[Red Mansions] The Road to Empress Dowager

It may have been cold and windy outside the Great Wall in early October, but the southern country in early October was still like midsummer.

The Pingnan War has basically come to an end.The Military Commission decided that the Fourth Army with the designation "Zhong Yi" would guard North Vietnam Province, and the Second Army with the designation "Wu Yi" would guard Guangxi.The "Courageous" Army of the First Army returned to Sichuan, and the Yellow Shirt Army returned to Kyoto.

The governor is the temporary supreme chief of the local military and government in wartime, but in peacetime, the new army is not under the management of civilian officials, but is under the military order of the General Staff.

Because the Pingnan Army's increasingly efficient and mature "General Staff Headquarters" is quite different from the ancient vassals and towns.

The General Staff Headquarters is also responsible to the Military Commission, and makes military orders for combat or military deployment based on the stage objectives of the Military Commission.If it is a time of war, the General Staff Headquarters is also in the theater. The General Staff must analyze various information, draw up a combat plan, and lead the troops to achieve the goals of the General Staff according to the combat plan.The General Staff seems to have great power, but in fact it has no right to lead the army and the right to recall, unless the General Staff is transferred.

This solves the problem of military commanders taking the lead, and also prevents the problem of civilian officials who do not understand the military force to intervene.However, the local city defense army, militia, and government officials are under the control of the governor.

The rewards for the Pingnan War were also basically determined, and the military exploits of the main combat generals were all counted, and they were announced in the military and political departments for half a month when they were in North Vietnam.During the publicity period, everyone can raise objections to the publicized content, and if there is evidence, they can be amended.After the publicity is over, the queen will return to Beijing with the merit list, and the imperial court will award according to the merit list.

This series of meticulous work kept Xing Xiuyan extremely busy. In addition to the endless meetings, the confidential office was also busy. Daiyu and Xie Wanying were temporarily transferred to the queen to act as documents. For example, the final thick military achievement statistics table is They do.

Busy until October, the Pingnan Army finally returned to Guangxi from North Vietnam.

The civil and military officials stationed in Guangxi went out to greet them near the post station [-] miles away from Nanning. Among them were the new Governor of Guangxi Zhao Jinian, the new Governor Shi Rui, civil officials at all levels, and the remaining military officers of the former Guangxi old army.

There were also officials at all levels in the Pingnan Army system, and personnel from the Logistics Department, Equipment Department, Organization Department, Life Department, and Education Department were all present.

The southern country is not conducive to the survival of war horses, so several messenger soldiers riding Yunnan horses came to inform the queen that the Phoenix is ​​coming.

Hundreds of officials lined up in front of the official road in full attire, and within a quarter of an hour, thousands of troops and horses could be seen in the distance, as well as the neighing of elephants.

The ground trembled faintly, but it was not known whether it was caused by the footsteps of the horses or the feet of the elephants.

The guards in front cleared the way on foot, and an elephant pulled a golden-topped carved phoenix cart, covered by a bright yellow embroidered phoenix curtain, followed by more than a dozen elephant carts, carrying Daiyu and others and accompanying civil servants,

There are also guards around.

After that came the Yellow Shirt Army. Although the new army refused to accept the Yellow Shirt Army, they were obviously older, and the Queen also respected the Yellow Shirt Army.As for the first army and the second army are still more than ten miles or even dozens of miles away, the first army is full of more than 3 people!

In his early years, Shi Rui was a magistrate in Huguang from a county magistrate, and then stayed in Sichuan for three years.

"Your servants welcome the Empress Empress, your empress is a thousand years old!"

Baiguan Mountain Hu Qiansui paid homage to the ground, and the queen got out of the phoenix driving an elephant car without the support of the maid. Seven treasure leather belt.

"Zhuqing is safe." She gave a little help to the new governor Zhao Jinian, who was already grizzled.

"Thank you, Empress Dowager!" All the officials in Guangxi clattered.

The queen said: "Zhao Aiqing is a Geng this year?"

Zhao Jinian said: "I'm 59 this year."

The queen asked again: "The climate in the southern country is hot and humid, so Ai Qing should take care of himself." This is Sun Yuanwang's fellow apprentice who has retired, and was previously the minister in Tibet.

Zhao Jinian was very grateful for the Queen's care, and was about to bow down, but the Queen hurriedly ordered the left and right to help him up.

After exchanging pleasantries with Shi Rui, she still reminded the former inn to rest, so she led the entourage into the inn to rest temporarily, and the army also had to eat dry food to rest.

We set off again in the afternoon and entered Nanning City in the evening.

Despite the frugality and no practice of the palace, Nanning still built a new mansion. Of course, the queen Fengjia rested in a separate garden behind the mansion.

On the third day, the queen also received the wife of the imperial official, held a banquet in the garden, and gave many rewards to the important officials.Mrs. Nie, Daiyu, Xie Wanying, Ziyue, and even Tu Yuanyuan and Xiao Pan'er assisted in hosting the banquet, and it was still held in full swing, and the guests and hosts had a great time.

All the officials and female families in Guangxi are proud to participate in the banquet. This banquet also has the effect of appeasing the local people. The whole of Guangxi has also entered the post-war era.

Xie Wanying is temporarily handling general affairs for the queen in the government office, and Daiyu also has her own family, and the queen loves to use her to draft imperial edicts or official documents.

He will be leaving Guangxi the next day, and the preparations are basically ready. On this day, Daiyu, Mrs. Nie, Xie Wanying, and Mrs. Shi Rui, Li Tong will all visit Ziyue's house.

The queen is about to return to Beijing, and Ziyue and Wu Dafu will be stationed in Guangxi, and Daiyu and Xie Wanying will not see her for several years after parting with her.

Ziyue's two sons are both tiger-headed and tiger-headed. They are very gratifying to see, and everyone pays respects to each other's children.

Xie Wanying smiled and said, "I really admire you. With Dalang and Erlang, you can still go to work and make such a big business by yourself."

Ziyue smiled and said: "Don't just say good things, I'm not that good, many sisters have done much better than me. In fact, there is still a government kindergarten, so that the children will not grow up in the hands of the wet nurse. Being with my mother is also serious about enlightening the children. I try my best to accompany them on holidays." The kindergarten invited two Jinshi, and there were also people from the organization to teach some practical knowledge.

Li Tong sighed: "That was hard work, and there is such a big family. It is not easy to host Zhongfei."

Li Tong is the young daughter of Li Xun, the former Minister of the Ministry of Officials. She is a traditional woman, but she lives a fairly submissive life, and she does not have the problem of a gossip.What's more, she is Shi's wife, in fact, she has a good relationship with the queen.

Although Shi Rui had a crush on Xing Xiuyan when he was young, no one knew about it.Before she soared into the sky, there was a big gap between the two families, she was still young, and he had no chance to express his heart to the family; when she came to Beijing, she was already the emperor's favorite woman, and she was the second student who read Confucius and Mencius. Scholars, masters and masters of heaven and earth, how could Shi Rui dare to rob a woman from the emperor?

Just think about it in my heart from time to time, a kind of youthful feeling, which is the same as modern men's nostalgia for their first love, but life must go on.In the world of "Red Mansion", men are always so realistic, and the original male protagonist Jia Baoyu is also this kind of person, so it can be called affectionate.

For example, Tu Yuanyi, an n-married man, is the most affectionate. Probably the Xiao family father and son are affectionate, and of course it is because of their thick skins and means that they get what they want.

Therefore, Xing Xiuyan once doubted her own charm. Anyway, looking around, only Tu Yuanyi would do some stupid things for her, and she half-pushed and half-obeyed.In this realistic world where men have normal brains, where can I find an affectionate male lead? She is not wearing a Korean drama, this is foreign language.

Zi Yue smiled and said: "We are not a big family. Even if it is a tax-free land, we will divide it into several people to contract and plant it. At the end of each year, we only accept cash receipts, and we buy them separately for the usage."

The population of the family is simple, both husband and wife have public positions, and the power is not low, and Ziyue also has a circle of new women. There are fewer flower viewing feasts, but there is no lack of communication.What's more, if you really want to hold birthday parties, flower viewing parties, holidays and official holidays, her part is routine work during non-wartime.

There are more than a dozen maids and servants in the family, but there is no sewing room. The ready-made clothing industry in Sichuan is relatively developed, and they can be bought. The hostess and the hostess wear official clothes most of the time, and the organization will distribute them in the season. As long as you pay more to the unit, you will be fine.As for security, they are people with mid to senior military ranks, with two guards with knives/guns.

Daiyu couldn't help feeling a little emotional, the eldest sister really managed to make a woman an official, although it was only in the special zone, it was quite remarkable.

She couldn't help but think of all the fantasies she had with Xing Xiuyan when she was a teenager. At that time, she had already met a saint, and she was also in high spirits when thinking about the future (Note: I thought I was going to be a princess).The eldest sister does not dare to stand alone, but she also wants to make a lot of money and travel all over the world.

If she also becomes a scholar, she doesn't know what kind of achievements she can achieve... But there are so many things in the family, and it will have to wait until Saburo and Shiro are older, and after Pan'er is engaged in a marriage.

At this banquet, Li Tong also intends to make friends with Ziyue. According to her youthful temperament, Ziyue's background is not good, but at this time she has been married for more than ten years, and Ziyue is a lieutenant colonel in the new army system. How dare you underestimate it?

Li Tong also didn't know about Xie Wanying's separation from Chen Yi. After all, no one would publicize this matter, and called their mother and daughter Mrs. Chen and Miss Chen several times.

Xie Wanying couldn't help being a little embarrassed, and said, "It's fine for Mrs. Shi to call me by my name. I'm not Mrs. Chen now."

Li Tong couldn't help being dumbfounded, Xie Wanying said: "I got the divorce letter written by General Chen."

Li Tong said: "Is there any misunderstanding in this? Chen... Wanying, you have such a talented and beautiful family background, how could General Chen... If there is a villain to make trouble, we still need to find a way."

In Li Tong's view, being abandoned by her husband is like the sky falling.

Xie Wanying smiled lightly and said: "Mrs. Shi, you misunderstood. I am fine now, much better than being Mrs. Chen." Xie Wanying didn't like Li Tong's sympathy for her so much, but she knew it was kind, so she didn't like it. Take it easy.She thought that because the Xie family's daughter was humiliated, she would also find glory for the Xie family's daughter for the rest of her life.

After the banquet, the Xiao family and Xie Wanying's mother and daughter went back to the back garden of the mansion. The queen let them live in a side courtyard. It was a bit crowded, but it was only a few days.

They wanted to enter through the back door and got out of the carriage, but they saw a handsome young man with a servant waiting at the door, it was Chen Yi.

Chen Yi rushed over and called Xie Wanying "Ma'am". Naturally, Xiao's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law couldn't take care of this matter directly, so they first winked at Xie Wanying and went in first.And Chen Yi bowed respectfully.

Chen Yi said softly: "Madam, I know you have been wronged, you can go back with me."

Xie Wanying said: "General Chen, you have already dismissed me, and the title 'madam' can no longer be spoken."

Chen Yi said: "The couple quarreled, how could they take it seriously?"

Xie Wanying said: "It's not because of anger, but because we are really not suitable. You came to me just for profit and face, not because you have any affection for me. If you really have affection for me, within three years, you would send me Someone took me back to me."

Chen Yi said: "I know you blame me, but I also have difficulties, I'm too busy with work."

Xie Wanying sneered and said: "You don't have to come in person, send someone to pick you up in Hangzhou, and explain the whole story to your mother. Your mother hates me but will plan for you, so maybe you won't let me go. But you can't think of this method, yes Because you have not cared about this matter in the next two years. What is the relationship between husband and wife, it depends on the saint and the empress. The saint has a lot of opportunities every day, and he can go to Sichuan many times to find the empress in person, welcome her carefully and never leave. You don't have to act like this , I have already sent the divorce letter to the organization department to go through the formalities. If you don’t believe me, you can go to the organization/department to check, the marriage column of your file is not my name, but 'divorce'."

Chen Yi was taken aback, and said, "You have already been to the organization/department!"

Xie Wanying said: "Shuang'er and I have already applied for a new household registration in North Vietnam, as evidenced by the divorce certificate. Shuang'er's surname is Xie, and Xie Wushuang."

Chen Yi said: "You...you already told the empress?"

Xie Wanying said: "The Empress is the one who distinguishes between public and private, what are you worried about?"

Chen Yi couldn't help being a little annoyed, and said: "You are really too self-willed! In this world, a daughter-in-law should be filial to her mother-in-law for three years, and it would not be unreasonable to accept a concubine to carry on the family line. You're going to make trouble like this!"

Xie Wanying sneered and said, "I'm not a virtuous person, so I invite you to step down, isn't that what you like? You can marry another virtuous woman who can be 'filial' to Mrs. Chen for 30 years, and who can give you countless concubines. What does it matter to me? Is entanglement a man's doing?"

Xie Wanying led Xie Wushuang into the door with a flick of her sleeve. Chen Yi was shocked by Xie Wanying's words and felt depressed.

When Chen Yi returned home, he was feeling annoyed and worried, when his concubine Mrs. Zhang came over to help him change his clothes, and ordered him to serve dinner.

Mrs. Zhang has always had something on her mind, a few days ago he came home late at night, and the queen was in Nanning, so he had to have some entertainment, but today is his chance.

Mrs. Zhang tentatively said: "I heard that the Empress Dowager hosted a banquet for the family members of all the officials and women in Guangxi the day before yesterday, but our family does not have a post. Even if my sister is not here, the etiquette of this family must always be done by someone else."

Chen Yi didn't know about this, so he was even more motivated to pick Xie Wanying home today.

"You do your part, don't worry about this."

Mrs. Zhang looked innocently like a deer, looked at him with admiration, and said, "I'm just worried about my cousin. I also heard from my aunt that the relationship between the female relatives of officials and officials is very important."

She was a newcomer in Sichuan before, and later became pregnant and had a baby. She didn't have such a strong desire. Although she had contacted the Sichuan system without officials and wives, she was not too relieved when no one paid attention to her.But now it is different, the Xie family has already lost, and she is the hostess of the Chen family.

Chen Yi didn't answer, Zhang said softly: "I know that my family background is not as good as my sister's, but I am still my aunt's niece, a decent second wife. Besides, I was carried into Chen's house with my cousin for nothing. I don't Dare to say that I have no selfish intentions, but I also want to help my cousin. Some of the wives of officials are maids, how can I compare?"

Chen Yi felt agitated, pushed her away, and said, "Back off."

"Cousin, don't be angry, you haven't had dinner yet."

"Get out!"