Xiaozhu!
Gu Jiu is having a "serious" conversation with his daughter, Princess Ruyang.
"You don't slap people in the face, but you slap them in the face, and it's your cousin. What do you have to say about this?"
Princess Ruyang is young and very imposing.
But this will make her very wronged and guilty. He lowered his head, his eyes were red.
She still has the last stubbornness, "The daughter is a princess, and the princesses of the Liu family always slap people in the face."
puff!
Gu Jiu suppressed her smile and kept a straight face on purpose, "You think you are quite reasonable, don't you? Then you beat the elders, is it also reasonable? Although Princess Anyang is not as old as you, in terms of seniority, she is your Your aunt. You even dare to beat your aunt, so presumptuous!"
Princess Anyang is the daughter of Emperor Chengzong Wende who was born in Guangkai Harem.
He is half a year younger than Ruyang.
Princess Ruyang lowered her head, and said with a guilty conscience: "To capture the thief, first capture the king, and their group is headed by Princess Anyang. If you want to fight, of course hit her first."
The corners of Gu Jiu's mouth twitched, he was very speechless.
"You are presumptuous!"
The attitude must be shown, and Ru Yang must also be taught a lesson.
Because of Gu Jiu's scolding, Princess Ruyang trembled, and tears fell down.
The maids and servants present were all distressed.
But he dared not speak out to intercede for Ru Yang.
Everyone is confused.
"You still have the face to cry! You were wronged when you hit someone. Last time at the Mid-Autumn Palace banquet, you asked me to borrow someone to play a prank. That time, I reminded you that it would not be an example. But I didn't expect that this time you were It's getting worse, even taking the maid to beat someone, it's absurd!"
Ru Yang sobbed silently, feeling extremely wronged and sad.
Except for the maids and servants, her elder brothers and younger brothers were all sent out, and her father was not there, and there was no one to intercede for her.
so poor!
"Wow… "
Thinking of the sad place, Princess Ruyang couldn't control it anymore, and cried out loudly.
Gu Jiu couldn't laugh or cry.
This kid Ruyang can really laugh people to death.
After hitting someone, she felt wronged instead.
Definitely a showman.
Gu Jiu's face was sullen, and she absolutely couldn't laugh.
Once you laugh, all previous efforts are for naught. This girl is even more confident.
Therefore, she kept a cold face, without saying a word, watching Ru Yang cry with cold eyes.
Ru Yang cried for a few minutes, but did not respond after seeing his mother, and his voice gradually became softer.
She covered her face and observed the queen mother's expression through her fingers.
Seems to be really angry.
what to do
Still scared!
I'm going to cry again!
Sobbing and crying for nearly a stick of incense, a handkerchief fell in front of her.
"Have you cried enough? Wipe away your tears. You are a big girl, and you still cry like a cat. If someone sees you, you should laugh at your three-year-old temper."
Gu Jiu scolded Ru Yang, but her tone was extremely gentle.
Ru Yang wiped away his tears, but still couldn't help sobbing a few times.
"My daughter is wronged!"
"You hit someone, and you feel wronged?"
"It's them who provoked first, and the daughter did it later. Even if the daughter is at fault, they are also responsible. The queen mother should arrange someone to discipline them properly."
Gu Jiu couldn't help laughing, and said with a stern face: "They have their parents to discipline them, it's not my turn to discipline them, and I don't have time to discipline them."
Princess Ruyang snorted, "That's right, my mother has a lot to do every day, and I really don't have time to deal with these trivial matters. So my daughter shared her mother's worries and dealt with them."
The corners of Gu Jiu's eyes kept twitching, she was really about to be laughed out of anger by Ru Yang.
"What you call handling for me is beating people?"
Ru Yang felt guilty.
Gu Jiu continued to teach her a lesson: "When did you see Ben Gong ordering someone to beat someone? Why do you need to do something that can be solved with words."
Ru Yang blinked, the long eyelashes covered his eyes like a fan.
She argued sophistry: "Why should my daughter talk nonsense to them when things can be solved with hands?"
The reason is good and strong.
Gu Jiu had a headache.
"Do you think hitting someone is right?"
"They don't listen to what they say, so the daughter can only do it."
"Ridiculous! I have said so much, it seems that you didn't listen at all."
Ru Yang admitted his mistake with a low voice.
Whether you admit your mistake in your heart or not is not certain.
At this time, the palace servants reported that Duke Zhu had arrived.
Gu Jiu said: "Let Duke Zhu wait in the flower hall for a while, and I'll be there in a while."
Then she said to her daughter: "There are so many reasons, obviously you can't listen to them. I don't bother to waste my tongue, I have copied the family rules fifty times. When will I finish the copy, and when will I have the next conversation."
"Oh!"
Princess Ruyang did not resist, and obediently obeyed, "Daughter, go down and copy the family rules."
"Go! Don't take my younger brother Yun to go crazy in the mountains."
"My daughter is not a child." Ru Yang pouted, still not convinced.
Gu Jiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Look at what you did for yourself, what is it if it's not a child?"
Ru Yang was not convinced, Gu Jiu waved her away.
This girl is getting more and more positive.
He still dared to argue plausibly with her.
A lady of the clan, more than a dozen little girls, were beaten up by Ru Yang and the palace maid.
Good guy, the princess took the lead in the group fight, and even picked the opponent's face to hit.
The person who beat her was Ru Yang's aunt in terms of seniority.
Fortunately, Gu Jiu immediately brought Ru Yang to Xiaozhu.
Otherwise, Ru Yang would have been sprayed to death by those censors.
As for the Princess Anyang, let the Empress Dowager Pei come forward to appease and beat her.
Empress Dowager Pei is nominally the aunt of Princess Anyang, who can say "no" when the aunt beats the concubine.
The group of censors who were afraid of chaos in the world could not accuse Empress Dowager Pei of doing something wrong.
…
Gu Jiu was pissed off by Ru Yang, and after being bored for a while, she put away her chaotic thoughts and went to the flower hall to meet Zhu Guogong.
Zhu Guogong is very old, with gray hair and beard, and seems to be bald.
Why did Gu Jiu know that Duke Zhu is bald
Because Zhu Guogong didn't wear a hat, the hair on the top of his head was obviously thinner.
Even if you try to distribute your hair evenly, it's hard to hide the fact that you're bald.
Although Zhu Guogong is old, he is still in good spirits.
Today is another visit to the construction site and mountain climbing, and I am not tired at all.
"How is the Duke of the country recently? What are you busy with?"
After meeting, Gu Jiu exchanged greetings with Duke Zhu.
Zhu Guogong sat in the lower seat and bowed slightly, "Thanks to my mother, I am in good health and have no illnesses or disasters. But I am old and my energy is not good. It is not as good as when I was young, staying up late for three days and three nights, and I was still alive and well. "
Gu Jiu laughed, "I have never experienced the most glorious era of the Duke, but I have heard many legends about the Duke. Among the generals, the Duke is definitely the number one."
"Your Majesty praises me! If twenty years ago, the old man was worthy of being the number one, he should abdicate now. Now, King Anxi is the veritable number one general. Compared with him, the old man is not as good as he is."
"The Duke is humble! In the eyes of this palace, the Duke and King Anxi each have their own strengths. For the court, the Duke is the most important and trustworthy minister of the country."
"Is the implication of your mother's words that King Anxi is not trustworthy?"
Gu Jiu smiled, "In front of the Duke, I am not lying. King Anxi is indeed not worthy of the court's trust. You can order him to fight Xiliang, but you can't let him be the dean of the Military Academy. For this position, none other than the Duke of the State.”
Zhu Guogong was unmoved, "Thanks to my mother for looking up to this old man! It's just that this old man is too old to be reused. I'm afraid that my mother's important affairs will be delayed, so I beg my mother to find another virtuous man."
Gu Jiu raised her eyebrows, with a half-smile.
"The Duke seems to be dissatisfied with this palace."
"I don't dare! This old man is really incapable of being the head of the Military Academy."
Gu Jiu didn't believe a single word of these words.
She didn't believe that Zhu Guogong was not tempted.
The other party has always been holding his posture, and it seems that there is a lot of resentment.
"Let me guess, Lu Hou is a traitor and a traitor, but he was able to crack the earth and become king. You and other veterans are loyal, but get nothing. It is not as good as an ambitious Lu Hou. Feeling wronged and worthless, They even doubted whether it was right to be loyal to the imperial court, and everyone was full of resentment. Is this palace right?"
Zhu Guogong was surprised, and then he was relieved.
The Empress has no plans to spare, so it's not surprising that she guessed his little thoughts.
He was silent, neither denying nor admitting.
Gu Jiu smiled knowingly, "It seems that many people are dissatisfied with this palace and His Majesty in private. I just want to ask, who has a better way to deal with Luhou? Luhou, after all, is a veteran with great military exploits If he is really forced to rebel and beheaded, the Duke of the State may give birth to the feeling of sympathy and sympathy."
Zhu Guogong remained unmoved.
"Your Majesty and this Palace have worked hard to come up with a solution that can achieve the best of both worlds. It can not only expand the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but also give Lu Hou a way out. Why do you generals still feel dissatisfied?"
Zhu Guogong shook his head, "It's not dissatisfaction."
Gu Jiu sneered and said, "I can only say that you are too selfish and narrow-minded. The vast grassland outside the pass is larger than three weeks. The enclosure is the king, and you are given the status of a sixth-rank official. How can the Duke not be tempted?" Why don't you arrange for Erlang from the family to fight outside the pass? And overseas, why don't you dare to fight for dozens of hundreds of territories as big as the Great Zhou? It was not a fluke for Lu Hou to crack the earth and seal the king. Take your children and grandchildren to risk their lives to fight, let me ask, do you dare? At this age, do you still have this ambition and ambition?"
Zhu Guogong blushed, "Your Majesty, don't want to humiliate people."
"Have you become angry from embarrassment after being poked in the sore foot by Ben Gong?"
"To be honest, in the past six months, I have been extremely disappointed with the honorable generals. Outside the customs and overseas, I provide maps. As long as you have the guts, you can occupy the territory. Although the official status is only sixth-rank, in fact, you are the emperor outside, and everything is right. Make up your own mind."
"From private mine owners to merchants in the north and south, aristocratic families, some officials and aristocratic families have all moved, but you noble generals have not moved. What's the matter, look down on the opportunity provided by the palace, dismiss it? Still don't have the guts to fight It should be the bravest group of people in Dazhou, but they have become the most timid people, it is really embarrassing!"
Gu Jiu's stern words made Zhu Guogong's old face flush, and all his life's dignity was lost at this moment.
"The old minister wants to refute one or two of your mother's remarks."
"Despite the objections, I will listen with all my ears."
Zhu Guogong cleared his throat, "Your Majesty's accusation against the military commander just now is really too much prejudice. Military generals are different from civilian officials. They have been fighting in recent years and have seen too many lives and deaths. Today they are still in good spirits, and tomorrow they may be A dead body. Knowing the impermanence of life and death, everyone cherishes life even more.
Conversely, civil servants don't have to face the test of life and death. They always imagine overseas, full of poetic feelings of scholars, so they can easily make the decision to send their sons and daughters to fight overseas. "
Gu Jiu smiled and said: "The meaning of the Duke is that he has seen a lot of life and death, and understands the cruelty of life, so the military commander can't bear to send his family son out to fight. He would rather be useless for the rest of his life, at least in peace."
Zhu Guogong nodded, "Exactly!"
Gu Jiu sneered, "Do you know why military generals always lose to civil officials in every civil and military struggle? Because what you military generals do does not match your identities at all. You were originally a group of passionate men, but in the end you are more stable than civil officials in doing things. On the contrary, the civil servants are swarming in everything they do. Especially the gang of censors, although they are hateful most of the time, it cannot be denied that they have a passion and courage to face hardships. In this regard, you generals have lost!"
Zhu Guogong was not convinced, "Winning or losing for a while doesn't mean anything at all. Military generals don't bother to argue with civil servants."
Gu Jiu scolded unceremoniously, "To lose is to lose. Strong words can't change the result at all. The first dean of the Military Academy has such an honor. If I were a civil servant in front of my palace today, I would never push back. Time took this position into his hands. Even if he didn't take the post, he would recommend other recognized people. However, what did the Duke of the country do besides push and block? I now doubt the previous decision. Is it right to choose you?"