Myths and Dharma, starting from Erlang Shen

Chapter 178 I know I was wrong and I won’t do it again.
  "Am I talking nonsense, or you have ulterior motives, it's obvious." Ji Ren said coldly.

"What else do you have to say?" The Queen Mother looked at Gu Shuangqin. Although her face was not as cold as Ji Ren's, her expressionless face put more pressure on Gu Shuangqin.

Daqi attaches great importance to filial piety, and the Emperor of Qi is even more filial. Although the harem is not allowed to interfere with politics in name, in fact it really makes the Queen Mother unhappy, not to mention dealing with her, even her husband, Minister of Industry, is not a problem.

With a look of panic, Gu Shuangqin knelt down and kowtowed: "Queen Mother, I swear to God that I was born in Daqi and grew up in Daqi. I will be loyal to Daqi and will never have any different intentions."

"Previously, I wanted to embarrass Zhong Xiaoqiu, but I admitted that it was true. But that was because Zhong Xiaoqiu was from a vulgar background and did not know the rules of the palace. I wanted to embarrass her because she wanted to know the rules of the palace, and not to think that she was lucky enough to become the Duke of Su. Because of his family status, he is self-righteous and behaves recklessly."

"I do have selfish motives. Because of Su Guogong's incident, many relatives and friends in the clan were in trouble, so I hate Zhong Xiaoqiu, but more for the sake of Daqi."

"Zhong Xiaoqiu was born in a humble background and had low knowledge. He had read the books of sages and did not understand the truth. He was originally a unruly man. He went to Beijing with his husband because of his desire for wealth, and then entered a bandit's den. He lived in the bandit's den for many years and has lost his temper. Chastity, as the saying goes, is red when near vermilion, black when near ink. She has lived in a bandit's den for a long time, and what she says and sees are all the behaviors of animals. She has been influenced by her ears and eyes, how can she not learn from it? If she shows it and reveals it in the inner world, how can she not learn it? Don’t neighboring countries make people laugh at me, Daqi?”

"Today, my concubine is embarrassing her. She has selfish motives, but she also has a public intention. Poor mountains and rivers lead to unruly people, and poverty will lead to treacherous plots. They will do whatever it takes to get the upper hand. This time I embarrass her, it is also for the sake of Daqi."

Gu Shuangqin kept defending, and the more he defended, the more he felt justified, and in the end he felt somewhat righteous.

He kowtowed vigorously and said: "I swear to God that everything I say is from the bottom of my heart, and it is for the sake of Daqi..."

"Clap~"

Gu Shuangqin was swearing, but in the middle of his words, Ji Ren slapped Gu Shuangqin without any warning, directly on the face.

Gu Shuangqin's face, scratched by Tun Yue, immediately swelled up.

Everyone was shocked again. Just when Yan Yue attacked, it could be said that the monster went crazy, but now Ji Ren took the initiative, that was completely different.

On the contrary, because of Gu Shuangqin's words, the Queen Mother's face, which had always been gloomy, improved slightly, and the corners of her mouth rose slightly.

"Queen Mother, even if Gu is guilty, the punishment should be decided by the Queen Mother, not by Jiren, a foreigner, who beats her at will."

Wu Guogong's eldest daughter-in-law immediately walked out with a sullen face.

The women who fell into the water were either directly the wives of King Wu's ministers, or they were close to King Wu. She had been unable to hold back for a long time, but she didn't dare to speak rashly without a suitable reason, for fear of offending the Queen Mother. Now she finally had a chance. , said immediately.

"I am guilty. I cannot listen to such disgusting words. I impulsively asked the Queen Mother to punish me." Ji Ren did not refute, directly admitted his mistake, and smoothly changed his identity to a minister.

"The young man is a little impulsive. Taoist Master, please be careful next time." The Queen Mother looked at Ji Ren and said.

"Yes, I will pay attention next time." Ji Ren quickly showed a learned expression. He dared to take action, and he was naturally confident, because his eyes saw the Queen Mother's displeasure.

Because it had been a long time, many people present may not have heard it, or they may have subconsciously ignored one thing.

That is, the background of the Queen Mother is actually not good, similar to that of Zhong Xiaoqiu. She was able to enter the palace purely because of her good looks.

Moreover, when the Xiliang army slaughtered the imperial city, she was actually captured for a period of time and was later rescued. In other words, she was trapped in a den of thieves.

The official explanation is that he is innocent.

But no one knows whether anything happened.

And there are things that are ambiguous in the eyes of some people.

However, no one cared.

If the Queen Mother is just a concubine, then her life or death depends on Emperor Taixing, the father of Emperor Qi. If she is just an ordinary concubine, then the late emperor will definitely kill her to protect the Qi royal family. It is no coincidence that she is the Queen Mother of Qi. The emperor's biological mother.

That's not a problem at all.

After all, Emperor Taixing died long ago.

They inherited the style of the Han and Tang dynasties, and also respected filial piety. Not to mention whether it was possible or not, or it was forced. Even if he really raised a few faces in the palace, the emperor would at most kill the faces, and then provide them to the Queen Mother, or You have to continue offering it.

This is no big deal.

No one among the courtiers is serious about this matter. As time went by, no one knew. After all, after the New Year, it would be thirty-seven years, which is enough for two generations.

But unfortunately, Ji Ren knew.

Because in the plot line, someone was causing trouble and spreading scandalous rumors about the Queen Mother.

Emperor Qi was furious and began to kill people.

Therefore, Gu Shuangqin's words sounded reasonable at first glance, full of the natural superiority of a son of aristocratic family, but every word he said was in the empress dowager's minefield.

Even if Gu Shuangqin hadn't said that, her end wouldn't have been too ugly. After all, no one knew better than Ji Ren how wronged Gu Shuangqin was.

And Gu Shuangqin's identity is not ordinary. After checking, nothing was found. He will be released in the end, but he will be locked up in jail for a few days, losing face and feeling uncomfortable.

But now, it's hard to say.

The harem was not allowed to interfere with the government affairs, but if the Queen Mother wanted to deal with several concubines, no one in the court would dare to stand up and say anything.

"Queen Mother?" A look of shock appeared on the face of Wu Guogong's eldest daughter-in-law. Such a big crime could be over with a light "be careful next time"?
  Isn't this so-called "pay attention next time" just acquiescence?
  "What? Do you think the Ai family is not doing things properly?" The Queen Mother glanced at Wu Guogong's eldest daughter-in-law, are you teaching me how to do things?

"I don't dare." The eldest daughter-in-law of Wu Guogong looked horrified and quickly knelt down and said.

"It's okay if you don't dare. Everyone has lived for a long time. It's not as good as Taoist priest Ji and a small Taoist priest." The Queen Mother shook her head slightly, looked at Ji Ren and said kindly, "Little Taoist priest, I think Gu Shuangqin's words Why are you so disgusted?"

"Everywhere is disgusting. Poor mountains and rivers bring out unruly people. If you are poor, you are guilty. If you don't read the books of sages, you are unruly people. Gu Lin, the ancestor of the Gu family, was just a fisherman back then. Because of the war, he took advantage of the chaos to join the army. Later, by chance Under this, the Dharma of Gu Yong was condensed, and this is how the Gu family is now. According to what he said, the Gu family was born ugly, and there is sin in the blood. After they are all unruly people, the Gu family should be deprived of their Dharma and income. In the palace, it is inherited by the noble royal blood, not the blood of the unruly people."

Ji Ren said without hesitation: "Furthermore, I have read the Four Books and Five Classics, but I have never known any of them. When a woman is killed, she should not punish the murderer, but persecute the unfortunate one." people."

"Especially everyone here is from a wealthy and prominent family, and they are all married to princes, generals, ministers, and ministers. Now the people of Daqi are being harmed by water thieves. As the imperial wife of Daqi, I am enjoying the money handed over by the people of Daqi. Not only are we not ashamed of taxation, but we are talking nonsense, which really brings shame to our ancestors."

At this point, Ji Ren paused, looked at Zhong Xiaoqiu and said: "Mrs. Huang, there is something I forgot to tell you, that is, behind Wusheng Thieves is the Gan family, and now these people are related to the Gan family. relationship, so each of them owes you. When facing them, you need to be magnanimous. It is them who should be ashamed. There is no reason in this world for a creditor to be humble in front of a debtor."

"And not everyone is human. Gu Shuangqin just said that if you are born in poverty and suddenly become a powerful person, you will forget yourself. But is this the essence? In essence, it is because you are kind-hearted and you will not be like this, so they say you . Just like you are being coerced, but they criticize your shortcomings, because being able to coerce means that the other party is strong and you are weak, and they are all a group of weaker weaklings, so they envy the strong and ridicule the weak, because of the anger of the weak, Meaningless."

"If you are really arrogant and domineering, then even if you are only a fifth-grade Anren, they will be afraid of you, because they dare not touch you and are really afraid of Duke Su."

"It won't hurt you to take the Huang family soldiers and generals and beat them all up. Or you can tell me directly that although I have lost my way, I know many ways after wandering for many years. Children of the noble family, I would rather die than surrender, so that I can learn from it. Learn style.”

"Of course, I didn't tell you all this to really ask you to do this. After all, I can't do anything like robbing someone in the middle of the night and throwing them into a cottage."

At the end, Ji Ren changed the topic and said that he didn't want Zhong Xiaoqiu to do this.

But obviously, no one cared about his last words.

Even the Queen Mother couldn't help but said: "Don't talk nonsense."

"I know I was wrong." Ji Ren quickly admitted his mistake again.

"It won't happen next time." The Queen Mother glanced at Ji Ren, and then said: "On this festive occasion, it is not appropriate to engage in a big fight, which will hurt the harmony of heaven and earth, so we will not use the cane. Someone will come and capture the Gu family. The trial will be held at a later date."

Although Zhong Xiaoqiu and Gu Shuangqin didn't get along much, she disliked Gu Shuangqin even more.

As for Duke Su and Xu Heng, Minister of Industry, Duke Su is also more important.

Things are completely blown, so go in.

Gu Shuangqin's face suddenly turned pale as a sheet of paper, without any blood.

Zhong Xiaoqiu was thoughtful, she had really learned, but Ji Ren still looked calm.

　There are many things to do during the Chinese New Year, the next chapter will be at twelve o'clock.

　　
  　
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