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Chapter 346 Promoted to Prefect of Yangzhou

The next day, when Mu Jiaojiao and Cui Pu woke up, the news of Concubine Wu Hui's death had spread to everyone.

Moreover, Wu Liyong died.

"It is said that he was deeply guilty and left a blood letter saying that he was going to apologize to Concubine Wu Hui, so while everyone was not paying attention, he hit the wall in the palace and committed suicide. Not only did he die, but his wife and concubine also committed suicide at the Wu family. Before that, five children were given poisoned wine, and they all died." Cheng Nineniang came to inquire about the situation, and exchanged the latest gossip with Mu Jiaojiao.

Mu Jiaojiao couldn't help being speechless. "The Wu family is really cruel. With this breath, more than a dozen members of Wu Liyong's family were killed!"

It also includes the little lady who got the title of county head because of a fight with her eldest lady.Although she doesn't like that arrogant and domineering little lady very much, it seems that her eldest lady is not much better.And the child is so young, it is all adults' problem to be taught that way.When the adults were fighting, they used her as a child as a shield.Now adults have made mistakes, and they take children to be buried with them.

What's wrong with a child?It's just an adult's death.

"It's actually useless for them to do so now. The Wu family will fall apart soon, this is an indisputable fact." Mu Jiaojiao said again.

"Yeah, this is the ending that everyone can see. But the Wu family is in it, so naturally they refuse to accept this fact. And there is King Shou, it seems that there is still a little bit of hope that can be grasped. They want to Do everything possible to restore the decline and continue the glory of the previous 20 years." Cheng Nineniang said.

King Shou... Hehe, there are still others he will suffer!

"That's right." The Wu family refused to look back after bumping into the south wall. These have nothing to do with her.Mu Jiaojiao nodded, and stopped mentioning those troublesome people.

After a pause, Cheng Nineniang said again: "By the way, the sage made a decree early this morning to posthumously confer the title of Concubine Wu Hui as Empress, with the posthumous posthumous title Zhenshun. At that time, the sage refused, and just continued to use the concubine's funeral ceremony to let only the biological children of Concubine Wu Hui wear the mourning. The mausoleum for the burial has also been decided, and it is in the Jingling Mausoleum."

In fact, she had seen these things countless times in the history books in the early years.But now hearing Cheng Nineniang's talk, Mu Jiaojiao's heart still had some rippling.

"I only gave her the posthumous title of empress after her death. I'm afraid Concubine Wu Hui will be so angry that her teeth will itch when she goes underground, right? Besides, the empress position is neither embarrassing nor embarrassing. She would rather not have it."

"This is out of her hands. She has covered the sky with one hand in the palace these years, allowing the Wu family to do whatever they want in the court, which has already aroused many people's dissatisfaction. In addition, the matter of framing the three kings is well known , Her reputation has already been stink! If the funeral is really carried out with the Queen's ceremony, it is probably a joke. How many people in Chang'an City are willing to keep the country's filial piety for her? Let alone places outside Chang'an It is already good for her to be buried as a queen now, but if she asks too much, it will become another joke!" Cheng Nineniang said coolly.

Mu Jiaojiao gave a shallow smile, deeply convinced by her words.

Concubine Wu Hui died, and Cheng Nineniang was obviously in a good mood, and she just chatted there for a long time.Then she suddenly thought of another thing: "By the way, you said that you couldn't treat Concubine Wu Hui yesterday because the medical box was destroyed. Then if Wu Wu didn't destroy your box, would you really give it to her?" Can it be cured?"

"It's already a fait accompli, so is it meaningful to talk about it now?" Mu Jiaojiao said with a smile.

Cheng Nineniang didn't care, she just wanted her to explain clearly.

Mu Jiaojiao said helplessly: "Even if the medical kit is not destroyed, I won't treat her."

"why?"

"Didn't I say it earlier, her death yesterday was determined by fate, and no one can change it. The era of Concubine Wu Hui is about to pass, so she must die."

"Don't talk to me about this! Just be honest, if you brought a medical kit, why would you refuse to treat her?"

"It's actually very simple. I just said that the medicine has already been used by others, can't it? Otherwise, it's okay to throw it away. Anyway, as long as this matter has something to do with Concubine Wu Hui, I will never do it. Because once I get started, if I don't After she was completely cured, they would all think that I was hiding my secrets, not only would not be grateful, but they would go further and further, and the things behind would be endless; I have succumbed to their power, and I am getting more and more complacent, and I may not know how to publicize that matter. How could I give them this opportunity?"

Cheng Nineniang immediately gave a thumbs up. "You are amazing!"

Mu Jiaojiao smiled but said nothing.

In the next few days, the city of Chang'an was filled with bleak solemnity.The sage has loved Concubine Wu Hui for so many years, so he must still have some genuine affection for her.Therefore, Concubine Wu Hui's funeral was extremely grand, and the saint was bedridden because of her death, and passed out several times from grief.

Her spiritual seat stopped for seven to seven days, and when she was buried in Jingling, she was buried with many gold and jade artifacts.

These days, because King Shou wanted to guard Concubine Wu Hui's spirit, the wound on Peng Zhang's hand did not heal for a long time, and folks did not allow indulging in wine and pleasure, so Cui Pu's post to Peng Zhang was declined by him.

The meaning of this polite refusal is naturally to ask him to invite him a few more times.

It was so easy to be able to brag in front of Cui Pu, he would definitely not let go of this opportunity.

Cui Pu was so angry with this guy's high profile, but he had to grit his teeth and wait for Concubine Hui's funeral before posting to him.

And during this period, Cui Gelao and Cui Fan's request for Ding You's papers finally got an approval, which is naturally a win-win situation.

Zhang Jiuling has resigned as prime minister, and the saint has recently been too sad to be the prime minister of the government. There must be someone in the court to help control the government affairs.Elder Cui Ge is one of the most trusted and trusted veterans of the sage now.

But for the decision of the sage to seize the love, Cui Ge Lao resolutely chose-continue to write the letter, and insist on Ding You!

In private, he said to Cui Pu and Cui Fan: "Now that Concubine Wu Hui dies, the government will definitely be in chaos for a while, and we don't know which woman can take the place of Concubine Wu Hui. It's okay if she is a more virtuous woman...but in the end A sage's temperament, a virtuous woman is not to his liking at all. If there is another one like Concubine Wu Hui, or worse than her, then I will not wait for this court! The sage is getting older day by day, like the deposed prince Things will definitely happen one after another in the future. I can't persuade me anymore, so I will take advantage of my good reputation in the court and quickly retreat!"

Then he said to Cui Fu: "You are still young, if you want to go further in the court, this Ding You must persevere. Otherwise, this will become a big reason for the opponent to attack you in the future, which will be at your great disadvantage By the way, you can also sit quietly at home during this year, observing the situation in the court, and you can feel confident when you go back later."

Cui Fu nodded quickly: "My son listens to daddy in everything."

Therefore, the father and son wrote to each other again and again, expressing their feelings countless times.Finally, the sage was moved by their filial piety and granted their request.

In this way, time has entered October in a flash, and Cui Pu's five-month filial piety is over.

According to the regulations, he should go to the Ministry of Officials to put up his name and ask the Shangguan to assign him another errand.

"Do you think I'm still going?" He whispered next to Mu Jiaojiao.

"Go, why don't you go?" Mu Jiaojiao said with a smile, "You only did what you were supposed to do. But as for how the officials arrange you, that's up to the officials. Besides, since Uncle and Uncle are already Ding You Now that you are at home, there must be someone in the family who serves in the court, so that people will know that the Cui family is not empty! So now, you must stand up and let everyone see the Cui family."

"I understand the truth, but I just feel annoyed. It was so hard for me to lay such a good foundation in Hailing County, but it was forced to stop when it just started. God knows where I will be arranged this time , I have to start all over again! Just thinking about it gives me a headache!"

Cui Pu wailed, and curled up on her body to absorb the warmth.

Mu Jiaojiao then patted his head and coaxed him for a long time like coaxing a child.

In the end, Cui Pu went to the official department.And on the third day after he was named in the Ministry of Officials, he saw a group of people rushing into Chang'an City and galloping all the way to the imperial palace, shouting: "An urgent report from Yangzhou, a hundred militiamen from Hailing County We dispatched overnight to wipe out a group of pirates haunting the Yellow Sea, arresting 56 people, including three big bosses!"

The pirates in the Yellow Sea near Yangzhou have all been cleared, and merchant ships can enter and leave with confidence in the future.Cui Pu fought desperately for [-] places, and spent half of his own money on painstaking training for three full years, and now it has finally yielded results!
It stands to reason that the credit for catching the pirates now falls on the head of the new magistrate of Hailing County, but Cui Pu has been the one-handed catcher of this team from formation to training. This is a fact that everyone knows.After the new magistrate took office, his first reaction was to abolish this team, because he didn't want to support this group of people at all, and felt that it was a waste of money.However, the civilian husbands headed by Hu San firmly disagreed, and later, with the financial support of Wei Zhuang, they barely persisted until now.

Nowadays, it is very easy to wipe out the pirates who have been rampant for many years. They have become famous, and the new county magistrate immediately changed his previous disdainful attitude.When sending the pirates to Chang'an, he also brought Hu San and others with him.

But he never expected that when facing the superior officer of the Ministry of Punishment, Hu San was neither humble nor overbearing, and said frankly: "This matter is all due to Cui Pu, the prefect. Under the circumstances, we paid our own money to support us, and invited Guo Shishi and others to teach us the art of war, we would not be able to achieve today's results! So now, we don't want this credit, just ask you to reward Cui Xianzun! "

Several other people also echoed loudly.

This made the new magistrate's face look very good-looking.

After the death of Concubine Wu Hui, the saint has been depressed.After a great event happened, Gao Lishi naturally tried his best to persuade him to pay attention to it, so as to cheer up his mood.Then, the sage also heard the words of Hu San and his party.

"This little Cui Aiqing, he is really... weird ideas pop up in his head all of a sudden. But if such an idea is in his hands, he can always do it for him! I really can't see it, he still An all-rounder in civil and military affairs!" After saying these sad words, a smile appeared on the saint's face.

Gao Lishi was very excited, and quickly spoke good words for Cui Pu: "Sage, don't you even look at his background! Although he is only the son of the Cui family in Boling, he is also the son of Cui Ge. Elder Ge also walked around for him in the court. And now, Elder Cui Ge and Mr. Cui Dalang are both at home. Ding You, why do you think he is so relieved? Isn’t it because he knows his son’s abilities? Those who put high hopes on him must be the pillars of the court. By the way, before the slaves have time to congratulate the saint, you have obtained another excellent talent!"

The saint was coaxed into laughter.

"Based on what you're saying, Cui Ge and his son's decision to reject Zhen Duoqing is correct? Shouldn't I be angry with them?"

"Being filial to the elders is the duty of the children. If they can't even fulfill this duty, saint, do you dare to let them be loyal to the country?" Gao Lishi laughed, "And, it is not now Is there a little Cui magistrate? You see, even if he is not in Hailing County, he has never stopped doing good things for the people and our new Tang Dynasty. So it doesn’t matter if this person is not in the court, as long as he has his heart It’s enough to be in the court all the time, and to do good things for the country and the people.”

The sage raised his eyes and looked at him: "Why do I keep hearing you say good things about that kid Cui Liu? Could it be that he bought you off with something?"

"Yes! Saint, do you still remember the medicine that the servant gave you after you passed out from grief on the day of Concubine Hui's burial? That was secretly given to the servant by Mrs. Cui Liushao before she left. She had expected that you would be heartbroken because of Concubine Hui's affairs, so she gave the servant two medicines to protect her heart. The husband and wife are only thinking of you, the saint, so how could the servant not be bribed by them?" Gao Lux wiped the corner of his eyes and said.

"So she gave that medicine?" The saint said to himself, "Since she has such a magical medicine, why didn't she use it for Concubine Hui? Maybe with this medicine, Concubine Hui..."

"Saint, please forgive me! Mrs. Cui Liushao always has one thing to say and another to say two. If the medicine is useful for Concubine Hui, she will not hide it for herself. Since she didn't show it, it must be saying that this medicine is good for the empress. It's useless. Otherwise, why would she want us to wait for this medicine to exist? You should believe in the loyalty of the Cui family to you." Gao Lishi persuaded earnestly.

The saint was startled, and then heaved a long sigh. "You're right. I'm stunned, how can I doubt her loyalty? This little Cui Aiqing has done several great things for the court in the seven years since he entered the official position. His wife has also been taking care of her carefully. Thirteen Lang, that day also relieved Concubine Hui's pain, and even offered me a miracle medicine. This couple is a rare genius in the world. Now they have wasted seven years in the post of county magistrate. Now I should give They're in a good place."

After that, he ordered: "Go and call the Minister of Rites, I have something to ask him."

So, the next day, the Ministry of Officials issued a decree-in view of the meritorious service of organizing civilian husbands to catch pirates, Cui Pu made great contributions, so he was promoted as the magistrate of Yangzhou, and he took office a year later!

(End of this chapter)