She is different from the empress in the history books

Chapter 44 Breakthrough

Xu Shu was not in a hurry to communicate with Zhou Keping, and even if she asked, it was hard to say how much the other party would reveal. She decided to start with the children living in the princess's mansion.

Meng Rongzhi, her second sister, her youngest brother, and her three siblings lived in the princess mansion with their mother and grandmother. She also had an eldest sister who was married in her hometown, and her two brothers followed their father to fight against the enemy.

A half-year-old girl lived in an unfamiliar environment, and the pillars of the family were all on the battlefield, so she was inevitably panicked. When her grandmother and mother accidentally talked about the Tian family's escape, she knew that she would not give the Tian family any good looks.

Tian Xian Cheng has three daughters and one son, and both daughters married into rich families in the county—of course, the Tian family is also one of the rich families.

The only son Tian Jing and Meng Rongzhi are similar in age. Yesterday, it was Meng Rongzhi who mocked him, and the two sides started pushing and shoving, and finally other children were involved.

Xu Shu invited Tian Jing and Meng Rongzhi over, and left their respective servants outside the door, leaving only the two of them sitting across from Xu Shu.

Meng Rongzhi was not very convinced, his little face was tense, and the riding crop that had caused trouble was still hanging on his waist like an ornament.

Moreover, she is also very courageous. She is not afraid of Xu Shu, a princess who is many levels higher than her or even her father. She still has a little bit of Xiao Jiujiu in her heart:
In today's situation, it is more or less the case that the entire county is guarded by her father leading the army. The princess is in public and private, and she will not offend their family because of the children's fights at this time-not to mention what she said That's right, the Tian family is a coward.

On the other hand, Tian Jing was swept away by Meng Rongzhi's disdainful gaze, and his face turned red with anger. However, he was not in a hurry to take action this time. He glanced at Xu Shu and saw that she did not show any good or bad feelings toward anyone. He immediately saluted and asked for help:
"Your Highness, our Tian family has been in this county for a hundred years, and our ancestors have been responsible for giving back to the native land, and we are not the kind of people who are greedy for life and afraid of death.

My grandfather and uncle have lived in the countryside for a long time. Ever since they learned about the barbarian invasion, they have been organizing people in the village to strengthen patrols and lend food to poor families.

My father didn't want to send our whole family to take refuge, but he thought that I was the only son and shouldered the responsibility of inheriting the family lineage, so he asked me to take a few people to Fucheng to take refuge.

And when I go there, I can contact our Tian family’s in-laws and ask them to help turn things around so that the government can send reinforcements as soon as possible to rescue Chengyang County.

Your Highness,"

Xu Shu originally wanted to hear his explanation, but then the more he defended, the more shameless he became, so she didn't bother to listen anymore and interrupted directly:
"Okay, you don't need to say any more. Just how much contribution the Tian family has made to this hometown, and how forced you were to leave your mother and sisters behind and try to go to Fucheng to avoid trouble. I will send someone to investigate.

But there is one thing I want you to understand, whether or not Chengyang County will be relieved by sending troops to Fucheng does not depend on the Tian clan.

In fact, if your family, your father, can do his job well, this is already what I and Magistrate Zhou have asked of you. "

Meng Rongzhi raised her chin, she couldn't understand this man's hypocrisy, and at the same time, she also had a good impression of the straight-talking princess.

She thought that those who came out of Beijing were from the blood of the Xu family, so they must be as annoying as the Tian family, or even more annoying.

But that's not the case. This princess is actually as cheerful as a general.

Tian Jing was ashamed and annoyed. He felt that he had cultivated very well, and he had always relied on retreating to advance and gaining the support of many people, but he didn't want to be torn off by Xu Shu.

Xu Shu didn't tolerate him. Tian Jing's tactics were really shallow among the people she met in Beijing.

Even her second uncle, who she dislikes the most and who loves to overwhelm others with the righteousness of the family and the family inheritance, is much more advanced than Tian Jing if it really turns black and white.

In the capital, those people were either elders, or had prominent family backgrounds, and she didn't want to cause trouble.

When she arrived in Chengyang County, why should she put up with the pretentiousness of the son of the county magistrate.

The most important thing is that the position of Tian County Cheng has reached its end. Whether the Tian family can continue to be prosperous depends on whether they have accumulated good deeds.

So Xu Shu had no burden.

After sending someone to send Tian Jing back, Xu Shu officially entertained the young guest Meng Rongzhi.

Meng Rongzhi has the recklessness in the rumors, but also the intelligence that the rumors don't have. She apologized straight to the point:
"Your Highness, although I don't regret provoking Tian Jing, we did cause you trouble when we fought. I only feel sorry for you and the people in your family."

Xu Shu nodded, indicating that he accepted her apology and would not pursue the case any further.

Meng Rongzhi recklessly began to express his intentions:
"To be honest, the gentleman you arranged for us is very capable and very knowledgeable. But at this time, I don't know what the children of the civil servants' families think. We military officers' families can't worry about our father and brother, and we also want to do our part. .”

Hmm, tried eye drops.

Xu Shu wanted to laugh a little. When she was young, certain cousins ​​of the Xu family were not pleasing to her eyes, and she always secretly asked her mother to stand in for her.

So was she that obvious back then?
Fortunately, her mother dotes on her and never exposes her. She also cooperates with her to find her grandmother to support the mother and daughter——

For the sake of face and reputation, Mrs. Xu often chooses to punish her children and grandchildren to satisfy Pei Peng, an "outsider".

"Your Highness, in fact, children of our family, regardless of gender, will learn fitness moves since elementary school. For example, I am very good at riding horses and can also use whips. My sister is very strong, not inferior to ordinary adult men."

Xu Shu heard what Meng Rongzhi meant. She, or the children of the military attachés she represented, actually did not want to be a canary protected by their elders and adults.

Although Xu Shu has not yet communicated with Zhou Xu, based on her preliminary understanding of him, he should not be willing to watch his father go alone to support Chengyang County during the war.

Even among other children from civil servant families, there are still a minority like Tian Jing. People who can read in this era value family interests and official career, but there are also a large number of people who value the righteousness of their family and country.

She felt that what had been troubling her was how to find a breakthrough to legitimately intervene in the military affairs; how to transform the princess who needed to be protected, even a burden, into a contributing member; it seemed that the answer could be found here.

　In fact, it has been quite difficult to write recently.

　　On the one hand, I have insufficient knowledge reserves. I relied entirely on sudden inspiration to write the beginning, but the advancement of the plot requires a lot of accumulation, so I am supplementing my historical and political knowledge while writing.

　　On the other hand, my technique is also very rusty, so that I get very little feedback.It has been more than a month since the article was written, and the data has basically not changed. If it weren't for the continuous votes of Yunqing yq readers, and the comments and rewards of several other readers, I would have a feeling of talking to myself, which also made me write. Often self-doubt.

　　Finally, there are indeed many things in reality. I originally wanted to update it at [-] pm every day, which happens to be meal time and is convenient for readers to read.But it's hard to guarantee.Recently, I only have time to write articles after ten o'clock in the evening, and the update will be at eleven o'clock or twelve o'clock.

　　But I really like this theme. Although the writing is a bit slow, I will try my best to polish this book, so that it can start well and finish well.

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(End of this chapter)