Chapter 1375 1375: Central Branch (Part 2) [Please vote]
"I don't know that Wang Chao is so loyal to the emperor?"
Rhythmic clapping came from the corner.
Chu Yao seemed to have just realized that his master was present. He turned around in a panic and bowed deeply to Shen Tang: "I have met your master."
Gu Chi only found out about her existence when Shen Tang opened her mouth.
When he realized that Shen Tang rarely used the title "Gu", his face turned pale and he bowed with a guilty conscience: "Good morning, my Lord."
Shen Tang's voice was stern: "An? You can't be alone."
After more than ten years of relationship between the monarch and his subjects, Shen Tang was really angry at Gu Chi, with such power that it could make people's hearts beat wildly. Gu Chi lowered his head further, without making any excuse, but secretly bit his lips. This silence only made Shen Tang angrier.
"Wang Chao, why don't you continue? You came here with murderous intent to see off your colleagues early in the morning, and you want to pay for your life with one life?" Shen Tang took a step forward, with such strong power that it can make people unable to breathe, and the next sentence asked, " When will you be the master of being alone?”
Seeing that Shen Tang's temper was beyond expectations, Chu Yao had to step down to smooth things over for his colleagues - he was running this event to allow years of hidden dangers to be settled smoothly, not to increase the discord between the emperor and his ministers.
However, Shen Tang had already predicted his prediction.
"Wuhui, I am alone looking at the tide."
Chu Yao: "..."
Now it's better, he became the fish in the pond.
Gu Chi: "..."
Looking at other monarchs and ministers, when the superior asked this question, he definitely had murderous intentions. No matter how deep the trust between the monarch and his ministers is, the superior has a bottom line, that is, ministers must not threaten their own lives or interfere with their own power.
However, Gu Chi’s boss is Shen Tang.
A lord who is so restrained in his desires that he doesn't look like the ruler of a country.
Facing her pressing step by step, Gu Chi could no longer remain silent and said softly: "During this trip, Luan Zhengyi will know the truth about Qiu Wenyan's death. If you stop him, you can avoid him for a while, but you can't avoid him for a lifetime. The enemy In the end, we will use this as a breakthrough.”
Luan Gongyi is so special in every aspect.
Whether it was his status in the royal court, his own way of being a scholar, or his upright temperament. If Luan Xin were asked who was the stronger of the two lords, Luan Xin would definitely answer "the lord" without hesitation, but that didn't mean that Qiu Cheng had no status in his heart.
For warlords in troubled times, defeat is not inevitable.
Wu Xian was able to jump up and down to the present day. Not only did he become the only second Duke of Kang, he also made contributions in the Southwest War, and his daughter became the first Duke of Kang. Is Wu Xian able to survive because of Plastic's "deep love for Tangdi"?
Qiu Cheng was not as good as the Duke, and he was not as flexible as Wu Xian, but it would not be difficult for him to become a rich man if he lived, and Luan Xin only wanted to keep his old master alive. In the future, will Qiu Cheng be willing to be mediocre and mediocre, or will he jump up and down like Wu Xian...
None of this has anything to do with Luan Xin.
Shen Tang deliberately forced Qiu Cheng to death and touched Luan Xin's bottom line.
Gu Chi said: "If Luan Gongyi knew the truth back then, even if he did not avenge his former master, he would not be loyal to his lord who had the hatred of killing his lord, even if he lived in seclusion in the mountains all his life. If he knows now, my lord, sir, Righteousness can only lead to death.”
Luan Xin will force himself to death.
The better thing is to resign and go into seclusion, never to be seen alive or dead.
If he could let go of this past incident, he would no longer be Luan Xin.
"Does it make any difference to me whether I lose a Luan Zhengyi or a Gu Wangchao?" Shen Tang never thought that one day he would have to face the enduring bloody contradiction in romance books - the death of Bai Yueguang in another form Killed back.
Hearing Shen Tang claim to be back to normal, Chu Yao breathed a sigh of relief - this meant that the Lord's anger had declined rapidly and reason had regained the upper hand: "The matter is not serious yet, the friendship between the Lord and the righteous monarch and his ministers for many years is not fake... …”
Shen Tang's eyes fell in the direction where Luan Xin left, as if he wanted to look across the mountains and see a familiar figure. After a long time, she asked: "Are Qiu Fumiyan's wives, concubines, and children still alive?"
Gu Chi: "They are all still alive. Zhengyi has taken care of them in private these years, and their life is not too bad. Qiu Wenyan's last words asked his wife to remarry, but the wife refused. Until Qiu Wenyan's children grew up and started families one after another, and they grew up with the eldest son. "Hometown"
With the title of Qiu Cheng's widow, she can enjoy the political legacy left by Qiu Cheng. Her former subordinates will not ignore death, and her life is guaranteed. Once she remarries and goes to another family, if anything goes wrong, her husband's former subordinates such as Luan Xin will not be able to help. . As for the concubines, apart from those who had given birth to children for Qiu Cheng, the rest were decided by the eldest lady and arranged for matchmaking, so their lives were pretty good.
It is worth mentioning that after the ancient Buddha of Qingdeng came down many years ago, this lady changed his mind from the Buddha's mouth. She is really kind of a bodhisattva.
So far, life is okay.
Shen Tang closed his eyes and pondered, and made a plan for a moment.
"Send someone to invite her over."
It's not her style to be passive when faced with problems.
She had almost forgotten why she had to plot to kill Qiu Wenyan back then. She probably didn't expect that Luan Gongyi, who had been pulled from Qiu Cheng's hands, would become a piece of flesh that she couldn't cut off over the years. If I had known this would happen, it would not have been impossible to let Qiu Cheng live for the sake of justice: "To untie the bell, you must tie the bell."
For now, let's defeat magic with magic.
Gu Chi roughly guessed what the Lord wanted to do: "Zhengyi didn't have much contact with his late master's widow, and that lady wasn't very reasonable in her early years. It would be great if she knew the truth about her late husband's death and didn't instigate Luan Zhengyi. How can you say peace? ”
Shen Tang said softly: "Because money can make all the difference. I can afford double the benefits that a living Qiu Wenyan can bring to her. As the folk saying goes, 'If you get promoted and your wife dies,' it's all about women." Same thing. Aki Fumihiko died. After more than ten years, I can still bring her an endless inheritance, why should she be in trouble with me? She can’t bring Qiu Wenyan back to life even if she turns against me, but she obeys me, and her family can ascend to heaven!”< br>
This is the truth, but Gu Chi is not optimistic about it.
How can Qiu Wenyan's widow and Qiu Wenyan himself have the same weight? Unless Qiu Wenyan personally told Luan Xin that he was willing to admit defeat and that he could not blame others for his life and death, Gu Chi could not imagine how Luan Xin could let him go with his straightforward temper.
This is a dead end!
Gu Chi gave up on himself and thought: "Instead of thinking of these methods, it is better to find a magic stick with real skills to summon the souls." If the soul summoning fails, then pretend to be Qiu Wenyan, maybe he can deceive Luan Gongyi... Unfortunately, Qi Yuanliang's disguise method cannot deceive Luan Gongyi... Who can I turn to to pretend to be a ghost? 】
At the moment when he was lost in thought, his palm lightened.
Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a ray of bright white light, and belatedly realized that it was his master who had drawn his sword. The latter turned his wrist and committed suicide. Gu Chi was so frightened that his legs became weak and he almost fell to his knees. His heart almost stopped. He shouted hoarsely: "My lord——"
Two flowers bloom, one on each side.
Qiucheng's widow's family name is Miao.
Yes, it is the same branch as Miao Na Miao Shu.
For well-known reasons, the Miao family was wiped out by Shen Tang, leaving only the orphans and widowed mother. Her husband Qiucheng was defeated by Shen Tang again, leaving her with no one to rely on. This was one of the main reasons why she refused to remarry, because she There is no way out for her to retreat!
By guarding Qiu Cheng, the children can still get protection and live a worry-free life.
In the first two years after Qiu Cheng's death, she cried every day, but time was so magical that a stable life would continue to corrode her memory. As time goes by, no matter how strong the feelings are, they are diluted, and the focus of her life is gradually attracted by other things. Her children have grown up and started families one after another, but she is still in her prime. A woman in her forties has an appearance that is comparable to that of a woman in her early thirties.
Appearance, family background, status!
Any two of them can make men flock to her, but she has all three! Whether it was her child or another woman's child, they all remembered her efforts over the years and sent handsome actors to her house from time to time to amuse her and relieve her boredom. Miao was very happy with it. In recent years, the atmosphere has become more open, but it still has some influence. In order to prevent the daughter-in-law from gossiping in the neighborhood, she took the initiative to move to another courtyard. The young couple came to visit her during the holidays. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are far apart, so there is no conflict between generations. The daughter-in-law is comfortable and filial, and she is also at ease. We even started to break the ice with Dafang.
When Qiu Cheng was alive, the first and second houses were incompatible.
Times have changed, and now she can chat with her sister-in-law about everyday things.
"Auntie, we have a distinguished guest here."
"Dignified guest?"
She thought they were Qiu Cheng's old subordinates.
It's interesting to say that Qiu Cheng's character is not very good, he wants to save face and suffers, and he is hypocritical at heart, but the talents he recruits are all sentimental, righteous, and strong-willed. Even Miao Shu had backbone. After so many years, even if Qiu Cheng had saved their lives and the favor should be fully repaid, old subordinates would still come to visit them, fearing that the former master's widow and children would not live well. Some of these old tribes are still active in the court, while others have returned to peace and are content to be rich men.
The person coming was not a familiar face to her.
There was an indescribable familiarity between her eyebrows. She asked the maid to pour tea for him, and said with a kind smile: "I don't know that distinguished guests are coming, but I am not welcome at a distance. Please forgive me for any slightness."
The young man waved his hand: "Old lady, you don't have to be like this."
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He did not introduce himself, so Miao could not guess his identity, so she could only take the initiative to test him: "I'm sorry that I'm getting older, but my memory is getting worse and worse. I can't remember the name of the distinguished guest, but I just think he has a kind face... I don't know whether the distinguished guest is my late husband." What is the relationship? ”
The young man said: "I don't know your Majesty."
Miao was confused: "Then this distinguished guest is..."
She secretly winked at her eldest son.
The eldest son was not sure, because his uncle and aunt brought him over. They did not reveal the identity of the other party, but said that the young man was a distinguished guest. Fortunately, the young man did not hide anything: "I am Jimo Qiu. When I was young, I was raised by the Qiu family."
Perhaps his former name can also be found in the Qiu family tree.
Miao understood it now.
Oh, he turned out to be Qiu's old friend. Since it was related to the Qiu family, why did they find me? The Qiu family has long been in charge of Dafang's family, and she can't speak in the Qiu family. Seeing her doubts, Jimo Qiu said warmly: "I'm here to see Madam today."
"Looking for me?"
Jimo Qiu said: "Well, please help me, madam."
Miao had been living a pampered life for many years, and was only a little patient with Qiu Cheng's old subordinates and a few people in Dafang. She was also a housewife, relying on the favor left by her late husband, so how could she help him?
She said bluntly: "I'm afraid I am helpless."
Being disgraced by Miao, Jimo Qiu was not angry, but softly asked something that made Miao and her son tremble: "It is about the title of your son, is the old lady also powerless?"
Mother and son looked at each other quickly.
Title?
Miao suppressed her racing heart and quickly calmed down.
He scolded sternly: "Don't talk nonsense!"
In other countries, a title is not as rare as street cabbage, but it is the rarest of rarest in Kang.
If her husband had been more successful and lived longer, he might be able to fight for the position of heir apparent for his son like the Duke of Lu. But Qiu Cheng died too early. Apart from his old subordinates taking care of their mother and son, there was little movement in the royal court. At most, it would provide convenience for Qiu Cheng's descendants to go to school, and nothing more would be needed.
There is no comparison with Wu Xian and Gu Ren.
Jimo Qiu smiled silently and watched her reaction quietly.
For a long time, Mrs. Miao ignored the crazy look in her son's eyes and asked calmly: "I wonder what the surname of the guest's host is?"
"The owner's surname is Shen."
This surname made Miao's heart skip a beat.
Apart from the one who lives in Fengluo Palace, there is no other person named Shen who dares to promise the title. She can't say she hates Shen Tang, she did in the early years, but more of it is fear, fearing that Shen Tang will liquidate her. After enjoying the prosperity and wealth for more than ten years under his rule, hatred and fear gradually blended and brewed into other more complex emotions, which can be regarded as a mixture of love and hate.
She had endured hardships with Qiu Cheng in her early years, and knew very well what normalcy was like in troubled times: "To tell you something that the messenger doesn't like to hear, if you don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything, why would Lord Shen suddenly think of me and my family?"
Not sarcastic, just curious.
Could it be that the old men had made meritorious deeds and wanted to grant titles to the children of the late master?
If this is the case, her son can change his name to the other person's father, but you must know that even the title of his biological father may not be passed on to his biological son.
"I just said, please do me a favor, madam."
"Want to hear the details."
Before speaking, Qiu Cheng's eldest son was sent out.
After being honest, Miao fell into silence.
Her mood swings are not big.
Luan Xin will be entangled between "the first master committed suicide on his own initiative" and "the first master was tempted to commit suicide". In the former, he has no regrets, and in the latter, he is full of sorrow and has clear boundaries between grudges and grudges. But from the Miao family's perspective, Shen Youli is The enemy who killed her husband. Telling her now that her husband was indeed seduced to commit suicide by Shen Tang was of no use to her. This knowledge has lasted for more than ten years.
The reason for Miao's silence was that in a sense, this title was won by her late husband's old men. It would be unreasonable for her son not to become a foster father. Despite her heartbeat, she still had self-awareness. When Qiu Cheng was alive, he also said that Luan Gongyi had an upright character and accepted death, and he could drive himself to death by trying to get into trouble.
He remembered Qiu Cheng's kindness and Shen Tang's love.
If he can't hurt anyone, he can only force himself to death.
She confessed: "My words don't carry that much weight."
The young man took out a long wooden box from his sleeve and opened it to reveal something lying quietly inside: "If you have this thing, show it with emotion and move it with reason, and things will happen! Please give it a try, madam!"
"This is?"
"My lord's."
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For Tang Mei, as long as the important ministers do not fight among themselves, the situation is still very stable (pointing to these reckless people in the Wu Kingdom)