stern wife

Chapter 372
After Pei Xiaoran returned to the mansion, he originally thought that the Minister of the Ministry of Officials would come to propose marriage soon, but who knows, Lord Shang Shu did not wait, but instead received two pieces of news that were not small.

One is Xue Meng, the second daughter of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, who eloped with a man who was said to be very good-looking.

Another one is that the queen's grandmother passed away.

No wonder Master Shang Shu didn't come to the door, it turned out that something happened to the second daughter and she was busy dealing with this scandal.

Pei Xiaoran breathed a sigh of relief temporarily, feeling that such a big incident happened to the Xue family, at least within this year, Master Shang Shu should not be in the mood to take care of the eldest daughter Xue Yuan's marriage.

As for the death of the queen's grandmother...

For the world, birth, old age, sickness and death are inevitable, and it is normal for the old lady to die in another life when she is old.

But Pei Xiaoran knew that in the previous life, this old lady lived to be nearly a hundred years old, and her body was very strong, so it was impossible for her to pass away so early.

She couldn't help thinking of what she had mentioned to Emperor Chixuan about the northern border where some people allowed their subordinates to oppress the people.

It seems that the people sent by Emperor Chixuan to investigate have returned, and brought back some very bad news, which led to Emperor Chixuan finally couldn't help but do it.

However, if he directly ordered the arrest of the general of Zhenguo and his two sons who were misbehaving, and brought them back, the general might jump over the wall in a hurry, and then directly lead his subordinates to rebel.

But if they conceal their crimes and find a reason to let them come back, it will also arouse their suspicion, and then they will change.

Only by finding a reason for them to have to come back, and without arousing any suspicion from them, can these three people be arrested and brought to justice smoothly.

Therefore, the solution that Emperor Chixuan thought of should be to let Mrs. Zhan die, so that these three people had to come back to Ding You.

Ding You refers to that during the reign of a court official, if his parents die, no matter what official position or how big the official position is, he must resign from the official position and go home from the day he learns of the funeral to guard his parents.

In this way, those three people had a reason to come back.

Pei Xiaoran lowered his eyes and sighed softly.

It is true that the old lady died a little unjustly, but I can't blame others, if I want to blame, I can only blame the few lifeless things raised by my own family.

Emperor Chixuan made Zhan Kezhuang the general and the general of Zhenguo in order to let him protect the country and the people.

The result was good. As a general, instead of protecting his own people, he allowed his two sons to indulge his subordinates to bully the good people. How is this different from the people of the enemy country?
Since he is a 'hostile' person, Emperor Chixuan will naturally not be merciful.

In the palace, the royal study.

The Queen came to the door of the study with a bowl of black-bone chicken and old ginseng soup, and asked to meet the Holy Majesty.

The little eunuch at the door naturally didn't dare to stop him, so he went in to report the news, came back soon, bowed respectfully and said:

"My lady, please come in."

The queen secretly took a deep breath, nodded slightly, and slowly stepped onto the threshold.

Emperor Chixuan was reviewing the memorial, when he heard footsteps, he said without raising his head:
"Put it down, I'll drink it in a while."

The queen put the tray on the small table beside her as she said, but she didn't turn around and leave. Instead, she knelt down slowly in front of the desk and said in a low voice:

"Your Majesty, I have an unfeeling request. I wonder if Your Majesty can accept it?"

The cinnabar pen in Emperor Chixuan's hand paused slightly, and then he put it down, with a slightly imperceptible sigh in his tone, and said:
"Say it."

The queen lowered her head, she was obviously the mother of a country, but her posture was extremely low, and she said softly:

"Your Majesty, the concubine's father has been greatly loved by His Majesty, so he was named a general. The concubine's family is extremely grateful to His Majesty, and is willing to do their best for His Majesty and for us Suzaku until he dies. However, my concubine's father is already in northern Xinjiang. Guarding for many years, he knows the affairs of northern Xinjiang like the back of his hand. Now that winter is coming, border affairs are gradually increasing. It is a time when there is absolutely no shortage of people. Although... although my grandmother passed away and my father was very sad, but in front of everyone, Xiao What is a family? I believe that if my father is chosen, I will definitely be willing to stay in northern Xinjiang, protect my family and the country, and protect the safety of the people here. Therefore, I implore Your Majesty to let my father temporarily Stay in the northern border, and let the two younger brothers guard the system for the grandmother."

The position of General Zhenbei cannot be vacant. Once Zhan Kezhuang resigns, no matter what the reason is, His Majesty will definitely let someone else fill the vacancy immediately.

The future is unpredictable, although it is not necessary to guard the system for a lifetime, but if this substitute makes some military exploits and wins the favor of the Holy Spirit, it will be even more difficult for her father to return to his original position after guarding the system.

She also knew what kind of goods those two younger brothers were. It was impossible for them to inherit their father's career, let alone achieve a bright future by themselves.

Therefore, once her father is unable to return to his post, her natal family's power is bound to be greatly reduced.

Now that the crown prince has not been decided and the great cause has not been accomplished, if her mother's family loses power, her chances of winning will be reduced by at least half. At that time, what should she use to compete with other concubines and other princes?

Therefore, she will never let this kind of thing happen, and must try her best to keep her father in northern Xinjiang.

Emperor Chixuan naturally understood the queen's thoughts.

However, 'protecting the home and defending the country', 'protecting the safety of the people of one side'?
If Zhan Kezhuang and his two sons were really so loyal, maybe he really agreed to the queen.

However, according to the people he secretly sent to investigate, what they saw was exactly the same as what Pei Xiaoran described to him.

Even worse than what Pei Xiaoran described, those soldiers not only eat for free, but also often rob civilian women. If the yamen files a complaint, there is absolutely no return. As time goes by, no one dares to go.

He trusted Zhan Kezhuang to give him such power, and in the end, is this how he repaid him?

However, of course Emperor Chixuan would not tell the Queen about these news.

The queen and Zhan Kezhuang are father and daughter. If they get news, they will naturally pass it on to Zhan Kezhuang immediately. Once Zhan Kezhuang learns that the crimes of his two sons have been exposed, he will never come back.

Even if he doesn't fight back, he will never return to Beijing. After all, there are 20 troops in Beijiang as his protection, and once he returns to Beijing, he and his two sons will only die.

But how could Emperor Chixuan allow such heinous people to go unpunished?

Emperor Chixuan's heart was full of murderous intent, but his face was very kind, and he said slowly:
"Queen, it's not that I'm unreasonable. I also know that your father has worked hard and made great achievements. In this matter, he will definitely give up his family and take care of everyone. However, keeping rules is the rule left by our ancestors. How can I be willing to let him do it because of my father?" , and bear the great crime of unfilial piety? Moreover, your father has been away for many years and has not been filial to his mother. He must be ashamed in his heart. If everyone has passed away and cannot come back to accompany him, he will definitely become a It is a great regret in his life that the old lady will not see her son, and she will definitely not be at peace underground, so I have no choice in this matter."

(End of this chapter)