Chapter Ninety-Nine: Pros and Cons
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In Shen Qing's dream, it was Ji Wuhuan who returned from stepping on flowers, Su Qiu and Di Yun who went hand in hand, and a group of people from Meiyun Pavilion.
By the time she woke up in the afternoon, she was already sweating profusely.
It's warm outside, but it's still cool,
She hugged the thin quilt and turned sideways to watch the sunlight fall to the ground through the lattice screen, falling out of a delicate pattern, and her lips lifted slightly.
On the yellow rosewood table not far from the head of the bed, there is a blue-glazed porcelain vase, in which three or two flowers are inserted, delicate and dripping, and it seems that you can still smell a little aroma.
Smelling these aromas, Shen Qing felt that the strength in his body seemed to be full again, so he called someone in to change his clothes.
The aunt who has been following her all this time is named Mingrou, her facial features are dignified and magnificent, and her actions are exceptionally neat and clean, Shen Qing likes her very much.
"Mademoiselles, please come in?" Shen Qing asked with a smile.
Ming Rou looked at a set of phoenix crowns weighing two catties on the dresser, paused, picked two golden steps, and smiled lightly: "After a while, the slave maid has already sent people to the side hall to rest, and the ladies know that you are tired today, and they all say that there is no need to disturb your rest." ”
Shen Qing saw that she turned it lightly with her bare hands, and a delicate bun was combed, and only a few light hairpins were used, which made her breathe a sigh of relief.
"Niangniang changed into regular clothes or phoenix robes?" Aunt Mingrou asked with a smile.
"Just take it as usual." Shen Qing laughed, there was footsteps outside, and An An's voice was heard from afar, as if she was talking to the nurse, but the babbling lady couldn't understand it.
The nurse smiled and carried the person in, and saluted before saying, "The prince can't be idle for a while, and I want to see you when I want to take a nap." ”
"Mother......" An An still can't learn to shout 'Queen Mother', Shen Qing is not in a hurry, looking at the little meat dumpling that was put on the ground by the nurse and running towards him on tiptoe, and chuckled: "An An misses the Queen Mother?" ”
"Want to ......" An An grinned, her big eyes shining amazingly.
Shen Qing's eyebrows raised slightly, and he made a gesture to pick him up: "Still going to the court with the queen mother?" ”
An An was puzzled, but it was fun to be able to play with the queen mother.
Shen Qing looked at him stupidly, didn't say anything, and took him to meet those ladies together.
There were a lot of people who came this time, except for a few old princes who were at ease, several kings with different surnames and Mrs. Hou, the Duchess of the Kingdom, came.
Everyone only listened to a singing and drinking, and they were too busy to speak, so they hurriedly got up and saluted, and then only heard a cool voice coming: "No courtesy." Then, he lowered his eyes to see a pair of delicate red embroidered shoes walking in front of him, and upward, there was a slightly floating red hem.
Shen Qing sat down at the top before he smiled and said, "Ladies, try this tea, I only found it from the people a few days ago." ”
Shen Qing didn't ask the purpose directly, but instead made a detour with them.
These ladies are all human spirits, and they are the most powerful in scheming, and now the queen mother let her drink tea, and her words were carefully analyzed word by word. For example, Niangniang said that it was found by the people, and Niangniang has always been very concerned about people's livelihood, so why not let them drink this tea, what do you want to imply?
Everyone picked up the tea and took a sip, and suddenly, an extremely bitter taste spread in their mouths, and some of them couldn't bear it, and they almost spit it out on the spot, but they saw Shen Qing holding the tea and taking a sip, but his face did not change.
The leader is the wife of the Fuguo Mansion, Wang, who is about fifty years old, and now when she looks at it, she quickly relieves her brows and says: "Niangniang cares about the people's suffering, which is really a blessing for the people." ”
"Only this palace cares about the suffering of the people, where are the people blessed, you have to care about your lords and ladies. For example, this tea, I heard that this small piece is a small piece that ordinary people have to drink for more than half a year. Shen Qing smiled faintly.
The ladies at the bottom were all thinking about Xiao Jiujiu, and Mrs. Wang, who had just taken the initiative to speak, took a look at it, and said with a smile: "My grandfather naturally also remembers the people, this time the emperor went on an expedition, and heard that the treasury was already empty, even if he fell ill in bed, he did not forget to make his sons go to sell most of the Zhuangzi shop, in exchange for 50,000 silver, if the queen does not dislike it, the courtiers will send people to the household department for military salary." ”
The ladies below were stunned, and the opening was 50,000 taels of silver, and the mansion of this country was really generous!
But looking at their queen mother again, she was not surprised at all, and only responded with a smile: "Thank you for your generosity, so that the soldiers in front can have enough to eat, and they can better protect the territory for us." ”
"Where do you deserve a word of thanks?" The Duchess of the Kingdom got up with a smile and saluted, spending 50,000 taels of silver, and selling decency in front of the queen mother, who can be said to be above 10,000 people under one person.
The people below are smarter than the Duchess of the Kingdom, and naturally there are, no, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Dingguo Mansion smiled and said: "Niangniang, the Dingguo Mansion has not done anything serious over the years, and few juniors have made small achievements in business, although it is not much, but they are willing to take out half of the family's funds and give 100,000 taels to help relieve the people of the world." ”
Everyone gasped again, 100,000 taels! Even though she didn't really cover half of it as she said, the harvest for several years was top.
When Shen Qing heard this, he naturally smiled, and did not forget to say: "The Dingguo Mansion is sincere, and at this time, the palace will definitely write to the emperor in person, so that he can know that his courtiers are still united and dedicated to the good of my Great Wei." ”
When the ladies heard this, where did they dare not to scramble, if there were no 100,000 taels, 30,000 taels and 50,000 taels would also come out, Shen Qing asked Aunt Mingrou to write them down one by one.
When the ladies had finished giving gifts, they remembered the purpose of coming here today, they were not here to give silver, but to explore the wind. Today, Lord Yan was hung at home in the air, and he had to be checked by Zhang Yushi and the supervising Yushi, and he was designated to raid his house in a few days. The power of the capital is already intertwined, which one has something to do with the household book, but it is just a matter of more and less, although the queen will not copy all the courtiers in the capital in one go, but it is necessary to carry a few rich families out to fill the treasury.
Dingguo's daughter-in-law reacted immediately, and then said: "Niangniang, this time the courtiers come over, there is really something to ask you for." ”
"Please?" Shen Qing took another sip of tea and twisted a piece of milk cake for An An, who was sitting obediently on the side.
The daughter-in-law of Dingguo immediately knelt down and burst into tears: "It was a few days ago that the seventh son of the Guogong Mansion married the eldest daughter of Lord Yan's family, but the queen mother, the people of the Guogong Mansion are idle, and the relationship with the household department is really not deep. ”
Shen Qing glanced at her lightly and chuckled. I only let Lord Yan go back to rest this morning, and in the afternoon, they couldn't wait to clear up the relationship, were they worried that they didn't understand government affairs, they were brave enough to convict Lord Yan, or were they really thieves?
Aunt Mingrou whispered a few words in her ear: "The idle errands of several masters of the Dingguo Mansion are all in the household department and the official department. ”
In this way, Shen Qing understood. The household department is in charge of money, and the officials are in charge of the promotion of officials, where are the errands in these two places, where are there any idle errands, I am afraid that they are embarrassed, but Wuhuan said that when they first ascended the throne, these old ministers could not be pulled up for the time being.
Shen Qing chuckled lightly and raised his hand to help her up: "They got married, what did you do with this palace." And Lord Yan just went back to recuperate, but you said that the heat of the Dingguo Mansion was on a leisurely errand? This palace has heard that the Duke of Dingguo was heroic and martial, and although the first emperor fought in the south and the north, where can he wronged his grandchildren to get the idle errand, so let's do it, the palace does not understand the affairs of government affairs, and I will tell the fifth emperor brother when I turn around, let him send a few real missions to the old man in the house, how about it? ”
The face of the Dingguo Mansion became strange, and his lips twitched for a while before he thanked him, and the ladies next to him were all snickering in their hearts, but when they thought of their own affairs, they began to worry again.
The old lady of the Fuguo Mansion was shrewd, and with a turn of her mind, she guessed what Shen Qing was going to do, and said: "Queen Mother, think about it, the courtiers feel that if the people suffer today, the Fuguo Mansion should also sincerely pray for the blessings of God and bless my Great Wei Cangsheng, so I plan to take my children and grandchildren to live in Puji Temple for a long time and pray for the blessings of the people." This time I went up the mountain, and I could save a lot of food and clothing, and the silver would be sent to the mother at that time. ”
Shen Qing looked at the old lady, she was really a person who could understand people's hearts, and chuckled: "Then the palace will thank you for the people." After that, he looked at Mingrou: "Go and bring the jade Ruyi in the palace to the old lady." ”
When the old lady heard this, she knew that she had guessed correctly, and hurriedly got up to thank the reward.
Everyone looked, the Dingguo Mansion was rewarded on the bright side, but in fact, it was punished, but the old lady of the Fuguo Mansion was really rewarded and decent, what does this mean, it doesn't mean that the queen wants silver, but also wants these ministers to settle down, don't move the flowers and intestines, and the whole family goes to the temple to eat fast and pray for Buddha like the old lady of the Fuguo Mansion.
After getting such information, these ladies couldn't make up their minds, they didn't speak, they could make up their minds, and they also said that they would take their sons and grandchildren back to their hometown to worship their ancestors, and the atmosphere in the house was a little tense for a while.
An An didn't understand what they were doing, just staring at whether Shen Qing was feeding the soft milk cake, one bite at a time, without chewing, it melted in the mouth.
Shen Qing looked at him and ate obediently, and took another sip of tea with a smile, her tea was made by Xia Rao herself by picking flowers from the yard, adding a little hot milk, but it was very sweet.
As he spoke, it was almost dark outside, and An An was so sleepy that he couldn't open his eyes, so Zhiqu'er naturally got up and said goodbye.
In this line, almost all those who said that they wanted to leave honestly with their grandchildren were rewarded, and it was clear where the wind was blowing in this palace.
Mingrou calculated that it was what these ladies said verbally, erasing the odds, there were 800,000 taels of silver, not to mention disaster relief, and the military salary was enough.
Mingrou chuckled: "Niangniang, you don't have to worry about the treasury now." ”
Shen Qing asked the nurse to carry An An down, got up and walked into the courtyard, and smiled lightly: "800,000 taels will be spent soon, now Dawei is full of victims, the front-line war has not stopped, the matter of Mongolia and relatives has not been decided, Dayan is still eyeing it, where is the little 800,000 enough?" And these 800,000, we look right, for the big family with rich heritage, I'm afraid it's just a year or two of running water in the house. ”
Ming Rou's eyes widened in surprise, but she was surprised that Shen Qing was so clear.
Not long after, Xia Rao came over in a hurry and saluted her: "The king of Mongolia has sent news that the king of Mongolia has temporarily suppressed the matter of harmony, but he has not refused. ”
"What did the fifth prince say?" Shen Qing already knew that Hu Helu was not so sincere and friendly.
"The fifth prince said that he was not in a hurry, just wait for the emperor's side to make a move, and Hu Helu will make a decision soon." Xia Rao said a little worriedly.
Shen Qing just nodded, in the final analysis, these things still can't be done by her personally, first, everyone sees that she is a woman, and now she is convinced, but when she does other things, she is not necessarily convinced, and it takes a lot of effort, and second, she is pregnant now, and she doesn't want to affect this child.
"Go and urge Master Zhang, investigate the affairs of the Yan family as soon as possible, investigate carefully, all relevant people must be found out, and the news will be leaked." Shen Qing said, as long as these people feel scared, they will settle down.
Xia Rao took the order and hurriedly went out.
Mingrou helped her, and when she saw that it was getting late, she said softly: "Niangniang, it's cold outside, be careful not to catch a cold." ”
Shen Qing looked at the remnant sun like blood, and exhaled slowly, but he was not in a hurry to go back, but just wrapped some of the cloak on his body: "Put dinner in Ling'er Palace, and I will eat with her." ”
Mingrou smiled and nodded.
The night breeze blows, falling gently and softly on people, the fragrance of flowers in the yard is not strong, but it smells very good, and it makes people feel better.
Ling'er's eyes became more and more agreed, and Zheng Luo was helpless.
Shen Qing sat opposite her and looked at her with a chuckle: "I heard that tomorrow is also a good sun, let's fly a kite?" ”
"Kite flying?" Ling'er could vaguely see Shen Qing, but it was not clear. But as for kite flying, she had only heard her grandmother describe it, but she had never seen it.
"Well, let's make a thin kite and let it ride the wind." Shen Qing explained with a smile, but the grandmother on the side turned her back to wipe her tears.
Ling'er smiled and bowed: "Okay, then let's fly a kite tomorrow." ”
Shen Qing smiled and didn't say more, but she was distressed by her strength and forbearance.
Compared with the warmth and affection in the palace, Zhang Yushi looked at his wife with a calm face: "Who allowed you to communicate with them in private?" ”
"Master, this is our daughter's in-laws, she came to visit, how could I not see her?" Mrs. Zhang also looked aggrieved: "Could it be that the queen mother still did our Zhang family because of this matter?" If this is the case, how many families in the capital will suffer. ”
"Stupid!" Master Zhang said angrily, after receiving Xia Rao's words earlier, he knew that Shen Qing was not trying to punish anyone's crime at all, but to beat everyone and make people feel at ease.
Lord Zhang couldn't explain this to his wife, so he only had a cold face: "You will stay at home honestly for me these days, and you are not allowed to go there, and no one wants to see you, otherwise, you will go back to your mother's house!" ”
Lord Zhang's words were serious, and when Mrs. Zhang heard it, she immediately turned white and didn't dare to squeak again.
But from this, the people in the capital can be regarded as getting the message, thinking that the queen is really going to use Lord Yan's matter to have a big reckoning. There is the light of the Duchess of Fuguo in front, everyone also knows how to get the queen's grace, the less timid, that night with the silver ticket, dragged the gold, silver and jewelry to the household 'donation', the bolder ones, the slightest immovable, and some of them have a clear conscience, and they also took some appropriate silver to donate during the day, and the gate of the household that was originally cold yesterday suddenly became lively, and many people sent their relatives back to their parents' homes, and those who received the idle errand were even more afraid that they would have nothing to do on duty, and rushed to do things.
When the fifth prince saw Shen Qing the next day, he said this.
Shen Qing saw him smiling, and also smiled lightly: "This is just an expedient measure, and they will come back to their senses in a few days." ”
"The money will be taken out when the time comes, and there is no reason to go back." Ji Kang chuckled, for this imperial sister-in-law, although her approach is not ordinary, these wild ways are still very effective.
Shen Qing raised his eyebrows slightly: "The follow-up matter can be handed over to the fifth emperor brother, and the palace is still the best for raising the fetus." Shen Qing chuckled.
There was a hint of surprise in Ji Kang's eyes, but when he thought that she had done so many things, none of them were according to the rules, so he didn't say much.
Seeing Ji Kang away, Shen Qing breathed a sigh of relief. This Fifth Emperor Brother has a lot of ability, but he refuses to take it out, what are you worried about, are you worried that you suspect him of having two hearts?
Ming Rou held the account book left by Ji Kang, and the 'donations' received from last night to this morning had reached as much as one million, which made her unable to help but be amazed, these officials were really very, very rich.
Shen Qing looked at her and smiled lightly: "Don't be surprised, what they took out this time is all about selling their lives, and they have to empty their family funds and bring them, it's not uncommon to have so much." ”
Ming Rou was busy, and when she saw that Shen Qing continued to sit and drink tea lightly, she didn't ask much, and stood on the side with her head down and waited quietly.
At the gate of the capital, because many officials' wives and children left Beijing, there were many carriages and had to line up. ”
"Fleeing?" The people on the side listened and laughed: "These old men and ladies are going back to their hometowns." ”
"What are you going to do back home?" People are puzzled.
The people were also happy to say: "Who knows, it was decided all of a sudden, but it is also a good thing, they are all gone, there are a lot of idle errands in the capital, and half of the money to be issued by the imperial court is reduced, and those big men can also concentrate more on doing things for the people, instead of going home every day to count those Zhuangzi shops, and get together to drink and visit the kiln." ”
People always felt that he didn't get to the point, but they saw that in the teahouse not far away, several old adults gathered together and sighed.
"If it's Lord Yan's business, the queen really wants to investigate it carefully and investigate it to us, do you say we will run away or not?"
The other, a slightly younger one, had an angry face, but he didn't dare to speak out: "If you escape, your family can't escape, and if you don't escape, it's a dead end." This queen lady really dares, she is not afraid that we will join forces......"
"Together, what." Someone immediately interrupted him: "These words are nonsense, you must know that the wall has ears, and besides, ......" He lowered his voice and leaned forward: "Now that the five princes are auxiliary to the government, among the few remaining princes, they are all looking forward to him, and you have also seen that he is also very obedient to this queen mother, let's oppose it, who will we oppose?" Don't forget, the emperor left Beijing this time, not only left all the Praetorian Guards to the queen, but also the 50,000 troops stationed outside the city are also the emperor's people. ”
This adult is clear about the situation, and everyone sighed when they heard it: "It's difficult, I'm really waiting for her to ...... us."
"No, this queen doesn't look like an impulsive and reckless person, this time, I'm afraid it's just an example of killing chickens and monkeys, and by the way, let's pay some silver to fill the treasury, which of you is rich, hurry up and pay more, even if it is to buy a life." After saying that, several people dispersed.
After hearing this, Yeluhan also showed a little smile on his face, he knew that this Shen Qing was not simple, and he never thought that he would have such a ability.
After thinking about it, he rode his horse inside.
When Shen Qing saw Ji Ya, she was tied hand and foot and stuffed something in her mouth.
"Let go."
"Yes." Zheng Luo stepped forward and gave her a needle neatly, which made her release her hands and feet and pull out the cloth stuffed in her mouth.
Ji Ya only felt numb all over her body, and there was a faint pain under her body, but she didn't forget to look at Shen Qing sneeringly: "Do you really think that you can protect this great Wei Jiangshan?" ”
Shen Qing felt funny: "Who told you that it was only me?" ”
Ji Ya looked at her coldly: "I won't quarrel with you, but I won't let you go even if I am a ghost." ”
"You have a chance now." Shen Qing smiled faintly, and Zheng Luo also looked at her in surprise.
Ji Ya frowned, looked at Shen Qing in red in front of her, and sneered: "What tricks do you want to play?" ”
"It's not a trick, it's just to fulfill you." Shen Qing's lips were raised high: "Don't you hate me and want to provoke the relationship between Great Wei and Mongolia, so that the two countries can go to war, now I will send you back to Mongolia to ensure that you meet Hu Helu safely." ”
When Ji Ya heard this, his face turned white, and he pointed at her and shouted: "Even if I die, I won't let you succeed!" "Her plan has failed now, and if it is sent to Hu Helu again, it will definitely be worse than death.
She shouted and threw herself at Shen Qing's lower abdomen, knowing that she was also pregnant with a child.
Shen Qing frowned slightly, looking at her cruel eyes to protect her lower abdomen, but before she got up, she fell to the ground with her legs soft.
She looked at Shen Qing with red eyes and a sneer: "I won't let you succeed!" After that, she bit her tongue hard, but Zheng Luo hurriedly stepped forward and gave another needle, and she only felt that all the strength in her body seemed to be taken away.
"It's dangerous." Zheng Luo exhaled before looking at Shen Qing: "Niangniang, why did you send her back to Mongolia?" ”
"Because trouble has come to the door, we naturally have to send her away quickly." Yeluhan's iconic beard didn't know how to shave, he was all on his own territory, how could she not know it. On the one hand, Hu Helu was unwilling to accept the peace of Great Wei, and at this time he also sent the general Yeluhan over, the purpose of which was probably to complete Jiya's unfinished task.
"Someone!" Shen Qing turned around directly.
Immediately, a eunuch came up: "What does Niangniang command?" ”
"Immediately draft the decree, Mongolian Princess Jiya, pregnant and intending to mess with my royal bloodline, immediately escort back to Mongolia and hand it over to the Mongolian king for disposal!"
Even though Ji Yadang yelled at her, he didn't have the strength to speak clearly.
Zheng Luo looked at Shen Qing and said in a low voice: "Niangniang, this is forcing Mongolia?" ”
Shen Qingguaner: "Now if you don't force them, they will also come to the door, it is better to turn passive into active, if Mongolia really wants to fight, then he will not want to rely on my Great Wei for provoking disputes." "Once everyone thinks that the dispute was provoked by Da Wei first, Da Yan will definitely make a crusade, and even if Da Wei sues for peace, it will have to cede land and pay grain to Mongolia, and Mongolia's Hu Helu has a good calculation!
The holy decree of Shen Qing was not concealed by anyone, and it spread quickly, and this time, whether it was the court or the people, there was a commotion.
Ji Ya's pregnancy is obvious to everyone, and she is more than three months pregnant, even if Shen Qing wants to harm her, she has no chance, so no one dares to splash dirty water on her. When Yeluhan heard the news, he immediately sent a letter back, but he didn't know that he had been exposed.
The situation in the capital fluctuated, and Ji Wuhuan, who was thousands of miles away at this time, also began to miss the people in the capital.
In the camp tent, a deputy general came in: "Your Majesty, Nanzhao's army has been intercepted by us, and in the territory of Nanzhao, the king of Dongyang County took advantage of the situation, but Dayan faintly has the momentum of suppression." ”
"Hmm." Ji Wuhuan bowed his head, but the action of the king of Dongyang County this time reduced his pressure, so that Da Yan at least did not focus on Da Wei: "Order, gather the army, and prepare to attack." ”
"But if you kill it directly, it is very likely to break into Dayan's trap......" The deputy general was a little worried, Ji Wuhuan only said in a deep voice: "Dayan doesn't dare to directly fight Dawei for the time being, we must end this campaign as soon as possible, we can't delay it for too long, the longer it drags on, the easier it will be." ”
The people below got the news and quickly went down to give the order.
Ji Wuhuan was dressed in battle armor and holding a long sword, and the soldiers next to him looked at it, as if they felt that thousands of troops and horses were roaring, which made people have to lower their heads.
Xuanyuan Li seemed to have been waiting for a long time, looking at the sky and dark clouds, listening to a war drum that he remembered quickly, and the corners of his mouth suddenly raised strangely.
When Hu Helu received the news from Yeluhan and heard the news that Ji Wuhuan had started a war, he couldn't eat that day. If Ji Wuhuan wins this time, then it will be impossible for Da Yan to fight with Da Wei, and then it will not be a question of whether he will make peace with Da Wei, but whether Da Wei is willing to marry Mongolia again.
When the queen saw that he was standing in the courtyard with his hands in his hands and refused to eat, she persuaded, "Why don't you marry the princess to those two princes?" ”
"What does the woman's family know?" After he finished speaking impatiently, he walked away, but his heart began to consider the proposal. If you agree to make peace now and send troops to help Ji Wuhuan, then Great Wei and Mongolia can have peace for at least twenty years, but Mongolia still has to endure hunger all year round, but if you don't agree, it is not certain whether Mongolia can keep it in the next twenty years.
"Back to my king, Princess Jiya has been sent back!" Someone came to report, and when Hu Helu heard it, he immediately snorted coldly: "She still has the face to come back!" "With that, walk out quickly.
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