He went out this time to show off his children! He doesn't make any decisions. Don't rush to conclusions about who these children are.
Whether it's false or true, sometimes it doesn't depend on the person speaking, but on the person listening.
I was wary and naturally thought it was fake no matter what I heard.
But people who trust him wholeheartedly sound completely sincere.
Although the other courtyard was surrounded and many people were interrogated, the banquet continued as usual, and the princes and princes did not show much interest.
Before the banquet was over, no one thought what had happened.
But what about after the banquet?
After the banquet, the news spread. It was said that there was an assassination in the garden. It seemed that a female guard was shot dead and someone in another courtyard committed an assassination.
Later, it was said that the person who was shot was not the female guard, but a woman who complained to the princess.
Really?
Really!
I didn't see so much blood on the road out of the other courtyard. This is because someone took the opportunity to lie on the wall of the other courtyard and kill someone.
This question said: "If this is true...then can the princess talk to us with a smile?"
Yes! It’s not appropriate to start a fuss right then and there.
The one said: "Haven't you heard? King Yong counted the merits of all the generals in detail, and the commanders on the left and right were made to cry."
Real or fake?
Really! If it's not true, you can twist my head off.
One news after another, Meng Jingsheng dismissed all the waiters and personally served his grandfather, "What did King Yong say...Why are you still crying?"
Meng Jiuzhou is still a little sad: "King Yong mentioned what happened back then..." He waved his hand to his grandson, "You go out... go!"
Obviously I don't want to disturb you.
So what could King Yong say? It can only be said that King Yong moved people with his love.
Why should we move people with emotion? There is only one reason, that is, the royal family knows how powerful it is, knows it is afraid, and knows what we are thinking in our hearts.
He immediately called his personal attendants and whispered, "Tell Yao Changji and ask him to explain things to his cousin and see what he can find out from the inner chamber."
Inquiring about what?
Anything is fine! If it’s useful or not, just ask first.
yes!
Where are Fourth Master and Tongtong at this time? In the Lin family's martial arts arena.
Han Siyuan sat on the floor and asked Tongtong: "Are they really the descendants of each family?"
Yes! "But the matter of smuggling green salt is not something that the juniors can arrange. But they are indeed insiders! These boys refuse to stop and want to fight!"
The eldest prince held a knife and looked at it over and over, and then asked the fourth master: "Silang, you have spoken softly to those old generals today. If you have any plans in mind, just say it.
"
The fourth master was fiddling with the weapons on the weapons rack, and then he said: "Everyone in the northwest claims to be a hero. They want to hold the Duke and the Crown Prince and coerce them into obeying the instructions below. It is not easy for the Duke and the Crown Prince to force themselves.
Not to mention us. They are bound to provoke conflicts between the imperial court and the Northwest, and it is best if they are like water and fire and cannot tolerate each other."
But what kind of rift can make the two sides incompatible?
Several people gathered together and murmured, but Link noticed it from a distance and avoided it. He wanted to see how they planned to sing the next scene.
Yes! Are you planning to see what to do next?
But nothing happened next, everything was the same as before.
First, the eldest prince suggested that it was time to pay homage to the soldiers who died in the Northwest War! Isn't this the Qingming Festival? During the Qingming Festival, a big sacrifice should be held, and it should be extra grand.
This proposal is reasonable.
The Duke's Mansion immediately mobilized manpower to prepare for the sacrificial ceremony.
Next, the second prince said that he wanted to visit several surrounding cities to see the situation in various places.
This is what it should be, you want to go, right? Go ahead! Lin Keyong went with a few princes, but Tongtong, Zheng Yuanniang and Liu Siniang stayed behind.
The ladies came to the house one after another as guests, riding horses, playing Cuju, or playing polo, and they were having a great time.
Yao Shougu listened to her cousin's advice, stayed up for two days, and made a pair of slippers for Tongtong, and then gave them to Tongtong during a busy time, "I can't play with the princess, but my needlework skills are acceptable. If the princess is
If you don’t dislike it, please accept it.”
Zhang Yulu said hurriedly: "My sister's needlework skills are excellent! I just like to wear the shoes made by my sister. They are the most comfortable."
Tongtong smiled and took it, turning it over in his hand, "The color matching is really great! I was worried about how to color the plain clothes on the day of the Qingming Festival, but I didn't remember to invite my cousin. I'm free now.
You go to my room and we can discuss it."
Aunt Shou hurriedly responded, "It's a dream to be able to dedicate myself to the princess."
So, I felt positive, and it passed after a while.
Zheng Yuanniang and Liu Siniang were also there. One of them was writing, the other was flipping through a book, and they were both sitting on the couch. Tongtong was looking through the materials, and then the longevity aunt came.
Tongtong asked her to sit down and showed her the material, "It's getting hotter in April, so I need to wear lighter clothes. This material is plain, but it's a bit too formal..."
Shougu said hurriedly: "The princess said that it is better to choose some soft materials."
Zheng Yuanniang put down her pen and said, "Bring the crescent-white one to Mrs. Yao's family."
As expected, Qingya brought one over, and Shou Gu nodded repeatedly, "This material is good."
Tongtong said, "This material... I'm afraid it's not suitable for riding a horse."
"On the day of the sacrifice, even if you don't ride a horse, you can do it."
Tongtong shook his head: "The palace has always been frugal, and no one wears a piece of clothing only once. It's not appropriate to ride a carriage nearby, but if you go far away!"
The longevity aunt then asked: "Your Majesty, do you want to go on a long trip?"
Exactly! "Now that we have seen the nearby cities, should we go and see the border city? Should we go and see the soldiers stationed there?" Then he told Zheng Yuanniang and Liu Siniang about the border city, "Last year,
It was at this time that we went to Liaodong and passed by the station where our cousin was stationed. The hardships of the conditions were not felt in Yinzhou. The defense line of Dachen was so long. If we walked around the defense line, we would go to
You will have to be on the road for the next few months. Therefore, you have to be careful about the clothes you choose. It cannot be wasted and it must be comfortable, but you must also put some thought into it.”
Liu Siniang also put down the book, "I have to write down what the princess said." After saying that, she sighed again, "It's not easy for the royal family."
Tongtong joked: "A girl to be married must pay attention to everything."
Liu Siniang blushed, "That's how it is!" She said to Zheng Yuanniang, "Sister Zheng should ask more about what happened to His Highness."
Tongtong was sitting drinking tea and said: "You may not look at the gentleness of the eldest brother, but he is actually capable of fending off enemies on horseback! If nothing else, let's just say that we were assassinated on the way to Liao Kingdom last year..."
Yao Shougu immediately pricked up her ears and listened to Tongtong talk about the thrilling process at that time. "...Who would have thought that it was actually a remnant of that year who carried out the assassination."
Zheng Yuanniang frowned and said, "The descendants of the Shi family are afraid that it is not Shi Chongying. Why didn't they exterminate them later? What should I do if there are still such remnants who may come out to take a bite?"
Tongtong had a look of helplessness on his face, "The grassland has grown so big. Today we are here, and tomorrow we are gone with the water plants. Where can we find them? They have turned into horse bandits and cannot go anywhere. Where can we exterminate them? However, they
Most of them are in the Liao Kingdom... How can we go to the northwest? My grandfather and uncle, even if I gave them ten courages, they wouldn't dare to pursue the Lin family's territory and kill us."
That's true!
After Tongtong finished speaking, he changed the topic and talked about the selection of ingredients. After comparing a few things, it took more than half an hour to decide.
When she was finally done, Yao Shougu stood up and said goodbye, "It's time to take medicine, I'm afraid I'll be delayed."
Tongtong said quickly: "Look, I'm wasting my cousin's time."
No, no! It’s just that my health is not good, and I feel sleepy at this point.
"Then you need to take good care of it." After talking a lot, he gave two taels of blood swallows brought from the capital before letting him go.
As soon as the person left, Tongtong looked at Liu Yun.
Liu Yun understood the idea and went out directly. There were 500 female guards, most of whom were from the Lin family. They were just keeping an eye on one person, so why couldn't they keep an eye on them?
As soon as Shou Gu came back, her heart was beating fast.
Assassination! They have encountered assassination! They have actually encountered assassination.
Then if...if he was assassinated again now, who would they suspect? Of course it would be those remnants! Of course it would be those escaping horse bandits!
Shou Gu's hands began to shake, and she almost spilled the medicine when she took the medicine bowl.
Taozi was frightened, "Madam, are you... cold? Are you feeling hot again?"
Shou Gu waved her hand, "No! Get out."
Lady?
go out!
Taozi slowly withdrew and looked in through the curtain. First, he saw that the lady seemed to be shaking all over. It was neither cold nor afraid. The expression on her face seemed to be excitement or pleasure. Then she saw that she was shaking.
He drank the medicine directly from the bowl, and then kept wandering around the room, mumbling something, but he couldn't hear clearly what he was mumbling.
The longevity aunt stood still and whispered to the candlelight: "If you are born with Yu, how can you be born with Liang?"
Yes! Since Yu is born, how can Liang be born?
Everyone is their own master! There are many people who kill people in this world. Which famous general does not kill people? Killing one person is considered a sin, killing ten thousand people is considered a hero.
She raised her hand and looked at her hand, thinking that back then, Taizu was as old as her cousins, but so what? The difference made great things happen. Why the Queen Mother is respected by others is because of this incident.
At that time, she was one of the participants.
So, who says that they are the only ones who can become legends? If things come true, am I not a legend?
Shou Gu sat down, spread out the paper, and was about to write with a pen. Only then did she realize, what if this letter is read by others?
She immediately put down her pen, feeling that she had indeed thought carefully.
For a moment, I felt that the outside world could be so exciting. It was so stupid to only confine it to the inner house before.
She stood up and called Taozi, "You leave the house and go back to Yao's house..."
So Taozi left the house and went straight to Yao's house.
Tongtong heard the news just after dinner.
She got up and walked around the room, "keep an eye on Yao Shougu to see when she will go out tomorrow and who she will meet when she goes out."
yes!
The next day, Yao Shougu had breakfast in her room and then went out. She only asked someone to leave a message for the old lady, saying that she was going to the temple to worship Buddha.
The old lady didn't care much and just took Tongtong to the vegetable garden, "Let's go! Let's go see the vegetables grown by grandma."
Tongtong agreed and just went with the old lady.
She doesn't have to worry about it, someone will follow Yao Sugu.
Yao Shougu went to Ganlu Temple.
In the main hall of Ganlu Temple, after she worshiped the Bodhisattva devoutly, Yao Changji came and said, "Cousin."
Yao Shougu nodded slightly and knelt on the futon without moving, "Are you here?"
Yao Changji then knelt down, faced the Bodhisattva, and asked, "Sister asked the maid to send a message, saying that there is something important. May I ask what it is?"
Shougu looked around and asked in a low voice: "Is it appropriate to talk here...?"
Yao Changji said firmly: "This is the safest place, sister, just say so."
The longevity aunt then stood up and raised her head to face the Bodhisattva: "The northwest is the northwest of the Lin family. I think this is right! But the Duke's heart is in the court, and the prince is benevolent and filial, and he will not do anything disobeying! Therefore, some decisions were made.
You need our help. There is a choice, which is called no choice!"
Yao Changji said patiently, "We, siblings, might as well speak clearly to each other."
Shougu whispered: "The princess said that when they went to Northern Liao last year, a remnant named Shi transformed into a horse bandit and assassinated them, and almost succeeded."
I've heard about this a little bit, but so what?
Shou Gu looked at Yao Changji and said, "...It's nothing, I'm just worried...I'm worried that the horse bandits might sneak into the northwest! Things are different now, and the pockets in the northwest are not so secure! Listen to me.
Mother said that the Liao Kingdom and Dachen trade mutually, and the common people do business together, and there are always Han people from the Liao Kingdom who come back to worship their ancestors... Do you think this horse bandit really disguised himself, sneaked into Yinzhou, and assassinated the prince?
Princess, what should we do?"
Yao Chang was extremely shocked, was this what he understood?
kill?
Are you going to kill someone under the guise of a horse bandit?
How could you have such a bold idea?
His heart was beating loudly, and he dared to kill the prince and the princess. If the Lin family found out about this, we would all be cut into pieces one by one.
He didn't respond to this. He was a little surprised for a moment. How could his cousin come up with such a way?
There was silence in the Buddhist hall. After a long time, he sighed: "Yes! The horse bandits... are rampant. Sister, please go back first, I understand!"
Shougu looked at Yao Changji, no! You don't know! You don't know how important this step is.
She whispered: "You need to discuss this with the husband of the Tuoba family, do you understand?"
Still... I don’t quite understand!
Shougu smiled and said, "You go and discuss it, he will understand." After saying that, he left directly.
After Yao Changji and others left, he stood up and walked out slowly. Then he asked his followers, "Did you hear everything?"
yes!
"Then what do you mean by our eldest lady?"
The follower murmured for a long time and then said in a low voice: "This means that the snipe and the clam are fighting for the fisherman's profit."
Yao Chang was extremely shocked: Are you saying that after the imperial court and the Lin family fall out, they will support the Tuoba family to seize the northwest?
Is that what you mean?
It should be...right?
Yao Changji's face was full of words. His first idea was ruthless and vicious, while his second idea was clumsy and stupid.
I took such a big risk and did this, and then what?
And then just to support the Tuoba family? You must be sick!
He sneered, "From now on... just listen to the news about this lady! Her ideas are useless."
I wanted to force the Lin family to fall out with the imperial court, and then have to stand on their own, but I never wanted to replace the Lin family!
But when the news was told to Cao Rongfa, Cao Rongfa agreed with Yao Changji, but turned away and went to see someone, "...I think this is a good idea."
The person opposite is sitting on the couch. When he gets up, he is slower than a normal person. If you look carefully at his walking and tiptoe, you can see that he is lame.
Cao Rongfa asked: "Uncle, what do you think?" The lame man got up from the couch here and sat on the couch over there. His leg was broken and he couldn't bend it, so naturally he couldn't sit upright.
At this moment, he was rubbing his knees and said: "This matter... must be done by a fool! You can't get involved."
Cao Rongfa said: "No matter how much trouble they make, they never dare to murder."
"Don't dare to kill? What can be done?" The lame man sighed, "They don't dare to kill, just because they are afraid that they will be traced. But if you hire a murderer to kill, the possibility of finding him is very small.
.”
Hire a murderer?
"Who to hire?"
"Hu people!" the lame man whispered: "Tubo people, Uighurs, Kucha people...anyone can be anywhere! It's not surprising that these people kill anyone. It doesn't matter whether they want to miss their homeland or they are only loyal to the Tang Dynasty.
That's okay! Give them enough money and they will kill people. The laws for the Hu people are looser. They don't implicate their wives, children, and children, and they don't worry about whether their descendants will be officials... The Hu people's caravans can keep moving along the westward road.
The goods are delivered so far away... How can they be easy to get along with? They are wandering all over the world, so how can we find out where they come from? "
Cao Rongfa thought for a while, "My nephew knows, let's do it now."
"Cao Rongfa?" Lin Yutong wrote such a name on the paper, "Yao Changji met Cao Rongfa!"
yes!
"Follow Cao Rongfa and then return home?"
yes!
"After a gap of half an hour, I came out again and went straight to Ganlu Temple."
yes!
Tongtong raised her hand to ask Liu Yun to go down first, and Zheng Yuanniang said: "The Cao family is the Cao family of the fifth master Cao! Back then, the old general Cao died in battle, and the Duke took the old general's youngest son to his house and recognized him as his adopted son.
Raising... In addition to the fifth master Cao, the Cao family also has three daughters and two sons. It is said that the three aunts have all married to Guanzhong. Although they are not wealthy, Guanzhong is stable after all. There is still an elder and a second master in the Cao family. Unfortunately,
Uncle Cao was injured in the battle and became lame. The Second Master Cao also died in the battle later. Uncle Cao never married and only raised a few children of the Second Master Cao. Cao Rongfa is the eldest son of the Second Master Cao." Tongtong nodded and asked.
Said, "What kind of position does Uncle Cao hold now?"
Zheng Yuanniang was stunned for a moment, "This... I really don't know. It's just that everyone is saying that Uncle Cao is affectionate and righteous. He never married just to raise his nephews and nieces. It's really admirable... But what exactly is he doing?
I’ve never heard of it.”
Liu Siniang did know, "When I was chatting with Cao E, I heard her mention that his uncle likes gold and stone and hides in the house every day without leaving the house... From what he meant, it doesn't sound like he has an errand!"
Tongtong glanced at Qingya, who quietly left and went to inquire.
Liu Siniang was still wondering: "Is this matter so important?"
Tongtong was still speechless, but Zheng Yuanniang finally understood, "Even someone like Li Dakui who is missing a leg has a place to stay. For example, the armaments station also needs to be managed. Besides, he is just lame. Whether it is in the military or in the army,
Civil affairs all need manpower! Among the northwest officials I met before, some were one-armed and some were lame, which does not hinder their ability to serve as officials. The Cao family's situation is just lame, so why don't they work as errands?"
Yeah! That's the problem.
Qingya went to find Lin Kuan and came back after asking, "It is true that the Cao family has never been on duty."
Tongtong frowned, there was something very strange about this matter. Why shouldn't he be a errand? Not to mention that he didn't want to be an errand. For a grown man, huddled in the house all day long, this matter was wrong no matter how he thought about it.
Unless it's not that he doesn't want to be a errand, but that he can't be a errand.
If you can't work as an errand and your health is not the reason, then there is only one possibility.
In order to verify his guess, when Lin Yutong and Tao Meizhi were throwing pots together the next day, they started chatting, "Cao E said that his uncle is a master of gold and stone, so he must be able to carve. I was also thinking that during this grand ceremony,
Can we engrave a tablet to record it? Speaking of which, the Cao family is not an outsider. But I have never seen the finished product! It seems that there is no masterpiece by the uncle of the Cao family in the house! Have you seen it? As long as it is very different, this will work!
So that the eldest prince can send someone to invite him."
"Quickly!"
Tao Meizhi leaned to the side, calmed down, and then said: "Don't go and invite me. I'm afraid the princess doesn't know what's going on here."
Is there any inside story? Tongtong laughed, "The Cao family, the Tao family, and the Zhang family are all of the same kind with different surnames. How come there are things that I can't know? My father also told me endless things about the family.
"
Tao Meizhi waved her hand, "I'm afraid even my second uncle won't know." She pulled Tongtong aside, far away from the person who was serving her, and then said, "Only the adults in the family know about this! I also eavesdropped on what my father and mother were talking about.
Only then did I know something. Back then, when we were fighting against the Turks, the eldest uncle of the Cao family couldn't bear it and surrendered! It was the eldest uncle of the Cao family and the second uncle who worked together to encircle and suppress it. He alone couldn't bear it, but it was a miserable situation.
The second uncle of the Cao family, the Turks attacked with all their strength, but... the second uncle of the Cao family died in the battle! It was the uncle of the eldest son who led the fifth uncle to rescue... As a result, the one who cherished his life was rescued, but the one who fought desperately died in the battle. This
After that, you are not allowed to mention anything about the uncle of the Cao family. If he doesn't get married, he won't get married. If he raises his nieces and nephews, he owes it to the second uncle of the Cao family."
This is equivalent to having political stains, so it was abandoned.
I had previously speculated: Was he captured back then?
In other words: Did he surrender back then?
It was not his fault that he was captured because he was unable to defeat him. As long as he was alive, he would be fine.
But if you surrendered in fear of war, then you have a dark history! If you didn't show off your face, it must have been for the sake of the old general of the Cao family.
For such a person, huddled in a small space, it seems that no matter what choice he makes, it is not surprising.
Tongtong got the answer he wanted, and news came from Liu Yun: "Recently, Cao Rongfa often goes to wine shops and romantic places owned by Hu people, and seems to hang out with Hu women."
Hu people? Hu women?
Tongtong put down his pen and laughed: "Let the news out, saying that I will leave the west gate of Yinzhou early the day after tomorrow to pick up the eldest prince, the second prince and Prince Yong..."
Liu Yun hesitated for a moment, then asked in a low voice: "Do I need to inform the elders in the mansion about this matter?"
Tongtong shook his head: "You don't understand! No matter it's your grandfather, uncle, or father... no matter who makes the decision or choice, whatever decision or choice you make, it's all wrong! If someone thinks they can influence the situation, then
Ask him to control you! If some people think they are omnipotent, then ask them to show their abilities. If you don't crush your opponent to death, subdue him, or frighten him, he won't know how to write the word "submit"!
"
Isn’t it just being unruly? Isn’t it just being disobedient?
My great aunt will teach you how to write "service"!
