A Thousand Hills

Chapter 251

The sixth prince and his wife came to visit in person, Xie Moru naturally treated each other with courtesy, invited the two to sit down, and ordered the maid to serve tea.

Although the Sixth Prince's face is a little old, he is much more understanding and stable than before, and he speaks very appropriately, "In the past, when my brother was young, he offended Fifth Sister-in-law. I know that Fifth Sister-in-law will not be as knowledgeable as me, but, in my heart Feeling uneasy, I came here specially to apologize to Fifth Sister-in-law." As he spoke, he got up and bowed.

Xie Moru waved his hand, "Sixth younger brother, don't be like this, a family of brothers, not outsiders, and don't need to be outsiders. There is no need to mention the past, so that you can live a good life and live up to your father." I felt that Emperor Mu Yuan taught his children very well. In one hand, if you don't beat or scold, let the sixth prince learn to be good.Of course, Emperor Mu Yuan, who doesn't beat or scold, is more ferocious than the one who wants to beat and scold. From what the sixth prince taught, with his dark and thin cheeks, and his silent eyes, one can imagine what the sixth prince has experienced. .However, Xie Moru didn't have the slightest sympathy for the sixth prince. In the first place, the prince of a country, besides enjoying the status, doesn't he have the responsibilities and obligations of this status?
Hearing Xie Moru's words, the Sixth Prince replied "Yes", after suffering this trip, the Sixth Prince also knew good and bad, what kind of person Li Shi is, and what kind of person the Sixth Prince and Concubine are.At least, the sixth prince felt that if the sixth prince and concubine fell into that situation together with him, they would definitely not be as unbearable as Li Shi.

In fact, the sixth prince had nothing to say to Xie Moru, and asked about the fifth prince's illness, so he left.

After this experience, the sixth prince has completely changed his body. In the past, let alone extravagance, he was also full of grandeur.Now she cherishes rice and vegetables, and is more kind to the servants. All the affairs in the mansion are handled by the sixth prince and concubine. After going to the palace to pay her respects, the sixth prince will recuperate in the mansion.

Yes, take care of your body.

Don't think it's okay to do farm work, but people, once you are free, you will feel uncomfortable.In particular, it was difficult for the sixth prince to change from extravagance to frugality at the beginning, and it is also difficult to change from frugality to extravagance now, not to mention, he can't bear it in terms of diet.Any vegetable stir-fried vegetables, the sixth prince would feel too greasy, and his stomach could not adapt to it.

The Sixth Prince's concubine really hated the Sixth Prince. Seeing that the Sixth Prince was taught to look like this, she felt relieved, because she would have to live without such a person in the future, so she couldn't ignore the Sixth Prince.

Anyway, that's how life is, it's better than being lazy, let's make do with it.

Xie Moru is here to arrange all the affairs in the mansion, Xiao Tang came to ask for help, and said with a mournful face, "Mother, I really can't do anything! Go and see my ancestor, oh, he is going to Dali Temple to sue me Illegal imprisonment, I want to play!"

Xie Moru smiled, "Mr. Beiling is just teasing you, don't take it seriously."

"Really, really! The ancestor is telling the truth!" Xiao Tang was dying of anxiety, his forehead was sweating, and his mouth was babbling endlessly, "I have to take the Jinshi exam in the future, so I can't ruin my reputation now."

Xie Moru could tell Xiao Tang Yongqiang to "invite" Jiang Beiling to the inner city first, so he naturally thought of a countermeasure, and said to Xiao Tang, "Don't worry, you go and invite Master Wenxiu, and let Master Wenxiu talk to Mr. Beiling. As soon as he talked about Buddhism, Mr. Beiling fell silent."

Xiao Tang has long admired Master Wenxiu's name, but he knows people, but people don't know him, Xiao Tang hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I have to post a post for me, otherwise, I will go empty-handed, for fear that people in the temple will not believe me."

Xie Moru ordered someone to take the post from the mansion and give it to Xiao Tang, who ran to pick him up.

Thanks to Princess Xie's post, everything went smoothly. Xiao Tang took Venerable Wenxiu to live with Mr. Beiling. Within a few days, there was a battle report from Jiangnan: Jiangnan was defeated, Wu Guogong died in battle, King Jingjiang and his army were dead. Pass Ludi and head straight for the imperial capital!

As soon as the battle report arrived, there was an uproar in the court.

Although Emperor Mu Yuan's face was very ugly, he still ordered the capital to prepare for war in an orderly manner, and then held a cabinet meeting.

At the same time, inside and outside the imperial capital, as long as they could settle down in the inner city, they rushed to the inner city one after another.

The academician in charge of the Imperial Academy first told the imperial court that officials with low-rent housing outside the city must have a place in the city!

Next is Mr. Beiling. When the old man heard that King Jingjiang was calling, he was even more anxious than Xueshi Xu, but his news was slower, so his movements were also slow. Leo Xiaotang asked, "How is Wendao hall arranged?"

Xiao Tang was dumbfounded for a moment, he didn't know either!However, Xiao Tang is still a little shrewd, the most important thing right now is to bring him to the city, Xiao Tang comforted his master first, and said, "Master, don't worry, I'll ask the princess, the princess has already asked someone to move the house. After tidying up, they are all houses in a good location in the inner city, so it’s no problem for the scholars in Wendao Hall to arrange them.”

Jiang Beiling was not stupid, thinking that Princess Xie sent Xiao Tang, a deceitful and exterminating ancestor, to hijack him to the inner city, maybe there was some inside information.Moreover, Concubine Xie has a good reputation in her actions, so it is impossible to just pick him up and leave his disciples and grandchildren alone, otherwise, this would not be an act of friendship, but an act of enmity.By this time, Jiang Beiling stopped putting on airs and sighed, "Tell Princess Xie that I will take care of her."

"It's okay, master, just rest assured, don't be a layman, think about it, what is the relationship between me and the princess, what is the relationship between my master and the princess, we are not outsiders. Master, just talk to the master about Buddhism, and I will go and get rid of it right away." Brothers, please come to the city." Xiao Tang is a warm-hearted person, and he asked Venerable Wenxiu specifically once, and said, "Master, is there any arrangement in your temple? Go into the city. It's always safer in the city."

Venerable Wenxiu smiled, "They should pray to the senior brother to take care of them. Donor Tang, go, I heard that there are many poor scholars in Daotang, and the benefactor needs to take care of them."

"Don't worry, I like to associate with learned people."

Xiao Tang first ran to the palace to make up Xie Moru's mind, and first told the princess that he had spoken big words.Princess Xie was very satisfied with Xiao Tang's cleverness. She had indeed prepared for it long ago. Although the students in Wendaotang were no more useful than Jiangbeiling alone, if they wanted to use Jiangbeiling, they had to take care of his disciples and grandchildren.Xie Moru smiled, "There are indeed some houses in the city. I ordered people to clean them up. Since you have already promised Mr. Beiling, you can use them to house people in Wendaotang." He ordered the maid to take out the blueprints of other houses , watched it with Xiao Tang, and told him how to arrange those scholars.At this time, don't look forward to a small courtyard for one person, one room for one person is fine.

Princess Xie made a point, "Arrange all the disciples who are close to Mr. Beiling in the other courtyard where Mr. Beiling lives."

In terms of human and worldly knowledge, Xiao Tang naturally understood, nodded, "I remember." He put the blueprint back into his sleeve, found a few people who could be used by his subordinates, and went to pick them up.

Don't think it's easy to say, picking up people at this time is really a big project, do you think that those scholars will follow Xiao Tang into the city with a quick response?Cut, don't even think about it!Things need to be packed!Take your books with you!Some people asked about the reason for the move. Yes, the news of the scholars is definitely not as fast as that of the people in the court. They don't understand what's going on. They are studying in Wendao Hall when Xiao Tang comes over suddenly and asks them to move to the city. go.They heard that Daotang is living well here, so if they want to move, there must be an explanation!Xiao Tang could only vaguely say that the war situation was not good. If he moved to the city to study, some people would complain about the court after hearing about the war situation!You said to make Xiao Tang angry, Xiao Tang also has a way, and directly shouted, "A group of 50 people, a group of 50 people, if there are more than 50 people, pick a house first!"

Someone said, "50 people live in one house?"

Xiao Tang is also a noble son from a famous family. Seeing these scholars are so verbose and unable to line up for a long time, he is also annoyed. He stepped on the bench and jumped onto a desk, his brows became angry, and he shouted loudly, "Don't know what's good or bad! Don’t look at where this house is! It’s a courtyard in the palace! If you don’t want to live in it, find a place to live yourself!” The subordinates followed suit, “First come, first served! First come, first served!”

The nerds stopped mushrooming immediately.

There are also clever ones, who packed their bags early and cleared up, and lined up at the place designated by Xiao Tang.Of course, there are also prudent and prestigious ones who help purge the team and count the number of people.When there were 50 people, Xiao Tang immediately sent a picture of the house to his subordinates, and then selected a leader from among the scholars, and immediately set off to the inner city.There are a few cars to help transport things, people don't have cars to sit in, and the palace doesn't have these cars and horses, they all walk on two legs!
Seeing that the team left first, the rest also speeded up, until it was getting late, and finally sent the last batch to the inner city.

Wen Daotang was very close to the official's resettlement house, and some family members of officials saw the tossing of large and small vehicles at Wen Daotang's side, and asked people to go over to find out what was going on.Knowing that they were going to move to the city, the family members of these officials couldn't help feeling anxious. The people who lived here were from poor families who couldn't afford a house in the city, so they rented a house from the imperial court here for temporary resettlement.The scholars of Wendaotang moved to the inner city to be looked after by Mr. Beiling, what are they going to do!The men in the unborn family went to the yamen early in the morning to work as errands and haven't come back yet, so they couldn't help feeling anxious for a while!Because he often went to Jinshi Hall to attend lectures, Xiao Tang was acquainted with the officials nearby. Xiao Tang said, "Don't worry, the imperial court will definitely make arrangements! Don't worry, everyone! There will be letters in these two days! Put your heart on your stomach." Li! Pack up your things first! Once the court has made arrangements, you can leave immediately! It also saves delay, right!"

Xiao Tang is a good hand at comforting people, he calmed these people down, and before he was about to leave, he saw Shen Su and a few Hanlins driving out with chariots and horses, Xiao Tang and Shen Su knew each other very well, they went over to say hello.

Shen Su's net worth has been enriched since he set up a cram school for raising people - Jinshi Hall. He has already bought a house in the city, and the location is not bad.It's just that some of my colleagues are having a hard time. Shen Su is an enthusiastic person, so she simply invites a few colleagues who have no houses in the inner city to live in his house, and there is also a caregiver, who comes here to carry things.

Shen Su heard Xiao Tang say that he came to pick up the scholars from Wen Dao Hall, Shen Su said with emotion, "Princess Min is benevolent and righteous, under the current situation, the government may not be able to take care of the students in Wen Dao Hall for a while. It would be great if the princess could help."

The two talked and went back to the inner city together.

Xiao Tang also rode a horse to visit various houses, and saw that everyone had settled down, although it was not all smooth, they were all studying, and there were most things wrong, but fortunately, everyone When I arrived in the inner city, I had a place to live.Xiao Tang has been busy until the time of dinner, before returning to the palace to report to his orders.Having been busy all day and not caring about eating, Xiao Tang went to see Princess Xie first. Xiao Tang said, "Finally everything has been settled. It's not a small expense to support such people." He experienced it when he was in Fujian. The war does not mean that these people have no money to support them. During the Taiping period, if there are ten times more people, the palace can afford to support them. But when there is a war, let alone the price of rice soars. The key is that there is no market for the price.It's not obvious now, but the difficulty lies later.

"Don't worry about this, I have already prepared." Xie Moru asked, "How is the outer city?"

"All those who have connections have gone to the inner city. When passing through the southern suburbs, the officials who lived in that area, many officials and small positions, and those who can join relatives and friends, all moved to the inner city. Some really have nowhere to go, waiting for the court to settle them. "Xiao Tang sighed, "It looks pitiful. Speaking of which, I also bought a house in the inner city. My father told me to buy it. I came to the imperial capital with my highness, and I lived in the palace, not in the palace. Go through that house. Just ask someone to clean it up. If you want to use it, ma'am, use it first."

Xie Moru said, "If you have any valuables in your house, pack them up and bring them to the palace, keep the house first, it will always be useful."

The fourth concubine came to ask for thanks, Mo Ru still talked about the current situation when she was talking, the fourth concubine said, "I don't know what to do when I look at Jiangnan, and someone is going up to our highness, saying that our highness shouldn't be The resettlement housing was built in the outer city, leaving many officials with no place to resettle." The fourth prince's concubine looked unhappy, "I understand that these courtiers are both good and evil. Anyway, when something happens, it's all other people's fault. .”

Xie Moru said, "Your Majesty is too busy defending the imperial capital, I'm afraid he has no time to deal with this matter."

"I was thinking, should I learn from you, my fifth sibling, and free up other courtyards in the city to house some officials. However, these officials are not like the students of Wen Daotang, most of them are single, so they are easy to house. Most of the officials are There are several houses in our mansion, but I’m afraid it won’t be enough.” In front of Xie Moru, the fourth prince and concubine didn’t hide anything, and said, “Furthermore, if my family does this, there will be some It is hard to say, even if this matter is done, I am afraid that it will not be a good one. I am afraid that some villains will say that the location of the resettlement housing is not good, and our Highness is making up for the lack of resettlement housing. Second, we must Only our palace is doing it, and we are afraid that someone will say that our highness buys people's hearts afterwards. I was thinking, can I call my sister-in-law, third sister-in-law, fifth sibling, and sixth sibling, and we can discuss it. One can also help our highness Get rid of the siege, so that no one will talk too much; two, let's do this together, and don't pay attention."

Xie Moru smiled, "Sister-in-law Si has a plan in mind, so she came to ask me again."

The fourth concubine said solemnly, "You have more experience than me in these matters. Thanks to your reminder, I asked the Zhuangzi to hand over the grain and vegetables on the Zhuangzi this autumn in advance, and it has not been cashed in. Don't you have a bottom line now?" That's it. Let's go to my aunt to discuss a charter. I'm too lazy to listen to those shits. Those who only know how to make sarcastic remarks are nonsense. They have the ability to make sarcastic remarks. Only when things are done can people admire them. .But I don’t have any skills, and there is only one mouth left in my whole body.”

"There are a lot of people like this in the world. Forget it, don't worry about them. This matter can't be delayed. Let's go to my aunt's house right now."

This is also the reason why the fourth concubine likes to ask Xie Moru to discuss things. Xie Moru doesn't hesitate at all, he acts neatly and has first-class efficiency.

The fourth concubine invited Xie Mo to ride in a car, and whispered on the road, "The battle report is so bad, I don't know what happened to Jiangnan? And my father..."

"If there is no news from the Marquis of Nan'an, it is good news." But for the Fifth Prince, if there is no news, it is bad news.

What Xie Moru was worried about was the fifth prince, now it's time to go to Fujian, is he still safe?Is the war going well?

Princess Wenkang has a great appeal in the royal family. This matter is really difficult for the four princes and concubines alone. With Princess Wenkang coming forward, it will be much easier to handle.

At this time, no one was bothering. Moreover, Princess Wenkang took Xie Moru out and made a memorial archway, "It's very good that the fifth daughter-in-law took the initiative to arrange for the students in Wendaotang. Let's Which house does not have a few houses that are not in use for the time being, and if it is empty, it is empty, and it is good to relieve the court's worries." With four sets.

The rest of the princes and concubines naturally donated their houses. In fact, it is not right to say that they donated, they just temporarily housed officials.When the court wins, the house will naturally be returned.If there is no agreement in the war... then I am afraid that I will not care about the house or not, let's talk about life first!Therefore, there is no harm in being more selfless at this time.

Princess Wenkang came forward to resettle the poor officials who had nowhere to be resettled, and Emperor Mu Yuan was also relieved.

But the war was not optimistic. King Jingjiang claimed that a million troops went north to Qingjun's side, and he was not far away from the emperor.It happened that the room was leaking and it was raining all night. Ximan sent an urgent memorial for eight hundred miles, and the king of Ximan invaded Xining Pass!As for Nan'an Pass, Nanmian'er's news has not been clear for a long time, not to mention whether Nan'an Pass is safe, even the crown prince's safety is unknown.

Zhang Changshi and others all moved their family members to live in the palace, which is also Xie Moru's order. There is chaos outside, and Chang Shi is not a high-ranking official. Even if he owns a house in the inner city, it is not a high-end location. It would be safer to move to the palace.

Right now, everyone in the mansion is counting on Xie Moru, and Zhang Changshi doesn't care about men and women at this moment, anyway, they are all very old, and there are female officials around the princess, so there is no hindrance in terms of etiquette .Zhang Changshi and the others came to discuss with Xie Moru if they had something to do now, and said, "The war is really not going well, the Southern Camp has retreated to the outer city, I heard someone from the court asked His Majesty to stay elsewhere for now!"

Xie Moru sneered, "Avoid? Where? There are barbarians in the west, but if you go south, you won't have to go north again. To the east is the sea. Do you want your majesty to go north to live in Beiliang country! Such words that disturb the king's heart should be punished immediately." No forgiveness!"

Zhang Changshi couldn't help shivering, took out the news he got this morning and added in a soft voice, "Your Majesty was furious and killed the little Yushi stick who said that."

Xie Moru nodded slightly, Emperor Mu Yuan was not confused.

Zhang Changshi knew the whereabouts of the fifth prince, and said, "At the moment, we can only hope that His Highness will go smoothly in the south and return to the imperial capital."

Xie Moru was silent for a while, and said for a long time, "It was said in the notes of the predecessors that there are different ways to fight. There is a kind of war, just like we did in Fujian last time. In a short war, the winner or loser is determined. There is another kind of war , It’s not about winning or losing, but about success or failure. Does Zhang Changshi know how long the late emperor established the country and besieged the imperial capital before opening the gate of Suzaku?”

Zhang Changshi is still clear about these historical facts, and said without thinking, "It is said that it has been more than half a year."

"Seven months and eighteen days." Xie Moru said, "At the end of the previous dynasty, when the soldiers were in decline, this imperial capital can still be guarded for seven months and eighteen days. How is my dynasty now?"

Xie Moru stroked the carved armrest of the couch with his left hand, and said slowly, "Since the first emperor entered the imperial capital, it has been peaceful for decades. Now these people probably have forgotten the time of war. So , Hearing that Jingjiang is going north and Xining is restless, I am afraid and can't sit still! But according to me, it is far from the time of crisis!"

At this moment, in Zhaode Hall.

Su Xiang also said, "Your Majesty need not worry too much about Xining. Xining Pass has 20 troops, and Sichuan and Shanxi also have 10 troops! It is Jingjiang. How can he have millions of soldiers? The population of the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces has increased. Let's face it, I'm afraid it's only a million. What's more, Jingjiang lost more than 20 troops in Fujian, and the Marquis of Nan'an will also lose [-] troops. Now [-] people go down. Now Jingjiang can have [-] troops in his hands. The heavens! The imperial capital is the foundation of the country, and it must never be abandoned!"

"As long as you keep the imperial capital, you can adjust the soldiers and horses of Shanxi and Henan, and you can make the two provinces help each other! Now that Jingjiang is in full swing, if you keep the imperial capital, you can dampen the momentum of Jingjiang, making it fall again and again, and exhausted three times. Jingjiang When the power is exhausted, it is the opportunity for the imperial court to turn defeat into victory! Therefore, I ask Your Majesty for your permission to prepare for the whole city! Defend the imperial capital!"

"Quite!" Emperor Mu Yuan said in a deep voice, "I repeat, I would rather die in battle with the soldiers than leave the imperial capital for half a step!"

All the ministers bowed their heads.

Emperor Mu Yuan wanted to defend the imperial capital. Of course, for the defense of the imperial capital, the monarchs and ministers had already arranged a complete set of plans.

However, Su Xiang said, "I still have one person, I would like to recommend to Your Majesty."

"Su Xiang just talk." Manchu civil and military, on weekdays, one by one wished to sharpen their heads and come to him, but when it was critical, they always relied on a limited number of people.

"When it comes to defending the city, everyone here is inferior to one person. In the past, the late emperor was so skilled in martial arts. When he finally entered the imperial capital, he was blocked outside the imperial capital for half a year. At the time when the previous court lost all hearts, there were only [-] soldiers in the city, and they were able to stop the late emperor. An army of one million." Of course, the army of one million here is also an exaggeration.Su Xiangdao, "Back then, Jiangbeiling was the one who formulated the strategy for defending the city for the previous dynasty."

Emperor Mu Yuan frowned, "Jiang Beiling has been refusing to serve me in court!" Emperor Mu Yuan's father repeated his invitations, but Jiang Beiling refused to enter the court as an official.Emperor Mu Yuan was stronger than his father, and tried his best to keep the memorial arch in Jiangbei Ridge in the imperial capital, so as to glorify the royal family's magnanimous image.But if Jiang Beiling was to be used at this time, I'm afraid it would still be difficult for Jiang Beiling to nod.

Since Prime Minister Su mentioned Jiang Beiling, he was confident, and said, "I would like to invite Mr. Beiling personally!"

Now that the capital of the country is in danger, Emperor Mu Yuan didn't care about Jiang Beiling's character of "not being able to serve the two dynasties". The fifth child is not in the imperial capital, otherwise, he and Jiangbeiling are the best, and he should be able to talk to each other. However, this time, Princess Min arranged for the disciples and grandchildren of Jiangbeiling Wendaotang. Before you go to see Jiangbeiling, go to the Minwang Mansion first. A trip..." After a pause, Emperor Mu Yuan continued, "Listen to what Princess Min means." At the time of life and death, Emperor Mu Yuan also let go of his prejudice against Xie Moru.He even felt that when it came to Jiangbeiling, Xie Moru was the first to do everything. He had placed Jiangbeiling's disciples and grandchildren and given Jiangbeiling such a favor. If Xie Moru was willing to contribute to this matter, he would ask Jiangbeiling to help him. The matter of the city is quite big.

"Yes." Su Xiang himself also had the same meaning, but Princess Min's temperament has always been difficult to control, but for the sake of the country, Su Xiang will give it a try no matter what.

Su Xiang felt that it was the blessings of the ancestors of the old Mu family. He did not encounter any difficulties when he came to the Fujian Palace. Xie Moru listened to Su Xiang's explanation of his intentions, and there was no word "no". On the contrary, Xie Moru seemed to expect that Su Xiang would come to the door. , Xie Moru smiled slightly, "I am close friends with Buyu, and I also know Governor Su. Since Prime Minister Su came to the door in person, I naturally want to give Prime Minister Su this face. Xiao Tang, you go with Prime Minister Su."

Su Xiang actually wanted to ask Xie Moru to come forward in person. After all, Jiang Beiling was not an ordinary person. Su Xiang was only worried about Xiaotang's identity.However, Su Xiang is also a safe person. Although he has no friendship with Xie Moru, but since Xie Moru acts in a way, Su has a little understanding of Xie Moru's temperament. He said, "Thank you for your advice." Then he went to Jiangbei with Xiao Tang Ling Bieyuan.

Xie Moru's other courtyard, which used to be the inheritance of Princess Fusheng, one can imagine what kind of specification it is.

When Su Xiang saw Jiang Beiling, both of them were of this age, and there was nothing to beat around the bush. Su Xiang spoke bluntly about his intentions, but Jiang Beiling hadn't spoken for a long time.Su Xiang had a lot of patience, but he made Xiao Tang wait anxiously. Xiao Tang said, "Oh, I said Master, why are you still hesitating? Help if you can! Before I come, my mother asked me to ask you What a sympathy! But I thought, is there a need to ask? What is the relationship between me and the master, what is the relationship between my master and you, and what is the relationship between our empress and you! It can be said to be a request, isn't it?"

is not it?
Jiang Beiling's old eyes narrowed slightly, and he glanced at Xiao Tang: Isn't it?Unknowingly, he got into someone else's hub!

Hey, there are talents from generation to generation!

(End of this chapter)