Zong Cong's statement made Pan'er unable to refute.
Without him, no one knows better than her what kind of pressure he is under these days.
He hated the ambiguity of the former court and the harem the most, and hated the courtiers fighting for the throne. For her, he took the initiative to ignore it, and even single-handedly contributed to the current chaotic situation in the court.
Including her dragging the eldest prince and the fifth prince into the water in order to ease the pressure and shift the target, he also ignored it.
What's going on in the court these days, and what outsiders are talking about, you know everything.
With the situation like this, if he really thought that exposing her true relationship with the Chen family would clear the court, how could she oppose it for her own selfishness.
He could sacrifice for her, and of course she could too.
Even throwing away family affection, throwing away conscience, throwing away everything.
Maybe because Pan'er didn't speak, Zong Cong felt that she was feeling a little uncomfortable, paused, and said again: "I just said it was a last resort, if there are other opportunities, I don't have to do it..."
Pan'er covered his lips, "I understand, I will listen to you."
Saying that, she snuggled into his arms, and he patted her on the shoulder.
At this time, silence is better than sound, and everything is silent.
Pan'er has lived in Zhaoren Palace since she was confined in Qianqing Palace.
This hall is located at the east rear of Qianqing Palace, secluded and quiet, forming a place of its own, but it is very convenient to go to Qianqing Palace. But since living here, Pan'er seldom went to Qianqing Palace.
First, it was Zong Cong's place to deal with government affairs, and there were always ministers coming in and out, which inevitably added embarrassment and criticism. The second reason is that she is in the ground after all, so she should have a grounded appearance.
The weather is getting warmer, and the greenery of spring is gradually appearing outside.
Bai Shu saw that the empress was always bored in the palace for a long time, so she advised her to go for a walk. Pan'er said yes, but he always said nothing.
Although she was confined here, it was not impossible for her to see her children at ordinary times, every now and then Zong Yuewan would always bring a few children over to see her mother.
In fact, no one stopped this. His Majesty's attitude has been very obvious since he grounded the imperial concubine in the Qianqing Palace. It has never been heard that a concubine who is waiting for a crime can be grounded in the Qianqing Palace, even if it is The empress came to Qianqing Palace to stay for one night, and she also obtained the emperor's consent.
Therefore, the Qianqing Palace's treatment from top to bottom was the same as before, and naturally it was impossible to prevent her from seeing the princes and princesses.
It can be seen that several children have grown up a lot after going through this incident.
Although Zong Yue, Wan Yao, and Zong Qian tried their best to appear no different from the past, the two young Zong Ju and Wan Yao missed the point. These two little ones are much younger than the brothers and sisters in front of them. They are usually pampered and carefree. Now that their mother is grounded and making such a fuss outside, it can be seen that the smiles on the little faces are extremely forced.
Pan'er comforted her for a while, but it was really useless, so she stopped comforting her.
It's like this in the palace, misfortunes and fortunes are hard to predict. Since you grow up in this place, it's better to recognize these as soon as possible, so that you have a sense of crisis and can grow better here.
But in front of the children, she still tried her best to make herself happy and not let herself think about those messy things.
"Mother, are you really going to be alright?" With her brothers and sisters on her back, Wanxiu also revealed her worries.
"Of course, Mother didn't tell you that."
"They said that it was because of my uncle that my mother was grounded by the emperor. Brothers and sisters all said that uncle is a good person, but why would a good person treason the country?"
Pan'er couldn't answer this question for her daughter, and she had thought about it a lot these days.
That day, more than one person saw Su Hai being captured on the gate tower at the border gate. There was also the Fu family in the Xuan mansion. Even Zong Cong sent many people to the Xuan mansion overtly and secretly in order to guard against the Xu family.
However, whether it was the news from the surface or the secret letter in private, it proved that this matter was not fabricated.
Since it is not fiction, it is fact.
In fact, Su Hai was captured by the Jin people.
As for whether he has treason or not, it doesn't matter now. Because he was captured and did not die immediately, many things were not done by him, but by him, and even the loss of the border town was his responsibility. It was he who leaked the military plan that led to the defeat of the front line.
But what Su Datian said in the court hall turned into spit on his face. In the eyes of the world, the Su family was a traitor.
It is a silverfish who does not hesitate to betray the country and the nation in order to drag out an ignoble existence.
It is definitely impossible to say that there is no resentment in my heart, but Pan'er always doesn't believe that Su Hai like that... Su Hai like that, how could he become a traitor
He is the phoenix of Nirvana, reborn from the ashes. He spent six years of blood and tears at the border to temper himself into a man who stands upright.
Why did the spine bend down again
Sometimes, Pan'er would rather that he was dead, but his voice and smile always appeared in his mind. When we met again in the capital that year, he pursed his lips and talked to her, and when he left with his back straight, the scene of his back dragging for a long time under the sunlight.
"A good person is not necessarily not afraid of death. Everyone will be timid in the face of death. Some people can see death as home, while others are greedy for life and afraid of death. After being captured by the enemy, the enemy may resort to various means To torture you, people who are not strong-willed may not be able to bear the pain, and do many things that go against their conscience and wishes.
"So whether a person is good or bad has nothing to do with whether he has done something wrong. A good person may occasionally make mistakes, and a bad person may occasionally feel his conscience to do something good. As for whether this person is good or not It’s bad, we just look at it according to our heart.”
"But uncle..."
"Uncle, is it difficult for Wanxiu?"
Wanmao thought for a while, then shook her head: "Although Wanmao has only met my uncle once, and I don't even have any impression of it, I still heard what my elder brother and sister said, but my uncle will give Wanmao a lot of gadgets every year."
"Then you like those gadgets?"
"like."
"Are you happy when you get it? Since my uncle brings small things to Wanxiu every year, it means that my uncle takes Wanqiu very seriously."
"Happy." Wanjiao finally had an answer, and said with a smile, "So uncle is a good person to Wanxuan."
"Yes, uncle is a good person to Wanxiu, to your eldest brother, elder sister, second brother and third brother, to your mother, to your grandmother, grandfather, uncle and family. But now he may have done something wrong, because he did these things It may be bad for others, so in the eyes of others, he may become a bad person."
"Why did mother say several possibilities?"
Pan'er stroked his daughter's little head, and said: "Because, as mother said just now, after uncle is captured by the enemy, the enemy may use various methods to torture him, and maybe the choice he made is not affected by him. At this time, we should not criticize a person in such a situation."
"Actually, those enemies are the most hateful, if not for them..."
"Yes."
While Pan'er was talking to his daughter, his uncle Su Hai was fighting desperately.
Is really desperate.
The two parties have their own plans for cooperation. Xu Tong invited Jun to enter the urn, intending to fulfill his own plan, but also keep his position as deputy commander-in-chief, and even intends to go further to seek the position of commander-in-chief.
And Erbihe is not defenseless here.
He seemed to be only leading a team of troops, numbering no more than 5,000, but in fact there was only an empty space left on the main road, and all the people in the barracks were transferred to the west road in batches by him.
Everything happened unexpectedly. Just when the Jinren thought they had captured another border town, they were suddenly made dumplings by Dazhou soldiers.
These troops were all led by Xu Tong's direct descendants, and when they met each other, they attacked with all their strength. Although Er Bihe had already prepared himself, he was still caught off guard.
A big melee was unfolding in this border town, which was different from the usual confrontation between the two armies. It was neither a siege nor a defensive battle, but a confrontation between the two armies with naked real guns.
Blood and screams are intertwined here, no one can see who is on the other side, as long as they can see that the other party is not wearing their own clothes, then they are the enemy.
The advantage of the Jin people lies in their strong cavalry. They are nomads and grew up on horseback since they were young. But when they entered the city, their advantage was infinitely weakened. On the contrary, the people of Dazhou are powerful infantry, and the infantry of Dazhou is invincible, it is not a fake empty talk, so Erbihe clearly made complete preparations, but he is not an opponent at all.
The army of the Jin people was divided by the separatists and defeated one by one.
Such a good opportunity is naturally the best time for Su Hai and Fu Qing to escape.
Originally, the two were ready to run away, and even found a few Han Chinese clothes in an empty room to change their clothes and leave, but Su Hai changed his mind temporarily.
"You go back and report the letter first, and be careful not to be plotted against. I still have things to do, so I won't leave." Su Hai patted Fu Qing on the shoulder, turned his head and ran out.
Fu Qing was stunned for a moment, and quickly asked, "What else do you need to do?"
The bloody wind hit Su Hai's face, he wiped the blood from his face, turned around and shouted: "I'm not willing to just go back in such a foolish way, maybe I can't argue with it, if I want to go back, I need wind The scenery is bright!"
Even Fu Qing was bewildered by him, and without thinking too much, he casually rolled up two clothes in his bag and tied them to him, then chased him out.
If you want to go through this kind of melee, you have to be prepared to be attacked at any time, it may be your own side or the enemy. During this period, all kinds of dangers appeared, and Su Hai was even stabbed, but he didn't care about the injury at all, and just walked through the crowd with his head depressed.
Fu Qing even wanted to give up on him and leave him alone, and pass the letter back first, but he remembered the life-and-death relationship between the two of them for more than half a year, so he couldn't let him go when he was stupid.
At this moment, he saw that Su Hai stopped, and not far away was the scene where Erbihe led his troops to fight with people, but got caught in a melee.
Su Hai supported the broken sheepskin hat on his head, tightened his belt, and ran over with the knife.
When he entered the crowd, he swung his knife and slashed randomly. The people around were stunned by his way of fighting regardless of enemy or friend, and they let him temporarily open a passage to Erbihe's side.
"Protect the leader, what are you doing for food, and you don't protect the leader!" He yelled and cursed in the golden man's language, while striving to 'kill the enemy'.
The Jin soldiers around thought he was the direct descendant of the leader, or the reinforcements who arrived later, and they were all overwhelmed by him, and they fought hard to fight the soldiers of Dazhou.
Because of this encouragement, the attack of Dazhou soldiers was stopped in a short time, Su Hai took advantage of the gap and said to Erbihe: "Boss, Master Marne He sent me to protect the boss, reinforcements will arrive soon."
Marne He is one of the top generals of the Jin people.
Hearing this, Erbihe showed a smile: "I know you, you are the Huha who raised Zhanyun, your loyalty is commendable, and I will definitely reward you when I go back."
"As long as we can protect the safety of the leader, even if it means taking a small life, we will not hesitate, leader. This place is too dangerous, why don't we temporarily avoid it..."
Su Hai was thinking about how to trick Erbihe out of here, when he saw Fu Qing who was looking towards here not far away, he immediately shouted to him: "You, it's you, hurry up and lead someone to open a way for the leader, If the leader is accidentally injured by the arrows of the Dazhou people, it will kill your dog at that time."
It has to be said that Su Hai's words are expressing Zhonger Bihe's thoughts.
The Jin people are good at riding and archery, but the Zhou people are naturally not bad at drawing bows and archery, especially their craftsmen are very good, and they can make something called crossbow arrows. The smallest one has long arms. Although the shooting range is short, this kind of street fighting bow and arrow can't be used at all, and it is afraid of hurting one's own people, but crossbow arrows don't have such worries.
Being ambushed this time was something that Erbihe expected, but he didn't expect that the opponent would choose such a place to attack, which completely weakened the advantage of the golden man on horseback, so he could only abandon his horse and go to war. He was afraid that the other party was insidious and cunning. If he had prepared a crossbow arrow, he might be able to harvest his life silently.
Who can not be afraid of death, especially Erbihe who is more afraid of death, the key point is that he doesn't want to die so aggrieved, so he avoids to the side, which is in his favor.
Following Su Hai's example, Fu Qing also opened the way alone, and at the same time ordered the surrounding Jin soldiers to support him from the sidelines.
Hearing that it was the leader who gave the order, the soldiers of the Jinren were naturally omnipotent, and the two fought and retreated with their ears protected, and they came to the edge of the battle circle.
But at this time, there were already Da Zhou soldiers who could understand the language of the Jin people. They understood what the group of people were yelling, and when they heard about the leader, they hurriedly shouted, "That man is their leader, catch the thief!" Capture the king first'.
The offensive came here at once, and the Jinren soldiers were ordered to resist. Su Hai and Fu Qing held a knife with one hand, and dragged Erbihe forward with the other, dragging Erbihe, who was five big and three thick, stumbled. , dizzy.
It was also because of the blocked view that Erbihe didn't blame the two of them, and only regarded the situation as critical.
After finally avoiding under an earthen wall, Er Bihe leaned against it to catch his breath. Just as he was thinking about standing up straight so as not to damage the prestige of his leader, he saw a Hu Ha on the opposite side smile at him strangely, and a heavy blow came from beside him, knocking him unconscious on the spot.
"Good boy, the reaction is fast enough." Su Hai praised.
"It's Zong Rong who knows how to fish in troubled waters."
Is this a compliment
Well, Su Hai will take it for granted.
Both of them didn't have time to catch their breath, so they carried the fainted Erbihe on their shoulders, and the other waved a big knife and shouted: "The leader is seriously injured, it's because of the cunning Dazhou people who shot him in the back, fight them."
Just relying on the words of the wheel, they are simply invincible along the way.
In the eyes of the people of Da Zhou, the Jin people all looked alike and had the same clothes, but in the eyes of the Jin people, this was not the case. Every Jin soldier knew what the leader's clothes looked like.
At this time, seeing that the leader was seriously injured and unconscious, after they were ordered to stop, everyone followed it seriously, and someone helped find a war horse.
In such a chaotic situation, no one noticed that the behavior of these two golden 'companions' was very strange.
In the early morning, just after talking about a few important things, someone jumped out and brought up the old things again.
It is said that the demon concubine should be punished, and the people in Yongshunbo's mansion should deal with it as soon as possible, so as to give an explanation to the generals and soldiers who died in the border.
This person is typically blind, unaware of Zong Cong's big black face above.
In fact, things like this happen every day these days, and Zong Cong usually ignores them, but today's situation is quite different from the previous few days.
With the first person to jump out, more and more ministers came out to speak, as if it had been planned a long time ago, planning to put pressure on His Majesty to deal with the imperial concubine and her family again.
No one spoke for the imperial concubine. Due to the hints from the above, there were more or less people who did something to echo the holy will in order to control their own hats, and even to rise to the top in the future. But in the face of big right and wrong, no one dares to risk the big badness of the world.
"Your Majesty, please deal with it as soon as possible so that you can give an explanation to the people of the world." An old minister knelt down with tears streaming down his face.
It looked as if Zong Cong was a disobedient child in the family, no matter how much the adults tried to persuade him, it was useless, he was so sad and distressed beyond words.
It is true that some people are fueling the flames and secretly guiding the direction of the wind, but there are not no ministers who really care about the court and the country. Most of them felt that the imperial concubine had too much influence on His Majesty, and it was a sign of chaos for the country to protect her even in such a situation.
One after another, ministers knelt down, and at a glance they were shorter than others, and more people also knelt down silently.
"In ancient times, there was Wei Xuancheng who used his death to persuade him and carried the coffin to the court. Now I, Gao Youcheng, risked his death to persuade him. The late emperor, the old minister has failed the late emperor's expectations. I really can't persuade your majesty. The only way is to show my will with death!"
A mournful cry sounded suddenly, and seeing Mr. Qing Gao of Taichang Temple take off his official hat, he slammed his head against the pillar beside him.
Fortunately, the civil servant closest to the pillar had sharp eyesight and quick hands, and hurriedly hugged the old man.
"What are you doing hugging me!" Saying that, Gao Youcheng stamped his feet and burst into tears.
For a while, the hall only heard crying, but no Zhanyan.
Zong Cong stood up.
"I..."
All eyes turned to the past.
Zong Cong tightly held the bead string in his hand, and looked at the pair of eyes below, sincere, hopeful, uneasy, malicious, and scheming...
"I have something to say..."
At this time, an eunuch hurriedly walked in from the door, and bowed to report: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent military report at the border."
"Say." Zong Cong raised his hand and said.
The eunuch took out the emergency report from the roll, and read according to it: "After investigation, there is another inside story about Su Hai's treason. Today, Su Hai, the general of Datong, and Fu Qing, the guerrilla general, have captured the golden prince Er Bihe and sued Xuan Xuan. Xu Tong, the deputy general of the government, colluded with the Jinren, fabricated and framed him for treason... secretly negotiated with the Jinren for the song, and used the border town as a private cede transaction... Su and Fu have gone to Beijing in a few days, and the minister and the mountain grass."
The voice has not yet fallen, but there is an uproar in the hall.
Su Hai came to Beijing lying down.
The sneaking away with Erbihe that day was just the beginning. In fact, the most serious problem they faced was not how to leave the Jinren team, but how to return to Dazhou safely.
The situation at the border is complicated now, it is unknown whether anyone wants Su Hai to die besides the Xu family.
Unknown means danger, means no one can be trusted.
During this period, they leaked their whereabouts, and were not only chased and killed by the Jin people, but also surrounded and suppressed by the people of Dazhou, which can be described as perilous.
Fortunately, Xuanfu has the Fu family, people sent by Zong Cong, and Song Ming, who has never given up looking for Fu Qing in Xuanhua area.
It was Song Ming who discovered them, and later found the Fu family to obtain asylum.
But both of them had to be a burden, and they also had to save their lives in this environment, and both of them suffered serious injuries. Especially Su Hai, when he went to a safe place to deal with his injuries, he broke two ribs and suffered countless stab wounds and arrow wounds.
After he regained consciousness, he learned about the situation in the capital. He was going to the capital regardless of his injuries, and it was useless to persuade him.
Su Hai said, how he was labeled as a traitor, and how he will take it off, these injuries are the proof, just right.
Helpless, Fu Qing could only accompany him to Beijing regardless of his injuries.
But his injury was much lighter than Su Hai's. He could still stand, while Su Hai could only lie on the carriage. It was also after Su Hai learned of the serious situation in the capital that he played recklessly afterwards, and was injured so seriously.
Because they couldn't ride horses, they walked slowly. They walked on the road for ten days, day and night.
At this time, the sky above the Forbidden City finally became cloudy and cleared, with a hint of spring in March.
Pan'er still lived in Qianqing Palace, but instead of living in Zhaoren Palace, she moved to the bedroom of Qianqing Palace. Occasionally, it is inevitable to meet some ministers, and these ministers can hardly hide their embarrassment after seeing the imperial concubine.
The children finally began to smile, Pan'er also smiled, and Zong Cong's eyebrows were always tightened. But on the contrary, Concubine Xu Xian fell into a panic. What happened that morning was not a secret, so she knew it when she turned her head.
And now everyone in the entire capital knows that it wasn't Su Haisu's army who was treasonous, but the people from the Xu family who were too bad and intentionally framed them. Everyone almost died, but the auspicious person has his own destiny, not only did he not die, but he also captured a golden prince and returned.
From this point of view, in a few years, the king of the Jinren will be caught by General Su. Well done, well done.
So the Xu family reproduced what happened to the Yongshunbo mansion back then, when they saw the door opened and someone came out, throwing rotten vegetables and leaves and rotten eggs were all light, the Xu family found out that manure had been thrown on the gate every so often.
Once, twice, or three times, the Xu family simply didn't dare to go out, and simply ignored it, and they didn't care about it, they were all worried about their lives.
So Xu's house became the most stinky place in the neighborhood, and anyone who passed by would have to pooh.
Concubine Xu Xian was naturally grounded too.
Her confinement is different from Pan'er's. Not only are there special guards in front of the gate of Yanxi Palace, but there are also guards inside, so she is on guard against Concubine Xu Xian's 'looking for opportunities to contact Xu's family'.
On the other side, the Su family has been detained in the prison of Dali Temple.
Because the identity is too special, there is no such thing as being tortured and tortured. Apart from being locked up, there is no shortage of other things, and the cell is also separate.
After the news of the border crossing came back this time, Zong Cong said that the Su family in Yongshunbo's mansion could be put back first. Dali Temple also followed suit, but now it was the turn of the Su family who were unwilling to come out.
"Now my son has not returned, and the case has not been clarified yet. My Su family is upright. Don't you always say that we rely on the power of the imperial concubine to let His Majesty protect you? It is our Su family's confession, we confess, and ransacked the house Beheading is optional. Since it's a false accusation, let's wait for Su Hai to come back and find out the matter. We want to go out from here in a dignified way, what's the name of going out now?"
The officials who came to release him walked away in a daze.
Zong Cong was also a little embarrassed when the news was reported back to the palace.
Pan'er smiled and said: "My mother's stubborn temper is offended, and she has been aggrieved for a long time, since she wants to do so, let's do so."
"Are you aggrieved?" Zong Cong asked suddenly.
Pan'er was taken aback for a moment, and his voice became softer, "Of course it's a little bit."
"I've wronged you. I know that something is wrong, but because I don't have any evidence, I can't protect you."
Pan'er lay in his arms, pulled his lapel and said, "You said that the imperial concubine was grounded in the Qianqing Palace, so why should I feel wronged?"
For a moment, both of them laughed, amused by Pan'er's imitation of Zong Cong's tone.