A trip starting from the courtyard

Chapter 667 Gu Tingye, God of War in Song Dynasty!
Shengjia Shou'an Hall

Sheng Minglan stood at the door of the house, looking out from time to time, saw Rulan walking into the small courtyard, hurriedly went up to ask, "Fifth Sister, what did Second Brother Heng say?"

Rulan ignored Sheng Minglan and went straight into the room. When Wang saw the little girl's eyes were red and swollen, she was shocked, not to mention that something happened to Qi Heng, she hurried forward, and there was a smell of cumin mutton from the tip of her nose , and looked at the daughter again, her belly was bulging, her lips were still stained with oil, she was shiny, and Wang was angry for a while, causing her to worry for nothing all morning, "What did Brother Heng say?"

Seeing that Daddy and Second Brother were both there, Ru Lan was surprised, "Why did Daddy and Second Brother come back so soon?"

Sheng Hong was a little embarrassed, when he went to Qi Xuan's mansion just now, the door saw two people throw a sentence, "People from the Sheng family are not welcome" and closed the door with a 'slap'.

After waiting for more than an hour, I saw the Qi family's wife's carriage, and before she could say a word, the Qi family's wife directly called the guards. Seeing the guards pull out the bright knife handles, the father and son were so scared that they ran back home .

Mrs. Sheng hurriedly beckoned Rulan to come closer, "What did Brother Heng say?"

Ru Lan invited Wanfu, and said, "Second brother Heng said that the Qi family is not comparable to the nobles of Tianhuang, but the ancestor followed the Taizu to conquer the world, and because of the Taizu's attention, he was granted the title of duke of the country. Now that he has suffered such a great humiliation, If the Sheng family doesn't give a satisfactory explanation, they will not give up!"

The atmosphere in the room sank.

After a long while, Sheng Hong asked, "Brother Heng said, how can I be satisfied?"

Ru Lan shook her head and said, "Second Brother Heng didn't say anything."

Sheng Hong panicked, pointed at Ru Lan and said, "Then you can't ask clearly before you come back?"

Ru Lan said with a flat mouth, "I want to ask again, but the princess is back from the palace. Because of Mo Lan's matter, the lady doesn't like me, but she will talk to me a few words, see me today Didn't even say a word."

Wang asked anxiously, "Didn't I tell you a word?"

Ru Lan nodded her head.

"You will marry into the Duke's mansion next month. Now that this has happened, how can I live a good life in the future, my poor Ru'er?" Wang's eyes turned red as she spoke, and she dragged her daughter to cry. shout up
Mrs. Sheng was so quarreled that her head hurt. Seeing Wang's endless talk, she patted the table and said, "Don't cry. No one will be happy when something like this happens. Tomorrow, our mother and I will go to Duke Qi's mansion and ask In-laws to make amends."

Wang stopped her tears, looked at the old lady and said, "Mother, Princess Pingning is not easy to talk to."

The old lady Sheng said, "When I was not out of the cabinet, I often played polo with Mrs. Xiangyang Hou, and we have a good relationship."

Wang said in surprise, "Why didn't mother say so sooner? Thank you, mother."

Sheng Hong said with a face of shame, "My son is not filial. I regret that I did not listen to what my mother said at the beginning, causing today's disaster, and exhausting my mother to run around for the family."

The old lady Sheng waved her hand, "Things have come to this point, the most important thing now is to seek the understanding of the Qi family."

Sheng Hong hesitated for a long time, bit the bullet and asked the old lady to try to ask Princess Pingning to help the two families make peace when they go to the Duke of Qi's mansion tomorrow.
The old lady Sheng patted the incense couch hard, and cursed, "I'm just an old lady half buried in the ground, how much face do you think I have. Whoever provokes it, whoever cleans it up! If you have nothing to do, then find someone who can solve it." The person who does this! It’s okay, I’m tired!”

Sheng Hong's eyes lit up, that's right, this matter cannot be resolved by himself, isn't there Gu Tingye?

After bidding farewell to the old lady, the father and son returned to the study, Sheng Hong said, "Bai'er, Gu Tingye is the only one who can solve this matter."

Sheng Changbai said, "I'm going to find Zhonghuai immediately"

At noon the next day, when the court was over, Gu Tingye found Sheng Hong, who was in a state of embarrassment, and bowed deeply, "Uncle Sheng has been implicated. My nephew will definitely explain this to Uncle Sheng."

At the court meeting just now, Sheng Hong was impeached by the censor for misbehavior and family conduct
Sheng Hong spoiled his concubines and killed his wives. The Sheng family had been run by a concubine for more than ten years.
One by one, Sheng Hong's skin was stripped clean, and the hypocrite became a real villain. If it weren't for the current turmoil of the Sheng family, Sheng Hong would have the heart to be killed on the spot.

Sheng Hong bowed his waist, and said with a wry smile, "This matter has nothing to do with Zhong Huai, it's just my lack of strict family education." I have worked so hard and spent all my money to get into the capital. Fortunately, the prince's party tried his best to protect it, and he didn't go too far. He was assigned to the prince's hometown Yuzhou to serve as the county magistrate of Yangzhai County, which is only more than 30 miles away from the capital.

When things got to this point, they had no choice but to go all the way to the dark, and cupped their hands and said, "Thanks to the help of the crown prince and Ying Guogong, I am inconvenient now. Zhong Huai thanked the crown prince and Ying Guogong for their kindness today on my behalf."

Gu Tingye hurriedly nodded in agreement, and then comforted the future father-in-law with a few words, sent Sheng Hong to the carriage, and after seeing him off, Gu Tingye got into his own carriage, "Go to Qi Mansion."

Shi Shi saw that the young master's face was extremely ugly, knowing that something unpleasant happened, he shut his mouth wisely.

After half a stick of incense, Gu Tingye looked at the closed door, never expecting that he would have a day when the door would be closed.

Shitou said, "My lord, what should we do now?"

Gu Tingye said with a cold face, "Go to Yuan Ruo's house."

In the front hall of the Duke of Qi's mansion, Wang Lidong cupped his hands when he saw Gu Tingye who was visiting, and asked, "Commander Gu is here, it's really splendor."

Gu Tingye raised his eyebrows and said, "Why is Yuan Ruo so segregated? Could it be because of Sheng Minglan's affairs that he doesn't recognize me as a relative?"

Wang Lidong heheed twice, "Commander Gu is now the crown prince's celebrity, and I, an idler, can't afford it."

Gu Tingye took the teacup, took a sip, and said, "Yuan Ruo misunderstood this matter.

I haven't been engaged for so many years, I just want to wait for Minglan and Jihou to come to propose marriage.

Before requesting the decree this time, I went to the Sheng family to ask Changbai, and learned that Minglan was not engaged to anyone, so I asked the prince to marry me.Unexpectedly, your cousin also wanted to marry Minglan. Seeing what happened, it really flooded the Dragon King Temple, and the family didn't know each other anymore. "

Wang Lidong sneered and said, "Commander Gu is really eloquent. Sheng Minglan's marriage has always been decided by Mrs. Sheng, and when it was decided by Sheng Changbai. You and I know what is going on. You came here today to tell me these things ,okay I know."

Gu Tingye frowned and said, "Yuan Ruo. You won't believe what I say now. Now that the deal is done, it's meaningless to pursue who is right and who is wrong.

The Sheng family did nothing wrong in this matter. Your cousin is also a tabloid and impeached. Now that Uncle Sheng has been expelled from the capital, he has figured it out in this tone. How is this matter so far?
If your cousin still feels uneasy, then you tell him, just come to me. "

Wang Lidong picked up the teacup, took a sip, looked at Gu Tingye and said, "I want to ask Commander Gu, if someone snatches Sheng Minglan now, what would you do?"

Gu Tingye's face turned cold, he looked at Wang Lidong and said, "Yuan Ruo means that this matter is not over yet?"

Wang Lidong said coldly, "Commander Gu, what do you think?!"

Gu Tingye got up "teng" and said murderously, "Tell your cousin, if you dare to touch the Sheng family again, don't blame me, Gu Tingye, for being ruthless."

Wang Lidong said disdainfully, "Commander Gu, let's wait and see."

Gu Tingye flicked his sleeves and walked out of Duke Qi's mansion. Shito asked, "My lord, what's next?"

Gu Tingye said coldly, "Send someone to keep an eye on Qi Xuan. If he dares to attack the Sheng family again, we will find an opportunity to tie him up and lock him up in the barracks outside the city."

The fact that Sheng Hong was demoted to become the county magistrate made the Sheng family groan. They were used to living in the capital, so who would be happy to go to the countryside.

When all the servants were about to pack their luggage, news came from Wei Ruixuan that the lord planned to take the post alone. When the old lady, the second son and the two girls were still staying in the capital, the dark clouds over their heads immediately dispersed. It is a bright day.
At noon the next day, Mrs. Sheng finished her lunch and went to the courtyard for a walk to digest food.But he saw Ming Lan and a few maids gathered in the small gazebo, as if they were playing some kind of game, walked a few steps closer, and heard the sound of newspapers being read aloud.

Xiaotao was concentrating on reading the Bianjing Morning News that day.

In the past few years, there have been more and more types of newspapers in Bianjing City. Some specialize in broadcasting gossip about the royal harem, and some specialize in the latest trends in the court, etc., adding a lot of fun to the small days of the people in Bianjing City.

Seeing her grandmother, Sheng Minglan hurriedly performed the blessing, and helped the old lady to sit down slowly. The old lady smiled and said, "What story are you telling, you are so fascinated by it?"

Xiaotao laughed, "Today's Bianjing Morning News published the story of Commander Gu helping the prince to wipe out the rebels. The story is wonderful."

The old lady Sheng became interested and asked Xiaotao to continue reading, but the more she listened to it, the more she felt that something was wrong. Most of the whole article was about how Gu Tingye was so brave that he won the three armies, and the crown prince and Ying Guogong and the others seemed to be following along. Gu Tingye is like the little brother paddling behind him, a dispensable role.
Sheng Minglan saw her grandmother's complexion gradually turned ugly, and asked in puzzlement, "Grandma, what's wrong?"

After the old lady Sheng waved her hand to make all the servant girls back away, she said in a deep voice, "If you were the prince, how would you feel after hearing this story?"

Sheng Minglan is extremely smart, and she immediately understood when she turned her head, she broke out in a cold sweat and said, "Grandmother, is this someone deliberately killing Second Uncle Gu?"

The old lady Sheng nodded and said, "If I were the prince, after hearing this article, I would definitely take precautions against Gu Tingye."

Sheng Minglan hurriedly called Xiaotao, and after explaining a few words, told him to go find Shitou immediately.

Old Madam Sheng glanced at her granddaughter and secretly sighed.
After burning incense, Xiaotao found Shishi, handed over the tabloid, and told the old lady Sheng's worries. Shishi immediately took Xiaotao to find Gu Tingye, and Gu Tingye got the newspaper, "Gu Tingye, the war god of the Song Dynasty—the young man in fresh clothes and angry horse, Take the lead in destroying the traitors!"

The title is very hateful, but Gu Tingye only felt that his whole body was a few pounds lighter. It really scratched his itch.

After watching it for a while, you know it's not good.

Recently, he has been deliberately hiding his clumsiness. Every time he meets, he acts like a clay sculpture. He hums and hahas when the prince asks questions, and he nods when the prince says something.

He knew that on the day the palace suppressed the rebellion, his limelight was too great.

Unexpectedly, someone picked it up.

Hey!
What a vicious mind!
Another tabloid, needless to say, Qi Xuan must have done it!

Gu Tingye gritted his teeth and said, "Stone, where is Qi Xuan now?"

Shitou replied, "My lord, Qi Xuan has been at home these two days, and he hasn't even left the gate!"

Gu Tingye gritted his teeth and said, "As long as you get out of Qi Mansion, find a way to tie him up!"

Shitou cupped his hands and said, "Yes! Young Master."

After breakfast, Ying Guogong Zhao Ceying took his father and mother to go shopping outside the palace. Since his father became the prince, he hasn't had a good rest in the past half a month. Even the donkey in the mill needs to rest. .

Prince Zhao Zongquan knew that this was his son's filial piety, and he thought it was time to take a break, and take a look at the situation in the capital, so he nodded and agreed.

Under the protection of a group of guards, a family of three came to the famous Daxiangguo Temple.

Today happened to be the "Trade of Ten Thousand Surnames" once every five days (in modern terms, it is a temple fair), and there were huge crowds of people, shoulder to shoulder, and the guards involved were all nervous, afraid that something might go wrong.

The three first entered the main hall and burned a stick of incense, visited several main halls, and then went shopping at the stalls.Food and drink, books, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, as well as local specialties, spices and medicinal materials from all over the world are available, and almost all the commodity categories of the Song Dynasty are covered.

After shopping for a long time, all three of them felt pain in the soles of their feet, and it was noon, so they chose a time-honored restaurant, Changqinglou.

"Three, I'm really sorry. Today's business is very good. The private room is full. There is still a private room on the second floor, which can be separated by a screen. It is not much different from the private room."

Ying Guogong Zhao Ceying was about to yell at him, the crown prince pulled his son and said with a smile, "Then the private seat on the second floor."

When the three of them went up to the second floor and sat down to order their meals, they heard the diners at the next tables discussing an acquaintance, Gu Tingye.

Prince Zhao Zongquan asked in confusion, "When did Zhonghuai become the God of War in Song Dynasty?"

Zhao Ceying was also at a loss, and hurriedly asked people to inquire. After a while, the servant returned to the private seat with a few tabloids.

Prince Zhao Zongquan took over a tabloid, and the headline on the front page was "Gu Tingye, God of War in the Song Dynasty!" His eyes shrank!
After reading the entire article, his face darkened a lot.

Throughout the story, he appeared quite a few times, either stroking his beard or clapping his hands in applause. Gu Tingye helped him cut down all the rebels of King Yan.

Anyone who has read this article, the first impression is that Gu Tingye is a peerless fighter, and the second impression is that he and others are all soy sauce.

"The prince is so generous. Tsk tsk, the Gu family Erlang who made the most contribution has only appointed a deputy command envoy, and his brother-in-law cut down a few soldiers, and even named Weibeihou. There are several other knights who have not yet Gu Hou's little servant Shi Shi has made great contributions."

"Can't you see that, the prince is afraid, let me tell you, the less capable you are, the more jealous you are of the virtuous! Look, this Erlang of the Gu family will definitely have no good fruit in the future!"

"Yes, it's called meritorious service. When the prince from the countryside is firmly on the throne, Gu Jia Erlang will be the first to perform surgery."

"If I were the crown prince, if I had a chance, I would send Gu Jiaerlang to the frontier fortress. He would die within two years, and shed two more tears by then. It would be another drama of a wise monarch and loyal ministers."

Ying Guogong Zhao Ce stood up suddenly, and was about to talk to the neighbor next door when the crown prince stopped him, "Sit down."

Zhao Ceying's face was full of anger, "Father, these people are all talking nonsense about Gu Tingye's title"

Prince Zhao Zongquan put his son on the seat and said, "It's okay if you win the argument. There are millions of people in the entire capital, and you can still argue with them one by one."

Zhao Ceying immediately worried, "If you let it go, it will damage your father's reputation."

The prince laughed at himself, "We originally came from a small place, and what he said was right. As for the others, the clear is from the turbid, and the turbid is from the turbid. All right, let's eat, the dishes are cold."

Suddenly someone retorted, "Few old men, I don't think your words are appropriate. His Royal Highness's ability to reuse Gu Jiaerlang is to show that the prince knows how to use people well, and there is no way to deliberately suppress it."

The old man with a square face smiled and said, "I'm afraid Xiao Lang didn't read the story carefully. The prince was originally a regiment training envoy, with a few soldiers under his command. If all of them were added, there would only be about a thousand sergeants. Except for Gu Jia Erlang, who could handle the generals well." That is his brother-in-law from a poor family background. I have inquired about this Marquis of Weibei, and he used to be a cock-fighting dude.

Without Gu Jia Erlang, how could the crown prince win against the other clans, let alone destroy the traitor King Yan.So it's not called knowing people and making good use of them, it's called no one can use them. "

The young man blushed and said, "These are all your guesses. His Highness the Crown Prince is diligent and thrifty, and even saved the canonization ceremony, saving the court millions of coins..."

The old man smiled and said, "Xiao Lang, if you don't mention this, I really forgot. I heard that our new prince has been as timid as a mouse since he was a child. He was worried that something would happen in the canonization ceremony. Like the former prince Zhao Ji, he did it." It's a dead ghost. If you don't believe me, you can go to Yuzhou to find out if the little old man is talking nonsense!"

The old man drank too much, and sprayed a little on his head. Seeing this, the round-faced old man hurriedly stretched out his hand. Although Da Song is more open-minded, it is better to be cautious when it comes to the crown prince.

The square-faced old man hiccupped, waved his hands and said indifferently, "Even if the current officials are in front of me, I can still scold them."

The round-faced old man whispered, "Your bad mouth will hurt you sooner or later. Forget Yang Wuduan's example! Forget Gu Jiaerlang's example."

Several other people at the same table also spoke out to persuade, the square-faced old man reluctantly picked up the wine glass, pushed the glass to change
The prince's family lost the mood to eat, and left the restaurant after hastily eating.

Ying Guogong Zhao Ceying said, "Father, although Zhonghuai people are a bit arrogant, but..."

The prince interrupted with a wave of his hand, "Don't worry, Ce'er, you and I know who Zhonghuai is. It's just some old people talking nonsense, so don't take it to heart." When the palace suppressed the rebellion that day, when Gu Tingye killed the prince of the clan, flashed through his mind. It's no different from killing ordinary people, this person has no awe of the royal family at all! !
After returning to the palace, Prince Zhao Zongquan immediately summoned the person in charge of the Imperial City Department, and ordered the Imperial City Department to immediately find out the situation of all the tabloids in Kaifeng Mansion, and the financial masters behind them.

Ying Guogong Zhao Ceying said, "Your Highness, these tabloids are made up and made up, just let Zhao Dechao copy them, and then everyone will know who is behind them?"

Prince Zhao Zongquan said, "Ce'er, you want Zhao Dechao to copy them all. Believe it or not, tomorrow's impeachment memorial will fill up the case. We have just entered Bianjing, so we must be more careful when we do anything."

Knowing that what the old man said was reasonable, Zhao Ceying still felt very suffocated, tied his hands and feet in everything, and muttered, "This prince is too aggrieved. If Daddy is an official now, it will be fine."

Prince Zhao Zongquan glared at his son angrily, and quickly looked around the hall, Zhao Ceying said, "Don't worry, Daddy, we are all in the hall."

The prince put on a straight face and said, "Speak carefully!"

The moon and stars were scarce, and it was midnight, and there were coughing sounds from time to time in the Funing Hall of the Imperial Palace.The old emperor exerted all his strength and turned around for a long time before turning his body over. He felt a lot more comfortable, and suddenly felt that something was in front of the bed. He narrowed his eyes and saw that it was Wang Lidong, and almost screamed out.

Wang Lidong quickly covered the old emperor's mouth with his hand, "Teacher, the students are here to see you."

The old emperor nodded hurriedly, and when Wang Lidong took his hand away, the old emperor whispered, "Yuan Ruo. Yes. How did you get in?"

In the middle of the night, the palace gate was closed tightly, even the princess couldn't enter the palace, he really couldn't figure out how Wang Lidong got in.

Wang Lidong joked, "If you have money, you can turn ghosts. With 1000 taels of silver, you can enter the palace at any time."

There was a black line on the old emperor's forehead, and he could enter and leave my palace at will for only 1000 taels, which is too cheap!

"Yuan Ruo. Why do you want to see me in the palace today?"

Wang Lidong sat on the edge of the bed, looked at the dying old emperor, and sighed, "It's inconvenient to say something during the day. Teacher, do you know what the prince is doing recently?"

The old emperor said, "I don't know."

Wang Lidong said, "Military power, financial power, wooing ministers, busy searching for money, and letting people find yards."

The old emperor was stunned, and hurriedly asked, "Ahem. What is the prince looking for in the yard?"

(End of this chapter)