Red Mansion Jia Lan: Do you want to run away tonight to visit your relatives? Chapter 138: Talking about Yizhong’s past is surprising, the moment of farewell comes to a critical moment
Chapter 138: Talking about Yizhong’s past is surprising, the moment of farewell comes to a critical moment
The first thing the Zhongyi County Prince said after he sat down was: "Actually, I have very mixed feelings about your Rongguo Mansion. I can't say I like you. What's more, I can even say I'm a little resentful!"
Xiao Tianfang's sudden words made Jia Lan slightly startled. He didn't know how to react. He could only listen to him continue to talk to himself: "My father, Qingjun, was also forced to act. If it hadn't been for the thunderous means of Xian Rongguo,
, today may be a different world."
These words were like thunder, which shocked Jia Lan. He was neither advancing nor retreating.
Judging from Xiao Tianfang's aura stirred by his emotions at this time, he really said this with complicated emotions.
It’s not that Jia Lan can’t understand his emotions, it’s just that at this time, it’s very inappropriate to say these words.
If your father is the emperor of Qing Dynasty, where will the emperor and the emperor be placed?!
Is Prince Zhongyi so confident that he can say such things casually? Aren’t he afraid of the spies of the Xiuyi Guards?
More importantly, what is the purpose of Xiao Tianfang saying this to himself?
Is he flexing his muscles to show that he can completely control the people around him?
While his thoughts were circulating, Jia Lan quickly looked around. From the moment he entered the gate, he noticed that there were not many people in Prince Zhongyi's villa, but they were all elites. In the four corners of the house alone,
As well as those who are wandering around and guarding outside the mansion, they are all above the soldiers of Beizhuang, and they are all elites who have experienced battles.
Qin Shi and Wu Gui had been invited to the side courtyard to rest early. At this time, there were only three people in the back room except Xiao Tianfang and Jia Lan. One person was responsible for pouring tea, and the other was waiting beside Xiao Tianfang.
He is Xiao Tianfang's personal servant.
There is only the third person, who is sitting on the embroidered pier with an elegant look. He is wearing a loose Taoist robe that has been popular among scholars since the middle of the Ming Dynasty. He has an elegant charm.
Moreover, his aura is very different from the rest of the people in this mansion. It can be said that since entering this room, only two people have attracted Jia Lan's attention. One of them is Xiao Tianfang, who has a hint of black and yellow aura, and the other one is Xiao Tianfang.
It's this scribe.
Jia Lan found that even if Xiao Tianfang said such treasonous remarks, the scholar's aura was still the same, without any fluctuations. There was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, and his face was still calm and calm.
expression.
Seeing this, Jia Lan felt a little unsure. He pretended to be shocked and said quickly: "Your Highness, please be careful what you say!"
Speaking of Xiao Tianfang, Prince of Zhongyi County, we have to mention his father, the old Prince Yizhong.
In other words, the deposed prince.
Xiao Tianfang's father, Xiao Pingzhang, was intelligent and kind-hearted. When Jiayou was just ten years old, he was named the prince by the Supreme Emperor and appointed him to the East Palace. For decades, he was deeply trusted by the government and the people. Everyone called him the emperor's sage, and the prince held sway
Yes, the country has its queen.
But a turmoil more than ten years ago changed everything.
During the Forbidden Gate Incident, the prince rebelled and was quelled by the late Duke Jia Daishan. Then the prince was deposed and imprisoned in Nangong.
Later, Jia Dai was good at arguing with the court officials for the deposed prince, and committed suicide by touching his head on a pillar.
The emperor was in great mourning and changed the title of the deposed prince to Prince Yizhong. However, when the eunuch who announced the decree came to Nangong, what he saw was the body of Xiao Pingzhang who had committed suicide by hanging from a beam.
In one day, he lost both his femoral minister and his own flesh and blood. The frustrated Emperor immediately announced his Zen position.
The whole thing happened very quickly and was very confusing. Jia Lan once wanted to ask Li Wan, but he almost scared Li Wan to death as soon as he mentioned it.
It turns out that the Jia family had a profound impact on this incident, and the Ning and Rong governments were very secretive about important matters and would never allow anyone to mention it. If the child was born in the family, the offender would be beaten to death on the spot, and if the child was bought from outside, it would be sold far away to the foreign tribes in the north.<
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Li Wan said that this was what Dai Shangong told him when he was leaving.
In the end, Jia Lan heard nothing except various rumors leaked in the market.
It is said that almost all the parties involved were silenced, and the cabinet ministers at that time died of old age and were imprisoned, leaving nothing behind.
There is a legend in the market that the figure of Xiuyiwei was behind the deaths of these people. Over time, no one dared to mention this matter in public.
However, Jia Lan could tell that the Supreme Emperor should have some regrets.
Otherwise, he would not have taken advantage of the last opportunity before he ascended the throne to issue another edict to make Xiao Tian, the only son of the deposed prince, a county king.
The Great Xia Dynasty learned from the misfortunes of the former Ming clan and was particularly restrained in granting titles to princes, even to the point of being stingy.
Many princes can only be awarded the title of first-class general throughout their lives, and then have to be demoted to a higher rank. The sudden title of Xiao Tianfang as a county prince shows the guilt of the prince.
But guilt does not mean indulgence. If you can't figure this out, the loyal prince can prepare to retire.
At this time, the scribe in Taoist robes turned his head and said leisurely to Xiao Tianfang: "Your Highness is in trouble, the joke is over!"
Seeing Jia Lan's confused and shocked expression at first, Xiao Tianfang finally showed a teasing expression and burst into laughter.
"I heard that Jie Yuanlang is calm when faced with big events. It seems that the rumors are somewhat untrue!"
There was a bit of teasing and a bit of joy in the words.
It seems that Prince Zhongyi is indeed angry with Rongguo Mansion.
No wonder, what he said is indeed correct. If Jia Daishan had not suppressed the rebellion of the deposed prince almost single-handedly, the person sitting in the Jinluan Palace now would probably be the prince.
Jia Lan cupped his hands in shock: "When Xian Rongguo passed away, Lan was not yet born. This matter was kept secret in the family and was never mentioned. When Jia Lan suddenly heard about it, he was extremely frightened."
"Well..." Xiao Tianfang slowly put away his smile, looked at Jia Lan steadily, and nodded after a moment: "That's right, I was only three years old that day, and I'm at an age where I can't remember things. You can't remember anything.
It’s normal not to know…”
After saying that, he turned around and bowed his hands to the scribe on the side: "Sir, what you are trying to teach me is that I was the one who got caught!"
Only then did Jia Lan find out that the scribe in the room was named Wen Ruihe, whose courtesy name was Liu Mei. He was from Huainan. He passed the imperial examination in the 30th year of Jiayou, but failed in the exams. He lived in poverty and lived in a wine shop, telling stories and selling paintings for a living. He often commented on his stories.
, often had something to say, and was favored by Xiao Tianfang, who happened to be passing by to listen, and became the chief historian of the Zhongyi Palace.
"It turns out to be senior." Jia Lan quickly handed over his hand.
Wen Ruihe smiled and cupped his hands, replied "Xie Yuanlang", and then said: "His Royal Highness missed his late father and made a lapse of speech. Mr. Xiaolang, please don't blame me."
Xiao Tianfang quickly calmed down his emotions and talked with Jia Lan wholeheartedly.
This prince is very good at talking, even better than Sister Feng.
He has a kind of affinity about him, and when he talks to you, he can really put down his identity and communicate with you, without any trace of the arrogance of a superior person.
And what surprised Jia Lan was that Xiao Tianfang kept chatting with him about poetry, songs, and recent interesting stories in Shenjing City, but he didn't mention anything else, and he didn't show any intention to win over him.
As the sun was setting, Jia Lan said goodbye, and Xiao Tianfang personally sent the guests out. It was only then that he spoke.