Before the end of Yin Shi, Chen Tingjie, the Minister of War, Lu Xiang, the right Sima, Liu Jiushao, who was in charge of the military affairs of several provinces in the southwest, Zhou Xing, the father of Zhou Jin, and the prince, all arrived.
Chen Tingjie was awakened from their sleep, rushed to the palace, and rushed here from the gate of the palace in one breath, all of them were out of breath, especially Lu Xiang and Zhou Xing, who were getting older, and the two were sweating and panting. . When he entered, he saw Xiao Lie's expression was gloomy and he was a little confused. After a long while, he finally calmed down, and the emperor asked, "Is there any progress in Zhou's journey to the southwest to heal the refugees?"
Chen Tingjie felt relieved, and said hurriedly: "Long live the report, just yesterday, the Ministry of War received a report from Zhou Jin, saying that because of the emperor's grace, the refugees who voluntarily returned to the mountains and resumed their business after being appeased, the total number reached more than 570,000, and the head of the thief was captured. Thirty people, a total of 620 people were beheaded, and more than 32,000 people were saved from death. After winning the victory, the people of the southwest all praised the grace of God, I have written a report last night, and I am planning to make a victory for the long live this morning..."
When Chen Tingjie reported the report, Zhou Xing showed a smug look on his face. Xiao Yintang glanced at the increasingly gloomy emperor, but a sense of ominousness suddenly passed through his heart.
The emperor nodded, and his voice became even deeper: "How are those refugees who voluntarily come out of the mountains to resume their jobs?"
"Long live the report, Zhou Jinjie reported that some of them voluntarily returned to their origins, and the rest happily went to Yunnan, Guizhou and other places to protect the borders and cultivate fields. The scourge of refugees was solved with ease…”
"fart!"
Xiao Lie was probably too angry, and he yelled at him. Several people were surprised, and Chen Tingjie was also stunned.
"Hula!" Xiao Lie took up the memorial in front of him and threw it towards Chen Tingjie who was talking eloquently, and said sternly: "This is the memorial sent to me by the Sichuan Ministry of Education 800 miles last night. I open my eyes and see, what is going on in the southwest side now!"
The memorial smashed Chen Tingjie's official hat and fell to the ground. He didn't care to straighten it up. Chen Tingjie hurriedly picked it up and looked at it quickly. His face changed greatly. Zhou Xing, Zhou Xing hurriedly took it, glanced at it, shook his hand, "pat", and the memorial fell to the ground.
"What a good one to go back to work! What a good one to praise the grace of God!" Xiao Lie stood up.
"I'm afraid it's resentment, rushing to the sky!"
These words were extremely serious, not only Chen Tingjie was trembling, but the rest, even Zhou Xing, who had always given the salute to avoid kneeling, knelt down with a "pop" and said he was guilty.
Xiao Lie sneered: "What are you afraid of. If you want to scold, I am afraid that I will be scolded behind my back. If there is no positive condemnation, there must be a negative reward!"
Zhou Xing kowtowed again and again, trembling: "Long live, Zhou Jin was so eager to eradicate the gangrene for the court that he acted inappropriately. I hope that for the sake of his loyalty to the monarch and the country, he will be forgiven!"
Chen Tingjie also said: "Long live, Zhou Jin's report may be exaggerated, but the Sichuan Ministry's report may not be a one-sided statement. My ministers, please long live and observe carefully, and don't listen to favoritism."
Xiao Lie said: "If I listen to you, I will listen to both. If I listen to others, I will become partial, right or not?"
Chen Tingjie sweated on his forehead and hurriedly kowtowed to apologize.
Xiao Lie glanced at Xiao Yintang, who had never spoken, and said coldly: "Prince, if I remember correctly, it was Zhou Jin who was recommended by you at the beginning, and you also issued a military order. Chaos, why don't you speak?"
Xiao Yintang kowtowed and said word by word: "Father Emperor, Zhou Jin is greedy for meritorious deeds, so as to cause civil unrest, and my son has nothing to say. He recommended him at the beginning and issued a military order, and his son is willing to share the crime. It's just that before the emperor commits the crime, I urge you to allow my son to take the blame and make merit, and the son is willing to go to the southwest immediately and put down the disaster!"
Xiao Lie said coldly, "Do you want to kill another floating corpse full of rivers, and the world will look at you?"
Xiao Yintang blushed, and the imperial study fell into a dead silence.
Xiao Lie turned to Lu Xiang: "What's your opinion on the right Sima?"
Lu Xiang, who was an official of the four dynasties, was considered one of the elders of the court. He coughed and played tremblingly: "Report to the emperor, the rebellion of the refugees has occurred in all dynasties. Even if they were disbanded at that time, once they encountered natural and man-made disasters, they would gather and live again, and they would be deeply ingrained and difficult to eradicate. Moreover, the civil turmoil was unprecedented, and the southwest was the place where the long-lived dragon hides. It must not be taken lightly. It is to send another person in charge as soon as possible to quell the chaos. The prince volunteered to be brave, but the prince of a country should have the heart of serving the court, and he must not be involved in danger. In the opinion of the minister, there may be one person who is competent."
Before he said it, everyone knew it.
Xiao Lie asked, "Who?"
Lu Xiang said: "The person in charge should have the means of thunder, but also need the ability of Rou Yuan Suihuai. The minister believes that it is none other than Master Pei, the right minister of Shangshutai."
Liu Jiushao said, "This minister agrees."
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At dawn, Pei You'an did not come back. After Jiafu got up to wash, she had to go to the Ci'en Temple first.
In the afternoon, a message came.
The prince's uncle Zhou Jin's methods were improper, which led to the upheaval of the refugees in the southwest. Due to the urgency of the situation, he has to leave in a few days and leave Beijing to go to Jingxiang to quell the chaos.
The news came too suddenly. Mrs. Pei immediately asked Jiafu to go home. That night, she entrusted the affairs of the temple to the monks, and she brought people back to practice for her eldest grandson.
Now at the end of summer, he has gone, and he doesn't know when he will be back.
Tomorrow he will be leaving, and today is the day when everyone is in the palace.
Jiafu took the maid to pack for him, and she felt like crying, that kind of reluctance. But in front of the Pei family and the servants, they did not dare to reveal anything.
In the evening, Pei You'an finally returned from the palace.
The old lady set up a family banquet for him. The two people sat at a table.
This meal had a weird atmosphere.
On Mrs. Meng's side, she kept talking and laughing from beginning to end, just praising how Pei You'an was used by the emperor. On Mrs. Xin's side, although she also had a smile on her face, she obviously couldn't help laughing.
The emperor has issued a decree, not only to remove Zhou Jin from the post of military affairs of the three provinces, but also to remove his official position as the minister of the Ministry of War.
It is said that the queen interceded for him, but was refuted by the emperor.
The last time it was the Zhang family, and the aftermath of that incident has not yet disappeared. This time, because of Zhou Jin's incident, the Zhou family has become the focus of attention again.
Married Zhou Jiao'e for her son. After marriage, she found that her daughter-in-law was inappropriate, but she endured it. Get beaten up like that.
Mrs. Xin naturally couldn't smile.
After the meal, Pei You'an personally sent Mrs. Pei back to the house. After the old lady's exhortation, she saw that Pei You'an hesitated to speak, and said: "Don't worry, your daughter-in-law, grandmother will take care of you, I hope you live up to the emperor's life and come back sooner."
Pei Youan knelt down and kowtowed, got up and left, took two steps, turned his head, saw his grandmother sitting there with a smile on his face, staring at his back. "Grandmother, I see that you have been in a bad mood recently. I'm not at home, you must take care of yourself. When I go back, I will tell Afu to take more care of my grandmother. Whenever my grandmother notices any disagreement, please remember to ask Imperial Physician Hu to come to the house for conditioning in time. Today, I specially told the imperial doctor."
The old lady smiled and said, "Grandma knows."
Pei You'an glanced at the old lady again, and then left, walking to the door, when she heard the old lady suddenly stop her, she stopped and turned back.
The old lady stopped him, but she didn't speak for a while, she just stared at her grandson, and after a long time, Fang whispered: "You An, do you still remember that when you were sixteen years old, before you left Beijing, you were beaten by me once. Is it about Ton?"
Pei You'an was silent.
The old lady sighed: "When you came to challenge me, who is your biological mother? You are not the eldest son, why did you let you occupy the magpie's nest, and make mistakes again and again. Now, if you come to challenge your grandmother again Once again, grandma still can't answer. You don't blame grandma, do you?"
Pei You'an smiled slightly: "Grandmother, I was ignorant at that time and made my grandmother sad. Grandma doesn't have to worry about it. You'an has long forgotten what happened back then and will never ask again."
With tears in her eyes, the old lady nodded and said, "Grandmother is very pleased that you can think like this. Now my grandmother has something else to tell you to remember. Birth is not one's choice. Born alive, walk upright, It is enough to be worthy of the world. I know that you will be able to put your grandmother at ease."
Pei You'an was slightly startled, stood for a moment, knelt down to the old lady again, and kowtowed solemnly: "Grandma, don't worry. Grandma's teaching today, You'an will definitely keep it in mind."
The old lady smiled and said: "In the past, when you were alone, grandmother always felt that you came and went without concern, and was very worried. Now that you have married a daughter-in-law, grandmother is relieved. Well, I'm fine here, you can go back. I will leave tomorrow, You two must have something to say."
Pei Youan got up, glanced at the old lady again, saw her sitting there, smiled, and brushed his hands towards him.
…
Pei You'an gradually accelerated his pace and entered the room, without any orders from Tanxiang Liu and others, he left the room one after another, and took the door behind him.
Jia Fu jumped into his arms and was carried to the bed by him.
It's a gentle night.
At first, Jiafu couldn't hold back her tears. She got up at dawn, helped him put on his clothes one by one, and finally buckled his belt. Finally, she couldn't hold back a tear, but she wiped it away immediately, laughing. Said: "Big cousin, don't worry, I will remember your words, take care of myself, and take care of my grandmother. I will wait for you to come back with my grandmother."
Pei You'an took her into his arms and hugged her hard.
Its daybreak. Jiafu, Madam Pei and others sent him out together.
She stood in the gate, looking at Pei You'an's back, and gradually disappeared into the morning light.