Fenghou

Chapter 102 Awake
Chen Qing was not under house arrest in the imperial palace, but in a private courtyard in Taichang Temple, and two hundred soldiers were responsible for guarding him.

The conditions of house arrest are good. There are four houses, and two yards at the front and back, which are full of exotic flowers and plants. The backyard is a rockery pond with fish, and an octagonal pavilion stands against the wall, which is very elegantly built.

Food, drink and lodging are all treated first-class, but they cannot leave the courtyard.

In addition to the weapons, his other luggage was also sent, and he was even sent a box of books for his entertainment.

In the middle of the night, there was a sound of 'Kang Dang! With a loud bang, Chen Qing was awakened from his deep sleep. He turned over and sat up, quickly picked up the copper lamp on the table, and hid behind the window.

After waiting for a while, and there was no more movement, Chen Qing slowly opened the back window. The moonlight tonight was so strong that it dyed the whole yard silvery white. Chen Qing looked around the yard, and finally stared at it. Pavilion, next to the pavilion there is a long black item.

Guo Song leaped lightly and jumped out of the window. He looked to both sides to make sure that there was no one, and then he approached the black object a little bit.

Finally, he got the long black item and quickly returned to the house.

After making sure that there was no one in the room, Chen Qing opened the black leather, and a two-foot-long dagger suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, with a note beside it.

Chen Qing picked up the note and looked closely at the oil lamp. There were a few words crookedly written on it, which seemed to be written with his left hand.

'Beware of assassins! '

Chen Qing was secretly taken aback, would the Jurchens assassinate him?
The conclusion is definitely yes, even if they can't obtain themselves from official channels, they will definitely use despicable assassination methods, but not necessarily now, now he feels that he is safe, Jin Guo will never assassinate when he humiliates the Song Dynasty Own.

Holding the scabbard in Chen Qing's hand, he slowly drew out the dagger, only to see the cold light shining and abnormally sharp.

Although the sword giver was a little worried, but with a sword in his hand, Chen Qing felt a lot more at ease.

Ever since Lu Xiu met Chen Qing on her grandfather's birthday, she has had a figure in her heart and a concern. Although she is influenced by the family literature atmosphere and is good at poetry and painting, if nothing else, her husband-in-law It should also be a young talent with outstanding talents and gentle manners.

But since she was sensible, she encountered the disaster of Jingkang, the country was destroyed and the family was destroyed, and the mountains and rivers were broken. She saw countless people die in pain while fleeing and mourning, and saw the corpses of the people floating on the river and shot to death by the golden soldiers.

And she herself had to follow her elders to wander for several years, without a fixed place, and fled like a frightened bird. It was not until last year that she finally settled down in Lin'an.

It was precisely because of the war that Lu Xiu's mentality changed. The husband in her heart was no longer a scholar with no power to restrain a chicken, but he was not a big man full of fierceness. Anbang's Confucian generals were warriors who dared to stand up when the Song Dynasty was in crisis and serve the country against the Jin Dynasty.

There are such people, but unfortunately they are too old, or they already have wives at home, such as Yue Fei.

Someone recommended to her grandfather the young talent Wang Bo, who is capable of both civil and military skills, but she always misses the gentle hometown of brothels and brothels. She has never despised such a person.

Just inadvertently, she heard her grandfather talk about such a young man with good handwriting, but he was able to lead two thousand underdogs and tens of thousands of golden soldiers to fight.

But when he found out that the pensions for the fallen soldiers had been embezzled, he would rather sell his property and pay the dead soldiers pensions.

When this incident seemed ridiculous and stupid to others, it shocked Lu Xiu deeply, especially when she saw this young man's tall and straight figure, handsome and well-defined appearance, and she served tea as a maid , he was standing beside her, and Lu Xiu suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of security. Her heart was finally touched, and the name Chen Qing was deeply embedded in her heart from then on.

Lu Xiu was sitting in front of the window of the small building, concentrating on drawing a picture of "Huo Qubing's Westward Expedition". The young and handsome Huo Qubing was wearing armor and marching thousands of soldiers to the west under the heavy snow.

Lu Xiu didn't know what Huo Qubing looked like, but the expression of Huo Qubing's eyebrows and eyes under her brush was a little more Chen Qing's, and she clearly remembered those deep eyes.

"girl!"

Yinger, Lu Xiu's personal servant, ran in in a panic. She ran too fast and tripped over the stool. With a bang, the stool tipped over, and the books and tea trays on it were scattered all over the floor.

Lu Xiu was concentrating on drawing Huo Qubing's face, but the loud noise caught her off guard, her hands shook, and the line on her face was distorted.

Lu Xiuqiao's face sank, she was very unhappy and said: "What are you doing with your hands and feet?"

The maid realized that she had gotten into trouble, she stuck out her tongue and whispered, "Girl, what a big deal!"

Lu Xiu carefully mended the face line, looked left and right, but still couldn't do it, so she simply threw away the brush in a fit of anger, and said unhappily, "Tell me! What's the big deal?"

"Just now Chuntao told me that the general named Chen Qing was arrested by the officials."

"what!"

Lu Xiu's eyes widened, "Is this news reliable?"

"When the master told Madam, Chuntao was right next to her. She mentioned it when we were chatting with me. It was said that the outside world has spread, saying that the government will use this Chen Qing to exchange for the Queen Mother."

Lu Xiu was anxious and flustered, and asked for a while, "Has grandfather come back?"

"I'll go and have a look!" Ying'er turned and ran out.

Lu Xiu forced herself to calm down. If the rumors are true, perhaps only her grandfather can save him, but his grandfather may not be willing to take this risk!
Lu Xiu was extremely anxious, how could she convince her grandfather?
In the afternoon, Lu Yihao returned home as usual.

As soon as he entered the door, the housekeeper told him that his student Xu Yun was waiting in the outer study.

Lu Yihao nodded, "Tell him to sit down for a while, I'll be right there."

Lu Yihao went back to the inner house and changed into a loose Zen robe, and then came to the outer study without haste.

As soon as he entered the outer study room, Xu Yun quickly stood up and saluted, "Students see their teacher!"

Lu Yihao smiled and waved his hands, "Let's sit down and talk!"

The two sat down as guests and hosts, and Xu Yun hurriedly said: "Qin Hui has initiated a joint signature among the officials, Mr. Xiang knows it!"

"I've heard about it, but I don't know what the specific effect is?"

Xu Yun sighed, "The effect is beyond people's expectations. By this afternoon, more than [-] officials have signed the joint signature. Teacher, it is chilling!"

Lu Yihao didn't show any surprise, he smiled and said, "What do you think?"

"The students asked several co-signing officials. They all thought that it would be a good deal to exchange the queen mother with a commander. They all thought that no matter what, the emperor's filial piety should be satisfied. This is what they said. Does the teacher think this is the reason?"

Lu Yihao shook his head, "The real reason is that the officials of the court are afraid of Jin Guo from the bottom of their hearts. They want to show goodwill to Jin Guo through this incident, and then promote the peace negotiation between Song and Jin."

"It's too naive for them to think like this!"

"Born in sorrow, die in peace!"

Lu Yihao walked to the window with his hands behind his back, looked into the distance and said worriedly: "It's been less than two years since Lin'an, and the trend of luxury has risen again. There are many private pleasure boats in the West Lake, and they spend a lot of money on famous prostitutes, but the people on the front line The soldiers didn't even receive pensions for those who died in battle, and people continued to write letters demanding that Lin'an be officially designated as the capital.

There are various indications that the peace-seeking faction of the imperial court has gained the upper hand more and more. The Chen Qing incident is the best touchstone, and it has tested the true colors of many people. "

Xu Yun said anxiously: "Teacher, if more than half of the ministers sign the contract, the officials will find an excuse, and Chen Qing will probably be traded."

Lu Yihao didn't say a word, making him and most of the courtiers sing against each other, and he also needed to weigh the pros and cons.

At this time, the housekeeper's voice came from outside, "Miss Xiu, the Grand Master has guests, so you can't go in."

But it didn't seem to stop her, Lu Xiu hurried in.

She saluted Xu Yun, "Hello Uncle Xu!"

Lu Yihao said a little displeased: "Xiu'er, what's wrong with you?"

"Grandfather, please forgive Xiu'er for being reckless. Xiu'er's maid just heard a news on the street that the government has ordered General Chen to be handed over to the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin. Is this true?"

It was only then that Lu Yihao understood his granddaughter's gaffe, and caring would cause chaos!
Lu Yihao said with a smile: "It should be a rumor that this month is my grandfather's ruling. Without my grandfather's signature, the government's will cannot come out."

"Or it doesn't have to be a will, is it a hand order?"

"This matter will not be so fast, and the court has its own conclusions, so Xiu'er doesn't have to worry too much about General Chen."

Lu Xiu shook her head and said: "Xiu'er is not worried about General Chen, Xiu'er is worried about grandfather, and it is very likely that this matter will make grandfather bear historical charges."

Xu Yun couldn't help but said: "Xiu Niang, this matter is led by Mr. Qin, and it is he who will be charged with the crime, not your grandfather."

"But grandfather is the prime minister. Whether it's a good thing or a bad thing, the prime minister must bear the historical merits or crimes. How can it be the deputy prime minister's turn?"

Speaking of this, Lu Xiu said to his grandfather with some sadness: "Xiu'er also knows that the people all over the world are scolding my grandfather for extorting taxes and exploiting the people, but is this decided by my grandfather? If the court wants to raise military expenses, it can only ask The tax increase for the common people was obviously a resolution discussed and passed by the court, but in the end the crime fell on the grandfather because he was the prime minister.

Once an anti-gold general like General Chen is sent to the Kingdom of Jin by the imperial court, if people in the world know, will they call Qin Hui or grandfather? "

Lu Yihao was shocked by his granddaughter's words. He suddenly realized that Qin Hui was so unscrupulous, perhaps he also knew that the historical crime of betraying an anti-golden general would not fall on his deputy.

(End of this chapter)