From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 225

A young woman, wearing simple clothes and carrying a backpack, walked slowly on the street.

"Salted duck eggs, selling salted duck eggs!"

"Old man, please buy some salted duck eggs, please be kind."

She shouted all the way and came to the gate of Xue's mansion, smiling flatteringly: "Sir, the mansion is short of salted duck eggs, why don't you buy some."

Guan Tianci frowned and waved his hand, saying: "No, if you really want to sell, go to the back door to contact the kitchen."

The woman still didn't leave, but just repeated: "Buy some, it's so cold, please have pity on me."

As she spoke, she walked up the stairs and went straight to the door.

Guan Tianci immediately drew his knife and said defensively: "Back off! If you don't back off, don't blame me for being rude!"

The woman smiled lightly and said in a low voice: "Go inform Xue Changyue and tell him that there is a letter from the capital."

Guan Tianci's face changed slightly, and he immediately said loudly: "Since you want to sell it, go into the mansion. I'll find a housekeeper for you."

He led the woman into the yard, and then said: "What letter? What does it mean?"

The woman waved her hand and said: "Go inform, I want to see Xue Changyue."

Guan Tianci winked at the people next to him, and a moment later, the guard at the door of the hall shouted: "Master, let her in."

The woman strode in, and after seeing Xue Changyue, she put down her backpack and said in a deep voice: "I am the female guard of the inner court stationed in Lin'an Prefecture. I have been ordered to deliver a letter. Please dismiss the people around."

As she spoke, she showed her waist badge and identity certificate.

Xue Changyue's face changed, and he stood up immediately, saying: "All of you go down, close the door, and don't let anyone in!"

Guan Tianci and others looked at each other, a little worried, but still retreated.

The woman then said: "Xue Changyue, I, the inner court, have received the order of His Majesty to convey His Majesty's oral instructions."

Xue Changyue's figure trembled slightly, his pupils couldn't help but shrink, his body stood up, and his eyes were already a little red.

After eleven years, the court finally remembered him, and His Majesty finally wrote a letter!

The woman said solemnly: "The following is the content of the oral order, listen carefully."

"The northern Mongolians are rampant, and the cavalry is rampant. In the autumn of the eleventh year, the rebellion in Datong was originally due to the weakness of national strength, not the general's negligence in fighting."

"The Datong Army is brave and unparalleled. With 40,000 people, it fought against 8,000 Mongolian cavalry. It lost 6,000 of its own and injured 300 enemies. It was already the limit."

"The punishment that followed was actually the former emperor being deceived by treacherous ministers."

Hearing this, Xue Changyue was already trembling all over, tears streaming down his face. He couldn't help but kneel on the ground and cried out: "Your Majesty is wise! Your Majesty is wise! Thank you for your grace and for clearing the name of my Datong Army!"

For eleven years, the Datong Army was demoted to the south due to defeat and was mostly abandoned. It was really a great injustice.

The female guard continued, "Now eleven years have passed. The previous emperor has passed away for a long time, and I have been on the throne for nearly nine years. The general lives in the south and is dismissed at home, but he still does his best for the country and helps to recover Lin'an Prefecture. It is of vital importance. His loyalty is witnessed by heaven and earth."

"When will the injustice be redressed?"

"At this time, the Great Jin is in a mess, and the country is in a desperate situation. The treacherous ministers are in chaos and the thieves are rebelling. Please bring your family and servants to the capital by land at night. You must arrive before New Year's Eve. You will be of great use by then."

"The country, the Great Jin, and the people still need to rely on the general's bravery and the loyalty of the Datong Army."

Xue Changyue lay on the ground, crying bitterly. The knot in his heart for eleven years was finally freed at this moment.

...

Shenjing, the scholar's mansion

Yang Guozhong, with gray hair and beard, was playing with a cat. He had been the Prime Minister of the Cabinet for eleven years and was almost always busy. He could only find a few leisurely moments like this in a year.

But there were still many people visiting him.

"Master, Prince Chen Ang is here. He said he wanted to visit you."

The housekeeper spoke in a low voice, fearing that he would disturb the Prime Minister of the Cabinet who was over seventy years old.

Yang Guozhong nodded and said, "Take him to the side hall. Prepare some snacks. I will eat some too."

"Yes."

After a while, Chen Ang sat on a chair in the side hall and took a sip of tea.

After seeing Yang Guozhong coming in, he quickly stood up and bowed deeply, saying: "Chen Ang greets the Prime Minister."

Yang Guozhong smiled and said: "Prince, I haven't seen you for two years. You have become more and more imposing."

Chen Ang hurriedly said: "Thank you for your concern, Prime Minister. I have been working hard in the Beijing camp for the past two years and have not been able to visit you."

Yang Guozhong knocked on the table lightly and said: "Young people, it is a good thing to work hard. In the future, you can serve the country and be independent."

"You are much better than my son. My son is over fifty years old, but he has accomplished nothing. In the end, he only became the Minister of the Dali Temple."

Chen Ang smiled softly and said: "The elder is too kind. Lord Yang has always been a role model for the younger generation."

Yang Guozhong waved his hand and said: "Don't just talk, eat something too."

He picked up a piece of dessert and ate it while saying: "I haven't seen you for a long time.Your father, has he been very busy recently?"

Chen Ang's face slightly stern, whispered: "Like the old man, busy for the country, my father said that Yang is a veteran minister of three dynasties, hardworking and meritorious, and is the white jade pillar supporting the sky and the purple gold beam bridging the sea of ​​the Great Jin."

This sentence made Yang Guozhong's face a little softer. He sighed and said: "Your words made me realize that I am indeed old. From a small official in the Ministry of Rites to the current chief minister of the cabinet, it has been fifty years in a flash."

Chen Ang was anxious and hurriedly said: "The old man is vigorous and longevity is not a problem. The Great Jin cannot do without you!"

Yang Guozhong smiled and said: "I am just one of the many ministers of the Great Jin. We are all serving the country. What can we talk about being inseparable from."

"As long as it is good for the Great Jin, we, as ministers, will of course do our best. "

Hearing this, Chen Ang was slightly delighted and couldn't help saying: "The loyalty of the elder is witnessed by heaven and earth. I only hope that the elder will come forward to preside over justice!"

Yang Guozhong smiled and said: "Justice is in the hearts of the people and in the laws of Dajin. Why does an old man like me need to come forward to preside over it?"

"Prince, is this snack delicious?"

Chen Ang said: "Of course it is delicious, tasty and refreshing."

Yang Guozhong shook his head and said: "For an old man like me, the taste is a bit salty and not soft enough. I am old and my teeth are not as good as when I was young."

Chen Ang couldn't help saying: "Elder, everything is for Dajin!"

Yang Guozhong said: "That's why I let you eat snacks."

Chen Ang was silent for a moment before he stood up and saluted: "In this case, I will take my leave first. Take care, elder. "

After he finished speaking, he snorted heavily and walked away.

Until this time, a middle-aged man came out from the inner hall and frowned, saying: "It seems that King Jing can't sit still anymore, father, you said he has been patient for so long, why can't he endure it anymore?"

Yang Guozhong said lightly: "You stay in the Dali Temple every day, what else can you do besides playing with women? Anyone with a little brain can figure out the reason. "

The middle-aged man was a little embarrassed and whispered: "Father, is it because of the Five Army Camps?"

Yang Guozhong said: "Don't say it even if you know it, it's called tacit understanding. Do you really think that no one is watching me as the Prime Minister? If you really want to investigate spies, you can find at least ten in the mansion. Do you believe it! "

The middle-aged man's face changed, and he immediately said: "Then father, we have to report to His Majesty that the prince of Jing is here, and his words are meant to recruit. If we don't report it, what if we are implicated..."

Yang Guozhong said coldly: "I am the chief minister of the cabinet, not the top prostitute in the brothel. You can implicate me just by saying so. Do you think politics is a joke!"

The middle-aged man said: "Knowing the rebellion but not reporting it is against the way of the saints!"

Yang Guozhong said: "The way of the saints is to tell others to listen. If you really use it to do things, you will not be able to do anything."

"You idiot, have you spent all your energy on women's bellies? Get out! Why did I give birth to a pig like you!"

The middle-aged man smiled embarrassedly, shrank his head and hurried away.