Bastard's Counterattack [Rebirth]

"The magistrate of Hejian Xizhou?"

Mrs. Guo was graceful and graceful, raised her hand to help Fu Jiangzi mop her forehead, wore a pair of jade bracelets on her wrists, her silver hair was combed neatly, she leaned on the heated kang with a pillow, and said with a smile: " As for the fourth-rank official, that child is still young, but he has some abilities, so His Majesty can entrust him with important tasks."

"Indeed." Marquis Dingbei echoed respectfully.Guo Da, on the other hand, was preoccupied and taciturn, poking straight at his father's back.

Mrs. Guo moved a little and waved her hands: "Go down." The two big maids who were kneeling and beating their legs stood up, bowed their knees to be blessed, and said meekly: "Yes" they listened to the order and turned to leave.

"Sit down." Mrs. Guo greeted her only son.

Marquis Dingbei bowed before taking his seat, and sighed: "Mother knows things like a god, and His Majesty has been patient for a long time. As soon as Xiaorong's memorial was handed over, the imperial decree came down within three days, and he has not let it go for years."

"Sigh." Mrs. Guo sighed, sat up straight, and said earnestly: "It's not unusual for rich and powerful children to have a few people in the room. Even if they raise a little boy, as long as they don't go out of the way, it doesn't matter, but Your Highness takes it seriously! Indulging in children's affair , that's absolutely wrong. Don't say he's a prince, even if he's the son of an ordinary family, his parents will discipline him severely. Your Highness has been self-disciplined since he was a child, which is very reassuring, but the bad thing is that your sister left early , and he spent another ten years in the Northwest, delaying the important matter of getting married."

Marquis Dingbei also sighed, clasped his hands on his knees, and looked dignified.

"When the other princes grow up to be about 15 years old, the elders should arrange the room for them. Unfortunately, there were many accidents in those two years. First, your sister died, and then His Highness was sad and anxious, and accidentally offended His Majesty. He was sent far to the northwest. After ten years , He has grown up and stood up, but he is still not married, and even went astray in Longyang." Mrs. Guo regretted that although she was old, she was wise, wise and decisive, and her eyes were majestic. Dissatisfied and asked: "You knew about it long ago, why didn't you stop it? Why didn't you report it?"

"Mother, calm down." Although he has been a prince for many years, the Guo family has strict rules, especially filial piety. Seeing that his mother was displeased, the Marquis of Dingbei immediately stood up and explained regretfully: "Actually, they have only known each other for more than a year. , but on the one hand, it is inconvenient to interfere with His Highness’s private affairs in the room, and on the other hand, he believes that His Highness can handle it properly—unexpectedly, they became closer and closer, and bumped into the eyes of many people! My son secretly persuaded him a few times, but His Highness was already deeply moved. I can't turn back easily, so I can only ask my mother to help me."

"You!" Mrs. Guo was worried, and habitually raised her hand to wipe her forehead, and taught earnestly: "Your sister died young, and His Majesty is holding a bowl full of water. It is impossible to deflect too much, except for us. Who else in the world can boldly advise His Highness? He just needs someone to remind him, understand?"

"My son understands." Dingbeihou bowed slightly.

Mrs. Guo picked up the exquisite hand stove, caressed it absently, lowered her eyes, and said slowly: "If our Highness is like those highnesses, if we hang up idle jobs, or travel all day long, or just focus on feasting and frolicking, I don't care about it." , no matter who sits on the dragon chair, he can still enjoy wealth and honor. But our Highness is industrious and intelligent by nature, with outstanding abilities. King Qing is famous all over the world. Whoever is in power will definitely not tolerate His Highness and our family. Now that things are going on, it’s like an arrow is on the string, and we have to let it go." After a pause, she calmly said: "In order to warn His Highness, I have to dismantle his beloved as soon as possible. People, after all, it makes him sad, you all don’t stand out, I will take care of everything, even if I give up this old bone, it’s worth it! Your Majesty has been recuperating from illness, and you can’t be negligent in critical moments.

"My son is ashamed to make his mother worry so deeply." Dingbeihou was very embarrassed.

"Forget it, you are also busy with official duties, sit down, pay more attention in the future, and don't be negligent again."

"Yes."

After Mrs. Guo taught her son, she turned her eyes to her silent grandson, and asked lovingly, "What's wrong with our little one? Suddenly, the talker has become a saw-mouthed gourd."

Dingbei Hou turned his head when he heard the words, and shouted: "Nie Yi! In front of the old lady, if you don't say that you take the initiative to serve, who are you waiting for? There are no rules, why don't you kneel down?"

Guo Da, who was in a daze, suddenly came back to his senses. He was about to kneel down when he heard his grandmother angrily say, "That's fine, why are you scolding the child again? Little Er, come here."

Guo Da hurriedly walked to the heated Kang and knelt on the footrest.

"Ouch, get up quickly!" Mrs. Guo hurriedly supported her grandson and forced her grandson to sit on the low stool in front of the couch. With a distressed face, she asked her son with concern: "Did you ask the doctor to show you your knee injury? Don't let the root of the disease fall, how important your legs are."

"Don't worry, I asked the doctor to take a look at him in the morning, he is very good." Dingbeihou was faintly angry.

Grandma cares about me so much, Elder Rong must love Brother Rong even more...

Feeling guilty, Guo Da forced a smile on his face: "Don't worry, ancestor, I'm fine."

"You are so unhappy, have you been blamed by His Highness?" Madam Guo asked with a smile.She has two grandsons, but she has only raised the youngest grandson herself, so she naturally loves her more.

Guo Da sighed sadly: "It would be nice for my cousin to beat me and scold me to vent my anger, but he only asks me to reflect on it, how frightening it is!"

"Fear is right. Not only do you need to be terrified when you make mistakes, but you also need to be terrified at ordinary times." Mrs. Guo held her grandson's hand with a stern attitude, but her tone was soft, and she taught patiently: "Xiaoer, you should always be respectful and respectful. It’s not good, I should learn from your brother.”

"Huh?" Guo Da was confused.

"Although you two brothers and Your Highness are cousins, Your Highness is a prince who has been crowned a prince, and he is of the most noble background in the world. When you were young, calling him 'cousin' could be regarded as childish nonsense, but when you grow up You have to be polite and respectful, and you must be honored as 'His Royal Highness', remember?"

"Cousin is not the kind of person who is easy to put on airs—" Guo Da was interrupted by his father and scolded: "Presumptuous! Do what the old lady tells you, and dare to contradict? Do you want to be punished by the family? ?" Marquis Dingbei reprimanded him bitterly.

"Forget it, forget it, don't scare him. It's all my wife's fault, love him more when he was a child, and spoil him," Mrs. Guo stopped again, full of affection.

"How can the mother be held accountable for the son's failure to teach the father?" Dingbeihou said solemnly.

"I was rude, please punish the elders." Guo Da sincerely apologized.

"Good grandson, as long as you are obedient and change it." Mrs. Guo cheered up and continued to teach: "His Highness treats his grandfather's family well, that is his good moral character, and we are also kind in our hearts, but on the surface The rules and etiquette must never be broken! If you are not upright, you will not be able to obey, have you never heard of this truth?"

"I've heard it."

"I know, Your Highness will inevitably blame you. You feel uncomfortable being left out, but you must know that Your Highness is respectful and superior, and we are humble and inferior. No matter how close you are, you must be careful. The reason why you feel uncomfortable is because you are in front of His Highness on weekdays. It's too casual and rude, that's wrong! In the future, once His Highness succeeds to the throne—" She paused, her eyelids drooped, and she stopped laughing: "Forget it, you change this first, and I will teach you other things in the future of."

Will my cousin succeed as emperor?

Guo Da straightened his back, thinking deeply and meticulously about this issue for the umpteenth time.

"I heard from you that Xiaotang is really good. He is talented and clever. Most importantly, he is not arrogant, sober and rational, and understands the principle of taking retreat as an advance to avoid risks." Mrs. Guo He praised a few words lightly, held the stove in his hand, and said regretfully: "It's a pity that he is a man, and his family background is low."

"Heroes don't ask where they come from, old ancestor! Brother Rong is only 17 years old and already holds several positions. I don't know how much better than a small official who has been through half his life. He is enough to glorify the lintel of Rong's family." The father stared at him and quickly bowed his head.

Ding Beihou was very troubled by his second son's uninhibited personality, and he appreciated it quite a bit: "Mother is right. As a person, His Highness never looks down on flatterers who rely on favors and pride. Xiao Rong is down-to-earth and sensible. Ability, the mistake is to vote for a male fetus."

Mrs. Guo nodded, feeling the same way.

"Ahem, hey, let me say—" Guo Da crossed his arms, unable to bear it any longer.

"Huh?" Mrs. Guo's eyes were sharp.

"Is there any room for you to interrupt the conversation of the elders? There are no rules!" Ding Beihou scolded.

"I..." Guo Da was speechless, shut his mouth angrily, frowned and thought to himself:

If you think like this, my cousin must be very angry when he hears it!

at the same time

Lu Fu Nei

"Take it, be sure to hand it to Uncle Qi." Guozijian Jijiu Lunan sealed the envelope and handed it to his disciple.

"Yes." Rong Youtang bowed and took it with both hands.

Lu Nan leaned on the teacher's chair and asked seriously: "You mentioned earlier that you asked for an external transfer, and the teacher agreed. Now that the imperial edict has been issued, do you have any plans?"

"The disciple is stupid, so I still hope the master will guide me." Rong Youtang bowed his hands in a dignified manner.

Lu Nan nodded, and said in detail: "The newly appointed governor of Hejian, Qi Shaozhu, is an old friend of his teacher. He was still a classmate and the same year. His Majesty has been planning for several months to hand over Hejian, which is waiting to be done, to govern him. He is as capable as you It is conceivable that Shaozhu’s promotion experience when he was young was similar to yours, but he entered the Criminal Ministry, and when he was promoted to Yuanwailang, he was sent to the southwest and southeast areas. He often does amazing things, and he is proficient in calligraphy and rhythm, and he is good at tea and wine. All in all, it is not difficult to get along with, but it is also difficult to please."

"Disciple, remember." Rong Youtang held the letter and said in embarrassment: "Disciple is incompetent. Since he became a master, he has not only failed to show filial piety and service, but also repeatedly caused trouble for you. I am really ashamed."

Lu Nan was like a mirror in his heart, and said gently: "It's good to be transferred abroad for a few years, one is to gain insights, the other is to test your talents, and the third is to avoid the limelight."

"Disciple has embarrassed you." Rong Youtang knelt down in embarrassment, grateful and guilty.

"Don't underestimate yourself, your character is the teacher's best. Don't be afraid, it will be covered up, the most urgent thing is to be a good parent official in Xizhou, suffer a lot, sharpen it hard, make some political achievements, and stop the villain Youyou Wake up, get up." Lu Nan comforted, his love was beyond words.

"Yes."

"Does your family know?" Lu Nan asked.

Rong Youtang shook his head: "I just received the imperial decree today, and I rushed to your place as soon as I was on duty, and I haven't returned home yet."

"Too unexpected." Lu Nan frowned, tapped on the handrail with his fingers, and said slowly: "I thought the holy will would be delivered at the beginning of the new year at the earliest, but it turned out to be so fast."

Because His Majesty has been dissatisfied with me for a long time...

With a pale face, Rong Youtang sighed: "Fortunately, I submitted the memorial early, otherwise I may not be sent to where after the next year."

Lu Nan nodded in agreement, the master and apprentice looked at each other, tacit understanding, and at the same time feared for a while.

Night·Rongfu

"what?"

"Prefect of Xizhou? Where is it?" Rong Kaiji was shocked and asked at a loss.

"Hejian." Rong Youtang answered cautiously.

"Twelfth lunar month, starting on the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month?" Rong Kaiji opened his eyes wide, and the end sound was unbelievably high. He looked closely at the imperial decree, made sure that he was not old-fashioned, and lamented in amazement: "It's the new year, why haven't you given it every year? Tang Son, what's going on here?"

"Because of the continuous heavy snowfall this winter, a mountain county in Xizhou was crushed. The casualties have not been reported yet. The surviving victims dragged their families to starve and suffer from cold. They urgently needed relief from the court. The relief food was dispatched from the nearby Guanzhong and has already been taken away. I have to rush to deal with the disaster as soon as possible." Rong Youtang talked eloquently, confidently and calmly, without revealing any complicated details.

When it comes to natural disasters and relief, Rong Kaiji, holding the imperial edict in his hand, immediately believed it, and said helplessly, "So that's the case. Then there's no way, who made you an official of the imperial court? Since you are a parent official of a state, you should love the people like your own son. "

"It's still you who understand righteousness!" Rong Youtang happily let out a sigh of relief.

"You don't know how many years you will stay here." Rong Kaiji couldn't hide his worry, frowning, "Well... sooner or later I will come back to honor you!" Rong Youtang said firmly.

Rong Kaiji was dejected, unable to calm down, and lamented: "My crippled body is not suitable to go with you to take care of you."

Rong Youtang was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly comforted him: "It's freezing cold, and the mountains are covered by heavy snow. I'm going to ride a horse. Please stay at home for the New Year. If you get cold halfway, what should I do?"

The eunuch's adoptive father affected the child to some extent... Rong Kaiji's heart disease could not be cured, and he secretly warned himself again that he was always afraid of embarrassing his son.

On the morning of the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, Rong Youtang, who was extremely busy, finally got ready and rushed to Beiying, leaving King Qing to say goodbye at the end.

Guo Da, who was supervising the training of the recruits, saw Rong Youtang from a distance, and was shocked. He immediately returned to the meeting room, ran into his study to get some things, and then hurriedly told King Qing: "Cousin—His Royal Highness, Brother Rong is here!"