... When Jiang Yashuang returned to her yard, Qiu Yilan had already coaxed the children back to their room and had been waiting restlessly for a long time.
As soon as he entered the door, Qiu Yilan asked immediately: "The Zhenxi Army was defeated?!"
Their husband and wife were not together before. When reporting such big news, the servants would naturally give priority to Jiang Yashuang. So after Jiang Yashuang invited Jiang Yayun back to the study to discuss, when he asked his wife about Qiu Feng's life experience, Qiu Yilan was still teasing the children leisurely. But while he was looking for Duke Qin, Qiu Yilan also knew about it. How could he still be in the mood to play with the children
"Brother is fine!" Knowing what she was most worried about, Jiang Yashuang said immediately, "Grandpa plans to let my brother take over as the commander-in-chief of the Zhenxi Army!"
Qiu Yilan was not happy when she heard this and was shocked: "At this point..." She knew that her brother was very capable, but no matter how capable he was, what was his age, and he was from a serious imperial examination background, and he had only been in the army for a few years? It was okay to work hard in peacetime, but now that I have taken over as commander-in-chief, I am worthy of being ordered to do so in times of crisis!
Can he bear it
"Brother, it's no use if you don't stand up now." Jiang Yashuang explained to her, "The Zhenxi Army has never suffered such a defeat in the past decades, and with the baggage being burned, the general must bear the responsibility. Han Jishan has decided to do so. He was escorted to the capital for questioning in order to absolve his brother and other generals of their guilt. Everyone in the Zhenxi Army is well aware of his brother's status in the army. If he doesn't come forward in this situation, do you think there will be another chance in the future? What will happen to my father-in-law and Ruan? Grandfather’s prestige is placed there!”
Since Qiu Jinglan relied on the reputation of these two people to opportunistically enter the Zhenxi Army, the price is that he cannot ruin the reputation of these two people no matter what! At this moment, if we shrink our heads and disappoint the whole Zhenxi Army, and get the evaluation of a tiger father and a dog son, the legacy of our ancestors will be wasted.
Strictly speaking, Qiu Jinglan was also forced to the stage this time!
Qiu Yilan's expression was ugly: "How could so much baggage be burned cleanly overnight? How many moles are there?!" As he spoke, he looked in the direction of the big room, "Are they crazy? !”
"This matter is not that simple!" Jiang Yashuang shook her head and gave a brief summary of Qin Guogong's analysis of the matter to her, but she concealed the fact that Jiang Yayun threatened her with Qiu Feng's life experience, "We still have to We can wait until there is news from Western Xinjiang... Brother is in the army now, nothing will happen to him, don't worry!"
However, Qiu Yilan did not forget what he had just come back to ask: "By the way, you just asked me about Qiu Feng's life experience?"
"He may be related to the royal family, but it seems that he doesn't know it yet." Seeing that she still remembered it, Jiang Yashuang pondered for a moment and said vaguely, "The most important thing now is the matter in Western Xinjiang, and he is not very concerned about it. It’s important, let’s leave it for now and talk about it later!”
Qiu Yilan believed it and said in surprise: "Royal family?! How could it be?"
"I can't explain it in a few words. I'll tell you later. I have to go to the palace to discuss something with Fourth Aunt!" Jiang Yashuang said and went into the inner room to change into palace robes.
When he arrived at the Taishi Palace, the emperor happened to come over with a medicinal soup in his own hand to feed Empress Dowager Jiang.
The monarch and his ministers met in front of the palace. Jiang Yashuang hurriedly stepped forward to pay homage: "Your Majesty!"
"Nineteenth cousin, there's no need to be polite!" The emperor gently asked him to get up. He caught a glimpse of a small handprint on the hem of his sleeve and couldn't help but smile. "Cousin, did you hold the child when you came?"
Jiang Yashuang looked down and said speechlessly: "When I was leaving, I rushed to my nephew to hug him. I was in a hurry to enter the palace, so I asked the wet nurse to coax him away. I didn't even notice that he grabbed a sleeve! But it was inappropriate!" I hope your majesty will forgive me!" He said and held up his hands.
"Why are these trivial matters worth mentioning?" The emperor glanced in the direction of Zishen Palace with gentle eyes, and said kindly, "My prince is also naughty now! When I hugged him yesterday, he knocked my hair crown twice. , and finally I simply untied it and let him play with it, and he stopped... It was really dumbfounding!"
"Your Majesty is really a loving father. My son Jing Lang also did something similar, but I changed it to a less eye-catching bamboo crown to prevent the golden crown from attracting his attention." Jiang Yashuang said with a smile.
The two were originally cousins, and their children were of the same age, but now they were talking about the topic of children, and they were very close.
When they entered the palace, Empress Dowager Jiang saw her and said in slight surprise: "What were you talking about all the way in? It seems like you still haven't finished your thoughts."
"We are talking about the heir." The emperor walked up to Danqi, uncovered the medicine bowl, and said warmly, "It's time for the queen to take medicine!"
"Oh! I won't use it today. Thinking about what happened in Xijiang gives the Ai family a headache!" Empress Dowager Jiang pressed her forehead, "Seeing this medicine makes my headache even worse!"
The emperor insisted: "My mother has to work hard for state affairs before she recovers from her illness. If she doesn't take medicine, how can she survive? If my mother doesn't do it for herself, why should she think about the people in the world?"
"All the people in the world?" Empress Dowager Jiang smiled mockingly to herself, looking at the emperor with some pity, and sighed, "How can we ladies have to worry about this..."
Suddenly, Jiang Yashuang also advised: "Fourth aunt should take the medicine. If nothing else, just talk about the filial piety that your majesty has personally served you all the way. How can fourth aunt not bear to refuse?"
Empress Dowager Jiang then took the bowl and drank it all with her sleeves covered. The emperor hurriedly handed her tea to rinse her mouth, and then presented candied fruits to taste. This process was done very skillfully, and he obviously had a lot of experience in serving Empress Dowager Jiang.
"Nineteen, why didn't you come to the imperial court today?" Empress Dowager Jiang spat out the core of the candied fruit on the silver plate in the palace maid's hand, and then asked, "You are here now. Could it be that you were delayed just now?"
Jiang Yashuang was about to answer, but the emperor stood up and said: "Mother, there are several things in Sister Yongfu's gift. Bing'er told her child yesterday that she needs to think more carefully before deciding which one is most suitable. Go take a look now, kid?”
"Go ahead!" Empress Dowager Jiang nodded.
After he left the palace, he sighed, "The emperor is very clever and never wants to listen to state affairs... It's not easy for anyone in this palace to live!"
Jiang Yashuang knew that her fourth aunt was not sighing for the emperor for no reason, but was actually sighing for herself - she was the queen mother, but she had the name of regent but no actual regent. The most tragic thing is that if she was oppressed by the Duke of Qin in the past Now, I have to be a more respectable puppet than the emperor, so now I deeply feel that I am indeed not the one.
But he knew he knew it, but he didn't take it well.
"You will come over now, but your grandfather has made a decision?" Seeing her nephew's dilemma, Empress Dowager Jiang took the initiative to ask, "Xijiang... what do you mean? No matter whether Qiu Jinglan wins or loses after taking over, the next step is to How to do it?"
"What my grandfather means is that my father in Northern Xinjiang finally got such an opportunity. Now he has a sure chance of victory and cannot let his success fall by the wayside!" Jiang Yashuang came to the palace to send a message to the Duke of Qin. When Miss Lin passed by, the Duke of Qin only said As for the treatment of the Zhenxi Army, we still have to think about the follow-up - one-five-ten report said, "As for Xijiang, let's wait for the results of the counterattack after the Zhenxi Army's supplies are replenished!"
Empress Dowager Jiang frowned: "You don't really have to wait for the result over there before you respond, do you? It doesn't matter whether you win or lose, but my father didn't even say a word about it?"
"Grandfather's bottom line for the Zhenxi Army's defeat again is Xiangzhou." Jiang Yashuang shook his head and said, "No matter what, the Zhenxi Army must resist the troops and fight outside Xiangzhou... If we win, it depends on how far we win. If we can drive the Western Barbarians away in one fell swoop, Of course it’s best to leave my country of Dali; if it’s just a small victory, then drag it to northern Xinjiang to get the results, the Western Barbarians are nothing to be afraid of!”
"I also know this truth." Empress Dowager Jiang rubbed her eyebrows, "The problem is, if Qiu Jinglan can't hold on, what should I do?! The small victory in front of me is useless. You should already know that the Shazhou warehouse was After the burning, the DPRK will no longer be able to raise enough food to supply the Zhenxi Army—unless it embezzles the Zhenbei Army's share first!"
Jiang Yashuang said: "Grandpa has an idea about this issue."
"oh?"
"The imperial edict to add gifts should not be given lightly, otherwise it will be easy for villains to take advantage of it, disturb the common people, and even shake the country's foundation!" Jiang Yashuang said this first, and then continued, "Grandpa thinks that the wealthy businessmen in the country can attack I made an idea... Of course I don't mean to attack them directly, but I can give them some false titles, bestow them with names, etc. in exchange for their donations! "
"Donate?" Empress Dowager Jiang was still frowning after hearing this, "Didn't the profits obtained by these wealthy businessmen come from the common people? They donated their losses to the country, and then used the titles given to them by the court to intensify their exploitation... and Jiajia What’s the difference between the imperial edict and the imperial edict?”
Jiang Yashuang reminded: "It is the imperial court's order to add gifts. Li Shu will definitely be angry with the imperial court after being harmed. But wealthy businessmen only receive titles and are still just individuals - if they provoke public anger, they will also go towards them!"
The implication is that if there are such people, wouldn't it be easier to arrest and kill them in accordance with public opinion
Although this is burning the bridge across the river, but considering the vast majority of the working people... the risk to the wealthy businessmen who start in chaos and then give up is lower than driving the lower class people to a dead end.
In this situation where troops are deployed on two fronts and one of the front lines is severely defeated, there must be no chaos in the country!
Although Jiang Yashuang is a rare kind person among the Jiang family's children, she was taught by Qin Guogong's vision, and her view of good and evil is different from ordinary people. He doesn't think it's too insidious to treat those wealthy businessmen who donated their money. If these people weren't eager to get back the money after donating, he wouldn't frame them; if they did, it could only be said that the other party was caught in the crossfire...
Empress Dowager Jiang pondered for a long time before saying: "Then let's prepare like this first!"
... Half a day later, the emperor heard the news in Zishen Palace. The muscles in the corners of his eyes suddenly twitched. When no one was paying attention, he said to Cen Wei: "You try to get out of the palace and ask what to do now?!"
It was originally thought that if the Suppression of the West Army lost all its supplies and was defeated, in order to ensure that the fruits of victory in Northern Xinjiang would not shrink and the situation in Western Xinjiang would not be too corrupt, the imperial court could only increase taxes and gifts. In this case, just as Xue As Chang was worried and Qin Guogong was prepared for, the court said plus one, and the people were afraid that even ten plus would not be able to stop it. As long as they added fuel to the flames, they could use the people's support to put pressure on the Jiang family... but Qin Guogong was not fooled!
"All the warehouses in Shazhou were burned overnight. We must not find out any clues about this..." In addition to being disappointed that the Jiang family did not jump into the trap, the emperor was also worried about his own safety.
"When will days like this end?" The emperor teased Prince Chu Shao absent-mindedly while looking in the direction of Funing Palace with sadness, "When will I be able to live in Funing with dignity like my grandfather and great-grandfather?" Listen to politics in the palace and be a true Ninth Five-Year-Old Supreme Being! Instead of being like this, you have to shy away from courtiers when they mention political affairs!"