Poor children

Chapter 222 The Queen gets twice the result with half the effort

一
In the past few years, the pauper has really been too lazy to stay. Hongwen did not talk much about the affairs of the court because he was afraid that she would worry about them. This year, he did not meet His Majesty often, and his father and in-laws were also involved in the court, but she did not feel anything strange.

Now that the prince is talking to her again, it can be seen that the matter has reached a very serious stage.
"According to what dad said, who else is related to the old emperor of the previous dynasty? Leave those with higher positions to me who can be used. Those who are not a threat, just let them be. They can't be raised. What turmoil, if it is really outrageous, I believe that Dad must have the means to deal with them." Poor was thinking in his heart how to solve these things
"Since General Wu became in-laws with us, the soldiers in the court are almost stable. It's just that General Jinwu has accumulated a lot of strength in the past two years, and he has hidden it so deep that my father didn't realize when he had it." He turned against the old emperor and got very close to the old emperor in private." The prince added, "Although Mrs. Xiao is no longer in court, he is the scholar leader of the previous dynasty. This man is very loyal and responds to the scholars. In case of King Wu The general rebels and asks him to say something. I'm afraid the situation will be difficult to control."

"Taifu Xiao and General Jinwu?" Pao'er secretly calculated in his heart.
"There is also Luo Shangshu. He is an upright person, but he is too upright. He is a pair of stubborn old men with that old man Xiao. However, Luo Shangshu does not have much military power, and he is not a person who responds to everything. He is just a rare talent. He has been in charge of households for so many years. The Ministry has plenty of money and food, so it’s not easy to dispose of him so easily, but it’s so difficult to work at the moment that anyone can take over the Ministry of Household Affairs,” the prince said

"Dad, I know what I'm doing. Tomorrow I'll ask the third guard to go to the layman Heming to bring Zi Tong back to me. I'll do the other things." The poor man naturally knew what he was saying.
"There is something more troublesome," the prince said again, "I'm afraid there is nothing you can do about the Sixth Prince, so dad should take care of it."

"Six Kings" the poor man had a troubled look on his face, "Six Kings are dad's biological brothers after all. Although they are not born from the same mother, I can't let you be accused of killing your brother. Zhao Qing is still here. If you are harmed, Uncle Six, how are you going to get along with Zhao Qing in the future? Uncle Six, let it go, I’ll finish all the other things first, and let’s figure out a solution later.”

two

After dinner, Paoer wanted to take Hongyue back, but the second lady was reluctant to leave.

"It's all here, I haven't liked it enough, why did I take it back, let's stay for a few days" The second lady still wants to stay with Hongyue for a few days

"Mom, I have something to do these days. I will take him back first. When the matter is over, I can let him stay as long as I want." Pao'er insisted on taking Hong Yue back. The second lady knew that no matter how much she tried to persuade her, it would be useless, so she simply let her I went, but I repeatedly told Hongyue to come here when he was free, and he would stay for a few more days before going back.

On the carriage back, Hong Yue saw that Paoer was not as relaxed as when he arrived, and his face looked like he had something on his mind.
"What does the queen want her son to do?" Hong Yue asked

"You'll know tomorrow." Paoer didn't want to say more.

Hong Yue saw that she didn't want to talk anymore, so he didn't ask any more questions. When the prince was at home, he always studied by his side. His eldest brother had been troubled by a lot of things recently. It must be something that his mother was troubled by. If he was at this time If he can help a little bit, then whatever he is asked to do is what he should do.

three

In the early morning of the next day, Hongyue was called up by Chanyu, dressed up more than usual, and when he went out, he saw his mother was already standing outside the door waiting for him, and she was also dressed up, he hadn’t seen her for a long time. I saw my mother acting like a queen.

The mother and son didn't speak when they met. Rarely, Pao'er took Hong Yue's hand and they walked out of the door together. Outside the door, in addition to the carriage they were going to ride in, there were two carriages pulling gifts. The two got on the carriage, and within half a stick of incense, they stopped in front of a large house. It turned out to be Taifu Xiao's house.

When the servants waiting in front of the door saw that it was the Queen's chariot, they hurriedly ran into the inner courtyard to report. After a while, Taifu Xiao and all his servants came out to greet him.
When the poor man saw the old lady coming out, he went up to him and helped him without waiting for him to kneel down, "Teacher Xiao, are you in good health this time?"

"Your Highness, Queen Lao, is thinking about it. I am quite tough." Mr. Xiao said politely, but he was confused in his heart. He didn't know what the Queen wanted to do when she suddenly came to his home.

"Well, I see you look pretty good. How is your family?" Paoer smiled all over his face and glanced at Hongwen again.

When Hongwen saw his mother looking at him, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him. He then took his mother's hand from the old lady's and continued to support him respectfully.

"This child, who is this child?" Mrs. Xiao saw that Hongwen looked energetic and had a bright look in his eyes. He actually liked him a little, but he didn't know where he came from. But he could guess a little bit by looking at his clothes and spirit, but Not sure yet
"This is Quanzi Hongyue" The poor boy is so busy

"Yo, it's His Highness the Second Highness, the old minister greets His Highness the Second Highness" Taifu Xiao wanted to kneel again after saying that
Hong Yue looked at it and hurriedly supported him, "The old master is a veteran of three dynasties. He is highly virtuous and has made great contributions to the people of the heaven. How can Hong Yue accept the kneeling of the old master?"

Although Hong Yue was young, he was very sensible. His words of "serving the people of heaven" went straight to Taifu Xiao's heart. As long as thousands of people had a good life in his life, he would feel that his official position was worth it. It’s not that he didn’t know that the old emperor of the previous dynasty was extravagant and the people were already living in dire straits. It’s just that he was entrusted by the late emperor and had to swear filial piety and loyalty to the death.

The poor boy saw that Hongyue's words brought tears to the eyes of the old lady Fu, so he knew that today's trip would be rewarding
"Please ask the Queen to speak to His Highness the Second Highness in the room." Mrs. Xiao hurriedly invited the poor mother and son to come in.
After entering the main hall, he sat down here. Before the tea was served, the poor boy hurriedly said: "I am here today to ask for a heartless request, and I want to ask Mrs. Xiao to agree."

"I don't know what's going on?" Mrs. Xiao was wondering in his heart, but he felt relaxed when he saw the poor boy being so direct.

"I am a child who is born stupid and disobedient to discipline. He has already reached the age where he should study, but he has not found a suitable teacher to teach him. If the knowledge of Taifu Xiao is unparalleled in the dynasty, I just want to ask him Don't be dissatisfied, Taifu, accept the child as your apprentice, and let the child learn more skills from you," said Pao'er.

Taifu Xiao never imagined that the empress of the first dynasty would be so arrogant and beg him to be a teacher to her son. He is a criminal minister of the former court, not only has no merit for the current emperor, but also has a rebellious heart, and always wants to help the former emperor. The emperor was restored to power, but now that the people's lives have improved, he has been foolishly loyal to this point, so where did he put the people?
"How can I be so virtuous and talented as an old minister? I dare to trouble Her Royal Highness the Queen to show her favor to you. Your Highness has a distinguished status. How could it be taught by this old minister? I am really ashamed of myself." Mr. Xiao shied away. treat him with sincerity
"The old lady said this because she disliked Hongwen's clumsiness. Is the old lady unwilling to teach Hongwen?" The loyal minister of the former court seems to have some weight. If he accepts his heart, my father and brother will have less troubles. Anyway, sooner or later they will have to apprentice. In this case, worshiping him can be regarded as a top choice

(End of this chapter)