Fengmou Jiangshan

Chapter 71 Forgiveness
Gu Qinghua smiled slightly and said: "Although that is the case, it is just that there are benefits to doing so, at least let them understand, let the world understand my position and intentions, and also, face the Taizu, face the ancestors When Liezong kowtowed and kowtowed, he also taught them to think about how hard it was for their ancestors to earn this family fortune, and to be vigilant, and to be more careful in their actions in the future!" Gu Qinghua has never been stingy with favors that can play an excellent role in appeasement and bribery.

Su Jun thought for a while, twitched the corner of his mouth, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty's words are true! Well, it's worth the change of stability and tranquility! Your Majesty might as well pass on the Cui family, the Wang family, and the Lu family. The four families are all there, so we can't tell each other's favor so that one family will not be a big one, and secondly, we can take the opportunity to test the four families' thoughts!"

Gu Qinghua nodded, raised his chin, and smiled with crooked eyebrows: "I thought so too!"

When the imperial decree was delivered to the Zheng family, all the people from top to bottom were trembling, kneeling in the courtyard, and the afterglow of the setting sun was gorgeous and elongated their thick figures, overlapping each other, presenting a pitch-black darkness.Everyone knelt down on the ground, bowed their heads in silence, all they could see from the corner of their eyes was the bright and shining silver light of armor, showing a murderous aura, their hearts trembled, and the chill increased a bit.

Didn't this situation come to raid the house?

The imperial envoy calmly unfolded the imperial decree, and read slowly in a clear and gentle voice: "Following the heavens, the emperor ordered that the Zheng family of Qinghe, in the past, made great contributions to the dragon. He has made great contributions to the country, and has been a good minister for generations. He is indeed a great hero of our dynasty." Also! Today I want to visit the Tianshou Mountain Imperial Mausoleum to pay homage to the Taizu and the ancestors of the past dynasties. I will never forget the meritorious service of the Zheng family. I will specially give the head of the family and his wife to accompany the sacrifice. I hope you will cherish it and admire it!"

After reading it for a while, the Zheng family was all dizzy, and they couldn't recover for a while in a daze!
People always react like this to unexpected and unexpected big surprises, especially this kind of big surprises that are completely opposite to the expectations in their hearts.

The entire courtyard was so silent that one could hardly hear one's breath.A yellow leaf swirls lightly and falls silently to the ground.

"Master Zheng, accept the decree!" The eunuch Xuanzhi smiled, stepped forward two steps, and handed the imperial decree forward.

Now the master of the family, Zheng Ji, suddenly kowtowed three times loudly, his throat choked up, and he raised his hands above his head to receive the imperial edict, his tongue tied and trembling, and said: "I, I thank the Lord for your grace! Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"

With a sound of "wow", everyone kowtowed in unison, and there was an endless stream of "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you for your grace" and "Thank you, Lord Long En", one after another, mixed with laughter, crying, and sighs of joy or luck. Suddenly it boiled!
The eunuch Xuanzhi saw that the master of the Zheng family was holding the imperial decree in his hand, his whole body was trembling badly, and he knelt there as if he was frozen and didn't know it. He lifted his arms up and said with a smile: "Master Zheng, get up soon! Our family is here to congratulate Master Zheng!"

Zheng Ji said "Ah" like waking up from a dream, and said "I dare not take it" hurriedly got up, trembling hands and feet, feeling weak all over, and it was the eldest son and second son brothers of the Zheng family next to him who helped him up, one left and one right, Only then helped him up.When everyone saw the master get up, they also got up one after another.The grey-bearded Mrs. Zheng tremblingly supported by the old servant came to the eunuch Xuanzhi, blinked, and tears flowed down her cheeks.He couldn't help but tightly grasped the sleeve of Xuanzhi eunuch, wept with tears: "Eunuch, please report back to Your Majesty, the Zheng family will never forget His Majesty's favor, and dare not tarnish the reputation of loyalty and goodness of our ancestors!"

The eunuch Xuanzhi said "Ouch", and hurriedly supported the old man Zheng's arm with his backhand, and said with a smile: "The old man Zheng is a shameful old slave! Don't worry, old man, we will definitely bring this word to our family. Your Majesty's grace is grand, our house congratulations!"

Old Mrs. Zheng thanked him endlessly. At this time, the core members of the Zheng family had already surrounded him. Zheng Ji led the way, accompanied by a smile, and invited the Xuanzhi eunuch and the accompanying guards to enter the mansion to have a rest and have tea.

The eunuch proclaiming the decree, however, chuckled, swept his eyes around everyone, and said with a respectful smile: "Your Majesty has a decree, and you will return to the capital immediately after reading out the decree, without delay. We appreciate Mr. Zheng's kindness. Who is His Majesty's decree?" Dare not to follow, let’s say goodbye from here! Mr. Zheng and Mrs. Zheng should prepare to go to Tianshou City to accompany you!” Regardless of the Zheng family’s repeated attempts to stay, the twenty or so people didn’t even drink a sip of tea from the Zheng family. went.

Mrs. Zheng waited to see the group of people disappear before she looked back. Thinking of how well the Empress manages people, each of them admired them in their hearts. Thinking about this great honor, which is almost equivalent to a pie falling from the sky, everyone immediately jumped up and down. They were all beaming, with smiles on their brows and eyes, chattering excitedly.

Finally, Ping An escaped unharmed.

Mrs. Zheng narrowed his eyes, breathed a long sigh of relief, looked at his head son, and said: "I will call your younger brothers, second uncle, third uncle, and my eldest grandson to come to my yard later. "

Her Majesty the Empress would let the Zheng family go, which was already in his expectation.Although he is no longer in charge of the family, he does not mean that he does not care about the family. Many things are seen more clearly than they because of the relationship from the outside.

If Gu Qinghua wanted to move them, it would not be difficult to find Zheng from the Yuchang, but she did not do that. Although she ordered to seize all the assets and properties of the Yuchang, Zheng’s There are other industrial fields, although the profit is far less than that of the Yuchang, but as long as it is managed properly, it is still more than enough to maintain the future life. It can be seen that she does not plan to kill all the Zhengs.

But Mrs. Zheng did not expect that she would suddenly issue such an imperial decree, which is hard to buy and is enough to boast of 20 years in the village, to accompany the emperor to worship the ancestors. How many officials can get this honor?

This is a gesture of goodwill, but also a warning.Otherwise, they wouldn't pass the decree and the eunuch would still be at a loss when he arrived at the door of the house, suddenly as if he heard thunder from outside the sky!

She deliberately wanted to scare them well and let them understand that their lives, honors and disgraces are actually under her control, so it's best to stick to their duties and stop squinting!

It is very necessary for him to warn the people in the clan that those businesses involved should be let go as much as possible, and just keep a few of the most profitable ones to subsidize the family.The best choice is to buy more land and become a real rich man. Whether it is the king of politics or His Majesty the empress, what does the struggle for power between them have to do with the Zheng family?
Mr. Zheng was even a little grateful for the bankruptcy of the Yuchang, otherwise, I am afraid that he would not be able to see the reality clearly now, and maybe one day he will be gone forever!

(End of this chapter)