Chapter 38: The Way of a Wife
"Everyone, be quiet!"
After the rich merchants finished donating, Wei Liaoweng shouted loudly, and the people stopped cheering and shouting, and looked at the stage together.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the following are the donations of the nations to the Northern Expedition of our king's division, everyone has listened well. The first one, the envoy of the Kingdom of Goryeo! ”
Wei Liaoweng said loudly, and the Goryeo envoy Li Kui reported up, with a smile on his face, and bowed to the people in the audience.
"Goryeo, donate 100,000 guan and 10,000 stone of rice grain!"
Li Kui was triumphant, put a stack of money into the donation box, and applauded first.
The court of the Great Song Dynasty attached great importance to Goryeo, and fundraising ranked first, and it had to send troops to defend Goryeo at any time, which can be described as a great grace of the country.
Wei Liaoweng applauded, causing a tsunami of mountains and tsunamis among the people below.
The Great Song Dynasty was prosperous, showing off its military might overseas, and the Great Song Dynasty was on the Northern Expedition, and all countries naturally wanted to express it.
"Bo Ni Country, donate 50,000 yuan of money and 10,000 stones of rice grain!"
"Zhenla country, donate 50,000 yuan and 10,000 stone of rice grain!"
"Occupy the city, donate 50,000 yuan, 10,000 stone of rice grain!"
"Dali country, donate 50,000 yuan, 10,000 stone of rice grain!"
"Great food Abbasid kingdom, donate 50,000 yuan of money and 10,000 stone of rice grain!"
"The Ayyubid Kingdom of Egypt, donate 50,000 guan of money and 10,000 stones of rice grain!"
"Delhi Kingdom, donate 30,000 yuan of money and 10,000 stones of rice grain!"
"Sriwijaya Kingdom, donate money............
Overseas countries have merchant ships in various ports of the Great Song Dynasty, and there are a large number of merchants living in Quanzhou and Mingzhou, and it is not difficult to donate money and materials.
After the nations finished donating, Wei Liaoweng shouted loudly again.
"Next, private donations begin. Donate money to support the Northern Expedition, no matter how much, just for a patriotic heart! ”
At the beginning of the private donation, there was an endless stream of donors, Zhang Er's heart swayed, and he hurriedly asked his wife:
"Lady, do you still have any money on you?"
"What, you still have to donate?"
Zhang's wife planned to donate money, but subconsciously covered her money bag.
"It's for the third child. Think about it, Tian Dalang, Zhou Daguan and Xu Daguan have all donated, and the third child can't help but donate, right? ”
"That's all, it's all for you! Will it be too little? ”
Zhang's wife suddenly realized, and quickly took out the money bag and handed it to her husband.
Zhang San is the hope and reliance of the family, but he can't help but donate, so he loses face!
"It doesn't matter how much, just have this heart!"
Zhang Er took a look at the money bag, touched himself again, and secretly called it a fluke.
Fortunately, I didn't donate a lot just now, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to do it.
On the high platform, Wei Liaoweng looked at the people who were enthusiastic about donating and breathed a sigh of relief.
With the patriotic enthusiasm of the people, even if he couldn't raise enough money, he felt relieved.
The country loves its people, and the people love its country. The Great Song Dynasty is united, will the victory of the Northern Expedition be far away?
When night fell, the lights were on, and Wei Liaoweng returned home with a tired body.
Entering the mansion gate, coming to the lobby, and seeing the woman who stood up to salute him with his daughter, Wei Liaoweng couldn't help but be stunned.
"Xiaoyu, why did you go back to Lin'ancheng?"
Shi Huiyu, the director of the Northwest Field Hospital, why did she suddenly run back to Lin'an?
Wei Liaoweng was stunned and shook his head secretly.
Needless to say, father and son are connected. Shi Huiyu, this is to intercede for his father Shi Songzhi.
"Uncle, I'm desperate, please save my father!"
Shi Huiyu knelt down, kowtowed, and burst into tears.
Wei Liaoweng was the ruling minister, the secretary of the military department and the privy envoy, and he was the closest to the emperor. Asking Wei Liaoweng to come out, maybe there is some hope.
"Xiaoyu, you get up first, sit down and talk."
Wei Liaoweng signaled, and Wei Sisi hurriedly helped Shi Huiyu up.
"Xiaoyu, your father is a feudal official, Your Majesty attaches great importance to it, and he has been appeasing all the way in a few years, and the emperor's grace is mighty. The Northern Expedition is imminent, and the emperor originally planned to reuse your father, but this ......"
Wei Liaoweng shook his head and sighed in vain.
"Uncle, you are an important minister in the court, please intercede in front of Your Majesty and spare my father's life!"
Shi Huiyu begged bitterly and kept crying.
Her father, Shi Songzhi, was convicted and imprisoned, and is now in prison in Dali Temple. If you don't rescue it, I'm afraid you'll have to go under the knife.
"Xiaoyu, your father is not just guilty of greedy ink. He poisoned the court officials, two lives, I'm afraid no one can save him! ”
Wei Liaoweng sighed, his face full of helplessness.
Greedy for ink More than 20 thousand times, not to mention, poisoning Xixia Lu to appease the deputy envoy and the chief bookkeeper, these crimes add up, even if it is the king of heaven and Laozi, I am afraid there is nothing to be done.
"Uncle, is there nothing you can do? I am willing to donate all my family property to save my father's life, exile and distribution, as long as he is exempted from the death penalty! Uncle, you think of a way, please! ”
Shi Huiyu's eyes were desperate, but she didn't give up. It seems that she also knows that her father's crime is obvious, and I am afraid that there is no hope.
"Xiaoyu, you are a soldier, and you should understand that the law of the country is ruthless. Your Majesty has always advocated the rule of law, justice and selflessness, and your two brothers and your mother have not been implicated, so you can be content. Your father's sin is too great, and I can't do anything about it, uncle! ”
Killing people to pay for their lives, and paying off debts is justified. Greedy ink may be able to open the net, but poisoning two lives will be difficult to pardon.
"Dad, you tell Your Majesty whether to kill or exile, it's not a matter of his words. Uncle Shi worked hard in Biansai, endured all the hardships, and spared his life, which is also understandable. Could it be said that when you become an emperor, you can deny your six relatives? ”
Wei Sisi saw that Shi Huiyu was in pain, and couldn't help but interject on the side.
Shi Huiyu had already begged her to ask Tian Yi to intercede with the emperor to see if she could spare her father Shi Song's life.
It's just that Tian Yi is not in Lin'an City, and she and Tian Yi have a weak relationship with each other, and they have been separated for a long time, it is estimated that Tian Yi will not give her face for this kind of major event.
"Shut up! What nonsense are you talking about? Is the emperor something you can sway and judge? This is a big crime of greedy ink and murder, do you think it's a trivial matter of beating and hurting people? Yellow-mouthed child, I don't know what to say! ”
Wei Liaoweng was furious and couldn't help but reprimand his daughter.
The two children are both five years old, and they are already mothers, and they are still so arrogant and ignorant, which is really unreasonable.
Wei Sisi's face was red, and he turned his head and said nothing. Wei Liaoweng retracted his gaze and looked at Shi Huiyu, who had no master of the six gods and was pitiful.
"Xiaoyu, uncle really doesn't have any good way. Otherwise, you will beg Your Majesty in person. His Majesty is nostalgic for the old, and he has always spoiled the graduates of Jinling Martial Arts Hall. You go and beg him to your face, maybe he can open the net......"
With this kind of major event, it is estimated that it is difficult for the emperor to keep people.
Wei Liaoweng wanted to speak and stopped, Shi Huiyu seemed to grasp the life-saving straw, her face was happy, and she nodded again and again.
"Uncle Xie! I'm going to see Your Majesty! ”
Shi Huiyu stood up, bowed, and was about to leave in a panic.
"Xiaoyu, it's getting late, you will go tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Besides, you'd better be with Xuan Yuehua. She is now the head of the Department of Education, and His Majesty values her very much, and her husband Xu Sheng is in charge of the palace guards......"
Wei Liaoweng didn't say anything more, he already felt that he had said too much. Moreover, for Shi Songzhi's intercession, he felt that he violated his principles of being a man, and his heart was also uncomfortable.
"Ask Xuan Yuehua, what can she do? Why don't I go to Jinling, find Tian Yi back, and let him take you to see Your Majesty. They're brothers, maybe a little ......."
"Shut up! You talk nonsense again! ”
Wei Sisi didn't know what to say, and was immediately interrupted by Wei Liaoweng, who was full of anger.
Tian Yi is a thin-skinned person, he went to beg someone, and his words were incomplete.
"Uncle, I know how to do it. I'll take my leave. ”
Shi Huiyu bowed, and left with a heavy heart, and Wei Sisi hurriedly followed.
Wei Sisi sent Shi Huiyu back and wanted to sneak away, but was stopped by his father with a gloomy face.
"Sisi, come to the study!"
Wei Sisi had no choice but to keep up.
When I arrived at the study, I saw my father behind the table with a blue face and didn't say a word, and Wei Sisi stood without saying a word.
"I heard that you went to Tian Yi's house to make a fuss, let people beat the Wang family, and spoke ill of your mother-in-law?"
Wei Liaoweng glanced at his daughter, and finally couldn't help but speak.
The Wang family is Tian Yi's newly recruited concubine, the Jinling family, and now she is pregnant and stays in the Tian family to recuperate. The daughter took people to make trouble, beat the Wang family, and spoke disrespectfully to Tian Yi's mother. Is this still worth it?
"That vixen, seducing Tian Yi, I can't swallow this breath, of course I have to clean her up! Tian protected her everywhere, I couldn't help it, I just complained a few words. ”
Speaking of Tian Yi's concubine, Wei Sisi's godless eyes immediately became murderous again.
"Tian? She is your mother-in-law, your husband's mother-in-law. Do you want to do it again? You're not at fault for making yourself what you are today? ”
Wei Liaoweng endured his temperament and said with a black face.
"What's wrong with me? I'm at home with a kid and he's stealing outside, is it my fault? ”
Wei Sisi was still stiff in his mouth, Wei Liaoweng was so angry that he couldn't help but stand up and slap it heavily on the table.
"The man has three wives and four concubines, and the Wang family is now Tian Yi's concubine, how can it be called stealing? What kind of decency do you have to run to beat a pregnant woman and insult your mother-in-law? ”
Tian Yi, who she seduced first, was shameless. The next time I see her, I'm going to humiliate her! ”
Wei Sisi's words made Wei Liaoweng angry, he pointed at his daughter, his face was pale, and saliva was flying.
"You and Tian Yi are husband and wife, what's the matter with you living in your mother's house all day? On Chinese New Year's Eve, he ran back from his husband's house, and the suspect was a poor family and looked down on people who killed pigs and sold meat. How many days a year do you spend at your husband's house? With kids? The children are all brought by subordinates, have you bothered? Tian Yi went to Jinling to do things, it was sent by the imperial court, why didn't you go to Jinling to accompany him? As a wife, you don't take care of your husband and don't honor your in-laws, do you know a little bit about being a wife? Isn't it embarrassing enough to be dismissed from the Northwest Army back then? ”
Wei Liaoweng's reprimand made Wei Sisi angry and went back.
"It's all mine, it's okay! I see that in your eyes, Tian Yi is your son, and I look like an outsider! I'm disgusted, are you satisfied? ”
Wei Sisi slammed the door and left, Wei Weng's face was pale, and he was speechless for a while.
The daughter is always arrogant and arrogant, and if she continues to make trouble like this, her family must be scattered.