After a long time, Jiang Yashuang, who had changed into a blue summer dress, returned to the Qin State Mansion, slightly adjusted his robe outside the study, and after entering the door, he saluted respectfully: "Grandfather!" ”

Qin Guogong stroked his long beard under his chin and lazily ordered: "Get up, come and tell me, what did you do when you went to Xihe Wangfu two days ago?" Even none of your brothers didn't say anything about not being scolded, even me and your aunt didn't make people murmur that the housekeeper was not strict! ”

The old man has passed the sixtieth year, but his face is ruddy and energetic, and he can still dance dozens of catties of halberds to the point that he can't splash in. He was dressed in a half-worn Confucian shirt, and when he sat behind the desk, he looked like a gentleman, not like a military general, but like a Wenchen - in fact, Jiang Qianchuan's talent and learning were better than ordinary Wenchen, otherwise he would not be able to teach his grandson in person.

Jiang Yashuang started from the red, every day he did not report his studies to this grandfather in person, there was never a gap between grandparents and grandchildren, and he was not nervous when he heard this questioning at the moment, he walked up to him according to his words, and said seriously: "My grandson is planning to come to ask my grandfather for sin!" ”

"After that, I will go to the palace and ask your fourth aunt for the guilt - after that, I will make amends with your brothers, and the matter will be over?" Qin Guogong squinted at him, "Is it so easy to pass?" ”

Jiang Yashuang looked innocent: "In the past, I didn't say anything where my brothers even affected me!" ”

"What about me and your fourth aunt?" Qin Guogong snorted.

"Grandfather and fourth aunt have always hurt me......" Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Qin Guogong: "You know that we love you, and you still drag us into the water?" What did I say before? We've done it for you, and you can practice the rest of the little things! The result? You still hit us on the head after going around in a circle, didn't you? It's easy to bully if it hurts, isn't it? I was reluctant to be scolded by my sweetheart, so I pushed my grandfather and aunt out and let people scold me - you unfilial grandson! It's a waste of time for you! ”

Jiang Yashuang was scolded by him, but laughed: "What you said at the beginning, let me do the finishing things, and you don't care what I do......"

"You lazy boy!" Qin Guogong scolded, "Is there such a calculation of elders! ”

Having said that, Qin Guogong actually didn't take it very seriously, and said, "That's it...... If you are so unfilial in the future, I will clean you up again! ”

Jiang Yashuang responded with a smile and asked, "Grandfather shouldn't have called me over here today just for this, right?" ”

"Of course not." Qin Guogong said casually, "Those things in our family that are not angry...... If you want to get into trouble, you have to shout and scold, and I don't have to do it! He took out a letter from his sleeve, "There is a letter from Northern Xinjiang, you can take a look." ”

Jiang Yashuang was overjoyed when she heard this: "Is it my father's?" He took it and said, "It's my uncle's?" ”

Jibei Hou is a male from Kui County and the younger brother of Qin Guogong, and it is naturally not uncommon for him to exchange letters with Qin Guogong. However, the letters between their older brothers are rarely shown to the younger generation.

Jiang Yashuang is the closest grandson of Qin Guogong, but this is the first time to see his uncle's letter directly, and he doesn't dare to slack off. After reading the letter, he handed his hands back to Qin Guogong, and then asked in some surprise: "Uncle wants to pay tribute?" ”

"Three years ago, when he had an old injury, I wanted to call him back to Beijing to recuperate!" Qin Guogong stroked his thigh and sighed, "Back then, he was slashed by Hu Nu here, and almost his entire leg was ...... Although it is said that he was rescued by the Chinese army by his own soldiers, he fell ill! It's painful on a rainy day! It's rare to see a few days a year in the north! It's just that he's worried that your father won't be able to suppress those thorns in the Zhenbei Army...... It has to last a few more years! ”

Speaking of this, the old man sighed, "Now that your father has gained a firm foothold, he is a little unable to hold on...... I'm willing to come to Kyori! "The Jiang family's Sangzikui County has been rainy all year round, and it is not a suitable place for Hou'an in Jibei to spend his old age. Therefore, after this Hou Ye Zhishi, the most suitable place to live is Changqing's Jingzhong.

Jiang Yashuang groaned: "Uncle has been fighting horses all his life, and now he is injured and killed, it is impossible for the court not to express it." However, my uncle already has a marquis, and our Jiang family has three lords, which is already a big trouble for many people, and the Empress Dowager Yigu will never agree to give her uncle a knight again! Xue Xiang would not agree out of balance—but the reward of money alone was not enough to show his uncle's merits...... This? ”

Qin Guogong nodded: "This is a problem. The reward is heavy, and neither the Queen Mother nor Xue Chang will agree! Although our family is known as the 'Jiang Banchao', we can't resist these two parties joining forces! The reward is light, even if your uncle doesn't care, our family's face can't be ignored. ”

This is not only a battle of will, but more importantly, it means the strength of the Jiang family - even Qin Guogong's younger brother and the queen's uncle Zhishi are not a little bright, what is the future of the queen's party?

For the sake of this centripetal force, the Jiang family also has to force the imperial court to give the Beihou of Zuji dignity!

"And the fourth aunt just promised the fifteenth sister to His Royal Highness the King of Qi." Jiang Yashuang frowned and said, "Uncle sent Shi back to Beijing at this time, and the Queen Mother must suspect that this move was deliberately done by our family, in order to take advantage of the momentum of the Northern Army and come back to help King Qi seize the crown!" ”

Qin Guo said fairly: "Naturally. But there is nothing wrong with this, King Qi is indeed not good enough compared to King Yan and King Zhou, and what he can do is that his biological mother is humble and has the title of eldest son. If you want to push him to the position of the East Palace, how can it be possible if you don't plan well? ”

Obviously, Qin Guogong planned to plan the plan, and took advantage of the Marquis of Jibei to give a hand to the prince supported by his daughter.

"The wedding of King Qi and the fifteenth sister is just after the summer." Jiang Yashuang counted the next day, "Uncle also plans to return at that time, I heard from the fourth aunt that the queen mother plans to lower Princess Changping to Qingwu - in this way, the Zhenbei Army and the Zhenxi Army will each stand on one side, and the candidate for this prince still depends on the strength of the DPRK and China!" ”

"Xue Chang, that old fox, I'm afraid I'm just standing by again!" Qin Guogong shook his head slightly and said, "If he doesn't interfere, our family will fight with the Queen Mother, if there is no accident, the outcome is difficult to say." ”

Jiang Yashuang thought for a while and said: "This time is different from the past, in the past, he did not stand in line, not only because he was a former emperor's minister, but also because he was clever and had a deep foundation. What's more, because he still has the guise of His Majesty, he can refuse the entrapment of the fourth aunt and the queen mother! But now...... The grandson said to his grandfather a heart-wrenching word: If the prince is established, no matter which side wins, I am afraid that Your Majesty will ...... Even if Xue Xiang didn't care about the evaluation of him in the history books who claimed to be a 'loyal monarch' but sat back and watched His Majesty fall into a crisis, he had to think about how to continue to hold the center without the guise of His Majesty! ”

If the Jiang family wins in this battle for the prince, the emperor's life will definitely not be saved. After all, Empress Dowager Gu was able to regent because her son was the emperor - the Jiang family, who had long been annoyed by Empress Dowager Gu, would definitely choose to let King Qi ascend the throne as soon as possible, and take advantage of the merits of Lili to kill the Gu family in the name of the new monarch!

Even if the Empress Dowager Gu's side chooses to win the crown prince, the emperor will not be much better! Even if Empress Dowager Gu would not kill her own flesh and blood, she would not mind letting her son abdicate as the emperor or even abolish him! Husband and wife are one, so Queen Jiang naturally has no good end!

All in all, the power of Empress Dowager Gu and Empress Jiang, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is based on the fact that the emperor is their son or husband. Once the emperor is no longer here, and the new monarch is not set up by them, then they will have no chance to continue to control the government!

In this case, if the neutral party, which relies on the banner of "loyalty" and is not recruited by the second queen, does not mix with the seizure of the crown, then it can only wait for the winner to clean up!

Qin Guogong said noncommittally: "According to what you say, Xue Chang is more likely to choose the Queen Mother's side?" At least the Queen Mother will not hurt Her Majesty's life. ”

Jiang Yashuang shook his head and said, "Not necessarily! After all, the King of Qi chosen by the fourth aunt is the eldest son! When Xue Xiangtu, His Majesty's big banner, refused to be solicited by the fourth aunt and the queen mother, he brought out the ancient system! Isn't the ancient system just that there are grandchildren and no grandchildren? ”

In fact, Xue Chang was also forced by the lobbyists sent by the second queen in turn, and he turned his heart sideways, declaring that he was a supporter of the ancient system, and those who had been courtiers since ancient times were loyal to the emperor, not the queen mother or queen - that's right, I, Xue Chang, am an emperor party! So don't come to woo me, I was born as an emperor in my life, and I am the emperor's ghost when I die!

…… This has to be changed to the emperor, and it is estimated that he will be destroyed by the Queen Mother Party or the Queen Party. But the cowardice index of His Majesty in this dynasty is too high, and he can't help it at all! Therefore, whether it is Empress Dowager Gu or Empress Jiang, they all laughed at the emperor party and classified all these people into the neutral party - anyway, the emperor is not angry, and no matter how angry the emperor party is, it will be in vain!

Back to the topic, although Xue Chang's words were said in a hurry, there are many people who know about it. In this way, the problem comes, he wants to stand on the side of the queen mother in the battle for the prince, which is equivalent to denying his previous oath of "advocating the ancient system"!

Although it is normal for politicians to say that they are not right, Xue Chang's claim that he "admired the ancient system" was a footnote to his definition as the emperor's party, if he denied this admiration...... It is also equivalent to indirectly denying his loyalty to the emperor!

In Xue Chang's position, he has fame and fortune, and there are good juniors under his knees, and what will be considered is no longer a position of power, but a back road - and the evaluation of history books.

"With Xue Chang's character, it is indeed not easy to pass this hurdle." Qin Guogong pondered for a moment, and said, "But he is not a pedantic person, so it is difficult to say when the time comes." He groaned and said, "This matter is not in a hurry now, so let's not talk about it for now." Did you bring your homework today? Check it out with me. ”

Jiang Yashuang had already prepared, and took out a large roll of rice paper from his sleeve and presented it.

Qin Guogong took it, spread it out on the desk, read it carefully, showed a trace of satisfaction, and called him to his side, pointed out a few places that could be modified, but sighed at the end: "In your generation, if you want to talk about talent, in fact, Dan'er is not necessarily worse than you." When I taught him how to paint red, he learned it much faster than yours! ”

Jiang Yashuang smiled helplessly: "Starling is ...... Sex. The child is in a hurry, and he can't sit still. ”

"He's spoiled!" Sure enough, Qin Guogong's face quickly turned cold, "It's all your mother's fault!" She is not the only one who has been separated from her husband for many years in this world, how can others endure it, but she refuses to accept this grievance, and wants to go to northern Xinjiang to reunite with your father! I just went, but I spoiled Dan'er again, and I was reluctant to let him go to the bitter cold place - I said at the time, give him to your grandmother! First, it is natural to be a grandmother's raising grandson, and secondly, although your current grandmother is not a relative, she is the granddaughter of the late Tao Gong!

"Even if the Tao family does not produce descendants, but the glory of the family's 'seven scholars, father and son and three prime ministers', not to mention the current dynasty and the previous dynasty, how many families can compare with it since ancient times? ! Their tutor, no matter how bad it is, is better than this Manchu Dynasty civil and military! ”

"She's a fool! After listening to your aunt's instigation, I thought that your grandmother was such a strict person that she entrusted Dan'er to the big house! As a result, Dafang is indeed not strict at all, and Shengsheng has spoiled a good reading seed into a waste that can only mess with flowers and grass! ”

Jiang Yashuang quietly listened to her grandfather's complaints, and only said softly after a while: "Actually, the eldest uncle is really worried, grandfather, you love him far more than the third uncle and his father, seventh uncle, and eighth uncle." ”

Qin Guogong was stunned when he heard this, smiled bitterly for a while, and then waved his hand weakly: "I'm tired, you go, remember not to slack off." ”

Both ancestors and grandchildren knew in their hearts that Qin Guogong kept scolding Mrs. Zhuang, but in fact, what he really wanted to scold was his eldest nephew Jiang Tianqiao - but thinking of the kindness of Jiang Tianqiao's father, Jiang Qianshan, a male from Kui County, Qin Guogong really couldn't scold this nephew, so he could only be angry with his daughter-in-law who was bewitched by Jiang Tianqiao and his wife......

Jiang Yashuang walked to the door, and Qin Guogong called him again: "Officially go to the Qiu family to propose marriage, you tell your grandmother, let her handle it for you...... Once this is settled, you can also concentrate on reading your books and stop being distracted! ”

"Yes!" Jiang Yashuang hurriedly promised, "My grandson must prepare for the exam well, and I will never let my grandfather down!" ”

"Go ahead!" Qin Guogong looked at his handsome and still childish face, and sighed a little lonely.