When Ji Huaizhang rushed to the state house post after a long journey, Ji Rongheng had already prepared tea and been waiting in the living room for a long time.
Looking at his nephew's quiet expression, not surprised at all by his arrival, Ji Huaizhang slowly sat down and asked doubtfully: "Rong Heng knew I would come?"
"Yes, the queen said that uncle will definitely come."
Ji Rongheng replied slowly while sipping tea.
"Queen?"
Ji Huaizhang was even more puzzled.
"yes."
Ji Rong Heng looked up at him with a smile on his face: "Everyone knows that my uncle doted on Aunt Sun, Qinghe. Now that her brother and nephew have committed such a serious crime, how could my uncle watch his father and son commit a crime and let Sun?
My aunt is sad."
"The queen really can see into people's hearts."
Thinking of the incident in Zhoukang County and the Queen's sneaking into Dangyang City without anyone noticing, and finding out so many things in just one month, Ji Huaizhang couldn't stop sighing.
Ji Rongheng didn't want to hear his plea for mercy for those unscrupulous officials in Dangyang City, so he immediately changed the subject: "Now that the causes of death of Lu Huan, Xia Yuan and Fang Qingyue have been found out, my uncle has sought justice for the Ji family. Uncle
When are you planning to leave for Beijing to report on your work?"
"Go back to Beijing to report on your work?"
Ji Huaizhang narrowed his eyes solemnly: "Rong Heng, do you really think that His Majesty will be able to forgive the entire Ji family if I return to Beijing?"
"My Ji family has a bad family tradition and violated the law first. Even if His Majesty accuses our Ji family, it is reasonable. What does uncle have to complain about?"
Ji Ronghengyi said righteously: "I am overjoyed to be able to lead the army in the land of Qinghe, and to be granted a marriage by my ancestors. I am so valued by your majesty. But I should feel resentful for causing my uncle and the elders of the clan to suffer so much, but I should feel resentful."
Thinking of my uncle and the elders’ teachings and upbringing, I don’t hate my uncle. Now I just hope that my uncle, like other elders, will know how to return when he has gone astray, make amends for his mistakes, and leave a way for my descendants of the Ji family to survive.”
"That's exactly what I came here for today."
Ji Huaizhang looked at his nephew with firm eyes, shook his head and said, "But I don't want to go back to Beijing in disgrace like this."
Ji Rongheng suddenly became alert and stood up to ask: "Uncle, do you really want to rebel?"
"The imperial court has been unfair to my Ji family, so what if it turns against me?"
Ji Huaizhang also stood up to confront him: "Now that I still have the power in my hand, Your Majesty can still be wary of our Ji family. Once I return to Beijing, the whole family will become fish on the chopping board and can only be slaughtered by others. Rong
Heng, have you ever thought about this?"
"My uncle has been doing nothing in office these years and neglecting government affairs. However, the late emperor and our ancestors have always asked you to take over Tanzhou because of the achievements of my uncle and my father. However, you not only concealed the army to reclaim the land, but also allowed the nobles to exploit them in every possible way.
The common people evade the imperial taxes and money to support the tribe, and they are betraying the divine grace. Don’t think these little nephews don’t know about it.”
Ji Rongheng reproached angrily: "But even so, the queen did not hold you accountable, but let you escape from Zhoukang County and return to the state capital intact. You actually feel that the court is unfair to our Ji family. If this is normal,
Even if you chop off a hundred heads on someone's head, it won't make up for the sin."
"It is precisely because I am now the governor of Tanzhou and there are immeasurable troops hidden in the three states of Qinghe that the queen does not dare to accuse me. Don't you still understand the stakes in this?"
Ji Huaizhang also blushed with anger.
But thinking of his nephew's prestige in the Ji family and even in the imperial army, he still softened his voice and advised earnestly: "Your Aunt Sun is weak and pitiful. She is a miserable person. Your aunt has been ill for many years and has not recovered.
It's only because of your Aunt Sun taking care of the housework for me that I can live a peaceful life these years. Can you bear to watch such a miserable person suffer another disaster?"
"She is weak and pitiful? She has a miserable life? This is simply a big joke."
Ji Rongheng shook his head helplessly: "I'm afraid that in the entire Tanzhou City, I am the only one who feels that she has a miserable life. A mere concubine can be favored by the Lord, but now she has extended her hands to the government affairs of Tanzhou. How can she be so pitiful?"
After a pause, his voice changed sharply, and his expression suddenly became cautious: "I heard a few years ago that my aunt is also in good health and has never had any illnesses since she was in the boudoir. Why has she been so sick these years? I am not afraid of my uncle's reproach. A few days ago, I heard the elders mention it privately in my hometown, and they all said that it was very strange that my aunt got sick back then."
"You can also hear those nonsense words."
Ji Huaizhang rebuked dissatisfiedly: "Your aunt is the niece of my ancestor. She is the wife who was personally given to me by my ancestor in marriage to continue the heirs of our Ji family. How can I harm your aunt grandson just because I have her?" ?In recent years, I have even asked famous doctors in Qinghe to diagnose and treat her for her illness. They all said that it was a disease caused by stasis during childbirth. Your Aunt Sun also took good care of her and did not treat her poorly just because she controlled the family. As a child, how dare you raise these questions?"
"This is uncle's family matter. It's not appropriate for my nephew to interfere."
Ji Rongheng once again brought the topic back to the important point: "Uncle, please tell me when will you leave for Beijing?"
"If I refuse to comply, what should Rong Heng do?"
Ji Huaizhang tentatively opened his eyes angrily.
Ji Rongheng immediately pulled out his sword: "My uncle is an elder, and my nephew should not be disrespectful. But in order to preserve the honor of the Ji family, today my nephew has no choice but to kill his relatives out of justice. He will kill his uncle first and then commit suicide to make amends for his uncle. This will also let the queen know about his uncle." Mind."
"In this case, our Ji family will have no room for maneuver."
Ji Huaizhang said in a deep voice: "Does Rong Hengtian really think that killing me will solve the hidden dangers of Qinghe Trilogy?"
Ji Rongheng's eyes paused and gradually became silent, and he immediately understood the pros and cons.
Presumably this is the reason why the queen did not question her uncle.
After a long silence, he took out the box that his grandparents had given him, put it on the coffee table with a heavy face, and said solemnly:
"Previously, my grandparents were very dissatisfied with the queen because of the princess's entry into the palace. Even my nephew did the following sins out of ignorance. He led the ministers to the palace to see the queen and prepared to impeach the queen. But the queen not only did not pursue the Ji family Instead of repaying evil with kindness, I tried my best to persuade Your Majesty not to send troops to Tanzhou. If not to protect our Ji family, and for the sake of the stability of the empire, why would she go all the way to Tanzhou to go to dangerous places? Uncle asked himself, are you worthy of the Queen? Have you worked hard?"
Looking at Bai Ling on the table and listening to his nephew's powerful words, Ji Huaizhang's expression gradually turned solemn.
Ji Rongheng continued: "If the queen has the slightest selfishness, she only needs to stand on the sidelines and watch your majesty's lion march straight into Tanzhou. Even if Tanzhou is a land of dragons, ponds and tigers' dens, your majesty's million-strong army will be enough to flatten Tanzhou City. By then Chu Home is the gateway to my power, so why should she do these thankless things?"
Hearing this, Ji Huaizhang was finally moved: "Yes, Mr. Taiwei and Brother Dafang concealed themselves and searched the Tang family's land and property. Although they were dismissed from office, Your Majesty did not treat the two families poorly. Cen Anjia was granted the title of Duke, and our second brother-in-law Rong Heng inherited the title. Your Majesty has great kindness, and the Queen understands the righteousness. However, I have inherited the merits of my eldest brother and my third brother and have been blaming others and abandoning myself in Tanzhou over the years. I have indeed brought shame to the children and grandchildren of the Ji family. "
"My grandparents are deeply touched by the queen's great kindness, and their loyalty to my uncle and the children and grandchildren of the Ji family is unquestionable. Before leaving, I specifically asked my nephew that if my uncle dares to do anything that damages the reputation of the Ji family, he will raise an army.
On that day, that was the time when my grandparents were full of hatred."
After saying this, Ji Rongheng put away his sword, closed the box and walked away.
Ji Huaizhang looked at the heavy box but couldn't let go of it for a long time.
I have been depressed and depressed for many years and I have already betrayed the divine grace. If I am again accused of being unfilial due to the incident involving the Sun family and my son, how can I have the face to enter the Ji family's ancestral hall in the future?