The next day, when Mu Jiaojiao and Cui Pu woke up, the news of Concubine Wu Hui's death had already spread to everyone.

Moreover, Wu Liyong died.

It is said that he felt deeply guilty and left a blood letter saying that he was going to make amends to Concubine Wu Hui, so he committed suicide by hitting the wall in the palace while everyone was not paying attention. And not only did he die, but his wife and concubine also committed suicide in the martial arts, and before he died, he let his five children drink poisoned wine, and all of them died. Cheng Jiuniang came over to inquire about the situation, and by the way, she exchanged the latest gossip with Mu Jiaojiao.

Mu Jiaojiao couldn't help but be speechless. "The samurai are really ruthless. In this breath, more than a dozen people from Wu Liyong's small family are all dead!"

Among them is also the little lady who got a county lord because of a fight with her eldest lady. Although she doesn't like the arrogant little lady very much, it seems that her eldest lady is not much better. And children are so young, and being taught to be like that is all about adults. At the beginning, when the adults were fighting, they took her out as a shield. Now the adults have made a mistake and are using the child as a burial companion.

What is the innocent child? It's just an adult's death.

"It's useless for them to do that now. It is an indisputable fact that the samurai family is about to fall apart. Mu Jiaojiao said again.

"yes, it's the end that anyone can see. But the Wu family was in it, so they naturally refused to accept this fact. And there is also King Shou, there seems to be a little hope to grasp, they want to do everything possible to recover the decline and continue the glory of the previous twenty years. Cheng Jiuniang said.

Shouwang ...... Hehe, what else will he suffer next!

"Yes. "The Wu family hit the south wall and refused to turn back, these have nothing to do with her. Mu Jiaojiao nodded, and stopped mentioning those people who gave people headaches.

After a pause, Cheng Jiuniang said again: "By the way, the sage issued an order early this morning to posthumously crown Concubine Wu Hui as the queen, and be chaste. But when someone asked if it was necessary to let all the princes and princesses mourn for him according to the queen's funeral rites, the saint refused, and only used the concubine funeral rites to let Concubine Wu Hui's own children mourn. The burial of the mausoleum has also been set, and it is in the Jingling Mausoleum. ”

These things, in fact, she had seen countless times in the history books in the early years. But now that she heard Cheng Jiuniang talk about it, Mu Jiaojiao's heart still had some ripples.

"After her death, she was posthumously given the position of a queen, but I am afraid that Concubine Wu Hui will be angry when she goes underground, right? And this queen position is not embarrassing or embarrassing, she would definitely rather not. ”

"It's up to her. Over the years, she has covered the sky with one hand in the palace and let the Wu family do whatever they want in the court, which has already caused many people to be dissatisfied. In addition, the matter of framing the three kings is well known, and her reputation has long been stinky! If it is really mourned with the queen's gift, it is probably a joke. Just ask the people of Chang'an City, how many of them are willing to defend the country and filial piety for her? Not to mention places outside Chang'an! It is already good for her to get the title of queen and enter the soil now, and if she asks too much, it will really become a joke again!" Cheng Jiuniang said coolly.

Mu Jiaojiao smiled lightly, and she was deeply impressed by her words.

Concubine Wu Hui died, Cheng Jiuniang was obviously in a very good mood, and she was stunned and chattered there alone for a long time. Then she suddenly thought of one more thing: "By the way, you said that you couldn't treat Concubine Wu Hui yesterday because the medical box was destroyed." Then if Wu Wu hadn't destroyed your box, would you really have cured her?"

"It's already a fait accompli, does it still make sense to say it now?" Mu Jiaojiao said with a smile.

Cheng Jiuniang didn't care, she just wanted her to make it clear.

Mu Jiaojiao said helplessly: "Even if the medical box is not destroyed, I will not treat her." ”

"Why?"

"Didn't I say it earlier, her death yesterday was destined by heaven, and no one can change it. Concubine Wu Hui's time is coming to an end, so she must die. ”

"You don't have to talk about it for me! You just tell me honestly, if you bring a medical kit, why do you refuse to treat her?"

"Actually, it's very simple, I just said that the medicine has already been used by people, or it can be lost. Anyway, as long as this matter has something to do with Concubine Wu Hui, I will never do it. Because once I get my hands on her, and I don't cure her completely, they will hide it from me, and not only will they not be grateful, but they will have to take an inch, and the things that will happen will be endless, and even if I am completely cured, they will think that is what I should do, and when I have really succumbed to their power, they will become more and more proud, and they may not know how to publicize it. How could I give them this opportunity?"

Cheng Jiuniang immediately gave a thumbs up. "You're amazing!"

Mu Jiaojiao smiled silently.

In the next few days, Chang'an City was bleak and solemn. The saint has pampered Concubine Wu Hui for so many years, and he must still have some true feelings for her. Therefore, Concubine Wu Hui's funeral was held in a grand manner, and the saint was bedridden because of her death, and fainted several times with sadness.

Her spiritual position stopped for 7749 days, and when she was buried in the mausoleum, she also buried a lot of gold and jade artifacts.

These days, because King Shou wants to guard the soul of Concubine Wu Hui, the injury on Peng Zhang's hand has not healed for a long time, and the people are not allowed to indulge in alcohol, so Cui Pu's post to Peng Zhang was politely rejected by him.

The meaning of this refusal is naturally to ask him to invite him a few more times.

It's easy to be able to talk to Cui Pu, and he will definitely not let go of this opportunity.

Cui Pu was so angry by this guy's high posture that his teeth itched, but he also had to grit his teeth and wait for Concubine Hui's funeral before giving him a post.

And during this period, Cui Ge Lao and Cui Yu's request for Ding Wei's excerpt was finally approved, which was naturally a love grab.

Zhang Jiuling has already resigned as prime minister, and the sage has recently been too sad to be the prime minister of the government, and there must always be someone to help control government affairs in this court. Cui Ge Lao is one of the old ministers that the saint now believes in and relies on the most.

But for the saint's decision to win the love, Cui Ge Lao resolutely chose - continue to read and insist on Ding Wei!

In private, he said to Cui Pu and Cui Yu: "Now that Concubine Wu Hui is dead, there will definitely be chaos in the court and the central government for a while, and then I don't know which woman can take Concubine Wu Hui's place." It's fine if she's a virtuous woman...... But with the nature of a saint, a virtuous woman is not at all to his liking. If there is another one who is the same as Concubine Wu Hui, or even more unbearable than her, then I won't stay in this court! The saint is getting older day by day, and things like the abolished prince will definitely happen one after another in the future. I can't persuade me anymore, so I take advantage of my good reputation in the court, and quickly retreat!"

Then he said to Cui Yu: "You are still young, if you want to go further in the court in the future, this Ding Wei must persevere." Otherwise, it will become a big deal for your opponent to attack you in the future, which will be very disadvantageous to you. By the way, you can also sit quietly at home during this year, observe the situation in the court, and then go back later. ”

Cui Ying nodded hurriedly: "Son, everything is up to Daddy." ”

Therefore, the father and son have repeatedly written and expressed their feelings countless times. In the end, the saints were finally moved by their filial piety and granted their request.

In this way, time flickered into October, and Cui Pu's five-month filial piety was over.

According to the regulations, he should go to the ministry to register his name and ask the officials to assign him another errand.

"Did you say I'd still go?" he whispered beside Mu Jiaojiao.

"Go, why don't you go?" Mu Jiaojiao smiled, "You only did what you had to do." But as for how the ministry arranges you, that's the ministry's business. Moreover, since the uncle and uncle are already worried at home, there must be someone in the family who serves in the court, so that people can know that the Cui family is not no one! So now, you must stand up and let everyone see the Cui family. ”

"I know everything, but I'm just annoyed. It was so easy for me to lay such a good foundation in Hailing County, but it was forced to break off when things had just begun. God knows where I'm going to go this time, and I'm going to start all over again!

Cui Pu wailed, and the whole person curled up on her to absorb warmth.

Mu Jiaojiao touched his head and coaxed him for a long time like a child.

In the end, Cui Pu still went to the ministry. And on the third day after he was named in the official department, he saw a group of men and horses rushing into Chang'an City, galloping all the way towards the palace, shouting: "Urgent report from Yangzhou, 100 militia from Hailing County will be dispatched overnight to wipe out a gang of pirates in the Yellow Sea and arrest 56 people, including three big leaders!"

The pirates in Yangzhou near the Yellow Sea have all been cleared, and merchant ships can enter and exit with confidence in the future. Cui Pu desperately won the 100 places, and spent half of his own funds to train hard for three years, and now he has finally come to fruition!

It stands to reason that the credit for catching pirates now falls on the head of the new magistrate of Hailing County, but from the formation to the training of this team, Cui Pu has always been single-handed, which is a fact that everyone knows. And after the new magistrate took office, his first reaction was to dismantle this team, because he was not willing to support this group of people at all, and felt that it was a pure waste of money. However, the people led by Hu San resolutely disagreed, and later reluctantly persisted until now with the financial support of Wei Zhuang.

Now, it is easy to wipe out the pirates who have been rampant for many years, and they are famous, and the new magistrate immediately changed his previous disgusting face, and did not say anything to them, and took the initiative to write a letter to ask for credit for them. When he sent the pirates to Chang'an, he also brought Hu San and a few people with him.

But he never expected that when facing the officials of the Criminal Department, Hu San was neither humble nor arrogant, and said eloquently: "This matter is all the credit of Cui Pu, the former magistrate of the county." If it weren't for him to build this team and pay for us with his own money when the funds were insufficient, and to invite Guo Tingshi and others to teach us the art of war formation, we would not have achieved today's results! So now, we don't want this credit, just ask you to reward Cui Xianzun again!"

Several others chimed in.

This made the new magistrate's face look very good.

After the death of Concubine Wu Hui, the saint has been depressed. It was easy for a good thing to happen, and Colliers naturally tried his best to persuade him to pay attention to it, so as to cheer up his mood. Then, the sage also heard the words of Hu San and his party.

"This little Cui Aiqing, he is really ...... Strange ideas pop into my head all the time. But when such an idea is in his hands, it can always be done for him! I really can't see that he is still a civil and military all-rounder!" Sadly, the saint's face could be regarded as showing a smile.

Gao Lishi was greatly excited, and hurriedly said good things for Cui Pu: "Sage, you don't look at what his background is! Although he is only the concubine of the Boling Cui family, he is also the son of Cui Ge Lao, and Cui Ge Lao has not been walking around for him in the court over the years. And now, Cui Ge Lao and Cui Da Langjun, father and son, are both worried at home, why is he so relieved? Is it not because he knows his son's ability? The person who can be so highly expected by Cui Ge Lao must be the pillar of the court. By the way, the slave hasn't had time to congratulate the saint, you have another excellent talent!"

The saint was coaxed into laughter.

"According to what you say, Elder Cui Ge and their father and son's decision to reject my love is correct, shouldn't I be angry with them?"

"Filial piety for the elders is the duty of a child. If they can't even fulfill this bit of duty, sage, do you dare to let them be loyal to the country?" Gao Lishi said with a smile, "Moreover, isn't there a little Cui Zhi County now? You see, even if he is not in Hailing County, the good things he has done for the people and for our New Tang Dynasty have never stopped." Therefore, it doesn't matter if this person is not in the court, as long as his heart has always been in the court and what he has done has always been good for the country and the people, then it is enough. ”

The sage raised his eyes and looked at him: "Why have I been listening to you saying good things for that Cui Liu boy?

"Yes, sage, do you still remember the medicine that the slave gave you on the day of Concubine Hui's burial, after you passed out with grief? That was the medicine that Mrs. Cui Liushao secretly gave to the slave before leaving. She expected that you would definitely be heartbroken because of Concubine Hui's affairs, so she gave the slave two pills to protect her heart. The two of them are dedicated to the sake of the saint, how can the slave and maid not be bribed by them?" Gao Lishi said with the corner of his eyes.

"It turns out that the medicine was given by her?" the sage said to himself, "Since she has such a magic medicine in hand, why didn't she give it to Concubine Hui......?"

"Holy man, please mourn! Young Mrs. Cui Liu has always had one thing to say and two to say. If that medicine was useful to Concubine Hui, she wouldn't hide it. Since she didn't take it out, it must mean that this medicine is useless to Niangniang. Otherwise, why would she let us until this medicine exists? You should believe that the Cui family is loyal to you. Gao Lishi persuaded hard.

The saint was stunned, and then sighed. "You're right. It's me who is stunned, how can I doubt her loyalty? This little Cui Aiqing has been in the government for seven years, and she has already done several great things for the imperial court. His wife has also been taking care of Thirteen Lang carefully, and that day also alleviated Concubine Hui's pain, and even offered me a miracle medicine. This couple is a rare genius in the world, and now that they have been in the position of magistrate for seven years, it is time for me to give them a good place to go. ”

After that, he commanded: "Go and call the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, I have something to ask him." ”

So, the next day, the ministry issued an order - in view of the merit of organizing the people to capture the pirates, Cui Puju made great contributions, so he was promoted to the prefect of Yangzhou, and took office after the year!