Dress to be a celebrity

When Mr. Huan Ge returned home in the evening, his eldest son, who was the counselor of the General Secretary, greeted him and said that his family had received a message from Mr. Huan Ge and had sent someone to guard Huan Ling in the west of the city.It's just that no one has been found this afternoon, and he was a little worried when he got home, so he sent his two sons and all the servants available at home to look for him.

Counselor Huan comforted his father in a gentle voice: "Father, don't be upset, didn't Brother Ling just impeach Ma Shangshu once? Which speech officer has never impeached a minister of the ministry to invite his name? What's more, his impeachment has not really reached the point of impeachment." From Shang Shu's head, he only said that the subordinates are not good, and Ma Shangshu will not embarrass our family."

He chattered a lot, superficially to comfort his father, but actually to comfort himself—his nephew has been calm and handsome since he was a child, and he won the Jinshi early, but he is not like his youngest son who is lawless and sleeps at night without saying a word. The people of Su Yao's family, why there is no news today?His son sent people to guard the city gate during the day, and almost all his family members dispersed after he came back. Why is there no news until now?

Could it be that the officer he impeached hated him and murdered him in private?

His younger brothers and younger siblings are gone, and his niece married into the palace again and became a member of the royal family, so this nephew has to inherit the incense.In case something happens to him, how can he explain to his younger brother who went earlier?Even if he can pay them a son, these unworthy sons under his knees are not as good as the Jinshi sons born in his younger brother's family!

Senator Huan was anxious, but he didn't dare to let his father know, so he could only explain his father with insignificant words.

Huan Ge honestly knows more about the inside story than he does. He flicked his sleeves and snorted coldly: "You don't need to worry about that wicked thing anymore. When I sent someone to send the letter, he might have already left Beijing. How can someone stop him? Now that he has been granted the title of imperial censor, he has gone out to investigate the misconduct of the frontier army, and our family will not be able to control him in the future!"

Isn't this a good thing?Sensei Huan glanced at his father wonderingly, but he didn't dare to ask further questions when he saw his father's complexion.

He knew that Huan Ling had played a few generals, but the impeachment of officials was a matter of course, so what's the big deal about impeaching generals?Even if His Majesty asks the Ministry of War to be questioned, it will not be able to get involved with Zhou Wang's grandfather and Minister of the Ministry of War. How serious can it be?

Huan Shilang knew what he was thinking just by looking at his face, and he couldn't help but feel even more depressed—this son is filial, but his talent is not enough, and he didn't follow his wisdom. Think big; that unworthy grandson is good at everything, but his ideas are too righteous, even his grandfather can't be counted.

He shook his head and sighed, and waved his hand at his son: "Go and call Sheng'er and Qing'er back, and then call your wife into the palace to see our concubine and concubine. Ma Shangshu is the grandfather of King Zhou. I am tired of sealing the bullets, I am afraid that Xianfei and Zhou Wang will also blame Wangfei."

For the sake of the granddaughter's better life in the palace, he had to write bullets to defend Ma Shangshu.

But when he was writing, Song Shi broke in with the letter to meet him, and what he said to him resurfaced in his mind.He couldn't help touching the last letter left by his grandson on the side of the book. When he wrote the memorial, he didn't try his best to exonerate Ma Shangshu as originally planned, but only mentioned his achievements for many years, begging the emperor to see that the old minister is merciful Forgive him for once.

The next day, when he went to the court with the memorial, he was still worried that he would be dissatisfied with Ma Shangshu for writing this way. As a result, the emperor of Xintai threw down a self-defense letter from Ma Shangshu in front of everyone, and asked with a sneer: "Ma Qing is from Xintai. Five years as the Minister of the Ministry of War, he moved to Shangshu repeatedly, and has been in charge of the Ministry of War for more than ten years. Today, the two ministers and all the officials in the hall do not have your qualifications. Are these people who don't understand the art of war and bow and horse generals?"

Ma Shangshu stayed up all night, and asked the emperor to call and reprimand him, his expression was like that of a dead man, he fell on the ground tightly, and repeatedly apologized.

Emperor Xintai did not intend to let him go easily, with his brows lowered, he looked down at Ma Shangshu who was kneeling at his highness: "If in normal times of peace, when there is no chaos at the border, someone cuts some money and food halfway, Occupying some military settlements, I also see that he has been an official for many years and has some military merits, so I just turned a blind eye and closed my eyes. But now that Dalu has repeatedly provoked frontiers, if anyone dares to embezzle military items, mediocrity will be ruined Frontier defense, I will never forgive you lightly."

The memorial in the old sleeve of Huan Pavilion almost squeezed out water, only to hear the emperor whispering softly about the abuses of the frontier army, and he was only glad that he did not write a strong defense for Ma Shangshu yesterday.If Song Shi and his grandson hadn't been so angry yesterday, and he had already written the same number of defense notes as Ma Shangshu, would he still be able to stand firmly in front of the steps now?

The Son of Heaven is usually silent, but once he gets angry, even those cabinet scholars who often see holy faces are unavoidably frightened.Ma Shangshu didn't dare to make any more excuses, he just begged the Holy Lord to forgive him this time because of his age and ignorance.

After all, the emperor gave him a lenient punishment, and only told him to go home to deal with the crime.

But the emperor took pity on his daughter in the palace, but the officials of six subjects and thirteen ways did not take pity on her.After the early court was over, Ma Shangshu untied his tooth card and handed it back to the officials, and went out of the Forbidden City to go home to wait for the crime. , He was accused of more than ten major crimes such as controlling power, appointing private individuals, and embezzling the food and pay of the Mexican army.

Huan Ge saw the attitude of the Holy Majesty with his own eyes, and seeing the madness of the bullets, he almost didn't dare to defend him, but when he thought of his granddaughter in the palace, he still had to read this book no matter what.

In the Western Jin Dynasty, Yue Guang, in order to show his loyalty to Changsha Sima and prove that his family would not be ambivalent because of his daughter's marriage as the concubine of Chengdu King Sima Ying, once said a famous saying "How can five men change one woman".At first, he also felt that a man should not be kind to a woman in dealing with affairs, and that his granddaughter married off to win glory for the family, but when it came to the critical moment, he couldn't bear to abandon the granddaughter in the deep palace and completely separated from Ma Shangshu. .

He still handed over the letter of defense, persuading the emperor to remember the old minister's achievements and give him a chance to reform himself.It's just that this pleading document with Ma Shangshu's disciples and children, like many scientific and moral bullets, has been left unpublished, and everyone in the court is discussing it, and they can't guess the true meaning of the emperor.

A small bullet in Huan Ling did not stop causing waves in the previous court, and the virtuous concubine in the harem also took off her hairpin, and Su Yi knelt before the imperial court with tears in her eyes, pleading guilty to her father.

Although she was already in her mid-thirties and had given birth to the eldest son of the emperor, but because she had been pampered in the palace for many years, there were no traces of age on her face, so she was a little more charming after being so plainly dressed.The Xintai emperor told her to cry softly, supported her with his own hands, and sighed: "I have pressed the bullets of the science, and only let your father shut the door at home and reflect on himself. Why should my concubine cry."

Concubine Xian closed her eyes, a teardrop rolled down, and said with infinite sorrow: "It is true that my concubine's father is mediocre, and he can't control the people below him, but he is loyal to the country and looks to the saints to learn from him. He was also in Hequ back then. He defeated the bandits, rebuilt the Great Wall, and was granted the title of Bo... My father has seen the hardships of the soldiers at the frontier and the troubles of the bandits. How could he deliberately detain them like the officials said in the memorial, regardless of the danger of foreign aggression? Frontier army?"

She stepped back and kowtowed again: "The concubine dare not defend my father, I just beg His Majesty to give him another chance to fight at the border and clear his reputation!"

Emperor Xintai lovingly helped her up, but he was noncommittal to her request, and only said: "The affairs of the outer court have nothing to do with the harem, and you don't need to worry about these. Just live with peace of mind. I always have to take care of my brother's face." .”

Only then did Concubine Xian feel relieved, thanked Sheng'en, and changed her clothes again to serve the emperor.The emperor of Xintai said: "Forget it, these few days are busy in the court, and I have to go to read the book, so I won't rest. Soon my eldest brother will go to the Ministry of Rites to practice, and your mother and son will see each other rarely in the future. Alright, let's get along more these days."

Concubine Xian restrained her face and respectfully sent the emperor to the imperial chariot, then tightly held the silk handkerchief in her hand and ordered: "Call Yuan Niang to come in to serve, don't disturb elder brother."

The palace servant reminded her nervously: "His Royal Highness loves the concubine very much, if... slaves, I'm afraid that His Highness will feel sorry for you."

Concubine Xian smiled and shook her head slightly.

Could it be that she will make things difficult for her daughter-in-law because of outside affairs, and tell those who stare at her that she is not generous enough and not worthy of the name of a concubine?The more this is the case, the more she has to be bold, and the more she has to coax the granddaughter of Ge Lao - it doesn't matter if her brother Shangben is impeached, as long as Huan Sifu is on the side of their Ma family.

Although Huan Sifu didn't write the book yesterday, but today after her father was reprimanded, it can be said that the marriage of this in-law was not in vain.

What's more, Yuanniang herself is also a diligent and filial daughter-in-law, and she has a good name-Yuanniang.Wouldn't Yuan Niang and Princess Zhou together be Concubine Yuan?Only the Crown Princess can be called Yuan Fei, and just chanting this kind name also made her a little more tolerant towards the bride.

Not long after the palace man went down, Huan Yuanniang came in with a full face of anxiety, and pleaded guilty to the concubine Xian.

Concubine Xian was still as polite to her as before, touched her somewhat pale face and said: "Don't be afraid, your brother does such things, and you don't know in the palace. So white and evil mother-in-law, how can I rub you against you? I asked you to come here because I was afraid that you would feel uneasy when you knew this, and I wanted to explain something to you. You are now Hui'er's princess, so you don't need to worry about outside affairs, don't ask. , as long as you are filial to your father and live a good life with my brother."

She comforted Yuan Niang with gentle words, and said that King Wei and King Qi were about to choose concubines, and she wanted to help King Zhou prepare a gift suitable for his identity, so she asked someone to present the best antiques, pearls and jade for her to prepare. give away.

When Yuan Niang came, she was full of worries, but when she returned, she had been comforted by the concubine Xian several times and turned into soft fingers. She left Jingren Palace with joy and shame, and wanted to write to her grandfather, asking him to try his best to save Ma Shangshu.

As for the elder brother... He favored Song again and again, and impeached Ma Shangshu regardless of his relatives. Presumably he would not do anything for her sister, so why should she humiliate herself?

When she thought of this, she felt ashamed and hated, her brows were tightly frowned, and the circles of her eyes were red.On the road, there were palace people watching the concubine pass by the side of the road. Seeing her expression on the chariot, they couldn't help guessing that she had suffered at the concubine Xian's place.

My elder brother offended my mother-in-law's natal family, how could life be easier?Usually it is the granddaughter of Ge, but it is pitiful to suffer such torture for a bullet of her elder brother.

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When the king of Zhou returned to the palace, he heard that the princess had gone to see his mother, and locked himself in the bedroom when he came back. He was afraid that she would be wronged, so he rushed into the palace to ask her how she was doing.

Huan Yuanniang got such a good mother-in-law, but she felt that the King of Zhou was much more pleasing to the eye than usual, so she rarely smiled at him, and said softly: "Your Highness, don't worry, the concubine is very good to me, and she is doing things for my brother. There is a business, and my grandparents were imprisoned, and my mother was afraid that I would feel uneasy, so she specially called me in to comfort me."

King Zhou breathed a sigh of relief, embraced her and said, "My concubine is the wisest person, so naturally I won't blame you. But it's not my uncle's fault. He just checked those innocent people. A mediocre general with no morals, who knows that there are many corpses in the military department, who only know how to benefit for themselves and ignore the lives and deaths of soldiers and civilians. They have committed numerous crimes and dragged down grandfather."

He was a little surprised that she felt that her brother shouldn't impeach this disorder, but in the blink of an eye he came up with a reason for her - she was alone in the palace, and she had no relatives or friends to protect her, so she could only rely on herself. The ancestor's family angered her, so she had to falsely convince her first.

King Zhou suppressed the strangeness in his heart, patted Yuanniang on the back pitifully, and said, "Let's not talk about outside matters, you're writing poetry again? Can you take a look with me?"

He looked up at the unfinished piece of paper on the table, but found that it was not a poem, but a letter, and there was a "blank" "Zhou Wang" in the letter.

Huan Yuanniang generously handed the letter to him, and replied with a smile: "The virtuous concubine treats me as if she were her own, so I will repay it naturally. I have written a book for my grandfather, and I ask him to write a memorial to clear my grandfather from the crimes." .”

But the king of Zhou could not be proud of the princess's actions.He saw that there was not much family affection on the paper, and between the lines he only criticized her brother for not remembering the relationship between the two families and should not impeach the in-laws. He said stiffly: "This matter is not suitable for you to talk about. The Taizu was trained in the past. People can't interfere in politics, you and the old man can just write some family relationship, why bother to write these things?"