A Thousand Hills

Chapter 342

Zhao Shiyu has been walking in front of the imperial court, although all he did was drafting imperial edicts for Emperor Mu Yuan, he is considered a little red man in front of the imperial court.In particular, he is a cautious person, and his dealings with the First Prince are always private, and he is someone who would never say a word to the First Prince outside.In the end, he just tricked the eldest prince.

Of course, it's not a pit.

After all, imperial envoys are lacking in seriousness, especially when going to Beijing Pass this time, people who are not trusted by Emperor Mu Yuan cannot go.Like Li Jiujiang, Emperor Mu Yuan didn't think about it at all, and Zhao Shiyu passed it directly.

But, eldest prince, you don't need to expose the relationship between the two of you right now.

This is what the eldest prince said, "We have been dating for 20 years. As long as you are not blind, no one would know that we know each other well. Father also knows what's on his mind, so don't worry."

Don't worry, bird!
Did this guy think it would be easy to go to Beijing Pass? General Xiang, a second-rank general, and his subordinates are all dead, leaving a small group of hundreds of households to control the situation. The first thing you hear here is that something is wrong!If Zhao Shiyu went away with such a black eye, he was afraid that he would never return!

Zhao Shiyu complained a few words to the eldest prince, and he had to get the food, grass and weapons ready to be sent to Beijingguan. He went to the Ministry of Households to check the backgrounds of several hundred households with military merits on the Jibaihu Memorial. It is very difficult for the household department to find out such things as long soldiers.

In addition, Zhao Shiyu also specially asked Jingnan Gong Liu Fufeng for advice. After all, it was Liu Fufeng who strongly recommended Ji Baihu.Liu Fufeng said, "This General Ji has the taste of becoming a famous general."

taste?

Zhao Shiyu asked Liu Fufeng very much, "How did Mr. Liu smell it? If there is a secret method, can you teach me a thing or two?"

Liu Fufeng smiled. After all, Zhao Shiyu was a man in front of the imperial court, so Liu Fufeng said a few more words to him, and then said, "It's not that Liu is joking. The Battle of Fujian in the fourth year. Before that, Liu could only be regarded as a military officer, not a general. This General Ji can contact other remnant soldiers to solve the difficulties of Beichang Mansion. It can be regarded as half of the rank of general. Looking at the military achievements listed in his memorial, we can know that he is a man. Liu's recommendation to him is not out of selfishness, he has already touched the edge of becoming a general, and what he owes is nothing but timing."

Zhao Shiyu was born as the No. [-] Scholar, won the title since Chunwei, passed through Hanlin first, and then transferred to Yuqian. He was able to be in front of Emperor Mu Yuan for more than ten years without any mistakes, which shows that his skills and knowledge are not bad.If it were another person, he might feel that Liu Fufeng was talking about some mysterious and mysterious words, but Zhao Shiyu thought about it carefully, and couldn't help sighing, "Grandpa Liu is indeed worthy of my Dongmu Army God, and he is an official to be taught."

Liu Fufeng first said that Ji Rong had "the taste of a famous general", which was not false. Although Zhao Shiyu didn't quite understand Liu Fufeng's judgment on Ji Rong, it was not because of Liu Fufeng's excuses or anything else. The main reason was that Zhao Shiyu was a civil servant. The defense officer is not very clear about it.But with Zhao Shiyu's talent, he understood what Liu Fufeng said.

Seeing that Zhao Shiyu seemed to have enlightened, Liu Fufeng couldn't help but feel moved, secretly praised, as expected, he is worthy of being a celebrity in the imperial court, this Mr. Zhao is very enlightened.

Zhao Shiyu sincerely thanked Liu Fufeng for his guidance, and left.

After Zhao Shiyu bid farewell from Liu Fufeng, he went into the palace again to listen to Emperor Mu Yuan's instructions. Emperor Mu Yuan said, "Everything is mainly about war, and then find out why Xiangshan was defeated."

Zhao Shiyu took the order seriously.

Although Zhao Shiyu was a civil servant, he had reached the age of forty, but his behavior was quite neat, and his body was not as weak as ordinary civil servants. The emperor at that time had already entered autumn, and it was chilly in the morning and evening. Zhao Shiyu just prepared a thick coat and cloak, and Instead of taking a car, he rode a horse to speed up the journey.The eldest prince asked the eldest concubine to pack up some of his thick cloaks and woolen clothes for Zhao Shiyu, and said, "I haven't got any of this year's clothes, they were all made last year. Because they are too thick, I haven't worn them much. I heard that Beichang It’s going to snow in the mansion right now, and when you get to Beijingguan, you’re afraid it will be even colder. Keep your thick clothes on so that you don’t freeze your body. There are also some medicinal materials, I put them in your bag, remember to eat them.”

"Your Highness, take care too. Don't forget what I told you." Although the eldest prince is rather stupid, Zhao Shiyu also spent a lot of effort on him. After a long time, it became a habit, and he had to remind him from time to time.

The eldest prince patted Zhao Shiyu on the back, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, you are not as old as me. You are like a little old man who cares about the country and the people all day long."

Zhao Shiyu was furious, "I'm a little old man, don't you look at your old pumpkin face!"

The eldest prince hurriedly said, "Oh, oh, I made a mistake. Shi Yu, you are the most handsome among people."

It was ineffective to fart, Zhao Shiyu smirked, and escorted the army rations and weapons away.Until it was time for a cup of tea, Zhao Shiyu looked back on his horse, and there was still a person standing in the ten-mile long pavilion overlooking the pavilion. The person seemed to sense that he was looking back at the Prime Minister, and he waved his arms. Zhao Shiyu couldn't help smiling, and rode away on horseback.

After Zhao Shiyu left, the Eldest Prince felt a lot lonely, especially the Eldest Princess complained that the Eldest Prince put Zhao Qin in the team to escort the military supplies, the Eldest Princess said straightforwardly, "There is a war going on in Beiliang, Aqin is not good at martial arts If something happens, what should I do?"

The eldest prince said, "I didn't want him to go at first. It's just that my grandfather told me several times that he wanted to go with him to practice for a while. You just need to rest assured that nothing will happen to him in the logistics. Besides, if he can make meritorious service, he will have a chance." Born, sister Xi will look good when she gets married in the future, won't she?"

The eldest princess is not happy because of this.The eldest concubine didn't hesitate to pretend to be sick in order to break up the marriage for her second daughter, she even used Zi Gu's method, the only difference was the timing.If he had known in advance that Zhao Qin was going to Beijing Pass, the eldest prince and concubine would have made arrangements.In the end, the First Prince didn't tell her about it, and when she knew, Zhao Qin had already left with Zhao Shiyu's army.Could it be that the First Concubine is afraid that something will happen to Zhao Qin, hey, if something happens to Zhao Qin, the First Concubine will really be thankful.I'm afraid that Zhao Qin's contribution will make it more difficult to dissolve the marriage.The eldest concubine sighed, "It doesn't matter whether you make meritorious deeds or not. Our sister Xi is originally the princess of the second rank, and whoever marries her will also have the title of a horse of the second rank of the county. With our mansion and the Duke's mansion, we are afraid of Brother Qin No family background. I just hope he is safe and sound."

The eldest prince comforted his wife, "Don't worry."

Being complained by his wife at home, the eldest prince simply went into the palace to honor his father, just in time for the fifth prince to bring a few pots of green chrysanthemum into the palace. When the eldest prince saw it, he couldn't help laughing and said, "Father got this flower last year, the Secretary of Internal Affairs There are also old gardeners who have been able to distribute a few pots this year no matter what, and Liu Lang will send them all the way from Sichuan when they are needed."

The fifth prince just smiled slightly and didn't speak.

Emperor Mu Yuan said, "It's not surprising that it's so easy."

The third prince laughed, "Brother doesn't know something, the gardeners in the palace also have their own skills in raising flowers, but this green chrysanthemum is delicate, and it is not very satisfactory to raise."

The eldest prince knew that it was the gardener in the palace, not to mention dividing the flowers into pots. He was afraid that he hadn't raised any flowers, so he couldn't help saying, "It's so rare." Tsk-tsk, "The person who raised these flowers is also a strange person."

The fifth prince once again talked about the miraculousness of Miss Chrysanthemum, and said, "It is said that she is born with a miraculousness. This flower is also raised by that girl in the last year. It is said that her fate with Luju is over."

"If the emperor likes it, just call him into the palace to serve the flowers and plants." The eldest prince didn't think so, isn't it just raising a flower girl.

The fifth prince hesitated to speak, this is not acceptable, the girl heard that she has a very good relationship with Uncle Fang, the fifth prince felt that she would become an aunt sometime soon.Calling people into the palace like this is not giving Uncle Fang face.The fifth prince hurriedly persuaded, "It's just two pots of flowers. I'm afraid there is some trick that the gardener of the Department of Internal Affairs doesn't know, so just ask someone."

Emperor Mu Yuan smiled lightly, "Flowers come and go, there is a chance, this is the ability of people to eat, how can you inquire lightly, it is abrupt."

"Just reward her with some silver taels!" said the First Prince.

Emperor Mu Yuan just looked at the flowers, so the Eldest Prince stopped talking, looked at the flowers again, and said with a smile, "It's quite strange, even though I saw it last year, I still feel strange when I see it again today."

After the Double Ninth Festival, all is good news.

Zhao Shiyu first sent someone to send an urgent memorial for eight hundred miles, saying that when he arrived at Beijingguan, the siege of Beichang Mansion had been lifted, and General Ji Rongji was in charge of cleaning up Beijingguan.After several days of fierce fighting, Beijing Pass was finally regained.However, the loss of soldiers at Beijingguan is also serious, and there are only more than [-] soldiers today. They request the imperial court to send troops to reinforce Beijingguan, or allow Beijingguan to recruit soldiers on their own.

In addition, the military rations and weapons sent by Zhao Shiyu solved the crisis in Beijingguan, and the others were introductions about the battle to recapture Beijingguan. The battle was fierce and wonderful.After this battle, the chief general, Ji Rong, was promoted two more ranks and officially became the third-rank general Zhaoyong. He was allowed to recruit soldiers to supplement the source of soldiers in Beijingguan.The rest are rewarded for their military exploits.

Then there is the memorial of Mr. Du, the governor of Jingjiang Port. The investigation on Jingjiang Port has already started. Winter is the holiday period for maritime trade, but the trade will not be terminated.Neither Du Zhi nor Ouyang Jing had any intention of suspending the sea trade. They were planning to conduct a large-scale trade show sale. As for the investigation, the third department had full authority to conduct it.

At least, Beijingguan is good news. Emperor Mu Yuan was overjoyed. He not only rewarded the officers and men of Beijingguan, but also praised Liu Fufeng, the fifth prince who recommended Ji Rong, and the eldest prince who recommended Zhao Shiyu. .

Xie Moru knew that some of the Zhao family's children went to Beijingguan with Zhao Shiyu, and told Erlang about the situation of the war in Beijingguan. Erlang asked, "Mother, did the brother-in-law of the Zhao family make any contribution?"

Xie Moru handed Ji Rong's list of merit requests to Erlang, and Erlang couldn't help smiling when he saw that the Zhao family's brother-in-law was among them, "I'll tell my wife, I think she is also happy."

Xie Moru smiled, "Go."

Erlang didn't move, thought for a while, and asked, "Mother, I heard that the brother-in-law of the Zhao family is in charge of logistical matters such as military rations with Mr. Zhao. Why is he still on the military merit list? And the number of enemies killed?"

Xie Moru said, "Food and grass are the most important thing, do you think there is no danger in managing the grain and grass? In many wars, the food and grass are burned to break the way, or do you make meritorious service for it?"

Erlang happily talked to his wife.

Mrs. Zhao was also happy to hear about this, her natal brothers are promising, and she is also honorable in her husband's family.

Wu Zhen also congratulated her sister-in-law when she heard about this, and Zhao smiled modestly, "It's also a fluke, my brother didn't join the battle, he was transporting food and grass with him, I think he met some thugs and gained military merit."

Wu Zhen said, "That's because Mr. Zhao has this ability, and military exploits are not easy."

Everyone in Duke Zhao's mansion was overjoyed, and even Concubine Zhao Gui in the palace said to her son after hearing about it, "I said earlier that brother Qin is a malleable talent, but he just never had a chance. How is it now? Wait for him to make meritorious deeds." Chao is also a blessing for Sister Xi."

The eldest prince also hopes that his son-in-law will be successful, so he told his wife what he said, "I also hope that my son-in-law will be good, but there is a difference between monarchs and ministers, no matter how good Brother Qin is, our sister Xi is the emperor Granddaughter, this marriage was bestowed by the emperor, he is good, and it should be. Otherwise, why should our sister Xi get married?"

The eldest prince smiled and said, "Others are mothers-in-law looking at their son-in-law, and the more they look at them, the happier they are. Why are you so strict with your son-in-law?"

"It's our own son-in-law, I just said that. I have a lot of good things to say about others." The eldest prince and concubine said, "His Royal Highness has always been lenient, but he should think more about our daughter. This is a noble girl who is getting married. , shouldn’t you have high demands on your son-in-law. Duke Jingnan has been back to court for several years, when will his family’s filial piety be finished?”

The eldest prince said, "If it wasn't for his family's filial piety, Brother Rui should also be sent to Beijing Pass to earn some military merits."

"I'm talking about business with you." The eldest prince and concubine said, "Your Highness, if you do the math, the father's filial piety is only three years, and the grandfather's filial piety is one year. This is about the same."

The eldest prince made a calculation on his mind, and said, "That's right, why don't you see Liu Fufeng showing filial piety!"

"Your Highness, go down and inquire. My sister Chen is already in her twenties, and my son-in-law is in his twenties. How long will this be delayed?"

"Sure, I'll go and ask."

The eldest prince was asking about his father, and the eldest prince said, "At the moment of war, when we are employing people, Lord Jingnan and Marquis of Nan'an have been keeping their filial piety since Jiangnan returned to court. Marquis of Nan'an's filial piety should have passed long ago, I don't know why Are you still at home and not working as an errand? And Jingnan Gong, his filial piety is not too far away, right?"

Emperor Mu Yuan summoned the two of them to ask questions, and the Marquis of Nan'an said, "At the beginning, I was fighting in the south of the Yangtze River, so loyalty and filial piety could not be fulfilled. Now that I have returned to the court, I will be my mother for three years."

Liu Fufeng's family has been dying. Liu Fufeng said, "Father and mother are filial for three years, and grandfather is filial for a total of seven years." It's still far away.

The eldest prince fell on his back, thinking that his daughter could not bear such a delay, so he quickly asked his imperial father for help with his eyes.Emperor Mu Yuan said, "You are all filial people, and I know it very well. Even if you, Nan'an, have kept filial piety for Aunt Ning Rong for three years, it is enough. For Fufeng, even if it is during the funeral of your parents, there is no reason for it to be superimposed. , why don’t you keep filial piety for your father first, and your mother has to wait for you for three years? The same is true for grandpa’s filial piety.” All right, let’s all show filial piety!

Emperor Mu Yuan said so, and the two of them could only show filial piety, and this year's filial piety is not a matter of changing back to bright clothes. The two families first gathered their clansmen to hold a banquet to show that the filial piety period has expired.

In fact, the two kept their filial piety because they didn't want to hinder Emperor Mu Yuan's eyes. They mourned the prince's suicide for a crime, and asked the Marquis of Nan'an to say that it was indeed the place to die, so the crime of mourning the prince was a capital crime!However, Emperor Mu Yuan was extremely sad for mourning the prince, and the Marquis of Nan'an had a lot of quarrels with the mourning prince, so how could he hinder Emperor Mu Yuan's eyes in the court at this time.As for Liu Fufeng, it's even more difficult to say. Everyone knows that Liu Fufeng's ability is first-class, but he was a hindrance to his family. As for the matter that Liu Fufeng's second uncle colluded with Concubine Liu Xian, the sixth prince was put under house arrest. , even if it is not stated clearly, many people have guessed some.Coupled with the fact that the Duke of Pingguo was condescending, Liu Fufeng simply kept his filial piety at home, and he felt a little ashamed to see the Fifth Prince.

However, after Liu Fufeng made his filial piety, the fifth prince still called Liu Fufeng to come to the mansion to talk. The fifth prince sighed, "Those things are over, and they have nothing to do with you. We don't know what happened to us. The villain is harming you!" The fifth prince knew very well that Liu Fufeng and the second wife of the Liu family were completely enmity, and Liu Fufeng's feet were the ones who harmed Liu Fufeng back then.But the fifth prince died as his own mother, and the second room of the Liu family was uprooted by Emperor Mu Yuan, so the fifth prince inevitably had a hint of anger in his heart, but after the passing of Empress Su, this anger has also faded, and Liu Fufeng has been with him for many years. , fighting side by side, relying on life and death, the love of monarchs and ministers, it goes without saying.

Liu Fufeng's eyes were reddish, and the tails of his eyes sparkled, Liu Fufeng said softly, "In this life, I will definitely live up to Your Highness."

The fifth prince held Liu Fufeng's hand and patted it lightly, "I know."

After Liu Fufeng Nan'an Hou left his filial piety, he was appointed as a military counselor. Now that Beijing Pass is at war, the two returned to the court, and Emperor Mu Yuan felt much more relaxed.Liu Fufeng had to discuss with the First Prince about the date of the eldest son's marriage, and the Marquis of Nan'an got a marriage, and Emperor Mu Yuan bestowed the second daughter of Princess Yongfu to marry the eldest grandson of Marquis of Nan'an.At the same time, Marquis Yong'an and General Lin Fan had also returned to the court, and the two families also had marriage affairs to deal with. For a while, there were many happy events in the imperial capital.

Xie Moru also wanted to take care of Saburo's marriage here, Wu Zhen was pregnant and not tired, so Xie Moru asked Zhao Shi to help, Zhao Shi was quite flattered, she was from a big family in the Duke's Mansion, and her natal family also had concubine brothers or The sister-in-law in the next room and the new daughter-in-law first set up rules when they enter the house. Where there is anyone who can get involved with the common people in the house, they have to set up rules for a year before they start to learn to manage things. This has to be a daughter-in-law that the mother-in-law likes.If the mother-in-law doesn't like her, she may not be called a director for the rest of her life.Such a daughter-in-law, even if she is the master, is not respectable in the mansion.No longer has her mother-in-law such a good temperament, not only does she not have to set rules, of course, her own rules must not be negligent, Mrs. Zhao is also a cautious temperament, born in the direct line, and well-educated. Xie Moru has always been respectful, so Besides, there were no omissions, but Xie Moru handed over her yard affairs to her, she was a happy surprise, how could she expect to help her mother-in-law housekeeper?
Xie Moru said, "You manage the affairs of the courtyard well. I think you have learned how to be a housekeeper at home. Our palace seems to have more rules, but they are all the same. We will take care of the simple ones first, and then we will be able to handle them easily. "Let Mrs. Zhao take care of the seating arrangement for the female relatives. Of course, when San Lang gets married, he has to learn how to entertain people as well.

Mrs. Zhao quickly agreed.

Sister Xin is also growing up, Xie Moru asked her to take care of the reception and care of the noble girl.

Wu Zhen also wanted to help, Xie Moru said, "Nothing is more important than children. You have passed Erlang's marriage, and you have to start entertaining guests five days in advance. You have a body, and when you get married, you will eat and drink from your hospital. I can use it from the small kitchen in the house, and I just want to have a safe pregnancy, and when Shiro, Goro, and Liulang get married, I need you to help me arrange it."

Wu Zhen also agreed.

Xie Moru said, "A Wan's marriage is also settled. If you want to go back and see her, just go, anyway, our two houses are not far away." , Most of the houses chosen for them are similar.

Wu Zhen is thinking about this matter, how could she not want to.

Because of Xie Moru's understanding, Princess Yongfu gave Xie Moru a few baskets of crabs. The royal family knows that Princess Xie likes to eat crabs. Xie Moru said with a smile, "Every year, we don't need to buy crabs in our house, and we can eat the ones we give away." Clear." Order someone to take it to steam, and said to Wu Zhen, "You are pregnant, so I won't eat this crab with you."

Wu Zhen laughed, "Daughter-in-law will eat crabs with mother next year."

Xie Moru naturally praised him.

Xie Moru always eats lightly at night, but there are crabs, but he needs to eat a few.For example, Dalang Erlang eats in his own room now, and their order is to send them to their respective courtyards.Wu Zhen didn't dare to eat, so she could eat a few while serving Da Lang.Erlang is the most proficient in food, and said, "The crab at the moment is better to have a round navel." He ordered someone to pick some out and raise them with egg whites under the kitchen, and make crab roe buns to eat tomorrow morning.Erlang also advised his daughter-in-law to eat a few, Zhao said, "Crabs are cold in nature, I'd better eat less." When she married, the sisters in the family were quite envious, not only the honor of the fifth prince's mansion, but also the generosity of the mother-in-law, Mrs. Zhao is not a frivolous person, so she cherishes her blessings.It's so easy to meet such a good in-law's family, a good mother-in-law. Right now, Mrs. Zhao hopes that she will be like her sister-in-law and get pregnant soon, so as to spread the branches and leaves for her in-law's family. Therefore, cold things are rarely used.

Erlang said, "Eat and drink some hot rice wine and you'll be fine."

Mrs. Zhao served him to eat, and Erlang said, "Tomorrow, I will ask someone to stew angelica mutton for you."

Mrs. Zhao blushed when she said that, and said shyly, "Look at what the Lord said, that's what the two of us made up together."

Erlang Yile, newlyweds, the relationship between the young couple is naturally good.

San Lang's marriage was still after the Liu family's marriage, mainly because Princess Wen Hui had been delayed for several years because of the Liu family's filial piety. She was older and a cousin, so she chose a closer date.Fortunately, the Liu family has a duke and an earl, and they belong to the family of the emperor. The betrothal gift of the Prince's Mansion is quite generous.The First Prince and Concubine is not short-sighted, and she has gained her own knowledge over the years, not because of the rich betrothal gifts from the Liu family, but this at least shows that the Liu family attaches great importance to this marriage.

The eldest princess concubine gave a lot of dowry to her daughter. She had saved things for more than [-] years. Although Wen Hui was the princess, it was nothing more than that when the princess got married.Even Princess Yongfu also teased the eldest prince and concubine, "Sister-in-law, don't forget Sister Xi, don't marry all the good ones to Sister Chen."

The eldest concubine looked very good, and said with a smile, "Sister Xi's dowry, I have prepared it myself. For Sister Chen, you are generous as aunts and aunts, so you can add makeup with all your strength."

The eldest princess and concubine married the eldest daughter, and half of her heart was relieved. When the eldest daughter returned home, she was even more happy to hear that her in-laws were very kind.Little did they know Mrs. Wang was looking forward to the marriage of her eldest son. Although her family has been deprived of her title, she has already wiped out all the troubled people in the past few years. Enjoy the blessing of your daughter-in-law.Princess Wen Hui has a noble status, but it is always possible to help manage the housework. After all, this family will still be the eldest son in the future.

San Lang's marriage was just in time for another victory report in Beijingguan, and this time the scout brought back not only the victory report, but also the king's grandson of Beiliang Kingdom, several Beiliang ministers and hundreds of Beiliang's personal guards.The joint memorial of Zhao Shiyu and Governor Yu of Beichang stated that the King of Beiliang passed away, and the Prince of Beiliang died violently half a month after he ascended the throne. The imperial court asked for help, so they had to be sent to the imperial capital.

When the grandson of the king arrived in the imperial capital, he was already suffering from wind and cold. Emperor Mu Yuan ordered the imperial physician to go over for diagnosis and treatment, and summoned several ministers of Beiliang to have an audience.One of the Beiliang ministers surnamed Jin once went to Dongmu. He talked about the death of two generations of kings in the country. .Emperor Mu Yuan kindly comforted him for a while, and asked the fifth prince to find a place for Beiliang and his party to settle down.Call the cabinet again to discuss the matter.

When Xie Moru heard about this, he raised his brows, and a faint smile escaped from his lips: This grandson of the Prince of Beiliang came at a very timely time.

The time to stock up has come!

(End of this chapter)