Kido

Chapter 10

Fourth Master Xie smiled and shook his head.The capital city is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, where dignitaries, wealthy businessmen and high-ranking guests, capable people and strangers gather, and there are many new things of all kinds. Who knows which one Yu County Magistrate will talk about.

Seeing Fourth Master Xie's ignorance, the magistrate of Yu County laughed, "Brother Wan Hong, since the death of Empress Dowager Cisheng in the early winter of last year, Duke Wei's mansion has grown in popularity in the capital." Duke Wei's mansion is Empress Xu's natal family.

The Empress Dowager Cisheng is the aunt of the current emperor, she has the kindness to support and support the emperor, and is extremely respected and loved by the emperor.With the Empress Dowager Cisheng here, although Empress Xu is always in charge of the Sixth Palace, she is not the No.After the death of the Empress Dowager Cisheng, Empress Xu truly became the lord of the six palaces, and her natal Wei Guogong's mansion naturally became more prestigious.

This is human nature, right?Xie Siye had a calm demeanor, "Wei Guogong's mansion is the founding father of the country, and the world admires it." It is a hereditary Duke's mansion, and it is also a descendant's relative. Naturally, it is nothing if flowers are blooming and brocades are being cooked.

Yu County Magistrate shook his head and sighed: "At the beginning of the founding of the country, Emperor Taizu had two prohibitions: one is to prohibit the harem from interfering in politics, and the other is to prohibit eunuchs from interfering in politics. Anyone who violates the law will be punished by admonishment, or by death. It's a pity that the world is going downhill, and people's hearts are not old."

Needless to say, eunuchs have long been calling for wind and rain inside and outside the imperial city, and there are even more confidential secrets between the supervisor of ceremonies and the chief assistant of the cabinet. The eunuch's palm print is high and powerful, and he is called the "inner minister".The first emperor once set up a "mine supervisor and tax envoy", which was widely criticized, and all the mine supervisor and tax envoys were eunuchs.

The harem was originally peaceful.Most of the concubines in the past were the daughters of low-level officials, or even innocent civilians. Therefore, the descendants of the relatives only enjoyed the title of title, not the actual title.The concubine does not have her natal family as a backer, so she can only spend the day in the harem.

Since the first three years of Taishi, the eldest daughter of Duke Wei's mansion was welcomed into the palace with the "gift of the empress of the Yuan Dynasty", and the harem is also dark and turbulent.Empress Xu first gave birth to Princess Anqing, and then gave birth to the Nine Princes. The emperor had a legitimate son and a daughter, and it was inevitable to reward the Xu family again and again.

Wei Guogong Xu Shiheng is over 50 years old, his temperament has always been soft and calm, he rarely goes out to meet guests, and he has always been non-provoking.Only Xu Lang, the only son, the only younger brother of Empress Xu, has a very different temperament from Naifu.

Xu Lang was originally an ordinary child of the Duke's family.When he was born, the Duke of Wei's mansion was already a waste of talents, but he also grew up in fine clothes and fine food since he was a child.Well-educated, well-behaved and well-behaved, with no great skills or evil intentions.

His elder sister became a queen, and more and more people surrounded Xu Lang to flatter him. Gradually, Xu Lang learned to be domineering and domineering.Xu Shiheng is soft-tempered and doesn't care about things. The Duke's wife dotes on her. Empress Xu is a woman who understands righteousness, but the Xu family only has Xu Lang as her lifeblood. Xu Lang became more and more arrogant day by day.

Xu Lang has done a lot of illegal things such as bullying men and women.The most shameful thing is that he is partial to young girls, and he likes little girls under the age of twelve or thirteen. At first, he extorts and seduces with a lot of money, and then gradually grabs them.

"Xu Shizi is unlucky." County magistrate Yu smiled happily, "Last month he robbed a little singing girl in Yicuilou, and he met his opponent!" The little singing girl was very smart and fearless, Struggling, shouting and shouting for help, he finally met a heroic and courageous person.

There was an old man with white hair and beard who was drinking here when he had nothing to do. He happened to encounter this incident, so he made a move.

This old man thought that he occupied Zeshan for more than ten years, and no matter how many elite officers and soldiers went out, he never hurt him at all; later, he dispatched three thousand dead soldiers to help the current emperor seize the palace, and led the old robe Ze to severely injure the Jurchens in the northeast under the city of Ningyuan. , Successfully named Marquis.

This old man was none other than Shen Mai, the Marquis of Dongchang who once ruled Liaodong.Now he only holds a false title and does not receive a real job. Every day he spends his days in the Marquis of Dongchang's mansion, entertaining his grandchildren, or staying in teahouses and restaurants to relax. He is very leisurely.

What Xu Lang did was naturally outrageous, but considering his identity, how many people swallowed his anger.For nothing else, what is the biggest thing in China?Imperial power, emperor, royal.No matter how bad Xu Lang is, his sister is the hostess in the palace, who is full of food and supporting her family to cause trouble.

The people of the Celestial Dynasty, from top to bottom, from ancient times to the present, are best at protecting themselves wisely. There are only a few people with lofty ideals who "although there are tens of millions of people, I will go".

And Dongchang Hou Shen Mai, a former bandit, was filled with righteous indignation, not only rescued the little singing girl, but also beat the "uncle of the country" Xu Lang half to death. "You still dare to act mischievously in the future, I will beat your dog's head with a sword!" He was not polite at all.

"There is a way to steal!" Yu County Magistrate sighed at this point.He is shrewd and capable, and he has close correspondence with his master Yan Ge and the rest of the same year who stayed in Beijing, and he knows the affairs of Beijing in detail.Naturally, he knew that although Shen Mai, the Marquis of Dongchang, had made great contributions, his background was really not worth mentioning, so these years even the old Zeshan brothers had seldom contacted each other, and they were extremely contented.

Originally, Shen Mai could go on like this leisurely and leisurely, but this time he was shot out of righteousness, he caused a big trouble for himself.County Magistrate Yu was really impressed that an old man who had been a bandit had such a heart.

Fourth Master Xie smiled and didn't answer.Is this something new in Beijing?It's unremarkable.There are no royal relatives who bully others in any dynasty or generation. There are many people who are afraid of him and avoid him, but naturally there are people who are arrogant and not afraid of power, and there are naturally people who are full of power.It happened that Xu Lang's uncle in this country was unlucky.

Forcibly robbing the young girl and ignoring the king's law, this matter was his fault first, and he was beaten for nothing. Could it be possible that he still has the face to sue?Even if he sued, his emperor's brother-in-law might not pay attention.

"This matter is indeed new and interesting." Fourth Master Xie said with a smile.

The magistrate of Yu County was finally able to be proud of himself in front of Fourth Master Xie, "What's new about this! The fresh ones will come later. This Xu Lang is a man who has been deprived of his body by wine and lust. Just beat him, and he died two days later!"

Killed?Fourth Master Xie's heart trembled.If it's just an injury, and the emperor reprimands, fines his salary, or even deprives him of his title, his life will not be hindered after all.But Xu Lang is dead, and human life is at stake. This somewhat chivalrous Marquis of Dongchang is afraid that catastrophe will be imminent.The queen's own younger brother, the prince's direct uncle, how could his death be in vain.

What happened?Fourth Master Xie's heart was pounding.He personally filled the teacup for Yu County Magistrate and listened intently.

The county magistrate of Yu was very proud, and he knew everything and said everything, "Naturally, the Xu family can't give up. They went to Shuntian Mansion to report the case, and went to the palace to complain. Empress Xu was saddened by the tragic death of her brother. She went to the Qinzheng Palace in plain clothes and knelt down for a long time. Sorry, I implore the emperor to bring the murderer to justice."

The magistrate of Yu county said that his mouth was dry, and he drank the tea in the cup in one gulp. Fourth Master Xie thoughtfully continued to serve new tea.

"Isn't this something new?" County Magistrate Yu patted his thigh, "Empress Xu is crying and begging the emperor to 'report the law and avenge my younger brother', and the son of Marquis Dongchang will also have an audience with the emperor!"

Seeing the expression on the magistrate Yu's face, Fourth Master Xie knew that he had reached an important point, so he hurriedly poured another cup of hot tea and handed it to him.

The magistrate of Yu County smiled and thanked, "Brother Wan Hong, have you heard of Dongchang Hou Shizi? His surname is not Shen, but his surname is Zhang, and his first name is Xie. He is Dongchang Hou Yizi. He is the right governor of the Chinese army's governor's mansion and is an important member of the army. This The governor has a reputation for being stupid, and he often makes mistakes..."

The magistrate of Yu County couldn't help laughing.Dudu Han was stunned again this time. When he saw the emperor, he said, "Please behead the empress to thank the world!" "Your honor of the queen, you can only manage the affairs of the concubines in the palace, that is, outside the gate of the palace, nothing happens without warning." These are the original words of Emperor Taizu.

Empress Xu was furious, "Where is this meddling in politics? It was my own brother who died in vain!" The relatives of the deceased are still unable to speak?My brother died and my sister couldn't complain for him?
"Does this belong to the affairs of concubines in the palace?" Dudu Han admitted his death, and only asked this sentence.

Empress Xu couldn't explain the truth to the second son, so she could only cry to the emperor.The emperor was in trouble, "Although the Marquis of Dongchang has made great contributions, it is still too much to kill people, and he has to be punished; the queen really shouldn't be involved in politics, why do you care about things outside the palace?"

The implication is that the queen has indeed interfered in politics.

Fourth Master Xie laughed, "Happy, happy, you should understand!" What kind of tea do you drink? You should drink when you talk about this kind of thing.The county magistrate of Yu thought so, and ordered people to take down the tea set and iron it with pear blossom white.

"His grandma's!" Yu County magistrate drank a few glasses of wine, and the village words came out, "I have studied hard for ten years before I became a small county magistrate. I have a headache and get angry every day to collect tax officials. I can't rest for a day. ! They are the relatives of the emperor, eating the emperor's food and salary, ignoring everything, and even harming the people! Is there any law of heaven and king?!"

The county magistrate of Yu was born in a humble family and loves to be arty. Fourth Master Xie didn't think much of him, but today he is very pleasing to the eye. This man also has a true temperament!The two of them exchanged glasses and drank until the moon and stars thinned out, and then they broke up.

Fourth master Xie had a good capacity for alcohol and was never drunk. After returning to Xie's mansion, he woke up the old man and sat beside the old man's bed and talked about "what's new in Beijing".The old man lay in bed and listened, and said cheerfully: "The emperor is wise." Give Empress Xu a name of "doing politics". If the Xu family wants to protect the queen, they can only release Dongchanghou.

Today's emperor has always been a holy son, who is extremely diligent in governing and loving the people, so he can't afford to cover up his brother-in-law.

"But Dongchang Hou's family, this time they offended the Queen severely." Old Master Xie sat up, Fourth Master Xie put a big cushion behind him, and the two sat and talked. "I don't know how the situation in the court will be in the future. The emperor believes in the saying that 'the two dragons will not meet each other', and has never established a prince. The ninth prince is the first son, the first prince is the elder, the first prince is already, and the ninth prince is only eight years old. .Hey, if you say that today is really the Son of Heaven, if you were in power back then, father would not have to hang up his seal and leave."

Mrs. Xie was also a Jinshi and an official in his early years.It was still when the late emperor was in power, Mrs. Xie came to the magistrate of Hangzhou. It was good, but the late emperor sent a "mining supervisor and tax envoy" to harass the people. Mrs. Xie, a local official, could not protect the people, nor did he want to be servile and flatter the eunuchs , Simply hung up the seal and fled.

He had never been chased and liquidated.The reason is very funny, to what extent did the first emperor love money?He is unwilling to even appoint officials, in order to save salary.There were many officials who escaped with their seals back then, and the late emperor never pursued a single one.

"It's fine if you don't become an official." Fourth Master Xie comforted, "How comfortable we are like us." It's not like there is no livelihood at home, so it's interesting to go out and do something humbly.

"Yulang, you don't understand." Mrs. Xie shook his head and sighed.Yulang had never been an official, so he didn't know what it was like when the power of life and death of a county, a state, or a prefecture was in his own hands.Yulang has never tasted power.

The next day Fourth Master Xie also told Mrs. Xie, Mrs. Fourth and others.The old lady Xie clapped her hands together and said: "Amitabha, God has eyes! If he is allowed to rob the folk girls in broad daylight, will there still be justice in our dynasty?"

The fourth wife pursed her lips and smiled, "Speaking of this Dongchang Hou Shizi, I have heard a lot of jokes from my cousin." Her cousin is the wife of Yue Ting, the second son of Jingning Houfu.

Zhang Yu, the son of the Marquis of Dongchang, had a complicated life experience.Although he lives in Dongchanghou's mansion, he is the adopted son of Dongchanghou Shen Mai, but he is the biological son of Jingninghou Yuepei, and Yue Ting is a half-brother.The fourth wife's cousin is Zhang Yu's sister-in-law, so she naturally knows a lot about him.

"...Since he was a child, he was a bit dumbfounded. Although he has a good appearance, he is really not likable... But his parents doted on him and spoiled him. The wife and wife of the Jingning Hou's Mansion have nothing to do with him. I don’t know why when I grew up, I became a bandit..." The fourth wife also heard it from her cousin, she didn't go into details, she only picked the important ones.

Mrs. Xie was very interested in listening, "It turns out that Dongchang Hou Shizi was so naughty when he was a child! It's better now, hasn't he already achieved the post of governor?" Whose child doesn't let his parents worry about it when he is young, and when he grows up and is sensible, he will That's it.

"It's all right now"?Fourth Master Xie shook his head, it's not good now.No matter how much Xu Lang deserves to die, he is the queen's brother and the prince's uncle.Dongchanghou and Dongchanghou's son, I'm afraid it will be difficult to be kind this time.

From then on, fourth master Xie paid more attention to reading the residence newspaper every day.About half a month later, the results of "What's New in the Capital" came out: Marquis Shen Mai of Dongchang won the title and destroyed the certificate, and sent him back to his hometown to think behind closed doors.

It's not bad to save a life.Fourth Master Xie found the magistrate of Yu County and had another drink.The county magistrate of Yu smiled again, "Zhang Yu submitted his official resignation on the form, and the words written on the form were pearls, which fully interpreted a word of filial piety. His Majesty asked him to keep him several times, but he couldn't keep it." The father wanted to return to his hometown. After thinking about it, of course a son should be around.

"It's good to resign." Fourth Master Xie raised the cup in his hand and drank it all in one gulp, "Marquis Shen only has one son, Dudu Zhang, so it is right that he should accompany him around." At this time, in this situation, It is better for Shen Mai, Zhang Yu and his son to stay away from the capital.

A son should be filial to his father, no one can say anything.For example, in the Xie family, Fourth Master Xie, the youngest son, spends the day leisurely at home, and his three older brothers would all thank him when they saw him, thanking him for being filial and accompanying his parents and adults at home.

(End of this chapter)