Daiyu's wife in the Red Chamber

Since the great victory at Xihaiyanzi, new news has been transmitted to Beijing in ten days and a half months. Let me say that in the first ten days of October, the important ministers sent by Emperor Changtai hurried on the road and arrived at Xihaiyanzi smoothly. Emperor Changtai approved the Nan'an prince's plea book.It turned out that when the news of the great victory came to Beijing at the beginning of August, the Prince of Nan'an had already submitted the letter of indemnity, earlier than the envoys had arrived.

Emperor Changtai looked at Yunzhi, and ordered the important officials he sent to discuss matters such as land cession and compensation to take him away.

After the prince of Nan'an received it, he transferred all the military power in his hands to Vice General Tan in front of the ministers, and left Xihai Yanzi in a light car. Now in late November, he will arrive in Chang'an City. He will not even enter the house and enter the palace plead guilty.

Emperor Changtai put aside the news he had received, and stared at it, only to see Huo Jiong, king of Nan'an, very thin and haggard with a dusty face.

In fact, Huo Jiong has long since lost the prince, and he is far inferior to Beijing Jing Wang Shuirong. Others call him just an honorary title, and Emperor Changtai doesn't care about it. Because Concubine Nan'an is still alive, Nan'an Palace is not considered to have exceeded the rules, and has not done anything very excessive, so Emperor Changtai tolerated it.

Emperor Changtai loved the people like his own sons, and the most difficult people to tolerate were the Zhenjiazhang family who relied on power to do evil.

After entering the Daming Palace, Huo Jiongna bowed his head, weeping bitterly, every word and every sentence was full of remorse, Emperor Changtai sighed: "You are young, and you don't keep a sharp weapon in your heart, so it is inevitable that you will be reckless and underestimate the enemy. It hurts my heart that you lost the battle and died."

Huo Jiong said with tears in his eyes: "It's all the fault of the guilty minister. The guilty minister is willing to spend all his family's financial resources to comfort the soldiers who are shrouded in horse leather."

Emperor Changtai's heart moved, and he realized that he really had a heart of repentance, and he was also quite sincere in caring for him. After thinking about it for a while, he said, "Do you know how many soldiers were killed or killed in this battle because you underestimated the enemy?"

Huo Jiong said: "There were 520 injured and 720 dead."

Then, he added another sentence, saying: "According to the criminal investigation, there are 520 seriously injured among the wounded, 780 who cannot continue to serve in the army, and [-] slightly injured. When the criminals came, they were all healed."

When Emperor Changtai heard that it was in line with the amount he got, he felt relieved and said, "Since you know the amount, how can you provide compensation? According to the court's regulations, the family members of the deceased must get 100 taels to comfort their bereavement pain. You can get 80 taels, because the seriously injured are either discharged from the army or will have difficulty earning a living in the future, and although the slightly injured do not have a pension to send to their family members, the treatment and other things are all taken care of by the army."

Huo Jiong said earnestly: "Due to the fault of the criminal minister, the compensation for the dead and the seriously injured will be borne by the criminal minister. Years and years later, the criminal minister will convert what his ancestors got and raise money. Send it to various places in person to show your repentance."

Emperor Changtai said: "It's good that you have such a heart, but you have committed a heavy crime, and it is difficult for me to forgive you."

Huo Jiong heard that Emperor Changtai's tone was slightly relaxed, and he was overjoyed, and hurriedly replied: "The guilty minister also knows that he has committed too much, and dare not ask His Majesty for forgiveness. Therefore, according to His Majesty's punishment, he deserves to be dismissed from office."

Emperor Changtai changed the subject and asked the envoys how the negotiations were going.

Huo Jiong replied: "When the guilty minister set off to return to the capital, Chen Qi, Senior Scholars Chen and Xu Jie, Xu Du Yushi had negotiated twice with the aristocratic generals and envoys of the Java Kingdom captured by Vice General Tan and General Feng. Insist on allowing the Java State to redeem people with money and silk, the noble ones are tens of thousands of taels, and the cheap ones are a hundred taels of taels. To become a vassal and pay millions of gold, and to pay hundreds of thousands of tribute every year thereafter, the Java Kingdom refuses, and they are still fighting."

The important ministers sent by Emperor Changtai were none other than Chen Qi, his confidant for many years. He was in charge of all the money and food, and he was eager to get back property from Java to fill the treasury.

Before leaving, Emperor Changtai secretly ordered the two of them not to give Java a chance to recover.

Deputy General Qin and General Feng are still stationed there, armed with gunpowder and sharp weapons, they are feared by the Java State. If the Java State refuses to surrender, they will use this as a threat. If the threat is not accepted, they will attack its capital and capture its prince. See if they never follow!

Emperor Changtai thought that the civil strife was not settled, and the people in many places were in dire straits. Although he had explosives and cannons to attack the city and kill the enemy, he had no ambition to conquer the world. It is forged by blood and tears.However, how could he not be angry when he was bullied like this?When he was extremely angry, he should beat them until there was no room for them to stand up again, so as to make a warning to others.

Hearing Huo Jiong's words, Emperor Changtai's eyes flashed sharply, and he sneered: "I know, I expect news will come in a few days. The Qing family returned to Beijing from thousands of miles away, let's go down and rest first."

Huo Jiong complied and bowed his head to leave.

After leaving the Daming Palace, Huo Jiong looked back, with a wry smile on his face. Fortunately, today's sages have clear rewards and punishments. Although they are not as good as the former emperors, he still treats old officials well. He deserves this punishment, so as not to be liquidated in the future.

However, after Huo Jiong withdrew, Emperor Changtai picked up the papers of Chen Qi and Xu Jie, and as Huo Jiong said, the Java Kingdom had to accept the redemption, because one of them was the prince of the Java Kingdom, with a very high status. precious.However, they refused to let go of other conditions. They only agreed to pay tribute of 10 taels of silver and 1 taels of gold every year thereafter. The generals are all ready to go.

Emperor Changtai approved the papers, and then drew up an edict, ignoring the old courtiers jumping up and down who said that this move was against the way of a gentleman, so he ordered people to send it to the West Sea Yanzi as quickly as possible, and ordered Chen Qi and Xu Jieli not to let go, and again He ordered Lieutenant Qin to go straight to Huanglong when the two sides failed to reach an agreement.

As for the envoys sent by the Java state to ask for marriage, they have not yet left the capital, and they are ordered to be strictly guarded.

Emperor Changtai already understood the purpose of Java Kingdom's marriage proposal. It was nothing more than to marry the princess of this dynasty, so he would be the son-in-law of this dynasty. The bearing of a great country.

Later, Emperor Changtai ordered Huo Jiong to be deposed from his post, ordered him to think behind closed doors, and fined him 5 taels of silver for compensation, but the title was retained.What he wants is the military power in the hands of the Nan'an Palace. As for the title, as long as the Nan'an Palace does not do anything harmful, he is happy to stay to show his tolerance.

With Xihai Yanzi's military power in his hands, Emperor Changtai had one thing in his mind. He has promoted many disciples from poor families at this time, and many noble families have expressed some dissatisfaction. Naturally, he must gather all the military power in the hands of the nobles before he can rest assured. .

Kneeling to receive the imperial decree and sending away the officials of the Ministry of Rites, all the people in the Nan'an Palace heaved a sigh of relief, thanking Dade, Huo Ling couldn't help crying when he saw his brother, the Princess Nan'an took her son's hand, and cried: "It's not like this. It’s a good thing. It’s a trivial matter if the money is gone. When the job is gone, I will ask my descendants to earn it back. As long as you are safe and sound, I can rest assured! Ever since I heard that you were defeated, captured and rescued, I have been in a state of agitation. It was stable for a while, and I really saw the warmth and coldness of human relationships."

Huo Ling nodded and said: "Exactly, I don't know, brother. After the news came, there was a lot of traffic in front of the Feng family and the Qin family, but our family was empty. We used to be close to each other and now we are sick and stay away, so we can see people's hearts. , it’s a blessing. My brother came back first, what about my sister-in-law and nephews? Behind?”

Huo Jiong wiped his face, and said: "Sister, don't be sorry, those who are far away from us don't need to talk to each other in the future, just keep in touch with each other, and tomorrow who is not far away from us will send someone to give a gift to thank, and say that everything is well in our family As for your sister-in-law and nephews, the journey of women and children is very slow and inconvenient. I will go back to Beijing to apologize, and they will slowly pack their bags in the back. , I have already asked Grand Master Chen."

Concubine Nan'an said in a deep voice: "It's so good, Master Chen has made a promise, and there are many people on the way, so I can rest assured." Thinking of the family reunion in the future, the family will not be ruined, and I feel lucky in my heart.

After finishing speaking, Grand Concubine Nan'an sent Huo Jiong down to change clothes, take a bath and rest, struggled to get up the next day, and ordered people to convert antique treasures and other things to raise money and provide compensation according to the list. But they have to do what they say so that it will be beneficial for the future, and at the same time, they are preparing gifts to send to their family who came to visit them a few days ago, and they only say that everything is fine, especially the double thickness of Sister Feng's place, specifying that it is for Jia Amnesty. , not the Rongguo Mansion.

Although the Prince of Nan'an does not have real power in his hands, he still has the title and the old ministries. These old ministries will never stay away from him because the Prince of Nan'an doesn't care about military affairs.

At this moment, many people in Chang'an City regretted seeing that Nan'an Palace was not punished.

Sister Feng looked at the things sent by the Nan'an Palace and smiled, and said to Xichun: "How is it? I'm right? A skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and the Prince of Nan'an underestimated the enemy and was captured. After all, he did not commit any major rebellion, so they The family will not be a complete failure, it is still better than ours. Not to mention the things they sent today, things are small things, and we don’t lack these, but the posts sent to me from various places these days invite me to eat wine and watch the theater , I knew they felt that we were affectionate and righteous, and worth dealing with."

I just went out of the country to serve as a filial piety, and it's the next year, and I have won a great victory along the West Sea. Soon the teacher will return to the court. There will be wine and operas in all the houses. It's extremely lively. There are not many people who invite Sister Feng. , Praise its loyalty.

Xichun was holding up a handful of fruit to tease Brother Xuan to jump up and reach out to grab it, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law is wise, she is worthy of being a hero in the cosmetics team, sister, I am willing to bow down. The Nan'an Palace raised money to comfort the casualties and won ten points He has a good reputation, and the people who have strong men in his family who died in this battle don't hate him, and even the old and rotten people in the court praise his character."

Sister Feng said: "This is a powerful person. We should emulate one or two of them. But, who cares about them, Nan'an Palace is good, we are better. Tomorrow, I will find someone who will be the fourth sister-in-law, and I will find Nan'an Princess as a matchmaker." , I guess she didn't try her best."

Xichun blushed unconsciously, and said, "Why do you still remember this?"

Sister Feng said with a smile: "Why don't you remember? That's why I ignored our family's indifference to Nan'an Palace and brought you and Miss Qiao to the door. No, Nan'an Palace not only sent things, but also sent posts. Invite me to take you and Sister Qiao to enjoy the snow and plum blossoms! Miss Huo and Sister Lin, hello, I have not broken letters these years, you young sisters, you should communicate more."

Huo Ling has not been married yet, so she has no title, and others still call her a girl, but Shui Lian only got a title this month, and she is the head of Jingjia County. Although Huo Jiong has no prince, his father is, and Huo Ling will be indispensable in the future. The title of a county head.

When Daiyu was married to Ji, Huo Ling was in charge of the affairs department. Now that he was grateful for Sister Feng's kindness, he invited them to be guests. As expected, he treated Xichun and Sister Qiao very well.

At Mrs. Wang's order, Tanchun also went out with their sister-in-law, mother and daughter to socialize.Huo Ling is a smart person, about the same age as Tanchun, older than Xichun, when his mother was sick, she relied on her to manage everything inside and outside the mansion, how could he not know what Rongguo mansion was doing?Therefore, she treats Tanchun indifferently, although she is not rude, she is not affectionate either.

Tanchun understood in her heart that she originally disapproved of the actions of the mansion, but she was the daughter of a boudoir, and there was no room for her to speak in the mansion, so she had to pretend not to know. At this time, Huo Ling should not treat her differently, nor complain.

Not only did she go abroad for filial piety, but also during the New Year's Eve, there was no taboo on banquets. Sister Feng took Xichun around, and her intentions were obvious.

Tanchun was unable to enter the palace to be selected, and there was no wealthy family to propose marriage. The next year, she would be 17 years old. Madam Wang was a little impatient. Sister Feng.

Although Sister Feng is dissatisfied with Mrs. Wang, she has Yuanchun on her. She likes Tanchun's ability very much on a regular basis, thinking that she is an innocent daughter after all, and she has not yet decided on a marriage. She is different from Xichun. It must be more difficult, so he complied with Mrs. Wang's order and brought her and Xichun in and out together.

After three or four months, everything in Xihai Yanzi was settled.Chen Qi and Xu Jie completed their meritorious deeds and returned to Beijing with the escort of the property obtained this time and the covenant they signed. They were accompanied by Deputy General Qin, General Feng Tang, and a group of family members from Nan'an Palace.

The kingdom of Java was terrified, and in addition to casualties, it also lost millions of taels of silver. After the discussion, the king still wanted to marry him, so the two sent envoys to accompany Chen Qi and the others with large sums of money. After traveling a long distance, he made peace with the envoys in the capital and then proposed to Emperor Changtai.This time they didn't ask to marry the princess, they only said that they wanted to marry a Han woman, and they were willing to be their son-in-law.

After hearing their entreaties, Emperor Changtai was about to refuse, when suddenly an old official jumped out in front of him, and said: "I think back in the past when Zhaojun went out of the fortress, the Han and Hungarian families were friendly and harmonious, and the country was peaceful and the people were safe. There is a saying in the history books: "The border city is closed, and the cattle and horses are in the fields. , the third generation has no dog barking police, and Li Shu forgets the meaning of fighting. This is a peaceful atmosphere. Since the country of Java is willing to be the son-in-law of this dynasty, why doesn't your majesty agree to their plea? Since then, Weng and his son-in-law are like a family, eliminating the cause , in order to show that I am facing Long En."

Emperor Changtai took a closer look, but it was Fu Quan. Thinking of Fu Quan's ignorance and his son's stalking, he secretly sneered and turned his eyes to the court. Sure enough, several old officials agreed with Fu Quan's words.

Emperor Changtai smiled instead of anger, and said: "According to the wishes of your family, should I agree to the request of Java Kingdom?"

When Zhaojun left the fortress, the Han was weak and the Xiongnu were strong. Although the frontier fortress had peace for a few years, how could there be long-term peace?It is considered incompetent for a dignified man to rely on a woman to maintain the harmony and friendship between the two countries.

Unexpectedly, all the veterans nodded in agreement, and when Emperor Changtai slowly said: "Although there are princesses under my knees who are of the right age, the oldest of them is only 15 years old. Give them up to marry far away in a foreign country, and all the noble families mentioned that Zhaojun went to the fortress, who knows which Qing family is willing to donate a thousand gold to follow Zhaojun's example for the country and the people?"

As soon as these words came out, all the old officials who persuaded Emperor Tai to agree to the marriage were suddenly speechless. They only made this advice for the sake of reputation, and they would be a little unhappy if they gave their own flesh and blood.

Some people are so reluctant to give up, and some people speculate in their hearts about the benefits of offering a daughter and getting married.

When Emperor Changtai saw this, he smiled coldly. Originally, seeing that the ministers were speechless, he was going to reject the marriage proposal from the Java Kingdom, but suddenly thought of something in his heart, moved slightly, and then changed his words: "Since all of you are not willing to give up a thousand pieces of gold. If you want to marry, just let it go, or wait for the Qing family to have a candidate, and I will agree to it later." After finishing speaking, he ordered to leave the court.

Now that they have acquired a lot of property, the Java State is already a subsidiary state, and its vitality has been severely damaged. It will not dare to raise troops for decades, and there is no need for marriage.However, as long as the princess is not sent to marry far away, Emperor Changtai is not as firm as last time when it comes to marriage.Not agreeing to the marriage can save the daughter of the dynasty from marrying far away, and agreeing to the marriage can make the next generation of Java's heirs contain the blood of the dynasty.In the future, whoever can be crowned as the successor of the Java Kingdom will be determined by this dynasty. It is also an easy task to give a daughter and relatives to be the queen and make a son the king.

Since the senior ministers in the court agreed very much, Emperor Changtai’s heart was also touched. Not only did the blood of the dynasty extend to the royal family of Java, but he could also order his relatives to spread the etiquette of the dynasty to the kingdom of Java, or to introduce fun and luxury to his country. , Dispel his ambition, so that he will live forever and never have the heart of rebellion, nor the power to rebel.Therefore, Emperor Changtai had the words before retreating.

If someone asks for marriage, Emperor Changtai has no reason to disagree. If not, Emperor Changtai will naturally not force it. He himself is not willing, so he decided to stay in the capital for a period of time, so that people can show them the prosperity of the capital. , Learn more about the art of dandies.

Of course, Emperor Changtai didn't think that peace was effective in his heart, and relying on the dynasty's martial arts is the long-term solution.

Wei Ruolan and Daiyu got the news, the latter secretly hated these courtiers, said: "It's a good thing for those who are good not to send their daughters to be married, how considerate is Your Majesty? It's not reconciled if these people don't have some accidents. No matter which family's daughter is far away Marriage is a very sad thing. The third younger sister managed to escape the catastrophe, so wouldn't it be worrying about marrying far away?"

Wei Ruolan thought for a moment, and said: "Second uncle is very concerned about face, even if he refuses other people's marriage proposal and sends his daughter for election, there are many high-sounding reasons. Now if you offer your daughter for marriage, it will definitely hurt your reputation. After all, His Majesty did not agree. The request of the country of Java."

Daiyu sneered and said, "It's hard to say. You and I don't know how the manuscript is, but if the parents don't allow it, how can the third sister be selected for a distant marriage?"

As Daiyu expected, three to five days later, the couple received a letter from Xichun's ordering Pegasus, saying that Jia Zheng had expressed his loyalty to today's sage, and was willing to offer his daughter and marriage for the sake of friendship and harmony between the two countries.