My country is dead again [Rebirth]

Three days later, the army returned to court, and the emperor greeted his grandson personally at the gate of the palace.

Sun Bingde and other officials also came to greet him, Xie Ruzhuo bowed his head in silence for a moment, and when he looked up again, his eyes were moist and red, he knelt down and hugged Xie Mingting into his arms, without speaking, he choked up silently.

Xie Mingting, who was tightly bound in his arms, blinked his almond eyes ignorantly, and the tears of the little emperor's uncle slid down his white jade-like face. He didn't feel sad at first, but looking at the crystal clear teardrops, gradually My heart also felt uncomfortable.

Sure enough, Shen Ci was right, Uncle Huang is really a beauty, who would feel better seeing a beauty cry?

Once the sadness came up from the bottom of his heart, Xie Mingting looked up at the unfamiliar palace in panic, remembering that the home he grew up in was taken away by others, and he had gone through a lot of hard work along the way. The dizzy Xie Mingting followed Xie Ruzhuo and began to sob .

Seeing the uncle and nephew embracing each other and weeping uncontrollably, many civil and military officials behind him also burst into tears when they thought of the old capital.

Xie Ruzhuo personally led Xie Mingting's hand into the palace, and in a hoarse voice, he told the officials about his worries about his nephew, and how his uncle and nephew felt so sad after they met. calmed down.

The ministers had already experienced the unimaginability of the emperor before, and the cabinet originally had some worries that this matter would not be so simple, but today the grandson just arrived in Lezhou, Xie Ruzhuo issued an edict in the hall to change him to be the crown prince.

The emperor burst into tears again, and promised to change the title again. They really had nothing to say this time, and even though they were puzzled, they accepted this incredible fact.

Xie Ruzhuo sympathized with Xie Mingting's hard work, and allowed him to go back to the palace to rest first. The secret exchanges in the eyes of several cabinet ministers could be seen fully. I am afraid that I will be too weak to teach the prince. Originally, Yuan Weng should be the teacher of the prince. However, there are so many cabinet affairs, and it is difficult for Yuan Weng to escape. After thinking about it, I think Du Ruo, the servant of the Imperial Academy, is good. Xi Ning was 16 years old. Tanhua, with outstanding literary talent, is also Yuan Weng's favorite student, I remember that he also gave lectures to several princes in the past, so he should be the most suitable candidate besides Yuan Weng."

Shicai's cabinet really wanted to mention the matter of educating the prince, not only to test whether the emperor really planned to train the prince or to put on a bluff, but also to place his own people beside the prince as soon as possible.

Xie Ruzhuo caught them by surprise again.

Du Ruo is Sun Bingde's most satisfied student, and it has been seven years since he was selected as a scholar. Most of the Jinshi on the same list have left the Imperial Academy to be awarded officials, only Du Ruo is still unknown in the Imperial Academy.It's not that Sun Bingde doesn't need him, on the contrary, he wants to use him too much.

Those few years were the most chaotic period in the court, the emperor didn't care about anything, and most of the six cabinet ministries had a vegetarian meal. Sun Bingde, who wanted to make a difference, was a clear stream at that time, but his life was like walking on thin ice, trying to survive.Sun Bingde has never used Du Ruoshi to protect this proud student, stay away from unnecessary disputes, and wait for the opportunity.

There are not a few people who have been teachers of the prince in the cabinet. Both Sun Bingde and Han Zhen were teachers of the late prince. The teacher of the prince is the teacher of the future emperor. The future is boundless.But it is not a good thing for Sun Bingde for Xie Ruzhuo to ask Du Ruo to be the teacher of the prince at this time.

Du Ruo has been quiet for seven years, and it's time to leave the mountain. Sun Bingde has intentionally asked him to serve in the six departments these days. The situation is still under his control.

But Xie Ruzhuo disrupted Sun Bingde's plan, and the poison of this move was that Sun Bingde could only suffer from being dumb.

The emperor thought of the prince wholeheartedly, and selected the best student of the first assistant to teach the prince. If the first assistant objected to this matter, what would everyone think?

What's more, the cabinet originally waited for Xie Ruzhuo to perfunctory this matter, and they stood up to support the prince to win the name of loyalty. Now that Xie Ruzhuo has become a wise king, if the cabinet sings against it, wouldn't it be a traitor?

Sun Bingde stared straight at Xie Ruzhuo with sharp eyes, like a needle, trying to pierce the pair of pupils. Before Xie Ruzhuo spoke again, he said in a low voice, "Fangzhou has His Majesty's favor, and I am very pleased. It's just that His Royal Highness is still young, so I don't know How many years is Fangzhou suitable for teaching?"

The crown prince was only eight years old, and if he wanted to take over the government, he would have to be around 15 years old. If Xie Ruzhuo didn't let him go, and kept making Du Ruo a nominal imperial official, it would take seven or eight years, and Sun Bingde couldn't afford to wait.

Xie Ruzhuo comforted him and said: "Yuanweng is worrying too much. How can I let Yuanweng's disciples continue to take false prestige in the Imperial Academy? If Du Ruo is promoted to a bachelor by the attendant lecturer, he will first give lectures for the prince. In the future, the six ministries or the Metropolitan Procuratorate will have suitable ones." I will consider Du Ruo as the position, Yuan Weng thinks this is good?"

Several people in the cabinet met their eyes several times, and Sun Bingde's face was gloomy, but he didn't say anything after all.

"In that case, I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness on behalf of Fangzhou." Sun Bingde saluted, and his complexion returned to normal.

If the emperor didn't do everything right, he could wait for a change in the future, and it was not certain who would win.

Once the capital of the Dayu dynasty fell, the monarchs and ministers were forced to retreat to the northern frontier, which was destined to become a humiliating stroke in the history books.This first trip to the south not only rescued the emperor's grandson, but also took back several counties under Qianhuan Mountain. Such a great victory naturally excited everyone.

How the great victory came about has become the topic of discussion among everyone. The name "Shen Ci" has been secretly remembered by countless people, and the officials who followed the northward thought of what happened on the road before, and there were constant discussions.

Xie Ruzhuo used the sound of great victory to celebrate the happy event of the crown prince, and held a palace banquet to enjoy with all the officials. He also rewarded Pei Yunjing, Song Qingge, and those two who were in charge of the affairs.

Only Shen Ci was skipped.

On the same day, Shen Ci himself told them that he should not do meritorious service, and when he came back, he really quietly returned to the command and envoy of the capital to take up his post.

From the very beginning, Shen Ci had no intention of claiming credit. Although he had not participated in this trip to the south to save people in his previous life, he and Xu Zishen had fought back countless times, and he also passed by the vicinity of Qianhuan Mountain many times. It is easy to take a few states and counties along the way, he is willing to do this just to make Xie Ruzhuo happy.

Now that the class teacher is returning to the court and wants to live in Lezhou for a long time, Shen Ci is going to buy a house quickly and end his days of staying in the inn.

It was the hour of the day when Shen Ci was about to leave, but the clerk ran up and said that the commander was looking for him, so he had to take back the foot that had stepped out of the door.

"The Experience Department is a civilian department, and now it is understaffed, and the affairs are cumbersome. You shouldn't be used to it?" Commander Du smiled slowly when speaking, "But you don't have to worry, His Majesty will definitely not let you stay here for a long time. treat."

Shen Ci always felt that he was trying to find a topic to chat with, from his smile to his tone, he was completely strange, and replied politely: "Thank you for your concern, I am not used to humble positions."

The commander was silent for a long while holding tea, probably really had nothing to talk about, took out a key from his sleeve, and said: "I heard that you haven't bought a house in Lezhou yet, a friend of yours will help you Set it up. The third room on the right side of Tantai Lane, Bei'an Street, take it."

The second monk Shen Cizhang took the key in a daze, and he let out a sigh of relief as if he had something on his mind, and saw off the guest mercilessly.

Bei'an Street got its name because it is near the Bei'an Gate of Miyagi City. Tantai Lane is also easy to find. It is rumored that the descendants of the Tantai family once lived here. They are the direct descendants of Tantai Mieming, one of the 72 sages of Confucius. There is an old ancestral hall enshrining the portrait of the ancestor of the Tantai family.The house that Shen Ci originally wanted to buy was naturally not here. This place was too close to Miyagi, not to mention the high price, and most of the dignitaries lived nearby, so he didn't want to attract attention.

He didn't know anyone in Lezhou, let alone a friend who gave him a house.Before he entered the house, he once wondered if Pei Yunjing was out of his mind again, and sending 300 taels of silver notes was not enough, so he had to go to a house in the fortress.

The door was ajar, Shen Ci raised his hand and put it down, subconsciously took a step back and pressed the knife on his waist.

There are at least a dozen masters guarding the door, and there are more in the dark.

Shen Ci's heart moved, and he suddenly guessed who this friend was.

When the black lacquered door was pushed open, the sound was heavy. There was a four-foot-square courtyard in front of the house. A osmanthus tree was planted in the northeast corner. It may be a late osmanthus variety. There were also scattered small flowers that had not fallen. They were sitting by the stone table under the tree One person, without a gown or protective cover inside and outside the black flowing cloud and dark pattern stickers, is wearing a thin pleated lapel cloak, with two gilt chains on the left and right pinned to the skirts, skillfully connecting the cloak and the stickers as one .

The man turned sideways, propped his elbows on the stone table, and supported his chin, his bright peach eyes seemed to be broken like stars, he raised his eyebrows and smiled, "General Shen is back?"

Shen Ci didn't know what to say, as expected, he guessed right, besides Xie Ruzhuo, who else could it be?

There are brocade guards in casual clothes in the light and in the dark, He Xiaoman is dressed as a scribe, and Ben sits beside Xie Ruzhuo to accompany him. When he sees Shen Ci approaching, he nods, stands up and walks away, in order not to disturb their conversation.

"I came out secretly again." Xie Ruzhuo winked at Shen Ci, "So General Shen doesn't need to be formal, just sit down."

The word "you" is quite expressive, Shen Ci sat down helplessly, the key was placed on the stone table and sounded crisply, he glanced around the seemingly empty room where one person lived alone, and said: "Your Majesty, this house..."

"I sent it to you." Xie Ruzhuo interrupted him, "General Shen has made great contributions to me, and I feel ashamed for not being rewarded. It just so happens that General Shen is going to buy a house in Lezhou, so I will go along with the flow to thank General Shen."

Shen Ci is still not used to Xie Ruzhuo who was too close to him in this life, it was a bit unreal, and it always made him feel at a loss. Since he guessed that it was Xie Ruzhuo, his brain was rusty and he would not turn around. He was stunned for a long time before saying He said something that made him feel stupid: "Isn't the national treasury out of money? Why should Your Majesty waste this money..."

Xie Ruzhuo let out a "puchi" laugh. Unexpectedly, Shen Ci's first reaction was to blame him for spending money indiscriminately. He said cooperatively: "I live very frugally on weekdays, and this money is specially saved for General Shen."

The direction of the conversation between the two became more and more strange, like a young couple living their lives carefully, Shen Ci's ears suddenly turned red, and he was so embarrassed that he wanted to dig a hole in the ground. After thinking hard for a long time, he finally remembered that there was something he hadn't done. , took out an envelope from his pocket, and handed it to Xie Ruzhuo: "Your Majesty, I have never found a chance to give you this."

Xie Ruzhuo took it and opened it, and the 300 taels of silver bills were spread flat on the table. He couldn't laugh or cry, why the two of them really couldn't get along with the money, and said: "How can a courtier give money to the emperor?"

"The silver ticket was given to me by the fifth young master. It's not money from a clean way, so I dare not accept it." Shen Ci explained sternly, "It's just when His Majesty needs money. It's kind of useful."

Xie Ruzhuo frowned displeased: "Why did Pei Yunjing give you money?"

Shen Ci didn't know how to explain the messy things between him and Pei Yunjing to Xie Ruzhuo, and he didn't want Xie Ruzhuo to know about it, so he could only make up nonsense: "He has always been generous. Two silver bills."

"General Shen can take care of me even for such trivial matters. I am very happy." Xie Ruzhuo's smile on his lips was not fake, and he even changed his claim when he was happy. In front of Shen Ci, "I took the 200 taels, and General Shen kept the 100 taels for himself. The officialdom in the capital is deep, and there is always room for money."

Anyway, Shen Ci was completely dumbfounded, and he nodded stiffly as he arranged, and then stiffly accepted the 100 taels of silver.

Xie Ruzhuo thought it was funny, his eyes rolled into smiles, and he said, "I know it's all thanks to General Shen this time, I didn't deliberately pretend not to know, I will compensate General Shen in the future."

"No, no, I don't need it." Shen Ci hurriedly said, "I don't seek fame and wealth, I just... want your Majesty to not have to work so hard."

Xie Ruzhuo smiled slightly: "Is it worth being so good to General Shen?"

Shen Ci looked straight into his eyes and said: "I promised Your Majesty six years ago, I will protect Your Majesty well in the future, and I will always treat Your Majesty well. I will not break my promise."

"Six years ago..." Xie Ruzhuo murmured with a dazed expression, as if talking to himself, "I didn't mean to break my promise..."

Shen Ci didn't hear clearly, Xie Ruzhuo smiled and didn't say any more, and said instead: "I will have more important things for General Shen to do in the future, so now I can't let General Shen be too eye-catching, this time I will first wrong General Shen But I have to give this house, General Shen don't refuse anymore."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shen Ci nodded.

Xie Ruzhuo picked up the tassels hanging from the gilt chain, blinked his eyes and turned into a cute and cute look, and said: "General Shen, I have something to do today. I want to learn riding and archery, but I don't want to learn from others. I want to learn from General Shen."

This made Shen Ci feel even more uncomfortable, no matter how he heard it sounded like a baby, his expression became even more rigid: "Ah, good."

Xie Ruzhuo grabbed Shen Ci's sleeve and shook it twice: "Then it's settled, I will ask my companion to send someone to invite General Shen into the palace in two days."

Shen Ci escaped from his eager eyes and nodded.

Satisfied as if he had had a full meal, Xie Ruzhuo went back to the palace under He Xiaoman's urging.

How could he not know how to ride and shoot in this life?

But how could he not seize such a great opportunity?

I can only feel sorry for his General Shen, I am afraid that I will always be deceived by myself.