Chapter 178: Reading Memorial, Dialogue between Father and Son
Imperial Study Room.
Emperor Chunzhi held the memorial presented by the inner guard in his hand, read it over and over again, put it down without a word, leaned back on the uncomfortable dragon chair, and held his chin with his hand.
What are you thinking about?
Prince Xiao Xu carefully looked at the emperor, and saw that the chill that had lingered on the emperor's face was visibly easing. In the end, a rare joy appeared in the eyes of his father, who had always been unsmiling. He couldn't help but feel a little curious in his heart.<
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"Prince, let's take a look too."
The emperor clasped the memorial on the desk with his hand. The prince responded hurriedly and gently picked up the thick memorial from the desk. As soon as he picked it up, he felt that this memorial was a little unusual.
This memorial is very heavy.
Opening the memorial, the neatly crafted pavilion style that caught his eye made Xiao Xu involuntarily have a good impression of the person who wrote the memorial.
Still curious.
I didn’t expect that among the inner guards, there would be someone with such good handwriting.
Xiao Xu's calligraphy skills are still shallow, but he still has a good eye for appreciation. According to the teacher who taught the princes in Shang Shufang, he would have to immerse himself in this skill for at least ten years.
"Lin Shixian, a thousand households in the Jiangzuo Road test of the Imperial Guard Factory, knelt down to perform..."
The beginning of the memorial was quite boring. It talked about how the internal guards collected a batch of money shipped to Shenjing from Sanzhi Zao and various yamen. There was a lot of handover process written in the middle. Xiao Xu wanted to skip it after reading a few pages, but
I was afraid that my father would be too picky, so I could only watch patiently.
The tension gradually grew later. When it came to an ambush and the leader of the team died, it was Lin Shixian who was responsible for transporting the property on his behalf.
"...I led the rest of my troops, changed their clothes, and absorbed the merchants who were stranded at the canal crossing. On the pretext of avoiding the bandits, they traveled at night and under the stars, from west to east, then from east to west, avoiding the eyes and ears of the thieves, and finally reached the boundary of heaven and earth.
Zhiyuqiuyi...
However, due to the large amount of money being collected, the place is not peaceful, and chaotic people gather around, which is the most likely to cause trouble. In the front, there were 700 Shanyang bandits who heard about the caravan and attacked in the snow. Later, there was the Jinglian evil society, who used spiritual scriptures and mantras.
, inciting people's hearts, and people believed in it so much that they colluded with each other to create evil bandits. Hundreds of Jinglian's followers besieged the inn, hoping to carry out murders and rob goods.
There are powerful enemies outside, and there are traitors and thieves inside who are secretly dealing with each other and want to set fire to both inside and outside.
At that time, there were so many thieves, they were running like rain, and the situation was really critical...
I led dozens of internal guards and Yuqiu Post guards, caravan guards, etc. to fight to the death. There were hundreds of internal guards, Ou Yan, who took the lead and called back and forth. It was useless to kill the thieves. Both his right hand and left thigh were severely injured, so he still fought to the death.
Don't retreat, cut off the door and hold on.
There are also Liang Yong, the son of Tiannan, and Qin Zhong, the son of Shenjing. These two people have the heart to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, and they are also wise and courageous. They are equipped with the sword of a gentleman. They can defeat the plot of arson and arson by the traitors in the court, and stabilize the people in the post.
Keep your property safe.
Then there is Jia Lan, the son of Shenjing. He is a descendant of Rongguo. He has high integrity, a great mind, and is proficient in archery. He can kill the fierce invaders with three arrows in a row. The guards of Rongguo who accompany him are all capable of defeating ten sharp soldiers.
In times of crisis, he killed the thieves several times.
Seeing this, the leader of the thieves held a big flag and cast scriptures and incantations. The thieves were drunk with medicine and cast spells on them. They fell into the formation and fought foolishly without avoiding death or injury. They were so courageous that they could not be resisted..."
Lin Shixian's handwriting is obviously a little out of shape here. Xiao Xu can feel the inner turmoil of the person who wrote it, and so does he.
Reading further, the memorial said: "The thieves attacked very urgently. Jia Lan rose up fiercely. He personally took the arrows and stones, fell into the formation, and shouted loudly, 'You are tired. The thieves came in the snow. You are also very tired. If you risk your life, forget about it.'"
Die, fight hard, life or death is unknown!' Then he drew his bow and shot several people, but the bowstring broke due to the force of the force. He also drew his sword forward, slashed several thieves with all his strength, and shouted, 'There are no thieves but me! Long live Daxia!'
The crowd joined forces and formed a long formation to drive out the thieves, beheading them. The thieves were in a state of chaos, and the ministers marched forward with courage, killing hundreds of thieves.
……
Jia Lan was not as weak as the crown prince, but he was loyal and courageous, and devoted himself to the king's affairs. He once told his ministers, "If you want to benefit the country, you will live and die for it!" I was greatly admired by my ministers...
Starting from Yangzhou in July of the 15th year of Chunzhi, it took three autumns to reach the boundary of Shuntian and Earth. Although I was protected by the River Governor, I did not dare to be careless and traveled day and night. So far, I am only a hundred miles away from Shenjing. I can arrive the next day... I would like to say
Instrumental performance."
After the prince read it, he was moved by what was said in the memorial, especially Jia Lan's sentence "To benefit the country, you will live and die by it", which made Xiao Xu feel excited.
At the same time, he was also stunned by the huge amount of property Lin Shixian transported in the memorial.
A full three million taels!
Even though he is a prince, he saves everything he can and only has a mere fifteen taels per month.
That's right, the prince of a country has only had money for fifteen or two months.
As a frugal person, he deeply understood the importance of money when he grew up. If nothing else, just seeing the sad faces of Emperor Chunzhi and several cabinet ministers every day, he knew that it was absolutely impossible to have no money.
He was about to raise his head and say something to Emperor Chunzhi, but when he saw his father's majestic face, Xiao Xu couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart.
It’s over! He actually forgot.
The internal guards are directly subordinate to the emperor, and others are not allowed to contact without authorization, and offenders will be executed.
This is the iron law set by Emperor Gao!
I have crossed the line. I should not have been driven by temporary curiosity. I should not have picked up this memorial and read it in the first place.
At this time, Emperor Chunzhi coughed slightly, which frightened him even more.
"Oh no, my father must be angry!" Xiao Xu cried in his heart. Just when he was thinking about whether to admit his mistake, Emperor Chunzhi spoke first: "Do you think the things in the memorial are true or false?"
"Ah?" Xiao Xu was stunned for a moment. It turned out that he didn't want to accuse him, so he laughed dryly and said: "Father, I don't know anything about the internal guards. It's really..."
Emperor Chunzhi waved his hand: "I'm just asking for your opinion on this memorial."
Xiao Xu thought quickly, and suddenly an idea flashed: "I think what the memorial said should be true."
"Go on."
"My son, I don't know much about the affairs of the internal guards. I only know how to judge people by their words. This person's handwriting is rigorous, and he is mostly a loyal and cautious person..."
Although the prince didn't say anything, he didn't feel disgusted. In the past, he would have been a little happy because the prince knew how to avoid suspicion.
But today, Emperor Chunzhi rarely explained to Xiao Xu: "Even if this person seems trustworthy, you first need to make your own judgment. Some people are treacherous and loyal, and you have to judge their hearts as well as their deeds...
…More often, you have to listen and understand.”
After saying that, he handed over a stack of things.
Xiao Xu let out a light sigh. He didn't even know when there was a pile of such things on the imperial desk.
I subconsciously took it and took a look. The handwriting on it was very sloppy. I could tell that the person who wrote this text was in a hurry.
"Zhao Taiping, a member of the 100 households in the humble internal security factory, reported..."
It turned out that Zhao Yicheng of Yuqiuyi was actually a member of the internal guard. He wrote on paper the detailed history of the battle at Yuqiuyi that night. Compared with Lin Shixian's report, Zhao Yicheng's report was more detailed.
"...The thieves are not going strong, Jia Lan is determined to fight to the death, shouting "Long live Daxia!" More than ten people from the Rongguo family who followed him, the inner guards Qianhu Lin, Baihu Cheng, etc. all joined him, and Hizhiyi also fought to the death, long live it.
!"
"He is a truly loyal and brave person!" Xiao Xu praised, "Such meritorious people cannot be encouraged without reward.