"Mother." Shen Shuguang, who is already eleven years old, is much taller than last year and has begun to show the outline of a young boy.
He was wearing a light purple suit with Ruyi Ruiyu pattern on the ground, a jade belt, and his long black hair was tied up with a mutton-fat jade bamboo hairpin. When he went to the hall to salute, the soft wind blew his sleeves, although his face still looked childish. , but already graceful.
Wei Changying looked at him happily and waved, "Guang'er, you don't have to be polite. Come up and talk. I have something for you to do for my mother."
Shen Shuguang agreed and sat down on the embroidery stool in front of her. Wei Changying took a letter and read it to him: "This is the news from the past two days. Please read it."
What was written in the letter was exactly how the Liu family hosted a banquet for Shen Zangfeng and drank with Wen Yaozi and others. It is very detailed, even the verses each person received are transcribed.
Shen Shuguang read it carefully, looked at Wei Changying, and asked, "What does the mother want the child to do?"
"The drinking party is over with your eldest brother-in-law. Don't you think it's too lonely?" Wei Changying smiled lightly, pointed at the letter and said, "My mother wants you to pick up a song."
Shen Shuguang initially thought that his mother was interested in taking a poetry test on him. He had always been good at homework, so of course he was not afraid, but Wei Changying's purpose was not that simple. Shen Shuguang couldn't help but be startled when he saw that the eldest son didn't think about it for a while, but said something meaningful.
"Can Guang'er do it?" Wei Changying touched his head and said thoughtfully, "If you feel embarrassed, ask your fourth sister to come over..."
"This is not appropriate for the fourth sister." Shen Shuguang couldn't help but said, "My child is not saying that the fourth sister is untrustworthy, but since he came for our mother and son in the first place, it would be better for us mother and son to retaliate. Although my child's poetry is not as good as the fourth sister's, , this matter can still be done, please mother stay less. "
With that said, he excused himself and went to his study. After a while, he personally brought some poems and notes to Wei Changying to read.
"Guang'er is indeed capable." After reading it, Wei Changying smiled slightly, chose one of the poems, ordered people to bring candles, and burned all the other poems and notes in front of him, and said to Shen Shuguang, "Okay, this matter is for Mom will arrange for people to go, and you can do your homework."
But Shen Shuguang refused to leave and said, "Mother, may the child know about mother's arrangements?"
"It doesn't matter, you are getting older, so I should tell you these things." Wei Changying thought for a moment, nodded and allowed him to stay, and whispered, "I thought that Huo Zhaoyu's account earlier should be collected for my mother's sake." It's time to charge interest. Now is the time to take action before your father and others come back. Otherwise, the people behind you will come back, which will ruin your father's reputation. "
Shen Shuguang pondered: "My child, do you think this is too obvious? After all, Huo Zhaoyu is not a truly loyal and loving person!"
Wei Changying said with a smile: "You are right, but you must not forget that, regardless of the four people in the south, in the north, the climate of Wen Yaozi has become complete. Who else can this imperial capital belong to?"
"Huo Zhaoyu must have been involved with Wen Yaozi before, and a mere poem may not be enough to separate them." Shen Shuguang suggested, "Why don't we do it directly?"
Guard Chief Ying said: "No, now that the war has not been eliminated, the imperial capital cannot be in chaos. Although Huo Zhaoyu is not a good person, his existence is to balance all parties. If he dies at this moment, every family in the imperial capital will be afraid that everyone will not be able to live in peace." Danger... Then your father and the others will be in trouble!"
Shen Shuguang's eyes narrowed and he said, "My child is so reckless!"
"You're still young, so it's normal for you to have imperfect ideas. You just have to practice slowly in the future." Wei Changying pursed his lips and said, "And what you just said is right. It's really cool to do this." Traces. But so what? Your poem is very good. Even Wen Yaozi knows that it was not written by Huo Zhaoyu, let alone that it was circulated by Princess Anji. But as long as some people believe it, Wen Yaozi dare not pursue it?"
Shen Shuguang thought for a moment and blurted out: "Are you afraid that others will follow suit?!"
"That's right." Wei Changying said with a faint smile, "If we don't pursue the case, how can the Wen family rest assured? The centipede insect is dead but not stiff, let alone the Wen family has such a weak foundation and no thunderous means, how can it be stable? status?!"
A few days later, Princess Anji's mansion.
In the backyard, Princess Anji's face was livid. She pointed at the Qijue song on the table that was obviously copied by a servant and asked: "Where did this come from?!"
The person she was scolding was Shao Yuan, the chief minister of the Princess's Mansion. He had been following An Ji for many years. He was always silent, capable, and highly regarded. He rarely lost face in front of An Ji. Today, Anji suddenly called me over and cursed me before asking questions. I knew what was going on -
He only glanced at Qi Jue and knew that it was the one he had heard outside in the past two days. The next one was "Drive out the Beirong, so that my comrades can rest in peace and the people can be at peace." Mo Binwei, the last person in the drinking order that day, "When the man left, he rode in the blue mist, and the grass and grass were fragrant and cold. Qu Zi was in the past, how could he be afraid of the underworld?"
The first sentence of this poem "Qi Jue" refers to the deeds of Huo Zhaoyu's younger brother Huo Chenyuan. Huo Chenyuan was angry at Wei Huanzong for being so stupid and unjustly killed his teacher Wei Yu. He was shocked to hear that he ordered the punishment of "Jingmin" ! Therefore, after Huo Chenyuan entrusted his parents to his fellow disciples, on the day of Wei Yu's burial, he read a eulogy in front of his mentor's monument and then touched the monument and died...
In the eulogy that Huo Chenyuan read that day, the last sentence was "I eat Weisu and write this song, and ride with the beautiful soul on the blue mist"!
The second sentence is also related to Huo Chenyuan's eulogy, "Sorrowful moxa blooms in the morning, and derogates the tadpole and the orchid." This is Huo Chenyuan's emotion and his anger.
Since ancient times, "Huizha", "Youlan" and "Zhicao" have been used to describe good ministers and honest scholars...
The third sentence is a direct comparison with Qu Yuan, who died for his country, and the fourth sentence simply states his intentions: serving the emperor will not be afraid of hell!
This poem was circulated in the public in Huo Zhaoyu's name. Doesn't it mean that Huo Zhaoyu had the intention to sacrifice himself for the Wei Dynasty
If Huo Zhaoyu denies it, he will definitely lose face with Huo Chenyuan in front of him!
But the current situation is that shamelessness is a small matter - if Huo Zhaoyu was just a child from an ordinary family, he would shamelessly comply with the situation regardless of the ridicule in this poem, which would make the Huo family lose face. Anyway, as Liu Xixun laughed at himself, which famous family doesn't have some dirty things that they can't hide? Anyway, as long as the foundation is in place, sooner or later we can earn back our face!
But Huo Zhaoyu was the consort of the Wei Dynasty.
His wife is one of the only remaining golden branches and jade leaves in the Wei Dynasty.
His children all carry the blood of the Wei royal family.
If the new dynasty forgives his "loyalty" to Wei, what about the others
The new dynasty has always been the most ruthless and thorough in cleaning up the old dynasty, and the gentleness of spring breeze and rain rarely appears.
The reason is simple. It is easy to let one go, but it gives courage to other imitators. More opponents and more people who are attached to the previous dynasty come forward. How can the new and immature dynasty withstand it
Moreover, Huo Zhaoyu has offended Qingzhou Su and Xiliang Shen... Wait! Xiliang sinks
Shao Yuan stammered and said that when he heard the rumor that this poem was written by Huo Zhaoyu, he immediately sent people to inquire around, but there was no news... Princess Anji suddenly interrupted him: "Queen Ding is here now. where?"
"I have returned to Gyeonggi Province, in Yuzhu Town." Shao Yuan was startled and said subconsciously.
"Prepare the car, I'm going to visit her." Anji nodded, and then ordered, "Change Jia'er's clothes, I'm going to take him with me!"
Shao Yuan said hurriedly: "This is not as good as posting..."
"I and Queen Ding are old friends, so it's not a big deal to be an uninvited guest." Princess Anji said coldly, "Go and prepare!"
"Is this your second son? What a lovely child." As expected, Wei Changying did not refuse Princess Anji's unexpected visit. She went to the gate to greet her personally, took Anji's hand affectionately, and went in with her. Room.
He also called the children under his knees to come over and greet him.
Shen Shujing happened to be in confinement at this time, but it was not convenient to come out, so she explained to An Ji with someone - polite and enthusiastic, as if nothing had happened between the two, or between the two families, and they were still on good terms.
Anji's heart was full of anxiety, but she didn't show it on her face. She asked Huo Jia to come out and greet the younger members of the Shen family one by one. After a while of politeness, she proposed that she wanted to talk to Wei Changying alone.
Wei Changying agreed with a smile and asked Shen Shuyan to lead the young Huo Jia down.
After the situation was cleared, Anji said bluntly: "It was indeed wrong of Jiayao to use you to threaten King Ding. But it was not his idea. You know, the epidemic in Yanzhou is so terrible. It really spread to the capital. , you mother and son will inevitably suffer! Every family has a share, and now your family has chosen Jiayao to take revenge, which is unfair to us!"
"Princess, what did you say? I was confused!" Wei Changying waited for her to finish speaking, then chuckled and said, "What's fair and unfair? I am a woman, and I have been separated from my husband for a long time, and my natal family is far away. , Uncle is not around. I’m just dragging a few children along! If others don’t bully me, I’ll be relieved! How can I be unfair to others?”
Anji frowned and said, "Why don't you admit it? Jiayao has also offended the Su family, but the Su family has tried to send assassins over the years, and they obviously want Jiayao and our lives. This time, it is clearly not the case. Their fault can only be attributed to you. Huo Hao has vented his anger on you earlier. Besides, King Ding is safe and sound, so you actually didn’t lose anything... "
Seeing Wei Changying's sarcastic look, Anji said, "Okay, I also know that there is nothing I can talk to you about now. However, if Jiayao hadn't favored me, you wouldn't be able to do anything to him this time. Our marriage was originally You made it happen, don’t you
"That's not what you said." Wei Changying shook his head, "I have already fulfilled Mrs. Gu's request in person: to match up the eldest lady of the Huo family with my brother-in-law. Now they are the direct descendants of the couple. I have both girls. This is the condition of the Huo family's request. I have already repaid this debt, so now I feel at ease when I have to take revenge."
"Furthermore, how could I have arranged the princess's marriage at that time? To say that Huo Zhaoyu was affected by his status as consort, it was actually you. I only recommended him as your consort before. But it was you who managed to marry him yourself. You You chose the consort according to your wishes, and I am the one who takes on the Huo family’s favor. In fact, you owe me.”
Wei Changying said calmly, "Do you think so?"
Anji was silent for a moment and said: "If we really don't have anything to talk about, you may not be willing to see me today. Now that we have talked about it, why don't you tell me your plans directly?" (To be continued)