249. I am a good emperor (10) (1/2)

249. I am a good emperor (10) (1/2)

Speaking of which, Wei Mingyan came up with the idea of ​​robbing the princess.

As his future nephew, Lang Su immediately remembered this order from the emperor. When he was repairing Rongcheng, he took out the divine object called a telescope given by Zhao Shuqing and took it with him along the way. People have used the Thirty-six Strategies almost everywhere, especially when they are trying to attack the east and west, they are extremely smooth.

Until the largest clan among the Xiongnu was confused and started fighting with their own people, a small group of them sneaked into the account that had been watched for a long time and snatched back the very cooperative princess.

To be honest, this princess is less than thirty-five years old, but she looks very old, even her hair is mixed with white.

The princess was married to the Great Khan, and then the Great Khan died. According to the Huns' regulations, the Great Khan's son inherited his father's wife and clan. For the young new Great Khan, the princess was no longer as attractive as a young woman. , coupled with the fact that they looked down on Liu Guo from the bottom of their hearts, the princess of Liu Guo naturally did not have a good life on the grassland.

Now more than ten years have passed, and only the youngest of the three princesses has survived. Although the noble lady in Kyoto has already had sons and daughters at her age, she has no sons and a half.

Because of their different status and gender, it was not easy for anyone to serve the princess. On the way back, they bought some maids to serve her. Because the princess was emotionally unstable, Qiu Jiuniang, Fan Yuancai's aunt, also got on the carriage. With her comfort, This is considered a smooth journey to Kyoto.

They came back slowly. After all, they took the princess with them on the way, so they couldn't march quickly. Fortunately, His Majesty on the dragon throne didn't care. Instead, he was very happy after learning the news that the princess had returned to the palace. Those who made meritorious deeds were rewarded, and even Lang Su and Fan Yuancai were officially granted official positions.

Even though Fan Yuancai was happy, he also did not forget to defend his grandfather.

When Rongcheng fell, all those who escaped were ordinary people. Those nobles had no time to escape. More than ten years ago, only Fan Yuancai's mother was married in the Qiu family, and the remaining children were still young and unmarried. Except for Fan in Kyoto, There are no in-laws of the Qiu family in our family, so naturally no one will be too talkative to vouch for the Qiu family when His Majesty is furious and the situation is unclear.

Mr. Fan knew the relationship more clearly than anyone else. Only Mrs. Qiu was still a girl, so the matter was let go.

There are always a lot of things in Kyoto, and they turn over quickly. After so many years, except for those who have an old relationship with the Qiu family, no one will think of the Qiu family at all.

But they can forget that Fan Yuancai, who is half of the Qiu family's blood, can't forget that in the main hall, when His Majesty was about to discuss their merits and reward them, he knelt on the ground and said with a determined expression that his grandfather had fought to guard the city gate. The fact of death was revealed.

Naturally, this is not just based on Qiu Jiuniang's words, but Fan Yuan has just asked all the people who are still alive in Rongcheng. Although some people no longer remember, there are still some people who remember that the Qiu family defended Rongcheng and finally The scene of being killed on the city was deeply remembered.

"Your Majesty, there used to be more than ten people in the Qiu family, but now only the youngest daughter Qiu Jiuniang is left. I beg your Majesty to seek justice for the Qiu family!!"

Fan Yuancai looked straight ahead, completely ignoring Master Fan who was standing to the side and winking at him.

Mr. Fan was so angry that he really wanted to take this traitor home and teach him a lesson.

Originally, he was quite surprised when he saw Fan Yuancai, who was said to be in the Lang Mansion, but appeared in the center of the hall again. Although he still looked down upon the generals, this time His Majesty was very happy and rewarded him based on his merits. If his son got good , then I, as an old man, can get some light no matter what.

If Fan Yuancai is more successful, he can choose a noble girl from Kyoto for him. After the marriage, the two families will be as close as one family, and his official position may be promoted.

Unexpectedly, before the happy mood subsided, the incompetent eldest son had already started to kneel down to defend the Qiu family.

Fan Daren's face was dark and gloomy, but in front of all the officials, he couldn't beat Fan Yuancai as he did at home, so he could only grit his teeth and wink at his son.

When I saw Fan Yuancai and didn't even look at him from beginning to end, I felt extremely hateful in my heart.

Just like his mother, he is an ignorant white-eyed wolf.

He really should have listened to his wife's words and bought him a minor official and sent him to another place. But now it's better. Staying in the capital has become a disaster.

Fan Daren's face was livid, but Wei Mingyan, who was sitting on the dragon chair, didn't look as ugly as the officials thought.

Also, when the late emperor passed away, the man on the dragon throne was still young, so how could he have the deep love between father and son?

He didn't seem to care about Fan Yuan at all before he uncovered the old story that had been judged by the late emperor, but it was Qiu Jiuniang, the only remaining bloodline of the Xuanqiu family, who entered the palace.

Not long after, a young lady dressed plainly, thin and with a sallow complexion walked in along with the eunuch.

She only lived a good life for a few years since she was born. After that, she was protected by a nanny and raised as a man. Although her facial features are good-looking, after years of exposure to wind and sun, they are naturally not as fair and smooth as the noble girl from Kyoto. Nen, looking from a distance, he looks like an ordinary citizen.

What's rare is that Qiu Jiuniang has lived under the tyranny of the Huns since she was a child. Facing the court officials and the emperor sitting high on the dragon throne, Qiu Jiuniang's face is very calm, without any sign of nervousness.

Her etiquette was also thorough and flawless, and her voice was clear and loud, "Qiu Jiuniang, a civilian girl, has met His Majesty."

The man in black robe nodded and asked, "Is your name Jiuniang?"

Qiu Jiuniang pursed her lips and replied loudly, "Your Majesty, the daughter of the common people ranks ninth in the family. When Rongcheng was attacked, the daughter of the common people was still young and her father had not yet given her a name."

This is also the norm in the Liu Kingdom. Because children are prone to die young, they are always called "Dalangerlang". When they feel that the child is standing still, they start to name them. This is the rule even in the palace.

The officials were waiting for His Majesty on the dragon throne to ask about the affairs of Rong City that day, but they did not expect Wei Mingyan to directly say, "Qiu Jiuniang, I have found out your father's affairs. He was indeed guarding Rong City that day."

The ministers standing in the front row looked at each other, completely unaware of when His Majesty, who had never revealed a single word, started to investigate. Out of habit, they turned their attention to Prime Minister Zhao standing in front.

Prime Minister Zhao was also at a loss. When he saw the gazes of several friends, he quickly shook his head at them, indicating that he didn't know.

Several old ministers nodded clearly.

Well, it seems that the Prime Minister and His Majesty worked together to secretly hide it from them.

They have recently felt that they are no match for the Prime Minister. Although they are full of doubts at this moment, they are still as quiet as chickens. Lord Fan wants to stand up and ask His Majesty when did he find out and what evidence is there to prove that the Qiu family is not guilty. He always thinks too much before acting, and when he was hesitating whether to stand up and be the first to show off, Wei Mingyan had already skipped the topic and continued directly:

"In addition to the loss of Rong City, six other cities were seized by the Huns. The imperial court was too busy to take care of itself, so naturally it did not investigate carefully."

Several old ministers silently translated in their hearts.

It seems that His Majesty still knows to maintain the face of the royal family. Doesn't this start to make up for the mistakes that the late emperor made in the first place?

But think about it, when all seven cities were captured by the Huns, the late emperor was so frightened and angry that he became very ill. He couldn't even hear the names of the seven cities, so how could he want to send people to investigate those seven cities? Did the city officials neglect their duties or did they fulfill their duties?

"Originally, according to the law, an orphan like you should be sent to the home of relatives..."

Mr. Fan, who was standing, suddenly became nervous. If we talk about the relatives of the Qiu family, there really is no other family in Kyoto except the Fan family.

If this young lady from the Qiu family is sent to their Fan family, they will prepare a dowry for her to get married. If the Qiu family's money is still good, but the Qiu family has long been in ruins, wouldn't they want everything? do it yourself.

Fortunately, His Majesty, who was wearing Xuanyi on the dragon throne, frowned slightly, as if he was a little troubled about how to place Qiu Jiuniang. He changed the subject, "I vaguely remember that the lady of the Qiu family seems to have been married to the Fan family?"

Master Fan, who originally thought he had escaped, had a nervous twitch on his face and stood up reluctantly, "Yes, Your Majesty."

But when the Qiu family made the late emperor hate him, he couldn't wait to erase his first wife's name. Now strictly speaking, their family is no longer related to the Qiu family.

The most important thing is, judging from His Majesty's attitude and look, it doesn't look like he wants to take proper care of this Qiu Jiuniang, but rather like he wants to get rid of some burden.

Thinking about it, it would be better if all the Qiu family were dead. Now there is still a little lady alive in the Qiu family. With her here every day, wouldn't it remind His Majesty that the late emperor made mistakes?

To judge others by oneself, if it were Mr. Fan himself, he would definitely throw the person out directly. He, Mr. Fan, would never take on such a thankless job.

Lord Fan hesitated.

If Qiu Jiuniang is taken over, she will have to pay a dowry. If she doesn't take good care of her, she might even be punished by His Majesty.

If he didn't take over, he would have been criticized for abandoning the relationship as soon as something happened with the Qiu family. Now if he refuses the young lady of the Qiu family, wouldn't it be a loss of reputation?

Fortunately, before Master Fan could make a decision, Qiu Jiuniang, who had been kneeling quietly, spoke.

"Your Majesty, my sister has passed away a long time ago, and her name does not exist in the Fan family's ancestral hall. The civilian daughter has no relation to the Fan family."

Wei Mingyan's good-looking brows furrowed even more intensely. In Master Fan's eyes, he was angry at Qiu Jiuniang's ignorance. As soon as he thought of this, he heard His Majesty on the dragon throne ask, "Fan Qing, how can you be like Xiao Qiu?" Is this what Madam said? Your Fan family is not related to the Qiu family?"

Fan Yuancai, who was kneeling in front, couldn't help but turn around and look at his father at this moment, his eyes full of pleading.

This was his biological aunt. If the Fan family didn't take her in, Fan Yuan really didn't expect where his aunt would be sent.

Master Fan ignored his son's gaze and responded with certainty, "Your Majesty, everything is just as Miss Qiu said."

If this little lady Qiu was beautiful, maybe he would still take her in, but she was tortured into such a state in Rongcheng, so he couldn't be blamed.

Lang Su was kneeling in silence, but now he was listening to them kicking Miss Qiu around as if she was a burden. His expression suddenly darkened. He gritted his teeth and was about to get up, but was held down by Mr. Lang beside him.

He glanced at his great-grandfather unwillingly, thinking in his mind that if His Majesty wanted to send Miss Qiu to another family, he would go and make friends with the husband of that family. Whether she was kind to him or not, she would be more or less kind to him. Help me.

As Master Fan finished speaking, everyone in the hall fell silent again.

Miss Qiu knelt on the ground, her back straight, she was obviously a little scared, but her bright black eyes were full of stubbornness, refusing to show any timidity.

She would not go to a home that forced her eldest sister to commit suicide. Although Yuancai spoke vaguely, she had always thought about things thoroughly. She was not yet born when her eldest sister got married, but in Qiu Jiuniang's memory, she had seen She was so gentle, and when she smiled, her eyes looked at their siblings with love.

She loves children so much. How could she be willing to leave when she was so young? When her eldest sister left, the Fan family couldn't wait to erase her name in the ancestral hall. This was enough for Qiu Jiuniang to avoid the Fan family. Not enough.

Fan Yuancai was anxious. After all, he was too young and had no biological mother to teach him since he was a child. He didn't know what to do for a while.

"Okay, since the orphan girl of the Qiu family has nowhere to go, and all the Qiu family died in the battle to defend Rongcheng."

Wei Mingyan made the decision in an understatement, "Qiu Jiuniang gave the princess a gift to build the princess's mansion outside the palace and then move in. During this period, she will live with the imperial sister in the princess mansion. All the provisions will be given by the princess."

The court was quiet, and the courtiers were a little unable to react.

Your Majesty was obviously still looking impatient, so why did you give Qiu Jiuniang such a big reward now?

That's the princess.

Because Your Majesty is the only one in Miaomiao, there is no prince or princess in this dynasty. In other words, Qiu Jiuniang is the only princess.

When the princess gets married in the future, all the dowry arrangements will be prepared by the palace. The princess herself will also bring thousands of acres of fertile land and a escort team.

Such great prestige was actually given to such an orphan girl.

Immediately, some ministers stood up to object, saying that the favor was too much.

"The dozen or so members of the Qiu family all guarded Rongcheng and died for the Liu Kingdom. Not even a single man was left behind. Now I am only granting a title to a princess. What's wrong with that?"

When the minister wanted to say more, the emperor on the dragon throne already held his chin, looked at the ministers standing below, and asked, "Why should I reward the descendants of those who have done meritorious service to our Liu Kingdom?"

"Your Majesty, Governor Qiu feeds the emperor and protects the city. It is his duty to defend the city. It would be inappropriate for your Majesty to make the daughter of the Qiu family the princess because of this matter."

Fan Yuan just breathed a sigh of relief. Now when he heard this sentence, he immediately raised his eyes to see who was so pedantic. Could it be that the life of the whole family could not be exchanged for an orphan girl to become the princess?

He gritted his teeth in anger, but heard the emperor above him say unhurriedly:

"If you feel it is inappropriate, I will write down your name and official position. Next time you do something good that can lead to promotion, I will not promote you. Is Aiqing satisfied?"

The officials below who had objections knelt down with a bang, trembling all over, and did not dare to say anything more.

With such a prominent person being shot, the rest of the people will never speak out no matter how much they have their opinions.

Qiu Jiuniang was made the princess, and the decree was completely issued. When the thin little lady was taken away, the officials around Master Fan seemed to be paying attention to him.

This is a typical fool.

It would be a pity that a good princess would have to ask a lot of questions from your majesty if she lived at home.

There was no need for them to remind him. Lord Fan's face had already changed again and again, and he wished he could go back to the moment when he answered His Majesty.

Princess.

This is the princess!

However, no matter how much he regretted it, Wei Mingyan would never change his mind again.

After solving Qiu Jiuniang's problem, the next step is the rescued princess.

The original tone was that everyone should discuss together how to seal the princess after she came back, but in the end, the topic turned unknowingly.

"Since the princess is married, she should obey her husband. Returning to Liu Kingdom so hastily will be harmful to the diplomatic relations between the two countries and will not benefit anything."

"Exactly! What's more, when the princess returned to Liu Kingdom, she didn't even say a word to her husband. It's really..."

"If this matter is spread, there will be no shame!"

"How about we prepare a fleet for the princess and send the scenery back to the Huns..."

"The young general who brought the princess back will also be severely punished. This action is really reckless!"

The elders in front did not say anything, and Prime Minister Zhao was expressionless. Only a few officials spoke loudly, and it seemed as if the whole court was in favor of sending the princess back to the Huns.

Fan Yuancai was still kneeling. Amidst the excitement, he quietly raised his head and looked at Emperor Xuanyi who was sitting on the dragon chair.

He was turning sideways and saying something to the serving eunuch. After a while, there was a eunuch sitting on his knees beside the desk. From time to time he looked down at the minister who was talking, and then lowered his head to write something.

What is this doing?

The excited ministers who spoke below also noticed the emperor's strange reaction above. They stopped talking and waited for his words.

"Your Majesty, that's it."

Zhang Yuan carefully picked up the paper, bent over and handed it to the emperor's hand.

Wei Mingyan took it and read his name directly on it.

When he finished reading, he threw away the paper and said directly, "The person whose name was read just now will be demoted one level and fined for three years."

The happy people who just spoke were immediately stunned.

They reacted quickly and knelt down, banging their heads on the ground. One of the older ones burst into tears, "Your Majesty, I am waiting, I am waiting..."

"Are you asking what crime you committed?"

Wei Mingyan sneered, his handsome face full of sarcasm, "I just said that I would confer the title of Imperial Sister, and you are going to send her back to the Huns. Is this considered disloyal?"

"Who in the world doesn't know that our country of Liu is at war with the Huns. The Huns detained the people of our country of Liu and tortured them for more than ten years. Do you want me to send the imperial sister back, do you want her to be tortured too!"

"Yes, but Her Royal Highness the Princess is a woman..."

"woman??"

The emperor stopped sitting and stood up directly. His original condescension suddenly became higher, "I know what you are thinking."

"You are afraid of the Xiongnu and don't dare to fight against them, so you want to send women away to make them put down their hostility to our Liu Kingdom and not go to war with the Liu Kingdom. Am I right?"

The minister's head was covered with sweat, but he was still saying, "I am doing it for the people, not to mention that the princess is married. Even if she comes back, she must be fair..."

"Okay, you said it was for the people."

Wei Mingyan sneered a few times, "Can you tell me, my dear, that my father sent three princesses to the Xiongnu for more than ten years? During these ten years, did the Xiongnu not invade the territory of our Liu Kingdom and not bully the people of our Liu Kingdom because of their marriage? ?”

"The people in Rongcheng who have been tortured for more than ten years, are they not the people of our Liu country? The people in the other six cities are not the people of our Liu country? If it is really for the people, they should fight, rob, or steal. ! We must also bring the people of Liu State back!"

"Let me ask you, does the princess of the Liu Kingdom count as a citizen of the Liu Kingdom?"

"My lord, my lord..."

The minister hesitated for a long time before saying, "When you marry, you will follow your husband..."

"Okay, if you insist on insisting on these, I can't argue with you."

"Zhang Yuan."

The chubby little eunuch, who had never seen His Majesty so angry, responded quickly and diligently, "Your Majesty, I am here."

"Go to the palace and ask the imperial sister to write a letter of divorce. Remember, write two letters."

A woman divorces her husband?

Zhang Yuanyuan's face was stunned for a moment, but after seeing the impatient look of the emperor in front of him, he quickly left respectfully.

As quickly as he left, he came back quickly.

The princess has lived in the same dormitory since she returned to the palace. Her mother-in-law has long been gone, and she has no friendship with the concubines. Since her return, she has been locked in the palace day and night copying Buddhist scriptures.

After Zhang Yuan arrived, he told her the purpose of his visit. The princess was stunned for a moment, and asked the palace maid to get paper and pen, and calmly wrote two letters of divorce.

One letter is from the great sweat of the past.

One letter is from the current Khan.

"After writing it, father-in-law, please take it to Your Majesty."

The princess's voice was a little hoarse, but Zhang Yuan ignored it and hurriedly returned to the hall with the divorce letter.

In the main hall, the minister was still kneeling, but His Majesty sat crookedly on the dragon chair again. He called the eunuch to bring snacks to him and ate them leisurely.

The ministers below all looked at their noses and minds, as if they couldn't see anything.

Otherwise, what else can they do? If they dare to talk to His Majesty about the unethical eating during the morning court, His Majesty can directly declare that they will not attend the morning court.

After doing this a few times, they all learned the lesson well. They couldn't play His Majesty anyway, so they might as well just be quiet and pretend they didn't see anything.

Unfortunately, there are always those who are stupid.

When Zhang Yuan came back respectfully with two divorce papers, Wei Mingyan wiped his hands specially, took two divorce papers, and walked up to the stupid official.

"I married to obey my husband. Now, the imperial sister has divorced them. Now, she is just the princess of our Liu Kingdom. Do you understand?"

The minister still refused to give up and tried to struggle tremblingly, "Your Majesty, but this letter of divorce..."

"Don't understand yet?"

"Come here, pull him down. Since you like the Xiongnu so much, then you can go to the Xiongnu and be an envoy between our two countries."

"Your Majesty, please spare your life, Your Majesty..."

The man was dragged down, and in the silence, Wei Mingyan slowly folded the two divorce papers and handed them back to Zhang Yuan beside him. He raised his eyebrows and yawned.

"Dear ladies, who else has any objection to me taking the princess back?"

Anyone who had objections was dragged down and sent to the Huns, and no one dared to speak.

In the end, Prime Minister Zhao stood up and said, "I have no objection."

"Where are the other beauties?"

In the main hall, all the officials respectfully said in unison, "I have no objection, my ministers."

palace

The palace goddess who was waiting for the princess was filled with joy and hurried into the house, "Your Highness, you have been named the eldest princess. Your Majesty will not send you to the Huns again."

The princess, who had her back turned to her, was writing something. After hearing this, she just responded lightly, "I know, you can go down."

"yes."

The palace maid went down, and she was the only one left in the room again.

The princess moved her pen and wrote word for word a letter of divorce.

Her back was still straight, but tears fell down drop by drop, wetting the paper. She was obviously not even forty years old, but her temples were already gray.

Finally, these two divorces stained with tears were written.

Only then did a relieved smile appear on the princess's wrinkled face.

She touched the two divorce letters and smiled, but her tears couldn't stop falling.

Because the hoarse voice that was soaked by the wind and sand in the grassland was full of gentleness, "First Imperial Sister, Second Imperial Sister, don't be afraid."

"From now on, we will just be the princess of Liu Kingdom."

The author has something to say: Jinjiang smoked again and got used to it calmly.

The first ten little angels give out red envelopes, good night everyone