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Chapter 401 The old lady decides to return to Beijing

Time is always passing by unconsciously. When Ming Lan and Wang Zhong got married, it was only early spring and February. At that time, everything will recover. Now it is the end of summer, and the weather is getting hotter at a speed visible to the naked eye. The heat covers the whole Quanzhou .

Fortunately, there is a gentle sea breeze blowing from time to time on the sea. The sea breeze is humid, blowing away the heat of this midsummer, and sending people a little bit of coolness.

Minglan sat on the soft side, holding a half-peeled lychee in her hand.

"Grandmother, these are lychees that have just been delivered from Guangnan Road. Brother Changsong just sent someone to deliver them!" As she spoke, Minglan handed the peeled lychees to the old lady Sheng who was sitting next to her, presenting a treasure. Said like: "Here! Grandma, hurry up and taste it!"

On the table between the two of them, there was a tall disc with a plate of plump lychees stacked on top of it, and on the ground were crushed ice that had just come out of the ice cellar.

The old lady Sheng smiled and took the lychee handed over by Minglan, bit off half of it in one bite, and the smile on her face became brighter, she nodded and said: "It's really sweet!"

"Then grandma, eat more!" Minglan picked up another one and continued to peel it.

While eating, there was suddenly a rush of footsteps outside.

After a while, Wang Qian'er, who was wearing an arrow robe, led Wang Xu to run to the two of them to salute and say hello, and to meet their ancestor and aunt.

However, Minglan, who is only a few years older than Wang Qianer, used to be an aunt, but now she is an aunt. This seniority is indeed not low.

Minglan looked at the two siblings and asked, "You didn't follow the instructions in the school grounds to study hard, why did you come back?"

Wang Qian'er said helplessly: "Yesterday I practiced spear stick with my instructor for half a day, and today it's my turn to ride and shoot. I don't want my horse to eat bad intestines for some reason yesterday, and I had diarrhea all night. Why is it in a stable, where can it be ridden!"

"How can you ruin your stomach if you eat it well?" Ming Lan asked in confusion.

Wang Qianer said: ""

The siblings looked at the lychee next to Minglan, their eyes lit up immediately, and they swallowed at the same time: "When I just entered the door, I heard that my uncle sent a lot of lychees, and I don't know if the lychees this year are as good as last year. sweet!"

Minglan smiled helplessly, and handed the peeled lychee to Wang Qian'er first. After Wang Qianer took it, she gave the litchi to her younger brother Wang Xu, and she reached into the plate to grab a handful, and pulled Wang Xu to the side sit down.

Minglan immediately ordered: "Xiaotao, get someone to fetch some more lychees! Cut some more slices of cold melon!"

"Take two extra plates of lychees!" Wang Qian'er just threw the peeled lychees into her mouth and reminded Xiaotao.

"How does it taste?" Minglan looked at Wang Qian'er and asked.

"It's delicious!" Wang Qier couldn't help nodding, and Wang Xu couldn't help nodding and saying it was delicious.

Seeing how the siblings were devouring the food, Old Madam Sheng couldn't help but smile brighter.

After a while, Xiaotao walked in with Danju and Cuiwei, two plates of lychees and a plate of sliced ​​watermelon.

Immediately, the two brothers and sisters held a plate of lychees and ate happily.

While eating fruit and gossiping, Wang Zhong came back, greeted Mrs. Sheng as soon as he entered the door, and then sat beside Wang Qian'er, grabbed a handful of lychees, and said something exciting while eating. Good news for the hearts of the people.

"Zhonghuai broke through the two reinforcements of the rebels outside the city of Haozhou, and drove the last reinforcement of the rebels to the city of Haozhou, and then broke through the city of Haozhou within two days, beheaded countless people, and surrendered more than [-] troops. Complete victory, there are still more than ten thousand rebels entrenched in Shouzhou, judging from the current situation, they will be recovered in a few days!"

"So, the chaos in Huaixi can be settled in a short time?" Old Madam Sheng asked hastily.

Wang Zhong shook his head and said: "It's not that easy. Although the city can be recovered, the remnant bandits who escaped are scattered all over the place, hiding in the deep mountains and old forests, turning into mountain bandits and water bandits. It may be difficult to wipe them out in a short time. All."

Mrs. Sheng looked at Wang Zhong and was not surprised. She said calmly: "It means we can't return to Bianjing for the time being!"

Wang Zhong smiled and asked: "Grandma, aren't you used to living in Quanzhou?"

"Ah!" The old lady Sheng sighed, and said, "Quanzhou is a good place. It is warm in winter and cool in summer, and the climate is humid, so it is comfortable to live in. However, the official family is old now, and the position of the crown prince has not been determined for a long time. Now it is noisy. Such a big mess happened, and Changbai is not in Bianjing..."

The old lady looked a little dignified.

Wang Zhongdao: "The more it is like this, the more you should keep a low profile. My father-in-law has been in the officialdom for many years. He is tactful and good at both sides. , Even if the situation changes, it will not affect the future of my father-in-law, the future of the Sheng family!"

The old lady Sheng doesn't know the truth, it's just that Sheng Hong is usually quite reliable, but when it comes to things related to Lin Sushuang, she can't help but understand it clearly, or she will subconsciously choose to deceive herself .

Wang Zhong saw that Old Mrs. Sheng was still hesitant. After pondering for a moment, he ordered Wang Qier and his brother: "Sister Qian, take Brother Xu to the dyeing workshop to find your sister-in-law. Tell her that I have something to find her, and let her She will come back early today!"

"What important matter does Third Uncle have to ask my mother-in-law?" Wang Qier asked while eating lychees.Wang Zhong looked at Wang Qier and said, "It's a matter of your life, it doesn't matter whether you want it or not!"

Rao Wang Qian'er, who has always been carefree, couldn't help but blush when she heard this, she lowered her head and didn't dare to look at Wang Zhong, pulled her younger brother to say goodbye to Old Madam Sheng and Ming Lan, and ran out in a hurry.

Seeing that the siblings had gone far away, Wang Zhong pushed back a group of servants, and only the old lady Yu Sheng, Ming Lan and him were in the hall. For the next successor candidates, for many years, among the clan, King Yan and King Yong have been the most vocal. Although the Qiu family's affairs played a role in killing chickens and monkeys a few years ago, that was only on the bright side. I don't know how many people have already made their choices behind the scenes.

Years ago, the official’s family was seriously ill, and they could not get up from their couch for several months. People in the court were fluctuating. Don’t talk about other families, just talk about Qi Guogong’s mansion. !Not to mention other people.

No matter who hands the final reserve, can the remaining one be willing to do so?People say that Prince Yan and his son are both capable. If in the past, when the princes of the official family were still alive, they might have been good kings and good ministers. But now that the official family has no heirs, if the final crown prince position falls to another family, The father and son's business operations over the years have all been in vain. Can they be willing to do so?
Even if they are willing, will those courtiers who put themselves under their command and stand behind them to support them be willing? "

The old lady Sheng is a smart person, and she is also a wise old man with rich personal experience. How can she not understand the meaning of Wang Zhong's words, but Wang Zhong's words are really shocking, especially when it falls on the old lady like Sheng This kind of people who are deeply influenced by the Confucian thought of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism are in the ears.

"Although the official family is old, it has been in power for nearly forty years. The world is peaceful and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Everyone in the government and the public is grateful for your majesty's generosity and kindness. How could anyone dare to do such a rebellious thing!" Having been educated in the palace for a period of time, he is very familiar with Emperor Jiayou and Empress Cao.

"People's hearts are separated by belly, who can tell?" Wang Zhong shook his head and said with emotion: "Ordinary people can still argue because of a few inches of land in the field. In order to divert water for irrigation, two villages fight with weapons, killing and injuring people from ancient times to the present. There are not a few of them, there are many precedents for brothers and sisters fighting for power and property, and killing each other in big families, not to mention the changing of the throne."

"Grandmother, I think what Brother Zihou said makes sense, we don't need to take this risk!" Ming Lan knew what Wang Zhong meant, and wanted Old Madam Sheng to stay in Quanzhou with her husband and wife temporarily, so that she, the grandson As a daughter, do your best to be filial in front of the old lady.

Old Madam Sheng held Minglan's white and slender soft hair in her palm, patted lightly and said, "But your little lady and brother Dong are all following your father in Bianjing!"

Minglan was taken aback by what Old Madam Sheng said, and for a moment, she didn't know how to refute.

The old lady said earnestly: "Now your second elder brother is not in Tokyo, and Chang Feng is useless. If something really happens, your father doesn't even have anyone to discuss it with."

Although Mrs. Sheng didn't like that Sheng Hong had a relationship with Lin Sushuang behind her back, and she didn't like that Sheng Hong had played deaf and dumb several times over the years about Lin Sushuang, taking sides in everything, but in the end Sheng Hong was Raised by her, the old lady Sheng is neither a plant nor a rock, so how could she not have feelings for Sheng Hong.

Seeing this, Wang Zhong could only use the dragging formula first: "It's just that Huaixi has not yet been calmed down, there are still water bandits entrenched on the canal, and bandits occupy the mountains as kings in many dangerous places going south and north, looting Passers-by, why not wait a little longer?"

The old lady Sheng looked at Wang Zhong and Minglan, and sighed: "I know you are filial, and I am also reluctant to leave Minger, but you will take care of Minger, so don't worry about it, but your father-in-law is not cautious enough in the Sheng family." Yes, the family is not stable, and now it’s time again, hey..."

Wang Zhong and Ming Lan looked at each other, and then said: "Grandmother, why don't you stay in Quanzhou for another three months, after three months, no matter whether Huaixi is pacified or not, I will let Sister Qian take the people personally , to escort you back to Bianjing, what do you think?"

Minglan also held the old lady Sheng's hand and persuaded: "Grandmother, it's the midsummer, the weather is hot, and it's the rainy season. It will be sunny today and rainy tomorrow, and it will be sunny now. Maybe it will rain later. , it’s better to wait until the Mid-Autumn Festival is over, the weather will not be so hot, and it will be convenient for you to travel by then.”

"This..." Mrs. Sheng was a little shaken by what the couple said.

Minglan hurriedly stepped up, shook the old lady's hand and said coquettishly: "Grandmother, you have been in Quanzhou for so long, and it will not be three months away, besides, if you rush on the road at this time, you will encounter bandits , just in case, wouldn't it also delay the future of father and second brother!"

Minglan was also willing to go all out, so she simply spoke more bluntly.

The old lady Sheng has a temperament that is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, since she wanted to go back to help Sheng Hong, she naturally didn't want to cause trouble for Sheng Hong.

Wang Zhong also said: "I know Zhonghuai's ability. Now that Haozhou has been taken down, it is only a matter of time before Shouzhou is recovered. As long as the rebels in Shouzhou are wiped out, only Guizhou and Jiangzhou will be left. There are only thieves left."

Seeing the young couple singing harmony, their words were all intended to retain her. Old Mrs. Sheng also knew that the couple was worried about their own safety, but now Wang Zhong is a local official, and it is not good to return to Bianjing at will without an edict. After leaving Quanzhou, Minglan and Wang Zhong were newly married and had no heirs. Naturally, Mrs. Sheng was even more reluctant to separate the young couple.

"That's all, I'll just listen to you!"

Old Mrs. Sheng also couldn't bear to leave Minglan. If it weren't for the troubled times at this time, she would also want to stay with Minglan, her granddaughter, for a longer time and would not go back to Tokyo. After all, the water thrown by her married daughter will affect Minglan in the future. It's the Wang family.

After Gu Er took Haozhou, although all the Dagu rebels in Haozhou had been wiped out, many still fled in all directions. Gu Er had limited soldiers and horses, and he still had to defend the city to prevent rebirth. Naturally, it was not easy to send manpower To chase and suppress in all directions, we can only choose those with a large number of people and strong strength to pursue them.

After assigning a team to defend the city, the remaining soldiers and horses did not delay too much in Haozhou. They immediately set off and drove to Shouzhou, preparing to use the momentum of the big victory to wipe out the participating rebels in Shouzhou.

And Gu Er himself was not idle, took stones and more than a hundred soldiers, disguised themselves, dispersed into the defeated army, and fled all the way into the border of Shouzhou with the defeated army.

Today there are still Shouzhou counties: Xiacai, Shouchun, Anfeng, and Huoqiu counties are still in the hands of the rebels, and the people who went to rescue Haozhou were sent by Xiacai and Shouchun counties, and most of them are now in Shouzhou. After leaving Haozhou, as for some remnants, they fled back to Shouzhou.

Gu Er sneaked into Shouchun County, which was the first to be among them.

It took only a few days to sneak into Shouchun, but Gu Ertong's brothers had a good understanding of Shouchun's situation. There were only two thousand defenders left in the city, half of them were recruits, and only some old soldiers were guarding Shouchun. Song Wan, one of the four great protectors of the Maitreya sect, Song Wan, the Subduing Dragon Vajra, was originally a private salt dealer in Huaixi, and he had a group of brothers who dared to fight and kill. Great, quite a means.

Although Song Wan has some skills, he met Gu Er, who likes to play tactics, and used Mongolian sweat medicine to trouble the rebels guarding the city at night. He first took the city gate, and then led people to kill Song Wan. However, in just one night, Shouchun County changed its master, and Song Wan, the leader of the bandit, became a prisoner.

In less than a month later, under the concerted efforts of the soldiers and horses of the surrounding states, the remaining Xia Cai, Huo Qiu, and An Feng were all forced one after another. Song Wan was caught, but none of the others were caught alive, and even the leader of the Maitreya Sect was nowhere to be found.

(End of this chapter)