Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 242 The People Behind the Scenes

Emperors' temple names are very particular. For example, the first emperor of a unified dynasty is usually Taizu, and then a strong second-generation emperor appears, who is Taizong.

Then there are many temple names such as 'Wen', 'Wu', 'Ren', Xuan, 'Ying', 'Xian', 'Shen', 'Ning', 'Xuan' and so on.

And behind each temple name, there is a different meaning.

For example, ‘Zhongzong’ and ‘Xianzong’ were the masters of ZTE.

Sejong, Gaozong and others were wise monarchs.

'Renzong' and 'Xuanzong' were Mingjun and wise masters.

The achievements of the ‘Shen Zong’ and ‘Ying Zong’ were insufficient.

'Guangzong' and 'Xizong' were mediocre and decadent.

As for "Ai Zong" and "Sizong", they correspond to the king who has subjugated his country.

The late emperor was able to obtain the temple title of "Renzong", which showed that he was a wise king at first glance.

However, the emperor's temple names were all drawn up by civil officials.

All emperors with the temple name "Renzong" in history undoubtedly have one thing in common, that is, they are very good to civil servants and can listen to their opinions.

To put it simply, this so-called benevolence is for civil servants.

Emperor Renzong was able to obtain this temple title, which shows how good he was to civil servants when he was alive.

However, just a few months after the death of Emperor Renzong, these civil servants not only supported Zhao Zongquan in calling his biological father Huang Kao, but also came to her palace to force her to marry her. It is not an exaggeration to say that they were white-eyed wolves.

"Queen Mother, please calm down. You are kneeling outside now. If you don't deal with it quickly, I'm afraid you will be criticized." Zhu Neiguan quickly advised.

Nowadays, the opinions outside are biased in favor of the Queen Mother, but once the news about hundreds of officials kneeling down to please spread, the opinions may be unfavorable to the Queen Mother.

After all, those kneeling outside are all important officials of the court and are very prestigious.

The people couldn't tell right from wrong. When they heard that so many people were begging the Queen Mother to agree, they would naturally favor Zhao Zongquan.

"Hmph! Do they think the Yi family will compromise like this? Don't even think about it!" the Queen Mother said coldly.

The Queen Mother opposed sending troops because she did not want Zhao Zongquan to ruin the situation that Emperor Renzong had worked so hard to manage. Now that Zhao Zongquan wanted to call his biological father Huang Kao, how could she agree?

"The Queen Mother, if the stalemate continues like this, it won't be a problem." Zhu Neiguan said.

"What can the Ai family do? Nowadays, the civil and military affairs of the entire dynasty are basically biased towards the official family. There are only a few veterans who support the Ai family, and their positions are not high. Without leaving any blood to the official family, the Ai family has already failed its ancestors. If If the Ai family gives in, won't he want to abolish the late emperor's imperial title in the future?" the Queen Mother said with red eyes.

"The Queen Mother, there are still many people in the court who are grateful to the late emperor. As long as we can unite these people, we may be able to get the officials to give up this idea." Zhu Neiguan said.

"Hmph! Now that the Ai family's palace gate is blocked, how can we send someone to contact them?" the Queen Mother snorted coldly.

"It can be said that the Queen Mother needs some time to think about it and allows you to go back." Zhu Neiguan said.

The Queen Mother calmed down and thought about it carefully. She found that there was really no good way now and she could only delay the attack.

"Okay, the Ai family will go out in person and talk to all the gentlemen." The Queen Mother said as she stood up and walked out.

"Empress Dowager, you'd better change your clothes and freshen up." Zhu Neiguan said.

When the Queen Mother came back, she threw things in a rage and her clothes were a little disheveled. I almost cried with anger, my eyes were red.

"Hmph!" The Queen Mother said coldly: "The Ai family just wants to show them what they have done to them, and see if they dare to force the Ai family to death."

"Come on, help me out!"

"Yes!"

The chief minister supported the queen mother, came to the entrance of Fuyan Palace, and asked someone to open the palace door.

Han Zhang was kneeling at the front. When he heard the sound of the palace door opening, he quickly straightened his body, preparing to wait for the Queen Mother to come out and persuade the Queen Mother to agree with righteous words.

Han Zhang understood that he had something in Zhao Zongquan's hands. Zhao Zongquan did not touch him before because he needed to control the court through him.

If he were to take charge in person in the future, he would definitely take over his position as Grand Prime Minister.

In order to maintain his position, he must do this perfectly and let Zhao Zongquan see his usefulness.

As long as he is still useful to Zhao Zongquan, Zhao Zongquan will not touch him.

Although this incident will bring him a lot of infamy, as long as he can maintain his position, he doesn't care about it.

"I beg you too..."

When the palace door opened, Han Zhang was about to speak, but was stunned when he saw the Queen Mother's appearance.

The queen mother's hair was disheveled, her clothes were a little messy, her eyes were red, and she had no royal majesty at all.

Not only Han Zhang, but everyone else was stunned when they saw this scene and couldn't bear it.

Hai Wenyuan, who was kneeling not far from Han Zhang, had a flash of anger in his eyes.

This matter was originally proposed by Han Zhang. He objected at the time, but the other husbands agreed.

Hai Wenyuan realized at that time that this was the official order.

After understanding this, although he disagreed, his arms couldn't twist his thighs, so he could only acquiesce.

He even went with the crowd and came together to force her to have a baby. The thought of this made him extremely ashamed.

The Queen Mother bowed to everyone and said, "My dear ministers, your family, my family..."

"Queen Mother, no!"

When everyone saw the Queen Mother saluting them, they got up in panic and ran away.

If they receive the gift from the Queen Mother and are recorded by historians, everyone present will have their names recorded in history.

Of course, it will leave a bad reputation.

"The Empress Dowager, you are trying to trap me, which is unjust." Mr. Han said sadly: "I also want the country, the country, and the country, so I ask the Queen Mother to put the country, the country, and the country first."

"The Ai family knows what you are thinking. You are all important officials in the court. If there is someone who is kneeling outside my palace, the Ai family will not be able to see the ancestors or the officials. Why don't you go first? Go back and give the Ai family some time to think about it," the Queen Mother said.

"This…"

Many people were a little moved. To be honest, when they saw the Queen Mother like this, they felt soft-hearted but also a little scared.

If the Queen Mother is forced to do anything, they will be infamy for thousands of years.

"May I ask how long it will take the Queen Mother to think about it?"

Han Zhang noticed everyone's expressions and knew that the forced palace might not go on, but in order to prevent the Queen Mother from using a delaying strategy, he had to confirm the time with the Queen Mother.

"Three days, can you give the Ai family three days?" the Queen Mother said.

"Since the Queen Mother has said so, I will wait for news from the Queen Mother."

Han Zhang saluted the Queen Mother and said, "I will leave."

"Your Majesty, please retreat!" everyone shouted in unison.

The Queen Mother watched everyone leave before returning to the palace.

"I immediately sent some trustworthy people to contact the ministers who spoke to the Ai family in the court today," the Queen Mother said.

"Yes." Zhu Neiguan responded and was about to leave. "etc!"

The Queen Mother stopped Zhu Neiguan and asked: "The Ai family did not see Zhongyong Hou during these two morning court visits. Where did he go?"

"Back to the Queen Mother, I heard that Marquis Zhongyong took sick leave a few days ago and went to Feiyun Village to recuperate." Zhu Neiguan said.

"Are you sick?" The Queen Mother was stunned and asked, "Do you know what the disease is?"

"Back to the Queen Mother, as far as I know, Marquis Zhongyong is probably pretending to be ill." Zhu Neiguan said.

"Pretending to be sick?" The Queen Mother was startled and murmured: "You probably know what the officials are planning to do and don't want to get involved."

The Queen Mother became a little angry when she thought that Yuan Wenshao knew what Zhao Zongquan was doing but chose to escape.

But she soon felt relieved. Most of the civil and military officials in the court favored Zhao Zongquan. Yuan Wenshao chose to escape, which was better than following those people to force her.

"Find someone you can trust. The Ai family has something to give you," the Queen Mother said.

When the late emperor was still alive, he told her many times that Yuan Wenshao was capable and loyal.

She felt that Yuan Wenshao's evasion probably did not agree with Zhao Zongquan's approach, and he just chose to escape because he thought he could not change anything.

Nowadays, the people who support her do not have high official positions. Although Yuan Wenshao does not hold an official position, he is a marquis after all. Moreover, the Yuan family is a long-established lord, and his ancestors are also the founders of the country.

If she can get Yuan Wenshao's support, those lords who have not yet taken sides may support her.

Most civil servants favored Zhao Zongquan, and they could only stand a chance by winning over Wu Xun.

As for her, the Cao family itself has been awarded martial arts, but she lives in the palace and it is not convenient for her to come forward for many things.

As long as Yuan Wenshao is willing to help her, she is sure to win over those lords.

"Yes!" Zhu Neiguan responded.

……

Feiyunzhuang

Yuan Wenshao was not too surprised when he learned the news about Bianjing.

He had known this for a long time, but this incident temporarily suppressed the rumors about him and Minglan, which was a good thing.

This matter should be a big deal for a while, and by then no one will talk about the rumors about him and Minglan.

The only dissatisfaction is that the person behind the scenes has not yet been found out.

Yuan Wenshao asked the messenger to go down and returned to the pond. He saw Sister Wen scattering fish food into the water in handfuls, attracting a large number of goldfish to compete for food. He quickly said: "Sister Wen, stop spreading it. It’s almost done, if you spread it again, the fish will be strangled to death.”

Sister Wen sprinkled a handful of fish food and saw the goldfish fighting for it. A happy smile appeared on her face. She was stunned when she heard this and said: "Dad, these fish are not stupid, how can they die? I know that they will die when they are full." have eaten."

"Haha, these fish are naturally not as smart as our sister Wen. They will keep eating when they have something to eat, and then they will stretch themselves to death, so they can no longer be fed." Yuan Wenshao rubbed his daughter's head and said.

In fact, fish are naturally not that stupid. It is instinct to eat, and it is also instinct not to eat when full.

Although goldfish are not smart, they do not lack biological instincts.

The reason why there is a saying that goldfish will stretch themselves to death is actually because when fish food is sprinkled into the water, if it is not eaten by the fish, it will consume the oxygen in the water after being decomposed by the water.

In addition, fish food rotting in the water will also produce many harmful substances.

This leads to the death of many goldfish when overfeeding. The ancients did not understand this and thought that the fish were starved to death.

It's hard for Yuan Wenshao to explain these things, otherwise Sister Wen would be transformed into a hundred thousand reasons.

"Oh, then I won't feed it." Sister Wen gave the fish food in her hand to the maid behind her, clapped her hands and said, "Daddy doesn't like fishing? There are so many jade here, let's fish. These fish are brightly colored, It looks delicious.”

Yuan Wenshao: "..."

Can goldfish be eaten?

He remembered that the goldfish seemed to be carp, so it seemed to be edible, right?

Looking at the fat goldfish in the water, Yuan Wenshao wondered whether he should get one to try.

The goldfish swimming leisurely in the water didn't know that it almost became dinner.

Fortunately, Zhang An came over at this time and rescued them.

"My lord, we found the clue." Zhang An said.

Yuan Wenshao was overjoyed when he heard this. He was about to ask, but when he remembered that his daughter was still here, he said, "Sister Wen, it's time for you to take a nap."

"Dad, I'm not sleepy yet, can you do it without taking a nap?" Sister Wen said unhappily.

"No, if you still don't go, your mother will come find you soon." Yuan Wenshao said.

Their family has always been a loving father and a strict mother. Sister Wen is not afraid of her father, but she is very afraid of Hua Lan.

After hearing what Yuan Wenshao said, he took the maid back to take a nap in a depressed mood.

Yuan Wenshao watched his daughter leave with a smile, put away the smile on his face, and asked, "Have you found any clues that Xiao Qin sent people to spread rumors?"

"Back to my lord, I found the clue, but it has nothing to do with the Xiao Qin family." Zhang An said.

"It has nothing to do with her?" Yuan Wenshao was stunned and asked, "Who did that?"

After listening to Ning Zhiguang's analysis, he thought it was the Xiao Qin family, but he didn't expect that the final investigation result turned out not to be the case.

"Today, Bian Jingdu is talking about what happened in the court, but no one pays attention to the rumors about the Lord and the Sixth Lady. The people sent out to investigate found that some people deliberately led others to talk about the Lord and the Sixth Lady in crowded places. Rumors. After follow-up investigation, these people all went to see a person afterwards. That person was a famous gangster in the north of Bianjing City named Hao Ren." Zhang An said.

"Hao Ren? Haha, this name is useless. There must be someone behind this Hao Ren, right?" Yuan Wenshao asked.

He didn't believe that a gangster dared to spread rumors about him.

"Yes, after those people went to see Hao Ren, Hao Ren went to see another person. That person was the steward of the Kang family." Zhang An said.

"Is it the Kang family where the eldest lady's aunt lives?"

Although Yuan Wenshao was asking, he was basically sure.

He had ignored Aunt Kang. If he said she could deal with Minglan, she was more likely than Xiao Qin.

He didn't think about Aunt Kang before, because he was a little affected by the plot.

In the play, Aunt Kang targets Minglan after Minglan marries her.

"That's right, but so far it has only been found to be related to the housekeeper of the Kang family. I'm not sure whether it is related to the eldest lady of the Kang family," Zhang An said.

"There's no need to investigate. I'm not a Kaifeng government official. I have to provide evidence for what I do. Keep an eye on her. Once she leaves the city, find someone to pretend to be a bandit and capture her for me." Yuan Wenshao said.

After checking this, he had concluded that he was related to Aunt Kang.

There is no point in continuing the investigation, so what if we catch the evidence?

Is it possible to sue the official?

Seriously, this matter is not a big deal, and reporting it to the official will only make Aunt Kang embarrassed.

Aunt Kang is a joke in Bianjing, can she care about this?

What's more, if there is a commotion, the old lady of the Wang family will definitely help Aunt Kang. Hualan is the granddaughter of the old lady Wang. When the old lady Wang comes to the door, how can she refuse.

If Aunt Kang was only targeting Minglan, Yuan Wenshao wouldn't do anything to her.

But she absolutely should not involve him and Hualan.

Yuan Wenshao had already had the idea of ​​making her disappear.

(End of this chapter)