Eight hundred and thirtieth eight chapters do not mess
Zhu Jing never thought that one day he would be isolated and helpless in this family, with everyone opposing him. If his family was greedy for the power of the Minister of War, then he could at least give up a lot of righteousness. However, from now on,
Beginning with his wife Jiuniang, who first expressed her objections, everyone's reasons were very convincing.
Jiuniang objected because she felt that Mrs. Tai always puts important things first, and the doctor did not say that she would be in danger of life. You stay at home and hang out in front of people every day, but you don't have the temperament to talk and make people happy. After a long time
, Mrs. Tai, as a mother, will not think it is good to have a son who fulfills her filial piety, but she will definitely think it is too annoying to have your son hanging in front of her eyes every day.
Zhang Shou objected because he felt that even though the wife was a patient, she still needed dignity. Your son, resigning from office and going home to care for her, would instead remind her of her old age and frailty, which would not be conducive to her recovery. And this reason was also accepted.
Zhu Ying strongly supports.
Zhu Tingfang objected because he felt that the emperor appointed Zhu Jing as Minister of War just to check and balance certain officials in the court. If he just left with the title, unless Zhang Rui, Duke of Chu, could take over immediately, other people might not be in line with the emperor's wishes.
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And even if Zhu Jing wholeheartedly recommends the Duke of Chu to the public, the feud between the two families is well-known in the capital. Even if the Duke of Chu accepts your favor, other civil servants who covet the position of Minister of War will not say that the Zhu family is not recommended.
If you avoid revenge, you will instead spread rumors to cause trouble and take pleasure in others' misfortunes. The emperor and the Duke of Chu will be embarrassed when the time comes. If the news reaches the ears of the concubine, it will be detrimental to their well-being.
As for the daughter-in-law Zhang and Zhu Er, one is naturally a follower of her husband, and the other is a yes-man for Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying. As a result, Zhu Jing, the dignified owner of Zhao Guogong's mansion, was left alone and without any response. He stared at the scene in front of him.
A lot of people looked at him for a long time, and he finally walked away without saying a word.
As soon as he left like this, except Zhu Er who was a little upset, everyone else's expressions were as usual, and Mrs. Zhang asked one more question: "We were going to discuss something just now. There is no one left with the Madam. I will go first now."
Waiting for illness?"
Knowing that Mrs. Zhang wanted to give them a place to talk about business, Jiuniang shook her head and said: "Your father-in-law has been opposed by all of us. Now that I think about it, I feel aggrieved. He must have gone to Qing'an Hall to express his difficulties. Let him
Let's go and stay with you first. Older people will inevitably encounter disasters. As Ah Shou said, we must first stabilize ourselves and not treat it like the sky is falling."
"Let's first see if mother can get better in the past few days and whether she can get out of bed. If she is really bedridden, it would be reasonable for him to resign or ask for leave. But now that the day is approaching,
He is both the Duke of the country and the Minister of War, so resigning like this is tantamount to leaving the mess to others."
Having said this, Jiuniang looked at the others and said: "Dalang, you can go to the Yamen to work. Your wife, I, Erlang, plus Yingying, we can all take turns to serve the sick. With so many people in the family, there is no
How can a freeloader make the mother in Qing'an Hall feel wronged? As for Yingying, you want to go to the women's school. If Erlang still has things to do that the emperor has told you to do, then go ahead."
"As for Ah Shou, you just need to come here often. Mom likes you as her grandson-in-law very much. It would be better for you to talk to her more than anything else."
Seeing that Jiuniang had made all the arrangements, Mrs. Zhang was naturally speechless. After Zhu Tingfang nodded in agreement, she said that she was going to see her father. Mrs. Zhang went out to summon the internal and external housekeepers and the housekeeper to give instructions on the arrangements for the days when the wife was ill.
, as soon as the couple left, Zhu Er suddenly came to life.
Compared to Zhu Jing, the father, Jiu Niang, the stepmother, has always been kind to him. Of course, he is not very afraid. At this time, he went up and pulled Zhang Shou in front of Ji Niang, and with a grimace, Ji Jiu's unreliable
The plan was betrayed, so he sighed.
"I believed his evil deeds before, but now things have become very big, and my grandmother is ill again. I asked my brother-in-law, should I use the opportunity of my grandmother's illness to withdraw?"
"Why quit? Ji Jiu is indeed not low-key enough, but Zhang Chen has already had high-profile conflicts with people before. If the emperor really wants to keep a low profile and sends people to pick and choose among the envoys, he can always find one or two people who are talking about something.
I'm asking you so hard, is it still necessary for you to go up?"
Before Zhang Shou could speak, Zhu Ying, who came from behind, snorted angrily, and then said angrily: "The emperor said he wanted to find out something fishy, but actually he didn't want to test the three of you. Otherwise, Gao Li
What does the reputation behind the tribute girl matter? If grandma knew about this, she would definitely let you do it to the end. It’s so rare to do things according to orders, and you still want to extrapolate it? "
Zhang Shou laughed and said: "What kind of tiger is there in the small country of Goryeo? It doesn't matter to the emperor whether he is virtuous or foolish, insidious or innocent. However, there has not been any issue of tribute girls for many years. No matter what the edict is, Goryeo is
This time, there were only nine people given away. Looking at the roster, they all came from the so-called famous families there."
"The emperor probably still wants to know whether it is really voluntary or for other reasons."
Zhu Er finally felt that he understood a little bit, but he didn't seem to understand.
Although his grandmother was ill and the situation was not clear yet, he should not rush into his own affairs. However, it was rare for him to directly accept a task from the emperor, so he immediately asked eagerly: "Even if it is not voluntary, how can their family force them to do so?"
Or if the King of Korea suppresses it, what can these women do?"
"Besides, isn't the most difficult thing how to place these women?"
As he spoke, he scratched his head in annoyance. However, the next moment, he heard Jiuniang, who had been silent all this time, laugh: "Ah Shou is not talking about whether these women are willing. As a woman, she was born among officials.
Home seems to have no worries about food and clothing, and a noble status, but most people just use it as a tool for marriage, so where is the autonomy?"
"What Ah Shou said is that the emperor may want to know whether this is a task assigned to their family by the King of Korea, or whether they took the initiative to ask for it, or perhaps the King of Korea thought it was a good job, and assigned it to their family, or whether it was a request.
They suppressed their family and selected their legitimate daughter to be the tribute daughter."
"As for how the emperor will arrange for these girls in the future if he doesn't want to be included in the harem, you don't have to worry about it. It's great to give each of the important officials of the imperial court a Korean concubine. Even if this doesn't work out, it's not impossible to put them in a girls' school."
"I don't want it!" Zhu Ying immediately raised her brows, "What does a Korean woman have to do with our female school! Also, mother, don't take it so seriously, even if the emperor won't give our family a Korean concubine.
, but this will make many people feel very anxious!"
Zhang Shou immediately smiled, and then thought of the legendary three Korean concubines of Yuan Shikai. Some said that one of them belonged to a Korean princess, and some said that one of them belonged to the princess's sister. But in short, a daughter with two girls was married off.
This rumor of being on an equal footing has been spread wildly by major and minor media outlets, even if they themselves don't know whether it is true or not.
But that was before the country was about to fall. As for now, although the Li family's North Korea is fighting for power internally and the family is ups and downs, Ming Dynasty thinks it is a small country with few people. In fact, compared to those countries in Europe, it is not too small.
If the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty wanted to accept a harem, they would of course obediently send beauties over, but if the emperor didn't accept them, but a group of older ministers accepted Korean concubines, that would be a bit of a trap. Of course, people would not dare to violate the rules, but in the future
There may be subtle changes in attitude.
Thinking of this, Zhang Shou chuckled and said: "It is said that the princes and nobles of Goryeo often speak Chinese and write Chinese characters. Since these women can be included in the roster, I think there will be no problem with language and writing, and they are much better than the boy from Florence in my family.
Yes, Yingying, do you really think they are not worthy of going to a girls’ school?”
Zhu Ying immediately glanced at Zhang Shou angrily: "Aren't you asking questions knowingly? I don't want to say anything that is not from my race. Their minds must be different. Goryeo is even more obsessed with the three obediences and four virtues than the Ming Dynasty. I
It’s because they’re afraid they’ll lead other people astray!”
Zhang Shou looked at Jiuniang, who was smiling and silent, and smiled for a moment: "But Yingying, have you ever thought that they were sent here, no matter what the reason, they cannot be sent back again, otherwise they will make some noise in Korea.
What, either the King of Korea is smearing my face, or political enemies are using them to pour dirty water on their homes, and they may be dead by then."
"You know, there has never been peace in Goryeo since the founding of the country. For the sake of unification, sons are forced to force fathers, and uncles are used to rape nephews. They are never merciful in killing people. It is common for ministers to exterminate clans. There is no enmity between our court and their family.
Damn it, why are you being so deceptive?"
"However, it doesn't matter if the Ming Dynasty keeps them, but instead of having a Korean concubine in the family of an important minister, it is better to have more Korean women working in the women's school. After all, girls who have studied and can stay and work peacefully in the women's school
, not easy to find.”
Zhu Ying suddenly fell silent.
Despite the fact that all the ladies in the women's school are unmarried now, and it seems that none of them are ready to get married, the emperor hopes that these girls who were once selected for the eldest prince and the second prince will get married as soon as possible without delay.
, as time goes by, of course they are likely to get married one by one and become husbands and raise children from then on.
By that time, how many people will come to women's schools to become wives?
So, after a long while, she whispered in a low voice: "These Korean women can be female historians, but they cannot be husbands!"
"Of course." It was Jiuniang who spoke this time. Her thoughts coincided with Zhang Shou's, and she naturally smiled deeply, "It's just to find a harmless and beneficial person for them."
It’s just a place to go, where will it be their turn to be teachers?”
Only then was Zhu Ying satisfied. At this moment, Zhu Er, who had never had a chance to speak, finally found a chance to speak. He asked pitifully: "But my grandma is ill now, and I, the grandson, am not here to serve at home."
I'm sick, but I turned around and walked around the market with that tiger of Goryeo and spread the word. Won't others say I'm heartless?"
"Second brother, you are so heartless..." Zhu Ying smiled. Seeing that Zhu Er's expression became even more pitiful, she realized that what she said was too much, and immediately comforted her with soft words, "Just like what mother said.
, let’s take a look at grandma’s situation first. If it’s not too bad, then of course it doesn’t matter. If you take Ji Jiu and Zhang Big Guy outside to show off for a while, those who are waiting to see the excitement of our house will not be sure. "
"This is called the Suspicion Formation!"
Only then did Zhu Er suddenly realize. Could it be that he was not only completing the emperor's mission, but also protecting his family from outside? He suddenly became energetic, and seeing Jiuniang nodded happily, he obviously had no objection to Zhu Ying's statement, and he also
I let go of my burden.
With the support of his stepmother and sister, he doesn't have to worry about his father and brother beating him up! One thing will bring down another, as long as it doesn't involve such big things as the family, country and world, the mother and daughter can just defeat the father and son!
In a place like the capital, unless you rack your brains to create suspicions and confuse the public, as long as anything happens, there will be no airtight wall. Therefore, Zhu Erjijiu and Zhang Datou broke into the south hall of the Huitong Hall without permission.
While people were talking about it, the news that Mrs. Zhao Guotai was suddenly seriously ill also spread like wildfire because two imperial doctors and a famous doctor were invited.
So, when Luo Sanhe, who was picked up by Zhang Shou, entered Ciqing Palace with a haggard face, he heard a clear voice coming from inside: "Third brother, we can really go to Zhao Guogong's mansion to visit the queen."
Madam? Won’t others spread rumors and cause trouble outside about how sick the wife is just because we went?”
Luo Sanhe recognized the voice of the Fourth Prince, and immediately realized that it was talking about going to visit Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing's mother. Of course, he who had just returned to Beijing did not know that the wife was sick, and he couldn't help but be slightly startled at this time.
, and after such a hesitation, the person who brought him here had already gone in to report.
So, the young chamberlain who was lost in thought heard an arrogant voice coming from inside: "Why are you standing outside when people are here? Do you want us to invite you?"
Following this voice, he saw the fourth prince appearing in front of him with a tigerish face. If it were Luo Sanhe from before, even if he didn't say a word, a certain emotion would be uncontrollably revealed on his face, but today he lowered his head, and then
He whispered: "Fourth Prince, I was self-righteous before."
The fourth prince didn't expect that this annoying guy would surrender so clearly. He stared at the person in surprise for a while, and finally couldn't help but be curious: "You stayed in that village for a month, and what happened in the end?"
how?"
How... Luo Sanhe thought of the frivolous students, the lazy and completely irresponsible parents, the muddle-through atmosphere, and the rural life that seemed to remain the same forever. He finally twitched the corners of his mouth and revealed a wry smile.
"I thought I could definitely pick out a few buried children, but after a month, I realized that I had thought too much. Don't say I stayed for a month, even if I stayed for a year and a half, three to five years,
Maybe it still won’t help.”
Hearing this, the fourth prince actually had the same opinion after comparing his own situation, but he still acted like a senior and raised his head slightly and said: "What you said is wrong. This is because of choking. How can it be because of a temporary loss of food?"
Frustration, do you feel that what you have done is completely useless? Well, my third brother and I are going to Zhao Guogong’s mansion to visit Mrs. Tai. You can also follow us. I can tell you that Zhang Chen and I have conquered those people in Baijia Village.
You are very obedient and have chosen two good children!”