A Thousand Hills

Chapter 278

Saburo experienced the coldness of the world at a young age, this heart is really cool, just with such a cool heart, Saburo had to go to comfort his aunt to comfort his biological mother, but the aunt is nothing, Sanlang felt that his aunt was still his backbone, that is, his biological mother, so he followed Concubine Su's example and invited a Bodhisattva to the house, and began to burn incense and pray every day.

Because Sanlang and the others are getting older, and because their father is not at home these few years, Xie Moru will let Dalang Erlang Sanlang handle any diplomatic matters at home, so although they are young boys, they have made a lot of progress.The three brothers had a discussion first, Saburo was a quick talker, first he said that the rumors outside said that his father was unfavorable in the war, Saburo said, "Where there is a war, there are generals who always win. Stabilize your footing, today is just going back to Fujian, just watch it for a while." Very dissatisfied for his father.

Erlang has always talked less, he rested his round cheeks, and now he is not in the mood to eat snacks, Erlang said slowly, "If anyone outside talks about the father, let's talk about the third brother outside." He doesn't know how to fight or not to fight, but Erlang is a master of Yi Ya, so he feels that governing a big country is like cooking small fresh food. He really thinks it's easy to cook a pot of small fresh food that tastes just right.His father just failed once, using cooking as an analogy, that is, he didn't cook the dishes well, no one is born to be a cook, even the imperial chef sometimes fails... By the way, Erlang, where do you want to go.

As the eldest brother, Dalang always listened to his younger brothers first. Now that the younger brothers had finished speaking, he said, "Be honest, and look after Shiro and others. This is a bit strange. Our father was in Jiangxi last year. In and out a few times, no one talks a lot of nonsense."

"Yes, yes." People with quick mouths have fast thinking, but their thinking may not be far-reaching enough.Saburo has such a problem, once his elder brother said it, he immediately became agile again, looked at his elder brother with a thief and said, "Brother, do you think someone wants to punish the father?"

Da Lang rolled his eyes depressedly to his third brother: Can he know this?
The three men muttered to discuss the family affairs, the world has become so cold, and they have no intention of marrying a wife for the time being.

The three muttered for a while, and decided to tell their aunt.As for why they told the aunt and not the biological mother, the biological mother was fine with eating and drinking, but they really didn't know much about the outside things, and it was useless to tell them to worry about it.The children have grown up, not to mention others, they eat breakfast and dinner with Xie Moru every day. Xie Moru is not the kind of person who waits for small noses and small eyes to be cautious. Even Mrs. Xie said that Xie Moru treats the bastards lightly Feng Jiyue is a bit over.But in the same way, there will be rewards for dedication, at least at this stage, Xie Moru's dedication will be rewarded.

The three children came to discuss with her with a detailed result, and Saburo said, "The more I think about it, the more I feel that what the elder brother said is reasonable. There must be someone who wants to trip up the father and the king. Mom, what do you think?" no?"

Xie Moru couldn't even see through this, but felt that the children were willing to think deeply when they were in trouble, so he gave her some surprises, nodded, "That makes sense." Saburo was always talkative and fast-talking, he said, "Mother, what do you say?" , who is plotting against the father?" They couldn't figure out this point.

Xie Moru pointed out, "Don't be in a hurry when you encounter problems, think about it yourself first, and then sit and watch the development of the situation after you have a good idea in your heart. Who will benefit in the future, then this matter is mostly related to other people."

Da Lang secretly kept these words in his heart, and said, "Mother taught, sons remember."

Saburo anxiously said, "Mother, we don't want to find a way, can someone plot against the father for nothing?" Of course it is important to know who plotted against his father, but more importantly, not let people plot against him!

Xie Moru smiled, "Keep your heart in your stomach, your grandpa is the one who decides about the affairs of the court. Even if someone plots against your father, your grandpa is a sensible person and will not make a villain succeed."

The three men breathed a sigh of relief, especially because of the eldest son, the child respected his father and grandfather very much, nodded and said, "Yes! The emperor's grandfather is illuminated by the holy candle, no one can deceive the emperor's grandfather!"

Erlang Saburo also nodded, obviously agreeing with the elder brother's words.Seeing that the children really thought so, Xie Moru smiled slightly, they were still young.

The children felt that their father's affairs were decided by their grandfather, so they continued to study with peace of mind, especially after seeing the snobbish eyes of the imperial capital, the children didn't want to have any miscellaneous marriages or anything else. They just focused on studying and practicing martial arts. Although I don't have the same knowledge as these snobs, but my father is not in the imperial capital, the family has to rely on them to win.They can't be good, so they have to do a good job in their studies, so as not to be looked down upon.

As for things like hiding clumsiness and pretending to be stupid, this is really a brain supplement after watching too many Gongdou dramas. If everyone can't perform well in front of Emperor Mu Yuan, who would hide clumsiness and pretend to be stupid.Anyway, Dalang and the others have never had it.

Dalang and the others gritted their teeth and worked hard. The younger brothers and cousins ​​are fine.But it caused a few older cousins ​​to lose face before graduation. They lost to their younger brothers in the exam, and they didn't finish their graduation because of the trouble.

The eldest prince scolded the eldest son and the second son directly at home, "How many years older are you than the members of the fifth family? Why did you ask them to take the exam ahead of you? How did you study? I come outside every day in the wind." They went in the rain, why are you still studying in the house and you can’t even read the little ones!" If you lose to other children, the eldest prince will not be unhappy, but if you lose to Da Lang, the eldest prince will lose two children. The first son scolded a bloody head.

It was the eldest prince and concubine who called for dinner, so they saved the concubine and the eldest son, sent them away, and said to the eldest prince, "You can study as much as you can. My sons are all grown up, and they have been relying on them for family affairs recently. Isn't His Highness looking for a job for them, there are too many common affairs, so they are naturally distracted from their studies, they are older brothers, so is it possible that they still compete with their younger brothers?" However, the son is not as good as the bastard son of the fifth prince's family, the eldest prince concubine Cui Shi also needs to use some responses.But I can't see my son being scolded and silent, so this is an excuse for the sons.

The eldest prince's anger still persisted, "Brothers and brothers, elder brother is the elder brother and younger brother, so there is a distinction between superiors and inferiors. Let's not mention it for now, A Tong is already an honest man, and his studies are mediocre. A Dong has always been clever, and his studies are not bad. Seeing that the last exam is about to take place, a few youngsters from Lao Wu’s family took the lead, hum! You go and find out, when I was young, when I was studying, was there any time when I was not as good as Lao Wu?” Such disappointment, especially his own son, who is still old, insists on letting the young son of another family gain the upper hand. Every time the eldest prince thinks about this, his liver hurts with anger.

The First Prince thumped the table, "You can't live up to it! You can't live up to it!"

The eldest princess held his hand and rubbed it, "Why bother to be so angry, the children slack off for a while, and then tell them to work hard to make up for it."

The eldest prince sighed, "What do you know? At present, so many grandchildren of the emperor want to be assigned to the important errands of the marriage. They are considered as the first wave, and they can still have some good seats. Let's see in the future, there are more and more grandchildren of the emperor. Where are they?" Now is a good time. A-Tong is the eldest son, but he is too honest, so it is enough to find a stable job. A-Dong is the son of the legitimate son, and he can be regarded as a good-for-nothing on weekdays. How can you not think about him? But after all, they are all emperors. The grandsons are all called grandfathers by the father, and all of them want to find a good job for their children. The father inspects the emperor and grandson this time, and it may be related to their future jobs. What's the use of studying well in the past, when it's urgent Wouldn't it be annoying if you don't live up to expectations!" At this time, there is no such thing as students' psychological endurance, academic pressure, etc. According to the simple opinion of the eldest prince, he should be number one every day on weekdays, and he should be drawn if he loses the chain at critical times.

Hearing about the future of Gan's son, the eldest concubine also became a little nervous, and said, "Since your highness knows, why don't you remind me so that I can urge the children to study hard."

Speaking of this, the eldest prince became even more depressed, "I didn't know that beforehand. I'm talking about their marriage right now. I thought that the children wouldn't have to go to school after they got married, and I didn't expect the emperor to suddenly test their homework. "It's not good for the eldest prince to speak ill of his father to his wife. In the eyes of the eldest prince, his father is too treacherous. Every family has gone out of their way to tell his father that they want to arrange for their own children. His father really has a unique skill. Competence, but also to save everyone from complaining.

The eldest prince and concubine said, "I see that the brothers and sisters of the fifth brother and sister are only eleven or twelve now, and they are still young. I heard from the fifth brother and sister that it will take two years to discuss marriage with the children. Now it is too early to say that they will be on errands."

The eldest prince has never had a good impression of Xie Moru, and at this moment he is unwilling to reason, and said straight away, "You will believe what she says? The one from the old five family is not a real person like you. Who knows what she is thinking about?" If you want me to say, it’s useless to think about it. If you have the ability to give birth to a son for the fifth son, you can see which family is like his family, with a bunch of concubines. They don’t do business all day long!” For Yu Yu.

The eldest concubine couldn't tell if Xie Moru was wrong, but she felt that Xie Moru would be like this without a son, and once he had a son, there would be no way for other families to survive.The eldest prince and concubine said, "It's not just our family. Doesn't it mean that the second son of the prince's family didn't do well in the exam?" The grandson has already graduated because of his age.

Thinking that other children were more unlucky than his own, the eldest prince was depressed, Fang Xu, and said to his wife, "If there were no youngsters from the old five family, we, A Dong, would be the best." He felt that his fifth brother's family was born to overcome him. Not to mention his fifth younger brother, he always opposes his eldest brother, showing no respect at all.When it comes to his fifth brother's brat, heh, he has completely inherited his fifth brother's hateful genes, and he has to add the word "hateful" before hateful.

"Don't say these are useless, what do the children know? It's because our children are slack, otherwise, if they really want to solidify their knowledge, they will not be afraid of being judged by the emperor." The eldest prince and concubine said something fair, Said, "Father's evaluation is probably based on the strengths of the children. Even if the children are on errands, now Atong and Adong and the others are either the eldest son or the first son, and the weight is different. The father must have holy intentions." Yes, don't worry too much."

Slowing down a bit, the eldest prince concubine said, "It's what you said earlier, about my father going to the south of the Yangtze River, what exactly is going on? Can it be possible?"

The eldest prince said, "Lao Wu was beaten to the point of losing his helmet and armor in Jiangnan, so sending reinforcements is justified. Only his father-in-law has the experience of leading troops in Jiangnan, and besides, he fought with Lao Wu before. There is also a tacit understanding between each other. If the court sends reinforcements, it must belong to the father-in-law."

"Since this is the case, Your Highness, don't bring the children's affairs to your face. This test is based on one's own ability. If father goes to Jiangnan, His Royal Highness needs to take care of him." The prince's expression was wrong again, so he slapped him, "Just take it as a moment of patience."

The eldest prince is not a temper that can bear it, he snorted, "It's okay, it's just to see what the court wants, the East Palace seems to want to intervene."

When the East Palace was mentioned, the First Imperial Concubine couldn't help frowning, and said in a low voice, "The things in the south of the Yangtze River are not all caused by the East Palace. If the East Palace wants to get involved, is it possible to ask the Wu family to go to Jiangnan again? If the Wu family wants to go to the south of the Yangtze River? Go, ask your father to go, the filial piety period in Duke Wu’s mansion has passed, and the Marquis of Nan’an still doesn’t know if he is alive or dead.” If Marquis Yongding went to Jiangnan to help the Fifth Prince, the First Prince and Concubine would be willing, after all, the Fifth Prince is a Reliable people, this is well known.The last time her natal family was able to come back was thanks to the fifth prince.But forget about the Wu family, the whole family stirs up shit.It was Jiangnan who disturbed his family.

"How can the Wu family have the face to say that going to the south of the Yangtze River will be Yongyihou's mansion."

The eldest concubine was quite surprised, and said, "His family just came out of filial piety, and the new Marquis is not a military officer, is he?" I haven't heard that this new Marquis has any great martial arts.

The eldest prince said, "It's not the new Marquis Yongyi, it's the son of the new Marquis Yongyi. Didn't the heir of his family marry the fourth younger sister? I'm afraid he wants the heir to go to the front line to make meritorious deeds. After all, Jiangnan is not as precarious now as it was before. .”

"This..." The eldest concubine was at a loss for words for a moment, and then she paused and said, "The fourth son-in-law is no better than Uncle Yong'an. Uncle Yong'an has fought in the battlefield when he was young. The fourth son-in-law has been growing up in the imperial capital, delicate and noble. My child, if there is any good or bad in Jiangnan, where there is slaughter, how will you explain it?"

The eldest prince also didn't like the Fourth Princess' son-in-law to intervene, he said, "The fifth can go if anything is delicate and expensive, so why can't he go? But the fourth younger sister, in the past, he seemed to be silent, but it's a kind of heart. big."

"Is this related to the princess?" The eldest princess did not know about it.

"I also heard from my mother and concubine that the fourth younger sister often goes to the Palace of Mercy to talk to the emperor's grandmother recently, and it is also close to the East Palace."

The eldest concubine often goes to the palace to pay her respects to her mother-in-law, but her mother-in-law never told her about it, but said it to her husband in private.It seems that a son and a daughter-in-law are still different.The eldest concubine didn't care to get jealous, and said, "Fourth sister is a delicate and weak person, and she doesn't talk much when we meet our sisters-in-law and sisters-in-law on weekdays. Could this be the fourth sister's idea?" ?”

The eldest prince snorted again, and it was considered to have answered his wife's question.The eldest princess thought about it, and suddenly a smile appeared on the corner of her lips, "The fifth sibling will definitely know about this."

When the eldest prince heard this, he felt very happy, clapped his palms and said with a smile, "I would like to make a note of that shrew from the old Wu's family." None of the younger brothers was worry-free, and the younger sister also started showing off demon moths. The prince felt that there was no way to live, and he told his wife, "Father-in-law has been walking around with the old five's family since he came back from Fujian. Now that this is the opportunity, let mother-in-law come and talk more. I hope that my father-in-law can take this opportunity to make some military exploits." The eldest prince is not stupid, it is risky for the old father-in-law to go to the battlefield, and a concubine died in the Fujian battle before, so if he can go to Jiangnan now, he will have to fight with him. Fifth, make a good relationship.

The eldest concubine glared at her husband, "The fifth younger siblings are the fifth younger siblings. It's best for His Highness to keep his mouth open. Don't talk about anyone else, let her hear it. You're good."

The eldest prince didn't take it seriously, "I'll just talk about it in front of you."

The eldest concubine cast a sharp look at her husband, "Don't tell me in front of me from now on that I'm on good terms with my fifth sibling, I don't want to hear that."

Today the First Prince was angry because of his son's inferiority, and the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace was also a little annoyed that his second son was inferior in the exam, so he taught his son a few words: "Learning is like going against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat".

It's okay for the third prince and the fourth prince's house, both of them are determined to take the middle road.But in the afternoon, Xie Moru saw Erlang, Shilang, Wulang, Liulang, Xin and others returning home, but Dalang Saburo was alone, and asked the oldest Erlang, "Why didn't your eldest brother and third brother come back together?"

Seeing his mother's question, Erlang's round and round face felt full of glory, and he spoke faster than usual, and said, "Today, the imperial grandfather beat us in the homework test. The elder brother is good at reading, and the third younger brother is good at martial arts. Stay for dinner, and we'll be back first."

Emperor Mu Yuan always attached great importance to the education of his children and grandchildren, and there were some homework tests, and those who excelled were rewarded, and the children had to go through a few times. This kind of food stay like today has never been done before. In fact, when Erlang said that Emperor Mu Yuan only tested the emperor's grandson who was over ten years old, Xie Moru was a little bit off the mark.

Xie Moru knew the reason why Dalang Saburo didn't return, encouraged the children once, and let the children wash and change their clothes.

Children's things are small things.Now the eldest sons and second sons of several royal residences have reached the age of marriage, and when they get married, they have to get errands. Dalang Erlang Saburo is young, so Xie Moru is not in a hurry.But about Jiangnan's defeat, Xie Moru had gone to the palace to comfort Concubine Su for a while, so that Concubine Su would not worry about it.Xie Moru is not familiar with the other generals in Jingjiang, but Zhao Yang who was assassinated in June, Xie Moru knew about it, without him, back then when the fifth prince ruled, Jingjiang invaded Fujian under the banner of pirates, and this was the leader of the army at that time General Zhao.Now Zhao Bin, who defeated the fifth prince, is the son of Zhao Yang.

Xie Moru had already persuaded Concubine Su, "Wars never depend on momentary success or failure. The affairs in Jiangnan are quite complicated. Now the quarrel makes the emperor restless. It's not all because of Jiangnan's defeat. It's because some people want to take advantage of the opportunity to fish in troubled waters."

Concubine Su has experienced many things in her life, but she can still hold on.

In the past few days, Xie Moru has also heard some news from the court, and it is nothing more than the idea of ​​going to the south of the Yangtze River to share his achievements.Emperor Mu Yuan is in charge of these matters, Xie Moru is not worried, there is a lesson from the prince around him, Emperor Mu Yuan will not send princes to the south of the Yangtze River again, and the rest, the emperor's relatives, I believe the fifth prince can take care of it.

What Xie Moru was thinking about was Zhao Bin's matter. Once Zhao Yang died, someone under his command would have to take over. The Fifth Prince said in his letter that Feng Feiyu was the most cunning and difficult to deal with among the Jingjiang generals. When Zhao Yang was assassinated, Liu Fufeng took advantage of the situation and sent troops to Zhejiang. If Feng Feiyu hadn't returned in time to help, Liu Fufeng might have crossed the river and fought to Jingjiang.Xie Moru thought that Feng Feiyu would take over the army left by Zhao Yang, but unexpectedly Mu Sanxi pushed Zhao Yang's son Zhao Bin to come.In fact, it is not the most unusual thing for Mu Sanxi to launch Zhao Bin. The most unusual thing is that King Jingjiang also agreed.

I don't know if this little general Zhao Bin Zhao is really talented, or if he has a false name.

Xie Moru thought about going back to the south of the Yangtze River, and when it was time for dinner, he unexpectedly received a royal meal in the palace.Xie Moru thanked him for the reward, and seeing that the person who came to deliver the imperial meal was an old acquaintance Yu Gonggong, he asked, "Why does Your Majesty suddenly reward me with an imperial meal, I am flattered."

Eunuch Yu is not easy to go into details, but he also explained the matter clearly, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty will keep the two young highnesses for dinner, and praise the princess for her ability to teach the children, and reward the princess."

Xie Moru ordered the wisteria to reward Eunuch Yu and his entourage, and Eunuch Yu retired respectfully.

Xie Moru later found out that the imperial meal was all thanks to Saburo.

The thing is like this, because the grandsons are getting older, Emperor Mu Yuan is going to test the older grandsons, look at the directors of the grandchildren's families, and arrange errands when the time comes.Originally, I was thinking of taking the exam at the age of 15. Because the fifth prince was not in the imperial capital, Emperor Mu Yuan took extra care of Dalang and the others. Thinking that the children were also eleven or twelve years old, he lowered the age of the exam to ten years old. Above, the imperial grandchildren who are ten years old and above have been tested together.It's not Dalang Saburo, it's just that the genius is much better than his cousins, but recently, these two people are holding back their energy to study hard to earn face for the family, and the cousins ​​have a lot of chores, and the older cousins ​​have only I studied in the first half day.As a result, this test made several cousins ​​feel ashamed.

Dalang reads well, but Sanlang is outstanding in martial arts.

Emperor Mu Yuan was very happy. He gave Dalang the four treasures of his study, gave Sanlang a sword, and left them together for dinner.

Dalang has always been prudent, while Saburo is very lively. Emperor Mu Yuan has always liked these two grandsons, so he talked to the two grandsons and asked them how they study and practice martial arts on weekdays. Before going to bed at night, I also think about the day's homework, the gentlemen in the palace are all knowledgeable, so they can concentrate in class, and there is no other tricks."

Saburo smiled, "Yes, my mother said that no matter what you do, it is important to persevere. You don't need to make yourself tired and nervous, but don't slack off. You don't need to compare yourself with others, just compare yourself with yourself. Learn more today than yesterday Some, learn more tomorrow than today, that's all. However, for martial arts, there is also a martial arts master at home, and I will practice with the martial arts master in the morning."

Parents like children like this. Although children who work hard are also very distressing, but if you really want to make troubles about studying, parents will usually be very miserable when they see it.Seeing Dalang Saburo speak easily, Emperor Mu Yuan was also very happy. He felt that his grandsons had good aptitude and could read the book well without much effort.Saburo did not forget to recommend his brother, "Actually, we are good at different things. Grandfather, you see that the elder brother's articles are well done. As for me, I prefer martial arts, my second brother prefers miscellaneous studies, and Shiro likes military affairs. Wulang loves poetry, Liulang likes to read history books and stories, each has its own strengths. My eldest brother and I have better luck, but when you meet the emperor's grandfather and you investigate articles and martial arts, it seems a little better."

San Lang chattered about introducing his brother to his royal grandfather, and Da Lang listened to him and nodded his head.

The children were still very brotherly, so Emperor Mu Yuan was even more satisfied. Since he kept the children for meals, he asked them what they would like to eat. Da Lang said, "The meals here are all excellent."

After the eldest brother said this, Sanlang couldn't say anything more, but his appearance that he wanted to say could not be hidden from Emperor Mu Yuan. Emperor Mu Yuan was always gentle with his children and grandchildren. Say, is it still polite to grandpa?"

Saburo has always admired his royal grandfather, and he dared to speak, so he said, "Grandfather, I can eat anything, that is, during the Chinese New Year the year before last, didn't you ask your elder brother to have a meal with you?" Well. I heard at that time that the royal chef here, Grandfather, is delicious. We brothers are very envious. My eldest brother and I are lucky. We can eat it again today, that is, the second brother and the others You can’t eat it. How about, grandpa, you can take out half of my elder brother’s and me’s, and then we can take it back and give it to the second elder brother and the others to taste.”

Saburo said whatever he wanted, and Dalang added to his younger brother, "Mother eats more seasonal vegetables at night."

Saburo nodded, "Yes, yes. Mother seldom eats meat at night. Grandfather, please reward us with a few more vegetarian dishes, and we will take them back together."

Emperor Mu Yuan was very happy to hear Sanlang talk, and when Dalang talked about his aunt's preferences, he felt that the grandchildren of the fifth son's family taught them well.The children don't order from him, because the children are sensible and polite.Da Lang knew what his aunt's preferences were, so he was a filial man, so he gave him a royal meal in the fifth prince's mansion.

Things in the imperial capital are so strange. Originally, the five princes lost a battle, and there was a lot of discussion in the elite circle. As a result, Emperor Mu Yuan suddenly rewarded Xie Moru with an imperial meal and praised her for being a good teacher. The wind direction in the elite circle Suddenly something was different.

Sanlang's feeling is: Just after having a meal with the imperial grandfather, their brothers suddenly changed from a cold stove to a steamed bun. This is really...

(End of this chapter)