, and she was distracted when she looked at it. The eyes are full of traditional characters, not a single Arabic numerals, and the accounts are disorganized, and there are only entry and exit records one by one, and there are no statistics at all.

She threw away the account book childishly and called: "Cai Ling, let Sang Hu prepare the car, let's go to Jiankang City for a walk." ”

Cai Ling looked at her suspiciously: "Girl, it's still snowing......"

This is true, going out in the snow was not a fun thing in ancient times, although it was not so exaggerated as to trap the carriage in the snow, in case it slipped and fell it was very troublesome, in ancient times there were no Michelin tires, and the wheels were made of wood, which was very difficult to use.

Although she knows about the Zang family's shop in Jiankang, she has never been to shop, and the account books are all dead, so she has to go and see it in person, talk to the shopkeeper, and know the actual operation. With this good wish, she continued to look at the ledger and waited for the snow to stop.

Still dizzy and confused, she raised her eyes and found that Cuihuan was standing timidly at the door looking at her, and didn't dare to bother.

Since Hagi Niang put Zheng under house arrest with a righteous and awe-inspiring name, and said that "my father said that my mother should recuperate with peace of mind", Cuihuan's admiration for her can be said to have reached its peak. On the same day, Zheng's Xingshi moved the public to ask Hagi Niang, but in the end he let himself be locked up and "recuperate", this ups and downs of the plot has been circulated in the house into multiple versions, and the only thing these versions have in common is: the eldest mother is a powerful one, if you want to do a good job in Zang Mansion, don't go against the eldest mother, that's definitely right.

Hagi Niang thought she understood Cuihuan's thoughts before, but when she was locked up that night, Cuihuan actually came to help her, which really surprised her. She is essentially a person who is willing to be kind to others, and she attaches more importance to the kindness of others to herself, even if it is just a gesture of effort, the love of the spark, she is grateful and will be repaid.