Chapter 246 Emergency

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is the fourteenth day of the first month of the thirteenth year of Zhenguan. Ming'er is the Shangyuan Festival. The lantern night market on the street has gradually reached **. There are even all-night carnivals in Hangzhou, and in this era of lack of entertainment facilities and means, this kind of festive festival is naturally more and more favored by the people.

The lanterns and palace lanterns of the Assassin Mansion have been placed for the public to visit as early as the second day of the first lunar month, but there are no lantern riddles on them. But it was precisely because it was put out early that more people saw it. Those extraordinarily exquisite lanterns and palace lanterns are even more attractive to the public. It is foreseeable that on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the lantern night market at the gate of the Assassin's Mansion will be the most lively place in the entire city of Hangzhou.

These days, a few elderly people have nothing to do, so they rub mahjong in the flower hall or in the garden in the backyard. Li Qin took Wu Huihuan, as well as Tiger Head, Yaya and Dandan, and often went out to hang out. Li Qin spent more than 600 yuan to buy a pair of mandarin duck jade pendants, one for himself and Wu Huihuan. Wu Huihuan accused Li Qin of spending money indiscriminately, but in fact, he was already happy in his heart. Airo is so considerate of himself, what is there not to be satisfied with?

Xiaoxiao and her husband racked their brains to think of some lantern riddles for the first night. On the fourteenth night of the first lunar month, after dinner. The family sat together and chatted for a while, and after pulling the family routine, they went to play their own games again.

The young couple was putting the copied lantern riddles into a special big bonus seal, when suddenly, there was a quick knock on the door. While knocking, I also heard an anxious and anxious voice: "Master, madam" >, please come out quickly, Commander Qin sent someone to send urgent news, saying that he wanted the master and Mrs. "> check it out immediately!" ”

Xiaoxiao and her husband glanced at each other, and they both saw a trace of surprise on each other's faces. The Shangyuan Festival has not yet passed, and the Suzhou-Hangzhou salt and iron case has not yet entered the substantive stage at all, and Brother Qin sent someone to send urgent information at this time, so what happened?

Since escorting Xiao Xiao'an back from his trip to Jianghuai and Huai, Qin Shuang handed over all the safety of the Assassin's Mansion to Jiang Zhixuan's personal guards, and spread the royal guards under his own command to spy on the Jianghuai and Huainan Provinces, inquire about intelligence, monitor every move of the Jiangnan Metropolitan Protectorate and the Huainan Metropolitan Protectorate, and provide decision-making information support for Jiang Zhixuan at any time. And today is only the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, but Qin Shuang suddenly sent an urgent message, what could it be?

Unable to clean up the scattered lantern riddles and red envelopes on the table, the couple quickly clapped their hands and hurriedly walked towards the study. Due to the seriousness of the matter, just in case, the messenger sent by Qin Shuang, Jiang Zhixuan has always been received in the study. Jiang Zhixuan is a provincial feudal official. His study is also the same as all the high-ranking officials in the Tang Dynasty, there are eight personal soldiers guarding it day and night, and it is impossible for idlers to get close to the study without Jiang Zhixuan's permission and summons. In the entire Thorn History Mansion, except for Xiaoxiao, only Jiang Zhixuan's scholar Xiaoshun can go into the study every day without Jiang Zhixuan's permission to sprinkle and sweep.

When they arrived at the study, after the couple sat down, Jiang Zhixuan nodded slightly at Xiaoshun. Xiao Shun turned around and went out, and after a while, a man of medium stature and ordinary face was brought in. This is Qin Shuang's cronies specially sent to contact Jiang Zhixuan, and after seeing Jiang Zhixuan, he was not polite, but after arching his hand slightly, he opened his mouth and said solemnly:

"Envoy, the incident happened suddenly, the commander of Qin didn't have time to write a letter, so he asked his subordinates to send a message directly to the envoy, this matter is extremely important, please envoy Jun and his wife" > consider the way to deal with it! ”

Jiang Zhixuan heard him say so seriously, and his face also changed: "Hmm." There is Brother Lao Qin and brother you, why is it so serious? Xiaoxiao also sat up straight, pricking up her ears for fear of missing a word. I heard the messenger clear his throat and say word by word:

"Back to the envoy, Commander Qin has just received a top-secret report, and the queen mother is critically ill. His Majesty urgently summoned the commander of Qin to return to Beijing, and the commander of Qin ordered his subordinates to remind the envoy that after the Shangyuan Festival, there may be abnormal movements in the Jianghuai and Huai provinces, please make the envoy to be more vigilant! ”

"What? The queen is critically ill? After hearing this, Xiaoxiao stood up suddenly, almost exclaimed, but finally restrained himself and asked in a low voice.

The messenger nodded affirmatively: "Yes, on the second day of the first lunar month, Niangniang was already bedridden, and the imperial doctor in the palace was helpless and declared hopeless; His Majesty was furious, angrily denounced the incompetence of the hospital, and arrested Li Mengsheng, the head of the hospital, into the prison, saying that if the mother was not saved, he would be buried with him. After that, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince after many searches, finally found the medicine king Sun Simiao in Zhongnan Mountain, Sun Simiao entered Beijing overnight, although he did his best, but he was unable to return to the sky, and now the queen's life hangs by a thread, all supported by the medicine king's golden needle acupoint technique and the rare drugs in the palace. Even so, I'm afraid it won't last a few days......"

Xiao Xiaoyan suddenly sat down heavily in the chair, and the amiable and beautiful woman who could be said to be a little indulgent and spoiled by herself appeared in her heart. Empress Changsun is not only the umbrella of the people of the world, but also the umbrella of the loyal ministers and ministers of the court, and also the umbrella of the Jiang family, especially at such a moment, when the Suzhou-Hangzhou salt and iron case is about to break out, if there is no Empress Changsun as the backstage, the counterattack of those corrupt officials will be unscrupulous......

Jiang Zhixuan was concerned about the latter message: "You say...... After the Shangyuan Festival, will there be any changes in the Jianghuai and Huai provinces? What do you mean by that? How did Brother Qin find out? ”

The messenger recalled, organized the language, and then replied: "Back to the envoy, our brothers in the royal guard battalion scattered all over the country have been sending back news since the eighth day of the first month, and since the sixth day of the first month, the Jiangnan Metropolitan Protectorate and the Huainan Metropolitan Protectorate have issued conscription orders almost simultaneously, recruiting young and strong people into the army. At the same time, the original 40,000 officers and soldiers of the two prefectures began to assemble in Xiangshan, Taizhou and other places. What is declared to the outside world is that bandits are rampant and that they will jointly suppress bandits, but what kind of bandits can be dealt with, and 40,000 officers and soldiers are needed? Therefore, the Qin commander judged. I'm afraid that the two Metropolitan Protectors are going to give it a go......"

Jiang Zhixuan nodded solemnly, frowning and thinking hard. Xiaoxiao's mind is also running rapidly: the queen is critically ill, Jianghuai is moving, these two seemingly unrelated things happen before and after, and there is only a gap of seven or eight days. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in Xiaoxiao's mind, who said that these two things are not related?

These two things involve one person, that is, the current Royal Highness the Crown Prince Li Chengqian. The two roads of Jianghuai have always been like Li Chengqian's own land, but Li Chengqian is the first to look forward. Now. His Majesty the Emperor wants to take action against the officials of the Jianghuai and Huai Provinces, however, because of the presence of the Empress Changsun, His Majesty the Emperor will not be angry with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for this, and at most punish the officials of the Jianghuai and Huai Provinces. And as long as the crown prince does not fall, these punished officials will always have a comeback one day!

Now that Empress Changsun is critically ill, if she really loses the person who has the greatest influence on His Majesty the Emperor in the end, then Li Chengqian's position in the East Palace will be in jeopardy. In addition, almost everyone in the world knows that His Majesty the Emperor is now more interested in Li Tai, the king of Wei, and Li Chengqian is almost certain that once Empress Changsun dies. His father, the emperor, will definitely take advantage of the Suzhou-Hangzhou salt and iron case to drive himself out of the East Palace. If you're lucky, you can still be a powerless and powerless prince, but if you're a little unlucky, I'm afraid it's a glass of poisoned wine or three feet of white silk, and finally a piece of loess......

Of course, Li Chengqian was unwilling to accept such a result, and naturally it was impossible for him to stand still. He wants to fight, and he is still the rightful prince; His uncle, the eldest grandson, Wuji, controlled at least a quarter of the officials of the imperial court; His confidant and favorite general, holding the power of life and death in Jianghuai, has an elite army of hundreds of thousands in the open and in the dark. With all this, you can't help but give it a go

In view of the above, Xiao boldly speculated that the changes of the Jianghuai and Huai armies were probably deliberately carried out at the behest of Li Chengqian. On the one hand, the purpose is to deter Jiang Zhixuan, the minister, on the other hand, I am afraid that it is more to demonstrate to the imperial court and put pressure on Li Shimin......

"Stupid!" This is the last evaluation of Li Chengqian in Xiao Xin. If such a thing happens at this time, I am afraid that even if Li Shimin wants to let him go out of his favor for Empress Changsun, he will no longer show mercy now. The majesty of the emperor can be trampled on by anyone at will?

However, Li Chengqian's final fate has nothing to do with the Jiang family. Xiaoxiao and Jiang Zhixuan husband and wife now have to think about where they and the Jiang family should go? After inviting the messenger to rest, the couple sat in the study and remained silent for a long time.

"Madam" >, you and the queen mother have a good relationship, and the sisters" > commensurate. Moreover, our Jiang family is deeply favored by the emperor, at this time, you should immediately return to Beijing to see the queen mother for the last time! After being silent for a long time, Jiang Zhixuan finally spoke! The tone is firm and unquestionable.

"The concubine will not go anywhere, husband!" Xiao Xiao didn't think about it, so he shook his head and rejected Jiang Zhixuan's proposal, his tone was equally firm and unquestionable, even better than Jiang Zhixuan's tone.

Jiang Zhixuan's decision was made after careful consideration, and he had already guessed how his wife would react to his >. Therefore, he was not in a hurry or angry, but suddenly took Mrs. "> in his arms, held her cheeks with both hands, and said calmly:

"Madam" >, do you think that the purpose of being a husband is to let you go to Beijing to avoid trouble? No, you have already said that husband and wife are one, and they should share blessings and misfortunes with glory and disgrace. I also think so, so this time I don't want you to go to Beijing to avoid trouble, but I need you to go to Beijing to do some activities and leave a way back for my Jiang family......"

Xiaoxiao looked at her husband in some surprise, her eyes were full of doubts: "Leave a way back?" What do you mean by that? The concubine didn't quite understand......"

Jiang Zhixuan let out a long sigh, and the panic of hearing the bad news at the first time had disappeared. took the little hand back to the chair and sat down, let the little sit on his lap, and replied earnestly:

"Madam" >, the current situation is extremely unfavorable to my Jiang family. Judging from the news of the messenger just now, the queen mother may not be able to hold on. Once the queen dies, it is almost certain that the two princes in the capital will definitely start to fight openly and secretly. And in order not to let his handle fall into the hands of His Majesty, in order not to let his reputation be ruined. Thinking that his husband's understanding of the prince, he would definitely take a risk and let Jianghuai give it a go! ”

"The husband is not worried about the situation in the Jianghuai and Huai provinces, the Jianghuai and Huai provinces are rich places, and the army here is known as the elite, but in fact they are negligent in training, and they have been peaceful for decades, and they have long lost the bloody nature of fighting the world with His Majesty. And now, Zuo Xiaowei is stationed in Xiangxi Road, thinking that his husband's prestige among Zuo Xiaowei and the friendship between him and General Duan. As long as His Majesty gives an order, Zuo Xiaowei will definitely be able to quell the rebellion in a very short time. It's just that in this way, the rebellion of Jianghuai and Huai will eventually involve the crown prince. When the time comes, this black cauldron will definitely be carried by the husband. In order to explain to the people of the world, His Majesty will inevitably punish his husband. If there is no one to intercede for her husband, I am afraid that my Jiang family will be in a state of collapse......"

Xiaoxiao is a female streamer after all, and she doesn't think about it as much as her husband. Fortunately, she is a traverser after all and has seen a lot of things, so when she heard her husband say this, she quickly understood:

"With the meaning of the husband, apart from the queen mother, who else can speak for our husband and wife?"

Jiang Zhixuan pondered for a moment and spit out a few words from between his teeth:

"His Royal Highness King Wei!"

Xiao Xiao was surprised: "Husband, why is it King Wei?" It is he who competes for the position of the prince, the two tigers are fighting, in the opinion of the concubine, even if the crown prince is really abolished in the end, I am afraid that His Royal Highness the King of Wei will not be able to enter the East Palace. It is even very likely that he is too busy to take care of himself, how can he still speak for my Jiang family? Besides, aren't there still fathers, uncles, uncles and others? They are all important ministers in front of His Majesty, so it is impossible to ignore us, right? Fewer words"

Jiang Zhixuan shook his head: "Yes, my father-in-law, it is impossible for them to ignore us, but on this matter, they can't express any opinions, otherwise they will definitely anger Your Majesty, and even they will be implicated." And His Royal Highness King Wei is different, he is His Majesty's biological son after all, and he is deeply favored by His Majesty, everyone in the world knows that His Majesty has long wanted His Royal Highness King Wei to enter the East Palace, but first, there is no suitable reason to abolish the prince, and secondly, he is also concerned about the feelings of the queen's mother. Now there is no need to scruple about these two items, and His Royal Highness King Wei has entered the East Palace, I am afraid that it will be impossible to stop it......"

"But husband, will His Royal Highness King Wei speak for our Jiang family?"

"Madam>Don't worry, it will be." At the beginning of the night banquet in Qujiang, His Royal Highness the King of Wei had a lot of intentions for his husband; Although the husband did not express his position at the time, he did not categorically refuse. Moreover, the husband knew that Mrs. "> had dealt with the family of His Royal Highness King Wei's father-in-law, Yan Lide, and Mrs. "> could take the path of Princess Wei and ask her for help. If necessary, even the Drunken Moon Tower...... We can also give ...... Give her a certain amount of ......"

Jiang Zhixuan wanted to say that even Zuiyue Lou could be given to her, but thinking that it was the product of all his beloved wife's hard work, he still couldn't bear to say it after all. It is only said that it is given to a certain share, that is, a certain number of dry shares are given to the Wei Wangfu.

Xiaoxiao doesn't care about this very much, if the Jiang family doesn't have today's status, then Drunken Moon Tower can't keep it even if he wants to. The skin does not exist, and the hair is attached? On the contrary, if the current status of the Jiang family can be maintained, then even if a part of the dry shares are taken out and distributed to the Wei Wangfu, and even the entire Zuiyue Mansion is returned to them, there will be no loss for the Jiang family, but it is just that there is more money and less money. The Jiang family now has hundreds of thousands of yuan in silver, which is enough for the rest of their lives......

Thinking like this, Xiao Xiao had no choice but to nod and agree, but then he thought of another possibility, so he spoke again:

"Husband, what if King Wei rejects his husband's refuge? So what? ”

Jiang Zhixuan smiled: "If that's the case, then you can only resign yourself to fate, and you can only hope that Your Majesty will not be too angry, and you can let your husband resign and return to his hometown, and his wife can teach and farm peacefully......"

Xiaoxiao also chuckled after hearing this: "It's really good if that, it's like this, it seems to be infinitely beautiful, but in fact, it is often frightened, and the concubine is like a tiger, and the concubine body is now considered to be ......."

Jiang Zhixuan touched his beloved wife's head lovingly: "It's not too early, let's go back to the room first." As soon as the Shangyuan Festival passes tomorrow, Mrs. "> will leave to return to Beijing! By the way, bring your sons and daughters back with you, as well as your mother-in-law and two aunts and uncles! ”

Xiao Xiao nodded, now that the situation is sudden, the couple is a little caught off guard, and they can't do more care. However, the little heart has its own thoughts. This time in Beijing, if you can't see the queen's sister for the last time, then you can only ask Li Tai, the king of Wei, for help according to what her husband said; But if she can see the eldest grandson queen for the last time, then Xiaoxiao will make up her own mind and arrange the Jiang family's back road.

Although the husband may not be happy in this way, for the sake of the future of the Jiang family and the future of the children, Xiaoxiao still decided to do this!

……

The Shangyuan Festival has finally arrived, and the entire street at the entrance of the Assassin's Mansion is paved with all kinds of exquisite lanterns and palace lanterns. The lanterns of all kinds of flowers, birds, fish and insects are in various forms, and there are five or six red envelopes hanging on each lantern, which is a lantern riddle made by Lord Thorn Shi and Mrs. Thorn Shi "> herself. People can pick it up at will, and then guess the riddle on the spot, as long as they guess correctly, they can immediately take away the corresponding lanterns. Dozens of maids and servants from the Assassin's Mansion stood next to the lanterns, holding the answers to the riddles and waiting for the people to guess......

From the outside, there is nothing unusual about the Thorn Mansion. However, in the Thorn Mansion, Xiaoxiao took Cui Qiao and a few henchmen and was nervously packing her luggage. In the flower hall, several elders also rarely did not play mahjong, but sat silently, with sad faces on their faces.

Only the tiger head with his younger brothers and sisters who are more than a year old, still giggling and laughing, they don't know what it feels like to be young, they don't know that the biggest crisis in history has shrouded the Jiang family, and if they are not careful, the Jiang family will be doomed......

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