Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 330 Old Mrs. Sheng was poisoned

Yuan Wenshao bowed his hands and said, "I have met the King of Tubo!"

Now Kelsang Norbu has inherited the throne, but except for those who support him, the rest of the people do not agree with his throne.

But Yuan Wenshao didn't care about this. Now that he sent troops to help Kelsang Norbu, no matter whether his throne was upright or not, it could only be a normal inheritance.

The Great Zhou Dynasty pays great attention to orthodox inheritance. If it supports a rebel to rise to power, it will be in big trouble.

However, Kelsang Norbu had previously controlled the King of Tubo, and he had all the royal seals under his control, and he could produce the imperial edict of passing the throne.

Even if there are some rumors, it doesn't matter.

"Haha, Uncle Zhongyong doesn't need to be polite. If you can come, I can finally feel at ease." Kelsang Norbu said with a smile.

"King Tubo, please don't forget what you promised me before. Now that my reinforcements from the Great Zhou Dynasty have arrived, King Tubo should submit a letter to ask for a seal. Otherwise, if I lead troops to Hehuang, my reputation will be unfair." Yuan Wenshao said lightly.

According to their agreement, after he led his troops to the Tubo City, Kelsang Norbu would submit a letter to the Great Zhou Dynasty, become a vassal state of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and accept the canonization of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Of course, Tubo was still independent, but belonged to the Zhou Dynasty in name only.

This kind of thing is very common, for example, Fusang accepted the canonization of the Han Dynasty during the Han Dynasty.

Today's Xixia, before becoming independent, had received canonization from the Zhou and Liao kingdoms, swinging back and forth between the two countries.

But at that time, Xixia was not an independent country.

Yuan Wenshao dared to raid the homes of those wealthy merchants, partly because he was sure that Hehuang and Tubo would become vassals of the Zhou Dynasty.

Even if Hehuang Tubo is just a branch of Tubo, it is still divided.

But whether it is Zhao Zongquan or the ministers of the DPRK, they will be very happy to hear the news.

The Han Dynasty has always been like this, very face-saving.

He claims to be the king of heaven, so he naturally likes all nations to come to his country.

In fact, all the countries in history who came to the dynasty, except for a few, were afraid of the strength of the Central Plains dynasty.

Most of the time, the Central Plains Dynasty gave too much.

When small countries pay tribute to the Central Plains dynasty, the Central Plains dynasty will give a large number of gifts in return.

After all, we are in heaven, so we cannot be stingy.

This led to many small countries being very keen to pay tribute to the Central Plains Dynasty. In history, there were even cases where some people pretended to be envoys from other countries and came to the Central Plains Dynasty to defraud money.

This is how the so-called Wan Chao Lai Chao came about.

The ancients were not all fools. Naturally, some people discovered the tricks.

But I can't bear the emperor's liking.

For the emperor, it was very honorable for other countries to pay tribute, and it was worth writing about.

The Great Zhou Dynasty was blocked by Liao and Xixia in the north and northwest, and most of the rest of the country was covered by sea. In addition, only the Shu region could lead to the outside world.

There is no country that pays tribute, let alone a vassal state.

Although Hehuang and Tubo were split, Zhao Zongquan and the ministers in the DPRK would still be very happy to become a vassal state of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Kelsang Norbu was a little angry when he heard this. This time he came to greet Yuan Wenshao, and he brought many Tubo officials with him.

Yuan Wenshao said this in public, which did not save him any face.

However, he did not dare to have an attack. He forced out a smile and said, "Don't worry, Marquis Zhongyong. I have ordered someone to prepare the credentials and will send someone to Dazhou tomorrow."

"That's good." Yuan Wenshao nodded.

He did not ask Kelsang Norbu to accept the canonization of the Great Zhou Dynasty just for the sake of face.

Once Kelsang Norbu accepted the canonization of the Great Zhou Dynasty and Xixia took action against Hehuang and Tubo, the Great Zhou Dynasty would have an excuse to intervene.

"The king has ordered people to prepare a banquet to welcome Marquis Zhongyong and wash away the dust. Marquis Zhongyong will invite you inside." Kelsang Norbu said.

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When Yuan Wenshao accepted Kelsang Norbu's hospitality, the memorial he had ordered to be sent to Bianjing had been delivered to Zhao Zongquan.

In this memorial, Yuan Wenshao wrote in detail what he learned about the situation in Hehuang after arriving in Qinzhou, including the issue of Wu Xiong's army being unpaid.

In addition, Yuan Wenshao also said that Wu Xiongjun was on the verge of mutiny because of lack of pay.

In order for Takeo's army not to mutiny and cause chaos, he could only attack some wealthy households to raise military pay.

Yuan Wenshao told him how he planned to raise military pay and some of his next plans.

Finally, he made it clear that he would obey the authority in urgent matters and would bear all the blame without waiting for the official's reply.

Yuan Wenshao seemed to be speaking out of righteousness, but in fact he knew that Zhao Zongquan would definitely protect him.

He was appointed by Zhao Zongquan. If Zhao Zongquan did not protect him if something happened, it would have a great blow to Zhao Zongquan's prestige.

Zhao Zongquan pondered for a long time after reading it. Although Yuan Wenshao acted impulsively, given the situation there, there was no good solution.

Although he agrees with Yuan Wenshao's approach, Zhao Zongquan knows that once this matter spreads, the pressure will not be too small.

But that's fine. During this period, the pressure against a thorough investigation of the salt affairs was increasing. With this incident diverting attention, his pressure was actually much lessened.

Zhao Zongquan originally wanted to take the initiative to announce the matter, but after careful consideration he gave up.

If he takes the initiative to announce it, those who oppose a thorough investigation of the salt affairs will definitely feel that he is trying to divert attention.

It's better to wait for the news from Qinzhou to come and let them cause trouble on their own.

Thinking of this, Zhao Zongquan directly concealed the matter.

Zhao Zongquan was not kept waiting for long. Only five days later, the memorial to impeach Yuan Wenshao was delivered to his court like snowflakes.

Most of the ministers in the DPRK and the DPRK disagreed with Zhao Zongquan's appointment of Yuan Wenshao as the economic pacifier.

However, Zhao Zongquan did not make the news public at that time. Instead, with the help of Han Zhang, the Prime Minister, he sent the letter directly and even reasonably.

By the time the ministers found out, Yuan Wenshao had already set off.

Afterwards, although the ministers of the DPRK and Central Government wrote against it and asked the officials to remove the official position, Zhao Zongquan did not remove it because the order could not be changed overnight and the situation in Hehuang was urgent.

I only promise that it will be revoked when the situation in Hehuang stabilizes.

Now that Yuan Wenshao is acting recklessly on Qinfeng Road, these people will naturally write a letter of impeachment.

The other part is inextricably related to the merchants on Qinfeng Road.

Yuan Wenshao attacked the merchants on Qinfeng Road. Although he only attacked two families and did not continue to attack, they were not at ease.

Zhao Zongquan used the tactic of entrustment and said that he had sent people to Qinfeng Road to investigate. If what Yuan Wenshao did was true, he would not be lenient.

Naturally, the officials would not give up, and for a while this matter became a hotly discussed topic in Bianjing.

Two days later, another memorial from Yuan Wenshao was sent to Bianjing.

This memorial contains detailed evidence of the crimes of those two families, and there is also a large amount of evidence in addition.

This memorial cannot calm the matter down.

Because even if those two families are guilty, they should be tried and sentenced before they can be dealt with.

Yuan Wenshao directly ransacked his home, which was obviously an overstep.

In addition, Yuan Wenshao paid Wu Xiong the back pay during the war, and he still paid it in full.

He was also accused of buying military morale.

...Zhongqinhou Mansion
Hua Lan almost fainted from shock when she heard this series of news.

Fortunately, despite the fierce commotion, the officials have not come down with the decree to punish Yuan Wenshao.

Hualan felt a little relieved when she thought of Yuan Wenshao telling her when he left that no matter what news she heard, she shouldn't take it seriously or be anxious.

Although Hualan was anxious, she didn't lose her temper. She ordered Zhang An to lead people to guard the door and thank guests behind closed doors.

Even Sister Wen's studies were temporarily suspended and she stayed at home.

Brother Xian can now walk while holding on to the wall, and he is very energetic every day.

Hualan was carefully looking at Brother Xian who was walking while holding on to the wall. A maid hurriedly walked in and saluted, "Madam, someone from the Sheng family is here. They are waiting in the outer hall. They say they have urgent matters to deal with." Meet the eldest lady!"

Hua Lan was stunned when he heard this, and told the maid to take good care of Brother Xian and come to the outer hall.

"Mother Liu, why are you here?" Hua Lan asked in surprise when she saw the person coming.

"Elder girl, it's not good. The old lady fainted for some reason last night. She asked the doctor to see her, but she couldn't tell what the disease was. The sixth girl took out the name card and asked someone to go to the palace to ask for the imperial doctor. When he came back, the imperial doctor diagnosed him and said he was poisoned.

The sixth girl ordered people to go back and mobilize a team of nurses to immediately seal off the Sheng family. Even the master was put under house arrest.

The imperial doctor checked what the old lady had eaten yesterday and said that the snacks the lady bought for the old lady were poisonous. The old lady was poisoned after eating the snacks.

I begged the sixth girl for a long time, and then the sixth girl let me go and invite the eldest girl over. "Mama Liu said anxiously.

"what?"

Hua Lan trembled when he heard this, his face turned pale, he grabbed Liu's mother's arm and said, "Mother Liu, tell me, did my mother poison my grandmother?"

Hua Lan knew Minglan's character and could not frame her mother with such a thing.

Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Sheng have always been at odds with each other. As a daughter, she naturally knows this.

Mrs. Lin was originally left in the Sheng family by Mrs. Sheng. Mrs. Wang always felt that Mrs. Sheng arranged for Lin Xiaoniang.

Although she didn't dare to be disrespectful on the surface because Mrs. Sheng was her legitimate mother, she was very resentful towards Mrs. Sheng in her heart.

As a daughter-in-law, it is a serious crime to murder your aunt.

Even if Mrs. Sheng is fine, Mrs. Wang will inevitably end up being divorced.

If anything happens to Mrs. Sheng, it will be a death penalty.

If it were anyone else, knowing the consequences, they would definitely not be able to do it.

But as a daughter, how could she not know her mother's character?

Mrs. Wang sometimes gets angry and does things without considering any consequences.

Mother Liu said: "Miss, I don't know about this either. But a few days ago, Mrs. Kang came to see Madam twice, and I don't know what she said. Madam learned that the old lady was poisoned, and she might die. I keep mumbling about things like it’s impossible, I’m afraid that this matter is… I’m afraid that…”

Although Liu's mother didn't say what she was afraid of, Hualan already understood that this matter was probably related to her mother.

"Madam, are you okay?"

Hua Lan stumbled and almost fell down, but fortunately the maid behind her reacted quickly and supported her.

After hearing this, Hua Lan regained some consciousness, tried hard to suppress the panic in her heart, and said: "If a word of what happened today is spread, I will have all of you beaten to death with sticks. Do you understand?"

Mother Liu was a little confused because she was anxious. When she just said that, she didn't ask Hua Lan to send the maid away.

Hua Lan didn't know what was going on, so she naturally didn't let the maid go down.

Those words were all heard by the maids waiting nearby.

"I don't dare!" The maids' faces turned pale and they knelt down quickly.

Hualan had no time to care about them and ordered someone to call Zhang An over.

When Yuan Wenshao left, he left Zhang An and fifty soldiers to look after the house.

Hua Lan waited for Zhang An to come over and asked him to send someone to invite Qian to take care of Sister Wen and Brother Xian, lead people to guard the door, and give her twenty more soldiers.

"Madam, please let me go as you please."

Although Zhang An didn't know what happened, he could tell from Hua Lan's face that something serious must have happened.

What's more, after Hua Lan was able to take care of the house, Yuan Wenshao asked his nanny Qian to go home and take care of herself.

Now Hualan asked Zhang An to invite his mother Qian out, which shows that things are not simple.

"No need, Brother Xian and Sister Wen are here at home, so I don't worry about others. Remember, after I leave, no one is allowed to leave the house, even if it's a big deal, do you understand?" Hua Lan warned.

"Don't worry, madam, I understand!" Zhang An nodded.

After making arrangements at home, Hua Lan took a carriage and headed to Sheng's home, escorted by his personal guards.

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Moriya
The imperial doctor said that Mrs. Sheng had eaten the poison in the snacks. Sheng Hong went to question Mrs. Wang, but Mrs. Wang refused to admit it.

However, when the imperial doctor said that Mrs. Sheng was in critical condition and it was unclear whether she could survive it, Mrs. Wang was completely panicked.

Under Sheng Hong's questioning, he told the truth.

It turns out that the Kang Wang family came to visit a few days ago and provoked Mrs. Wang while chatting with her.

Minglan's married daughter is still living in her parents' home. Mrs. Sheng is trying her best to make supplements for Minglan every day.

From now on, the dowry of the old lady of the Sheng family will belong to Chang Bai, the eldest son. If Minglan continues to do this, I don't know how much will be left in the future.

Madam Wang naturally felt uncomfortable after hearing this.

In addition, she already had objections to Mrs. Sheng, and Mrs. Sheng also told Sheng Hong to let Hai's housekeeper, Mrs. Wang always felt that she was being overpowered by her daughter-in-law.

I felt even more unhappy with Old Mrs. Sheng.

Although Mrs. Wang was angry with the old lady, she didn't have the courage to say anything in front of the old lady.

However, every time I went to pay my respects, I had to say a few words to Ming Lan with guns and sticks.

Although Minglan had been used to it for a long time, now that she was married, she naturally didn't want to accept this attitude, nor did she want to make Mrs. Sheng's life in the Sheng family difficult, so she wanted to go back.

Old Mrs. Sheng was already very angry because Mrs. Wang saw Mrs. Kang and Wang, but she still saved her face in front of the child and did not reprimand her. Now seeing that she is still running against Minglan, Minglan can no longer live in the Sheng family.

Then he gave Mrs. Wang a scolding.

Not only Minglan was there at that time, but Heideshi was also there.

Mrs. Wang wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl in.

After that time, Mrs. Kang came to see her again.

Mrs. Wang did not dare to see her because she was scolded.

But Mrs. Kang Wang refused and insisted on seeing her, saying she would not leave until she could see her.

Mrs. Wang had no choice but to go out and make it clear to Mrs. Kang in person.

Kang Wang gave her an idea, saying that she could give Mrs. Sheng a medicine to make her sick for a while.

In this way, she can get the housekeeping power back from Haishi.

After all, Haishi was her daughter-in-law. Without the support of the old lady, she would not dare to disobey her mother-in-law.

Madam Wang naturally didn't dare, but she couldn't bear Mrs. Kang's repeated persuasion, promising that this medicine would only make people sick for a while. In addition, I was reprimanded by Mrs. Sheng not long ago, so I felt angry and finally agreed.

(End of this chapter)