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Chapter 433: If God doesn’t take it, you will suffer the consequences

The seventh day of February.

Moutuogang outside Tokyo.

Green grass and warm spring breeze.

Above the wilderness, chirping swallows and a series of childish laughter like silver bells complement each other.

Xiaohong, who is very understanding of human nature, seemed to know that the old man on his back was teasing her daughter, and would always deliberately stick out her buttocks while galloping to increase the ups and downs.

Chen Chu controlled the reins with one hand and held Mian'er tightly in his arms with both arms. The little girl, who was not very courageous, was not afraid at all when riding a horse for the first time. She kept laughing in her father's arms.

Not far away, an ordinary carriage had its back compartment wide open. Cai Hua, dressed in red, and Jia Rou, dressed in a goose-yellow spring shirt, sat side by side on the carriage.

Cai Hua seemed to be in a good mood, swinging her long legs leisurely and looking at the father and daughter on the horse with a slight smile on her lips.

Jia Rou was a little worried, so she couldn't help but jump out of the car, covered her mouth with her hands, and shouted to Chen Chu: "Be careful, don't fall."

Until Zhuan Yun took out a Huaibei cargo ticket worth five guan, the opinions within the Hemei family quickly split.

Here, Jia Rou looked embarrassed. Although it was Cai Hua's idea to ask for the paper kite, the incident was ultimately caused by her, which made Jia Rou feel guilty that she had bullied a child.

Lao Bai approached and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Yanagawa is here."

Only Cai Hua Jiarou, apart from the fear deep in her heart that she didn't want to admit, couldn't stand her behavior.

The children got even more violent, eventually leading to a mixed doubles fight between the parents.

The style of Hemei's family has changed dramatically.

"In life, you will always have to experience some setbacks. I am here to teach him to grow."

Cai Hua swayed her legs and said calmly.

Over there, Chen Chu, who was riding a horse with Mian'er, saw Lao Bai striding towards him and couldn't help but rein in his horse.

Therefore, even though she couldn't stand it, Jia Rou held back her words and turned her head to look into the distance.
It's early spring in February, and I've been bored at home all winter. Taking advantage of the sunny weather in recent days, many people are going out for a youth trip out of the city.

"Hey, you make yourself look so pitiful. Aren't you just playing with paper kites? Why wait until next time."

"what?"

No wonder everyone says you are evil! Jiarou secretly said.

Over there, Zhuan Yung, who had done this for the first time, had just explained his intention to the other party, when the child nervously hugged Zhiyuan tightly.

Jiarou Hunruo didn't hear the first half of the sentence and only said: "I played with it once when I was young, but I haven't played with it for many years. Next time I leave the palace, I will definitely bring one with me for Mian'er to play with."

Just like now, you are the concubine of the prince's palace, but you don't care about your image at all. It's unsightly to swing your legs. Haven't you heard of it?
However, Jia Rou had experienced Cai Hua's fighting power as early as last year. When she was in Caizhou, Yu Nong also secretly told her, "In the palace, the princess has no airs and is easy to get along with, but don't provoke Sister Cai." , otherwise you will be the one crying in anger. '

Jia Rou's eyes stayed on the other person for a moment, and she couldn't help but sigh: "It's so nice outside, even the countryside is more interesting than the palace."

Jia Rou looked back at Cai Hua, but said nothing. After living in Caizhou Palace for a month, Jia Rou, who was interested in understanding the situation in the palace, took the initiative and became good friends with Yu Nong.

"Don't worry, that's his daughter, how could she throw Mian'er down?"

In the distance, a couple was flying a kite with a boy about seven or eight years old, and the family was enjoying themselves.

At this point, Jia Rou paused and said mockingly: "Hey, I don't know how long it will take to leave the palace next time."

When Lao Bai heard this, he glanced towards the carriage and reminded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, His Highness is here too."

"Oh?" Chen Chu raised his head and looked into the distance, and sure enough he saw that familiar figure standing more than ten feet away, and said, "Sir, please come here."

But Cai Hua looked at Zhuan Yun as if he were an idiot, and scolded him as if lecturing a fool: "Who said I let you snatch it away! Pay for it!"

The boy's parents seemed to politely reject Zhuan Yun's proposal.

After that, Cai Hua called Zhuan Yun closer, pointed to the family in the distance, and said: "Zhuan Yun, go get that paper kite."

This is true. Only when Chen Chu was in Tokyo would he dare and be able to take Jia Rou and his daughter out of the city to have a wild life.

"Ms. Cai Cai, why don't you give it back to him? Look at how pitifully the child is crying."

Today, Chen Chu secretly took Jiarou and his daughter out of the palace. Lao Bai also knew that there might be something wrong if Chen Jing'an saw them.

"Oh oh oh"

The only unhappy person was the child who had been robbed of the kite. He was lying on the ground rolling and crying. After the mother tried to persuade the child to no avail, she picked up the child and slapped her on the butt several times.

The boy's father coaxed and persuaded him, snatched the paper kite from the child's hand and handed it to Zhuan Yun. His mother looked at the sun and illuminated the dark pattern printed on the cargo ticket, happily put it in her arms, and thanked Zhuan Yun repeatedly.

The father and daughter who were playing like crazy did not hear anything and became more and more excited.

Isn't that right? A paper kite cost hundreds of times more than ten cents, which is enough for a family to spend two months!

Zhuan Yun glanced at He Mei's family, then looked at Cai Hua in embarrassment, and said pitifully: "Ms. Cai, the prince often says that you can't bully others by using your power. If I lead someone to snatch away the kite, the prince will definitely punish the servant."

"Hey, hypocritical, then the palace is a place that many people want to enter but can't get in." Cai Hua's habitual venomous tongue then said: "What's the matter? Do you want to play with paper kites?"

Not only was Cai Hua confident and confident, she even had a stern expression as if she was hiding her merit and fame after doing good deeds.

Zhuan Yun nodded hurriedly, turned around and walked towards the family, still muttering to himself, "Empress Cai didn't explain clearly."

Chen Chu said: "No problem."

That is, someone from the dignified Prince Chu's palace snatched a child's paper kite. How embarrassing it would be if word spread!

In addition, Jiarou and Ayu also have a good relationship. Both of them have received traditional Confucian education, and their views on many things are quite consistent.

"Dad, Mian'er still wants to ride a horse."

Seeing her father stop, the little girl, who was still unfinished, raised her head and looked at Chen Chudao with her big watery eyes.

"Daddy has something to do and asked your Uncle Bai to take you on a ride."

"No, no, Mian'er wants daddy to take care of her."

The same coaxing failed, but Chen Chu was reluctant to beat his daughter. Fortunately, Cai Hua's new paper kite attracted the little girl's attention, and Chen Chu let Bai Lu carry her daughter over.

Chen Jing'an and Chen Chu have known each other for many years, and they are both teachers and friends. There was not much formality between the two of them, and they just sat on the ground on a gentle slope covered with green grass.

Over there, Mian'er screamed excitedly after getting a new toy. Seeing that her daughter was happy, Jiarou also showed a bit of innocence, running around on the grass with a paper kite.

When Chen Jing'an approached, he noticed the mother and daughter.

In the early years, when Jia Rou went to Caizhou for the first time, Chen Jing'an met her once.

But the meeting was in a hurry, and he couldn't stare at her unscrupulously, so he only had a vague impression of Jia Rou's appearance.

But even this is not enough to remember the other features, but the pair of red and phoenix eyes are easy to remember.

Combined with the "absurd" rumors heard by Lu Qinzai, a cousin who is based in Tokyo and the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, it seems that some things are not groundless.

However, Chen Jing'an's face was calm. He glanced at the carriage twice and then looked away, and got down to business, "It is indeed similar to what Yuan Zhang guessed. After the news of aiding Emperor Jin was released by the government, the public reacted quite a lot. "

"What did you say?" Chen Chu, who had been mentally prepared, casually picked off a piece of grass and put it in his mouth.

"The Ru Bao in Luoyang commented on this matter as a stupid act of collaborating with the enemy by cutting meat to feed tigers." "Are you scolding me again?"

"Haha, that's not true. However, the comments in the Confucian Daily News alluded to the fact that Mr. Zhang from the Ministry of War took the initiative to show favor to the Jin Emperor and was ambitious. It was also a veiled criticism."

Chen Jing'an subconsciously glanced at the carriage again, and then continued: "I implicitly criticized His Highness for being weak. Si Chen is not a blessing to the country."

Chen Chu couldn't help but look at the carriage meeting on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. Zhang Chunxiao proposed the idea of ​​joining forces to fight against Liang, and Jia Rou finally made the decision.

Speaking of which, these two people took the blame for Chen Chu.

Due to differences in their ability to obtain information, the public is neither aware of the existence of Mount Emei nor has a clear understanding of the situation in the Jin Kingdom. The starting point of public opinion was that they could not emotionally accept supporting the Jin Emperor.

Many inside stories cannot be disclosed to the public. Chen Chu thought for a while and then said: "Let Caizhou Five-Day Talk and Daqi Qiyao Magazine guide public opinion. Words cannot explain it, but let everyone understand that although the Hebei War was a great victory, But it has not fundamentally reversed the pattern of gold being strong and being weak at the same time."

In the foreseeable future, there is a high probability that Qi soldiers will leave Yuzhou.

Only when such a national war has the support of the government, the opposition and the whole people can it be conducive to subsequent national mobilization, so the explanations to the people still need to be made.

After the two discussed specific measures to guide public opinion, they then talked about the family of the former Zhou Emperor Chai Ji, who had been secretly sent to Fucheng.

At the end, Chen Jing'an suddenly said, "Yuan Zhang, now the great responsibilities of the country rest on your shoulders. It can be said that family affairs are as well as national affairs. If you encounter something very difficult recently, I can also help you with the details."

Chen Chu was slightly surprised and looked sideways at Chen Jing'an, who looked at Mian'er who was running and laughing on the grass and smiled without saying a word.

"Sir, you are saying..." Chen Chu also laughed.

Chen Jing'an pointed at Mian'er and said with a smile: "You can't keep hiding from people for such a lovely little girl, right? Don't say Yuan Zhang feels distressed, I feel distressed too."

When he had almost finished speaking, Chen Chu couldn't help but sigh and said, "Why do you teach me, sir?"

"O Yuan Zhang, you are a fan of the authorities! Now, the people of the world and the generals of the Western Army have returned home! This Great Qi is within your reach!"

Weren't we just talking about Jia Rou and Mian'er? Why did it suddenly come to this?

The next moment, Chen Jing'an continued: "As long as you ascend to the throne, won't the identity of His Highness and the daughter be easily solved? With the dignity of the emperor, accepting His Highness as a concubine can not only appease Liu Qi's old ministers, but also block the world's many people. Mouth! If the time, place, people and people are all in Yuan Zhang, if God doesn’t take it, you will definitely suffer the consequences!"

Having said that, Chen Chu couldn't help but look at Le Yangyang's mother and daughter Jiarou, feeling a little uncomfortable and feeling a sense of shame that he wanted to take away his wife's property.

"Does Yuan Zhang still remember why he started the uprising in Tongshan? Isn't it for 'justice'! Give yourself justice and give justice to all the people in the world! This is justice. The love of children is worth a few pounds in the face of the justice of the world. How many taels? Don’t forget the oath you and Cai Gong and the other five made when they were sworn brothers at Caiwei Pavilion in Tongshan, 'to dispel turbid obstacles for heaven and earth and save all people from water and fire!'"

Chen Jing'an impassionedly recited a sentence from the original text of the sworn bond, and then continued: "Back then, Yuan Zhang responded to hundreds of responses, because everyone firmly believed that you can live a good life if you do whatever you want. However, if the name is not correct, the words will not go smoothly. Only when Yuan Zhang ascends to the Nine Five-Year Plan and takes Liu Qi's place can today's Qi state become tomorrow's Huaibei!"

I have to say that Chen Jingan is very good at touching people's hearts.

When it comes to persuading people to come in, Chen Jingan can talk more than Peng Er and Dalang in the early years.

It seemed that if Chen Chu did not take this step, he would be betraying his ideals, betraying his brothers who live and die together, and betraying all the people of the world.

Chen Jingan made his attitude clear. If he remained silent, it seemed that he would leave Chen Chu time to think.

After a long period of silence, Chen Chu finally said: "I am leaving Beijing soon. Let's discuss this matter after we have a clear idea of ​​the Jin Kingdom."

Chen Jing'an stopped trying to persuade him, and after bowing respectfully, he simply said: "That's fine! All it takes is one more victory, and my lord returns to the court with the power of victory, then everything will fall into place!"

The tenth day of February.

Chen Chu received a secret report from the military command, stating that at the end of January, Li Chou, the imperial eunuch of the Jin Kingdom, and Tang Kuan, the princess consort of the Dai Kingdom, had entered Yuzhou with dozens of followers.

Emei Feng tried to provoke Jin Di to kill the two people who came to persuade him, but Jin Di was hesitant.

On the first day of February, Li Ke arrived in Yuzhou with Dabaojian. When he went out for activities that night, he was suspected of bumping into his colleagues from the Kingdom of Jin.

The two sides had a low-intensity fight late at night, and each suffered injuries.

In just a few lines of text, we can get a glimpse of the turbulent situation in Yuzhou.

On February 11, the grain, fodder and equipment allocated by the army were fully prepared and were scheduled to be allocated the next day.

That night, Chen Chu stayed in the palace.

Knowing that parting was imminent, Jia Rou, who was usually reserved and unable to let go, became more proactive.

After several conversations, Jiarou lay on Chen Chu's arm, chatting for a long time, and finally asked tentatively, "If Mian'er doesn't see you tomorrow morning, he will definitely cry. Otherwise, we can just Are you going to Hebei?"

As soon as Chen Chu left, Jia Rou had to stay in the palace for a long time without being able to go out. It was not known whether she missed the leisure and comfort of staying with Chen Chu or the freedom and joy outside.

Anyway, I made this request which sounded outrageous.

As expected, Chen Chu refused, "Where are you going and what are you doing? There may be a war in Hebei, but it's not like playing house!"

Maybe Chen Chu's tone was a little harsh, but Jiarou, who was looking cute, was not happy. She pushed Chen Chu's arm away with a snort, and turned over to face the wall inside the bed, leaving Chen Chu with a white and smooth back. .

This seemed to be the first time that she showed such a little daughter's behavior in front of Chen Chu.

Chen Chu originally felt guilty towards Jia Rou for Chen Jing'an's persuasion, so when he saw her like this, he smiled and raised his hand on Jia Rou's smooth shoulder, trying to pull her over.

Jiarou snorted again, shook her shoulders, and shook off Chen Chu's hand.

"The conditions in Hebei are not as good as those in Beijing, and Mian'er is young. What if he gets sick?"

Chen Chu changed his words and his tone became gentler.

Unexpectedly, Jia Rou turned her back to Chen Chu and said with jealousy: "You just don't want to take me. Why can Madam Cai go to Hebei with you? You just think she is better than me."

"She has business to do in Hebei."

Chen Chu explained, stood up and looked over.

However, he saw that Jia Rou was secretly shedding tears while clutching the corner of her quilt. Chen Chu was shocked and then said with a smile, "It's not like that, it's not a separation between life and death."

Hearing this, Jia Rou spun around 180 degrees, hugged Chen Chu tightly with her slender arms, pressed her face against the latter's chest, and said with a cry: "Don't talk nonsense! You must Be good. You have so many women, but I only have you as a man. If something happens to you, what will Mian'er and I do?"

On the twelfth day of the second lunar month, the king of Chu led his army to the north.

The Princess Regent led all the civil and military officials out of the city to see him off, but the strange thing was that although His Highness saw him off, he stayed in the carriage and never showed up.

Even when the King of Chu personally went to the carriage and knelt on the ground to salute and say goodbye, His Highness only responded with a hum through the bright yellow curtain, "The King of Chu is responsible for the country, and the battlefield is unpredictable. Don't be careful."

Only Zhuan Yun, who was also staying in the carriage, knew why His Highness did not get out of the car. This morning, Jia Rou shed tears silently from the moment she left the palace. Her delicate makeup made her face look like a cat, and her eyes were as red as a little rabbit. .

How can one let all the officials see it in such a state?

At this time, the procession with banners stretching for dozens of miles set off.

On the same day, the Qi court expressed its attitude towards the political situation of Jin for the first time.

The imperial mouthpiece Daqi Qiyao published the full text of Qi's statement on its front page.

'. Qi and Jin are good neighbors and friends, and Qi's support for the Emperor of Jin is consistent and practical.

The State of Qi urged King Hailing of the Jin Kingdom to immediately stop all sinister actions, return power to the emperor, and seek to properly resolve the differences between the two sides through peaceful means to avoid escalation of the conflict.

If King Hailing continues to act his own way, I, Da Qi, will never sit idly by and ignore what happened to the Jin Emperor.

Don’t say you didn’t predict what you said! '

(End of this chapter)