A Thousand Hills

Chapter 269

Xie Moru is summoning the three cousins ​​of Xie Bo's family and one younger cousin. Xie Bo and Princess Yi'an have three sons and one daughter. They just took them back to the imperial capital yesterday. Today, Mrs. Xie brought her grandchildren to Xie Moru to talk.

Xie Moru and Xie Bai had always had a good relationship, and they were also very happy to see their cousins. Xie Yu also came with them. Because the road was far away, Xie Yu's family asked for leave to pick up the children.

Xie Moru held his little cousin Xie Mochun in his arms, and smiled, "I still remember when I was young, Ayu came back from studying with Azhi and Alan. In a blink of an eye, Ayu is going to be a father "Xie Yu married the daughter of Song Zheng, a scholar of the Imperial Academy. Moreover, Xie Yu is the most talented student among the brothers. He is the first Jinshi among the three brothers. Otherwise, he would not have won the favor of a scholar of the Imperial Academy. .Therefore, Xie Yu's marriage is not as good as his elder brother who married the daughter of the Duke of Wu, and his second elder brother Yue's family Beichang Marquis seems to be slightly inferior, but he is a bachelor's student, a serious emperor and a close minister, and the Hanlin Qinggui is different from him.It's just that Xie Yu's relationship with children is quite unfavorable. The Xie family's boys marry late, especially Xie Yu, who is talented in school. Xie Shangshu insists on waiting for his grandson to be selected as a candidate before discussing marriage. How many years will the marriage be discussed? , was catching up with all kinds of unrest in the court, and those who came and went again and again delayed Xie Yuzhong's Jinshi's entry into the Imperial Academy. Perhaps it was a natural fate. As soon as he entered the Imperial Academy, he read to Song Shi and Xiangzhong.Xie Shangshu was also quite satisfied with this marriage, but Xie Yu was married late and had been married for several years, and the Song family hadn't moved. Later, the Song family couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to give Xie Yun a child, but Xie Yu held on. This time he went to Bei Mian'er picks up his cousins ​​and greets his second uncle and Princess Yi'an by the way. Mrs. Song found out she was pregnant at home.

Speaking of his wife's pregnancy, Xie Yu was delighted and said with a smile, "Big sister always thinks that we are still young when I look at us. When I look at Achi and the others, I feel that they are children." Achi, this said It is Xie Bai's eldest son.Xie Bai has three sons, the eldest son Xie Chi, the second son Xie Tuo, and the third son Xie Zhuo.

"That's true." Xie Moru was obviously in a good mood.Xie Chi is the oldest, he is fourteen this year, Xie Moru asked Xie Chi a few questions, from shallow to deep, until Xie Chi broke out in cold sweat, Xie Morufang said to Mrs. A talented scholar might give it a try. I wonder what grandpa and second uncle are planning?"

Mrs. Xie said, "What your grandfather meant was that he hoped that they would study more so that they could get good grades in the future."

Xie Chi couldn't help but thought to himself, he had heard his father say that the lady in the hall was very knowledgeable, it was indeed good.

After hearing Mrs. Xie's words, Xie Moru didn't say much, but said, "You are young, it is good to study for a few more years." Touching Xie Mochun's small face, he smiled, "Ask Miss Chun to accompany me In a few days, sister Dalang Xin and the others are all going to school, and I have nothing to do here. There are more children, and it is more lively. And Mr. Ji, you can also teach Miss Chun some enlightenment lessons." Looking at Yu Shi, Xie Lan's wife, "Si'an is getting older, so call Si'an to come along. Although they are aunts and nephews, they are actually about the same age, so they can be companions and play together."

Yu quickly agreed.Because the elder sister-in-law, Mrs. Wu, is in her filial piety, Mrs. Yu has been serving Mrs. Xie when she goes out recently.

Mrs. Xie was very happy to see Xie Moru getting close to girls from her natal family, and said with a smile, "You always prefer girls, I knew you would be reluctant to part with Miss Chun, well, when I go back, I will send someone to bring over Miss Chun's clothes. "I don't know that Mrs. Xie is also sad now. It is a great pity that Xie Moru has no sons. However, the quality of the sons of the Prince of Fujian is also very good. For example, Da Lang, who sat by the king's side at the New Year's Palace banquet, performed very well.There are several fourth-generation boys who were born in Xie's parents' house. Among the girls, Xie Zhi has a daughter, Xie Si'an. , Can't compete with the wealthy family, so I have to make my daughter a concubine.Now the Xie family's lintel is enough, and there is Xie Moru, the granddaughter who is in charge, if there is a suitable girl, if the two can get married, they will be married without any worries.There is no suitable girl for Xie's parents' room, but there is a second room, but I don't know what Xie Moru means by this matter.

Xie Moru deliberately added a word, "Send the people who serve Sister Chun here too."

After a few words, Xie Moru ordered Wisteria to take the children for a stroll in the garden. Yu Shi thought that the children had just arrived in the imperial capital, so she got up and said, "I'll go with the children."

Xie Moru said, "It's okay, there's wisteria, she's always taken care of it." To Shi Dao, "Listen to it too, just don't talk about it casually."

Yu Shi hurriedly sat down again.

Xie Moru asked Xie Yu what he had seen along the way, and Xie Yu said, "It's not like before. In the past, the road to Xining was extremely bustling. Not to mention others, there were many merchants and vehicles passing by. Now it's much deserted. When I came back, the people were all there. Busy with the summer harvest. Xining City is still safe, I haven't heard of any big families fleeing, and the military equipment is extremely solemn."

They were all from my own family, so Mrs. Xie asked, "Could it be that Ximian is going to fight again?"

"No one knows this, but now I am in internal turmoil and surrounded by foreign enemies. If I miss this opportunity, I don't know how many years I will have to wait." Xie Moru said, "Besides, Princess Herou married the King of Ximan for many years. But there has been no news about the princess having a son, so it can be seen that the Ximan king is always on guard against us."

What Mrs. Xie hates the most now is the Western barbarians. She said angrily, "This damned barbarian, why didn't he stop for a moment!"

Xie Moru said, "I'm just guessing. Besides, last year Xining Pass blocked the attack of the barbarians. This year I have experience. Even if there are barbarians, it will not be a big problem."

Mrs. Xie sighed, "Having said that, every time I hear that there is a war somewhere, I am terrified."

Yu persuaded, "Grandmother just be reassuring, there will be arrangements in the imperial court. If you say you were unprepared, you were really unprepared last year. Didn't Xining Pass be guarded? When I went home, my father praised my second uncle many times. He is a rare capable minister, Governor Li of Shaanxi and Gansu is also a capable veteran minister, and what about the soldiers at Xining Pass, as long as the soldiers are dedicated, can we people like this not be able to guard Xining Pass?"

Hearing Yu Shi's words, Xie Moru couldn't help but nodded secretly, it can be seen that he is also a caring person on weekdays.Originally thinking that Yu Shi had an older brother Yu Xiang, Xie Moru was a little worried about Yu Shi's quality before, but after careful inspection recently, Yu Shi is not like his brother.

Mrs. Xie gritted her teeth and said, "I just hope that this damn barbarian will die!"

Talking about the hateful Western barbarians, Mrs. Xie asked Xie Moru again, "I heard that the crown prince is returning to court today. I wonder if there is any letter from His Highness the Fifth Highness?" coming.In particular, the Xie clan is thriving. Only when the country is in peace can there be a good life.Otherwise, the country will be in disarray, and no matter how good the family is, how much better it will be.

"The crown prince returned to the imperial capital through Sichuan and Shanxi. He passed through Jinzhong Zhili to the imperial capital. His Highness is still in Fujian, so I'm afraid it will be inconvenient." Xie Moru said, "Speaking of which, Azhi's daughter-in-law is about to give her filial piety. She is out of filial piety, and grandma just asks her to come to my place for a while, and we haven't talked together for a long time."

Mrs. Xie smiled and said, "She is a polite person, and because of her filial piety, she seldom goes out."

"It's all a family, I don't shy away from this."

"Your Majesty is not taboo. After all, the royal rules are stricter. We have to pay attention to it. It is not good for others to talk about your empress because of this."

Xie Moru smiled, "Either way, an old man in the family is like a treasure. I can always get something from my grandmother."

Mrs. Xie was delighted to hear this, and said with a modest smile, "Your Majesty has a great reputation. It's not a treasure, just try not to be an old waste. I just think that in everything, be careful and there is no big mistake."

"How many people in the world can get the essence of the word 'careful'." Mrs. Xie was even more delighted.Xie Moru is not lying. It is not that the Xie family has no advantages. In fact, the Xie family has been developing in such a modest way. Then, the family has a minister, a servant, a concubine, a concubine, and a son-in-law... To be honest, the imperial capital In terms of comprehensive evaluation, there are not many people who can compare with Xie's family. It can be seen that Xie's family has its own advantages.Xie Moru said that the biggest advantage of the Xie family is that they are cautious.But also because of his excessive caution, Xie Shangshu was able to enter the cabinet, but he had no chance with the first assistant.

After sending off Mrs. Xie and his party, Xie Moru left Xiao Mochun behind, hugging her, teasing her to talk, playing games and coaxing the little cousin to play.On the morning of the second day, Mr. Tang handed over a post requesting to see him.

Xie Moru had some friendship with Mr. Tang, but not deep. During the three years in Fujian, Mr. Tang mostly exchanged military affairs with the Fifth Prince.Originally, the fifth prince was not in the imperial capital, so it was enough for Mr. Tang to send a gift.However, after returning home yesterday and listening to his youngest son whispering until midnight, Master Tang realized that he had to come.

It turned out that his son has inherited the great kindness of Princess Xie, who is teaching his son now, that is Jiangbeiling who is as famous as Emperor Xue!Could it be his son Tian Zongying who got Jiang Beiling's eye? Don't say this kind of thing, as long as you think about it, Mr. Tang will be ashamed of his old face... Hey, Mr. Beiling still Isn't it for Li Jiujiang's face?And why did Li Jiujiang accept his youngest son as a disciple? Isn't it because of Princess Xie's face?

You said, if the fifth prince is not in the imperial capital, Princess Xie can manage the world for his son.

His son was still foolish enough to complain to him about Mr. Beiling's demanding demands, and Mr. Tang wanted to slap this ignorant boy to death.Hey, my son is stupid, he is not stupid, if he is not stupid, he can't pretend he doesn't know.

So Master Tang came.

Although his son wanted to accompany him, Mr. Tang didn't want him to accompany him, and kicked Xiao Tang into a job.Along the way, Old Tang was still thinking, could it be that God loves the idiot, this kid is not outstanding in any way, but he was born with a chance.

Yes, because there were living gods in their ancestors, the Tang family has always believed in chance.

Mr. Tang still thought in his heart, maybe it was the immortal ancestor who instructed me to visit Princess Xie.

This was the first time in Tang Master's life that he met Princess Xie alone, mainly to thank Princess Xie for taking care of his children and grandchildren.Concubine Xie is quite amiable, but she can't hide the majesty and grace that has accumulated over the years. Especially, Mr. Tang found that Concubine Xie didn't look old at all compared to when she was in Fujian!Of course, Mr. Tang is a foreign minister, so it is not easy to stare at a princess. His old man just glanced at it, and then he heard Princess Xie say, "Xiao Tang is an official in my mansion, and he always works hard when he is on duty. Xiao Xiao Tang is Shiro's companion, and I look at him the same way I look at Shiro. They are all fine with me, Master Tang, just rest assured."

Master Tang immediately expressed that he was extremely relieved, and at the same time he slandered: My children and grandchildren are all famous, okay?What is this little Tang, little Tang?Ouch, when I was in Fujian, the Fifth Highness always called me Old Tang?This, you don't get used to it!
In fact, the two of them had nothing to say. After Princess Xie greeted Master Tang and the women and children of the Tang family, she mainly wanted to ask whether Master Tang would go to the south of the Yangtze River again.
Lord Tang said solemnly, "This old minister is willing to serve the country. If you want to talk about the Jiangnan affairs, you are not boasting, but you are more familiar with it than others. Yesterday, I presented to His Majesty, and His Majesty has already agreed to this old minister's request."

Xie Moru showed the first smile since meeting Mr. Tang, she said, "I am not very familiar with other people in the court, but Mr. Tang is a little familiar. After all, I often hear His Highness mentioning you in Fujian. Kuang Xiaotang I am also well aware of the quality. Now is the time for employing people, Master Tang and His Highness have worked together when they were in Fujian, if there are more familiar veterans to help, it will be easier to come to His Highness."

Master Tang said, "Your Majesty always cares about the safety of His Highness, she is a model of virtuous and virtuous." Although Xie Moru's bloodline has nothing to do with Xie Moru's "virtuous and virtuous", Master Tang still flattered him, mainly because He wanted to remind Princess Xie that if you want to talk about Princess Xie, your IQ is enough.Now the situation of the Fifth Prince is very good, Mr. Tang's children and grandchildren are all staying in the Fifth Prince's mansion as senior bettors, Mr. Tang is naturally looking forward to the Fifth Prince's improvement to a higher level.There is nothing in front of him, the court is using the fifth prince, and the prince has also been recalled to the imperial capital. As long as the fifth prince can settle the Jiangnan matter, it will be a great achievement.However, like the old fritters from Tang Ji's thousand-year-old family, his family has a long history, the court has changed three surnames, and his family is still an official.Don't look at the fact that the Tang family doesn't have any titles now, and Tang Ji has not been ranked in the center, but the family has a long history and has enough experience to see the wind and the rain.Tang Ji himself is also optimistic about the fifth prince, but the prince is a direct son, and the East Palace was established early. Now the East Palace is losing power, but it is still a long time before the East Palace will be abandoned.The fifth prince's own quality is slowly improving, and Tang Ji also believes that without the assistance of this princess Xie, the fifth prince might not be where he is today, but at the same time, Princess Xie is also the biggest shortcoming of the fifth prince.Not to mention, Princess Xie's lineage is taboo. If Princess Fusheng left a thousand or eight hundred descendants, no one would make a big fuss about a princess named Xie. Unfortunately, there is no one behind Princess Fusheng. , the former British public Fang's family was also punished, and this Princess Xie became the only descendant with the blood of Fang's family and Princess Fusheng.

From Tang Ji's observation, Princess Xie is not narrow-minded, but it doesn't matter if Princess Xie is, what matters is whether she is such a person in the eyes of others?

Of course, Princess Xie has done many good deeds. When she was in Fujian, she organized people to build bridges and pave roads, give out porridge and donate meals, and when she returned to the imperial capital, she even donated money to the court. Of course, Master Tang just heard this from his son yesterday.But at the same time, Concubine Xie also showed great resistance to the Palace of Mercy, and she didn't mean to relax at all!
Hey, if you want to talk about the Palace of Mercy, don't talk about Tang Ji, even the emperor with a bit of vision and moral integrity will look down on the political level of the Palace of Mercy.But, who told her to be the mother of today.Princess Xie is so strong, she will be hindered here in the future.Don't look at the bewildered appearance of the Charity Palace all day long, but the Charity Palace itself is a political signboard that cannot be ignored.

If it wasn't for not being so familiar with Princess Xie, Tang Ji would have the heart to persuade Xie Moru to restrain his temper for the time being.

It's just that Master Tang didn't know that Mrs. Xie had already persuaded Princess Xie.

A concubine and a foreign minister, it is not easy to talk too much, after a few words, Princess Xie ordered Master Tang to go to Zhang Changshi to talk.Knowing that although Zhang Changshi and others failed to go south with the five princes, last year the emperor was under martial law and officials were placed, and Zhang Changshi and others got good jobs in the court, Master Tang admired Princess Xie's skills even more .

Mr. Tang and Zhang Changshi and Xue Changshi talked about going south with Li Yu in a few days, and they both said, "Your Highness, I will do my best to you, Old Tang."

Old Tang humbly agreed and said at the same time: It turns out that I am really called Old Tang in the Fujian Palace...

(End of this chapter)