The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 188 Explaining Why
After watching Mu Xu leave, Zijuan asked hesitantly, "Girl, is the prince angry?" Qingwen also blamed herself, "It's all my fault, I didn't control my mouth, and I will go when the prince comes back." Acknowledge your mistake."

"Don't worry, the son is not so narrow-minded, he is actually afraid that my grandmother will persuade me to soften my heart for a while, and he promised to take care of Gu Bao's second brother in the future." Daiyu comforted the two with a slight smile on her face.

When Qingwen heard what Daiyu said, she patted her chest immediately, and said happily, "It's okay, it's okay, it's just that I was scared to death!"

"I've advised you to get rid of your outspokenness a long time ago, but you just don't listen, which pot is not opened and which pot is lifted, this time almost caused trouble?" Zijuan complained to Qingwen, and then persuaded Daiyu, "Girl , I think what the son said is right, if the old lady asks you to take care of Baoyu in the future, you must not agree, we are not ignorant of Baoyu, if he leaves Rongguo Mansion in the future, he may not even be able to support himself."

"That's right. I've served Baoyu for several years, and I can't understand what he is like. He has always looked down on economic careers. After the old lady has left him for a hundred years, no matter how much money she leaves for him, he won't be able to keep it. The money in the house was often used by Xiren to supplement his own family, and he didn’t know anything about it.” Although she and Baoyu had a master-servant relationship in the past, Qingwen still didn’t want Daiyu to get into trouble because of him,

"If the girl agrees to the old lady, she will have to take care of him for the rest of her life. It must be difficult for the prince to explain."

Daiyu saw that the two were more anxious than the other, as if she was sure that she would agree to her grandmother, she couldn't help laughing and said, "Is it so worthless? If Brother Bao really can't live in the future, I will remember the past." I can help him out because of my affection, but that’s all at most. I have my own life, so how can I take care of him? He is not a child anymore, so he should suffer so that he will not grow up forever. Like."

But Mu Xu came out of Jifu Hall and went straight to Yin'an Hall. At this time, the hall was already full of people and it was very lively.Seeing him coming, all the officials greeted him enthusiastically. After he returned the salutes one by one, Fang came to his father and sat down.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Mu Jing immediately announced the start of the celebration banquet, and then the servants began to file in, bringing up dishes and fine wines one after another.After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Mu Jing knocked on the glass to signal everyone to be quiet. He solemnly raised the glass and spilled the wine on the ground. Soldiers, we who are alive will always remember their sacrifice."

Then he raised the second glass of wine, "This second glass of wine, I respect the triumphant soldiers, you brought the victory, so that the people of Liaodong can live and work in peace and contentment, do it!"

"Do it!" Everyone in the hall drank it together.

After Mu Jing turned the glass upside down and showed it, he picked up another glass of wine, "This third glass of wine, I respect all the people sitting here, it is your assistance that allows me to guard one side for the court. .”

After toasting the wine, Mu Jing smiled and said, "Everyone is free, if you don't get drunk tonight, you won't go home!" While saying this, he clapped his hands, and saw a group of dancers from different races rushing in, singing along with the music. The sound began to dance.The atmosphere in the hall became lively again, and everyone exchanged cups and cups, feeling very happy.Mu Xu was by his father's side, facing everyone's toasts without any fear, and always drank the wine immediately, which aroused applause from the surroundings.

The dinner lasted until Haishi, and Mu Xu returned to Jifu Hall to rest after sending his drunken father back.

Early the next morning, when Mu Xu and Daiyu were having breakfast with their mother, they asked their opinions on when they would return to Beijing.Daiyu only said that it was up to him to make the decision, but Princess Changning hesitated and said, "Accordingly, Yu'er is the first time to Liaodong, so she has to stay here in the mansion for the New Year, but it's true that it's winter here. It's tough, Yu'er grew up in the south, and the coldest place she's ever been to is the capital city, so I'm afraid she won't be able to adapt if she stays here."

Mu Xu looked at Daiyu when she heard the words, but Daiyu said, "You don't have to worry about me, I have been in good health for the past few years, so I think it shouldn't be a big problem." Even though she said so, how could Mu Xu feel at ease? , it was really hard to make up my mind for a while.

Princess Changning saw her son's embarrassed expression, and she understood his concerns after a little thought, and immediately made a decision for him, "You have been with your mother and your father since you were young, and this time is not bad, but your grandmother's I need your filial piety even more. So you should go back to Beijing as soon as possible, so as not to freeze Yu'er and affect my grandson. As for your father, I will explain to him."

Hearing her mother-in-law's straightforward words, Daiyu's face was ashamed like a red cloth, she was a little disobedient, "Mother!" Seeing her like this, Princess Changning smiled indifferently, "What's so embarrassing, We women will have to go through this sooner or later." Speaking of this, she remembered that her son was still here, so she waved her hand to Mu Xu, "Our mothers are talking privately, you can go by yourself, if you have time, you can book someone to go back to Beijing Time, I will let the servants prepare the things you are going to bring."

Mu Xu responded, smiled at Daiyu, got up and left her mother's place.After walking out of the courtyard, he remembered that he hadn't talked with his father about the arrangements for the Mohe people in detail, so he turned around the narrow passage and headed for the meeting room in the front courtyard, because at this time, his father usually met the subordinate officials there, and dealt with them. Liaodong affairs.

He came outside the meeting hall, asked the guards guarding the gate, and learned that his father was indeed discussing matters with Geng Zhong inside, so he asked him to inform him, and the guards came out after a while to invite him in.Walking into the meeting hall, he greeted his father first, then greeted Geng Zhong, and then talked about his reason for coming.

Listening to Mu Xu roughly explaining his arrangements for Shangjingcheng and the Mohe people, Mu Jing thought about it for a long time, and felt that there was nothing wrong with it, so he nodded and approved his handling method, "You have a good idea, Shangjingcheng is right. To us, it’s like chicken ribs. It’s a pity to eat them, but it’s a pity to throw them away. It’s better to give them to the Mohe people, and it can also intensify the conflicts between them and the surrounding ethnic groups, so that we can reap the benefits.”

Geng Zhong, who was next to listen, put forward his opinion, "With the strength of the Mohe people, they will definitely not be able to defend the fat lumps of Shangjing, so it is natural for the prince to agree to support them secretly, but we must grasp the degree of it." , don’t feed their appetites, after all, they are not of my race, so their hearts must be different.”

Mu Xu smiled and said, "Geng Changshi is right, but you and your father may not have heard what I just said clearly. What I said was supporting Da Nanyun, the leader of the Mohe Heishui tribe, not the entire Mohe tribe." Then he Then he recounted the deal that Da Nanyun asked him to make the night before the return trip.

"From this point of view, this big Nanyun has a lot of ambitions. Not only does he want to go to the capital, but he also wants to annex other Mohe tribes. If he is allowed to do it, I am afraid that he will really breed tigers as Geng Changshi said." Mu Jing I was a little puzzled why my son didn't understand such a simple truth.

Facing his father's question, Mu Xu unhurriedly stated his reasons, "The reason why I agreed to Da Nanyun was based on the strength of the Mohe people. Father didn't know, and through this meeting with the Mohe people Cooperation, I found that their entire tribe is a mess, and the tribe has long lost the bravery of their ancestors. Therefore, if they want to make them good watchdogs in the east, they must be twisted into a rope, otherwise no matter how much assistance is given to them, Sooner or later, they will be wiped out by the surrounding tribes."

"Let's talk about Da Nan Yun. He has great ambitions, short-sightedness, and short-sightedness. In order to get our help, he also promised me to send his son to Fengtian as a hostage. I have sent someone to inquire privately. He Although there are many sons, he dotes on this son alone, and has said in public more than once that he wants to make this son his heir."

After hearing his son's explanation, Mu Jing was noncommittal, but instead asked Geng Zhong, "What does Geng Changshi think?"

Geng Zhong smiled and cupped his hands to Mu Jing, "Your Majesty is courageous and resourceful, I congratulate the prince for successors."

"However, he still has a lot of shortcomings, but he can't afford such a compliment." Although Mu Jing's mouth was modest, he couldn't hide the smile on his face.

　It was also bad luck. I encountered the epidemic in Xi'an and closed the city a few years ago, and I encountered this again when I returned to my hometown the day before yesterday.

　　If everyone is in the same situation as me, I hope everyone can do a good job in epidemic prevention and control and pay attention to safety.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)