258 "Taifu Goes Crazy Daily"
Yao Ran's trip was originally made for this.
Although she lives in the Buddha Hall, the matter of the Chang family lady is too sensational, and the people near the Buddha Hall are also secretly discussing.
She had heard some of them intermittently, and although they were incomplete, they were enough to surprise her and make her wonder if they were true or not.
Seeing her cousin's reaction, Yao Xia suddenly smiled, and stepped forward to pull Yao Ran: "That cousin, sit down!" β
Next, she also incarnated as a storyteller, and said it more vividly than Wei Shuyi, and at the end, in order to confirm the credibility of the words, she took out Chang Suining's letter and read it with emotion.
This situation is better than ever, and if he did, this randomly written letter would never have a chance to be born.
Yao Ran was stunned when he heard this, as if he had forgotten to even blink.
Her folded hands in front of her unconsciously clutched her dress, and her heart pounded in her chest, as if she suddenly glimpsed a new world that she had never thought of, and a new scene of overwhelming new scenery rushed towards her.
After leaving the dining hall, Yao Yi had thousands of emotions, but he also personally sent his daughter back to the Buddhist hall.
Although he is very energetic as an outer father, he has never neglected the duties of his father.
In the past, the Pei family didn't look down on the Yao family, nor did they look down on him, so they didn't want their daughter to be too close to him, and there were always regrets on top of the father-daughter relationship.
Later, seeing that his daughter was burdened with Pei's faults and lived such a life of hard atonement, he was inevitably distressed, but he also had the heart to make amends. No matter how busy he is with his official work, as long as he can return home before dark, he will definitely go to the Buddhist hall to talk with his daughter and exchange Buddhist scriptures and Dharma.
His move is to accompany and guide.
As a father, who would bear to see his own daughter live like this?
At this time, on the way back to the Buddha Hall, Yao Yi asked his daughter with a smile: "...... What I didn't understand when I read the Bible the day before yesterday, have you figured out the true meaning in the past two days? β
The Buddhist scriptures he reads and the Buddhist scriptures he talks about are also a portrayal of Yao Ran's state of mind.
She said at this time: "I couldn't figure it out when I came, but I just heard about Chang Niangzi, and I seem to have had an epiphany." β
"Oh?" Yao Yi looked at her daughter and was about to say something, but heard her say in front of her: "Father, can I ask you a question?" β
"Ran'er just asks."
The girl's words were very straightforward: "Why are you so special to the lady?" β
She knows that there are still rumors that Chang Niangzi is her father's illegitimate daughter, and the reason why this rumor is like a fire that can't be extinguished has a lot to do with her father's failure to avoid suspicion.
In her opinion, her father's refusal to avoid suspicion is enough to explain the special nature of Chang Niangzi.
The father and daughter talked heart-to-heart, and the people followed from afar, Yao Yi smiled undiminishedly, and said, "Do you remember that my father said before that he was looking for the daughter of an old man......"
"My daughter remembers, but didn't my father say at the time that he had made a mistake or misunderstood, and the person he was looking for was not a very lady?"
"That's because it's inconvenient to ......communicate with outsiders," Yao Yi didn't hide it from his daughter, but he didn't elaborate, but said frankly: "Father doesn't want to hide it from you, but a person's life experience, before she speaks herself, although her father is an old man, he is also an outsider, so it is not appropriate to make his own claims and say more for her......"
When Yao Ran heard this, she thought about it and nodded slowly: "My daughter understands." β
She didn't ask any more, but said: "Chang Niangzi is really different from ordinary women. β
"Everybody is different." Yao Yi said: "Our Ran'er is too. β
Yao Ran smiled: "Father doesn't have to comfort me all the time......"
She looked at the night and the stars and moon in front of her, and said: "The difference between Chang Niangzi is that there is no one in a thousand miles, it is rare in the world, and it is difficult to make this difference in a hundred years." β
Oh, yes.
Yao Yi also looked at the thousands of stars in the night sky, each star was different, but it was undeniable that it was always the bright moon that could be seen by the world at a glance.
But she is no quieter than the moon...... Wherever she goes, she will make a splash.
When she was in Beijing, she fought with people, and he had to be careful...... After leaving Beijing, he even went directly to the battlefield to fight with people, and instead of beating people, he killed people instead!
If this continued, Yao Yi felt that he would be scared to death sooner or later.
But compared with the immutable stability, under the thrill, there will always be more unknown possibilities......
Yao Yi's mind was in a hurry, and he had come to the outside of the Buddha hall, so he stopped.
Looking at the deserted and simple Buddhist hall, Yao Yi sighed lightly in his heart and said, "Ran'er, since you have comprehended that Buddhist scripture, you should know that there are thousands of fates in this world, and the choice in front of you is not the only one. β
Yao Ran thought for a while, stood still for a moment, seemed to have made up some kind of determination, raised his eyes and asked: "My daughter wants to write a letter, I wonder if my father can help my daughter try to get it to Chang Niangzi?" β
Yao Yi was a little surprised, thought about it, and didn't refuse in the end.
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The next morning, Yao Yi listened to Chang Suining's matter again from Uncle Wei's mouth, although he listened to it again, but the sense of shock was not reduced - after all, his niece was a full eye-catcher, and the way he expressed it would relatively reduce the audience's nervousness.
But Wei Shuyi is different, he just tells the most incredible facts in the most objective words.
On the top of the main hall, hundreds of officials had different expressions, some were puzzled, some were puzzled, and some were questioned.
It's not that the Manchu Dynasty has nothing to do in the civil and military affairs, and they are all here to pay attention to it because of a little girl's affairs, and they are all making a fuss about it, but what this little girl does is too eye-catching, and this is not a private family matter, but a state and political matter.
This little girl not only became a blockbuster, but also cut the gap between ordinary girls and the court with a sword.
Li Yi's rebellion has been completed, and she will be rewarded for her merits afterwards, and her merits are really there, and it is impossible to bypass the past - if this merit is true.
Some officials whispered and talked, and couldn't help but come out and speak: "I wonder if what Wei Shilang said is true?" It is said that General Chang favors his daughter, and this is ...... Is there a possibility of exaggeration? β
He Wei's death makes people angry, and He Wei's ability is well known...... But what He Wei didn't even do, a little girl did it so easily?
This Chang Kuo, shouldn't he deliberately push the credit of himself and his subordinates to his daughter?
"Chang Niangzi captured and killed Li Yi, and Wei witnessed it with his own eyes." Wei Shuyi smiled slightly, and replied to the official: "The witness is not Wei alone, and there is no possibility of exaggeration in this." β
In the midst of the discussion, someone asked, "What about ...... What about the general who called Ge Zong under the command of Xu Zhengye? Wei Shilang has never seen this with his own eyes, right? β
If you didn't see it with your own eyes, why did you say it in such a firm tone?
This time it was no longer Wei Shuyi who spoke, but the Holy Book Emperor who was sitting on the imperial stairs and had never expressed his position.
"This matter has been clearly confirmed as early as the son of the Hezhou assassin and the Hezhou officials sent to the Jingshi." The empress said slowly: "Ge Zong, he did die under the knife of the Chang family girl. Not only the killing of Ge Zong, but also his many contributions to the state and the state are also obvious to all. β
Finally, he said: "I have already asked people to secretly go to Hezhou to find out, and this matter is true. Hezhou City was protected, and the Chang family girl contributed a lot. β
The empress's voice did not fluctuate, and it only sounded majestic and just.
"This ......," the official couldn't help but conclude.
If it is said that she captured and killed Li Yi, or Li Yi was injured on the way to escape, she was able to get away with it...... What is the explanation for killing Ge Zong?
This Ge Zong is said to be extremely brutal and brave, such a fierce enemy, such a dangerous battlefield, how can it be possible to "pick up credit"?
But if it's all true, then why does she, a boudoir girl, have such monstrous skills?
The chatter in the temple could not cease.
The Holy Book Emperor watched this scene quietly, and there was not the slightest fluctuation on his face.
She could understand the uproar in front of her, and the shock of these civil and military officials.
Such a general who was almost born out of thin air is a woman's body-
Historically, when Yu is on the battlefield in the court, women will always attract more doubts and face more resistance, and she has always been very aware of this...... This is also one of the reasons why she chose to make Ah Shang become Ah Xiao back then.
Ah Shang, who pretended to be Ah Xiao, ascended all the way to the throne of the crown prince, although there were many obstacles, but at least no one could use the distinction between men and women as an opening sentence to question all her merits.
And now, she just used her original identity as a daughter to do exactly the same thing as before.
As a daughter's family......
So, did Ah Shang want to use this to prove to her that she was wrong in the past?
Under the crown, the empress, who had added white hair in just a few months, closed her eyes slightly for a moment, and when she spoke again, she interrupted the noise in the hall.
The empress had no intention of staying on this topic for too long, but now that the political affairs are complicated, the situation is shaky, and there are more and more voices raising up from the whistle, her mind is destined not to stay for just one thing.
So she brought up the matter of rewarding meritorious deeds and asked the opinions of the officials.
Among the different voices, there are also many people who uphold a fair attitude and speak: "General Chang Da and his daughter, who spared no effort to protect Hezhou, and quelled Li Yi's rebellion in time, these two are great achievements, and they deserve a great reward!" β
As for how to reward, for generals who have received the post of a first-class hussar general, the reward is nothing more than gold and silver fields, and if it is higher, it is a knighthood.
But some people euphemistically said that Xu Zhengye's matter is not settled, and it is too early to be knighted at this time.
Speaking of Chang Kuo, naturally I have to talk about the Chang family girl.
It was suggested that he could be given the title of county lord as a token of appreciation.
"County Lord?" Mrs. Chu, who had not spoken, raised his eyebrows and looked at the man: "It is not only a meritorious achievement on the battlefield, even if it is to be conferred, it should also be awarded the position of a military general, what kind of donkey head is the county lord who does not give the title of the horse's mouth?" β
Today is the county lord, and tomorrow you can become a princess!
This is the biggest reward for a girl who has made great contributions on the battlefield? It's a joke!
"The job of a military general...... How can a woman lead the position of a military general? β
"And this Chang family girl is not a military member, let alone a ...... in the army"
"What army?" Mrs. Chu sneered: "The old man remembers that the saint once issued a notice, which clearly stated that the first devotee of the anti-thief Xu Zhengye, regardless of the background of the Shishu, will be rewarded with 10,000 taels and awarded three official grades. With the other first-level devotees under his command, he also gave the official five grades. β
"How can this Ge Zong not be one of the culprits under Xu Zhengye?"
Mrs. Chu's old voice spread throughout the hall: "It has been written on this notice, since no matter whether you are born in a scholar's house, how can you talk about whether you have a military status or not, whether you are a man or a woman?" Regardless of the Chang family's girl's merit in capturing and killing Li Yi, just one Ge Zong's head is enough to confer the title of a five-rank general! β
The hundreds of officials in the hall had different expressions and exchanged glances with each other.
Uncle Wei's eyes moved slightly, as if there was a hint of a smile.
He is a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and when the attitude of the Son of Heaven is unclear, he should not say more.
But there is an old lady Chu in the ...... Why can't she get back a deserved position as a military general?
So......
The reason why you don't want to be a female official is because you want to be a military general?
It's okay, if you don't want to be a female official within the palace walls, then be a military general who gallops freely on the battlefield.
As Wei Shuyi expected, the next Mrs. Chu was "fighting" for Chang Suining every word.
"Since ancient times, there have always been very few people with great talents! Since the heavens have descended talents, what is the distinction between men and women? β
"At this extraordinary time, this extraordinary talent, isn't it a sign of God's blessing?"
"According to the old man's opinion, not only should be rewarded, but also rewarded, so as to inspire the talented people in the world to dedicate their hearts to serve!"
"On the contrary, merit is not rewarded, it will only make people's hearts wither, if such a great mistake is caused, can you who are now opposed by prejudice be able to afford it?"
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Although Taifu is old, he can still fight.
In other words, it is also the norm for Taifu to "go crazy" above the court...... This sign of illness should start from when he took over as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.
Regardless of whether the other side is friend or foe, if he says something that makes him listen to something that is not pleasing to his ears, he will directly choke.
It's not so much "a new official takes office, three fires", but more like "take care of it, degrade the official and pull it down".
And the enemy without weakness is often the most terrifying.
Since Taifu started to go crazy, no one has been able to get half a cent from him.
Besides, if you are too crazy, you will be crazy, but you can always give people the feeling of saying that you are right, and you are fighting for it head-on...... From time to time, opponents will be surrounded by him, and they can't help but reflect on themselves halfway through the quarrel.
Moreover, his prestige and reputation are here, his qualifications are as old as others, and he has countless protΓ©gΓ©s, and his words and deeds are extremely weighty, and the more stubborn he is that "my generation of literati will never be in the same stream as this turbid world", the more he has won the support of those literati, officials and students.
Some people even compiled this old lady's remarks into a book, which was widely circulated in the literary world, what kind of collection did they make? I can't remember the name...... But it should be called "Taifu Crazy Daily"!
That's it!
It's just a little girl, a military attachΓ©, maybe it will be a flash in the pan, and soon no one will pay attention to it. There are many examples of a blockbuster being born in the world, and then being powerless to disappear at once.
At this point, if they continue to argue about it, it will be narrow-minded.
The dissenting officials sighed and shook their hands, retreated to their positions, and said no more.
The dispute dissipated for a while, but the Holy Emperor did not immediately finalize the reward.
In other words, the voices of contention and opposition are also acquiesced in by her.
When the emperor doesn't want to make decisions right away, he needs to have a different voice.
Chang Kuo must have waited for her to be estranged, and may even have recognized the old master of Ah Shang, and there is no weakness in Beijing...... She still has to think carefully about the reward, and she can't be careless.
Preview of the next chapter: Taifu looks at the painting, Xiao Cui reads the letter~
Good night!