Zheshu

Chapter 99 Pros and Cons
In Shen Qing's dream, it was Ji Wuhuan who came back from the flowers, Suqiu and Di Yun who left hand in hand, and all the people from Meiyun Pavilion.

When she woke up in the afternoon, she was already sweating profusely.

It's getting warmer outside, but it's still chilly,

She hugged the thin quilt, turned sideways to watch the sunlight fall on the ground through the lattice screen, forming a delicate pattern, her lips slightly lifted.

On the yellow rosewood table not far from the bed was a green-glazed porcelain vase, with two or three fresh flowers in it, so delicate that they seemed to be able to smell a little fragrance.

Smelling these aromas, Shen Qing felt that the strength in her body seemed to be full again, so she called someone in to change her clothes.

The aunt who has been by my side during this period of time is called Ming Rou, she has dignified features, and she acts extraordinarily neatly and cleanly. Shen Qing likes her very much.

"Madams, please come in?" Shen Qing asked with a smile.

Mingrou looked at the set of phoenix crowns weighing two catties on the dressing table, paused, picked out two gold step shakers, and smiled slightly: "After a while, the servants have sent people to the side hall to rest, ladies and gentlemen. Knowing that you are tired today, everyone said that there is no need to disturb your rest."

Shen Qing saw that she was flipping her bare hands lightly, and a delicate bun was combed, only a few light hairpins were used, which made her heave a sigh of relief.

"Your Majesty, should you change into a regular dress or a phoenix robe?" Aunt Ming Rou asked with a smile.

"Normal clothes are enough." Shen Qing laughed, footsteps came from the outside, and An An's voice was heard from far away, as if she was talking to the nanny, but the nanny couldn't understand the babbling.

The nanny smiled and carried him in, saluted him and said: "The prince can't be idle for a moment, and I want to see you when I want to take a nap."

"Mother..." An An still can't learn to call 'mother queen', Shen Qing is not in a hurry, looking at the little meat dumpling who was put on the ground by the nanny, running towards her on tiptoe, chuckled: "An An misses mother queen? "

"Think..." An An giggled, her big eyeballs were amazingly bright.

Shen Qing raised her eyebrows slightly, as if she wanted to hug him up: "Go to court with the queen mother?"

An An was puzzled, but she was happy to be able to play with her mother and queen.

Seeing his stupidity, Shen Qing didn't say much, and went to meet those wives together with him.

A lot of people came this time, except for a few old princes who felt at ease, several kings with different surnames and Mrs. Hou, the duke's wife, all came.

Everyone just listened to the singing and drinking, and were too busy to speak, they got up and saluted quickly, and then only heard a cool voice: "Excuse me." After that, they lowered their eyes and saw a pair of delicate red embroidered shoes walking by in front of them. , upwards, is the slightly floating big red pendant.

Shen Qing sat down first, then said with a smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, try this tea, I just found it from the people a few days ago."

Shen Qing didn't ask the purpose directly, but made a detour with them.

These wives are all good people, and they are the most powerful at plotting people's hearts. Now that the empress made her drink tea, she carefully analyzed her words word by word.For example, the empress said that it was found by the people, and the empress has always cared about people's livelihood. Could it be that she asked them to drink this tea to imply something?
Everyone took a sip of tea, and suddenly, an extremely bitter taste spread in their mouths. Some of them couldn't bear it, and almost vomited it out on the spot, but they saw Shen Qing took a sip of tea, but His face remained unchanged.

The leader is Mrs. Wang Shi of Fuguo Duke's Mansion. She is about fifty years old. Looking at it now, she immediately frowned and said: "Your Majesty cares about the suffering of the people, and it is really a blessing for the people."

"Only this palace cares about the suffering of the common people. How can the common people be blessed? All adults and wives must care about it. For example, this tea, I heard that ordinary people will drink it for more than half a year. .” Shen Qing smiled lightly.

The wives below were all thinking about Xiao Jiujiu, and Mrs. Wang, who had just opened her mouth, took a look and said with a smile: "My father-in-law is naturally concerned about the people. This time the emperor is going to fight, and he heard that the treasury is empty. He should be in a hurry. I fell ill on the bed, and I still didn’t forget to ask my sons to sell most of the Zhuangzi’s shop for [-] yuan in silver. If the empress doesn’t mind it, the minister’s wife will send people to the household department for military pay.”

The wives below were all stunned, and they said it was 5 taels of silver. This mansion is really generous!

But looking at their empress and empress again, she was not surprised at all, she just responded with a smile: "Thank you for your generosity, Duke Guo, this way, the soldiers in front can have enough food, and they can better protect our territory. "

"Where does it deserve your thank you?" Mrs. Guo smiled and got up to salute. She spent 5 taels of silver to sell herself decently in front of the empress, who can be said to be under one person and above ten thousand. If it is true It is safe to liquidate Lord Yan of the Ministry of Households, even if the Duke's Mansion is somewhat involved.

The people below are smarter than the Duke's wife, of course there are others, no, the eldest daughter-in-law of Dingguo's mansion smiled and said: "Madam, these years, Dingguo's mansion has not done any serious business, and few juniors have achieved little success in doing business. , although it is not much, but I am willing to give half of the family fortune, 10 taels, to help relieve the people of the world."

Everyone gasped again, 10 taels!Even if it wasn't as good as she said, half of it was really built, but the harvest for several years was top-notch.

Hearing the words, Shen Qing naturally accepted it with a smile, and still did not forget to say: "Duke Dingguo's mansion is completely sincere. At this time, I will definitely write a letter to the emperor in person, so that he can know that his subjects are still united as one, and they are dedicated to helping me. Wei is good."

When the wives at the bottom heard this, how could they not dare to fight over each other, if there is no 10 taels, they would have to pay 3 taels to 5 taels, Shen Qing asked Aunt Ming Rou to write them down one by one.

It wasn't until the wives finished delivering the presents that they remembered the purpose of coming here today. They didn't come to give money, they came to sniff.Today, Mr. Yan is being hung up at home like this, and will be investigated by Zhang Yushi and the supervisory censor. In a few days, he will be designated to ransack the house.The forces in the capital are already intertwined, and all of them have something to do with the Minister of the Household Department. It is just a matter of how many or how few. Although the queen will not copy all the courtiers in the capital in one go, it is necessary to bring out a few rich families. Fill the treasury.

Dingguogong's daughter-in-law came to her senses immediately, and said: "Madam, this time my wife is here, and I really have something to ask you for."

"Apologize?" Shen Qing took another sip of tea, twisted a piece of milk cake for An An who was sitting obediently beside her.

Dingguogong's daughter-in-law immediately knelt down and burst into tears: "A few days ago, the seventh son of the Duke's mansion married the eldest daughter of Mr. Yan's family. , the relationship with the Ministry of Households is really not deep, and this marriage is really just because the young master and young lady agree with each other, so they got married, please be careful."

Shen Qing glanced at her lightly and smiled lightly.This morning, Lord Yan was only allowed to go back to rest, and in the afternoon they couldn't wait to get rid of the relationship. Is it because they are worried that they don't understand government affairs, or are they brave enough to convict Lord Yan, or are they really guilty of thieves?

Aunt Ming Rou whispered a few words in her ear: "The idle errands of several masters in Dingguo's mansion are all in the household department and the official department."

After saying this, Shen Qing understood.The Ministry of Households is in charge of money, and the Ministry of Officials is in charge of the promotion of officials. There are no errands in these two places. I'm afraid they are colluding.

Shen Qing smiled lightly, and raised her hand to let someone lift her up: "They got married, what are you going to do with this Palace? Besides, Mr. Yan just went back to recuperate, but you said that all the people in Dingguo's mansion are taking errands? Bengong But I heard that Ding Guogong was a hero in the past, and even though the former emperor fought in the south and north, how can he wrong his grandchildren to go to the idle errands? Brother, let him send a few real messengers to the old man in the mansion, how about it?"

Dingguo Gong's complexion became strange immediately, his lips murmured for a long time before he thanked, the wives next to him were all secretly laughing, but when they thought about their own affairs, they began to worry again.

The old lady of the Fuguo Mansion is shrewd, and she guessed what Shen Qing was going to do with a turn of her mind, and said: "Empress, after thinking about it, the minister feels that the people in the world are suffering now, and the Fuguo Mansion should also pray sincerely." May God bless you and bless my great Wei people, so I plan to bring my children and grandchildren to live in Puji Temple and pray for the common people. This time I go up the mountain, and I can save a lot of food and clothing. When the time comes, the money will be sent to the empress. .”

Shen Qing looked at the old lady, she really knew how to read people's hearts, and smiled lightly: "Then I will thank you on behalf of the people." After finishing speaking, she looked at Mingrou: "Go and take the jade handle from this palace to you. Come and see the old lady."

When the old lady heard it, she knew that she had guessed correctly, so she quickly got up to thank her.

Everyone saw that Dingguogong's family had received a reward on the surface, but was actually punished, while the old lady of Fuguogong's mansion actually received a reward and gained dignity. What does this mean? Explain that the Empress not only wants money, but also wants these ministers to settle down and stop messing around. It is best for the whole family to go to the temple to eat fast and chant Buddha like the old lady of Fuguo Duke's Mansion.

After receiving such information, these wives were also unable to make up their minds. They were all silent and able to make up their minds. They also said that they would take their sons and grandsons back to their hometown to worship their ancestors. The atmosphere in the room became a little tense for a while.

An An didn't understand what they were doing, she just stared at the soft milk cake that Shen Qing fed, one bite at a time, without chewing, it melted in the mouth.

Shen Qing watched him eat obediently, and took another sip of tea with a smile on her face. Her tea was made by Xia Rao herself by picking flowers in the yard, with a little hot milk added, it was very sweet.

As we talked, it was getting dark outside, An An was so sleepy that he could hardly keep his eyes open, and everyone who knew the fun got up and said goodbye.

In this line of work, almost everyone who said that they would take their grandchildren to leave honestly received a reward, and it became immediately clear where the wind in the palace was blowing.

Mingrou did the math, it was what these wives said verbally, and after wiping out the odds, there was a full 80 taels of silver, not to mention disaster relief, and the military pay was enough.

Ming Rou smiled softly: "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about the treasury now."

However, Shen Qing asked the nanny to carry An An down, got up and walked into the yard, and smiled slightly: "The 80 taels will be spent soon, and now there are disaster victims everywhere in the Great Wei, and the front-line wars have not stopped. The Mongolian marriage Undecided, Dayan is still eyeing, how can a small 80 be enough? And the 80, we are right, for the big family with rich background, I am afraid it is just a year or two of running water in the mansion."

Ming Rou opened her eyes wide in surprise, but she was surprised that Shen Qing was so clear.

Not long after, Xia Rao came over in a hurry and saluted her: "The news came from the king of the Mongolian county. The king of Mongolia temporarily suppressed the marriage, but he didn't refuse."

"What did the Fifth Prince say?" Shen Qing knew that Hu and Lu were not so sincere in their marriage.

"The fifth prince said there is no rush, just wait for the emperor to make any movement, and Hu and Lu will make a decision soon." Xia Rao was a little worried.

Shen Qing just nodded. In the final analysis, she still can't do these things herself. First, everyone sees that she is a woman, and now they are convinced, but when doing other things, they are not necessarily convinced, and they must be laborious. Second, she is pregnant now. I don't want to hurt this child.

"Go and urge Mr. Zhang to investigate the affairs of the Yan family as soon as possible and carefully. All relevant people must be found out and the news should be leaked." Shen Qing said, as long as these people feel scared, they will settle down.

Xia Rao took orders and hurried out.

Ming Rou supported her, seeing that it was getting late, she said softly: "Mother, it's cold outside, be careful not to catch a cold."

Shen Qing looked at the setting sun like blood, and breathed out slowly, but she was not in a hurry to go back, she just wrapped the cloak around her body tightly: "Put the dinner in Ling'er Palace, I will eat with her."

Ming Rou nodded with a smile.

The night wind blew past and fell on the person gently. The fragrance of the flowers in the yard was not strong, but it smelled very good, which made people feel better.

Linger's eyes became more and more engaged, and Zheng Luo was helpless.

Shen Qing sat opposite her, looked at her with a light smile: "I heard that tomorrow will be a good sun, let's go fly a kite?"

"Fly a kite?" Ling'er could vaguely see Shen Qing, but not clearly.But as for kite flying, she only heard Mammy describe it, but never saw it.

"Well, let's make a thin kite and let it fly in the wind." Shen Qing explained with a smile, but the nurse at the side turned her back to wipe her tears.

Ling'er smiled and nodded: "Okay, then let's go fly a kite tomorrow."

Shen Qing smiled and said no more, but her heart ached for her strength and forbearance.

Compared with the warmth in the palace, Zhang Yushi looked at his wife with a sullen face: "Who allowed you to communicate with them in private?"

"Master, this is our daughter's in-laws. How can I not see her when she comes to visit?" Mrs. Zhang also looked aggrieved: "Could it be that the Queen's wife has taken care of our Zhang family because of this matter? If so , How many families in the capital will suffer.”

"Stupid!" Mr. Zhang said angrily. After receiving Xia Rao's words earlier, he knew that Shen Qing didn't intend to punish anyone, but wanted to beat and beat everyone to make people calm. , On the contrary, they communicate in private, which is even more suspected of forming a party for personal gain.

Mr. Zhang couldn't explain this to his wife, so he just turned cold: "During this period, you just stay at home honestly, you are not allowed to go there, and you don't want to see anyone, otherwise, you can just go back to your mother's house and forget it." !"

What Mr. Zhang said was serious, Mrs. Zhang turned pale when she heard it, and dared not speak anymore.

But from this, the people in the capital also got the news, thinking that the Empress Dowager is really going to use Lord Yan's matter to make a big liquidation.With Mrs. Fu Guogong as the beacon, everyone knows how to win the favor of the empress. Those who are less courageous will go to the household department to 'donate' with silver notes and gold, silver and jewelry that night. Those who are more courageous, He didn't move at all, and some of them had a clear conscience, and they took some appropriate money to donate during the day. The gate of the household department, which had been neglected yesterday, suddenly became lively, and many people even sent home The relatives of the relatives went back to their natal homes, and those who received errands were even more afraid that they would have nothing to do on duty, so they rushed to do things.

The fifth prince saw Shen Qing the next day and said this.

Seeing his smiling face, Shen Qing also smiled slightly: "This is just a stopgap measure, and they will get over it in a few days."

"The money will be taken out at that time, there is no reason to take it back." Ji Kang chuckled, for the emperor's wife, although her methods were not in the usual way, but these unreasonable ways were still very effective.

Shen Qing raised her eyebrows slightly: "Let the follow-up matters be left to the fifth emperor's younger brother, and my palace still focuses on raising the fetus." Shen Qing smiled lightly.

There was a trace of surprise in Ji Kang's eyes, but when she thought that she had done so many things, none of them followed the rules, so she didn't say much.

After sending Ji Kang away, Shen Qing breathed a sigh of relief.This younger brother of the Five Emperors is very capable, but he refuses to show it. What is he worried about, is he worried that he suspects him of having two hearts?

Mingrou took the account book left by Ji Kang just now, and the "donations" received from last night to this morning have reached as much as one million, which made her speechless. These officials are really very, very rich.

Shen Qing looked at her and smiled slightly: "Don't be surprised, what they took out this time was to sell their own lives, and they had to empty out their entire family's wealth to bring them. It's not surprising that there are so many."

Ming Rou answered in a hurry, seeing Shen Qing continued to sit and drink tea indifferently, she didn't ask any more questions, and stood on the side with her head bowed to serve quietly.

At the gate of the capital, because many officials' wives and children left the capital, there were many carriages waiting in line. The man who came from outside saw it and chuckled: "Is this going to escape?"

"Fleeing?" The people nearby laughed when they heard it: "These gentlemen and wives are going back to their hometown."

"What are you doing back home?" The visitor was puzzled.

The commoner was also happy to say: "Who knows, it was decided suddenly, but it is a good thing. They have all gone, and there are a lot of errands in the capital, and the salary that the imperial court will pay is reduced by half. The elders can also concentrate more on doing things for the people, instead of going home all day to count those Zhuangzi shops, get together to drink and go shopping in kilns."

Visitors always felt that he missed the point, but they saw that in the tea house not far away, several elders gathered together and sighed.

"If it's Master Yan's matter, the Empress really wants to investigate it carefully, and if it's on us, do you think we should run away or not?"

The other younger one looked angry, but he didn't dare to say it: "If you run away, your family members won't be able to run away, and if you don't run away, you will die. This empress is really brave, she is not afraid of us uniting together... ..."

"What are you together?" Someone immediately interrupted him: "Stop talking nonsense, you must know that walls have ears, and..." He lowered his voice and leaned forward: "Now the five princes are assisting the government, and the remaining princes You have seen that he is also very obedient to the empress. If we want to rebel, who are we going to rebel against? Don't forget that the emperor left Beijing this time, not only sent all the imperial guards The army is left to the queen, even the [-] troops stationed outside the city are also the emperor's people, whoever dares to make a mistake will be the first to die!"

This lord is quite clear about the situation, everyone sighed after hearing this: "Could it be possible, I'm really waiting for her to take us..."

"No, this queen doesn't seem to be an impulsive and reckless person. This time, I'm afraid it's just to scare the chickens and monkeys. By the way, let us pay some money for the national treasury. Whoever of you is rich, hurry up and pay more. It's a life." After finishing speaking, everyone dispersed.

After Ye Luhan heard this, a smile appeared on his face, he knew that this Shen Qing was not simple, but he never thought that he would have such abilities.

After thinking about it, drive the horse and go in.

When Shen Qing saw Jiya, she was tied hands and feet and stuffed in her mouth.

"Let go."

"Yes." Zheng Luo stepped forward and gave her a neat needle, only then did someone loosen her hands and feet, and pulled out the cloth stuffed in her mouth.

Ji Ya only felt numb all over, and there was still a dull pain in her lower body, but she did not forget to look at Shen Qing sneeringly: "Do you really think that you alone can protect the Great Wei Jiangshan?"

Shen Qing thought it was funny: "Who told you that it's only me?"

Ji Ya looked at her coldly: "I won't bicker with you, but even if I were a ghost, I wouldn't let you go."

"You have a chance now." Shen Qing smiled lightly, even Zheng Luo looked at her in surprise.

Ji Ya frowned, looked at Shen Qing who was dressed in red in front of her, and sneered: "What tricks do you want to play?"

"It's not a trick, it's just to fulfill you." Shen Qing raised her lips high: "Don't you hate me and want to provoke the relationship between Wei and Mongolia so that the two countries will go to war? You go back to Mongolia, and I guarantee that you will see Hu and Lu safely."

When Ji Ya heard this, she immediately turned pale, pointed at her and shouted: "Even if I die, I won't let you succeed!" Now that her plan has failed, if she is sent to Hu and Lu again, she will definitely be worse off than die.

She shouted and rushed towards Shen Qing's lower abdomen, she knew that she was also pregnant with a child.

Shen Qing frowned slightly, looking at her stern eyes to protect her lower abdomen, but just as she got up, her legs softened and she fell to her knees on the ground.

She looked at Shen Qing with red eyes and a sneer: "I won't let you succeed!" After finishing speaking, she bit her tongue fiercely, but Zheng Luo hurried forward and gave another injection. They all seem to have been taken away.

"It's dangerous." Zheng Luo exhaled, and then looked at Shen Qing: "Your Majesty, why did you send her back to Mongolia?"

"Because trouble has come to us, we naturally have to send her away quickly." Yeluhan didn't even know how to shave his iconic beard, and he was in his own territory, how could she not know.While Hu and Lu were unwilling to accept Wei's marriage, they sent General Yeluhan over at this time, presumably for the purpose of completing Jiya's unfinished task.

"Come on!" Shen Qing turned around and said directly.

Immediately a eunuch came up: "What is your order?"

"Immediately draw up an order. Princess Jiya of Mongolia is pregnant and intends to mess with my royal family's blood. Immediately escort her back to Mongolia and hand it over to the Mongolian king!"

Even though Jiyadang yelled at her, she didn't have the energy to speak clearly.

Zheng Luo looked at Shen Qing, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, are you forcing Mongolia?"

Shen Qing smiled: "Even if you don't force them now, they have also come to the door. It is better to turn passive into active. If Mongolia really wants to fight, then he will never want to blame my big Wei for the name of provoking disputes." Go up." Once everyone thinks that the dispute was first provoked by Wei, Dayan will definitely attack. Even if Wei seeks peace at that time, he will have to cede land and pay food to Mongolia. Hu and Lu in Mongolia have a good plan !

The decree Shen Qing was not concealed by anyone, and it spread quickly. This time, there was a commotion whether it was in the court or among the people.

The fact that Ji Ya was pregnant was obvious to all, and she was more than three months pregnant, even if Shen Qing wanted to harm her, she would have no chance, so no one dared to pour dirty water on her.When Yeluhan heard the news, he immediately sent a letter back, but he didn't know that he had been exposed.

The situation in the capital was turbulent, and Ji Wuhuan, who was thousands of miles away at this time, also began to miss the people in the capital.

Inside the camp, a lieutenant came in: "Your Majesty, we have stopped Nanzhao's army. In Nanzhao, the king of Dongyang County took advantage of the situation, but Dayan has a faint tendency to suppress it."

"Yeah." Ji Wuhuan nodded, but the Dongyang County King's action this time relieved his pressure, so that at least Dayan could not focus on Wei: "Order, call the army and prepare to attack. "

"But if you kill them directly, you may break into Dayan's trap..." The deputy general was a little worried, and Ji Wuhuan only said in a low voice: "Dayan doesn't dare to fight Dawei directly yet, we need to end this battle as soon as possible." The battle should not be delayed for too long, the longer it is delayed, the easier it will be to change."

The people below got the news and quickly went down to deliver the order.

Ji Wuhuan was dressed in battle armor and held a long sword in his hand. The soldiers next to him looked at it, as if they felt thousands of troops roaring towards them, making people have to bow their heads.

Xuanyuan Li seemed to have been waiting for a long time. He looked at the dark clouds covering the sky, and heard the sounds of war drums that he thought of in a hurry, the corners of his mouth suddenly raised up strangely.

When Hu and Lu received the news from Yeluhan and the news that Ji Wuhuan had gone to war, they couldn't eat anymore that day.If Ji Wuhuan won this time, it would be impossible for Dayan to fight Wei. At that time, it would not be a question of whether he would marry Wei, but whether Wei would marry Mongolia again.

Seeing him standing in the courtyard with his hands behind his back, the queen persuaded him, "If not, marry the princess to those two county kings?"

"What do women know?" He finished impatiently, and then walked away, but he began to think about this proposal in his heart.If you agree to make a marriage now, and send troops to help Ji Wuhuan, then Great Wei and Mongolia can have peace for at least 20 years, but Mongolia will still suffer from hunger all year round, but if you don’t agree, it’s not certain whether Mongolia can keep it in the next 20 years.

"Report to my king, Princess Ji Ya has been sent back!" Someone came to report, Hu and Lu immediately snorted coldly when they heard it: "She still has the face to come back!" After saying that, they walked out quickly.

(End of this chapter)