"Father, this is just a coincidence. Besides, there are many people coming in and out of the government office every day. If you put it this way, there are really too many capable people." He smiled.
Qin Shijiao nodded, yes, how could it be possible? It can only be said to be a coincidence.
"So, is the Zhou family's luck good or bad this time?" He shook his head and said.
If you are lucky, something will always happen to you; if you are not lucky, you will always be able to turn danger into a false alarm.
Thinking of this, Qin Shidao couldn't help but laugh.
"Looking at it this way, you are really the lucky star of the Zhou family, but the bane of the people in the court. If this continues, no one in the government will dare to let you go..."
Before he finished speaking, Qin Shisanlang's expression changed slightly.
"Father!" he shouted.
Qin Shituan was shocked to realize that he had made a mistake. How could he say that his son was the bane of the people in the court? If this word spread, his son's career would be ruined!
The imperial court was very taboo about ghosts and gods in private.
It's just that career...
My son’s career…
He looked at Thirteenth Qin, wondering if it was because his legs and feet were healed that he was much taller and stood tall and graceful in front of him.
"Thirteen, how old are you this year?" he asked suddenly.
Qin Shisanlang smiled.
"Father, my child will be seventeen years old in August," he said.
"At seventeen, it's time to come to an end." Qin Shijiao nodded and said, "It's time to pick up your homework."
In the past, Qin Shisan was disabled and could not join the officialdom, so his daily homework did not focus on the imperial examination, but it is different now.
His son is rich, handsome, smart, intelligent, well-connected, and has a bright future.
Qin Shisanlang bowed and saluted.
"Yes, father." he said.
Qin Shitou nodded and watched his son turn around.
"Thirteen." He called again.
Qin Shisanlang turned around.
"You really didn't do it?" Qin Shi said.
Qin Shisanlang smiled helplessly.
"Father! Does your son have such ability?" he said.
He didn't.
Not to mention a child, even he himself was not capable of this. Qin Shidao laughed again and shook his head, waving to his son.
Three days later, Mr. Zhou brought the progress of the deserter matter.
"...The matter has been verified clearly. Fan Jianglin and the others did not kill anyone. The man fell to his death during the dispute. It is considered manslaughter at best." Mr. Zhou said with a bit of a smile, "So the crime of killing someone and escaping is
It will disappear."
"What about the crime of deserting?" Cheng Jiaoniang asked.
"It doesn't matter what deserters they are. They have been absolved of the crime of murder and are no longer soldiers after they come out. Naturally, there is no such thing as deserters." Mr. Zhou smiled, and when he said this, he looked down again, "Damn that Liu Kui, he doesn't know what is good or bad.
return…"
He stopped talking here.
"Liu Kui? How is he doing?" Cheng Jiaoniang asked.
"It's nothing, dear girl, you don't have to worry about this matter. The higher-ups don't care about it. He is a little general who can't jump around. I have to teach him a lesson!" Mr. Zhou said with a snort.
Although he couldn't kill someone invisible like his niece, it was still easy to trick a patrol general.
"He is considering deserting the soldiers and wants to send them back to the Northwest Camp, right?" Cheng Jiaoniang said.
Mr. Zhou nodded and wanted to speak more, but Cheng Jiaoniang also nodded and interrupted him.
"He is right, he did escape." She said, "Then let him be sent back to the northwest camp."
Mr. Zhou was stunned for a moment.
"No need, Jiaojiao, this is nothing, you can get away with it," he said hurriedly.
Isn’t this being looked down upon by my niece?
"No." Cheng Jiaoniang said, "Let them go back to the northwest camp."
Mr. Zhou was stunned again.
Returning to Northwest Camp means leaving the capital...
It turned out that I wanted to drive them away.
Master Zhou suddenly realized.
That's right, how can we keep them after causing all this trouble! I saved their lives and earned my own face. I have done my best to be benevolent and righteous. Out of sight and out of mind, just run away.
"Okay, Jiaojiao'er, I know what to do." Mr. Zhou nodded and said with some understanding.
Cheng Jiaoniang bowed her head and thanked her.
At the same time, Mrs. Chen also asked about this matter.
"Desert?" Chen Shao frowned slightly, his face unable to hide his fatigue.
What has been going on for a long time has finally come to an end, and the result is not satisfactory. Shouldn't they talk about it first?
But my father still had to answer the question.
"I have always asked the Ministry of War to take more care of me so that I will not be wronged in prison," he said. "Now that things have happened, the people on Gao Lingjun's side know that they will not tempt me to intercede and defend me, and they will no longer pursue me."
If we have to kill him, we are all busy destroying all kinds of evidence of crimes in the northwest. As long as no one from above bothers us, this matter is just a trivial matter, and the Zhou family will be able to fish him out in a few days."
Mr. Chen nodded and looked thoughtful.
"Father, why are you paying special attention to these deserters?" Chen Shao asked.
"I just find it incredible, so I still want to ask more people for confirmation." Old Mrs. Chen said with a smile.
"Incredible? Why is it incredible?" Chen Shao asked with a frown.
Old Mrs. Chen smiled slightly.
"It's as incredible as Zhang Jiangzhou suddenly showing up to impeach you two," he said.
"Father, what's incredible about this?" Chen Shao said with a serious face.
When talking about this matter, he always felt angry.
It was obvious that the winner was about to be decided, but someone disturbed him. Even if he had practiced self-restraint, he did not want to see this Zhangjiang Prefecture again.
"You don't want to see it, and Master Gao doesn't want to see it either, but the emperor is probably very willing to see it," Old Mrs. Chen said.
Chen Shao was silent.
As for the emperor's thoughts, a person like him who has been in officialdom for a long time will naturally understand.
The Legalist way of the emperor checking and balancing his ministers has remained unchanged for thousands of years.
"In the fight for fame and fortune, these great scholars never lag behind!" Chen Shao said with a serious face.
I worked hard, but when the harvest was about to be harvested, someone took away the peaches, and I still stepped on what I had grabbed. No one could bear it.
But it happened to be helpless.
This is how the government is, always stepping on others to get to the top, and even oneself is no exception.
"Actually, this is not bad." Old Mrs. Chen said.
These words made Chen Shao sit up straight immediately.
"Father, the golden mean is not appropriate in this matter!" He said firmly, "The decision I made is a good thing for the country and the people."
"Many things are indeed good things, but good things may not necessarily bring good results." Old Mrs. Chen said, "You think if you get what you want this time, you can pull out the power of the Gao family from the northwest, not to mention the years of hard work.
No matter how difficult it is to pull out the power, just say that this kind of turmoil is definitely not a good thing for the entire northwest..."
"General pain, long-term pain is worse than short-term pain." Chen Shao said.
"... The northwest border is in turmoil, and the Western thieves will inevitably take advantage of the situation. The time you took over is too short, and the soldiers are not familiar with it. You will not listen, and you will make the high-ranking people jealous. If a person is jealous, he can do anything. If at this time
If something goes wrong, they will definitely swarm to counterattack. If the army is defeated, one person can bite you to death." Old Mrs. Chen said.
"You are not afraid of death," Chen Shao said.
"I know you are not afraid of death, and I am not afraid of you either." Old Mrs. Chen said, "Is it just right for you to die like this? After you die, the Gao family will take control of the Northwest Military again, so what will happen to all these things?
What’s the point?”
Chen Shao remained silent and did not answer.
"Now that we have taken a step back, the Gao family can breathe a sigh of relief. They feel that the foundation is still there, so they won't bite you so red-eyed. You can also breathe a sigh of relief. The manpower deployed has been put in. The remaining time will have the opportunity to slowly
Picture it." Old Mrs. Chen said, "In this way, the northwest will be stable, and the purge can be carried out at the same time. I think it is better to take a step back than to take a step forward. I think Mr. Jiangzhou probably had this consideration.
"
When he said this, he looked at Chen Shao again.
"This consideration is also the emperor's consideration, and you will naturally think about it, but you just don't want to think about it when you are in it."
Chen Shao exhaled and saluted his father.
"This is what my father taught me."
Old Mrs. Chen nodded and poured him tea with his own hands.
"You're tired too, please relax a little." He said.
The father and son drank tea facing each other for a moment.
"Do you think Mr. Jiangzhou's sudden appearance has something to do with these deserters?" Old Mrs. Chen said suddenly.
These words made Chen Shao look shocked.
"Father, you mean that Mrs. Cheng asked Zhang Jiangzhou to come forward!" He couldn't help but raise his voice to express his astonishment, "How is this possible!"
Who is Zhang Jiangzhou! Not to mention such a big court matter, how could he listen to a little woman!
"Ms. Cheng, do you recognize Zhang Jiangzhou?"
Old Mrs. Chen nodded and repeated what the old servant said that day.
"I thought she was looking for her brother, but now that I think about it..." He shook his head.
Chen Shao was silent for a moment.
"Impossible!" He shook his head again and said firmly, "Zhang Jiangzhou is not that kind of person. Whatever he believes in is what he believes in, and he will never move because of other people's pleas."
"What if what she said happened to be what he believed?" Old Mrs. Chen said.
Chen Shao's expression froze slightly.
"Things that even a little girl can see clearly can be seen clearly by everyone in the world. If you can't see clearly, it is something that makes people laugh." Old Mrs. Chen said with a bit of sigh, "This kind of thing that makes people laugh and is generous, Mr. Jiangzhou
How can I bear to continue."
is that so?
Chen Shao looked surprised and uncertain.
He and the Gao family had been fighting for nearly half a year over matters such as military personnel in the northwest, but in the end there was no winner because of this woman?
Because how many deserters did this woman want to rescue? Because how many words did this young lady say to Mr. Jiangzhou?
What a joke! How is this possible!
Absolutely impossible!
"This is absolutely impossible!" Chen Shao said firmly, his voice a little urgent.
I don’t know if I am anxious to convince the old man or myself.
"It can only be said that she is lucky."
luck?
Old Mrs. Chen was startled, then nodded and smiled.
"Yes, that's right, it must be luck." He said, stretching out his hand to twist his beard, and thinking a little, "It turns out that she also knows Mr. Jiangzhou... I really didn't expect..."
I originally thought that this lady knew no one else in the capital, but unexpectedly a Mr. Jiangzhou appeared.
I've been in Beijing for so long, but I haven't heard anything about it, and I don't interact with him on a daily basis.
This lady is really unexpected every time.
I don’t know if she knows any other unexpected people...
