Raiders Guide

In the main hall, it was so quiet that the sound of the curtain moving could be heard clearly, Ji Muxian knelt on the ground.

He told Emperor Zhaohe verbatim what Yan Yushu had said, the belongings of the Liu family, the matter of leading troops, and moving the capital to Luoyang, all of which were not trivial matters.

What Yan Yushu said to him was very reasonable. He told Emperor Zhaohe every word. Ji Muxian knew in his heart that when he took out the money left by the Liu family, Emperor Zhaohe was naturally happy, but he led the army to suppress bandits and move the capital. It may not be easy.

"You made me abandon Chang'an and move the capital to Luoyang." Emperor Zhaohe's voice could not hear the emotion, "If it is true as you said, when the Khitan invaded and moved the capital to Luoyang, what do the soldiers and common people think? You don't know that this will disturb the morale of the army and the people. ?”

"Your servant knows." Ji Muxian bowed even lower, "But at this time, Dasheng is short of troops and the treasury is not full. If you don't take precautions to retreat to Zhongzhou, once Tongguan is broken, Khitan will go straight to Chang'an. Father, please consider carefully. "

Emperor Zhaohe didn't know Dasheng's predicament at this time, thought for a while and said, "I agree with you to lead troops to suppress the bandits, but I don't agree to move the capital to Luoyang. If the Khitan invades, the capital will be moved to escape. What do the soldiers think about leading troops to fight? The most important thing is to have the determination to fight to the death, I am the Son of Heaven, moving the capital at this time will not only damage the confidence of the soldiers."

In this way, he was agreed to lead the army to suppress the bandits. It seemed that what Yan Yushu said was true. Emperor Zhaohe had no generals in his hands. Ji Muxian raised his head and thought to himself.

Now that Emperor Zhaohe has already considered it, it is useless for him to persuade him more. "Father, the things left by the Liu family are enough to pay the [-] soldiers at the border for three years, but the soldiers in Dasheng are not only [-]. .”

"Hmm." Emperor Zhaohe murmured, "In your opinion, who should come forward in this matter?"

The best person to come forward is naturally the prince. As long as the prince asks the Li family, they will definitely not shirk. The Xie family wants the prince to marry the daughter of the Xie family as the concubine. If the prince speaks, the Xie family will mention it later.At that time, the Xie family will not only serve the country, but also satisfy their selfishness, so why not do it.

But when Emperor Zhaohe asked him this way, he obviously didn't want the crown prince to come forward. It was impossible for him to let Xie's daughter-in-law have a chance to become the crown prince.

"National Division……"

The national teacher divination, watching the sky, praying for rain and water, did a lot of things for Dasheng, and was respected by the world, even the emperor would respect the national teacher three points. If the national teacher came forward, he would speak better than others.

"You underestimated these aristocratic families, even the national teachers, they may not take it to heart." Emperor Zhaohe sighed, "They care about their own interests."

"It depends on what the national teacher said. After all, in this world, whoever is good at divination, if they don't do it well, they will bear the infamy of harming the country and the people, and they will not be willing to bear it."

Ji Muxian paused for a moment, "What's more, if this money is used to suppress bandits and guard the border, it is also good for them. Water bandits are rampant, and the harbor must not be peaceful. If their merchant ships want to be safe, they must get rid of these bandits. , They all know in their hearts that we send troops and they pay. In the final analysis, it is just a cooperation."

Emperor Zhaohe put down the list of Liu family's money handed over by Ji Muxian in his hand, and said in a low voice, "It's just that the national teacher is old now, and he hasn't left the Taihua Palace for a long time. I wonder if he would like to take a trip now."

"Royal father, hasn't the national teacher accepted any disciples?"

Over the years, Dasheng has chosen a favorite disciple for every national teacher to cultivate carefully since childhood, and he will inherit the mantle in the future.

But this national teacher, for so many years, has never heard that he has educated disciples, who will inherit his mantle in the future?

"Don't say you don't know, even the prince doesn't know who the disciple of the national teacher is. The disciple he chose has been in poor health since he was a child, so he didn't announce it. It's just the day of his apprenticeship, but he was informed in front of the palace. "

Ji Muxian was taken aback for a moment, her health was not good since childhood...

Zhaohe smiled and said, "The national teacher wanted to pass on a national teacher to him in the early years, but he never agreed. Mu Xian, I said so, do you know who it is?"

Ji Muxian had almost identified who it was in his heart, and answered with a bow, "Is it the jade book?"

"Yes." Emperor Zhaohe stood up, "Yushu is a smart man. He knows that if the Yan family has too much power, it will surely arouse my jealousy, and the government and the public will be jealous, so he has never let go of the position of the national teacher."

Ji Muxian stood aside, guessing Emperor Zhaohe's expression, without saying a word, Emperor Zhaohe continued, "I am not intolerant, but once bitten by a snake for ten years, I am afraid of well ropes. I have spent half my life on this scourge of the Wang family." I just got rid of it, I really don’t want to have another Wang family.”

Therefore, even the loyal Liu family wanted to kill the whole family, Ji Muxian bowed, his eyes turned cold.

"Do you think the Yan family has the ambitions of the Wang family?"

Ji Muxian bowed and replied, "Royal Father knows in his heart that Prime Minister Zuo was selected by you personally, and he is loyal to you. Whoever you choose to be the crown prince, he will wholeheartedly assist him. General Yan is stationed at the border all the year round, and it is very difficult for him to return to the court." However, the national teacher has no real power, and now it is time to employ people, and Yushu will take over the position of the national teacher, and General Yan must be deeply grateful for the emperor's grace."

Emperor Zhaohe led Ji Muxian and sat down at the table, and asked Ji Muxian softly like a caring father, "Mu Xian, why are you suddenly willing to hand over the money left by the Liu family and take the initiative to lead troops to fight against bandits?"

This is a terrible question, and Ji Muxian bowed and answered, "What the Liu family left behind originally belonged to Dasheng, not my minister's property. I took the initiative to lead the army because I didn't want the mountains and rivers to be broken. Second, because of the jade book, my minister was worried." , if it is uneasy, if Khitan drives straight in.

At that time, the jade book cannot be kept. The third is that Dasheng is so troubled both internally and externally, and the burden on the father's shoulders is too heavy. Since there is General Liu at the border, what I can do is to fight for the early elimination of the bandits and make the father less worried. . "

Emperor Showa laughed, "You really think so?"

Ji Muxian was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly didn't dare to look Emperor Zhaohe in the eye, and said falteringly, "Yes..."

"Mu Xian, you have never been able to tell lies since you were a child. Once you tell a lie, your eyes will not dare to look at people. Tell the truth."

When I was young, it was true that I couldn't tell lies, but now...heh...

Ji Muxian suddenly knelt down beside Emperor Zhaohe, knelt down and said, "I know that my mother and concubine have committed a heinous crime. However, she is always my mother. I want to ask my father for permission. If my son suppresses bandits Returning to court safely, Zhun'erchen enshrined his mother and concubine in Prince Chong's mansion."

After he finished speaking, the hall fell silent. Emperor Zhaohe stared at his kneeling figure and did not speak.

He didn't speak, and Ji Muxian didn't move.

He had a very good relationship with his mother and concubine since he was a child. Now that he is out of the palace, he has never mentioned his mother and concubine, which will definitely make Emperor Zhaohe suspect.

Only when he took the initiative to mention it, did Emperor Zhaohe know that he was thinking about his mother and concubine, and everything was not acting.

"I know that my father is in trouble. No matter how sinful she is, she is my mother's concubine. I know that I can't blame my father. If I mention it for no reason, the courtiers will definitely object. There is nothing to say."

According to the Dasheng law, all traitors and regicides, who kill the nine clans, will never be enshrined in the future. Therefore, the Liu family is full of families, and now there is not even a place for enshrining.

It is absolutely impossible for the rest of the people to worship without clearing up their grievances, but his mother and concubine, if they use military merit to ask for a favor, they must be able to ask for it.

"Mu Xian, you know Dasheng's law. If I agree, and anyone who has merit will come to beg in the future, how can we defend this law?"

Ji Muxian raised his head and looked at Emperor Zhaohe with bloodshot eyes, "Can't you even ask for a favor?"

A man in his twenties knelt on the ground in order to worship his mother, and begged his father with red eyes. Emperor Showa's heart was also fleshy. He couldn't bear it, and slightly lowered his head and said, "I promise you, if you After successfully suppressing the bandits, I announced in the court hall that if there are many courtiers who agree with you to enshrine your mother and concubine, I will allow you to enshrine."

Ji Muxian was taken aback, and kowtowed to thank him as if he hadn't expected it, "Thank you, father, and my son thanked father."

"Get up." Emperor Zhaohe got up and helped Ji Muxian up. "Besides, if you return safely, I will grant you another favor."

"Really?" Ji Muxian hurriedly said with a smile on his face as if he had been hit by a pie falling from the sky, "I want my father to issue a decree to bestow marriage sons and jade books."

Acting, of course, must be comprehensive, without mistakes or omissions.Otherwise, if Emperor Showa becomes suspicious accidentally, the loss outweighs the gain.

"Mu Xian, what you ask for is something I can't just agree to." Emperor Zhaohe sat down on him, "I said, I want Yushu to be happy about this matter."

"He's just not happy..." Ji Muxian froze in an instant, like a wolf dog that hadn't eaten a bone. "If he is happy, I don't have to be so eager to beg my father..."

"Although Dasheng says that masculinity prevails, no family would marry a man as their main wife."

Emperor Zhaohe patted Ji Muxian's hand comfortingly, "If Yushu is willing, I will decree to grant you a marriage, so that your name will be justified."

"My son thanked my father!"

Ji Muxian lowered his eyes, full of coldness.

No matter how much he said, it would be empty. If the courtiers disagreed, he would not be able to enshrine the rank of his mother and concubine. If Yan Yushu disagreed, it would be a waste of grace.

Ah……

Yan Yushu came back from the British government, and just entered Yan's residence when he was called to the study by Yan Ziyuan.

Yan Ziyuan had haggarded a lot in the past half month, looked at Yan Yushu and sighed, and asked him, "Are you feeling better?"

For Yan Ziyuan to ask him about his mood first, Yan Yushu was a little surprised, but his heart was unusually calm.

When will there be no hope for Yan Ziyuan's occasional care?Yan Yushu didn't remember much.

"Much better, grandma is not well."

Yan Ziyuan sighed, "Mother-in-law is getting old, what happened to Yu Wan may hurt her mind, you should visit her more often when you have time."

"Yushu knows."

"At this point, the National Teacher, you are still unwilling to take over?" Yan Ziyuan said in a low voice, "The National Teacher is of great importance, and no one with ulterior motives can be allowed to take this position."

Both the old Duke and Yan Ziyuan were talking about this to him, Yan Yushu raised his eyes to look at Yan Ziyuan, "Father, don't worry, if I take the position of the national teacher, and my father's position is opposite to yours, what should I do?"

His intention is obvious, that is, he does not agree with Yan Ziyuan's loyal prince.

"Father knows that your grandfather valued King Chong. Back then, you said that His Majesty would never accept the Liu family. His Majesty chose His Highness the Crown Prince. As a father, your Majesty took it with you. Naturally, you are loyal to him, but as a father, you are not required to be loyal. "

Yan Yushu looked at Yan Ziyuan in surprise. Since the Xiao Dynasty Bureau, Yan Ziyuan had only obeyed Emperor Zhaohe's orders, and now he said these words.

"The crown prince attaches great importance to the family, and if things go on like this, the big family will control the government, the Li family will be the next royal family, and the humble scholars will struggle."

Yan Ziyuan was born in a poor family, so it is understandable to worry about the future of the poor family.

"Father thinks, what should we do?"

Yan Ziyuan raised his head and looked at Yan Yushu with a pair of cloudy eyes, "Although King Chong has no backing, he has a very good background, so he won't understand the suffering of the people at the bottom."

This is interesting. "Father means that he is not the monarch in your heart?"

Yan Ziyuan talked too much, took a sip of tea from his teacup, nodded, "That's what father means."

Yan Yushu laughed and said, "A good monarch is not judged by his birth, but by his respect for human life. When he respects every life, he will not be a tyrant who kills innocent people indiscriminately.

Furthermore, in this chaotic world, a decisive person is needed, and if no one is destroyed, the Dasheng Building will collapse. "

"Nonsense!" Yan Ziyuan threw down the teacup in his hand angrily, "These words are outrageous, how can you be so nonsense."

Yan Yushu looked at him with heavy eyes, "Father, you and I know the dispositions of all the princes of His Majesty. Only King Ming has a bad background. He was sick in his early years, and he has never been to the Imperial College. His Highness King Ming has no mother and concubine, and he has never invited him." Young Fu and Tai Tuo took good care of him, he understands the suffering of the bottom, but does he understand the way of being a king?"

Yan Ziyuan fell silent, and Yan Yushu continued, "It's understandable for you to think about the future of a poor family, but father, not everyone can recruit talented people. My grandfather has always been optimistic about King Chong. The people the general educates are those who have come into contact with King Chong himself."

"Yu Shu, don't you understand, apart from the Liu family, His Majesty doesn't care about King Chong now."

Yan Yushu rolled his eyes, "Because the Liu family is gone, even if King Chong becomes emperor in the future, he will not value the family. Isn't that what His Majesty wants?"

Yan Ziyuan asked him in a deep voice, "Are you really interested in King Chong?"

The corners of Yan Yushu's mouth curled up a bit, "Now that the Khitans are invading, the army and the people need confidence. Your Majesty can't personally conquer, but the prince can do it on his behalf. Among all the princes, he is the only one who has been in the military camp. He has been taught the art of war by General Liu and General Liu, the way to lead troops, Except for him who can suppress bandits in the rear, there is no one else."

"Although he has been in the military camp, he has never led soldiers by himself. After all, he lacks experience."

"But father, Dasheng has no generals available now." Yan Yushu lowered his head and sneered, "Khitan will definitely not let it go now. My brother is at the border, so he must have no worries so he can concentrate on defending against the enemy. I will take over the position of national teacher." , I will definitely not let people turn their brains to my elder brother and reproduce the tragedy of General Liu."

"Since you have made up your mind, being a father will not hinder you. You have always had your own ideas, but you must remember that you must not get too close to King Chong. As long as His Majesty prefers His Highness the Crown Prince, the Yan family will still belong to the Crown Prince. people."

"My son will keep a distance from King Chong." Yan Yushu did not answer Yan Ziyuan's words directly. "Later, my son will go to the Taihua Palace to meet the master, and my father will go to the early court. Recently, the incident has occurred frequently. The son of the Marquis of Jiangbei is about to enter Chang'an. Father It still needs to be shared by His Majesty."

Yan Ziyuan leaned on the back of the chair, breathing heavily, "The matter of Wan'er was unexpected for my father, and it was for my father's selfishness that he delayed state affairs."

Yan Yushu looked at his much older face and didn't reply.

He knew in his heart that Yan Ziyuan said so, if he really knew about Yan Yuwan, for the sake of the Yan family, he would be ruthless and give birth to Yan Yuwan's fetus, and let her spend the rest of her life in a nunnery outside the city.