Rebirth of the Son Raiders

When Jiang Heng returned home, his wife Jiang Chen stepped forward and said softly, "Master, you are back."

Nodding wearily, Jiang Heng sat down on the chair.

It has been several months since he fell off his horse and fell into a coma due to the earthquake and horse shock last year.

Although he recovered a life, he still hurt the root.So after returning to Tianjing, he had to cultivate for a long time before slowly recovering.Now a little tired for a long time, it is easy to lose energy.

Jiang Chen is the daughter of Jiang Heng's former Shangfeng, she is not an ordinary little woman who doesn't understand the world, and soon found that his expression was a little different from the usual one, so she asked: "What happened today in Chaoshang? "

Jiang Heng was originally in a good mood because Mrs. Lin was finally rewarded by the imperial court, but when he heard Mrs. Jiang Chen asking about the imperial court, he felt a little unhappy.

However, he only paused for a moment, and briefly told his wife who "cared about the court situation" what happened today.

He is not a court official, so he does not need to go to court, but he is in the official office, so he is naturally very well informed.

Hearing this, Mrs. Jiang Chen said a little indignantly: "When the earthquake happened that day, Master and Lord Na Lin were by His Majesty's side. Master, you were injured and stayed in bed for several months. You haven't recovered yet, and there were so many Your Majesty risked his life to accompany you, and even some people died because of it, why does His Majesty only look at Lord Lin differently, wouldn't this hurt your subjects..."

"Speak carefully!" Jiang Heng yelled loudly, preventing her from continuing.

Jiang Heng had never talked to his wife like this before. After Jiang Chen heard this, she was stunned. She didn't seem to expect that her always gentle husband would reprimand her like this.

"Ziping, you..." Jiang Chen first looked at Jiang Heng in disbelief, but after thinking about it, she realized why her husband prevented her from continuing.

"This concubine is not at home, so it should be fine to say something personal to the master."

"Just because you are at home, you don't have to worry. Do walls have ears? If you develop such a habit, you may forget the principle of being cautious when you go out in the future."

Jiang Chen suddenly had nothing to say. Her father was once the imperial censor Zhongcheng, and now he is an official worshiped as the Shaoqing of Dali Temple. He has seen countless cases of being impeached for lying and ruining his family.

Some of these people said it on purpose, but a large part of it was because they were not cautious enough, so the blame fell on others.

It's just that she has always had the right to speak in the family, and she still has a bit of pampering towards her husband Jiang Heng who is married off by a noble girl, so she often speaks without restraint, and she has no worries about discussing court affairs with him.

Jiang Chen was speechless for a long time before explaining to him falteringly: "I already know."

But when she saw that Jiang Heng was ignoring her, she couldn't bear it anymore, she changed her rhetoric, and hinted: "As we are, where is the lack of gold, silver and satin..."

Although the gold, silver and jewels bestowed by His Majesty are good, in the end they are no better than being promoted to a higher position—that is a real prospect!

Her own dowry is generous, and she originally planned to subsidize Jiang Heng a little bit, so that he can have ample money, facilitate communication with others, and help his official career.

Who knows that Jiang Heng is a scholar, and has a bit of a man's self-esteem. He is unwilling to use his wife's dowry, and he doesn't like "flexibility" in things.

These years, Jiang Heng has been diligent and conscientious, and now the official worships as a sixth-rank censor, a court official who is less than 30 years old, is a Beijing official, and outsiders are naturally young and promising.

But people are like this, they can't be compared, and Jiang Chen's family was originally a low-marriage, and most of the people who married handkerchiefs back then were more prominent than Jiang's family.

That Lord Lin who is known as "Heaven and Man Tanhua", has not reached the crown yet, but because of the favor of the official family, he jumped three ranks in a row, ran up to Jiang Heng, and became an official of the sixth rank...

——Could it be that His Majesty is still planning to let him become a court official before reaching the crown?

Thinking of this, Jiang Chen couldn't help saying a few more words: "During this New Year's Eve, why don't the master go to visit my father." She went back to her mother's house frequently, heard some things from her mother, and felt that it was necessary to mention Jiang Heng.

But she just made a mistake, and she seemed short of breath when she spoke again, so she wanted to warn Jiang Heng in the name of her father.

Jiang Heng looked at her meaningfully: "Of course I want to visit Lord Yueshan."

——The so-called difference of ways does not conspire with each other, his father-in-law was quite clear in the early years, but in recent years it has become more and more... What Mr. Chen said now, there is nothing worth listening to.

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After leaving Jiang Chenshi, Jiang Heng walked into his study alone.

The cautious Jiang Heng noticed that some books on the table had moved, and he knew that his "virtuous" wife had come to "clean up" them again.

Jiang Heng, who would have let go of such a small matter in the past, did not let it go lightly this time. He called the maid Jiang Chen arranged to serve in the study: "Go and tell Madam, from today onwards, I will clean up my study by myself. , don’t bother Ma’am any more.”

Master is not telling Madam to "don't bother", this is exactly what he means to tell Madam not to enter the study again!

The maid had never heard my uncle say such serious words to her young lady, and she shrank a little, not daring to be the person who would inevitably be unlucky "spreading the word", so she stood there motionless, acting like a weak willow supporting the wind I hope that the master will take pity on her when he sees her, and take the initiative to take back what he just said.

Seeing this, Jiang Heng couldn't help sneering, and then said in a stern tone: "Madam arranged you here to serve others, if you can't even do this little thing well, you should hurry back to Madam's room and don't come out a shame."

This maid came out of the Chen Mansion with Jiang Chenshi, and she had a bit of contempt for the poor son-in-law in her heart, but now seeing that he didn't even think that she was served by his wife's side, she felt grief and indignation for a while. Fear.

Jiang Heng ignored her again, put the things on the table back to their original positions by himself, sat down and opened a book.

After the maid left in panic, Jiang Heng pushed the scroll forward and looked thoughtfully at the mansion placed aside.

A few months ago in the paddock on the outskirts of Beijing, he experienced a test of life and death.

Perhaps it is precisely because I am on the verge of having nothing, and when I open my eyes again, I see many things, and I am unwilling to compromise.

When he was young and successful, he was relied on by Shangfeng, and he loved his daughter with him, and married the two surnames, but unfortunately things backfired.

If Jiang Heng's hope of raising eyebrows, Qin Se and Ming can't be realized, then at least try to be respectful... But if this continues, resentment will arise sooner or later. At that time, I am afraid that even the most basic point will not be able to be achieved.

Jiang Heng himself was born in a poor family in the south, and later went to the prefecture to study, and then entered the Imperial Academy. Because of his good writing, he was not good at controlling horses and hunting.

It was an extremely honorable thing to be accompanied by His Majesty, but it almost cost him his life.

He has never blamed His Majesty—because he valued these young civil servants, he took them hunting on a whim. It was originally His Majesty's intention to favor them. When will there be an earthquake.

If you want to blame, you can only blame yourself for your bad luck, and you are destined to die in this life.

Later, I heard that after I fell into a coma, although there were guards on my back, the youngest Master Lin extended a helping hand several times along the road and took care of him on the exhausted journey. Jiang Heng is a person who knows how to be grateful, so he has been waiting for His Majesty Only by awarding Lin Hongxiu can he feel at ease.

What happened in the forest back then, the few surviving young officials had the same caliber, and no one could find out the details.

It is precisely because of this that outsiders are quite puzzled about the matter of "Lin Xiaotanhua risking his life to save her".

How many officials and guards died that time, but except for His Highness the Second Highness and His Royal Highness King Yu's son, no one was as good as Lin Hongxiu in terms of rewards for meritorious deeds.

However, Jiang Heng himself was in a coma from the beginning to the end, and it took a long time to wake up after returning, and he didn't know what happened in the meantime.

Fortunately, he is still a smart person, and he is also a sensible person. He guessed a thing or two from the secretive attitude of His Majesty and the surviving colleagues. In addition, he, the "drag" who fell from the horse at the beginning, also got a reward. Strange thing, he even realized that things were not simple.

And one matter counts for one matter, one yard for one yard, no matter what happened at that time, at least the fact that Mr. Lin was kind to him was not a lie, and there are still many people who can testify to it.

So Jiang Heng is only grateful to Lin Yanhong, not jealous.

Jiang Heng had no objection to Lin Xiaotanhua's award because of selfishness, but as an "uninformed" person, he actually understood the mentality of those who were puzzled and unfair.

Just like Jiang Chen's unfinished remarks, many people must have felt that there were many people who accompanied the driver who sacrificed more than Lin Yanhong at that time, especially the family members and related parties of those who died, and they must be upset because of this.

In private, they may not know how to complain about the unfairness of the officials.

The Jiang Chen family was "unjust" for him, Jiang Heng, and naturally some people were "unjust" for their deaths and injured family members. Jiang Heng had already heard some recent rumors about Yushitai. Hugh was worried.

——This matter is not only related to the issue of the amount of rewards for a courtier... The reason why some people jump up and down is probably because the ulterior motives are not drinking!

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In the harem, the late Yihe Empress Dowager and His Majesty's birth mother Yixi Empress Dowager lived in Yonghe Palace and Yongshou Palace respectively; Empress Xu lived in Changle Palace slightly north; Guixi Palace, Zhaohua Palace and Yuxiu Palace.

Zhaohua Palace, located in the southwest of the harem, was as quiet and depressing as a cold palace half a year ago, but now it has resumed its usual laughter.

Concubine De was sitting on the soft bed, she seemed to be resting with her eyes closed, but she was actually listening to the female officer next to her detail what happened in the front hall.

"Master Lin is not a court official, so he was unable to accept the order in public."

Concubine De slowly opened her eyes. Although she was over forty years old, she was still dignified and beautiful. If she didn't look carefully, she might be regarded as a young concubine in her twenties.

It's a pity that she has aged a lot after going through all kinds of things before. Even though she was in a happy mood and tried her best to restore it these few months, there were still traces of time on her face.

After hearing what the female official said, Concubine De showed a smile: "I'm not a court official now, maybe I won't be in the future, that little Tanhua seems to have a great fortune, it's better that His Majesty gave him the word, so that Lin Hongxiu will be blessed with heaven and earth." Ze." Your Majesty mentioned Lin Hongxiu several times in Zhaohua Palace, always with a smile on his face, and seemed very satisfied with him.

Although Concubine De didn't know how Master Lin, who hadn't reached the crown yet, rescued him with the strength of a scholar, but since the officials were so determined to reward her generously, they definitely couldn't do it.

——It’s just that some people know the fact that this should be the case, but deliberately pretend to be deaf and dumb, insisting on tossing out some superfluous things, wanting to advise His Majesty, they are really beyond their limits!

Concubine De knew what their real intentions were, and couldn't help but sneer in her heart.

At this time, there was a rumor from the palace that His Highness the Second Dao entered the palace to pay his respects to Concubine De.

Hearing that her own son had arrived, Concubine De stopped thinking about Lin Yanhong for the time being, and immediately asked them to bring the Second Highness inside.

Li Jingxun was obviously in a good mood. He entered Zhaohua Palace to greet Concubine De, and said, "In a few days, the imperial court will be closed on Yuan Ri. After the New Year's Palace banquet, I will accompany my mother and concubine to watch the year."

Concubine De patted his arm affectionately: "When the time comes, your father and emperor will definitely let you accompany him. You don't have time to come to Zhaohua, don't lie to concubine mother."

Li Jingxun also laughed when he heard the words: "I stay in the palace, that is to accompany my mother and concubine to watch the new year."

He thought of something, and continued to say to Concubine De: "Concubine Mother should already know that Lin Hongxiu was rewarded by Emperor Father, right?"

Seeing Concubine De nodded, Li Jingxun picked up the cup handed over by the female officer, took a sip of tea, and then sat straight on the soft couch: "It turned out to be Chao Yilang, the sixth rank. In this way, Lin Hongxiu left the court official, It's only one step away, he can...could it be that the father really got someone like Lu Xiang?"

"Your Majesty is a master of martial arts, Liang Jingying came back, why worry about not getting someone like Lu Xiang?" Concubine De added: "This Lin Hongxiu's ability to become what he is today is all due to His Majesty's flattery. Blessings to come."

On the surface, Li Jingxun didn't refute Concubine De's words, but he didn't take it seriously in his heart.

——If it is said that Lin Hongxiu received such a reward, it is all because of his father's preference?That's just the imagination of ignorant people, or people with a heart.

On that day, Li Jingxun and Prince Yu's son Li Jingcheng led people into the forest to look for Emperor Liang, and witnessed the tragic situation with their own eyes.

The corpses in that place were not only human, but also monsters, which looked terrifying like purgatory.

Lin Hongxiu was also covered in blood—not his own, but the demon's.

In addition, the long sword in his hand was bloody, and there happened to be the corpse of a monster with a sword wound at his feet, but anyone who saw this scene with their own eyes would not doubt that this monster was the object of Lin Yanhong's life-saving fight when he rescued him. .

Although it is hard to imagine how such a thin civil servant could kill a monster with a long sword, but the fact is so, and it has been confirmed by everyone, and no one can refute it.

Li Jingxun heard that after someone who was not good at swimming fell into the water, he suddenly learned to swim when he was about to drown, so it is estimated that Lin Yanhong is also in the same situation.

In the face of mortal danger, if you can't burst out your strength, you will have to be slaughtered and die pitifully.

During that day, not only were the people trapped in the forest facing danger, but those who could not be found were also suffering.

In the end, His Majesty and his party lasted until they arrived in time, which was also a blessing in misfortune.

His Majesty was safe and sound, which in a way saved them all.

Perhaps because of experiencing life and death together, Li Jingxun inexplicably felt a little close to Li Jingcheng, his cousin.

Although the other party's attitude is still mediocre, Li Jingxun believes that his position in the heart of this son and cousin should be different from that of the other princes.

This is the case for Li Jingcheng, Li Jingxun also has a good impression of Lin Xiaotanhua who has the same "protection" as them.

——They are not the same as those in Beijing who sit and watch officials in distress and wait for His Majesty to return to court.

It was also because of this that Li Jingxun, who had already been crowned king, was silently concerned about the possible rewards Lin Hongxiu might receive.

To him and many others, this represented His Majesty's attitude towards all that happened that day.

"As I expected, I'm afraid Yushitai will make some moves in the near future." When Li Jingxun said this, the smile just now was gone.

Concubine De couldn't hear his implication: "Can't you hope the officials won't see their trick of throwing stones to ask for directions?"

Some people may be out of pure jealousy, not seeing that Lin Hongxiu is favored by officials, so they say some sour words.

However, some people said on the surface that it was unprecedented for Lin Yanhong to be named Chao Yilang across three ranks, which was against the rules, but in fact, they were expressing their dissatisfaction with the fact that the second prince was able to become king alone.

As for who is dissatisfied, isn't it easy to guess?

Li Jingxun thought about the expressions of his younger brothers during the day, and felt very relieved, but when he thought about their actions behind the scenes, he couldn't laugh anymore.

"Since the father said that Lin Hongxiu had the merit of saving his family, then he is a hero. It is only natural that a hero should be rewarded by the court. If anyone opposes it, it is disrespectful to the father."

Although Li Jingxun said this verbally, he also knew that Yushi did such "unflattering" things in the first place.

If they blindly praise the officials' decisions, they will lose the meaning of setting up Yushitai.

"As long as His Majesty loves Lin Hongxiu, it doesn't matter if the censor comes forward. He will bluff about trivial matters all day long. The people in the censor's platform are really going back as they live."

Concubine De felt something was wrong after saying this, so she said roundly: "Of course, there are only a few people who are so unreasonable."

——She can't be so full of words, after all, they may also use Yushi as a "knife" in the future...

Although Li Jingxun should "help" Lin Hongxiu both in public and in private, he finally decided to stand on the sidelines.

The painful experience of falling into the dust before made him grow up and made him more cautious.

If I rashly help this time, my father mistakenly thinks that he intends to take advantage of this favor to subdue Lin Yanhong for the use of his Second Highness, I am afraid that there will be troubles.

Concubine De and her son "heart to heart", guess what Li Jingxun, who has a good impression of Lin Yanhong, chose to stand still in the end.

She murmured: "Since he is a blessed man who is not even afraid of monsters, he should not be afraid of these monsters."

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Zhaohua Palace waited and watched the changes, but Yushitai would not just stay silent.

Soon, the censor's excerpts arrived at Liang Emperor Li Qixi's desk, neatly arranged in a row.

Li Qixi picked a book, opened it for a casual glance, then closed it and put it back, then picked another book, and repeated the action just now, and repeated this three times, but he didn't say a word.

Except for the sound of the book being flipped, there was a dead silence in Zichen Hall, the eunuchs and censors who were waiting quietly in the hall did not move, even the sound of human breathing was inaudible for a while.

It wasn't until Li Qixi threw the third booklet on the table and hit the paperweight on the table, making some noise, that the silence at the moment was broken.

Afterwards, Li Qixi said indiscriminately, "I didn't know that the literary talent of the several lovers is already so remarkable. They clearly said the same thing, but they can express it in different ways."

The censors all lowered their heads, suddenly feeling more pressure, but they have their own plans, and since they got the booklet, they won't retreat now.

Censor Zhongcheng Zhuang Shun paid a visit to him and replied: "The nonsense of non-officials and others is that there is no precedent for this matter, and I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public."

If it is said that the concubines in the harem leapfrog the ranks, His Majesty cannot make decisions alone and act arbitrarily, let alone appoint officials above the court.

Chao Yilang is only a sixth-rank official, but his meaning is not just a sixth-rank official.

Just when Zhuang Shunyuan was preparing, when His Majesty opened his mouth to defend himself, how would he respond to the remonstrance, Li Qixi asked: "I remember, after Zhuang Qing begged for bones, he lived in Yuntong City for a few years, right?"

Zhuang Shunyuan was taken aback for a moment, and then immediately replied: "Returning to Your Majesty, I did live in Yuntong."

Li Qixi looked at the former pure minister who personally ordered to recall the center, with a serious face: "Your house in Yueshan was transferred to Hongxiu, right? You should have seen him in Yuntong, what did you think at that time? How do you feel now?"

Unexpectedly, the official family would even know the old things in Yuntong, Zhuang Shunyuan couldn't help but sweat a little on his forehead.

The official question is really tricky, and it is easy for people to fall into the pit they buried before.

If he didn't answer very well, then he was obviously lying—the impression Lin Yanhong left on him that year was definitely better than the impression anyone of his age had on Zhuang Shunyuan.

Moreover, Lin Hongxiu was appointed by His Majesty as the Tripod Armor, so he is naturally an outstanding young talent. To say that he is not good, does it mean that His Majesty does not know people well?

But if it's okay, it won't work.

Now they are admonishing His Majesty under the banner of "there is no old practice of awarding rewards" and "I am young and inexperienced". The behavior of rewarding people according to their preferences.

If Zhuang Shunyuan took the initiative to admit Lin Yanhong's superiority, wouldn't he cut off his own arm and make the burning words in his notebook a joke.

After deliberating for a while, Zhuang Shunyuan paid homage and returned: "Returning to Your Majesty, Mr. Lin is indeed wise and charming different from his peers."

To say that he is different from his peers is to admit that Lin Hongxiu is more talented than people of his age, but he avoids talking about the results of his comparison with the elders; , and light connotation.

Liang Di listened to him avoiding the important and taking the light, with a smile on his face: "Aiqing is still so cautious, making it impossible to find fault with every single word."

"Your servant is terrified!" Zhuang Shunyuan couldn't hear the sarcasm of Emperor Liang, but he thought that he hid it very well, and everything was focused on Liang Guo and the court, so he was not guilty.

"Aiqing, what is there to be afraid of..." Li Qixi said lightly: "Could it be that these papers from Aiqing are not for the country and the people, but for selfishness?"

At this moment, all the censors including Zhuang Shunyuan knelt down and did not dare to answer.

Li Qixi tapped the notes on the case table with his hand: "There was no such precedent in the past, so now, isn't there a precedent?"

With a playful smile on his face, he laughed at himself: When did my life become so worthless?Conferring even a court Yilang, and being humanely violated the ancestral etiquette?

"You have so many things to worry about, so you don't have to focus on this one anymore. The people in Yushitai are getting more and more leisurely now, and you have to find problems from yourself."

Li Qixi thought of something, and the smile on his face became even bigger: "Originally, I wanted to confer the title of Enrong County Duke to Hongxiu, who had meritorious escort, but I was afraid that this precedent would scare you, so I decided to settle for the next best thing and find another way." He counts."

All the censors were surprised when they heard the words, and they froze on the spot.

From top to bottom, Li Qixi couldn't see their real expressions, but he could feel their surprise.

Looking at these censors with some complacency, Li Qixi swept away the seriousness before: "Don't worry, dear friends, I just have to think carefully about the distribution of the county magistrate."

In other words, such a simple matter as conferring a Chao Yilang does not require these censors to jump out and hesitate in groups.

……

After the announcement of the decree on rewarding meritorious deeds, many parties played openly and secretly on Lin Yanhong's matter.

They had their own goals, perhaps targeting Lin Yanhong himself, or perhaps having deeper considerations and plans.

But Lin Yanhong didn't care much about all of this, and he didn't have any energy to find out...

Because since he came back from the paddock in the suburbs of Beijing, he didn't know if he was frightened in the forest and then got some wind and cold. In the short three months after he returned to central Beijing, he actually "sick" several times in a row.

When I was sick, I usually had some fever, but after being in a coma for a long time or a day, it seemed scary, but I didn't even need medicine, and then I suddenly got better again.

Several doctors who came to visit the family couldn't find the reason. They could only speculate that Lin Yanhong's childhood illness was caught by the shock of Qiushou, so it broke out from time to time, and he had to take care of it slowly, and then see what happens afterwards. good.

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