Eighth, the real wind bones
When the supervisor heard him say this, he was still a little hesitant, and he said slowly: "This old man, you and I are both officials of the same dynasty, and we all know that many things in the emperor must be done in accordance with the will of the queen mother. If we disobey the will of the Queen Mother like this, I am afraid that the Queen Mother will not let us go so easily. ”
Who knew that the court official glanced at him coldly, and said slowly: "I only know that there is an emperor in my heart, but I don't know that there are others, and no one can represent the emperor." What's more, we have ancestral training first, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, if the people in the harem want to interfere in politics, they will be punished. Have you forgotten about it? ”
When the prison officer heard the court official say this, he was immediately frightened into a cold sweat, it turned out that this court official was Gongsun Xian, who had always been trusted by the emperor and had always been known for his loyalty and integrity, after passing on the decree, he looked at the prison officer and said, "Why don't you hurry up and let people go?" ”
The prison officer sighed, knowing that in this situation, it would not work to let people go, not to mention that he didn't want the imperial army and the Korean army to fight anyway, which would not benefit anyone, so he nodded slowly and said, "Okay, since the emperor has already given an order, then you all retreat and release the prisoners and those who came to rob the prison." ”
"Yes." The soldiers agreed, and made a way.
So Jiang Shaoheng and Fang Xiao each helped Jian Wenying and Zhu Luoxue out, they originally thought that there would be a bloody storm, but they didn't expect that in the end, the emperor's holy decree would come and resolve this war invisibly, they were very surprised.
After seeing their expressions, Ji Qihan stepped forward and said to them with a smile: "No matter what, this matter is finally settled, let's hurry back and meet the princess." ”
"Okay." So Ji Qihan walked back and said to Li Chengyu: "General Li, since the matter has been completed, you should take your more than 20,000 soldiers back to camp outside the city." ”
Who knew that Li Chengyu shook his head and said to Ji Kaihan: "Mr. Ji, what you said is not right, right?" You let us go into the city, and now you let us go back to camp outside the city, and the brothers are already tired of traveling, can't they have a good meal in the city? ”
When he said these words, the corners of his mouth were faintly dissatisfied, but he still showed a smile and tried to be polite to Ji Beihan.
How smart Ji Kaihan is, when he heard his words, he didn't understand what he meant, what he meant by this sentence was obviously that he was in the city, that his brothers had already entered the city, and it was not so easy to get out of the city, this is the so-called easy to invite God, but difficult to send God.
Ji Kaihan thought for a while, and was about to conflict with Li Chengyu. Jiang Shaoheng walked over, gently tugged at his shirt, and said to him: "In that case, let General Li take his brothers to have a good meal, and then go out of the city." Brother Compassion, let's go back to see the princess first. ”
When Ji Kaihan saw Jiang Shaoheng say this, he didn't know what he had in mind, but seeing that he looked determined, he had no choice but to nod and say, "Okay, since Brother Shaoheng plans to do so, then do as you say." ”
So they hurried to see Jian Huaizhen together.
After returning to Jane's Mansion, Jian Huaizhen had been waiting a little impatiently, she was very worried, and suddenly heard Jiang Shaoheng calling her, so she got up and stepped forward, and saw Jiang Shaoheng and Fang Yu coming back with Jian Wenying and Zhu Luoxue, she hurriedly stepped forward and asked Jian Wenying: "Brother, you have suffered, are you okay?" ”
Jian Wenying shook her head and said, "I'm fine." ”
She saw that Zhu Luoxue's body was a little weak, and hurriedly said to her, "Sister-in-law, are you okay?" ”
Zhu Luoxue shook her head and said reluctantly: "It's okay, just take a rest." ”
"You better go and rest first, Yun Cao is in it with Po Lang, Po Lang's injury has improved a lot, and he will be able to walk on the ground in a few days."
So they helped Jian Wenying and Zhu Luoxue to rest, and then Jian Huaizhen asked Jiang Shaoheng and the others, "What is the situation?" ”
Ji Qihan briefly told Jian Huaizhen about the situation at the scene.
After Jian Huaizhen listened, his face couldn't help but become unusually dark.
Jiang Shaoheng sighed on the side and said: "Actually, today's matter is already obvious, which shows that the emperor still hasn't forgotten you, the eldest princess, otherwise, at this time, how could he make a holy decree to pardon Wen Ying and Luo Xue?" If it weren't for the emperor's decree to pardon them, I'm afraid the situation would be unimaginable, and if the Korean army and the imperial army had fought, there would have been rivers of blood and heavy losses, and it would have been the people who suffered the most. When I think about what I just saw, I feel creepy. ”
Fang Xiao nodded and said, "Why don't I think so?" At the beginning, I saw that Brother Shaoheng suddenly became very nervous, but I didn't feel anything, but then I heard Brother Shaoheng say this, and then I realized how serious the matter was. We were supposed to save people, and if there was any killing because of this, it would not be good. Either way, the matter was finally resolved. ”
Ji Kaihan shook his head solemnly and said: "I think this matter is more complicated, the people who were originally going to be involved in this matter were very simple, only the princess and sister, the emperor and the Empress Dowager Zhou, but now this matter has involved more people to come in, especially the person involved is that Li Chengyu." I believe you know what kind of person Li Chengyu is, and I believe that the situation will definitely reach an uncontrollable situation. Ji Qihan said worriedly.
Hearing Ji Qihan say this, Jiang Shaoheng immediately agreed: "I also agree with Brother Beihan's statement, this Li Chengyu is definitely an ambitious person, I don't know if Yao Jiyin instructed him to do this, maybe he is good at violating by nature." In short, this time he brought more than 20,000 people into the capital, and I believe that there will be chaos in the capital for a while. ”
"Then why did you just promise to let them stay? I've never figured this out. Ji Qihan raised his head and looked at Jiang Shaoheng.
Jiang Shaoheng shook his fan, sighed and said, "I had to do this in that situation just now, otherwise, I have no choice." Think about it, in the situation just now, if Li Chengyu had to be forced to withdraw from the capital with his soldiers, he would definitely not agree, and there would definitely be a bloody storm at that time. The Korean army and the imperial army fought so quickly, it did us no good at all, but it was cheaper for outsiders, in this case, of course, I quickly stopped you and let you go first. Anyway, according to my opinion, this matter will not be so easy to finish, in this case, why not wait for the opportunity and think of a way to drive Li Chengyu away. However, before driving Li Chengyu away, it is better to understand the affairs of the court first, otherwise, the Empress Dowager Zhou will still be bent on dealing with the princess and sister, and the situation will not be so simple. When he said this, he glanced up at Jian Huaizhen.
Jian Huaizhen also said worriedly: "I think so too, this North Korean army is definitely not good at it, once they enter Beijing, I am afraid that the situation will become much more serious and complicated." And Empress Dowager Zhou is a character who is absolutely unwilling to admit defeat, maybe she will fight to the death with the North Korean army, and how many innocent people will be affected by that time, this matter is also not well planned by me. I think that at the beginning, I wanted to go to North Korea to borrow troops, but I just wanted to borrow a little force to deal with the emperor and the Empress Dowager Zhou, as well as Luo Kailing's soldiers and horses, but I didn't expect that things would come to such a point now, and it makes people feel very uncomfortable when they think about it. ”
Jiang Shaoheng lowered his head, pondered carefully for a while, and said: "Actually, I don't think this matter is irreparable until now, and we can still make amends, it's not too late." ”
"Is it too late to make amends? I don't know what Brother Shaoheng thinks? Jian Huaizhen raised his head, looked at him and asked.
Jiang Shaoheng thought carefully for a while, and then said slowly: "Actually, this matter is very simple to say, the initiative in this matter lies in the hands of one person, and that person is Luo Kailing." I heard some rumors, saying that although Luo Kailing ostensibly agreed to the rebellion of the Empress Dowager Zhou and the emperor, in fact, he didn't think so in his heart, he was originally a loyal and patriotic person, and it was because of the loyalty that he let him do this kind of rebellious thing, he thought that he was wholeheartedly loyal to the emperor, but he didn't expect that it was the Empress Dowager Zhou who was grasping this scene in the end, and I believe that slowly he would be aware of it. I have also heard that he complained to people when he was drinking, saying that he was forced to rebel, and if he sent someone to persuade Luo Kailing to give up and rebel, I believe that this matter will definitely be resolved peacefully. As long as the strength of the imperial court is solved, then the strength of North Korea will be easy to deal with, and there is no need to let Li Chengyu stay in Beijing for so long, what do you think? ”
After Jian Huaizhen heard what he said, he nodded again and again and said, "I think what Brother Shaoheng said is very reasonable, and I have also heard that Luo Kailing was forced to rebel." In that case, let me go and see him myself so that I can make clear to him what is at stake. ”
"Never." Jiang Shaoheng hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Anyone can go, but you can't go, princess sister." Your current identity is the eldest princess of the Ming Dynasty, if you go in person, it will be tantamount to showing weakness to the Empress Dowager Zhou and the emperor, so that they will be even more unscrupulous and arrogant. I think it's up to me to do this, I'll persuade Luo Kailing, I'm confident that I can persuade him to give up helping the Empress Dowager Zhou and the emperor. ”
Ji Kaihan was the first to say on the side: "Brother Shaoheng should rest, and Brother Fang Yu is injured on the shoulder and arm, I will do this kind of thing." No matter what, Li Chengyu was also introduced by me, it is easy to invite God, but it is difficult to send God, you let me send it personally. ”
When Ji Kaihan said these words, he looked at Jian Huaizhen, which showed that he felt a little guilty in his heart.
When Jian Huaizhen heard him say this, he knew that he was angry about that matter, so Jian Huaizhen nodded and said, "Okay, since Brother Ji wants to persuade him, this matter will be done by Brother Ji, I believe that Brother Ji will be able to do the best in this matter." ”
When others saw Ji Kaihan say this, they stopped fighting with him, so the matter of persuading Luo Kailing was handed over to Ji Kaihan, while Fang Xiao, Jiang Shaoheng and others stayed in Jian's mansion and waited for news.
On the second day, Ji Kaihan inquired clearly that this night was Luo Kailing's father's seventieth birthday feast, so he would definitely be at home, so he hurried to Luo's house early in the morning and hid in the corner.
He saw that many people came to congratulate Luo Kailing's old father on his birthday, and most of the people who came were soldiers on the march, and it was obvious that Luo Kailing had made friends with most of them.
After they came, the birthday feast began, Ji Kaihan thought about it, so he quietly made a disguise, got a decent dress, pasted a beard, and went to find an antique, and brought it over to Luo Kailing's old father to pay his respects.
After coming to Luofu, he registered with the old housekeeper decently, and the old housekeeper looked him up and down, looking like he was dressed as a scribe, but the texture of the clothes he wore was very good, and it looked like he was either rich or expensive, he could be an official, or he might be a local rich gentry, but Luo Kailing had never interacted with the local rich gentry, so Ji Aihan's dress still caused the old housekeeper to question for a while.
The old butler looked at him and asked, "What's your name?" ”
Ji Qihan thought for a moment and said, "Ji Laosan? ”
"Ji Laosan?" The old butler glanced at him and complained, "This name is too vulgar." ”
Ji Kaihan was speechless, he didn't know how to answer him, the dignified Ji Kaihan casually said a name, and he was resented by an old housekeeper for a long time, so he was not depressed.
But in this case, he didn't have time to deal with an old butler, so he smiled reluctantly and said, "I know that today is General Luo's father's seventieth birthday, so I came here to pay a visit." As he spoke, he took out the antique and said to the old butler: "This antique is very precious, it is a stone left by Pangu when he opened the world, and it turned into a piece of jade after a hundred thousand years of feathering, and then it was pondered into this old birthday star." In short, this is an antique that is thousands of years old. ”
The old butler wanted to ask who he was, but when he heard him say this, his eyes lit up, and he asked repeatedly, "Is what you said true?" Is it really that magical? ”
Ji Qihan nodded hurriedly and said, "Am I still lying to you?" Besides, I'm here to see Lord Luo, and if it's something bad, I don't dare to take it. ”
When the old housekeeper heard him say this, his face suddenly turned dark, he looked at Ji Qihan, and said to him: "I look at you, you are not young, and you have a big beard, why are you so confused, you actually took such a precious thing to give to our general?" Don't think that just because I gave you a good look just now means that I agree with your approach, the reason why I gave you a good look just now is just to find out your details. Now that I've finally figured it out, how can you do that? Our General Luo is an honest official, and he never accepts any congratulatory gifts, don't you see that the people who came to congratulate the old man on his birthday only took a few biscuits and wrapped two bottles of good wine in his hands. ”
After hearing him say this, Ji Qihan was stunned for a moment, Ji Qihan was stunned for a long time before he said slowly: "You are the housekeeper, right?" I'm really embarrassed, I was wrong, I didn't inquire clearly before I came, it turns out that Lord Luo is such an honest official. Well, if this birthday star is really not suitable for him, I will immediately break it. After speaking, Ji Lianhan was about to raise the birthday star to smash it.
The old butler looked at him and said to him in a serious voice, "How can you do this?" If this birthday star is sold, I don't know how much money it can be sold, I don't know how many people can be saved, you have to break it so easily, don't you think it's a pity? Don't you think it's a tyrannical thing? How many people in the world have been displaced, how many people have not even eaten a full meal, how can it be so wasteful? ”
Hearing the old housekeeper's reprimand, Ji Qihan couldn't help but have a bitter face, and he didn't know what to say for a while.
Ji Kaihan is a dignified martial arts master, his kung fu is unique in the world, and he is well-known in Huanyu, but now he was scolded by an old housekeeper for a long time, which made him cry and laugh for a while.
He had no choice but to compensate the old housekeeper and said, "You are still right, so let's put this birthday star here with the old housekeeper, please ask the old housekeeper to help me sell it, and then give the money from the sale to the hungry people nearby, or those who are relatively poor." I can definitely trust the old butler, and I believe that the old butler is a high-spirited person. ”
When the old butler heard him say this, he was a little overjoyed for a while, and said slowly: "Okay, then according to what you said, I will help you keep this birthday star first, and then I will help you exchange it for silver to help the suffering." Don't worry, I have always said that one is one, and two is two, and I will never hide it, let alone deceive your baby. ”
"Of course I don't think so, if I think so, I will immediately thunder and thunder, and I will not die well." Ji Qihan saw that he was very humorous, so he teased him in the same way.
The old butler was very happy by him for a while, and then he remembered and said to him: "Oh, by the way, you are here to see Lord Luo, okay, then you should go quickly." Lord Luo is now busy at the old lady's birthday feast, it seems that you can catch up today, and you have a good mouth. ”
Ji Qihan smiled helplessly, and walked in, talking nonsense with the old housekeeper for so long, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, but fortunately, the old housekeeper didn't suspect him.
Ji Qihan blended in with the guests and quickly blended in.
After mixing in, he saw that there were many courtiers coming and going, many of these courtiers were dignitaries, but everyone looked humble and respectful, and they were also very cautious when talking to Luo Kailing, which showed that Luo Kailing was indeed extremely valued and prestigious now.
Luo Kailing was standing aside and gossiping with a few people dressed as soldiers, and Ji Kaihan was about to find an opportunity to talk to Luo Kailing, when someone suddenly shouted: "The emperor's holy decree has arrived." ”
After Luo Kailing heard this, the expression on his face suddenly became solemn, and the courtiers present also stood up one after another, and then saw Gu Lengyi walk in.
After Gu Lengyi walked in, he glanced around, and then shouted loudly: "The holy decree has arrived, General Luo Kailing Luo has come to receive the decree." ”
Luo Kailing hurriedly led a group of courtiers to kneel down and said in a loud voice: "Luo Kailing respectfully listens to the holy decree, long live, long live, long live." ”
So Gu Lengyi read out the holy decree aloud, and in the holy decree, it was nothing more than praising some of Luo Kailing's achievements, and thanking him for his contributions to the imperial court, and in the end, he was rewarded with a lot of things.
Luo Kailing hurriedly accepted the reward, this person has an extremely hard temper, Gu Lengyi is now a favored person by the emperor's side, and he personally came to send him something, who knew that Luo Kailing still didn't buy him at all, but just said coldly: "Thank you, Father-in-law Gu." After finishing speaking, he didn't even give Gu Lengyi a reward, nor did he leave Gu Lengyi behind, so he watched Gu Lengyi leave.
Gu Lengyi knew that Luo Kailing was now the person who was the emperor and the queen mother's heart, and no one could offend him, if he offended him, it would be tantamount to offending the Empress Dowager Zhou, so after passing the decree, he said a few words and left.
After he left, the people present began to compliment Luo Kailing again, after all, Luo Kailing was rewarded by the Empress Dowager Zhou and the emperor, and the Empress Dowager Zhou and the emperor were indeed kind to him, how could all the people present not pat him on the back?
Who knew that Luo Kailing was neither humble nor arrogant, obviously he didn't take these too seriously, he said loudly: "Man, if a husband can be loyal to the country and serve the people, that is what should be done, how can he be proud of it?" Therefore, don't praise Luo anymore, otherwise, Luo will be embarrassed. ”
Ji Qihan carefully observed his words and looks, and looked at Luo Kailing, he found that Luo Kailing was not the kind of person he imagined, but this person looked quite stylish, and after seeing this situation, he had a faint idea in his heart.
In this way, as long as you can talk to him, you may not be able to convince him, for this kind of person, you must not use force, if you use force, he will definitely not listen to you, but if you reason with him, he must listen.
Thinking of this, Ji Xianhan already had an idea in his heart.