Empress Dowager Guide

Chapter 100 The Lion's Big Opening

"Mother, it's my son who made a mistake this time, my son... my son shouldn't, I shouldn't..." Yuan Che's mouth seemed to be knotted, he couldn't speak, and after hesitating for a while, he finally summoned his strength. Courageously admitted his mistake, "Your servant shouldn't be playful, and if you fail to be playful, avenge your personal revenge..."

Sheng Shaoqing tugged at Yuan Che's ear, "You'd better remember it!"

"Even if you are the emperor above ten thousand people, you can't act recklessly, otherwise how do you think the Jin Dynasty perished?"

Yuan Che asked curiously, "Didn't Li Zhoufu say it was because of that Cuju Taiwei?"

After a while, Yuan Che continued to mutter, "If he hadn't mentioned this, Erchen, Erchen wouldn't be so angry."

Who made Li Zhoufu want to use Cuju Taiwei to laugh at him, and said that he also wanted to learn the way of Cuju Taiwei to win His Majesty's attention, so that Beiliang would also follow the old path of the previous dynasty.

How can it be!

Sheng Shaoqing slowly shook his head, imitating the appearance of the storyteller he just found yesterday, and said slowly, "You only know one thing, not the other, everything has a cause and effect."

Ok?
When did the mother learn to tell the story?

According to the theory of dialectical contradictions, among the reasons for the demise of the Jin Dynasty, the Cuju Taiwei was just the last straw that broke the camel's back. After death, the money fight is gone, the hearts of the people are gone, and the country is over.

"Che'er, if there is no Cuju Taiwei, what do you think Jin Chao's life expectancy will be like?"

Yuan Che turned his eyes a few times, thought for a while, and said, "The Tai Tu said that the last year of the previous dynasty coincided with a disaster year, and people's livelihood was in decline. If the Emperor Shang couldn't help but let the Cuju Taiwei come here, and work harder, maybe it would really make Jin To prolong life."

"Did the Grand Tutor say that for whom is he working hard to govern? And how did the Cuju Taiwei act so foolishly?"

Yuan Che thought to himself, "It's for the sake of all the people in the world to work hard to rule it!"

"As for that Cuju Taiwei, he is such a bastard, he only cares about his own enjoyment, and never cares about other people's life or death! He won Emperor Shang's favor through Cuju, deceived his superiors, and acted recklessly!"

Sheng Shaoqing felt a little relieved, it's okay, it's okay, a child can be taught, and he hasn't fallen to the point where Emperor Shang said why he shouldn't eat minced meat, and his reserve of idioms is getting better day by day.

Yuan Che slowly came to his senses, "I understand!"

Sheng Shaoqing nodded in relief, rubbed his meaty face and said, "Just understand, just understand!"

Arming Yuan Che with scientific theories, she, the queen mother, will be able to lie down better in the future!
Seeing Yuan Che's hesitation to speak, Sheng Shaoqing asked doubtfully, "What else do you not understand?"

"Empress, son-in-law doesn't like that Liu Chen, why don't you let him go home."

"A-Ning alone is enough, really! I will never do anything wrong in the future. In fact, A-Ning was also worried that I would make you angry if I did this at the beginning. It's my son who insisted on going his own way. So, he can't blame him for what happened today. Come on, you just... you just leave him alone!"

After hearing this, Sheng Shaoqing pinched Yuan Che's cheek again, "You still know how to talk about brotherly loyalty!"

"But you should also see if you should talk about this loyalty!"

"Although your Aning is good, he can't persuade you. You need such an outspoken person to remind you from time to time. Even if you don't take his advice, it's good to listen more."

Yuan Che curled his lips, okay, okay, what the queen mother said is correct, he can only hold his nose and endure it.

Seeing his reluctance, Sheng Shaoqing was about to speak to comfort him, but saw that he had followed his own example and said, "Good medicine is good for the disease, and good advice is good for the ear!"

"Hearing this makes my ears almost callused."

"Queen mother, don't read it. My son knows it. My son just asks Liu Chen to follow."

Before Sheng Shaoqing said "Hey", Yuan Che ran away without a trace. This child is really a different person from when she first met him. Sure enough, he has been suppressed for a long time before releasing his nature, and his personality is more likely to go astray.

"Queen, where is Your Majesty going in such a hurry?"

As soon as Cui Yun walked in with today's booklet in his arms, he saw Yuan Che rushing past him with a "whoosh", and asked Sheng Shaoqing amusedly.

Sheng Shaoqing also smiled and shook his head, "How would I know? The child is too old to watch."

Sheng Shaoqing glanced at Cui Yun's hand, why are there so many!
Then he sighed and said, "I'm hoping that he will grow up soon."

Stretching for a while, Sheng Shaoqing just picked up the first book and opened it, his eyes instantly widened like copper bells.

"So outrageous?!"

"What?" Cui Yun saw that Sheng Shaoqing had a weird expression on his face, and his expression was even more weird. His beautiful eyebrows were tightly knit together, and his eyes were as big as eggs.

"Do you know how much Helian asked for?"

Sheng Shaoqing didn't hide Shen Gui's matter from Cui Yun, so Cui Yun was already mentally prepared for Helian's claim, but seeing the surprised expression of the Queen Mother and the finger that just stuck out from the sleeve, she swallowed. He took a sip and said, "1000 taels?"

Sheng Shaoqing shook his head.

"1 million taels?"

Sheng Shaoqing nodded.

Cui Yun gasped, Helian really dared to ask for it!
1 taels of silver, that is the land tax of Chenliu County for one year!
But Cui Yun didn't expect the Queen Mother to continue to say, "It's 1 taels of gold."

"What?????" Cui Yun has always been known to be mature and prudent, but he was still stunned by this number.

In the end, Sheng Shaoqing didn't want to stop, "They still need [-] pieces of embroidery, [-] shi of grain, um, [-] cows, and [-] horses."

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After a long time, Cui Yun tremblingly said, "Queen Mother, are they going to evacuate our Beiliang?"

"But", Cui Yun swallowed again, "Just for Shen Gui? Just him... is it worth the price?"

Sheng Shaoqing thought for a while, "Do you think it's worth it?"

Cui Yun quickly shook his head, what is he going to do, no matter how powerful the North Privy envoy is, it is not worth the price, what's more, the lion opened his mouth to threaten them before they died, it's not clear It's just bullying people!
Little Helian, dare to challenge Beiliang like this, it seems that the previous battle failed to defeat them, so he dared to make trouble!
"Where's Prime Minister Ji?"

"Empress Dowager, Prime Minister Ji and three assistant ministers are asking to see you!"

As soon as Sheng Shaoqing finished asking, Ah Ning's voice came in, and Sheng Shaoqing clicked his tongue, "I'll just say it, how could Prime Minister Ji sit still?"

"Change clothes for me, go to the imperial study!"

After exchanging pleasantries with the few people I had just met in the Qinzheng Hall in the morning, they got straight to the point of discussing the letter of credence from Helian.

"The empress dowager must have read this letter of credence. The reason why I didn't bring it up at the court meeting was because I wanted to keep this matter as secret as possible. The minister at Honglu Temple has already issued an order, but I don't know what the empress dowager will do about it. What do you think?"

After Ji Wenxuan finished speaking, he stepped back and said nothing, just waiting for Sheng Shaoqing's answer.

No matter how Sheng Shaoqing used the psychological peeping function, Sheng Shaoqing still couldn't see what the three people in front of him were thinking.

"Master Xue, Lord Wang, Lord Lu, what do you think?"

The three people who were named looked at each other, and Lu Shichang who was standing in front was the first to speak, "It's really rude for Helian to ask people so hastily. I have checked the customs clearance records, and there is no record of the privy envoy Shen Gui to enter the customs. They How can you be sure that Shen Gui is in Beiliang?"

The Wang Ting behind Lu Shichang answered, "My minister seconded the proposal. I have already found out that this Helian's privy envoy was a member of our Northern Liang army back then, and he went to Helian after he escaped. People who are afraid of death, who were able to defect from Beiliang back then, can naturally defect from Helian now, so why come to Beiliang to be an important person?"

Only Xue Wuji, who stood at the end, took a look at Ji Wenxuan, and then said slowly, "Both adults are reasonable, but since we all know, Helian people may not know. Helian has already prepared evidence. Just waiting for us to deny it?"

Wang Ting turned his head away, looked at Xue Wuji's playful expression, then looked at Ji Wenxuan's slightly tense face in front of him, and thought of the rumors that had been raging recently, he couldn't help thinking about it.

"Could it be that Prime Minister Ji misses his son-in-law eagerly, and suddenly heard that Shen Gui is already a high-ranking minister in Helian, and wanted to invite his son-in-law back to his hometown for a reunion, so Helian is following him!"

Wang Ting's words were extremely blunt, but Ji Wenxuan's face did not show the slightest fluctuation. However, based on Sheng Shaoqing's findings from getting along with these big men a few days ago, it seems that there is a relationship between these assistant ministers. Not so harmonious yet.

As soon as Wang Ting finished speaking, Lu Shichang reprimanded Wang Tingdao, "Nonsense!"

"Since when is the prime minister like this?!"

Wang Ting closed his mouth embarrassingly, but Xue Wuji retorted, "It's not impossible what Mr. Wang said."

After speaking, he also glanced at Ji Wenxuan who was pretending to be a quail, and glanced at the Queen Mother's reaction. The Queen Mother didn't seem surprised by this matter?

However, Sheng Shaoqing is already used to the communication style of these people. They just can't speak well when they have something to say, and they have to choke a few words before they can communicate normally. Prime Minister, it’s a mourner.”

Now, the three people except Ji Wenxuan were all stunned on the spot. Is it the Queen Mother?
"I invited Shen Gui to Beiliang, but the matter was urgent, so I didn't follow the procedures, so there is no record in the customs clearance record."

Lu Shichang thought it was wrong, the one he found was obviously Princess Linyang, why, behind the princess is the Queen Mother?

"Queen Mother! There have been rumors that this person was assassinated and his life and death are unknown, but this is true?!"

Sheng Shaoqing nodded.

Wang Ting took a deep breath and said, "No wonder, there were rumors that there was an assassin in the Princess Mansion the day before yesterday, and the Princess was fine, but the distinguished guests who came to the Princess Manor a few days ago were seriously injured. In a few days, once this matter spreads, Shen Gui's You can't hide your identity, so you really fell for Helian's way?!"

Xue Wuji answered: "It's no wonder that Prime Minister Ji issued a sealing order as soon as he received the letter from Helian Guo. Is this a long-awaited preparation?"

Ji Wenxuan smiled, "How can this old man be so unpredictable? I just think that there is something strange about Helian's rash writing."

Xue Wuji didn't believe that Ji Wenxuan didn't know about this, looking at the Empress Dowager's appearance, these two people must have known that Shen Gui was in the Princess Mansion and was assassinated in the Princess Mansion!

"I think, since Mr. Lu found out that there is no customs clearance record, why don't we pretend to be deaf and dumb?"

"You don't even ask, is this person dead or alive?" Sheng Shaoqing laughed.

Xue Wuji asked back, "Does the Empress Dowager want to let the living Shen Gui go back?"

"Even if he survives, he probably won't survive."

"Oh?" Sheng Shaoqing was curious, Xue Wuji didn't know that Shen Gui dug a hole and buried himself, how could he dare to make such an assertion?
"Helian's request to be so deviant is based on the idea that the privy envoy is dead, and wants us to swallow this dumb loss quietly, but if Shen Gui is alive, not only will there be no benefits for them, this matter will become a complete joke, according to In my opinion, Helian probably won't make a loss-making business."

Sheng Shaoqing secretly admired Xue Wuji's super high IQ, but she still shook her head and said, "Then what if I just want to make this a joke?"

"what do you mean?"

"I'm afraid everyone doesn't know that Shen Gui originally planned to play a bitter trick, but he didn't expect the mantis to catch the cicada and the oriole, and he became the bait. Wait a few days for Shen Gui's body to recover, since Helian wants someone, we can simply return them."

"Moreover, not only do we have to pay back, we also have to pay it back with great fanfare, with great fanfare!"

After Sheng Shaoqing finished speaking, he looked around, waiting for the opinions of these four people.

Xue Weizhen's pretending to be stupid is certainly a good move, but it is not clever, and let Nanjing and the common people see their jokes, it would be better to be open-minded and send Shen Gui back.

As for what will happen to Shen Gui when he goes back, that is out of her control, Shen Gui should ask for more blessings for himself.

When Ji Wenxuan heard the words, he secretly smiled and said nothing, he just stroked his beard and nodded slightly.

Now Sheng Shaoqing was satisfied. It seemed that he had finally tuned in with Big Brother Ji and thought of a place to go.

In fact, Ji Wenxuan's attitude was very obvious from the very beginning. Doesn't it explain everything if she can see this credential?
Xue Wuji thought for a while and still frowned, "If you don't get rid of Shen Gui, I'm afraid there will be endless troubles."

"I have heard quite a lot about Shen Gui's actions in Helian. This man is ruthless and has a very clear goal. Otherwise, he would not have been in office in just a few years. If we let him go back at this time, it is tantamount to letting the tiger go back to the mountain. Why don't you just keep doing it, take his life, and deny that he's in Beiliang to the death."

Xue Wuji paused and said, "Since he has become bait, the Lord Helian didn't intend to get entangled in this matter. After all, after a thorough investigation, it is indeed their own design..."

Wang Ting also turned the corner at this time, and echoed, "Master Xue's words are not bad!"

Killing Shen Gui and not admitting it, this choice seems really good, but Sheng Shaoqing always felt that it was very immoral.

Wang Ting added, "If, as Master Xue said, even if Shen Gui is sent back by us, he will not escape death, why not..."

If they cut it with their own hands, they could leave him with a whole body.

(End of this chapter)