Qin Huixun was contentedly intoxicated with the grand plan of the peace talks, running around the camp every day. That night, he finally received a secret letter from the fourth prince. He and Wang Junhua read the letter in a hidden study, and their eyes could not help but glow red. , Wang Junhua smiled sweetly: "Old man, I said you are not as good as the fourth prince, but you still don't believe it! Look, the fourth prince's plan is so perfect. The two of us can't kill Tianwei, and the queen mother can't kill her? Hahaha, Tianwei. This bitch is really dead..."
Qin Hui also admired this poisonous plan and sighed: "I have been borrowing a knife. Isn't the Queen Mother the sharpest knife? Since this plan can deal with Tianwei, it can be seen that it can also deal with Hua Rong."
Although Hua Rong was not mentioned in the fourth prince's letter, Wang Junhua had already thought of this move. When Qin Hui proposed it, he was even more happy: "The official family has been wavering as to whether to kill Yue Pengju or not. Now it seems that he must be killed, ha." Haha. Earlier, I was worried that the officials would be reluctant to kill Hua Rong, a bitch, but if the Queen Mother wanted to kill him, how could he not allow it? Hahaha. Come on, old man, let’s have a few drinks to celebrate, and we’ll be killed later. Yue Pengju, Hua Rong, and Tianwei, I will personally get you three beautiful concubines as rewards... "
"Thank you so much, Mrs. Guo, for your kindness. I will never forget it."
Just as Qin Hui and his wife were toasting to celebrate, Zhao Deji also received an autographed letter from Jin Wushu. This was in the form of an official document between the two countries and was first sent to the prime minister and then forwarded to the emperor. Naturally, Qin Hui knew in advance that there was an official letter coming. After deliberately claiming to be sick and taking two days off, the official letter was opened and read by another official on duty and submitted to Zhao Deji for decision.
This time, Jin Wushu's peace talks tone was slightly less arrogant. He no longer called Song Huizong and others the insulting "Hunde Gong", but "the old master of the Zhao family", and proposed that the Jin and Song Dynasties divide the river to rule. , in addition to returning it to Empress Dowager Wei, I once again emphasized that everything would be easier to say if Yue Pengju was killed.
Zhao Deji learned that his biological mother had arrived in Henan and was now living in Longde Palace. He was so excited that he dropped the letter and ignored it. He looked up to the sky and sighed, with tears streaming down his face: "It's so pitiful that the Queen Mother is finally coming back. I'm unfilial and will definitely be punished in the future." Be filial to the Queen Mother a hundred times to alleviate your sins..."
Every time Zhao Deji mentioned the Queen Mother, he would shout loudly. In this way, the officials' opposition to the peace proposal would be completely defeated by the great "human ethics, benevolence and filial piety". Everyone was already used to the emperor's performance, but they could only agree with it. Flattery words such as "Your Majesty's benevolence and filial piety move heaven and earth."
Zhang went to wipe away the emperor's tears and comforted him, saying, "Congratulations to the official family, I want to reunite mother and son."
Zhao Deji stood up and took a few steps: "Even ordinary people have family ties. My beloved son died young. Now, only my mother is left to depend on each other. I immediately issued an order to welcome back the Queen Mother at all costs."
The emperor's words of "at all costs" naturally reached Qin Hui's ears quickly through Zhang Quwei and others. He and his wife knew the meaning of this sentence "at all costs" - as the first sacrifice in the peace talks between Song and Jin Dynasties , Yue Pengju's death is already a matter of time - it won't even be delayed for a long time. Because Zhao Deji can't wait to see his "mother".
The atmosphere in the court was like a dark cloud, but Yue Pengju and his wife seemed unaware of it. They spent the most leisurely period of their lives in the exquisite and luxurious "Yiyuan". The two rarely interacted with others and only took their son to travel around Suzhou. The mountains and rivers of Hangzhou are beautiful. The little tiger head has already passed his first birthday, has grown teeth, and can really call "mom" and "father".
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The sweet osmanthus is fragrant and the autumn air is crisp. The autumn in Suzhou and Hangzhou is full of fruits and crowded with tourists. On this day, the couple did not go out, but only looked at the spring orchids and autumn chrysanthemums in their own garden. The chrysanthemum garden along the way was in special bloom. Gorgeous, especially Persian dahlias, with petals as narrow and long as hooks, large flowers, clusters of flowers, gorgeous and colorful. There are dense orange trees in the back mountain area, with red and big oranges hanging all over the treetops. From a distance, it looks like The color is like fire. And on a row of pear trees, the branches are bent down under the pressure of yellow pear trees.
A table was placed under a tall osmanthus tree, and Yue Pengju, his wife, and Li Yian gathered to have tea. These days, Li Yian came to Yiyuan almost every day, and when he was in a mood, he also stayed for ten and a half days.
The little tiger staggered around in the forest. He was stronger than the average child. He was holding a red orange in his hand. He wanted to pick pears, but couldn't. He hugged the tree trunk and shouted, "Daddy, auntie." Dad…”
Yue Pengju smiled and walked over to pick a pear for him. He held it and looked at it greedily, as if he wanted to pick it himself. Yue Pengju bent down and picked him up again. His little hands were waving wildly, and Yue Pengju picked the two fruits. Taking it and putting it aside, his little hands touched a bent branch, but he gave up on the smaller fruit in front of him, and stared at the largest pear with gleaming eyes. With all his strength, he finally reached it with both hands. They pulled it off together, giggling happily.
He struggled to get out of his father's arms, staggered to the table in front, chuckled and handed the pears over, shouting: "Mom, mom..." Hua Rong did not take the pears, smiled and said softly: "Tiger head,... For my mother-in-law..."
The little tiger head turned around obediently and handed the pear to Li Yian with a sweet voice: "Grandma, eat... the pear..."
Li Yi'an was so happy that he took the pear, touched his soft and waving fat arm, and sighed softly: "I am childless and I didn't expect to have such family happiness in my later years. But I don't know how long this family relationship can be maintained?" "
The couple looked at each other. They were at home these days. The talk of peace talks outside was getting more and more intense, and more and more people were writing to oppose it. However, the contrast between the two forces was too disparate after all. The two of them deliberately kept a low profile and did not reveal it. Although I can't say I know anything about this, I don't know much about it either.
At this moment, Yu Peng hurried in. He and Yue Pengju were familiar with each other, so they were naturally informal. After returning to Beijing last year, he was transferred away from Yue Pengju and took up a casual position. Everyone went to the inner room to talk. Yu Peng brought a copy Yue Pengju took a look at the edict and found that he and Zhang Jun were ordered to go to Chuzhou to take over Han Zhongliang's military defense. This was because Han Zhongliang's first general, Geng Zhu, had been captured and imprisoned in Dali Temple.
Everyone was shocked. Yue Pengju looked at the edict in deep thought and was silent. Li Yian also took it and took a look at it, sighing: "I have been thinking about why Qin Hui, a man with a vicious heart, didn't rush to attack Pengju. It turns out that he was concentrating his energy and must do it first." Mr. Han Xianggong died, and then he came to deal with Pengju again... "
Yue Pengju had known about Geng Zhuo for a long time, but unexpectedly Qin Hui was so bold. He didn't give up in Chuzhou and even openly arrested Geng Zhuo and sent him to Dali Temple Prison.
Yu Peng said: "I think this edict obviously contains a trap. If Mr. Yue went with Zhang Jun, how could he know that he had ulterior motives?"
Hua Rong's heart moved. He and his wife were actually under house arrest in Lin'an in disguise. Wouldn't it be a great opportunity if they could leave for Chuzhou? She looked at her husband. Yue Pengju nodded and said to Peng, "You need to try to get to Mr. Han's house..."
Yu Peng took the order and left. The three of them no longer had the intention to appreciate the chrysanthemums. Li Yian was worried and whispered: "I have something I don't know whether to say or not..."
Yue Pengju said: "If Master Yi An has anything to say, please speak clearly."
"Nowadays, the officials are blindly making peace, and Qin Hui is meticulous. Xianggong Han cannot escape, and Peng Ju certainly cannot escape. Your situation is different from Xianggong Han. There is no large group of clans to drag you down. If a family of three can escape, the tiger will escape. It’s better to fly far away…”
Yue Pengju was shocked. Li Yian was trying to persuade his wife to take this opportunity to escape. In the past ten years, he had fought for the country, rescued Zhao Deji many times, made great contributions to the king several times, conquered Dongting Lake in the south, and defeated Jin Wushu in the north. It can be said that he did not make a single mistake. He was die-hardly loyal to his country, but now he has reached the point where he wants to abscond.
Hua Rong's expression also changed dramatically, and he was very nervous. It was not difficult to escape, but this "escape" was qualitatively a "defection" - he would never be able to stand up in this life. Could it be that the whole world was not the royal land, where could he escape to? Do you want to live a life of escape for the rest of your life? Like a rat in the gutter, forever unable to see the light of day? She and her husband looked at each other. During these days of idleness, they had thought about this problem countless times. They hoped that the best result would be to resign and go into seclusion in the mountains, at least to be free.
Li Yian naturally thought of this and shook his head: "This step is indeed not feasible until the last moment. Fortunately, the Taizu of this dynasty made an oath not to kill the ministers."
Hua Rong also whispered: "Even if I am exiled to the wilderness of Lingnan, it is better than running away for a lifetime."
Yue Pengju didn't say anything, and after a while he said: "Well, let's see how Mr. Han handles the incident first. It can also be considered as a chance to buffer..."
Before he finished speaking, there was only a knock on the door. Hua Rong went to open the door and saw a maid leading a woman at the door. The woman was dressed in plain clothes, and the couple's expressions changed. The person who came turned out to be Li Qiaoniang.
Yue Pengju went up to meet him, and knelt down with a plop: "Captain Gao died in battle, and his subordinates have no face..."
Li Qiaoniang's eyes were filled with tears, and now she burst into tears. She hurriedly stretched out her hand to help Yue Pengju: "Mr. Yue, how dare you accept such a generous gift? Mr. Yue, please get up..."
Yue Pengju was a military commander. He was tall, strong and strong. How could she help him up? He immediately knelt down, and the two of them cried at each other. Hua Rong hurriedly helped her up, and her eyes were red: "Qiao Niang, Peng Ju feels uncomfortable in his heart, so let him kneel down to comfort the spirits of the heroes in heaven..." Gao Lin and others sacrificed truly. It was so tragic that although Yue Pengju had already sent people to comfort the families of the fallen and distributed pensions, he was trapped in Lin'an and could not go back to comfort him in person.
Li Qiaoniang was helped up by Hua Rong, and the two of them worked together to persuade Yue Peng to lift it up. The three of them sat down. This was the first time Li Yian saw Li Qiaoniang, Hua Rong's former "love rival". He couldn't help but take a closer look at her. Although there were still tears, there was a hint of uneasiness between her eyebrows. Li Qiaoniang saluted her and was surprised to learn that this old woman turned out to be the famous female poet Li Yian.
Li Qiaoniang wiped her tears and choked up and said: "The slave kept filial piety for her husband in Ezhou. Finally, she was alone and helpless, so she had to go back to Lin'an to seek refuge with Mrs. Yue, begging Mrs. Yue to take care of her..." Both the couple were surprised, and Li Qiaoniang suggested How can I refuse this request
Li Yian frowned secretly, Yue Pengju looked at his wife, Hua Rong nodded, his tone was very calm: "Captain Gao died in battle, I should take care of his family. Qiao Niang, you just stay here, this is Yiyuan is your home, and you should ask your family to take care of it and serve it."
Li Qiaoniang suddenly lowered her voice and said quickly: "To be honest, I was ordered to come here to keep Mrs. Yue company..."