Speaking of which, it was Wei Mingyan who suggested the idea of robbing the princess.
As his future nephew, Lang Su, immediately took this order from the emperor into his heart. When he was repairing in Rongcheng, he took out the fetish called the telescope given by Zhao Shuqing, and carried it with him along the way. People have used almost all thirty-six tricks, especially the tricks, which are extremely smooth.
Until the largest clan among the Huns got dizzy and their own people fought with their own people, a small group of them sneaked into the account they had been eyeing for a long time, and snatched back the very cooperative princess.
To be honest, this princess is not even thirty-five years old, but she looks old, and even her hair is white.
At the beginning, the princess married the Great Khan, and then the Great Khan died. According to the regulations of the Huns, the son of the Great Khan inherited his father's wife and clan. For the young new Great Khan, the princess has long lost the attractiveness of young women , plus they looked down on Liu Guo from the bottom of their hearts, Princess Liu Guo naturally did not have a good life on the grassland.
Now more than ten years have passed, and only the youngest of the three princesses survived. At the age of the noble lady in Kyoto, she had already had sons and daughters, but she had no sons and half daughters.
Because of the difference between status and gender, it is not easy for a group of people to serve the princess. On the way back, I bought some maids to serve. Because the princess was emotionally unstable, Qiu Jiuniang, who was Fan Yuancai's aunt, also got into the carriage. This can be regarded as a smooth journey to Kyoto.
They were slow to come back. After all, the princess was still on the road with her golden branches and jade leaves. It was not good to march fast. Fortunately, the majesty on the dragon chair didn't care. Those who made meritorious service were rewarded, and even Lang Su and Fan Yuancai were formally conferred official positions.
While Fan Yuan was happy, he did not forget to defend his grandfather.
Back then when Rongcheng fell, all those who escaped were ordinary people, and those nobles had no time to escape. More than ten years ago, only Fan Yuancai's mother was married in the Qiu family, and the rest of the children were still young and unmarried. There are no in-laws of the Qiu family in the family, so naturally no one will talkatively guarantee the Qiu family when the situation is unknown when His Majesty is furious.
And Mr. Fan is more clear about the relationship than anyone else, only Mrs. Qiu is still a daughter, so this matter is let go.
There are always a lot of things going on in the capital, and they turn over quickly. After so many years, no one will think of the Qiu family except for those who are old with the Qiu family.
But they can forget that Fan Yuancai, who is half of the Qiu family's blood, can't forget that in the main hall, when His Majesty wanted to reward them for their meritorious service, he knelt on the ground, with a resolute expression, referring to his grandfather who fought for the city gate. The fact of death was told.
Of course, this is not just based on Qiu Jiuniang's words alone, but Fan Yuan asked all the living people in Rongcheng. Although some people don't remember, there are still some people who are very concerned about how the Qiu family defended Rongcheng at the beginning. The scene of being killed in the city is deeply memorable.
"Your Majesty, the Qiu family used to have a family of more than ten people, but now only the young girl Qiu Jiuniang is left. I beg Your Majesty to uphold justice for the Qiu family!!"
Fan Yuan looked straight ahead, completely ignoring Mr. Fan who was standing beside him and winking at him.
Master Fan was in a hurry, and he wished he could take this rebellious son home and give him a good lesson in family law.
Originally, he was quite surprised to see Fan Yuancai, who was said to be in the Lang Mansion, but appeared in the center of the hall again. Although he still looked down on generals, but this time His Majesty's heart is very happy, and he will reward his son for his merits. , then I, as an old man, can get some credit no matter what.
If Fan Yuan is more promising, he can also choose a noble daughter from Kyoto for him. After the marriage, the two families will be like a family, and his official position may be able to advance a bit.
Unexpectedly, the joyful mood has not subsided yet, the incompetent eldest son has already started to kneel down to defend the Qiu family.
Fan Daqi's complexion was dark and gloomy, but in front of all the officials, he couldn't use family law to beat Fan Yuancai like at home, so he could only grit his teeth and keep winking at his son.
When he saw Fan Yuan and didn't give him a look from the beginning to the end, he hated him again.
Just like his mother, she is an unfamiliar white-eyed wolf.
At the beginning, I should have listened to my wife's words and bought him a small official to send to other places, but now it's good, staying in Beijing has become a disaster.
Fan Daqi's face was livid, but Wei Mingyan, who was sitting on the dragon chair, was not as ugly as the officials thought.
That's right, when the first emperor passed away, the person on the dragon chair was still young, so where did the father-son love come from
He didn't seem to care about Fan Yuan before he found out the old things that were judged by the former emperor, but it was Qiu Jiuniang, the only remaining blood of the Xuanqiu family, who entered the palace.
Not long after, a thin, thin woman with a yellow complexion came in with the eunuch.
Since she was born, she had only lived a good life for a few years, and since then she has been raised as a man under the protection of her nanny. Although her facial features are good-looking, but after years of exposure to wind and sun, she is naturally inferior to the white and smooth skin of a noble lady in Kyoto. Tender, looking from a distance, just like an ordinary citizen.
What is rare is that she has lived under the tyranny of the Huns since she was a child. Facing the court officials and the emperor sitting high on the dragon chair, Qiu Jiuniang's face is very calm, and there is no tension at all.
There was nothing wrong with her etiquette, and her voice was clear and loud, "Minister Qiu Jiuniang, I have seen Your Majesty."
The man in black robe nodded and asked, "Your name is Jiuniang?"
Qiu Jiuniang pursed her lips, and replied loudly, "Your Majesty, Minnv is the ninth in the family. When Rongcheng was attacked, Minnv was still young, and my father hadn't named her yet."
This can be regarded as the normal state of the Liu Kingdom, because children are prone to die when they are young, so they are always called by Da Lang Erlang, and they will not be named until they feel that the child has stood up, even in the palace.
All the officials waited for His Majesty on the dragon chair to ask about the affairs of Rongcheng that day, but Wei Mingyan said directly, "Qiu Jiuniang, I have already found out about your father. He was indeed guarding Rongcheng that day."
The courtiers standing in the front looked at each other, completely unaware of when His Majesty, who had never revealed a word, started to investigate. Habitually, they cast their eyes on Prime Minister Zhao standing in front.
Prime Minister Zhao was also in a daze. Seeing the eyes of several friends, he quickly shook his head slightly at them, indicating that he didn't know.
Several old ministers nodded in understanding.
Well, it seems that the prime minister and His Majesty did it again secretly without telling them.
Recently, they feel that they can't beat the Prime Minister. Although their hearts are full of doubts, they are still as quiet as a chicken. Master Fan wants to stand up and ask His Majesty when to find out, and what evidence is there to show that the Qiu family is innocent. He always thinks too much before acting, and was hesitating whether to stand up and be the first bird, Wei Mingyan had already skipped this topic and continued directly:
"In addition to the fall of Rongcheng, there were six other cities that were seized by the Huns. The imperial court was too busy to take care of themselves, so naturally they did not investigate carefully."
Several old ministers silently translated in their hearts.
It seems that His Majesty still knows to protect the face of the royal family. Isn't this just starting to make up for the mistakes made by the late emperor
But when you think about it, the seven cities were all captured by the Huns. The first emperor was so frightened and angry that he fell ill for a while. He couldn't even hear the names of the seven cities. Whether the officials in the city have neglected their duties or done their due diligence.
"According to the law, an orphan girl like you should be sent to the home of relatives..."
Master Fan, who was standing there, suddenly tensed up. If it is said that the relatives of the Qiu family, apart from their Fan family, there really is no other family in the capital.
If this little lady from the Qiu family is sent to their Fan family, they will have to prepare a dowry for her to marry her. If the money of the Qiu family is still good, now that the Qiu family has long been in ruins, wouldn't they need them for everything? do it yourself.
Fortunately, His Majesty wearing black clothes on the dragon chair frowned slightly, as if he was a little distressed about how to arrange Qiu Jiuniang, and changed the topic, "I vaguely remember that the lady of the Qiu family seems to have married the Fan family?"
Lord Fan, who originally thought he had escaped a catastrophe, twitched his face and stood up reluctantly, "Yes, Your Majesty."
But back then when the Qiu family disliked the late emperor, he could not wait to erase his original spouse's name, and now strictly speaking, their family is no longer related to the Qiu family.
Most importantly, judging by His Majesty's attitude and expression, it doesn't look like he wants to take good care of Qiu Jiuniang, but rather like he wants to get rid of some burden.
Thinking about it, it would be fine if all of the Qiu family were dead. Now that the Qiu family still has a young lady alive, wouldn't it be a day to remind His Majesty that the former emperor made a mistake
To judge others by oneself, if Mr. Fan is himself, he will definitely throw them out. This kind of thankless work, he, Fan, will never take over.
Master Fan hesitated endlessly.
If Qiu Jiuniang is taken over, she will have to pay a dowry, and if she doesn't take good care of one, she might be punished by His Majesty.
If he didn't take it over, he would have been criticized for abandoning the relationship when something happened in the Qiu family, and now he rejected the little lady of the Qiu family, wouldn't his reputation be damaged.
Fortunately, before Master Fan could make a decision, Qiu Jiuniang, who had been kneeling quietly, had already spoken.
"Your Majesty, my sister has passed away long ago, and her name is not found in the Fan family's ancestral hall. The folk girl has no relatives with the Fan family."
Wei Mingyan's pretty brows frowned even more. In Master Fan's eyes, he was annoyed at Qiu Jiuniang's ignorance. As soon as he thought of this, he heard His Majesty on the dragon chair ask, "Fan Qing, how can you be like Qiu Xiaoniang?" Is that what the lady said? You have no relatives from the Fan family to the Qiu family?"
Fan Yuan, who was kneeling in front of him, couldn't help turning around to look at his father at this moment, his eyes were full of pleading.
This is his aunt, if the Fan family doesn't take her in, Fan Yuan really can't imagine where the aunt will be sent.
Master Fan directly ignored his son's gaze, and replied very affirmatively, "Return to Your Majesty, everything is as Miss Qiu said."
If this young lady Qiu was beautiful, maybe he would have kept her, but she was trained like this in Rongcheng, so he can't be blamed.
Lang Su was kneeling silently at first, but now listening to them kicking Miss Qiu around as if they were dragging her down, her expression darkened a few layers. She gritted her teeth and wanted to get up, but was held down by Mr. Lang beside her.
He glanced at his great grandfather unwillingly, thinking in his heart, if His Majesty wants to send Miss Qiu to another house, he will go to make friends with the gentleman of that house. After all, she is kind to him, more or less, always Help out.
Following Master Fan's words, the hall fell silent again.
Miss Qiu knelt on the ground with her back straight, she was obviously a little scared, but her bright black pupils were full of stubbornness, she refused to show the slightest timidity.
She would not go to a home that forced her eldest sister to commit suicide. Although Yuancai spoke vaguely, she had always thought through things thoroughly. She was not born when her elder sister got married, but in Qiu Jiuniang's memory, she had seen She is so gentle, when she smiles, her eyes are full of love for these brothers and sisters.
She likes children so much, how could she be willing to leave when Yuan was only so young, and the Fan family couldn't wait to erase her name in the ancestral hall as soon as the eldest sister left, which was enough for Qiu Jiuniang to avoid the Fan family It's too late.
Fan Yuan was very anxious, he was too young after all, and he didn't have a biological mother to teach him since he was a child, so he didn't know what to do for a while.
"Okay, since the orphans of the Qiu family have nowhere to go, and the Qiu family all died fighting to defend Rongcheng."
Wei Mingyan made an understatement, and made a decision, "Qiu Jiuniang bestowed upon the princess to build the princess's mansion outside the palace and move in. During this period, she will live in the princess mansion with the imperial sister first, and all the rules will be given by the princess."
The court was quiet, and the courtiers couldn't react.
Obviously, His Majesty still looked impatient, why did he give Qiu Jiuniang such a big reward now
That's the princess.
Because His Majesty is the only Miao Miao, there is no prince or princess in this dynasty, that is to say, Qiu Jiuniang is the only princess.
When the princess gets married in the future, all the dowry matters will be prepared by the palace. The princess herself also brings a thousand acres of fertile land and a guard.
Such a great prestige was given to such an orphan girl.
Immediately, some courtiers stood up to object, saying that the favor was too much.
"The dozen or so members of the Qiu family all guarded Rongcheng and died for the Liu Kingdom. Not even a male was left behind. Now I just rewarded a princess, what's the difference?"
The courtier wanted to say more, but the emperor on the dragon chair had already propped his chin, looked at the courtier standing below, and asked, "Those who have made contributions to our Liu Kingdom, and their descendants, what's the matter with rewarding them?"
"Your Majesty, Prefect Qiu is supposed to guard Shi Junlu, and he should guard the city. It would be really inappropriate for His Majesty to confer the daughter of the Qiu family as Princess because of this matter."
Fan Yuan breathed a sigh of relief just now. Hearing this sentence, he immediately raised his eyes to see who is so pedantic. Could it be that the life of the whole family can be exchanged for an orphan girl to be the princess
He gritted his teeth angrily, but heard the emperor above say unhurriedly:
"If you think it's inappropriate, I'll write down your name and official position. Next time you do something good to get promoted, I won't give you a promotion. Is Ai Qing satisfied?"
The officials below who held objections fell to their knees with a plop, trembling all over, and dared not say anything more.
With such an early bird being shot, the rest of the people will never speak out no matter how much they have opinions in their hearts.
Qiu Jiuniang was made the princess just like that, and the order was fully issued. When the thin little lady was taken down, the officials around Mr. Fan all seemed to pay attention to him.
This is a typical idiot.
It's a pity that if a good princess lives at home, His Majesty will have to ask him a lot.
It is no longer necessary for them to remind, Master Fan's face has already changed and changed, and he can't wait to go back to the moment when he answered His Majesty.
Princess.
This is the princess!
However, no matter how much he regrets, Wei Mingyan will never change his mind.
After solving Qiu Jiuniang's problem, the next step is the rescued princess.
The original tone was supposed to be for everyone to discuss how to seal the princess after she came back, but in the end, the topic changed unconsciously.
"Since the princess is already married, she should follow her husband. Returning to the Liu Kingdom rashly like this will be harmful to the diplomatic relations between the two countries and will not benefit them at all."
"Exactly! What's more, when the princess returned to the Liu Kingdom, she didn't say anything to her husband. It's really..."
"If this matter gets out, what face will there be!"
"How about preparing a convoy for the princess and sending it back to the Huns..."
"The young general who brought the princess back will be severely punished. This action is really reckless!"
The elders in front didn't say a word, Prime Minister Zhao was also expressionless, and only a few officials spoke loudly. It seemed that the whole court agreed to send the princess back to the Huns.
Fan Yuancai was still kneeling. Amidst the passionate voice, he quietly raised his head to look at the Xuanyi Emperor sitting on the dragon chair above.
He was talking sideways to the eunuch who was serving him, and after a while, a eunuch knelt on the edge of the desk, looked down at the minister who was talking from time to time, and lowered his head to write something.
What is this doing
The agitated courtiers who spoke below also noticed the strange reaction of the emperor above, they stopped talking in embarrassment, waiting for him to speak.
"Your Majesty, that's it."
Zhang Yuan picked up the paper carefully, bowed his waist and handed it to the emperor.
Wei Mingyan took it, and read the name directly to it.
When he finished reading, he threw the paper away and said directly, "Those who just read their names will be demoted to one level, and their salary will be fined for three years."
The cheerful people who just said were immediately stunned.
They reacted quickly and knelt down, slamming their heads on the ground, and one of the older ones burst into tears, "Your Majesty, minister, wait..."
"You mean to ask what crime you committed?"
Wei Mingyan sneered, his handsome face was full of sarcasm, "I just said that I want to be crowned as an imperial sister, and you are going to send her back to the Huns, is this considered disloyal?"
"No one in the world knows that Liu Kingdom is at war with the Xiongnu. The Xiongnu detained the people of Liu Kingdom and tortured them for more than ten years. You asked me to send my sister back because you want her to be tortured too!"
"Yes, but Her Royal Highness is a woman..."
"woman??"
The emperor stopped sitting and stood up straight away. His condescending attitude suddenly became higher, "I know what you are thinking."
"You are afraid of the Xiongnu and dare not fight against them, so you want to send a woman so that they can let go of their hostility towards our Liu Kingdom and not start a war with the Liu Kingdom. Is what I said right?"
The minister's head was covered with sweat, but he was still talking, "The minister is also for the common people, not to mention the princess is married as a woman, even if she comes back, she must be upright..."
"Okay, you said it was for the common people."
Wei Mingyan sneered a few times, "Aiqing, can you tell me that my father sent the three princesses of the Xiongnu for more than ten years. During these ten years, the Xiongnu would not violate the territory of our country of Liu, or bully the people of our country of Liu because of their marriage. ?”
"The people in Rongcheng who have been tortured for more than ten years are not the people of my Liu country? The people in the other six cities are not the people of my Liu country? If they are really for the people, they should fight and rob. !! We must also bring back the people of our Liu Kingdom!"
"I ask you, is the princess of the Liu Kingdom considered a citizen of the Liu Kingdom?"
"Chen, minister..."
The minister faltered for a while before saying, "Get married and follow your husband..."
"Okay, if you insist on these things, I won't be able to argue with you."
"Zhang Yuan."
The chubby little eunuch, who had never seen His Majesty so angry, hurriedly responded, "Your Majesty, the servant is here."
"You go to the palace and ask Miss Huang to write a letter of divorce. Remember, write two letters."
A woman abandons her husband
Zhang Yuanyuan's face was stunned for a moment, and after meeting the impatient expression of the emperor in front of him, he hurriedly left respectfully.
He went fast and came back fast.
Since returning to the palace, the princess has lived in the bedroom where she used to live. Her mother and concubine are long gone, and she has no friendship with the concubines. Since her return, she has been locked in the palace day and night copying Buddhist scriptures.
When Zhang Yuan came and explained his intentions, the princess was stunned for a rare moment, and asked the maid to fetch a pen and paper, and calmly wrote down two letters of divorce.
One is the former profuse sweat.
One is the current profuse sweat.
"It's finished, father-in-law take it to His Majesty."
The princess's voice was a little hoarse, and Zhang Yuan didn't care about it, and hurried back to the hall with the letter of divorce.
In the main hall, the courtier was still kneeling, but His Majesty sat on the dragon chair crookedly again, and was calling the eunuchs to bring snacks to him, and ate them leisurely.
The ministers below were all watching, as if they couldn't see anything.
Otherwise, what else can they do, if they dare to talk to His Majesty about the impoliteness of eating during the morning court, His Majesty can directly announce that they will not be able to go to the morning court.
After coming here a few times, they have all learned, and they can't play with His Majesty anyway, so it's better to just be so quiet and pretend that they haven't seen anything.
Unfortunately, there are always those who are stupid.
When Zhang Yuan respectfully came back with the two divorce papers, Wei Mingyan wiped his hands, took the two divorce papers, and walked up to the foolish officials.
"Get married and follow your husband. Now, sister Huang has divorced them. Now, she is just the princess of our Liu Kingdom. Do you understand?"
The courtier still didn't give up, and tried to struggle tremblingly, "Your Majesty, but this letter of divorce..."
"Still don't understand?"
"Come here, pull him down. Since you like the Huns so much, then go to the Huns and be an envoy between our two countries."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty..."
The man was dragged down, and in the silence, Wei Mingyan slowly folded the two divorce papers, returned them to Zhang Yuan who was at the side, raised his eyebrows, and yawned.
"My dear friends, who else has any objections to my taking back the princess?"
Those who disagreed were dragged down and sent to the Huns, and no one dared to speak.
In the end, it was Prime Minister Zhao who stood up, "I have no objection."
"Where are the other mistresses?"
In the main hall, all the officials respectfully said in unison, "I have no objection."
Palace
The goddess of the palace who was serving the princess hurriedly entered the room with joy in her expression, "Your Highness, you have been named the eldest princess. Your Majesty will not send you to the Huns again."
The princess with her back facing her was writing something, and after hearing this, she just responded lightly, "Got it, go down."
"yes."
The maid went down, and she was the only one left in the room.
The princess took the initiative to write a letter of divorce, word by word.
Her back was still straight, but tears fell drop by drop, wet the paper, she was obviously not yet forty years old, but her temples were already gray.
Finally, these two Hugh writings stained with tears were finished.
A relieved smile appeared on the princess's wrinkled face.
She touched the two letters of divorce and smiled, but her tears couldn't stop falling.
The voice hoarse because of being soaked by wind and sand in the grassland was full of softness, "Elder Sister, Second Sister, don't be afraid."
"In the future, we will just be Princess Liu."