Gospel of Lazy Cancer

Chapter 35 The famous general does not want to fight 4

Liaodong Deputy Commander was ordered to return to Beijing, and the capital was staring at him without knowing how many pairs of eyes.

After entering the palace, there was no further news, and some people couldn't help muttering: Is this under house arrest?

Zhang Shoufu knew more information, Yao Chen had already met the Queen Mother, and these days he lived and ate with the Emperor, like a king and a minister.

In today's discussion, the emperor proposed to update the Cheng Tu Lu Yin during the Tai/Zu period, with Liaodong as the first. He vaguely guessed that this might have something to do with Yao Chen.It seemed that the emperor and the queen mother still firmly supported the main battle and refused to give up the northern border. This judgment gave him a headache.

Zhang Shoufu has gone through several dynasties, and no one knows better than him that this country is very weak. It seems to be prosperous at the moment, but it is actually in danger. It is like an ancient house that has stood for hundreds of years. It has been in disrepair for a long time. Come here, if it's sunny, it's fine, but if it's raining, it will leak everywhere.He can only pray for God's blessing, that there will be more sunny days, and he will not be able to withstand the storm in a short time.

Unexpectedly, the next day, the emperor came to him again, talking about Liaodong.

"Your Majesty wants to open the sea ban?" If Liaodong can solve the food and grass by itself, he is very in favor of it in his heart. After several years of disasters, he will have to eat his own food, and the situation must change.In this way, the rope around the court's neck can be loosened, and he will have the energy to repair other places.However, the ban on the sea is the policy of the Tai/ancestor, and it is not easy for the descendants to follow their aspirations.

Seeing that the emperor was determined, Zhang Shoufu took it to the court for discussion.

There is no time for unity of opinion in the imperial court.

Some people spoke fiercely, and they were as angry and unbearable as digging his ancestral grave for opening the sea ban.

How can the law of the ancestors be changed?Is it not good to follow the old system?Our life is pretty good without the sea ban, right?What kind of relationship do you have with those uncivilized foreigners? !

"The Japanese plague originated from the city's ships, so let's stop it." Some were more sensible, discussing the purpose of the Tai/Zu Emperor's ban on the sea at that time, mainly because of a certain civil strife, and some bandits ran out to harass neighboring countries and harass the sea.At that time, Tai/Zu had just founded the country, and there was no room for extra control, and Tian/Chaoshang had always looked down on Fanbang, and most of the time when there was nothing to communicate with, they had to post back, so they simply stopped maritime trade, and even private individuals later. Fishing is banned to prevent the common people from colluding with Japanese pirates.

"The people on the seashore have no way out physically, and they suffer from famine. The poor people often go into the sea to steal and flee for their lives." The mountains eat the mountains, and the sea eats the sea. Fishermen have no way to survive?

"Such disorderly people should be expelled by severe torture!" Why don't they go home and farm the land, they deserve to die!

"The ban on the sea is strict, and if there is no food to eat, they will turn to the seashore. It is thought that simply banning the sea will not be effective in curbing pirates, but will add fuel to the fire, and it will be self-defeating." Maybe banning the sea used to be useful, but now it is counterproductive Ah, we must set things right!

The emperor became more and more impatient when he heard it from above, and became angry: I didn't say to open the sea ban!

What does Fanbang have to do with me?What does the pirate have to do with me?What does it matter to me that the fishermen are dead?Oh, this is about me...

But I just want to feed my major general!

Court officials: ...

After the emperor broke out, the court was silent for a moment, and finally got back to the topic and talked properly.

There are two contents in Yao Chen’s memorandum: one is to add seaports, which is conducive to sea transportation. Although the imperial court has no foreign trade, there are still many seaports, which are basically for water transportation. Pressure, this point is not difficult to pass; the second is to obtain the official qualification to go fishing legally, this is where the controversy arises.

From a legal point of view, it is expressly forbidden for the common people to go fishing in the sea without permission, but now it is relatively loose, and the laws are not abolished, and most of the governments in the southern coastal areas don't care.

Fishing in the army is licensed, and the army is not the common people. Thinking about it, it is not a violation of the ancestral system.As a result, the old-fashioned faction felt comfortable and stopped talking.

Moreover, Yao Chen used the banner of lightening the burden on the imperial court: Every time you transport food back and forth, you work very hard, not to mention hurting people's strength, and there is still a lot of loss in the transportation process. Why don't we work hard to bear some of the pressure for you? If the output is enough for us We can also sell it to you at the best price!

Zhang Shoufu was extremely moved—although he was very disapproving of the last sentence, the sea fish is so fishy, ​​what is there to eat?The head of a hundred officials and scholars did not object, and many powerful factions in the court also acquiesced.

Coupled with other neutral, following or flattering, even if there are voices of opposition, they feel that this precedent cannot be set, and the majority of those who agree, the matter is settled.

The emperor happily went down to court, and went to Yao Chen to pay his respects.

Unexpectedly, Yao Chen was not in Qianqing Palace, but was called away by the Queen Mother, so he immediately went to find him.

Except for daily greetings, the emperor did not often visit Renshou Palace.He has no blood relationship with the Empress Dowager, he is just the nephew of the late Emperor and the Empress Dowager, the late Emperor had only one son, and the son of the Empress Dowager was the former Crown Prince, unfortunately he died of a serious illness.When the first emperor passed away suddenly, Zongzheng discussed the genealogy, and he was actually the closest royal bloodline, so he was brought here temporarily to make up the numbers, and he jumped from Puyang king to emperor.He was only 12 years old when he ascended the throne, so the queen mother listened to the government behind the curtain and took charge of the court and palace affairs.

Therefore, the relationship between the two is not close, just like relatives who live under the same roof. The emperor respects the queen mother more than filial piety, and the queen mother regards the emperor as her own responsibility.

When the emperor arrived at Renshou Palace, Yao Chen was talking to the queen mother.

When the queen mother saw the emperor coming, she joked: "You are really gluey, I only borrowed him for a while, and the emperor came after me."

Rarely did the emperor not refute, he even felt a little sweet in his heart, that's right, Yao Chen and I are so close.

He smiled and replied: "Niang Niang, you can laugh at me, but Jing Xing has a thin skin, I'm afraid he will be embarrassed."

The queen mother raised her eyebrows, the Yao family boy is thin-skinned?How could she not know.

"Jing Xing is telling me about his little niece..." The queen mother was talking, and she was happy when she thought of something, "Come and tell the emperor, what's her name?"

"Yao Aijun." Yao Chen said.

"Pfft!" The emperor also laughed.

Yao Chen has no expression on his face, and your smiles are too low.

"My elder brother was joking. He said that I don't like military and martial arts, which spoils the atmosphere of the family. If he has a child, he should name it Aijun, An/Bang, Dingguo, etc."

"If you don't tell me, I still can't remember. At that time, your mother came to the palace and complained to me, imitating your speech, saying something like 'A literati only needs to move their mouths, and a military officer will run away'. Your father was so angry that he had to use family law." Queen Mother Laughing heartily.

"Oh? Is there such an interesting thing?" The emperor also laughed, and the two most noble people in the country used Yao Chen's black history to tease him.

"How many years ago..." Yao Chen said helplessly.

"You are really narrow-minded, you actually gave such a name, and you are not afraid of hurting your niece, what should you do when discussing marriage?" The queen mother pretended to blame.

"You have wronged me, this is obviously my sister-in-law's idea," Yao Chen pushed it cleanly, "Anyway, my elder brother can't deal with me now."

The Empress Dowager had a close relationship with Yao Chenniang when she was young, and she regarded him as a junior, and she called him here because she was afraid that the emperor would embarrass him. Now that the emperor is quite close to him, she felt relieved, made fun of him, and released him in a comfortable mood up.

Both of Yao Chen's older brothers were married. After the First World War in Xuanfu, Yao Chen's mother died of illness, and his second sister-in-law died. The elder sister survived that period due to pregnancy, and gave birth to a daughter, Yao Chen's only niece.

The emperor didn't know how to show his kindness to Yao Chen, he wanted to try his best to do something for his family as compensation, he had already conferred titles to all the men in the mansion, so he tentatively asked if he wanted to give Yao Chen's second sister-in-law an archway in recognition of his chastity.

The archway, also known as the archway, was established by the imperial court to commend meritorious service, imperialism, morality, and loyalty.This is good intentions, and most of the archways do show high righteousness, great achievements, and educate the world, but it is inevitable that some families oppress their clansmen and treat women harshly for the sake of reputation.Especially when the feudal hierarchy became stricter, the oppression of women was shocking and outrageous.

Although Yao Chen extremely regretted the fate of the second sister-in-law, he rejected the emperor's kindness.

The second elder brother's wife is from a scholarly family, she reads female precepts, understands the general rules, and respects the second elder brother as a guest.In Yao Chen's impression, the second sister-in-law is very gentle and amiable, and gets along very well with her family.After receiving the news of her husband's death, she was devastated, followed by Yao Chen's mother who fell ill, and Yao Chen arranged for a doctor to let her rest.At that time, he was busy petitioning the imperial court to fight the war, and he had just taken over the big business of the Yao family, so it was inevitable that he would be negligent.

One morning, when he suddenly received the news that she had committed suicide by hanging from the beam, he felt strange. It was unreasonable for him to think of suicide until he was recovering from illness.Later he found out that before his second sister-in-law died, he had received a letter from her natal family.He didn't know what was written in the family letter. It had been destroyed by her own hands before the death of the second sister-in-law, but the attitude of her mother's family who felt that her death was a worthy death made Yao Chen understand the truth in an instant, and gradually got along with them. The family cut off contact.

In contrast, although his sister-in-law was born ordinary, illiterate, and usually petty, she was the strongest and most tenacious one. She supported her pregnant body when she lost her husband and all the women in the family fell ill. Take on the responsibility of stewardship.Without her taking care of everything in the mansion, Yao Chen would not dare to go out to fight with confidence.

"Your Majesty, can I make a request? If you want to reward my family, can you honor my sister-in-law? She has to endure the pain of losing her husband and bear the hardships of raising children. I admire her. The deceased is gone, Those who survived faced even more pain. Nowadays, women are not easy. I have heard that some villages do not allow widows to remarry because of the Zhenlie Memorial Archway, and even force them to commit suicide. life."

As a general, Yao Chen has never made any request for himself or his family. Hearing his confession, the emperor was quite touched, distressed and admired. At the same time, he was also glad that he knew him better. Naturally, agree.

Yao Chen seems to have opened up the chatterbox, and talked to the emperor about many family matters, especially fighting wits with his father and digging pits for his brothers to bury their bodies.

"You have a deep relationship with your brothers." The emperor said, with an inexplicable jealousy in his heart.

Yao Chen nodded, revealing a trace of regret: "At that time, it was only ordinary." He looked at the young emperor with tender eyes: "Now I know how to cherish the person in front of me."

The emperor's heart was pounding, and he heard Yao Chen say, "I will take good care of my sister-in-law and my little niece."

Emperor: Oh.

Yao Chen seems to be stuck in memory: "My mother's illness has been dragging on for a long time, and she didn't go until I came back from the victory. She said she would personally bring the good news to my father and brothers and tell them: Brother Chen has grown up. Yes, he is already a great general, and he did not embarrass them."

The circles of Yao Chen's eyes were red, and there were faint tears, like a pitiful and frail little rabbit. It was the first time he faced such a general, the emperor was at a loss, his whole body was stiff, he didn't know what to do, he even forgot to comfort him.

"I'm homesick." Yao Chen murmured.

"Well, go home." Everything is fine, I will listen to you, don't cry anymore.

The emperor let the general go.

Even if I feel extremely sad.

But with such a vulnerable general, he couldn't even say a word of rejection.

Besides, three days and two nights had passed, Yao Chen couldn't be "drunk" every night to the point of unconsciousness, otherwise even the dullest person would have doubts.

According to historical records, in the winter of the sixth year of orthodoxy, Yao's vice commander Bong Zhao returned to Beijing, and had a secret conversation with the saint for three days.

Historians of later generations guessed that this was the beginning of the strong military lifting the sea ban and opening the country, reversing the decline, revitalizing the imperial court, and laying the foundation for the prosperous future.

After Yao Chen left, the emperor felt that the palace was extremely empty and deserted, so he went to the almighty teacher Zhang. Zhang Shoufu listened to the idea of ​​the emperor Jia En Yao's family, and after a long silence, he asked, "Your Majesty thinks that women should set an example for the Queen Mother?"

The emperor felt that the teacher looked at him strangely, and his first reaction was what does this have to do with the queen mother?Then I immediately thought that the queen mother is also a widow, and I spent a lot of thought on raising and educating myself. Although the process was not satisfactory, it can barely count.

He didn't deny it.

Zhang Shoufu Lao Huai comforted: Your Majesty has grown up!

He immediately ordered someone to draft an edict to Yao's parents and daughter-in-law, publicizing the emperor's praise of the Empress Dowager's merits of Muhua, so as to show the world the harmony between the two palaces, break unfavorable rumors, and stabilize the court situation.

When the queen mother heard about this, she also thought that although the emperor's temper was difficult to explain, he always respected himself and had a clear mind.

She was actually a little annoyed: You are so sensible now, but you still talked bad about me before?Hmph, think I don't know you call me a tigress? !

After this incident, her attitude and methods towards the emperor were much softer, which can be said to be a pleasant surprise.

Yao Chen returned home, visited his sister-in-law, talked for a while, and then hugged his little niece.

Yao Chen's sister-in-law's family name is Sun, she is only in her twenties, she has a beautiful appearance, and her facial features are not outstanding alone, but they look very comfortable together.

The widowed sister-in-law and younger uncle, Guada Lixia, every time he saw Mrs. Sun, at least one of his servants was present. They didn't look close, but they had a deep relationship, because they had gone through the hardships together, relied on each other, and understood each other.

The little niece didn't have any scruples in this regard, seeing her uncle was like a cannonball crashing into Yao Chen's arms.

"Third Uncle, I miss you so much!"

Yao Chen picked her up and lifted her up high. The little niece was plump, with a strong body and a little heavy. Yao Chen thought that he really couldn't lift it up if he hadn't practiced it himself.She is very lively and outgoing, a bit like a boy, the kind who doesn't get married for three days.

"Did you receive the things third uncle sent you?"

Speaking of this, the little niece became even more excited, and said with a small mouth: "Those clay figurines are so cute! That yellow snack is delicious! I really like that wooden gun!"

Her mother said with a tiger face: "Don't say 'thief'. Is this what girls should say?"

"Why can't men say women when men can say it?"

The little niece couldn't help replying, and at the same time kept digging into Yao Chen's arms, as if she wanted to hide herself, but she couldn't hide because she was too big, so her mother slapped her on the ass.

Yao Chen pretended to block her, and said, "You learned your tone from Uncle Quan? Asking him to teach you the martial arts is not a dirty word. I'll punish him later."

"Don't punish Grandpa Quan, don't punish, don't punish," Yao Aijun became impatient when he heard Yao Chen say this, "I was wrong, I just eavesdropped on him talking to others, he already told me, I didn't listen... ..."

"Okay, I originally wanted to punish you to write two hundred characters in big characters. For the sake of your courage to admit your mistakes, let's make it a hundred now. Are you convinced?"

"Submit!" There are a hundred characters missing to copy, uncle is so kind to me.Yao Aijun completely forgot that he didn't have to write a single word.

"You are the only one who can cure her." His sister-in-law smiled, and asked the servants to take the little niece down to learn calligraphy.

Yao Chen: "I will become smarter in the future, just like my elder brother."

Sun: "..." Did you trick me into growing up in blood and tears?She remembered that her husband had cried to her countless times in private.

Sun and Yao Chen talked about the current situation of the family. The Yao family's industrial structure is not complicated, mainly the farm. According to Yao Chen's arrangement, she is in charge of overall planning, and can deal with occasional minor accidents. She manages the inside and outside of the house in an orderly manner.

"This year, Zhuangzi's future is getting worse, but he can still support his family. According to your opinion, I will waive [-]% of the rent, and the peasants can survive, but other families can't control it. There are a few families who sell their sons and daughters. , that child is about the same age as my daughter, so it’s pitiful.” Sun could not see the food crisis facing the whole country, and only lamented that their lives were bad.

"If you meet a suitable one, you can buy one or two and come back as a playmate to accompany her."

"Okay." Mrs. Sun agreed.

Yao Chen didn't expect that what he just said casually would lead to a series of events that will be engraved in history.

After Yao Chen finished talking with his sister-in-law, he left to get busy with other things.

He still needs to meet a lot of people, most of whom are in the army. Liaodong has been waiting for his letter, fearing that the emperor's evil hands will kill him as the deputy commander-in-chief. The factions of officials who are close to the Yao family reply to posts one by one and make appointments for meetings; considering the change of the emperor's power, Beijing and China are going to re-arrange...

I was so busy that I didn't even bother to eat dinner.

In the middle of the moon, Yao Chen finally came back to his room and used some snacks as a bar mat. He lay on the bed, reminiscing about what it was like to be a young emperor, and thinking of how meticulously he was being served in the palace, he felt a little lost.