Qiu Yilan was stunned for a long time, and then said: "Seriously?!"
She didn't pay attention to Cheng Jin at all, but Xue Chang, whose family had known each other for many years, seemed to be the most knowledgeable about current affairs and good at protecting himself. However, how could he secretly side with the late emperor
Even though he didn't expect Jiang Tianchi to be ready to usurp the throne, Qiu Yilan couldn't see it. Even if Jiang Tianchi didn't join the late emperor, how could the late emperor rule the world
With no soldiers, no power, no money, the late emperor's self-reliance plan was destined to be a tragedy from the beginning, right? Chu Weisang was young. Even though he had a reputation for being smart when he was young, strictly speaking, he was born in a deep palace and grew up in the hands of women. Therefore, he had naive expectations and thought that he would rely on Queen Mother Gu to leave him. It's understandable that he has a small family background and a chance to break away from the control of the Jiang family... But Xue Chang, who can be called a veteran of the four dynasties in all calculations, is so stupid
Jiang Yashuang said calmly: "It's a long story. In short, although Xue Chang didn't expect his father's various designs, he did expect that the Jiang family would change the world sooner or later. This was something he didn't want to see; Secondly, my brother has always respected him very much. In his plan, he is still very sure to get the support of the Zhenxi Army... "
"Then the late emperor also burned the baggage of the Western Army?!" Qiu Yilan felt that her mind was in a mess, and she couldn't understand logic at all.
"Xue Chang is well aware of your position in his brother's mind, so he is ready to slowly coax his brother to go to the late emperor. But how old do you think Xue Chang is? The late emperor is young and is under the control of people every day. He is afraid of Xue Changnian. Gao Mie couldn't help it," Jiang Yashuang said calmly, "So as soon as the remnant of the Kuang family contacted the manpower left for him by the Queen Mother Gu, he was moved!"
After a pause, he added, "It was also because of this that Xue Chang and Cheng Jin were very dissatisfied and refused to do anything for the late emperor, so maybe there is still room for them to intercede!"
Qiu Yilan frowned and said, "Could it be that my father called you over today not to reprimand you for becoming an official, but to tell you this?"
"I have been trained, but I didn't say a few words." Jiang Yashuang wrote lightly, "The main reason is that my father admires his brother's talents very much. Although he does not plan to let his brother continue to lead the army, he plans to grant him a title in the future and let him enter the army. The center is doing things... so I don’t want my brother to be implicated by Xue Chang!”
"Really?" Qiu Yilan pondered, "My father actually values his brother so much that he is willing to leave the affairs of Xue Chang and Cheng Jin to you?"
Although she was a little confused about the attitude of her parents-in-law, she still didn't believe that Jiang Tianchi really had no ill intentions towards Qiu Jinglan - after all, Qiu Jinglan now has high prestige in the Zhenxi Army, who knows if this is a delaying strategy
No matter how hateful Xue Chang and Cheng Jin's secret support for the late emperor was, Jiang Tianchi is the winner now. What's more, these two people's support for the late emperor did not cause any tragic consequences for the Jiang family - the point is that this matter has not been spread, and not many people know about it.
Therefore, Jiang Tianchi didn't need to let them die a good death, and let Jiang Yashuang deal with it to increase Qiu Jinglan's confidence... It wouldn't be surprising to wait until the situation stabilized before turning against them.
Jiang Yashuang knew what she was thinking and whispered, "I won't let this matter affect my brother."
"I suddenly remembered the marriage between Nong Qing and Zhuo Qian. It seems that the Xue family and the Cheng family had already prepared for the failure?" Qiu Yilan played with her husband's hand around her waist, raised her head and said, "Nong Qing Xu To Xun Yuxi—Xun Yuxi is your disciple, but we didn’t expect that we would be in the situation we are in today, but the Xue family also made a miscalculation!”
If Jiang Yashuang is still the heir to whom the Jiang family has high hopes, Xun Yuxi, who was one of the first to become his disciple after he became an official, will naturally have an extraordinary status. It is impossible to save the Xue family, but there is no problem in saving Xue Nongqing. After all, the woman who left the house was a member of the family, and Xue Nongqing herself had a very good personal relationship with Qiu Yilan. Xun Yuxi should not be so stupid as to act "heartless and unjust" in front of his mistress within the scope of his ability. Evaluation-especially this mistress has a great influence on the lord!
"The number one scholar of the Cheng family wanted to marry Zhu Qian, even if he was rejected once, he didn't care about his face. At that time, he felt that it was against the family's usual behavior. Now I know that he is just a drunkard who doesn't care about wine!"
The reason for giving up the top pick was obviously to avoid disaster through marriage after the failure - Zhuo Qian was Qiu Yilan's sister, secretly and openly. If Qiu Yilan could make the decision, he would not see her become a widow.
From this point of view, although these two families sided with the late emperor with hope, they still lacked confidence, otherwise they would not have gone out of their way to form a marriage to leave a way out for their heirs.
"It's a pity that things are unpredictable, and they made the wrong bet. Now we, the couple, can't protect ourselves. We want to take care of these two families, but we are powerless!" Qiu Yilan frowned slightly and said to her husband, "I was also careless at the time, Xunyu The marriage between Xi and the Xue family can be justified, but it is very strange that Cheng Xide insisted on marrying Zhuoqian, and Zhuoqian really does not seem to be the type that the Cheng family would like! "
Jiang Yashuang let out a breath and said tiredly: "It's too late to talk about this now. I'll try my best to keep away the irrelevant people... I'll keep them one by one. As for the future, no one can say for sure!"
Qiu Yilan was silent for a while and said: "Since you want to take charge of the disposal of these two people, what about becoming an official?"
"Of course we won't mention it for now!" Jiang Yashuang lowered his head and rubbed the top of his wife's hair for a while, "At least we have done this properly... Sigh, I really don't know if my guess is right or wrong?"
Qiu Yilan asked: "What are you speculating on?"
"It's nothing." Jiang Yashuang thought for a while, but changed her mind and didn't want to say anything. She turned her head and kissed her wife's forehead, and said softly, "Go to sleep!"
The next day he went to start the settlement of the Xue and Cheng families. Qiu Yilan was taking care of the children at home, and was teaching Jiang Huiying to speak with Jiang Jinglang. The servant came over with a solemn expression and reported: "The Queen Mother invited me to the palace this morning. I talked with the master about the Zen position in Ganli Palace."
"Father will definitely not agree." Qiu Yilan said lightly.
The servant smiled and said: "Young Madam, you guessed it right!"
Do you still want to guess about this? Jiang Tianchi's behavior at the welcoming ceremony in the suburbs before entering Beijing clearly set the policy of usurping the throne and erecting a memorial arch - he worked so hard to pretend to be a dutiful son, and he did not refuse the Zen position more than three times before he was willing to agree. Strange!
I think Empress Dowager Xin also took this into consideration, so she quickly mentioned it when her health was slightly better. Although both the government and the public now knew that it was just a formality, the situation still had to be taken into account. It was impossible for Jiang Tianchi to decline today and mention it again tomorrow. This is too formal - always looking for opportunities and reasons to maintain a good appearance.
For example, the reason this time is basically: "The Ai family is young and illiterate, and the prince is young and ignorant. He thinks he is unable to take on the important responsibilities of the country. Zhenbei Bo has guarded the northern border for decades, has made great contributions to the country, and has always been loyal and supportive..."
After the praise, it is logical to bring out the sentence-it is you who will rule this world!
At this time, Jiang Tianchi turned on the loyal minister mode. He cried bitterly and swore to the sky without conscience, saying that he was loyal to Dali and had no second thoughts. He asked the Queen Mother to take back her life and never mention it again. She would definitely do well. Words like assisting the little emperor and ensuring that my fortune lasts for eternity...
This first refusal is over today, but I still don’t know where the next opportunity will be - so even if Queen Mother Xin has directly stated the Zen position on behalf of her son, it will take some time to do it: it must be given to the ministers A time period to make a statement, right? If there were not dozens or hundreds of memorials to persuade Jiang Tianchi to obey destiny and take on the burden of the world, where would the glory of the ladder to the stage come from? !
Under such circumstances, if the Queen Mother did not start raising the matter earlier, what if after a long delay, Jiang Tianchi became anxious and simply ousted the mother and son regardless of their appearance - and then killed them all
Although even now, Queen Mother Xin is not sure that her mother and son can survive, but in this situation, it is impossible not to think about it.
"The sooner he takes the Zen position, the sooner Chu Shao will be in danger!" Qiu Yilan suddenly lost interest in accompanying her daughter and signaled her eldest son to go over to comfort her instead. She sat on the couch in despair and thought, "But all this time If we don't mention it, Chu Shao will not end well... Nineteen and I already have four children. Little Nineteen and Little Twenty are in poor health, and we are worried about them. Besides, there is only one Queen Mother, Chu Shao. Son? I don’t know what to do now!”
When I think of the current Empress Dowager Xin who only has one son, Chu Shao, I think of the previous Empress Dowager Jiang, who was Mrs. Tao's only daughter who survived to adulthood.
"I don't know what's going on with grandma now?" Since Jiang Tianchi came back, the old lady's yard has been sealed off, and it has been said that the old lady is seriously ill and cannot be disturbed. As for why her daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law are not waiting for her. , it was explained that the old lady's illness was caused by the grief for her biological daughter and granddaughter. In this case, when seeing the daughters-in-law, they would inevitably think of their daughter and granddaughter, which would make matters worse, so the yard was temporarily closed and only confidants could take care of it. .
Therefore, it is not surprising that there are rumors inside and outside the Duke's palace: "In fact, the old lady has passed away, but the Fourth Master does not want the news to be announced now, so he has blocked the news."
Not to mention these servants who gossip in private, even Qiu Yilan, the young lady, is thinking at this moment: "Is grandma... really gone?"
Jiang Tianchi had reasons not to let Mrs. Tao die at the moment. After all, he had acted as a dutiful son when he came back. After his stepmother passed away, he had to observe filial piety for three years. It would definitely not be appropriate to usurp the throne in the meantime.
Therefore, Mrs. Tao had to wait until the overall situation was decided before she could die - if she passed away early, she could only keep the news secret. Even if everyone knew about it, a fig leaf could always conceal the truth.
Qiu Yilan thought about these messy things and felt very boring. Suddenly she felt a pain in her finger. She looked down and saw that Jiang Huiying had climbed onto her lap out of nowhere and was biting her mother's finger curiously.