Chapter 298: Old Things
Maybe she didn't know where to start, Mrs. Yan thought about it for a long time, as if she had made a great determination, before deciding to tell Shaohua about it.
"When Queen Duanming was still there, Wang Ling, the uncle of the country, could be regarded as doing well. He does not love officialdom, but follows the example of Uncle Xiao Guo back then and dominates the business world. "Queen Duanming has only one brother-in-law, so all the good ones are also close to him, so later there were people in the people, and a good family background is not as good as a good lady.
But Wang Ling was defeated because he mistakenly overestimated Uncle Xiao Guo, and the reason why Uncle Xiao failed to have descendants in the end was because the Xiao family died too many people for the sake of Taizu's country, and almost wiped out the clan. This is also the reason why Taizu resolutely did not stand up after the death of Empress Xiao. And Wang Ling thought that he could go across the world as an uncle by virtue of Empress Duanming's preference, but he didn't know that in addition to the trump card of Empress Xiao, Uncle Xiao also held military power in his hands.
Although it was because of the beginning of the founding of the country, Taizu still needed them to stabilize the Quartet. Uncle Xiao Guo's soldiers say that they are not strong, they are not weak, they are all some people with high martial arts on the rivers and lakes, all of them are masters of one enemy and ten, but unfortunately the number of people is too small, and they are all elusive, and even more said that they are all strange people born with visions, who can fly to the sky and the earth, and turn stones into gold.
After all, it's just some old stories, the gossip of the people before and after tea, and the conversation of the storyteller under the overpass in the teahouse.
Taizu needs him to stabilize these people, and he also needs him to enrich the treasury occasionally, Uncle Xiao is a smart person, so he naturally will not refuse this kind of mutually beneficial and win-win thing. Wang Ling is not like this, he does not have a bargaining chip in his hand that makes the emperor jealous, and he is still an extremely greedy person, he is not bad if he is not greedy for money from the treasury, and he doesn't want him to take the initiative to hand it over. Some people persuaded Wang Ling that the whole world is not the king's land, and the reason why he has earned so much is also because of the face given by the emperor, and he must not forget his ancestors.
As a result, when Wang Ling heard this, he was furious, angry and angry, and said nonsense: "This is not born, I have wisdom, I can get it, I can get it, I have my hands, it is justified, what does it have to do with you." ”
The emperor was naturally furious when he heard this, if it weren't for Empress Duanming's bitter pleading, I was afraid that he would have raided Wang Ling's house a long time ago.
Empress Duanming found someone to send a message to Wang Ling overnight, asking him to take the initiative to show weakness and give the emperor a step down. But Wang Ling is a petty temper, it's okay to ask him to bow his head, but it's impossible to ask him to admit his mistake and take out the silver, he thinks that he has done nothing wrong, and the wrong person is the talkative person. Empress Duanming saw that he didn't listen to persuasion, so she simply let him leave the capital, saving him from being upset by staying under the emperor's nose.
Wang Ling really listened to Queen Duanming's words, this time he went to Liangcheng, he had already taken a fancy to Doluo's horses and iron stones, and he could take this opportunity to negotiate. One is because horses are Wang Ling's favorite, so he encircled a horse farm himself, and rode and tamed horses when he had nothing to do. The second is because he has figured out a lot of things and knows that offending the emperor will not do him any good, so he plans to secretly sell it to the ordnance supervisor by buying iron and stone. Dora is rich in iron and stone, but King Dora also knows that the Emperor of Qingguo is jealous of their iron ore, so he forbids trading with Qingguo. But with Wang Ling's means, it is still possible to do some private transactions.
But as everyone knows, his departure has given many people a wake-up call, and he immediately told the emperor that Wang Ling communicated with the Doro people in an attempt to buy horses and ironware, so as to lay the foundation for future rebellions.
If you say something else, the emperor may be able to turn a blind eye, but when it comes to rebellion, no matter how good his temper is, he will immediately slap the table.
At that moment, he drafted a holy decree to blockade Liangcheng and not to associate with the Dora people.
At this time, Wang Ling happened to have found a home, and was blocked by the emperor like this, everything was in vain, and he was annoyed in his heart, thinking that I was kind enough to think about the court, and I was still restricted. The more he stopped, the more stubborn Wang Ling's heart became, and someone suggested going to Lingjing. Because Xin Maoshan, the guard general of northern Sichuan, is a die-hard emperor party, if he knows, let alone not agree, I am afraid that he will be tied up and sent to the capital.
But Lingjing is guarded by Yan Su, who is half of the He family, and the He family lady and her sister are rivals in the palace. Wang Ling hesitated for a long time before deciding to gamble, first played the warmth card, and spit on Yan Su about being misunderstood and expelled from Beijing for the emperor's good. Although Yan Su is a big old man, his mind is very delicate, and he can't help but feel compassion for Wang Ling, so he persuaded him to stay in Lingjing, look at the white mountains and desert rivers, and let his mind be empty.
Wang Ling agreed immediately, and gratefully gave Yan Kaizhi many food toys that were only available in Jiangnan to them. Then by going to the wind and enjoying the scenery, when the mood is empty, secretly continue to associate with the Dora people.
It's just that it didn't take long for Yan Su to find out, and after persuading him a few times, Wang Ling still didn't give up. Yan Su was very angry, and righteously pointed out Wang Ling's duplicity, and told him that if there was a next time, he would escort him back to Beijing. Wang Ling was also scared when he heard this, the emperor might still be angry, how could he hit the knife at this time, but let him give up the silver that was about to arrive, Wang Ling was really unwilling in his heart.
As a result, he found Jin Zhaocheng.
Jin Zhao is a member of Mrs. Yan's mother's family, just because of his outstanding performance, he has been promoted all the way, and he has long admired Mrs. Yan, but he didn't dare to show it. Wang Ling saw through his mind at a glance, and was moved by him in a few words. Jin Zhaocheng has been under Yan Su for a long time, and he is used to living a hard life, and he can't hold it for a while when he rarely tastes the sweetness. Cheng Ri drank and had fun with the merchants of Doro, with Wang Ling as his backer, and saw the life of the wine pond meat forest that he had never seen in his life. The Dora merchant of the joint is not stupid, for the sake of profit, he instigated Jin Zhaocheng to pull Yan Su off the horse, and then add Wang Ling, and the three of them can walk sideways in Dora and Qingguo.
Although Jin Zhaocheng was fascinated by the momentary interests, he still had a bottom line, and he didn't promise the words of the Duoluo businessman, but he didn't refuse. It's just that he gradually stopped interacting with the Doro people, and just helped Wang Ling cover up, and when Wang Ling asked him, he excused himself and said that Yan Su was suspicious of him, so he didn't dare to make a mistake.
Mrs. Yan spoke for a long time, and she spoke very slowly, as if she recalled the events of her previous life, and she always frowned when she said many details.
Shaohua didn't interrupt, patiently, and listened to her continue: "Later, I don't know who spread the word, saying that someone secretly accused her husband of collaborating with the enemy. He is a straight man, the first emperor entrusted him with kindness, and he also admitted that he had a clear conscience, and he never thought of entering Beijing to defend himself, and always said that he was not afraid of shadows. ”
Seeing that Mrs. Yan was a little sad, Shaohua also felt that she wanted to be hit and hurt.
Xin Maoshan is clever, but in the end, Xin Zixuan was promised to the Li family, in exchange for a safe family. However, the Li family didn't come thousands of miles to ask for marriage if it was not for themselves.
"Does Daddy know about Jin Zhaocheng and Uncle Wang?" Shaohua saw that she stopped for a long time without making a sound, and then asked softly.
Mrs. Yan raised the corners of her eyebrows, her eyes were full of sarcasm, "Paper can't contain the fire, if it weren't for his little thing, maybe it wouldn't have caused the future." Shaohua looked at Mrs. Yan's angry face, her eyes were almost on fire, she was shocked in her heart, and she didn't dare to ask what happened later.
"So, this rumor was caused by Jin Zhaocheng and Uncle Wang Guo?" Shaohua was a little confused, if this is the case, what does it have to do with the Xu family.
Mrs. Yan pursed her lips, "After he was scolded by his husband, he was expelled, and he had no way to escape, and was taken in by Wang Ling." ”
Shaohua always felt that Mrs. Yan seemed to have skipped something and didn't say anything, but she didn't ask, "What about later?" ”
Mrs. Yan smiled bitterly, "Within two days, my husband was killed by Xu Ke." Xu Ke originally wanted to kill me, but Jin Zhaocheng saved me and sent us back to Beijing. ”
Shaohua hurriedly covered his mouth and almost exclaimed, it turned out that there were so many twists and turns, no wonder Mrs. Yan's feelings for Jin Zhaocheng were so complicated. complained that he caused trouble and implicated Yan Su, but he was kind to him and had to continue to endure it. Moreover, Yan Su's grievances at the beginning, as well as today's hatred, Jin Zhaocheng can be said to have made up for his mistakes a long time ago. But for Mrs. Yan, people can't be resurrected after death, and no amount of compensation can replace Yan Su.
Finally solved all the mysteries in his heart, Shaohua felt like a big stone falling to the ground, but thinking that Yan Kaizhi was still in the palace now, the big stone in his heart was hung again.
"A-Niang, Jin Zhaocheng can be regarded as paying off the debts he owes, everyone is dead, don't worry about it." She whispered reassuringly.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Yan sneered, "He owes more than that!" ”
Shaohua's eyes widened, "Then what else?" ”
Mrs. Yan immediately pursed her lips and was silent, the expression on her face was ever-changing, very exciting, and finally just shook her head, "Everyone else is dead, and I can't pay it back." "All that's left is her turn to pay off the debt.
Shaohua condensed his eyebrows and thought for a while, although Xu Ke killed Yan Su, and Mrs. Yan and Jin Zhaocheng wanted to take revenge, which was understandable, but their move was to kill the entire Xu family, even to the end, Shaohua nervously grabbed her hand, and said in a trembling voice: "Ah Niang, when I was locked in the secret room by the Empress Dowager He, I heard you talk about the Empress Dowager forcing you to help her, is it true?" ”
Mrs. Yan's face changed, and she suddenly became hideous, and pinched Shaohua's arm hard, which made her frown in pain, and the dough was also so frightened that she cried, and Mrs. Yan came back to her senses. She straightened her mood and looked at Shaohua with a serious face, "How much have you listened?" ”
Shaohua felt as if she had been stripped naked, and she felt helpless and cramped under her gaze, "I listened to six or seven percent of what you said that day, but I didn't hear it very clearly. Seeing Mrs. Yan's thoughtful look, Shaohua said again: "Ah Niang, if Empress Dowager He knows, will it be unfavorable to her husband." Just now, someone from the palace said that my husband stayed in the palace, and I don't know what happened. ”
She was really afraid that just like Yan Su did back then, when she saw Yan Kaizhi, she was already a corpse.
Mrs. Yan didn't know if it was self-hypnosis, or if she was really sure, she murmured softly: "Erlang won't let him have anything to do." ”