Chapter 380: There are no eggs left behind when the nest is overturned
Chapter 380: There are no eggs left behind when the nest is overturned
"It's been cold lately, old injuries have resurfaced, and I can't sleep at night. Please help me take a look."
After going to court, Qin Qiong called Huaiyu to sit in his carriage and asked him to help him take his pulse and prescribe prescriptions. The two men came out of the palace gate and got into Qin Qiong's carriage.
"What happened?"
Although Qin Qiong was the Minister of the Ministry of War, in charge of the troops of the East Palace, and led General Zuowei, participated in political affairs, and entered the Political Affairs Hall as the Prime Minister. However, although Qin Qiong went to court every day and entered the Political Affairs Hall, he rarely expressed his opinions and was even criticized by some officials.
He ridiculed him as a sick prime minister, saying that Qin Qiong was as fierce as a tiger on the battlefield, but now he has become a sick cat. He dozed off when he came to the political hall to discuss matters. No matter what matters were discussed, he would always do what everyone said.
There were some personnel changes in the court today, which was very unusual.
But as the prime minister, Qin Qiong didn't hear anything.
"Have you heard recently that there is a woman named Yuan in Chang'an?"
Qin Qiong shook his head. He rarely visits friends now, and rarely opens the door to welcome guests. Apart from going to court and sitting in the hall, he spends the rest of the time studying behind closed doors at home, and rarely pays attention to gossip and rumors.
"There is a goddess named Yuan in Chang'an. She has recently spread a prophecy that the sun will appear in the daytime, which will foreshadow the heroine's prosperity. This prophecy is actually that she paid the servant of Li Chunfeng, a doctor of the Taishi Bureau, to steal the contents of Li Chunfeng's secret report to the emperor.
The complete prophecy in Li Chunfeng's secret memorial contains the eleven characters of Emperor Chuan Sandai, Wu Dynasty Li Xing, and the heroine Chang."
Qin Qiong's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Dr. Li Chunfeng, how bold is An Gan? Who are you acting as a pawn to attack the Wu family?"
Qin Qiong intuitively concluded that this matter was by no means the result of simple stargazing and divination. Someone must be trying to mess with the Wu family.
Li Chunfeng is just a tool.
Huaiyu smiled helplessly. He and Qin Qiong had the same intuition. This matter was not simple. Someone must be messing with the Wu family.
But he couldn't understand why Li Chunfeng wanted to come forward.
Huaiyu also told Qin Qiong that the eleven characters came from the secret book.
Qin Qiong didn't care whether he kept it secret or not. A general who would survive a hundred battles must not only be brave, but also very lucky. What's more, he must have keen intuition. This kind of intuition can enable the general to turn danger into disaster on the battlefield.
"I have also seen the secret notes. There are some incomprehensible words in them, which are harder to guess than lantern riddles. Li Chunfeng clearly had ulterior motives when he picked out such a sentence."
Qin Qiong comforted Huaiyu, "Although His Majesty exempts you from four part-time jobs today, don't have any thoughts. I will help you investigate this matter."
In this incident, not only was his adopted son Wu Huaiyu dismissed from four part-time jobs, but his elder brother Li Junxian was already in a huge crisis. It was not a good thing to be transferred to Huazhou as the governor.
Huaiyu was relatively calm.
Because based on this sentence alone, Wu Huaiyu is not in any danger. After all, he is still young. Although he has been granted the title of Duke, his foundation in the court is very shallow and he does not pose the slightest threat to Li Shimin. The emperor may not feel that
The prophecy corresponds to him, but it also buries a thorn in the side.
This thorn is a huge hidden danger. It is fine now, but it does not mean that it will be fine in the future unless the thorn is removed.
Qin Qiong held the hand warmer with both hands and frowned. He felt that a storm was coming.
"The most important thing right now is not to rush, not to mess up the situation first. We have to be steady. Only then will we have a chance to discover the other side's flaws."
"Um."
On the carriage, he checked Qin Qiong's pulse and gave him a new prescription. The two men returned to Yongxingfang together.
As soon as I arrived at the door of my house, the door of Wei's house next door opened, and Old Wei walked out.
"A few tanks of my newly brewed wine are ready, come over and have a try."
Huaiyu responded with a smile and came to the door with Wei Zheng.
Mrs. Pei brought a pot of newly roasted wine, and the wine was clear.
A plate of fried peanuts, a plate of white-cut mutton,
The two of them drank early in the morning.
Today is the holiday,
Old Wei poured wine for Huaiyu and comforted him.
He didn't say much. Rumors in Chang'an were always the fastest. Even what happened in the Golden Palace during the morning court could spread to every corner of Chang'an before noon.
As the prime minister, Wei Zheng was also the secretary-supervisor, and Li Chunfeng was his subordinate, so he also knew some of the inside story about this incident.
But his attitude towards that prophecy was disdainful, it was nonsense.
If Wu Huaiyu was a founding father with great achievements and great achievements, it would be possible to say that he had any ambitions. It would be like Luo Yi's rebellion. What did Li Wujie tell Luo Yi's wife?
Nobleness is due to the king. Now the king's nobility has appeared, and he will be promoted to the throne in ten days.
Luo Yi's qualifications, ambition, and these prophecies are indeed different.
Another example is that people like Li Xiaochang say talismans to each other, and if they are found out, they will die.
But some people say that Wu Huaiyu is going to rebel, or even say that Li Xing, the heroine of Wu Dynasty, is the heroine. Isn't this nonsense?
It was rare for old Wei to be so considerate and comforting. Huaiyu also drank freely at Wei's house and returned home half drunk.
One drink can solve a thousand worries.
At least I won't have a headache for the time being.
When he woke up, his eldest brother Wu Huaiyi had returned to Beijing from Hexi. He returned to Beijing with the warrior Yu.
"I heard that rumor."
Wu Huaiyi handed Huaiyu a cup of hot tea and was worried. He had worked as Sima Ren of the Guazhou Governor's Office for a year, and he was quite satisfactory. He had little opportunity to make contributions, but his performance was not bad.
When I came to Beijing this time, I originally heard that he was going to be promoted to governor, but now I heard about such a thing when I came to Beijing.
Huaiyu drank a few sips of tea to clear his mind, "Brother, you don't have to worry too much,"
"My fourth uncle asked us to come over for dinner in the evening and get together with the Jing clan."
"tonight?"
Huaiyu originally thought this was not a good time, but considering that he would not do anything bad and would not be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door, when such a big thing happened, the family members should discuss countermeasures together.
After getting up and washing up, I went to invite Lao Wu, and then my family went to Zhou Guogong's warrior Xun's mansion.
The warrior Ke took his three sons, then his wife and Cheng Fan's two daughters-in-law. The father and son's concubines also accompanied them. As for the other concubines, they stayed at home.
We also specially picked up Ma Zhou, Wu Yu'e and his wife.
The family arrived at the Duke of Zhou's mansion. Sinong Qing, Warrior Leng, and Lizhou Governor Warrior Yi also arrived. Warrior Rang was paralyzed at home, and his son Wu Huaiyun, Wu Huailiang, and Wu Weiliang also came.
Warrior Xun's fourth brother and fourth brother, Warrior Ke's family and three cousins also came. In addition, several members of the Bingzhou Wu family also came, and there were quite a lot of people.
But today, there was no happy look on the faces of the Wu clan members, and everyone looked solemn.
A prophecy may bring disaster to the Wu family.
Today's Wu family can be regarded as a new and famous family. Zhou Guogong's warrior Xun, Yi Guogong Wu Huaiyu, uncle and nephew are all meritorious officials of the Six Hundred Households.
Samurai Leng and Samurai Yi are all pretended to be county officials, and they are both a minister of agriculture and a governor.
Wu Huaiyi also has the title of Daling County Prince, and is also the Sima of the Dudu Prefecture. Although the warrior Ke is only a sixth-grade and seventh-grade official, there are still many children of the Wu family serving as officials, ranging from the sixth to ninth grades, there are twenty or thirty.
It is not as good as those old clans and clans, but among the emerging aristocrats, it is also a very impressive existence.
But now, a prophecy puts this family in danger of destruction.
When the nest is covered, there are no eggs left.
In this era, the relationship between bloodline families is inseparable. One will be prosperous and one will suffer.
The women took their children to play in the backyard, and the men drank tea in the front hall.
The warriors Xun and Huaiyu met and embraced each other.
Then he sighed directly: "I have just written a resignation letter to the saint, requesting to resign from the position of governor of Liangzhou. I am getting old and my body can no longer bear the wind and sand in the northwest."
"Uncle, don't be too worried about the rumors. Someone must be attacking our Wu family from behind. I have already started to investigate."
The warrior Xun smiled and said, "I just sat in the study and thought for a long time. I thought that when I was in the previous dynasty, I was just a businessman selling timber. Although I had accumulated some wealth, I was still just a humble businessman. Fortunately, I met the emperor.
, from Long Qibing, he was actually listed as a hero in the founding of the country, and was granted the title of Duke. When the new emperor came to the throne, he was still entrusted with important tasks and was granted the title of actual meritorious official.
I am getting older, and now I want to enjoy a few years of peace and happiness,"
"Our Wu family also has young and handsome men like you who are waiting for you. I can rest assured that there will be successors."
In fact, the warrior Yun was only in his early fifties, still very young. When he was forty years old, he met Li Yuan, angel investment, and invested all his wealth in Li Yuan. Only two years later, he became one of the heroes of Taiyuan Yuanmou, and Jin Fengying
Duke of the country.
Since then, in the Wude Dynasty, he has always been the emperor's confidant and held important positions. In the new dynasty of Emperor Zhenguan, he also quickly gained the emperor's recognition, from being the Chief of the Governor's Office in Yangzhou, to Yongzhou Biejia, and then to Huangmen Minister, and then again
Appointed as the governor of Liangzhou.
It is indeed a pity to take the initiative to resign now when you are so successful in your official career.
But Lao Wu had a unique vision. Back then, when his father was the Prime Minister of the Eastern Capital, the warrior Tong relied on this relationship to quickly establish connections. Taking advantage of the construction of the Eastern Capital, he started a lumber business and made a lot of money. Later, he saw the world in chaos.
After that, he spent money to buy an official position as captain of the Yingyang Mansion.
In the end, Li Yuan was chosen to stay in Taiyuan, and he sacrificed his family to help, in exchange for incomparable wealth.
Now he sees the crisis and decides to resign.
Just like when Li Shimin first came to the throne, the warrior Xun also took the initiative to invite him out.
The two brothers, Samurai Yi and Samurai Leng, also expressed that they were getting older and wanted to resign.
"We are all old. We are already old. We have resigned and are enjoying our time at home. Huaiyu and you are still young, so work hard."
The three brothers had a very practical idea. Instead of letting the emperor be suspicious and get rid of their official positions and seize titles, they should take the initiative to resign. This would at least allow the emperor to make them aware of current affairs.
Of course, this may not mean retreating in order to advance. When this gust of wind passes, there may be a chance to make a comeback.
To reach their status, one must not only be able to read the direction of the wind, but also be able to endure loneliness.
The Wu family's family dinner felt a bit sad.
Everyone was even mentally prepared for the worst.
After meal.
The warrior Xun took the lead in donating one thousand acres of charity land to the Wu family, and another one hundred acres of school land and one hundred acres of cemetery land. He also donated some money and grain to the family charity warehouse.
These free warehouses and righteous fields, as well as academic fields and graveyards, were specially protected in ancient times. They were donated by the tribe and were used exclusively to relieve the orphans, old, weak and disabled members of the clan. The academic fields and graveyards were specially used for family studies and ancestral graves. Even if the Wu family was
If your home is confiscated, these properties will not be confiscated.
After the warrior Xun took the lead, the Wu clan members also donated land, grain, and money. Wu Huaiyu also donated 1,200 acres this time, as well as a batch of money and grain.
This can also be called a transfer of property, but it is legal.
In name, after the money and grain of the land are donated, it must be used exclusively and no longer belongs to the donor. The court encourages this kind of people to donate property because they assume part of the responsibilities of the court.
It is very unusual for the Wu clan people to donate thousands of acres of land at once, so they are prepared for any eventuality.
If something goes wrong, at least there will be some capital left to continue the incense.
