However, he later stopped caring about government affairs, and even took the initiative to return military power to the emperor. He spent all day at home writing, writing, and growing flowers and grass. It can be said that he became an idle general.
Even so, the late emperor still respected him very much and gave him a salary that was more than ten times that of a normal general. It can be said that apart from a title, Xie Jinwu was treated like a king with a different surname.
However, Xie Jinwu refused to grant him the title. Not only did he not want to be crowned king, he also refused to take the title of duke.
The famous saying he left behind is "I am the king's sword. When the king's order comes, he will be invincible. When the war is over, hide it in the box and enjoy the rest of your life."
The late emperor was deeply moved and even compiled scores of famous generals to praise Jie Jinwu. Unfortunately, none of these books have survived.
Shen Mingzhu felt that it was probably because after the new emperor ascended the throne, he removed all the policies of the previous emperor and the famous ministers he praised, and cultivated his own famous ministers.
For example, my father actually came to power at that time.
Similar to his father, there is Liu Ning, and now Liu Ning is dead.
With such a Xie family, why would the emperor accuse him of treason and plunder the entire family?
Moreover, apart from saying it was a treason, there was no detailed description at all, which was really tedious.
Shen Mingzhu couldn't help but continue to read other files, trying to find the detailed reasons.
However, they didn't find it. Instead, they found a genealogy of the Xie family. The genealogy was in the population file of the exterminated clan.
The thirteen members of the Xie family, plus their relatives, made a total of ninety-eight. All men, women, and children were killed, and the files were sealed and the case was not allowed to be mentioned again.
So after these twenty years, almost no one mentions it anymore, and many people even don’t know anything about him at all.
In just twenty years, it has had such an effect, which cannot but be said to be the royal majesty.
In the first few years, I'm afraid some people still mentioned it, but the emperor didn't allow it, so fewer and fewer people mentioned it. The elders didn't mention it to the juniors. Now that the juniors have grown up, they naturally won't know.
As the elders get older and know how to avoid taboos, they will even less take the initiative to mention them.
Over time, no one mentioned the Xie family's affairs anymore.
Shen Mingzhu took a look, but still didn't find out why the Xie family was exterminated, because it was said to be for treason, but considering his previous events, how could there be any reason for the extermination?
He no longer has military power, does not form a party, and does not even participate in political affairs, so there is nothing left to plot against.
They also said they were colluding with the remnants of Xichen. Xichen was destroyed and torn into pieces. What else could there be to collude with?
Shen Mingzhu went to look through other files, but there were many files in them and they were difficult to find. She almost had no clue.
At this time, a high-pitched bird chirped outside. Shen Mingzhu was stunned and immediately packed up the files and returned them to the cabinet.
At this time, the female guard outside the courtyard saw Yang Shaoqing coming, and immediately gave a code to Ju Yun in the courtyard. Ju Yun imitated a bird call, and Shen Mingzhu, Zhu Yi and others in the room also immediately prepared.
Yang Shaoqing also heard a bird call, and felt strange that there was no bird with such a loud call here.
When he walked to the door of the small courtyard, he saw Ju Yun and a girl sitting on the door post playing with the rope. He suddenly felt that something was wrong, so he smiled and said: "You two girls, why are you not in the house? Is the princess here?"
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Ju Yun said: "Our princess is going to read a book to relieve her boredom. We don't like reading, so we just play here..."
