son-in-law

Chapter 3 Undercurrent
Changqiu Palace, Feixiang Palace.

The Empress Dowager Chen had a lazy demeanor, lying on the imperial concubine's couch, with one hand resting on the embroidered dragon hidden pouch.

The queen mother looks sick today, and it seems that there is something bothering her, which makes her frown.

Speaking of Empress Dowager Chen, she was also known as a beauty when she was young, with a well-behaved personality, which was deeply loved by the late emperor.She was born in a wealthy family in Luoyang, and she can be regarded as a daughter of a thousand gold to ordinary people.But in this deep palace, it is not noble.It is even more impossible to compare with "Empress Tang", "Concubine Meng" and "Concubine Ximen" who were born in powerful families.At that time, she could only succumb to Chonghua, at the end of the nine concubines.

Later, the first emperor fell ill in his prime, and his condition deteriorated sharply. When he was dying, Prince Zhao Ying was about to ascend the throne to inherit the throne.No one expected that the prince would suddenly die violently at this time and die before the emperor.In order to compete for the position of the new crown prince, bloody incidents occurred in the palace one after another. Prince Yu and Prince Mu were murdered one after another.At the time of the fiercest competition, Empress Tang and Concubine Meng met swordsmen, and both of them died in the chaos.

At that time, Chen Chonghua could only survive in the cracks between various forces, but when the Tang and Meng families were torn apart, she felt that the opportunity had come. She joined forces with the "Prince and Prince" Zhao Tong to attract 13 royal teachers to Beijing to stabilize the situation. situation.At the same time, he united with the family of the Tang family to help his [-]-year-old son Zhao Chong to the throne, which is now the "God-given Emperor".

Ten years have passed in a flash. Too many things have happened in these ten years. The bloody past is vivid in my memory. Empress Dowager Chen, who has personally experienced life and death, never dares to slack off.

In ten years, beauty sees gray hair.

The corners of the Empress Dowager Chen's eyes gradually became wrinkled, and the nasolabial folds were deeply embedded in the corners of her mouth.

The queen mother, who has been in power for many years, is not angry and arrogant.

Even lying down like this is daunting.

There was only one eunuch beside her, named Li Wantang.Since the death of the hero "Big Thunderbolt" Chen Qianfou, Li Wantang has become a leader in the world, unbeatable with bare hands.He is loyal to only one person, and that is Queen Mother Chen.

"Report to the Empress Dowager, please see me quietly." Li Wantang said respectfully.

"Oh? Why is she here? Are you afraid of revealing your identity?" Empress Dowager Chen was lifted up by Li Wantang, and she sat on the couch with a serious face: "Let her come in."

"Xuan, see you quietly."

Not long after, the maidservant in brocade beside Tang Zhen walked in quietly, lifted her robe and knelt down: "Servant quiet, see the queen mother."

"What's the matter?" The queen mother waved her hand, motioning to flatten herself.

Tian Jing stood up and replied respectfully: "The Queen Mother, today a man named Su Yu came to the Tang residence. He was originally the son of Su Changsheng, the general of Shen Ce Zhonglang, and he was destined to have a baby with Tang Ling'er, the princess of Anle County. Now Tang Zhen Overthrow the old covenant, remarry, and let him become the son-in-law of the Tang family."

Empress Dowager Chen frowned slightly: "It's just the housework of the family members of the Tang family, trivial matters, what do I have to do with them?"

Jing Jing said: "This matter seems to be normal, and Su Yu looks like just a dude, but he has a sword in his hand. The slaves will never mistake it, it is the sword that Chen Qianfen gave to his female disciple Yan Beiming. According to the three-year According to the news I got before, the sword entered Tsinghua Square on time must have a deep meaning, and it must have been instructed by Yan Beiming."

"The geese screamed? Isn't she dead?"

Hearing the words "geese mourning", the Empress Dowager Chen raised her eyelids, and her eyes shot sharply, and she exchanged a glance with the eunuch beside her, Li Wantang.

Immediately Li Wantang knelt down on the ground, terrified.

Empress Dowager Chen turned her gaze back, and said to Tian Jing, "Are you sure you read it right?"

"The servant is willing to guarantee with his life that he will never be wrong."

Empress Dowager Chen squeezed her fingers and fell heavily on the ground: "Notify Cao Wudi to cancel the Tsinghua Square plan."

"Here!"

-

Qinghuafang, Ninghou Mansion.

An old man over eighty years old is playing chess with a middle-aged man. There are criss-cross lines on the chessboard, and black and white forces are intertwined.

At this time, a tall man with a long sword came in and whispered something to the old man.

The old man held the sunspot in his hand and hovered in the air, but he couldn't drop it for a long time.

Immediately, he turned angrily and looked out the window.

This old man was none other than Tang Ning, the second master of the Tang clan, who was once the secretary of the Ministry of War and still controls the five divisions of the Shence Army.

"Since the queen mother has canceled the action, we can only cancel it." Tangning looked away, gradually restraining the violence in her eyes, and slowly dropped the chess piece when he returned to normal.

The middle-aged man on the opposite side observed his words, conceded his defeat, and got up to leave.

"Zidu, where are you going?"

"Go and see the Queen Mother."

"Don't go. You can't talk to her. I know this woman. The decision she made will not be changed. "

"But she must change this time. Otherwise, if she misses this opportunity, it will be even more difficult in the future."

Tangning smiled wryly, "Life is like chess. Everyone is a player and a chess piece. When you are playing chess with others, you can control the overall situation. But when you are a chess piece, what can you do? The Queen Mother is as careful as you are." Fa, her hidden troubles are everywhere. Maybe you and I have them. She must have considered everything in her decision, but we all have a good grasp of it. You should not go, you can go to her now to persuade her Wrong. Maybe we never understood the queen mother's purpose. And my cooperation with her, she may never take it seriously."

Cao Zidu nodded: "What does cousin mean, she wants to abolish the emperor?"

Tangning sneered, "Then she is courting death!"

-

Tang Zhen came to the apse, ready to meet the emperor here.

But he sat in the hall for a long time, and no one came to see him.

Tang Zhen suddenly smelled a hint of danger, and then he turned and left with his sword.

-

Su Yuxian and Xiao Huan went to the West Mansion to visit Tang Ning, nothing happened, so there is no need to repeat it.

Then follow Xiao Huan to Anle Princess Mansion.

Su Yu raised his head and looked at the gate plaque. The four big characters of "Princess Anle" were painted with iron hooks, powerful and powerful, and the gold letters on the black background were painted like new.It is said that this was written by the Empress Dowager herself and engraved by famous craftsmen.

Although Miss Tang's Fifteenth didn't like this title, she still had to do some superficial work.

In the Daliang Dynasty, the royal family was still the strongest overall, with 20 Xuanjia troops in Gyeonggi Province, with strong soldiers and strong horses.

Although the armies of the three major powers also have a size of 15.But it is not easy to tear the skin off with the royal family.Moreover, this relationship has been maintained for more than a hundred years, and a tacit understanding has long been formed between them.For example, the 15 Shence Army under Tang's control never approached Tongguan. Similarly, unless it was supporting the Shence Army in combat, the Xuanjia Army would never leave Tongguan.

Tongguan is the bottom line for both sides.

Most of the members of the Tang clan live in Luoyang.But in Chang'an, there are still some elite forces controlling the army, keeping the emperor from moving the Tang family.If something happened to Luoyang's hometown and fifteen elite divisions rebelled at the same time, the consequences would be disastrous.What's more, the other two great powers would not agree with the emperor to do so.

It is best to maintain this balance, no one moves anyone, and at the same time give the royal family three points of face.

In fact, there is also an intrigue between the three great powers, and the existence of the emperor can play a very good role in communication.Although Emperor Tianci is only 23 years old this year, and has a cowardly personality.But behind him, the Empress Dowager Chen is the real ruler of the royal family. This woman combines strength and softness, and she acts decisively.After the death of the first emperor, ten years of management, he poisoned Prince Zhao Tong and his cronies, and completely controlled the military power of the royal family.General Zhang Yunlong of Xuanjia, General Director Cao Sheng, Governor General Zhao Ting, Chief General Gong Sunxiong, Chief Deputy General Chen Qing, and General Xuanjia Zhonglang, the first to No. 20 division, are all members of the Empress Dowager.Power is in hand, prestige is outside.The royal family's resources are firmly under control, and its status cannot be shaken.

"Oh, it's not good, it's water!"

"Quickly, go put out the fire!"

"My God! Feng Yu, what did you do!"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry Mrs. Lin, it was Miss's cat that knocked over the candlestick!"

"What are you doing lighting candles in broad daylight?"

"It's dark in the secret room. I can't read clearly."

The maid Feng Yu accidentally ignited the warehouse. It is said that there are some important materials there.

The little maid was frightened, and shouted while going to fetch water.

In desperation, she carried a large bucket of water and ran over here.

Su Yu happened to pass by, reached out and grabbed the handle of the bucket, picked it up and ran away.

"Who is this……"

Feng Yu didn't know Su Yu, so he stood there in a daze.

"It's uncle!" Xiao Huan grabbed Feng Yu's hand and said anxiously, "Why are you so careless!"

Feng Yu lowered his head and bit his lip.

Then the two little maids ran to fetch water together, and when they ran back again, they found that the fire had gone out, and they saw only a mess in the warehouse.

"This is broken, this month's bounty is gone!"

"Oh, I'm in trouble, I don't have money to buy my spring clothes."

"Those who work hard earn so little money, and let you set yourself on fire."

After the fire was extinguished, several little maids surrounded Feng Yu, accusing her in one go.Feng Yu stood aside aggrievedly, pursing her lips.

Listening to them talk, it seems that this month's "bounty" is gone.What the specific reward was, Su Yu didn't know, and didn't ask.Just stood outside the door with arms folded.

At this time, Zhu Bo, surnamed Lin, came over.

In the Liang Dynasty, "Zhu Bo" was not a title for a specific official, but more like an accountant or secretary.

"Lin Wan met my uncle."

Su Yu smiled: "Is Master Lin the Lin family of Chang'an?"

"Exactly."

"Oh, Lin Chongyang is your relative?"

Upon hearing Lin Chongyang's name, the smile on Lin Wan's face deepened, and she asked, "Master, do you know my younger brother?"

"Young brother has already been promoted to captain at a young age, which is really admirable. When he was training in Huazhou Prefecture, he often had some contacts."

After saying a few words, it was regarded as a greeting, and then I heard the little maids arguing in the room.

It was quite noisy.

Lin Wan said that these little maids were all selected into the princess' mansion by the same group, and they followed the young lady when they were seven or eight years old.Because this group of little maids are more clever, they are highly valued by the young lady.They have to learn to write, and also know a little bit about arithmetic.I usually sort out some materials at home, and I am also responsible for the goods accounts in Dongda Cang.

As soon as he finished speaking, he knew a little bit of arithmetic, and then he heard the maids arguing about it in the room, as if there was some problem that could not be solved.

A maidservant in a red coat said: "He said that he was lucky enough to burn even the important documents. Isn't this the stub of the last four months? Now that it's gone, how can I explain to Miss?"

Feng Yu said aggrievedly: "It's not that everything has been burned out, the accounts of the first, second and third warehouses are all there."

The red-coated servant girl said: "What's the use of knowing three, if the other four warehouses don't know, it's useless."

Xiao Huan rummaged through the burnt files and found a half-burned piece of paper: "The warehouses 28200, [-] and [-] are always full, and only warehouses [-], [-], [-], and [-] have been purchased. And the ledger from four months ago is still there. [-] horses at home..."

The little maids chattered about a lot of data, but after talking for a long time, they only felt that the more they talked, the more chaotic they became, which made them burnt out.

At the end, a chubby little maid shouted: "No, no, the bags of the four families are all different sizes, so it can't be calculated."

After the little chubby maid shouted this sentence, the room became quiet.

During this period, Su Yu stood aside and listened, and occasionally took a look at the stub, and finally concluded that this is actually a set of quaternary linear equations.

With nothing to do, Su Yu sat in the small pavilion and calculated the result in his head.

At this moment, Lin Wan walked in: "You guys better stop arguing, take all the accounts in your hands, and let's have a good check. See if we can get it right."

When the little maids took out the ledger, Su Yu had already calculated the result.He wanted to help them out, but after thinking about it, he was still an outsider, and he had to always recognize his identity.This matter has nothing to do with me, others didn't come to ask me, but I took the initiative to speak up, which is quite suspected of being brave.Besides, Lin Wan had already given her work advice, and she didn't say that she couldn't figure it out.

Thinking of this, Su Yu came outside and sat down in the kiosk.The demeanor is leisurely.

Seeing these little maids running past with their ledgers in their hands, each and every one of them looked very juicy, which was pleasing to the eye.They all had anxious expressions on their faces, but Su Yu found a strange sense of joy.

Then, under Lin Wan's leadership, they began to reconcile accounts.One by one, crisp and neat numbers were spoken out like bouncing beans.Lin Wan held a small Langhao pen and quickly recorded something.It seems that they usually reconcile accounts frequently, and they are already very proficient in cooperating.

During this period, the maids concentrated on looking up the accounts for this month's bonus, especially that Xiaohuan was the most serious of the group.

In the end, no one paid any attention to the new son-in-law sitting in the kiosk.

Soon after, there was a burst of cheers in the warehouse, and it seemed that they had finally figured out the accounts.

Xiao Huan followed everyone and cheered happily.

At this time, only the maid Feng Yu was still not happy, because Lin Wan said that she would deduct her bonus for this month, and she would wait for the lady to go home before further punishment.

Feng Yu kept emphasizing that the lady's cat was to blame, but Lin Wan turned a deaf ear to it.

Not long after, Xiao Huan comforted Feng Yu a few words before coming to Su Yu's side: "Master, I made you laugh."

"As long as it's nothing serious." Su Yu smiled.

Xiao Huan sighed: "Feng Yu's family is short of money. If she can't get the bounty this month, her mother is probably going to cry again. It seems that I am the only one who can lend her money."

Su Yu looked playfully, and asked back: "You care so much about Feng Yu, why do you always blame her?"

Xiao Huan smiled wryly: "I have the best relationship with Feng Yu. It's better for me to say her than to let others say her."

Hearing this, Su Yu nodded slightly.

At this time, the fat maid ran out and shouted: "Xiao Huan, what was the total number of the Li family just now?"

"37500." Xiao Huan blinked: "Did you forget so soon?"

"Oh, don't shout, I was busy just now." The fat little maid ran back again.

Xiaohuan seemed a little worried, and ran back with the fat maid.

Su Yu sat in the kiosk, frowning: "37500..., it seems wrong..."

(End of this chapter)