Hello Chang’an

Yao Ran’s trip was originally for this purpose.

Although she lived in the Buddhist hall, the news about the wife of the Chang family was too sensational, and the servants near the Buddhist hall were secretly talking about it.

She heard some intermittently, although it was not complete, it was enough to make her surprised and curious, and she couldn't help but want to ask for confirmation.

Seeing her cousin's reaction, Yao Xia suddenly smiled and stepped forward to pull Yao Ran over: "Cousin, sit down quickly!"

Next, she also transformed into a storyteller, and she spoke more vividly than Wei Shuyi. Finally, to prove the credibility of her words, she took out Chang Suining's letter and read it with great emotion.

Chang Sui Ning had no way of knowing this feeling and scene. If he had known, this casually written letter would never have had a chance to be born.

Yao Ran was so stunned that he seemed to have forgotten to even blink.

Her hands folded in front of her body unconsciously grasped her dress, and her heartbeat thumped loudly in her chest. It was as if she had suddenly glimpsed a new world that she had never thought of, and overwhelming new scenery was rushing towards her.

After leaving the dining hall, Yao Yi personally sent his daughter back to the Buddhist hall even though he had thousands of thoughts.

Although he worked very hard as a father-in-law outside, he never neglected his responsibilities as a father-in-law.

In the past, Ms. Pei looked down on the Yao family and him, so she didn't want her daughter to get too close to him. She always had regrets over the family relationship between father and daughter.

Later, when he saw his daughter carrying Pei's fault and living such a life of poverty and atonement, he couldn't help but feel heartbroken and wanted to make amends. No matter how busy he is with work, as long as he can get home before dark, he will definitely go to the Buddhist hall to have a heart-to-heart talk with his daughter and exchange Buddhist scriptures and Dharma.

What he did was to accompany and guide.

As a father, who would bear to see his own daughter spend the rest of his life like this?

At this time, on the way back to the Buddhist hall, Yao Yi asked his daughter with a smile: "...Have you figured out the true meaning of what you didn't understand when you read the scripture the day before yesterday?"

The Buddhist scriptures he reads and talks about are also reflections of Yao Ran's state of mind.

She said at this time: "I couldn't figure it out when I came here, but I just heard about Mrs. Chang and seemed to have an epiphany."

"Oh?" Yao Yi looked at his daughter and was about to say something when he heard her say from the front: "Father, can I ask you a question?"

"Ran'er just ask."

The girl's words were very straightforward: "What is it about Mrs. Chang that you treat so special?"

She knew that there were still rumors that Mrs. Chang was her father's illegitimate daughter. The reason why this rumor was like a fire that could not be extinguished had a lot to do with her father's never avoiding suspicion.

In her opinion, her father's refusal to avoid suspicion is enough to show that Mrs. Chang is special.

The father and daughter talked heart-to-heart, and all the servants followed from a distance. Yao Yi's smile did not diminish and he said: "Do you still remember that my father said before that he is looking for the daughter of an old friend..."

"My daughter remembers it, but didn't her father say at the time that she was looking for the wrong person or misunderstood, and that the person she was looking for was not a very lady-like person?"

"That's because it's inconvenient to tell outsiders..." Yao Yi didn't hide it from his daughter, but he didn't go into details either. Instead, he said frankly: "Father doesn't want to hide it from you, but before she talks about her origins, even though her father is She is an old friend but she is also an outsider, so it is not appropriate for her to make her own decisions and say too much on her behalf..."

Hearing this, Yao Ran nodded slowly and thoughtfully: "My daughter understands."

She stopped asking and just said: "Ms. Chang is really different from ordinary women."

"Everyone is different." Yao Yi said, "So are we, Ran'er."

Yao Ran smiled: "Father doesn't have to comfort me all the time..."

She looked at the night and the stars and the moon in front of her, and said: "Ms. Chang's difference is unique, rare in the world, and rare in a hundred years."

yes.

Yao Yi also looked at the thousands of stars in the night sky. Each star was different, but it was undeniable that what the world could see at a glance was always the bright moon.

But she is no quieter and calmer than the moon...she makes a splash wherever she goes.

When she was in the capital, he would be frightened when she fought with others... After leaving the capital, she even went directly to the battlefield to fight with others. Instead of beating people, she killed people instead!

If this continues, Yao Yi feels that he will be scared to death sooner or later.

But compared with the unchanging stability, under the thrilling situation, people will always see more unknown possibilities...

Yao Yi's mind was spinning, and he came to the outside of the Buddhist hall and stopped.

Looking at the deserted and simple Buddhist hall, Yao Yi sighed softly in his heart and said: "Ran'er, since you have understood that Buddhist scripture, you should know that there are thousands of fates in this world, and the choice in front of you is not Only this one."

Yao Ran was thoughtful, stood quietly for a moment, seemed to have made some determination, raised his eyes and asked: "My daughter wants to write a letter, I wonder if my father can help her to send it to Mrs. Chang?"

Yao Yi was a little surprised. After thinking about it, he didn't refuse.

…

In the morning of the next day, Yao Yi heard the story about Chang Sui Ning from Wei Shuyi's mouth again. Although he heard it again, his feeling of shock was not diminished - after all, his niece was a real eye-catcher and her way of expressing it was relatively good. Reduce the audience's tension.

But Wei Shuyi was different. He just told it in a straightforward manner and repeated the most incredible facts in the most objective terms.

Above the main hall, all the officials had different expressions, some were surprised, some were puzzled, and some were questioning.

It's not that the civil and military officials in the dynasty had nothing to do and were all paying attention to this little girl and making a fuss over it, but that what this little girl did was too eye-catching, and it was not a private or family matter, but a national and political matter. .

This little girl not only made a splash, she also cut the gap between ordinary girls and the court with one sword.

Li Yi's rebellion is over, and she will be rewarded based on her merits afterwards. Her contribution is really there, and it is impossible to bypass it - if this contribution is true.

Some officials, after chatting in private, couldn't help but come out and say, "I wonder if what Minister Wei said is true? It is said that General Chang loves his daughter excessively. Is there any possibility of exaggeration?"

He Wei's death made people outraged, and everyone knew about He Wei's abilities... But what even He Wei couldn't do, a little girl could do it so easily?

Is Chang Kuo deliberately passing on all the credit for himself and his subordinates to his daughter?

"Ms. Chang's capture and execution of Li Yi was witnessed by Mr. Wei." Wei Shuyi smiled slightly and replied to the official: "The witness was not Mr. Wei. There is no possibility of exaggeration."

During the discussion, someone else asked: "What about... killing the general named Ge Zong under Xu Zhengye? After all, Minister Wei has never seen this with his own eyes, right?"

Since I didn't witness it with my own eyes, why was there such a firm tone when I just reported it?

The person who spoke this time was no longer Wei Shuyi, but the Holy Emperor who sat high on the imperial steps and had never expressed his stance.

"This matter has been clearly confirmed in the memorial sent to the capital by the son of the governor of Hezhou and the officials of Hezhou." The empress said slowly: "Ge Zong did die under the sword of the Chang family girl. It was not just a beheading. Ge Zong's many contributions to Hezhou are obvious to all."

Finally, he said: "I have already secretly sent people to Hezhou to verify that this matter is true. Hezhou City was saved, and the girls of the Chang family played an indispensable role."

The empress' voice had no fluctuations, and sounded only majestic and just.

"This..." The official couldn't help but hesitate. If she captured and killed Li Yi, or Li Yi was injured on the way to escape, and she was lucky enough to pick up this skill...then what's the explanation for killing Ge Zong?

This Ge Zong was said to be extremely cruel and brave. With such a fierce enemy and such a dangerous battlefield, how could he possibly "take credit"?

But if everything is true, then how did she, a girl in a boudoir, get such monstrous abilities?

The discussion in the hall still couldn't stop.

The Holy Emperor watched this scene quietly, without any fluctuation on his face.

She could understand the uproar in front of her and the shock of these civil and military officials.

These generals, who are almost born out of nowhere, are also women—

Historically, in court, women's actions on the battlefield will always attract more doubts and face more resistance. She has always been very clear about this... This is why she chose to let A Shang become A Xiao. one.

Ashang, disguised as Axiao, ascended to the position of crown prince. Although there were many obstacles, at least no one could use the distinction between men and women as a starting point to question all her achievements.

But now, she just used her original identity as a daughter to do exactly the same thing as before.

As my daughter’s family…

So, Ah Shang wanted to use this to prove to her that she was wrong in the past?

Under the crown, the empress, who had grown white hair in just a few months, closed her eyes for a moment, and when she spoke again, she interrupted the din in the palace.

The empress had no intention of staying on this topic for too long. Nowadays, political affairs are complicated, the situation is unstable, and there are more and more voices of rebellion. Her mind is destined to not be able to stay on just one thing.

So she brought up the matter of rewards based on merit and asked the officials for their opinions.

Among the various voices, many people spoke with a fair attitude: "General Chang and his daughter spared no effort to protect Hezhou and put down Li Yi's rebellion in a timely manner. Both of these are great achievements and they deserve a generous reward!"

As for how to reward, for military generals like Changkuo who have received the rank of first-class hussar general, the reward is nothing more than gold, silver, fields and houses, and if it is higher, it is a title.

However, some people euphemistically said that it was too early for Xu Zhengye to be ennobled at this time before the matter was resolved.

After talking about Chang Kuo, naturally we also want to talk about the Chang family girl.

Someone suggested that he could be given the title of county head as a token of praise.

"County Lord?" Taifu Chu, who had been silent for the whole time, raised his eyebrows and looked at the man: "Since he has made great contributions on the battlefield, even if he wants to be granted a title, he should be given the position of a military commander. What kind of fool is the County Lord? Grant a title?”

Today I am the county lord, and tomorrow I will become the marriage princess!

Is this the biggest reward for a girl who has made great achievements on the battlefield? What a joke!

"The position of a military commander...how can a woman take the position of a military commander?"

"And this girl from the Chang family is not a member of the military, nor has she ever joined the army..."

"Which army to join?" Taifu Chu sneered: "I remember that the Holy Emperor issued a notice at the beginning, and it clearly stated that anyone who presented the head of the rebel Xu Zhengye, regardless of his or her origin, would be rewarded with a reward of ten thousand taels and be awarded a third-rank official. Those who offer the heads of other culprits under his command will also be given the rank of five officials."

"How come Ge Zong is not one of the culprits under Xu Zhengye?"

Grand Tutor Chu's old voice spread throughout the hall: "This notice has already stated that since it does not matter whether you are a scholar or a commoner, how can you say whether you have military status or not, whether you are a man or a woman? Regardless of the Chang family girl's contribution to capturing and killing Li Yi, just by virtue of The head of a Ge Zong is enough to confer the title of a fifth-grade general!"

The officials in the palace had different expressions and exchanged glances with each other.

Wei Shuyi's eyes moved slightly, as if there was a hint of a smile.

He is a close minister of the emperor, and when the emperor's attitude is unclear, it is not appropriate for him to say too much.

But with Mrs. Chu here... why can't she win back the position of military commander she deserves?

so…

Is the reason why you don’t want to be a female officer because you want to be a military commander?

Well, if you don't want to be a female official confined within the palace walls, then you can be a military commander who freely roams the battlefield.

Just as Wei Shuyi expected, the following Taifu Chu was "fighting" for Chang Sui Ning every word.

"Since ancient times, there have always been very few people with great talents! Since God sent talents to them, how can they be divided into men and women?"

"At this critical moment, the emergence of such extraordinary talents is not a sign of great blessing from God."

"In my opinion, not only should we reward you, but we should also reward you generously. Only in this way can we encourage the talented people in the world to give back!"

"On the contrary, failure to reward meritorious service will only make people's hearts wither. If it leads to such a big mistake, can you afford to bear it because of mere prejudice and opposition?"

“…”

Although the Taifu is old, he is still capable of fighting.

In other words, it is normal for a Taifu to go "crazy" in court... This sign of illness can be traced back to when he took over as the Minister of Rites.

Regardless of whether the other person is a friend or an enemy, if someone says something that doesn't sit well with him, he will immediately respond.

Rather than saying "when a new official takes office, three fires will be fired", it is more like "whatever, demoting him will bring him down".

And enemies without weaknesses are often the most terrifying.

Since the beginning of Taifu's madness, no one has been able to get even a cent from him.

Moreover, the Taifu is as crazy as he is crazy, but he can always give people the impression that they can argue wrong things and argue head-on based on the wrong reasons... His opponents will often be bypassed by him, and they can't help but reflect on themselves in the middle of the argument.

Furthermore, his prestige and reputation are here, his qualifications are as old as others, and he has countless disciples. Every word and deed is extremely weighty, and the more stubborn he is that "our literati will never collude with this troubled world," the more he gets. Those civilized officials and students supported it.

Some people even compiled the old lady's arrogant remarks into a book and widely circulated it in the literary world. What kind of collection was made? I can’t remember the name...but it should definitely be called "Dafu’s Crazy Daily Life"!

Whatever!

After all, she is just a little girl with the position of a military attache. Maybe she will be like a flash in the pan and no one will pay attention to her soon. There are many examples of blockbusters appearing suddenly and suddenly disappearing without success.

Having said this, if they continue to argue about this, it will appear to be narrow-minded.

Those officials who were opposed sighed, clasped their hands, returned to their original positions, and stopped talking.

The dispute disappeared for a while, but the Holy Emperor did not immediately finalize the reward.

In other words, those arguments and objections just now were exactly what she acquiesced to.

When an emperor doesn't want to make an immediate decision, he needs a different voice.

Chang Kuo must have waited for her to become estranged, and may even have recognized her old master Ashang. There is no weakness in the capital... She still has to think carefully about the reward and not be careless.

Preview of the next chapter: Taifu looks at paintings, Xiao Cui reads letters~

Good night!