On the 15th day of the twelfth lunar month, there will be a great court meeting.
The emperor was not good at conduct, so he ordered the prince to supervise the country and listen to the government from the throne.
If the Zen Dynasty was discussed in private before to build momentum for public opinion, today's court meeting was a public discussion. The internal official, Luoyang Ling Yu Bing, publicly mentioned it, and the ministers discussed it, and the conclusion was the same as Empress Liang:
Things like ups and downs have happened since ancient times.
Shao Xun did not attend this court meeting, but he controlled the rhythm very well. When to formally abdicate, when to make concessions, he followed the command in everything.
After the dispersion of the dynasty, the aging Zong Zhengqing and Sima Shi, the king of Beihai, requested to enter the palace to meet the saint.
Sima Duan, the Crown Prince of the Supervisory State, followed the instructions in advance and personally led Sima Shi and several others into Zhaoyang Palace without stopping or having any reason to do so.
After seeing the emperor, the emperor and his ministers wept together.
After leaving the palace city, news spread in the capital: It may not be long now.
On December 20, Shao Xun left the city in person and went to Panyuan to meet his parents.
As for my wife and children, they arrived a day later.
The guards of Ningshuo Palace took down the pieces of luggage and placed them everywhere.
Shao Xun stood aside, dumbfounded.
Mother Liu said nonchalantly: "This is the salted watermelon that bugs like to eat. Alas, I am old and can't plant the land, so I can only make some salted waterfowl. If I wait a few years, I won't be able to make this with my own hands."
Done."
A jar of pickles was taken down and carefully put into the cellar.
"Xiao Chong, there are also some mutton sausages sent by Yin Ling." Mrs. Liu walked to another carriage and said, "Several carriages."
Shao Xun didn't react for a moment and asked: "Silver Bell——"
"People have given birth to a baby for you, and you still don't know who it is?" Ms. Liu stared.
The palace servants and guards all lowered their heads, and their hands and feet became a little faster.
Only Mrs. Tai dared to tell this kind of secret, and others would feel a chill on their necks just hearing it.
Shao Xun reacted and laughed, holding his mother's hand and saying, "Auntie is right."
"Some of them were made by Fu Bao, and I had someone install them alone." Mrs. Liu continued, "This granddaughter is so good, I don't want her to get married."
"But I don't know what to do with the vegetable fields in Ningshuo Palace. They will probably be abandoned."
"The Fenshui fish you like to eat is killed and brought over, frozen solid."
"Chunkui has been drying the mushrooms picked in Shanglin Garden for several days. Chunkui, come here."
Chun Kui came over, Qi Qi Ai Ai and Shao Xun didn't notice her at first.
"You are an eleven-year-old girl and you are still so shy," Ms. Liu joked.
"Grandpa." Chun Kui lowered her head and shouted.
"Good girl." Shao Xun responded with a smile.
There have been so many things going on in the past few years, not to mention Chou Nu, the Chun Kui brother and sister, and their biological children have rarely seen each other, and they have become a bit alienated.
But after saying "good girl", Chun Kui had a smile on her face and raised her head to look at Shao Xun.
"What did you learn this year?" Shao Xun asked, feeling ashamed.
"I learned poetry and music theory." Chun Kui replied softly.
"It's better than being a father." Shao Xun said with a smile: "Where is the ugly slave?"
Before Chun Kui could answer, Mrs. Liu said, "He is training with the guards of Ningshuo Palace this year and is working hard."
Shao Xun nodded.
The two brothers and sisters were brought up by the queen. After her mother heard about them, she felt pity for them and often called them to have dinner with them and give them rewards.
That's her temperament.
He was unforgiving in his words, but he was soft-hearted and kind. He never punished the palace people and often forgave them for their mistakes.
In fact, the rewards and punishments were a bit unclear, but Shao Xun let her do whatever she wanted, no matter what.
Compared with my mother, my father is different.
He really killed people.
After drinking once, he hesitated and said that he had "robbed" him more than once during the Ping Wu Dynasty.
Shao Xun is also a martial artist, so how can he not understand the old martial artist?
The father and son looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing.
When I came to Luoyang from Pingyang, I heard that my father had a sudden sexual desire and actually asked someone to wear armor for him.
The guards couldn't resist him, so they brought a set of Mingguang armor and actually put it on and walked a few steps.
It's really amazing that an old man over seventy can still do this.
At this moment, he was silently watching the guards assign sentry posts in the front yard, and came over after a long time.
"Grandpa." Shao Xun stepped forward and saluted.
Chun Kui also bowed.
Shao Xiu didn't say much, nodded, and then gave a signal with his eyes.
Shao Xun understood.
The father and son walked out for more than ten steps and came to the bamboo forest.
"Lan Ji, Jin Dao mother and son are a bit estranged." Shao Xiuyan said simply and concisely.
Shao Xun was a little surprised.
"That Lucky is not a good thing!" After saying that, Shao Xiu waved his hand and left directly to go to Liu's place to help.
Shao Xun stood by the bamboo forest for a long time.
My father rarely talks much, and he rarely comments on the generals of the shogunate. This time he actually criticized Lucai by name, which must be a very serious opinion.
Lucky came to Luoyang very early, and later went to Pingyang. He came here together again this time. Something must have happened in between.
Shao Xun thought about it for a while and probably had some idea.
In fact, it's just a normal instinct of a wealthy family. If it were someone else, the father would probably be too lazy to say more, but what if it was his own grandson?
Shao Xun didn't plan to do anything for the time being. He planned to wait for Lan Ji to come and find a good time to ask.
It's normal for Lejia to have ideas, but it's strange if he doesn't.
Next, when we attack Jiangdong, Lejia is the main force, at least all the way.
Shao Xun vaguely remembered that Le Kai had been on the road a while ago and said that he had repelled Tao Kan's offensive against Wancheng and recovered all the lost ground. Next year he will organize a wave of siege on Xiangyang to save face.
Loyalty is not a problem.
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After a lot of busy work, it soon arrived at noon.
"What's for lunch?" Mrs. Liu looked at the sky and asked.
"The soup cakes made by grandma are the most delicious. Let's cook some meat." Shao Xun said with a smile.
"Go and move firewood." Mrs. Liu looked at the kitchen and directed.
"Okay." Under the guard's troubled eyes, Shao Xun grabbed a few bundles of thatch and a bundle of dead branches, trotted into the kitchen, and sat behind the earthen stove.
Pan Yuan had an iron pot with two large mouths, so an earthen stove was set up.
Several more people came to Pan Yuanzhong.
Liu Ye, who was pregnant, bowed to his father Shao and his mother, and then went to rest inside.
Sisters Jin Yuehua and Jin Yuehui appeared in front of their parents for the first time.
Mrs. Liu was a person of public interest and greeted Shao Xun with a smile, but behind her back, she complained a few words to Shao Xun, saying that she didn't like the women in the family anymore as they got older, and they only messed with young women.
Shao Xun turned a deaf ear and didn't care.
Jin Yuehua changed into light home clothes and made noodles with her mother.
Shao Xun hooked his fingers and called the little girl Jin Yuehui over, and they sat on the pony together.
The little girl was injured and frowned slightly when she sat down.
This was caused by Shao Xun. It was her first time. She bled a lot last night and finally gave up halfway.
Shao Xun skillfully lit the thatch and put it into the stove hole, then took out a few bean stalks and slowly stuffed them in.
The "cracking" sound of explosion gradually sounded.
"Never seen it?" Shao Xun asked.
Jin Yuehui shook his head, hesitated, picked up a few bean stalks and handed them over.
"Any little girl is richer than I was when I was young." Shao Xun said with a smile.
Jin Yuehui lowered his head.
"Miss your family?" Shao Xun asked.
"Um."
"Your father has arrived in Sang City, defeated the bandits, and killed the Shile people." Shao Xun said, "He has accomplished a great feat."
"Really?" Jin Yuehui raised his head, his eyes bright.
"Of course it's true." Shao Xun said, "I still want to reward him. What do you think would be a good reward?"
Jin Yuehui shook his head.
"Just give me a house in Luoyang city." Shao Xun deliberately pondered for a while and said: "Since you miss your family, write a letter to bring them from Chang'an and Sangcheng to Luoyang, so that they can be reunited."
Jin Yuehui was very moved, but he stopped talking.
"Don't worry." Shao Xun said: "Now the country is in trouble, and I can't leave you for a while. When there is peace in the future, wouldn't it be great to bring him to Luoyang? The family is reunited, and the wealth is extremely high. It is better to stay in the wilderness.
Is the place good?”
"Yeah." The little girl smiled.
Jin Yuehua listened not far away and quietly looked at the two people huddled behind the earthen stove.
The King of Liang was really free, and he was ready to lie to the young lady with his mouth.
Without such military exploits, shouldn't the Jin Kang family be moved to Luoyang as hostages?
She thought again of the news she heard recently.
The war in Qinzhou is basically over.
Shi Wu and Shi Le escaped and then counterattacked, but were severely defeated, and then they really fled west.
Some tribes in Qinzhou also rebelled, not because they were instigated by Shi Wu or Shi Le, but because Jin Zheng was too cruel and would kill anyone who disobeyed the slightest. Several tribes built several temples with their heads.
Yang Nandi's brothers spread "rumors" that Liang Wang, like the Xiongnu, wanted to move all the Qinzhou tribes to Guandong. Many people followed and rebelled, but they were defeated one by one.
Jin Zheng broke through Yinping and went straight to Wudu. He suffered a defeat before withdrawing his troops.
There was a proposal in the court to recruit Yang Nandi, and Jin Zheng wrote a letter saying that this generation was unruly and unruly, and cited the example of Qiu Chidi's surrender and rebellion during the Liu Han period, and requested that he be punished.
The court did not give a clear reply.
But not being clear is tantamount to acquiescing that Kim Jong is the governor-general and has full power.
It's just that it's the end of the year, the weather is freezing, food and grass are in short supply, and the tribes are unwilling to fight, so Kim Jong just returned to Chang'an.
The situation in Qinzhou is now clear. It may take several more years of deterrence and suppression of rebellion, but the overall situation has been determined and will not change for a while.
The main force in countering the rebellion was obviously Jin Zhun, the general who protected the Huns, Jin Kang, the general of Sangcheng Town, Jin Ming, the general of Caobi Town, Yao Yizhong, the prefect of Nan'an, and others.
There was a sound outside.
Jin Yuehua recovered her thoughts and continued to help Liu make noodles.
Shao Xiu sat in the courtyard, silent like a Bodhisattva. He didn't intend to get up at first, but when he saw someone coming, he stood up slowly.
Visitors do not dare to neglect, they should first salute: "I have met the Grand Duke."
Surprisingly, they were Liu Runzhong, the governor of Shangdang, Liu Da, the deputy governor of the Yicong Army, Liu Hezhu, the governor of Changshan, and Liu Hedu, the general of Lu Zezhen.
Liu Quan, the governor of Xingxing, and Liu Zhao, the governor of Kelan, did not come. They were obviously guarding the place and did not dare to leave lightly.
Shao Xiu returned the courtesy and ordered the palace servants to invite Zhu Liu into the main hall.
After hearing the report, Shao Xun secretly laughed and said, "I feel like grass has grown in my heart. I can't wait to know what will happen after the founding of the country. Will it rise or fall? Will it soar into the sky or disappear into oblivion?"
After hearing this, Mrs. Liu became unhappy and said: "Even if farmers work together to open up wasteland, there will be an explanation after the event is completed. Xiaochong, do you really think that you can conquer the world by yourself? Go and see the guests quickly, don't let the soldiers' hearts get cold. People.
Or relatives."
Shao Xun secretly said that after the founding of the People's Republic of China, I will definitely make the Liu family uncomfortable, because if they are comfortable, I will not be able to sleep.
Shangdang is like a sword hanging over Luoyang's head. I have to be so blind to not see it.
However, we should not be too anxious about this matter. We should slowly cut down the vassal, using both civil and military methods. We must not imitate some stupid operations.
"Lake a good fire here." Shao Xun warned the little lady.
Jin Yuehui lowered his head and hummed.
Chapter completed!