Chapter 566: Woe to Life
Chengde is not destined to be calm for three years, and the ready Eleven Niang quietly waits for the imminent thunderstorm to come.
Although Xie Raoping has not yet returned to Beijing from Jiangzhou, the results of the investigation of the two states have arrived urgently, thousands of innocents will be released, and the heads of the two states are destined to be cut off by the guillotine, although the people in the city are boiling for a while, the public opinion of the people is all aimed at the corrupt officials and corrupt officials, the Empress Dowager Wei has taken appropriate measures, and the reputation has not been damaged, and the evil things that the people have heard about have been stopped in time, and Chang'an City has soon calmed down, and even many people praised Xie Xiangguo for his fairness and strictness, and because of Xie Ying's preparation for the construction of the corner field, Carried out two vigorous acts of kindness, soup porridge, medicine and cloth, and allowed ordinary people to enter the game on the New Year's Day every month, Xie Liuniang's bodhisattva's heartfelt reputation was suddenly talked about, and added a lot of fame to Jing Zhao Xie.
It's just that His Royal Highness the King of Jin, another owner of the corner field, did not gain any sweetness from this, the first time it was open to civilians, he fell in love with a beautiful folk girl, intending to flirt with violence, and had to be discouraged by Xie Liuniang, and the living king of Yama was not difficult for a strong man, as soon as this incident spread, the nobles of Manjing were impressed by Xie Liuniang - they had the courage to contradict Jin Wang Ye, but they did not suffer any retaliation, Xie Liuniang was really extraordinary.
Even the palace people inevitably discussed in private, some people envy Xie Liuniang's talent and appearance, some people sigh that Xie Liuniang helps the poor, and naturally some people are jealous and some people question it, but seeing that the Queen Mother attaches more and more importance to Xie Liuniang, at least in Daming Palace, those words that are unfavorable to Xie Ying will not be declared.
Except for Alu.
On this day, she stood under the porch and mentioned Xie Ying to Eleven Niang, who was waiting outside.
"To say that, the world's dignitaries also have a lot of charity to help the poor, but Xie Xiaoniang only gave twice, and it was so widely publicized, His Royal Highness is afraid of being affected by her, worried that her reputation has improved, but it will lead to the suspicion of the Queen Mother, so she took the opportunity to do another bad thing, if it weren't for Xie Xiaoniang's excessive limelight, why does His Royal Highness need to be so self-defiled?"
Thinking that since he suggested the "beautiful man plan" to He Ye and returned to the palace to meet, the person who rushed to himself looked anxious, and sometimes even gritted his teeth secretly, which shows that entertaining Xie Ying is quite a troublesome thing, Eleven Niang couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for His Royal Highness the King of Jin at this time, and said, "It's not." ”
Ah Lu smiled with his eyebrows, secretly stared at Eleven Niang's serious side face, and rejoiced in his heart: The father said that this must be the future princess of Jin, but according to her cold eyes, Eleven Niang was very calm when she returned to see His Royal Highness, not like Xie Xiaoniang, who had such eyes shining with affection...... The father asked her to say more good things for His Royal Highness, intended to win the heart of the princess-to-be, she originally felt that this task was quite difficult, but today I listened to the tone of Eleven Niang, and finally expressed some sympathy for His Highness, as if she didn't want to see Xie Liuniang tightly, it seemed to be a little sour, wouldn't it be a great progress?
Eleven Niang didn't care about Ah Lu's thoughts, and lowered her voice and instructed: "The Queen Mother is not in a good mood these days, and Ah Niang has to serve more than ordinary people, so she needs to be more cautious, and she must not be deceived by the surface." ”
Ah Lu was shocked in his heart: "If it weren't for the little lady's reminder, the slave would have thought that the queen mother was no longer depressed." ”
Eleven Niang: "You just have to pay attention to Gao Yuxiang, if he is careful, it proves that the Queen Mother is still anxious." ”
The Queen Mother was in a bad mood, not because of the constant provocations of the Ruyang Royal Party, so that she cut off her arm as a last resort, but because there was a war report from the front line, although Wuwei Hou held the Weize Pass, the Pan rebels temporarily retreated, but the Northern Liao was obviously unwilling to only take the domain of Yan Zhao, and increased more than 100,000 troops, trying to attack Yunzhou into Jin, with more than Wu Weihou's timely support, which was able to keep Yunzhou, but to fight against Pan and Liao Lianmeng, and even to recover Yan Zhao's lost land, Wu Weihou is now in charge of the army is far from enough, so the Queen Mother is advised to increase the army, the Queen Mother hesitated, the mood is naturally anxious.
Northern Xinjiang is restless, the war continues, the guarantee of troops is only one aspect, and it is more necessary to have a steady stream of grain and grass military support, and now the treasury is empty, the Queen Mother listened to Xie Ying's advice to set up a kiln to earn the so-called "tribute", not a single cent was used to renovate the palace and expand the palace, all of which were allocated to the Marquis of Wuwei, but the Queen Mother's mausoleum has been suspended, and there are too many places that need money, which can be described as a suffocation, but the Queen Mother in order to win the hearts and minds of the King of Ruyang, did not dare to increase taxes, didn't even dare to stop the decision of the courtiers, seeing that the nobles were clothed and fed, but the queen mother herself was stretched, how could she be happy?
The imbalance between power and wealth should be the biggest reason why Wei Haichi can't bear the Ruyang royal party.
Last time, Shao Guang was used to advise that the Queen Mother had already "exploited" the clan, and the next step should be the aristocratic courtiers.
Since Emperor Yingzong, the wind of the powerful and wealthy is rampant, and there is nothing bad about it in a moment, and it is not without precedent, when the Daming Palace was built, the royal family had no money, and it also stopped issuing official money, and forced the rich to donate, but obviously the Queen Mother does not have such courage at the moment, what she needs is to really command the world, without restraint.
All kinds of signs make Shi Niang firmly believe that it is the perfect time for King Jin to go to the domain!
What made her feel more at ease was that regarding the decision on the selection of Princess Jin, Xie Ying's whimsical ideas in the financial matter obviously made the Queen Mother undecided, but Eleven Niang firmly believed that she could not compare her "intelligence" with Xie Ying, and they could only compete in "loyalty".
However, on this day, when Eleven Niang was waiting outside the palace, she suddenly realized that there would be a turmoil.
Although this turmoil cannot be called unexpected, Shi Niang obviously didn't pay too much attention to it, but it happened at this sudden juncture!
The beginning of the matter was because of Concubine Yuan Xian's sudden request to see, since the Queen Mother handed over the affairs of the harem to Lan Jieyu, Concubine Yuan Xian tried her best to irreparate, and she had indeed been depressed for some days, and she met this time, although she had to be blocked by Gao Yuxiang, but she slapped the Queen Mother with arrogance, and raised her eyebrows and shouted: "The dog kills the slave, dare to disrespect me, I have 100,000 urgent things to report to the Queen Mother, and you dare to stop it?" ”
Even Eleven Niang was shocked, she knew Concubine Yuan Xian very well, and knew that this woman's seizure would not be due to other reasons, and she had to be related to the affairs of the harem, could it be that Lan Jieyu had fallen into the hands of Concubine Yuan?
When Eleven Niang thought of this, she immediately stepped forward, but was blocked by the old grudge Qiao Jiao, who also raised her eyebrows and had an arrogant face: "Liu Shiyi Niang, do you also want to collide with Concubine Xian?" To tell you the truth, what the virtuous concubine did today is not trivial, and if you delay, you will not be responsible. ”
Before Renzong died, Qiao Jiao was punished for framing Eleven Niang, although she hated Eleven Niang to the core, but she also swallowed her anger for thousands of days and nights, and this time she shook up again, which proves that she is confident.
The incident happened suddenly, and Eleven Niang didn't have time to analyze it, so she only responded coldly: "The Queen Mother is discussing government affairs with the courtiers, and she also asks Concubine Xian to be calm and not to be impatient. ”
Hearing that there were foreign ministers, Concubine Xian couldn't hold back her excitement and snorted coldly.
Gao Yuxiang had a slap print on his face and went in, and not long after, Lingnuma Gong, Yuan Dezhi and other officials came out one after another, and Wei Yuanping, who was at the end, glanced at Concubine Yuan Xian with great dissatisfaction, with a look of watching a good show, but Yuan Dezhi was obviously indifferent, which inevitably made Eleven Niang feel even more worried.
Concubine Yuan Xian is stupid, and Qiao Jiao is even less worth mentioning, but Yuan Dezhi is quite cunning, it seems that Concubine Yuan Xian is at least aware of his words and deeds today, so it shows that he is very sure.
What is it?
In the evening, Eleven Niang's heart was completely let go.
The person who reported the news was Ah Lu, she looked frightened, and her voice was still trembling when she spoke: "The Queen Mother has immediately ordered Tu Dahai to be executed, as well as two eunuchs...... Even Gao Yuxiang was put in death row and asked Dou Fuan to interrogate him, saying that he was ...... Leaking forbidden secrets. ”
There was no Yu Jieyu involved, it was just that Tu Dahai was executed, and Eleven Niang basically expected what was going on, and quickly told Ah Lu: "No matter what happens, you just sit on the wall and watch." ”
However, after seeing Ah Lu forcibly walk away calmly, Eleven Niang hesitated again.
Why did she have an inexplicable urge to meddle in this matter? No, this matter must be carefully weighed, if there is any difference, it is a matter of life and death!
This night, Eleven Niang watched a waning moon gradually sink westward, and she stayed awake all night.