Song Gexing

Chapter 217 The Emperor's Family Matters
"The officials have asked my second uncle to go to the northwest. I don't know what is happening to him now..."

Zhao Fang rarely has a free time these days. He came to Han Xue's place this day. Before he entered, he heard voices coming from inside. He stretched out his hand to stop the palace maids and eunuchs from greeting them and eavesdropped on their conversation.

But when he heard this, he rubbed his teeth, and it was Han Xue who complained about him, complaining about him for the second child.

He could only smile bitterly and shake his head as he walked into the hall: "Sister Xue'er is acting like a sister-in-law. She is already pregnant and still worried about her brother."

Seeing him come in, Han Xue and Zhao Pan'er were present and stood up to greet him. Zhao Fang looked at the three pregnant women with a happy smile on his face.

After Meng Xin and Zhang Shaohua, five more concubines became pregnant. Among them, the one with the largest belly was Han Xue, who was already six months pregnant.

Hearing what he said, Han Xue rolled her eyes and said, "What's wrong with you? My second uncle and third uncle grew up next to each other. If you don't feel bad for your brother, why can't you make others feel bad for you?"

"Okay, my husband can't talk to you, but this little mouth can talk better than Xin'er now."

Even though Meng Xin is a queen, she is the most eloquent one. She talks with her little mouth all day long, without any grace at all, she still looks like that vixen.

Zhao Fang said as he hugged Song Yinzhang's waist, with a slightly bulging belly and a coquettish look on his face, this girl was spoiled rotten.

"Are you feeling unhappy today? You're not allowed to play the piano for too long, you know."

As he spoke, he looked at Zhao Pan'er's deflated belly and sighed: "Sister Pan'er, keep going. I work so hard every day to water her. You can't let me down."

As a result, as soon as he finished saying this, Zhao Paner spat out: "What nonsense are you talking about again! You are already a member of the emperor, but you are still so unruly."

Zhao Fang held her hand helplessly: "It's not that I'm being immoral, but I'm worried that it's too late for your first child. The best age for a woman to have children is before thirty."

Zhao Pan'er is 29 years old, and this is what worries him. Later generations will say that the best age will be a few years later, but this is ancient times, and it must be a few years in advance.

In fact, the best age to have children is 23 or [-] years old, but obviously his most precious child, Zhao Paner, has long passed this age, so he has to worry about it.

Another woman with a big belly, Li Yuhu, laughed and said: "The official family is right. Sister Pan'er is the one who goes to the official family the most. How can there be anything improper?"

These words made Song Yinzhang cover his mouth and giggle, Zhao Pan'er pinched her face in embarrassment, and said angrily, "What are you laughing at? You don't learn what is good, you learn what is bad."

"No! Sister Pan'er will make false accusations. It's too false to say that she is Sister Xiaoyuhu. Dalang likes her majestic mountains the most, and she's talking about others."

Zhao Fang almost choked to death. Song Yinzhang was different from others. Her love brain loved her so much that she even called her Da Lang.

He has said many times that he doesn't like the title of Dalang, but they just won't change it. Who made this name popular in the Song Dynasty? He can't say that Dalang will be poisoned to death by Pan Jinlian.

Of course, it's not because of this title, but because of Li Yuhu she said. This damn girl is getting more and more dirty now, and she says this seriously.

I really like Linxing Li Yuhu because he can't control it with one hand.

Li Yuhu became his concubine at the age of 15. At that time, he could already tremble when he walked. As he grew older, he became stronger and stronger, and he could feel bored.

He quickly changed the subject and said: "Sister Xue'er just reminded me of something. There is no one to restrain my second son in the northwest, so don't eat and drink like crazy again. His chubby body has not reduced at all in these years. This matter Let Xiao Zhengzi follow closely."

She said with a smile: "Sister Xue'er, please write a letter in person. This guy will listen to you." Han Xue naturally would not refuse this matter, and was very proactive in writing the letter immediately. The more wealthy and aristocratic one is, the more they respect tradition. She is unequivocal that a sister-in-law is like a mother.

Seeing her writing a letter, Zhao Pan'er said: "Yesterday, the seventh sister entered the palace. It's time for the officials to take care of her consort. Don't let people think that the officials don't care about the seventh sister."

Zhao Fang was stunned when he heard this and asked in confusion: "What did Pan Gui do again? Does he dare to bully my sister?"

"That's not a big deal, but I heard that he was running around outside and had several outhouses."

"Outer room! How many more are there?"

Zhao Fang's eyes widened. His seventh sister was indeed not close to him. It was Leng Qin who was named Zhao Lengqin after returning to the clan, retaining the Leng family name.

Zhao Lengqin was married to Pan Gui, Pan Mei's great-grandson, and was canonized as the Princess of Yan Kingdom. Zhao Zhen did not treat his daughter badly since she was a child.

The Pan family was also a wealthy family in the Song Dynasty, but I didn't expect that this boy Pan Gui would develop a dandy character, not like his ancestors at all.

Pan Mei was one of the Optimus Primes of the Song Dynasty. Zhao Kuangyin's two most trusted generals at that time were Cao Bin and Pan Mei.

This is not the image of Pan Renmei in the Yang family's romance. He is a real famous general, and he was not the one who killed Yang Jiye. Of course he is responsible, but the main responsibility is not him.

As Yang Jiye's immediate boss, it was his stain that he failed in the rescue, but he could no longer control the army at that time.

The main person responsible was Wang Qian, who did not listen to Yang Jiye's advice, which led to the failure of the army and Yang Jiye's fate.

As a result, Wang Qian was dismissed from his post and sent to Jinzhou. However, he was not famous enough, so later generations wrote novels and pushed Pan Mei, who was more famous, as a scapegoat.

Of course, Pan Mei, the most commander-in-chief, could not control the army after the army started. This stain cannot be forgiven.

That battle was the Northern Expedition of the Song Army. They attacked the Liao Kingdom in two ways. Cao Bin returned without success all the way. Pan Mei went to four states in a row and achieved brilliant results.

But Cao Bin's ineffectiveness made Song Taizong afraid to let Pan Mei go deeper, so he could only order the withdrawal of the army and take the people of the four states to retreat.

After the Liao State learned that the Song army retreated with its people, it ordered the entire army to pursue it. Yang Jiye believed that he could not fight the Liao State at this time. He himself, with his people, fighting the cavalry was doomed to fail.

Pan Mei was a little hesitant. After all, the morale of her army was at its peak, but Wang Qian directly questioned Yang Jiye for not daring to fight.

As a surrendered minister, Yang Jiye could not be suspected of his loyalty, so he could only lead the army as the vanguard to stop the enemy, and the army supported him from behind.

But as soon as the battle began, the Song army went crazy. It should be the previous consecutive victories that made the soldiers think that the Liao army was here to deliver food, and they swarmed in disobediently. The result was tragic.

Yang Jiye died on the spot, and Pan Mei lost his troops and returned in disastrous defeat. Originally, the Song Dynasty took advantage of this battle, and went to four states to plunder all the wealth and people, but in the end, all was returned to the Liao Kingdom.

It was a serious crime that Pan Mei, the most commander-in-chief, could not control the army, but considering that the armies in the early Song Dynasty came from the troubled times of the Five Dynasties, this kind of thing happened often.

Zhao Guangyi had no choice but to give him a small punishment but a heavy punishment. Wang Qian, who provoked Yang Jiye to fight to the death, was severely punished. Pan Mei was only demoted from her official position and demoted three levels in a row as punishment.

(End of this chapter)