Chapter 177: Growth
A large part of the gold and silver money of the Fan family was filled into the treasury, and the rest, Chu Tingxiao issued an order to appease the assassinated Princess Yongning.
Princess Yongning said that she was frightened and really needed to calm down.
It happened that Nanfu came to report that this winter, Yinzhou and Luzhou were experiencing a small-scale famine.
Chu Tingxiao didn't care about it originally, but under Chu Yi's strong request, he still sent Gu Chengqi, the secretary of the household department, as the imperial history of the imperial court, to go to Nanfu for disaster relief with money and food.
At that time, the Gu family had begun to fall, the emperor and queen did not see each other, Gu Taifu resigned, told the old man to return to his hometown, Gu Chengqi and Wenchen were sent to Jianbei Pass in Beifu, and finally died in battle with Chu Rin when the barbarians attacked Jianbei Pass.
This time, Gu Taifu is still here, the Gu family's position in the court is still unshakable, Gu Chengqi went to the disaster-stricken Nanfu, and everything is different.
At the end of the house, Chu Yi found a letter between Fan Qian and Yuan Mo, the general of Yongguo, in Fan Qian's study.
The two of them were just talking about family life, but it was the familiar tone that seemed to indicate that their personal friendship was deep.
Yuan Mo and Xu Xiang were both generals of the Yongguo Kingdom who led troops to attack Shangjing in their previous lives, Xu Xiang was the Marquis of Qingyuan, and Yuan Mo was the general of Zhengxi.
Xu Xiang was the first to attack the palace gate, and Yuan Mo slaughtered the unarmed people in Shangjing, burning, killing and looting, and did all kinds of evil.
With this letter, Chu Yi can basically be sure that Fan Qian really cooperated with Yongguo and stole the country for glory!
The Fan family is destroyed, and the crime deserves it!
The plaque on the door of Fan's Mansion was taken off, and the family members in the mansion had also moved away, Chu Yi stood at the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion, looking at the pedestrians coming and going on the street.
Although such a major event happened, but as the New Year approached, the people in Shangjing were still beaming, and the pedestrians were lively, which made her smile.
The biggest stone that had been pressing on her since she was reborn finally ceased to exist.
Chu Yi breathed a long sigh of relief and muttered, "This time, everything should change."
She was a little tired.
"Ah Yi, you've done a good job."
Xiao Yan appeared beside her, holding the letter from Yuan Mo in his hand, and his voice sounded softly.
"Now that the Yan Kingdom is in full swing, Fan Qian has become the sinner of the Yan Kingdom, with this letter, Yuan Mo will also be implicated," he said, "Xiao Jixing doesn't trust anyone, Yuan Mo's identity is special, he will definitely suspect him of colluding with Yan Guo."
If the Yan State is weak, Xiao Jixing will be ambitious and try to annex the Yan State;
But now that the Yan Kingdom is strong, there are still four years before the fall of the Yan Kingdom in the previous life, and Xiao Jixing should not have any plans to attack the Yan Kingdom.
After Xiao Yan's reminder, Chu Yi also remembered another identity of this Yuan Mo.
"I remember that Yuan Mo was the former royal family of Yongguo, at that time Yongguo was still called Wei State, although a hundred years have passed, but Yuan Mo's surname is Yuan, Xiao Jixing will not easily believe him, with this letter, there will be a gap between the two."
Chu Yi couldn't help but sigh in his heart, in his previous life, Yuan Mo and Xu Xiang were the heroes of Yongguo after the attack on Yan State, and they were rewarded by Xiao Jixing for their meritorious deeds, but in this life, Xu Xiang died, and Yuan Mo would not end well.
This is exactly what I wanted to do most in the last period of my life, and now it has finally come true.
"If the country is weak, it will be bullied, but when the country is strong, the breeze will come and the moon will flourish." She said, she understood.
"The minister will send the matter of Yuan Mo back to Yedu in another way and pass it to Xiao Jixing's ears, and at that time, with Xiao Jixing's temperament, he will help the princess get rid of Yuan Mo." Xiao Yan said.
Chu Yi nodded, and asked deliberately curiously, "How can you pass it on to Xiao Jixing without exposing yourself?"
Xiao Yan did not hide that this was what he had promised.
"In Xiao Jixing's hands, there is an institution that is the same as the dark hall in His Majesty's hands, in Yongguo, it is called Liu Ye Si.
Aunt Qiu, the deputy director of the Liu Ye Division, is the minister's upbringing grandmother, she betrayed Xiao Ji'an when Xiao Jixing killed his brother and usurped the throne nine years ago, so she was reused by Xiao Jixing...... But no one knows that she is at the mercy of her ministers."
「…… Minister." At last
When a word fell, Xiao Yan suddenly raised the envelope in his hand and blocked it in front of Chu Yi.
Before she could react, a gentle kiss landed on her lips.
"Now, the princess knows."
His voice was seductive, and his soft lips were scorching warm.
Through a piece of letterhead, in front of him are pedestrians walking on the street, and they are kissing silently.
"Wait, wait......"
For a long time, Chu Yi pushed him away with difficulty breathing, and his heart beat like thunder.
"How do you know I'm going to get rid of Yuan Mo......?"
She felt that something was wrong, the current Yuan Mo was just an ordinary general of Yongguo, and Yongguo should not have any plans to attack Yan Guo, Xiao Yan and him had no enmity, how did he know that he wanted to target Yuan Mo.
Xiao Yan's breath fell on the corner of her lips, and her tone was a little gloomy, and she said in a low voice, "He has a relationship with Fan Qian, do you want to cut the grass to the roots...... Does the princess want to let him go?"
"That's just as well." Chu Yi nodded, cutting the grass and eradicating the roots, this was taught to her by the Great Demon King in her previous life.
"Then let's move on." His hand was on Chu Yi's waist and he pulled it suddenly, raising her body by an inch.
"Hmm......"
Chu Yi's voice was swallowed up by gentleness.
A few days have passed, and now the civil and military officials in the Taihe Palace are stunned when they see the crane robe controlling the crane division and the princess wearing official uniforms.
The Fan family fell, and the princess and the eldest princess contributed the most, and the most eye-catching of them was the Crane Control Division in the hands of the princess.
The streets and alleys of the capital are also discussing the matter of the prime minister, and the people are talking about it.
No one expected that Prime Minister Fan Cheng, who was known as a virtuous man, would dare to collude with the barbarians, and from time to time some people spurned Fan Qian, and some people felt sorry for the four princes.
But the Yan people's hatred for the barbarians is higher than everything else, and no one dares to intercede for the four princes.
What's more, they have agreed with each other that they will go to the gate of Xuanwumen in a few days to see Fan Qian's head drop.
At this moment, a Dingyuan army returned to Beijing.
A military report came from Jianmen Pass in Beifu that the general of Zhenbei, Hou Su Jingyuan in Guannei, had relapsed due to an old injury and unfortunately died!
His body was on his way back to Beijing by the eldest prince Chu Rin.
The Jiangmen Su family is inherited by the Su family for generations who have sacrificed their lives and forgotten their lives and gone to the battlefield.
Su Jingyuan's death shook the officials and made the people of Shangjing grief.
Even the emperor was extremely shocked when he learned the news, and he dropped out of the court for three days.
Su Jingyuan had no wife and children in his life, and after negotiation between the DPRK and China, his title of Marquis of Guannai was inherited by his eldest son Su Xuan, who was left by his brother, and Su Xuan will directly succeed as Su Jingyuan's son, as for Su Jingqing's lineage, it will continue to be inherited by Su Bai.
However, before the holy decree was prepared, the commander of the defenders of the capital came with news that early this morning, Su Jingyuan's nephew suddenly left Beijing with a team of soldiers and went to Jianbei Pass!
Above the Great Yan Dynasty, there was a gloomy cloud.
Three days after Su Jingyuan's death was reported back to Beijing, everyone was saddened in their hearts.
This is the general of Zhenbei who just won the battle a few days ago, and the first person in the Great Yan Army! How do you say that you just go? If he dies, what will happen to Beifu, and what will happen to Jianbeiguan? Even the ministers who usually dislike and impeach Su Jingyuan are all sad.
"What!" Hearing the words of the defenders, Chu Tingxiao suddenly stood up from the dragon chair and was furious.
His gaze swept over the faces of the officials in the court, and he suddenly thought that because of Su Jingyuan's death, he allowed Su Xuan not to go to the court during this time.
Chu Tingxiao's handsome face was even colder than before, and at the same time, it was also a little paler than usual: "You said that Su Jingyuan's nephew has left Beijing and gone to Jianbei Pass?"
"It's true, there are more than a dozen unidentified soldiers who left Beijing with him."
Chu Tingxiao roared angrily: "Su Xuan, this bastard, I value him so much, I want him to pass on the Su Jingqing ancestry and inherit the Su family, not let him go to the battlefield, even if he goes, now there is no war, how can he-"
"Your Majesty—"
Messengers
The soldier said in a deep voice.
"It's not the leader of Su who left Beijing, it's the second son of the Su family, Su Bai."
Chu Tingxiao was stunned, and then he saw Chu Yi who was winking at him.
Su Bai is a person from Liuliu, that is to say, this matter is agreed by Liuliu.
Chu Tingxiao sighed, "That's it."
Chu Yi thought of Su Bai, who came to bid her farewell yesterday, and the fingertips in his sleeve touched a warm jade pendant and looked to the north.
Su Jingyuan is dead, this is his choice.
The world is hard, and there are always people who carry the burden forward and continue to guard the land under her feet.
Su Bai, who looked very shrewd, but was exceptionally easy to deceive, also grew up.
Outside the hall, Su Xuan, who had just learned the news of Su Bai's departure from Beijing, stopped and lowered his head silently.
Rushing to Beifu, instead of the second uncle to lead the Dingyuan army, stationed in Jianbei Pass, these should be his brother's responsibilities, he has already planned, and when the eldest prince returns to Beijing, he inquired about border matters, and then set off to Jianbei Pass.
Su Xuan didn't expect that Su Bai, who is usually the most free and loose, would move so fast this time.
The young man in white clutched the saber at his waist, breathing quickly and lowly, and raised his head sharply, looking north.
It turned out that the younger brother who had never liked him all along......
It's already possible to stand on its own.
Su Bai argued every day, saying that everyone in the world knew that Su Xuan was Su Jingyuan's nephew, but everyone in the world had forgotten Su Jingqing.
He wanted to become famous, he established a meritorious career, and told others that he was not only Su Jingyuan's nephew, but also a general who had been dead for many years, Su Jingqing's son.
But he is such a person, and now, he chooses to replace Su Jingyuan and go to Beifu.
Chu Tingxiao changed the holy decree and succeeded Su Jingqing's second son, Su Bai, to Su Jingyuan, and at the same time, the title of Marquis of Guannei was also inherited by Su Bai.
"Su Jingyuan, are you still alive?"
After waiting for the court, in the Qianyuan Palace, even Chu Yi was curious about this and asked Chu Tingxiao.
"It doesn't matter if it's dead or alive." Chu Tingxiao looked at the territory map hanging on the wall, his eyes were sharp and deep.
He recalled a long time ago, when he was still young, with Su Jingqing and Su Jingyuan, the three brothers, pointing out the country and scolding Fang Xuan.
In the blink of an eye, so many years have passed.
"If everyone in the world thinks he is dead, then he is dead, even if it is not a recurrence of old wounds; Some people think that he is still alive, then he is still alive and lives in the hearts of men."
Chu Yi was stunned and thoughtful.
"Yes, in Su Bai and Su Xuan's hearts, Su Jingyuan must still be alive, because they just went shopping with him in the capital, how could he have anything to do...... And in Fan Qian's eyes, he died, not from the recurrence of old injuries, but at the hands of his father."
Chu Tingxiao nodded: "Knowing that he is dead, presumably the barbarians of Jianbei Pass must be very happy, after that, I will be busy."
"By the way, the so-called corpse of General Su ......" Chu Yi asked again.
"I have already sent a book to your eldest brother, and he will fully cooperate with this matter," Chu Tingxiao replied, his tone was a little helpless, and there was a hint of expectation that he didn't realize himself, "When Chu Rin's rebel son returned to Beijing last year, the Queen Mother happened to be absent, and now the Queen Mother really misses her grandson, so I will let that rebel son return to Beijing for the New Year."
Now, Chu Rin is really going back to Beijing.
"If the eldest brother comes back, father, can our brother still be together this year?" Chu Yi asked in a low voice.
"I have set the day of his exile for the year after the year."
After walking out of the Qianyuan Palace, Chu Yi's mind was still echoing with the last question he asked Chu Tingxiao.
"I have set the day of his exile for the year after the year."
In the mouth of his father, he is naturally Chu Zhao.
He didn't call Chu Zhao rebel anymore, this title belonged to her brother, but now, she only had four.
Chu Yi didn't look at the road, and suddenly bumped into a person.
"Little Liu, it's okay!"
Chu Yi looked anxiously
, but he came back to his senses in an instant.
By the way, Chu Zhao never called her Xiaoliu, Liuliu, he didn't even call Yongning or his sister.
Chu Ye supported her, he tied the cloak with a plush collar for Chu Yi, and smiled as always, but smiled a little reluctantly.
Chu Yi shook his head: "I'm fine, my brother didn't sleep well."
Chu Ye's eyes were tingling with a faint cyan, he pursed his lips, adjusted his expression, his tone was gentle, but his voice was mixed with hoarseness: "Busy with business."
"Little Six." Chu Yao, who was following him, also greeted her listlessly, her bright eyes were dull, and even her braids were drooping.
From the fall of the Fan family to the present, nine days have passed, and tomorrow will be the day when the three members of the Fan family will be beheaded for public display.
And in the past nine days, Chu Ye and Chu Yao, including Chu Yun, who was difficult to leave the mansion, couldn't believe that Chu Zhao had done those things, and they couldn't accept Chu Zhao falling into such a result.
The crown prince went to beg the emperor, and Chu Yao went to beg the queen, the queen mother.
Even if Chu Zhao has always been at odds with them, even if the Fan family has repeatedly framed the prince, even if they have fought for tat in the court......
He's their brother.
However, it is a fact that there is no forgiveness for the crime of collusion and bruteness.
As the prince of Yan Kingdom, Chu Ye couldn't bear Chu Zhao's behavior;
But as the second prince of Yan Kingdom, he is Chu Zhao's elder brother.
Elder brother is to protect his younger siblings.
Chu Ye was unwilling, he didn't know why the boy he had watched grow up since he was a child would become such a strange appearance as he is now.
Chu Zhao was locked up in the prison, and two days ago, Chu Ye and Chu Yao wanted to visit, but he asked the jailer to pass the word, and he didn't want to see them.