Better to live forever [Rebirth]

Although the imperial decree stated that two days of visiting relatives, Concubine Zhu Xian got up and drove back to the palace in the afternoon of the next day. On this day, she had to go back to the palace earlier and then meet with the Queen Mother, His Majesty and the Empress Dowager to thank her.

After returning to the palace, the emperor couldn't help asking about her itinerary for the two days. Hearing that she was worried about her nephew's poor health, she generously bestowed her with ginseng, ganoderma and other great tonics.

However, Zhu Dingbei never imagined that under the half-truth and half-false remarks of "life is difficult to grow" by Lord Changxin Hou, and the empress dowager's four princes, concubines and concubines who spared no effort to say that they are in poor health, Emperor Zhenyuan's love for him Defense has been reduced by half!

I don't want to say anything later, I just said that when seeing off, the old lady was reluctant to part, but she could only watch her daughter leave with tears in her eyes, just like how she could only watch her daughter marry into the royal family no matter how unwilling she was back then.The old scene is hurting now, and worry is on my mind. As soon as Concubine Zhu Xian left, the old lady fell ill, and the old Hou Ye and Zhu Dingbei were so frightened that they didn't have the energy to feel sad.

The married daughter didn't stay any longer, and went home after dinner with her.

On the contrary, Yue Yuan'er, who was always quiet and happy, cried a lot. She hugged her little uncle and refused to let go, no matter how coaxed, Zhu Dingbei finally carried her into the carriage and sent him all the way to the third brother-in-law's house before giving up. .

The old lady loved Yue Yuan'er, a great-great-granddaughter who was born on the same day as her, and she was even more happy to see that she had a deep relationship with Chang Sheng.

However, she cried a lot in the past two days, and she was exhausted, so she went to bed early, and in the middle of the night, she had a cold and fever, and she couldn't take care of the affairs of the house, so she simply handed it over to Zhu Dingbei.

During the New Year's Eve, there are many etiquettes, and Zhu Dingbei is not an expert in this field, and he really messed around with the housekeeper for a while before he made any mistakes.

When Lou Shangshu brought his two grandsons to the mansion to pay New Year's greetings, he was surprised to hear that Zhu Dingbei was taking care of all the affairs in the mansion. When they learned that the old lady was sick in bed, they understood: The young Marquis Zhu, Marshal Zhu seems to be even more unreliable.

The matter of the old lady's illness was not publicized. Firstly, it was a festive day during the New Year, and the disease was always full of joy. Second, the news that the Xianfei's biological mother was ill came out after the concubine's concubine came back from visiting her relatives. It was outrageous.

Zhu Dingbei brought the twins to greet the old lady. The old lady didn't dare to let them stay longer for fear of getting sick, so she personally gave the two brothers New Year's gifts, and asked her grandson to treat her well.

After leaving the main house, Lou Ankang said: "Don't worry about Changsheng, I think your grandmother is doing well, it's just common typhoid fever, she will be fine in a few days."

Lou Anning also nodded repeatedly.

Zhu Dingbei patted them on the shoulder and said with a smile: "The doctor told me earlier. I haven't seen you for a few days. You two brothers have grown up a lot."

As he said that, he couldn't help pinching their faces, and it seemed that they were indeed a little fleshy.

Lou Anning grinned and said, "Grandpa changed the cook for the family a few years ago, and his skills are so good, even brother eats more than before."

Looking at them, Zhu Dingbei knew that the cook's contribution was only a small part. After several months of training with the family's boxing master, the two brothers finally achieved results. Not to mention their strong bodies, their appetites also increased.

Lou Ankang felt a little embarrassed, he didn't think he was as greedy as brother, but Changsheng didn't just talk nonsense to make fun of him, so he dodged Zhu Dingbei's claws and said, "Yesterday, my grandfather took us to Grandpa Chen's mansion to pay New Year's greetings, I also met on Eleven. After the third year of junior high school, he lived back in the Chen Mansion, and I heard from him that he will not go back to school with us after the next year, and he will only come back after knowing that the Spring Festival is over."

Zhu Dingbei: "How is he preparing for the exam?"

Lou Anning hurriedly said: "Eleventh already worked hard, but now he can't wait to be with books every day. With his hard work and talent, he will definitely not have any problems in the children's exam. Maybe he can come back as a young scholar. .”

Lou Ankang also said with a smile: "Grandpa Chen also praised him for his talent and intelligence, and he is very optimistic. I think there must be no problem. However, Eleven has a serious temper and dare not relax in the slightest. I think he looks like he is working hard. I am afraid that he will be exhausted. Own."

Zhu Dingbei raised his eyebrows, and asked without beginning or end: "Qin Xi is no longer in his grandfather's house?"

Lou Anning didn't realize it, but his brother knew it all, and suddenly smiled and said: "Yes, if Qin Xi is by his side, he doesn't want to combine work and rest. I think it's better for us to do a good deed and share with you. Qin Xi said hello, anyway, he is probably tired of being supervised by his grandparents to practice martial arts every day in the mansion."

Zhu Dingbei laughed: "Didn't he just hope that someone would train him, Grandpa Qin did what he wished."

The few people tacitly thought of Qin Xi's crying and screaming when he was not allowed to go to the army, and couldn't help but smirk.

Zhu Dingbei didn't have many contacts in Luojing. Today, two brothers from the Lou family were here, and the old Hou Ye saw some young people's wantonness on his grandson's face. He couldn't help but sighed to Lou Shangshu: "Thank you, brother, for coming. Walking around the house, you see it is not convenient for me to visit your house, it is rare to see Changsheng so happy."

It's nothing for Lou Shangshu to bring his children to visit Zhenbeihou's mansion, but if he took the initiative to go to the Minister's mansion of the Ministry of Industry, it would be another meaning.

Since returning to Beijing, he has only visited those few generals, and he will not cause trouble for the emperor, nor will he cause trouble for others.

Lou Shangshu also said: "These two children also like to be close to Changsheng, which shows that they are speculative. In this way, I have to thank Lord Hou, and I am always afraid that their brothers will be spoiled by my half-bastard without parents' education."

The two were humbled, and couldn't help but smile at each other.

The brothers from the Lou family accompanied Zhu Dingbei to play in the martial arts arena for a while, then took their leave and returned home after lunch.

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, the imperial court returned to the imperial court ahead of schedule, and in the early court, Dong Xiang reported Dou Changdong's confession, intending to present his extremely serious crimes to the sage.

When the emperor looked at the memorial at a glance, Prime Minister Dong continued: "Your Majesty, the evidence of the crimes committed by Dou Changdong and his henchmen is solid. The veteran minister and the chiefs of the three divisions proposed in accordance with the law that Dou Changdong and his son, the lieutenant general, be beheaded by the supervising army. The family members of the three clans will be assigned to serve in the prefecture, and they will not be allowed to serve in the army within five servings. The soldiers involved in the Dou army will be dismissed from military merit, those who commit serious crimes will be assigned, those who have committed serious crimes will be detained to serve their sentences, and those who have committed minor crimes will be dismissed for investigation. Your majesty please order."

Emperor Zhenyuan said: "Dou Changdong was named a second-rank general and stationed in a dangerous place in Liangzhou. He has committed such a crime and committed such a serious crime. According to the usual laws, it is not enough to correct the morale of the army. The Ming army will be sentenced. The Dou family will be beheaded all over the family. Executing the sentence. Those who are involved in serious cases are the same crime. The nine clans have no choice but to become officials. Sergeants under the Dou Army, regardless of whether they participated in it or not, are guilty of concealment. .As for the supervising army..."

He paused subtly, with a sneer in his voice: "The crime is even more difficult to tolerate than Dou Changdong and others. The men in his family were sentenced to be cut in half, and the female family members were innocent slaves. There are people in the three clans. Officials, regardless of their positions, will be dismissed and investigated. Their descendants will not be allowed to be officials or join the army within three generations."

As soon as this remark came out, many people in the hall softened their hands and feet immediately, but had no choice but to kneel down and say: "Your Majesty is holy."

It's not that no one felt that the emperor's sentence was too severe, but they all understood that Emperor Zhenyuan's words were not to discuss with them.If the first bird is shot, Dou Changdong's army must be punished severely for the crimes, so as to serve as an example to the monkeys, and also to fight a beautiful forward battle for the future rectification of the army's discipline.

Sure enough, the minister of the Ministry of War stared at the courtiers' sharp eyes, and said: "The Ministry of War and His Majesty's personal envoys have conducted secret investigations in various armies, and the results have been reported to Zhongshu. Please read it and make a decision."

If possible, he really would not be the mouthpiece for His Majesty.

The power of the sky is unpredictable, and the colleagues implicated will not only blame His Majesty in the future, but he, Minister of the Ministry of War, will bear the brunt of it.

Emperor Zhenyuan said: "Last night yesterday, Prime Minister Dong and Zhongshu Ling and I discussed this matter until late."

Behind Yuheng's pearl curtain, his gaze was as cold as the ice and snow outside the palace, and his tone was blunt: "If it weren't for this time of breaking the boat, I still don't know how my generals are loyal to protect the country. I can't say it. You don't have to wait until I die. They were handed over to foreign enemies by these "loyal and patriotic" Haojiang scholars!"

All the officials were horrified, and they all knelt down and begged His Majesty to appease his anger.

Emperor Zhenyuan snorted coldly, "If this list is made public, half of Dajing's generals will die! It's my incompetence. I will open the Seven Temples tomorrow, and issue an edict of sinning myself, in order to secure the peace of the common people. Heart."

"Your Majesty, you must not do it. This is a traitor's limitless, and it is not your Majesty's fault—"

The alert Dong Xiang immediately knelt down and said, but Emperor Zhenyuan ruthlessly interrupted his unfinished sentence.

The emperor stood up suddenly and said: "The prime minister and the third secretary are responsible for this matter to the end. I want to see the answer at the court meeting in five days. Retire!"

After saying that, he flung his sleeves and walked away.

The eunuch Dongsheng hastily communicated his retreat, and followed him closely.

The courtiers immediately exploded.

Oh my god, those with official status within the three clans will be dismissed and investigated!Several ministers in the Jinluan Hall were pale and trembling in their hearts. They never thought that the accountability of the military administration would involve their civilian officials!

Some courtiers who were not directly condemned by His Majesty the Emperor were also panicked. They were horrified by His Majesty's ruthlessness. As soon as the court was over, they went to Prime Minister Dong, the Third Division's office and the Ministry of War—who are the supervisors on the list? !Could it be that there are children from their three clans? !God bless, don't!

Baiguan only felt that the knife and ax were at stake, and this opening day was really "surprises and surprises".

Soon after the court meeting, Dou Jun's disposition report was issued from Luojing to the state capitals.It was only an hour since the government offices in Luojing's streets and alleys posted the notices, and the people in Luojing spread word of mouth, even those who could not read heard the news and couldn't help but chant aloud.

His Majesty dealt with it too harshly. After the criminals were convicted and rejoiced, they felt the majesty of the sky and were afraid in their hearts.

The old Hou Ye heard the news and asked the housekeeper to call his grandson to the study as soon as he heard the news. The grandfather and grandson were relatively silent for a while, and the old Hou Ye sighed: "I didn't expect... Your Majesty is really going to kill everyone this time. "

A single piece of official document cost the lives of thousands of people and officials, and the old Hou Ye who had been through the battlefield couldn't help but feel palpitations.

The imperial power is so majestic that people dare not look at it.

Zhu Dingbei didn't expect the emperor to make such a big determination this time, he was still pondering the emperor's intentions, feeling a little uneasy in his heart.But no matter what, the emperor's means of iron and blood will always do them more good than harm.

Old Hou Ye: "Good grandson, you said that your majesty's fire is too hot, will it hurt the foundation of the court?"

He was afraid that Emperor Zhenyuan's handwriting would spark a fire. Although the Sima imperial family was popular in Dajing, if it was too rigid and caused all officials to renounce and the government was unstable, this move would not be worth the candle.

Zhu Dingbei knew what he was worried about, so he couldn't help but smile and said: "Grandpa, do you really think that your Majesty will also offend the three clans for the prisoner who will be convicted later?"

Old Hou Ye paused, and immediately understood what his grandson said.

Zhu Dingbei narrowed his eyes: "If that's the case, then the Military Aircraft Department and the courtiers will be cut off to two-thirds, so what else does His Majesty rule?"

How can officials die and people survive?

Emperor Zhenyuan just used Dou Jun to establish his prestige in the army, one time is enough.Acting both hard and soft, and emphasizing both kindness and strength, is the best strategy.

However, he couldn't see through the emperor's purpose behind this move...