After rebirth, I made the princes cry

The Battle of Henan and Zhao that began in August of the 11th year of Jianxing was definitely a humiliating war for Dayu. When deciding the generals first, Emperor Sima Tong was defeated in the internal strife with the clan, and in the end he was defeated. Zhang Jiutong, who was born in Jiangdong Zhang, was able to be appointed as the general. Tong Qi, who was favored by Sima Tong, only received the position of raid vanguard. Tong Qi was a good friend of Wang Dao, but the two people did not "should" have any intersection.

Tong Qi was born into a poor family, that is, a commoner class. A poor family does not mean poverty, but it does not have political status. However, the current secular customs emphasize that gentry and common people do not intermarry. Dao belongs to the gentry family, while Tong Qi belongs to the common people. There is a distinction between high and low. If Wang Dao makes friends with Tong Qi, it will affect his reputation. In the nine-grade official system implemented in Dayu, appointment and salary are all based on reputation, and reputation If it is not done well, it will directly affect your career.

But Wang Dao didn't care about his official career. He was a real scholar and he carried out his own ideas to the end. If the law hadn't explicitly stipulated that intermarriage between scholars and common people was not allowed, Wang Dao's real son-in-law was actually Tong Qi's eldest son, Tong Wei. .

Tong Qi, the vanguard of the assault, actually defeated many generals of Northern Zhao. However, in a confrontation that was crucial to the overall war, Tong Qi suffered heavy casualties due to lack of support and shortage of food and fodder for the vanguard he led. In the end, even he himself They all died on the battlefield, and the responsibility actually lies with the commander-in-chief Zhang Jiutong. Zhang Jiutong deliberately caused trouble in order to prevent Tong Qi from achieving military exploits.

This is a tragedy.

What is even more tragic is that the Northern Zhao court asked the Dayu court to donate prisoners, pay compensation, and transfer Yizhou, which was captured by King Langyi and Chenjun Xie's coalition ten years ago, to return to Northern Zhao.

All Tong Qi's children became prisoners of Northern Zhao, but Zhang Jiutong, the real culprit of the defeat, expanded the land occupation due to a defeat because of the efforts of his in-law Jiang Donghe. Zhang Jiutong's legitimate daughter Zhang Wanqiao slapped Princess Qinghe in public. , Sikong Tong actually punished his own daughter to face the wall and think about her fault.

Wang Dao remembered Tong Qi's daughter, who was just twelve years old. She was trapped in a prison car that day and was taken prisoner together with her brothers and the children of many of her father's subordinates. The girl's face was expressionless. The eyes are hollow, but the fists are clenched. Wang Dao was very ashamed. He really didn't have the ability to rescue his friend's children, because even his daughter Yingshu was almost captured.

End the internal fighting, you must end the internal fighting. Only by ending the internal fighting can you avoid the same tragedies from happening one after another. Wang Dao also had such a cry in his heart. He was actually very grateful to his father, because it was his father's advice that enabled His Majesty to overcome all difficulties. Tong Qi's younger brother and Tong Qi's youngest son were saved. Because of this, Tong Qi's wife did not simply die. But in the end, the poor woman was still blinded by crying.

There are only four simple words to end the internal strife, but the struggle between the royal family and the clan has been protracted. The decline of the Sikong royal family has further indulged the arrogance of the clan. It is impossible for the royal family to consolidate imperial power just by reusing common people. This is why Tong Qi became Although Wang Dao did not have the greed to fight for power and was interested in the forest and springs rather than the court, Wang Dao himself understood that this was not an era suitable for scholars to indulge in landscapes and talk about the world. Anyone who avoids reality when his life is in danger is no longer worthy of being called a scholar, let alone a celebrity.

In terms of loyalty and service to the country, he is far inferior to his father and brother. Even his nephew Wang Jie is more responsible than him. Now, Wang Dao feels even more cowardly. Even Yingshu, a little girl who has just reached hairpins, is Much braver than him.

"Di Xiu, it's not that my father and mother don't believe you. If you can say what you just said, your knowledge is already better than that of many teenagers of the same age. My father also knows that you are always smart and courageous in your actions. You have been in charge of the villa in Langyi independently since you were ten years old, and you have not made a single mistake. This ability is better than your third and fifth brothers. But Emperor Xiu, you are a girl after all. You have your parents to rely on, and I have you. With your grandma here, you won't be exposed to any risk."

"There are some things that my father and mother can take on, but there are some things that not only my father and my mother can do, not even my grandfather can do anything about them. For example, His Majesty needs such a person now to mediate between the concubines in the harem and drive a wedge between He and Zheng." For the alliance between the two surnames, only the daughter is the appropriate candidate." Yingshu realized that her father's attitude had actually changed.

Yingshu knew Tong Qi. In the previous life, when Sikong Tong died and Crown Prince Sikong Beichen succeeded to the throne and named her Concubine Shu, Tong Qi's youngest son was beaten to death by He's son. Died outside the city wall of Taicheng, that poor woman with nothing could only complain with her own blood and life. Her husband died for the country, but the Sikong royal family forced her children to join Zhao as prisoners. One of her sons was actually killed by a powerful man. The murderer is not guilty, so it is her son who deserves the blame!

Later, Mrs. Lu told Yingshu - you don't have to blame yourself, your father decided to go to war not only for you, but also for his friends. The daughter of the Tong family died outside Taicheng. Your father was filled with grief and anger. He said that if he didn't do something again, he would never be able to see the ghost of his friend in the future. Emperor Xiu, your father did it knowingly that he couldn't do anything. Once we win and defeat Bei Zhao, we may be able to save our friend's children, but we all know that the son and daughter of the Tong family are probably... gone.

Some people may ridicule Wang Dao for overestimating his ability to do something he knew he couldn't do. To put it more harshly, he is seeking his own death, but Ying Shu is a real profiteer.

Although Wangdao died, Jiangdong Zhang and He finally took the blame for delaying the war, giving Sikong Beichen the opportunity to severely defeat these two powerful men. Yingshu's position in the inner court was no longer so precarious, and she finally won When an opportunity arose, he helped Sikong Beichen punish Zhang Jiutong and He Haiyue. Tong Qi's daughter, Tong Yinsheng, did not die. She struggled to survive as a slave in the Zhao palace, and later she was appreciated by the Empress Dowager of Northern Zhao. When she was the Queen Mother of Yu, Tong Yinsheng persuaded the Queen Mother Zhao, who was already in power, to temporarily make a truce with Dayu. With Tong Yinsheng's unremitting efforts, Queen Mother Zhao ordered the execution of Zeng - Zeng Ruxin's aunt, the favorite of Zhao Prime Minister Gong Xianglu. I was very playful.

Yingshu had never met Tong Yinsheng. She only received a letter from the woman.

The letter expresses gratitude - my late father died in the war, thanks to your grandfather's help, my younger brother survived. My younger brother was killed, and my mother committed suicide, all thanks to your father knowing that he couldn't do anything, and even more. Your cleverness made Zhang Jiutong and He Haiyue, the murderers of my father and brother, my little brother and my mother, pay for their lives with their lives. I have nothing to repay. The only thing I can do is to save the Langyi Wang family from their mortal enemy Zeng. This scourge, the country and the country that my father fought to the death to protect, I can only fight for a short period of time for the Yu court to strengthen itself, that's all.

At that time, Wang Dao could only use such a tragic method to exchange for a glimmer of hope of correction, help his beloved daughter, and avenge his close friends. His knowing that he could not do anything but doing so also made more people have hope. In this chaotic world In the cold world, realize human nature - there is no need to live like an ant.

It was then after all.

Now, many things are destined to change. With more choices, Yingshu will no longer let her father do anything he knows he cannot do, nor will she let Tong Qi's youngest son be killed and the death of someone far away in Beizhao. She can find a way to eradicate the Qiu Zeng family on her own. As for Tong Yinsheng, she must also find a way to save Dayu. To do these things, she must enter the palace.

"Aniang." Yingshu "specialized" in the Lu family, and she began to act coquettishly again: "You and my father are my dearest and favorite people. You agreed to my selection for the palace, so I won't have any worries. You They can also help me plot against my grandfather and grandfather. The two elders of the three dynasties joined forces to protect me, which is the real strength of a tiger. Mother, if you think about it carefully, now my grandfather clearly has only one choice to send me to the palace. We will never give up. If we really refuse to give in... we have to go to the palace when we should. Grandfather will still think that we are inconsiderate and selfish. When he should use all his strength to help me, if he spares two points, then it's okay. Is the loss not worth the gain?”

"After all, you still have your grandfather to protect you. Your grandfather doesn't dare to force him." Mr. Lu's eyes turned red.

Yingshu sighed.

After she was forced into the palace in her previous life, Aniang had become estranged from her maternal family. She must have been blaming her grandfather and uncles for not admonishing Sikong Beichen's ridiculous will. Aniang actually understood many truths, but she was just pretending not to understand. , because A Niang didn’t want her to suffer the slightest injustice or bear the slightest risk.

"Aniang, among the eight powerful families now, the four surnames Xie, Zheng, Fan, and Xiao are overseas nobles, and the four surnames Gu, Lu, He, and Zhang are local tycoons. These are the two camps divided by nationality and ancestry. My grandfather originally followed Langyi When the kings married, what they valued was the influence of King Langyi on the Qiaogui camp. Now the influence of the Langyi Wang family has been greatly weakened. Among the four surnames in Jiangdong, the two surnames He and Zhang are arrogant and domineering. For the outsiders, they have long been Watching with eager eyes.

Of course, my grandfather also hopes that while he has gained the trust of the royal family, he can use the power of the Xie family of Chen County to regain power. I guess my grandfather will not approve of my marriage to Pei Jiulang when my father and mother return to my mother's family, right? "

Yingshu revealed the cold and cold truth. She knew how much she would stab her mother. As expected, Mrs. Lu's eyes turned even redder: "Your grandfather still loves you. I heard that you and Pei Jiulang are in love..."

She said no more.

This is a lie that has been exposed. Pei Yu has proven with actual actions that he has no affection for Ying Shu at all. Mrs. Lu knows very well that even if she betroths her daughter to another son-in-law, there will be no reason for "the two people to be happy" If it doesn't work, her true purpose of avoiding Ying Shu's election will inevitably be revealed, and her father will blame her for being selfish and only thinking about her daughter, ignoring the overall situation.

When her parents chose a good husband for her, they also hoped that she would be happy. However, such a marriage must of course be based on the prerequisites that are beneficial to the family. Sons and daughters are the same. They are born into a good family. Having enjoyed wealth and glory, you must also contribute to the continued prosperity of your family.

"Dixiu, don't despair first, okay? Let's wait and think about it. There should be other ways." After all, Lu couldn't make a decision.

That night, Yingshu was left in Wuyouyuan. Mrs. Lu was like many years ago, when Yingshu was very young, she held her daughter in her arms and didn't want to let go when she fell asleep. At that time, she was very She was afraid that her daughter would grow up, get haircut, get married, and become the daughter-in-law of another family. She would no longer be able to complain to her after being wronged. She tried her best but could not think of a way to keep her daughter by her side. No one in this world could. She loves Ying Shu more than she does, and she doesn't feel at ease leaving her daughter to anyone.

Her daughter grew up in the blink of an eye. She had never suffered any setbacks and was cared for and cherished by her. However, her Yingshu still saw through this chaotic world and understood the cold facts. You must dedicate yourself to your family and stand on your own in troubled times.

Mr. Lu immediately disliked Pei Yu and Qing'e.