Wang Gang and everyone rushed to Shou'antang. At this time, the old lady had regained consciousness. The imperial doctor also said that she had passed the most dangerous period and would recover if she practiced hard in the future.
When the old lady saw all the people in front of the bed, she couldn't help but feel warm in her heart.
Master Liao has briefly told her what happened when she was unconscious. The old lady also knew that Wang Ruofu was deceived by Kang Wang and poisoned her.
"Grandma, you finally woke up, but you scared Ming'er to death." Minglan held the old lady's hand and cried.
"Silly boy, why are you crying? Am I fine?" The old lady gently wiped away Minglan's tears.
Mrs. Wang stood behind everyone and did not dare to step forward.
"Sister, I'm here too." Mrs. Sheng took the initiative to invite Mrs. Wang.
"I have no way to teach my son, and I have no face to see my sister!" Old Mrs. Wang cried.
Mrs. Sheng said: "I know Ruofu was deceived. Don't worry, I don't blame her."
Mrs. Wang suddenly felt something in her heart. What Mrs. Sheng said was that she didn’t want to let go of the Kang Wang family!
It sounds right, who would be willing to forgive someone who wants to kill themselves.
The Sheng family is not the Sheng family in the original work, and Mrs. Sheng is not the old lady in the original work. She is now the princess's grandmother.
Clay figurines also have a certain amount of anger. Mrs. Sheng usually seems to be kind to others, but that doesn't mean she is really a vegetarian.
"Sister, I understand justice well. I will take my unfilial daughter with me. Thank you for your unpunished kindness."
Old Mrs. Sheng nodded, but Wang Gang said from the side: "Although grandma is fine, Mrs. Wang did drugged grandma. The death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be avoided."
Mrs. Wang asked with trembling heart: "What else is Sanlang planning?"
Wang Gang said coldly: "Madam Wang should go to your hometown in Youyang, pray for her grandmother for three years, and repent of her sins."
When Mrs. Wang heard this, she finally felt relieved.
I am afraid that only Sheng Minglan and Mrs. Sheng were the only ones present who understood Wang Gang's thoughts.
Although Wang Ruofu was taken advantage of by the Kang Wang family, she did have the intention of poisoning the old lady. The old lady was willing to put things aside for the sake of the relationship between the Sheng and Wang families, but that didn't mean that she could remain calm when she saw Wang Ruofu in the future.
Asking Wang Ruofu to leave the Sheng Mansion for three years to pray for the old lady was not only a punishment, but also made the old lady feel at ease.
Besides, three years' punishment was not too severe, so Mrs. Wang didn't say a word of mercy.
This matter seemed to have passed away like this, except Kang Wang, no one mentioned it, as if everyone had forgotten her on purpose.
One day later, a woman with a swollen face came into the courtyard.
This woman kept saying that she was the eldest daughter of the Kang family, that her father was the Grand Master, and that she would be entitled to enjoy the Imperial Ancestral Temple after her death, but no one paid any attention to her.
The Ye courtyard is in charge of the palace maids and the miscellaneous affairs for the emperor, as well as the imperial prison in the palace. It is managed by the eunuch Ye Tingcheng.
The people in Ye Yuan were used to seeing palace maids and concubines being punished. With the status of Prince Kang, she was not qualified to enter Ye Yuan.
Wang Gang and Sheng Minglan hated Mrs. Kang Wang so much that they sent her to the Ye Courtyard and asked her to do the most painful, tiring and dirty work. She had to clean three hundred toilets every day.
Mrs. Kang Wang has always been pampered, so she would never do such dirty talk, so she gave up on the spot, and then the steward of the courtyard taught her a good lesson.
The steward immediately beat her up, then threw Mrs. Kang and Wang into the manure pit, where she stayed there for a day, eating, drinking, and urinating, and she was not allowed to come up.
Mrs. Kang and Wang were almost fainted by the stench, but they were finally fished out. The steward gave her another blow with the killing stick, and then Ms. Kang and Wang started cleaning the toilet.
Wang Gang and Sheng Minglan specially went to Ye Courtyard to see the Kangwang family several times.
At that time, the Kangwang family had a foul odor all over the toilet. She could only eat one meal of pig food every day, and was tortured miserably by the people who kept her in the courtyard.
"Go down and tell people to keep a close eye on her. She is not allowed to have contact with anyone. No one is allowed to help her or let her go without my order." Sheng Minglan felt happy when she saw Kang Wang's miserable state.
Wang Gang asked: "How long are you going to lock her up?"
Sheng Minglan snorted coldly: "Imprison her until she dies, and then she can die."
Wang Gang discovered that Sheng Minglan had changed. Ever since she narrowly escaped death on the day of giving birth, Sheng Minglan had completely changed. Her original kindness had been thrown away. Except for a few relatives, Sheng Minglan didn't care about anyone.
Wang Gang felt very good about this change, because only with this kind of character could Sheng Minglan survive in the harem.
In January of the fourth year of Zhiping, not long after the Spring Festival, the official Zhao Shu did not go to court for several days, and the prince Zhao Xu temporarily acted as the acting official.
Wang Gang received the news from Sheng Minglan that Zhao Shu was seriously ill and the Taiyuan Hospital was helpless. Gu Tingye had led 50,000 forbidden troops into Bianjing City and stationed themselves at the palace as a precaution.
Zhao Shu, who had been emperor for four years, might be dying soon, but Wang Gang was not surprised at all.
Looking at ancient times and modern times, few emperors can live long, especially the emperors of the Song Dynasty. They were troubled internally and externally, and had too many worries. It would be surprising if they lived a long life.
Zhao Shu, an official, is only thirty-five years old this year. The reason for his physical collapse is also related to his usual indulgence in sex.
Since the defeat of Queen Mother Cao, Zhao Shu had no major enemy and no control, and he completely indulged himself. The size of the harem continued to expand, and no one could persuade her to do anything.
The result was that Zhao Shu's body was hollowed out by the women in the harem, and he suffered a bit of cold this winter, and then fell ill.
On the third day after Wang Gang received the news, Zhao Shu finally couldn't hold on anymore and died of illness in Funing Palace. Prince Zhao Xu wore a yellow robe in front of his official coffin and succeeded him as emperor.
After Zhao Xu succeeded to the throne, he respected his legitimate mother Gao as the queen mother, the crown prince Sheng Minglan as the queen, and his eldest son Zhao Ji, who was more than one year old, was named the crown prince.
The Sheng family's status also increased after Sheng Minglan was sealed. Sheng Hong became the head of the state, Wang Gang and Sheng Changbai were promoted to uncle-in-law, and all three of them, father and son, were promoted to one rank.
Wang Gang was also promoted from the right minister of the Ministry of War to the left minister, and the original left minister was transferred to the Ministry of Industry at the same level.
Less than a month after the death of Zhao Shu, Xixia once again assembled 300,000 troops to threaten the Song Dynasty border.
Official Zhao Xu originally wanted Gu Tingye to mobilize the imperial army to support the British government.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Unexpectedly, three days after Xixia launched its troops, Daliao also assembled 300,000 troops to invade Yanmen Pass.
The Song Dynasty was faced with enemies on both sides. Zhao Xu immediately felt overwhelmed and summoned his ministers to discuss countermeasures. Wang Gang, as the second-in-command of the Ministry of War, was naturally among them.
The powers of the Ministry of War have long been divided between the Privy Council and the Three Yamen. Even the Secretary of the Ministry of War has no say in the court meeting, let alone Wang Gang.
Wang Gang could only stand aside and watch the courtiers bickering.
The courtiers were divided into two factions. One faction believed that the Liao and Western Xia invaded the border at the same time, and the Song Dynasty was attacked from both sides, so it was impossible to win. It was better to send envoys to sue for peace and pay more coins to make the two countries retreat.
The other faction wanted to raise the army of the whole country to resist the Liao Dynasty in the north and conquer Xixia in the west, vowing to enhance the prestige of the Song Dynasty.
The ministers of the two factions argued the pros and cons in front of Zhao Xu, and they fought fiercely, and finally it was left to the official Zhao Xu to make a decision.
Zhao Xu had just succeeded to the throne and was faced with such a difficult decision. He was immediately at a loss. Then he saw Wang Gang, who had always been calm and composed.
"Secretary of the Ministry of War, you once defeated the Xixia army. Do you have any advice on the current predicament of the Song Dynasty?" Zhao Xu suddenly said.
When the emperor asked, Wang Gang naturally couldn't pretend not to hear.
I saw Wang Gang walking out of the queue and said to Zhao Xu: "I have few talents and little knowledge, and naturally I don't have any good ideas. I do have a bad idea."
Zhao Xu was intrigued and asked: "I would like to know what your bad idea is?"
The courtiers also stopped making noise and looked at Wang Gang together.
Wang Gang cleared his throat and said: "I believe that whether we advocate war or peace, it is not the best choice for our Song Dynasty. We should fight and make peace."
Zhu Quan, the secretary of the Privy Council, asked: "I dare to ask Mr. Shanda, what is the meaning of fighting and making peace?"
Wang Gang said to Zhao Xu: "I believe that weak countries have no diplomacy. If we don't fight a war and take the initiative to seek peace from Daliao and Xixia, we will definitely make the other side's lions open their mouths."
Zhu Quan said: "What Shanda people mean is to imitate the Battle of Chanyuan and fight two battles with Daliao and Xixia first, and then seek peace with them?"
Wang Gang nodded and shook his head, making it difficult for everyone to understand.
"I believe that the Song Dynasty today is different from that of the past. It should concentrate its forces and try its best to deal with one country. First, win a few small victories to prove its strength, and then go to peace talks. Use the peace talks as an excuse to delay the other party, and then concentrate its forces to win.
Go to another country."
Zhu Quan said: "Which country do Shanda people want to stabilize and which country do they want to attack?"
Wang Gang said: "First stabilize the strongest Daliao and attack the weaker Xixia."
Zhu Quan sneered and said: "Do Shanda people think that there is a sure victory in the war? What if we lose the Xixia war? What if Daliao doesn't delay us?"
Zhao Xu also looked worried, obviously persuaded by Zhu Quan.
Wang Gang said confidently: "In the past, I would not have dared to claim a sure victory, but today is different from the past. Our Ministry of War has developed a new weapon that will definitely destroy Xixia."
Zhu Quan was stunned. He knew that Wang Gang had been tinkering with new weapons since he took up the post of Minister of War, but he had been spending money to no avail. Many people also laughed at him for messing around.
"Your Majesty, please allow me to demonstrate to you and your lords the new weapons invented by the Ministry of War." Wang Gang cupped his fists and said.
