Chapter 289 Collusion
The Chu family held a funeral. Xia Zihan prepared a funeral ceremony and sent Butler Cui to deliver it. He also prepared a funeral ceremony and sent the steward to deliver it to the Shi family.
After Butler Cui came back from the funeral ceremony, he reported everything he learned from the Chu family to Xia Zihan.
In addition to Mrs. Chu's affairs, there is also Chu Jingwu's affairs.
"Just when the old slave was about to leave, the emperor's reward happened to arrive at the Chu family. Young Master Chu was at Yujun Palace. I heard that he had not woken up from his coma. It was Old Master Chu who received the imperial edict for Young Master Chu."
"In addition to the reward of two thousand taels of silver, he also rewarded a lot of gold, silver, jade, silk and satin, and medicinal materials for replenishing the body, including a 200-year-old ginseng. More importantly, the emperor also rewarded Young Master Chu with a hereditary Qianhu, the fifth-grade soldier and horse commander, assumed the post. ”
There are two types of positions in the Military and Horse Division, one is part-time job, just like the employment system. If you are relevant, you can get a job through the back door. If you are not relevant, you have to climb up based on military merit.
Before, Chu Jingwu had left the furnace of Yujun Prince's Mansion, and then replaced Chu Haoyu and took the seat of Qianhu.
There is another kind of job promotion, which is an iron rice bowl that can be passed down to descendants and will not be easily removed.
Each military department also has a number of special posts. Unless they have made great achievements, the emperor will specially reward one.
Chu Jingwu saved the second prince's life, which made the emperor more grateful than having made a great contribution.
You know, the second prince is not only the emperor's only direct brother from the same mother, but he is also the emperor's right-hand man and capable general.
Saving him was as great a feat as saving the emperor.
"As soon as the father-in-law left the palace, Mrs. Chu wanted to grab the emperor's reward in her hand."
"The second Mr. Chu and his wife are gone, leaving only four unmarried children. Mrs. Chu relied on her status as an elder to take care of the money and property for the second wife of the Chu family."
Everyone in the Chu family knows what kind of virtue Mrs. Chu is. Once the money is in her pocket, they can never take it out again.
Miss Chu naturally refused. She wanted to be the head of her own family, but Mrs. Chu made the excuse that she was young. For this reason, the grandfather and grandson quarreled on the spot. ”
When Miss Chu cried, Old Madam Chu was clearly bullying them for losing their parents, and Old Madam Chu said that her son was gone and leaving grandchildren, she would naturally take over.
The mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was right, and the father-in-law said that the public was right. The grandfather and grandson were arguing in front of Chu Haoyu's mourning hall.
"Later, Mr. Chu got mad and said that since his son was gone, he would take care of the remaining granddaughters and grandsons."
Then he ordered the steward to lock all the property and money rewarded by the emperor into the warehouse and register them in a book.
Xia Zihan was stunned, "What do you mean, old man?"
"Although the old man didn't explain it, the old slave guessed that the old man probably felt guilty towards the second master Chu and wanted to help the second wife of the Chu family. I'm afraid that when the second uncle and the second young master come back, the Chu family will have to live together."
After thinking deeply, Xia Zihan understood.
Chu Haoyu's family has four children, none of whom are engaged, and after Chu Haoyu's death, they must observe mourning for three years.
In three years' time, and with the bad reputation of their parents, it may be extremely difficult for them to get married.
If Mr. Chu takes them over and disciplines them, as long as Chu Xuanyu returns with meritorious service within the next three years and restores his title to Duke An Guo, then Chu Jingxiu and the four of them will be the young masters and girls of Duke An Guo, and it will be easier for them to get married.
After all, they are Mr. Chu's direct grandchildren. No matter how much he dislikes Chu Haoyu and Yu Shi, now that Chu Haoyu is dead and Yu Shi has become a nun, he will not have the heart to leave Chu Jingxiu and others aside.
It's just that this way, Mr. Chu feels relieved. Is the Chu family probably going to be in chaos again?
When Mrs. Zhuo and Mrs. Zeng knew about it, Mrs. Zeng said, "The old man feels guilty for Master Chu."
Then he couldn't help but worry about Zhuo.
Mr. Chu took over the family. In the future, even if he can sacrifice his face to find a good family for his grandchildren, Zhuo will probably have to take over the betrothal, dowry and wedding.
Mrs. Chu was selfish and only interested in profit. If she was asked to give money, she would stay far away and refuse in every possible way.
Although the Chu family has many properties, they are all inherited from the ancestors and are not allowed to be touched. The only ones that can be touched are the Zhuo family's dowry and Chu Xuanyu's private money.
But Zhuo's dowry was to be left to her children.
Mrs. Yu and Mrs. Chu have bullied Mrs. Zhuo all their lives. Mrs. Zhuo has suffered so much and shed so many tears. But in the end, she still has to give all her dowry to Yu's children, right?
That Zhuo family was too wronged.
As for Chu Xuanyu's private property, they were all dowry from Chu Xuanyu's mother. Most of them were treasures brought out from the palace by his grandmother. They were all priceless things. Chu Xuanyu would not give his second wife several children.
Therefore, the betrothal gifts and dowries of Chu Jingxiu and the four of them had to be re-purchased. The second wife had many children, not just one, two, but four. How much money would that cost?
Not to mention the amount of money, given Zhuo's status, no matter how much money is spent, I'm afraid it will cause trouble.
It's a completely thankless job.
Mrs. Zeng said to Mrs. Zhuo, "Don't blame your father-in-law, he is in trouble too."
"I don't blame him." Mrs. Zhuo was also open-minded, "Xuanyu said that anything that can be done with money is not difficult."
When the time comes, I can at most give my father-in-law a sum of money and let him take care of things early.
She put it aside. Good or bad had nothing to do with her.
Mrs. Zeng smiled and said, "You have a good temper, and it's thanks to you that you married a good uncle. Otherwise, you have such strong-tempered people as Mrs. Chu and Mrs. Yu. You haven't had an uncle to protect you in the past ten years. You are like this." The bones have been ripped apart and eaten long ago." Mrs. Zhuo smiled warmly.
She stroked her belly and said, "I don't think about anything right now. I just want to take good care of myself and give birth to the child."
Regardless of whether he is a boy or a girl, when he grows up, he hopes that he can help Aqi support the Chu family.
Aqi is too lonely alone.
It is difficult to support a tree alone.
……
A few days later, news came from the Second Prince's Mansion that the Second Prince had woken up.
A few days later, the second princess sent a steward and a servant to pick up Ao Tianchen. It happened that Xia Shiming came to visit Guo An, so Xia Zihan asked her father to see Ao Tianchen out of the door.
When Ao Tianchen got on the carriage, he turned back and looked at the gate of Chu's house, his eyes full of eager anticipation.
After a long time, the boy next to me said, "My dear prince, it's getting late, we should set off."
Ao Tianchen then got into the carriage with a lonely and disappointed look.
Xia Zihan never showed up.
Soon after, news came out that the second prince was well.
After the second prince recovered from his injury, he personally brought a generous gift to Prince Yu's Mansion to express his gratitude. After coming out of Prince Yu's Mansion, he went to Chu's house to pay homage to Chu Haoyu in person and presented him with a generous funeral ceremony.
Within two days, news came out from the Second Prince's Mansion that the Second Princess invited an official mediator to go to the Li family to propose marriage, and wanted to appoint Li Tong from the Li family to be Ao Tianchen's concubine.
Two days later, news came out from the Li family that the Li family had agreed. The two families discussed and set the date of the wedding one year after Princess Ao Tianchen's marriage to Princess Mingzhu.
At the same time, the court's investigation into the refugee incident also yielded clues. It was Master Tong, the Minister of War, who colluded with the Japanese pirates in the East China Sea to deliberately disrupt the capital and assassinate the second prince. Then, the Japanese pirates in the East China Sea took the opportunity to send troops to invade the southern border.
This happened a month ago. There were floods in the Jiangnan area. Good news from the south arrived in the capital much later than before.
By the time the emperor received the good news, the Japanese pirates' 20,000 soldiers and horses were overwhelming and almost attacked half of the south.
General Wu, who was stationed in the south of the Yangtze River, had some troops under his command, but he was focused on suppressing the victims at the moment. He had no idea that the Japanese pirates were getting closer and closer to him. By the time he got the news, the Japanese pirates had almost reached Yi'an City.
The emperor was furious and immediately sent people from the Yinlin Guards to arrest Master Tong, the Minister of War, and his family.
"Report to your Majesty that Master Tong's wife and children left the capital a month ago."
It turned out that they had already planned it and sent their family members away in advance.
The emperor was so angry that he immediately sent someone to escort Mr. Tong to the prison and interrogate him severely. The emperor also watched the interrogation.
Master Tong took a sip, spit out a mouthful of blood, and said without fear of death, "If I hadn't taken the initiative to ask for troops to go to Jiangnan to suppress the victims and you didn't approve it, at this moment, the entire Dasheng Dynasty Jiangnan would belong to our Japanese country."
One sentence made the emperor's face turn green, red and white.
His feelings have been with the Minister of the Ministry of War for many years, or is he a Japanese?
He also wanted to bring his tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to help Japan fight against its own soldiers and horses. Wouldn't it mean that the soldiers and horses of the Dasheng Dynasty were killing each other, and the Japanese people were reaping the benefits?
Thinking of this, the emperor broke out in a sweat.
Fortunately, he followed the Second Prince's suggestion and hired the Minister of Punishment, and asked General Wu to perform meritorious service for his crime.
Instead of granting the request of Tong.
Otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous.
After this incident came out, Xia Zihan was also shocked.
In the previous life, there was no incident of refugees assassinating the Second Prince in the capital, nor was there any incident of Japanese pirates invading the south.
But why has everything changed in this life?
Is it just because she saved Chu Xuanyu?
Is it just because Liang Ge died of old age that Master Tong took over?
Liang Ge Lao's group of ministers were convicted, and the former Minister of War was also involved. They were dismissed by the emperor. Lord Tong took the opportunity to take the seat of Minister of War.
Is it just because of this?
Because in this life, Master Tong became the Minister of the Ministry of War, the boss of the Ministry of War, and there was no suppression on his head, so he joined forces with the Japanese people to capture Dasheng?
Xia Zihan frowned and walked around the room with a very worried look on his face.
Because of her rebirth, many things are different from her previous life. I wonder if any major events will happen in the future. If... the Dasheng Dynasty was invaded by the Japanese because of this, will she become a sinner of the Dasheng Dynasty?
Although she didn't like that the emperor of the Dasheng Dynasty was the second prince, she even didn't like a Japanese person to be the emperor of the Dasheng Dynasty.
Xia Zihan almost shed tears of worry.
Chu Lin stared intently at her master, whose face changed drastically, as if he was walking around like crazy, and finally couldn't help but said, "Master, this is a matter of the imperial court. If the sky falls, the emperor is holding it up, why are you worried?"
(End of chapter)