Chunjia had no idea that the ministers who had high hopes for him secretly slandered him, and he ignored the turmoil at the birthday party of his loving mother, the Empress Dowager, once he had finished handling it.
On the one hand, since the blood relationship between Du Langu and Yi Xingen has been confirmed, combined with the news that they left the table separately, and that they were neatly dressed even though they were tugging at each other when the guards broke into each other, it seems that his head was tied together. There is no cuckold; secondly, although Yi Xingen is beautiful, in the eyes of the emperor, she is just a rare plaything, with no emotion, and her value is very inferior to Du Langu. After confirming that Du Langu has not betrayed him, he can rest assured. Otherwise, the sorrow that the imperial concubine caused the death of his family members occupied most of his mind, and he had no intention of pursuing it.
So after he ordered the matter to be settled, Chunjia did not continue to deal with government affairs except comforting the imperial concubine.
Although no major state affairs have occurred recently, the emperor and his ministers were still worried about the outcome of the crusade against Wei He.
After all, the birthday of the loving mother-in-law, the Empress Dowager, had passed, so she just wanted to pack her things and go back to the imperial capital.
At that time, there will be no rewards for meritorious deeds that many soldiers like to hear.
But the real reward for meritorious service cannot be discussed until later, but it has already been discussed at that time, and it is basically being finalized. Only then can the reward be issued in a logical way after the Marquis of Jingning leads his army into the city and boasts about his military achievements. Your grace.
It turns out that there are old practices for this kind of thing that can be copied. The key point is that the imperial court has been fighting Wei He for a day or two. As early as when the emperor just took charge, he sent troops once under the banner of helping Wei He put down the rebellion.
At that time, Uncle Zhaowu personally led the team.
At that time, the children of many families were vying to join the army to gain merit, but it turned out that they were very disgraced. Many of them died, with no bones left.
Although those people had ulterior motives for going to war and had no achievements, after all, most of them were from noble families and died in a foreign country at a young age. As a court, they should be given some dignity.
In addition, he had been stationed in Zhaowu Bo for many years, and during the battle when Jingning Hou defeated Wei He, he personally went to Yanzhou to control the supplies, which was a great contribution. However, the Gu family also incited some Dingbei troops to rebel. The children of…
At the same time, many people think that Marquis Jingning just picked peaches that time.
After all, it was not up to him to defeat Dong Weihe, but to determine whether the Northern Army could be defeated by Uncle Zhao Wu.
And, if nothing unexpected happens, in the ten or twenty years since I came to the east, I am afraid that I will not have any decent opportunities to gain military glory.
So if the two generals Zhaowu Bo and Jingning Hou had too much credit, would their achievements overwhelm the master
... All in all, all aspects need to be taken into consideration. Even if Chunjia City is deep, important ministers such as Yin Qu and Yi Guogong also have two brushes. They are also a little anxious for a while, meeting from time to time to negotiate and adjust privately.
So much so that Chunjia regretted letting Ouyang Yanran retreat to the east at that time. After all, the veteran who came during Xiaozong's time was very slow in dealing with such things.
Since he was planning to replace someone, he just thought about it and didn't ask Ouyang Yanran to come back.
While the monarch and his ministers were going about their business, it turned out that at that time there was news that the son of Marquis Jingning had occupied fertile farmland in a shocking amount. Not only that, he was also prowling the countryside with the sons of good families, which caused a lot of resentment among the people and they complained locally. With no way out, he went to Dali Temple in anger!
Dali Temple held up the petition paper in the face of the complainant, and bumped it against the stone steps at the door in full view of the crowd. For fear that the Imperial City Secretary would tell the emperor, he did not dare to hide it, so he had to bite the bullet and hand the petition paper to Chun. Come forward.
When Chunjia saw this, his expression was not very good. He was not angry at Marquis Jingning for his incompetence in teaching his son, but he said, "Have I ever killed a hero indiscriminately? Why is Ke Cong so worried about me?"
Everyone knew that the emperor was really angry, so they were all frightened.
They didn't dare to say anything on such a topic.
Yan Yin took courage and said cautiously: "Looking at the records, it seems that the son of Marquis Jingning has been running rampant in the countryside for a day or two. If this is the case, the Marquis Jingning was in the limelight during those confinements." Sheng, it happened to hit him."
"Did you really hit it?" The emperor sneered, "I really think you just grabbed the time and handed it to me to see."
Then he asked, "Does anyone know about this?"
When Yan Yin whispered, he knew, and said: "For example, Emperor Ming was talking a lot in the east, and they all felt that Jingning Hou Ba Chengqiu was dragged down by his son."
In fact, it was not just the common people in the imperial capital who felt this way, there were also many people in the palace who had similar views.
When Concubine De paid her respects to Yun Fenghuang, she said smoothly: "The Marquis of Jingning really had a bad life. Although Knee Dong had several sons, he personally beheaded one of his legitimate sons in the army. Ru Ming Na One, it is said that although he is not a direct child, he is also the child of a pampered concubine. It seems that his biological mother is not a cousin to the Marquis of Jingning. But at that moment, the bone graft was causing such a commotion, and he did not know that Jingning would be How will Marquis Ning be dragged down?"
Yun Fenghuang smiled faintly when he heard this and said: "How can it be so simple? I think Marquis Jingning is really old and useless, and he can't even control his own son? It's 100% that he did it himself! The concubine born of a beloved concubine is just thrown out as a scapegoat."
"Sister?" Concubine De was startled.
Yun Fenghuang picked up the tea, took a sip, and explained slowly: "The Marquis of Jingning even killed his second son as soon as he asked. How could I not be able to restrain my son like that? From what I see, that time The matter is simply that Marquis Jingning has been stationed in southern Xinjiang for many years and has a very high prestige among the Dingnan Army. This time because of his achievements in the crusade against Wei He, he also has considerable prestige among the Dingbei Army... His reputation has even surpassed that of Zhaowu Bo. It can be said that he is currently the leading general in the country!"
"The Ke family is very unlike the Queen's natal family, Zhaowu Bofu, which is famous for having no heirs!"
"Although that family is very low-key and never shows off that there are any Qilin children in the family, but do they have outstanding children? How can they hide it from Bidong?"
"If we are talking about merit and rewards, can Marquis Jingning not be worried about his high merits and shocking the master?"
"He was so considerate that he didn't wait for Bidong to make things difficult for him and took the lead in arranging such a self-deprecating show!"
"Isn't that good? The emperor will redeem his sins for him naturally, so he can rest assured."
Concubine De was a little dazed when she heard that, her lips slightly opened, and then she asked depressedly for a moment: "How do you know that my sister knows so much?"
Without waiting for the imperial concubine's answer, she sighed again, feeling that she should not ask... As expected, Yun Fenghuang disagreed: "Just think about that kind of thing. Is the Marquis of Jingning the master who even killed his second son at the request of him? If that kind of person really indulges his family members in the Fish and Meat Village, unless the emperor personally issues an edict to get to the bottom of it, why would a few ordinary people want to go to the capital and go to the gate of Dali Temple to cause trouble? They might have died on the road long ago, feeding jackals, tigers and leopards! And it just so happens... apart from Marquis Jingning directing and acting, is there anything going on?"
Not to mention the family status of Marquis Jingning, local snakes like the Xie family can control one party and not give the sufferer any chance to appeal.
De Fei felt particularly uncomfortable: It seemed easy to guess after what I said, but before I spoke, he didn't expect it at all!
Does she really think that Marquis Jingning's fate is bad, and he has been blamed for his unfilial son one after another
After calming down, she suddenly remembered: "Then, could it be that the Queen's nephew's matter was also deliberately arranged by Gu?!"
"That's not necessarily true." Yun Fenghuang shook his head, "I have said that the most important reason why the Ke family wants to worry about their great achievements is that their family does not support the Gu family. The Gu family is famous for having no successors. People...but why should my children make mistakes again?"
Moreover, "If the Ke family tarnishes their reputation like this, they just want to prove to Bidong that they have no disobedience. So they can live in a fish and meat village, they can invade fertile land, they can be greedy for money and lust... But I have never heard of someone deliberately rebelling." .”
After all, the purpose of doing this is to express it to the emperor. I think he is a badass. His reputation is so bad. Even if he wants to rebel, no one will follow him...
What does it mean if I directly arrange for the younger generation to rebel
Do I want to tell the emperor that I saw it? His children really rebelled, and they really failed!
Is he afraid that the emperor will think that a useless member of that family is thinking about rebellion, let alone the others, and then make the whole family miserable
Yun Fenghuang concluded, "I think that this disciple of the Gu family is simply too stupid."
Concubine De nodded repeatedly, feeling much more comfortable.
That's right, that's a fool!
In comparison, I feel that I am much smarter than him...
Although she did not expect that Marquis Jingning would need to smear his reputation, she did not think that the children of the Gu family would be able to preserve the family if they did so...
"So, sister, what do you think will happen to the Gu family this time?" Concubine De smiled curiously.
Yun Fenghuang thought about Dong and said: "Uncle Zhaowu has been stationed in the border for many years, and he has made some contributions. Can't we deny it all just because Dong Dong has an unworthy descendant? This would be chilling. I am thinking, Dong Dong It should be a generous reward."
In fact, the most important reason for the emperor to do this was probably not because of Uncle Zhaowu's hard work, but because the Gu family had no successor...
Of course the emperor wouldn't mind making a show of a family that poses no threat to imperial power.
If the Gu family is such a big family with endless talents, then... they should be in the cold by then.
"... But after all, there is no way to teach Sun, so we can't just forget about it." Hearing this, Concubine De showed a slightly disappointed look. She was not in the concubine's team, and of course she wished the queen was not good.
How can you be happy to hear that the emperor will give generous gifts to the queen's father
At this moment, he said sourly, "That would be too much for a traitor like You Rong!"
"A veteran or not?" Yun Fenghuang thought to himself. Chunjia had given up the plan of establishing a direct heir. He was somewhat trying to make amends for his mistake, but in normal times, adding favors would inevitably make Gu feel suspicious.
Why not take advantage of that moment to make yourself feel more comfortable
I'm afraid that if the reward goes to the east, in two years' time, if a concubine becomes a prince and shows Ziren that he is more suitable to inherit the throne than his legitimate son, Chunjia will find an excuse to deal with the Gu family.
She had no resentment in her heart and said very generously, "Mr. Bidong, please give me some face. I hope Mrs. Gu will never forget your kindness in the future and don't disappoint Bidong again."
Otherwise, the imperial concubine's good mood lasted until she was halfway back to the imperial capital.