After thinking about it, it was really difficult to decide. When it was time to turn on the lamp, Ling Ruo suddenly remembered that he had not seen Hongli today, and asked Shui Xiu and others who were serving dinner strangely: "Brother Si has finished class today.
Didn’t you come back?”
Shuixiu and the others looked at each other and shook their heads: "Returning to the master, the slaves and others have not seen each other today. Could it be that they went to Concubine Yu's place?"
As soon as they spoke, Hongli saw Hongli walking in with his deerskin boots. When he got to the palace, he said to Ling Ruo, "I have seen E Niang."
Ling Ruo waved and said, "Well, why did you come back so late? Where did you go?"
"My son..." Hongli looked a little hesitant, lowered his head and thought for a long time before saying: "My son, I dare not lie to my mother. When get out of class was over today, the third brother came to see my son, and he gave me two jade pendants. The minister and Hong Zhou then went together with Hong Zhou to stay with the concubine and talk for a while." After saying that, he handed a piece of emerald green jade pendant with turtle and crane patterns carved into it to Ling Ruo.
"Hong Sheng?" Ling Ruo took the jade pendant with some surprise. Her tentacles were warm and the carving was delicate. She could tell how precious the jade pendant was at just one glance, "Where did he get it from?"
"Third brother said that his uncle gave it to him. This jade pendant was originally a set of twelve, with different patterns. Erchen is a turtle and crane, and Hongzhou is a bat." At this point, he was afraid that Ling Ruo would misunderstand and worry.
He hurriedly explained: "My son, I know you shouldn't accept outsiders without permission.
It is a gift, but the third brother insisted on giving it, and I was afraid that refusing would make the third brother sad, so I had to accept it. Besides... the third brother is not an outsider." The voice behind him was very soft, obviously afraid of Ling Ruo's blame, but
Still insist on finishing the whole sentence.
Ling Ruo looked at him silently for a while, then returned the jade pendant to him and said: "Since Third Brother gave it to you, you can keep it, but you should not come and go often in the future..."
Hongli asked sadly: "Why doesn't E Niang like third brother?"
"Of course not. E Niang is just afraid that if you get too close, Concubine Nian will be unhappy if you find out. You should also know the relationship between E Niang and Concubine Nian. What's more..." She lowered her eyes and said, "They are really good friends.
The relationship will not change just because we move less."
"My son understands." In fact, Hongli understood what Ling Ruo said. It was precisely because of this that he stayed with the concubine who was not attracting much attention in the afternoon.
"Okay, let's have a meal. Today we have the bamboo chicken and steamed sea bass that you like." Ling Ruo stood up and took the letter paper placed on it with her sleeves as she passed Fang Ji next to her.
It fell lightly on the ground. When Hongli picked it up, he glanced at it and found that it was a letter written by his uncle Rongxiang, who wanted to join the army to put down the Guo Luoke rebellion.
"Mother, will you promise me?" When he sat in the chair, Hongli was not in a hurry to eat, but asked.
Ling Ruo shook her head and said, "Eniang hasn't thought about it yet. It's too dangerous for swords to have no eyes on the battlefield. From a selfish point of view, Eniang is just like your grandfather and they don't want your brother-in-law to take this risk."
For some reason, when Hongli heard this, he suddenly waved his hands excitedly and said: "A man should defend his family and his country and perform meritorious service on the battlefield; just as it was said in the song "Man Jiang Hong" by General Shiyue of the Song Dynasty, 'A man with great ambition will eat Hulu meat when he is hungry.
Joking about drinking the blood of the Huns. Furthermore, if everyone is like E Niang and doesn’t want her family to fight and take risks, who can we rely on to protect our country, country and country?”
"Are you trying to teach E Niang a lesson?" When he heard Ling Ruo say this, Hongli was surprised to realize that his tone was too excited, and said quickly: "I didn't, I just said what was on my mind.
Just come out. When I was with Third Brother today, Third Brother also said that he wanted to kill the enemy on the battlefield and perform meritorious service. Unfortunately, Concubine Nian refused, so we had to give up."
"Hongsheng is my brother, how can he take risks so easily?" She turned her eyes and said, "Then according to Hongli's wishes, E Niang should agree to your brother-in-law's request?"
"If I were my brother-in-law instead, I would definitely hope that my mother would agree." Under the flickering candlelight, Hongli's dark eyes revealed a strange brilliance, which made Ling Ruo suddenly understand what he was going to the battlefield.
Perhaps it was not Hong Sheng's idea alone, Hong Li also shared his idea.
Looking at him, Ling Ruo slowly nodded, "E Niang understands, E Niang will go to your Emperor Ama later."
Only those who stand up from the dead can become famous generals with eternal fame. Since Rong Xiang is unwilling to live a mediocre life and hopes to earn an eternal fame on his own, she, as her sister, should give her full support. She also
I hope the Niu Hulu family can produce a famous general.
In this way, the matter was settled. The next day, the Ministry of Personnel accepted Yinzhen's instructions and transferred Rongxiang from the Firearms Camp to the northwest army and placed him under Yue Zhongqi.
Almost as soon as the transfer order was issued, the army set off for the northwest. Just like when it came, hundreds of officials were sent out to see him off. However, what was unexpected was that Nian Gengyao actually asked the officials below the prince to kneel down to see him off. This made the officials extremely resistant, and they were very angry.
When I was young, I was nominated for a gold medal and gained fame. I originally thought that I would be proud of my ancestors and feel proud, but I didn't want to be forced to kneel down for a while. It can be said that I was both ashamed and angry.
On that day, the old man who had ridiculed Nian Gengyao at the triumphal banquet was the first to see that he was so arrogant and rude, treating fellow officials as subordinates. Relying on his own qualifications and official position, he refused to kneel down.
Not only that, he also spoke sharply and accused Nian Gengyao in front of everyone.
No one expected what happened next. Nian Gengyao actually ordered his sergeants to arrest him and punish him with thirty rounds of military sticks for committing the crime.
The old man immediately yelled and cursed, including all kinds of unpleasant words. In anger, Nian Gengyao changed it to a military stick of fifty and executed it in public. Anyone who was blamed for the battle was required to take off his pants. The old man had never studied and taken exams in his life.
After being humiliated like this, coupled with his old age and frail body, he fainted after just a few blows. However, Nian Gengyao ignored Yunxiang's persuasion and insisted on beating him fifty times before stopping.
This beating killed half of the old man's life. When he was taken away, he was already very angry. Although Yunxiang sent the imperial doctor to the mansion for treatment in time, Yunxiang was not confident that he would be safe and sound.
Nian Gengyao's arrogance has exceeded Yunxiang's imagination. Seeing the officials knelt down to Nian Gengyao with humiliation because of the boss's bloody lesson, the sinister look in his eyes became more and more intense. This person is too dangerous. Taking advantage of the chaos of war,
At this time, getting rid of Nian Gengyao is indeed the best way to rebel. Let Nian Gengyao continue, otherwise rebellion will only happen sooner or later.
This incident reached Yinzhen without any surprise. While he sent Sixi to the boss's house to comfort him, it also made him more determined to get rid of Nian Gengyao at any cost.
In the afternoon, Yunxiang went to the palace to see him. He also said the same thing about the boss, and added: "Your Majesty, Nian Gengyao's behavior of humiliating the imperial officials in public and treating them as their subordinates has aroused the disgust of all the lords. I estimate that I
Tomorrow morning, there will be many high officials going to court to impeach Nian Gengyao, so the emperor should make preparations in advance."